Author's Note: I really wish they would make a YJ: season three…/sigh/ BUT I am excited for the Young Justice movie! Hope it's going to be great—it looks cool, anyway and I still need to watch Batman VS. Superman…*sob*
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Summary: Darkseid starts to set out his first phase of the plan which made Aqualad send Beta's team to search of its location and stop it. Darkseid reveals that it was a decoy from getting what he wants.
Chapter 5: Setting
In a semi-dark room that was lit dully from the light outside, a figure sat on a throne with his eyes closed. He seemed to be deep in thought.
Footsteps came and he didn't need to know who it was.
"If I may, sire, the events from the Apalla had been destroyed along with the evidence and with its owner." (1)
"Such terrible news." the deep voice from the figure spoke. His tone, however, did not hold "sorry" at all.
"Yes, quite unfortunate. However, you will be pleased to know that the step one of the plan is ready to be launched at your approval."
There was a short silence before the voice spoke.
"Proceed."
The henchman bowed and exited back into the shadows…
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"What do you mean by two signals?" Kid Flash echoed.
Aqualad placed his hand behind his head and gave a bewildered look. "I'm just as stumped as you are, to be honest. I honestly don't know where it came from and I'm just now having the computer to analyze where the signal came."
Superboy furrowed his eyebrow, his face having a confused look. It was the same look of what everyone else has. And they were all thinking the same thing.
This just doesn't make sense at all.
"Anyways, while this topic is being analyzed, I have a mission for team Alpha." Aqualad announced. "The rest of you can resume your day until I call you if it's necessary."
The rest of the team started to leave until Tim stopped in his tracks, shuffling around his pocket until he took out a slimy blue substance from before.
"By the way, while we were at Apalla, we found this. It's some sort of a substance that makes humans be mutated into a beast." Tim stated, handing the substance to Aqualad who examined.
"So I see. Thanks, Tim. I will examine it as soon as possible." he nodded.
And then, Tim left, leaving the Beta team with Aqualad.
"I've recently found a strong radiation of energy at Theta. I want you guys to see if you can find anything about it. It may have clues about Darkseid."
Theta 6:00pm
The place was surrounded with two night guards who were standing at their posts. Not too far away, three heads peeked out from the cliff and they were watching the ground below them.
They then went down, hiding away.
"Two guards at the front and two at the main entrance." M'gann responded.
"Seems easy enough." Beast Boy said.
"Yes but who's to say there won't be more?" Superboy asked.
"Good point." Beast Boy replied.
"So, what's the plan?" Superboy questioned.
M'gann studied the guards before she returned to her teammates. "I say we take the guards that are behind and carefully sneak up at the guards that are at the front. Beast Boy, think you could do the front guards?"
Beast Boy gave a saluted motion. "Yes ma'am."
"Good." she nodded. "Alright, team. Move out."
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Small critter noises were heard but no one seemed to acknowledge it. On the wall, was a spider that was hanging from the side of the wall. It's beady little eyes were staring at the two guards that were in front.
Beast Boy stared at the guards before he quietly walked towards the floor to change into something else. One of the guards that were at the front perked his ears as though he sensed something.
He turned around only to widen his eyes. The green tiger gave out a roar and the guard screamed, being dragged away. Upon hearing the scream the second guard turned around only for him to be hauled away.
The green tiger then walked out, narrowed his eyes for a minute before he transformed back into a human.
"Beast Boy to M'gann, the side mission is complete. The guards are out-cold."
"Good job, Beast Boy. We will meet with you soon. M'gann out."
Beast Boy hid at a nearby spot, waiting for his teammates. He waited for a few minutes until he started to get worried since it was taking a while for them to get here. Biting his lower lip, Beast Boy took a first step but then two hands were wrapped around his mouth, pulling him back.
He gave an exclaim of muffle before a voice hissed, quietly.
"Beast Boy, it's us." the voice hissed in a whisper.
The green one turned around and let out a sigh of relief. "You guys scared me. Don't do that again!"
"Sorry." M'gann said.
"This is rather a strange cave." Superboy commented.
As they further went inside the building, they could hear the small drips of water that occasionally echoed.
"So what exactly are we looking for?" Beast Boy asked.
"Aqualad said that there was a strong radiation of energy. If we could find the main source, it could lead some clues about Darkseid." M'gann answered.
The green one nodded.
"Going with that fact, I would say that the source of energy would be at the heart of the building—they would hide it well from unwanted intruders." Superboy pointed it out.
"Unwanted intruders or not. Houston—uh I mean Superboy—we got a problem." Beast Boy said with eyes wide.
"Like what?"
The two gasped when they turned a corner and saw a group of black-clothed assassins with weapons ready.
Superboy stared at the group with wide eyes before he narrowed them.
"Uh, this could take a while." he said before he formed his hand into a fist and gave out a charged yell, throwing a punch into one of the assassin's face.
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Beast Boy looked left and right before he walked forward then turned around a corner.
"Woah." he replied, incredulously. "Uh, I think we've found it."
The two people joined him and they both wore the same expression as Beast Boy has. The room was illuminated by a blue light that came from the medium-sized glass container that was in the middle of the room.
Inside the container was a rock of sparkling blue rock that resembled a meteorite.
"This is the place alright." Superboy announced as they were walking down the stairs and reached the bottom.
"So, how do we take the meteorite since it's still active?" Beast Boy wondered.
"You don't." a voice announced.
This alerted them and at the upper level was man who was also dressed in black. A katana sword was placed at his side and they could easily tell that he was an assassin—maybe the leader as well.
Superboy raised an eyebrow. "Funny. I don't remember asking you for permission." he retorted before he got elbowed in the rib from M'gann.
The man chuckled. "Got a large mouth, doesn't he? But no matter, all of you will soon cease to exist!"
With that, the man took out the katana sword and then jumped into the air to release a strike upon the group. Having inhuman strength, Superboy stepped in and a loud clunk was heard as the sword was met with Superboy's hand.
The hero raised an eyebrow before smirked, bending the sword upwards.
"Is that the best you got?" Superboy asked.
Unfazed from the strength, the man threw the bent sword to the side and took out several ninja stars.
"Hit the deck!" Beast Boy yelled as Superboy and M'gann jumped to one side while Beast Boy jumped to the opposite side.
"With this intruder here, our plan is going to get busted." Beast Boy said as he joined them.
"That's why I have you two. You two will take out the intruder and I will go and get the ball of energy, okay? Great!"
And the green alien flew away before the two boys got a chance to speak.
"Sure leave us with a hard task, why don't you?" Superboy muttered.
"Who's to say that it will be hard?" Beast Boy pointed it out.
And to prove the strong alien's point, a ninja star flew right between them, hitting the wall that used to cover them from attacks.
"Never mind."
Once they saw the right opportunity, the two boys jumped from their spots and charged towards the enemy with a charging yell (though Beast Boy gave out a roar since he was in a form of a tiger)
Every time Beast Boy swipes from left to right, the enemy manages it to dodge it.
"Beast Boy, watch out!" Superboy shouted.
His warning came too late since one of the ninja stars sliced at his arm. He roared before taking another swipe and it manages to scratch the man's cheek.
While Beast Boy was distracting him, Superboy took this chance to sneak up behind the enemy and he wrapped his arms around the man's neck.
"Don't move." he hissed.
The foe gave a sly smile. "Who? Me or you?"
"What?"
And then, the assassin threw a smoke pellet from his hand and smoke came. Taken off guard, the man used this chance to throw Superboy off his back and he collided against a wall, grunting as he got hit.
Beast Boy looked around the room but then the smoke got cleared out and it revealed the man to be gone.
"Where did he go?" Beast Boy asked once he changed into his human form.
Superboy widened his eyes. "M'gann."
Meanwhile…
M'gann flew towards the large container while she was being cautious. She assumed that the boys don't have any trouble with the man. She then landed in front of the blue rock and stared at the glowing rock.
She could definitely feel the strong radiation that is coming from it. She got to work by taking a sample of the rock but was unaware that a figure stood behind her. The enemy took out a dagger that was in his pocket and raised it.
Just as the man was about to strike, he was suddenly blasted to the side from red lasers which alerted M'gann who gasped, turning around.
She then looked to her left and saw that Superboy whose eyes was glowing red from the lasers.
"Step away from her." Superboy snarled.
Beast Boy gave an uneasy glance at alien since he could lose control. "Easy."
"Meddlesome fools. You may have gotten in my way but know that you have already paid a price!" with that, the man threw a smoke pellet at the ground and disappeared.
"Price? What price? What is he talking about?" Beast Boy quizzed.
"I don't know but I—"M'gann lifted the small vial of bottle that contained the sample from the rock. She stared at it curiously since it started to glow more vibrantly.
"What is it?" Superboy questioned.
M'gann turned around to face the radiant rock but before she could have a chance to warn them, the rock suddenly started to throw blue streaks and it struck the three, throwing them out.
One by one, each of them had their backs collided against the wall and they slid down, falling to their knees.
And then, they lifted their heads up and instead of their normal eye color, it glowed an evil blue color.
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"Sir, I have just been informed that our plan had worked. They are under our control and have no power to fight it." the person reported.
The terrifying figure smiled cruelly as he wanted to hear this news.
"Good but such a shame. When they realize that this discovery of theirs is a decoy, it will be too late." he replied, grinning evilly.
Author's Note: Omg yes I've finally finished this. I have no idea why I was struggling with this so badly but I've completed it! Huzzah! Poor Aqualad…he's going to have his plate full…oh and also, two more chapters and a familiar figure returns. Can you guess who it is? And Theta is just a random cave-like place I've made up…I know, very creative :3 and Apalla is that place where Robin, Kid Flash etc got trapped from the previous chapter. Toodles!