Author's notes: I promised bad guys would come in here and here they come in.
The chapter's name is reference about what happens in it and because I'm going on a hiatus for awhile. I have something to do that requires my full attention for the whole October and this story will then continue in November.
Hereafter will have it's final chapter posted soon, but only because it's the final chapter for that story. It's ending connects here and has some revelations about the bad guys.
Have A Nice Day
Metropolis, Lexcorp Towers
''Faked, I knew it,'' Lex Luthor chuckled victoriously.
After meeting them in Cardiff, Lex had had his people to get him access to the records of those two MI5 agents and was now currently reviewing them. He didn't need to be the genius that he was to see that their files were too perfectly done, meaning they were covers. MI5 was their cover story, meaning that they were working for someone else. However the names, Potter and Weasley, as the agents had introduced themselves, were told with such sincerity that those had to be their real names, which if they were, was pretty stupid to be used if they were undercover. But the name Potter sounded familiar.
Since Lex had not spent that much time abroad, the British name would have to be easier to pin point where he had heard it. It wasn't work related name, Wayne nor Kord had had any employees by that name that Lex had come across in business trips. Also, Potter didn't look like he had ever met Lex when they had met in Cardiff.
''Potter, Potter, Potter,'' Lex said rising from his desk and begun to walk back and worth, ''where have I heard that name before? Who do I know from Britain? Lena-''
Lena. The sister who had died years ago when this building was still a construction site. Lena had studied in Britain in some private school and maybe it had been in some of her letters. Lex walked back to his desk and pulled out a box from the drawers with LENA written on it. Opening the box he first begun to read his sister's old letters. They were all from her school terms and browzing them from the first year, Lex immediately found the pattern of mentions that increased year by year.
In first year's letters there was a mention of some semi-celebrity also studying in Lena's school and year two about how she was scared of something linked to this same person. Third year's letters had photographs of Lena with some of her friends in a village or something, standing next to some shops, but the letters had no mention of the semi-celebrity. At this point Lex noticed how vague Lena's letters had been about where here school was, what she was studying and everything else related to her school. Finally in fourth year's letters, the semi-celebrity was named as Harry Potter, who was the other representer of their school in some games tournament between other schools and in fifth year's letters Lena told how Potter had become a pariah being the only witness to other student's death.
''Very informative, little sister,'' Lex said tossing another letter off and took to read next one, ''but what does this Potter look like? Ahh, thank you.''
A group photo taken from the end of year five. Members of the Dumbledore's Army, a club Potter had founded with his friends. There was Potter, glasses and something particular in his forehead. After re-cheaking the MI5's file photo and comparing it to the group photo, Lex found the connecting link between the MI5 agent and Lena's old classmate, the scar on Potter's forehead. And look what everyone was holding on their hands, wooden sticks. Also known as magic wands.
''Ms. Graves?'' Lex said pressing the intercom on his desk.
''Yes, Mr. Luthor?''
''Call the people downstairs about the patient's condition. I need to gather some things and meanwhile, the patient has to be made so he can be discussed with.''
Wayne Manor, Study
After been allowed to enter the house, John Constantine had been escorted to the Study where he had taken a comfortable position on the sofa and was ready to light another cigarette.
''Do you see any ashtrays here?'' Bruce asked stepping out of the hole behind grandfather clock with Zatanna.
''Fine, sorry,'' Constantine putting the fag back to the pack and under his jacket with the lighter. ''Nice to see you too, Zee.''
''Why are you here, John?'' Zatanna asked as Constantine took a better posture.
''I got set up, that's why I'm here,'' Constantine answered glancing at Alfred, ''by someone either related to the Jeeves here or someone playing an identity theft on him.''
''I beg you pardon?'' Alfred said as if he didn't know if he should be insulted.
''Ministry of Magic, London Base,'' Constantine said, making Zatanna nod and Bruce rise an eye brow, ''I wos visiting their libraries about- well, that's not important, but while there I caught someone planting a there bomb.''
''Keep going,'' Bruce said authoritatively, glancing outside.
''Being the nice guy I am,'' Constantine continued, causing Zatanna to grin sarcastically and shake her head, ''I naturally pulled the plug on the bomb and confronted the bomber, who called me on it when Aurors came by and was taken into custody. But since those people were wankers with sticks, I managed to get out, but not before learning who the bomber was.''
Finishing his sentence, Constantine turned to point at Alfred, making other parties present look at him very offended.
''How could it have possibly been Alfred?'' Zatanna asked taking Alfred's side, while Bruce kept his eye on the window.
''Well of course it couldn't 'ave been 'im!'' Constantine said very seriously getting up on his feet. ''I told you there wos an identity theft and I saw that bloke's face. This butler has a better tan.''
''Which, with the climate and the humidity of the cave, is a remarkable accomplishment!'' Bruce said loudly and opened a window. ''Please continue.''
''Yeah, as I wos saying,'' Constantine said scratching his head, ''the bomber was said to be someone named Pennyworth which wos why I first came 'ere. Pennyworth ain't that common name.''
''True, the Court of Owls had the other last Pennyworth, my father Jarvis, killed years ago,'' Alfred said walking to the opened window and aimed his old service pistol outside. ''That means those of us who are last of our kind are survivors, miss, so would you kindly come out and show yourself?''
Bruce didn't flinch since he knew, Zatanna's eyes widened as she understood there was someone outside and rushedto take a defence stance in front of Bruce and Constantine looked like he had sobered up from drinking alcohol.
''Ma'am, I am not asking again'' Alfred said aiming his pistol outside. ''Would you kindly-''
''Expeliarmus!''
Alfred's weapon was suddenly forced to be dropped out the window and the person outside, a woman wearing office work clothes and cloak, appeared in the study, pointing her wand at Constantine. What followed was spells fired back and forth between the woman and Constantine while Zatanna covered any of them ricocheting at Bruce, who observed with sharp eyes while attempting to look helpless.
''Not a Death Eater or a Talon,'' Bruce told Zatanna standing behind her. ''Also, she is attacking Constantine and not me, she is from the Ministry. When you get the chance, take her wand.''
''YRTSINIM S'NAMOW DNAW YLF OT EM!'' Zatanna yelled sending blue energy from her right arm to take the woman's wand and Constantine sent his own spell to tie the woman's arms and legs. ''I always have that chance.''
''Well, hello there,'' Bruce said in a rather charismatic way, stepping in front of the woman and kneeled to her level with Zatanna and Constantine at his side. ''I'm Bruce Wayne, this is Zatanna Zatara of the Justice League, my protector, and I assume you already know John Constantine, who came to see my butler, Alfred Pennyworth. So, who might you be?''
Cardiff Bay
Aquaman rose from the ocean to the stone covered bay shore. The Flash had already reported to have arrived here already, yet there as no sight of him. The King of Atlantis marched towards the area where he and his teammates had had their inter dimensional experience and caught a glance of the Aurors he knew had also been sent there.
''Ahoy!'' Aquaman yelled approaching the Aurors. ''Is the Flash with you?''
The Aurors turned to face Aquaman but didn't say a word. As he and the Aurors came together at the tent holding the LexCorp equipment, all the Aurors did was look back at Aquaman and do nothing else.
''Didn't you hear me?'' Aquaman asked confused looking at the Aurors.
''Stupify!''
A stinging feeling that almost forced the brains to go to sleep hit Aquaman in the back, but it didn't render him to unconsciousness. Aquaman turned around as fast as he could with his trident ready to see an old man in a dark purple suit and bowler hat holding a walking stick pointed at him.
''Ahh, Atlanteans have a resistance to that,'' the old man said when he saw Aquaman still standing. ''Still, fire is fire. Incindio!''
Flames were shot at Aquaman from the walking stick. Not a real weakness against him, but the heat from the flames caused a dehydration to his water powered stamina. Not fast enough, as Aquaman was about to attack the old man, even through flames, but there was a point where the old man had been prepared for. The Aurors behind Aquaman, all pulled out knifes and stabbed them to his weakened flesh and since this pain knock him out, he was still punched to the face by tiny fist that then grew in size to reveal Aquaman the traitor in Justice League's ranks.
''Atom,'' Aquaman managed to grunt before being brought down, ''traitor…''
''And not the only one,'' old man said as Aquaman fell down. ''Good work, Rhonda. And welcome to you too, Court of Owls.''
''You are the Outsider?'' one of the fake Aurors said as they all took off their cloaks to reveal black ninja-styled garments and pulled on hoods with owl themed head gears and goggles.
''Yes, I am the Outsider, servant of our common master,'' the old man said. ''He is trapped with Rhonda's beloved Johnny and his other allies, in a place I can open with the Pandora Skulls.''
''You have these skulls?'' the Talon asked.
''Yes,'' the Outsider answered pointing his walking stick up in the sky, ''and up there is the doorway for the skulls to open.''
''And why haven't you opened it yet?!'' another Talon asked impatiently.
''You killed all the Aurors that were sent here from the Ministry?'' Rhonda asked looking at the Talons as if she was counting how many they were. ''Because if you were all in their disguises-''
''They are all dead!''
''Good, that's one problem taken care of,'' Outsider said pulling out a cellphone from his suit's pocket. ''If we can get the Justice League here for the releasing moment, Professor Stein can handle them.''
Happy Harbor, Rhode Island
''Bloody hell, that's awesome,'' Ron said amazed seeing the Justice League Watchtower standing on the rocks. ''So this was originally stationed in space?''
''Orbit, to be precise,'' Superman said. ''The work Justice League does is benefiting to the whole world so U.N. helped funding it's construction. Thought since the members with powers did all the heavy lifting, there wasn't need for that lot of money.''
''Why are we here?'' Harry asked as they stepped inside the Watchtower.
''Regroup and plan what to do next,'' Wonder Woman said leading them to the conference room where Cyborg was working on the table. ''You are still working with us?''
''Of course we are,'' Harry said as Superman and Wonder Woman took their seats in the table. ''So-''
''Aquaman and Flash are still in Cardiff and haven't called back yet,'' Cyborg said as more people arrived to the room too. ''Since Batman and Zatanna are still on Bruce Wayne's protective detail, I thought I'd call in reinforcements. Colonel Trevor suggested these people. Arrow, Canary, Blue Beatle, Stargirl and… Martian Manhunter. Firestorm and Element Woman are also here, but Atom has not called in.''
''Most of these people are working for the government,'' Superman said glancing at the green leather clad archer, black clad woman, blue armored man, a girl with a staff and dressed like the US flag and green skinned muscular man. ''They are worried.''
''The skull you went to see in A.R.G.U.S. has disappeared,'' Martian said in bold voice. ''All of you were under surveillance during your visit, so you are not suspects, but since the true nature of the skull is unknown, it's return back to the Black Room is a vitality.''
''We contacted the Ministry on our way here,'' Ron said. ''We did have an identical skull in our Department of Mysteries, but an incident this morning caused it to be misplaced as well.''
''The incident was a case of bombing inside the Ministry by a man named John Constantine,'' Harry continued. ''Constantine escaped custody, but because of the four Unforgivable Curses cast in Cardiff area our people are more focused on that.''
''Have you had any word from Cardiff?'' Arrow asked.
''No, nothing,'' Harry said shaking his head.
''THEY ARE IN TROUBLE!'' Element Woman yelled floating to the conference room with Firestorm flying behind her. ''Atom called me, she went to check Cardiff as well and she saw Flash and Aquaman subdued!''
''Did she say what had happened to them?'' Superman asked standing up.
''Atom told me there is man who casted spells from his walking stick and was addressing people dressed as owls,'' Element Woman continued. ''They also had two skulls attacked to a tripod.''
''Court of Owls. The Talons have the skulls and they are using them,'' Superman said alarmed. ''Cyborg, inform Batman about this and open us a Boom Tube to Cardiff!''
''Her name is Hermione Granger, she works as the Deputy Head of the Magical Law Enforcement for London's Ministry of Magic,'' John Constantine said attempting to light another cigarette. ''She probably followed me here.''
''Alfred,'' Bruce Wayne said and his butler snapped the lighter and cigarette from Constantine's hands. ''Thank you. So, Mrs. Granger, yes I can see your wedding band. And my protectors have magical powers so you you have nothing to hide from me.''
Saying that, Wayne removed the bind covering Hermione's mouth.
''Why, Mr. Wayne,'' Hermione asked in deep breaths, ''are you protecting this man who threatened to bomb our Ministry in presence of-''
''-my butler?'' Wayne said gesturing his servant to kneel at their level as well. ''Mr. Constantine told us that your witnessed victim was named Alfred Pennyworth. The same name as this man here, who works for me and I have known for my whole life.''
''I have never stepped into your Ministry, Ma'am,'' the servant spoke with a honest tone looking into Hermione's eyes. ''I have passed by it, but I have never walked inside it.''
''Your witnessed victim is a liar,'' Wayne told Hermione, before she even got the chance to speak back. ''I deduce he fled the scene immediately and didn't give your people anything else but a name.''
Hermione looked back at Bruce Wayne and knew that he was right. Working in byrocracy had truly made her logical thinking go slow and the shock that Wayne did know about magic's existence was also a surprise. Hermione was about to ask to be released from her bindings when Wayne stood up and put his hand on his ear.
''What?'' Wayne asked with his charming demeanor turning to more serious one. ''Zatanna, let her loose, but Alfred, keep watching her.''
''Where should I take her?'' the servant asked helping Hermione on her feet.
''West wing, that windowless room,'' Wayne said, waiting until Hermione had been escorted out of the Study before turning to his protector and Constantine.
''Both skulls are in Cardiff near that Rift,'' Bruce said charging down the stairs to the Batcave. ''Justice League and the Aurors are on their way there now. That Death Eater tat attacked me was a distraction to get a us all to look at another way when whoever responsible worked their way into getting them.''
''Why are we getting to the cave?'' Zatanna asked following Bruce with Constantine. ''I could just turn your clothes to your uniform.''
''Batwing is down here,'' Bruce said as they got down to the cave and begun to walk to the vitrines holding the Batsuits. ''And I just need to check from the Bat-Computer for-''
But then Bruce went silent as he saw the screens of the Bat-Computer. All the files were open and being browsed, programs were online and it was clear without saying that the Bat-Computer was inflicted with a virus.
''Where did this come from!?'' Bruce said alarmed and angered hitting his fingers to the keyboards attempting to save his secrets from being sent out to some one who had probably put the virus on to the computer.
''This ain't a virus,'' Constantine said before beginning to chant Latin. ''Unde sitis: loquerisque ad nos, et ostende te! Ego John Constantinus, ego præcipio tibi! Unde sitis: loquerisque ad nos, et ostende te! Ego John Constantinus, ego præcipio tibi!''
Among the files and programs the appeared a large smiley with angry eyes and evil smile. As the words Have A Nice Day kept appearing, Constantine kept chanting in Latin.
''Revertere ad locum de quo egressus es? Ego John Constantinus, ego præcipio tibi! Revertere ad locum de quo egressus es? Ego John Constantinus, ego præcipio tibi!''
The smilies turned to some kind of energy that beamed out of the Bat-Computer and to a flash-drive on the work place next to it.
''Nasty bugger, that one,'' Constantine said brushing sweat of his forehead. ''That wos a sentient computer virus that acted like the normal demons I usually pull out of people. How did it get to that flash-drive and where did you get it?''
''This flash-drive,'' Bruce said lifting the said object up, ''it had the case files from the multiverse travel. Cyborg had them all made in here, so I could organize them on the Bat-Computer later, but if it had a virus-''
Bruce turned to the Bat-Computer and begun to review the damage the virus had caused.
''The Bat-Computer is recovering, the virus was shared elsewhere and sent to be spread,'' Bruce said bringing up damage chart. ''And it's spreading through a specific route. Arkham Asylum, Blackgate Penitentiary, Striker's Island, Iron Heights, Belle Reve… ALL THE SUPER VILLAIN PRISONS! THIS VIRUS IS AIMED TO SET ALL OF THEM FREE!''
''And Cyborg gave it to you?'' Zatanna said as alarmed looking at the flash-drive. ''Is Cyborg-''
''BATMAN TO THE JUSTICE LEAGUE!'' Bruce yelled to the comm link in the desktop. ''BLACK ALERT! GULAGS HAVE FALLEN! I REPEAT, THE GULAGS HAVE-''
The screen of the Bat-Computer turned red and all they could see was the text:
THIS WORLD IS OURS!
Meanwhile in Cardiff Bay
BOOM!
Boom Tube opened in Cardiff and the Justice League charged out of it with the two wizards.
''Outsider! a Talon called out. ''The Justice League has arrived! Open the doorway!''
''My pleasure,'' the Outsider hissed while grinning gleefully as he turned the skulls back to back.
The red bleeding crack spread to the sky, pulling the tent covering LexCorp's equipment off and revealing the Talons and the Outsider to the Justice League.
''The skulls!'' Superman yelled before flying at them. '' They are ripping the Rift open with them!''
The League charged at the Talons who all took a defense stance. They all fought as Superman attempted to get to the skulls. Harry followed him and Ron fought with the League.
''YOU ARE WASTING YOUR STRENGTHS!'' the Outsider said looking up to the Rift with his hands spread. ''THE SKULLS ARE NOT MAGIC YOU CAN FIGHT WITH MAGIC! THEY ARE SCIENCE! MATH, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS! YOU CAN'T STOP THEM!''
Fighting his way through the Talons, Ron managed to get Aquaman's and Flash's unconscious bodies.
''Rennervate!'' Ron said casting the reviving spell on them, and Aquaman immediately grabbed him by the collar of is suit. ''Easy, mate. I'm on your side!''
''Don't trust Atom!'' Aquaman snarled at Ron before seeing Cyborg. ''Atom is a traitor!''
''What!?'' Cyborg said disbelieved.
''Oh, Victor,'' Atom's voice said and she grew in size for everyone to see. ''So are you.''
''That is inaccurate,'' a cybernetic voice said coming from Cyborg's augmentations. ''I no longer have a need for this flesh.''
Suddenly Cyborg's augmentations begun to twitch as if they had a mind of their own. Then they begun to tear themselves off the flesh of Victor Stone and as everyone watched in horror, all the biological matter that was left of Victor fell to the ground. The look on his half of face was in so much pain he was paralyzed and screaming internally.
''VICTOR!'' Element Woman screamed and begun to try create an atmosphere around Victor's remains with Firestorm to keep him alive.
The teared out augmentations twisted and turned taking a humanoid form, fully cybernetic life form with a skull like face and green glowing eyes.
''Grid Online!''
''Is that Terminator!'' Ron asked as another explosion came from the Rift and sent a flare that hit Harry and Superman. ''HARRY! SUPERMAN!''
But then came another flare and it brought people to Bay. As they arrived, the Talons seized fighting, looked up to the new people and knelled. The surprise reaction made the League stop fighting too and those who could focused more on keeping what was left of Cyborg alive. Other members of the League looked at the people who had arrived from the Rift.
''Master Thomas,'' the Outsider said kneeling in front of a man wearing an armor like owl costume with a cape made from multiple parts, like feathers, and bowed, ''welcome to your new home. HA!''
''Took your time, Alfred,'' Outsider's master said looking around with his hands crossed.
''JOHNNY!'' Atom screamed gleefully beaming at someone who looked like a maniac version of Flash, with large goggles in his mask. ''You're back!''
''Atomica!'' 'Johnny' said happily taking Atom to his arms.
''They look so much like us,'' a woman in black an yellow carrying a barb wired rope.
''But what is that!?'' a cowardly man said pointing at Cyborg's independent cybernetics. ''Superwoman, what is that!?''
''That, Power Ring, is our man in this world's machines,'' Outsider said getting up and turned to a black and red version of Firestorm. ''Professor Stein, the magic is your area.''
''Who the hell are these people!'' Arrow asked loading his bow and pointed the arrow in it at the group with the rest of the League ready to fight.
''It is a pity that Sea King didn't make it,'' a man who was wearing similar suit as Superman, but with a U-symbol on his chest, said, ''bu no matter. We have survived.''
This man took a glance at the Justice League and Ron, before letting the corpse he was dragging hit the ground. Then he raised to float in the air and said:
''And this world now belongs to the Crime Syndicate!''
Author's notes: Not one. I have not found any good fanfiction stories here in DC characters area that had Crime Syndicate as bad guys. They are from Earth-3 and their world also had a HP side where Ultraman was in Superman's place in Traveler Among Wizards. That was a different story that Harry and Superman will learn in where they have disappeared and the Crime Syndicate has dragged it's results with them to this world.
And new people's names and actor have been updated in the cast list in my profile. Also, since I'll be on a hiatus for a month, I expect people to review this story until the hiatus is over.
Replies to Reviews:
Wonderbee31: That was pretty vaguely told, but I did have John Constantine appear when Clark Kent came to the Ministry and when Outsider/old man stole the other skull from the Department of Mysteries.
Exodus5: Another reply to a PM. You caught me. This was heading a Trinity War-route towards the events of Forever Evil. Like I said, There is only on DC Cinematic Universe movie that is Man of Steel, so I had to drag plot elements from the New 52.