Batingency Plans
#18
Kobra had once again reared his ugly head. He was creating a large ruckus in the middle of Africa, which the Team was now preparing to investigate. Apparently, there was a tomb under the ground with ancient artifacts that were sacred, and he wanted them. What was worse is that the artifacts were endowed with an ancient magic, which could cause the end of the world.
Then there was another problem. All the drilling had caused a stampede of rhinos towards a large village. The Team had to stop Kobra, and save the village. But, at the pace the animals were moving, they weren't sure they could evacuate in time.
In the mission room in Mt. Justice, Nightwing was going over the plan.
"Superboy will be heading Alpha squad with Robin, Lagoon Boy, and Bumble Bee. You'll keep Kobra from getting into the tomb. I'll head Beta squad with Wondergirl, Blue Beetle, and Batgirl. We're going to be evacuating the village."
"What are we doing?" Beast Boy asked excitedly.
"You're going to be using Batingency Plan 18 to try and divert the animals. Miss Martian will head the squad, and it will include Wolf and a couple members of the Bat team."
The Team looked at each other inquisitively. There were no other members of the Bat team that they knew of. Even Batgirl and Robin were wondering what Nightwing was talking about.
He grinned, walking over to the Zeta beam and typing a few commands into the computer. It fired up, the computer bringing in Nightwing's help.
Authorization: Nightwing B01.
And excited woof was heard as a large black dog came racing into the Mountain. It wore a tiny cowl that went around its ears (which stood straight up) and covered its eyes with white lenses. A cape was attached to the cowl, and it fluttered as the dog ran. A black collar was around his neck with a small yellow Batsymbol. On the dogs back was a black cat with a small domino mask and a black collar with a blue Batsymbol.
"Guys, I'd like to introduce you to Ace the Bathound and Ninja the Batcat. They've trained for years with Batman and me to be crime fighters. They usually handle small crime in Gotham, but I thought that they would work well for this mission."
"You're joking, right?" Lagoon Boy asked. "They're animals. How are they supposed to stop a stampede?"
Nightwing glared at him. "This is not up for debate. Miss Martian, ready the Bioship. We're leaving immediately."
The Team, partially skeptical of Nightwing's plan, loaded into the Bioship and the Supercycle, then took off towards Africa. When they arrived, Alpha was dropped off where Kobra was operating, while the rest headed towards the village. Miss Martian gave the controls to Nightwing, then levitated Gamma squad to the ground in front of the stampede. Nightwing took Beta and started evacuating the village.
Ace and Wolf worked together as a seamless team. They ran with the lead members of the stampede, nipping and pushing them aside. Beast Boy and Ninja followed alongside, preventing any from straying too far from the pack. Miss Martian flew overhead, helping out wherever she could.
At the site of the tomb, Alpha squad was busy taking out crazed Kobra cultists as they fought to get to the boss himself. Robin and Lagoon Boy worked together, sending the cult members into sweet unconsciousness. Bumble Bee disabled the drill. Superboy went straight for Kobra, who found fighting Superboy a waste of his time. It didn't take them long, however, to defeat the cult. Kobra did get away, though. The teens spread out to search for him. He couldn't get away again.
In the village, Nightwing was herding the last few villagers out. Wondergirl came flying his way with a few more, and Batgirl was carrying a young child. He looked out over the desert, waiting for some sign that Batingency Plan 18 had worked, or that the village was going to be destroyed.
Nightwing? He heard mentally.
Miss Martian, did you succeed?
Yes. The stampede was averted. We'll rendez-vous with Alpha squad to see if they need any help there.
Nightwing breathed a sigh of relief. That was one thing he didn't have to worry about any longer.
"All right, the stampede has been diverted. You can all return to your homes now."
The people cheered and thanked him as they filed back into the village. He rounded up Beta squad in the Bioship, and flew them over the desert to the tomb where the rest of the Team was searching for Kobra. There was a lot of debris and unconscious cultists lying around, so Nightwing directed them into two teams to tie up the villainous people and search for Kobra.
A few minutes later, Ace suddenly stood straight up, and started running at where the drill had been operating, Ninja at his side. Nightwing noticed, and ran after them. There, Kobra was attempting to fix the drill so he could at last enter the tomb.
"Good work," Nightwing said to the two animals.
They arrested Kobra and went home.
"I've changed my mind," Lagoon Boy said once they were back at the Mountain. "Ace and Ninja are great crime fighters. Can they join the Team, you know, like Wolf did?"
Everyone laughed, and from that day on, Ace and Ninja were unofficial members of the Young Justice Team.
Grrrrr... I don't like the ending. Way to fluffy. But I'm in an animal mood, so I guess it should be fluffy. See ya next time.
-Shadow