Hello, again!

First and foremost, don't expect as many updates as my other stories. Got enough of them as is, so this one is more 'If I got an idea for an update, I'll try and put it up.' If you want sex, futas, or seeming lack of public decency, while having semi-constant updates, check out 'Were'mon.' If I manage to get a few chapters done pretty quickly, then you got more to read, but if I don't then tough luck.

Doesn't mean I won't take ideas to help speed things along.

This time, we'll begin working on bringing Superman back from the brink. However, Morgana still doesn't quite have all the pieces to that puzzle. However, there will first be a couple of flashbacks through her, although they are primarily from Harley's point of view.

Don't own Harry Potter or anything from DC Comics/Studios.

It has begun

Morgana was leaning on one of the gate cubicle walls as she waited for Flash and Cyborg to show up with Superman's body. She was mainly at that spot to help the two get in to the Kryptonian ship, otherwise she would've been inside the ship. While she was doing that, she also ended up letting her mind slip into the memories Harley gave her that led up to Bruce considering the current plan to revive Clark.

XXFirst SkirmishXX

"Commissioner Gordon, it's been a while." said Harley upon arriving at where the latest Bat Signal was active, alongside Batman, Wonder Woman, and a newcomer called the Flash.

Said man, on the other hand, wasn't quite as enthusiastic about the meeting. Even after all the time she was under Morgana's command, she could still give him a headache or two. Occasionally at the same time. "Harley Quin. Still the same as ever."

"What happened?" Batman asked, wanting to get to the point of this meeting.

"Either people were abducted from or near S.T.A.R. Labs." Gordon explained to the four. He showed a sketch of a parademon. "Here's the potential perp."

While Wonder Woman said, "Parademons." Harley face-palmed and asked, "Please tell me S.T.A.R. Labs didn't get their hands on one of those so-called 'Mother Boxes.'"

"Most probable reason." said Batman, seeing where Harley was coming from.

"They carried people away to find out what they know." revealed Wonder Woman.

"So the eight may still be alive." said Batman, only for Victor Stone to show up with an update, "Nine."

Turning to face the cyborg, Victor continued his words. "The head of S.T.A.R. Labs was taken as well."

"So you decided on joining Team Bat, Cyborg." said Harley, shrugging. "Whatever works for you, but the R&R they mentioned is still an open offer."

The newly christened Cyborg nodded in acknowledgment as he walked closer to them, just as Wonder Woman said, "Then there must be a nest nearby."

Gordon then spoke up again. "I plotted all the sightings in Metropolics, Gotham. No pattern I can see. The lines on the map don't converge."

He handed the map over to Batman to see what he was talking about. However, Cyborg was the first one to speak up. "On land."

"Braxton Island?" asked Harley, remembering the maps Morgana had her and the others go over multiple times in case the couldn't get one in the assigned area. "The island with the abandoned project to connect to Metropolis?"

"The pipes would be useful for covert maneuvering." Batman said as Gordon turned to face the island in question.

After a moment, he asked, "Do you really think that..." only to trail off as the only thing out of place was a note that said,

'Sorry to dash, but we've got places to go, people to save, monsters to kill. You know, the usual. TTFN, Harley Quin.'

Gordon just stuck to sighing as he felt a headache coming. Again.

Not too long afterwards, the five found themselves in one of the pipes underneath Braxton Island, and found a man waiting for them. (basically, Nicholas Cage's Johnny Blaze)

"Johnny!" Harley called out, glomping the man who just grinned and returned the hug. "So your finally ready for missions again?"

"Yep." he answered. "Bakura brought this up, and I agreed. Besides, I need to field test Xarathos' powers anyways."

That got their attention. "Xarathos? The Angel of Justice?"

"Originally." Johnny told them, turning back to the situation at hand. "Thankfully, one of the new abilities is evil sense, so I can lead you to them. Just be mindful of space once we get close enough. Too much evil can bring up Xarathos's new form a little too quickly for you to be close."

While that got a few eyebrows, that was all before they worked their way to where the hostages were being kept. And they found Steppenwolf their interrogating them. "Just tell me the truth."

The woman that they saw in his grip whimpered. "Please, just let us go. I have a family."

"Wrong answ-" Steppenwolf said, but was cut off by a chain wrapping around his wrist and pulling hard enough to divert his attention. On the other end, Johnny quipped, "The only reason it is the wrong one is because no smart person would want to be with you. Or near you for that matter."

He then walked forward, but even Harley was surprised by what happened during it. His head burned away till it was nothing but a skeleton, but on fire. And he wasn't slumping down dead in the slightest. Although his new voice certainly got Harley interested. "Especially with how drenched in evil you really are."

He prepped the chain, setting it on fire as well, before throwing an end at Steppenwolf who dodged enough to just get clipped, distracting him long enough for Harley to start getting the hostages to safety. Cyborg and Wonder Woman were quick to follow, but Batman had to momentarily stay behind to give Flash a pep talk before joining them.

While the three were dealing with the parademons, Harley came out with two hostages, noticed Flash, and screamed in his face, "Damn it, Flash! Get in and help get these people to safety! Now, ya brat!"

That seemed to do the trick, because once it was fully through him, Flash quickly went to work in civilian evacuation. This opened Harley to fight off the parademons as well.

Back with the fight, it quickly moved from the room the hostages were in and over to another with a metal bridge in disrepair. Steppenwolf was on one side while Johnny was on the other, only Johnny was in much better conditioned.

"What kind of human are you?" Steppenwolf growled out in anger, with a very small hint of fear.

Johnny replied with a chuckle that creeped out most of his allies. "Host to the Spirit of Vengeance. The Ghost Rider."

He whistled, and then waited. A few moments later, Steppenwolf hears the sounds of an engine moving towards him from behind. Turning, he barely escaped as a uniquely designed flaming motorcycle ran over the spot he was standing. It stopped on Johnny's side of the bridge, the middle area of which broke and fell. But the Rider was unconcerned, especially once he got on his bike and started riding it on the walls of the area they were in.

Harley raised an eyebrow while all that was happening. "Certainly didn't expect that."

She wasn't the only one to notice one particular detail about the parademons and Johnny – they weren't even attempting to try and attack him. It was as though they were afraid of the Ghost Rider.

Just meant more fun for her. She was getting a bit antsy with the wait until the actual big fighting began.

As the parademons died down in number, Steppenwolf finally gave the call to retreat, but not without a few parting words. "I will reclaim mother, even if I have to use that witch again! Make no mistake about that!"

XXXXX

They at least had certifiable evidence that Gwendolyn was most likely helping him. No other magic user would willing correspond with someone like Steppenwolf.

It was around then that the truck with Superman's body inside came up, with Flash pretending to be a military officer in the driver's seat.

"Really?" she asked rhetorically before turning to the man stationed at the gate cubicle. "Hey, buddy. Got a vehicle that you should definitely allow through."

As the truck came up, the man stepped out and asked curiously, "Why exactly do you say that?"

She smirked as she subtly placed a compulsion to keep it to himself. "We're going to bring back Superman, but the only place to do so is inside the Kryptonian ship. So, if you please..."

The man's eyes widened for a second before he stuck to silently opening the gate, not checking Flash for ID at all. Once it was fully opened, she latched onto the driver's door and saluted to the man. "Just remember, keep this to yourself for now. Allen, drive."

"Driving." he acknowledged as he started the truck moving again, letting Morgana slip back into memories. Only this time, it was the conversation that resulted in this plan being executed in the first place.

XXCrazy PlansXX

Harley, Johnny, Bruce, Diana, Barry, Victor, and a newcomer named Artur Curry were standing on a lift as it made its way down underground. Barry was staring around in wonder, while Harley was interested in their destination.

It was the first time she would be even remotely seeing the Batcave after all, so she wasn't the only person on the planet that was interested in it and its contents.

But she was also interested in the square briefcase that Victor was carrying. She could tell it was something very important, and most likely powerful, but she wasn't a sensor so she couldn't quite figure out what was inside it.

Her musings were put on hold when the lift stopped and a set of doors opened up. Walking through, Barry was the first to speak in awe. "Wow, it's like a cave!"

"No shit, Sherlock." Harley retorted before Barry could speed off. "Now come on, we need to figure out what to do next before Steppenwolf's attack happens in full."

"'In full?'" Arthur parroted in slight disbelief.

"I'm afraid so." Johnny told him. "Superman couldn't have been poisoned like he did without human help."

"And because Doomsday didn't kill him." Harley added. "He ultimately had more time to prepare and see that a full assault was a better idea to him than simply going after the Mother Boxes. With Earth's defenses fighting his forces all over, no one would really be able to counter his plan with the Boxes. That's at least how we're seeing it."

"That doesn't mean it'll be a full out invasion." Arthur said.

"That's enough." Bruce ordered, wanting to get to the actual issue at hand. "Victor."

Placing the case on a table, Victor explained the contents. "My father called it a change engine. It was found by the British during World War I. They studied it, but they couldn't even date it, it's so old. It was shelved till the night Superman died. Then she lit up like Christmas."

"It wouldn't happen to be the Mother Box that was said to be given to Man to hide, would it?" asked Johnny, realizing just what was in the case.

"Most likely." said Harley.

Victor continued despite that. "They brought it to S.T.A.R. Labs where my father recognized it as a perpetual energy matrix."

Barry then piped in with, "Oh, that sounds cool. I thought it was like a nuclear bomb."

Harley and Johnny snorted. "One powerful enough to reshape an entire planet when with it's counterparts."

Victor simplified what they said. "A Mother Box destroys as it creates. It's a cycle of life, but a million times faster. My father thought it was the key to unlimited energy, new formulas, cellular regeneration. But it's too volatile to control."

"He used it on you." Bruce finished.

Victor was silent for a moment before answering. "I was in an accident. Should've died. My father thought that he could use the Mother Box to rebuild the broken parts of me with a few cybernetic enhancements."

"But instead he made a living machine," said Harley. "One that you think may be stronger than its host. Perfect example of looking before leaping getting thrown aside by desperation there, people."

Bruce's mind, on the other hand, was on a different aspect of Victor's words. "Too much life. Muscles, coordination, basic cellular integrity. A human being can only absorb so much. The Mother Box was designed to reshape a planet."

Harley and Johnny silently agreed with Bruce, but were wondering where he was going with that train of thought. Arthur apparently had a similar thought, asking, "So?"

"So, what if you were stronger than a planet?" asked Bruce.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Hold up!" declared Harley in shock. "You mean to tell us, you plan on doing something with both it and Superman?!"

"Specifically, if we can use it to revive him..." he explained. "His cells are lying dormant, but incapable of decay. If he was in a conductive field, a boost from the Mother Box-"

"-could bring him back to life." Barry finished.

Harley face-palmed at the idea. "That is one of the dumbest and craziest ideas I've ever heard of." She then smiled crazily. "I'm in."

"The Kryptonian ship has an amniotic chamber which would be a perfect-" this time, Bruce was cut off by Diana, who declared a solid "No."

He tried to reason with her, but she was adamant. "You have no idea what kind of power you are dealing with."

"I'm host to a spirit that was tortured by the Devil himself." said Johnny. "Using what basically amounts to a really powerful battery to supercharge the functional remains of a incubation chamber is quite on the same level. I'm just going to let Morgana know in case something goes wrong."

"Good thinking. The most likely issue with him would be his memories, so it'd be helpful to have magic there to help." Harley suggested, sending Johnny off to the side to fill their boss in.

Diana, however, was pretty upset that they weren't listening to her. "Don't you get it? Superman is dead. We all wish he weren't. But I'm not about to stand aside and let him become a monster like what Lex Luthor did!"

"Small detail your missing, princess." Harley retorted, starting to get annoyed with the Amazon woman. "This isn't using some special set of ingredients with Superman as a catalyst. We're just waking him up with a rather strong cup of coffee, dammit."

"How can you be so sure?!" Diana demanded of her, only to get a reply of, "And how can you be so sure that you're truly an Amazonian princess, let alone a demigod, if you're so afraid of the unknown in the fucking world?!"

Even Johnny was slightly caught off guard from Harley's tone with that statement, but the former criminal wasn't finished.

"Look around you! Do you think any of this, any of us, were capable of existing if any being before us didn't dare venture into the unknown to try and conquer their fear of it! You're a warrior, for crying out loud. Grow a damn backbone before the world loses its own!"

Harley then moved over to where Johnny was and went silent, letting a tense silence fill the room until Bruce spoke again.

"While she could've done it in a better fashion, Harley is correct in that when more than just simply our personal lives are at stake, we don't have time to be plagued by doubt. If there is even the slightest chance for it to work, and it's the only choice we got compared to failure, we have to take. Otherwise, who are we supposed to be?"

That silenced Diana better than what Harley spewed out at her. She was often plagued by doubt about her decision to leave Themyscira all those years ago, but honestly had trouble seeing it as a better life than the one she has now. Granted, it would've been easier and safer, but she chose to venture out. Chose to join the first man she ever met in an attempt to stop Ares from destroying the world. Would she have been truly safe if she had let the God of War do what he had set out to do, since Themyscira was still a part of the world despite its isolation.

She hung her head in silence as Bruce continued speaking. "Superman was a beacon to the world. But even he is just one man. We're all inspirations in our own ways, Diana. We don't just save people, we make them see their better selves. And yet, I've only heard of you through Morgana and Harley, at least until Luthor lured you out by stealing a picture of your dead boyfriend."

"We all have things in our past that we have trouble moving on from." said Johnny, having finished the call. "But even with the Menagerie helping, it was Superman that was targeted. It was Superman that was struck down. You all especially need your biggest hitter to do something about Steppenwolf."

"We will primarily focusing on the parademons." Harley added. "If we're finished before you guys, we'll send whatever useful help we can over to wherever your battle is. Also, the message has been relayed to Morgana about her being potentially needed for this."

"Hope you can make it in time, because we are not enough. Steppenwolf isn't out there talking about ethics, and we cannot allow anything to hold any of us back. The way we're gonna stop him is by using his power, this power, against him." Bruce finished, indicating the case with the Mother Box.

"I agree." Victor chimed in. "I don't like the idea of reintegrating with the Mother Box, but I was running the numbers while you were Harley was being a bitch and you were preaching, and there is a high probability that we can bring him back."

"You lose something when you die. Even Superman." said Arthur.

"Which is why Morgana and whatever contingency plan Batsy cooked up for this will be ready to go once he's back." Harley remarked, getting a nod and a glare from Bruce.

XXXXX

However, after gaining that memory, Morgana had a sinking feeling that there was something more that they had yet to discover. All she could do was be ready and hope it is enough.

By then, the group, with Morgana replacing Johnny, were close to the Genesis Chamber that Clark one time told her about. However, instead of more civilian clothing, Bruce, Diana, Arthur, and Barry were in their crime-fighting gear, under the names Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and the Flash.

When they saw the chamber, Victor breathed out in awe, "This is amazing."

"Higher-tech races tend to have the good stuff when it comes to machines, Cyborg." Morgana quipped. "Even so, you might want to take a picture. Make it last longer."

Harley snickered at that while Victor looked right embarassed.

Morgana then spoke again, turning serious. "Alright everyone, get ready. We've got only one shot at this. Aquaman, get him into position in the fluid. Cyborg, bring it out. Flash, with me."

As the two walked off a few steps, Morgana explained what Flash needed to do. "Flash, run down this hallway until you can't anymore. Once there, turn around and focus on Cyborg's command. You need to build up enough power so that once Cyborg tells you to, you run and transfer the charge to the Mother Box. However, it has to be done at exactly the moment that it touches, touches, the fluid. Got it?"

He gulped nervously, but nodded and sped off.

She turned back to the others to find Aquaman already in the water with Superman's body, and Cyborg already set up with the Box out and ready.

"I guess Luthor fried the circuits?" Morgana said more than asked, already having learned that was the distinct possibility.

Cyborg nodded. "It won't have enough power to wake the box by itself."

"Then link up to Flash and act as his marker." she told him. "You'll have the best chance of timing it right for his speed to do the trick."

Just then, Flash's voice came through the commlink between them. "This must be the end of the line. So, I'm in position."

"The Mother Box is ready as well. You have to charge it the moment it touches the fluid." Cyborg told him, reiterating what Morgana said.

"5...4...3...2...1..."

The underline part is to indicate both Flash and Cyborg saying the countdown. Also, I mainly stopped it there because it's been a bit of a tough time for me lately, so my writing muse has been kind of fritzy. Thankfully, I got work tomorrow, so I can use that to try and re-energize my writing capacity some.

Until next time. Please let me know what you think.