Well, I'm back. Good news, my writer's block is finally gone (after using twenty dynamites, three sledgehammers and a bulldozer), greater news, I can update my other stories again! So after this chapter, be sure to look out for my other stories! Well, enough chitchat, please enjoy!
Chapter 3: The Forming
In a giant room full of Invaders, the heroes were strapped on a wall, their hands and feet bind and barely conscious.
"J'onn!" Superman said to the Martian. "J'onn! Wake up!"
J'onn slowly woke up, groaning.
"Superman…" he said as he turned to look at Superman.
"You shouldn't have risk your lives for us," Superman said.
"Would you have done less for me?" J'onn said, causing Superman to think he has a point.
Danny slowly opened his eyes, his head pounding painfully.
"What happened?" he said groggily as he looked around the area. He suddenly noticed the bind they were in. "Oh…this is bad."
"Ow…my aching head…" Flash commented as he woke up. Soon, everyone was gaining consciousness. Suddenly, from above, one Invader walked forward, looking at the heroes.
"Earth's mightiest heroes," he said as his form suddenly changed. "Welcome."
"Senator Carter…" Superman said, shocked.
"Sam is not going to like this," Danny muttered as he thought about his friend's reaction once he tells her that the Senator she made people vote for was actually an evil alien bent on world domination.
"Unfortunately, the real Carter never returned from Mars," Carter said, smirking.
"And you used me to weaken Earth's defenses," Superman said, glaring at the fake senator.
"You were so eager to cooperate," Carter said, sneering. "Thanks to you, the humans were totally helpless against us."
"It's not over yet," Superman said with a glare.
"Wrong again, Superman," Carter said as he pressed something on a panel, opening the ceiling. Outside the dark storm clouds was a giant ship. A small vessel suddenly flew away from the ship and towards them. The ship hovered above them.
"All hail, the Imperium!" Carter exclaimed as he bowed, the other Invaders following his lead.
A hole appeared below the ship, causing steam to flow through it. When the steam cleared off, a purple, jellyfish-like creature appeared, its slimy tentacles moving.
"That is one ugly jellyfish," Danny said with wide eyes.
The Imperium floated towards the heroes, his invisible eyes scanning them. He suddenly turned his attention to J'onn.
"J'onn J'onnz," he said, giving an invisible smirk. "It's been a long time."
Suddenly, J'onn was sent up by the platform and was released. He was standing in front of the Imperium, his expression void. Two Invaders walked towards him, carrying staffs that were crackling with electricity.
They electrocuted J'onn, causing him to scream in pain. After a few seconds, J'onn was forced to turn back into his Martian form. He fell to the floor, groaning.
"Much better," the Imperium said. "You have defied us for centuries."
And I will not bow to you or any of your kind, J'onn said as he stood up.
"Then I will personally see to finish what should have been accomplished long ago," the Imperium said as his tentacles went towards J'onn. "The elimination of the last Martian."
His tentacles pierced through J'onn's skin, causing him great pain. J'onn screamed louder as the tentacles dug deeper into his body, intending to destroy. Everyone watched with helpless horror as J'onn was dragged towards the Imperium's body. They watched as J'onn was being tortured inside the alien's body.
"Let him go you filthy-!" Superman demanded as he tried to break his restraints, but it was no use.
"Kneel to us, J'onn J'onnz!" the Imperium exclaimed as he tortured J'onn.
Never! J'onn exclaimed as he tried to fight back.
"Why do you resist?" the Imperium asked. "Embrace this truth. After all this year, you have finally lost."
Have I? J'onn retorted, raising his head.
"You're hiding something," the Imperium said, his tone worried. "A secret deep into the reassesses of your mind. Is this another of your Martian tricks?"
Do I sense fear? J'onn said. The Imperium started torturing J'onn harder.
"What are you hiding!?" he demanded.
"Now!" J'onn exclaimed as he turned back into his other form.
Suddenly, there was an explosion. Everyone looked up and with wide eyes, they saw Batman standing on hole on the tube where the core was being held.
"No way," Danny said with a shocked expression.
"Batman!" Flash exclaimed, surprise.
"It can't be!" Wonder Woman exclaimed, shocked.
"I mentally shielded him so he couldn't be detected!" J'onn explained as he struggled to get outside.
Batman suddenly put something on the core, causing it to turn from red to blue.
"What have you done!?" Carter exclaimed with horror.
"Reversed the ion charge," Batman replied as the blue spread all over the factory.
"The crystal!" the Imperium exclaimed. "Destroy it!"
The Invaders started firing at the crystal. Batman used his grappler to get away as the blasts harmlessly hit the tube.
"It's shielded!" Carter exclaimed.
Batman zoomed through the air as the ion charge reached the factory's machine. Suddenly, the pump outside the factory released a strong blue light that hit the dark clouds, causing them to dissipate. As the clouds cleared away, sunlight burst from the sky and through the factory's opening.
As the sunlight hit the Invaders, they started screaming in pain. Some of the Invaders managed to avoid the sunlight. Those who didn't avoid it melted. The Imperium tried to run, but J'onn burst from him, grabbing his tentacles and pulling him towards the lights.
"No!" the Imperium exclaimed as he tried to pull back.
"You live underground and shun the light, why?" J'onn said as he dragged the alien towards the sunlight. "Does it burn your pale, putrid skin?" The Imperium screamed as his skin bubbled and boiled.
"That is one nasty sunburn," Flash commented in disguise.
"He needs a lot of sunscreen," Danny agreed with a look of disgust.
Batman landed in front of the trapped heroes and pulled out a small blowtorch.
"Ultraviolet rays," Batman explained as he started breaking Wonder Woman's restraints. "Coming from the depths of space, the Invaders have no resistance to the Sun's radiation."
As Batman was freeing Wonder Woman, Superman looked up at the sun, feeling his powers coming back. He smirked as he used his heat vision on his restraints, pulling his arm free.
"So you did find their weakness after all," Wonder Woman said as she pulled her arm free.
"Destroy them!" the Imperium ordered, his form smoking.
The Invaders started firing at them. Wonder Woman quickly deflected the blasters that were going towards Batman. Superman flew towards the Invaders and sank his hands to the ground. He ripped the floor and turned it into a shield.
He then turned around and fired his heat ray at Hawkgirl's restraints. She managed to pull her arm free, holding her mace. She then smashed her restraints and went to free Green Lantern, turning his restraints into dust. Green Lantern fired his ring at Danny's restraints as Wonder Woman punched Flash's restraints.
"Now this is more like it!" Danny exclaimed as he raised his glowing fists.
The group of heroes then charged at the weakened Invaders. Hawkgirl dived towards the aliens, smashing them into slime, Flash dashed through the aliens, knocking them out. Green Lantern fired at the aliens, blasting them away.
Superman, Wonder Woman and Danny Phantom were making more holes on the factory, pouring more sunlight. Danny blasted the roof as Superman and Wonder Woman expand it. They saw that the Invaders started melting as the entire room was filled with sunlight.
"I guess too much sunlight is bad for ya," Danny joked as they charged at the remaining aliens.
Meanwhile, the Imperium and J'onn were still having their tug of war. The Imperium then pushed his tentacle deeper into J'onn's temple, causing him to scream in pain. J'onn finally released his hold as the Imperium threw him towards the ground.
The Imperium then started floating back towards his ship. Carter, who was firing at the heroes, noticed him and tried to join him.
"Imperium, wait!" he exclaimed as he jumped and grabbed the Imperium.
"Unhand me, worm!" the Imperium exclaimed as he swatted Carter aside.
Carte fell unceremoniously to the ground as the Imperium entered his ship. The ship started flying away, causing more sunlight to enter.
"No!" Carter yelled as he was hit with sunlight before he turned into a puddle of slime.
Wonder Woman was blocking the Invaders' fire when she noticed the Imperium was escaping. She quickly grabbed her lasso and with all her might, threw it towards the ship. The lasso caught the ship and Wonder Woman started pulling it down to Earth.
As she was stopping the ship, Superman went to help J'onn. Some Invaders started firing at him, but they quickly stopped when Superman made a hole above them using his heat ray.
Meanwhile, the ship was desperately trying to get back to the safety in space, but Wonder Woman was stopping it. The ship suddenly fired at Wonder Woman, who quickly blocked it. She suddenly let go of the lasso, causing the ship to fly higher.
Suddenly, Danny grabbed the lasso and used all of his strength to stop it from escaping. Hawkgirl then flew towards the ship and used her mace to smash the ship. Wonder Woman flew up and helped Danny by grabbing the lasso.
"You know what they say," Danny grunted as he and Wonder Woman pulled the ship towards the factory. "What goes up comes crashing down!"
Hawkgirl kept smashing the ship with her mace, making large cracks on it. Then, with one strong hit, she sent the ship crashing towards the factory. The ship crashed on the factory and started falling towards Batman, who was fighting some Invaders.
Before Batman could react, a red blur grabbed him as the ship crashed towards the ground. The ship exploded, causing the entire place to crumble. Batman and Flash managed to land into a safe place.
"Hate to lose you again," Flash commented, looking at Batman. Soon, the entire place was falling apart.
"We better get out of here!" Flash exclaimed as debris started falling.
"Not without them!" Superman said, pointing at some hostages who were trapped in eggs. Superman fired his heat ray at the eggs, causing them to break.
"Flash! Give me a hand!" Superman said as he carried the people to safety.
Flash appeared near the hostages and grabbed them.
"Ew, gross!" Flash said as his hand was covered with green slime.
"Now!" Superman said as he grabbed the other hostages. Flash nodded and carried the hostages to safety.
"This whole place is going to blow!" Hawkgirl exclaimed as she dodged the falling debris.
Superman and Flash gathered the hostages together in a small group. Green Lantern flew towards them and raised his ring.
"Everybody, stay close!" he said to the hostages as he made a small dome around them and started carrying them.
"Let's get out of here!" Danny shouted, firing at the debris that was blocking their way.
Green Lantern flew after Danny towards the exit with the hostages as Superman grabbed Flash and flew after Green Lantern. Wonder Woman grabbed Batman's hands and carried him towards the exit, followed by J'onn and Hawkgirl.
The factory exploded just as everyone managed to get out of it. They landed on a safe distance as the factory turned into smithereens. They suddenly looked up as the mother ship flew back to the sky, back to the darkest depths of space.
Everyone looked as the dark clouds that shrouded the city disappeared, showering the city with bright lights.
"Don't forget to write!" Danny exclaimed towards the mother ship, laughing in victory Suddenly, the Flash slapped him in the back, grinning.
"Not bad, kid," he commented, causing Danny to grin.
A Few Days Later…
"This is Snapper Carr reporting," Snapper said as he stood in front of the ruined factory. "In the aftermath of the Metropolis meltdown, most of the Invaders had retreated from Earth."
"Superman and a team of other heroes had driven out the remaining pockets of resistance," Snapper continued. They started showing clips of Superman, Wonder Woman, Danny Phantom, Hawkgirl and Green Lantern fighting alien monsters and destroying remaining factories.
"Despite this stunning victory," Snapper said as he appeared in front of a press conference where General Wells were answering questions. "Some are warning we must remain vigilant."
"We got lucky this time," the general said with a stern expression. "What will we do if the Invaders suddenly return?"
Suddenly, in the Batcave, Batman turned off the screen on his super computer. He rubbed his chin as a plan suddenly went in his mind.
Another Few Days Later…
Outside Earth's orbit, a satellite was floating in space. Inside the satellite, Superman was looking at Earth, which looked so far away.
"Incredible," Superman commented as he turned to Batman. "Did your stockholders know about this, Bruce?"
"A line item hidden in the aero space RND budget," Batman explained as he looked around the giant satellite. "This watchtower will act as an early warning system that will detect other invasion from space."
"And it also has a fully-stocked kitchen," Flash commented as he, Danny and Wonder Woman entered, carrying two iced mocha and a fruit smoothie. "Iced mocha?"
"No thanks," Superman said, waving his hand.
Wonder Woman took a sip of her drink, enjoying the new taste.
"Hmmm…" she said with a smile. "They don't have these on Themyscira."
"Stick around, princess," Flash suddenly, grinning. "I'll show you the ropes."
"Perhaps I will," Wonder Woman said, smiling.
Danny was drinking his smoothie, looking around the satellite with awe. He still couldn't believe he was in space. This was the best day of his teenage life.
"An impressive installation," Green Lantern admitted as he and Hawkgirl flew down towards the group. "Most impressive. But what's it got to do with us?"
They all looked at Superman, who turned his attention to the window. He looked down on Earth with a faraway expression.
"I once thought I could protect the world by myself, but I was wrong," Superman said as he turned back to the group. "Working together, we saved the planet. And I believed that if we stay together, as a team, we can be a force that could truly work the ideals of truth and justice."
"What, like a group of Super Friends?" Danny asked, smirking.
"More like a…Justice League," Superman said, smirking.
"Do you have any idea how corny that sounds," Flash said, walking forward. "But…maybe the big guy got a point. With all of us behind it, it just might work. Count me in."
"Me too," Green Lantern said, walking forward.
"And me," Hawkgirl said.
"Don't forget about me," Danny said, walking forward. "This could improve my hero status in Amity Park."
Wonder Woman looked down, thinking hard.
"My mother may not approve," she said. "But I found man's world intriguing. I'll gladly join." She walked forward towards the team.
"What about you, Batman?" Superman asked, looking at Batman.
"I'm not much of a people person," Batman said. "But if you need me, and you will, give me a call."
"Understood," Superman said as he looked at his new team. "Then we're all agreed."
"Wait," Wonder Woman said, looking around. "J'onn's not here."
"Yeah, where is he?" Flash asked as he looked for the Martian.
Superman flew towards where J'onn was. J'onn was staring into the dark space, looking at his planet that seemed unreachable.
"J'onn, are you alright?" Superman asked, walking towards J'onn.
"My family and loved ones are long gone," J'onn said as he lowered his head. "I am the last of my kind."
"I know how that feels," Superman said as he put a hand on J'onn's shoulder.
"Now, Mars is dead and I am alone in the universe," J'onn continued.
"You're not alone," a voice said, causing them to look. Danny floated towards them with a solemn expression. "We may not be Martians, but we're your friends. And we'll help you, no matter what."
"He's right, J'onn," Superman said. "We can never replace the family you've lost, but we'd be honored if you could learn to call Earth your home."
J'onn looked at Superman and at Danny, who gave him an encouraging smile. After a few moments, J'onn gave a small smile.
The three then flew back towards the others. Everyone, but Batman, walked towards them, welcoming J'onn to Earth. Danny smiled as he felt that he just became a part of something big, something that could change the world for good.
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