Chapter 5
Time: Right after the Alexander was sucked into the warp hole.
Through the vast blackness of space itself, just above the planet Earth, a tear opened up as a huge ship of unusual design emerged from it. It continued to move forward towards a specially designed satellite orbiting the planet.
"FULL STOP!" Harry screamed, causing the crew to put the breaks on their ship. They managed to stop their ship right before they hit the satellite. "Let's see if we can contact that station."
"Opening communications." Luna said as she contacted the satellite. "This is the Republic Starfleet Ship The Alexander to the satellite-station in front of us, do you read?" she said.
A few seconds later, they got a response.
[This is the Watchtower, Alexander.] someone said over the com, [please remain in front of us.]
The Alexander remained stationary, the whole crew and Harry waiting to see what was going to happen next.
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(Watchtower Command Bridge)
Within the satellite, a young woman was at the comm. She had green skin, amber colored eyes and long amber hair. Her outfit was skimpy, it was basically two red strips in a cris cross direction connected to blue briefs, boots and a cape. A young woman with blonde hair and blue eyes had showed up, she was in a white, key-holed, long-sleeved, leotard, with blue boots and gloves and a red cape.
"Megann," the blond woman said. "Who are our guests?"
"They say they are from the Republic Starfleet Ship Alexander." The green girl said. "They just appeared out of nowhere, right in front of us."
"Out of nowhere? A Boom-Tube?"
"Negative. Energy readings are inconsistent with Boom-Tube portals." the green girl said.
"That's good. Summon the others."
[Watchtower, our captain wishes to have a meet-and-greet with you and your people.] the female voice said over the communicator.
"Think we should, boss?" the green girl asked the blond.
The blond nodded and pressed the send-button.
"Yes Alexander, you may bring an away team on board." the blond said.
[Thank you Watchtower.]
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(Alexander)
"Alright, who wants to go?" Harry said. They crew looked at each other for a couple of seconds, then looked at him. "I'm taking Hermione and Neville with me, so who else want to go?"
"I'll go," Daphne said.
"Me too," Cedric said.
"Did you get a check-up, to make sure nothing messed with your magic?" Harry asked and they nodded.
"We all did," Blaise said.
"Okay, who else wants to go?" Harry asked.
"I'll go with you," Fleur said.
"Okay, everyone get ready."
So they did and they all got dressed in their uniforms.
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(Watchtower Briefing Room)
Power Girl was meeting the rest of her Justice League members they were in the stations main meeting room and talking about their guests arrival. They were looking at a holographic image of the ship that was floating in front of their station.
"So, this is the Alexander." She said while showing the ship to the others. "I have asked to meet with the captain and some of her crew. They had agreed."
A young woman looked at her, she had long black hair and dark eyes, she was dressed in a 'Patriotic bathing suit', red boots, silver bracelets, silver tiara and earrings. She was the Amazon princess: Diana. She was interested in these new people.
"They did?" the amazon asked.
A young woman in a black and red one piece with a red bat on her chest, red gloves with black trim red boots with black soles, a black cape with a red lining and was wearing in a black cowl. She had short red hair and blue eyes was sitting next to her.
(Picture her stuttering)
"But, um why are they here?" the redhead asked. She was the 'Dark Knight' Batgirl.
"That is what we are going to find out." Said Powergirl.
"Boss! They're here!" the green girl, Miss Martian said.
"Good. Let's go and greet them." Powergirl said.
She flew down to the main hanger bay where she and Miss Martian saw a shuttle craft entered the hanger and landed a few meters from them.
The hatch opened and eight people walked off the ramp into the open hanger.
"Hello?" He said, just then Powergirl had walked up to them. They were shocked at how the athletic and blond woman was dressed. "Wow."
"Welcome to the Watchtower." the blond said, "I'm Powergirl. It's nice to meet you." She stuck her hand out to shake Harry's.
Harry shook it, making sure to keep his eyes on her eyes, and not the hole in her outfits chest.
"I am Steven Potter; Captain of the Alexander. This is my No. 1: Carol 'Hermione' Marshall, my Chief of Security: James Longbottom, his men Jax Cage and Cedric Stryker. My Head councilor: Elsa Frost and her assistants, Natasha Lane and Emma Delacour." He said.
"Please follow me." Powergirl said.
So they walked towards the meeting room.
"We're known as The Justice League, a group of unique individuals who have sworn to use our powers to protect our home, Earth." Powergirl said as they arrived at the meeting room, where several people were sitting at a large rectangular table. "Allow me to introduce our team. On the right side of the table is Batgirl and Robin, Jester and Harlequin."
Jester was dressed in a purple bikini with a checkered corset, purple stockings with green trim, purple opera length gloves with green trim, purple heeled boots and a purple top hat with gold goggles with green lenses She had bone white skin, green eyes and hair, a red lipsticked smile and black eyeshadow around her eyes.
Harley was dressed in a red and black jester outfit if she was a stripper complete with hat and bells. She had dirty blond hair and blue eyes, she also had bone white skin and both were very well built.
Robin was in a red and green one piece with a gold bird on her chest, short black hair with red bangs and a black domino mask, green thigh high boots, a black cape with a yellow lining and black and green opera length gloves.
Batgirl was sitting next to her.
"On the left side of the table are Wonder Woman, Jade, Aquagirl, Zatanna and Black Canary."
Jade was in a green 'keyhole' top with sleeves, a green bikini bottom, thigh high boots, gloves and a domino mask. Her hair, eyes and skin were green she had a green ring on her right middle finger. Her arms were crossed under her bust.
Aquagirl was in a sea blue bikini, with light blue hair and eyes.
Zatanna was in a white corset, bikini bottom, fishnet stockings, pumps, tailed tuxedo coat, black choker with a bow tie, gloves and a top hat. She had long black hair and blue eyes.
Black Canary was in a black leotard, fishnet stockings, knee high boots and a black jacket. She had long blond hair and blue eyes.
"Standing behind them are Miss Martian, Green Arrow, Poison Ivy and Doomsday." Powergirl said.
Green Arrow was an elf as indicated by her pointed ears, with blond hair and green eyes, she was dressed in a green short hoodie, green bikini bottom, boots, gloves and domino mask.
Ivy had green-skin and eyes, and had rose-red hair. She wore nothing but leaves and vines that covered her body, but left her arms, legs and head exposed. She had gloves and boots.
Doomsday was the largest of the group. She had dark-gray skin, bright red eyes, long bone-white hair and was dressed in a green sports-like bikini. She was depressed and looked like she would burst out in tears.
Introductions to the Alexander crew were made, before Hermione spoke up.
"Are all your team mates female?" Hermione asked.
"Unfortunately. My husband, Kal-El, also known as Superman, was the original leader of our team." Powergirl said sadly. "He was killed by a ruthless warlord named Darkseid. His army also took out the other members of our League. The majority of which were the male-half. We lost so many heroes that day."
Harry was thinking about helping them. Hermione looked at him and rolled her eyes.
"Oh boy," she said.
"What is it?" Wonder Woman asked.
"When the Captain gets that look in his eyes, best prepare for war." Hermione said.
"Is he coming back?" Asked Harry.
"Yes. Our.. best calculations... based on injuries sustained during our last battle... and his planets ability to recover... estimated it would be... tomorrow." Batgirl said. "We thought you were him."
Harry was already smirking as he heard that.
"I've got a plan." He said.
His crew looked at him and Cedric summed it up for all of them in one word.
"Yikes." He said.
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(Time: 24 hours later.)
Darkseid: the destroyer of Superman and merciless leader of the forces of Apokolips, had returned and was ready to take over Earth.
"Kal-El was the only true obstacle to my plans of conquering the Earth. Now, with him and his ridiculous Justice League out of the way... their world shall be mine!" the warlord laughed.
"What of the other League members? We didn't get all of them last time, master." one of his lieutenants said.
"They are merely feeble women. We will crush them, and those who survive, will be made into slaves and breeding stock." Darkseid replied.
Darkseid's invasion fleet had just passed the Moon, and were poised to attack the Earth, starting with the Watchtower.
Suddenly, a group of Javelins flew out from the dark side of the moon and attacks his invasion fleet from behind.
"Master!" one of Darkseid's slaves said. "We are being attacked!"
"What?" Darkseid said.
"We are being hailed!" another of his slaves shouted.
"On screen!" Darkseid ordered as the slave complied. "Who Dares Attack The Ruler Of Apokolips?" He demanded as the screen came into focus.
On the screen was a man in green armor complete with helmet with a golden visor over his face.
[I am Master Chief, Captain of the Republic Starfleet Ship The Alexander] The figure said, [You are trespassing in Earth Space, your intentions have been deemed as hostile. You can either turn right back and leave.] Just then Darkseid's ships sensors indicated that half of his armada was targeted for destruction by the a large ship that had somehow appeared above them. [Or you can stay and die! Your choice.]
"I Am Darkseid! I Do Not Run! You And The So-Called Justice League Will Be Destroyed, And Earth Will Be Mine!"
[So be it.] Master Chief clicked off. A second later, one of his battles ships was destroyed in a single shot from the large ship that was above them. Several of the smaller attack ships were disoriented and disabled in the explosion that followed. All with one shot from The Alexander.
"WHAT?" Said Darkseid, "ATTACK!"
So the fight was on. The Alexander and weaving in between the ships from Apokolips, destroying them with deadly precision. The Javelins were also scoring many hits on Darkseid's forces, much to his chagrin and shock.
When did the puny humans of Earth learn to fight so expertly? Darkseid wondered to himself.
Within minutes, the only remaining ship from Apokolips was Darkseid's command ship.
"They Are Formidable Opponents, But They Can Not Destroy Us! Destroy THAT SHIP!" Darkseid shouted. He now wanted blood; Chief's blood!
The fight was on again.
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(Alexander)
"We got them on the ropes Harry!" Hermione shouted.
"I know, but I want to finish this man-to-man!" He said, she nodded.
She took off his helmet and kissed him on the lips.
"Good luck," she said.
He smiled as he put his helmet back on.
"That wasn't a good luck kiss, that was an 'I love you' kiss. People like us, don't need luck."
He went over to the ship to face Superman's murderer.
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(Darkseid's ship, The Armageddon)
The Justice League and the crew of the Alexander had managed to develop a short-range teleporter, which was able to teleport a small group into the heart of Darkseid's ship.
Only their heavy hitters were chosen for the mission: Powergirl, Doomsday, Jade, Wonder Woman, Longbottom, Jax and Cedric, the last three heavy armed with gattling-laser guns and pulse rocket launchers, and finally Master Chief himself.
The second they appeared on the command ship, all hell broke loose.
Powergirl and Doomsday smashed through their first line of defense, followed by Jax and Cedric firing with deadly precision. Jade and Wonder Woman covered their rear as they advanced towards the bridge. Longbottom used his newly created EMP grenades to sabotage the ships computer systems and defenses.
This left Harry with the sole mission of taking on Darkseid.
Master Chief exploded onto the bridge, taking everyone by surprise. He rushed forward, hurling several plasma grenades that killed the bridge crew and the guards.
Darkseid growled at the impudence of this lone figure.
"You must be Master Chief!" Darkseid hissed.
"Guilty as charged!" Chief said as he gripped his handgun and his vibro-blade in each hand.
"I will place your helmet, with your head inside it, on my mantle." he said as his Omega Beams fired and blasted Master Chief to bits. "HA! All too easy."
"You would think so." a voice behind him said as something blasted him in the back.
"WHAT?" Darkseid gasped as Master Chief sliced him with his vibro-blade.
Master Chief pressed his advantage, punching and kicking Darkseid in order to keep him off balance.
"But How..." Darkseid gasped as he reeled from the attacks.
"A simple hologram distraction when I blasted your bridge with my grenades." Master Chief said as he hurled a flash-grenade at Darkseid, temporarily blinding him.
"Impossible! No human is this strong!" Darkseid growled as he tried to clear his eyesight.
"We humans are stronger than you can imagine!" Master Chief shouted as he leapt forward and stabbed Darkseid in his right eye.
"AHHHHH!" Darkseid shouted as he lashed out, knocked Master Chief away. "YOU... YOU...I SHALL DESTROY YOU FOR THAT!" He cried out madly, rushing Harry, who managed to duck and dodge the enraged warlord before moving in close and elbowing him in the face.
"Cortana! The Auxiliary Power! Now!" Harry shouted, as his armor suddenly glowed with increased power. Harry rushed forward pushed passed Darkseid's defenses, slamming his fists into Darkseid's face over and over again. He quickly lashed out, striking Darkseid in his face, chest, arms, knees, elbows, stomach and neck. He was attacking Darkseid's nerve clusters, trying to injure his body as much as possible.
But the battle was wearing heavily on Harry. He had to finish this soon.
He kicked Darkseid in the groin, causing him great pain as he jumped over the warlord and landed on the tyrants back. He took a grenade from his belt, activated it, and shoved it into Darkseid's mouth. The explosion caused Darkseid incredible pain, as he spit out several of his own teeth.
[Chief, I have override control of the ship.] Cortana said to him.
"Understood, 'tana. Send the Evac-signal to the others!" Harry said as he pierced the side of Darkseid's neck with his vibro-blade in his left hand, while pulled out a secondary knife and plunging it into Darkseid's other eye. "Energize Vibro-Blade!"
Cortana complied, energizing the double-bladed weapon, and enabling Harry to easily slice through the skin, muscle and bones of the tyrant. With one herculean effort, Master Chief tore Darkseid's head from his body.
He tumbled away from the fresh corpse of Darkseid, exhaustion and fatigue taking over him. He called for Cortana.
"It's over 'tana. Set the self destruct and get me out of here." he said.
[Right Chief.] So she did and they were gone. The other ships backed off as Darkseid's command ship exploded in a brilliant ball of light.
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(Alexander's med bay)
Time: Two days after the fight with Darkseid.
Harry opened his eyes and started to stretch, he was bandaged up and in pain.
"Well good morning, Captain." Su said to him.
"How long have I been out?" Harry asked.
"Just a couple of days. Scared the Hell out of Cortana." Su said.
"Sorry Cortana."
A small, Tinkerbell-sized version of Cortana appeared on the stand next to him.
[Just be more careful and we're good.] the female-looking AI said, [Also if you look to your left you'll see someone you didn't think would show up.]
He looked over and saw a large figure sleeping next to his bed.
"Doomsday?" he gasped as the large and muscular figure woke up and saw Harry. The instant she saw him, her eyes lit up and she grabbed him in a tight hug.
"HARRY!" she shouted as she embraced him tightly.
"OWW! OWW! OWW!" Harry shouted in pain.
"OH! Sorry about that." Doomsday said sheepishly. "I forget my own strength some times."
"It's fine, Doomsday. Still a little tender." he said to her.
"My name is Orchid Blume." She said as she snuggled up to him in the bed.
While this was going on, Hermione entered the medical bay she sat down next to them.
"I see you're feeling better." Hermione said, not concerned about the large, white-haired behemoth snuggling with her love. The group had become close friends in the 24-hours before their attack on Darkseid.
"Mission report, Number One." Harry said to her.
So Hermione gave Harry the run down on what happened. When she was done with that, she told him of the decision that they and the League had come to.
"The Justice League wants to go with us." She said.
"They do? What about their world? Don't they want to stay here and protect it?" Harry asked.
"They don't have a reason to stay here. Their teammates, the ones that Darkseid and his forces killed, were their only friends and family." Hermione said. "They've talked it out, and are fully prepared to go wherever we do."
"But what about their world?"
"They've turned over the League's tech and Darkseid's surviving weapons to the Earth Defense Forces. And, Highfather and the warriors of New Genesis have agreed to keep watch over Earth, now that Darkseid has been dealt with. And the Guardians are sending another Green Lantern to keep the peace in this sector of space."
"But can we leave?" Harry asked.
[The jump drives are working, we can jump dimensions Chief.] Cortana said.
"But can we get back home?" Harry asked.
[Not that simple.] Cortana stated.
"Of course not." He said, "We don't have enough power to get back home. Okay, we'll go to the closest dimension then."
"Powergirl's offering to help us out by enhancing our ship's tech." Hermione said.
"As long as she doesn't touch Cortana. I'm all for it." Harry said.
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Later, Harry and company had welcomed the Justice League on to The Alexander.
"I want to welcome all of you to The Alexander and to the Republic Star Fleet." He said, with his hand out to shake Powergirl's and they do. "What say we head out? Cortana, Second star to the right and straight on til morning."
[Yes sir!] The AI said and activated the jump drive. With that they were gone.
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TBC
A/N: 3208 words? WOW! I know I going to get raked over the coals for the way Harry beat Darkseid and the female Doomsday but, the universe the Alexander had showed up in was an AU version of 'Man of Steel + a Vampire' where Clark, Moka, Kurumu, Mizore and some of the others were killed by Darkseid.
Now, at the end of the chapter, Harry gave Cortana of where to go; where was it from? First five, gets a cookie and acknowledgment.
Sorry, My beta just now got this to me.