the Legion of Super Heroes have lost their universe and after helping save another Legion's universe, they've returned to the void to try and find others like them without a reality to call home.

After several reality jumps the Legion have found themselves in a new universe where the Legion doesn't exist and old allies and foes have both died and returned from the dead a like. Unable to leave this new reality the Legion has split into two factions to find a way to survive in this new reality

Roll Call:
Live Wire - Garth Ranzz - electrical generation and manipulation, and elemental transmutation
Saturn Girl - Imra Ardeen - telepathy, mind control, reading and communication.
Triad - Luornu Durgo-able to triplicate
Apparition - Tinya Wazzo Nah-intangibility
Ultra Boy - Jo Nah- Super-strength, super-speed, flight, invulnerability, flash vision, and "penetra-vision’ (all approximately at Kryptonian power levels), only one of which can be used at a time.
Violet - Salu Digby - able to shrink to microscopic and gigantic size at will. m
Ferro - Andy Nolan- moveable iron body, super strength and invulnerability
Umbra (Tasmia Mallor)- shadow caster.
Kid Quantum II - Jazmin Cullen-quantum fields capable of slowing/freezing time. energy blast capable of causing decay.
Spark - Ayla Ranzz-electrical generation and manipulation.

Cosmic Boy- Rokk Krinn.- Magnetism: control, generation, and manipulation.
Invisible Kid- Lyle Norg- invisibility
Dreamer- Nura Nal- precognition
Gear - I.Z.O.R.- techno-organic body that allows him to interface and control machinery and that can grow any type of machinery he can think of.
M'onel -Lar Gand (Valor) - flight, invulnerability, solar absorption and healing. X-ray vision, penetra- vision, heat vision, super breath, freeze breath, super human speed, reflexes, endurance and sense (vision, smell, hearing, touch.)
Sensor - Jeka Wynzorr- generation of illusions and telepathy. Evolved snake abilities undefined.
Chameleon - Reep Daggle- shape shifting
Wildfire - Drake Burroughs- composed of anti-matter energy. Capable of flight and energy blast.
Karate Kid -Val Armorr- master of all known martial arts.
Brainiac 5- Querl Dox- 12th level intelligence. force field generation.
Andromeda-Laurel Gand -flight, invulnerability, solar absorption and healing. X-ray vision, penetra- vision, heat vision, super breath, freeze breath, super human speed, reflexes, endurance and sense (vision, smell, hearing, touch.)
Starboy -Thom Kallor - interstellar mass control.
Lonestar-Shikari- Pathfinding, ability to generate biological armor and claws, flight.
Timber Wolf- Brin Londo-Superhuman agility and strength, claws and fangs, super-senses, and accelerated healing.





These are the Tales of the Legion of Super Heroes in Universe 248.

Chapter 1: Reentry -

“Shikari, are you sure this is the right way?” Kid Quantum asked as she surveyed the void for what seemed like the billionth time.

“Yes Quantum Legion’ the way is clear.

“We’re back to that again? I thought we got this clear. Just call me Jazmin’

Even though Shikari had been with them for over a year now, she sometimes regressed to her old ways of referring to everyone as half their code name or some kind of physical feature mixed with legion as the secondary word. It’s something that annoyed most of her teammates. But they still accepted it at times. This time wasn’t one of them.

“Sorry Jazmin. But yes this is the path. I know it will lead us to more people lost in the multi-verse.”

“No offense to your abilities, but they have been wrong as of late.” Brainiac 5 interjected as he studied the readouts from his Omnicom to confirm Shikari findings.

“Green Legion, I know this is the way. It leads to something. But I’m not sure what exactly. This void is hard to navigate. But I know it’s a path we must follow.”

“Give her a break will ya” Wildfire stood up for Shikari. He had faith in her and knew she would find a way back to where they needed to be.

“I’m just stating a fact of late. But I will say that my Omnicom has picked up something familiar for once. That direction does show an energy tether to a portal that is opening to us.” Even though Brainiac 5 trusts Shikari, he still doesn’t understand her abilities fully, at least not in the context of the void.

The team began to argue amongst themselves each taking a different side. Kid Quantum stood their listening to everyone. She tried to get it all straight in her head. But this void is a place beyond normal comprehension and outside the confines of time and space and having being stuck here for almost a year and then to be released from it, she knew the team was thankful for a break and some action. But after their adventure with the two other Legions to save one of their universes, they decided to return to the void and find others like themselves; lost and without a reality to call home. They had been searching and searching. They came close a hand full of times to finding another door way out. But without Gates, their natural teleporter to try and access certain energies it’s up to Shikari to track these doorways alone and sometimes, it seems to take its toll. The team has changed so much since they’ve entered the void. They’ve lost Kinetix, hopefully she’s at peace now, and without Xs the team’s resident speedster and energy ball it’s hard to keep up the spirit sometimes. Lastly, is Gates, Even though no one missed his political talks, his unwanted cynicism helped keep everyone else hopeful.
Kid Quantum, was trying her best to be a leader and keep the team together but after so many weeks with no hopes and leads of finding a way out or home, the teams has lost its way again. It’s as if they never left the second galaxy, except this time it was the whole team that was sent through and not just a few of them. As Kid Quantum looked down to prepare herself to speak Cosmic Boy placed his hand in hers forcing her to look up at him. His smile gave her confidence to speak from her heart.

“Guys! Listen this is going to get us some where! I can feel it to! There is a quantum fluctuation in that direction, and Brainy and Shikari both have valid points. This is a way out and a way to something!” her enthusiasm and heartfelt voice gave some hope back to the team.

“That’s right guys. We’ll get out of this. We just need to follow that path!” Chameleon tried his best to boost himself and everyone. But even he had a hard time believing himself.

Shikari led the way following a path that only she could see clearly, as Brainiac 5 and Kid Quantum followed closely behind and the rest of the team in tow.

“I really do hope this gets us some where Jo. I’m hoping we can find Cub again! I just know he’s out here.” Said Apparition weakly. She had become so lost without their son and as of late the fear that he didn’t survive at all was getting to her more and more.

“We’ll find him again Tinya. I know we will.” Ultra Boy tried to reassure her but even he had his doubts.

Timber Wolf looked on after the two of them. He had faith that cub was out there. He was a strong little guy and he knew that even if Ultra Jerk, didn’t believe it, he did.

The team glided on cautiously following their path to a new world. The void started to shift from blank whiteness to vibrant hues of color. All shifting and rushing in all directions all the while getting brighter and pushing at each of them, at times it seemed almost blinding. The gravitational forces were starting to get worse; pulling each of them in different directions. There was no way they were going to be able to keep everyone together if this got worse and along with the gravity distortions came winds that created booming sounds around them.

“Star boy, can you compensate for this?” Brainiac 5 yelled back.

“What?” Yelled Star Boy back. The wind was too much Star Boy couldn’t make out a thing Brainiac 5 said

“Star Boy he asked if you could use your powers to compensate for this gravity change.” Saturn Girl projected into Star Boys” mind. She realized talking wasn’t going to be possible much longer.
“Yeah, I think I can. But I need everyone to be closer for that to happen.” Star boy thought back.
-Alright, everyone link hands and get closer together. Brainy can you use your force field to help bind us together? Saturn Girl asked.

“I believe so. I can extend it out but I’ll need it to be reinforced with another shield if I’m going to be able to continue to calculate and help follow Shikari’s path”“ Brainiac 5 said as he punched in some more data.

“I’ll help with the calculations” Invisible Kid and Gear both thought at the same time.
“Alright, thank you both and we’ll still need an extra field” I think if Kid Q and Cosmic Boy use their powers together it could help create a quantum magnetic field to help keep us together and then Star Boy will uses his gravity powers to keep all of us centered.” Brainiac 5 thought this so fast that Ferro almost felt like he was talking with Xs for a second.

“Is there anything I can do?” Ferro asked

“Actually I can use you as an anchor of sorts that will help keep us all together.” Offered Cosmic Boy. Everyone I need you to try and get close to Ferro and I’ll see if I can magnetize your rings to his body.” Cosmic boy concentrated as he magnetized Ferro and the team’s rings. But he also had to create a shield with Kid Q.

“Rokk, just focus and don’t over exert too much. You can do this. If you need the backup I’m here.” Saturn Girl offered.

“Thanks.” He thought with a weary smile on his face.

“Also, Vi if you could shrink down that would be a help.” Saturn Girl suggested.

“Will do!” and in an instant Violet was no bigger than doll.

Like the team they used to be, they were a well-oiled machine, each doing their part to make this easier for everyone. Brainiac 5, Shikari, Kid Quantum and Cosmic Boy all leading the way, while Star Boy tried to continuously shift the group’s gravity to match the conditions of the void.

“You know where ever we end up we may want to think of getting someone who can control the weather” that might be a useful thing to have!” Joked Chameleon.

“Yeah, maybe. That’s if we ever get to where were going. But first things first I hope we land somewhere that has sonic showers! I could use a good one!” Teased Spark.
“I’d be up for that as well girl! Actually I see one in our very near future.” Dreamer interjected.

Spark and Chameleon both looked at Dreamer, not sure if this was really a vision she had or just a joke. But all three hoped it was a true vision of what’s to come. The three of them smiled at each other and felt happy. Something else else they hadn’t felt in a while.

“How are those calculations coming Gear and I.K.?” Kid Quantum asked.
“Good! If you veer left in about 2.5 seconds we will miss a barrier that’s could be a potential problem. Shikari do you see it coming up?” Responded Invisible Kid.

“Yes Invisible Legion. The barrier is just up a head. Everyone shift to the left just a little. We should pass right by it with few problems. But I sense that something” it’s just past the barrier.” ShikarI’s senses were going wild. The path was becoming more unpredictable and yet predictable with each movement they made. She knew they were close to a way out.

“Alright hold tight people and move left on my mark” and NOW! Gear ordered.

The group shifted left, Star Boy straining to compensate for the gravity increase was getting harder on him. Meanwhile, Cosmic Boy and Kid Quantum’s field was holding nicely but both were becoming very tired.

“Are we there yet?” Triad asked trying to keep herself from triplicating. The thing she always did in uneasy situations. The ride was getting bumpier and bumpier as they went. The winds also started picking up speed, pushing the fields around them.

“Just a Bit longer! Were almost out of the woods here people! Just keep focused! Invisible Kid reassured them.

The colored hues started giving way to what looked like visions of a world that looked like their own. The U.P council headquarters stood proud and lively as it ever did. That slowly shifter to R.J. Brande in his office.

“Guys look! It’s showing a world that looks a lot like ours! Oh my stars and garters R.J.! Triad exclaimed. She was so happy to see her adoptive father again even if it was just in a vision in the void walls.

“Brainy is it possible that were actually going to a reality similar to our own?” Asked Apparition hopefully.

“It’s possible. But from what happened with the Persuader and what the Adult Brainiac 5 said our reality ceased to exist and it wasn’t reborn within one of the 52 Universes. But there is a possibility that it’s close to our own. But there will be differences. I believe what I can do to help us figure that out is run another computation and use our own temporal and reality signatures to see if they match or come close to the reality were about to enter.” Brainiac 5 said enthusiastically.

“Sounds like a great idea Brainy but can we wait till we get past this hurdle first! I think we’d all really like to just live through this first before you get distracted.” Suggested Saturn Girl.

The scenes of the void continued to change but so did the light intensity. Everything started getting brighter and brighter, so much so that almost everyone was getting blinded by the light.

“Umbra can you help out here? Shield everyone’s eyes from this light or something?” asked Kid Quantum.

“Alright, but if I do that, no one will see where were going.” Umbra thought back.

“I will see for all of us Dark Legion. The time has come that you all must just trust me to lead you out of here. The time for calculations is over!” Shikari thought bravely.

“Brainy can you handle that?” Live Wire teased.

“I’m fully capable of trusting Shikari and it has reached the point of where I think all calculations are done as far as I, Gear or Invisible Kid can do.” Brainiac 5 covered his eyes and lowered his head, as Invisible Kid patted him on the shoulder. Brainiac 5 hated having to give up. But when you can’t see there isn’t much else one can do.

“Well” if you like I could always make you think that its darkness you’re seeing. But allow you to see your instruments. Sensor suggested.

“Can you?” Brainiac 5 asked hopefully. He wanted to see these calculations through to the end.

“Sure. All three of you?”

“Yes!” Replied Invisible Kid, Gear and Brainiac 5 in unison.

With a thought Sensor-blinded” the three geniuses and Umbra used her dark field to cast shadows over everyone else’s eyes. Luckily Umbra and Sensor’s shadows stopped everyone, including them from seeing the events that transpired on the void’s walls. If they had looked they might have gotten a glimpse of the reality they were about to enter.

“Legion we are close! Everyone stay together!” Shikari reassured them. As she flew on with the rest of the Legion in tow the winds pushed hard and gravity increased even more. If it wasn’t for Star Boy they all might have been flatted by now. Even though this was a path Shikari found and trusted, something about it was familiar and strange. It’s as if the void didn’t want to let them go. For every inch they moved forward the void pulled on them more and more. Shikari couldn’t help but wonder if this was a path that the void itself was trying to keep hidden from them.

They flew on valiantly. Everyone playing their part and everyone’s hope rising.

“Legion we are almost there but there is something holding us back! We need more speed to push forward and to push us through a barrier that’s coming up. It’s the last hurtle we’ve got to face’. Gear called back to them as he did two more calculations.

“Maybe if we have M'Onel, and Ultra Boy uses their strength and speed to punch through this last barrier, then we’d be free.” Suggested Invisible Kid.

“It’s worth a try!” agreed Cosmic Boy.

And with that both M’Onel and Ultra Boy moved from the Quantum/Magnetic force field up next to Shikari. Cosmic Boy used their utility belts to keep them magnetized to the group. Meanwhile Star Boy was still trying his hardest to compensate for all the gravity shifts. He wasn’t sure how much longer he could hold on. Both of them were spreading themselves thin.

“Alright, when I tell you both to speed up do so and when I tell you to punch the barrier do it! Brainiac 5 told them.

“No sweat Brainy! We’ve got this” Ultra Boy said confidently as M’Onel agreed with a silent nod. The two of them pushed on getting faster and faster pulling the team along with them. Star Boy was so close to passing out from the excretion. Saturn Girl saw his face and felt his mind getting weak.

“Star Boy, are you alright? Can you make it just a little bit longer?” Saturn Girl asked.

“I’ I’m mmm noot tooo surre’“ Star Boy barely squeezed out this thought as his mind and body began to shut down.

“How much longer?” Dreamer asked concerned as she held on to Star Boy’s arm trying to show her support for her love.

“We’ll reach the barrier in one minute! Once there Star Boy may have to increase the weight around everyone for a bit.

“I don’t think he can do that!” Dreamer said.

“He doesn’t have a choice. We need him.” Brainiac 5 said.

Cosmic Boy and Live Wire looked at Saturn Girl. They knew she could help him. But it would require taking over his mind and shutting him down for the rest of the time. This could work well but it could also be disastrous and his body could still give out no matter what. Also this would violate Star Boy on so many levels.

“Star Boy” Thom” I take control I can sustain you a bit longer but I don’t want to violate you” Saturn Girl asked him.

“Doooo whhhatttt you must!” Star Boy struggled to think again and in that moment Saturn Girls mind was made up. She took control of Star Boy. His mind was her mind and the two of them were one. She wielded his power like an expert using her own gravitational knowledge, Brainiac 5”s calculations and Star Boy’s own knowledge to help her. She started to understand why poor Thom was having so much trouble. The void’s gravitational pull and changes were so strong and fast. Saturn Girl was starting to wonder how long she could even hold out or make his body hold out for.

“Alright, here comes the barrier. Jo you need to switch to super strength and M'Onel keep pushing your speed while you two punch!” Invisible Kid instructed them.

The two of them along with Shikari flying straight ahead towards the barrier. Shikari started to fall back to let the muscle boys strut their stuff.

“Annnd Strike it now!” commanded Invisible kid.

M’Onel and Ultra Boy strike the barrier as hard as they can and a sonic boom of back lash of energy hits them all. The winds pick up again pushing against them harder than before. The energy was is like something they’ve never felt before. Even Wildfire couldn’t handle the output of energy and he was energy. One last final blast of energy washed over them. The energy bypassed their shields everyone last one. Suddenly all of them experienced a feeling of change. It’s as if their very DNA changed.

“What was that? Did anyone else feel that?” Sensor the mistress of illusions and of recent genetic evolution said. She knew something was different about all of them now. But she wasn’t sure what. All she could hope was that her appearance didn’t change even more than it already had. She had enough trouble adjusting the last time her body went through DNA manipulation.

“It was an energy wash. But nothing to substantial. No need to worry!” Brainiac 5 tried to reassure her.

“It felt like hyper taxes energy.” Sensor cautioned.

“It does have a similar energy signature and pattern. But that is understandable. We are breaking through a wall of creation in a sense. I’ll do full scans of all of us once we full breach this barrier. Now please concentrate! I’m starting to go blinded again.” Brainiac 5 said as he searched his Omnicom.

“Fine.” Sensor said as she concentrated more on her illusions. She just hoped he was right and that nothing had changed them.

“Alright, Ultra Boy and M'onel, one more punch to the barrier and we will be through!” Brainiac 5 instructed them.

With that last order the two of them slammed their first as hard as they could into the barrier breaking it apart. All energy washed over them one final time. Then suddenly it all stopped. The strong winds were gone and replaced with a light breeze and sounds besides their own voices appeared. The sound of other people talking, laughing, and cars whooshing by them.

“Umbra drops the dark field and Sensor I believe you can end this illusion. I think we’ve reentered reality.” Brainiac 5 said out loud for the first time in what seemed like forever.”

“Brainy, I gotta ask why this reentry was more difficult than any others we’ve dealt with.” Live Wire asked.

“Well in theory, we left reality and had to reenter it under our own means, whereas before we’ve been called forth from the void and in the case of the Time Trapper he’s a master of time and space it seems. He exists outside of time itself. So a lot of the confines that we face don’t affect him. There is also the possibility that”“

And before Brainiac 5 could finish the Sensor’s illusion had ended and he looked around for the first time. The whole team was in awe. They were back in reality and from the looks of it, it was both a place they recognized and didn’t. Meanwhile, Star Boy fell to the ground exhausted and with Saturn Girl no longer in control of him. Dreamer and Karate Kid knelt down to tend to him.

“Brainy this looks like where our headquarters used to be but well something's missing. Said Violet as she re-sized herself to her proper height.

“Uhmm yeah like our headquarters“ said Wildfire with a boots of sarcasm.

“It appears we’ve reentered into a reality where either we weren’t formed or maybe our headquarters was located somewhere else.” Gear suggested.

“It’s highly probable.” Brainiac 5 said as he returned to his Omnicom.

“Are we at least in our own time period?” Kid Quantum inquired as she searched the skies of this realities earth for something she could recognize, like maybe Legion World in orbit or any number of buildings she would fly around.

“Maybe we should do some recon?” Suggested M’Onel, finally breaking his long silence. It was hard for him to talk in that void without showing his fear to his teammates of almost being like a phantom again.

“Good idea Mon lets break up into teams. We can cover more ground that way. But first things first everyone test your flight rings for both communication and flight capability.” Kid Quantum instructed everyone. Soon each of them started to float a few feet off the ground. -Alright this is good. This helps a lot. Ok people here we go. We’ll split up into teams. Each team will take a different area of the city. See if we can get some answers about this reality.” Kid Quantum said.

“Agreed. I think we should have a coordinating team based here. Saturn Girl, myself, and Gear should set up camp here and see what we can find out, while the rest of you gather more information.” Suggested Brainiac 5.

“That sounds like a good team to stay. Even though our rings are working we don’t know who or what could be listening in and we don’t want to disrupt too much here till we get more intel. Saturn Girl, if you could continue to help us stay in telepathic contact with everyone and help feed the intel to Brainy and Gear that would be great. Gear is it possible to create some sort of device that can get readings of this place.” Said Invisible Kid.

“Lyle I think that’s a great idea. My Omnicom is just not doing the task very well right now. It seems there’s too much data to impute. I’ll need more. Do all of you still have your mini Omnicom’s in your utility belts?” Brainiac 5 inquired.

Each of them searched their utility belts for them. One by one they located them and handed them over to Brainiac 5.

“This is a good start. Gear and I can both make all of these mini Omnicom’s into a proper computer interface that will allow us more access to information of this reality.”

“Good. Now let’s break this up. Cosmic Boy, Karate Kid, Invisible Kid, and Chameleon I want the four of you to head towards the United Planets council building, if there is one. Maybe that can get some answers. I think that actually will have the most information about the current state of this reality.” Kid Quantum stopped for a second to survey those who were left.-Dreamer, how’s Star Boy doing?”

“He’s unconscious for the time being. But I think he should be ok. At least I hope he is.” Dreamer said stroking his hair.

“Then he will have to remain here. As for the rest of you- Violet, Ferro, Spark and Apparition I want all of you to try the Superman Museum. That could give us something on some of the history here. Triad do you think you, Live Wire, Umbra, and Timber Wolf could check out Brande industries. This could allow us to find out if there is a legion or not in this reality and maybe get in touch with R.J. he could perhaps help us out a great deal here. Is there anywhere else that we should try?” Kid Quantum said as she looked at Comic Boy for suggestions.

“What about the time and space museum? Or the flash museum?” chimed in Dreamer.
“Any reason why we should go there?” asked Invisible Kid suspiciously.

“No if I had a vision I’d tell you. But since being here I haven’t seen anything coming. I just think that they would be logical places to check if were looking to learn about this reality. As she said this she had a slight feeling of guilt. She had had a vision. But she wasn’t able to make out more than that. Her new surroundings were clouding her vision.

“True enough. M’Onel, Dreamer if you’re up to it- and I will check out the Time and space museum. That leaves Sensor, Wildfire and Shikari to tackle the Flash Museum if there is one.

“Wait what about me? Andromeda pointed out.

“Sorry, Andy. I just miscalculated our man power. I’m thinking maybe you should stay here and watch over Star Boy and the others in case there is any trouble.”

“Actually, I think she should stay in my stead. Gear seems to have our for lack of a better term-computer” under control. I actually have another place that I think we should check out.” Brainiac 5 interjected.

“Oh?” Kid Quantum said in surprise.

“The time institute. If there is one of those here then that would give us almost everything we would need both technology and information. But also now that I’m thinking of it, I think we need a better place to gather ourselves. We’ve got spectators.” Brainiac 5 motions to the ever gathering crowed. All staring at them in disbelief.

“I can hear them all whispering about us. Something else else about” regulated and such bright colors. There’s too much going on to really lock in on more than a few words.” Andromeda commented.

“Me too.” M’Onel added.

“Saturn girl and Sensor what about the two of you? Can you pick up anything from their thoughts?” Kid Quantum said as she tried to figure this out.

“From what I can gather none of these humanoids have ever seen someone fly unaided before at least from their point of view. And they’ve never seen we’ll anyone who looks like us. No hero’s, no one demonstrating powers in person or unrestricted it seems. This reality seems to have heroes but not many and they seem to be in control of someone else" Saturn Girl pulled from their minds.

“Attention Unknown citizens! You are under arrest for strict violation of Science Police laws. The use of unauthorized powers weather biological gifts to your race or gained otherwise is prohibited within city limits and without being registered. You all will surrender and report to Science Police Headquarters immediately!” Said a loud booming voice over a PA system.

“Well I guess we just got some answers. No heroes or people with abilities that aren’t registered and there is a Science Police, which indicated there is an Untied Planets. Also there are several aliens and non-humanoids in the crowd; which means there is inter planetary cooperation.” Whispered Violet.

“That’s the good news it seems. From what I’m getting from the read outs and a little bit of hacking I’ve done into their systems this isn’t a place we want to be.” Gear cautioned.

“Team we’re going telepathic again. We need to get out of here and find a place to reconvene.” Saturn Girl thought to them all.

“I concur. First things first” Sensor I need you to hide us away from the civilians view. Gear and Brainy I need you to modify our rings to hide us away from all their technology and surveillance systems and Saturn Girl ”Imra” I know you don’t want to but I need you to wipe away all knowledge these people have of seeing us.” Kid Quantum instructed everyone as she pated Saturn Girl on her shoulder.

“I think I can do it. It’s going to take some concentration; which means I can’t keep all of us in telepathic connection while I do this. Sensor can you keep us connected?” Saturn Girl asked.

“Unfortunately, with this big of an illusion on this many people. I’m in the same situation as you. I need to concentrate.”

“Oh for grifes sake!” and with that Umbra made a few gestures and they were clocked in her dark field instantly. Spark and Live Wire both conjured up some light for everyone to see, seeing the electricity flowing around their hands always brought a smile to Live Wire’s face.

“Sorry, but you all were taking too long and we needed cover.” Umbra said annoyed.

“No this is good. It’s just the distraction we need. They will be too confused and possibly scared by your dark field. Good thinking.” Saturn Girl said as she tried to focus on the minds of everyone in the plaza. At the same time Sensor concentrated on concealing them from everyone’s perception.

“Everyone with a utility belt search for the telepathic ear plugs. I’m not sure if we still have them. But maybe they could be of use.” Triad said as she searched Saturn Girl’s belt while she concentrated on erasing the recent memories of the crowd.

“Found”“-mine!” Violet said and thought as she finished putting it in her ear. Soon everyone who had one found theirs and put them on. This made things easier for both Saturn Girl and Sensor. Now they didn’t have to work as hard.

“Gear, how’s the technology shield coming?” Brainiac 5 asked as he tried to work with the mini Omnicom’s to get more information and away to distract the Science Police.

“Well its actually coming along well. It’s just a matter of converting the cloaking device format to that of this reality and then modifying it just a bit. I should be done within a few moments. I’ve also been trying to communicate with their systems to get at least a schematic of the area. It seems it’s very similar to our reality. There is an old ware house a few districts over from here. We should be able to use that for the time being.” Gear said as he finished working with his flight ring.

“Can you interface with the other rings now?” asked Dreamer.

“Unfortunately, no. I’d need more time with everyone’s rings.” Gear said.

“Then we move. Shikari can you get a lock on this warehouse Gear is talking about?” asked Kid Quantum.

“Yes! I’ve located it! Follow me.” Shikari changed to her battle armor form and took to the skies. Umbra dropped the dark field as everyone else ascended. Both Saturn Girl and Sensor were still concentrating pretty hard and were lifted up by M’Onel and Andromeda because they couldn’t stop concentrating just yet to fly away. While, Chameleon morphed into a red stretcher and used his flight ring to move Star Boy.

“Alright, just a few more miles and we should be out of the sight of the crowed. Sensor how are you holding up?” Cosmic Boy inquired

“Alright” cloaking all of us continuously is a bit harder than I thought. But I’m doing fine.” Sensor said as she tried to keep her concentration intact. She was making them all invisible to everyone. Even though people couldn’t see them the scanners of the buildings could.

“Now you know how I feel doing more than just myself” Invisible Kid chimed in.

“Done! The people don’t remember seeing us at all. Trying to conceal us from the memories of more than a hundred sentiences took a lot out of me. Thank you so much for helping me M’Onel.”

“Any time.” M’Onel just smiled as he said this to her. As Saturn Girl nestled into his arm for a second, Live Wire shot them a look and his hands began to crackle with electricity.

“Attention! You are to report to the Science Police Headquarters and if you fail to do so you will stopped and brought in by force.” Multiple vid screens on the sides of the buildings flared up with the image of a Science Police officer. This image repeated over and over again. Shouting at them and with each passing building the image and sound got bigger and bigger. -Attention! You are to report to the Science Police Headquarters and if you fail to do so you will stopped and brought in by force.”

“Will someone shut that guy up!” and with a jolt of lighting Live Wire shorted out a vid screen. The rest of the team looked at him in slight shock.-What? Like you all weren’t thinking it.” He said as they flew on.

“Destruction of property! This is a Level two offense. Unknown citizens you will surrender now or be prepared to be forced into submission.” Clamored the booing officer’s voice.

“Great Going Garth!” spat Spark as she stuck her tongue out at him.
“Yeah, Garth until we know more about this reality it is best if you didn’t go and break things or cause any more trouble.” Saturn Girl cautioned him.

Live Wire looked away defeated from Saturn Girl. He hated when she did that. He was just letting off some steam. As they flew on more screens popped up on the sides of the buildings. Each with the same officer telling them to submit or be taken by force. But this seemed to be the only thing happening. There were no drones or Science Police officers chasing them. The team was starting to think this was just an empty threat. Then they passed by one more building and an alarm went off.

“WEEEEHOOOOOOOOOO! BEEP! BEEP! WEEEEEEEEEHOOOOOOO! BEEP! BEEP!”

“What’s that?” Triad shouted as she covered her ears and her concentration was broken. The entire team covered their ears to keep from falling out of the sky. This caused Sensor great discomfort as she needed her concentration to keep them hidden.

“Attention! You have passed boundary 4, by passing this boundary and not reporting to the Science Police Headquarters, you have now activated high alert. Prepare to be apprehended!” the officer’s voice boomed as all the screens from this point on read-Apprehend” as they flashed red.

Soon the team was joined by four detaining droids.

“Alright team, looks like we’ve got a fight on our hands. They appear to be droids. So let’s take them out quick and easy.” Kid Quantum instructed.

Instinctively the team started maneuvering, Cosmic Boy turned around stretching out his hands to grab them magnetically. Hoping he could just smash them together. But they were resistant to his magnetic powers.

“Nothing! They must not be metal. But I can sense it on them. Sprock it!” Cosmic Boy dodges a laser blast from the droids. Looping around behind one of the drones Cosmic Boy tries again. This time he grabs a hold of its jet pact. That was the metal he was sensing. Cosmic Boy holds back the drone. Its taking everything he has to hold it in place. Luckily the drone can’t turn and fire. From the front a blast of electricity hits the drone Cosmic Boy’s holding back.

“ZZZZZ ERROR! ZZZZ! The drone screams out
“Nice Shot!” Cosmic Boy says congratulating Spark.
“Any time Cos! But looks like he’s not the last!”

Another drone races towards them, and dodging Sparks jolts. As the drone powered up to fire a laser shot and flew straight for Spark, Wildfire flew past generating bright red and yellow blast from his jet back melting the drone instantly.

“You two should be more careful to not get in the way of drones!” Wildfire said as he flew off to rejoin the others.

Meanwhile, the last two drones were in hot pursuit of the rest of the team. With some of its heavy hitters out for various reasons the team had to get inventive.

“Umbra blind them!” Kid Quantum called out as she fired on the other drone. She decayed the drone to atoms as she blocked its laser assault from hitting Chameleon who was still caring the unconscious Star Boy. Umbra created a dark field around the last drone. Its sensors were confused but it still tried to fire. The assault was randomized and started striking out everyone.

“Evasive maneuvers people! Watch out! Kid Quantum called out as she shielded Umbra from getting hit.

Stray lasers started firing faster and stronger as the drone tried to fight its way out of Umbra’s dark field.

“Are you strong enough to fly now Imra?” M’Onel asked her.

“Yes, go!” Saturn Girl jumped from his arms.

M’Onel rushed into to the dark field to take care of this drone once and for all. Even though he couldn’t see he knew how to beat this drone. He smashed right through the center of the dark field, coming out the other side.

“These drones are a lot tougher than we thought.” Cosmic Boy said to M’Onel as they both caught up to others. But as they reached the others more drones came flying around the corners of every building boxing the whole team in.

“We’re surrounded.” Dreamer exclaimed.

“Thank you for stating the obvious.” Brainiac 5 mused.

“How many do you think there are?” Invisible Kid asked
.
“According to the Omnicom’s there seems to be at least” 40 or 50 of them. But there could be more on the way. I can’t seem to tap into their systems. They are a bit more guarded than the other system we hacked into.” Gear informed them.

“Can you communicate with them at all?” Kid Quantum asked.

“No, nothing is happening. They aren’t responding to me at all.” Gear said as pulled back a communicator device back into his hand.

“Alright, evasive maneuvers were only mildly effective with the last four” let’s see what we can do. Andromeda, I need you to get Sensor to that ware house and fast. That way she can rest and recuperate and Chameleon I need you to do the same with Star Boy. Gear I want you to go with them and work on their rings. Now team lets show them who we are.” Kid Quantum instructed.

“LETS GO LEGIONNAIRES!” they all shout in unison and fan out each taking a different route. The first time they’ve shouted that out in a long time. The team was finally making its way back to being who they really are, Heroes.

Andromeda and Chameleon flew straight up with their charges in hand hoping to out fly the drones. Four drones tried to fallow them. Andromeda turned her head back and fired two red hot beams of laser vision at them. Flashing through the two drones each was shorted out instantly.

“That was easy” Andromeda mused.

“Too easy don’t you think?” Chameleon thought as he looked back only to see the drones stagger and move back up.

“I guess these drones aren’t like the last ones. They must be able to recuperate from our attacks.” Gear said as he tried to communicate with the drones again.

“Team watch your attacks they can recuperate from them!” Andromeda informed the rest of the team.

The drones pushed forward faster than before. But before they reached them Star Boy woke up a long enough to cause the drones to fall to the ground, increasing their gravity 100 fold and smashing them instantly to the ground. The moment they were crushed Star Boy reverted to being unconscious.

“Thanks Thom!” Chameleon thought softly.

With those drones taken care of the five of them flew on away from the battle.

“Everyone got that message, watch your attacks people!” Cosmic Boy shouted.

Apparition moved first, phasing through several drones, shorting out each one. The drones stated to fall to the ground.

“Jo, get those bots! There could be people down there!” Apparition yelled.

“On it Angel.” Said Ultra Boy switching to ultra-speed to rush past the drones and catch them as they fell.

As he reached below the drones Ultra Boy could see their eyes flash alive again and aiming lasers at him. Instinctively he switched to invulnerability. The blasts had no effect on him, bouncing off in various directions. Even though the drones were still active Apparition had managed to short out their jet packs. As the-dead” drones fell fast towards Ultra Boy, he had to make a decision, stay invulnerable to avoid their blast or go with ultra-strength to save the people. But before he could decide, M’Onel moved in fast and grabbed a couple of the bots and threw them up into space. With the pressure off of so many drones firing on him, Ultra Boy quickly sped towards the drones and taking a cue from M’Onel, switched to ultra-strength in an instant and flung three more drones into space.
“Well no jet packs, they should just be floating up there, firing away.” Ultra Boy chuckled to himself and with that thought he flew up in to space to stop them from firing on any stations or passing ships.

“Where’s he going?” Dreamer asked.

“Taking care of the drones lasers” Apparition commented as she tried to short out a few more drones. Still only shorting out their jet packs, she tried to pull some wires as she phased through them, taking their wires with her. As she exited Kid Quantum tried to capture all of them in a quantum sphere and deteriorate them all. But as fast as she could deteriorate them, they started to regenerate by themselves.

“What the!” Kid Quantum said shocked as she kept trying to keep her spheres up and running. It was exhausting her as she tried to do this. She’d never had to keep a sphere up this long to deteriorate something.

“Calibrate you decay frequencies at a faster rate and have Spark energize them, which should boost its power!” Dreamer thought to Kid Quantum.

“Vision?” Kid Quantum inquired.

“Vision!” Dreamer reaffirmed. Dreamer moved quick and pushed Invisible Kid out of the way.
“Another vision?” Invisible Kid asked as he tried to breathe again.

“No just happened to see a drone aiming for you.” Dreamer told him as she pointed to a drone, which was still firing. Changing its target to their new position and as laser fired its arm was cut off with a flash of red, from the returning Ultra Boy’s heat vision. Finally speeding straight through it, he decimated the drone.

Kid Quantum and Spark worked together to take out four drones at a time. But they feared this tactic would stop working soon. But for the moment it was taking out four at a time. Each set of the drones turning to dust or heaps of scrap depending on how effective it was. M’Onel and Ultra Boy swept through the area doing cleanup of all the drones, making sure none of them reached the people below them.

Ferro, smashed through several drones, as he did fly bys. Cosmic Boy even started hurtling him through them like a giant bullet. Karate Kid also smashed as many drones as he could around him, while Timber Wolf slashed his way through any other drones nearby. The two of them took out 2 or 3 drones at a time.

Brainiac 5 uses his force field to block their laser attacks and even whip a couple of them about. -This is quite tiresome! Can we hurry this along any faster?” Brainiac 5 asked as he took down two more drones.

“We’re all doing the best we can Brainy!” Live Wire shouted as he slaged four more drones in a row with a giant burst of electricity.-Well I think that might be the last of my tricks they will react to.” He said as he tried one more time to blast 2 more drones and they recovered from his blast within mere seconds.

“I think we’re all running out of tricks. They adjust to every maneuver and power we all have. Even just smashing them isn’t as effective anymore.” Points out Violet as she grows 60 feet tall and slams her fist into three drones.

“Alright all, everyone form a circle. Saturn Girl, Triad, Timber Wolf, Invisible Kid, Dreamer, Vi, , and Karate Kid, I want you all to get in the center and then as soon as we all start firing you all take off and follow Shikari to the ware house. It will allow some of us to get out of here and give a little bit more room to let loose!” Kid Quantum ordered.

“I will not leave you Quantum Legion!” Shikari refused to leave a fight. The warrior blood in her boiled hot for a fight.

“No choices! What’s coming next we’ll need everyone to max out their powers and we can’t allow you all to get caught in the stray energy.” Kid Quantum told her.-On my make start firing!”

With a wave of her hand Kid Quantum, fired her first blast, cutting through several drones and slowing down some of their laser blast. The rest of the energy casters started their own firings. Shikari and the others finally agreed to fly off. Taking off as fast as their flight rings would carry them. 10 drones took off after them and in that instant Cosmic Boy used Ferro as a battering ram smashing through all ten drones, quickly bring him back into try this trick again.

“Nice Shot Cos! Next time could I get a little warning?” Ferro shouted as he continued to smash through a few more drones.

“Sure thing! Keep up the good work!” Cosmic Boy said as he pushed Ferro towards two more drones. He tried to keep his path as random as possible, hoping the drones wouldn’t catch on.

“Dreamer, please tell me you’ve had a vision that this is a good plan? I need a little faith right now!” Triad asked.

“Triad, the visions haven’t been coming as much as they used to but I can tell you this I know we’ll be seeing them all again! We’ll make it through!” As Dreamer said this she began to have a vision. In an instant she saw more drones coming for the team. But this time they were accompanied by someone; someone very familiar.

“They will be fine! They’re about to meet an old friend.” Dreamer smiled.

“What?” Vi struggled to hear as she and the others flew on quickly behind Shikari.

“Hopefully it’s an old friend in the good sense!” Saturn Girl said as she worried about Live Wire.

Meanwhile back at the battle scene, the team was being pounded by the drones. Live Wire and Spark joined hands to try and send out a massive electric shock to the drones. Cosmic Boy flung Ferro around a few more times before the drones caught him in a net, which was made of plastic. Cosmic Boy tried to re-grip him but to no avail. Ultra Boy, M’Onel, and Wildfire fired on ever drone they could and with as much heat as they could. Umbra surrounded several in a dark field, cutting off their sensors, allowing Brainiac 5 to smash them with his force field.

“Brainy, this is getting out of hand. No matter how much we slag them they keep coming. Isn’t there anything you can do?” Umbra tried to focus her dark field into sharp knives. She pierced the bodies of several drones, making them fall to the ground instantly. M’Onel rushed down to stop the drones from falling. In doing so, the drones rushed him. 10 drones flanked him on all sides.

“DNA make up identified. Daxamite. Capture! Uses of Red Sunlight to capture.” For the first time the drones spoke.

“Did anyone else hear that?” M’Onel thought out to the team as the drones finally subdued him.

“The drones have voice boxes, so what?” Umbra said as she tried to spike through several drones to help out M’Onel. The drones however seemed ready for it, blocking her spikes with shields of hard light.

“It seems that their more advanced than any of us thought.” Brainiac 5 noticed, as he tried to take out two more using his force field once more.

“Force Field calibration. React and disrupt.”

“They are disrupting my field? That can’t be! If I just recalibrate to the 10th degree then I should be safe.” Brainiac 5 said as multiple drones started firing on him. They over whelmed his shields. Apparition moved to try and phase through them to break them down. But instantly she was stopped, changing their density to match hers.

“Angel!” Ultra Boy called out, as he switched to ultra-speed to rush to her side. Drones began firing on him before he could switch to invulnerability. Brainiac 5, Ultra Boy, M’Onel, and Apparition were all captured now.

The team was falling fast. Kid Quantum looked around at her team; half were hopefully safe and out of harm’s way, while many others were tied up in nets and collars that seemed to inhibit their powers. The last remaining free members still fighting were Cosmic Boy, Spark, Live Wire, Umbra, Herself, and Wildfire. She wasn’t sure how much more of a beating they could all take.

“Team Regroup!” she called out as she cast a stasis field around as many drones as she could. They all slowed down significantly. She hadn’t done this trick in while, but thought it might just work.

“I’m slowing down all the drones I can. Its taking a lot but they are slow enough that we might be able to get everyone free and slip away” Kid Quantum thought to the remaining free members of her team. -keep up all distractions! Umbra I need you to try and free everyone.”

Cosmic Boy joined in by using his magnetic fields to repel the remaining drones not in the field. He realized that by repelling their jet packs would push them out from him and the others for a little bit. Wildfire began circling a group of them and melting them completely. Spark and Live Wire continued their output of electricity hoping to scramble the drone’s signals. Umbra moved towards her captured teammates, cloaking herself in shadows till she reached them.

Umbra went for Apparition first.-Tinya, wake up!” I need you to help me get everyone out of here.” She said as she tried to wake Apparition and cut through her net with a shadow knife. But Apparition did not wake and as she cut a small whole in the net a drone fired a light net on to her from behind and with that Umbra was captured.

“Jazmin, Tasmia is down! They’ve got her!” Live Wire noticed as more drones showed up.

More drones rounded the corners with sirens on them blaring away. They all shared one final look. They knew this was it their last stand. They had to go out big and try one last time to free their friends and teammates.

“RUSH THEM!” Kid Quantum shouted to them as they flew head first into the firing drones. She shielded each of them in a quantum sphere. Cosmic Boy flung anything he could at every drone. Spark and Live Wire fired bolt after bolt at the drones hoping to inflict some damage on them somehow. Wildfire fired his energy.

“Drake, don’t exhaust yourself! Remember your energy is finite.” Cosmic Boy warned.

“Thanks Cos, but I think I’ve gotta do what I gotta do!” Wildfire responded as he melted four more drones.

They continued to rush the drones but each drone they took out was replaced by three more or adapted to their attacks and now the drones were surrounding them on all sides and from above, driving them to their captured teammates. Finally, they were pushed down to their teammates, standing with their backs to them.

“What now?” Spark asked.

“Your surrender” Came a voice moving through the crowd of drones; sounding much like the voice they heard earlier on the screens.

“Surrender isn’t something we know how to do.” Live Wire blurted out.

“We’ll today is a first then and exactly who are you?”
“We’ll comply but maybe we could talk face to face first.” Cosmic Boy said as he looked at his teammates.-We need to gain some trust here and there’s no way we can do that if we keep running. We need him to trust us!” He thought the team. As he thought this the commanding officers voice got closer and closer to them.

“Sounds like a fair offer.” said the commanding officer as he stood in front of the drones.
“The name is Gim Allon, Captain Gim Allon of the science police Metropolis district.” Said removing his helmet.

Officer Gim Allon stood there and the team stood in disbelief at the sight of their long dead friend Leviathan.

“Now tell me who are you?” said Captain Gim Allon with a smile.

Intriguing first post! You definitely have your continuity down pat, and I think you have the Legionnaire's personalities too.

Would love it if you could insert Kinetix, XS and Gates somehow... but having a version of Leviathan show up is an excellent plus!

Really? thank you so much! i was really concerned with their voices and making sure they all sound different and have their own persona's intact.

Thank you about the continuity down as well! I grew up on this legion and love them and miss this team!

Your love for the team shows! And as someone else who grew up with this version of the team, I'm just too glad to see you honoring their memory.

Chapter 2.

While much of the Legion’s heavy hitters were taken out by the drones, those that were left were trying frantically to get away. Andromeda, Sensor, Gear, Chameleon and Star Boy, had made it safely to the abandoned warehouse. Star Boy, was still unconscious after his last gravity increasing moment. Chameleon was checking on him every few minutes to make sure he was alright.

Sensor finally dropped all her illusions and sat coiled up meditating to regain her strength. She had never had to extend her illusions that long and on that many people before. But she was glad she was helpful.

Andromeda hovered in the air, using her x-ray vision to scout the skies for more drones and her super hearing for any signs of the science police coming for them. She hoped to hear anything she could about the team as well, but they were far out of her range.
Lastly, Gear worked on the four rings he collected from him teammates to make them invisible to this realities technologies.

“How’s it coming Gear” Chameleon asked as he checked on Star Boy once more time. He thought he was going to lose his mind just staying her hiding like this. Cham maybe a shape shifter but he was never one for hiding from a battle.

“The ring modifications are coming along nicely actually. I’m just synching the cloaking devices in the rings to this realities Tec frequencies and then using the environmental sensors to incorporate an illusion of sorts to allow us to hide ourselves from view. This however, can be turned off if we wish too. The Tec frequencies won’t be though. But it’s a lot easier to do all that when I’m not being rushed and pursued by drones.” Gear said calmly as he finished the last calibration to Star Boy’s ring. His calm manner seemed to sooth Chameleon. Gear, always did seem more at home out of the fight that most of the team but he could still hold his own against any challenge.

“Done” Gear said as he tossed the ring to Chameleon and took Chameleon’s ring from him.

“So far we’re all right. Nothing seems to be coming our way for the time being.” Andromeda said as she lowered herself to the ground.

“Well that’s good. We can take a moment to relax then. But I hope the rest of the team is alright.” Sensor said as she uncoiled herself.

“I can’t stand to just sit here and wait like this. I’d love to lay waste to some more of those drones.” Andromeda said as she punched her fist together.

“I’m right there with you Andy but we’ve got to keep hidden for now. At least till we get word from the rest of the team.” Chameleon reassured her.
“Cham, here is your ring and Andromeda yours is finished as well. Sensor, if I could just have yours?” Gear gave them their rings and reached for Senor’s ring and steadily went back to work.

“How do you think Star Boy is doing?” Andromeda asked as she looked over at him, hugging herself.

“He should be fine. He just needs to rest a lot. The make shift bed I made should hold him for a while. But he might need some medical attention…” Chameleon trailed off.
“Well, Reep dear lets take turns watching him so you can get some rest as well and I’ll monitor him telepathically to make sure he’s alright.” Sensor volunteered.

“Are you sure your up for the task Jerka? I know you’re exhausted yourself. ” Chameleon asked.

“Reep, I’ll be fine. Simple telepathic monitoring will not wear me out. Now, do we have any word from the rest of the team?”

“Nothing so far and the science police don’t seem to be pursuing us anymore…” Andromeda trailed off as she listened hard to what was going on outside. “I think someone’s coming our way and they are traveling fast!”

“Can you see what or who it is? Asked Gear

“I can only make out that it’s a couple of bodies… but it looks like it could be drones, by how fast their traveling.” Andromeda said as she looked through the walls of the warehouse.

“Battle ready!” Chameleon shifted into a giant dragon like creature with sharp talons.

Gear extended a high pulse proportion ray from his arm and Sensor uncoiled and retrieved two blasters from her belt. Andromeda’s eyes began gleaming with hot red laser beams.

There they stood, the three of them trying to keep their nerve up as they were about ready for anything that was about to come their way and with a blast from the ceiling the mysterious threat was revealed. Drones stood hovering before them ready to fire any second.

“Protect Thom!” Sensor yelled as she flew up ready to fire on the drones and take them out with a wipe of her tail.

“Wait! Stand down!” called a voice from behind. Slowly becoming visible stood Invisible Kid sitting on the back of a drone.
“Lyle?” Chameleon said in shock.

“Yup that’s me! In the flesh” as Invisible kid said this four of the drones took off their heads revealing Triad, Saturn Girl, Dreamer, and Karate Kid. While Vi, grew to the size of a toy doll resting on Dreamer’s shoulder.

“But how did you get away?” Andromeda asked as she landed lightly on the floor.

“well after the battle started to go down hill, Jazmin thought it be best if the energy casters stayed and dealt with the drones, while we got out and tried to find you guys.”

“But how did you end up in drone suits?” Chameleon said as he shifted back to his standard form.

“We found some dormant drones and Shikari and Timber Wolf hollowed them out for us and we got in. it helped get us past a lot of the other drones who are searching for you guys.” Triad explained.

“But wait, where are Shikari and Timber Wolf?” Gear asked looking around.

“The two of them couldn’t just stand by and not fight. So they are trying to make their way back to the rest of the team. We tried to stop them. But it obviously didn’t have an effect.” Invisible Kid told them.

“Well at least we’ve got some of the team together. This will help and hopefully we can figure out a way to get the rest of the team. But first things first, we’ve got to regroup and recuperate.” Saturn Girl suggested as she and the others took off their suits. “How are the rings coming Gear?”

“Actually, all of our rings are done. If you give me yours I can fix them as well.” Gear held out his hand and each of them passed over their rings.

“THOM!” Dreamer rushed over to Star Boy as soon as she was free of her suit. She had missed him and needed to know how he was.

“So, far he’s fine. But we need to get him to a hospital soon. At least that way we can make sure it is just over exertion.” Chameleon explained as he went to her side.

“Once the rings are done and we’ve all had a chance to rest we will do that.” Saturn Girl said as she sat down. “Although, we might want to take care of the gaping hole in the ceiling. Saturn Girl points behind her.

“Done!” Andromeda flies up to the hole using her super strength to bring the sides of the hole closer together and red beams from her eyes welded them shut.
“Let’s hope we can wait till morning.” Dreamer said as she stroked Star Boy’s forehead.

“We can. Don’t worry, we can.” Chameleon reassured her.

Gear continued to work on the rings and making its cloaking abilities apply to all the technology in this reality. But something troubled him; he thought it was odd that the frequencies of this reality were so similar to that of their home reality. He thought it would have taken more than just a few hours to tinker with the rings. But he wasn’t quite sure what it was.

Meanwhile, Timber Wolf and Shikari back tracked down every hidden ally they could get to.

“I’ve got their sent.” Timber Wolf said as he sniffed the air.

“And I’ve got their tail.” Shikari said as she focused her mind on her fellow legionnaires. “They are no longer in the battle spot we left them.”

“Yeah I got that. This way” Timber Wolf led rushed down the deserted Ally towards the team’s new direction. “Where do you think they’ve been taken” he asked.

“They are…at the Science Police Headquarters. The drones must have defeated them and knocked them out. The Legion wouldn’t go willingly” Shikari replied. The two of them stalked the ally ways for what felt like miles and with every twist and turn there was a slight fear in both of them; of the unknown, whether it was is more possibility of more drones or the uncertainty of the condition of their teammates.

“Or maybe they did Shikari. Look over there” Timber Wolf said as they reached the end of the dark ally that faced the Science Police Headquarters and walking in, unrestrained was the captured Legionnaires.

“Maybe they are going in to try and gain information or something” Timber Wolf said.

“It is very possible Timber Legion. But they might require our assistance soon. We should stay and keep watch.” Shikari said.

“We will. Don’t worry Kari, we will.” Timber Wolf said as he leaned back into the shadows.


Inside Science Police Headquarters….

Each of the Legionnaires had been taken to separate rooms, were identified by planet given a representative from their home planet. Three officers were dispatched to interrogate the team, Captain Gim Allon the man who brought them in and for many of them their former teammate, Gigi Cuzomon, and Erin Shavaugn, the woman who in another reality was once the Legion’s closest ally. All three looking for answers.

Cosmic Boy’s Room

“What is your name?” Gim Allon asked as he turned on the recorded.

“Rokk Krinn. I am from the planet Brall.” Cosmic Boy replied willingly and instinctively.

“We know. Mr. Krinn this is your planet’s representative in the United Planets, Mr. Krane. Said Captain Allon.

“Nice to meet you Sir.” Cosmic Boy extended his hand in a gesture of good will towards Mr. Krane. But Mr. Krane just looked at him. He then raised his hand towards Cosmic Boy and tried to extend his magnetic field towards Cosmic Boy. In this reality it seems a Barllian greeting is done thru magnetic field. Cosmic Boy tried to respond in kind; but neither seemed to be able to make their fields work.

“Sorry Gentlemen, I forgot to inform you. The holding rooms are each outfitted with power dampening units.” Captain Allon said as he gestured for the two of them to take a seat. “If we could get started.”

Umbra’s Room.

“Miss?” asked Gigi Cuzmon.

“Just call me Umbra” Umbra said back as she crossed her arms defensively.

“Alright, Miss Umbra… I’m Officer Gigi Cuzmon and I regret to inform you that your home planet doesn’t have a representative in the United Planets.”

“What do you mean? That Talok VIII just doesn’t have one present on Earth?” Umbra asked leaning forward.

“No, I mean that they don’t have a representative in the Untied Planets at all. They were offered membership but they chose not to take it. From what we know of your world they are a very private civilization.” Officer Cuzmon said with a gulp.

“Great! What does this mean for me?” Umbra asked as she rolled her eyes.

“Well we have a couple options. Earth is a very welcoming place and we let citizens from other worlds come here. We issue aliens a visa and since you have a power of some sort, we register you and you’re allowed to stay on Earth.” Said officer Cuzmon.

“And what is registering me mean exactly?” Umbra asked leaning forward again

“It means that, we will have all of your information on file. That your powers will be studied from time to time and they will be regulated.”

“Define Regulated.” Umbra said with a harsh tone.

“Well… as I said you would be tested from time to time and you would wear a tracking device, which would also alert us to when you use your power, especially in a lethal manner.” Officer Cuzmon said

“So you’ll be tracking me at all times and when and how I use my powers?”

“Yes, that is basically how it will work.” Officer Cuzmon said with a gulp and slight hesitation.

“And my other options?” Umbra asked with a hint of joy at the sight of Officer Cuzmon’s fear.

“The other options are deportation; we send you back home no questions asked if you choose to not go back, then you will be faced with imprisonment for failure to register and comply with Earthgrov Law.” Officer Cuzmon said as she tried to reassert herself. Umbra just smiled at her as she leaned back in her chair.

Ultra Boy’s Room.

“Hello. I’m officer Erin Shavaugn and this is Mr. Yan the United Planets representative for Rimbor.” Ultra Boy didn’t move. He didn’t say anything.

“I’m going to start by asking you some questions and then I’m sure Mr. Yan has some questions for you as well.” Officer Shavaugn sad as she started the recorder. “First things first, what is your name?”

Ultra Boy continued to stair at the two of them. Reverting back to his old gang ways and mistrusting any cops he came across. But be looked across the table at Officer Shavaugn. He trusted her. The only cop he ever trusted, even after he became a legionnaire.

“Jo Nan and as you know I’m from Rimbor.”

“Thank you.” Officer Shavaugn smiled. “What brought you to Earth?”

“Uhmmm not really sure…business I guess.” Ultra Boy said. As he said this he tried to concentrate hard enough to send a telepathic message to Tinya or Imra, which ever one could still here him. His mind reached out to both at the same time.

“What do I tell them? Do I tell them we’re from another reality? Will they believe me? Someone help me out here!” Jo Thought hard.

Across Town in the Ware house.

Saturn Girl awoke to Ultra Boy’s plea. “Jo, are you alright?” she thought back.

Apparition’s Room

“Jo! Sweetie! Are you alright? Pleas tell me you’re alright.” Apparition pleaded.

Ware house:

“Jo and Tinya please listen to me. We don’t know if this reality has traveled to other realities or not. We can not let them know just yet.” Saturn Girl instructed them.

Ultra Boy’s Room

“Angel, I’m fine and hearing you lets me know your fine as well. Imra… if I don’t tell them, then what do I tell them?” Ultra boy tried to play attention to his interrogators but was having trouble.

“I’m sorry what business brought you here?” Officer Shauvung asked.

“I’m here too…

Warehouse:

“Enroll in the Science Police Cadet Program!” Saturn Girl shouted to him.

Ultra Boy’s Room

“I’m here to Enroll in the Science Police Cadet Program.” Ultra Boy said in an almost monotone voice. Saturn Girl’s suggestion was more like a commanded.

“Oh, Really?” Officer Shauvang said raising an eye brow.

“Yes, that is exactly why I came here. I heard that Earth had a great program and I wanted in.”

“Why not just enroll at our worlds local headquarters?” Mr. Yan asked skeptically.

“I… heard Earth’s program was the best one out there and…

Warehouse

“Tell them that you heard of a special unit they were putting together for people with special abilities/ those who were highly trained in their race’s special abilities.” Saturn girl urged him to say.
Ultra Boy’s Room.

“I heard of a special unit that was being put together here. One that was about those with special abilities.”

“Oh alright. I didn’t realize that word had gotten out on that yet. But then why didn’t you or your friends come to headquarters right away and sign up?”

“Uhmmm well we were kind of freaked out by the drones and alarms and we’ll we just weren’t sure what to do and we were trying to find our way when we got attacked.” Ultra Boy said. Saturn Girl was feeding Ultra Boy this information.

Warehouse:

“Imra… what’s going on?” Andromeda asked her.

“I’ve giving the team information they need to keep themselves safe and to keep us from getting in to deep in this reality.”

“What do you mean?” Andromeda asked.

“It turns out that this reality is putting together a cadet program much like the Legion. But it’s specifically run by the Science Police and the United Planets. I guess it’s a lot like when we first began. But it’s different…. They have the cadets who train and eventually become part of the special unit… At least that’s the information I’m getting from the various officers that are with our teammates.”

“We’ll that could work in our favor right?” Sensor chimed in.

“Maybe… but that’s only if we all turn ourselves in and make it past the cadet program and into the special unit.” Saturn Girl said warily.

Ultra Boy’s Room

“So this was all a misunderstanding?” Officer Shavaung said doubtfully.

“Exactly. Just a misunderstanding.” Ultra Boy said sounding incredibly confident.

“Alright, if that’s your story then I’ll take your word for it. I’ll go and grab the proper processor pads to get you resisted and admitted into the program.” Officer Shavaung said as she got up to leave the room.

Officer Shavaung left the room. Leaving Ultra Boy and representative Yan alone in the room.

“Well…well Mr. Nan and now that were finally alone, I guess I get to have my turn at asking some questions.

“Fire away.” Jo said.

“Alright. Your last name of Nan is very popular on Rimbor as you must know. Do you happen to belong to any specific house of Nan?” Mr. Yan inquired.

“No sir. I’m just a street kid from Rimbor who’s trying to get a better life for myself.”

“Street kid, well then I’m assuming you’re familiar with the various gangs we have on Rimbor. Do you belong to any of these gang’s? The wolves? The emerald dragon’s maybe?” Mr. Yan was trying to gage Ultra Boy’s reaction based the names.

“Nope, I can’t say that I’m apart of any of those gangs. I’ve heard of them. But they aren’t my style.” Ultra Boy replied.

“And what is your style?”

“Like I said, I’m just a street kid, who’s trying to make it off Rimbor and have a better life.” Ultra Boy’s defenses started going up.

“I see. Well I did some checking after you were booked and neither your name nor your DNA marker seems to exist on Rimbor.”

“DNA maker?” Ultra Boy asked confusedly.

“Yes, everyone on Rimbor is outfitted with a DNA marker, when they are born on Rimbor. I would think being from there you would know that.”

“We’ll that’s why I wouldn’t know. I wasn’t born on Rimbor. I was born in route to Rimbor. My parents were traveling back when from Earth when I was born.” Ultra Boy informed Mr. Yan. He wasn’t lying though; this was how he was actually born in his home reality.

“Ahh that explains it all. Well then why didn’t you get the DNA marker as soon as your parents reached the space port?” Mr. Yan asked; tone becoming more menacing with each question.

“My family was too poor to get the DNA marker, at that time they weren’t free and my parents had no insurance to cover it. My dad worked two jobs and it still wasn’t enough and my mom… well she was a mess in a bunch of other ways.” Ultra Boy’s defenses started to rise even more. Talking about his family was always a sore spot for him.

“Well then that is understandable. I’m sorry to have been so harsh. I do understand the economic trouble of our planet. I guess this is the right choice for you then. Although you might want to reconsider and just join the Rimbor branch. I’ve heard great things about the Science Police there.”

“I think I’ll stick it out here and take my chances.” He said. “Besides I’m no dirty cop like those on Rimbor.” Ultra boy thought to himself.

“Well if you need anything from me, don’t hesitate to ask. Rimbor will always help out one of its citizens and who knows maybe you’ll make us all proud on day.” With a slimy smile Mr. Yan left the room.

“That wasn’t easy. Did you get all of that Imra?” Ultra Boy thought.

“Every last bit. Great job Jo. This might be the in we need to find out more about this reality. If all the legionnaires join this crew then maybe we have a chance at surviving here.” Imra thought back.

“Did you transmit all of that to the rest of the team?” Jo asked insecurely.

“No, I filtered out the family stuff from everyone except Tinya. I thought you wouldn’t mind her hearing that.” Imra thought to him sincerely.

“Oh Jo, I wish you had told me more of this.” Tinya spoke up.

“Sorry Angel. It’s just not something I want to talk about. But now… maybe we can.” Ultra Boy said.

“Sorry to break up this moment you two are having but I think we all need to chat telepathically.” Irma began to concentrate to help reconnect all of their telepathic ear plugs. Instantly the team was all back together in a landscape unknown to all but Saturn Girl.

“Where are we?” Ultra Boy asked.

“We’re in my mindscape. I figured it be easier to bring you here so that we could all talk and discuss what we’ve learned.”

“Which is what exactly?” Wildfire interjected.

“Well for starters… there are certain planets that aren’t in the U.P. in this reality, like mine.” Umbra responded.

“Really? Talok VIII isn’t apart of the U.P. and I would have thought they would have been the biggest supporters, seeing as how they jumped when the U.P came a calling in our home reality and sent you packing as champion.” Spark spit out.

“Don’t even start you little lighting bug” Umbra said rising her hand up in a fist.

“We’re not starting this infighting again! Now listen to what Saturn Girl has to say. It’s our only way to make it here.” Kid Quantum barked.

“Alright so, Talok VIII isn’t in the U.P…. Rimbor gives its citizens at birth DNA markers….and the Science Police are starting a special unit squad much like the Legion, but they train their cadets first and then test which ones get into the special unit. It hasn’t been made public yet and the U.P. and Science Police control every aspect of it. This could allow us to use their resources… get materials we need, a place to stay…also we’ve learned they don’t have much trust in people with powers of any sort. Everyone is registered if they have one, racial gift or otherwise.” Saturn Girl ran through everything they had learned over the course of the last few hours. “Gear is there something you wanted to bring up?” I can feel it pushing at your mind… sorry I don’t mean to pry.” Saturn Girl reassured him

“I’m sure its nothing. It’s just… reconfiguring the rings to cloak us from sight and technology on this world should have been a bit harder than it was. Maybe they just have similar technology to our own. I’ll look into it more. But I’m sure its nothing.” Gear said.

“Alright if you say so. Does any one else think that the cadet program maybe a good idea for us to get into? I’m sure we all will excel at it.” Imra looked around at everyone hoping they would agree with her plan.

“We’ll since there are those of us who have our rings modified it might be better if they don’t enter into the cadet program. They can remain free agents and do some more digging about this reality. Since it does seem like we will be here for a while…unless Shikari has seen a path out of here or Dreamer had a vision saying otherwise.” Brainy said.

“Where is Shikari… and Timber Wolf for that matter?” Chameleon looked around the mindscape noticing that their minds weren’t present.

“I wasn’t able to locate their minds at the moment. I think they took out their telepathic ear plugs. That’s why I couldn’t patch them in. let me try and locate them now.” Imra concentrated harder trying to locate her two teammates. “I’ve got them…they’re outside of the Science Police Headquarters. I’ll try and bring them in. they seem resistant…”

In The ally…

“Shikari…. Timber Wolf…..” Faintly she called to them.

“Kari do you hear that?” Timber Wolf turned his head swiftly from side to side.

“Shikari… Timber Wolf… join us.” The whisper continued.

“I do Wolf Legion. It sounds like Saturn Legion.” With that recognition the two of them were instantly transported to the mindscape.

“Welcome you two. Thanks for showing up.” Live Wire said jokingly.

“We didn’t know we were being called. But now we’re here. So what’s all the fuss about?” Timber Wolf growled. In an instant Saturn Girl filled their minds with all the knowledge they had gathered.

“Do you see a path out of this reality Shikari?” Brainy asked.

“No I do not Green Legion. I’m afraid this is where our path lies. We can not leave here anytime soon.”

“Dreamer?”

“Nothing I’m afraid. My visions seem to only pertain to this reality and to our current predicament. By the way don’t forget to mention the old friend I foresaw earlier.” Dream said

“Gim…Leviathan is alive in this reality.” Cosmic Boy informed those who didn’t know already.

“G…Gim…?” Violet stuttered.

“I’m afraid so. It makes me think that there are others of our fallen friends and comrades who might also still be alive here.” Suggested Cosmic Boy his voice filled with sorrow and relief all in one. “But I agree with Brainy, I think its best if we split the team. If we all enroll at the academy it could be suspicious and we need to draw little attention as possible to ourselves right now. Plus, if they are only taking one cadet from each planet then all of us might not make it…” Cosmic Boy trailed off.

“Its not one from each planet; it’s just the brightest and the best among the cadets with special abilities.” Saturn Girl corrected him. “It’s not meant to be as much of an ambassador program as the Legion is.”

“I see. Well that does change things a bit. But I still think that we should keep the teams separated for the time being. The team that is separate will have it harder though. Maybe if we pool what ever credits we get from the cadet program, which will help out.” Cosmic Boy suggested.

“And those who don’t make it into the cadet program or into the special unit can return to the rest of the team to help them out.” Kid Quantum suggested.

“But I still think Gear should finish modifying the remainder of the rings. It will come in handy when we are operating on our free time from the Science Police.” Invisible Kid recommended.

“We can’t forget that Thom needs medical attention. He seems to be in a coma as of right now.” Dreamer chimed in.

“Alright… we’ve got a lot on our plate. Let’s list this out. Andromeda, Dreamer, Chameleon, Sensor, Gear should all stay free agents. Star Boy will be turned into the hospital after he is “registered”. Brainy I want you to doctor up a fake identification for him. This way he can be registered but not at the same time.” Kid Quantum said.

“Hmm…?? Oh yes of course.” Brainy said half listening as he listened to his captors interrogating him at the same time about Colu.

“Do any of you object to the assignments thus far?” Kid Quantum asked.

The five of them shook their heads no. each agreed that they could do better from the outside than the inside.

“Saturn Girl, Invisible Kid, Violet, Timber Wolf, Shikari, Triad, and Karate Kid where do you think you would best serve the team?” Kid Quantum asked wanting to respect everyone’ opinion.

“I’d prefer to stay out of the program.” Timber Wolf said. “I think I’d be better as a tracker for the team”

“I would like to join you Jazmin.” Shikari said

“I think that might be for the best actually.” Kid Quantum agreed.

“I’d like to be in the cadet program. I think I’d be an asset to both them and the team. Besides I have Science Police training.” Saturn Girl said. “I’d also like to keep Garth out of trouble.” She thought to herself.

“Both Triad and I would like to join the cadet program.” Said Violet. “I can see Gim again. I wonder how he looks now. Maybe we could finally have a chance.” Violet thought to herself with a wistful smile.

“I’ve going to stay out. I’ve always been better at covert ops anyway.” Invisible Kid informed them.

“I figured as much and I agree it would be best for you” Kid Quantum said. “And what about you Val?”

“I will stay free as well. I require less to live on than most and it will give me a chance to explore more” Karate Kid explained.

“I’ll assume that those of us that got captured will stay here and do the cadet program?” Kid Quantum put the question to those remaining.

“Might as well… it’s either that or be registered for no reason or get sent back to Talok VIII.” Umbra said with an annoyed tone.

“I’d like to stay as well. Maybe I can get some more training in,” Ferro said.

“Where every my angel is, is fine by me.” Ultra Boy said as he tried to squeeze Apparition’s hand.

“Then it’s settled, we will split in to two teams and meet and exchange information when we can.” Kid Quantum said as she looked around at them.

“I agree. It’s a good plan. With one little change.” Cosmic Boy said.

“What change?” Kid Quantum asked.

“I won’t be entering the cadet program. I’ll go with the other team” Cosmic Boy said with a dutiful tone.

“What do you mean?” Saturn Girl and Kid Quantum asked in unison.

“Well I think I’d be better suited for the other team. I think with Star Boy out of commission, the team could use a power caster of some sort. Also I’ve gotten better at the spy game.”

Invisible Kid snickered a little.

“But Rokk, that means we might never get to see each other except well here….” Jazmin said gesturing to the barren mindscape they were in.

“I know… but it’s best for the team. You know it is.” Rokk said stroking her check.

“Alright, it’s settled. Then Rokk will join the other team. Brainy could you possibly make other fake identities for the rest of the secondary team?”

“Honestly, I don’t see the point of doing so, when they will have to register anyway. I mean that is the only way they will be able to operate at all in this world.” Brainy said.

“Yes, but with us working in secret to navigate this reality, its important that the authorities don’t know our true identities.” Cosmic Boy said.

“But the way the registration works, is that they can tell when and how we use our powers. It’s not just them knowing we have them. At least that’s what they told me.” Umbra said snidely.

“We’ll for the cadets this won’t be a problem…but I’m not sure what to do for the others…” Kid Quantum said worriedly.

“Well the rings should keep them shielded. So even if they register, once the rings are on, they will go off the grid.” Gear explained.

“Well if the rings should just stay on at all times. The disguise functions and technology cloaking should be enough and the team won’t have to register then, right?” Chameleon asked.

“But what about if someone gets caught? They will need a fake identity and registration to keep safe. Won’t they?” Live Wire inquired.

“Good point and even though we want a non cadet team to do extra digging, we still want to be heroes don’t we? Maybe find away to restart the Legion here, if were to be stuck here? Violet asked innocently.

“Besides they know our faces and have us on camera attacking those drones and I’m sure they got pictures of all of us…” Triad trailed off.

“True very true. Well… then we register, but the rings keep us off the grid when we use our powers and do the hero thing. That way they can’t track us… and maybe we have to resort to the old ways of being a hero…” Spark said with a mischievous grin on her face.

“What did you have in mind?” Invisible Kid asked skeptically.

“You’ll see.” Spark said impishly.

“Alright, you all register in the morning… We “cadets” will do the same…and we’ll meet up soon once we get some more intel done and Brainy have the new identities as well. ” Saturn Girl said.

“Yes, will do”. Brainy said.

Instantly they were all back to their proper places and many returned to their interrogators.

Brainic 5’s room

“Mr. Dox, was it? Science Police officer Zuza asked.

“Yes, yes it is. Sorry for my lack luster communication the last several minuets. I’ve was computing a few things.”

“That is acceptable. We value multitasking as you know.” said Mr. Gux the United Planets Colu representative. “But Mr. Dox, I regret to inform you that you are not able to enroll in the cadet program here on earth.” Representative Gux.

“Would you care to explain why that is Representative Gux.” Brainiac 5 asked.

“The reason you can not enroll Mr. Dox is that, if your surname really is Dox, which means you are property of Colu and are required to stay on world and better Colu.” Representative Gux informed him dryly.

“What do you mean? There is more than one Dox and you only require one Dox as property. I believe that is the agreement my family has with Colu’s government.” Brainiac 5 said.

“Yes, that is the correct. But currently we are without a member of the Dox family line. The last Dox we had, affectionately known as Brainic 4 has left our service mysteriously and without any word several months ago.” Representative Gux stated.

“She disappeared?” Brainic 5 said skeptically.

“Yes, as of right now her whereabouts are unknown. Therefore you must fulfill your family’s obligation and return to Colu.” Representative Gux’s tone filled Brainic 5 with a sense of dread. He thinks he knows more about Brainic 4’s disappearance. Brainy wonders if in this reality she had a son and if she is just as psychotic here as she was in his home reality.

“How long do I have till I actually have to be planet side?” Brainaic 5 said flatly.

“We’ll give you a standard 24 terrain hours. In case there are any loose ends you need to take care of.” Representative Gux said as he rose to leave the room.

Brainiac 5 was left alone in his interrogation room with his thoughts.

“Well… that throws a wrench into the teams plans. But I do feel I might be better able to gather information on Colu than here. I might not be as restricted. Although, I might be even more, if the Brainiaic legacy holds in this reality. Well lets see I think I have a lot of work cut out for me, if I’ve got 24 hour hours before I have to return to Colu.” Brainy takes out his Omnicom and starts to create a list of to dos.

Brainiac 5’s list of things to do.
1. Make fake identities for all non cadet legionnaires. That shouldn’t be too hard. If I just hack the mainframe I can get a basic guide to how, their identifications look and work in this reality. I’m sure it’s not that complicated to break in… and there I’m in. Let’s see… alright there is a uniform look… and each must have planet listed…height, weight… not that different from our reality… lets see I need 10 new identities. I’ll have these finished within the next 20 minuets.
2. Find the time institute and Rond Vidar. Once there do an hour interview and history review. Maybe gather materials to build a time platform.
3. find Brand… he maybe able to help get me out of my family's obligation…
4. develop any tec the Legion might need...maybe leave the schematics of my force field belt with Lyle or Gear.....

As Brainiac 5 continued to make his list, others were still being interrogated or trying to sleep. But the night didn't past any faster. Each of them felt conflicted about this new reality; each feeling as though this was home but yet not home. The team as a whole realized that they were potentially the only family left that they all had. For some this was nothing new, for others it was something they couldn't imagine. Apparition was one of them. Even though her and her mother weren't always that close, right before everything with the fatal 500 went down, they really began to have the relationship they both wanted and her son, cub.. he was gone... possibly never to be seen again. Apparition's heart started to break as she cried softly to herself.

Meanwhile, Live Wire and Spark.. the only two members of the team allowed to stay together were still waiting to hear from their representatives about their family. They requested to have a holo vid conversation with their parents to know that they were OK.

Live Wire and Sparks Room:

“Garth... do you think they are alright? I mean its been hours since they said they would try and get us a holo vid with them.” Alya asked.

“They've got to be. I'm sure its just hard to get a hold of them. I mean it should be the middle of the night there and mom and dad have got to sleep. Right about now it should be harvest time on Winath...”

“Your right... “ Alya trailed off as Garth hugged her close.

As they shared a close hug Winath's twin representatives Ms Rebecca Yullz and Ms. Lenna Yullz, accompanied by Captain Gim Allon

“Mr. and Miss Ranzz..uhmm I’m not sure how to say this...”

“What is it? Are our parents alright?” has something happened to them?” Alya stood asking questions faster than the representatives could answer.

“Well.. for starters... your parents aren't your parents. The Ranzz on Winath never had a twins like most of our population. They were unfortunate to have a single birth son, Mekt.” informed representative Rebecca Yullz.

“What? But that's not possible. I mean you can see were flesh and blood and standing right here in front of you! Those are our parents!” Garth affirmed to them.

“Well its possible we may have the wrong Ranzz on Winath..your maybe you just have the wrong information. We did do a DNA test on you and your friends to help identity your planets of origins. So we do know your from Winath...but also maybe your just don't want to go back, so you've feed us some false information.” Captain Gim Allon said.

“We didn't give you false information. We swear!” Alya said pleadingly to Captain Allon.

“Well that isn't the worst of the news I'm afraid to say.” representative Lenna Yullz said.

“What else could be worse?” Garth retorted back.

“Uhmmm... We don't know how to say this but the Ranzz are both deceased.” The representatives said in unison.

Garth stood shocked as Alya began to sob into his shoulder uncontrollably.

“H..Ho..How.. Did.. they die?” Garth stammered out.

“They were murdered....”

“By who!” Garth demanded. Even though the room was fitted with power dampeners Garth could feel the electricity building up within him. There was a slight crackle in his eyes as he waited for their answer.

“By their son, Mekt.” Captain Gim Allon answered for the representatives.

“Like many of single births, he was mentally unstable and after he acquired abilities similar to the two of you he, seemed to go crazier and went on a killing spree around Winath, turning many of us into single births. He wanted us to feel how he felt all those years.” Representative Leena Yullz said with a sad tone.

“Where is he now?” Alya managed to say in between sobs.
“He's currently serving time at Takron-Galtos in the criminally insane ward. We moved him there because of the threat he posed to Winath, which seemed to exacerbate his condition.” Representative Rebecca Yullz said.

“I’m sorry that we had to inform you like this and to be so insensitive about your heritage. I can see that your both greatly affected by this news.” Representative Lenna Yullz said somberly.

The Garth and Alya just stood there holding each other. Garth's strong arms tense as he tried to comfort Alya, but there was little that could comfort either of them.

As Garth and Alya got the worst news possible others of the group seemed to fair much better.

Kid Quantum's Room

As she waited for her representative to arrive, so she could announce her intentions of entering the cadet program Jazmin thought to herself ““I wonder...if Gim is alive, does that mean James is alive too? Maybe if he is we can reconnect. Its been so long since I've really sat down to think about him.”

“Ms. Cullen.” said Officer Gigi Cuzmon.

“Officer Cuzmon any word yet on Xanthu's Representative making planet side?” Jazmin asked.

“No, I'm afraid not. Xanthu's representative isn't able to make planet side for another day or two.”

“Does that mean I'm reprimanded to stay here?” Jazmin asked with hint of annoyance and fear in her voice.

“No, we aren't going to keep you here. But we do have some options to discuss. First there is registration.”

“I'm more than willing to register and I was planning to do so tomorrow, once I was released. I'm also interested in joining a cadet program I heard about.”

“Actually, I figured as much. The rest of your friends have said similar things as well. Which, is part of something we have to talk to you about.” Officer Cuzomon said.

“What about it? I mean isn't is a good thing that you have some many of us wanting to join?” Jazmin asked.

“Yes, we are. But its clear that you all heard about this special squad before it was ever mentioned to the public. We've been very careful to not leak that information to the public for fear that they might think Earth was forming a militia of some sort of super powered beings. So it begs the question how did you all learn about it?” Officer Cuzmon said.

“We all heard from various sources...uhmm and we met on our travels here.” Jazmin said trying to be convincing.

“Well...where did you hear exactly?” Gigi Cuzmon asked.

“I over heard a conversation one of the Uncanny Amazer's was having back home. They all were talking about trying out for the cadet program.”

“Alright. I do know we reached out to them to see if they were interested.” Officer Cuzmon said skeptically.

“Did any of them ever end up responding?” Jazmin's curiosity was aroused, hoping that maybe she could get information on whether her brother was alive or not.

“Actually yes. There was some interest from a couple of their members. The one who actually was accepted was James Cullen. Do you have any relation to him?” Officer Cuzmon's asked as she leaned forward.

“No, actually. He's just someone with the same last name. But he's a hero of mine. I'll look forward to meeting him if I'm excepted.” Jazmin's heart leaped a little when she heard he was alive and in the cadet program. “Its almost as if we all have a destiny and even without the Legion in this reality, everything is falling into place.” Jazmin thought to herself.

“I have a feeling you'll be excepted. You showed great leadership when you were being tracked by the drones, at least according to the vids we saw.” Officer Cuzmon had a smile on her face as she said this. Hoping to catch Jazmin in a lie.

“Well.. I guess I just have good instincts when I'm being attacked. But it does help that I’ve been traveling with these people for a while now. It took us all a long while to get here.” Jazmin said confidentiality realizing what Officer Cuzom was trying to get out of her.

“Yeah you've all been together so long, that you've all got those nifty little belts and the rings with the symbol on them. What does that mean anyway... i've never seen it before.” Officer Cuzmon knew she had her now. She knew that she would have to explain more about all of them. There was no getting out of this trap.

“It stands for Legion and the star is a symbol of travel for us. So were a legion of travelers.” Jazmin said with a smile. “And our friend from Colu designed and made them for us all to wear.

“Did he designed the outfits too?” Officer Cuzmon said still smiling.

“Actually no. he didn't that was a concept put together by Rokk Kinn, myself, and Andrew Nolan. We all were inspired by the stories of the Superman. We've all heard his stories across the galaxy. Besides we all want to be heroes in our own right and we thought this was fighting.” Jazmin was able to tell a slight version of the truth without really feeling guilty.

“Well it was all very inventive. But you must know that once you enter the cadet program all of this individuality goes away and this is a job not a chance to play “super heroes”. There haven't been any super heroes like that in a long time. This is a government police unit like any other and you'll have to learn to follow order, instead of giving them. You understand all that right?” Officer Cuzmon's tone changed to very serious.

“Yes, I'm fully aware of all that comes with it and what I’ll be giving up. But I also know what I’ll be gaining.” Jazmin gave Officer Cuzmon a smile to reassure her.

“alright... and what about those of your friends that went missing?” Officer Cuzmon asked.

“We will contact them and we'll get them registered in the morning.”

“Alright, I think we done here them. You and your friends are free to go in. everything will be returned to you and you all have approximately 3 hours to find your friends and get them registered. If you fail to comply you will all be arrested and/or deported. Thank you for your time and I look forward to working with you as a cadet.”

“Working with me?” Jazmin asked.

“Yes, I'm one of the instructors for the cadet program. I'm one of the tactical advisers and fighting experts. I, along with Captain Allon and Officer Shauvang are the officers in charge of admissions.” she said with a sly smile.

“Oh?” Jazmin said with a surprise.

“ Yes, and all of you that are eligible have been accepted to the program. Welcome Cadet Cullen and I'll be seeing you later.” Officer Cuzmon said with a smile as she walked out the door.

“Wait all those who are eligible....who didn't make it in?” Jazman said to herself.

OOh. Looks like the team will be split further.

I wonder how Brainy will handle being on Colu. And what will the free Legionnaires be up to? It's actually a good lineup, and it makes sense, too.

Will we be seeing any other alternate versions of absent Legionnaires, like Kinetix or Gates?

I'm actually getting a little suck on where i want to go next... plus i'm thinking i need to make the sections smaller....

I've got an idea for Gates and Kinetix but it may be down the road a bit...

I used to post a lot in one go. Sometimes, though, I prepare a really long post, then just split it up into sections.

Yeah, I find plotting to be one of the harder parts of writing. That's why I prefer writing series of vignettes instead of one long narrative.

Can't wait to see what you have in store with those two They're my two favorite Legionnaires!

Chapter 3: “The Welcome Wagon.”

The next morning finally came. Each of them released out into the open air of a warm Metropolis morning. As they all looked at each other some seemed more warn than others. But they knew they still had lots to do.

“OK everyone we need to regroup. Lets find the others and we'll fill everyone in. I think we still got a lot to go over.” Kid Quantum said. “Did everyone get their rings and belts back?” she thought to the team.

Everyone replied yes. They knew they were going to be watched and that everything from here on out would need to be through their telepathic connection.

As each of them put their rings back on they slowly lifted into the air. Flying away from Science Police Headquarters.

“Are We being followed?” Apparition asked.

“Let me just patch in...”Brainiac 5 used his omnicom to connect to their mission board servers. “We have three of those drones detailing us...and it seems we have two officers tailing us as well.” Brainiac 5 said.

“Yes, the two officers are Officer Gigi Cuzmon and Erin Shauvang... I guess they've taken a liking to us.. or they want to actually make sure we hold true to our word.” Saturn Girl chimed in from the warehouse.

“Should we try and lose them?” Wildfire asked.

“No need. I've already rerouted the drones to another location. After being detained all night I had the chance to study their drones. They are pretty impressive from the schematics.. self repairing as we saw... internal sensors on several spectrum, multi-blaster function, extremely durable for the most part...I'm assuming they've never encountered those with skills on pair with ours...oh and the function that I find the most intriguing is...

“Brainy, We don't need a hardware lesson on these guys right now. We just need to know that they are gone.” Live Wire interjected.

“But this is important. They have multidimensional travel and hyper speed travel... meaning that they have the same travel capabilities as the threshold drives we used from our home reality.” Brainiac 5 explained.

The team stopped in their tracks, all of them stunned by this revelation.

“We'll finish this at the warehouse guys. Were too exposed here.” Cosmic Boy said as he started flying on again. The team followed him, each with their own hopes about what that could mean for them. This could be their way home.

“Wait what about the two officers?” Triad asked.

“No Worries, I've rerouted them as well.. The Science Police didn't trust us so they put tracking devices on each of our rings. But I’ve already disabled them and are having them send false signals.” Brainiac 5 said.

The team flew on using their rings to home in on their follow teammates. They flew on in silence as it seemed like it was taking forever to get to the warehouse and see the others. They've all been together with no one else for so long, that this short separation was killing them. Meanwhile, Shikari and Timber Wolf decided to follow the two Science Police officers for a short time till they could double back and meet up with the rest of the team.

“Should we have gone with the rest of the Legion?” Shikiar asked.

“No, we've got to trail these two a little bit and make sure that the others are safe.” Timber Wolf said as he sniffed out their trail. “this way”. Timber Wolf took off down the ally ways with Shikiar in tow.

“I could lead you to them if you like, Timber Legion.” Shikiar suggested as she powered up her vision.

“Its fine. Don't worry. I know where they are. I can smell them. The red headed one smells like lilacs. Its an easy sent to follow.” Timber Wolf smiled slightly at the smell of it, it reminded him of Tinya. She wore that sent a couple times when they were on Rimbor before she returned to the legion.

Shikari looked at Timber Wolf, unsure of what to make of his sentiment. She tried to smell what he was smelling but nothing was there.

“Timber Legion I think we should get to the others now. Before there's other trouble.” Shikari warned.

“We will. Just give me a minuet” Timber Wolf raced on taking flight with his ring. He followed the sent far coming up almost underneath the Science Police officers hover car. When he looked up he saw the red haired officer up close. He realized it was officer Shvaughn Erin. He'd met her a couple times after he became a legionnaire. She was a trusted member of the Legion's community. The other he didn't know...she had a nice sent to her as well.

“Timber Legion, can we please go now.” Shikari cam up behind him
“Fine” Timber Wolf gruffed at her.
As the two started to make their way back to the team, the loud sound laser fire rang out.

“What was that?” Shikari said as she spun around to view the officers coming under fire from a near by building. The two legionnaires ran back towards the officers. The hover car was now under constant fire from a near by roof top. The two officers were only getting off a few shots.

“We've got to do something. Where are the lasers coming from?” Timber Wolf searched the roof tops but he couldn't see any shooters or even any laser cannons.

“The lasers are coming from that roof top. Follow me!” Shikari armored up and took off towards the roof. Timber Wolf followed her, she reached the roof top in seconds but within those seconds the lasers hit the back thrusters of the hover car causing it to burst into flames. Timber Wolf changed course and flew back to the hover car. The hover car started falling fast but Timber Wolf was faster. He hoped both officers inside had gotten out already. But as he used he keen eye sight he saw that the two of them were unconscious inside.

“DAME IT!!” Timber Wolf grabbed hold of the hover car. He tried to pull it up a little but even his strength was nothing and the flames didn't help matters. His vision was becoming cloudy and his nose was flaring up with smoke. The firing lasers weren't much help either. He dodged several blasts before reaching the cab of the hover car. Using his claws he reaches the cab of the hover car and rips off Shvaughn Erin's door. She lay unconscious as did Officer Cuzmon.

“how long till this car goes up....” Timber Wolf thought to himself.

Meanwhile, Shikari had reached the top of the roof. Standing there were several cannons all firing down onto the Science Polices hover car and one man standing there watching it all go down. He seemed more preoccupied with how the cannons were doing than anything else. He seemed to be taking measurements of some sort.

Shikari quickly swooped down using her exoskeleton claws to cut the cannons. But she barely left a scratch on them. The man finally took notice of Shikari.

“Ahh and what have we here?”

“Your worst nightmare!” Shikari bantered. Shikari flew straight at him. Ready to take am at his omnicom to stop the cannon's from firing. Flying fast she thought she had reached him before he got to his belt. But she was wrong. The man already had in his hand a glowing chain and as she reached him, he flung the chain and instantly wrapped itself around her. Shikari feel to the ground with a large thud.

“Uhhmm... grRRRRR” she growled at him as she tried to break the chains.

“Good Luck my dear. Those chain's are a specialty of mine. No one can break them. Their coated in tromium, a very hard to break element. They are also outfitted with a special lock that is calibrated to restrain my captives own strength. Which yours seems to be quite strong according to my instruments.” he said as he looked at his readings.

“URRRGGGGhmmmmm” Shikari growled again.

“Oh did I forget to mention that the lock has an electric plus emitter in it, that disrupts brain activity. I know you can understand me but you however won't be able to respond.” He says taking another reading. “You strength is quite amazing I must say...”

“BING! BING!” the cannon's alarm went off.

“Ahh, and there go the cannon's. Do pardon me. I must check in on them and see if those little Science Police are taken care of.”

As the man moved towards the cannon's, he heard something unexpected.

“KAAAAABOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!” the hover car had finally exploded.

“We'll I guess I must have hit the back thrusters and they must have disrupted the....”

“GRWLLLLLAAAAAAWWWW!” Timber Wolf shouted as he jumped up from the ledge below.

“Ahh another one... looks like you didn't come alone little one.” he said.
“I wonder if he's as strong as you are?”

“STRONGER!” Timber Wold screamed as he jumped the man. The man was shocked at how quick this one was. He wasn't expecting a physical altercation. But he wasn't unprepared. With the cannon's still firing the man's omnicom flew from his hands.
The man and Timber Wolf tumbled on the ground, each throwing punches. Timber Wolf tried to restrain himself from slashing the man's throat. The man punched Timber Wolf once more, and threw him off himself. Directly attacking the man again, Timber Wolf wrestled him to the ground and pinned him quickly.

“DON'T MOVE!” Timber Wolf ordered.

“Oooo Scary. Don't worry I won't have to.” the man said this as he kicked his legs up and flipped Timber Wolf off of him. Timber Wolf using his super agility landed on his feet. His feral snarl became nastier. But the man still didn't move. Timber Wolf slowly walked around the man till he was in front of the man again. Timber Wolf's instincts told him that something was a miss.

The man stayed not moving and Timber Wolf sniffed to see if it was a trick. But nothing. What Timber Wolf didn't notice was that the man was slowly turning the a nob on the inside of his cuff, which was turning the one of the cannon's towards Timber Wolf. Shikari looked in horror as she tried to warn Timber Wolf of the cannon.

“HMMMMMMMMMM UGGGGGG”

“Shikari, you alright?” Timber Wolf looked at her at the wrong moment for in that second the cannon had fully turned and started rapidly firing at Timber Wolf. Timber Wolf's started dodging the blast. Jumping from spot to spot, trying to gain height with each jump. First from side to side, then he jumped the side wall. But the cannon was following his every move. Jumping from spot to spot and wall to wall wasn't working. He tried to take to his flight ring next, pushing himself up into the air. But as he flew off the ground the cannon's laser hit him square in the stomach. With Timber Wolf's concentration broken he feel to the ground in pain. Even his strength wasn't enough to take that a direct laser cannon hit. Shikari looked on frightful as she saw him fall. Slowly the man sat up.

“hmmm well that was fun. The rotater cuff works well. Very effective.” I didn't think it would link fast enough.” the man said as he stood up and walked over to pick up his omnicom.

“Whoever...uhhhhh...you are....we'll... stop you!” Timber Wolf grunted out as he tried to stand up.

“I'm not sure about that. Your both down for the count as of right now... oh that reminds me! Can't let you get up that easily.” the man strode over to Timber Wolf and lightly touched his belt pulling out a luminescent net. “After our little tussle I have a better idea of your abilities my friend and I think this will hold you. Your strength won't break it, the rope is a new polymer that was discovered on Colu. Non toxic... so no worries there and the locks that are on it are the same that I installed on your friend's chains. So you'll have some slight discomfort.” the man placed two locks on the ropes.

“You'll never...get away.. with this!” Timber Wolf said quietly as he tried to collect himself and regain his strength. The locks activated instantly and Timber Wolf hunched over in pain. His mind became scrambles as he tried to speak.

“uhmmm GRRRahhh...WWHHHOOOOO A..A...A...Are Yu..Yu..You..” he cocked out.

“Ahh much stronger than I thought. I guess I should increase the voltage. But you want to know who I am? Well I'm your new master... I'm Grimbor the chain's men.” as Grimbor said this he turned up the voltage and Timber Wolf began to loose consciousness.

Brin and Kari make a great team here. I wonder if this is going where I think it is...? Will the Legionnaires play cavalry to save their friends? Hmmm....

hmmm idk maybe maybe not....

Chapter Four:

The rest of the Legionnaires finally reached the teams safe house. As they all landed, the took a moment to realize how big it was. It looked like it could be a decent place for all of them to stay, at least for now.

“Alright everyone lets get inside. We've got a lot to cover.” Kid Quantum said.

“You have no idea how true that is.” Brainica 5 said in agreement as he continued to shuffle through his omnicom.

As they entered the warehouse they all saw that this was just a big as their previous headquarters with maybe some room to spare.

“How is it a warehouse this big has nothing in it?” Ferro said.

“Well that's because its a subsidiary of Brande industries which is part of the reason I directed us here. I figured if we came here and used it Mr. Brande wouldn't mind... once he got to know us that is.” Gear said as he went around collecting all the rings from everyone.

“Yes, and I checked into that while we were imprisoned last night...seems the reason its abandoned, actually many of R.J's warehouse are.. some have been moved off world while others are just left like this one. Something else else happened to Brande Industries, but I wasn't able to access any records on exactly what. There weren't even any news feeds. So clearly Brande Industries had some sort of media blanket of its events of the last two or three years...” Brainica 5 informed them all.

“That's odd.. R.J.'s always been fairly open when it came to his company...his past not always so much.... I wonder what could have happened to make him just cut all public knowledge about the company...and its not like him to abandon any properties. He always made sure they were some how refurbished into something useful.” Triad neutral said as she triplicated for the first time in hours.

“AAAHHHH it feels good to do that. Being cooped up like that really was difficult. I can't believe the Science Police don't trust people enough around here to allow them to use their racial gifts... especially those that are some what harmless...” Triad purple said as she stretched.

“What if something terrible has happened? It really isn't like him to be so closed off and out of touch from the world. That's also bad business... it would make people think he has something to hide...”Triad orange hugged herself as she thought about the implications more and more. She worried so much about R.J.

“Well these are all things that we will worry about. But right now R.J. Is the least of our worries...So where do we start?” Live Wire said as he sat on an empty barrel.

“Well... actually I have a question for those of you who were in holding last night. Officer Cuzmon said something to me that worries me.”

“What could that be?” Cosmic Boy said.

“Well she said welcome to the cadet program and that she looked forward to working with me and that “all of you that are eligible have been accepted to the program” So whose not eligible and why?” Kid Quantum asked. As she searched her teams faces to see who would speak up; she couldn't admit that it was something she had to even ask.

“That would be in reference to me actually.” Brianiac 5 finally answered.

“What! What do you mean? How could you not be eligible. I would think that they would want a Coluan in their program...” Kid Quantum spat out before he could answer.

“It seems that my “mother” this realities Brainiac 4 was still be holding to the Coluan government as I was before my legion draft... and she has apparently disappeared; which means since I have showed up in this reality I have to take her place...” Brainy says slightly defeated.

“Is there any way to get out of it?” Invisible Kid asks skeptically.

“From what I can see Lyle, no. that's why I already tried to research Brande and contact by the way; to no avail.... I was hoping maybe he could some how steal me away from them.. Even buy me from them if need be.” Brainy said. He tried not to show to much emotion but he felt as though he failed and his lack of eye contact hadn't gone unnoticed. Invisible Kid walked over to Brainiac 5 and tried to comfort him. He put his had on his shoulder.

“Brainy its not your fault and besides We all knew there were certain risks taking coming here. But We'll figure it out and even though you'll be leaving, we will keep in contact and figure away out of this predicament.” Invisible Kid reassured him. “How long till they are making you leave?”

“They've given me the standard 24 earth hours till I have to report to the local threshold gate/ U.P. Space port... they didn't specify at the time. They said they would send further instruction once the time was closer.” Brainy said. “Which that brings me to my other piece of information unless there is anyone else whose not eligible.” Brainy looked around to see if there really was anyone.

“I'm also, unable to join the cadet program.” M'Onel said.

Everyone starred at him in shock. They figured he would be the first to sign up. He's always been a good solider.

“Why?” Kid Quantum inquired. She seemed more shocked than anyone. He should no signs of not wanting to be with the team and she couldn't understand why the cadet program wouldn't want someone as powerful as him.

“It seems that all of Damax is on lock down. They were surprised to see that I was actually off planet.”

“How did they know yo were from Damax? I mean unless they did a bio scan on you....” Triad trailed off.

“They did. When we were in battle. Apparently the drones have that capability. That's partially how they knew which delegates to get each of us.”

“Well... did the bio scan confirm anything else about you?” Cosmic Boy asked. He hoped that it wouldn't expose his true identity.

“Thankfully no. they said I was very similar to certain someone but they didn't actually link the two of us.” M'Onel's smile was slight. But he was still troubled about it.

“So did they say why Daxam was on lock down?” Andromeda asked, fearing that it may have to do with a version of this realities White Triangle.

“They said it was self imposed.... it seems there was a lot of visitors planet side and they brought some kind of virus that's lead related. Till they figure it out or cure it Daxam is on lock down. No one in no one out...and since most Daxmaites stay on planet there's only a few of us off planet. But the number is so small that no one thinks anyone is off planet.” M'Onel told them.

“So how does that make you ineligible?” Cosmic Boy asked.

“because of the lockdown, there has been no communication with Daxam for almost 20 years now; which has officially marked Daxam's membership in the U.P ending.”

“But my planet isn't even in the. U.P. In this reality. They never were members, so how come I get to join this hell squad and you don't?” Umbra spat out.

“Because I’m considered DANGEROUSE!” M'Onel yelled. For the first time ever M'Onel's calm exterior cracked. Even in battle he never exposed his anger like this.

“What do you mean your dangerous?” Andromeda pleaded; for that was always one of her greats fears.

“We..Were... considered dangerous because of our powers under a yellow sun...it seems were considered unstable...because of the lead poisoning they flare out of control...and there's a lot of lead around...I'm suspecting that this lead virus is some cover up to control Daxam...this place is more authoritarian than we thought....”M'Onel's tone was harsh but scared all in one. “They agreed to let me leave as long as I leave the planet... they think I’ll succumb to the “Virus” here and go on a rampage...” M'Onel trailed off.

“Does, that mean you'll actually be leaving?” Andromeda asked.

“Not exactly, I'll just have to stay out of sight a bit; but I will be taking a trip to Daxma to check things out for myself.... and Brainy or Gear do you think you could get me a bio scan that won't get me kicked off planet?” M'Onel said crossing his arms regaining his composure.

“Yes, I’ll do that before I go... along with the rest of my list...” Brianiac 5 said as he updated his omnicom. “Yes, I’ll make one for anyone who wants one....”

“We'll, when would you be leaving for Daxman?” Andromeda asked.

“Once things are more settled here... then I'll leave.” M'Onel crossed to Andromeda and rested his hand on her shoulder. “But I'll be going alone.” Everyone accepted his wish. They knew that he wouldn't allow anyone to get hurt and he'd call for help if he needed it.

“Alright, is that the last of the unexpected withdrawals?” Chameleon asked.

“Well... actually we've also encountered a slight problem.” Spark said shyly as she looked at Live Wire.

“I thought we weren't going to talk about this and do it at a later time. You know once things were more settled with everyone.”
“Garth I can't wait! I need to go home to Winath. I need to see them.” Spark pleaded.

“You'd you guys care to fill the rest of us in?” Saturn Girl said

“Imra, Alya can we please talk about this later?” Live Wire asked in hushed tone. His anger rising, Live Wire was doing all he could do to keep his electricity from flying out of control.

“Its fine. Lets move on.. anyone else...”Cosmic Boy chimed in. He tried to keep things moving. He could see the Garth's cage rattling.

“I think we're all in. So lets move on.” Ultra Boy said trying to move things along.

“Then would now be a good time to talk about the threshold drives?” Brainy inquired.

“Yes. That would be for the best.” Live Wire said as he turned away from everyone to sit back down.

“Alright, so as I said they have threshold gates here... which means that the Kawi are apart of this reality... but that also means that we could potentially use them to travel home...maybe even to the other legions for help if need be...”

“Do you think we could really travel home? I mean both Dreamer and Shikari said that our path lies here and no where else...” Violet said.

“Yes, that's true...I haven't had any visions of us being able to leave this reality.” Dreamer confirmed.

“We'll that was before we found out about the Thresholds being here. Now we can factor that in...

“Gear, are you alright?” Saturn Girl asked him.

“Yeah of course why?” He asked looking away from the rings.

“I don't mean to pry but there's just something coming from you that I can't help but ignore. Its a very very strong thought your working through.

“It's just a calculation that I’m working on. I'm sorry to make it so loud. I'll try to quiet my thoughts.” Gear said as they both tuned back into Brainic 5's ideas.

“We need to run some more test and see if it works that way but I suspect that it does. So we will need to obtain the materials for us to rebuild one....I also propose that we make this hanger more suitable for living in as it will be our new home.”

“And how do we do that Brainy? We don't even have a credit to our names. We have nothing here...”Apparition said.

“Actually we do. That's part of what I've been doing over the last few hours. I used my “inheritance” as the new Brainica of Colu to transfer some credits to an account for us, which I’ve set up smaller accounts for each of you. I wasn't able to get a lot without being detected. I also bought this warehouse from Brande Industries. I was able to at least get in touch with Marla and get him to sell it to me...now we just need to redesign this place to make it livable for all of us and secret enough.... i'm thinking force fields around the perimetter will help with that....

“Is that even legal?” Invisible Kid asked.

“Actually yes. Personal force field use completely acceptable here. Especially in the warehouse district and as far as the city of Metropolis is concerned that is exactly what this is.”

“Then how are we supposed to renovate for us to leave? Won't they get suspicious when they are rebuilding it?” Dreamer inquired.

“No, not at all. I've actually hired Chuck to do the work. It seems he's alive and well here, with his own architecture firm. He's agreed to the specifications I asked for, as well as a complete secrecy clause.”

“Chucks here?” Triad neutral’s voice had the happiest sound to it. She couldn't wait to see him.

“Yes he is. He'll be here to start the work soon and while he's doing that I’ve got various missions that need to be taken care of. As long as everyone agrees to doing them that is...” Brainiac 5 looked around trying to make sure they all were on board.

“Were in. not like we have much else to do.” Ultra Boy quipped.

“Good... first things first, we need to register. As much as I loath this idea we must. Which means we all must be together... Where are Shikari and Timber Wolf?

“I believe they were tailing officers Shauvung and Cuzmon. I'll check in with them now.” Saturn Girl offered.

Saturn Girl closed her eyes to concentrate on finding their two teammates. Not wanting to risk their rings. Saturn Girl searched the surrounding area and found nothing.

“That's odd... I can't find any trace of either of them. Its as if their minds have been cut off.”

“Can you try long range?” Chameleon asked

“I'll try but its as if there's some sort of static around them that’s blocking them from me...”

“What does that mean?” Asked Kid Quantum.

“I'm not sure... their minds have just disappeard off the grid. But not in the senes that they are dead... just that something is blocking them from me...some sort of psychic dampener maybe..... maybe someone else has seen them.... this could take some time though.” Saturn Girl furrowed her brow trying to concentrate harder. Entering peoples minds without her knowing and without their permission would take some finessing.

“Well, while she tries to do that maybe we should continue with the other missions?” Brainiac 5 asked.

“Agreed. Lets continue and we'll find them.” Kid Quantum said.

“Good. Alright I’ve split up the team into different groups as it will be easier to get more done. The teams consist of the follow people and missions. The home team staying here to make sure that our new “headquarters” is up to date and outfitted with all the technology we'll need is going to be Gear, Clearly Saturn Girl as she is now indisposed, and Violet...I believe that team will work.

“That's fine. I can help Chuck with most of the installations he'll probably put up. But I’ll also get the place ready for any tech we will need. I'll make a list.” Gear said as he took to the makeshift omnicom computer they made.

“The next team will be to get Star Boy the help he needs. I've created his false identification. If they ask his name is “Danny Blaine” from Xanthu. I've figured Dreamer, Kid Quantum and Chameleon will go with him. I assume that is alright everyone?” Brainy was trying his hardest to be polite and not bark orders as he wasn't the current leader but even the politeness was getting to everyone. They all just wanted to be useful.
“After that, I want you to join my team at the Time Institute.

“The next team is Triad, Spark, and Invisible Kid... I want you all to head to Brande Industries get any and all information that you can from them. Maybe even try and get in touch with R.J. or Marla. There's something there... and they maybe our biggest allies. “Lyle, I want you to do some digging discreetly.. which is why I’ll be sending a fourth with you, as a sort of decoy...Sensor...the four of you go to Brande. Get everything you can.” Brainy typed more into his omnicom calculating where to send everyone else.”

“What are the other missions you have besides that?” Cosmic Boy asked.

“Well.. there is the Time Institute which I'll be heading that team along with Cosmic Boy, Andromeda, Ferro, and Umbra.”

“What about the rest of us?” Well first you'll all have to register and here are your new identification cards. Those of us that were held captive won't be changing name. Those of you that weren't will have different names. Laurel... seeing as how Daxam is on official lock down I'll have to readjust your identification... maybe change your planet...and done. Alright your new planet is... Venegar... and your power set comes from....hmmm genetic mutation.... no that won't do...hmm... a radioactive element... yes... that works....the element altered your DNA to match that of a Damaxite, giving you their powers and weaknesses.”

“Alright... here's hoping that works” Andromeda says as she takes her new identification from Brainy, never one to hide she hung her head trying to convince herself that this was the right thing to do. Brainy wanted to console her but the time wasn't now.
“The remaining team members I need you to collect material for Chuck to use in the construction. All of you can collect as much metal, micro chips, conduits, platforms, and anything else that Chuck might need you to get. He has sent me a list that maybe everything. Live Wire, you take this and Chuck will send updates as needed.” Brainy handed the omnicom with to Live Wire as he pulled out a secondary one to continue his calculations.

“Gathers that's it?” Live Wire said discontentedly

“Actually I think I have something for you and a couple others to do... I can't track Shikari or Timber Wolfs minds. The last minds I found them in was of the two officers. But those two seem to be unconscious and don't know where they went.... I'm thinking we need to send a search party for them.”

“Are you certain that something is wrong with them? I mean they both evaded our group message earlier today...” Violet said.

“No, something is wrong. I can sense it and the fact that I can't find any trace of them means something is wrong. We have to find them.”

“Alright.... Then we'll send a search team. Whose left?” Kid Quantum asked as she looked around.

“I'm in for the search party. I need to stretch a little bit.” Live Wire volunteered.

“Me and Jo are up for that as well.” said Apparition as she looked at Jo she could see that he didn't care to much about finding Timber Wolf, but he sure seemed like he was happy to have something or someone to punch soon.

“Alright so the four of you will go and try and find them. Saturn Girl, I'm assuming you'll want to go with them?” Kid Quantum asked.

“Actually, I'll coordinate from here. I want to see if I can get more from the two officers and I need to concentrate.” Saturn Girl again closed her eyes and began to concentrate on finding the two officers minds again to see if she could find any clues.

“Alright everyone, you've all got your assignments! Lets head out!” Kid Quantum said as they each took off. She was tempted to yell out “LETS GO LEGIONNAIRES!” but it just didn't seem like the moment to do that. Right now she just hoped that they could get through their missions.

Mission # 1: Hospital: (Team: Dreamer, Star Boy, Chameleon, Kid Quantum.)

“Alright, Brainy programed the hospitals location into our rings. So we should be able to all get their if we get separated.” Kid Quantum said as the four of them lifted into the air. Chameleon carrying Star Boy again as a giant winged dragon with a built in medical harness.

“Don't worry so much Jazmin! We'll get him there safely.” Chameleon called back to her as he glided past her.

“I know. I'm trying. Dreamer how is he? Do you see anything? Any new visions?”

Dreamer flashed back to a vision she had of Star Boy's memorial being placed on Xanthu. Remembering her first flash of that vision and all she could think was,

“No.. it can't be....Thom can't go like...I must... I must...”

She didn't want to see that vision or say those words ever again. But there had been several times since she had that vision that she really thought this was the moment it would come to pass. Her visions had been so accurate during the days before the fatal 500 but now she began to feel like her old flaky self.

“This isn't fair... I thought my dreams had finally been proven wrong... We've survived so much and Thom has come out OK through all of it...and now here we are back in reality and he's going to die.” Dreamer thought to herself. Her vision of his memorial flashed to her mind again. It had to be wrong. The memorial said “Thom Kallor, Star Boy....not Danny Blaine... maybe his death wasn't at hand yet.

“nothing...as far as visions go.. but he seems to be alright. He's resting that's the best we can ask for right?”

“Exactly! He'll pull through guys. I'm sure of it. Thom has been through worse. I mean if he can survive an all out attack by robtican forces then he can survive this.” Chameleon said.

Dreamer suddenly had a flash. She was having a vision but it was odd because she was seeing multiple versions of Star Boys. But at the epicenter was Starman from the universe they had just left. He was throwing off chronological energies.

“I think I know why Thom is in a coma and its not from exhaustion.”
“What do you mean?” Kid Quantum asked looking back at her.
“Him and all the other StarBoy's are experiencing the same thing right now. I think its because Starman from the other legion we just met is now drawing in all his Chronological energy and so its causing his other selves to go into a coma....although I’m not sure why..”

“Is it something the hospital can help with or do we need to bring him back to Brainy?” Chameleon asked.

“No, I think he'll be fine in the hospital....”Dreamer trailed off as she saw a vision of her Star Boy. Star Boy stood among the other legionnaires fighting Mordru. For a moment Dreamer thought it was a vision of the past. But then she saw others who weren't in the Legions other battle with Mordru. She also noticed that they all were wearing some odd uniform. It must be the cadet uniform. He wakes up! He's fighting again. Then the vison cut out and returned to Starman; being drained of his chronological energies and surviving. He sat receiving a clean bill of health from a physician.

“He will be fine! Starman seems to be OK too and so will our Star Boy. He's going to be OK.” Dreamer smiled for the first time in what seemed like forever. She hadn't had much time to smile but she was glad that her first smile was caused by a vision of Thom.

“Are you sure?” Kid Quantum asked

“Yes! I'm sure of it. And he'll be a cadet. I saw a battle for the cadets with Mordru.”

“Wait Mordru is here?” Chameleon's voice went cold with the utterance of Mordru's name. “do you know when we fight him?”

“Yes, he's here but I have no clue. It could be farther down the road. It must be if Thom is with you guys fighting.” Dreamer reassured him.

“Well Mordru is a problem for another day. Today we've got enough to do.” Kid Quantum said.

The three of them flew on to the hospital without any problems arising. When they reached the hospital the emitted Thom, as Danny Blaine and registered him. They then left to find a registration center.

“Did Brainy program a location into our rings?” Dreamer asked as she tried to change the setting on her ring.

“No he didn't. But I’m sure we can ask someone...” Chameleon looked around and he spotted a friend. “Look I'm sure he can help us...” Chameleon pointed over to Dr. Gym'll. “Dr Gym'll! Dr. Gym'll...Hey its Reep! Hey!” Chameleon called. Dr. Gym'll looked over confused at the three of them.

“Uhmm... Yes I'm Dr. Gym'll... I'm sorry do I know you young man?” Dr. Gym'll walked closer to them.

“Reep, Remember he doesn't know us in this reality.” Dreamer whispered into his ear.

“Ahh... no you don't. Sorry... I saw your name tag and I thought you were someone I knew... sorry again.”

“It's alright. Now what can I do for you? I'm very busy and can't talk to long.” Dr. Gym'll began to multitask with a couple omni pads and a robotic assistant.

“Yes, we need a registration center and we were wondering if you knew where one was?”

“Is that all? I thought it might have been an emergency. People think I don't have anything better to do than to take care of youngsters needs. Its down the hall and to the left. The office there can help you. Good day.” Dr. Gym'll waved one hand and pointed down the hall with the other as he walked away.

“Something else elses never change right...” Chameleon said with a wink to Kid Quantum

They reached the hospital's registration center. While waiting in line to be processed Kid Quantum began to have a reservations about this plan. She saw the Science Police there with an idea scanner. It seems these I.D. Didn't just have to look the part but they had to pass the scan.

“Did you guys know they scanned the I.D.? Brainy didn't say anything about that?”

“I'm sure its fine. Brainy knows what he's doing and when he makes something he makes it right.” Chameleon tried to reassure her.

“What about C.O.M.P.U.T.O.?” Dreamer asked with a smirk.

“One failed homicidal, world conquering sentient robot and you think the man can't invent anything worth while.” Chameleon said jabbing her slightly in the ribs. “But the I.D. Should work fine. Scanning isn't a big deal. They did it at the space ports all the time back home. Remember?”

“Yeah this is true... I guess its just been a while and I didn't remember that happening... I guess I’m just really nervous...”Kid Quantum trailed off as she approached the registration center.

“Hello, and welcome to the Metropolis General Hospital's Registration Center. Are you here to register or register someone else?” said the silver and white robotic technician.

“To register myself.” Kid Quantum said.

“Thank you. Please place your hand on the scanner in front of you and your identification on to the scanner to the right. I will scan you hand first. Allow for three minuets for scan to complete. Also while you are being scanned you will feel a slight prick on your finger. That is a small needle inserting and injecting the small nannites that allow us to track your power use, whereabouts, and vital signs. As well as taking a small sample of blood to record your DNA into our data banks.”

Kid Quantum slowly placed her hand on the scanner. The scanner felt like it was moving as slow as possible. At least that's how Kid Quantum felt. As she looked down at the scanner, she realized her hand was glowing.

“Oh no my power has activated.” Kid Quantum tried to calm herself. She realized her powers were working to slow down the the scan because of her fear. “Relax Jazmin! Just relax!” she kept repeating this under he breath over and over to get it to stop.

“Please stop struggling with the machine. Your power has been activated through the nannites to help us get a better understanding of how your “ability” works.”

“Thank girfe its not me!” Kid Quantum thought to herself.

“Thank you for your patience. The scan is complete. You have been registered as time manipulator with energy blast capabilities. The nanaites will now transmit your vitals. As this happens please do not be alarmed in change of temperature or other sensory input.” as the robotic technician said this Kid Quantum felt feverish and lost her vision for a few seconds.

“Thank you for your cooperation. Please now scan your identification. This will complete your registration.”

Kid Quantum slowly placed her identification card on to the scanner. As it light up with a bright green light to scan the identification card Kid Quantum held her breath.

“Error! Error! Identification Card not accepted!” the robotic technician rang out. Kid Quantum's hand began to glow. Instinctively she tried to slow down time to stop the machine's noises before someone noticed her. As she powered up her body felt week and she began to feel pain in her chest.

“Please power down or the nannites will be forced to shut you down.” the robotic technician said.
Kid Quantum tried to shut off her power. She tried breathing slowly; calming herself. As she tried to do this a science police officer came over to assist.

“Ms. Are you alright?”

“Yes...Yes” she said breathlessly.

“Just continue to power down. You'll be fine. The nannites won't hurt you. They will just make you unconscious for a short time. Now lets see what the problem is.” the science police officer picked up her identification card. “hmm...uhmm miss... did you know that this identification card type is discontinued, making this identification card expired?”

“No.. No I didn't. I've been.. traveling for a while and haven't been back to Xanthu. I wasn't notified.” Kid Quantum's fear began to rise again. The chest pains had subsided but she still could feel her power at the very edge of her finger tips slowly recharging.

“Just give me a moment and I'll verify with the United Planets security data banks.” the science police officer walked away for a few minuets.

“BRAINY!!!” Kid Quantum screamed through her telepathic ear plug.

“Uhg.... you don't have to yell. What do you need?” Brainiac 5 responded.

“there's something wrong with your identification card you made for me. They are checking their security data banks now. What do I do? Also they have nannaites! That's how they are tracking us and our power usage.” Kid Quantum thought at him frantically.

“Good! They are getting me right where I need to be.” Brainiac 5 responded.

“what do you mean good?”

“I purposely made yours defective. Before you ask, the reason was I needed to gain access to the U.P. Mainframe and I wasn't able to break their codes to do it with out any identification. So I’m using yours to upload all our information into their data banks, which will also be put into the data banks of each of the Legionnaires planets. This will also allow me to link up with their mainframe undetected. Don't worry your identification card is caring all the information cryptically.”

“Brainy, why didn't you tell me you were doing that? You nearly gave me a heart attack!” Kid Quantum scolded him.

“Sorry, I just figured it be better if you didn't know. I thought if you knew you wouldn't go in with the confidence we needed you to.”

“Right now we need to stick together. Please don't do that again!”

“No worries. Also all the data is up loaded and safely. I've also got access to their U.P. Mainframe and all their passwords. I'll see you all see at the Time Institute.” with that Brainiac 5 cut off his telepathic signal.

“Sometimes I really want to just sock him one...” Kid Quantum thought to herself.

“Miss Cullen?”said the science police officer returned with her identification card.

“Yes?”

“Your all set. Her is a new identification card and your old one will be destroyed for you. Thank you for registering today and have a good day.”


Kid Quantum thanked the officer and walked away to meet up with Dreamer and Chameleon who had finished registering minuets earlier.

“What happened to you? Chameleon asked

“Brainy, that's what.” Kid Quantum switched to her telepathic ear plug to fill the two of them in. neither could believe that Brainiac 5 could do such a thing. They both agreed that he should have told her.

She knew Brainy was brilliant but she didn't know he wouldn't tell her the whole plan. As usual Briany's idea worked, even if it was in a deceitful way. As they left the Star Boy at the hospital they flew up into the sky to rendezvous with the time institute team.

The three legionnaires descended to the ground after returning from registering. Each could feel themselves changing a little as their bodies adapted to the nannites. Gear couldn't help but feel each nannaite attach and try to modify the organic technology that grows from within him. Studying his cells and capabilities and interfacing with them. He was organic machine being corrupted by inorganic.

“Gear, has Chuck arrived yet?” Violet asked as she shrunk down to normal size after moving some of the debris of the warehouse outside.

“Hmm... oh.. he is scheduled for arrival in 2.12 seconds.” as Gear finished he looked up and above them was Chuck Taine in his hover car.

“Ahoy down there! Are you the...Legion group?”
“Legion?” Violet asked scared. She didn't think Brainy would tell someone who they really were.

“Yes, Legion... I'm sorry Foundation of Dox...not legion. The Legion hall on the eastern side is my assignment for tomorrow.” Chuck said with a hearty laugh. “but little lady if you can lift as much as I think you just did, why you could be a as strong as a legion all by yourself.”

Violet just smiled at Chuck. His laugh was always a welcoming thing around the old headquarters. Looking back up at him she smiled again. Chuck landed his hover car. As Chuck got out so did two small creatures with four metallic arms, antenna's and little beddie red eyes. They stood no more than three feet tall. “Hi, I'm Chuck by the way and these are my associates the Anthariaites.”

“Yes. We're very familiar with their species. Welcome. I am...Izor... a Linsnarian and your contact on this assignment. I have a list of materials here that we will gather for you and we have a list of specifications for security and design for you.” Gear's manners were professional as always. But Saturn Girl couldn't believe how clam and uncaring his voice sounded in that moment. As if he wasn't organic but total machine.

“If only this was like home, with Chuck and Gear joking and working on Legion World...I hope someday we can find out way back to that way of life.” Saturn Girl thought as she turned her attention trying to continue to locate Timber Wolf and Shikari.
She hoped she she would find them soon. It was odd to not hear them in her head any more. She's spent so much time with all her teammates inside her head; while they were in the void that without even just two of them it didn't feel right. They were all each other had and they couldn't lose any one now.” Saturn Girl searched every mind she could. Extended her telepathic limits as far as they would go around her. “Ughhh just a bit farther...” as Saturn Girl said this to herself; she couldn't take any more and her mind slowly returned. The thoughts of others slowly decreased. Putting head in her hands she leaned forward. “Where could they be...”

“I'm sorry miss are you alright?” Chuck stood over Saturn Girl. Even with the light hiding much of his face his smile shone throw to Saturn Girl.

“Hmm.. oh yes. I'm fine. Thank you Chuck.”
“We'll good to hear. But how did you know my name was Chukc?”
“Hmm oh... sorry.” Saturn Girl stood up, revealing the Saturn Symbol on her chest.
“Oh.” Chuck was a little startled. “Well that explains it.” But in an instant his voice was warm and kind.

“I missed his voice in my head.” Saturn Girl thought to herself.
“Well, you have my name. May I have yours?” Chuck said extending his hand.
“Imra... Imra Ardeen.”
“Pleased to meet ya Miss Ardeen.”
“Please just Imra.”
“Alright, Imra. I'm sorry to bother you but would it be possible for us to have you move over there for a bit. My crew and I had some construction to do here.” He said as he looked up from his data pad with a smile.
“Yes, of course. Sorry I'll move.” Saturn Girl moved over to the other side of the warehouse.
“Thank you. By the way Imra I couldn't help but over hear you saying something about needing to find someone.”
“Oh... yes....I..” Saturn Girl hadn't realized she said that out loud. She'd spent so much time and energy being in her head these past several months that she never really knew what she thought and what she said.
“Well I just wanted to tell you that, I’m sure whoever your trying to find. I think you will. People have a way of turning up when you least expect it.”
“Thank you.” Saturn Girl smiled graciously. She truly believed that was possible in this universe.

Mission # 2: time institute.

“Brainy are you sure this is the place to go? Cosmic Boy asked.
“If Rond is here then I think he's a good person to ask for help. He might even know how to find out if we could return to our own universe. If it might exist somehow. Besides its a good resource for technology and research. Also we can use every ally we can get here.” Brainy didn't look up from his omnicom as he continued to fly on.

“Fair enough.” Cosmic Boy didn't have much reason to really question it. He just wanted some reassurance.

“Anybody else feeling a little weird...”Andromeda's speed started to slow down as she began to loose air. Before long she began to fall completely out of the sky. Instinctively Brainy reached out with his force field to catch her. But his reach wasn't far enough. But Cosmic Boy's magnetic reach was.

“I've got her!” Cosmic Boy said effortlessly as he latched on to her Flight ring and utility belt. Slowly they lowered themselves to the street below.

“Whats happening?” Ferro said as he landed rushing to Andromeda’s side.
“I'm not sure...” Brainy landed right next to Andromeda's body. He began scanning her with his omnicom.

“Its not her lead allergy is it?” Cosmic Boy asked.
“No.. I mean it shouldn't be. I made sure that they didn't inject her with anything lead and my serum should still be holding...assuming that the properties of lead in this reality are they same as those of our own...”

Andromeda's body began to convulse.
“Cosmic Boy restrain her.” Brainy ordered.
Doing his best to grab near by metal to encase Andromeda in with out hurting her was harder than he thought it would be. She began to break threw everything that he wrapped around her. Ferro tried to grab hold of her.

“Anchor me!” He yelled to Cosmic Boy. Cosmic Boy switched his focus from the extra metal to Ferro himself.
“What's wrong with her?” Umbra said as she threw up a Dark field in front of them. “Hopefully this will provide enough cover.”
“Alright..the scanner seems to be showing...the nanaites are attacking her...?
“What do you mean they are attacking her?” Cosmic Boy asked
“I don't know why...”Brainy continued to scan her. Even though his calm exterior anyone could see he was starting to fall apart. He didn't know how to fix her.
“Could the nanaites be able to recognize her as a Damaxiet even though her file says otherwise?” Umbra suggested.
“That must be it...alright.. if I just connect to the nannites remote sensors and shut off the extermination protocols...and then maybe change the DNA register...”As Brainy explained what he was doing to her, Andromeda's mouth began to foam. Her eyes fluttered open but with each flutter lazer beams shot from her eyes.
“Brainy! Watch out! Umbra called.
Instinctively his force field wet up around him. But at the same moment blocked her eye beams from coming out.
“Thank you! I've got it.” Brainy replied as he attached several small pads to Andromeda's face. Connecting his omnicom's wireless functions. Sending several pulls of energy through Andromeda's body. He hoped this would correct the nanaites. At least for the time being. Slowly the convulsions stopped, as did her eyes fluttering laser beams.

“Did it work?” Ferro said sheepishly.
“Yes, I think so. At least for now. She seems to be stable. And the omnicom says she'll be alright soon. She just needs to rest for a second.
“So what really caused it? Cosmic Boy asked.
“Yes, the information I’m receiving is saying that. It identified her DNA as Damaxiet and since they are on lock down it seems that the nannites have a subdue/exterminate function...This might give some validity to M'Onel's theory...”
“Then that's something well have to deal with soon enough.” Cosmic Boy said. He voice was stern.

Andromeda began to slowly rouse as Ferro helped place her against a wall. Brainy took one more reading of her vitals before trying to fully wake her.

I started reading these tonight, I really like your handle on the characterisations and the situations you're setting up! I really like this Legion, it's interesting how a lot of characters are in both the retroboot and the Archie Legion but are very different in both..

i'm so glad your liking it! its true that they are very different.

Awesome! thank you so much I always try to make sure that i have their voices down and that what i'm doing is interesting but true to the characters.

I like the Danny Blaine reference! And Brainy involving Kid Q in a plan without her consent so it would work better is absolutely like him, lol

I like the different Triads too...I miss Triad!

me too! i honestly miss this version of the team. its the one i grew up with and loved so much!

i always thought the bickering amongst herself was always interesting.

Love having Chuck show up too! I hope versions of Kinetix and Gates and XS are next

Having Brainy not tell Kid Q what he was up to is classic. Sounds like him alright!

lol thanks IB! gotta attribute that to you! you def helped give me the idea!

“I may have to study her reaction to these nannites a bit more closely though.”
“Will you have time for that?” Cosmic Boy asked.
“I'm not sure. But we'll figure that out after we finish this mission.”

Andromeda slowly stood and cleaned herself off and Umbra dropped her dark field.
“Well I guess this means that the rings do counter the nannites monitoring of our powers.” Umbra said as she stretched her fingers.

“Yes it does. I knew they would work. Laurel how are you feeling?” Brainy said he checked in on Andromeda.

“I think I'll live. Alright lets get going before anything else happens.” Andromeda began to take off towards the time institute. The others fallowed suite. They were close to the institute when they landed. So it wasn't long before they were at main entrance.

“Please state your purpose?” Came and automated voice from the entry way doors.

“We have an appointment with Rond Vidar.” Brainy said plainly.
“Please state your name.”
“Querl Dox of the planet Colu.”
“You may enter.” the voice said serenely.
“Alright everyone here we go. Lets see what we can learn.” Cosmic Boy says trying to reassure the others.

Interlude: New Headquarters (Karate Kid, Wildfire, M'onel)

Karate Kid and Wildfire descended a little while after everyone else did. The registration line they were in was longer. A little while later Wildfire had melted and blasted almost every piece of metal he was given. His frustrations being worked out on the metal.

“Slag this.” Wildfire yelled as he let off some energy blast at several metal beams that Chuck asked him to dispose of.
“Drake... Calm yourself.” M'onel said
“What? Chuck asked me to do this.”
“You don't want to draw to much suspicion to us. Chuck and his crew can't know what this place is really to be.
“M'on, Brainy said he'd signed a secrecy contract. And he's already seen us fly and see Vi lift 50 tons of scrap metal and shrink down to her normal size. I think we'll be OK.”
“I just don't want to take any chances. We don't know enough about this place and he might not be anything like our Chuck.” M'onel said gracefully hovering off the ground a bit.
“Yah I know. But we're just working here just like he is.” Wildfire fired of another blast.
“I know. I'm just very suspicious about this reality. Some things seem too familiar. It sets me on alert and I just keep waiting for something to happen.”

“M'onel, for right now we just gotta take it day by day. This place may not be what it seems but if we look for trouble we will surly find it.” Karate Kid said entering the conversation

“Yeah kid's right.” Wildfire Chimed in.
“True...I'm also concerned with this whole Daxam lock down thing. I want to make sure they aren't in any real trouble.” M'onel's planetary ties have never felt so strong before. It was odd to him. He's been a phantom for a thousand years, but yet somehow the void was worse than the Phantom Zone. There he still got to see, hear and experience the world. But in the void it wasn't like that. All he had was his teammates. And even though they all had be come so close there were still many who didn't know who he really was. Wildfire and Karate Kid were included in that group.

“M'onel, we'll figure that out. But lets take it one step at a time.”. Karate Kid
“Yeah and we'll be there to back ya up with whatever happens.” Wildfire reassured him.
“We'll you should still keep it easy. Remember you energy is finite.
“I know! Look i'm glad you all care about me. But I wish you'd all stop babying me. I'm going to be useful and i'm going to help where I can and I'll be careful but every use of my energy isn't going to kill me.”
“We just want you to be careful that's all.” Karate Kid said.
“And I will be. Just let me do what I got to do. Besides i'm millions of years old. How finite can I be.” Wildfire said trying to end on a joke.

After that M'onel and Karate Kid continued to move supplies around. Karate Kid used his hyper sensitivity to finding weaknesses for place for M'onel and Wildfire to help strengthen.

“Drake, could you blast a few beams and scrap over here as well? I need this melted down. I'm going to reuse the metal. Its this thing called recycling materials. Its something they used to do in the early part of the 21st century. I was researching it the other day and when this project came up I thought it would be a great choice! Oh sorry... I didn't mean to give you an architecture lesson. Haha. I'm just really excited for this project. Its allowing me to do a few things I’ve always wanted to try but haven't had the chance.” Chuck smiled as he wandered over to see how the work was going.

“We'll thanks for the lesson Chuck. And no problem. I'll get to it in a second.” Wildfire returned to melting the metal.

“And M'onel was it?”
“Yes, it is. What can I do for you?” I've got a bunch of supplies that need to be moved around. Could you help with that? Maybe even help hold a few beams up, because I did see you lift somethings like Vi did earlier right?”
“Yes you did. I'm more than willing to help. Where do you want me?”
“Could you do those beams up there with Vi. I need those held up while she bolts them to the ceiling.”
“Sure thing.” M'onel glided towards Vi as she grew to 20 meters.
“This is really going to be a great renovation. We'll be done in no time with all of your help. Thank you all so much.” Chuck's enthusiasm was so strong that M'onel couldn't help but smile.

“I think he's a lot like our Chuck.” Karate Kid whispered to Wildfire
“Yeah, I got that sense too.” Wildfire said as he slagged a couple more beams.

Mission # 2: Time Institute (Team: Brainy, Umbra, Ferro, Andromeda, Cosmic Boy.)
“I hope this gives us more answers than questions...” Cosmic Boy thought to himself. He was determined to keep the team together.
“Hey Cos?” Ferro's timid voice squeaked out through the silence
“Yes?” Cosmic Boy replied stiffly.
“Do you think this Rond can help us? I mean what exactly can the time institute do for us?”
“I'm not sure.. but Brainy must have a reason for us coming here. Who knows maybe in this reality they've figured out dimensional travel and they could potentially get us to a reality that's closer to our own.” Cosmic Boy tried to sound reassuring but even he wasn't sure he could fool himself.
“I do actually and Cosmic Boy your assumption is right. I figured this place might be good start to see about inter dimensional travel. Also, if they have time travel we might be able to travel back in time to the moment before our universe went white and maybe stop it from being destroyed.” Brainy said calmly.

They all stood there stunned at what he has said. They all knew that the past couldn't be changed. But that was what he wanted to do. After so many lectures from Brainy about preserving the past when they time traveled to hear him say this was more than questionable.

“Brainy, what do you mean stop it from being destroyed?”
“Well not stop it but maybe help relocate it...”
“We can't change the past I thought?” Cosmic Boy says cautiously.
“Yeah you've only beaten that into our heads a trillion times.” Umbra's sarcastic nature reared its head.
“Yes, we can't change the past. We are not allowed to. But clearly we have. We've influenced the past more times than we know. So how do we know we can't change that part of the past; without at least looking at it as an option. I'm not by any means saying that this is the course of action we will take. But we can at least investigate the option.” Brainy stated his case calmly and reasonably.
“That's a very good case and your right. It is something we'll all be talking about together before any decisions are made.” Cosmic Boy instructed him.

The conversation stopped after this point because they group neared the entrance to Rond Vidar's office. The hallway was brightly lit. The walls were all white and a white carpet lined the walls. Making it almost seem less is design. The few pieces of furniture were chairs and side tables. But all were floating each using technology from Brral using devices to magnetically hold the chairs and tables off the ground. The minimalist look of Rond's office felt alien to them. Their Rond's office was so much more inviting than this. As they walked down to the sliding white doors, each couldn't help but feel as if this was like being in the void again. After all they've been through this place is the one place that they feel as if there is no hope. Brainy tries to ignore his feelings of insecurity about his failure of getting people home or at least to a proximity of home by continuing to work on several other items on his to do list.

“How may I help you today?” a voice came from behind a tall black floating chair.
“Mr. Rond Vidar, I assume?” Brainy asked.
“Yes, that would be me and what can I do for you?” Rond turned the chair around but didn't look up from him omnicom.
“We've come to you for some help of sorts.” Brainy said.
“What kind of help can I possibly give you?”
“We'll before we get into that, let me introduce myself. My name is Querl Dox, also known as Brianiac 5 and this...” But before he could finish his sentence Rond moved from behind his desk and sat on the front edge of his desk. His eyes were wide with wonder as he looked at Brainy. You could see all the questions he had for him.
“Are you really a Brainiac?”
“Yes, I'm the 5th person to officially take that title. Now let me introduce my companions, this is Tasmia Mallor, Andrew Nolan, Lurael Gand, and Rokk Krinn. We've come to talk to you about your time travel research and your viewing capabilities of past events.” Brainy's matter of fact tone seemed to not phase Rond at all.
“Well I’m sorry to tell you this Mr. Brainiac the 5th, but there is no time research. Well not actually field research. We were shut down by the U.P. Now we're able to still view the past, learn from it but no actual time travel. Besides there's some weird event in the past that's not allowing us to view anything before the 21st century and at least the first half of it...” Rond returned his gaze to his omnicom to try and conceal his disappointment.
“Wait what do you mean no time travel? Its something that I know you worked very hard on...” But as Brainy said this he realized that without his intervention time travel in the reality was stunted. “I mean I’ve read a bunch of articles you've published and some of your research.”
“Well yes, I’ve got theories but there is no funding for practical application of those theories. So there for there is no time travel. The time viewer is moderate. It still needs improvement but very good.” Rond replied.
“But with threshold technology...that could make time travel highly probably...”
“Threshold technology?...Oh you mean the new slipstream travel?”
“Slipstream??” Brainy said cocking his head to the side.
“yeah, its just been recently discovered. I haven't had the chance to really get a look at the mechanics of it. But I sure can't wait too.” Rond smiled as he cleaned his glasses.
“I see.” Brainy began to rethink and reformulate his plans. Without a functional time institutes resources it would take longer to try and find a true way home.
“Was there anything else I could do for you?”
“uhmm...do you have a feed that we could follow to keep up with your findings? Cosmic Boy chimed in.
“Yes of course. I'll data that to your omnicom now. Its always refreshing to see people take an interest in chronological studies.”

Couple of things I really like from the above: the description of Rond's office and the finishing conversation where they discuss getting access to a feed of his findings. Little things like that help create a complete world beyond just the main characters

thanks! i realized i need more descriptions in this world!

Nice continued comparison between the Legion's old world and the new one. And thanks for the credits, Omni. I remember we were talking about these topics before

yeah? do you think there are too many? i'm trying to make it accessible to anyone, whether familiar with the pzh legion or not.. and sometimes i feel like i over do it.

of course! i've gotta give credit where credit is do.

As this continued the others began to look around the office. Ferro found his way over to a console near the left side wall of the office. Ferro slowly glided his hand over the glass surface. His light touch lit up the panels and slowly the wall started to slide away. When Ferro looked up he jumped back slightly. Rond finally noticed that the wall had moved. He ran over to it and as quickly as it opened he shut it up again.
“Don't touch that!” Rond quickly pushed Ferro out of the way.
“I..I..I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to hurt anything!”
“I'm sorry. Its just this is very special and temperamental machinery. Stroke the wrong screen and you could do some very serious damage.”
“I'm sorry but is that... a time platform? Brainy asked as he took a quick look into the room that was sliding behind the wall again.
“I don't know what your talking about.” Rond finished closing the wall.
“I pretty sure that was a time platform. I've designed something myself, through my own studies much like that...”Brainy was trying to gage Rond's reaction. But his face didn't betray anything.
“Oh? You've done experiments with time travel? As in actual physical movement through space and time?” Rond was now returning Briany's gaze fiercely behind his violet colored spectacles.
Brainy had to resist the urge to be boastful about his accomplishments. “I said I designed one. Doesn't mean that I've actually made said design. So it would still be in the theoretical stage.”
“I see.” Rond's calmer exterior returned. “We'll I assure you it is not a time platform. It is merely a new form of 3 denominational virtual reality History Viewer. But its highly unstable at the present time. The sensory tend to go for everyone in the room instead of just on those who are on the holo pad. It also tends to leave them blind for three days.” Rond returns his gaze to his omnicom.

“I see.” Brainy said.

The two were at a stalemate. Neither willing to give you their trade secret. Briany knew that was a time plateform. But he knew he couldn't push any further or else he would rouse more suspicion from Rond.
“I'll be in contact. We can discuss our theories.”
“Yes please do.”

Whoa, will time travel help THIS Legion find their way home?

Re number of characters, not really. I think you can manage to balance them. Maybe a cast list on the first page would help, though?

The Legionnaires all began to leave as Rond guided them towards the door. Rond said mainly pleasantries about how nice it was to meet them and he can't wait to inform them more about his latest findings on his feed, but each of them felt just a little bit more lost after this meeting. Even though Brainy has said it was a theory, they all had secret hopes that he really would try to find away to return them to their real home. As they reentered the white hallway and as Rond's door shut they were all back in the void again. With nothing but the ever vast whiteness and each other. Andromeda slowly curled her hand into Brainy's as she hung her head in despair. Brainy was surprised by this sign of affection. It had been a long time since he had any feelings for Andromeda. But it was a nice familiar feeling. They made their way out down the hall and into the lift tube. As they left, and walked back into the world the sun shined on their faces and each of them still hung their heads a little. But as they looked up they saw some familiar faces heading their way.

“Hey any luck?” Chameleon yelled down to them as him, Kid Quantum and Dreamer landed.
“Yes and no...” Brainy said as he slowly let go of Andromeda's hand and returned to his omnicom.
“Care to explain?” Kid Quantum asked.
“Well... the time institute has time viewing capabilities.. but no funding really and seems the U.P. Has begun the process shutting it down. Also they don't call thresholds, thresholds but are called slipstream...which makes me wonder if they do have actual threshold technology or just a different version of stargate technology.” Brainy said irritably.
“OK, so that throws off a few plans, but I’m sure its all adjustable. Right Brainy?” Dreamer asked. Her tone was as light as it could be.
“I suppose so. I'll need to look into this slipstream technology...but apparently its very new and very elite. Let me see what I can access....”Brainy began searching the U.P. Data banks.

“How did checking Starboy into the hospital go?” Ferro asked.
“As good as can be expected.” Kid Quantum said as she flashed dagger eyes at Brainy.
“That's good. At least there's some good news today.” Cosmic Boy said.
“We'll...we've got some other news...”Chameleon said as he looked back and forth at Kid Quantum and Dreamer.
“I'm not sure we should talk about that just yet...”Kid Quantum urged.
“Talk about what?” Umbra asked skeptically.
“I had a vision, of Thom being better and a cadet...but it was while fighting Mordue...”
“Mordue is here? Umbra's voice was filled with shock and a little fear.
“Yes, but I think that's something we can wait for now. Thom was in the vision, so it could be a ways off.” Dreamer chimed in.
“But it could be sooner than we think. Its something we'll have to keep an eye on.” Cosmic Boy said. He wasn't around for the battle with Mordue but he read the case files and knew how much trouble they could be in with him around.
“Yes, agreed. Lets refocus. I've got the slipstream plans. It is stargate technology. And its patented and owned by Brande Industries as well. I'll send instructions to Triad's team to procure the design and maybe a functional ship. I'll just wire a few more credits into the account. Also I’ll send material instruction for Chuck to gather to build a thresholds drive/gate. I'll just have to make it before I go. I've got time...” Brainy said as he transferred more credits and updated his list of to dos.

“Alright, so we've got to obtain a stargate ship, as well as I have to build a Threshold gate for everyone to use... this actually may allow me to come back and help a bit more than I originally thought or planned...I think I’ll actually have our rings be the threshold activators...”
“But Brainy what about Shikari? With her missing we can't navigate the thresholds properly.” Dreamer said.
“I'll have to work on that. But I can at least complete the drive and gate before I leave.” Brainy's attention was still on his omnicom.

Would love to see the Legion fight this Mordru again. I'm glad they have relative freedom despite being "registered" into the system!

Thanks Ib! But once they enter the special unit, that could all changed....

Mission # 3: Brande Industries (Team: Spark, Triad, Invisible Kid, Sensor.)

Triad led the team to Brande Industries, flying in a diamond shaped pattern. They weaved their way around hover cars elegantly. This team flew well as a team; in sync with each other. They were on a mission. As much as Triad wanted to split herself apart she tried her best to stay merged. She knew them flying was enough of a spectral and Sensor using her powers to keep them hidden was hard enough. She couldn't give Sensor more bodies to conceal.

“Triad I’m excited to see R.J! I can't wait to just give him a big old hug!” Orange Triad exclaimed in her mind.
“Sister, we can't do that. He doesn't know us in the reality remember.” Purple Triad said discouragingly.
“He may not know us but we know him and him being alive and well is all that I need, right now.” Triad neutral said.

“So... what are we gonna say? I mean are we just going to walk up in there as if we belong there?” Spark said as she interrupted Triad's inner monologue.

“We just have to get in the door long enough to get Lyle in there.” Triad said.
“Didn't Brainy say he made an appointment?” Sensor asked.
“He did. But I still don't know what we'll say to get in there.” Invisible Kid said.

“Beep....Beep....Beep....” Invisible Kid's extra omnicom began to go off.

“And looks like we just got our answer.” Invisible Kid said as he took it out from his utility belt.

“Dear Lyle,
The update of our situation is as both good and bad. We've discovered that the Time Institute is barely functional and pretty much nothing more than a Museum... but I'm thinking we need to keep an eye on it as Rond I think is hiding something.

Next there is no threshold technology. Their “slipstream” technology is actually stargate technology. What I thought was in the drones was just personalized stargate drives. Which brings me to my next point. While you are there you will purchase a ship. That is what's getting you in the door, as well as my name. Inform Triad that she is to accept a file on my behalf. Also, don't worry about the credits for the ship; Use your new I.D. To access the group account and your individual accounts, if you so desire anything while your out. While your in Brande Industries, get as many plans as you can on some of their latest projects. They may have something I can tinker with to get us home. Also find out if maybe he could use a security force or something, to hire some of our teammates. Some of them are getting a bit edgy. It will also help get some more credits to live off of.

Also, I’ll be constructing a threshold gate here for the headquarters. The gate until we find Shikari and Timber Wolf, will be merely decoration. Also, its been decided that due to her rather unstable condition, that Andromeda will be accompanying me to Colu. We had an incident before we arrived at the Time Institute. It seems the nano bot technology is attacking her. I've managed to stabilize her enough but she still could relapse and so I need to study her... I mean the situation more. Keep be updated on anything you find.

Brainy.

“Well, that was rather informative.” Invisible Kid said as he handed Triad the omni come for her to read.

“How will I get the file? Briany took all of our omnicoms to make a “computer”.
“You can take this one. I've got one more in my belt. The latest one Brainy and I were working on before the fatal 500 ordeal and what ever that can't hold I’m sure I can load up to my ring and send it to the omnicoms back at base. It was an upgrade Brainy worked into the rings when we reorganized.”

“You know I forgot all about that function of our rings.” Spark said as they all returned to flying on in their diamond formation.
“Well updates were often with Briany and Lyle.” Sensor quipped.
“It just seems like every time we think we have a plan it seems to change.”
“Spark...Alya I know its been hard but we'll get through.” Sensor said as she closed ranks with Spark.

“We'll get me in and I’ll do as much digging as I can. Meanwhile, I think it be best if you just stuck with buying a cruiser with a stargate drive.” Invisible kid said as he took a sharp right turn around a large vid screen, that had been burned out. Turns out they were already really close to Brande Industries and that burnt out screen was from their earlier altercation with the drones.

“Were here guys. Every body get ready for this.” Invisible Kid said as he looked at Triad. He knew she might have the hardest time with this. Its like seeing your parents again after you thought they were dead.

“As ready as I'll ever be.” said Triad.
“You might want to get out of sight Lyle before we get in front of any security cameras.” Spark said.

“Good point.” Instantly Invisible Kid did his name justice and faded away from sight.

The four of them touched down directly in front of Brande Industries. The area looked like many of the other business offices in the area, a tall building, that stretched high into the metropolis sky. The building was a dark gray with large windows in the front hall and smaller window's in rows of three.

“This place looks a lot different here.” Triad said as she hugged herself. The building that she had practically called home no longer looked like home. It had been years since she really called it home anyway. But at least back in her old reality she could always visit and it still felt like home. This place felt like nothing. It just felt like another office building.

“We'll everything is going to be dear. It is a different reality after all.” Sensor said as she placed her slender beige arm around Triad's shoulder. Sensor was still getting used to having actual arms. Even after all this time she still wasn't always sure what to do with them. But in moments of comforting they sure came in handy.

They moved forward entering the large main foyer Invisible Kid staying close to Sensor. The large windows allowed for so much light and compared to the outside of the building it was much cheerier inside. High ceilings with large dangling light fixtures. The lights themselves weren't on but there were small crystals hanging down that caught the light from the windows and created various mini rainbows around the room. In the center of the room was a large oval iridescent blue desk. Sitting at the desk was a something they hadn't seen much of since they arrived here, a non-humanoid sentient being. As they approached they saw a slender blue and green woman sitting at the desk. She had scales for skin and he skin like the desk was iridescent; changing with every slight movement. She had no real hair but a Mohawk of purple fines that went down her back. Her eyes bulged slightly and were a pale green and her lips were the same color. She had no arms but long fins that flowed about her. As they got closer to the desk they saw that it was surrounded by a small bubble and that it was filled with water. That was how her fins were flowing so freely.

“Welcome to Brande Industries. I'm Leka Flown. How may I help you today?” came a soft telepathic voice in the legionnaires heads.
“Thank you, I'm Luornu Durgo. We have an appointment with Marla. It was made by my associate Brainiac 5. “ even though she was more nervous than she had been in a while, but her professionalism showed through. She knew she was made for this kind of life. Every part of her felt fulfilled being the business woman, just as she felt fulfilled being a legionnaire.

“Ah yes. I have your appointment right here. Mr. Brainiac will not be joining you I take it?”
“No he couldn't make it and sent us in his stead. I believe he sent a message about having to send us in his stead.” Triad continued on as the other stayed silent.

“Sensor can you make sure I’m not detected telepathically by the receptionist.” Invisible Kid asked.
“Sure. I can cloak you from her.”

“Ah yes I see that note here. Please take the jump tube up to the top floor. Mr. Marla's office is the one to the right.”

They all walked over to the jump tube. Each one entering after the other. They hoped that the tube wouldn't activate when Lyle entered and he could just use his flight ring to fly with them. Triad entered first, followed by Spark and then Sensor. Invisible Kid stood there for a second before realizing that the jump tube would automatically activate. Luckily Sensor's tail hadn't fully entered the tube yet. Quickly Invisible Kid grabbed her tail and as she shot up into the tube Invisible Kid was pulled along with her.

“Quick thinking Kid!” Spark thought to him over their telepathic earplug link.
“Thanks Ayla. Alright...everyone Brainy just beeped me some more info. He's given me the schematics to this building. I've getting off about now! Good luck! He thought to everyone as he let go of Sensor's tail and jumped out of the jump tube on to the 23 floor.

Sensor certainly seems to have mellowed down. Like the way you write the camaraderie between the Legionnaires.

I'd like to see a "Who's Where" type post so we can keep track of who's gone where! Loving the little subteam groupings.

thanks IB! i think that is one of the things that needs to be shown more and that was what the early Reboot legion and even the Threeboot were good for.

i'll def do a recap page soon. i just want to get past this section.

Lol. yeah she has. but you know what i figure she can't be angry forever!

Legion Recap:

The legion has entered a reality similar to theirs but without the formation of the Legion. Being pursued by the Science Police most of the team was captured. Being released on the condition of registration, they are currently carrying out various missions that Brainy has made for them. Two Teams have completed their mission, while two more are still working things out. While others are working on making a new home for them.

Legion Missions:
Getting Star Boy to the Hospital - Completed.
Registration of all Legionaries - Completed.
Brande Industries- In progress----
The search for Timber Wolf and Shikari - In Progress-----

Also the legionnaires have entered into a cadet program with the Science Police.

Cadets:
Saturn Girl
Kid Quantum
Triad
Violet
Live wire
Spark
Umbra
Ultra boy
Apparition
Wildfire
Ferro


Non-Cadets:

Brainy-forced to go back to colu
Andromeda- going back to colu with Brainy.



Shikari – Kidnapped
Timber wolf – kidnapped


These members are living in secret at their new base.
M'onel-
Dreamer
Chameleon
Sensor
Gear
Invisible Kid
Karate Kid
Cosmic Boy

Injured
Starboy - Comatose

Legion potential allies -
Science Police officers Erin Shavanung and Officer Gigi Cuzmon.
Chuck Train - architect of new headquarters.
Rond Vidar - director of the time institute

Invisible Kid was on his own now. Just the way he liked it. He found it easier sometimes to maneuver without so many people to coordinate. His steps were light as a feather as he walked down the dimly lit corridor. Even though it was the middle of the day there didn't seem to be much activity on this floor. Briany's message said that it was the records floor. But Lyle thought that it would have been more in inhabited than this. Edging his way to the corner before turning to the main frame room. Invisible Kid slowly peered his head around the corner. Even though he was invisible he knew that if there was a motion sensor it could detect him. Sitting at the end of the short hall was a door. There were no guards in sight. But Lyle knew that it couldn't be that easy. Slowly he moved around the corner. Inspecting for camera's and sensor Lyle noticed a small sparkle along the floor. Lyle opened his utility belt and pulled out a small pouch of powder.
“This should do the trick.” he thought to himself.
Gently opening the pouch, Lyle poured a small amount into his hand and blew slowly. The powder wafted out over the floor its white chalkiness drifting slowly to the floor revealing a network of laser beams lined up across the floor.

“Not that original. But ineffective against someone who has a flight ring.” Lyle said as he slowly lifted several inches off the ground. “Now lets just be careful...there has to be more to it than this.” Lyle moved slowly forward and as he did he heard something activate. Up in the far right corner came down a small camera with a motion sensor attached.

“Well that's more like it.” Lyle smiled as he thought this. The camera was moving from right to left; while the motion sensor stayed perfectly still. Lyle studied its movements and noticed that it had a two second delay when it reached its far right corner and the motion sensor seemed to be stuck. Lyle waited still the camera reached its far right corner and then he zoomed for the door. But as he flew in more lasers began to appear from both the ceiling and the walls creating a maze like structure; that was continuously rearranging its self. Lyle missed each laser as it came down by mere seconds. Swiftly maneuvering around each one.

“R.J. Must really want to keep something hidden. Good thing I'm good at finding things out.” Lyle stiffened and stretched out his legs and arms to make him as slim as he could. Rotating to his left side he missed another laser beam. He slowed down his pace as he saw three more beams descend from the ceiling. “Alright this will be more difficult than I thought.” Lyle froze for a moment trying to figure out his next move. With two more leaps forward he will be past all the laser's and at the door. Lyle glided forward a few inches when three more beams crossed his path and almost caught him in the center of it. One more assault of beams was making its way down as he rushed forward, flipping through the air.

“One last push forward. If I can just squeeze through.” Lyle thought to himself as he zoomed in. Zig Zaging his way through the last few beams Lyle tucked and rolled himself to the other side of the laser beams. Lyle slowly stood catching his breath and waiting to see if the motion detector could detect him this close to the door. The beams began to disappear. Slowly the camera and motion sensor retreated back into the ceiling.
Lyle reached the door and tried the panel but as he suspected there was a pass code to open the door. Using his upgraded mini omnicom, Lyle tried to over ride the codes. But it didn't work the first few times. But once he cracked the code a small piece of the wall above the doors control panel, opened and slide up into the wall; revealing a retinal eye scan. Lyle was unsure of how he could get into the room now. Without the Eye scan taking place the wall immediately closed.

“How will I get in now...Let's see there has to be another way.”Lyle looked around to see if there was anything he missed about the corridor. But he didn't see anything that would be of use to him.

Checking the schematics Brainy sent him Lyle saw that there was an air duct that should be located in the ceiling. It was just a matter finding an entry point big enough. Suddenly the lights started turning on fully around the corner near the lift tubes. Someone had entered on to the floor. Lyle quickly put away his mini omnicom and silently moved himself against the wall next to the door. Rounding the corner with a confident stride was a Brande associate that Lyle never thought he would see again. Doyle, the man who tried to have R.J. Brande assassinated in their home reality.

“He must not have been discovered yet... or maybe he's innocent here. I mean anythings possible.” Lyle thought to himself.

Doyle approached the door. Entering the code and the proceeding to complete the retinal scan, the door slide to the left. Doyle strode through. Lyle crept as close as he could to Doyle to follow him in. Using his flight ring to hover again above Doyle. Noticing the air duct in the ceiling, Lyle found his exit strategy for after Doyle leaves. The lights turned on automatically as soon as Doyle entered. Going to the large computer and records display area against the back wall of the room. The Schematics made this room appear much larger than it actually is. Not holding more than the flat screen glass monitor and light console, a few chairs and a side table with omnicoms stacked up.

“What are you doing Doyle?” Lyle thought to himself.

Doyle tapped several button to turn on the console. Lyle tried to remember the exact motions Doyle carried out, figuring this was his pass code to get into the files. Doyle opened several files marked top secret. From what Lyle could see over his shoulder, he saw plans for several new ships that were in production. All seemed fairly impressive from what Lyle saw. But nothing that seemed to warrant this much security. The next file Doyle opened stunned Lyle when he saw the main file that popped open. Showing an autopsy report for R.J. Brande.

“It's been several years since you passed R.J. and I couldn't be happier. The stargate drives in the ships are still working amazingly but The United Planets is starting to fall apart. Soon your dreams will be nothing more than a memory my old friend.” closing the file after this and moving on to uploading some new files from the marketing department and another possible ship design.

Lyle hovered in disbelief as Doyle finished up his work and left the room. Slowly lowering himself to the floor. Not allowing himself to become visible just yet. He repeated Doyle's movements on the light console. First looking to the story on Brande, Lyle read it intently. R.J. had been assassinated. It happened just as it did in his home reality but without the intervention of three heroic teens. There was no Legion, never has been. There was no more R.J. everything they knew was without a doubt now gone. Lyle knew trying to rebuild their old life here would be almost impossible now without R.J. Lyle bowed his head for a moment before continuing on searching the company records. Finding several more ship designs that he hadn't seen over Doyle's shoulder and several new technologies that Briany might be interested and some that he wouldn't mind tinkering with as well. One thing he found looked like a prototype for a time plate form But he wasn't sure, but downloaded it any way. As Lyle began to shut down the main frame he heard someone on the other side of the door. Realizing He had been there for a while, Lyle quickly made his way for the air duct. But before he grabbed as much as his mini omnicom and ring could hold. A few of the files he found he wasn't able to read just yet. But He figured it be better to has as much as he could and not have to come back. As Lyle quickly opened the vet, the door to the records room slide open. Doyle had come back. Searching the small table of omnicoms Doyle picked three of them up. Lyle had yet to close the vent door and with Doyle standing just below the vent he knew it would be hard to close without him noticing. But Lyle tried. Slowly grasping the latch of the door and pulling it up into the ceiling.

A small “Ekkkkk” came from the hinges. Lyle instantly stiffened Doyle slowly lifted his gaze from the omnicoms and looked around. Not seeing where the sound came from around him, Doyle looked up and just as he did Lyle stayed still with the vent still slightly ajar.

“Hmmm....The latch must be loose. I'll just have to get maintenance up here to fix that.” Doyle says returning his gaze to his omnicom before finally leaving the room.

Lyle let the door stand open, as that's how Doyle saw it and he made his way through the air vent system to find his way out.

Awesome, I am glad you have started adding updates to this again! Looking forward to more!

still working through some writer's block but i hope to have more soon!

really glad you liked it!

Nice to see brains rather than brawn being used, I like your take on Lyle Omni.Also, it's a bit sinister that Doyle is having conversations with the dead Brande - or is he really dead? Hmmm, very interesting!

Am loving this Omni, more, more, more!

Thanks for the recap, Omni!

I find you are very creative and crafty in having the Legionnaires use their powers. Even some with fairly "basic" powers like Invisible Kid are getting great treatment from you!

Hey thanks guys! I really glad your liking this!



hmmmmm I guess only a bit more spy adventures with Lyle will tell.



Thank you IB! I try to give each one their due. Pluse i think it helpes that I picture it in my head (specifically in the vain of the art from Legion Lost vol. 1.) (on a side note how said is it that i had to put vol.1 for Legion Lost! they ruined such a good title with vol. 2.)

Interlude: New Headquarters

“Beep! Beep! Beep!

“What could that be now?” Chuck said as he took out his omnicom. “Another list of materials to get? What is Mr. Brainiac 5 doing? Building a fortress?
“What was that about a fortress Chuck?” Saturn Girl asked from her cross legged position near where Chuck was standing.
“Oh nothing sorry. I just got another list of materials from Mr. Brainiac 5 and I just can't imagine what he needs with all these materials. I mean half of them I'm not using in the construction at all. It just seems a bit much I guess.”
“Its alright Chuck, Brainy tends to need a lot of varying equipment and materials to work with when he's doing his projects. Its nothing to worry about. It looks like this place is coming along nicely. Thank you so much for all you've done today. This will feel like home in no time.
“I sure hope so. This is a very interesting new trend of turning old warehouse into homes these days. Its another resurgence from the 21st century.”
“Oh really? Are there a lot of people in this particular area that are doing that?” Saturn Girl's interest peeked.
“Not really. They mostly over near Metropolis Marina Bay area. That's what makes this one so interesting and that its for so many of you. I mean, at least 12 double rooms, a meeting area, a recreation area, and a loading and hanger bay is a lot. Good thing you all got a big enough lot. But now I’ve got to find space for a Virtual reality and training facility... and then all of these parts for something or other.” Chuck shows Saturn Girl the list and realizes he's gathering materials for a Threshold drive. Saturn Girl can't help but let her heart flutter with a bit of hope when she reads this even though she got a report from Brainy that they won't be able to use it yet.
“I'm sure you'll figure it out.” As she hands the omnicom back to him. “Maybe going underneath and doing a sub level would work. If you'll excuse me I've got to get back to work. Saturn Girl returned to tuning out the outside world and tune into the interior minds of the world. Returning to the now conscious Science Police officer's Shavuang and Cuzmon. Hoping to find any impression in their minds that might lead to anything on Timber Wolf and Shikari.

Chuck meanwhile continued on his way near the others to check on some projects. As he walked he thought about Imra's idea about doing sub levels. He looked through his design plans and then the schematics of the the warehouse. He realized it could have sub levels, at least two. But he figured he's check with Mr. Brainiac 5 to see if that was OK to do so.

“Mr. Brainiac 5,
Ms. Ardenn...I mean Imra had a suggestion about using sub levels. I was wondering if that was an option and if so is there a budget for it?”

Chuck.

As soon as Chuck looked away from his omnicom, Brainy has sent a reply.

“Chuck,
That is a great idea. I think the foundation could handle two sub levels at max. I'll be back soon. To help with the construction of the sub levels. Both Jazmin and Rokk will help us construct them with out needing to expand our budget.

Brainiac 5.

“Alright, sub level's we will make. This is definitely a fortress of some kind...But at least its going to be built by the best.” Chuck thought to himself as he smiled and continued on his way to check out the other tasks.

As Saturn Girl sat on the floor focusing her powers to smoothy sift through their minds without activating any of their psi training. She'd pushed beyond when they hit their heads. But there's a moment in Officer Cuzmon's mind, that Saturn Girl keeps catching faint glimpse of. But she can't quite make out the memory or thought impression. Diving into the darkness of their subconsciousness Saturn Girl swam through a darkness.

“What is it that you think you saw Officer Cuzmon? Just some hint...as Saturn Girl focused harder she finally saw a small light in the darkness that was Officer Cuzmon's memory while she was unconscious. Pushing her way towards it, she triggered one of Officer Cuzmon's psychic defenses.

“Back away from this mind or pain will be inflicted on you.” Came an ominous voice from the dark. But Saturn Girl pushed on. From the darkness faded in an avatar of Officer Cuzmon.

Saturn Girl's own natural defenses kicked in at the sight of a combat ready Officer Cuzmon; carrying a bow staff with spiked ends, and her pink astral form armored up, creating a cage like face mask, a shield on her left arm and a sword in her right hand.

“Let me pass! I mean you no harm.” Saturn Girl told Officer Cuzmon's crimson avatar.
“There is no entry here. Leave now!” the avatar said as she lowered herself into a fighting stance with the bow staff stretched out behind her back.

Saturn Girl didn't move holding her ground before the avatar. Each waiting for the other to strike neither moved. Saturn Girl tried to push once more psychically at Officer Cuzmon's mind and in that second the avatar swiftly jumped up from her crouching position and rushed Saturn Girl. One of the spiked ends of the pointed straight at her. Using her sword to redirect the spikes by thrusting the blade in between two of the spikes. Forcing the staff to her left Saturn Girl grounded the bow staff's spikes and kicked the avatar in the stomach forcing her back.

“You will not pass!” the avatar said breathlessly, falling back into a balancing stance.

Rushing Saturn Girl, the avatar jumped mid way and extended her left leg. The avatar kicks Saturn Girl square in the jaw. Meanwhile, in the real world, Imra's calm exterior remained but a small bruise appeared on her jaw.

“Augh!” Saturn Girl uttered when her face was struck.
“I mean no harm! But I must get this information from you! My friends are missing and your standing in my way from helping them.” Saturn Girl pleaded with the avatar. But the avatar didn't stop her assault on Saturn Girl. Pushing herself to continue to fight. With each hit that Saturn Girl took, her body in the real world seemed to be taking a beating as well. Her eye's closed and calm exterior still intact she continued to fight and several more bruises appeared, down her neck.

“I have to pass.” Saturn Girl chocked out one more time on the astral plane. The avatar did not respond to her statement. But began to take another fighting stance. Summoning up all the strength she had left, Saturn Girl made a brute force attack on the avatar. Leaving behind her mantras and her gentle sifting through Officer Cuzmon's mind, Saturn Girl rushed the avatar with her psychic blade, evading several punches, Saturn Girl finally got the upper hand, as she thrust her psychic blade into the chest of Officer Cuzmon's avatar.

“You...Yo...Youuuuu shhhalll noot passss....” the avatar chocked out before finally fading away.
Saturn Girl hated having to resort to that tactic but she knew there was no way the psychic defense was going to let her pass without her destroying it completely. She just hoped there wasn't any damage done to Officer Cuzmon. Finally able to see what the avatar was guarding. Saturn Girl swam through the murkiness of Officer Cuzmon's mind. The glimmer in the distance began to grow and a sense of overwhelming fear began to sweep over Saturn Girl, as she delved into the memory. The image was shaky at first. Seeing the hover car driving down the hover lane Brainy had redirected them down. But suddenly their hover car is under attack....

“From where though?” Saturn Girl asks.

The laser firing is coming from a roof top above them. The firing is becoming more rapid. Both officers are firing their personal blasters out of their respective windows. Officer Cuzmon is also trying to drive, as the auto pilot seems to have been deactivated during the laser assault. The hover car was becoming more unstable with each hit from the lasers. Officer Shavung fires another round upward.

“OK... they're still awake here...Lets see if I can fast forward just..” But the memory wouldn't let her.

Awesome psychic battle! I like the little touch of the bruise on Imra's face too

“I just need to get past this part...wait...Officer Shavung is knocked out now... Cuzmon's still trying to keep the hover car going...OK and the laser seems to hit...the back thruster. The hover car's started catching fire and this is where she goes unconscious from the fumes it seems...Hopefully she doesn't have brain damage after the lack of oxygen....The car was starting to nose dive... but it didn't fall immediately... “

Rewinding to the moment before Officer Cuzmon went unconscious Saturn Girl tries to get something more. She gets the fear, she feels the heat from the flames in the back of the car. But nothing more.

“Damn it! There has to be more.” Saturn Girl puts her hand to her temples to massage them, becoming frustrated she almost missed the next moment that pops up ever so slightly before she wakes up. “what's that blurry figure....Timber Wolf!” Saturn Girl saw him rescuing the officers. Officer Cuzmon woke up long enough to see him save then! Well that's a step in the right direction....Ok Brin where did you take them...Roof ledge...and then.” instantly the memory fades and Saturn Girl is left in darkness again.

In the real work Imra wakes up he eyes flutter slightly and as she leaves the astral plane she feels the pain on her body for the first time.

“Ouch. The Science Police sure do some hefty psychic defenses in this reality.” she says trying to stretch her neck, as she rubs it and her jaw.

“Are you OK Imra?” asked Violet as she moved a few supplies around for chuck. Shrinking down to her natural height, she noticed the bruise on Imra's face and neck.

“What happened?” Violet asked as she gently moved Imra's face from side to side.
“I'm fine really. Just a tougher psychic battle than I thought. The defenses is this reality are so harsh. It's like they are all afraid of getting taken over or something. I've only seen defenses like this on Titan with the military.”

“Well.. the healing tubes should be up and running soon.”
“Thanks Vi. I'll definitely take a quick dip once things are more settled.”
“Did you learn anything about Timber Wolf and Shakari?”
“Yes and no. They were absolutely with the Officers before they blacked out and they were taken out by some laser's from above them. So its reasonable to think that they tried to help out and I know Brin saved them from their falling hover car but nothing more than that.
“We'll find them. I have faith.” Violet smiled and regrew to 20 meters tall to help move some more materials.

“I hope your right Vi. I hope your right.

Mission # 3: Brande Industries. Triad, Spark, Sensor.

The jump tube took longer than they thought. Taking them to the top floor of a 50 story building was a long lift. Triad realized it might have been faster if they used their flight rings.

“Almost there guys!” Triad thought to her teammates as she saw the landing in sight.

Mere moments after Triad saw the landing they finally made it to Marla's office. Sitting outside his office was another secretary waiting to great them. She was tall and slender, with long blond hair running her back. She was dressed in an all white pants suit, that was very form fitting.

“Hello, welcome to Brande Industries. You must be Mr. Marla's next appointment. I'm Talla Garrison. Please follow me.” She said as she guided them into Marla's office. “Please take a seat and Mr. Marla will be with you momentarily.” gesturing to the three silver gray seats that rose out of the floor and hovered in place. They each took a seat as Ms. Garrison left them alone in the office.

“This is very interesting...I wonder why were not meeting with R.J. I mean he used to take all meetings personally.” Triad thought to herself.

“Will you stop worrying so much, Lu.” Spark thought to Triad.
“You heard that?”
“Yeah...your broadcasting pretty strongly and these telepathic earplugs are pretty sensitive.
“Sorry. I just can't help it. This part of the mission is just nerve racking. I want to see R.J. So bad and just give him a giant hug!”

“Ladies, I hope I haven't kept you waiting too long.” Marla say's as he enters interrupting their telepathic conversation.

“No not at all. I'm Luornu Durgo, and we've come on behalf of Mr. Brainiac 5, to procure a slipstream ship, as well as a file.”
“Yes, of course. I've got this ship here, which is rather large and can accommodate a large group and is great for maneuverability and deep space travel, which were some of the specifications I received from Mr. Brainiac 5.” He said as he pulled up a holo-screen with the blueprints of the ship.

“That's very impressive. Mr. Marla.” Spark chimed in. she couldn't wait to try and fly it.

“Thank you. Brande Industries strives for the very best. Its our latest model and as for the file, do you have a omnicom that I can scan it on to?”
“Yes, here you go.” Triad said as she handed it to him.

As he he attached the omnicom to his desk, the whole top of the desk began to light up. Pulling files from several boxes to load onto the omnicom, the three of them sat their waiting. Sensor couldn't help but be suspicious and tried to gently read the desk top screen as she looked through his eyes. But she didn't see anything that made much sense to her. It looked to be mostly instructions on the ship they just bought and even how to update it. Marla, slowly looked up and directly at Sensor. She thought she had been delicate enough, to not alert him to her presence in his mind.

“I'm sorry for staring. But your gorgeous and I’ve never seen anyone look like you before. What planet are you from?” Marla asked.

“Thank you. I'm from Orando. But I'm the only one who looks like me, I'm afraid.” Sensor said with a melancholic tone.

“Oh well, your beautiful regardless and being unique is a great gift we all seem to take for granted.” Marla smiled warmly and all three women smiled back. They saw the man who had been their adviser instantly; even in this new and somewhat hostile reality.
“Here you go. The file is loaded and ready for you. You can pick up the slipstream ship up from the hanger bay, which is just one floor up via the jump tube.

“That's amazing. Thank you for being so accommodating.” Triad said.
“Not a problem at all. We appreciate the business and hopefully you'll come back to us for all your travel and hard ware needs.”
“Actually, we had a question for you Mr. Marla. We were wondering if Brande Industries were in search of any security personal? We have a few friends that are looking for work and they might be of real help to you.” Spark said.

“Unfortunately, we're not looking for a security detail at this time. But have them apply and maybe something will open up. Was there anything else you needed to day?” Marla asked with a smile, his blue gray eyes twinkling as he did so.

“Yes, we were also hoping to see... I mean meet Mr, Brande. He's an inspiration to us and we'd love to thank him as well.” Triad chimed in. realizing that Orange Triad had said that and spoke through Neutral’s body. Something else else that she's never done before. But they didn't triplicate because deep down they all felt the same way. They all wanted to see R.J.

“I'm sorry but R.J., I mean Mr. Brande doesn't see anyone any more. He's become a bit of a shut in over the years, as I'm sure you heard there were several attempts on his life and so its become easier for Mr. Brande to not go out in public or meet to many admires, such as yourselves. No offense taken I hope. We just have to be extremely careful.

“Of course we understand.” Triad said defeated. “Thank you for your time.” Triad rose and shook Mr. Marla's hand as she said this. Spark and Sensor followed suit. Making their way to the reception area they left Mr. Marla alone in his office.

“Lu, you'll get to see him at some point. I'm sure of it.” Spark said trying to comfort her.

“I sure hope so. Alya.”

They made their way to the jump tube and went up one level to the hanger to pick up their ship.

“Did anyone of take a look at the file Brainy received from Marla?” Sensor asked telepathically.
“No. But I'm sure Brainy will tell us if we ask.” Spark said reassuringly.
“Any word from Lyle?
“I'll see if I can find him.” Sensor opened her mind and reached out for Invisible Kid's mind. “He's on the roof waiting already. He figured that was where we would leave from, once we got the ship and he says he has some news for us... but wants to wait till we're all together to give it to us.”

“Hmmm he must have found something very interesting...” Triad said.

Reaching the hanger, they found the attendant and scanned their new I.D,'s allowing them to pay for the ship. The three legionnaires gently walked up the loading dock ramp of their ship and into the spacious haul.

“This could hold a mini cruiser in here. Look at how big this is.” Spark said as she wondered further into the ship.
“Alya, it does. Look over there.” Sensor said as she pointed to a three person cruiser.
“Hmm very nice.” Spark smiled as she realized she had another new toy to play with and maybe even a way to leave for Winath without everyone else knowing.

“Alright gang lets get out of here and to the bridge. We've got to get back.” Triad instructed them.

They each made there way to the bridge. The hanger bay doors opened slowly. Bringing in a rush of wind that blue off the attendants cap. Spark asked to drive on their way to the bridge and the others were more than fine with letting her. Spark put the ship into gear and slowly began to rise off the hanger floor and out the doors. Lyle was still invisible at this point while he waited outside with the sun shining down on him. Even though no one could see him up this high he choose to remain invisible. Although he did love feeling the sun on his face once he made himself visible, so that the team could let him into the slipstream ship.

“Good timing kid. We almost left without ya.” Spark said sticking her tongue out at him. “So you've got news?”
“Yes, but not here. We all should really be together for this.” Lyle's face didn't carry his usual smile.

“OK. To the warehouse it is and engaging cloaking devices.”
“Good idea Spark.” Invisible Kid said as he took a seat next to Sensor, who was coiled up and meditating. “Lets head to our new home.”

Mission # four: The Search for Timber Wolf and Shikari. (Team: Ultra Boy, Live Wire, Apparition)

“Anything yet sweetie?” Apparition said to Ultra Boy as the two of them and Live Wire flew towards the scene where Officer's Cuzmon and Shavaung has last been seen. Ultra Boy using his penetra vision to see through various buildings.
“Nothing yet angel. But I'm sure we'll find Sharki.”
“And Brin. Don't forget Brin.” Apparition said.
“And the Wolf too.” Ultra Boy said apathetically. “Any news from Imra?” Ultra Boy asked as he scanned two more building.
“Nothing really. Imra said that Cuzmon saw Timber Wolf save her from some sort of laser cannon fire but nothing else. Not where the cannon fire was coming from though except from above the car.”
“So it came from a roof top most likely. Are we near where their last ring signals were?” Apparition said catching up with Live Wire, who had been flying slightly ahead of her and Jo.
“Maybe it did. We'll be on it in two seconds...” Live Wire said as the three of them turned the corner and there at the scene was the science police and several drones.
“Well this doesn't look like the right time to be here. I figured they would have been gone by now.” Live Wire said.
“Guess not. What now boss man?” Ultra Boy chimes in.
“Maybe we should do a little spying. Can you listen in Jo?”
“That's doable.” Ultra Boy switches from using his penetra vision to super hearing in an instant. Slowly he tried to sift through the various sounds of hover cars whizzing by, clear away the sound of the drones jet packs and their incessant beeping.
“Anything yet Jo?” Apparition whispered.

“Shh...Still sifting through....”Concentrating a bit harder. Around the corner Ultra Boy listened in to the Science Police officers.

“Well it looks like the laser cannon fire was coming from that roof. The drones used their trajectory applications to figure out where they came from, with where the burning hover car landed. But there's nothing up there. There's no cannon's, and there really isn't even a sign of thing out of the ordinary up there from what I can see. Did the drones find anything?” Officer Flax asked as his tentacles motioned for the last of the drones to head out.

“They found some dried blood...but there isn't a match in the system for it... which is slightly odd. It appears to be an animal and human hybrid mix.” Officer Shamus said as he finished reading the diagnostic from his omnicom.

“A Hybrid? That's odd. There aren't any labs in this vicinity. Maybe it was just a vagrant staying up here and you said there was no match in the system right?”
“None.” Officer Shamus said flatly.

“We'll then lets head back to headquarters and work through the rest of the data on the car and type of cannon fire it was.” The two officers made their way to their hover car and left. Before they left they put up two shield barriers to keep the crime scene intact. The three of them watched them take off.

“Looks like they don't know too much. But they found some dried blood and it was a hybrid of animal and human... which I think might be the Wolf's blood.”

“Oh Brin!” Apparition exclaimed uncontrollably. Ultra Boy's face grew into a scowl as he saw his wife's compassion for Timber Wolf.

“I'm sure he's fine. He may have cut himself saving the Officers.” Live Wire tried to reassure her. “Jo tells us when they are far enough away and then we'll head over and do our own diagnostic.” Live Wire instructed.

“In about two clicks they should be far enough away. But what about the shields?
“Apparition you’re up. You think you can make it through?”
“I should be able to... I haven't met a shield yet that can keep me out.” Apparition said as she rounded the corner and made her way to the crime scene. Stealthy she walked close to the walls of each building. Trying not to really be seen she slowly sinks lower and lower into the ground as she got closer to the shields.

With in seconds Apparition was out of sight and flying underneath the street. Finally peeking her intangible head up just enough to see the shields. Slowly reaching for the shield Apparition touched it.

“OUCH!” pulling her hand back instantly. Her hand had never felt a sting like that before. And the spot she touched was now a bright red instead of the golden yellow it was before. As she floated upward and stood in front of the field, she notices several other red stops have appeared. Looking closely she saw a couple bugs stuck to the shield.

“Hey guys, this shield is a bit more defensive than we originally thought. Anything that touches it, even intangible things like me, leaves a mark on it or gets stuck to it. It must have a built in frequency modulator.”

“The people here really are all about security aren't they?” Ultra Boy joked.
“It seems that way. Tinya can you go underneath it?” Live Wire
“Let's see...” Apparition sank slowly back below the ground. “There doesn't seem to be a shield down here.” Apparition thought to herself. Pushing forward she moved she hit the shielding. “Ouch ughh... this field extends underground too. These people are paranoid. I wonder....” Apparition trailed off as her hand touched the shielding and tried to phase through it once more. Never one to give up she tried phasing herself completely again. But to no avail. As she tried to draw her hand away, she was stuck to the shielding.

“Ahhh guys we have a problem.”
“What’s wrong hunny?”
“I’m stuck to the shielding underground.” Apparition struggled to rephrase and break free of the shield. But nothing she did worked.
“Can you float up the shield to the surface or are you locked in place?” Live Wire asked.
“I’ll see what I can do.” Apparition slowly fazed herself, and as she used her flight ring to propel her upward, she closed her eyes as she moved through the ground to the surface and finally broke free of the sheild. The shield itself was still a golden yellow, except in the spot that Apparition was stuck in. A bright blue streak rain down the part of the shield she traveled through.

“Penetration detection. Should have guessed. Think they'll come looking for me Jo?”

“Naww Angel. Garth's gonna take care of the sheild.”

“Hopefully, I'm a little rusty now with Element Lad's powers since our little adventure with those other Legions. But I think I can change the pigmentation back as to not to detect anyone's gone through it. But first do you see the controls in their to shut it down? Otherwise this will have all been for naught.” Live Wire said as he removed his glove in order to attuned himself to the shields pigmentation molecules.

“Yes the controls are right her Garth. Now do your thing.”

As Live Wire's hand began to glow, slowly increasing in intensity. But unlike its usual spark and crackle of his lightning. This was different in that instead of a crackle in the air their was a hum that washed out from his hands as he touched the golden shield. At first it turned the bright red just as it did when Apparition first touched it. But slowly a warm rippled could be seen changing it back to its golden hue. Both Ultra Boy and Apparation stood their in marvel at Live Wire's mastery of Element Lad's tromian powers. But Jo stared in amazement and fear, as he saw what Element Lad had done as the Proginator to poor Monstress. He feared just what Garth was really cable of.

“Alright drop the shield.” Live Wire removed his hand from the now restored golden shield. Apparition quickly dropped the shield.

“Let's get to work. Do you see anything on pentra-vision Ultra Boy?”
“Nothing out of the ordinary., I can see the bit of the blood the officer's were talking about.”

“There's residue up here of a scuffle just like they said. A disabled cannon... or something like it.” Apparition said as she floated up to the roof top.
“The omnicom confirms that's Timber Wolf's Blood and Shikari's too. They fought someone or something here.”
“But did they win or lose?” Ultra Boy said landing on the roof's ledge.
“It looks like they lost.” Garth said as he knelt down closer to the blood and body length smug marks on the roof top.
“Who ever they were fighting, seems to have put up a pretty good fight and captured them. The omnicom's diagnostic shows three sets of foot prints. As well as residue from a special form of chains...” Apparition said bending down across from Live Wire and scanning.
“Does it show a trail...drag marks leading somewhere?” Live Wire asked. Standing as he ran his hands through his strawberry blond hair.

“No.” Apparition responded simply.
“Nothin' on my end either.”
“Imra are you getting all of this?” Live Wire thought.
“Yes Garth...and unfortunately there's nothing more on my end either. Come back to headquarters and we'll continue the search once we get a lead,” Saturn Girl thought to Live Wire.

The Apparition and Live Wire cleared out of the area behind the shield. While Ultra Boy was chosen to reactivate the shield. Using his Ultra Speed and flight ring to get him out from behind the shield before it sealed its self up.

“Hewh! Just made it Babe.”
“Glad you did,” Apparition said as she gave Ultra Boy a kiss in the check.

Live Wire rolled his eyes slightly as his mind returned to his missing team mates. “ Who could have taken them and Why?” was all Live Wire could think about as the three legionnaires flew back to headquarters.

I enjoy how you write the Legionnaires when they're using their powers. It's always nice to see the effort and control they have to put in.

As always, I'm excited to see what you have in store next!

The Remaining Hours...

Brainy surveyed all the work that had been done in his absence. Chuck had done a great job with the main level. The back end of the ware house was sealed off and turned into a hanger bay for their newly acquired “Slipstream” ship.

“It was going to take some getting used to saying that instead of Stargate.” Brainy thought to himself.

“To allow for a more open feel Chuck seems to have gone for a Glass wall to separate the two...I'm sure it saved on cost but I’m not sure how practical a glass wall will be.” Brainy thought,

The middle of the main level was an open concept gym, recreation area, and meeting room. The latest holo-table was at the center signifying this as the meeting area for the team. Across from there was a communications and surveillance lab. Then to the back right was the gym with latest work out equipment and an above ground floating pool. Lockers and showers were off the side of there with privacy shields enables.
Then to the left of the holo-table was a large seating area with a food processor, a few hover tables and chairs and a giant holo- tv.

“Also adequate.” Brainy said as he continued his tour. Then there was a virtual reality training room. With a private detention center in the far left corner.

“Mr. Brainiac I assume! It’s nice to finally meet you.” Chuck announced as he entered from the lower levels.

“Yes, thank you Chuck. It’s good to finally meet you as well. You’ve done a great job and such a short amount of time. But the Glass was...”

“Which is shatter proof, bullet proof, sound proof and heat resistant, and saved you over 3000.00 credits.”

“Alright, Good choice then. And how are the sub levels coming?” Brainy said returning to his omnicom.

“Good. Good. Mr. Krinn...has done a great job keeping the structure in place, along with help from M'onel and Vi. Wildfire, Jazmin and Alya have been great with welding and getting support structures up....Sonic showers have been installed into each room and they are all big, while not spacious.”

“And the second Level?” Brainy said with a raised blond eye brow as he looked up from his omnicom at Chuck.

“Completed per your specifications. A modest size lab and then...what looks to be like space plate form...” Chuck said with an inquisitive smile.

“Yes, it’s an experiment I’ll be working on. Hence this new complex. Which as you remember per our contract you have no knowledge of its existence?”

“Yes of course.”

“Thank you for your desecration Chuck.”

“Your welcome and if you need anything repairs, or expansions of any sort. Don't forget to call me.” Chuck smiled

“Of course.”

Chuck turned and left. Brainy was surprised at how quickly their new home had come together. He knew it wasn't anywhere near what any of them were used to but at the same time he knew they were happy just to have a place to call home.


“Legionnaires, will you all please join me in the meeting area.” Brainy called through his flight ring.
Gradually the room filled with the team, Wildfire flying in from the hanger bay as the Glass wall parted. Ultra Boy and Apparition followed him. Emerging from the V.R. Room Triad, Spark, and Vi after blowing off some steam.

Soon the others came up from the lower levels. Umbra and Chameleon coming up first. Followed closely by Dreamer. M'onel, Karate Kid, Ferro and Gear came up the jump tube next.

Andromeda and Sensor glided in from the high ceiling skylight over the gym. While Cosmic Boy and Kid Quantum both looking exhausted from helping with the remodeling. While Saturn Girl and Live Wire strolled in from the side entrance of the warehouse.

“Everyone seems to be here...Except for Invisible Kid. Lyle are you here?” Brainy said aloud assuming Invisible Kid was putting his code name to use.

“Here.” Invisible Kid said as he faded into view in the seat next to Brainy's at the meeting table.

“Alright everyone, this has been a busy day for all of us. We have one last debriefing and then everyone is free to spend their night how they want before those of us who have to leave need to.” Kid Quantum said with a small and barely noticeable quiver.

“He is a final run down of everything and everyone's assignments, which will be kept track over there in our communications bay. Now I officially turn the meeting over to Brainiac 5.” Kid Quantum said taking her seat at the holo-table.

“Thank you Kid Quantum. Here is a brief synopsis of everything we've learned. Item One: They are very strict here and controlling of anyone with a mete-gene or super power of any sort.
Item Two: there is a cadet program and several of you are vying to become part of its ranks. The cadets are as follows; Saturn Girl, Live Wire, Ultra Boy, Apparition, Spark, Triad, Violet, Umbra, and Ferro. You all enter training tomorrow morning.
Item Three: The time institute is nothing more than a museum. Although we should keep an eye on Rond. I think he may be working on a time plate form.
Item four: I'll be constructing a threshold gate in the bottom sub level on the plate form area before my lab. Which bring me to..
Item five: Shikari and Timber Wolf are still missing. We shall continue to look for them.
And lastly, Invisible Kid would like to share his findings from Brande Industries.”


“Everyone this is possibly the hardest news we'll ever hear. Mr. Bran....R.J. Is dead.”

“What do you mean? Lyle we were just at his offices no more than an hour ago. Marlo said he had just become a shut in, due to those attacks.” Tears stinging at the back of Triad's eyes at the very thought of R.J.'s death.

“Triad...Lu, I'm sorry but its true. I read the news feeds over Doyle's shoulder and I grabbed the file.” with a few taps of his omnicom's holo-screen the file was transferred and displayed on the holo-table's projector.

“I'm sorry but it seems in this reality one of those assassination attempts was successful. My guess is the one at the space port which was the inception of our group. That's why there is no Legion.”

“But why would Marlo just not say that? Why pretend he's still alive?” Cosmic Boy chimed in.

“Most likely to keep stocks in Brande Industries from plummeting. I have a feeling it was Doyle's idea and Marlo ran with it. Plus we all know that the United Planets would be dead without R.J.” Invisible Kid said.

“Yeah but as we've seen its barely held together. There's a reason for them being this over baring and paranoid and various planets aren't even in the U.P. Do we have a list of current U.P. Planets.?” Umbra said as she leaned forward.

“Yes, I'll pull that up.” Brainy swiped his fingers gracefully across the holo screens. “Here is the active list of U.P planets and next to it here is the list from our reality. The U.P. is significantly smaller here than in our home reality.” Brainy said as he highlighted those that were missing from the U.P. Roster in this reality.

“Well without R.J. to inspire them, they don’t have a reason to trust anyone.” Live Wire said crossing his arms.

“It’s more than that. I think there is something to all this. After seeing how the nanities affected Andromeda, I think there’s a real fear of the Damaxiets.” Brainy said.

“Plus there’s Mordue. I know we said we’d save him for a later time. But that might have something to do with how guarded they are.” Chameleon said.

“That is a distinct possibility and possibly even the reason for this new special squad. But all of that is theory for the time being. But we’ve got everyone that we can find registered, with false identities for those who needed it. The cadets report tomorrow morning to base cape for training at Old Montauk Point and our search for Shikari and Timber wolf will continue. But for the rest of the evening, everyone say your goodbyes if you have them and we’ll all see each other soon. So relax and enjoy our new headquarters. ” Kid Quantum said as she tried to muster a smile.

“So R.J.,. is really dead...and because of that our entire world has change.” Saturn Girl's words rung true for all of them. They all knew their lives would have been vastly different without R.J. Brande but they never realized how much till this moment. Triad sat cradling themselves; tears rolling down all three of their identical faces.
“Let us take a moment to remember R.J. and honor his legacy.” Cosmic Boy said as he bowed his head and he choked back tears.

They all bowed their head in silence. Each of them hearing R.J. in their minds uttering, “By Damn!”, his favorite phrase. Triad hugged themselves; but as Triad Orange and Neutral’s sobs over took all three of them and they remerged. Triad ran off towards the dormitories.

“I should go check on her.” Vi said as she stood up.
“Give her a moment to process. He was her foster father after all.” Saturn Girl suggested.
“I’ll head down in a moment. Don’t worry.” Vi said.

With that they all started to go their separate ways. Jo and Tinya made their way back to the roof to watch the sun set.

Mean while Wildfire and Ferro took to a game of four dimensional chess in the recreation area.

Dreamer decided to visit Star Boy in the hospital. As much as she wanted to spend time with everyone else she wanted to be with him more. The others respected that.

Meanwhile Saturn Girl, Live Wire, Cosmic Boy, and Kid Quantum chose to venture into the Virtual reality room. They all figured an escape date is what they all needed. As none of them have had much alone time as couples, they figured the V.R. room could afford each of them the privacy they needed while still a fun release.

M’onel ever the vigilant soldier took to the new monitor room to see what he could learn about Damax and the situation there.

Umbra and Karate Kid choose to do a work out in the gym, sparing with one another.

Sensor made her way to the floating pool. She figured it would feel nice to uncoil for a bit and float.

Lastly on the main level Spark and Chameleon chose to watch a movie on the holo-tv.

Brainy retreated to the second sub level into his lab. Gear also made his way down there but just to the new threshold gate landing. Gear wanted to check and make sure everything was hooked up correctly.
Andromeda took to the dormitories to get some rest. She figured it was time to really rest before she left with Brainy to Colu.

Movie Night:

Spark floated down to the hover couch that sat in front of the holo-tv. It gleamed as the lights bounced off it. With a gesture she turned on the screen, awakening its motion detectors. A slow glowing ball of lime green light appeared in front on her. She reached out and touched it; it then reshaped its self to resemble a control panel. Spark swiped her fingers across, each key glowing a slight hue of pink as her fingers rested on it.

“Fancy…When Brainy said it was a limited budget, I can only imagine what the more extravagant version could be.” Spark thought to herself as she called up some holo-movies.

“Let’s see…Romeo and Juliet…naww I’ve see that a thousand times..Grav Wars…No.” Ayla slumped down on the hover couch a little while continuing to look for a movie.

“My vote is for Beauty and Dularian.” Chameleon joked as his elongated body took a seat neat to Ayla, slowly morphing back to normal, as he has snacks and drinks in both his arms.

“Cute, Cham.” Ayla sat up and kissed Cham on the check.

“I do try. So any good choices?”

“Not really. But we can keep looking.” Ayla’s hand gracefully slides across the light panel.

“Do you know if there’s a way to get a little more privacy?” Cham put his arm around Ayla’s shoulder hugging her close.

“Yup.” Ayla tapped the light panel gently twice. With a gentle hum a white glow extended down from the ceiling circling like water till it encompassed the holo-tv and the hover couch they were on; in a snug private theater.

“Wow, Chuck sure out did himself, with the outfitting.” Cham’s smile wides as he pulled Ayla closer.

“Cham!” Ayla squealed playfully and she responded with a graceful brush of her hand against his orange check and she sent a spark of blue lighting down his skin. Cham flinched a little in excitement.

“I’m glad we’ll finally be on an away team together.” Cham said as he brushed Ayla’s sandy blond bangs out of her blue eyes.

“I know Cham. It’s amazing after all this time we’ll be in the same place, that’s not a giant void.”

“I’d be lying if I said I was going to miss the void completely.”

“Why would you ever miss the void? I mean the emptiness of it all…I mean it drives most insane, look at poor Element Lad.”

Chameleon’s gaze was hard for a moment as he had to remember Ayla wasn’t there when “Poor Element Lad” killed their friend Monstress. He hadn’t realized how much that image still haunted him.

“Ahem…” Chameleon cleared his throat. “I’ll miss the void because of all the time that we’ve gotten to spend together. I know you were my rock throughout all of this. Through all the time slips and galaxy saving I’m just glad that I keep finding my way back to you.”

“Cham.” Ayla says with a smile and tears forming at the corners of her eyes.
Ayla moved in close and kissed Cham gently before sinking down into the nook of his chest and arm. Cham changed his shape slightly to match a pillow to be more comfy for Ayla.

“It will be nice to finally have some real time together.” Ayla smiled as she nearly fell asleep in Cham’s arms before they even started the movie. The lights dimmed and the holo- screen lit up.

Virtual Dating.

“Rokk! Wait up!” Jazmin yelled as she found herself climbing the side of Irkin Mountain the tallest mountain on Braal, definitely wasn’t what she thought her dream date with Rokk would be. But Jazmin found herself really enjoying the release. Scaling a mountain with just her hands and feet was something she’d forgotten could be so much fun. Like many of her fellow legionnaires she didn’t take off her flight ring very often and the last time Jazmin really had to climb was before her power enhancements.

Jazmin became slightly caught up in her thoughts and as she reached for the next rock it crumbled beneath her fingers. Catching Jazmin off guard, it caused her to lose her foot as well.

“AHHH!” Jazmine yelled but as quickly as she lost her footing, Rokk’s hand was there to grab hers.

“I’ve got you!” Rokk said with a wink and smile as he gripped her hand tightly as he pulled her up. His arms burning as he held the two of them up.

“Ha whew… thanks.” Jazmin said as she regained her footing and found a new rock to reach for.

“This is some work out. This V.R. room is crazy. I think only one of Sensor’s illusions could do better. But this is pretty good.” Jazmin said as the sun beat down on her and sweat glistened down her face and her amber eyes catching the sun light.

“Agreed!” Rokk grunted out as he pulled himself up.

“How much farther to the top?”

“Just a few more clicks. Throwing in the towel already rookie?” Rokk laughed as he pulled himself up higher. Reaching what appeared to be a small ridge in the mountains side.

“Here!” Rokk reached his hand out to help pull Jazmin up to the ridge.

“This is some climb.” Jazmin said as she leaned against the warm golden rock mountain side.

“Yeah it is. But it’s great. I miss it. Maybe once things calm down for real, we can visit and climb the real ones.”

“That is a date. I just hope things calm down soon. It’s been a rough couple hours…days…years… they all kind of run together now don’t they?”

“They do. But we still have to live each minuet as it passes.” Rokk came closer and put his forehead to hers and closed his eyes. Jazmin did the same the moment their skin touched. He was such a calming force on her.

“Ready?” Rokk whispered.

“As I’ll ever be.”

Both of them began to ascend the mountains façade again to the top.


V.R. 2 – a little romance.

Garth and Imra were slowly dancing under the twinkling light of the luminaries, a race of light beings from the planet Lume. While in the forest of Winath, with the fresh sent of pluma berries.

“Someone sure did plan a really romantic evening.” Imra said.

“Only the best for my girl.” Garth smiled warmly at Imra. Garth wrapped his arms around her waist and Imra rested her head against his shoulder.

“This is amazing Garth. I don’t remember the last time we got to have a night like this.”

“Me either. Sometime before Blight I think.” Garth pulled Imra in closer as a breeze washed over them.

“Hmm…well this is the best date ever. But I do have one question.”

“Ask anything.” Garth said as he twirled Imra out and back again.

“When you got the chance to change your appearance back to normal, why didn’t you give yourself a new arm? Why did you give yourself the metal arm again?”

“It’s become such a part of me, that I guess when I had to envision myself, I just saw me this way. Are you disappointed?”

“Garth, I’m never disappointed in you, even if I sometimes sound like I am. Besides if you’re happy then so am I.” Imra leaned in and kissed Garth gently on the lips.
“Now can I ask you something?”

“Can we start thinking about planning our wedding?” Garth’s impish smile waned slightly but his hopeful blue eyes shown through.

“Yes!” Imra hugged Garth tightly. She knew there was no other answer he would accept. Finally back in reality they can have a wedding and celebrate their love. But things were still so unclear and the team was going to need them more than ever.

“Don’t worry we can take it slow. But just I want to start.” Garth said as if he read her mind. Smiling and knowing this is why she loved him.

“Music, turn up please.” Imra said.

“Are you tired of my conversation already?” Garth said with a wide grin.

“Oh just shut up!” Imra kissed Garth deeply.

The music turned up and the luminaries twinkle dimmed a little bit as Imra and Garth slow danced into the night.

Some good downtime character building! Ayla and Cham are super cute! Never really brought them as a possible couple in the comic but I like it here

Thanks Raz! yeah i figured some down time would be good and this legion has so many couples that i thought it be nice to spot like them a bit.

i'm glad you like them here. it was tough because it was never shown to a great deal what their relationship was like.


IB, thanks! I hope i can just pick up the momentum again.

In the Lab:

Brainy left the holo table and made his way to the jump tube. Not once looking up from his Omnicom.

“Fake identities are done…registration done…new headquarters built and secured…all systems are running at optimal levels…” Brainy glided down the jump tube passing the dormitories level.

“Maybe I should peek in on Andromeda?” Brainy thought to himself. But he realized she probably needed sometime alone and they will be spending plenty of time together on Colu. Brainy was unsure how he felt about this. Even though Laruel had rejoined the team just a few months before the Fatal 500, they hadn’t had much down time and in the void it was all about trying to find a way back into reality. Their connection seemed to have changed over time and they never did explore what any of it meant. There was never time in the early days and now….”

Finally reaching the second sub level Brainy touched down gently.

“Gear…what are you doing?” Brainy said as he looked up suddenly when he heard Gear uses a laser cutter to weld a piece back to the plate forms base.

“This fell off and I figured I could make sure the plate forms power sources are intact and secure. Maybe try a few test runs with powering it up.

“Sounds like a good idea. I was thinking of making a proto type for navigational device…If you want we can work on together, through the comm. Links after I leave.”

“Sounds like a good plan to me…Brainiac…Can I ask you something?”

“Sure.” Brainy said continuing to type on his Omnicom.

“You understand a lot about time travel and the physics of reality it seems. When reality was reset, after the crisis with the big hands and we entered the time stream…Do you think it’s possible that our reality could have been reset too?”

“I’m not sure I’m following Gear and that’s saying something.”

“I have a theory. I think when reality reset and we were in the time stream I think it reset our universe as well. But without us in it. ”

“OK, interesting hypothesis. Proceed.”

“I found that the technology of this reality it eerily similar to that of our own. I was able to recode the rings fairly effortlessly and you yourself said their systems weren’t that hard to hack.”

“Well of course. But not much is for me.”

“I really think that when time refolded itself, we returned to this reality because the vibratory frequency we carry is the same as this reality, making it our home reality. I also think that’s why we were able to break back into this particular reality. Our frequencies were calling out for it. Now, you said you were going to run a test on that just before we broke back into this reality. Can you still do the test?”

“I can. But Gear I think we should keep this to ourselves. I don’t want to give anyone hope that this could be our reality just yet.” But Brainy had hope in his own mind. Even if they couldn’t travel to the exact past of their reality they might be able to travel to the not so distant past of this one and recreate history…”

“Agreed.” Gear smiled sternly.

“Have a good night Gear and I’ll be in touch.” Brainy excused himself and made his way to his lab.

“Gear is going to look at the Threshold platform; I’ll work on a navigation device… I’ll leave him the original designs I made before the fatal 500. He might be able to find a way to make them more useful. Now let’s see what’s left on the list...not much, but I do have the nannites in Andromeda’s body to work on…how much time do I have left?” Brainy rain through his list and checked the time as he passed through the doors and they closed promptly behind him.

Brainy made his way to his lab station before turning around.

“Do you honestly think after all this time I don’t know when you’re not following me?” Brainy said evenly.

“I figured you had an idea. But I like to think I can still surprise you.” Lyle’s voice hovered in the arm before finally he made himself visible behind Brainy’s right ear.

“So this maybe our reality huh?” he whispered calmly.

“That is Gear’s theory and it does seem plausible, especially considering how hard the last few attempts to get back into reality had been.”

“Are you going to run the test before you go?” Lyle moved from behind Brainy.

“No. I’m going to wait till I’m back on Colu. I think I’ll have access to better temporal equipment there to conduct a proper test.”

“Then I guess that means we have a moment to ourselves.”

“Indeed we do.”

Brainy found himself standing there as Lyle moved in and gently kissed him on the lips. Brainy returned the kiss almost instantly.

“This has been harder than I thought it would be.”

“What getting us back to reality or that you have to return to Colu?”

“Yes all of that too. But I actually meant this; us. We’ve kept this a secret for some time now and I guess now that we have the chance to have some privacy to explore this; it’s being taken from us.” Casting his green eyes down and turned back to his work bench.

Lyle studied Brainy for a moment. Brainy was not known for his out pouring of emotion but he knew that when Brainy did he meant it with everything he had and now he could see that Brainy was sad.

“I know and I thank you for that. You know how private I am and as much as the team is our family, I just want something that’s just ours I guess.” Lyle moved in and hugged Brainy from behind tenderly.

“But I guess it doesn’t matter right now since we won’t be together.” Slightly bristled Brainy pulled away.

“Yes, you will be far and under lock and key I’m sure. But not like that has ever stopped me. I’ll make sure we have time. But that’s only if you want me to and if you’re not too busy with Andromeda…” Lyle’s voice trailed off as he realized how vulnerable he had just made himself by admitting his jealousy of Andromeda.

“Are you worried about the nature of my relationship with Laruel?”Brainy asked as he began to bring more of the machines in his lab to life. The sterile hum of the machines somehow made Brainy feel a bit calmer as they talked about this.

“Frankly, yes. I know things have never been quite resolved between you two and I know she still has some feeling for you. I’ve seen the way she looks at you. It doesn’t take a spy to see it.” Lyle meandered closer to Brainy as he talked; also poking around at the various machines.

“I know things are not resolved with her as much as they should be. But as of now she is my patient and I have to take care of her and she’s my friend. I’ll be there for her just as much as I’m there for you. So please trust me and know that this is where I want to be with you.”

“I do and I think I actually want you to make sure she knows it too.”

“Lyle, I’ve never seen this side of you. Even though it is very contradictory to your usual aloofness due to your spy background, I do enjoy these rare moments.” Brainy said as he crossed to Lyle and kissed him on the check. Lyle blushed for a second before he turned and kissed Brainy on the lips. Brainy’s own checks blushing slightly as he closed his eyes.

Even though Brainy’s lab was locked and it might exhaust him a bit Lyle began to use his powers and the two of the faded from sight as they kissed their way out of sight.

At the Hospital.

Nura left the newly constructed headquarters as quickly and as quietly as she could. Even though she had a vision of Thom being alright and with the team eventually she still felt she needed to be with him. As always she still thought of the vision she had so long ago of Thom’s memorial. It still hadn’t come to pass and that was something she wasn’t prepared for. Her visions always came true.

“But maybe this is a vision that’s farther down the line?” Nura thought to herself. As she took flight and activating her flight rings cloaking devices.

Nura’s platinum blonde hair flowing behind her as she flew, Her grey eye’s glazing over as she let the navigation system in her flight ring guide her.

“Thom’s going to be OK and he is going to be with the team. But…Something else else just isn’t right. I can feel it… but it might also be the lack of sleep that I’ve had since the Blight. It’s been over a year since I think I slept. No, there was a week after Universo where I slept. That really was a joy. Haha.” Nura giggled to herself at that.

The wind whipped her hair across her face as she made a hard right turn. As Nura finally left the ware house district she found herself passing by a restaurant that her and Thom had once visited. She hadn’t noticed it earlier when they were bringing Thom to the hospital. But there it was, just like in their reality. Nura, couldn’t help herself. Changing course and slowly diving down feet first to the sidewalk just outside the restaurant. Nura fixed her hair and pushed it to the side.

She looked through the window and saw the booth wear her and Thom had one of their very first dates. It wasn’t their first, she knew that. That was too special to forget. But this date was special too. It was probably their third or fourth, just before the battle with Mordru. The booth looked the same. A cozy circular booth, red and black cushioning, stuffed with some kind of goat fur from a far away planet of cloud people. It was the softest thing she had ever sat on. She never wanted to get up. As Nura narrowed her vision she could see past the booth and to a tiny dance floor in the back.

“We dance for so long that night. I think that was the longest uninterrupted date we had, had yet. We got to spend a full night on a date. No emergencies from the Legion and not one fainting spell on my part presenting doom and confusion.” Nura smiled again. Nura hugged herself tight for moment and danced along to the music that wafted out when someone opened the door; till eventually she was floating, gracefully swaying and finally taking off back into the sky.

The sunlight had begun to fade now and Nura realized she might need to rush before visiting hours were over. She wasn’t far off from the hospital when she landed and at the hospital’s entrance. Nura walked to the visitor’s station to get badge. It didn’t take long. But the entire time she was standing there she found herself trying to remind herself to call Thom his new name, Danny. The turbo lift to Thom’s floor was easy to get to and didn’t take long at all and Thom’s room was just down the hall. Even though her stride was easy, her heart was quickening. After all this time Thom always made her heart race.

The last fading rays of sunlight entered into Thom’s private room. It wasn’t very spacious but it was big enough. The walls were pale green with a white boarder at the bottom. The window was next to Thom’s hover bed, only being separated by a comfortable looking hover chair. Nura walked over and took the seat. As she approached the chair she leaned over and kissed Thom on the forehead. She looked down at Thom and his face looked so much more peaceful than it had earlier that day.

“The medication must be helping with the pain.” Nura thought to herself as she brushed his hair away from his forehead. Gently sitting in the hover chair, Nura sank into the chair.

“Oh my... this is just like the booth from our third date! This hospital sure has good taste. But I guess they just want to make everyone at ease as much as possible. Right Thom?” Nura said as she grasped his hand tenderly.

Nura sat at Thom’s side as the sun finally had set and the stars had begun to appear in the sky and before she could even make a wish on the first one she saw Nura was out like a light asleep in the most comfortable hover chair she had ever been in, still holding Thom’s hand.

I like the downtime vignettes. I hope we get to see more from some of the others, like Tasmia and Val, or Sensor, or Vi and Triad whose friendship wasn't really developed Postboot.

RJ's assassination in this reality is interesting. It also raises the question - do these Legionnaires have counterparts here? I can't remember if you answered that already, though I think you did earlier in your story because of the identity scans conducted.

I approve of the Brainy-Lyle developments, which take off from DNA's hints in that one issue before

Eager to see what will happen with Thom. Are you going to try and resolve the issues with his malfunctioning powers and Dreamer's visions of his grave?

thanks IB!
There's more to come for these remaing hours.

Lu and Vi are def going to get their moment, as are Tasmia and Val.

Yeah i know i saw that one issue and idk it just clicked and made sense to me. much more than him and andromeda ever did.


as for thom...i haven't fully figured out how i want to deal with his malfuctioning powers. i'm honestly not sure if i'll touch on it or not.

Dreamers vision is also going to be something recurring for a bit.

The roof just after sunset

Mean while back at the new headquarters, up on the roof Tinya and Jo sat as the sun’s rays had disappeared behind the Metropolis skyline. Tinya lay on Jo’s chest looking up at the appearing stars and Jo with his hand behind his head and his eye closed.

“Jo, are you sleeping?” Tinya said as she heard him snoring and poked him in his ribs.

“ZZZZZ…Huh…uh…No… No I’m not sleeping.” Jo pushed himself up on his elbows, as he fluttered his eyes a little.

“You were too. You big lug.” Tinya said smiling and readjusting herself.

“Sorry Angel. It’s been a long day. I’m surprised you’re not doing the same thing.”

“I guess I just can’t sleep. There’s so much going on. Brin and Shikari are missing and I know Brin’s tough but I do worry about him.” Tinya folded up her knees and pulled them close to her chest.

“The wolf will be fine and he has Shikari with him. She’s as fierce a fighter as they come.”

“I know. But I still worry. I still worry about Cub too.”

Before Jo even knew what his body was doing he was cradling his wife body. He felt their hearts beat in unison.

“I know Angel and we’ll find him. Both of them.” As Jo said this he took her chin in his hand and looked her in the eyes to let her know he meant both Timber Wolf and Cub. Then he gently kissed her. Tears rolled down Tinya’s cheeks as a smile spread across her face.

Jo lied back down and pulled Tinya with him. As the lights of the Metropolis skyline came to life.

Triad’s Room.

Vi made her way to the jump tube once everyone had cleared out. She figured that was enough time for Lu. Down on Sub Level one the second door from the jump tube, was Lu, Vi’s room was Three doors down on the opposite side.

Vi stood in front of Lu’s Door. Even though she figured this would be enough time for Lu, she feared it might not be. Vi pressed the call button on the doors side panel.

“Lu, it’s me Violet. Can I come in?” Vi asked timidly. As almost on instinct Vi reverted to her shy demeanor, knowing that was the person Lu trusted most. Even calling herself Violet, something almost no one calls her any more. Because Violet was who she was before the Emerald Eye. Even though she has come back from the break and fought her own demons with being possessed, Vi still feared that those who went through it all with her, held a guard against her.

“Come in.” squawked the communications panel breaking Vi’s thoughts.

“Hey Lu, I wanted to check in on you and see how you were holding up?”

“I’ve been better. I’m stuck in a reality where old friends are back from the dead while others are dead and they never even knew any of us…” Lu sat on her bed with her knees curled up to her chest and her arms warped around them. Her blood shot eyes still producing small tears that stream down her cheeks.

“I know things aren’t great right now. But this is the situation we have. We’ve got to do the best we can. Besides we all still have each other.” Vi said as she sat on the end of Lu’s bed.

“Easy for you to say that when you get a second shot at happiness.” Lu said snidely through a sniffle.

“What?” Vi’s lavender eye’s grew wide.

“Sister, that’s not right to say!” Lu’s head twisted slightly before saying this.

“Yeah Violet can’t change the circumstances.” Lu’s neck twitched.

Vi realized Lu was about to triplicate as she was fighting with herself. In an instant two women identical in almost every way, except the color of their eyes and clearly their personalities were sitting on the bed in between Lu and Vi. This was one of the more calmer splits Vi had seen Lu have when they were in disagreement.

“No she can’t. But you can’t deny that she gets to have a dream come true. She gets another chance with Gim. It’s like the freaking Emerald Eye all over again. Little Violet getting her dreams.” Lu’s purple eyes welled with tears as she lashed out at Vi and her sisters.

The three of them stared back at her both in shock and in slight guilt. Vi’s fear realized but also Lu’s horror at her self’s reaction after all this time. Lu purple jumped up from the bed and ran for her private bathroom; which all the rooms had.

“Maybe I shouldn’t have come…” Vi said as she began to stand to go.

“No, don’t go. “ Lu neutral said gently grabbing Vi’s arm.

“Yeah stay Vi. Lu will get through it.” Lu orange said gently.

“Besides grief makes people say things they don’t mean. I’m just surprised that Lu purple is the one hit the hardest. I knew she cared about R.J. but I never imagined his death would affect her so deeply. I always figured it be softly over her.” Lu neutral said as she winked at Vi and pointed her thump at Lu orange.

“Funny.” Lu orange said with a smirk and her tongue out.

All three smiled slightly each knowing everyone deals with death in their own way.
The faucet began to run in the bathroom before finally the gently slide of the door opened revealing Lu purples red eyes and nose raw. The edges of her hair damp from the water she splashed on her face.

“Feeling better?” Lu orange said turning to face Lu purple.

“A little, sniff.” Lu said wiping at her cheeks as she felt another tear start to make its way down.

“Good. Lu I hope you know if I could I would bring R.J. back in an instant.” Vi gently pleaded.

“I know…and I’m sorry for saying that. I’m just angry. I was looking forward to seeing the old man. You know maybe even get a second chance to get to know him again. I don’t know, I just never realized how much I missed him till I couldn’t anymore.” Lu purple said as she leaned against the wall.

“I know what you mean Lu and I won’t lie to you and tell you my heart didn’t leap a little when I found out Gim’s alive. The chance to get a second shot is more than I could ever ask for. “ Vi cast down her lavender eyes.

“I know Vi and I do want you to have that second chance. You deserve it after all this time.” Lu purple smiled weakly.

All three women looked at each other before getting up and crossing the room to Lu purple and all four of them hug each other tightly.

Andromeda’s room

Meanwhile just down the hall, on the same side was Andromeda’s room. She figured she’d go lay down for a bit. She knew she’d probably never see this room again or at least not for some time. She didn’t know how long she was going to end up being on Colu with Brainy.

Andromeda looked about her standard issue Legion room. The retractable hover bed with a small closet next to it. A personal and private bathroom across from it and two hover chairs over in a corner with a retractable hover desk as well. It was small but quaint. She slowly removed her white gloves of her uniform. Brainy said that it would be better if she put on a more civilian look. Andromeda ran her fingers across the silky fabric of the bed sheets before taking a seat. The bed dipped a little but quickly righted itself.

“I guess I should take quick nap and them a shower…” Andromeda realized it had been forever since she had taken off her uniform or at least lived a life that didn’t have her in her orange tights and star spangled sarong. Lying down on the bed Andromeda closed her eyes and tired to sleep. But her mind swirled with the possibilities of what her life on Colu might be like. Could she deal with living on another alien world? Earth was probably the easiest, even if it was the one with the most turmoil. While Durla was much more difficult to stay on, as it was still just opening up to the U.P. again there weren’t many, if any off worlders. It was a fairly lonely existence. She wondered if Colu was going to be more like Earth or more like Durla.

“I can’t sleep...”Andromeda thought to herself as she turned over opening her eyes and stands of blond hair falling into her vision. Grabbing her Omnicom that was returned to her once Brainy had outfitted the new headquarters with much more advance systems, Andromeda began to type.

“Dear Journal, 04.23.3014.

My name is Laurel Gand, but I’m much better known as Andromeda power house and first scandal of the Legion of Super Heroes and as a hero you learn to take punches. But lately I feel as though the punches keep coming before I can prep for the next one. I might be near invulnerable under a yellow sun but even I can only take so much.

My latest predicament has me leaving for Colu in a few hours. I’ll be traveling with my fellow teammate Brainiac 5 or more affectionately Brainy. He’s a super genius from a world of genius’s.” Andromeda sat up and curled herself up under the cover and continued writing.

“I’m sure Colu is nice. But it’s not a place Brainy seems to particularly want to be; which makes me more nervous than anything. It’s always hard for me to interact with new worlds for the first time. My own world didn’t fear or pay much mind to the Coluians as we did others that were much stranger from ourselves.

But I guess that really shouldn’t be my main concern but more so the reason I have to go. I have nannites in my system, which are attacking me because they recognize my DNA as Damaxiate and they are programmed to subdue us or kill us. Brainy has seemed to overridden their programming for the time being. But Brainy wants to make sure I’m not in any danger, as the last time they tried to subdue me, the nanaties made my powers go haywire.

I’m honestly scared of what they can do…I don’t want to be a danger to the people around me. This reality is so harsh and untrusting. I know how dangerous Damaxites in the wrong hands can be, but their fear seems so extreme. I wonder what happened here to make it this way.

M’onel says he’ll get to the bottom of it by taking a trip to Daxam once things settle down. I’m not sure that’s a great idea. But I can’t argue with him. He’s 1000 years old after all. But still I wish I was at least going with him. I wouldn’t mind seeing home again. It has been so long since I’ve been there. To feel the setting red sun and feel the Darx Dessert winds against my cheeks.” Andromeda closed her eyes and almost felt the warm sun rays on her face.

“I’m a little all over the place in this first entry. But so much has happened and I hope by keeping this journal I’ll be able to help myself make sense of my new life journey.

May the stars bless this journey and may my path be eternally grateful.

~Andromeda.”

Andromeda closed down the Omnicom, finally feeling a bit of peace in her mind she put the Omnicom away and lied back down feeling her eyes becoming heaving she fell asleep almost instantly.

Monitor room

Back on the first level just to the left of the meeting room was the communications room or what has been dubbed the Mission Monitor Room, just as it was back in their old headquarters.

M’onel sat at the control panel gliding his hands across the light up screens. Searching Daxam’s involvement and history with the U.P. was of priority and seemingly extensive as M’onel found out.

“I never realized it was this extensive. It seems in this reality Daxam was just as much a supporter of the United Planets as anyone right up until about 20 years ago… OK that checks out….but what changed that?” M’onel did a search on the lead virus but didn’t come up with much aside from the few statements made by Daxam diplomats just before the closure of Daxam.

“Why isn’t there anymore research or statements beyond the first few years of the exile? There is more to it. Just how it’s odd that this Daxam was very involved in the U.P.. I wonder what changed…was there no Roxxas to taint the high council?” With a few strokes of the light keys M’onel did a search for Roxxas.

“He’s alive and on planet supposedly… looks like I think I found someone I can pay a visit to. I think he might know a thing or two as to why Daxam is closed off.”

M’onel, clicked on a few more links. One of the links that M’onel clicked on was entitled “Rebirth of a Tyrant: the 20th anniversary of Lord Mordru’s awakening.” Not seeing a connection he closed the link quickly. Mordru was something he knew they all would have to eventually deal with. But right now his world is what mattered. M’onel’s face’s was dimly light up by the control panel showing the bags under his eyes that he has been trying to ignore since they reentered reality. M’onel realized just how exhausted he was. He sat back and took a sip of the mint hot chocolate he had made from the dispensary.

“I’ll get to the bottom of this. There has to be a reason why they just stopped communicating. M’onel began thinking about the lead virus and that maybe just in case he should ask Brainy to immunize him against the lead of this reality.

“Brainy, are you busy.” M’onel held his ring to his lips.

“Hump.. a little what is it M’onel?” Brainy sounded odd. Not his usually stiffness but almost flushed but not annoyed.

“I was just wondering if you’ve thought about immunizing me against the lead of this reality just in case there is a difference.”

“Yes, I did actually. I had the serum made and delivered to your quarters. Was that all?”
“Yes Brainy.”

“OK then. Please do not disturb me for the rest of evening unless it’s a real emergency. Brainy out.” As abrupt as usual Brainy cut off. But M’onel could still hear it is Brainy’s voice and breathing that something was up. M’onel hope and worried that it wasn’t something bad or to do with Andromeda.

“Hopefully she’ll be happy there with Brainy. Maybe it will give them a chance to really reconnect.” M’onel thought to himself before returning to the monitor board’s light panel and resuming his search for some answers.

Sparing

Tasmia ran full speed towards Val before jumping up high and landing a strong kick to Val’s face.
Val turning quickly as Tasmia tries to land a quick punch. Val spinning around aiming low as he extends his leg to sweep Tasmia forward launching her into a tuck and roll stance.

“Nice shot Kid!” But I’ve got better.” Tasmia jumps up high using her flight ring to help her reach a few feet higher before she begins her shadow assault. Tasmia sends stands of dark shadow matter racing towards Val, expanding and looking like giant razor sharp talons coming for him. But Val doesn’t stand scared but ready. Without a second thought Val’s dodging each shadow blast before jumping up high to meet Tasmai and punching her square in the stomach. Then taking her wrist and flipping Tasmia down to the ground.

Val landed gently besides Tasmia standing over her head.

“Give?”
“Give.” Tasmia said as she extended her hand. Val reciprocated and helped Tasmia up.

“That was a very good match Tasmia. Thank you.” Val said as he tossed her a towel and began to wipe himself down.

“Any time Kid. I like a good combat session. It takes the edge off.” Tasmia said as she stretched and cracked her neck.

“Besides your one of the few I think can give me a real work out and not rely on any powers.”

“Which why did you use a shadow blast in that last round? I thought you didn’t want to do use your powers?”

“I changed my mind.” Tasmia said with a snarky smile.

Val raised his eye brows.

“I had a feeling I was going to lose. It was a last ditch effort. Don’t tell anyone that though.” She said with a pointed finger at Val as a smile spread across her face.

“My lips are sealed.” Val returned her smile before grabbing her finger and twisting her arm around her back.

“Another round?” Val said with a grin.

“Best kind of Foreplay.” Tasmia said as she threw back her free elbow at Val’s head before shifting her whole body to sweep her right leg over his head into a flip over Val’s head. Tasmia pulled Val with her as she flipped and using the momentum slammed Val into the mats. Tasmia then straddled Val.

“My round.” Tasmia’s grin was wide as her canine’s glistened

Val looked up at Tasmia and smiled.

“Not over yet!” Val pushed himself up from under Tasmia and flipped her back over. Rushing her with several punches and jabs Tasmia blocked and deflected each one breaking a sweat fast and still keeping her grin. As Val threw one more punch Tasmia caught his wrist and instantly created a dark field around them.

“Tasmia what are you doing?”

“Told you that was great foreplay and no one else needs to see this.” Tasmia pulled Val in close and kissed him aggressively. Val at first didn’t know how to respond before he began to respond in kind and giving into his baser animal instincts and getting lost in the darkness.

Chess

“It’s your move.” Wildfire said as he leaned back in his white hover chair.

“I know. Knight to bishop four on level two.”

“Not bad Andy. You’ve gotten the hang of this game pretty well.” Wildfire cocked his head just a bit.

“Thanks.” Even though he was all Iron now, you could still see the sad blue-gray eyes that lived underneath it.

“So what do you thinks going on over there in that dark field?” Wildfire said as he pointed his thump towards the sparing mats.

“I don’t know. But I’m sure Val is enjoying himself.” Through his mask you could hear the smile Andy had across his face.

“You ever think of any of the girls like that Drake?”

“You mean like what? You mean like kissing one?” Drake said as he made his move taking one of Andy’s pawn’s on level three.

“Yeah...pawn to rook four.”

“Sure…But then I realize I’m anti-matter energy and don’t really have a physical form that can touch someone without possibly killing them.” Drake’s visor opened up a little as some of his energy escaped blazing red and yellow.

“Why? Is there someone your thinking of these days Andy?”

“I don’t know. I guess I’ve gotten a bit closer with Vi. But in general I’m not too sure where I stand. I had hoped to spend this time with her but she went to go take care of Lu. “

“Nice to know I was second best. Ha ha” Drake joked.

“Sorry Drake. Just being honest.”

“Well you’ll be in the Cadet program together. So maybe there is your chance.”

“Maybe. It might give her a chance to see me in a more polished light. I really don’t remember the last time we went on a mission together.”

“Just try man. It’s the most you can do and she might return the feelings.”

“Thanks. By the way Drake, I just took your king.” Andy said smugly.

“What?” Drake looked at the board and his king was definitely taken by his queen.

The pool.

The water splashed lightly as Sensor maneuvered through the water. He tail slashing through the water as it propelled her forward underneath the water. Her flowing pink hair gathering about her face as she looked out through the side of the floating pool, she could see Tasmia’s dark field.

“They seem to be having a moment.” Sensor pushed herself up to the surface and made her way over to the seat in the shallow end. Sensor leaned back and looked up out the sky light at the night sky. Not a cloud in the sky and noting but stars. Sensor just looked up and thought of home. She hadn’t been there in forever. The last time she had been there was before her transformation. She thought of Marla’s comment about how beautiful and unique she was. It was still hard to see that sometimes. Turning her head to flip her lush pink hair to one side and she ran her fingers through it.

These were the most drastic changes to her, was that she now had a humanoid upper half. She had hands, fingers, a face, a nose, and hair. Things she never had before and never really cared for. Although she did admit that when she had her mechanical arms on her legion flight band it made things in the humanoid world easier.

“I wonder how my father and brother are doing…although I guess here they aren’t mine. They probably have their own Jeka.” A frown crossed her face as her white eyes watered. Her tail swished back and forth underneath the water. The dampness of her hair against her smooth iridescent scales felt cool to Jeka.

“Hmmm…” Jerk slowly turned her attention to Tasmia’s dark field. Even though her body was transformed she still had her serpent senses combined with her powers. She could smell the pheromones in the air but realized it was coming from every direction. With a simple mental sweep she saw the happiness wafting throughout the building.

“Things seem to be finally calming down. It’s about time! That will change tomorrow. Half the team leaves tomorrow. It will be interesting to see how we all work as a team. I know we’ve all been separated and placed on different missions. But it’s been a long time since we’ve been split like this. Things have changed. I mean clearly look and Val and Tasmia…” Jeka thought to herself before sliding back down into the water and began to float on her back looking up out the skylight at the stars.

“We’ll be fine. But it will be an interesting ride.” Jeka closed her eyes and floated away listening to the muffled sounds of the world beneath the water.

It's good to see Jo reassuring Tinya about Brin. It's about time! Their relationships is too strong to let some petty jealousy get in the way. Also glad that they still remember Cub.

The Triad/Violet scene is great. Lu's dealing with RJ's death is very realistic.

Flushed Brainy? whoo! Is he with Lyle right now?

Tasmia and Val? Why not, the Threeboot made them a couple. And I can see her appreciating his physicality vs. his wisdom. It's also nice to see Tasmia's skills getting highlighted.

Wildfire and Ferro, interesting combination. I like that you stayed true to each of their personalities.

Sensor's serpentine abilities! I like the ability to sense pheromones. Very nice.

I hope you don't mind though, but I wanted to say that maybe you could clean up the spelling and punctuation a bit Your scenes are wonderfully thought out and really highlight each character, and some better punctuation would make them even more powerful!

I like how it was Gear who hypothesized that this is their home reality. That's bad though, as it means the Legionnaires don't really have a "home" to get back to.

Makes sense that Lyle would be the one who wanted to keep his relationship with Brainy a secret. He always was very private.

Love the couples scenes! Finally, some more on Ayla and Cham. Can't wait for the Garth-Imra wedding! And nice to see Jaz and Rokk going strong.

Thanks IB! Yeah no I need to fix alot. I just needed to get these posted before I lost access to my computer. It broke down again. So I'll be on a bit of a break.

I'm really glad your liking all of these.

yes brainy was with Lyle when M'onel called him.

tasmia and val just seemed like s good pairing. Plus neither of them have been attached in the reality to any one. But don't expect an epic romance with these two. Lol. I think it really is just purely for fun.

I thought so too with Sensor. We never really explored her natural abilities as a giant snake. And then add in that they are now evolved. I think there's a lot of story potential and Sensor may have some new things to learn about herself.

sadly Wildfire and Ferro were a last minute addition. I originally didn't have anything planned for them. But then I remembered a moment where Ferro had a crush on Vi and I thought that would complicate things nicely.

Lu and Vi's scene was hard to write I've never really dealt with a close death before so I was kind of guessing there. I'm glad it worked out so well.

that wedding is still a ways off. But it should be a good time. Lol.

how did you like M'onel and Andromeda's scenes?

Gear just made sense to me. And I figured its the small things that convince Gear of his theory. Plus Brainy is preoccupied.

I agree. Tonya and Jo are just too strong. Of course they haven't forgotten Cub!

btw I hope your seeing the clues I've dropped of things to come ��

I understand Omni, sometimes I rush to post myself when I'm at work or something.

I wouldn't be surprised if for Tasmia it's for fun. I wonder about Val though. Sometimes he's been written as being highly spiritual/philosophical (i.e. Legion Worlds 5), so would he be looking for something more?

The Wildfire/Ferro scene certainly didn't seem last minute! It was great how you also put in some material on Drake's feelings towards his energy state.

I forgot to comment about Mon and Andromeda!

I like Andromeda being well-adjusted now. I'm curious, but almost glad, that you didn't touch on either Andy's old xenophobia or her time as a nun. But I like reading about her as a well-balanced individual without her old baggage. As for Mon, yes I'm curious as well as to what happened on Daxam. It's nice to know he still has thoughts of Daxam despite 1000 years having passed!

I did touch on it with Andromeda, but not to the extent it used to be. I think she's come along way and is still uneasy but much more capable of handling her fears.

thanks I'm glad drake and Ferro didn't seem rushed. I feel like even after millions of years drake might still have issues once in a while. He was human once before.

Mon I thinks just dealing from the void and he feels like he needs a tie to something besides the legion. Because even in an unfamiliar reality he's really the only one besides Ferro who doesn't have anything in this time

Yes, you're right, you did touch on it subtly. And I agree, her later appearances in the Postboot after the Anomaly did show she'd come a long way. I think the last real hint of xenophobia we'd seen from her was in Legionnaires 49.

I agree that Drake would still have issues from time to time, it's very realistic.

I really like that Andromeda still has anxiety about other races, that strikes me as being very realistic. She may no longer be straight out xenophobic but it shows that it's a conscious effort on her part to fight thoughts she's held for a long time, which I think is more heroic than just magically erasing all of that overnight.

I also really like Wildfire and Ferro being friends...I don't know if that's something from the comic or something you came up with, but it makes a lot of sense to me as they're both unable to return to human form (Ferro is permanently iron now right?)

Liked Nura's scene a lot! And Umbra and Val! And I really like the idea of exploring Sensor's frame of mind and what she's capable of now. Her new form seemed to be just a convenient excuse to make her more humanoid, we never really saw anything that would logically show she's a hyper-evolved snake. Looking forward to see what you do with that!

I think there was a panel in one of the later issues on legion world.. The one where Timber Wolf is first made a legionnaire. I sq in the background Ferro and Wildfire were playing a game and Star Boy,Umbra,And Dreamer were watching.
Glad your liking it and thank you for reading!!

That was Legion Secret Files 3003, and the panel shows Wildfire chatting with Timber Wolf, while Umbra plays chess with Ferro. So you can still claim the Wildfire-Ferro friendship to be an original idea of yours

Thanks IB. Lol you always have the references.

btw I'm loving seeing the differences between our two legions considering we're technically writing the same team and around the same point in their history.

My Postboot comics collection is just in my bedroom, Omni lol

Yeah, I like how we have different focuses. It's great seeing our different takes on the effects of the Legion's disappearance, and allows us to share ideas too!

The rest of the night passed too quickly for the Legionnaires. Some slept better than others. But regardless they all woke to say one final group farewell.

Val was the first up as always. He rose with the sun every morning no matter what and this was the first sunrise Val had seen in almost a year. In the void Val was usually the first one up of those who hadn't either been on watch or those who never slept like Drake and Nura. Even though he couldn't see a sunrise Val felt he needed to keep his regiment. It afforded him some comfort in those very uncertain times.

Val sat up on the roof of the new headquarters, meditating. He sat motionless listening to the world around him wake up. Magno rails humming to life as they make their first runs of the day. Trash trucks picking up as they hover down the street. The skyline of Metropolis reflected gently the rising red,yellow, and orange rays of sun light. The rays slowly traveled up Val's abdomen. As it reached his eyes he opened them.

"what a glorious sun rise. Its been so long since I've felt the warmth of the sun. Thank you." Val thought to himself as he stood and bowed to the Sun.

"I figured you'd be up here." Tasmia said as she claimed up on to the roof top.

"Yes. I needed to meditate and the roof is the perfect ad most peaceful place to do so. How did you sleep?" Val said as he turned to face her. His brown eyes glowing with peace.

"good. After our work out, I was exhausted. So I slept well. The beds are more comfortable than I thought they'd be. But anything is more comfortable than trying to sleep in the void and not drift away." Tasmia's smile grew wide.

"I'm glad. Tasmia can I ask you something?"

"is it about last night after the match?" Tasmia was never one for not being confrontational but even she wasn't looking forward to this conversation. She hoped she'd be able to let Val down easy.

"Yes it is. Why did you kiss me?"

"because I wanted to. " Tasmia said as she glided past Val to the edge of roof, holding on to the railing. Her shadow slinked on behind her before gently swirling around her feet and cape.

"you didn't seem to mind." Tasmia said as she smiled to herself.

"no I didn't mind. But I wasn't sure why you had. We've never been on that level with each other before."

"I know. But I wanted to try something new and Val your a strong, wise and fierce warrior. I respect you for that and on my world those are qualities one looks for in a potential mate. But as I'm entertaing the cadet program today, maybe my timing wasn't the best." Tasmia turned to face Val. A small smile was still on her face as she realized she could just let Val let her down. She could see the worry on his face as he searched fir a way to say his next words carefully and not as simple and direct as he usually does.


"no it wasn't. But there is a time and a reason for everything. Unfortunately I think our timing is truly off and as much as I did enjoy my time with you I also don't feel we are very suited for one another on a romantic level." Val's serine voice soothed Tasmia's reaction little.

"I understand Val. Its true we don't have much in common and honestly it was in the heat of the moment." Tasmia said with a devilish grin.

"I understand. " Val said with a smile. As spiritual as he was even he had to admit it was nice to be wanted.

"friends?" Tasmia asked sticking out her hand.

"friends." Val took Tasmia's hand and before he knew what hit him Tasmia gripped his hand tight and twisted his arm around til it was behind his back and she had him in a tight hold. Tasmia smiled widely. Val just grinned as he used his legs to push her back against the railing. Before they knew it the two of the began sparing in the rising sun beams.
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I like this scene, it's very realistic. I see Tasmia as the type who wouldn't mind some physical fun with no strings attached. I think theirs is a good friendship and am happy that you are keeping it that way.

Tasmia floated down through the skylight. her shadows gently swirling around her as she descended.

Gear gently floated up ward from the lift tube. His wide white eyes adjusting to the sunlight that was streaming in behind Tasmia's shadowy form. With each ripple of her shadows the sunlight gently strobing over Gear's head.

"Good morning Umbra." Gear said.
"Good morning." Tasmia said as she grabbed a towel off a near by floating Droid near the gym floor.

"Umbra, can I ask you something?"
"Of course."

"From what you've said of how your powers are fueled by a connection to your ancestors and from your reports of when you briefly lost your powers, I was wondering since reentering reality have you experienced any power fluctuations?"

"Hmm...actually no...since our universe was destroyed I've had my powers but no real connection to my ancestors. But since reentering reality I feel different. Stronger...almost. Why do you ask" Tasmia said with a raised eyebrow.

"I was tasked with checking in with everyone about readjusting to reality in regards to their powers. Especially those who've had issues in the past." Gear's almost melodic tone covered his curiosity. Brianiac and him agreed to keep it a secret about this being their reality.

"Well everything is at peak performance. Now if you'll excuse me I need to shower and change into our civilian clothes before the trip to the training academy." Tasmia's shadow's flickered around her before slowly wafting away as she walked to the sonic showers near the back corner of the gymnasium area just behind the floating pool.

As she walked Gear pulled out his Omnicom and took a vibrational pattern reading of her dark field. He compared it to a reading that was done while back with the other legions to make sure they were all fit, as well as this realities vibrational frequency, and their own reality's vibrational frequency just before the fatal 500 hard started tarring apart their reality to call forth their numerous counter parts.

The readings started to confirm his suspicions. Umbra's darkfield match both realities. It was as of the two frequencies were trying to merge; which increased the strength of her darkfield. But Gear noticed that the two frequencies were only merging to a certain degree. They almost seemed to be competing with each other.

"that's very odd. I'll need to keep any eye on that." as Gear thought this to himself he made a mental note to do the same test with all of the energy casters, as they all might be a clue to if this is their home reality or not.

Goodbyes.

Shortly after Gear encountered Umbra the rest of the team began to make their way to the meeting table.

He noticed all the couples coming up and many of them seemed to be ok. Only three couples were going to be split. But he did wonder how this separation would affect their little family of sorts.

"Penny for your thoughts Gear?" Imra said as she and Garth sat down.

"Morning Saturn Girl. Just looking around at all of this I guess I find myself a bit over whelmed. I've never been with a group of people like this for so long." Gear's melodic voice rang in Saturn Girl mind.

"It's because were family now. And as much as I admire your respect for me please call me Imra."

"I'll do my best." Gear said with a polite smile. As much as he meant what he said he hoped that his sentiments and slight sadness would keep Saturn Girl from discovering what's really on his mind.

Cham and Ayla sat down next. Cham's smile is practically from antenna to antenna.

"Morning you two. " Garth said as he hugged his twin sister gently before taking her seat next to Cham.

Garth shot Cham a look with a raised eye brow.

Cham's smile grew a little less wide. But he still held it. Garth smiled back. He was happy his sister had found as good of a guy as Cham.

While the two of them settled into their seats next to Garth and Imra the rest of the team began to filter in.

Those who were in civilian clothes and those still in their legion uniforms. The difference was much bigger than they thought.

"Alright everyone one last time. Legion Roll Call!" Kid Quantum's voice said proudly trying to hold tears back. As strong as she had become, it was still going to be odd to not be with some of them.

"Kid Quantum."
"Cosmic Boy."
"Saturn Girl."
"Live Wire." Garth smiled as he squeezed both Imra and Alya's hands as he said his code name aloud. He really felt like his old self again.
"Spark."
"Chameleon."
"Gear."
"Ferro."
"Wildfire."
"Vi."
"Triad."
"Brainiac 5."
"Invisible Kid."
"Andromeda."
"M'onel."
"Dreamer."
"Umbra."
"Ultra Boy."
"Apparition."
"Sensor."
"Karate Kid."

"And for the record Star Boy is in the hospital and Lonestar and Timber Wolf are missing." Kid Quantum said.

"good morning everyone. Is everyone almost ready and packed? I hope you all slept well and found the civilian clothes easily. "

Each of them shook their heads in agreement or gave a thumbs up in Ultra Boys case.

"So this is it for a little bit guys. But as soon as we get some down time we'll come and visit." Kid Quantum said reassuringly.

"Kid Q, I've changed my mind about the cadet program. I think it be better if I stay a free agent." Wildfire said raising his hand slightly.

" Why Drake?" Ferro said.
"Well as you're all aware my energy is finite and being in a training program with all the drills and all could well kill me."

"But they could have resources that could change your condition." Kid Quantum said.

"I actually think Wildfire is making the right choice. If three Brainiac's weren't able to stabilize him I doubt they could." Brainy chimed in.

"But we weren't there very long and If we we're there longer I'm sure things would have worked out better. But they didn't. And its for the best if I stay out. Trust me on this guys. Besides this squad could use a little extra fire power." Even though Wildfire had no physical features his vibrato allowed the hint of a smug smile behind his navy blue visor.

"OK, Wildfire. We respect your decision. But Brainy, I want you checking in on him and report to Gear for some limited testing. " Kid Quantum's orders were fair and clear. All parties agreed.

"And for the record the free legionnaires are Chameleon, Dreamer,Gear,Invisible Kid, Cosmic Boy, Sensor, M'onel, and Wildfire. You guys are tasked with finding Shikari and Timber Wolf. while Andromeda and Brainy leave for Colu.

"OK, people that's really all that's left. Say final goodbyes we clear out in five minutes. LONG LIVE THE LEGION!! Kid Quantum said holding her ring high in the air.

"LONG LIVE THE LEGION!!" They all said in unison and copying Kid Quantum's lead, raising their rings high in the air.

The two groups separated. The new cadets in their civilian clothes headed to the hover van Brainy had ordered to take everyone where they needed to go.

Watching their friends, their family leave gave each of them a slight pain in their heart.

I feel the Legionnaires' slight pain at being split up like that. It's going to be weird not having them all together. But I am excited to see what happens next!

The hover bus had arrived and the cadets and the team of Andromeda and Brainy which was referred to affectionately as the Colu away team left the newly constructed Legion headquarters.

The remaining members of the Legion looked around at each other and none sure what to do first. But Comic Boy ever the heart of the Legion and stepped up to rally the troops.

“Ok everyone we should get to work on finding Shikari and Timber Wolf. Any news to report from the mini investigation Live Wire, Ultra Boy and Apparition did?” He said taking his seat again at the holo meeting table.

The others all followed suit.

“From the report they left, it seems there wasn’t much. Some of Brin’s blood was found and some laser cannon residue? ... No sorry, not residue from a cannons but chains that seems to be involved in a scuffle between a couple parties.” Chameleon said as the holo images and holo vids Apparition shot floated in front of them. Chameleon’s eyes shifted into those of a Thangarrian hawk as he studied the footage.

“Don’t forget the massive amounts of security around the scene.” Invisible Kid said as he studied the report on his console.

“They sure are paranoid here.” Wildfire chimed in.

“It is an odd thing. I wonder what happened here to cause this. Our universe is almost a polar opposite to this world.” Sensor said coiling herself up and gently running her hands through her lushes pink hair.

Karate Kid and Chameleon both took notice of Sensor instantly in that moment. Never before had either of them seen Sensor be so relaxed in her new form. None of them had. But both couldn’t help but notice the slight smile on Sensor’s face when she ran her fingers through her hair.

Sensor noticed the two of them looking at her and straightened up immediately, she wasn’t even aware she was playing with her hair. Even though it had been almost a year since her transformation she still marveled at it and was fascinated by it.

Both quickly turned their attention back to the meeting. But both had smiled on their faces. They hoped it showed Sensor that they were glad to see her smile again.

“M’onel didn’t you do some research last night?”

“Hey guys let’s deal with one problem at a time. As curious as I am as to what happened to make this place the way it is. We should find Shikari and Timber Wolf.” Cosmic Boy said trying to steer the conversation back on topic.

“Maybe if I go along this time I could disable the shields and then M’onel can do a seep with his microscopic vision and Chameleon can help look for clues as well that the other team missed.” Gear suggested.

“Sounds like a good idea.” Invisible Kid said giving his approval.

“Ok, your team will head out within the next hour then. Remember to turn your rings on so that they disable the nannites and allow you to use your powers.” Cosmic Boy reminded them.

“If it’s alright I’d like to go back to the hospital and check in on Thom again.” Dreamer asked.

“Of course.” Cosmic Boy responded.

“Do you mind if I come with you?” Sensor asked.

“Not at all.”

“As for the rest of us, we do need to get some intel done about this reality. Before you go did you find anything last night M’onel?”

“Here’s my search history and a few notes I took last night.” M’onel called up his files from the headquarters mainframe and displayed the various saved articles.

“I found that Daxam was once very active in the United Planets. They were one of the leading scientific minds in medicine and the use of solar energy. But about 20 years ago they went on lock down due to a supposed lead virus, which does check out. There were reported incidences across Daxam, which are all still listed on public file. None seemed connected in anyway and at the time Daxam had many visitors…and Daxamites were even starting to venture out. A few of the reports of off world lead poisonings reposted that the virus takes hold almost instantly sending their powers out of control.” M’onel said slowly going through the articles as he slides his fingers across the console in front of him.

“Well… the virus is definitely very real.” Invisible Kid said as he studied the articles and the medical records of a few of the infected Daxamites.

“And there isn’t much press or well news of any sort once Daxam closed its borders. They brought everyone back on planet that they could and quarantined those who contracted the lead virus.” M’onel continued on.

“It’s odd and I can’t really figure it out. Why close off the entire planet and cut communication. If their own medical facilities couldn’t figure it out, then why not reach out to the minds of Colu or to Medicus One.” M’onel’s worry was starting to show again.
None of his teammates have ever seen him show such ties to his home world before.

“Maybe it was only meant to be temporary?” Sensor proposed.

“Perhaps.” M’onel said distantly.

“Did you find anything else?” Dreamer asked trying to keep the conversation moving along.

“No I spent most of the night looking into that.”

“I’ll add it all in with the files I grabbed from Brande Industries. I’ll comb through all of it over the next few hours and see if I can find anything in either area.” Invisible Kid said.

“Also, Cosmic Boy I looked into it and both the Superman and Flash Museums are open and operational. But I looked into reviews, their websites and feeds and they are looked at as more novelties here. Nothing is considered fact. It’s much like the Time Institute, barely funded and barely functional.” Gear informed them.

“Thank you Gear. I’m still willing to check them out if anyone else wants to come along.” Cosmic Boy said.

No one really responded. None of his teammates were history buffs like himself. Both Invisible Kid and Chameleon both knew he’s spend the time correcting the exhibits and talking your ear off about it. But Wildfire didn’t know any better.

“Sure, I’ll go.” He said raising his right hand in a semi wave.
“Great! This should be fun. I’ll just change into some civilian clothes and is there any other order of business before we adjourn for the day?” Cosmic Boy said.

“One thing, since our leader is on an extended mission along with our deputy. Who’s in charge?” Chameleon asked.

“Cham brings up a good point. Legion charter says that it falls to the most senior member of the team which would be Cosmic Boy. Are you up for another term?” Invisible Kid asked playfully considering his own dislike for the job.

“I’m willing. But I’m also willing to have an election if or when things calm down a bit.” Cosmic Boy said.

“Fair enough,” Chameleon said.

“Then that’s everything. I hear by officially close this meeting of the Legion of Super Heroes.” Cosmic Boy said.

Each going their separate ways; Invisible Kid made his way over to the replicator to get some Craggian triple caffeinated coffee before going to the monitor room to dig through all the files.

Lyle was glad that he dodged a bullet back there with the leader. After his first term Lyle had no intentions of leading the team again beyond the occasional mission. Cos was much better suited for it and Lyle knew that everyone felt the same way. Even those that weren’t around for his tenure as leader know he’s the best man for the job.

“Thank grief for Cos.” Lyle thought to himself as he took the first sip of his coffee.

“Ouch hmmm. By damn that’s hot!” Lyle shouted as he entered into the Monitor room. The lights came up automatically as he made his way to the chair sliding his hands over the holo panels, lighting each of them up.

“Well this is going to be a long but very interesting day.” Lyle said to himself as he opened a few of the Brande Industry files.

The "free" team is off to a good start! Some nice pairings going on there - Sensor/Dreamer, Cos/Wildfire, Cham/Gear/Mon. Definitely not the typical subgroupings. I'm excited to see what they'll find out next! I wonder if anything sinister happened on Daxam.

Timber Wolf and Shikari in an undisclosed Location.

“Uhmmm….”

“Briiin…” a voice whispered.

“Uhgrrmmmm” Timber Wolf groaned.

Timber wolf‘s eye’s barely opened to a sliver as he lay on his back. His body still bound with the special polymer rope; trying his best not to move as he started to wake as even the slightest twitch will set off the automatic restraint locks.

“Brrrriinnnn….” The voice whispered again.

“Ruhhmmhm,,.” Timber Wolf twitched at the whisper this time. Instantly the lock activated sending a 500 volt pulse through Timber Wolf’s entire body.

The lock learns from each time the prisoner moves; learning their strongest areas and targeting them to shut them down and as Timber Wolf has superhuman strength the volts are much higher than most. Trying his best, Timber Wolf tries his best to hone in on the whisper. But the whisper wasn’t accompanied by a sent or any footsteps as Timber Wolf tried to use what strength he had left to use his enhances senses. Shifting his eyes to the left he saw Shikari still passed out in a cage Timber Wolf breathed a bit easier when he saw her arm twitch. But just as relieved as he was he was instantly sacred for Shikari unlit he noticed she was still in her warrior skin; which should give her some more protection from the lock. But Shikari didn’t twitch again in pain. Timber Wolf narrowed his eyes finally noticing that Shikari wasn’t wearing a restraint still.

“Ohh look who’s coming around.” Timber Wolf heard a voice say from behind him.
Timber Wolf wanted to roll over but he knew that if he did the restraints would shock him again.

“It’s OK you can roll over. I’ll make sure it doesn’t shock you.” The voice said the tone was malicious in nature but Timber Wolf needed to see who it was that was keeping him hostage. Timber Wolf slowly rolled over closing his eyes tight.

“Hello doggy.” The voice said.

“Wh..Who..”

“Who am I? Did you forget your master already?” I’m Grimbor the chain's men.” He said bending down on his hind legs in front of Timber Wolf. He turned his head to look Timber Wolf in the eyes as he smiled.

“You’re not my master. I have no master.” Timber Wolf spat.

“We’ll see about that.” He said with a snide smile.

“These ropes will break at some point.” Timber wolf said as he tried to push himself up inside his cage.

“You can try all you want. They won’t break.” Grimbor said standing and making his way back to his work bench.

Timber Wolf did his best to look around and try and memorize everything he could about the room. He hoped that Saturn Chick could pick up his thoughts where ever they were.

“Don’t bother looking for an escape route. You’ll never find one or the door for that matter.” Grimbor said as he returned to tinkering with a new gadget. Adjusting his goggles back over his eyes, he sparked up his laser tuner.

“I’ll find a way out. Trust that.” Timber Wolf started to try and think as loudly as he could as his accelerated healing had started kicking in, now that the volts had stopped coursing through his body.

“Little pup the only way you’ll find a way out is when I lead you out on your leash.”

“You haven’t broken me and you never will.” Timber Wolf tried his best to keep Grimbor distracted and at ease as he worked on the polymer rope with his claws, even though they were bound behind his back. He concentrated hard to make them grow just enough. When he noticed several designs on the holo-screen just above Grimbor’s work bench, the designs headings had the Brande Industry’s logo flashing across the top. The design was of an power cannon, much like the one Timber Wolf remembered seeing on the roof where they encountered Grimbor.

“That’s odd. I never knew Brande Industries made weapons…Does he work for them?” He thought to himself.

“You’ve gone quiet little dog. What are you doing over there?” Grimbor noticed Timber Wolf studying the design and quickly shut down the screen.

“What did you do to her?” Timber Wolf snarled. He wasn’t sure if Grimbor had heard them use each other’s names earlier and he wasn’t about to give him Shikair’s. Timber Wolf had lead his gang long enough to know that names have power and anything that Grimbor learned about them could be used against them somehow.
“Oh her? She’s fine. That skin of hers is rather tough. I’ve yet to break through. But I will in time. It’s all about triggers.” Grimbor said as he gestured towards Shikari.

“Yeah, triggers huh? I’ve got a trigger for you.”

“Really?”

“Yeah!” Timber Wolf had finally ripped the rope apart. Jumping up to reach through the cage and using his super strength to try and bend the bars.

Grimbor didn’t flinch at all. His eyes hidden behind the black goggles and the rest of his face expressionless as Timber Wolf grabbed out for him. But the bars didn’t budge and quickly the bars heated up burning Timber Wolf’s hands.

“AhhhhhhRRRRRhhh!” Timber Wolf screamed.

“Very good try and thank you.”

“For what?” Timber Wolf said between clenched teeth as he sucked in the pain.

“Testing out a prototype cage I made. You’re proving to be very useful for testing out my new devices. I think this will prove to be very informative.” He said with a calm smile.

“But I need to concentrate now.” Grimbor pushed a button on his wrist and before Timber Wolf knew what hit him, the bars he had been leaning on sent 5000 volts through his body knocking him out instantly.

“He is going to be a great test subject.” He said smiling to himself.

Yikes! the link between Grimbor and Brande Industries is both interesting and troubling. I think you got Grimbor's character down well. Same for Timber Wolf, love the way he thinks like a hunter.

I wouldn't want to be Grimbor when Brin gets outta there...he might be pushing up daisies in more than one universe

I dig the nod to Cos being a history buff...should be fun seeing him and Wildfire at the superhero museums!

Thanks guys and thanks for sicking with me i know this is a slow labor of love for me. lol.

I'm so glad Grimbor is believable. I've never really read anything with him. So i've kind of been guessing. I'm hoping to have some stuff up for you guys soon!

Gear, Chameleon, M’onel (searching part II)

“Boys ready to do some investigating?” Chameleon said as he leaned up against the hover car Brainy had got them.

“Nice, ride Cham, but wouldn’t it be less conspicuous to fly?

“Naww figured it be best to take the hover car. We can park a block away and then make our way to the crime scene unnoticed. Which the two of you should probably change your cloths.” Cham said as he pointed up and down to the two of them who were still clad in their legion uniforms.

“He does make an accurate assumption. We need to act as inconspicuous as possible right now, especially with your current status M’onel.”

M’onel had to retrain himself at the thought of being dangerous in this new world. But without breaking his calm exterior he agreed and both he and Gear returned to their quarters to change. Chameleon checked out the hover car while he waited.

The car was standard issue, white no flashy colors or lights.

“Very nice, very inconspicuous Brainy.” Chameleon thought to himself.

“This will do nicely. Gets us from point A to point B and is fairly fast from what these read outs say.” Chameleon sat in the driver’s seat looking at the monitors and checked to see if their destination had been preprogrammed in.

M’onel was the first to come up with a simple blue jacket and white t-shirt with a pair of pants, while Gear emerged with an all black version of his uniform but with the sleeves cut off showing his arms completely and a blue jacket. He also wore a pair of sunglasses.

“Gear what are you wearing?”

“I choose something that would function in an undercover situation. Dark colors, with something to hide your face, preferably something that can hide distinguishing facial factors such as eyes, which as mine are a glowing white currently, would stand out if we are apprehended.”

“Gear, as well thought out as your look is. We need a bit less conspicuous. Maybe if you lose the all black and maybe change your pants or something, make it less of a uniform…” Chameleon said as he morphed into Gear with the outfit moderations to show him.

“I see. That does look a bit less conspicuous.” Gear stood there and instantly Gear made a slight shift as a greenish ripple went down his legs changing his pants to blue.

“I interfaced with the pants technology to change them more efficiently.”

“Which means you’re still in your legion uniform, because your clothes are just a construct of your organic machinery, isn’t it?” Chameleon said as his antennae twitched. Studying Gear for the first time really beyond the peripheral.

“Precisely. I only left to change as it seems customary.”

“Yeah I guess it is. Haha.” Chameleon said as they all climbed into the hover car.

The three of the quickly took off, the hanger doors opened effortlessly, as they zoomed up into the sky. Gear piloted the hover car, quickly finding the on ramp to the hover lanes they made their way to the neighborhood near the crime scene. It hadn’t even been a day since the last search team was here and it was sure to reason that the crime scene would still be locked off to any prying eyes. Gear drove east from the warehouse having to take the long way as that’s how the hover traffic was going. Gear enjoyed the ride more than he thought. He never got a chance to drive a hover car much and even though he’d been with the Legion for over a year now he still marveled at the little things, such as driving with the wind rushing over his bald head and how amazing it felt.

Chameleon kept his smile from the night before as he his mind began to drift into detective mode. He thought maybe an earth blood hound would be good to not draw to much attention and have the sense of smell to track them.

Meanwhile M’onel’s face remained serious as he sat in the back seat on the ride. M’onel did his best to try and not seem too gloomy but just as much as he wanted to find his teammates he wanted to not be forced to leave them if they got caught. He promised the Science Police he’d leave Earth. They said nothing about him having to return Daxam but that I just wasn’t allowed to be planet side.

“We have arrived.” Gear said as he gently glided the car to a side street and parked the car at a hover meter.

“Does anyone have credit for the meter?” Gear asked

“Hold your I.D. card up to it and it should access your personal account or the group account.” M’onel said.

Gear’s palm lifted, and rose up the I.D. card inside a holder in his palm. Gear rested it on the meter’s screen. A flash of green light and the transaction was done.

“We are paid for up to one hour.” Gear said as they got out of the car. Before Chameleon got out he used his shape shifting to camouflage himself before he morphed into that of an earth blood hound. Rounding the car to stand by Gear, who extended a green cable from his right wrist and rapped it first around his wrist and then down and around Chameleon’s neck.

“Good idea Gear.” Chameleon thought to his two teammates as he switched to using the telepathic ear plugs.

“M’onel, I have no reports of any Science Police details in the area. Do you hear anything?” Gear asked as he studied his Omnicom.

“Nothing. Perhaps we should call me something other than my code name when were undercover…or out not in uniform.” M’onel said.

“Of course. What shall I call you?”

Chameleon raised his head and looked at M’onel, Chameleon knew his other identity but Gear didn’t and right now M’onel wasn’t sure what he was going to answer with.

“Just call me Lar.” M’onel breathed a sigh of relief when he said it. It had been so long since he had said his own name to himself. He hadn’t been just Lar in more than 1000 years. He knew it was risky to do so but he needed a name he knew he would respond to.

“Alright, well then Lar we are clear to precede to the scene.”
The three of them walked at a leisurely pace, they were just two men out for a walk with their dog. Two blocks and not word were said between any of them. Gear was busy with his Omnicom researching the area, to see if there were places nearby that someone could have left to or through any subway vents. While Blood hound Chameleon sniffed his way to the crime scene seeing how far away he could pick up the scent of either Timber Wolf or Shikari. He thought maybe it might even lead away from the crime scene and to the two of them. M’onel kept an ear out Science Police and anyone who might be talking about what happened. But there wasn’t anything. When they reached the crime scene they were astonished to discover that the shielding had been removed.

“Guys what’s going on?” Chameleon thought as he sniffed around and Gear retracted his cord.

A flashing yellow holo sign remained where the shielding had once been.

The three of them approached the flashing sign tentatively.

“It’s a public notice sign. Telling people to please avoid the area but its seclusion has ended.” Gear said.

“But why?” M’onel asked.

Gear’s finger tip flipped up and a thin, green organic cord with a holo adaptor on the end. Interfacing with the holo signs matrix Gear unlocked the files stored within it that are only associable by the Science police when checking in.

“They cleared it of any significant to any other ongoing investigations. And they’ve gathered as much evidence as they can from the site. The car was removed before Live…I mean Garth’s team arrived.”

“So we can look around without interference now?” Chameleon thought.

“Yes, it does seem that way. That was fairly quick for a crime scene investigation. But the records do show that there wasn’t much found.” Gear said as he continued to read the file.

“I’ll sniff around. See what I can smell…there’s defiantly more than Timber Wolf and Shikari’s scents…” Chameleon thought as he slowly walked around the area.

“I’ll head up to that roof area…maybe there is something up there.” M’onel said as he gently floated upward.

“Garth’s team showed chain residue, as well as body length smudges and dried blood, which was already confirmed to be that of Timber Wolf and Shikari.”
M’onel flew up and ran his x-ray vision, telescopic vision over the roof top twice and came up with nothing.

Gear and Chameleon floated up to the roof and looked around as well. Each doing their own scans, Chameleon sniffing around for another scent and Gear running energy scans near where the cannon was.

“The energy readings are conclusive with that of a high powered energy cannon… but it’s make and model and energy output don’t seem standard for this reality according to their weapons department.”

“You hacked into the Weapons Department?”

“Our Omnicom’s, as well as our headquarters have access to all of this realties data bases just as we did in our home reality and when we registered Brainy used a code to gain us access to every data base, so in a sense yes I have hacked in. But as paranoid as this reality is they actually allow public access to this site and its rules and regulations on weapons as well as specifications for every make and model.” Gear’s melodic tone informed them.

“Alright. So the cannon could have been a test model.” Chameleon said as he morphed back into his standard legion form.

“True…but then why was it firing on Officer Erin and Cuzmon’s squad car?” M’onel asked as he landed next to Gear as they both looked over the ledge of the roof.

“It could have been a hit. Police are known to make enemies.” Chameleon said.

“It doesn’t seem as calculated as that. The scorch marks on the ground suggest a random pattern and the puncture holes on the squad car also indicate that.” Gear said as he looked up the file on his Omnicom.

The wind gently rushed past the three of them as the clouds above them moved casting a slight shadow over the roof top.

“That possibly means Brin and Shikari stumbled upon a randomly firing cannon and its operator. That still puts us nowhere close to figuring out where they went. Why take them? Why not just leave them?” Gear asked.

“Maybe they saw something they shouldn’t have.” M’onel offered.

“Like the cannon.” Chameleon said as he crossed his arms to ponder a bit more.

“Gear, are there any other energy signatures nearby?

“I’ll run a scan. Is there something specific I should be looking for?”
“I’m thinking a personal transporter of sorts, so maybe a warp signature or anything from star gate to threshold, hell even try Gate’s teleportation energy signature.”

“You think, they teleported out with the cannon operator?” M’onel asked.

“I do. It’s the only way to explain the lack of any foot prints beyond what’s here on the roof and if Timber Wolf and Shikari were subdued like these smudges suggest, I doubt they flew out of here with the cannon operator. Plus there’s no scent. Their scents literally disappear.”

“Beep!Beep!”

“Got something?” Chameleon crossed to Gear to look at his Omnicom.

“Yes, we do. It appears that there are two spots. Here where we are right next to where the cannon must have been and the other over by the smudges. The signatures are the same.”

“But what are they?” Chameleon asked specifically. He wondered if someone in this reality may have actually found out about threshold technology and maybe away to navigate it without the Kawi.”

“It seems it resembles that of the drones. The drones had personal star gate drives and this one is like that but a bit more advanced. It has a higher energy output and its signature is not traceable to location. It doesn’t leave a wake of any sort.”

“Back to square one.” M’onel said.

“Not at all. We have the energy signature now. It may not be traceable to a location but it doesn’t mean we can’t track it when it reappears.” Chameleon said determinedly.

“Gear, can you create a miro-transmitter that we can leave here? See if the energy reappears here again? There had to be a reason the cannon operator chose this roof to begin with.”

“Yes.” Instantly Gear’s ear opened up and separated as a short green rod pushed out what looked like a small round dot. Gear placed it on his finger as revealed it to the two of them.

“Will this do?”

“What can it do?”M’onel asked looking at Chameleon with a furrowed brow.

“It will transmit directly to me and to our headquarters computers any reoccurrence of the energy signature, as the one that is here is currently degrading that if it appears again the sensor will detect it.”

“Then there we have it. Place it on the base of the wall here.” Chameleon said pointing to the left of Gear.

Attaching the sensor to the wall the three of them looked at each other.

“Should we maybe do a sweep of the city see if we can find the signature elsewhere?”

“Yes, I think that’s a good idea Lar.” Chameleon said with a smile.

“Then we are at square two?” Gear asked.

Both M’onel and Chameleon looked at him and smiled.

“Square two it is.” M’onel said as he began to float up.

The two of them followed suit an all three floated back down to the street. Chameleon morphed back into the blood hound. Walking back to the hover car didn’t say much. But they at least felt like there was a chance that they would find their friends.

I loved the interaction between Mon, Gear and Cham! Cham as the crafty detective was great, and the scene with him telling Mon and Gear to change was excellent. Gear's fascination at the little things like the wind running over his head was very nice to read, as was Mon's inner turmoil about the status of Daxamites in this reality.

Can't wait for the next installment!

Haha I actually got a laugh out of Gear's "I just got changed in private because it seems the done thing", and Cham's amusement at that. He's probably one of the few Legionnaires who would have that perspective along with Gear. I love seeing little bits like that which point out that some of these characters are quite alien to us

Good work bringing up the allusion to Valor being worshipped too, it's always interesting when that pops up!

Cosmic boy and Wildfire (Superman and Flash Museum)

Rokk flew up the lift tube to the main floor after changing into a pair of pale blue slacks, which if you looked at them the right way were reminiscent of his Legion Uniform, his shirt was a mustard yellow mesh short sleeve poly mesh. Rokk also had a jacket in his hand that was a light track jacket that was fire engine red.

Wildfire waited on the couches watching a little Holo TV while waiting for Cosmic Boy to come up.

“Hmmmm… not much seems to be on. I guess that’s the one thing that’s the same in ever reality and time, never anything on TV.” Wildfire thought to himself as he clicked off the Holo TV. Rokk came into the common area as the Holo TV shimmered away.

“All set Drake. Are you ready?”

Rokk said adjusting his collar as they left the

“As I’ll ever be. I never did the museum route before.”

“Really? But isn’t Xanthu known for some of its museums?” Rokk said without thinking that this might bring Drake down.

“It is…But I was never able to take part in that. I wasn’t like most kids. I had my powers by the time I was ten and was kind of a hazard to most people. I hadn’t learned control yet and I was in training.” Drake said distantly. It was clear his mind drifted to his former lives from time to time.

“Well these two are the best place to have your first experience, at least in my opinion.” Rokk said with a genuine smile. He was surprised that Drake had talked about his past lives at all but that it had happened twice in one day was something of notice.

“OK, let’s get going. Are we flying?”

“We probably should take a magno rail there. It will draw less attention to us.”

“You’re probably right. But both Dreamer and Sensor took off on their rings.”

“They’ve got Senor’s powers to conceal them.”

“Cosmic Boy, you can still use your rings when ever. I’ve changed the cloaking settings on all of our rings to hide us from all surveillance technology. Just fly high enough and not too close to any buildings and land in an ally and you should be fine.” Gear said as he passed through.

“See. Flying it is.” Drake’s voice had a satisfied tone to it and before Rokk could rebut he was already up and out the sky light.

Rokk reluctantly took off after Drake but as he flew him two had grown a smile.

Rokk tried to catch up to Drake but he was already so far up head that, Rokk enjoyed his moment to just fly up high and glide. He remembered the first time he put on this ring, the first time they all did and they zoomed around the headquarters. That was a life time ago in Rokk’s mind but in real time it was just under five years ago. The legion had been around for five years and in that time the team has grown and shrank so many times he’s lost count. But they always found their way back.

The metropolis skyline was beautiful as he flew up higher above the warehouse district. The morning sun had risen and it was a warm spring day. The breeze Rokk felt as he flew brushed his skin and brought the smell of sea salt as the ware house district was located just north of the Metropolis bay. Rokk never took much time off when the legion was based in Metropolis but the few times he did he found the marina to be a nice place to go. Rokk flew farther away from the warehouses and the smell began to fade. Rokk kept his eyes peeled for signs of air traffic and Drake. Focusing on his ring it guided him to the first of the museums

“Hey Boss!” Drake yelled as he saluted him matching speed with Rokk.

“Drake! Where’d you go?”

“Sorry just went for a stretch. So this way to the museums?”

“Yes. We should be there soon.” Rokk flew on to the museum his excitement was mounting. He wondered if there was an exhibit about Superman during his time when they were in the late 20th –early 21st century. In their own reality the Superman museum was fairly wrong about most of their information.

The day was perfect for flying the two of them soared high above Metropolis. The city below them looked like a grid lay out so methodically. The marina and the warehouse distract gave way to the shops and the restaurants; which also catered to the tourist industry. Beyond that was the historical and residential district. The museum was on the boarder of the two as it fit both qualifications.

“They sure put a lot of thought into placement huh?” Wildfire said.

“They sure did.”

“Does that mean the Flash Museum is close by?”

“According to my ring, they should be right next to each other…” Rokk trailed off as he looked down and saw that they were definitely close. Wildfire and Rokk gently glided down to an alleyway across the street. Exciting the shadows the two made their way to the front entrance and rising high above their heads the giant holo sign of “THE SUPERMAN AND FLASH MUSEUM, circling around a globe each shimmering their signature colors of reds, blues, and yellows.

Rokk’s smile faded for a moment.

“They’re the same place. Weren’t they separate?” Wildfire asked.

“Yeah they were….” Rokk trailed off as they ascended the stone steps to the main entrance.

“It could still be a good museum.” Wildfire tried to reassure Rokk with a pat on the back.

“Hopefully.” Rokk said trying to regain his excitement.

The two of them entered the museum; the giant main hall area was filled with a large concessions and souvenir store on the left and several rooms and hallways off from it. Two huge golden statues stood at the center. The statues were of Superman and the Flash, standing at 20 feet tall and below them was a small information desk. Sitting at the desk was a young woman with spunky auburn red hair and freckles for days. Her smile was very warm and welcoming.

“Hi and welcome to the Superman and Flash Museum. I’m Jenny. Would you like to sign up for a tour guide?” she said as she held out a holo pad for them to sign up on. There were no other names on list. As Rokk looked around he realized that there didn’t seem many other patrons at all.
“Not a very busy day?” Wildfire said to Jenny.

“It’s Tuesday. Tuesdays are usually slow. But we’re open rain or shine.” She said with a smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Wildfire nudged Rokk. Rokk gave a half smile before he spoke.

“No thank you Jenny. We’ll just walk our selves around.” Rokk smiled as he nodded before walking towards his upper left just past the information desk and to the first hallway.

“Wait up boss!” Wildfire called as he jogged to catch up with Rokk. He gave Jenny a nod as he left. She smiled warmly before returning to facing the front entrance.

“What are the odds she’s real?” Wildfire asked as he caught up to Rokk.

Rokk looked back at the young red head and saw her smile ever unwavering.

“Bot for sure.” Rokk kept his face blank as he said this because in his heart it caused another crake as he saw how these heroes’ legacies didn’t mean much here.

“So where to first?” Wildfire asked as he looked around. There were rooms off of the main hallway, which was outfitted with ever changing holograms of the two heroes facing off against some of their foes. It wasn’t a very long hallway. Two rooms on either side for each hero and then there’s a corner just past the second room on the Superman side of the hallway.

“This room here is for Superman’s early life. According to the holo panel it covers from his arrival on earth to just before he left for Metropolis.” Rokk said.

“Why not. Do you know a lot about this part of his life?” Wildfire asked as they walked into the room. The room was much larger than it seemed from the outside. There were many different types of farm equipment and holo’s of the Kents. There was even a life size hologram of the Kent Farm house.

“Wow, didn’t realize Supe’s was a farm boy.”

“Yeah, Superman came from humble begins. I know his adopted parents the Kent’s found his ship when it crashed, which there is a replica of it over there. But I’m afraid my knowledge about this era of his life I don’t know much about.”

“That’s alright. It seems they don’t have that much in this room. What takes up most of the space is the life size holo- image of the Kent’s farm.”

The two of them left the room and moved to the next room which housed a predominately green room with two giant statues of a man and woman standing on either side of the planet Krypton. Each dressed in green and black body suits. Along the walls various holo images of Kryptonian society changed. There was a replica of The Bottle City of Kandor, on a pedestal. Throughout the room there were various replicas of Kryptonian devices. Both noticed that not much really was in this room either. Choosing to move on the two of them continued to explore the Superman side of the main hallway. Reaching the corner after the second room, revealed a mini auditorium with a holo screen the size of the entire back wall.

“It seems they have a movie about Superman’s exploits. Any interest in seeing this?” Rokk asked.

“How long is it?” Wildfire asked tentatively.

“Two hours and forty minutes.” Rokk responded trying to hide his excitement.

“Maybe we’ll come back to that. What’s the next room?” Wildfire said walking on.

“This room is for his allies.” They said entering the room.

The room was much larger than it appeared; filled with statues and various holo’s of other heroes from the era. This room was at the very end of the hall and as the two of them looked around saw that it was organized from left to right. The left being those that were exclusively allies of Superman’s going towards the center to where there was much more of a cross over featuring the likes of the Justice League and then shifting to those that were exclusive to the Flash. Staring with Superman Rokk and Wildfire walked on. The allies were further subdivided into groups and their relation to Heroes.

“This is wrong.” Rokk said as he crossed his arms and looked at the very first statue they looked at.

“What’s wrong?” Wildfire said.

“This is. This is Mister Miracle. He was a member of the Justice League for a time and here they have him as a member of the Doom patrol.”

“What if he was? I mean this is a different reality isn’t it? It’s could have a completely different past.”

“You make a good point. But it still just seems wrong. Mister Miracle is a New God and a Justice League member and not a member of the Doom Patrol.” Rokk said. With a smile. He knew he had to let his expectations go and even his knowledge of this time go as well. Wildfire was right. This worlds’ present was already so different from theirs how could its past be similar.

They continued on with Rokk still pointing out the differences in each statue. Wildfire at first listened intently. He thought some of them were pretty interesting such as that here Wildcat was a boxer turned giant cat while in our home reality he was a boxer turned here who was an ordinary human who fought the extraordinary; much like their own Karate Kid, but as Rokk continued on with practically every statue Wildfire found himself zoning out.

Soon as Wildfire walked along just behind Rokk stopping every few steps he found himself nodding off before Rokk finished talking. Each statue they spent at least 10 minutes talking about them. However Rokk didn’t even notice. He was so enthralled by the difference and similarities that at one point he had finished talking and had moved on without Wildfire as he continued to sleep. Rokk had made it to almost the midway point where he was standing in front of the Justice League’s statues and holo-images.

Rokk turned back to ask Wildfire what he thought about the changes between Robin of this world and the one of the Robin of ours as Wildfire had actually met him. When he saw him sleeping Rokk just shook his head before turning back to the exhibit. Crossing his arms and looking out the corner of his eye, Rokk gently pulled on Wildfires ring trying to wake him up. But when that didn’t work, Rokk pulled full force sending Wildfire falling to the floor.

“Huh!? What did I miss?” Wildfire said as he had finally fallen asleep after billions of years of never sleeping.

“For someone who doesn’t sleep, you were out like a light.” Rokk said smiling as he faced the exhibit.

“Sorry boss. But I’m no history buff and besides a lot of this talk about alternate realities makes my head hurt.”

“Ha. Fair enough.” Rokk said.

The two of them went to move on to the next statue in the Teen Titans sub section when Rokk noticed that one of the holo-images was started to flicker out and swirl around.

“Cosmic Boy! It has been ages since I’ve gotten the chance to play!” popped his head out of the swirling lights of the holo-image.

Cosmic Boy stood in shock as the out pouring of light and the suction of the winds from Domain’s now exposed and open coat intensified.

“Domain? How did you find me?”

“I keep my targets in mind always. Just because I’ve been away doesn’t mean I forgot about my contract. As formidable as you are, a deal is a deal.” Domain said as he raised his arms intensifying the winds more.

Wildfire grabbed hold of Rokk’s arm as he held onto a Statue of one of the Metal Men. Wildfire figured he looked sturdy enough to hold on to. But as the two held on and the pull became stronger the statue started to come unhinged from the floor. Wildfire tried to blast the floor to melt the statue to the floor but the winds prevented him from getting off a decent shot. Rokk tried to magnetize anything he could in the room to find an anchor but Domain had erected a field around the two stopping them from reaching anything beyond the statue Wildfire held onto. Before long the two were flung into the bright lights of Domain’s open coat and just as quickly as it had all began once they were through the lights and wind disappeared.

Oh, interesting bit about Wildfire starting to talk about his individual past lives. Is this a symptom of his slow unraveling?

Rokk's flashback to their first flight ring experience was effective. It's nice to see the moments when the Legionnaires just enjoy being Legionnaires! Loved their excitement to fly.

The scene with Wildfire getting bored and dozing off while Cos was getting all excited was so effective! I think you pulled it off really well.

Looking forward to seeing where Domain takes them!

Glad you liked it IB.

You know me too well. Wildfire's got a ride ahead of him.

Domain is going to have some fun with Cos this time.

I'm glad the little touches such as Cos remembering the flight rings and Wildfire's boradum worked out. I wasn't sure if it needed to be longer.

Thanks Raz.

I felt the same way. its funny because i originally had that scene between Cos and Wildfire. but thought it worked better with them.

i'm still having an troubling describing Gear's power's from time to time. so i'm glad it works and hope consistent.

I love these little touches. With them, you show that you really have a good handle on these characters!

Dreamer and Sensor (hospital part II)

Dreamer and Sensor left almost immediately after the meeting had ended and were now flying through the skies of Metropolis towards the hospital.

The two flew the way Dreamer had flown the day before which took them through the city. Using her powers Sensor masked them from noticing that they were flying.

“Senor, I think you can drop the illusion. I flew through here yesterday and no one noticed.”

“I don’t know. This reality is so ridged and those people earlier, if you could have seen their minds the way I did. We scared them.”

“I think that might just have more to do with the abruptness of our entrance. I can only imagine what they saw on this end as we were trying to renter. Maybe there was a giant storm or winds like we felt.” Dreamer’s clear blue-gray eyes faced forward as she led Sensor on.

“I suppose you make a good point, dear. But there are no people flying around like us and it’s not done without consequence it seems. That is why the team was arrested, and we can’t afford to get caught.”

“But we’re registered.”

“Yes but I believe flying isn’t listed in either of our power sets. They might want to know how we do so.”

“True they might. But they might not. They might just care that were registered and at that point we could turn off the rings to show them once they run our I.D.’s” Dreamer said as they landed just a block from the hospital.

“By the way, I think you should take yours out now. Were about to be questioned.” Dreamer said with a smile and a flick of her platinum blonde hair.

“Hello Officer. Can we help you?” Dreamer said calmly.

Sensor’s eyes blinked twice as she saw the portly officer walk over to them. He was human and from earth but he was a very large man as his uniform hugged him tight. She realized Dreamer must have had a vision while they were in root to the hospital.

“Yes, I just saw you two ladies land. Now I know you’re not allowed to use any sort of power unauthorized. Are you currently registered?”

“Yes we are officer. Here are our I.D.’s.” Dreamer turned to Sensor and took her I.D. card and handed it to the officer. Instantly they both put their hands behind their backs and switched their rings off, putting them back on the grid.

“Hmm..Alright miss...Hela Fil and miss Dyna Wrrall. I see you are registered. Thank you and please be more careful about your use.” The officer said handing back the two I.D.’s and continued on his way past them.

“Why didn’t you just let me use my illusion powers on him to make him think we weren’t really there?” Sensor said once the officer was out of ear shot.

“I had a vision and that was supposed to happen.”

“You’re having visions even about mundane things like that?”

“Sometimes.” Dreamer said flatly.

“I don’t think about it much anymore. I just follow or interpret what they tell me.” She said her eyes barely blinking.

“I see.”

The two walked straight ahead into the hospital. It was just as Nura had left it this morning before she returned for the meeting. The lobby was full of sentient’s waiting to be seen. Doctors and orderly’s going about their business. Sensor coiled herself up and floated as she used her powers to take on her once familiar humanoid illusion.

Dreamer just turned and looked at her inquisitively.

“It’s so I can float and not disturb any wires without being questioned every ten steps.”

“Good point.”

They walked to the jump tube and walked down the hall to Thom’s room. Nura felt herself wishing for Thom to already be awake when she gets there.

“I just want to talk to him. That’s all I want.” Nura thought to herself.

But Thom was laying there in the same position Nura had left him in the day before.

“He’s looking good. Well rested and he’s not sending out any signs of distress.” Sensor said as she brushed her hand across his forehead.

“That’s good to know.” Nura walked around to the other side of the bed taking the same comfy seat she had the night before.

“Are you alright dear?” Sensor asked as she dropped her illusion and coiled up next to Thom’s bed across from Nura.

“I’m fine. I just miss talking to Thom…I mean Danny.” Nura corrected herself with a slight headshake causing strands of her platinum blond hair to fall over her left eye. Tucking the hair back behind her ear she stiffens herself up a little bit.

Nura’s vision clouds over for a second before revealing her to be somewhere else.

“Where…”Nura trailed. She looked around her seeing Thom’s hospital room gone and replaced with a small floating table next to her chair. Nura noticed the chair hadn’t changed though. As a light breeze gently blew across her cheeks she caught the scent of the Frill Sea back on Naltor and as she looked up the sky was filled with a large full moon.

“Sensor…are you behind this?”

“Clearly dear. I figured I’d give you a chance to talk to Thom.”

“How? I didn’t think he was reachable telepathically…”

“He seems rather responsive now. Maybe he just needed some rest before.” As Sensor’s voice said soothingly as it wafted in on the wind.

Slowly a fog rolled in and with it walked Thom.

“Hello Nura.”

“Thom!” Nura stood and hugged him tightly. Her eyes watering just a little.

“It’s good to see you too.” Thom said as he staggered and held her tight.

“I’m so glad you’re OK. I knew you were going to be OK but it’s just nice to know. You know?” Nura smiled at Thom.

“I know what you mean.”

“Thank you Sensor.” Nura said as the wind washed over them.

“Anytime.”

“Hey Sensor, I know this is your illusion and all but do you think you could give us a moment?” Thom said as music suddenly began to play.

“Of course. Enjoy.”

The fog began to roll in and fill the floor up to their knees and the moon dimmed. The floating table moved closer along with Nura’s hover chair that had morphed into a love seat for her and Thom.

In the real world Sensor moved close to Nura and helped her sit back down in the hover chair by Thom’s bed.

“Thom, I’ve missed you. You’ve had us all pretty worried.”

“Hey I saved the day though didn’t I?” Thom said with a side smile and a raised eye brow.

“Yeah and that last one got you here. We’ll that and the temporal energies from Starman.” Nura said as she moved into the nook of Thom’s arm’s.

“Ahhh so that’s what some of those vision were about. I saw him and a few other Starboy’s but I just thought I was dreaming.”

“Nope. It seems you Starboy’s have a thing for getting yourselves into some pretty impossible situations. I think that’s something you might want to work on. You know trying not to always be the last hero standing.”

“Dreamy… you know me to well. But I just have to give it my all. It’s all I know how to do and I owe it to him.” Thom’s gaze drifted for a moment.

“Thom…there’s something I have to tell you.”

“What is it?”

“Leviathan…Gim is alive in this reality.” Nura sat up as she said this to him. Thom’s eyes widened a bit.

“He is?” Thom said with a lump.

“Yes, and he’s one of the instructors at the academy.”

“What academy?”

“Sorry, I forgot you’re not up to date. The team’s split up a bit. The majority has enrolled into a cadet program that trains people with special abilities for a special unit of the Science Police. They pull from all over the U.P.”

“So their version of the Legion?”

“No… More military police unit and less diplomatic mission of coexistence.” Nura said.

“Most of the team has joined? Did you?”

“No. I didn’t want to make that commitment until I knew you were OK.”

“Well I’m glad you waited for me.”

“You want to join the cadet program when your better. Don’t you?” Nura’s blue-gray eyes cast downward.

“You know me too well. I have to. You know that and you know why.” Thom said taking her chin in his hands and lifting her face up.

“You need to show him the hero you’ve become. You want another chance to make him proud.” Nura smiled slightly but her voice betrayed her sadness. Even though she already knew he was going to be a cadet she was hoping she would have had more time with him being part of the free team.

“Nura, why so glum? You can enroll with me and it will be fine.”

“No Thom, I can’t. I’m part of the free team. We all agreed to our assignments and I honestly want to stay out of the cadet program.”

“Why? The structure isn’t going to be as rigid as the Khaudian trainings we went through.”

“I know that. The training isn’t anything to me. But I like being with the Legion. The team. We have a new headquarters and I think it’s the right choice for me to not join you there.” Nura’s voice softened a bit but still held enough firmness for Thom to respect her decision.

“Well then I guess we better enjoy our time now.”
Nura’s kissed him on the cheek and put her head on his shoulder as he hugged her tight and the settled in to the hover love seat. The wind glided in Nura’s favorite scent that of the Naltorian Golar berries. So sweet smelling it made her mouth water, reminding her of her mother baking them in a pie for her. The fog rolled in and soon Nura could barely see anything more than her and Thom in the love seat.

Senor kept the illusion and mental connection going as long as she could. Soon she realized that Nura had fallen asleep holding Thom’s hand. Letting them sleep she dropped the illusion Taking a moment for herself she coiled up in a corner and meditated for a while to give them some time.

Oh, interesting. I like Sensor combining her mentalist powers and her illusion powers.

Sensor and Dreamer certainly seem curious about each other's powers. Nura also seemed very cavalier about being noticed while flying. Confidence in her illusions and in their flight rings, I guess. Interesting look into her visions becoming so much a part of normal life now.

I very much love the scene where Sensor helps Nura and Thom talk to one another. Glad Thom is going to be okay.

I'm Glad you liked it. i just wanted one more quiet scene and for Thom and Nura to have a true moment since they didn't get one last time.

Plus i wanted to start exploring the different facets of what each of the returned mean to the Legionnaires, such as Thom and Gim.

Nura and Thom was very touching, and I like how you picked up on Thom's "unfinished business" with Gim so to speak.

Sensor has mellowed down quite a bit too, she didn't argue with Nura as much as she would have when she was newly transformed (I'm thinking Dream Crime).

I also liked how you threw in bits of Preboot/Retroboot Nura, when she was interacting with the cop. It makes sense that Nura would take on a different demeanor when interacting with people outside the team. Just like with the Preboot version.

Montauk Point, Metropolis – Cadet Days (Live Wire, Saturn Girl, Triad, Apparition, Ultra Boy, Violet, Ferro, Umbra, Kid Quantum II, Spark)

The hover van ride was pretty long after the cadets dropped off Brainy and Laurel at the Spaceport. After they left the ride was pretty quite. No one wanted to talk too much. They all felt like they had been talking so much lately going over their cover stories. Even though Saturn Girl had beamed the information to their minds, Triad suggested they all do some practice questions on the ride to make sure they all had it correct. She knew that having the information wasn’t going to stop any of them from possibly saying the wrong thing and letting things slips. But now it was just quiet.

The city skyscrapers soon gave way to more city skyscrapers. They were almost an hour into their journey before the landscape changed to a greener view. They traveled through the suburbs of Metropolis passing through neighborhood downtowns.

“Look it’s the Superman…and Flash museum?” Garth pointed out finally breaking the silence.

“They put the two together. I wonder why.” Vi said.

“Considering how organized the landscape has been I think they just thought it be easier to put all their non-sense into one place. Rokk would hate it.” Jazmin said defeated.

“Our fearless leader seems rather blue.” Umbra said.

“Not now Tasmia.” Jazmin said.

“Actually it’s Umbra. I told officer Cuzmon to only call me Umbra and I had Brainy use it for my I.D.” Umbra said with a snarky smile.

“Thanks for letting us know.” Triad spat out.

“We just spent hours going over our cover stories. That’s something worth mentioning.” Jazmin chimed in.

“At the time we were undercover and I figured that I was going to answer as few questions as possible and that includes my name. It was bad enough that they had those drones scan us to determine our planet of origin. Not a very polite world.”

“We were acting liking criminals in their eyes and we did do some pretty big damage to those drones.” Joe said.

“Ah! Ultra Boy; the reasonable one.” Umbra said with a smile.

In that moment they all couldn’t help but laugh, even Joe himself. The rising tension lifted a little.

“Fine, I should have said something. But you have to agree it wasn’t the wrong choice.” Umbra said leaning forward as she raised an eyebrow at Jazmin.

“Alright. It was a good idea. Just next time keep us all informed of your “good” ideas.” Jazmin said meeting Umbra’s gaze.

Umbra leaned back and smiled. She had always respected Kid Quantum and this just proved why.

“So has anyone thought about what it’s going to be like? In the program I mean. Are we going to be broken up into squads or something else?” Andy asked.

“Who knows?” Garth said.

“Unfortunately all I was able to grab from the minds of the officers was that it was a special program and we get trained before being selected for the special unit but that there’s no guarantee that after training you’ll be selected for the special unit.” Imra said.

“Well then we’ll see when we get there. But for now we play it safe and keep it close to the chest. We do anything they ask and if we’re forced to split up further we do so.” Jazmin said trying to reassure their plans.

“How much longer till we’re there?” Ayla asked.

“According to the GPS in the auto-drive we’ll be there in approximately 40 minutes.” Salu said.

Even though they were all nervous in their own ways the wait to get to Montauk Point training camp was nothing compared to the wait they all still held deep in their hearts, that they would someday find a way back home.

“They sure chose a far out place for this.” Tinya said looking out the window at the noon sunlight streaming through the trees and farm land around them.

The trees lined the road below. But the farther out they went the bigger the trees lining the road got coming up into the hover lanes. Through the trees Montauk Point could be seen as the hillside rose up gradually. The hover van followed the winding hover road until they were instructed to enter into the ground level road, which lead them straight up to Montauk Point. Along the road there were a few areas that were clearly meant for training and then high up on the peak itself stood a tall tower looming over the other side of the Metropolis bay.

“I guess those are our new digs…” Joe said as the sky’s reflection stretched high up the windows of the sides of the tower.

Before they knew it the 40 minutes had flown by and there they stood outside the hover van looking at the tower. The wind off the bay swept past them as Captain Gim Allon strode their way.

“Welcome Cadets!” Gim said with a smile.

“I’m Captain Gim Allon for those of you I haven’t met...wait a minute weren’t there more of you?” Captain Gim said as he takes out his Omnicom and checking for all of the registrations.

“We had a few friends who chose to register but not join the cadet program and then there are those who were injured or not eligible.” Jazmin said.

“Alright. Well let’s see who we have here.” Captain Allon said as he walked down the line.

“First we have Mr. Joe Nah of Rimbor.”

“That’s me, sir.” Joe said with a slight head nod.

“You seem to have an array of powers…from the vids and what the nannites tell us you’re pretty strong.” Captain Allon’s smile was firm and caring. It had been forever since any of them had really seen it.

“And next we have…Miss Tinya Nah from Bzgtl?”

“We’re married.” Tinya said squeezing Joe’s hand.

“Congratulations.” He said with a wide smile.

“Thank you!” Tinya beamed. Gim had died before her own “rebirth” and marriage to Joe and even though they hadn’t been the closest she respected him and valued him as a teammate.

“I have I question for you about that Gi...I mean Captain Allon.”

“Of course.” Captain Allon said as he gestured for Joe to continue.

“Do you allow a married couple to share quarters or are we still required to room separately?” Joe squeezed Tinya’s hand gently as he waited for the answer.

Down the line Garth held Imra’s hand as well hoping the answer was yes and that it extended down to engaged couples as well.

“Technically…No…But this actually helps us if you do. We had more interest in the cadet program than anticipated for this inaugural class...actually let me ask this now, are there any more of you that are married or even perhaps engaged?” Captain Allon called down the line.

“Yes!” Garth shouted as he raised their hands high.

Everyone else just giggled at Garth’s excitement. Imra held a graceful smile but couldn’t help but blush just a little.

“And who do we have here?” Captain Allon said motioning for them to step forward as he walked towards them.

“Garth Ranzz of Winath”

“Imra Ardeen of Titan.”

“Married or Engaged?” Captain Allon smiled at the two and checking them against his list.

“Engaged.” Imra answered.

“Have you two lived together before? Once we assign you to the same room there’s no backing out.”

“Yes, Captain. We have.” Garth said beaming.

“Alright, then that’s two spots each that open up in the dormitories. We’ve made the rooms as suits, where it’s two to a room and then there is a common area for the four people. We’ve tried to make this place as comfortable as possible while still being a training camp. Would the four of you like to make the first suite?” Captain Allon asked looking up from his Omnicom.

The four looked at each other for a second. Even though it was an old issue at this point and had thoroughly had been resolved, the fact that two of them had cheated with the others significant other was on their minds. But ultimately they let sleeping dogs lie than open old wounds.

“Yes Sir.” The four said in unison.

“Ok, then if I could have the four of you stand over here please and then I’ll continue with check in.”

“Next is Miss Ayla Ranzz and obviously of Winath. Do you have a roommate preference among your friends?”

“The rest of us get a choice too?” Ayla asked confused.

“Normally no. But I’ve seen what your squad can do and as I understand from all of your interviews you’ve all been together a long time. The team work you all exhibit is amazing, you know each other so well on the field and that’s what I want for this program. That type of unit out there.”

They all had forgotten that it had been so long since they had seen themselves through his hopeful eyes and at the same moment realized he hadn’t seen them truly become Legion. As their teammates sat in awe for a second Umbra and Andy felt like they were being honored with the compliments from the fallen and that they were the fulfillment of his legacy.

“And the best way to get there is trust. You all trust each other and I’d like to keep that trust and unity going. Although I’d be lying if I said that I wasn’t hoping some of you would split up and join the other cadets. Help inspire them.”

Captain Allon’s brown puppy dog eyes and half smile turned Salu into a puddle. She almost raised her hand and then Lu caught her eye. Their talk came to mind and she instantly shrank down two whole inches and didn’t raise her hand.

“I’ll volunteer to have a random roommate.” Lu called out. She looked back at Salu and winked at her.

“But they better be OK living with a Craggiate.” Lu said splitting into three. Each taking a different stance; Neutral stood firm in between the two as, while Purple stood to her left with arms crossed and a slight scowl, while Orange stood slightly behind Neutral but still strong but her quietness still shown through.

“Hmm…alright and that makes you?”

“Luornu Durgo or Lu for short.” Purple replied and instantly the three of them recombined.

“I think I have someone that could room with you for sure. Any other takers?”

“Me!” Salu said raising her hand and growing back to her normal height.

“I’m Salu Digby from Imask.”

“Nice to meet you Miss Digby.

“But everyone just calls me Vi.” Vi added nervously.

“Vi?”

“Its short for Violet, it’s a nickname.”

“Alright cadet Violet. I’ll place you two in the same suite and I’ll let you know who your new roommates will be.”

“And now back to you Miss Ranzz. What would you like to do?”

“I’ll be randomly assigned as well.”

“Good. This is moving along quite nicely. Next is…”

“Andy Nolan of Earth. I’m obviously going to have to be randomly assigned.” Andy looked around as he was the only unattached male among their group.

“No problem there. But I’ll put you in the same suit with your two remaining teammates Miss Umbra of Talok IV and Jazmin Cullen of Xanthu is it?” He looked up from his Omnicom.

“Yes and that’s just Umbra. No miss. Just Umbra.” Her smile glistened as she said it.

“Cadet Umbra it is.” Captain Allon said with a smile as he saw the smile tighten on her face.

“And Miss Cullen any relation to our other Cadet Cullen, he’s also from Xanthu?”

“No, it’s just a popular last name.”

Everyone else had a slight reaction to hearing the first Kid Quantum was alive and apart of the cadet program. They all noticed that Jazmin had no reaction to the news and instantly her mind was flooded with a thousand questions in her mind from her teammates.

“I found out in my interrogation. I just didn’t bring it up.” She thought quickly to everyone. She hoped they would leave it now. As much as she wanted to see him she wasn’t sure how she would be once she actually saw him in person.

“I’m very excited to start working with all of you. Here are your room assignments and I want you all to go drop off your items and change quickly into some workout clothes and then you’ll meet some more of the cadets.” Captain Allon said as he handed them Omnicom’s.

“The Omnicom’s are standard issue and you each have one. You’ll be provided with other standard issue Science Police gear later throughout the training.” The excitement in his voice was clear but so was his determination to work them hard. As he led them up the hill and past the main gates they all walked into the tower. The wind picked up a bit just at the base of the tower where the door was. The shadow that cast over them seemed like it lasted for days. The tower was wide and completely blue with windows running up the sides.

Andy figured those must be the rooms as he looked up as high as he could the very tip of the tower no longer visible as they passed through the large doors that opened up onto a large court yard. As they looked around the Legionnaires realized just how much interest there was in the cadet program. All around them were people dressed in workout gear each doing some form of warming up. Some were practicing their various powers while others were simply stretching and then there were others who were flying around high above them.

Jazmin searched the crowed for James, her brother the first Kid Quantum but didn’t see him. She wondered if one of those flying was him. Jazmin instinctively began searching for a quantum signature similar to her own. As Jazmin’s amber eyes glowed for a moment she quickly started to feel a sense of panic. It hit her much like when the nannites first registered her.

“What’s happening?” Jazmin yelled as she quivered and began to fall over.

Captain Allon and the others turned to look at her.

“Oh no! I forgot.” Quickly Captain Allon disabled the nannites on Jazmin and the rest of the team.

“Sorry about that. I forgot to turn off the nannites to allow you all free access to your powers. While you’re here, you’ll able to use your powers whenever and however you like. They are still monitored but there are no restrictions. We want you to be able to practice as much as possible.” Captain Allon helped Jazmin to her feet.

“If you need a moment to rest you can have it.” Captain Allon offered.

“No thank you. I’ll be fine. It was just for a second.” Jazmin straightened herself up and as she looked up she saw James float down to the ground just feet behind Captain Allon. She stood stunned for a moment and then as he continued on his way not noticing her she regained her composure.

“Alight Cadet Cullen, then I’ll see you out on the field in 20 minutes.” Captain Allon left the team to find the way to their rooms to change.

The couples split off quickly as their suite was on the right side of the 5th floor of the tower. Umbra, Jazmin, and Andy’s suite was on the 18th floor on the left and they too soon departed for a jump tube. There were several on every side of the court yard. At the very back of the court yard was a large turbo lift, for everyone’s luggage to be taken to their rooms. The turbo lift went to every floor. Ayla took a jump tube off to the far left corner of the court yard that only went to the even floors on the right side hers was on the 52nd floor.

“I can’t believe there are so many floors. I wonder if all of the floors are dormitories and if so I think they have even bigger ambitions for membership than the Legion ever did.” Ayla wondered to herself.

Vi and Lu were the last to find their jump tube. It was over on the left side and only lead to the odd numbered floors. Their suite was on the 69th floor which was the top floor of the dormitories; the last floor was the administration offices of Captain Allon and the other instructors. The two glided up the tube effortlessly, even though it was almost the top of the tower the ride didn’t take long at all. One would think that a short ride at such high speeds would be unpleasant but really wasn’t. These kinds of tubes were the top of the line that used a quantum shielding that helped with the friction of being pushed so fast. Even though much of what was outside the tube was a blur Lu did notice that not all the floors were dormitories. There were other things in between but she wasn’t quite sure what all of them were.

The jump tube opened up on to a floor that was fairly standard looking The walls were painted a neutral beige with medium high ceilings. Floating globular yellow lights were littered above their heads every few feet. They were set to a very dim glow currently. But it was still bright enough as the one window at the end of the hall was a giant window from floor to ceiling. Lu and Vi’s suite was two doors down from the jump tube.
Entering their suit they realized no one was there. They quickly went to their rooms and changed into the provide workout gear in their closets. Lu looked around her room wondering if there was anything in her room that would give her an idea of who her roommate was. But it was pretty barren.

“I guess she just got her not too long ago herself…” Lu thought to herself.

Lu continued to change and slowly she began to recognize a burnt smell. She wasn’t quite sure what that was. But hopefully it was just something from the common room’s mini kitchen. Leaving her room and checking the mini kitchen she didn’t see anything.

“Vi you ready?”

“Yes.” Vi said emerging from her room.

“Did you see anything in your room to indicate what your roommate like?” Lu said as she neared the door.

“No not really. However there was a lot of luggage by her bed.” Vi said as she and Lu left their suite and went to the jump tube.

The ride back down was just as smooth as the ride up. As they come forward into court yard. Still filled with people they all were beginning to make their way out to the field just below the tower. Vi and Lu followed suit. The walk down the path from the side exit of the tower was quick to take them to the field. That was already filled with people.

“May I have your attention please.” Captain Allon’s voice boomed through the speakers that floated around the mini stage that had been set up.

“Welcome everyone my name is Captain Gim Allon and I’m the head administrator and instructor here. Today is the first day that will change all our lives. We have gathered all of you here to train you to become part of a special unit of the Science Police that will help defend the United Planets from threats beyond the capabilities of those of the Science Police and traditional military forces. We are looking for the brightest and the best of you to make this squad a reality and those of you that graduate the cadet program will be admitted.

Now let’s get down to business. All of you have registered and your powers are known to us. Throughout training you will be tested on the limits of your abilities and those limits will be stretched and improved upon. We will also work with you on hand to hand combat and tactical training. Finally you will all take classes in diplomacy, team work, and Science Police protocols and United Planet’s law.” Captain Allon informed them.

“Much like what legion training was like. I’m sure we’ll all make the special unit.” Imra thought to herself.

“But, first off I’d thought we’d start off with a scrimmage matches. I’ll be breaking you up into teams and my fellow staff members and I will watch each match. As there are so many of you we will make teams of ten.”

Imra didn’t need to read Captain Allon’s mind to know what he was planning. She knew that he wanted to demonstrate the team’s capabilities to the other cadets.

“The first squad of ten will consist of the following cadets, Imra Ardeen, Garth Ranzz, Ayla Ranzz, Tinya Nah, Joe Nah, Andy Nolan, Lu Durgo, Umbra, Jazmin Cullen, and Vi.”

Captain Allon continued to announce squads as everyone shuffled to be with their teammates.

“Remember everyone we need to do the best. The sooner we get into the special unit the better.” Imra thought to everyone.

The crowds finally parted and made ways to each of the designed courts the instructors had set up. As the Legion stood on the left side of a court they waited to find out who the squad was they were facing.

“Hello again everyone.” Captain Allon said as he floated down to them after naming all the squads.

“This is the final squad and I think this will be a good match up.” Captain Allon stood aside and revealed the last squad. The Legion stood there shocked to see many a familiar face.

“Let me introduce the squad. This is Brek Bannin, April Dumaka, James Cullen, Candi Pyponte-Le Parc III, Gates, Berta Skye Haris, Bobb Kohan, Jedediah Rikane, Bogdan Tarka, and San..”

“Inferno “Inferno interrupted Captain Allon.

“Excuse me?”

“It’s Inferno. Just Inferno.”

“Cadet, need I remind you why you’re here?” Captain Allon asked moving closer to her.

“No. but I prefer Inferno.” Inferno said her unwavering attitude butted heads with Captain Allon.

“Fine. Inferno it is. But remember this is your last chance. Screw this up and you know what happens to you.” Captain Allon whispered to her his tone wasn’t as harsh as Inferno expected but she knew it was still a serious warning.

“And this is Cadet Inferno.” Captain Allon announced returning to the others.

The Legionnaires knew this was a possibility, they just never imagined having so many reunions at once.

Monstress, Gates and Inferno! James too! Love the inclusion of so many other familiar names.

Plenty of luggage huh, now who else would have a lot of luggage...

Liked Umbra using her code name as her real name, and Triad catching on to Vi's crush.

hmm we'll see soon.

I'm glad your liking all the cameos.

We'll I agreed with how you said their friendship was underdeveloped and i'm working to correct that.

Yeah for so many of them i have trouble using their real names and Umbra is one of them. she's never been Tasmia, or Tas to me... i think that's how i truly differentiate her from the other Shadow Lass's.

Sensor has mellowed out alot but don't worry she's still as fierce as ever.

I feel Thom's always had Gim in the back of his mind since his death and getting a chance to show your mentor the affect they had on you is something Thom just can't resist. But i think he also wants to just see him again maybe. i think he may think he still has more to learn.

never underestimate a pretty face.

I'm looking forward to your skirmishes too! I love how this Gim also prizes teamwork and trust. And how he picked up on that right away once he observe the Legionnaires together. Also liked the bit about Umbra and Ferro feeling proud that he praised their teamwork.

Colu –Brainy and Andromeda

Brainy and Laurel made their way through the space port. They still had some time before their rendezvous with the Coluian U.P. representatives. Laurel’s long blond hair was tied back into a tight pony tail that was half way down her back. Fixing her hair while passing her reflection in a window quickly Laurel realized how nervous she was to be meeting the Coluian representatives. Brainy didn’t seem nervous at all he seemed distracted more than anything to Laurel.

“Brainy, how early are we?”

“We have exactly 25 minutes and 34 seconds before we have to report to the launch pad.” He said looking up from his Omnicom.

“Do you think we could go over to that café and grab something to eat? I wasn’t very hungry this morning before we left but now my stomach is growling like a Daxamite dessert cougar.”

Brainy smiled a bit.

“Of course and it will give us a chance to go over our story one more time. I know it seems like I’m drilling you but my people are known for their intelligence and that includes being able to detect a lie.” Brainy cautioned.

“Brainy, I know our story. I’m your patient. Your working on a cure for a rare disease I have and with these nannites in my body that’s not that far of a stretch from the truth.”

Laurel and Brainy took a seat at the café inside the space port. The white floating chairs were only semi comfortable.

“Yes, very good. I’m sorry Laurel, I’m just very nervous about returning to Colu. It’s been forever since I was there in our own reality and the last real interaction I had with my people was during the Robotican War.”

“I’ve read some of the reports. Not a very great interaction it seems.”

“Considering, I found out that my own people were responsible for the repression of all A.I. sentience in the galaxy and then to prevent their reawake my people sent an assassin to kill their leader and my surrogate “son” C.O.M.P.T.O. is definitely not the best of interactions to end on.” Brainy made a half smile before returning his gaze to the menu.

“Were you fond of being there before all that? Before you became part of the legion?”

“I found it rather boring truthfully. They were quite limiting on any of my experiments and rather insulting now that I think about it, much of the time they referred to me as a “freak”…I think I’ll have a Winthanian pluma berry and lettuce salad.” Brainy typed into the menu pad before passing it to Laurel.

“That’s horrible.”

“Not completely. Considering my lineages is filled with some of the more villainous people in the galaxy and their numerous attempts to either conquer Colu, subvert it, or bring nothing but disgrace I understand why Coluians hate and fear us.”

“You mean them. Don’t you? I think you couldn’t have caused that much trouble for them.”

“No I mean us. As odd as this might sound, I am actually the cause of my own boredom. During the team’s late 20th century time trip, I released Brainiac I, who attempted to take over Colu and pushed Colu into a developmental waste land as all intellectual pursuits became completely theoretical and no longer experimental. Thus Colu has not changed in a thousand years.” Brainy said flatly returning to his Omnicom as he was working on some updates to a threshold navigation system.

“Have you decided yet?” Brainy asked looking up from his Omnicom but Laurel’s face perplexed.

“You caused a thousand years of stagnation on Colu.”

“Yes. Now pick what you want to eat before we have to leave.” Brainy peered over his Omnicom.

“Fine. I’ll have some mashed potatoes, with a Daxam Manna Lizard steak…ooo that was my favorite as a kid. I’m surprised they make it.” Laurel’s eyes lit up.

“Selection unavailable. Selection will now be removed from list.” The menu pad squawked at them.

“That should really come as no shock. They are in exile after all.” Laurel’s eyes saddened as she tried to find something else on the menu.

“So when did you leave?”

“Hmmm…?”

“When did you leave Colu? And I’ll go with a Rimborian noodle medley.”

“I left when I was eleven, they “gave” me to Brande Industries but it was more like relieved themselves of their perceived burden.”

“What about after joining the Legion? Weren’t they proud of you?”

“I guess. I never took that into account. My planetary ties are not as strong as yours Laurel.”

“I’m learning that. But I’m just curious about Colu I guess. I’ve actually never been there in all my travels.”

“Colu doesn’t offer much for off worlders from what I remember… but let me see what I can find out about this realty’s Colu.” Brainy quickly slide his fingers across his Omnicom. He saw Laurel’s face the moment he had said that. He knew she was already worried about the nannites but to have to be on a potentially hostel world was something he didn’t want her to experience.

As he looked up different attractions he thought she might like or that were geared towards off worlders Laurel finished ordering and before either of them knew it their food had been brought to the table by a service drone. The café around them was still pretty empty. The space port this early in the day wasn’t filled with as many people as either of them expected.

“Here is your order.” The drone’s monotone voice rang clearly around them, as they realized they were the only ones at the café.

“It must be a slow day.” Laurel took a bit of her food trying to keep the conversation going.

“Indeed. Now look, here are a few things you can do on Colu while I attended to my duties. There is the Colu, wild life preserves of Gilmu dessert that you could fly to and go on a hike or if you like theoretical physics there’s a lecture series starting the day after tomorrow.”

“It’s fine Brainy. I’m sure I’ll find ways to entertain myself. I just hope I’ll still get to spend some time with you, that isn’t confined to a lab.” Laurel said leaning across the table and gently taking Brainy’s hand in hers.

Brainy saw her smile and returned it but he knew he had to say something to Laurel. He needed to tell her about Lyle.

“Laurel…there is something I need to say. “ Brainy let go of her hand slowly pulling it back on the table.

“What is it?”

“I know we had something in the past or perhaps there was the possibility of something and I know since your return to the Legion there hasn’t been much time to really discuss or examine any old or existing feelings.” Brainy was becomeing flustered. Something else else that didn’t happen often but he wasn’t as prepared for this conversation as much as he thought he was.

“Brainy are you OK? You seem frazzled.”

“I know you have feelings for me and at one point I did for you.”

“Did?” Laurel’s blue eyes clearly saddened by the thought.

“Yes, as much as you are my friend and teammate and to be honest after everything the Legion has been through you’re my family. But you must know that I don’t have any romantic interest in you and I actually am currently spoken for.” Brainy studied Laurel.

“But that would mean you’re with someone else on the team and I don’t recall you connecting especially with any of the single women of the team.”

“That would be because it’s not one of the single women among our team.” Brainy’s green eyes glistening in the space port light as he looked at Laurel and the expression on her face.

“It’s Lyle isn’t it?” Laurel said her mind swirling but her face only portraying the sadness she felt that he was taken.

“How’d you guess?”

“You spent a lot of time with him in the void and in between realities and even when I came back to the team I saw the two of you together a lot.” Laurel picking at her food now.

“Then you understand and know I still care about you as a friend?”

“Of course. Brainy whatever may have been there once isn’t there anymore and you’ve clearly found someone who makes you feel like the amazing person we all know you can be.” Laurel spoke volumes about Brainy’s transformation with that one sentence.

“Thank you Laurel.” Brainy smiled graciously his green eyes almost brimming with tears.

“But can I ask you something about the two of you?”

“Of course.” Brainy said hesitantly.

“How long have you two been together?”

“Officially, only since we’ve been in the void. But I’ve had fillings for a lot longer than that.” Brainy breathed a sigh of relief. He hadn’t said that to anyone. Not even Gates.

“So it’s still new?” Laurel’s tone was soft.

“It is.”

“Then you must be very happy and in love.” Laurel couldn’t help but smile slightly.

“Yes.” Brainy beamed.

“Then why doesn’t anyone know about it?” Laurel asked. Her soft manner had hardened a little with this question.

“Lyle would like some privacy and something that is just ours.”

“I see.”

“Do I detect a note of skepticism in your voice Laurel.”

“Brainy, I’m happy for you and I do understand the need for privacy and discretion and Lyle as the master spy thrives on those things. But nothing that is worthwhile as loving someone can be expected to grow in secrecy.”

“We are just taking it slow.”

“OK. Just don’t stay hidden too long, it won’t help the relationship, is all I’m saying.” Laurel squeezed his hand as she took it again.

“Thank you Laurel.” Brainy smiled. Laurel’s insight rang true. He was fine for now keeping their secret. But he never he couldn’t and wouldn’t do it forever.

“We should finish up. We have to meet with the representatives soon.” Brainy said as he looked down at both of their plates which neither of them had really touched.

They finished their meals; still talking but steering away from their previous topic. Even though Brainy knew he could tell Laurel anything, he felt for now he needed to leave this topic alone. He wasn’t sure he could process the emotions it could bring up right before he had to lead the two of them through the manipulative minds of his people.

Before either of them knew it they were on their way to the landing pad to meet the Coluian representative. The landing pad was pretty windy with several other stargate ships taking off.

Coluian Representative Gux stood there his grim dark green face with pinched cheeks revealed how cold the landing pad area was waited for them to arrive. He was balding on top with a short reddish brown pony tail in the back. The wind was blowing it about him, when he turned to see Brainy and Laurel’s arrival.

“Brainiac 5 it is good to see you again. Thank you for accompanying Brainiac 5 to me. You may take your leave now.” Representative Gux said as he dismissed Laurel.

“She is not my handler Representative Gux. She is my traveling companion and patient Laurel Hylya of Venegar.”

“I don’t recall in your conditions of your return to Colu to included having a companion.” Representative Gux’s dark green eyes narrowed as he straightened himself again after the wind blew his hair into his face.

“I’m sorry Representative Gux; it’s a last minute adjustment that needs to be made. Her health is in my care. Besides I’ve already contacted Colu and made the proper arrangements and accommodations for Laurel’s stay.” Brainy said dryly with a slight smile.

“I see. Follow me then.” Representative Gux turned up his nose at them and made a curt turn to his left on to the ships loading stairs.

“That went well.” Laurel whispered to Brainy.

“Remember to them I am a Brainiac and in a way that’s our greatest asset here.” Brainy thought to Laurel, still using the telepathic ear plugs they both wore.

Laurel just smiled politely. She wasn’t sure what to think of that honestly. She never fully understood why Brainy’s people feared and hated his family so much. They followed Representative Gux up the stairs and into the ship. The opening was large and once they entered into the ship they were greeted by one of the ships many stewardesses on this spacious slipstream ship, one of many in the Coluian government’s fleet. This ship had been out fitted to be a long trip cruise and small trading ship. The stewardess showed them to the jump tube which would take them to the upper level decks, as Representative Gux had gotten into the ship before them and promptly left them. Taking the jump tube to the second level where their room and suit was. Even with slipstream technology, it was a four day journey to Colu from earth. Brainy and Laurel left the suit and went to the lounge that was located outside the bridge of the ship. A spacious area with many seats; both individual as well as booth and deluxe, a commissary area, as well as a mini theater area. The ceiling was a glass window allowing you to look at the stars at all times.

Brainy was slightly shocked at the opulence that was this lounge. He never knew anyone on clue to have anything so lavish. Maybe this Colu was a little bit different than his realities after all.

Nice! I like what you added to this piece. The orders were a nice touch, Brainy eating salad and Laurel wanting meat was good. Loved the little bits like Brainy's strong friendship with Gates being referenced, and Lyle the spy being the one who wants to keep their relationship secret. I am also very much liking how you like Laurel, she has certainly mellowed AND matured!

I do like Laurel. She;s another one i felt was underdeveloped once her status as a traitor and death were revoked. Plus i feel time as a nun on multiple worlds, being a legionnaire for some time and a awe inspiring transformation might give her a bigger perspective that i think people would expect from her.

i'm glad the little bits work well and hope they do help bring this to life!

They do, and I agree with your insight on how Laurel's travels and spirituality would affect her perspective. Nice!

Montauk Point, Metropolis -

“Squads, we’re going to start with a five verse five match. Once one of you is taken out by an opponent, then one of the remaining five will be subbed in. this way we can watch each of you and how you work with different teammates. We’ll be looking at your skills in both power and team work and taking orders. I will appoint two captains per team. That way if one captain is taken out the other can sub in. Now you each will be out fitted with one of these.” Captain Allon holds up in his hand a small round disk. The disc has a thin smaller circle indented in to its surface that lights up green.

“You will all attach these disks to your chests. The green light signifies that you are still alive. As the battle goes on you each will receive damage points which will change the green to red. Once your disk is all red that means you’re out and your replacement gets tagged in. Everyone is on the honor system to not use lethal force as the nannites are turned off. But anyone who attempts it will be shut down.” Captain Allon’s demeanor changed instantly. His stare tried to cover everyone but he knew it was caste towards Inferno.

“Alright, the captains for squad one are Tinya Nah and Andy Nolan. And for squad number 34, your captains are Candi Pyponte-Le Parc III and Brek Bannin. Choose quickly amongst yourselves who goes up first and who the alternates are.” Captain Allon stepped back on to his personal hover disc. Summoning a seat with a stroke of his finger on his Omnicom Captain Allon read up on some of the cadets while the squads deliberated. Reading in Cadet Jazmin Cullen’s file she was a leader with her group. He wanted to see if she could take orders as well as she gave them and realized he made the right choice to sit her out as leader.


“OK Andy, do you want to be first captain up?” Tinya asked as she stretched her arms.

“By all means, ladies first.” Andy’s smile shown through as he bowed.

Many underestimated Tinya. She knew that people forgot how formidable she could be and that’s exactly what she was counting on in this battle. She knew she didn’t look like much of a power house and as she looked over to the other squad she saw some of them sizing up who they want to go against if their on the field at the same time.

“If you all don’t mind I have an idea for the first squad up though.” Andy said.

“Sure. What’s your suggestion?”

“If they pick Jazmin’s brother to go in the first round choose Jazmin to go in. but if they don’t leave her out. I think Jazmin should face her brother in the rounds because she’d be the best person to take him out.” Andy said.

“Wow, good thinking Bucket head.” Jo said grabbing Andy by the shoulders and giving him a small nkoggie. Andy was caught off guard but he was smiling underneath his mask. Andy was always shy and he and Joe had never been the best of friends but they got along and right now Joe’s energy was infectious. He was looking for a good work out and he knew many of this team’s members and knew he would get just that.

“Agreed. Otherwise I know who I want. Joe, Umbra, Garth, and either Jazmin or Lu you’re the first round team.”

The team waited and watched as the first squad of the opposing team stepped on to the court. The squad consisted of Candi, Berta, Gates, Inferno, and April; each of them taking different stances to warm up on sidelines before the match. Candi was as tall and statues as ever. It took Garth a second to realize why she looked different and it was because she had her green skin completion instead of the orange hue they all had come to know. Garth wasn’t sure which one he liked more but it wasn’t that big of a deal because she still wore a smile a mile wide as she stretched and checkered her hair one more time before jogging on to the court.

While Gates sat there staring at his teammates as he opened several teleportation disks quickly before opening one beneath himself to port him to the court. Berta closed her eyes and breathed deep breaths several times before walking out onto the court calmly before starting a wind dance. April choose to run around the court chasing a fly. Her speed and agility were amazing, Umbra noticed and she smiled.

Lastly Inferno was off to the side waiting for the match to being. Captain Allon looked over in her direction and flashed a look at her. Staring him down in her own right she created a fire ball in her hand before releasing it to slowly circle around her wrists and extend up her ar.ms. Her brown eyes glowing bright hot yellow as the fire trailed up and then just as quickly as her flames flickered across her arms and her eyes glowed, they soon dimmed and the flames subsided pulling the flame back into the ball in her hand and back into herself. Captain Allon smiled and gave her a nod.

The legionnaires took to the court next.

“And may the best squad win!”

The legionnaires each stood ready to fight and so did the other squad it was just a matter of who was going to strike first.

“Oh Sprock this!” Umbra said rushing the team, jumping high into the air she began firing several strands of dark inky shadows at their feet as a warning shot to separate them. Instinctively April darted left and then leapt at Umbra. Umbra jumped back before doing a back flip up and over Garth who was waiting in the wings for the feral cat to jump. Garth’s blast just missed her as she heard the air crackle; Garth’s white hot bolt of lightning leaving a scorch mark on the court.

April snarled as she looked around. Her teammates hadn’t yet made any move.

“Get your heads in the game and back me up!” April barked her teeth gleaming as she jumped to doge another bolt from Garth, which sent her right into the waiting fists of Umbra, who punched her back. April flipped landing on her feet. April began rushing at Umbra, who sent blast after blast, that April dogged. Umbra smiled devilishly as she watched the little cat move.

“Yes, one to the left, right, left, left again.” Umbra thought to herself and just as April made contact and caught Umbra’s left wrist in her claws and was about to strike again, Umbra used her right hand to send April rocketing back as she full blasted April in the chest with her widest shadow.

As April went flying back her natural cat like reflexes kicked in and she twisted to land on her feet.

“Don’t you know girl, cat’s land on their feet?” April snarled.

“Yes I do. But I’m pretty sure that even a cat can’t handle three opponents at once.” Umbra said with a sinister smile.

Lu instantly split and began taking on April. Lu Orange did a sweep kick to her legs while Lu Purple did a round house kick to her face sending her over to Lu Neutral who punched her directly in the jaw, knocking April out.

“That’s two points to squad number one!” Captain Allon’s voice boomed. The smile on his face was clear. He knew this was going to be the squad to beat.

April groggily sat up and shook her head a little.

“Where the Sprock was everyone else?” April growled as she stood. Looking down at her chest piece it was at 75%. April growled.

“Hey, worry about yelling at your team later. Get back in the game.” Lu Neutral called as she jogged back on to the court.

April smiled as she leapt and ran at full speed towards Lu; her eyes narrowing in on Lu’s waist. As she ran her claws dug into the court leaving deep gashes, Lu Neutral had tried put as much distance between her and April. At that moment Lu realized just how much she missed her flight ring. April began to gain on her

“Just… a bit farther…” April thought

April took two more strides before jumping at Lu and tackling her waist. Lu went down.

“There ya go. Nice sack.” Lu smiled and then flipped April off of her. Lu looked down and her chest piece went down 3%. She was determined to never let it slip past that point.

Lu ran and jumped into the air instantly triplicating as she intended to land a kick to April’s face. But as she was about to land it and April prepared for the blow Gates opened a portal and teleported Lu, landing her in front of Jo kicking him square in the jaw.

“One point goes to squad 34.” Gim announced with a surprised smile.

“Ouch Lu, that actually hurt.” Jo said as he massaged his jaw.

“That’s the point ya big lug.” Lu said patting Jo on the back.

“If you think that hurt. Try this out!” Candi said as she quickly swung her left arm back, sending Jo flying.

“Ha-Ha! Nice one Candi!” Jo yelled as he came rocketing back towards her. He missed his sparing matches he used to have with Candi.

Barreling straight for Candi’s torso, he used his momentum to carry them a few feet, once he switched to super-strength. The two landed and Candi lied still for a moment. The two looked down at their chest pieces; each had been knocked down a bit. Jo was at 77% and Candi was at 70%.

“Pretty tough there Mister.” Candi said standing and smiling pushing her long green hair behind her ears.

Candi began to jog towards him again and switching to invulnerability as Candi punched him again. Jo didn’t move an inch. Candi stared mystified for a second and that second was all Jo needed.

“Ha. That kind of tickled.” Jo switched to super strength and punched Candi square in the jaw, dropping her meter down to 56%.

Captain Allon took notes but had yet to award another point.

As Jo began to float to make his next move Inferno made her move and began firing red hot flames at Jo.

“Ouch! That’s pretty hot Inferno.” Jo flew up and out of her range.

“Jo whirl wind!” Tinya shouted, as she phased allowing April’s retractable claws to pass through her.

Jo changed his direction and began circling around Inferno bringing his circle in tighter till finally he’s circling her so fast it made her head spin landing a few punches Jo took her meter down a bit. But as Jo went to land another punch he was thrown off course by a tunneled wind burst that was sent from Berta. Jo’s momentum carried him towards Tinya and April who were still battling it out.

“Angel, watch out! I’m moving too fast to stop.”

Instantly Tinya phases and Jo grabs April as he speeds on through. Tinya turns her attention to the others.

“Umbra incase Inferno now!” Tinya remembered that their Inferno was afraid of the dark and she hoped this reality’s was as well.

“You got it!” Umbra’s hands began to glow an inky blue black as shadows rose up from the ground around Inferno. Inferno continued to fire and radiated as much light as possible, but the shadows surrounding her eventually swallowed her whole.

“Two points goes to squad one.” Captain Allon said.

Candi came charging towards Umbra and Garth sent a jolt towards her to deter her from charging forward. But when Candi didn’t stop charging, Garth sent a blast of lighting at her; hitting her in the shoulder.

“Ouch! That hurt and I think you left a scorch mark.”

Candi changed targets and charged Garth instead. Garth fired bolt after bolt but Candi kept coming. Candi reached Garth grabbing hold of him in her hands.

“Not a good idea.” Garth warned with a playful smile as he charged his entire body to send volts running through Candi.

Instantly she dropped Garth.

Candi’s meter was down 32%. Her strength was enduring. But Candi could feel herself slowly being worn down.

“How you doing?” Garth asked lending a hand.

“Well aren’t you a gentlemen.” Candi said taking his hand and standing gracefully.

“This is just as much about skill as it is sportsmanship.”

Captain Allon smiled as he saw that.

“Good going hunny. You just impressed the Captain.” Imra told Garth Telepathically. He sent a wink her way as him and Candi returned to the battle.

“This is also a competition.” Gates chimed in as he teleported in and chopped Garth on the neck and then teleported himself and Candi six feet away.

“Ugh… nice play.” Garth rubbed his neck before sending a blast at Gates, who opened a small green disk in front of himself to redirect the blast. Garth anticipated this but had no clue where Gates would send the redirected blast.

“Zappp!”

“Ouch! Umbra called out as the blast hit her in the butt. The momentary distraction caused a small hole in the top of the shadow ball Umbra had Inferno in, allowing Inferno to send out the hottest of flames busting open Umbra’s dark field.

“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!” Inferno screamed as the flames burst out blinding everyone around her.

Umbra cast a shadow as about herself and Tinya to try and shield them.

“Looks like someone’s afraid of the dark.” Umbra hissed.

“I know, that’s what I was hoping for. But I was hoping that she would have eventually exhausted herself. But that distraction allowed her to get free.” Tinya said still trying to hide her eyes as she looked at Inferno.

“Cadet! Rein it in!” Captain Allon yelled down to them over the P.A. system.

But Inferno couldn’t hear him or anyone else. She was lost in her fear of the dark and she wasn’t going to allow anyone to put her back in that dark place.

“We have to get her to calm down…” Umbra said.

“Or we just need a little help from her teammates!”

“Berta!” Tinya called.

The young yellow skinned woman stood there trying to shield her eyes. She was pulling her long raven hair into her face but even that wasn’t working.

“Berta!”Tinya called again.

“Huh?”

Tinya finally got Berta’s attention.

“Start sucking the air away from her to help dull her flames and if you can direct it at her head to try to make her pass out!” Tinya called

“Why not just have Garth use his powers?” he’s much more experienced at this.” Umbra thought to Tinya.

“Teamwork, remember and she’s a better bet. Trust me.”

Berta slowly lowered her hands and closed her eyes. She pulled at the air around her. Her hands doing a wind- chi dance of sorts her fingers rolling into her palms. The blue energy that swirled around her hands showed them how much air was being sucked away and she glowed brighter with each gesture.

The air became thin around Inferno. But she didn’t care she was going to burn away the darkness forever burn away the monsters. Her flames burned bright and red hot but she could see them reseeding, each flames tappers flickering as she pushed to keep the flames going and extended out. Each breath Inferno took became shallower and shallower till finally she had hyperventilated enough and passed out. Jo swooped in at super speed and grabbed her before she hit the ground.

“How is she doing?” Captain Allon asked floating down. He signaled for a medic to come over.

The medic rushed over checked her vitals. He attached two small round disks to her chest and ran a diagnostic.

“She’s fine, just passed out from lack of oxygen. Not enough to cause any real harm to her.” The medic said.

Inferno’s meter was the first to reach red.

“OK, and with that people. Inferno’s out. Cadet Kohan you’re in.”

“Don’t we get to choose our replacements?” Tinya asked

“Sorry. Did I forget to mention I choose the replacements?” Captain Allon’s voice was sincere but he found it hard to not smile just a little as he knew just how much of a curve ball he threw.

“Also three points goes to squad one. One for the amount of teamwork you were exhibiting and two more for containing a potential mess you created. Also squad 34, you get two points one for the assist to contain you teammate and one more for the rescue and redirect by Gates. That puts up at 7-3 in favor of squad one. Let’s resume the match. Cadet Kohan you’re in.” Captain Allon said as he once again floated back up above the court.

I like the health meters and the point system where Gim has the discretion to award points. Nice touch.

I like your uses of everyone's powers, of course. Nice action going there. A nod to Inferno's fear of darkness was nice, though hope you don't mind my saying but I felt Tinya may have been a bit too exploitative of it? Inferno seemed quite terrified. I did like her leadership in pulling Nightwind in to help put the fire out.

I also loved the insight into tactics you showed. Having Tinya and Ferro as leaders was a great touch.

I also got a bit confused about how Triad's kick ended with her kicking Jo - did April dodge? Sorry, I might not have been reading carefully enough.

Not at all. remember for this team its about using every advantage they can. So Inferno's fear i felt was the logical place to go. But i don't think Tinya thought her fear was that intense.

Thank you. neither of them have ever been shown in a leadership role (i do not count Phantom Girl's tenure in the end of the last series.) so i wanted to explore that.

Thank you on the tactics...i honestly feel like i'm just making it up. so i'm glad its believable

I'm glad you like both the health meters and Gim's point system. after words i sort of regretted it. lol just because it became harder to keep track of once i got going.

no you were right. a part about gates opening a portal got deleted. i added it in.

Thanks, and you're right. Tinya would only have used Inferno's fear if she didn't know it would cause such a drastic reaction.



I empathize, it can be quite hard to keep track of! But it makes a lot of sense in the cadet program.



thanks I also liked April's go-get-em attitude, fits her a lot.

Love the great use of Gates' teleportation disks! He's really shaping up to be an MVP. But overall you also gave each of the 10 combatants some great screen time, I really liked it.

Round two:

Each squad went back to their own sides of the court lining up again. Cadet Kohan stood ready, his hands glowing from the crystal shards that were beginning to form in his hands. Candi stood ready as did Gates and Berta and this time none of them were going to wait for anyone from squad one.

“And GO!” Captain Allon announced.

Candi was out there first running straight for Umbra.

“I got distracted last time dear. But once I pick a target it’s hard to shake me!”

“Bring it!”

Umbra ran towards Candi. First she jumped back when Candi threw a punch that would have landed her in the face. Quickly ducking as Candi continues to land punch after punch Umbra braces her hands on the ground and kicking Candi square in the chest making her stumble back. Umbra then blast Candi in the face directly and creating a shadow ball around her head. Jumping up and using her elbow to deliver a blow to Candi she fell over. As Umbra sat atop Candi, April came rushing her. April reached out with her claws and grabbed Umbra by the hair.

“Hair pulling really?” Umbra snarled.

Umbra pulled right back. April’s main was thick but she didn’t seem as phased by the hair pulling. Then Umbra stamped on her foot and let go of her hair before flipping her off of her and blasting her with a shadow sending her through Tinya. Tinya floated up and stayed phased. April came running back and just when she thought she could run through Tinya, she moved to her left and clothes lined April.

Candi sat up and looked down at her meter. It was at 20%.”

“OK seriously are you all just trying to get me out of the game? My feelings are hurt.” Candi said with a cartoonish pout and stood up.

“Well then don’t be such an easy target!” Lu said as she did a triplicating kick to her chest.

The three Lu’s surrounded Candi. When a green portal disk opened up underneath Lu neutral.

“Hey where’d you send our sister?” The other two Lu’s said in unison.

Candi then swung at the two Lu’s taking both of them out. Lu neutral appeared moments later.

“What! Where!” Ooo… I don’t feel so good.” Lu neutral instantly feel to her knees. Between being held in one of Gates teleportation disk for a while in mid teleport made her feel sick and then adding in her sisters being knocked out and feeling the pain they experienced Lu couldn’t help but fall over.

Lu took a moment and recombined herself. Her breaths were short but slowly she was coming around. She had never been trapped in one of Gates ports before.

“Need a hand?” Gates’s small shadow covered Lu’s face as he offered his claw to her.
“Thanks. That portal of yours is pretty harsh to stay in.”

“Yeah sorry about that. But it’s a game and we all have to play if were to prove our worth to these authoritarian war lords bent on creating a super death squad.”

“Glad to know some things never change.” Lu said.

“What?”

“Oh. Sorry. Nothing.” Lu said.

“Vertebrates.” Gates ported away instantly.

Lu snickered a little to herself as she looked down at her meter. It was down to 50%.

Lu looked over to where Gates had ported and she looked at his meter. It was completely green and so was Cadet Kohan. Candi was at 18% after this last bout and April was down to 35% and Berta was at 98%.the she wondered about her own team.

Walking over to the sidelines to regroup with the rest of the team she found out.

“OK… I’m still holding strong at 73%. This is fun.” Joe said as he pumped his fist together.

“You really are getting a kick out of this aren’t you?” Lu said

“It’s nice to get a work out and this is fun I mean Candi, Inferno, Gates all back. It’s great.”

“Speaking of which, his meter hasn’t gone down at all.” Lu pointed out.

“He’s on the list. So where does everyone else stand?” Tinya asked.

“I’m at 67%” Umbra said.

“70% Garth chimed in.

“50%.” Lu said.

“Alright and I’m at 94%” Tinya said.

“I think we’re doing alright.”

“I think I’ve got a plan to get Gate’s.” Lu suggested.

“So far he’s done well with moving one person at a time or himself and one other person and redirecting a blast or two. But maybe we should rush him… So far they still aren’t doing too well in the teamwork department. Except for Gates. He’s pulled them together to save each of them at some point. Take him out and the rest should fall even faster.” Lu said.

“Good point. Lu and Joe take point and rush Gates. Keep him on the run. Make him tired and then Garth and Umbra fire away. And anyone who gets in the way just tosses them to an open teammate.” Tinya instructed.

The Legionnaires broke and went back on to the court. Tinya ran on and continued to run head on towards Cadet Kohan. She saw his hands glow but she wasn’t quite sure what he could do and she wanted to find out. Cadet Cohan fired instinctively crystal walls forming around Tinya.

“Nice try Kid! But weren’t you watching it’s kind of useless to try and trap a ghost.” Tinya retorted as she phased through the crystal walls.

“Who said they were walls?” Cadet Cohan said with a smirk.

Tinya turned as a large shadow began to tower over her and there behind her was a large crystal monster. It was at least 18 feet tall. Tinya had phased through one of its feet. Its thin legs led up to a thick hunched body with crystal shards of purples, blues, gold’s and silver spread throughout its body. Its arms and hands were clear white and sharp shards of crystal. The tip of its head was pointed into three peeks and its chin was pointed into a beard of sorts.

The crystal monster smashed down its thick silver blue crystal hands on to Tinya. She phased instantly and ran.

“Haha! Just because I can’t touch you don’t mean I can’t chase you.” Cadet Kohan said as he controlled his crystal monster. His hands glowing a silver blue light as he held a small crystal in his hand that resembled the giant crystal. Cadet Kohan knew his larger creations were easier to control with miniature avatars to control.

“There you go Cadet Kohan. Get in there!” Captain Allon cheered.

Tinya continued to run and let Cadet Kohan’s crystal monster chase her. But the monster wasn’t choosing her path. She was leading him away from Gates.

Jo flew head on towards Gates. But Gates didn’t bat an eye as Joe sped towards him. Gates simply opened a portal disk beneath him and moved behind Joe and sending Jo into a portal of his own. But when Gates ported he didn’t realize he ported in front of Lu who had now split and surrounded him. They each took a turn trying to punch him but each time their fist was put through a portal and they ended up punching each other. Changing tactics a bit Lu Orange punched, while Lu purple kicked. Finally landing a few punches Gates’s meter went down to 95%. Teleporting away, April jumped into the fray and into Gates spot taking on the three Lu’s again.

Once Gates was clear both Umbra and Garth began laying into him. Garth fired bolt after bolt to keep him distracted. While Umbra did her best to blast him with shadows, but each time he opened a portal disk at the last minute.

“What is this Pick on the Bug day?” Berta said as she waved her hands in the air to summon a wind tunnel to blast at Umbra.

“Oh look who decided to come and play.” Umbra said jumping up and firing a blast of shadow at Berta’s chest.

Berta feel back but quickly got up.

Over on the sidelines Jazmin was rooting for both Umbra and Berta. She’d mentored the girl as a cadet in the Legion Academy before the fatal 500. But this Berta didn’t know her here. She wasn’t even sure if this was the same Berta.

Berta began her ti-chi wind dance again only this time each move was meant to connect with Umbra. First she sent a fist to the left before swing across Umbra’s face. Umbra ducked just in time. But Umbra was hit with a slightly stronger wind under current from Berta’s arm that caught her off guard and made her lose her balance. Umbra did a tuck and roll before blasting Berta again in the chest before refocusing her attention and blinding Berta. Her eyes covered in shadows.

Berta stood for moment. Shocked and frustrated and clawing at her eyes before finally standing still and beginning her dance again. her arms swiping across her chest, right, left, right, left, and then right again before going into a final sweeping motion to her left which was where Umbra was standing and the wind gust she sent towards Umbra threw her back and into Garth who was still firing on Gates to keep him distracted.

“Good job cadet! Nice wind burst and two in one. That’s two points for squad 34.”

Meanwhile Joe came rocketing in from over the bay where Gates had ported him and headed straight for the giant crystal monster that was still chasing his wife around. Flying straight ahead and switching between super strength and invulnerability rapidly, busting through the chest of the crystal monster. The shards began to fall everywhere. Tinya stayed phased as crystals burst open around here.

Cadet Kohan’s hand had bust open at the same moment revealing to Tinya the shattered avatar in his hand. Before she could do anything he fired off a blast of crystal at her. Tinya wasn’t intangible and was hit by his crystal blast sending her down. As Tinya lay there she began to stiffen. As she turned to look back her vision crystallized over and the last thing she saw was the look of horror on cadet Kohan’s face.

Wow! Some more good action.

Interesting take on Crystal Kid, I like the crystal avatars. Seems like he has some trouble controlling his powers though,I think that's an interesting development.

Nice to see Gates be the most competent (teamwork wise) of the opposing squad I think I know why... I really liked the scene where he helped Triad up.



This made my day! Thanks for the nod to my own story! I liked Berta's effectiveness as well!

You have some great developments for things that went on behind the scenes IB.

So thank you!

I bet you do indeed.

Yeah, i read in Crystal Kid's bio he had trouble with his powers and thought it be a good angel to go with. I'm glad you liked the avatar part. i wasn't sure how that would come off.

As powerful as everyone is they are there to be trained and i want to showcase that and really help high light the difference between the Legionnaires and the dopplegangers of the people we know from U-247

I like the avatar part quite a lot, stands to reason that someone who can create crystal structures can also make them move!

And I agree, even though the "new" cadets are powerful, you were able to show that they lack teamwork and experience - something which "our" Legionnaires have in spades!

And thank you for the compliment on my developments glad you like them and I'm honored that you choose to use some of them!

Cadet Kohan rushed over to Tinya and But Joe’s super speed got him there before Cadet Kohan could reach her. Joe shoved him back.

“Back off and stay away from my wife!” Joe said as he flashed his eyes red.

“Angel?” Can you hear me?” Joe turned and held her crystallized cheek as gently as he could in his hands.

“Imra, Read her mind. Please tell me she’s OK?” Joe called out.

Imra put her hands to her head and closed her eyes.

“She’s there Joe…She’s frozen in crystal but she’s there. But I can’t communicate with her…her mind is reflecting any attempts I make. But I can sense her mind.” Imra opened her eyes and instantly turned to attention to Cadet Kohan.

“Cadet Kohan, is your mind like that? A pure crystal? Making you resistant to telepathy?” Imra asked.

“I honestly don’t know, never been near any telepaths before.” Cadet Kohan said with a slight shrug.

“May I?” Imra said walking over to him.

“I don’t see how this will help.” Joe said.

“Well I’m assuming Cadet Kohan, by the look of horror on your face a moment ago you didn’t mean to do that and you don’t know how to reverse it?”

“Yeah…when I first got my powers I did that to my grandpa. But he recovered…eventually.”
“What do you mean eventually?” Joe stood up and turned his gaze on Cadet Kohan. His eyes flashing bright red.

“It took him about a year to recover.” Cadet Kohan let out.

Joe almost instantly began to rush for Cadet Kohan but he was stopped by Candi.

“Hold it, Ultra Boy!” Candi said with her hands firmly planted on Joe’s shoulders.

Joe stopped in his tracks when he heard her say his code name.

“Let, Cadet Imra see if she can work her magic before you try and kill my teammate.”

“Joe…” Imra said his name and looked him in the eyes.

Joe backed down. Imra understood their bond all too well and she was going to do her best to get Tinya back to normal.

“OK Cadet Kohan, May I?” Imra approached him.

“I’m going to place my hand on your head. Sometimes physical contact with a new mind helps make it easier to enter your mind.” Imra explained.

Closing her eyes to concentrate, her hands touched Cadet Kohan’s head. His white blonde hair was slightly stiff as Imra realized his hair was very fine and coated in a thin layer of crystal. But it wasn’t too hard she noticed. As she entered his mind she saw his mind was the same as Tinya’s. A vision of a bright blue crystal brain. But she noticed his mind was different. The crystal itself reflected his memories, his thoughts his feelings, whereas Tinya’s was a crystal clear.

“Cadet Kohan…let’s see where this memory goes…Captain… would you like me to patch you in so that you can see what I’m seeing? It’s quite beautiful.” Imra could feel Captain Allon’s curiosity.

“If it’s alright with Cadet Kohan.”

“Sure. Look all ya want.”

Imra broadcasted to Captain Allon what she was seeing. The crystal brain glowing in different parts and at different times; words images all appearing at different times, across the crystal surface.

“It’s extraordinarily beautiful.” Captain Allon uttered a loud.

“Thanks and I’m glad you think my brain is beautiful but can we get on with this?” Cadet Kohan asked as he twitched trying to stand still.

“Sorry, of course” Imra dropped the connection with Captain Allon and returned to looking through Cadet Kohan’s mind. Using her psychic avatar, she touched down on the crystal and tried to access anything she could about his powers. The memory he spoke of about his grandpa came up first and it’s true it did take him a year to recover.

“Cadet you have to be able to control it somehow…think of it like your pulling it back…you ever have to do that Cadet Kohan? Pull your crystal’s back in once you’ve created them?” Imra said instantly as the pink psychic energy at her temples flared for a moment.

“No...They usually just disappear.”

“When?”

“Well…I don’t know honestly, the last time I had something disappear was. Can’t you just search my memory or something to find it?”

“I was hoping there was something that would trigger the disappearing if you thought about the last time it happened.

“Let’s try the pulling back method.” Imra said.

“I want you to pull on the crystal coating Tinya. Try pulling it off of her.”

Cadet Kohan’s hands began to glow as a small purple crystal formed between his fingers. The glow grew brighter as he tried. Imra continued to monitor him to see if she could sense anything that could help. But nothing was happening to Tinya. When suddenly Imra got it.

“Joe laid him out!”

“What?” Joe and several others said in union.

“Lay him Out!” she instructed.

“Don’t have to tell me twice.”

And instantly Joe had sped around Candi and punched Cadet Kohan out.

“Care to explain Cadet Ardeen?” Captain Allon asked.

“I found the memory of the last time one of his constructs disappeared besides just the passing of time. He was distracted or in this case unconscious. I found other instances of when it happened. His powers are will based. These aren’t crystal as in he creates crystals from his body, but from his mind and that was the key…actually I don’t think Cadet Kohan even understood that about his power. I also think his grandpa was a fluke most brought on by the onset of his powers.” Imra explained.

“Does that mean?” Joe spun to see that the crystal hadn’t left Tinya at all.

“Imra, are you sure….” Joe asked.

As Imra was about to speak Tinya gasped as the crystal vanished from her body.

“GAHHHHHH! Oh that was horrible! I could hear everything but I couldn’t say or see anything. It was so cold.” Tinya panted as Joe hugged her.

“It worked and it took Cadet Kohan out of the match. He’s still unconscious.” Candi said as she checked on Cadet Kohan.

“Alright, Cadet Kohan is out and will be taken over to the medical tent and Cadet Wazzo Nah, you’re out as well. That blast took your meter down to zero. Also I want you to report to the medical tent just in case. That means Cadet Nolan you’re the new captain on the field and from squad 34, Cadet Rikane your in.” Captain Allon boomed over the PA system.

Each squad returned to the sidelines to regroup.

“Hey guys were doing pretty well out there. Where is everyone’s meter at? ” Andy said joining the huddle.

“I’m steady at 73%.” Joe said. His enthusiasm has died a little.

“I’m down to 65%” Garth rubbed his neck.

“59%.” Umbra said with a stretch.

“I’m down to 43%. That cat is wearing me out. Can someone please take her out?” Lu Neutral huffed as she bent over slightly.

“What’s wrong Lu?” Ferro asked.

“I got trapped in Gates portal disk for a bit and then Candi knocked the other two of me out.”

“We’ve taken worse.” Umbra said.

“Yeah but the adrenaline of battle and our lives on the line are a lot different than a training course. I’ve just got to take out that sprocking cat!” Lu punched her hand into her fist as she triplicated.
“Don’t worry. I think I have a way to take her out.” Andy said. His steel eyes determined to make a good leader.

“We’re all ears.”

“The cat likes to strike first and fast and yes she is agile but she isn’t able to strategize. That combo Garth and Umbra used on her in the first round threw her completely. If we can repeat that, but with a slight twist we should be able to get her out of the game.”

“What’s the twist?” Lu asked.

“We use her teammates against her, which in turn might get us a point with the Captain.” Andy’s voice was stern but his eyes showed the sincerity of wanting that approval from Captain Allon.

“How do we do that?” Garth asked as he glanced over at the other squad.

“Use Berta against her.”

“So we run the redirect play?” Joe asked.

“I’m not sure that will work. Gates is too good at redirecting anything you guys throws at him, so if we toss Cadet Berta’s wind blast at him he’ll just send it to one of us.”

“Then what do you want us to do?” Umbra asked impatiently.

“I changed my mind. I want you to send Cadet Berta’s blast towards him and then at the last second blind Gates. But wait till he has the portal disk open. Once he can’t see where he wants to open it and is distracted the disk will either disappear or it will open up onto someone else. Everyone, be prepared to get the wind knocked out of you. But also be prepared to throw the cat around. If you have the cat and a portal opens up with a wind burst coming through, through.” Andy said.

The team broke and returned to the court as did squad 34. Umbra eyed April up and down. Umbra noticed that April’s meter was at 57%. Umbra waited for the signal from the Captain to start and instantly she was up and running to meet her opponent head on.
Umbra fired several strands of shadow at Candi, she intended to go for April but When Garth sent a bolt flying over her head at the cat who was about to jump over her and land a punch from above, she changed targets. The strands didn’t do much to stop Candi from chugging on but she did stager back from each hit, taking her meter down from 20% to 18%. Umbra runs at Candi, and throws several punches at Candi’s stomach before she tucked and rolled in between Candi’s legs, once clear she blasted Candi in the back full force sending her forward into the waiting knuckles of Joe, who was flying back around after being teleported by Gates again. Candi went flying back. She didn’t stand a chance and with that her meter was instantly red.

“Another one bites the dust! Whoooo!” Joe yells on a fly by.

“I guess I’m out dear. You’re up next Captain Bannin.” Candi said as she made her way to the bench.

“OK cadets! I want you to take a break for a moment. This is half time. So regroup and get ready for round three.” Captain Allon’s voice boomed over PA system.

I like the insight into Crystal Kid's powers! Very interesting twist. Glad to see his grandpa and Tinya both made it OK.

I like Ferro's strategizing, it's good to see him get a chance to shine. Also nice to see Lu's determination and Umbra thinking on her feet, and as a bonus Candi gets taken out of the match. Looking forward to seeing Jed and Brek in action!

More, more, more, I'm really enjoying these battles and how you are using them to highlight these characters' powers and personalities!

Also, interesting bit about Monstress using Jo's code name. I'm intrigued!

Thanks IB! I'm glad your enjoying these battles.

Ferro is an artist if i recall correctly and they pay attention to details. Plus he's buddies with Val and I'm sure he picked up a thing or two from him so i felt like that would help him be a master strategist. i think no one thinks that of him. but he is. i think its just sometimes over shadowed by his eagerness to be liked and excepted at least in the team 20 days. plus i he did beat Wildfire at 3d chess and it was fun to think of. but i like his humbleness about it too.

thanks on Crystal Kid. but i wish i could take credit. comic vine, said while concentrating he can create constructs of crystal. (http://www.comicvine.com/crystal-kid/4005-27527/)

i took that to mean will based, much like a green lantern's ring. but innate.

and thank you on their personalities, as always i worry i don't do them justice. so thank you very much!
I enjoy writing all of them but i think Umbra in becoming a fav for me in battle.

and i think Lu's determination is one of her best qualities.

And don't worry there's more to come but i think we might get a break for moment and check in on some other DOMAINS.

Yes, I agree, and it's nice that you're bringing out Ferro's hidden depths. I agree we tend to underestimate him, but you are doing a good job showing how much he has grown.

I agree with you on Umbra, it's good to see her warrior instincts come to the fore while still tempered by her team spirit.

I think you should still take credit for Crystal Kid, you are taking directions that were never shown in the comics

And I can't wait to see Cos and Drake take on Domain!

Domains-

Rokk’s vision was blurry as he tried to open his eyes. The room around him was dimly it. He tired to see what was in front of him.

“What… why is it so dark?” Rokk thought to himself as he blinked his eyes a couple times. His vision finally clearing, Rokk looks down and sees playing cards in his hands.

“What! Where am I?” Rokk said out loud as he turned his head from side to side and on either side he saw dogs smoking cigars and the black and white Doberman to his right smiles at him with a pink tough hanging out and a Bulldog with a bowler hat. Turning his head back to the Doberman, who instantly licked Rokk’s face and slobbered him. Rokk closed his eyes and wiped the slobber away and instantly he was no longer sitting next to the dogs, but was sitting in front of them on the green poker table.

“What!” Rokk yelled as he tried to stand but before he could move one of the dogs threw down a red plastic poker chip that was headed straight for Rokk. Rokk trying to magnetize anything around him to block the poker chip but he failed to find anything and found no way to stop it.

“Whew that was a close one” Wildfire said as he grabbed Rokk by his jacket and flying up and away from the giant poker chips.

Rokk opened his eyes to see the poker chip slowing down behind them and coming to a spinning stop before landing flat.

“What the SPROKE is going on?!” Rokk yelled.

“My I’ve never heard you be so vulgar boss man. But your guess is as good as mine. One minute you were boring… I mean educating me on early 20th century heroes of the crotatious age and the next were here playing poker with dogs. “

“It was early 21st century heroes of the Golden age and I think you can land now. The dogs seem to be studying their cards.”

Wildfire landed them as smoothly as he could. But gravity seemed to have other rules and they were forced down into a tuck and roll and as they finally came to a stop the scene started to change.

“It’s Domain!” Rokk sighed and hung his head.

“It’s what?”

“IT’S DOMAIN!” Boomed a voice all around them.

The two of them shook as the ground beneath them rumbled.

“Who is this guy?” Wildfire asked shaking his head.

“He’s an inter-dimensional being of sorts who was hired to kill me by my ex manger. But I escaped… I figured he was gone with our universe but I guess he somehow survived.” Rokk’s hands flared up instantly trying to sense any mental in the vicinity.

“So this guy’s still trying even though the guy who paid him to do so is no longer in existence?”

“It seems that way.”

“I told you I never lose a target.”

“Keep on your toes. He can change the scenery and everything is…”


“AT MY WILL!” Domain cut boomed over Rokk cutting him off.

“WHAT SHALL WE PLAY WITH TODAY?” The scenery continued to change.

Rokk tried his best to find a center. So sort of magnetic force within each shift. But all he could sense was his own magnetic field.

“LETS SEE…I LIKE THE BALLARINA’S THAT COULD BE FUN WATCHING YOU TWO RUN FROM THEM AS THEY TRWIL THEIR RAZOR SHARP TOTOS TOWARDS YOU.” Domain’s eye’s glowed

“Razor sharp Toto’s? Is that the best this guy has?” Wildfire asked.

“Don’t provoke him. He could throw anything at us.” Rokk stood battle ready as he moved closer to Wildfire, forcing him to stand back to back.

Suddenly the scenery finally stopped shifting and the duo found themselves inside a hedge maze.

“It’s a bunch of bushes…” Wildfire’s arms went down instantly.

“WELCOME TO MY DEADLY MAZE. WORK YOUR WAY THROUGH GENTELMEN.”

“Why not just come and fight us?” Rokk called.

“BECAUSE THIS IS MY WORLD. THIS IS MY GAME AND HONESTLY COSMIC BOY; I WOULD THINK YOU’D RELEVSH THE CHANCE TO HAVE THIS BE A CHALLENGE INSTEAD OF A MERCY KILLING.” Domain’s voice boomed again. The sky above them changing from a clear blue sky to a dark thunder storm. Domain’s eye’s flashed in the sky above them as the lighting struck a nearby tree igniting it on fire.

“Gulp...I guess we should get moving.” Wildfire said.

“THAT WOULD BE A WISE CHOICE.”

Cautiously they moved to their left away from the burning tree. Rokk tested his flight ring to see if he could fly and gently he levitated.

“What you doing boss? You thinking of going for a fly over?”

“No just testing my ring to see if it still worked.” Rokk thought to Wildfire.

“Going silent?” Wildfire thought back.

“Yup.”

Walking their way through the first set of hedges. Which as soon as they were through the opening the hedge grew over instantly. They turned at the sound of the foliage and branches twisting together.

“There goes my idea about leaving bread crumbs.” Wildfire joked.

“Drake…as much as I appreciate the banter this is a very bad situation. Last time I was here he made it so my magnetism was ineffective. But he does seem to want to play with us this time. So maybe we have a fighting chance.”

They walked down the wide path. The gravel under their feet crunching as they slowly made their way. Wildfire’s hands glowed with small balls of energy ready to fire at any moment. But nothing seemed to happen as they went along. The sky above began to lighten as well from the gloomy clouds. But as they turned another corner they saw before them their first obstacle. A giant blue marble knight stood before them ready to fight.

“Well Drake… you wanted something to happen. You just got your wish!”

And with those words the giant blue marble knight began charging them. With each step the knight made the ground shook and trembled beneath him. It sent the ground rolling towards them. Wildfire instantly took flight, While Rokk did a tuck and roll into the bushes as the knight’s 12 foot lance was about to behead him. Wildfire sent waves of antimatter energy at the Blue knight, who raised his shield that was on his left arm. Rokk jumped out from the bushes and began trying to use what little metal there was in the gravel rocks. Rokk realized Domain had changed the gravel’s composition when he finally sensed metal. Rokk pulled all the metal he could out of the gravel and used his magnetism to forge a spear.

“Keep him distracted Wildfire!”

“You got it!” Wildfire continued his assault on the Blue Knight keeping his blast fast and hard the shield was showing signs of melting, when the Blue Knight swung his lance up at Wildfire. Wildfire blasted himself up just in time as he melted the lance in his wake. The Blue Knight threw the smoldering lance to the ground and instantly growing to catch Wildfire. The Blue Knight grabbed Wildfire around the waist tightly. Wildfire tired his best to wiggle free but nothing was working.

“Any time now!” Wildfire gasped before trying to let off a blast at the Blue Knights face.

Rokk used his flight ring to propel him up and forward and he flew into the back of the Blue Knight with his spear. It wasn’t much but it was sharp and using his magnetism he charged the spear. He figured if he could lodge it in deep enough maybe he could use it to tear apart the Blue Knight from the inside out.

“Take that! UGH!!!” Rokk jammed as hard has he could to get the spear as deep in the Blue Knight.

As Rokk magnetized the spear in his hands as it dove farther into the Blue Knight’s marble exterior, sending cracks up through his torso. The Blue knight grabbed at the spear and tried to break it out as Rokk flew up and away magnetizing the spear and forcing it in farther. Rokk was pushing as hard as he could. The metal from the gravel was tough but he wasn’t sure how tough it was going to be against marble he could feel it twisting its way in deeper into the marble. The cracks began to spider web out. But the Knight fought on, holding on to Wildfire tightly.

Finally calling the spear back to him, but pulled out through the other side of the Blue Marble Knight, Rokk’s left arm shot up instantly as the spear drove its self home to his hand. The Blue Knight’s grip loosed on Wildfire as his body began to crumble. Once the spear was clear the spider web cracks cascaded through his body. Wildfire flew over the remains and released a huge blast to melt the marble down. The two landed and Rokk used his magnetism to reshape the spear into a small iron gauntlet around his left arm. The Marble Knight’s melted blue remains continued to melt away into a nearby sewage drain.

“A sewage drain in a hedge maze?” Wildfire asked.

“It’s Domain. I don’t bother asking questions. Now be on guard the wall over there has come down clearing a path.”

The duo made their way to the opening behind the Blue Knight.



Meanwhile back at the Hospital in Nura and Thom’s dream date.

“Thom this has been great just talking with you. I hope we haven’t worn Sensor out with our chatting. I’m sure this mental link she made for us has been going on forever.”

“It’s been 20 minutes or so. But who’s counting.” Thom said as he nuzzled Nura’s neck a little. But as he moved in Nura sat up right instantly.

Nura’s sudden upright position wasn’t just inside their mental connection though. She had physically shot up, altering Sensor immediately.

“Nura what’s wrong?” Both Sensor and Thom and Nura heard their voices over lap saying this in unison.

Nura’s blue eyes glazed over as she saw Rokk and Drake fighting a giant blue Knight and then saw Domain’s eye’s glowing over head. Then she saw several other things happening to Rokk and Drake but she wasn’t sure what to make of any of it a dinosaur and a giant clock were all she could make out. She hated how fuzzy this vision was being but then she saw a door way of light and the Superman and Flash Museum.
“I’m sorry we but we have to go Thom. I love you and see you soon.” Nura said with a wink.

“See you soon.” He whispered and with that Nura was back in the real world with Sensor next to her.

“We have to get back to headquarters. Rokk and Wildfire need some help.”

“Then I guess we better get moving dear.”

Domain’s Part 2.

The hedge maze continued to twist and turn after they got past the Blue Marble Knight and with each turn the hedges would grow over changing the mazes path. Rokk felt like they were just going in circles and for all he knew that’s just what Domain was having them do. They treaded lightly as they walked down the path further. First they went to the right and found a dead end. Wildfire tried to burn in away. He thought maybe it might get them closer to finding Domain. But the hedge just re-grew itself.

“This is more frustrating than the time I had to learn how to make my energy blast not so toxic that I wouldn’t scar someone. Come to think of it, these hedges resemble that scaring a bit… at least before it re-grows.” Wildfire said turning to Rokk.

“Drake…You’ve mentioned one of your former lives again…are you alright? You’ve never talked about them much and I always figured you’d forgotten those memories eons ago.” Rokk said as he turned back around. The hedge had over grown and changed the straight path they had just been on into a corner, cutting of the path they had walked and an option they chose to ignore. Leaving them only one path around the corner. Rokk’s magnetism flaring up as he detected a steel statue of a unicorn.

“I’m fine. Honestly, I know almost everyone on the teams past. But most of you don’t know anything before my life as Drake Burroughs aka Wildfire. But I was two people once and lately it’s been on my mind. That’s all. Can’t a guy open up with his friends?” Wildfire’s tone was clear he didn’t want to talk about the why he was mentioning past. He just wanted to share and Rokk was glad for that. But something in the back of his mind kept telling him he should keep any eye on him.

“OK. I just want to make sure. You’ve never seemed like you’ve wanted to talk about it before. But I’m glad you want to share and well that your sharing it with me.” Rokk thought as they walked on towards the steel unicorn.

“You think this will start attacking us now?” Wildfire asked as the two of them circled the statue.

“It’s possible.” Rokk began to pick apart the unicorn to make a three more gauntlets for himself.

“NOW THAT WOULD JUST BE WAY TO OBVIOUS DON’T YOU THINK GENTELMEN?” IT’S A DEADLY MAZE AND I’M HAVING FUN. WATCHING YOU GET CUAGHT BY THAT KNIGHT WAS FUNNY WILDIFRE.” Domain boomed.

Rokk and Wildfire still circled the remains of the steel unicorn. They both tried to prep themselves for the unexpected but when Domain says he’s not going to do something it’s the thing you should prepare for. But as they both looked up the ground trembled as they heard a loud thundering sound.

“RWAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!”

“What was that?” Rokk spun around.

“THE NEXT SURPRISE.” Domain’s voice boomed again.

“RWAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

The roar was louder now and much closer and so was each shake of the ground. the hedges shook violently.

“Please don’t let it be a dinosaur…please don’t let it be a dinosaur.” Rokk kept repeating to himself over and over again.

“Why don’t you want it to be a dinosaur?”

“It would mean that Domain knows how much of a history buff I am and at one point or another most of the heroes of the golden age had to face off against a dinosaur. This kind of scars me.” Rokk admitted over their telepathic connection.

“RAWWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHH!!” A giant T-Rex came bursting through the hedges. Its shadow looming high above them even before it swung down its head opening its jaws wide. The razor sharp teeth crunching into the steel unicorn. Then Rokk jumped up first and flew up high above the T-Rex’s jaws.

Wildfire flew to the other side as the T-Rex’s tail flew forward smashing directly into Wildfire throwing him over the hedges. As high up as Rokk was he couldn’t tell where Wildfire had gone. Using his magnetism to attract the steel that was still crunching within the jaws of the dinosaur. twisting the steel to create a chain around the T-Rex’s mouth trapping it shut. The T-Rex struggled and began to thrash about even more. Rokk stayed in the air keeping the trap shut but he knew this wasn’t going to last forever and he still saw no sign of Wildfire.

“DID YOU LOSE YOUR FRIEND? DON’T WORRY I’M SURE DINO HERE WILL KEEP YOU COMPANY AND I’LL MAKE SURE WILDFIRE IS OK.” Domain taunted. His voice wafting in on gust of winds causing Rokk to lose his balance in the sky a bit.

“What have you done with him?” Rokk shouted to the sky.

“TIME WILL TELL. BUT HERE’S YOUR NEW GOAL BECAUSE NOW I’M BOARD WITH THIS GAME. YOU’LL HAVE TO MAKE YOUR WAY THROUGH THE DEADLY HEDGE MAZE TO FIND YOUR FRIEND. YOUR STILL GOING TO ENCOUNTER SOME DANGER. BUT I’M SURE YOU’LL MAKE IT THROUGH ITS WHAT YOU HERO TYPES DO.” The gust picked up more blowing Rokk away. But he used his powers to anchor himself to the steel trap around the T-Rex’s mouth.

The T-Rex contained to thrash about as Rokk pulled his way up the chain as the gust of winds continued to blow. Using as much muscle and magnetism to hold on Rokk could only hope these gusts would stop soon. Finally reaching the head of the T-Rex, Rokk nestled into its neck before finally throwing his leg over hugging the back of the T-Rex’s neck.


The Legion’s Secret Headquarters.

Nura and Sensor came flying in through the skylight. Sensor used her powers to mask them the whole time as not to waste any time getting back. The headquarters was quiet. Lyle was in the new monitor room and Val was in the VR room, while the others hadn’t returned from their mission.

“Lyle! Get out here quickly. We’ve got a situation.” Nura called out.

The two of them landed and Nura immediately went to the meeting table lighting it up trying to locate Rokk and Drake.

“What’s going on?” Lyle came out of the monitor room.

“I had a vision and Rokk and Drake are in danger. They’ve been taken somewhere.”

“Where? Nothing came in over their rings. No disturbances, no calls for help.”

“But have you even tried to reach them?”

“Well no…”

“Try now.” Nura urged as she tried to use the table’s computer to bring up a grid map of the city and showing the Superman and Flash Museum.

“Rokk? Drake? Come in? can either of you read me?”
There was nothing but silence as he continued to try and hail them.

“I had a vision that they were take somewhere else and it happened at the Superman and Flash Museum. But I didn’t see where in the vision and I saw these eyes in the sky above where ever they are.”

“Who do you think took them? The Time Trapper maybe?” Lyle asked searching for temporal surges in the area around the Museum. The screens light up under his gentle touch.

“No it wasn’t a when that they were taken. It was a where.” Nura said.

“We don’t need more missing teammates.” Sensor chimed in.

“The difference is I think these ones can be found a lot easier at the moment.” Nura replied.

“There wasn’t any temporal energy signatures. But there is a trans-dimensional energy signature.” Lyle pulled up a visual of the energy signature. A faint residue was pulsing in the exact spot the museum was.

“So they were taken to another dimension?” Sensor asked slightly confused.

“Yes. But the next question is by who?”

“DOMAIN.” Nura’s vision glazed over as she said his name.

“Sorry his name just hit me like a vision. For some reason...”Nura wasn’t sure why either but even the sound of his name in her head felt weird.

“Domain? Didn’t Cos, face someone like him before?” Sensor asked as she sat down.

“Yes he did. Let me see if we have the files.” Lyle began typing on the screens.

“We have the mission flies from our world?” Sensor said.

“We grabbed every file and piece of information we could get our hands on before the fatal 500 took control of Legion World. I think I’ve found it...” Lyle said pulling it up on to the holo table. There on the holo screen was a picture of Domain’s white head and his eye’s that were so cold.

"Not much is known about him and Rokk’s ring recorded a few images from what happened. That’s the only reason we even have an image of him. He’s a contract killer that was hired by Cos’s ex manger and he can create his own dimension and control anything that happens in it at his will according to the file.”

“But wouldn’t he have been died with the rest of our universe?” Sensor asked.

“Cos’s report says that he wasn’t sure if Domain was alive or not when he released Cos from his dimension. It’s possible his dimension protected him from the destruction of our reality…but that would either mean he’s been tracking Cos forever or when he returned to reality to try again he appeared here and now in this reality…as if nothing had happened. This reality must be close to our own on the time space placement.” Lyle said as he read the file closely.

“So to him he’s just out to continue to go after Cos but without the knowledge that everything he worked for all his credits, targets, and what have you are gone?” Nura asked

“It seems that way.”

“How do we get them out of there?”

“That’s a good question…” Lyle said as the three of them stared at the holo vid of Domain his blank eyes staring back at them.

Oh, I like how you brought in some other Legionnaires into the story. Nice touch. Also liked the reference to Wildfire's past lives.

Domain using Cos' interest in history to design his dimension is a nice touch too!

And of course I liked the banter between Cos and Wildfire.

Looking forward to seeing what comes next.

thanks Ib.

i'm glad you liked all of those!

i'm enjoying the banter as well. mostly because i don't ever recall any scene time with these two.

I feel like that's what makes for a good adversary. they know who their target and use everything to their advantage.

As much fun as i could have with Domain and keep Cos and Wildfire gone forever. i felt it had to end at some point and Nura having the vision while at the hospital really allowed me to start to reign in the couple plots i put out. But i'm thinking Domain might make another appearance down the line.

I think Cos and Wildfire make for a great pairing! Those two are a lot of fun and have a surprising lot of similarities.

Wildfire's possible personality problems are quite interesting! I always felt it was kind of a waste making him a merge of two people if it was just a cutesy excuse to get the name Drake Burroughs without any real consequences outside of that!

Agreed Raz and Wildfire's got some things in store for him that i hope will give him new meaning.

Hey Omni, this is great fun, I love what you did with Crystal Kids powers - very inventive! Good to see Gim as the captain of the training facility, he'd be a natural in that role. The introduction of Barta, Candi, etc is great. Also I'm relly enjoying Wildfire and Cos' side adventure though know nothing about Domain - he seems like a pretty ruthless villain, creating games to wear down the opponents reminds me of how a cat will play with animals they catch, quite nasty really. Great you referenced Wildfire's past, as both IB and Raz say above, you handled it well.

Really looking forward to seeing where you take us next: more, more, more!

Thanks Harbinger!

I'm glad your liking this Legion's adventures.

Domain is someone we all know very little about. but i think its time to change that!

As I said to IB, i'm glad Crystal Kid's powers have been received well as i wasn't sure about it.

I'm so glad Wildfire and Cos is working for everyone. they have been a fun duo to write...and i've got somethings coming that i hope everyone will like.

Gim is a natural captain and even though he was leader for a short time he had great potential and in this reality Gim got to full that potential and i hope with what's coming for him I can showcase that.

Domains Part 3.

The winds had finally stopped and Rokk still atop the T-Rex’s neck, kept the metal chains he created from the steel unicorn the T-Rex had tried to swallow around his jaws. The T-Rex’s was still thrashing a little bit to try and shake him off but Rokk had gotten him under control. Rokk road him much like a horse. He’d only been on one once and that was when he visited Garth and Ayla, not long after Garth had lost his arm on Winath. They tried to teach him how and he thought he did pretty well. That was until the horse broke into a gallop and Rokk wasn’t holding on tight enough and he ended up side down. Thankfully there was very little chance of him ending upside down and underneath this dinosaur. Rokk’s magnetism glowed brightly as he held the reigns of this giant beast. Rokk began his journey through the maze. He figured if he rode the T-Rex around it would give him an advantage. But he should have known that Domain would never allow that. The giant green T-Rex slowly shrunk between Rokk’s legs till finally the T-Rex was 8 feet tall. Still large enough for him to ride and cause plenty of damage but nowhere near what it had. Readjusting the metal trap on the T-Rex’s jaws was easy and took less effort for Rokk to control.

“I wonder if Domain is just trying to wear me down.” Rokk though as he and the T-Rex made their way through the hedge maze.

The T-Rex’s heavy footsteps cased the ground to quake just a bit but not the ripples it had sent before. Rokk did his best to ride and keep the T-Rex in line. But even he wasn’t sure it was a good idea to keep the dinosaur around. He had no clue what Domain could use it for or could transform it into. The hedges had grown over where the T-Rex had thrashed around leaving them surrounded by the hedges.

“If you want me to move you’re going to have to open a path.” Rokk shouted out.

“IF A PATH IS WHAT YOU SEEK LET ME SHOW YOU THE WAY!” Domain’s voiced boomed above in the clouds.

The hedges parted on Rokk’s left side and appeared another gravel path. Rokk’s magnetism held the iron trap round the T-Rex’s jaws as they bounded towards the path.

“SEE I KNEW YOU’D LIKE THE T-REXY AFTER A WHILE. ISN’T IT JUST SO ADORABLE? NOW MAKE YOUR WAY MY VALIANT PRINCE. YOUR FIERY PRINCESS A WAITS!”

Rokk and the T-Rex made their way down the path. It went only straight ahead. There were no twist or turns for what seemed like forever. As they made their way down the path the hedges began to changes colors from the lushes greens with random flowers sticking out, usually red roses. Slowly he hues of the leaves changed going from the dark emerald green and began to darken more and more almost looking black before lightening to a slight dark blue hue; while the roses slowly lightened and changed from the deep velvety red to a light pink till finally changing to a bright white. Each petal looking ever so delicate and almost crystal like as they turned stark white. Rokk was struck by the beauty that Domain was creating but he knew this was nothing more than an illusion of something much deadlier to come. The temperature stayed the same even though it seemed like the hedge maze was turning into a winter wonder land.

After the path had finished changing colors Rokk used his magnetism to hold the T-Rex’s jaws shut as he floated up off of the T-Rex’s back. He tried to get a vantage point at least if he could see there was a turn somewhere. But just as he was about to see above the hedge it just grew to match his height.

“NOW, NOW NO CHEATING. WE COVERED THIS ALREADY.”

“I need to have some idea where I’m going. Walking a straight path doesn’t lead me anywhere and I doubt you’d lead me straight to anything never mind Wildfire.” Rokk shouted at the sky. His frustration growing.

“FINE HERE’S A TWIST FOR YOU. RIDE THE T-REX ON AND TO YOUR LEFT, THERE YOU’LL FIND A TOWER WAITING. SCALE IT AND BRING BACK THE GLOVE OF YOUR PRECIOUS WILDFIRE!”

“If you harmed him in any way I’ll make you pay! Rokk shouted.

“IT’S JUST A REPLICA. I MAY WANT TO KILL BOTH OF YOU BUT I’VE NEVER BEEN ONE FOR DISMEMBERMENT. IT’S TOO MESSY…ALTHOUGH MURDER IN ITSELF IS MESSY…SO I GUESS YOU’LL JUST HAVE TO GET TO THE TOWER TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT.” Domain taunted as his voice floated in on the winds again.

Rokk and the T-Rex bounded on. Rokk staying ever vigilant for any surprises Domain may throw his way. The crystal blue and white hues of the hedges and roses glistened as the rays of the sun bounced off creating a kaleidoscope of colors bursting in Rokk’s eyes. It was enough to cause a bit of disorientation but not too blinding.


Secret Headquarters of the Legion of Super Heroes, Metropolis warehouse district.

“Lyle, any news on Cos and Wildfire?” Val asked as he joined Sensor and Dreamer and Lyle at the holo-table.

“No. we’ve studied the energy signature from here and there isn’t much we can do from here. We’re going to have to go to the museum.” Lyle said as he tried to adjust the sensors to read the wave length of the inter-dimensional energy signatures.

“But we still need a way to open the portal.” Sensor pointed out.

“I know but the best way to find that out is to try and open it on site.” Lyle said.

“Maybe we should check in with the other team and see if they could go in. Gear might be able to help with finding a way to open the portal to Domain’s domain.” Nura said. The sound of Domain’s name still sounding odd in her head.

“Good idea. But I hate to pull them, from trying to find Brin and Shikari.”
Lyle’s fingers glided over the surface of the holo tables panels. Opening a secure channel to Gear’s ring.

“Gear, we have a situation. Cosmic Boy and Wildfire have been kidnapped by an inter-dimensional being known as Domain. He’s a killer for hirer, who was hired in our home reality before its destruction to kill Cosmic Boy. He was thought to have perished with the rest of our reality. But it seems he somehow survived within his dimension. However, we think he’s unaware of what has happened and that he has nothing any more. Thus canceling his contract.” Lyle spoke evenly.

“Where did the portal open up to capture them?” Gear’s melodic voice sounded as his holo image floated on the side screen.

“At the Superman and Flash Museum. The energy signature to the door way is still strong and we might be able to find away to open it. But we haven’t come up with anything just yet.” Lyle said.

“No problem Invisible Kid. We’ll head right over. Just to bring you up to speed on our search we found an energy signature that resembles a personalized stargate that teleported them away. But we aren’t able to trace its location. We left a micro-transmitter behind to let us know if it appears again. We’ve been flying around trying to see if it the particular signature shows up anywhere. I’ve already connected the remote micro-transmitter to headquarters. It will be running continuously till the same energy signature appears again.” Gear informed them.

Dreamer’s eyes glazed over momentarily before she spoke.

“Sensor should meet them there.” Dreamer said.

“I guess my presence has been predestined.” Sensor said as she rose and without hesitation took flight and hovered for a moment before leaving.

“Was there anything else to that vision Dreamer?’ Sensor asked.

“Just that you were the key to helping Cos and Wildfire stop Domain.”

“You said stop not rescue…” Sensor said as she continued to hover.

“Once Gear opens the door you both need to go in to help defeat Domain before you can rescue them.”

“I see. Then I better get moving.” A scowl crossed her face for a moment. Sensor wasn’t thrilled with the prospect of getting captured; especially if she wasn’t sure exactly how she was supposed to do so to save her teammates.

“Just remember sometimes we can’t always see what’s right in front of us.” Dreamer called up to her as Sensor flew out the skylight and towards the Superman and Flash Museum.

Domain’s Dimension:

In another part of the deadly hedge maze the hedges were still bright and leafy green with red roses intermittently throughout the hedges.

Wildfire looked around and was confused for a moment before he remembered what happened.

“Anyone get the license plate off that dinosaur?” Wildfire called out groggily.

“NO, BUT I’M SURE YOUR INSURANCE COVERS DINOSAURS. NOW WAKE-Y WAKE-Y WILDFIRE, YOUR PRINCE IS ON HIS WAY!” Domain’s voiced glided in on the wind.

Wildfire looked down and saw that he was in a pink princess gown and was wearing a blond wig. Wildfire tried to lift his arms but when he looked to either side he was tied down. Looking around he realized it was a wheel that he was tied to Wildfire tried to fire off a few blast of energy through his use-weave suit around his wrist but the ropes which tied him to the wheel didn’t burn. They caught fire briefly and before he could try to budge to break them the fire fades away leaving a smoldering rope that’s tighter than before.

“Seriously man. Let me go or at least get rid of this get up.” Wildfire shouted out to the sky.

“SORRY BUT THIS IS JUST WORKING FOR ME AT THE MOMENT.”

Domain’s voice sounded closer than it ever had this whole time he’d trapped them. As Wildfire looked up he saw for the first time ever DOMAIN, who walked in from underneath a hedge trellis. His white balled head showing even in the darkest shadows, while his trench coat which was black as night blended into the shadows under the trellis making him look like a floating head. Domain moved closer and out from under the trellis. His eyes were a cold bright yellow. His trench coat came up around his head covering the lower part of his face. His stride seemed almost effortless, when Wildfire realized he wasn’t walking but floating just inches above the ground.

“Too lazy to walk?” Wildfire spat

“NO. I JUST ENJOY A GOOD FLOAT. BESIDES IT WORKED WELL WITH MY ENTRANCE. DON’T YOU THINK?”

Domain’s voice sent chills through Wildfire at this close proximity.

“Eh, I’ve seen better.”

“HAHA. EVER THE OBSTINATE ONE, AREN’T YOU WILDFIRE?”

“I do my part. So what can we do about the outfit? I mean seriously a damsel in distress?” That’s the best you’ve got?”

“I’M SORRY DO YOU FIND MY WHIMSICAL WAY OF PROVIDING YOUR DEMISE NOT CHALLENGING ENOUGH?”

“When you’ve been created through the process of two different people dying and then sucked through creation itself to end up in an uncharted galaxy facing a god and have your own energies used as a power source for a dying world in a different reality, then we can talk challenging. By the way that’s just the cliff notes version.” Wildfire let out a small stream of energy from his face mask. He hoped it suggested a smug smile and not enough to clue Domain in that he could fully blast him once he got closer.

Domain moved closer to Wildfire standing next to the wheel. Domain placed his hand on the wheel as if he were about to spin it. But just rested it there.

“TELL ME MORE, TELL ME MORE. I LOVE A GOOD FIGHT.” Domain teased.

“Sure!”

And just as Wildfire uttered those words he let out a blast of energy out from his mask hitting Domain head on. Domain fell back and covered his face. Even though he was cowering Wildfire didn’t stop his assault on Domain. He knew he couldn’t give him a moment to react. But as Wildfire continued to fire he struggled to get free of the wheel and as he struggled the wheel began to tilt till finally he was in a full blown spin and his blast was no longer concentrated on Domain. Domain took that moment to move out of Wildfire’s range and put up a force field to protect himself.

“AHHH! THAT ACTUALLY HURT YOU STUPID SAGQUD” Domain hollered as he turned to face Wildfire. His once stark white head was now a scarred chard red. His black trench coat’s collar was smoldering as the flickers of flam died out. But as Domain’s blood red eyes stared at Wildfire. The wheel came to a dead stop and slowly turned him upside right. He had stopped his blast at this point.

Wildfire stared back at him intently. He was happy to know that Domain could be hurt but he was still no closer to figuring out how to free himself.


“YOU’LL PAY FOR THAT. IF YOU THOUGHT WHIMSICAL WAS BAD I’LL SHOW YOU WHAT MY DARKER SIDE IS LIKE DON’T YOU WORRY!” Domain threatened as he moved back towards Wildfire.

Domain’s scarred red head had begun to heal and turn back to its chalk white complexion. Wildfire marveled at how fast he healed himself.

“THIS IS MY DOMAIN AND ANYTHING I WANT TO HAPPEN HERE HAPPENS AND THAT INCLUDES THE HEALING MODIFICATIONS I MADE TO THIS PLACE AFTER MY LAST ENCOUNTER WITH YOUR COSMIC BOY.”

Wildfire continued to try and struggle and as he did something unexpected happened. His feet and hands ignited into flames much like they used to before his life as Wildfire. His Blast-Off powers had somehow returned. He wasn’t sure why but he was kind of thank full. He remembered how fast he could be. It had been millennia since he done this but he had to try. Pushing himself hard he took off from the wheel finally breaking the restraints. The flames busting from him caught Domain off guard blocking himself from the flames he lost track of where Wildfire had gone.

“YOU CAN’T HIDE LONG! I’M A GOD HERE! I WILL FIND YOU!” Domain shouted to the fast disappearing flames left behind by Wildfire.

Wow! Wildfire regressing to Blast-Off, Cos riding a dinosaur, what fun! Looking forward to the finale, Omni!

The Superman and Flash Museum.

Sensor had entered into the Superman and Flash Museum and instantly was greeted by Jenny at the front desk below the towering golden statues of the two heroes.

“Hi and welcome…” but before Jenny could continue Sensor flew off in to the hall on the upper left and down to the hall of allies. She found M’Onel, Gear and Chameleon standing near the area where the portal would be.

“Gentlemen. Any luck opening the portal?” Sensor asked as she landed beside Chameleon.

“Not yet. I’m about to attempt my third try. But I have identified the dimensional frequency this Domain person uses. It should allow us to at least access the portal. However allowing us entry is another thing. We are unaware of the traps and fail safes Domain has in place to keep people out.” Gear said as he read his palm as two green cords extended out from his pointer and middle fingers to the holo image that Domain has used to come to into this reality.

“Why are they attached to the Holo image again?” Chameleon asked

“It is the entry way Domain used. There is no other energy outside of this one holo; I have a theory that Domain uses the holo projection as an easy access point using the light illumination and it’s power to power his own doorways. From the file I read he doesn’t have any known powers outside of his Domains and potentially the ability to draw in/ teleport people into his dimensions.” Gear said his tone mellow and melodic. The holo light reflected off of him and made him seem as angelic.

“Do we need to worry about being disturbed by anyone? Senor looked around uneasily.

“No. I did both a perimeter and a room by room sweep. There are very few sentient’s within the museum and Gear connected with the A.I. technology running this place to mark this room as closed for repairs, once you arrived.” M’Onel said as he stood there crossing his arms and brining his left hand to his chin as he starred at the holo image Gear was still connected to.

“Too many missing teammates.” M’Onel thought to himself.

“I think I’ve got the right frequency and key pattern to reopen the portal.” Gear said as his palm began to glow changing the color of his eyes from a bright white to a dazzling blue-green.

The portal began to swirl open. Slowly revealing a dazzling bright white light and a rush of wind.

“Well portal open. Now what?” Chameleon asked.

“YOU DIE!” Domain’s face popped out of the portal as he pulled Gear’s cords and thus pulled him into the portal.

Chameleon stretches out his arms to try and grab Gear and M’Onel rushed forward at top speed to try and grab hold of Gear’s legs. But Domain pushed them back each being thrown into the air and suspended there. . Not noticing Sensor as she hadn’t moved right away she stood ready to whip her tail out and grab Gear, but as she aimed her tail and grabbed a hold of his leg Gear had slipped through. She tried her best to stand her ground and pull Gear back. But eventually she felt him ripped away and when she pulled her tail out she saw she had ripped off Gear’s foot. The circuitry was already trying to repair itself searching for the rest of the body.

“We’ll I guess this is how I come to the rescue. With foot in hand!” Sensor quickly jumped into the portal and just as Cham and M’Onel were released from their suspended state.

Chameleon stretched his arms out again to grab Sensor’s hands but the portal closed just as their hands touched.

“Jerka!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Chameleon screamed.

Domain’s dimension


Gear was falling for what seemed like forever before he looked back to see his left foot was missing. He didn’t bleed like most sentient beings. His circuitry was trying to repair itself from the injury. The green organic nannite machinery sensed that the foot was still intact and instead of creating a new foot Gear, a green cover was formed over the site of the detached limb.

Sensor held Gear’s detached foot tightly to her chest as she flew down after Gear. She wasn’t even sure if she was directly behind him. But figured it was the best strategy. Sensor noticed the toe had started to light up almost like a homing beacon and as she flew on the light had turned into a small strobbing effect. She knew she must be getting close. Reaching out with her mind she tried to contact Gear to confirm her suspicion.

“Gear, are you falling nearby? Your foot is blinking.” Sensor flew on and the world around her was nothing much swirls of various images till finally below she saw the Hedge maze but still no Gear.

“Hello. I believe you have something of mine.” Gear said as he appeared next to her.

“Where did you come from?”

“I’ve been falling for a while before you contacted me and once you did I used the homing beacon to find you. It wasn’t easy trying to find you in a space that is ever changing. I feel through a world of worms that watched TV and then through one where there was nothing but clouds…but the clouds rained sparkles that sliced through anything they came in contact with.”

“Then why aren’t you all cut up?”

“Self repairing…which also I may have my foot back.” Gear gestured to his foot which was completely luminescent at this point.

“Of course.” Sensor handed him the foot.

The protective cover on the ends of the foot and Gear’s ankle retracted and once Gear put his foot close to the ankle cords and circuitry extended out reconnecting the two. Sensor had never seen anything like it.

“I think that’s where Cos and Wildfire are. She pointed to the hedge maze. But I’m not too sure we’re being allowed to go there as we still keep falling although its only mere clicks away.” Sensor said as she tried to push herself forward using her flight ring to propel her.

“I think we’ll arrive sooner than you think.” Gear said as the ground rushed to meet them.

They both instinctively turned themselves around to land feet first. But Domain changed the direct they were falling and they crashed into some hedges. Sensor’s long beige tail covered Gear.

“Well I guess we should have seen that coming.” Sensor said as she pulled up her tail off of Gear and stood up brushing herself off. She had a couple branches stuck in her full pink hair.

“You missed a few.” Gear reached out and took them from her hair. She smiled and thanked him. Sensor blushed for a moment before her senses were alive as she smelled the fear that was coating the entire area.

“Someone nearby is very afraid. But I’m unsure who it is…”

“RAWWWWWW” the sound of interrupted Sensor.

“What was that?” Sensor readied herself curing her tail in even tighter, ready to use its momentum to spring upward.

Gear’s hands turned into a low level stun gun and pulse cannon ready to fire but as they stood ready around the corner came Rokk on his mini T-Rex, whose jaws had let out that roar when he pulled on the reins to turn the dinosaur around the corner.

“Cosmic Boy!” they both yelled in unison.

Rokk smiled wide as he jumped off the T-Rex, still using his magnetism to hold the reins in place Rokk ran to his friends.

“OH Man, please tell me you’re here! Please say this is really and not a trick from Domain.” Rokk said grasping both their arms gently. He seemed a bit desperate to both of them but neither one was sure what Domain had done to him while he was here.

“Yes, Rokk it’s us. We’ve come to rescue you and Wildfire. Somehow.” Sensor said with a slim smile.

“You can help me find Wildfire. We’ve been separated for a while now. Domain has challenged me to go find him in a Tower. I found the Tower but neither Wildfire nor Domain was there. I’ve been searching around this hedge maze since. Rokk said. His blue eyes looking so tired.

“We will find him Cosmic Boy. Don’t worry.” Gear said trying to sooth their frazzled leader.

“Who’s your friend here?” Sensor made her way over to the T-Rex and gently stroked his nose. He responded kindly, kinder than Rokk had seen him the entire time.

“Sensor how’d you do that?” Rokk asked

“Do what?”

“Make him so calm?”

“Hmm…oh he must recognize my reptilian heritage and I think he finds me pretty...” Sensor smiled shyly as the T-Rex nuzzled her gently. She read his the surface of his mind but was met with nothing but static.

“Is he real?” Sensor asked.

“I’m not sure. I’m under the assumption no and that he’s just a construct of Domain’s making. Why do you get anything from his mind?”

“No…just static. But that’s not common with beings that don’t have higher thought functions at least for me. Saturn Girl might be able to say otherwise.”
“Well let’s get under way and find Wildfire. Rokk said taking the reins again of the T-Rex.

Sensor and Gear walked alongside Rokk and the T-Rex as they looked for signs of Wildfire or Domain. The hedge maze had grown eerily quiet. The winter like foliage still pervaded much of the hedge maze, only the flowers changed colors mixing between reds, blues, whites, and pinks.

“Domain must be nearby or at least watching us if the colors are still changing this much.” Rokk cautioned.

“YOU’VE CAUGHT ON TO ONE OF MY LITTLE “TELL”. STILL HAVEN’T FOUND WILDFIRE I SEE. MAYBE IT’S TIME I SHOW YOU…”

“Wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Guys he doesn’t have me! He doesn’t have me!” Wildfire came flying in to greet them. His flames bursting forth from his hands and feet still.

All three looked at him in shock. Gear and Rokk had never seen that demonstration of his power. But Sensor had. When he was Blast-Off. Wildfire landed gracefully next to Gear. The flames made the T-Rex shy away.

“Wildfire your safe!” Rokk exclaimed as he jumped back down from the T-Rex.

“Yeah, last ditch attempt to get away and it worked. Dud-main had me on a spinning wheel.”

“DON’T FORGET THE PRINCESS GOWN AND THE BLOND WIG!” Domain’s voice boomed around them.

The winds picked up and the ground beneath them began to shake. The T-Rex began to thrash about in fear as the ground lifted up and threw Rokk off of his back. Rokk’s magnetism weakening with Rokk’s distraction. The T-Rex roared as its jaws opened. Suddenly as the T-Rex continued to roar it grew three times its size. Without thinking Wildfire began firing on the T-Rex. Wildfire half expected to fly into the T-Rex when he started firing as his Blast-Off flames were just coming out of them moments ago. The blast hit the T-Rex square in the nose and the Wildfire fired two more hitting it in the chest and jaw.

“RWWWWWWWWWWW” the T-Rex’s mouth opened wide breathing out hot burst of wind at Wildfire sending him flying back.

Rokk grabbed hold of the chains the T-Rex had broken free from and wrapped them around the T-Rex’s jaws again. But due to his increased size they snapped easily. Rokk tried over and over to remake them. But they just kept breaking and getting weaker with each time. Gear’s hand opened up and sonic green cannon formed in its place. As Gear aimed at the T-Rex, the T-Rex grew another three feet and 600 lbs, it ran straight forward at them sending the ground into violent earthquakes. Gear was thrown off balance sending his blast towards Sensor and wasn’t very lucky as the sonic cannon was attuned to a reptilian wavelength. It caused her eyes to shake causing her to hallucinate and see a giant ghost. But that combined with Sensor’s own mental powers made the ghost appear.

The giant ghost was a shrouded skeleton in a white grey tattered robe with a giant sickle in his hands. But the skeleton wasn't completely humanoid but that of a giant version of her own evolved reptilian skeleton. As the giant skeletal snake ghost slithered towards the T-Rex it ran towards it. The sickle sliced across the T-Rex’s head passing through it seemingly harmlessly. But the T-Rex immediately began to cower and run away as the giant skeletal snake ghost still kept coming. Making the ground quake again causing each of them to lose their footing. The giant skeletal snake ghost’s sickle seemed to cause great fear in the T-Rex. When the shaking finally stopped Sensor had fallen and hit her head leaving her unconscious. But the giant skeletal snake ghost hadn’t disappeared. It was still slithering towards them. But as it moved and it got smaller. The T-Rex was gone and could barely be heard in the distance.

“Everyone OK?” Rokk called out.

“Aside from feeling a little queasy I’m good.” Wildfire said crawling out from in between the crevasses that were left from the quakes.

“I’m fine as well. I have not sustained any damage.” Gear’s hands and legs slowly began resealing the cuts that he had sustained during the entire rumble. The sonic cannon still at his side before in a nano second the green cannon had changed back to his hand.

“Where’s Sensor?” Rokk looked around in a panic. He didn’t see where she had gone and thought Domain may have taken her as part of a new challenge.

“She’s over here!” Gear called finding her unconscious in a heap of the hedges covering her.

Rokk and Wildfire ran over to them. But as they did they Skeletal snake ghost slithered towards them.

“What is that thing?” Wildfire said instantly trying to slag it with an energy blast. But each blast passed through it.

Rokk tried to magnetize the sickle but it wasn’t budging.

The two of them tried to fly around it but as they did it just changed its direction and began to go after them. Extending its long boney arms to swing the sickle at them. It barely reached either of them but the blast of icy cold energy wafted from it. Rokk shivered as he felt it.

“Is this a new trick from Domain?”
“SORRY GENTLEMEN BUT THAT’S NOT MY DOING.” The joy in his voice boomed through sunny sky.

“If it’s not him then its…” Both Wildfire and Rokk turned to see the unconscious Sensor with Gear by her side.

The distraction was momentary enough for the skeletal snake ghost to catch up with them. Slicing through both of them. Rokk and Wildfire fell to the ground instantly both into the fetal position.

“So…So...C...c…Cold…Ja….Jazmin… Pol...” Rokk’s mind swirled with the people he loved but all he could see was their deaths and his separation from them. Rokk’s fear was consuming him.

“Uggg…gg...jj...” Wildfire seemed much worse he couldn’t form any words. His mind was no longer his own. It was lost to his fear of being nothing of his energy leaving him.

Gear watched in horror as the two of them fell. He turned to try and revive Sensor before the Skeletal Snake Ghost reached them. Gear gently tapped Sensor’s face but she wasn’t waking up. But as the Skeletal Snake Ghost reached them and raised the sickle over its head it disappeared in a waft. Gear realized that if Sensor was creating this it meant his senses were being affected and if he could turn off his senses, and filter out the psychic manipulation from Sensor; make a psychic dampener in his head he should be able to disrupt it as Sensor would no longer have a mind to affect, as he theorized that it only still existed because it sought out to attack the active minds around it. Once a mind had been attacked the Skeletal Snake Ghost would no longer seek it out.

“By damn.” Gear breathed a sigh of relief

Gear tried to nudge Sensor again but she still wasn’t waking up. Gear left her to go and check on Rokk and Wildfire. Gear took out his Omnicom and scanned both of them. They seemed to be in mild shock resulting from the intense emotional imagery they were receiving from Sensor, which in turn over loaded them. Gear wasn’t sure how long their state of shock would last. But he hoped it wasn’t long as he wasn’t sure how long they had till Domain’s next strike.

Sensor began to stir, as she sat up her pink hair fell into her white eyes as she looked to see Gear examining her teammates.

“Gear! What happened?” Sensor called out as she flew over to them.

“They were attacked by a….” Gear took a moment to try and phrase this correctly.

“By a psychic manifestation of a ghostly serpent, much like yourself with a sickle and in tattered robes.”
“Was it sent by Domain? He can affect people on a psychic level?”

“No. the psychic manifestation came from you while you were unconscious from the earthquakes.”

The look of horror on Sensor’s face was enough to break what Gear would classify as his heart.

“No…I did this to them? Sensor instantly bent down and began trying to sooth Rokk and Wildfire’s pain.

“Sensor what are you doing?”

“I can feel the psychic distress they are in and its clear each is experiencing their own worst nightmares and over loading their senses. I’m going to try and change that. Send in some calm and soothing images. While using some of their favorite scents to help rouse them and make them feel comfortable. It the most I can do.” Her hands glided over their heads. Rokk’s soft jet black hair was tussled up in her fingers. Sensor had to resist the urge to play with his hair as she did her own and to indulge in the sensation of how different it was from her how and to play with someone else’s hair as opposed to her own.

While her other hand rested on Wildfire’s hard use-weave helmet. Sensor did her best to reach Wildfire’s mind but found it rather difficult. She found it odd. She had never had trouble reaching his mind before. It always seemed to be rather open to her. But now it was swirling and distant. But she was able to pull a couple thoughts in to help sooth him. They were hazy thoughts to her but they had meaning to him.

“GAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!” both Wildfire and Rokk gasped as they shot up. Sensor using her telepathic powers to stimulate an adrenaline rush in them.

“Gear, what are their readings?”

“Both are mentally functioning again. Rokk is stabilized but his breathing is a bit too shallow and Wildfire’s energy is no longer in fluctuation.” Gear announced.

“Thank grief.” Sensor said as she leaned back and breathed a sign.

“DOES THIS MEAN WE CAN RESUME OUR GAME? I’M EGGER TO PLAY WITH MY NEW OPPONENTS…ESPECIALLY THE PINK HAIRED MAIDEN.” Domain’s voice boomed.

The hedge maze started to reform itself.

“Is he serious?” Sensor questioned as she looked around to the others.

“Deadly I’m afraid.” Rokk said standing.

Rokk fixed his hair as he realized how messy it was. Sensor smiled to herself for a moment.

“How’s everyone doing?” Rokk checked in.

“Good and ready for whatever this SAJQU! Has to offer!” Wildfire roared to the sky.

“We need a plan of attack first dear.” Sensor tried to calm Wildfire but she sensed something bursting in him.

“I say now that we have a true maiden in my realm you should try and find her!” with those words Sensor was no longer by their side. But up high in a tower just beyond their reach.

“This guy has a thing for the damsel in distress doesn’t he?”

“It appears that way.” Rokk’s stare was unmoving as he looked at the tower where Sensor had been taken.

The team stood ready to rescue their friend but before they could do that they had to defeat the obstacle in front of them, the Giant Skeletal Snake Ghost was standing before them sickle in hand.

“Please tell that’s not the same one we just fought?” Wildfire began to fly up. The puffs of smoke and fire that billowed up around his legs showed he still had access to his Blast-Off powers.

“I LIKED YOU’RE FRIENDS IMAGINATION AND SO I APPROPRIATED HER STUNNING VISUALS.” Domain’s voiced thundered above them.

Meanwhile Sensor heard his voice much clearer and softer.

“They truly are stunning. You’re ability to create that creature is wondrous. Are you able to access a dimension like mine and call forth creatures?”

“No. “Sensor answered simply

“HMM…WELL IF THAT CREATURE WASN’T FROM A DIMENSION LIKE MINE…WAS IT FROM METAL POWERS WHICH YOU CLEARLY POSSES IF YOU WERE ABLE TO ROUSE YOUR COMPANIONS AS YOU DID.” Domain’s voice was deep and lushes as he stepped forth from the shadows of the room, at the top of the tower he created for Sensor. She sat in the window unable to move while the sun shone brightly down on her.
Sensor knew she was being held in place by Domain. This was his dream scenario. Sensor tried to probe his mind. But she was met with nothing but resistance.

“THAT’S SWEET OF TO WANT TO GET TO KNOW ME BETTER BUT I DO MUCH PREFER THE SUBLET BANTER OF A CONVERSATION THAT A MIND WITCH TRYING TO LEARN MY SECRETS.” Domain’s voice never lost its smooth lush sound as he threatened her.

“Fine dear have it your way. What is your fascination with the damsel in distress routine? My friend Wildfire would really like to know.” Sensor flashed Domain the broadest grin she could muster.

“NOT PARTICULARLY. ALTHOUGH IT HAS PROVIDED MUCH ENTERTAINMENT.” DOMAIN’S LEFT HAND SHOT UP AND INSTANTLY THERE WAS A HOLO OF WILDFIRE IN THE BLOND WING AND PRINCESS GOWN.

“hahmmmeckmmm…” Sensor tried to stifle a laugh.

“AS MUCH AS I’M OUT TO FULFILL MY CONTRACT AND KILL YOUR FRIEND COSMIC BOY, I DO ENJOY HAVING SOME FUN FIRST.”

“But that’s just it your contract no longer exists.” Sensor took this moment to try and reason with Domain and inform him of his state of affairs.

“WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?” Domain’s moved towards Sensor. She now found herself free to move from her window seat.

“Your accounts, every credit you ever earned killing people has been for lack of a better word erased.” Sensor’s voice trembled as she said those words aloud.

“THIS IS A TRICK. YOUR JUST DISTRACTING ME FROM YOUR FRIENDS DOWN THERE.”

“I’m not lying and I can even share the events of our worlds passing with you. Just let down your psychic shields.” Sensor slithered towards him her slender fingers reaching out for his white round hairless head.

Domain’s mind began to swirl with the images of the legion fighting the fatal 500 and reality being cut away, then of the reentry into reality multiple times only. Although while Sensor is filling his mind with as much of the emotion behind each separation, jaunt, and loss they had all felt. She hopped that this show of emotion might help turn the tide in their battle.

“NICE TRY MIND WITCH!” Domain flung Sensor back against her original spot in the window.

“Ahhh!” Sensor fell back into the wall almost falling out the window.

“I DON’T BELIEVE YOU. IT’S NOT TRUE!” Before Sensor could say anything Domain shimmered out of the tower room.

“I think he’s gone and I think he’s not too happy with the information I shared with him!” Sensor called down to her teammates.

“What happened?” Gear called up.

Sensor leapt from the tower window and flew down to her friends.

“I told him the truth. That our reality no longer existed and I showed him everything that happened. He then went into denial and shimmered away.” Sensor informed them as she fixed her hair from falling in her eyes.

The tower and the Giant Skeletal Snake Ghost stood there unmoving. The air around them seems to almost stop.

“Does anyone feel that?” Sensor asked her reptilian sense altered her to the change in the air. Since her evolution many of her sense had been heightened. The one she currently felt stimulated was the one that could tell the change in air pressure. Even though there was plenty of air to breath and there was no chance of suffocating. But there was no air flow around them anymore.

The world around them slowly turned to gray scale.

“What’s happening now?” Rokk swiftly turned around his hands flaring up to a bright purple glow as his magnetism reformed his crude steel spear.

“With Domain’s exit from this domain it seems everything goes into a hibernation mode of sort.” Gear said as he took readings of their surroundings his green eyes glowing against the grey scale.

“That’s perfect this may give us the time we need to regroup.” Rokk said as he let his guard down for the first time in a while.

“Do you think we can reason with him once he comes back?” Sensor coiled herself up.

“Probably not. He could go even crazier for all we know.” Wildfire’s opinion was the one they all were afraid to say.

“Can we use his exit to create one of our own?” Rokk paced slightly.

“I’ve already started taking readings to find a portal entry. I’m hoping to find a residue of Domain’s energy signature. If I do it will lead to us hopefully to away out.” Gear’s green eyes lit up the grey world around them as his Omnicom scanned.

“Did you guys have a plan when you entered or were you captured?” Rokk asked

“A little bit of both.” Sensor replied.

“Would you care to explain?” Rokk crossed over to her to listen intently.

“Dreamer said that both of us had to get captured in order to stop Domain and then rescue you.”

“So the only way out was to go in.” Rokk said his mind working on tactics as they spoke on where to go next.

“Dreamer also said…”

“Telepathically tell me. We don’t know if Domain is still monitoring us.” Rokk thought to her.

Sensor’s soothing voice entered Rokk’s mind effortlessly.

“Nura said “Just remember sometimes we can’t always see what’s right in front of us.””

“We can’t always see what’s right in front of us?” Rokk stumbled over the thought for a moment.

“Was there anything else?” Wildfire asked who had also switched to telepathic means of communication.

“Beep! Beep!”

“I’ve found something.” Gear announced joining them all telepathically.

“Well what is it?” Wildfire asked impatiently.

“It’s the portal. The tower is the portal. We just need to get back to the top and into that room, which is where the strongest of the readings are coming from. I sent a few nannites up there to search for the energy signature that matched the one at the museum.

“Then let’s go Legionnaires!” Wildfire shouted as he took off the puffs of smoke and flame trailing him.

But the tower was inaccessible. The grey scale wasn’t just a color change it made everything around them two dimensional. Wildfire actually hit a force field and smacked down to the ground.

“Ouch…that hurt...” Wildfire said as he rubbed his head.

“When Domain leaves everything becomes dormant. Then we wait for his return and take him down and escape.” Rokk’s confidence and determination had returned. He knew this was going to work, it had to work.

“What about Gear’s nannites? How’d they make it up there?” Wildfire walked back over to the group still rubbing his head.

“I sent them up before the tower was completely gray scaled. And I’m currently having issues recalling them. But they are sending me a live feed of what it is going on up there. I’ve merged a couple of them to form a camera, while the others are taking readings.” Gear’s tone was flat and easy as he informed them.

“Can you show us what is up there, Gear?” Rokk’s attention was squarely on Gear now.

“Sensor can you please assist me with showing everyone the tower room?”

“Of course.” Sensor closed her eyes and concentrated.

Even though they were already linked telepathically pulling images from Gear’s mind was slightly challenging as it was organic but it was still machinery. It wasn’t like any other mind she touched. Slowly the connection was being made between Gear’s nannites up in the tower and to the minds of herself, Rokk, and Wildfire. The images had a bright green hue to the edges of their vision now. As they looked at a portal swirling with white light and winds that blew the drapes of the tower room around. They too were grey scale but still had movement opposed to the rest of the landscape. Gear surmised it was due to their proximity to the open portal.


Superman and Flash Museum; Hall of Allies. (Chameleon and M’Onel.)

“We’ll Sensor said she needed to get captured somehow. When she was en route.”

“Yeah, but I had hoped that it wasn’t going to be as dramatic.” M’Onel said standing and stretching.

The two of them had been on portal watch for the last few hours. Invisible Kid tried to instruct them on how to recreate what Gear had done. But Dreamer reminded him this was what was supposed to happen.

“Think they will be back soon?” Chameleon asked looking up at M’Onel.

“I honestly don’t know Cham. We could be here for a few more hours.”

“I just hope they come back OK and soon.” The two of them knew more the team couldn’t handle more missing teammates in this strange reality.

Domain’s Dimension

“Gear any chance you can tell when he’s coming back?” Rokk asked his own impatience getting the better of him. it felt like Domain had been gone forever. Even though he hadn’t physically seen or even spent much time with Domain while here, he knew his presence was everywhere. But now it wasn’t and that made Rokk even more uneasy because now he really had no idea if they would make it out of here.

“Yes, actually he’s back now!” Gear screamed as the scenery came to life.

But not only did everything change back to its vibrant hues but the Giant Skeletal Snake Ghost came to life to and began trying to slither after them. The sickle swinging wildly. None of them were sure if it held the same power it did as one of Sensor’s illusion or was just the muscle to keep them distracted.

“Scatter!” Rokk called to the team as they each took to the sky trying to escape the swipes of the sickle.

Rokk instantly magnetizes the sickle and stops it from slashing into Sensor as she flew up and tried to go over head into the tower room. Rokk held it back as Sensor made her way past. But his hold of the sickle was slipping as sweat poured down his face. The Giant Skeletal Snake Ghost’s strength was pushing Rokk to his limits. As soon as Sensor was clear Rokk let go and the sickle swung fast and hard sending the Skeletal arms twisting about and breaking off at the elbows. The loud clatter of the sickle threw them all off.

“WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH THE WORLD? ALL MY ACCOUNTS EVERY OFF PLANET ACCOUNT IS GONE! MY HOME ON NALTOR AND VENEGAR 4 ALL GONE! WHERE HAVE YOU HIDDEN THEM YOU MIND WITCH! I KNOW YOUR RESPONSIBLE. DID YOU REALLY THINK THIS TRICK WOULD WORK AND I’D GIVE YOU BACK YOUR PRECIOUS COSMIC BOY?”

Domain had indeed returned and was angry. The pleasant skies had turned to thunder storms, with red and blue lighting flashing. The tower had disappeared. Leaving the swirling white light portal open and sucking in everything around it. Domain’s angry eye’s flashed in the sky when the red lighting struck the Giant Skeletal Snake Ghost destroying it to ashes.

“Looks like he’s mad!” Wildfire yelled as he tried to rush the portal now that the Giant Skeletal Snake Ghost had been destroyed. But as he made his way a giant swarm of grelian humming insects from Grelia. They were small and might and had a Syrian’s song to ward off anyone who tried to advance on their territory. The frequency of the sound drove Wildfire to fly back down away from the portal.

“I’M NOT MAD! I’M FURIOUS AND IF YOU DON’T GIVE BACK EVERYTHING YOU STOLE I WILL MAKE SURE YOU’LL PAY FOR THE NEXT THOUSAND YEARS!” Domain threatened.

“Can he really keep us here for a thousand years?” Sensor yelled as she flew on the edge of the swarm trying to use her illusion powers to use the swarm against each other and clear a path for them to try and escape.

“No, I think were alive for as long as were alive. Time doesn’t slow down in here does it Domain?” Rokk shouted up sending his spear around through the swarm.

“CLEARLY COSMIC BOY! I CAN’T CONTROL TIME! NOW GIVE ME WHAT’S MINE!” Domain’s voice boomed around them as the lighting and thunder increased.

The skies were darker than they had ever been and the wind picked up. Domain’s anger swelled. The entire dimension was being wiped away.

“Gear get up there with Sensor! Drake follow me and cover him. we’re going to rush that portal. Wildfire take out as many of the swarm as you can!” Rokk strained to be heard over the winds as it took to much concentration to maneuver his steel spear through the swarm and keep the telepathic link up at the moment.

The group of battered Legionnaires made their way towards the mind splitting song of swarm. Sensor’s illusions had worked and there was a path to the portal. But it wasn’t clear as it could be. Gear used a pulse cannon that redirected the sound at the swarm. But it had little effect other than confusing them to fly in circles. Gear changed the frequency and they drove themselves away. Meanwhile both Wildfire and Cosmic Boy did their best to fight off those advancing at the rear as they made their way.

“IT WON’T BE THAT EASY!” domains voiced boomed again and he appeared before them destroying everything in his path, including them. The blue and red lighting intensified as they moved forward. The swarm growing three times their normal size, making them bigger obstacles for the Legionnaires. The clouds grew thicker and the air grew colder.

“Remember what Dreamer said! We can’t always see what’s right in front of us!” Sensor thought to the team.

“What are you talking about?” Wildfire asked slagging five of the enlarged humming insects.
“In plain sight! We have to hide in plain sight and send him searching for us.” Sensor thought frantically,

“But how can we do that? His mind is immune to telepathy.” Wildfire said.

“But not my illusions. That’s why Dreamer said I needed to be here. I need to blend us in with our environment and make him think we’re hiding some place. Get him to abandon the portal.

Before anyone could say anything Sensor had hidden them completely from every one of Domain’s sense. As she did this she began to try and scan his mind to see just how close of a connection existed between Domain and his dimension were. Domain’s mind was a range of anger and confusion. But the control exhibited over his dimension was incredible. Sensor could feel the amount of mental capacity he had to create all these scenarios and have them continuously running. Soon Sensor found her answer. His mind and senses were tied to the dimension and she knew what she had to do. Soon all of them were standing mere feet away from Domain and the portal but he still stared at them as if they were still a few hundred feet away at the edge of the swarm.

“He’s seeing what I want him to. His dimension is completely tied to his senses and mind.” Sensor informed the team as they all kept their movements as still as they could.

“WHERE ARE YOU GOING? YOUR URCHINS CAN’T RUN FROM ME! YOU CAN’T HIDE!”

Domain began to fly after the illusion of the team Sensor had created. But what she didn’t expect was that he would begin to tear apart his dimension to find them. The world around them changed and the colors spun as Domain rushed off to try and find the Legionnaires. He thrashed and stopped as he saw vision of them everywhere. Domain grew in size to be 100 meters tall.

“Now! Go through!” Sensor yelled at Gear as he was within reach of the unguarded portal.

The Legionnaires rushed through the portal quickly. Gear first and then Rokk and Wildfire. Sensor left last as she knew that Domain had to follow them out. She couldn’t leave him here to come back and try again to destroy them or be unchecked in a strange reality.

“Domain! I think you should turn around now!” Sensor called as her illusions of the team came to an end.”

Domain spun around his eyes wide with fear and anger. He ran towards the portal after her and as he got close she jumped through. In his wake the world around him began to shatter. His mind was shattered with anger and his dimension began to fall down around him as he ran after Sensor. As his world collapsed he reached Sensor and pulled her tail back in. he tried to pull her back but his dimension was crashing around him and he knew it would take time to rebuild and reconnect himself with it before he could control it again. Sensor’s illusion hadn’t only caused him to thrash the dimension but to doubt his own sense and thus crippling the link between him and the dimension.

Superman and Flash Museum; Hall of Allies. (Chameleon and M’Onel.)


The eerie Hall of Allies was quiet as M’Onel and Chameleon looked around at the heroes that had come before them. They knew Cos would be enthralled by all of this and he’d know probably more facts about these holo’s and statues than the museum curators but at the moment neither of them felt comfortable waiting for this ethereal portal to open and bring their friends home in what felt like the hall of the dead. M’Onel looked to see if he remembered as much about these long gone heroes as the history holo’s did.

M’Onel knew many of these people. He had conversations with them and he had fought alongside some of them. M’Onel’s memories flooded in and out a 1000 years in a void had done a number on many of his memories. But he knew the one statue standing before him and a tear was almost brought to his eye as he saw himself as he was a thousand years ago. M’Onel was known as Valor…or simply Lar Grand. M’Onel saw the placard with his name real name and information was simple. Not much was known about him beyond being the seeder of worlds and that he disappeared not long after. M’Onel wondered if he had a counter part in this reality, whose still trapped in the Stasis Zone. As his thoughts drifted the portal began to come to life.

“WHOSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHH!!!” the portal roared to life with the sound of air rushing in.

The dazzling light was glowing into Chameleon’s eyes as he morphed his eyes into that of the Solar Frogs of Viilen a planet that was so close to its sun that their frog’s eyes were able to see in blinding light. While M’Onel hovered with his fist ready and his eyes glowing read. Both stood ready to fight whatever was about to come out of that portal.

Gear was the first to bust through releasing a gust of wind towards his teammates. Gear fell forward to his knees as he exited the portal. Chameleon rushed over to help him up and as they moved quickly out of the way Wildfire and Cosmic Boy rushed through next. Wildfire flew through with Cosmic Boy. Wildfire grabbed hold of Cosmic Boy’s jacket and burst forward when he looked behind then to see Domain wasn’t far behind them.

“We’ve got in coming!” Wildfire shouted.

Sensor came through next flying through with Domain holding on to her tail. She flew him across the room with the strength of her tail to try and get him to let go. Domain crashed into several statutes. The portal quickly closed before them resetting the tranquil surroundings of the Hall of Allies. M’Onel flew over to Domain and found him unconscious. He cuffed Domain with the set of power dampening cuffs that were standard Legion issue from his belt before lifting him up on to his shoulder.

“Looks like everyone’s back and with a little bit of baggage.” M’Onel’s smile was small but sincere.

“Before we go. We better clean up.” Rokk said looking around at the many statues that were thrown about or damaged holo’s that were no longer displaying.

The team got to work quickly cleaning up as they agreed that M’Onel would take Domain back to headquarters. . Gear and Sensor had left once the holo’s were functional and half the statues were set up right. Even though Domain had ruined much of this day, Rokk felt like the day ended on a good note.

Wildfire was the last to walk out but he noticed something on his way out. The statue of Mister Miracle had been moved from standing with the Doom Patrol and over to the Justice League and its holo tab’s information had been rewritten. Wildfire shook his head as he saw this realizing he had actually retained some of the knowledge Rokk had given him earlier and the reason for the grin on Rokk’s face as he left.

Legion Secret Headquarters: warehouse district Metropolis.

The rescue team returned and with an unconscious Domain. M’Onel flew in with Domain over his shoulder first.

“Do we have a holding area?” M’Onel asked as he looked at Lyle and Val who sat at the holo table awaiting their arrival.

“Put him in the Virtual Reality Room for now. I’ve already constructed a “cell” for him in there.” Lyle said.

It was another hour before the rest of the team showed up for the team to have a proper debriefing and discussion about what to do with Domain.

The eight legionnaires sat around the meeting table. Domain was still unconscious and locked in the V.R. Room. the debriefing about what happened in Domain’s dimension was easy for the team. Each recounting all they learned about him. but now the hard part came, what to do with him.

“We should turn him over to the authorities. After what he did and has done he’d be best in prison. It also be an easier way to keep track of him.” Wildfire said. He was the first to speak his opinion.

“But technically in this reality he hasn’t committed any crimes.” Gear pointed out.

“He just kidnapped all of us!” Wildfire protested.

“Yes he did. But we are trying to fly under the radar here. We don’t want the Science Police to be any more involved in our lives than they are and we all know that he’ll bring more questions than answers for the authorities as he doesn’t exist here. This means they will look more into us and they could find that we don’t actually exist here either. ” Rokk’s voice was calm and steady as he pointed out these facts.

“Then what do we do with him?” Chameleon asked

“We have to keep him here with us in headquarters. There’s nowhere else to put him.”

“And how do we contain him here? We don’t have a prison to hold him in exactly or the space really to build one.” Lyle said as he knew that every square inch of their new home had been put to use.

“Gear, I need to you to create a tracking/confining bracelet for him. I want the bracelet to not allow him access to his dimension and only my authorization can remove it. He’ll wear it at all times and he can take one of the vacant rooms that we have at the moment. The rest of the teams away and we know they will be gone for a while.” It was clear that Rokk wasn’t happy about this decision but he knew there was no other way.

“He won’t be able to access his dimension for some time. I read his mind while we were exiting and he revealed that his connection had been severely damaged during his rampage to find us. Will he be confined to his room?” Sensor asked as she looked over to the V.R. Room. The hesitation was clear in her voice.

“For the time being yes.” Rokk replied.

“Then that’s everything. Gear please let me know as soon as the bracelet is made and ready to apply to Domain. Meeting adjourned.” Rokk dismissed the team

Legion Recap.

The legion has split into two groups.

The first group is a small group of 9 Legionnaires.
Cosmic Boy
Invisible Kid
Dreamer
Sensor
Chameleon
Gear
M'Onel
Karate Kid
Wildfire

they have been charged with finding their missing teammates Shikari "Lonestar" and Timber Wolf who went missing not long after their arrival in this reality.

Gear, Chameleon, and M'Onel were tasked with continuing the search for that day.

the rest of the team went for down time. Wildfire and Cosmic boy went to the Superman and Flash Museum. While there they were captured by Domain, an enemy of Cosmic boy's from their home reality. who has some how survived and made his way to this new reality. the running theory is his dimension saved him from the decimation of their universe and opened up here as it was the next closest reality to their own.

Dreamer and Sensor visited Star boy in the hospital where Sensor gave Dreamer and Star boy a quiet moment together. During it Dreamer received a premonition of Wildfire and Cosmic Boy in trouble and that Senor and Gear were key to saving him them.

While in Domain's dimension Wildfire has started exhibiting powers of one of his former selves, Blast-Off.

Sensor and Gear got captured and indeed did save their teammates from Domain, while also capturing him. Domain is now the Legion's prisoner as he has no where else to go and they don't trust him to roam unchecked in the strange reality.


The other team set off to be Cadets in the Science Police's new training program for a special Squad.

the following Legionnaires at Montauk Point, Metropolis are
Live Wire
Saturn Girl
Triad
Apparition
Ultra Boy
Violet
Ferro
Umbra
Kid Quantum II
Spark

The headmaster of the training facility is Captain Gim Allon, who in their former reality was once one of them and is now deceased. Other familiar faces had also returned at the announcement of a scrimmage match between the Legionnaires and a random squad of other Cadets. several of whom are doppelgangers of people from their home reality.

The other squad consisted of Brek Bannin, April Dumaka, James Cullen, Candi Pyponte-Le Parc III, Gates, Berta Skye Haris, Bobb Kohan, Jedediah Rikane, Bogdan Tarka, and Inferno.

Squad 34 as they have been dubbed during the scrimmage is losing to the Legion 5 to 7 and 3 of their members have been taken out of the match.

Colu away team: en route to Colu.
Brainy
Andromeda

thanks for reading everyone and there's your Legion Recap. I'll return soon with some more action from the Cadets!

Nice ending to the Domain story! Sensor's use of her illusions was brilliant. The Skeletal Snake was interesting. Also loved seeing Gear in action, and Wildfire retaining his Blast-Off powers is great!

Half-Time:

The two teams had separated to their respective sides of the courts. The battles were going strong. But each wondered how long this could go on.

“You’re doing a great job out there hunny.” Imra said as she gave Garth and drink and rubbed his shoulders and back.

“Thanks Imra. We’re killing them.” Garth leaned back against the bench smiling.

The team was really enjoying this scrimmage match. Imra couldn’t help but hear and feel the exuberance of her teammates as they let off steam and it was true the other team was being worn down pretty quickly three of them had been taken out to their one. Imra knew Captain Allon loved this. She knew if they kept up this kind of performance they would make that squad in no time. Imra wondered how long till she was going to get her turn in the ring. Of those left Gate’s was really the only known factor to her. The other cadets were new to her… true a couple of them had been in the academy back home but she hadn’t really gotten too many of them. Her time was busy with Garth at that time and his transformation. She looked at her fiancé and marveled at how it wasn’t that long ago that Garth didn’t look like Garth but a crystalline replica of the man who had killed him. It was a hard adjustment for both of them. But they had made it through and now Garth was back to normal. As she looked at Garth she noticed his metal arm twitched a little bit.

“Garth is your arm OK? It’s twitching.”

“Oh? Yeah it’s fine Imra. It’s been doing that a bit. I think my electricity has been shorting it out again. I’ll see if they can look at it once were done here.” Garth smiled at Imra. He was trying to hide the fact that it had been doing that since he had stolen the lighting rod back on the other Legion’s world and tried to resort his arm to flesh. He knew he lied to her when he said that he just pictured himself that way. But he couldn’t bear to tell her that he tried and failed to make him a complete man for her. He hated having even this small secret from Imra. But he figured there was no point in bringing it up now.

“OK.” Imra returned his smile and kissed him on the cheek. She hoped it was nothing but ever the worrier Imra promised herself to keep an eye on it as well.

Down the bench Andy Nolan sat with his head hanging. He was taking a much needed break. Even though he was made of iron he still needed rest from time to time. In the few minuets that he was on the field Andy had gone up against Berta, who sent several cyclones against him and he fought hard against them digging into the court to reach her. The alarm blew when he had just about made it to her. Andy collapsed as soon as it happened. When he looked up he saw that Berta had a small smile across her face and kept it while she walked off the court. She looked down at the ironman and her pale purple eyes twinkled just a bit. Andy didn’t want to read anything into it but as he hung his head he kept replaying Berta’s smile in his mind over and over again.

In the Med-tent.

Jo sat by Tinya’s side as she rested after being crystallized by Cadet Kohan, who lay just feet away from her. She knew it was taking Jo a lot of restrain to not go over and terrorize the young cadet for possibly hurting her.

“Jo, don’t even think about it.”

“What?” Jo said trying to sound innocent.

“Don’t go over there and scare the poor boy. You’ve already knocked him out and “saved” me. Let him rest. He just has no control over his powers.” Tinya advised Jo easily.

“I know. But its things like that that could kill us out there.” Jo took Tinya’s hand and kissed it gently.

“And that’s why we’re here to train and help these kids. I know it’s hard to remember but we were them once. Young and inexperienced and in all reality were not that much older than any of the cadets here. We’ve just lived through more than most.” Tinya’s blue eyes soften for a moment as if a tear would fall from her eyes. Jo knew she was talking about Cub.

“Fine. I won’t do anything. But at least if it happens again I can lay him out again and it won’t take as long to deal with.” Jo smiled slightly.

Tinya shook her head and just smiled. Jo was a handful. But he was her handful.

Cadet Kohan lay there completely unconscious and content just a few feet away. Cadet Kohan’s mind swam with thoughts of wanting to punch Cadet Nah out for laying him out and Cadet Ardeen as well. He knew there had to be a better way to change someone back. But he knew it was just to save their friend. He knew he couldn’t really be too mad at either of them. It took a telepath telling him how his powers worked that he truly realized he knew nothing about his powers or where they came from. Cadet Kohan vowed that moment to learn how to control his powers better and find out just where they came from.

Tinya stood up gently as she looked across the med-tent and saw Inferno laying there staring up at the ceiling. The light next to her bed was on as bright as it would go. Tinya felt bad about what she had put Inferno through.

“Angel where are you going?” Jo asked his brown eyes full of concern.

“To make amends.” Tinya said softly as she walked over to Inferno’s bed.

“Inferno…”

“Oh look who it is. It’s the Ghostly Captain. Come to spook me out some more?” Inferno didn’t take her eyes off the ceiling as she spoke. Opening and closing her hand she created small fire balls as she tried to keep herself calm.

“I came to apologize. I didn’t know you were that afraid of the dark.”

“I’m not afraid of the dark.” Inferno scoffed.

“Sorry. We’ll either way I’m sorry for any trouble I’ve caused you.” Tinya smiled warmly at Inferno who looked at Tinya out of the corner of her eyes.

“It’s no big. It’s a competition. Gotta be the best and all that junk…But thanks.” Inferno said turning her head and looking at Tinya for the first time since she approached her.
The two smiled politely at each other and Tinya turned to go back to her bed. Tinya hoped that she could gain this Inferno’s trust and med the fence. Even though their Sandy was a hot head, she wasn’t all bad and she saw the same thing in this Inferno. She just hoped she could make it right.

Back at the benches:

Candi sat back and relaxed as she looked at her nails. Her long green hair drenched in sweat was pushed to the side. She was exhausted and kind of grateful that they had taken her out. She knew once she got back to her suite she was taking the longest bubble bath she could. She knew the coming days were going to be hard and this was fun but she hoped she was going to be strong enough to survive. Candi looked over at Cadet Berta. She was pretty. Her raven hair tied back into a tight ponytail. Tied in three spots as her hair was super thick. Her purple eyes glowed against her orange hued skin.

“Cadet Harris?”

“Please just call me Berta…

“OK… Berta. I’m Candi. It’s a pleasure to meet you officially.” Candi stuck out her hand daintily.

Berta took one her large green fingers into her hand and shook it, barely moving it.

“Nice to meet you.” Berta’s smile was simple.

“I was wondering what you are doing after the matches. I do believe we’ll have some down time after this and if you’d like I thought we could get to know each other.”

Candi’s offer was sincere. Berta could tell that. But she wasn’t there to make friends. She was there to become a cadet and to train to protect and serve the galaxy. But when the emerald Monstress before her she couldn’t say no.

“That would be nice. Maybe dinner in the commissary. What floor are you on?” I’m on the 69th floor and I was thinking we could have a girl’s night with my suit mates.”

“A girl’s night?”Berta asked confused.

“You know, a girl’s night. Watch movies, eat junk food, gossip…or well in our cases get to know each other. I mean if we make it on to the special unit, we’re going to be spending a lot of time together. I figure we should know each other.” Candi smiled broadly.

“I see. Sorry on my world we don’t have girl’s night.”

“OH MY. Well dear you’re missing out. Now I don’t care your definitely coming tonight.

“Is your suite mates OK with that?” Even though Berta was curious about having a girl’s night. She wasn’t above looking into the possibilities of what could cause it to be canceled.

“I honestly don’t know. Let’s find out. Oooo Whoooo Vi dear!” Candi called across the field to Vi who was talking with Lu during half-time.

“Come with me dear and well get to know my suite mates.” Candi said as she got up motioning for Berta to follow. Berta looked slightly exacerbated but when along with Candi anyway.

“Hi…Cadet...”

“Oh posh. Don’t bother with that Cadet stuff with me. Just call me Candi. I wanted to introduce myself properly to you and Lu.”

“Thank you…” Vi said. Her confusion clearly showing on her face.

“Oh I’m sorry I forgot to say I’m your new roommate, which makes me your suite mate Lu.” Candi’s smile never left her face.

“Oh! That’s wonderful! I look forward to rooming with you.” Vi said. Her voice was sincere but she had remembered all those suite cases in her room and she remembered the fashonista that Candi had been in their home reality. Vi had a feeling the few civilian clothes she had weren’t going to ever leave her suit case.
“I’m glad to hear that and to help with the bonding process I propose a girl’s night in our suite tonight. I’ve already invited Berta here.” Candi gestured to Berta who waved politely.

“You can invite whomever else you want. The more the merrier I say.” Candi waited for Vi and Lu’s response.

“What about my roommate? Shouldn’t we consult her?” Lu asked. As much as she thought a girls night could be fun she kind of wanted to relax their first night there and try and get some sleep. She was exhausted.

“Oh Inferno won’t mind. Besides I think she’s going to be in the med-bay for the night for observation.” Candi said as she took out her Omnicom and showed Lu the roster list. It showed that Inferno was going to be in the med bay for the night.

“Inferno’s my roommate?” Lu fought the urge to triplicate as all three of themselves had a different opinion of the firer starter and remembering the last time they shared a room, all Lu could think about was how much she has wanted to throttle her. She also realized she was going to have to get used to sleeping with the lights on.

“It should be a fun time. We’ll be there.” Vi said with a smile as she answered for Lu who she could see was fighting the urge to triplicate.

“Great!” Exclaimed Candi.

“Then it’s settled tonight 7:30 sharp our suite on the 69th floor. See everyone then! Toddle-loo!” Candi called as she walked back over to her team’s bench. Berta smiled and followed behind bowing slightly as she left.

Lu and Vi smiled at each other. Candi was forever Candi in any reality. Any reservations either of them had about Candi and the differences they might face by this reality’s Candi.

Up the bench Jazmin sat there looking at him. He looked good, strong. He looked taller than she remembered. He has his signature dreads. Her amber eyes glowed slightly as she read his quantum signature. She wanted to see if it was more innate in this reality or if he still required his belt to enhance his powers. Her eyes narrowed in around his waist where the signature was the strongest. As she suspected his belt was boosting his powers.

“I wonder if they know about that Jimmy.” Jazmin thought to herself.

Jazmin stared at him for a little while longer when Ayla took notice.

“Are you going to go talk to him or just stare at him all day?” Ayla asked.
“I can’t. Not yet anyway.”

“Well if he catches you staring he’s going to start thinking something else.” Ayla said leaning in to Jazmin.

“Yewww gross Ayla! He’s my brother.” Jazmin said on instinct.

“That maybe so for you, but it’s not for him. He doesn’t know you here. To him you’re some pretty girl who’s staring him down and he’s caught you more than once.”

Cadet James Cullen looked over in their direction. He squinted at them. Jazmin knew he detected her quantum signature. Before she could look away he turned his head away and turned his nose up a bit.

“Any idea what that’s about?” Ayla asked.

“He thinks he’s a better quantum caster than me and that they only need one quantum caster and its going to be him. It’s the same look I’ve gotten a thousand times before he died.” A lump grew in Jazmin’s throat and slight tears hid being her eyes.

“And a look you’ll turn around because he is your brother.” Ayla said with a small smile.

“Thanks.”

“Hey I get it.” Ayla points down the bench with her thump to Garth whose sending sparks of lighting back and forth between his hands.

“Yeah you do.”

“Brothers.” Ayla rolls her eyes and jabs Jazmin gently to get to smile.

“Yeah, brothers.” Jazmin says with a faith but real smile.

On the opposing team’s side of the court Brek Bannin, Jedediah Rikane started to stretch before returning to the match.

“Are you excited to get back out there? I know I’m excited.” Cadet Rikane said as jogging up and down in place. He didn’t want lose his adrenalin rush. He saw what everyone had done so far and he couldn’t wait to show them what he could do.

“Yeah I am. This should fun.” Brek had to look up at Jed as he said this. He was by far the shortest one there. Besides Gates that is.

“Who do you think you want to try and take on?” Cadet Bannin asked starting to do some stretching.
Cadet Bannin knew they should be going back in soon and thought a good tactic would be to see who on his team wanted to fight who instead of just running and going for it. So far their team hadn’t faired very well against squad one. But he was determined to turn that around. That special unit was where he wanted to be and he was going to get there. He had already talked with most of his teammates who were side lined with him and now he’s talked to those still active on the field. April said she still wanted to go after the ones she referred to as the “Lightning Bug, and the shadow”, respectively. She’s been after them all match. So he understood. Berta had thought about it and thought she’d try going for the new comer again. he seemed pretty strong but was still an unknown factor.

“hmmm I don’t know. Cadet Nah seems pretty tough. I think I’d go for him. I bet I’m just as tough.” Cadet Rikane said as a broad smile spread across his face as he thought about the idea.

“Yeah I’ll take Cadet Nah.”

“The he’s all yours.” Cadet Bannin patted Cadet Rikane on the back before turning his attention elsewhere.

“Alright that just leaves Gates.” Cadet Bannin said as he scanned the sidelines.

Cadet Bannin saw him over to the side of the benches having a drink of water with a couple of protein slugs.

“Hey Cadet Gates, I wanted to ask you… something?” Cadet Bannin stopped dead in his tracks as Gates sucked in the last of his protein slugs down his gullet. Cadet Bannin tried not to seem grossed out. But he couldn’t help it and winced at the sight.

“Just call me Gates all this Cadet this and Cadet that is a waste of words and just another way for this overzealous authoritarian program to stripe us of our individuality and try to turn us into drones.” Gates said after slugging down some water.

“OK. Gates Well my question is who do you want on the field? So far it I think Cadet Dumaka wants both Cadet Umbra and Cadet Ranzz. While Cadet Rikane wants Cadet…” Cadet Bannin could see the announce coming from Gates stare as he rambled on.

“He wants Jo, the strong one and that just leave Lu…I think her name was, she’s the one who can triplicate.”

“I’m aware of who she is. I’ve only been fighting her. But I’ll just be a floater. It’s much easier with my powers. But it’s good that our NEW CAPTAIN is making an effort to take the lead.” Gates said that last part loud enough for Candi to hear.

Candi heard him but just smiled and continued on. Gates was just a loud mouth in her mind and she had no time that.

“Oh OK, well….I was gonna float but I guess yeah it makes more sense for you to. Then I guess the triplets are mine” Cadet Bannin smiled on the outside but was kind of scared on the inside. He saw how fierce a fighter she was and the fact there were three of them made it even worse. But he needed to make the special unit and if they were who he needed to beat to do so. Then he would.

“Good. But you might want to start reading up on the flies as well. They aren’t triplets they’re from Cragg.” Gates quipped as he ported away and got ready for the match.

“What’s the difference?” Brek thought to himself.

Brek looked over at Lu on the opposing side and smiled. She smiled back, he smile warm and polite. Brek turned to continue stretching and didn’t see the grin that spread across her face. Brek had no clue that he smile was her letting him know she was about to take him down.

Meanwhile Umbra was on the field stretching. She did all the resting she needed to and wanted to get the match going again. Umbra never looked over to the opposing team’s bench while she stretched. She didn’t have to, to know she was being watched. The cat was sizing her up again. Umbra thought it was delightful how this little cat thought she could take on the Shadow Champion. Umbra had been humbled in her days with the Legion but since her renewed connection with the shadows of her ancestors she’s never felt stronger and more assured of her abilities and she knew this cat’s scratch was nothing. If the cat wanted a fight Umbra was more than ready to give it to her.

She noticed the new team’s captain was talking with everyone. She figured it was about who was going to take her on. But she didn’t care who tried she wanted to take the cat out of the game. Umbra’s facing discretion was towards the other squads who were competing around them. She noticed more of them were gone only a hand full of teams remained. Of the 34 squads besides the two of them there were only 7 squads left still fighting. Many of the courts were scorched up or dug up and were in the process of being repaired by the robotic staff for other training sessions. Umbra looked out into the distance at two competing squads and she saw something that she couldn’t believe. She saw what looked to be a Giant of purple with a giant display on its head that fired lighting from it. The giant beast was scorching up the field as a small man stood next to him. Umbra couldn’t make out the man from how far away their court was. But she knew without a doubt that beast was VALIDUS!

Before Umbra could react to tell her teammates the horn rang and half-time was over.

wow! a robot Validus!

Liked Brek's initiative, it sounds so like him. Also liked Gates' being canny, he's really got the makings of a great cadet

Candi is still Candi, and loved the contrast with serious Berta. Also loving the Legionnaires' reactions to these counterparts of their old friends - Lu and Inferno in the same room!

Tinya and Inferno was great, as was Jaz and Ayla (especially because Ayla resented Jaz for a time there). It looks like James still has some arrogance in this reality.

Nice bit about Garth trying to make his metal arm a flesh one I did the same thing with my Garth, though mine succeeded in restoring his. But I'm glad we both thought of having Garth try and make his arm into flesh.

Tinya thinking about Cub was heartbreaking and loved her scene with Jo.

Berta's smile - interesting. Romance? A killer instinct? Interesting to see where it goes.

Jed's enthusiasm is also nice, I think he and Brek would make good friends.

And Umbra's confidence is a treat to see again.

Thanks IB!

I know a lot just went on and glad you liked a lot of the moments.

JAz and Ayla i figured have gotten past it at this point. Plus if i recall a lot of that had to do with Ayla dealing with Garth's apparent death. Jaz even told her that the Legion needed Spark and to honor Garth's memory that way if i recall correctly. so i just took that to mean they patched things up.

Berta and Andy...idk but we'll see where that goes.

Thank you for the Garth Idea. yet another moment i really liked as a side moment. So thank you

I'm glad you like Jed...I thought him and Brek sounded pretty similar..but now that you say the buddy aspect maybe this will be my version(replace sun boy for power boy)

I'm so glad Tinya's scene came out well. and i also have to thank you for your comments about Tinya using Inferno's fear as abit harsh. as i said i didn't think she would realize how bad Inferno's fear was. but she would apologize and you reminded me of that. so thank you.

Also its not a robot Validus. its the real deal.

This isn't the Reboots world and things are going to be different and its time to start seeing even more of them.

Up next more scrimmages, girls night, and a visit with the man who made it all possible Captain Gim Allon.

Hi Omni! You are right, Jazmin helped comfort Ayla when Garth was still "dead", much to Ayla's appreciation. It's great seeing Ayla return the favor here.

The Garth/Imra moment worked really well. Imra loves and accepts Garth completely, but of course Garth keeps striving to be the best he can be for here. It's beautiful.

I'm glad you liked my comment on the Jed/Brek friendship! I agree they are quite similar, though Jed is more gung-ho while Brek is a bit more careful and has more leadership potential I think.

Thank you, I'm glad my comment on Tinya using Inferno's fear led to this beautiful scene. I think you captured her perfectly, and IMO you have depicted her at her best. The Tinya I love is very sensitive AND sensible.

Oh my, the real Validus! I read the phrase about robotic staff and assumed Validus was a robot! This is going to be interesting indeed!

Round Three:

Umbra stood in the center of the court dazed and confused. Still not sure she really saw Validus out there. Why would he be here training she thought. Her thoughts continued to focus on Validus when the horn blew again.

“Cadet Umbra, take your place with your squad please.” Captain Allon’s voiced boomed over the PA system.

Umbra made her way to the sidelines. even though she wasn’t about to take the field, Imra came over to check on Umbra.

“Tas…I mean Umbra are you alright? You were staring off for a while.” Imra stood far enough away. Even though she knew she didn’t have to.

“I’m fine.” Umbra said absent mindedly.

“Umbra.” Imra didn’t say much else.

“I saw Validus. He’s in one of the training squad’s five courts over.” Umbra motioned towards the open courts.

“Are you sure?” a slight tinge of fear reached her voice. That behemoths mental lighting was intense for a normal human but for a telepath it was a 100 times worse.

“Yes. I saw him and a man beside him aiming at some of their other trainees all of whom I couldn’t make out clearly. Even my keen vision has its limits.”

Imra looked out to the courts and pushed her mind to see just who was out there. As she peered through the eyes of one of the attending Science Police officers, Imra saw him.

“RawWWWWW” Validus roared and sent a bolt of pink mental lighting at an opponent on the field. The officer watching flinched as the bolt hit its target shocking Imra back to her body.

The image of Validus roaring so close to hear face and the feeling of fear the officer had stuck with her for a moment. After facing almost 500 versions of the creature, there was no doubt Umbra was right.

“As much as I want to go and have all of us take care of that beast now, we’ve got to concentrate. You know we need to make that cadet program if we’re going to live here.”

“I’m aware Imra.”
“Just don’t worry about that beast and whatever anger you want to take out on him take out on that beauty.” Imra said pointing to Cadet Dumaka.

A sinister grin grew across her face.

“The child could not handle what I want to do to that beast. So I’ll have to do my best to restrain myself.” Umbra said cracking her knuckles.

“Go get them.” Imra said with a pat on the shoulder and Umbra nodded with a much warmer smile.

Imra returned to the bench. It was clear on both of their faces that this was probably one of the few side conversations the two had since Imra had entered Umbra’s mind and created a psychic shadow of fear. It wasn’t the longest and it wasn’t the worse. But the vote of confidence Imra gave Umbra felt nice.

Each team was lined up on the sides of courts waiting for the match to restart.

“Round Three people. Still anyone’s game. 5 to 7.” Captain Allon announced

The horn sounded and Cadet Dumaka was off and running. Umbra didn’t wait either but instinctively she held out her hands. Midnight inky shadow’s burst forth from her hands. Hitting Cadet Dumaka square in the chest. Sending her flying back and twisting to land on her feet. But before she could react the shadows underneath her began climbing her and reaching up around her till finally she was swallowed by them. Umbra jumped up and into her shadows and as she pounced on to Cadet Dumaka’s back. Pulling her hair and then wrapping her arm around Cadet Dumaka’s neck. Umbra wasn’t going to count on hiding in her shadows for a sneak attack. This cat would have sniffed her out before she would have gotten a hit in. Umbra’s hard and fast attack worked. Cadet Dumaka struggled to free herself from Umbra’s grip. Even as she tried clawing at Umbra’s arms’ Umbra just smiled in the dark before she whispered into Cadet Dumaka’s ear.

“Your claws tear at the flesh but not my will and the will of the shadow champion is all! Now just go to sleep.” With those words Cadet Dumaka falls unconscious.

“Beep! Beep!”

Umbra dropped her dark field and slowly revealing the unconscious Cadet Dumaka and Umbra standing over her.

“Beeep!Beep!” Umbra looked down and saw that her meter had taken her out of the game. Even though the amount of clawing she had done to Umbra wasn’t much in Umbra’s eyes, in the meters however she had hit her enough to take Umbra out.

“What the Sprock!” Umbra cried.
“I’m barely bleeding!” Umbra showed her forearms to Captain Allon.

“Sorry the meter doesn’t lie cadet.” Captain Allon’s voice boomed over the p.a. system. The smile on his face was clear in his voice. As much as he loved seeming Cadet Umbra fight he was wanted to see what the rest of this squad really could do.

“Ruggg!” Umbra huffed as she stormed off the field.

The medical drones came out with an anti-grave stretcher and took Cadet Dumaka to the Med- Tent.

“From squad one Cadet Ayla Ranzz your in and from squad 34 Cadet James Cullen.”

Cadet James Cullen stood proudly as he heard his name called. He loved the fact that his full name was said.

“That’s right they know who the top dog around here is.” James smirk was undeniably arrogant.

The two of them took the field. Captain Allon instructed everyone to continue from where they were instead of reseating at the sidelines. instantly the battle heated up. No one had time to reconfigure who they wanted to go for and that was something Captain Allon liked to see. He liked to see how these cadets would face unknowns.

Cadet James Cullen flew out onto the field and aimed for his fellow newbie. Even though the cadets had rosters listed in the Omnicom’s the rosters did not include a listing of their power sets. He figured might as well show off against an unknown opponent and show these kids just who they were playing with. Cadet Cullen’s hands glowed a bright pink purple and he pulled them back and threw them forward as hard has he could towards Ayla who stood ready for anything he could throw at her. Emerging much like a casted net around Ayla. But Ayla evaded his casting by tucking and rolling to her left. Now more than ever did she miss her flight ring the aerial maneuverable ability allowed for a lot of ground to be covered and long range attacks. But now tuck and roll was what she had to go with. Thank god Lu insisted on all of them doing some sort of tumbling challenge in their fighting techniques back when they had time for routine training.

Ayla jumped back before landing in a crouched position and resting. She was bating James into following her around. She had yet to still fire off a shot. She wanted to keep him off guard for as long as she could.

Cadet Cullen’s hands glowed their pink purple hue again. this time more focused and not as much of a wild cast. But Ayla didn’t move. She waited her hands charging up. Right as Cadet Cullen’s quantum stasis field was about to envelope her, she released the charge in her hands. Ayla had learned in her training sessions with Jazmin that if she builds up enough charge she could disrupt the field. Cadet Cullen was caught off guard. He’d never encountered someone who could disrupt his fields before. But as his shock wore off he cast another field at Ayla. Garth steeped up and blasted Cadet Cullen from behind. Garth sent enough of a shock to cause him to fall from the sky. Landing on his hands and knees both Garth and Ayla stood ready for him to strike.

His meter had gone down to 90% after that blast with his concentration broken the fields in motion towards Ayla faded. Cadet Cullen’s head was bowed. But both could see his chest heaving. His muscles began to ripple slightly as his hands ground themselves into the court. The pink purple energy started to radiate out from him. expanding to touch both of them before they could move. It touched Ayla’s hands first locking her in place while the rest of her struggled to get free. The same happened to Garth but he was caught by his left leg. He looked at the ever increasing quantum stasis field. Its pink purple energy sapping every bit of moment they have and freezing them in place.

Garth had yet to showcase his elemental powers but he knew how to use Element Lad’s powers as well as he did. He hated to admit it but he knew them almost on the godly level that Jan did. The use of them was instinctual even though he rarely used them anymore. It didn’t take a mind reader to see how uncomfortable it still made his teammates to see him using them. He didn’t say anything but he saw it all over Jo and Tinya’s face’s when used them during their initial search for their missing teammates. They were scared and to be honest he was scared of them. But he also knew that he owed his returned life to them and the crystalline body he had augmented to return to normal. Garth wondered if he could transmute himself like Element Lad used to and reconstitute himself back into his Garth body and not that of the crystalline hybrid they all feared. Garth had to take the chance. They needed a win and his meter was reaching into the late 20’s. Garth thought hard about smoke about a puff and a whiff of carbon dioxide billowing out. First his hands dissipated smoldering away as it traveled up his arm to his torso and head. Before he knew it he was gone. Everyone stood in shock. Captain Allon’s eyes widened when he saw this happen. He couldn’t believe his eyes or the Omnicom readings of the nannites.

Cadet Cullen’s concentration broke again and his field reduced. He knew he wasn’t capable of doing that to someone with his power set but he didn’t think Cadet G. Ranzz was capable of this. Ayla took that moment of shock as the field receded and blasted Cadet Cullen back. Garth reformed his body. Quickly checking to make sure everything was where it was supposed to be.

“Imra am I?” He thought to her.

“Your fine and great trick you stunned everyone even me. I didn’t know you could use those powers that well.”

“I didn’t I just had to try something. Thankfully it worked.” Garth thought his mind guarded as he also thought “that’s two lies.” His heart breaking a bit more as he realized this to himself.

Cadet Cullen took a moment before he roused. His meter was down to 82% already. He couldn’t believe it. But he was determined to take them out. Pushing one last time he sent another quantum stasis field out at Ayla and Garth. This time the field reached them and they were coated in pink purple light frozen in time. Cadet Cullen smiled to himself as he watched Ayla’s meter drop to 95% in there while Garth’s dropped two just 18%. Cadet Cullen began to levitate as he controlled his quantum fields.

“You’re not the only one who can fly!” Jo yelled flying towards Cadet Cullen and tackling him in the chest. Jo flew him away from the twins to see if range could take away his fields. Jo didn’t always understand how Kid Q’s powers worked but her brothers seemed to be much less versatile than hers and he was hoping that one of her weaknesses was his too. Flying him away the two struggled and punched each other. Cadet Cullen was clearly used to this tactic. He fought Jo hard and he hit pretty hard but even without using super strength or invulnerability Jo could with stand the blows Cadet Cullen was giving him. The farther they got the weaker his field got around Garth and Ayla.

The pink purple glow faded and the two returned to life. Cadet Cullen and Jo flew high up to the other side of the court. Cadet Cullen pulled back and punched Jo square in the jaw with his fist loaded with a quantum stasis wallop. The quantum energy washed over Jo his entire body turning to a glistening pink purple. Cadet Cullen pried himself from Jo’s frozen grip and flew off.

“Gates can you do a pick up and rescue of Cadet Nah please!” Cadet Cullen called out.

In a flash Jo’s falling body fell through the green disk to land at the feet of their captain Cadet Brek Bannin.

“Wow! Watch where you throw people!” He called to Gates.

“Freeze him before the field wears off.” Gates croaked as he ported in next to Cadet Bannin.

“Right!” Cadet Bannin’s hands burst forth with a brilliant burst of cold. Steam rose around his hand and from his mouth as the intense cold he was projecting surrounded Jo in a block of thick ice.

“That should hold him.” Cadet Bannin said.

He looked around at the situation. The newest cadet on the field and the original lighting bug who isn’t really a lighting bug after all were still shaking off their stasis and Berta was fighting hand to hand with Cadet Lu. While Cadet Cullen came flying back in. Cadet Nolan and Cadet Rikane were trading blows. Cadet Nolan seemed to be having some trouble with Cadet Rikane’s ability to control his density. Cadet Rikane shifting from sold to intangible quickly to not allow a punch to land on him but able to land a few punch of his own. His hands would become so dense that it caused real damage to Cadet Nolan making him stagger back a few times. But just as Cadet Rikane was about to kick Cadet Nolan in the stomach Cadet Nolan grabbed hold of the very tangible leg of Cadet Rikane, and then flipping himself forward taking Cadet Rikane with him slamming him into the court.

Andy didn’t say anything as he climbed up Cadet Rikane’s body and punch him and held him down before he could move. Andy was thankful for the lesions he got from Tinya on fighting intangible beings. Cadet Rikane struggled underneath him before shifting his density to phase through the ground to spring up behind Cadet Nolan grabbing him around the neck.

It was clear Andy was smiling underneath his mask.

“Sorry but I thought you’d like to know I don’t need to breath.” Cadet Nolan’s tone sent a slight shiver down Cadet Rikane’s spine and before he knew it Cadet Nolan had head butted him knocking him to the ground. his meter dropped to 85% and Cadet Nolan’s was still at 94%.

Cadet Bannin realized his team was getting their nass’s kicked. Jumping into help Cadet Rikane he flash froze Cadet Nolan. If he was made of iron it would take him awhile to move without having to use too intense of a cold to stop him. Cadet Bannin thought.

“Good team work. One point to squad 34.” Captain Allon’s voiced boomed.

Cadet Bannin smiled as he looked up. Cadet Rikane shifting his density to phase out from underneath Cadet Nolan came stood next to Cadet Bannin.

“Way ta go! You got us a point!” Cadet Rikane jumped up a bit and patted Cadet Bannin on the back who fell forward a bit as Cadet Rikane didn’t realize the strength he hit him with.

“ARHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Jo burst through the ice created around him. Breathing heavily and his eyes glowing red as Jo had used his laser vision to break up the ice before switching to super strength to burst open the ice. His meter had gone down from his steady 73% to 35%. Between the stasis fields sapping his energy and that ice bath he was starting to feel what the meter reflected.

“Duck!” called Cadet Rikane as he dove down over Cadet Bannin as Jo’s flash vision erupted their way.

In a blink of the eye Jo was gone. Flying straight at them and picking the two of them up with him. flying around the court as fast as he could switching between ultra speed and flight to race around the court to get his two passengers feeling sick. Stopping instantly and throwing them to the ground. Jo floated above them. Before the two felt the staggering pain of being zapped by Ayla’s electricity bringing both their meters down to 71%.

“Point to squad one for the recovery.”

The matches was starting to heat up and turn into a real battle as burst of wind rushed around Ayla and Jo as Lu ran towards them with a cyclone on her trail. Berta’s eye’s narrowed as her cyclones consumed them all. Jo was thrown back as Ayla took cover behind the two unconscious bodies of Berta’s teammates. Lu continued to try and run till finally she was sucked up into the cyclone. The cyclone tossed her around keeping her from concentrating to triplicate. Berta thought she was doing well keeping everyone off balance. Then Cadet Garth began to transmute the ground beneath Cadet Berta to mud as he took the moisture in the air and shifted the molecules to create more. Speeding up the process to make it murky enough to cause her to sink in. once Berta’s concentration was broken and she sank more as Garth transmuted the mud further making a quicksand. Berta’s cyclone’s died down. Lu fell to the ground and her meter fell down to 14%. Jo sat up lightly Dazed and Ayla sat huddled with the two cadets who had started to rouse while the cyclones were attacking.

Gates popped in and grabbed Berta. Then ported in and grabbed Cadets Bannin and Rikane all deposited to the sidelines to regroup.

Interesting battle! James is still very vicky but I think he is more effective in battle here. Nice going!

I liked all the half-time characterisation bits, but Wildfire as Princess Peach is worth the price of admission on its own

thanks Raz and IB.

James is much more effective. his over confidence was definitely his down fall and had the legion trained first like Brande had wanted i think this is closer to what we would have seen.

He's got some bumbs coming his way though.


raz, thank you so much. wildfire's a perfect princess.

i hope you guys like whats coming and the end of the scrimmages.

Wow Omni, you've been on a writing frenzy lately and have produced some of your best work to date -

A very nice endimng to the Domain situation - Sensor and Gear in particular really shone. I don't know anything about Blast Off though do recall this version of Wildfire was composed of two people, great to see you reference that.

Thanks for the update, greatly appreciated!

Garth's arm twitching and then him lying to Imra about it doesn't bode well, though it makes sense he'd keep quiet about no succeeding in regrowing it. Jo's threatening looks at poor Bbob was ammusing, we all know Ultra Boy would love to lamp Crystal Kid seriously for hurting Tinya, that was a nice character moment there. Tinya xcontinues to show her emotional intelligent by apologising to Inferno, whether or not Sandy deserved it - another nicely written liitle scene.

Monstress was always a favourite of mine, she was sweet and loyal - a pleasant, and rarely seen, combination in comics and you captured it well in her conversation with Berta.

Jazmin's longing to talk to James was poignant, as was her talk with Ayla. Jed and Brek are an interesting choice of friends - both have been treated like the perenial losers by most writers (something I'm very guilty of with Brek) - and it works surprisingly well! Jed and Jo duking it out is a scary thought, though not as scary as Validus! Whoah that came out of the blue! Well done for catching me and everyone else off guard with that one.

Umbra being taken out of the game was funny, I could picture her anger.James getting on topof the team was well written as those statis fields would be very effective, though of course his cockiness got in the way - yet another enjoyable part of your story. Garth using Jan's abilities was another surprise that you slipped in to the story, well done!

I'm really enjoying your take on the team Omni and am looking forward to seeing where you take us next- more, more, more!

Oh, meant to say I really dig how you call everyone 'cadet' - it helps reinforced the alternate military world they are now on.

Thank you again Harbinger for the continued support and reading.

The "cadet" naming is definitely something that show's the militant world they live in now. So i'm glad your liking it.

I'm glad Jaz and Ayla worked out well and its liked. That was honestly the hardest one I wrote.

Well there are 340 cadets in total. So expect some more surprises. Validus is just the beginning.

Its ok Blast-off was killed off shortly after he was introduced to make way for Wildfire's existence, So not much is known about him. hopefully i'll be able to get some of you interested in him.

I have noticed that with Brek and Jed and i wanted to shy away from that. Brek founded the subs after all and Jed did attended the academy forever showing his dedication (even if it was for the glory). So there has to be more to them.

I know i loved writing Umbra in battle but the moment of taking her out and her reaction was just to perfect i knew there was no other way to go.

Thanks again for reading and stay tooned.

As the teams took a moment to regroup Captain Allon took a look at the meters on his Omnicom.

Squad one:
Cadet Durgo 14%
Cadet Garth Ranzz 15%.
Cadet Nah 30%
Cadet Nolan 88%
Cadet Ayla Ranzz 93%

Squad 34:
Cadet Rikane 71%
Cadet Bannin 71%
Cadet Harris: 75%
Cadet James Cullen 82%
Cadet Gates 89%

“Hmm… there are still three members of squad one who haven’t gone in and only one left from squad 34. Although I have seen what Cadet Ardeen’s capabilities with the Cadet Kohan situation. But that still wasn’t a fair scrimmage. Cadet Durgo and Cadet Garth are pretty low on squad one. Although I’m very curious about his transmutation powers…I wonder why he didn’t show them off earlier. Hmmm… what to do?” Gim thought to himself as he scrolled through the information of the other cadets. He found himself stopping on Cadet Vi’s profile. He smiled slightly at her entry photo. Captain Allon continued on quickly erasing the thought from his mind to the other squads.

He noticed these two squads have been fighting much longer than any of the others showing the level of skill of squad one while showing that squad 34 can keep up. If he could train these other squads half of what they can do and if this cadet program takes off we could have special units across the U.P.. A smile grew across Captain Allon’s face. The other squads wiped out quickly to various reasons such as having one or two members that were two powerful and took everyone out quickly, No team work thus taking each other out, power malfunctions, hardware and weapons malfunctions, and the Medical Bay on several of the dormitory floors as well as the main Medical Bay were full for various injuries. But he knew all of those things could be changed. Captain Allon had decided to make a change to the next round. He saw they all were tired but prepared to be here all day. But with so few members left to see it and how much skill they all were showing he knew he had to end this or else it would go on forever.

“Cadet’s round four is about to begin. But I’ve made a change of the squads. As Cadets Ranzz, Durgo, and Nah have fought hard and long I see their fellow teammates are itching to enter battle. The three of you are all out of the game and Cadets Ardeen, Vi, and Jazmin Cullen are in play.” Captain Allon’s voiced boomed over the PA system.

Cadet Cullen was still in the air flying to his squad when he heard Jazmin’s name announced.

“What?!” Cadet James Cullen flew down as fast as he could.

Jazmin saw him land and his face was set in a scowl as he started at her coming on to the court. Her amber eyes cast downward for a moment before lifting her head high and meeting his gaze head on. This was what she had done during many of their childhood fights. She always had to be the bigger person because he was always the stubborn one.

“Finally.” Jo said standing up and brushing himself off.

“I’m off to the med-tent to see my wife. Good luck everyone.” With those words Jo zoomed off to the Med-tent.

“And I’m going to add an additional member to squad 34 as they only have one member left who hasn’t been on the field. Cadet Tarka.

A slender and defined young blue alien stepped out onto the field. At first glance one might think he was Talolkian like Umbra, but when he turns there is a shell that covers his back. The shell is that of a turtle. The shell covers his back and is a bright green. At a second glance its clear he also has no nose. His short cropped red hair only left a stylized mop on top of his head. His black eyes focused as he stretched with a broad smile on his face ready to start.
“6 to 5? I like those odds.” Cadet Ayla said sparking up her hands and looking towards Cadet James Cullen. She wanted a rematch.

Garth and Lu made their way over to the benches. They wanted to see how this match up would turn out.

“As it stands its 6 to 7. It’s been a close match. This is the last round. Make it count people.” Captain Allon said.



Round four:


Cadet Vi made the first move for her squad growing to 50 meters tall towering over them.

“I’ve always enjoyed this tactic.” Cadet Vi thought to herself with a slight smile as she remembered many a time when she could only shrink and they would do this tactic with Gim. She was so pleased to have him back. After all this time she didn’t realize how much she still missed him till she saw him. She’d be the big target while the others “surprised” them with their own attacks.

Cadet Ayla was next sending several bolts at their competitors. Hitting Cadet Rikane who instantly shifted his density to let the bolt pass through him. Sending another towards Cadet Bannin, he created and ice shield large enough to block the blots but still light enough to carry. Cadet Bannin pushed his way towards her, increasing the ice shields thickness. Cadet Ayla poured it on to Cadet Bannin who just kept pushing before finally looking underneath his ice shield and fired a blast of cold at Cadet Ayla’s hands. Freezer burning them.

“Ouch! You’ll regret that.”Cadet Ayla teased quickly generating white hot lighting around her hands. The crackle growing louder as she generated more lighting and sending a wave of bolts at Cadet Bannin’s ice shield finally smashing it to pieces.

Cadet Bannin stood there flabbergasted as his ice shield shattered in his hands. On instinct he fired off another round of ice at Cadet Ayla encasing her hands, feet and torso in ice. Cadet Vi swiped her hand at Cadet Bannin knocking him off his feet changing the direction of his blast. Hitting her square in the chest. Cadet Vi staggered back for a moment. Her black and violet workout uniform having a spot coated in ice.

“Ouch that hurt. That blast was more concentrated then I thought.” Cadet Vi thought to herself as she tried to snatch up Cadet Rikane who changed his density to allow her hand to pass through him. As soon as she realized he was tangible again she swung her hand backwards sending him flying into the waiting arms of Cadet Nolan who hugged the cadet tightly.

Cadet Rikane struggled against Cadet Nolan’s iron grip and changed his density again getting denser; which increased his strength and invulnerability. Before Cadet Nolan realized it Cadet Rikane had reached a super strength levels and busted free from his arms and took flight for the first time in the battle. All were slightly shocked but it wasn’t at the fact that he took flight but that his appearance had become much stockier than her appeared before his head had become wider, his muscled bulged underneath his black workout suit and his skin tone darkened turning him from a light purple to a dark magenta.

But that momentary shock was not enough for Cadet Rikane to evade a blast of quantum energy surrounding him in a quantum bubble. Cadet Rikane didn’t notice the golden hued energy enclosing him in the bubble till it was too late. Cadet Rikane punched at the bubble. His super strength sent ripples across the surface of the quantum bubble. But to the outside world he looked as if he was moving in slow motion. Cadet Vi grabbed the bubble and rolled it into the ice walls Cadet Bannin had erected.

Gates ported in quickly grabbing Cadet Bannin and Cadet Berta who was under the telepathic sway of Cadet Ardeen who was mesmerizing her to stand still and not move.

“What’s with her? Lost your lust for battle Berta?” Gates quipped as he waved his claw in front Cadet Berta’s face. Her light purple eyes glazed over.

“I’m pretty sure it’s Cadet Ardeen. She the telepath right?” Cadet Bannin asked blasting one last ice blast towards Cadet Ayla who had been freed with the help of Cadet Nolan.

The golden quantum bubble rolled through the ice smashing it to pieces sending the shards flying. Cadet Jazmin froze several in the air before quickly speeding up their molecules melting them. Cadet Cullen watched from afar at what Cadet Jazmin Cullen could do. He saw the ease she seemed to work her powers. But she wasn’t the only one. Cadet Cullen flew down and intercepted the amber bubble grasping to grab control of its quantum signature. His hands glowed brightly. The brighter they got the harder Cadet Cullen began to sweat as he finally grabbed hold of the golden quantum bubble changing its hue to his signature pink purple glow. But the bubble still stood sound as the ripples that Cadet Rikane sent out moments ago finally appeared to show on the outside of the bubble.

Meanwhile Cadet Rikane had sat down in the quantum bubble by the time the ripple had been seen on the outside. He’d never tried going through a quantum barrier before and wasn’t sure if he could change his density enough to escape. Lowering his density he could feel his molecules merging with the quantum energies. He could feel the heat of the energy as his feet began to pass through. But as he phased more Cadet Rikane realized he wasn’t phasing though the quantum bubble and coming out the other side but was merging with the bubble before Cadet Rikane knew it he was joined and swirling around the bubble with the quantum energy fluctuations. The now pink purple bubble swirled with energy and now Cadet Rikane’s image along the inside of the bubble. His phased molecules riding the current around Cadet Rikane screamed.

As Cadet Cullen concentrates to try and remove the quantum bubble pealing back a layer in a blinding light as sweat poured down his face. He didn’t see Cadet Rikane’s image till it was too late.

“NO!!!!!!!!!!!!! HELP ME!” Cadet Rikane screamed cycling around quickly.

“What the hell?” Cade Cullen pulled back.

“He tried to phase himself through the quantum bubble.” Cadet Ardeen added quickly added.

“Did..Did I do this?” Cadet Cullen stammered out.

“No. he tried to phase out and this is just an unfortunate accident. I consulted with Cadet Wazzo Nah in the med- tent and she said Bztglian’s have issues phasing through quantum fields and they are often used as prisons on Bzgtl.” Cadet Ardeen’s voice was calm and soothing to Cadet Cullen a suggestion she planted in his mind as she could sense the stress and fear from him without even reading his mind.

“Is there away to extract him from the “quantum” bubble safely?” Captain Allon’s voice boomed in over the p.a. system.

“It should be fine.” Cadet Jazmin said entering the conversation.

“Imra…I mean Cadet Ardeen I need you to isolate his thoughts and help him gather his molecules and try to guide him in putting himself back together or at least to a central spot. Preferably at the base of the quantum bubble.” Jazmin instructed coolly.

“I’ve feed your instructions to him. but he says the quantum…frequency is vibrating too fast for him to pull anything together.” Cadet Ardeen said as her eyes glowed a mellow pink.

“Cadet Cullen would you help me in slowing the frequencies. We could create quantum polls to keep the currents low enough for him to reform?” this was the first time Cadet Jazmin had spoken to Cadet Cullen this realities version of her deceased brother. She hopped the quiver she heard in her head as she spoke wasn’t heard allowed to the assembled group. If they did they would mistake it for fear of the job before her but in actuality it was the fear of talking to her brother for the first time in longer than she could remember.

“Of course.” Cadet Cullen said returning to his proper stance of professionalism.

The two of them moved to opposite sides of the violet quantum bubble and gently placed their hands on the bubble. The swirling violet light began to calm and their hands began to glow. Cadet Cullen’s hands started at their normal pink purple hue while Cadet Jazmin’s hands were soft golden glow, just like the quantum bubble originally was. Each started pulling and the frequencies stream lining them to allow Cadet Rikane to reform. As the current steadied, Cadet Rikane’s molecules slowly drifted down to the bottom of the bubble.

“He’s there.” Cadet Ardeen said opening her eyes.

“One three I’m going to pull the energy towards me. I want you to do the same Cadet Cullen and then Cadet Ardeen I need you to tell Cadet Rikane to think of himself reforming and changing his density back to a tangible state.”

Cadet Ardeen and Cadet Cullen nodded in agreement.

“One…” Cadet Jazmin’s eyes met Cadet Cullen’s.

“Two….” Cadet Jazmin glanced at Cadet Ardeen who gave a nod as her eyes glowed bright pink.

“Three!” Cadet Jazmin and Cadet Cullen began pulling their hands glowing brighter in their respective colors. As the two quantum energies separated.

Cadet Rikane struggled with pulling himself back together but slowly his form emerged as the swirling quantum energy’s flow began to slow down till the energy split at the center of the front side of the bubble; looking as if it were melting away. The energy was being pulled into the cadets hands. Cadet Rikane knelt there waiting till he was free. He saw the swirling light reflecting on the bottom of the bubble and casting his shadow about him but he didn’t dare look at it directly for fear of losing concentration. With a small flash the lights stopped and both Cadet Cullen’s fell to their knees exhausted.

Cadet Rikane raised his head cautiously.

“Am I back?” Cadet Rikane quickly looked around and stood.

“How do you feel Cadet Rikane?” Cadet Ardeen walked up to him and gently put her hand on his shoulder as she tried to look into his eyes.

“Aside from super stretched out and a little dizzy I’m alright.”

Captain Allon floated down to them.

“Cadet’s how’s he doing?”

“He’ll be alright. But I think he could use with some rest.”

“Well it looks like he’s going to get it.” Captain Allon looked down at Cadet Rikane’s chest and his meter was red and at 0%.

“”No! I can keep going. Anyone want to switch out?”

“Sorry Cadet it doesn’t work that way. You’re out. And how are the Cullen’s?” Captain Allon asked as he looked over at the two still on their knees resting.

“Cadet Jazmin’s meter is at 67% and Cadet James’s meter is at 33%” Ayla said as she bent down to check on the two of them.

“Then we’ll continue. Two points to each squad. Great team work and tactics all around.” Captain Allon said returning back up above the court to the other judges

The two came around after a minute or so and the scrimmage continued on.

Cadet Vi changed her size from 50 meters tall to the size of a rag doll running at her full speed she jumps and kicks Cadet Bannin square in the chest as she increased in size to 7 feet tall sending the cadet flying back. Cadet Bannin fell back and fired a shot of ice straight up. Gates opened a portal in the direction of the ice blast and opened another portal in front of Cadet Vi. The blast was strong enough that it encased her entire torso and arms in ice. Cadet Ayla came and zapped the ice with a strong jolt melting cracking it instantly allowing Vi to grew another 3 feet to break the ice.

Cadet Ayla fired off bolt after bolt at the only opponent who had yet to join the fray. Cadet Bogdan. In the blink of an eye he was gone. Cadet Ayla shook her head unsure of what to make of where her new adversary had gone. Before Cadet Ayla could react she was getting kicked and punched causing her bolts to go flying erratically. Gates opened portals just as he did with Cadet Bannin’s ice and opening it in front of everyone. Cadet’s Vi and Ardeen were zapped squarely in the chest taking their meters down. Both down to 45%.

Cadet Bogdan appeared next to Cadet Ayla and punched her in the jaw taking her out and bring her meter down to 55%. She didn’t see where he came from or where he went to. But as he disappeared Cadet Jazmin caught whiff of a quantum signature on the periphery of her powers. she couldn’t tell exactly where it was coming from but every time it she sensed it, the quantum signature appeared in different spots.

“He must be a speedster” Ayla said breathlessly as she tried to recover from his last attack doubled over. Looking up Cadet Bogdan yet again came out of nowhere and kicked Ayla in the stomach sending her flying. His super speed seemed to allow him a bit of super impacting ability giving him near super strength.

After that attack Cadet Bogdan appeared breathing heavily. But in a blip he was gone again. Cadet Jazmin continued to feel the quantum wake but still unsure of its origin as each time it appeared it would decay quickly as if it wasn’t there at all. She figured it had to be Cadet Cullen’s belt. She must just be registering it’s owe quantum wake but delayed as she saw Cadet Cullen throw a stasis field at Cadet Nolan who dodged it and went into a tuck and roll. Cadet Berta had finally come back to her senses and was no longer mesmerized by Cadet Ardeen and sending wave of cyclones towards Cadet Nolan as he evaded both of their attacks. For a man made of iron he could move pretty quickly but it wasn’t quick enough as Cadet Cullen cast another stasis field trapping him in it in mid tuck and roll.

Cadet Jazmin fired a blast of quantum energy towards Cadet Berta trying to get her to disperse her cyclones as they moved over to Cadet’s Ardeen and Vi as they roused from Cadet Gates redirect of Cadet Ayla’s lighting. Cadet Berta redirected then towards Cadet Jazmin, who took flight. She dodged the cyclones quickly remembering that her realities Berta used the strategy of keeping her cyclones close together and in rapid succession. This Berta however didn’t keep them as tight and her wind width was greater making it harder to dodge but easier to hold in a stasis field for a moment. Cadet Jazmin flew down and kicked Berta in the face breaking her concentration. The winds died down as Cadet Berta made got back up and began fighting hand to hand with Cadet Jazmin as did many of them. Ayla with her hands charged punched Cadet Bannin her electricity stinging him. when she tried again, he caught her wrist and twisted her arms around her back creating ice cuffs. Cadet Ayla tried to fry him as he held her arms but he has created a thin layer of ice that coated his already cold hands to protect him enough till she was cuffed.

Cadet Bogdan appeared again rushing Cadet Vi who shrunk down to microscopic size. Hiding in his ear Cadet Vi waited for him to pick his next target as he couldn’t figure out where she had gone. Instantly he ran and was gone and with him Cadet Vi. The world looked as if it was in slow motion and people were frozen in time. certain people were 100 % frozen while others were in slow motion the background was completely blurred.

“I’ve never experienced being on a speedster like this…” Cadet Vi thought to herself. She felt slightly nauseous while being on him and chose to make her move dancing on his ear drum causing him to experience vertigo. Suddenly the world unfroze and Cadet Bogdan dropped to the ground appearing from thin air. No energy signature resonating from him or anything like it did with XS, Cadet Vi noticed. She couldn’t shake the feeling of how weird she felt while there. As he Cadet Bogdan cradled his head she grew in size to her normal height; Cadet Vi stood for a moment unmoving she thought she had been caught in a stasis field but she hadn’t and stood still for a moment unmoving. When she when to take a step she had actually been transported by Gates to be in front of Cadet Jazmin who landed a punch into her shoulder. Unfortunately Gates also landed her in front of Cadet Berta who when she got hit by Cadet Jazmin it made her fall back into Cadet Berta and knocked her out.

As Cadet Bannin looked around he saw that Gates and he were still standing. Cadet Berta was unconscious and Cadet Bogdan was still cradling his head. Cadet Cullen was maintaining his stasis field around Cadet’s Nolan, Ayla had joined him after he had caught her. That only left one teammate left. The telepath…Cadet Ardeen.
Imra stood ready waiting for them. She knew that they thought she was weak and outnumbered. She knew she had to strike hard and fast before they could overwhelm her physically. Cadet Bogdan was first as he was the closest to her. His mind was slippery and harder to grasp than she thought it would be. But the little resistance she felt soon faded and she pushed him to be unconscious. As she calmly walked across the court to Cadets Gates and Bannin her eyes glowing bright pink as her psychic energy swirled about her entire body.

“We can do this!” Cadet Bannin assured Cadet Gates. He fired streams of ice around Cadet Ardeen to get her to stop. But she didn’t stop. What Cadet Bannin didn’t realize was she was influencing his shots; making him miss her on purpose.

Cadet Gates ported out and tried to catch her by surprise a move she was very familiar with and she had trained her Gates not to repeat too often as he had done in this battle. Grabbing his claw as he ported through ready to chop her on the neck Cadet Ardeen connected with Gates and sent a psi-blast at him causing him to fall to ground.

“chikk…chilkill..chii..” Cadet Gates chattered as he lied there shivering.

Cadet Ardeen new he’s be fine in a few moments. She sent a psi-blast to his pleasure center and caused him to go into over stimulation. Returning her attention to Cadet Bannin and Cadet Cullen who had joined his teammate waited for her to continue towards them. But she stopped moving her eyes glowing brighter than ever before. Collecting her psychic energy to blast the two of them. At the same moment she fired and reached out and touched their minds the two fired on her but instead of hitting her, the quantum stasis field hit the ice freezing it in mid air. But fell to the ground instantly as both cadets were now unconscious and the match was over.

Cadet Ardeen’s eyes slowly returned to their bright blue color as she powered down. She was grateful to finally have this scrimmage over with. Even though she hadn’t been fighting log she was tired after the last few days they’ve had and was ready to settle in.

“Great job Cadet Ardeen!” Captain Allon boomed over the p.a. system as he floated down to them.

“That was a great display and the amount of psychic feedback you were creating was impressive and you’ve got some very nice skills from what I can read of Gates chart and where you stimulated.” Captain Allon’s smile was wide as he congratulated her. She could sense how proud he was. She could also sense he was curious as to what Cadet Gates would find so pleasurable to go into that state.

“Thank you.”

“That’s 9 to 8 with squad one winning. Great job everyone! Med bots had begun going around revenging everyone and running bio scans as they were the last two squads out on the courts.

“You’ve all got great potential and team working skills and I have a feeling many of you will be making the special unit in no time. but now I think you should all retire to your suits and rest. You’ve got the rest of the day to yourselves to get acquainted with the academy and grab food. Since there are so many we’ve proved several different times throughout the day that everyone can grab a meal. I encourage you all to do this to get to know some of your fellow cadets. Again great job everyone and I’ll see you all bright and early for your first day of training.” Captain Allon beamed as he instructed the cadets before leaving on his hover pad with the other Science Police officers.

The cadets looked around and the drones will still fixing many of the other courts. Cadet Ardeen realized theirs had the least amount of damage but their battle had lasted the longest compared to any other squad. She looked around at her friends and these doppelgangers of people she knew and she knew this was going to be the special unit. Imra smiled to herself.

“What’s the smile for?” Garth asked as he rose to meet her.

“Nothing. Just feeling really good. that’s all.” she said still smiling as she took his hand and they walked back up to the 69 foot tower.

Nice work Omni! although - and I may be wrong - but did you miss posting a part? from last part I think it was still Lu, Ayla, Garth, Jo and Andy in the game. Now we start with Vi and Jaz and Imra in play.

no you were right. it got cut in mid transfer. the missing section has been added. thanks IB.