"There's a continuous charge surging through them," explained Emerald Empress. "It mocks Kryptonite energy so that even the so-called 'Man of Steel' is helpless. Now to finish them and all the would-be heroes spawned by this vile star system."
As she said that, she began to move more energy as it looked like that she and the other villains were about to win.
"Not if we can help it!" Saiya Man glared.
"Ah... The Children of Justice are back, are they?" Emerald Empress smirked.
"That's right!" Bat-Mite added, as the eyeball shot into the sky and rocketed towards the sun.
"In three minutes... Their history stops," said Emerald Empress. "And ours begins." As she and her cronies entered the time bubble, suddenly, a chain and shackle made of green light energy clamped around the bubble, keeping them from escaping into time.
"Limelight..." Star Boy exclaimed.
"J.C.!" Terry grinned. "You came back!"
"I had to." Jessica replied.
Emerald Empress looked up to her with a glare. "Stop her, Validus!" she then shouted to the others as Jessica was foiling their plans.
Validus soon shot a light from his brain towards Jessica, but the girl shielded herself which shot the blasts all over the place.
"Watch this." Jessica smirked to the others as she tossed around the ball and chain around to hit many walls before the bubble was burst, letting out the Fatal 5 from the crashes.
"IDIOT! You've doomed us all!" E.E. scowled, as Persuader got his axe and attacked Jessica.
Luckily, he found himself blindsided by an attack from Batman Beyond, and Tharok was assaulted by Quad Star and Black Sliver.
"That's quite enough of that!" Black Silver glared. "Unless maybe you'd like to see if you are afraid of the dark again!"
Mano tried to attack Jessica, but Energex sapped his power and smacked him back towards Emerald Empress. The older heroes of the Justice League looked thankful towards their younger helpers. Saiya Man soon tackled Viladus and began to wrestle him.
"That's our boy." Superman smiled to Wonder Woman.
"Indeed." Wonder Woman agreed.
Jessica finally made the roof cave in before shielding the others from the destruction and pulling them out.
"You guys are alright." Saiya Man smiled at Batman Beyond, Energex, Black Silver, and Quad Star.
"Likewise." Quad Star replied.
"I just hope it isn't too late..." Superman said as he flew up to stop the eyeball.
Star Boy turned to Jessica. "You have to get me up there." he said.
"Uh... You sure about that?" Lady Gothika asked.
"Yeah, it might be risky." Nature Girl added.
"Why? What can you-" Jessica was about to say.
"Star Boy. Star... Boy." Star Boy stated like it was obvious.
"Thomas, Superman-" Jessica tried to tell him.
"Can't do this," Star Boy told her. "I can."
"He has a good point," replied Batman Beyond. "Space is his element."
Quad Star began playing "Savin' the Day" from the Ghostbusters soundtrack in response.
"He must take after his father." Lady Gothika remarked.
"You have no idea." Energex and Black Silver replied to her.
"I felt like it was fitting," Quad Star replied. "Considering that is what he's doing."
"Let's hope he can still make it." Lady Gothika said as she adjusted her mask a little.
"I'm sure that he can." Batman Beyond told her.
Meanwhile, Superman was racing to stop the eyeball from reaching the Sun, but before he could grab it, he was sent flying by the burst of energy. In space, Jessica and Star Boy both watched as Superman tumbled backwards.
"Superman!" Jessica exclaimed before looking at her ring. "A construct... Something to hold it together!"
"It'd take a thousand Lanterns," replied Star Boy as he laid down. "And it can't be pushed back together. It has to be pulled... Held together."
"What are you saying?" asked Jessica.
Star Boy only gave a sad smile. "Goodbye." he replied.
"NO!" Jessica yelped as Star Boy began to crack through the sphere to leave. "Not like this!"
Star Boy could not be stopped.
"Stop it!" Jessica cried out.
"Don't you see, Limelight? I'm the only one who can do this." Star Boy told her.
"Thomas!" Jessica looked sad.
"It's Star Boy. I'm a superhero." Star Boy replied as the sphere cracked a bit more as he was about to leave towards the sun.
The sphere shattered, and Star Boy plummeted peacefully towards the surface of the Sun, as its flames seemed to consume his body. The force of the Sun began pulling Jessica down, but luckily Superman managed to pull her to safety. On the surface, the green cracks faded, and the Sun returned to normal. Star Boy smiled as he simply accepted his fate. Jessica looked emotional once she was briefly let go of. Superman placed a hand on her shoulder with sympathy as she looked tearfully back to him before they left space.
Soon after, a few days later, the Justice League had gathered to hold a funeral for Star Boy.
"Martin Luther King said, only in darkness can you see the stars, and that's kind of true," said Jessica. "For all the stars, except one. I think none of us will be able to look at the sun again without thinking about what Thomas did for us, for all of us. But he did even more for me. He told me I was brave until I believed it. No offense to anyone here, but Star Boy is my hero."
The others bowed their heads a bit emotionally and grimly from that. However, there were a few sparks in the sky then.
"...Did someone just go back to the future?" Lady Gothika asked.
"I don't think so." Saiyaman told her.
Three spheres soon shot out of the clouds with some company inside of each of them.
"Hey, it's the others!" Quad Star grinned as the rest of the Legion of Superheroes arrived.
"Jessica Cruz," said Saturn Girl. "It's an honor."
Jessica smiled softly from that.
"This is crazy." Lady Gothika remarked.
"Don't stare. You're going to see a lot of strange things," Batman told her. "Now that you're a part of the Justice League. The same goes for Miss Martian."
Miss Martian looked very happy from that news.
"It also looks like Jessica has gone down in history." Saiya Man said as the Legion of Superheroes smiled at the girl.
"REALLY?" asked Miss Martian.
"We voted," replied Batman. "...I never said how I voted." he added with a hint of a smirk.
The others had small smiles all around, though still a little emotional from the loss of Star Boy. Saiya Man and Nature Girl held hands together as they looked out to the distance together.
"I think we're gonna be okay," replied Quad Star. "Just as long as you're okay. Just... Try and be there for Mr. Thor-... Er, Second Dad, okay? I hear tonight is Sunday dinner."
"That's right..." Lady Gothika memorized.
"I guess you guys are going back to the future then?" Lady Gothika asked.
"We must," Black Silver replied. "It was so good to see you though."
"Indeed," Energex added. "Farewell, Mother and Father... As well as Uncle and Auntie."
"See you in the future, I suppose." Nature Girl replied.
The four came to hug the others real quick as they had to leave.
"It was very... Educational." Batman Beyond chuckled a bit.
"Sure, say it like that." Quad Star smirked.
Soon after, the Legion of Superheroes returned to their own time.
"Well... I dunno about you guys," replied Lionel. "But I could eat."
"Yeah, I'm a little hungry too." Cherry added.
"Are you guys on your way out?" Batman asked.
"Yeah, we promised a friend that we'd come over for dinner to help him out with something." Cherry replied.
"Just don't forget about us." Superman smirked a bit.
"Oh, we won't." Atticus said bashfully, though he still had his personal thing on his mind, but tried not to let it bother him right now.
Lionel looked over at Atticus. "Hey... What if your parents got to spend time with you on some days, and Supes and Wondy got to spend time with you on the other days?" he suggested. "But on one day, you can all spend time together!"
"Hmm..." Atticus paused thoughtfully. "It might work... I'll probably think this over around dinner time."
"It does sound good though." Mo smiled.
"It does." Atticus smiled back.
"Glad I could help," replied Lionel. "Now let's head out and meet up at Thor's place in an hour and a half. I think this is a formal thing."
"Yeah, most Sunday family dinner nights are." Cherry added.
"Cherry, if you would like, I have some fancy clothes you could borrow." Batman offered.
"For a girl?" Cherry asked him.
"Well, yes," Batman replied. "They were my mother's."
"Hm..." Cherry shrugged, not too bothered with that, though she thought it was thoughtful of him to do that for her.
The group soon split up to get ready to go to Thor's place while the family was getting ready for their company later.
"Oh-kay then..." Lionel muttered. "Do I go with the blue tie, or maybe the red? Or maybe the yellow one..."
"Personally, I'd go with blue." Cherry said as she checked her closet to find fancy clothes that used to belong to Martha as she took a look at the dresses.
"Hmm... Okay then!" Lionel replied as he put on a blue bow tie to go with his cobalt-blue tux and pants.
"I sorta like this one," Cherry said as she held out a black dress with purple streaks. "Whatya think?"
"...I love it!" Lionel replied, giving two thumb's up. "It's definitely you!"
"Thanks," Cherry said. "I really like how the black and purple compliment each other."
"You and me both," replied Lionel. "Now I'll wait for you to finish, and we can head out together."
"All right," Cherry said. "To tell you the truth, I'm a little nervous about meeting Thor's family."
"Yeah, same here," replied Lionel. "Especially due to... Well, recent revelations. I'm just worried that they might not approve."
"Oh... Yeah..." Cherry agreed softly. "I'd love them to right away, but... Some people can be so judgemental... It's sad how some parents basically disown their child for being attracted to the same sex."
"From what I've heard, it can happen rather frequently," nodded Lionel as he tied on his bow tie. "Sometimes it takes people a little while to adapt."
"Right..." Cherry said as she wore a special necklace from her grandmother as she decided to wear it for tonight. "All right, I think I'm good to go."
Lionel gave a happy howl, and a long whistle in response. "Solid 20 out of 10!" he applauded. "Ready when you are!"
"All right, let's hit the road, Jack." Cherry replied.
Lionel twitched his nose, and then they vanished, ending up on the front doorstep of the Moltenscar house, accompanied by Mo, Atticus (who was with both sets of parents now)... And Sabrina, Hilda, Drell, Skippy, and Zelda.
"...Didn't expect to hear from you again," Lionel told Sabrina. "Especially after you stopped hanging out with us for some reason."
"Well... To be honest... I felt jealous." Sabrina said to him as she rubbed her arm bashfully.
"Yeah?" Cherry asked.
"Yeah," Sabrina said softly. "It feels like... Hilda and Zelda don't pay much attention to me anymore."
Hilda and Zelda glanced at each other, feeling pretty guilty.
"I had a feeling this would happen," sighed Lionel. "Though I figured it'd play out differently."
Sabrina let out a small sigh. Skippy gave a smile to her, giving her a tissue.
"Oh, that's okay," Sabrina told him. "I'll be alright."
Skippy then put the tissue back in his pocket.
"I guess this is on us." sighed Hilda.
"Yeah... And I'm supposed to be the intelligent one." Zelda added.
"Yeah, it is your fault." Drell said bluntly.
"WHAT?!" Hilda and Zelda replied.
"What?" Drell said to them. "You two have been crazy lately with each other. You barely spend time with Sabrina anymore, so all she really does these days is talk to her cat."
"We're not cut out for this caretaker thing, are we?" Hilda asked.
"I guess not," replied Zelda. "We're sorry that we neglected you, Sabrina. Edward trusted us to look after you, and we haven't done a very good job."
"You just pay attention to the others," Sabrina pouted. "But I'm your family."
"We know," Hilda said. "We'll work something out after dinner."
"Hmm... Okay..." Sabrina said, trying not to cry.
"Well... I figure one of us should ring the doorbell." replied Lionel as he reached out and pushed the button.
"Skippy, why didn't you ring the doorbell?" Drell asked before hitting the back of his head.
Skippy flinched before he glared from that a bit.
"Don't be mean to your friend." Emily told Drell.
"Aw, he knows I don't mean it." Drell shrugged off.
A woman with dark purple hair soon got the door before beaming. "Hey, it's my favorite big brother!"
"I'm your only big brother, Moxie." Drell smirked.
"I know," Moxie smirked back. "Makes it easy to pick my favorite brother."
"Nice to meet you," said Lionel, extending a hand. "You must be Thor's mother. Lionel Schwartz, that's my name."
"That's me... Oh... I know this one..." Moxie said as she saw his hand and reached out to shake it. "I'm Moxie Moltenscar. You can all call me Moxie if you would like."
"It's good to see you again, Moxie," Hilda smiled to the fellow witch woman. "I don't think I've seen you since the late 17th century."
"I could say the same thing about you, Hilda." Moxie smiled back.
"I think we ought to come inside," said Mo. "I mean, if you're gonna invite us in."
"Oh! My bad!" replied Moxie. "Please, come inside!"
"Thank you kindly, ma'am." Lionel tipped his derby hat as they walked in.
Moxie giggled as she let them all come inside. "There sure are a lot of you, but luckily, there's plenty of pot roast for everybody." she then told them.
"Who doesn't love a good pot roast?" Drell replied as he walked inside his sister's house.
"I'm a little sick of the taste, but a little ketchup improves it." Sabrina shrugged as they each took a seat at the table.
"Dinner's about ready," Moxie smiled. "Thor's such a sweetheart. He offered to help make dessert."
They heard grunting in the living room to see a bit of a big, strong guy there, lifting his own weights.
"Zolten, stop fiddling with that equipment and come wash up for dinner." Moxie told her husband.
"Just a couple more reps, hon!" came the man's voice.
Lionel began to look visibly sweaty at that.
"Ah, Zolten," Drell smirked as he crossed his arms. "I remember when I first met him, he was a feeble, weak guy who was like 98 pounds. He had to prove himself worthy to date my sister; these days, we have arm-wrestling matches with each other every time I come over."
"Cool story, Bro." Cherry muttered.
"This is an interesting house for sure," Diana said to Clark as she adjusted her glasses which was Clark's advice so no one else would recognize her as Wonder Woman. "Looks like something from a horror movie."
"I'll say." Clark chuckled a bit from that.
"Awright then!" Zolten smirked as he came into the dining room. "Ready to go!"
"You must be Thor's father," Lionel replied, his palms now slick with sweat. "Nice to meet you."
"Good to meet ya too," Zolten replied as he shook Lionel's hand vigorously. "It sure is good to see this kid making some friends in the Mortal Realm. He and his sister pretty much grew up in the Supernatural Realm, so they have a bit of a hard time being around mortals. We just thought this would be for the best, but maybe when Phoebe's ready enough, she could go to school like her big brother instead of having a tutor over."
"I wish her all the best." Lionel replied.
"Oh, so do we." Zolten chuckled a bit.
"Children? Dinner!" Moxie called out upstairs.
"Coming!" Two voices called back.
"So... Glasses...?" Patrick asked Diana.
"Clark's idea." Diana smirked slightly.
"They look smart on you both." replied Emily.
"Thanks." Clark replied.
Atticus smiled as he liked to see his parents getting along with each other like this. Thor walked over with a small book in his hands, wearing a dark green suit with some white fringe, like something out of the Victorian era as Phoebe curtsied to the others in a magenta-colored dress.
"Aww... How cute..." Mo cooed.
"Thank you." Phoebe smiled.
"Ahem..." Thor cleared his throat as he held out his hand. "Thank you all for coming to my home this evening. My family and I appreciate it and we hope you enjoy your evening meal with us as well as celebrate friends, family, and a feast."
"Th-Th-Thanks, w-we w-w-will." Lionel managed to say as Thor sat on his left side.
"Ugh, I hate this suit though," Thor whispered to Lionel as he gripped on his collar. "Uncle Drell used to wear it when he was around my age."
"Lemme get that." replied Lionel as he snapped his fingers and loosened the suit.
Thor sighed in relief from that. "Thanks, Baby Bat." he then said with a smile.
Lionel blushed. "Aw... It's nothing," he replied. "Anything for my Storm Cloud."
Thor and Lionel shared a sweet smile with each other.
"You two look like when Unca Drell looks at Auntie Hilda." Phoebe said to her brother and his friend.
Lionel nearly choked on his saliva at that.
"Mind your swax, ya bee." Thor told his sister.
Phoebe stuck her tongue out.
"Hey, hey, hey, none of that," Zolten said sharply. "Let's have some dinner, huh?"
"Yeah, good idea," Lionel replied casually as he sat in his seat. "So, what's on the menu tonight?"
"Well, I made some of my famous pot roast, but there's also some grilled chicken for those who don't want that." Moxie smiled.
"Erm... Sounds great..." Mo smiled sheepishly.
"There's also some salads for those who don't want meat." Moxie smiled back.
"Oh! Great!" Mo beamed.
"Nice!" Lionel replied. "Got anything noodle-related?"
"Of course," Moxie smiled. "There's noodles too with some mashed potatoes, honey buttered rolls, mixed vegetables, and for dessert, Thornton made some banana cream pie."
"All by myself!" Thor piped up like a child.
"Good job, Shorty." Drell told his nephew.
"Awesomeness!" Lionel exclaimed. "So! Much! Awesomeness! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"
"Heh, you're welcome," Moxie smiled. "I hope you like it."
"All right, let's dig in!" Zolten proclaimed.
"So, when are you gonna tell them?" Cherry asked Thor.
"I was hoping maybe after we eat," Thor said bashfully. "I'm trying to tell myself to stay strong though."
"Sounds good to me." replied Lionel as he began filling his plate with generous helpings of food.
Everyone soon began to do the same as they were free to eat.