JJ: With a chapter, one that should be longer than the last
BM: In regard to the shortness of the last one, the typist was TIRED, and it was a good place to leave off, so I decided to leave it there.
JJ: Umm, okay, sure, whatever
Disclaimer: Own Dragonball Z, I do not, own DC Comics I do not. Own Punch I do, own Teal I do.
Chapter 11 Planning
Screams of sirens filled the air of the watchtower. Not surprisingly, lights flashed signaling incoming messages from Earth and the visitors from the past looked around in amazement as the JL flew into motion.
"How do you turn this thing off?" Flash asked, quickly pressing several buttons. With a sigh, Hawkgirl pressed a large blue button, and the alarms all ceased. He stuck his tongue out at her as she rolled her eyes and left.
"What was that?" Teal asked "That giant spaceship set off the proximity alarms" Wonder Woman said "Hey, there are a few concerned citizens wondering what's going on, their proximity alarms were going crazy. What should I tell them?" GL asked. The group looked thoughtful.
"Well, umm, tell them not to worry, it was just a spaceship" Bulma said "Yeah, a spaceship big enough to cause a partial solar eclipse" Superman said, watching the news. A communication monitor Flash was watching with a picture of a man with a picture of a hawk on his chest flashed and Dr. Briefs appeared.
"Hello" he said "My name is Dr. Briefs. I would like"
"Dad!" Bulma exclaimed. His eyes lit up.
"Oh! Bulma! Are you alright dear"
"Yes Dad"
"Hey, you got docking abilities with that big tub?" Flash asked.
"Of course"
"Alright then, see you in a few"
Dr. Briefs exited his ship and was glomped by a certain purple-haired chibi.
"Grandpa!" the older man chuckled as he returned the chibi's embrace "Daddy!" Pan ran off the ship and attached herself to a surprised Gohan. He began stuttering as the girl began talking at ultra-fast speeds.
"Umm, well, uh"
"Dad!" everyone in the room yelled "Sis!" M. Goku exclaimed "Sis"
"Gohan, man, what"
"Long story involving time travel, alternate timelines, and/or alternate dimensions" Bulma said "Umm, okay then, when you write a book about your long stories and they make into a movie, I'll be sure to go see it" Flash said. The group laughed "Bulma" 24 said "How soon will we be ready to depart"
"Umm, not for a while 24" she replied "There's a lot of stuff going on, a big battle, and…there's a lot to do"
"I see, hmm"
"Actually though, we should be prepared to depart for a far-away world soon"
"World? Hmm, perhaps you should tell us what's happening" Dr. Briefs said "Sure thing" Bulma said
"So, that's what's happening" Bulma said "We'll need to use that, umm, what did you call it"
"Transdimensional high speed time-space fortress" Dr. Briefs said, taking a sip of his coffee, a grim expression on his face "Judging from this space chart" Hawk Girl said "and the estimated speed of the behemoth ship out there, it should take around three days to arrive at Apokolips. How soon can it be prepped to leave"
"Quite soon, how soon will you be prepared"
"It should take around two days to make all our preparations" Batman said. The group sat in silence for a moment. Pan was looking in confusion at M. Trunks.
"Sensei" She said in a questioning tone "Did you shrink"
The group broke into laughter
On Apokolips, Darkseid was meeting with what would be considered his joint chiefs of staff.
"Final preparations for our Earth departure are nearly complete"
"Not good enough, we need to be ready now" Darkseid said coolly "What about the ki cloaks for the ships?" came a cold voice. Darkseid glared at Frost for interrupting his meeting.
"Umm, uh, the technology is very advanced, and, we are having trouble adapting it to merge with ours, and"
"I want it installed by the end of the day" Darkseid said, regaining his cool "I'll be certain to check personally"
"Yes sir" The poor scientist gulped "Without that technology, our plan will fail" Frigid added matter-of-factly "Be certain it is installed correctly"
"It will be"
"When is the earliest we will be able to leave" Darkseid asked "Two days"
"Tomorrow"
"Umm"
"Tomorrow"
"Tomorrow, sir"
"Excellent"
John Stewart was sleeping soundly when his ring suddenly activated.
"John Stewart, awaken" came a voice. He drowsily rolled over.
"Later, Flash" he muttered. From his ring projected the image of a face, one of the immortals.
"AWAKEN JOHN STEWART"
"Yah!" John sat bolt upright in bed "Warn the others, the battle draws nigh"
The chibis woke from a dead sleep, their eyes widening as a blaring alarm and lights swooped throughout the room. They scrambled from their beds and ran into the halls, running into various other members of the Z Senshi, as well as the Titans and Young Justice. Superboy looked around with wild eyes.
"What's going on"
"This is an emergency, report to the bridge at once" Martian Manhunter's voice blared over the sirens and lights. The group made their way to the bridge where they found Dr. Briefs and Bulma hurriedly scrambling around, Batman working furiously on a computer.
"What's going on?" Tien asked "This is horrible! One of the Immortals gave John a call. Darkseid's planning to attack"
"Duh! That's why we're attacking him" Krillin said "He's attacking tomorrow" Bulma deadpanned. There was a collective gasp.
"This…is bad"
"It gets worse. The moment he's ready to attack, he'll be here, due to the wonderful technology known as the boom tube" Hawkgirl said "He's already got us outnumbered, if we lose the element of surprise AND have to fight him on the grounds he chooses, in this case Earth, we'll lose"
"But, what can we do"
"I don't know. Even if we left right this minute, he'd hit Earth while we were gone" Wonder Woman replied "And it'll take us at least two days to gather supplies" Superman added "What if we didn't need supplies?" Bulma asked "Wha"
"Goku, how far can you go with IT?" she asked. Goku blinked.
"Umm…pretty far"
"Like, to Apokolips far"
"Bulma"
"Goku, we have no other choice"
"But, I've never gone that far with so many people"
"I'll help" came King Kai's voice "You can do it Goku, I'll help ya out. Just get everyone who's going to touch"
"Right, but, should we leave NOW"
"We have to. Darkseid could show up any minute" Superman replied, not sure of what was happening, but hoping it would work "Right then"
"Hold on, we can't just all leave. What if someone shows up here"
"Goten, Trunks, Pan, Marron. You three stay here"
"WHAT!" the chibis shrieked "We wanna go!" Goten whined "You guys have the job of defending the home front, it's an honor" Bulma said, bending down to their level. Vegeta snorted, and she kicked his shin.
"But, we can't leave them here ALONE to face down anyone who shows up! Plus, they're kids!" Flash exclaimed "Someone should stay with them"
"I will!" Starfire quickly volunteered, earning looks of horror from the chibis "Someone less dangerous to them than all of Apokolips showing up at our front door" Flash added.
"Thanks for volunteering!" GL said, patting his shoulder "WHAT"
"We'll stay too, just in case" Superboy said, the other members of Young Justice nodding. Dr. Briefs, 24, Oolong, and yajirobe also offered to stay.
"Right then, let's take Apokolips!" Bulma shouted, punching a fist in the air. The group touched shoulders or joined hands, and Goku focused. He felt King Kai contacting him, helping him focus on the desolate planet.
"Here we go!" he yelled as they disappeared. Flash blinked.
"What the heck"
"That used to be something I didn't see every day. But then Goku started coming over to spar with Vegeta" Dr. Briefs said simply. Superboy shrugged.
"I've seen kids who come up to about my elbow beat Impulse in a race. I thought I couldn't be phased anymore, but I think I just lost what was left of my sanity"
"What-was-that!" Impulse shouted "Thatwassocooldoyouthinkhe'dteachmethat?I'dlovetolearntodothat"
"You are one seriously weird kid" Flash muttered "Well kiddos, what shall we do"
"Make sure everything's safe in case someone attacks" Wonder Girl offered "Like that'll happen"
"Like I said, just in case"
BM: Well, that's the end of that one, hope you like it, sorry it took sooooooooooooooooo long
JJ: Please review