GOTHAM CITY
August 3, 21:21 EDT
The robot monekys flew the android parts towards the speeding train. Superboy followed them and leaped onto the train. He ripped open the roof and jumped into the car.
There, surrounded by the monkeys, was Professor Ivo.
"Oh," Ivo said, feigning surprise. "Hello."
"You?" Superboy asked, surprised by Ivo's un-intimidating figure. "You're Ivo? I'm whelmed."
"You're one to talk." Ivo said. "Since when does the big blue boy scout have a brat?"
Superboy narrowed his eyes. "He doesn't."
Ivo shrugged. "If you say so. Have you met my Mobile Optimal Neural Quotient Infiltrators?"
The M.O.N.Q.I's attacked.
Superboy easily fought off and destroyed each one.
Ivo sighed. "After all the trouble I went through to come up with an acronym for 'monkey.'"
Superboy stood, breathing heavily, after slamming the last two monkeys into each other.
"Access: Captain Atom."
Before Superboy could do anything, he was blasted into the wall of the car.
Ivo approached him. "Since Professor Ivo's magnificent M.O.N.Q.I's don't float your boat, maybe my amazing Amazo would better suit you." He stood back to reveal the android, completely put back together. "Or better slay you."
Superboy wiped his mouth and stood up. "Give me your best shot."
The monkeys laughed.
"Please," Ivo said. "My android has the strength of Superman. What chance do you have?"
Superboy charged the android, but every punch he threw was easily blocked. Finally the android grabbed Superboy's hand in a death grip.
"Oh, sorry," Ivo said. "Did that strike a nerve? Amazo, strike a few more!"
The android punched Superboy, sending him flying into the wall.
"Access: Black Canary." The android used Black Canary's sonic scream and pushed Superboy further back into the car.
"Access: Flash." The android sped toward Superboy and began punching him with incredible speed.
Superboy fell onto the ground.
"Oh, no wonder daddy keeps you hidden away." Ivo spoke up. "Not really doing justice to the old 'S' shield are you?" He laughed.
Superboy went to punch the android.
"Access: Martian Manhunter." The punch passed right through his head. The android threw Superboy into the wall, sending him flying out of the car and onto the edge of the train.
"Access: Superman." The android lifted Superboy up and punched him, sending him flying into Gotham Academy.
The android looked at his master. Ivo shrugged. "Finish him. Priority Alpha."
The android set off for Superboy.
Robin and Dark Angel drove into Gotham City limits, both now in their costumes, and Dark Angel uncomfortably on the back of Robin's bike.
Kid Flash came up next to them.
"So you changed, too?" Robin asked.
"You kidding?" Kid Flash said. "I feel naked in civi's." He turned to Dark Angel. "Where's your bike?"
"I lost it." She said sheepishly. "And I don't have a magic watch that brings mine back to me." She glared pointedly at Robin.
Robin laughed.
"So you still tracking those parts?" Kid Flash asked.
"They were heading through Gotham, but they veered." Robin said, looking down at his screen. "Wait, dude, they're at my school!"
The android threw Superboy into the trophy case. Before Superboy could even move, the android was already throwing him into nearby lockers.
Superboy strained to stand up and saw a picture of Superman in the locker. Angry, he punched the locker and went for the android again.
The android retaliated by punching Superboy and sending him soaring into a science lab.
Superboy looked up as the android walked towards him. "That...all you got?" He asked, but his voice was strained.
The android raised his hand to Superboy's face. "Access: Captain Atom."
Superboy was blasted into the gym.
Professor Ivo clapped from his spot on the bleachers.
"I don't usually attend these things in person, but this was too good to miss." He said.
Superboy stood up and faced the android again.
"Access: Superman."
Superboy lept toward the android. The android brutally attacked Superboy, never giving him a time to defend himself. Just when he was about to make the final blow, Kid Flash zoomed past and grabbed Superboy.
"Zoink!"
Superboy was set down by Robin and Dark Angel. Robin threw an exploding batarang toward the android.
"Access: Martian Manhunter." The batarang flew through empty space.
"Access: Red Tornado." A tornado appeared around the android as he flew to the young heroes. All four quickly leapt out of the way.
The android faced Kid Flash. "Access: Captain Atom." Kid Flash raced out of the way before he could be blasted.
"That's it." Dark Angel said as Kid Flash was hit with Black Canary's sonic scream. Her eyes turned black as she prepared to attack the android.
Robin grabbed her arm. "No powers, remember? This thing will only copy them and use them against you."
Dark Angel gritted her teeth, but nodded.
Superboy was thrown behind them, and Robin sent another batarang towards him, but the android blocked it.
The android grabbed Kid Flash as he went in for another attack. "Access: Superman." The android started squeezing Kid Flash, who struggled against the machine.
Suddenly, an arrow flew out of nowhere towards the android. The android switched to Martian Manhunter's power to avoid it, which caused him to drop Kid Flash who quickly got out of his way. Superboy went for another punch at the android who flipped him into the bleachers.
"Hey! Over here!" Dark Angel waved her arms trying to distract the android.
The android turned on her. "Access: Superman." Heat vision shot out of his eyes towards her. Kid Flash quickly grabbed her and pulled her out of the way.
During this, Robin shot a batarang at the android, hoping to get him with his guard down. The batarang harmlessly bounced off.
Superboy sat up, breathing heavily. He sighed. "Access: Black Canary."
Professor Ivo yawned. "Normally, Amazo would study and mimic your abilities during battle, but what's the point? You're all just such poor copies of the originals."
Superboy smiled slightly. "So everyone keeps saying. It makes me angry!" He leapt toward Professor Ivo.
Professor Ivo quickly scrambled out of the way.
"You wanna see me channel that anger?!" Superboy screamed.
"Great he's gone ballistic again." Kid Flash said.
"Maybe not..." Robin replied.
"Amazo, protect your master. Priority Alpha." Ivo said as he scrambled to get out of Superboy's way. The monkey's lifted him up out of Superboy's way.
"Captain Atom." The android tried to blast Superboy before he jumped out of the way.
"Anyone wanna play 'keep away?'" Robin asked. He kicked Ivo, sending him flying out of the monkey's grip.
"Ooh me!" Kid Flash dashed over to the fallen Ivo.
"Superman." The android punched the floor and sent Kid Flash flying.
Robin threw a batarang at the android, who used Martian Manhunter's ability. However, as he was re-materializing, Superboy thrust his fist into the android's head. The android malfunctioned and the head exploded.
"Help me disassemble him, now!" Robin said, running for the android.
"Dude the guy has no head." Kid Flash said.
"Pretty sure we're safe." Dark Angel added.
"Don't take any chances."
They all turned to see Miss. Martian and Aqualad enter the gym.
Miss. Martian flew to Superboy. "Superboy, are you all right?"
He smiled. "Fine." He turned to Robin. "Feeling the 'aster.'"
Dark Angel narrowed her eyes. "This is going to become a regular thing isn't it?"
"Hey," Kid Flash spoke up. "Where's Ivo?"
Ivo was nowhere to be found.
MOUNT JUSTICE
August 4, 1:06 EDT
"The Amazo android is in pieces again, safely being analyzed in the two separate S.T.A.R labs." Aqualad explained. "Ivo escaped, and since he originated the tech, he's arguably more dangerous than the android."
"Capturing the Professor will be a League priority." Black Canary said.
"But we understand your mission encountered...other complications." Martian Manhunter said.
Everyone glanced at Superboy, who looked away sheepishly.
"Complications come with the job." Batman said. "Your ability to handle those complications has impressed the League."
"The whole League?" Superboy asked.
"Given time, yes." Batman said, knowing exactly who he was talking about. "Kryptonians, as you know, have very hard heads."
Dark Angel snorted, but quickly covered it up with a cough when Batman looked at her.
"Of course there is no shame in asking the League for help," Batman continued. "That's why the League exists. Because some problems even we can't handle individually."
"Please," Robin spoke up. "If we needed help we'd never get the chance to ask." He pulled out the arrow that had saved Kid Flash. "Look familiar? You were following us! Babysitting! You still don't trust us!"
"We didn't follow you." Batman said.
Green Arrow took the arrow and compared it beside his own. Both were obviously different.
"That's not your arrow..." Robin lit up. "But that means-"
"Speedy!" Kid Flash finished.
"He's got our backs." Aqualad said.
Kid Flash grabbed the arrow. "Souvenir!"
The team missed the look Green Arrow and Batman gave each other.
Dark Angel yawned. "Great...now can we go to bed?" She asked grumpily.
"How can you sleep at a time like this?" Kid Flash asked her.
"How can you still be full of energy? It's one o'clock in the morning!" She answered.
Superboy went over to Black Canary and cleared his throat, she turned to him.
"I'm ready." He told her.
"Good." She answered. "Because I'm here."
A/N: Hello! I didn't leave an author's note last chapter so this one will probably be very lengthy. You have been warned. Now I'm gonna be honest with you guys, I was ready to give up this story. I was not sure if I wanted to keep writing it or whether I even wanted to be on anymore. And then I started to get more favorites and alerts so I went back through this story and realized that I really wanted to finish it. So, here I am, hoping to finish Dark Angel's story. Now she wasn't really in this episode much, which I will be getting to later, but I hoped you liked it anyway. And I'm glad y'all still have faith in me.