Chapter 54: Revolution

Authors Note: Hey everyone thank you for your reviews and your five year later plots. I was thinking of doing a separate story involving your characters so if you had any ideas just pm me. Also, I am trying to upload your bios to my account page but I don't want any spoilers for potential readers. They are just recaps and costume reminders on who is who. On another note after I play Gods among us I might do a fanfic involving the Shadow Warriors. I want to get a feel though aside from some demo and trailers.

Also, Vampireboy uploaded a new young justice story so give it a read if you are interested, he also said that warner bros are asking to bring young justice back so cross your fingers.

Okay let's get started. Speaking of young justice I am bringing back my favorite villain from that show and putting him in my story. You'll see who it is. Okay and here…we…go!

Disclaimer: No owning of the batman here.

In one of the dark cells of the mines, Mystico was currently using her magic to weaken the lock while Breeze and Ronin readied for the escape. Breeze ran up behind Mystico and patted her back.

"Ronin and I armed the civilians with standard hand guns." She explained. "Ronin went to let the workers know and he is secretly leading them to the extraction point."

"Good, but we don't want the civilians fighting we want to help them escape." Mystico said concerned. "They know to run not fight right?"

"They know, they just want to protect themselves." Breeze said.

"And be free." Ronin said as a few men and women came up behind them holding handguns and small machine guns.

"Thank you we will never forget you for helping us." Mystico said with sincerity. "I've weakened the steel in the locks density making them as weak as pencil led. When Shadow gives the word we'll break the doors open and get everyone to safety."

"Alright, now we just wait for," Ronin was cut off by radio interference.

"Guys, this is Artemis, I just saw that Diego guy and a few dozen of his men take off in jeeps with mounted machine guns. Diego however is riding in a big jeep tank like vehicle."

"I see it through the camera on your scope Artemis." Thanatos said. "It's called a Stryker. Armor plated, eight wheeled drive and a mounted M151 Protector capable of shooting .50 cal rounds. A perfect flagship for a psycho warlord like Diego."

"Well thank you for the military lesson Thanatos, but where the hell is everyone going?" Artemis grunted.

She just answered her own question when they realized what else a part of the plan was. Back in the caves Ronin and Ally came to a sudden realization.

"I know where that nut job is heading." Ronin said in a low voice.

"Las Manzanas." Breeze grunted. "And with that firepower they don't stand a chance."

"But you left weapons for my people and you left a lot of those super powered ones there as well. They could stand a chance."

"They are not immortal, bullets can still kill them. We have to leave now." Ronin said.

"Right," Breeze said as she hit her ear piece. "Shadow its Breeze, come in." No one responded but the static. "Not good."

(!)

"Shadow we've got him." Whisper said. "Slade has been using Diego to manufacture Adonis, the animal splice serum and the elemental serums here the whole time. I just sent the reports to the Justice League as you requested and to all the other political bullshit that would be a problem. Also, they've been hording stolen weapons, vehicles and other items of importance here."

"Some of it is very strange too." Hitgirl said as she examined a big black book. "This book looks like something out of Oblivion or Skyrim or something. I'm taking it for later."

"Guy's all I'm getting is static." Surge said as he gripped his M4 carbine. "I think we might be in trouble."

"Oh, you have no idea hermano." A voice snickered causing a chill to run down all three of the warrior's backs.

"Diego." The three whispered.

(!)

Reds head was spinning. He remembered leaving Shadow while he was explaining his plan to the team to catch Slade. While chasing after him he started to feel light headed. It might have been a nerve gas or maybe Crane's poison so he decided to take things slow. He followed Slade and Red Saber through a metal door but then he was blinded by a light.

Red shielded his eyes for a moment then uncovered them to see a ghost from his past.

"Tasha!" Red shouted.

There she stood the love of his life, Tasha Lokenov. Her long black hair and her bright green eyes. She smiled at him before running up and hugging him.

"Hey Red." She giggled.

"Tasha I thought you were dead?" He saw her dressed in black combat armor.

"No, just playing dead." She grinned.

Red was so lost in thought that he didn't notice her shadow slithering up his ankle.

"Tasha, I never stopped thinking of you once." He whispered as he held her close. "All those dreams I had of killing you…I never meant to do it. I wanted to kill Slade, I wanted to save you. But I failed you and killed you. I should have died that day."

(AN: Read Illusive Man's story Red Crosshairs to find out)

"Don't worry we'll make up for it." She snickered.

Just then her shadow wrapped around Red's body and started to suffocate him. Red tried to breath but couldn't as his ribs were being crushed. As he stared at Tasha he saw her eyes glow red as she aimed her finger at Red. His eyes widened to see it start to emit a light.

"Sayonara, lover boy." She chuckled, no longer sounding like the girl he once knew.

Before she could fire a bolt of electricity struck her and knocked her back and broke her hold on Red. Red let out a choked gag while he watched Tasha run away.

"Red, are you okay?" Shadow asked.

"Y-Yeah," Red grunted. Shadow helped Red up and the two looked over to see Tasha talking to both Slade and Red Saber. The three looked over and Slade's eye narrowed as Red Saber grinned viciously before taking off.

"RUN ALL YOU WANT SLADE WE'LL FIND YOU!" Red shouted, running down the hall with his sickle in hand.

"Red wait, dammit!" Shadow shouted, following Red while pulling out his glock.

The two chased after Slade and Saber down the only hall that was there, so they had to be going the right way. Red sheathed his blade and pulled out his twin desert eagles and the two finally corned the villains in a small dark room.

"Well, well, well Marcas Volitov I am so glad you are here, though it is unexpected." Slade mused. Red let out a violent grunt, his eyes glowing red from his powers and fury. Shadow looked from Slade to Saber who wore advanced ninja style armor that was dark red and covered with a sleeveless black coat.

"So this is the famous Shadow, gotta say I'm a little disappointed." He grinned showing off a pair of white fangs. Shadow narrowed his eyes at his fangs wondering if they were just for show or something more…sinister.

"Who are you?" Shadow asked aiming his gun at him.

"Red Saber," He bowed. "Once I was known for being Liu Kai Shang. Just a quiet monk boy ready to serve in peace and prosperity of course I would have if I wasn't banished by those fools."

"What do you mean, why were you banished?" Shadow asked. Saber grinned as he put on a recon hood.

"Let's just say, after that night my skin is very sensitive to sunlight." He smiled with his pointy fangs showing before covering his face. Red up until this point had been ignoring the two with only his desire of vengeance mattering to him at the moment.

"What have you done to Tasha, that wasn't her back there!" Red shouted. Slade's only response was to shrug his shoulders.

"Whatever do you mean my boy, she is just as you left her." He chuckled darkly, his eye narrowing on Red. "Minus your bullet hole in her head."

(Red vs Blue season 10 ost Pray)

Red fired a round straight towards Slade's head, but the merc dodged the round and lunged toward Red. Red let out a gasp of air when he felt Slade's shoulder come into contact with his gut, but quickly shrugged it off and lifted his fist up in an uppercut and into Slade's chin knocking him back a bit before Red landed a kick to his chest and knocked him on his back.

Shadow aimed his gun ready to fire, but was quickly cut in half as a red blade ripped through the barrel of the gun. Shadow quickly leaped back and unsheathed his sword and blocked the second blade in Saber's hand. Saber attacked him violently and viciously, sparks flying each time Shadow blocked his blade. The two locked blades and Shadow pushed back and swung his sword down towards his neck, but Saber quickly vanished in thin air only to pop up behind Shadow.

Saber brought his blade down, but this time it was Shadow who disappeared and reappeared next to Saber. Saber panicked and quickly blocked Shadow's blade.

"Oh yeah, I forgot your Adonis power allows you to move at super human speed." Saber said. "You're lucky, because without that your head would have been rolling by Red's feet right now."

"Yeah, why don't you take off that mask and let's step outside for a minute." Shadow grinned. Saber scowled under his mask and let out a growl as he pushed Shadow back and swung his blade towards his neck. Shadow blocked with his sword and then grabbed him by his wrist and twisted his arm behind his back. "I'm not the only one with power it seems."

"You are nothing!" Saber growled. "My master will be done with you soon, and then there will be nothing to stop me from cutting your throat and drinking your blood!"

Saber quickly broke out of the hold and swiped Shadow's feet from under him. Shadow fell on his back hard, seeing Red and Slade fight it out.

Red had drawn his sickle and Slade had his medieval broadsword out. Slade brought his sword down and Red quickly jumped out of the way letting Slade's blade strike the ground. Red swiped his sword across Slade's face, but barley hit him, leaving a small scratch across his mask.

Red then brought his blade down and connected with Slade's sword sending a vibration throughout his body. Slade felt himself starting to lose his grip and footing from Red's over powering rage.

"It seems I underestimated you!" Slade strained. "You've grown stronger since joining the Shadow Warriors!"

"Yeah, I knew they would lead me to you." Red grinned pushing Slade up against the wall. "I've been waiting for this moment for a long time.

Slade was about to lose his grip on his sword when he saw that Red's eyes were still glowing. That's when he thought of a way to make this work to his advantage.

"Well my boy, I'm afraid you're going to have to keep waiting." Slade said in an amused tone.

Just then, Red felt something strike his gut, causing him to exhale all the air out of his lungs. He staggered back and was about to attack when the roof opened and a bright light flashed in his eyes and blinded him severely. Slade chuckled at Red's misfortune as his attack chopper flew above them.

"Saber, it's time to go." Slade ordered as he climbed the ladder up to the chopper.

Saber quickly landed a cut across Shadow's arm and kicked him back on to the ground. He sheathed his swords and leaped onto the ladder as the chopper flew away.

"Adios boy's, we'll finish this later." Saber laughed while flying off into the sunset.

Shadow quickly pulled out his magnum and fired a few rounds into the chopper, only scratching the paint as it faded from his view.

Red was still clenching his eyes while screaming on the ground while Shadow closed the shutter on the roof.

"Are you okay?" Shadow asked.

"No, that was my one chance to kill him and I blew it!" Red shouted. "Now we'll never know where he is!"

"Relax, before the fight I loaded my gun with a few tracking rounds," Shadow reassured. "We'll find him, after the mission is over." Shadow made sure to emphasize on the 'mission' part.

"Fine," Red sneered getting to his feet his eyes now bloodshot red. "We'll do it your way."

(Music Ends)

"Excuse me, Shadow Warriors." Diego chuckled in their earpieces. "So sorry to intrude on this intrusion, but I just wanted to let you know that I am quite mad at your intruding on my turf. My fucking kingdom!"

"Calm the fuck down asshole." Red grunted. "Tell me where Slade is going?"

"Going?" Diego said sounding surprised. "That little prick fucking left me, he is going to die!"

"You're honestly surprised that he abandoned you, it sounds like something you would do." Shadow said.

"Oh it is, he just wasn't supposed to escape you were supposed to kill him while I burn that piss hole village to the ground." Diego chuckled.

"You won't get within one mile of my village you murderer!" Mystico shouted on her end.

"Oh, the boss's daughter," Diego chuckled. "Well just so you know I'm already five miles away from your town. By the time you get there it will be nothing but a smoking crater. Not that you will even leave the facility alive."

"Shadow its Surge, Diego's men have us pinned down in the labs, we're holding them off but we don't have enough ammo."

"We'll be back soon don't worry." Shadow said as he loaded his gun.

"It's not just that, Diego activated a self-destruct sequence!" Surge shouted. "We got five minute till this place blows!"

"Shit, Breeze what's your location?" Shadow said.

"Ugh, dammit we're under fire." Breeze shouted with the sound of gunfire on her end. "We broke the civilians out and we're slowly making out way to the extraction point!"

"Okay, we're going to help Surge and his team. Thanatos I want you to sweep by and help Breeze." Shadow ordered.

"Ten steps ahead of you. Theodosia is on her way to help you." Thanatos explained.

"Good man." Shadow said. "Let's go Red."

(!)

Breeze and Ronin were leading the prisoners to the extraction point while Mystico covered the rear. The civilians fired back at the mercs, but they had never fired a gun before and running for their lives wasn't helping either. Eventually they reached the extraction point, but Thanatos wasn't there.

"Dammit Tommy!" Ronin shouted, snatching an assault rifle from one of the civilians and aiming down the tunnel. Mystico stood her ground with determination in her eyes. "Mystico, get behind me!"

The mercs all lined up at the entrance and aimed their weapons at them like a firing squad. Mystico brought her hand up and created a blue force field. The mercs opened fired on the group, their bullets hit the force field only for water droplets to come out the other side.

After a minute of shooting all the mercs ran out of bullets and were left with empty guns. Mystico smirked as The Raven hovered behind them. The cargo door opened revealing Thanatos and Artemis both weapons ready.

Everyone aimed their weapons and fired eliminating every last merc before boarding the Raven.

"You know how to cut it close don't you Tommy?" Ronin said boarding the jet.

"Sorry, Artemis got jumped and I had to swing by and pick her up." Thanatos said getting in the pilot seat.

"Don't worry we were saved thanks to Mystico's magic." Breeze said causing the sorceress to smile.

"Don't mention it, let's just save Shadow and the rest of the team." She said.

"Our team." Artemis smiled.

(!)

Phoenix, Dusk and Zoom quickly ran through the now deserted town and to the blockade in front of the village. Reaper and Gauntlet were standing with the resistance awaiting the arrival of Diego and his men. Reaper scanned the distance, but then began to see multiple figures in the horizon.

Soon the rest of the resistance began to see Diego's small army. Most of their convoy consisted of jeeps with mounted machine guns on them, but there were at least three attack choppers, two tanks and the Stryker. Reaper frowned under his mask and readied the men.

"Reaper, Star and Apollo are guarding the civilians, but without the rest of the team that convoy will tear us to pieces." Dusk said.

"Don't worry, we can hold them off, we set up a perimeter." Reaper said. "Those choppers will be a problem though we didn't bring enough heavy artillery."

"I am the heavy artillery." Phoenix grinned.

"Yeah, you forget that we can use energy attacks?" Gauntlet said.

"Right, just be careful, you can shoot flames but that won't stop those guns from tearing you to pieces."

Out in the battlefield Diego was driving his Stryker and had got on his headset.

"Atencion Shadow Warriors." Diego grinned. "You are meddling in affairs that do not concern you. So I offer you one chance to get on your party jet and fuck off out of here. Otherwise, I will cut each and every one of your throats and spill your guts all over the ruins of this town. What's your decision?"

Diego smiled smugly in his armored car as Gauntlet and Phoenix started walked down the dusty plane. They both started to glow, Gauntlet glowed orange while Phoenix glowed red both emitting their own fiery auras.

They both aimed their arms up at the attack choppers and fired two energy balls at them. They both hit their targets watching the air crafts fall to the ground crushing a few jeeps in the process. Diego smirked as he watched two of his vehicles crash to the ground.

"Hmm, very nice" He smirked before he activated his earpiece. "Okay, you can come out now."

Back outside Gauntlet and Phoenix high-fived at their small victory, but their smiles soon turned to shocked expressions when a tall figure shadowed over them. He was cladded in black armor with similarities to that of a beetle, his eyes were red as blood and his smile was as sadistic as the Jokers.

"You achieve so little and greatly underestimated the power of your enemy. Such foolish meat." His voiced chuckled with malice.

"Black Beatle?" Gauntlet asked.

After Shadow regained some of his memories he told everyone the story of the reach and how he and his friends had constantly fought with the Reach's top warriors, Black Beetle. Only, Shadow said that his former colleague Blue Beetle destroyed his scarab, how is he back in his armor?

"You know who I am, I see so Adrian was right, Shadow had regained his memories." Beetle chuckled. "No matter, I will destroy him, after destroying you."

Beetle then raised his hand which then turned into a jagged blade resembling a praying mantis claw and brought it down. Beetle's blade never hit them though thanks to Zoom running in and pulling them out of the way.

An all-out war soon took place in Las Manzanas. Zoom flew around knocking out any troop that got in his way. Dusk led most of the resistance against Diego's troops and picked them off left and right. The most of their difficulties were the tanks, the chopper, Diego's Stryker and Black Beetle who was proving everything Shadow had told them to be true.

Beetle was chopping and vaporizing everyone in his path. Eventually the Wariors decided to take him down first.

Reaper jumped in and brought his scythe down across his chest leaving a two foot scratch. Beetle only chuckled and smacked Reaper away with one fell swoop. Reaper flew back as Gauntlet leaped up into the air and brought his iron fist into Beetle's face. Beetle let out a grunt as Gauntlet's fist crashed into his face. Gauntlet raised his fist for another attack, but Beetle grabbed his fist and gripped it tight.

"Ah!" Gauntlet screamed feeling his bones start to crack.

Beetle grinned and raised his blade ready to kill him when Dusk charged in with his Adonis strength and tackled him in his stomach breaking his hold on him. They quickly got away and rejoined with Reaper.

"Geez, Shadow wasn't kidding when he said this guy was tough." Zoom said as a few brave resistance members fired on Beetle only to be slaughtered.

"There's gotta be a way to beat him." Dusk said.

"I got an idea," Gauntlet said. "Zoom can you create a dust storm?"

Zoom nodded and started to run around Beetle. Gauntlet and Phoenix started charging up their powers while Reaper and Dusk readied their weapons. Meanwhile, Beetle was trapped in the vortex Zoom was creating.

"What, trying to suck out all the oxygen?" Beetle grunted. "Never touched the stuff." Just then two energy balls a plasma bolt and a few exploding disk flew through the dust and sand and erupted inside the vortex.

The warriors stood together as the smoked cleared to reveal Black Beetle lying in the center of a small crater. His armor was torn and scorched revealing some of his green skin but he looked like he was down and out.

"Great idea Gauntlet." Reaper complemented.

"We can celebrate at dinner." Dusk said. "Let's finish off Diego."

Just before they could assist the resistance, they heard a strained grunt below them. They looked down and all their eyes widened when they saw Black Beetle rise from the crater and his wounds and armor slowly healing. Once he was fully healed he cracked his neck and looked down at the warriors with a vicious grin.

"Not bad for meat." He insulted, his arms transforming into plasma cannons. "Now, die!" He opened fired on the group and they all went flying across the field.

Reaper's vision was blurry from the impact and tried to figure out where everyone was. He looked up to see the chopper from before hovering over him raining bullets down n the village and Beetle towering over him.

"Such as at fate of all meat." Beetle chuckled darkly raising his cannon to Reapers face.

Before he was about to fire the chopper above them was shot down and crashed to the ground. Beetle looked up confused for a moment before a laser bolt struck him in the chest knocking him down on the ground.

Reaper looked up and grinned as viciously as Beetle when he saw the Raven above him. Above him, Shadow, Red and Hitgirl jumped down and opened fired on the mercs. Artemis, Breeze, Surge, Whisper, Mystico and Ronin all jumped out and landed on the ground and assisted the warriors.

"Rough day?" Shadow asked helping Reaper up to his feeet.

"You could say that, what took you so long?" Reaper asked.

"Later, for now let's finish this war." Shadow said.

Artemis and Whisper helped their boys up and the four smiled happy to see each other again.

"Have a fun first mission?" Gauntlet joked earning him a punch in the arm.

"I had it all under control." Artemis reassured.

While they were distracted Beetle took advantage and attacked them, but Thanatos quickly flew in and tackled him to the ground. He smashed his fist into his face before Beetle kicked him off.

Theodosia flew in from the Raven and quickly destroyed the tanks by lifting one up by the barrel and smashing it on top of the other. She grinned admiring her work when she saw Beetle gain the upper hand in his fight. Beetle had his blade pressed to Thanatos's neck for a moment before Theodosia flew in and sent both fist into his chest knocking him across the field.

"Damn another Kryptonian!" Beetle grunted.

"Don't forget me!"

Beetle turned to see Shadow standing with his sword drawn and his veins glowing red.

"You, I haven't seen you since last time I came to this filthy rock." Beetle chuckled.

"Beetle, you look good for a guy who lost his armor." Shadow snickered. Beetle grimaced and pulled a black orb from his belt.

"As much as I would love to peel the flesh from your bones I am on a mission of my own." He said holding the orb up over his head. The orb glowed black for a moment before white forms started flying out of the dead bodies around them and into the orb. After a minute the absorbing stopped and Beetle grinned pocketing the orb. "Till next time Shadow."

With that he activated his jets and flew off into the sky.

"No, dammit!" Shadow shouted.

"MYSTICO!"

Everyone turned to see the Stryker speeding down the dusty road and straight towards Mystico. Mystico stood her ground and fired a magic aura into the ground before her. Diego was ready to run her over when rocky spikes broke out from the ground and caused the Stryker to crash through the walls of the village and into the center of town.

The warriors quickly surrounded the vehicle and readied themselves to take down Diego and end this fight. Red approached the vehicle with his eagles drawn when a burst of energy blasted through the floor of the car.

Diego slowly stepped out with his business jacket off and two machetes in hand. His most unusual feature was his veins glowing amber.

"This is my town chica, I own this fucking town, I own the people and I own you." He shouted. "I said this to your father before hacking him into pieces." Mystico stared daggers at the man before her.

"Don't you dare talk about my father like that, murderer!"

Mystico quickly picked up some sticks and threw them at Diego, when they got close enough they quickly turned into cobras and hissed at Deigo, who chopped them in half with his blades. Red dropped down behind him and brought his hammer down on his head, but Diego easily blocked and pushed him back thanks to the Adonis power.

"Russia ain't got nothing on Mexico!" Diego shouted.

Hiliary and Whisper opened fired on him, but he switched from strength to speed and dodged the bullets at accelerating rate. He then appeared next to Hitgirl and swept her feet from under her. As she fell Whisper jumped in and landed a punch across his face and swung her foot across his face. The corner of Diego's lip bled as his face broke out in a grin and swioed the machete across Whispers arm.

Whisper let out a scream and fell to the ground clenching her arm. Diego raised his blade ready to finish her off when a metal staff blocked his blade. His eyes widened when he saw Breeze holding him off. She swung around him and smacked her staff across his face and knocked him back.

"I'm gonna carve you whole." He growled.

He was so crazed from the Adonis he didn't notice his blades getting softer and softer. He looked down at his blades to see that they were turning into mercury on the ground.

"What the hell is this?" Diego asked his voice starting to crack up.

"My magic."

He turned to see Mystico, except her eyes were now glowing bright white.

"This is my power the power I earned not stole like you did with Shadow's power!" She raised her hands and fired off a white aura at Diego. His Adonis had started fading away. "We won today thanks to our honor, blood, sweat and unity. Not pain, torment, cruel experiments and evil"

She fired off a blast each time she shouted at him. Diego was now on the ground brutally injured before being lifted off the ground by her magic. He looked down at her and chuckled.

"This…is…my….town." Diego gasped.

Mystico sighed disappointed at the greedy tyrant before her. He was nothing without Slade, he was just another lunatic with a god complex.

"It never was yours." She said.

Just then a spike shot up from the ground and impaled him through his chest killing him instantly. She lowered his body and slowly left the village overlooking the damage caused by this silly war.

"Winning feels good doesn't it?" Shadow said walking behind her.

"What did we win, nothing." She sighed.

"How about freedom." Breeze said standing next to him.

"Yeah." She sighed looking at the damage. "Guys, I'm sorry for getting you involved. Diego wasn't like that Deathstroke. He was just a clown at best, the town fool."

"A fool with access to power he couldn't wield but did it anyway." Shadow said. "Mystico, Diego wasn't a smart man, he was vicious. He killed for fun and didn't care whose life he ruined. You took down a madman who was hell bent on destroying your town. But you saved it, you saved these people. You should be proud."

Mystico thought about what Jayden said smiled at his kind words.

"Thank you, jefe." She said with a smile.

"Jefe, that means boss right?" He asked.

"Yes, his man Slade brought these weapons to my country my home and he will do the same to Gotham." She looked at Jayden with the same determination in her eyes as she did when she fought Diego. "I would like to join you for a little while longer."

Normally Jayden would convince her otherwise to see if she was sure. But he knew deep down she had made her choice. He stuck his hand out and she accepted it.

"Welcome to the team, Mystico."