Welcome to the Justice League
AN: Who rocks? I do. Cause you guys get to see chapter 14 early.
To my reviewers:
YunaNeko: Thanks i appreciate your support.
Lorelei evans: Is that a good 'awww' or a bad 'awww'?
sverhei: I completely agree. The only thing that would come close to a Lord Miko is Kikyo's personality in the Inuyasha series when she's all emotionless and stuff. But I ended up going a different way.
Aryenne: You'll see *insert evil plotting face*
Warning: Character Death (kind of) and time change. This story begins with the Justice Lord's dimension, so the beginning might be a little confusing but it will make more sense later.
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Justice League. Inuyasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi and the Justice League belongs to DC Comics. The only character I own is Karin. Everybody got it? Then lets move on with the show.
Chapter 14: Between Me, Myself, and Her
Washington D.C
Kagome groaned on the cold, hard pavement.
Her body was bloody and beaten from the fight she had just moments ago. Her powers were so weakened that she couldn't even heal her own wounds.
She barely lifted her head up to see the body of her now dead friend.
"F-flash-kun?" she called with a childish hope that he would answer her.
But no answer came.
"Kagome," J`onn called to her in her mind. "Just hang on," he begged.
Kagome's heartbeat grew weaker as she lay there, "I don't th-think I," she tried to reply back him but was distracted when she began to cough up blood.
"NO," yelled J`onn, "Just stay strong till I get there."
Her body grew cold with each passing moment. She knew that this was the end. Tears began to run down her eyes, "J`onn, I l-love yo-you," she whimpered before her heart stopped beating and her life slipped away.
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J`onn arrived at the scene only two minutes later, to see the love of his life lying in the street.
He knew she was gone.
Slowly, the Martian fell to his knees and lifted Kagome into his arms.
Martian's don't cry, and yet tears seemed to have found a way to stream down his face, "My love…my wife," he cried as he hugged her body close to him, not carrying that her blood was smearing on his body.
Superman, Green Lantern, and Hawkgirl arrived a few moments later.
"No," said Green Lantern in anguish, as he saw two of his closest friends dead.
Superman's fist clenched at the sight, "He's gone too far this time."
Hawkgirl sensed what Superman was hinting at, "You can't" she urged him, "He's the President of the United States now."
"I. Don't. Care," Superman said coldly as he flew off to the White House to take down the man responsible for his friend's deaths; Lex Luthor.
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Four years later. Watchtower
A fifteen year old Karin continued to hit the punching bag inside the gym.
The frustration she had been feeling for the past few days began to bubble to the surface. Till at last she unleashed her sharp yōkai claws and began to slice the piece of workout equipment. It only took two strikes till the bag literally broke in half.
"You're getting better," said an impressed Diana, as she walked into the gym.
Karin looked at the Amazon woman and regained her self control, "Did Outo-san send you to get me?"
Diana shook her head, "No, but he's worried about you. In fact, we all are."
The young teen glared at the woman, "Is this because I asked to live with my Sesshomaru Oji-sama?"
"We just don't understand why," said Diana, "This is your home."
Karin's eyes glowed light red before she yelled, "NO, IT'S NOT!"
Diana was unfazed by the outburst, since she was used to them over the past few years, "You know what I mean."
Karin took a deep breath trying to calm herself, her eyes slowly changed back to amber, "I'm not happy here…Not anymore."
Diana walked up to the young woman and put her hand on her shoulder, "We all promised your mother we would take care of you, and that is what we plan to do."
The teenager walked away from the Amazon, "That was before you all changed."
Ever since Superman assassinated Lex Luthor, everything's gone horribly wrong.
The team of once respected heroes now brought fear to people's hearts and minds.
Super villains were lobotomized in order take down crime. The smallest of laws were dealt with brutal force. And anyone, political or random civilian, who dare to try and challenge things, was sent to prison and occasionally put death.
Karin bet that her mother was turning in her grave from what's been happening because of the team. The young teen shook her head of her thoughts and opened the door to the hallway, "I'll be in my room."
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J`onn turned to Diana, as she returned from talking with Karin, "Well?" he asked her.
"It's the same answer as before," she told the Martian.
J`onn clenched his fist in anger, "I won't allow it."
Diana gave a sad face to her friend, "You need to talk to her yourself J`onn. All the rest of us have tried."
He shook his head no. Karin wouldn't want to speak with him, 'Not like she used to.'
Over the past year, Karin had begun to go through what the humans refer as the 'rebellious phase'. She would talk back and argue with the team members. Recently, she had been focusing less on her education, and more on her physical training. Then yesterday she requested if she could live with her uncle in order to train her yōkai abilities.
J`onn refused her request.
Karin had furiously punched a hole in the wall afterwards and yelled 'I hate you' to him before storming out, leaving a distraught Martian.
J`onn had no idea of what else to do but keep his distance from Karin, and decided to distract himself with monitor duty.
Earlier that day he sent Green Lantern and Hawkgirl to stop a protest at a college earlier that day. Superman was currently on a date with Lois Lane and Batman was in his Bat Cave like usual.
Everything was in its place.
J'onn's mind slowly drifted to Kagome, wondering how she would reacted to the way things have changed these past couple of years.
He missed her.
He missed holding her in his arms. He missed kissing her. He missed loving her. He needed her here. He didn't know how to raise Karin on his own.
J`onn rubbed the bridged of nose with his fingers, 'What would you have me do?' he asked Kagome's spirit in his mind.
"Superman to Martian Manhunter," said Superman on the com-link dragging J`onn out of his thoughts.
"Yes?" J`onn answered.
"Batman wants us at the Bat Cave," Superman told him, "He says it's urgent."
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Bat Cave
Batman's giant monitor screen showed a video of the team fighting Lex Luthor.
The team watched confused.
"Why are we watching an old video of us?" asked Green Lantern.
Wonder Woman shook her head in confusion, "I don't remember having a fight like this with Luthor."
"We never did," said Batman, "This battle is happening right now."
Everyone's eyes widened in shock.
"This," Batman pointed to the screen, "is another dimension, similar to our own. Only their Flash and Miko are still alive." The Dark Knight glanced at the Martian when Kagome appeared on screen, who was creating a barrier to protect a temporarily unconscious Superman.
J`onn stared at the young woman on the screen with longing. Suddenly, he saw that dimension's version of himself protecting Kagome from an energy blast, 'How odd that I am jealous of myself,' he thought.
"So is their Luthor," said a disgusted Superman, pulling J`onn out of his thoughts.
"There's more," Batman continued, "They don't call themselves the Justice 'Lords', they call themselves the Justice 'League'."
"It's so sad," said Wonder Woman seeing what the 'League' had to deal with.
Their world was like there's once.
"I wish we could help them," Hawkgirl admitted.
Batman stood up from his chair, "We can," he said surprising everybody as he pulled down a cloth that was covering something big next to the Bat Computer.
It was Dimension Teleaporter.
"You've been a busy Bat," said Superman.
Batman shrugged, "What else is there to do now a days?"
No one answered the question.
"So we can go to that dimension with this thing?" asked Green Lantern.
Batman nodded, "Only if we want to."
"Why wouldn't we?" asked Hawkgirl.
"Would they accept 'our' kind of help?" he asked his team.
J`onn looked back at the screen watching Kagome as she fought, "No, they won't," he replied knowingly.
"Then what do we do?" asked Superman.
"I have a plan," said Batman.
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Justice League Dimension
Luthor was flying away from the League using his power suite.
Green Lantern tried to slow him down by using his power ring, but Luthor simply avoided it. The evil CEO turned on his back and blasted the ceiling causing the rubble to fall on Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, and Flash who was below him.
Superman and Miko ran up to the trapped Flash.
"I told you not take your eyes off him," scolded Superman as he flew off.
"My eyes were on him," whined Flash, who winced at his twisted ankle.
Kagome shook her head and summoned her healing powers and placed it on his ankle, "Be more careful Flash-kun. We don't want to lose you," she said. Flash smirked at her before taking off to help with Luthor.
Lex Luthor retreated to a basement room, powering up some type of ray gun pointing it at the stair case.
"Come on," said Luthor impatiently waiting for just one of those so called heroes to come and stop him.
Suddenly, Flash came down with his super speed, disarmed the ray gun and punched Luthor hard enough to knock him across the room in two point five seconds.
Wonder Woman tied him up with her lasso.
Lex Luthor wasn't fazed, "Watch, I'll be out in a week."
"Not with a broken leg," threatened the Amazon. The CEO shut his mouth.
It wasn't long till the authorities came and took Luthor into custody.
The League gathered in the basement room.
"Sorry I messed up," said Flash to Superman.
Superman smiled and patted his friend on the back, "It's alright, but we need to fix this place up," he said referring to the room.
With that Flash began to straighten up everything on his own.
"Show off," Kagome said teasingly at J`onn in his mind. The Martian smirked at her.
That's when something started happening behind the couple. Green and black swirling lights appeared the wall and someone walked through.
Kagome turned stunned at who she saw, "…J`onn?" she questioned the 'stranger.'
"Who are you?" asked J`onn who was just as stunned.
Lord J`onn answered, "I'm you."
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The team had questioned his motives when Lord J`onn had volunteered to walk through the teleporter. He assured them that he would stick to the plan. 'It's for their own good,' he concluded about the Justice League. He shifted his eyes slightly to Kagome while he was explaining his 'reason' for coming into their dimension, 'and hers.'
"And the dimensions are collapsing on each other," Lord J`onn continued his false tale to the Justice League.
Everyone looked concerned during the explanation, except Batman and Miko who had skeptical looks on their faces.
Kagome couldn't put her finger on it but the way that this 'J`onn' was talking, made her feel a little uneasy.
"Have you read his mind?" Batman whispered to J`onn.
J`onn whispered back, "Martian s don't do that to one another, unless they are bonded."
"Don't or won't?" questioned the Dark Knight.
J`onn glared at him, "Both."
Kagome rested her hand on J`onn's arm to calm him, "He's just being cautious," she said defensively. "And I don't blame him." J`onn looked down confused. "Something doesn't feel right about 'him', J`onn."
"You can always trust me," J`onn told her.
"I trust 'you' with my life," she said, "'him' not so much."
"So we're all in agreement?" asked Superman to the team, wanting to help this different J`onn keep the dimension from crumbling.
Everyone responded yes, even the two reluctant ones.
With that they all walked through the portal.
'Good thing Karin is at Sesshomaru's right now,' thought Kagome.
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On the other side of the portal, all they saw was white walls. No door. No furniture. Nothing.
"What you don't believe in doors here," Flash joked.
Lord J`onn looked down at Kagome before he phased threw the wall, "I'm sorry," he said in regret.
Before Kagome could question what he meant, her whole body was overcome with pain. Electric volts surrounded the room hurting the Justice League, causing them to be knock out.
Hawkgirl, using the electric pulse in her mace was able to smash the walls and escape. Only to have Lord Green Lantern smashed her body to the ground with his ring.
Total blackness consumed the Justice League.
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Lord J`onn carried Kagome bridal style to her temporary jail cell, "And you will keep an eye her?" he asked Lord Batman as he laid Kagome on the bed of the cell. Unlike the others, Kagome wouldn't have been able to get out of the cell on her own, so they didn't have to restrain her. They simply removed all of her weapons and poison shielding mask.
J`onn lightly brushed her cheek with back of his fingers.
"You have my word," Lord Batman reassured the Martian, before he brought up a pressing matter, "Should Karin know about this?"
It took Lord J`onn a moment to respond, "…in time." He got up and exited the cell and heading to the portal ready to enter the dimension once more.
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Kagome awoke groaning form the pain she felt form her body. It took her a few moments to remember what had happened. She opened her eyes to see that she was in some type of containment cell. Hollow glass was the only thing keeping her inside. She arose from the bed and began to bang on the glass.
"Let me out," Kagome yelled. She looked around and Lord Batman looking at her from the opposite side of the room, "I said let me out!" she ordered louder. Lord Batman ignored her cries and proceeded to the other Batman's cell.
Kagome looked around to see her teammates were all bounded by both their hands and arms. They all looked like they were specifically made to contain them.
Superman's had red ultra violet rays and J`onn had a device on his head to keep him from using his powers.
Batman was conscious now too, and saw his other-self, now, looking at him, "Why?"
"So we can do what you can't," Lord Batman answered.
Flash was also conscious and tried to get free from his restraints. Lord Batman stared at him, "What?" challenged Flash.
"You'll appreciate this one day," said Lord Batman.
Kagome was angry now, "Oh gee how very kind of you for attacking and trapping us," she said sarcastically, "Especially, since it's for our own good."
"I bet Hawkgirl definitely appreciates it," Flash added to the sarcastic argument.
"That was an accident, the last thing we want is to lose more," Lord Batman stopped not finishing his sentence.
"Lose more what?" questioned Flash annoyed.
"Nothing," Lord Batman said walking away. Right when he was about to head up the stairs he was face to face with a very upset teenager.
"What. Did. You. Do?" Karin growled through her teeth.
Karin had gotten close to the Dark Knight after she lost her mother. Losing a parent was something Batman knew all too well. Eventually, he became her sensei in martial arts.
She had followed her sensei's scent to this building to vent out her frustrations of her father. Karin never would have guessed she would find not only other members of the once respected heroes captured, but her mother and Flash alive.
Her eyes became red and Lord Batman could tell she was doing her best to control her temper.
Still, he held his ground, "We were going to tell you when they were ready," he began to explain.
"Ready for what?" questioned Karin, "For you to brainwash them into submission like you do the rest of the world." She passed right by him and stood in front of her mother's cell. Her eyes slowly returned to their normal color once she got there.
Kagome witnessed the exchange and stayed quite. This world's heroes were different form them, that much was clear, and their behavior really seemed to upset this young girl. It took a moment for Kagome to recognize her, "Karin?"
Karin got teary eyed seeing her mother alive, "Kaa-san."
Kagome shook her head in confusion, wondering why Karin was looking at her like she hadn't seen her in years.
Then a light bulb went off in Kagome's head, 'Because she hasn't.'
"Oh Kar-chan," said Kagome sadly, the look on Karin's face led her to the conclusion that this dimensions Kagome was dead. It explained what this dimensions Batman was talking about and why this dimension's J`onn was looking at her so strangely, "I'm so sorry." Kagome rested her forehead against the glass and Karin did the same.
"Kaa-san, I've missed you so much," Karin said as tears went down her face.
Kagome shushed the girl as she cried, "Kar-chan, you've grown so much. And you've gotten stronger too." Kagome could sense Karin's inu yōkai through the glass, "I'm so proud of you."
More tears went down Karin's face, "You wouldn't be saying that if you knew what this world was like. What Outo-san is now like."
A hint of a smile came on Kagome's face when Karin said Outo-san, she knew the only person she could be referring to was J`onn. "Kar-chan, you can't blame him fully for his actions. Your Outo-san…he's been through so much in his life. He's handling things…the only way that makes sense to him right now," Kagome tried to explain the best she could with the little information that she knew.
Karin leaned up from the glass, "You're defending him?"
Kagome shook her head, "No…but he lost his family before. Losing another is twice as worse… and that's difficult to deal with," she explained before placing her hand in front of Karin's, that was pressed on the glass, "But I'm glad he has you."
Karin felt guilty hearing this, she hadn't really considered how J`onn felt having to lose another love of his life.
Those first two years, after her mother passed, he had comforted her when she was grieving but she didn't do that in return. Karin turned her head to see Flash staring at them as he listened to their conversation, "It's good to see you again, Flash Oji-san."
Flash raised a brow at Kagome, "It means 'uncle,'" Kagome translated.
He nodded before smiling, "It's good to see you too, sweetie."
"Karin," Lord Batman said getting their attention, "That's enough." The only reason he allowed Karin talk to them is because he himself would do anything to be able to talk to his parents again, if he could.
Karin nodded and turned to look at her mother one last time before going back upstairs.
Lord Batman took one more look at Flash and Miko before exiting the room.
"I think he likes you," said Batman.
"Must be our personalities," said Flash, "So any ideas on how to get out of here?"
"Nope," said Batman.
"You mean not yet, right?" questioned Kagome.
Batman shook his head at her.
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Twenty minutes later
After repeatedly banging on the wall for fifteen minutes, it was obvious Kagome couldn't break the glass.
So she sat back on the bed with her head in her hands, listening to the sounds of the heart monitors in each cell, 'Now what?'
An accelerated beeping, identifying an increased heart rate, caught her attention. She got up to see Flash straining his body.
"Flash-kun," Kagome said worried, "What are you doing?"
Flash made a loud groaning noise before his heart monitor flat lined. Kagome's eyes widened in fear, "Flash-kun," she called to him. "Flash-kun!" she called louder when he didn't respond.
Lord Batman came down from the stairs just as panicked. He opened Flash's cell door and released him from the restraints.
That was all Flash needed for him to punch Lord Batman in the face knocking him out cold. Using his super speed, Flash freed himself and then trapped Lord Batman in the same restraints.
Flash then went to freeing the rest of the team.
"Don't ever scare me like that again," said a relived Kagome.
"Sorry, couldn't think of anything else," Flash admitted.
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Superman was the last one freed, and he was pissed off.
"I don't know about all of you," he said enraged. "But I'm ready to kick some ass."
Before the Man of Steel can storm off, he was stopped by Flash, "Wait, they got Hawkgirl trapped somewhere."
"Perhaps, I should look through this world's Batman's mind," suggested J`onn.
"Or," said Karin as she came down the stairs, "You can ask me where she is, Outo-san."
J`onn's eyes widened when he saw this worlds Karin. Both by her appearance and the fact she called him father.
Everyone else who had been unconscious saw the once six year old that they all knew and love, standing there as a teenage young lady.
Green Lantern was the first one to recover, "So where is she?"
"She's getting medical treatment in Arkham Asylum," Karin told him.
"All of you go and get Hawkgirl," said Batman, "I got a portal to find."
Everyone nodded ready to head to the asylum.
"Kaa-san," said Karin before Kagome ran out, "You're gonna need these," Karin lifted up her mother's weapons and mask.
Kagome smiled at her daughter.
The League left the prisoning building.
It was only five minutes later that Lord Batman awoke from his slumber to find himself trapped in the restraints. He looked to see Karin staring at him, with a smug look on her face.
She didn't have to say anything, but he could tell what she was thinking, 'You deserved what you got.'
"Just get me out," ordered Lord Batman.
Karin gave a deep sigh before releasing her sensei.
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Arkham Asylum
"You two stay here," Superman said to Flash and Miko, "you're both dead, remember."
The team went inside while the two deceased heroes stayed by the gates. Flash saw the nearby rose bushes and picked one smelling it.
"Pretty," said Kagome looking at the flowers, whoever was tending to these flowers was a professional. She couldn't help but be a little envious of their green thumb.
"You're not supposed to pick the flowers," a voice scared them both.
Poison Ivy was looking at them with an emotionless voice and expression. Two little hole marks were noticeable on her forehead.
"I'm I'm sorry," stuttered Flash who was a little freaked out by the plant manipulators calm behavior.
"It's okay," said Poison Ivy, "This doesn't really bother me anymore…nothing does."
Kagome began to feel sorry for this poor, once deranged, woman, 'What has this 'worlds' Justice League done?'
"You might want to watch out for Superman," warned Poison Ivy.
Sure enough, a robotic head fell form the Arkham Asylum, a head that looked just like Superman.
"Uh oh," said Kagome.
"You can say that again," said Flash. "Excuse us," he said to Poison Ivy while he picked up Kagome and sped off.
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They both arrived to see their friends fight against a team of robot Supermen.
"This is so weird," said Kagome as she sliced through a robot with her katana.
"Tell me about it," as Flash knocked the daylight circuits off another robot.
With the last of the robots destroyed all they had to do was wait for Green Lantern to return with Hawkgirl. He did moments later, carrying the wounded Thanagarian in his arms as he flew.
They all made their way to the front door to see a SWAT team waiting for him.
That was when Lord Batman swung in on his grappling hook, "Stand down," he told the SWAT team. "These are my prisoners."
"How do we know it's you?" questioned one of the SWAT team members.
Lord Batman glared at him, "Are you questioning me?"
The SWAT team backed off.
Lord Batman nodded and turned around and made a bee line to the Arkham Asylum doors, "We'll go out the back."
"Nicely done," said Superman, "For a second I thought you were the other Batman."
"I am," said Lord Batman, stunning a few of the League members.
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Bat Cave
Lord Batman and Karin led the Justice League to where the dimension teleporter was being held.
Kagome was healing Hawkgirl, who Green Lantern still held in his arms. When she awoke John held her for a few more moments before setting her down.
"So when Miko and I died, you guys went rouge?" Flash asked Lord Batman.
"It was more to it than that," Lord Batman defended.
"Keep telling yourself that, sensei" Karin teased, receiving a famous Bat glare afterwards. "Outo-san took it the worst though," she admitted.
J`onn looked down at the ground. He couldn't even fathom how he would feel if he lost Kagome the way this dimension's J`onn had. Kagome grabbed his hand in comfort.
Lord Batman switched on the teleporter ready to send the team on their way. Till Karin stepped in and embraced her mother tightly, "I love you, Kaa-san."
Kagome embraced her back, "And I love you, Kar-chan."
J`onn then noticed something on Karin's wrist, she was still wearing the bracelet that he had made her so many years ago.
Feeling his gaze, Karin looked up and then smiled at him, "Bye, Outo-san."
"Hey, I don't get one too?" teased Flash. Karin chuckled and hugged her favorite hero and uncle.
"Ready to go?" Superman questioned the others who all nodded. They once again stepped though the portal leaving with all this knowledge of a possible future for them.
They entered back at the building where they had chased Luthor earlier that day.
"So, how are we gonna stop ourselves?" questioned Hawkgirl.
"The same way they stopped us," suggested Green Lantern.
Batman shook his head, "That won't work on them…in order to stop them, we might have to 'act' like them."
"By killing them," J`onn said what everyone was thinking.
"I won't cross that line," said Superman. He refused to become like the Justice Lord Superman.
"Well, we can stop them without crossing some type of line," said Batman.
Superman gave it a little thought, "There is one line that I'm somewhat able to cross."
"Why don't I like the sound of that?" said Kagome.
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Metropolis Federal Prison
By using Lex Luthor as a decoy, the Justice League lured Justice Lords to the same trap that they had set for them in their world.
And like before, Hawkgirl, or Lord Hawkgirl in this case, was able to use her mace to escape the prison.
Then the battle of counter parts began.
Each hero fought a different world of themselves, Batman, Miko, and Flash aided those who had difficult with their counter parts.
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J`onn and Lord J`onn, were using their super strength and shape shifting abilities to try and outdo each other. Unfortunately, Lord J`onn was getting the upper hand, he was determined to bring Kagome back to his world. He struck J`onn square in the jaw and sent him flying through the ceiling.
Kagome stepped in front of Lord J`onn to prevent him from finishing his job, "Stop it," she yelled at him as she aimed an arrow at him.
Literally freezing in his movements, Lord J`onn stared at his deceased wife's counterpart, "Without him, you have no reason to stay…you can come home to me."
Kagome shook her head, "You know I won't go," she said.
Lord J`onn gave her the saddest expression she's ever seen, "Please…my dearest…come back to me."
If he hadn't been beating her boyfriend up, Kagome would have felt guiltier for this, "I'm sorry," she shot him in the shoulder. This gave J`onn enough time to recover and resume the fight.
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Superman, who wasn't in the fight, was on the roof looking at the fights partaking below him.
Lex Luthor then appeared behind him holding the same ray gun from earlier that day. With it Luthor began to shoot at all Justice Lords, which disrupted their powers, permanently.
"This would be so sweet," said Luthor as he pointed at Superman. Surprisingly, he lowered it and then handed it to the Man of Steel, "But a bargain is a bargain."
"What have you done?" questioned Lord Superman.
"I made a deal with the devil," said Superman, "Full pardon if he could help us take you down."
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The now powerless Justice Lords were all restrained as they made their way to the dimension teleporter.
Lord J`onn was the last person to go through, "Wait," said Kagome before he went though. She walked up to him and loosened her mask and kissed him on the cheek sweetly before she pulled back, "You're a good father, don't ever doubt that,"she told him.
For the first time in years, Lord J`onn smiled, 'She always knew just what to say,' he thought as he walked through the portal.
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Justice Lords Dimension
Karin waited on the other side of the portal for her father to come out, since he wasn't behind the others.
Lord J`onn came out a few moments later.
Karin ran up to free him from his restraints, "The others told me what happened, are you okay?" she asked hesitantly.
The moment his restraints were off he embraced his daughter tightly. Something she hadn't let him do for quite a while, "I am so sorry, dear one."
Karin gradually hugged him back, "Me too, Outo-san."
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Justice League Dimension: Sesshomaru's Home
"I take it your mission was a success?" asked Sesshomaru. He asked that question so many times to Kagome that it was starting to get old.
"You know it was," she answered, "Now, where's my daughter?"
If Kagome didn't know any better, she would have seen a mischievous look in Sesshomaru's eyes, "In the back yard, with her new body guard."
Kagome's brow rose in confusion, she left the Yōkai Lords office in made a beeline for the back yard.
There she saw Karin playing with someone she hadn't seen in many years, 'No way.'
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Watchtower
"What are you both all happy about?" asked Flash as he looked at both Kagome and Karin, who just came back from Sesshomaru's home. Kagome had both arms behind her back.
"Oh nothing," said Kagome, "The good news is Jaken is no longer Karin's babysitter."
"Thank Hera for that," mumbled Wonder Woman under her breath.
Hawkgirl wasn't as modest, "Good riddance too."
They all could tell that Kagome wasn't done yet, "The better news is, we got Karin a new babysitter and body guard," Kagome revealed what she was holding behind her.
The very missed and faithful friend, Kirara. The fire neko mewed at the League.
There was a silence among the group of heroes. J`onn tried his best to hide a smirk since he knew exactly what the neko is capable of.
"Aww," cooed Flash, "Look at the cute little guy."
"Kirara's a girl," chuckled Karin.
"Nice kitty," Flash took Kirara from Kagome and began to stroke her repeatedly.
"Uhh," said a dumbfounded Green Lantern, "How is that going to protect Karin?"
Kagome gave a devilish smirk at Flash, "Kirara," the fire neko looked at her friend and new master. Kagome pointed to Flash, "Get him."
Without a chance to brace himself, Flash was suddenly holding a much larger sabered tooth yōkai neko. He collapsed under the weight and was pinned beneath the now tiger sized cat. Kirara growled at the speedster before she attacked him with licks.
"Gross," groaned Flash as he was getting covered in cat germs.
Karin laughed at the sight, as did the women and Green Lantern.
"I'm guessing this is an old friend of yours?" asked Superman petting the yōkai neko. He had so many different alien animals at the Fortress of Solitude, that Kirara's appearance seemed almost tamed.
Kagome nodded, "Down," she ordered and Kirara went back to her smaller size. "Yes she is, she's smatter then you think, so she will follow any orders you give her." Kirara walked off Flash and went back to the Karin's awaiting arms. Karin cuddled the fire neko, "Karin's in good hands with her."
Kirara mewed in confidence. She was already found of the six year old and would gladly watch over her.
Flash got up and rubbed the saliva off his face with his sleeve, "At least we get a pet up here."
Kirara hissed at the speedster.
"She's a fighter, Flash" corrected J`onn. "Don't insult her."
Kirara meowed at J`onn's compliment. She could see why her master fancied this alien man.
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A few hours later
Kagome was finishing up her report on their mission when Karin came in, "Kaa-san, will you tuck me in?"
"I'll do it, dear one," offered J`onn. Karin nodded eagerly as J`onn lifted her up and carried her to her room. Kirara followed next to them in her smaller form. Kagome smiled and returned to finishing her report.
When they got to Karin's room, J`onn tucked her in with practiced ease. He was about to leave the room before Karin stopped him, "J`onn-san?"
J`onn turned to her, "Yes, dear one."
Karin looked afraid to ask her question, "You love Kaa-san, right?"
J`onn smiled at her, "Very much."
"And Kaa-san loves you?"
J`onn nodded.
"Well…can…can I…can I call you Outo-san, then?"
J`onn's eyes widened slightly before he turned around and kneeled back down to her bed. He rubbed her head affectionately, "I would be honored, Karin."
The girl smiled at him.
J`onn leaned down and kissed her fore head, "Good night, dear one."
"Good night, Outo-san," said Kairn as she snuggled with Kitsune-sama. Kirara was lying next to her pillow and mewed a good night to J`onn.
When J`onn exited the room, he saw Kagome leaning against the wall. She had heard the whole thing.
"That was really sweet," she leaned up and kissed his lips.
J`onn would have responded if he didn't have a plaguing thought in his mind.
"What's wrong?" Kagome asked concerned.
It took a full minute for J`onn to respond, he just stared at Kagome's face the whole time deep in thought, "Seeing what I could become after losing you…it disturbs me."
Kagome rubbed his check affectionately, "You won't lose me J`onn."
"But if what happened to the Justice Lord's happens," he began to rant.
"It won't," she reassured him, "We have knowledge of what could happen, so now, we can help prevent it from actually happening."
J`onn looked skeptical, "How are you so certain?"
"I'm not," she answered, "I just have faith in you…and our family."
J`onn smiled slightly thinking of how their team was indeed their family, "I suppose you're right."
Kagome gave a teasing smile, "I usually am."
There you have it folks. I wanted to bring Kirara back somehow but wasn't sure how. Then it just clicked, 'Oh yea, Karin needs a new babysitter.' Problem solved. Next time: The heroes are possessed…oh joy.
Till then my readers