The Savage Time

Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, J'onn J'onzz, and John Stewart were making their way back to Earth after their mission acting as Delegates in Ajuris 4, the whole team with the exception of John sat in the Javelin and patiently waited as John pulled them back towards Earth. The Javelin had gone through a malfunction thanks to the Flash's inability to read directions and Shayera, after completing her shift in the Midway City Police Department, was waiting for them at the Watchtower to help in the repairs.

"You're all lucky I was available to be at hand at the last minute," said John as he flew effortlessly through space outside the Javelin and pulled the others towards Earth.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah," dismissed Flash, already tired of being in space, "How long does it take to get back anyways?"

"How about you stay quiet after I already told you that we're almost there?" said John, keeping his temper in check, "my ring is almost out of power so I'm going as fast as I can."

The League waited for about five more minutes when the Watchtower along with Earth appeared in view. Bruce was just relieved to be back home after leaving Barbara, Harper, and Dick in charge of Gotham. Tim was still in California with the other Titans so Bruce left him be. Thoughts about returning home to Shayera actually gave him a sense of peace and relaxation that he almost believed was impossible to have as the Batman. So euphoric were his emotions that it was difficult for J'onn to not hear. J'onn never thought that there was something stirring between Batman and Hawkgirl, the two being so professional around the others and very quiet on some occasions. If J'onn hadn't made it a point to not listen to the others' minds, he never would have known. The feelings of serenity were almost very foreign when it came to Batman so J'onn was very much curious to see what brought about these feelings to Batman. J'onn could feel the love and the tenderness come from Batman and it honestly didn't take a mind reader to know just how caring Hawkgirl is. J'onn looked at the back of Batman and knew that he at least deserved some form of light in his otherwise dark world.

Flash meanwhile was just relieved to be back home and was happy that he had monitor duty with Shayera, needing someone to complain to after the boring mission. In his excitement he pressed on the communicator of the Javelin to hook up to the Watchtower and Shayera answered.

"Hawkgirl here, is everybody ok?"

"Hey cookie." responded Flash.

"What did you decide that Diana was a lost cause and that left me available?" asked Shayera through the communicator. Although they can't see her, they knew she was smiling in amusement at Flash's antics.

"Come on Shay," teased Flash, "you know you can't resist me." The instant flare of anger and annoyance that came from Batman surprised J'onn but it went away quickly, Batman knowing that Flash was only playing.

"As if," scoffed Shayera, "Go back to flirting with Diana."

"I believe the term is 'taking one for the team' Shayera," interjected Diana. They heard Shayera snort from the communicator and said, "Listen Diana, if you can't handle Flash's flirts then yo-"

Static filled the communication and everybody looked at it confused. Flash pressed the button again and said, "Shay? Shayera can you hear me?"

"Something's wrong." said J'onn as he pointed outside the window of the Javelin. A yellow ripple began to shine around the Earth before it blasted towards them.

"Hold on," ordered John as he held the shop in his grip with his ring. The yellow ripple moved around them, giving everybody a slight feeling of nauseousness until the ripple finally passed. They looked at the Earth and to their shock, the Watchtower was gone.

"Shayera!" called out Flash into the communicator but only static was heard. Bruce shoved Flash to the side and pressed the buttons harder, calling out harshly, "Shayera! Answer us this minute!"

Silence was met and everybody glanced at each other nervously. John called to them, "I'm going to land us in Metropolis to get to the bottom of this."

It was a few minutes, the urgency of the matter pushing John to quickly land them in the middle of Hero Park so they could investigate what happened to the Watchtower and where Hawkgirl went. Bruce was tense and angry, J'onn feeling his emotions switch rapidly from anger to worry to contemplative, already making plans in his head for many worst case scenarios. This was one of the many reasons why J'onn felt secure knowing Batman was on their side. Each worst case scenario had a plan and if anything were to happen Batman was already prepared and J'onn was ready to take action.

They managed to reach Metropolis and they were met with an entirely different Metropolis. Instead of the futuristic architecture that defined Metropolis, all the buildings were yellow and black with red and black banners all over the city. Bruce stared at the banners and couldn't help but feel that he had seen them somewhere before. As they left the Javelin, they looked around the city in wonderment and confusion. Where was Metropolis? Where did they land? Bruce could only narrow his eyes and order, "Everybody, we need to investigate what happened. Flash and John, go to the other cities and see if anything familiar has stayed. J'onn go through the city, try to find out information about this place. Superman, Diana, and I need to fly above the city and try to find out who's in charge."

Flash zoomed away from the group and John flew up and away, intending to investigate the other cities while J'onn phased through the buildings to try and find information. Superman, Diana, and Batman split up to figure out who the one in charge is, but Bruce had another mission in mind. As each team member was about to split up, they were surrounded quickly by armed men.

"FREEZE!" the leader cried out, "BY ORDER OF LORD SAVAGE, YOU ARE ALL PLACED UNDER ARREST."

"By what counts?" asked Flash.

"Walking about without identification and wearing suspicious attire not included in the handbook." said the leader of the armed men. Superman had actually been surprised when they had shown up out of nowhere, completely unsure how they were able to sneak up on him when he had his hearing sent out to the whole world in order to find Shayera and other familiar people.

"Who's Lord Savage?" questioned Diana. Whatever answer that might have been provided to her was interrupted when a smoke grenade came from nowhere and bursted in between the League and the officers.

"HEY! MOVE IT NOW!" cried out a female voice. They turned to see a sewer cover opened and a woman with a gas mask on motioning them to follow her. With no hesitation, the League immediately followed her and Superman even used his heat vision to melt the sewer cover shut so they can't be followed. The woman raced into a subway car and they followed her where she immediately began to drive the car away from their location. The speed knocked the heroes off their feet and pushed back into the car as their bodies attempted to get used to the speed.

"Who's hand is that?" asked Diana and Superman quickly moved his hand once he realized it was his and sheepishly apologized, "Sorry."

"Who are you?" asked Batman, getting right down to business. Although they had been rescued by this woman, he had no idea who she is. The woman turned around and removed her mask, Batman seeing the face of a battle-weary Kendra Saunders-Grubs. Recognizing her as Shayera's partner in the Midway City Police Department, Bruce asked, "Where's Hawkgirl?"

"Who?" asked Kendra, confused at his words.

"You know," said Flash, "red-head with a kick-ass attitude, wings, and a huge honking mace to put anyone down on the ground."

"Is she a friend of yours?" asked Kendra and Bruce quickly deduced that they were not in their world at all.

"What world is this?" asked Diana. Kendra blinked in surprise at her words and said, "It's better if we wait until we reach headquarters. We need to be on lockdown fast before we have any form of safety."

The ride was silent, the hours passing by silently as they twisted and turned around the underground systems, losing the military police behind them. Bruce noted that the woman in front of him was not the easy-going person Shayera had described to him. Whatever war they had been transported to, it had obviously taken its toll on her. When the train began to slow down, it looked like they were about to crash head-on into the brick wall but it lifted and allowed them to pass by safely while it closed behind them. As they slowed down, the League was met with the sight of black-ops dressed people as they walked around going about their own business. Kendra walked out of the train and the League followed her as she took them to a room, instructing gawkers to continue their business.

As they entered the room, they were met with four other people in the room. Bruce was able to identify George Emmett, Lois Lane, Amanda Waller, and Barbara Gordon in the group but he kept silent, not knowing the situation yet.

"So, where did you lot come from? You're all lucky I was out doing a reconnaissance mission when I ran into you lot." said Kendra.

"We're of this Earth and yet not this one." said J'onn, having already read their minds and determined the situation at hand.

"What do you mean?" asked Barbara, her uniform an urban camouflage and her hair tied back in a ponytail.

"Your history is not the same as ours." explained J'onn. The others looked at him as he continued to explain, "Our history is similar up until the point of World War 2 when a man named Vandal Savage won the war for Nazi Germany."

"What?" asked Superman, shocked.

"History has been rewritten." explained J'onn.

"Excuse me?" asked Kendra, "What are you talking about?"

"In our timeline, the Allies had won World War 2 and put an end to Nazi Germany's tyranny." explained Bruce, "It seems that losing the war had changed everything dramatically."

"Are you saying that everything that is happening right now can be changed?" asked Kendra, a small form of hope in her voice.

"No," explained Barbara, "Because he messed with the timelines, ours now exist as an alternate world while their world is still intact."

"Is there anyway to get back to our timeline then?" asked Flash.

"If we get back to the point where Savage has entered the timeline, then you can find your way back to your world." explained Barbara.

"Savage has his headquarters based in Gotham, fighting someone who goes by the codename The Bat." explained Waller. The League looked at Batman simultaneously and he responded, "Then let's meet him."

"Wait," said Lois Lane, stepping up into the group, "You're seriously considering breaking into Savage's Headquarters?"

"We have a missing friend and a world to return to. If breaking into Savage's headquarters is what gets us there, then so be it." said Diana.

"This might make Savage go after us even harder." said Emmet.

"At this point, Uncle," said Kendra, "This might help us. We've been idly standing by just trying to survive. Let's show Savage we really mean business."

It took two days to plan. It was tedious because it was basically a small militia versus Savage's World Army. Bruce was confident though that with Superman, Diana, Lantern, and J'onn then they had a large chance to succeed. As they arrived in Gotham, right underneath the building they were going to assault, everybody waited in the train carriage as Waller stepped out in the abandoned subway in order to make the meeting with The Bat. The lights flickered and emerging from the shadows came a different Batman. He still wore the cowl but he had on a large trench coat and a pair of aviator goggles on his head. He looked older, more grisly. Behind him stood a man with red hair. He was lean and had blue eyes that were almost electric. He stood by leaning against the wall but he remained wary as The Bat approached Waller as the others stayed behind.

"Are you sure you want to go through with this?" questioned The Bat. Waller had told him about the plan two days ago and quickly grabbed all his allies in order to help them. He much preferred sneaking in and obtaining what they needed, but Waller had insisted that a full frontal attack would be better because no one will expect it from them. Waller had also insisted that he bring his allies so she could show hers as well in order for them to establish a base of comradery. The Bat only allowed Wally West to be visible while Waller said she'll bring in a few. As he looked behind her he was greeted with the sight of another man dressed as a bat like he is.

"Who is that?" he asked quietly, a slight threat underneath his tones.

"It's you from another universe." said Waller and she watched as his eyes widened. Waller motioned for the others to come out of the subway carriage. Batman stepped out first, knowing that his counterpart will not want to waste time.

"State your business." said The Bat.

"We need to return to our universe. Before we do, we want to know just how many allies you have on hand." said Bruce.

"Wally West here is the only meta-human in the world that can move faster than instant teleportation." said The Bat.

"I can do that?" wondered Flash out loud, forgetting that there were people present. Superman could only facepalm while Bruce only narrowed his eyes slightly. The alternate Wally West however looked at Flash with interest and asked, "You're me?"

"Well… yeah. In my universe they call me The Flash." explained Flash, "But I didn't know I could move that fast."

"I'd be careful," warned Alternate Wally, "You're right at the edge of the speed force going that fast, so if you do go that fast I'd slow down quickly."

"I'll keep it in mind." said Flash.
"Why do you ask about our allies?" asked The Bat.

"I want to know if you know of anyone named Superman or Wonder Woman." asked Bruce.

"No. Who are they?" asked The Bat.

"In our world, Superman is a man from the planet Krypton and Wonder Woman is from the Amazonian island, Themyscira." explained Bruce.

"Oh? Diana?" asked Alternate Wally, "She and her sisters are with us back at our base."

Bruce felt Diana sag a little with relief at his words. The Bat however said, "We never met a man from Krypton."

"Then we can assume that Superman's alternate self is either in hiding or Savage has his hands on him." said Bruce.

"Well… there was an invasion years ago I remember. Savage's forces held them off but we lost a good portion of the population along the way. About a quarter of the world has been spared and even then, they were chosen by Savage as his 'chosen people'." said Alternate Wally.

"Then we can assume that J'onn's alternative self is also in Savage's hands." said Diana.

"What about a John Stewart?" asked Lantern.

"If you're talking about yourself, I'm sorry to say but most-if not all-African or people with dark skin color has been terminated by Savage's forces. Waller is one of the last few African Americans left in the remnants of what used to be the United States." said The Bat. John felt his fists tighten up in anger and turned away angrily so he can calm down. The others too felt his anger and knew that they needed to help these people first before they left.

"How about a woman with wings?" asked Superman. The Bat and Flash glanced at each other before The Bat said, "We've managed to infiltrate Savage's security files and have discovered someone by that description kept in the lower dungeons. From what we've seen in the files, they are attempting to re-educate her."

Bruce felt his fists ball up in anger but knew that being angry will not do him any good. He wondered if the Alternate will hold up but knew they needed to move fast now.

"Let's head to the base and make our way." said Kendra, taking lead. The Bat motioned for his allies to step out of the shadows and out stepped a man in green with a bow and arrow, a blonde with fishnet stockings, and an alternate Diana with a sword and shield in hand while she wore Greek armor. Everybody followed The Bat up to the basement level of the building, quickly disabling the guards and the security systems. Bruce had his own mission in mind and kept an eye out for anything that looked like a cell. If The Bat was telling the truth about Shayera being held in the dungeons then she should be here. As the battle raged on, he finally found the door. It was hastily shut, which meant that it wasn't closed properly for the locks to hold it in place. Bruce quietly stepped in and heard a man frantically cursing.

Bruce noticed him pressing a series of buttons on a computer keyboard and waited to see what happens next. As soon as the man finished, the walls slid open to reveal alternate Clark Kent, J'onn J'onzz, and Shayera in their own incubation pods.

"Years of work down the drain for nothing." cursed the man and Bruce made his move before he did anything rash. With the man unconscious, Bruce quickly moved to the keyboard to wake them up. It took only a minute for him to decode the security but when he did, the Alternate Superman was the first to wake up and he was not happy. The doors flew off and hit the wall, shattering the door to glass and twisted metal. Bruce had his hand on his emergency kryptonite ready but watched as Alternate Clark struggled to walk around. Alternate Shayera was next to wake up but unlike Clark's inhuman strength, she only managed to kick the door off its hinges while she walked around, still drugged. The Alternate J'onn was the quickest to recover, phasing through his prison and looking at Bruce in the eye.

"We will help." was all Alternate J'onn had to say. Alternate Shayera though began to speak in the Thanagarian language, her words sounded confused and a little frightened. Alternate J'onn turned to her and actually spoke to her in Thanagarian. As she calmed down, Bruce asked, "You know Thanagarian?"

"Only a little," admitted Alternate J'onn, "Her mind is briefly exposed so I am able to learn from her mind."

The Alternate Superman stumbled around for a bit before the drugs left his system and he demanded, "Who are you?"

"We're here to help." said Bruce.

"We?" asked Alternate Clark before the doorway was blocked by Superman and J'onn, who walked in to greet their alternative selves.

"Who are you?" questioned Alternate Clark.

"They are us from another universe." explained Alternate J'onn, "Savage, the man who had trapped us and experimented on us, has changed the timeline and they are now stuck in our universe and need to go back to their own."

"We'll help you settle yourselves in with the rebellion but we need to strike down the Headquarters first." said Superman. As Alternate Clark questioned Superman about his life, having been kidnapped from his home in his late teens, Bruce watched as Alternate Shayera stuck close to Alternate J'onn, the only other being who can communicate with her.

"She wants to know where her ship is." informed Alternate J'onn. Bruce watched as his J'onn J'onzz read Shayera's mind briefly and said, "One of the guardsmen spoke about needing to destroy several items from the second floor."

"Then let's move." said Superman. The fight upstairs was intense, but they were winning. With two Supermen, two Amazons, two Batmans, two speedsters, two Martians, an angry Lantern, and a police officer from another world, the rebellion took over the headquarters and managed to imprison Savage's forces. The Alternate Shayera had discovered that her ship had been scrapped into pieces but the storage box remained closed. OPening it, Alternate Shayera took out her mace and mask, along with her Absorbascon.

"Make sure that hardware doesn't land into Savage's hands," instructed Bruce, "With it, you'll be able to hack into Savage's computers with ease but make sure it stays in your hands."

"Understood," said The Bat. The second floor contained the time portal, which was still open. After reading through the notes, Bruce and The Bat had determined that going through the portal and finding Savage's original machine will help them go back to their universe.

"I feel obligated to stay and help," said Diana as she hugged her alternative self good-bye.

"Don't be," said Alternate Diana, "With our new friends, we have a bigger chance in fighting back against Savage."

"I hope you all do well," said John, feeling his own sense of duty.
"You freed us," said Alternate Clark, "And we're going to help the world fight back for their own."

"Thank you." said Alternate Shayera, the Absorbascon still on her head as she continued to learn more about the Earth.

"It's nice to see you again Bruce," said The Bat. Bruce turned in surprise at his words and the Bat removed his cowl to show that it was Dick Grayson under the cowl. Bruce could only smile as Dick put the cowl back on and stepped back to the newly formed League. Bruce wondered what might have happened to the Bruce Wayne of this world, but he had no doubt that Dick will lead them to victory. He raised him after all.

The League looked at the portal and jumped in, ready to face whatever challenges they'll face in the other end.

They landed in the middle of a field and they all wondered where exactly they had landed. One look to the North showed a village nearby and Bruce only had to take a second to recognize where they were before Superman yelled, "Watch out!"

Flash quickly grabbed Bruce and Superman grabbed J'onn as they all moved away from the blast site. Diana had flown high above and yelled to her friends, "Invaders!"

"Nazis." said Bruce.

"Get to the village!" ordered Superman and they all made their way towards the town where many of the residents were fleeing from the battle. Bruce spotted American and British soldiers attempting to hold back the Nazi forces while the residents fled from the futuristic war machines. The war machines resembled a large red and spiked wheel that stood over 15 meters tall. One either side of the wheel was two cannons that were operated by the drivers.

"Diana! J'onn! With me!" ordered Superman and the three flew off towards the war machines. Diana and Superman only bursts through the windshields and grabbed the drivers by their collars before throwing them out into the ground. J'onn phased through the machines and dismantled all of them, ensuring that the repairs will be difficult. Flash and Batman were on the ground, helping the residents reach safe locations and stave off any wondering Nazis away. Lantern had created a large construct that took in many of the residents. Flash and Bruce helped the citizens make their way into the construct as John focused on holding up the large airship. He was using the last of his power and he hoped that they will be able to reach Ally territory before his power ran out. Superman, Diana, and J'onn managed to at least push back the first line of warmachines but the next line was more fortified and they needed to think about the citizens. Flash was already in the construct, helping the elderly rest on the construct's floor.

Superman, Diana, and J'onn were too busy helping the allies retreat into the constructed airship, not realizing that Bruce was still on the ground. As Bruce laid down several traps, he looked around to see John and Flash taking the residents with them while Superman, Diana, and J'onn retreated with the allies. Looking back, Bruce noticed several shadows inside a home. The warmachines were approaching quickly and Bruce leapt into action. Bursting through the windows he saw a red-haired woman struggling to lift an elderly woman from the mattress on the floor.

"Here," said Bruce, "Let me help."

The woman turned in surprise and Bruce stopped short, seeing Shayera's face look at him in shock. The rumbling of the house reminded him of the dire situation and he immediately leapt into action, bridal carrying the elderly woman as he and the Shayera-look-alike quickly escaped the house and made a good distance into the hills before the house was demolished by the rolling warmachine. They avoided the Nazis' search parties and hid in the trees and only moved when they were assured that the Nazis had moved to another location. The woman was actually leading them, to where Bruce didn't know. He should be wary about this woman, but she was willing to sacrifice her life for the elderly woman so he didn't question her stance on the war. The woman was silent but she was quick and Bruce continued to follow, the elderly woman speaking to him in French but he didn't have time to translate what she was saying.

It would be until near midnight that they finally stopped running and hiding, having reached a cliff wall in the forest. Bruce was tired but he remained alert as the woman tapped lightly three times on a smooth jutted rock before a hard knock twice. The walls opened up to reveal a secret passage and she gestured to Bruce to follow her. They walked down a dark hallway until they reached a steel door. She knocked hard four times and lightly tapped five times and the doors slid open to reveal a man with an automatic rifle in hand.

"Attendez! C'est un ami!" cried out the woman. Bruce understood that she called him a friend and waited until the man gestured for them to walk in. Bruce followed the woman and was met with the sight of men and women of all ages, training in hand to hand combat and learning how to properly handle an automatic weapon. He marveled at the secrecy and the progress these fighters made in their makeshift cave. A medical doctor approached Bruce and took the elderly woman from his arms, the elder patting Bruce's arm before being carried away.

"Mon ami," came the woman's voice behind and he turned and once again was greeted with Shayera's face.

"Parlez-vous français?" asked the woman.

"Couramment." said Bruce. He was very fluent in multiple languages so he wasn't stressing so much.

"Who are you?" asked the woman.

"I'm known to many as the Batman." said Bruce.

"But you are just a man?" asked the woman.

"Limits don't stop me." said Bruce. The woman smiled at him and he gave a small smirk back.

"Are you from around here?" asked the woman.

"I'm from the United States." said Bruce.

"Oh, American?" asked the woman in english.

"You speak fluently?" asked Bruce.

"Of course. Before the war, I was in University to become an English Professor." said the woman.

"Do you have a name?" asked Bruce, not wanting to keep calling her 'the woman'.

"Hello, the Batman," said the woman, "Je suis Rachel Durand."

"Where are we?" asked Bruce.
"You are among the Armée Juive: The Jewish Army." said Rachel.

:You're Jewish?" asked Bruce.

"Well… was. I was raised Jewish, but I don't believe that there are higher beings," explained Rachel, a sad expression crossing her face, "I was exiled from my home but when the Nazis had begun to occupy, I couldn't stand at the thought of being safe while my family suffers. I came back hoping to rescue them but…"

She had a faraway look and Bruce didn't push it, knowing very well what happened to the Jewish people during this time.

"I joined the resistance, hoping that we can hold off the Nazis until the Allies arrived. When we were back at the village, we were helping with evacuations and then the Nazis had shown up with those monstrosities. I have heard stories, but that was the first time I had seen those machines." said Rachel. With this information, Bruce deduced then that Savage has been in this timeline for a while in order to mass product the weapons and had just unleashed them. Bruce knew that the only way to ensure that their timeline remains unaffected by Savage's forces is to stop him now while everything is just getting underhand. Savage's introduction of futuristic weaponry in WW2 has already created several potential different timelines. For now, they need to ensure that their timeline does not become corrupted by stopping Savage now.

"Do you need to return with your friends?" asked Rachel, "The ones that were flying?"

"Do you know where they might have gone?" asked Bruce.

"The small group of allies that have parachuted here have set up base farther up in the valleys. They had sent a representative here a week ago to talk about an Invasion they plan to do in Normandy." said Rachel, and like that Bruce knew what Savage was aiming for. If the Allies can't land in Normandy for D-Day, then the war is lost. They needed to eliminate Savage now and destroy his war machines before the war is lost.

"Do you think you can take me there?" asked Bruce. She looked hesitantly back at her group but nonetheless said,"Oui. I will take you there."

It took a while to restock on ammo and food, but Rachel managed to convince her leaders to allow her to show Bruce the way to the allies, only carrying a semi-automatic rifle and pistol on hand. It was nighttime when they had moved out, deciding that the cover of darkness would be better for them to avoid detection. Much of the time was spent in silence, the two having their ear out for any sound of vehicles or troops marching. Bruce followed Rachel very closely, not allowing himself to lose sight of her for even a moment. The logical part of him was because she is his guide and he can't afford to be lost in WW2 France. The other part of him, the one that was more Bruce Wayne than Batman, couldn't help but see Shayera leading him to safety and protecting him like she normally does, whether it was intentional or not remains to be unknown. Although now that the two are stepping into uncharted waters, he wondered just how long Shayera might have had feelings for him… perhaps it was the same length he held feelings for her. Bruce and Rachel quickly ducked into a field of tall grass and remained motionless to allow a Nazi scout party to pass by. He looked at Rachel again in order to study her features again.

It was uncanny how this woman resembled Shayera. Even down to the smile and her emerald eyes. Bruce would never tell anyone outloud but he honestly felt a little better having a familiar face with him. When he had first began his years as Batman, the nights were spent never trusting anyone and always be on edge. It changed when he had adopted Dick Grayson. At the ripe age of 23, Bruce had adopted the orphaned Acrobat into his home and when Dick had left to form the beginnings of the first Teen Titans, Jason Todd had attempted to steal the wheels from the Batmobile. From there, Bruce also adopted Jason but had lost him a year later to the Joker. He had no intention initially after Jason to ever have a Robin again, but then Tim Drake showed up and actually auditioned for the spot. It was too much to say no and when Tim lost his parents to Two-Face's mob, Bruce adopted Tim into the family. Barbara had joined the Bat family around the same time as Dick, Harper Row is another new addition along with the silent orphan Barbara had adopted named Cassandra Cain. The once lonely hero who had thought his life will be filled with darkness had several lanterns guiding his way and brightening his life.

"Bon," said Rachel, "Let's go."

They traveled for days, sharing the food in small rations and Rachel often sharing her childhood memories to help pass the time. Bruce again was struck at how similar Rachel and Shayera were, seeing as how open-minded Shayera normally is and isn't afraid to hide information unless directed to do so. He allowed Rachel to share her life story with him, often smiling with her during funny memories and happy moments. They were down to the last of their food and hiding underneath a jutted boulder when a shadow above passed them. Bruce immediately recognized the shadow and quietly called out, "Superman."

Superman immediately appeared in front of them, startling Rachel but giving Bruce a sense of relief. Superman smiled when he saw Bruce and said, "Batman! We were worried about you!"

"I had help." gestured Bruce to Rachel, who meekly waved. Superman blinked in surprise at the Shayera look alike and looked at Bruce who only gave a slight lift of his shoulders.
"Let's get you both to the camp," said Superman, "We're going to need an extra set of hands in order to convince the Allies to let us help, Batman."

Superman carried them over to where a camp was set up with American and British allies residing in a town with French citizens. It was when they reached the City Hall that Bruce understood why Superman wanted him to be there.

"I'm not fighting beside a black man. This is a real man's war," insulted a captain, "not some hick's fight."

"SAY THAT AGAIN!" roared John, being held back by Diana, "I CAN TAKE YOU DOWN WITH JUST ONE SWING!"

"You can't even break free from a girl," insulted the captain, rolling his eyes and smirking at John in a malicious way.
"This girl," snarled Diana, "can bend your weapon into a useless toothpick. I'd advise you to keep your mouth shut."

"I'd listen to her if I were you," warned Bruce as he stepped into the room. His appearance frightened and gave cause for many to scoot away from him as he walked into the room, "Amazons are one of the most fiercest fighters in this planet."

"Amazon? Listen General, don't trust these yahoos for anything, we can take the Nazis on ou-" the captain was cut off by the general, a blonde man with blue eyes, who said, "On our own, Captain Sprang? I seem to recall having to order a full retreat when none of our weapons was able to penetrate the machines. In fact, it was these people who managed to save our asses and save all the citizens from the Nazis."
Captain Sprang, a man with an unpleasant disposition, remained silent as the others looked at their General for guidance. The General looked at Bruce and asked, "So what do they call you? I have met the Flash, the Green Lantern, Superman, J'onn J'onzz, and Wonder Woman."

"Batman." said Bruce and watched as the General nodded and extended his hand out, "General Don Prince."

"I believe you all are getting ready for the Normandy Invasion?" asked Batman. General Prince blinked in surprise and asked, "How?"

"A little birdie from the Jewish Army told me and guided me here." said Bruce. Rachel stepped behind Superman, not sure whether she had done bad but when General Prince smiled, she let out a small sigh of relief.

"Well then I don't have to explain to you then how important this is?" asked General Prince.
"I already know." said Bruce, "We need to find the headquarters of a man named Vandal Savage."

"Already ahead of you there," said General Prince, "We have a allied Air Unit that have located the factories of Savage and had taken the Flash with them to see to their destruction. Your Martian friend interrogated a Nazi prisoner of ours and managed to extract several key information."

Bruce nodded in satisfaction, knowing that with the Flash available to not only take out ground forces and rescue any innocents, the Special Air Unit will have no trouble in demolishing the factories. He looked over at J'onn and asked, "Is there anything that might give us a clue to where to begin?"

"The Nazis have an airfield close to the Normandy beach where they have three large airships with enough ammunition to wipe out the Invasion force." said J'onn.

"Then our first priority is to take out the airships What is the date today?" asked Bruce.

"June 9." provided General Prince.

"Then we haven't a moment to lose. Superman, J'onn, and I will head towards the airfield. Diana and John, the both of you need to stay and help them defend the line. Until we get back, the Nazis have probably already informed Savage about our presence." said Bruce, "Rachel, you are to wait here and wait for a man in red and gold to show up and have him take you back to the Jewish Army."

Rachel saluted Bruce and the others had to fight back the smile at seeing how uncanny the Shayera look alike looked like her at that moment. With less than 24 hours to stop Savage from wiping out the Invasion force, the heroes moved swiftly and made their way to the airfield. Superman and J'onn readily attacked the airships, dismantling all the progress the Nazis had made. With J'onn's phasing abilities and Superman's strength, it only took a few minutes to swiftly destroy the airships. Superman's presence had frightened the Nazis away when they realized their bullets could do nothing to harm him. Bruce had hacked into the servers and discovered Savage's time portal in his headquarters in Paris and quickly did the math to determine that the portal will remain open just long enough for them to pass on through. It only determines if they can quickly stop savage in time. The three heroes went back to the camp to find Diana and John arguing against a huge mob of soldiers.

"We don't need no negro's help or some broad's nagging to tell us how to fight a war." insulted one of the American soldiers.
"Come up to me and say those words," challenged Diana, "If you are brave enough to say them surrounded by your friends then you can come up to me and say it to my face."
"Oh yeah? Whatcha goin to do? Scold me and put me in time out?" cackled the American soldier when he suddenly found himself face to face with a very angry Amazon. With one hand she lifted him high above her head and threw him 10 feet away. The other soldiers that had previously backed the man were suddenly wary around Diana.

"We still don't want some Ni-" said one soldier before John grabbed his arm and quickly flipped him over his shoulder and slamming his foot against his back.
"Don't ever say that word around me." threatened John. It only enticed the others to surround John and try to subdue him. Diana and the others were about to intervene when General Prince called out, "Hold on Princess, let your friend fight."

John was winning, determined to show the bigots just who was the real man. With every win, the others noticed the green glow surrounding John and it was until it became blinding that a Lantern appeared from the glow. The others that had tried to subdue John backed away from the glow while John reached for the Lantern and began to charge his nearly dead ring.

"Why didn't you use your ring?" asked Diana.
"I'm more than just this ring. I don't need the ring to tell me how to win a fight. I'm a Marine." said John as he calmed down. The soldiers that have heard John suddenly looked at him with some respect. It wasn't common after all to have a Marine on this part of the world while they were busy dealing with the Japs.

"Has Flash arrived yet?" questioned Bruce.
"Present!" called out Flash as he sped to them and said, "Sup Bats?"

"Are the factories gone?" asked Superman.

"Gone and gone! The Nazis are back to square one!" said Flash and the soldiers around him cheered as the confirmation spread throughout the camp: they were back on equal grounds.

"Where's Rachel?" asked Bruce.
"The Shay lookalike? She's talking with Blackhawk." said Flash. The others followed him to see a group of men in blue uniforms with a black hawk symbol on their red and blue planes. Rachel was marveling the planes and was talking with them about flying one of her own.

"You can fly planes, cherie?" asked one of the men.
"I used to sneak out of my home to fly an antique First World War biplane." confessed Rachel.
"Well consider yourself one of us now!" said the man. Rachel smiled and turned to greet Bruce and the others.
"Joining the Air unit?" asked Bruce.
"I've always wanted to be a part of the sky," said Rachel, "To soar and to feel the wind is one of the best feelings in the world."

"Then I'm glad to have you fight alongside us. With the factories out of commission and the airships destroyed, the only thing left is to invade Savage's headquarters in Paris and go back home." said Bruce. It was all honestly easier said than done. With much to prepare for D-Day and the invasion of Paris, the League quickly gathered their Allies and made their way towards Paris. Savage had obviously anticipated them with the amount of soldiers that met them to stop them. They were easily beaten back, decimating the lines and ensuring that the Nazis will have to quickly scramble for reinforcements after the battle is over. As they approached the building, they met little to no resistance. It was strange and the League remained on alert. John used his ring to light the whole dark building and Bruce guided them to where the time portal is. With the Blackhawks rescuing Jewish citizens before the Nazis returned with reinforcements, they had little time to idle by without risking other people's lives. They reached the room, a large space with a black and white portal formed in the middle.

"I see you managed to stop me." came a grisly voice from an intercom.
"Where are you Savage?" snarled Superman.

"Far away. When it looked like I had no option but to flee, I took it. I'm a survivor. My future self may have forgotten to inform me about the Justice League. I'll be sure not to repeat the same mistake." said Savage.

"We'll always be here to stop you, one way or another." said J'onn.

"Perhaps you're right," said Savage, "Then when we meet again in your time, I'll be sure to strike hard."

With that it was silent and they were left alone. They didn't know what to expect but eventually, after calling to the Blackhawks through walkie-talkie that they made it through, they walked through the portal, content to have saved WW2.

They fell through the black and white swirl, almost nauseous at the color. Bruce briefly wondered what happened to Rachel but didn't think much when they all finally landed on ground.
"Did we make it back?" asked Flash.
"How did you get from space to here?" asked Shayera, her presence sudden but very welcoming.
"SHAY!" cried out Wally and he sped over to tackle her to the ground.
"Hello? I'm sorry, but what happened? I was talking to you guys from the Watchtower and the next I see you disappear only to have you reappear down here in Paris." said Shayera. She glanced over at Bruce who gave a subtle nod to confirm that he'll explain later.

"How'd you find us so fast?" asked Diana.

"A Navy SEAL contacted me and talked about an abnormal energy readings while he is stationed here. I came to investigate only to see you all show up out of nowhere." explained Shayera.

"Navy SEAL?" asked John.

"Steve Trevor, at your service." came a voice behind him and the others turned to see Don Prince reincarnated in front of them.

"Yeah, Trevor was making a Diplomatic visit when the readings began to show." said Shayera.

"This building is where grandfather, Don Prince, managed to help secure Paris's freedom during WW2. This was more of a memorial visit that anything really." explained Trevor. His eyes were on Diana and Diana could only raise an eyebrow at him, deciding to talk to Shayera about it later.

"Well then, since you all have a lot of explaining to do, let's go back home." said SHayera.

"Home sounds nice." said J'onn and they all left to the Javelin where they reached the Watchtower. It was there that Shayera had the greatest story ever told to her.

"That's amazing," marveled Shayera, "Multiple universes exists and you all managed to go to one and back."

"It was surreal and going back in time really put us through the loop." said Wally.

"I bet. Must be weird having to see the olden days." said Shayera, her wings flared a little to stretch and Bruce was again reminded of Rachel. Peeling away from the group, he moved to the computers and typed down Rachel Durand. The search showed her picture, memorialized next to the Blackhawk squadron. He read more into her history past WW2 and discovered that she had sacrificed her life to save a Vietnamese village from destruction after American forces accidentally mistook the village to be a Viet Cong base. She had placed herself between the bombs and the village, ensuring that the village lives at the expense of her life. Saddened about her death, Bruce still felt honored to have met such an extraordinary woman.

That night, with Shayera not having to perform her shifts and Bruce tired after his universe-hopping-time-travel-adventure, the two spent the night at Wayne Manor where Bruce, deciding to have a little Rachel shine from him, began to recount happy childhood memories to Shayera who shared memories back with him. The two sat by the fire, Bruce in his nightrobe and Shayera in her tracksuit, both armorless and vulnerable to each other. A very happy butler would wake the two the next morning, both naked in bed and mussed up hair. Alfred would leave the room in high spirits, praying hard that Master Bruce has found his lighthouse in his dark life.

What's up readers? Like or dislike? I changed a lot of the original story because it's a Shayera/Bruce pairing which means that history is different as well along with including a more realistic reaction to Wonder Woman and John's presence in the 1940s world. I still wish that the show had touched on the subjects of racism and feminism of the 40s because I felt they could have had a good story to build on it. Hopefully you guys liked it, it took a while to figure out how to write this and give a subtle nudge to Shayera's reincarnation background, but more on that in later chapters :) thank you all for reading :)