The minutes were eternal, the boys were very worried because Barry had not returned with me yet.
Desperation was very clear in them, as much as they wanted to go find the speedster they were afraid that Zod would destroy or kill innocent people while everyone left, they needed to be together at all costs to at least try to give the Kryptonians some fight.
At that moment Barry had returned but judging by his gaze something had happened.
"Flash, what happened? Where is elemental wizard?" Diana asked worriedly.
"Sorry." Barry lowered his head before continuing. "I wasn't fast enough." The sprinter finished speaking causing everyone to go into shock.
"What do you mean by that!?. Where is it!?." Zatanna screamed as she began to frantically shake Barry out of his hero suit.
"He. He fell into the ocean. I couldn't follow him !!." Barry yelled but he just got everyone to look at him in shock.
Everyone fell silent as they analyzed Barry's words in detail. Diana began to gather tears before falling to her knees and crying upon hearing that, Kara was completely petrified as she shed a few tears like the rest of the others.
The Kryptonian girl felt completely guilty, if she hadn't played that prank on her cousin or if she had helped prevent Non from attacking me, none of this would have happened. But it was too late.
"Did I hear right? One of his super friends died? Well, it's a shame he seemed to be a strong boy." Zod said without much interest but he only managed to earn Kara's wrath.
"Damn you bastard! I'm going to send you to the ghost zone even if it's the last thing I do !!." Kara yelled as she lunged to attack Zod, but Non got in the way using her icy breath making the Kryptonian girl fall to the ground.
Kara was going to get up to fight again but Diana would put a hand on the Krypton girl's shoulder to get her attention.
"We will go with you, sister. And together, we will avenge the death of our friend." Diana said with a smile. Kara hearing that nodded her head and both teams will go to fight against Zod and his henchmen.
Dark and cold. It was everything I felt while now I was in a completely black space around me.
"So. My life ends here forever, huh? I can't believe I'm going to die now. Kara, Diana, Jessica, Zatanna, Karen, Barbara, Barry, Hal, Garth, Carter, Oliver. I'll never see them again. And The worst. It's that they're alone against those guys. I failed them, all of them. "I said as tears fell from my cheeks.
"I'm a fucking weakling, I don't understand why they gave me one more chance in life, I'm just an idiot. My friends are in trouble now and I can't do anything to help them, I'm a fucking loser and I'll always be a loser! !! ", I screamed as I started to cry.
Slowly I started to get angry with myself until I got to anger, that made my hair slowly turn dark and my eyes change a little color. But I was interrupted by hearing a voice.
"Always trust your spirit, mastering yourself is everything. Do not become a monster to defeat another, by force of will I saw two paths and create one in the middle."
I looked ahead waiting for someone but I didn't see anyone, I was about to speak until another voice spoke.
"I have no mercy on cowards. Be guided by your instincts, fate has been pronounced, strength and wisdom guide me. The brave do not know fear." It was a serious and firm voice like that of a warrior.
"Never look back, tomorrow is the last thing of my worries. There will always be consequences, it is better to make a mistake than to do nothing. Things will not get better by themselves, time does not heal all wounds. Every second counts." Another voice spoke but she seemed calm and almost carefree as if she were a childish person.
"There are things that are never boring, there are mistakes that you cannot make twice. It is time to stop running, only you decide your destiny. It is not time to die yet." Another voice spoke. Unlike the other voices, she seemed relaxed.
"The spirit of a warrior never wavers, victory calls. Always forward, only the facts speak." It was another voice full of seriousness but unlike the others it also showed calm.
"I don't know what fear is, break your limits and never stop moving forward. I can't stop? I won't stop, it doesn't matter if they knock me down. I'll get back up. Never lose hope, heroes don't die . They are reborn as legends. "
"Chaos divides us just for a moment, know your enemy. Know his sword."
"Choose your moment wisely, perfection is possible. The truth is, it is never lost."
"Expand your senses, seek your center. Dominant yourself, never lose the moment, we do what we must."
I closed my eyes slowly as I sat down on my knees and began to remember what I did these days. But what I never realized was that little by little my hair was changing to a new color while the place instead of being dark was slowly transforming into a much better place.
At that moment I opened my eyes when I felt a hand on my shoulder and when I looked ahead I saw other people but I could not see them due to a strong light that covered their faces.
"My spirit is an unquenchable fire, challenge what you know. The answer is within, we learned as much as we suffered." the person said as he handed me a necklace. I took the necklace with a smile before placing it on my neck.
Suddenly I felt that my whole body and clothes were wet and when I looked ahead I only saw darkness once more but when I looked around I was practically in the middle of the sea.
"I will not stop. Heroes never die, we are reborn as legends." I said in my mind as my eyes glowed a navy blue hue.
They were all giving their all against Zod and his minions, but no matter how hard they tried they were still affected by the news of Barry which made it difficult for them to fight the Kryptonians.
Now everyone was tired as they looked at the Kryptonians who were looking at my team and Hal's team with a triumphant smile.
"It's a shame you guys aren't as strong as that boy Non killed. And since you refuse to take us to Jor-el's son, I'm going to find him myself first. Ursa, Non. Finish them off." Zod said as he looked at his minions.
The boys watched as Ursa and Non were about to attack but suddenly both Kryptonians would be sent crashing into a wall due to a strong jet of water.
"Good work Aqualad." Hal said as he looked at Garth.
"Guys, I didn't go." Garth said. At that moment everyone would hear footsteps and when they turned they saw a person who made both teams of heroes rejoice.
"Elemental Wizard, you are alive !!." Diana yelled as she showed a huge smile. Kara would quickly fly to where I was and she would give me a really tight hug.
"You had me very worried. Never do this to us again, I thought you would have died !!" Kara screams as she hugged me tightly as she shed tears. When I saw this, I accepted the hug with a smile.
"Do I have to repeat it? Supergirl, you are my family. And when someone is my family, I never leave you behind." I said as I looked at Kara showing a slight change in my appearance. My eyes were now blue like hers and my hair was a navy blue color.
Everyone ran to where Kara and I were, welcoming me into a huge hug.
"Wow, that's nice. I'm glad you guys have a moment together before I die." Zod said interrupting the moment. Ursa and Non would recover from the attack and try to attack us but I would quickly use the Earth element and generate a huge magic shield.
"Alright guys my shield won't last forever. So Wonder Woman. What's the plan?" I asked as she looked at Diana.
"We are going to form pairs of two. If we work together we can have a chance of winning." Diana said with a smile.
"Green Lantern will go with the other Green Lantern, Zatanna will go with Green Arrow, Hawkman with Bumblebee, Batgirl with flash and finally Elemental Wizard with you." Diana was interrupted when I spoke.
"I will be with Aqualad, Wonder Woman you will be with Supergirl." I said with a smile making everyone especially surprised Garth.
"Wait, you want me to go with you. Why?" Garth asked in surprise.
"Aqualad. Although you need to use water bottles as a method to use your powers it does not make you useless, you are someone special with a potential that must be put to the test and this is the moment. I will stay with you so that we can do this together. " I said while looking at Garth. The boy looked at me for a few moments before nodding his head.
"But we have a problem, they never get tired at any time. What will we do with it?" Hal asked.
"That I remember. At the science museum when Supergirl and I were fighting Catwoman she had put a stone on Kara that made her run out of energy. Maybe if we use that stone to our advantage, we can defeat them." I said while looking at the rest of the team.
"Good idea, elemental wizard. Hawkman, you and Bumblebee go find that stone. The rest of us, we'll fight to buy you some more time." Diana said as she looked at the teenager and the little bee.
"This is the stone." I said while showing my cell phone a photograph of the kryptonite that was on display.
After that Hawkman and Bumblebee would leave just as my shield was destroyed by Non's blows.
"Very well, let's all go. Attack !!." Diana yelled and they all quickly went to fight while Garth and I fell behind.
"So what are we supposed to do?" Garth asked but he was confused as I placed my hands on the ground starting to concentrate.
"This street is over the sewers of Metropolis, we must do our best to interact with the water. It is as Diana said, we may be strong apart but together we are unstoppable. I need your help Aqualad, help me give everything in this attack." I said while looking at Garth.
"That I have to do?." Garth asked as he walked over to where I was.
"Concentrate your power, do it as if you were drawing water from a bottle. Concentrate your power enough and do not lose concentration." I said as she closed her eyes. Garth, seeing this, did the same and we both began to concentrate.
Non was about to attack Garth and me seeing us as easy targets but suddenly his attention was taken away when he listened to music and when he turned around he would see Zatanna and Oliver while above them there was a magic sign that said "Zatanna's magic show."
Zatanna would make the same wardrobe appear that he uses for magic shows with his father while Oliver hands him his arrows but when the actor noticed the box he was confused. Before he could speak the magical girl would push Oliver forcing the actor to enter the closet and then take out an arrow and use it to go through the box causing Oliver to scream in pain.
Non seeing this would approach like a child and see the show more closely.
"Hey, Ursula !!." Ursa turned around to see that Barbara was the girl who was drawing her attention.
"Everything in the ghost dimension is made of trash, or was your clothes always like this?" Barbara asked mockingly making Ursa look at her clothes.
"Hey, Ursula !!. Who made you that hairstyle, a clown? Because you look so funny." Barbara said making the Kryptonian woman angry.
"My name is Ursa !!." She yelled at the woman before using thermal vision on her. Barbara suddenly disappeared in the blink of an eye thanks to Barry's help.
"Hahahaha you missed Ursa. Surely your aim is shit as are your shoes." Barbara said making Ursa angrier and started using her thermal vision to try to hit the sprinter and the redhead but it was useless.
Carter and Karen quickly flew to the museum but the little bee had trouble catching up with her partner due to her speed.
"Please wait for me!!." Karen yelled but in the end she ends up bumping into Carter's back.
"Sorry!." Karen apologized but she saw that Garth was looking at the stone that I had told them earlier.
"The stone!." She yelled the little bee with a smile. Carter was about to take a step but by accident he would end up activating the security system of the place. Some steel doors fell to prevent the stone from being carried away but in the last second Carter would quickly launch himself and with great difficulty he would manage to lift a little of the wall so that Karen could enter.
"You want me to." Karen was going to speak until Carter screamed.
"Come in now !!." Carter shouted causing Karen to quickly enter to take the stone, something that he was doing with great difficulty because the stone was well secured, something that greatly complicated the situation for both heroes.
Returned to us. Diana would use her shield and throw it to hit Zod, but the Kryptonian managed to block the attack very easily before dodging the Amazon warrior when she tried to cut her with her sword, Kara launched herself to try to hit Zod but only managed getting him to hit her that would make the Kryptonian girl crash into a building.
Diana would throw her Lasso of Truth to catch Zod, something that had worked but suddenly the general would pull the rope and throw Diana to the ground where Garth and I were. The teenager was about to open his eyes until I intervened.
"Stay focused Garth, focus on the water." I said while not breaking my concentration. Garth, hearing that, nodded before refocusing as Diana returned to combat at the same time as Kara.
Ursa was losing her temper as I couldn't hit Barry and Barbara due to my sprinter friend's speed.
"Actually, how about we lower the temperature a bit?" Ursa asked mockingly before using her icy breath to freeze Barbara and Barry.
Non had a huge smile as he was clapping as for the last few minutes he was watching how Zatanna had used Oliver's arrows against the teenager while my actor friend screamed in pain due to the arrows.
"And for the grand finale." Zatanna would use her magic to create an arrow of a gigantic size which she would use to completely pierce the closet where Oliver was, causing the teenager to start crying due to pain.
"Please stop it. Have mercy !!" Oliver yelled inside the closet making Non laugh as she had a huge smile.
"Without a scratch." Oliver said as he came out of the closet. That only infuriated Non, who was looking at everything now very annoyed.
"I think he enjoys suffering more, let's do it again." Zatanna said as she made some daggers appear which scared Oliver.
"That never." Oliver said but at that moment he and Zatanna would disappear in a magic flash to avoid an attack from Non.
Diana would rush in to hit Zod but the Kryptonian had had enough and would catch the Amazon warrior's attack with ease before hitting Diana causing her to create a line of destruction on the ground due to the impact.
"Enough. Now all the earth will kneel before Zod !." The general yelled as Ursa and Non approached where their leader was.
Kara looked up worriedly and saw that Diana was fine but didn't seem willing to make one last attack. The Kryptonian girl rushed over to where Zod was to confront him.
"Oh really, will we get on our knees?" Kara asked seriously.
"That's how Kara Zor-el is, you and your friends can never defeat us. Now get on your knees !." Zod ordered with a serious look. Kara looked into the Kryptonian's eyes for a few moments and after a few seconds the Kryptonian girl would fly away at high speed leaving Zod stunned.
"Or run away like a coward, both work well." Ursa said as she started to laugh like Zod and Non but his laughs only lasted a few seconds until they started to cough and feel a bit weak.
"What? Impossible, perhaps that is." Zod said before turning around and seeing that Carter had the kryptonite.
"Hahahaha yes, that's what makes you weak and you can't do anything about it, A little piece of kryptonite." Karen said as she teased Zod but the little bee was silenced upon hearing Carter growl.
"Now everybody!!." Diana screamed as she stood up. Carter heard that and using his weapon would break the kryptonite into three pieces which fell where everyone was.
The first piece fell in front of Barry and Barbara, the sprinter moving at great speed to break the ice that covered him so that the redhead could take the piece of kryptonite.
The second piece fell in front of Zatanna and Oliver who appeared, the actor managed to catch the piece but the magical girl quickly took it away.
And the last piece would end up falling on Diana's feet.
Jessica and Hal quickly teamed up and would use their rings to throw hooks to keep the portal open longer.
"Hey Ursa !." Barbara would use a rope which she would be wrapped around it with the kryptonite, the redhead would throw the fragment of it causing Ursa to get caught in the rope while the kryptonite weakened her.
Barry took this as an opportunity and would start running at high speed to generate a strong gust of wind that would push Ursa into the portal.
"Hey, what do you have in your ear?" Zatanna asked as she was close to Non. When the Kryptonian looked behind his ear he was unfortunate enough to find the second Kryptonite shard.
Oliver seeing this would use an arrow that had a boxing glove and would shoot him right in the stomach to Non and sending him to the ghost zone.
Diana wasted no time and would throw the last fragment of kryptonite at Zod as if it were a spear, the Kryptonian caught the fragment with difficulty and using all the forces he could manage to break the kryptonite.
"Useless, even Superman would know that Zod is a force of nature, and only another force of nature can stand up to me." Zod said as he started to laugh but it only made Garth and I smile.
"Are you ready, Aqualad?" I asked as my hair began to move like it was in water.
"Yes, of course." Garth said as the two of us began to use our full power.
The ground began to shake in a violent way which drew the attention of everyone including Zod, everyone watched as the manhole covers were sent flying due to uncuminal jets of water that flew to where Garth and I were.
I slowly began to fly while Garth held steady on the ground. The water from the sewers would slowly begin to surround us and everyone watched in amazement as the water began to take on the same appearance of a snake's skin.
Everyone saw in disbelief that the water had taken the form of a huge snake whose eyes were closed while I was inside the head of the snake.
"Water Element: Wrath of the Jörmundgander !!." Suddenly the snake's eyes widened before letting out a loud roar that would be sounded in every corner of Metropolis before launching itself on Zod, the Kryptonian couldn't react in time just as the great snake caught him in its colossal jaws and was taken to the phantom dimension.
When the water ran out I started to fall to the ground but before I could touch the street, Kara quickly caught me in her arms.
"Benja, are you okay?" Garth asked as he looked at me with concern.
"Heh, yes Garth. Don't worry, thanks for helping me. If it hadn't been for you, I could never have pulled off that attack. If I had tried on my own, surely my magic reserves would have been completely depleted at the last second. and the structure of the water would have collapsed. Thank you very much mate. " I said with a small smile as I extended my fist to Garth. The boy looked at my fist before colliding with his as he showed a smile.
At that moment everyone else came over to where we were to congratulate us while I stood up with some difficulty. I was about to leave with the others when I see Kara look at where the portal to the phantom dimension used to be.
"Is everything okay, Kara?" I asked him as I approached where the Kryptonian girl was.
"Yes, snowball. I was just thinking how proud my mom would be right now." Kara said with a small smile but also a bit sad.
"I'm sure she would be very happy for you Kara, and she would also be proud to see how strong you have become." I said with a smile as she put my hand on Kara's shoulder.
"Sorry." That statement from Kara left me completely confused.
"Why do you apologize?." I asked confused.
"I should have helped you when Non attacked you, I lost my family on Krypton, and I almost lost you." Kara said as she looked away in embarrassment. Hearing that I couldn't help but hug Kara while the Kryptonian girl looked at me blushing.
"I forgive you Kara. You are not to blame for anything, I cannot be mad at you." I said as she kissed the Kryptonian girl on the cheek.
"Benja, I want you to make me a promise." Kara said as she looked at me.
"I've already lost a lot of people. Promise me, you'll never leave me." the Kryptonian girl said.
"I promise you Kara, I will never leave you." I said with a smile. The Kryptonian girl smiled back at me and then walked with me to where the others were.
Now we were all on the roof of a building to relax over some donuts.
"So, do you remind me of the name of that snake that you and Garth used against Zod?" Hal asked as he looked at me.
"His name is Jörmundgander, better known in Norse mythology as the serpent of the world. I decided to call that attack after him." I said with a smile.
"So that's the snake Thor fights with in Ragnarok?" Diana asked curiously.
"That's right Diana, I'm surprised you remember what I told you a few days ago. I thought you would have forgotten." I said with a smile.
"Hey snowball. You got some cream on your cheek." Kara said as she points to a spot on my right cheek.
"Eh? Really ?." I asked while looking at my cheek.
"Yes, I clean it for you." Kara said before kissing my cheek making me blush but what I didn't realize was that Kara sent Diana a mocking smile making the Amazon warrior upset.
"You know, fighting together was fun. We should do this more often." I said with a smile receiving nods from everyone.
"Then it's official, in the event of any imminent danger or dangerous situation we will help each other." Diana said with a smile.
"Benja, there is one thing I need to tell you." Zatanna said calling my attention.
"About what?." I ask something curious.
"It is about your water element, I am very glad that you have managed to awaken another element. But I think it would be better if you were very careful when using it, it is a very difficult element to manipulate and requires a lot of concentration." the magical girl said as she looked at me.
"Yes, you are right. When I used the water element to attack Zod I suddenly felt very weak and also had a lot of difficulty. I need to train more, but I doubt that my meditation will help me much." I said while looking away.
"I can help." Zatanna said calling my attention.
"Seriously how?." I asked curiously.
"Yes, I can help you. After all, you are my assistant and I am your magician. And a responsible magician should always help her assistants." Zatanna said with a somewhat flirtatious smile as she took a closer look at me making my face turn red.
"Thank you Zatanna, I really appreciate your help." I said with a shy smile as the magical girl was ignoring the murderous auras of Kara and Diana.
At that moment we all saw how the sun was slowly setting giving an end to the day, while we all watched the sunset I couldn't help but wonder what those voices were or who they were that had spoken to me when I was about to drown. I just hoped I would have an answer one day, but now. I just wanted to be at peace with my family and friends, after an incredible day.
So far, today's new chapter. I hope you liked it and I also hope you are enjoying the story so far. I was reading the comments and a user said that he was very funny about the chapter where I am Kara's nurse.
I must admit that I also had fun writing that chapter and I thank all my heart for the words of this user that he left in the comments because it made me feel completely happy to see how much the story is supported.
I hope everyone has a good day, a good afternoon, or a good night. See you soon. Goodbye, dattebayo.
