Disclaimer-Marvel,DC,and Cartoon Network own everything except Metalsheath and Major Quantum. Carlyle Travis is sort of an OC I own.

Funerals Part 2

A solid gold coffin,framed by mahogany wood, was carried by Superman,Wonder Woman,Green Lantern,Martian Manhunter,Carlyle Travis,Alan Scott,and Hourman to Metropolis Cemetery. Metropolis' civilians gathered around,witnessing the coffin of the first superhero be placed into the ground. Needless to say,Lee Travis' death caused a lot of confusion and grief.

Superman lifted the casket and slowly dropped it into the twenty foot grave Wally West and Jay Garrick had dug overnight. The casket descended into the grave. Hal Jordan,Kyle Rayner,and John Stewart used their power rings to shove a clump of dirt onto the ground. Doctor Fate created a wreath of flowers to cover the dirt.

Martian Manhunter engraved the headstone.

R.I.P. LEE WALTER TRAVIS 1954-2011

Beloved grandfather,father,and hero to all

J'onn J'onzz spoke at the funeral. "Lee Walter Travis was a brave man. Despite having no powers or years of training,he fought long and hard. This determination made him the great man that joined the Justice League three years ago. We mourn the passing of Lee Travis,also known as the Crimson Avenger,"

J'onn lead the chorus of 'Amazing Grace', and then the League dispersed.

Suddenly an explosion rang out. "I heard the geezer super-zero died. What's the matter? Couldn't handle his aching back?"Superwoman grinned evilly, as the entire Legion of Doom stood,with all the new recruits. Tala blasted Travis' grave, blowing it to smithereens.

"You bitch! How dare you destroy his grave!"Vixen snarled,immediately gaining an elephant's body mass,ramming into the CSA counterpart of Wonder Woman. The evil Amazon was hammered into an ice machine at a nearby store.

Kraven the Hunter used his knife to plunge at King Faraday. The government fired at the villain,but Kraven took him down with his wild fighting style. FBI agents and police officers alike were no match for the villains, since pistols,billy clubs,and tasers had no effect on the villains.

Nemesis rescued King Faraday from Kraven, and led the federal agent against Harley Quinn. The two's pistols rapidly fired,striking the jester in the stomach. Nemesis was tempted to kill her right then rather than send her back to Arkham Asylum.

S.T.R.I.P.E. rapidly unleashed a torrent of missiles at Metalsheath,but the villain short-circuited his armor. Thankfully,Metalsheath was distracted by Static Shock, the rookie hero from Dakota. The teenage Bang Baby hammered into Metalsheath with electric blasts. Metalsheath used his Gatling guns to fire at Virgil,but the teenager reflected the shots back at him,taking him down.

Annataz Arataz brutally took down Zatanna,nearly killing her. However, a fireball from Fire distracted the villainess.

"Gninthgil,"Zatanna weakly stated. A torrent of lightning rained down on Annataz, as well as Metallo and Bane,knocking them all out. "Leah,"she chanted, healing herself.

Commander Steel fought Blockbuster. The brute punched downwards, smashing the Super Soldier into the ground. Hank kicked upwards, sending Desmond stumbling. Commander Steel leaped into the air, and roundhouse kicked Blockbuster's face.

Doctor Octopus assaulted Speedy. The archer fired an explosive arrow,which was blasted with red energy from the tentacles. Speedy fired an arrow that expanded into a net,catching Ock,capturing him.

Joker walked jubilantly towards Gypsy. "Hi,girly,"he snickered. "How's about some laughs?"he cackled,spraying her with laughing gas. He then watched her laugh maniacally until she died.

"Well,that was hilarious!"the madman snickered. J'onn noticed this and scowled. He had pure anger on his mind.

"RAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"J'onn roared,his voice heard psychically as well,knocking out everyone in the room. The Legion was teleported back,but strangely Joker was not teleported back to the Legion of Doom swamp base.

"MONSTER!"J'onn yelled,decking the Joker. A surge of Martian vision pierced his chest. Joker was ready for his death, when J'onn retracted his fist.

"Why'd ya do that? I killed that brat of yours,"Joker asked.

"You aren't worth it,clown,"J'onn coolly stated, grasping Gypsy's body. He woke everyone up.

"Stop tap dancing in my skull,Rhino,"groaned Spider Man,waking up.

"Hey,what happened?"Beast Boy wondered.

"Gypsy is dead,"J'onn said sadly. Vibe collapsed to the ground in horror. Cindy was like a sister to him. Now she was gone. Vibe started weeping behind his sunglasses. J'onn put his hand on the youth's shoulder to comfort him.

"Might be a bad time,but there's a fleet of warships attacking the Watchtower. Personnel are fighting back,but they can't hold it off with the Watchtower's defenses for long,"Mr. Terrific stated grimly. He had not attended the funeral. He had stayed in the Watchtower,but had watched the funeral via monitor. He was extremely upset, as were the other Leaguers,as Crimson Avenger and Gypsy.

"On our way,"Superman said.

Superman,all three Green Lanterns,Captain Atom,Ray,Starman,Orion,Booster Gold,the Marvels,Starfire,Cyborg,Red Star,Blue Devil,Red Tornado,Rocket Red,and S.T.R.I.P.E ascended into the sky. The only Leaguers able to breathe in space and fly flew upwards. The spacecraft they were releasing would be hitting New York City,so the remaining League,X-Men,and any other helpful forces flew to New York City.

"Hold on,I got something,"Forge said in New York City,holding a box with a switch on it.

"Uh,Forge,what's that?"Nightcrawler asked warily.

"This is Project Vision. Devised the idea when I was in the Middleverse. A robot that runs on any solar power,"Forge grinned.

A yellow and green robot emerged. In shape,it resembled the form of the Martian Manhunter.

"Looks like J'onn,"Plastic Man mused.

Vision took off. It took a while for the League to accept his help,but the needed it. Danny Phantom also showed up. Starfire and Cyborg knew him,so he was accepted immediately. But, the warships finally arrived. Laser blasts were fired rapidly by the turrets. Mary and Billy flew forward,and tore through the turrets,as did Superman.

The others fired projectiles. Kyle created a large mechanoid, which pounded down on a warship,releasing those inside of it. Strange,monstrous insectoid parasitic creatures emerged. Orion charged forward,decking them and shooting them with his energy bazooka,enjoying the ravages of war.

Vision,Ray,Starman,Booster Gold,and Guy Gardner blasted energy at the creatures. Kyle created a copy of a Star Wars lightsabre,which cut apart some of the creatures.

"Kyle! Don't kill them!"Superman yelled.

"These are Broods. They're just overgrown bugs. They replicate and murder planets. If you want to spare them for Earth,by all means,"Kyle firmly stated. Superman agreed with that. A full onslaught of heat vision incinerated a whole ship.

"That felt surprisingly good,"Superman mused. Him and Vision stood back to back, blasting Broods with optical energy. John Stewart flew low,creating an enormous missile, which blew up an entire warship.

Rocket Red and STRIPE blasted the last warship with missiles,bullets,smart bombs,and lasers. Starman unleashed a star-shape energy blast. Cyborg fired his sonic cannon. Orion fired shots from his energy bazooka. Captain Atom unleashed radiation blasts. The onslaught ripped through the Brood.

"We won!"Kyle cheered.

"Don't be foolish,boy,"Orion scowled, gesturing to the boom tubes opening. Four times as many warships entered the atmosphere. The heroes knew they couldn't stand against that.

"Danny,try your ghostly wail,"Cyborg recommended.

"Doesn't work in space,"he said unhappily.

"Terrific. I'm authorizing a full onslaught of the Javelins,"he grimaced.

Fourteen fighter jets, armed with the best tech,emerged. Sixty-five warships engaged fourteen jets. The jets fired laser blasts,which caused minor damage to the warships overall. They were quickly obliterated,despite the smartest AI in the Milky Way Galaxy.

The League retreated to New York City. Ben Tennyson had called in the Plumber's Helpers,their Anodite grandmother Verdona,and Ra'ad and Galapagus,two aliens that owed Ben a favor for saving their lives. The Titans called in every member they had, and SHIELD ordered their forces to be stationed about five thousand feet above the air,with Supergirl,Phoenix,Ra'ad, and Iron Man accompanying them. The War Machine armor stood as well.

Brood forces started descending. Bullets,missiles,smart bombs,heat vision, telekinesis,repulsor rays,and electricity assaulted their warships. Four warships were downed before the defense was driven backwards.

"Ground team,it's all you guys,"Iron Man said unhappily,wishing he could have done more.