Chapter Twenty Two "Mobilization."

Harry had played this game many times before. It was a game that no one else wanted to play but he did. His enemy, he had a feeling was playing some kind of form of mind games.

"I would like to see that you're ready….but I know better, I recognize that look on your face."

Tess popped up and Harry appreciated the company, even if he was not in too sound of mind. "Oh hey, Tess….sorry if I'm not in a better mood, just thinking of everything that I have to go through. The entire weight of the world has just been tossed upon my shoulders. "

"And you seem all too accustomed with dealing with that weight on your shoulders, "Tess said with a frown as she sat down next to him. "But somehow I think that you have it in you to figure out a way to get everything accomplished. "

Harry nodded, he hoped so and to be fair this was a road that he had been down far too often.

"So, do you think that we have much of a chance of winning? "

That was a loaded question and Harry took the cup of coffee, drinking it carefully. After a long swig, he gave her his best view on the subject. "We've made all of the preparations, we've done all of the homework, honestly all there is now to do is to just step in there, and do what needs to be done. We really won't have any retries if we fail this time. "

Tess soaked it all in, he had the hardened spirit of someone who had been fighting for a long time. Someone who should have by all rights snapped a long time ago and maybe he had.

"Well you don't go in halfway, do you? " Tess whistled and Harry nodded. A sheepish grin went over her face. "Sorry it's just… "

"Believe me, I know where you're coming from, " Harry told her and there was a bright smile that crossed his face. He checked the scans but everything was quiet " It's just….these are the type of things that test someone, pretty much show them what they truly are, who they truly are? "

"Well, I know for one that we're up for the tests, " Alexis said as she popped up to join Harry and her "aunt" "Look on the bright side, you've got the smartest girl of the 31st century by your side and Alexandra….well she isn't exactly stupid either, so it's a win-win situation. "

Alexandra joined in, pretty much stepping on her sister's toes, both literally and figuratively, much to her agitation. "But….we're going to have to find the frequency where he was giving his transmissions, and put a stop to it, something that I have taken upon myself to accomplish "

"You know, there is no need, I have done so already, there's really no need for you to show off and make a spectacle of yourself, " Alexis argued.

'The two of them are kind of amusing sometimes, ' Imra thought with a long sigh. 'But there are times where they can grow extremely tiring '

'Yes, I would have to agree with you, ' Harry thought to them.

"So….if we….. "

"Yes, I know what to do, I am blessed with extraordinary intellect after all, " Alexis said and Harry cleared his throat. Both Luthor twins looked towards as they chanted things in unison.

"Yes, sir! "

Harry was amused by these two and their antics but he really needed to do something to reign them in before they got out of control. They were useful, providing they got the proper discipline, something that Harry discussed with both Tess and Chloe a few times. And given that Tess was willing to take responsibility for her own bloodline's misdeeds, he was going to accept any help he could get.

"You know, we all need to be on the same page, and if we aren't….then the proper discipline needs to be administrated, "Harry said and the girls nodded in agreement. They cowed submissively to his stern gaze as he looked them down. "So I think that…. "

Tess picked up where Harry left off. "I think you two ladies might be due for a nice little reminder, a lesson if you may… "

The two girls swallowed immediately and they nodded, begging for mercy. "Oh….well…..I don't….I don't….know…. "

"I think that you do know, " Tess said with a wicked smile and Harry could tell that she was getting off on this. Then again, he could tell that she wanted a piece of Harry and this seemed to be the perfect opportunity to grab onto said piece.

Harry waved his hand and caused her to smile as he leaned forward and whispered into her ear as she nodded.

The two Luthor twins did not really understand what was being said although they got the gist of it. That was proved to be true when a set of cables wrapped tightly around their bodies. The two Luthor twins whimpered as their bodies were bound by the cords. They were all tied up without anywhere to go.

Harry placed his hand on Tess's legs and she leaned towards her, kissing him passionately. The green eyed wizard returned her actions, their tongues battled as they maintained eye contact with both twins, mischief burning through their eyes.

They could not really move, the Luthor twins were stuck and forced to watch this, at least for now, with Tess was draped over Harry's lap. He was going to see how real she really felt.

Power was something that was taken for granted by many but this individual, he was the personification of power. He would crush all who opposed him underneath his foot.

The Legion of Super Heroes might have been the only group that would even stop him but even them, they would not be able to stop him. The sadistic intentions of the man who stood in the shadows, watching the events of the past, present, and future saw everything manifest him.

All hope would be dead but there was one problem. The green eyed wizard known as Harry Potter was a problem, a paradox. A problem that this individual would destroy.

He wore a sleek black armor that contained his powerful body. The shell was inside the armor with a face that was black as coal. Energy glowed from his hands, a mixture of colors, mostly gold and white hot. He was the powerful force known as Imperiax, he transcended life itself and he was everything. The red helmet that was like a tip engulfed the top of his head and his arms folded, sinister intentions.

"He will be crushed, just like the meaningless insect that he is, " he declared in a brutal voice as he watched the events of time and space. He began to deliver his monologue. "It will be the end, the end for everything, the end for it all! My power will not be denied and all who fail, will perish. It is all about survival and if you cannot survive, you are not worthy to draw further breath. "

The power of the words that he offered sent chills on the shadowy faces of the minions beneath him. The shattered souls who had been lost to evil throughout time, past, present, and future, they were all there.

The imposing figure took a half of a step forward and then he descended. They all backed up to give him room, as the burning red "S" shield could be seen. It was a symbol of what he destroyed hundred years ago but there were still people out there that he could destroy that belonged to that bloodline. The one known as Power Girl and the one known as Supergirl were the two obvious targets that he needed to take down but there was another.

"They think that they are power but I will show them true power, I will show them true strength. Just like Kal-El, they will perish by the hands of something more powerful than they are. "

Those words were extremely chilling as the imposing figure crossed his arms. His eyes flared with brutality and power that chilled anyone to the bone.

"You understood what you must do. The Legion will be sent a message. And when the time is right, I will strike. "

They all cheered because quite frankly they could not do anything else. And he was pleased by that.

"THESE THREE ARE TOP PRIORITY! " Imperiax said in a booming voice as he burned the statues of the two blondes and Harry Potter, to ensure that he was not to let everyone know that he was not fooling around. Not this time, he had played the survivors of that doomed world for pawns and now it was time for the checkmate. "They perish, they die, it will be the end of all. "

It would all be his. He smiled. All was well.

"Now remember, whilst we're not looking to get into a rumble with these guys, we should be prepared. However, fact finding mission, so don't go looking for trouble, as hard as that is for some of you to remember. "

It was all about finding facts and finding that one thread that they could follow right to their adversary. The members of the Legion and their associates were splitting into different teams, all of them trying to keep the information that they needed and then they we go and fight him.

It was situations like this where Harry Potter excelled. The green eyed wizard swooped in, ready. He joined the group of Maxima, Cir-El, Diana, Kara, and Karen. The fact that the actual physical task force had some of the heaviest hitters in the Legion was no accident. Imra lead the next task force, with Tinya, Salu, Naru, Lournu, Atlee, and Zatanna went on the second team. Then there was Chloe, Tess, Alexis, and Alexandra offering their help through mission support. It was a collaborative effort which all must work together to accomplish.

"So, I don't think that there's no time to waste, let's try and figure out what we need to do, "Tess said as she sighed, it was go time, it was now or never.

"Let's do this."

There were two locations the energies were tracked. The first was the Forbidden Zone, but that was empty and Harry figured out there was a diversion.

The second location, it was Smallville, well what used to be Smallville. It had not been that location for years but it was kept as a monument because all heroes had to start somewhere. And this was a monument where one of the world's greatest heroes had to start.

It was a ghost town, with the buildings in disrepair. There was a statue of Kal-El that was put up where the field and it was rather prominent. It still had those awful red underpants on the outside of his uniform as Harry and his team stood around as he examined the base of the statue, carefully running his hand up and down it. His green eyes blared as he checked it.

Much to his agitation, there was nothing. Harry cursed what was going on around him. "Nothing, nothing at all!"

Kara grabbed Harry's hand and shook her head. She helped him scan the statue. They tried to find something, anything, that would point them in the right direction.

'Nothing,' Harry thought to himself as he wanted to slap himself across the face. The green eyed wizard pushed his shoulders back and he grabbed the blonde woman.

"Yeah, I figured as much, " Chloe suggested as she tried to keep a keen eye on everything. There was a lot of agitation that burned through the face of the brainy blonde and she felt a heartbeat stabbing across her chest. The woman crossed her arms over her chest.

"There's some kind of eerie energy that is flowing through the base of that statue, " Alexis chimed in as she jumped in.

"I've never seen anything like that before…. " Alexandra added and Alexis stepped in with more.

"Well you might not have and neither have I… "

"Must you always try and get the last word… "

"How could I get the last word with you hogging it all of the time… "

'As much as those two are up for another punishment, they have a point, there's something that's brewing in the air,' Imra thought and Harry was curious as with the rest of them. The Legion knew this presented a problem. 'And I'm not too fond of it at all. '

He was sure that they were connected but the fact is that he had no idea what happened. Harry ran his hand over onto the statue and he hit pay dirt, the strands of energy were getting stronger.

He was about ready to trace them, hopefully to the source, although he was more than willing to think that he could just as well trace them to another dead end location.

"I think that we've got something, " Harry said and the girls nodded. "See those glowing bulbs of energy?"

"Yes I see it….and….HERA! " Diana said, as she wondered what happened. She saw it, they all saw it, and there were glowing bulbs of energy that shot off in every single direction. The dark haired woman crossed her arms together and reared her head back.

She spun around but there was nothing other than the wind. That being said, it was an unsettling wind, and it was fairly eerie as well.

"Just tell me what you saw…. "

"It's like a light, a glowing light, inside a swirling tunnel, it's….it's causing me to become a bit ill, I can barely keep my head up and focus. "

Diana described everything that she thought that she saw. This raised more questions than it did answers. The Legion did feel it as well.

That area in Smallville, it was the nexus point of a lot of weirdness. Harry kept scanning the statue, he was this close to finding something.

Storm clouds rolled over the sky above him and Harry doubted that they were a coincidence. It was getting closer to the end.

Time had passed even more and Harry was getting closer to something. He led his group there and he was going to meet with the other group. He scanned the dark magical shapes. They defied description, they were black, shapeless but they were getting vibes that were common to Dementors.

'Well out of the frying pan and into the fire, guess this couldn't really have been avoided, as much as we wanted it to be, ' Harry thought and Kara squinted her eyes and fired the heat vision which cut through the creatures faster than a speeding bullet.

Karen returned fire with a whirling punch of her own and she punched through the head of the creature. She ripped it apart and Maxima bowled them over as well.

The series of jabs and kicks bounced into them, as the warrior spirit of the princess could be appreciated. They would have stopped to watch her attack but there was a sense that they could not keep their eye off of the ball for too long.

"More are coming in, more than I can keep my eyes on, you better stay sharp, I don't know how long I can keep this up, " Chloe warned Harry as she bit down on her lip and she could tell that there were far too many things happening at once to keep an eye on everything on her own. Thankfully she had help.

Harry raised a hand and punched it into the ground. A pulse of magical energy rumbled the ground and sucked them down beneath the Earth. He made eye contact with Kara and Karen and both of them shot into the air.

Cir-El joined them and the three girls made a super powerful cyclone that was not too much unlike a drill. The hideous screams of the creatures exploded as they were pushed into the ground.

There was a blinding flash of light as the creatures exploded. There was a second where the chill went over Harry's spine along with the spines of the rest of the crew. Then no sooner did he register those sensations, all became calm.

Then all was calm but not for long as Harry could see more flying over the mountains. These were far worse than the Forbidden Zone zombies, these were cold and meticulous where the zombies were feral and in a rage.

Harry proved that he could dial up the intensity of his attacks, his heart beat even more heavily and he raised his hands into the air. With a thunderous clap, he sent a sonic pulse and Kara, Karen, and Cir combined their attacks. However, Cir-El was looking around, her eyes were locked on the source of this and her feral rage could not be denied.

"They're not going to stop me, not that easily! "she shouted but Harry held her back by the arm. Reluctantly, she held herself back although all instincts told her differently.

Diana kept to the ground, dodging the swipes of them. A part of her wondered if any Amazons had been converted into this dark minions and the possibility made the Amazon Princess feel a searing feeling of hatred directed to that piece of shit if he did something like that. Given that all indications seemed to be that he caused her allies in the League to suffer a lot of trouble.

The Amazon Princess tried to tie up her adversaries with her lasso once more and her heart kept drumming against her chest. She was so close to taking her enemies down, she could feel it. Her hands, frigid as they might be, was not going to slow her down ever again.

"Don't give up, don't stop fighting, and for the love of Rao do not let that thing touch you! " Kara warned Diana and she nodded, as the whirling fist of the creature caused a crater size hole in the ground. The Earth burned beneath his fist and then Karen came down, knocking him across the back of the head.

The group fought hard but they became extremely outgunned, at least until the point where a mystical energy wrapped around the creatures. Harry watched them as they were yanked back and Diana's mouth hung open. She could not articulate one single word but she watched in awe as a force quite darker than these things showed up to beat them up and help even the odds.

Raven was in the house, kicking ass, and taking names. She ripped into the creatures with reckless abandon, the dark energy spells shot through the air.

"Go, help your friends, I'll take care of these creatures! " Raven shouted and Harry nodded, they needed to consolidate with the rest of the Legion and do it soon. The half demon girl was really putting them down just as quickly as she brought them up. The burning fury she delivered with her attacks was almost unsettling.

Harry flew over as quickly as he could and he smiled as he saw the Legion hold their own. He wanted them to more than hold their own, he wanted them to win.

The odds were tipped but this was one small battle in a greater war.

"There's another pocket to the North, a portal just opened up! " Tess shouted and that went without saying, things were far from over.

It was what one might call the never ending battle but they figured about as much. They blew through the remaining enemies right there, with Maxima fighting with fury. Given that her people were wiped out by their enemy, it went without saying that the Warrior Queen took things very personally. Diana also fought hard, it was a chaotic situation and Harry could not watch everyone. He had to look for the main player as well.

'It looks like we're going to meet halfway,' Imra told the other team and Harry smiled.

'Let's do it,' Harry said and there was much agreement from all.

Some people would have felt unmistakable rage from the failure of what happened but the villain did not feel that. He felt an unmistakable amount of anticipation.

The demon child returning, it was unforeseen but never the less, an annoyance that he would have to deal with on his own time. She was not strong enough to defeat him, in fact, she spent months trying to keep her fearsome father at bay. If she had only a tiny amount of her facilities ahead of her, it would be something but again, crushing such a powerful enemy would be great.

He replayed it, over and over again within his mind's eye, the demise of Superman. Superman stood up to enemies that threatened the Earth and sacrificed himself. He bought his adopted world precious centuries more. Centuries of time that would not matter once he was done with his mission. His holy crusade would end not with a bang but with a whimper.

Centuries that he would snuff out in an instant and everything along with it, there was no one who was as strong as he grew, due to centuries of meticulous planning. Everything was there. There was one hero that still baffled him, no matter how much he studied him, and his plans from every angle. What he did defied all logic.

"He thinks that he could stall what is inevitable but I am not so easily defeated. I will crush him, crush every single ounce of hope that he has left in his being, until there is nothing left. I will take everything that he has and sweep it into an undercurrent. The power that I have….it will be immense. He will suffer….at my hands, forever! The world is mine and he will be crushed! He might disregard my words now but he'll know….HE WILL KNOW POWER! "

His words grew sharper with each passing breath as he gained even more momentum. It took countless generations to build up to that moment in time and he suffered setbacks. Perhaps he was never meant to be but he would crush them all like they had crushed him.

"Do you understand what has to be done? " he bellowed in a loud voice and his minions nodded, their beady little heads going up and down. "Excellent, then I will have no errors, our plan is coming together as intended, but at the same time, displeasing me will cause your utter destruction. "

They all nodded once again, looking like demented and deformed bobble heads, heads rocking back and force, they were completely submissive to his will. This amused him greatly.

"He thought that he could stop me. But in his attempts to stop me, all he has done is made me stronger and with that strength, I will roll over him. Past, present, future, all will be in my domain, all will be underneath my heel. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? " he bellowed. There were gasps of mortified terror and this insidious being continued to delve into even more information towards his group of minions. "Ensure that he is lead here, upon the signal, and not one moment before. I wish to deal with him personally. It has been too long and he has foiled too many of my plans to allow him to live. "

There were whispers that it would be done, today, even though many felt that it should have been done a long time ago.

"Keep to the plan, and there was nothing to fear, and destroy her as well, " he continued, all of his concerns were only short lived, especially with the half demon girl.

The threat of Trigon would send her back eventually and when she returned, then Imperiax would prepare for his final assault. He knew that the Legion would not back off and neither would him. Someone who had been a bane of his existence for quite some time.

"So it begins. "

His burning eyes of menace grew even brighter as he prepared himself.

"It will be done, today. "

There was one thing that was for certain. Time was not on their sides.

To Be Continued.