Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2015 7:36:43 GMT -5
Titans of Justice Unlimited #100: Look How Far We Have Come!
Written by: Green Lantern, Stellar, Scotty2hotty, Nightvision, Whirlpool, and Power Guy
Art by: Argos, Darthennis, & Scotty2Hotty
Dr. Alchemy Micro by: Whirlpool
Hermatic Images by: Stellar & Nightvision
Cards by: GreenLantern
Cover by: Argos
Edited by: Power Guy
The new Titans of Justice Satellite: Orbiting 22,300 miles above New Earth...
Two lovely ladies sipped raspberry ice tea as they waited for their remaining teammates to arrive. The African/American had a caramel complexion with smooth skin that glowed like a rich butter cream. The other was of a fairer skin with jet black hair pulled into a ponytail. Her deep-seated, greenish-blue eyes had allured the attention of many men over the years.
“So, what do you suppose the big secret about this meeting is?” asked Black Vulcan as she watched several members of the Super Friends laughing and having good natured fun at another table.
“I don't know, but Power Guy insisted mandatory attendance,” answered Sargona. “It couldn't be an emergency or we would have already been given orders and sent out on the front lines. Maybe he is going to make yet another of his all-important announcements.”
“I hope he doesn't stand on the table again,” answered the daughter of Black Lightning as she rolled her eyes. “Though I gotta admit, he has been the best leader we have ever had.“
“Oh?” remarked Sargona as Wonder Man and Jem entered the room and sat alone at another table. “They seem very happy in their marriage,” she thought, “I wonder if there is any chance of the same for Dan and I?”
“Don't get me wrong, S,” replied Celeste Pierce as she tossed her golden curls out of her face, “Wonder Warrior, Celsius, and Wonder Man were all good leaders, but Vince is 'da man.'”
The daughter of Zatanna turned her head away and gazed at Daniel Jordan, who was seated alone in a corner, and wondered why Black Vulcan hadn't included Green Lantern on her list of the ToJU's good leaders. “So, what makes Power Guy better than all the others?”
“Look at the Super Friends, for example,” explained Black Vulcan, “they may be a bit quirky and immature,”
Both ladies watched as Power Lad made a joke about Stellar. The Star-Spangled Kid then “zapped” the young powerhouse with a low voltage dose of stars, resulting in a high-pitched squeal from Ali. Even the White Wraith laughed at the display.
“You can say that again!” exclaimed Sargona as she and the Black Vulcan joined the laughter.
“BUT,” said Celeste with insistance, “they are really coming together as a team and have made some really good friends.”
“Yeah, I guess you're right,” conceded the enigmatic beauty, “kind of like you and me and Jerrica.”
“Exactly,” agreed Black Vulcan.
“If I could have everyone's attention,” said Power Guy in a booming voice. Sargona and Black Vulcan shared a thinly veiled smirk as Vince Starr stood on a table near the platform. “Now that almost everyone has arrived I would like to call Nucleus, Argos, Illumina, and Nightvision to the platform.
“What do you think of Imako's new codename?” whispered Sargona to Celeste Pierce.
“Its better than Lady Light, but I think she needs to try again. Even Thunderdog would be a better name than Illumina,” whispered Black Vulcan.
“Nucleus, I am going to give you the honor of giving the announcement, since you are the one who spear-headed this project,” stated Power Guy in pride.
“Thank you, PG,” said the world's smartest super-hero as he took the microphone. “Argos, Nucleus, Nightvision, Illumina, and I have been working in conjunction with another super-type for some time now on what we believe is going to multiply our effectiveness in fighting crime exponentially. Illumina, would you be so kind as to do the honors?”
The former Lady Light pulled a cord which pulled back a curtain to reveal a new transporter tube.
“What's that?” yelled Power Lad, “a public shower?”
“Its a teleporter tube, genius,” replied Wonder Girl.
“Whatta we need another teleporter tube for, Wonder Buns?” asked Power Lad indignantly.
“This new, upgraded, teleporter tube has modern technology from both New Genesis and Asia,” replied Argos.
“We also had the privilege of working in conjunction with one of the finest scientific minds of our generation,” added Illumina as she motioned to a man in the shadows to reveal himself.
“Hey! Its Lightspeed from Earth-two!” exclaimed the Flash as she raced toward the grandson of Jay Garrick and gave him a hug. “It’s good to see you again, Jason!”
“Right back at ya, Willma,” responded the Scarlet Speedster of Earth 2.
The curiosity of all of the members was piqued with this development.
“As most of you are probably figuring out, we have a BIG surprise for you,” said Power Guy. “With the help of Jason Garrick we now have a year round gateway to Earth-Two! Effective immediately, the Hall of Justice Satellite now serves as the joint headquarters of both the Titans of Justice Unlimited and the Justice Society Unlimited!”
Cheers rang throughout the satellite as Nightvision pulled a chord to reveal the entire memberships of the JSU. Both Hawkgirl and the Huntress noticed that Green Lantern vanished from sight once he became aware of the presence of Sonic Boom.
“What is more,” continued Nucleus, “Our joint satellite headquarters is now safely hidden in the dimension between Earths one and two. This should greatly reduce the risk factor of attack.”
Sargona leaned over towards Black Vulcan and asked, “What do you suppose Nightvision's part in this was?”
“He probably connected it to the Bat-Cave so that he can spy on us,” replied Celeste.
“Hmph…..you‘re probably right,” agreed Sargona. “That arrogant jerk…..he does have a cute butt though.”
“Agreed, said Black Vulcan with a grin. “Speaking of butts, have you noticed anything about Jem‘s?”
Sargona's nose wrinkled at the thought of gossiping about her close friend until she looked at Jem. She noted that Jem's battle uniform did look a little tighter around the abdomen and hips. The rock star's feet and ankles seemed to be swollen too. Sargona thought about this for a few moments and then her eyes widened as she realized what Black Vulcan was implying. “Do you think Jerrica is..?”
“...pregnant?” finished Celeste. “I don't know, but its certainly possible! Though she could have eaten too much Chinese food earlier today.”
The only person who overheard their conversation was the Huntress, who simply ignored the idle speculation. What concerned the dark knight daughter more was the strange way Green Lantern was acting. Helena Wayne scanned the room until she noticed Daniel Jordan's coffee mug sitting on a counter. The young vigilante pointed out her discovery to Brendon Grayson with a nod of her head. Nightvision started to walk towards the mug, but then the Huntress motioned for him to let her handle it. The daughter of Batman approached the mug and said softly, “Daniel, I understand that this break-up with Di Di is difficult, but you can't live in invisible mode forever. Invisibility is a great gimmick for the battlefield, but we are all your friends here. You don't have to hide from us. We are here to support you.”
A green card appeared in the Huntress' hand with the simple inscription, “Thanks.”
Suddenly the Transporter Tube activated and a beaten and battered Elongated Lad stumbled into the room and fell unconscious on the floor. The Flash raced quickly to his side and gently patted his cheeks. In a groggy voice Rick Dinby said, “We've gotta stop them.”
“Stop who?” asked Argos, “Darkseid?”
“I don't know who they are , but I think they are from Earth-Two. They use Earth-One for their meeting place, and then they commit their crimes on Earth-Two.”
“How do you know this?” asked the White Wraith.
“I followed this really hot babe who looked a lot like Poison Ivy to their hide-out,” explained the Elongated Lad. “One of them looks like Captain Cold, another looks like Deathstroke. There were a lot of them I've never seen before. They are all going on a treasure hunt for some kind of Cosmic Vibration Fork on Earth-Two. They said it had been dismantled into seven parts that had to be recovered to reconstruct it. Whichever of them could return with their part first would become the leader of the Crime Champions. I was able to write down the locations on this piece of paper before they caught me and pummeled me. I barely escaped...There were a lot of them.”
Whirlpool took the sheet of paper from Rick as he passed out. “This looks serious,” said the Atlantean heart-throb as he passed the list to Power Guy.
“If that design is the original Fiddler's it has properties that will allow the bearer to bridge any gap between parallel worlds,” shared Lightspeed. “But I don't remember anything about it being dismantled into seven parts,” he thought privately.
“Listen up everyone,” said the leader of the Titans of Justice, “ We have a job to do. I recommend that the Titans work in conjunction with the Justice Society on this. Lets divide up into seven groups with two JSU, one ToJer, and one Super Friend on each team. Nucleus and Argos will monitor hero and villain activity on this case from the watchtower. Titans not chosen for this mission are to remain on call on New Earth for any emergencies that might develop here.”
All in attendance agreed to Power Guy's plan, teams were chosen and used the joint transporter tube to venture to Earth-Two.
***
Opal City Cementery
In the second anniversary of Starwoman's last battle against Shiv, Wyvern was in his worst shape ever. After being defeated by Stellar, he was left badly bruised and battered. The gravedigger mistook Wyvern for dead, and buried him alive.
"It's too cruel that the story often repeats itself. Stellar makes me bite the dust over and over, like in the times of my mother against Starwoman." Muttered Wyvern to himself, waiting for the maggots to eat his flesh.
Suddenly a hooded figure lifted Wyvern from his burial, and healed him from his wounds. "My name is Ebenezer Faust." Introduced the stranger to Wyvern.
"How can I repay you from healing me?" Inquired Wyvern.
"That´s easy. You must follow me, in order to find a piece from the Cosmic Vibration Fork in Khandaq." said Ebenezer Faust.
"I´m listening." Answered Wyvern.
"We will invade the Royal Palace of Khandaq to force the king Teth Adam to give us the piece."
"It´s a deal." Concluded a curious Wyvern. “He is an ally of my most worst enemy!”
***
Khandaq...
After Wyvern and Ebenezer Faust arrived to Khandaq, they beat Queen Isis to unbalance Black Adam and force him to give them the piece of the Cosmic Vibration Fork.
"How dare you invade my domains and brutalize my dear wife?!" Exclaimed an angry Black Adam using his mammoth strength to grab Wyvern by his wings and throw him in the direction of Ebenezer Faust.
"If you resist, we will use our might to reduce your whole country to rubble." Threatened Ebenezer Faust, when he unleashed bolts of eldritch energy in the direction of Black Adam. Luckily Stellar Ground Zero and Shining Knight arrived at the perfect moment to assist Black Adam.
"Wyvern, this is sick. All your might is useless to try and force one of the noblest men of Earth to surrender to you." Said Stellar to his arch-nemesis.
"As a Knight of the Round Table, I have a plenty of experience battling dragons." Proclaimed the Shining Knight.
"Better listen to him, or you will meet the fury of the man with the power of ten thousand Hiroshimas." Threatened Ground Zero.
"Try to defy me. BWHAHAHAHAH!!!" Said an overconfident Wyvern
Wyvern spun in direction to Shining Knight, hoping to cut his armor with his spikes, leaving him defenseless. Shining Knight used his trusted sword to protect himself from Wyvern and Stellar assisted Shining Knight by firing two energy missiles from a energy replica of STRIPES armor. Meanwhile Ebenezer Faust created a force field to defend himself from Black Adam's strength, but Ground Zero, with his explosions, cracked Faust´s force field.
When Wyvern transformed into a fire dragon, Faust used his magic to merge with Wyvern, causing the dargon to grow twice in size and a second head.
"Two heads are deadlier than one." Said the Wyvern/Faust hybrid.
"I'm a walking atomic bomb. So prepare to face the nuclear winter." Said Ground Zero to the flaming monstrosity, who with his explosions temporarily beheaded the hybrid. But in a few seconds he grew another head.
"You won't reduce the beautiful land of Khandaq to ashes." Black Adam said as he lost all composure and entered inside of the Wyvern/Faust hybrid along with Stellar, clad in his energy STRIPES armor.
"An hour have passed and Wyvern is still in his dragon from. Maybe destroying him from inside, will defeat him." Stellar analyzed perplexed.
"It´s time to combat firepower with more firepower." Stellar whispered to himself shooting two energy blasts inside of the Wyvern/Faust hybrid. "Black Adam, you must utter SHAZAM! to rip apart the Wyvern/Faust hybrid.
"But you will disintegrate with it." Black Adam replied concerned about Stellar’s safety.
"Just do it!" Exclaimed Stellar.
"SHAZAM!!!" A lightning cut the Wyvern/Faust hybrid. However Stellar was saved at the very last minute by Ground Zero. Shining Knight successfully secured Faust, but Wyvern managed to escape.
"Thanks a lot, Ground Zero," said Stellar, grateful to his savior.
"Your welcome," replied Ground Zero.
"Well, let's regroup with the others," Shining Knight suggested.
***
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Wonder Man and Fury chatted as they sped through the air. Hawk Warrior was carrying his wife as he led the way and Totem followed, utilizing the flight powers of the eagle.
“So, what’s it like on your earth? Was your mother supportive of you?” Fury asked her male counterpart.
“Not at first. She wanted a normal life for me, which I did for awhile--until I got bored. We really went through a bad phase when I decided to become Wonder Man.” Scott Trevor smiled.
“I know what you mean. I thought my mother was going to call down the thunderbolts of Zeus when I first tried to join the Justice Society.”
Totem was in awe to be in the company of such distinguished heroes. She was more comfortable than ever being Totem and could relate to having issues with a parent.
“It’s all good now. I think she’s happy that I settled down and got mar-------AGGGGHHHH!!!” Wonder Man screamed as a giant stalk covered in razor sharp thorns slashed his back and sent him spiraling to the ground.
“Wonder Man!” Hawk Warrior shouted. Before he or his companions could react, they were fighting the briar covered stalks surrounding them.
“It’s like something out of Sleeping Beauty--aiiieee!!!” Totem screamed as the thorns dug into her shoulders.
Wonder Man plummeted to the ground and smashed into several trash cans in an alley. He tried to get up, but his vision was blurred and his back felt like he had went a round with the Cheetah. He saw a woman covered in a green cloak coming towards him.
“G---get out of here….there are b..bad people…” he said almost passing out.
“Is that so? Bad people?” the woman said removing her hood. “Well, I guess I’m in the right place then, hahaha! You wear the colors of Wonder Woman, so I assume the new Justice Society or whatever you people call yourselves are after me. My pretty plants should keep you occupied while I find the piece of the Cosmic Vibrational Fork I am searching for. Sounds kind of kinky doesn’t it?”
Wonder Man stuggled to his feet.
“Uh uh, I have to complete my mission and as handsome as you are I can’t be distracted.” She said as she gestured with her hands.
Before Wonder Man could react, he was covered in vines sprouting up from the ground. He fought to keep them from wrapping around his throat.
In the air, Hawk Warrior grabbed his battle axe and made quick work of the briars wrapping around him. Bloodied, he let out a gutteral yell. Fury was used to her husband’s more barbaric side, but it seemed to startle Totem.
Fury had managed to fight the briars off with her golden bracelets.
“Help Totem, Lyta. Join me when you can!” he growled, flying towards the ground.
“Hector! Be careful!” his blonde wife cried out as she helped Totem free herself from the briars.
Hawk Warrior didn’t hear his wife as his rage consumed him. He saw Wonder Man almost free from the vines and surmised he was ok. Up ahead he saw a red headed woman digging through the sand. The four heroes had chosen Ibiza, Spain (mainly because Wonder Man had honeymooned there) as their mission to stop one of the members of the new Crime Champions.
“Here it is! Just like the others said.” the woman said as she held the piece of the fork in her hands, the sunlight reflecting off it.
“I’ll take that!” shouted Hawk Warrior as he flew towards the woman. “The JSA defeated the Thorn years ago and I certainly can’t wait to take you down!”
The red headed beauty merely smiled and motioned with her hands. Suddenly more razor sharp briars stopped Hawk Warrior. He cried out as the briars ripped across his chest, severing his harness. His wings dropped to the ground, as his blood poured onto them.
“I’m not the Thorn you idiot. How old would she be now? 100? 110? I’m Briar Rose.”
Fury and Totem happened upon the scene, followed by Wonder Man.
“Oh Gods, don’t tell me you’re Jennie-Lynn and Todd’s long lost sibling!” Fury huffed.
“Who I am is none of your business, blondie! For all you know, I sprang forth from the pages of a fairy tale---perhaps as the dying Alyx Florin wished for someone to carry on for her! A little magic and POOF here I am! Or maybe you’re right--maybe Alyx had me, a beautiful daughter to carry on her name and good work. You’ll never know!” she screamed as she summoned more vines, briars, and flora to surround the heroes.
“We’re getting nowhere fast.” Totem thought to herself. She touched the totem she carried and called on the power of an elephant. She charged through the briars, each one cutting her. She wanted to cry out, but refused.
“Wonder Man! Fury! NOW!!!!” she cried.
Wonder Man and Fury threw their lassoes at Briar Rose.
“You think these ropes will stop me! I’m immune due to the toxins running through my body!” she cackled as she sent briars up the lassoes and into both heroes hands. Despite the pain and blood, both Amazons held fast.
Totem had reached Briar Rose and ran right over her, sending her into the ocean. She rose up and screamed.
“That actually hurt you b*tch!!!!!!” I’ll rend you limb from limb! I’ll send you to the Gingerbread House and the witch will have a field day with you!!!!”
Overcome with anger, Briar Rose didn’t see Hawk Warrior grab his shield and hurl it at her.
Just as it was coming her way, her eyes widened and she gasped “Oh sh******”. The heavy shield made contact with her forehead, knocking her out. She dropped onto the wet sand and all of the bizarre plant life she summoned withered into nothingness.
Wonder Man, bloodied and hurt walked over to the fork. “Well, we stopped her. We look like hell and these scars….do we have time to hit up your Paradise Island, Fury? You must have a purple healing ray--”
“Only you, Scott. The world is in danger and the first thing on your mind is your looks!” Totem chided.
Hawk Warrior, covered in blood himself, reached into his belt.
“Everyone take these. It’s pieces of Nth metal and it will heal our wounds within minutes…..and your million dollar face won’t show a scratch.” Hawk Warrior said in a relaxed voice.
“Hector, do you believe what she said? That she’s a character from fairy tale come to life?” Fury asked her husband as she took a piece of Nth metal.
“I don’t know. My guess is she is the original Thorn’s daughter---or has some connection to her. We’ll worry about that later.”
“Right! We’ve got to meet back up with the others.” Totem replied as she noticed Wonder Man checking his face in Hawk Warrior’s shield.
***
Paris, France...
The forms of four super-heroes stood stationary in a diamond-shaped configuration.
“How did we ever get into this mess?” thought Shayera Hol. “We were chasing the Music Master by stealth, at the Huntress' direction. Then suddenly we found ourselves in this trap and no sooner does the Music Master leave, but Dr. Blizzard shows up to take his place. Earth-Two is even stranger than New Earth.”
“What do you think you are doing, Dr. Blizzard?” asked Jason Garrick.
“No problem in sharing with you, since you are hopelessly doomed in the Music Master's trap,” gloated Dr. Blizzard. “I am searching for one of the missing components of the Cosmic Vibration Fork.”
“Why didn't he just look for it himself?” asked the Huntress, “Do you do all of his dirty work for him?”
“Look, lady, if I were you, I would spend more time figuring out which one of you four dies so the other three can get out of that trap, and less time disrespecting the ingenious super-criminals!” exclaimed Dr. Blizzard.
“Where did the Music Master take off to, anyway?” thought Lightspeed.
The Huntress wondered how they were going to escape the Music Master's trap. By her estimation they had less than five minutes before the vibrational diamond collapsed and killed all four of them. The grandson of the Fiddler told them that if one of them would step in the center of the diamond he would be killed by the electric shock, but the diamond would vanish and the remaining three heroes would escape. If they waited too long for one of them to sacrifice himself all four would die.
“Look, we may have no other way out of this than sacrifice,” said Hawkgirl, “and I am not afraid to die.” The Winged Avenger would not at all miss being on the run from the Thanagarian army. She was tired of keeping secrets from her teammates, and she would be honored to sacrifice her life so that Green Lantern, Lightspeed, and the Huntress could continue the good fight.
“Not on my watch,” said Helena Wayne, “If we cannot find a way out of this trap I feel it only right that I...”
The Huntress' thought was cut short when a strange glowing appeared on Green Lantern's chest which read: SHOOT ME.
“I FOUND IT!” shouted Dr. Blizzard.
DO IT NOW changed the message on Green Lantern's uniform.
“Are you thinking what I am thinking?” said Hawkgirl.
“You take his left ankle on the count of three,“ said the Darkknight Daughter.
“Now hold on a second!” shouted Lightspeed.
“THREE!” shouted Hawkgirl as Dr. Blizzard started running out the door.
Both of Green Lantern's ankles were shredded as a mace and a two purple arrows simultaneously knocked the form of the emerald guardian to the ground. A bright flash appeared as the verdant construct in the form of Daniel Jordan was electrocuted. The Music Master's trap dissolved freeing the remaining three heroes.
“What is going on here?” demanded Jason Garrick as Daniel Jordan mentally commanded his ring to change from invisible mode to visible. Suddenly a giant green box of fire surrounded Dr. Blizzard and the cowardly criminal raised his hands in surrender.
“So, you were never in the Music Master's trap?” asked Lightspeed.
“No, I barely escaped when things started to go bad,” answered Daniel Jordan, “Then I remembered the advice of the Huntress about reserving my ring's invisible mode feature for battle. I stayed invisible so till I could figure out what the Icicle was up to. Besides, I didn't want to accidentally kill the rest of you by trying to mess with that diamond trap.”
Jason Garrick was very impressed with all three of the other heroes, but his thoughts were abruptly changed when he came to the realization that this whole treasure hunt of the Crime Champions was a wild goose chase. “That component is NOT a part of the original Fiddler's design,” shouted Lightspeed. Lantern, can your ring get clue on the Music Master's trail?”
“No, problem,” replied Daniel Jordan. “Huntress, can you and Hawkgirl take care of the Dr. Blizzard?”
“With pleasure,” answered the Darkknight Daughter as Lightspeed and Green Lantern sped away.
***
Earth 2 Keystone City Park...
As Nightvision and his team arrived, Red Reich and Spellbinder had already joined forces to search the park for the piece of the cosmic vibration fork.
“Titans of Justice and Justice Society Unlimited members, we knew you were coming. Red Reich, we got what we came for, let’s get out of here.’” said Spellbinder.
“Not so fast,” said Emerald Archer as he shot a rope and arrow across Red Reich’s path only for Red Reich to break the rope in two.
“Archer, allow me, “ said Sixty-Minute Solider as he powered up and pulled a tree out of the ground. “Batter up.” He swings the tree but Red Reich vibrates thru the tree.
"You are not getting away this time. 3X2(9YZ)4A" Liberty Belle said as she accelerated to catch Red Reich. “We can’t lose him.”
“We won’t,” said Wonder Girl as she throws her lasso to fly alongside Liberty Belle. “We will not let history repeat itself.”
“Oh how cute. Wonder Girl and Liberty Belle trying to pretend to be Wonder Woman and Flash. Look you even have an audience,” laughed Spellbinder.
All of the sudden, Johnny Quick appeared. “DAD???” Yelled Liberty Belle as she tried to find a way to stop as he was straight in front of her. As she slowed, Wonder Girl started to fly in front however it was just an image by Spellbinder as Liberty Belle reached her dad and slowed to a near stop, she really her and Donna was in the middle of the lake. Both fell in the lake.
“Now then, let’s get back with this piece to the Crime Champions and start to plan for the day evil one.” Spellbinder said. A doorway opened for Red Reich and Spellbinder to escape.
“We looked like rookies. What happened? We are better than this.” Emerald Archer said in disgust.
“Cool your arrows. They almost knew what was going to happen.” Said Sixty-Minute Solider.
“Well I guess we lost this one. They got the piece they needed for the fork.” Liberty Belle said as she got out of the lake.
“You mean this?” Nightvision said as he came out of the shadows. Nightvision reached into his cape and pulled out the piece the villains were looking for. “While they focused on you 4, I went over and switched the real piece with a piece I made. They got a piece of plastic formed like the piece with a metal coating. Let’s get back to the others to see how they faired.”
***
Metropolis City Park...
Magic Mistress and Dr. Phosphorus had arrived on the scene minutes ago and scared away all of the pedestrians in order to have some peace while they began their search. Dr. Phosphorus promptly took off his suit-jacket and knelt on the ground as he began to rip the dirt up. After about thirty seconds, he noticed that he was the only one getting his hands dirty as Magic Mistress was simply standing over him, arms crossed.
“You gonna help me here, sweetheart?” asked the toxic super-villain.
“No,” the grandniece of the Wizard replied, coldly.
“What do I look like, hired help?” questioned the long-time villain of the Batman of New Earth.
“I am not about to get my hands dirty when you are more than capable of digging up the piece of the Cosmic Vibrational Fork we are looking for. Now stop complaining and continue digging,” Magic Mistress instructed, dryly.
“Oh I’m capable alright……..capable at a lot of things,” Dr. Phosphorus said as he stood up and put his arms around Magic Mistress’ waist.
“Unhand me you dolt or I shall send you to a dimension where you will become food for a dozen elephant-sized maggots!” threatened the sorceress as she pushed Dr. Phosphorus away from her.
“Alright lady, I tried being nice about it!” Dr. Phosphorus said as hands began to spark with energy. “But if you’re going to be a royal b(#&@ about it, I can play rough.”
Magic Mistress raised her wand into the air as arcane energy erupted from it, “You DARE challenge me you pitiful little worm???”
The two super-villains were split seconds away from duking it out with each other when suddenly they were interrupted by a loud, booming voice.
“ALL RIGHT YOU TWO! THAT’S ENOUGH!!!!”
Magic Mistress and Dr. Phosphorus turned in horror to see that they were being addressed by Power Guy with Bulletboy, Robin, and Batwoman standing behind him.
Magic Mistress looked deep into Power Guy’s eyes as her own eyes grew as big as dollar coins, “YOU!”
“Aww….dammit. The Titans of Justice with the Justice Society to boot!” griped Dr. Phosphorus. He began running towards his opponents, ready to burn them to ash.
“Not so fast, sparky!” declared Bulletboy as he released a barrage of bullets from his finger-tips. “I’ll take his legs out and immobilize him,” he thought to himself. Sadly, before the bullets could reach the Batman Family villain, Magic Mistress intervened and turned them into Kryptonite and sent them flying after Power Guy.
“Great Krypton!” exclaimed Power Guy as he began flying away.
“Hahahaha!! Run you filthy dog!!!” spat Magic Mistress as a devious grin appeared on her face.
No matter which direction Power Guy flew in, the bullets seemed to be hot on his trail. “I’ve got to think of something quick before I end up on the ground looking like a piece of Swiss cheese.”
Meanwhile down on the ground, Robin and Batwoman were busy tangling with Dr. Phosphorus.
“Dr. Phosphorus, huh? My New Earth counterpart and Hawkman have told me a little bit about you,” revealed Robin as he threw a bola around the hazardous super-villain’s legs in hopes of slowing him down. Sadly, his effort was in vein as Dr. Phosphorus cranked up his powers and disintegrated the rope within seconds. He then lunged at Robin, in hopes of roasting him alive, “Did Hawkman tell you how much this is going to burn?!?!?!”
Lucky for the former Boy Wonder, Batwoman came flying through the air and drop-kicked the devious doctor in the side of the face, knocking him to the ground. Batwoman then thought to herself, “Luckily these boots are somewhat fire-proof or I’d be running around barefoot shortly.”
“You little wench!!!” screamed Dr. Phosphorus as he reached up and grabbed Batwoman by the throat which in turn, triggered her to start screaming due to his scalding touch, “SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
“AHHHHHHHHH!!!!” yelled out Dr. Phosphorus as his ear-drums nearly burst. Retracting his hands immediately, he covered his ears but it was too late, Batwoman’s Sonic Sonar had given played havoc with his hearing and given him one heck of a migraine headache.
“Fools! I am not so easily dispatched!” Magic Mistress said as she hovered above the ground.
“You, you’re Zarda The Great. I’ve seen your magic-show. You’re known for giving a large percentage of your profits to charities and orphanages. Why have you changed colors all of a sudden?” Robin asked, staring up at the woman.
“That is none of your concern boy blunder!” snapped Magic Mistress as she waived her hands, enacting a spell.
Meanwhile up in the air, Power Guy was racing around in circles, trying to stay alive. “Those bullets are right on my tail. I only have seconds left before they ventilate me!”
Just then, Bulletboy flew in between the Kryptonian powerhouse and his pursuers. His metal-hard skin deflected the magic-charged bullets, sending them scattering towards the ground.
“Phew! Nice work, Bulletboy!” smiled Power Guy as he wiped the sweat from his brow.
“Hey, I always clean up my own messes,” mused Bulletboy as he looked downward. “Looks like our two friends could use a hand!” he said, pointing at Robin and Batwoman. Magic Mistress had brought some near-by tress to life and they had captured the modern-age Batman Family members who were present.
Magic Mistress stepped towards her prisoners, “Such a pretty face, what a shame I loathe everything you stand for.” she said cupping Sonic Boom’s cheek.
In the blink of an eye, Power Guy flew up to Magic Mistress and jabbed his finger-tips into the temples on the sides of her head, thereby knocking her unconscious before she even knew what hit her.
“Darnit, why do all of the hot super-villainesses have to be lesbians,” joked Bulletboy as he looked at Sonic Boom with a smirk on his face.
“What a shame I had to take her out so quickly,” Power Guy said as he lifted the grand-niece of the Wizard into his arms, “I would have liked to have asked her why she acted liked she recognized me when we first showed up. Before today, I’ve never seen her before in my life.”
As Power Guy and Bulletboy continued talking, Robin pulled Batwoman aside. “Ok Di Di, I can’t take it any more. Tell me what’s going on.”
Batwoman looked into Robin’s eyes with a look a surprise on her face, “Huh?”
“You’ve been acting kind of cool towards me ever since you got back from your trip to New Earth a few days ago,” explained the former Boy Wonder.
Batwoman hesitated for a bit before replying. She finally took a deep breath and said, “Some things happened while I was away that really made me think about my life. Please give me some time to sort this all out before I explain.”
Robin felt quite uneasy by Batwoman’s reply but still he was a gentleman through and through. “Take all the time you need Di Di. No pressure by any means.”
***
New York City...
Black Vulcan landed the Javelin perfectly on a rooftop in the middle of a busy city square in the heart of New York. Whirlpool jumped out of the door and ran onto the roof, peering down at the bustling citizens all heading to work.
“According to our briefing, Dr. Alchemy is somewhere around here...” Whirlpool thought aloud, as Black Vulcan joined him.
“Yes, and according to Power Guy, he already has his piece of the..what was it called again?”
“The Cosmic Vibration Fork,” an unknown voice replied bluntly. Whirlpool spun around to see a man dressed in a matching brown hat and coat, along with a gas mask, walk towards him. Behind him, the familiar superhero known as Vigilante spun his guns around his fingers.
“You’re Whirlpool, right?” Dreamsweeper asked, as Black Vulcan continued to look down at the ground.
“And you’re late,” the prince of Atlantis replied sharply.
“Don’t get cocky with me, Princey,” Dreamsweeper spat, “you’re just a child.”
“Why you –“
“Whirlpool, leave it!” Vigilante warned, as Dreamsweeper joined Black Vulcan. “The guy’s difficult, alright? Just try and get along for this one fight, please?”
Whirlpool nodded as Black Vulcan sprang up to her feet. “Down there, look!”
The quarter of heroes looked over the roof to see a man dressed in blue and black run out of a building and barge his way through the crowd of people. In his hand was a silver object.
“There’s our guy!” Dreamsweeper shouted, jumping off the rooftop onto a balcony. Vigilante followed him, shouting with glee as he seemed to fall to the ground. Halfway down, he gripped hold of a window ledge with his hands, causing Whirlpool to look away. However, the marksman was surprisingly unhurt, as he shot into the sky. The crowd of people screamed and ran away from the square like sheep being chased by a sheepdog. Soon enough, the square was empty, apart from Dr. Alchemy who looked around cautiously, still clutching the fork in his hand.
“I think you should hand that over!” Black Vulcan smirked, surprising the member of the Crime Champions. She sent an electric shock through his body, causing him to let go of the fork piece. Whirlpool swooped off the building, using two turrets of water emanating from his palms as supports. He grabbed the fork piece and landed a few feet away from the doctor.
“I suggest you hand that over!” the doctor said, grabbing his cane from his belt. On the top was a golden sphere, that glowed in the sunlight.
“It’s the Philosopher’s Stone!” Dreamsweeper warned, preparing his sleep gun. “Knock him out before he tries to transmute anything!” Doctor Alchemy was too fast for Dreamsweeper, directing his cane at his gun. The superhero gasped as his gun suddenly changed into salt, rendering him unarmed. The doctor then kicked him in the chest, choking the successor of the Sandman.
“A cheap trick like that won’t work on me!” Whirlpool sneered, firing two blasts of water from his hands. However, Doctor Alchemy was too fast once again, transmuting his water into sulphur.
“Dammit!” Whirlpool cursed, moving away from the Doctor before he could take him down like he had with Dreamsweeper. Doctor Alchemy grinned as he picked up the fork piece from Whirlpool’s pocket.
“Luckily for me, electricity isn’t made up of elements like water!” Black Vulcan grinned, firing Doctor Alchemy with a bolt of electricity. Doctor Alchemy screamed as he was once again hit by the bombshell. Vigilante grinned as he took the fork piece from the villain.
“This guy is just too easy!” Vigilante laughed, stuffing the piece in his pocket. Doctor Alchemy chopped Vigilante in the leg, making him fall.
“Nobody underestimates me!” Doctor Alchemy growled, picking himself back up. “Now then, little lady, how about I transmute your costume into something a little more...revealing?”
“You pervert!” Black Vulcan hissed in reply. “I think I’ve had enough of vile men like you to last me a life-time!” She continued, thinking back to the recent incident with Dr. Light. Dreamsweeper quietly picked himself up whilst Doctor Alchemy laughed at Black Vulcan.
“So are you going to blast me again, or what?” Doctor Alchemy asked, preparing his cane to transmute Black Vulcan’s costume.
“She doesn’t have to,” Dreamsweeper whispered in his ear, pulling out another sleep gas gun from his belt, and shooting sleep gas at the villain. Doctor Alchemy murmured as he fell asleep. Dreamsweeper faded away as he entered his body.
“Now, team!” Dreamsweeper ordered, with the voice of Doctor Alchemy. “Hit him with all you’ve got!”
Whirlpool stood up and joined Black Vulcan in front of the Doctor. “Let’s make sure he stays down long enough for us to put him in prison,” he said. Black Vulcan nodded.
“Are you sure you won’t get hurt?” She asked, her fingers crackling with electricity.
“I’m sure...I’ll release them before the electricity can travel into my hands. Trust me,” Whirlpool said matter-of-factly.
“Ok then, let’s do this!” Black Vulcan shouted, thrusting her palms outwards, just as Vigilante stood up behind Doctor Alchemy. Whirlpool fired another two blasts of water from his hands, releasing them from his body as Black Vulcan fired a bolt of electricity from her own hands, mixing in with the water to create a deadly explosion in front of Doctor Alchemy. A split second beforehand, Dreamsweeper left his body, and Vigilante grabbed him and tackled him to the ground to keep him safe. Doctor Alchemy didn’t even have time to react as he awoke from his slumber, to be met by the explosion. As the dust cleared, Vigilante walked towards the two members of the Titans of Justice, tossing the fork piece in his gloved hand.
“Mission accomplished, team,” he laughed, as Dreamsweeper re-adjusted his hat.
“Now let’s hurry up and regroup with the rest of the team!” Black Vulcan announced, heading towards the Javelin. Whirlpool, Vigilante and Dreamsweeper followed her, hoping that the rest of their team-mates had succeeded too.
***
The Justice Watchtower: In the Dimension between Earths One and Two...
“Argos, come look at the Earth-two screen!” exclaimed Nucleus.
“It seems that several of the teams have been unsuccessful in capturing the villains,” noted Argos with a touch of arrogance in his voice.
“Nevermind that! Notice where the villains are headed!” shouted Nucleus with excitement in his voice.
“Hmmm...It does seem that they are all heading to the same place,” said the son of Orion. “A rondezvous?”
“How would you like to round up a few of the other heroes who are not occupied with assignments and meet them at their own HQ?” suggested Jason Hardwick.
Argos's answer was a simple grin of a warrior before the battle.
***
Metro Manila, Philippines...
“This is Andrew Vincent and we are here with you live at the Araneta Coliseum in Manila, Philippines where Kickboxing champ Steve Newcomb is defending his title as kickboxing champion. The odds are heavily in his favor over newcomer Klaus Grant of Germany. Grant, son of the late Ted Grant, has worked his way to the championships in record time during his fledgling carreer.”
“I have to be smooth about this,” thought the Music Master. “I have to get that trophy. The Cosmic Vibrational Fork is hidden inside. I cannot believe my accomplice hid it there! Of course, no one would ever find it there.”
Before the Music Master could continue his thoughts everyone around him sprang up and cheered wildly. The villain looked up to see newcomer Klaus Grant with his arms raised. The former kickboxing champion lay still on the ground. Grant was announced as winner and two lovely females came out with a trophy and a large belt. As the belt was secured around Grant's waste he said, “Thank you” in a very thick German accent.
“Now is my chance!” said the Music Master as he played his violin. The lady who held the trophy walked toward the Music Master and placed the prize in the villain's backpack. As he continued to play his violin Lightspeed and Green Lantern entered the stadium.
“Drop that trophy!” commanded Lightspeed.
A beam of emerald light emanated from Green Lantern's ring and snatched the trophy from the Music Master's backpack. The violin played a higher note and the trophy cracked in two. The Music Master snatched the Cosmic Vibrational Fork and began running.
SMACK!
The Music Master fell backwards at the powerful left-hook of a man dressed in the uniform of the Wildcat.
“Wildcat?” said Lightspeed, “I thought you were dead.”
Green Lantern repaired the trophy with his power ring, seized the Cosmic Vibrational Fork, and studied it curiously.
“The grave couldn't keep me from rescuing my son's trophy!” said Wildcat in a harsh, American accent. “Where is he anyway?”
“He's right over...he seems to have disappeared,” said Lightspeed. “Hey, Wildcat, would you like to join our new Justice Society Unlimited?”
“Let me think about it and get back to ya, I‘ll tell ya what, I know where you guys meet. If I decide to join, I‘ll be at the next meeting,” said Wildcat as he took the trophy from Green Lantern. “See ya 'round. I gotta get this to my kid!”
Just then the Music Master stirred and quickly played a note on his violin which both Lightspeed and Green Lantern to freeze in a momentary paralysis.
“He got away with the Cosmic Vibrational Fork!” said Lightspeed.
“He may have gotten away, but the fork was a forgery created by my power ring,” said Daniel Jordan as he handed the Cosmic Vibrational Fork to Jason Garrick.
Lightspeed chuckled as Green Lantern reported their partial success to Nucleus via Titans of Justice Communicator.
***
New Earth: Qatar - The Secret Lair of the Crime Champions...
The Music Master entered the headquarters to find Spell-binder, Red Reich, and Wyvern all arguing over who would be their leader.
“So, it looks like its just the four of us, and I am the one who found the Cosmic Vibration Fork,” gloated the Music Master holding the coveted device in the air. “Shall we plan our next caper?”
Suddenly four glowing emerald compartments appeared around each of the villains. “You'll have to do your planning from prison,” said the Jade Sentinel.
“Good work, Nucleus,” said Argos.
“That's what you think!” said Music Master as he activated the Cosmic Vibrational Fork.
“...What is wrong?” said the villain. “Its not working!”
“That is a forgery, Music Master,” said Argos, “Much like the forgeries you sent your partners in crime to seek around the world.
“What?” said Red Reich.
“By the way,” said Nucleus to the four villains. “You weren't really dumb enough to think the Cosmic Vibrational Fork was dismantled and scattered in various locations, were you?”
Wyvern, Red Reich, and Spell-binder all looked at one another in confusion until they noticed the expression of alarm on the Music Master's face.
“You deceived us!?!” accused Red Reich.
“You sent us on a wild goose chase while you went after the Cosmic Vibrational Fork, yourself?” said Wyvern. “Why?”
“To trick us into making him the leader,” exclaimed Spell-binder. “You'll pay for this, Music Master!”
“You'll all have plenty of time to plan your revenge in prison,” chuckled Nucleus.
The End!
“...for now,” thought Wyvern.
EPILOGUE:
Metropolis City Prison…
Two guards were escorting Magic Mistress to her cell.
“Come on, lady. Walk a little faster!” ordered one of the guards.
“Yeah, we know you don’t wanna be here but dragging your feel is only prolonging the inevitable,” foretold the second guard.
Suddenly Magic Mistress’ body came to a complete stop. As the guards became disgruntled and were ready to carry her to her cell, her body dissolved into dust.
“What the…….?!?!?!?” exclaimed the first guard.
“Sh….she….just disintegrated!” cried out the second guard. “Damn, now we’re going to be stuck in Robertson’s office all afternoon and miss lunch!”
Meanwhile outside the prison, the real Magic Mistress strolled along in a state of invisibility. “That deal I made with Karkull for this invisibility spell is going to cost me but still, it allowed me escape from this pathetic prison. I’ve put myself in a lot of debt lately between this and hijacking my niece’s body when mine was about to be destroyed. I knew that I never should have joined forces with Music Master and those imbeciles. Then again, the Crime Champions have always been a side-step for me. It’s time for me to rebuild the Injustice Society bigger and better than ever……………..because that’s what the Wizard always does.”
Written by: Green Lantern, Stellar, Scotty2hotty, Nightvision, Whirlpool, and Power Guy
Art by: Argos, Darthennis, & Scotty2Hotty
Dr. Alchemy Micro by: Whirlpool
Hermatic Images by: Stellar & Nightvision
Cards by: GreenLantern
Cover by: Argos
Edited by: Power Guy
The new Titans of Justice Satellite: Orbiting 22,300 miles above New Earth...
Two lovely ladies sipped raspberry ice tea as they waited for their remaining teammates to arrive. The African/American had a caramel complexion with smooth skin that glowed like a rich butter cream. The other was of a fairer skin with jet black hair pulled into a ponytail. Her deep-seated, greenish-blue eyes had allured the attention of many men over the years.
“So, what do you suppose the big secret about this meeting is?” asked Black Vulcan as she watched several members of the Super Friends laughing and having good natured fun at another table.
“I don't know, but Power Guy insisted mandatory attendance,” answered Sargona. “It couldn't be an emergency or we would have already been given orders and sent out on the front lines. Maybe he is going to make yet another of his all-important announcements.”
“I hope he doesn't stand on the table again,” answered the daughter of Black Lightning as she rolled her eyes. “Though I gotta admit, he has been the best leader we have ever had.“
“Oh?” remarked Sargona as Wonder Man and Jem entered the room and sat alone at another table. “They seem very happy in their marriage,” she thought, “I wonder if there is any chance of the same for Dan and I?”
“Don't get me wrong, S,” replied Celeste Pierce as she tossed her golden curls out of her face, “Wonder Warrior, Celsius, and Wonder Man were all good leaders, but Vince is 'da man.'”
The daughter of Zatanna turned her head away and gazed at Daniel Jordan, who was seated alone in a corner, and wondered why Black Vulcan hadn't included Green Lantern on her list of the ToJU's good leaders. “So, what makes Power Guy better than all the others?”
“Look at the Super Friends, for example,” explained Black Vulcan, “they may be a bit quirky and immature,”
Both ladies watched as Power Lad made a joke about Stellar. The Star-Spangled Kid then “zapped” the young powerhouse with a low voltage dose of stars, resulting in a high-pitched squeal from Ali. Even the White Wraith laughed at the display.
“You can say that again!” exclaimed Sargona as she and the Black Vulcan joined the laughter.
“BUT,” said Celeste with insistance, “they are really coming together as a team and have made some really good friends.”
“Yeah, I guess you're right,” conceded the enigmatic beauty, “kind of like you and me and Jerrica.”
“Exactly,” agreed Black Vulcan.
“If I could have everyone's attention,” said Power Guy in a booming voice. Sargona and Black Vulcan shared a thinly veiled smirk as Vince Starr stood on a table near the platform. “Now that almost everyone has arrived I would like to call Nucleus, Argos, Illumina, and Nightvision to the platform.
“What do you think of Imako's new codename?” whispered Sargona to Celeste Pierce.
“Its better than Lady Light, but I think she needs to try again. Even Thunderdog would be a better name than Illumina,” whispered Black Vulcan.
“Nucleus, I am going to give you the honor of giving the announcement, since you are the one who spear-headed this project,” stated Power Guy in pride.
“Thank you, PG,” said the world's smartest super-hero as he took the microphone. “Argos, Nucleus, Nightvision, Illumina, and I have been working in conjunction with another super-type for some time now on what we believe is going to multiply our effectiveness in fighting crime exponentially. Illumina, would you be so kind as to do the honors?”
The former Lady Light pulled a cord which pulled back a curtain to reveal a new transporter tube.
“What's that?” yelled Power Lad, “a public shower?”
“Its a teleporter tube, genius,” replied Wonder Girl.
“Whatta we need another teleporter tube for, Wonder Buns?” asked Power Lad indignantly.
“This new, upgraded, teleporter tube has modern technology from both New Genesis and Asia,” replied Argos.
“We also had the privilege of working in conjunction with one of the finest scientific minds of our generation,” added Illumina as she motioned to a man in the shadows to reveal himself.
“Hey! Its Lightspeed from Earth-two!” exclaimed the Flash as she raced toward the grandson of Jay Garrick and gave him a hug. “It’s good to see you again, Jason!”
“Right back at ya, Willma,” responded the Scarlet Speedster of Earth 2.
The curiosity of all of the members was piqued with this development.
“As most of you are probably figuring out, we have a BIG surprise for you,” said Power Guy. “With the help of Jason Garrick we now have a year round gateway to Earth-Two! Effective immediately, the Hall of Justice Satellite now serves as the joint headquarters of both the Titans of Justice Unlimited and the Justice Society Unlimited!”
Cheers rang throughout the satellite as Nightvision pulled a chord to reveal the entire memberships of the JSU. Both Hawkgirl and the Huntress noticed that Green Lantern vanished from sight once he became aware of the presence of Sonic Boom.
“What is more,” continued Nucleus, “Our joint satellite headquarters is now safely hidden in the dimension between Earths one and two. This should greatly reduce the risk factor of attack.”
Sargona leaned over towards Black Vulcan and asked, “What do you suppose Nightvision's part in this was?”
“He probably connected it to the Bat-Cave so that he can spy on us,” replied Celeste.
“Hmph…..you‘re probably right,” agreed Sargona. “That arrogant jerk…..he does have a cute butt though.”
“Agreed, said Black Vulcan with a grin. “Speaking of butts, have you noticed anything about Jem‘s?”
Sargona's nose wrinkled at the thought of gossiping about her close friend until she looked at Jem. She noted that Jem's battle uniform did look a little tighter around the abdomen and hips. The rock star's feet and ankles seemed to be swollen too. Sargona thought about this for a few moments and then her eyes widened as she realized what Black Vulcan was implying. “Do you think Jerrica is..?”
“...pregnant?” finished Celeste. “I don't know, but its certainly possible! Though she could have eaten too much Chinese food earlier today.”
The only person who overheard their conversation was the Huntress, who simply ignored the idle speculation. What concerned the dark knight daughter more was the strange way Green Lantern was acting. Helena Wayne scanned the room until she noticed Daniel Jordan's coffee mug sitting on a counter. The young vigilante pointed out her discovery to Brendon Grayson with a nod of her head. Nightvision started to walk towards the mug, but then the Huntress motioned for him to let her handle it. The daughter of Batman approached the mug and said softly, “Daniel, I understand that this break-up with Di Di is difficult, but you can't live in invisible mode forever. Invisibility is a great gimmick for the battlefield, but we are all your friends here. You don't have to hide from us. We are here to support you.”
A green card appeared in the Huntress' hand with the simple inscription, “Thanks.”
Suddenly the Transporter Tube activated and a beaten and battered Elongated Lad stumbled into the room and fell unconscious on the floor. The Flash raced quickly to his side and gently patted his cheeks. In a groggy voice Rick Dinby said, “We've gotta stop them.”
“Stop who?” asked Argos, “Darkseid?”
“I don't know who they are , but I think they are from Earth-Two. They use Earth-One for their meeting place, and then they commit their crimes on Earth-Two.”
“How do you know this?” asked the White Wraith.
“I followed this really hot babe who looked a lot like Poison Ivy to their hide-out,” explained the Elongated Lad. “One of them looks like Captain Cold, another looks like Deathstroke. There were a lot of them I've never seen before. They are all going on a treasure hunt for some kind of Cosmic Vibration Fork on Earth-Two. They said it had been dismantled into seven parts that had to be recovered to reconstruct it. Whichever of them could return with their part first would become the leader of the Crime Champions. I was able to write down the locations on this piece of paper before they caught me and pummeled me. I barely escaped...There were a lot of them.”
Whirlpool took the sheet of paper from Rick as he passed out. “This looks serious,” said the Atlantean heart-throb as he passed the list to Power Guy.
“If that design is the original Fiddler's it has properties that will allow the bearer to bridge any gap between parallel worlds,” shared Lightspeed. “But I don't remember anything about it being dismantled into seven parts,” he thought privately.
“Listen up everyone,” said the leader of the Titans of Justice, “ We have a job to do. I recommend that the Titans work in conjunction with the Justice Society on this. Lets divide up into seven groups with two JSU, one ToJer, and one Super Friend on each team. Nucleus and Argos will monitor hero and villain activity on this case from the watchtower. Titans not chosen for this mission are to remain on call on New Earth for any emergencies that might develop here.”
All in attendance agreed to Power Guy's plan, teams were chosen and used the joint transporter tube to venture to Earth-Two.
***
Opal City Cementery
In the second anniversary of Starwoman's last battle against Shiv, Wyvern was in his worst shape ever. After being defeated by Stellar, he was left badly bruised and battered. The gravedigger mistook Wyvern for dead, and buried him alive.
"It's too cruel that the story often repeats itself. Stellar makes me bite the dust over and over, like in the times of my mother against Starwoman." Muttered Wyvern to himself, waiting for the maggots to eat his flesh.
Suddenly a hooded figure lifted Wyvern from his burial, and healed him from his wounds. "My name is Ebenezer Faust." Introduced the stranger to Wyvern.
"How can I repay you from healing me?" Inquired Wyvern.
"That´s easy. You must follow me, in order to find a piece from the Cosmic Vibration Fork in Khandaq." said Ebenezer Faust.
"I´m listening." Answered Wyvern.
"We will invade the Royal Palace of Khandaq to force the king Teth Adam to give us the piece."
"It´s a deal." Concluded a curious Wyvern. “He is an ally of my most worst enemy!”
***
Khandaq...
After Wyvern and Ebenezer Faust arrived to Khandaq, they beat Queen Isis to unbalance Black Adam and force him to give them the piece of the Cosmic Vibration Fork.
"How dare you invade my domains and brutalize my dear wife?!" Exclaimed an angry Black Adam using his mammoth strength to grab Wyvern by his wings and throw him in the direction of Ebenezer Faust.
"If you resist, we will use our might to reduce your whole country to rubble." Threatened Ebenezer Faust, when he unleashed bolts of eldritch energy in the direction of Black Adam. Luckily Stellar Ground Zero and Shining Knight arrived at the perfect moment to assist Black Adam.
"Wyvern, this is sick. All your might is useless to try and force one of the noblest men of Earth to surrender to you." Said Stellar to his arch-nemesis.
"As a Knight of the Round Table, I have a plenty of experience battling dragons." Proclaimed the Shining Knight.
"Better listen to him, or you will meet the fury of the man with the power of ten thousand Hiroshimas." Threatened Ground Zero.
"Try to defy me. BWHAHAHAHAH!!!" Said an overconfident Wyvern
Wyvern spun in direction to Shining Knight, hoping to cut his armor with his spikes, leaving him defenseless. Shining Knight used his trusted sword to protect himself from Wyvern and Stellar assisted Shining Knight by firing two energy missiles from a energy replica of STRIPES armor. Meanwhile Ebenezer Faust created a force field to defend himself from Black Adam's strength, but Ground Zero, with his explosions, cracked Faust´s force field.
When Wyvern transformed into a fire dragon, Faust used his magic to merge with Wyvern, causing the dargon to grow twice in size and a second head.
"Two heads are deadlier than one." Said the Wyvern/Faust hybrid.
"I'm a walking atomic bomb. So prepare to face the nuclear winter." Said Ground Zero to the flaming monstrosity, who with his explosions temporarily beheaded the hybrid. But in a few seconds he grew another head.
"You won't reduce the beautiful land of Khandaq to ashes." Black Adam said as he lost all composure and entered inside of the Wyvern/Faust hybrid along with Stellar, clad in his energy STRIPES armor.
"An hour have passed and Wyvern is still in his dragon from. Maybe destroying him from inside, will defeat him." Stellar analyzed perplexed.
"It´s time to combat firepower with more firepower." Stellar whispered to himself shooting two energy blasts inside of the Wyvern/Faust hybrid. "Black Adam, you must utter SHAZAM! to rip apart the Wyvern/Faust hybrid.
"But you will disintegrate with it." Black Adam replied concerned about Stellar’s safety.
"Just do it!" Exclaimed Stellar.
"SHAZAM!!!" A lightning cut the Wyvern/Faust hybrid. However Stellar was saved at the very last minute by Ground Zero. Shining Knight successfully secured Faust, but Wyvern managed to escape.
"Thanks a lot, Ground Zero," said Stellar, grateful to his savior.
"Your welcome," replied Ground Zero.
"Well, let's regroup with the others," Shining Knight suggested.
***
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Wonder Man and Fury chatted as they sped through the air. Hawk Warrior was carrying his wife as he led the way and Totem followed, utilizing the flight powers of the eagle.
“So, what’s it like on your earth? Was your mother supportive of you?” Fury asked her male counterpart.
“Not at first. She wanted a normal life for me, which I did for awhile--until I got bored. We really went through a bad phase when I decided to become Wonder Man.” Scott Trevor smiled.
“I know what you mean. I thought my mother was going to call down the thunderbolts of Zeus when I first tried to join the Justice Society.”
Totem was in awe to be in the company of such distinguished heroes. She was more comfortable than ever being Totem and could relate to having issues with a parent.
“It’s all good now. I think she’s happy that I settled down and got mar-------AGGGGHHHH!!!” Wonder Man screamed as a giant stalk covered in razor sharp thorns slashed his back and sent him spiraling to the ground.
“Wonder Man!” Hawk Warrior shouted. Before he or his companions could react, they were fighting the briar covered stalks surrounding them.
“It’s like something out of Sleeping Beauty--aiiieee!!!” Totem screamed as the thorns dug into her shoulders.
Wonder Man plummeted to the ground and smashed into several trash cans in an alley. He tried to get up, but his vision was blurred and his back felt like he had went a round with the Cheetah. He saw a woman covered in a green cloak coming towards him.
“G---get out of here….there are b..bad people…” he said almost passing out.
“Is that so? Bad people?” the woman said removing her hood. “Well, I guess I’m in the right place then, hahaha! You wear the colors of Wonder Woman, so I assume the new Justice Society or whatever you people call yourselves are after me. My pretty plants should keep you occupied while I find the piece of the Cosmic Vibrational Fork I am searching for. Sounds kind of kinky doesn’t it?”
Wonder Man stuggled to his feet.
“Uh uh, I have to complete my mission and as handsome as you are I can’t be distracted.” She said as she gestured with her hands.
Before Wonder Man could react, he was covered in vines sprouting up from the ground. He fought to keep them from wrapping around his throat.
In the air, Hawk Warrior grabbed his battle axe and made quick work of the briars wrapping around him. Bloodied, he let out a gutteral yell. Fury was used to her husband’s more barbaric side, but it seemed to startle Totem.
Fury had managed to fight the briars off with her golden bracelets.
“Help Totem, Lyta. Join me when you can!” he growled, flying towards the ground.
“Hector! Be careful!” his blonde wife cried out as she helped Totem free herself from the briars.
Hawk Warrior didn’t hear his wife as his rage consumed him. He saw Wonder Man almost free from the vines and surmised he was ok. Up ahead he saw a red headed woman digging through the sand. The four heroes had chosen Ibiza, Spain (mainly because Wonder Man had honeymooned there) as their mission to stop one of the members of the new Crime Champions.
“Here it is! Just like the others said.” the woman said as she held the piece of the fork in her hands, the sunlight reflecting off it.
“I’ll take that!” shouted Hawk Warrior as he flew towards the woman. “The JSA defeated the Thorn years ago and I certainly can’t wait to take you down!”
The red headed beauty merely smiled and motioned with her hands. Suddenly more razor sharp briars stopped Hawk Warrior. He cried out as the briars ripped across his chest, severing his harness. His wings dropped to the ground, as his blood poured onto them.
“I’m not the Thorn you idiot. How old would she be now? 100? 110? I’m Briar Rose.”
Fury and Totem happened upon the scene, followed by Wonder Man.
“Oh Gods, don’t tell me you’re Jennie-Lynn and Todd’s long lost sibling!” Fury huffed.
“Who I am is none of your business, blondie! For all you know, I sprang forth from the pages of a fairy tale---perhaps as the dying Alyx Florin wished for someone to carry on for her! A little magic and POOF here I am! Or maybe you’re right--maybe Alyx had me, a beautiful daughter to carry on her name and good work. You’ll never know!” she screamed as she summoned more vines, briars, and flora to surround the heroes.
“We’re getting nowhere fast.” Totem thought to herself. She touched the totem she carried and called on the power of an elephant. She charged through the briars, each one cutting her. She wanted to cry out, but refused.
“Wonder Man! Fury! NOW!!!!” she cried.
Wonder Man and Fury threw their lassoes at Briar Rose.
“You think these ropes will stop me! I’m immune due to the toxins running through my body!” she cackled as she sent briars up the lassoes and into both heroes hands. Despite the pain and blood, both Amazons held fast.
Totem had reached Briar Rose and ran right over her, sending her into the ocean. She rose up and screamed.
“That actually hurt you b*tch!!!!!!” I’ll rend you limb from limb! I’ll send you to the Gingerbread House and the witch will have a field day with you!!!!”
Overcome with anger, Briar Rose didn’t see Hawk Warrior grab his shield and hurl it at her.
Just as it was coming her way, her eyes widened and she gasped “Oh sh******”. The heavy shield made contact with her forehead, knocking her out. She dropped onto the wet sand and all of the bizarre plant life she summoned withered into nothingness.
Wonder Man, bloodied and hurt walked over to the fork. “Well, we stopped her. We look like hell and these scars….do we have time to hit up your Paradise Island, Fury? You must have a purple healing ray--”
“Only you, Scott. The world is in danger and the first thing on your mind is your looks!” Totem chided.
Hawk Warrior, covered in blood himself, reached into his belt.
“Everyone take these. It’s pieces of Nth metal and it will heal our wounds within minutes…..and your million dollar face won’t show a scratch.” Hawk Warrior said in a relaxed voice.
“Hector, do you believe what she said? That she’s a character from fairy tale come to life?” Fury asked her husband as she took a piece of Nth metal.
“I don’t know. My guess is she is the original Thorn’s daughter---or has some connection to her. We’ll worry about that later.”
“Right! We’ve got to meet back up with the others.” Totem replied as she noticed Wonder Man checking his face in Hawk Warrior’s shield.
***
Paris, France...
The forms of four super-heroes stood stationary in a diamond-shaped configuration.
“How did we ever get into this mess?” thought Shayera Hol. “We were chasing the Music Master by stealth, at the Huntress' direction. Then suddenly we found ourselves in this trap and no sooner does the Music Master leave, but Dr. Blizzard shows up to take his place. Earth-Two is even stranger than New Earth.”
“What do you think you are doing, Dr. Blizzard?” asked Jason Garrick.
“No problem in sharing with you, since you are hopelessly doomed in the Music Master's trap,” gloated Dr. Blizzard. “I am searching for one of the missing components of the Cosmic Vibration Fork.”
“Why didn't he just look for it himself?” asked the Huntress, “Do you do all of his dirty work for him?”
“Look, lady, if I were you, I would spend more time figuring out which one of you four dies so the other three can get out of that trap, and less time disrespecting the ingenious super-criminals!” exclaimed Dr. Blizzard.
“Where did the Music Master take off to, anyway?” thought Lightspeed.
The Huntress wondered how they were going to escape the Music Master's trap. By her estimation they had less than five minutes before the vibrational diamond collapsed and killed all four of them. The grandson of the Fiddler told them that if one of them would step in the center of the diamond he would be killed by the electric shock, but the diamond would vanish and the remaining three heroes would escape. If they waited too long for one of them to sacrifice himself all four would die.
“Look, we may have no other way out of this than sacrifice,” said Hawkgirl, “and I am not afraid to die.” The Winged Avenger would not at all miss being on the run from the Thanagarian army. She was tired of keeping secrets from her teammates, and she would be honored to sacrifice her life so that Green Lantern, Lightspeed, and the Huntress could continue the good fight.
“Not on my watch,” said Helena Wayne, “If we cannot find a way out of this trap I feel it only right that I...”
The Huntress' thought was cut short when a strange glowing appeared on Green Lantern's chest which read: SHOOT ME.
“I FOUND IT!” shouted Dr. Blizzard.
DO IT NOW changed the message on Green Lantern's uniform.
“Are you thinking what I am thinking?” said Hawkgirl.
“You take his left ankle on the count of three,“ said the Darkknight Daughter.
“Now hold on a second!” shouted Lightspeed.
“THREE!” shouted Hawkgirl as Dr. Blizzard started running out the door.
Both of Green Lantern's ankles were shredded as a mace and a two purple arrows simultaneously knocked the form of the emerald guardian to the ground. A bright flash appeared as the verdant construct in the form of Daniel Jordan was electrocuted. The Music Master's trap dissolved freeing the remaining three heroes.
“What is going on here?” demanded Jason Garrick as Daniel Jordan mentally commanded his ring to change from invisible mode to visible. Suddenly a giant green box of fire surrounded Dr. Blizzard and the cowardly criminal raised his hands in surrender.
“So, you were never in the Music Master's trap?” asked Lightspeed.
“No, I barely escaped when things started to go bad,” answered Daniel Jordan, “Then I remembered the advice of the Huntress about reserving my ring's invisible mode feature for battle. I stayed invisible so till I could figure out what the Icicle was up to. Besides, I didn't want to accidentally kill the rest of you by trying to mess with that diamond trap.”
Jason Garrick was very impressed with all three of the other heroes, but his thoughts were abruptly changed when he came to the realization that this whole treasure hunt of the Crime Champions was a wild goose chase. “That component is NOT a part of the original Fiddler's design,” shouted Lightspeed. Lantern, can your ring get clue on the Music Master's trail?”
“No, problem,” replied Daniel Jordan. “Huntress, can you and Hawkgirl take care of the Dr. Blizzard?”
“With pleasure,” answered the Darkknight Daughter as Lightspeed and Green Lantern sped away.
***
Earth 2 Keystone City Park...
As Nightvision and his team arrived, Red Reich and Spellbinder had already joined forces to search the park for the piece of the cosmic vibration fork.
“Titans of Justice and Justice Society Unlimited members, we knew you were coming. Red Reich, we got what we came for, let’s get out of here.’” said Spellbinder.
“Not so fast,” said Emerald Archer as he shot a rope and arrow across Red Reich’s path only for Red Reich to break the rope in two.
“Archer, allow me, “ said Sixty-Minute Solider as he powered up and pulled a tree out of the ground. “Batter up.” He swings the tree but Red Reich vibrates thru the tree.
"You are not getting away this time. 3X2(9YZ)4A" Liberty Belle said as she accelerated to catch Red Reich. “We can’t lose him.”
“We won’t,” said Wonder Girl as she throws her lasso to fly alongside Liberty Belle. “We will not let history repeat itself.”
“Oh how cute. Wonder Girl and Liberty Belle trying to pretend to be Wonder Woman and Flash. Look you even have an audience,” laughed Spellbinder.
All of the sudden, Johnny Quick appeared. “DAD???” Yelled Liberty Belle as she tried to find a way to stop as he was straight in front of her. As she slowed, Wonder Girl started to fly in front however it was just an image by Spellbinder as Liberty Belle reached her dad and slowed to a near stop, she really her and Donna was in the middle of the lake. Both fell in the lake.
“Now then, let’s get back with this piece to the Crime Champions and start to plan for the day evil one.” Spellbinder said. A doorway opened for Red Reich and Spellbinder to escape.
“We looked like rookies. What happened? We are better than this.” Emerald Archer said in disgust.
“Cool your arrows. They almost knew what was going to happen.” Said Sixty-Minute Solider.
“Well I guess we lost this one. They got the piece they needed for the fork.” Liberty Belle said as she got out of the lake.
“You mean this?” Nightvision said as he came out of the shadows. Nightvision reached into his cape and pulled out the piece the villains were looking for. “While they focused on you 4, I went over and switched the real piece with a piece I made. They got a piece of plastic formed like the piece with a metal coating. Let’s get back to the others to see how they faired.”
***
Metropolis City Park...
Magic Mistress and Dr. Phosphorus had arrived on the scene minutes ago and scared away all of the pedestrians in order to have some peace while they began their search. Dr. Phosphorus promptly took off his suit-jacket and knelt on the ground as he began to rip the dirt up. After about thirty seconds, he noticed that he was the only one getting his hands dirty as Magic Mistress was simply standing over him, arms crossed.
“You gonna help me here, sweetheart?” asked the toxic super-villain.
“No,” the grandniece of the Wizard replied, coldly.
“What do I look like, hired help?” questioned the long-time villain of the Batman of New Earth.
“I am not about to get my hands dirty when you are more than capable of digging up the piece of the Cosmic Vibrational Fork we are looking for. Now stop complaining and continue digging,” Magic Mistress instructed, dryly.
“Oh I’m capable alright……..capable at a lot of things,” Dr. Phosphorus said as he stood up and put his arms around Magic Mistress’ waist.
“Unhand me you dolt or I shall send you to a dimension where you will become food for a dozen elephant-sized maggots!” threatened the sorceress as she pushed Dr. Phosphorus away from her.
“Alright lady, I tried being nice about it!” Dr. Phosphorus said as hands began to spark with energy. “But if you’re going to be a royal b(#&@ about it, I can play rough.”
Magic Mistress raised her wand into the air as arcane energy erupted from it, “You DARE challenge me you pitiful little worm???”
The two super-villains were split seconds away from duking it out with each other when suddenly they were interrupted by a loud, booming voice.
“ALL RIGHT YOU TWO! THAT’S ENOUGH!!!!”
Magic Mistress and Dr. Phosphorus turned in horror to see that they were being addressed by Power Guy with Bulletboy, Robin, and Batwoman standing behind him.
Magic Mistress looked deep into Power Guy’s eyes as her own eyes grew as big as dollar coins, “YOU!”
“Aww….dammit. The Titans of Justice with the Justice Society to boot!” griped Dr. Phosphorus. He began running towards his opponents, ready to burn them to ash.
“Not so fast, sparky!” declared Bulletboy as he released a barrage of bullets from his finger-tips. “I’ll take his legs out and immobilize him,” he thought to himself. Sadly, before the bullets could reach the Batman Family villain, Magic Mistress intervened and turned them into Kryptonite and sent them flying after Power Guy.
“Great Krypton!” exclaimed Power Guy as he began flying away.
“Hahahaha!! Run you filthy dog!!!” spat Magic Mistress as a devious grin appeared on her face.
No matter which direction Power Guy flew in, the bullets seemed to be hot on his trail. “I’ve got to think of something quick before I end up on the ground looking like a piece of Swiss cheese.”
Meanwhile down on the ground, Robin and Batwoman were busy tangling with Dr. Phosphorus.
“Dr. Phosphorus, huh? My New Earth counterpart and Hawkman have told me a little bit about you,” revealed Robin as he threw a bola around the hazardous super-villain’s legs in hopes of slowing him down. Sadly, his effort was in vein as Dr. Phosphorus cranked up his powers and disintegrated the rope within seconds. He then lunged at Robin, in hopes of roasting him alive, “Did Hawkman tell you how much this is going to burn?!?!?!”
Lucky for the former Boy Wonder, Batwoman came flying through the air and drop-kicked the devious doctor in the side of the face, knocking him to the ground. Batwoman then thought to herself, “Luckily these boots are somewhat fire-proof or I’d be running around barefoot shortly.”
“You little wench!!!” screamed Dr. Phosphorus as he reached up and grabbed Batwoman by the throat which in turn, triggered her to start screaming due to his scalding touch, “SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
“AHHHHHHHHH!!!!” yelled out Dr. Phosphorus as his ear-drums nearly burst. Retracting his hands immediately, he covered his ears but it was too late, Batwoman’s Sonic Sonar had given played havoc with his hearing and given him one heck of a migraine headache.
“Fools! I am not so easily dispatched!” Magic Mistress said as she hovered above the ground.
“You, you’re Zarda The Great. I’ve seen your magic-show. You’re known for giving a large percentage of your profits to charities and orphanages. Why have you changed colors all of a sudden?” Robin asked, staring up at the woman.
“That is none of your concern boy blunder!” snapped Magic Mistress as she waived her hands, enacting a spell.
Meanwhile up in the air, Power Guy was racing around in circles, trying to stay alive. “Those bullets are right on my tail. I only have seconds left before they ventilate me!”
Just then, Bulletboy flew in between the Kryptonian powerhouse and his pursuers. His metal-hard skin deflected the magic-charged bullets, sending them scattering towards the ground.
“Phew! Nice work, Bulletboy!” smiled Power Guy as he wiped the sweat from his brow.
“Hey, I always clean up my own messes,” mused Bulletboy as he looked downward. “Looks like our two friends could use a hand!” he said, pointing at Robin and Batwoman. Magic Mistress had brought some near-by tress to life and they had captured the modern-age Batman Family members who were present.
Magic Mistress stepped towards her prisoners, “Such a pretty face, what a shame I loathe everything you stand for.” she said cupping Sonic Boom’s cheek.
In the blink of an eye, Power Guy flew up to Magic Mistress and jabbed his finger-tips into the temples on the sides of her head, thereby knocking her unconscious before she even knew what hit her.
“Darnit, why do all of the hot super-villainesses have to be lesbians,” joked Bulletboy as he looked at Sonic Boom with a smirk on his face.
“What a shame I had to take her out so quickly,” Power Guy said as he lifted the grand-niece of the Wizard into his arms, “I would have liked to have asked her why she acted liked she recognized me when we first showed up. Before today, I’ve never seen her before in my life.”
As Power Guy and Bulletboy continued talking, Robin pulled Batwoman aside. “Ok Di Di, I can’t take it any more. Tell me what’s going on.”
Batwoman looked into Robin’s eyes with a look a surprise on her face, “Huh?”
“You’ve been acting kind of cool towards me ever since you got back from your trip to New Earth a few days ago,” explained the former Boy Wonder.
Batwoman hesitated for a bit before replying. She finally took a deep breath and said, “Some things happened while I was away that really made me think about my life. Please give me some time to sort this all out before I explain.”
Robin felt quite uneasy by Batwoman’s reply but still he was a gentleman through and through. “Take all the time you need Di Di. No pressure by any means.”
***
New York City...
Black Vulcan landed the Javelin perfectly on a rooftop in the middle of a busy city square in the heart of New York. Whirlpool jumped out of the door and ran onto the roof, peering down at the bustling citizens all heading to work.
“According to our briefing, Dr. Alchemy is somewhere around here...” Whirlpool thought aloud, as Black Vulcan joined him.
“Yes, and according to Power Guy, he already has his piece of the..what was it called again?”
“The Cosmic Vibration Fork,” an unknown voice replied bluntly. Whirlpool spun around to see a man dressed in a matching brown hat and coat, along with a gas mask, walk towards him. Behind him, the familiar superhero known as Vigilante spun his guns around his fingers.
“You’re Whirlpool, right?” Dreamsweeper asked, as Black Vulcan continued to look down at the ground.
“And you’re late,” the prince of Atlantis replied sharply.
“Don’t get cocky with me, Princey,” Dreamsweeper spat, “you’re just a child.”
“Why you –“
“Whirlpool, leave it!” Vigilante warned, as Dreamsweeper joined Black Vulcan. “The guy’s difficult, alright? Just try and get along for this one fight, please?”
Whirlpool nodded as Black Vulcan sprang up to her feet. “Down there, look!”
The quarter of heroes looked over the roof to see a man dressed in blue and black run out of a building and barge his way through the crowd of people. In his hand was a silver object.
“There’s our guy!” Dreamsweeper shouted, jumping off the rooftop onto a balcony. Vigilante followed him, shouting with glee as he seemed to fall to the ground. Halfway down, he gripped hold of a window ledge with his hands, causing Whirlpool to look away. However, the marksman was surprisingly unhurt, as he shot into the sky. The crowd of people screamed and ran away from the square like sheep being chased by a sheepdog. Soon enough, the square was empty, apart from Dr. Alchemy who looked around cautiously, still clutching the fork in his hand.
“I think you should hand that over!” Black Vulcan smirked, surprising the member of the Crime Champions. She sent an electric shock through his body, causing him to let go of the fork piece. Whirlpool swooped off the building, using two turrets of water emanating from his palms as supports. He grabbed the fork piece and landed a few feet away from the doctor.
“I suggest you hand that over!” the doctor said, grabbing his cane from his belt. On the top was a golden sphere, that glowed in the sunlight.
“It’s the Philosopher’s Stone!” Dreamsweeper warned, preparing his sleep gun. “Knock him out before he tries to transmute anything!” Doctor Alchemy was too fast for Dreamsweeper, directing his cane at his gun. The superhero gasped as his gun suddenly changed into salt, rendering him unarmed. The doctor then kicked him in the chest, choking the successor of the Sandman.
“A cheap trick like that won’t work on me!” Whirlpool sneered, firing two blasts of water from his hands. However, Doctor Alchemy was too fast once again, transmuting his water into sulphur.
“Dammit!” Whirlpool cursed, moving away from the Doctor before he could take him down like he had with Dreamsweeper. Doctor Alchemy grinned as he picked up the fork piece from Whirlpool’s pocket.
“Luckily for me, electricity isn’t made up of elements like water!” Black Vulcan grinned, firing Doctor Alchemy with a bolt of electricity. Doctor Alchemy screamed as he was once again hit by the bombshell. Vigilante grinned as he took the fork piece from the villain.
“This guy is just too easy!” Vigilante laughed, stuffing the piece in his pocket. Doctor Alchemy chopped Vigilante in the leg, making him fall.
“Nobody underestimates me!” Doctor Alchemy growled, picking himself back up. “Now then, little lady, how about I transmute your costume into something a little more...revealing?”
“You pervert!” Black Vulcan hissed in reply. “I think I’ve had enough of vile men like you to last me a life-time!” She continued, thinking back to the recent incident with Dr. Light. Dreamsweeper quietly picked himself up whilst Doctor Alchemy laughed at Black Vulcan.
“So are you going to blast me again, or what?” Doctor Alchemy asked, preparing his cane to transmute Black Vulcan’s costume.
“She doesn’t have to,” Dreamsweeper whispered in his ear, pulling out another sleep gas gun from his belt, and shooting sleep gas at the villain. Doctor Alchemy murmured as he fell asleep. Dreamsweeper faded away as he entered his body.
“Now, team!” Dreamsweeper ordered, with the voice of Doctor Alchemy. “Hit him with all you’ve got!”
Whirlpool stood up and joined Black Vulcan in front of the Doctor. “Let’s make sure he stays down long enough for us to put him in prison,” he said. Black Vulcan nodded.
“Are you sure you won’t get hurt?” She asked, her fingers crackling with electricity.
“I’m sure...I’ll release them before the electricity can travel into my hands. Trust me,” Whirlpool said matter-of-factly.
“Ok then, let’s do this!” Black Vulcan shouted, thrusting her palms outwards, just as Vigilante stood up behind Doctor Alchemy. Whirlpool fired another two blasts of water from his hands, releasing them from his body as Black Vulcan fired a bolt of electricity from her own hands, mixing in with the water to create a deadly explosion in front of Doctor Alchemy. A split second beforehand, Dreamsweeper left his body, and Vigilante grabbed him and tackled him to the ground to keep him safe. Doctor Alchemy didn’t even have time to react as he awoke from his slumber, to be met by the explosion. As the dust cleared, Vigilante walked towards the two members of the Titans of Justice, tossing the fork piece in his gloved hand.
“Mission accomplished, team,” he laughed, as Dreamsweeper re-adjusted his hat.
“Now let’s hurry up and regroup with the rest of the team!” Black Vulcan announced, heading towards the Javelin. Whirlpool, Vigilante and Dreamsweeper followed her, hoping that the rest of their team-mates had succeeded too.
***
The Justice Watchtower: In the Dimension between Earths One and Two...
“Argos, come look at the Earth-two screen!” exclaimed Nucleus.
“It seems that several of the teams have been unsuccessful in capturing the villains,” noted Argos with a touch of arrogance in his voice.
“Nevermind that! Notice where the villains are headed!” shouted Nucleus with excitement in his voice.
“Hmmm...It does seem that they are all heading to the same place,” said the son of Orion. “A rondezvous?”
“How would you like to round up a few of the other heroes who are not occupied with assignments and meet them at their own HQ?” suggested Jason Hardwick.
Argos's answer was a simple grin of a warrior before the battle.
***
Metro Manila, Philippines...
“This is Andrew Vincent and we are here with you live at the Araneta Coliseum in Manila, Philippines where Kickboxing champ Steve Newcomb is defending his title as kickboxing champion. The odds are heavily in his favor over newcomer Klaus Grant of Germany. Grant, son of the late Ted Grant, has worked his way to the championships in record time during his fledgling carreer.”
“I have to be smooth about this,” thought the Music Master. “I have to get that trophy. The Cosmic Vibrational Fork is hidden inside. I cannot believe my accomplice hid it there! Of course, no one would ever find it there.”
Before the Music Master could continue his thoughts everyone around him sprang up and cheered wildly. The villain looked up to see newcomer Klaus Grant with his arms raised. The former kickboxing champion lay still on the ground. Grant was announced as winner and two lovely females came out with a trophy and a large belt. As the belt was secured around Grant's waste he said, “Thank you” in a very thick German accent.
“Now is my chance!” said the Music Master as he played his violin. The lady who held the trophy walked toward the Music Master and placed the prize in the villain's backpack. As he continued to play his violin Lightspeed and Green Lantern entered the stadium.
“Drop that trophy!” commanded Lightspeed.
A beam of emerald light emanated from Green Lantern's ring and snatched the trophy from the Music Master's backpack. The violin played a higher note and the trophy cracked in two. The Music Master snatched the Cosmic Vibrational Fork and began running.
SMACK!
The Music Master fell backwards at the powerful left-hook of a man dressed in the uniform of the Wildcat.
“Wildcat?” said Lightspeed, “I thought you were dead.”
Green Lantern repaired the trophy with his power ring, seized the Cosmic Vibrational Fork, and studied it curiously.
“The grave couldn't keep me from rescuing my son's trophy!” said Wildcat in a harsh, American accent. “Where is he anyway?”
“He's right over...he seems to have disappeared,” said Lightspeed. “Hey, Wildcat, would you like to join our new Justice Society Unlimited?”
“Let me think about it and get back to ya, I‘ll tell ya what, I know where you guys meet. If I decide to join, I‘ll be at the next meeting,” said Wildcat as he took the trophy from Green Lantern. “See ya 'round. I gotta get this to my kid!”
Just then the Music Master stirred and quickly played a note on his violin which both Lightspeed and Green Lantern to freeze in a momentary paralysis.
“He got away with the Cosmic Vibrational Fork!” said Lightspeed.
“He may have gotten away, but the fork was a forgery created by my power ring,” said Daniel Jordan as he handed the Cosmic Vibrational Fork to Jason Garrick.
Lightspeed chuckled as Green Lantern reported their partial success to Nucleus via Titans of Justice Communicator.
***
New Earth: Qatar - The Secret Lair of the Crime Champions...
The Music Master entered the headquarters to find Spell-binder, Red Reich, and Wyvern all arguing over who would be their leader.
“So, it looks like its just the four of us, and I am the one who found the Cosmic Vibration Fork,” gloated the Music Master holding the coveted device in the air. “Shall we plan our next caper?”
Suddenly four glowing emerald compartments appeared around each of the villains. “You'll have to do your planning from prison,” said the Jade Sentinel.
“Good work, Nucleus,” said Argos.
“That's what you think!” said Music Master as he activated the Cosmic Vibrational Fork.
“...What is wrong?” said the villain. “Its not working!”
“That is a forgery, Music Master,” said Argos, “Much like the forgeries you sent your partners in crime to seek around the world.
“What?” said Red Reich.
“By the way,” said Nucleus to the four villains. “You weren't really dumb enough to think the Cosmic Vibrational Fork was dismantled and scattered in various locations, were you?”
Wyvern, Red Reich, and Spell-binder all looked at one another in confusion until they noticed the expression of alarm on the Music Master's face.
“You deceived us!?!” accused Red Reich.
“You sent us on a wild goose chase while you went after the Cosmic Vibrational Fork, yourself?” said Wyvern. “Why?”
“To trick us into making him the leader,” exclaimed Spell-binder. “You'll pay for this, Music Master!”
“You'll all have plenty of time to plan your revenge in prison,” chuckled Nucleus.
The End!
“...for now,” thought Wyvern.
EPILOGUE:
Metropolis City Prison…
Two guards were escorting Magic Mistress to her cell.
“Come on, lady. Walk a little faster!” ordered one of the guards.
“Yeah, we know you don’t wanna be here but dragging your feel is only prolonging the inevitable,” foretold the second guard.
Suddenly Magic Mistress’ body came to a complete stop. As the guards became disgruntled and were ready to carry her to her cell, her body dissolved into dust.
“What the…….?!?!?!?” exclaimed the first guard.
“Sh….she….just disintegrated!” cried out the second guard. “Damn, now we’re going to be stuck in Robertson’s office all afternoon and miss lunch!”
Meanwhile outside the prison, the real Magic Mistress strolled along in a state of invisibility. “That deal I made with Karkull for this invisibility spell is going to cost me but still, it allowed me escape from this pathetic prison. I’ve put myself in a lot of debt lately between this and hijacking my niece’s body when mine was about to be destroyed. I knew that I never should have joined forces with Music Master and those imbeciles. Then again, the Crime Champions have always been a side-step for me. It’s time for me to rebuild the Injustice Society bigger and better than ever……………..because that’s what the Wizard always does.”