Titans of Justice #1 - “Not as it Seems”
Written, Edited & Maxi-micros by: Power Guy
Regular Micros taken from: dc-microheroes.wikia.com/wiki/DC_Micro-Heroes_Wiki


PROLOGUE:

The home of Sanderson Hawkins, Earth 2…

After hearing a loud scream, the man formerly known as Sandy, the Golden Boy, rushes into his “nephew’s” bedroom to check on him. He sees his “nephew” sitting up, shaking a bit with a sweat pouring down his forehead, “Lawrence….I heard screaming. Are you alright?”





After taking a second to catch his breath, Lawrence Dodds replied, “Yes, Uncle Sanderson, I’m fine. I just had another one of those strange dreams again. Like the ones you told me you and my dad used to have.”





“Take some deep breaths,” Sanderson suggested as he sat down besides Lawrence and rubbed his shoulder. “What happened in this one?”

“It was very bizarre. I was in the middle of a battle between several super-beings. There was a man from the future…………and one of the others had his throat crushed right before me.”

“That is strange, especially considering that the only other superhero you’ve met so far is that new Huntress from Gotham City,” pointed out the former sidekick of the original Sandman. “Would you like me to make you chamomile tea? It might help you to sleep better.”

“That last thing I want to do is go back to sleep right now but thank you. I think I’ll just catch up on some reading.”

***

After several decades of near total peace thanks to the efforts of the Justice Society of America and Infinity Inc., crime and corruption are on the rise again with most of the previous generations of heroes seemingly retired. All over the world, heroes are rising to the challenge to defeat those that would impose upon others' rights and the safety of all mankind. Over the skies of New York City, a winged Egyptian warrior keeps her watchful eyes on the city below. In Opal City, the Cosmic Rod once again brings blinding justice to those who would terrorize the good people of the city. Washington D.C. is under the protection of yet another Amazing Amazon. In Keystone City, a new Scarlet Speedster races into action against those that would plague the hometown of the Flash. The great city of Gotham never seems to sleep yet stays under the protection of both an emerald gladiator and a new female Dark Knight. Here in Metropolis, the ever-busy city is kept safe thanks to a Kryptonian powerhouse who is not only the son of Power Girl and the Star Spangled Kid, but the second cousin of Superman as well. These are but a few of the many new heroes that have risen up in the cause of justice.

Today marks the second time two of earth’s new heroes have teamed-up to fight a common threat. This threat is known as the all-new Lightning Master, grandson of the original who faced Superman during World War II. Unlike his grandfather, the current Lightning Master needs no machines to produce electricity, instead, he is a human battery thanks to years of research and experimentation by his family. The green and yellow-clad villain has attacked the Wayne Enterprises Metropolis office in hopes of stealing a brand new device unveiled today that will empower automobiles to run solely on electricity for several months without recharging. As the new Lightning Master terrorizes the assembled crowd, Power Guy and the all-new Huntress arrive on the scene to thwart the villain’s plans.

“From what I’ve read about this device, it should charge up my powers for months without needing any sort of recharge in between!” exclaimed the excited Lightning Master as the crowd around him scurried out of the building. Just as the villain seized the device, a Bat-rope whipped around him tightly.





“That’s as far as you go!” ordered the Huntress, pulling her rope tightly. “Wayne Enterprises didn’t build that device for the likes of would-be thieves!”





Power Guy landed beside the legacy of the Batman and greeted her, “Nice to see you again, Huntress but I could have handled this guy from the looks of things.”





The Lightning Master turned and faced his opponents while saying, “Over-confident imbecile…….I will teach you better!” Suddenly, lightning emerged from his body, shooting out in all directions. The Huntress got a huge shock due to her rope conducting electricity and fell to her knees while Power Guy got the surprise of his life as the lightning affected him as well.

As the Kryptonian powerhouse’s skin began to burn, he whispered to himself, “Lightning’s never been a problem for me before………what gives?”

The new Lightning Master walked over to Power Guy and said, “With all of your fancy vision powers, you didn’t notice the green tint to my lightning? It took my family years but we finally figured out a way to incorporate Kryptonite into the bloodstream so that when I emit electricity, it saps your alien strength!” As the villain stood over Power Guy gloating, he failed to notice that the Huntress had recovered and she was heading towards his back. The vigilante from Gotham slammed into the Lightning Master, knocking him over. She then grabbed him by the back of his mask and slammed his face into the ground several times, leaving him groggy. As the villain mumbled, “G….g……get off,” his body again surged with electricity, shocking the Huntress violently, causing her to collapse again.

The Lightning Master then stood up with his right fist sparking with electricity. “I should finish you, witch. You’re of no use to my benefactor anyways,” but before he could make good on his threat, a blast of Power Guy’s Kryptonian breath blew him across the room. The Lightning Master’s body crashed into a podium, stunning him for a few moments while Power Guy tended to the injured Huntress.

“Are you alright, Huntress?” Just then, Power Guy noticed the Lightning Master was picking himself up, both of his fists crackling with electricity. Power Guy kept his eyes on the Lightning Master’s hands, waiting for the villain to try to blast him with electricity, thinking he could move out of the way with his super-speed but to his surprise, the lightning came shooting up into his body from the floor.

As Power Guy lay unconscious, the Lightning Master picked him up, threw his body over his left shoulder and said, “Again, you failed to notice the obvious. This floor is made out of wood, which, is an excellent conductor of electricity. Now to get you to my benefactor and collect the other half of my money.” He then turned and looked at the Huntress’ still body and said, “Better not waste any time finishing you off. I have no idea how long this muscle-bound fool will be out cold.”

***

About an hour later in a highly advanced laboratory across town….

The Lightning Master entered the room as all sorts of technology hummed and buzzed about. A being sat in a chair with his back turned to him but then spun around quickly and said, “It looks like you were well worth the money,” smiled the Ultra Humanite. “Set him on the table over there and restrain him with the attached cuffs.”





“Mind telling me what you want this guy for?” asked the green and yellow-clad villain.

“Why not?” teased the hulking white ape. “I’ve housed my brain in several bodies over the decades and this one is beginning to give out on me. I figured, why change bodies every few decades when I can house my genius brain in that of a Kryptonian and sit comfortably for a century or more?”

“You’re going to put your brain in Power Guy’s body?”

“Exactly! Soon, my body will be as powerful as my mind!

“But how are you going to cut through his skin and bones? He’s nearly invulnerable.”

“Yes, that would take considerable effort to do such a thing but my brilliant genius has constructed a new device that will allow me to trade consciousnesses with Power Guy, essentially, transporting my mind into his body and his mind into this body. No surgery will be needed.”

“Wow….that’s pretty impressive, event to a scientist like myself,” commented the Lightning Master as he stroked his chin.

“Now, cuff him to this device so I can get started!” instructed the ages-old villain.

The Lightning Master wasted no time in following direction, eager to collect the rest of his payment. A few minutes later, everything was set and the Lightning Master stood before the control panel, ready to initiate the final step.

“Alright, throw the switch and let it be done!” commanded the Ultra Humanite.

As the Lighting Master reached forward, an arrow pierced his hand and ejected foam all over his body. After screaming in pain for a few seconds, he turned to find his attacker. He quickly saw the Huntress sliding down a rope and landing on the floor before him. He then tried to use his metahuman abilities but something wasn’t right, “My powers…….”

“Have been neutralized by that anti-electrical foam that’s all over you!” the Huntress said, finishing the villain’s sentence before clocking him straight between his eyes, delivering a quick TKO.

The Ultra Humanite quickly became irritated by the sudden events and removed the cables connected to his head and began charging towards the Huntress, “Silly woman, I’ve come to far to let you interfere with my plans! Who are you anyways? You’re obviously black yet the Huntress and Robin were both white so you can’t be their daughter yet you dress as a legacy of them and the Batman!”

“It’s really none of your business,” the Huntress replied, dryly, as she whipped a Batarang at the hulking ape. The device exploded on contact with the villain, knocking him to his back.

The villain lye still, having been stunned by the explosion. The Huntress took advantage of the situation and rushed over to Power Guy, trying to figure out how to remove the cuffs and cables placed on his body. Before she could act, however, a chair came flying at her, courtesy of the recently revived Ultra Humanite. The chair hit her with such force, she fell to her knees, quite groggy. The great white ape didn’t hesitate one bit in kicking the Huntress in the face, causing her to black out. “Stupid wench! You wasted your time in coming here.” He then shook the Lightning Master awake and instructed him to continue on with his instructions.

Minutes later, once everything was in place again, the Lightning Master was able to press the necessary buttons required to start the transference process. After an amazing light-show created by the Ultra Humanite’s device, the genius villain, in Power Guy’s body, ripped himself free from his restraints and hollered, “It worked! I’m more powerful than ever and now the world shall finally come under my rule and if the tired, old Justice Society is foolish enough to try and stop me, I’ll grind them to paste with my bare hands!!!”


TO BE CONTINUED!