By David Mycock Time Wave 24
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters of smallville or superman they belong to the people who created them at the time the other characters belong to their respective creators.
Pairing: Clark/Lana/Raya/Diana
Summary: Set during season Four, Clark is hit by a mysterious wave of energy which gives him knowledge of the future and how to prevent a dark future from befalling him and those around him. He decides to act on the knowledge especially concerning Lana.
(Fortress of Solitude)
Talia, Ra. Dax-Ur, Kyle and Jade looked up as the rest of the league returned looking a bit tired but more positive than they had for a while especially Clark and Bruce
"How did things go?" Dax-Ur inquired as Talia greeted Bruce with a deep loving kiss
"We managed to imprison Doomsday in the sun which should at least hold him for a while" Clark responded as everyone sat down "It was an idea that just accrued to me during the fight but it should contain him until we have dealt with Zod and the majority of his allies" he added
"Speaking of which Clark we should send Sinestro into the zone like we agreed to" Kyle spoke up indicting the man held between himself and Jade
"You are fools to think you can beat all of us" Sinestro sneered at them "I will be free soon enough and I hope in time to see your deaths as I witnessed the death of the corpse" he added hoping to anger the two green lanterns
"Nice try Sinestro but where you are going will more than make up for your betrayal of the corpse and the lanterns you killed" Jade hissed glaring at the man "You won't have the power of your ring as we have already taken it from you and we have searched you for any spares so you will be at the mercy of the zoners you meet" she continued "That is Justice enough for us" she finished
"I agree" Kyle said with a nod "And the Corpse is rebuilding itself as it always does so in the end either way you loose" he stated as Jor-El began the process of opening the portal
"You are still fools to believe you can defeat Brainiac and his lord Zod" Sinestro boasted as he was pulled to the now swirling portal "I will have my revenge" he shouted one last time before he was pushed into the portal and vanished
Everyone watched as the portal was closed and they all realised they were now committed to their of sending their enemies to the zone, they would have to face the governments of the world soon and explain their reasoning for this but for now they had other problems to deal with so they turned and sat at the main table to discuss their next move.
"I am pleased to say my chip to reprogram Brainiac is now complete and will completely erase whatever it was that Zod did to him in the first place" Dax-Ur began "This means when we attack their base we must capture Brainiac as quickly as we can" he added
"Did we manage to track them back to their base Jor-El?" Kara asked
"We did, our improvements to the sensors worked and we now have the location of their new base" Jor-El replied "I am already gathering intel and floor plans for their chosen location and we should be ready to go in two hours" he explained
"Before that I think we should discuss something else that has come up" Ra interrupted before anyone else could say anything "It may give us a chance to remove three more of Zod's allies" he added
"What has accrued Ra?" Lionel asked trying to ignore the strain his body was currently feeling from the battle between Jor-El and Zod
"Nyssa has come out of hiding and has taken up residence in a factory on the outskirts of Metropolis along with Deathstroke and Riddler in what is clearly a trap for me and Talia" Ra informed them noticing the dark frown that came to Bruce's face at the mention of the woman who lured Talia to her death in the future Kal-El was trying to stop happening "We need help to subdue them and bring Nyssa in" he continued
"You believe you maybe able to change Nyssa's chosen path?" Clark asked unsure how to feel about this "She is committed to killing both you and Talia Ra she holds nothing but hatred for you both" he added
"We understand this Kal-El truly we do" Ra responded "But understand She is my daughter and Talia's sister" he added
"But what hope can you have of changing that which is ingrained in her heart and mind?" Bruce finally spoke up having bottled the anger and fear he felt of Talia's fate coming true
"We were hoping maybe Jor-El and Dax-Ur could come up with someway to remove the hatred and lust for our deaths from her" Ra answered "If you can brainwash people into becoming someone completely different then surely you must be able to just alter someone" he questioned
"It is possible we maybe able to come up with some way of doing as you ask but it will not be an easy task and will have to be taken care of after we have dealt with Zod and his allies I'm afraid Ra" Dax-Ur answered after thinking it over for a few minutes
"All we ask is that we try if it fails then I will agree to send her to the zone along with the others to remove the danger she represents to Talia and any children she may one day have" Ra stated and everyone could see the turmoil he felt at saying this even Bruce
"Then our next move is to capture Nyssa and her friends and we can expect more meteor freaks" Oliver said "Maybe also more of their normal allies" he added a second later
"I agree" Clark put in " J'onn your shape shifting abilities will come in handy here" he added
"How so Kal-El?" J'onn inquired wondering what plans he had up his sleeve
"You will take on the appearance of Talia and accompany Ra to the factory making sure they spring their trap, we'll follow close behind so we can spring our own ambush on them catching them by surprise" he explained
"I will have to bring some of my own security forces to make it look real, Nyssa knows I would not blindly walk into a place I do not know alone" Ra put in as he through the plan over
"Understood, Oliver, Bruce, Bart, Kara, Diana, Raya, Selina and Todd will form the ambush force the rest of you should rest especially you Lionel your body has been through a lot during the fight with Zod it needs to recharge" Clark responded
"I can't argue with that Clark" Lionel said with a warn smile "I think I will turn in now" he added before getting up and heading for one of the beds they had moved to the fortress
"Are you sure you have taken enough people for this Clark?" Bart inquired
"Yeah I think so, if not we can always call in backup Bart" Clark reminded his friend "Before we hit Zod's main base we're going to need all the rest we can get because once we get in there is only two ways it ends either we win or we all die and the world falls to Zod and I have no intention to letting that happen as long as I have strength in my body and the best way to ensure that is to not rush into things" he added with a small smirk
"Point taken man" Bart responded with a chuckle knowing he had a tendency to rush into things which got him into more trouble that he knew how to deal with most times
They watched as J'onn took a good look at Talia before he morphed his form to match hers including his own clothes to match her blouse and jeans, Bruce and most of the others looked stunned to suddenly find themselves with two Talia's and even Ra looked somewhat surprised at this
"Wow now that is cool" Talia said with a smile which J'onn then mirrowed "How are you able to do that?" she asked the Martian
"The ability is native to my species but it takes time to master so that you can change not just your form but your clothes and mirror a person down to their voice and actions such as facial expressions and the like" J'onn explained in Talia's voice "I have lived long enough to master all aspects of it so any transformations is releatively easy" he added
"This tracker will ensure we keep track of you and be careful just in case their true plan to grab you and take you back to be brainwashed like Lana was" Clark told him as he handed over a small beacon
"We will as I have no intention of having my mind messed with detective" Ra said seriously
"Then I believe it is time to get this show on the road" Oliver said as he and the rest of team prepared themselves to move out
"We shall first head to my mansion to recruit some of my security forces and then head to the factory" Ra explained "I suggest you follow after five minutes" he added before he and J'onn vanished
Bruce closed his eyes and took a deep breathe knowing he would need all of his control for this, he had promised to at least give Ra a chance to recover his first born daughter and he did not want to cause any problems now that he and Talia were getting so close, he paused as he considered what his future may be like if he succeeded in defeating Zod and the rest of his allies and went on to marry Talia.
It was a nice vision but he wondered if he could truly give up his role as Batman, he was as much the dark knight as he was Bruce Wayne and sometimes he did know if there was any real difference but he guessed he would find out as time passed and they continued to bond. He truly hoped he had it in him to live a normal happy life like he once had before his parents were murdered and that their deaths had not robbed him of that ability.
(Abadoned Factory)
J'onn, Ra and an eight man security team appeared in the factory a few minutes later, Ra looked around wondering where his daughter would appear from whilst J'onn was instantly on alert knowing an attack could come at any minute.
They suddenly heard movement from above and looked up as Nyssa, Deathstroke and Riddler appeared on platform just in front of them and whilst the two villians looked somewhat bored Nyssa had a rather cocky grin on her face as she looked down at them.
"History repeats itself" Nyssa said "Brainiac told me how I helped lead you to you death in the future almost destroying Batman's desire to live and I fully intend to ensure that happens once more infact I will take great pleasure in killing you sister and then you father" she added
"You have become even more corrupt and deranged since last we met child" Ra said with a shake of his head even as he tried to igore the fact a part of this was his fault he should have been a better father "Do you believe we will just stand here whilst you kill us?" he inquired as the security team prepared for a fight and took positions around them
"No but it will make no difference as none of your team is capable of defeating my allies and their friends" Nyssa replied as seven meteor freaks appeared
"Then you are even more deluded to think they would come here alone without backup witch" Batman said as he appeared from above them from another platform as the rest of the team appeared amoung the Ra and J'onn "You truly must have flipped to think we would not learn from what we know would happen in the future" he added
He then quickly activated his batarang and flew across the factory and straight into Deathstroke as the others engaged the meteor freaks, Riddler jumped down to join the fray and was confronted by Green Arrow. J'onn quickly jumped up onto the platform to face Nyssa who pulled a knife and tried to stab him but he quickly caught her wrist whilst he transformed back to his normal look enraging Nyssa as she realised she had indeed been tricked.
Ra soon made it to the top of the platform and came up behind his daughter as she struggled to get free from J'onn, he reached into his pocket and pulled the device Dax-Ur had given him and placed it on his daughters temple before she noticed his presence and it quickly activated and put her into a deep sleep
"Thank you I will take her back as we planned" Ra said as he gathered Nyssa up and then activated his beacon and vansihed along with Nyssa
Once Ra and Nyssa were away J'onn quickly turned to help Batman who was struggling with Deathstroke who also seemed to have undergone the process to make himself stronger.
Below Raya and Kara teamed up and used their heat vision to burn right through a meteor freak who seemed immune to brute strengh, the man screamed before collasping with a bloody hole in his stomach, just behind them Diana used her speed and strengh to subdue her own enemy but as she turned to leave the thing grabbed her by the foot and threw her into the wall stunned she quickly jumped back to her feet to find the thing advancing once more so she quickly engaged it again and began hitting it again and again before it suddenly howled in agorny then fell dead allowing her to notice Raya standing behind where it had stood and her heat vision just fading
"Thanks" Diana said before going to help Bart who was trying to make the meteor freak he was fight dizzy
Raya turned to see Kal-El pick up the meteor freak he was righting and fly into upwards before then changing direction and plowing the freak into the floor causing a shockwave to pass right through the entire floor and a creator to appear, everyone was knocked off their feet especially the left over security guards who only numbered five now but a few seconds later everyone gained their feet and the fight continued.
Oliver growled as Riddler managed to hit him in the side with a pipe he had picked up but he quickly came back with a right hook followed by a knee to his gut forcing Riddler to double over in pain allowing him to drive his elbow into the back on the mans head sending him to the floor with a thud, he bent down to check the mans pulse noting it was still strong but Riddler was outcold so he grabbed him and prepared to transport him to the fortress when a shadow appeared above and he quickly turned to find a rather large meteor freak's fists about to come down on him only for Raya and Diana to catch them
"Go, we've got this" Raya said as she and Diana pushed the freak back
"Thanks for the save" Oliver said before grabbing Riddler and then activating is beacon and transporting back to the fortress
Raya was straining to keep the freak in place as was Diana as it was clear this one had not only increased strengh but also the added power from what ever process Luthor had used to strenghen them, Just as they felt themselves about to give way Kal-El appeared between them and launched a huge upper cut which sent the freak flying into and then through the wall of the factory and it did not get back up.
They looked around and noted Selina, Todd and Bart had managed to finally beat the last meteor freak in the factory and the security team had finally pulled out after loosing another two of their people.
Above them Bruce and J'onn continued to fight Deathstroke who was using his swords to try and kill them, the thing about Deathstroke was he had a regenerative healing factor that allowed him to fight longer and harder than most villians they faced, Bruce finally decided to take a chance and charged him knocking them both to the floor below whilst J'onn quickly followed. Deathstroke quickly jumped back to his feet and noted he was not surrounded but instead of running he attacked Bruce again who had just regained his feet this time with his fists, they began to exchange blows as well as martial art kicks whilst the rest of the league formed a circle around them knowing this was Bruce's fight.
Bruce ducked the swing from Deathstoke and tried to land a sweep kick but that was dodged and he was caught in the chest by a back kick but he quickly recovered and nailed him with a palm strike which stunned Deathstroke allowing him to kick him in the gut knocking him down and then kicked him in the head as he went to get back up with enough force to drive his head right into the concreate and knocking him cold.
"You ok Bruce?" Bart asked as he and Todd picked up the uncouncious Deathstroke ready to take him back to the fortress
"Yeah, he managed to land some good blows but I'm okay" Bruce responded knowing he would end up with more scars and bruises to add to his collection
"Lets get back" Clark spoke up
(Secret Base)
Zod looked up from where he was currently busy with planning his next move with Brainiac to see Nam-El and Aethyr enter with frowns on their faces and he knew they brought bad news
"What is it?" he commanded
"Nyssa, Deathstroke and Riddler failed to return from their ambush so we sent Toyman to check out the factory" Nam-Ek began
"And?" Zod asked already suspecting the answer
"They failed my lord all he found was the dead bodies of the meteor freaks they took with them" Aethyr was the one who answered
"So they got themselves captured" Zod growled "Truly these humans are weak and stupid I do not understand how they have survived for so long as a species" he continued with a shake of his head "Prepare for an attack on this base, they'll be coming soon" he commanded and watched as the two left before turning to Brainiac "Once we repel this attack I want you to plan an attack on the white house" he ordered before heading for the door
"Or course General" Brainiac replied "Where will you be?" he inquired
"I need to relieve some stress so I think I will visit my slave" Zod responded with a smirk as he headed for his room where Lana was waiting for him
(Fortress of Solitude)
Everyone was as Deathstroke and Ridder were sent into phantom zone without any waiting, they each knew this was only the start of deal with the rest of Zod's human allies but it was at least a good start.
"So what do we do now Kal?" Kara asked
"We're going to rest and then we will plan our attack on Zod's base Kara because we are going to need it" Clark answered
"What have you done with Nyssa?" Bruce asked from beside Talia
"We have put her into statis for now until this is all over and we can attampt to do as Ra as asked" Dax-Ur answered "We have no time to deal with her at the moment as we need all our focus on what we are about to do" he added
"I agree" Clark said "We'll recoveen in a few hours to plan our attack" he added
The rest of the league nodded and began to head out knowing they were close to ending this war if they could beat Zod and his allies when they attacked his base, they all felt the pressure now but they hoepd to be able to ignore it for a small while.