Chapter Nine
"You know," Chloe said, as she and Don stood up, "This had to be the best date I've had in a while."
"Same," Don grinned; he decided not to mention this was his first date, ever. He swallowed, nervously before asking, "Would you like to go out on another date?"
"Of course," Chloe said, grinning. The two headed towards the counter so Don could pay, "Oh Don, this is my friend Lana."
"Hello," he said, politely offering his hand.
"Hey," Lana smiled, shaking his hand "How are you?"
"I'm great," Don beamed, "And you?"
"Perfect," Lana said.
"Lex told me about you," Don said. "You're Clark's girlfriend, right?"
"Yeah,' Lana grinned, she and Chloe exchanged mischievous looks. "Is Clark boosting about it now."
"I guess so," Don shrugged.
"So how do you know Clark?" Chloe asked.
"Through Lex," Don shrugged, "They are best friends right?"
"So which side of Lex's family do you come from?" Lana asked.
"His mother's," Don said, "I think my brother would have killed himself if we were related to Lionel Luthor."
"Wouldn't blame him," Chloe said. Lana nodded in agreement.
"Oh hey girls," The three friends turned to see Kara smiling at them, Pete behind her, grinning stupidly.
"Hey Kara," Lana and Chloe said together. Don grinned at her.
"I heard you two went out today," Kara said. "Pete and I decided to sneak out while my dad was busy with Clark."
"Her dad's like Superdad," Pete said, "Its scary."
"Maybe you two would like to join us for our next date," Chloe suggested, "If that's okay with Don."
"Yeah it is," Don said, quickly. "Maybe you and Clark want to join us too?"
"I'll run it by him," Lana said. "He'll say yes."
"Course he will," Pete said. "What day?"
"How about Saturday?" Chloe suggested.
"Sounds good," Kara said. She turned to Lana, "I can tell Clark if you want?"
"Okay," Lana nodded, smiling gratefully.
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"Clark! What happened?" Martha came running out of the house when she saw Batman and Superman flying in with Clark with them. Superman landed a few feet away from her. Batman released his grip on Superman and stood beside him.
"I'm okay mum," Clark said, "I just fell into a pile of Kryptonite."
"What?" Martha gasped. "How?"
"Lost control of flying," Clark sighed.
"I should have flown after you," Superman said, shaking his head.
"I should have flown better," Clark said. "Doesn't matter any way, the effect always wears off after the stones stop glowing."
"Is Wally back yet?" Superman asked. "He went to Luthor's this morning."
"Yeah, I know," Batman said. "I left him there alone. God knows what he is up to."
"Superman!" The two heroes, the hero-to-be, and Martha turned to see Booster Gold rushing outside with Bart rushing after him.
"What's wrong?" Superman asked. "Did Flash do something?"
"No," Booster said, "But he's gone to Metropolis after Lex."
"Why?" Batman asked.
"FlashthinksyourLuthormetupwithLionelLuthor," Bart said. "Lex is there now."
"What?" Batman and Superman said.
"Your Flash thinks that your Luthor found our Lionel and now our Lex is with them," Bart said. "Flash thinks Lex is in trouble and Julia is with him."
"Who else have you told?" Batman asked, grabbing Superman by the shoulder before he tried to fly off.
"GL only, but he probably told everyone else," Bart said. "He and the Angel left to help Flash, when are we going?"
"You two are not going anywhere," Superman said. "Batman and I will go."
"That's my best friend you're talking about!" Clark snapped.
"I know, but Luthor is a dangerous man," Superman sighed, "I'll bring him back, Clark."
"Sweetie," Martha said, putting her hand on Clark's shoulder and squeezing, "Let them go."
"I'm coming too," Booster Gold said, "I'm Justice League!"
Batman and Superman sighed, both knew arguing with him was pointless. They'd have to kill him to stop him.
"If you get in our way," Batman warned.
"I know, I know," Booster sighed.
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Lex looked helplessly at the body of his favourite and newest servant; she lay on the ground, motionless. Lex fell beside her, and turned her onto her back, only to be dragged away from her.
"No! Let me go!" He cried frantically as a Gorilla dragged him inside the building.
"Its okay son," Lionel said, "Once we finish with you, you won't remember your precious Julia."
"No!" Lex screamed.
"What do we do with her body?" Shade asked, from where he was leaning casually against the wall.
"Throw her over," Lionel said carelessly, as he, Gorilla Grodd and Luthor dragged Lex towards his doom…
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Flash stopped short of the LuthorCorp building and prayed he wasn't too late. He was about to run in when he saw a body falling down from the top of the building. He scrunched up his eyes in hopes to see the person better when suddenly the figure began to fly upwards. A figure with wings.
"Shayera?" Flash muttered, "How did she get here before I did!"
Flash quickly ran into the building and zoomed up to the very top level, he opened the door to find Shade and Parasite about to walk out.
"Surprise," He grinned before punching Parasite out. The gold man fell down unconscious just as Shade let out one of his shades. "Hey who turned of the lights?"
"I did!" A woman's voice snapped. He heard a huge whack and a groan of pain, just as the light returned. Julia stood in front of him with a death stare that would have killed him if possible. However Flash was more occupied with her large wings and the mace in her hands.
"You're not Shayera," Flash said faintly.
"How do you know my name?" Julia asked, no one other then, "Bruce told you, didn't he! I'll kill him!"
"I don't understand?" Flash said.
"I don't know what's going on either, but," Julia said, grabbing Flash "We need to find Lex."
"Where is he?" Flash said, allowing him-self to be dragged along.
"Lionel said something about making him forget what happened," Julia, or Shayera said. "I think that scumbag done this to Lex before. Watch out!"
She pulled Flash out of the way as Star Sapphire had sent a pink beam at them. It smashed against the wall beside them cracking the material. Behind her Giganta stood ready to fight
"You go find Lex," Julia said, using her mace to stop another beam. "I'll deal with these morons."
"But-"
"Go!" Julia snapped, Flash nodded and sped of in search for Lex.
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Flash zoomed past a room, but stopped abruptly. He could here a muffled scream from inside. He kicked the door in, "Surprise!"
Lionel and Luthor spun around to face the Flash. "You just don't give up do you?"
"Nope," Flash grinned, he looked round and found Lex chain on his back hooked to a machine, a gag in his mouth. "What are you doing to him?"
"Make him forget about you," Lionel snarled.
"You cant do that to him," Flash glared, serious for one of the first times in his life, "I wont let you."
"You have no choice Flash,"
"I always have a choice," Flash snapped, zooming past both evil Luthors. He delivered a swift punch to each man rendering them unconscious. He then rocketed to Lex, and looked down at him, "You okay buddy?"
Lex murmured a yes as Flash untied him. He sat up as Flash pulled out the gag from his mouth, "Thanks."
"No problem,"
"I owe you, Flash," Lex groaned leaning against the Flash as he stood up.
"No you don't," Flash said, as the led Lex to the door. "This is my job, to help the innocent."
"Not sure I'm that innocent," Lex said.
"By the way," Flash said, as he opened the door, "My name's Wally."
Lex smiled softly. "I get it now, Where's Wally?"
"Yeap," Flash grinned leading Lex slowly towards were Julia was fighting Sapphire and Giganta. "I bet everyone's looking for you though."
"Lucky him," the two men spun around to see the Joker grinning evilly at them, however before Flash could react, Joker smashed a chair hard across his head. Flash slide to the floor and Lex fell with him as Lionel and Luthor walked up to them.
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Julia let out a war cry as she brought her mace hard across Star Sapphire's side; the other girl groaned in pain and fell down. Giganta had been knocked out moments before, and now Julia was rushing to help Flash rescue Lex. She was running down a corridor when she ran into the Joker, who still had his chair in his hands. She sighed.
"You lot just get uglier ad uglier don't you?"
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"How close are we to Metropolis," Batman asked as Superman flew them towards the named city. Booster trailed behind quietly knowing if he spoke Batman would tell him to shut up.
"We're here now," Superman said, "I'm not sure where LuthorCorp is around here, but I know it's next to the Daily Planet."
"Which is there," Batman said, pointing at the building. Superman sped up and flew onto LuthorCorp's roof. Batman jumped down landing next to an unconscious Shade and a stirring Parasite. Batman stalked over to Parasite and held his foot against the man's throat. "Where is Lex?"
"Bite me!" Parasite said, croakily. Batman sighed and squeezed harder. "Okay! He's inside!"
"Where!"
"I don't know!" Parasite said. "Groddy took him!"
"Come on Batman," Superman said pulling the other man, towards the door.
"Flash must be inside," Batman said.
"You think he did this?" Superman said, pointing at the two men.
"No," Booster said, pointing at Shade, "His face has a bruise which is curiously the same shape as Hawkie's mace."
Batman knelt beside Shade and examined his cheek. "No doubt, Shayera must be here too."
"Yeah I am," The three men turned to see Shayera standing near Green Arrow, Hawk, Black Canary, Fire, and Green Lantern.
"Then who attacked these buffoons?" Booster asked.
"Not I," Shayera said, "We just got here."
Batman and Superman looked at Shade once more before rushing inside, the rest of the League rushed in after them. The found Giganta lying unconscious with the same mark on her face like Shade. Star Sapphire was unconscious a few feet away from Giganta.
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Julia ran until she too like the Flash heard the sound of muffled screaming, she smashed the door with her mace opening it. Rushing in, she found Flash unconscious on the floor and Lex chain to a machine, electricity running through him. He was screaming but it sounded muffled.
"That's my MAN!" Julia screeched hurling her mace at the machine. There was a bright explosion, and then silence. The mace destroyed the machine.
"No!" Lionel Luthor snarled storming up to the girl; she punched him swiftly knocking him out cold. She looked around and found the room empty, so she ran up to Lex and used her mace to break the chains. She checked for a pulse and sighed in relief. She turned to the Flash and knelt beside him and shook him.
"Speedy? You okay?" Julia asked.
"I'll take a Ice Mocha with 37 sugars thanks," Flash groaned, Julia sighed and pulled him up.
"We have to go," Julia said. Flash nodded and picked an unconscious Lex from the table.
"Is he okay?" Flash asked, limping after Julia.
"I don't know," Julia said. "We can check later, now we need to get him to safe grounds.
"Agreed,"
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"Be quiet," Batman said, back handing Booster Gold. He held up a hand to stop the roup from moving,
"We make a good team, Hawkgirl," a voice said.
"It's the Flash," Booster said.
"Don't call me Hawkgirl, you speeding assclown!" Another voice snarled.
"That sounded like Lex's worker, Julia," Hawk said.
"Birdbrain then?" Flash asked.
"Don't make me hit you!" the voice said, out of the broken door war Julia stepped out, and jumped in surprise. "What the hell?"
"Oh my God," Shayera said faintly, when she saw the large wings behind Julia. Flash walked out carrying Lex
"I think I found this world's Shayera," Flash grinned. Superman walked up to Flash and took Lex of him, who was beginning to stir.
"Let's go," Batman said, stepping over the Joker.
"Are you okay?" Superman asked.
"Who are you?" Lex asked.
"Didn't get there in time to stop Evil Daddy from frying his brain," Flash said, passing Star Sapphire and Giganta, "But he remembers Julia."
"He only met me last month though," Julia said, glaring at Shayera, "Who sent you?"
"What do you mean, who sent me?" Shayera asked, stepping on Shade's hand.
"Hey Jules, I'll explain this later," Flash said, "Can we go home?"
"Okay," Superman said, lifting Lex into his arms and flying off. Lex let out a terrified scream before passing out. "Poor fellow."
"Let's go," Batman said, grabbing a lift from Green Lantern. Julia followed him; Shayera flew beside her, still surprised.
"Dude, we're right next to the Daily Planet," Booster told the Flash as he picked him up.
"So?"
"We may be on the front cover!"
"Cool!"
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"Where are they damn it?" Clark snapped walking back and forth inside Lex's pool room. Don, Kara, Bart, Pete and Bruce watched as he continued walking angrily. "This is ridiculous!"
"Clark it hasn't even been fifteen minutes," Kara said.
"Relax Clark," Pete sighed, "I mean it's technically you saving Lex anyway."
"It's okay Clark," Don said, "Superman never fails anything. That's why he's Superman."
"Yeah and that black Bat dude is with him," Bart said. "He seems like a smart Superhero."
"One of the smartest," Don smiled. "He is a detective."
"They're here," Bruce said, trying not to grin as he stared out the window. Clark rushed over and looked to see the group flying towards him.
"Why is there two Shayera's?" Kara asked, as she peered out. Don hurried over and checked.
"Isn't that Julia?" Don asked. The group of superheroes landed on the balcony and rushed in. Superman walked in last with Lex in his arms.
"Is he okay?" Clark asked.
"He passed out," Superman said, "Lionel had Lex hooked up to that Brain fryer, he's lost some of his memory, and he doesn't remember us. I'll"
"But he remembers Julia," Flash said, "Who is this world's Shayera."
"You!" Julia said stalking up to Bruce with her mace shaking threateningly in her hands. "You told them who I was!"
"He told us nothing," Batman said, standing in front of his younger self.
"Julia, its okay," Shayera said, wondering if she was really that irritable. "He didn't tell us about you."
"I knew your name because I thought you were Shayera," Flash said, pointing at Shayera.
"What?" Julia asked her wings flexing.
"I'm basically you from another version reality," Shayera said.
"Right, and I'm Paran Dul,"
"Don't insult yourself like that," Shayera snapped, "Okay, Thanagar sent you here because they want you to learn about Earth."
"No," Julia said, "I sent myself, after I betrayed Thanagar, but you should know that."
"Huh?" Shayera asked.
"Do you mind telling us how you and Bruce know each other?" Batman asked, cutting Shayera of before she could speak again.
"I saved his life, once," Julia said, "And he gave me a new identity as a human and made me a serum to shrink down my wings."
"What!" Half the League said. Batman looked stunned at Bruce.
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Next Chapter: Bruce explains the serum. Shayera and Julia talk and learn about one another. Lex wakes up and Clark battles his thoughts on whether or not to tell Lex about his powers or not. Don and Hank have a cute brotherly chat. Don, Chloe, Kara, Pete, Clark and Lana go out on their triple date.
mari12345- Wow, you never heard of JL…I think I'd die with out my Daily Flash intake…I'm obsessed… Actually I think its just Michael Rosenbaum… I've always hate Lex Luthor, being a hardcore Superman fan but now thanks to that spunk I'm in love, with Smallvilles Lex and the Flash…And ones a cartoon…sigh…Why are all the good men on TV…
mcgairman- Glad your enjoying…you have to see me while I'm typing this…I can barely sit still with excitement... Toilet Humour never goes wrong, and as for Flash's line, I'm still giggling. Did Julia's revelation stun you?
ozscott – Wow, that's what I call making me head go big! Ditto with Lex being hero, I was actually gonna get him to join his dad, but had a change of mind. I decided to make him lose some of his memory. As for the surprise Hero… Surprise! Julia is Shayera Hol! I was actually going to make her Wonderwoman, since her and Bruce Wayne has ties in this fic, but then I had a major change of mind… Diana from Clark's world can come in later.
Gizzygiz – Okay this had to be the longest review I've ever got, other then the review where this person decided to tell me all the grammatical errors I made…(Some people have no life, like me for instance.) Ditto with toilet humour, it rocks… Chloe and Don ain't over yet! Maybe Don might become braver. I'm planning on letting Superman find out about Kara and Pete, when the two have their relationship lifted to the next level. Did Julia surprise you? It'll be a few chapters's before I introduce the next hero. I want to get the founding seven in first and then the rest. But I'm a little biffed on how to get the Martian in… Ah well, I'll figure it out.
Oh, for future reference, Shayera from JL will be Shayera and Shayera from Smallville will be Julia or Hawkgirl or Birdbrain when Flash is yapping to her.
I also have a little plan ready for Diana from Smallville and Julia…hehehe, its evil…
Did you guys notice Flash and Lex became friends this chapter…Aww… I might keep it that way…
Peace and Chicken Grease!
Afro