Black and White
Disclaimer: All familiar characters belong to DC or Marvel. I own Farrah/Persiana.
Chapter 13: Mock Trial
Persiana and the others looked around and saw themselves surrounded by dozens of platoons of heavily armed SHIELD agents. Many were in Mandroid armor and others had heavy duty assault rifles. Wonder Woman scowled,
"Is this how you treat allies that have saved your life?"
Mr. Fantastic shook his head,
"You're all wanted terrorists and possible traitors to the human race. You have to be stopped."
Red Arrow raised his hand,
"Uh, we just stopped a White Martian invasion you didn't know about. How are we the bad guys in all this?"
Farrah held her stomach,
"It's my father. He may not have touched the bottle in years, but he's drunk with power, and he isn't ready to give it up."
Tony sighed,
"This little invasion cost the lives of a lot of people. The country is in disarray and I have to be the one that takes over. As of right now, if you are not a registered superhero, you're automatically a terrorist, and you're to be shot on sight."
Spider-man sarcastically remarked,
"Whoopee."
Invisible Woman shook her head,
"Reed, you can't be serious. This woman and her team saved the planet."
The stretchable scientist responded,
"They're all wanted terrorists, Susan. Or, are you forgetting that they took us hostage."
The blonde heroine sighed,
"They only wanted to save their friend. You can't fault them for that."
"TONY!"
A brown-haired woman in a silver body suit grew to her normal height from her insect like size. Her name is Janet Van Dyne, the heroine the Wasp. She was also on the Mighty Avengers.
Janet looked at Iron Man,
"Tony, Henry's gone. He took the armor and some SHIELD profiles and went in that dimension."
Farrah shook her head,
"He didn't arrive in ours. If he's there, we have to get back."
Ravager readied her swords,
"A little problem; we have hundreds of SHIELD rent-a-cops standing in our way."
Susan Richards begged,
"Reed, please. This isn't getting us anywhere."
The SHIELD agents readied their weapons, trying to get an accurate shot. Iron Man raised his hand,
"Wait."
He then looked at his daughter,
"You know this is going to end badly no matter what you do. You're facing treason charges. You could die."
Wonder Woman scowled,
"At this point, it is preferable to die fighting for one's cause."
Sue shook his head,
"Let her go, Reed. Please."
Mr. Fantastic sighed heavily. He looked at his wife,
"I am sorry."
The Invisible Woman shook her head, then, suddenly was brought down by the sounds of an automatic rifle. One of the SHIELD agents, a rookie from the looks of it, had gotten nervous and accidentally squeezed the trigger, firing three bullets.
Johnny watched in horror,
"SUSAN!!"
Mr. Fantastic looked on coolly, displaying no emotion. He then said,
"We can't allow ourselves to get attached like this. We have to prepare for the possibility that, at any moment, anyone can be expendable for any reason."
Farrah scoffed,
"So, is this what registration is all about? Complete depravity to human life? Are you THIS determined to prove you're right? To show you're tough on crime?"
Mr. Fantastic rolled his eyes,
"You obviously have no idea how important the law is."
Farrah narrowed her eyes,
"And you have no idea what the right thing is anymore. That's why the heroes had to operate the way we did. It was better for all of us."
Flash radioed in at that moment,
"Portal's up. We can go home now."
Farrah nodded,
"All right. We're leaving now."
Wasp looked at Iron Man,
"Tony, what about Henry?"
Donna grinned evilly,
"We'll send your man back to you…in a small box."
Iron Man clenched his fists,
"All SHIELD units, you have orders to shoot on sight any member of Titans Tomorrow."
A salvo of gunfire and a volley of missiles were directed at the fleeing heroes. Superman and Captain Marvel hoisted Red Arrow and Ravager respectively and shielded them from the fire. Wonder Woman deflected the bullets with her bracelets as she flew with Farrah on her back.
The fleeing Titans were almost near the Baxter Building anyway and managed to get to the portal room. Flash grabbed the non-flyers and said,
"Let's go-go-go!!"
They were about to go when, suddenly, all of them were repulsed out of the room.
Wonder Woman shouted,
"Bart, I thought you said you secured this room!"
"He did."
Titans Tomorrow looked up, and they were mortified at what they saw.
A man with black hair, wearing blue and red, with a red cape and an 'S' on his chest looked at Titans Tomorrow,
"Remember me, guys?"
Farrah was flabbergasted,
"Superman? You're alive!"
Superman grinned,
"Trust me; being dead isn't all it's cracked up to be. Animal Man, Cyborg, and Bumblebee are waiting."
He motioned to them,
"We have to leave. SHIELD's on your backs. Don't worry, though; I brought some help."
Out through the portal stepped Batman, real name Bruce Wayne, Wonder Woman, real name Diana, Flash, real name Wally West, Captain Marvel, real name Billy Batson, and Green Arrow. Titan Tomorrow was in shock at what they were seeing. Bart shook his head,
"No way. You can't be alive. Darkseid vaporized you."
Persiana shook her head,
"It doesn't matter, they've come to help."
Clark smirked,
"Yep, we've come to help...KILL YOU ALL!"
Just then, a black ring appeared on each of the supposed members of the league, and all their costumes turned to black and silver. Their skin became wrinkly and rotted, like zombies. They all had vacant stares as Superman smiled evilly and began reciting,
The Blackest Night falls from the Skies;
The Darkness grows as all light dies;
We crave your hearts and your demise;
By our black hand; the dead shall rise!!
Next Chapter:
Titans Tomorrow vs. The Black Lantern Corps, the Avengers caught in the middle.