Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2015 2:12:18 GMT -5
Titans of Justice Unlimited Chapter 58 - “You CAN Go Home Again Part 9”
Written & Edited By: Power Guy
The Statue of Liberty, Earth 2.…
As Robin finally freed the third Black Canary from her icy prison, she looked at the green and red clad archer and demanded, “After giving you a second look, you’re not the man I initially thought you were. Just who are you???”
“I’m not Green Arrow. I’m his son,” revealed the bowman. “Friends call me the Emerald Archer.
Didi Queen turned to Robin and asked, “There’s a Green Arrow on this earth too?”
“Yes,” confirmed the mature Boy Wonder. “He was part of a team called the Seven Soldiers of Victory.”
“And I’m part of the new All-Star Squadron,” explained the Emerald Archer.
“All-Star Squadron? I think I’ve heard Superman mention that name once or twice,” recalled Sonic Boom.
“He had an adventure with them and the Justice Society back in his JLA days,” explained Robin. “They took on the Crime Syndicate and Per Degaton. The Huntress told me all about it.”
“So who else is part of your group?” Black Canary asked as she made her way up to the Emerald Archer.
“We are,” revealed a red, blue, and yellow-clad blonde woman as she and several other masked heroes entered the room. “I’m sorry we’re late. We were in the middle of wrapping up things with the new Black Dragon Society when we got the call for help. By the way, I’m Liberty Belle. The daughter of Jesse Quick and the second Hourman. My adopted brother is your teammate, the Sixty Minute Soldier and this is my step-brother….” she started until Black Canary interrupted her.
“Junjie! And Vigilante!” Didi Queen as she recognized two of the men who had come along with the new Liberty Belle.
“Boy is it nice to see a familiar face,” commented Junjie Quick as he hugged Sonic Boom.
“I’d have to agree,” added the Vigilante. “Junjie and I appeared with the new Squadron in the middle of a battle with Brainwave and at first, I thought my memories of the Titans of Justice were all an illusion created by Brainwave but after talking with Junjie Quick I knew I wasn’t hallucinating.”
“It looks like the Wizard has won,” stated a disappointed Junjie Quick.
“Only for now….” replied a determined Black Canary. “So who are the rest of these guys?”
“Well, this here’s the immortal member of the Round Table known as the Shining Knight,” explained Liberty Belle, “and the man to his right is the grandson of Dan The Dynamite. He goes by Ground Zero.”
“I’ve heard about some of you,” mentioned Robin. “Aren’t you guys trying to buy off the Perisphere from the government?”
“Yes, but they won’t let it go,” huffed Liberty Belle. “They insist they’re going to turn it into a museum some day.”
“That place is so big they could probably lease out half of it to you and use the other half for their museum,” Robin said as he walked towards the exit. “I don’t mean to be rude but Black Canary and I have to get back to headquarters and see if anyone has found a lead on the Wizard’s whereabouts.”
“Mind if we come along? We’ve been looking for him and the Injustice Society too,” explained Liberty Belle.
“Not at all,” confirmed Robin. “With the size of the Society’s ranks, we can use all of the help we can get.”
As Sonic Boom began to walk out, the Emerald Archer caught up with her, put his arm around her shoulder, and asked, “My Arrowcar’s right outside. Need a lift?”
Sonic Boom loosened herself from the bowman’s grip and replied, “No, thanks. I’m already riding shotgun in the Batmobile.”
***
Downtown Gotham City…
“Revel in it while you can Huntress because you forgot all about us!” came a mysterious from behind the Huntress, Wonder Man, and Lightspeed.
The Huntress whipped around and saw who was speaking to her and exclaimed, “My God! YOU!!!”
“You were supposed to meet us three hours ago for lunch,” spat the heroine formerly known as Power Girl who was standing next to the Star Spangled Kid aka Sylvester Pemberton.
“Power Woman! Stellar! It’s great to see you two again,” greeted Lightspeed.
“Same to you, Jason,” replied Power Woman. She then turned to the Huntress, “You know, you could have called, Hel. I know Society of Titans business comes before your personal life but you could have taken two minutes to let Sylvester and I know you needed to reschedule. You had us worried to death.”
The Huntress just stood frozen for a few seconds as she was overwhelmed with seeing her best friend Karen Starr again for the first time since she was back on Earth 2. She then snapped out of her ‘trance’ and proceeded to hug the Maid of Might. “Karen, I can’t tell you how good it is to see you, again.”
Power Woman just looked at her husband Stellar. The two of them were both confused by the Huntress’ sudden strange behavior. “It’s ok, Helena. We’ll forgive you - THIS time.” teased the blonde Kryptonian.
The Huntress smiled warmly at her best friend and then withdrew her arms and then immediately hugged the man now known as Stellar. “You two, Sylvester. It seems like it’s been so long….”
“But Hel, we all just went to see my new movie a few weeks ago,” reminded Stellar.
The Huntress played along, not wanting to ruin the moment, “You’re right. I’ve just been so busy since then, it seems like forever.”
“Huntress, it looks like you’ve got a lunch-date to keep so Wonder Man and I are going to head out,” advised Lightspeed,
“I promised Starman that I‘d meet him for a drink in about twenty minutes,” added Wonder Man. “See you guys later?”
“You bet,” grinned the daughter of the Dark Knight. As Lightspeed and Wonder Man departed, the Huntress looked at her two close friends, “So where are we going for lunch? It’s my treat,” she insisted.
***
The Brownstone(Society of Titans headquarters)…
“This is RIDICULOUS!!!” declared the Sixty Minute Soldier as he punched a hole in the wall.
Power Guy raced over to his angry teammate in an effort to calm his rage, “Easy Sixty. Making our headquarters look like a block of Swiss Cheese isn’t going to do us any good,” Power Guy pointed out as he grabbed the modern-age Hourman’s arm.
“It’s just frustrating, Pee Gee,” explained the adopted son of Rick and Jesse Tyler. “My science, your strength, the White Wraith’s hocus pocus - none of it has even been able to budge that stupid collar around Dr. Fate’s neck.”
“I think it is wise to assume that only the person who placed the Collar of Chaos on Dr. Fate’s neck can remove it,” the White Wraith noted while looking at the man otherwise known as Kent Nelson.
“That makes finding the Wizard that much more important,” added Dr. Fate as he only grew more determined to find his decades old foe.
“Maybe we will get lucky and our teammates will capture some of the Injustice Society. Then I can enter their mind and find out exactly where the Wizard is hiding,” hoped the White Wraith.
***
About two hours later at the Twilo Lounge, downtown Gotham…
“Boy, were you right about going out in costume. I haven’t had to pay for a single drink yet,” smiled Starman as he chugged his sixth bottle of beer.
“You know, someone like Power Guy or the Huntress wouldn’t be caught dead drinking in public but I’ve got no qualms with it,” smirked Wonder Man. “Bartender - another Jack and Coke please!” he called out.
“So how are you doing without Jerrica?” Starman asked new-found drinking buddy.
“Honestly - I’m a total wreck,” admitted the male Amazon. “I’m luck if I get five hours of sleep a night. All I can do is think about Jerrica and wonder if she’s alive and well. Every moment that goes by eats away at me but enough of my pity-party. Do you miss Aleea?”
“I do and I don’t,” revealed Starman.
“Huh?” questioned Wonder Man.
“She broke up with me about an hour before you and I got the distress call from the United Nations,” explained Starman. “She said we weren’t spending enough time with each other.”
“What did she expect when you were light years away?” the son of Fury said, trying to offer some support.
“Honestly, I think it was just a cop-out. My guess is that she found someone else,” presumed the cosmic avenger. After a few seconds of silence, Starman revealed, “I’m actually more worried about the Arachnid.”
“Worried? We all thought you were happy to be rid of him,” Wonder Man said right before he began to take a sip of his drink.
“I’ll admit he’s a little annoying sometimes,” Starman said as he measured the length of his goatee with his fingers.
“A little?” repeated Wonder Man, sarcastically.
“Ok, a lot but still…..he really is a good guy deep down,” insisted Starman.
Before the duo could continue their conversation further, they were interrupted by a scream coming from outside.
“STOP!!! THIEF!!!!”
The two heroes turned and looked out the window to see a glimpse of a woman dashing past the window with a purse in her hands.
For a second, Wonder Man thought he recognized her but then said to himself, “No, it can’t be.”
“What did you say?” asked Starman right before he belched spontaneously.
“Never mind. I’ll go,” advised Wonder Man. “You stay here. I don’t think you’re in any condition to be chasing down a crook.”
“Ok, I’ll have another Jack and Coke waiting for you when you get back,” promised the man otherwise known as Scott Knight.
Wonder Man raced out the door after the would-be thief. “This is going to be fun. I haven’t went after a purse-snatcher since I first became Wonder Man.” he noticed the feminine thief was a few blocks ahead of him by now. It was dark out and the street lights were doing little to help him keep a view on his prey. He could tell that the woman turn a corner up ahead so he figured out a quick way to head her off at the pass. He leaped into the air and landed on the roof of the building besides him. He then jumped onto the roof of the building next to the one he was standing on and. He looked over the side and saw the woman he was after heading his way. He promptly leaped over the side of the building and landed on the ground directly in front of her. Finally, he got a good look at his prey and could not have been more surprised. “Great Zeus! Priscilla Rich!!!”
“In the flesh!” confirmed the Cheetah. “I’d imagine your in a bit of a shock considering the last , time I fought your grandmother, I fell to my death but thanks to the special properties of my Cheetah outfit, I have several more lives to live and in each one I shall dedicate myself to destroying the Woondah-family!!!” she said as she pounced on top of Wonder Man, knocking him over.
Wonder Man couldn’t help but notice the ferociousness of the Cheetah’s attack. Her strength and speed made it quite clear that she was more than just an ordinary woman in a cat costume. Her razor-sharp claws sliced into Wonder Man’s left shoulder, drawing first blood.
“Great Aphrodite! She’s as strong and fast as the animal she’s named after,” Wonder Man thought to himself as he used his gauntlet to block what would have been a killing blow to his jugular vein. With the speed of Mercury, he back-handed the feral villainess off of him.
With the grace of a cat, Priscilla Rich landed on her feet and surveyed her prey for a few seconds.
“Show’s over, Cheetah!” commanded Wonder Man as he threw his magic lasso towards the cat-themed thief however, before it could reach her, she leaped into the air right over Wonder Man’s head. Landing on her feet once again, she began to fun forcing the male Amazon to pursue her once again.
“Catch me if you can, Woondah Boy!!!” taunted the Cheetah as she raced along the city street.
Wonder Man sped along but he was having a difficult time keeping up with her. Her speed was equal to his if not even greater. Finally it seemed like the cat-themed villainess made a fatal mistake as she turned down an alley that was also a dead-end.
“All right, Cheetah - no where to run this time,” gloated the man otherwise known as Scott Hall on Earth 2.
“That’s right Woondah Boy, there’s no where for YOU to run. Isn’t that right boys and girls?” teased the Cheetah.
“Who are you talking to, nut-case,” Wonder Man asked, thinking the Cheetah had lost it.
“Look behind you. I’ve lead you into the purrr-fect trap!” the Cheetah revealed, hands on her hips.
Wonder Man quickly turned to find the only exit to the alley was blocked off by several members of the Injustice Society including Vulcan Son of Fire, Deathbolt, Queen Clea, Solomon Grundy and the Golden Age Star Sapphire.
“I’d like to make this simple for you and offer you a complete surrender,” Clea said as she and the other villains edged closer to Wonder Man.
“I’m an Amazon, Clea. You know we never surrender,” chastised Wonder Man.
“Well then, this is going to be very, very painful for you….” teased Clea as she reveled in the idea of beating Wonder Man senseless.
“Six against one, eh?” stated Wonder Man, coldly. “Bring it!!” he challenged, motioning the villains to come towards him.
About a half-hour later, Starman staggered out of the tTwilo Lounge. He was caught in between tipsy and drunk as a skunk. “I wonder where Wonder Man ended up? That thief was probably just an actress and Scott is feeding her chocolate-covered strawberries at her place right now,” he thought to himself. As he made his way down the street, he began to debate going to another bar or heading home for the night when to his horror, he looked up in the sky and saw Wonder Man being carried away by Star Sapphire and the other villains. He almost fell over in shock and was forced to use his Cosmic Rod to steady himself, “Oh no!! They’ve got Wonder Man!!!” he gasped.
TO BE CONTINUED
Written & Edited By: Power Guy
The Statue of Liberty, Earth 2.…
As Robin finally freed the third Black Canary from her icy prison, she looked at the green and red clad archer and demanded, “After giving you a second look, you’re not the man I initially thought you were. Just who are you???”
“I’m not Green Arrow. I’m his son,” revealed the bowman. “Friends call me the Emerald Archer.
Didi Queen turned to Robin and asked, “There’s a Green Arrow on this earth too?”
“Yes,” confirmed the mature Boy Wonder. “He was part of a team called the Seven Soldiers of Victory.”
“And I’m part of the new All-Star Squadron,” explained the Emerald Archer.
“All-Star Squadron? I think I’ve heard Superman mention that name once or twice,” recalled Sonic Boom.
“He had an adventure with them and the Justice Society back in his JLA days,” explained Robin. “They took on the Crime Syndicate and Per Degaton. The Huntress told me all about it.”
“So who else is part of your group?” Black Canary asked as she made her way up to the Emerald Archer.
“We are,” revealed a red, blue, and yellow-clad blonde woman as she and several other masked heroes entered the room. “I’m sorry we’re late. We were in the middle of wrapping up things with the new Black Dragon Society when we got the call for help. By the way, I’m Liberty Belle. The daughter of Jesse Quick and the second Hourman. My adopted brother is your teammate, the Sixty Minute Soldier and this is my step-brother….” she started until Black Canary interrupted her.
“Junjie! And Vigilante!” Didi Queen as she recognized two of the men who had come along with the new Liberty Belle.
“Boy is it nice to see a familiar face,” commented Junjie Quick as he hugged Sonic Boom.
“I’d have to agree,” added the Vigilante. “Junjie and I appeared with the new Squadron in the middle of a battle with Brainwave and at first, I thought my memories of the Titans of Justice were all an illusion created by Brainwave but after talking with Junjie Quick I knew I wasn’t hallucinating.”
“It looks like the Wizard has won,” stated a disappointed Junjie Quick.
“Only for now….” replied a determined Black Canary. “So who are the rest of these guys?”
“Well, this here’s the immortal member of the Round Table known as the Shining Knight,” explained Liberty Belle, “and the man to his right is the grandson of Dan The Dynamite. He goes by Ground Zero.”
“I’ve heard about some of you,” mentioned Robin. “Aren’t you guys trying to buy off the Perisphere from the government?”
“Yes, but they won’t let it go,” huffed Liberty Belle. “They insist they’re going to turn it into a museum some day.”
“That place is so big they could probably lease out half of it to you and use the other half for their museum,” Robin said as he walked towards the exit. “I don’t mean to be rude but Black Canary and I have to get back to headquarters and see if anyone has found a lead on the Wizard’s whereabouts.”
“Mind if we come along? We’ve been looking for him and the Injustice Society too,” explained Liberty Belle.
“Not at all,” confirmed Robin. “With the size of the Society’s ranks, we can use all of the help we can get.”
As Sonic Boom began to walk out, the Emerald Archer caught up with her, put his arm around her shoulder, and asked, “My Arrowcar’s right outside. Need a lift?”
Sonic Boom loosened herself from the bowman’s grip and replied, “No, thanks. I’m already riding shotgun in the Batmobile.”
***
Downtown Gotham City…
“Revel in it while you can Huntress because you forgot all about us!” came a mysterious from behind the Huntress, Wonder Man, and Lightspeed.
The Huntress whipped around and saw who was speaking to her and exclaimed, “My God! YOU!!!”
“You were supposed to meet us three hours ago for lunch,” spat the heroine formerly known as Power Girl who was standing next to the Star Spangled Kid aka Sylvester Pemberton.
“Power Woman! Stellar! It’s great to see you two again,” greeted Lightspeed.
“Same to you, Jason,” replied Power Woman. She then turned to the Huntress, “You know, you could have called, Hel. I know Society of Titans business comes before your personal life but you could have taken two minutes to let Sylvester and I know you needed to reschedule. You had us worried to death.”
The Huntress just stood frozen for a few seconds as she was overwhelmed with seeing her best friend Karen Starr again for the first time since she was back on Earth 2. She then snapped out of her ‘trance’ and proceeded to hug the Maid of Might. “Karen, I can’t tell you how good it is to see you, again.”
Power Woman just looked at her husband Stellar. The two of them were both confused by the Huntress’ sudden strange behavior. “It’s ok, Helena. We’ll forgive you - THIS time.” teased the blonde Kryptonian.
The Huntress smiled warmly at her best friend and then withdrew her arms and then immediately hugged the man now known as Stellar. “You two, Sylvester. It seems like it’s been so long….”
“But Hel, we all just went to see my new movie a few weeks ago,” reminded Stellar.
The Huntress played along, not wanting to ruin the moment, “You’re right. I’ve just been so busy since then, it seems like forever.”
“Huntress, it looks like you’ve got a lunch-date to keep so Wonder Man and I are going to head out,” advised Lightspeed,
“I promised Starman that I‘d meet him for a drink in about twenty minutes,” added Wonder Man. “See you guys later?”
“You bet,” grinned the daughter of the Dark Knight. As Lightspeed and Wonder Man departed, the Huntress looked at her two close friends, “So where are we going for lunch? It’s my treat,” she insisted.
***
The Brownstone(Society of Titans headquarters)…
“This is RIDICULOUS!!!” declared the Sixty Minute Soldier as he punched a hole in the wall.
Power Guy raced over to his angry teammate in an effort to calm his rage, “Easy Sixty. Making our headquarters look like a block of Swiss Cheese isn’t going to do us any good,” Power Guy pointed out as he grabbed the modern-age Hourman’s arm.
“It’s just frustrating, Pee Gee,” explained the adopted son of Rick and Jesse Tyler. “My science, your strength, the White Wraith’s hocus pocus - none of it has even been able to budge that stupid collar around Dr. Fate’s neck.”
“I think it is wise to assume that only the person who placed the Collar of Chaos on Dr. Fate’s neck can remove it,” the White Wraith noted while looking at the man otherwise known as Kent Nelson.
“That makes finding the Wizard that much more important,” added Dr. Fate as he only grew more determined to find his decades old foe.
“Maybe we will get lucky and our teammates will capture some of the Injustice Society. Then I can enter their mind and find out exactly where the Wizard is hiding,” hoped the White Wraith.
***
About two hours later at the Twilo Lounge, downtown Gotham…
“Boy, were you right about going out in costume. I haven’t had to pay for a single drink yet,” smiled Starman as he chugged his sixth bottle of beer.
“You know, someone like Power Guy or the Huntress wouldn’t be caught dead drinking in public but I’ve got no qualms with it,” smirked Wonder Man. “Bartender - another Jack and Coke please!” he called out.
“So how are you doing without Jerrica?” Starman asked new-found drinking buddy.
“Honestly - I’m a total wreck,” admitted the male Amazon. “I’m luck if I get five hours of sleep a night. All I can do is think about Jerrica and wonder if she’s alive and well. Every moment that goes by eats away at me but enough of my pity-party. Do you miss Aleea?”
“I do and I don’t,” revealed Starman.
“Huh?” questioned Wonder Man.
“She broke up with me about an hour before you and I got the distress call from the United Nations,” explained Starman. “She said we weren’t spending enough time with each other.”
“What did she expect when you were light years away?” the son of Fury said, trying to offer some support.
“Honestly, I think it was just a cop-out. My guess is that she found someone else,” presumed the cosmic avenger. After a few seconds of silence, Starman revealed, “I’m actually more worried about the Arachnid.”
“Worried? We all thought you were happy to be rid of him,” Wonder Man said right before he began to take a sip of his drink.
“I’ll admit he’s a little annoying sometimes,” Starman said as he measured the length of his goatee with his fingers.
“A little?” repeated Wonder Man, sarcastically.
“Ok, a lot but still…..he really is a good guy deep down,” insisted Starman.
Before the duo could continue their conversation further, they were interrupted by a scream coming from outside.
“STOP!!! THIEF!!!!”
The two heroes turned and looked out the window to see a glimpse of a woman dashing past the window with a purse in her hands.
For a second, Wonder Man thought he recognized her but then said to himself, “No, it can’t be.”
“What did you say?” asked Starman right before he belched spontaneously.
“Never mind. I’ll go,” advised Wonder Man. “You stay here. I don’t think you’re in any condition to be chasing down a crook.”
“Ok, I’ll have another Jack and Coke waiting for you when you get back,” promised the man otherwise known as Scott Knight.
Wonder Man raced out the door after the would-be thief. “This is going to be fun. I haven’t went after a purse-snatcher since I first became Wonder Man.” he noticed the feminine thief was a few blocks ahead of him by now. It was dark out and the street lights were doing little to help him keep a view on his prey. He could tell that the woman turn a corner up ahead so he figured out a quick way to head her off at the pass. He leaped into the air and landed on the roof of the building besides him. He then jumped onto the roof of the building next to the one he was standing on and. He looked over the side and saw the woman he was after heading his way. He promptly leaped over the side of the building and landed on the ground directly in front of her. Finally, he got a good look at his prey and could not have been more surprised. “Great Zeus! Priscilla Rich!!!”
“In the flesh!” confirmed the Cheetah. “I’d imagine your in a bit of a shock considering the last , time I fought your grandmother, I fell to my death but thanks to the special properties of my Cheetah outfit, I have several more lives to live and in each one I shall dedicate myself to destroying the Woondah-family!!!” she said as she pounced on top of Wonder Man, knocking him over.
Wonder Man couldn’t help but notice the ferociousness of the Cheetah’s attack. Her strength and speed made it quite clear that she was more than just an ordinary woman in a cat costume. Her razor-sharp claws sliced into Wonder Man’s left shoulder, drawing first blood.
“Great Aphrodite! She’s as strong and fast as the animal she’s named after,” Wonder Man thought to himself as he used his gauntlet to block what would have been a killing blow to his jugular vein. With the speed of Mercury, he back-handed the feral villainess off of him.
With the grace of a cat, Priscilla Rich landed on her feet and surveyed her prey for a few seconds.
“Show’s over, Cheetah!” commanded Wonder Man as he threw his magic lasso towards the cat-themed thief however, before it could reach her, she leaped into the air right over Wonder Man’s head. Landing on her feet once again, she began to fun forcing the male Amazon to pursue her once again.
“Catch me if you can, Woondah Boy!!!” taunted the Cheetah as she raced along the city street.
Wonder Man sped along but he was having a difficult time keeping up with her. Her speed was equal to his if not even greater. Finally it seemed like the cat-themed villainess made a fatal mistake as she turned down an alley that was also a dead-end.
“All right, Cheetah - no where to run this time,” gloated the man otherwise known as Scott Hall on Earth 2.
“That’s right Woondah Boy, there’s no where for YOU to run. Isn’t that right boys and girls?” teased the Cheetah.
“Who are you talking to, nut-case,” Wonder Man asked, thinking the Cheetah had lost it.
“Look behind you. I’ve lead you into the purrr-fect trap!” the Cheetah revealed, hands on her hips.
Wonder Man quickly turned to find the only exit to the alley was blocked off by several members of the Injustice Society including Vulcan Son of Fire, Deathbolt, Queen Clea, Solomon Grundy and the Golden Age Star Sapphire.
“I’d like to make this simple for you and offer you a complete surrender,” Clea said as she and the other villains edged closer to Wonder Man.
“I’m an Amazon, Clea. You know we never surrender,” chastised Wonder Man.
“Well then, this is going to be very, very painful for you….” teased Clea as she reveled in the idea of beating Wonder Man senseless.
“Six against one, eh?” stated Wonder Man, coldly. “Bring it!!” he challenged, motioning the villains to come towards him.
About a half-hour later, Starman staggered out of the tTwilo Lounge. He was caught in between tipsy and drunk as a skunk. “I wonder where Wonder Man ended up? That thief was probably just an actress and Scott is feeding her chocolate-covered strawberries at her place right now,” he thought to himself. As he made his way down the street, he began to debate going to another bar or heading home for the night when to his horror, he looked up in the sky and saw Wonder Man being carried away by Star Sapphire and the other villains. He almost fell over in shock and was forced to use his Cosmic Rod to steady himself, “Oh no!! They’ve got Wonder Man!!!” he gasped.
TO BE CONTINUED