One Year Later
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Chapter 6: Lessons in Grammar
Oracle and Batman were meeting with several members of the Justice League; Guy Gardner, the red-headed Green Lantern, Hawkgirl, Hawkman, John Stewart, Blue Beetle, Booster Gold, Power Girl, Major Disaster, and Tigra. Oracle began explaining,
"I'm sure you all heard about what happened to Crimson Fox and her sister-."
Guy interrupted, grumbling,
"Yeah, bloody bastard. I can't wait to get my hands on him."
Tigra asked,
"How's Metamorpho taking it?"
There was a loud explosion, as Rex Mason, the shape-shifting hero Metamorpho, roared,
"I'LL RIP HIM APART WITH MY BARE HANDS!"
Hawkgirl said,
"He's taking it surprisingly well."
The former Batgirl continued,
"As I was saying, this assassin goes by the name Onomatopoeia and-."
Booster shook his head,
"What?"
Hawkman said,
"Onomatopoeia."
The hero from the future rubbed his ears, trying to clear the wax out,
"Say what?"
Tigra said a little louder,
"Onomatopoeia."
Booster nodded, then said,
"Could you say it one more time? I don't think I heard you."
Everyone shouted,
"ONOMATOPOEIA!"
Booster nodded in understanding,
"Oh, I get it."
He then blinked,
"What's an onomatopoeia?"
At this, Hawkman took out a mace and hit the hero from the future in the head. Hard. The gold hero grumbled,
"Ow! What was that for?"
Hawkgirl grinned,
"You don't pay attention."
Guy Gardner smirked,
"Loser."
Batman said,
"Onomatopoeia means a word that describes a sound, like pop or bang."
Booster nodded,
"Oh, now I get it. It's like likely, right?"
Oracle said,
"No, that's an adverb."
The fame-seeking hero blinked,
"Oh, then what's an adverb?"
John said,
"An adverb is a word that describes a verb, like go casually."
Booster blinked,
"I thought adjectives were used to describe things."
Oracle groaned,
"Oh, God."
John grumbled,
"No, an adjective is used to describe a noun. Like, the red car. Red is describing what the car is."
Blue Beetle snickered,
"I take it grammar was not a strong class for you, right, Michael?"
Booster snapped,
"Hey!"
Power Girl grinned,
"That's an interjection, Booster."
Major Disaster added,
"And when Power Girl used an, it means she was using an article."
Tigra joined in,
"And is a conjunction."
Oracle screamed,
"WILL YOU PEOPLE TREAT THIS SERIOUSLY AND NOT SOME DAMN GRAMMAR LESSON? I FEEL LIKE I'M IN GRADE SCHOOL!"
She then had a recurring memory,
"No, no Mrs. Morrison! Not the ruler! AAAHH!"
The red-head began huddling into a ball,
"Please. Please don't! Not again!"
Batman sighed; this was not the way to perform a meeting.
Meanwhile…
Grodd had collected the names of people that would be part of his new Legion of Doom.
His first pick was Absorbing Man, a man who could take on the properties of anything he touched.
Second was Blackfire, a scorned princess and sister to Starfire.
Third was Chemo, an experiment that went completely wrong and was a walking toxic waste dump.
Fourth was Firefly, an insane pyromaniac that flied around in a specially designed armored suit, wielding a flame thrower.
Fifth was Fatality, a master martial artist who had a vendetta against John Stewart, whom she blamed for destroying her planet.
Sixth was Ignition, a powerhouse armored villain that liked to blow things up.
Seventh was King Shark, an exiled half-god Aquaman had banished from his kingdom.
Eight was Nyola, an Aztec priestess with control over the weather.
Ninth was Parasite, a villain that could absorb the powers and memories of anyone he touched.
Tenth was Scavenger, a hunter of technology and a preparer of a battle with an unmentioned foe.
And last was Vandal Savage, immortal and power mad despot. He was a master strategist, as well as Grodd.
Grodd looked down the list and smirked,
"Yes, this will do nicely. Very nicely indeed."
Next Chapter:
The Howling Commandos follow a lead that may take them to Daken, but they may get more than they bargained for when they find him. Stay tuned, fellow readers!