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 14 - PUTTING THE PIECES BACK TOGETHER


Invisible Kid dragged the still unconscious Colossal Boy out
of his cell. Lyle had grabbed Gim from under his arms and pulled him
out onto the floor of the bridge.

"Brainy!" Invisible Kid called out. "Take a look at Gim!"

Brainiac 5 immediately rushed to the side of their unmoving
companion to examine what, if any, injuries he had.

After a few moments, Brainy declared, "He'll be okay. Just a
few minor scrapes and a mild concusion. He'll have a headache when he
wakes up."

Colossal Boy's eyes fluttered and started to stir.

"He's waking up," Phantom Girl observed.

Brainiac 5 left Colossal Boy in the care of Duo Damsel and
Phantom Girl. He joined Invisible Kid and Cosmic Boy in their search
and examination of Regulus' bridge.

Brainy sat down in front of a computer console and began looking
through Regulus' files.

About ten minutes later, Brainiac 5 had found what he was looking
for. "Uh, huh ... yes ... hmmm ..." he mumbled to himself.

"What?" Rokk asked him.

Brainy looked up at Cosmic Boy. "I see here from Regulus' notes
that he didn't destroy our clubhouse and the Trevis Building. He just
merely -- relocated them, if you will."

"Where?" asked Invisible Kid.

"Apparently in the mountains located north of Metropolis. Well,
they're really more like hills. It's not really a major mountain range.
Geologically speaking, of course, they were ..."

"Never mind the geology lecture, Brainy!" Cosmic Boy exclaimed.
"Do you know where they are?"

"Yes," he replied. "I can easily feed these coordinates into
the navigational computer --" He pressed a few keys and hit enter.
"There! Done! We should be on our way. It won't take long."

"Do those files tell you how to restore the buildings?" Lyle
asked.

"For the most part," the Legion's primary scientist said.
"It'll still require some work on the foundation level of the buildings.
But we should be able to maintain the eco-skeletal force-field that
maintains the integrity of the buildings so they don't collapse."

Lyle just nodded in understanding.

It took the Legionnaires several hours to complete their tasks
after finding the buildings in an uninhabited area of the mountains
north of the great city.

The power and equipment of the ship, along with the super-
strength of Superboy, Mon-El and Ultra Boy, made the job not very
difficult. First, they returned the Trevis Building back to downtown
Metropolis. Then they went to work on their clubhouse.

Superboy and Mon-El gently laid the clubhouse back into the
hole.

Invisible Kid was standing next to Bouncing Boy, who was
making notes into an omnicom. "How long do you think, Chuck?" he
asked.

"Hmm. I don't know, Lyle. I'll have to examine the foundation."
he looked to the Legion leader and smiled. "Not too long, I guess, if
Supes, Mon, and Jo help out."

Invisible Kid clasped the Legion's "Mr Fix-It" on the back.
"Good. Thanks, Chuck."

Regulus' ship was vacant and had been left hovering over
Atlantic Ocean outside Metropolis. Because it was so huge, it could
easily be seen from the Legion headquarters.

Brainiac 5 was next to come over and talk to Invisible Kid.

Lyle asked, "What's next, Brainy?"

Brainiac 5 quickly considered the question. "We really should
get back on Regulus's ship and study it. He does have some fascinating
devices and robots on board. Regulus was quite adapt at building robots
and androids. His break-throughs in the use of sun power and the
design of ..."

A tremendous series of explosions interrupted Brainiac 5. The
Legionnaires turned their heads and saw the incredible fireball that
was once the vessel of the evil Dr Zaxton Regulus.

Invisible Kid looked up and saw Regulus' ship self-destructing.
The huge vessel came crashing down into the ocean. Luckily no one was
the area. No one was hurt by the blasts and the falling pieces of the
ship.

Lyle just cocked his head toward Brainiac 5 and sarcastically
asked, "You were saying?"



TO BE CONTINUED ....


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