Chapter 20 - Interlude part 1

Sorry for the major delay in chapters if I'm being honest I was just procrastinating. Any way last chapters winner was Jake_Kloiber👑🎉🎉 Anyway to be the next winner.

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Green Lantern and Captain Atom are flying large pieces of equipment around the Mountain, but in the Center stands all four teens, now dressed in civilian clothes, Batman, Aquaman, Flash, Hawkman, Black Canary, Red Tornado, and Captain Marvel Shazam.

"This cave was the original secret sanctuary of the Justice League." Batman tells the assembled teens. "We're calling it into service again. Since you all are determined to stay together and fight the good fight you'll do it on League terms." 

The team watches as Batman walks slightly away from the center of the room. "Red Tornado volunteered to live here and be your supervisor. Black Canary's in charge of training. I will deploy you on missions."

A pair of sunglasses covers Robin's eyes, clearly there to protect his identity, speaks up. "Real missions?" he checks.

"Yes, but mostly covert." Batman confirms stepping back to be closer to the boys before him. (mhm, keeptellingyourselfthatBats… because, ah, theyneverreallystaythatway.)

"The League will still handle the obvious stuff." Flash speaks up from behind Kid Flash's right shoulder. "There's a reason we have these big targets on our chest."

"But Cadmus proves the bad guys are getting smarter. Batman needs a team that can operate on the sly." Aquaman continues, then turns his head towards Batman to continue the flow of conversation.

"The all of you will be that team." Batman states. "That being said some new members will be joining us."

"Cool! Wait. What?" Robin does the very simple math and realizes the problem. Batman only looks over his protége's shoulder and all the teens turn to see Martian Manhunter stepping out of the shadows with a green-skinned, red-haired teenaged girl. "This is the Martian Manhunter's niece. Miss Martian."

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She raises her left hand, giving them a small wave and smile, then a shy "Hi."

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Then on the ground next to them a strange demonic portal opens and from it two figures emerge. Most of the team get on guard but Batman puts out hand to stop them from attacking. From the portal out steps two people and the portal closes quickly after. One is somewhat tall, disheveled, and blonde. The man has a large tan or cream coat whose coloring has been offset by alcohol stains. This man aka John Constantine was followed by a young girl. The teenager was rapped in a purple cloak and hood held together by a bright red gem. 

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The dark haired girl looked around the giant cave but remained silent. Her eyes were dark and the aura she gave off was even darker. Soon she stopped looking at furniture and turned her gaze to the other teens in the room. She analyzed each of them 

"Howdy bats are we late to the party." Jon says while looking at Batman and gesturing to the large group around him. 

"No you're right on time. Team this is Jon Constantine and his niece Raven. She will also be joining us. Which leaves us waiting for one more group." He says greeting the chain smoking sorcerer with a hand shake.

Kid Flash looks down to Robin as he puts one hand on his hip, Robin, in turn, looks up at Kid Flash. "Liking this gig more every minute." he steps up, minorly blocking the two girls view of Robin and Superboy. "Uh welcome aboard, I'm Kid Flash." using his thumb to point at himself. "That's Robin," the smaller sidekick steps to the side and gives a Rock 'n' Roll sign. "Aqualad." the Atlantean gives a small nod but says nothing more. "It's cool if you forget their names." He gestures to the group of super clones and the two other girls. 

"I'm honored to be included." Miss Martian says sincerely, clasping her hands in front of her to enunciate her point.

"Greetings to you all as well." Raven said quietly luckily most people in this room had super hearing. 

Aqualad, Robin, and Kid Flash and all the others started to talk with the two new team members. 

Aqualad and comic Superboy made polite greeting although the latter was much more shy about it. Robin interacted with the two as well making trademark jokes there might have even been a whelmed or two thrown around in conversation. Meanwhile Supergirl and Wonder Girl were glad to have more girls on the team as before they were the only two. Lastly Kid Flash did as he tended to do and attempted to flirt with the two new girls regardless less of their mentor's listening in. 

However, Superboy YJ stays behind, something Robin notices is paired with a downcast expression. "Hey Superboy come meet Miss M!" he calls out.

Superboy walks over to the rest of the team; Miss Martian uses her shape-shifting ability to change her shirt color from white with a red X to black with the same red X, even going so far as to remove her cape. She looks down before speaking. "I like your t-shirt." she admits to Superboy, who gives her a small smile, which causes Robin to nudge his elbow into his chest with a smirk on his features. While Kid Flash zips to his other side with a bright smile. 

Then the zeta tube glows and the robotic voice reads out two names. 

[Recognize T-01 Mr Terrific, Recognize C-04 Cyborg](I Just made up random numbers don't worry about it) 

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From the portal comes two black men one in full costume. Mr Terrific is in his full leather outfit big red letters and all while the half robotic boy wears a simple dark grey hoodie and sweat pants. 

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" Good to see everyone's here. Sorry we're late Batman we had a few… complications." Mr Terrific greeted the caped crusader before turning to the half mechanical teen behind him. 

Robin inclines his head slightly to Aqualad. "Today is the day." the Atlantean says proudly. They all know it's true.

Hybrid who was speaking with comic Superboy asking his opinion about the new teammates. But in his heart somethings still not right. Oh well maybe he's just hungry perhaps he should go get a burger or something.

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[July, 2010, Chicago, BurgerMart]

Marks shift was almost over. He had been working his part time job at Burger Mart for what seemed like forever. Today though he felt like it had been taking particularly long to get interesting. In fact he was more bored than he had been in a long time. 

He simply dragging the trash to the bin. Finding it too difficult to just toss in he picks it over his shoulder. Then he starts to spin around faster and faster. Then he lets it go expecting the momentum to send the trash sailing into the bin. Instead it doesn't stop but keeps going. Higher and higher into the air and off into the clouds.

Mark stands there stunned by his own strength. Then his face calms and he smiles and says. 

"Ah… Well… it's about time!" He turns and walks away excited to tell his parents.

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[July, 2010, NewYorkCity, ParkerHouse]

Peter Parker closed the door to his room and sighed. He had a lot on his plate but in order to understand why let's go back shall we. 

PeterPOV 

Let's do this one more time! My name is Peter Parker. I was bitten by a radioactive spider and for the past 2 years I've been the one and only Spider-Man! I'm sure you can guess the rest? I fought some bad guys, saved some people, fell in love, and I've even saved the city from a giant lizard bomb! It was a very painful and stressful day I don't like to talk about it. Oh and I met the director Shield he told me about some avenge gang program. I also have been looking into the one lady who totally stole my gimmick I mean Spider Woman come on. I bet she doesn't even have a hyphen in her name. See read it back there no hyphen that's two separate words but Spider-Man now that's a hero name. I mean who does she even think she is? I should probably talk to Gwen about that although now that I think about it I haven't seen her since that thing at Oscorp. Any way we're getting off topic because no matter how many hits I take ,or bad days I have ,or weird villains ,and copycat heroes I face. I mean come on she even quips that's my thing. Ahem anyway, I will always love being Spider-Man. 

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Peter was having a wee bit of a problem. In that he just ran into an organization of crazy ninjas last night. He also met his fellow vigilante Dare Devil (is that one word?) who helped fight them off. The problem is that before he could get any proper answers he left. 

3rdPOV

So now Peter after getting settled into his room began to do the only thing he could. He started putting the pieces together from Kingpins increases in activity, to these red ninjas, to even the other spider person swinging around New York. After a few hours and getting some homework done he had dinner with his aunt May and went to bed. At least that's what he said he would do. In reality he got on his blue and red spider suit and leaped out of his bedroom window swinging past the space between his and the neighboring building. But only moments after he was gone a young red head popped her head out of her window looking around for a strange noise. She saw nothing but the giant moon and beautiful stars. Which in hindsight was kind of weird considering light pollution. Either way seeing the manifest so brightly caused the curious red head to wonder just what was really happening out there. 

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[July, 2010, PlanetThanagar]

 3rdPOV 

Thanagar is the homeworld of the hawk-like Thanagarians and known for its mineral deposit of Nth Metal. Although the planet is predominately inhabited by the Thanagarians, it is also home to several other indigenous races, such as the Lizarkons. It was a highly advanced science-based world, with no problems of poverty, or civil or political unrest. It was run by a single government called the Ruling Council and there wasn't any need for a police force. That is until an alien race called the Manhawks, who instigate the practice of stealing for the thrill of it, invaded. As a result, Paran Katar established the "Hawk-Police" (or "Wingmen"). Amongst the first Wingmen was Paran's son, Katar Hol. Order was restored, but not completely, as several Thanagarians had adopted the concept of crime. Later the Hawk-Police evolved into the world's main military force and brought peace and unity to the whole planet.

But now this shining and glorious world of technological advancement is now consumed in flames. All across the planet chaos raged and cities burned. Homes, businesses, and all sorts of other buildings were now nothing but ruins. There were refugees running and flying through collapsing streets and burning buildings. Many were only crushed by flaming ruble the blazing wind filling with screams of the dying. Those without metal wing harnesses were killed far more quickly. The Hawk-Police who did have them raced across the skies to rescue anyone they could and try to stop this catastrophe. But the small minority of Thanagarians with natural born wings of feathered flesh faced far worse fates. 

As a small group with natural wings flew away trying to escape the growing horrors behind them they nearly reached their destination. One of the last space ports on the planet. If they could just get to the ship perhaps they could find safety among the stars. 

Alas this was not ment to be as out of the twelve people flying a young man with bright brown hair that matched his wings, and green emerald eyes was leading the group. Suddenly he was snatched at the sky by an unknown force. He bearly had time to let out a scream before his neck was broken. 

Quickly the rest of the group was filled with fear as they saw the perpetrator floating down to their level slowly into their line of sight. Many of them gasped and a few of the women screamed while others yelped in shock. 

"Ahh I knew this would work. Leaving this place intact in order lure more of you in. Works evvvveeerrrrry time on evvvvveeerrrry single world." The vicious beast grinned with smugness lacing his every word. This being was one of the invaders destroyed their world and slaughtering their people. 

One woman with long blonde hair, and blue eyes, and dirty blonde color wings spoke. "WAIT WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS WHAT DID WE EVER DO TO YOU?" She shouted with fear. 

The beast's gaze scanned the crowd and his smirk grew slightly. 

"Well to answer your questions. I am doing this because I was ordered too and this method is rather effective. As for what your people ever did to me? Absolutely Nothing. "

At his words the group of survivors grew pale with horror. The smirk on his fully grew into a smile. 

"Now where were we? " He flew forward and grabbed another Thanagarian by the throat. This time it was a brown skinned one with black hair and black wings. His neck snapped just as easily as the first man's. The other Thanagarians tried to fly off but a roar of blazing energy exploded from the beast's mouth. It consumed the rest of fleeing civilians cooking them thoroughly. From there the beast flouted down to their corpses that had fallen from the sky. One by one he gathered their corpses and tore the wings from their cooked flesh. 

The feathers had been burned away from the wings and were now no different from that of a baked chicken. The Alien sat down on a rock nearby began to munch on the wings. 

Invader POV

He sighed with slight exhaustion. This conquest was almost coming to an end. It was a nice vacation from his regular life. In fact this wasn't the first time he had visited this world. He had been sent to conquer it once before as a boy. That had been a failed campaign and because of it he had been tortured for months on end. Still he was here once again and this time he would not fail. 

Suddenly from right next to him another invader floated and touched down. The man was taller and far bulkier than he was but despite that he was much stronger than the taller man. 

"Heyyyy Vaggeeetttaaaa!" 

"Sigh… what is it Nappa?" Vageta questioned his voice laced with annoyance. He lifted his hand and took another bite out of the wing held within his gloves. The burned flesh tasted great between his death frankly when he left he was honestly going to miss eating Thanagarians. 

"Hows the invasion going for you my prince. Well I imagine even that pathetic welp Raditz managed to take out a few brigades of these metal birds. Boy am I glad to finally get my revenge on them for last time. Tell me what do you think about this world" The annoying brute rambled on and on.

"Thanagar is one of the worst plants I've been on… but at least the wings are good." He said taking another bite out of the Thanagarian's severed limb finally finishing it off and throwing the bone aside. He reached out his hand to another of the wings he had torn from one of their backs. The best part of eating them was not only were the people delicious but they also came in different flavors. The prince imaged that they would taste even better seasoned or with a bit of sauce the side. Still his rather tasty meal was being disturbed by his annoying subordinate. 

"Oh I see you're eating the wings yeah they're great so hard to come by though. Personally I like to tear them off while they're still alive their screams are hilarious. Still it does leave them kind of bloody." 

"Yes that's all well and good but is there a point to you interrupting my meal?" 

"Right! Sorry Prince Vegeta! The boss wants a progress update on the Reapers and how much longer before the planet explodes. Oh! And she also said that we shouldn't kill all these little birds! New parademons need to come from somewhere after all!"

The Prince sighed he really hates that old woman sometimes. Either way he knew he would have to give her something sooner or later. 

"Tell here everything is going according to plan the Reaper's will be finished soon and Thanagar will be no more than space dust in a few days. As for her Parademons she can take whoever's left I don't care to bring this world under compliance. Don't tell her right away though make her wait a few hours." Vegeta grinned slightly at that last part. He didn't like Granny Goodness and cared little about her Fury's lives either. When Freeza sold him and his fellow remaining Saiyans to demon after planet Vegeta was destroyed he learned soon after that by comparison the damned pale lizards treatment of them was practically merciful. Still when he was just far enough out of the dark gods grasp he still could have a little more joy in life. Still he sometimes wondered how other surviving Saiyans lived. He even sometimes thought about Tarble not they the Saiyan Prince really cared all that much about him. He did however know for a fact that, that fool Raditz still thought about his brother. What was his name again? Kaka…? Something? It didn't really matter to him. But even so the Prince of all Saiyans couldn't help but look up to the stars and wonder. At which point a Thanagarian ship blocked his view which he promptly shot down with a key blast. 

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[Earth, Top of Mount Justice, July]

Hybrid POV

I looked up to the stars wondering what I would truly find. Making sure not to look at the moon. It was clear to me rather quickly after some internet searching that I was in a clear mix of Marvel, Dc, invincible, and a bunch of other universes most likely. So he wondered who would be one day have to face off against. The Viltrumite Empire? Darkseid? Thanos? Or maybe something entirely else that he simply couldn't anticipate he didn't really know. He did know one thing though whatever came he needed to get stronger. Although his base powers were great he couldn't use them to their full potential. Plus he also had some he needed to figure out how to use still. But he knew that whatever came his way he would face it. 

This is the last chapter of arc 1 I might return to my Batman fic or do something else or just take a break. Anyway bye bye and don't forget to leave some power stones so more people can read this story or don't.