Kara touched down gracefully, even considering she was carrying not only Tea, but also both Light, and the Light clone. Arrow, and his clone, were right behind her. The javelin rolled away, the pilot returning it for service. I moved forwards, limping a bit, and took Light from her. She winked at me, as we went.
"I'd kiss you, but I'm almost not sure which you to kiss." I grinned, she gave me a flat stare. "Oh, that you." Fire and Ice appeared, and took Light from me. I took the clone, and slung her more than a bit carelessly over my shoulder. I swirled around, and kissed her, ignoring the clones. She laughed. "Oh, definitely kissed the right one." I grinned.
"I hope so." She managed through the laughter. "Let's put these two away." The cells were designed specifically in case of mental control, for each of the League members, allowing their powers to be dampened so they could be safely contained, until the problem had been dealt with. We switched clones, since the red light would have given Kara problems. After we finished, there was another moment of kissing. Arrow coughed delicately.
"If you two are finished, we should report..." He waved. We giggled. "Brother." He walked past, and we followed.
"So, where's Mr. Freckles?" I asked.
"Back with Martha and Johnathon. I figured he could protect them from any more unscheduled arrivals." She answered. "Tell me, how goes it on Mount Olympus?" She grinned.
"Let's see, Steel's clone got pounded, Hawkgirl's as well, she and Lantern mutilated his, but he got injured. Not entirely sure what happened. Remember Chi?" She nodded. "He's around. They were talking last I saw."
"How did your mission go?" She asked.
"What mission?" I asked.
"The one that gave you that limp." She grunted sweetly. I sighed.
"Oh, that one. See, Zatanna, Fate, and Etrigan and I had to find the Chalice of Light to bend reality to stop their clones from using their powers recklessly, and destroying reality." I shrugged.
"How did that give you a limp?" She asked.
"See, I didn't really want to, and Etrigan kicked me." She degenerated into laughter. "It wasn't funny at the time."
"Don't worry, after we report, I'll kiss it, and make it all better." She giggled.
"Ahem, you're next." Superman called from the doorway. She stuck her tongue out at him.
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"I don't understand it." Flash grunted.
"What is that?" Dancer asked.
"Why we don't have clones." He replied, a bit distractedly.
"Because since we channel the speed force, ours will take a bit longer, if they even can. Looking for someone to race?" She asked.
"Yes, preferably someone that I can beat once in a while. I'm faster than Supes, but you and Kara are faster than I am. Therefore it's not any fun to race you three." He nodded.
"You didn't mind racing last night." She grinned. He flushed, seeming to disappear into his suit. She laughed.
"Yeah well." He trailed off. Unable to come up with a better solution, he kissed her. She giggled. "See, fast isn't always good."
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"Dammit." Waller swore. "That's how many captured?"
"Eight." Hamilton replied. "The clones of Supergirl, Hawkgirl, Green Lantern, Light, Green Arrow, Steel, Atom, and Vixen are all gone. The Fate, Etrigan, and Zatanna clones are reporting loss of powers. Pattern still will not hold, even with adaptation of the new nano technology. I recommend pulling back the Batman, and Wonder Woman clones, until the cause can be ascertained. The Superman clone now has full control of his heat vision. We'll be ready with the final batch in two days."
"Excellent. We'll launch the missiles in forty-seven hours. We'll knock that over grown tin can out of the sky." The General grunted.
"And the clones aboard?" Hamilton asked.
"They'll have to be sacrificed. We'll make new ones." The man shrugged. "Continue." He walked out. Waller glared at him.
"Hamilton? Which clone would be best suited for an assassination?" She asked.
"The new Booster Gold. He'll be ready in three hours, and I can have him suited in four." He answered.
"Excellent. I think the general has outlived his usefulness." She snarled.
"And so have you. Now." Hamilton snapped. The superclone's fist exploded from Waller's chest, gripping her heart. She stared at it stupidly for a moment, then collapsed. The twitching corpse vanished in a powerful blast of heat vision. "Congratulations my dear, you're helping to make the world a better place." He laid a hand on her shoulder.
"Did I have to?" She asked. He nodded solemnly.
"Not to worry, you shouldn't have to again." He put an arm around her shoulders. "Let's go see to the clones." They walked away, the ring powers cleaning the blood from her arm.
"Yes father, lets."
"Yes, let's." A voice spoke.
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Air danced around the clone, as it raced towards it's new destination. The winds didn't affect it, no matter how fast it moved, and this time it was fast enough to change it's location from earth, far away to Apocalypse. Darkseid raised his arm to attack, but the clone ducked sideways.
"Now just hang on one second. We want to make a deal with you." The clone yelped, ducking the strike.
"I don't make deals." The dictator replied.
"Even to destroy the Justice League. Excepting your son?" The clone offered. The megalomaniac paused.
"I'm listening." He leaned forwards, with a callous smile.
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"Welcome, I suppose you're wondering what has been going on lately. Some of you are experiencing control problems, some have lost your powers, and a few of you have met yourselves. It appears, that the league is being cloned, one or two at a time. We are unsure exactly who is doing it." Superman spoke. Adam interrupted him by accident.
"Gee, maybe the same ones behind the Ultimen." He coughed.
"Would you like to give this speech?" Superman asked him.
"No, you're messing it up just fine." Adam grinned. Kara clamped a hand over his mouth.
"Thank you." Superman snapped, spinning around. Kara giggled as he did, but he ignored her. "As I was saying. We're unsure of exactly who is doing it, but our investigations are currently in progress. Until then, keep an eye out, and report anything strange as rapidly as possible. Thank you." He turned away, and glared at Adam and Kara, who had rapidly become involved in other things. "As for the two of you, I want you to go and make sure no one breaks into the Fortress."
"There's only a dozen of us that know where it is." Adam retorted. "How are they supposed to find it?"
"If they have my memories..." Superman answered. Adam winced.
"Oh, right." He took Kara's hand, and whispered a few words. They flickered, and vanished. Superman stared, and shook his head.
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"Just what does he count as strange?" Booster Gold asked. Arrow shrugged.
"You mean other than Flash?" He grinned.
"Hey!" Flash laughed, as he walked by. The archer and golden hero laughed, before splitting off. Each had other things to do. There was a thud from a Lantern's room. Inside, we see Chi rubbing his head.
"What happened?" Lantern asked, as Shayera caught Deidra, who Chi'd been floating in the air, because she couldn't yet fly.
"I don't know, is the baby alright?" Lantern nodded, as he offered his hand. Chi took it, and stood. "I just suddenly lost control and my powers flared and threw me against the wall." He stretched a hand towards a fallen coat rack, and concentrated. "They're gone. My powers, they're..."
"Gone. It's alright, we'll figure it out." Shayera comforted him. He stared at his hands.
"No, we... There's not much time. Listen to me. My powers are hereditary. At the time of the death of the father, the powers are passed on to the son. Without the powers, we cannot hold ourselves together, and we scatter to the winds. I have a few hours, but at that point, it is too late. If I die, bring my wife and son up to this place, and protect them until he comes into his power." He collapsed.
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A boom tube flashed, the portal opening into the middle of a military compound, deep in the desert in Nevada. The clone Flash stepped through, followed by Stompa. The general greeted him with a salute.
"I assume our messenger has told you of our plans?" He asked the other nodded.
"Yes, and my master has sent me to assist you." Stompa growled.
"Excellent." The general smiled. "Here's our intent."
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Steel touched down just outside the entrance to the abandoned military base. Wonder Woman landed to his left, Batman under one arm.
"Are we sure this is the location?" She asked. Steel nodded. "Alright, then I'll get the door." She lunged forwards, intent on crashing through the door. Unfortunately, since the last time, it had been magnetically sealed. She impacted, and was thrown back, crashing into Steel.
"Hey Bats, you're the one that's supposed to catch your lady love." Batman gave him a flat stare.
"She'd have killed me." He pointed out. Diana stared at him. "Force equals mass times acceleration."
"So I'm fat?" She asked. Steel ignored the fight that began, and tapped at a keypad beside the door. After a few moments, the door opened, as the magnetic field dissipated. The two battling heroes seemed to notice that.
"A simple twelve number password." He shrugged. Entering the base, they could still see remnants of the last time one of their number broke in. Heat vision scored the wall, where Superman had destroyed automated turrets, rescuing J'onn. The doors opened, and two large robots appeared out of the wall.
"Want to bet those weren't here last time?" Steel asked, and charged. The sledge crashed through the arm of the first robot that reached for, as Wonder Woman crashed through the second, disabling it with a single impact. Steel knocked the head off his, and turned in time to see a third grab Batman. It didn't last long, as an electrically charged Batarang drove into it's side. It exploded. Sliding into the wall, Batman sighed.
"I really, really don't like robots." He muttered. Wonder Woman pulled him to his feet, as Steel smashed through a door. Behind it stood a brand new polished steel and lead door, studded with Kryptonite, both red and green. Steel swore, as his suit shorted out. "Electro magnetic field generators, they've disrupted the suit."
"I've got them." Wonder Woman charged the nearest generator, and slammed into it. Or tried to. For the second time that day, she bounced off. Batman caught her this time. "What happened?" She asked. He pointed.
"Magic, powerful, and pretty old. I'd say this place was built to keep us out." Batman replied.
"Wrong, keep you in." The Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman clones announced. The Superman clone was wearing a lead lined suit. Steel snorted, and twisted the handle of his hammer. One end exploded into a steel reinforce kryptonite spike. Batarangs flew both directions. The Wonder Women slammed into each other, rolling back out into the isle. A blast of heat vision glanced off Steel's armor, off the magical field on the near generator,back against the massively shielded doors, and over Steel's shoulders crashing into the clone. He reeled back, stumbling. A moment later Steel smashed into him, spinning him around. The kryptonite tip came back, and slashed open a hole in the suit. A second later, heat vision shattered the spike. Steel kicked him in the head, now free of the magnetic generators influence. The enhanced strength of the suit sent him sliding along the ground. Wonder Woman drove her clone upwards through the ceilings then out the top of the mountain side. The two Bat's mirrored each other perfectly, even using the same unconventional tactics to throw the other off. Until Steel's Hammer smashed into the clone, the fight was completely even. Batman glared at the armored warrior, but turned back to the clone. The clone was gone. He hefted the mace, and tossed it back to Steel. Wonder Woman's clone managed to get a hold of the lasso, and launched it at her. After a quick second's thought, she let it grab her.
"Two things you should know about me." Wonder Woman smiled.
"What are they?" The clone asked.
"First, I would never wear such a gaudy costume." Diana replied.
"And second?" The clone wondered.
"You aren't me." Wonder Woman replied. She grabbed the lasso, and it reversed itself, trapping the other in it's grasp. A flying fist careened in, to take out the other, but she vanished in a burst of red-grey light. Wonder Woman caught the lasso. Below ground, the Superclone vanished in the same manner.
"That was weird." Steel commented. Batman nodded.
"I think we'll need some magical support to crack this place." At that moment the communicator in his ear went off. "Go ahead J'onn."
"You need to get back here. All members are being recalled to the Watchtower. We have a priority one situation." J'onn's voice warned. Steel lifted him up into the air, and the teleporter pulled all three back.