Ok so I've finally updated. Thanks you guys for all the reviews. This chapter's alot longer than the other's but its got the most action, so I hope you like it.
Without thinking, in one quick movement Flash rushed up behind Reolc and with all the strength he could muster, picked up his tail and yanked it. He roared. Lucky the Flash, was the Flash or he would have gotten his head whacked off by an enormous hammer like tail. When the Gordanian had missed he struck out his empty left fist punching Flash across the room. Since he had stopped holding Shayera up with his left hand he was now holding her up by her throat. Her vision blackened as she felt the last of the oxygen very slowly leave her lungs as she was practically being hanged, but Superman was ready. With Flash distracting Reolc, he shot hot beams from his eyes at the enemy's face causing him to stumble back a couple steps off guard and loosen his grip on Shayera. Now it was the Green Lantern's turn. He shot strong bullets of green light energy at the creature's hand. Catching him off guard he dropped Shayera on the ground. She gasped for air and broke out in a coughing fit.
"Tahss acsektsam!" Roelc shouted for his guards to come and attack. In a moment 20-30 large Gordanians arrived at the scene.
"Great more fatheads!" Flash exclaimed annoyed.
"I suggest we get out of here now." J'onn said in ergency. Roelc pointed to them, uttered another Gordanian word, and the troops began to fire, pouring a shower of laser gunfire on them.
"I agree with you. Let's go." Diana said quickly as she blocked a couple shouts with her magical armored bracelets.
Batman looked around the room for Commander Reolc. He spotted him moving towards the shadows of an open door at the back of the room behind the aliens. He walked backwards with an evil smug grin, he was really loving this. Batman scowled at him then turned towards the others.
"Fine, I'll make cover. Everyone just get out of here and try and meet behind some shelter." Everyone nodded but Shayera.
She had a hand on her chest and one on her throat. Her lungs and throat burned with every breath she took causing her to cough and gasp for more air. John softly picked her up holding her with both arms. She didn't notice, her head was still clouded and she tried to concentrate on breathing evenly again, she felt weak.
Batman threw smoke pellets filling the room with even more fog then it already had. Diana grabbed his shoulders and broke threw the roof. Flash with Superman and the Martian flying right behind him, went out the door, and John with Shayera, half-conscious in his arms, blasted a whole in the wall, coming outside. Once they reached outside the command ship they were met with more than just a few scout ships.
The city, already black as night, was being destroyed. Arriving Gordanians in large carrier ships were beginning to roam the street. Attacking anyone who dared go against him, in other words, the heroes.
"How did all these Gordanians get here?" Diana shouted furiously once they had all went behind a building for shelter.
"The first group?" J'onn turned to Superman and suggested worriedly. His eyes narrowed.
"We have to go and check on the others, they could be hurt." Superman said as placed his spacesuit's helmet back on, ready to go back into space.
"I told you we shouldn't have trusted these creeps!" Flash shouted at the others while pointing at each of the people that had voted for letting him in.
"I didn't know that he would be able to shut off our comm. links. It doesn't make any sense, it's as if there completely dysfunctional." Batman replied to Flash with his teeth clenched as he gave him his regular 'bat glare'.
"Both of you need to calm down, we don't need another argument right now!" Green Lantern shouted at both of them.
It hadn't been too long since Shayera was able to finally breath, but her head had already cleared considerably and she was finally able to breath perfectly fine. She put her hand on her head and groaned.
"John's right…Besides Wally, I think I was the one who said we couldn't trust any Gordanians." She said as she opened her eyes. Now, she finally realized that John was carrying her. "John, you can put me down now."
"Right." He set her on her feet in front of him and he looked her in the eyes. "Are you all right?" He said softly. She nodded, but soon looked away so not to show the sadness in her eyes. The entire world, whether they were going to hear it by the news or by Commander Reolc directly, thought that this was her fault. It was beginning to happen all over again.
"We don't have time for any of this, J'onn and I need to get back to the first group!" Superman stated quickly with a determined expression as he began to take off.
"Wait. I want to know exactly what's going on and I want everyone to know it. So, Shayera, any explanations to what happened back there?" Batman asked her, bringing the attention of the others to what was at hand.
Shayera looked from one to another until she had looked at all six, seeing that they were waiting with their full attention. She clenched her mace in her hand, glared at the ground, and sighed. "On Thanagar, when I was younger, my younger brother and I were taken captive by some Gordanian troops. When we tried to escape, Commander Reolc and his son went after us…My brother risked his life to save me, and was killed by Reolc…Afterwards on my way out, his son and I got into a fight…and he was killed…Reolc and I have been after each other ever since. He's so obsessed with me, he would give up his entire planet to see me suffer." Shayera said sadly. She still remembered the time when her younger brother was killed. When she held him in her arms and cried as his blood covered the ground around them, and had blamed herself for the tragedy for years afterwards. Even now she found herself asking the same question she always had. Why couldn't it have been me? She felt a comforting hand on her shoulder and she looked up to see Wally's sad but reassuring smile.
"Don't worry Shy, we'll get him, and we'll get through this." He said softly and widened his usual contagious smile. The corner of her mouth lifted a little and she nodded.
"Wally's right, don't worry about it too much Shayera. We all know how it feels to loose someone one way or another." Superman said to her encouragingly then turned to the others. "Now that's settled, I'm going to head up to the first group."
"So am I, and while I am up there I will check at the watchtower to find out exactly what's wrong with our comm. links." J'onn added.
"That's good. Diana and I will fight our way through to Gotham city and use the Batcomputor to come up with another means of communication." He looked at Diana for her agreement and she nodded.
"Flash, Shayera, and I can stay here and try to get as many people to safety as possible and hold them back as best we can." The Green Lantern said and soon got agreeing nods from both his teammates.
"Good, then were off." Superman said as he took off in the air quickly with the Martian right behind him.
The minute they left their shelter a barrage of gunfire shot towards them. They were able to dodge it, but the others decided to hang back until the fire had ceased. Flash dashed to Batman's side and leaned his back against the buildings wall as they all waited for the rain of bullets to stop.
"So Bats, why is it always you and Diana that get missions together?" Flash said with mischief in his eyes and a smile on his face.
"I need her for this mission because she's good with technology and has the necessary strength to get us through the line of attack towards Gotham." Batman said not looking at Flash's happy countenance and instead deciding to peer around the building for any sign of when those stupid Gordanians would stop firing and let him get away from this conversation.
"Well…Shayera and J'onn both have a lot more experience in techy stuff than Diana and both have enough strength, why not let one of them help you?" He said pressing the subject further. Batman turned and with his teeth clenched and glaring eyes he spoke angrily to his annoying friend.
"Because Shayera and J'onn both have other things to do right now!"
"Alright, alright, I get it." Flash said with his hands up and taking a couple steps back. He then put his hands down and shrugged as he turned around. "I'm just saying. You should be careful Bats…it looks a little suspicious."
Before Batman could respond, Green Lantern interrupted. "Flash, You, Shayera, and I are going out there now, Batman and Diana are last. Now go before they decide to fire again!"
Wally flashed one big grin at Bruce then dashed off into the array of Gordanian menaces, followed by John and Shayera. Bruce inwardly sighed, he didn't have to explain anything to anyone now. The dreaded conversation was finally over. Diana crossed her arms and leaned her shoulder on the side of the building. She smiled and raised an eyebrow as she looked at Batman.
"So, why do you always stick us together, Bruce?"
/JL\
Superman with the Martian just behind him flew to the Javelin they had used to escort Reolc to Earth. They quickly went inside the now beat up ship. Superman tried the engine. There was a sputtering sound and a cloud of smoke following the attempt.
"I'll get working." J'onn said quickly as he phased through the machine to the engine to get it started. A moment later he returned. "It didn't look too bad, try it now. This time it started and Superman soon lifted it into the air.
Once they had reached outside the atmosphere, they were met with a horrifying site. Javelins and heroes left and right floated in the zero gravity of space both crushed and broken. There were some that seemed to be just barely breathing. Others were in the heat of battle against the large warships that Commander Reolc had brought. Lasers from both sides shot around Superman and J'onn's Javelin as they tried to reach the head of the battle. As they came near the Watchtower, they saw one of the largest warships facing it ready to attack. All the new defensive additions to the Watchtower had been either shot off, destroyed, or simply made dysfunctional. Superman looked back and forth between the Javelin controls and the warship, getting an idea.
"J'onn?" Reading the kryptonian's mind a smile came on his face and he nodded.
"Yes, that's a very good idea." He took his place next to the man of steel and got ready for just the right moment. The Javelin coming from underneath the larger ship, was getting closer and closer. Just as the Javelin reached at the highest speed and was but a mile away from the ship, J'onn grasped Superman's shoulder and pulled him through the floor of the Javelin. The ship crashed into the bottom of the large warship causing it to explode. Both J'onn and Superman looked at the lightshow in front of them.
"I'm going to head to the front lines, you should get inside the watchtower and find out what's going on." Superman said to J'onn and he nodded in response. Both went their separate ways to separate roads to the end.
/JL\
(15 minutes later)
"Captain Atom, have you and the others reached the main engine room?" J'onn's voice came loud and clear into the Captain's mind.
"Yes, Sir. We will secure the area and locate the problem as you requested." He replied mentally with a nod.
"We need the job done as soon as possible, so get straight to work. I hope to hear from you soon."
"Yes Sir!" Their mental conversation ended and he turned to Steel, Fire, and Booster Gold. It was a small crew for such a big task as checking all the mechanics in the engine room, but it had to be done and frankly, there was no one else available at the moment.
"J'onn wants us to get this job done as fast as possible. We should begin now." He said with his strong non-changing voice, but he had more determination in his eyes than none other in their group.
"I agree. Looking through all of these systems could take hours at the least." Steel said as he looked around the large room surrounded by stairwells to higher machines and hallways and turns leading to other portions of the huge and unbelievable engine that they ran their home on. The room was filled with light yet each piece of machinery cast a shadow on the ground and around them causing the place to seem more dreary than expected.
"Hours! Are you serious!" Booster Gold exclaimed with a look of complete boredom already, and they hadn't even started. His head fell in his hands with despair.
"Cheer up Booster, we can do it!" Skeets said in his normal squeaky, encouraging way.
"Yes, if we start now it won't be long." Fire added in her strong Brazilian accent and a smile to the small encouragement.
"She's right, let's get this started." Steel said while already checking various cords and wires. Captain Atom gave a quick nod and placed his hands on any area and began checking for any signs of escaping energy. Skeets began scanning each of the various parts of the large engine while Fire stayed at the front keeping her eyes and ears open for any intruders. Booster Gold only stood at the back of the group sulking but at least by helping Skeets when he needed it…which wasn't often. Their small group began walking what seemed like long and endless passages, always covering the same areas and in the same positions as they walked. They were unwillingly working to fix something, that they would soon find out, wasn't the only problem in the engine room.
/JL\
Flew in the Batplane while Wonder Woman flew beside him. They went through back alleys and roads normally not taken. The skies and roads were filled with Gordanian ships and soldiers. It was just past sunset, which was the perfect time for the Bat to be out. They were nearly to Gotham now. Bruce had to admit he was a little unnerved about this trip, he felt as though they had been out for all of them since the moment they arrived, he was just to stupid to realize it. He yelled mentally at himself for the frustrating mistake.
He flew around the corner and was met with about five to ten enemy ships. He placed his hands on the triggers of the Batplane ready to send out rockets when needed as Diana flew to battle the attackers. They shot at her, but while dodging she use her bracelets to deflect the blows. She broke through the first ship and with her fist knocked out the engine of another. Batman shot two missiles at the one on the left while she trashed the one on the right. Everything was going fine…
…until he saw the one behind her.
He shouted threw the cockpit's bullet proof covering.
"Diana!"
She couldn't hear him.
The large laser sounded.
It hit her in the back throwing her in the direction of the Batplane.
He opened it and caught her in his arms, pulling her inside before the bullets could strike them.
She wasn't moving.
Was she even breathing?
He was too scared too check.
It was silent…
Too silent…
Then…
….
Movement!
She turned her head and groaned. "Bruce?"
He let out a breath of air that he didn't even know he was holding.
"I'm right here. Are you alright, Diana?" He said trying to hide the worry in his voice by covering it up with the deep monotonous voice he always used, but she knew him too well for that trick. She opened her eyes and smiled.
"I think so, but lost my com link when the laser hit me…and Bruce, thank you." He let the corner of his mouth slip into a small half smile. He placed her gently in the seat beside him and turned his attention to the two ships left. He shot them both with missiles. The first one fell but the second dodged and remained shouting at his ship. It had raised it's power and the bullets came quicker, faster, and hotter. Batman turned his up as well. He shot four this time and larger ones as well. This time they hit their mark, causing the airborne vessel to plummet.
"Let's get you to the Manor to get you medically treated." He said to Diana and she nodded quietly, it wouldn't be too long before they reached the Batcave now.
/JL\
John shot green bullets right and left while trying to keep a shield up at all times. Seeing that he was on of the leaders, the green beasts attacked surrounded him first…or was it just because there was a Thanagarian on a rampage just next to him that caused them to turn his way? It had been forty-five minutes of non-stop battle. Shayera seemed to get the most out of all the heroes he had seen, he admired her skill…at the moment he wish he had some of it. Shayera was outside of the circle he was slowly being enclosed in and seemed to caught up in her own share of the monsters to be able to get him out. Where's Flash when you need him!? He thought to him self as he shot a Gordanian in the head, who only stumbled a little then shook his head and raised his weapon once more. More strength and speed Stuart! He mentally yelled, pushing himself harder.
Just a little bit to the left of him, behind and between him and Shayera, came the thudding of something big. He turned his head to see. . .It was Vixen. She slammed into the four Gordanians separating him and Shayera. The first three though pushing with all their strength fell to the ground with a thud the fourth and the two next to him stood still making her stumble back.
Two more came behind them and raised their weapons.
Five against one.
John glared and held up his ring arm.
They shot.
Too late….
….
….
John shot a bolt of light so strong it slammed into the five before their lasers left their guns. They fell to the ground, not one got up. Mari turned to him and smiled. She and Shayera both headed towards him, one flying and one running. They both reached him in a heartbeat.
"Thanks, Boo." Mari said and he nodded and smiled. She was beautiful, he'd give her that…and the fact that she didn't have a secret fiancé that know one knew about. She was safe, no surprises, and no double-crosses.
"Where's Flash?" Shayera said bringing him back to the battle at hand. He looked at her and for a moment he just stared. She was beautiful as well…but there was something else about Shayera, something he didn't see or feel when he looked at Mari, something mysterious, like new doors waiting to be opened, a new future, a new life, and a renewed love. He shook it off. Forget it Stuart, whatever you saw in that future obviously was too good to be true. Things wouldn't be that good anyway. . .too many risks. Just get back to this world.
"I was just thinking the same thing earlier. I have no idea." He replied. His expression hadn't changed from the old thin line he always wore when hiding his emotions.
"I know, he's-" Mari was cut off by Shayera's exclamation.
"John behind you!" He turned around and through up a shield just in time to block a rain of bullets. "Wait a minute for the explanation!" She said quickly to Mari and flew up and over the shield.
The Gordanians shots followed her but she was always a second ahead and she landed just behind them. Blocking their shots with her mace, she stepped closer. With two swift movements to the one in front of her, he fell. Two more to the one beside him and three for the one behind him, and they both fell beside the first. With a leap and a shout in one hit the fourth fell. In one flip, one swing and three hits, two Gordanians which stood beside each other fell.
Shayera Hol turned back to the two astonished heroes, breathing heavily. They seemed like quick and simple movements, but behind each move, hit, and jump were power filled pushes of muscle. It was harder and more tiring than it looked.
"That was really great." Mari said amazed at how quick she was able to take down so many Gordanians. Shayera only shrugged.
"You just got to know where to hit and with what weapon. I've been doing it most of my life, it's not a big deal. Now what were you saying about Flash?" John looked at Shayera. She really did know what she was doing, but of course she did…she'd been in the Thanagarian War for years now.
"Oh. J'onn's been telepathically speaking to Flash and I to deliver messages around to different members of the League. With all the things he's doing at the moment and because of the distance he was only able to contact a couple of people, so he picked two that would be able to get around quickly: Flash with his speed and myself with my cheetah ability. At the moment Flash's got most of the messages." Both John and Shayera nodded understanding his abandonment.
"Good, we'll finally-" Now it was John's turn to be interrupted by one of Shayera's exclamations.
"Mari get down!" Mari turned around to see the long, thick muscle powered tail of a Gordanian come towards her. Shayera pushed her to the ground and the tail went over them. It missed Shayera's back and wings by only inches. As soon as it slashed back one more time and stopped they sat up. John shot four light bullets to the Gordanian's head and he fell over, only to get up half a minute later. John shot four more to the same spot only harder this time. This time he didn't get back up. The women stood up and stood next to him.
"You should be careful, those things could sever a limb, know your head off, or even stop your heart from the impact if it hit your chest." Shayera said to Mari helping her up, then she turned to John. "Not bad, but try aiming for the neck instead of the head. The neck is softer and more vulnerable, he'll fall with less hits if you shoot there." Shayera commented.
"Thanks…if that was suppose to be a compliment." He said sarcastically.
"I wasn't criticizing you! I was only giving you some advice! I know how to fight Gordanians better than you do!" Her voice rose.
"Well, it sounded a lot like criticism to me! And just because you know how to fight them better doesn't mean I can't fight them good at all!" His rose as well.
"I never said that!" Now they were arguing. . .again.
"No, but you continue to point out my flaws when you should recognize that I'm not the only one with them and everyone had them!"
"Are you saying that I'm flawed at everything I do?!" Mari rolled her eyes. She knew they loved each other, but this was getting annoying.
"No! I never said that!"
"Well, then what did you mean to say!?"
"I was just saying-"
"Stop it!" Mari shouted holding up her hands. "Were in the middle of a battle, this isn't the time for your arguments." They both stopped and turned to her.
"Your right, I'm sorry Mari." John stated as he looked at her, and Shayera nodded.
"Okay, but you have to-" Flash dashed up to them, interrupting their conversation.
"Batman needs us over at the cave right away. I thinks he's got a way of communication." He said quickly with an exhausted expression on his face. The three of them looked at him, it was a little unexpected, but they went with it.
"Okay we'll head over there right away." Green Lantern responded right away, then turned to Mari and gave her a quick hug and kiss. "Be careful." He said and she nodded.
"I will. You don't have to worry about me, I'll see you soon." He smiled and nodded.
"Then let's go." Shayera said and took off into the air, immediately dodging bullets.
/JL\
Booster Gold had his arms crossed, walking behind the others who were examining the Watchtowers engine.
"So, exactly which part of this hunk of junk is actually the engine?" He asked as he turned the corner to see the others had stopped to examine some cords.
"The entire thing is the engine. There's just a lot of different parts to it, like the gravity systems, and the sensor processor, and the communication modulator which is what we're looking for." Steel replied studying the cable carefully.
"Oi! I never knew this thing could be so big!" Fire said as she looked up at how high the machine went.
"It has to be, to keep this place running, and it is in no way a 'hunk of junk.'" Steel replied glaring at Booster.
"Please, this thing! Where I come from there are plenty of things more better than this." Booster replied with a look of boredom.
"Well, that's a discussion for another time. Right now J'onn wants this done as quick as possible, so lets keep it moving." Captain Atom stated and continued to examine the wall in which the cord was connected. It was silent for a moment all except the mumbling and grumbling of Booster Gold until Fire made an exclamation.
"Look, over there!" She said with a strong Brazilian accent. "I saw a man's shadow around the corner!"
"Move out!" The Captain shouted and they rushed around the corner to enter a small room filled with different boxes of machinery. "Look around, he's got to be here somewhere."
They looked around every corner, but every time they thought they saw something they turned around and it was gone. It was giving Booster Gold the creeps, but they all felt the sense that something was wrong. Finally they came upon the reason. The reached the end of the last turn around the last box and saw the problem.
"Not a man's shadow, but a shadow of a man himself." Steel stated as they saw the intruder.
"Shadow Thief! What are you doing here, this is no place for thieves?" Captain Atom demanded.
"But it is…" He pulled out, what seemed to be a disconnected device, from within his shadow.
"That's the Watchtower's main power and orbiting mechanism! Without that the Watchtower will be put out of orbit!" Steel shouted.
"How much time do we have?!" Booster Gold shouted as he was about to dive for shadow thief. The ground rumbled and he fell before he leaped, completely embarrassed of course.
"None!" Shadow Thief shouted and Fire shot a beam of fire at him just as he went through the floor.
"We need to tell the others, we don't have much time!" Steel shouted to the others beside him.
J'onn, who had been keeping tabs on all the assignment groups he had sent out, felt their distress and immediately contacted Captain Atom.
"Captain, what is the matter?" He asked and began to read his mind.
"We need to evacuate everyone immediately, Sir!" He replied, and J'onn's eyes shot open as he read his mind and found out the problem.
"I will, but you four need to leave with them and get out as soon as possible!" Captain Atom relayed the information to the others and they rushed upstairs.
"Mr. Terrific, check the computers. We're going out of orbit at a quick speed, tell me where we are headed." J'onn asked Mr. Terrific quickly, who immediately got to work.
"Look like were headed towards…" He looked up at J'onn with a look of horror on his face. "The Metrotower…"
/JL\
(45 minutes later)
Bruce waited for John and Shayera to show up as he watched the news broadcasts with Wally. All that was on, was destruction. Most of the reporters wouldn't even go out into the streets to get the coverage, but there was two things in common among the people: one, they unanimously hated Gordanians, and two. . . It was Shayera's fault.
"How can they say that! All she's ever been doing lately is helping them! She could've left a couple years ago but instead she decided to stay and help, and now because of one lying freak-lizard, they blame her!" Wally said in frustration.
"We know that Wally, but the people of Earth obviously don't know her like we do, you have to realize that they see things different from their view." Diana said from the soft chair next to Bruce, where she was sitting. She had her hands on the bandage around her waist.
"But that still doesn't give them the right to do that!" Wally shouted.
"I agree. They seem to only be focused on what has happened in the past rather then what has been going on in the present. The people have only been focusing on the trauma that occurred during the Thanagarian Invasion rather than on Shayera's recent deeds." Bruce added to the conversation.
"What about the Thanagarian Invasion and my deeds?" Shayera asked as she flew into the Batcave with John just beside her, both catching a couple words at the end of the conversation.
"Good you're here. Diana and I have made something that might be able to send a couple short singles to the comm. links to send a couple messages but we need one to actually make it work. Ours were damaged on the way here, and apparently," Batman began, changing the subject, then turned to Wally and glared as he finished. "Wally threw his away. Do you have yours?"
"I do." Green Lantern said as he took his comm. link out of his ear and handed it to Batman.
"Just give me a minute to get the device working." Bruce said while pulling out a small machine, a little more small than the comm. link itself.
"Did you two have any trouble on the way here?" Diana asked when she saw that John had noticed the bandage.
"Not much, Shayera took care of most of it. I'm guessing you had a little more trouble than we did." He said while pointing to the bandage. She nodded. She raised her eyebrow.
"Where is Shay-…oh." They all looked towards the Batcomputor screen, where the main news was being shown, and saw Shayera leaning on the desk with her head down only listening to the sounds of sorrow coming from the screen in front of her.
"I have reports that the Gordanians are sending their troops from three main locations, Metropolis, Midway City, an archeology site in Egypt, and somewhere near the middle of the Gobi Desert, possibly near the Thanagarian work site. As you look at the scene of destruction and sorrow behind me, it seems Shayera Hol, formerly known as Hawkgirl, has brought down with her another reign of terror, but will the Justice League be able to stop this attack? This is Snapper Carr reporting. I can't tell you when we will be able to bring another update to you due to the dangerous circumstances, but stay tuned. Thank you for watching." The news cast immediately shut off cutting to a random commercial about bottled soap. Flash dashed over to her, turned the screen off, and put a hand on her shoulder, she didn't move.
"Shayera-" He started but she looked up and cut him off.
"Wally," She shook her head. "It doesn't matter to me right now." She said quietly. Wally looked at her with a sad expression, he could see the sadness in her green eyes. She turned her head to face the other three. They had all walked over to her, John was the closest next to her besides Wally, who still had his hand on her shoulder.
"Bruce, if we're ever going to take them down we need to hit them hard at their main locations. Battling the others is only waisting time, but we will have to get through some of those first." She said determinedly and stood up straight. He responded with a quick nod and held up the comm. link.
"We can only send two messages with this, so we have to make the right decision. If you think that we need to send out an all out attack on-…wait!" He held up his hand to say stop and listened.
"Bruce!" J'onn's voice came clearly in his mind. "The Watchtower has just crash landed onto the Metrotower destroying both! Everyone was evacuated safely but we're not in good shape out here." Batman's eyes went wide.
"Turn on the screen, now!" He shouted in his bossy commanding voice. Shayera immediately responded and clicked it on.
"This doesn't look good…it looks like…like…the Justice League Watchtower has just crashed into their own Metrotower! This doesn't look good for the Justice League, what will they do if-" A shower of bullets destroyed the camera causing the screen to go into static. Wonder Woman, Shayera, Green Lantern, and Flash all stared at the screen shocked.
"Bruce, all of us can not take the attack, it is too much for them. The Gordanians seem to be targeting mostly heroes. To many are being injured, we need to pull back or more could be hurt." Batman didn't answer J'onn but instead turned to his teammates.
"J'onn says everyone was evacuated." He stated and Flash let out a huge sigh while the others felt relieved. "But, they can't take much more of the onslaught. Too many are injured as it is. He suggests a retreat." The others looked at him. Diana and Wally agreed immediately. John was a little hesitant but eventually agree, Shayera on the other hand was silent.
"Shayera?" John asked as he stood next to her waiting for her answer. She stood with her eyes closed trying to decided, finally she sighed softly and looked at him and nodded.
"Then it's settled on what the first message will be." Batman put the improved comm. link in his ear and turned it on. "Calling all Justice League members, this is Batman. I'm issuing an all around retreat. Head back to Earth and to your homes as your civilian identities. If you do not have an identity head to the safe house. Be careful and wait for further instruction."
The "safe house" was actually the Batcave. Batman had reluctantly and hesitantly told a couple of the inner-city entrances to the Batcave, such as the one located in the sewer and behind a brick wall, and a couple others as well. They were all to meet there if they were found.
He got no respond because it was a one way communication but he hoped that they had all gotten the message. They all hoped that everyone had gotten the message.
/JL\
(2 hours later)
The side of the building crumbled boxing him in, there was no way out. Oliver Queen, beaten and bruised, with a torn and battered suit turned around to face his enemy. Ten Gordanians had showed up at his mansion and nearly killed him. It was a planned, direct attack. They knew who he was, and if they knew about him they knew about the others as well.
The attackers raised their guns.
Green Arrow held up his fists weakly.
This was his last stand.
His arrows hadn't worked.
His brain throbbed.
His wits hadn't helped him any.
Now all that was left of him, was a black-eyed, bloodied, and bruised man, standing against the threats of his people. A true hero inside and out.
A rumble and sound came from behind the wall of rocks behind him. The Gordanians hesitated, and Ollie smiled, he knew that sound. The wall began to crumble at the ultra-sound of a very very close teammate. The rocks cracked and fell to reveal Black Canary glaring with anger in her eyes. She ran up to stand next to Green Arrow and hold him up with one arm.
"I'd get lost if I were you." She said defiantly to the creatures.
The one in front smiled sinisterly revealing a row of sharp teeth. He uttered a command to the group behind him and shot Ollie in the leg. He groaned and his knees gave way making his body crumble to the ground. Dina quickly went to his aid, but then she saw the look in their eyes and decided on a different tactic. She quickly moved Green Arrow behind some rocks just as they began to shoot.
"Stay right here, I'll take of this." She whispered to him softly. He didn't open his eyes but managed to groan out.
"Does it look like I'm going anywhere." She smiled and stood up. She moved to the edge of the rocks and put her head around the corner, beginning her canary scream.
The force of the blast crumpled their weapons but didn't push them over or bother them whatsoever. She turned up the heat and a few of them skidded backwards, but the leader was stronger. Step by step, placing his feet in the dirt, he stepped closer. Her eyes got wide as he neared her, and as her strength began to slow down. That was it, there was no eating these guys. If Arrow couldn't take them and now her scream didn't phase them, it was time to get out of there. She stopped abruptly and rushed to Green Arrow's side.
"I can't take them. We're getting out of here now." She said quickly and tried to lift him as best she could as the Gordanians rushed towards them. She half dragged him to her motor cycle and strapped him on. She got on and took off as fast as she could. She had to get to the Batcave, even if it was dangerous. Everything seemed dangerous now.
/JL\
"Batman!" Black Canary shouted quickly as she entered the Batcave. Oliver had passed out on the way there and she was afraid that he wouldn't make it.
Not too far from where she stood the seven members of the Justice League and a few others rushed over to help her and Green Arrow.
"Is he alright?" She asked Alfred as he put her boyfriend on a medical stretcher.
"He should be fine, miss." He said sweetly.
She smiled and thanked him then turned to face the others. "They knew his identity and found him at his home, which means that the others may be known as well."
"Which also means that none of them know of the danger right at their backdoor. The Gordanians could easily show up at anyone of our member's places and get them." Superman said angrily.
"They must have hacked our computers before destroying the towers." Batman added in, thinking about the possibilities.
"We have to warn them somehow!" Flash said urgently.
"We still have one more message we can send, but we have no where for them to go." Green Lantern replied to Flash's outburst.
"We would have to build a secret base somewhere, but there is no place large and secret enough. We can't keep them all here." J'onn added into the conversation.
"Excuse me, Sir?" Alfred interrupted and they all turned to him. "I might know of a place." He said kindly while turning his head to face the other end of the Batcave. They all followed his eyesight and finally saw what he meant.
"Your right Alfred, that could work." Batman said in his normal tone while staring intently in the direction all were now looking. He turned around to face the others. "Than it's agreed we send the last message?" All nodded in agreement. He turned on his comm. link and got ready to send the message. "Calling all Justice League members, this is Batman. The Gordanians know of your identities head to the safe house immediately. I repeat head to the safe house immediately. This is the last transmission I will be able to send. Get here as quick and as safely as possible, the fate of the world rests on us. Batman out."
They all looked at each other sadly. All of this seemed hopeless and endless. Finally Flash spoke up and for the first time what he said was heart breaking.
"So this is war."
Well there it is, please review and please stay tuned for the nex chapter. Thanks for reading. tell me how I did and if I need to work on anything, every little bit helps me improve.