And Injustice For All 2
Chapter 62: Attack On Oa
Booster Gold and the Titans have entered space in search of Blue Beetle. Another alarm sounded. Booster sees Lobo on the Javelin.
"Hey, bastiches!"
"Guys, we've just crashed into the testosterone-fueled personification of the 1980s.
"Open the bay doors," said Superboy. He climbed out to face Lobo.
"Last guy who went up against me wearing that symbol cused me a bit of trouble."
Lobo shot Superboy with his sawed off shotgun but Wonder Girl used her bracelets of submission to block the projectile.
"There is no need for this." Metron arrived with Blue Beetle. "These beings are not our enemies."
"Skeets, what are we dealing with," asked Gold.
"His name is Metron, a new God. He holds unparalleled knowledge and a great understanding of of engineering and mechanics. He is one of the most intelligent beings in the universe."
"Can he hear me?" Starfire asked.
"He shouldn't be able to..."
"Great Metron."
"Yes?"
"I understand you are one of the greatest minds in existence."
"Yes."
"Could you maybe turn the alarm off in this thing?"
Metron did so.
"Thank you."
"I can't believe you guys came out here for me."
"What happened here?" asked Superboy.
"I apparently have to save the universe."
"What?"
"Starro the Conqueror, already formidable, has been corrupted by anger. Now a war has begun. A war that could spell the end of the universe if it is lost. The bearer of the Scarab have defeated Starro before, thousands of years ago. It falls to the Blue Beetle to conquer the Conqueror again."
"Will you fight with us?" Wonder Girl asked.
"I will not intercede directly. But the Mobius chair can travel across space instantly. I will transport Blue Beetle to war."
"And we will fight by his side," said Superboy. "Um... can we get a lift?"
"Yes."
"Where are we going?" Wonder Girl asked.
Oa
Says was corrupted by one of the Starros and ysed her powers to wipe out many Green Lanterns, much to Dex-Starr's delight.
"Soranik," said Hal.
"You'll be safe on Oa"
"Let me help. Give me a ring!"
"Not happening, Hal!"
Lobo, Metron and the Titans arrived.
"You get one of them stars on oou, you're his," Lobo warned.
"Okay. Titans?"
"We are ready," said Starfire.
Each Titan had clear masks, possibly to keep the stars off of them. All except Blue Beetle.
"Jaime?" Booster Gold founs him in the hallway.
"I can't do it."
"What?"
"Batman thinks..."
"Oh God! That guy. You know what? Batman claims that he has no superpowers. Bullshit! His superpower is filling his fellow heroes with crippling insecurities. Seriously, every single Robin gets a pair of tights and a inferiority complex. Look, kid, we're gonna win."
"How do you know?"
"Because if we don't, Ted Kord died for no reason. I told you I tried to come back from the future. I tried to save him. But they wouldn't let me. He had to die. Now I know why. For you."
Jaime looked at him.
"Oh, don't look at me like that. I'm not saying it's your fault. But I guess it sounded like that. Sorry I chose my words for dramatic effort rather than accuracy. It's not your fault. It's the universe's. For some reason, if Ted had lived, you wouldn't be out in a position to save everything. So here's the thing, you're gonna go out there, and I'll be right beside you. You and that thing on your back are somehow going to stand up to a world conqueror and save the universe. Skeets? The message Ted left. Could you play the more relevant bit?"
"Certainly."
Ted: There's this kid. Jaime. He's special. You can see it. He's actually gonna be the kind of hero we always we'd be one day.
"You ready?"
"Yup. Booster?"
"Yeah?"
"What Ted said pretending to be a hero. That was absolute bullshit. He was a hero."
"Oh I know. He was mine."
