Excellent points. The Batarangs were intended as a distraction, but I'm not really good at using characaters like Batman, or Flash in combat. Any civilian stupid enough to still be standing there, deserves whatever they get. Those three were already in close, but Batman was hanging around the edges. As for the blast, Bats was supposed to be standing behind Superman. In dodging the blow, she wasn't watching his arm, and Adam was already watching it. She was also aiming for his leg. As for absorbing the blast, he didn't know he could, and it was an accident. Yes, there isn't as much of the energy he uses in the enviroment, and it takes time to restore, unless he eats, and he eats more then Flash if he does it that way, or sleeps. There's not really a set limit to what he can hold, but excess simply sloughs off as if never there in the first place. Another blast would be simply ineffective. As for changing the nature of the ground, Zatanna might be able to, but Adam's magic can't do that. He's using magic from Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar universe.

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Though I was mildly curious, as to exactly why I was fully recharged, I decided it wasn't a pressing matter, and instead watched stunned as the others fought. Then Supergirl was injured. I had infact, told Zatanna I could manipulate energy directly. I hadn't mentioned that my control was somewhat limited doing that. For this spell control was needed. As she darted over to attend Supergirl, I lifted my hands. Light flashed in the air before me, and formed into a pentagram, with five triangles forming it into a star, then it was surrounded by a seven pointed star. A pair of rings appeared around it, the inner ring touching the points of the outer star. A number of symbols appeared, then the magic formed into six long pointed diamonds of energy. The magic missiles lashed out, ripping through the air before slamming into the creature. Flash was hitting it with high winds, and between him and Wonderwoman, they were driving it back. The impact of my missiles therefore, was not aimed at the body of the creature, but at the leg Supergirl had injured. The impact was sufficient to break off the rest of the leg. The creature roared, and slung out it's arm at me. I was too close to dodge, and thought I was done for. As the arm approached, I suddenly found myself out of range. I was staring into Supergirls face.

"Got to watch it, those things are dangerous." She laughed. "Can you hit him in the leg again?" I nodded. "How many more times?"

"How many legs has he got left?" I asked with a grin.

"Five." She answered smiling back.

"With the greatest of ease my dear." I replied, with out a hint of anything beyond amusement. She laughed and rose into the air. I turned back to the creature. She made sure to stay well out of range of his arms, as she fired on his legs. I did my part, unleashing my magic missiles at the legs she attacked. With three left, he counter attacked. A pair of rays of golden light aimed for me. Supergirl dropped down to protect me, but he seemed to have counted on that. The rays split off, and one hit her, while the other slammed into me. She was screaming, but I felt little more than a slight tickle. Then all I could see was a flash of light.

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"Supergirl, Adam!" Flash yelled. The distraction caused his arms to stop moving, and a hand grabbed him and threw him into the air. A moment later, a second hand grabbed him, but this one glowed green. Lantern dropped him on a roof top, and flew forwards. He took aim, and fired a ring blast. A pair of arrows arced after it. The blast hit the alien and it stumbled. The arrows hit the last leg Supergirl had blasted and exploded. The creature stumbled further back, and shifted, in order to balance on two legs. Flash reached the two as they hit the ground.

"Did you get the number on that truck?" Adam asked curiously.

"Yeah, alien one." Supergirl replied. She seemed to strain a moment. "Something is wrong."

"I'd say so." Adam replied. He was floating about a foot off the ground. "Look at your hands." He pointed. She lifted them. They were glowing white. He stared for a moment, and then squinted at a piece of rubble. The middle of the concrete chunk bubbled as the twin beams of heat cut clean through it.

"Give me back my powers." Supergirl growled.

"The instant I figure out how." Said Adam quietly. "Let me help you up."

"I'll do it." Flash offered.

"Not a good idea. She can't control some of the powers she's got, and the one that's making her hands glow, gives the user the power to draw information from anything, or anyone touched." He sighed. "I have nothing to hide, but you might." He gripped her hand, and pulled her up. She gasped the instant he did so. The glow faded.

"Wow." She said, awe over running everything else in her voice. Adam nodded, knowing the feeling. "So that's how the control works?" He nodded again. "Excellent." She grinned.

"Let's go help them." Flash suggested. While they had been talking, Lantern was flailing away with a massive green energy mace. A symbolic choice of weaponry, the others thought. Arrow was still firing explosive arrows. A white energy blast lanced down from above as Captain Atom arrived. Supergirl hit the communicator in her ear.

"Guys, hang back, Adam and I have a minor problem." She called as they ran closer.

"What sort of problem?" Lantern asked.

"He's got my powers, and I've got his." She snapped back. That beam the creature blasted us with must have done it. We need him alive." She punched Adam. She found he didn't have all her powers when he grunted.

"What?" He asked.

"Let's fly." She grunted.

"I can't." He shook his head.

"Yes you can, you've got my powers. Grab me, and fly." He stared a moment, then sighed. He threw her arm over his shoulders, his right around her waist, and then rose into the air.

"So this is what it's like from the other side." She grinned as they approached. Adam laughed.

"Only I'm not as cute as you are." He laughed. She started to retort, then grabbed her head. He stopped, and waited, knowing she was in the middle of a premontion. After a moment, she stared up at him.

"Describe, it, quickly, before it fades." He snapped. She shook her head, as if to clear it.

"It was you, dying. An aircraft, it crashed, out of the sky, and hit you. It took you off at the waist. The blood..." She shuddered. He nodded, and squeezed.

"We need to change powers back then." He smiled at her, when she looked at him. "It must only occur while we have each others powers, otherwise, I could have dodged the plane. Now, got a plan?" He asked. She nodded.

"Get me in range to touch him, I'll cut loose with these powers of your, and drain every bit of information from his ugly green head." She grinned. Adam sighed.

"Just be careful, using them on an alien is different than on a human." He warned as he lifted them into the air over the creature.

"But I'm not human either." She pointed out. Then she took a deep breath. "Does that always take that much energy?" She asked, sounding winded. He nodded.

"Usually more, depending on how detailed the premontion." He replied, with a nod. "We'd better do this fast. You'll need your energy back." They dropped down and landed on the creature. Supergirl drove her hands into his head, and the white glow surrounded them. The tentacles ceased the attack on Captain Atom, and Flash, and whipped up to sweep them off. Adam caught one, and Lantern, grabbed the other one in an energy clamp. The entire alien shuddered, under the twin assault of Zatanna's lighting bolts, and Wonderwoman's massive blows. Another set of explosive arrows slammed into the creature.

"Done!" Supergirl yelled, and leapt into the air. Adam leaned back under the tentacle, and leapt off, grabbing her arm and racing away.

"They're clear! Finish him!" Lantern yelled. The mace appeared as Wonderwoman hit him from above. Flash roped him to the ground, and Lantern slammed into it with the mace. Captain Atom fired a blast from above then swept sideways, as Zatanna hit it with lightning one last time. It was too much, and the creature exploded. The explosion knocked everyone to the ground. White goo covered everything around with scattered chunks of green skin. Slowly, a number of Goo monsters, including one shaped like a bat, and one shaped like Superman emerged. They gathered in the middle of the battlefield. Only Green Lantern was clean. With a grin, Flash fixed that problem.

"Hey!" Lantern yelled, as he felt the goo slide down his back.

"Sorry GL, one for all, and all for one." Flash laughed, joined by Supergirl, Adam, and Diana. Superman touched the communicator in his ear.

"J'onn, beam us up." Was all he said.