Justice League: Mystice Force

Hey, Everyone! I'm writing this work as a challenge from a friend and fellow writer who prefers to remain anonymous. Rated 'M' for lemons, but fair warning: deals with 'gender-swapping', meaning that an OC main character gets changed from male to female(if this offends your sensibilities, then move along), and uncovers a sex-trafficking blackmarket that changes men into women for that purpose by perverting the original formula of the doctor that created it. Thus making the League aware this activity. The mystery of this conspiracy and the search for a means of reversing the gender-swapping process will span through much of the story in the background of several different story-arcs. Several of these arcs stem from a singular, world-changing event involving magick.

This AU is the same as the "Justice League: Unlimited" animated series with elements of "Young Justice" and "Jackie Chan Adventures", none of which I own. I own nothing but my OCs. Enjoy!

Chapter 1: What the….?!

(Five years ago)

When the Justice League destroyed the Amulet of First Magick to stop the evil Mordred, it sent a massive wave of magical energy across the entire planet. This awakened many dormant magical forces, creatures, and deities. As one of many results some of these beings chose worthy humans as their avatars, granting them great powers for good….or evil.

The Mystic Wave Event(MWE) also broke down the magical barriers that were keeping small enclaves of demi-human species hidden from the world; such as centaurs, merfolk, and lamiaie. Mostly peaceful in nature, they seek to coexist and even partially integrate into human society.

(Two years ago)

Dr. Hermione Alexa Phroditi perfected a method of enabling humans to change genders without surgery, completely changing their appearance to what it would have been if they had been born the opposite gender; a formula that can turn the male "Y" chromosome into a female "X" and vice-versa. Simple, safe, and easily reversible, it is hailed by the transgender community as a miracle. However, most of the world's governments and medical communities are resistant, and have tied up approval and legalizing her breakthrough in debate, or outright refused it. Many psychologists claim that such a quick and easy 'fix' is dangerous even to those who want it most. But like so many un-approved or illegal things for which there is a demand, the supply simply went underground. However, while the means is not legal, those who find and use it are usually not prosecuted.

(One year ago)

With the appearance of many new heroes and villains due to the Mystic Wave Event, the Justice League has a recruitment drive. A new division of the League is born: the Mystic Force, made up of all members—old and new—whose powers are magical, supernatural, or divine in nature, and placed under the command of Dr. Fate; and a subsidiary team led by Constantine dubbed Justice League: Dark.

However, not all metahumans want to be heroes or villains. Many just want to life ordinary or simple lives.

(One year ago; Surfside City, California)

"GRAUGH!", roared the undead behemoth known as Solomon Grundy as he tried to crush the two figures moving agilely around him. This was the second time since his unexpectedly heroic self-sacrifice that his body had been resurrected. But unlike the chaotic and accidental circumstances before, this time it was done by someone who knew exactly what they were doing and how to control the now-mindless brute; Klarion the Witch-Boy, a Lord of Chaos.

Klarion had planned to use Grundy's incredible strength to trigger a massive earthquake on the San Andreas Fault by striking specific stress-points. One such point was near Surfside City, between Los Angeles and San Diego. With his arch-nemesis Dr, Fate and most of the heavy hitters of the Justice League otherwise occupied, he'd expected this to be a piece of devil's food cake… until these two showed up to spoil the party!

Jordan Lee Fafnir, aka: "Drako", was flying about the brute, blasting him with flames, explosive fire-balls and Dragon-Fist kung-fu strikes. He could best be described as a black and gold humanoid dragon, with strength, speed, durability, and powers to match. Black, antler-like horns of an Asian dragon poked up through his red-streaked golden hair. His reptilian-slit eyes flashed with emerald fire and his smirk revealed abbreviated upper and lower double-fangs. The armored scales that covered his forearms, hands, lower-legs, feet, leathery bat-like wings, long spiked tail, back and chest matched those that covered his upper-face from his pointed ears, over his eyes and across his nose like a mask; jet-black with a faint golden irridesence. The large, sharp claws on his fingers and toes were off-white and could rend anything short of titanium. The grey cargo-pants he wore allowed complete freedom of movement, and his belt had several pouches and compartments and was fastened with a dragon belt-buckle.

Taking a more grounded, but no less impressive approach was Tyrone Basteon, aka: "Tyger", using his tiger-like speed, agility, claws, fangs and prodigious mastery of Tiger-Claw kung-fu and Shotokan karate to keep the undead powerhouse confused as to which opponent to attack. His normally short black hair was currently a wild, shoulder-length, fiery-red mane that almost hid his pointed, cat-like ears. His entire body was also covered in tiger-striped, velvet-like fur; including his long tail while his chest and abs were white. His amber, cat-like eyes glinted with feral rage, making his razor-sharp claws and fangs especially deadly. His tight, nearly knee-length bicycle shorts were black, contrasting with his fur and jade tiger belt-buckle. On his forearms he wore black leather bracers covered with round steel studs. Although the taller, more muscular of the two, Tyger was not as strong or powerful as his comrade, but had other abilities that Drako did not; making them a good team.

Both had emerged from the Mystic Wave Event, chosen as the Earthly avatars of the Dragon and the Tiger of the Asian Zodiac. Prior to the MWE, they had been longtime friends and rivals on the martial arts tournament circuit, including often doing a lot of the same charity work together. So upon discovering each other's new powers, it only made sense to them to work together most of the time.

"You two noobs are out of your depth!", Klarion sneered as Grundy gave the ground a thunderous, two-fisted smash in frustration. The shock-wave knocked both young heroes away. The Witch-Boy then tried to blast them both with red and black lightning! "Ha-ha-ha-ha! Just like all the other dumb kids that popped up after the Amulet of First Magick was destroyed!"

"Hey!", Drako shouted from cover. "I'm 24!"

"So am I!", Tyger yelled. "And who are you callin' 'noobs', you snot-nosed brat?! We've been doin' this ever since we got our powers five years ago! Takin' down bad guys a lot bigger than you!"

"Oh, spare me, children!", Klarion scoffed. "You're both clueless idiots trying to be 'heroes'! You got any idea how many of you dumb wannabes have been killed already? Well, you're gonna know first-hand after I send both of you to join them in HELL!"

The black-striped orange cat with burning, blood-red eyes in Klarion's arms meowed impatiently.

"I know we gotta wrap this up before the Justice League shows up, Teakle! You don't have to remind me!"

Under the cover of some debris, Drako and Tyger regrouped, protected from Klarion's dark lightning for the moment. The mindless Grundy was still rampaging and causing massive collateral damage. Thankfully, all civilians had been evacuated.

"We're not making a dent like this, bro", Drako said. "We gotta change tactics!"

"You're right, homie. We need a plan", Tyger agreed. "These two are both way more powerful than anyone we've faced up to now. Didn't Grundy die a couple times already? And with that demon-kid both controlling and protecting Grundy, they're damn-near unstoppable!"

"That's it, dude!", Drako grinned. "We gotta separate them! Listen, I'll keep Grundy busy while you go after the Harry Potter reject! I think I read somewhere that his weak spot is that demon he's holding that looks like a cat."

"You 'think'?", Tyger asked, a bit dubious. "Well, if that's the best we got, let's do it!"

"On three!", Drako smirked. "One! Two! THREE!"

Drako flew at Grundy with incredible speed, hitting and pushing the hulking zombie back about thirty yards, forcing Klarion and his cat to jump aside. Cursing, the Witch-Boy looked up to see a snarling savage Tyger charging toward him with claws and fangs bared! Before the villain could react with his dark magick, Tyger was too close to blast with lightning; forcing Klarion to block multiple, rapid-fire strikes with his mystic shields, hissing demonically in anger.

Strong as he was, Drako didn't have the strength to simply trade blows with a Solomon Grundy amped-up on chaos-magick. But as a martial artist, he didn't need to. While he stood toe-to-toe with the brute, he dodged, blocked, and counter-attacked as opportunities were presented. While nowhere near as powerful as Superman, Drako's blows and claw-cuts were taking a toll on Grundy, wearing him down. There was no mind to feel pain, but the damage was slowly adding up.

Meanwhile, Tyger was keeping the pressure on Klarion, who was growing increasingly frustrated and angry with the annoyingly fast and skilled young meta. Sensing his master's frustration, Teakle jumped off his shoulders to get behind the young hero, and started to grow intending to attack once he was a full-size demon-cat; bigger than any lion or tiger…..

"Finally!", Tyger growled with a grin, turning to immediately attack Teakle before he was much bigger than a bobcat! Klarion gasped with anger and fear. How did they know?! With every injury Teakle suffered, Klarion's existence in this realm flickered and weakened, as his 'cat' was his anchor!

"NO! Rookies! Noobs! Punks! Killjoys! You'll both pay for this! Come, Teakle!", Klarion screamed. Teakle shrank down again and squirmed passed Tyger to jump into Klarion's arms. Then they disappeared into a portal that closed behind them in a flash.

Tyger huffed out a breath of relief before turning to his partner, who was still fighting Grundy.

With Klarion gone, the magick animating Grundy's body weakened noticeably. Drako smirked as he ducked under another hay-maker, then leaped straight up for a finishing blow…..

"SHO-RYU-KEN!", Drako shouted as he delivered a cork-screwing uppercut to Solomon Grundy's jaw, throwing himself and the huge zombie high in the air. Drako landed gracefully, while his opponent slammed unmoving to the pavement. The dragon hero looked over and saw Tyger face-palm.

"What?", Drako smirked.

"Seriously?! Street Fighter?! Really, homie?!", Tyger shook his head in disappointment. "That is so old school!"

"Hey, the classics never go out of style", Drako grinned as he 'cloaked' his wings by hooking the 'thumb' claws together across his chest and completely relaxing his wings.

"How very true!", a jovial voice called from above. They looked up in surprise to see Captain Marvel and Dr. Fate descending from the sky! "Hey, you guys! Nice ta meetcha! Great job stopping Klarion and Grundy! Too bad the little imp got away, though."

"You were watching?", Drako said, breaking out of his daze.

"Why didn't you lend a hand?", Tyger sniped snarkily. "We were in trouble there for a while."

"We only just arrived moments before you defeated them", Dr. Fate explained solemnly as he magically teleported the fallen Grundy away. "We would have helped, but you already had things well in-hand."

"Yeah, we were already on our way here to meet you two, when we got the report of trouble here", Captain Marvel told them. "Then we rushed as fast as we could. But it looks like you two had it covered!"

"You were coming here?", Drako asked.

"To see us?", Tyger echoed with curiosity. "Why?"

"Simple, gentlemen", Batman said, startling them when he stepped out of the shadows. "We're here to deliver an invitation to you both."

"Batman", they both breathed in awe at being face to face with the legendary Dark Knight.

"An invitation?", Drako inquired when he found his voice a moment later.

"For what?", Tyger added dubiously.

"In the short time you've had your powers, you have both proven yourselves brave, compassionate, resourceful and selfless; and have persevered with honor and determination in the face of loss and adversity", Batman said with a small smile.

"The marks of true heroes", Dr. Fate added.

"The League is currently re-organizing to better and more efficiently protect the world. As part of that, we're recruiting many of the new heroes who emerged from the Mystic Wave Event to form a new division along with many veteran Leaguers whose backgrounds are mystical in nature, to be led by Dr. Fate here. The Justice League would be proud and honored if you would join us. What do you say?"

Drako and Tyger were so shocked their jaws dropped, then they looked at each other in amazement. Both grinned like maniacs at the same moment.

"AH YEAH!", they both whooped as they high-fived.

"Welcome to the Justice League, Gentlemen", Batman said with a small smirk at their enthusiasm, before keying his ear-wig communicator. "J'onn? Five to transport to the Watchtower."

"Understood", the Martian Manhunter replied.

A few seconds later the three veterans and the two excited recruits vanished in the flash of bright blue light of the teleporter.

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(Two weeks ago; Surfside City, California)

Drako and Tyger appeared in a flash in Drako's back yard thanks to the Watchtower teleporter. It was early evening, the sun about to set over the Pacific. As they walked toward the house, they shifted back into their normal human forms.

For Drako, all his dragon features faded back into his body. He reached back to close the opening in the back of his pants for his tail with Velcro. His human identity was 5'10", 185 lb., tan, his golden blonde hair was now a bit shorter, and the pupils of his emerald eyes switched from reptilian slits to human round. Jordan Fafnir opened the door then stepped aside to let his friend in first.

Tyger's feline features receded, and his amber cat-eyes turned whiskey-brown with round pupils. He was 6' tall, 220 lb., and had the cinnamon-milk chocolate complexion of his African-American father. He had the straight, black hair of his mother, who was half-Indian and half-Chinese.

"That was a tough mission", Jordan said as he flopped onto his couch. "Orcs may not be that tough one-on-one, but when they swarm you…."

"Tell me about it", Tyrone groaned, flexing his sore shoulders as he grabbed the gym bag containing his change of civilian clothes and headed to the bathroom. "Makes me really glad that J'onn and Dr. Fate approved some down-time for us."

"I know, right? Hurry up and change, will ya? I wanna shower and hit the sack", Jordan sniped good-naturedly. "I'm gonna spend the next two weeks just chillin', swimming, and working on my tan."

"Yeah-yeah, I know", Tyrone chuckled as he changed with the door open a crack so they could still talk. "I'm gonna spend our time off making things up to my girl. Tiffany is seriously starting to lose it over all the broken dates and dates I've had to run out on. She's actually started accusing me of cheating on her, can ya believe that?"

"That's what you get for dating a girl that's so high maintainence!", Jordan laughed.

"Look who's talking!", Ty laughed as he came out in his civies. "Didn't you spend six hot & heavy months with Vampirella?"

"What can I say?", Jordan smirked. "I love strong and dangerous women. Even you gotta admit that she's one of the sexiest ladies in the League. And the sex was FANTASTIC! I really wanted to settle down with her, maybe get married one day. But when I talked to her about it, she told me she couldn't."

"Yeah, you never did tell me why you two split."

"Because she's ageless", Jordan said wistfully. "She doesn't take lovers very often, and never stays with them long because she's watched everyone she's ever loved grow old and die while she stayed young. So we parted as friends."

"That's too bad, homie", Ty said. "I was a little pissed at her for breakin' your heart, but now I feel bad for her."

"I know, right? Anyway, what are you gonna do about the spoiled little princess?", Jordan joked.

"Hah! Well, after she's done yelling at me for running out and being unreachable for days again, and I smooth things over; I'll ask her if her parents would let us take their fancy boat out for a few days, just me and her", Tyrone smiled suggestively. "Maybe hit a few of the coastal islands. No interruptions, no emergencies, no lame excuses. With any luck, you won't hear from me for at least a week!"

"Sounds like a plan, bro", Jordan grinned. "Bit of advice? Leave your comlink at home!"

"No doubt!", Ty replied, then hesitated. "You know, I've been with Tiff for over a year now. I think I want to marry her someday. But she'll never say 'yes' the way things are now."

"What are you saying, Ty?", Jordan asked his friend. They had been through wars, gone to hell and back together, but now he was worried about his best friend.

"I….I gotta tell her who I am", he replied seriously. "I have to tell her that I'm Tyger and a member of the Justice League. Then she can understand all the craziness."

"Dude, are you sure?", Jordan asked seriously. "Can you trust her to keep your secret? And mine? I mean, she's smart enough to realize that if you're Tyger, then I have to be Drako."

"I love her, bro", Tyrone said. "And I know she loves me. So, yeah, I trust her."

"Ok, bro. It's your decision. But I suggest you talk to Batman and Superman, get their advice before you tell her, ok?

"I guess that makes sense", Tyrone nodded. "Well, gotta. Peace out!"

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(Present, 2:30 am)

The heavy rainstorm that had passed over a few hours ago had lulled Jordan Fafnir to sleep. He hadn't heard from his best friend and hero-ing partner for almost two weeks. Granted, Ty had told him that would likely be the case as he would be spending that time with his girlfriend, but Jordan was still uneasy. He couldn't put his finger on it, but…

*DING-DONG*KNOCK-KNOCK-KNOCK-KNOCK!*DING-DONG*

"What the hell?", Jordan cursed groggily, rudely awakened by repeated rings of his doorbell accompanied by frantic pounding on the front door. He looked at the clock, and annoyance cleared the fog from his mind. He pulled on a pair of board-shorts and headed to the door. "Ok! Ok! I'm coming, dammit! Lay off the fucking door!"

Jordan opened the door, ready to let whoever it have it. "Do you have any idea what….time….it…is?"

To say he was shocked at the figure in his doorway would be a seriously ludicrous understatement. She had to be the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen! She was 5'6" without the heels on her thigh-high boots, about 170 lb., whiskey-brown eyes, cinnamon-milk chocolate skin, black hair down to her ass. Her black leather miniskirt and halter-top just barely contained her 40K-28-40 curves. But there was something faintly familiar about her eyes and face, despite the mix of desperation and relief in her eyes and voice as she rushed inside. As confused as he was, he still couldn't help but watch the sexy sway of her curvy hips, thick ass, and sexy legs.

"Thank the gods you're home, Jordan!", she breathed, blowing right past him and into the living room. "I was afraid you might've been called in for an urgent mission with the League as Drako or…"

"Whoa! Hold on there!", Jordan almost shouted with alarm. "Who the hell are you, how do you know me, and how the fuck do you know about the League?!"

"Dammit!", she cursed as she sat down on the couch. "Fuck! I knew you wouldn't recognize me like this, but I had to get out of there when I had the chance! I couldn't go home because they took my keys and wallet! Ok, I know this is gonna sound crazy but it's me, Jordan; I'm your best friend Tyrone."

"Yeah, right", Jordan chuckled. "Did he put you up to this? Having so much fun bangin' his girlfriend that he decided to send a sexy beautiful woman to his lonely, single friend. I knew I shouldn't've told him about what happened with V. Look, you don't have t…."

"Dammit, I'm not fucking kidding, Jordan!", she shouted, transforming into a female version of Tyger!

"Holy shit! Ty?!"

"Do you believe me now?! I was drugged and taken somewhere, and they turned me into a woman! They were gonna fucking sell me to some pimp or brothel after they finished 'programming' me! I was able to escape when the storm cut the power to the place! In the dark I was able to transform and use my powers to escape. You gotta help me, Jordan!"

"Of course", Jordan nodded and went to his bedroom to get his comlink and the spare. "By the way, what's with the…um..*ahem!* 'outfit', Ty? Not that it doesn't look really good on you right now, but…"

"Really? You don't think it's too slutty….Gah! Shut up! These were the only clothes they gave me!", Tyrone groaned, his/her tail twitching with agitation. "Dressed me like a fucking hooker! Right down to the black lace thong under the skirt! But it was better than being naked….barely."

He pulled on a t-shirt and his sandals before going back out to the living room and handing Ty the spare comlink. Putting his in his ear, he keyed it.

"Drako to Watchtower. J'onn, are you there?"

"Watchtower here", the martian replied. "But I'm surprised to hear from you. You have two more days of leave until you and Tyger return to duty."

"Yeah, but we've got an emergency that you gotta see to believe", Jordan said, Ty face-palming him….herself. "Two to transport to the Watchtower. And you might wanna bring in Batman and a few of the League's egg-heads for this."

"Acknowledged", J'onn replied.

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Author's notes: This is my first 'DC'-related work, so please bear with me. I know Vampirella is not a DC character, but in my AU she is a member of Justice League: Dark and a true day-walking vampire, not a vampire-like alien.

Can anyone guess who drugged Tyrone and why he was taken and changed? Will the League find a way to change him/her back?

But that's not the only problem the Justice League has to deal with. The war between Vampires and Werewolves that has been waging in the shadows for centuries is heating up; Dracula is on the move with a new plan to gain the upper hand and wipe-out the Lycans once and for all!

And an entirely new group of villains and criminals arose from the MWE and has remained hidden as they gathered power. Now, they're ready to act, using the unique powers they gained and mastered over the last five years!

As always, long reviews and suggestions are welcome! No flames, please.

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Vampire/Lycan arc; war heating up again. Dracula unites all vampiric clans (Noble, Nosferatu, Atlantean, Aswong, ) and enacts a sinister new plan to achieve total victory; by turning already powerful individuals into vampires to bolster his ranks. To this end, he makes a pact with Brother Blood and Damian Dahrk. It starts with fighters from Roulette's meta-human fight-clubs.

Zodiac arc; an organization of criminals and terrorists based on the Western Zodiac. Have run afoul of Wonder Woman, Captain Marvel, and Batman. Some of the elite soldiers based on other constellations: Ursa-Major, Canis Major, Perseus,