Superman sent out the call and it had been answered. Joining him inside the mountain at Happy Harbor were Kara, Wonder Woman, Aqualad, and Aquaman. Cyborg had put together a secure line for everyone to communicate through. Everyone included: Nightwing, Cyborg, Raven, Beastboy, Green Arrow, Speedy, Black Canary, Billy Batson, Freddy Friedman, Mary Marvel, Miss Martian, Martian Manhunter, and Conner. The Flash had not responded. This worried Superman, but unfortunately, he didn't have time to find Flash or Green Lantern. As everyone gets linked up, Superman gets ready to speak.
"Lex Luthor is an evil man. But he is also a very smart man. He has calculated an attack on this country that I am sure was years in the making. He may have allies, but so do we. I have been away for a long time, and I am sorry for that. But in my time away, I have seen quite a few evil emperors on distant worlds. They all tried to rule with brute strength and intimidation. But it takes more than that to be a leader. Lex is no leader. There is no Lexor, so today we are going to fight for truth, justice, and the American way." Superman says.
Everyone cheers on.
"Titans, your target is Deathstroke and Terra." Superman says.
"Don't worry, we've got this." Cyborg says.
Beastboy doesn't say anything. He had fallen for Terra and couldn't imagine going up against her.
"Arrow, Speedy, Canary, can you take Merlyn?" Superman asks.
"Yes." Green Arrow says confidently.
"Mary, are you sure you can handle Dr. Sivana?" Superman asks.
The doctor had stolen both Billy and Freddy's powers, but he was still trying to figure out how to transfer them to himself.
"One way or another, I'm taking him down." Mary says.
"Aquaman, Aqualad, Kara, and Wonder Woman, I want you to fight your way through Washington D.C. That's where Luthor is." Superman says.
"I want more than a piece of him after what he did to Garth." Aquaman says.
"You'll have to get in line, but are we sure we can trust her?" Wonder Woman asks, as she points to Kara.
"I- I'm sorry." Kara says.
"Diana, please, trust her. For me." Superman says.
"Fine, for you." Wonder Woman says.
"What are we going to do about Bane?" Dick asks.
"I'm going to head up to Gotham, I have a plan." Superman says.
"And what about us?" Miss Martian asks.
"You'll be our reserves. If anyone needs help, they can call out to you. J'onn are you up to this?" Superman asks.
"I am." J'onn says.
Miss Martian worked for weeks to repair J'onn's mind. Luckily, she was able to do it. Conner didn't say anything as he walks away.
"Conner." Miss Martian says.
"I don't think I can be of any help." Conner says, as he walks off.
Conner had felt so useless ever since Lex stripped him of his powers. Miss Martian could tell without reading his mind, but she didn't know how to help.
Superman makes one more stop before Gotham. He goes to visit John Henry Irons. Lois had told him about John and how he stepped up when Superman was presumed dead. Superman helped John get a job a STAR a few years prior. He heads to John's home and John's niece, Natasha, opens the door.
"Hello, I'm looking for John Henry Irons." Superman says.
Natasha is stunned, she can't believe that Superman is back, let alone at her doorstep.
"Natasha, are you okay?" John asks, defensively. Worried one of Lex's troops is at the door.
John stops in his tracks when he sees Superman.
"You?!" John says in shock.
"Mr. Irons, can we talk about your work?" Superman asks.
"My… work?" John says.
"Steel." Superman says.
"How did you hear of that?" John asks.
"Lois Lane." Superman says.
"I- I- I-" John stutters.
"Mr. Irons focus please." Superman says.
"Sorry." John says.
"Do you know where Lois is?" Superman asks.
"I don't. Last I saw she was in Washington." John says.
"What was she doing there?" Superman asks.
"Going up against Lex." John says.
That wasn't what Superman wanted to hear. He was desperate to find her, but also knew how much more was at stake.
"Are you interested in joining the fight?" Superman asks.
"I don't know. The suit seems to put too much stress on my body." John says.
Superman understands and he's not in a position to waste time.
"Thank you for what you've done, you're a true hero." Superman says as he flies off.
Terra patrols the streets of San Francisco. She hovers on a rock above Lex's robot army.
"Sector five is secured." Terra says.
"Excellent apprentice." Deathstroke says.
One of the robots is blasted with a sonic cannon.
"What?!" Terra reacts.
A green tiger jumps up and claws at one of the bots.
"No!" Terra says.
Terra is pulled down by a black shadow as Raven reveals herself.
In Star City, Green Arrow hides out in a windowsill inside Queen's Consolidated office building. He watches as Lex's bot's patrol. Superman had given him an idea. He shoots out an arrow. The arrow sends out and EMP, knocking out all of Lex's bots.
In Philadelphia, Mary Marvel summons the power of Shazam to blast away the army.
Wonder Woman, Kara, Aquaman, and Aqualad begin fighting their way through Washington D.C. It was the heaviest guarded area as this is where Lex was hiding out. Wonder Woman reveals a trick she had up her sleeve. She is joined by an army of Amazons.
Superman arrives in Gotham. He meets with Nightwing in an ally.
"Did you bring it?" Superman asks.
"Right here, just don't tell Bruce." Nightwing says.
"How is he?" Superman asks.
"Grumpy." Nightwing says.
Nightwing hands Superman one of Batmans batsuits.
Just like every other major city, Lex's robots march through Gotham.
A baterang is thrown at one of the bots. It begins to beep then explodes. The other bots turn to look. Nightwing jumps from bot to bot placing detonators on their back. When Nightwing lands on the sidewalk, the robots begin to explode one by one. A hummer drives up to the location. Bane exits. He sees Nightwing on the sidewalk.
"So little bird, you think you can take this city back alone?" Bane asks.
"He's not alone." A voice says.
Out of an ally walks Batman. It wasn't really Batman, rather Clark dressed as him, but Bane didn't know that.
"I thought I broke you." Bane says.
"You didn't." Clark says, trying to make his voice sound deep and rough.
Nightwing runs off to take care of more of Lex's bots.
Bane removes his jacket and hits the button on his wrist. Venom begins to pump into Bane's veins and he begins bulking up.
Clark observes this. Bane charges forward. Clark steps out of the way. He tries not to overuse his powers, as to make Bane believe he truly is Batman. Bane charges again. This time Clark swings and connects with Bane's cheek. The shot rattles Bane back.
"What?!" Bane reacts in shock.
Bane turns around and is met with another punch. As strong as Clark is, Bane is able to stay on his feet. Bane grabs Clark's arm and blocks his swing.
"You've gotten stronger bat." Bane says.
Bane gets a punch in on Clark and sends him back. He goes over to his hummer and rips the door off. He throws the door at Clark and smashes him into a wall.
"That should take care of you." Bane says.
The care door begins to rumble as Clark pushes it off.
"What are you?" Bane asks.
Bane charges forward again, but Clark punches him back. Clark punches at Bane again and again until Bane is knocked off his feet.
"You aren't human." Bane says.
Nightwing returns, with another Gotham crime fighter. A new hero had emerged in recent months, Batgirl.
"We'll take it from here." Nightwing says as he cuffs Bane.
Clark nods and rushes off.
Beastboy makes his way deep underground. The Titans had driven Terra out of the city. Beastboy was able to trace Terra here with his sense of smell. He saw her on the floor, crying.
"Terra?" Beastboy asks.
"Kill me, quick." Terra says.
"What?!" Beastboy reacts.
"That's why you came here isn't it? Do it, before he comes." Terra says.
"Terra-
Beastboy is kicked in the side by Deathstroke.
"I've given you everything Terra. And you still couldn't beat the Titans." Deathstroke says.
Beastboy morphs onto a gorilla. He begins to strike wildly at Deathstroke. But Deathstroke is disciplined. He is able to dodge all of Beastboy's attacks and strike back.
Deathstroke is blasted in the side by Cyborg's cannon just as he and Raven arrive. Deathstroke gets back to his feet.
"Terra, help me." Slade pleads.
Terra rips up a piece of the ground. Everyone watches as she decides who she is going to help.
"You can't control me anymore." Terra says as she hurls the rock towards Deathstroke. Deathstroke is able to evade it and charge towards Terra. He grabs her and lifts her up. Rocks begin to swirl all around them. An explosion goes off. As the dust settles, Deathstroke is gone and Terra floats on a rock. Beneath her she has created a crater revealing a pool of lava.
"This whole place is going to blow." Cyborg says.
"Terra come on." Beastboy shouts.
"I'm the only one who can stop it." Terra says.
"Terra, no." Beastboy says.
"It's never too late to change." Terra says.
"Beastboy, come on." Raven says.
The Titans run off.
"RAAAAH!" Terra yells as she uses her power to quell a volcanic eruption.
In Star City, Green Arrow aims an arrow at Malcolm Merlyn.
"Malcolm Merlyn, you have failed this city." Green Arrow says as he shoots an arrow into Merlyn's chest.
Mary Marvel has neutralized Dr. Sivana. She has restored Billy's and Freddy's powers and had the doctor where she wants him.
"Shazam!" Mary yells.
"Mary, no!" Billy yells out.
But the bolt comes down and strikes Sivana, killing him.
"What- what did you do?" Billy asks.
"What- I he deserved- I-" Mary stutters as she flies off.
Aquaman, Aqualad, Wonder Woman, and Kara fight their way through Washington. Miss Martian and Martian Manhunter had joined them too. They were almost at the White House. The closer they got, the bigger the robots became. Just as they got there, Superman joins the battle. He helps them make the final push. The Justice League then storm the White House. They make their way to the Oval Office, but Lex isn't there.
Barry Allen sits by Wally West's side in the hospital. A bolt of lightening rushes through Wally's body. Barry sees this. He then sees Wally's finger twitch.
"Wally?" Barry asks.
Wally opens his eyes.
"Oh hey, have I been sleeping?" Wally asks.
"For a long time." Barry says. Tears of joy coming to his eyes.
The door opens and Iris walks in.
"What is it?" Barry asks.
"You're going to want to see this." Iris says as she flips on the television.
Cyborg had hacked into Lex's broadcast for a special announcement.
"This is Iris West reporting. The heroes of this world are rising up. The Titans have taken down Deathstroke in San Francisco. In Star City, Green Arrow and his team have stopped Malcolm Merlyn. The Shazam family has returned in Philadelphia and neutralized Dr. Sivana. Even Batman has returned and stopped Bane. But the biggest story and the lightening rod that initiated this attack was the return of Superman. That's right Superman is back and Lex Luthor is on the run. As of this report he is still at large." Iris reports.
"Superman's back?" Barry reacts.
"Uh guys." Wally says.
Barry and Iris turn around. They see Wally begin to speed around the room.
Martha watches Iris's report on her farm in Kansas.
"That's right Superman is back and Lex Luthor is on the run."
Martha hears Iris report.
"My baby boy is back? Hope has returned." Martha says.
