Naruto x Young Justice fanfiction
Chapter 2: Fire leads to awful stuff
AN:
(You can skip this if you want, it won't affect the story in any way)
Hi guys and welcome to the second chapter of Project 082.
I read the reviews thanks for the support and there were some things I believed I must address.
First the grammar
I'm Mexican so English isn't my first language and also I'm not a professional writer, I think I never have written so much in my life to be honest, so there's going to be some mistakes that I won't catch as I write so I ask you to bare this as I don't pay attention to the grammar so much because I'm so focused on the story so I can miss some mistakes and don't realize it until its to late so for that I'm sorry, I'm still new at this and I hope that my writing gets better with each chapter
So, the second topic and the most common theme in the reviews was the pairing of Naruto
(If you don't want to be spoiled in any way skip to the story)
I want to explain my thought process for it and keep in mind that the pairing won't affect too much the story, it will, but not too much.
So, here's how I saw these
In the first season of Young Justice there were three main women characters, I know at the end the introduce rocket but it's too late in the season for me to consider here, these characters are Megan, Artemis and Zatanna
So that's when the elimination process started, I eliminated Megan from the started because of her personality, it wouldn't match to much with Naruto's so they wouldn't make a great couple.
So that leave me with two options Zatanna and Artemis
I thought of this for a long time, longer that I should've because both have a lot to bring to the table
They were evenly match as should why they should be paired with Naruto and why they shouldn't
But I decided to go with Artemis, and before you get mad and leave the story, it came down to one reason only
Timing
There were a lot of factors involved, like the fact that I personally don't like the Kid flash and Artemis pairing, I never did, or the fact that Artemis view of the world would match well with the Naruto of this story, but the tipping point was the timing, Zatanna was introduce at the second half of the season, specifically on episode 18 of 26, the team was already establish and we already had a lot of build up in the inter relationships of the team so for me to do a Naruto x Zatanna story I would have to bring her to the team early and that would mess with her character something I don't want to do
So, the pairing for now is this:
Superboy x Megan
Artemis x Naruto
That's the ones I know I will use so if that's going to stop you for reading the story, I'm sorry but that's my decision, but I will guarantee that these relationships will make sense and they're going to be build properly so please don't give up so easily on this story only because of the pairing you might like the story even if it isn't your preferred pairing
With here's the next chapter of the story
As always, I don't own Naruto and Young justice I'm only using them for this story with no profit being received for this
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Gotham´s underground bar 4 days before team Young Justice is form
"You look like shit Nate" a big guy wearing a white T shirt some brown cargo pants and a black vest said while cleaning a glass and preparing to serve another glass of beer to some local customer.
"And I feel like shit" A blond teenager wearing a black hoodie and black cargo pants said groggily as he rested his head on the table of the bar. "You know, why do all bartenders always have a glass there cleaning? It doesn't make sense" the teenager said as he pulls his head up the table showing his bruise right eye and broke nose
"It supposed to make the customer more comfortable I just do it because it looked cool" The bartender said as he handed a glass of tequila to the teen "You know I'm not suppose to let boys drink so only one for your nose"
"Thanks Marcus, but you know that in Gotham they're no such thing as boys" Nate said as he drinks the shot "You either leave, grow up or die either way boys don't exist in Gotham" Nate said and the proceeded to set up his broken nose right "Augh! Motherfucker" Nate said
"So, what the hell happen to you? "Markus asked slightly laughing at his customer
"Some guys were harassing a young girl, she was maybe 9 years old, I'll tell you this city gets worse and worse" Nate said "I mean I know batman keep us safe from the big crazy guys, but I mean no one does anything of the little crazy guys, fucking hell" Nate said as he rests his body on the table
"It's a sick world we live in Nate, I wish people like you exist more often, you probably will be that child's hero though" Markus said as he put the glass down in the dishwater and heard Nate scoff "But you should give big old bat a pass. I heard that they are introducing their sidekicks into the league, I think he's pretty busy for us common folk" Marcus said while laughing at his own comments
"No shit, when does the big guys have time for us" Nate said, "But how do you know their making the sidekicks into league members?" Nate asked although everyone knew if you wanted info Markus is your guy, the bartender was known for having info in anything you wanted so it really wasn't a surprise to Nate when he knew but he still must keep pretending for Markus reputation
"This one was actually pretty easy if I said soy myself" Markus said "Just the other day a boy dressed up as a red robin hood wanna be, came into the bar, asking for the name of a new gang that was moving to star city, I think they call him speedy"
"Yeah, green arrow sidekick, right?" Nate asked, "Did you give him the info?"
"Fuck no!" Markus said while laughing "the kid wanted me to hand him the info, and you know my rule if you're not a customer you get shit from me, so I told him to get the fuck out before I make green arrow lose one sidekick that day"
Nate started to laugh as he heard the last part "We both know you wouldn't have harm a hair from him" Nate said as he keeps laughing
"Yeah I know but he didn't, and he also didn't like the fact that I called him a sidekick, said that I 3 days or so nobody could called him a sidekick any more that he will be a full member of the league or something, then he proceeded to leave kids these days are so weird if I say so" Markus says as he pour a beer for the waitress to serve to a customer "So I did a little digging, turns out, green arrow, batman, aquaman and flash are taking their sidekicks into more missions these past few weeks"
"Huh really? Sounds to me like they're preparing them for something" Nate said as he put his hands on his chin as he dives in deep thought.
"My thoughts exactly, so I think what robin hood said the other day must be true" Markus said, "But you aren't here for superhero business here are you Naruto?" Markus asked in a sudden serious tone
"No, I am not, tell me, what do you know about Cadmus?" Naruto asked.
Gotham 1 day before Team Young Justice is form
In a park in the center of Gotham there was a family of four people chilling and making a barbeque as they rest and take in the sights of Gotham, thanking whatever god the believe for this peaceful day, while they were ignorant of what was about to happen
"Run!" They heard someone screaming as they saw him turning to ice, they were preparing to run as they heard a voice behind them
"Chilling with the family in the park? How cute" Mr. Freeze said as he proceeded to freeze the family up and as soon as hi finish two projectiles in shape of a bat hit his head protector and turn to see what was going and that's when he saw boy dressed in a red t shirt, black pants and a black and yellow cape and a domino mask on his eyes and on his t shirt their was a big r where his right chest is and in amusement he started to e}speak to the boy
"Well, if it isn't the wonder boy himself" Mr. Freeze said in between chuckles "Batman doesn't have time for me and sends his errand boy to do the job huh? I'm underwhelmed "
"Yeah, that's great, but can we please hurry up I don't want to be late" Robin said as he stared at Mr. Freeze
"Kids these days, always on a rush such a shame" Mr. Freeze said
"Wasn't talking to you" Robin replied. And after hearing those words Mr. Freeze stood there in shock as he slowly turns around to find the nightmare of all Gotham crooks, a man dressed in black representing a bat and he knew that he was done. Batman then struck the helmet of Mr. Freeze which knock him out cold.
Star City 1 day before Team Young Justice is form
In a bridge connecting star city to another city there was a man causing havoc to the cars that were passing to the bridge what stood out was that the man was made of ice and was shooting ice towards the cars and as soon as he shoots the last ice, he felt some arrow struck his arm and his little iceberg and tur to look and saw two figures on top of the bridge
One was dressed in a dark green hoodie and had a light green vest on top of it and was wearing dark pants and green boots and a domino type of mask this man was also carrying a green bow and arrows that had their tip cover in green paint the other one was wearing a full red outfit with a yellow utility belt and a yellow robin hood type of hat also wearing the same type of mask as the other guy this people were known as green arrow and speedy respectively.
"Finally, what do I have to do to get the attention of star city mightiest mans huh?" the man who was causing havoc asked the hero's as he throw ice at them.
"Did he do this just to get our attention?" Speedy asked Green Arrow as they doge the ice projectiles and headed to one of the bridge pillars to get down to the ice man level "This little distraction better not interfere on today's plan" Speedy said as he dodges another ice projectile and took an especial arrow and shoot it towards the mans jaw knocking him out cold.
Green Arrow looked down at the man and said, "I guess this man had a crystal jaw don't you think?" he asked Speedy as he heard him approaching.
"How funny" Speedy said in a sarcastic tone "Can we go? Today is the day"
Pearl Harbor 1 day before Team Young Justice is form
In the see there was a boat cover in ice in all of it places and you could se that the ice was forming from the boat itself this was because a women dressed in all blue and with blue skin was shooting ice projectiles towards two guys that were trying to stop her from crating more havoc
"Don't tell me you aren't excited for today?" A blond man wearing an orange long sleeved t shirt that had scales in it and black pants this man as known to the world as Aquaman, he asked this question to his sidekick Aqualad
"I'm concentrated at the task at hand right now my king" The teenager referred as Aqualad said, he was wearing a sleeveless red shirt and black pants and had swords looking weapon at his back as he took them out some tattoos in his arms turned blue and the weapon turn into two hammers as he struck the women on her chin knocking her out cold.
"And now?" Aquaman said as he approached Aqualad.
"Yes, I'm excited, today is the day" Aqualad said
Central city 1 day before Team Young Justice is form
In the middle of central city, a jewelry was cover in ice and in the street in front of this jewelry was a man dressed up as if winter have come early this year shooting at two moving targets that to the untrained eye look like a red and yellow blur
"Robbing crystal captain cold? A little cliché don't you think?" The red blur asked he was known to the people as the flash the fastest man alive according to the news
"We don't have time for this. Were going to be late" The yellow blur also known as Kid Flash the sidekick of the flash said as he run towards Captain cold takin a blast towards his shoulder as he took the gun from Captain cold hands and rested meanwhile the flash punched Captain cold knocking him out cold.
"Calm down kid" Flash said
"Oh, come on, are you going to talk to the cops? The people? Even captain cold here?" Kid flash said in an angry tone "No, no way, today is the day"
Washington D.C 1 day before Team Young Justice is form
6 people stood across the hall of justice this people were Batman and his sidekick Robin, Aquaman and his sidekick Aqualad and finally there was Green Arrow and his sidekick Speedy
"Today it's the day" said Batman to Robin
"Welcome to the hall of justice" Green arrow continue speaking
"The headquarters of the league" Aquaman finished
"Oh man!" A voice cried out as the heroes turn to find flash and kid flash arriving to the scene "I knew we were going to be the last ones to arrive" Kid flash said as he approached the sidekicks.
They proceed to cross into the hall passing threw various people and media as they heard them speaking
"Is that batman?" Someone of the crowd asked
"I see flash and flash jr" a childish voice callout
"Isn't his name speedy?" Someone replied
"No man, that's Green arrow sidekick" was the replied they heard and someone in the crowd answer "Well that doesn't make any sense"
As they approached to enter the Hall Green arrow spoke out "Ready to see the inner sanctum?" he asked Speedy which he reply "Born ready"
"I'm glad we all here, this is exciting" Aqualad said to the other sidekicks
"Have all the four sidekicks ever been in the same place before" Kid Flash asked in a nervous tone
"Don't call us sidekicks" Speedy said in an angry tone "we won't be sidekicks anymore after today"
Kid flash smile nervously and replied "Sorry" then he took a breath and continue "It's my first time at the hall, I'm a little overwhelmed"
"Your overwhelmed, Mr. Freeze is underwhelmed. Why can anybody be just whelmed" Robin said as the enter the hall and saw the imposing statues of the members of the league and he managed to speak in wonder "Oh, I guess that's why"
The approached doors that said "Restricted access, authorize personal only" and as Green Arrow proceed to open the door it reveal the room inside of it, some kind of resting lounge you would fine in an university whit a big screen in the middle of it attached to some computers and next to it was a zeta tube, a mode of transport the league used to get to certain palaces fast.
Inside this room were two people a man that had his skin green and a v shaped head this man was known as Martian Manhunter or J'onn and next to him was a imposing red android with a yellow cape this android was known to people as Red tornado.
As they enter the lounge Red tornado speaks in a monotone voice "Robin, Kid flash, Aqualad and Speedy" He listed the sidekick and then took a pause to the continue speaking "Welcome" he speaks as he lead them inside as Robin and Kid flash fist bump each other "You have now unlimited access to our gym, our gallery and of course our library" he said as they notice the massive library that was covering both walls of the lounge.
"Make yourselves at home guys" Flash said as Kid Flash and Robin jumped at some couches to sit and Aqualad calmly took a sit also, but Speedy stood there looking intensively at the mentors.
"We need a quick debrief of the ice attacks of today, its not coincidence four ice people attack the same day" Batman said addressing the members of the league then he turns to the teenagers and said "We won't take long wait here" he said as he tur to the zeta tube
"Recognize Batman 02, Recognize Flash 04, Recognize Aquaman 06, Recognize Martian Manhunter 07, Recognize Green Arrow 08, Recognize Red Tornado 16" the A.I said as the league prepared for the debrief but before they could leave Speedy spoke out in anger catching the attention of league members and sidekicks a like.
"That's it?" Speedy asked in ager and with raised voice "You say we would have a real look inside, not a meet and greet backstage" he said as he crosses his arms eyes not showing any emotion because of the mask but everybody saw he was mad.
"It is, this a first step" Aquaman speak up, but with a calm tone "Not many people get this chance"
"Oh really?" he asked incredulously as he gesture the media outside looking through a presumably soundproof glass "Who cares which side of the glass you are, you still can se everything" he said as he crossed his arms again
"Roy, you need to have patience" Green Arrow said using his protégé's real name to get him to calm down
"What I need is respect" Speedy growl out as he turns to look the other protégés as he continues speaking as the saw him in curiosity "They are treating us like kids" he spoke trying to get them to his side "Worse t-they are treating like fucking sidekicks" he said letting out a curse word showing how mad he was.
The other proteges turn to look at each other not knowing what to say so all of them decided to not speak with anger Speedy further "You're kidding right? You're going to play their game?" Speedy asked them which in turn confused them further "Today was supposed to be the day, the fucking day we took step one to become full embers of the league and they are giving us nothing"
"Well sure" Kid flash spoke up "But they are, aren't they? I mean this is supposed to be the league HQ, isn't it?" He asked the other two proteges
"Except this isn't the real HQ" Speedy said which cause al in the room to be surprised "This is just a front for tourists and media to see and holds the zeta tube for their real HQ, the watch tower"
The proteges were surprised that their mentors lied, and the members were surprised that Speedy knew these things, these things were meant to be keep as a secret which cause Batman to glare at Green Arrow and as if he was feeling the glare Green Arrow turn to face Batman and speak
"I know, I know but I thought we could make an exception" At this Batman only glared harder "Okay maybe not"
Aquaman then step up to speak to Speedy "You're not helping your case here son, please stand down and calm down or..."
"Or what?" Speedy interrupted him demanding answers "You're going to send me to my room like I'm some little kid? I'm not your son" he snapped as he turn to face Green Arrow "I'm not even his" he finish as he move to grab his hat " I thought I was his partner but I guess I was wrong" he said as he throw the hat to the ground he then turned to look at the three shocked proteges and speak "Guess they were right about you, you're not ready" he said as he started to leave the building as the members there could only stared in shock at what just happened, but their shocked was shorted lived as an alarmed started sounding and the screen turn on showing superman in a video call
"Superman to the league, there's a small fire in Cadmus facility requesting help to put it down" Superman said as the computer show the laboratory on flames and the doctors getting out of the building
"Roger that" Batman replied "This gives me the prefect opportunity I've suspicious of Cadmus…"
"Zatara to the league" Batman was interrupted by another member of the league which was shown in the computer "The sorcerer Wotan is threating to blow up the sun requesting full help from the league"
"Superman?" Batman asked looking at Superman
"It's a small fire the firefighters can handled it" Superman replied
"Then Cadmus can wait" Batman said as he started to call all the league members "Batman to the league rendezvous at Zatara location Omega level threat. Batman Out" he said as he and the league members went into the zeta tube, the proteges started to get up but batman stop them without looking at their direction
"Stay put, we will be back" Batman orders them
"What?" Robin asks in shock "Why?"
"This is a league mission" Aquaman says, and then flash takes over "You're not trained for this"
"Since when?2 Kid flash asked in anger as soon as Flash ended that sentence
Flash then proceeded to clarify "I mean you're not trained for these types of missions, league missions, you're not trained to work as part of this team" Flash said as he gestured to the mentors
Aquaman continued "There will be missions soon for you"
"Bur for now stay put" Batman finished
And as the stand in the zeta tube leaving one by one Green Arrow turns to J'onn and speaks with a teasing voice "Glad you didn't bring you-know-who?"
"Indeed" Martian Manhunter replied
The proteges stand there in shock but then in a few seconds Kid Flash finds his voice and speaks up "We're not trained?" he asked at the air turning to the other two in the room "How we are supposed to be trained if they don't believe in us? When they treat us like children?" he said in rising anger
"My king, I thought he trusted me" Aqualad whispers sadly but Kid flash still heard him
"Trust?" Kid flash said sarcastically "They lied to us about the HQ, wonder what other things they didn't tell us"
"Indeed, what aren't they telling us?" Aqualad wonder out loud
"I have a better question, why didn't we leave with Speedy?" Robin asked which makes Kid flash look at the floor in anger.
"What is Cadmus?" Aqualad asked Robin trying to think of some other thing than their mentors
"Don't know" Robin said as he started grinning "But I cand find out" he said as he approached the computer and started typing trying to get access to the info "Request denied" the A.I said this only make Robin laugh as he says "Wanna bet?" And started typing faster "Access Granted" the computer said as various documents of Cadmus started to pop out.
"Easy peasy, the technology here is the same as the Batcave" Robin said as Kid flash and Aqualad look at him in surprise and wonder "Lets see, says here that Project Cadmus is a research and developing facility located here in D.C. huh?" Robin says as he stopped scrolling
"What is it?" Aqualad asked Robin
"Its strange, there's not much here about Cadmus, maybe that's why Batman was suspicious on them" Robin said as he turned to face the other two "Maybe we should investigate?"
"Investigate them before the league does huh?" Aqualad said "Sounds like poetic justice to me"
"They are all about justice" Robin said laughing
"But they said to stay put" Aqualad remind them
"Yeah, about the sun thing, not of Cadmus" Robin replied which caused the surprisingly quiet Kid flash to speak up
"Wait, are you going to Cadmus?" Kid flash asked pointing at Robin and as Robin nodded, he pointed at himself "If that's the case I'm going to" he finished as bot teenagers turn to Aqualad beaming
"Just like that? We are a team on a mission?" Aqualad asked them both
"Well, we didn't come her for a play date" Robin said as Aqualad and kid flash then looked at him in determination
Cadmus Facility 1 Day before Team Young Justice is form
A hooded man was looking at the burning building contemplating what to do in this situation "Why does every place I go turns to flames?" the man thought as he looks at the doctors that were trying to escape and as he was getting ready to help the doctors, he saw a yellow blur incoming to the building and decided to wait and see before he approached.
"This will be interesting" the man wonders out loud as he saw the yellow blur grab the doctors and put them in the roof revealing himself as Kid flash "I thought that the sidekicks were with their mentors" he thought as he heard kid flash correct someone of his name which made him laugh, then he saw Robin enter the building laughing all the way, with kid flash following him inside in frustration.
He started to move towards the doctors so he can help them down but stopped as he saw a wall of water form and turning into ice making a slide for the doctors to get down "Damm, these kids are resourceful" he thought as he saw Aqualad enter following his friends
"Well, I hope they done mind a little help from a concerned citizen" he said under his breath laughing as he headed towards the window the sidekicks enter while no one was looking as he entered through the window, he saw the sidekick's backs and enter the room and stuck to the shadows and try to listen at what they were saying.
"This isn't supposed to be in a two-floor building" Robin said to the other two
"Neither what I saw" Aqualad replied and proceeded to force open the elevator doors and reveal a never-ending elevator shaft
"So, who goes first? Kid Flash asked the rest of them as he saw Robin pull a rope and started descending the elevator shaft "I guess him them" said kid flash as he hooks himself at the rope and was follow by Aqualad
The man approached as he took his hood down revealing a bright blond hair and half of his face was cover in a black face mask but you could still se his bright blue eyes as he look at the rope "Well don't mind if I do" he spoke as he hook himself at the rope and started to follow the heroes "These people are my best bet on finding the information I want, project Kr, I better follow them" he thought as he approached the end of the rope.
"Sub level 26, there were a lot of levels for a simple two-floor building, interesting" he said as he approached the voices of the heroes and find them staring at a door waiting to be open, once again he took to the shadows so they can't see him
As the door opens the heroes enter and he follows them but stops at the sights of the experiments and couldn't stop to mutter under his breath "What the fuck are does?" he started to listen to them as he heard Kid flash speaking
"This is how the generate energy, they use this bug type of creatures for the building" Kid flash said as he stared at the creatures
"Its like the myth were Cadmus created new life from scratches" Aqualad said
"And this Cadmus also does that, let's find out why" Robin said as he connected himself to a nearby computer and started scanning for information "They're called Genomorphs" that got the attention of the sidekicks and the mysterious man that was eavesdropping "Whoa look at these stats, super strength, telepathy, razor sharp claws, they are creating living weapons in here" Robin said which cause the eavesdropping man to freeze at the comment not catching the responses of the other two
"Don't move!" a voice shouted which brought him back to earth in fear he was being discovered but his fear was short lived as he saw a man with a yellow helmet approaching the sidekicks "Guardian? What is he doing here?" the man thought as he heard Guardian naming the sidekicks and asking why there were here
"I know you" said Aqualad "You're a hero"
"I do my best" Replied Guardian
"Then why are you here" kid flash asked while Robin keep hacking the files trying to find where project Kr was
"I'm chief of security here" Guardian replied "And you are trespassing, but we can call the league and sort this out with any sort of issue"
Robin finished getting the location and he turn to speak to the guardian "You think the league is going to approve of making living weapon"
"Weapons?" Guardian asked confused "w-What are you…" he interrupted himself as the Genomorph in his shoulder started glowing his horns and he grabbed his head in his hands in pain and then he took his hands down and glare at the proteges "Take them down! No mercy" he orders the Genomorphs, and they started to attack
Robin act quick he drops a smoke bomb and headed towards the elevator while some Genomorphs attack Kid flash as he back up to a wall and started to run in circles tying to confuse the Genomorphs and seeing it working he headed towards the elevator
The man saw how the sidekick's handle themselves, but his attention was in Aqualad as he saw how he was been tackle to the ground and saw him struggle to get out "Damm me and my good heart" he thought as he run towards Guardian dogging the Genomorphs and kick him at his side throwing him a few meters and putting a hand to help Aqualad get up
"Who are you?" Aqualad asked as he saw the hooded man
"Now is nit the time, come one get up" The hooded man said as Aqualad took his hand getting up as they started to run towards Robin and Kid flash as they heard kid flash speak
"Wait, who are you?" Kid flash asked as the elevator doors
"No time, questions later!" the man shout as the four of them enter the elevator and as Aqualad and the man catch their breaths they saw Guardian heading for them and the mand show him the middle finger as the elevator doors closed
"You guys sure know how to make some noise" The hooded man said as he proceeded to take of his hood "Now I wonder, aren't you supposed to be with your mentors or something like that?"
"How do you know that? Who are you?" Aqualad said as he started to reach for his sword
"No need to do that my man" the hooded man said as Aqualad froze and put his hand down "Call me Nate, and you guys aren't exactly known for incognito, people of Gotham were buzzing of how all the sidekicks were brought to the hall of justice"
"We are not sidekicks!" Kid flash said angrily and then ask "Why are you here? Are you following us?"
"Chill man relaxes no need to be mad" Nate said "As for why I am here, Cadmus has been mentioned a lot on the streets, I wanted to know why and saw you enter the building, figure I follow you and maybe I learned a thing or two, but guardian caught you and my cover was blown so here I am"
"That sounds mighty suspicious" kid flash said as he glares at Nate
"Believe what you will man, were now in the same boat, and I don't want to drown" Nate said quoting something Markus said once, "I have to thank Markus for the advice say something weird and people wills stop asking questions works every time" Nate thought as he saw the elevator going down and look at Robin
"Hey kid, why are we going down instead of you know up?" Nate asked to Robin in mock wonder
"Yeah dude out is up not down" Kid Flash said face to face of robin
"Are you kidding?" Robin said "Project Kr. Is in sub level 52, that's where we are heading"
"Calm down both of you" Aqualad said as Nate stared at them in amusement "this is getting out of control, perhaps we should call the league?" Aqualad ask them both as they started to speak but were cut off by Nate
"It doesn't matter" Nate said pulling the hood up "Were here"
And as soon as he said that the elevator's doors open revealing a hallway that look like the inside of someone
"Yep, this isn't creepy at all" Nate said as they arrived at a cross paths that show two hallways "So, which way do we go?" Nate asked Robin
"I don't know creepy-looking hallway number one or creepy-looking hallway number two" robin said sarcastically
"Decisions, decisions" Nate said as Robin smiled at the comment, he liked the guy already. That's when they saw in one of the hallways some glowing horns
"Trespassers stand down" the creature said as he throws some rocks at the guys
"Look down!" Nate shout as he grabs kid flash and drop to the ground as the rock sale past their heads
"Thanks man" Kid flash said to Nate in show of respect
"No problem, dude" Nate replied "So, creepy-looking hallway two then?" Nate ask as he and the other three nodded and started to run towards the hallway, they heard a voice saying that they were going for project Kr, so they made the right decision
"Robin!" Nate shouted which make Robin look back "As soon as we enter the room go and shut the doors down" Nate order in a hurried voice
"Got it" Robin said as he saw Kid flash enter the room and hold the door open for them and Robin didn't waste any time and started to work on shutting the doors
"Eh Robin?" Kid flash asked anxiously as Aqualad, and Nate prepared themselves for a fight "Any minute now will be great"
"I know, I know there its done" Robin finished and as soon as he finished the sentence the doors shut down preventing anyone from coming in or going out.
"Nice work" Nate said in between breaths as he and Aqualad stared at the closed doors
"Thanks dude" Robin replies as he started to connect to a nearby computer
"Uh guys, you should look at this" Kid flash said further down the room as he presses a switch the lighted the room revealing a tube containing a teenager wearing a white suit and a red S symbol in his chest
"What the fuck?" Nate said as he took his hood down and stared at the container, this sight gives him a bad feeling
"Robin hack" Aqualad order trying to get some sort of information
It took a moment for Robin to get out of his shock but then he started to gather the information of project Kr "Got it, says here Project Kr. Codename: Superboy weapon grown as clone in just sixteen weeks, what the hell!?" he said in shock "DNA gather from Superman"
"Stolen from superman" Aqualad corrects
"Yeah, no way the big guy knows about these" Kid Flash agreed
"So, basically, the are making a weapon of Superman's son?" Nate aske Robin at which he nodded "Motherfuckers they don't stop" he mutters under his breath, but Robin heard him
"You know these guys?" he asked in anger and curiosity
"Not Cadmus, but the people that are founding these places, I didn't know they were cloning people but weapon making that I knew" Nate said in resignation on being discovered
"Who are they?" Aqualad asked
"I don't know, I just called them the higher fuckers, they were financing a gang in Gotham and when I stop some crooks from robing a place, they were referred as the higher ups" Nate said as he faced the pod "I really don't know much about them, that's why I'm here, Cadmus was my next big lead but this wasn't what I was expecting" he said as he face the sidekicks "What are the creatures next to the pod?" he asked robin trying to change the subject
"Genomorphs gnomes" Robin replied "They're feeding him education and information of the world"
"And who can guess what else" Kid flash said, "You were right Nate they're making him a weapon" Kid flash said which causes Nate to glare at the floor
"Now we call the league" Aqualad order as Nate stared at them as the touch their mentors' symbols and the R of robin but it wasn't working causing to miss how the gnomes' horns glow red for a moment
"It isn't working" Robin said
"Were in too deep" Kid Flash joked "Literally"
"In other words, were fucked?" Nate comment as the proteges nodded at that "Shit"
"This is wrong, we shouldn't leave him there" Kid flash said as Aqualad nodded, and Nate stared at the pod and without looking at him he spoke to Robin
"Free him" He said "Get him out of there" Nate order at Robin which surprised Robin as he nodded and got to work
"Nate reminds me of batman when he talks like that, commands respect instantly" Robin thought as he deactivated the pod
As the pod started to open Nate walks to the 16-year-old looking boy and hears the gnomes hissing and saw the hands of the clone close, his years of experience make him tense in preparation for any type of aggression
But he has never faced someone with the power of a train, so he had no preparation of what happen next.
As the clone open his eyes, he threw a punch with all his power at Nate who had his guard up but the power sends him flying to a nearby wall knocking him out into concussion city right away the last thing he saw before fading out what the clone on top of Aqualad throwing punches at his face and the other two running two break them apart.
Some time later
"You need to wake up!" a voice shouted in Nate's head as he regained consciousness but didn't open his eyes as he needed a moment to gather himself and checking his surroundings he heard with his highly sensitive ear the other protégés stir up and as he open his eyes he saw Superboy standing in the middle looking at them and he realized he was chain down in a similar pod as the one that was containing Superboy and he notice that the other guys where chained down just like him.
"What do you want?" Kid Flash said as he saw how Superboy keep glaring at him "Quit staring at me, its fucking creepy"
"Uh you know KF maybe don't curse at the guy that could fry you with his eyes" Robin said as he wakes up "And since when do you curse?"
"What? Nate does it and it sounds cool" Kid flash said
"Augh! The hell run me over?" Nate said as he shakes his head noticing a cut on top of his right and the dropping blood that was running in his face "They didn't bother to patch me up? So uncivilized. And I of course I curse I'm awesome"
"You know that the league its going to kill you for corrupting us?" Robin asked
"Meh, it will be worth it, imagine the look of flash when he hears little old kid saying fuck you" Nate said as he, Kid Flash and Robin started to laugh at the image of flash hearing those words
"Guys I think we have a bigger problem at our hands" Aqualad said as that bring their attention to the clone "We mean not harm, we want to help"
"Yeah, we freed you and you turn on us?" Kid asked in frustration "How does that even…"
"Kid" Nate interrupted "Let Aqualad talk, he is the more sensitive out of all of us"
"Fine" Kid flash said in defeat
"Thanks Nate, beside I think our friend here wasn't in control of his actions" Aqualad said as Robin started to try prying open his chains with a lockpick
"w-What if I wasn't?" Superboy said in angry tone as he stared at Aqualad
"He can talk?" Kid flash asked in surprise
"Yes, he can" Superboy said angrily and making emphasis in the word he
"What it's not like I said it" kid flash said as he heard Nate laughing at him
"The gnomes thought you everything you know right?" Aqualad asked
"Yeah, no shit" Nate replied but was ignored by Aqualad and Superboy as the continue speaking
"They thought me how to read and write, and I know the name of a lot of stuff" Superboy answer
"But have you seen them? Experience does things they thought you? Like the sky, the sun?" Robin asked knowing how these little things can be overlook by people
"Images have been implanted in my head" He said as he looks down to the floor in shame "But no I haven't seen them"
Aqualad the decided to ask a question that was burning on his mind "Do you know who you are?"
Superboy look up proudly at the caged teenagers and spoke "I am Superboy, a Genomorph, a clone made from the DNA of Superman created to replace him should he perish… to destroy him should he turn from the light" he ended in a proud voice that send chills at the teenagers
"To be like superman that's a wordy aspiration…" Aqualad started speaking but was interrupted by Nate
"You're a slave" Nate said as the rest of them including Superboy stared him in shock "Sorry too burst your bubble and I'm not sugarcoating this, you're a slave sups, a sheep, a weapon that can only be pointed at whatever your bosses need you to go" Nate said as he took a breath to gather his thoughts "I've seen your type a lot, Robin probably too has seem them" At this Robin looked at him in confusion.
"I'm from Gotham" And at point Robin understood what he meant while the others stared at him in confusion "Men and women like you walk through the streets of Gotham, listening to whatever higher up the believe in they do not think for themselves" Nate said with a cold look in his eyes
"You want to be like Superman?" Nate said "Wanna fill in his shoes, you need to break the chains that are keeping you down my friend, men like Superman, they are not slaves, they are the mans who have the most freedom in the world, and he choses to use his freedom to teach the world how to be free"
At those words the room grew quiet as all of them stared in wonder at Nate.
"Its your choice man" Nate continue "You could either chose to still be a slave in Cadmus or free us and become the man you are man to be, and I promise images of the world won't be planted in your head anymore, you will experience and lock it in memory yourself" Nate finished talking as he looked at Aqualad and nodded.
"We can show you" Aqualad said gathering Superboy's attention "We can even introduce you to Superman" Aqualad said feeding off the conviction of Nate as Superboy's eyes winded slightly at the possibility of meeting Superman.
"No, the will not" A man in a doctor robe said this man was known as Dr. Desmond head scientist of Cadmus experiments "They will be otherwise occupied, start the cloning process" Dr. Desmond said "And get the weapon back to its pot"
"Yeah, no thanks, Batcave's crowed enough" Robin replied as he continues to try break his chains
"Uh-huh bitch" Nate said at the doctor also supporting Robin's comments "There's only one me, you motherfucker"
"Hey, why does he get to call him it?" Kid Flash wonder out loud not expecting an answer
"He is an evil doctor I don't think he cares Kid" Nate replied
"Ain't that the truth" Kid Flash said
"Superboy!" Aqualad shout "Look inside of you and you will find the answer, what would superman do?" Aqualad said as the clone leave the room
Dr. Desmond nodded at the other doctors and nodded at them, they started to push some buttons on the computer and four robotic arms came out on each pod heading towards the head of each teenager "Dubilex, start downloading their memories and when it's done disposed the source material, I will be in my office" Dr. Desmond said as he leaved the room
"Well," Nate said, "It was nice meeting you guys" he said as the other three nodded and then the four of them started to get electrocuted causing them to star screaming.
In the hallway outside of the room Superboy was contemplating was he just had been told "Its your choice man, slave or a free man?" Nate's voice run through his head as the voice of Aqualad took over "Ask yourself, what would superman do?" he thought as he gains a look of conviction as he sprints back into the room knocking Dr. Desmond and Guardian on their asses as they were leaving the room.
"w-Where are you going!?" Dr. Desmond shouted from the floor as he saw Superboy heading towards the intruders "I told you to get back to your pod!" he shouted
"Don't give me orders!" Superboy shouted as he stops and press the kill switch of the computer and stared at the teenagers as they catch their breath.
"So, are you here to free us or fry us?" Kid flash asked nervously as he wasn't sure what the clone would do.
Superboy just glared at him which cause Kid flash to get scared but relax as Superboy started to talk
"Huh, I don't have heat vision, so I suppose my only option is to help you" Superboy joked
"Well look at that" Nate said while shaking the feeling of being electrocuted "He can make jokes" he said while chuckling an as soon as he said that Robin free himself from the handcuffs and spoke
"Ah, finally!" he exclaimed as he rubbed his wrists "I'm lucky Batman isn't here. He'd have my head for taking so long" Robin said as he walks up to Nates pod freeing him from there.
"Thanks" Nate said as he sits on the floor to gather himself as Robin nodded and turn to speak to Superboy.
"Seriously? That's what you're worried about?" Kid flash deadpans before Robin could get a word out "The hold league will have our heads after tonight" he snapped angrily
Robin ignored him as he spoke to Superboy "Free Aqualad, I'll take care of Kid mouth here" Robin said approaching Kid flash's pod
"Don't you give me orders either" Superboy replied angrily as he ripped out the handcuffs of Aqualad and catch him as he drops from the torture, he just experience
"Thanks" Aqualad replied weakly as Superboy only nodded without saying a word as he helps him stand up and saw Nate walking to Dr. Desmond as he started to stir up
"y-You'll never get out of here aliv… augh!" he was saying but was interrupted when Nate kick the doctor's side where the ribs are located and bend down to grab the doctors iPad.
"Shut up, please, you're ruining the mood" Nate said as he picks the iPad and tuck it on his backside in his pants, the hoodie served as a disguise for the iPad.
"You guys, okay?" Nate asked as he turned to look at the teenagers who nodded affirmative at his question "Well then, I suggest we get the fuck out of here" he said as the other four nodded and headed for the elevator
Robin then stops making the others stop also and bringing four explosive devices up his sleeve he said looking at the doctor "That guy is not whelmed" he said firing the devices where their DNA was been download making them burst on impact "Not whelmed at all" he finished as he continues to run.
Nate turns to kid flash and asks, "What the hell was that?" he ask as he run towards the elevator
"Don't ask, it doesn't make sense really" Kid flash replied
They stopped as the saw some Genomorphs blocking their path and without hesitation Superboy charges at the biggest of them throwing a punch across its jaw knocking the creature out cold and locking eyes on his next target
"He's eager, isn't he?" Nate asked Aqualad who smiled at the comment and nodded as Nate turn to speak to Robin "Find a way out, elevator is not an option" he said as he run to kick the face of a smaller Genomorph dropping him as he dodges the attack of another one.
"It has to be!" Robin shouted as he threw some projectiles at the creatures "Will have to get there somehow" he exclaimed
"Dammit" Nate curse under his breath as he shouts to Superboy "Hey Superboy! clear a path, throw the big guy to the little ones"
Superboy growl as he disliked being told what do but grab one of the big creatures and throw it to the ones that where blocking the path towards the elevator and run to open the doors of the elevator shaft and forced them open as Robin connected to one of the cables and Kid flash run through one of the walls of the elevator shaft as Nate connected to another cable. Superboy grabbed Aqualad and jumped up attempting to fly but he got only got 30 meters up as he started to fall and was save by Robin who throw a batarang at him incrusting him at the wall preventing his fall
"I can't fly?" Superboy wonder out loud "Why I can't fly? Superman can fly why can't I fly?" Superboy asked in a weak voice
"Don't know dude" Kid flash said as he helped Aqualad and Superboy stand in a nearby ledge of the shaft, both thank him as they started to climb up the shaft when they heard something coming from above them and the say the elevator heading down
"Okay guys" Robin said "I guess this our stop" he said as Aqualad open the doors of the elevator shaft as everyone enter the hallway of Sub level 19 as Nate turned to Robin
"Which way to the stairs?" Nate asked Robin as he paid attention for anything out and he was going to answer but he was interrupted by Superboy
"Go left" Superboy said heard in his head and with his mind made up he shouted "Left! let's go left!"
"The hell got to him?" Nate wonder out loud not expecting a response as the travel the floor following Superboy
"Turn right" Superboy said as he heard the same voice that was guiding him and as they turned right, they reached a dead end with the only thing in the wall was an air vent
"Great work Sups" Kid Flash said sarcastically "Are you double crossing us or something?" he asked in suspicion as the other guys caught up them
"I-I don't understand" Superboy said under his breath as he was preparing to apologize but was interrupted by robin
"Don't apologize" Robin said as he looked at the vent "This is perfect" and as if Nate was reading his mind bend down and crossed his hands to impulse Robin up towards the air vent.
"On three" Nate said as Robin put his right foot on the hands of Nate "One, two, three!" he shouted as he impulse Robin towards the vent "You guys need any help?" He asked as he step back to make a running distance, and as he saw the three teenagers shook their heads he run towards the wall and then jumped and run on the wall reaching the edge of the vent in an impressive show of acrobatics.
"Damm" Kid flash said as he put his goggles preparing to run on the wall also "That was so cool"
The five of them enter the vent with Robin leading them through the vents.
"You know, I've always wonder who cleaned the air vents" Nate spoke aloud
"Huh?" Kid flash asked in confusion wondering what the hell Nate was talking about.
"I mean" Nate continued speaking as he follows Robin "How does someone cleans the vents? Like the crawl here and do it by hand? Or they put a roomba in the vents and that cleans them? Every single vent I've seen has been cleaned is insane" Nate finished as he kept following Robin.
"Wow, now that I think about it, your right" Kid flash replied
"And what kind of name would that be? Air vent cleaner?" Nate continue "No, that doesn't sound right…" he interrupted by Superboy as Aqualad thank the gods mentally for the end of that conversation
"Sush" Superboy said in a quiet voice "Do you heard that?" he said
"No" Nate replied, "Is it a roomba?" Nate wonder
"Worse" Robin replied "gnomes" he said as he kicks an air vent and dropped to the floor and started hacking to throw the gnomes off
"I don't know man" Nate said as Superboy dropped to the floor "Roombas are pretty scary, I mean how do they know where to turn?"
"There is power by an A.I that maps your map bro!" Kid flash replied incredulously
"You haven't seen I robot then I guess" Nate said as he saw that Robin smiled catching the reference but the other three were clueless about it.
"I hacked the motion sensors of the building" Robin said as the turn of his hacking device and stared at the teenagers "It should let us move freely now"
"Nice" Nate replied as he opens the doors of the stairs that were next to them and saw the were some Genomorphs on top of them "So who goes first?" he asked nervously
"Finally," Kid flash said as he put his goggles on "Some room to maneuver" he said as he run up towards the Genomorphs knocking them out of the stairs as he reached the door to sub level 1 he saw the other guys approaching him with Genomorphs trailing them "Uh guys, there's creatures behind you if you haven't noticed"
"Yeah, no shit!" Nate shouted as he kicks back a little genomorph and then an idea occurred to him "Superboy, fuck the stairs up" he orders
Superboy didn't said anything but proceeded to punch the end of the stairs as the tumble-down ad they saw the Genomorphs fall to the bottom of the stairs.
"Wow, that was close" Nate breath out as kid flash open the door "Real world I'm so close" he spoke out loud unknowingly speaking the same thoughts of all the other guys.
And when they enter sub level 1 an alarm started sounding and Kid flash noticed the exit doors started to close and run towards them to get out and stop them, but he wasn't fast enough as he crashed face first into the closing doors making him fall.
"Augh, that fucking hurt" Kid flash said as he rubbed his head in pain
"You okay dude" Nate said as he and Superboy catch up to him with Aqualad and Robin trailing behind as he took his hand down to help kid flash up
"I'll live" Kid flash said taking the hand of Nate
"Were cut of dammit" Aqualad said as he looks at the doors while Superboy try to pry it open and Aqualad seeing this try to help him
"It won't work" Nate said causing Aqualad "This walls are made out tungsten, I recognized the smell, this is the steel they use for bullets and missiles, and my guess that these are supported by some pillars by their sides, it won't budge" Nate said as he looked at the wall in awe when he hear a lot of footsteps behind him causing him to turn around and finding Dubilex and guardian with a bunch of Genomorphs surrounding them and cutting them of from all paths
"Uh, hi?" Nate said nervously "I'm sorry we seen kind of lost do you know where the bathroom is?" he joked trying to look for any openings but saw nothing as the Genomorphs horns started to glow red as he felt a pain in his head as he started to lose conscious dropping to the floor and immediately loose conscious
(Some minutes later)
"I chose freedom" Nate heard Superboy said as he regains consciousness and stir noticing Guardian holding his head
"It... feels like a fog is clearing in my mind" he said as he holds his hands in his head
"Guardian?" Aqualad asked concerned as he help robin and kid flash get up
"Go" Guardian said as he looked at the teens "I'll deal with Dr. Desmond, you guys get out of here"
"I think not" A voice said behind the Genomorphs who move to reveal Dr. Desmond holding a blue vial in his left hand "Project Blockbuster will grant me the power to restore order to Cadmus!" he exclaimed as he started to drink the vial.
"Does anyone else hear final boss music?" Nate wonder out loud as he saw the veins of the doctor started to pop under his skin in a bright blue color as the doctor fall to his knees while his body started to expand ripping his clothes off as he stared towards the teen's iris turning red with a black eyeball surrounding them and as he stood up his skin started to turn grey
"Huh, I guess that's why" Nate said as the creature formerly known as Dr. Desmond growled at them
"Stand back! "Guardian shouted as he charged at the creature but was shoved aside breaking a wall and lose his consciousness
The teenagers stared in shock at what was happening as Superboy growled at the creature and charge at the creature and throw a right uppercut at its jaw which didn't do nothing as the creature throw a claw at Superboy as he dodge the attack but was met whit a right jab that push him back a few meters, he rolled to regain balance as he jumped to attack again but was met in the air as the both of them broke the celling making a clear path to the outside.
"Well," Robin said getting out of his shock "I think that takes care of our exit plan" he said as he hooks himself through the celling hole
"You think that the Lab coat planned that?" kid flash asked as he and Nate grab the rope that Robin left for them to get out
"I doubt that he is planning anymore" Aqualad said darkly as he climbs up towards the main floor of the laboratory as he saw the creature holding Superboy down on the floor, seeing this Nate run and threw a flying knee at the side of the face of the creature throwing it a few meters back freeing Superboy from the creature
"You good?" Nate asked as he look down to Superboy who nodded and stood up as he saw a yellow blur stand next to them as the rest of the teenagers gather next to them
"I search the place and found an exit" Kid flash said "But I don't think he is going to allow us to leave" he said glaring at the rising creature
"It doesn't matter" Aqualad said as he glared too "We need to stop it before he escapes and causes havoc"
The five of them got a hard look as the creature growled at the as he started running at them preparing to attack
"Spread out!" Nate order as kid flash run to stand behind the creature as he brings his foot down as the creature was met whit the fists of Aqualad and Superboy causing it to fall back and stumble on kid flash's foot
"I learned that in kindergarten" he said laughing at the downed creature.
"You have any plan?" Nate asked robin as the battle continued in the background
Robin got an idea as he saw the creature launch Superboy at one of the nearby pillars destroying it in the process, he then pulls a map of the floor and show it to Nate as the creature was being hit whit an water whip by Aqualad "See these pillars?" he asked Nate who nodded "If we destroy them and get the creature at this position, the ceiling should crumble on top of him"
"Good plan, relay it to Aqualad and Kid as me and Sups jr here handle the ex-doctor" Nate said as he took his hoodie off revealing a dragon tattoo that was covering his entire right arm, and he took the doctors iPad and handed it to Robin saying "Take care of this for me would you" he asked as he run towards the creature shaking his hands in order to prepare for the fight
"Hey ugly motherfucker!" Nate shouted grabbing the attention of the creature as he prepares mentally for the fight "Lets rumble" he said under his breath as he saw the creature approaching him.
The creature threw a right hook at the side of Nates face as he dove under dodging the attack as he throw two punches at the creatures stomach and a left kick at creature's knee which cause it to drop Nate then threw a left punch at the left side of the creature's face and in anger the creature threw his left arm trying to swap Nate away but didn't work as the teen jump and threw a flying knew strike at the nose of the creature who stumble back. Nate then step back and got his guard un in a boxing stance seeing this the creature threw a left punch which Nate evade it letting the monster pass by as he threw a left elbow strike at the eye of the creature and then kick the creature's back pushing it at the waiting Superboy.
Superboy grabbed the monster's arm ang threw him at one of two pillars that were left as Aqualad had just destroy one of them leaving one pillar remaining for Robin's plan "Only one pillar left guys, we need to get Blockbuster to the mark!" Robin shouted drawing a red x in the middle of the room.
Superboy and Nate nodded as Aqualad, and Kid flash went to Robin's side preparing for the fall "I'll get his attention and act as bait while you throw him got it?" Nate order Superboy as he nodded preparing to throw the creature to the middle of the room
Nate stood across the creature as it was tarting to stand up and started to make a "come at me" sign with his right arm provoking the creature which work as the creature focused on Nate and started to run at him which caused the creature to not notice Superboy as he threw a right jab with all his might throwing the creature towards the red x
As soon as the creature landed a Robin activated an explosive that was stuck at the remaining pillar, Nate and Superboy move towards the other teens as the remaining pillar blow up causing the ceiling to drop down on the creature and the heroes.
A debris of the destroy laboratory started to move as Superboy throw it out revealing the damage but otherwise fine teenagers, the suits of the teenagers were bang up and cut in different places and Nate had minor cuts on his hands as expected from fighting bare hand a monster but other than that the teenagers where unharmed from the destruction
"Thanks" Nate said in appreciation to Superboy for preventing the celling to fall on them as Superboy only nodded in response
"We did… it" Aqualad breath out as he helped Kid flash and Robin get up
"Was there… any doubt?" Robin asked sarcastically as he managed to stand up exchanging a look with Kid flash as they high five each other but regret it as they were still sore from the fight
Superboy was starting fully at the moon which drew the attention of Kid flash
"See?" Kid flash said as he put a hand on Superboy's shoulder "The moon" he said as he gestures with his right thumb
Superboy stared in wonder at the moon and saw a shadow on the moon approaching turning into the form of the world's greatest man Superman
"Oh, and there's Superman" Kid flash said with a smiled "Do we keep our promises or what?" he asked in a rhetoric question as he saw a bunch of league members gather around of them and their mentors two
"Talk about an entrance" Nate said as he sits on a rubble and took some vendages from his right pouch to wrap his hands in wincing as thy touch his cuts
Superboy stared at Superman in curiosity who stared at Superboy in confusion but when Superboy bring up the kryptonian S symbol Superman's eyes winded in shock
"Is that what I think it is?" Batman said in shock staring at Superboy
"Uh, he doesn't like being address as it" Kid flash commented to the league
"I am the clone of Superman!" Superboy shouted shocking the teens and league members a like
Batman's looks up at Nate for a moment in curiosity before focusing on the sidekicks and said "Start talking"
The green lanterns were carrying blockbuster towards a police vehicle as Superman was talking to Martian manhunter and Hawkgirl, Superboy was staring at him in curiosity as he saw Superman approach him.
"Well, uh, we'll figure out something for you, the league will, I mean" Superman said nervously as he stare at Superboy who was looking at him with hurt eyes "For now I should follow the police make sure they can handle Blockbuster" He said as he took off leaving Superboy confused, Nate saw this and only glared at the retreating form of Superman and then look at the other teenagers that where being question by their mentors
"Cadmus will be investigated" Batman says drawing the attention of the proteges "All 52 levels but let's make something clear-
"You should've called" Flash interrupted in anger at the protégés
"End results aside, we're not happy" Batman said glaring at the teens "You hacked into the league systems, disobey direct orders and endangered lives. You will not be doing this again"
"I'm sorry but I disagree, we will" Aqualad said stepping up which cause Nate to smiled at the resolve of the teens even when Kid Flash's and Robin's legs were shaking, they still stood up at their mentors.
"Aqualad, stand down" The king of the seas Aquaman order
"Apologies, my King" Aqualad said bowing to him "But no, I will not. We did good here, we did the work you trained us to do here. Together we did something important"
"If this is about the treatment at the hall, the three of you-" Flash try to intervene but was cut off
"The FIVE of us" Kid flash corrected him making emphasis on the five "And it's not that"
"Batman," Robin continues as he steps up nervously "If we can't do what you teach us to do, why teach us at all" he said which drew a smile in the faces of the proteges
"Why let them tell us what to do?" Superboy questions as he walks up to the scene "Its simple, either get on board or get out of our way" he said as he and the teens stood proud at their mentors
"Uh, technically I don't answer to any of you, so you can't order me around" Nate said as he stared at the mentors "But I'm on board with what they said" Nate said as he pointed towards the teens "this seems interesting" Nate thought as he saw Batman glared at him and the teens
Gotham's underground bar Day of the formation of Team Young Justice
"So, how did it go?" Markus asked Nate as he saw him sit on the stool of the bar
"Good and bad" Nate said "Turns out Cadmus was a bust, there was nothing there the only thing that came out of this was me meeting the league, so I guess that's a plus"
"I heard you made new friends" Markus said in an amuse voice
"Yeah, I'm not going to even ask how you know that" Nate said as Markus just shrugged his shoulders with a smile on his face "They're good people, I'm joining their team, but you probably already knew that I hope that with the league resources I can find those motherfuckers" Nate said as he eats some of the snacks that were on the table.
"Well good luck then" Markus said as he out a glass on the table "So are you going to tell them who you really are Naruto?" he said as he pours soda on the teens glass
"They're good people" Nate said wincing at his real name as he took a sip of his soda "But I don't want to talk about my past so easily with them, Batman will get suspicious if he isn't already with me dodging his questions the best I could, the guy forced me to live in the base so he could keep an eye on for fucks sake jajaja, so I guess I'll go by Nate for the time being" Nate said as he finish his soda and took some eyes that Markus handed him "Thanks" he said as he stood up to leave the bar
"See you around kid!" Markus shouted as he saw the teen leave the bar without a response
Mount justice Day of the formation of Team Young Justice
In the inside of mount justice Green lantern and Captain atom were moving some boxes with their powers to make space for the new base and in the center we could see the teens from Cadmus dressed in civilian clothing as they were surrounded by members of the league these were Batman, Aquaman, Flash and Red Tornado.
"Welcome to the original base of the justice league" Batman spoke towards the teens "Were open it again for you guys, this will be the base of operations for you guys as well act as the home for Superboy and Nate respectively, since the five of you are determined of working together you'll do it on the leagues terms" Batman said at which the teens nodded at that as he walk a little away of the center "Red tornado here volunteered to be your supervisor. Black Canary will handle training and I will handle the missions" he finished talking
"Real missions?" Robin asked making emphasis on the word missions eager to start working
"Yes, but covert ones" Batman answer.
"The league will handle the big ones" Flash said gathering the attention of the teens "That's why we have these big targets on our chests" he said pointing at his bolt symbol
"Really? I thought that was for merchandise sales" Nate said which causes to kid flash and robin to chuckle and brought a smile to Aqualad's and Superboy's faces
"Anyhow," Aquaman continued ignoring Nate's comments "With everything that happened on Cadmus facilities shows that the bad guys are getting smarter. Batman needs a team that can operate on the shadows" he said as Batman took over again
"The six of you will be that team" Batman finished
"Cool! Wait" Robin said as he did the quick math on his head "The six of us?" he asked Batman
Batman looked behind him making the teens turn and see Martian Manhunter walk to them and next to him was a red headed girl with a schoolgirl with the same colors at Martian Manhunter but what stood out was her skin as it was the same as Martian Manhunter bright green.
"Guys, this is Miss M, Martian Manhunter niece" Batman replied as Kid flash turn to Robin as the both of them and Aqualad walked to the girl "I like this gig more every minute" kid flash said as he arrive at the girl and turn to speak to her "Welcome aboard, I'm Kid flash" he said pointing at himself and then pointed at Robin who smiled and nodded "This is Robin and Aqualad" he said as he pointed at Aqualad who smiled. "Its cool if you forget their names" Kid flash finished with a smiled.
"Its an honor to be included" Miss M said sincerely as she put her hands together as to enunciate her point
Behind them where Superboy and Nate as Nate look at them in amusement, but Superboy was looking at the floor downcast
"You okay man?" Nate ask as he put a hand on Superboy's shoulder in concerned which cause Superboy to look up and nodded "Let's go introduce ourselves before Mr. comedian over there corrupts little Miss M" he said causing a smile to appear on Superboy's face
They walked to the group as Nate introduced them "Hi I am Nate it's a pleasure to meet you" Nate said at which Miss M nodded then he pointed at Superboy "And this ray of sunshine here is Superboy, don't mind him he's just a little shy" he said with mirk as Superboy growled making Robin and Kid flash chuckle
"I like your shirt" Miss M said changing her outfit to match the black colors of Superboy's t shirt and even removing her cape causing Robin and Kid flash to chuckle and make fun of Superboy.
"He works fast, doesn't he? " Nate whispered to Aqualad Knowing he was probably heard by Superboy, Aqualad just smiled and put his hand on Nate's right shoulder
"Today's the day" Aqualad spoke looking at the scene that was in front of him.
Cadmus facility's conference room
"Can the light leave Cadmus to Guardian's watch?" a voice said as he watches Guardian giving orders at a bunch of doctors
"We have subtler means of control" a second voice said as he watches the recordings of the previous day "What concerns me is this team on young heroes doing the leagues dirty work, especially the blond one he seems familiar, but I don't know from where"
"Yes, but these can be used to our advantage" Another voice said who spoke as their leader "Even with the loss of our weapon, everyone will the light eventually" He finished as the voices started to log off ending the call
End of chapter 2
