Chapter 18

"Maybe we should call Shayera?" Don muttered, as Chloe and Lana ran to get a first aid kit.

"Yeah, and Julia as well," Kara said, walking beside Clark as he carried a small body of a winged man.

"Who do you think he is?" Clark asked.

"Either he is a spy or he's here for Julia," Don said. "But what do we tell the girls."

"Meteor rocks," Pete said, Clark nodded. "The rocks screw up everything around here."

"Okay," Don nodded as Chloe and Lana rushed in. Don accepted the first aid and got to work. "It looks like his wing is broken. And I think he has a few broken ribs."

"We need to get him to a hospital," Lana said.

"No, we can't,' Kara said, quickly, "God knows what everyone's reaction is. They might not see the human, but the freak."

"He has wings," Lana said, "He looks more like an angel."

Don tried hard not to snort. He and his brother got captured by the Thanagerians, when they had arrived, and were threatened into exposing the League's hide out. Hank told them to get screwed but Don put on an act and 'exposed the Justice League's hideout.' He was still stunned that they were dumb enough to believe his story.

"Still," Don finally said. "We don't want this to get out to the media."

"Yeah," Chloe said, "We should help him out first and then I can get an interview."

"If he speaks English," Don said. "We should take him to Lex's."

"Okay, we can take my car," Chloe said.

"Yeah," Lana said. The four other friends looked at each other knowing they'd reach Lex's faster if Clark ran there.

"Okay," Clark said. "We better get him in the car then."

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"You two are gonna love this," Bruce said as he, Julia and Diana walked across the hallway to reach Bart's bedroom. He was using a pair of crutches to get around earning an eye brow raise from Julia.

"What's that for?"

"Bart," Bruce said, as he limped towards the door. "He's been cooped up in that room for ages."

"It's odd," Diana said, "That other fast Bart, the green one, said he has fast healing, yet this one is taking quite a while."

"It's a broken ankle, Diy," Julia said, sniggering at the nickname Diana gave Wally. "And Wally's probably more use to injuries like that?"

"Injuries that he caused himself," Diana smiled.

"That was not his fault," Julia laughed, "That was your fault."

"Well actually it was Aresia's fault," Diana said, "She was the one that wanted to kill him. I merely wanted to scare him of Themesycra."

"Isn't Themesycra an island," Bruce asked, Diana nodded. "So you wanted to scare him into water?"

"Well, no," Diana said, uncomfortably.

"He can run on water any way," Julia said.

"Really?" Bruce asked, stunned.

"Yeap, cool really," Julia smiled.

"It's awesome," Bruce grinned as they walked into Bart's room. "Hey kid."

"My name is Bart," the teen snapped. "I'm not a kid!"

"Have you finished designing our costumes?" Bruce asked sitting on a chair, Bart nodded and handed his book to the older man. "Thanks kid."

"I made a few different designs," Bart said, as the girls looked at pictures of themselves dressed up. "In case you don't like them."

"Oh, that's terrible," Julia said, earning an odd look from Diana, Bruce slapped his head in annoyance.

"Sorry," Bart frowned, looking away. Bruce turned around and glared at Julia.

"I don't know which one to choose," Julia said, displaying her middle finger to Bruce. "They all look hot."

"Really," Bart asked, perking up.

"Uh huh," Julia said, she pointed at a picture of them all dressed in matching costumes. "I like that one, for all of us. It matches and it's creepy."

"It's a little dark," Diana said, "But I agree, our costumes would look lovely if they matched."

"When do you think you can get them made?" Julia asked looking down at Bruce.

"Soon, probably a few days," Bruce said. "I'll need to get some measurements. John already has a costume, as do I, Clark is a little buffer then myself, I just need your measurements."

"May as well do that today," Julia said. "Excuse me, but I have a guy I need to talk with."

"Bye, bye," Diana said, as she continued to peer over Bruce's shoulder. Julia left as Diana looked up at Bart. "You have a great talent."

"Thanks," Bart smiled brightly.

"You should become an artist," Bruce said.

"Yeah right," Bart snorted, "I haven't got a chance against everyone else."

"That's what you think," Bruce said, "But I'd pay you twenty grand for your book."

"Bull shit," Bart said, Bruce smiled, "Are you serious?"

"Yeah," Bruce smiled.

"With twenty grand, I won't need to be a superhero any more," Bart grinned, "Well, a super hero in training."

"A S.H.I.T?" Bruce asked.

"Shut up," Bart said as he burst out laughing. Diana smiled, and rolled her eyes.

"Men,"

"Amazons," Bruce said.

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"Where are they?" Batman asked, as he and Kal-el walked around in the empty talon. Both men were dressed as civilians. "Dove said to meet us here."

"I'll try calling Clark," Kal-el said.

"Uh-huh," Batman said, looking around, he walked over to a table and gazed at the seat. "Blood."

Superman rushed over and gasped. A maroon cushion seat was covered in blood and large long feathers. "They look like Shayera's wings. Do you think she's been hurt, or perhaps Julia?"

"I'm not sure," Batman said, "but I believe if it was one of them, Don would have said so."

"You don't think the Thanagerians have arrived do you," Kal-el asked.

"No, not yet at least," Batman said. His hand rushed to his ear. "Dove? Okay we'll be there."

"What's happening?" Kal-el asked. "Is he okay?"

"I'm not sure," Batman said, "He was whispering, but he said to go back to Lex's."

"Okay let's go," Superman said. "I hope he's okay."

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"He's burning up," Lana said, as they drove down the long road to Lex's mansion.

"We're almost there," Clark said from behind the wheel.

"He'll be fine," Don said, "We just need to get him to help."

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Lex sighed, flipping through a recent photo album of himself with Clark, Lana, Chloe and Pete. It was at a picnic they had together at Clark's house. There were several photos of himself with Lana or Chloe, a few with Pete and Clark, but most were of him and Clark. He turned the page and found pictures of himself with the Kents. Martha had her arm around him as Clark had his index finger and middle finger raised behind his bald head. Jonathon was laughing at the pair as Lex grinned unfazed. He turned the page once more to see two photos of himself and Julia. One were he was grinning goofily as she glared. Another she was also grinning but it was obvious she was acting.

"I hate that photo," a voice said from behind him. Lex jumped and spun around on his bed to see Julia smiling at him. He was so wrapped in the album he didn't even hear her come in.

"Maybe we should take more," Lex said, as Julia handed Lex a box. "What's this?"

"Open it and see," Julia said, sitting beside him. Lex nodded and opened the box. He burst out laughing when he saw the photos of Wally all green, in Julia's skirt. "I still don't know why my skirt was involved in this."

"He looks beautiful doesn't he," Lex laughed, looking through the photos. "I like this one."

It was a photo of Julia and Diana. Diana smiled innocently as Julia poked her tongue out and saluted the camera with her middle finger.

"Me too," Julia laughed, "Look at this one."

Lex laughed when he saw a picture of Bart and Bruce. The two were engaging in arm wrestling. Bruce was clearly winning even though Bart was using both hands and a foot to win. He flipped through the photos once more and burst out laughing when he saw a picture of Clark in Superman's outfit and a pair of glasses. Kal-el stood behind him in jeans and a red plait shirt. Julia sniggered, and pulled out another picture which was of Lex's bald head. The words Sexy Lexy was scribbled on his head.

"Who did that?"

"Wally," Julia smiled.

"Should have known," Lex said, absentmindedly rubbing his head. "Its not still there is it."

"No now it says dirt bag," Julia grinned.

"What?" Lex said, trying to roll his eyes back to take a look.

"Lex, it didn't work in the Simpsons, so don't even bother," Julia said.

"I loved that episode," Lex said, referring to the episode Bart had written something on Homer's head. Homer spent a while spinning around trying to read what it wrote.

"Ditto," Julia said, "Or the one where the X-files where in it."

"Which ones that?" Lex asked.

"When Scully asked Homer if he understood, and the lie detector exploded," Julia sniggered.

"Oh yeah, alien Burns," Lex laughed as he picked up another picture. "I don't remember taking this."

Julia took the photo from his hands and raised a brow. "Neither do I."

It was a picture of the two sitting outdoors on a picnic basket surrounded by beer cans, an empty wine bottle, pistachio shells, and sweet wrappers. It was taken a day before the Justice League had arrived.

"I wonder who took it?" Julia asked.

"Maybe we have a stalker?"

"Eh, it was probably Clark," Julia shrugged.

"Yeah," Lex laughed, putting the photo down, "We need to have another picnic like that."

"Yeah," Julia agreed, lying beside him on the bed. "Or we could stay in here and finish it."

"Mmm," he nodded, facing her. One stared into emerald green eyes as the other stared into crystal blue eyes. He leaned in. "You've got nice eyes."

"Like wise," Julia nodded, leaning in too, closing her eyes. Lex followed. Barely an inch away from one another, the door swung open.

"Julia, I've been- Oh! Sorry!" Julia sat up quickly, promptly falling of the bed, as Lex jumped up beside her. Shayera stood blushing beside the door, GL behind her clearly trying not to smirk. "I did not need to see that."

"You heard of knocking, you dim witted troll," Julia barked, throwing a pillow hard at her counter part. At the impact Shayera fell to the ground with a thud.

"Ouch," Shayera groaned.

"Oh gimme a break," Lex laughed, "It was a pillow."

"Thrown by me," Shayera said, rubbing her face. "Well her, who is me. Oh God I sound like Wally."

"That is creepy," GL said, sniggering. "Any way Julia, we were wondering if you wanna go flying."

"No," Julia said, "I'm busy."

"Doing what?" Shayera said, standing up. Julia looked at Lex and smirked, "Forget that last question, I don't wanna know."

"Well, now you and big ol' Johnny can go flying," Julia said, pushing the pair out the door. "Alone."

She slammed the door shut and turned to Lex, "Now, where were we?"

"About to kiss," Lex said, Julia nodded before jumping on him. Lex fell onto the bed and the pair began to kiss intensely.

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"I don't believe that she's with Lex," Shayera said as she flexed her wings in the air. GL laughed as the two hovered miles above the ground. "I'd kill myself before I got with our Lex."

"I'd kill you too," GL said, Shayera slapped him across the shoulder playfully. "But this world is a lot different then ours."

"Yeah," Shayera agreed, "I still reel over Wally and Bart. The boy isn't as goofy as Wally. Sure he's still a kid but he seems more serious then Wally."

"He did help us in planning for the prank," John said, as two birds flew past staring at the pair in wonder. "Though something tells Wally isn't finished with us yet."

"I'm glad he doesn't know I was in on it," Shayera asked. "I wonder if he noticed the sticky feeling after."

"How'd you know that the LifeSavers would do that?" John asked.

"I dropped a packet once in the bath tub when I was bathing," Shayera giggled, earning a look from John. "What?"

"Never heard you giggle before," GL said.

"And?" Shayera said floating closer to GL.

"It suits you," GL whispered as they where inches away from one another. A bird squawked waking John from his trance. He jumped back, "I'm sorry Shayera, I can't do this to Vixen."

"Its okay," Shayera said, glaring at the bird. "I understand."

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"I really think we should take him to a hospital," Lana said, as she and Chloe ran after Clark who was carrying the winged man.

"We can't," Kara said, as she pounded on the door. The door opened revealing a sassy looking girl with green hair. Her green eyes widened when she saw the body in Clark's arms.

"What happened?" Beatriz asked, "Who is that?"

"Where's Shayera?" Kara asked as Don ran past her and up a stair case.

"I'll get Julia," he called.

"You don't want to go in there," Oliver called, as he walked over towards the group. "What the heck's goi- who the heck is that?"

"Not sure yet," Kara said, as Don came running down the stairs, looking pale. "What's wrong?"

"Julia's in a bad mood," Don said, "And I saw Lex naked."

"I warned you," Oliver said, helping Clark turn the stranger onto his back.

"Not enough," Don said, "How are we going to fix that wing?"

"What wing?" Julia asked as she walked down the stairs fixing her blouse. She took one look at winged man and gasped softly before collapsing to the ground. Lex rushed towards her and caught her before she hit the ground. At the same time Superman and Batman broke through the windows shattering the glass all over the ground.

"What the-" Chloe muttered, Lana stood beside her with a dumb look on her face. "Is it Halloween today?"

"Mr Jordan?" Lana asked, recognizing the man even though he was dressed in tights and a cape. "Did you just fly through the window?"

"No," Superman lied hopelessly.

"What was that crash?" Bruce asked as he walked behind Bart who was limping across the room with his crutches.

"Who flew into the window?" Bart asked as he looked down on the winged man. "What the fuck?"

"Where's Shayera?" Batman asked, ignoring the stares he was getting from Lana and Chloe.

"Her and John went flying," Beatriz said

"What?" Chloe asked. "What the hell is going on?"

"I'll explain later," Clark said, "but know we need to help him."

"I think he's waking up," Don said, as the man stirred. "Hey buddy can you hear me? My names Don, we're going to help you but can you tell me you name?"

"Than-" he groaned opening an eye.

"Than?" Don asked.

"No…Thana…gerians," he moaned before losing consciousness again. Don looked around as the League all stood stunned at what they heard.

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Next chapter: The identity of the winged man, Clark explains the situation to Lana. Don tells Chloe the truth about himself. Some of the League go looking for John and Shayera, but will they find them in time.

By the way, Jordan is the last name I've given to Kal, WW, Booster, Wally, and Kara.

Thanks for the review guys, and Yes Xmen was fucking brilliant! Halle Berry was brilliant in it…for once… and Ben Foster is a babe! I hope if they make the forth Gambit will be in it…

Peace and chicken grease.

Afro