The Avenger, Engine room
The Commander looks at the running Elerium Generator next to the Shield Generator, LookOut the Gatekeeper is analysing and keeping the Shield Generator in check while the magic users do the spells and blessing on the device.
"Hold the pen you water breather, you're supposed to protect the shield, not paint it like in your fancy art school" Scotsmen shouted, using his pen to write Celtic runes on the Shield Generator.
Scotsmen is actually a magic user himself, his own sword is magical, had been inscribed with ancient Celtic runes that made it nearly indestructible and increased its destructive power, currently Scotsmen are using Celtic runes on the Shield Generator for protection against magic and protections against any chaos magic.
"It needs to fit in with the rest of your runes old man, atlantian magic is art as it is science" the other magic users said, putting her magic around the shield generator as well.
The woman is an atlantian, pale blue skin, with deep blue flowing hair covering one side of her face, two red flowers on top, she wearing a white tight bra and with sweat pants with red and blue belts and scarves around her. She has four metal rings around her arms with water coming out of them and her tattoos that are glowing blue as she enhances the Shield Generator against any waves of magic energy against it.
(Alani from Battleborn)
This is Alani Raincloud, an Atlantian sorceress, she was raised as a healer at the magic school in Atlantis, but forced to be a warrior when Black Manta attacked, forcing students to learn combat. Skilled in both healing and combat with her water, sending waves of water to attack but also using water to heal the injured, she also had a talented magic enchantment, she made CyberShark's magical disguise.
"You fish fingers schmucks always waste time with your fish drawings then actually magic" Scotmen annoyed at her, seeing Alani is drawing crabs, sea snails and turtles on the Shield Generator.
"Hey, I'll have you know these drawings have deep meaning, you know what crabs means in atlantians" Alani said, mad at Scotsman disrespecting her magic.
"Crab legs? Oh I love crab legs, had it a few times but the taste, pure divine" Scotmen said, remembering eating crabs while Alani got mad.
"No you old geezer" Alani snarls at him, the Commander shakes his head.
"Enough, are you sure these seals can work against whatever the bitch of chaos has plans?" The Commander asked, worried if the shields with magic add it won't work.
"Of course Commander Atlantis has the same system against the chaos lord, oh no the bitch lord will never get through this shield" Alani said with confidence, happy to apply her magic to the Shield Generator.
"As if drawing little fishes on this machine will help anyone, my daughters can colour better then you and in the line too, Celtic magic will hold no matter what" Scotsmen said , looking down on Atlantis magic, making Alani glare at him.
"Your magic won't affect one another, will it?" Commander asked, seeing the magic seals on the side of the generator.
"It shouldn't, both magic only add to one another" Scotsmen states with Alani nodding in agreement, Commander has little to doubts Scotsmen's experience.
"LookOut, how's the Shield Generator holding?" Commander asked the Gatekeeping, her glowing tentacles around the machine.
"The Generator is holding, the magic runes are not effecting the machine inner working, the Elerium Generator power hasn't risen or effected the magic, however I did notice the Mind Shield around the Shield acting differently" LookOut explains as she examines the Shield Generator, the only one in this universe that knows how Elerium works.
The Shield Generator is a complex machine used by the Ethereals when invading Earth, the shields made them indestructible against any human weapons. The heavy infantry armour system or the Shieldbearer prove to be a monster in the field, providing shields to friendly allies nearby.
When XCOM got their hands on the shield tech the scientist dive into it, there were amaze to find out the Shield Generators were a very powerful and xeno magnetic fields. These magnetic fields are very reactive, controlling plasma to burn or bounce projectiles away from the user, even displace the heat from the plasma using the magnetic fields.
Now this sounds powerful, however this shields have limits, power being a big one as the more impact on the shield the more power it takes, another is the shields don't defend against all damage, the Shield Generator seniors have time to react to certain attacks and depending on the speed of the attack might not hit the senior.
XCOM's Shield Generator is the most advance compared to ADVENT, using different type of human studies on the shield to improve the reaction and power of the shield, so much it took ADVENT's EMP or the CHOSEN most powerful cannon to knock the Avenger down from the sky without damaging it.
Then even add a Mind Shield to defend against more Psionic attacks against the devices.
"I don't like magic" Commander Thrawn said, seeing magic as unpredictable with all these different types of ways magic can be used, not to mention somehow Psionic are connected to it.
Not the best sign. Red Electro turns up with Miranda and CyberShark.
"Commander, I updated all combinations and added extra protection following Scotsmen recommending" Red Electro states, giving her new body she now helps out around the Avenger.
"This is fun Commander, seeing magic in computers, by the way I just created the social media for ATLAS, hope you don't mind, hi Alani" CyberShark said, greeting his friend.
"Hey Nanuare" Alani greets back.
"It's CyberShark now, I like my code name" CyberShark said, loving his new codename, Alani frowns.
"When do I get a code name, I want one" Alani said, Scotsmen shaking his heads.
"You gotta earn it you flapping water breather" Scotsmen said, focusing on his work while the two annoyed him.
"I find this all pointless, Commander Thrawn, adding mystics to machines seems…..illogical" Was All Miranda said, the Central officer doesn't believe much of magic.
"You've seen wizards and gods on the news, and you find this illogical, you doubt the Spy" Commander Thrawn asked, curiously about her opinion.
"Oh no, not at all, his skills surprised me, but this world wide distraction seem a little too much for some alien creature" Miranda said, while she believes in Spy's report, she finds it overkill if such a distraction at all will affect the world in such a way, she aware of the Commander reports on the LIGHT.
"The Light has a chaos lord at the beck and call, with the mind of a spoiled little bitch with no father" Thrawn explains, aware of few of the members of the LIGHT, seeing the Klarion the Witch boy is one of them.
"If they have a god that can do anything, why do all this?" Miranda asked the important question, why do anything if Klarion is powerful enough to take on the Justice league and win, only Dr Fate, an avatar of magic, is strong enough to match him.
"There is always someone more powerful out there Miranda, and the leader of the LIGHT knows it too" Commander states, he knows the leader is aware of Darksied, a space god of evil with a planetary army.
"I hope you're wrong about that" Miranda said, hoping the young Commander is wrong about someone more powerful than Superman out there coming for Earth.
"I wish I was Miranda" Commander Michael Thrawn said, knowing this will be a disaster no matter how well they prepare for it.
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Roanoke Islands
Two old dirt roads cross each other, the hibernating plants making the area seem dark and dreary.
Klarion, with the large cat in his arms, walks along one of the roads, looking at the crossroads before him.
"How about here?" Klarion muses, the cat meows and jumps out of his arms.
"Finally." Klarion sighs, then goes to the inside pocket of his suit, pulling out a large gold crystal. Positioning it in the centre of the crossroads, he raises his hands over his head, his hands positioned almost like he's more animalistic than his human appearance lets on. Then his hands glow red with power.
The crystal glows in sync, before flashing three times- with a light chime going off with them- before a light-based design begins to grow from it.
Two circles, the smaller about a pace from the gem, the second only the length of Klarion's hand wider than the first. Then six symbols appear, equally spaced with one just under Klarion's left foot. Two circles, less than an inch apart, surround the symbols. Finally, a six-sided star, where each low corner is positioned in line with a symbol appears. The space between the two lines of the star is no larger than Klarion's hand is wide.
In line with each symbol, appears another, closed in by double lined triangles. All that is enclosed by two circles, where five diamonds have their narrow point touching it and branch off from the outside circle. A symbol appears in each one.
Between each of the five diamonds, in line with the other symbols, large runes appear, smaller runes appear between them and the diamonds. As the last two circles connect the diamonds outside the runes, and a singular circle connects the top points of each diamond. Closing the circle.
Klarion drops his hands and the glowing circle remains in the centre of the crossroads.
He backs up slowly, and when he steps outside the circle, in line with one of the diamonds, a circle with a symbol inside appears under his feet.
"Time to get the old band together." Klarion smiles, his eyes start to glow the same colour as the circle.
"Wotan," a man so pale, his skin nearly looking tinged blue, appears. A circle and a symbol forming under his feet as he flashes into existence, wearing a high collared, yellow trimmed, black cape that falls to his ankles, and a red suit of thin armour.
"Blackbriar Thorn" an old man with a white beard coming down to his exposed collarbones, wearing only an open- popped collared- jacket that falls past his hips, baggy pants that are tied off just below his knees, and open sandals with ties going up his calves. Exposing his nearly vine-like body, accented by green vines wrapping around his muscles, over his ears and to the corner of his mouth, and over his bald head.
"Felix Faust," a man wearing a pale but dark blue Mongolian tunic with deep blue edging, and white fur on the cut-off shoulders, tied off by a harvest yellow sash falling over his right hip and to his knee. His pants and shirt are the same deep blue as the edging, tucked into thin black shoes and pale bronze arm guards. The arm guards match the broad collar that wraps around his neck and is mostly covered due to his tunic. His hair is covered by the same blue as his tunic, though there is a crescent moon that rests at the top of it. A wide, crown-like band rests over his forehead and around his head. Covering from one ear to the other is a long deep blue cloth connected underneath the pale bronze. The only hair visible is his perfectly split, long, black moustache.
"Wizard," decked out like a Victorian Era magician, complete with the top hat, chained and high collared, baggy cloak covering a dark grey suit coat, and a white button-down with only a simple red String Tie.
"now…" Klarion's face contorts as he rubs his hands together, making his features seem even sharper and his eyes turning into what looks like small red jewels rather than eyes.
"Let's put on the show." Klarion chuckles.
"Wir sind die Pfeifer von Hameln. Wir sind die Pfeifer von Hameln. Wir sind die Pfeifer von Hameln. Wir sind die Pfeifer von Hameln. Wir sind die Pfeifer von Hameln. Wir sind die von Hameln…" they incant, each one joining in going around the circle, until they say the last one together
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Mount Justice
Inside the Hangar Batman, Zatara, and Red Tornado watch as M'gann, Conner and Starfire unload the BioShip. Kaldur and Wally stand beside them, Wally in civilian clothes and Kaldur in his uniform.
"Did you get everything?" Batman asks.
"Everything on your list, Batman, plus groceries" M'gann assures, as she sets down one of the two boxes she's holding with her powers, Wally walks over and looks inside.
"Cookie fixin's?" he asks excitedly.
"Snickerdoodles!" she confirms.
"Babe, you rock my world." Wally sighs, Starfire looks at the box in Wally's hand.
"Doodles? M'gann give you rocks?" Starfire asked, to Wally's confusion and M'gann smile.
"No Star, Wally loves the biscuits" M'gann explains, Starfire nods in understanding, Wally offering the box to Starfire.
"You want some babe?" Wally asked, being nice but Starfire shakes her head.
"No Wally, the rocks are yours to love, I wish you and the rocks a wonderful life together" Starfire smiles at him, as Starfire helps out the other.
"Wait…no that's not,,,,Come on!" Wally complains, M'gann giggles at Starfire misunderstanding.
Artemis and Zatanna arrive in the elevator.
"Glad you're back, Zatanna. Does this mean you're officially joining the Team?" Artemis asks.
"Tup hcae meti ni reporp ecalp." Zatara incants, moving two boxes, directing them with his cane. Red Tornado uses his powers for the larger one, Starfire notices Zatanna.
"Oh what a joyful day, mage Zatanna" Starfire cheers, flying to hug Zatanna in greeting.
"Hee…y…..Sta..rrrr" Zatanna struggles to breathe, Starfire doesn't know her own strength to humans, Artemis taps Starfire's shoulder.
"Star, she turns blue" Artemis points out, Starfire notices Zatanna is struggling to breath.
"Oh my, my apologies Mage Zatanna, are you joining the team as well?" Starfire asked, letting Zatanna breath as she noticed her father looking at her with a raised eye before talking to Batman, making her sign.
"What's wrong mage Zatanna?" Starfire asked, seeing her signing.
"My father Zatara's is being so overprotective. I mean, just getting him to let me visit takes a full day of wheeling. I wish he'd just give me a little space!" Zatanna sighs, Starfire looks confused looking at the Leaguers.
Suddenly all three of the Leaguers disappear, the boxes they were carrying crashing to the ground.
Artemis gasps as Zatanna yelps "Dad!" which catches everyone else's attention and makes them realise what happened.
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Roanoke Island
"Wir sind die Pfeifer von Hameln… Wir sind die Pfeifer von Hameln… Wir sind die Pfeifer von Hameln…" The chaos lord and the evil wizards continue chanting.
"Wir sind die Pfeifer von Hameln… Wir sind die Pfeifer von Hameln… Wir sind die Pfeifer von Hameln…" Suddenly everyone in the circle except Klarion starts to glow gold, then disappears.
"Wir sind die Pfeifer von Hameln!" he finishes the incantation by himself.
Avenger
The Avenger starts to glow as a blue energy shield surrounds the ship, a wave of magic surrounds the ship as the crew brace for the wave of magic.
Michael holds on to the side as everyone else holds on to something as everyone looks around.
"What the hell was that?!" Kate Bishops said, nearly falling off her computer, Miranda gets up with Michael's help, as Michael turns on the screens, putting on the new.
"BREAKING NEWS CHILDREN DISAPPEARED" "All children have disappeared" "A bright light took our children away" ""Worldwide reports are all the same: Every child under the age of 18 has disappeared." "дети исчезают"
New reports and video of all children disappeared as ALTAS watched in horror.
"My god" Miranda gasps at the missing children. Kate turns on her computer, looking shocked as well.
"They're not gone, Look" Kate states, sending videos from her computer as everyone watches the video, this time the adults disappear, as video on YouTube, and social media of children crying for their parents.
"Adult disappeared?" Miranda asked, but Michael frowned.
"That motherfucker son of bitch, Klarion split the dimensions, separating adults and kids" Michael figures out the plan, everyone freaks out about the missing children not noticing the crime on each side.
"My god, that…insane" Miranda said out loud, doubting this distraction in the first place, seeing it now.
"Miranda, get your head in the game, the shield works' ' Michael states, seeing there not split between dimensions as Michael hits the speaker.
"ALL HAND ON DECK, START GETTING CONTACT WITH BOTH SIDES" Michael orders everyone, snapping everyone as they get to work, Miranda looks at one screen.
"Commander" Miranda points out to the Commander to see a news report in Australia, adults getting mad at the government and about to get violent.
"As you can see the parents are a Parliament house seeking answers none of them are getting" the New Reporter informs as parents outside the head of government threatening to tear down the place.
"This isn't going to end well" Michael said making a call, Miranda looks at him.
"You can't go out there, the crisis is here" Miranda points out, the Commander is needed here to stop this world ending disaster.
"I won't but Cold-Blood needs to get out there" Michael said, answering the call.
"Yeah Commander" The Voice said.
"Major George I have a special assignment for you" Michael said, already having a plan in action as ATLAS Corporation.
Mount Justice
Mount Justice is mostly dark, with only the screen giving light in the Training Deck.
"We've set a- uhh- refugee centre at the high school gym." Kid Flash says over the comm-link. He pauses for a second, while Robin and Zatanna keep typing away on separate holo-keyboards, Starfire looks at the screens.
"Any luck with-?" Kid asked,
"No." Robin says slowly. "Can't reach the Batcave, the Hall of Justice, or the Watch-" he cuts himself off. "or any adult hero." he corrects quickly. "Even Red Arrow."
"Guess we're on our own." Kid says. "Kid Flash, out."
"Traditional media is offline." Zatanna confirms.
"But kids worldwide are all posting the same thing. Every adult, eighteen or older, has disappeared." Robin pauses in what he was doing and looks at the girl's way.
"I worry for the young ones, without adult supervision more infants will not last long" Starfire spoke with worry, making the two look more serious.
"The sorcery necessary to pull this off…" Zatanna finally turns towards Robin. "Scary big."
"And we need you to find its source." Robin tells her, Starfire looks at Zatanna.
"How am I-?" Zatanna looks stunned and confused.
"I pulled this footage." Robin cuts in, pulling up a video with only a few clicks.
"It's your dad, helping us locate Wotan and the Injustice League, last month."
The video starts, showing off Zatara stepping up to a virtual globe in the very room they're in. "Etacol retnecipe fo yrecros." the globe stops, and a red dot appears in Louisana."There" he confirms before the video stops.
"But the- the words- I mean, it's only part of it. And the rest takes training and… Robin, I'm- I'm just not at Zatara's level." Zatanna stutters, afraid to mess up, Robin fully turns towards her.
"I know it's hard but try to stay warm. We'll find your dad, Batman, all of them. That's what we do." Robin gives her a small smile with Starfire hugging her behind.
"When the parent leaves, it leaves room for the child to grow, prove to yourself and your father you are a capable mage, friend Zatanna" Starfire encourages, giving Zatanna a hug which Zatanna hugs back.
Robin would lie if he said he wasn't enjoying the sight of two of his crushes hugging each other, can't decide who's more pretty, Starfire notices a call from Michael on the screen.
"Friend Michael is calling" Starfire said, Robin answers it.
Revealing Michael with an adult next to him, who is on the phone?
"Mount Justice, ATLAS calling" Michael calls out, looking at the too young heroes.
"Michael, how is he?" Robin asked, seeing an adult next to Michael talking out loud.
"Our daughters are missing, were they in the protective circle?, no no muffin bunch I'm not saying it's your fault, I know I know, I'll get the bastards that did this and get our girls, no no no, stay with the others while I" The adult man said, which Robin identified at Scotsmen.
"I am aware of what is happening, a wave of magic travels across the world separating the world into two dimensions, both without kids or adults respectively" Michael explains, getting shocked looks from the young heroes.
"My dad's alive?" Zatanna asked, happy to hear the adults are alive.
"Mana displacement? I heard of powerful warlocks from my home planet, but not this powerful" Starfire spoke with worry at the power of the enemy mages.
"Why aren't you affected?" Robin asked, seeing an adult next to Michael.
"Lucky my shield generators were updated to block the magic ritual, I have to access both the adults and children in the internet, my people are talking between both dimension to get some sort of order, even two cameras of the cave, hold on" Michael holds the line, both Robin, Zatanna and Starfire watch the Commander work on the Line.
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Mount Justice, early.
Zatanna watches with some concern over the alien princess hugging her daughter, relieved of nothing as he gets back to work.
"I'm glad you brought Zatanna, old friend." Batman speaks calmly to Zatara. "Does this mean you'll allow her to join the Team?"
"I do not know!" Zatara says quickly, unsure about his daughter joining.
"Zatanna's so…My only child. I wish I could get used to the idea that she's, uhhh, growing up." Zatara sighs, wishing Zatanna didn't have to grow up so fast.
Before their eyes, Conner disappears from the BioShip ramp, dropping the crate, and Wally and M'gann are suddenly gone as well. Then Robin and Kaldur, Giovanni, have just enough time to turn and see Zatanna before she suddenly disappears as well.
"Zatanna!" Zatara screams
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Gotham City,
A car suddenly swerves across the road before knocking bumpers with a parked car. The white van behind them hitting their rear bumper with more force. The driver leaves his car quickly.
"Dude, who taught you how to- '' the guy said but the man in the car looked in the backseat at an empty car seat in distress.
"My son! My son's gone!" the father shouted, seeing his child disappearing.
"Worldwide reports are all the same: Every child under the age of 18 has disappeared." Cat Grant reports, Dudley watches the news with bated breath. "Parents are desperate for answers. From secular and religious leaders, from the heroes of the Justice League,
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S.T.A.R Labs
"And from scientists at facilities like S.T.A.R. Labs." Cat Grant reports,
The police are parked out front of the facility, keeping protestors at bay.
"Those eggheads in there know what happened to our kids!" one man shouts. For all we know, they're responsible! Make them tell us the truth!" a blonde man shouts from the front of the crowd.
The crowd cheers and pushes forward, while he just stands there and watches the police get overrun, backing up slowly with a smirk on his face.
The cops' orders of "stand down" and "stay where you are" get drowned out by the crowd.
James Gordon stands on top of a squad car with a megaphone in his hand.
"Citizens of Gotham, please return to your homes. Rest assured best minds here and throughout the world are working on this and only this." James Gordon calls them, the crowd charges the officers decked out with helmets and shields, a few leave the building carrying guns.
Behind them a man in a lab leaves the building, unimpeded but annoyed.
"Everything possible is being done to recover your… our children. Violence will not get them back. So all you're creating is a dangerous distraction from what really matters here tonight." a car pulls up to the curb, picks up the man in the lab coat, and drives off quickly.
The blonde man, and the skinny brunet he picked up look over the clearly labelled toxic material they now have.
"You know this wasn't necessary" the skinny brunet said annoyedly to the blonde man.
"What are you talking about Riddler, easy in, easy out for you? '' the blonde man said to Riddler, who looked to see the chaos of all the parents crying about their children.
"All this Sportmaster, every child on earth disappeared over this fish, I already had it before this black voodoo bullshit" Riddler said to Sportmaster.
"What's going up your ass?" Sportmaster asked, seeing Riddler looking at him.
"Up my ass? You don't see the world without children right now, letting black voodoo send them to hell for all we know" Riddler said, not liking the kids being teleported.
"Why do you care?" Sportmaster asked, seeing Riddler concerned about something other than his ego.
"I have a nephew, an infant nephew" Riddler said, to Sportmaster shock.
"Didn't know you had any family" Sportmaster said, driving around the corner, away from the angry mods.
"I'm not the Joker, you jock, I'm smart enough to know not to destroy the important parts of society, the economic, farming, and entertainment, you know how stupid that would be to mess it up" Riddler points out, villains are smart enough not to attack anything that could affect society, stuff like killing the president will lead to more problems than anything, only the stupid and insane fail to see the long term consequences.
"The distraction will fix itself, those leagues won't let this last" Sportmaster points out, already knowing the league is heading to stop the ritual while they pick up the package.
"You are relying on those heroes to fix this, what if they fail? What if the world is forever stuck like this with no children being born? Don't you have anything else but a paycheck to worry about" Riddler asked, putting a dangerous question at Sportmaster doesn't want to think about.
"Just shut up" Sportmaster grows at him, making Riddler sign, looking out the window at the chaos happening around the city. All while Sportmaster thinks deeply about all his crap.
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Australia, Canberra, Parliament House
A crowd of adults all shouting and trying to get answers from the senates, the police holding the crowd at bay.
"Please, people this isn't helping anyone" The Police holding a megaphone, trying to calm everyone dam.
"WHERE ARE OUR CHILDREN?!" "MY SON IS GONE" "WHERE'S MY BABIES" "ARE THEY DEAD!" Everyone shouted, all crying for their children and asking for help,
"People, we are trying all we can to get our children back, my son is gone too" the Police captain said, trying to get the people to calm down, hoping they don't attack the parliament house.
"WHERE ALBO?!" "WHERE THE PRIME MINISTER !?" "ARE CHILDREN ARE GONE AND HE HIDING?!" More outrage calling from the prime minister, all getting angry from the lack of response from the Parliament house.
Tension was rising, the crowd getting angrier with that lack of answers.
ICCCCHCHHSSHSHSHSHSSH
But then a wall of ice around between the police and the crowd, everyone looked in shock and awe.
Everyone looks on top of the ice wall to see the Australian Hero Cold-Blood.
"THAT ENOUGH" Cold-Blood shouted, getting everyone's attention.
"Listen to me, your children are alright" Cold-Blood but calls out, everyone looks at him in shock.
"But they are stuck out of your reach right now, they are alive and well" Cold-Blood calls out, people start shouting and talking, trying to get answers but Cold-Blood stops them, with a gun shot in the air.
BLOO WWWW
"Listen to me, I know you're scared, I'm scared too, all children of the world are goon, but not for long" Cold-blood calls out, trying to give them hope.
"The Justice League know what the problem is and are taking care of it right now" Cold-Blood shouted.
"But right now, you all need to head home or where your kid is last goon, wait from them to appear again, and hold them tight, hug them like you never did before, the children need us now more than ever, so wait home and be ready to hug them when they get back" Cold-Blood calls out, making the adults looks at one another.
"Please for their sake your children, be home for them when we get them back to you" Cold-Blood calls out, calming down all the parents as they all turn around and head home, or stick around to protest.
Cold-blood seeing them calm down got off the ice wall.
"Thank you Cold-Blood, it could have gone worse" the Police captain said, thankful the hero showed us to calm things down.
"Happy to help Captain," Cold-Blood said, seeing a few people sit here but not bad enough for the police to handle.
"Are you sure the leaguers can save them?" The captain asked, worried for his son, Cold-Blood nods.
"Trust me captain, nothing is going to stop us" Cold-Blood states, heading out to keep the peace of the capital of Australia.
Mount Justice
Batman looks at the holo-screens, talking to each leaguer about the missing children.
"I'm trying to calm down the people, Batman, however" Superman said, but Batman stops him.
"Just do what you can, try to keep everyone calm" Batman said, making Superman nod as Zatara Giovanni walks behind him.
"Anything?" Zatara asked, Batman shaked his head.
"Anything involving anyone under 18 is gone, no bodies, no DNA, not even their social media can be accessed," Batman said, trying everything to find any of the children.
"This must be a very powerful ritual, to do this, to children" Zatara said, looking pissed at using this spell on his daughter and every other child of the world.
"Unspeakable" Zatara spoke, Batman nodding, noticing a call from someone.
"Cold Blood" Batman said, getting Zatara's attention, answering the call, revealing Cold-Blood in civilian clothes.
"Oh good it works, Batman, Zatara, do you see me?" Michael asked, seeing if they could see him.
"Confirm, where are you?" Batman asked, trying to track Cold-Blood locations, but he got nothing.
"Australia, don't bother tracking me, you won't get much from another dimension" Michael explains, Zatara eyes widened.
"Dimension?" Zatara said, making Batman nod.
"Two dimensions, one without children" Batman nods looking at Cold-Blood, who's working on something.
"Hang on" Michael said, another screen appears, revealing Robin, Starfire and
"Zatanna" Zatara cries in relief, seeing his daughter.
"Dad" Zatanna cries out, happy to see her father alive.
"Robin, what's the situation on your side?" Batman asked, being professional right now, missing Robin's smile in relief.
"We can't access the Watch tower or anything run by adults, can you do anything else Cold-Blood" Robin asked, looking at Michael Thrawn, who shakes his head.
"My people are working overtime at this, trying to call two dimension is hard enough when both use the same frequencies, right now Altas is commutating with public figures from around the world, informing them of the issue at hand" Michael explains, Altas sending messages and video calls to around the world split in two dimension.
"Good that should help out with the public, now the issue at hand" Batman said, seeing messages being sent to the news and political leaders, hopefully they can calm the adults now that they have the information about.
"This spit in the dimension is nothing short of magic, and only one being benefits from this chaos" Michael tells them, making both Zatanna realise who did this.
"Klarion" Both father and daughter said, figuring the witch child will be involved.
"The Khaos piece" Starfire spoke of it worry, even she heard of Klarion, under a different name.
"A chaos lord, not good" Batman said, knowing how powerful Klarion is, Robin turns to see Wally run in the room.
"Ok we just, wait Batman? Where?" Wally shows up past Starfire, seeing adults and Michael on the screen, Kaldur shows up behind.
"I've got through to Atlantis, no adults, Michael, Batman!" Kaldur seeing the screen with Batman, Zatana and Michael on screen.
"Long story short the dimensions are split because of Klarion the bitch boy of chaos" Michael surmised, getting looks from Kaldur.
"Of course" Kaldur said, seeing the amount of chaos happening, Wally turns to him.
"Magic!? Great, what took you so long anyway?" Wally asked, annoying them dealing with magic before turning to Michael.
"Sorry, dealing with screaming adults and children takes some time," Michael said, annoyed at the speedster.
"We need to stop him now, any longer apart" Michael said to them, knowing the longer the dimensions are apart the worse it gets.
"Robin, Aqualad, Kid Flash, send a message to every child and teenager on your side, tell them what's happening and for the oldest to look after the youngest" Batman orders them, making Robin nod, as do the others.
"Zatanna, you and your father need to do that spell to find Klarion on both sides of the dimensions" Michael points out, needing both locations to collaborate.
"I'm not sure I'm ready to make it" Zatanna said, unsure about herself, while Zatara looked at his daughter.
"You can do my love, I believe in you" Zatara encourages his daughter, making her smile at him, both magic users get to work, Batman turns to Cold-Blood.
"Try and establish communication between us" Batman said, Michael nods.
"We'll try, just getting the location quickly" Michael said, getting to work on how to beat Klarion.
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Billy double-checks the road before running across at a wide-angle as a dog barks and he runs towards the arcade, then sliding along the door in mock-stealth.
"Okay, Batson, make sure the coast is clear, and…" he reaches the edge of the building.
"Go!" turning quickly and lifting up a broken fence panel and ducking in.
At the end of the alley is a clearly written 'Out of Order' Photo Booth. Billy parts the curtains and sits on the chair.
"Captain Marvel, 1-5." he says, and then closes his eyes and smiles. When nothing happens, he opens them and looks at the tech confused.
"Captain Marvel, 1-5!" he tries again, nothing happens. He crosses his arms and glares.
"Override: H-O-J-slash-Watchtower, Priority Red! Captain Marvel, 1-5!"
Finally, a scanning light comes over Billy.
Not recognized
Access denied
Billy screams in annoyance.
He walks past a TV Store, all the TVs showing static, until suddenly Aqualad with Robin on his left and Kid Flash on his right appear.
"Attention, children and teenagers of Earth, I am Aqualad. These are my friends, Robin and Kid Flash." Aqualad calls out to them.
Billy runs back to the TV display.
"We are using Justice League's tech to cast and stream to every TV, radio, computer, and smartphone on the planet." Robin explains.
"We know you must be scared and angry. We know with your parents missing, there's a temptation to run wild. But please… Stay calm." Kid Flash pleads.
In Happy Harbor High all the kids are watching the TV.
"We will find a way to bring the adults back." Aqualad promises.
"But for now, the oldest among you must step up." Aqualad encourages them.
Gotham City
Gotham Academia a similar setup is taking place, with Barbara reading a book to the kids while Bette watches over two young kids and plays with a toddler in their Gymnasium as the Radio plays the transmission.
"Take care of your younger siblings." Robin instructs.
Australia
A few young teenagers are about to rob a now empty store, taking advantage of the lack of adult authority, just before they could enter they stop, seeing Ravager with a shotgun, shaking her head as she clocks her gun, scaring the young criminals, Alani and Seer keeping the children in check.
Other young Atlas soldiers keep the peace in Australia for the children, listening to the younger Justice members.
"Take care of kids who have no one." Robin continues
Dakota City
A school bus about to go over the edge is pushed back a pale blue sphere under the front end of it, a young teen with her belt glowing the same colour flies up behind it. Guiding the bus fully back onto the bridge.
"Protect them." Kid Flash instructs.
Paris
"Protège-les." The video translates Wally's words instantaneously.
Taipei
"Baohù tāmen." Wally's voice says again.
Fawcett City
Billy runs across a street towards the airfield.
"It is up to you." Aqualad concludes as Billy presses his back to the fence.
"It's up to Billy Batson to find a way to the Cave." he looks up at the fence, climbing it with ease.
"No matter the risk!" Billy shouted, at a wider look, the doorway in the gate was open.
"Please… Help in any way you can." Aqualad begs them.
"Which is how, exactly?" a young girl muses, sitting a chair backwards, watching the TV.
"That depends." Billy says with a surprising amount of drop in his voice, he's clearly imitating Batman, which has her turning on the spot. Finding Billy leaning against the doorway.
"Do you have a pilot's licence?" he asks, back to his normal pitch.
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Mount Justice
The same globe that Batman pulled up for Zatara Robin pulls up in the Zeta Room, Zatanna stands closest to it, one hand holding a wand the other empty but pointed towards the globe.
"Etacol retnecipe fo yrecros!" Zatanna speaks her spell slowly, careful of each sound but with intent.
A red dot pops up on the globe.
"Coordinates locked. Roanoke Island!" Robin tells them as he types away on a holo-keyboard.
"Success" Starfire cheered Zatanna, with Zatara watching through the screen with pride.
"Amazing Zatanna, I'm so proud of you" Zatara spoke with pride, seeing his daughter pull off such a spell made him a proud mage.
"Ok we have a location, now we need to get everyone for the plan" Batman states, Robin nods.
"One thing we really need," Michael calls out, getting everyone's attention.
"Bring the Helmet of Fate" Michael told them, to the shock of them all.
"WHAT!? Are you mad?! Anyone who dons the helmet and allows Nabu to possess him may never be released from being Doctor Fate." Zatara spoke out in outrage.
"It's true, Kent was able to release me from his hold" Kaldur mentions, getting an eyebrow raised from Michael.
"Really? doesn't matter now, Klarion's power is too high for anyone of us to take, Dr. Fate is his only equal, without him we may never take down Klarion's full power" Michael states, getting into the fact none of them are powerful enough to take down Klarion if he went all out, everyone looks at one another.
"At least bring the helmet on both sides, if one person wears it one in either dimension it could rip them apart cause both helmets are in different locations" Michael points out, the helmet of fate exists in both dimensions, with one kid or adult wearing it and the helmet appears somewhere else because of magic.
It wouldn't be a pretty sight.
"Maybe we need to" Kaldur stops when the images of the adults begin to static.
"Wha…ttt..oing…onnnn" Batman said between the static, as Michael looked around.
"Shhiittt I'm losing signal, in both dimensions, we need another way to communicate," Michael said, trying to get the signal back.
"Great, how are we going to make a plan?" Wally complains, without the signal they can contact the other side.
"We'll make do, right now we will get the others" Kaldur said, turning to Robin to call the others as he stared at the screens, hoping Michael can get the communications back up.
"Hang on I got the picture" Michael said, getting the picture of the adults back.
"Batman, Batman" Kaldur calls out, but gets no sound response.
"I got an image but no sound, don't think they can see us" Michael said, seeing the adults not reacting to the teens.
"DAD" Zatanna tries to call out for her Dad, but he can't respond back.
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The Adult Dimension
Batman tries to get communication back up, but it is proving too difficult.
"We need to contact the team, without communication, we'll be attacking blind" Zatara mentioned, already doing the same spell before to get the ritual locations, but both them and the team need to attack at the same time.
"I'm trying to get the signal, but it doesn't exist," Batman said, frowning at the problem at hand.
Then when they hear the Cave system go off.
Recognized:
Captain Marvel; 1-5
They both turn, seeing Captain Marvel flying into the Mountain quickly.
"All right, guys! I'm here to-" he cuts himself off with a bright smile, bolting to both adults and hugging them around the waist, with enough power to lift both of them off the ground with ease.
"You're back! Is it over? Where is the Team?" Captain Marvel cheered.
"Haven't you heard? Every child in the world has-" Zatara demands, but Batman stops him.
"Zatara! Wait." Batman growls, setting his hand on the magician's shoulder.
"Captain, where have you been?" Batman asked.
"In a world without grown-ups!" Captain Marvel eyes go wide, slapping himself in the forehead as he nearly stumbles back in shock.
"Holy moly! There are two worlds!"
"Two dimensions were already aware" Batman corrects. "One for adults-"
"And one for kids! You already know, Great, what's the plan" Captain Marvel finishes, seeing they already know and is ready to help.
"We were able to establish communication to the team thanks to Cold-Blood, we have the location but lost the communication link, we need to get the line back up" Batman said, Captain Marvel eyes widened.
"I'll do it" Captain Marvel states.
"What? Can you travel between them?" Zatara questions him.
"I think I can." then says it with more certainty.
"I- I know I can! SHAZAM!"
Suddenly he's Billy again.
"It works!" Billy shouted, he turned slowly, finding the Team staring at him.
"Where did you come from?" Kaldur asks quickly, as the Team walks up to him.
"Who are you?" Kaldur demands, Michael looking widen eyes at the screens.
"What the hell?!" Michael said, seeing the image while the team are not looking.
"Quick, read my mind!" Billy tells M'gann, Her eyes glow green and he simply smiles. She gasps as she comes back
"He's Captain Marvel." M'gann says, barely believing it.
"Yeah, and I'm Speedy Gonzales." Wally grouches, full of sarcasm.
"Look, just because he believes he's Cap-"" Here the recording" Michael calls out, making everyone turn to see a recording of the adults early, Captain Marvel showing up then a zap of lightning he appears in the other dimension.
"It actually explains a lot" Michael points out, see how Captain Marvel acting like a brat at times, turns out he is one.
In a very Captain Marvel way, Billy adds salt to the wound.
"Gee, Wally," Billy raises his left eyebrow as he does a small shrug that makes the movement of bending his elbows and raising his hands look fluid.
"Do I really have to bring you nachos and pineapple juice to get on your good side?" Billy swings his hands down to his hips as he tilts his head and eases his right eyebrow some
They all stare at him for a moment.
"Jesus Christ, what is going on with this world?" Michael said, seeing a child that can turn into an adult with powers to rival Superman.
"There will be threats in both dimensions, and we may not be familiar with our opponents." Batman says to Captain Marvel, with Red Tornado and Zatara at his side.
"But the key to this mission is a coordinated simultaneous attack." Kaldur points out to Billy.
"Agreed." Batman speaks. "Our best chance against sorcery is to strike fast, disrupt their efforts."
"And hope the two dimensions merge naturally back into one." Aqualad confirms Michael watching the change between the two screens on the Avenger.
"Michael, can you make it to the location as well?" Aqualad asked, Michael nodded in agreement.
"I'll meet you there" Michael said, Aqualad nods.
"Good, the rest of us need to gear up. We head out in ten minutes." Aqualad states, everyone gets ready.
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Avenger in Between Dimension
"I'm heading out" Michael calls out, everyone around him too busy, all calling both the adults and children between the dimensions.
"Is now the time to head out Commander '' Miranda calls out, she gets calls from everywhere now, getting everyone in order with the world to be split in two is stressful enough.
"We need to end this now, the longer it goes the worse it gets" Michael said, heading to the armoury of the Avenger.
"Your costume is already in use, which is weird" Miranda said, getting a curious look from Michael.
"Why? You think I'm attached to Cold-Blood?" Michael asked, not using his Cold-Blood armour for this one,
"Don't you have issues that someone else is using your name and all that, your superhero identity?" Miranda asked Michael, the Commander, sending out a Major in the Cold-Blood suit to the adult side to calm the people of Australia.
"Cold-Blood is a suit and a title anyone can wear, right now Major Cory George is calming down the people in Australia" Michael said, will to let other soldiers use the suits when they prove themselves.
"They fit everyone?" Miranda asked, knowing Major George is bigger than the Commander.
"Adjustments to the suits" Michael explains, the armour can fit anyone once it is fitted.
"Engineer, is that armour ready?" Michael asked, having expected this and had a special order.
"Jesus Commander, luckily I fixed it early, the that new armour of uses has limited flight capabilities, even with that costume of uses, but thanks to those extra Nth metal we are able to make flying a dream with that gravity negations and that anti-magic crap should come in handy "Engineer answer, him working overtime trying to fix this.
"Good get it ready" Michael said, heading to the armoury.
"Wait Wait, I'm coming to" Scotsman calls out, running to him.
"Scotsman you" "No Commander, these brain dead, goat licking, heathen child stealers are the reason my wife is crying and some of my daughters are missing, I want their heads and ass mounted on my wall for even trying to harm my family and everyone else" Scotsman states, really wants to kill the bastard that hurt his family, Michael looks at him before nod.
"Very well, you are joining Batman, Red Tornado and Zatara against the adult side while I go to the team against the children side" Michael said, at the Armory with Engineer and Dr Roquette.
"Ah Commander the suit is ready" Engineer states, getting a nod from Michael as he goes to put it on.
"How can you be so calm about this, the world is split in two dimensions and we are in-between realities" Dr Roquette freaking out about the situation at hand.
"Calm down lass, we'll get those bastards that did this" Scotsman said, pulling out his bagpipes.
"How the hell are bagpipes going to help?!" Dr Roquette complains, getting on Scotman's nerves.
"Better than your banshee screaming" Scotsman retorts, Dr Roquette gets offended.
"How dare you?" Dr Roquette growls and both get ready to kill each other, but Engineer gets between them.
"Now Now, let's come down, we're going to do it right?" Engineer asked Miranda, who was watching it all.
"Yes, Dr. Roquette, help scan the area with your bugs, see if we are missing something, Engineer help the others" Miranda ordered the two.
"Can do" Engineer nods, with Roquette following.
"There not bugs' ' Dr. Roquette complains, using her fog to help gather data.
"Thank you for getting those Yankees out of here" Scotsman said, reloading his gun on his leg.
"Can this even work, if both of you leave you will be split in two dimensions as well" Miranda points out, outside the Avenger's Shield Barrier split into different dimensions, Scotsmen bring out a small device.
"That's why we have this Group Shield that has all the protective runes I could add to it, this should keep our ride from this worldwide catastrophe lass" Scotsmen states, checking the group energy shield to work on the Skyranger.
"Double check those runes Scotsmen" the Commander said, walking out for everyone to see the new suit.
The Commander is wearing the Icarus Armour, the suits' flight components recovered from the Archon King, when combined with our standard-issue armour systems, result in an armoured suit with high damage resistance and improved mobility. The built-in propulsion system allows temporary flight, enabling the wearer to rapidly change locations.
But that not all, the Icarus armour now has the original XCOM Archangel armour, combines heavy armor with a small propulsion system that allows for limited flight capabilities, creating Jetpack equip soldiers after studying the Archon Autopsy, flying into the battlefield for support or escape with Elerium Jets.
Now the Commander has the Engineers add the element Nth metal to the armour, giving the user the ability to negate gravity, giving it actual flight compared to the short time jet fire. Negate magic, augmented strength, healing, heat generator and what the Commander found out, can have his Psionic energy transfer
(The Icarus Armour, but with red and metal Archangel armour on the back, a bit of shine from the Nth metal on the metal parts)
"What's this one called?" Miranda asked, seeing the armour for the first time.
"Icarus" Icarus states, the rockets on the back of his leg fires up, making him elevate to the weapons.
Icarus takes out the Disruptor Rifle, a Beam Cannon a secondary for the other enemies, the Nth Metal Shock Lance on his back, with a few grenades.
"Hope this is enough" Icarus said, getting ready with Scotsman holding the group shield in the Skyranger.
"Wouldn't you need more commander?" Miranda asked, but Icarus shook his head.
"We have no time, we are too spread out, if we don't make it back, send another team" Icarus said, both heading to the Skyranger.
Miranda watches the Skyranger leave the Avenger, and an energy shield surrounding the jet as it flies in between the dimensions.
"I hope you know what you're doing Michael" Miranda is concerned for the Commander, getting back to work with the world split in two.
LINE
Teekl meows as the gem hums and Klarion looks around for a moment, his eyes now back to normal.
He turns to his right easily, throwing out his hand. Stopping three of Artemis' arrows and three of Robin's disks with a red shield, he turns towards them, glaring.
"That's the best you can do?" Klarion asked, the two, out in the open, can only stare.
Klarion raises his hand, more red magic pouring from his hand, before flicking his hand up and red lightning strikes out towards Robin and Artemis.
Superboy charges at him, catching Klarion's attention. Behind his back Aqualad charges at him with a hammer coming from his WaterBearers, Klarion catches him just out of the corner of his eye. Then sees Wally charging at him at superspeed.
Suddenly a red dome appears around the circle, knocking all three of them back. Zatanna slides in, raising her hands towards Klarion.
"Etativel mih ffo eht margtnep!" Zatanna spelled, a sigil blips on the dome.
"Baby magic." Klarion scoffs with a smirk as he raises his hand, lazily pointing his sharp black nails at her.
"Fi ehs stnaw ot etativel os yldab, tel reh." Klarion uses her own magic against her, flicking his hand up at the end of the incantation.
Zatanna can only gape for a moment before she's sent flying back, Superboy moves quickly, catching her before she can hit the ground.
Starfire flies over, shooting star bolts at the dome, blasting around, making a slight crack, Klarion raised an eyebrow.
"You're a new one" Klarion comments, looking at the tamaranian.
"Khaos Piece will never destroy this world" Starfire glares at the chaos lord, making him laugh.
"Khaos! Haven't heard that in a while" Klarion said, sending an energy blast back at Starfire, sending her back.
M'gann levitates off the ground, throwing large rocks at the dome in an attempt to break it, then Klarion opens his mouth wide and fire streams out of it
Superboy catches Zatanna near Kid Flash and Artemis, Zatanna notices the cat.
"The cat?" Zatanna looked at the cat then at Klarion.
"Klarion is a lord of chaos, lords of chaos and order need an anchor to stay in reality, the cat is Klarion's anchor" Zatanna figures out, Teekl sits outside the dome, licking her paw. Then turns towards them, hissing, her red eyes glaring down at them.
"Good." Artemis whispers, pulling an arrow back.
"Not a big cat fan, anyway." Artemis lets go, the arrow flies through the air, but before it can reach the cat, Klarion reaches out and turns it into a green ball of yarn, which drops at Teekl's paws.
"Show 'em what a familiar to a Lord of Chaos can do, Teekl." Klarion chuckles, his eyes turn red as he turns both his palms towards her as she plays with her yarn. She morphs from a housecat to the size of a bear and looks more like a sabretooth.
Conner charges at the cat, only to get strut away by her paw to his face. Knocking him away and to his back, where he groans and closes his eyes.
He opens his eyes, and then they snap open as he dodges to the side, narrowly avoiding a massive paw landing on his head.
He backs up, trying to get his feet underneath him, but gets caught by her paw across the front of his chest, knocking him away, and she immediately chases after him.
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Adult's side
Captain Marvel drops behind the Wizard. Batman behind Blackbriar Thorn, throwing a Batarang at the villain, which he ducks under.
As Batman rushes in, he raises a hand, and Batman gets caught around the centre by vines that drag him up off the ground and pin him to a vine the size of a tree.
Red Tornado lands behind Felix Faust, using his hands to create two individual tornados, which Felix counters with two strong streams of fire that slam into Red Tornado's chests.
From in the clouds, Zatara raises his cane.
"Nommus eht gninthgil!" he incants.
Crashing lightning to the four magicians in the Circle.
The gem in the centre rings with power as the lightning stretches from the magicians to it.
Zatara winces.
The crystal chimes in Klarion's dimension as well.
"So, you teamed up with the grown-ups. Teamwork is so overrated." Klarion grunts. the crystal still thrums with blue. With a sweep of his hand, Klarion sends the lightning towards the Team.
Kid Flash manages to dodge it, Aqualad's tattoos glow as he absorbs the power and Starfire blocks it with her starbolt, but Artemis and Robin get sent flying, Zatanna rushes over to them, dropping to her knees.
"Artemis! Robin!" Zatanna goes to them.
She looks up, seeing Aqualad fall to his knees as the magic overwhelms him, and Kid Flash charging at the dome gets struck by lightning bouncing off the Atlantean.
Zatanna worries for a moment before falling back to a bag, the same bag Aqualad had against the Injustice league.
"TemleH fo etaF, laever flesruoy!" Zatanna reveals the golden helmet sits in wait.
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Wizard lifts large rocks from the ground in front of him, throwing them at Captain Marvel.
He punches through three, only for two halves to come together to try and crush him. For a moment it nearly looks like it works, but he breaks out.
"Captain, wait!" Zatara says, dropping so he's closer to Captain Marvel's height off the ground.
"That mystic gem, Ambrejin Verdu, is the conduit of this sorcery. Without it nothing may keep apart two worlds meant to be one." Zatara explains to the child turned adult hero.
"I'll tell the Team." Captain Marvel promises. "SHAZAM!"
In a flash of lightning he's seeing Aqualad still being hit by the lightning.
"It's the-" he starts but is cut off by a blue glove covering his mouth.
"Don't shout, Billy. I've linked you telepathically to the others." M'gann tells him through telepathy.
"That is so cool. I mean, it's the gem, at the centre of the pentagram. Destroy it and we win!" Billy spoke to the telepathy link to the team.
"Thanks for the target" A familiar voice heard from the telepathy link.
The sound of rockets catches everyone's attention, everyone looks up to see a red and silver figure flying across with a gun.
The figure blasts energy bullets with a mini plasma gun, damaging the bubble.
"Hey don't do that" Klarion complains, the figure flies over the bubble.
"Best Friend Michael!" Starfire shouted through the link, few noticing the flying figure, seeing what Michael was wearing.
"The Archon?" Miss Martian said, remembering the alien ruler from the impossible mode mission.
Icarus flies over the bubble, driving down straight into the centre.
Shatter the bubble with his Icarus Drop.
"WHAT? NO FAIR WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?!" Klarion shouted as this flying hero broke his bubble.
"I'm Icarus, motherfucker!" Icarus shouted, hitting the Chaos Lord with the Nth Metal Shock Lance, sending the bitch back.
"OWW Fuck that hurt" Klarion shouted in pain at the nth metal, Icarus Shock Lance hits the crystal in the middle.
Sending a wave of energy, the teen looks to see the adults are around them again.
"What the?" Wizard said, seeing Klarion and Icarus in the circle, the evil wizards noticed the other teenage heroes around them.
"DAD!" Zatanna shouted, seeing her father, Zatara looked relieved and happy to see his daughter.
"Zatanna" Zatara smiled at her. Klarion gets pissed.
"NO NO NO, YOU CHEATING BASTARD" Klarion shouted, sending a huge burst of magic, sending Icarus out of the circle.
Aqualad noticed the adults disappeared.
"What happened?" Aqualad called out, first the adults were here now they're gone.
"Klarion has done the ritual again" Zatanna thought through the link, Kid pulling himself up near Icarus.
"You think your soooooo clever, ha Icarus, better watch out of for the SUN!" Klarion holds his arms up, creating a huge fireball, growing bigger and bigger as everyone steps back from the heat.
"He is going to burn us all!" Kid Flash shouted, Icarus aimed at the scream bitch lord with the Disruptor Rifle, shooting at his chest, stopping the sun from being created.
"OW motherfuckeer!" Klarion screams in pain, the sabretooth Teekl wince in pain, glaring at Icarus.
"Ok, then, how about this" Klarion holds his hands out, the ground around the ritual circle breaks, as the dust start to turn into three giant scorpions
The giant scorpions growls at the team, Klarion chuckles at the giant scorpions.
"Like my spiders, just thought of them" Klarion said, Teekl the sabretooth roared at him.
"Scorpions, they know I meant scorpions" Klarion complains about the correction, the Scorpions charge at the team, while the sabretooth chases the super clone.
"Miss Martian, get the injured away" Aqualad orders Miss Martian carrying Robin and Artemis away from the battle, Aqualad got his water ready for the scorpion.
Starfire flies down, blasting the scorpions with her star bolts.
Kid Flash rushed to hit one of the giant scorpions, but hit his hand.
"Oww that my healed hand, OH god" A scorpion claw grabs him, making him scared at the stringer pointing at him.
"Oh No, not the stinger" Kid Flash screamed, the scorpion screeching ready to stab him, but was blasted to dust.
By Icarus with his Disruptor Rifle, shooting at the other one as well, Aqualad slashes another with his water blades.
"These beasts' hide is too strong" Starfire said, seeing her star bolt do little damage, Icarus notices more being reform, seeing the scorpion are made of magic.
"Starfire catch!" Icarus orders, throwing the Nth Metal Shock Lance at her, she catches the lance.
"OH a useful weapon" Starfire cheered, slashing the giant scorpion , destroying them with each strike, blocking the scorpions attacks and striking back at them.
"WHERE THE HELMET?!" Icarus shouted, they need the helmet of fate to stop Klarion.
"Right here." Zatanna says lowly, picking it up from the bag, Kaldur turns over his shoulder, the only person close enough to hear her.
"Zatanna! No!" Aqualad tries to stop her but Zatanna doesn't listen and raises the Helmet over her head and rests it down.
Her gaze is intense before her pupils suddenly shrink and Nabu's glow overtakes her.
Now in Fate's iconic outfit, Zatanna's body flies in the sky. Fate's symbol appears behind them.
"Klarion!" Fate's and Zatanna's voices don't meld, they're two polar opposites, but they speak over each other.
"This ends now!" Dr Fate declared, Klarion stares for a moment before gritting his teeth.
"THIS ENDS WHEN I SAY IT ENDS!" Klarion shouted in rage at Fate.
"Billy, tell Zatara!" Miss Martian commands.
"R-right, yeah." he says shakily. "SHAZAM!"
Miss Martian turns away from the flash of light that hits Billy in the chest.
Klarion brings both his hands together, aiming the beam they create at Fate. Nabu does the same. Two beams meet as another bubble is formed around the ritual and more giant scorpions appear.
LINE
Spikes pop out from Batman's arm guards, cutting the vines and dropping him.
On his fall, he turns, throwing two Batarangs at the tree. Then landing on his feet in a crouch just before it explodes. He takes off back into the fight with Felix Fause trying to shoot him.
Captain Marvel appears in a flash of lighting, Wizard encases Captain Marvel in rocks.
"Come on, this won't hold me" Captain Marvel said, slowly breaking out of the rocks.
"It will hold you long enough for this" Wizard shouted, pointing his wand forward to send Captain Marvel away with more rocks covering him.
"Was the Chaos lord surpassed to spit the world again?" Felix asked, sending waves of fire to the Batman.
"Don't worry Fause, the world is split into four now" Wotan mentions, seeing Klarion did the ritual again, splitting two worlds into four.
"WHAT?! That's beyond madness!" Zatara shouted, hearing what Klarion did, BlackBriar Thorn, Wotan and Wizard all fired magic at him, forcing him to shield against them.
Then they turn to hear a noise.
"What's that noise?" BlackBriar turns, hearing the sound of hooves running.
Charging at them, Batman looks to Scotsmen riding a stag charging at the evil magic users.
"There you bloody, goat-licking, brain rotting, chaos worshipping, heathen tulips!" Scotsman shouted, hanging on the side of the stag he's riding, holding his machine gun foot to aim at the wizards, shooting up the ground and in the group of wizards.
BlackBriar blocking the bullets with his magic, Scotsman rides the stag closer to the circle; Felix shoots a fireball at the Stag, making him stop but not the Scotsman, jumping off the Stag while still shooting his gun.
Thorn tries to do something, but he heard a beeping,
EXPLODE
A grenade explodes beside Thorn knocks him down, turning to glare at Scotsmen throwing grenades.
Scotsmen threw another grenade, but Wotan blocked it, the blast made him cover his eyes. Opening them to see a fist slam in his face, knocking him down.
Scotsmen draw his sword, swing it down but the Wizard blocks it with his staff.
"This has nothing to do with you Celtic" Wizard snarls at him, Scotsmen growls back.
"It has everything to do with my girls you traitorous, out-dated, hideous, scumbag of the highest heretical kind Zardy" Scotsman growls, head-butting Wizard, giving him a bloody nose, Scotsmen about to cut him down, but Wotan blast him back.
"You rotten, pale ass, elf costumed freak of nature" Scotsman growls at the wizard, glaring at him, Batman throws bat-a-rang to the evil mages.
"Why are you here?" Batman commands, narrowing his eyes at the mercenary.
"My family is split apart, and I'm taking these heathen's heads for this world-wide goat shit" Scotsman growls, swinging his sword at the magic sent to him.
"We need more support Batman" Tornado calls out, his arm blasted off, trying to fight back, but the evil mages blast him away, Batman signs, knowing Red Tornado is right.
"We'll deal with you later" Batman said, dodging another fireball, Scotsman growling at the magic against him.
"GRRRRR if it's magic you want, Get a load of me pipes" Scotsman shouted, pulling out his bagpipes, taking a big breath.
A loud sound of his bagpipes made everyone block their ears to the noise, both heroes and villains, except the robot one.
Louder Scotsman plays a wave of magic surrounding him and his bagpipes, the waves clashing with the circle.
Soon the young ones began to appear, the adults opened their eyes to see the young heroes and appearing, with dead scorpions around them.
"What, this again?!" Wizard calls out, seeing the dimensions are fusing back together.
"WHAT 'S THAT NOISE! HEY NO NO NO, NOT AGAIN, CHEATING PIECE OF SHITS" Klarion shouted in rage, another magic wave sent again, sending Scotsman and the heroes back.
The kids and Dr. Fate disappear again.
"Again with that bloody spell, how many times are ya gonna destroy the ground you stand on!" Scotsman calls out, making the evil mage blast magic at him.
But Zatara blocks them all.
"Did you see my daughter?" Zatara asked, couldn't believe he saw his daughter wearing the helmet of Fate.
"If she was wearing the helmet of your golden ghost, then yes" Scotsman said, aware of the helmet of Fate.
Captain Marvel flies back.
"Zatara, your daughter" "I know go back right now and-" "After we deal with these scumbags, we save your little girl" Zatara cuts off the Captain but Scotsman got their heads in the game.
The bad guy started shooting magic at the three, forcing them to block it.
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Klarion summons magic in his hand, it crackles but stays a steady ball of magic. He starts throwing them harshly at Doctor Fate and Icarus.
Both Doctor Fate and Icarus fly around avoiding the explosion the magic ball is causing.
Fate stops by creating a gold bolt of lightning that when it hits the dome doesn't do anything; Icarus aims down sight with his Depth Perception help hitting the bubble, causing cracks around it, forcing Klarion to fix it with his magic.
Miss Martian moves the still unconscious Artemis and Robin to a safe spot away from the giant scorpions, Starfire keeps smashing and blasting them using the Nth Shock Lance with Aqualad and Kid Flash providing support.
"Icarus! The dimensions are split into eighths" Miranda calls to Icarus, getting Icarus attention.
"WHAT!? HOW?" Icarus shouted, the dimensions are split again?!
"We don't know, but whatever it is, it is tearing the world apart!" Miranda shouted, making Icarus look up to see a blue glowing crack in the sky.
"Oh fuck" Icarus said, seeing the damage to reality itself, Starfire notice as well.
"Does the sky fall on this planet?" Starfire asked everyone on the team to notice as well.
"Oh that can't be good" Kid Flash getting scared at that, Miss Martian takes to the sky, once Artemis and Robin are safe, but pales looking at the crack.
"We need to get rid of these scorpions now" Kid calls out, avoiding the stingers as many dead scorpions keep reforming; Aqualad nods in agreement, thinking of a plan.
"Aqua, Maneuver 8 on the scorpions" Icarus calls out though the mind link, throwing his grenades to the water hero, who catches them, manoeuvre 8 was Kid flash to start throw all their bombs around the area, Aqualad turns to the speedster, pass the grenades.
"Go, Kid." Aqualad orders Kid to take both Icarus's grenades and Robin's bird-a-rang bombs. Running across the area, pulling the ping and attaching them to all the giant scorpions, all scorpions noticed the bombs but it was too late.
One by one each scorpions explodes, destroying all of them at once
"Miranda sends a message to Scotsman, tell him to play his music in 20 seconds" Icarus orders, sending a message to Scotsman, his music can disrupt the magic.
"As you wish, hope this works" Miranda said, sending the message Icarus flies over the bubble dome, Dr Fate notices the damage to the sky.
"Your games are becoming dangerous Witch boy, reality can't not hold to your childish tantrums" Dr Fate warns, making Klarion in-rage.
"Childish? I'll show you childish" Klarion shouts, sending magic to the crystal again, sending another wave of magic around, the cracks in the sky got bigger.
"Oh shit" Icarus seeing Klarion spit the world again out of spit, to sixteen after eights.
Icarus looks at the circle, remembering where everyone was in both dimensions.
"Hope this works," Icarus said, aiming down as his jetpack opened up, firing missiles out of his back, the missile having targeting light on a few spots in the circle.
XCOM version of the Archon King's Devastate
"HAha, you can't aim wax wings" Klarion calls out to the flying hero, seeing the lights are not aiming at him.
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Scotsman grits his teeth, blocking another spell with his sword, following behind Zatara and Captain Marvel as they try to get in the circle.
"Do you have rocks for brains, the sky is falling on our heads" Scotsman shouted, more magic appeared around the circle, cracks in the sky started to get bigger.
"This is getting out of hand" Zatara said, seeing the world spit too many times, even the villains start to notice.
"This is too much, the world can't hold this" Wizard said, noticing the amount of damage they are doing.
"It's all part of the plan" Felix grins, happy that the plan is working, Wizard glares at him.
"The plan isn't to destroy the world fool" Wizard calls out, this is getting too far now, Scotsman gets a message.
"WHAT!? 20 seconds?!, FINE, hey heroes hold for 10 seconds the kids have a plan" Scotsman called out, getting his bagpipes ready, the evil villain noticed the Bagpipes and tried to stop him, but Captain Marvel and Zatara blocked the magic attack.
Scotsman takes a deep breath after counting to 10, playing his bagpipes, the sound getting everyone to block their ears.
The world starts to fade back to normal, the kids start to appear as does Klarion.
"Again with this crap" Klarion shouted, getting annoyed at the music. Klarion notices the lights now aiming at the other evil wizards.
The missiles hit the evil wizards, sending them all out of the circle, each of them disorient, stun or knock unconscious.
"THAT'S CHEATING!" Klarion shouted, sending more energy again, spitting the world yet again.
"The world can't not hold this madness" Starfire calls out, seeing the crack getting bigger,
"Let's end this now" Aqualad pulls out his WaterBearers, creating two hammers before charging at the dome, Starfire fires her Starbolts at the dome, Miss Martian throwing rocks at it, Dr. Fate blasting magic at it and Icarus shooting Beam Cannon at it
Now Aqualad, Starfire, Fate, Miss Martian, and Icarus are all attacking it, slowly breaking the dome as Klarion struggles to hold it.
Dr Fate continues to fly around, for a moment Zatanna without the helmet blips into existence. Enough for her to gasp and fall a foot before Doctor Fate returns. Klarion, now with his eyes burning red again, and his features less human-like, laughs at the Lord of Order.
"HAhaha, see?" Zatanna fades in and out of existence. "When the world is split so much, so does the helmet, you're hardly here at all, Nabu! Soon you will be scattered across time and space. And you are losing in whole, and that poor, soon-to-be-dead girl!" He chuckles a little.
"She gave herself for nothing…" Klarion gleefully said, finally winning something.
"No, Witch Boy." Doctor Fate pulls their right arm back, bright gold light gathering in that hand. "Fate decrees her sacrifice will not be in vain!"
A harsh bolt of golden magic slams into the dome, this one causes Klarion to take cover.
Miss Martian picks up larger rocks and continues throwing them at the dome while Aqualad continues to beat his hammers against them, Starfire swings the Shock Lance and Icarus flies over.
"No! No, no, no, no, no!" Klarion shouts, losing the integrity of the barrier. The physical backlash of it coming down knocks him on his knees.
"No!" Klarion shouted, Icarus flew down dropping into the barrier and shattering it completely, turning to Klarion rocket punching the lord of Chaos.
"AHHHH Fucker" Klarion shouted, now has a black eye seeing Icarus aiming the Disruptor Rifle at him
Doctor Fate shoots another beam of gold magic at Klarion. Creating a Fate's cross that captures his wrists and his neck to keep him from running away.
"Now, Kid!" Aqualad calls, Kid runs past the still unconscious archer and bird, snagging the gem from right in front of Klarion, skidding to a stop and turning.
"Doc, catch!" throwing the gem high.
Captain Marvel breaks flies to the centre of the circle, grabbing the gem then turns to Zatara. "Zatara, catch!"
"Yam eht sdorw emoceb eno ecno niaga'' They say their incantation at the same time.
The dimensions snap back together and the cracks in the sky begin to heal, looking like a normal sky again. The four adult magicians fall down on the ground, and Klarion is left glaring from his spot. He glares up at Fate then to Icarus
"Boy, they sure don't make evil immortal sorcerers like they used to." Klarion says nonchalantly, if he could he'd probably shrug.
"And another annoying smartass hero to deal with" Klarion annoyed at Icarus, aiming the gun at him,
"Ok funs over, Teekl!" Klarion shouted, snapped his fingers, and Fate's cross disappeared and he stood up straight, the Cat still snarling over Superboy, teleported to Klarion arms at a housecat, jumping into a red portal before anyone could blink.
"That was fasts" Icarus states Kid speeds in front of Fate.
"Aren't you gonna stop him?" Kid demands the Lord of order
"To what end? Klarion is Chaos personified. He cannot be contained." Dr Fate states, Scotsman scowls at him.
"You high lords and you Law and order crap, while the rest of us suffer" Scotsman snarls at him, looks down at him. Batman ties up Blackbriar Thorn, Wotan, and Felix Faust.
Robin and Artemis work themselves back to their feet, Robin groans holding his left arm.
"Did we win?" Robin asks.
"At a cost." Aqualad replies, all of them keeping their backs to Doctor Fate, who still hovers in the air, no longer flickering.
"Why doesn't friend Zatanna take off the helmet?" Starfire asked, seeing her friend still wearing the helmet. Zatara steps closer and only when he steps between them do they turn and follow him, and eventually his gaze.
"Fate!" Zatara calls. Doctor Fate turns their head.
"Great Nubu, release my daughter." Zatara offered his respect.
"No." Nabu's voice snarls underneath Zatanna's nearly dead tone.
"Witnesses the havoc wrought in these hours. The world needs Doctor Fate, and the girl's natural affinities for the Mystic Arts make her the perfect candidate." Dr Fate's hands raise out, encompassing what he's have seen,
"You can't do that!" Artemis snaps.
"She has her own life to live!" Robin shouts.
"You have no right to hold friend Zatanna captive!" Starfire snarls, her eyes glowing.
"Kent would never allow you-" Aqualad calls. Fate cuts him off.
"Kent Nelson did object," Fate turn towards him, glaring him down,
"Strenuously, so I released his spirit to the afterlife. He is gone." Aqualad and Kid Flash can only stare wide-eyed before exchanging looks with his teammates, Scotsman snarls at the lord of order.
"You no better than chaos lord Nabu" Scotsman shouted, getting glare by Fate.
"You dare!?" Dr Fate calls out.
"You bloody right I dare, your nothing but a slave to the mighty lords of order, as least the chaos one make their own anchor, not steal a ignorant brat, you're not even one of them, the mighty lords of order are so high and mighty they dare not play in the mud with us filthy moguls, so they stole your ghost, made you there slave and force to take others against their will, you don't care of this world, you not a hero, you only enslave them" Scotsman rants, getting pissed off at Dr Fate himself, everyone stand back from the Scotsman, while Dr. Fate glares at him, but Giovanni steps up.
"Take me, instead. My skills are already at their peak. My body is physically stronger, better able to withstand the strength of your power." Zatara orders himself.
"All true." Fate agrees. "But if I remove the helmet, what guarantee do I have that you will don it?"
"My word." he raises his hands out, open to Fate. "Ekat em daetsni."
Fate lowers out of the sky, landing before Zatara. Easing the Helmet off, the costume disappears as well. Only when Zatanna's eyes open does she seem back to awareness. Her gaze brightens, clearly unaware of what her father agreed to.
"Dad!" Zatanna greets, Giovanni reaches out and pulls her into a hug.
"Zatanna!" When they pull apart Giovanni looks at her sadly.
"Remember, I love you." kissing her on the forehead. Taking the helmet from her grasp before turning to the Team and the Leaguers.
"Take care of my girl." Zatara asked them.
"You have my word." Batman confirms.
Zatara lifts the helmet and Robin quickly moves to Zatanna's side as her eyes go wide and she realizes what's happening.
"No, please!" She pushes the bird off, but he sticks close.
"This was my fault! Dad, don't! Dad!" Zatanna tries to stop him.
The Helmet settles, and his green eyes close, flashing gold with Nabu's power.
Zatanna reaches out hesitantly for her father, but Fate turns away.
"Leave these to Fate." Dr Fate states, levitating the villains and disappearing in a gold flash. Zatanna drops to her knees, Robin following her down as Starfire, Artemis and Kid Flash run over to her.
Icarus shakes his head in sorrow, sadly Dr. Fate is right, and then needs him to keep Klarion from doing this again, if only they found another way.
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Wally runs through the streets, up the stairs only slowing when he reaches his front door. Mom? Dad?" Wally calls out.
The two of them come around the corner into the living room.
Wally can't keep from smiling, running to hug his mom and holding both of them.
Dogs bark across the street while Dudley looks at a picture of him and Billy.
When suddenly, a flash and "SHAZAM!" rings out. Then Billy comes through the door of their apartment.
Billy rushes to hug him before he can get off the couch.
Artemis kneels on the floor hugging her mom around the waist and her mom tucks her head under her chin and holds her shoulders.
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Mount Justice;
Wally looks at his souvenir shelf, where the missing space is. Then lifts the sippy cup he was given. His lip turns up and he places it where the helmet used to be.
M'gann, Starfire, Artemis, and Robin all help Zatanna move boxes in.
"And my room is right next door. If you need anything." M'gann says while Artemis stretches out her sore back and Robin sets down his box.
"I'll make for you the pudding of sadness; we eat it from our home planet when bad things happen" Starfire offers Zatanna.
"Thanks Star, but, I, uh, could use a little alone time. Okay?" Zatanna asks numbly.
"Of course." Artemis assures. They all leave, though Robin keeps his eye on Zatanna as he lets M'gann walk in front of him before following the two girls out.
He pauses at her doorway, turning over his shoulder to look her way for turning back and walking out. Closing the door behind him.
Alone, Zatanna sits on her bed and can't hold back her sobs.
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"Happy?" Klarion looked grumpy over the monitor with his black eye.
"Oui, mon ami. What happened to your eye?" the Brain asked, the Light noticing a bruise on Klarion's eye, he rubbed it to heal.
"I don't want to talk about it, you worthless human organ" Klarion snarls at them, everyone is quiet about it.
"Your distraction, though peut-être extrême, was très effective." the door behind him opens, and in walks Riddler and Sportsmaster.
"It fucken better be" Klarion complains.
"Amid your trademarked Chaos, no one will notice the absence of our prize." The Brain states, Riddler sets the high-tech briefcase on the table before the Brain and opens it.
"And, in time, we will bring it into the Light." A small tentacle sits inside it in a glass tube, what they didn't notice was another small tentacle in the back of Riddler's pocket.