Chapter Twenty-Two
"Maybe I should just go back to Central City," Bart said, as an Army of five thousand or more Thanagerians stood outside of the mansion. Don stood besides two leaders looking nervous as he stared around.
"I'm guessing that's Paran Dul and Hro Talek," Batman said, staring at a pair of winged people, beside them was Don who seemed to be itching to run off. "Why doesn't he just come over?"
"He seems to be having difficulty moving," Superman said, staring hard at the group outside. Hawk pushed Superman out of the way and glared out the window. "I think I saw chains."
"Hey, there's Julia," Hawk said, "And Kator!"
"What?" Batman said pushing Hawk out of the way. "Where's Don gone?"
"What?" Hawk rushed over to see the four Thanagerians talking to one another. Shayera ran behind him and peered over his shoulder. "What's going on?"
"What's going on?" Bart asked, "Are they helping us or-?"
"Where's Don?" Hawk asked.
"Everyone shut up!" Superman said, "I need to hear!"
The group went silent. The three Kryptonians used their super hearing to listen to the four winged people.
"I can't hear anything," Kara said, "What about you two?"
"Neither can I," Clark said, "Are they blocking our hearing?"
"I hear a faint noise," Kal-el said, "But I don't understand it."
"I have a bad feeling about this," Green Lantern said.
"So do I," Wonderwoman said, "They look too chummy."
"I'm extremely confused," Shayera said, "God, I hope she isn't setting us up!"
"She isn't," Bruce said, looking worried, "But something is definitely going on out there."
"Where's Gypsy when you need her?" Flash said, "She could have snuck up and listened in on their conversation."
"So can you," Superman said, "move around fast enough to hear them, and try not be seen or heard."
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"Their weapons sound weak," Hro said, sounding worried. "They'll be easy to overtake. The Gordanians will love this planet. What about the Kryptonian, is he here?"
"Yeah but that's the problem," Julia said, "He is just a kid. The good thing is however there are two other Kryptonians."
"How? Their race is dead, Shayera," Paran said. "Only one survived
"Julia," Julia said, correcting her comrade. "The other two aren't even from this reality. This world is really warped."
"What else is there?" Hro asked.
"Speedsters, Wonderwomen, Green Lanterns, and you won't believe this but another Shayera Hol," Julia said, holding her hands behind her back as though she was chained. "There was some type of accident in her world, it send her and her friends here."
"How many of them are there?" Hro asked.
"We should go inside," Paran said, grabbing Julia by the arm. "We don't need them suspecting anything."
"Hey careful, I just had that arm tattooed," Julia snapped, attempting a fake escape.
"What?" Paran asked.
"You'll see," Julia said, as they entered the ship. The doors shut in front of them.
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"Do you think that they are in trouble," Clark asked, facing Superman. Lex paced behind him looking tense. Shayera was pacing next to him looking even tenser.
"I think they are fine," Batman said, as the Flash zoomed in. "So?"
"I heard nothing," Wally said, "And I can't find Don. I think he's in the ship with them. Julia and Kator went inside with the other dudes."
"What are they up to?" Batman asked, looking concerned. "Perhaps we should find more help…"
"Like who?" Superman asked.
"The rest of the League for one would be good," Batman said, "The portal's working, we can get them here to help."
"Good idea," Superman nodded. "How long will it take?"
"About fifteen minutes to half an hour," Batman said, "I'll go now…"
"Maybe we should wait to see what's happening," Shayera suggested.
"I'll get the portal ready," Batman said, "Just in case."
"You won't need it," the group spun around to see Julia entering with Don. The young blonde man gave Chloe a startled look he wasn't expecting to see her here. She smiled at him softly.
"Julia, what the hell is going on?" Lex asked.
"Long story short," Julia said, "I never betrayed the Thanagerians. (She received a collected gasp at this) I was sent here for the same reason she was. (She pointed at Shayera) but not to destroy the planet, or to learn about your defences. Kator came only to make it seem like I didn't betray them… he wasn't meant to crash the ship though…"
"Then why are you here?" Batman asked. Shayera sat herself down looking moody.
"You know the Gordanians right?" Julia asked.
"Yeah," the group said.
"We came to an agreement that one of us would move planets," Julia said. "Earth, is perfect… for the Gordanians."
"You're going to give them our planets!" Bart cried.
"No," a strong voice said from behind them. The group turned to see Paran Dul, Hro Talek and Kator Hol walking into the room.
"Okay, officially confused," Flash said.
"Ditto that," Bart replied.
"We learnt from another alien that the last Kryptonian was here on Earth," Hro said, "And we knew he'd be able to help as destroy our enemies."
"However, we didn't realise that he was still only a boy," Paran said. "Shayera-"
"Julia," Julia said, cutting her off.
"Julia," Paran said, moodily, "knew exactly where to come to find Kal-El. I believe that is your Kryptonian name."
"Yeah," Clark said, slowly.
"So let me get this straight," Green Lantern said, "You sent Julia here, undercover to find Clark, to destroy the Gordanians?"
"Yes," the four Thanagerians said.
"Oh, okay," GL said.
"Of course," Hro muttered, "We were planning on giving the Gordanians, Earth when we found out that Kal-el over there was only a boy."
"I'm seventeen," Clark said, angrily.
"Exactly," Julia said. "But when you guys (she pointed at the League) arrived, we had a change of plan; again… back to the first plan."
"So, uh, you lied to us?" Bart asked.
"To you, maybe," Bruce said, "but I knew."
"So did I," said John.
"And you didn't tell us," Batman snapped. Bruce smiled at him manipulatively. Batman smirked back, maybe the boy was more like him then he thought…
"Well, when are the Gordanians coming?" Shayera asked.
"You must be her carbon copy," Paran said, grinning at her.
"Uh, yes," Shayera said, raising a brow. Why was Paran grinning at her like they were friends? "When are they coming?"
"Well, their ships are slower then ours," Kator said.
"They'll be here in a few hours," Hro said.
"Good," Shayera said, growling slightly, "I really need to hit something."
"Hit Hro," Julia said.
"Why me?" Hro asked.
"That is between me and her," Julia grinned.
"Okay, now im really freaked out," Flash said, "Its scary enough seeing our Shayera smiling, but to see you…"
"How many Gordanians are there?" Batman asked.
"Triple our force," Hro said, staring at Kator. "What happened to your wing?"
"Broke it, don't ask," Kator said.
"Oh great," Hro sighed.
"We should warn your leaders," Paran said, turning to the humans. "We need to find a way to evacuate your planet so no innocents get hurt."
"We can use our ships," Julia said, "We'll send the women and children on a small trip while we defeat the Gordanians. The men can stay and help."
"Why only the women and children?" Hro asked, "Surely the women can fight?"
"Some can they suppose," Julia said, "But they aren't all Xena's, you know?"
"Who's Xena?" Paran asked.
"Doesn't matter," Julia smirked slightly.
"Well, seeing as we haven't got much of a choice," Superman said, "We will help you. However you have to help us…"
"Help you what?" Hro asked.
"When we came to this reality we didn't come alone," Superman said.
"We brought enemies with us as well," Batman said. "Only we did it unintentionally."
"We should be grateful you are here," Paran said.
"How are we going to evacuate everyone?" Bruce asked.
"We could have a press conference," Bart shrugged.
"We should send all the humans who are unable to fight to a remote land here," Kator said, "And we need to get the Gordanians here…"
"It won't be too hard," Julia said, "Our ships can send everyone to Australia for a few days or weeks. I don't think the war will last long, I mean it is technically three armies against one."
"Three armies?" Hro asked.
"Our own, Earth's and the Justice League," Julia answered, "We should shot at them while they are still in space as well."
"A few missiles will help," Lex said.
"A few of us can go out there too," Wonderwoman said, "Stop them from even entering Earth…"
"We can go outer space?" Bart asked.
"Yes," Batman said, "But you cant, there isn't much point… speed doesn't work too well out there. But strength will…"
"Which means Clark, Diana, Wonderwoman, and I will go," Superman said, he then glanced at the Green Lanterns and said, "And you two…"
"And what do we do down here?" Bruce asked.
"Wait," Batman said, "They may not be able to stop each ship but they can narrow down the numbers."
"How many Gordanians will there be on each ship?" Black Canary asked.
"They can fit around 10000," Julia said.
"How many ships?" Don asked, looking even more nervous.
"Thirty to forty," Kator said. A sound of choking and panic filled the room.
"That's 400000 Gordanians!" Bart cried. "How many of you are there?"
"Around 170000," Hro said.
"Crap!" Bart said.
"It'll be okay," Batman said, "We have our own armies here…"
"But they are aliens," Bart said in an obvious tone, "I've seen the movies! They come with all this wacky weapons that make guns look like water pistols!"
"Yeah," Don said, agreeing with him. "But we always win; because the aliens have some kind of weakness… maybe the Gordanians don't like water, the aliens from Signs."
"Dudes! This isn't a bloody movie!" Booster Gold said, "Besides waters overrated, they probably are allergic to peanut butter, most people are…"
"Idiot," Julia muttered, looking out the window. "How far do you think they are?"
"I can find out," Chloe said, "All I need is a really good computer with Space Access."
"I can help you there," Lex smirked.
"Go," Batman said, "See if you can find them."
"And warn me, so I can ensure they come to this part of Earth," Hro said.
"You're in contact with them?" Batman asked. Hro nodded. "Ask them how far they are, and tell them that every thing is going good."
Hro nodded once more and left.
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Within a couple of hour the League and the Thanagerians stood watching the small computer screen that showed them a satellite image of large ships that were soaring in the dark sky in front of the large moon.
"It will be an hour til then land," Hro said, "When will you go out and destroy their ships?"
"Now," Superman said, turning to Wonderwoman and Green Lantern. "Let's go…"
"I'm coming to," Clark and Supergirl said together.
"No it is too dangerous," Superman said, in a final voice.
"You'll need all the help you can get," Julia said. "They won't hesitate to kill you, so the more people out there the better, we can get our selves prepared for any of the ships you can't destroy."
"Fine," Superman said. "We better get going then."
Lex walked into the room looking satisfied.
"How did it go?" Julia asked.
"Brilliantly," Lex said, "I explained every thing, that the Thanagerians were only trying to find you because you crash here by accident and that you are not a criminal and they know the threat is real and are now beginning to evacuate the women, children and the elderly. The armies are ready for battle. They only problem is the evacuation may take to long… there are so many people here…"
"We can help you with that," Hro said. "We can take all the Americans back to that strange country we landed on… Austria…"
"Australia," Booster said, "even aliens mix the two up…"
"How many people have the evacuated?" Don asked.
"Not enough," Lex said. "But we still have around an hour to evacuate, and since you guys will be going out to space, it may be okay…"
"Well we better go now," Superman said, flying into the air. He flew out the window with Wonderwoman, Green Lantern, John, Diana, Clark and J'onn following him.
"There's a problem," Batman said as he entered the room, "The portal isn't working the way we need it too. It may take a couple of hours til it charges it self enough and allows us access to our world."
"Well, you may as well work on it," Julia said, "In case we need help, at least we will have a back up plan…"
"Good point," Batman nodded, walking out of the room.
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Out in space Superman led his small army against the thirty or more large grey ships that were floating towards their blue and green planet. The ships were in rows with six ships in each row. The heroes had a mask on to help them breathe in space as they neared the first few ships.
"Wonderwoman, Green Lantern, take as many ships down as you can," Superman said. "Clark, Kara, take the ships down together. Same goes with you Diana and John… J'onn you come with me…"
Each hero joined their partner and then rocketed fast into the closest ship to them. Clark and Kara used their heat beam to burn large marks against the ship and then began to pound on the ships hard. A jet of fire burst out of the ship almost hitting Kara but she was pulled out of the way by Clark. The pair continued to batter the ship until it made a loud sound.
"It's gonna blow," Kara yelled. The two Kryptonians flew from the ship as it exploded. Beside them the other ships also exploded. The last two in the first line made it into the Earth's atmosphere.
"Keep going!" Superman yelled as another ship exploded.
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"What is that?" Bart asked, in a worried voice.
"That's a Gordanian ship," Hro said. "They are coming… brace your selves…"
"Oh Bart, I almost forgot," Don said, pulling something out of his pocket. Bart stared at Don like he was crazy. "Well you asked for it."
"You got me a jar of Vegemite," Bart said, holding the small jar in his hand for all to see.
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Bet none of you expected that!
Next chapter: The final battle between the Gordanians and the Thanagerians… Will Batman's portal work; will the rest of the League join in the war against the Gordanians?
Sorry about the Five month wait guys! Bet I've been so bloody busy! I hate this time of the bloody year! I just read over the last chapter… and God damn the stupid computer for not picking up those little mistakes in it... I might repost each chapter once I'm finished, so that there are no bloody mistakes…
Meko: When did I mention that their uniforms were bullet-proof? I read over and couldn't find it, but yeah Clark would be double bullet-proof… Especially if the things made of Lead…
Buddy: Thank you!