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Chapter 14: The Rhydonium Run
Think smarter, not harder.
A time of DARKNESS! With the rise of Darth Maul and his Legion of Doom leading the forces of the powerful Shadow Collective, drastic measures must be taken. An alliance to defeat the Shadow Collective is formed between the Republic and the Separatists, increasing the army and fleets needed to combat the forces of evil. While the Shadow Collective has faced more losses with the forge of this alliance, uneasiness still resides in the forged alliance. With the Shadow Collective now known to be seeking out resources to repair the Warship known as the RUINATION, everyone must be on high alert… and avoid inner conflicts.
On Coruscant, Admiral Tarkin stared down Sportsmaster, who was staring him down as well. Crusher Crock was without his mask, and wearing less weapons on him. Wilhuff Tarkin continued to stare him down as Artemis, Ahsoka and Jade Nguyen Crock watched everything happen inside of one of the suites near the Senate Building.
"So, are we going to the Weapons Market?" Jade asked.
"Quiet," Admiral Tarkin said as Paula kept an eye over them on a seat in between the two chairs he and Crusher were sitting in. "I'm in a vision beast battle of wits."
"So, it's a staring contest?" Ahsoka asked.
"It's not just a staring contest," Sportsmaster said. "It's a…" he started out until he noticed he was almost turning his head away from Tarkin. He gasped and turned back to him. "Nice try, Admiral," he remarked. "But nothing's going to make me turn away! Nothing!"
"Oh, good grief." Paula said with a sigh as she planted her face into her palm.
"It's a staring contest." Artemis drawled.
"Come on," Ahsoka said, getting Artemis and Jade away. "I'll bring you there."
"If there are any missions, I'll have to be absent from them," Paula called out. "I need to make sure these two can actually get along."
Anakin, Red Arrow and Lux waited outside for Ahsoka, Jade and Artemis to come out. Once they came out, Anakin used the Force to start up the speeder.
"Tarkin and Sportsmaster not coming?" Anakin asked.
"Mom took away all of their weapons." Jade said.
"Yeah, she's not giving any of them back until they learn to like each other." Artemis added on.
"Sounds like Paula," Lux mused. He turned to Red Arrow and Jade. "So, you two actually want to see the Coruscant Underworld?" He asked.
"A place that's nice on the surface, but grimy and dark underneath?" Jade asked. "Sounds like Gotham, but if there's a Weapons Market, I'm in."
"I've been using a normal bow and set of arrows since we got here," Red Arrow said. "If I'm going to help Artemis get an advantage over someone like Malcolm Merlyn, I'm going to need to step up my game."
"Well, there's a lot down there," Ahsoka said. "And a lot of competition for each weapon too, so you'd better get them before they get taken."
"All the better reason to get down there right away," Jade said as she took her seat inside of the Speeder. "By the way, any word from the Council about that dragon we found?"
"Nothing yet, but we should keep a vigilant eye out for more activity from the Shadow Collective," Anakin said, getting the Speeder ready. "We don't know when or where they'll strike next." He said before starting up the Speeder. As soon they took off, Anakin flew everyone down to the Coruscant Underworld.
On a newly-established base on Drazkel, Lady Shiva was at her desk in her quarters, looking at the Force Link. She tinkered around with it, using the Force to try and find out what it did. She noticed the blue gem on it and removed it, causing it to fall. Before it could hit the floor, she caught it with her toes and kicked it back up, some of her red toenail polish getting onto it. She wiped it off and licked it before inspecting the gem again.
"A focusing crystal?" Lady Shiva asked. "Like the one for my Shadow Saber?"
Lady Shiva placed her hand over it, feeling the Force flow through the focusing crystal. She continued to watch its blue color glow before clenching it with her fist. Using the suppressed Dark Side of the Force within her, she made the Focusing Crystal bleed into a red color. She placed it back onto the Force Link, causing it to turn pitch black. She placed it on her hand and inspected it some more. Suddenly, as she snapped her fingers, Force Lightning appeared. She gasped, preparing to panic, until she calmed herself down. As she did, the Lightning went away. She grinned before picking up a red crystal she had found from Teth as well. She lifted up part of her hair covering her forehead, revealing a yellow crystal on her forehead. She removed it and placed the red crystal in its place.
There was a knock on Lady Shiva's door. "Enter." She said.
The door opened, revealing Gar Saxon. "Lord Maul requests your presence," he said. "There is another mission we have."
"I'll be right there," Lady Shiva said, picking up her boots. She put them onto her feet before using the Force to grab her lightsaber hilts. "Thank you."
Aboard the Ruination, Lady Shiva arrived. She looked around, seeing the rest of the Legion of Doom standing ready with Darth Maul waiting for her in a meditative stance in the middle of the room. She walked slowly towards him.
"I see you are recovering," Darth Maul said. "You did well to secure the ore from Coreign."
"With Padmé Amidala revealing herself as a Jedi, our operations have become more complicated," Lady Shiva said. "The Ruination is nowhere close to being halfway repaired. We need something to help change the tide against the Allied Forces."
"Fortunately, I know just the thing," Darth Maul said as he got up. "There is a Ship over Abafar with a rare substance that I require," he explained. "You are to take Harley Quinn, Kinetica, Deathbolt and C-3PX there to take the Ship and take it to me. Dr. Ivo will take it from there."
"Yes, Lord Maul," Lady Shiva said before turning to see Harley Quinn, Kinetica, Deathbolt and C-3PX approach her. "Move out." She ordered.
Back on Coruscant, down in the Underworld, Anakin, Ahsoka, Lux and Artemis were showing Jade and Red Arrow around the Weapons Market. Blasters, blades and other assortments of weapons were being sold, with different people going to buy each one.
"Quite the selection of arsenal you've got here." Jade mused.
"How does the Republic allow this to happen?" Red Arrow asked.
"This is outside of Republic jurisdiction," Anakin explained. "Whatever weapons are down here once belonged to either the Republic or the Separatists, some even belonging to either the ORDER or the Shadow Collective too."
"Some Bounty Hunters come here to restock on weapons," Ahsoka explained before seeing Asajj Ventress pass by. "Let me guess," she said, getting Ventress's attention. "Armor plating?"
"And a new helmet too," Asajj Ventress replied back before seeing Jade and Red Arrow. "You must be some of the new recruits who came that me and the rest of the new Young Justice recruits have been hearing about."
"Ahsoka actually told me about you once," Jade said. "I hear you were formerly a Sith."
"A girl can change," Asajj Ventress said. "I'll be heading back to the Equinox soon. Just need to find myself a better helmet." She said before walking off.
Ahsoka chuckled before coming over to a stand with lightsabers. "This is a new one," she said. "Let's check it out."
"Functioning lightsabers, come and get them!" The merchant called out to people passing by. "Thirty a piece! No charge!"
"What's this all about, Cal?" Ahsoka asked. "I thought you were selling blasters."
"Well, after what happened on Tython, I traveled there and collected the spoils of war," Cal replied. "Don't worry, I found these in ruined temples. Just gave them some polishing, and no one knows the difference!" He said with reassurance. "None of them came from any dead bodies. If the Martian were with you, she's scan my mind and confirm what I'm saying is true."
"Well, as far as I can tell, he's telling the truth," Anakin said. "I don't sense any lies from him."
"Okay," Jade said. She took out a sai, causing everyone to get back. "Got any short blade lightsabers? Like this one?"
"Yes, of course," Cal replied. He gestured to the side. "Blue on top, green below, yellow under, and red on the bottom," he said. "Take your pick."
"You have any money?" Artemis asked. "Because I'm not paying for what you get, like when we were kids."
"We were sent some before we came to the Expanded Universe," Jade replied, taking out some credits. She handed some to Cal and grabbed two silver hilts. She activated them, letting two green blades the size of her sai blades shine. "One of you is gonna have to give me lessons when we get back to the Equinox."
"There a place where I can get a better bow and set of arrows?" Red Arrow asked Cal.
"Try talking to Johan," Cal advised, pointing to where a male Mirialan was selling his goods. "Carries some good tools."
"Thanks." Red Arrow said, walking in the direction the Corellian was pointing to.
Ahsoka walked up, handing Cal a Walkman and some cassettes. "Good things from Earth, as always," she said. "Now, about the information you had for me?"
"Oh, yes," Cal said as Red Arrow tested out some stronger bows. "I got word from someone in the Guild about a shipment of Rhydonium being loaded into an old ORDER Freighter over Abafar," he whispered. "Says that a Vurk with the Gunslingers' Syndicate was getting them for the Shadow Collective."
"Is that so?" Ahsoka asked. She thought for a while as Anakin looked to her. After a while, she turned back to cal. "Thanks," she said. "Pleasure doing business with you."
Cal nodded as Ahsoka walked off. Anakin, Artemis and Lux followed her to where Red Arrow was just paying for the new bow he had found.
"What's Rhydonium?" Artemis asked.
"A highly explosive fuel," Ahsoka explained. "From what I've been told, it was once attempted to kill everyone at a conference with Republic officials."
"And here I though the Expanded Universe had no equivalent of 9/11," Artemis mused. She turned to Anakin. "Sounds like we've got a new mission on our hands."
"Yeah," Anakin said. "Get the rest of the Young Justice and the Neo Young Justice ready," he ordered Ahsoka. "We need to get to Abafar before the Shadow Collective can use the Rhydonium."
"Kara's with Superman patrolling inhabited Planets for the Krayt Dragon, and Jaybo's working on a new project with help from Robin and Mister Terrific," Ahsoka said. "Aqualad and Aquaman are visiting Mon Cala to talk with King Lee-Char about our Alliance with the Separatists, and the rest of the League is trying to help in the search for the Krayt Dragon," she explained. "Only Miss Martian, Superboy, Batgirl and Beast Boy are available."
"That's good," Anakin stated. "Aqualad couldn't stand the heat of Abafar, and we'll need Beast Boy to help scout ahead of what we have. Plus, a mission with highly explosive contents sounds like something we'd need a team of ten people to do anyway."
"Besides, Katooni and Barriss are at the Temple with Serra and Saw," Ahsoka said. "Best Master Luminara look after Barriss and Katooni keep training."
"I'll contact M'gann and let her know what we need to do," Lux said. "We can't risk another Rhydonium Incident."
Back at the Senate Suite, Admiral Tarkin and Sportsmaster were still in the middle of their staring contest. Paula was doing chin-ups in her wheelchair while still watching the two glare at each other.
"How long have we been doing this?" Admiral Tarkin asked.
"No idea, but I'm not checking my watch to find out," Sportsmaster said. He grumbled angrily. "Why did we let Paula choose our bonding activity?"
"Because she has more authority than you do," Admiral Tarkin replied. "And I don't see exactly how this is supposed to help us bond, if that's even possible to do with a man who left his wife."
"If you want to try something else, that's fine with me, just as long as I oversee it," Paula called out, causing both Admiral Tarkin and Sportsmaster to eye her without turning their heads away from each other. "Reached one-hundred!" She exclaimed.
"Fine," Admiral Tarkin said. "We'll do an activity of my choosing."
"Something we can actually agree on," Sportsmaster said. "We turn away on three."
"One…"
"Two…"
"Three!"
Admiral Tarkin and Sportsmaster both turned away at the exact same time. Paula rolled her eyes at them before they turned back around.
"Nice job," Paula complimented. "Now… one of you help me get down."
"Set up your activity," Sportsmaster said to Admiral Tarkin. "I'll get her down."
"Doesn't she have the enhanced wheelchair armor from Mandalore?" Admiral Tarkin asked.
"Yes, I do, but it still hurts whenever I jump down," Paula replied. "Get me down, now!"
Admiral Tarkin sighed as Crusher smirked. The two walked to do their respective duties, Sportsmaster getting Paula down while Admiral Tarkin went to set up the next activity.
"Has anyone seen my Speeder?" Admiral Tarkin asked.
Meanwhile, the Martian Bioship flew out of Hyperspace, making its way to the Cargo Ship hovering over the desolate Planet of Abafar.
"Here we are," Ahsoka said. "Thanks to the coordinates from Colonel Gascon, we were able to get through to Abafar without getting caught in the asteroid field."
"So, this Rhydonium," Miss Martian said to Anakin. "It can create the biggest explosion ever?"
"Its fuel can be used as either a weapon or as a way to increase the efficiency of any Ship," Anakin explained. "We can't fire on that Ship without bringing harm to the Planet and everything around it."
"So what are we gonna do?" Beast Boy asked. "There has to be a way to stop this Ship to prevent the Shadow Collective from getting it."
"Well, we could take it," Lux suggested. "Rhydonium doesn't set off through Hyperspace, so we could take control of the Ship and bring it somewhere safe to fire our torpedoes at it."
"I'm no genius here, but there could also be some precious cargo aboard," Jade pointed out. "This Ship is for the Shadow Collective, readied by a crime organization in league with them, so they must have some stuff onboard that could be valuable to us."
"Jade's right," Ahsoka said. "We need to board the Ship and commandeer it, but we'll need the Bioship on standby to pick us up."
"I see a Hangar Bay," Miss Martian said. "We'll set the Bioship there and take control of the Ship. From there, we'll take back whatever the Gunslingers' Syndicate has stolen, and bring it back to Coruscant."
"Okay, we have our plan," Anakin said. "Take us there, M'gann."
Miss Martian nodded. "Landing the Bioship now." She said, flying it towards the Cargo Ship's Hangar Bay.
Just then, from out of Hyperspace, a Mandalorian Fighter flew over. Lady Shiva piloted it, with Harley Quinn, Kinetica, Deathbolt and C-3PX behind her, all prepped and ready to fight.
"There's the Ship," Apurna said as she and Bina looked out. "All full of Rhydonium, ready for us to take to Lord Maul."
"A whole lot of overkill, if ya ask me," Harley Quinn remarked, causing everyone to turn to her with their eyebrows raised and incredulous looks of disbelief on their faces. "Can't Maul get another fuel that won't blow up on us? Am I the only one asking the hard-hitting questions here?"
"When we bring this back to Drazkel, OceanMaster and Ivo can synthesize it, make it so that it won't be so combustible against us. With this, the Ruination will be able to destroy multiple ships with only one shot, and it won't even be firing the Fusion Cannons."
"Wait," C-3PX said, adjusting his reticle eye at the Cargo Ship. "I'm picking up a part-organic reading aboard the Ship."
"The Young Justice is here," Lady Shiva said. "Prepare to board, but do not fire a single shot, or else the Rhydonium will go off."
On the old ORDER Freighter, Ahsoka and Anakin led the Young Justice, Cheshire and Red Arrow through the halls. Beast Boy flew ahead as a dragonfly, scouting the areas ahead for any signs of enemies. As Ahsoka and the Young Justice waited behind a corner, Beast Boy flew back to them.
"What's it like up there?" Batgirl asked.
"So far, nothing," Beast Boy said. "There's no crew on board. It's an empty ship, just the Rhydonium Canisters and cargo crates."
"They must have preset coordinates for wherever the Ruination and the rest of the Shadow Collective is stationed," Connor said. "Let's see where it's headed."
"Let's not jump to conclusions just yet," Anakin said. "These guys are smart. They wouldn't leave this Ship unprotected if just anyone got on here."
"Everyone, Stealth Mode," Ahsoka ordered, tapping her belt, causing it to become darker. "If there were any enemies Garfield missed, we have to be ready to take them on."
"Wait," Superboy said, placing his hand to his ear. "Someone's coming."
"Get ready." Ahsoka ordered as everyone hid behind the corner again.
"So, apparently, on Earth, there's only one man who's orange." A voice said.
"If there's an orange man, do you think those stories about a Doctor who travels in a box?" Another voice asked.
"Wow," Batgirl whispered as she took out some small balls. "So inaccurate."
Batgirl rolled the balls away, allowing Ahsoka to use the Force to move them towards the two guards. Smoke went off, causing them to cough, before Jade and Artemis leapt in. The two guards grunted and groaned from every hit they took before the sisters came out, dragging the unconscious bodies of an Ithorian and a Silurian.
"Nice work," Ahsoka said before she found a closet. She used the Force to lift the two into it before closing it. "Were those all of them?"
"Think so," Jade replied. "Didn't see any others."
"Let's get to the Bridge," Anakin said before looking to Beast Boy. "Do a search for the Rhydonium," he ordered. "If the DarkSiders get their hands on it, we'll need to make sure it falls out of their hands."
"Take this," Lux said, handing Beast Boy his hybrid lightsaber weapon. "If the Legion comes onboard, you'll need both a lightsaber and a blaster to take them on."
"Thanks," Beast Boy said. "Great to be working with you again, Lux." He said before flying away as a pigeon.
Artemis pressed the side of her head, causing her faceplate to cover her face. "Let's get a move on," she said. "We've been inside of ORDER Freighters before, so we'll lead the way."
"Lead the way." Batgirl said.
Ahsoka nodded before she, Anakin, Miss Martian, Artemis, Superboy and Lux led the way for Batgirl, Cheshire and Red Arrow.
Back on Coruscant, Paula watched as Admiral Tarkin and Sportsmaster came into a room. It had nothing but squares all over the place, as well as a couple of rising platforms. The Admiral pressed a button on his wrist, turning the place into the environment of Lola Sayu.
"Are you actually suggesting we do a training course?" Sportsmaster asked. He let out a scoff. "I hope you realize that they don't call me Sportsmaster for nothing."
"This 'Training Course' uses data from the Separatist Project known as The Box," Admiral Tarkin explained. "Provided to us by Obi-Wan Kenobi and modified by Robin and Drol, this will recreate any past battle scenario in the event where we battle any enemies without the aid of a Jedi," he remarked. "And from what I've heard, you've had the most trouble against insurmountable odds."
"Fine, so maybe I do," Crusher Crock hesitantly admitted. "But from what I heard about the Battle of Lola Sayu, only Battle Droids fought against the Republic Forces trying to escape. This might shatter the Alliance we've worked hard to forge together."
"I've adjusted it to have us face tougher opponents," Admiral Tarkin said before several Death Watch Devils flew down. "We will be fighting projections of the Shadow Collective."
"What?!" Sportsmaster exclaimed. "What weapons do we have?!"
"Any around us!" Admiral Tarkin replied, showing Sportsmaster the weapons of Clone Troopers, Even Piell and Battle Droids. "Use your surroundings! This is how Officers train in the Republic Army!" he exclaimed before picking up a blaster. He started to fire onto several Death Watch Devils. He picked up another and fired onto more of them.
Sportsmaster looked around. Seven Death Watch Devils flew around him and fired, but he picked up a metal plate from a fallen ship and used it as a shield. He picked up an arm from a Battle Droid afterwards and hit a Death Watch Devil, causing him to fall. However, another Death Watch Devil broke the arm he was using, forcing him to pick up Even Piell's lightsaber. He activated it and slashed at more of the Death Watch Devils before getting the arm of a Super Battle Droid. He fired on the rest of the Death Watch Devils around him while Admiral Tarkin shot down more.
"This just might work after all…" Paula said.
All of a sudden, as Admiral Tarkin and Sportsmaster finished off the Death Watch Devils on the ground, a swarm of them flew in from above. Paula, Admiral Tarkin and Sportsmaster looked up in horror as a blood moon set over the Planet of Lola Sayu, with even more and more coming. Even the ones they had already defeated arose and armed themselves until the entire army surrounded them.
Admiral Tarkin quickly pressed a button on his wrist, causing the Death Watch Devils to disappear, as well as the setting of Lola Sayu around them.
"What happened?" Crusher asked. He turned to Admiral Tarkin angrily. "Were you trying to get us killed?"
"Something in the system malfunctioned," a technician said as he walked in. "Seems that Robin installed a rush attack setting for real life scenarios when fighting armies."
"This is why I don't like the Boy Wonder!" Sportsmaster exclaimed. "That's it! We're doing things my way now!"
Admiral Tarkin growled softly. He was about to give Sportsmaster a piece of his mind until Paula walked up to him.
"Remember, I want you two to bond," Paula said. "No fighting each other. Besides, you were doing great back there."
"Thank you," Admiral Tarkin said, feeling much better. "That helps a lot."
"Hey! Tarkin!" Sportsmaster called out. "Hope you have a good aim!"
Admiral Tarkin gulped. Paula noticed and patted him on the shoulder.
"Good luck," Paula whispered to Admiral Tarkin. "No offense, but you'll need it."
Back over Abafar, Ahsoka, Anakin, the Young Justice, Jade and Red Arrow were checking out the Bridge. As soon as she made sure the coast was clear, she motioned her hand to the left, prompting Batgirl to go to the controls there. The Togruta Jedi Knight motioned her other hand to her right, getting Lux to check out the other terminal before Anakin, Superboy and Cheshire followed her to the main controls while Artemis and Red Arrow stood guard at the entrance, both aiming arrows at the door in case any enemies came through.
"This is an old ORDER Freighter, so we should be able to find the necessary stuff here before Sylas reformed it," Ahsoka said as she looked through the cargo manifest. "Blasters, crystals, sabers, you name it."
"This Freighter must have crashed on Abafar before the ORDER was reformed," Anakin mused. "I'm guessing Gemini or Maul killed whoever was on this Ship before the Shadow Collective got it running again."
"They must have," Connor said. "Why else would they leave all the cargo here?"
"Hey, guys?" Barbara said. Everyone turned to her. "I just checked the coordinates set on here, and past recordings of previous transmissions," she said. "Aside from hearing Sylas and Sonia, the rest of the transmissions show no indication of where the Ruination might be."
"Any clue as to where this Ship is headed?" Beast Boy asked through the Comms as he hid behind some crates in the cargo hold.
"Only coordinates set are Earth, Coruscant and Malachor," Batgirl replied. "None of them seem like any probable place for Darth Maul and the Ruination to be stationed."
"I mean, we'd notice if any of our enemies were stationed on Coruscant, wouldn't we?" Miss Martian asked. "Not like there's a base there we don't know about."
"Other locations on here are Serenno, Mustafar and some place called Drazkel," Batgirl added on. "But from what I've heard about the last one, it's Pyke territory."
"And as far as we know, the Pyke Syndicate is aligned with Darth Maul and the Shadow Collective," Ahsoka said. She plugged a device from her Arm-Mounted Crossbow Gauntlet into the terminal. "I'm downloading the locations that were recently set," she said before turning to Batgirl. "Do the same for s backup."
"Got it," Batgirl said as she plugged a flash drive into the terminal she was at. "How are things looking there, Beast Boy?" She asked.
Beast Boy continued to fly around as a mosquito before hiding behind a metal canvas. He turned back into himself and placed his hand to his ear. "So far, no sign of any more enemies," he said before hearing some footsteps. "Strike that. We have company," he whispered as he took out the hybrid lightsaber weapon Lux gave him. "Going on silent." He whispered more quietly before changing into a chameleon. He blended his color in with the walls and crawled onto them, getting a vantage point on who was in the ORDER Freighter.
Lady Shiva led Harley Quinn, Bina and Apurna Churney, Deathbolt and C-3PX into the hull of the ORDER Freighter. Beast Boy crawled more carefully towards them as they looked around.
"The Young Justice is here," Beast Boy said. "I can sense their presence."
"You said that Boy Wonder never showed up while you was on Teth," Harley Quinn said as Beast Boy continued to crawl on the wall. "He too chicken to show up?"
"Just shut up," Deathbolt said. He turned his attention to the Churney Sisters. "Get ready to fuse."
"Hey, if we were Firestorm, this Ship and all of us would already be dead." Bina spat.
"3PX, do you pick up anything on your scanners?" Lady Shiva asked.
Beast Boy gulped and started to scamper away as C-3PX scanned around the room. His eyes lit up as his head spun around.
"Scans pick up nothing so far," C-3PX said before his eyes beeped upon seeing Beast Boy in his chameleon form. "Wait!" He exclaimed, reaching for his rifle. "There's a fly on the wall." He said before shooting to where Beast Boy was hiding.
Beast Boy remained as a chameleon and quickly ran from each blast sent at him by C-3PX. He blended in with each colored surface he crawled on before landing on the ground, where he continued to shoot.
"The Atom?" Bina asked.
"Beast Boy." Lady Shiva said. She held out her hand, levitating Garfield Logan into the air.
Beast Boy felt the Force grab him. He tried to change shape, but Lady Shiva prevented him from doing so. She used the Force on him even more to make him de-camouflage before he turned into a giraffe, swatting his neck at her and the Legion of Doom.
"Garfield, what a delight," Apurna said sadistically. "Did you think this through?"
"Five of us and one of you," Deathbolt said as his eyes started to light up. "What are you going to do now?"
"Watch me." Beast Boy quipped. He activated his lightsaber and stepped aside, revealing a can of Rhydonium Fuel behind him.
"Don't fire!" Lady Shiva ordered. She stepped forward and activated the Shadow Saber. "If anything hits those canisters, we all die!"
"Something we're willing to do so Maul doesn't get his hands on these," Beast Boy remarked before deactivating his blade and aiming his blaster at the canister. "Hands behind your heads, now!" He ordered.
Everyone stood ready to fight, but Lady Shiva ran at Beast Boy. He gasped and activated his blue blade again, locking blades with the Shadow Saber.
"You've been waiting to say that to anyone, haven't you?" Lady Shiva asked.
"Pretty much, yeah." Beast Boy replied. He deactivated his lightsaber, causing Lady Shiva to almost fall into the Rhydonium tank. She almost hit it, but she used the Force to stop herself. She got back up and turned around, seeing Beast Boy shooting stun blasts at the rest of the Legion.
However, Bina and Apurna clasped hands, turning into Kinetica. They fired at Beast Boy, slamming him into a wall. Lady Shiva tried to slash at him, but he turned into a dog and ran under Kinetica, biting on her leg. She grunted and fell over, giving him the chance to run away. Lady Shiva growled and shot a blast of Force Lightning towards Beast Boy. He barely managed to avoid it as he ran around the corner.
"After him!" Lady Shiva ordered. "We'll kill the Young Justice once and for all!"
"Guys? Lady Shiva is here with some of the Legion," Beast Boy reported as he ran to the Bridge. "And did any of you forget to mention that she can use Lightning?!" he yelled, avoiding a blast from Deathbolt behind him.
"Since when can Lady Shiva use Sith Lightning?" Miss Martian asked.
"I've fought that lady a dozen times, and she has never used Lightning on me." Cheshire said.
"She must have gained a new power from the last time we fought her," Ahsoka said. "A lot has changed with the Shadow Collective about every time we see them."
"I'm headed to the Bridge!" Beast Boy called out as he evaded several throwing knives from Harley Quinn. "Get ready!" he yelled before transforming into a cheetah. He kicked Harley with his back legs before running quickly towards the Bridge.
"I can't believe Lady Shiva is almost on the same level as Gemini Rouge," Anakin said. "You think she'll get on the same level as her?"
"Why don't you ask her when she gets here?!" Red Arrow called out.
Beast Boy ran into the Bridge. As soon as he closed the door, he slashed the controls.
"Hey, guys!" Beast Boy called out. "They're here!"
Everyone got into battle positions to take on Lady Shiva and the Legion. Ahsoka and Batgirl pulled out their drives and joined the rest of the Young Justice before the door came flying off. Anakin, Ahsoka and Miss Martian all slashed apart the door before Lady Shiva entered, followed by Harley Quinn, Kinetica, C-3PX and Deathbolt.
"Welcome." Anakin said.
"Finally!" Lady Shiva exclaimed. She let out a childish giggle before placing the Shadow Saber in her left hand. She used the Force to call her Double-Bladed Spinning Lightsaber into her right hand and activated it, spinning it around. "Let's get this party started."
"This Rhydonium… you must want it a lot." Cheshire said.
"Quite right, my student," Lady Shiva said. "But I see what you're trying to do," she remarked. "Hate to break it to you, but I don't monologue like anyone else you've fought before." She said as she spun around her Double-Bladed Lightsaber one more time before placing her saber staff behind her back.
"Whatever you and Maul have in mind for the Rhydonium, let it be a bomb or simple fuel, you're not getting it." Ahsoka snapped.
"We'll see, Tano," Lady Shiva remarked as she aimed both of her lightsabers forward. "We… shall… see."
Everyone stood ready before Lady Shiva tossed her Double-Bladed Lightsaber at them. They all dodged to the side before she caught her lightsaber. She leapt down at Ahsoka, slamming her blades onto her. However, Ahsoka took out the Xiphon and used both of her lightsabers to block Lady Shiva before the rest of the Legion of Doom charged at the rest of the Young Justice.
Back on Coruscant, Sportsmaster was in a Gunship, armed with several throwing spears. Admiral Tarkin and Paula stood behind him, all three watching several winged creatures flying in the distance.
"I'm an expert with a javelin, and a good shot," Sportsmaster said. "I've taken down a lot of my prey with nothing but my sportsmanship and survival skills."
"Oh, not this again." Paula complained as she pinched her temples.
"I took down a flock of vultures and hyenas, wrestled sharks and even took on Vandal Savage to get into the Light," Sportsmaster bragged as Admiral Tarkin rolled his eyes. He suddenly noticed something and walked up next to Sportsmaster to take a better look at what they were going after while he was still talking. "If you want to get my respect, you'll have to—"
"Shut up," Admiral Tarkin said, causing Crusher to raise an eyebrow as he turned to him. "What are we after?"
"First off, I tell you to shut up," Sportsmaster remarked. "Second, we're hunting some winged creatures I spotted on the way to your simulation course. And I have better aim than you at hunting, so this would have been my specialty."
"Did they seem big from a distance?" Admiral Tarkin asked as Paula wheeled herself forward.
"Yeah, like eagles," Sportsmaster replied. "Why do you ask?"
"Those are Steelpeckers!" Admiral Tarkin exclaimed as the flying creatures came forward. They resembled vultures, only with red eyes and black metallic wings. "They migrate from Jakku to other Planets every season!"
"Good," Sportsmaster said. "A challenge. I've been waiting to kill some birds."
"They eat metal," Admiral Tarkin said, causing Sportsmaster and Paula to turn to him in surprise. "Everything on this Planet is metal!"
"Including all our Droids and Ships!" Paula exclaimed. "If they take apart the fleet…"
"We'll be defenseless against the Shadow Collective!" Sportsmaster exclaimed with realization. "What do we do?"
"We get them away from here, possibly to a Planet where they can do no harm," Admiral Tarkin said. "But first… did they spot the Ship first?"
All of a sudden, as if on cue, there was a tapping sound coming from the top of the ship. Paula quickly formed her armor and looked up, seeing one of the Steelpeckers pecking on the Ship. She let out a shriek, causing Admiral Tarkin and Sportsmaster to take out their respective weapons to protect her.
"Oddball, get us out of here!" Paula called out.
"On it!" Oddball called out. He steered the controls back to the Senate Building.
"Keep them off of us!" Admiral Tarkin ordered. "Hurry!"
The Gunship that Paula, Admiral Tarkin and Sportsmaster were on flew back to the City, where several of the Steelpeckers followed after them. Oddball aimed a turret at the Steelpeckers, as did Admiral Tarkin with his own blaster. The two fired at the large birds, scattering them enough to distract them so that the Republic Forces could get away to make a plan.
Over Abafar on the ORDER Freighter, Ahsoka, Anakin and the Young Justice were still battling against Lady Shiva and the Legion of Doom. The Togruta Jedi Knight backflipped away from one of Lady Shiva's Vaapad swings before countering back at her with Soresu. Lady Shiva used both her lightsabers to parry off her attacks, deactivating one of the red blades of her Double-Bladed Spinning Lightsaber. The two stared each other down before Anakin attacked her from the side. Lady Shiva immediately reactivated her second blade and spun around her Double-Bladed Lightsaber, using her three blades to fend off against both Anakin and Ahsoka.
"You won't take this Ship!" Ahsoka exclaimed.
"You will try, my friends." Lady Shiva spat before kicking Ahsoka and Anakin away from her.
C-3PX shot at Artemis and Red Arrow with his rifle, the two shooting back with their new arrows. Lux started to fire on him as well, forcing him back. He dodged the way of the blasts once again and put his rifle away. As he continued to evade the shots sent at him, he took out two pistols and fired back at them.
"Why couldn't Anakin have programmed Threepio to do this?" Artemis complained. She took out her longbow and fired arrows at C-3PX once again as she leapt over the terminal she was hiding behind. She fired arrows down onto him, but he fired back faster.
Red Arrow and Lux came out from their own hiding places, firing back at the Protocol Assassin Droid. C-3PX eventually shot at Artemis's Bow, but she separated both halves of them and formed her twin broadswords. She spun them around, using one of them to deflect some shots while charging towards him for an attack using the other.
Miss Martian flew into the air, slashing at Kinetica as she flew back at her. She managed to spin out of the way, evading blasts from her until she reactivated her Crossguard Lightsaber. Kinetica formed an energy shield in front of her, blocking the three blades before they were forced out of the room and were sent tumbling onto the ground. The two got up, preparing to attack again, until they noticed a tank of Rhydonium Fuel about to fall over.
"Hold on. Time out," M'gann said, deactivating her lightsaber while Kinetica put out the lot energy in her hands. The Martian Jedi walked over to the canister and put it upright again. The two sighed with relief and looked back to each other, getting to a safe distance from the fuel canisters. As soon as they were far away enough, Miss Martian activated her lightsaber again while Kinetica lit her hands up. "Time in!" She yelled, prompting the two to resume their battle.
Connor and Deathbolt fired lasers at each other from their eyes, both blasts hitting each other, causing the two to be thrown backwards. As they got up, Beast Boy ran in as a ram, knocking Deathbolt away. Deathbolt regained himself quickly, just as Superboy threw a punch at him. Deathbolt grunted as he staggered backwards, feeling the blunt of the attack. As Connor was about to throw another punch, he punched back, the two pounding fists against one another. They backflipped away from each other before Beast Boy sent a punch at him while morphed as a gorilla.
"Kid, you know I hate monkeys," Superboy said. "But one day, you just might change my opinion of them."
Beast Boy morphed back into himself. "Sorry, I forget sometimes," he apologized. "Let's get him!"
Deathbolt readied himself for another blast, which in turn made Superboy do the same. They shot at each other once again, this time their laser vision blasts colliding with each other in midair before the three were sent flying backwards.
Cheshire used her normal sais to slash at Harley Quinn. Harley spun around from each attack, even managing to force one of Jade's defensive blades down. Batgirl ran in and tossed two batarangs at her, forcing the partner of the Joker backwards. Harley used her acrobatic skills to jump onto the walls, allowing her to send her throwing knives at the two.
Jade used her katana to slash some of the throwing knives to the side while Batgirl tossed some of her batarangs at them to knock them out of the air. She tossed another one to the side, which curved to knock three more knives out of Harley's hands.
"See you haven't lost your touch, Harley," Batgirl remarked. "But your aim seems to be getting rusty."
"Oh, I ain't done with you yet!" Harley exclaimed, getting more throwing knives ready.
"For a circus freak, you're not so bad." Cheshire mused.
"Nice try!" Harley Quinn remarked. "But to me… 'Circus Freak' is a compliment!" She yelled before throwing the knives at Barbara and Jade.
Batgirl and Cheshire leapt to the sides, avoiding the throwing knives. Jade took out some shurikens and tossed them back at Harley while Batgirl tossed forth more batarangs. A throwing knife scarred the two on the cheek before a batarang cut off some of Harley's hair while a shuriken scarred her on the cheek as well.
"I take it back," Batgirl said. "Her aim's still on point."
Anakin slashed at Lady Shiva's red blade, forcing her to spin around her crimson blades for defense. Anakin backed away from the spinning lightsaber blades before Ahsoka slashed at her with Ataru. Lady Shiva focused her Double-Bladed Spinning Lightsaber at Anakin while using her Shadow Saber against Ahsoka's lightsaber and the Xiphon, using Niman and Vaapad.
"Give it up, Shiva," Anakin said, managing to slash at her and stop the red blades from spinning more. "You can't hold us off forever."
"We shall see." Lady Shiva spat, deactivating her Double-Bladed Spinning Lightsaber. She swept her leg under Ahsoka, felling her to the ground before cartwheeling backwards.
Anakin and Ahsoka looked to each other before turning back to Lady Shiva, holding their lightsabers at her.
Lady Shiva grinned and sent Sith Lightning towards Anakin and Ahsoka. The two gasped and held their lightsabers up, absorbing the unexpected lightning attack. They pressed on, trying to send some of it back at her, but she tossed her scabbard at them, causing them to leap out of the way of its path before it came back to her, attaching itself to the end of her Shadow Saber hilt. She ceased her Sith Lightning attack and formed her Shadow Saber Naginata while activating her Double-Bladed Spinning Lightsaber again, now armed with two saber staffs.
"Okay, she really does have lightning powers now." Ahsoka mused.
"You have no idea who you're up against." Lady Shiva spat. She jabbed forward with her Shadow Saber Naginata, pushing Ahsoka back before tossing her Double-Bladed Spinning Lightsaber at Anakin, forcing him to send it to the side.
As Anakin ran to help Ahsoka up, Lady Shiva caught her lightsaber and leapt back, propelling herself backwards into the air.
"Is it me, or did she just helicopter her way out?" Ahsoka asked.
Lady Shiva deactivated her spinning blades and used the Force to fly at Ahsoka and Anakin, her Shadow Saber aimed outwards at them.
"Heads up!" Anakin called out, holding his lightsaber up to block the blades.
Ahsoka sent a blast of light towards Lady Shiva, but she landed and sent a blast of Sith Lightning back at her. The two were sent backwards, Shiva into a wall while Ahsoka was tossed towards the controls.
Suddenly, the Hyperdrive came online. Everyone looked around as the stars in front of the Freighter passed.
"Um… where are we going?" Harley Quinn asked.
"Coordinates set to…" Barbara said as she checked the Nav Computer. "Canto Bight!"
The ORDER Freighter took off into Hyperspace, rocketing everyone out of the Bridge and into the Hallway. They all yelled and groaned as they fell through the halls, each making their way into the Hangar Bay.
The two guards that Artemis and Cheshire knocked out fell out from the closet they were put in. They tried to gain some footing, but Deathbolt and Batgirl fell on them, causing them to fall towards the Hangar Bay as well.
On Coruscant, Admiral Tarkin, Paula and Sportsmaster stood with several Clone Troopers at the Senate Building. With them were Bera Kazan, Zett Jukassa and Jax. Captain Rex used his binoculars to get a closer look at the incoming Steelpeckers approaching.
"How many do you count, Captain?" Admiral Tarkin asked.
"Too many." Captain Rex replied.
"These things could take apart half the city if we don't stop them!" Bera said as she aimed a blaster while looking to the rest of the Expanded Young Justice members helping to her everyone ready.
"Whose smart idea was it to try and hunt Steelpeckers?" Captain Rex asked.
"Mine."
"His."
Admiral Tarkin and Sportsmaster's eyes both widened at what they simultaneously just said. They turned to each other and chuckled.
"Well, how did Coruscant manage to avoid the last Steelpecker migration?" Paula asked, trying to get her mind away from the awkward moment.
"Last year, while General Tano and Senator Amidala were going for flight training, we lured them into the Underworld, and had the Flame Troopers burn them," Captain Rex explained. "But when the Senate passed a bill that prohibited us from killing any animals migrating through Coruscant, we just let them pass."
"Very true, very true," Admiral Tarkin said. "The last time the Steelpeckers migrated past Coruscant, no one disturbed them."
"But if we can't kill them, what do we do?" Paula asked.
Sportsmaster cleared his throat. "Tarkin, do you remember the simulation?" He asked.
"The one where the whole Shadow Collective Army came at us?" Admiral Tarkin asked, getting a nod from Crusher Crock. "What about it?"
"What if we do something similar to that?" Sportsmaster suggested. "Only we attack enough to lure them all, and then bring them to a Planet where they can do no harm?"
"Good idea," Admiral Tarkin replied. "Of course, we'd also have to capture them in order to take them to such a Planet."
"If you have any cages, I can lure them in," Sportsmaster said. "Then you can set a course to a Planet where they can't attack anyone."
"It takes a lot of stamina to outrun those Steelpeckers," Admiral Tarkin said. "Are you sure about this?"
"I'm sure," Sportsmaster said before looking to an empty Cargo Ship. "Just get that Ship ready, and a cage for the birds to fly in," he said. "When the Steelpeckers arrive, get ready."
"Good luck." Paula said.
"Thank you." Crusher replied.
The Steelpeckers screeched through the air. Everyone looked up as they started to fly down towards the city, but Sportsmaster tossed some metal bolas towards them. The Steelpeckers turned and saw Sportsmaster standing with more bolas in his hands.
Sportsmaster tossed more metal bolas towards the Steelpeckers, causing them to fly down towards him. He grinned and turned around, running towards the Shuttle, where the Clone Troopers were waiting with the Cage. He continued to run from them until one of the Steelpeckers swooped down and hit him with his wing.
"Lawrence!" Paula exclaimed.
"Come on… get up…" Admiral Tarkin said.
Crusher tried to get up, but a Steelpecker started to peck at his armor. He tried to get it to back away, but the rest of the Steelpeckers flew down. However, a blast was suddenly shot at their feet.
Sportsmaster and the Steelpeckers turned to see Admiral Tarkin walking towards them with his blaster out. He continued to shoot at their feet, forcing them away from Crusher Crock before eventually shooting several rounds to force them back even further.
"Nice aim." Sportsmaster complimented.
"Nice running," Admiral Tarkin complimented back, holding his hand out to Sportsmaster. Crusher accepted it as Wilhuff Tarkin helped him back up. "Think you can run?"
"Let's get to the Ship and find out." Sportsmaster replied.
Admiral Tarkin nodded before he and Sportsmaster both ran from the Steelpeckers. They flew towards them faster than before as Admiral Tarkin and Crusher Crock ran towards the Ship. Admiral Tarkin turned around and shot at them some more to slow them down before they ran right in front of the cage. The two of them waited for the Steelpeckers to fly towards them again.
"Now!" Admiral Tarkin exclaimed.
Admiral Tarkin and Sportsmaster ran to the side, where Paula waited for the Steelpeckers to arrive. She former her Bō Staff and slammed each of the Steelpeckers inside of the cage. As soon as they all got inside, Zett used the Force to close it while Admiral Tarkin scrambled inside of the cockpit. He inputted some coordinates and ran out as the Cargo Ship flew up. As soon as it was in space, it took off into Hyperspace.
"Yes!" Hotshot exclaimed.
The Clone Troopers cheered at their victory. Sportsmaster jumped up and let out an excited laugh while Admiral Tarkin applauded. Paula walked up to them and placed her arms around both of their shoulders.
"Looks like you two finally bonded… I hope." Paula said.
"Well, I would have died had it not been for Tarkin here." Crusher said.
"A lot of people have been able to outrun Steelpeckers before, but I think you just beat their record." Admiral Tarkin admitted.
"I was beginning to think you were just a high class idiot," Sportsmaster admitted as well. "Who knew that you were not only the best Admiral in the Republic Army, but also an athletic soul?!"
"Well, your aim was certainly out of this world!" Admiral Tarkin exclaimed, getting both him and Sportsmaster to laugh. The two walked away, with Paula right behind them. "Are you familiar with Podracing?"
"Heard of it from a postcard," Sportsmaster said. "What do you know about football?"
"Wait," Paula said as she stopped walking. She slowly formed her wheelchair and sat down while she continued to think. "Where was the Cargo Ship headed?"
Back on the ORDER Freighter, Ahsoka and the Young Justice got back up. They looked around the Hangar Bay, seeing Hyperspace outside of the windows while several crates had been knocked over. Lady Shiva and the Legion of Doom had also recovered just in time to see what was done.
"What a doozy!" Harley Quinn said as she felt her head. "Anyone get the number of that bus?"
"Everything hurts," Beast Boy said as he placed his hand over his eyes. "I can see through my hand," he said. He removed his hand and put it back over his eyes. "Why is this happening?"
"Hyperspace Disorientation," Anakin replied. "Happens if we make the jump by surprise."
"I forgot how big the Hangars on these Freighters are," Ahsoka said as she looked around. "Are we there yet?"
"We get there when we get there!" One of the guards exclaimed. "Wait," he said, looking around to see everyone looking at him and the other guard, with Lady Shiva walking towards them. "What just happened?"
"You had one job! One! Job!" Lady Shiva reprimanded. She activated her Double-Bladed Spinning Lightsaber and cut the two guards in half. She panted and activated the Shadow Saber as well before aiming her two lightsabers at the Young Justice. "Now… where were we?"
Ahsoka activated her lightsabers. "Get ready."
"Wait," Ahsoka," Anakin said. "We know what this Ship is carrying."
"Yeah? So?" Ahsoka asked.
"The last time I came across Rhydonium, it was used as a bomb," Anakin whispered. "If we can use it against the DarkSiders…"
"Stop whispering," Lady Shiva spat. "Surrender, now!"
Ahsoka grinned. She turned back to Lady Shiva and deactivated her lightsabers. "Surrender?" She asked. She dropped both her main lightsaber hilt and the Xiphon, the weapon of Sonia being the only one to land on her belt, while her main hilt fell to her left foot. "You mean…" she started out before the lightsaber activated. She caught it, slashing upwards diagonally before saying, "Run."
Everyone looked to Ahsoka as she slashed downwards before spinning around. She formed a SokaTan Trinity Symbol and sent it towards some of the Rhydonium Canisters, causing them to light up.
"You're mad!" Lady Shiva exclaimed.
"Thank goodness for that, because if I weren't, this probably wouldn't have worked," Ahsoka quipped before turning back to the rest of the Young Justice. "Let's move!"
The ORDER Freighter came out of Hyperspace, over Canto Bight. The Bioship quickly took off, making its way away from the Planet, just as a Cargo Ship came out and flew down to the surface.
"We have to get out of here!" Deathbolt exclaimed.
Lady Shiva growled and used the Force to pull three untouched Rhydonium Canisters towards her Mandalorian Fighter. "Fall back, quickly!" She ordered.
The Mandalorian Fighter flew out of the ORDER Freighter. All three Ships cleared the area before the Rhydonium exploded, detonating and creating an explosion that everyone down on Canto Bight could see.
Even the Bioship and the Mandalorian Fighter, already having made the Jump to Lightspeed before the explosion went off, felt the vibrations, and shook.
"Whoa!" Red Arrow exclaimed.
"Hang on!" Miss Martian called out as she flew the Bioship even faster back to Coruscant.
The Bioship came out of Hyperspace, now over Coruscant. A small bit of the Rhydonium explosion came out from behind them.
"That… that was close." Anakin said.
"That was some good advice, Master," Ahsoka said as she looked back to Anakin Skywalker with a smile on her face. "Guess I still have a lot to learn."
"You're worthy of the title of a Jedi Knight, Ahsoka," Anakin said. "Just remember, when it comes down to decisions like those, you decide the way to win. Not everything has to boil down to a fight."
Ahsoka smiled. Lux walked over and patted her on the shoulder.
"Not to mention, we got our hands on some of the ORDER Supplies before we destroyed the Ship." Lux added on.
"I may not have been there to see you get knighted, but I'd say you definitely earned it." Batgirl complimented.
Ahsoka blushed. "Thank you, all of you," she said. "Right now, out of all the locations we got from the flight log, we need to make sure the Republic and Separatists check all of them out," she said. "With any luck, we'll find where Darth Maul and the Ruination are."
Unknown to the Young Justice, as the Bioship flew down to Coruscant, the same modified Jedi Starfighter that came to Teth flew in stealthily behind them. Inside of it was the same male figure who found where the Krayt Dragon was held. He narrowed his eyes at the Bioship before engaging a cloaking device within his Starfighter.
When the Bioship reached Coruscant, Serra, Barriss, Katooni, Jaybo, Aqualad and Paula were at the Senate Suite, waiting for them. Ahsoka and the Young Justice all came out.
"How did the Rhydonium mission go?" Katooni asked.
"We didn't get the Rhydonium," Ahsoka replied. "But the DarkSiders didn't get it either."
"That's good." Paula said.
"Yeah," Artemis said before seeing Admiral Tarkin and Sportsmaster sharing a drink. "Wait… are they actually…?"
"We'll tell you all about over dinner," Paula said as she led Artemis, Jade and Red Arrow away. "Skysitter Restaurant in four hours."
Back at the Drazkel System, Lady Shiva and her faction of the Legion of Doom were bowing before Darth Maul.
"Forgive us, Lord Maul," Lady Shiva said. "But due to some unfortunate complications… we were unable to get the entire shipment of Rhydonium."
"Three tanks of Rhydonium fuel is all that I need," Darth Maul said as he watched Professor Anthony Ivo research some of the Rhydonium in his lab. "But what has peaked my interest… is that you have gained a new power… one like the power Gemini Rouge once held… as do my former Master and his Apprentices."
"I swear on my life as the last of the Shades that I have no intention of usurping you," Lady Shiva said as she got up. "But… in these circumstances…" she started out as the gem under her hair lit up while she lit up a hand of Sith Lightning. "When our enemies increase in strength… we must too." She said as the Force Link merged with her flesh.
Darth Maul grinned. "You are learning well, my Apprentice," he said. "Now, go to Raxus Prime. My spies have located the Krayt Dragon there… and something else."
"Yes, my Master," Lady Shiva said. "Your reign will be unmatched once we bring the Ruination back to full power."
"That is why I have given you a gift for your services," Darth Maul said as he snapped his fingers. A new Starfighter with red glass shields and silver missiles on the sides at every turret, emerged. "It is called the Eclipse Fighter. I expect you to use it well."
Meanwhile, on Coruscant, the mysterious newcomer was walking through the Underworld. He turned a corner and removed his hood. Seeing someone in the distance, he activated his blue crossguard lightsaber and charged in.
Author's Notes: Well, everyone, how did you like my Birthday Chapter? I hope you enjoyed it, because I put a lot of work into it. I'll try to have a new Chapter out soon. Please be sure to review, rate, and if you can, Private Message me for anything on the Story. For now, this is SuperHeroTimeFan signing off. Have a great week, everyone! See you soon!