Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, Justice League, Justice League Unlimited, or Static Shock.

Beta: Jebest4781.

A/N: This is an episode from Static Shock. We were going to put this with A Knight of the Shadows chapter. But Jebest4781, and I thought it would be best as a 'stand-alone' since I got over 3,000 words.. It'll be good practice for when I get to the Unlimited, and Young Justice shows. I will try to get close to 4k for each, maybe add two episodes to help for a chapter.

Chapter X: Hard As Nails.

Last Time.

"This is my world." Ray said creating quicksand for Flash to fall. Hawkgirl tried attacking him, and Ray brought the Guilds shield to her. "Hawkgirl!" Naruto yelled jumping in the way, having the shield hit him first. Ray created a yellow shield as Green Lantern attacked him. "I decide who'll win." Ray said bringing the ceiling down, on Green Lantern.

He used his power to lift Green Lantern up who screamed in pain. Suddenly the Streak punched him over the room. "What?" Ray asked as he saw the Guild. "Let Justice prevail!" They yelled, and attacked Ray. Ray created a blast sending everyone back before Tom lifted up a stone pillar, and threw it at him. Ray went outside where the Guild attacked at once causing Ray to scream out in pain, and pass out.

Suddenly everything vanished leaving a barren land, and destroyed buildings, and the Guild to disappear in a flash of light. "Everyone alright?" Naruto asked helping Hawkgirl up. "What is that?" She asked hearing pop goes the weasel. Looking behind them, they saw the ice-cream truck with cracked glass, and dented along with a group of people in tattered clothes.

"You're all real?" Green Lantern asked as the ice cream driver explained that they were, and Ray used them. "I'm sorry we destroyed your world." Green Lantern said as the man shook his head. "No.. We did that." Hawkgirl looked around them before speaking up. "All that's left is this.. Nightmare." The man sighed before speaking. "No.. Driving in an ice-cream truck for forty years.. That's a nightmare."

After being thanked by everyone, the League went to the basement of the mansion. "Where's Naruto?" Hawkgirl asked before Naruto flashed beside her. "Present." He said as Green Lantern yelled out. "Yes!" Looking to him, they saw he found the rusty gate. "How will this get us home? Tom said he didn't have a power source." Flash said as Green Lantern looked to his ring. "Maybe I can power it."

He shot the top of the gate, and it powered on. "Go.. I'm not sure how long I can keep this up." Green Lantern said before the others dashed in with him following.

Later at the Watchtower.

Flash was finishing telling the story of Seaport City. "And those heroes with the decoder rings.. What's up with that?" Hawkgirl walked over to them, and asked. "Where's G.L.?" Naruto with Kara pointed to their right where Green Lantern was looking out the window. "He hasn't moved since coming back." Kara said before Naruto, and Hawkgirl walked over to him.

"I don't know why I feel bad.. They weren't real." He said as Hawkgirl puts a hand on his shoulder. "They gave their lives for us.. That's real." Hearing a thud, they looked down, and saw a scratched up box, and Naruto walking away. Opening the box, Green Lanterns eyes widened seeing decoder rings, and a black, and white picture of the Guild.

Hawkgirl looked back to Naruto, and smiled at him. "You're a good man Naruto." She whispered before leaving Green Lantern to his thoughts.

Now.

Gotham Nighttime.

Three men were hung upside down by a rope with a battering on it. Bullock pulled the battering off, and looked at it. "Where does he get this stuff Gordon?" He asked Commissioner James Gordon an elderly man with short grey/white hair with a moustache, and glasses. He's wearing a beige suit with a black tie. "Book them." He said to the other police as they brought the men down.

James left not noticing a teen girl with a yellow tank, top orange pants, sneakers, and a red coat with the hood up. She has black hair, grey skin, and a crescent scar under her right eye. She ran in an alleyway where a teenage boy with black hair in dreadlocks wearing black shirt with a yellow lightning bolt in a circle logo on it white mask with sunglasses on top, blue gloves, shoes and coat.

"Allie Langford!" He yelled as Allie stopped, and looked up to him showing long nails. She continued running, and came up to a chained linked fence. She used her nails, and cuts a hole to jump through. The boy chased after her on a metal disk covered in lightning. He followed her to an empty playground, and used lightning that covered his hands in to a makeshift spotlight.

"Allie!" He yelled seeing her hiding under a slide. She ran out to a light post. I'm not going by Allie.. I'm Nails." She said growing her nails, and shot them at the boy. "That would be a great power.. If I couldn't send them back. " He said using electricity, and threw them back. She hid behind the light post, and then bent it having it hit the boy, and ran off in the bushes.

"Smooth Virgil.. Then again, you've been a step behind Allie since this whole mess went down three days ago." The now identified Virgil said remembering back to three days ago.

(Flashback Three Days Ago.)

Virgil was playing basketball with nine other teen. "Richie catch." He threw the ball to a blond-haired boy in glasses. As they continued to play, Allie with brown hair, and tanned skin walked by with a bunch of papers. She picked up a compact mirror, and opened it. "Oh no.. Not now." She said seeing a grey mark on her cheek. "Allie look out!" Virgil yelled out before catching the ball that almost hit her.

"You alright?" He asked as Richie came over, and took the ball. "And what's with the coat? Is it going to rain?" Richie asked as she started walking away. "I'm fine!" She said with a hiss as another boy took the ball, ran over, and dunked the ball. Suddenly the board fell down as Allie was underneath it. "Allie watch out!" Looking up, Allie gasped, and protected her face with her arms having the glass break.

"Are you alright? It's a miracle you're not dead." Virgil said as he, and the others walked up. "Yeah are you sure you didn't get cut?" Another boy asked before she roughly pushed him. "I'm fine." The boy raised his hands. "Ok." All but Virgil, and Richie left, who bent down to help her ick up her things. "Here you dropped this." Virgil said handing her a map of Gotham.

"Sure you don't need to see the nurse?" Richie asked as she grabbed the map out of his hand. "I wish." She said letting a tear fall as she left. "She's sure acting strange." Richie said as Virgil looked at the broken glass. "She sure is."

The next day Virgil, now wearing an orange long sleeve shirt with black '5' on the sleeves, and blue jeans. Richie was wearing a blue/green hoodie with jeans saw all the lockers were broken, smashed, or had claw marks on them. "Only thing missing are a few dollars.. I guess someone wanted some quick cash." Richie said as Virgil looked at his locker.

"And Allies is the only one that's alright." He finished as a girl with short black hair, red sleeveless shirt with a flower on it, and blue jeans walked up to them. "Did you hear? Allies parents are talking with the principle, and she's ran away from home." She said as the boys looked to each other. "Dose she have any family in Gotham?" Virgil asked as the girl thought for a moment.

"No I don't think so." Virgil, and Richie headed to the computer room, and sat down at a computer. "This is the last computer she used." Virgil said as electricity came out his right hand as he used the mouse. "Maybe I can find out what website she was on. Clicking, he found several sites for Gotham, and one for a meta-human outreach program.

"She would probably believe anyone who would say they could help." Richie said as Vergil looked to him. "Someone asking a kid to meet over the Internet is a bad idea." He said before standing up from the table, and leaving.

(Flashback End.)

Virgil followed Allie up to the rooftop where she was tied up, without her coat, and Batman standing above her. "Batman?" He asked as Batman just stared at him. "Uhh... Thanks." He said floating over. Only for Batman to step in front of Allie. "I can't let you take her." Virgil raised an eyebrow at him. "What? I mean really?" Batman nodded, and explained. "Yes.. I know who she's meeting."

Vines started growing up on the roof. "Well who is it?" He asked only for another voice to answer. "That would be me." Looking to the edge, they saw Poison Ivy riding on a vine. "Poison Ivy!?" Virgil asked before she threw spores at them. Batman pushed Virgil out-of-the-way, and wood started covering them both. "Red let's go!" Looking up, Ivy, and Nails saw Harley flying a blimp.

As they left, Naruto jumped up to see Batman grapple out of the wood. "Good thing I'm in town to have dinner with Barbara's dad." He said before walking over to Virgil. "I got the other one." Naruto said before adding chakra to his arms, and pulled Virgil out. Batman pulled out a remote, and brought the Batjet down.

Ivy, Harley, and Nails.

"So you two are the ones I've e-mailed?" Nails asked after Ivy, and Harley explained to her. "Yes.. We are." Ivy replied as Nails turned around. "I don't want any part with criminals." Before she could get to the door, Ivy spoke up. "Don't you want help? We can." She went on to explain she made a cure, but Nails needed to help them to get it.

Bat Cave.

Virgil groaned as he woke up, and saw an elderly man in a suit with hair, and a moustache taking splinters out. "Who are you?" He asked as the man pulled the last one out. "I'm Batman." Virgil just stared at him before smirking. "Yeah I don't think so." The man just smiled at him. "Just once.. I'd like someone to believe that." He said before handing Virgil his coat.

"Thanks homie." He said as the man left. "You're welcome.. Dude." Naruto smirked as he walked past with his hood down, and glasses hanging off his vest. "You're way to old for that Alfred." He turned to Virgil, before extending his hand. "Hello Static.. Or should I say Virgil Hawkins?" Virgil's eyes widened, and his jaw dropped. "You know?" Naruto handed him his school I.D. "Rookie mistake is keeping an I.D. on you while in costume."

"Ok I'll keep that in mind." Static said before they walked over to Batman. "Why are you in Gotham?" He asked as Naruto smiled. "I'm meeting Batgirl's Father for dinner tomorrow." Static raised an eyebrow. "Oh that's right.. You're dating Batgirl." Nodding they made up to Batman as he had Ivy, and Harley's files on the computer.

"Where's Robin?" Static asked as Batman continued to type. "He's with the Titans." (1.) Batman replied not looking away. "The who?" Virgil asked as Naruto explained. "Robin wanted to try crime fighting on his own, and ended up forming a team with other teenagers... In a 'T' shaped tower... I thought you taught him better than that Batman." Naruto said looking to Batman who ignored him.

"Anyway there was this alien girl he's crushing on.. I think that's why he wanted to stay with the team." He finished before Static spoke up. "The idea of Allie with those two is whack.. That means crazy." He directed the last part at Batman as Naruto stifled a laugh. "I know.. I've tracked Ivy, and Harley, and found their fake website, and knew where they were meeting." Batman said getting up.

"Allie is just messed up.. Those women took advantage of her over the internet." Static said as Batman looked to him. "She left us for dead.. And joined up with them." Batman said as Naruto sighed. "No she didn't.. She's like Cheetah.. She's just trying to find a cure." Naruto explained before realizing something. "Your meta-human problems kind of like those X-Men comics with being afraid of having powers.. or being hated for them."

"Ok well try it your way... But the first slip up, and she goes down with them." Batman said walking to the Batjet. "Here" Naruto said handing Static a blindfold. "Really?" Static asked as Naruto nodded. "Yeah.. You have to earn his trust." Putting the blindfold on, they put Static in the passenger seat, and left.

Ivy, Harley, and Nails at the Bay.

Ivy used her vines to stop a ship from moving, having the crew come out with axes. "Aww what a shocking disregard for plant life." Ivy said as they descended on the ship. "Yeah.. They need to chill out." Harley said throwing a bomb with a smiley face on it down on the ship. Gas came out, and knocked the crew out. They landed, and walked out.

"Now's the time for our little Nails to do her part. "Ivy said as they walked up to a door. Nails cuts through, and they walked in the room seeing crates. "Now the crates." Harley said as Nails opened one showing bars of gold. "Pretty." Harley said rubbing one on her cheek. "I'm having second thoughts about this.. I didn't sign up for this." Nails said as Harley tried pulling two crates.

"Science ain't cheap, you want my cure.. You need to pay." Sighing, Nails picked up the crates, and walked outside.

With Batman, Naruto, and Static.

"Ok you can take it off." Using his electricity to pulling it off, Static saw Naruto sitting on the wing. "Any ideas where they'll be?" He asked as the bat signal went up in the air. "How do they contact you on a clear night?" Naruto asked but didn't receive an answer. When they got to the G.C.P.D., they saw James, Bullock, and a few others policemen standing near the spotlight.

"A carpet of seaweed is blocking half the bay. And all shipments are dead in the water.. Including a gold shipment." James said as he cleaned his glasses. "It sounds like your plant lady friend." Bullock said getting in front of Batman. He, and Naruto just stared at him. "Give us ten minutes.. If you don't hear from us send in police helicopters." Batman said turning around.

"Yeah." Static said before noticing Batman turn around. "Come on rookie." Naruto said jumping on the wing, as Static jogged over, and got in. "What did Robin do to his hair?" Bullock asked as James shook his head.

Later, Ship.

"Well Crap." Naruto said seeing Harley hitting Nails off the boat. Batman shot a hook down, and grabbed her as Static, and Naruto jumped off. Static attacked Harley having her jumped around dodging his attacks. He eventually shocked the boat to hit her. Ivy got in the blimp, and started flying in the air, until Allie shot it with her nails. Naruto shot an arrow up, flashed besides Ivy, and flashed beside Batman.

Allie tried to attack the women but Static stopped her. "No Allie.. You'll be like them, and spend the rest of your life running from people like them.." He said looking back to the heroes. "And me." He finished as Allie sighed, and stopped. "Why did you bother coming after me?" She asked as Naruto puts a seal on Ivy. Static puts a finger on her nose.

"Least I could do for a girl from my hood." He said disappearing in a flash of light. "Where did he go?" She asked as the heroes pulled up the women. "Kid's got style." Batman said with a smirk. Naruto looked at his watch before cursing at the time. '6:45.' "I've got to go." He said before disappearing in a tornado of leaves.

6:55, Barbara's Apartment.

Barbara, in a black dress looked at her watch again. "I swear Bruce you're becoming a bad influence." She thought before seeing Naruto run down in a black suit, dark red button shirt, and red pin stripped tie. "Sorry I'm late.. Some late work with Bruce." She smiled, and straightens his tie. "That's alright... It's just you're usually early."

She grabbed his hand before walking inside. "I've got the food ready, and dad called saying he'll be a little late from traffic." She replied as they set the table with chicken, and rice. Ten minutes later, the doorbell rang, and Barbara let James in. "Hello sir." Naruto greeted as James shook his hand. "You're Naruto right?"

Naruto nodded, before James glanced at Barbara. "I thought your friend Kara's boyfriend was named Naruto?" He said as Barbara stiffened at that. "Crap.. I forgot I told dad about Naruto before getting with him." She thought before Naruto chuckled. "That's my brother Arashi.. He likes mixing us up to get me in trouble." Sitting down, they made small talk, until Barbara went to get desert.

"So.. Where do you work at exactly?" James asked as Naruto nodded. "I'm currently working for Bruce Wayne as his assistant." Nodding James puts his hands on the table. "Good, good... Now let me make one thing clear." Naruto raised an eyebrow as James picked up his gun. "You hurt her.. And I'll make sure you get put in the worst prison I can think of." Naruto smiled nervously as he nodded.

"Don't worry sir.. I wouldn't think of doing anything that'll hurt her." He replied as Barbara came back with chocolate cake. "I'm so glad you're getting along." She said putting a piece on Naruto's plate not noticing her dad mouth to Naruto. "I'll hold you on that." James looked to Barbara as she sat down.

"How are you holding up in college?" Barbara smiled as she rubbed the back of her head. "Some classes are a little harder to manage time wise.. They just gave me a lot of classes." She replied taking a bite of her cake. "But I am doing well in them.. Like I said it's just they're at different times so I have to get used to that."

"I'm sure you'll get used to them Barbara." Naruto said smiling as she smiled back. "Are you in college Naruto?" James asked staring at him. "I went to community college early on.. But Mr. Wayne keeps me busy so I'll need to work around that." Nodding James continued. "What do your parents do?"

Naruto smiled sadly. "My birth parents died shortly after I was born, and my godfather is an Author, and my godmother's a Doctor." James nodded at that. "I'm sorry to hear about your parents.. If I don't mind asking this, but how did they die?" Naruto sighed before explaining. "They were killed.. They did catch the guy when I was fifteen." He explained before taking a drink and they continued making small talk. "So.. Where did you two meet?" James asked as Barbara glanced at Naruto.

"We met shortly after I started working with Mr. Wayne.. Barbara was visiting for a school project, and we hit it off after that." Naruto explained as James nodded. "Ok.. Any plans for the future?" Naruto thought for a moment before explaining. "I was hoping to go into politics.. Maybe become a Governor."

"Any back up plans?" Naruto nodded again. "Yes.. I took a few writing classes so maybe an Author or a Teacher." Barbara smiled as they finished with desert. Suddenly James phone went off, and he answered it. "Hello.. Ok I'll be there soon." He said with a sigh before turning to Naruto, and Barbara. "Sorry.. They need me down at the precinct. It was nice meeting you Naruto and thanks for the meal you two. Have a good night." He said getting up, grabbing his jacket, and left.

"I think that went well." Barbara said as Naruto nodded. "Yeah.. Better then I thought it would be." He said getting up, and taking the plates to the kitchen.

A Few Weeks Later, Dakota. Virgil, And Allie at A Laboratory.

Allie had wires hooked up to her as she concentrated. After a moment, her hair, and skin turned to normal. "I did it! I can control it at will now." She said as the Doctor an Asian man took the device off her, and her parents hugged her. "Dr. Chen says my treatments are going so well I'll lose the ability completely." Virgil hopped off the table he was on, and smiled.

"You're giving hope to a lot of bang babies Allie." She smiled at him. "Yeah.. I was lucky to get in this program, and it's all being paid for by Wayne Industries." Suddenly Naruto in his suit walked in with another man with short black hair, in a black suit, white undershirt, and black tie. "Mr. Wayne hello." Allie greeted as Virgil stared wide-eyed at Naruto.

"How's our patient?" Bruce asked walking over to Allie who smiled. "I'm doing great, this is my friend Virgil Hawkins." She greeted introducing Virgil. "Nice to meet you.. This is my assistant Naruto Uzumaki." Naruto smiled as he shook Virgil's hand. "Hello nice to meet you." Soon all three of them walked outside. "It's nice of you to pick up the tab for all of this." Virgil said as they walked down to the exit.

"I hear she had a tough time with her condition, but I think she's earned some trust.." Bruce said before Alfred wearing a hat came up. "Sir.. The car is ready." Bruce nodded before turning to the shocked teen. "And she's not the only one." He finished, as he, and Naruto walked out as Virgil smiled.

To Be Continued.

A/N: Thanks for reading, and let me know of any mistakes.

Beta: Jebest4781.

1. For a later Chapter That was Dick Grayson instead of Tim Drake since Static Shock was on after Tim was introduced/show was canceled.

Ok first of a double upload.. I will be working on this story until I get done with the first season then do 3-4 chapters of my other story. Well nothing to ad that I didn't add in the next chapter so...

Talk to you later,

Lone Wolf Out.