Chapter 13: Schooled Part2
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Mount Justice
August 3, 2010, 13:06 EDT
Recognized Polaris B-27
I walked inside the cave and notices Aqualad and Kid were playing Hockey and Megan is watching them.
I noticed that Robin is nowhere to be seen. I felt a little bit guilty of ditching Dick back at the Manor. And Batman isn't here yet. Way to go, Dani. You ditched the guy who so far you're only friend who tried to help you.
Rrecognized Robin B-01
Robin walks in, full costume and with a serious gesture. He seems sad about something.
"Hi, Rob." I greeted him and he smile a little bit. That's a good sign.
"Hey." He greeted back.
"Agh!" Kid yelled when Aqualad scored. "How are you so good at this?!"
We joined them and Superboy arrives. Recognized Superboy B- 05
Superboy's face is mixed. Maybe his trip was bad as his face looks.
Megan was the first to greet. "Hi, Superboy. How was Metropolis?"
"Ready for training everyone?" Black Canary arrives with Martian Manhunter. Oh yeah, I forgot we still have training for today. Hal says that Black Canary is one of the greatest fighters he ever known. He also added that her scream can make ears numb. It's very obvious.
"Black Canary, Uncle J'onn!" Megan says and she greeted them. She gives Martian Manhunter a hug.
He puts his hand on her shoulders. "M'gann, I was in the neighbourhood. So I thought I'd see how you were adjusting."
"A few bumps but I'm learning." She replied.
"That's all I can ask." He replied.
I turned around and saw Superboy turning around. Guess he doesn't want to stay.
"Looks like Superboy has a bad day." Robin whispered. We were close and I could feel Robin's arm brushing against mine. We were usually like this when everybody is busy talking especially when Superboy is in a bad mood.
I crossed my arms. "Sure he is. Maybe Superman was there and they didn't get along."
Rob just nods. "Stick around." Black Canary said. She walks over to the platform. "Class is in session. I consider it an honor to be your teacher. I'll throw a lot to you. Everything I've learned from my mentors-"
She takes off her blazer, revealing her bandaged arm. She yelped. "Uh! And my own bruises."
"Are you okay, Black Canary?" I asked ahead.
She eventually smiles a little. "I'm okay."
"What happened?" Megan asked.
"The Job." She exhales and continues, "Now, combat is about controlling conflict. Putting the battle in your terms. You should always be acting, never reacting. I'll need a sparring partner."
Okay got that few reminders in my head. This session is so cool. I smiled secretly while Kid says quickly, "Right here, Yeah."
He raised his hands and he is still eating his banana. We looked at him, he really doesn't know what he's doing.
I shake my head. "After this—Swish-I'll show you my moves." He says flirtatiously. Even Black Canary, he eventually flirts with everyone.
Black Canary raises her eyebrows and attacks first. Kid eventually falls on the ground. "That hurts so good." He says.
I smirk. Okay, sometimes Kid is actually funny. "Good block." She offers her hand to him. "But did anyone see what he did wrong?"
"Ooh, Ooh." Robin raises his hand. "He hit on the teacher and got served?"
"Dude!" Kid snapped while rubbing his arm.
Black Canary avoided Robin's comment and continued, "He allowed me to dictate the terms of-"
"Oh, please." Superboy interrupted. "With my powers, the battle is always on my terms. I'm a living weapon, and this is a waste of my time."
"Prove it." I could feel Black Canary is taunting him, trying to test how great Superboy is. Well we'll just see if he is really that good.
He stepped forward and they were ready to fight. Superboy launch his fist but Black Canary pulled it and toss him to the other side.
Robin laughed but Kaldur nudged his elbow and he covered his mouth and still laughs. Superboy has to take his anger issues sometimes. I'm glad that Black Canary didn't pick me or else my face will make a mess on the floor.
He got up and his angry mode is on. Great. "You're angry good. But don't react. Channel that anger into—" Before she can finish it, he launched another attack but ended on the floor again.
"That's gotta leave a mark." I say and Megan nods. Robin laughed again. I raised my eyebrows, he just acts like what?
Black Canary offers her hand but he swayed it. "I'm done." Probably annoyed.
"Training is mandatory." She says.
The alarm goes off. "Batman to the cave." Batman appeared on the screen. We gather towards the screen. "Five hours ago, a new menace attacked Green Arrow and Black Canary. The attacker was capable of studying then duplicating the powers and abilities of its opponents. This also shows the same powers as Polaris."
A video shows of the attacker and he indeed followed. An opponent with the same powers as I am. Cool but creepy.
Batman continued, "Arrow called in reinforcements which nearly proved disastrous as our foe gained more and more powers with each new combantant."
I looked in disbelief. How are we going to kill this thing when he can do just like me? And worse copy powers from the Justice League. This totally sucks.
"Woah, One guy with the powers of the entire League?" Kid says.
Batman still continues, "In the end, it took 8 leaguers 4 hours to dismantle the android."
"An android? Who made it TO Morrow? Polaris was there when she copied Mister Twister which is an android. Could it be that he managed to do what Polaris does?" Robin asks.
I bowed down my head and try to stay silent. "Good guess Robin. However it could be a possibility. Polaris, how long has you've been using your powers?"
I shaked my head. "I usually use it when I have my full energy but sometimes only. I didn't think that TO Morrow could have possibly copied my powers and used it on his new android."
"The technology bears the signature of professor ivo." Martian Manhunter added.
"Ivo? But Ivo's dead." Kaldur said.
"So we all thought or hoped." Black Canary said.
"To make certain this threat is permanently neutralized. We're sending two trucks carrying the android's parts to the star lab facilities in Boston and New York for immediate evaluation. Every precaution is taken. We'll have four additional decoy trucks to create confusion in case if Ivo if anyone tries to recover the parts. You will split into undercover teams to safeguard the two real trucks."
"Yes! Road Trip." Kid says excitedly and he looked at me and high five.
"So we take out the trash?" Superboy said. Man, give this guy a break.
"You have something better to do?" Batman asked and he just looked away.
"Coordinates Received." Kaldur announced. "On our way."
We head out and make it to the bioship. This is gonna be awesome!
Litchfield County
August 3, 2010, 20:08 EDT
We all prepare in our motorcycle and Hal approached me. "Dani, be careful out there." He says and I nod. "He can copy just like you."
"I'm gonna be fine Hal. Trust me." I smile and hugged him. He rubs my head and smiles. He left and I put on my helmet. Robin and I still in our mask and all of us changed attires. White and Green are the main color of my clothes which is cool. I put on my green with white lines helmet.
We moved out and I was in Robin's team. This still sucks because Superboy is with us and that means more anger management issues. Oh, golly what did I do to earn this?
We followed the truck with the real parts while the other two decoys went to another direction.
Robin motioned further. "If dislike is the opposite of like, is disaster the opposite of aster? See, if things go wrong they go right."
"Don't know what that means but I think I get the point though. If something bad happens, then good will come right, Superboy?"
He wasn't listening to us and Robin and I exchanged glances. "Clearly not you're not feeling the aster. What's wrong?"
"Canary. And what business does she have teaching combat skills to a guy with super strength?" Superboy asked.
"Taking down stronger guys is part of the gig." Robin said.
"Black Canary learned that the hard way. It's not easy being her." I continued.
Robin glanced at me and I realized that I am comparing him to Black Canary. He quickly saved me by saying. "Same with Batman and, well me."
He speed up, leaving me and Robin. "Good point though." He says. "Still have the idea on defeating the android if he ever wakes up?"
I shrug. "Don't know. My brother says there will be a no ending fight between me and the android if we will just copy each other's abilities. Kind of creepy but still pretty cool though. In the end, I'll just lose my energy."
"What happens if you lose your energy?"
"I faint, nosebleed, turn pale and my body goes stiff. That's pretty much I've experienced so far."
"How do you tend to store energy?"
"Sleeping, concentrating and try to relax." Robin nods. "Wait, is this an interview?"
He laughs. "No but I'm just asking. Just getting to know you better."
"Right. You could have told me. What about you? Kid says that you don't answer our questions because of Batman's orders?"
"That's pretty much it." He looks at me. "It depends on the question. What do you have in mind?"
I glanced sideways. "Is Batman really that strict?"
"He is. He just want what's best for me and him. Technically like a mentor or a dad."
I nod. "Right." I stopped. I get a feeling that something bad is gonna happen. Then my head aches. I saw a vision of monkeys attacking the other's truck. But they aren't ordinary monkeys. They are robot monkeys.
Kaldur interrupted. "Robin, Superboy, Polaris. Our truck is under attack."
I looked up and saw our truck is under attack too. "Kind of figured."
Monkeys were already on our truck and they were loud. Great, they're going to steal the cargo then combine the parts and use it for world domination. I hate that.
"Robot Monkeys! Hahaha, Totally Ivo's tweaked style." Robin said and he motioned further. He presses the touch screen and the cycle turns it into its battle mode.
"Hey, Hey. Switch your ride into battle mode." He said.
"No point." Superboy insisted and he left his cycle and jumped on the truck.
"Great job in there, Superboy. I'm ditching mine too." I jumped and teleported on the truck. I throwed energy balls at the monkeys. Robin joined the fight and I noticed his ride is gone.
"We have to get these monkeys before they steal the cargo!" I yelled and kicked some monkeys on the side. "I did copy weather manipulation. Is it okay if I use it?"
They did not respond but the fighting continued. Two monkeys jumped at me and I stopped them with my telekinesis. I clutched my fist and they exploded.
Superboy yelled loud and he was in rage. A monkey shoots laser beam in his eyes and they take him off in the air.
"Polaris!" Robin yelled.
My hands glowed and I start to take my aim. "I can't get a clear shot!"
I did not mind my aim but I shoot them. They dropped Superboy and he struggles on the ground. "Sorry, Superboy!" I yelled and more and more monkeys were fighting at me and Robin.
Monkeys were attacking on the driver and I teleported there. I kicked and held out my hand in the air. Monkeys were floating in the air and I let them bumped each other.
I huffed and sweat starts to form in my palms and forehead. I'm losing energy. I teleported back at the top of truck where Robin is fighting.
"You okay? You look pale." He said and he used his baton and smacked some behind me.
I nod and take a deep breath in. They some monkeys went inside and took the cargo. Robin cleared some but more are still coming.
I stood up, carefully. "Polaris, don't. You already lost your energy." I raised my hands and clouds turns to dark.
But superboy arrived and I lost my concentration. He punched some and monkeys climbed on him. I noticed that he closed his eyes.
I pushed away the monkeys and the truck is stirring. Robin went over to the driver to get him out. "Dani!" He yelled and I teleported to his side.
We went to the road and the monkeys took the remaining cargo. I checked the police man and he was fine. Superboy pushed the truck and of course he followed the monkeys.
"Superboy!" Robin yelled but he just followed the monkeys with the cargo.
"That's a good idea. Why can't he just listen to us?" I say.
"Aqualad to Robin. We lost our cargo. Did you—"
"It's gone." He says with a sigh.
"And so is our partner." I finished.
Kaldur talked to him but he didn't listen. "I think he ditched his com." Robin said and he looks at me.
They continued. "Super. Now we can't even track him." Kid says.
"He's out of my telepathic range. This professor Ivo, if he's alive seems to be two steps ahead of us. M-maybe we should contact the Red Tornado?" Megan suggested.
"Tornado always tells us to handle things ourselves. And the mission can still succeed if we recover the parts before they assembled." Kaldur says.
"He's right. Who knows they're assembling it right now?" I say.
"If they will succeed. Polaris can you?" Kaldur asks. I know what he is asking. He wants me fight the android if he can be assembled because we share the same abilities.
"I'll try." I say and I take a deep breathe.
"It's a great plan. But except that we don't know where to look!" Kid says.
"Maybe we do." Robin says and took out a cable and insert it to a dead robot monkey. He hacked the inside of the monkey.
"We have heard by now if the decoy trucks had been attacked. So how did these monkeys know exactly which trucks to target?" He types and continues, "Ha! The parts have gps."
"So the monkeys can truck the real parts. Smart. Ivo's getting smarter." I added and Robin nods.
Robin continued, "Which means I can track them with one I captured. It looks both sets of parts are on Gotham City."
Robin looks worried when he says Gotham City. Of course, that is his place and so is mine.
"That far south? Megan and I won't get there anytime soon." Kaldur said. "I'm sending Kid ahead to meet you and Polaris. Aqualad out."
He stood up and takes the monkey with him. "Definitely disaster. Heavy on the dis."
"Tell me about it. Do you want me to fly?"
He laughs. "Now, you can fly?" And we just laughed.
Gotham City is dark and the wind is cold. Robin, Kid and I switched to our costumes and I was hovering while Robin is on his cycle.
"You changed too?" Robin asked.
Kid appears at Robin's left side. "You kidding? I feel naked in civies. You still tracking the parts?"
"They were heading through Gotham. But they were veered, wait."
"What happened?" I asked. Robin kind of jumped, he may have forgot that I am just hovering next to them.
He looks at his map. "Wait, dude there at my school."
"What?" I asked.
"I mean my friend's school! Gotham Academy!" He snapped and speeds up to the school. Kid and I followed. Wonder who is this friend of his who goes there. Maybe he's my classmate but I did not meet him formally because he's shy. I should ask Dick about this.
We went inside the school and followed Robin. I saw another glimpse of Superboy fighting the android inside the gym.
"They're in the gym!" I yelled and we bolted inside and make our way to the gym. Surprisingly Robin knows the way. Maybe he has been here before?
Superboy is being beaten up by the android as we go inside. Kid takes him quickly before the android can land another punch. Robin throws a batarang at him.
"Martian Manhunter." He says and he is invisible. The batarang exploded behind him.
"Access Red Tornado." A red tornado formed on his feet and he is went to us. I teleported to the other side but they landed on the other side.
I took out my dagger. "Access Captain Atom." He says and his arm was bright. He aims it at Kid but dodges it.
He went to the other side but he got hit by a Canary's cry. I formed two white balls and throws at him.
He dodges it and said. "Access Superman." He shoots laser beams. I counter it with my telekinesis. He continued on shooting the beam and I used my telekinesis as my shield.
Robin throwed batarangs to him and he turns invisible. He extended his arms and smacks at us.
Kid speeds up but got grabbed by him. He starts to crash him by hugging him tightly. "Access Martian Manhunter." He turns invisible and the arrow went through him.
Robin and I looked at each other. Superboy tries to land a punch but he got thrown away. I teleported and inserted my dagger on his shoulders.
"Access Black Canary." He used the cry and I yelled and landed on Robin. Robin was only two inches away from my face and I instantly roll to the other side. I could feel Robin's breathe beside me.
"Sorry." I muttered.
He nods and takes my arm. We looked at Superboy who is mad. "Wanna see me channel my anger?" He yelled.
"Great he has gone ballistic again." Kid says.
"Maybe not." Robin says.
"Protect your master. Priority Alpha." The android responded and initially shoots at him. The monkeys were holding Ivo and Robin kicked him. "Wanna play?"
"Oh! Me!" The android quickly smacks the ground and Kid was sent flying.
Robin throwed another batch of batarang and he turns invisible. Superboy appeared in front of the android and inserts his hand.
"Superman." The android was visible and electric circuits were forming. It exploded.
It dropped on the ground. "Polaris disassembles it now." I nod and I lifted the android in the air telekinetically but Kid stopped me.
"Dude the guy has no head." Kid says.
"Don't take any chances. Disassemble it." He says to me. I waved my hand and the parts were floating mid-air. Then I dropped it.
"Superboy! Are you okay?" Megan asked.
"I'm fine." He responded. "Feeling the aster."
"Wait, where's Ivo?" Kid says who is holding his arm.
"Gone." I say.
Mount Justice
August 4, 2010 01:06 EDT
"The amazo android is in pieces again. Safely being analyzed by the two separate star labs. But Ivo escaped and since he originated the tech, he arguably more dangerous than the android." Kaldur said.
"Capturing the professor will be a League priority." Black Canary said. We are all gather once again at the Cave after the mission. The mission was a success and Batman is impressed.
"But we understand your mission encountered with complications." Martian Manhunter said.
We all looked at each other. "Complications come with the job." Batman said. "Your ability to handle them has impressed the league."
"The whole league?" Superboy asked.
"Given time, yes." Batman answered. "Kryptonians as you know have very hard heads."
Batman continued. "Of course, there's no shame in asking for help. That's why the League exist.- because there are some probles even we can't handle individually."
"Please." Robin says. "If we needed help, we never got the chance to ask." He took out the arrow that saved Kid's life.
"Look familiar? You were following us." Robin says. "Babysitting. You still don't trust us!"
Green Arrow took the arrow to examine. "We didn't follow you." Batman said.
"And that's not your arrow." Robin said, realizing that it wasn't his arrow.
"But that means-" Robin say.
"Speedy!" Kid says excitedly.
"He has our backs." Kaldur say.
Kid takes the arrow. "Souveneir!"
"Danielle. Can we talk?" Batman asked before I went to the beta beam. Everyone left except for Robin who is still with Batman and Green Arrow.
"Yes batman. What is it?"
He gives me the arrow that they found. "We want to examine the arrow's energy. Maybe it can lead to someone."
I nod. I let the arrow float in my hands. I closed my eyes and concentrate. It's a strong energy and I could feel the user.
"It's a girl." I say and they looked at each other nervously.
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