2006 - Metropolis, Kansas - John Jones's Precinct
I race through the building, grab John and speed outside to a roof several blocks away with an obscured view, so people can't look or listen in.
"J'onn J'onzz. You are being called upon." I announce boldly.
John smiled and said, "I see you're embracing your destiny. I've been attempting to monitor your progress, but you've taken steps to ensure that's been made difficult. What is it I can help you with? I was meant to remain in the shadows and subtly guide you, but it appears that is no longer necessary."
"I'm inviting you to join the Justice League. As one of the last Martians, you and I are in a similar situation. We serve our adopted home worlds from the shadows. You joined the police force and assisted mankind in a much smaller way. Your primary responsibility was monitoring my activities to ensure I embraced my destiny. Now that that is no longer necessary, I ask you to answer to a higher calling." I state. "I am gathering individuals with abilities so we can coordinate our efforts in making the world safer for mankind. Primarily, I decided to start the Justice League so we're ready for beings like Darkseid, Mongul, or other planetary-level dangers and extraterrestrial threats. I couldn't outright say to other members that aliens exist due to the level of disbelief I'd be confronted with, so I just told the other members we'd be humanity's protectors, and left it at that. But you and I are aware there's a great big universe out there with many dangerous opponents that rival our powers or even exceed our powers. We may only be able to face these opponents together."
John with a proud look on his face, "You've come so far, Kal-El. I never imagined you'd get this far without my assistance. But it looks like you never needed it."
"Don't sell yourself short, J'onn. You're one of the few telepaths on this planet that I'm aware of. That will be a crucial skill for our success. If someone is going to use something to simultaneously launch the world's nukes all at once and they won't talk even under the threat of torture because they're a fanatic, how else could we access their plans other than telepathy? Your power could mean the difference in humanity's survival. And your phasing can allow you to infiltrate any place on the planet. We'll need that if some lab out there starts trying to clone aliens or people with powers, for example." I explain his necessity.
John looks even more impressed, "It seems you're well-informed and have completed your father's training. Very well. I will join."
"Wear this watch. It's connected to my AI Kelex. It will help ensure you are safe by notifying us if you're in danger and it can help coordinate our team for missions. You can also contact me through it. And take this, too. It's the location of our headquarters." I said.
John took the card and watch and said, "Thank you, Kal-El. I will follow your guidance from here on out."
Then, I sped him back to work with the Speed Force.