CyberTech Worlds Clash

Chapter 69

Family

"Vita!"

She heard the voice, distant, screaming from afar – it sounded weak and scared.

Vita...?

That was her.

Irony.

Irony wrapped within false hope.

Vita was Faith.

Yet she was faithless.

She was Hope.

But she was hopeless.

She was Life.

She was Vita.

She didn't believe in anything. She didn't even believe in herself.

What was she?

She knew the answer to that question. She was a girl who held out for hope. She had some friends now. She had friends to rely on. Friends who were relying on her. Real friends. She was free to have all the connections she wanted, and no one would force 'friends' on her.

She had a girlfriend. She had someone to love her. Someone to love. She had Ginny, Luna, Misty, and even Hermione. They were all important to her. She even had Supergirl, and Zatanna, and family. She would get to meet her brother soon, and she had even sent a letter to Lyra inviting her and her friends over for a party for their Birthday, since they couldn't do anything for Christmas, as Lyra had a mission to be getting on with while at the school, but that would be so much fun, and she had thought about enrolling at Lyra's Hogwarts and helping her out, but she had her own dealings to get on with, unfortunately.

Vita felt a smile force its way onto her lips as she remembered the cute photo of Lyra and her friends, she texted to her from Hogwarts. Lyra had such an adorable smile, and looked so happy, cuddled between all her friends, and she even had a Hermione and a not quite Ginny called Gwen. Thankfully Lyra's life hadn't been as tough as Holly's.

They were free.

Weren't they?

Her mind was like a cloud, mixed with fog, as she tried to think of all her beloved friends, and her new family, but they were hard to picture through the cloudiness and pain. It was fog that she couldn't lift. But she tried as she heard that distant cry, calling for her.

"Vita!"

It grew louder; calling out for her.

That voice. She knew that voice. But from where? Who would call to her like that? Who could possibly sound so desperate for her to listen? Was it one of her new friends?

"Please. Vita. Wake up!"

Wake up?

Was she asleep?

Why was she sleeping?

"Vita. Please!"

Please?

"Vita. We love you!"

Vita's eyes snapped open glowing with black light as she took in a deep breath. She flexed her muscles and a field of black light burst out from around her with a silvery halo tearing away at the mucky yellow energy bubble she had been in, knocking it down.

She felt herself drop as she could barely keep her eyes open, as she used the last of her magic. Vita's eyes were mere slits and she could just about see him. He was red skinned and reminded her of the typical gangster that would snitch on his mates for a few bucks. He even had a devilish moustache. He was wearing a yellow suit and sneered at her in hatred, as a device on his ring hand like a knuckleduster crumbled away.

"Sinestro...?" Vita asked herself in barely a whisper while her sight was leaving her, blurring in and out.

"Vita!"

Vita heard a girl scream her name. It came out weakly. Panicked. Frightened. Someone was scared for her. Vita wasn't sure whether she knew how to feel about that. But it seemed like it was going to be a moot point anyway, but it did feel rather enjoyable to have someone at least care for her that much.

It was hard to think straight while looking up, or down, or whichever way as she couldn't figure it out, as Sinestro got smaller and smaller while Vita fell back. She felt tears prickling at her eyes. After everything she had been through, she was going to die at the hands of a bastard Yellow Lantern sneak attacking her, and falling to her doom. It was like after everything she had been through; she was going to die by falling anyway.

It had been Galatea that she fought. Sorceress against Kryptonian. That was shortly after?

After what...?

Spectrum...? She ripped a way into Cadmus. She and Starfire managed to get Supergirl out while?

That was it. Vita challenged Galatea. They hadn't been fighting long before Sinestro turned up looking for Spectrum and Misty. The fight had led back into the city away from the others.

Did Sinestro take her hostage? Or did he just attack her for fun?

Vita only turned up because that...?

Why did she turn up?

Because Oracle asked for her help?

That couldn't be all.

Did Vita really want to be a hero; like them?

No. She couldn't accept that. Why?

"Why am I here?" she whispered as she neared the ground.

"Probably to look after your friends, silly."

Vita was startled as she was scooped up into some powerful arms and looked into the face of her brother, as she met him for the first time as he held her protectively, and floated opposite a building, and she blushed as he looked at her with so much love and sorrow. He was wearing a strange red and black suit made out of some strange materials, and had carmine markings around his face and eyes like machines in a shifting mercury overlaying that same green, she normally had too. She couldn't continue looking into those eyes, and looked back towards where Sinestro was now pinned to the building, crushed and shattered into the glass and metal, as red rods span around them, Sinestro was screaming in terror, as he was pinned by a ring of silver light around his elbows, holding him from falling.

Harry pulled his little sister up carefully into his arms, and she snuggled into him, and held on tightly as he kissed her cheek.

Sinestro tried to tear himself free with a glowing yellow sphere, but it only burst uselessly. Then, one of the rods aimed and fired a crimson beam, and Sinestro lost his right hand, holding his ring, and screamed as he returned to some plain blue street clothes that seemed to need a good wash while another rod lit up white and the hand came to float before Harry.

Moving carefully, Harry held his sister and reached out, pulling the yellow ring from the finger, and letting the hand drop uselessly, he turned and glared at the screaming alien as his stump bled, and he cussed threats, he no longer had the power to carry out.

"You attacked my little sister, and my girlfriend!" Harry said coldly as he moved closer, and the alien stopped making threats as he saw the danger he was in, as Harry looked down where Supergirl lay weakly in the road. Harry's right foot smashed into the red man's face, cracking it into the building, he didn't have the chance to retort back as he was knocked out, and pulled back from the building as he was lowered to the waiting MPF below the building, as they stood back, even though a few wanted to help Supergirl, they had orders to stay out of the way.

Harry moved from the MPF once Sinestro had been secured in the nearest police transport with a paramedic to deal with his injury, and flew his sister over to where Supergirl lay and placed the tired girl down next to the Kryptonian. Then Harry crotched down, and plucked up a slither of green rock.

"Are you okay, Kara?" Harry asked as he finally let himself feel relief as he knelt with her, and stole a kiss from her lips that she was only too grateful to return. "I hope you won't mind, but I think I'll use this Kryptonite on your new little sister-clone thing… Galatea, huh…?"

"Go... go right a-ahead," Supergirl muttered with a weak smile. "I-I think she deserves a bit of a smack down, but it's not her fault she exists…" she said as she looked to see Spectrum and Miss. Martian trying to tame the clone with little success so far.

"Vita, sweetie," Harry said, kissing her forehead this time. "I think your rides almost here, just rest for now."

"B-big Brother," Vita whimpered as Harry rose into the sky, and then blast off towards the fight.

"I'm glad you're okay," Supergirl said while scooting over as she got over her attack, and pulling Vita to rest in her arms where she did. She didn't have much choice as she was too exhausted to fight the cuddling even if she wanted to, as she did enjoy being pampered whether by her friends, or, she realised looking up where her brother was, by her family. "I can barely believe we just saw Sinestro being arrested though."

"Yeah."

"Holly!"

They were both startled as Red Lindsey landed with them. She didn't move Vita from Supergirl's arms where her cheek rested on the blonde's chest, but she was checking her over for injury as she knelt and showed her worry.

"I'm going to rip that bastards' legs off!" the Red Lantern hissed out enraged as she scanned the skies for Sinestro.

However, Lindsey stopped and startled as a small hand grabbed her right ankle. She looked down to see Vita weakly holding onto her.

"He's actually been taken into custody," she said smugly. "My Big Brother put that piece of shit in his place, and took his ring."

"Okay," Lindsey said quietly in surprise, as she gently and lovingly scooped her girlfriend into her arms with Supergirl's help, as the Girl of Steel finally stood, and kissed her friend, Vita on the forehead, before Lindsey on the cheek with a smirk.

"Look after each other ladies," Supergirl said with a smile. "I have to go have some words with my Little-Sister-Clone about picking on me."

"There's nothing more we can do here anyway," Lindsey said coolly as her eyes glared at the combatants above. "I'll take Vita home for now. We'll get to fight another day."

Meanwhile, Galatea stopped her attack on Spectrum with a start of surprise. She felt sick suddenly. She dizzily moved back from the man in the red tech suit, but frowned as she looked him over and felt a strange sensation within her chest, and a strange dampening between her legs.

Galatea, however, ignored those weird feelings as she licked her lips, and let her crystal blue eyes glare coldly at Harry while Harry smiled kindly at her, after all, she may have had different memories, Galatea was still apart of Kara, and she was as much a victim as Kara was.

"What kind of perverts made you that sexy white leotard thing?" Harry asked coolly, "because if any one of those pieces of shit touched you, I'm going to flay them."

"Who do you think, you-?" Galatea began, confused, and uncertain as she rubbed her eyes, as she trailed off to a stop, and dropped a couple of feet with the other three lowering with her.

"My name is Harry Avalon!" he replied with a gentle smile. "If you come with me, I can help you. You'll have a place to live, and you'll be with your family where you belong."

"I don't understand," she replied as she swung some wild swings, causing her bob haircut to bounce, and Harry to dodge, but she only got closer to Harry and his Kryptonite, which caused Galatea more pain.

Galatea ground her teeth to keep from throwing up and swung another punch for Harry. But she over stretched and completely missed, and would have fallen from the air if Harry hadn't caught her, scooping her into his left arms as he pulled her in tight by her slim waist, where she looked weak and scared, but she didn't understand why her heart beat faster, just feeling his warm embrace, and didn't know that her pale cheeks had lit up brightly, but knew she had to get away, didn't she?

"Supergirl!" Miss. Martian called as the Girl of Steel flew up to join them while keeping clear of ending up like her sister-clone, even though that looked like a nice place to be, snuggled in Harry's caring arms, as he could use the spare arm with the Kryptonite to hold her too, and she could probably put up with the Kryptonite if it was for Harry. "Is Vita going to be, okay?"

Supergirl nodded thoughtfully while shaking weirdo thoughts from her head. "She should be. Lindsey took her home to rest. That asshole Sinestro jumped us from behind, but Harry put that asshole in his place, and without Sinestro, maybe the Sinestro Corps will fall apart."

Meanwhile, Domino City was a welcome sight as Lindsey landed down within the wards of hers and Holly's new home. It was huge. They had only moved in a week ago. But it was the homeliest Lindsey had felt in too long. The Earth was her home now. Now and forever with her Holly, and soon she would be able to perhaps bring her remaining people to Earth, as there weren't many – a few hundred thousand at least, and perhaps with the new universe, they could get a large plot of land on Earth and build a new city, or two, or three for which they could integrate into humanity, as they didn't look too dissimilar, and biologically they were compatible to interbreed if they found the right human, but right then, all Lindsey could think of was her sweet heart, Holly.

Lindsey entered the large airy lobby while cradling Holly in her arms where Luna, Hermione, and Ginny quickly hurried over from where they waited to greet their mistresses when they detected them entering the wards.

"Mistress Lindsey?" Luna asked in worry. "Is our Master okay? Is she hurt?"

"She was just in a bit of a scuff with a Yellow Lantern," she replied coldly. "Nothing she couldn't handle. Harry Avalon beat the shit out of him, and sent him to the new prison, to await changes and sentencing. Now you ladies should leave. Ginevra. Bring some water to our room. And Luna, prepare dinner. She'll be hungry when she wakes up. Hermione, if you could make sure the training fields are reset, and Holly has some new spells prepared to learn, she'll no doubt want to blow off some steam tomorrow; you know how she is sometimes?"

"Yes Master!" They quickly bowed before turning and rushing off together.

Lindsey sighed as she looked down at her half-asleep girlfriend in her arms. Holly's outfit flashed away and her hair returned to normal. She was wearing a cute blue skirt and tee shirt, bare foot.

Leaning down Lindsey kissed Holly's lips briefly before taking her girlfriend upstairs and into their huge bedroom, lying Holly down on the bed she removed Holly's skirt and tee shirt, leaving her in her blue panties and bra. She looked so cute smiling tiredly up at her.

"I know," Holly whispered in tiredness as she pulled Lindsey to lie on top of her and cuddled her tightly, giving her a loving kiss on the lips. "I was stupid going off and trying to help them like that when I'm not a hero like that or anything… if Harry wasn't there, I would have been in real trouble-."

Holly stopped talking as Lindsey's cool lips shut her up as they entrapped hers in another kiss with her tongue sliding into her moth, and her hands squeezing at Holly's bra covered tits. Holly eagerly kissed back as her hands found Lindsey's arse and squeezed through her lantern armour before that flashed away to leave her in some tight grey-cloth short shorts and a white tee shirt without any shoes, giving Holly a much better feel of her girlfriends' arse.

Lindsey ignored the door opening as Ginny slipped into the room with a tray holding a large pitcher of ice-cold water and two glasses.

Ginny paused for a moment upon witnessing the scene, but neither Holly nor Lindsey gave her any mind as they made out. Ginny smiled. It wasn't the first time she or Luna or Hermione walked in to find their bosses making out or even doing more, which kind of turned them on, and made them jealous at the same time, but they couldn't dwell on that too much, as they would do anything for Holly, Hermione and Ginny especially.

Therefore, Ginny only stared in happiness. She loved Holly. But she was happy for her. Ginny was glad Holly had someone special to look after her. To love her like that. Lindsey and Holly were so cute together. And Ginny was thankful that she had Luna to look after her and love her like that, and they were kind enough to take Hermione's mind off Holly for a while at a time, and let her join them for some snuggles. Ginny didn't think she could cope with seeing the love between her masters if she didn't have Luna's understanding and attention, or Hermione to dote on, and share her feelings of loss, as they had both loved Holly so deeply, and still did, and even Luna understood how they felt, as Holly was such a good person, and after everything, she was so very kind and understanding towards her servants.

Placing down the tray on the bedside table, Ginny poured some water into both glasses before stepping back, and standing quietly as she watched and waited for her masters to give her a new order, or to dismiss her, or as per standing orders wait sixty minutes before she could choose to leave or stay longer, depending on her choice, as she could always be called back, as she was in technicality their butler while Luna their chef, and Hermione their librarian.

Ginny stood with her hands clasped in front of her in her new uniform. It was short, and crimson, hanging mud-thigh. It had black knee-high socks with left a nice piece of thigh on display. Her shoes were red and very comfortable for being on her feet for long hours. Her dress had no sleeves attacked, but she had black sleeves separate around her upper biceps leading down to a point over the backs of her bare hands, to show off her naked shoulders. The sleeves and socks had some beautifully designed patterns in a lighter shade of black like silvery black runes.

And finally, Ginny's outfit had a black piny over the front with Holly's new crest on it over her heart. It was in a dark red outlined by that silvery black of two female figures entwined in each other's arms, seemingly nude, one with the wings and feathers of an angel, and the other the wings and horns of a devil. They were both within a pentagram shield that slid into three different shadows of itself in different shades symbolising the trinity of power.

Then on Ginny's head was a black headband tidily through her hair with that same crest on its centre. Ginny had had her red hair cut shorter, to her lower neck, and she used some magic to make it curve down in a decidedly cute manner with the headband only accentuating that.

Luna and Hermione (to her embarrassment at first) wore the exact same uniform, and Ginny really liked it on her, as they had to look sexy and pretty for their masters. Luna's hair was longer, straight at the top and crinkled halfway down, tied back it almost touched her bottom. And add in Luna's new frameless glasses over her beautiful blue eyes, and during their free time Ginny couldn't keep from her and wondered whether she had a glasses fetish as she had to remind Luna sometimes that she was supposed to wear them all the time. Hermione only tied her hair back, and used a potion to tame it, but looked rather sweet like it.

Ginny watched as Lindsey finally broke the kiss and grope session to take a breath and give Holly a withering stare that somehow bounced off that beautiful smile Holly returned.

"You wouldn't be this beautiful and wonderful person if you didn't help your friends," Lindsey said before kissing her girlfriend's forehead. "I love that you do these things, but next time be more careful. Sinestro best hope he never gets out of custody because I'll kill him," she said while her brown eyes lit up crimson in her anger while the ring on her left hand glowed slightly.

"Only if I don't get him first," Holly said with a grin. "But where the heck has Misty gotten too? We should make sure she's okay with that bastard around, and she might like to hear he's finally been arrested."

"Always looking out for others," Lindsey said with a shake of her head. "No matter how much vengeance you deserve against the world… the universe… universes-."

"Long term is more fun," Holly said sheepishly. "And doesn't get needless innocent people killed. I have a little fun in store for next week, and I think, it will be a wonderful time for me… my Dumbledore, however, not so much. Anyway, where the heck has Misty gotten too? We should make sure she's okay since that bastard has been around, and she might like to hear he's finally been arrested."

"Misty's in her room hiding and playing video games," Ginny quickly interrupted, which got their attention as they looked to her, she blushed brightly. "Umm… and she's been 'drinking', but Luna used a potion to lower the alcohol content like you asked my Lady's," she quickly added with a bow. "She said she didn't want to risk going out as her ring picked up her ex-boss was on Earth."

"I know, I told her to stay," Lindsey said briskly; still not having quite forgiven Ginny for breaking Holly's heart, and took satisfaction in the girls squirming to see they turned her on so easily, and hoped it was somewhat torturous at least. "No point in getting her hurt over something I was able to deal with alone. Though, Harry Avalon has dealt with Misty's issue," she finished coldly as she sat up on her girlfriends lap and reached over for a glass of water.

Moving slightly lower on Holly's lap, Lindsey helped her sit up and drain the glass dry before placing it back on the tray, and allowing Holly to flop back down onto the soft and comfortable bed, and sink into pillows.

"Thanks," Holly said gratefully as she blushed when her tummy rumbled while Lindsey continued straddling her lap. "But I'm famished, can Luna start dinner already please. She is surprisingly handy in the kitchen, and amazing at making her own twists on other recipes."

"Yes, Mistress," Ginny quickly said with a low submissive bow. "Mistress Lindsey has already thought ahead, and ordered Luna to do so. It shouldn't be too long now. Would you like for me to prepare the table in the dining room or will you both want dinner in bed?"

"Here will be fine for today, Ginny," Holly said turning that marvellous smile of hers to her cute servant girl. "Thank you very much, but I feel kind of weird sitting at that huge dining table in that huge room with just me, Lindsey and Misty eating at it, as you three are being weirdly into your servant roles, and won't join us," she said rolling her eyes as even Lindsey had told them to eat with them, but magic and lore, and tradition, and probably some pervy roll play somewhere along the line. "I feel lost in there like that. Maybe we should just use that for if we have guests over. Maybe we could invite Harry and Seraph, and the Birds of Prey over in the future for a dinner party?"

"Of course, Mistress," Ginny agreed while smiling and nodding quickly, as she really wanted to meet Harry and ask him about other world possibilities of her, as she was extremely curious to hope they hadn't screwed up like she had, and it would be rather nice to have a sister or two. "But will you be okay for your meeting with Miss Gordon at Wayne Tech tomorrow. You've both put it off because of other things getting in the way already. Making some joint ventures in the muggle world with a muggle company seems like so much trouble. Will you need me to call and reschedule?"

Holly shook her head. "No. I'll be fine. I'm just tired and hungry," she said before turning to Lindsey. "What was that device Sinestro used on me? It was like I lost all my energy and strength when he channelled his lantern energy through it."

"That was probably a lantern energy conduit," Misty interrupted as she had barged in when Holly asked the question. She was only wearing a pair of blue jeans and white blouse that was open enough to show off her white bra covering her tiny tits, and looking like she hadn't found out how to turn on the Air Conditioner in her room, and looking annoyed as she brushed back her long yellow hair. "It's really rare. Nobody has been able to reverse engineer it, and it only works on one person at a time. But have you two been messing with my booze again because I'm not drunk."

"Well, the energy thing Sinestro used on me broke when I got free," Holly said while ignoring Misty's question while the Yellow Lantern flopped down to sit on the edge of the bed before flopping back to lie at Holly's feet. "Hopefully that bastard doesn't have any more of those. I was so kicking Galatea's arse before he showed up."

"Well, that's his style," Misty said with a sigh, and stroking her fingers over Holly's left foot, turning to her sweetly, "but about my-."

"You're safe. And none of your friends were hurt too bad," Lindsey said while interrupting Misty. "That's all that matters right now, and Sinestro is in MPF custody."

"No, it's not. What about my-?" Misty began with a sigh, as Holly pushed her hand away with her foot while using the nails on the other to scratch as that tickled, before Misty double-took with wide eyes. "They captured Sinestro?" she asked in wide-eyed awe as she sat up sharply.

"Yeah, I suppose you're right," Holly said while they ignored Misty more, as it amused the heck out of them. "I'm already feeling my strength returning. It was thanks to my brother that Supergirl and I weren't too badly hurt. And with the Kryptonite they should have caught that bitch, Galatea… but I'll admit I feel a little sorry for her, she's almost like a living android, but not free like Seraph, or even Watcher, and it hurts knowing she doesn't know any better or right from wrong even, poor girl."

"Good point," Lindsey said admiring how sweet Holly was to see the bigger picture, and she rose her red ring as it gently glowed. "Red Lantern Lindsey to Oracle?" she called out.

There was a bleep and a woman's voice answered. "This is Oracle," she said. "Is Vita, okay?" she asked quickly. "Harry's been worried, and he doesn't know whether to call or not, or hope you call him… guys being ridiculous if you ask me."

"I-I'll call him in a bit," Holly said gently as her heart sored to have so much love in her life.

Lindsey needlessly nodded though. "Yes, and Vita is safe, and doing well, here with me now. Something to eat, and a night's rest, and a little pampering, and she'll be fine, and using her wild magic to beat up bad guys in no time."

"Thank goodness," Oracle replied in relief. "Supergirl and Spectrum were worried sick after that thing with Sinestro, and we don't want them breaking into the remand section of the Zone to beat him up or something silly, and getting put in jail too now do we?"

"Of course not, but I'm fine now," Holly said while looking pleased she finally had so many proper friends, as well as an amazing girlfriend, and three sexy servants, and brothers and sisters, many of which knew some of her pain before they 'found' each other's. "Is Kara okay after all that Kryptonite exposure?"

"I'm fine now, Holly," Supergirl answered for herself. "How are you feeling. Oracle says you're probably going to cancel on her again...-"

"Kara!" Oracle hissed quickly.

"Wait. What?" Holly asked as her eyes widened. "Oracle is Barbara Gordon?" she asked as her eyes widened further. "Whoa. That explains a lot… and… you were -."

"Please don't finish that sentence," Oracle quickly interrupted.

Holly grinned though it was lost on Oracle as it was audio only, as she scooted up to sit against the headboard, and though her friends looked lost, she looked smug. "But that means he is-."

"Definitely do not complete that sentence," Oracle quickly said while sounding worried.

"What are you two talking about?" Misty asked while looking confused. "We're all friends here, right?"

"Nothing," Holly answer while Oracle asked in concern, "is that Misty?"

"Umm… well she kind of lives with us now," Holly agreed.

"I thought it was more like sponges," Lindsey added. "It isn't like she's that useful."

"I gave you my interstellar space ship," Misty wined as she scurried to Holly on her hands and knees while giving a rather masterful puppy-dog pout. "The least you can do is take care of me?"

"And you'll always have a home here," Holly said reassuringly, patting her cute head like she was a pet, and Ginny had to keep from laughing as Misty looked so pleased with herself as a huge victorious grin stretch her face, before she flopped around to sit up against the headboard next to Holly. "And we will take care of you as long as you don't use your powers for douchey things anymore."

"And I swore I wouldn't," Misty said with a tired sigh, as she had been told their conditions more than once already, and agreed to them, as she really liked her new friends, and it was only a matter of time before she got at least one of the servant girls to be her pleasure toy, but they didn't know she had such a 'naughty' plan, and she had no idea they all knew of her plans as she had about as much subtlety as a dragon sneezing, so she probably wasn't going to get her way, even though Ginny thought her accent was adorably sexy.

"But I don't even know how long my lantern batteries are going to last," Misty complained sadly. "I only have mine and the two we stole off my last two partners, so I can't exactly help you all the time – and if I only do some small things, and don't waste energy, it could last a year or so… maybe. I'll run out of power eventually, either way. I don't get how Lindsey still has power though. How many lanterns do you have?"

"One," she replied with a shrug. "It was full when I got here, but I'm almost out of power to be honest," she said while shocking them.

"Maybe Spectrum could help?" Supergirl suggested.

"I can?" Spectrum's voice came over the ring, in question.

"Sure. You can create endless lantern energy," Supergirl said. "So perhaps you could recharge their lantern batteries… maybe make your own Spectrum priestess-hood-ship or something; if they swear not to use their powers for evil or anything."

"I think what you're thinking of is a Spectrum Order," Spectrum said sheepishly. "Or a Sisterhood or Covenant or something, because I don't think what you called it is a thing," she said and Holly and her girls were pretty sure Supergirl was blushing in impishness, as all of them snickered a little. "But… well, I don't know whether I want my own cult of Lanterns, I suppose it won't hurt to try charging their batteries though," Spectrum suggested reasonably. "If you both want, we can try tomorrow."

"Thank you, Spectrum," Lindsey answered. "I doubt Atrocitus would let me near the Central Battery if he's heard about what I've been doing on Earth. And Misty would likely die a terrible death trying to get near hers, especially if they know we've arrested Sinestro. If you wish to create an Order of your own Lantern's, Misty and I shall join."

"Err," Spectrum replied unsure what to say as Misty didn't say anything against it.

"Hey, I just thought," Holly piped in to help their friend as she saw the amused smirk on Lindsey's lips, as she did like to tease her friends sometimes, but Holly also knew her girlfriend would join the Spectrum Order. "What did you do with Galatea?" Holly asked in curiosity.

"She got away," Oracle said. "Harry followed her, and apparently, Circe's found her, and he's tracking them, but her magic is rather powerful, so not easy to keep up with."

"But Harry can get her back, right?" Holly suggested. "Harry can save her, right, and teach her, and help her be good, and learn to love, and be a protector, right?"

"I hope so," said Oracle, "but I don't know whether we can talk her around."

"But we have to try," Supergirl surprisingly said before Lindsey hung up on them as she didn't believe in saying 'bye' first, and she didn't want her Holly to worry so much about Supergirl's sister-clone.

Meanwhile, outside of the front gate of Holly's Manor House, Alice Cullen was dressed all in black armoured leather with hood up and mask over her mouth and nose. Her golden eyes looked out over the barrier ward around the huge mansion that might as well have appeared overnight.

Alice couldn't see the wards exactly, but kind of feel the slight tingle of magical energies. She and other vampires of her kind tended to keep away from sorcery because sorcerers; they were rare on her world, and they radiated danger – they didn't like to talk about them – they had no interest outside of their own exitances anyway. She didn't know why there were so few on her Earth, but magic was different here, and maybe passed on a lot easier. It didn't help that the mage of her world tended not to like them at all. She wasn't too sure what they would think of non-human eaters, and Alice had only ever met two, in visions that she avoided like humans wanted to avoid going to work on the first of January – or the second of January, especially after a little too much partying.

Though, Alice didn't think the mortals seemed to notice the speed of which the mansion was built, or these weird goblin guys that as far as Alice knew, didn't exist on her world. But her mind worked better than that. Alice was almost certain that even magicians were kept blind and manipulated against seeing what Vita had built at ridiculous speeds right under their noses. Though, the goblins may have gotten permits, and authorisation from MACUSA, to make sure everything was above board, and they didn't get any bother in the future. Alice was pretty sure her world didn't have enough magical's to have a magical government.

Alice had still been ignorant of her beloved Bella's, 'fun' when she was back on her world when she heard about the extermination of those assholes in Italy, by a Vampire called Blade, and his team from another universe, except a few, like Jane, and maybe another one or two with powers, but they never chased Alice or her family. Alice saw that coming as soon as Bella must have told the Birds of Prey about them in one universe for it to filter to the other, either just in passing or knowing that they would be exterminated like vermin. But Alice didn't care about that, and thankfully Edward wasn't around, as she kept it to herself and allowed it to happen. They deserved everything they got for being arrogant asshats who hunted, and in some cases tormented humans when they didn't need too. Alice wondered whether that made them week willed losers?

Probably.

She didn't know where Bella was, though. She was surprisingly hard to find. She could freaking fly, so Alice couldn't follow her scent. Her dear Bella had gotten the biggest break in her life, and gained super power, flipping super powers – that could explain vampires with powers, she supposed. However, that made Bella harder to find, and Bella didn't build a huge magical mansion for Alice to spot. But one of Bella's new Superhero friends had. So hopefully they wouldn't attack her when she knocked on the door – well rung the gate intercom because she couldn't get through the wards.

It was kind of amusing as she had never once needed to be invited in like a stereotypical vampire before, and funnily she realised those vampires might actually exist on one of the Earths, at least, as Blade certainly wasn't like her kind, but she hadn't asked too much about his kind, or those on this world, but they were both apparently stake through the heart ones, and allergic to silver and sunlight, and even holy water, so it was highly likely. Though, she doubted that any other vampire would see through the illusions. But Alice was different. She was the only vampire on the planet, her planet at least, ever to have been known to have clairvoyance, and that was highly useful, as it could see what everyone else would miss.

Alice had hoped that Bella or one of the other Birds of Prey would have heard of her Superhero-ing, the past few weeks, and come to investigate, as she didn't sleep like Blade and her other teammates in dealing with the ridiculous number of vampires bothering people on this world, as they were going to be here for a while, but at least they were simpler to kill than her kind. She had seen the hunters coming, and looking into the future saw the offer they would give her to work with them, and that got her a trip to this world.

Where Bella had gone. Alice had felt her heart sore to discover her friend wasn't dead like she had thought when she went missing from the future. She didn't even hesitate in joining the vampire hunting team, and surprisingly got on well with a feisty young woman called Faith. She and a witch from another reality had gotten stuck, after some powerful magic went awry, and offered a job helping them out for the free ride back to their Earth, which had a lot more problems than her Earth ever had, and on top of that, her team would be going back with them to deal with some demonic 'stuff' too.

The witch was rather timid at first inspection, but once you got to know her, she turned out to be rather brash and upfront sometimes. She had actually put Spawn in his place, and broke his connection to this evil douchey demon that wanted him to lead an army of demons to conquer a world protected by thousands of super powered beings, if not then more. Spawn had demonic powers, and they had always had a timer to them, and when that ran out, he would have to return to lead the demon army, but now, he got to keep his powers, and use them all he wanted, so he ended up swearing an oaf to help defend her world to make up for what she had done for him, even though everyone on the team were working for CyberTech and the MPF, and had that assignment next, once they were done with a few things on this world.

There were a few other members – one was a human who might as well be an armoury as she had no ideas where he kept that many guns, and was only on the team because he wasn't one to care too much about collateral damage, and occasionally punished someone by accidental proxy, and it was either monster hunting, or jail, so he chose wisely. He was rather useful and strong for a human, and with some new armoured suits with scent cancelling, and soundproofing, he was rather formidable against monsters, and with monsters, you didn't have to worry too much about bystanders, as chances were, they were monsters too.

Then the last two members were a mutant, and a metahuman. They both had healing powers, and one was bat shit crazy. He had a bit of a competition going with Blade on their 'death count' as they both used swords and guns and were flipping amazing with them. The other was shorter, and beefier, and from what Alice could guess, he was possibly as old as her, but he had awesome metal claws, and though he was a grumpy bastard, he was rather helpful, and watched Alice's back as she wasn't exactly a warrior or anything, but she was good at avoiding their enemies since she could see the future. There was another teach too, built up of a few other supernatural and paranormal beings, led by someone who may or may not have pissed off the Angel of Death – or maybe it was Lucifer he pissed off; Alice couldn't remember, as finding out that gods and angel's were possibly the real deal on this Earth still made her feel like her head wanted to explode.

Alice had hoped that her going out during the day and on their nights off, as they occasionally had nothing but research, and that wasn't her scene, got the night off, and helping where she could in shadowy areas, could help her find her friend and beg for her forgiveness, and finally tell her how she felt. And maybe. Hopefully, get her friend back in her life at the least, and never have to leave her ever again.

But Alice would settle if she had to for some kind of closure, but she hoped, wished, prayed, and begged the universe's for more than that as she didn't think she could live without Bella in her life, even just a little. She could cope with just hanging out occasionally.

However, Alice wasn't very good at being recognised for her Superhero-ing deeds. It didn't help that her sneaky dark heroin thing had the Batgirl to deal with. How could she compete with a flipping ninja?

She wondered whether she needed a new gimmick? But since she was at the gates of Wonderland, Alice felt it was fitting that she rang the bell and hoped that she had better luck than the Alice from the stories.

Reaching out a trembling hand, Alice pressed the intercom button, and lowered her hood and mask after looking around to make sure no one was around to see her. Even though she knew there wouldn't be, couldn't be, and if there was anyone around, she would hear, smell, and see them coming through the future, she still worried.

The bell bleeped twice before Alice just watched the screen of the intercom as it had a blinking little yellow light above it. Alice had never felt as nervous as she was in all her afterlife since she couldn't remember being human, even though she knew her human life had been terrible – what with being in a nut house and all that because of something that she figured was connected to her clairvoyance, and she hated thinking about it because she knew she was likely abused more than being a patient back in the eighteen hundreds, and was thankful they didn't lobotomise her because they were freaking morons back then, and that that was tad amount to murder.

And back then Asylums weren't even slightly friendly because the 'doctors' who ran them were idiots who though things like shock therapy were healthy too (when the opposite was true. People shocked were more than likely to get worse, or actually become insane because of the pain). And the orderlies were not nice people. And these were mostly harmless people; not criminal psychos like from that Arkham place she had heard of.

It was only a couple of minutes later that the screen blinked on. A cute blonde girl in a red and black maid uniform, and glasses answered the bell with a wide smile on her pink lips.

"Hello," Luna said cheerily. "I'm sorry, but if you'll take note of the signs, we don't take unsolicited calls… although, I suppose we could make an exception for a cute Girl Scout like you."

"I'm not a Girl Scout," Alice said looking down at her outfit in confusion before back at the screen, as she realised the girl might have been playfully making fun of her for being short. "And I'm not an annoying Cold Caller either. My name is Alice Cullen and I'm looking for Bella Swan… I've come a very long way to find her. I know Vita knows where to find her, please," she begged at the end.

"I see," Luna said while looking kindly and understanding. "Love is amazing, isn't it?" she asked to Alice's shock. "One moment please," she said before the screen changed to a strange pentagram logo with two entwined figures in red on a black background with 'please wait' written across the top in white with some cheesy elevator music.

Alice was surprised as she waited several minutes 'on hold'. She was considering pressing the button again as she wondered whether the maid forgot about her. That was when the screen blinked to show the NFC logo that she would see in the top banner of her phone.

Surprised, and confused, Alice pulled out her phone, which had a new SIM from this world, and unlocked it. Alice bit her lower lip nervously as she tapped her phone to the screen. The screen and her phone blinked with a twirling bleep sound, and while the intercom screen went blank her phone pinged up a new contact.

Bella Swan

Alice almost collapsed with shock and heartache, then and there. She finally had something. It didn't have an address, but it had her phone number and that was as much as she could hope for.

"Bella, I love you so much," Alice whined as she held the phone tight to her chest and sobbed tears that could never fall, as her emotions were all over the place, and her knees wanted to give out.

However, shaking her head she looked back at her phone and hit the call button before she chickened out and placed the phone to her ear.

The phone rang three time before it was answered, and no one said anything for a moment.

"Alice?" It was whispered over the phone and Alice did drop to her knees and unsuccessfully holding back her sobs.

"I'm so sorry, Bella," Alice blurted out. "I'm so sorry I left you; I didn't want too… but… I was planning on sneaking back… I love you, Bella. I love you so much."

"I love you too, Alice," Bella's voice wavered. "I missed you so much."

Alice started as she realised those last few words didn't come through her phone and turned sharply to see her beautiful friend wearing pinkie-purple, like flowing skirts to her ancles, and coat to her shins, thin and airy with blacks moulding around her arms with gaps over the shoulders, and going down her sides, to end as a belt, and over her breasts, leaving a cut-out over her tummy. She wore black open toe and heal half-boots with pink soles, and around the brim, down over her ancles either side to the soles. She didn't wear gloves but her nails looked perfect, and like her toenails, glistened with pink polish. Her lips and eyes were shaded that same pink. Her hair was pink and crinkled, pulled back tight on her left side, and plaited back behind her ears tightly to her head, and lose and crinkly down to the small of her back, and her eyes were glowing with pink light.

Standing, Alice shook, but before she could stay more Bella had flown into her arms, and they fell int a tangle of limbs as they cuddled each other with inhuman strength, and cried together, as they were where they were meant to be.

It was hours later that Alice felt sure she should have paid attention as she was curled up in a bed, snuggled up in the Pink? Lantern's arms, and didn't know how they got there, and though Bella had allowed her lantern armour to be removed, she was still in lantern form, beautiful and warm, with Alice's cool sexy small body, naked and using Bella's tits for a pillow. They had had sex. They had made love. They wasted hours and hours just loving each other, and hadn't even pulled the covers over them when Bella finally came one too many times and couldn't stay awake any further.

There was a knock on the door, and Alice stiffened as it opened a moment later and a red-haired girl in a black and red maid outfit poked her head in, cheeks blushing as she looked over the naked girls before pushing the door open and entering, she bowed her head.

"Lady Holly has asked that I inform you, breakfast is in an hour," she said with a smile, as she tried not to stare too much at the ridiculously amazing body of the vampire. "We have a spell that will make blood freshen and warm enough to satiate you too, Miss. Alice, and don't worry it is only animal blood. You can use the shower, and I shall have some clothes for you and Miss. Bella ready by the time you finish. Also, you must have missed a few calls, as a Mr. Blade sent a Miss. Willow to find you, as he had been concerned, as you normally answer first time; she shall be joining you for breakfast. But I'm going to guess by all the noise that you were both having too much fun to care. I'm so happy for you and Miss. Bella," she finished, and bowed out of the room, closing the door behind her.

Alice groaned as she found her phone on the bedside table, and grimaced as she looked at all the missed calls and texts. She checked the last text, and it was from Blade reprimanding her for not calling to tell them she wouldn't be back when spending the night out.

"Who's Blade?" Bella asked sleepily as she looked over the phone while snuggling into her girlfriend.

Alice smiled sheepishly. "I kind of joined a team of vampire and monster hunters that Shield set up."

"Then, what's Shield, and wow, really?" Bella asked but greedily accepted Alice's kiss as she only nodded. Alice pulled back and looked happier than Bella had ever seen her. "Did someone mention breakfast?" she asked hopefully as her tummy grumbled.

Alice laughed. "Yes, it will be ready in an hour. Let's take a shower, and get ready, okay… I love you so much!"

Bella's pink eyes teared up as she hugged her girlfriend tightly. "I love you so much, too."

to be continued…