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Sorry for the very much delayed update. I'm hoping to be able to update rather quickly now, as I would like to finish this story by the time fall semester starts.

I've also recently opened an account at deviantart. I don't have anything up yet other than three quick manga sketches, but I hope to put some art up from my stories soon. I have a piece in mind from my story, The M&M Conspiracy, as well as from this story and This Ain't the Golden Years. My profile name is jayedynn.

Resurrecting the Red

Chapter 21: In the Line of Fire, Part I

"More warning next time Queen!" Terry shouted. He and Ethan Queen jumped out of the way as a barrage of weaponry poured down the corridor at them. The two superheroes flattened themselves against opposite walls as they tried to avoid being hit.

"Cover me!" Green Arrow yelled, firing off a volley of arrows as he rolled out into the corridor. Batman flung several batarangs at the robots. Several were shot down, but two managed to land among the small army and detonate.

Meanwhile, Ethan raced towards the robots, dodging only to avoid being hit. As fast as he was, he couldn't avoid being grazed across his chest, tearing the cloth and leaving a deep burn.

"GA!" Terry shouted. It looked like the archer was trying to commit suicide. "What are you…?" Ethan was nearly face first with the robots now, when Terry saw him open his mouth.

Batman blinked as a sonic boom pushed back most of the robots and severally damaged all of the others, save two. Terry quickly flung two batarangs at the survivors as Ethan finished off the others.

Ethan wiped his hands and turned around cheerfully to see Terry glaring at him.

"You!" Terry accused, jabbing his finger at the older man. "You've never said anything about having a sonic scream!"

"It's only short range," Ethan answered sheepishly, holding up his hands in defense. "It's not anywhere near as strong as my mom or my sister's."

"That was suicide," Terry continued.

"It runs in the family," Ethan replied. Green Arrow winced at the burn on his chest. He had been lucky. Had his body been turned slightly, that shot would have killed him.

"You okay?" Batman asked in concern. Green Arrow flashed him a grin before taking off down the corridor.

"Just try to keep up with me!" Green Arrow called back. Terry followed after him.

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David tried not to fidget as J'onn peered into his mind. He only hoped that the Martian wouldn't discover that he and Terry had cheated on their last exam.

"You should have studied more," J'onn replied.

Damn.

"We didn't have time," David muttered. However, he knew that excuse wouldn't fly with J'onn J'onzz.

The teenager sat quietly for several more minutes before the Martian finally released him. The Flash immediately raced up to the control room to check on Terry's progress. J'onn sat quietly for a moment in quiet reflection before he reached out with his mind to find Bruce Wayne, who was currently in the control room with Clark Kent.

"Bruce, Clark," J'onn thought. He felt both men pause in their conversation as they gave him their full attention.

"What is it?" he felt Clark think back.

"The voice and the red figure that David glimpsed in the speed force, it was Wally."

J'onn felt the two other men freeze. He could feel Bruce's mind turning, trying to fit together the invisible puzzle.

"You're certain?" Bruce asked carefully.

"Yes…and it was not just an image David saw in the speed force. I can feel a faint imprint of Wally's mind in David's, as if the two had connected briefly telepathically," J'onn continued. "Which is entirely possible, given that he was close to the speed force."

"What should we do?" Clark asked.

"Nothing yet Kent," Bruce answered.

"But Wally…!"

"Bruce is correct, Clark. We must first deal with the situation at hand." Clark grew silent at this.

"Kent," Bruce finally thought. "We're not even sure if Wally is alive in there. All we know is that David made contact with him."

"Another consideration must be taken," J'onn continued. "If Wally is truly alive in the speed force, it is uncertain as to how will we get him out."

"We'll get him out," Clark stated firmly.

"At David's expense?" Bruce thought quietly. J'onn felt the Kryptonian freeze at that. The Martian Manhunter knew that what his friend said was true. David was the only one capable of reaching the speed force.

But that also meant possibly losing the teenager in the attempt.

"We'll find a way," Clark continued. "We have to. We don't have a choice."

To that, the other two men had no answer.

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Kara Kent gave a wild grin as she punched Chameleon throw a wall. She didn't care if he was technically her "son", as he had her genes mixed up in his genetic structure.

Brainiac 5 would tell her to calm down, of course. Kara had never thought she'd be able to go back to the past, but events had turned out differently. When one of the Linear Men had turned rogue and began supplying the Key with advanced weaponry, she had traveled back in time.

There she had teamed up with Wally and J'onn, as well as some others, to fight the Key. She had witnessed Wally's disappearance in the speed force. After that, she and J'onn had defeated the ex-Linear Man.

She had no memories after that. The next thing she remembered was waking up to Terry's cowled face.

To say that Kara Kent was pissed would be an understatement.

She gave a grunt as Chameleon materialized behind her and struck her across the back. Kara plummeted down through a few floors before flying back up to meet the green metahuman.

Meanwhile, Huntress was still facing off against Alexander Luthor. The red haired heroine had managed to wound the other woman with her crossbow, but she hadn't been able to get close enough to her yet to inflict any real damage.

"Give it up Luthor!" she shouted. The Huntress ducked as Luthor fired off several shots at her. Elizabeth Szasz was forced to cover her face when the ground suddenly exploded in front of her. She could just barely make out Luthor sprinting towards the exit, but a gleaming sword kept her from following.

Her eyes followed up the sword to see a blue skinned female figure wielding it, her face wrapped in white cloth.

"Well well, what a surprise," a hidden male voice said. Elizabeth watched as a man dressed in black materialized out of the shadows. The Shade.

Behind him and the silent woman, Elizabeth could just make out the figure of Bizarro, who was currently in the process of throwing a wall at Superwoman.

"Watchtower," the Huntress said quickly into her radiolink. "Luthor just invited some friends over from the Injustice League."

With that, the Huntress was forced to defend herself as the Shade and Curare' attacked her. (For notes on Curare', see author's note at bottom of the page.)

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"What was that?" Matt asked. Amanda Waller narrowed her eyes thoughtfully as the sounds of a large battle ripped through the compound. She eyed the boy, who had finally managed to remove his bindings.

"Sit tight Kid," Amanda said. "We'll be out of here soon."

"What if this place collapses first?" Matt questioned. Amanda gave a grim smirk. Smart Kid. That indeed was a definite possibility.

"I guess we'll find out," Waller said calmly, making no attempt to baby the boy. Matt gulped and tried valiantly to hide his fear.

"You look a lot like your father and brother," Amanda told him.

"No I don't, Dad had brown hair," Matt said matter of factly, giving her a strange look.

Amanda chose not to respond to that.

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Jon-El tested his bonds as he glared out at his captors. Wonder Woman smirked at him from across the room, causing the half-Kryptonian clone to scowl.

His "prison" was being powered by Kryptonite, but Jon-El was determined to escape. He knew Alexandra had connections with the Injustice League, he himself was an unofficial member. Jon-El knew that it was highly probable that Luthor would contact them if she hadn't already.

Jon-El hid a smirk. The first thing we would do when he was free would be to wipe the smug look off of Wonder Woman's face.

Then he would hunt down the Flash.

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Author's note:

Not much of David in this chapter, I'm afraid, but there'll be much more of him next chapter.

For those of you who don't know or remember, Curare' was in an episode of Batman Beyond entitled "A Touch of Curare'". She was a member of the Society of Assassins who tried to kill Barbara Gordon's husband. In the end of the episode, it showed her trying to escape being killed by the Society of Assassins for failing in her mission.

I haven't stated much on her yet, but I liked her character. The episode implies in the end that she was being hunted, but doesn't say if she was killed. I like the idea of her joining up with the Injustice League and/or finding employment with Alexandra Luthor.

As for Kara, she was originally intended to have been in her normal time the whole time. But after the JLU episode where she decided to stay in the future, I had to decide on whether to make this story fit with the canon storyline or to make it AU. I decided to try to make it fit by having Kara come back to the past during the fight that Wally disappeared. After this story is finished, I'll probably have her return to the future.

I'm also considering a sequel for this story after it's finished, but I'm not sure yet. I'm hoping to update again in a few days.