Earth 31 Apartments, Victoria
Michael reads the reports of Atlas Corporation, sitting in his new apartment after going to sleep. It had been a few days since Atlas Corporation had its first mission. Atlas was able to buy this new apartment building to house its employees.
Actually they bought it a few months ago, A construction company went bankrupt leaving an apartment building half finished, the original client was suffering a lot of economic debt, using all his money to try and fix the place.
Miranda saw it and was able to buy the contract and the place off the man, he was very grateful for it. Atlas used Cyberdisc Constructors to finish it off and buy all the furniture to put in the place.
Now the Commander and other employees of Atlas get to live in decent size apartments, with complete beds and kitchens. The Commander sees it best for people to live out of the Avenger, it is a decent place to live, but people need a place to call their own.
Away from work, they even have enough to buy a few cars to travel between the apartments and straight to the Avenger.
Michael signs as he continues to read the reports, starting a business is more difficult then he could imagine, the amount of paperwork needed for the business name, location, plans, and funds, federal and state taxes as well.
Michael is going to look into getting a good lawyer for Atlas, seeing the amount of technology they are going to use, he needs protection for others trying to steal them though the legal fields.
Sitting in a chair as Michael looks at the reports, he looks at the beowulf sword, it is on a stand holding it together.
The sword of Beowulf is now owned by Michael, seeing as he is the only one that can use it, Atlas scientists are researching it soon, but Michael will need sorcerers to examine it soon.
Magic can only be understood by sorcerers, not scientists.
"Miranda is right about the apartments, better away from Avenger, could put a Psionic Gate here" Michael thought, looking to make a teleporting from here to the Avenger.
"If we do that then we need to change the buildings structure, build mores rooms with our Psionic tech and other security as well" Michael said, sending some text on his phone, the Cyberdise Constructors only use the original plans for the apartments, they need to change the building plans in order to add on the new tech.
Then a familiar orange woman wearing a green top and loose pants.
"What a wonderful den of living Commander, it's truly a place worthy of a leader" Starfire calls out, flouting over to Michael, looking over the place of Michael's living.
Starfire now lives with Michael, seeing she doesn't have a place or much understanding of earth, Michael thought she would live with one of his female employees. But Starfire wanted to stay with Michael, luckily his apartment has a few bedrooms, he lives in the VIP room.
Next to Miranda of course, she took the second one, she checks in on them to insure Michael doesn't try anything with Starfire.
He won't even try, seeing how strong Starfire is.
"Hey Starfire, want some breakfast?" Michael asked, seeing it in the morning and he woke up early, Starfire nodded.
"Alright, how about pancakes?" Michael said, Starfire looks eager.
"Wonderful, can it be incinerated?" Starfire asked, Michael nodded.
"I'll burn it black for you, just get the milk will you" Michael said, pointing to the refrigerator, as he gets the pancake mixer, and Starfire helps Michael cook pancakes for them.
Starfire is a Tamaranean from the planet Tamaran in the Vegan System.
Tamaraneans are mostly identical to a human's physical appearance, but they are still far from being the same, having a unique biology that allows them to perform amazing feats as well as a very uniquely named anatomy. For instance, Tamaraneans have nine stomachs once said by Starfire when she eats more than is possible for someone her size.
Tamaraneans are extremely powerful beings capable of amazing things. When Starfire came to the Avenger she showed off her main power, what she calls Starbolts, by what show in the scan Tamareanean get their powers from ultraviolet radiation, similar to kryptonian, but not limited to one type.
Although Starfire said her powers are fueled by specific emotions, it could be the way they control their powers.
Not only can she shoot starbolts, she can fly, have the standard superhuman abilities, strength speed and whatnot, Linguistic assimilation (via lip contact), invulnerability to a degree and tolerance to extreme environmental conditions.
All and all Tamaraneans prove to be just as powerful as kryptonian, with more variety in energy blast and unknown weakness.
While she is not as strong as the man of steel still more durable than a human.
DING DONG
The doorbell rings, making Starfire stand with her arms out, green energy burning in her hands.
"What was that, a war siren? An intruder?!" Starfire asked, never hearing a doorbell before.
"That's the front door bell, it lets me know if someone wants to enter" Michael explains to her, hoping she won't blast up the place, he didn't insure the place yet.
Luckily Starfire calmed down.
"Ohh like a Toobra, an announcement of a guest entering your home" Starfire said, comparing the doorbell to something from her home planet.
"Correct, can you please open it? I'm busy" Michael asked, he was making pancakes and now it putting them on the plate.
"Popa" Starfire said, heading to the front door.
"I'm going to assume that means yes in Tamaran" Michael said, he needs to write down what words she said and their meaning.
Starfire flouts over to the front door to open.
"Welcome to the home of the Commander" Starfire greets the guest, her smile widens seeing a friend.
"Miranda, what a joy to see you again" Starfire hugs Miranda in affection, Miranda smiles giving the alien hug back.
"Good morning to you Kori" Miranda said, seeing the orange alien hugging her with her strength, she grits her teeth dealing with the pain.
"Are you here to break the fast with us?" Starfire asked, finally letting go of Miranda.
"I am here to check on you, but yes, I can have breakfast with you" Miranda said between panting, catching her breath, walking inside the apartment.
Michael signs seeing his Central officer here, since Starfire wants to live with him, Michaels knows she needs help to settle in with Earth culture. Michael didn't want to leave Starfire with the likes of Batman or whoever he put in charge of her, believing they would manipulate her to be a 'hero' in America.
While Michael wouldn't be against it, he wants it to be her choice to defend a planet not even her own, right now she needs to understand humanity and all its flaws.
Michael needed someone more capable to teach Starfire than him, not that he couldn't do it but certain issues require a woman's touch.
While Ravager could be a good friend and fighter to spar with Starfire, Michael needs a woman who can teach Starfire more than fighting.
So he had Miranda help Starfire settle in, she didn't like it at first but saw Starfire and saw him and immediately took action. For a few days Miranda teaches and spends time with Starfire on earth culture and hanging out.
Starfire took Miranda like any eager student in a new subject, Miranda came in to check on her to help her and him in case he does try anything.
"I see you're making pancakes Commander" Miranda calls out; see him making a stack of pancakes.
"Well Starfire asked for it, want a few?" Michael asked to see her here; she looked at the pancakes done.
"Are you sure Kori can eat this? Especially the burned ones?" Miranda deadpans, seeing some of the pancakes burn to black.
"She wants it like this, she did the food test so she can eat this" Michael points out, the food test is what XCOM created on what an alien can eat, seeing if certain foods are poisonous to one or the other.
Tamaranean can eat all of human food, more so actually.
"Burn on the outside, is it running on the inside?" Starfire asked, looking at the burned food.
"That's all burned Kori" Miranda said, not liking Kori eating burned food, glaring at Michael.
"Just like the incinerated gloca roaches on my home world, I'll get the mustard" Starfire smiles gleefully as she gets her favourite side food.
"Mustard?" Miranda asked, looking at Michael.
"She tried it and loves it" Michael shrugs; see a big bottle of mustard Starfire is carrying.
"That can't be healthy" Miranda scoffs at him, but Michael shakes his head.
"For a human yes, not a tamaranean, can you help me out" Michael said, reminding Miranda Starfire isn't human.
"I sometimes forget how human she looks" Miranda said with her eye closed, helping Michael and taking the plate of pancakes to the table
They all take their seats, and take their plates to grab the pancakes.
"mhmha, even better, Miranda do you want mustard on yours?" Starfire asked, tasting one of the burned pancakes and pores mustard all over it, offering some to Miranda.
"No thanks Kori, why not try Syrup instead?" Miranda offered, pouring syrup in her pancake, trying to get Starfire to eat the syrup instead of mustard.
"Syrup?" Starfire grabs the bottle and pours it on her burned pancake, eating it in delight as she wolfs down the pancakes.
"So what brings you here this morning?" Michael asked, seeing Miranda eating at his table.
"Beside checking to see you're not taking advantage on a young woman" Miranda giving a firm glare at him,
"What do you take it for?" Michael asked why she was looking at him like that.
"A young man with a beautiful young lady who doesn't know our customs" Miranda points out,
"You believe me to be pretty Miranda?" Starfire asked, her eyes full of wonder as Miranda smiles.
"Of course Kori," Miranda nods, getting a smile from Starfire.
"I'm older than I look Central '' Michael said, Michael is much older then he looks, 20 years being captured by ADVENT, experiments on him made him live much longer than humanly possible.
He is actually 68 years old, but he still looks 17.
"I don't believe you" Miranda shakes her head at him, Michael groans.
"Why are you here beside a check-up?" Michael asked, hoping it was about something else beside his living circumstances.
"Actually, it is about business, seeing an opportunity here" Miranda points out about the place.
"With the Cyberdice?" Michael said, already seeing what Miranda is doing.
"If we do it right we can fix all the unfinished property all over Australia," Miranda points out, seeing the Cyberdice Constructors fixing the apartments building in less time than a construction crew.
"Using robots to fix buildings, what an amazing employment Michael" Starfire said, she saw the Cyberdice flying over finishing off the top of the building.
"they also limited to the design and commands, if something goes wrong a Cyberdice won't fix it, not to mention it will get the wrong attention if we start a business using robots to build everything" Michael said, while the Cyberdice Constructor are good, they have limits and people will notice robots taking the jobs of all contractors.
The uproar and protest against such business.
"True it would get bad attention, but I'm not suggesting creating a constructor company using robots, but rather insurance for the area damaged or unfinished" Miranda pulls out a few reports to show to Michael while Starfire looks over the papers.
"Many construction companies do bankrupt or have corrupted CEOs, many families live in half contracted homes, already use all their money to try and build it in the first place" Miranda explains, Michael looks at each report.
"Michael, this man uses the money the elders gave him to have a big mating ceremony, he hasn't finished his duties" Starfire growls, she picks up the earth language rather well, seeing a man taking the money without finishing his duties, stealing money from elders.
"True, but like you said, they have no money, why would they turn to us?" Michael asked, he can see the appeal but if they don't have money to afford them.
"That can be helped with the insurance and building loans, they can get a loan from us and fix their homes in no time" Miranda shows another page.
"Superhuman Activity Insurance?" Michael said, looking at the insurance plan using the Cyberdice.
"Beside fixing property we can also capitalise on the amount of damage from the more powerful people, we won't have to explain using the Cyberdice thanks to the nature of damage" Miranda explains, an insurance with superhuman, people won't look twice when they see a robot fixing radioactive acid in someone's bed.
"It could work?" Michael thought using the Cyberdice to fix the more superpower damage should cut down a few questions, saying such damage needs specialised equipment.
"First thing we need a lawyer and run it by them, will start off with this, giving a few people a first time deal on our Cyberdice contractors, create a team of engineers to command and use them, and a few guard to keep both the machine and the men safe" Michael nods, hoping to get all the basic as Miranda nods.
"This is a good start to Atlas Commander" Miranda said, Michael nods as they all finish the pancakes, see Starfire ate most of them.
"So what are we doing today, more shopping, lessons on earth culture, another spar with Ravager?" Starfire asked, seeing they are heading off.
"Today we are going to the cave to meet a few people, they will ask you questions and may test you" Michael explains, seeing how Batman is asking for Starfire to come to the cave.
"We'll see Artemis too" Michael said, getting a happy smile from Starfire.
"We get to see Artemis again, how wonderful is Zatanna there too?" Starfire asked, having met the two girls she met when first arriving here.
"Maybe, just know you don't have to do anything they tell you, you have a choice" Michael said, wanting Starfire to choose to be a hero, not because someone told her too.
"I thank you for your protection Commander, I will support you no matter what" Starfire smiles gratefully to Michael for helping her.
"Are you sure Starfire should go there?" Miranda asked, looking at Michael.
"No but Batman wants her in the cave and since I'm under his employment I have to do it" Michael said, not wanting to get Starfire involved but if he didn't the League would be on his ass.
"I see, just keep an eye on her" Miranda warns, giving him a look while Michael nods before turning to Starfire.
"Follow me" Michael said, both heading to the roof of the apartment.
"Hold my hand" Michael said, Starfire grabs his hand as Michael uses Phase Walk to the nearest Zeta-tube to teleport to the Cave.
LINE
Mount Justice
Black Canary watches Robin avoiding each of Conner grabs and attacks, Robin turns to avoid Conner grab, ducking under the clone's punches with rolls.
Conner growls at this training, getting frustrated as he tries to catch boy wonder, but Robin proves too fast to catch.
"See where he is going to be, not where he was" Canary advises, teaching Conner how to fight someone light and fast on their feet.
At the same time training Robin on avoiding stronger hits.
While Wally, M'gann, Kaldur and Artemis watch, everyone in training clothes for the exercise.
"So you fought an alien slave raid and saved an alien princess?" Wally asked, wanting her to conform to it, his arm now free of the cast thanks to Michael's Bio-Medkit that help with his healing.
"Yes, for the fourth time, Michael Zatanna and I fought a slave raid and saved a lot of people" Artemis said in exaggeration, having gone over this more than once, it annoyed her.
"It's impressive to say at least" Kaldur nods in impressive tone,
"So she wasn't human?" M'gann asked, wanting to confirm that the girl is an alien.
"She had orange skin, bright red hair, shot green energy out of her hands and spoke an alien language until she kissed Michael and spoke English" Artemis explains the description of the girl, to Wally's shock and jealousy.
"Learn a language, though kissing?! What planet is she from? I know like three languages" Wally asked eagerly, alien girls need to know English for the guy to kiss.
Artemis hit him on his side, making him grunt from the hit.
"Would she join the team?" M'gann asked, wanting to know, hoping for another girl to join the team.
"Yeah, is she?" Wally asked, rubbing his side, but Artemis shrugs.
"Not sure, she seems attached to Michael" Artemis said, smirking at Wally groans.
They talk as Conner jumps to where Robin was dodging, catching Robin off ground; Conner grabs his arm and gets him in a headlock.
"Got you" Conner said, holding Robin as he taps out, finishing the exercise.
"Good jump, use your eyesight to catch your opponent. Robin I notice you always dodge the same way, so did Conner, mix it up or you be too predictable" Canary points out to him, Robin nods.
"They rarely jump, everyone always falls into habit" Robin said, stretching his arms, turning to Canary.
"So, this alien princess joining the team or what?" Robin asks, Conner looks at Canary as well, Canary turns to the other to see her too, wanting to know what is going on with the alien princess.
"I don't know yet, she was kidnapped and is learning about earth, once we learn about her we'll see about what she wants" Canary explains, turning to the team.
"If she wants to join the team it's up to her" Canary clarifies about this Tamaranean,
"So is she going to stay here at least?" M'gann asked, wanting to know if she was getting a roommate, a girl roommate.
"It's hard to say, she is currently staying with Michael" Canary said with a frown, not approving of the Tamaranean staying with Michael.
"And she stays with him too, lucky bastard gets all the girls" Wally groans at Michael getting an alien to live at his place, why didn't he do a mission on Halloween.
The Zeta-tube starts to light up,
Cold-Blood, B-0-6
Starfire, A-0-7
Michael and Starfire walk through the Zeta-tube, Starfire looks around the cave in wonder as Michael walks and leads her though.
"Welcome to Mount Justice, this is the base for the team and the league, has all your basic needs met" Michael explains walking though Starfire looks around.
"A cave under a mountain, what an amazing base of operation" Starfire looks around the wonder, as everyone stares at her, Black Canary walks forward with a smile.
"Starfire, I like you to meet one of our mentors, Black Canary," Michael introduces. Starfire shakes Black Canary's hand.
"It's very nice to meet you, Canary of black" Starfire greets, Canary smiles at her.
"Welcome to the cave Starfire" Canary greets back, Starfire shaking her hand excitedly.
"Meet the team, you remember Artemis" Michael points at Artemis who smiles, Starfire flies to hug her.
"Oh Artemis, such joy to see you again" Starfire hugs Artemis, who struggles to breathe.
"Good to..see you too Star.." Artemis tries to say as Starfire lets go, Wally rushes to her.
"Hello Beautifully, Wally here at your service, here for you princess" Wally flirts, grabbing her hand and kissing it, being all courteous to her.
"Oh nice to meet you, Wally of the Service" Starfire greets, grabbing his hand and kissing it too, to his confusion.
"Yeah" Wally said, feeling weird about her kissing his hand but Artemis elbowed him.
"She's new here, don't confuse her" Artemis steps in, stopping Wally from trying to flirt with Starfire, as Wally groans.
"That Wally, here M'gann" Michael introduces, M'gann flies to her.
"It's amazing to meet you princess Starfire" M'gann said in excitement, with Starfire following.
"A Martian, curiosity abounds, please, where on mars do you come from? How did you get here? What is your favourite colour? Do you wish to be my friend?" Starfire asked, excitedly, surprising M'gann.
"Uhhh undertown, I went on my Uncle J'onn's ship, ahhh green and yes" M'gann answered the surprising question, Starfire smiles, giving the Martian a big hug.
"Hello new friend" Starfire grins hugging her.
"Here the team leader Kaldur" Michael helps Starfire let go of M'gann, introducing her to the atlantean.
"Welcome to earth" Kaldur said politely,
"I appreciate your welcome, Kaldur," Starfire said, nodding.
"Here's Conner," Michael points to the clone.
"Hey" Conner said, with Starfire noticing the kryptonians symbol
"Another kryptonian, I have great sorrow for the loss of your home planet" Starfire gives the krpytonian clone a sympathetic look, Conner looks uncomfortable.
"I'm not from krypton" Conner said, feeling a little sad about his origins not being like Superman.
"Of course, your home is where you make it, I hope I can see earth as my home too" Starfire said, nodding to Conner, the clone looking confused as Michael points to the surprisingly silent member of the team.
"And last but not least Robin" "DICK" Robin shouted, cutting off Michael to everyone's confusion.
Robin has been staring at Starfire the whole time, his eyes not leaving her once and his heart threatening to burst out of his chest, quietly watching her talk to everyone as he watches Michael introduce him with his code name.
"What?" Michael said, everyone looked at Robin in surprise.
"My name is Dick" Robin, real name Dick introduced himself.
"Your real name's Dick?" Artemis asked, everyone knows each other's name except Robin.
"Did your parents ever love you?" Michael said, can't believe anyone would name their kid dick.
"It's short for Richard," Dick said, looking at Michael.
"How is that short for Richard, wouldn't Richie be short for Richard" Michael asked, unsure with the name, Artemis giggles as goes M'gann, Kaldur looks confused as does Conner.
"Hey no need to get on his case" Wally comes to Dick's defence, but Starfire giggles.
"Well it's lovely to meet you Penis" Starfire greets everyone turns to her in shock, Michael hits his head.
"Remind me to kill Ravager" Michael said, seeing Starfire is talking to Ravager and learning from her.
"Oh Ravager is an amazing friend to spar with" Starfire grins at him, a presence walks behind Michael.
"I'm sure she is," Michael said, as he felt someone near him.
"Took you long enough Batman" Michael said, turning to Batman as he gave Michael the famous bat glare.
"Cold-Blood, follow me" Batman orders, Michael rolls his eyes.
"Aha sure, I'll be right back Kori" Michael said to Starfire as she looks at Batman with a little fear.
"Are you sure best friend Michael?" Starfire asked, making Robin and Wally hold their hearts in pain.
"I'll survive," Michael said, following Batman as Starfire watches him leave her.
"Why don't we train? See your fighting skill" Canary said, interesting in Starfire fighting ability,
"Oh me me" Wally holds his hand out, eager to work with Starfire.
"Oh a challenge of our fighting skill" Starfire said, getting into a stance as everyone surrounds the two.
"Don't worry babe, I'll go easy on you" Wally said, wiggling his eyebrows, Starfire narrows her eyes.
"Are you undermining my fighting kota" Starfire pressed her stance, seeing Wally was calling her weak.
"Wait what kota?" Wally asked, unsure of the word.
"AHHHH" Starfire war cries, charging at a screaming speedster.
"Oh GOD!?" Wally screams in fear at Starfire savaging fighting skill
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"Start talking now" Batman orders, glaring down at Michael, only getting a raised eyebrow in response.
"Straight away, anything particular?" Michael asked, looking at the man dressed as a bat.
"Your recruiting killers" Batman states, oh he wants to start there.
"They are mercenaries not convicted murderers, and what do they have to do with this?" Michael asked, wondering why he brought it up.
"You're recruiting mercenaries for your new business, Dr. Ludwig and Ravager have criminal background" Batman pulls out a few photos of the mission of fighting the raiders and saving Starfire.
"Dr. Ludwig was never convicted for anything he was accused of, and Ravager hasn't broken any laws" Michael points out; despite their history they have no criminal record.
Yet
"Who I recruit to Atlas is none of your concern" Michael stands his ground to batman.
"You work with the league, your actions could reflect badly on us" Batman said, seeing Cold-Blood is a part of the Justice League covert ops.
"Cold-Blood is a hero of Australia, my business has nothing to do with you or the league" Michael said to him, not letting Batman have any ground to this.
"You never inform the league of this invasion" Batman said, the mission Michael went on wasn't approved by the league.
"The League missed the ship flying right in front of your space station" Michael shows his wrist computer, pulling out a video of the Thanagarians ship flying right past the space tower.
"You should have informed the league," Batman said, looking at the video in detail.
"By the time I called you and you chose the leaguer, the raiders would have left after seeing you coming" Michael points out, the League is too big for the raiders not to notice, as soon as they show up the raider would have escaped.
"Your technology is dangerous, the weapons, suits and now you're recruiting people with criminal backgrounds" Batman narrows his eyes, but Michael stares right back.
"Dangerous? Criminal background? You think I'm doing something illegal?" Michael chuckles at him, but Batman keeps glaring at him.
"You are the last person to speak about dangerous tech or dealing with questionable people, rich boy" Michael whispers to him, Batman glare deepens.
"How did you" "it wasn't hard, you primary work in Gotham, your need a lot of money to even be Batman and your past is full of trauma caused by a criminal" Michael figures Batman is Bruce Wayne, following the money need to become Batman, only works in Gotham and a few reports of rich people who suffer from a crime at a young age, years before batman first started.
"If you even think" "You're a fool if you believe I'm the only one to figure it out, but I won't point out the obvious" Michael stops him again, telling him he won't speak about his secret identity.
"What you do with your company is not my concern, but we both want the same thing" Michael said, getting Batman to stop glaring at him for a second.
"And that is?" Batman asked.
"A safer world, you know fighting crime and locking them up will not change anything" Michael said, giving the League main goals in mind.
"I'm trying to give them a chance to redeem themselves and join our society as some-what model citizens" Michael gave a so- so with his hand.
"But we're not perfect, no one is, but we should at least try to be better" Michael said, willing to help those that want to do something but can't for various reasons.
Batman stares down at Michael, unsure what to do.
"If I see one thing out of place" Batman warns him but Michael smiles.
"Oh you won't, you may disagree with my methods, but in the end we all want the same thing" Michael smiles at him, Batman only glares at him.
"There still the Tamaranean" Batman said, looking down the hall at the new alien, Michael brings out a few reports on Starfire.
"Here are all the known powers and features Tamaraneans have, maybe you will find something I miss" Michael said, sending Batman the info Atlas gathered so far on Starfire and her biology.
Batman actually raises an eyebrow at him.
"Just because she is a friend doesn't mean the others are, know your enemies and all" Michael said, willing to give Batman information about Tamaraneans in case one came to earth with less than friendly intention.
"Her living arrangement?" Batman asked,
"If she wants to stay in the cave, it's her choice for now she lives with me" Michael explains, this time getting a different glare from him, a disappointed look.
"Not you too, My CO has taken a liking to her and taken her under her wing" Michael said, Miranda willing to offer anything to help Starfire.
"What's her name?" Batman asks this CO, but Michael shakes his head.
"Figure it out" Michael said, turning to walk back to the other as Batman watches him leave.
Going to his hologram computer and reading the information of Starfire, thinking constitutes plans for the alien princess.
And for Michael and this new organisation as well.
LINE
Meanwhile Starfire kicks Wally down, after a few minutes of beating him, he falls to the ground.
"Oh god, that is a way to go '' Wally groans, looking up to Starfire's legs, it is a great view nonetheless, few laugh at Wally while others look at Starfire in amazement.
"You're not a fast fighter, Wally of Service, I was expecting someone a little faster" Starfire said, which hurt Wally's ego.
"Not good enough for her Service Wally" Artemis teases getting a glare from the speedster.
"Impressive Starfire" Black Canary said, impressed with her fighting skill.
"I fought savagery in the gladiatorial pits of my home world" Starfire explains, with Canary nodding.
"Then how about someone stronger, Conner?" Canary asked, wanting to see her strength, Conner walks forward getting into a stance as does Starfire.
"What did I miss?" Michael asked, walking back.
"Just a quick beating of the 'service man' here" Artemis points to a frowning Wally.
"She caught me off guard" Wally tries to defend himself.
"That's all you need to win," Michael said, seeing Starfire ready to fight Conner.
Conner charges forward with a right hook, Starfire blocks it with her left, and punching Conner chest with her fist, Conner grunts but it doesn't hurt as much. Grabbing her hand he throws her over his shoulder.
Starfire, seeing the kryptonian strength and durability, lets herself get thrown over his shoulder, Starfire rolls on the ground while kicking Conner face, it hurts him while the clone grunts.
Getting mad as Starfire rolls away to get away from the clone, Conner charges forward but Starfire gets low. Swiping her legs under him to trip him but Conner jumps over the leg, standing up for Conner to grab her shoulder. Taking her down as Starfire grits her teeth, Starfire true her other arm behind her to grab Conner elbow with a few fingers as Conner twitched, letting go of Starfire.
Starfire flips over Conner, wrapping her legs around Conner's neck, pulling Conner's arm and getting him in a choke hold.
"She is powerful," Kaldur said, looking at the alien princess, seeing her fight the Kryptonian clone.
"Conner has raw strength, but Starfire isn't weak and has more fighting experience" Michael said, seeing Starfire is more experience in fighting then Conner.
He is less than a year old compared to Starfire.
"How does she do that thing with her fingers?" Artemis asked, seeing what Starfire did with the fingers to get out of the hold.
"She is choking him? And he is struggling?" M'gann looks on in shock, never seeing Conner struggle in a fight in sparring before.
"Lucky bastard" Dick grunts, looking at Conner trying to get out of Starfire's legs, wishing he was in his place.
"I know right" Wally agrees, doesn't see why Conner is struggling.
Wally would kill to be that close.
"Ok that enough" Canary said, stopping the fight as Starfire lets go of Conner who takes a breath.
"Are you ok, Kryptonian Conner?" Starfire asks, seeing Conner nodding as he breathes.
"I'mm fine, what was that thing with the elbow?" Conner asked, feeling a weird in his arm.
"That is the Nerron bone touch, certain bones trigger unwanted movement" Starfire explains to him, getting a few interesting looks from others.
"Really, could you teach me?" Canary asked, seeing Starfire get out of an arm lock like that,
Canary is always learning to be a better fighter, learning alien techniques to break away from certain locks is too good to pass up.
"Of course, in turn you can teach me you're earthly fighting moves" Starfire said, happy to teach them as Artemis walks up to her.
"You're teaching me that too" Artemis said, wanting to know alien techniques.
"I'm first in line" Robin said, wanting to be in class as does Wally.
"Guess they're learning about you too Star" Michael smiles, seeing everyone like Starfire, But a call got everyone's attention.
"Attention team, report to the bay" Batman calls out, everyone on the team gets ready, Starfire looks unsure.
"Do I join?" Starfire asked, she wasn't a part of the team; Robin came in before Michael could say anything.
"Of course you can join, you can fight Conner and Wally, I'm sure you can handle it" Robin said, as Starfire looks at Michael who shrugs.
Everyone gets in front of Batman in the centre, everyone in their uniform.
Cold-Blood turns to see Starfire wearing her own uniform which consists of a sleeveless violet crop top, a violet miniskirt, a silver belt, and thigh-high violet boots with silver soles and bands at the top. For armor, she wears a silver gorget with a round green gem embedded into it, silver bracers with green gems over the backs of her hands, and a silver armband on her upper right arm.
(Classic Teen Titan Starfire, nothing gets past the original)
Everyone looks at Starfire outfit, Robin and Kid Flash's eyes are glued to her figure,
"Oh mama" Kid Flash eyeing her body until Artemis hits his side, snapping him out of it.
"Sexy lady" Robin almost drools, until he hears a grunt from Batman, sees the glare at him, Robin swallows, Batman mad he tells everyone his secret identity.
Even Superboy looks at Starfire, but Miss Martian hits his side.
"What was that for?" Superboy asked, unsure why she did that, Miss M looked embarrassed.
"I don't know, a reaction to something" Miss Martian said, seeing Superboy look at Starfire made her jealous.
Batman gets their attention with a report in Los Angeles
"The Power out, outages the city of Los Angeles, the third one again that lasted for half a week, many are unsure see nothing is wrong with the power plants or electric grids" The new reporter said, video of Los Angeles losing power all night long.
"What do Power outs have to do with us?' Kid flash asked, Batman pulled out more holograms of a man and a few reports.
"This is Doctor Arthur Light, once a STAR labs scientist experimenting on light rays, but was fired due to consistent power outage and power bills" Batman explains pulling out a picture of the man before to the man now.
"You believe he's using his research to steal electricity" Robin deduces looking at the report.
"Yes, he was last in Los Angeles with heavy equipment" Batman pulls another image of Arthur Light pulling equipment out of a truck.
"Are you sure he caused the blackouts?" Aqualad asked, another image appeared with Dr Arthur Light in a white and black suit with a big metal hand and glowing light surrounding a few light bulbs around himself.
He laughs as the camera loses power and shuts off.
"Guess Dr Light in town" Kid Flash said, seeing power turn off when the now name Dr. Light is near.
"Your mission is to find him and shut down his tech" Batman explains to them.
"Shouldn't be hard to find a man wearing a lightbulb" Superboy said, seeing this shouldn't be an issue, Starfire looks unsure.
"Am I allowed to help? Man of the Bats" Starfire asked, Batman turns to her, Robin stands in her place.
"Since she here she might as well help, her powers could be useful" Robin said, getting a look from the Bat as he turns to Cold-Blood.
"Fine but she under you watches Cold-blood, her actions are under you" Batman orders, Cold-blood nods while Robin looks down in despair.
"Let's move out," Aqualad said, heading off to the Bio-ship as they flew to Los Angeles.
LINE
Starfire pokes and probes the Bioship, feeling the structure of the living ship.
"This ship..is alive?" Starfire asked, looking at it with wonder.
"Yep, Bioship is alive and amazing to us" Miss Martian said, happy seeing her fellow aliens like the ship.
"Yeah we all know how to ride her, stick around and I'll show you some tricks" Robin said, looking at her as Starfire smiles.
"Tricks? You mean deceits" Starfire asked, unsure about what Robin was saying.
"He means it shows you how it works, although Miss Martian would have a better understanding" Cold-Blood explains, making Robin give a light glare at him.
Why is he acting flirty, thought he was into Zatanna, Cold-Blood thought.
"So what's your powers babe?" Kid Flash asked, looking at Starfire.
"Babe? I'm not an infant Wally" Starfire said, making Kid flash groan and look away from Artemis smirk.
"Your abilities Star" Cold-blood clarifies, getting a nod from Starfire.
"I generate and shoot star-bolts, I use the energy to fly and reinforce my attacks" Starfire explains, her eyes glow green and green energy gathers around her hand.
"Star-bolts? Like from the sun?" Superboy asked Starfire nods.
"Yes, the tamaranean absorbs radiation from sunlight" Starfire said, seeing Michael's people healed her and found out where her powers generate from.
"Does that make you like Superman?" Miss Martian asked, Superman powers come from a yellow sun, and Starfire powers come from the same.
Could Tamaraneans and kryptonian be related?
"I'm unsure" Starfire said, she is unsure herself.
"Another one of life's mysteries, another reason why they look so human as well" Cold-Blood mentioned, why Tamaraneans and Kryptoanians look so human despite being from another planet.
"We're almost there," Aqualad said, seeing how they are flying over Los Angeles.
Also seeing the neon lights of the city becoming very bright, nearly blinding a few of them
"Turn down the brightness will you" Kid Flash covers his eyes, Miss Martian's Bioship adds some shade to the window.
Everyone looks down to see Dr. Light walking through the street, all lights and electricity going brighter until they burst out in sparks, he laughs while everyone runs away.
"We need to stop him," Aqualad said, as Miss Martian fly's Bioship over to a nearby building.
Dr. Light in his new suit laughs at the brightness of the city.
"Bright Neon lights! With your power Los Angeles will be flooded with never ending daylight" Dr Light shouts out loud, the neon lights of the city glow brighter than ever before, cars lights and street lights are increasing in brightness.
Everyone around the city block closes their eyes and blocks the shining light, street lights, neon signs and some cars start to explode.
Scaring everyone as they all ran away from the bright lights and explosions.
"What, Wait people of Los Angeles, this is helping you, No more darkness to frighten you" Dr. Light said to them, his arm gauntlets glowing.
"Here I'll show how bright it is" Dr. Light shoots neon outs, scaring everyone as they all run away.
"Why are you running away?" Dr. Light asked, unsure why everyone was running away from him.
Two birdarang get thrown at , Light hears the sound and he moves to the side as the birdarang explodes behind him.
turns to see Robin and Aqualad in front of him.
"You know, Dr. Light, for a guy obsessed with illumination, you're not very bright" Robin calls out, making a pun while Aqualad pulls out his water bearer sword.
"Surrender and turn off your device" Aqualad calls out a cease fire, but gets mad.
"Turn off my genius; your pathetic skills cannot out shine the brilliants of " Dr. Light shoots a neon energy blast at the two heroes, making them dodge the light beam.
Kid Flash runs straight forward toward , aiming to knock him out with one punch.
But sees someone coming at him at fast speed, turning up the suit's brightness, blind Kid running though as he trips and slams into a parked car.
"Oh god! I can't see, someone turn off the sun!" Kid yelled, covering his eyes as he tried to see though bright light, the sudden blindness.
"You are fast speedster, but can you move at the speed of light?" shoots Kid flash from his chest, sending him back.
Aqualad rushes forward with his water swords, blocks the water swords with glowing neon gauntlets.
"Your water can't affect my shining light" blast a large light to send Aqualad back,
Miss Martian flies over, carrying two cars to throw at but shoots both cars in the air. Exploding them near her, sending her back.
smiles then he hears a scream.
"You'll pay for that" Superboy yelled at Dr. Light, crashing in the ground, sending Dr. Light on his back.
blighting his suit, blinding Superboy's eyes, condenses his neon energy in his hands, sending it to Superboy, covering him in smoke.
The smoke cleared revealing Superboy's trap in a car wrapped around him.
"How did you Grrrrrr" Superboy growling trying to get out, but it proved too difficult.
Starfire flies over shooting starbolt at him, sending back while putting a neon shield around himself.
Keeping the shield up looks at Starfire.
"You can generate light" Dr. light looks at her in curiosity, pulling a device behind him, throwing it under her, a light shootout, trapping Starfire in a sphere in light.
Starfire tries to shoot the light as she tries to get out of it.
"I will study you" said, getting kicked in the head, turning to see Robin has kicked him.
"Let her go, you creepy criminal" Robin said, trying to fight as get back.
"Creepy?!, I'm trying to help the world with my bright gift you stupid chump" shouted, creating a light like chain, hitting Robin at fast speed sending him back.
Early Cold-Blood gets down avoiding the light show as he makes a call while Aqualad and Robin run forward.
Artemis gets near him.
"What did you get on this guy?" Artemis asked, seeing what plan Cold-blood has.
"Making a call, need more info" Cold-Blood said, The Commander is making a call to base, calling Bromwell Stikk.
"Hello, Commander?" Bromwell answers the call, getting a call from his Commander.
"Stikk, do you know Dr. Arthur Light?" Cold-Blood asked, to Artemis disbelief.
"Who are you calling now?" Artemis asked, seeing the team already attacking , Aqualad already sent them to fight him, not much time to plan seeing attacking the streets.
"Light? Yeah I worked with him on his project once, some kind of energy amplifier or something" Bromwell recalls, getting a thinking look from Cold-Blood.
"Amplifier? Not an energy drainer?" Cold-Blood asked, a light hitting his eye, looking down to see a phone on the ground with the flashlight on his eye, picking it up to see the brightness all the way up and the flash light turned on.
"Yeah not sure how it works, just increase the brightness to everything on running electricity" Bromwell said, as Cold-Blood tries to turn down the brightness off the phone or turn it off, but nothing is turning it off.
"Curious, anything else to note about Arthur Light?" Cold-Blood asked, both he and Artemis see Miss M get blown away while Superboy tries to crush .
"Yeah, one time he freaked out when his Neon Amplify shorted out all the lights, started freaking out when the lights were all gone" Bromwell said, remembering something a Cold-Blood nods.
"That helps out thanks" Cold-Blood said, hanging up his call and dropping the phone.
"What happened?" Artemis said, is now fighting Starfire as Cold-Blood stands up.
"I have an idea now" Cold-Blood said, quickly looking around to see everything with electricity now glowing brighter than before, near .
And Arthur Light may have nyctophobia, fear of the darkness.
"Aqualad, 's not draining electricity, he's amplifying neon light and reflecting it with his suit, destroying anything producing neon lights" Cold-Blood spoke though the team-link, shooting the device under trapping Starfire with Crucial Symmetry SMG.
Destroy the device and free Starfire.
"Acknowledge, everyone destroys anything producing light" Aqualad orders, Artemis fires arrows at the Neon signs, blowing them up.
"What's happening?" Starfire flies to Cold-blood, she is not in the mind link yet.
"Shoot anything that's glowing" Cold-Blood orders, Starfire nods as she flies in the sky shooting the neon signs high up.
"Kid! Take away all the phones" Cold-blood calls out, Kid flash sees all the phones flashing light.
"Right, phone batteries" Kid Flash nods, running around to collect all the phones on the ground, Aqualad shoots his water to the cars, wetting their engines and shutting off their electricity, Miss Martian disconnects some of the Neon signs,
"What are you doing?!" Dr. Light yelled, seeing the heroes destroying all the light around him.
"Stop! you're destroying all the lights" Dr. Light shouted, aiming his gauntlets to shoot at the heroes but Cold-Blood shot at , sending him back as he blocked the bullets.
"Enough of this Arthur Light" Cold-Blood said, aiming his gun at him, his other hand glowing purple.
"That's " shouted, shooting neon light at Cold-Blood, Cold-Blood jumps back to avoid the damage as he covers his eyes.
"Too damn bright" Cold-Blood mutters covering his eyes, smirks.
"What's the matter afraid of the light" Dr. Light taunts, Cold-Blood smirks.
"You're about to get your lights knocked out" Cold-Blood taunts back, Dr. Light frowns as he hears a car getting destroyed.
Turning to see Superboy punching him in the head, sending him flying.
"AhhhhhH!" Dr. Light cries out in pain, he stands up but Robin jumps down, kicking him down.
Dr Light looks up to see all the lights are off, his suits now powering down, everything looks so dark, he looks to see Robin, staring down at him, with a glare with the shadow overlapping him, scaring in under the dark streets.
"What's the matter? Afraid of the dark?" Robin taunts, having a fun time at his puns.
But it was more effective than he thought. Dr. Light lay on the ground, holding himself scared as he held himself.
"so...so… …make it stop make it stop.." mutters as everyone gathers around the terrified villain.
"What did you do to him?" M'gann asked, flying down to see scared out of his mind.
"What nothing, I didn't" Robin said looking shocked at how terrified the villain was.
"Guess you learn how Batman scares people now" Kid Flash said, looking impressed but Aqualad and Cold-Blood went near him.
"Jesus, the guy is nyctophobia, scared of darkness, hey it ok, calm down" Cold-blood goes to him, lifting him up as he holds himself.
"It's so dark, so scary" Dr Light mutters, Cold-bloods goes to the back of suit, cutting out a cord connecting power to the suit, Cold-Blood's Solace blocks Arthur Lights mental impairments, making him feel better but still afraid of the dark.
"I disconnect his suit, he needs a light source" Cold-Blood calls out, Starfire flies down, powering her hands to provide light as Dr Light calms down, looking at Starfire in awe.
"You have an amazing gift my dear" Dr. Light looks at her grateful, Starfire smiles as police sirens are heard coming in.
LINE
The team are back on the roof, watching Dr. Light gets in the police car with a sign as he asks for the lights to be turned on, which the police officer applied.
"That man has a great fear of the dark," Starfire said, seeing the poor human sitting in the car.
"It would appear he was only acting out of fear" Aqualad figures, after seeing the scared was when all the lights are off.
"Arthur Light is terrified of the dark, the suit he was wearing doesn't steal electricity, it amplifies light, but it overworks the batteries, he was fired for his invention, he wanted to show the benefits his suit has, but it didn't work out" Cold-Blood said, reading the information he got from scanning the device of suit.
"I..didn't think that" Robin mutters, he fought criminals and insane dangerous criminals.
But scaring a man with such a fear of darkness.
"Hey, it's not your fault for being so scary in the dark," Kid said, not really helping as he grabs one of Dr. Light's gauntlets, turning the light on and off, a souvenir.
Artemis looks at Starfire.
"So how was your first mission?" Artemis asked, looking at Starfire.
"It was interesting, friend Artemis" Starfire smiles as Miss M flies over.
"Do you want to join the team?" Miss M asked, everyone turned to her, Starfire looked at Cold-Blood who only nodded.
Trusting her choice.
"You fight and help those in need, I would love to join" Starfire nods, getting smiles from everyone.
"Welcome to the team" Aqualad said, and Miss Martian hugged her.
"Another girl, yes" Miss Martian cheers, as Starfire gives her a hug as well.
"Yes we're going to be such good girl friends" Starfire cheers as everyone looks at her, happy she is joining.
Some were happier than others as they heard of the dropship.
Mission Accomplished.
LINE
In Bioship back to the Cave
Cold-Blood smiled as he watched Starfire talk to both M'gann and Artemis, with Robin and Kid trying to get in on it, happy that Starfire is making friends.
Ring RING
Cold-Blood phone ring, with a specific ring he knows he needs to take in private.
"Excuse me," Cold-Blood said, heading back to the Bio-ship, opening the bio-door to stand in the corner. Cold-Blood closed his eyes, taking a deep breath as a purple sphere appeared around him.
"Love this Cone of Silence" Cold-Blood mention, simpler to a Stasis Shield, instead of blocking damage or danger, it blocks out sound.
Requires practice in the types of shields a psionic makes.
Cold-Blood answers the call.
"If you have badly hurt yourself, you're letting out lots of groans, Doctors might use this special scan, to see if you have broken bones" A riddle said, Cold-Blood knows the Answer.
"X-ray, is it silent?" Cold-Blood answers, hearing a chuckle.
"hoha silence is golden Commander" The Spy is heard, the riddle was to insure both parties are away from leaks. The Spy used a riddle in case anyone sees the Riddler talking to someone else.
"What is your status Spy?" The Commander asked, was he compromised?
"A Warning Commander, this illuminati has a plan to steal an interesting creature from Star Labs given from the underwater city" the Spy mentions, the Commander nods.
"So getting a sample or any info on this creature is an issue" the Commander asked, whatever the light wants, the Commander wants to know about it.
"Of course not, thievery is no issue for one of my skills" the Spy brags, a man of talent knows what he is doing.
"Then why call?" Commander asked, his line was either for emergency or if he was compromised.
"It is the distraction Commander, they are using the annoying child with the cat" the Spy mentions, The Commander narrows his eyes.
"Klarion the bitch boy" Commander states, a chaos lord making a distraction that can't be good.
"The whiny child keeps bragging about a massive spell, something to affect the whole world" The Spy warns the Commander, the Spy was made aware of a planetary spell that could affect his work, he was already warned beforehand of this massive spell.
"When is it happening?" Commander asked, if this magic spell is affecting the whole world he needs to act fast.
"Less than two days" the Spy finished, hanging up the phone, making the Commander grit his teeth.
"Not enough to warn everyone, but enough to warn ATLAS" the Commander said, thinking about this.
Klarion is a powerful magic user, a chaos lord with god-like powers only Dr. Fate could match, the witch boy is a member of the Light, and his child-like ego wouldn't let himself be a lapdog.
Which means whoever is in charge of the Light knows how dangerous Klarion is when bored, giving him a task to cause chaos and mischief to put it lightly. But not enough to destroy the world, what's the point of taking over the world with a chaos child destroying it.
The Task this time is a distraction, a world-wide distraction, but one nonetheless. For a creature the leader knows, the Light wouldn't go to the trouble to get an unknown creature from Atlantis.
This means another high member of the Light gave that information about said creature, the Commander recalls Aqualad did a mission when Black Manta invaded Atlantis for a frozen creature, only to destroy it out of spit.
But what if it wasn't out of spit.
It is easier to transport a sample of the creature if that's all they need; giving Klarion an excuse to run around while Spy picks up the creature while everyone's distracted.
Either way the Commander is to prepare for this, and quickly as he starts making a few more calls to The Avenger.
Hopefully they have enough Nth metal or other means to defend against such a spell, maybe Scotmen knows something, the Commander recalls seeing runes on his big sword or that new friend CyberShark bought to the surface earlier.
Either way Commander is making a call to any and all magic users.