"Where's the orb?" Was the first thing Batman said when Wally went to him.
"Hello to you too." Wally answered. "Right here." He dipped into the inside pocket of his long jacket and fished out the orb.
"You shouldn't carry it around in case you break it." What wasn't said there is, 'when you break it'. Wally however read it from his thoughts but let it slide.
"Don't think it can." He told him, throwing and catching it. "Nearly broke my ribs last time I landed on it." He smirked. "Anyway, I think you only break it when you remove this." He gripped the dagger through it and watched with a smile as Batman jerked slightly.
"I won't pull it out." He laughed, holding it out for Batman to study.
The orb was dark in color, an almost charcoal black with the small golden dagger through the center. There was the odd swirl of blackness deep inside and then it would settle.
"Fulton said he would be happy to share any information he had." Wally suggested.
"I may have to." The man growled to himself. "Lead on."
Wally turned, clutching the orb to his chest and led the way back to the room. When he entered he found Superman standing just outside of the group, but involved in a conversation with Anyanka.
When they entered the conversations trailed off till everyone was looking at the pair.
"Fulton." Wally said, and then nodded to Batman. The man stood up and the others went back to their conversations.
"Tell him all you know." Wally said to him quietly. He placed the orb down on the side table and then walked back out.
"Where are you going?" Fulton asked, Batman echoing the question mentally.
"To have a talk with someone outside." Wally muttered darkly. Anyanka broke from her conversation and looked at Wally.
'What is it?' He shook his head and left.
By now the others were looking up. Anyanka took in their thoughts and then moved to the center of the room. "Show me." She whispered, holding her hands palm upwards.
An orb larger than her formed in the air and showed Wally as he made his way to the exit. He left the building and the security area, stopping just at the gate. Everyone gathered around and watched the scene unfold.
Wally stood, pulling his sunglasses down against the glare from the sky and turned in a slow semi-circle, facing several of the buildings.
He paused, and a lop-sided smile appeared on his face. "Fuego." He muttered, holding the side of his forehead.
The mental blast cracked across the sky towards one of the buildings and then was concentrated onto one window. The blast entered the window and a man fell from it. Wally dashed over, caught the man by the ankle and ran back up to the top of the building. He held him over the edge and smiled down upon him.
"Now. Who? What? Why?" He asked.
The man hung, his mouth agape with shock. "You…you wouldn't." The man stuttered.
Wally raised an eyebrow and tilted his head slightly, his stare going straight through the man. He gulped.
"I…I can't…" he shook his head; Wally just sighed and released the ankle. The man didn't even get out a yell before he was plummeting back down the building.
Wally shot down beside the man and stood on a ledge of a window, catching the man by his ankle again.
"Asesino!" the man shouted, shaking in fear. "He wants the orb alright!"
"Good boy." Wally smiled zipping back into the building the man held by his collar, unable to do anything but be dragged in.
"Who are you?" Superman asked the man when Wally sat him down.
"Ameran." He whimpered.
"You're here to spy on us. How much have you seen?" Batman asked.
The man didn't say anything, but his eyes flickered to the orb and back to Batman. Batman narrowed his own eyes at the man. "Have you told him yet?"
Ameran nodded, barley able to hold back the shakes that racked his body.
Wally sighed silently and glanced to the floor and then to the orb on the bench behind them. He did a double take and then lunged at the bench, landing on it and sliding along it, scooping up the orb and cupping it to his chest as he fell off the other side and rolled to a stop beside the Leaguers and the team. He turned on the last roll and lifted off the floor onto his feet.
A black tentacle lashed out at him. He had spotted it creeping up the side of the bench, heading for the orb. Wally turned away and kicked out at it.
Carlen lashed back at it with her claws, slicing through it. Anyanka put up a shield and the group crowded together as more tentacles appeared from around them.
Eventually all the tentacles came together to form a figure of darkness. The figure moved forward out of the black liquid and Asesino smirked at the group.
"My powers please." He said, holding out his hand.
Wally raised an eyebrow. "I don't think so." He said, showing his full fangs at the monster.
"Very well." The monster answered, launching at the shield and breaking through it. Wally pulled free his dagger and sliced a line in the air, straight across Asesino's face. He fell back, looking up at Wally from the floor and rubbed black blood from his face. He then leapt up and grabbed the dagger, digging claws into Wally's hand.
Wally gasped in pain and dropped the dagger. Then Asesino backhanded him across the room, forcing him to drop the orb part way to the wall.
Asesino ran to the orb, only to get hit back to the floor by a werewolf.
Carlen skidded along the floor on her front, feet first, kicking the orb into the air as she turned on her front and pushed herself up with her hands and landing on her feet. Still sliding backward on her feet she jumped up into the air and flipped backward, connecting with the orb as it came back down. She kicked it towards Anyanka who held it in the air without touching it.
Carlen landed into a backward flip and placed herself before Anyanka. Superman came up beside her also protected Anyanka.
Just as the two were set up The Sergeant was flung to one side and Asesino was charging for them. Carlen became a large wolf and met the monster head on; biting into his hand while Superman punched him in the head, sending him back again.
The pair of heroes glanced down at their feet/paws to see tentacles wrapping around them and lifted them up in the air and send them to opposite ends of the room; Superman into the TV screen and Carlen into the metal wall.
Green Lantern and Shayera charged at the rising monster, both flying low and charging a pack between them. They met the monster head on and got thrown into Anyanka making her loose her concentration on the orb.
The orb rolled helplessly along the floor till it met the feet of Batman. Wonder Woman flew into the fight, flanked by Supergirl and Captain Atom, only to have the lot of them thrown out of the ceiling.
Batman kicked the orb behind him, knowing he couldn't handle it and set up for a bat-a-rang throw.
Wally stretched out for the orb as it stopped, and it swiveled obediently into his hand. He pocketed it into the inside of his jacket and stumbled to his feet. Watching Batman he waited till the man made his move and then pushed him aside from the responding blast of shadow.
The two fell to the floor as the darkness flew over their heads and then scrambled to defense.
"Watch my back." Wally muttered, running into Asesino and tackling him to the ground. The two exchanged punches till Wally was skidded along the floor by a blow to the stomach.
Asesino stood to find a circle of heroes around him. He was good in power and stealth, but not that good without his full powers.
"Till later vampire!" he growled to Wally and then disappeared in a shadow.
Wally stood to his feet and took in the damage. "Well I'm not paying for all this." He said, looking around at the crumbling structure.
"I'm sure we can fix it." Superman promised, taking in the Team and the Leaguers, grouped together as if all one team.
"Lets rest up and clean up." He suggested to them all.
He received a set of nods and they started to gather any injured and to strengthen the structure in case it collapsed.
They continued for the rest of the day with this task, each glancing at Wally who occasionally took out the orb and looked at it throughout the rest of the day. Only Anyanka and J'ohn were able to pick up odd thoughts that trailed from his mind, and each of them appeared to be desperation to protect them all from the power he felt inside the orb and the need to be rid of it and Asesino once and for all, before one of his friends got killed.
Well I'll be back after Christmas. Hope you all have a good day and enjoy the excitement.
And review please!