#SpeedDemon

Izuku stood outside the library with Zee by his side. They had gotten a history project assigned to them and had spent the whole afternoon looking for topics. Why did it take so long? Zee had decided to spend half of that time flirting with Izuku. He had spent all that time blushing red like a tomato while trying to focus on the assignment. One of the problems of having beautiful girlfriends.

"I still don't understand why you had to be like that while we were in there?" Izuku asked, blushing.

"Oh, come now darling, you should feel very happy that an attractive girl such as myself is fawning over you," Zee said, faking heartache. "Besides, you look so adorable when you blush like that." She added, kissing him on the cheek.

Izuku blushed brighter as Zee left a lipstick imprint on his cheek. Although he did enjoy having his relationship with the girls, the young green haired hero was still a blushing and stuttering mess when it came to shows of affection in public. He did enjoy them but his brain always reverted back to the shy boy that couldn't even talk to girls over the phone.

Zee giggled as her small act of affection left her beloved as a walking Christmas tree.

Just then the two heard a car honking. They looked down and saw Jessica driving her mother's van after it had been fixed.

"Hola chicos! Need a lift?" Jessica asked from the driver's seat.

Izuku and Zee walked down the stairs of the library and got in the car. Izuku sat on the front while Zee sat on the back.

"Thanks for giving us a lift, Jessica," Zee said.

"I hope this wasn't an inconvenience, Jess," Izuku added.

"No problem guys, this is a great way to help the environment," Jessica said. "Carpooling is a great way to save gas as well as a good way for friends to hang out more."

Jessica drove off into the city, she needed to have more experience driving for her to get her own car. As the group drove on they spent the time talking.

"So, how was brainstorming for the history project?" Jessica asked.

"It was fun, when darling wasn't blushing, not that I'm complaining," Zee said offhandedly.

"Zee, you shouldn't tease Izuku like that. He still needs time to process things in public," Jess said, scolding Zee. "Things like that should be left in the bedroom."

"I was just teasing, Jess. We didn't do anything too drastic." Zee replied. "I am a lady."

"Regardless, a healthy relationship should not be all fun and games. You need to help and support each other," Jessica said. "One has to suppress those animal urges before they get out of hand if a relationship is to last."

"Says the girl who slept with our darling while being high on an alien aphrodisiac salad," Zee teased, causing Jessica to blush and change the subject.

"So, did you get any ideas for the paper then?" Jessica asked with an awkward laugh.

"We've decided to focus on the rise of the machines in the Industrial Revolution," Izuku said.

"We'll be talking about all the fears and superstition that arises from all the machines that came upon that time," Zee explained. "Though I wanted to focus on the change of fashion within the revolution. But looking into spooky stuff is also fine by me."

Just then Jessica hit the brake as a red blast of magic sliced the street before them.

The three heroes looked out of the car and saw that things weren't very normal. The square in front of them was filled with jumping jack-in-the-boxes chasing people, big bouncy balls wrecking cars, and a large wind-up monkey playing a drum. And at the center of the whole situation was Harley Quinn. She stood on the monkey's head laughing with a mad cackle. But there was something odd about her. Her eyes were bright red and the white ends of her hat were turned into tiny white maces.

"Time to really bring the fun to this city!" Harley cried out as she twirled a wand with a jester head at the top.

A blast of red magic was fired from the jester wand. The magic struck a fire hydrant, turning it into a large clown with a pointy top hat and a painted white face and jagged teeth.

"Since when does Harley Quinn have magical abilities?" Jessica asked, as people ran away from the square.

"I don't know, but she must've picked up those tricks somewhere," Zee said as they got out from the van.

"Either way we need to stop her," Izuku said, before they suited up in their hero costumes. "Titans Together!"

As Harley cackled to herself the Titans charged in to stop her.

Deku used his Full Cowling to take care of the jumping jack-in-the-boxes. He reeled back his right fist before unleashing his punch on the diabolical boxes.

"Detroit Smash!" Deku called out, punching the bases of the diabolical boxes.

Green Lantern created a green will construct of a pair of giant baseball mittens. She grabbed hold of all the bouncing balls and contained them before they could do any more damage.

"Hey! No fair, I don't go around messing with you when you have fun!" Harely said before firing another blast of magic from her wand. "Get ready to tremble at the might of the new and magically improved, Harley Quinn!" She said, firing magical lightning from her wand.

Deku used his speed to run towards the crowd of people. He picked them up using a combination of One For All and Black Whip. He moved and dodged the lightning falling all around him.

Green Lantern created a green construct shield large enough to block the lightning. She kept the attack at bay with her construct. She grunted as the lightning bounced off her shield.

A blast of lightning bounced off the shield and struck the tire of Jessica's van, blowing it up.

"Are you kidding me?!" Green Lantern growled. "Zatanna, I don't condone it, but take this clown down!"

"Cigam dleihs, niatnoc reh rewop!" Zatanna chanted.

Golden letters circled Harley Quinn, nullifying her magic.

Harley Quinn looked at her wand, wondering if it was out of energy. But before she could use it again, the magic words transformed into a golden bubble. Harley found herself inside the golden bubble. She charged her wand with energy before hitting the bubble. The energy of her attack bounced inside the bubble before it went right back to her, shocking her. Harley fell down along with the bubble. She bounced up to the heroes where Deku caught her with Black Whip.

"Where did Harley Quinn get her hands on magic?" Deku asked.

"Perhaps this little trinket will tell us something," Zatanna said, picking up Harley Quinn's magical jester wand.

"Yeah, whoever gave her that thing owes me a new tire," Green Lantern growled. "Do you know how bad those are for the environment?" She added while tying up Harley Quinn for the police.

"Calm down Green Lantern, we'll just settle this and change the tire," Deku said, trying to calm down the Green Lantern.

"Leaver erehw siht dnaw emac morf," Zatanna chanted.

The jester wand glowed purple as it spun in the air like a compass.

"This way," Zatanna said, as the three heroes got back in the van.

Green Lantern created a green tire construct for the van as she drove. She followed Zatanna's directions until they found the source of the magical wand that Harley had gotten. She parked the van a block from the place, as to avoid being tracked by it.

They walked up to the source and stopped at the sight. In front of the group, in the old part of the city, stood an old rundown church that had been turned into a nightclub. At the front door, stood two large demons dressed as bouncers with black shirts and pants.

"This is where Harley got the wand?" Deku asked as they looked at the building.

"Yep, as I suspected. This is the work of Brother Night," Zatanna said with a tone of annoyance.

"You know this guy?" Green Lantern asked, carrying the busted tire.

"My father told me about him. He's a wicked sorcerer with ties to powerful demons," Zatanna explained. "He runs his nightclub in Gotham city, and gives magical powers to anyone that makes a deal with him. But why is he here?"

"Shouldn't we call the rest of the team for this?" Deku asked.

"Don't worry, darling. All we need is to return this and tell him crooks in this city are off limits," Zatanna explained. "Follow my lead."

Deku and Green Lantern shared a worried look but followed Zatanna to the front door.

The two muscle bound demons blocked their path. They gave them a snarling look.

"You're not on the list!" The first demon said.

"Beat it twerps," The second demon added.

Zatanna turned to her friends.

"Looks like we'll need to persuade them with a little force," Zatanna hinted.

Deku gulped before swallowing.

"Um, we need to go inside sirs. We don't want any trouble," Deku said, hoping to avoid a fight.

The two demons looked at each other before laughing.

"What are you going to do to us? Frighten us with your bunny pajamas?" The first demon laughed.

"Why don't you make us?" The second demon taunted. "Or better yet, leave and maybe if the girls are nice to us we'll let them in."

Deku didn't approve of that tone nor their insinuation. One For All crackled through his body as he glared at them. He appeared in front of them, causing the demons to blink in surprise. Deku then kicked the first demon across the head with his right leg, sending him back. The green haired hero then punched the other demon in the face with a left hook.

The two demons slammed against the door behind them, knocking it open.

"We could've ended this peacefully," Green Lantern said as the heroes passed over them.

"Sorry, but I didn't like what they said about you," Deku apologized.

"Aw, our knight in shining armor," Zatanna said, kissing Deku's cheek. "Don't worry, I've got this."

As the heroes walked into the nightclub, they understood why they weren't on the list.

The nightclub was in complete darkness with faint flashing lights coming from the walls as music played in the former church. The patrons were all demons of different shapes and sizes, while the waitresses were all scantily clad succubi. At the end of the room was a black throne with a big demon standing on the right and a beautiful demoness sitting on the left armrest. Sitting on the throne was a tall man with pale grey skin and long white hair that went past his shoulders combed back with a black top. He wore a dark brown suit with a yellow shirt and a black tie and in his hand was a walking cane with a skull at the top. That was Brother Night.

Brother Night spotted the heroes coming towards him. He narrowed his eyes before gesturing to his bodyguard to attack.

The big horned demon rushed at the heroes. He jumped high in the air, lifting his arms over his head.

Deku activated One For All as Zatanna and Green Lantern jumped back. He zipped under the demon before he landed his attack. Deku turned around just as the bodyguard set his eyes on the young hero.

Just as Deku was ready to attack the bodyguard, Green Lantern stepped in. She created a green hand construct and slammed her busted tire on the bodyguard. She used the tire to wrap the big demon in a tight bind, making him go down to the ground.

The two green colored heroes heard a clapping. They turned around and spotted Brother Night, laughing.

"I'm impressed, neither of you possess mystical abilities and yet you defeated my bouncers and bodyguard," Brother Night said from his throne.

"No one is invincible, a villain can be defeated if one finds a way," Deku said as Zatanna joined her teammates.

"Smartly said, young one," Brother Night said before his eyes landed on Zatanna. "Ah, Zatara's child. To what do I owe this unexpected visit?"

"Save the formalities, Brother Night. You've been stepping out of your bounds," Zatanna spoke in a very formal and commanding tone.

The red demoness that sat next to Brother Night growled at Zatanna.

"Calm down, Ember," Brother Night said before turning back to the heroes. "I merely sought to expand my business. With all the criminals and ne'er-do-wells in this city, I found a good way to get them interested in my services."

"You can't just turn criminals into sorcerers just like that," Deku said.

"I merely offer a service to anyone that comes to me. They don't have to agree," Brother Night explained. "For instance, Zatanna, dear, I've always suspected that you wish to unleash your true power on the world. No longer bound by the shackles of performance and showmanship." He said, creating the illusion of a supercharged Zatanna with dark blue skin and dark purple eyes.

Deku and Green Lantern tried to get between Zatanna and Brother Night, but Zatanna stopped them.

"Nice try, Brother Night. I just came to warn you that your games aren't welcomed in this city," Zatanna said before she and her friends left the club. "Kcab ffo!" She chanted, causing the demons to back away in fear.

Once the heroes had left, Ember spoke.

"Master, you can't let that witchling and her boytoy walk away unharmed," Ember spoke. "If you wish, I'll reduce them to ash this instant."

"No need Ember," Brother Night said, walking towards his downed bodyguard.

Brother Night pulled off the tire while smiling at it.

"They won't be walking far," Brother Night said, tapping the tire with his cane.

A red light came from the tire as it twisted and transformed into a small red bat. It flew away from the nightclub and towards the van.


"Ugh, that guy gave me the creeps," Green Lantern said. "How did you keep your poker face with that cadaver?"

"One of the first things you learn when it comes to magic is never give demons or evil sorcerers the time of day," Zatanna said. "If you really wanna get under their skin just tell them nice happy stories, that really spooks them."

"Still, we should keep our eyes open if someone else gets ahold of his magical items," Deku said as they reached where the van was. "Or find a way to stop him from getting his way with the criminals."

Unbeknownst to the heroes, the red bat fused with the van. The headlights suddenly turned on, illuminating the heroes.

"Hey, GL, I didn't know that your van could be turned on remotely," Zatanna mentioned.

"It can't," Green Lantern replied.

The van's lights turned red as the headlights changed to resemble the eyes of a monster. The brown paint turned darker, imitating pitch raven black color. The windows turned bright red as the van grew larger. The wheels expanded as spikes came out from them and from their railings like old gladiatorial chariot wheels. The front guard twisted and turned resembling a giant pair of shark jaws. The exhaust turned into a rocket jet engine. And large spikes sprouted from the rooftop of the now turned monster truck.

"Oh no," Zatanna gasped. "It seems Brother Night left us a little present."

"What did he do to my mom's van?!" Green Lantern cried out as the van turned to face them like a hungry wolf.

"He must've possessed it!" Zatanna said as the van drove towards them with fire coming out of its jaws.

"Scatter!" Deku said, activating One For All.

The three heroes moved out of the way from the demonic car as it drove towards them. They barely managed to dodge the fiery tires of the massive monster van as it drove under them. The flames of the wheels left a burnt print on the ground for the heroes to see. The heroes saw how the possessed car drifted in a curve before charging at them once more. They took off, Zatanna and Green Lantern flying while Deku ran under them. But despite their speed, the monster van drove towards them with its jaws open to bite down on anything.

"How did Brother Night turn the van into a monster truck?" Green Lantern asked. "A la Stephen King."

"He must've used something that connected him to the van," Zatanna said, turning around firing blasts of magic. "A piece of it maybe. A glass shard, a gas tap or something." She listed off as the possessed van swerved around the attacks with ease.

"Would a busted tire work?" Deku asked, jumping just in time to dodge the jaws of the monster van.

"Yeah, that would do it!" Zatanna replied, as Deku ran up one of the buildings to catch up to the girls.

The monster van spotted the running heroes and followed right behind them. Its spiked wheels embedded themselves on the building. It drove on the building's surface like a spider, trying to catch up with its prey. It reached the rooftop where Deku was running on and gave chase to him.

Deku glanced over his shoulder and saw the jaws of the monster van coming down on him. He increased his One For All output to 15%. He needed to go faster. He spun around and kicked the van with an upper axe kick.

"St. Louis Smash!" Deku called out, doing a backflip.

Deku then used this opening to aim his left arm to flick the van away. He held his left arm, aiming his next attack at the underbelly of the van. Focusing the 20% of One For All just as he unleashed his finger flick sent a blast of air that pushed the van back.

The van was flipped in the air, before crashing on the roof. But the possessed vehicle flipped itself on its wheels. It turned to face the heroes before letting out a monstrous engine roar. It drove at top speed towards Deku, intending to run him over.

But Green Lantern came in and swiped Deku into the air with a platform construct.

The van drove off the roof, crashing on the side of another building.

"How do we stop it?" Green Lantern asked.

"We need to remove the possessed piece that Brother Night used on it," Zatanna said.

"But it won't stay down long enough for us to do that," Deku said. "We need to hold it down. Corral it long enough to do that."

"Any possibility that it won't involve thrashing the car?" Green Lantern asked.

"Usually in these scenarios, the possessed item is destroyed if we don't know the specific spell that Brother Night used," Zatanna explained, much to the worry of Green Lantern.

The possessed monster van bursted out from the building with fire coming out from its back. It roared at the heroes as it made angry donuts on the streets below.

"Maybe Green Lantern and I can hold it with Black Whip and some of her constructs," Dekus suggested.

"It could work," Zatanna said.

"But we have to be careful not to destroy the van," Green Lantern added, getting raised eyebrows from her teammates. "Cars are expensive, and I had to jump through hoops to get to drive it."

"We will be careful, Green Lantern," Deku said, assuring the hispanic beauty.

"Alright. Vamos!" Green Lantern cried out before the heroes rushed down towards the possessed van.

Green Lantern created a will construct of a pair of wheel locks on for the front wheels of the van. She pulled back, hauling it to a halt.

Deku jumped over the monstrous van as it wrestled against Green Lantern's hold. He turned around in mid air. He aimed his gauntlets and fired his Black Whip at the back wheels. The whips struck the back wheels before Deku used his greater strength to pull the van upwards. He then slammed the van down as he landed.

"Zatanna, do it now!" Deku cried out, pulling the van back.

The magical member of the team flew down and started chanting her spell.

"Wohs em eht detnahcne eceip!" Zatanna chanted.

A purple aura surrounded the monstrous car.

Zatanna looked for the piece that had been used to curse the van. She felt the energy coming from the front left wheel.

"I got it," Zatanna said, reaching for the wheel.

But before she could undo the magic, the monster van popped its hood. It sent Zatanna flying in the air.

"Zatanna!" Green Lantern cried out, losing focus from the car.

The possessed van's engine flared up, breaking the locks on its front wheels.

Green Lantern was blown back by the demonic flames. She created a green bubble to protect herself, blocking the flames slightly.

The possessed van stepped on the accelerator, but went in reverse.

Deku's eyes widen at the sight of the backing demonic van. He quickly deactivated Black Whip and jumped over the crazy van, barely grazing the top of the car. He landed on the street, staring down the vicious demon looking car before him.

"We need to end this before the car runs us over," Deku muttered.

"I have an idea!" Zatanna said as Green Lantern and her floated down next to him. "Throw me off the hood like a cartoon would you? Well, Brother Night, two can play at that game."

Zatanna's hands were coated in purple magic as she closed her eyes.

The possessed van roared at the sorceress before rushing towards them. It drove at high speeds, leaving fire tracks behind it.

"Nepo latrop ot Rehtorb Thgin's blucthgin!" Zatanna chanted, snapping her eyes open.

A large purple portal opened up in front of the possessed van.

The van didn't stop. It ran up through the portal that Zatanna had created, leaving without a trace.

"Well, let's follow it. You don't want to miss this," Zatanna said, looking at her friends with a smirk.

Deku and Green Lantern nodded.

The three heroes jumped into the portal.


Back at Brother Night's nightclub, he and Ember had been looking at the heroes through a scrying spell. His face turned from glee to one of shock.

"What happened?" Ember asked. "Where did they go?"

"She wouldn't dare…" Brother Night muttered.

Just then a portal gate opened up in the middle of the club. From the portal came the possessed van, driving at top speed.

The van drove around at high speeds, wrecking the nightclub. The possessed vehicle flipped over the tables and ran over the couches and chairs of the club. The patrons ran from the monstrous van as it ran them over and sent them flying like cardboard cutouts. Burnt tire marks were left on the van's wake as it went back and forth, running over the demons that were too slow or too drunk to dodge it. The van's rampage quickly turned the club into a burnt wreck.

Brother Night and Ember were left in shock at the sight before them.

"It seems your little stunt is causing havoc, Brother Night," Zatanna said, as she and her allies came out from the portal.

"Why you little-" Ember began before jumping at Zatanna with fire in her mouth.

But before Ember could make barbeque out of Zatanna, a green fire extinguisher construct blasted her away.

"That's for my van," Green Lantern said, holding the fire extinguisher.

"Very well, I'll leave," Brother Night said, holding up his staff. "Metropolis is far too bright for my taste." He added, slamming down his staff, teleporting all the demons and parts of his club that hadn't been burnt or ran over.

In a flash of red light, there were no signs of the demons or the sorcerer.

"At least the church is still in one piece," Deku pointed out, only to be caught off by the burning tires of the possessed van.

The heroes turned around, spotting the vicious van glaring at them.

"Wasn't Brother Night supposed to put the car back how it should be?" Deku asked.

"Guess he decided to leave us a little parting gift," Green Lantern said. "Cabron."

"But at least, now I know how to fix it!" Zatanna said, extending her hand.

As the car rushed at the heroes, Zatanna chanted her spell. But just for good measure, Green Lantern caught the runaway van in a green will constructed cage.

"Eliv meti fo noissessop evomer flesrouy morf eht nav dna emoceb a lamron ecno erom!" Zatanna chanted.

A purple aura surrounded the van, stopping it in its tracks. The busted tire was then removed from the car, causing the magic that possessed the car to go haywire to vanish. The van was turned back to normal before the heroes' eyes.

"There we go, a normal van," Zatanna said. "You're welcome, darling!"

"Oh my gosh, what a relief," Green Lantern said before going to look at the van, making sure that there were no damages. "And it doesn't have a scratch on it! Zee you're the best!"

"Yeah, but next time, don't leave anything a demon or sorcerer can use to possess," Zatanna said as Deku picked up the busted tire.

"We should go before people ask why there's a van inside a church," Deku said before they all went into the van.

"And I think we now have one of the topics down for our paper," Zatanna added as the heroes drove off.