Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ or Young Justice, just my OC and even that's debatable considering her origins.
Summary: After defeating Demigra in the Crack's of Time, the last thing Janet expected was to be stranded on another Earth filled with people reminding her of Gohan's Saiyaman issue. However she soon finds that she didn't come alone and must fight to protect that world while looking for a way home. Who said being in the Time Patrol was easy?
Chapter 06: Independence Day Part 2
Washington, D.C
July 5th 00:01 EDT
Doctor Mark Desmond paced around his office his hands clasped behind his back a bit nervously a few hours after their security breach.
He was waiting for a call he placed in to be accepted, one that would leave for him to talk to his superiors, the board of directors behind Cadmus and the people who ordered everything since this facility has been created, including the cloning of Superman.
While he knew that this breach of security won't be taken lightly, especially given the fact it was teenagers that were behind it, he had high hopes that the Board would overlook that when he mentions that they have the Saiyan currently sedated.
As the Genomorphs escorted the sidekicks he took a blood sample from the Saiyan and had her body x-rayed to see how her skeletal structure was compared to humanity and what they discovered astounded him.
At first glance her biology looked extremely identical to a human's, enough to show that a human and her race could theoretically make an offspring or rather if they were to clone her it would work. And despite being an alien she looks human, however as a geneticist he knew exactly what to look for and saw quite a few differences.
For instance from the blood work he did in the last few last hours he discovered that her species aged the same way the human race does but remain in their prime for a much longer period of time and that was just from a first glance, studying it further would prove to be very benefiting to humanity as a whole, especially if they could adapt that to their biology and improve their lifespan.
Then there were her abilities-those energy attacks, her organs were different from humanities-enough to where she could use these energy attacks while others can't-as shown when Parasite tried to do so once he absorb her life energy on live TV because his organs were different-it was a very small difference but enough. In fact her whole nervous system seemed to be the cause for it-although he was confused when he saw that according to the X-Rays there was a bit of a stump on her lower spine right beneath the skin as if a tail was there.
So many possibilities, but so little time to look into them at the moment.
Then there was her device they took, they discovered it was a scanner of some sort after taking it apart-finding a tracer in it-recognizing it as something of Batman's so they quickly destroyed it to avoid the League coming here. It seemed to be able to scan and take into account the power of various life-forms as well as act like a translator showing that the Saiyan didn't speak English or any other Earth-Based Language, he had the schematics they made copied so they could make their own as it could also track these power signatures-.
Seeing the screens lowering themselves, Desmond stopped pacing and straightened his posture right as all seven of them turned on showing shadowed figures.
"Doctor Desmond, you require an audience with the Light?" One of the screens asked, his voice modified.
"Yes, so sorry to bother you at this late hour-."
"Just make your report." A second man said in annoyance.
Coughing, Desmond fixed his glasses. "Of course… We had a small fire here at Project Cadmus, the origin of the fire is still unclear but it seemed to have attracted some unwanted attention." He said seeing the dark shapes move to show they were displeased. "Three sidekicks Robin, Aqualad and Kid Flash along with the Saiyan breached Security, they found and released the weapon-the Superboy of course the clone is under our telepathic control and as ordered turned against his would-be liberators although he was almost beaten by the Saiyan if we didn't telepathically attack her mind."
As soon as he said that the Saiyan was a part of this infiltration he could see a few of the Board look interested, especially when he said she almost beat the Superboy.
"The sidekicks are contained in the cloning chamber and we don't believe the League knows they're there, as for the Saiyan I have her subdued on Sub-Level 23 heavily sedated to prevent another incident and I have taken the liberty to study her biology."
"What did you discover?" A third voice asked with Desmond relaying what he learned. "Send some of the blood to me, I wish to study it myself."
"As you wish. What should I do with them?"
"Clone the sidekicks and dispose of the originals, the substitutes will serve the light," A fourth one suggested. "As for the Saiyan, keep her sedated and harvest her DNA, it's not everyday a prize like that falls into our laps."
'Time runs short, you must awaken.' A deep voice spoke as Robin, Kid Flash and Aqualad were chained to the wall.
They stirred but not fast enough.
'You must awaken, NOW!'
All three of them jerked awake seeing that they were stuck while Superboy looked straight up at them.
"What? What do you want?" Kid Flash asked in annoyance as Superboy narrowed his eyes. "Quit staring you're creeping me out."
"Uh KF?" Robin asked, getting the speedster's attention. "How about we not tick off the guy who can fry us with a look?"
"Uh point taken-." Kid Flash however stopped when he noticed someone missing. "Wait, where's Janet?"
That made Robin and Aqualad look around while Superboy tilted his head remembering the fight with her and it made him frown.
"Prepare the cloning procedure for the new Project Sidekick," Desmond said as he walked with one of his scientists towards the Project Kr room as the Genomorphs were repairing the door. "Now."
"Almost done here Doc." Guardian greeted overlooking the work but Desmond came to a complete stop when he noticed the lack of the Kryptonian clone in the room.
"Where's the weapon?!"
"Superboy? He carried the sidekicks to the cloning chamber while you were busy with the Saiyan." Guardian answered, making Desmond give him a dark look, looking like he wanted to strangle the brainwashed hero.
"We have Genomorphs for that, get the weapon back in the pod now!"
Guardian raised a brow at how Desmond was being. "I don't see the harm in letting the kid stretch his legs."
That made Desmond grit his teeth. "Don't you now?" He asked the Genomorph on his shoulder giving a telepathic order with Guardian narrowing his eyes as his mind was tampered with yet again.
"That clone belongs in a cage." Guardian snarled, taking off running.
"We only sought to help you." Aqualad said looking at Superboy right when Kid Flash interjected.
"Yeah we help you and you turn on us, how's that for grati-."
"Kid please be quiet," Aqualad gave him a look of warning. "I believe that our new friend was not in control of his actions."
While they spoke, Superboy's attention being on them, Robin flicked his finger, a lockpick emerging from his glove with him silently picking the lock.
"Wh-what if I-?" Superboy looked down as the sidekicks looked surprised by the sudden voice before the Kryptonian teen coughed. "What if I wasn't?"
"He can talk?!" Kid Flash asked in shock with Superboy turning his hand into a fist.
"Yes 'He' can." He said making Robin and Aqualad look at Kid Flash who shrugged.
"What? Not like I said 'it'." Kid Flash defended making that point.
"The Genomorphs taught you, telepathically?" Aqualad curiously asked, wanting to get more information on their situation.
Superboy looked down. "They taught me much, I can read, write, I know the name of things."
"But have you seen them?" Robin's question caught his attention. "Have they ever let you see the sky or the sun?"
"Images are implanted into my mind, but no I have not seen them."
"Do you know what you are? Who you are?" Aqualad asked him.
Superboy looked right at him, squaring his shoulders. "I am the Superboy, a Genomorph, a clone made from the DNA of Superman. Created to replace him should he perish," He said before his tone became a little dark. "To destroy him should he ever turn from the light."
Robin and Kid Flash exchanged worried glances at hearing that but Aqualad kept a calm head. "To be like Superman is a worthy aspiration," He said, choosing his words carefully watching the teen's expression. "But like Superman you deserve a life of your own, beyond that Solar Suit, beyond that pod… Beyond Cadmus."
"I live because of Cadmus," Superboy said his anger flaring up. "It is my home!"
"You're home is a test tube," Robin told him, feeling sorry for the teen. "We can show you the sun."
"Uh, pretty sure it's after midnight," Kid Flash pointed out before backtracking. "But we can show you the moon."
"We can show you… Introduce you to Superman." Aqualad promised.
That last one made Superboy look up at them with a conflicted expression that showed hope and longing to meet the one he was created from. To meet the one he wanted to be like.
"No they can't," Desmond walked into the room with a fellow scientist and Guardian. "They'll be occupied… Activate the cloning process."
"Pass, Batcave is way too crowded." Robin said, still trying to get his shackles unlocked.
"And get the weapon back in it's pod."
As Guardian moved towards Superboy, Kid Flash frowned. "Hey how come he get's to call Supey an it?" He asked in mock anger, but in truth he felt pity for the clone.
Guardian placed a hand on Superboy's shoulder while the clone looked up at Aqualad. "Help us."
After a second he shrugged Guardian's hand off as Desmond walked by. "Don't start thinking now," He said, the G-Gnome on his shoulder jumping onto the Clone's shoulder, it's telepathy pacifying Superboy much to the disgust of the sidekicks. "See you're not a real boy, you're a weapon and you belong to me-er well to Cadmus, same thing now get back to your Pod."
As Superboy walked off, he looked at Guardian. "You dispose of them once the cloning process is complete, I'll be studying the genetic structure of the Saiyan."
"What did you do with her?" Kid Flash asked after hearing that as Superboy didn't know what Desmond did with the Saiyan when they asked.
"I doubt you'll need to know considering you'll be dead soon enough, but she's alive I'll promise that. Harvesting DNA is easier if the subject is alive." Desmond said as if talking to an ant before he walked off.
Guardian watched as the other scientist typed into the computer right when the syringes plunged into the chest of the sidekicks and the cloning procedure began with them crying out.
As Superboy continued to walk, something blasted the G-Gnome off of his shoulder making him stumble as he gripped his head. "W-What?" He muttered before seeing Demigra who casually killed the G-Gnome making him tense. "Who are you?"
"No one you need to know, boy," Demigra said, tossing the G-Gnome body with a smirk. "I'm actually here to help you."
Superboy took a step back, not sure if he could trust him before he heard Robin, Kid Flash and Aqualad crying out, the latter whispering in hopes that Superboy could hear him.
"Ah yes your 'friends'," Demigra said with a scoff. "I suppose you should save them but hold out your hand."
Superboy looked at him suspiciously before doing so and Demigra waved his hand over it, an 'M' emblem appearing over it and then disappearing.
"When you free them that will take you directly to the Saiyan, however you're on your own with getting out." Demigra stated walking off but he stopped when Superboy spoke.
"What's the catch?"
"Hm smarter than I give you credit for, then again you're barely four months old," Demigra said with Superboy glaring. "But you'll see soon enough."
With that said he disappeared as if he wasn't there with Superboy clenching his fists before turning around and moving quickly back towards the others.
Ripping the door to the cloning chamber open which in turn deactivated the cloning process, Superboy easily backhanded Guardian who tried to stop him and gave the remaining scientist a warning look making her back up.
"Are you here to help us or fry us?" Kid Flash asked with Superboy narrowing his eyes. "Uh wait I was just-."
"Huh, I don't seem to have heat vision so I suppose helping is my only option." Superboy said with Kid Flash looking gobsmacked.
"Did he just make a joke?" Kid Flash asked incredulously when Robin finally managed to finish picking the locks and landed on the ground rubbing his wrists, while ignoring the pain in his chest from the syringes.
"Ugh finally, lucky Batman isn't here, he would have my head for taking so long."
Kid Flash just stared at his best friend. "Seriously? That's what you're worried about?" He asked, frowning. "The whole League will have our heads after tonight."
Reaching the console, Robin pressed a button to make the syringes pull away from the other two. "Get Aqualad, I'll get Kid Mouth."
"Don't give me orders." Superboy told him before doing so, ripping the bindings off while ensuring that Aqualad wouldn't fall.
"Thank you." Aqualad said with Superboy smiling.
Once Kid Flash was taken down, Robin got to work destroying the 'blood' samples taken from them so they wouldn't be cloned. "Alright we need to find Janet and get out of here-."
"Just grab my hand." Superboy said, confusing them. "What?"
"Uh why would we?" Kid Flash looked confused but Superboy gave him a look. "Okay, okay geez."
Doing that along with Robin and Aqualad they were taken by surprise when they were suddenly in the room with Janet strapped to a table, heavily sedated with various syringes taking blood out of her, Desmond giving a start when they appeared out of nowhere.
"How did-?!" Desmond moved to take control of the situation but Superboy just picked him up and threw him into the wall.
"Dude you can teleport?!" Kid Flash asked in disbelief. "Wait, does that mean Superman can do it?"
"No, I had… Help when the G-Gnome was taken off of me." Superboy said, remembering how this G-Gnome was killed.
"Help?" Aqualad asked not sure how to respond to that. "Who?"
"He didn't give a name, just left after doing something to my hand to bring us here."
"That's a bit unsettling." Kid Flash muttered with Robin giving a nod.
"Very but still," Robin moved so they could unstrap Janet, taking the syringes out. "We need to get out of here. We'll worry about who it was later"
Once they had all of the Syringes, they tried to wake her and only succeeded in getting Janet to stir.
"Okay we need to get out of here," Aqualad said, taking control of the situation. "We can't wait for her to wake up."
"Alright." Kid Flash easily scooped her up while Robin took care of the bloodwork so Cadmus couldn't clone the Saiyan. "Then what are we waiting for-wait which floor are we on?"
"Sub-Level 23." Robin said, checking. "We were on Sub-Level 42 earlier."
"Ah sweet, halfway out." Kid Flash said taking off with Robin, Aqualad and Superboy behind him.
"You won't get out, I'll have you back in pods soon enough!" Desmond called out in anger.
"Man he is not whelmed at all." Robin muttered to himself.
Pushing himself up, Desmond began to move knowing that he needed to get to Sub-Level 13 to get Project Blockbuster before they could get too far.
However he managed to get one of the G-Gnomes and grabbed it. "Activate every Genomorph in Cadmus, I want them stopped.
Kid Flash cursed as he couldn't exactly fight while carrying the unconscious Saiyan, although he still wouldn't say no to having a girl in his arms-... On second thought that made him sound like a creeper.
Still, the others kept the Genomorphs off his back for the moment.
A low moan made him look down as Janet's head twitched. "T'uh nee m'kor, (I want to sleep,)" Janet muttered with Kid Flash blinking. "Nee rot. (Too noisy)."
"Uh Rob, she's speaking weird," Kid Flash called out. "It's kind of cute though."
"That's because the scanner they took apart is a translator, she doesn't know any Earth languages apparently." Robin said, remembering Batman's files on the Saiyan.
The voices however along with the fast-paced running managed to stir Janet to where she opened her eyes blearily, unsure of what was going on as the sedation was still in effect.
"Uch. (Soft.)" Janet muttered thinking she was in a bed and she closed her eyes and tilted her head to what she thought was a pillow before hearing a pretty fast heartbeat.
That was enough for her to fully wake up and struggle, making Kid Flash trip and they both went skidding across the floor, the pain of the crash enough to really wake Janet up as it got her adrenaline working against the sedation.
"R'eh? R'en? R'es? R'et?! (Who? What? Where? Why?!)" Janet looked around as Kid Flash painfully got up grumbling to himself with Robin, Aqualad and Superboy running forward-Janet's eyes zeroed in on Superboy before narrowing, remembering what happened.
"Au! (You!)" Janet shot at Superboy whose eyes widened before colliding with him right into the wall making it crack. "M'eh a'hir au! (I'm going to hurt you!)
Superboy glared back at being manhandled like this and was about to fight back when Janet raised a fist to punch him but Robin and Aqualad quickly tried to restrain her.
"Wait Janet he's on our side!" Robin tried, knowing that he wouldn't be able to actually stop a punch, but Aqualad had a better chance.
"R'en? (What?)" Janet asked just now realizing that she couldn't understand them and vice versa, her hand going to her ear where the Scanner usually is only to find it gone. "R'es m'yo sc'rea?! (Where's my scanner?!)"
"Oh this will be a headache." Kid Flash muttered wishing she knew English.
Robin meanwhile made sure he was between Janet and Superboy before doing a few gestures, quick and to the point to where she would get what he meant, pointing to Superboy then to them and then made a running gesture and then pointing up.
Slowly Janet gave a nod, getting what he meant with Robin smirking before she gave Superboy a cautious look as he glared, not taking being slammed into the wall lightly, but they had other things to worry about.
Kid Flash had nothing to say as he just stared unable to believe that actually worked.
"We need to keep moving." Aqualad said all of them running and Janet followed a second later after trying to use Instant Transmission only to wince, something was preventing it, it seemed that her mind was still unfocused for it.
Still she got the basic idea seeing Superboy with them and then remembering the telepathic attack on her mind.
The only thing really damaged was her pride at being beaten by a cheap, underhanded tactic so she planned to fight Superboy again once they were out of here.
"We are still 23 levels below ground but if we can make the elevator-." Aqualad was cut off when a few Behemoths showed up.
"H'tir! (Move!)" Janet cried out focusing.
"Okay we need to teach her English-." Kid Flash muttered before Robin intervened.
"I think she means get out of the way!" Robin said making Kid Flash see energy forming around her and he wisely got out of the way when Janet shot a mini unfocused Kamehameha right at one of the Behemoth sending it into the wall while Superboy yelled as he jumped and sucker punched another, grabbing its arm and spun it to toss it into its friends, the whole building was shaking.
"Superboy! Janet! The goal is to escape, not to bury ourselves here!" Aqualad said with Superboy looking at him with wild eyes.
"You want escape?!" Superboy shouted with nothing but rage, seemingly in a berserker mode.
Janet despite not understanding Aqualad got the message and flew after them right as they reached the elevator with Aqualad forcing it open. Robin used his grapple to go up while Janet grabbed Kid Flash who was going to wall jump and flew after him leaving for Superboy to grab Aqualad and fly.
Or at least tried to, he only made it up Sub-Level 15 when he realized something was wrong. "I-I'm falling?" Superboy muttered in shock as he began to fall, leaving for Robin's eyes to widen and he threw a metal shuriken for Aqualad to grab, halting their descent. "Superman can fly… Why can't I fly?"
"Don't know but you can leap buildings in a single bound, still pretty cool." Kid Flash said while Janet tilted her head wondering why they were stopping.
"Guys, this will have to be our exit." Robin said in a panic as the elevator was coming down quickly.
Getting the message, Superboy punched the door open and they all shot out of the elevator shaft barely missing getting hit only for more Genomorphs to approach them.
"M'eh j'ha. (I swear.)" Janet muttered in annoyance at the sheer number of them.
However they all ran with Janet firing small Ki blasts to keep the Genomorphs off of them.
As they ran however Superboy blinked as a voice appeared in his head. 'Turn left brother.'
Hesitating on listening to it, Superboy decided to trust it. "Go left," He said with them reaching the turn. "Left!"
Despite being surprised, the others listened, Janet having to slow down as she didn't realize they were turning.
'Turn right.'
"Right." Superboy ordered again only for them to reach a dead-end.
"Great directions Supey, you trying to get us re-poded?" Kid Flash asked in annoyance while Superboy shook his head, clear confusion on his face.
"No, I don't… I don't understand."
Robin grinned. "Don't apologize this is perfect." He said with Janet looking at them.
"R'en au m'ehu wi'y fe? (What are we waiting for?)" She asked in annoyance.
Instead of answering Robin used his grapple to take the vent cover off getting the others to see what he had in mind as they all climbed in, Janet being last finding all of this sneaking around to be annoying.
But given how she couldn't exactly voice it to where they would understand she followed after them.
"At this rate we'll never get out." Kid Flash muttered with them moving through the vents, Superboy pausing.
"Ssh, listen." He said hearing the Genomorphs in the vents, something that Janet picked up on and snarled a bit as this wasn't a favorable position for the Saiyan to be in.
Not enough room to move.
"Just give me a moment." Robin said using his computer before grinning. "I hacked the motion sensors."
"Nice job." Kid Flash said with a chuckle the five of them moving further before they made it to the hallway right next to the stairs. "And now we have more room to move."
With that said he pulled his goggles on and began running through the stairs at a fast pace, knocking Genomorphs out of the way for Robin, Aqualad and Superboy to follow after him while Janet flew up the stairs.
Superboy found it annoying that she could fly while he couldn't before Robin spoke. "More behind us."
Hearing that, Superboy stopped and slammed his foot on the stairway leading down, causing it to collapse in order to give them more time.
Eventually they made it to Sub-Level 1 where Kid Flash ended up colliding with a large metal door and skidded back in pain with Janet smirking before she flew and punched the door, wincing in surprise as it was extremely durable.
As she continued to punch it, Aqualad and Superboy ran in to try and force it open with Robin hacking it. "Crap can't hack it fast enough-." He stopped and turned to see multiple Genomorphs coming after them.
Janet muttered under her breath at how ridiculous this was right when Robin kicked open the nearest door.
"This way."
However on following him they all ended up in an ambush of various Genomorphs with Guardian standing there so they all got ready with Kid Flash and Superboy tensing while Aqualad pulled his bracers out along with Robin taking two shurikens to throw and Janet prepared two Destructo Disks.
"On three." Aqualad said as they tensed before all of the Genomorphs began to glow with them attacking the teenager's minds, making them fall down, Superboy being the only one awake as he was on his knees.
'Perhaps for the sake of all Genomorphs our brother Superboy should make up his own mind.' Dubbilex suggested, walking out of the shadows.
Superboy perked up, recognizing the voice and looked at him. 'It was you.'
'Yes brother, I set the fire and lured your new friends here to Cadmus,' Dubbilex admitted walking up to Superboy. 'Woke them when they were in danger.'
'And guided me.' Superboy finished blinking. 'Why?'
'Because you are our hope, the Genomorph hero,' Dubbilex explained to the Kryptonian teen. 'You will blaze a trail for all of our brothers showing us a way to freedom.'
As that was said, Guardian stumbled and held his head. "What's going on?" He asked, having trouble thinking, finally free of the brainwashing after so long.
With that said everyone woke up as the Genomorphs stopped keeping them down telepathically before Dubbilex returned his attention to Superboy. 'What is your choice brother?'
Gaining a determined look, Superboy looked right at him. "I choose freedom." He said out loud.
Dubbilex gave a nod and then focused on Janet, her head flared up in pain.
"Ow!" Janet shouted in English surprising the others. "That's it I'm going to shove a Special Beam Cannon up your-."
"Wait you made her speak English?" Kid Flash asked in surprise, the fact that she could understand them made Janet stop mid-sentence.
'I have simply rewired her brainwave patterns to implement the English Language to make future interactions much easier.' Dubbilex explained to them. 'The headache she is feeling will go away after a few hours.'
Janet grumbled before giving a nod. "Thanks." She muttered despite the annoyance she felt.
"Feel's like fog lifting." Guardian said, bringing their attention back to him.
"Guardian?" Aqualad asked cautiously before the man remembered everything and gained a dark look.
"Go, I'll deal with Desmond."
"I think not," Everyone turned to see Desmond standing a bit away holding a vial of blue liquid. "Project Blockbuster should give me the power to restore order within Cadmus."
With that said he downed the vial before anyone could react and began to seize up in pain, falling to his knees as his muscles began to bulge-the skin ripping in the process making the others back up as instead of blood and flesh there was dark stone underneath the skin before he roared with new power standing at ten feet tall.
"Everyone get back." Guardian went to subdue Blockbuster only to be backhanded into the wall and knocked out.
Superboy looked furious and lunged, trading punches with Blockbuster who proved to be more than capable of holding his own with the Kryptonian.
Deciding to give a hand, Janet flew in and kicked Blockbuster in the face before he grabbed her by the arm and slammed her into Superboy sending the two skidding back.
"Masenko-Ha!" Janet shouted sending the blast at Blockbuster only to be shocked when he actually knocked the Ki attack away while Superboy jumped to use gravity in order to deliver a punch but Blockbuster straight up tackled him right out of the sub-level.
"Okay, that's one way to bust through the ceiling." Robin said, pulling his grapple out.
Kid Flash grabbed his belt when Robin pulled them out. "Think lab coat planned that?"
"I doubt that he's planning anything anymore." Aqualad stated with Janet grabbing him and flying out with them on the first public floor of Cadmus.
"So basically that drink just made him dumb muscle?" Janet questioned Aqualad with him giving a nod, the two landing next to Robin and Kid Flash as Superboy was sent flying at them slamming into Janet and sending them back.
The others ran over to help the two up as they stood there glaring at Blockbuster.
"Screw this." Janet said focusing. "KaioKen!"
"Kaio-what?" Kid Flash asked as red aura engulfed Janet before she flew and kicked Blockbuster in the face, the force sending him right through a pillar before she appeared behind him using a Ki blast to knock him toward the others.
Kid Flash used his speed to move past Blockbuster as both Aqualad and Superboy lunged at Blockbuster giving him a punch before he could regain his balance with Kid Flash crouching behind him making him fall on his back right when Robin threw a few explosive shurikens.
"Learned that in Kindergarten." Kid Flash mocked with Blockbuster getting up only for Janet to deliver a haymaker followed by an uppercut.
'Now this is what I'm talking about,' Janet thought her heart pumping. 'No sneaking around, just a good old fashioned fight.'
But she was disappointed when Blockbuster fell down unconscious from the combined might of the five of them.
"Alright that was easy." Kid Flash high-fived Robin who looked smug.
"Heroes 1. Cadmus 0." Robin agreed with a laugh, one that Janet found a little creepy if she was to be honest while Superboy looked from the unconscious Blockbuster to the doors where the world led a look of excitement on his face while Aqualad placed a hand on his shoulder-.
Clapping could be heard making them turn to see Demigra who gave a laugh. "Very good show." He said with Janet gritting her teeth.
"Demigra!" She shot at him but like before it was an illusion.
"Seriously you can't be that stupid you little monkey," Demigra scoffed at her. "I was kidding before but are you seriously not going to fall for that?"
"You're the one that helped me break free of the G-Gnomes." Superboy said, recognizing him.
"Wait it was Demigra who did that and teleported us to Janet?" Robin asked cautiously.
On hearing that, Janet's eyes widened, remembering how Demigra did that for her one time making him chuckle. "Oh don't worry you pathetic monkey I didn't place a bomb on my teleportation spell."
"Spell-oh come on." Kid Flash muttered in annoyance not believing that for a second.
"Why are you here?" Aqualad asked, readying his water bracers.
"None of your business Atlantean, but I suppose I could have some fun," Demigra then waved his staff, his eyes glowing red. "I doubt this will kill you Monkey, your new friends on the other hand, we'll see."
Feeling the surge of power behind her, Janet spun around to see Blockbuster covered in dark energy as he stood up, the others tensing up on seeing that, Robin looking a bit fearful, no doubt remembering what happened with Killer Croc as Blockbuster roared his new power destroying the glass windows around them.
"Don't disappoint me, I'll be looking forward to our rematch." Demigra said with an evil laugh as he disappeared.
Blockbuster roared and became a blur slamming into Janet sending her right through a pillar while Kid Flash gaped at how fast Blockbuster seemed.
'Okay this is bad.' Robin thought barely keeping up and he knew that if he was hit once he would be dead from the strength Blockbuster was showing-something that Aqualad saw as well.
"Robin go into the shadows." Aqualad told him with the boy wonder giving a nod, grappling away.
Superboy lunged and delivered a punch only to be backhanded, the magic affecting Blockbuster making it even more painful considering Kryptonians were affected just like everyone else when it was involved as he was sent flying back his nose and mouth bleeding from the hit.
Superboy looked surprised at the sight of his own blood while Aqualad quickly placed a shield between him and Blockbuster who went to take advantage of Superboy's shocked state.
"Destructo Disk!" Janet shouted, firing the energy blade at Blockbuster only to see that it barely cut him. "Special Beam C-."
Blockbuster disappeared and Janet was kicked in the face and sent flying right through the ceiling.
"She can survive that right?" Kid Flash asked only for Blockbuster to zero in on him. "Uh hi?"
He was barely able to dodge when Blockbuster lunged at him with Kid Flash moving to keep ahead of Blockbuster while Robin looked around trying to find a way for them to take this upgraded Blockbuster down.
A loud crash alerted him to Janet flying back in, making a new hole in the ceiling and tackling Blockbuster away from Kid Flash straight through another pillar, making the whole place shake. "Of course." Robin said an idea came to him as he brought the building foundation up on his computer. "KF get over here."
As Kid Flash did that, Superboy and Aqualad joined in, knocking Blockbuster back. "What happened to him?" Aqualad asked while Janet caught her breath.
"Demigra used dark magic to make him stronger and feral, luckily he's not as strong as some of the others that he used that on but he's still dangerous." Janet explained quickly before throwing her hands out rapidly. "Hellzone Grenade!"
As orbs of Ki surrounded Blockbuster she just closed her fist as they imploded on him before he shot out of the smoke injured but still awake.
"Heh this might be fun." Janet said with a smirk.
Aqualad didn't share Janet's sentiment while Superboy ran at Blockbuster unleashing a one-two combo with some punches, Aqualad covering him with a water hammer.
As Blockbuster stumbled backwards, Janet focused. "Kaioken X5." She shouted, multiplying her strength and speed as she slammed into Blockbuster, the three of them making the enraged being back up with the blows affecting him.
Giving another roar, Blockbuster clapped his hands together emitting a shockwave that knocked the three back, Superboy covering his ears from his first time dealing with sensory overload.
"Got it?" Robin asked, explaining the plan to Kid Flash who gave a nod.
"Got it." Kid Flash said running at Blockbuster who was about to slam his fists into Aqualad as Janet quickly grabbed him and Superboy jumped back in time for Kid Flash to deliver a speedy punch making him wince as even with reinforced gauntlets that hurt. "Hey come on Gargoyle face."
As Kid Flash taunted Blockbuster, Robin called over. "Aqualad, Superboy, Janet!" He said showing his computer.
"Come and get me you incredible bulk!" Kid Flash taunted making Blockbuster hit another pillar. "Miss me."
"I need you there and there while I get the last one loaded," Robin said to Superboy and Aqualad the two giving a nod before he looked at Janet. "You have an energy attack that can stun him long enough?"
"I'll need a few seconds to focus." Janet said, recalling one attack that she used against Mira during when the Z Warriors fought Buu.
"Done." Robin said taking some Shurikens out to throw to a certain pillar while Aqualad and Superboy took down another one.
"Sorry try again." Kid Flash had a smug look as he ducked another punch.
Taking a deep breath, Janet focused and brought both of her hands back to her sides a ball of blue energy forming in both hands.
As she focused, Robin drew a white X on a spot with a piece of chalk right when Aqualad used his water bearers to make a trail of water that Kid Flash slid across, coming to a stop and waited in time for Blockbuster to be sucker punched by Superboy making him fall on his back, sliding across the water onto the X.
"Buster Cannon!" Janet shouted bringing her hands together as the beam of energy shot at Blockbuster making him roar in pain when it enveloped him.
"Move." Robin shouted as Janet stopped her attack seeing the dark energy dissipate showing that Blockbuster was beaten and the shurikens he placed in the last pillar exploded.
Instantly the ceiling began to cave in, covering Blockbuster who barely had time to cover his face with his hands while Robin and Kid Flash were covered by Aqualad and Superboy with Janet going above them to catch some debris.
The building however imploded on itself, the explosions echoing for miles.
Eventually Superboy punched a way out, throwing a piece of the second floor off of him as he had Kid Flash covered, his solar suit torn up while Aqualad had Robin covered but their suits had some tears in them from this whole mess.
"Man I saw my life pass before my eyes," Kid Flash panted relieved that they not only survived, but they won. "That was awesome."
Robin cackled while Superboy smiled but Aqualad noticed something.
"Where's Janet?"
That made the others freeze as they looked around before they saw a huge rock shift right before Janet showed herself by throwing it off of her, the top half of her Gi torn up.
Kid Flash whistled a bit as Robin elbowed him, both of them wincing at that action.
"So anyone hungry?" Janet asked with Kid Flash grinning as he was while Superboy just walked off, looking up at the sky, seeing the moon.
Seeing that it was a full moon however, Janet was very glad she didn't have her Saiyan tail at this moment, not wanting to alarm people by turning into an Oozaru, but she took a moment to appreciate the beauty of it.
"See the moon?" Kid Flash asked with a grin placing a hand on Superboy's shoulder. "Told you we would show it to you."
Superboy just stared at it, mesmerized as this was much better than seeing the images that the G-Gnomes would implant into his head. This was his first time outside, breathing the fresh air-.
A speck could be seen flying from the moon and Superboy narrowed his eyes trying to see it before they widened at seeing who it was.
"Oh and Superman, man do we keep our promises or what?" Kid Flash asked, looking a little nervous now that they thought about the repercussions of their actions.
Janet however stared as it was the whole League that apparently came to see why Cadmus just imploded on itself-and probably looking for the missing teenage superheroes she was with as the sun was still out when they went in there.
They started off with the fliers-Janet recognized Superman, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter and Red Tornado from them and a few others she didn't recognize while Green Lantern-there were two of them-were carrying the others that couldn't fly as Flash ran in last.
It got silent as the League took in the scene looking from the teenagers to Cadmus where the unconscious Blockbuster could be seen.
The first one to break the silence was Superboy as he hesitantly approached Superman who tensed, looking at him suspiciously as the Kryptonian Teen was the only stranger for the League at the moment.
As soon as Superboy was in front of Superman he stilled for a bit before lifting the torn Solarsuit to show the symbol making Superman's eyes widened as Superboy smiled a little hopefully.
But upon seeing Superman saying nothing, instead narrowing his eyes, Superboy's hopeful expression fell as Batman spoke. "Is that what I think it is?"
"He." Janet said with a frown at the rodent with Batman looking at her, cowl lenses narrowing as he noticed a lack of the scouter and yet she spoke English. "He's not an it."
"I'm Superman's clone." Superboy snapped, hiding his disappointment at how they took him existing.
Shocked looks were exchanged by the League members before Batman looked right at them. "Start talking."
Janet scoffed and looked away while Robin, Kid Flash and Aqualad began to explain what happened while Superboy backed away seeing that the meeting with Superman didn't go as he had hoped.
It took a bit for them to get the story across, Batman narrowing his eyes when he heard that Demigra ended up involving himself right when a couple of the League began to head for Blockbuster, Superman was talking to Martian Manhunter and Wonder Woman while Superboy looked towards them at a loss.
So Janet placed a hand on his shoulder. "You okay?"
"Fine." Superboy said barely keeping his anger in as he saw Superman look towards him after Martian Manhunter noticed him staring, making the teen look away.
Janet looked at him in disbelief before letting him be. 'If it was Goku he would've accepted you no problem.' She thought as she saw a lot of similarities between Goku and Superman upon learning more about this Earth.
Sent to Earth from a dying world, became their world's greatest heroes.
Guess there had to be some differences.
Superman slowly approached and looked at Superboy. "We'll ah, we'll figure something out for you," He said sounding unsure as if he wasn't sure how to take this. "The League will I mean, for now I-... I'd better go make sure they get that Blockbuster thing squared away."
With that he took off with Janet frowning at him while Superboy looked down.
But Batman approached with Aquaman and Flash. "Cadmus will be investigated, all 52 levels, but let's make one thing absolutely clear-."
"You should've called." Flash interrupted looking at Kid Flash in concern with Batman giving him a look.
"End results aside we are not happy," Batman said looking at them. "You hacked Justice League Systems, disobey direct orders and endangered lives. You will not be doing this again."
Janet looked about ready to get into Batman's face but Aqualad spoke up after a quick glance was shared between him and the others. "I'm sorry but we will."
"Aqualad, stand down." Aquaman said looking at his protege who bowed his head.
"Apologies my King but no," Aqualad's refusal made the King of Atlantis raise a brow, surprised by that. "We did good work here tonight, work you trained us to do. Together on our own we forged something powerful… Important."
Flash stepped forward. "If this is about your treatment at the hall the three of you-."
"The five of us." Kid Flash interjected with a shake of his head. "And it's not about the Hall."
"Batman," Robin walked forward looking at his mentor who looked right at him. "We're ready to use what you taught us, if we can't do that then why teach us at all?"
"Why let them decide?" Superboy asked his anger from Superman not wanting to be near him made him glare at the League as he decided he wanted to be with the people who got him out of Cadmus. "It's simple, get on board or get out of the way."
Seeing that, Janet decided to add her own two cents. "Like it or not they won't take no for an answer." She said flashing a dangerous smirk at them. "And neither will I."
There was no way she was going to let them get in trouble after what all of them went through that night, especially considering they fought against Demigra as well.
With all of that said the five of them stared down the whole League.
Eventually Batman broke the silence. "Give me three days." He said surprising everyone.
"... Three days isn't so bad." Kid Flash said with a shrug as the three went towards their mentors.
Robin however paused and turned to see Superboy looking down. "Uh guys?"
Kid Flash blinked before smiling. "Hey Supey, how about you come with me?" He suggested with Superboy blinking before doing just that.
Janet smiled and went to leave only to see Diana approaching her. "Heck of a trial-run," The Saiyan said in a joking tone. "Is it always like this with the League?"
Diana felt her lips twitch. "No, sometimes it gets hectic." She said before adopting a concerned look. "Do you require medical attention?"
"Nah just something to eat along with some sleep and I'll be good as new." Janet said giving a yawn, but she looked back to see Kid Flash leading Superboy away, talking animatedly to the teen with Superboy looking a bit unnerved. "Hey he'll be okay right?"
Diana gave a nod. "Superman needs time to think about this," She said to Janet as she saw how Janet frowned at the Man of Steel. "Especially since Cadmus seemed to have played with his DNA. Give him some time and he'll come around to the idea of having Superboy around."
She then placed a hand on Janet's shoulder.
"Come on you'll stay with me for tonight." Diana said, taking Janet by surprise.
"R'en? (What?)" Janet asked, slipping into Saiyan language in her surprise.
Themysciran Embassy, New York
July 5th, 9:24 EDT
After getting at least eight hours of sleep, Janet couldn't help but look around the Embassy as Diana actually had her stay, her light injuries were easily taken care of and to be perfectly honest she felt a little out of place around here.
She almost left for her cave as at least she was used to it, but she didn't really want to be rude to Diana, her Gi was currently folded up on the bed of the Guest Room she stayed in while she wore the civilian clothes that she managed to get before coming here.
Then there was also the mental probe from Martian Manhunter to be sure that Dubbilex didn't put anything else in her mind besides the Human Language.
"Sleep well?" Janet didn't jump as she sensed Diana's Ki before she spoke.
"Yeah the bed was comfy, kind of felt weird to sleep away from the cave though," Janet admitted rubbing the back of her head as she saw that Diana was still wearing her Amazon armor. "Thanks for letting me crash here."
"It's no trouble, it's nice to have some company around here." Diana said as she usually got visitors from either the League or when politics get involved.
"I'll bet, so how's Guardian doing?"
She never did ask the other night.
"Guardian's currently resting after being treated," Diana said with a frown on her face at what Cadmus did to that man. "He said he wanted to apologize to you and the others when he got the chance."
"Nah he doesn't owe an apology." Janet said waving that off, happy that the guy was alright. "Cadmus does owe me a new Power Scanner though."
Diana gave a slight chuckle. "Batman currently has it, you'll get it back once it's fixed." She said, although she knew the Dark Knight pretty well at this point to know that he would be making schematics for it.
'So the Rodent has my Scanner?' Janet thought hoping that she would get it back as while she can now speak English thanks to Dubbilex she still wants the scanner as it was more of a memento than anything else now.
Then she winced. "Robin, Kid Flash and Aqualad aren't in too much trouble are they?" She asked with Diana crossing her arms.
"It's more than likely that they are given they did break a few rules, although given the end results I think they'll be fine." Diana said smiling at seeing Janet showing some worry for them revealing that she might've made friends with the teen heroes.
"En. (Good)."
Forest Outside of Metropolis
July 6th, 00:45 EDT
Janet groaned as she made it back to her cave the next night, nothing against Diana's hospitality but this place has really become home for her in the time she's been here.
It was where she felt more comfortable after all-.
"So this is where you stay?" Janet gripped her fist at hearing that voice.
"What are you doing here Demigra?" Janet turned to see him looking amused.
"Oh no real reason, just thought I see how you're doing." Demigra said in a mocking tone, looking around before seeing that she was just standing there. "Not going to tackle me?"
"I'm not falling for it again." Janet said before Demigra smirked and idly picked up a rock and threw it into the air before catching it making her tense.
This wasn't an illusion, he was actually there.
"Ah that seemed to have gotten your attention." Demigra said with a nod.
"What's your game?" Janet asked as Demigra leaned in and it was taking all of her willpower not to blast him with a Ki attack.
"Oh but that would be telling," Demigra waved a mocking finger at her. "Relax if I wanted you to actually be dead I would've ripped your throat out while you were sedated, or have the Majin Emblem I placed on your new Kryptonian friend detonate upon getting to you instead of dissipating or even while you slept inside of that Embassy with the Amazon or here these last few months."
"Yet you didn't." Janet said, not liking that.
The fact that Demigra could've easily killed her the other day didn't sit well with her at all.
"I suppose there is a brain in there," Demigra said with a smirk. "If only you actually used it a lot more."
Janet glared daggers at him before smirking. "This coming from the guy who spent so many years trapped when he could've escaped easily by learning Instant Transmission?"
Instead of enraging him like Janet thought it would, she was surprised when he laughed. "If I did that I would have never achieved the power I have right now," He said with a smirk, enjoying her feeble attempt to provoke him. "Power that your new friends will be powerless against."
"They have nothing to do with our fight." Janet said, glaring at him a bit pissed off that he was sinking that low.
"Oh really? They willingly associate with you and you're obviously beginning to care for them," Demigra said now getting into Janet's face, cupping her chin. "Tell me I'm wrong."
He disappeared when Janet knocked his hand away and tried to punch him, reappearing across the field.
"That's all the answer I need, don't worry I'll leave them alone… For now," Demigra said before looking right at her with a sadistic smile as he flared his Ki easily dwarfing Janet's. "However if you dare get in the way of me achieving my rightful place as the God of Time and the Universe again I will take great pleasure in ending their meaningless existence and I will force you to watch every moment of it and only when you beg for death will I deliver it."
Janet couldn't help but stare in shock at the difference in his Ki compared to the last time they fought before it clicked.
When she fought him before he was weak because he used up a good chunk of his energy to escape after altering time multiple times. So when they last fought he was nowhere close to full strength.
Seeing that she said nothing, Demigra laughed as he vanished the power of his Ki leaving as well and Janet glared at the spot, chastening herself for freezing up but she was extremely worried.
Would she actually be able to beat Demigra if they were to fight again?
Mount Justice
July 8th, 8:04 EDT
Happy Harbor, Rhode Island was where Janet was right now standing next to Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad and Superboy all of them dressed in civvies as they stood inside of a Mountain the members of the League around them.
Robin was dressed in a brown jacket over an orange hoodie and black pants with a pair of sunglasses keeping his eyes hidden. Kid Flash had a blue flannel over a white t-shirt and brown slacks. Aqualad wore a blue jacket that covered his gills and tattoos and black pants. Superboy wore a casual black shirt with the S emblem on it and blue pants.
Janet however was a little irked because she heard that Kid Flash and Superboy ended up fighting two people called the Tuppence Twins who were said to be able to trade blows with Superman and she wished she could've fought them.
"This cave is the original secret sanctuary of the Justice League," Batman said looking at all of them. "We're calling it into service again since you five are determined to stay together and fight the good fight, you'll be doing it on League terms."
After looking at them to see if they agreed, Batman continued.
"Red Tornado has volunteered to live here and be your supervisor, Black Canary is in charge of training," Batman explained looking at them with a stoic expression. "I will deploy you on missions."
"Real missions?" Robin asked a bit skeptically.
"Yes but covert." Batman said not missing how Janet looked a little unhappy with that but Flash spoke up.
"The League will handle the obvious stuff, there's a reason we got these big targets on our chests." Flash said, pointing to his emblem.
"But Cadmus proved that the bad guys are getting smarter," Aquaman reminded them of that incident. "Batman needs a team to operate on the sly."
"You six will be that team."
As Batman said that, Robin grinned. "Cool-wait?" He frowned realizing something. "Six?"
Batman looked behind the team, eliciting them to turn to see Martian Manhunter walking with a young girl close to their age who was obviously a Martian but with long red hair, a blue cape over a white shirt that had a red x going across with a blue skirt, gloves and boots as she held her arm shyly.
"This is the Martian Manhunter's niece Miss Martian." Batman introduced them to their new teammate.
"Hi." Miss Martian greeted a bit shyly.
"Liking this gig more every minute." Kid Flash whispered at the fact that they had two girls on the team before coughing. "Hey there I'm Kid Flash, this is Robin and Aqualad, it's cool if you forget their names."
"I'm honored to be included." Miss Martian said not seeing the flirting attempts as of yet.
Robin just shook his head fondly while Janet rolled her eyes now a little used to how Kid Flash was after spending a day fighting alongside him, she watched as they approached their new teammate with a smile before it fell.
'If you dare get in the way of me achieving my rightful place as the God of Time and the Universe again I will take great pleasure in ending their meaningless existence and I will force you to watch every moment of it and only when you beg for death will I deliver it.'
That warning went through her head and Janet winced knowing fully well that Demigra would deliver on that as it wasn't a threat… It was a promise.
And he made it because of her getting to know these young 'heroes', would they have been safer if she didn't get to know them?
"Hey Superboy! Janet! Come meet Miss M." Robin called out, snapping the Saiyan out of her thoughts as she saw that both she and Superboy haven't even approached the Martian.
So with a friendly smirk she walked over with a wave. "Hey there." She greeted casually with Miss Martian giving a shy wave of her own but when Superboy approached her shirt turned from white to black, matching his along with the cape disappearing.
"Um, I like your shirt." Miss Martian said shyly.
Superboy gave her a rare smile as Robin lightly elbowed his stomach with Kid Flash throwing an arm around his shoulder, the teen Kryptonians smile getting a little bigger at being around these guys.
Being here, it felt different then Cadmus. Here he was seen as more than Project Kr. He wouldn't trade it for anything.
Janet snickered with her arms crossed while Aqualad smiled. "Today is the day."
In an unknown location, seven figures watched Guardian attempting to rebuild Cadmus-only with more legal avenues and less breeding projects. "Can we afford to leave Cadmus in the hands of Guardian without the G-Gnomes?" One of them asked in a distorted voice.
"We have subtler means of control, what worries me is the Children," A screen popped up showing Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad, Superboy and the Saiyan escaping Cadmus. "We now know that the League is willing to let children do their dirty work."
"Tch, that's a dark twist."
"Yes but one that can be played to our advantage."
"There is one good thing," Another voice said as its form shifted to hold something up. "Desmond managed to send a vial of the Saiyan's blood before his… Incarceration."
"That along with the temporary loss of the weapon may turn out useful, everything will see the light."
"Wow so dramatic." The seven figures paused as Demigra appeared in the room letting himself be seen. "Still I have to give all of you points for creativity."
"Who are you?" One of them angered that their meeting was intruded on like this.
"More like what are you, I can feel the chaos coming from you." Another hidden figure sounded more intrigued than anything.
"For now call me Demigra and I have a proposition for you." Demigra said with a smirk, as he was going to have some fun with this.
To Be Continued…
Bet you weren't expecting an update so soon huh? Well don't get used to it because I literally typed all of this today, along with other things-I'm not doing that again.
Anyways hope you liked this and with how Demigra is making his move right now along with his 'threat' to the Future Warrior which he will more than act out on given his character-as for his power well I figured with how hyped up he was in the game it was strange at how easy it is to beat him-at least for me it was, so my theory is that he used up too much energy to actually break free of the Cracks of Time and due to his arrogance he didn't let himself recover thinking that no one would be able to beat him.
So here are the reviews.
DannyPhantom619: They will and I honestly have no clue how she would react to Caulifla and Kale, it's an interesting idea though.
Anime hotty lover. 18: Haha yeah Kid is pretty girl crazy and driven by hormones in YJ isn't he? Yeah Cadmus would definitely be interested and not in a good way.
Uberch01: Thank you, I hope to keep that level of writing up.
Saiyan Fan: So true but I think it depends on how they're raised-look at Bardock and Gine for example because they actually cared for each other-which is rare for Saiyans. I'll add your vote to the poll.
Elvisfonz23: Thanks, it was a lot of fun typing them while this story was more story building with the present and the second episode of the YJ series along with hints of the comic tie-in. Haha yeah her reaction to KF's flirting was cute as well and I hope you liked the changes-small so far but they will build up to be big.
Duskrider: Thank you.
Shin-Dan Kuroto: Yeah they would have potential and you do have a point with Batman exploiting that if she ended up with Robin.
Guest9: Damn it's only been a day-but here you go-I won't do this again because typing this much in a day might do me in.
Alright now for the Polls.
The results have changed.
In first place is Robin with nine votes.
Coming in tied for second is Superboy and 'nobody' with eight votes.
Aqualad reaches third place with five votes.
Kid Flash made it to fourth with 4 votes.
Last but not least is Speedy/Red Arrow with 3 votes in last.
