Zanotronxl: Except... it isn't the end of the world scenario. It is the FALL OUT of one being stopped, where Jump City is destroyed. Also... Trigon is literally a demon, whenever he comes out of hell this stuff happens.
chadcalebt: Ultimate Big Chill is a recolour of normal Big Chill. *mic drops*
pedrofaria339: Real generic.
Vaderz: *points at the chapter*
61394: Cassandra is going to have
Shooting Star Dragon 3000: There isn't a manual setting... and James is annoyed by that.
Here are a few reviews answered by Ghost:
Shooting Star Dragon 3000: Just wait when James scans the entirety of the Lantern Corps. THEN get back to us. *Chuckle* No, it doesn't have a manual setting.
61394: Oh don't worry, we've got that covered.
LUCARIO HMV ADVANCED: I dunno. But it'll be something special if it happens.
B. E. A. T. N: Well, thanks for your kind words.
Mr. unknow: Gosh darn it, stop reading our notes!
Vaderz chapter 22 . Jun 29: Err...We've got plans for this sort of thing.
darkboy18: Wait and see what happens.
Co-Writter: GhostKaiser23
Artist: GhostKaiser23, he goes by Hangman12 on Deviantart. Either look him up, or go to my profile to see links to all of his official work for this story
Disclaimer: Cartoon Network owns Ben 10 or Teen Titans
AUTHORS NOTE
COUNT DOWN TO THE TENNYSON HAREM SAGA'S TWO HUNDREDTH CHAPTER CONTINUES!
WE ARE AT CHAPTER 199!
ONE TO GO!
And now to announce what is so SPECIAL about the 200th Chapter...
JAMES IS GETTING A VISIT FROM HIS FAMILY!
Okay, so, now that the hype is out of the way, here we go with the next chapter following James in this REAL unique adventure
... also I did not mean for this chapter to be AS LONG as it was but oh well. *shrugs*
James' Harem 2
Chapter 22: Call Of Justice Part 2 Trials of Heroes
James looked on in shock, it felt like an eternity since they spoke in unison. But in reality, it had only been a couple of seconds. He couldn't believe it. The offer that ANY hero would ask for.
Being asked to join the Justice League
'I. I got to be dreaming...No. No, this is ACTUALLY happening.' James thought, still stunned. He slapped himself lightly just to be sure
"I guess you needed that." Batman quipped lightly as he saw James slap himself.
"Yeah." James nodded
"Do not worry, you do not have to answer right away." Wonder Woman smiled
"Oh, thank goodness." James exhaled in relief. He ran a hand through his blue hair, nodding "Thank you." he said before leaving the room. As the door closed, James took a few steps before leaning onto the wall and felt the wind come out of his sails, feeling winded from the adrenaline come-down and shuddered in worry. He stumbled, falling against the wall and slumping 'The League? They. They want me to join The League?' He thought in shock and thought about...Everything that entailed
Protectors of the earth. The whole world knew them and... It was like an entire team with his dad's popularity and important, almost
'If-if I joined...' He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, calming down 'Calm down, James. It's not set in stone.' He thought as he thought of the good and the bad before he decided to ignore it, heading to find the others 'I wonder what they're doing now?' He thought
*With the Titans*
The Titans and League where in the canteen, grabbing something to eat "I SWEAR you've gotten better." Flash commented
"Stop whinging and pay for lunch." Dick laughed in a friendly manner. Flash grumbled but grinned, paying as everyone sat around small tables
"I STILL want to know how you did that." Garfield commented
"Trade secret." Nightwing joked
"JAMES!" Kori waved as she and her sister saw him walk through the door.
"H-Hey everyone." he stuttered and smiled with his Matrix coming to life, as he forgot to rewrap it, and scan Martian Manhunter with a small wave of yellow light
"Oh, that's something." Martian Manhunter commented as he saw that.
"Ah! Sorry!" James yelled as he tried to cover his Matrix and accidentally transformed
"What was-? Oh my goodness." Martian Manhunter asked in shock as his eyes widened at James' transformation.
In a flash of light James had changed into a Green Martian!
He was wearing a dark red costume with the symbol that Martian Manhunter had, was replaced with the Matrix on his chest. His head was mostly humanoid with yellow eyes, his body was muscular and defined. But the problem almost came when James heard voices in his head...the people in the room. He held his head, his Matrix coming to understand how his worked in seconds
"Hoo. Okay. That's better." James sighed in relief.
"Err...THAT'S new dude." Victor commented
"NO! Now I'm not the 'Green Guy' anymore!" Garfield joke-cried.
"What? How? Another Martian?" J'onn asked in shock
"Sorry. My Matrix scanned your DNA, added it to its database." James explained
Martian Manhunter looked at James and nodded. "Alright, but I have one question."
"Okay." He nodded.
"Who else have you scanned?" Martian Manhunter asked
"Kori and I." Raven commented
"Superman, when he came to pick us up." Jason pointed out
"...You didn't scan ME did you?" Hawkgirl asked with a raised eyebrow and a frown
"Um...Yeah. Sorry." He apologised
"Show me." she said challengingly
"Um, sure. Okay." James backed up slightly and a little worried, twisting the Matrix on his chest. "Now, which species is-?" He wondered as he selected an alien and transformed. In a flash of yellow light, James had transformed into another alien. One with silver wings and a human's body, much like his own, his hair turned black though his eyes were yellow, his feet had talon claws and his body was nearly covered in some form of silvery armour, but like a leotard. "Um...Is this it?" He asked awkwardly.
Hawkgirl was silent as she stated at him 'Oh... wow...' she thought
"Dude, 'Ultimate Hawk-Guy'?" Garfield asked, pointing at James.
"I...I'm not gonna call it that." James deadpanned
"I've never seen a Thanagarian like this before." Hawkgirl commented as she stared at his muscles
"'Thanagarian'?" James wondered about the alien species' name. "Oh, right. This is what a 'Thana-'...this alien species, would become after a few million years of war." He explained "Evolved to survive."
"So a Martian would have evolved to look like my disguised state?" Manhunter asked
"Possibly." James nodded. "I've got to admit, I didn't think I'd look like these." as he turned human again
"So, new forms to the watch?" Rachel asked
"Yeah." he nodded
"Hey Shay, you okay?" Flash asked making her cough
"Yes! Of course! I am fine!" she said as she calmed herself and returned to normal
"So, where'd you go?" Victor asked, piquing their interest.
"I'll tell you guys later." James answered
"Ba-balla-ri-rina?" Batgirl asked, repeating the question she'd asked a few times since the word was said
"It's a form of dancer, Batgirl." Duela answered, kissing her forehead.
"It's a classical style where people tell stories with their bodies and movements." Nightwing added... And instantly Batgirl sat up straight. And while you couldn't see her eyes because of her mask you could tell she was excited
"Want!" she cheered lightly
"You want to be a ballerina?" Dick asked, to which Cass nodded firmly once. Dick and Duela blinked in slight shock
"Well, if that's what you want." Duela answered.
"But you BETTER keep at it if you take it up." Dick added with Cassandra nodded quickly
"Careful, your head might come off!" Garfield worried, though he was joking making Cass grasp her neck in worry
"So. That's the girl Kid Flash has a massive crush on?" Flash whispered to Nightwing
"Yes. And she's not into him." Dick answered simply... "At least I hope not." Dick growled softly, angry father mode coming through
PINCH!
"Ow!" He flinched, seeing Duela pinch his tuchus but she whistled innocently.
"So these artificial limbs greatly increase your strength?" Aquaman asked Victor
"Something like that." Victor nodded "But I'm more proud of Technus, my computer system that uses nanobots as extra weapons and what I need."
Aquaman whistled with impress. "Aqualad told me that you had more weapons than you had. I'm impressed."
"Yeah. I have several preset ones that I have Technus tied to, being core protocalls and strategies, but we can adapt. And have enough materials is the situation needs something big." Victor explained
"I wouldn't want to be facing that." Aquaman commented
"Your shapeshifting powers are very impressive." J'onn complimented Gar
"Oh, Thanks. I try." Garfield answered with a smile.
"You shrink and grow, and you have luck powers?" Green Arrow asked suspiciously
"Yep." Both Jinx and Karen responded.
"But don't worry worry, NEITHER of us used our power so during the fights." Karen reassured
"Kinda lame powers though." Arrow shrugged. Both women frowned at that and Jinx snapped her fingers, giving Green Arrow one bad luck trip as discovered from when he tripped up on a banana peel the next SECOND
"Geokenisis, a devastating ability if used properly... in improperly." Canary praised "But dangerous. Good thing your clearly skilled with it."
"It took me a while, but yeah. I'm glad I've gotten control over it." She nodded
"You girls are tough." Hawkgirl said, speaking to Raven
"Thank you, we've tried our best." She responded as the Trinity entered the room
"How's everyone getting along?" Wonder Woman asked
"These guys are real impressive." Flash nodded
"Thanks, Flash." Dick answered
"I could've told you that." Batman quipped as he saw Dick, Duela and Cass... Where was Cass?
Oh, she was now sitting on her grandfather's shoulders
...
"You taught her the Bat-Vanish?!" Green Arrow groaned
"Of course." He nodded. "She's a natural."
"Natural." she nodded, resting her arms on the bat's head. And somehow both still looked intimidating despite the cute scene
'I'm afraid.' Hawkgirl thought to herself
*time skip*
James was sitting with his friends, still thinking about what the Trinity had offered him. The Titans had been having a rather... Well it had been fun
"So, what now?" Garfield asked
"I think someone's tired." Dick chuckled as he pointed to a sleeping Duela with an exhausted Cass in her arms.
James chuckled at that before he heard the elevator ping. "Huh?" he blinked, wondering who that was. As it opened, was a young woman, green-skinned with orange hair and wearing a similar costume to Martian Manhunter. "Um...Hi." James waved as he saw her.
"Isn't that-?" Victor asked
"Uncle J'onn!" The girl cheered, hugging Manhunter
"Hello, M'gann. I'm glad you could make it." J'onn smiled and embraced her.
"Awe." James smiled and much to his surprise, his Matrix scanned M'gann "What?!" he blinked in shock "But... She's a Martian! You where already scanned, Manhunter."
"Wait, what?" M'Gann asked in confusion.
"Let me explain, James." Martian Manhunter began to explain. "I am a 'Green Martian'. M'Gann is a 'White Martian' We're both the same species, but different sub-species."
"... She looks the same." James said in confusion, pointing between the two of them indicating they where both green
"Both species of Martian can shape-shift. I was born White Martian but I took my uncle's natural colouring." M'Gann answered as she looked confused and a bit ashamed
James seemed to fully get it, after all, he was raised in a multi-species family. "Well, I don't mind WHAT you are, all that matters is WHO you are. And if you're Martian Manhunter's niece, that's good enough for me." He shrugged with a smile. He remembered all his little siblings
"I. Thank you." M'gann answered, shocked by his open acceptance of her. Especially as she saw the flashes of kids in his mind "Um, What IS that thing on your wrist?" She asked, wondering WHAT it was and why it scanned her
"My Matrix." he nodded
"And-?" M'gann began to ask.
"You know what? Maybe it's better if you read my head." James answered, tapping his head. "Might be better than repeating myself."
"Wait, are you sure?" M'gann asked
"Yeah, just...keep it to my Matrix and nothing else." James asked
M'gann nodded and did as he offered, seeing the information on his Matrix and how he could transform into various aliens, even the most recent memory involving her uncle and the 'Ultimate Martian'. "Oh my goodness." She gasped as she stopped reading his mind.
"Yeah. That." He nodded, tapping his head. He smiled at his Matrix, feeling nostalgic
"Hey, what's going on with all this subterfuge?" Kom asked as she saw M'gann and J'onn.
"Subterfuge?" Wonder Woman asked
"...What other word means 'you're having a secret chat', cause you speak like a thesaurus at times." Kom answered, nudging James.
"Only when I was Brainstorm." James deadpanned "... I need a proper name for that form."
"Yes, yes you do." Kom nodded.
"It's good to see you, Ms Martian." Wonder Woman smiled at her.
"You to Wonder Woman!" she saluted "Me and the other candidates are ready!"
"'OTHER Candidates'?" Kom asked
"Yes. Ms Marvel and a few others are going through training to try and join the League." Batman nodded
"Oh, congratulations." Kom answered. "Mind if we watch?" She asked kindly
"Sure." Superman smiled
"What's happening?" Victor asked as he saw them talking.
"We're gonna be an audience." James explained as he was curious about the situation as well
"Oh, okay." Victor answered as Duela and Cass rested. "I think they need a bed."
"They did stay up late doing girl stuff." Dick nodded
"Should we even ask WHICH 'stuff'?" Raven asked
"Probably not." Dick shook his head remembering the mess of nail and hair products he found in the morning
"Hey, does this place have beds?" Garfield asked.
"Of course." Canary nodded
"Great, we'll take them there." Garfield answered, carrying Cass. The rest left, following Ms Martian
"Give me a minute, guys." Dick asked as he lay Duela on the bed, kissing Cass on the forehead and Duela on the cheek. "Sleep well." He whispered
*time skip *
"Oomph." Ms Martian groaned as she was knocked down by her training partner, a girl called Dove who was a woman clad in a white and blue uniform
"That was a good fight." Dove smiled as she walked over and extended her hand to M'Gann.
Dove being a girl clad in a tight white and blue outfit
"Thanks." M'gann answered, getting up with Dove's help.
"That was a good attempt, M'gann, I see that you've improved quite a bit." J'onn smiled at his niece.
"Very good hand to hand skills." Canary nodded
"So who was your favourite out of the group?" Kori asked Raven
"Miss Martian is doing well. But that Firestorm got flying marks on most of those tests." Raven explained
"Yeah. I wonder how? Good at theoretical work, but still green in practical training." Cyborg added "And he seems like a kid. He shouldn't be that smart."
"...You don't think he's playing dumb or something?" James asked making the group shrugged
"Now for the final test." Superman explained "It shall be in ten minutes. A little training exercise we in the League like to use nicknamed 'Cops and Robbers'. And this test shall be have the help... Of our special guests, the Titans."
"Oh, that sounds great...Wait, what?" Garfield smiled before it dawned on him.
"Wait, are we the 'cops' or the 'robbers'?" James asked
"The Robbers." Hawkgirl nodded
"The Titans shall be pretending to be villains who have stolen valuable pieces of either art or tech, and are escaping through a city. Their goal is to escape the city. You shall be acting as the League and your goal is to capture them with minimal collateral damage and without damaging what was stolen." Batman explained
"Why do we have these guys being the Robbers?" Hawk huffed, Hawk being a guy wearing a near identical outfit to Dove's only the blue was red and it looked 'angrier' "Shouldn't it be you guys?"
"Do you know how the Titans fight or use their powers?" Aquaman countered, shutting him up "You won't always know what your opponent is capable of, an extra danger."
"Win for the Atlantean." James pointed towards him.
"We should get ready." Dick got up and nodded
"The test shall be in ten minutes in the training room with a holographic landscape." Manhunter explained "Use that time to prepare and get to the destination."
"Flash. Can I speak to you in private?" Terra and Karen heard Wonder Woman whisper. Terra pointed to the two and wondered, Karen nodded, she knew what to do. They waited for everyone to leave before they quietly followed the two. Terra nodded to Karen who shrunk down and stayed away from the two Justice League members by staying in the corner, keeping as quiet as she could be and they heard moaning from around the corner
'What the-?' Karen thought as she heard it, silently turning the corner and her jaw dropped to the floor with a thud.
Wonder Woman was leaning against a wall, one of her long muscular legs held in the air and her underwear pushed to the side. Behind her was the Flash, holding her raised leg against his shoulder with the other holding one of her breasts as he slammed in and out of her wet slit at super speed
'Oh my GOD!' Karen thought in shock.
Wonder Woman was moaning happily, feeling Flash's member pleasure and stimulate her as it vibrated while moving on and out of her "Oh Wally! You are spectacular my love!" she moaned
"You're amazing, Diana~!" Wally responded, kissing her as he climaxed inside of her quivering pussy
"Oh." Tara muttered, covering her mouth
Karen flew back and pulled Tara back. "I didn't think of that."
"Think of what?" Terra asked instinctivly
"Those two being together...and maybe James could do that~." Karen answered, blushing at the thought.
"He DOES have that super speed form."
"...We should go." Karen nodded, pulling Tara away.
They rushed away, hearing the lovers moan
*in the training room*
"So, what do we need? Those ski masks or fingerless gloves?" Garfield joked as he and the others got ready.
"I doubt it." Victor rolled his eyes
"Just move fast and keep the valuables as far away from the candidates for as long as possible. The session lasts until all the Titans are either captured or escape." Green Arrow explained
"Okay, so no extra costume and keep the 'swag' away from the heroes." Kom answered, pointing to the valuables and pretended they were in a bag.
"...You've been watching too many old cartoons." Green Arrow chuckled
"Still." Kori answered, grabbing a valuable. "It could be considered true." She grabbed some stuff which she would have wanted if she was a thief, grabbing some jewelery
"Hey, don't take it all." Dick responded
"...Actually, that's kind of nice." James picked up a small ring and looked at Rachel. She blushed and smiled gently
Almost immediately, breaking the tension, was Karen and Tara. "Sorry. We're. Late." They panted as they ran back.
"Where HAVE you been?" Kori asked as she looked at them.
"Um. Bathroom." Tara lied. The group shrugged, accepting that answer
"Grab a piece of 'swag' and let's get ready." Kom added
"We've already got most of the stuff." Raven added
Terra nodded, grabbing a weird looking painting "...Who made this?" She asked as she looked at it.
"I think it's an abstract?" Dick answered with a questionable tone.
"I think that's one of my kids' pictures." Garfield followed up making the team laugh
Karen grabbed a random block that was apparently tech, tossing it up and catching it casually 'If this was a real artifact or something, what IS it?' Karen wondered as it looked almost like a cartoonist 'random tech component'
Suddenly the room began to flicker, buildings assembling before their eyes from glowing cubes of matter "Oh, okay!" James commented as he saw the background change. It was a wonderful sight. It was like watching one of the old VR games that he use to play when his siblings where toddlers
"Everyone get ready." Dick called out.
The Titans nodded, holding their 'loot' ready. Behind them a company called Wayne Enterprise stood with a wall broken out and smoking
"Is everyone ready?" Canary's voice called
'Little uncomfortable seeing that.' Dick thought, seeing the Wayne Enterprise Building logo behind him.
"Yeah, we're ready." James answered after confirming with the group.
"Begin." she nodded
"Titans, Go!" Jinx yelled
The group ran off, keeping together like a team. "Okay, let's split their party!" Ms Martian called out to her team, giving an instruction.
"Who said you're on charge?" Hawk scoffed before he charged
"I-it was just-" Ms Martian frowned as she saw him ignore her.
"Sorry about him." Dove apologised
Firestorm ignored the others and flew off, his power flowing from his fists
"Hawk and Firestorm are on our tail!" Garfield looked behind them, transforming from a cheetah to himself and back again.
"Okay, Formation Beta-5." Dick answered
The group nodded, Cyberian forming a jet pack as he took off. He joined Starfire, Blackfire, Raven, Terra and Bumblebee in the air before the group split into two different directions
Those on foot went one way while the fliers took a sudden turn and went another
"What're they-?" Hawk snapped as he saw the flying group go off.
"We'll get the fliers, you get the ground ones." Firestorm called out. "Ms Martian, you're with us-me!"
"Where did Huntress go?" Dove mumbled, following Hawk
*With the fliers*
"Are they following us?" Cyberian asked
"Yep, still in sight." Bumblebee responded
"Perfect." Blackfire grinned, the group further splitting up
"What?" Ms Martian gasped
"Splitting a split party?" Firestorm asked as he followed Cyberian, Raven and Terra
"Ronald! Wait!" a second voice in Firestorm's voice yelled "It's a tra-"
Suddenly Firestorm was flew into a net he couldn't see, as it was near invisible. The net was shot by Cyberian which entrapped him, before Terra then encased him in rock and then thrown into the floor by Raven's anti-light and then further entrapped "HEY! What's going on? Let me out!" Firestorm screamed as he tried to get out.
Ms Martian gasped as she saw the trap and decided to get out of there. Three against one, not good odds only to be blasted by the sisters and Karen
CRASH!
"Two down." Kori smiled, aiming for a high-five.
"Yeah, we did." Kom nodded, reciprocating the high-five.
*Elsewhere*
We see the land group jumping around and running fast "Where are these guys GOING?" Hawk snapped, pushing forward and tried to close the distance, seeing Changeling in his sights. He growled and leapt at the cat, claws out
POINK!
Changeling had turned into a gorilla and batted Hawk away, still carrying the 'swag'. Dove panted as she stood there, lost in a random ally after chasing that James guy
'Where did you go?" Dove wondered as she looked around. She suddenly felt a chill down her spine. She span around... And right into the red, naked, metal, ripped abs of James in his evolved Tetramand form
"Hey." James smiled with his hand over her shoulder. Well, two hands technically. He towered over her by nearly a foot. The white and blue clad girl blushed as her back pressed against the brick wall. She had no where to go and part of her was fine with that "How's it going?" He asked confidently.
Dove blushed and was about to speak when Jinx shot a magic blast and knocked her out
James sighed in relief, as he saw Jinx. "Good shot."
"Nice distraction." Jinx smiled as she got up close against his metal frame "Sorry girl, this one's mine." she joked
*with the Justice League*
"That's some fine teamwork from the Titans." Superman commented
"They are a good team." Aquaman nodded
Martian Manhunter saw M'gann trying her best, but she was overwhelmed. He sighed sadly, knowing these recruits where still fresh
Zoom!
"Hey, did we miss much?" Flash asked as he and Wonder Woman appeared in the room
"Firestorm's incapacitated, Hawk and Dove have been knocked out. Ms Martian-." Batman began to say.
"Is basically on her own." Black Canary nodded
"Think she can do it?" Wonder Woman asked
"It'll be tough." Batman responded
"She can do it." Martian Manhunter hoped
"Meanwhile Huntress disappeared." Green Arrow added
"Didn't you train her, Batman?" Black canary asked
"No." he shook his head "She's been acting in Gotham, however."
"So she might know your routine." Black Canary commented
"Possibly." Batman commented simply
"You know much about her?" Wonder Woman asked, narrowing her eyes a bit
"I've been keeping track." Batman answered. "She uses some excessive violence, but she hasn't killed anyone yet."
"You don't know her identity, do you?" Superman frowned, knowing Batman well enough to pick up his subtle annoyance
Batman didn't respond, just keeping his eyes on the training as his eyes narrowed into the classic BatGlare
"Oh god!" Green Arrow yelled in horror
*with Nightwing*
"Titans, report." Nightwing tapped his earpiece
"Firestorm's down." Cyberian responded first.
"Hawk and Dove are taken out." Changeling and Jinx responded
"Meaning Ms Martian and Huntress are left." Nightwing counted down. "Start making your way to the out of bounds. Stay in your groups, back each other out."
"On it, boss." Kori answered as each Titan signed off.
*With Kom*
"'On it, boss'?" Kom asked, looking at her sister with a smile and raised eyebrow.
"Did I say it wrong? Is that not what villains say?" Kori asked making her sister laugh
"Never change baby sister." she teased as the two flew off.
*With Raven, Bumblebee and Cyberian*
"This way." Cyberian spoke, checking a 'map' in his data banks.
"How'd you know?" Bumblebee asked
"I drove down here once." He responded
"Really? What city is this?" Raven asked
"It was...somewhere near my old home town." Cyberian answered, recalling the memory as he remembered his old life as a football pro
"Oh, okay." Bumblebee answered.
"We'll talk about my life later, let's finish this training exercise." Cyberian added
"Sure." The two nodded.
*With James and Jinx*
"So, where'd you learn that move?" Jinx asked with a puckish smile.
"My little sister really liked these corny romance shows when she was younger." James shrugged
"...That Krystal." Jinx laughed and shook her head. "How's she doing?"
"She is fine. But no, it wasn't Krystal. It was Luna." James clarified
"Wait, really? Wow." Jinx blinked in shock
"She found them super cute and she loves romance." he shrugged "Huh, I should visit soon. Its nearly her and Atem's birthday."
"...Could WE visit too?" Jinx asked
"Of course." James smiled "They did love you when we visited before."
*with Nightwing*
'On my own. Stay sharp, Dick. They could be near.' He thought
TAP
Dick heard something and readied his escrima sticks.
He suddenly jumped out of the way, dodging a purple tipped arrow flying through the air "So. You're Huntress?" Nightwing asked as he stood up, seeing the woman
She was about Dick's age, mid-twenties, black hair, brown eyes, wearing a blue leotard-costume, a purple 'H' shaped domino mask, purple gloves and boots, armed with a crossbow and a black cape. "Clever guess. You're not Batman's first for nothing." She responded
"Because that can't be misinterpreted." Nightwing quipped, spinning his sticks casually. Huntress glared at Nightwing and took another shot at Dick, using her surroundings for cover and also an escape route. Nightwing froze for a second when he saw that glare, before quickly using his weapons to block the arrow and charge forward "Hey, you're the one who did the potentially gay joke!" he mocked, throwing an explosive winding at her foot which tripped her
"Can't take a joke?" She asked, kicking him in the shin and tripping him up when he got close
He replied with his grapple gun, tying her arm to a flagpole "Almost had me there." Dick said casually, walking towards her. Looking into her eyes. He saw the anger in her eyes, seeing her fueled rage but... her blue eyes... they where... Familiar
Suddenly he got kicked in the jaw by her purple armoured boot, making him stumble back
"HNN!" He grunted and flipped back. He struck with his escrima stick, hitting her bare stomach and shocking her
She gritted her teeth before she fell onto her knees and dropped her crossbow. She then reached out and slammed her palm against his arm. Knocking his arm back, one stick falling, she grabbed his arm and judo flipped him
"Oomph!" Dick grunted and shook his head. 'Okay, doing THIS now!' as he felt the woman push her heeled purple boot against his neck "Gck!" Dick grunted, feeling his oxygen cut off. He frowned, throwing a hyper sonic Wingding past her ear
"Argh!" She hissed and gripped her ears, removing her foot from his neck. She stumbled back, barley able to stay up with her heels making it even harder
"Who are you?" Dick coughed as he stood up weakly
"What?" She called out, still ringing in her ears.
"Who are you?" he asked "You have his eyes."
"Who's eyes?" Huntress asked, getting her hearing back.
"I'll ask again. Who are you?" Dick asked.
"Huntress." She glared, aiming the crossbow at him.
"Don't try that with me... little sister." Dick commented "That's who you are, aren't you? Time travel or multiverse?"
"Grr." Huntress flinched at that, gulping in worry at that response.
"Wait a minute, what?" Green Arrow asked in shock
Nightwing and Huntress took a few slow steps around each other, in a small circle. "So, which is it?" he questioned
Huntress didn't want to respond, keeping her eyes on Nightwing. She instead fired her crossbow, which exploded as smoke bombs
Dick covered his eyes as the flash slightly blinded him, the fog covering the location but he had to listen out for her. When the smoke cleared, however, she was gone and so was the tech that Dick was supposed to 'steal'
Snap
"She got me." He frowned, snapping his fingers...Though he felt proud but annoyed and his intrigue had been peaked "Guys. I'm out." Dick responded
*With James*
"Seriously? How? Huntress?" James responded before Firestorm came rushing through a building, bursting through it
"How'd he get out?" Jinx asked
"Probably punched his way through. Go!" James answered, giving an order, carrying his swag. James jumped back, slamming his Matrix down and morphing in that golden glow
"Which alien?" Jinx asked in confusion.
"Need something that can absorb energy. And I need practice with this one." James responded as he transformed into Prism-Stone.
There James stood, almost in monochromatic crystal, a yellow eye; a man made of living black and white crystal. Two shoulder protrusions and a central horn made out of white crystal on his main black body and head. His torso seemed to have a metal guard in the shape of an 'X' going from his shoulders down to his hips and around like a belt.
"Oh, yeah. Prism-Stone!" James yelled, mimicking his father for a second
"Is that pure diamond?" Jinx asked
"I dunno, crystalline for sure." James responded. "Take this and run, I'll buy you time."
"Fine." Jinx nodded as she took the loot and ran
James got ready as he looked at Firestorm 'I can do this.' he thought
"Hey, where'd the blue haired guy go?" Firestorm asked
"You're looking at him." Prism-Stone pointed at himself.
"Really? Oh wow! Cool! Huh? Oh, yeah. Yeah, right." Firestorm geeked out a little before turning his head to the left and got back into it.
'The heck's wrong with this guy?' James thought, shooting a laser blast at Firestorm. The Nucular man was hit by the blast and sent crashing through a few buildings "Ouch, that HAD to hurt." James flinched gently 'Go Jinx.' he thought hopefully before going into battle with Firestorm.
"That's it!" Firestorm unleashed a large blast of energy, a normally overwhelming burst that melted steel all around them
"Whoa! That's a LOT of heat!" Prism-Stone gasped as he saw it, he backed off as he tried to assess the situation.
"AAHHHHHH!" Ms Martian screamed as she got out of there.
"Ms Martian!" Prism-Stone yelled, holding his hands out and absorbing the energy and flames
"WHAT?" Firestorm yelled as he turned to the side, seeing Prism-Stone absorb the energy. "Huh? How? Ms Martian?" James leapt over and caught her as she was falling "Oh no!" Firestorm gasped as he realised what he did
"You okay?" James asked as he checked her pulse and any marks if she was hurt.
"Uuuh." Ms Martian moaned softly in pain, limp in his arms. James frowned and cradled her up in his arms and began to walk off.
"H-Hey. Hey, wait!" Firestorm called out as he began to get closer, only to freeze as he saw Prism-Stone's solo eye glare right at him. "We. I...Can we take her back together?" He asked
James looked at Ms Martian and nodded. "Any funny business, you get a spike through your eyes." James said as spikes extended from James' knuckles
"N-No tricks!" Firestorm panicked and squeaked. The two walked off to the edge of the map, not meeting up with any of the Titans yet.
"Hey, James. What happened?" Cyberian asked
"Friendly fire. I'm taking her to the goal." James answered
"What about-?" Changeling followed up.
"Taken care of. The swag's been taken." James responded, being as vague as possible.
"Alright, see you at the finish line." Both Cyberian and Changeling ended the call.
Firestorm was muttering under his breath like he was talking to himself. Talking to someone called 'The Professor'.
"So what's with that voice in your head?" James asked making Firestorm freeze "I'm just making a guess since you're talking to yourself a lot. Been muttering to yourself since...The start." James commented. "So, what is it?"
Firestorm looked around awkwardly, checking to see if there where any cameras
James raised his eyebrow and looked at Firestorm...who began to glow. Immediately, James covered Ms Martian with his body if this was an attack. But no.
Firestorm split into two people. Two normal people.
"...Okay." James blinked and got back up. Seeing the two people there.
One was a young black-haired man wearing a hoodie jacket, jeans and sneakers.
The second was an older gentleman, bespectacled, white hair, wearing a tweed jacket, dark blue button shirt, black trousers and shoes.
The two looked total opposites.
"I'm Ronnie Raymond. And this is Professor Stein." The young man introduced themselves.
"Greetings." The elder man nodded
"...James Tennyson." James introduced himself. "So how? How does this 'Firestorm' thing work? He's the brawn and you're the voice in his head?"
"Something like that." Ronnie answered
"It's much more complicated than that." Professor Stein nodded
"Alright." James responded. "Ah, here we are." He spoke, putting Ms Martian down at the edge.
"Is she gonna be okay?" Ronnie asked
"Maybe." James answered with a sigh. "So. Back to the fight?" He asked
"Um. No. No, I don't think so." Professor Stein answered "You've 'escaped' and... I think Firestorm has had enough for the day."
James nodded, being careful to balance the soft green skinned teen as he didn't want to set her down on the floor "Ah, where to put her." He mumbled trying to think
*with the sisters*
"Do you think James will be okay?" Kori asked
"I'm sure. He's our husband after all." Kom reassured her.
Kori nodded, Hawk suddenly bursting through the top of a building. He was jumping towards them, almost comically... And they just flew up a bit, making him miss them and go plumoiting towards the ground "...Did he just?" Kori asked
CRASH!
"Newbies." Kom laughed as they crossed the line. A siren went off twice, showing two of them where safe
*with Raven and Karen*
"So, what happened with Firestorm?" Bumblebee asked in concern.
"He must've powered through it. I'm not sure what happened." Raven admitted "I did feel a lot of fear though."
"Hmm. Maybe he doesn't like tight and dark spaces?" Karen asked, thinking of a common fear making Raven shrug as the two nearing the exit
"Here we are." She pointed and crossed the threshold to win the trial and the siren went off
*with Changing and Tera*
"I think we got off a bit easy." Changeling commented
"Yeah." Terra nodded
Neither noticed Dove running across the buildings above them 'There they are.' She thought as she looked down. 'Okay, I can do this.' She dove down, preforming a double footed kick to Terra's face
"OOF!" Terra grunted in pain, landing face first into the ground. As she crashed to the floor Dove pinned her to the floor, using power suppressor cuffs on Terra, before the trainee grabbed the geomagncers loot. Dove then turned to Changing, ready for the battle to continue
"Hnn! No!" She grunted.
"Hang on!" Changeling answered as he transformed into a bird.
"Darn it!" Dove hissed, throwing a rope at Changeling
Changeling flew above the rope and transformed into a panther and landed on his feet, clawing at the ground. "Phew, that was close." only to realise he had dropped his loot
Dove picked it up, narrowing her eyes at Changling
"Gar! Run!" Terra encouraged
"Fine!" Garfield answered, racing off
Dove reached out, but decided not to chase him. She grabbed Terra's loot and picked up the geomancer. A new siren went off, showing one Titan had been captured
*with the League*
"One Titan and two loot." Aquaman commented as he saw the score.
"Yes, it definitely shows the difference in skills and where they need to improve." Batman answered. "For both teams."
"However five Titans have escaped. And Changling is soon to make that six. There is only Jinx, Cyberian and Nightwing left to capture." Aquaman added
"With Ms Martian and Firestorm out amicably." Superman followed up
"Think they can make it?" Flash asked the group.
"Anything's possible at this point." Wonder Woman answered. 'Huntress and Dove. Jinx, Cyberian and Nightwing. Who will succeed?'
*Back in the field*
Changeling was racing around the 'city', looking for the exit. 'Seriously how big IS this place?' He thought, hoping he was nearing the edge of the circle
CRASH!
'Don't look back! Don't look back!' Changeling thought as he ran, sneaking a peak behind him and saw a furious red figure rush at him. "GAH! I LOOKED BACK!"
"GET BACK HERE!" Hawk roared
"NO WAY!" Changeling continued to run as fast as he could, seeing Hawk race after him. Leaping into the air, Changeling turned into a Peregrin falcon, flying high and faster than on the floor only to be tackled by Hawk and slammed face first into a car, crushing it under them
"FUCKING GOT YOU!" Hawk growled and slammed his fist into Changeling's face.
"Hawk! Stop!" Dove yelled as she ran up to him
"You. Fucking. TITAN. SHIT!" Hawk yelled punching Garfield as he broke two ribs and knocked out Garfield's signature fang, blood spitting out of his mouth, landing unconscious on the floor.
"HAWK!" Dove grabbed his shoulder and calmed him down.
Hawk immediately stopped, turning to Dove...and saw Garfield. He did it again.
"Enough." Dove frowned as she slapped him, carefully picking Garfield up and walking away
*With Jinx*
"The hell was that?" She wondered in worry, looking at the end goal and ran towards it. She shook her head, she was nearly there. Clicking her fingers she ran, holding her and James' bags of loot. She had reached the end goal, where she saw her friends waiting for her. "Guys!" She raced forward and crossed the line, grinning as the siren went off
"Hey, good to see you, Jinx." Kori and Kom waved.
"Good to see you." Raven added
"Where's James?" She asked
"Over there." Kom pointed as he was still holding Ms Martian
"Err-" Jinx asked
"James has already explained it to us; she's knocked unconscious and there's nothing involved there." Kori explained
"Right. Okay." She nodded
"And nowhere to put her." he added
Unknowing to them Ms Martian was awake, but stayed quiet and kept her eyes closed since this felt nice 'He's warm.' she thought 'And real muscular.'
"...Who's the old guy and the college kid?" Jinx asked
"This is Ronnie and Professor Stein. The two halves of Firestorm." James explained
"Hey." Ronnie waved
"Hello Ms." Professor Stein nodded
"Nice to meet you." Jinx answered.
"Hey, here's-. Oh crap!" Ronnie smiled before he saw Garfield bloody and unconscious in Dove's arms.
*With Cyberian*
Cyberian found Nightwing standing on a random rooftop just at the edge of the ma "Need a hand, dude?" Cyberian asked through his headpiece.
"Nah, I'm waiting." Dick commented simply
"Okay, I think everyone else is back at the end-zone. See you there." Cyberian answered.
"Stay safe." Nightwing responded with a nod and saw Cyberian go. The siren went off, only two people left in the simulation 'Just you and me, Huntress.' Nightwing thought "You coming out?" he joked
STEP
"You knew?" She asked, appearing behind him.
"He obviously trained you to. I knew what to look for." he shrugged "So... Am I getting any answers?"
Huntress huffed gently, having readied a bolt in her crossbow.
"We doing this again? Or cave rules?" Nightwing asked, dropping his escrima sticks
CLICK.
"Cave rules." She responded, unhitching the bolt before setting the crossbow down. She dropped the crossbow, both getting into the same fighting stance
The two ran at each other, and threw their first punch and kick, mirroring and blocking their hits. It was almost like they where mirroring each other, their blows being thrown with expert speed and precision. Huntress tried to punch Dick right in the face, only for him to parry and trip her up. She caught herself and threw herself to her feet, a knee hitting Dick in the ribs
'Hnn!' He grunted and punched her in the chest. Not caring that she was a woman, right now, they were fighters. She stumbled back, glaring as she blocked his next punch
The two panted as they continued to exchange blows.
Dick was getting all he needed, seeing her techniques and her form. Trained by him as long as he had, at least. But she had her own skills, and skill she had learnt from someone else. Not as good as him, but her other abilities made up the difference. She slammed her heel into his foot, almost drilling a hole through it.
"Fuck!" he hissed before he grabbed her incoming wrist. He gained a confident look in his eyes, preforming a move he had made up to twist and throw her
One second she was standing, the next she was on her back with her hands cuffed "OOF! H-Hey!" She struggled trying to get out.
"Answers?" he asked. She struggled and spat at him...only to miss "Come on sister. You're being a brat." he rolled his eyes, sitting next to her
Huntress' eyes widened under her mask and topped struggling to get out. "Wh-What did you-?"
"It is not hard. I worked it out earlier last time we fought, remember? You have his glare. And you have been trained by him. Now, as I asked earlier. Time travel or multiverse?" Dick questioned
"...Time Travel." She admitted. "My father is Batman...my mother is Catwoman."
...
"I'm sorry, what?"
"I'm Catwoman's daughter. Is that SO difficult to get through your head?" She glared
"Well... Just that... You know... He is married to someone who ISN'T Catwoman?" he shrugged
Huntress scowled and turned away. She KNEW that "I know." she hissed
Dick double-took as he heard that. "So. Alternate universe, then." He realised as he held her up "You came back before your father and mother got together and somehow messed up the time line so they didn't have that one night that was the nail in the coffin."
"Why?" Huntress hissed as she looked away. "Why did he have to marry HER?"
"Because they fell in love?" Dick frowned sadly "I understand that this must break your heart... But shouldn't your father being happy be enough?"
"Why? Why The Clown's broken bitch, though?" She snapped
SLAP!
"Okay. That's enough from you." Dick glared
Huntress glared at Dick in anger and kicked him in his groin, having opened the cuffs on her hands... And he caught it
"I know he taught you not to fight in anger." he said, throwing her foot aside "Lesson number two. Number one is..."
"Don't kill. It makes us no better than them." she glared
He nodded as he calmed down to help lower her guard and lower her temper "I am sorry you have had to go through that." he whispered "But he is happy. He has a son. You have family."
Huntress paused for a moment, hearing that he has a son. "...A-A boy? A son?" She asked
"Yeah. Damien." He responded "I'm sure he'd love having a big sister. And Jason would love a badass like you, I'm sure."
"Jason? Who's Jason?" She asked in confusion
...
"The second Robin?" Dick tilted his head, now worried HOW different the time lines where
"Oh..." She frowned, looking at the floor "He's alive?"
"Yeah. He is." Dick nodded, scared of what Huntress' future was like. She seemed to perk up as she heard that, wanting to meet him "I know the world isn't like how you knew... But he is happy. And we accept you as family." Dick said
"...Even after the gay jab?" Huntress asked
"Yes. Even that."
"...And the dick kick?"
"Yes, though to be fair, you didn't connect."
"And the bolt to the face?" Huntress flinched
"We'll talk about that later." Dick thought about that for a second before answering before he backflipped across the line, ending the contest
Huntress blinked in shock before sighing with a small, almost invisible smile, following suit.
The city faded away, reverting to the training room
The Justice League came through the doors, ready to give their reviews on their performance as the Titans and the recruits gathered, James finally setting Ms Martian down... And Huntress was no where to be seen
"...How? How did-?" Jinx asked in shock.
"That cinches it." Dick and Batman answered
"She will speak to me in her own time." Batman said "Don't bother looking for her, she's not on the station by now."
"And how do YOU know?" Flash asked. Batman just gave THE LOOK, which was all was needed. Flash squeaked and hid behind Wonder Woman, making Terra and Karen share a look
"Should we be worried?" Kori asked Dick. He shook his head, smirking
"May I take my niece, James?" Martian Manhunter asked
"Yeah, no problem." He responded, passing her over.
"M'gan. It is time to wake up." he said, his eyes glowing for a second
"Hmm. Uncle." M'Gann grumbled, waking up and got back to her feet. 'I was enjoying that.'
"H... Hey." Dove said to James, shyly "I'm sorry for what Hawk did to your friend. He... Gets carried away."
James sighed and nodded. "If he gets carried away again, I've got a 'friend' who might sort him out." He pointed to his Matrix.
Dove nodded, blushing brighter as she remembered the metal man he had been earlier 'Oh my god.' she thought in amazement
"Are you okay?" He asked in concern.
"I-I'm fine!" She squeaked and left.
"Dove." Hawkgirl called
"Yes?" She asked as she went over to her, trying to calm down.
"You okay?" Kom asked her husband.
"Yeah, I'm alright." He nodded
"You managed to capture two of the Titans, one with assistance, and retrieved two of the stolen goods." Hawkgirl commented "With no collateral damage and you focused on assisting your team mates as best as you could. However you where caught off guard and knocked out by a flirtatious encounter."
"I'm sorry." Dove whispered
"Don't be. You did the best in this test." Superman praised
"HAWK, on the other hand." Black Canary frowned "One capture with assistance... And EXCESSIVE force. Estimated $3000 minimum property damage. And estimated 300 casualties."
Hawk grumbled and nodded. "That. That's on me." He agreed, rubbing his arm in shame.
"Now. On to Firestorm." Green Arrow frowned "An estimated $50, 000 in damages. 2,000 casualties if you are the luckiest bitch on the planet. Did not capture one villain or retrieve one stolen good. And nearly killed a team mate. Plus, lying to the league about your situation."
Ronnie looked down at the floor in shame, no response but all the guilt 'Darn it.'
"Ronald is not to blame for lying to you. I instructed him to hide our...situation." Professor Stein spoke up, gesturing the both of them
"N-No, Professor. You can't-." Ronnie saw the Professor trying to help and cover for him.
"It doss not matter." Aquaman frowned "We do not care that you kept it secret. However we would have been fine if you said you WISHED to keep it a secret. It is the act of lying that puts doubt in the League's view of you."
The two that were Firestorm looked at each other and nodded in response. Accepting the guilt.
"Huntress failed to capture anyone. Caused roughly $150 property damage. And retrieved one stolen goods." Batman said with a proud smile "And if she had not been working alone, she would have worked as a perfect distraction for a team mate to capture Nightwing when he was preoccupied."
"Time down that pride Bats." Flash joked and got the BatGlare once more "Eep!" Flash squeaked.
"So what's our damage?" Karen asked
"You did a great job, Titans." Aquaman nodded "You where a great help. But you where not being judged, remember?"
"And the final candidate. Ms Martian." Manhunter said sadly
"Knocked out and failed to capture even one Titan." Ms Martian frowned. "I didn't even get a-" She reached into her pocket and found the ring that James had. 'When did I?'
"You focused on team work." Wonder Woman assured "You tried to lead your team. Keep a plan and everyone together. You where only hurt by being caught in the crossover. And the team only fell apart because of egos from other team members. A valiant effort."
"And you managed to get MY loot, so that's a win." James smiled, giving her a little praise.
"Now for the final verdicts from every trial the candidates have been part of." Superman said
"Here we go." Cyberian whispered to his teammates as they wondered how the candidates would fair
"First. Huntress has been given reserve member status." Green Lantern said "Her skill, knowledge and ability makes her worthy to be a member but other factors keep us from giving her full member status as of now."
"Pretty good." Jinx admitted.
"Next, Dove." Hawkgirl followed up "Your combat knowledge, skill and team work would normally give you a full membership however..."
"My naivety and distractions got the better of me?" Dove asked
"No. Yourself and Hawk are a package deal." Green Lantern said sternly "And he is too much of a loose cannon at the moment."
"I'll try and help him calm down." Dove answered sincerely and felt ashamed
"We will give you both... Trial memberships." Green Arrow sighed "You get all the same responsibilities as a reserve member but we will be keeping a close eye on you."
"Yes, sir." Hawk nodded.
"Understood." Dove agreed
"Ms Martian... Welcome to the League. You have been granted full membership." Black Canary smiled
Ms Martian gasped in shock, feeling winded by the excitement and adrenaline. "Th-thank you!" as she hugged her uncle
"It wasn't JUST me, M'gann." He smiled.
"Thank you, everyone." M'gann turned to the rest of the League.
"Firestorm." Batman said gruffly
"Sir." Ronnie gulped in fear at The Bat.
"You have been denied membership to the league." Batman said simply "For now. We will be keeping an eye on you and improve. You have potential, we do not want it to be wasted."
"Yes, Sir." Ronnie answered, knowing what he had done.
"Now, for the final candidate." Superman said, confusing the Titans "James, you showed ingenuity, leadership and able to help those who were caught in the crossfire."
'Oh god.' James thought in worry, stress and embarrassment realising what they where doing while the Titan's eyes widened as what was going on hit them as well
"Have you decided to agree to our offer of full membership?" Wonder Woman asked
"I-" James began to speak nervously, only for someone to interrupt.
"WHAT?!" the Titans yelled
'There it is.' He flinched.
"He didn't tell them?" Green Arrow whispered to Black Canary.
"Would YOU?" She responded back
"When were you going to tell us?" Cyberian.
"I. It was-." James tried to explain
"You're leaving us? I-I mean the team?" Tara followed up.
"No, I was going to-." James tried to answer but was cut off.
"How long have you known?" Kori asked
"When you were on the tour! Okay? All this came at once!" James responded, which made the group quiet "They just told me... And I haven't told them if I'm doing this or not. Because I wasn't sure if I wanted WANTED to or not... But now I know."
"So, what's your answer?" Superman asked patiently, having heard James' response to his friends.
The Titans frowned a bit, feeling like James was about to leave them
"I'm sorry...But I'm staying with The Titans." He turned to the League and made his choice "We are a family and while this is a HUGE honour... I just can't."
Most to The League looked at each other and then at James. Shocked by his response.
All who weren't were Martian Manhunter, Wonder Woman, Batman and Superman. "If that's your decision, then we'll respect it." Superman said calmly
"Thank you, I appreciate it." James answered
"And if we're in a pinch?" Flash asked
James chuckled. "You'll know who to call."
*time skip*
"I can't believe you chose us over The League." Jinx spoke as they were back home.
"Well, I just followed my heart." James answered
"Sap." Kom chuckled
"Can I talk to you for a sec?" Rachel asked
"Sure." James nodded
The two got up and walked to the door. "I know what you did." She whispered
"What do you mean?" He asked
"The ring. The one Ms Martian had." Rachel clarified.
"The one she-"
"The one YOU gave her. You slid it into her pocket while she was unconscious." She interrupted and knew James too well. "You got her into The League."
"She deserved it." he shrugged
She leaned over and kissed him. "You're a good person." As she hugged him. He smiled and held her close, slipping a ring onto her finger "J-James!" She gasped as she felt the ring being slid on.
"It's about time." he smiled
She looked at him and felt her mind rush and flood his own "Yes!" she cheered and hugged him tightly
"Shall we tell them?" He asked as he hugged back
"Of course. The Titans don't hide secrets." she smiled
*? *
Raven screamed in agony as she lay there.
In a pool of her own blood.
She had a large gash in her stomach, left ankle was broke. And her right leg wasn't even there anymore. She lay in the ruins of Titans Tower... The dead body of Trigon lying atop the tower
Raven cried as she lay dying. All she had lost.
Blood began to get in her eyes, making her flinch. Reaching up she felt the spot where her forehead gem use to be, ripped out leaving a bleeding hole in her skull
Suddenly the sound of jets filled her ears. Looking up she saw Cyberian rush to her side, picking her up gently "Come on Rae, you're not dying here." he urged "We need to find the others. Technus, start first aid."
"V-Vic...?" She choked out her words, trying to stay alive.
She felt his nanobots get to work, sealing her wounds and applying the needed treatment. She felt her consciousness fade, hoping the others would be okay