Thanks for all the reviews...I thought that I had to put Flash at an even more disadvantage. ;)
Flash shifted slightly to settle against the wall. He grabbed the material round his injured leg and pulled it back with him, hissing in pain as bone ground on bone. He shivered as he continued to clutch his leg. Pain throbbed across his chest from the knife wounds, more pain round his ribs and down his arm. The final straw came when the nervous disease he got right at the start of this mess moved to his neck, he wanted to pass out, but was somehow unable to.
He placed the back of his head to the wall and sighed, pausing when he heard the barn door open. He glance out the corner of his eye and saw Death stroll back in with a smile plastered on her face.
"That was quick...did they kick your butt already?" he asked, sniggering slightly.
"You never learn do you?" she said as she approached him and backhanded his face. "I was simply sending them a warning, no need for me to really appear before them...astral projection is really handy." Flash sat back again.
"They'll never give up, you know!" he smirked.
"I'm counting on it!" she replied, bending down next to him. Grabbing the cloak beside him, she leant over and kissed his forehead. "You be good while I go feed!" and with that she left, throwing the cloak over her shoulders. Flash stared after her and thought about what his friends would do.
Sups and kryptonite, John with his ring gone, Bats bound. Three down in one go easily with the right equipment. J'ohn against a strong telepath, Grodd? Diana and Wings knocked out. That's everyone...Oh God!
Batman stood over the large map and pointed out several different areas. "Luthor's main business partners are here and here." He pointed to London and Edinburgh. "He has been seen near the conference meetings so he must be in the area, the last sighting was in Edinburgh and the next conference is just outside. I may try to go and see if he turns up, I could track him from there." Superman nodded.
"Mean while I'll check round here," he pointed to the countryside outside of London. "Diana will take the west. We'll ask around about any suspicious people."
"Shayera and I'll check out the area outside of Edinburgh." John finished, circling the large section. Everyone nodded and went to the docking bay.
"We meet back in twelve hours, that'll give us the rest of our time...incase we have to decide." Everyone nodded silently; hopping it didn't come to that.
"D, where to?" Plague asked as Portador went through a tree, turning to mist with his rider and appeared on the other side.
"The first village or town we come to." She shrugged gripping the fire main of Ossa. Famine and Pestilence where galloping along beside them watching the ground for campers.
"Found one!" Pestilence yelled, careening off to the left.
"Meet you back at HQ!" Death yelled over her shoulder, receiving an OK sign from him as he crashed down into the forest. "Famine? You going over that way?" she asked. He nodded excitedly and rode off to the right and disappeared over a hill.
"I'll see you later Sis." Plague said as they rode over the nearby Village, he dipped down as she flew over the houses.
After half an hour of riding she finally came to the city. Landing down she kept Ossa out of view and stripped off her cloak, hid her weapons beneath a jacket suit and walked up to the city centre.
"There you are!" Luthor cried. "What took you?"
"Had to finish up, think they'll be here?" she glanced round.
"Yes, we just won't see them, cover your eyes." He commanded dragging her into the conference room. With a breath her eyes changed to hazel and she looked nearly human. The pair sat in the third row and waited until the spokes man stood up. "Strictly business." He reminded her, she imitated zipping her lips and sat quietly as they spoke of new computer products for the work place.
Diana swooped back round and hovered slightly, shaking her head. Superman flew from the distance, stopping in front of her.
"Nothing!" she sighed.
"Well I have something!" they both held their ear coms and listened. "Guess who just walked in with Luthor." Bruce said, sitting on row behind the pair and watching them angrily.
"Well we defiantly know he's in on it." Superman answered.
"This'll finish in an hour or so, I'll track them from here." Superman thanked Bruce and signed out.
"So they're defiantly in the area, we should find the others." He said.
"John, J'ohn, Diana? We've found Death. Batman's going to track them back." She explained, flying back towards the city.
"Okay, we'll meet you by the castle." John answered.
"Hold on Wally, we're coming." Clark whispered as he flew to the North.
"We're back!" Famine yelled as he threw open the doors. He strode in with Pestilence and Plague.
"About time! We got what you wanted." Shade said, pointing to the wide glass bottle in the centre of the room.
"Good, Death said she would come back with Luthor and then you could try probing for information before they get here." Plague said.
"Why not try it now?" Grodd asked with a sparkle in his eye.
"Why not!" Plague agreed.
Grodd stood up and placed his helmet on his head, he approached the shivering Flash.
"This won't hurt...much!" he smiled. Flash cried out as he felt the force of Grodd trying to brake into his mind. Flash finally fell as he too was dragged within.
"Anyone following?" Luthor asked as the two walked down the hill.
"Movement up on the castle top and a tracker on your back." She muttered out he corner of her mouth.
"Right. Let's go then." She nodded as she moved to the side street and hopped on to Ossa, she held out a hand and helped Luthor up.
With a flick of the rains Ossa took to the sky and pounded on open air, sending a trail of fire streaming behind.
"There they go!" John shouted, raring to take off after the horse.
"No!" Superman grabbed his arm. "We wait till they stop and then go after them. This might be a trap." John just looked back at the disappearing horse and sighed, lowering his eyes.
"I'm tracking them." They all turned to Batman who was dressed in full kit. "We'll wait a few minutes and follow...at a safe distance." He added to John.
"Wings?" Grodd walked further back into Flash's mind. "No!" he said to himself, continuing his journey.
Flash turned over and watched Grodd from where he lay. The second he found himself in his mind he was hit by Grodd, who quickly tied him up to keep himo ut the way.
"No!" he muttered to himself, willing his mind to change. Nothing happened. "Where are you guys?" he whispered.
"They've stopped!" Batman said from with in the bat mobile. "Just over this next village." He added, pointing to the forest.
"Right we must be careful..." Superman started.
"Are all the traps set?" Death asked, pacing in front of the group. Everyone nodded. "Good! Then lets get set." She walked over to Grodd and Flash, laying a hand on Grodd's shoulder.
"You Okay in here?" she asked from with in Flash's mind.
"Yes. He's good at hiding important things, seems the Martian has taught him to hide information." He said.
"Well keep searching, they'll be here..." She shrieked as both her and Grodd were blasted across the room, being dragged out of Flash's mind.
"Damn!" she swore as she flipped over into a crouch. Grodd held his head as his helmet fell apart to the floor. He looked up to see a hole in the roof and the Justice league crouching around it.
Death leapt to her feet and glared up, her brothers moving to flank her. She allowed her eyes to change back to red as her brothers reverted to flames.
Flash pushed up against the wall and sat up, groaning as the pain returned. "Least I'm awake!" he mumbled, looking between the two groups of fighters.
Batman threw a shock bat-a-rang at Death, which stuck in her hand. It went off but instead of electrocuting her it blew her hand up. Everyone from the Justice League glanced at Batman who raised his eyebrow. Death held her stump and lifted her head, a smile firmly in place.
"Only hurts if there's any skin." From the tattered glove on the floor bone lay. They shook slightly and rose to meet her stump, forming back into her skeletal hand.
She flecked it and moved it down to her belt, pulling out her daggers, one in each hand. Her brothers also brought out there weapons. "Try not to kill them. I still need them for later." She commanded and then charged into the group, daggers slashing at them.
Please review. I may not update for a few days, am planning on moving out soon, depends on if my Mum will calm down.