Here's the official first chapter :D Enjoy~
Reviews are much appreciated! Sorry for any grammar, or spelling mistakes!
After an 8 minute flight in the bioship, the team finally arrived in Gotham. Surveying the scene below from the skies they observed the damage that had been done. The culprit was nowhere in sight, but he left a trail of devastation in his wake.
Police cars and ambulances lined the streets of the upper east side of Gotham. Surrounding them were severely ruined buildings; holes and craters in place of walls, empty window frames missing the crystal clear glass it once held, bent traffic signs and lampposts lay alongside piles and piles of scattered debris. To make matters worse, about 40 civilians lay injured or unconscious on the battered roads and sidewalks.
The bioship landed in front of a police car, much to the policemen's surprise, as the group of teenage heroes walked confidently down the ship's ramp.
"What have we got on our hands commissioner?" asked Robin upon seeing the wise looking man, chief of Gotham's finest forces. Well, as fine as you could get from Gotham's usual unfair and corrupt justice system.
"Robin! I see you've arrived." The commissioner answered turning to the young boy wonder. "Where's Batman?"
"Busy." Robin answered simply. "But dont worry, we can handle this. Please, tell us whats the current situation."
"Oh! Yes! A strange looking suspect wearing a suit of armor suddenly appeared here about 15 minutes ago. Eyewitnesses reported first sighting the 'knight' standing in the middle the middle of the street between Fraize road and Hampten avenue (not real places). He stood unmoving and unresponsive for 2 minutes before suddenly going on a rampage, destroying the surrounding area. We do not know of his motives or of his abilities. He was last seen making his way into that building over there." The man finished, pointing to a white tiled building around 500 metres away where a group of swat men held up their protective shields, forming an organised semi-circle around the entrance.
However, before Robin or anyone else in the team could speak another word, said building began to rumble and shake. The swat members dispersed frantically as the building's support beams finally gave in, bringing the structure crashing to the ground.
"Save the civilians! They are the first priority!" Aqualad ordered as the team sprung into action. Superboy punched away the falling debris, while Miss Martian levitated the latter. The rest of the team helped carry and guide the innocent bystanders out of danger behind the wall of police cars.
Only after every civilian was confirmed safe and secure did the team run up to face their foe, the man in a suit of armor. From the dark cloud of smoke and dust that surrounded the collapsed building, a figure slowly walked out from the shadows. His metal boots clanked loudly across the broken cement and gravel. Eventually, he came to a stop standing menacingly in the middle to the street with his back facing the group of young heroes.
Aqualad ordered the team to spread out and hide among the wreckage, setting themselves up for a surprise attack on his signal. Before they could set their plan into action though, the enemy suddenly turned around and raised an arm pointing it towards where M'gann was floating invisibly. Dark matter swirled and collected in his hand before shooting out in single, rapid line directly hitting the young martian on her shoulder. She cried out in pain before falling to the ground but was thankfully caught by Kaldur who was crouching below her.
"M'gann!" Conner yelled out in rage and charged madly at the knight upon seeing his injured girlfriend in his leader's arms. The knight got ready for another attack this time aiming it young Kryptonian, but as the dark light left his hand Wally pushed Conner out of the way, causing the attack to miss them both.
"Come on, SB! We're as upset as you are, but we gotta calm down if we're gonna get this guy!" Wally yelled trying to calm the clone down.
The clone was still panting from rage but seemed to mellow down a little as he nodded at the speedster and got back on his feet. M'gann recovered from the earlier attack and slowly stood up shakily, supported by Aqualad and Artemis who had run to her side as soon as she had fallen.
"Puny mortals.." the knight suddenly spoke, surprising the young heroes. "You are fools for trying to defy me. Knightmare can never be defeated!"
"Knightmare? Seriously, he couldn't come up with a better supervillain name?" joked Wally.
"Your pitiful world is mine, so surrender now, or face my wrath!"
"Another villain trying to take over the world, what else is new? These guys are seriously starting to lack in creativity." Robin joked as well.
Knightmare let out a roar before releasing streaks of dark light from around his body, creating even more holes in the already crumbling surroundings. The team jumped out of its way, dodging the attacks, and regrouped after the light settled down.
"M'gann, are you okay to fight?" Kaldur asked firmly.
The Martian replied shyly, "I- I think I'm alright."
"Okay then. Any ideas on how to beat this guy?" Artemis asked.
"Well, we've only just seen how he attacks and can't determine any of his weaknesses just from that little demonstration. So I think our best bet right now is a full on attack." Suggested the team's hacker.
The rest of the team agreed in unison, and after a quick discussion on their battle plan they turned on the offensive. Kid Flash was up first, sending an array of quick punches and kicks around the Knight's armor. This threw the knight of balance as Superboy rushed forward and landed a strong punch right in his chest, denting the metal plate that covered the enemy's body.
Before the knight had time recover, Artemis launched an arrow while Robin threw his birdarangs, both exploding simultaneously as it hit their enemy.
Aqualad got his water bearers out and formed an electric whip out of water, slashing the knight and creating streaks of rusted metal along his body covering where the water had touched. When he moved out of the way, M'gann started levitating the remnants of the collapsed building and hurtled them toward the knight, burying him in rubble.
After the cloud of dust settled down and the team felt it was safe to investigate, they approached the small mountain of cement and stone. Strangely, the knight was nowhere to be seen, but he did leave behind a small amulet made of onyx that glowed a mysterious green colour.
"Cool! Souvenir!" smiled Kid Flash, picking up the amulet and tucking it inside his suit's hidden pocket. "But really, where'd the guy go?"
"Assuming he was capable of using dark magic, he must have teleported himself away." Assumed Kaldur, who was searching through the dirt for clues. "All we can do for now is to return to the cave and wait to see where he shall appear next."
XDXDXDXDXDXDXDXDXDXD
Mount Justice
The team had just returned to the mountain and split up to do their own thing. Conner held M'gann tight in his arms and tended to her wounds. Wally decided to watch TV since there was nothing better to do, while Artemis sat nearby him on the other couch reading a book.
Kaldur was in the mission room thinking about their next course of action with Robin right next to him, putting in his own ideas and theories. In the middle of the discussion, a beep resounded from the monitor signalling an incoming call. Batman's cowled face appeared on screen.
"Kaldur, Robin, how was the mission?"
"Hey Bats." Robin answered. "We were successful in securing the civilians but unfortunately Knightmare, thats what he called himself, got way. No clue where he is as of right now. I ran a search on any reports or strange energy signatures since his disappearance, but nothing seems different from usual."
"Also, it seems that this villain fights with dark magic, which it is not one of the kinds I am familiar with." Kaldur spoke. "Though he may have escaped us, he did however leave behind a strange amulet which we have yet to-"
Kaldur was cut off as a loud yelp was heard from the leaving room, followed by two shouts and a scream.
Robin turned quickly to the monitor. "Batman! We have to-"
"Go." The dark knight nodded, as the duo ran to their comrades.
When they got there, they were shocked to see their fellow teammates lying motionless on the floor. Kaldur and Robin rushed over and checked for a pulse, relieved when they found one in every person.
"That's strange." Voiced the boy wonder. "They're just.. sleeping."
"Were any of the alarms triggered? Are there any intruders?" asked Kaldur.
Robin brought up his wrist computer and began typing away.
"The system didn't pick anything up. No signs of hacking or any other electronic signals either. So what could.." Robin paused as he stared at the glowing amulet on the ground, which lay nearby Wally's snoring body.
"You don't think.." They never got the chance, as the amulet started glowing even brighter. The light engulfing both of them as they let out grunts of surprise. Their eyes felt 50 times heavier and both young heroes suddenly got very, very sleepy. Finally closing their eyes, their bodies hit the ground softly as they both drifted into a deep sleep.
Like it? Hate it? Should I continue? Let me know by.. REVIEWING! XD