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This story was inspired by a 1965 episode of Thunderbirds: Terror in the Skies.
Yes, I like classic Thunderbirds, the puppets were amazing. Parker is and always be my Favorite Thunderbirds Charictier.
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Batman was typing away at his computer, he was reviewing and piecing together recorded footage from the League's fight with the Justice Lords. While the cameras were not turned on during the fight some satellites had recorded the fight and so had the Watchtower. Batman had sent out a virus that would scrub any footage of the Justice Lords and Justice League fighting to the satellites in orbit, all but the watchtower had its data on this fight removed.
Alfred entered the watchtower with a tray that had a teapot and a single cup. He walked down the stairs and placed the tray down and then went about his ritual of preparing the tea for serving.
"And what are you working on today, sir?" Alfred asked as organised the hot drink.
"Piecing together the satellite footage of the justice lords fight," batman responded without looking away from the screen.
"Updating the Agamemnon files, are we?"
"Yes, our last venture only proves how necessary they are,"
"Perhaps, but did you not have a counterpart?" Alfred asked "why did your other self not use their plans to prevent the Justice Lords from taking over,"
"Because he agreed with what they did," Batman said "I don't intend to ever go down that path,"
"Even if Flash dies?"
"It might not be Flash who dies here," Batman claimed "But even if one of us dies, no matter how much it hurts, I won't go down that path,"
"Well, that is reassuring to hear now," Alferd said and he looked up at the screen. It showed footage of Trevor hanging in the air by a floating sword and him being hurt, but there was nothing and no one else on the screen.
"Might I ask why you are watching a man dangling off a sword getting beaten up by air?"
"He's not getting beaten by air, it's Alucard," Batman informed.
"Ah. The odd fellow from a hundred years ago that you found at the bottom of the ocean,"
"That's him, a side effect of his Meta-powers is he can't be recorded on film," Batman claimed.
"Then forgive me for asking the obvious question, Master Bruce. But why are you looking at this footage if Alucard doesn't appear on Film?"
"Alucard's powers and capabilities are difficult to judge, from what he has told us he is recovering from his century-long nap and some of his powers are still dormant," Batman explained "due to this it's impossible to see what he is capable of when he's at full power,"
"And again, my question stands as to why you are reviewing this footage," Alfred repeated as he turned away and poured the tea adding a little milk and two cubes of sugar.
"Look at the impact on Trevor's wounds," Batman responded and played some of the footage slowly. In slow motion, it was clear to see when the impact happened and the Hunters' body react to it. Particularly when it was clear that force from the impact was enough to most likely break several ribs and other bones.
"If I play this footage at a normal pace, Alucard's speed makes it impossible to tell when the force of impact occurs. I've had to slow it down by 1500% just to get this," Batman said "I'm planning on setting the footage up in a simulation that will hopefully tell me just how hard Alucard punches and at what speed he was moving,"
"My word…I can see how this might concern you," the butler commented and blew gently on his teacup before taking a sip.
"Exactly, the fact of the matter is Alucard still hasn't fully recovered, so I'm hoping this data will be a baseline for what he is truly capable of,"
"Well knowing you sir, you already have at least 56 different plans, scenarios, and ways to take him down if this Alucard does become a problem," Alfred commented.
Batman didn't respond. He had some ideas to use against Alucard, but most of his plans and ideas came from folklore or old Vampire movies. He had already taken Silver off the list as that had proven to not work. Batman had tried to approach the Belmonts for information, but they had refused to share any of their knowledge, and that was before batman told them why he wanted it. Apparently, the Belmonts only shared their knowledge of Vampires and teachings to those of their own family. They refused to even consider the possibility that Alucard would go bad. The only thing he had gotten out of Richter and Julius was a copy of Bryam Stokers Dracula novel.
Something which batman had read a few times before he handed it off to Alfred to put in the library.
Smelling the hot tea was ready and hearing Alfred started to drink it. Batman turned away from the screen to look at his long-time friend.
"Where's my cup," he asked.
"I did not prepare one for you, sir," Alfred said and sipped his tea in a very posh manner.
"Why?"
"Because you are due upon the Watchtower in an hour," Alfred reminded and he sipped his tea in a very posh manner "Rember the League is expecting Guests. It's a pity you have to leave to meet up with Green Lantern to help prepare, this is a very good brew,"
Batman sighed and shook his head "Brits and their tea," he muttered under his breath.
"Indeed sir, but when the alternative is dressing up like a bat and jumping off rooftops while wearing your underwear on the outside. Well, I think I will choose a calming pot of tea to thank you," Alfred then checked his watch "59 minutes. Sir,"
Batman turned back to the computer and set the program before shutting down all the non-essential operations. He walked over to the Batmobile, got in, and drove away.
Alfred watched him go, he then sat down in batman's chair and continued to enjoy his cup of tea with a satisfied smile on his face.
Watchtower
When batman arrived at the tower with Green Lantern, the Justice League was in the Process of setting up tables and decorations, getting things ready. Superman and Flash were using their speed to set up a table with cups, drinks, and bowls of snacks, and trays of food. J'onn was by the main console and speaking with someone on the other end. Batman recognised the voice of one of the scientists, the Martian was going over landing procedures and instructions for the shuttle when it arrive.
The monitor womb was decorated with streamers, some balloons, and other party decorations. Flash has a pointed party hat on. Wonder Woman was helping move things around so they would not be in the way. Alucard wasn't in the Monitor womb so he assumed that the Vampire had not yet arrived. There were also a good dozen pinatas hanging from the support beams. He spied Hawk Girl who was helping set up a pinata, Batman walked over to her with Green Lantern.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
"Setting up a pinata," Hawk Girl responded "and making sure my maces earth energy is turned off so it's safe for the kids to use,"
"You should be resting,"
"I've been resting for the last 5 days, I'm fine,"
"Has anyone checked you over yet?" Green Lantern asked.
"No, J'onn said he would do it today before our guests arrive," Hawk Girl claimed "I just got tired of waiting,"
"Med-lab now," Batman ordered and he walked out of the monitor womb.
Hawk Girl sighed.
"He's just worried about you, we all are," Green lantern assured.
"But I feel fine really. If I don't do something I will go insane," Hawk Girl claimed.
"Just let him give you a check-up, it will keep him happy and who knows if you're good you might get a lollypop," Green Lantern joked.
"Ugh, Fine. But you got to put up the Pinata for me," Hawk Girl said and she flew out to follow batman.
Green lantern turned and looked at the Pinata and the other dozen that were already hanging up. He chuckled and used his ring to put the game up.
About ten minutes after Batman and Hawk Girl left, a pillar of black flames appeared, and when it disappeared Alucard was standing there. He walked over to Superman and Flash. The two heroes turned to greet him.
"Alucard, how are you?" Superman greeted.
"I am well…though I am a little unsure how you are able to have guests in the watchtower. I was under the impression that the Justice League was alone up here," Alucard answered.
"We are, but there are other satellites in orbit," Flash answered "They're mainly used for communication,"
"Is Promithius not the same?" Alucard asked.
"No, Prometheus is a research station, the scientists use the Zero Gravity environment to further research. There are a couple of other space stations that are maned up her but none of them are as big as Prometheus,"
"Then…why do you not invite humans from the other space stations for a visit?" Alucard asked.
"Prometheus is special," J'onn answered as he floated down to join the conversation "they have children on board and that is who we have invited,"
"Children…in space?" Alucard asked.
"That's right, these kids can't walk. They're paralysed due to rare diseases or genetic defects. The Researchers on Prometheus are working with the kids to look for a cure," Flash explained "The kids also do their schooling in space, they've been up here for over a year so we're letting them visit,"
"I see…hmm…" Alucard trailed off.
"Anyway, would you mind accompanying me to the infirmary?" J'onn asked.
"Are you injured?" Alucard asked in concern.
"Actually… it's for you," Superman said.
"But I am not injured,"
"No, but you were badly hurt," J'onn stated "and I would like to ensure there is no lasting damage from when Trevor and Slade…well you know,"
"You mean when they tortured me,"
"Yeah, that," Superman agreed sheepishly.
"I see…but it will be unnecessary. My body has physically recovered," Alucard claimed.
"Are you sure, you were tortured by two different people," Flash stated in concern "we know you have uber-fast healing powers. But what about emotionally?"
Alucard's eyes narrowed "I am not going to start putting humans on spikes and displaying them outside my castle If that is what you are concerned about?"
"We weren't…but was that a possibility?" Superman asked wearily.
"My father did it when he got…upset," Alucard shrugged.
"Right," Flash asked, with a hint of fear and unease in his voice.
Alucard let out a sigh "Apologies, to answer your concerns…emotionally I am coping,"
"You know there are people to talk to about this stuff," Flash offered "doctors trained to help deal with trauma,"
"And to convince you not to put impale people and put them on display in on your front steps," Superman added.
"I do not believe that will be necessary…I have my own people to speak too,"
"Your own people?" Flash asked confused.
"You mean the Librarian," J'onn assumed.
"Yes, and there are…others as well,"
"Others? I thought it was just you and the Liberian down in your castle," Superman stated.
"It is, but I have been speaking with the Belmonts and Michel. As well as my families,"
"Familiars?" J'onn asked.
"Aren't those magical servants or pets?" Superman asked.
"In a sense, however, my Familiars are more akin to allies than servants or pets," Alucard claimed "and if you called them that I would never hear the end of it,"
"Cool, can we meet them?" Flash asked eagerly.
"Not at this time,"
"Well, it looks like you've already taken steps to deal with what happened emotionally," Superman said happily.
"Agreed, as long as you are aware that what happened is not your fault nor does it make you weak," J'onn agreed.
"I would hardly define myself as weak," Alucard huffed "and I am fully aware what happened is not my fault. It was the Justice Lords fault…their versions of Luthors too if you go back far enough,"
"But we would still like to make sure you're okay, at least physically. For the leagues' own piece of mind," Superman finished.
Alucard looked between the three heroes in front of him. It looked like he was not going to get out of this.
"Very well," he responded.
Alucard followed J'onn and Superman to the infirmary; they left Flash behind to finish setting up. Batman was in the medical lab with Hawk Girl giving the Thanagarian warrior her check-up and she looked at him as Alucard passed.
"They get you too?" Hawk Girl asked.
"It appears that way," Alucard responded.
"Please remove your coat and shirt," J'onn instructed "given your physiology, this should not take long,"
Alucard did as he was instructed and removed his coat, cape and pulled off his shirt. This was the first time Hawk Girl had seen his bare torso. Her eyes immediately fell on the large scar across his chest. It was red, looked raw and fresh.
"That's an impressive scar," Hawk Gril whistled, she was impressed. In her Culture Scars was a sign that you were a capable warrior, they valued quality over quantity. The bigger the battle scar the more respect would come with it.
Superman however was not as impressed as Hawk Girl.
"I thought you said your physical injures had already healed," Superman demanded.
"They have," Alucard claimed. He searched his arms for any remaining marks or evidence of the bindings and lifted his hair and turned around, to show Superman his back. There was no sign of any injuries, just pure pale skin that was undamaged. "See,"
"Then why is that still there," Superman demanded and pointed at his Scar once Alucard turned to face the front again.
"This…was…" Alucard started but hesitated for a moment "This was not caused by the Justice Lords or Slade…I have had this scar since before I went to sleep…before I met Trevor and Sypha,"
Supermans anger faded and he stared at Alucard in surprise. J'onn and Hawk Girl shared the same bewildered look; even Batman was now paying attention. They all knew of Alucard's healing powers and
"You've had that for over five hundred years?" Hawk Girl asked interested. She walked closer and leaned down to get a better look "Can I touch it?"
Alucard nodded. Hawk girl gently poked him, she could feel Alucard's firm abbs but the surface flesh felt soft and tender. The scar looked and felt like it was still fresh.
"it's tender, you sure you got this 500yrs ago?" she asked as she stood back up straight.
"I am…I was lucky the wound closed at all,"
"For something to cause this and for it to remain after all this time, they must have been a powerful foe," J'onn commented.
"I don't even want to think about what gave you that," Superman claimed.
"I do," Hawk Girl perked up "spill,"
"Hawk Girl," Superman warned.
"What? In my culture scars like this prove a warrior's mettle," Hawk Girl claimed "It's a sign of a seasoned warrior and one who is to be respected,"
"Really?" Batman asked.
"Of course, it's also expected that there is an epic tale to be shared among fellow warriors," Hawk Girl answered and gave Alucard a light punch in the shoulder "Traditionally you'd tell the story over several rounds of Guluarg. But since we don't have any, Alucard can tell us now,"
"What is Guluarg?" J'onn asked.
"A very strong and very disgusting-tasting drink reserved and a traditional Thanagarian drink. Its tradition to have when celebrating victory in battle," Hawk Girl claimed.
"If the drink is disgusting, why do you drink it?" Batman asked.
"It's not about the drink, it's about who you're sharing with. Sure, it may taste terrible but you're celebrating and getting drunk and brawling with friends and fellow warriors in arms," Hawk Girl claimed.
"That sounds like a tradition Belmont would take part in," Alucard said "Alas, I have no tales of wisdom to impart in how I acquired this…other than I was foolish at the time,"
"You don't have to tell us if you don't want to," Superman assured.
"It's alright…my father gave me this scare," Alucard said sombrely "the night my mother died,"
The room went dead quiet for a moment.
"Dracula gave you that?" J'onn softly.
Alucard nodded and reached for his shirt and started to get dressed again. "I have told you how my mother died and what my father did in response. The night it happened to convince my father to shift his anger and grief to those who did the dead…but he would not listen. We fought…I lost,"
"And then Lydmill got you out," Batman muttered under his breath.
Alucard nodded as he pulled on his gloves and straightened his coat. "As I said…I was lucky the wound closed at all,"
Alucard turned and left the Infirmary, no one stopped him.
"Well, now I feel like an ass," Hawk Girl announced once Alucard had left.
"So do I," Superman agreed.
Hawk Girl looked at Batman "Can I go now too?"
"Yes," Batman responded "but keep the flying to a minimum,"
Hawk Girl rolled her eyes and left too. She walked back to the monitor womb, leaving Batman, Superman, and J'onn in the Infirmary. She wanted to get back to setting the Pinatas. When she arrived, she found Alucard staring up at them with a thought full expression on his face; Hawk Girl walked over to where a pile of at least five more pinatas had been stacked, he picked one up and walked to him.
"Hey, you want to help me set these up?" she asked "Batman grounded me,"
"Grounded?" Alucard asked.
"He wants me to keep my flying to a minimum,"
"What are these things and why are there so many…paper animals hanging in the Monitor Womb?" Alucard asked as he took the pinata from Hawk Girls' hands and looked over it.
"It's an earth game I've taken a liking to. I set it up for the kids,"
"I see…how is it played,"
"It's pretty simple, you fill these things up with sweets, lollies, and other small goodies. Once they're filled you hang them up," Hawk Girl explained "the goal is to get to the sweets inside while blindfolded,"
"Sounds simple enough," Alucard stated, "but if the sweets are sealed inside how do you get to them?"
Hawk Girl held up her mace and a very eager smile "you bash it really hard with a stick. I however prefer to use my Mace,"
"I can see why you like this game," Alucard chuckled. He then looked up at the dozen pinatas hanging off the support beams "why are there so many…surely one would be enough,"
"Well, it's really fun to hit things, so I thought one pinata wasn't enough. So, I'm setting up more," Hawk Girl answered "now quit asking questions and hang these up for me,"
"You know I could use magic to make them float and move around," Alucard pointed out "If you would prefer moving targets instead of stationary ones,"
"That could be fun. Can you do them all at once?"
Alucard looked back up at the pinatas, there weren't large and they were fairly light, animating them with magic would not be an issue. The problem was controlling them all at once, his focus would be split between controlling them and maintaining the spell.
"I could manage…at least five if not six at a time," he said.
"That's probably not a good idea," Green Lantern said and he landed next to them.
"Why not?" Hawk Girl asked, "do not think the kids will like it?"
"Quite the opposite, I reckon they'd get a kick out of it," Green Lantern claimed.
"Kick…I thought you needed to bash these with a mace," Alucard stated confused.
"It means they'd like it. The problem is that the kids coming are unable to walk, which having moving targets might not be the best idea," Green Lantern explained.
"Oh, right. Alucard can you just make them hover or bob up and down slightly?" Hawk Girl asked.
"I could but…hmmm" Alucard trailed off and looked down at the pinata in his hands with a thought full expression.
"Hawk Girl, may I have the ones that are not already hanging up?" he asked "I have an alternative idea,"
"Sure, but they're already filled up with goodies," Hawk Girl claimed.
"Thank you," Alucard said, he walked over to the pile and gathered up the rest of the paper Mache party game, and walked out of the monitor womb.
"What do you think he's going to do?" Green Lantern asked.
"Probably something with magic," Hawk Girl shrugged.
"By the way, are you okay? Not
"Don't worry so much, us Thanagarians are tough and we're made to bounce back," Hawk Girl assured "besides I've had worse,"
"Really? When?"
"On Thanagar, you do remember I was a beat cop back on my home planet. The criminals that I hunted down used Enth Metal weapons. The Justice lords put me out of commission for a few days, the really bad guy's back home could put me out for a few weeks if I wasn't careful," Hawk Girl claimed.
"Remind me never to visit Thanagar," Green Lantern sighed.
"It's not so bad," Hawk Girl said "like all planets it has its good and bad. You should visit sometime,"
"Why would I visit when you're already here?" Green Lantern flirted.
Hawk girl looked at Green Lantern and then burst out laughing. "Oh my god, that was terrible," she laughed.
"Really, I thought it was pretty smooth," Green Lantern responded as he rubbed the back of his head.
"Sure sure, whatever helps you sleep at night," Hawk Girl waved him off and walked over to where flash was. Green Lantern let out a defeated sigh. Superman, J'onn, and Batman walked in. J'onn raised an eyebrow as he could sense a strong mix of emotions coming from Green Lantern. J'onn was not actively using any of his mental abilities, but he could unintentionally pick up thoughts if they were strong enough without focusing on his telepathic abilities.
"Lantern, I am picking up some strong emotions and thoughts from you. Are you alright?" J'onn asked as he walked over.
Green Lantern looked at the three heroes and then shook his head.
"Sorry, J'onn didn't mean to alarm you. I'm fine, it's nothing," Green Lantern responded and he looked back at Hawk Girl.
"If you are sure," J'onn said and he floated back up to the Monitoring console while Superman when back over to ensure that Flash had not eaten any of the food that had been laid out.
"Relationships within the team can cause problems, do try and remember that," Batman stated.
"Excuse me?" Green Lantern responded. He was honestly surprised that Batman would care about
"In the future try not to confuse J'onn," Batman stated and he headed up to the Monitoring Console to join J'onn.
The league continued to set up after about an hour Flash went to find Alucard. The speedster found him in the infirmary with the five pinatas and several empty blood bags. Unfortunately, the bags could not be re-used as Alucard pierced the bag with his fangs and sucked the red liquid of life out while they were inside. Alucard was draining one when he walked in, Flash waited for him to finish and watched the bag very quickly deflate.
Once he was done Alucard placed the empty bag in the pile and picked up another full blood bag.
"Hey Al, the shuttle will be arriving soon," Flash started, he glanced down at the empty bags "Couldn't wait for our guests to arrive I see. Hope you don't ruin your appetite,"
"Do not worry Flash, my appetite…is vast,"
"Right, so what's with the sudden feeding frenzy?" Flash asked.
"I plan on using magic to entertain the children who will visit…I am simply ensuring I have enough power to do so,"
"Okay, does Hawk Girl know you have her Pinatas?"
"She does,"
"Cool, cool…so uh Supes is greeting them in the hanger and then they'll come to the Monitor womb," Flash said "So make sure you're done before they arrive…oh and Supes also brought up his Ma's Apple Pie, he's pretty adamant that you try it,"
"I will be sure to do so," Alucard assured.
Flash left and headed back to the Monitor Womb. Batman was typing away at the console and twenty minutes later they got the alert that the Shuttle from Prometheus was approaching. Batman sent them the docking procedures and Superman and wonder woman flew out towards the Hanger to greet them. Alucard re-entered the monitor womb just after Superman and Wonder Woman left. He put the Pinatas down by the wall.
The Justice League eagerly awaited Superman and Wonder Woman's return. J'onn however stood off at the back of the group.
Superman and Wonder Woman returned fifteen minutes later. Superman was carrying two boys; they were sitting on his shoulders and they were smiling. Wonder Woman was carrying an older girl in her arms, bridal style. They were flanked by three adults in blue overalls with NASA patches on their shoulders.
As soon as they entered the three children who were smiling, their faces suddenly got brighter as they saw the entire Justice league standing there. They started to fidget and try to move towards them, however, superman held them in place.
"Whoa, hold on. Let me put you down first," Superman said. He walked over and gently lowered the two boys to the ground, so they were sitting just Infront of the rest of the League.
"Why don't you introduce yourselves," Superman engraved.
The boy on the left went first. He has short brown hair and with matching eyes, he was wearing the same matching overalls as the adults; only in a child-size. His legs looked like they were twisted and his feet were pointing off to the side "I'm Tyler," the boy introduced himself
"I'm Dyllen," the second boy introduced. He ha short blond hair and green eyes. Unlike Tyler, Dyllen didn't show any outward disabilities or indication that he couldn't walk. He was wearing the same overalls as everyone else, however, his patches also included different emojis and a sew-on superman emblem.
"Hello, my name is Sophie," the girl in Wonder Woman's arms said timidly. She had he long curled red hair, fair skin, and blue eyes. Her overalls were navy blue, but there was had embodied flowers patterns on them.
The League introduced themselves and each one shook the Children's hands, they could tell that the kids were nervous and excited to meet them. Once they had introduced themselves the three adult scientists stepped forwards to greet them.
The first scientist was a tall darker-skinned woman who, with short neck length black hair and dark brown eyes. "Thank you for having us," she said politely "My, name is Dr. Riddley Danasi, I am in charge of the Prometheus Project. These are my colleges Dr. Reese Mcgrath," Riddley gestured to the younger woman behind her with brunette hair tied in a bun
"It's an honor to be here, I'm a huge fan," Dr. Resse claimed.
"Dr. Reese is or head Perdition, she specialises in health and welfare of children with special needs," Dr. Riddley explained. She then turned to the only man in the group.
"This is our head Neuroscientist, Dr. Lyle Platt," Dr. Riddley introduced. She gestured to a tall skinny man with slimy hair and round glasses.
"Pleasure," Dr. Lyle said in an indifferent tone. His eyes moved over the group of heros, however they stopped and hovered on Superman, Hawk Girl and finally settled on J'onn. "I look forward to conversing with you,"
"Excuse me, I need to set up," Alucard said and he walked past the scientist in the kids, heading over to the pinata plie he had put aside earlier.
"Do any of you know how to kick?" Tyler asked suddenly.
"You bet," Flash grinned "but no one is better at kicking than Hawk Girl here,"
"Excuse me?" Hawk Girl responded in a warning tone.
"What, it's true. No one kicks butt on this team like you do," Flash smirked.
Hawk Girl sent him a warning glare, she would reprimand him for the comment, but Tyler's attention was now on her and he held a lot of admiration in his eyes.
"Is that true?" he asked.
Hawk girl kneeled down and nodded "yes, it is, but I didn't get good at kicking but without practice," she said and shot a look at flash. The speedster knew he would likely pay for his comments later.
"That's so cool, can you teach me?" Tyler begged.
"Um…sure but why do you want to know how to kick butt so badly?"
"When my legs get fixed and I learn to walk I'm going the be the world's best Soccer player. So, I need to learn how to kick,"
Hawk Girl felt her heart melt, this boy was just too adorable. She gave him a sweet smile.
"Tell you what, when you learn to walk again, I'll teach you how to kick planets out of orbit," Hawk Girl promised.
"Awesome, with you teaching me I will be the best Soccer player in the world in no time," Tyler declared.
"Kid lets get one thing straight. If I'm going to teach you, you're not going to be the best player in the world. You're going to be the best Soccer player in the whole universe,"
Tylers face lit up. He was about to respond when Superman picked him up again.
"Come kids, Alucard has something to show you," he said.
The two boys happily held onto the mand of Steel as he carried them over to where Alucard was setting down three of the Pinatas he'd borrowed from Hawk Girl. He'd selected three multicolored unicorns. Wonder Woman carried Sophie and the rest of the Leauge and the Scientists followed. Curious to see what he was up to.
Alucard held his hand over the three Pinatas.
"Cal mic de hârtie, devine un corcel puternic. Creșteți în forță, dimensiune și inimă,(1)" he said.
As he spoke the words the small paper mashie Pinatas glowed with dark energy, and slowly began to grow in size. The League had seen Alucard use his magic many times before, however, the children and the scientists had not. The children were in awe, with wide eyes, and focused on what was happing in front of them. The adults were more wary, unsure what the odd energy that Alucard was unleashing was.
However, the calm and relaxed deminer of the Justice League assured them somewhat that, whatever Alucard was doing was safe.
The Pinatas grew and grew, until they were the size of real horses, once they had reached that size the dark aura faded leaving several enlarged pinata animals. The children gasped in awe, however before they could move Alucard started a second spell.
"Aduceți viață, mergeți, fugiți, săriți cu puterea pe care o acord,(2)" he continued. This time dark energy flowed directly into the Pinatas instead of surrounding them. Once the energy was absorbed. The pinatas twitched and then stood up. They had become alive.
Alucard walked over to superman "the children may ride and play on these; however, I can only keep them like this for around an hour," he said.
Superman nodded and helped Tyler and Dyllen onto two of the enlarged and now living paper mashie horses. Wonder Woman assisted Sophie, the two heroes hovered close by just encase the children fell. Dr. Reese, Dr. Lyle and Dr. Riddley approached cautiously, they were trying to come up with a logical and reasonable explanation as to what had happened.
"How?...How did…" Dr. Reese gasped.
"That's…incredible and impossible," Dr. Riddley exclaimed.
Dr. Lyle didn't say anything, he just rubbed his chin and looked at the animals thoughtfully.
"So, this is what you were planning," Hawk Girl commented.
Alucard nodded in response.
"I'm going to see if we have any bats or pipes around. This will make the Pinata game much more fun," she said and walked off to find something the kids could use.
Flash zipped over and stood next to Alucard.
"Have you always been able to enlarge stuff?" Flash asked.
"Yes…enlarging inanimate objects is quite a rudimentary form of magic," Alucard answered.
"Cool, cool, so can you enlarge other things…like certain body parts?" Flash asked. Alucard raised an eyebrow. Even though Flash didn't see any form of Judgmental expressions on the vampires' facial features, he defiantly felt judged.
"Asking for a friend," Flash said sheepishly.
Alucard rolled his eyes and walked away.
Alucard's Spell translation.
(1) Small paper horse, become a mighty steed. Grow in strength, size and heart
(2) Come alive, walk, run, jump with the power I bestow