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Chapter 16: Temper Temper
Secret Society Hide Out
Kikyo looked around the room and saw a bunch of villains that she'd recognized from the news.
There was Parasite, a mutated and energy sucking villain, who has fought numerous times against the hero Superman.
Killer Frost, an ice using villainous that loved to kill people just for the fun of it.
The Shade, a villain who uses his cane to control black shadows, he had arrived only moments ago.
A few other people were here that she didn't know. A red alien named Sinestro was present, who used a yellow ring similar to that of the hero Green Lantern.
Plus an extremely tall woman named Giganta, who Kikyo had no clue of who she is or what she does, but she seemed completely devoted to Gorilla Grodd.
'Maybe they do have something to offer me,' Kikyo thought as she continued to witness the villains use their powers.
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J`onn and Green Lantern both flew away from a bunch of news reporters who wanted comments on The Shade. The villain tried to steal a very valuable macro chip that would have caused a lot of problems if he was successful in getting it.
Luckily he didn't' get it.
However, due to poor communications from both heroes, The Shade escaped from custody.
"We need a meeting with the others," said Green Lantern.
An hour later, all team members met on the roof of a building.
"What's the problem?" asked Superman who wanted to know what the emergency was.
"Us," said Green Lantern referring to the team, "We're not working as well as we could."
Kagome was confused, "I think that we work well together."
"Not lately we're not," retorted Green Lantern, "We're taking a lot of bad hits and only win on luck most of the time."
"So what do you suggest?" asked Wonder Woman.
"Practice," answered Green Lantern.
Most of the team groaned, minus Superman, Batman and J`onn.
"It's either that or more of what has happened tonight," said J`onn.
Everyone reluctantly nodded in agreement.
"What do we go to lose?" said Hawkgirl.
"Time," answered Batman who didn't comment on the matter. He thought that their were more important things to attend to, than their small lack of communication skills.
"A little teamwork would be helpful to all of us," suggested Superman as he glared at Batman.
Kagome's concern showed in her eyes after watching the exchange.
"It is necessary," J`onn told her in her mind.
Kagome nodded, "I know, but you know how everyone can get with their tempers."
J`onn raised a brow at her, "And you don't?"
Kagome gave him an 'I'm aware' look with her eyes, "I'm not denying I have a temper, but add all of our tempers in the mix and their might be trouble."
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Secret Society Hide Out
Kikyo and The Shade watched as the team of villains were going through a trust exercise. A group was falling from great heights and trusted their partners to catch them.
"Not an easy thing to do, you know," said Gorilla Grodd, "Trusting people, especially if you're a villain."
"Will they be so trusting when someone makes a better offer?" asked The Shade.
"No one's in this for money," said Grodd amused, "Parasite has a grudge against Superman. Sinestro has sworn vengeance against all Green Lanterns. Giganta will do whatever I say and Killer Frost…well she just likes to kill."
The Shade looked over to Kikyo, "And you?"
"Miko, has something of mine," she said, "And I want it back."
"What, did she borrow you're nail polish and not give it back?" asked The Shade in a fake girly whine.
"No," she said more coldly, "My soul."
The shadow manipulator's eyes widened.
Grodd chuckled, "Don't worry you'll get it back from her. We'll all get rid of the League once and for all."
"But they're so powerful," said The Shade, "How do you plan on stopping them?"
Grodd picked up a remote and flipped a television on. It showed the League talking on a roof top, "By watching lots of T.V," said Grodd.
Kikyo glared at the Martian and her reincarnation with absolute hatred, "If you say that you can help me get my copy's soul to return to me, then I'm in," she told the talking gorilla.
"Good," said Grodd delighted.
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League Training Grounds
In the middle of nowhere, there's a town that looks like something from an old American western film. Kagome couldn't help but roll her eyes at the incredible detail that was put into it. 'When are we ever going to be in a place like this?'
Right now it was Superman, Hawkgirl, and J`onn's turn to go through the obstacles. Superman was attacking pop up targets with his fists and laser vision. After watching J`onn stop Superman from hitting an 'innocent' target, she saw why this exercise might be needed.
Hawkgirl warned her group that a team of robots were about to shoot them.
"Stop. Don't," her group yelled as Hawkgirl smashed a robot, only to have it blow up in her face.
Kagome ran to her and healed the Thanigarian's injuries.
"It was a trap," Green Lantern told Hawkgirl.
"Well how was I supposed to know," argued Hawkgirl.
"Your partners," he answered, "One has X-ray vision, and one can read minds."
When Kagome was done healing her friend, she sat down a little out of breath. They've been doing this for over two hours and she was exhausted from healing and practicing.
"Great lesson learned," said an annoyed Hawkgirl, "Can we go now?"
"We're just getting started," said Green Lantern.
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Morgan Edge Island
"So why are we here?" asked an annoyed Kikyo. She and the Secret Society were in some type of high tech flying jet on their way to some rich man's island.
"Patience, my dear," said Grodd, "The man who owns this island is a collector of sorts and he has something we need."
"And what's that?" asked Parasite
Grodd smirked, "You'll see."
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Training Grounds
It was Wonder Woman, Flash, Batman and Miko in a group surrounded by fighting robots. The group was defending themselves the best way they could.
Kagome shot her arrows and used her katana on some of the robots. Flash used objects nearby as weapons. Wonder Woman tried to get close to hers by using her Bracelets of Submission.
Batman used his skills of throwing Baterrangs to take down all the remaining robots.
Kagome was grateful for the rescue but the others weren't as happy.
"Hey that was my bad guy," complained Flash. Wonder Woman just glared at him.
"Arigato Batman-san," said Kagome wanting to show her gratitude.
Not acknowledging Flash and Wonder Woman's remarks and gestures, Batman walked away from the grounds and gave a slight nod to Kagome, "Call me when it's important," he told Green Lantern
"Why did you thank him?" asked a still annoyed Flash to Kagome.
"Because we were in trouble and he helped us," she said simply, "Isn't that team work?"
"No," said an angry Diana, "All he did was show off."
Kagome shook her head at the group.
They were all tired and irritated right now, and it was definitely starting to show.
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Morgan Edge Island
The guards didn't stand a chance against the Secret Society with their combined powers.
Kikyo did her share by using her trusted shinidamachū to steal some of the guard's souls and added them to her body. She stole mostly souls of the dead but a live soul worked just as well.
After taking out the rest of the guards, Grodd ordered Killer Frost to retrieve the owner of the house and island. Once Morgan Edge was apprehended, Gorilla Grodd attempted to use his new psychic powers to get the information he wanted.
"No I won't tell you," said Morgan afraid but still determined to fight back.
"Mind if I try?" asked Kikyo as she walked up to the man. She summoned one of her shinidamachū to wrap around Morgan Edge's body. He panicked after seeing the white serpent demon but didn't get a chance to fight back as the serpent stole his soul. Morgan's eyes dulled and all signs of life were not present in them. "Now stand up," Kikyo commanded as the serpent left Morgan and wrapped around her body. She then toyed with Margan's soul in her hand. The rich man did as she commanded, "You're going to tell my friend everything he wants to know."
Grodd smiled at the now cooperating rich man. The rest of the Society was a little shaken by what they had just witnessed. Except for Killer Frost, who liked the way this woman thinks.
"Show me where you keep the canisters, Mr. Edge," ordered Grodd.
A now soulless, Morgan led the Secret Society to a room with four big canisters that had bio-hazard stickers on them. Giganta used her super strength to open the lids of the canisters.
"Hey that stuff's toxic," complained Parasite.
"No, not toxic," said Grodd, "Not toxic at all."
The substance inside the containers began to move on its own and exited its awful prison. It then began to fuse itself together.
Some Society members backed up from what was going on.
"Ladies and gentleman," said Grodd, "I give you our final member, Clayface."
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Training Grounds
The League left the western town and was now in the cliffs nearby.
Green Lantern used his ring to create a giant monster to fight Superman, Hawkgirl, and Flash.
Superman took a lot of hits but was eventually able to destroy the giant.
"Impressive," said Green Lantern, "But did you really have to take the abuse."
"I could have used my mace," scolded Hawkgirl.
"And it wouldn't have been able to touch me," complained Flash.
Superman gave Flash a look, "Where have I heard that before?"
Flash glared at the Man of Steel.
"You've got to trust your partners," scolded Green Lantern.
"I do," Superman defended, "But every hit I take is a hit they don't have to."
"Oh," said Hawkgirl, "So you're saying we're weak."
"No, he's not," said Kagome trying to defend him.
"That's what it sounds like to me," said Flash ignoring Kagome's words.
J`onn tried to intervene by pushing everyone aside, "Enough, we're a team."
"But we're not all equals," argued Superman.
"Knock it off," ordered Green Lantern.
"Maybe we should take a break," suggested Kagome.
"No," yelled Green Lantern, "We're going to keep doing this, till we get it right."
Kagome sighed but nodded. J`onn gave the Green Lantern an angry look for yelling at Kagome like that.
Everyone began to walk back to the training grounds. J`onn noticed that Kagome was short of breath and looked exhausted. "You're straining your power's too much," said J`onn in her mind concerned.
Kagome shook her head, "If everyone else is training, then so will I."
J`onn clenched his fist, "But most of them are only going for as long as they have because of your healing powers. They have forgotten how it stresses your body."
Kagome grabbed his arm to relax him, "Please, don't start another argument," she begged, "Everyone is already on the edge as it is."
J`onn tried to comply with her wish and calmed himself.
"Both of you hurry up," ordered Green Lantern.
Kagome followed her team and J`onn was close behind her.
It was a few hours later into another training session, that Batman called the League saying he needed their help.
'Oh great,' thought an exhausted Kagome, 'What now?"
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Chemical Factory
Batman suspected that Clayface wasn't working alone when he interviewed one of the surviving guards on Morgan Edge Island.
And he was right.
The Secret Society attempted to ambush Batman but it was all for nothing since he had called in the rest of the Justice League.
Everyone charged trying to fight off a member of each team.
Kagome was surprised to see a familiar face in the group. "Kikyo," she gritted through her teeth.
Kikyo chuckled slightly, "You've been hard to get a hold since last we met…especially your daughter."
Kagome lunged at Kikyo with her katana but Kikyo dodged it easily. Kagome's moves were sloppy and her energy was weak. One wrong move and Kikyo could finish her off, 'I can't let her know that.'
"Oh did I strike a nerve," Kikyo grabbed Kagome's wrist that tried to lunge at her side with the katana. "My Kami, your soul is so weak right now," she gripped Kagome's wrist tighter making her drop her sword. "It would be so easy to finish you right now."
Kikyo slowly began draining some of Kagome's soul out of her body. Kagome didn't have the strength to stop her.
Suddenly, J`onn punched Kikyo in the face and she let go of Kagome's arm as she hit a nearby carbon dioxide tank.
J`onn examined Kagome and saw that her exhausted body was at its limit.
Kagome looked over J'onn's shoulder and saw The Shade about to attack them. She put a barrier around them both but it wasn't strong enough to hold. The Shade's magic was enough to knock both of them out.
"Come on," ordered Giganta.
Kikyo recovered from the blow the Martian gave and would have loved to have stolen his soul right then and there.
But Gorilla Grodd said that they should wait and they'll kill them all when it was a bit more public. The idea is far too intriguing for Kikyo to pass up. She could prove to all the people of the world that she was the original, not her reincarnation.
So she retreated with the other members of the Secret Society.
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"It was eight against seven!" yelled Green Lantern, "We had the advantage, how did this happen?"
"I was counting on you to have my back," yelled Wonder Woman to Hawkgirl, they both tried to take down Giganta, "Where did you go?"
"Lantern needed help," defended Hawkgirl, "And I recall you saying that you can take her."
"So much for practicing," said Batman to no one in particular.
While the others were arguing J`onn awoke to see Kagome still unconscious. "Kagome?" he called to her mind. She didn't answer. "Kagome?" he tried again out loud and shook her shoulder.
Still, she didn't respond.
J`onn lowered his head to her chest and noticed something petrifying.
Kagome's heart had stopped beating.
With fear in his heart and mind, J`onn took off her mask and immediately began CPR. 'My dearest, don't leave me.'
"Someone has to be in charge," Green Lantern yelled at Flash, "And it sure as hell can't be you!" The speedster avoided the former marine's gaze and noticed J`onn doing CPR to Kagome.
"Oh no Miko!" he yelled as he speed over to check on his friend.
Everyone else stopped yelling once they headed the speedster. They now saw what J`onn was doing and gathered around him and Kagome in concern. Flash held on to Kagome's wrist, checking her pulse.
"Twenty seven, Twenty eight, Twenty nine, Thirty," J`onn counted the chest compression out loud, before he started breathing air into Kagome's mouth. He repeated the process again. He was trying really hard not to crush her with his super strength.
"Come on, Red Ridding Hood," urged Flash to Kagome, "Don't give up."
J`onn blew into Kagome's mouth a third time and Kagome began to cough.
Everyone sighed in relief.
Kagome took a few deep breaths and saw everyone staring at her, "I-is everyone...alright?"
J`onn's fist clenched as he looked up and glared at Green Lantern, "She almost died," he gritted though his teeth, "Because she kept using too much of her energy from the practice."
John glared back, "She knows her limits," he retorted, "She could have easily said something if she was tired."
"Do you really think she would have?" yelled Flash, "Miko wouldn't have abandoned us if she thought we needed her."
"We could have done it without her," argued Superman, "I've faced down entire armies because I didn't have to worry about anyone but myself."
"Then why not go back to that," taunted Hawkgirl.
Superman folded his arms, "Don't you think I've considered it."
"S-stop fight-ting," begged Kagome in such a low voice that no one really heard her. J`onn looked at her with worry as she struggled to speak.
"This whole team was you're idea," yelled Flash.
"Men," said Wonder Woman annoyed, "Always wanting to do things on your own."
"It's not just them," yelled Hawkgirl, "You're just as bad, you stuck up bitch!"
J`onn had enough of this bickering, "Enough!"
They all stared to look at the Martian, "I came to this planet not knowing a soul. I met all of you," he looked down at Kagome staring back at him, "I met Kagome and her daughter. All of you became my new family…but what good is it if it hurts us all as individuals."
Everyone stared at him in shock, "What are you saying?" asked Flash.
J`onn lifted Kagome up bridal style and she loosely wrapped her arms against his neck, "I survived a loss of a family once. I can survive this one too… But I don't intend on losing the woman I love again," with that he flew away from the now broken group.
The League gave one last look at one another before going their separate ways.
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Secret Society Hideout
An hour after the fight, the group of villains watched the screen as Flash attempted to get information from a lower thug informant.
"Idiot," said The Shade.
"Don't be so hard on him," said Gorilla Grodd in mock sympathy, "If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't have gotten my new mental powers."
"So that's how the team broke up so fast," said Kikyo impressed.
Grodd shook his head amused, "Oh no my dear, I've studied the League for months before I gathered you all together. Both their body language and expressions, I knew they all had a secret resentment towards each other. We just had to bring it out."
"How did you do that?" asked Parasite.
"With this," he pointed to his head where his intelligent brain was stored, "I sent suggestive thought waves to their minds. All the words and feelings were theirs of course, but I helped unleash it."
"Yea, but what about Miko," asked The Shade, "It didn't sound like you gave her any suggestions."
"I didn't," answered Grodd, he looked at Kikyo, "I observed her too, and noticed how much her team mates mean to her. The best way to make her suffer was to watch as her 'family' tear itself apart in front of her very eyes."
Kikyo gave a devilish smile, if he wasn't a disgusting gorilla, she would have kissed him.
"Now what do we do?" asked Killer Frost.
"We already divided them," said Grodd, "Now we conquer."
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Watchtower: two hours since the fight
Kagome was on one of the medical beds, recovering from the fight, J`onn refused to leave her side.
"We shouldn't have left," Kagome said to J`onn's mind.
J`onn rubbed her hand in his, "I almost lost you because of their bickering."
Kagome shook her head, "We were all frustrated from the practice session when we entered the fight. It's only natural that the anger intensified our sloppiness."
J`onn smiled lightly at her explanation and how she wasn't blaming anyone for her state right now. 'Even while she is recovering from a near death experience, she's still concerned for the others,' "I've seen you get mad over the most smallest of things but for this you won't be angry at the League."
"Are you kidding," she said surprised, "I'm mad as hell." J`onn raised a brow. "I'm mad at the villains for making us fight like a bunch of children."
J`onn gave a small smirk, "You'll be mad at the villains but not your team mates?"
Kagome shrugged, "It's just how I see it." They were quiet for a few moments before Kagome brought up a certain issue. "Kikyo had the perfect chance to take my soul but she didn't...Why?"
J`onn had also pondered this, "You think they have something else planned?"
Kagome nodded, "It's the only thing that makes sense. You know how much Kikyo hates me."
Suddenly both of their com-links went off.
"Hey guys, I need you both to meet me at the training grounds," said Flash, "Please, I need your help."
J`onn may have not wanted to be a part of the team anymore, but he couldn't turn his back on them so easily, he looked at Kagome, "If I asked you to stay, would you?"
Kagome smiled and kissed him, "Not a chance," she said as she got out of bed and they both headed for the Javelin.
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League Training Grounds
When Kagome and J`onn arrived, Superman and Wonder Woman were already at the training grounds. They had their arms folded and weren't saying anything to each other.
Wonder Woman broke the silence first, "How are you feeling?" she asked Kagome in concern.
Kagome gave a smile, "I'm better now, Nee-san." Wonder Woman nodded in relief. Superman was also relived that she was alright but didn't let it show.
A few minutes later Hawkgirl arrived, "Where is he?" she asked.
"You know Batman," said Superman, "Always the dramatic entrance."
Everyone looked at him confused.
"What? Green Lantern told me to come here," said Hawkgirl.
"Flash said he needed our help," said Kagome
"He said the same to me," said Wonder Woman.
Knowing something wrong, J`onn used his powers to sense who else was here with them. His mind was interrupted when of the training machine laser guns activated on the roof of one of the buildings, aiming at his team mates.
"Look out!" he yelled phasing through the shots and ripped the gun out of its place on the roof.
Suddenly the team was surrounded by the training robots, ready to fire at them. Kagome created a barrier around the group in order to protect them from the lasers.
This gave the team a chance to find a good way to avoid the shots and destroy the robots. Hawkgirl hit one with her mace. J`onn phased through one disabling it. Superman and Wonder Woman used their super strengths to destroy a few of them. Kagome released her barrier and sliced one of the robots down its middle with her katana.
Superman was so sick of the shots he was getting and decided to end all this, "Everybody down!"
After his order, Superman used his laser vision to hit the remaining robots and machine guns. Hawkgirl didn't hear the order and was about to get hit by Superman's laser. Luckily Kagome was able to get a hold of her friend and forced her to duck. Hawkgirl looked at her young friend and gave her nod in thanks.
"I warned you," yelled Superman. His anger was interrupted when Parasite jumped from a nearby hiding spot, landing on the Man of Steel, and began to drain him of his powers and energy.
The rest of the Secret Society made their appearance and began their attack.
Hawkgirl attacked Killer Frost. Wonder Woman aimed for Sinestro and was able to handle The Shade as well. J`onn began to fight against Giganta.
This left Kagome alone with Kikyo. Now that she was healed, Kagome was fully prepared to do battle with her this time. Katana in hand, she charged at Kikyo.
The undead woman blocked the attack with a barrier. Adding her powers to her sword, Kagome brought Kikyo's barrier down and attacked her again.
Kikyo blocked the attack by reveling her hidden small-sword. Kagome's eyes widened in surprise, "Oh you were hoping it would be that easy," taunted Kikyo.
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Superman was able to knock out Parasite with a single punch, finally freeing himself. "S-Superman," he heard a whimpering J`onn in a bunch of daubery. He was about to aid his friend when he heard another person yell for him.
"Superman don't," yelled the real J`onn, "Its Clayface."
Sure enough, the mutated man of clay attacked Superman by manipulating his arm and pushed the Man of Steel back a few yards.
J`onn rammed the still disguised villain and began to fight Clayface by morphing his body to attack his opponent in different ways.
Clayface attacked against the Martian by using the same tactics.
Superman was distracted by trying to figure out which one was the real J`onn and didn't sense Parasite sneak up behind him and draining his energy, knocking him out cold. Satisfied with this, Parasite proceeded to do the same thing to Wonder Woman.
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Kagome and Kikyo's battle was stilling going. Their blades continuously clashed against one another. Every now and again, one would get lucky and get a good slice at their opponent. Neither woman was going to give up till the other was taken down.
Close by, the Secret Society piled up the defeated Hawkgirl, Wonder Woman, and Superman, on top of one another. The Society watched the two battles still taking place.
"You took away the man I loved again," growled Kikyo as she attacked with her small-sword downward on her reincarnation. Kagome kneeled and blocked the attack and struggled with the pressure from the weight of the attack.
However, this was Kikyo's big mistake. Kagome lifted her body from the ground and lunged forward with enough force to snap Kikyo's small-sword in two.
Kikyo glared at what her reincarnation had done, "That wasn't love Kikyo," she said before she spin kicked the undead woman in the head knocking her to the dirt, "That was greed."
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Meanwhile, both J`onn's were fighting till one finally got the upper hand and hit the other with enough force to knock him back. That same J`onn morphed into Clayface's true form and yelled "Freeze him."
Killer Frost gladly froze the Martian man where he laid as he screamed in agony from the ice.
"NO," yelled Kagome as she saw her husband freeze before her eyes, she sprinted toward the ice woman, completely ignoring the other super villains around her.
Gorilla Grodd used his mental powers to attack Kagome's mind. The miko tripped from running and fell to the ground, grasping her head in pain from Grodd's attack. Eventually, she passed out from the psychic attack, and Grood stopped the assault.
Kikyo arose from the ground to see her reincarnation defeated, along with the rest of her team mates, and gave a delighted smile at the Secret Society.
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Secret Society Hideout
Green Lantern laid low in his hiding spot, as he saw the League all captured and restrained in containers. His team mates were all unconscious and J`onn was frozen in a block of ice. Grodd was bragging how easy it was for him to use his powers and manipulate the League.
"I say we kill them now," suggested Clayface.
"Like I said Clayface, this should be done in front of the whole world," said Grodd, "If you're patient I'll even let you be the one to do the honors." Clayface smiled at the thought.
"Not my copy," said Kikyo reminding Grodd of their agreement, "I need her alive to get my soul back."
"Of course my dear," reassured Grodd, "In fact, we're saving her for last. Makes it more theatrical…don't you agree Mr. Stewart?"
Green Lantern's eyes widened as Gorilla Grodd turned to exactly where he was hiding and tapped the top of his head with his finger, "You can't fool this."
Green Lantern used his ring and hit a support beam inside the cave. Sinestro and Kikyo formed barriers around the Secret Society members to protect them from the falling rocks above. Killer Frost used her ice powers to keep the falling beam in place.
At the corner of their eyes, they saw a flash of green light exiting the cave.
"After him," ordered Grodd. Sinestro and Killer Frost were the ones that went after hero.
Little did they know that the green light was a decoy, so that Green Lantern could find a way to free his friends. He would have, if Clayface hadn't attacked him from behind and manipulated his upper body to cover the hero's body, which suffocated him to unconsciousness.
Grodd looked down at the Green Lantern pleased, "And now, the show can begin."
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Gotham Stadium: One hour later
The crowd cheered as they watched a popular singer preform her latest hit before the much anticipated football game can begin.
The performance was interrupted when an unsuspected air craft appeared and hovered over the stadium. The crowd gasped and pointed as the air craft landed on the stage crushing it. The pop star barley managed to avoid being crushed as well.
The top of the air craft opened and a platform rose revealing the Secret Society members. "Now that we have your attention," said Gorilla Grodd in a microphone as he spoke to the crowd, "We came to this place because this is where the weak are defeated by those who are stronger."
Security guards and police officers attempted to stop the villains. Sinestro stopped them easily with the power of his yellow ring.
"A small taste of our power," taunted Grodd, "But for those who aren't convinced, here's more." He pressed a remote to show the captured Justice League still in their containers but now fully conscious, except for J`onn who was still frozen.
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Kagome was no longer in her container, but was now bonded by high tech restraints that were bolted to the ground and was on a separate platform then the others. Kikyo came next to her and pulled off Kagome's hood and tugged her hair to force her to look at her team mates. "You will watch this," Kikyo said before forcing the girl to her knees. Kagome gazed at the team in horror, as her friends braced themselves for their demise.
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"Here are your heroes," said Grodd gesturing to the Justice League. "They defy the laws of nature by coddling and protecting those weaker then themselves. Today, a new order shall rise and the old one shall fall," Grodd turned to Clayface, who was standing next to a control switch that would trigger the Justice Leagues way of death, "Are you ready Mr. Haggin?"
Clayface smiled knowing now was the big moment, he reached for the switch that would end the lives of the world's beloved heroes.
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At least that's what the Society had anticipated.
Instead, Clayface crushed the control panel with his giant hand, which deactivated the restraints on the Justice League.
The villains eyes widened in surprise as the heroes were set free.
"What the hell!" yelled Killer Frost.
Grodd shock cleared as he realized what had happened, "You fool," he growled at Killer Frost, "You froze the wrong person."
'Clayface's' body changed to show that Grodd was correct, Killer Frost had frozen the real Clayface.
J`onn's deception worked perfectly.
The frozen J'onn imposter block of ice shattered form falling out of the container and Clayface was able to free himself from ice prison at last.
"Grodd's been messing with our minds," Green Lantern informed the League what he overheard earlier that night.
"Oh great," complained Flash, "How do we fight that?"
"We get over it," said Green Lantern.
Grodd, who was infuriated moments ago, was now throwing an amused smile, "Not what I had in mind, but this may turn out to be even better."
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That being said, the two groups charged at each other.
The League put their grudges aside and worked together as a team to attack their foes.
Even with the extra training that was instructed by Grodd, the Secret Society didn't' stand a chance against the Justice League.
Nobody noticed a certain undead miko lingering in the shadows of the air craft. Kikyo couldn't care less about what happened to villains or heroes. All she needed was the perfect moment to strike against her copy.
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The Shade, who was fighting Batman, was about to throw a punch in the Dark Knight's face but was halted by Superman's chest and ended up breaking his hand. "I knew this wouldn't work," whined The Shade as he referred to the gang of villains, he had already been through this twice before and had his doubts since the beginning.
The Shade tried to make a run for it, only to be stopped by Kagome, as she slid and tripped the master of shadows, then punched him in the face, knocking him out cold.
That was when Kikyo attacked, she drew her bow, that she retrieved from the air ship, and shot a sacred arrow at Kagome.
The young miko sensed the arrow and grabbed it in midair, just like Batman had taught her, and diminished the purification on the arrow.
Kikyo looked at her reincarnation in surprise.
Using the same arrow, Kagome drew her bow and aimed the arrow toward the undead miko.
Kikyo wasn't about to let that happen. In a desperate attempt to save herself, Kikyograbbed one of the security guards, that was watching the battle nearby, and used him as a human shield.
Kagome looked unfazed by the action.
Green Lantern saw what was happening and saw Kagome loosen her grip on the bow string, "Miko don't!"
Kagome released the arrow that aimed straight for the center of the security guards chest. The League paused in their assaults to see what was happening.
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Just before the arrow could hit the security guard, the arrow vanished into thin air, confusing Kikyo, the security guard, and the League.
Suddenly, a glow of light appeared behind Kikyo and struck the undead woman in the back.
It was the sacred arrow.
Kikyo's grip on the security guard loosened and the guard ran away from the football/battle field.
The League watched as bits and pieces of the undead miko's body began to crack and fall to the ground. Kikyo fell to her knees knowing that this was her end. "N-no, not again," she cried, "I don't want to die again."
Kagome walked up to Kikyo and kneeled down, looking at her past self right in the eyes, "I pray that Kami has mercy on you."
Kikyo's body continued to crumble, and with one final cry of anguish, the final pieces of the clay made body fell to the ground.
Kikyo was dead. The only thing that remained was her clothing and the orbs of light that floated in midair.
The orbs were the souls of those Kikyo had captured recently. The souls hovered a few more moments and circled around Kagome, it was the only way they could show their thanks before fading into the next world.
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Once Superman took care of Gorilla Grodd, the battle was finally over.
The crowd cheered for the Justice League's victory. And the policemen and security guards arrested all the villains.
The League gathered around Superman.
"What happened to 'trusting your partner?'" Kagome teased to Green Lantern. He looked down ashamed that he doubted her abilities.
"Alright, we're back," cheered Flash. Superman only looked at him with a cold look, "Aren't we?"
"A lot was said," Wonder Woman remaindered.
"Yea, but that was all Grodd, right?" asked Flash.
J`onn shook his head, "We meant every word."
The team looked around with angry faces.
That was the last straw for Kagome, "THAT IS IT! THIS HAS GONE ON LONG ENOUGH!" The Leagues eyes widened in her anger. The crowd's cheers barley even covered her risen voice, "So we had a fight! Big deal! All of you are going to stop holding these grudges and apologize to each other!"
The team was still too stunned to say anything.
"NOW," Kagome ordered. Everyone came out of their silence and mumbled their apologies. Satisfied with their apologies, Kagome nodded and turned to exit the football field.
Flash leaned into J`onn to say, "I can see why Karin's so well behaved."
J`onn couldn't help but chuckle a little, "Indeed."
'Ding dong the wicked witch is dead,' that's right Kikyo's dead, for good this time. I knew that when I was writing this chapter that Kagome wouldn't want to put up with all the fighting and would have to use her 'mother' voice in order to knock some sense into the League. Cause nothing is scarier than a mother who has 'had it.' Next time: Saying goodbye to a friend and hello to an unwanted guest.
Till then my readers