FOUR BOYS: The Path We Seek
Chapter 1: Today is The Day
"Today we close the door to the past, open the door to the future. Take a deep breath, step on through it, and start."
...Cadmus Laboratories...
10 levels underground, four pods illuminated the space, each having a particular letter engraved on it.
"L" , "W", "S" and "R", each pod held an unconscious boy wearing a tight fit white attire the same symbol on their chest. They were trapped in metal shackles, eyes closed and breathing even.
The eyes of the group of scientists with proud dark expression did nothing to interrupt the constant eternal slumber they had been kept as far as memory managed.
They had done it, each group of scientist had focused on one of the four, testing DNA, kidnappings, developing mutations, and experimenting had been worth to create the four boys who would be non other than the cause of the League's doom.
Crew L held great satisfaction seeing as they had decipher and upgraded Flash's formula, after many kidnappings and failed hosts they had found the perfect boy, a ginger head kid, age 10 from Central City which suddenly vanished without trace. They began working on the formula testing it and making sure the boy would live for when they got it right. The other crews thought they had the easiest job of the four but in fact, the leaders didn't want a replica of the chosen heroes, they wanted something that would surpass them, that would kill them and would be unbeatable for any other. Therefore Crew L had given the boy not just the super-speed and a more advanced healing factor but also the ability of becoming a speed bank taking speed from others and speed cloning which allowed the boy to create duplicates of himself by quickly entering and exiting the time-stream, essentially creating versions of himself that are one second older or younger. L, as in Lightning, would be the boy in charge of killing The Flash.
Crew W had a harsh time trying to find the perfect host as well, one who could undergo mutation, and surpass the abilities of the king of the sea. The dark-skinned boy now had become an atlantean not of nationality but because of traits, he could breathe underwater, gnomes had taught him to use the magical arts, fighting skills as the others where something innate now, the boy know mastered the water barriers designed just for him, he was not only in charge of defeating Aquaman, but also ruling over the underwater kingdom…Atlantis, seeing as it would become beneficial later on.
Crew S the only project that started within 0% creating an exact clone of superman, the DNA was a gift given by one of the leaders in charge, and although he was not 100% kryptonian he held great power. This crew was specially proud of their creation they bragged every now and often even if the clone had not surpass the Superman in power and ability, having created a clone was not something any simple scientist could achieve.
Finally Crew R…. The most tactical, intelligent, and statistical scientists were demanded to create a weapon with great knowledge and skills, nothing too far for a meta but nothing too human. The fastest option, kidnapping... this was the only crew that had lost some scientist's lives in the making, for some reason they did not disclose. Project R at last was created experimenting on an 8 year old gypsy boy, he was in fact deadly in skills and very agile in technology… project R had gotten the heavy task of defeating the dark knight of Gotham and although being the youngest, having the title of leader of the four.
8 years had pass since it had started not directly with their hosts but with the brain storming and formula testing, and today was the day. Four boys unaware of their fate, in a comatose state for too long, were finally going to see what their life was meant to become, today was the day were the crews would present their creations to their leaders…The Light.