"So how have you been all this time? What's it been? Three month?" Diana asked.
"About that." Wally nodded, adjusting the glasses on the top of his head. "Been through England and Scotland. Met new friends and old friends." He said.
Diana led the way to one of the conference tables in the main control room and pulled out a chair. Wally sat opposite her while his team moved in behind him, the woman sat on the table edge, one foot resting on the side of Wally's chair, turning slightly to face Diana.
The older man sat on the chair next to Wally while the younger man sat on the chair beside the woman. The little girl walked up to one of the control panels and stood on her tiptoes, looking over the panel.
"I wouldn't touch anything little one." Shayera said approaching the young girl.
"I am surely older than you my dear." The girl answered in her echoed voice. The girl walked, or more appropriately fazed through the control panel so she could look upon it properly.
"Don't mind Anyanka." Wally said. "She was cursed when she was younger and has been trapped like that ever since." The girl, Anyanka took up the story.
"My father was a demon hunter, and one demon framed me as a witch. While I was to be burnt on the stake my father pleaded with the demon to save me." The girl looked away.
"It saved me from the flames, only to remove my dying soul and replace it with its own!" Her small hands formed fists. "I was a spirit, trapped by the curse. For many years my father tracked the monster until I was able to materialize and help him. Together we destroyed the monster, but at a price. I lost my body and my father later died of his wounds. What remained of the monster was killed by me and I stole its powers." She held out a hand to revel a black swirling energy orb, a power that was reflected deep with in her eyes.
"I am still spirit, but with this power, for over four hundred years I have managed to appear whole." Here she stopped, but her mind continued her story to all at the table. 'I am telekinetic and like Wally can read the mind of others, as well as being able to voice my own mind.'
"I came across her when I was in the woods of Scotland looking for the Sergeant." Wally explained. "Since then, she's been in the group." He smiled, as she fazed back to the table and settled on the woman's lap.
"Sergeant?" Captain Atom asked as he and the others from their fight in the dessert had been asked to join.
"Sergeant Shane Callus." The younger man said, extending a hand. "I was in charge of the 51st squadron. We were doing a practice out in the woods on the boarder of Scotland, against the special forces." He explained.
"Werewolves." He simply said. "That and government influence to produce a weapon that could…change at will." He continued.
"So you're a werewolf then?" Green Lantern asked.
"Through and through now!" Callus joked.
"This is Professor Carl Fulton. He worked on the Umbrella Corporation." Wally introduced the older man.
"I was a main scientist into their latest biological weapon, however the weapon could not be contained and leaked out. I was the only survivor that retained my mind." He looked around at the League.
"However it left me with the ability to control four elements and to turn to a gas." He explained. "It can in very useful." He added.
"So have you left the Corporation?" Diana asked.
"I had to, unless I wanted to become their latest toy." He laughed. "Oh and this is Carlen." He said resting his hands on the young woman's shoulders.
"I worked out in Africa, stopping poachers." She turned further from her spot to look at the entire group, Anyanka still on her knee.
"They had created a gun that could kill an animal, without damaging their skin. We tracked them and there was a fight over the weapon." She sighed and looked down at her clawed hands, a silver strip running down the center of them.
"The weapon got damaged, but I still got fired at. They told me I was unconscious for several days and when I woke up, I was like this." She shook her head. "My dreams were of predators, and those are the animals I can become."
"Together we're a great team." Wally said looking at the Sergeant behind him, the professor behind Carlen, Anyanka on her lap and Carlen beside Wally.
"So rumor has it." Batman stated, prompting Wally into a trademark grin.
"Well since were working the same case, lets work it together." Superman said, uncrossing his arms.
Doubt flashed in Wally's eyes, if only for a moment, but it was enough for some of them to notice it. "Well we'll fill you in on Asesino's past." Wally said, covering the emotion faster than what should have been from three month ago.
Superman however had seen the emotion and expected the private talk between minds. 'Are you sure?' Wally asked; all emotion stripped from his thoughts.
'Yes. This is as much your problem as it is ours.' Superman replied.
All the while Wally had not looked at Superman until he after the last comment when he spoken both verbally and mentally. The two sounds overlapping but clear apart.
"Up to you big guy."
'You lot haven't been working together properly. How can I trust you to work as a team?'
Superman glanced at the team around him. "We're all here Wally."
"Cool." He muttered, a smile on his lips. "Well Asesino was once a God, who ruled the early man." He explained.
Fulton picked up the story. "He was cornered over two million years ago by an early team of heroes. Together they forced him to the center of the Earth and with the help of powerful magic, they trapped him."
Sergeant Callus continued. "He always had a group of followers that as of now, finally made a deal with your enemies to release the creature."
"And it falls to us to re-trap him." Carlen explained. "Anyanka found the spell and can work it so that that block is reinstated."
"Only problem is trying to get Asesino back there and keeping him down long enough to move that block." Anyanka finished.
"So that's why extra help could be used." Green Arrow said. "I say we're in. We cause the distraction and keep him down. She can re-install the spell and the rest move that thing into the hole."
"Sounds a good plan except for the fact of getting him there and defeating the Injustice Gang." Sergeant Callus said sarcastically. Shayera couldn't help sneering.
"We take things a step at a time. Capture them and then get Asesino to the desert to get whatever he wants. Then we trap him."
"Sounds too easy." Carlen muttered, stroking Anyanka's hair absentmindedly.
"Well if it goes to plan it will be, but that hardly ever happens." Wally said, smirking slightly.
"Well, I'm afraid we will have to wait for the Injustice Gang to appear before we make our move." J'ohn explained.
"And we've been traveling so far." Wally teased looking at Anyanka.
"How was I to know I could move between dimensions?" she asked, laughing slightly.
"Well Wally. We'd offer you some rooms, but most of them are damaged." Green Lantern said.
"I heard. Can't believe this place didn't crumble." Wally laughed.
"Well there was a lot of damage." Diana shrugged.
"We can offer you all the lounge to sleep in; some sofas and camp beds?" Batman suggested.
"Sounds great!" Fulton yawned, causing a bubble of laughter from the group.
"We'll gather some blankets." Diana said pulling Green Lantern and Shayera away from the group.
"I'll order the camp beds down." J'ohn added, moving off with the other three.
'I'll show them to the lounge before I come back.' Wally told them mentally.
He nodded to his team and led them out, sprouting tales of his time in the league.
"He seems happy." Superman said as he watched the group leave.
"What did he ask you?" Batman asked.
"If we could come together as the team we once were." Superman explained bluntly.
"Do think we could work it?" Batman asked.
"I hope so."
"Anyanka? You sleep on the sofa." Wally said, pulling some cushions off.
"Older men claim the other." Fulton joked, lying back on the other sofa.
"Here you go." Green Lantern said pulling in some beds with J'ohn. Shayera and Diana balanced a pile of pillows and blankets between them.
"Wasn't sure how many you wanted?" Diana commented to a chorus of chuckles.
"I'll take two pillows." Anyanka said setting up her space on the sofa.
"Same here." Fulton answered lazily from his bed.
"I'll take one bed. Wally you want that one?" The Sergeant asked, pointing to the older looking bed.
"Thanks." He muttered sarcastically, taking a pillow and blanket.
"That leaves two to me!" The Sergeant said.
"What about Carlen?" Shayera asked holding the last blanket.
"I'll be fine." She said, smiling kindly. In a whirl of lights she became a large domestic cat and strolled over to Anyanka's bed. She leapt up and settled in beside the girl.
"Night Carlen." Wally said, shaking his head and helping to fold the beds down.
"Night guys. I'll be back in a bit." He said, turning to leave with the Leaguers.
"Night" chorused the group.
"Good to see you Wally." Diana said, hugging the younger man.
"Good to be back." He smiled back.
The four Leaguers and Wally chatted for a few minutes as they slowly walked back to the control room. Delaying the talk yet to come.
"Are you sure about them?" Batman asked immediately.
"Nice to see you too Bats." Wally joked. "Yes, I've been fine. Having fun and would trust this lot with my life!" He finished.
Batman glared at Wally. 'Don't start on me.' Bruce heard.
"We work well as a team and trust each other. Trust me on that." He said calmly.
"So what's the plan of action?" Green Lantern asked, casually stepping between the two.
"Well we're going to have to wait for the Injustice Gang to make the first move." Diana said.
"Arrange the troops, put them on standby while my lot rest up." Wally suggested.
"What about you?" Shayera asked.
"Well I'm going to go around and say hi to people." He said, flashing a sharp-toothed grin.
"Think I'll join you hot shot." John added, turning to leave with the Vampire. "We'll see you later."
The rest of the group watched as the pair left and tried to keep their thoughts buried from him. When they thought he was out of shot they questioned it.
"He won't be back for good will he?" Diana asked sadly.
"He's got his own team now." Batman said, turning to the control panel.
"But he had a point." Superman suddenly said. Shayera raised an eyebrow for an explanation. "He said we weren't working together like we used to."
The two women glanced down, knowing he had a point. "Then we'll just have to get on." Diana said. "We've been through bad patches as a team before. And we came back together, we can do it again."
Shayera and Superman nodded, Batman just continued at his computer as usual.
"Lets get some food." Shayera suggested to Diana and the two left, leaving Superman and Batman to control the plans for now.
Thanks for the reviews, really appreciate it. Glad people like it so far and just to point out, I know those past explanations for my new characters were from other movies, but those movies won't have any part in this story. It's really just to say about the characters pasts.
Review again please, like to know where people want the story to go!