All I wanted to do is write a little Justice League fanfic, perhaps based on the animated series. I just needed a few villains for them to battle, that's all. And then my subconscious pulls this on me. Rainbow Raider. Signalman. KITE-MAN, for crying out loud! The right lobe of my brain provided a kind of mental giggle in the background as it urged, "Go on. You know you want to. RAINBOW RAIDER, LM. It'll be great."
What can I say? I'm weak-willed. I gave in. ^_^
Where this story is going I'm not really sure. Like I said, originally I just wanted some guys to fight the animated version of the Justice League, but now I'm tempted, sorely tempted, to pit them against Morrison's "Big Seven" JLA. Just because I'm EVIL, I guess. ^_~
A few side notes for the truly crazed comic fan:
- When I was researching the characters, I found some sites that said Crazy Quilt was blind and some that said he was colorblind. I went with colorblind. If that was wrong . . . well, I guess I'll have to face the wrath of the Crazy Quilt Fan Club. Or slap an Elseworlds label on this thing. ^_~
- Originally I was going to use Corrosive Man in the 'fic, but then I decided I needed a youthful element, so I substituted in his son, Corrosive Kid. Of course, the catch is that there isn't actually a Corrosive Kid in the official DC universe. Oh well! ^_^
- Although I don't have any actual comics featuring Crazy Quilt offhand, I don't think he was actually supposed be quite as crazy as I made him. I'm unrepentant. He's a joy to write. *G* Anyway, there IS an explanation for his sudden and complete lack of mental incompetence . . . it comes up later. (It's not an important plot point or anything, but there IS a reason. ^_^)
Well, that's it for now. The identity of the narrator gone into later, as are the costumes and abilities of the characters, in case you aren't familiar with some of them.
Not that you forgot Kite-Man, did you?
I mean, how could you forget a great villain like that?
~LM~
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"What are the odds of a guy from the future grabbing an armful of technology and going back in time to become a superhero? What are the odds of an inventor named Ted Kord building this bug, calling himself the Blue Beetle, and fighting crime in his longjohns? Don't you get it, Booster? The more unlikely something is, the more inevitable it becomes!" - the Blue Beetle