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I don't own any of the characters I used in this story. They are the property of DC Comics and Warner Bros. However, the story is entirely a product of my own imagination
Chap 5
"I am here Orion!"
Superman and the others had reached the High Father's palace. On their way, they tried communicating with Batman, but he was unreachable. Later they realised that some radiation was interfering with their Com link, rendering it useless. They saw a figure running towards them.
"Orion!" Superman called out.
"Superman! Glad you could make it! And the league!" Orion shook his hand.
"Where is high father?" he asked.
"Inside the palace. He has been waiting for your arrival. I'm afraid things have been rather grim here. I'll explain once we're inside. We need to hurry!" Orion broke into a run dragging Superman with him.
"Wait! Is Batman in there too?" Superman halted abruptly, bringing Orion to his feet.
"Batman!" Orion exclaimed, nursing his leg. "He's here too!"
"Of course, he is! He was the one who was to come here first. Is he not with you?" Superman questioned, concerned.
"No, he isn't!" Orion shook his head.
By that time, High Father had come down.
"Superman! We must not stay outside. Come in, fast!" he pleaded.
"No, wait! Batman was to arrive here first. He's missing. And Jonn cannot find him either. The rest of you go in. I'll go find him." Superman began to leave.
"No, Superman, it's too dangerous! Please - " Even before High Father could complete, a strange cooing sound filled the air. The sound got intense with the minute. It suddenly stopped, but even before they could recover, a thick fog filled the atmosphere. No one could see anything below their neck and were completely oblivious to the position of the others.
"GL, do something!" Diana shouted.
"I am trying!" GL spoke, as his voice choked. His hands had gone numb and he wasn't able to concentrate.
"I cannot use my ring! Superman, try to blast out your heat vision into the sky!" GL shouted.
"Ah! I cannot open my eyes. They're burning. Hawk Girl!"
"No luck here! My maze has dropped from my hand, and I cannot find it. Flash! Try to round this fog off!"
"Can't breath! Ah! Can't move!" Flash coughed.
Suddenly, there was a sound of a violent explosion. From the proximity, they guessed that it was the palace.
"High Father! Orion!" Superman shouted.
"We are fine, Superman!" the voice of Orion, "and I have High Father with me!"
"Jonn! Are you there?"
"Yes, I'm here! And I have Wonder Woman with me."
"Ok! Now everyone, do as I say. Try to concentrate and move in the direction of my voice. The object is to hold my hand." Superman said, "And if you run into someone in your path, hold their hand too, and speak out your name."
The activity began. Superman began to count backwards from 100.
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"Flash! I bumped into someone but I cannot hold their hand."
"You ran into me Flash!" the voice of Hawk Girl. "Just extend your arm out to your side a little. I'll tuck mine into yours."
"Good Idea!" Flash obliged.
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"Jonn and Diana. We have run into someone." Diana's voice.
"Its Flash and Hawk Girl. And you're holding me", Flash's voice.
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"Green Lantern - I think I've got you Superman!"
"Yes you have, GL! I'll tuck my arm into yours"
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"Orion and High Father - We have hit someone. May be the Amazon princess!"
"Yes, Orion. Now extend your arm!"
"Good going people! Keep moving!" Superman's voice
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"Hey Supz! Gotcha!" Flash's exuberant voice.
"Good! Now that we're all together, I think the best we can do is to wait till the fog subsides." Superman suggested.