Metropolis, October 1st, 08:08 EDT
The bustling city moves the same as always, choppers can be heard flying over the highrise buildings, cars move down the road through the busy traffic, and people walk down the sidewalks. A woman walking her dog stops when the ground starts shaking under her feet, the ground suddenly splits before her and her dog barks as a plant rises up and grows larger.
Panic is quick to ensue in the area, people run, whether it's from buildings or their cars as the plant extends as high as the buildings and as wide as the road at its base. Suddenly three red spikes come out, opening to form gigantic flowers that quickly grab a police car and throw it into a building. Another follows quickly. The third flower goes after the woman still at its base, but slams into the concrete as she runs away. It pulls harshly on the concrete, but instead of it pulling up, the plant falls down.
The plant is so massive that it stretches almost a full city block, and as the view gets further away, the source of the insight is shown to be a magic mirror.
"Lovely. Our test is a complete success." A woman's voice says smoothly. "We may proceed as planned."
"Agreed." An all too familiar male voice says through his Lativanian accent. "But we've operated in shadow for too long." Count Vertigo, dressed in his regal apparel steps out of the shadows. "Time for the Injustice League to step into the light."
Beside Vertigo are six more people, some more recognizable than others.
"Admit it, you can't turn away." The Joker, though seeming calmer for a moment given his pressed deep purple suit, green striped top with a pale orange collar and a bright purple tie he then starts his familiar, terrifying laugh.
Behind his left shoulder is a zombie pilot- Atomic Skull - his uniform a faded green and his helmet having bright yellow accents, then a white gorilla- Ultra Humanite -with similar set up to Mallah, even with him is Poison Ivy, her skin almost as pale as the Joker's, and vines crawling up her arms and shoulders, up and on her right is man with pointed ears, the same lightning bolt as Captain Marvel on his black suit, and a gold tie-off on his waist, Black Atom, highest and almost directly behind the Gorilla is a man with pointed dark hair, white pale skin, a red suit and an ornate black cape, Wotan.
Mount Justice, October 1st, 18:13 EDT
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A/N
Alright 6 o'clock, in October, in Rhode Island… it ain't that sunny, sorry DC.
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Kaldur and Robin fight hand-to-hand on the training deck, both of them are in casual wear rather than their costumes, but that doesn't stop them from working hard. Robin comes in with a kick that was aimed at Kaldur's shoulder height. The older male dodges, gaining 8pts in comparison to Robin's 4 attack points.
The Boy Wonder is quick to turn as soon as he touches the ground, getting close to Kaldur, and going in for a right punch that Kaldur blocks. Both of them gain 4pts for that, but Kaldur already had his right hand raised and goes for a cross that Robin ducks under, and he follows up with another, but Robin is quick into a backhandspring. Kaldur gains 14pts for his combo while Robin 10pts for his dodge and it's x2 the second his hands touch the ground.
Kaldur is quick to follow him, while both Zatara and Captain Marvel watch, the lightning man eating a bar. Both men watch with smiles.
As Kaldur gets in close he attempts a left-handed punch, that Robin blocks, and attempts to palm-heel strike, but Kaldur does his own backhandspring to make up the distance. Robin gains 8pts for his block, while Kaldur gains 9 for his combo. Robin finishes his combination with a front kick to get himself 5 more points and move closer to Kaldur.
As M'gann, Conner, and Wolf approach the area, the floor light turns off and both relax, agreeing to finish later. The two aliens step off to the side, smiling to each other.
"You know they're a couple, right?" Robin asks quietly to Kaldur.
Kaldur smiles. "I believe I knew before they did."
Two more sets of footsteps approach from the opposite direction, the two turn to see Wally and Artemis walking in.
"Do we tell them?" The thirteen-year-old asks.
"It's not our place." Kaldur says strongly.
Both drop the topic when the two in question get closer. "So if Zatara is our babysitter of the week, why's he still here?" Wally questions, clearly annoyed. "And why's he eating my snacks?"
Recognize: Batman, 0-2
The computer calls out.
"Computer, national news." Batman says as he walks out of the Zeta Tube, not even slowing down as he walked into the center of the room.
"The initial attack was short-lived, but Metropolis was only granted a short reprieve." The TV shows the massive plant once again standing upright and attacking, a scraper already caught, then shattering before them. "And despite the intervention of Superman and the Justice League." The frame swaps to the top of the building, where two people are trapped, and just before the building shatter Superman picks them up and Hawkgirl flies onto the screen. "There seems to be no end in sight." The camera follows her as she swings her mace at the plant, a Green Lantern saw cutting it off as she flies to meet him. The two head towards the Spiering plant as Hawkman follows behind them, hacking another vine on his way.
"Should we get out there?" Robin asks excitedly.
"No. The League will soon have the situation under control." Batman informs, giving no room to argue. "That's not why I'm here. According to your Intel, Sportsmaster supplied Cadmus' Blockbuster formula to Kobra."
"Who combined it with Bane's Venom to create Kobra-Venom." Wally says.
"Which the Brain used to create his animal army." Robin spits.
"And upgrade Wolf." Conner says with a smile, petting Wolf under his chin.
"The Brain also used inhibitor collars like the ones at Belle Reve Penitentiary." M'gann remembers.
Artemis looks to the leader with worry. "Batman, is it possible that plant thingy's on Kobra-Venom, too?"
"I had Green Lantern run a spot analysis." The Dark Knight says as he gets a holographic keyboard in front of him. "Divine cellulose does contain trace amounts of a Kobra-Venom variant."
The cellulose cells take Sportsmaster's place and two larger cells are colored in purple while three smaller ones are colored in maroon. All five look more like deep sea mines than cells, but as smaller screens show up and point to certain cells show the several tests that were run and how the results compare.
"These cannot be coincidences." Kaldur says. "Unrelated criminals are cooperating with one another worldwide."
Robin gestures for his own holographic keyboard, typing away.
"Exactly. It's now clear our enemies have formed some kind of secret society of super villains. The attack on Metropolis is only the beginning." Batman says.
"You got that right." Robin agrees, still typing away, but other pictures join the large one of Metropolis. "Plant creatures have sprouted in Gotham City, Paris, Star City, Taipei-"
All the screens cut to static, cutting off the Boy Wonder and causing Batman to turn towards the screens.
"Dude." Wally gripes.
"It's not me." Robin says, typing just as quickly as he's speaking. "Someone's cutting in the satellite signal. All satellite signals."
The image suddenly cuts back in to reveal the Joker, he taps on the camera lens, as if to get everyone's attention. "Ladies and gentlemen, we interrupt your regularly scheduled mayhem to bring you this important announcement…" The Joker opens a switchblade in one hand then uses the other to turn the camera left. "From the Injustice League." The Joker laughs off camera.
"We are responsible for the attacks on your cities." Count Vertigo starts as the camera zooms in. "If you wish to save them, a ransom of 10 billion American Dollars is required. Delivery instructions have been sent to the United Nations. There is no time limit. But the longer your governments wait…"
The Joker's gloved hand turns the camera away from the other six. "The more we get to have our… jollies." He laughs maniacally until it cuts back to static.
"Roger that, Aquaman." Batman says rather suddenly. "The UN will prepare the ransom as a fallback, but it won't come to that."
The keyboard beeps rapidly as Robin continues to type away. The video rewinds and Robin starts listing off the members with facial recognition matching them. "Count Vertigo, The Joker, Poison Ivy, Ultra-Humanite, Atomic Skull, Black Atom, Wotan. Seven heavy hitters." Probably behind nearly everything and everyone we've faced."
"There's your secret society." Wally murmurs.
"Not so secret anymore." Artemis says.
"Perhaps after India, they realized we would deduce the truth and saw no point in hiding any longer." Kaldur offers.
"Yeah. That was their mistake." Wally says brightly as he clenches his fist. "Right now I say we go kick some plant creature butt."
"The Justice League will handle the plants." Batman denies almost instantly. "I have a different job for this team."
"Oh, man." Wally whines, but grunts as Artemis hits him in the arm.
"With the plants attacking so many locations simultaneously, there must be a central control system. Your mission is to destroy it."
"You realize what you're really asking them to do?" Zatara says as he walks up to Batman.
"They're ready."
"Ready? Ready for what?" Wally asks, only to be hit in the arm again by Artemis. "Ow! Will you cut that-"
"Hello, Wally." Artemis purposefully mimics M'gann's phrase but with more bite. "If the big guns are fighting plants, who do you think we'll be fighting?"
"I don't know. I guess we'll…" He gasps as Artemis' arm jabs in front of his face. "Ohhh." he mumbles.
"Well, Batman, I trust you're correct." Zatara yields to Batman's determination and how little the Team seems daunted by the task.
"I trust you can locate the enemy."
"Indeed. Wotan's involvement suggests sorcery is part of how the plants are controlled." Zatara turns to the Team rather suddenly. "Robin, if you will provide a holo-map, I'll search for signs of concentrated sorcerous activity."
A holographic globe appears in the center of the training room.
Zatara steps up and raises his hands towards the globe. "Etacol retnecipe fo yrecros."
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A/N
Ok, thank you DC Universe because literally every version will not have the spells translated. Usually just saying "speaking in foreign language" but this has the actual translations. YAS!
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A small red dot appears on the southern part of the US. "There. That is where you will find the Injustice League's central control system."
Robin looks at the readout in front of him. "Coordinates locked in. The Louisiana Bayou."
"We are on our way." Kaldur says harshly
The Team takes off and Captain Marvel goes to follow.
"Captain Marvel." A call from Batman stops the hero short. "For this plan to succeed, the entire Justice League must be seen fighting the plant creatures. You, Zatara, and I are needed elsewhere."
Gotham City, October 1st, 19:49 EDT
Batman is flying the BatPlane to get to the city. Going towards the large plant in the middle of the road. He presses a button to open a hatch of weed killer that he drops on the plant. As the plant corrodes away Captain Marvel lands behind the plant.
He gets a hold on the plant and grunts as he yanks it out of the ground before taking flight, out of the atmosphere and throwing it towards the sun.
Batman flies over another slew of vines with the weed killer, while Zatara is encased in a magic bubble as he casts a spell. "Erif, kees tuo siht larutannu erutaerc." Fire suddenly erupts on the vines, only for small spores to open and pop .
The fire department is overcome by the green gas. Three of them stumbling out with their hands over their mouths as they cough. Until they're suddenly laughing with demented smiles. Two fall over and laugh only occasionally.
The Joker laughs as he watches the scene play out on one of his many screens. His gloves glowing as he controls the vines. "Kobra-Venom's got nothing on good old Joker Venom."
"Both work well in concert." Vertigo admits.
"Yes." Ivy then sighs as she sits down by one of the large brown roots. "But we're putting considerable strain on my baby." As she runs her hand over it, the area near her turns green again.
Ultra-Humanite approaches the root, pressing a button on the device in his hand that causes the plant to buzz.
"Valetudo ut sero!" Wotan casts, his hands glowing orange. "We will keep her healthy and safe, Ivy. But she requires more power. Skull!"
Atomic Skull stands on a platform behind Wotan, then zapping one of the small pillars on it, causing the entire plant to turn green and start to sprout.
"Stunning what a little teamwork can accomplish." Vertigo smirks.
The alarm blares.
"Intruder alert!" He snarls.
Bayou Bartholomew, October 1st, 18:52 CDT
The BioShip flies over the expansive swampland. M'gann is focused on flying. Robin looking over his Birdarangs with an intensity that seems abnormal. While Kid eats a banana, but something catches his eye.
"What's in the duffel?" He asks Kaldur, confusion in his voice.
"Plan "B"." Is all Kaldur says about it.
"Ugh." Miss Martian groans as he grips her head. Superboy and Wolf both turn to her instantly.
"You all right?" Superboy asks.
"Dizzy." She offers, confused by her own feeling.
"Martians get airsick?" Robin wonders aloud.
"She does look a bit greener than usual." Kid muses.
"Not me, her." Miss M corrects.
"I feel fine." Artemis says quickly.
"Not her, the bioship. She's trying to shield us, but-"
Outside the air crackles with power. Suddenly the BioShip loses the camouflage.
"There it is, Atom. Go." Vertigo commands as it flies overhead.
Black Atom takes off with enough power to punch the underside of the BioShip and knock it off course. Causing all the teens inside to start screaming, as they crash in the swamp. They groan. as it comes to a stop.
Yet they get no reprieve as vines come out from under the water and latch on to the ship, trying to drag it under.
Black Atom rips a hole in the top of the BioShip as something screams.
Miss Martian clutches her head. "He's hurting her."
Superboy stands up and punches Black Atom off the ship. But now that he's off, and the vines continue to drag them under, water flows into the ship.
"No. No way I'm nearly drowning 3 missions in a row." Artemis gripes as she puts a rebreather in her mouth. She shoves on in Kid's face.
"Wow. Uh, thanks." He takes it from her with a small smile.
"M'gann, we need to get out. Open a hatch." Conner tells her, trying to keep everyone safe despite the pain she's feeling from the ship.
"Hello, M'gann. Of course." She says, hitting herself lightly on the head before growing gills on her neck. She swims to a wall and opens a hole in the ship.
"Out. Everyone out." Aqualad commands.
They swim through the swamp without being noticed.
Kaldur doesn't even miss a step as he breaks the surface, Conner gasps for air, M'gann loses her gills, and Robin, KF, and Artemis take off their rebreathers.
They watch from the trees as the vines drag the ship fully under the water.
"She's in shock. She'll need time to recover." Miss Martian informs.
Before anyone can say anything the entire Team screams in pain as they fall to the ground clutching their heads.
KF pushes himself to his elbows, looking up at the source. "Vertigo."
"Count Vertigo to you, peasant." The man growls.
Superboy stands to go and attack only to knocked back and punched in the face by Black Atom. Unconscious.
Aqualad makes it to his feet and pulls out his WaterBearers to pull water from the swamp and throw it at Vertigo. It continues to hop almost like a jumping fountain while pushing Vertigo further away.
"Robin, Miss Martian, disappear. We will keep them busy. You two fulfill the mission objective." He commands.
Miss Martian engages her camouflage and disappears from sight. Aqualad has just enough time to gasp before he's hit by Black Atom's punch.
When he falls Wolf charges at the man, who puts up an arm to block. Rather than slowing him down, he spins and throws Wolf at Artemis and Kid as they approach. He charges at them.
Paris, October 2nd, 01:55 CEST
Martian Manhunter carries Aqualad to the plant attacking the Eiffel Tower. The King of Sea drops from the flight and lands on the plant and immediately starts ripping the vines apart. While Martian Manhunter phases through the vines to where people are trapped inside. As Aquaman rips another vine apart a group of people are revealed to have also been trapped. He looks up to Martian Manhunter as he flies a group of people to the ground.
Taipei, October 2nd, 07:58 NST
The Flash runs around the edge of the building, hacking down vines as he goes. Another hero,
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A/N
I think this dude is Magog , you don't want to know how confused I was cuz I didn't remember him. At. All. TBH all this was one of those 'wait this happened?' moments.
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This man with blue skin and horns coming out his head is armed with a gold lance, that extends until it hits the ground before firing a laser at the plants around the reactors.
The rear reactor crumbles under the vines and alarms start blaring as a massive cloud rises, then glows as it starts to react with oxygen.
Flash and Magog look at the billowing plume with gaping looks, but Captain Atom flies up to it and starts pulling the reaction into himself, leaving only a dust cloud as he glows orange, continuing to fly away.
Star City, October 1st, 16:57 PDT
The Star City bridge is under attack from the plants that are sprouting up from the river. One of the vines is wrapped around it and is trying to snap the suspender lines. The Red and Green Arrows
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A/N
Can I do that?... I'm doing it.
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Stand side by side as they fire arrows at the vines. The arrows explode and destroy the vines once they hit.
A school bus that is trapped in the vines is full of panicking kids, and they flinch away as the glass gives way to the vines. Black Canary lands on top of it and uses her Cry to destroy the vines. Which explode when hit with the sound waves.
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A/N
This bus also says Metropolis that I wondered if I had read the city wrong.
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From her vantage point on top of the bus, she takes out the wall of vines as she unleashes another Cry.
Another vine catches her off guard and knocks her off the bus.
"Poor heroes." The Joker taunts. "Nothing they do is quite enough. Ain't it grand?" He laughs lowly as he continues to control the plants.
"And impressive how you simultaneous juggle multiple scenarios." Ivy continues to pet the plant and she watches him.
"I've had practice… Juggling my multiple personalities." He laughs not quite as maniacally as usually until something catches his eye. "School's out!"
A large vine, with a red flower on top slams on top of the School Bus, before picking it up. Green and Red Arrow stand behind Black Canary. Speedy on top of a car, while GA is behind Canary.
They both release two more arrows that explode, but nothing happens as the children inside the bus scream. The vine continues to raise the bus before throwing it over the edge of the bridge.
The three heroes look over in fear but see a green baseball glove holding the bus up. The Lantern that holds it wears a vest and fingerless gloves and no mask with his short hair cut. Before giving them a two finger salute.
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A/N
I think this is Guy Gardner but I don't know the Lanterns as well as I probably should.
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Black Atom carries Superboy over his shoulder, setting him beside an unconscious Wolf, Kid Flash, Aqualad, and Artemis.
"Two are missing." Vertigo snarls.
"I blocked contact with Aqualad and the others. Should we-" Miss Martian starts, nervous and unsettled.
"Sorry, that's not the gig. This is." Robin says shortly as he lowers his HoloGlove and moves a branch out of the way to see a glass atrium. "The Injustice League central control system." He notices the spire-like plant growing through the roof. "Looks like that plant is acting as an antenna to control the other plants worldwide."
Unbeknownst to them, someone snuck up behind them. "Well, hello." Ivy taunts, her vines sprouting from the ground and holding both of them tight off the ground before they even have a chance to turn around.
Ultra-Humanite lands behind her, gun cocked with a low growl.
"And good-bye." Ivy muses as Miss M gets caught in the crosshairs.
M'gann's eyes glow green and the shot goes to the vines rather than to her.
Both of them take off in opposite directions.
Ivy follows the yellow cape. "Sorry, Boy Wonder. I'm putting an end to your little reconnaissance mission." She raises her hands and more vines break out through the ground.
Robin jumps over one, easily slides down another, before jumping high over another to grab on to a tree branch that he spins twice around. Releasing just before it is hit by the vines, he kicks off a nearby tree before landing on the ground with a grit of his teeth. Narrowly dodging two more vines that create an X behind him before he takes off.
Miss Martian flies through the trees, dodging Ultra-Humanite's shots before turning on her Camouflage and disappearing as Ultra-Humanite starts to fire more rapidly and with less accuracy now that he can't see her.
Inside the Central Command, the base of the spire-plant-tenna is still glowing gold under the bright green surface with power despite the black cracks, thanks to Atomic Skull's output at the platform's edge.
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A/N
"Spire-plant-tenna"? Lol when the fuck did I write that? But honestly, I don't know what else to call it so let's roll with it.
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The Joker is on another platform, his back to the plant as he overlooks the various attacks that are occurring. "With so much power at my fingertips, some might call me a control freak." He moves his fingers in the gloves and the plants respond. "Others, just a freak. Either works for me." He laughs maniacally as he sees the BatPlane fly on to one of the screens.
Gotham, ya know in case you're like me and forgot where this was supposed to be.
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Inside the cockpit, as he rounds the plant, Batman fires at the vines, which at the moment aren't attacking anything or anyone.
The plant screeches as it uses one of the vines to take out the BatPlane, much to Batman's surprise.
As the Dark Knight makes his way to the city streets, Zatara, in a magical bubble recites another spell. "Niatnoc eht erutaerc." Another bubble surrounds the plant, even cutting off the parts of the arms that were outside the bubble.
Despite being cut off the tips still flail around, the Plant even tries to reconnect through the barrier. One hits a civilian off the bridge to the street below.
Where Plastic Man waits in the shape of a trampoline. The man bounces and Plastic Man changes back to his original shape to catch the man and set him on his feet. He gives the civilian an over the top smile before extending his torso up to the bridge.
Paris
Martian Manhunter flies towards the plant currently consuming the Eiffel Tower, managing to cut off a vine. In retaliation the plant strikes out at a News Chopper, knocking it completely off balance, causing the two passengers to fall out.
A pink streak flies down to catch them, revealing a teen girl with a short hairstyle, a skintight suit under a work coveralls, that are accented only with a bright red belt.
The still falling Chopper is caught by a flying man, Icon, before it can hit the city.
Louisiana Baiyu
Aqualad slowly regains consciousness as he lies face down on the floor of a golden-orange cage. He lets out a small groan, that doesn't go unnoticed.
"They awaken. You're certain this will hold them?" Count Vertigo asks, standing atop Wotan's cage, while Black Atom holds it over his head.
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A/N
I love how he says that, but Conner, Wally, Wolf, and Arty are still CLEARLY unconscious.
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"The cage is impenetrable. Even the Superboy has no chance of escaping." Wotan says with confidence.
"You are not the only one trained in the mystic arts, Wotan." Kaldur snaps, his tattoos glowing as he pulls on the bars, but as he does so the energy of the cage covers him rather than his Eel electricity, draining him of his power.
Wotan chuckles. "Please, Atlantean, do not pretend you're in my League."
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A/N
Atlantian? Uh, no DC, that doesn't look right. This isn't even an agree to disagree, you're wrong.
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Robin runs across a fallen tree as he makes his way through the area, while still dodging Ivy's vines. He jumps out of the way of one as it breaks the ground on his right.
When one appears right under him, though he gets thrown backwards and to the ground. Pushing himself to his knees as he hears some vines shriek on his right, aimed at him. Until they explode from inside and Miss M's camouflaged form flies over him.
"Robin, she's made contact." M'gann says with a cheery tone.
"Artemis." He asks, both confused and stunned.
M'gann tone is strange as they watch the cage with their teammates in it fly over their heads. "No."
The BioShip comes up behind Wotan and knocks him out of the air and into the lake.
The cage over Black Atom's head suddenly disappears, and all the teens let out a sharp yell as they are dropped.
Black Atom swoops around to grab Count Vertigo, but the Count is quick to berate him for his choice. "Not me. Stop those delinquents."
Superboy, Wolf, Aqualad, Artemis, and Wally all drop into the knee-high muddy water with grunts.
Superboy looks up as Wolf starts growling, finding the source of Wolf's growling to be Ultra-Humanite. "I hate monkeys." He snarls before charging at the albino gorilla with a scream.
Ivy casually makes her way to a ridge at the edge of the swamp behind Kaldur and Artemis. The slight crackle of her vines being what gives her away.
Artemis and Kladur reach back for their weapons but find them missing. "Ah, I feel naked. And not in a fun way." Artemis huffs.
Ivy raises herself up higher with her vines before sending one at Kaldur, who dodges it narrowly, but with ease.
Clearly missing the joke
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A/N
Or innuendo, depends.
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Kaldur is easy to say "We will make our own fun, as we have been trained. Maneuver 7."
Artemis turns and takes a running start towards Kaldur as he threads his fingers together and squats down. Her boot lands in his hands and uses his strength to launch her high above the vines. Giving her plenty of air time to aim her boot right at Poison Ivy's face. Taking her to ground level.
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A/N
Also just realized, HOW DOES ONE THREAD THEIR FINGERS TOGETHER WITH WEBBED FINGERS?!
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Wally can hear the confrontation but turns to Count Vertigo as he lands on the drier ground. He kicks it into high gear and takes off towards Vertigo, only for the pulsating waves to hit him. He groans and slows down, coming to a near stop mere feet in front of the two. Black Atom back-fists him in the head, knocking him completely clear of the ground and feet away.
"Where are Robin and the Martian?" Vertigo demands.
Ultra-Humanite growls as Wolf bites down his nape from his back, and Superboy's hold on his arm keeps him from moving it far.
With a harsh tug, he knocks Superboy off balance long enough to throw him away and reach up with both hands to pull Wolf off.
Artemis jumps for a high roundhouse kick, that Ivy barely ducks under, but pulls a vine from the ground to knock her away. She looks over her shoulder at the Central Command and gasps. "My baby."
The plant-tenna is covered in small red dots, which upon closer inspection are Robin's disks. All of them beeping, before they explode in three massive groups.
The plant screeches as it catches fire turns brown and collapses over the glass of the atrium.
Ivy has to shield her face with her arms, given how close she is, and even then the heat is still too much.
At the center of the roof are Robin and Miss M. The Boy Wonder only has one thing to say. "Timber."
Enraged Ivy pulls dozens of vines from the ground and shoots them towards the two with a scream.
Miss M takes flight and with a raise of her hands destroys the vines from the inside.
A laser hits her in the back and knocks her down, Robin ducks away and turns towards the source. Atomic Skull and the Joker now face them down. "Children? Children foiled our plan?" Joker questions his voice gone hoarse with the smoke, but the clear air is helping. "Inconceivable. Unacceptable. Retributionable!" He raises his hand and lowers his voice. "That last one might not be a word. So sue me."
"Kill them." Vertigo snarls. "Kill them all." He directs Black Atom and Poison Ivy towards the teens.
Robin helps Miss M back to her feet, just in time for them to both dodge another one of Atomic Skull's lasers. As he lands in the marshy water he uses a wide sweep to try and take them out.
Ultra-Humanite moves slowly towards Superboy and Wolf. All three of them are tense for a moment before Black Atom swoops in and takes Superboy away while Wolf charges at the gorilla. Throwing the Super teen high into a tree.
Artemis looks around rapidly, trying to orientate herself in the multiple fights that are happening at the same time. Vertigo hits her with his power when her back is turned.
She falls to her knees almost instantly.
"Leave her alone." Wally says rather darkly as he stands up. Only to be hit in the back by Wotan.
"Enough!" The dark sorcerer commands as he starts to fly again.
Robin throws two birdarangs that explode in a plume of dark smoke around Wotan's protective bubble. The bubble falls as his hands glow blue, creating four lightning bolts that hit Robin and Kaldur in quick succession, though the older boy can at least stay standing through the bombardment.
Artemis screams as she hit and knocked out of Vertigo's range, though the villain doesn't attempt to follow her.
Wally is knocked back by the force of the blow.
Black Atom throws Superboy into a tree behind Ultra-Humanite that leaves him open to be hit by the lightning as well. Wolf is knocked off of a now sore Ultra-Humanite by the lightning.
M'gann flies around her camouflage, but once she uses her telekinesis to destroy some of Ivy's vines Wotan knows right where to aim, knocking her out of the sky.
As she falls Kaldur blocks the lightning aimed at him with his hand as he moves to the few steps to black M'gann's as well.
The second the pain stop she looks up to Kaldur, who looks back down at her. "Plan "B"." He says.
M'gann is silent as her eyes glow green. The BioShip moving to meet her command, coming right over their heads as a hole opens in the hull, a duffle falling to Kaldur's hand.
He unzips the bag and pulls the Helmet out, holding it over his head.
Wotan's attack stops his attack immediately, stunned. "The Helmet of Fate."
Wally turns to see Kaldur, stunned. "No, Aqualad! Don't!" Only to be punched by Black Atom.
Superboy punches Black Atom back as Wally hits a tree with a resounding crunch over his thud .
Kaldur puts the Helmet on and Doctor Fate takes his place, bathed in golden light and floating over the marshy grounds.
Wally grunts as he stands up, his right arm limp at his side and his left reaching for his elbow to stabilize it when he sees Kaldur. "Oh, dude."
Doctor Fate flies up to come face to face with Wotan. His cape flowing behind him and his hands coming from being out at his sides to a fighter's position, clenched in fists. "Wotan, you are mine." Fate nearly growls.
Wotan brings his hands together to shoot an orange beam at Dr. Fate. Fate's golden beam comes from his chest and where the two should meet, Fate's burns straight through hitting Wotan in the chest. Pushing the dark sorcerer back until he is pinned against the greenhouse dome.
When Fate's beam stops, it begins to wrap around Wotan and form chains that bind his hands to his sides.
Robin hears the splash of someone's shoes in the mud as he pushes himself back up. Looking up he sees the Joker. "Wonderboy, you are mine." The maniac quotes Fate and changes his voice as much as he can to mimic Fate's. Before laughing as he pulls out a switchblade.
Robin is quick to get on his feet and avoid the slashes that get too close to his chest too many times for comfort, before finding enough time to properly plant his feet and spring over the maniac. His hands landing first before he springs up again, facing the Joker as he slides a little.
"Always wanted to carve this bird." Joker rasps, pulling out a second knife as he laughs and charges at the teen.
"Solvo quod reverto." Wotan chants, causing the chains to shatter away from him and then he guides them back towards Fate.
Fate watches as the approach, seeming not prepared to do anything before he puts his right-hand out just before the chains reach him and his symbol appears as a shield. Destroying the chains on contact.
"Wotan has prepared for your return, Doctor." The sorcerer says as he floats back up to Fate's height. "Fulmina venite!" He chants as his hands glow orange and the beam strikes the shield.
Fate's shield holds out for a few moments, but it shatters and Fate is knocked back as electricity crackles over his body before he finds his balance and charges back to face the sorcerer.
Miss M makes her way through the wooded area, still camouflaged, avoiding Ivy's vines as she shoots past her.
"I can't see you, Martian, but perhaps I'll hear you scream." The villainess threatens.
Vertigo steps up to Ivy's side, suddenly. "And perhaps I can be of some assistance." He offers, Ivy stands a little more relaxed as Vertigo releases the pulsing waves.
Miss M's eyes go wide as she hit with the first wave, causing her to turn off her camouflage then grip her head as the waves continue. Finally knocking her out of the air with a scream.
Kid bolts past Vertigo, knocking the Count off balance and ripping a bit of his cloak off in the process.
Ivy and Vertigo are both stunned by the turn of events. As Vertigo turns to get back at KF he sees Artemis already in the air, and her left leg extending moments before she hits him in the face with a solid roundhouse kick.
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Okay, that shot is AMAZING!
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Ivy doesn't even have time to dodge Vertigo before he crashes into her and they both get knocked off their feet and into the mud a solid 3 feet away.
Wally skids to a stop and braces his back against a tree, his left hand still bracing his right elbow. Artemis takes cover behind the same tree before taking the piece of Vertigo's cape from Wally's grasp.
He grunts at the jostling of his arm. "Hey, that's my souvenir." He whines.
Artemis doesn't care and ignores his complaint. "Hold still." She tells him as she finishes tying the knot behind his head. The souvenir-now-sling hold his arm close to his body.
He looks at her with a bit of stunned look as she takes a small step back. Only to watch her get his by Wolf who was thrown at her.
She yelps under the sudden impact of something that probably weighs more than she does.
"Artemis!" He yells before seeing Ultra Humanite coming in with a cross aimed for his head.
He ducks under it and takes off running.
In the sky, Fate and Wotan are dodging each other's attacks.
"Surrender, sorcerer!" Fate commands. "You cannot hope to defeat our Lord of Order." He strikes out with a beam shaped like his symbol that strikes Wotan in the chest and the sorcerer glows gold before disappearing.
He reappears behind Fate with his hands already glowing and takes a shot that hits Fate in the side and knocks him down about 15 feet. "I can defeat you, and I will."
"Ekirts natoW nwod!" A new voice calls out, causing Wotan to look up to the source before he is hit by a beam of yellow light that takes him down.
Breaking through the clouds, and armed with his wand is Zatara. "Not tonight, Wotan."
Following him are HawkMan, Martian Manhunter, Captain Marvel
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Which is really fucking weird to say since I have plans to go see the movie!
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HawkWoman, and Captain Atom.
Wotan hits the ground hard in front of the greenhouse with a resounding thud . Ultra Humanite looks at to the sorcerer as he falls, giving Superboy the opening he needs. Before punching the gorilla in the face.
Robin continues to narrowly avoid the Joker's slashes before he jumps back and throws a Birdarang that knocks one his knives out his hand.
He looks up with a psychotic look as Aquaman, Batman, Green Arrow, and Black Canary all descend onto the scene as well, held up by one of the Green Lantern's platforms, with Captain Marvel and Superman flying in front of them.
Ultra Humanite and Atomic Skull slowly back up to either side of a still fallen Wotan and Black Atom.
As the Justice League lands they have now made a circle around the InJustice League. Including Poison Ivy, Vertigo, and Joker.
"It's over." Is all Batman says.
Vertigo exchanges a small look at Ivy before raising his hands in surrender, the other villains following suit. "There will be another day."
"Another day?" Joker asks, surprising even his teammates by his lack of surrender and his question. "Another day! There won't be another day! Not for any of us!" He laughs as he raises his still gloved hands and uses his fingers to control the vines to rise up around the swamp. Redbuds rise up to the surface before they pop in rapid succession. Filling the area with green gas.
"Joker venom spores. Don't breathe." Batman commands instantly turning to the still laughing Joker and nailing a punch to his face.
Despite him being knocked out the gas still grows. "Fear not." Dr. Fate rises over the cloud, creating another one of his symbols, but this one sucks up the gas. "Fate has intervened."
Everyone holds their places, alive.
"What were you thinking?!" Kid demands his anger coming through in droves. "How could you let him put on the Helmet? Nabu will never release him now." his anger dies out by the end of his realization. "Kaldur will be trapped inside Dr. Fate forever."
The iconic hero of the Justice League stands almost like a statue for a long breath, confirming Kid's worries. Before he suddenly moves and takes the Helmet off and Kaldur returns.
Kid moves quickly in front of the older teen. "Nabu let you go?" He asks with a smile.
"He almost did not, but your friend Kent was most helpful. He says hello." Kaldur returns the smile that he sees gets even wider when he mentions the previous holder of the Helmet.
"We're done here." Batman says, drawing the Team's attention to him in an instant. "The Super-Villain Secret Society has been neutralized. As for your performance…" The Team waits through the painful silence. "It was satisfactory."
All teens share a happy look at what is basically praise from the Dark Knight.
The screens play the plant incidents over the globe and the intervention of the Justice League.
"Impressive." A male's voice says. "The plant creatures have proven their usefulness as potential weapons." The images are replaced with one cohesive image of the InJustice League. "More importantly, the so-called heroes now believe our secret society has been revealed and crushed."
A dark looming shadow shows who has been talking, as he steps out of the shadows, Vandal Savage. "With the Injustice League serving as our proxies, we are once again free to operate with impunity."
He looks behind him, Queen Bee, Ocean Master, and Ra's Al Ghul are on his left, while Lex Luthor steps on his right, followed by Clarion, and the Brain.
"And shadows still conceal our Light."