I do not own any characters from the Justice League Unlimited series or from Kamen Rider OOO. They belong to their creators. I will only claim ownership of any original characters, monsters, Core Medals, Combos and Greeed that appear in this story. This story is set as a cross-section between the JLU and KR OOO. For the moment, this is a one season story but it may develop into a full series if interest in this idea grows and if the reviews are plenty for it.
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Justice League: OOO Unlimited
So far on Justice League: OOO Unlimited…
One: Eiji gives Ankh and Dr. Fate the second half of Ankh's shattered Core Medal in hopes that it may be the missing piece in reviving Ankh.
Two: Eiji reveals to Batman the secret of the Black and Gold Core Medals that are now residing in both Uva and himself as well as his possible evolution.
And Three: After accidentally arriving in Gotham City and holding his own against Batman's team, Eiji and Batgirl go off to fight the duo of Bain and Killer Croc.
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Somewhere in a corn field located in some unknown county, both Flash and Gotou waited as they watched GL sit there with a confused look on his face while keeping his right hand placed on his cheek. Flash kept letting out a constant snicker while Gotou was explaining things to Batman on the other end of his communicator. John looked over at the sound of Flash finally erupting in full blown laughter and quickly developed a murderous look in his eyes.
"Flash, I swear, if don't stop that laughing right now, I'm going to show you a whole new meaning of hot foot!" John shouted which caused the Flash to laugh even more.
"What's going on down there?" Batman asked Gotou through the communicator at hearing GL shout at Flash in anger and at hearing Flash just laugh it off.
"Oh, that? Simple, you know how we went to hand out the last of the invites and check up on a few that had yet to reply back to you guys about joining the League?" Gotou asked while he watched the scene of John firing emerald energy blasts at Flash who just quickly ran around him, doing his best not to get hit.
"Yes, I do. Why, did something happen?"
"You could say that. You remember Vixen, right?"
"Of course. A good fighter and has the power to call upon the abilities of many different animals; a good edge to have in combat. She's also an accomplished super model that is currently residing in New York City though she is unable to patrol due to her busy life style." Batman replied which caused Gotou to develop a deadpanned look on his face from behind his mask. Batman had basically recited the Tower's basic info on her without even being in front of a computer. But what else could he expect from him as it was Batman that input all of the info into the Tower's computer terminal.
"Well, let's just say that she was a bit too friendly with GL and…gave him a going away present. A present that's still currently plastered on his cheek…and a sight that's still engraved into his eyes." Gotou told him as he saw the Flash get thrown into a scarecrow by a beam of energy, the maniacal laughter finally stopping.
"I just had to ask." Batman replied in monotone. Gotou could hear something being shut closed from the other end of his communicator and looked at the other two as GL stood before a beaten Flash, the ex-marine glaring daggers at his crimson clad friend.
"So, is the teleporter fixed yet?" Gotou asked as he wanted to get out of there before John decided to come after him with that ring of his.
"Just a few more minutes. Standby for teleportation until then."
Gotou let out a sigh as Flash started laughing at GL once more before running around like crazy as he tried not to get blasted again. He seriously wondered how Eiji was able to put up with a buffoon like the Flash for over the past month without trying to turn him into a permanent ice sculpture. He then looked up at the setting sun as stars began to make their presence known in the sky. He had a felling tonight was going to be a long night.
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OP Theme: Anything Goes! (By: Maki Ogurou – Kamen Rider OOO OP Theme)
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Chapter 7:
Onslaught, Invitation and the Fiery Finish
Author: Toku Warrior
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The scene of battle was being transmitted to every television set that was currently in Gotham City as a news crew filmed the battle of Batgirl and OOO taking on both Bane and Killer Croc. Shockwaves were sent out in force as one of Bane's venom powered fists collided with one of Eiji's SaGoZo powered fists, the force of the blow knocking the two of them away from one another. Bane then came at Eiji again with a haymaker which Eiji dodged by stepping to the right before slamming the backside of one of his Gori Bagoun's right into the back of Bane's head, the force of the blow sending the masked brute right into a parked van face first.
Quickly pulling his embedded head out of the van, Bane glared at OOO as he picked up the van effortlessly and tossed it at him. Looking at the van with a startled expression on his face, the sight hidden from view thanks to his mask, Eiji dug his heels into the ground as he braced for impact. At the last second, Eiji threw out his hands as he caught the two ton vehicle, the weight and momentum of the tossed van causing him to go skidding across the asphalt for a good fifty feet until he came to a complete stop, the van still clutched in his arms and hands. Bane looked on with interest and respect at the young Rider. It wasn't everyday that he fought someone who could go toe to toe with him and still stand.
Eiji then hefted the van back down to the ground and relaxed his body and starred at Bane. After a few seconds passed they both ran at each other once more, a fist from both of them flying right into the others' face; the force of the two blows sending out a shockwave which shattered all of the surrounding glass windows around them. As their fight continued, Batgirl was having her own problems with Croc. Jumping up into the air and performing a twirl before landing on the roof of a hummer, she tossed out a few exploding pellets down on top of Croc's body.
'Man, just what is with this guy? It's like he's mutated into something even more monstrous than before.' Batgirl thought as the smoke cloud faded away to reveal a practically uninjured Croc standing there with a pissed off look in his eyes. 'Ah, come on! How could that not have hurt him?' she complained in her mind as Croc lunged forward towards her.
"You're little ass is mine, bitch!" Croc bellowed as he brought down both of his fists onto the hummer as if they were clubs. Acting quickly, Batgirl jumped up and over Crocs' head before throwing a Batarang into the back of his skull. The small metal weapon simply bounced off his thing hide and fell to the ground.
Batgirl landed on her feet, shocked that her Batarang didn't even break his skin upon impact. Croc just turned and smiled a toothy grin at her as he started to move towards her. "Oh, you got to be kidding." Batgirl gripped to herself as she started to back up.
Croc held out his clawed hands and started to reach for her as he lumbered forward after her. "Come her little Batty, I just want to plaoooooowwwwww!" Croc started until he was sent sailing away from her and right into a street light pole upon having his head bombarded into by both of Eiji's Gori Bagoun's. He had been able to tear himself away from Bane for just a second to see Batgirl in trouble and decided to lend her a hand…well, more like a couple of powerful flying Gorilla Gauntlets.
Batgirl looked over at Eiji who nodded his head to her as the Gori Bagoun's reattached to his forearms and she nodded back. "Thanks OOO, I owe ya one." She said before turning around to se Croc slowly starting to get up.
"No problem." Eiji replied and was about to turn around to face Bane again but soon found himself in a sleeper choke hold that Bane had suddenly administered to him while his back was still turned. "Hey…ga...geh…let go!" Eiji demanded as he struggled under Bane's powerful grasp.
"I do not think so señor." Bane said in reply as he tightened his grip.
Not wanting to get strangled to death, Eiji lifted Bane off the ground as he still held on via his choke hold and began to run backwards until he rammed Bane's body right into the news van that belonged to the news crew covering the fight. Bane let his hold go and then Eiji went on the attack as he began to deliver left and right hooks into Bane's gut one after another.
As Eiji continued with Bane, Batgirl was still playing a game of 'keep away from the killer metahuman' with Croc acting as the murderous monster. As Croc lunged for her, Batgirl jumped up and over his head gracefully once more but this time Croc was ready as he shot out a hand and grabbed her by her ankle and brought her down to the pavement, hard. With a solid thud, her front impacted with the pavement as the wind was knocked out off her. Smiling evilly, Croc grabbed her by neck and lifted her up before he turned her around so that she was facing him.
"You know girly, I have a thing for red heads. So you got two choices. One, you can become my bitch and serve me for the rest of your pitiful life or, two, you just become my next meal!" Croc exclaimed and Batgirl nearly gagged at the first option and hoped that, if he did eat her, that she'd give him the worst case of indigestion that he ever had in his whole life. "So…what's it gonna be toots?"
"I choose option three!" she shouted as she reached down to her belt.
"And what the hell is-oomph!" Croc began until Batgirl suddenly stuffed his mouth full of tiny explosive pellets. She then swung her legs up and kicked him in the bottom of his chin, the force of the hit shattered one of his teeth as the tiny explosives went off in his mouth.
Batgirl landed safely on the ground as she saw Croc fall to the ground, his eyes rolling into the back of his as the force of the small explosion in his mouth racked his brain so much that it lightly knocked him out. Batgirl slowly stood up and waited for him to wake up but then sighed in relief as he started to snore as he drifted off into dreamland.
"Like hell I'd become your bitch!" she spat and wa about to go help Eiji until she felt a dash of wind blow right past her before hearing the sudden impact of metal hitting metal. "What the…?" She looked before her and saw Eiji's body crumpled into a truck and then noticed him slowly get out of the crumpled vehicle. She then turned to face Bane and noticed him walking right past her. He had no interest in her at the moment as he was enjoying his fight with Eiji just a bit too much.
"Well, I must admit señor, you are one of the toughest opponents that I've ever faced and I have enjoyed this fight…" Bane began as Eiji ran at him.
Eiji cocked back one of his fists as did Bane and was preparing to deliver one of his strongest punches when he was suddenly kneeling down on the ground while he was clutching at his head and then his body as he started screaming out in severe pain.
"Ahhhhhhhh! W-what's…wrong…with…me? Ahhhhhhhhhhh!" Eiji was close to tears under his mask as the pain was so powerful that he had felt nothing like it before. Even the pain of becoming a Greeed the first time was never this bad. He felt powerful surges of energy rippling through his body and it felt as if his Core Medals were protesting at something that was suddenly taking place within him.
"OOO!" Batgirl ran to go and aid her fallen friend but Bane had other ideas he delivered a powerful backhand, sending her sprawling right into the hummer she had stood on earlier. She fell to the ground in a head and could only watch as Bane slowly stalked over towards Eiji who was still writhing in pain. "N-no….Eiji…"she said in a hurt whisper as Bane stopped right I front of him.
"Well señor, you seem to not be doing so well." Bane said as he grabbed Eiji by the head and lifted him up until they were both eye level with one another. "Whatever the reason is for your sudden pain, I give you my sympathy. But I also can not turn down such an offer of a victory. You have bravely and took some of my best punches. Only Batman has ever given me the same amount of pleasure out of a fight besides you. For that, I shall make your death both as quick and as painless as I can." Bane set Eiji's body against a truck door and cocked his free hand back into a fist, preparing to deliver a finishing blow. "Farewell señor, it has been a privilege to fight an opponent such as yourself."
Bane let his fist fly on for it to land in Eiji's opposing fist at the last possible second. Bane looked at the resistance with some surprise in his eyes and then noticed the red eye lenses of Eiji's mask briefly glow a hint of purple. He was then given a vicious head butt as Eiji launched his head forward, sending Bane sprawling backwards a good few feet. Eiji's breathe was slow and ragged but soon relaxed and eased as he lifted himself up.
'Man, what just happened to me? It felt as if my body was on fire from the inside-out.' Eiji thought and then turned around as he heard the sounds of Croc waking up. He looked over at Batgirl and figured that she would be out of the fight for the remainder of the night and then sighed as both of his opponents got back up to their feet. "Great, now what am I going to do?" he complained as he got back into a fighting stance.
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— Home of Doctor Fate —
As the blinding light died down both Fate and Inza uncovered their eyes and noticed all three of Ankh's Core Medals were now gone. Looking around frantically, they soon noticed that the ghostly visage of Ankh was gone as well.
"Oh dear, what have I done?" Fate asked himself as he wondered if he had destroyed Ankh. He did not want to have to tell this sudden event to either Eiji or Gotou as he did not know how neither of them would react.
"What you've done was what I was hoping you would do, Doctor." A voice said from behind him. Both Fate and Inza turned to see Ankh floating before them as an arm, but not just any arm, he was once more corporeal and alive…well, as alive as a normal Greeed could be.
"I don't believe it, it worked." Fate said in surprise. It had taken him nearly a month to work out Gara's alchemy and, in the end; it was the second half of Ankh's Core that was the missing piece to the puzzle.
"Yeah, it did." Ankh said as he suddenly stiffened. He quickly sensed that his remaining Core's were now in danger. 'Strange, that's a new one. I could never sense danger to my Core's before.'
"Well, this calls for a celebration. I shall go inform the rest of the Justice League that our experiment was a success." Fate said as he went to go tell the League about their success when Ankh stopped him. "What is wrong, my friend?"
"It's my three remaining Core's. They're in danger and that means so is Eiji."
"I understand." Fate said as he opened up a portal and moved out of Ankh's way. "Go, take this portal to wherever it is you need to go and recue both your friend and your remaining Core's."
"Pheh, don't have to tell me twice." And with that, Ankh's was off like a rocket as he flew into the portal and disappeared. Fate and Inza watched as Ankh left and sighed in relief
"Good luck my friend. May you fully recover your lost body someday."
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— Gotham City Square —
Eiji's body was slammed hard into the ground by both Bane and Croc who had decided to double team the medal using Rider and now Eiji was slowly being backed into a corner. He was heavily contemplating on switching to his PuToTyra combo but he didn't want to use it on people as it was just too powerful. Not backing down from the fight at hand, Eiji lunged forward and threw a left hook at Croc's face but the reptilian metahuman dodged the hit and grabbed Eiji by the arm and swung him right into Bane who delivered a powerful closeline to Eiji's throat, knocking him down hard onto the ground.
"Give it up loser; you can't win against us both." Croc gloated as he and Bane both stood over him.
"He's right, señor. You lost this bout the moment you had succumbed to your bodily pain" Bane added as Eiji got up who was then backhanded by Croc into another van.
"And now I'm going to give you even more bodily pain, you bastard!" Croc growled as he slowly lurched forward.
Eiji slowly got up but felt the power of SaGoZo starting to wane as the three Core Medals began to glow a bit, the chest emblem starting to lose its color and luster. Eiji looked back at Croc and knew that he had no other choice. He would need to either shift into PuToTyra or go Greeed. Contemplating his two options, he never even realized that Croc had suddenly lunged at him.
"You're mine!"
"Over my dead body!" a voice shouted as a fireball slammed right into Croc's head, sending him into the far wall of a bank.
Taking a moment to shake the dizzies out of his head, Croc looked back up and noticed something that was strange, even by his standards. Both Bane and Batgirl even looked at the thing that had saved Eiji strangely and some of the news crews felt like they had the sudden urge to vomit up their lunch. Eiji looked at the floating arm before him and shouted out in joy as he reached for it.
"Ankh! Is that really you?"
"Baka, of course it's me!" Ankh snapped as he whacked Eiji upside the head. Eiji reached out and poked at the floating arm and shouted out with joy.
"Yatta! It worked, you're alive again!"
"Urusai, bakayarou!" Ankh then floated there and looked at both Bane and Croc and then noticed the injured Batgirl starring at him weirdly. "Oi, you got a problem, Bat-chick?"
Batgirl quickly shook her head and then Eiji popped his fist into his hand as he remembered something. "Ne, Ankh, I guess you'll be needing these back?" Eiji said as he summoned the other three red Core Medals. Ankh quickly took them and absorbed them into his being. Eiji then realized that, during their whole time living in their new world, Ankh had been unable to collect any Cell Medals and got an idea. "Ankh, here, you'll be needing some of these and I have plenty thanks to those three Yummies that Gotou-san and I took care of back in Metropolis."
Lowering his hand and placing it over Ankh, he let a small stash of Cell Medals loose from his body which Ankh happily took, his power steadily increasing. Eiji then pulled his arm back and concentrated as a golden light began to emit from his palm. A moment later, he held out three of his five gold Core's and presented them to Ankh as well.
"Nani?" Ankh asked as he looked over the new Core Medals with interest.
"These are some of those Core Medals that entered my body back in the void. They have some pretty strong power to them and I figured you could use them as replacement medals for the three that I destroyed earlier."
Ankh thought about it and knew that by adding new and more powerful Core Medals to his being would make him stronger but he also knew that they were slowly transforming Eiji into a new type of being. He wondered if they would slowly do the same to him. He shook his mental head as he readily accepted that outcome; it was one that he would greatly enjoy. Taking the three gold Core's into himself, Ankh instantly felt the power that they possessed suddenly rush throughout his entire body. For the first time since he had possessed Shingou's body, he could literally feel the world around him as his floating arm body was suddenly enveloped in a swarm of Cell Medal energy that glowed hues of red, black and gold.
Eiji watched knowingly as Batgirl got up and walked over to him, her eyes trained on the transforming Ankh. After a few seconds the cell medal energy subsided, leaving a human looking being in the place of the arm and it was a form that Eiji knew well. Ankh once again created his own form of Shingou's body and was now clad in tight black pants and suede shoes. He wore a long white buttoned up t-shirt and a black bomber jacket over it, the jacket having a puffy frilled collar and wrist sleeves. The right arm sleeve was red in color that looked like it was sewn onto the jacket. His facial features were fair looking and he had a reddish-blonde hair style that had the majority of his hair length curled and sticking out on the right side of his head. Batgirl blushed a bit at how cute the new Ankh looked as he looked at the two of them, a cocky smile plastered on his face.
"Eiji, I shall say this only once…arigato." Ankh said which Eiji nodded to in reply. Ankh then summoned three of his red Core Medals and handed them to Eiji as he transformed his human body to its Greeed form, his body covered in the cell medal energy once more.
His body was mostly red in color with a black chest with a silver belt strapped around his waist which held a golden belt buckle. His shoulder blades had small wings on them and his shoulders were covered in shoulder pad-like black feathers. He had a silver jaw that framed a human looking gold mouth and he also had a silver human-like ear on the left side of his head. The feathers on his head slicked back like a head of hair and were a rainbow of colors. He had a single red eye lens and he also had golden locks of hair-like feathers that reminded a person of his blonde hair style that his human form sported.
"Ankh, it's great to have you back." Eiji said as he removed the silver medals and inserted the red meals before sliding the scanner over them.
"It's good to be back!" Ankh shouted as fire formed around his right arm. Bane and Croc looked at the new comer and then looked at Eiji as his armor transformed into a form similar to Ankhs.
(Insert song: Time Judged All)
"TAKA – KUJAKU – CONDOR…TAAAAJAAAADOOOORUUUU!" (A/n: sorry, I couldn't resist. )
Once more clad in his red TaJaDor armor, Eiji summoned flames from his left hand and then motioned for Batgirl to get back so that he and Ankh could handle this. Nodding in approval, she backed away as both of them quickly summoned their wings and took to the air.
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— Watchtower Control Room —
Standing at the helm of the control room, J'onn had been going over the teleporter plans with Batman when one of the staff members came running in. Out of breathe, he was sono joined by the rest of the League founders as he slowly stood up while breathing heavily.
"What's wrong?" J'onn asked the man as Superman and the others listened in.
"You guys should check out the Gotham City News broadcast. That Kamen Rider guy that's been living here is now fighting both Bane and Croc but he's now teamed up with some bird-like creature that can control fire." This peeked Batman's interest as he brought up the nightly news of Gotham city and saw both Eiji as TaJaDor and what appeared to be a Greeed fighting both Bane and Croc from the air.
The doors behind them opened to reveal both the Flash and Green Lantern with Gotou right behind them. They noticed all of the others watching something so they moved forward to get a better view.
"Hey, whadda guys watching?" Flash asked until Gotou gasped as he spit out some water he had been drinking from a bottle. "Dude, say it don't spray it."
"That's Ankh!" The others looked at him and then back at the screen.
"That's Ankh? So he's finally been revived?" Wonder Woman asked as they all watched the battle unfold on the screen.
"That would appear to be the case at this point." J'onn said as they saw Croc and Bane get sent flying into a dump truck via a dual fireball attack from both Eiji and Ankh. Batman just watched and began to take mental notes about Ankh as the fight continued.
"Well, looks like business just picked up around here." Superman said as more of the tower staff came to watch the fight.
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— Gotham City Square —
Back on the ground, Ankh and Eiji sent a volley of fire balls at both Croc and Bane who could only do their best to dodge the attacks. Batgirl watched in amazement at the power of the teamwork that the two of them had in battle as each one covered for the other as the took turns firing away. Not liking how the battle was starting to turn out, Croc grabbed a telephone pole and ripped it out of the ground and used it like a baseball bat. Taking a swing at both Eiji and Ankh, he let the wooden pole slam right into the ground where they had been standing only a few seconds before.
"What the…where'd they go?" Croc demanded as he could have sworn that they had been standing there a second earlier.
"Right here fugly!" Ankh shouted as he landed right in front of Croc and drove a flame covered right fist into Croc's gut. The reptilian monster cried out in pain as the flames seared into his flesh.
Backing away slowly, Croc glared at Ankh in rage only to see and feel the impact of another flame covered fist connect with the bottom of his chin in a vicious upper cut. His body was lifted off the ground which Ankh used to his advantage as he performed a flaming side kick, the powerful attack sending Croc flying over the street and through a store window. Not wasting the edge he had gained, Ankh jumped over to Croc's body and grabbed him by his throat, lifting him up so that Croc could look him in the eyes.
"You…cough…bastard." Croc protested as he started to spit up a bit of blood, some of it landing on Ankh's arm. In a feet of strength, Ankh tossed Croc out of the window and right into a city mail box; the small metal object crumpling under his immense weight.
"You were saying?" Ankh said as he threw his arms out to his side and summoned a massive form of fiery energy behind him in the form of red peacock feathers. He then sent them out at Croc in the form of fiery missiles; each one hitting their mark as Croc howled in pain from the attack. "You piece of trash! Compared to a Greeed, you're nothing!"
As the smoke cleared, Croc fell to the ground hard as his face smacked against the pavement. The crowd watched on in awe at the power that Ankh had displayed but they then gasped as they noticed Croc slowly getting up. Ankh just sighed in boredom as he thought that Croc would have been more of a challenge for him and his new body. Getting back to his feet, albeit a bit wobbly, Croc starred at the Greeed with hate in his eyes as he tried to move forward.
"You…piece of shit! I'll kill you for…huh?" Croc began until a pair of titanium mesh bolo's wrapped themselves around his arms, binding the massive appendages to his sides. The three steel balls at the end of the bolos soon clanked together and began to release a small amount of purple colored gas.
Ankh stopped and looked over to his right as Batgirl walked over to him with a small smile on her face. Stopping next to Ankh, they both looked at Croc as he once again hit the pavement as he was fast asleep, a small amount of drool escaping his mouth. Looking back at Ankh, Batgirl just smiled again.
"Sorry 'bout that, but I think he's done enough damage for one evening."
"Meh, I'm not worried. It was a boring fight anyway; not really worth my time." Ankh stated as they turned to the sound of something big getting slammed into another car.
Looking at the other battle before them, they noticed the form of Bane lying on the ground as he slowly started to push himself up and then they noticed Eiji as he shifted his body in a fluid movement before flying right into Bane with a knee strike. The Venom using villain doubled over in pain and was then knocked around for a loop as Eiji performed a backhand with his left forearm, the TaJya Spinner getting slammed right into Bane's face. Noticing the damage that was currently overcoming the Gotham City Square, Batgirl decided that this fight needed to end quickly.
"OOO, cut the tubes that feed into his body! That's what supplies him with his Venom and gives him his strength!" Batgirl shouted as she cupped her hands around her mouth.
"Hai!" Eiji replied with a nod as he got set in another kung fu style pose.
Slowly standing up, Bane then noticed Eiji starting to run straight for him. Reacting quickly, Bane dodged to his left as Eiji passed him and then reached out his hand in hopes of grabbed onto the Rider's throat once more. But the TaJaDor combo was for more than just for show, flight and fire manipulation as Eiji was also more fluid in his movements. He proved this as he moved in ways a normal human could only dream of as he dodged the strike and performed a fiery cartwheel, the talons on his boots coming down upon the tubes connected to Bane's body.
Bane started to scream in pain as he felt his strength leave him. The tubes began to spray Venom everywhere along the ground as Bane fell to his knees. He then began to convulse in the way a drug addict would if he had done crack for years and then had the biggest fix of his life; only for it to be instantly taken away and removed from his body. Bane's massive body quickly shriveled up as he shrank down to his original size, the now unconscious form of Bane lying down on the ground with a blank look in his eyes.
(End Song: Time Judged All)
Ankh and Batgirl walked over to Eiji as the police took Bane's body and strapped him to a gurney and then they noticed a big armored truck load the form of a sleeping Croc through its back doors. As they watched the police take Croc and Ban away they were soon surrounded by hordes of reporters who began to ask them tons of questions.
"Oi, get away from me!" Ankh demanded until he noticed the reporters forcefully pushed away by a small group of police officers.
They then noticed the reason why as an older gentleman wearing a long grown trench coat walked over to them, the older man being followed by a more heavy set man wearing a gray trench coat and gray fedora. Batgirl stood there and watched as the two men stopped in front of her and the others. The older man just had a soft smile on his face while the portly man gave all three of them a look of disgust.
"Batgirl, it's good to see you. But where's Batman?" the older man asked.
"He's back at the Justice League Watchtower. They had some problems with some of the equipment so he asked our new friends here to give me a hand with Bane and Croc." she replied which he nodded to in response. "Speaking of Croc, he's gotten uglier since the last time he broke out of Arkham."
"That's true. But all the same, we're glad that you all came to our aid." the old man said.
"Speak for yourself, commish'." the portly man spat as he eyed the three of them. "It's masked freaks like them that bring out things like Croc and Bane." The portly man chortled which got him an angry glare from the three heroes.
"Speak for yourself Bullock. You couldn't even defeat a stair master if you tried." Batgirl said which got all of the others laughing.
"That's it freak, I'm gonna cuff you to a jail cell and leave you there to rot!" Bullock shouted as he started to make a move towards Batgirl, his handcuffs in his hand. Acting in a swift motion though, Eiji removed took the cuffs and then cuffed Bullock's own hands with them, right behind his back. "Hey, what the hell are you doing? That's assaulting an officer of the law!"
"Pheh, the only thing assaulting you, fat ass, are all those doughnuts you stuff your face with." Ankh scoffed as Bullock tried to get one of the other officers to help free him.
Turning back to the older man, "It's good to see you again, Commissioner Gordon. I'll tell Batman that you said hello." Batgirl said which got her a gentle nod from Gordon. She then headed back over to her bike which she had parked a good distance away from the area as Ankh and Eiji followed her. "Come on, let's get out of here and then get you two back to the Watchtower." With that she placed her helmet on her head and sped off, both Eiji and Ankh flying through the sky after her.
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— Justice League Watchtower: One day later —
Now back aboard the Watchtower, both Ankh and Eiji walked down the halls in their human forms as they conversed with one another. They had stayed at the Kent Form for the evening so that Kara could meet Ankh and Eiji had wanted a good home cooked meal after having gone through such a difficult battle back in Gotham. Ankh was glad to have a body again but he was surprised at just how much he was already able to feel and it was thanks to those Gold Core Medals that Eiji had given him.
He knew that Eiji held onto the remaining two but that was for when he could acquire another one sometime in the near future when Uva struck again. They had already agreed that when all ten Black and Gold medals were gathered that Ankh would get the gold and Eiji would get the black. In addition for now though, Eiji also hand over all but three of Mezool's medals and all but five of Kazari's medals to him as well. The more Core medals he had, the stronger he would get and they would both need to be at the top of their game if they were going to beat Uva.
"Oi, Eiji, I'm feeling…hungry." Ankh said as he felt the light growling sensation that his stomach was now making. It was weird but his Greeed body was already evolving into something different; and he liked it.
"Well, we're near the galley. How about an ice pop, just like in the old days back on our world?" Eiji offered and noticed Ankh perk up at the suggestion.
As they entered the galley they soon noticed that everyone there was starring at them as they made their way to the back and over to the freezer. Opening the door and reaching in, Ankh took out two ice pops as Eiji grabbed one for himself. They then headed back out and sat down at a table but they were soon joined by Gotou as he entered the galley.
"Gotou-san, how did the day go with those invitations?" Eiji asked as he started to enjoy his grape flavored ice pop.
"Meh, nothing too bad. Though the Lantern got himself a bit of an eye full and a kiss to the cheek from that Vixen woman." Gotou said with a small chuckle which caused Eiji to laugh as well while Ankh just snickered.
"Heh, serves him right. Mr. Marine is always too serious so it's good that someone took him down a notch." Ankh said as he first enjoyed his blue berry ice pop. Gotou just looked him over and had to admit, this was the Ankh that he remembered so well from their world.
"Well, it seems that your body is holding out just fine."
"It should, I gave him three of my Gold Core Medals to make up for the three I had destroyed back on our world." Eiji said as he was already halfway finished with his ice pop. "Oh, Batman said not to reveal the existence of the Gold and Black medals to anyone else just yet. He wants to study them a bit more until he can discover what kind of powers they possess. This means not even the other League founders as well."
"Makes sense. The Black and Gold Core's are like a secret weapon and, once you have a complete set for a combo for each Medal set, they'll possibly come in handy against the more powerful villains that this world seems to have." Gotou said and then noticed the doors to the galley open as Wonder Woman entered and, after noticing the three of them, walked over to their table.
"Oh, konbanwa, hime-sama." Eiji greeted as he finished his ice pop. Ankh had finished his first one as well and was already enjoying his second which was banana flavored.
Diana just smiled at him as she nodded. "Good evening Eiji, it seems that you had quite the day down in Gotham city." She then turned and looked Ankh up and down. "So this is what you look like when you take a human form? Not bad."
"Pretty much. This is what my human host looked like while I was just an arm back in our world and I grew accustomed to it. It suits my needs just fine." Ankh replied as he finished his ice pop. "Ah, how I've missed these."
Eiji and the others couldn't help but laugh at that and then Diana looked at the three of them and her expression got a bit more serious. "The others would like to have a word with the three of you in the meeting room."
"Now?" Gotou asked.
"Now." was all he got out of the Amazon princess.
Diana then walked over to the door way and waited for the three of them to follow her. They soon got up and began to make their over her before she led them down the hallway and over to an elevator. Once inside, they took it down a few levels and then exited into another hallway. After a few minutes of walking they came up to the meeting room door and entered. Upon entering Eiji, Gotou and Ankh noticed the other five League founders already sitting in their seats as Wonder Woman took hers.
As they walked up to the big table, they also noticed a folder in front of Batman that had all three of their pictures on it, both their human and transformed forms. With Eiji, it had images of all the forms he had displayed since he arrived in their reality and the images of Ankh were only recently taken. The League looked them up and down for a few moments with a serious look in their eyes. After another moment Superman sat up and smiled a bit as he noticed them starting to look a bit nervous. Well, he noticed Gotou and Eiji looking nervous but saw that Ankh could care less. With that in mind, he began.
"How would the three of you like to join the League?" he offered. Eiji just blinked while Gotou looked a bit dumbfounded.
"Huh? Come again?" Ankh asked.
"Like I said, we want you guys to join." Superman repeated.
"We've seen the three of you guys in action and we even got small recommendations from Supergirl, Batgirl, Robin and Nightwing. They think that you guys would do great." Flash added. The three of them looked at one another and thought about that.
"You three have real potential and a good chance to do some real good in this reality. Of course, the league will offer any and all assistance in the matter of tracking down and alerting you to any Yummies that attack and in also helping you locate Uva." John said as he looked at them.
"Not to mention that with our facilities here on the Watchtower, you would be able to keep yourselves busy while searching for a purpose for your new lives." J'onn added.
The three of them got into a small huddle as they discussed the options about joining the league and they could have sworn Ankh protesting the idea until Eiji promised him a years worth of ice pops. Ankh had then quieted down for a moment after that and then started to agree with them. It would seem that they had quickly learned in how to get Ankh to cooperate with them and would keep that knowledge in their minds for later use. The three of them then got out of their huddle and faced the League again.
"Just to make sure, what's the catch?" Ankh asked.
"The catch is you'll go where we decide you abilities could best be used on missions. This also means out I deep space if need be." Batman told them with an emotionless tone. "You'll also submit yourselves to monthly physicals so that we can keep track of any changes in your bodies. We don't want to get caught off guard about that and if we can find anything dangerous that might hurt you in the long run, and then we would have a better chance to stop it."
"Anything else?" Gotou asked as he was also curious.
"Not really. But you'll have to remain in a transformed state while in the presence of the other heroes of the League that don't know who you are and you'll have to refer to each other by your code names." Wonder Woman stated and then she turned to Ankh. "Of course, for you Ankh, that might be a bit more difficult as you only have your one name and your Greeed and human forms."
"This is why I'm going to craft for them new identities that they can use on our world." Batman said as he stood up and walked over to them. "I'll take you all back to the cave later to get the last of the information that I'll need to create a new life for you here on our Earth. So, what's your answer?"
The three of them got into another huddle for about a moment and then, with a serious look on their faces, gave them their answer. "We're in." Eiji said proudly. "Though, we are going to need to stock up on ice pops." he added sheepishly which the rest of them laughed at with the exception of Batman. He looked at the tree of them and, after coming to a long debated conclusion, brought his hand to his cowl and slowly pulled it off, much to the surprise of everyone else in the room.
"Well then Mr. Hino, Mr. Gotou and Ankh…welcome to our world. My name is Bruce Wayne." Eiji and the others starred at him in shock and Gotou had remembered a magazine that Eiji had showed him about a billionaire playboy from Gotham a few days ago. Now it all made sense about how the League could afford all of this technology; Batman was backing them with his bank company. Bruce then put his mask back on and led them to the door way. "Come with me. The new League opens in three days and we need to get you all set up and prepared for a new life here."
With that, the three of them followed Batman out of the meeting hall and back to the teleporter bay. He had finally been able to fix it and now everything was back to working order. Stepping onto the teleporter pad with Eiji and the others in tow, Batman had one of the staff members activate the teleporter, the four of them now being transported somewhere else.
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— Bat Cave —
Inside the Bat Cave Batgirl, Robin and Nightwing watched as the light show from the teleportation died down to reveal Batman with three other guests. Batgirl recognized Eiji and Ankh instantly but she had no idea who the third person was. Walking over and sitting down in his chair, he pulled up files on all three of them and started to fill in any gaps that were missing. He already had some of the basic info on Eiji and Gotou such as family, life, ethnicity, age and education but he still needed a bit more; especially for Ankh.
"Let's begin, I need the last bits of info I can get so that your files will look as legitimate as possible." Batman stated as he pulled up Gotou's file. "Gotou-kun, we'll start with you. We'll have to alter a few things about your family here and there as well as for Eiji and Ankh but I need to know if I'm missing anything."
"Well, I entered the Japanese police force at the age of twenty-one and my mother died while giving birth to me. My father had left us when I was three and I was raised by my grandmother who passed away a week after I became a cop."
"Good, that should do fine. Eiji, you're next."
"Well, my family is still alive in my world but I was disowned by my father after that incident back in Africa. Other than that I just travel the world to wherever my feet will carry me."
"Not to mention that you always keep a pair of extra underwear in your pocket for some strange reason." Ankh said sarcastically.
"Hey, the best way to start out a new day is with a nice clean pair of underwear. At least that's what I believe." Everyone else looked at him strangely and then got back to business.
"Well, for this world we'll have your family listed as deceased due to political and non-political circumstances. Your grandparents died of old age and your mother was killed in a car accident while your father died from an illness he had contracted while in Africa. Does that sound good to you?"
"H-hai…Wayne-san" Eiji said. Batman could pick up on the hurt tone in his voice and decided to have a small talk with Eiji about the subject later. Batgirl and the others though were more surprised to see that three of them knew who Batman really was.
"And finally, it's your turn Ankh. Eiji and Gotou gave me most of the basic information on your human host back from your world so would you prefer to stick with that background?"
"Fine by me." Ankh replied coldly.
"Good, so your alias shall be Shingou Izumi while your code name will be your true name. Any questions?"
"Not really but give me a copy of the file so that I can research it all later. I don't want to get caught off guard."
Batman nodded as he finished up their files and then proceeded to create Driver's Licenses for them all. He then took out three different wallets and handed them to each the three of them before printing out and laminating their new ID cards. He then turned to Batgirl, Robin and Nightwing and told them to go back o patrol as he would be gone for a while longer. Turning back to the computer he pulled up all the files Gotou had given him about the Cell Medal system and the devices that used them. He then brought up the blue prints for all the currently existing Candroids and the Ridevendors as well and looked them over a bit more.
"I think I can probably have these manufactured and ready for you within a couple of weeks. The Candroid technology can easily be replicated and they should prove useful throughout the Tower as helpers to some of the members there." With that he then turned off the computer and got up as he typed in a set of teleportation coordinates and then stood be the three of them. "Now for the final trip on our agenda."
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— Metro City: New Tokyo District —
The four of them reappeared in a new building that looked like it was meant for the rich and famous. Walking around they soon noticed that the whole room was three stories with a spiral stairway with red rug carpeting. They walked into the living room and noticed an L shaped couch that looked like it could seat up to ten people. It had a nice coffee table make of mahogany set before it and a big 72" inch flat screen TV mounted on the wall. They also noticed a book shelf with many different books ranging from novels to encyclopedia's set into it. They then moved on to the kitchen which was huge and set up like an island kitchen. It was also furnished with everything a person would need and Ankh instantly went for the fridge. Opening the freezer, he spotted what he was looking for and took out three ice pops, tossing two to Eiji and Gotou. He looked at Batman but he shook his head at the offer and Ankh just shrugged and closed the freezer door.
He then showed them the second floor which held a work our gym and a small lab full of electronic equipment. They also noticed a game room set up with a pool table, a dart board and even a few arcade games. Walking over to a small door next to a computer in the lab, he opened it to reveal a small teleporter pad that could transport them to any destination that the Tower had in its library. He then motioned for them over to another are of the floor and opened a set of double doors which housed the pent house study. To the side of that door was another door made of glass which led to a built in pool and Jacuzzi. The three of them smiled at this as gesture but they were all wondering why Batman was showing this place to them.
He then led them over to a pedestal which had a small Greek head sculpture of Alexander the Great on it. He lifted it up to show them a small switch that, when flicked, opened a small panel on the wall which led to a set of drops panels that led to a hidden garage beneath the building. He then closed it back up and showed them a room with its own washer and dryer before leading them to the third and final floor.
"Ano…Wayne-san, why are you showing us all this?" Eiji asked as they reached the third floor.
"Because, for you to live in this world, you'll need a place to stay. This is one of the many places the Wayne Tech has set up for me during the times that I go on a business trip. Of course, I rarely use them so I'm giving this one to the three of you."
As they walked around the noticed that the floor had three different doors, each one leading to a different room. Opening the three doors, the three of them inspected each bedroom and noticed that each had its own bathroom and balcony, making it easy for times when they would need to fly off to a mission and it would also hide them as they came home from the sky. The whole building was built where no one paid particular mind and, even if they did, it was hard to make out in certain areas of the building and they were up very high, on the top level of the building.
The three of them each chose their own room and then went back down to the first floor to meet up with Batman. "So, what do you think?" he asked as they gathered in front of him.
"This should do us just fine. The lab on the second floor should be helpful in creating new Candroids and upgrading the Birth System and that gym would be excellent for sparring and training when we're not transformed." Gotou replied thoughtfully.
"Good. I've already set the coordinates for the Tower, Bat Cave, Superman's home and the Kent Farm into this places teleporter library. I'll add in the coordinates for Dr. Fate's tower later on after the League opens its doors." Gotou and the others nodded until Eiji spoke up.
"But we can't just live off of you. We should still get some type of job so as to pay our own way at best." Batman smiled lightly at this notion as Gotou agreed with him on his suggestion. It showed that they were willing to work for their new lives.
"Well, I have a small security company in this city so, Gotou-kun, I can set you up over there due to your police officer background."
"I appreciate it."
"Ankh, you'll need to think about what you would want to do as I have no idea what kind of job would suit you."
"Well, seeing as I'm a bird-based Greeed, how about something that deals with birds?" Ankh suggested. Batman nodded and thought of something.
"There's a small atrium down town that houses exotic birds that are slowly going extinct so maybe that would be a start." Batman suggested which Ankh nodded to in response. If he wanted to have help in this world he would have to play by their rules though he would be damned if he didn't get to make a few of his own along the way. "Hino-san, what about yourself?"
"Well, I did work at a restaurant for a small while during the year I fought as OOO but I also was taught by some of the best martial arts teaches that my father could afford so maybe I could offer to be an instructor at a dojo or something. Being a member of the League might interfere with a restaurant job too much but I could set my own schedule with as an instructor."
"True, and there is a small dojo that teaches many different forms of martial arts just down the road. You could try there first." Batman suggested and then he opened up a small compartment on his belt and pulled out a bill fold. He handed it to Gotou, who he expected would be in charge of the group's finances, and watched as they all went a bit bug-eyed at the amount that he counted out. "That should be helpful in supplying this place with some adequate food and drinks and also be of some use in purchasing some new clothes. I'll also have your things from your League quarters transported here as well later tomorrow."
"Arigato, Wayne-san. I don't know what to say." Eiji said as Gotou split the money up between them. Batman had given them a couple grand as, knowing that the home would be housing three young men, food would be a big first for them though mostly just for Eiji and Gotou.
"You don't have to say anything. You've shown me that the three of you can be trusted with most of the League's secrets and you even helped us out when we needed the help. Just remember one thing."
"And that would be…what?" Ankh asked.
"That when we're all in costume that you refer to us by our code names. You can call us by our real names when we're located only in a safe and secure area where people who don't know who we are aren't located." Batman told them sternly. The three of them nodded as he headed for the small teleporter and prepared to go back to the tower. Well, take the next couple of days to get settled in. I'll call you once it's time for the grand opening."
With that Batman teleported back to the Watchtower. After a moment the three of them dispersed to their own rooms for the moment to set the few things that they had in them before making their way to the kitchen. Seeing as it would be their first night living in their new home, Gotou was going to cook with whatever he could find. It wasn't long though as they heard a small alert that their teleporter pad was being accessed at which they saw the descending forms of the Flash, Batgirl, and Supergirl and Green Lantern coming down the stairway but with the four of them all dressed in their civilian attire.
"Hey guys, welcome to our Earth." Wally said as he greeted his three new friends. John held up a small shopping bag which held a few items, including a small six pack of beer for him and Wally. Barbara offered to help Gotou with the cooking while Wally and Kara sat with Eiji and Ankh, starting a conversation.
While they talked, John turned on the big screen TV and located a sports channel that was currently playing the latest football game before taking a seat and tossing Wally a beer. Eiji preferred Sake as did Gotou so they knew that was something that was going to have to be purchased later that day. Ankh didn't really care for alcohol that much and wasn't old enough to drink yet. Barbara did drink occasionally but she wanted to stay sober for the day. After about forty minutes dinner was ready and they all ate while watching the game, John and Wally calling out at bad calls while Kara explained the basics of American sports to Eiji and Ankh.
Now was the start of their new life and, in the next couple of days, they would start their careers as members of the League. But that didn't mean that they could take it easy. They still had to worry about Uva and who knew what he was up to. Only time would tell but, for today, they just relaxed as they enjoyed the time that they got to spend with their new friends.
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Next time on Justice League: OOO Unlimited
The day comes and it's time for the initiation of the new League. Right from the start out three heroes will be sent off to different missions and Eiji will be teamed up with a couple of heroes that he knows and a couple that he doesn't. With a gigantic nuclear monster attacking a small country will the power of the Core Medals be enough to stand up to it?
Chapter 8:
Initiation, Nuclear Behemoth and the Raging PuToTyra
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Toku Warrior: Hey everyone, there's chapter 7 for ya. We get the appearance of SaGoZo and TaJaDor and, finally, Ankh is reborn and more powerful than ever before. Now the gang has joined the League and Bat's sets them up with a new place to live and new lives. And you can bet your bottom dollar that Gotou and the League are going to make use of the Candroids and the Ridevendors.
Now, as for the next chapter, this story starts the using of the JLU episodes. Note, not all episodes will be used and those that are used will be readapted to fit the Riders and the Greeed. Not to mention that some of the episodes used will have twists done to them as well. Here's hoping that our three heroes can survive what has yet to come. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and, please remember, R&R. Until then, catch ya'll later.
