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Chapter 18: No Evil Shall Escape My Sight
In memory of Margot Kidder (October 17th, 1948 – May 13th, 2018)…
Without sacrifice, there can be no victory.
A race for the ages! After the Royal Ship of the Planet Shei'Ten Kar, the MASTERPIECE, loses all of its Relics from the days of the Old Republic, Lady Monika Cruzsek and her guardsmen, the Crusaders, join forces with the Allied Forces to get them back, and to defeat the Shadow Collective. Six relics were launched to Earth for safety, but two of them have already been recovered. Now, with the last four still in need of safe recovery, the Allied Forces continue the search, but a dangerous obstacle stands in their way of bringing them back to Maz Kanata in the Expanded Universe.
At Mount Justice, the Young Justice, Ahsoka, Anakin, Mace Windu and Monika and her Crusaders were talking with Maz Kanata via a holographic transmission. Behind her was Hondo Ohnaka, in a holding cell.
"The Shard of Lightning and the Fists of the Krayt were already claimed?" Maz asked. "And from the sound of the news you have given me, in the possession of the people who have them, it can't spell out good news."
"What other artifacts were launched out?" Ahsoka asked. "What else were you expecting?"
"Even I need to know, Maz," Monika said. "I promised to have these relics delivered to you, but without knowing what they were, we have no way to track them."
Maz Kanata nodded. "Very well," she said. "The other four Relics are known as the Paralyseyes, the Krath Dire Sword, Dreypa's Oubliette, and the Rylith Crystal."
"Wait, the Rylith Crystal?!" Serra asked, shocked and angered at the same time. "You wanted that to be delivered to you with the Shadow Collective around?!"
"Um… what's the Ryloth Crystal?" Robin asked.
"Rylith," Monika corrected. "It's a Crystal that can act as a never-ending power source. They collect and store energy, in particular, solar energy."
"That doesn't sound like something that belongs in a museum." Kid Flash mused.
"Why would you task us with carrying the Rylith Crystal of all things?!" Daruk demanded. "Do you know what Darth Maul could do with that?!"
"Yes," Aqualad said. "He could power up the Ruination again."
"And at full strength too," Zatanna added on. "It wouldn't be long until he'd bring it to Earth and get his revenge."
"Which is exactly why we are leaving this to YOU," Hondo said, finally speaking up. Maz, Ahsoka, Artemis and Paula all turned to him as he looked around with confusion. "What? These people are the best at what they do! Did I say something wrong?"
"Hondo, how exactly did you end up in a cell?" Paula asked.
"He double-crossed me on my way to deliver a bounty," Maz explained. "So I tricked him into opening the cell so I could escape, and I trapped him in there until we make our arrival… and get our FIFTY-FIFTY payment!" she concluded, looking to Hondo with a serious look on her face.
"Okay, okay," Hondo said, putting up his arms in surrender. "The deal's back. Now please tell me those stories."
"Stories?" Artemis asked.
"I have to go now," Maz said as she walked up to the holo-transmitter. "Find those artifacts!"
Everyone just watched as Maz ended the transmission without a second sentence.
"So… that was something." Zatanna mused.
"At least we now know what the remaining four relics are," Anakin stated. "I'm just a little troubled on how Maz could have wanted Shei'Ten Kar to deliver something as dangerous as the Rylith Crystal."
"We need to make sure none of these relics ends up in the wrong hands," Mace Windu said. "Just as two of them have already ended up with dangerous criminals."
"Don't worry," Batgirl said. "I've programmed the Sensors around the World to detect for signs of the Relics. Once they pick them up, we'll be alerted to where they are, and an energy field will be placed around their area until they are recovered by us."
"Even still, we have to put the Rylith Crystal first," Ahsoka said. She turned to the holocomputer and dialed onto the keyboard. "The 501st, the League Representatives and the rest of the Expanded Universe recruits are busy with a mission over Corellia, so I'm calling in the Green Lanterns. We're gonna need all the help we can get with recovering the Rylith Crystal."
Meanwhile, at the Shadow Collective Base in National City, Eobard Thawne was racing around, taking down several training dummies placed around the room. As he took some of them down, Harley somersaulted into the air and slammed her hammer at another target. She turned around and took out her gun, effectively taking out seven more targets before tossing her hammer around. It destroyed fifteen targets advancing around her before it flew back into her hands.
Malcolm Merlyn shot several dozens of arrows at the targets as they moved quickly around the room. He leapt up and spun around, taking out more of the targets before taking out one of his special arrows. It split into even more arrows before he shot it into the air, each hitting the mark of their targets.
Ma'alefa'ak walked towards several targets, all of which fired at him. He simply turned his body intangible, causing the blasts to phase right through him. He roared and ran at the firing targets, unsheathing his prosthetic blade before slashing them down. He spun around violently, taking out more cannons before using the cannon function on his arm to shoot even more of them down.
Lady Shiva, on the other hand, was levitating several metal parts in her hand, with the same red crystal of her second dual-emitter lightsaber floating in the middle of them. She held her right hand out, summoning the Shadow Saber hilt into her hand. She activated its silver blade as several targets appeared around her. She opened her eyes, and some of the metal parts started to connect together. As soon as they did, the targets started to fire. She ran forward and started to deflect the laser blasts using the art of Form IV. She continued to deflect the blasts before tossing some of the metal parts she was levitating towards the targets. The parts, as well as the crystal in the middle of them, pierced through seven targets while staying intact. Lady Shiva grinned and spun around, taking out more of the targets before slashing down four more of them. She leapt up and twirled around, continuing to slash and deflect the blasts. As she did, the parts in her hand continued to form, creating a familiar lightsaber hilt. She attacked with grace and elegance before sheathing the Shadow Saber. As soon as she did, ten targets aimed at her from all around. She had stopped her attack right in the middle of the targets. However, she had also just completed her new lightsaber, an exact replica of the Seventh Sister's Double-Bladed Spinning Lightsaber hilt, and activated it with the one Eobard has gotten her. She used all four of her red blades to destroy all the targets in one swift movement before deactivating her twin blades, landing in a perfect kneeling stance.
Lady Shiva opened her eyes and looked up. One of her Probe Droids floated down, revealing a live colored clear hologram of Darth Maul. The Hologram of Lady Shiva's Master walked forward, seeing the half of the Legion of Doom on Earth just completing their own training exercises. As soon as he got a good look around, he turned back to Lady Shiva.
"Your training has come a long way… my Apprentice," Darth Maul said to Lady Shiva, who continued to hold her stance. "I see you have even constructed yourself a new lightsaber. Impressive… MOST impressive."
Lady Shiva looked up and grinned, revealing her new lightsaber to her Master. "I've made adjustments to this, just as I have with the original version," she said. "Now that my past of Shei'Ten Kar has returned, I must do everything I can to ensure that they do not get in the way of our plans."
"Be that as it may, there are still a great many things we must attend to in order to accelerate our plans," Darth Maul said back from the base in the Drazkel System. "Thanks to the brief detailed information given to us by Dr. Quinzel, we know of the Relics carried by the MASTERPIECE."
"Word has spread from Happy Harbor that two of them have already been recovered by criminals," Lady Shiva reported. "Shall we make an attempt to take them back?"
"Those two are irrelevant compared to a relic I learn is currently on Earth," Darth Maul stated. He turned around and held his hand out, revealing a hologram of a crystal deposit almost the size of him, glistening all around. "The Rylith Crystal."
"The solar stones?" Lady Shiva asked. "The power collected by them is limited, but as I have inquired, they only collect solar power. If you are thinking to use them to re-energize the Ruination, then with all due respect, our strikes would be annual, expected by the Allied Forces and the ORDER."
"There is more to the Rylith Crystal than anyone knows," Darth Maul corrected. "I will explain once they are delivered to me. I have already dispatched Sinestro to assist you and bring them back to the base."
Lady Shiva, Harley Quinn, the Reverse-Flash, Martian Starkiller and Malcolm Merlyn all nodded before they all got back up again.
"Yes, Lord Maul," Lady Shiva said. "It shall be done."
"Good," Darth Maul said. "Make the necessary preparations and take off as soon as you are ready," he ordered. "I sense that you will have more competition than you can handle." He finished before ending his transmission.
"He's right," Malcolm Merlyn said. "The ORDER and the Allied Forces will surely try to collect the Rylith Crystal for themselves."
"Which is why Lord Maul wants us to take extra precautions," Lady Shiva spat. "When Sinestro arrives, we bring with us Tiber and some Troopers. Our powers alone should handle anything the Allied Forces or the ORDER throws at us."
"Indeed," Tiber said as he walked over. He was carrying a black and red jetpack with bladed wings at the sides. There were also two halves of what appeared to be a sharp-tipped helmet on the sides, with a clip for lightsaber hilts at the center pieces of the helmet and the bladed wings. "Your jetpack is complete, Milady," he said to Lady Shiva as he handed her the jetpack. "We made sure to forge it according to your specific requests."
Lady Shiva grinned before she put on her new jetpack. As soon as it was on, the bladed wings attached to the sides of her arms while she tapped her head gem, causing her mouth guard appeared on her face, with the helmet snapping into place soon afterwards.
"Excellent work, Tiber," Lady Shiva complimented while putting her two black lightsaber hilts on the arm blades of her armor. "Now this will most definitely give us the edge we need."
At the same time, Damien Darhk was overseeing a new project of the ORDER. Several soldiers, a mix of Cryoclones and ORDER Troopers, stood by, helping to build what appeared to be a set of armored tanks, each silver with jagged designs. He narrowed his eyes down before turning around, where he saw new Cryoclones being created from the Cloning Facility of the base.
One of the scientists, a redhead with streaks of purple, as well as a purple and green jacket with black pants and red glasses on her forehead, walked over. Damien Darhk turned to her, the two bowing as soon as they came into contact with one another.
"Dr. Veronica Cale," Damien Darhk said. "How goes the development of the new Cryoclones?"
"Your requests are relentless. There are so many new details that I must constantly program into the Cryoclones before they are created," Veronica Cale simply said. Damien eyed her almost nervously. She was one to never joke, nor use a contraction in a sentence. "My research into the Cryoclones, as well as into the original Killer Frost herself, has shown mixed results of complete loyalty that you wish for them to show ever since subject KT-2116 turned against us."
"I'm sorry I asked," Damien Darhk muttered before turning back to Veronica Cale. "What's the status of Killer Frost right now?"
"Within her stasis chamber, she is in perfect condition," Veronica Cale replied. "But due to her body deteriorating from the day she died, I regret to inform you that not even her chamber will delay her inevitable demise. She is due to die in twenty-one day, fourteen hours, twelve minutes, fifty seconds and ninety-nine milliseconds."
"How many Cryoclones can be made in that time?" Damien Darhk asked, trying to keep himself in line.
"Approximately one-hundred."
"One-hundred Cryoclones won't cut it," Damien Darhk said sternly before pinching his temple with his fingers. "How is that even divisible by—?" He started to wonder, but decided it was best not to think on it before turning back. "Do we have any alternatives for producing more Cryoclones?" He asked. "Surely, there must be a Cryoclone we can use for more once Crystal Frost's body is no more."
"Unfortunately, none of the Cryoclones match the same biological DNA signature of the original Killer Frost," Dr. Veronica Cale said. "Most of them have similar matches, yet not enough to have a perfect match to deem themselves as the true clone of Killer Frost."
"Well, you'd better find one," Damien Darhk said, activating his lightsaber. Veronica did no little but raise an eyebrow. "Sylas is still here, and knowing him, he's probably already regaining control of the other ORDER Bases we haven't secured. We need to tip the war back in our favor." He said before walking away.
At the same time, Sylas was overseeing a new ORDER Base at a warehouse in Chicago, upstate. He watched as his new Teen Titans trained in the gym before Star Sapphire flew in. Sylas placed his hands behind his back as he walked over to her, the Violet Lantern looking around as equipment was being set up.
"I don't care if they're the Light, the Onslaught was right. We do need a bigger door," Star Sapphire said to herself before saluting to Sylas. "I have returned from my reconnaissance mission," she reported. "As you have predicted, we are officially off of the radar of Damien Darhk and his ORDER renegades."
"And what of the rest of our bases around the globe?" Sylas asked.
"Heatwave has secured our base in Japan, and Pantha has managed to sway the ORDER forces in Zimbabwe to our cause," Star Sapphire went on. "More bases across the globe are ours again, but Darhk still controls half of them. We are even at war."
"I see," Sylas said before seeing Stockman walk up. "What do you have to report?"
"The scanners Ivo and I set up on Earth and in the Expanded Universe have spiked up again," Stockman reported. "An ancient artifact known as the Rylith Crystal has emerged somewhere in Chattanooga, at Lookout Mountain, to be precise."
Sylas's eyes widened. "I feared something like this would happen," he said. "I was still with the Jedi Order when I learned about the Rylith Crystal. If Darhk were to get his hands on it, he would be able to gain control of not only the Earth ORDER Bases, but the Bases in the Expanded Universe as well."
"Do you suggest we go and take it?" Star Sapphire asked.
"Alert Mount Justice and tell them of the Rylith Crystal," Sylas ordered. "I feel that we will require their help to keep this out of the hands of the Shadow Collective and Darhk himself."
Around this time, Ahsoka and Monika were riding through the countryside in Portland, Oregon. Behind them on their own modes of transportation, through the air, road and water were the Crusaders, using a cloaking technology to hide themselves from the eyes of any civilians nearby.
"You're sure you want to do this?" Ahsoka asked. "I've never known a Senate Representative to live somewhere else other than their home planets or closer."
"Despite our recent encounters with the Shadow Collective, Legion of Doom and Maxie Zeus and his partner, I am willing to adjust to change," Monika said. "I have heard tales about how you changed from your time on Earth, and how many others who want to travel here are willing to do the same."
"Well, since Constantine, Chas and Kalifa are doing the same, I can't see why you can't do it either," Ahsoka said before noticing a house on a hilltop. "Hey, I know that place," she said. "The Cruz family moved out of there two months ago. Ana Cruz just got married to a man up in Idaho."
"You knew the family well?" Monika asked.
"I helped them after a landslide," Ahsoka explained. "Ana now has the surname of Marie after marrying Isaac."
"So, the last name is, as you say on Earth, up for grabs?" Monika asked.
"Well, if you want to use it, you can, I guess," Ahsoka said. "It's a common surname on the Planet," she said before redirecting her bike up the hill. "Come on, I'll show you around."
Ahsoka, Monika and the Crusaders soon arrived at the top of the hill, where the Cruz Mansion was. The two got off as the Crusaders landed with them. There was a perfect stream next to the mansion, as well as a nice breeze. From above, there was a view of the ocean, as well as a mine where construction vehicles were inactive for the time being.
"This is a good view," Urbossa said as she walked up. "This may come as a surprise, Tano, but you'd never see anything like this back on Shei'Ten Kar, even at the highest mountain points."
"I should know," Daruk said as he looked down while rubbing the back of his neck. "My home is a volcano."
Ahsoka raised an eyebrow before she turned her attention to Monika. She smiled at the sight of her new friend.
The Representative of Shei'Ten Kar was spreading her arms out, feeling the wind blow against her body as the calm breeze swept over everyone. She sighed happily before lowering her arms and opening her eyes again, taking in her entire surroundings.
"You're right, this is nice," Monika said. "Once the Masterpiece is completed with its repairs, we can bring over the rest of the cargo and set up here. A perfect place to establish an Earth relations home for myself," she said before a grin came onto her face as she turned back to Ahsoka. "And possibly a new girlfriend too."
"Sounds like a plan," Ahsoka said as she walked up alongside Monika. She did not notice her trying to hold her hand. However, Monika stopped what she was doing as Ahsoka turned back to her. "Usually, I don't have to ask this to a girl, but… what was your old girlfriend like?" she asked. "Not trying to be rude, or anything."
Monika chuckled. "No need to be sorry," she said as she looked out again. "There are times I keep thinking of her."
"Tell me." Ahsoka said as she started to look out as well.
"She was a fine girl, someone I could relate to when growing up in the palace," Monika started to explain. "I was the Queen's Daughter, she was an architect and reverse-engineer. Her dream was to restore Shei'Ten Kar's past so that we could use the knowledge of our ancestors to build a better tomorrow. She was a collector of trinkets and artifacts. She wanted to let the past become our future. I wanted to join her, to travel across our entire Planet, to search for the answers she wanted, but a day came when she had to move away. There was no way I could come with her, since I was the heir to the throne and all. We wished each other luck, but that was the last time we saw each other for about nine years… which was when my Mother was struck down."
Ahsoka looked down. "I'm sorry to hear that," she said. "It must be a painful memory."
"It still is," Monika said, a tear rolling down her face from her eye. "We only heard her last words, the name of her killer… 'Lady Shiva'. I got a transmission from my girlfriend shortly afterwards, saying she was sorry and that she wished it could have been prevented. There was a lot of things going on for both of us… and that was the last time we ever spoke. I don't know if she's dead, because no one's seen her on Shei'Ten Kar for ages. But I know that I miss her… and that I wish for her to return… if only such a thing were possible."
Ahsoka looked to Monika. "You lost hope, didn't you?" she asked. "Ever since that day, you've been trying to move on."
"I always tell Lady Monika to tend to herself as well as others, but I feel there is still a void there that needs to be filled," Mipha said. "She makes sure everyone else is doing fine so much that she does little to tend to herself."
"It wouldn't help to bring honor to my Mother or take down Lady Shiva," Monika said. "But I'm still staying strong until the time is right."
"Anytime you want to talk more about it, just let me know," Ahsoka said. "We're always here to help out."
Monika smiled. "Thank you, Ahsoka," she said. "By the way, I think I might have a new name for myself that could work since I'm on Earth, and considering staying here too."
"Let's hear it." Ahsoka said.
"Well, I've shortened my last name to just Cruz," Monika said. "And for my first name… Jessica. My new name on Earth is Jessica Cruz."
"Sounds fitting enough," Revali admitted. "I like the sound of it."
"You're right, Revali," Ahsoka said. "It sounds… perfect."
"Thank you." Jessica said as she turned to Ahsoka. As she did, she could not help but blush a little. Ahsoka smiled back at her. All of a sudden, Monika started to close her eyes and lean in closer to Ahsoka's face. Ahsoka did nothing at first, but started to notice her leaning in closer. She tried to back away, but before anyone could do anything, their communicators sounded off.
"Oh, thank the Force," Ahsoka said softly before she and Monika answered their communicators, seeing a hologram of Anakin. "What's up, Skyguy?"
"Come back to the Cave," Anakin ordered. "We may have found the Rylith Crystal."
"Understood." Ahsoka replied.
"We're on our way," Monika said. She turned around, only to see Ahsoka walking away with her arms crossed nervously. "Ahsoka, I'm sorry," she apologized. "I didn't mean to. I was just so caught up that I—"
"It's alright, Monika," Ahsoka replied. "But on Earth, or on any Planet where you're trying to start a new relationship with, you're going to have to take things slow, or not get involved at all." She said before pressing a button on her wrist. Her Arm-Mounted Crossbow Gauntlet appeared, and she pressed a button on it as well, summoning a Zeta Tube out from thin air.
Jessica blushed. "Promise not to tell anyone?" she asked nervously as she walked over to her bike.
"I promise," Ahsoka said, her voice almost cracking. "Just try to block it out around M'gann or Raven." She teased before riding through the Zeta Tube.
Monika looked at Ahsoka strangely before shrugging with a chuckle. She rode off after Ahsoka, with the rest of the Crusaders following.
Back at Mount Justice, Anakin, Mace Windu, the Young Justice, Frost, EmJay and Nomad were waiting with Batman and Quinlan Vos. Ahsoka, Monika and the Crusaders arrived from the Hangar Bay, the former removing their helmets before they all joined up with their friends.
"Sorry we're late." Ahsoka apologized.
"It's okay," Rocket said with reassurance. "We haven't even started yet."
"So…" Monika said, breaking the silence. "The Rylith Crystal has been found?"
"Correct," Batman confirmed. "We received word from Stockman of Sylas's faction of the ORDER that their old Relic Detectors had spiked off in Chattanooga. Near Lookout Mountain."
"Sounds like it's far away enough from the city," Frost mused. "Good thing Kalifa and the rest of her squad are already there to help with the crowd control."
"Stockman also said that Sylas, Star Sapphire and some Cryoclones will be there to help out as well," Anakin said. "And in the most likely case that the Shadow Collective and the Legion will be there too, we'll need their help to take them on."
"Count Dooku and General Grievous are on their way there with some Droids, as are the Green Lantern Corps," Mace Windu added on. "Let's just hope that Damien Darhk and his side of the ORDER don't complicate things."
"We'll make sure they regret disgracing the ORDER." Katooni said.
"We have all the forces we need right here to make this an even fight," Aqualad said, looking to the Young Justice forces, combined with Batgirl and Beast Boy once more. "We should get a move on."
"I'll lead the air strike," Barriss said, growing her wings. "Just give the word, and we'll strike."
Ahsoka nodded. "Alright, let's move out and get this over with," she told everyone. "Remember, we'll be dealing with two evil factions at the same time. After what happened with Maxie Zeus… we can't afford another slip."
As everyone was heading out, Blackfire, who was getting food from her cell, noticed what was happening from a security monitor that Plastic Man was at. He suddenly noticed her and pressed a button, causing a wall to appear on her cell.
"You want to watch? Get a ticket first!" Plastic Man called out.
"Oh… I will…" Blackfire said quietly before revealing a comlink in her cuffs. She let it drop before activating it while using it to set herself free. "Lady Shiva, this is Blackfire. I have information that may benefit you."
Back in Bialya, Dr. Veronica Cale was looking through the DNA Scans of each Cryoclone of the ORDER, created, deceased and deserted. As she was looking through them, she noticed something on her monitor start to fade in and out.
Damien Darhk, who was talking with Protex nearby, noticed what was happening on the large monitor in the room. He narrowed his eyes before walking towards Veronica.
"Tell me that isn't what I think it is." Damien Darhk ordered.
"If you are referring to a relic located, then you are correct, and I offer my condolences for informing you," Veronica Cale answered with dry sarcasm. "The designation of the relic is known as the Rylith Crystal."
"I've heard Sylas tell tales of the Rylith Crystal and its powers," Damien Darhk said. "We have to get it first before anyone else gets their hands on it," he said before pressing a button on his wrist. "Eyce, you and your Cryoclones join me to retrieve the Rylith Crystal from Lookout Mountain."
"I shall come with you," Veronica Cale said, revealing a cannon to place itself onto her left arm. The red glasses on her forehead merged into one and placed itself over her eyes, followed by her two eyes suddenly becoming one single eye, with the red glass glowing and its eye to move around unnaturally. "I have found the one true DNA match of Killer Frost… and I wish to test the limit of her abilities… personally."
"Okay, first off… we need to have a talk about those eyes. It's just too… it's just too creepy," Damien Darhk said while trying to shake off what he had just seen. "Second… who's the perfect match."
"See for yourself." Veronica Cale said, showing her monitor to Damien Darhk.
Damien Darhk looked over to Veronica Cale's screen. As soon as he saw who the perfect clone of Killer Frost was, his eyes widened with shock.
Katie skated along the ground towards Chattanooga, with Saw, Lux and Jaybo behind her on their bikes, followed shortly by Kid Flash, all out of a Zeta Tube.
Barriss flew through the air, with Zatanna, Rocket, Beast Boy, Artemis and Paula behind her. All of them looked around as the Neo Young Justice and some members of the Justice League were with Clone Troopers, keeping civilians away from Lookout Mountain.
"Okay, don't worry! No need to panic!" Green Arrow called out to everyone. "You'll all get refunds if you didn't complete your tours, just follow us. It's not safe here anymore."
The Martian Bioship flew through the air, flying past Barriss and the rest of the flyers of the Young Justice. Inside of the Bioship were Miss Martian, piloting the ship, as well as Aqualad, Robin, Superboy, Nomad, Ahsoka, Serra, Batgirl, Katooni, Anakin and Mace Windu.
"Sylas, if you can hear this, this is Ahsoka Tano," Ahsoka said through her comlink. "We're all on our way to Chattanooga to recover the Rylith Crystal. What's your ETA to join us?"
"Star Sapphire and I and some Cryoclones are on our way to join you," Sylas said, flying in his new Jedi Starfighter. "My ship should be coming down from the sky. It will be the first thing you see with Star Sapphire. Look for—"
Before Sylas could finish, his line went dead. He tapped his Comms systems, but the line continued to go static. He looked around and narrowed his eyes before suddenly, a tilt-rotor helicopter moving at rapid speed flew past him.
"I have a bad feeling about this." Sylas said as he looked out. With that, he flew down after the fighter, going faster. However, he suddenly saw several Death Watch Devils, Ma'alefa'ak and much to his surprise, Sinestro, follow after the rapid speed helicopter.
"What happened?" Lux asked from the ground as he and the rest of the ground forces arrived. "What was Sylas about to say?"
"Not sure," Saw said. "But his fighter should be the only one we should see from the air."
"You mean like that?" Superboy asked from the Bioship.
Monika followed behind the Young Justice on her bike, the Master Cycle Zero, while the Crusaders stood ready in a Gunship overhead as she rode closer to the site. However, a strange familiar sound caught their attention as soon as they reached Sarah, James and Henri.
Everyone looked up, seeing the helicopter fly down. Superboy narrowed his eyes before suddenly noticing something was off about the helicopter.
"Sylas… please tell us that's you." Katooni said quietly.
"No," Sylas said, finally managing to cut through the static. "That's Lady Shiva!"
"Everyone, take cover!" Jaybo called out to everyone while activating his armor and forming a shield on his left arm.
The helicopter strafed at the ground, causing everyone to scatter. She descended even faster, her legs splitting apart from each other before her arms unfolded, revealing a blaster at the end of her Shadow Saber scabbard. Her helmet split apart and folded onto her back before the blades on her new jetpack shifted onto her armor cuffs. She let both red blades, which had been acting as helicopter blades for her flight, deactivate, before landing on the ground, letting out a slash from her Shadow Saber that knocked everyone onto their backs.
Lady Shiva grinned under her mouth guard as she got up. She twirled around her Shadow Saber before Martian Starkiller, Sinestro and the Death Watch Devils led by Tiber Saxon landed behind her. She snapped her fingers, lit with Force Lightning, and soon enough, Harley Quinn and Malcolm Merlyn appeared, followed by the Reverse-Flash in a streak of red lightning.
"We're doomed." Henri said nervously.
At that moment, Sylas landed in his Jedi Starfighter, followed by Star Sapphire and his five Cryoclone Soldiers, now donning scarves with the emblem of the Jedi Order on them.
"Land us!" Mace Windu ordered.
"On it!" Miss Martian called out.
"Monika, are you seeing this?" Ahsoka asked.
"Yeah, I'm seeing this," Monika replied as she arrived. "Saand'ra."
"Wait… who?" Ahsoka asked, not knowing the name.
Count Dooku and General Grievous arrived, being dropped off from the Solar Sailor with four MagnaGuards.
The Bioship landed on the ground, with everyone getting together. They ran towards the scene, each side facing each other from different sides of the lake in front of them.
"Took you long enough," Anakin joked to Count Dooku. "Got an excuse?"
"Do not start with me." Count Dooku said sternly. As he finished his sentence, he suddenly noticed that he could see his own breath.
"More Cryoclones?" Sinestro asked.
"Who's doing this?" Katie asked.
"Not us, Sis." One of the Cryoclones replied.
All of a sudden, five rogue Cryoclones materialized out of thin air. An Overlord Fighter flew above them, with Veronica Cale coming out before Damien Darhk landed, his Devil's Saber already activated.
"Here's Damien!" Damien Darhk quipped.
"Cale…" Sylas snarled.
"Well, Lookie here," Lady Shiva said as she glanced around. "Friends and enemies, coming together. This Rylith Crystal must be really valuable for you all."
"Yeah, enough to make sure Maul doesn't get it." Ahsoka said as she and Monika aimed at the rogue ORDER and the Legion of Doom.
Damien Darhk laughed lightly. "That's a good one, Maul," he said before aiming his lightsaber at Ahsoka while Veronica Cale aimed her arm cannon at Sylas. "It's going with us."
"Shall we shoot?" Tiber asked Lady Shiva.
Lady Shiva looked around, seeing everyone with their weapons aimed either at the Rogue ORDER or them. She continued to look around before seeing the Green Lantern Corps arrive, Jon Stewart, Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner, Kyle Rayner and Shyir Rev.
"You're outnumbered, Lady Shiva," Kid Flash spat at Lady Shiva while Artemis aimed an arrow at her. "Call off your forces before this gets ugly."
"Now where's the fun in that?!" Harley Quinn yelled. "You'll ruin our Mexican Standoff!"
"Tell you what," Damien Darhk said. "We'll pull out… but on one condition."
"Why am I not surprised to hear that coming from you?" Sylas snarked.
"What do you want, Darhk?" General Grievous asked.
"Not what… but who." Damien Darhk corrected.
"KT-2116," Veronica Cale said, turning to Katie. "Do you know what you are?"
"Free, and ready to fight you for a good cause." Katie answered.
"You are a Cryoclone," Veronica said coldly. "And your DNA Scan results do not lie… you are not just a clone… but the perfect clone…" she started out, getting Katie's eyes to widen. "Of the original Killer Frost."
"What?" Katie asked in complete shock.
"Out of all the Cryoclones created, killed and sacrificed, you are the one true biological clone of Crystal Frost," Veronica Cale continued. "Blood and cells alike, you are her perfect image."
"Why are you telling me this?" Katie asked, feeling suspicious.
"Sylas never went into this, but Veronica Cale did," Damien Darhk said, causing Sylas to narrow his eyes dangerously. "Killer Frost is dying, and in three weeks, she will be no more. To create more Cryoclones, you are needed."
"If that's the truth…" Katie said before forming a blade that did not aim outwards, but towards her heart. "Try to take me, and I'll take my life… because you'll never have it."
"That is illogical," Veronica Cale said. "You want to live as much as any other Cryoclone."
"I'll never be your Guinea Pig, CyberWoman." Katie hissed.
"Your opinion is irrelevant." CyberWoman remarked coldly, aiming her cannon at Katie.
"Guys! Crystal! Rylith!" Ahsoka called out. "No one's taking it without a fight."
"And I'm not throwing away my shot this time, Saand'ra." Monika spat at Lady Shiva.
"I plan to take the Rylith Crystal through any means necessary…" Lady Shiva spat before saying, "As you would have protected Shei'Ten Kar with your life… my love."
"Wait… no way!" Ahsoka exclaimed as the Cryoclones started to charge themselves up while she turned to Monika. "Lady Shiva's your ex-girlfriend?!"
"Enough!" Lady Shiva snapped angrily. "Take the Crystal from the lake!"
At that moment, Sylas's Cryoclones and Damien Darhk's Cryoclones shot at each other. Katie noticed what was going on and shot forward as well. The third blast caused the other two to merge and divert towards the water just as Anakin, Ahsoka, Lady Shiva and Count Dooku were using the Force to get the Rylith Crystal out. The water was covered with a layer of thick ice, eventually spreading to create Ice Spikes around the area.
"Attack!" Lady Shiva ordered, activating her original Double-Bladed Spinning Lightsaber and putting her Shadow Saber in her left hand.
"That escalated quickly." Mace Windu mused as he activated his lightsaber.
"So now what?" Rocket asked, unsheathing her sword.
"Keep the fight from spreading beyond the perimeter," Ahsoka ordered. "Don't let anyone get the Rylith Crystal, and most of all, let no one get Katie!" She yelled as she activated her lightsaber and the Xiphon.
Count Dooku activated his lightsaber and slashed away a blast sent by a Death Watch Devil before Malcolm Merlyn shot at him. Once again, the Count of Serenno slashed it away before Artemis shot at the Legion of Doom's archer. The two ran at Merlyn as he strafed arrows at them once again.
"Come here, Traitor!" Star Sapphire called out to Sinestro, shooting at him with her Violet Lantern Ring.
"Look who's talking!" Sinestro called back, deflecting the blast by
Monika activated her Royal Saber and swung her left arm out, getting her shield to appear. She performed a barrel roll and slashed at Lady Shiva, who blocked her attack with the Shadow Saber before lunging forward with her red blade using Makashi. Monika blocked the attack with her shield before shooting at her former love. Lady Shiva flew back with her jetpack, using the blaster end of her scabbard to shoot back.
Monika held up her shield, blocking the attacks before Ahsoka leapt in, kicking Lady Shiva to the ground.
"Thanks." Monika said sincerely.
"Seriously, Lady Shiva, the Apprentice of Gemini Rouge and Darth Maul, is your ex?!" Ahsoka exclaimed, still in disbelief.
"When I knew her, she was Saand'ra," Monika explained as Lady Shiva got back up. "The moment she revealed to me she was the one who killed my Mother, I only knew her as Lady Shiva."
"But did you two ever…?" Ahsoka started out, making small heart signs with her fingers. "You know…?"
"Four times, last one was to say goodbye." Monika answered.
"For the record, you kissed me a fifth time on the Ship." Lady Shiva pointed out.
Ahsoka and Monika both off-handedly shot Lady Shiva with their blasters, only for her to spin her Double-Bladed Lightsaber around and send their bolts to the side.
"You broke my heart!" Monika yelled at Lady Shiva.
"I spared you the fate when I informed you of my deed!" Lady Shiva spat back. "And I know you still haven't gotten over me! You didn't pull the trigger on me in our reunion, and you can't kill me now!"
"You killed my Mother," Monika spat as she spun around the Royal Saber. "I can surely return the favor… by killing you!" She yelled, running at Lady Shiva.
Lady Shiva yelled and ran at Monika, with Ahsoka running in to help even out the battle.
Robin, Batgirl, Zatanna and Jaybo all cartwheeled backwards from Harley Quinn as she slammed her hammer down onto them. She took out a gun and shot at them, but the four ran to the sides, Zatanna deflecting some bullets with her sword while Jaybo continued to use his shield.
"Barb, now!" Robin called out, jumping to the side.
"On it!" Batgirl called back, leaping to her own side.
Harley tossed some throwing knives at Robin and Batgirl, but the two tossed back birdarangs and batarangs respectively, successfully managing to redirect the knives. Harley stood her ground and tossed her hammer around, managing to get everyone, friend and foe alike, to scatter. She noticed General Grievous coming around to attack her in the back and caught her hammer just in time to block two of his lightsabers.
"Not gonna go full out there, Gravy?" Harley teased. "And I thought girls dig guys with more hands than they can handle."
"Be quiet!" General Grievous spat. "You will soon be my prisoner!"
All of a sudden, two of Damien Darhk's Cryoclones landed their blades on General Grievous, forcing him to raise up his other two lightsabers in defense. He snarled and spun around, grabbing one rogue Cryoclone with his foot and slamming her to the ground before impaling the other in the head with three of his blades. He growled and slashed at Harley, who leapt back to shoot at him before slamming her hammer onto Robin using his bola sticks.
The Death Watch Devils shot at Nomad and Serra, but they managed to use their lightsabers to deflect the shots. Serra landed and slashed her lightsabers out wide, causing the Death Watch Devils to scatter.
"Nomad, now!" Serra called out as Nomad ran towards her.
Nomad leapt onto Serra's shoulders, using the extra boost to leap up and shoot down some of the Death Watch Devils. Most of them were shot before some rogue Cryoclones shot at him. He used his lightsabers to slice the icicles in half before landing and bisecting the Cryoclones before Serra ran in to take down the Death Watch Devils. However, a Dropship for the rogue ORDER and the Shadow Collective arrived, letting out more evil forces.
"Here we go again!" Nomad called out, activating his second lightsaber as the rogue Cryoclones and Death Watch Devils fought each other and the two saber wielders.
"Anakin, Master Windu, behind you!" Miss Martian called out as she, Barriss and Katooni ran around, taking out more rogue Cryoclones and Death Watch Devils. Several MagnaGuards started to take on the Cryoclones, leaving the Death Watch Commandos for the Jedi to take on.
Anakin slashed at several Death Watch Commandos, utilizing Soresu, while Mace Windu disarmed more of them before slashing at their chests using Vaapad. The two came back to back before Katooni landed, kicking away a Death Watch Devil before sending several jabs towards another, paralyzing him. She turned around and sent a roundhouse kick to two more before activating her lightsaber to deflect their shots.
Miss Martian landed as well, taking out two Death Watch Devils in the air before slashing at three rogue Cryoclones. She was about to cut down another until she noticed the emblem of the Jedi Order on her scarf.
"Behind you!" The Cryoclone yelled, pushing M'gann down to stab a Death Watch Devil in the shin. Miss Martian got back up and kicked him in the groin before slashing his head off. The two fist-bumped each other before they went off to fight against more Death Watch Devils and rogue Cryoclones.
Shyir Rev flew towards Sinestro, slamming him with an energy construct of a baseball bat. As Sinestro was thrown back, Star Sapphire prepared to slash him with her sword. However, Sinestro formed a hook construct and struck it into the ground, causing him to slow down. He turned around and slashed at Star Sapphire with an axe construct, the two grinding metal against each other before Hal punched him away using a boxing glove construct.
"You taught the Green Lanterns too well." Hal spat.
"You don't know everything, sorry to say." Sinestro quipped, forming two chainsaw constructs as Guy Gardner, Jon Stewart and Kyle Rayner flew in to help with the battle. He spun around and slashed at the Green Lanterns, all using their own weapons to parry off his attacks. Shyir flew and struck back with a sword-axe construct, slightly forcing Sinestro back so that Jon Stewart could slam him away with a hammer from his ring.
"Guess we learned a few new things." Jon quipped.
Paula ran in and shot at Malcolm Merlyn, who used a blade on the outer rim of his bow to deflect the shot. He shot two more arrows at Artemis and Count Dooku before slashing at Paula, who used her tonfas to parry off his attacks. She spun and fell him to the ground before forming her Bō Staff. She slammed it onto him, but he rolled away before countering an attack from Count Dooku. Paula slashed at him again, but he managed to hold his ground before Artemis split her bow apart, forming her twin broadswords. She spun them around and attacked Merlyn head-on. Now, the dark archer was being backed away, continuing to use his Bow Blade to fight off all three of them.
CyberWoman walked calmly forward, aiming her cannon out at Katie and Sylas. The two held their ground before she fired. However, Katie formed an ice shield before blasting several icicles at her, all of which were destroyed with a single blast.
"Sorry to interrupt," Damien Darhk said sarcastically, catching Sylas's attention. "But the deposed leader and I have some unfinished business."
"You're not leaving here with that Crystal, Darhk." Sylas spat.
"You're free to try and stop me." Damien Darhk spat back before the two charged at each other, lightsabers clashing upon contact.
Veronica Cale shot at Katie again, but she summoned water from thin air and spun her arms around, creating shields that shattered upon impact. A rogue Cryoclone tried to attack her, but she stabbed her in the chest before tossing her aside.
"Traitor!" Katie's former comrade, Eyce, called out.
Katie narrowed her eyes as she turned to the side, seeing Eyce standing there with her eyes fixated only on her. She thrust her left arm out, creating an ice blade. Katie, did the same with her right arm before the two dashed towards each other.
Eyce slammed her blade onto Katie, who blocked it with her left fist before kicking her away. She spun around and slashed back, the two locking blades with one another. Katie and Eyce stared each other down before Eyce kneed Katie in the chest. As Katie was regaining her balance, Eyce sent a stab towards her, but Katie just held her ice blade out, causing a split. Using the trapped sword, she spun around and broke it off of Eyce's hand before kicking her to the ground. Now trapped under her foot, Katie brought the makeshift axe down to her, only for her to stop a couple centimeters close to her face.
"You can't do it, can you?" Eyce asked as Katie panted heavily. "Maybe Cale was wrong. You're no perfection of Killer Frost, you're just a perversion. If you were really Killer Frost, you would have already—"
Before Eyce could go on, Katie slammed her makeshift ice axe into her hand, causing her to scream before she punched her in the face, causing a little blood to spill from her mouth. Afterwards, she grabbed Eyce by the throat and narrowed her eyes at her.
"I won't hesitate the next time," Katie said. "Mock me again, and you're done for. I am no Killer Frost, and I never will be!" she exclaimed before tossing Eyce aside.
"A perfect demonstration from the perfect Cryoclone," Veronica Cale said as she charged up her cannon again, causing Katie to gasp. "But now, you shall—"
At that moment, EmJay appeared behind CyberWoman and kicked her in between the legs. Veronica Cale squealed a little before turning around, shooting at her instead before Katie shot her away and froze her while in midair.
"You know what they say," EmJay said. "'The bigger they are, the easier it is to kick them where the sun don't shine'."
"I… don't think that's how it goes…" Katie corrected.
"Eh, I paraphrase." EmJay said with a shrug.
Sylas spun around and used Niman against Damien Darhk, who blocked it with his crimson lightsaber before kicking him away. Sylas regained himself as he fell and shot a blast of Force Fire at Darhk, who simply rolled to the side before Katie and EmJay slashed at him. He held his lightsaber behind his back to block their attacks before Sylas kneed him in the chest. The blow forced Damien to break off with the two girls, who proceeded to join Sylas in forcing him back. However, Damien Darhk started to make quick movements, blocking all of their attacks before he took out his sidearm and shot EmJay back, who deflected the blast towards Lady Shiva. She twirled around her lightsaber and locked blades with him before he shot back at her. However, as she got out of the way, Sylas used a Makashi jab on him, causing him to lose his footing before Katie froze him in place.
"What were you saying about taking Katie again?" Sylas asked as Katie grinned.
"You won't win," Damien Darhk spat. "I'll make sure you and the rest of the traitors bow to me or face the consequences…" he started out as Katie rolled her eyes. "And I will rule this…"
"Bored now." Katie spat before leaping back. She created a slingshot out of ice and used it to launch herself towards Damien Darhk, landing a dropkick right in his balls.
"Ooh!" Sylas said as Damien Darhk fell with a groan.
"Well… that looked quite unpleasant." Veronica Cale mused from where she was frozen at,
"You think?!" Damien Darhk called out, still feeling the pain. "Ah, screw it!" he cursed. "I'm gonna kill you all! Who does that?!" he complained. "Seriously, who does that?! Ah, I'm gonna kill you!"
"Welcome to the club." Veronica snarked in the most deadpan way as Damien Darhk let out a squeal.
"EmJay, you're right," Katie said as she and EmJay grinned at each other. "The bigger they are, the easier it is to kick them where the sun don't shine."
Kid Flash and the Reverse-Flash raced across the icy area, throwing punches and kicks at each other. Wally ran up the side of one of the canyon walls and jabbed at the Reverse-Flash, only for him to dash to the side. He spun around and performed a flying roundhouse kick at Kid Flash. As Wally regained himself, he vibrated his head, causing him to lightly bounce off of the ground as he fell before kicking off of another wall, throwing two fists at the Reverse-Flash.
Ma'alefa'ak slashed at Aqualad, who held up his Water-Bearers in defense. As he did, water arose from the ice around him and formed several shields. They all shattered as the evil Martian blasted him, but he spun around and sent several water whips at him in return, causing him to use his arm blade to slash the water apart every time it was sent at him. Aqualad leapt up and formed arms made of water, using them to lash out at Martian Starkiller before slashing at him with his Water-Bearer Swords. Ma'alefa'ak held up his sword in defense before Rocket flew over, punching him with an energy gauntlet. However, as he was sent flying back, he phased through the ground before rising back up again, blasting all around him and causing Aqualad and Rocket to scatter around for cover.
Superboy sent several laser blasts at Tiber, who countered with arm missiles. Connor dodged each one of them before punching at the ground, causing some of it to rise up under Tiber's feet. Tiber was thrown off of the ground and into the air, where he activated his jetpack. He fired his flamethrower at Connor, but he flew right through the flames before kicking him to the ground. As he landed, two Death Watch Devils ran at him, but he punched one and kicked the other without looking before running after Tiber, shooting him with his Laser Vision. Tiber got up and started to shoot back, the two now running across the area.
Lady Shiva flew back as Ahsoka and Monika fired on her. She sheathed her Shadow Saber and took out her newly-made Double-Bladed Spinning Lightsaber. She activated all four of her crimson blades and spun them around, using them not only to propel herself faster, but to deflect the blasts at a more rapid speed. She landed on the ice, skating on it while shooting at the two again.
"You know how to skate?" Ahsoka asked.
"I'm a fast learner." Monika replied.
"Follow my lead!" Ahsoka called, leaping onto the ice.
Monika grinned and leapt after Ahsoka, landing on the ice as well. The two skated in tandem, reactivating their lightsabers as they did so. Ahsoka thrust her arms in front of her, sending forth several blasts, all of which Lady Shiva countered before sheathing one of her Double-Bladed Lightsabers. She took out her Shadow Saber again, using it as her main blade while continuing to spin around the Double-Bladed Spinning Lightsaber as a shield. She propelled herself at Ahsoka, only for Monika to slash at her while she was open. Lady Shiva quickly leapt over Monika and slashed at her with her red blade while sending forth Sith Lightning at Ahsoka.
Ahsoka let the Sith Lightning surge through her fingers before using her other hand to redirect it back at her. As soon as Lady Shiva was sent spinning backwards, Ahsoka spiraled towards her and performed a Shien Slash at her with the Xiphon. However, Lady Shiva switched hands for her weapons and blocked Ahsoka's black blade with her Double-Bladed Lightsaber before Monika attacked her from behind.
Lady Shiva pirouetted and held her Shadow Saber in defense, managing to swiftly block Monika's blade. As she held off against Ahsoka and Monika, she started to notice something about the Rylith Crystal.
"You need to stop now." Lady Shiva said sternly.
"Yeah, right!" Ahsoka quipped.
"I am serious, Tano!" Lady Shiva yelled as Monika looked to the Rylith Crystal as well.
"Look at the Crystal!" Monika yelled, seeing the Rylith Crystal start to spark. "It's charging up!"
"Because of all the fighting?" Ahsoka asked.
Kyle Rayner and Shyir Rev flew back from Sinestro's attack, followed by Star Sapphire as Guy Gardner, Jon Stewart and Hal Jordan continued to fight him. They noticed the crystal glowing and sparking as well.
"It's the ice!" Shyir exclaimed. "The sunlight alone wouldn't have caused the Rylith Crystal to gain the Solar Energy it needed… but with the lights from the battle combined with the sunlight shining through like a lens, it's been overloading!"
"I thought these things could hold unlimited power!" Ahsoka exclaimed as Serra ran over.
"Not unless they're exposed for too long!" Serra corrected. "It'll blow if we don't cut the power surge at its source!"
"The main core of the crystal," Star Sapphire deducted. "But it will still be unstable once you remove it from the main crystal!"
"Won't it lose power?" Harley asked as the ice started to crack.
"Get back!" Ahsoka called out, using the Force to throw everyone off before the ice cracked. She tossed her Arm-Mounted Crossbow Gauntlets into the air, forming a hover board, which she grabbed onto once she leapt into the air.
"You would have approximately ninety-point-seventy-nine seconds to get the crystal core away from here before it detonates," CyberWoman said while stealthily using an internal source of her cannon to melt the ice holding her. "Once that time runs out, it will explode like unrefined Coaxium."
"None of us can get it away that fast." Wally said as he looked to the Reverse-Flash.
"You'll need to contain the explosion long enough to make sure it doesn't get critical," Sylas said. "But since speedsters can't fly, I'm not sure how we'll do this."
"Leave it to me!" Shyir Rev called out. He held his Ring arm out, grabbing the core of the crystal before flying up. "Someone boost my speed!"
"On it!" Zatanna called out, aiming her wand and her sword at Shyir Rev. "What are you planning?" she asked before incanting, "Erif nrub nordluac elbbub!"
"I'll get it up into Space and let it explode there!" Shyir explained before being rocketed towards space. "Get rid of the Crystal! Hurry!"
Lady Shiva snarled and threw a fist at Shyir Rev. A ball of Sith Lightning missed him, but she growled and turned around, deactivating her Shadow Saber. "Fall back!" she ordered the Shadow Collective forces. "I don't want to be here for what happens next."
"Good luck, Rev." Guy Gardner called out.
"I don't believe in luck." Shyir Rev called back as he continued to ascend higher.
Lady Shiva grinned as the Death Watch Devils took off. "Neither… do I." She muttered before activating her two Double-Bladed Spinning Lightsabers, flying off with her helicopter disguise she had before.
The Reverse-Flash picked up Harley and took her away while Ma'alefa'ak flew off carrying Malcolm Merlyn with him.
"What now?" Katooni asked.
"Leave them," Ahsoka ordered. "They don't have the crystal, and by the looks of it…" she started out as she turned to see Damien Darhk's faction of the ORDER take off. "Neither will the Rogue ORDER."
In the air, as the rest of the Shadow Collective was getting away, Lady Shiva turned back into herself and watched as Shyir Rev took off.
Shyir Rev exited from the atmosphere and tossed the core of the Rylith Crystal into space. Seeing his job done, he flew back, only to suddenly see several devices attached to him start to beep.
"Green Lantern's Light… shine away." Lady Shiva quipped, pressing a button on her wrist.
The devices set off, causing surges of electricity to go through Rev's body. Shyir gasped, realizing what Lady Shiva did. He tried to form an aura around himself for protection, but felt a pain in his chest. Unable to do anything more, he flew off so that no one would get hurt and closed his eyes for what happened next.
From the ground, the Young Justice, Count Dooku, General Grievous and Sylas's ORDER watched as an explosion went off. They all looked up with surprise, unaware that Lady Shiva had successfully taken off.
"Rev, are you still there?" Hal asked, speaking into his Ring. "Rev, come in!"
"Frontier Green Lantern Shyir Rev: Deceased."
"No!" Star Sapphire called out, getting onto her knees.
"The blast must have taken his life," Barriss said. "He… he wasn't planning on coming back."
"Wait, the Crystal…" Wally started out, only to see that it was gone when he turned around. He growled and stomped his foot, but was calmed down by Artemis.
"Let them be," Ahsoka said. "Right now, we've lost a Lantern. We leave… in silence… in respect for Shyir Rev."
In National City, Sinestro flew back as everyone was recovering. Lady Shiva looked to him as ha carried with him the massive Rylith Crystal.
"Excellent work," Darth Maul's hologram complimented. "Even without the core, the Crystal has the right amount of power we need to get the RUINATION up and running again."
"It wasn't easy getting rid of the Lantern," Lady Shiva said, revealing the same kinds of bombs placed on Rev on her gauntlet. "But everyone will know he died a hero nonetheless."
"I will return to you, Lord Maul." Sinestro said before flying off.
Lady Shiva grinned as she turned to Darth Maul. "I must say, I was doubtful of your plan at first," she said. "But once I figured we would have another Green Lantern on our side, my doubts have been cast away."
"Yes," Darth Maul said. "Now, when the Ring finds a new host, locate it and use our Devil's Hearts to sway them to our side."
"It will be done, my Master." Lady Shiva said before she ended the transmission Darth Maul received back in the Drazkel System.
Darth Maul grinned before Sinestro arrived back through Hyperspace, two Star Cruisers exploding behind him as he landed.
"Allied Forces interfered, but I took care of it," Sinestro said before presenting the crystal. "Now, with this Crystal, will the Ruination fly once more?"
"Yes," Darth Maul said as he inspected the Rylith Crystal. "When it is ready… have everyone set a course for Earth."
"Yes, my Master." Sinestro said before he walked away with Gar Saxon.
N-K Necrosis and Komari Vosa walked up next to Darth Maul. "Soon, Earth shall know the true power of the Ruination!"
Mandalorian Death Watch Devils, Shadow Troopers and the rest of the Legion of Doom went to work preparing the Ruination, now seeming as if it were sparking to life again.
Back on Earth, the Masterpiece hovered over Monika's new mansion. Ahsoka and Anakin helped the Crusaders unload cargo to be placed into the establishment as Monika leaned against the window, looking out to the sky.
"Shyir Rev… he's a true hero," Monika said as Ahsoka joined her. "I've never seen someone die before. I don't quite feel the same."
"We're all doing our best," Ahsoka said as Anakin and Daruk brought in more cargo. "I know you need time here alone, so we'll leave you be, and let you know if the Shadow Collective strikes again."
Monika turned and smiled. "Thank you."
Ahsoka nodded before looking to her Master. "That's all, right?"
Anakin nodded. "Back to the Cave," he said. "We need to make sure everyone's hanging in there okay."
Time passed, and Monika was now in her new bedroom, wearing a tank-top and skirt. She watched as Anakin and Ahsoka took off in the Bioship before heading to her bed. She started to close her eyes, and she was soon fast asleep.
A couple of hours later, something caused Monika to wake up again. She moaned and blinked a few times before seeing a green light flash outside her window. She looked around before walking towards it.
"Who's there?"
Monika opened the window after hearing no response. Much to her surprise, Shyir Rev's Ring flew in front of her, and a voice came out.
"Jessica Cruz, you have been chosen to be the new Green Lantern of Earth."
Jessica gasped. For the rest of the night, all she did was stand there, wondering of the Ring's purpose.
Author's Notes: Well, everyone, how did you like this new Chapter? Sorry if it ended on a sad note, but every Story has to have one of those moments. Anyways, I'll be taking a vacation, so I won't be back for at least three weeks. Still, I'll try to keep in touch, and be back afterwards. For now, please review, rate, and if you can, Private Message me for anything on the Story. I'm pleased to hear from you, except from Doom Marine 54. For now, this is SuperHeroTimeFan, signing off. Happy Fourth of July, everyone! See you soon!