Chapter 5
Setting Up Shop
The Batwing touched down in a vacant field north of the mountain community of Middleton, Colorado, waiting for him were four people.
He recognized one of them as Wonder Woman, he assumed the other three were the ones she had been sent to find.
The only female of the three was petite, and slender, but with a strong build, she had bright jade green eyes, and flowing red hair, the tallest of the three was skinny, and somewhat lanky, he had mid length blond hair, that looked as though it needed a comb run through it, and the shortest, was a rotund African American youth, no less than thirteen,
"It's about time you got here, I was ready to call out the army on you." Wonder Woman said, looking at The Dark Knight,
"I got a little hung up in Westchester." Batman replied,
"Did you get him?" Wonder Woman asked,
"Yeah, I got him." Batman replied, looking back at the Batwing, and watching, as Spider-Man, and his wife, Mary Jane, came walking out of the custom aircraft,
"It's your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, coming to town." Spidey said, looking at the crowd,
"Pleased to meet you," said the red haired girl, "I'm Kim Possible, and these two are my best friends."
"Do they have names, or are they gonna settle for 'Kim's friends.'" Mary Jane asked,
"Oh, sorry," Kim said, "the blond is my boyfriend, Ron Stoppable, and the younger man over there is Wade." Kim said, motioning to first, Ron, then Wade,
"This is my wife, Mary Jane." Spidey said, as Mary Jane stepped forward, she was a very pretty woman, with long red hair, and stunning ebony eyes,
"I wonder what kind of luck Superman had." Wonder Woman said, her question was answered a few seconds later, as Superman touched down right beside her,
"Success, Molly Weasley was a little hesitant about letting her son go to America, but all in all, it wasn't so bad." Superman said,
"Where are they?" Batman asked,
"Right behind you." said a voice directly behind Batman, three loud CRACKS followed this voice, as Batman turned around. Standing in his eyesight, were three people, dressed in a way he had never seen.
The first male had a thatch of jet black hair, that looked worse than Ron's, stunning emerald green eyes, that looked as though they had seen death itself, and on his forehead, just above the right eye, clearly visible, was a thin, lightning bolt shaped scar, the other male had a long mane of red hair, which had been pulled back into a ponytail, clear blue eyes, and sticking out of his right ear, was some kind of tooth, made into an earring, the only female of this group was shorter than her male counterparts. Shehad long bushy brown hair, and stunning coffee colored eyes, that looked as though they had seen their share of pain, and suffering, all three of them were wearing long black robes, as though they had just stepped out of a courtroom, as judges,
"Where'd you pick them up, from a courtroom?" Batman asked,
"No," Superman replied, "that's standard dress for a wizard."
"Sorry about the courtroom crack." Batman said,
"No apologies are necessary, Batman, I'm Harry Potter, and this is my best friend, Ron Weasley, and my wife, Hermione." Harry said, pointing first, to himself, then, to Ron, and Hermione in turn,
"What about the X-Men," Superman asked, "are they coming?"
"Xavier didn't let on to much, but he did except the invite, on one condition," Batman said, "that he be allowed to move his school here, and put it underground."
"Agreed," Superman said, "we need all the help we can get, and The X-Men have the most diverse range of any of our newest members."
"What kind of a school are we talking about here?" Kim asked, looking at Batman,
"A school for the gifted," Batman said, "and when I say gifted, I really mean gifted."
"Like what kind of gift?" Kim asked again,
"They're mutants, the students, and the staff." Batman replied, Kim jumped back slightly, but said nothing,
"Not your style?" Superman asked,
"I didn't say that, it was just a bit of a shock, that's all." Kim said, smiling,
"Indifferent to the mutant phenomenon, huh?" Wonder Woman said,
"Actually, I'm all for it," Kim replied, "I have a friend that's a mutant."
"What are your thoughts on this, Mr. Potter?" Batman asked,
"Well, being a wizard, I can understand the mutants plight," Harry said, "I can understand them wanting to live a quiet life, that's the reason that wizards keep the nature of their abilities quiet from muggles."
"Did you just call me a name?" Kim asked, challenging the young wizard,
"No, you misunderstand," Hermione said, "what Harry is saying, is that witches, and wizards, like ourselves, like the nature of our abilities to be kept a secret from the non-magical, or, as we call them in our world, muggles, it's not a name, it just helps us out, so we don't say, 'the non-magical,' all the time." Hermione said, before Harry's finger came over the front of her lips, silencing her,
"You have to forgive Hermione, Miss Possible," Harry said, "sometimes, she rambles on, and on, and you can't get her to be quiet for nothing."
"All the time, Harry." Ron added, smiling at Hermione, whose face was turning slightly pink,
"Oh, shut it, the pair of you." Hermione said, playfully punching Harry in the chest,
"I take it that you two have a good relationship." Wade said, looking at Harry, and Hermione,
"The best." Harry replied,
"Sounds familiar." Wade replied, looking at his two best friends,
"Very funny, Wade." Ron said, frowning at Wade, then smiling at Kim,
"I have a question about this." Ron said, looking at the three wizards in front of him, "why keep your powers a secret?"
"Think about Mr. Stoppable," Hermione said, "what would you do if you knew that there were witches and wizards still running around?"
"I don't know." Ron replied,
"Well, you're one of very few." Harry replied, "Most of the rest want money, and immortality, the two things that are the absolute worst for them, and the two things that we can't deliver."
"How's that?" Kim asked,
"Well, Alchemy is a specialized field, few study it, very few," Hermione said, "and as for immortality, noone, not even us, lives forever."
"Can you teach us how to be magical?" Ron asked,
"I'm afraid not," Harry said, looking at the three teens in front of him, "you have to be born with the power, and training takes place over time, it took me seven years to learn it all, and I still don't know everything."
"Harry, you're too modest," Ron said, looking at his best friend, and smiling, "he knows more than I do, and in some cases, even Hermione, and she's the brains of our little outfit."
The work was quick with Superman, and Harry putting the entire base of operations underground, Kim had wanted a training ground, where she could keep up her skills, and another underground building was made for Professor Xavier, and his school, to be ready when he arrived tomorrow, as promised by Batman, there were several sleeping quarters put into the base, as well as a concealed hangar bay, where several airplanes could be parked at once, there was even a concealed entrance from the highway, where land vehicles could emerge, and disappear,
"I think that covers all of the bases." Superman said,
"Not quite." Harry said, looking at the group at large, and smiling slightly,
"How so," Kim asked, "I mean, we got the whole thing completed, no big, right?"
"We still need some kind of magical defenses." Harry replied,
"Like what?" Wonder Woman asked,
"Well, we need to make it Unplottable, for starters," Ron said, looking at the group, and speaking his turn, "and we need to have the place hidden from eyes we don't want seeing it."
"What kind of spell would work for that?" Batman asked,
"The Fidelis charm," Harry said, "it's a complex spell, that involves the concealment of a secret inside a living person, that person, called a 'Secret Keeper,' could then keep the information hidden, until such time as he,or she,sees fit to divulge it."
"Who would work for that, another wizard?" Wonder Woman asked,
"No," Ron replied, "anyone can work, as long as they are alive."
"I'll do it." Superman said,
"Okay, now, I'm not going to lie to you, Superman, it might hurt a little bit." Harry said,
"Let's just get it done." Superman responded,
"Very well," Harry said pulling out his wand, and giving it a wave, he said, "Fidelis."
Superman let out a groan of pain, and slumped to the ground, but, as quick as it had begun, it was over,
"That did sting a little bit." Superman said,
"I did warn you." Harry said, wiping sweat from his brow,
"What does this mean, Harry?" Wonder Woman said, looking around, "I can still see the entrances, and everything."
"As of right now, the only ones that can see the entrances, are the ones that saw them before I cast the spell," Harry replied, "from this point forward, noone else can see anything out of the ordinary in this field."
"So that means that someone needs to meet Professor Xavier here." Batman said,
"And his students, and it'll have to be you, Superman." Harry said,
"Why me?" Superman asked,
"Because you're the only one that can tell them, noone else can reveal the location of this place, but you." Harry replied,
"And what about making it, 'Unlottable,' or whatever it is." Ron said,
"Unplottable," Hermione said, "it can't be plotted on a map, no muggle could find this place with just a map in their hands."
"Is there anything else you can do to it?" Superman asked,
"Oh, yes!" Ron said, "I'm working on that as we speak." he was waving his wand in an intricate pattern,
"Are you just about done, Ron?" Harry asked,
"Oy, in a minute," Ron replied, "There, done."
"What did you do?" Wade asked,
"No other wizard, other than the three of us, can Apparate into the base, or out of it." Harry said,
"What does that mean?" Kim asked,
"It's a form of transportation," Harry said, "it allows us to disappear from one place," he disappeared from in front of Wade, with a loud CRACK, "and reappear instantly in another." he had reappeared behind Wade, with another loud CRACK
"Coolio!" Ron said, his eyes large, and a huge grin on his face,
"There's a lot of other things we can do as well, but we'll get into that later." Harry said, smiling widely,
"Speaking of that, we need to get inside, and run over who Luthor might've recruited into the Legion of Doom." Batman said, leading everyone back into the new underground base.
The present members of the New Justice League were looking at a monitor that was fixed onto a wall, the monitor was attached to a computer, which was going through every known villain on the planet,
"This is the first pair, I have no clue who they are." Superman said, pointing out a blue skinned man, wearing a blue lab coat, and a woman in a black, and green bodysuit,
"I do," Kim said, looking at the monitor with disgust on her face, "Drew Lipsky, also known as Dr. Drakken, the woman is Shego, his right hand, I've dealt with both of them before."
"What's he like?" Wonder Woman asked,
"Without Shego, he's a pushover." Kim said,
"Then there's this one." Superman said, pointing out a man dressed in a green suit of armor, this time, Spider-Man spoke up,
"The Green Goblin, real name; Norman Osborne." Spidey said, looking at the monitor,
"What kind of power does he have?" Batman asked,
"He was exposed to some kind of strengthening formula a few years ago, which gave him incredible strength, speed, and agility, he's right up there with me, and I've got the bruises to prove it." Spidey replied,
"Next one." Superman said, showing a picture of a man, wearing the same kind of robes that Harry, Ron, and Hermione were wearing, his skin was chalk-white, and his eyes were scarlet, with slitted pupils, like a cats,
"Oh, no." Harry said in a quiet voice, which nonetheless, carried throughout the silent room,
"You know him?" Ron asked, looking over at Harry, who sat across the round table from Kim and Ron,
"Understatement of the century, Mr. Stoppable, I'm on a first name basis with him," Harry replied, "Tom Marvolo Riddle, better known in my world, as Lord Voldemort."
Everyone watched, as Ron winced at the mention of the name,
"What's the matter with you, catching a cold?" Spidey asked, looking at the red haired youngest son of the Weasley family,
"No," Ron said, "no matter how hard I try to stop myself, the name still makes me shudder."
"You see," Harry continued, "the name is feared by most of the wizarding world, I, along with a selected few others, are the only ones that speak his name without fear."
"He doesn't look that fearsome." Spidey said, looking at the picture of the Dark master of the wizarding world,
"Don't let his looks deceive you, Peter," Harry said, "he's responsible for the deaths of several powerful wizards, my parents included."
"What did he do, walk up to them, and break their necks, or something?" Kim asked,
"No, worse," Harry replied, watching Kim's skin become the color of sour milk, "he's a cold-blooded killer. He kills for the sheer pleasure of it. I'm the only one to have ever survived one of his attacks."
"Okay, what kind of spell did he use?" Ron asked, looking at the protector of the wizarding world, a slight frown on his face,
"It's called Avada Kedavra, The Killing Curse, it's one, of three spells, that if ever used on another human being, will earn you a life sentence in a wizards prison." Harry said,
"We call them, 'The Unforgivable Curses,'" Hermione explained, "during his first rise to power, V-Voldemort used these three curses to great effect, one of them, was Avada Kedavra the other, was the Imperious Curse, and the third, is the Crucatis Curse, these can kill, place a person under total mind control, and torture them into insanity."
"You mean, you guys can kill?" Wade asked, looking at Harry,
"Yes, unfortunately." Ron said,
"Woah," Kim said, her eyes getting big as dinner plates, "good to know what we're up against."
"Please explain about your parents, Harry, we only got a little bit of it." Batman said, Harry sighed, and began to tell his story,
"I was a year old when Voldemort showed up at my parents home, he had tried to sway them to the darkness for some time, but they refused, and stood against him. He killed my father first, then, he walked into the nursery where I slept. My mother died trying to save me, he then turned his wand on me, and used Avada Kedavra on me, but it didn't work. Instead, it rebounded on him, breaking his power, and rendering him worse than dead, he was a living spirit, worse than the meanest ghost, it was in my fourth year at Hogwarts, he returned, by gaining three things he needed for regeneration, bone from his dead father, flesh from a servant, and blood from an enemy," as Harry said this, he lifted the right sleeve of his robe, to expose a small scar on his upper arm, about the size of a small dagger, "he used my blood to regenerate, and this, more than anything else, caused the bond between us to become stronger."
"What bond?" Wonder Woman asked, she watched, as Harry touched the lightning shaped scar on his forehead,
"When the curse he had used to try and kill me backfired, it created a link between us, whenever he's near, or feeling a powerful surge of emotion, I feel a burning in this scar, and, there are times I can dive into his thoughts, and read his mind without even trying." Harry explained,
"Could you do it right now?" Wade asked,
"No, it doesn't work that way," Harry said, "it happens normally when I'm asleep."
"Okay, enough explanations, lets get on with the others, this is the last known possible recruit for Luthor." Superman said, now showing an older man, dressed in a brownish colored outfit, and wearing some kind of helmet which hid his hair, and some of his facial features,
"Magneto." came a voice from the shadows,
"Nice of you to join us, Professor Xavier." Batman said, standing up, and offering an empty position at the round table to the balding, wheelchair-bound man,
"Okay, Explain, please." Superman said,
"His real name is Eric Magnus Lensherr, and he was once a good friend of mine." Professor X said, his voice even,
"What happened to cause the fall out?" Superman asked,
"He thought that the only way for normal humans to accept us, was if we took our place in humanity by force." Professor X said,
"And he, more than anyone else, is the reason why mutants and humans are fighting against each other." came the voice of another man, he was dressed in a black outfit, and wearing a visor that completely blocked his eyes, but there was a red glow coming from underneath the visor,
"Mr. Summers, please, take a seat." Batman said,
"The rest of my colleagues will be joining us shortly, by the way, call me Cyclops." Cyclops said,
"How'd you get that name?" Ron asked, Kim nodding at his side, Cyclops didn't answer, instead, he turned over to Superman, and asked,
"Is there any use for that barrel over there?"
"No, go ahead." Superman said.
Cyclops turned, and looked at the barrel, and touched a button near the side of the visor he was wearing, with a loud noise, like a laser firing, a huge red blast shot from the visor, and at the barrel, causing the barrel to explode,
"That's the reason," Cyclops said, "my gift is my curse, I can never open my eyes without either this visor, or a pair of special glasses, with ruby quartz lenses, if I do, whatever I look at, is automatically destroyed."
"So, you have no control over your optic blasts, then." Wade said, looking up at the tall man,
"No, I don't." Cyclops said, sadly,
"Each mutant is imbued with a certain power," Professor X said, "but with that power, comes a curse as well, there two members of my team, that if you were to look at them, wouldn't even pass for human, one would pass as a gorilla, and one would pass as something you might find in a circus side show, under the name demon." Professor X explained,
"What are some of the mutant powers you've come across, Charles?" Superman asked,
"Telepathy, telekinesis, the ability to move objects through the air, abilities to charge inanimate objects, making them dangerous projectiles, parasitic abilities, the ability to take another's life force through tactile contact, and abilities that are so great, that the person is a danger to themselves, and to those around them." Professor X explained,
"I see, ah, this must be the rest of your group, please, find a seat, there's not much room left at the table, I'm afraid." Superman said, gesturing around to various chairs spread throughout the control room,
"Thanks, bub." said a man that looked like he had just stepped out of the forest, the feral look about him was enough to scare anyone, but what made him even more scary, was that he didn't seem to flinch around this assembled group of heroes,
"You must be The Wolverine, I've read all about you, Feral Canadian, and berserker warrior of the X-Men." Batman said, looking at Wolverine, and smiling,
"And you're Batman, Dark Knight of Gotham City, I've read about you too, bub." Wolverine replied, smiling as he lit up a cigar,
"Logan, if you don't mind, could you not smoke that in here." Professor X said,
"No problem, Chuck." Wolverine replied, putting the cigar out in his hand, everyone watched, as the burn healed itself, without leaving so much as a scar,
"Mutant healing abilities, huh?" Superman said, looking at Wolverine, and smiling,
"Yup, and then some." Wolverine said,
"What else?" Wonder Woman asked,
"Get me in combat, and find out." Wolverine replied,
"Don't mind Logan, Diana," Professor X said, "he got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning."
"Don't you mean every morning, Professor?" Cyclops corrected the older man,
"Speaking of morning," Batman said, "We weren't expecting you until tomorrow."
"And how did you get past my magic?" Harry asked,
"One question at a time," Professor X said, "first of all, we figured that Luthor would try to get Magneto, in that case, you would need us here at this moment, and second, I'm a powerful telepath, Mr. Potter, magic has very little effect on me, the only bit of magic that threw me somewhat was the Fidelis Charm."
"How did you figure it out?" Hermione asked,
"Because, Mrs. Potter, for a telepath, to follow a trail of magic is easy, defending against someone as powerful as your husband, that's a different story." Professor X explained,
"Okay, that's it for the briefing, we need to be on the lookout for any, and all suspicious activity from here on out, we'll start watch tonight, Kim, you and Hermione will take first watch, followed by Cyclops, and Wade, Mr. Weasley, you, and Wolverine will take third watch, and finally, Mr. Stoppable, you, and Spider-Man will take the final watch of the day." Superman said,
"It's been a long day, and I for one, am ready for bed." Mary Jane said, from a seat in the corner of the control room.
A/N: That ends Chapter 5, I needed to give a little background as to who knew what villain, that should bring all of you up to speed, especially those of you that don't understand the universes I have merged into this story, things will start getting more, and more interesting from here out.