LSH: THE EVIL DR REGULUS

By Bruce Wayne

Based on the plot in Adventure Comics 348 "Target: 21 Legionnaires"
by Jim Shooter

Disclaimer: The characters that appear in this story belong to DC Comics.
I am writing this for pleasure, and sharing it with friends. I am, in no
way, getting paid for it.



CHAPTER 5 - THE SEARCH FOR SUN BOY


After combing the inside of the Metropolis Arena for some sign of
Sun Boy, the Legionnaires moved their search outside. Their luck was no
better. Dirk Morgna had somehow vanished while they weren't looking.

Invisible Kid was concerned and bewildered. He stood scratching the
back of his head, looking first in one direction and then another trying to
figure out what happened to his friend.

Duo Damsel came up to the Legion leader. She saw the worried look
on his face. "Lyle, there's no sign of him. He's just vanished. What should
we do?"

"We have to give up the search for now and get back to the club-
house," he told her.

"What?" she said incredously. "We can't leave now. We have to find
Dirk."

"We can't spend any more time here than we already have," he
replied.

"But, Lyle ..."

"We can't, Lu!" he said in a raised voice. He grabbed her shoulders.
"Look, I wish we could stay here until we find him. But we need to find out
what caused the quake, what happened to the clubhouse and probably more
importantly, who's behind it."

"But ..."

"I know ... but we can't," he said more softly but still obviously
frustrated that he couldn't do more.

Duo Damsel let out a long sigh. She knew he was right.

Brainiac 5 and Colossal Boy flew over and landed near Lyle and
Luornu. Invisible Kid looked to Duo Damsel. "Lu, you go ask the Science
Police to search for Sun Boy. Tell them everything they need to know.
Then meet us back at the clubhouse."

Duo Damsel nodded in acknowledgement and flew off.

Invisible Kid turned to Brainiac 5 and Colossal Boy. "I'm calling
off the search for Dirk for now."

Colossal Boy started to open his mouth but Lyle just held up his
hand. "I've already been through this with Luornu."

"No, that's the proper thing to do," Brainy said. "We've done all
we can, here. We need to check out the clubhouse."

Seeing that Brainiac 5 agreed with Lyle, Colossal Boy just nodded.

Invisible Kid used his flight ring comm-link to instruct the other
Legionnaires. "Okay, everybody, let's get back to the clubhouse."

A few minutes later, the Legion contingent was in the air over the
area where their clubhouse once stood. All they could see was a massive
hole in the ground. They could see right into the ground and the mess
Brainiac 5's laboratory was now in.

They landed and Colossal Boy ran to the hole. "It's GONE!" he
yelled to his teammates.

Cosmic Boy asked in a shocked voice, "W-what kind of power could
do this?"

Even Brainiac 5 was at a lost for words or an explanation. He
really didn't know.

Invisible Kid looked toward their nearby spaceport hanger.
A huge cloud of black smoke was billowing from one of their Mark III
Legion cruisers that was laying on its side in flames. Anti-Grav fire-
fighters were struggling to keep the blaze under control. Several fire-
fighters were in the air over the wreckage pouring fire-retardant foam
on the blaze.

Superboy went to help the firefighters and within a few minutes
and the help of super-breath, the fire was finally knocked down and
extinguished. The spaceship was a total loss.

Colossal Boy nudged Lyle with his elbow. "Looks like you're
going to have to hit up ol' R.J. for a new ship."

Gim was referring to the Legion's benefactor R.J. Brande, who
was one of, if not the, wealthiest man in the galaxy.

Lyle groaned inwardly at the prospect of having to do that.
That was not something he looked forward to. But what about the
clubhouse? Replacing that would be even harder. What a way to start
out his first day as the new leader of the Legion.

With the assistance of his flight ring, Invisible Kid flew
over to one of the other Mark III ships that wasn't damaged. Two
remained. The other Legionnaires followed him.

He climbed the steps into one of the ships, took a quick look
inside and then turned to his teammates. "This will have to do as our
command post for now," he said.

Phantom Girl asked him, "Are we going to find out who did
this?"

A hard look came across Lyle's face and he looked at the
attractive brunette. In serious tone, he replied, "You bet."



TO BE CONTINUED ....


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