Titans Lost Part Three: Captured
Written by Green Lantern
Featured Artist: Christophe (Titans Lost Images)
Special Thanks to Rob's SF Fan Page for all other Images
Editors: Power Guy and Marcus Mebes


Vince Starr was never so glad to see someone in all of his life. The Kryptonian powerhouse had just survived a near death experience. Right about now a little assistance would be 'just what the doctor ordered' and greatly appreciated.

"Hello, there!" said Aquaman as he extended his hand toward Power Guy. Half in disbelief and full of awe, the young disc jockey joined Aquaman on the back of a giant white seahorse.

"I didn't know they made seahorses this big," exclaimed Vince, "or whales for that matter!"

Aquaman laughed heartily. "You'll have to forgive 'Tiny.' She was just following my orders when she swallowed you like that. I was just trying to save you from drowning. "

Vince laughed in embarrassment. "Well, I gotta admit she did give me a little scare." A sense of nervousness and inadequacy came over Power Guy. He felt speechless and highly privileged to be in the presence of the majesty of the famed King of Atlantis.

"What were you doing down there anyway, tadpole?" Aquaman asked Power Guy.

"Well…actually, I don't know. I can't remember anything at all about how I got down there," admitted Vince as 'Storm' the seahorse faithfully sped the colorfully costumed men toward land.

"Maybe we can figure this out together once we reach the Hall," said Aquaman in a very calming and friendly tone.

Power Guy relaxed and enjoyed the honor of being rescued by such a reputable hero. He looked forward to telling the other members of Titans East about his exciting sea adventure with Aquaman. After all, he was one of the "big four." Vince had never had the pleasure of meeting Aquaman before, but he had seen him on the news. He had heard rumours about an accident with the ocean hero's arm, but he never heard anything about his eye.

Vince cleared his throat, "…um, Sir? Excuse me for asking this, but what happened to your eye?"

"Oh, that! Ha, ha, ha!" answered Aquaman. "Just a minor squabble with the wife. Ha, ha, ha! You should have seen her!"

Vince felt a little uncomfortable with Aquaman's reply. "Maybe people from Atlantis just have a strange sense of humor?" thought Power Guy. "At any rate, I am just glad to be alive and have a free ride home."

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Di Di Queen thought about the ramifications of being in a different universe as Green Lantern sought information through his power battery. She could live without the comfort and riches of the Queen Estate, and losing her sonic cry didn't bother her at all. The resourceful young heroine had plenty of options for crime fighting. But she couldn't bear the thought that she might never see her parents again. Life without her twin brother Robert was unimaginable.

"Search for any compatable power source on the planet," Daniel Jordan ordered his power ring.

[glow=green,2,300]Searching…[/glow]

Di Di and Daniel both waited in anticipation. Di Di had always admired Daniel for his faith in God. She also believed and was now praying for God to show them the way home.

[glow=green,2,300]A similar battery of power is located in Star City, Connecticut at the Queen Estate.[/glow]

"What!?"exclaimed Sonic Boom. "I thought we were lost in another universe?"

'We are," answered Green Lantern, "but apparently this universe is similar to ours. According to the ring there are both Queen and Jordan residences here. I think we should take some precautions and then go find that power battery."
"Agreed, but what kind of precautions?" asked Di Di Queen.

Sonic Boom watched in amazement as Green Lantern's ring created a multitude of things. It had been months since she had seen her childhood friend work so efficiently. "The headaches must have been what was holding him back," she thought. "With these new glasses he seems nearly invincible!" She watched in curiosity as his ring took stones, shells, fragments of metal, and pieces of wood from the beach area. Soon a green bow, a quiver, and innumeralble arrows burst forth from the materials collected the green energy beam.

"What are you doing?" asked Sonic Boom as a dry cleaning station, a small sewing shop, and 'his' and 'her' bathrooms suddenly appeared.

"Were you serious when you said that you lost the cry?" asked Daniel Jordan.

"It's really gone, Dan," said Di Di gravely.

"My ring has only 7 ½ hours of energy left. We both need to freshen up. Our costumes are in shreds and in desperate need of repairs and dry cleaning," he said as an energy beam offered the lovely young lady a green towel and a bar of soap. "We leave in one hour to find that battery."

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Junjie Quick breathed a sigh of relief at the sight of Superman. Junjie had always held the Flash family of speedsters in the highest respect, but this was The Man of Steel he was looking at. This was the man who had single-handedly inspired an innumerable amount heroes over the years. The Singaporean speedster thought about how many lives had been saved over the years by this one alien hero alone. He was truly a force for good. Junjie Quick was freezing and exhausted from outrunning ice tornadoes. He smiled as he waved at Superman. However Junjie's hopeful peace turned to confusion, and then quickly to alarm as Superman flew straight down towards the young Titan. When Superman's eyes began to radiate with a red glow Junjie realized that something was horribly wrong.

"What is going on here?" thought the speedster as he zig-zaged through a barrage of laser beams from the sky. "Why is Superman attacking me?" Then a horrible thought ovecame Junjie. "What if Superman created those ice tornadoes to kill me? Is even he capable of such power?" A dark sense of dread overcame the young hero. He couldn't even remember how he got into this situation in the first place. After successfully outracing about forty beams Junjie decided that it was time to fight back.

"So, he likes tornadoes, does he?" thought the racer as he ran at super-speed in a circular motion. Soon a twister rose up towards the flying Superman. When Junjie Quick looked up to check Superman's reaction chills ran up and down the speedster's spine. Superman's expression betrayed an alien evil. The blue-and-red-clad man of might began alternating breaths of cold air with heat beams with his eyes. Soon Junjie Quick's tornado matched the ice tornadoes that he was outrunning before. With an effortless puff, Superman guided the ice tornado in Junjie's direction.

The young Flash sped ahead of the twister up a mountain side. When in full-speed, Junjie did a backward summersault, which vaulted him into the air towards Superman. Even the Man of Steel wasn't prepared for this attack. Junjie Quick began pumping his legs as he approached Superman and with a series of vibrating kicks sent the Kryptonian spiraling toward the earth. But this plan of attack backfired as Superman quickly recovered and flew skyward. Superman flew past the newest Flash before doubling back to attack Junjie from behind. Before the speedster could do anything Superman was on him. The last image Junjie saw before he blacked out was Superman preparing to "thump" him in the forehead with his thumb and center finger.

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Helena Wayne quickly thought through her options. She was in her own apartment, but everything including the locks had changed. There didn't seem to be any visible record of her existence. She could fight Chris Martin, the man standing before her, and demand an explanation or she could play it cool and detect information by getting her prey to talk.

"Is there something I can help you with?" demanded Christopher Martin. He was tall, muscular, had a fair skin tone, hazel eyes, and sported wavy auburn hair.

"You don't recognize me, Chris?" asked Helena Wayne, knowing that the Sportsmaster knew her very well.

"I… I guess I shouldn't be surprised that you know my name. It's right on the front door… No, I think I could easily forget someone who looks like you." said the handsome young man. "I won't bother asking how you got into my apartment. But I am curious as to the 'why.' Are you in some kind of trouble? Are you here to… acquire something?"

"So, you have NO IDEA who I am?" repeated Helena as she pulled out her crossbow and pointed it straight at the Sportsmaster's face.

Chris Martin was alarmed at the sight of the crossbow. "You… are you one of them?" he asked as he backed up and began making defensive battle plans.

Helena loaded her crossbow with a short purple arrow. "Cut the baloney, Chris. I am NOT in the mood. How did you get out of Belle Reve?"

"Huh? Belle Reve? What are you…? So, you aren't with the Super Fiends?" asked Chris.

"Super Fiends? What is that?" asked Helena Wayne.

[glow=yellow,2,300]BEEEP! BEEEP! BEEEP![/glow]

Chris Martin's eyes were filled with panic at the signal. He dashed toward his computer, pressed a few keys quickly, and looked up at his lady visitor in alarm. "You aren't one of them, are you? Who are you?"

"Chris? What is going on here? I'm the Huntress. You know that."

"Nice to meet you Huntress. Are you a good guy or a bad guy?" he said nonchalantly as he continued typing.

"I'm with the Titans of Justice. East branch. You already know that," said Helena in irritation.

"The only Titans I have heard of are the Mount Olympus mythological brand," answerd Chris Martin.

"So, you expect me to think that you aren't the Sportsmaster? And that there is no Titans of Justice?" challenged Helena.

"Look… Huntress, right? We are in pretty big trouble here. I don't know how you know about me being the Sportsmaster, but apparently the Super Fiends are after you. They have a lock on your location here in my house and one of them is approaching at an alarming rate."

"How do you know that?" asked Helena Wayne.

The Sportsmaster changed into his costume with lightning speed and said, "Come with me! Quickly!" The two ran to a secret closet. The Sportsmaster duplicated himself. The duplicate remained outside the closet as the original joined the Huntress in the closet. Once inside the Sportsmaster looked at Helena Wayne, raised his index finger to his lips and softly said, "Shhhhhhhh…"

WHAM!!!!!! Helena heard what sounded like the front door being knocked down. Her heart pounded as she listened to the battle in the living room. Violent sounds of both glass and wood breaking filled the airl

"At last! We have been looking for you for more than a year, Sportsmaster!" said a female voice.

"How did you find me, witch?" asked the Sportsmaster duplicate.

BAM!!!! Thud. "Ooooooooh…….." groaned the Sportsmaster duplicate.

"The Hall of Injustice computer detected your and your friend's foreign energy signatures. We've already caught three of them. I'll take you to them now," gloated the female.

After a few moments Helena heard what sounded like an airplane taking off.

"We've got to talk," said the Sportsmaster.

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Di Di Queen finished her shower and robed herself with an energy created bathrobe. As she stepped out of the shower stall she noticed a green trash can. Suddenly the lid came off and 'Oscar the Grouch' said, "Well, what are 'ya waitin' for? Try on your new costume already!" The muppet handed her an unfamiliar black costume.

Di Di Queen said aloud from her private changing room, "What are you up to, Dan?"

"I've seen you shoot, Di Di. You are as good as your dad and Robert. We need to be prepared for whatever challenge comes next," answered Daniel.

When Di Di came out of the stall, Oscar the Grouch handed Di Di a green bow and a quiver filled with arrows. Then everything Daniel Jordan's ring created except for the bows and arrows vanished.

"Whatever my ring creates from emerald energy disappears whenever my charge runs out. But anything I make using pre-existing materials stays the way I changed it. Like these," said Green Lantern as he held up a quiver filled with arrows.

The daughter of Oliver Queen took an arrow and aimed her bow into the sky. "Nice," she commented, "Thank you…and the new outfit?"

"I figured you have honored your mother for quite a while now as Sonic Boom. Maybe now its time to honor your father," he explained, "at least until we can get your cry back."

"…and your new outfit? I wonder what Sargona would say about us having matching outfits?" asked Di Di Queen.

"We are in this together," said Daniel softly. "Sargona…

"…well, we can discuss her later. But for now, if you want, let's both honor our dads until we find a way home."

Di Di Queen raised her bow in the air and said with a smile, "Look out, cruel and evil universe: the new Green Lantern/Green Arrow team is here!"


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Jason Hardwick awoke in a dizzy state with a heavy feeling in his head. After a few moments of confusion he realized that his legs and arms were bound and that he was hanging completely upside down in the air. He was in a darkened room with a strange green glow. To make matters worse he was still in an enlarged state. "I must be at least twenty-five feet tall!" he silently guessed. Glancing to his left he saw his comrade Power Guy shackled in glowing green chains. "Kryptonite," thought Nucleus. "Whoever did this to us has done their homework. At least Vince isn't upside-down! More importantly, he's alive. How did this happen? Who did this to us?" Nucleus glanced to his right and saw another male figure. It was difficult to see the exact identity of the man, but he was wearing a cowl. "PSSST! Junjie! …JUNJIE! Is that you?" Nucleus was not about to give up just because of the lack of response, but then a light from the next room shone as the door opened. Nucleus closed his eyes and feigned unconsciousness. He listened intently to gain as much information as possible. They were obviously up against a powerful foe.

"Put him over there!" said a familiar male voice.

"That sounds like one of the voices of the guys who captured me," noted Jason silently.

"Don't order me around, Batman, or I'll chain you up with him!" snapped a husky female voice.

"I'll do it myself if you two will just quit your constant bickering!" exclaimed another male voice.

"That's definitely the other guy who captured me," thought Nucleus. "Who are these people? What do they want?"

"Quiet down, chum. We don't want to wake them up just yet," said the first male.

"Whatever," said the second male sarcastically.

Jason knew it was a risk, but he had to know who he was up against if he had any hopes of rescuing himself and his teammates. He opened his eyes ever so slightly. When he saw that his captors were all preoccupied with chaining another captive he opened his eyes widely.

"I can't believe it!" thought Jason. "It's… it's Wonder Woman!

…and she's chaining the Sportsmaster?!? I don't understand. Did the Sportsmaster escape from Belle Reve? Why doesn't she rescue us?"

Then Nucleus got a good look at the two men who captured him. "Oh no…

…Its Batman and Robin!"

"Something is horribly wrong here!"


TO BE CONTINUED…