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MatureImmaturity: Thanks. Sorry for not clearing things up this chapter...but don't worry...it'll be explained in the chapter 13 or 14.

Drunk on Tang: Well, you know I had to do something interesting with Dr. Strange at least. Here's some more!

A group of superheroes stood in the main control room waiting for the Professor to finish. He had been in there for quite some time now.

Some of the X-men and Avengers had come with the professor, so the room was pretty full. Cyclops, Iceman, Rogue came with the X-men; Iron man and Captain America came in representation of the Avengers. Beside all these extra guests, Dr. Strange and most of the Justice League was in the room too.

In spite of all these people, the room was quiet. The only sounds in the room were that of Flash slowly pacing back and forth nervously.

"Flash, will you please stop that. You're making everyone nervous!" Green Lantern snapped at him.

Flash stopped and glared at him. "I can't help it. I mean, what if he can't find out what their weakness is? Then what do we do?"

"Weren't you paying any attention at the meeting? We'll go with our alternate plan."

"Yes, I was paying attention..." Flash muttered then added clearly. "It just doesn't seem like it's enough."

"Well, what else can we do, but fight? We can't just let them attack. We already know they're hostile." Hawk Girl butted in.

"Hmmm." Wally finally sat down on the floor. He appeared to be very deep in thought.

A few minutes later he jumped up. "I've got it!" Wally exclaimed.

"Does that sound bad, or is it just me?" Cyclops asked to no one in particular.

The rest of the group nodded in agreement. "I don't want to know." Iron Man added, shaking his head.

It was then that the elevator door burst open. Professor X and Wonder Woman entered the room.

Everyone looked at them, hope lingering in their eyes. With one glance, Wonder Woman destroyed their hopes. The weakness had not been found.

"I think we should go on with our alternative plan. Nichole seems to think it will work and I believe her." Professor Xavier spoke.

"Is everyone here?" Superman asked. "We should decide who's going and who's staying here."

"Everyone's here," J'onn answered. "Except for Batman. He took the Javelin-7 down to earth. Said he had some unfinished business he needed to settle."

Superman nodded. "We'll have to do without him for now, then. The sooner we decide who goes, the sooner we can search for the ship."

"Shouldn't we decide on how we're going to find the ship before we decide who goes there?" Doctor Strange asked. "After all, how are we going to go to a ship if we don't know where it is?"

The group nodded in agreement. "True." Superman stated. "Do you have any suggestions, Doctor Strange?"

"As a matter of fact, I do. If we could somehow lure the aliens out and keep them busy, I might be able to follow their aroma back to their ship."

"You can do that?" Flash asked eagerly.

"I might be able to. I've tracked creatures down before but I can only do it when the trail is fresh. I've never tried to do it backwards."

"If you can do that, my plan just might work." Wally smiled.

The rest of the Justice League members cringed. Not another one of Wally's plans.

But instead of speaking out, the group listened intently. After all, none of them could think of a better plan. Wally's would just have to do.

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"I said, 'Where is Hezekiah?'!" Batman had Lex Luther by the throat. He had managed to sneak into the millionaire's bedroom that night. So far, Luther had played dumb. He had claimed to never have met anyone named Hezekiah. Batman knew better.

"I told you. I don't know anyone named Hezekiah nor have I met anyone." Lex Luther said gruffly. "If you would let me go, I might be able to help you."

Batman roughly let go of him. Lex rubbed his sore neck indignantly. "How do you think I know this Hezekiah?"

Batman handed him Hezekiah's application. "It has your signature on it."

"Oh." Lex took the paper from Batman and took a quick glance at it. "What do you want to know?"

"I want to know who he is."

"I don't know."

Batman grabbed him by the neck again. "I don't believe you."

"I make it a point not to know who my clients are, I swear."

"What do you mean?" Batman lifted the millionaire by his neck.

"I'm running a program for his kind. If they have enough money, I can get them ID's."

"What do you mean, 'his kind.'?"

"Hezekiah James is an alien."

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Nichole woke up and got out of bed. What had happened? One minute she was awake the next minute. She must have dreamt something, at least it felt that way.

Deciding to ignore it, Nichole looked around the room. She was alone. "That's weird."

Nichole quickly got dressed and went out to find the others. It didn't take her long. Everyone was still in the main control room. It looked as if they had just finished another meeting.

"Hey." Nichole said slowly.

They all seemed to ignore her, that is, except for Flash. He walked up to her and for the first time since she had met him, his eyes looked grave and his face looked serious.

"Hi." Nichole said rather skeptically. "What happened?"

"It's time."

Nichole stared at him, unsure of what to say. She knew this time would come but now that is was here, she was afraid. It was time to set things in motion. It was time to begin the fight. Things were about to change and she could only hope they were for the better. Even though it didn't feel that way....and her feelings were usually right.

I know, I know...I didn't really explain the cliffy of the last chapter...and it isn't exactly a long chapter....but don't worry...the next chapter will be long and full of action. I promise.

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