A/N: 05.06.2017
We are back with Part 2! Enjoy!
The New Beginning - Part 2
Central City.
J'onn walked into the café, holding his folder, and he sat down in the back corner booth where very few people were around and there were no windows for anyone to peer in at him. He ordered a sandwich and water and placed his folder on the table.
John walked in next, spotted his teammate, and walked over. "Hey, J'onn."
"John," J'onn nodded. "It's good to see you."
"You, too."
Wally arrived a few minutes later, "Sorry, I'm late. We caught a triple homicide at my precinct."
"Need any help?" John asked.
"Nah. We got it covered. Killer almost got away with it but I managed to track his shoes to the crime scene where the bodies were dumped."
"Only that and you get a conviction?"
"Helps when there's a rare breed of flowers that are grown nearby."
"He couldn't have been that stupid."
"Sure he was. See, spores are really hard to wash out of fabric. And the fabric on his shoelaces still traces of the spores. He burned all of his other clothes but cheap, 50 cent shoelaces are sending him to jail for the rest of his life. Case closed!"
John nodded, impressed. "Nice work."
"I do my best."
"An admirable job, Wally," J'onn said. "I hope our task at picking new members of the League is as fruitful."
"Here's hoping," John said.
"Hey, so, I hate to bring this up," Wally said. "But… have you heard from…"
Shayera.
"No," John said. "And I'm not going to. It's time to move on."
Wally sighed. "Yeah, I guess so."
"Let us begin, shall we?" J'onn said.
"Let's do it."
For the next half hour, the trio ate their meals, discussed where things had been, and what would be needed to make things better. It was hard for Wally to not discuss Shayera but he knew that would be opening wounds that still hadn't closed yet.
"Alright," J'onn said. "We should get down to business."
"Right," John said. "Who do we have first?"
Wally pulled out a picture and set it on the table.
"Mister Terrific?" John asked.
Wally stared at him, "What?"
"Nothing, just… why him?"
"I've worked with him before and he's super smart. I just thought he would be a big help."
"I thought you'd only suggest flashy people or… ya know, women."
"I have them on my list, too."
John shrugged, "I gotta admit though… I'm impressed with the first pick."
"What about you?" Wally asked.
John pulled out a picture and laid it down, "Commander Steel. Good guy. A soldier."
"Gee, wonder why you picked him? Let's just hope we can always tell the difference between him and the other Steel. Ya know. Besides all of the metal."
John shot a hard stare at Wally, who just smiled in return. John couldn't stop the half smile, slowly, going across his face.
"What about you, J'onn?" Wally asked.
"A young lady I crossed paths with during one of my days off in New York City," J'onn answered. He set out a photo of Vixen.
John found himself staring at the picture for a while.
"Well, hellllooooooo!" Wally said. "J'onn. I didn't know you had such good taste."
J'onn smiled. "Her name is Mari McCabe. Her alternate persona is Vixen. She has the ability to summon the powers of various animals through a mystical totem."
"Hot chick with lion powers, got it. She's in."
"Who else we got?" John asked.
Wally sucked in air, sharply. "I have one and it's… kinda… risky."
"Risky how?"
Wally pulled out a picture and placed it on the table. "Supergirl."
"Here we go," John groaned.
"No, not for that reason. I'm serious."
John could tell Wally was sincere this time. "Okay, why?"
"Because I think she needs it. Not just be in Supes's shadow all her life. Let her grow into her own."
John stared at him. "Not without training."
"So train her! Fine! Who cares? Just let her try! Look, the only reason I think she should try is were trying to build this roster of capable people. How will it look not inviting her in? Besides, I think Supes babies her too much, ya know? She's not the kid he thinks she is and she needs a chance to grow. I can relate."
"A compelling argument, Wally," J'onn agreed.
Wally smiled.
"Alright, alright," John said. "I can agree to that."
The next hour was spent deciding who was in and who was out; there was far more of the former than the latter. Once they had gone through all of the names they had, they set the folders aside.
"So, I guess that's it," Wally said.
"Seems like it," John nodded.
"That's a lot of names, we put together." Wally looked at his fellow League members. "How do shorten down?"
John shrugged, "We'll figure it out."
Wally nodded. "When are we meetings Supes, Bats, and Diana?"
"In a week," J'onn said. "To finalize the list."
Wally sat back. "Do you this can work? A new League?"
"It'll be rough," John said. "We'll have a few growing pains but we'll get there. Slowly but surely." He sighed. "Just don't know if we can get back to where we were."
"Perhaps we can," J'onn said. "Perhaps we can even arrive at a better place."
A/N: And now Flash, GL, and J'onn have their list!
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