PART 2: AN ALLIANCE IS FORMED
Superman, Wonder Woman, Hawkman, and Hawkwoman took to the air to counter Stratos and Buzz-Off. Though outnumbered, the Masters wouldn't back down. Realizing this, the remaining Justice Leaguers charged head-on into the fray.
Living up to his name, Ram Man plowed through the Rangers and ThunderCats. Flash, however, countered by hitting him rapidly with charging punches, confusing and disorienting his much larger opponent.
Realizing that none of them could match Flash's speed, Roboto used his sensors to try and zero in on the Scarlet Speedster, aiming his machine guns. Batman threw Lizard Man over his head and, realizing what was going on, charged Roboto and knocked him down with a single kick, causing his shots to go astray. However, the Caped Crusader was then tackled to the ground by Man-E-Faces with his monster face. Once he was on top of Batman, his face changed to his human face. He asked, "Why are you really here, Hordesman?"
Frowning, Batman said, "I have no idea what you're talking about."
"Then why do you wear the Horde symbol on your chest?" asked Man-E-Faces.
"I don't know what this 'Horde' is. And quite frankly, I don't care." Batman then zapped Man-E-Faces with a taser, causing him to cry out in pain as the electricity knocked him out.
Roboto was about to come to Man-E-Faces' aid, saying, "Hang on, Man-E."
Flying towards the robotic Master, Firestorm cried, "Oh, no, you don't." He used his powers to rearrange Roboto's molecules, turning him into a metallic cube.
Jill shot a blast of fire at Fisto, who blocked it with his oversized metallic fist. "Is that the best you ladies got?"
"We're not ladies," said Sabrina. She smiled and added, "We're Angels." She then conjured a water blast and wiped him out.
In the air, Buzz-Off fired a blast from his staff while Stratos fired his missles. The missiles hit Superman and knocked him back, but he quickly recovered. Wonder Woman deflected Buzz-Off's staff blast with her bracelets before punching him in the jaw. Hawkman and Hawkwoman double-teamed Stratos as Hawkwoman kicked him in the face, allowing Hawkman to send him crashing down with one shot from his mace. Fortunately, the trees broke his fall.
Teela swung at Eve repeatedly with her Cobra Staff, but the Diamond Power Angel kept avoiding the shots. Finally, Eve managed to trap Teela in a jiu-jitsu hold. As she struggled to get out, Teela cried, "I can't get free!"
"That's the idea," responded Eve.
Sy-Klone attempted to use his winds, only to be countered by Julie and her own winds. It soon became apparent that this was a fight neither of them could win as they both soon collapsed from exhaustion.
Moss Man used his plant powers to try and trap his opponents, but Tiffany countered with her own plant powers. This allowed Green Arrow to line up a shot with a boxing glove arrow. His aim was true as Moss Man was nailed in the face. The Emerald Archer cried, "Yeah, bulls-eye!"
"Great shot," said Green Lantern. "Now, it's my turn." He then created a large gun turret and fired, causing the remaining Masters to scatter.
Kelly then trapped them in a field of darkness. However, Mekaneck extended his neck out of the top of the field. Seeing Kelly, he said, "There's the source of the darkness." He then threw his club at the Black Power Angel, but she had enough time to move out of the way.
Seeing this, Black Canary frowned and said, "Oh, no, he didn't."
A frown on her own face, Elle said, "Oh, yes, he did." Elle then unleashed a blast of sound while Canary let loose with the Canary Cry, knocking the trapped Masters out of the dark field. It then appeared that Stratos flew through the air and knocked down his own comrades just as they had gotten to their feet! However, he then revealed himself to be the Martian Manhunter.
A recovered Fisto, Man-E-Faces, and Ram Man tried to fight on with their comrades. Jason, Tommy, Keith, and Hyde each landed multiple kicks on Fisto, but he managed to land a hit on each of his attackers with his metallic fist. Jason was the first to get to his feet and just as Fisto was about to strike again, his fist made contact with Superman's chest instead, causing him to cry out in pain. Looking up to Superman's face, Fisto said, "Uh oh."
The Man of Steel frowned and said, "I don't take too kindly to you doing that to my friends." He then thumped Fisto in the head with one finger, sending him flying.
Upon landing, Fisto held the side of his head and said, "Ouch. That guy's as strong as He-Man."
Man-E-Faces, with his robot face, took on Kimberly, Laurie, Trini, and Tracy. This time, though, Man-E-Faces was no match for the four Rangers as they took him down with a series of punches and kicks.
Ram Man took on Zack, Chris, Billy, and Bill. Ram Man swung his axe, only to have it blocked by Billy and Bill's lances. Zack and Chris then landed simultaneous flying kicks causing him to stumble. Ram Man then charged forward and knocked down all four of his opponents. But before he could do anything else, he was lassoed from behind and pulled down. Now on the ground, Wonder Woman frowned and said, "You will not do that again." She then slung him around and sent him crashing into a tree.
Upon impact, Ram Man sat up and said in a daze, "Didn't…feel a…thing." He then collapsed into unconsciousness.
Samantha and Jackie took on Lizard Man while Megan and Dan took on Mekaneck. With his superb agility, Lizard Man was able to dodge the two Purple Rangers' attacks with their slings. When he found an opening, he managed to leap into the air and knock them both down with his tail. "Well, that was embarrassing," said Jackie.
"Look out!" cried Samantha as Lizard Man tried to pounce. Samantha and Jackie were able to roll out of the way, get to their feet and hit him with successive kicks, knocking him down, but not out.
"It's going to take more than that to stop me," said Lizard Man as he charged forward to continue the fight.
While Lizard Man was still fighting Samantha and Jackie, Mekaneck charged Dan and Megan with his club, only for the Shadow ThunderCat to cut his weapon in half with his Shadow Saber. "Time for you to see the light," said Megan as she shot a blast of light, temporarily blinding Mekaneck and messing up his internal sensors.
Dan then said, "Since your neck is mechanical, it won't hurt to use these." He then hit Mekaneck directly in the neck with throwing stars, rendering his extendable neck inoperative. Dan then leapt into the air and took him down with a flying kick.
He-Man, She-Ra, Man-At-Arms, Glimmer, and Kris were almost to the battlefield. Looking through a pair of advanced binoculars, Man-At-Arms said, "Looks like it's getting rough."
"Can I see those?" asked Kris. Man-At-Arms obliged and the Yellow Power Angel looked through them. "Oh, my gosh. They're here! My sister and friends are here!"
"Then why are they fighting the Masters?" asked Glimmer in confusion.
"I don't know," admitted She-Ra. "But we'd better stop them."
"Faster, Battle Cat," ordered He-Man.
Back at the scene of the fight, both teams of heroes were regrouping, preparing to reengage, when a roar got their attention. All turned to see He-Man, She-Ra, Man-At-Arms, Glimmer, and Kris. He-Man cried, "Cease fighting! None of you are enemies here!"
"He-man!" cried Superman. He then flew over to He-Man as he stepped off of Battle Cat. Superman landed and the two shook hands as Superman said, "It's good to see you again, He-Man. I just wish it was under better circumstances."
As Man-At-Arms' Battle Hawk landed, Kris jumped off and cried, "Jill!" She jumped off and ran into her sister's arms. Dan smiled underneath his helmet as he watched the two women embrace. Kris and Dan understood that they still had to keep Dan's identity a secret for now.
"He-Man, She-Ra, Duncan, what's going on here?" asked Stratos.
"Fellow Masters, this is Superman," said He-Man. "We met three years ago."
Pointing to Batman, Mekaneck asked, "But what about him? Buzz-Off said he wears the Horde symbol."
"What's the Horde?" asked Tracy innocently. The Masters looked at her incredulously.
"We don't know who or what this 'Horde' is," said Kelly. "But this is Batman. And he may not be Mr. Sunshine, but he isn't your enemy."
"Speaking of enemies, I've got some bad news," said Kris. "Luthor and Rita are here on this planet."
"Luthor and Rita are here on Eternia?" asked a surprised Jason. "This is not good."
"Even worse, Luthor plans on bringing the Legion of Apocalypse here as well," continued Kris.
"Hold on a minute!" protested Buzz-Off. "Who are Luthor and Rita?"
"And who are the Legion of Apocalypse?" asked Teela.
"Lex Luthor and Rita Repulsa are two of our most dangerous enemies back on Earth," said Tommy.
"And the Legion of Apocalypse are a group composed of some of Earth's most dangerous criminals," added Billy.
She-Ra then said, "I think there's a lot of confusion here that needs to be cleared up."
"You can say that again," said LizardMan. "Look what happened to Roboto."
"Oops," said Firestorm. "I forgot. Hang on, I'll fix it." He then used his powers to restore Roboto.
Once back to normal, Roboto said, "Thank you. And I apologize for all of the confusion."
Before any more could be said, all turned when they heard the sound of a bird. They saw a falcon sitting in a tree. It then took off.
Recognizing the falcon as Zoar, He-Man said, "Come on, everyone. Let's get to Greyskull. I'm sure everything will be explained there." All the gathered heroes then proceeded to head for Castle Greyskull. Those who could fly did so, while those that couldn't agreed to take the Javelin.
As they approached the Javelin, Laurie smirked under her helmet and asked Bill, "What was that you were saying about the guy's name?"
"Okay, okay, I admit it, I was wrong to make fun of He-Man's name," said Billy. "In my own defense though, it does sound kind of stupid. But now that I've actually seen the guy, the name actually fits."
Soon, everyone arrived at Castle Greyskull as the drawbridge was lowered. "This place looks creepy," said Jackie.
As everyone walked through the Castle, He-Man and She-Ra leading the way, Batman looked around and said, "Nice place."
"Only you would think that, Batman," said Bill in a spooked-out voice.
Soon, everyone entered the throne room. Zoar flew in to join them. Zoar floated above the throne, wings flapping before taking on the form of the Sorceress. The Sorceress smiled and said, "Ah, Kal-El, I'd like to welcome you back to Eternia."
Bowing respectfully, Superman said, "Thank you, Sorceress. I just wish it was under better circumstances."
"Indeed," agreed a familiar voice. In a flash, a white astral projection of Isis appeared in the throne room.
"ISIS?" asked Zack in shock. "What the…how did you…where?"
"What happened?" Kimberly finally asked.
Isis smiled and answered, "Zordon and I were trying to establish a means of communication between Earth and Eternia and it worked out better than we'd hoped. Our new friend the Sorceress and someone named Zodac sensed our attempts and here we are."
"Yes," said Zodac as he stepped out of the shadows. "Isis filled us in on your arrival. There is a great battle coming soon. And both Eternia and Etheria will need all the help it can get."
"AND I'M SURE MY RANGERS, ALONG WITH THEIR PROTEGES, THE POWER ANGELS, AND THE JLA WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO OBLIGE," came a booming voice. In the throne room appeared…
"ZORDON!" cried the surprised Rangers and ThunderCats in unison.
Zordon smiled before continuing, "ZODAC, IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. I SEE YOU HAVE GROWN TO BE A FINE WARRIOR."
Bowing before the wizard (which was something he never did, much to the Masters' collective surprise), Zodac responded, "Thank you, Zordon. My only regret is that my brother Zeelahr is no longer here to see you alive and well."
Once everyone was caught up on what was going on, the Sorceress said to Kris, "Thank you for getting the Medallion of Greyskull away from Skeletor. We must keep it out of evil hands at all costs." Kris nodded as she walked up to the throne towards the Sorceress.
"I don't get it," said Mekaneck. "All this trouble for an old necklace?"
"This 'old necklace' brought me here," said Kris with a frown. "If you ask me, I say that's reason enough to keep it out of their hands." She then handed the Medallion to the Sorceress and walked back down.
"It's time for us to go," said He-Man.
"But we'll be here when you need us," said She-Ra. Batman frowned at them suspiciously as he watched them leave on Battle Cat and Swift Wind.
Once He-Man and She-Ra were gone, Man-At-Arms said, "And we'd better head back to the palace as well. The King needs to know what's going on."
Before everyone left, Zordon said, "RANGERS." The Rangers and ThunderCats turned to Zordon as he continued. "WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE ROYALPALACE, YOU HAVE PERMISSION TO REVEAL YOUR IDENTITIES TO THE MASTERS AS WELL AS THE ROYAL FAMILY. YOU MAY BE HERE A WHILE."
The Rangers and ThunderCats nodded as Jason said, "Thank you, Zordon."
It wasn't long before the large group of heroes arrived at the RoyalPalace. King Randor and Queen Marlena approached as Man-At-Arms lead everyone to greet them. "What's going on here, Duncan?" asked Randor. "And who are all of these people?"
Man-At-Arms smiled and said, "Your Highness, I'd like you to meet the Justice League of America, from the planet Earth."
Marlena gasped as she said, "You're all from Earth?"
Superman smiled and said, "Well, most of us, although J'onn and I do call Earth our home."
Prince Adam and Princess Adora then approached, Adam asking, "Hey, what's with the costume party?"
"He-Man and She-Ra told us the gist of what was going on," said Adora. "But who are all you people?"
"I was just about to introduce them," said Man-At-Arms. "Fellow heroes, this is the Royal Family of Eternia: King Randor, Queen Marlena, and their twins Prince Adam and Princess Adora. Royal Family, meet the Justice League of America: Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, the Flash, Green Lantern, the Martian Manhunter, Firestorm, Hawkman, Hawkwoman, the Green Arrow, and Black Canary."
The Morphin Rangers then proceeded to demorph. Duncan continued, "With them are the Power Rangers."
"I'm Jason Lee Scott, the Red Ranger and co-leader."
"Tommy Oliver, White Ranger and co-leader."
"My name is Zack Taylor. I'm the Black Ranger."
"Kimberly Hart. I'm the Pink Ranger."
"Samantha Dean, Purple Ranger."
"I'm Billy Cranston, the Blue Ranger and a Green Lantern."
"I'm Trini Kwan. I'm the Yellow Ranger."
The ThunderCats demorphed as Duncan continued, "These are the Rangers' protégés, the ThunderCats."
"I'm Keith Partridge, the Red Lion and unofficial leader. These are my sisters Laurie and Tracy, the Pink Cheetah and Yellow Cougar ThunderCats, respectively. And this is my baby brother Chris, the Black Leopard."
"I'm Bill Engvall, the Blue Tiger and unofficial second-in-command."
"Jackie Burkhart, Purple Lynx."
"Steven Hyde. I'm the White Jaguar ThunderCat. But just call me Hyde."
"My name is Daniel Aydelott. I'm the Shadow ThunderCat."
Finally, the Power Angels demorphed as Man-At-Arms said, "And last but not least, the Power Angels."
"My name is Sabrina Duncan. I'm the Blue Power Angel."
"I'm Kelly Garrett, the Black Power Angel."
"Jill Munroe, Red Power Angel."
"I'm her younger sister Kris. I'm the Yellow Power Angel."
"Julie Rogers. I'm the Pink Power Angel."
"I'm Elle Greenaway, Purple Power Angel."
"Megan Wheeler, White Power Angel."
"I'm Tiffany Welles and I'm the Green Power Angel."
"My name is Eve Torres. I'm the Diamond Power Angel."
With introductions out of the way, the visiting heroes respectfully bowed to the Royal Family…all except Batman. He walked up to the Queen and said, "Captain Marlena Glenn, NASA astronaut. Disappeared 22 years ago when your spacecraft, the Rainbow Explorer, was supposedly caught in a wormhole in space. Missing. Presumed dead."
Marlena gulped nervously before she responded, "Um, presumed…incorrectly."
"Wait," said Sabrina. "You're Marlena Glenn? Oh my gosh!" The Rangers, the ThunderCats, the Power Angels, and even some of the Justice League members were speechless at this revelation.
King Randor shot Batman a questioning look as he continued to stare at his nervous wife. But Superman stepped between them and said, "You'll have to excuse him, your Highness. He doesn't trust anybody."
The king nodded, saying, "So I see. Come, I wish to be filled in on what's going on." Superman nodded as everyone proceeded into the palace.
TO BE CONTINUED
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