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Chapter 12 Invasion!
The Z Senshi appeared on a hill overlooking what appeared to be an army camp. Darkseid's sprawling army scrambled about like ants, mobilizing for the coming invasion. They immediately laid on the ground.
"Look at em" GL said "There's so many"
"The generals don't seem to be slouches in terms of power" Chi Chi said with her eyes closed "Nothing we can't handle, but this certainly won't be a cakewalk"
"I believe it would prudent to split into groups" Martian Manhunter said, eyeing Chi Chi warily after her comment "One group will go straight through to the commanders, so they will be fresh and at full strength when they reach them. The rest will take care of the grunts and ensure the battle with the commanders will be uninterrupted"
"Sounds like an idea" GL said, stroking his chin thoughtfully "It seems like the commanders are all in one place. It might be a good idea to split them up a bit, so there are no surprises" Bulma added. The group nodded.
"With the number of commanders, it would probably be a good idea to send"
"I can handle all of the commanders on my own!" Vegeta snapped. Chi Chi rolled her eyes "Yes, Vegeta, so you say"
"We will help take on the outside forces" Came a voice. An older man with white hair, a beard, and a staff in his hand floated down in front of them, dropping low to the ground. With him were several warriors.
"High Father, good to see you" Superman exclaimed. High Father nodded to the Man of Steel.
"We were contacted and told you may need assistance. We did not expect you to mount your attack so soon"
"As you can see, if we hadn't, they would have beaten us to it" Batman replied. The man nodded sagely.
"We are at your disposal" he replied, pointing to his warriors. Superman spotted someone.
"We'd like to take your two best warriors with us" Superman said "To take on Darkseid and his generals. The rest can take care of the grunts with them"
"Then you will want Orion and Lightray" High Father pointed to two younger warriors. Superman grinned "My thoughts exactly"
"Then we will send Superman, Martian Manhunter, Goku, Vegeta, Lightray, and Orion" Bulma said "The rest of us'll make sure you're not disturbed"
"What about me!" a large flying motorcycle came flying into view, stopping a few inches from Bulma. Her eyes widened and she dove, quickly shoving Lobo to the ground and knocking his motorcycle out of sight. The indignant alien roared at her, but she quickly covered his mouth.
"Haven't you ever heard of the element of surprise?" she hissed. He pulled her hand off his mouth.
"I surprised you guys, didn't I?" he asked. Vegeta stood and marched over to Lobo, picking him up by his collar.
"What are you doing here?" he asked, deadly quiet "Chill out shortie, I'm on your side" he said, causing Vegeta to fume. Goku quickly rescued Lobo by knocking both back to the ground, dropping down between them.
"What are we gonna do with him?" GL asked. Superman looked around, then pointed with a grin. A large force was circling the perimeter, and would soon be on top of them.
"There" he said. GL smirked.
"Hey Lobo" GL called. The pale alien who had been laughing quietly at a fuming Vegeta for some reason or other turned.
"Yeah, what"
"You wanna help"
"No, I'm just here for the food" Lobo said sarcastically "See that big group over there?" Superman pointed at the large force. Lobo followed his fingers.
"Yeah, what about it"
"They're all yours" he replied. Lobo's eyes lit up like a child's at Christmas.
"Really? All mine?" Lobo asked "Knock yourself out. Just keep it quiet. Element of surprise, remember"
"Sure, sure. Man, The Main Man has to help ya'll out more often" he said, winking and giving them a thumb's up before taking off towards the troop. Rolling his shoulder, he disappeared around the corner, and they heard muffled cries of surprise and the smacking of flesh.
Vegeta snorted. "Baka" he muttered.
Darkseid sat back contentedly as he listened to the preparations that were occurring.
"This is taking too long" Frost muttered. Something on the edge of her senses was tingling, and it was rather irritating.
"It's not as if they're gonna show up before we can take off" an irritating man in a hunter's garb said, his feet kicked up on the table "We got plenty of time"
"You don't know the Saiyans like we do" Frigid replied "Even so, they ain't got a method of space travel that can beat our boom tubes. Even if they WERE on the way, we'd just show up on Earth and our job would be even easier" he replied "Not that they have any idea we're coming. Our plan is perfect"
"Steppenwolf, you and your pride seem to be having a moment, would you like us to step out of the room so you can be alone with it?" Granny Goodness said dryly, eliciting a slight chuckle from the room "Still though, Steppenwolf is correct. While it would be best to leave as soon as possible, there is no reason to hurry" a yellow man in a purple suit said. Frost looked in frustration at the man she had heard referred to as Mongul.
"You truly don't believe our plan is in any danger" she said simply. He shook his head.
"Why would it be"
"Because our foes are not fools" Darkseid said simply "Though I too believe our plan is not CURRENTLY in any danger, at any moment it could be discovered by the foolish Immortals, or some other idiot who believes it could be stopped"
"L-lord Darkseid!" Came a shout from outside the tent. Darkseid growled at the disturbance, vowing to dispatch whoever was shouting as he made his way to the door. Something blinked in Frost's mind, and she went to call out, but was suddenly paralyzed as her senses were overwhelmed. Darkseid stepped outside and above his head saw something streaking through the sky. He looked up and then behind him to find the tent gone, completely blown away, and above him six figures. The figures dropped directly in the middle and shot out in different directions, scattering the commanders. As a fist landed directly on his jaw, he heard "Kamehameha" and a bright light spread throughout his mobilizing troops. He growled.
Flash sat bolt upright from where he was napping on the couch, the pizza box on his stomach flying into the wall with the force of his awakening. Impulse was rushing throughout the room, rambling about alarms going off and ice cream and whatever else shot through his mind. Flash shook his head, not even attempting to ask the boy about the alarm, and instead went to the control room. Donna was rushing about the room, typing furiously into various consoles. Dr. Briefs was staring at a monitor, sipping on a cup of coffee. Superboy burst into the room at that moment. Goku, Goten, Pan, Trunks, and Marron flitted into the room, looking about frantically. Starfire followed.
"What's going on!" they all asked at once. Yajirobe, from the corner, snorted.
"That's the question of the hour" he said. Android 24 turned to them.
"The perimeter alarms have been triggered, but we are unsure what triggered them as of yet" he said. Flash snorted.
"Probably some stupid stray"
"There it is!" Donna said triumphantly. A rather large fleet of ships was descending upon the Earth. Flash's eyes bulged.
"What the"
"I KNEW turning on the alarms would come in handy" the girl said, sticking her tongue out at Flash. Impulse raced around the room, having entered sometime after Starfire.
"Wow, that's a lot of ships, do you think they're gonna attack? Are we gonna get to fight! Do you think we can handle that many aliens! What race do you think they are! Do you think Darkseid sent them"
"Sit down Kid before you blow a gasket" Flash said, taking his own advice and sitting down.
"Those are very good questions" Starfire said "Unfortunately, we do not seem to have very many answers"
"Attention Watchtower" a rather grotesque, insect-like face appeared on the screen "You would be well advised not to attempt to resist, should you choose to ignore this advice, we will be forced to take action. We are of the Spider Guild, and have little patience with resistance"
"Oh, wonderful" Flash said "We hereby claim the Earth in the name of the Alien Alliance and demand that you and all other superheroes surrender at once"
"Yeah, that's gonna happen ugly!" Trunks said, floating up next to Flash, who had barely opened his mouth to speak "Bring it on! We can take whatever you got, and we'll send it back to you tenfold!" he shouted. Flash waved frantically and tackled the boy to the floor. Goten giggled.
"Well, umm, I guess I'll see you on Earth. Try to put up a good fight, okay?" he said, hitting the cut stream button.
"Are you guys NUTS!" both Superboy and Flash shouted. Donna sighed.
"Great, now we've gotta put up with a PO'd Spider Guild"
"We may want to put up the shields" Dr. Briefs observed "They seem to be charging plasma cannons"
"What!" Starfire charged over to the panel, scooping a still amused Goten out of the way and slapping the shield button. The shields quickly charged as Dr. Briefs hit a button on his remote to put up shields on his ship as well. There was a light rocking as the cannons bounced harmlessly off the hull.
"You got any weapons off this thing?" Trunks asked, floating out of Flash's grasp to look at the panel.
"DON'T. TOUCH. ANYTHING!" Flash shouted.
"There ARE some weapons" Donna replied "I have some as well" Dr. Briefs replied "Then lets fire everything we have! We'll deal with them on OUR turf!" Pan exclaimed happily "Yeah!" Marron pumped a fist in the air "I can hardly wait!" Goku said, rubbing his hands together.
"24, please fire the high energy laser gatling cannons" Dr. Briefs said. 24's eyes lit up with an unnatural glow "Superboy, fire the smart missiles. Donna, let's give them an EMP cannon" Flash said. The two nodded, each hitting buttons on nearby consoles. All three weapons fired simultaneously, striking the entire fleet and sending them crashing down to Earth.
"Activate the gravity distorters, let's put them someplace unpopulated" Flash commanded. Donna nodded, and a strange glow emitted from the tower. The ships landed in the Canadian wilderness.
"You make a pretty good commander. Planning on taking over for Alfred?" Superboy joked "What, and put up with all those bats and the resident grump? No, thank you. I like my job just fine" he said "Well, let's go get em" Goten said impatiently "Wait" Starfire said "You must be careful when dealing with these people. They are not ordinary adversaries. They are the Spider Guild"
"What's so great about the spider guild?" Goku asked impatiently "There is nothing in my memory banks of such a race" 24 said simply "DUH! They weren't around in our time!" Pan said "The spider guild is a horrible race of mercenaries. They send out armies to destroy the races of planets and claim the planets as their own. These genocidal colonizers have destroyed countless cultures and entire races in their conquests. They have been hired by the alliance in hopes of doing the same to Earth"
"That's not better than what Frieza was doing!" Trunks shouted as they entered a javelin, unconsciously being led by a silently fuming Superboy. Superboy had had his own run ins with the alliance.
"Also part of the alliance are the Dominators and the Psions. The Dominators attacked and took over my entire planet and held it captive for many years. The Dominators nearly destroyed my entire race in their experiments" she said sadly. A growl emitted from Goten.
"That's AWFUL!" he said, slinging his arms around the girl. Despite being a year older, Goten was still Goten. The Tamaranian held tightly to the chibi. Goku and Pan joined the group hug. Trunks growled.
"They'll pay" he said, deadly quiet. Starfire noticed his hair flicker gold. She blinked, but his hair was the usual lavender. Was she seeing things?
"Now's your chance" Donna said, landing the ship. The chibi's dashed out of the ship, the others following at a slightly slower pace, dreading the battle ahead.
"Hey, these guys have some really tough armor" Trunks grunted.
"Yeah, I forgot to mention that" Superboy replied, flying in.
"So what do you do?" he asked "Well, I normally just hit it till it breaks" Superboy replied, grinning slightly.
"I have a better idea" Marron said, holding out a hand "Move"
"Yes Ma'am" Trunks replied, floating out of the way. She fired a very narrow blast of ki, with a somewhat corkscrewed shape (think Special beam cannon, but skinnier). It easily pierced the armor, catching Superboy off guard.
"Heh" he said, grabbing the armor firmly and ripping it off. The helmet the insectoid creature was wearing also fell off. Trunks recoiled in disgust.
"Ewwwwwwwwwww" he said. The creature was yellow and black, somewhat like wasp, with large pincers on its face between which were rows of razor sharp teeth. It screeched, a ki burn on its chest.
"YAH!" Marron fired another blast, this one considerably larger, throwing it backwards and into a mountain which proceeded to topple on top of it. Goku giggled and Goten looked confused.
"Why'd you do that?" he asked "I panicked, so sue me" she replied, shrugging.
"So, do you wanna fire a few more of those?" Donna asked "I wanna, I wanna!" Goku said, charging a blast. Marron giggled, charging one as well. The rest of the chibis followed their example, and soon the entire group of "bugs" was armorless.
"And now!" Trunks floated high above them "BANZAI!" and dove directly into the middle of them.
"Yeehaw!" Pan, who was standing in the middle of the group, shot straight into the ranks. Marron giggled and floated high, firing off several ki blasts. Goten was spinning around, his fists smacking a bug on every revolution. Goku was merrily barreling his way through. Before long, however, the bugs had shown fighting prowess and pushed them back the middle. Trunks growled.
"Alright guys, let's kick it up a notch" he said.
"Alright" Goten replied. Pan and Goku merely nodded. Starfire watched worriedly.
"What do they mean by that?" Donna asked. Superboy shrugged. Impulse watched eagerly.
"Maybe they have a gigantic five person energy blast that'll blow em all to smithereens!" he shouted "I have an idea I know" Starfire said. They looked at her questioningly until Marron floated over to them.
"You might wanna move back further" she said, passing them. The others followed her without question.
"Let's go to level two!" Trunks said "Hooray!" Goten shouted. With a yell, the dust around them picked up, rocks lifted into the air, and energy crackled around the four. Their eyes went turquoise, and their hair lifted into spiky gold locks. Their shouting grew louder as the entire ground shook, the air crackling with raw energy. The bugs were blown backwards and thrown into each other. With a final yell, the transformation was complete.
"Now let's have some fun" Goku said, lightning shooting around his body before diving into the bugs. The four followed his example. Marron rejoined the battle as well. Superboy sighed.
"In what way are WE supposed to be protecting THEM?" he asked Starfire. The girl merely ignored him and flew into the battle.
"I suppose we are not, but we can at least help them" she replied. Impulse zipped off, Superboy following, and Donna stood for a moment.
"If these are the kids, what are the ADULTS like?" she asked before running after them to join the battle.
The adults in question were actively fighting against thousands of Darkseid's parademons, and two adult saiyans were in battle against Darkseid himself as well as two ice jins, a hunter, a self proclaimed battle god, and an ape-like man. Goku and Vegeta being said Saiyans, of course, and were battling along with Martian Manhunter, Superman, Lightray, and Orion.
The rest of the Justice League and Z Senshi were battling the hordes of parademons and, despite the superior number of demons, were winning. Wonder Woman didn't doubt they would though. Not after what she had seen.
Flashback
The Z Senshi looked down on the battlefield with focused expressions.
"So, how are we gonna do this?" Krillin asked. Seventeen snorted.
"Well, since we're being led by Goku and Vegeta, I'd imagine it'll be the same as always. Power up as much as you can and blow them all to H.F.I.L"
"H.F.I.L?" Wonder Woman asked "Home for Infinite Losers. I wouldn't ask more, just know that you probably call it Hell" Bulma replied with a light shrug "Anyway, that DOES sound like a good plan"
"Good to know you see it my way" Vegeta smirked. Bulma rolled her eyes.
"Puh-lease" she said "Anway, let's get this over with"
"Right" came the joint reply of the Z Senshi. Martian Manhunter's eyes widened.
"We may want to step back" he said, retreating several yards. The others followed.
"What is it, what's happening?" Superman asked "Watch" he replied. The heard a growing, buzzing cry rising from the Z Senshi, and he turned to watch with wide eyes as the planet beneath them seemed to respond to their power. The wind picked up, the earth shook, rocks rose in the air. With a shout and a burst of light, they transformed. The assorted group of Super Nameks, Super Chikyu-jins, and Super Saiyans was an impressive sight.
"W-what IS that!" Hawkgirl asked "Raw, primal energy in its purest form. I never believed I would ever see it. Martian scientists speculated that, should it be channeled and controlled, it would be capable of accomplishing any task, defeating any foe, powering any machine. It could even destroy the universe in a great enough amount" Martian Manhunter replied "So, it's dangerous?" Wonder Woman asked "Under normal circumstances, I would say absolutely. However, in this situation, we shall have to see"
"So do you think these guys can beat Darkseid?" GL asked "Without a shadow of a doubt"
BM: There ya go ya'll,an extrie long chapter
JJ: Quite talkin like dat, you get me?
BM: Only if ya quit talkin like some city slicker
JJ: Oh brutha, I's stuck wit some hick
BM: COWBOY! COWBOY!
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