24 hours. That was how long the Justice League had left, until Darkseid's invasion force would arrive. Bulma, Batman and Ratchet had made progress on the defensive systems they'd been working on, while the League and the Z-fighters were doing non-stop training.
(AN: the next few chapters will include characters from the following TV shows/movie franchises/video games: Young Justice, Transformers Prime, Dragon Ball Z, Justice League, Arrowverse shows, Transformers Animated, Star Wars, Marvel, Harry Potter, Sonic The Hedgehog, Rise of the Guardians, Frozen (deal with it), How To Train Your Dragon, Lord Of The Rings, One Punch Man, Mortal Kombat, Legion Of Superheroes, Ben 10 (deal with it), Teen Titans, Justice League Unlimited, Avatar: The Last Airbender. Also review and tell me what others you want to see. I know some of these seem a little childish but I like them all. Yes even Frozen.)
"We only have a day left. And with our current manpower there's a high chance we won't make it." Superman explained as he sat down at a table with Superboy, Supergirl, Miss Martian, Goku, Gohan, and Vegeta.
"But we already landed a heavy blow to Darkseid's forces, won't he be weakened?" Superboy suggested but Miss Martian shook her head.
"What you fought against here on earth was a small squadron compared to what we saw on Apocalypse. Darkseid could overpower us easily." She explained.
"Do we have any other advantages?" Vegeta questioned.
"Darkseid only opened the Boom Tubes in specific locations, meaning if I'm right he'll probably open them in the same locations." Supergirl explained.
"We have to do this strategically. We'll set up and equal amount of fighters at each Boom tube location to hold the lines, and everyone else must remain scattered around the globe, ready to protect Earth should our first line of defence fail." Gohan theorised.
"A logical choice of action, we'll put our heaviest hitters at the Tubes, meaning the Z-fighters." Superman added on to which Gohan nodded in agreement.
"Without the backup from MECH, Spiral or the Decepticons that leaves us at a large disadvantage." Arcee explained as she walked over to the group.
"But perhaps with the help of Earth's military force, you might be able to even the odds a little." A male voice explained, before someone walked over from the entrance of the Autobot base.
"You're that Fowler guy." Superboy pointed out.
"Special Agent William Fowler. So I was right in suggesting that your foster son had something to do with Optimus Prime." Fowler explained as he looked to Superboy and Miss Martian, instantly recognising them as Connor and Megan.
"Don't worry. Your secret's safe with me." Fowler assured and the two nodded in response.
"As I was saying, I can persuade the military to prepare for a full scale invasion force. It might help a bit but I can't assure anything." Fowler explained to the heroes.
"Thank you, Agent Fowler." Superman expressed and the military agent nodded in response.
"Even with the help of the Military, will that be enough?" Superboy questioned.
"All we can do is hope that it is." Goku responded.
"Are there any others than we can get to help us?" Gohan asked but the heroes shook their heads in response.
"Knowing the Decepticons, they've most likely left the planet by now." Arcee explained.
"Blasted Cons." Fowler grumbled.
"It's our last 24 hours until Darkseid's invasion, I suggest we go spend that time with our loved ones." Superman explained and the group nodded in response, before they departed.
(21 hours until Darkseid returns)
"Wait so, you don't want to go back to being Kid Flash?" Bart questioned as he and Wally raced around Central City.
"Well first, I'm not a kid anymore, second, you've already taken up the mantle, and third, I think I can become a better version of Zoom." The red head responded.
"Well whatever happened to you on Apocalypse, it increased your speed by a ton!" Bart yelled as he struggled to keep up.
"Yeah. Darkseid perfected the Velocity formula, and gave it to me. So now I've got the blue lightning, but no decay." Wally explained and Bart nodded in response before they arrived at a small house, and entered to find Artemis, Barry, Iris, Wally's parents, and Jay.
"None of the still rogue villains showed up. We think they've gone into hiding." Wally explained.
"Sounds logical." Artemis agreed, before there was a silence throughout the house. No one spoke a word. It was the last day left before Darkseid returned.
"I should probably get back home. I need to check on some friends." Artemis explained.
"I'll run you there." Wally suggested and Artemis was hesitant, but nodded in response, before Wally picked her up and raced off. She relaxed as his arms held her securely. The last time he had run with her in his arms, was the day Black Beetle set off his doomsday devices, and Wally sacrificed himself to save Earth.
"You okay?" Wally asked, noticing her concerned look.
"Fine just, tired." She lied.
"Listen, Artemis...about what happened on Apocalypse...what I did..." He explained and she looked up to him with a look as to go on.
"I'm sorry." He apologised.
"Wally it wasn't you. Darkseid had control over you. It wasn't your fault." She denied and he looked to her with a soft look on his face, before she kissed him lightly.
"I'm just glad to have you back." She expressed and he smiled as she held onto him. After around an hour of running, the couple arrived in Jasper, and Artemis lead the speedster to M'gann and Connor's house.
"They settled down huh?" Wally questioned and Artemis nodded in response, before her attention was redirected to three vehicles in the drive way, a blue motorcycle, and yellow and black muscle car, and a large dark green car, which she instantly recognised as Arcee, Bumblebee and Bulkhead, meaning it was highly likely that Jack, Miko and Raf were inside already. The two walked up to the front door and Artemis knocked, and almost instantly the door opened revealing Connor.
"Come on in." He invited and the two smiled before they entered, to find M'gann, Kara, Jack, Sierra, Miko, Raf, Damian, Victor, Starfire, Raven, Gohan and Dende. The whole house was quiet, no one dared say a word.
"Levi told us a lot about this world." Gohan explained, breaking the silence and gaining everyone's attention.
"About the Justice League, the Autobots. He spoke highly of all of you." Gohan explained and the group listened intently.
"He was a brave fighter." Dende commented.
"Like me, he was trained as an assassin, and he changed sides to be a hero." Damian related to his comrade.
"Levi was a good kid, even before Cadmus fused him with Optimus. That's something I believe." Kara expressed.
"I can't imagine Levi as a bad person. It's hard to believe you've faced an evil version." Sierra explained as she looked to Gohan.
"He called himself Decepticon. I can't really explain it. You would've had to been there to believe it." Gohan explained.
"I can help with that." M'gann pointed out, referencing her psychic powers.
"By all means." Gohan said with a nod, before the Martian linked the minds of everyone in the room to Gohan's.
"Now focus on a point in time that you saw, Decepticon, and we'll also see it." M'gann explained and Gohan nodded in response, before everything around the group began to change, freaking out Jack, Sierra, Miko, Raf and Dende slightly, but the others were used to it. Their surroundings took form, of a strange looking city. The buildings were almost, spherical, but a lot of them were destroyed, and the ground was cracked.
"Welcome to West City." Gohan said simply as the group looked at their surroundings in shock.
"KAMEHAMEHA!" A deep voice echoed, and the group all looked up to see Goku in his Super Saiyan Blue form, blasting the Kamehameha wave at something in the distance.
"You seriously think that technique will still work?" A familiar voice questioned, before the blast was blown to pieces, and its target was revealed. He looked identical to Levi, the only differences being his armour, it was grey and rigid, while he had deep purple eyes, and wore the decepticon symbol upon his chest.
"Damnit." Goku grumbled.
"Don't give up Goku!" The same voice yelled, and Goku looked back to see Levi, THEIR Levi, armoured up. Although there were differences from what they remembered, he was slightly taller and his hair was slightly longer.
"Aim for openings and joints. Those are his weak points." Levi explained, before his helmet shifted onto his face.
"Gohan! Get those civilians out of here!" Goku yelled up into the air, and the group looked to see Gohan floating above the battle, and he nodded before taking off. Everything around them changed once more, until they found themselves in a different location, Gohan's mental image was lying on the ground, while both versions of Levi stood up, beaten and injured.
"I honestly didn't expect to have this much fun!" Decepticon yelled with a demonic smile on his face.
"Fun time's over!" Transformer yelled, before he raced over to Decepticon at top speed, and got him in a full nelson.
"Gohan! Make sure Goku and Vegeta go back to my dimension! It has to be them!' Transformer yelled to the Demi-saiyan.
"Levi don't! Plan B was only meant for an absolutely necessary situation!" Gohan yelled back to his friend, before Decepticon elbowed Transformer in the stomach in an attempt to escape.
"A friend of mine once told me...without sacrifice, there can be no victory." Levi reassured, before a Boom Tube identical to the one that swallowed him up on Apocalypse opened below him and Deception, and they dropped down into it. The mental projections stopped and the group found themselves back in the house.
"Do you know what happened to him?" Raf questioned.
"We know that plan B failed, because he contacted us a few days after he disappeared." Gohan answered.
"He gave himself up to take down, himself." Raven said cryptically.
"He would've done it for anyone. That's just one of Levi's personality traits." Artemis added, before M'gann used her powers and gave a drink to everyone.
"To Levi." Kara said as she raised her glass. (the teens had waters while the adults had alcohol)
"To Levi." Everyone repeated before they raised their glasses in response to the toast, before they all sculled down their drinks.
(Almost the time that Darkseid returned)
The Autobots, The Justice League, and the Z-fighters. They had been split up into groups, and sent to the locations in which the boom tubes would be opened, all of them ready to fight what was about to come through.
"We don't have much time left. Bulma will keep working on the prototypes, but for now, we'll have to deal with what's coming. So be ready." Batman said over the coms as he stood atop a building in Gotham, looking down at the streets below, where the police were evacuating citizens. Everyone stood at their designated locations, awaiting the arrival of the Parademons. It was like the entire world went silent with anticipation.
"Dad. If I don't make it through this. Tell Videl and Pan I love them." Gohan said into his comlink referring to his wife and daughter.
"You can't think like that Gohan, we'll get through this. No matter what." Krillin reassured and Gohan nodded to his friend in response before the two of them turned to the location where the Boom Tube would open up. 18 simply stared at the area, her hands trembling slightly, perhaps it was the fact that Darkseid beat both Goku and Vegeta.
"Krillin." She said into her comlink, and her husband instantly listened.
"I love you." She said simply.
"I love you too." He said with a smile, before one noise echoed throughout the entire planet, and the boom tubes activated, larger than before.
