I DON'T OWN JL, HOWEVER I DO OWN A SNOW GLOBE, WHICH WAS USED IN MY LITTLR PLOT,
SORRY ITS BEEN TAKING ME A WHILE TO UPDATE, BUT I GOT A LOT OF HOMEWORK IN SUMMER SCHOOL, WHICH I WAS IN FOR ENGLISH 9, CUZ I HAD A BITCHY TEACHER WHO LOVED TO SEND ME TO THE PRINCIPLE'S OFFICE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS, CUZ I NEVER HAD ENOUGH GUM TO SHARE…WHATEVER.
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Flash slowly opened one eye and held in his gasp, from his flat position he could see that Luthor had some sort of advantage over Superman, otherwise he wouldn't be standing there taking whatever taunting Luthor was supplying him with.
( Duh! ) The thought finally hit him; Luthor must be using him as a shield or something else to keep Superman at bay, which would be the only reasonable explanation for the current situation his friend was in.
Superman's mind was racing, he was in the ultimate no win situation, any option he could think of would lead to at least one death, even his own. In truth he would rather only his life be on the line, he was willing to make that sacrifice for his friends, but he wasn't willing to choose between their own lives. His logic was yelling at him to choose Hawkgirl and Lantern, he would be saving two lives and neither were dying from a poison like Flash. But he couldn't leave Flash because fate dealt him a bad hand…( Luthor's right, without that herb Flash won't make it through the night, but that doesn't make leaving him the right choice. )
Luthor was loving every minute of watching Superman's internal battle, he could see his foe's logic and conscience clashing, as he attempted to make the right call.
" Time's almost up, Superman. " He had to savor this moment, this was too perfect.
J'onn? Did you find where those tubes lead to?
They lead to the sea; it's deep enough that if someone were to be dropped in unconscious they would drown.
Ahh…John is still out and so is Hawkgirl.
And Flash?
I'm not sure; he's moved a few times, but nothing else.
Let me try………Flash?
Hey J'onn…ughhhhhhh
Are you all right?
I'm just stuck in a giant snow globe……do you know what's going on?
J'onn quickly gave Flash an explanation of what Superman had told him, Tell him to pick G.L. and Hawkgirl, I may not be able to swim very well at the moment, but I stand a better chance then they do.
But--
Tell him, J'onn…I don't know how long I have…please? The plea from the younger man told J'onn exactly what was running through Wally's mind.
I tell him, Flash, and we will find you…just try to reach the surface. Batman and I should be able to find you right after you come out of the tube.
Bats is here?
He has just arrived; I will inform Superman of your choice…brace yourself.
Thanks J'onn.
Superman's eyes went wide, He wants to do what?
He is conscious, and Batman and I should reach him in time.
But I--
There is no other choice.
Your right…ok, I'll do it.
Superman flew off the square and landed next to the bigger dome, " Decided to let Flash die? I would make the same choice myself. " Luthor taunted. Superman ignored him, placing his concentration into melting the thick plastic dome. He succeeded in melting the top half and pulled Hawkgirl out of the dome, he then proceeded to melt the rest to free Lantern. He was almost through when it happened; the glass under Lantern began cracking and shattered. Lantern was dropped into a dark tube, as was Flash. Superman flew down and grabbed G.L by the collar of his uniform, pulling him back up to safety.
Wally saw the glass cracking, but he was to busy watching his friends to really care, ( Ok, Hawkgirl is safe…C'mon Supes…Get G.L, he still owes me five buck-- ) The glass shattered and Wally felt himself fall, letting out a small yelp when the sudden loss of support jarred his broken ribs.
The water was freezing when Wally hit it; he sank about 20 feet before he was even able to straighten himself out. He attempted to swim upwards but found that his sore muscles, bruised limbs and broken ribs couldn't propel him towards the surface fast enough, he was running out of air, he had never been very good at holding his breath…his brain was slowly shutting down, his legs weren't moving, he felt himself going back down towards the bottom.
Superman placed Lantern down, who had begun to stir, " Lantern? " John groaned and lifted a hand to his head,
" Ugh, what happened? " He questioned,
" I'll explain lat---ahh!!! " The glass that had been keeping the radiation from the kryptonite at bay was now broken and Superman was feeling every painful effect it caused. Barely thinking, Lantern formed an orb around the material, sealing its rays from Superman.
" I'll get Hawkgirl and this out of here, can you deal with those two? "
Superman shook off the sick feeling that had ended and nodded, " Not a problem. " Lantern flew off, Hawkgirl cradled in one arm.
Superman flew up, punching the purple wall that Sapphire had put up, he kept up his attack until he saw cracks form and, smiling slightly, he gave the wall one final punch shattering it. He then flew at Sapphire using his gusts to send her into the wall.
He landed next to Luthor and grabbed the man by his throat, " Where. Is. The. Herb. ? " He questioned, his tone showing that he would not tolerate any sort of wrong answer, " At—At LexCorp…fourth floor…" Luthor answered struggling for breath.
Superman fought every urge to smack Luthor's body straight through the metal wall, or at least dump him down the same tubes he had been threatening his friend's with. He picked up Sapphire, and flew out of the building.
John, Hawkgirl, and Diana were the only ones standing next to the Javelin when Superman arrived, he placed Sapphire next to the other bound villains, tied Luthor up and then added him to the pile,
" We found Grodd and the others trying to break into the Javelin, the cops are on their way now to arrest them. " John informed him, Superman opened his mouth to answer when a shout from Batman interrupted him. Batman was completely drenched and was shivering slightly, " We have to go now! " He pointed behind him, and the League saw J'onn flying towards the others with an equally drenched Flash lying limp in his arms.
John stared at the villains and then at his friend, " You guys go and get Flash to the Watchtower, I'll wait for the cops then meet up with you. " Hawkgirl nodded,
" I'll stay with John, there's to many of them to leave him alone with. "
J'onn placed Flash in the Javelin while Diana wrapped a blanket around Batman, " Your freezing. " She told him,
" Don't worry about me, help him. " Superman activated the ship and began guiding it back to their base.
" His pulse is dropping and his breathing is slowing down. " J'onn muttered to Diana who was wrapping Flash with another blanket, while Batman contacted Lantern,
" --And on you're way back stop by Lexcorp, floor—"
" Fourth floor. " Superman finished, " The herb is there. "
The Javelin landed and Superman flew Flash to the infirmary and placed him in his previous bed while J'onn stepped around, examining him, " Three broken ribs, he is covered with bruises, especially around his wrists and ankles, he is suffering from dehydration, mal-nutrition, the poison and he may have water in his lungs. " Batman moved to help J'onn connect the equipment, " He was under for about five minutes before I got to him, he may have brain damage. " He added, not caring if anyone else heard his voice shake. The machines began beeping wildly,
" He's not breathing, and his pulse is stopping. We're losing him. "
A/N: OHHH CLIFFIE!! I'M STILL NOT SURE HOW I'M GONNA END THIS.