The Fabled Wolf and the Mundy Heroes
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Young Justice/Fables Comics
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Chapter 2: What Big Eyes You Have
Watch Tower, Earth's Atmosphere August, 19th 18:49 EST
"We are here to discuss what we are to do with one Fenrir Wolf," Batman said to the heroes and heroine at the table. Right now, the main members of the Justice League were discussing the topic of the newly discovered young metahuman. The Watchtower itself was made out of asteroid that dragged into Earth's orbit by both Hal Jordan and John Stewart. Right now, they were in the meeting room with a holographic display up with Fenrir. Then around him on smaller displays are videos and pictures that were taken by Batman on the night he first encountered Fenrir.
Around the table were Batman himself, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, The Flash, both Green Lanterns, Hawkman and Hawkwoman, Captain Marvel, Martian Manhunter, Green Arrow, Black Canary, Zatara, Captain Atom, and Red Tornado. All of them were observing the photos and listening to Batman, give his analysis of the new metahuman. Batman then had multiple question marks appear in front of the table "The question we have facing this young man are as followed: Origins, Powers, Weakness and finally Profile,"
"So if he has all these concerns. Why did you place him in your team?" Wonder Woman asked. Wonder Woman was a princess and a warrior, being both helped her read people. Looking at the teen that was on display, she was looking at a warrior, a spy, and a threat.
"I did it to give him a purpose," Batman stated to Wonder Woman.
"And to keep an eye on him," Flash stated as he leaned forward and observed the teen. He had gotten word from Wally that this guy was brute, vicious, and in his words "a dick." From Flash's standpoint, Fenrir was an intimidating person.
"I do not understand this picture here," Martin Manhunter pointed at the picture of Fenrir trapped in a net in his wolf form.
"That is Fenrir," Batman stated.
"He can turn into a wolf? Cool!" Captain Marvel excitedly said. The man child received a glare from Batman, causing his enthusiasm to settle.
"Well, he does live up to his name," Wonder Woman said. Most of the leaguers looked at her with an explanation. "In Norse mythology, Fenrir was the son of Loki and is a giant wolf that…"
"…kills Odin during Ragnarӧk," Batman finished for the amazon. Batman had tried to find anything he could about the teen, but when he typed the name into the computer, he found next to nothing. The little he found was the story of Ragnarӧk.
"With that power, he can be a great tracker for the team," Green Arrow said.
"So his power is to turn into a wolf. How come I feel like there is more to this Batman," Superman said.
"He also has regenerative capabilities, and I believe more powers than he is letting on. For instance, his senses are sharp even when not a wolf," Batman than pulls out bullets from one of the compartments of his utility belt. He then places them on the table where Martian Manhunter and Aquaman then picked them and examined them.
Aquaman was confused, "What's the meaning of this?"
Batman picked one up and held it with his thumb and pointer finger "He was shot with all these and walked away like it was nothing,"
"Interesting, this pup is more than he seems," Hawkwoman said with a smile. Hawkman gave a grunt of agreement with his wife.
"So he fits in all the categories. He will fit right in with the kids," Green Arrow said. The kid was strong, and he could be a hero. From the time Green Arrow met him in the cave, he could the kids could be a dick and anti-social, but so was Batman.
"There is one concern," Batman than hit some, and the body of the mauled hunter came up. All the relaxation and energy was drained out of the room. It was replaced with seriousness. Superman's gaze narrowed, his disgust not hidden from the group.
"This is his doing?" Martian Manhunter asked.
"Yes, this hunter shot him three times. He says it was animal instincts that took over after the pain hit a threshold," Batman answered.
"So why isn't this kid behind bars with an inhibitor collar on?" Hal asked.
"I think there is potential within this boy," Batman continued as he then pulled up a DNA strand for all to see "This is his DNA. Anyone see anything different?" All the leaguers looked at it, but only a few knew what they were really looking at, The Flash, Batman, the Lanterns and Superman all knew what they were looking at "The correct answer is nothing,"
"He's right. If he was a metahuman, his DNA would be different," The Flash stated. Being a forensic scientist had its perks, and its knowledge helped from time to time.
"So if he is not a metahuman. So what is he?" Black Canary asked, crossing her arms under her chest. She had been around heroes all her life, and besides the heroes with an alien or godlike origin, they were all metahuman.
"I have an idea of that. I wanted all your opinions first," Batman typed again and made a picture of Superboy's bloody face pop-up on the screen. Superman suddenly felt discomfort and turned away. The clone of himself didn't disgust him, but it was strange for him to have someone who was essentially a son walking around.
"So what? The clone is bleeding?" Captain Adam said dismissingly. Captain Adam didn't see what this had to do with the current problem of this unknown.
"Are you blind, Captain? He is bleeding!" Black Canary yelled at the former United States officer.
"Correct Superboy is bleeding. Even if he is not as strong as Superman, he still is a Kryptonian. A simple punch shouldn't have done that to him," Batman lectured. This made some of the eyes in the room widen, especially Superman.
"So he can make someone like Superman and Superboy bleed? Is that good or bad?" Captain Marvel asked the group who all seemed to ponder the same thing.
"He is a being of magic," Zatara interrupted from his position at the table. Superman had little no weaknesses under a yellow sun. If Superboy was even the tiniest alike from Superman, he still had the same weakness. A red sun can make a Kryptonian vulnerable, but that took time. Kryptonite could do that too, but the way it affected Superboy was not the usual signs of kryptonite radiation. Magic was another major weakness, with magic altering the laws of sciences, it negated Superman's and Superboy's natural invulnerability.
"I agree. That is the only thing that can damage a Kryptonian like that." Batman agreed with the older magical hero. This was troubling, so with Zatara confirming Batman's theory, this new teen could be a powerful ally or a dangerous enemy. It was about time he showed the Justice League what exactly Fenrir Wolf was capable of. "Here's what he did to Hook," Batman displayed a picture of Hook in the medical ward of Belle Reve prison.
Hook's face was swollen, his lip was split, and both his eyes were black and shut. The most defying feature was the hook arm that was obviously torn from the man. At the moment, an engineer was trying to remove the leftover arm and modify the man with a harmless prosthetic "Holy Toledo," Captain Marvel vocalized everyone's idea in his usual childish manner.
"No offense Batman, but he doesn't look worse than when you get a hold of a criminal," Green Arrow bluntly told the dark knight.
"Usually they keep getting up when I give them that kind of punishment. According to Robin, Miss Martian witnessed him put hook down and then continued to beat him. She told him to stop. He did, but not before ripping the mechanical arm off Hook," Batman let that hang in the air for second and analyzed the expressions of the League. Most of them were shocked that the teen would and could be brutal to the point of pure cruelty. Superman and Wonder Woman were obviously disgusted by the actions of the teen. Green Arrow looked disinterested in helping the teen as well, but Black Canary was the opposite wanting to temper the rough piece of iron that was Fenrir.
The lanterns were unimpressed with the teen, John Stewart, especially. John saw an undisciplined and dangerous teen that should be locked up, not put on a team with other teens. Hawkwoman and Hawkman just looked at each other than shock their heads. Martian Manhunter stared blankly at the center of the table. Inside, however, he was contemplating all the different ways to destroy the teen for making his niece witness such darkness. Maybe make him think he was a princess and make him a mindless husk.
Captain Marvel just kept quiet, he was a kid himself, how was he going to help mold a teen who had anger issues? Captain Atom thought there was hope for the kid; all he needed was discipline and a mentor who would not back down. In his opinion, Batman was perfect, but he already had Robin, and that kid was already a handful. Atom would have raised his hand, but how was he going to connect with a teen who had so little. Zatara kept quiet and gave a low hum showing he was thinking. The Flash didn't want to touch this problem with a ten-foot pole. He had every intention of running away from this super speed and all. Red Tornado sat in his chair and ran an analysis on the teen.
Batman had given the League a chance to build an opinion of the teen, he decided now was the time to see who in the League would step up, "Someone needs to guide him. Be his mentor. Any volunteers?" All of them looked around and waited for a brave soul to step forward.
Mount Justice, August 19th 19:39 EST
In the mountain of Mount Justice Kaldur and a shirtless Superboy were in the holo-computer ready for a light sparring match, "Initiate combat training," the computer called out. The two teens circled each other readying themselves both mentally and physically. Off to the side, standing together were Artemis and M'gann with Wally eating a chocolate bar.
"3" They slowed down.
"2" The tensed up.
"1" A buzzer went off, signaling the two combatants to fight. They rushed at each other with the grace and control of trained boxers.
Kaldur initiated the attack first, going for a punch which Superboy parries it away. The two trade blows with nothing landing. Kaldur knowing that Superboy had to superior strength, does a backhand spring to create some distance.
As the two girls were enjoying the view, "Kaldur seems uh nice. Don't you think? Handsome, commanding. You should totally ask him out," Artemis said to M'gann, trying to play matchmaker for the Martian girl.
"He's like a big brother to me. But you know, who would make the cutest couple? You and Wally," over to their right, the sounds of someone stuff their face and lip-smacking could be heard as Wally scarfed down a burrito. "You're so full of passion, and he is so full of…uh…of…" M'gann tried to find the right words to make the idea of Artemis and Wally together appealing.
"IT?" Artemis said with spunk. The two shared a laugh at the joke at Wally's expense.
As the two girls were having a bonding moment, Kaldur tried to overpower Superboy by going for a throw but found the clone unmoved "He's got you, Gills," Fenrir's voice called out from one of the halls. Superboy caught the Atlantean's leg with his own, pivoted, and then threw him onto his back, giving the win to Superboy.
Aqualad groaned as he tried to get up. Superboy acted like he was dusting his hands off and said "Black Canary taught me that,"
"Not bad, Pretty Boy. Surprised it took you so long," Fenrir emerged from the hallway with his hands in his jacket pockets. Fenrir had been less than social since coming to the cave. He hardly left his room other to eat workout and use the bathroom. M'gann had always invited him to join in on their fun. He always declined; he never even opened the door; he always answered through the door.
"Let's see you try then," Superboy challenged as Kaldur got up and moved out of the circle to give the two-room if Fenrir took it.
"Want a shot at payback, huh? Yeah, sure, why not?" Fenrir stripped off his jacket and his t-shirt. The girls in the room almost swoon as they get to see what Fenrir was packing under his clothing. While he wasn't bulk but he was cut, and his muscles showed it.
"Computer start combat training!" Kaldur called to the computer. This was his opportunity to observe what his new teammate could bring to the table. Kaldur had heard what he had done to Hook from M'gann, but now was the time to see it for himself.
The computer called out "Initiating Combat Simulation. 3. 2. 1," the buzzer sound went off, and Superboy didn't rush this time. Instead, he circled around, examining the older teen.
Fenrir eyeballed clone and then started to kick his feet loose and bounced on his toes. Fenrir then brought both of his fists up and slightly bent his knees (1). Fenrir gave a "come here" motion baiting the clone. Superboy narrowed his eyes and charged in. Superboy started with a body blow attempt that was flicked away by the back of the forearm from Fenrir. Fenrir followed up with a cross to the face. Superboy was not going to the beaten so easily, he ducked under the cross and followed with his own uppercut.
Fenrir leaned back, went for a low kick to sweep Superboy off his feet. The clone hoped in the air for the sweep to miss him. He followed up with a superman punch aimed for chest. Fenrir smirked he had an advantage could exploit.
With Superboy in the air and his arm extended, Fenrir twisted his body out of the path of the attack, but not before he gripped the clone's wrists. Using the momentum, he pulled the wrist backward, got hip to hip with Superboy, and slammed him down on the holographic floor hard. The force behind it was enough to develop cracks on the floor, but not enough damage to the hologram. Fenrir put a knee on Superboy's lower back and then a gripped the back of his neck, pinning Superboy to the ground, squeezing it causing him to groan. The hologram now displayed the name of the winner, Fenrir.
Fenrir smirked and got up, walked over to his shirt and jacket. Superboy got to his hands and knees groaning. He turned to look over his shoulder, seeing Fenrir put his jacket on. He growled and then got up annoyed at the Fenrir's antics and aggravated to losing to him, again.
The spectators had an array of emotions across their faces. Aqualad was shocked at how fast and efficient the newcomer took down the Kryptonian. Another realization hit Aqualad, the technique and proficiency that Fenrir fought with came naturally to teen. The kind of natural ability that comes from years of training. He would have to report this to Batman. This teen raised question marks all around.
Artemis reeled her head back in shock with her mouth slightly opened. She didn't make a sound as she tried to compute what just happened. She heard from M'gann how animalistic the teen was, but seeing up close what he just did, was like training with her father. Brutal but elegant. Rage, but controlled. It made her uneasy at how brutal it was, she saw herself in place of Superboy and her sister trapping her in that hold. Their father watching them on the side with a wicked grin on his face.
M'gann let out a breath that she didn't know she was holding. She remembered the fight from a week ago. She usually could get along with everyone, but with Fenrir, she felt like she had to walk around on her tip-toes like he was an animal that would snap at any second. She ran over to Superboy and checked him for wounds. Luckily it seemed Fenrir was more interested in showing up Superboy than actually hurting him.
Wally, on the other hand, was "Hahaha. Wow, the new guy owned you!" was being Wally. He couldn't believe that he was knocked out and missed a chance to see the new guy fight. The strange part was every time he asked M'gann about it, she got quiet and asked him to not ask her. Wally couldn't fathom it, he needed to know how the new guy stacked up with the rest of them. The best fighter was either Robin or Aqualad, the strongest was Superboy, obviously, the most intelligent was Robin, and most handsome was himself. He wanted to know where the new guy fit in these categories.
Fenrir stopped putting on his jacket on half-way and turned attention over to the speedster, "You wanna go Battery?" Fenrir challenged. He let the jacket drop. "At least he had the guts to get in the ring? What about you? You gonna sit there eating?" Fenrir stood in the middle of the hologram floor, waiting for Wally after he slapped him with a figurative glove. Wally gulped and was about to when he noticed the look in the newcomer's eyes. It reminded Wally of animal about to pounce on its prey.
Wally then took a step back and shook his head at the newcomer. Luckily in Wally's case, before everything could get out of hand, Red Tornado came out of his quarters up in the ceiling. He stared at the group of teens and began to walk away from them. Well, he tried to until Wally super sped into in path. "Hey! You have a mission for us?"
The red machine answered back coldly "Mission assignments are the Batman's responsibility,"
"Yeah, well, the Batman is with the Robin doing the whole dynamic duo thing in Gotham," Wally stated about the whereabouts of the youngest teammate. Wanting to do something with the night they had, he pursed his statement with more questions, "But you're heading somewhere, right? Hot date? Or a mission?"
Kaldur stepped in before the red-haired teen put more of his foot in his mouth "If we can be of help,"
Red Tornado turned around and activated the hologram control. After typing in a few keys, he pulled up a picture of a tall, Caucasian male with blue eyes and grayed hair. He appeared to be well-kept for a man of his age, although he moved with the aid of a walking stick. He wore a black suit and tie over a white, collared shirt "This is Kent Nelson. A friend. He is 106 years old."
That bit caught the attention of Fenrir. He immediately started thinking of multiple scenarios in his head, 'Do I contact Fabletown? How the hell is this Mundy still alive? This needs to be investigated,' this was news for higher up to know about when he got a chance.
Fenrir's thoughts were interrupted when Wally whispered something to Artemis "Guy doesn't look a day over 90." The boy did the typical thing he usually does. He tried and failed to tell a joke.
M'gann, Kaldur, Superboy, and Fenrir moved in close to look at the man on the screen and to hear Red Tornado's instructions. "And he had been missing for twenty-three days. Kent was a charter member of the Justice Society. The precursor to your mentor's Justice League," As red tornado this the picture of Kent Nelson changed, he went from wearing his black suit and bearing his walking cane to an outfit consisting of a golden helmet that covers the entirety of his head. He also wears a long, high collared cape, fastened with two large buttons. Beneath the cape is a blue shirt with a golden oval set in the chest. He also dons a large golden belt with a circle in the center, and deep blue pants with golden boots.
Kaldur immediately recognized the person in the photo "Of course! Nelson was Earth's Sorcerer Supreme. He was Doctor Fate." Kaldur had heard many tales from Atlantis about Doctor Fate as a master of the mystic art. Magic was the basis for all life in Atlantis, and the Atlanteans studied the subject more than anything. Knowing the main magical figures was simple for someone like him.
Wally looked on unimpressed at the gold and blue wearing. Magic was bogus to a person of science like himself. Wally like the saying magic is a science that is yet to be discovered. Wally scuffed, snorted, and leaned in to whisper to Artemis, "More like Doctor Fake. Guy knows a little bit of advanced science, and Dumbledore's it up to scare the bad guys and impressed the babes," Artemis just let the boy rant as she stared blankly at him.
"You keep up with that mindset, and you're gonna piss someone off," Fenrir cut in. Wally raised an eyebrow at the newest member of the group. Wally was wondering what the new guy meant but left it alone for now.
Red Tornado continued his speech either ignoring the young speedster or just not caring at the choice of words "Kent may simply be on one of his walkabouts. But he is the caretaker to the Helmet of Fate. The source of the doctor's mystic might and it was unwise to leave such power unguarded,"
M'gann stepped up and, in a whimsical voice, said, "He is like the great sorcerer priest and priestess of Mars. I would be honored to help find him," Fenrir could see M'gann was enthusiastic about helping the old Mundy. He lightly chuckled at the idea of showing M'gann what the old members of the 13th floor could do. Thinking about the old, wise, and powerful Fables brought a smile to his face as the memories passed through his mind.
The Wally raised his hand like a school student, "Me too!" he yelled out. "So honored, I can barely stand it," Fenrir didn't even have to listen to Wally's heartbeat to know he is lying and just trying to get with M'gann "Magic rocks," he nearly choked on the sentence as he did hand-horns and gave a pained look to the group.
Seeming to be satisfied with the six young heroes, Red Tornado pulled out an old looking key that was gold in color looked more like a piece of a puzzle than a key "Take this. It is the key to the Tower of Fate," Aqualad came forward and took the key from the android.
Wally, being the ever-desperate flirt, continued to try a woo M'gann with his enthusiasm. "What are the chances we both so admire the mystic arts? He stared at her dreamily and tried to get the desired reaction, which he didn't.
"Team, we know what we must do. M'gann prep the Bioship. Everyone else, be ready in five. Civilian clothes only," Aqualad stated as he gave orders to his team. Wally quickly sped to the hanger wanting to be the first one there, so he could continue to flirt with Martian girl.
Fenrir watched as everyone left as he became the only person left in the training area. He let out a heavy sigh as he slowly walked towards the hanger hating at what was to come next "Goddamn flying spaceship," He stuck his hands in his pocket and walked to the dreaded hanger.
Bioship, Salem Airspace August, 19th 20:09 EST
The team of six sat in a semi-circle on the ship with M'gann in the center of the group piloting the ship. Fenrir was gripping the armrests of his chair tightly and had his eyes closed, trying not to concentrate on the fact he was flying. It was ironic all his older siblings could fly, but when he was born, he was never able to fly, and he was thankful for it, it made him sick.
Sadly his concentration was broken when Artemis tried to poke a hole in Wally's sudden faith in the mystic arts, "So Wally. When did you first realize your honest affinity for sorcery?" This caught Fenrir's attention while everyone was letting Wally just talk; he wanted to know how Wally was going to swing this.
"Well, I don't like to brag, but uh. Before I became Kid Flash, I seriously considered becoming a wizard myself," Wally said in his best attempt in a sultry while placing his hand behind his head and staring at M'gann.
Artemis and Kaldur exchanged a glance at each other as if saying yeah right. Fenrir, however, called the teen out, "I thought you said all magicians were people who knew 'advance science'?" Wally shot a look of desperation towards the wolf teen and was shaking his head, gritting his teeth. Fenrir growled lightly and dropped it, for now, seeing as Wally was about to say something stupid. Well more stupid by his standards.
M'gann cut the go-between "We've reach Red Tornado's coordinates," She took the Bioship down on a small abandoned strip that had an old rundown theater and a closed down hotel.
Salem August, 19th 20:22 EST
Superboy looked down at where the Tower of Fate should be and found nothing "Nothing's there," he told the team.
"Takes us down," Aqualad ordered. Still looking to see if this mission was a waste of time or not. The ship still in stealth mode landed at a crosswalk. Unbeknownst to them, an alleyway on a crate sat a cat the resembled a Toyger. The Toyger stared at the shimmer of the Bioship, before leaping off and then going into the rundown theater.
As the cat walked down the entrance into the theater, the sound of an adult male's voice could be heard demanding, "Grant us access to the tower, and I promise an end to your suffering." The cat came upon the seats of the theater, which was occupied by three individuals "Continue to refuse and…" The sound of electricity crackled in the air and cry of pain came from an older gruff voice. The cat leaped into the lap of a person who appeared to be much younger than the other two in the room.
The younger looking individual laughed and giggled at the eldest man's pain like he was watching a show. This person was a top style with V-shaped bangs and devil-horns rising over the ears to points slightly above the top of his head. Along with his pointed crown, these devil horns give him a distinctive three-pointed silhouette. He has arched eyebrows and sideburns that taper to a point. He also has long, sharp, black fingernails.
His clothes are formal, and predominantly black but include a white shirt with a tall, stiff collar. On top of this, he wears a skinny black tie, skinny black slacks, and pointed shoes, as well as a distinctive jacket. The jacket resembles a standard suit jacket around the chest and shoulders, although it has long sleeves with flared, pointed cuffs, and the jacket's skirt is similarly long and shaped so that it comes to a point at the front. The jacket is fastened with two short button straps around the waist. He had long, thin limbs, a thin neck, and an angular face. The cat that jumped into his lap received few pats before he looked up at the boy and gave a loud meow "Shush Tinkle. I am watching the show," he let out in a glee filled, raspy voice.
One of the people on the stage was Kent Nelson tied to a chair and was on the receiving end of the torture. The other was a tall, thin man. His black hair is styled in a ponytail with sideburns and a goatee beard. He has a narrow face and brown eyes. He typically wears a poet shirt that exposes his hairy chest and gold necklace, accompanied by black trousers over black briefs, black gloves, and a gold belt buckle with a letter A on it. He also wears an earring in his right ear. The man stood in front of Kent with his hand behind his back and a wand in his hand. "Enjoy it while you can. Soon enough, my friends will come to help me," Kent said in-between labored breaths. For his disobedience, he is shocked again by the middle-aged man.
The child then stood up, knocking the cat off his lap and clapping while shouting, "Encore! Encore!" The cat again gave a meow causing him to look in its direction. "What?" It hissed at him, and then its pupils turned to slits and gave off a red hue. It let out a deep meow, "Ohhhhh," the boy said, understanding the cat.
Outside in a park next to the abandoned theater, Wally stops in front of the group after surveying the area, "Nothing. This isn't simple camouflage," Wally had tried to find the tower, but he had no luck.
Artemis trying to get Wally to stop and admit he didn't believe in magic started saying, "So, what do you think? Adaptive micro-optic electronics combined with phase shifting?"
Fenrir looked at Artemis; some of those words couldn't have been real. He looked over to Superboy and asked: "That's not real, right?" Superboy just looked over towards him and nodded. Being programmed and imprinted with knowledge had its benefits, even if he did not truly understand it.
Wally chuckled lightly and started to say, "Absolutely," then hearing M'gann walk up behind him, he said, "Not. Clearly, mystics powers at work here," Everyone stared Wally with blank expressions.
Unknown to the team, Kent and his captures teleported to the front of the theater. The boy of the group looking to be mischievous looked at the man with a wand. "Hey, Abra Kadabra. Aren't you using adaptive micro-optic electronics and phase-shifting?"
The now identified Abra Kadabra reluctantly replied "Yes,"
The team now standing in front of the empty space in front of them when Aqualad pulled out the key given to them by Red Tornado "A test of faith," Now looking at the key up-close, he saw that engraved in gold was the word 'insert.' He walked in front of the group while tell them, "Stay behind me," he walked up and gently inserted the key into the air.
Fenrir heard the sound of the key enter a lock, and when Kaldur turned the key, he listened to the sound of cogs moving. Then out of thin air, a tower of gold brinks materialized. Artemis and Wally stared wide-eyed and stunned at what they just saw. Fenrir had never seen anything like this ever, this was different kind of magic than those from the 13th floor. Fenrir voiced the thoughts of everyone there "Woah," M'gann, Superboy and Aqualad had been aware of things like this before so they were unfazed by the sudden appearance of the tower. The wolf inside Fenrir was telling him to run from the mysterious tower.
Aqualad pushed the door open, and all of them followed. When they all entered, Fenrir heard the door shut firmly behind them. Fenrir turned around and cursed "Damnit,"
Superboy was the first to look at Fenrir, wondering what his problem was "What? Uh, where the door go?" he questioned.
"Don't know. Not liking the idea of being trapped," Fenrir replied, his instincts telling him to start breaking through the wall.
A gold hologram of Kent Nelson appeared before the team, causing their attention to be drawn towards them "Greetings. You have entered with a key, but the tower does not recognize you. Please, state your purpose and intent," Fenrir had never seen a type of magic like this before. To be able to leave a security spell that could talk back.
Fenrir looked at Aqualad, "Gills you want to make introductions. I don't like the way he is staring," the hair on the back of his neck stand on end. He could feel the magic in the air.
Aqualad nodded, and Wally smirked towards M'gann, who was standing next to him, tried to impress her again, "We are true believers. Here to find Doctor Fate," he beamed a smile at the projection. The project took in their answer before frowning, and then it shimmered away. Wally frowned and turned when he heard a groan from Fenrir.
Fenrir looked at everyone around him. "Great going Battery, you pissed it off," Wally frowned, and then unexpectedly, the ground beneath their feet began to give way until they fell, making all of them scream. They had fallen into a pit with lava waiting for them at the bottom.
Quickly reacting, Artemis pulled out a small handheld cross, she twisted around and shot an arrow with a grapple line attached to it. As the arrow embedded itself into the wall of the pit, she swung and used the momentum to catch Aqualad. Miss Martian had Kid Flash levitating with her. Fenrir dropped past them along with Superboy. Superboy reached out with hands to the pit wall. He tried to stop his descent by digging his feet into the side as well. Even with his impressive strength, he could not stop himself. He skid and skid; unfortunately, he ended up in ankle-deep lave. Superboy let out a cry of pain as he ended up in lava up to his ankles.
While the lava did not eat away at his skin like a normal human, the intense heat was enough to inflict pain on the Kryptonian hybrid. The same could not be said for his boots and his jeans. As he pulled out, his ankles spoke out in little more than a growl "Those were my favorite boot. This Nelson guy had better be worth it," He looked upon hearing a yell. Fenrir was falling fast towards the lava. Fenrir now wished he could fly like siblings, death was nearing. Superboy quickly leaped in the air and caught the falling teen.
Fenrir was roughly caught in his fall and held by his jacket by the back dangling the teen. Fenrir sighed and looked up to savior "Thanks for the save Pretty Boy,"
Superboy answered back, "Don't mention it, also don't move," he almost lost his grip on Fenrir's jacket. He may have been stronger than most, but he still had difficulty holding both his weight and the free moving weight of Fenrir.
Miss Martian continued to descend slowly while every other occasion she drops before controlling it again, "Having trouble maintaining altitude. I'm so hot," the steam from the lava and the dryness of the air was starting to get to the Martian as she was sweating and wiping her forehead. Martians had a weakness to fire and heat. It would affect their powers and cause them pain. The pit itself right now it was incredibly hot. She was sweating, and it was getting harder and harder to keep herself from falling.
Kid Flash seeing as this may be his final moment tried to lay on the moves even now "You certainly are,"
"Wally!/Really, Battery!" both Artemis and Fenrir yelled out. They couldn't believe even now the teen was trying to flirt while slowly falling to his death.
"Hey! Inches above sizzling death, I am entitled to speak my mind," Wally yelled back at the two. It last few seconds of life might as well try your luck.
Aqualad was not handling the heat any better. Being an Atlantean, he was used to wetter, cooler climates and atmosphere; right now, they were in the exact opposite. He was sweating profusely, and he was straining to talk, "My physiology and M'gann's are susceptible to extreme heat. We must climb out quickly,"
"Tell us something we don't know, Gills," Fenrir shouted out as the heat was starting to get him to him as well. His skin slightly burned like he had a sunburn, and he was sweating as well.
As Miss Martian and Kid Flash got closer and closer to the lava below, something dawned on her "Hello Megan! We never truly answered the question," she looked at Kid Flash while telling. Miss Martian began to yell out into the empty space, "Red Tornado sent us. To see if Mr. Nelson and the helmet were safe."
As if pleased with the answer, the tower brought a thick stone floor over the lava. Superboy let Fenrir drop the short distance and land on his feet. The sounds of Wally and M'gann falling and making rough contact with the stone seal very roughly. Artemis repelled down with Kaldur setting them down gently.
"Everyone in one piece?" Fenrir asked. Everyone seemed to be okay.
"No." Superboy looked down at his now exposed feet and ankles. Fenrir looked at his feet and shrugged. At least he had all his toes.
Kaldur noticed something odd about the stone they were standing on "This platform, it should be red hot, but it is cool to the touch," Kaldur placed his hands on the stone to test his theory, and he was right. If this stone was blocking lava, it would be a perfect conductor to the heat the lava generated.
Wally took this chance to help M'gann and to hold her close "Don't worry beautiful, I got you," M'gann, while thankful for the help, was not overly fond of the forwardness of the teen.
The close space of the two was made wider when Artemis shoved Wally in the chest and started to tear into him "Enough! Your little impress M'gann at all cost game nearly got us all barbequed," He was about to retort back when he was grabbed by his jacket and held in front of a very pissed off looking Fenrir.
Wally saw Fenrir's eyes were now an amber color, and he was growling, he was pissed. However, he was not going to take the abuse "When did this become my fault?" he retorted in an angered tone.
Fenrir dropped him to the ground and then started to crack knuckles, "When you decided to try and trick a spell that nearly killed us," Fenrir said lowly in anger. He was not happy about the boy gambling with their lives try and impress a girl.
"Not to mention, you lied and called yourself a true believer to that thing," Artemis added.
"Wally? You don't believe?" M'gann asked. She was hurt if this was true. Her whole society saw magic as the source of everything. If Wally honestly didn't believe, then why was he saying the things from earlier.
"Fine! Fine! I lied about believing in magic," finally he admitted it. "But magic is the real lie. A major load," he spat out.
"If you don't believe in something, you will never find it," Fenrir said, showing some rare calm and wise words.
Wally looked at Fenrir in shock; the usual angry teen spoke sense for once. "When there nothing to see, it must not have been that great to see," Wally replied.
"Wally, I studied for a year at the conservatory of sorcery in Atlantis. The mystic arts created the skin icons that power my water-bearers," Aqualad was feeling insulted by the words of his long-time friend and wanted to prove to him that magic was real.
"Dude, you ever hear of bioelectricity?" Wally fired back. Science could explain everything. If science could not explain it yet, it will eventually.
"Hey, in primitive cultures fire was once considered magical too. Today its all tricks," that was just rubbing salt in the wound. That statement brought a hurt expression to both M'gann and Kaldur, who could not believe that their friend and teammate would compare them to something like fire.
"You're pretty closed-minded for a guy who can break the sound barrier in his sneakers and Fenrir can turn into a wolf explain that," Artemis countered to the speedster
"That's science. I recreated Flash's laboratory experiment, and Here. I. Am. Everything can be explained by science. As for Fenrir ever hear of lycanthropy? The disease where people think they can become wolves. Well, except he can turn into a wolf. I wonder if it spreads like a virus?" Wally continued to run his mouth before he thought and continued to dig himself a hole. Fenrir steadily walked towards the teen, grabbed him by the shirt, walked him back until Kid Flash was against the wall. Fenrir looked down at the teen until quick as lightning he reeled his fist back and struck.
Wally closed his eyes, while everyone else's in the corridor widened. Opening his eyes, he saw the fist embedded into the wall."Don't call me a disease," Fenrir said in a hushed fury and backed away.
"I didn't mean…" Wally's words fell on deaf ears as Fenrir turned away. This caused him to sigh and rub the back of his neck, he knew he screwed up, again. The tension mellowed slightly, but right now was not the time to fix feelings.
Aqualad acted quickly to get the team's focus back on the mission "Now is not the time for this," Aqualad then quickly gripped the handle of what looked like an escape hatch "We need to leave and find Nelson quickly,"
Wally immediately tried to stop Kaldur, knowing what would happen if he tried to open the door. "Wait! The backdraft from the lava with roast us alive!" Kaldur opened it, and a gust of cold wind blew through the pit along with flakes of snow.
M'gann put her hand into the breeze, smiling slightly "Its snow," she chirped.
Artemis looked over at the speedster while smirking and, in a snarky tone, asked, "Do you ever get tired of being wrong?"
Fenrir inhaled the air filling his lungs with the cold air. "I don't," he said. The Team went through the opening and found themselves in an arctic tundra.
As Wally went through the opening and as he landed, he found everyone staring at him, expecting another scientific answer, "Ever hear of string theory. We're in a pocket dimension."
The caused Artemis to groan in annoyance as turned away. M'gann then pointed at a floating object in the tundra "What's that?" it was a cane that was levitating and had icicles forming at the ferrule. Artemis walked towards it, intending to grab hold of it.
Wally looked at the cane and scuffed, "Oooo. Maybe it's Nelson's magic wand?" his mockingly said. He then sped towards it, grabbing it as well.
As Wally and Artemis grabbed, they noticed each other. Neither wanting to back down, they both said, "I got it," then the cane glowed, and they tried to drop the cane "Hey! I can't let go," they both shot up into the sky and disappeared in a flash of golden light. The remaining four of the Team all looked at each other, unsure of what to do.
Fenrir then looked around and then at Kaldur, "Which way you wanna go fearless leader?" He then points in front of them, "Endless tundra to the north?" then behind them, "Endless tundra to the south?" Then he pointed to the right and left, "Or anyway other direction?"
Kaldur looked at the teen who gave the remark and then just decided to walk in a direction. M'gann and Superboy followed, however, Fenrir stayed in place for a second and listened to the wind. The wind was wild, untamed, and had no direction. It was not the winds his sister provided. They were probably in a pocket dimension like Wally had described. Fenrir hoped that the cane was not the only way out. He soon followed the group.
The group traveled for couple yards in silence when M'gann asked a question to the group "I don't understand Wally. It's almost like he needs to believe the impossible cant happen,"
Kaldur knew the boy the longest and understood the boy's reasoning behind his apprehension, "Wally uses his understanding of science to control what he cannot comprehend. Acknowledging the exists of magic would be to relinquish the last vestige of that control," Kaldur said, trying to soothe the girl. M'gann, while thankful for the words were still hurt by what Wally had said.
Fenrir walked up next to her and provided her with comforting words, "Listen, Miss Green. Just because he doesn't believe. Doesn't mean you should stop believing. Let him think science is the answer. You know what see is magic, and all that matters is you believe it," He patted her on the shoulder. The girl looked at him with a smile and gave a thankful nod.
M'gann saw this as an opportunity to get to know the newest member of the team "What about you? Do you believe?"
Fenrir looked at her as they walked. "I was always told magic is in everything in the world, even beyond it. Magic is what keeps beings at bay that would want to bring ruin to the world. So yeah, I do believe," Everyone stared at him as he told his stance on magic.
Superboy raised an eyebrow and asked, "Who told you that?" this was the most Fenrir had spoken in weeks; he was not going to let up on this opportunity.
"The lady at the orphanage where I grew up," Fenris answered back. It was not entirely a lie. Mother Cherish told him many tales of magic, and he loved all of them, even now. He sometimes wished he had the spark to learn magic like his two sisters.
The sound wood splintering and creaking caught their attention. On one of the peaks, a doorway opened up along with some stairs "Looks like a way out," Superboy said. The remaining teammates leaped through the portal.
Wally and Artemis had found Nelson in the hands of Abra Kadabra and an unknown gothic dressed boy. The cane had brought them to one of the other landings where Kent flew towards them and escaped by forming an elevator in the tower of fate. Kent went to the two teens how they had a powerful magical entity waiting to do battle. Wally poked a hole in Nelson's theory saying how Abra Kadabra just used future technology to simulate magic. However, Kent was not talking about Kadabra, he meant the boy. Kent then explained how the child was not a child, but a Lord of Chaos by the name of Clarion and how he was the polar opposite of Nabu, the Lord of Order that was bound to the Helmet of Fate. He then told them about his deceased wife, Inza, who taught him more about life than he ever learned as Doctor Fate.
When they exited the elevator and what they saw was a large bell that was the center of the Tower of Fate. The Tower of Fate looked to be something out of an Escher painting. On one of the platforms above them, a sigil flashed, and an outline of a door came into existence. Suddenly opening Kaldur, and Superboy fell through to let out groans of pain landing on their backs and read. Fenrir fell through right after the two and stuck the landing. Lastly, M'gann came through floating down onto the ground and looking at the boys who fell through. Artemis ran over to the group causing Kent to look at the young scientist. Kent had to admit he had grown fond of the young boy in the short amount of time he had known him. It was refreshing to find a kid who had the fire to say his mind, "Friends of yours?" Kent asked. He looked at one of the other teens and felt the magic shift in the air. He was not human, and he wasn't a metahuman either.
"Looks like you don't need rescuing after all," Fenrir said as he noticed Artemis run up to them.
"Are you guys, okay?" Artemis asked as she kneeled to check them.
"We are fine. We were more worried about you two," Kaldur stated, happy to see the two abducted members.
"So this Kent Nelson. He looks spry for a one-hundred-year-old man," Superboy said, standing tall and looking at the older man who leaned on the cane the Team saw in the tundra.
A blast of lighting stopped Wally from responding to Kent's question. They both shot a glance at another landing showing Abra Kadabra, and Clarion had caught up with them. Abra Kadabra had his wand in hand, and it glowed ready to strike, "Friends of yours?" Wally fired back. Abra fired the energy bolt at Kent and Wally. Wally grabbed the older man and ran out of the path but still stayed near the bell. Abra still fired continuous energy bolts at them, causing the Team to scatter to avoid them. Abra continued to fire off energy bolts while Wally and Kent rang the bell by striking it with his cane. The bell glowed a golden hue and activated. Kent went into it being assisted by Wally. Clarion flew towards the bell chasing after his targets with Teekl in hand. M'gann, Kaldur, and Superboy were too busy to notice the boy flying towards the bell. However, Fenrir intercepted leaping in the air and tackling the Witch Boy to the ground.
Clarion and Teekl tumbled to the ground before righting themselves up. Clarion glared at the one who dared to place a hand on him "Who the hell do you think you are?" Clarion shouted as the cat meowed in agreement with him.
Fenrir cracked his knuckles, "The guy that's going to stop you." Fenrir had to chuckle seems these Mundys were rubbing off him. He got into a fighting stance, ready to fight the black-clad boy.
Clarion did not find the insult in good taste. He was a Lord of Chaos, he never got his hands dirty like a barbarian. In a low, shrill voice, he started, "I am going to turn you into a…" He was cut off by the cat meowing and then hissing. Clarion's eyes widened, and then a malevolent grin spread across his face. "Oh, so you must be a Fa…"
Fenrir didn't let him finish as he inhaled a breath and then blew. He didn't want the Mundys to know he was hiding something. The force of the wind that came out was that of Gale Storm. Thanks to his father's side of the family, Fenrir could control the wind he inhaled in his lungs. Fenrir could control the pressure, the force, and the speed of the winds he blew out. It also helped him hold his breath for hours underwater. Winds whipped around and directly blasted the witch boy back. Fenrir then channeled the wind flow to make it a slipstream. Clarion covered his face his one arm, and in his other hand, he conducted a red energy bolt in hand. Clarion tossed it, aiming to take down the bigger teen.
Fenrir stopped his attack and then rolled out of the way. Clarion then took the opportunity to grab his pet and fly into the bell. Fenrir watched as the spellcaster went in the bell. He was about to go after him but was stopped by a yell of pain from Superboy. Turning behind him, he saw Abra Kadabra was blasting away with his wand. He already had Superboy trapped in some a net of energy, keeping him pinned to the ground. Kaldur pulled out his water-bearers and made whips flourishing them about trying to get the villain.
Fenrir kicked him in the back, making the man tumble, but he recovered quickly and shot a bolt into Fenrir's chest, blasting him back. Taking his eyes off, Aqualad proved to be a mistake. Aqualad lashed one of the whips and wrapped it around the villain's wrist and pulled hard. Aqualad then formed a mace and swung contacting the wannabe wizard.
Abra was flung back and was suddenly picked in the air before being slammed onto the ground, making him groan. Miss Martian is the culprit as she floated in the air. Abra groans as he pushed himself up from the ground, shaking his head to trying and dull the pain. A shadow began to descend on him when he looked to see Superboy coming down fast at him. Abra raised his wand and unleashed a powerful blast that sent the Kryptonian flying away and landing with a smothering mark on his chest. He then spun around and fired at Miss Martian. She tried to control the lightning bolt with her telekinesis, but she was unable to control the fast-moving bolt. It hit dead center, knocking her out of the air and making her crash to the ground. Abra waved his wand and conjured nets of energy to pin them down.
Fenrir kicked up back to his to see Miss Martian hitting the ground. Fenrir took in the situation. Superboy and Miss Martian were trapped in a webbing of energy. Only he and Aqualad were still standing. Aqualad made the water into a shield "Fenrir! I will draw his fire and absorb the energy he is creating. You are going to attack while he is focused on me!"
Fenrir rolled out the way of another blast "Are you gonna be able to handle the energy?" he called out.
Aqualad's eyes narrowed "Let's find out," he said. Aqualad then stuck his second water-bearer into the shield and started to open fire shooting high pressured spheres of water. Abra used his fake magic to destroy the spheres matching blast for blast. Fenrir then looped around and went for the man's back. The energy bolts hit against Aqualad's shield, nearly breaking through, causing the hero to grunt in pain. Fenrir charged, about to land a blow to the back of the man's head to knock him out. Abra continued to stream the energy at the Atlantean, his shield gone. Aqualad was trying to use his electrical powers to absorb the energy to no avail as it burned the teen's arms. The pain caused Aqualad to lose focus, and the energy hit him full on. Fenrir was about to land on him as Abra turned the power of his wand on Fenrir. Fenrir was snared by the power in midair, causing him excruciating pain.
Fenrir screamed as the attacked ripped through his body. As he screams, Abra sneered and looked up, speaking to the teen, "You think you and your friends could stop the Great Abra Kadabra! I have faced the real Justice League! Children are no match for my magical might!" the man monologued as he held the teen midair.
Fenrir growled and then let out a shout as he transformed in front of the Abra, who slightly reeled back at the sight. Fenrir's rage rose, and his pain dulled as he huffed and blew out a powerful stream of air, blasting Abra head-on like a freight train. Abra hit the ground on his back and continued to skid till he halted. Abra raised his wand and went to aim it at Fenrir, but faster than he could aim his arm, it was pinned by the wolf boy. Abra felt the bones in his pop and break within his grasp "Tell me, how is your magical might now?" Fenrir asked before he threw a punch to the man's ribs. Abra let out a yell of pain as the blow landed.
The beating continued as Fenrir aimed more blows to the face, chest and to the groin "Alright! Alright! I give!" cried out Abra as he pleaded for the beating to stop. Fenrir grabbed the man by the throat and raised a clawed hand back, ready to tear the throat out of the man.
Superboy was the first to recover as he watched the hand descend about to kill the wannabe magician, "Don't do it!" he yelled while reaching his hand out.
Words seemed to fall on deaf ears as the strike continued. Abra closed his eyes, ready to die. He inhaled a breath and waited and waited and waited some more. He looked to see the claws just touching the skin around his eye just enough to make it slightly bleed. Growling from the teen drew Abra to look up at the amber eyes that bore down on him, it was the face of a monster "You got lucky!" the teen said before he grabbed Abra's head then smashed it into the ground, knocking the fake magician out.
Fenrir and the rest of the team stood up when Wally came back through carrying the limp form of Kent Nelson. Aqualad reached out but was stopped when Wally shook his head "Oh no," M'gann shuttered out at the scene. As she began to tear-up and bury her face in Superboy's shoulder as he wrapped his arm around her.
Mount Justice, August 20th 03:48 EST
When the Team returned to the cave, the atmosphere was somber for most of the Team. Wally had gotten to know the man in their short time together and felt a significant loss. Kent Nelson was not a man who pushed his views, and even though he was a man nearly ten times his age, he never talked down to man. Inside the trophy room, Wally looked at the Helmet of Fate as it sat on a shelf in the christened Trophy Room. On the wall was a trophy from all their past: an eye from the Mr. Twister android, a Kobra cultists mask, Artemis's arrow that saved them from A.M.A.Z.O., and finally Cheshire's mask. Wally added the Helmet of Fate to the shelf, looking at it with pride. The helmet would be his favorite souvenir, no matter what they brought back. Wally's musings were cut short by Artemis clearing her throat as she leaned on the doorframe "So you never said what happened to you. When you put on the helmet," Artemis was so giddy she was ready to fly out of her shoes. Here it is, Wally was finally going to admit magic was real.
Her celebration was ruined; however, as Wally stated, "Energy from the thing rewrote my brain's beta waves. I was bio-scripted into becoming Doctor Fate for a few minutes. No big," he stated in a recited manner and relaxed posture.
Artemis was blindsided by the statement, "Wait! You're still claiming there is no such thing as magic?" His expression spoke volumes. She scuffed and continued, "If that is how you feel. Why keep it all?"
Wally already had answered, "Souvenir," smiling as the word rolled off his tongue.
Artemis had enough at this point, "Geek!" she scuffed as she left the room. Wally looked the Helmet of Fate one more time hearing the wise words of Kent Nelson telling him to get his own "Spit-fire." As she disappeared around the corner, Fenrir came into view before continuing down the hall.
Wally had wanted to speak to the teen since his debacle in the tower. He chased the teen down, "Hey! Wait up!" Wally yelled it wasn't like he could actually be outrun by the wolf-teen, but he didn't superspeed to him.
Fenrir stopped at turned towards the red-head who came up to him "What do you want, Wally?"
Wally felt odd not hearing the nickname that Fenrir usually called him "I just wanted to apologize for what I said at the tower. I wasn't trying… I didn't mean…" Wally just couldn't find the right words to say.
"I don't care what you have to say. I have heard shit like that all my life. If you want to apologize to anyone, go apologize to Ms. Green. You insulted her the hardest and is the forgiving type. From now on, just stay out of my way," he continued on his path to his room leave a disheartened Wally by his lonesome. He then remembered how he acted when his true feelings about magic were exposed. He did have another apology to give, he would see if she was still up.
Fenrir sighed heavily as the door to his room closed, tonight was long and was gave him many questions to think about. He just wanted to sleep and rest his sore body. He then noticed his book that his mother gave him. He lit a cigarette as he sat in his desk and opened the book, beginning to read it. The story he opened the book up to was Little Red Riding Hood. As Fenrir read along, he slightly groaned at the way the Woodsman was depicted as a wonderful hero. His dad told him how "Woody" had admitted that he going to rob the place but found the Big Bad Wolf in the bed instead. So he cut open his father stuffed him with stone like the story, and then Woody went looking for a reward. As he exhaled the smoke, he felt the familiar dulling of his senses. As he read, he coughed lightly, then he coughed more and more. His lungs burned to the point of pain. He was choking, he then grabbed his throat, and the cigarette dropped out of his mouth. Fenrir did the only thing he could he huffed, and he puffed and blew a torrent of air out of his lungs. The wind blew, causing papers on the desk to fly around, the book to fly in the air, the sheets on his bed to twist and contort.
Suddenly an invisible force smashed into the wall, and something made a grunting noise. The wind that blew made an outline out a being. Fenrir quickly grabbed the throat of the individual to pin it against the wall. Fenrir knew exactly who this was it was. It was his pain in the ass elder brother "What the hell are you doing here, Ghost?" Ghost was from the last septuplets that his mother had birthed. Ghost was the runt of the litter, he was never born with a body and instead is a being of air, who grew jealous of his other siblings. The only people able to touch him were their parents and siblings. Fenrir had not seen in years, and now out of the blue, he showed up. Fenrir was going to get to the bottom of this
Ghost grunted before a voice called out from Fenrir's palm "Hello, little brother," (2) his voice sounded of someone of high society, elegant and formal. It also had a tone of arrogance and belittlement. Even if he didn't have a body, Fenrir could tell Ghost was smirking. If he knew his brother, Ghost wasn't here for a social call.
AN:
Jeet Kune Do fighting stance.
For Ghost's voice, I was thinking of Tom Ellis. Tom Ellis is a fantastic actor, and his portrayal of Lucifer is incredibly member, and when I think back on how Ghost dressed and acted at the end of the comic, I think of a posh and arrogant man and Tom Ellis' voice fits it perfectly. Like, Review, and or Follow, please. Thank you.
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