An Apprentice's Future

By: Malaizjan Dejesus & Reina Grayson

Author's Note: This is the climatic installment of the Batman Beyond Saga. Everything is coming together and this is the crossover fic. If you're a fan of either this series or Young Justice, than you will enjoy this! I am going to list the theme songs to various DC tv series and most of the theme songs can be found on Music of DC Comics: 75th Anniversary, which is available now, and the YJ Theme song is on its own album titled: Young Justice, which is also available. So if you don't have them, I suggest you go and buy them both!

Also, I had lots of help with this story. Reina Grayson deserves half the credit in getting 80% of this fic done.

Chapter 9

Music Playing: Batman Beyond Theme Song

The 3 young best friends were coming from the dining hall, after having a huge lunch courtesy of Molly and Luna, who were great cooks at such a young age. And Andrew...he loved food. So with stomachs full of meatloaf, baked potatoes and collard greens, the 3 were heading to the indoor playground. They saw a grayish portal open up at the end of the hall and Slade Bots poured out of it, with Yami leading them.

"What!? Get off my home!" Andrew cried as he pulled off the mace at his side, and flew at a really good speed at Yami.

"Get him!" cried Yami, as his vines were launched from his arms but they all missed Airhawk as he dodged not only those but the Slade Bots' rapid fire.

Andrew Stewart swung that mace, nailing Yami in the gut and launched the villain back through the portal. Even the 10 year old seemed shocked that he was able to do that.

As Slade Bots closed in, Luna ran to help, punching out the bots left and right, most needing second punched for them to fall. She grabbed Andrew's arm, telling him, "This way! We got to warn our parents!"

Luna was then ripped from him but she retailiated by kicking the bots back.

As Andrew tried to grab Luna, a bot grabbed his wing and threw him back into other bots, who were grabbing him to restrain him.

"Yawa meht wolb!" cried Molly as she pulled out two boa staffs and began to fight her way to Luna and then to Andrew. The 11 year old was mad, because she blew through the bots in a minute's time. As soon as she got them at her side, the 3 ran off to get to the Infirmary.
More Slade Bots poured on through, going after the three kids.

Bruce waited until Jason was done crying before releasing him. "Jason?"

"They're dead. Every single one of them. I promise," he said. The anger was still there.

"But the timeline will reset itself. There's no need for that," Bruce urged.

"It's the principle of things," Jason said. He got up and whipped off his stained shirt, exposing the decades of fine male flesh, the toned body that he was always working on to stay fit. Considering what he was doing for the last several decades, being able to escape at a moment's notice was a work hazard.

"Jason..." Bruce said gently. "Give Meygan and Vincent more time."

"I will. And when Kori comes back, I'm going to put bullets in their heads." Jason's voice had the tone of finality in it.
Bruce sighed.

"You know I don't literally mean bullets in their heads, right? I was thinking other body parts, you know, arms, legs, knees, kidneys, lungs, maybe manhoods too. I made a promise to two very powerful girls. If I put a bullet in a head, they will undo all of their hard work." Jason threw on another tee, a tank ribbed tee that showed off his arms. He smiled at Bruce.

Bruce let out a sigh of relief. He still didn't like guns. He didn't like the use of them. But to argue with Jason on that point was a waste of energy. "That is good to know."

Jason walked to Bruce. They were an even height so their eyes bore into the other. "Thanks. Don't tell Dick or the others. Okay?" He wiped at his eyes.

"I won't. You know me." Bruce smiled.

There was a commotion outside of his room. Jason grabbed his gun harness and his guns, checked them for full clips and loaded up on extra clips. It only took a minute but he was ready. Something didn't feel right as Jason neared his door.

It opened.

Nothing was there.

Jason cautiously stepped outside.

At the end of one hall were Slade Bots as they chased Syfon down that hall.

Bruce stepped out behind Jason. To see those Bots pissed him off. He only wished that he was still able to fight.

"Stay behind me," Jason told him.

"Fat chance," said a voice.

Jason turned and got punched in the face. Because he only had his domino mask on, that punch knocked him silly on his back.

Drow grinned as he watched Bruce make his way down the hall. "Oh, no you don't, Batman." He aimed his gun...

Jason had the presence of mind to sweep Drow's legs from under him.

Drow fell on his ass, his own gun going off, hitting the ceiling above them. "That's it! You die next, Red Hood!"

Jason got to his feet. "I dare you!" he told the insane villain.

Drow flipped back to his feet and the two went at it.

"GO." Red Hood shouted to his father. "Find the others, I can handle this bastard."

Bruce didn't want to leave his second son behind, but he knew that if he were with others then he would be though he did want a shot at the man that hurt his first son so

badly and killed his new protégé's family. With that in mind, he took off to find another team.

"I'll kill him soon enough, he'll pay for what he did to my grandfather." Drow remarked.

"Harvey was wacked; I fought him alongside Bruce. There was no helping him." Jason remarked as he dodged a kick.

"I don't care; Batman will pay for disgracing him." Drow stated, and with that he went for a punch combo that knocked Jason off his game.

As Drow was about to grab a hidden gun off his own person, a fireball came after him and heated the area he was reaching for.

"I was wondering when you would get here, Areina." Drow said as he turned to see Terry and Areina standing there ready to fight.

"I won't let you get away with hurting my family anymore." Areina said as she readied a white hot fireball.

"Guys, let's regroup with some of the others." Jason said, and Areina knew exactly what to do to give them the cover they needed. She looked to Terry and he pulled a special batarang. The two partners in crime fighting started running for Drow and leapt over him. Terry threw the batarang and Areina hit it with a fireball; the occurring explosion gave them the chance to get away and figure out what to do.

Meanwhile…..

Bruce was running, and as he turned a corner near the monitor room; he encountered some Slade bots and they started toward him. He couldn't fight all of them, but he didn't have to as fire started coming from behind them then water was taking out the ones the fire didn't. The last one had been able to escape the attacks, but just as it reached Bruce to attack him, the bot flew in the air and right into a wall.

"Thank you boys." Bruce said as Mathen, Orin, and Kevin came walking around the down bots.

"How did they get up here?" Mathen asked his grandfather.

"I'm sure Ra's has something to do with that, or Slade, being as he was able to get here three years ago." Bruce said.

It was then that another wave of Slade bots came into the area, and the four heroes went into the monitor room.

In the Past…

Meygan and Vincent were ready to go, after they returned from their trips to Gotham and Star City. Everyone was there to see them off. But Vincent didn't really want to go. It was in his body language.

"Thanks..." Wally told them. His future self was gone, back in his own time and with him, his memories. Wally didn't remember what he had learned; which was a blessing to the future team.

"No thanks are needed. When we get back, I am so going somewhere cold." Meygan looked flushed, like she could faint at any moment. But she didn't. No one knew that she was having dream while she truly slept getting the cure.

That worried Dick. His daughter needed rest. No way she recovered that fast. There was something else up with his daughter but Vincent was very tight lipped.

"Dad, I'll come back when things are settled," Vincent said to Roy.

"You're going to the Bat Cave for that chair?" Roy asked. That was how they got to the past the first time.

"Nope. Meygan time travels."

Reiena shook her head. Was there anything Meygan couldn't do?

"I have an idea of what you're thinking Aunt Reiena, don't worry, I don't wear myself out ….often. Just ask the boys…oh, wait, sorry."

"See you guys soon!" Archeron said sincerely. Of course, he got a 3 course meal from beating his dad. But he would never tell him he had some help from Meygan's bond with him.

A time portal opened up behind the pair. With a move so practiced, Meygan pushed Vincent behind her, her sais in her hands. It would have been comical, her being a mere 5"2 & Vincent 5"10, if her eyes didn't go all red. She was ready to pounce on whatever came out.

A tall being came out, wearing a dark blue costume with a golden mask that covered both eyes but only one side of the male's mouth. His whole costume was torn and damaged; he'd been through a war. Both Archeron & Rave straightened out, both shocked to see the person laying in a heap before the time portal. "Kid Fate!" They ran and kneeled by him.

"Rave...Archeron..." Kid Fate, Carlos Luing, took off his Phantom of the Opera Mask, pain in his eyes. "They...they invaded..."

"Carlos! What invaded!" Meygan cried.

"The...Legion of...Doom. Thousands of Slade Bots...came with. We...need you both..."

"We're on it. Do you have enough power to get us to the armory? We need to gear up. Slade Bots are no joke."

"The team...was separated... Beta Squad is scattered..."

"What about Areina?" Meygan asked.

"Batman...he has her. They recaptured...the heroes they had and took your...parents..."

"We go now." Vincent pulled out his bow, an arrow ready for the fight. "You have enough power to take us back?"

"Yeah." Carlos slowly stood up. He towered the pair, being 6"3, but he was shaking. He was in bad shape.

"We need a plan," Meygan said. "We have to evacuate the team."

"And go where!?" cried Vincent. "The Earth is theirs."

"Bring them here." Batman said.

"What?" The three kids said, turning to stare at the original Dark Knight.

"Batman's right. With your Earth in danger, this is the only safe place right now." Superman stated.

"It's the only way." Flamebird added.

"But the timeline..." Vincent said.

"Fuck the timeline. Carlos can fix it," Meygan said, which got a few stares. She saw Carlos nod. "Vincent, it's our family. We can worry about the paradoxes later."

Vincent nodded. He looked to Batman. "Thanks."

"Am I really as coldhearted as you make me out to be?" Batman remarked.

"Um, I plead the fifth." Vincent remarked.

"Carlos, where was my brother?"

"In the observation…deck with Siren, Aqualad and SBP. Protecting…him." Carlos pointed to Batman.

Meygan reached up to her comm. "Make your portal."

Carlos uttered a few quick words and the time portal opened.

"Alpha and Beta Squads. It's Rave."

Everyone heard the cheers.

"Listen, both squads need to do a full retreat to the Time Portal Machine. And stay there. Archeron and I are on our way. Sound off locations."

Vincent closed his eyes, listening in mentally.

M'gann closed her eyes and tried to get into their minds but she was blocked. "He's in her mind but I can't get in."

"Where's Robin, Blue Beetle and Shock?" Meygan demanded.

"Captured," came the response.

"Ah, screw this! Vincent, Take the Infirmary. I'll get the observation deck. Komos, meet me there."

"What am I doing?" Carlos asked.

"Distract the LOD. But don't get caught." Meygan said.

"Consider this your initiation into Omega Squad." Vincent joked.

"Be careful." Nightwing, Flamebird, and Red Arrow said at the same time.

The three kids then left, to go save their team.

Brian Bartholomew West laid in the Infirmary, still comatose after the timeline was altered and took out his dad, Wally West. But he was back, and now it was a matter of time before he woke up.

A slight twitch of a finger.

Then a spasm with his left hand.

A soft moan.

Brian opened his eyes. He was disoriented because he remembered being at Dick's and Serenity's home when he woke up screaming...and Meygan telling him she was sorry, that there was no other way...then blackness.

He looked around carefully, and slowly sat up, feeling very weak, which for a speedster is NEVER a good thing.

Brian then stood on his legs, which couldn't hold his weight and he crashed to the cold floor. His legs were tingling, and he hated that feeling. He waited for a few minutes until he could get to his feet again.

While he was on the floor, he could hear metallic running outside the Infirmary doors.

Then those said doors opened and the putter of feet rushed inside before the doors closed again.

"Lock 'em," said Andrew, who was panting. His hands were on his knees.

Luna went to the touchpad next to the door and jammed the doors so no one could get in. "Done."

Molly held young Wesley Kent in her arms and moved him to his bassinet, which was still in the Infirmary. "Where did they all come from?"

"Who knows. Do I still have my wings? My back hurts like something bad," Andrew said.

Luna looked behind him. "You got some cuts, but they aren't deep. Moll, can you heal those?"

"Yeah."

Brian slowly made his way back to his feet. "Hey kids."

"BRIAN!" The three ran to him and hugged him happily.

"Thanks for the support but what's going on?" he asked.

"The bad guys are in Watchtower with a bunch of bots. They're tough," said Andrew. "But I managed to take out 7 of them so we could get here."

"Yeah, he used his mace to bash in their heads," Molly added. She saw how pale Brian was. "Are you hungry?"

"Um, yeah, actually." His stomach chose to rumble at that moment.

Molly went to a drawer and pulled out some energy bars. She gave those 4 to him. "Try these. Then we stay hiding."

"Where's my dad?" Brian asked.

"Running around. He's been helping wherever he could," said Luna. "Why?"

"I'm going out there. I have to help. Where's Meygan?"

"Her and Vincent went on a mission to save Uncle Wally. He came back but they haven't," Molly explained.

He nodded. "Ok. Then I'm in charge. Lock the door behind me. I'll see if I can't get the others here, so we can plan."

"They're recapturing the adults. So be careful," Andrew said.

"Airhawk...you're going to have to protect everyone here." He then noticed the baby arms waving above the bassinet. "Who's that?"

"My baby brother. He's only 3 days old," Luna said. "His name is Wesley."

"Wow. Aunt M'gann had him already? Sway." Brian went over to the doors after woofing down all 4 energy bars. "Okay. Time to go."
Luna unlocked the doors and they slid open.

Brian took off running to the left of the doors and as soon as they slid close, Luna locked them again.

"Luck, Brian," Andrew said softly.

Terry, Areina and Jason were on their way to the Infirmary when they got cut off by Talia, Drow and a horde of Slade Bots.

"YOU." Areina said; hatred in her voice at the sight of the Al Ghul standing before her.

"Good. Time for you two to eat bullets." Jason boasted; guns ready to go.

Talia laughed in Talia's voice. "This resurrection of the Bat Legacy ends here, today," she told them.

"Over my dead body...Ra's." Areina said as she formed a fireball.

Drow looked to Talia.

"You children are way over your heads." she said keeping up the facade.

The Slade Bots charged the heroes.

"They may be, you bastard, but I know the truth." Jason remarked, his glare almost rivaling Bruce's from back in the day.

He then fired his guns at the oncoming bots.

Terry wisely leaped over the bots and got in a kick to Talia's face.

As she staggered, Drow rushed in to assist.

"Not this time." Areina said, and she cut him off from attacking Terry with a firewall.

A Slade bot took advantage and punched Areina in the stomach knocking her air from her lungs.

A bullet ended that bot's career. Jason kicked it back as Terry punched Drow in the face.

The bots closed in on the group.

"I have to say, girl, you embody so much of your mother. It's too bad your aunt got the poison out of you."

Areina's head snapped up, flames in her eyes. She leaped up and stepped onto the bots head, throwing fireballs at Talia "YOU KILLED HER, you son of a bitch! Not only did you kill my mother, but you killed my uncle as well."

Drow rushed in with his Dark Matter, covering her in darkness.

Areina blocked a kick coming her way but she cried out when something pierced her skin on her arm. She staggered back, throwing off fireballs as quickly as she formed them.

Talia cried out.

That's when Drow heard a change in the lovely lady's voice.

"You BRAT!"

Drow was shocked. "You're really Raz!?"

Terry got knocked into the wall, Slade Bots advancing on him.

Drow looked like he was about to be sick, but he was still part of the LOD, so he had to earn his keep.

Jason did try to reach him but he took a punch to the back and he got tossed back. But Jason kept going, not missing a beat.

Areina was fighting off every Slade Bot that came to take her down, and then she had a path right to 'Talia'. "I'll make you pay for what you did, Ra's."

"Then take your best shot," Talia told her.

Areina then got blasted by a Slade Bot, bringing her down.

Drow had enough. "Let the bots take them down. Deathstroke needs us." Drow and Talia then left.

Areina was struggling to get back up, but the bot that blasted her had a hold on her and she couldn't get free. Areina screamed in anger. Her shot at revenge was walking away!

That was when a blur ran by, knocking the Slade Bots away from the trio.

It did a circuit of the room and the bots were thrown to the walls. When it stopped no one could believe it.

It was Kid Flash, Brian West.

"KF?" said Jason.

"Brian...then that means" Terry remarked as Areina started to stand up.

"They did it! Flash is back!"

"My cousin and brother did it." Areina said to herself, a bit happier than before. But still mad that her chance at revenge walked away from her.

"Then let's clean up the trash," said Jason.

"Alright, Uncle Jason, but as long as I get final dibs on Ra's." Areina remarked, still wanting her revenge.

That was when more Slade Bots came onto the scene.

Brian was tired and his shoulders were slumped but he was going to get his fight in.

Terry threw a few batarangs and a few bots blew up.

"Airhawk to Kid Flash."

Brian tapped his comm. "Go."

"The Slade bots are brewing down the Infirmary door. Eclipse and I can't hold the doors much longer."

Kid Flash swore. "I'm on it. Hold on!"

Brian took a few steps and fell to one knee. "Crap!"

"Ra's will have to wait...no one's getting to the kids while I'm still free." Areina said. She wanted to get the kids out of the infirmary quickly so she took off to get there.

"Terry, Brian, go with her. I got THIS!" Jason fired his guns, ending the conversation.

Reluctantly, both boys went after Areina.

Andrew was physically holding the doors back as Luna used her telekinesis to help. Molly had Wes in her arms, who was sleeping through all the pounding. She also had a diaper bag ready. She was further back in the Infirmary, by the vent. It was open for her. She was to run for it if the Slade Bots get through.

Areina was near the hall that led to the Infirmary when she heard the pounding. She stole a peek around the corner and saw Slade Bots trying to break down the Infirmary doors.

She pulled out a few birdarangs and threw them.

They hit their targets. Some of the bots ran toward the source of the weapons.

A blur ran past her and the bots. Brian stopped at the opposite end of the hall. "Come and get me!" He yelled.

All of the bots abandoned the doors and chased after Brian, who took off.

Areina ran to the doors as soon as the hall was clear. Terry was on her heels seconds later.

Andrew's head poked out and he stepped aside so the Gotham duo could squeeze through the small opening. Luna used her Martian abilities to close the doors

"You guys okay?" Terry asked.

"We are. What about Brian?" Luna asked, her voice full of fear.

"He'll meet us here," Areina told her gently.

"We could have handled them if there weren't so many." Andrew remarked; his Thanagarian genes showing through.

"Sure kid. I know you're tough, but even you against 10 Slade Bots is pushing it." Terry remarked.

Andrew thought about the ring in his pocket. He knew the time wasn't right. So he kept quiet.

"How's Wes?" Areina asked as Molly got closer to the group.

"Still sleeping. "

"Wow the Kent kids can sleep through anything." Terry said.

"Why isn't my sister here?" Molly asked. "She always saves us."

"She's coming, Molly. She's never let us down," Areina reassured her cousin.

"But she's weak," Luna piped up. "I can feel it."

"Is she here!?" Molly asked.

"Well, no," Luna admitted.

"Meygan's a Greyson...have you ever seen any of us back down when we're weak."

"Have faith," Terry said.

"It's just the stubbornness that comes with the genes. Meygan and Vincent will get back soon, and we'll get everyone out of here safely."

"Let's re enforce the door," Andrew said, pulling on a bed to drag over.

Areina went over and before Andrew could get the bed over there, welded the door closed.

Brian was in trouble.

He got backed into a dead end hall with 5 Slade Bots remaining.

He ran out of energy.

He saw those bots advancing through blurry vision.

An arrow flew through the air and hit one bot, blowing it up.

Then 4 more hit their targets, blowing them up.

Vincent walked to Brian, the intimidation factor there among the smoke and debris.

"Vincent." Brian wax relieved to see his soon to be step brother.

"Bri." The archer was happy to see his best friend and soon to be his brother. He hugged Brian, not caring how it looked. "You're awake."

"And embarrassed; let go."

Vincent did.

Brian pitched forward. Vincent caught him and draped the speedster's arm around his neck. "Out of gas?"

"In the worse way." Brian said. "The Infirmary."

Vincent nodded and guides Brian back to the Infirmary.

Back in the Infirmary…

Terry liked what Areina did. The doors being singed meant that only explosions would break those doors. But now the six were trapped in THE Infirmary.

Molly had handed Wes Kent over to Areina while she healed Andrew. He was badly bruised up and had a few cuts that were deep.

"I can't believe Mey Mey did it," said Andrew. He and the girls, Luna and Molly, were the only ones to call Meygan Mey Mey. She was always around after they were born. The three grew up together with the original team.

"She and Vincent are always pulling off jobs from defeat." Areina was worried. Where were they?

There was a knock on the Infirmary doors. Then a muffled: "Hey! Why won't the doors open?"

"KF!" cried Andrew. He ran to the doors. "Sorry, Areina singed the doors."

"So how do I get in?" Brian asked.

There was rustling on the other side of the Infirmary doors. "Step back." Brian warned the six teammates inside.

The rest of the team ran for cover behind the beds. Something pinged against the door. Then there was a clicking noise. Then it imploded, smoke filling the hall.

Terry and Areina stood up, ready to throw their weapons. But Brian staggered into the Infirmary. Vincent rushed up to hold Brian up.

"Vincent!" Areina ran to her younger brother and hugged him fiercely.

Vincent wrapped an arm around Areina as Brian lay on a bed. "Hey sis," he said. "I'm glad you're ok."

Molly ran to check out Brian. "You ok, KF?"

"I'm out of gas."

Vincent let go of his sister and Areina did the same. "We need to get to the Time Portal Machine. Billy is there already, waiting for us. We are leaving to regroup."

"Where are we going?" Luna asked.

"To the past. C'mon, we don't have much time." Vincent threw Brian's arm around his neck and stood him up. He walked out with Kid Flash.

There were questions but time was of the essence. Molly, Areina, Luna, Andrew & Terry followed out, Luna carrying her infant brother.

**Can the future heroes get the past? And will Meygan save the day? **