Chapter 6: Spar

"When you're ready," Wonder Woman said. She was in the training room with Batman preparing to spar.

"Remember no powers," Batman responded as he took off his belt and dropped it on the floor next to him. "Go." Wonder Woman threw the first several punches but Batman blocked them. She tried to kick him in the stomach but he blocked it before throwing an uppercut and it made its mark on her jaw. They continued on for ten minutes before Wonder Woman flipped him onto the ground. She smiled before shaking her head.

"When will you learn that you can't beat me?" she asked as she held out her hand. He took it and she helped him up. "I've been training in combat for centuries."

"Doesn't mean I can't try," Batman responded. "And don't forget, I did beat you the first several times we spared." They walked out of the room and were heading for the Javelin bay.

"Only because you kept pushing my strings," Wonder Woman said.

"I think you mean I was pushing your buttons," Batman responded. "And it was your fault for letting your emotions get the better of you. It wasn't like you were hurt or anything."

"Well my pride was," Wonder Woman replied.

"Well that's your problem then," Batman said. He unlocked the Javelin bay and headed inside. "I'll see you next week."

"We're here," Supergirl announced. "Conner, it's time!" Conner was dressed in a black Kevlar suit with a matching specialized mouth guard and wearing a space belt, which allowed him to breathe in space. The Javelin was on stealth mode and was approaching Brainiac's ship. Supergirl opened the ramp and Conner proceeded to jump out of the ship and start floating towards Brainiac's ship. Supergirl closed the ramp and watched Conner until he was inside. Silence filled the room.

"So what have you been doing these last several years?" Blue Beetle asked Wonder Woman.

"Staying at Wayne Manor," Wonder Woman responded. "You?"

"Nothing much," Blue Beetle said. "Just getting slower. And older. Now I know why abuelito was always so cranky. Being old hurts." Wonder Woman turned to Green Lantern.

"I never got your name," Wonder Woman said. He turned to face her.

"My name is Kai-ro," he answered. "I took over after Hal Jordon...passed away." He paused. "What was he like? Hal Jordon. Before Metropolis, I mean." Wonder Woman smirked.

"Cocky," she answered. "Very cocky. Very arrogant. But he could be very sweet, when he wanted to be. He always knew how to make you smile even when you were mad at him. Him and Barry both...They were quite troublesome. They never went anywhere without the other. Like Fred and George." Kai-ro raised his eyebrow.

"Who?" Kai-ro questioned.

"Fred and George," Diana responded. "Fred and George Weasely. Have you never read or watched Harry Potter?"

"Well I've heard about it but I've never had time to read it," Kai-ro said.

"We're going to have to fix that when we get home," Supergirl told him.

"Yeah, Harry Potter is a classic," Blue Beetle added.

"That's IF we get home," Kai-ro responded. Then they heard an explosion and looked out the window to see a large hole in Brainiac's ship and Conner standing in the middle of the gap. Supergirl flew the Javelin over to the hole and briefly took the plane off stealth mode so Conner could find them. Conner quickly jumped onto the plane as Brainiac's robots started firing at him. Supergirl opened the top hatch allowing Conner to crawl inside. Once Conner was inside, Supergirl closed the top hatch, turned stealth mode back on, and flew away at top speed away from Brainiac's ship. When they stopped, Conner was still panted after all the excitement.

"I'm getting too old for this," Conner said through pants.

"Really?" Kai-ro questioned. "You don't look that old." Conner glared at him.

"I'm FIFTY FOUR," Conner informed him. "WAY too old to be fighting."

"I'm sixty-nine," Supergirl added.

"Well you've got POWERS," Conner reminded her. "And you're from a different planet. I'm human we experience something called AGING under the yellow sun." He sighed before straightening up and pulling out a small electronic device. "Anyways." He pushed a button and a hologram of some star systems. "I got the information we needed. And if I'm correct..." He pushed another button and the hologram zoomed in one particular spot in the middle of nowhere in a nearby star system. "There! That's where his headquarters is."