Hello, I'm your host Tom Tucker and this is News Start. Our top stories are: The Alien Invasion and recovery. The Justice League and their public statements and finally Alien prisoners of war, what do we do with them?
So first off; I'm sure everyone has seen the new moon we have, this apparently was the Alien Mothership which was captured and parked in near-Earth orbit at what is known as Lagrange point 2. Their assault ships have either been captured or shot down, with a small percentage surrendering after they learned of their defeat. Already China, Russia and the USA have been clamouring for access to the vessel and its technology, however the Justice League has announced that they are holding control over the vessel and will not allow any one nation to have control of it or its functions. They will instead ensure that it will be examined and all technology not already recovered will be offered for development.
Many vocal outcries have been publicised, such as the scathing assessment of the current situation by Lex Luthor and other influential individuals. The response from the Justice League was simply "We do not believe that any of Earth's nations individually can be trusted with a warship whose expressed purpose was planetary invasion. We will only allow representatives of the UN access after careful observation. Any other attempts will be rebuffed."
Now, it is understandable this Justice League is concerned by exactly how advanced the technology they currently possess is, the real issue is quite simply that it is a military vessel and the majority is offensive or defensive weapons technology. Initial analysis of captured technology reveals that the majority of their weapons and vessels are relatively conventional, as far as construction materials go. There have been suggestions that people avoid taking souvenirs or functional devices as the risk these may be booby trapped or toxic is a factor. Remember these are likely weapons. Just to be clear: if you believe you have an alien device or vessel component in working condition or nearly complete, please hand it in at your nearest police station; there is a fixed reward offered.
Despite the swiftness of the defeat, the cities attacked have suffered significant damage. Estimates in the US are in the billions of dollars in damages. Many buildings were rendered uninhabitable or risks to public safety and will need to be renovated or demolished.
Justice League members have offered their assistance in reconstruction and disarmament of our alien captives. In Metropolis, Central City and Paris: Superman, The Flash and Magnus have already begun to help.
[Images of Superman lifting a toppled building and flying it away.]
[Images of Flash setting up numerous shelters for homeless civilians in moments.]
[Images of Magnus helping in Search and Rescue, shifting entire piles of rubble to free a mother and child buried alive.]
Now the Justice League themselves: they have confirmed that a strike team consisting of Superman, Batman, Martian Manhunter, Magnus and Valkyrie were instrumental in the alien defeat. Those that were contacted have remained tight lipped about their actions. They do however intend to provide the UN a mission report. Whether this report will ever see civilian eyes is unknown.
Meanwhile a great many others joined in the defence of Earth, some coming as a complete surprise. The application of Atlantis to join the UN was a major surprise to all concerned. Their leader has already been unofficially inducted into the ranks of the Justice League. As has Ambassador Diana Prince, AKA Wonder Woman; the very same individual as the one from World War II. Also joining their forces are other members of the legendary Justice Society, Green Lantern and Red Tornado. Dr Fate has also been sighted, but has not yet been available for comment.
[Black and white footage of the Justice Society posing for cameras]
Their efforts continue as they work tirelessly to aid people, however many are unable to be identified. Batman is a complete mystery, sources from Gotham PD remain tight lipped about his exact involvement in events leading up to and during the so called 'Invasion Day'.
The only official acknowledgement is simply that he is 'A serious guy in a cape' from Captain Marvel during his celebrations. Martian Manhunter has also been confirmed to be a 'green alien' and that he is a genuine Martian, whereas these Invaders are from a different planet and not from the Solar System at all. Alien advocate groups are already using him as a poster child.
[Footage of small groups of people waving signs with slogans including 'I luv aliens' 'Green good, Blue bad' and 'we're all aliens to somebody'.]
Added onto all of this are the newly formed reactionary group of Metahumans in India called the Divine Trio and the technologically advanced weapons displayed in Russia and China by elite units.
[Soldier runs past camera in power armour with an unidentifiable weapon in hand.]
Britain remains, still rocked by the fact they had literal demons running around on their streets. Please note, this is disturbing footage. It has been censored to comply with viewing standards.
[footage of Demons tearing alien apart in brutal fashion.]
However we are still left with the problem that these aliens bring, not least of which includes the dozens that are still engaged in brutal guerilla tactics in civilian population centres and reports are still coming in of others dug into wilderness locations.
Current count of captives is estimated in the tens of thousands, with nearly the entirety of the Metropolis invasion force secured alive due to Superman.
[Footage of Blue Aliens huddled inside a temporary prison, fenced off by razor wire and armed guards patrolling.]
[Click]
"It's not that difficult people! You just shoot them in the head!" the viewer remarked.
The television remote was tossed onto the couch and owner sat up with a bounce.
"Haha… really? This stuff is supposed to be hard to use?" A pale hand picked up an alien weapon from the floor and pulled a trigger-like section to no result. "I suppose it is, if you have no guts!" the hand reached down into a bucket of congealing green fluid. "Ew… sticky." The green stained hand gripped the weapon and tried again, vaporising a section of the floor.
Joker laughed excitedly. He turned to look at the three Blue aliens he had strung up on the wall. "Really, this isn't rocket science… its just common sense! Hahahaha!" He fired on the closest, cutting him in half and spraying more green fluid, alien blood.
"I love this gun!" Joker exclaimed.