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Chapter 3- Slow It Down!

The entire League laid flat on their backs with rubble covering their limp bodies. When Flash awoke he thought he saw Black Lightning talking to Grodd. "Black Lightning?" Flash groaned as he pushed his body up. The rest of the team still laid unconscience. Black Lightning glanced over at his now standing brother before flying into a wall. Grodd took the distraction to attack BL. Flash, in anger, charged the big gorilla and began throwing speed of sound punches. Grodd fell back a few seconds later in pain. Black Lightning re-joined his brother. Grodd seeing his chances of winning cut in half kicked dirt into the air. When it cleared Grodd was gone.

"Made one hell of a hole back here," Black Lightning pointed out. Flash then noticed the huge hole in the back of the jeweler's store.

Flash frowned seeing that all the villains had escaped, but instead of moping went to his team mates and helped them up as they slowly awoke.

"What happened?" Superman asked holding his throbbing head.

"They escaped," Flash sighed knowing their hero duty was failed. "But you should thank BL. If I'm right he kept Grodd busy so he couldn't kill us before we awoke!"

Black Lightning grinned and patted his younger brother's shoulder. "It was nothing.. That is what being a hero is all about! Helping others!"

Hawk Girl nodded at BL statement before saying, "Well what did they steal though?"

Batman being his normal business self was already looking far before this moment. "They stole only certain gems... Can't tell what they're doing yet though.. Maybe a weapon, for there is a certain pattern in these robberies!"

The rest of the team along with Black Lightning could just shrug and head back to Javelin to discuss certain matters at hand.

"If they are building a weapon it would explain why they don't stay for a long fight," Green Lantern pointed out. "Can't afford to lose!"

"True.. But what could it be?" Wonder Woman asked leaning back in her chair.

"While Grodd was lecturing me he spilled some of his plans by accident thinking he could kill us all... He said something about a weapon that could slow down or even stop time itself!" Black Lightning explained. Flash gazed at BL.

'I know Grodd.. Normally he wouldn't be that stupid for a 400-pound mutated gorilla that is a genius,' Flash thought to himself. "Well whatever it is we have to stop it!" Flash announced suddenly becoming serious. The League at first gazed at him in confusion before agreeing. They soon left to go home and return to sleep. They decided a good night's rest may help them stop these crooks.

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"If our weapon slows down time we would rule! We would freeze the Bat along with the rest of the Justice League!" Joker laughed holding his stomach.

"Yes, but if you haven't noticed the ray moves too slow to keep up with our ole buddy Flash!" Grodd explained to the group.

"What will we do about that speedster? What if he heard?" Shade asked gazing at the rest of the team.

"Don't worry about him.. I'll be soon enough destroying the junior from the inside out!" a shadow cackled from the end of the table. "Give her a call!" the shadow ordered Copperhead. He nodded and left to ring for an old friend.

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Author Notes: There you go Chapter 3! Please Read and Review. It really helps if you do!