"So, what happened?" John asked. He was in uniform, as was Shayera. J'onn held up a hand. The transporter flashed. On one side, stood Batman, and Wonder Woman. On the other, Adam and Supergirl. They were all in perfect condition, except Adam, who had cat fur, and a lightning scar down his armor. His right arm was also charred.
"The six of you are needed in a small town, called Parvale, Idaho. A government lab nearby, has been experimenting, with a new form of cybernetics. Combat robot's naturally, except, they've escaped. The military has sealed off the area, but they can only contain, not destroy the robots." J'onn reported. "Superman, and Flash are already on site, but they need assistance."
"Easy pickings." Adam grunted. Batman glared at him, but said nothing. "Can you send one of the other magicians to our place, Circe's knocked out on the floor. Wonderwoman glared at him.
"You left her alone?" She stared amazed. Supergirl laughed.
"I'm the one that knocked her out. Don't worry, she'll stay that way." She grinned. Wonderwoman sighed as J'onn nodded.
"Etrigan will pick her up." Adam nodded. Lantern and Hawkgirl landed on the pad. They were holding hands as they beamed out. J'onn sighed to himself. He was thinking of his family. Then a thought occurred to him. He made a mental note of it, and then turned back to the consoles.
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"This is not a town." Kara announced. Four of the others looked at her. Hawkgirl spoke up.
"Then what is it?" She asked, eyes sparkling.
"A wide spot in the road." Adam replied, grinning. It was true. There was one main road leading down the center of the city, with over sized shoulders, and buildings lining it. Superman and Flash were in the middle of a crowd of robots. "Let's go help the good old boys." They charged in. Hawkgirl swept left, and Supergirl right. Lantern and Wonderwoman began to bash through the center. The robots were humanoid, with two arms, and two legs, but well armed. The left arm had a 7.62mm machine gun, and spinning saw blade, carbon tipped, and razor sharp, while the right had a human hand, and a 30 watt laser cannon. Adam and Batman charged up the center of the mass, flanked by the flying heroes. Breaking through the masses was easy. Ring blasts, and heat vision, along with a judicious sprinkling of Wonder fist, and Hawkgirl's mace demolished the robots. Adam closed a little more, armed with electricity surrounding his hands, and Batman throwing Batarangs. From the other side, Superman and Flash were making short work of the robots that had attacked them. When the rescue group arrived, The robots turned and fled.
"Looks like a glitch in the combat AI." Adam grunted. He received a look of disgust from Batman.
"We noticed that too. But they'll be back. They seem to have access to the base's construction facilities." Superman informed them.
"Oh, a strategic rearward advance." Adam muttered. Six strange looks met his proclamation. "Tactical retreat. Pulling back, until you've got sufficient forces to overwhelm your opponents." Lantern nodded, and then took charge.
"We're going house to house to make sure we don't leave any behind. Adam, Shay, swing out to the left. Kara, Diana, out to the right. Wally, we'll take the right side of the main street, Bruce, Clark, take the right." The eight spread out. Lantern lifted his ring, using it to see inside the houses on the left, with Superman doing the same on the far side. Adam used his magic for the same effect, and Supergirl used her vision.
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"So? Given any further thought to it?" Kara asked, as they swept for spies, and leftovers. Diana rolled over and stretched her neck out.
"The ladies night?" Kara nodded. "I was actually, thinking it was a good idea. Most of the time, my days off get interrupted. If I'm out of reach of the Watchtower, that can't happen. What about you?" Diana asked.
"Sounds wonderful. It would serve as a perfect chance to get to know Hawkgirl." She stopped and focused. Heat beams sliced through a canister, and it exploded. A fine mist of meth smoke surrounded the two. Kara stared at Wonderwoman sheepishly. They flew out of the smoke and looked back at the devastation. Diana muttered something, that while Kara caught, she couldn't understand because it was in ancient Greek. Then it flickered to her, the meaning, she still had Adam's memories stuck in the back of her mind. She grimaced at the oath. "It wasn't my fault." She said defensively.
"I know. It wasn't directed at you." Diana shook her head. "Just at idiots in general." She shook her head. They turned and continued on.
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"So, with the wings, how do you?" I asked, unable to resist the temptation.
"That's none of your business." Hawkgirl replied with a grin, and a blush. I laughed.
"Oh, never mind. I knew you liked to be on top, but I would have never guessed a practical reason for it." I rolled sideways in the air, to dodge a playful swing of her mace. At least, I assumed it was playful. I wasn't in the mood to find out the correct answer, so I changed the subject. "I think that a ladies night out is a wonderful idea." I said, not taking my eyes off the magic as it swept through the houses.
"How in hell did you find out? Torture?" She asked.
"Well..." I could feel myself blushing, trying to figure out how to explain, without seriously embarrassing myself. I decided to be blunt. "I have seven active powers at a time, but I can only change five of them. Two can't be suppressed like the rest. The magic, and the glow. Along with those, right now I have flight, telekinesis, accelerated healing, my innate powers, and altered visions. That last, is similar to what Kara and Clark can do, but without the heat vision." I took a deep breath. "The reason the glow cannot be suppressed, is because it requires emotions for power, and controlling them is the only way to control it, otherwise it feeds off them uncontrollably." She nodded. "The only time I lose control enough for that to happen, is when..." She stared. I stumbled there, unable to, as other me's did, work past the block there. I loosed a lightning bolt into a house. There was an explosion, and like Kara and Diana, though we didn't know it, we were surrounded in meth smoke. Floating out of it, I sighed. "I hate when a distraction goes wrong. Look, when is the only time you lose control." I asked. She simply stared back at me. "That's right, you don't."
"Look, what ever it is you're trying to say, just do it. You aren't going to embarrass me." She said, as we floated along, the magic still sweeping every house.
"It's not you I'm worried about embarrassing." I muttered, but I knew she heard me. "Alright, be blunt. While we're having sex, I lose all control of my emotions, and the powers activate. Since she's what I'm touching, we don't have any secrets from each other. The glow bypasses all mental, and physical blocks, and recovers every single bit of information." I blurted it out, and then turned back to the search.
"Is that what was making you so nervous?" She asked with a peal of laughter. I nodded slightly. "And Kara told me you weren't a prude."
"I'm not, I just don't enjoy admitting it." I muttered.
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"So, how are things with you and Shayera?" Flash asked. John turned his head ever so slightly.
"Fine. Why do you ask?" He replied, turning back to the wall.
"Curiosity." Flash shrugged. "I just wondered, if you've gotten past the bad emotions."
"Oh. She convinced me to let them go." Lantern stopped, and turned his head towards his friend. "Shay can be very convincing once she sets her mind to it." He grinned, and turned back. Twin explosions occurred from either side of the town. Lantern rolled his eyes. "I wish they'd be... quiet." The ring flickered off, and he looked forwards. Flash turned his head.
"That has got to be the second biggest robot I've ever seen." He uttered. John nodded.
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Superman was focused entirely on watching through the buildings, and Batman was not known to start a conversation, so they said nothing as they went about they're work. Then Batman noticed the robot.
"Clark." He tapped Superman on the shoulder.
"What?" The Kryptonian asked distractedly.
"Company." Batman muttered. Superman turned his head, and stared for a second at the robot.
"That, is without a doubt, the third biggest robot I've ever seen." He muttered, and charged.