She finally did it. She was in the big leagues. Karen Starr, aka Kara Zor-El, aka Power Girl, was finally a member of the Justice League.
Well Justice League of America. Technically she was a member of Justice League Europe for a while, but everyone knew that they were the minor leagues. Suffice it to say, no team featuring Elongated Man could be taken seriously. But now, she was voted in as the new member of the team. The League was very selective of new members. Not that they had anything against their super hero community outside their ranks, but the were truly the ones who saved the whole world on nearly daily basis, and couldn't afford anyone who didn't believe what they did, or wasn't ready for the responsibility.
But having your cousin be Superman tends to have some perks. Admittedly he wasn't comfortable to use their familial relationship as a means to bring her to the team. Nepotism generally isn't considered a boy scout trait. Power Girl had to beg for months for him to finally relent. Adding new League members only works with unanimous votes, so Clark had to work hard to get the team on board. Cyborg, The Flash and Aquaman had no real objections to her joining. Honestly why not have another Kryptonian on the team. Wonder Woman was a little more skeptical to the addition, but relented anyway after a conversation with Clark.
The two hardliners were Batman and Guy Gardner, the Green Lantern. Batman was notorious for voting no to the vast majority of heroes looking to join the JLA, even those in his own Bat-Family (Damien wasn't too happy about that). Clark had to really lean on their friendship to get him to go along with it. And as for Guy….well he was just an asshole. Took pride in his ability to make things difficult for people. The only reason he said yes was that Superman promised to take over his Watchtower maintenance duties for 6 months. I took a few months to get everything lined up, but she was finally going to get her chance.
Power Girl had been to The Watchtower before, hell she had been there several times, but this felt like the very first. She always saw herself as composed, but she had to admit she was feeling absolutely giddy. Clark escorted her through the base, to the main chamber/meeting room. They walked through the mechanical doors, and sitting at a large table were the 7 members of the Justice League of Americas. The Flash, Cyborg, and Aquaman gave her a smile and polite greeting. Wonder Woman gave her a formal nod of acknowledgment. Batman of course never cracked a smile. Guy had what could be describe as a "lecherous grin" on his face, one that unsettled Kara greatly, but now was not the time to let that show. Right now she had to put on her best self.
"Kara. Welcome." Superman says with a slight smile on his face. Despite his reservations, he was glad to have her there. She was family, and one of the last Kryptonians. Having her on the team and close by made was a nice feeling.
"Thank You Kal" She replies. She takes a seat at the table and looks around. All eyes on here.
"Let's get down to business" Batman says stoically. "You've been given an opportunity that not many are given. You've been invited to join our ranks, as protectors of Earth."
"Thank You Batman. It's an hon-"
"BUT-" he interrupts. "The invitation is just the start."
Power Girl raises an eyebrow. Oh? Clark hadn't explained this.
"You will be on a period of probation. 3 months. 3 months you will have to convince us that your place is, here among us. 3 months to prove you're up to the challenge. At the end of the period, The 7 of us will vote again to determine if you stay, and as before, the vote must be UNANIMOUS."
Well this was certainly an interesting development. She had expected her position to be guaranteed, after all this time. And it wasn't like they hadn't worked together numerous times. She felt almost insulted that they were questioning her abilities and competence; she wasn't a sidekick. But she's never been one to back down from any challenge. They wanted her to prove herself, she could do that. She's been doing it her whole life.
"I'm up to any and all challenges. Even being considered is an honor, and I don't plan on letting you guys down" She say in her best inspirational speech voice.
"I suppose we'll see" Batman says plainly. Tough crowd. "League, do you have any questions for Power Girl?"
She looked around the table. No one spoke up….No one besides-
"Yeah…I have a question-" Guy Gardner says raising his hand as if in grade school. "Why do you constantly have your tits out?"
Power Girl's jaw nearly dropped at the question. It was no secret. Guy Gardner was an asshole, but she never expected him to ask something so….inappropriate. She looked around the table with her eyes, expecting SOMEONE to interject, to correct his behavior. But no one said a word, or even looked scandalized beyond looking mildly annoyed at the Lantern's antics, as if they constantly dealt with it.
"I…My ti-breasts are not out." She says indignantly, folding her arms under her chest, which did nothing to help her case, as it pushed up her massive J-Cup breast.
"Really now?" Guy looks around the table for a second. His eyes lock on a pen. He grabs it between his index and middle finger, and twirls it a few times. Power Girl just glares at him, wondering what he's up to. Suddenly, with a flick of his wrists, Guy tosses the pen in a high arc across the table, and it lands directly between Power Girl's ample cleavage through the keyhole of her outfit.
It took her a moment to process what just happened. A snicker from the Flash caused her to look down, and see that the very tip of the pen was the only thing visible between her breast. She's not one to blush, but she turned red with embarrassment. She looked around. The Flash and Cyborg were clearly trying to hold in laughter. Aquaman and Diana had regal looks of distaste at the display, but not at Garnder. At HER. Batman's stone face never changed, but he did not look impressed. Even Superman, her cousin, seemed to be trying to avoid looking at her. What the hell was going on? Was this a test? Hazing, to see if she could hang?
She reached to fish out the pen from between her massive tits, but only ended up pushing it deeper between them, and losing it completely.
"Don't worry. I'll get it back later" Says guy smugly"
"Why you son of-"
"Enough" interrupted Batman. "Guy, quit being childish"
Childish? Is that how The Batman described his behavior.
"And Power Girl, if you can't handle the hijinks of him, do you think you can handle Cosmic level threats?"
Power Girl took a deep breath. She hated to admit it, but he was right. She was with the star players now. She couldn't lose her composure, not when she was this close.
"There's no issue here" She says, while throwing a glare at The Green Lantern. He just smiles at her.
"Good. Meeting adjourned. We have quarters set up for you. Superman will lead the way."
Kara gets up and leaves with her cousin. When they're through the mechanical door, she lets her frustrations known.
"I should take that fancy ring of his, and shove it up his"
"Easy know Kara. Guy's….difficult, but he's one of the good guys. Wouldn't want anyone else to have my back" Superman says, trying to calm her down. She just snorts derisively.
"Plus you do need to get his vote. Try talking to him. Maybe you two will find some common ground."
"Yeah, I'm definitely looking forward to that. 'Hey, you basically sexually harassed me in front of the team, but can I trust you to vote for me'" She bites out sarcastically. "Well, at least I know I have your vote, right?"
Superman doesn't respond. This makes Kara nervous
"Clark…..Right?" She says, a bit more concerned now.
"Here's your room. Make yourself at home. I gotta get back to Metropolis. We'll talk soon" He says quickly before making his way down the corridor.
Kara stands there frowning. Maybe she….miscalculated. Maybe this wouldn't be the sure fire thing she thought it was. Was Justice League Europe really that bad? She was the star player there…
No.
No, this is where she belonged. With the people who actually protected and changed the world. So what she maybe didn't make the best of first impressions. She had 3 months to show her worth. She could do this. She could make it.
But first she needed to find that fucking pen.
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