All right, I am back! Sorry for the gigantic delay, I had a lot of school-related stuff going on. Anyway, thank you for waiting and please enjoy another chapter of the Ghostly Leaguer! By the way, this happened after The Enemy Below.
Chapter 5: Injustice For All
In the proud city of Metropolis, inside the building of LexCorp, Lex Luthor was walking around his office, holding a chunk of Kryptonite. Superman was on the floor, weak from the green mineral.
"So this is how it ends," Lex said, sneering at the weak Kryptonian. "You know, I carried this Kryptonite for years for just the right moment. But now that it's here, I almost feel a little let down…almost."
He looked at Superman, who was groaning in pain.
"Any last requests?" Lex asked as he raised the Kryptonite.
"L-Lex…" Superman said, looking up. "The weapons…that you smuggled to the terrorists…how-?"
"How did I get them across the border line?" Luthor finished, snorting. "A gift here, a bribe there. When money talks, people listen." Lex walked away from Superman and looked out the window. "Like Ross at the shipping company. Or Schneider, the Interpol agent who looked the other way."
"Sounds like you're going to have company in prison," a voice said. Lex turned around and his eyes widened when he saw Superman standing tall. He ran towards Superman and pointed the Kryptonite at him. Superman just crossed his arm, not bothered by the mineral.
"Impossible!" Luthor exclaimed, looking at the chunk of rock. "The Kryptonite-!"
"Won't protect you any longer," Superman said as his appearance started changing. Luthor quickly backed away as J'onn stood in front of him.
"You know, I thought bald super villains were smart," a voice said behind him. Luthor turned around and saw Danny Phantom, smirking at him. "Guess I was wrong."
"No!" Luthor exclaimed as he saw himself surrounded.
"You're usually more careful, Lex," Batman said as he appeared in front of the door with Green Lantern behind him. "You slipped up."
"And you're going down hard," Green Lantern said as he fired his ring at the Kryptonite. Luthor watched helplessly as his greatest weapon was torn out from his hands and towards Batman, who grabbed it and put it inside his utility belt.
"Mission accomplish," Batman said through his communicator before they surrounded Luthor.
"So much for your image as a nice guy salesman, huh Lexy?" Danny said as Luthor backed away towards the window.
"This is the end of an era," J'onn agreed, looking at Luthor.
"The end of your era!" Luthor exclaimed as he pulled out a remote from his coat and pressed the button.
Outside, a small jet appeared and fired at them. The heroes quickly jumped away to avoid the blaster. While they were dodging, Luthor ran towards the vehicle and climbed on. Once he was safely inside it, he fired small missiles towards the heroes. Soon, he's office was now piled with debris.
Luthor flew away from the smoke as fast as he can. Inside the smoking office, a green dome suddenly pushed the debris away, revealing four dazed, yet unharmed heroes.
"Why do they always run?" Green Lantern asked, looking at the damaged office.
"Why don't you ask Luthor once we caught him?" Danny suggested as he ran towards the window.
"Don't bother," Batman said, stopping Danny from jumping to the air. "Superman got this covered."
On top of the city, Luthor was in his small jet, smiling at his success. His smile suddenly turned upside down when he saw Superman hot on his tail. Growling, Luthor fired small missiles at Superman.
The Man of Steel managed to dodge one of them, but the other one hit him on the chest, causing him to fall. Luthor smirked as he turned his head. Suddenly, without warning, he felt an immense pain in his chest. He grunted in pain as he grabbed his chest. The jet started flying out of control.
Superman, who recovered from the attack, noticed it and quickly flew toward it. Suddenly, just as the jet was about to hit the ground, Superman caught it and lifted it towards the top of a building. Superman quickly tore off the jet's window and saw Luthor like he was in pain.
"Lex?" Superman asked with a worried tone. Luthor weakly looked up before he fainted. "Lex!"
Later…
Danny was in the Watchtower, gazing at the stars. He had just heard from Superman that Lex Luthor was dying, because of the giant chunk of Kryptonite he kept. He sighed sadly. No one deserves to die, even if they are bad guys who caused pain to others.
"Why so glum, kid?" Flash said as he suddenly appeared behind Danny, eating a bag of chips.
"Nothing much, just thinking about life," Danny replied, looking at Flash. "I feel kinda sorry for Luthor."
"You're a ghost, right?" Flash said, munching on the chips. Danny nodded. "How'd you die?"
"Uh…lab accident," Danny replied in a nervous tone. "Don't wanna talk about it."
"Sure, sorry about it," Flash said.
"It's alright," Danny said, looking at Flash.
"How old are you, anyway?" Flash asked, raising an eyebrow at Danny. "You look like you're…sixteen or something."
"I'm…twenty-nine…and a half. I died when I was sixteen, which was...uh…nine years ago" Danny lied, cursing himself for being bad at math. He then started looking for something to distract him. He looked at the bag of chips Flash was holding. "Where'd you get those…those are mine!"
"You're a ghost, you don't eat…do you?" Flash asked, curious.
"Give me that!" Danny exclaimed as he tried to grab the bag of chips, only to have Flash disappear. "Get back here, Flash!"
Danny flew after Flash, trying to get back his chips, which he has been saving for later.
Black Gate Prison…
Luthor was lying on his bed, covering his head with a pillow. He tried to sleep, but he couldn't because of someone in the next cell was watching opera. Luthor suddenly stood up and pounded his fist on the wall.
"Keep it down!" he shouted. "Can't a guy die in piece around here!?"
When the person in the next door didn't reply, Luthor growled and walked towards his T.V., grabbed the VCR and a screwdriver. Meanwhile, on the other room, the Ultra-Humanite was sitting comfortably on his chair, watching the opera.
"Exquisite," he commented with a smile.
Suddenly, the screen shifted a bit, surprising the big-headed villain. Ultra-Humanite watched as Lex Luthor's face appeared on the screen.
"Humanite!" Luthor exclaimed, looking at him through the screen. "How can you stand that infernal noise?!"
"Music is one of the meager pleasures I'm allowed to have in here, along with a few other necessities," Humanite explained, gesturing at the books, computers and antiques in his room. "You should try the Culture Channel. It might improve your disposition."
"There's nothing wrong with my disposition that a little freedom wouldn't cure," Luthor said.
"That's not what I heard," Humanite said, smirking at Luthor, who just stared at him.
"I need your help," Luthor said. "And I can make it worth you while."
"What do I need with money?" Humanite said, looking at Luthor like he was an idiot.
"Everyone needs money," Luthor said with a sly smile. "The only question is, how much?"
With that, he ended the call, leaving Humanite alone. After a few seconds, Humanite smirked, thinking of something he wants with the money.
Later…
Two guards were walking toward the Ultra-Humanite's door, pushing a tray of food. One of the guards placed his eye near the scanner so he can open the door. They looked inside and saw the Ultra-Humanite on his bed, wearing glasses as he read a book.
"Dinner, Humanite," one of the guards said.
"I'm afraid I'm feeling a little under the weather," Ultra-Humanite said, sighing. "Could you please wheel it in here."
"What'd you think?" the first guard asked to the other guard.
"Well, he is a model prisoner, but just to be safe," he said as he pulled out his club.
The other one nodded as pulled out his club and entered the room. As they entered the room, they didn't notice a metal board on the floor. As soon as the guards were on it, they were suddenly electrocuted.
Humanite smirked as he pressed a button hidden in his book, stopping the surprise attack. He walked towards the first fallen guard and carried him. Humanite was about exit when he looked at what his supper was.
"Really?" he said as he looked at the steak and mashed potatoes.
Humanite exited his room and walked towards Luthor's room. He placed the guard's face near the scanner and opened his eye. After that, the door opened.
"Luthor," Humanite called, looking at the dark room. Luthor walked towards him, holding a small package.
"Impressive," Luthor commented as he looked at the guard, who was now lying on the floor. "But let's not linger."
The two escaped criminals ran towards the exit as the alarms suddenly blared.
Gotham City…
Batman was driving around the city, listening to the police reports.
"Calling all units!" a female voice exclaimed in the radio. "Two prisoners have escaped. The Ultra-Humanite and Lex Luthor. They are considered armed and extremely dangerous!"
Batman's eyes narrowed as he increased the Batmobile's speed. Meanwhile, on a different street, Humanite and Luthor were hiding in an alley, making sure no one saw them. They quickly hid behind a dumpster when they heard a police car nearby.
"What we need is a small diversion," Luthor said as he looked at the package in his hand. He ripped the paper, revealing a small bomb. He set the timer and threw the bomb towards a building.
A few seconds later, the bomb exploded. The police car was thrown by the shockwave of the explosion. The two policemen exited the car and saw that the building was on fire.
"Call the rescue unit!" one of guards said as they watched the fire.
"That should keep them busy," Luthor said. "Come on!"
The two villains ran away while the police were focusing on the fire. While the two police were evacuating the building, the Batmobile arrived and Batman looked at the building.
"Daddy!" a voice exclaimed. Batman looked up and saw a little girl. "Help!" She suddenly screamed as she backed away from the window.
"I need backup here, fast!" Batman said through his communicator before he ran towards the building. He grabbed his grappler and fired it towards the window. He zipped through the air jumped through the window.
Once he was there, he covered his face with his cape so he won't inhale the smoke. He looked around the room and saw the girl curled up against the wall. The girl gave him a surprised look as Batman grabbed her.
"I'm sacred," the girl said to Batman.
"Don't be," Batman said gently. "It's going to be alright."
Batman ran towards the window, but stopped when flaming wood fell and blocked it. Batman looked around and saw a door. He kicked the door open, ran through it and down the stairs, ignoring the intense heat and suffocating atmosphere.
Suddenly, the stairs below him exploded. Batman was about to run back up, but some debris fell and broke the stairs. He and the girl were trapped. There was another huge explosion and the wooden platform Batman was standing on suddenly break. The girl screamed as they fell towards the fiery pits. Before they hit the fire, however, Hawkgirl flew towards them and caught them.
The three exited the fiery building and were safely in the streets. Hawkgirl let go of Batman as he put the girl down.
"Terena!" a voice exclaimed. The girl turned around and smiled widely.
"Daddy!" the girl exclaimed as she ran towards the man and hugged him. The two heroes watched father and daughter hugging each other.
"I'm used to being thanked when I save someone," Hawkgirl said, looking at Batman with a smirk.
"I'm not used to be being saved," Batman said. Suddenly, Phantom, Superman and Flash went towards them.
"Remember when I said I feel sorry for Luthor?" Danny asked as they stopped in front of Batman and Hawkgirl. "I take it back."
"Where are Luthor and the Humanite?" Batman asked, looking at the three.
"Gone," Superman said.
"No biggie," Flash said. "It's just two guys. How much trouble can they give us?"
"Do you really want an answer for that?" Danny asked as they looked at Flash.
Later…
In an abandoned movie theaters in Metropolis, Cheetah, female supervillain who was mutated with a cheetah, prowled towards the abandoned building. She entered the building, which was dusty and had colorful statues of old movie characters.
Cheetah walked through the building, not liking the statues. She suddenly stopped and sniffed around the air, smelling something out of place. Behind a statue of a mouse, Copper Head, a man dressed up like a cobra, appeared.
Cheetah quickly pounced at Copper Head, growling. Copper Head quickly jumped away before those sharp claws could hit him.
"Easy, lady!" Copper Head exclaimed as he raised his hands in peace. "Easy."
"Who're you?" Cheetah demanded, showing off her claws.
"The name's Copper Head," Copper Head replied. "I'm here about a job."
"So am I," Cheetah said as she relaxed herself. "Somebody called me. Was it you?"
"No," Copper Head said as he walked towards Cheetah. "But maybe we'll be working together. Closely together."
He showed off his fork tongue, looking flirtingly at Cheetah, who didn't like it one bit. She swiped her claws at Copper Head's arm.
"Aagh! You witch!" Copper Head exclaimed as he used his tail to swat Cheetah away.
Cheetah flew back and hit something hard. She looked up and saw Solomon Grundy, a man from the dead.
"Pretty kitty," Solomon said as he petted Cheetah.
"Hands off!" Cheetah exclaimed as she swiped her claws at his arm. Solomon let go and yelped painfully.
"No one hurts Grundy!" Grundy exclaimed as he charged Cheetah.
Cheetah ran back and accidentally slammed into Copper Head. She used him as a jumping pad to get away from Grundy. Copper Head quickly jumped aside before Grundy hit him with those giant hands. Copper Head than grabbed Grundy from his neck, trying to knock him out.
Suddenly, everything went dark. The three stopped fighting and tried to look through the darkness.
"Hey," Grundy said, calming down. "Who turned off the lights?"
"I did," a voice said. Suddenly, the darkness started disappearing, revealing a pale man wearing a black, skintight suit, a black top hat and shades. He was holding a black cane, where the darkness was going into. "And I'll do worse if you don't stop behaving like unruly children."
"Who do you think you are?" Copper Head demanded as they walked towards the newcomer.
"The Shade," Shade said as he gave them a small bow before he raised his staff at them. "And my Night Stick is more than enough to handle you amateurs."
Suddenly, a red-hooded figure swooped down and grabbed the Night Stick.
"Hey!" Shade exclaimed as he saw the figure fly towards a pale, bald man wearing a ridiculous black suit and hat.
"You call this a staff?" he said, sneering at Shade as he held the Night Stick. "Tut tut tut. My dear amateur, this is merely a stick. This is a staff!"
The pale man held out a staff with a red orb on top of a bat shape stone. Inside, the red orb seemed to be swirling.
"Who are you?" Grundy asked.
"The name's Freakshow," Freakshow introduced himself as he took of his hat and bowed. "And this is my lovely assistant, Lydia," he gestured at the hooded figure. She removed her hood, revealing green skin and pure red eyes. She was almost bald, except for the spikes on her head. Her face was covered with piercing and her body was covered with tattoos.
"Let's see how you can handle against a real ghost," Freakshow said with a sneer.
Lydia was about to attack when a purple dome suddenly surrounded her. They looked up in surprise and saw a female wearing a black and purple suit. On her head was a star sapphire
"Spare us," she said as she landed next to them. "Without your assistant, you're just a little man."
Star Sapphire looked at the people around her with a disappointed look.
"Is this what I'm reduced to? Petty, common criminals?" she said with a disgusted tone.
"Criminals, yes," a voice said from above. "But common? Not so much."
They all looked up and saw Lex Luthor inside the elevator. Behind him was the Ultra-Humanite.
"Lex Luthor?" Freakshow said with a surprise tone as Lydia appeared on his side.
"The plot thins," Shade said as he grabbed his Night Stick from Freakshow.
They walked towards Lex Luthor, who exited the elevator.
"Cheetah, Sapphire, Grundy," he greeted the ones he was familiar with. "Glad you can make it. And you all know the Ultra-Humanite."
"Charmed, I'm sure," Humanite said, nodding at them.
"Cut the courtesies, Luthor," Copper Head said with an impatient tone. "What do you want?"
"Each of you are the best in the world at what you do," Luthor said as he looked at the villains around him. "And I have need of your unique services."
"My talents don't come cheaply," Cheetah said, looking at her claws.
"You will be paid most handsomely," Luthor assured them. "If you can do one simple task."
"And what task might that be?" Freakshow asked.
"Destroy Superman and the Justice League," Luthor said. The villains in front of him gave him a look that was both surprised, shock and eager.
Watchtower…
Batman, Phantom, Flash and Hawkgirl were inside the Watchtower. Batman was looking at the surveillance system while the other three were talking.
"And I had those fires out before the firemen were out their trucks," Flash bragged, trying to show off in front of Hawkgirl.
"That's fast," Hawkgirl commented, sounding bored.
"Fastest man alive," Flash said, smirking.
"Maybe that's why you can't find a date," Danny said, smirking.
"Yeah…hey!" Flash said, glaring at Danny. "What's that supposed to mean?"
"Quiet," Batman said as he heard something in the surveillance. He increased the volume so they can hear it better.
"A dangerous hostage situation is developing in the Federal Building," the reporter said, causing Danny, Hawkgirl and Flash to run towards Batman and looked at the screen. In front of the building were dozen of policemen and firemen. "So far, the Ultra-Humanite has refused to speak with negotiators. A freak of science, the Humanite is considered a genius, who is also extremely dangerous."
"No biggie, right?" Batman said as he turned the screen off, looking at Flash.
Flash didn't respond. They just went towards the Javelin.
Metropolis…
Ultra-Humanite was looking at the crowd of policemen in front if him. On his one hand was a blaster, on his other was a woman, her face covered by her hair.
"Humanite!" the police chief said through a megaphone. "Let the hostage go and I'll give you one of my men in return."
"What do you take me for, a troglodyte?" Humanite said, aiming his blaster at them. "No deal!"
He was about to fire when a green ray hit the blaster. He looked up and saw Danny Phantom and Green Lantern floating in front of them. Before he could react, Superman flew towards him and punched him inside the building. The lady fell to the ground as Batman landed beside her.
"Go check for other hostages," Batman said to Danny and Green Lantern.
"Right," Green Lantern said. The two entered the building while Superman was fighting Humanite. Batman kneeled next to the woman.
"You're safe now," Batman said as the woman slowly raised her head.
"But you're not," she said as she suddenly turned around. Batman yelled as Cheetah swiped her claws at his face.
"Batman?" Danny said as he heard him yell. Suddenly, his Ghost Sense activated. Before Danny could react, small ghosts appeared around him and started attacking.
Danny swatted them aside, but they were too many. Lydia suddenly appeared behind him and kicked to the ground. Danny slid across the ground and was stopped by a black boot.
"Long time, no see minion," Freakshow said as he sneered at Danny, who slowly looked up. "Let's see if you can remember this."
He aimed his orb at Danny's face. Danny quickly looked away to avoid the red orb. Before he could react, Freakshow kicked him on the face, laughing.
Green Lantern suddenly turned when he heard Danny scream. Before he could react, the wall next to him exploded, revealing Solomon Grundy. He fell to the ground, surprise by the sudden attack. Before he could recover, Grundy smash him the ground, causing him to fall towards the first floor.
Superman, who managed to restrain Humanite, heard two fights behind him. He turned around and saw Danny being hit by a staff by a pale man and Green Lantern on the ground, rubbing his head. Above him, Grundy jumped down and landed on Green Lantern, knocking the air out of him.
Superman was about to help when something burned him from behind. Superman fell to the ground, groaning. Behind him was Star Sapphire, who was smirking.
"Surprise?" she asked as she looked at Superman, who was slowly standing up.
Behind them, Batman was fighting Cheetah and Copper Head, who tried to ambush him from behind. Danny was being attacked by the small ghosts Lydia was controlling and Green Lantern was on the ground, wincing.
When Superman was finally up, Grundy charged and started punching. Above them was Lex Luthor, watching the fight with satisfaction.
"I'm going to enjoy this," he said with a sneer.
While Grundy was pummeling Superman to the ground, Hawkgirl flew through a window and charged at Grundy. Before Grundy could react, Hawkgirl swung her mace at him, sending him towards Freakshow, who was too busy laughing at Danny. Grundy slammed into Freakshow and the two were sent towards a pillar, which broke and landed on them.
Lydia became distracted that her master was hurt. Danny quickly used this distraction to fire at her. Lydia was blasted towards the wall. He then fired at the small ghosts, blasting them away from him.
Batman ducked when Cheetah pounced at him. Copper Head was about to attack when a red blur suddenly appeared.
"Down boy!" Flash said as he punched Copper Head away.
Cheetah was about to pounce again when something suddenly stopped her. She looked up and saw Wonder Woman holding her with her lasso.
"Let me go!" Cheetah demanded as she tried to cut the lasso with her claws.
"Relax lady," Flash said with a smirk. "This will all be over before you know it."
Flash then ran towards the other villains. He went pass a shadow that suddenly started moving. Shade exited from the shadow, sneering at Flash.
"That's what you think," he said as he aimed his staff at him.
He fired a giant shadow at Flash, which surprised him.
"Hey!" Flash exclaimed as he was suddenly blinded. The shadow the slammed into the wall, knocking Flash out.
On the air, Hawkgirl was defecting Star Sapphire's attacks with her mace. She slammed her mace t Star Sapphire, who managed to shield it with her powers. Shade looked at them and fired at Hawkgirl. Hawkgirl was suddenly trapped by the shadows, unable to move. Shade smirked as Hawkgirl started falling towards the ground.
"Hey! Mr. Black and White!" a voice exclaimed behind him.
Shade turned around and saw Danny flying towards him with a kick. Shade was knocked away by Danny, causing the shadow around Hawkgirl to disappear.
Danny walked towards her, only to be stopped by an attack above. He turned around and saw Star Sapphire looking at him. Growling, Danny flew towards her with his hands glowing.
"You wouldn't hit a lady, would you?" Star Sapphire asked, looking at Danny.
"A lady? No. You? Absolutely!" Danny exclaimed as he fired at her. Star Sapphire quickly dodged the attack, causing it to hit a giant pipe on the ceiling.
The pipe fell towards Wonder Woman, who was still holding Cheetah. She quickly released Cheetah to catch the pipe. Cheetah landed on her feet and quickly jumped away as Wonder Woman threw the pipe at her. She snarled at pounced at Wonder Woman, her claws gleaming brightly.
Superman was fighting Humanite as he grabbed him in a sleeper hold.
"Finish him off!" Lex exclaimed to Humanite.
Before Superman could react, Humanite slammed the Kryptonian towards the wall, causing him to loosen his hold. He then grabbed Superman and flipped him away.
Meanwhile, Batman was running towards Lex Luthor, intending to end all of this. Luthor noticed him and quickly grabbed his blaster. Before Luthor could fire, Batman tackled him to the ground. Batman lifted Luthor by the shirt, but he suddenly let go when Luthor head butted him. He followed it with a punch, knocking Batman away. He then grabbed his blaster on the floor and aimed it at Batman, sneering.
Meanwhile, Danny was still fighting Star Sapphire. She fired at him and Danny quickly made a shield. The shield deflected the ray, towards Luthor and Batman. Luthor looked at the attack with wide eyes as Batman jumped away. The ray hit the floor, causing it to explode. Luthor was thrown to the air and started falling toward the ground.
"There goes our paycheck," Humanite said as he looked at the falling Luthor. He quickly jumped up and caught Luthor. He then placed him on his feet. "I'd hate to see anything happen to you, Lex."
"I'm sure," Luthor said with a glare, knowing the only reason he saved him was for the money.
Meanwhile, Batman looked at Luthor and Humanite, unaware of Copper Head behind him. Before he could react, Copper Head sank his fangs at Batman, causing the Dark Knight to scream in pain. Green Lantern, who was finally up, fired at Copper Head, blasting him away from Batman.
"You okay?" Green Lantern asked, looking at Batman with worry.
"Don't worry about me," Batman said, holding the wound on his shoulder. "Stop them."
Green Lantern nodded and flew towards the battle. Batman then kneeled to the ground, the pain burning in his shoulders.
On the first floor, the villains were starting to lose; Flash was running around Grundy, confusing him, Danny was beating Lydia and Freakshow, Wonder Woman was beating Cheetah, Green Lantern firing at Shade, Hawgirl was attacking relentlessly at Star Sapphire, and Superman was pushing Humanite away.
"Luthor!" Humanite exclaimed. "They're too well organized!"
"Let me get us out of here," Shade suggested as he blocked another attack from Green Lantern. "It's either that or prison again."
"Fine!" Luthor said, not looking very happy. "Just do it!"
Shade raised his Night Stick above his head and a large stream of shadows started surrounding everyone. The Justice League stopped moving, to blind to move. Outside, policemen and reporters were waiting until a giant shadow exited from the door and surrounded them as well.
After a few minutes, a green light appeared and expanded, removing the darkness. Green Lantern looked around and saw his teammates okay, but the bad guys were gone.
"They're gone," Hawkgirl said as Flash ran towards the second floor.
"Look," he said with a grin as he pointed at Copper Head. "At least we got one of them."
"But they got one of us," Superman said as he landed next to Batman. He turned Batman and saw that he was sweating hard, his face filled with pain. Everyone stared at him with a worried expression.
Watchtower…
Inside the medical bay, J'onn and Superman were looking at Batman, who was lying in bed, an IV attached to his arm.
"The venom antidote, it's working," J'onn announced as Batman started moving.
"Welcome back," Superman said, looking at Batman. "We were afraid we lose you."
"Luthor and the others," Batman said, sounding like he was out of breath. "What happened?"
"They got away," J'onn replied. "All but Copper Head."
"I'm heading down to Strikers to interrogate him," Superman added.
"All right," Batman said as he started standing up. "Let's go."
"No," Superman said as he stopped Batman. "You're staying here. That venom almost killed you."
"So?" Batman asked, not caring that he almost died a hour ago.
"So you're staying here," Superman said with a tone of command.
Batman glared at Superman. Superman just looked at him before he exited the room. Batman waited for a few second before he removed the IV off his arm and stood up. He then stood up and exited the room, leaving the Martian.
J'onn followed Batman and saw him in the Watchtower's computer, doing some research.
"You really should be resting," J'onn said, but Batman just ignored him. "I know this must be hard for you, feeling vulnerable. You're the only one among us without special powers. But you don't need to prove yourself. You're a valued member of this team and we're only trying to-."
"I'm taking the shuttle," Batman said as he stood up and looked at J'onn. "Unless you want to try and stop me."
J'onn just stared at Batman. The two just stared at each other before J'onn moved aside.
"No," he said. Batman then walked away from him and walked towards the docking bay.
Metropolis…
Lex Luthor was pacing around his hired help, looking very angry.
"The best at what you do?" he repeated to himself with a disgusted tone. "What was I thinking?!"
"We did the best we can, Luthor," Cheetah explained.
"Did you?!" Luthor demanded, looking at everyone in the room. "Did you fight like your lives depended on it? Did you fight to the last man?!"
"You get what you paid for, Luthor," Shade said, causing Luthor to glare at them.
"Are you saying you want more money?" he exclaimed. "You want to be rewarded for failure!? Why I ought to take the whole lot of you and-!"
He suddenly stopped talking when Grundy grabbed him by the neck and lifted him up.
"And what?" Grundy said as he slowly squeezed Luthor's neck.
"Go ahead, do it!" Luthor exclaimed. "You'll be saving me for months of bedpans and feeding tubes! And you'll also guarantee that none of you will see a penny from me!"
Grundy stared at Luthor until he let him go, causing the bald man to gasp for air.
"You're crazy," Grundy said, looking at Luthor. Suddenly, there was a large slam from the doors.
"And what's wrong with that?" a voice exclaimed. "It's done wonders for me."
They all looked and saw Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime, walking towards them with his usual grin.
"Joker, get out of here," Luthor said, not wanting to meet the white-skinned man.
"Oh, Lexy!" Joker exclaimed as he suddenly appeared next to Luthor and gave him a hug. "How can you have this little party without inviting me?" He asked as he put on a party hat and holding a blow horn.
"It's not a party," Luthor said, his expression void from emotion. "Grundy, get rid of him!"
Grundy walked towards Joker and was about to grab him when Joker suddenly aimed his blow horn at his face and pressed a button. Green gas suddenly appeared from the horn, causing Grundy to cough. Everyone quickly backed away as Grundy fell to the ground, sleeping.
"But seriously, Lex," Joker said as he threw the horn and hat away and leaned on Luthor. "You need me."
"Like I need skin rash," Luthor said as Joker saw something on his neck.
"Maybe so," Joker said as he plucked the thing from his neck and sat on Grundy. "But I know something you don't know. I know how the Bat thinks!"
He showed them a bat-shaped tracking device. Everyone stared at it with a surprise look. Suddenly, Luthor smirked.
Later…
Batman silently descended from the roof towards the floor, using his grappler. He looked around the abandon room before he checked his tracking device, telling him to go north. He walked forward until he reached the ledge. He looked over it and saw Luthor and the other villains playing cards.
"How long do we have to wait?" Grundy asked as he watched Freakshow do a card trick.
"Patience, Grundy," Lex said as he took a card from Shade's hands.
"Grundy not like patience," Grundy complained.
Batman was watching them with narrow eyes. Unknown to him, Joker silently walked towards him, carrying a big bag. Without warning, Joker slung the bag towards Batman's head, knocking him towards the table. He landed on the table, breaking it in two, surprising the villains. Batman groaned as he lost consciousness. The villains gathered around him, looking at their captive.
Suddenly, rocks started falling from the third floor. They looked up and saw Joker emptying the bag, laughing insanely.
To be continued…what will happen to Batman? Will the Justice League be able to stop this Injustice Gang? Will I be able to lift things with my mind? Who knows? Well, while you guys ponder over wonder, I have some reviews under reply.
allietheepic7- Thanks, sorry for the delay. Yes, a GiW meeting the MiB would be a good funny fanfic. To show those cheap knockoffs what a real high-tech, secret government is.
Dragonscorch- Thanks, some of the arcs are a bit complicated.
nightmaster000- Yes, the GiW just made a giant mistake. Well, they do have a lot of money to waste, so maybe a little trouble.
Inviso-Al- Who knows but the author? Wait, I'm the author, so I know! Also, just be patient for the JLU season!
cyclops1340- Well wait no more!
The Keeper of Worlds- I don't know what rogue entity means, but I know it sounds dangerous.
Justus80- Yes, Batman is doing some research for our not so favorite version of the Men in Black. Don't worry, Danny isn't a bad guy…in this chapter. And yes, some Phantom episode will happen here.
BLACK MAS-Wait no more cause here it is!
KodiakWolfe13- Don't worry, I didn't abandon the story, I just had other stories to update. Also, the other female Robins are Stephanie Brown, Tim's ex-girlfriend, and Kelly, a red haired girl using a slingshot. Anyway, enjoy the chapter!
DarkShade5221- Well duh, I just made Phantom Control up. It's a fan thing. Anyway, thanks for the compliments and enjoy the chapter.
vampireharry the 2- Wait no more!
BBRAE623- :D
Kreepers-Grim- Batman is the best DC hero ever!
Locobar12345- Yes, he does. And yes he will. And maybe I will turn Wonder Woman into a mother figure. She always wanted kids.
gi- Here you go!
Nancyarev- Thanks. Anyway, yup, they think Danny's old, but not for long.
newboy- Good point, Danny is a bit secretive, so maybe Batman won't discover his ID until Reign Storm. And you have another good point; Vlad is cunning. But Batman is smart enough not to fall on a trap…my head hurts just thinking about those guys playing chess. And yes, Vlad is smart sometimes, so he might figure out, not only Batman's, but the entire League's ID. Anyway, thanks for the review!
Rober D. daSilva II- I will, and the voters decided that Supergirl will be paired up with Danny.
Fantasy-Mania31- Why thank you!
Rhatch89- Thank you!
Engineer4Ever- Batman is more like a silent uncle who shows his caring side with a cold attitude. And Flash? They're like brothers when it comes to wisecracks! Go Batman! Beat up those Dorks in Diapers!
alayna . cassidy- Why thank you! Please enjoy the chapter!
Phew! I am wiped out! Hope you guys enjoy this chapter! Anyway, I'm going to take a little break for Thanksgiving. Gonna have the entire family with me for the first time, so see you later! And Happy Thanksgiving!