Episode 1: Chain Reaction

[Batman]

Diana: Themyscira is a peaceful nation, filled with warriors; her mother had taught Diana long ago that if you want peace, prepare for war - Sic Vis Pacem Parabellum. They had been cut off from Man's World for so many years, but still Hyppolyta, Diana's mother and Queen of the Amazons, still enforced rigid training regimens. Not that anyone complained. Their society was "perfect," in their eyes at least. No crime. No war. No violence, other than the Games. No poverty. No men. They were shielded from Man's World, lost in the Mediterranean sea, by a spell of the Gods. After Hyppolyta's rape at the hands of Ares, and the subsequent wars fought, and the loss of her son (a product of that same violation), the Gods denied her vengeance on Ares, but allowed her protection. The only portal to the outside world was a mirror forged by Hephaestus. But the world was at war now, or close to it. Diana had been watching intently, trying to guide her mother into action, but the Queen was stubborn. "But Mother, these weapons, they aren't like ours," Diana would insist. "They will destroy the world." "Man's World," Hyppolyta would insist. "And ours," Diana pleaded for the right to wear the colours and armour of heroes into battle, to fight alongside the finest heroes, male and female, Man's World had to offer. A nuclear weapon had been launched towards Paris - Diana had seen the destruction caused by the weapons launched in Japan 60 years ago. She knew she had to
react. <e>


Superman: The currents and movement of the ocean were a peaceful sight, the creatures that called it home uncaring of anything but their own, next meal, and predators. They knew nothing nor were the able to understand the turmoil of the world above and what those that lived on the surface were nearing would threaten even their lives. War was on the horizon. It could come in the next hour or in the next few days. But this time was far more threatening than it had ever been. Countries across the glovbe were readying their nuclear arsenal begging the question of who would make the first move. These were the thoughts that occupied the Man of Steel's mind as he flew above the water. Superman had been trying to think of something.. anything he could do that might prevent the war from coming but nothing had come. Any move could could cause the tension to snap. As he continued to fly, something about the space ahead of him was off and immediately he slowed and snapped. "What that...?" he muttered to himself. Something was definitely wrong. He couldn’t quite place it but he saw certain changes in the air and space that were unnatural. His eyes, able to perceive so much that normal humans could not even think to, were able to spot the subtle differences. This could be some sort of new cloaking technology. He hadn’t heard of anyone developing something like this but he never paid much attention to the workings of governments unless they threatened innocent
lives. Politics was something he made sure to steer clear of some he could help those who needed him, not those that wanted him. Steeling himself for a moment, Superman flew forward and instantly he felt a cold wash over him. His body adjusted to it but the chill made even him shiver and then it was over and before him he saw an island. The sight gave him pause as he took it in, using his vision abilities to zoom in on it. The architecture was ancient Greek and as he continued to take in more
and more Kal-El also realized that there was not a single man on the island. That didn’t matter though. Whoever these women were, he needed to warn them of what was happening so a moment later he was flying just above the tallest mountain before slowly dropping to the ground, cape flying up in the air above him.


Jonn: was at the observatory, peering up towards the night sky, the endless diamonds that echoed through the eternity with their song and light. But there was one place in particular that he was looking. His home planet. Barsoom. The Earthers called it Mars. And once long, long ago, it was a thriving planet, filled with it's own sense of joy and life. And on the sixth birthday of his daughter, So'la, it came to an end. A alien fleet that came to their world, and extinguished it. They fought and won at such a terrible price. Now he, J'onn, was all that remained, guarding the last secrets of the red planet. That day was the Anniversary of the Fall of the Martians. He knew it well, and for one time out of the year, he had shed his mortal skin and identity of John Jonez, Detective, to that of his true form. J'onn. A sound disrupted his thoughts, and his red eyes turned to regard something to the left. The Transmitter was activating, turning and pointing it's antenna towards another satellite. Odd. He had thought that the transmitter was working with one satellite. But it was nothing that could not be explained away. There were many satellites up there. The one that it was supposed to be connected to could have drifted out of range. So dismissing it as little more than technology adapting, he returned to his contemplations. But what he found out just a few moments later was something that he did not like to hear about. Even if it was just surface thoughts. ~Can’t believe the intel… A giant robot out in Europe. Missile threats active. Shit.~ Now that was something else. Something else entirely. He turned his red gaze to peer down towards the said person as he moved to his car. Memorizing the code to get into the files, and where it was, he drifted through the roof into the main rooms and then began to type away at a computer. Towards the latest intelligence reports to be relayed. He peered down towards them, along with what might happen next. He didnot like this. Humanity would destroy themselves with this. Of this he was certain. So with a quick copy, he pondered on who he could trust. And given the short frame of time, there really only was one person. There he drifted through the roof again, and took off towards the Center of the city, landing upon the rooftop of Gotham Police Department, and there he hit the switch, the search light clicking on. And there was the bat signal. A thing that had gotten the commissioners attention for sure, and he ran up there gun drawn. Just before the man could open the door though, J’onn shifted his appearance to one that was more suitable in such a situation. When the commissioner opened the door, he came come face to face with the Human Identity of John Jonez, Detective from Middletown. “Freeze!” “I am sorry.”He stated simply as his brown eyes turned red for a moment, and there the commissioner was rooted still, frozen in time. That was when he began to hear the mental cries of many, outrage at some sort of event that he had not yet foreseen.

Diana: Diana had left the temple, distraught at the way her mother had dismissed her ideas. "We are not to interfere," she said with a sneer, her lip curling up. "Just once I'd like to go to Man's World, to see what all the fuss is about," she said with a sigh. Her self pity was short lived; the alarm bell rang and all Amazons were called to attention. "There's a man on the island!" one shouted. Diana was intrigued; unlike any of her sisters, she had been born on the island and had never encountered a man. She ran for her horse and was in hot pursuit. "He's at the mountain," she heard one warrior cry. The sentries were out in full armour and arms, but Diana merely had on her white shift and silver bracelets. She advanced up the mountain, using a seldom travelled goat path while the sentries used the main access roads. They were safer, but not as quick. Diana had no idea what she was looking for, but she knew these trails like the back of her hand, and anything different would stand out... Like a red piece of cloth flapping in the wind. She dismounted her horse and stalked him on foot, able to hide easier without her mount.

-Bruce Wayne was called into an important staff meeting with the city of Gotham and he had spent the next four hours listening to briefings from the Mayor, Commissioner Gordon, Transportation authorities, Union leaders, everything that City council held important in the matter of national defense.- “Government Christie has demanded that we prepare for the worst.” –Gordon stated in his opening.- “There are lives at stake here and we need to keep this city together and be prepared to aid allied cities and states. Gordon gestured to Max Shreck, Bruce Wayne, Salvatore Maroni, and Lucius Fox.- “The remaining economic supporters are present here and we’ll need to utilize all of their financial know-how on this matter!…” –Bruce would write down notes on everything, Lucius was surprised to see how much focus Bruce had on this matter and could tell that Bruce didn’t find it amusing. Even IF it were a drill, Bruce wasn’t going to risk anything.- It would be four hours later and Bruce was immediately making his way to a nearby Bat hideout, when he saw the bat signal. Bruce was curious and hurried to a dark parking lot, he looked around before opening the bat mobile to see Zatanna sitting inside waiting for him.- “Jesus.” –Bruce said stepping back, not expecting to see Zatanna.- “Z? What are you doing? Now is not a good time.” –Bruce looked around before climbing into the Bat mobile (The Tumbler) and closed the cock pit. He would begin undressing and said.- “If you’ll excuse me, I need to get suited up…” –He took off his dress shirt to reveal his toned chest and muscles. He slides off his dress pants down to his boxers where he then slipped into his black body suit. He began attaching his armor pads to his suit of armor. In a few moments he was full suited and the Batman Persona emerged while Bruce Wayne’s mind fell into his subconscious.- -His voice was deeper and his thinking was a lot different as he said to her.- “The bat signal has been lit. You can come along but, no tricks.” –Despite the pun, he quite literally meant that he didn’t want her jokes. They both knew she couldn’t leave behind her sense of humor or personality but, at least she would be given fair warning if she did upset him. Batman climbed out of the Bat Mobile quickly moved to see the police building across only a block or two away…It would be a few moments before Batman arrived. His cape flapped but, a loud click of his boots against cement could be heard as he landed against the ledge of the police building, crouched and staring directly at J’onn.- “Who are you?” –Batman said with a growl to his tone, not recognizing the Detective.-


Superman: His booted feet hit the ground softly with his cape falling along his back seconds after. Flicking his eyes about, he used his hearing to locate which direction he needed to go. He heard the sounds of running about, shouts, screams, doors slamming and metal clanging against metal. Slowly he walked forward, thinking that it was better for him to come meet them instead of the women that lived here coming to him. It seemed more polite that way to him since he was the invader here so to speak. Superman kept his ears perked up though, just in case someone tried to sneak up behind him in an attempt to take him out. Experience had taught him to keep his guard up even when he was trying to keep from resorting to violence. He heard all manner of heart beats, footsteps, and rustling around him. Most of it he chalked up to animals however one heart beat stood out from the rest. It was different though he didn’t pay much mind to it yet as it didn’t seem hostile.


Jonn: Had waited for the Detective to come, standing still, and opening his mind outwards to seeing what was going on. There was news on the traffic apparently. Someone was recording signal transmissions and there was a colossal increase in the amount and frequency of it. What they were saying, the supposed man could not tell. And there he turned his head just as the Dark Knight appeared their eyes meeting. J’onn sized this man up. He was able, he had technology on his side, a utility belt. The costume itself was made for intimidation, and if J’onn felt that he did not display it. He simply nodded his head towards the man as he put his hands into his pocket, with drew a simple USB drive with the Military Data File on the communication to arm Nuclear warheads, and intelligence that other nations were supposedly doing the same. “Who I am is not important. But what we do within the next hour is crucial. I need your help in saving this world from Nuclear war… The data that we require is on here. It will be coded. Your friend…” He stated gesturing to the frozen in place Commissioner Gordon, gun pointed at no one, and a look of rage on his face. “Places high faith in you. It is time to see if it is Justified. Will you help me?” he asked offering the small device.

Diana: She crouched low, watching the red cloak as it moved. She saw the rest of the man attached to it - he certainly looked impressive. His clothes were strange, but he was built the way Gods were depicted - very tall and very square. Dark hair. She couldn't see his face, and his body was intermittently shielded from her eyes by the cape. She tucked her loose, black hair back behind her ear assuming he hadn't noticed her yet. What was his game? And who in Hera's name was he? And how did he find the island. She could hear her sisters off in the distance. Wow, they're way off... she thought to herself. They were still only half way up the mountain side; her short cut had really paid off. She crept along the tree line, being careful to stay low and make her movements as fluid as possible, watching the stranger. They were getting closer, though - if she wanted rights to him as a trophy, and more importantly the right of return which would get her off the island and was a free trip to Man's World, she'd have to stop playing so safe. "Halt!" Her voice was loud, and quite strong, filled with the kind of authority that comes from a) knowing you have power and b) knowing you have the presence of mind to use that power wisely. "You are trespassing," she said as she stepped out of the bushes. "You will allow me to take you to the Queen, and then you shall be escorted to where ever you're from, never to return."

Batman: Batman narrowed his eyes at J’onn well aware of what he was saying; the flat tone of the man was in a manner of speaking, depressing. As he held out the USB device, this wasn’t a joking matter. Messing with Federal government let alone other country governments could easily place Batman on a very fast track to being the most wanted and sought after man on the planet. Batman would step off the ledge and approach J’onn. That cape wrapped itself around his body as he approached, appearing at 6’2 and weighing 210 pounds, Batman stood across from J’onn. Batman would hold his hand out to take the device from J’onn.- “What do I have to do?” –He said very straight forward and not accepting of stumbling or vague information. Batman had taken in the Brown eyes that moments prior flashed red.- “What did you do to the commissioner?” –A sudden gust of wind blew pushing Batman’s cape some but, it didn’t flutter open like previous versions of it would’ve. Batman was right now analyzing and studying his potential victim.-


Jonn: Looked towards him as he approached, no fear in his gaze at staring down an unknown person. Commendable. The man would have made a fine Martian Officer if it ever came to that. Setting the USB Module in his hand, he nodded his head to the man. “We need the information on this piece. It will give the nations arming, along with which nation is currently under attack. I cannot be more specific on the matter.” he replied before the man turned and regarded the commissioner and he raised a simple eyebrow. He had been certain that the Detective had been in plain site of the man upon his arrival. And he questioned him now upon it? Had he made a mistake? It was possible, but time was crucial and his resources few. He locked eyes with the Detective once again. “He would have prevented us meeting. Given the gravity of circumstances, I could not allow that.” he stated before he regarded the aged man placing his hands behind his back, pondering on the sudden change in the man’s demeanor to the site of the policeman frozen in place. Perhaps there was more between the two of them than what he had first suspected? A friendship of sorts? “You need not worry. He is fine, and is in no way a hostage. He is simply frozen. When I leave, he will retain his full mobility, however will experience what one would call ‘Lost Time’ Syndrome. Something popular among Abduction Victims. The information?” He asked directing their conversation back on path.


Superman: As he continued to move on, he noticed that the unusual heartbeat continued to stay within a certain range of feet from him. Focusing more on it now he noticed that it was human. Perhaps it was one of the inhabitants. Without actually looking at the person he couldn't be sure but it was a reasonable enough assumption and their caution was respectable. If what he believed to be true about the island then whoever was following him would have no idea that he had been able to hear them coming. Superman kept his gentle pace, not trying to arrouse suspicion that he knew he was being follow. When the voice shouted, Kal stopped in his tracks as his body steeled itself to react to an attack if it came. Yet the demands that followed from the commanding, but lovely sounding, voice, Superman turned to face it while Slowly raising his hands up and facing his palms towards her. “I’m not here to cause trouble. I bring a warning.”


Diana: "Turn around," she commanded. "Slowly and with your hands up." She was unarmed, but that did not mean she was not dangerous. Of course, she had no way of knowing that the man in front of her was more than he appeared, a mere mortal with the body of a God, but a possessor of strength equal to, if not greater, than her own, as well as speed, flight and other powers beyond her realm of understanding. She squared her shoulders. "A warning? What warning?" she said, her voice becoming less stand offish as she stepped further out of the bush, and more into the same cleared space that he stood in. "Is it about the missiles?" She tilted her head to the side, urgently, desperately, wanting news. She knew she was right, but too bad this outsider was male; her mother would never believe him.


-Batman listened to his response about Gordon and found it…confusing. Never the less Batman maintained his solid shell as he held the USB device.- “It’ll take time to locate and decipher the information. I will look into it immediately.” –He said firmly and determined.- “Is there anything else?” –Batman would slide a control device off his belt.- “Once I have the information. How will I contact you?” –Batman didn’t find it strange, nor odd that he wanted to contact someone else; he rarely ever wanted to contact someone else as he usually had others contact him. Batman would quietly vow to himself that if anything were to happen to Gordon, this man would find himself in a lot of pain. It was definitely an odd exchange as neither men gave one another their names but, they seemed to have a common goal…or so Batman would take a leap of faith on it.-

Superman: Superman did as he was told, his hands held up at head height with his palms towards her. Being a stranger was bad enough, dropping in as he had done even more so. To warn this island he had chosen to walk a very fine line but it was one he was more than willing to for the sake of the island people’s lives. When she herself brought up the bombs however, Clark was a bit taken aback. Perhaps these people weren’t as far behind the times as he thought with the appearance only serving to fool outsiders. “Yes,” he answered, recovering quickly from the surprise, “This Island isn’t safe from them. Nothing on the planet is safe if enough explode. Please, take me to speak to your queen.” Superman spoke politely, but with urgency. If they knew about the bombs it was possible that they had ways to protect themselves from a few. However, nuclear winter was the threat that was truly being faced.


Diana: "I only hope she believes you," she said, stepping forward. "How did you get here?" she asked, noticing no aircraft around, and he was far too deep onto the island to have come via the sea. She narrowed her eyes, cautiously taking him in. She imagined women in Man's World probably found him handsome, and admittedly, she found his facial features striking, but looks were only temporary, unless you were a colony of near ageless Amazons. She could hear her Sisters coming from behind, the urgency of the situation just became more dire. Artemis was the head of the Guard, and she would not be so eager to listen to the outsider, especially one of his gender. "We must hurry," Diana said, taking his hand and leading him back down the path she had come to him by. "But please, tell me how you got here.." her voice was... curious. Diana was trying desperately to hide her thirst for knowledge of the outside world, but it slipped out so easily...

-Batman watched Commissioner Gordon a moment before pocking the USB device into his belt.- “I don’t have time to explain commissioner, We’re running out of time.” –Gordon:- “Time? What Time?” –Batman dashed towards the edge and leaped off the building as his cape opened and made him glide towards the ground. But, in mid-flight the Bat Mobile would suddenly roll around a corner as it slipped out from an alley way. Batman would land inside its open cockpit as it came to a slow speed. Once Batman was inside he closed the cockpit and immediately spoke.- “Isolate.” –The Bat Mobiles computer screen changed from blue interface to a yellow one. Batman plugged in the USB device while driving back to the Batcave. Batman was still holding the cell phone however, when he realized that he was, it would be placed on his belt. -He turned to the batcave where he immediately began walked over to the Bat computer to look over the files. The files would reveal India, Russia, China, and Korea preparing to fire nuclear missiles, Batman would rapidly conduct multiple scenarios and calculated estimations of distance between each location. From China to Russia was approximately 28 hour drive, or a 4 hour flight. The distance of all of these locations was incredible. Batman found the names of the men in charge of the facility and took a lot of effort to unlock security codes. Batman would tap into the communication channels but, there was nothing of silence and static. Batman narrowed his eyes not understanding why a military communication would be disabled in such a manner.

Superman: The woman’s response and the way she said it told him much. If appearances meant what they seemed than this was likely a matriarchal society with its government being one of a monarchy with the way she spoke of the queen and the sound of respect she had in her voice. Superman opened his mouth to answer his question but immediately stopped when his ears caught the sound of the footsteps of what sounded like a battalion coming their way. Allowing her to lead him away, he followed quickly while adjusting his steps to match her pace, not that it was difficult. The woman was almost as tall as he was and the difference was made up for with the length of her muscular legs. If this was not such a dire matter then he would have taken more note of her appearance. What he had noticed though was that her beauty. Not only was she physically attractive, but sure of herself. Confidence radiated off of her in the way that she spoke and carried herself. The question of how he arrived here came again and the answer was simple, “I flew.” Superman smiled softly, attempting to lighten the mood a bit. He understood the seriousness of it but did not want to seem unwelcoming about answering questions about himself. It was likely that here, just as in the rest of the world, his abilities could frighten the people.

Jonn: Turned his head to regard something in the distance and raised an eyebrow to it. There was little more that he could do without opening his mind to everything around him, and that was beyond something that he was willing to try at that moment. Being connected to every untrained mind and thought that they provided would be enough to drive him clinically insane. That was the last thing anyone wanted. But what was the next step? Going back to the Military Establishment was pointless, their relay was simply diverting the orders through a satellite uplink. And as much as he could have wished he could speak with computers at the moment it would not happen. And he paused turning his head to regard the uplink that he had passed by. And there he slowly descended down towards the dish, and cracked open the control module. Oh, it did set off an alarm, but he was not to concerned about it. He peered down towards the box and then he saw something that did not belong. It was human technology but it was crude, rough, mashed together. Grabbing it, he ripped the system out of the satellite uplink and peered down towards the piece. And there he tapped the digital display of the signals that it was tapped into. Which numbers and what they were, he did not always know, but he did recognize the emergency frequencies that were used over short band radios. And only set to broadcast static. Poor mans jamming device perhaps? This was not so good. But the American Frequencies would be opening up, allowing Batman to confirm that they had an hour before the rockets were to be fueled and preped for immediate launch.


-Batman would then hear on the American Broadcast Television. President Obama looked to the camera.- “My fellow Americans, there’s no easy way to say this so, I’ll just say it. Satellites have detected multiple nuclear silos in Russia, China, Korea, and India preparing to launch their nuclear missiles towards unknown locations. For our safety, I’m ordering America to arm its own weapon systems but, we will not fire unless given justified reasoning…” –Batman would pull out the phone given to him by J’onn. Waiting eagerly for the man to pick up, as soon as Batman spoke J’onn would probably know who it was if the phone call alone didn’t give it away.- “Someone is breaking down the communications between the Nuclear powers…And it’s worse. Someone has control over the launch sites…At top speed, My jet can reach Europe in 4 hours…But I can’t guarantee I can stop any of the missiles even if I were to leave right now…We need something fast…Incredibly fast.” “The most we can do is…be prepared to defend our continent…I-…” –Batman turned his attention to an American frequency.- “ SSN Philadelphia, come in…Say again, you’re under orders to break Radio silence…Come in god damn it!” –Batman would then say.- “Hold on.” –He typed into the google browser and immediately found the SNN Philadelphia B as a Los Angeles-class attack Submarine stationed in Gotham City. Batman would then inform J’onn.- “I have to pick you up. Where can I meet you?” –Batman began transmitting the data to the Batwing before walking to approach the Batwing.-

Jonn: Had gotten the call and he nodded his head peering down towards the home made Jamming Device. “Yes… I have found what appears to be a Jamming Device. Many parts, so as not to draw suspicion when installing. This was planned out, Batman.” he stated as he got he word and then he looked towards the sky and nodded his head. “I can make it, if needed. Where are the sites?” he asked as he turned to regard the sea. The man sounded rushed, as though something else was playing a factor in this. This was unusual. And there he nodded his head. “I am at the Military communications Relay by the Harbor. Why? What have you discovered?”he asked.


Green Lantern: Coast City... a beautiful place to live. It was by the ocean, had great beaches, the waves were great when the season was right, and the women. Yet right now absolutely none of that mattered. The President's message had just finished playing and Hal Jordan, Green Lantern of Sectore 2814 which included Earth, was absolutely speechless. Nuclear weapons... launched and no one knew where they were going? He needed to act now. Holding his ring high above his head, it glowed brightly and up into space he went. The Lantern crossed the space in minutes. Flying to one of the satallites, he held up his ring towards it as a green beam of energy spread out and covered it. Absorbing the information, the ring learned the present positions as of the last update. "Ring, calculate the probable destinations for each of the missles and order priority." Turning back towards the planet, he bolted back as the ring within a few seconds would use all of the knowledge it had gained from the satallite based on points of origin and travel paths.

-Batman would take off in the Batwing and fly towards the yard.- “I’ll be there in five minutes…” –Batman activated the Batwing’s jets causing the vehicle to fly really fast. While he remained on the line with J’onn.- “I believe a Los Angeles *nuclear* class Submarine is in Gotham Bay. They aren’t responding to communications from American forces…It’s not likely they wouldlaunch a nuke from here to destroy Gotham but, they could easily reach Washington DC, New York, or maybe even Chicago…” -As the Batwing arrived, Batman would begin descending the vehicle and allow J’onn to get in.- “We need to locate that Submarine and stop it before-….” –At that moment Batman and J’onn would see two large missiles launch out of the bay and begin flying skyward before changing direction to go South.- -It was that defining moment when Batman realized that he could feel his heart sinking into his stomach as the missiles moved quickly before splitting up to hit different locations. Batman would activate the forward grappling hooks and eject the Batpod off the back of the Batwing, the motorcycle thumped against the ground but, the Batwing had suddenly lost weight and was much more agile.-


Jonn: Turned his head to look towards the submarine in question and he raised an eyebrow. And then he looked around the area that he was in. He had just found a jamming device in a military outpost. There was bound to be some sort of guards that were supposed to be responding to the call to arms. Why hadn’t anyone showed up yet? “Washington cripples your leadership, and New York Cripples Finance. Chicago handles trade but nothing that cannot be redirected. Those are the two most likely points on American Soil.”He stated as he peered towards the Submarine in question, as it’s bay doors opened from the top and he just gasped. That was when he took off after the closest one. The one that had been launched separately. He Shed the disguise in mid flight, revealing his red eyes, green skin, black jump suit and long blue hooded over coat. A Martian with Fashion sense. With enough speed he had gotten over the tip of the missile. And there he used his intangibility to phase right through it. What happened next was the tricky part. He timed it just right so that way when he came out the other end of the missile, he was holding onto the main computer and arming device. With those in hand, he crushed them, watching the missile drop into the ocean harmlessly. There he saw the Bat wing moving, and he flew after it the blue coat whipping behind him. “This is John, Batman. I have disabled the Number two Missile. What is your ETA on the second?” He spoke through the cellphone that he had surprisingly kept with him at that point in time.

Green Lantern: As the ring scanned the satellite, it informed him of the missile launch and their locations. The force field around Hal glowed brightly as he quickly turned and bolted for the Planet at faster than light speeds. There was no way in hell he was going to allow nukes to go off. While school always taught the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it had been while he was in training that had really nailed home what nukes were capable of. He re-entered the atmosphere in a true second, quickly passing through it and while adjusting his flight path to reach the area in optimal time. The Lantern clenched his right fist tighter, his right glowing brightly again as his speed slowed down within the atmosphere. However he was still traveling at Mach 10 as he closed in. He was almost there now and, forming a pair of binoculars over his eyes, attempted to locate the exact position of the missiles while he came in from above. Zooming in, Hal saw only one and it was being chased down by so some sort of jet that he’d never even heard of and something else flying alongside. They were giving a good chase but he wasn’t going to just stop and risk it getting away from them. Streaking across the sky and leaving a long trail of green energy in his wake, Green Lantern had his ring calculate an optimal intercept path. Altering his flight as required, he just needed a few more seconds and he’d be there.

-Batman would look and see Jonn take off and before he could reach to the other, a green beam had flown to intercept. Leaving Batman with leftovers… The Submarine was already submerged and shipping out to sea, the batwing would fly to intercept the vessel over the ocean but, the vessel seemed to pick up that they were being followed by the Batwing, and suddenly anti-air missiles would begin launching towards Jonn, Batman, and Green Lantern should any of them get near. The Batwing would maneuver to get closer, but there came a point when it would be too dangerous to maneuver the large vehicle close to the water. Batman armed his grappling hook and then activated a face mask over his chin and lips. Two metal doors concealed his mouth and an internal oxygen system would activate. He opened the cockpit to the batwing and brought it down low and to the side of the Submarine’s large shadow underneath the water. -Batman would say to both the Bat Computer (for Alfred) and to the phone with Jonn.- “I’m finding out where the submarine is going…” Batman jumped into the water at what seemed like 20-40 miles per hour, the initial pain would be grunted off as Batman watched the large vessel slipping away rapidly. He aimed his grappling hook and fired it towards an exterior ladder, once it latched on Batman would pull himself towards the vessel while he was also being dragged deeper under water. Batman would control his breathing as the Batsuit wasn’t designed for deep sea diving. A few moments of swimming, Batman could feel his suit giving up its strength when the submarine began to slow and four divers rushed out of a side compartment to aim harpoon guns at Batman and take him “prisoner.” They would bring Batman inside the vessel and quickly changed their weapons from harpoons to assault rifles. -Two men would grab Batman’s biceps and drag him across the floor and onto the bridge. Standing at 6’4, dressed in a long green robe with black outlined trimming, brown hair, goatee, and gray streaks on the left and right side of his head. Ra’s would turn to look at Batman.-“I’m disappointed, Detective. I would’ve thought you had seen a trap from quite a ways away…yet you did exactly what I expected…” –The guards would open Batman’s face mask revealing his lips. Batman:- “Ra’s….You’ll kill millions…” –Ra’s would grip his cane and nod modestly.- “Think of it as, a chance to start over. We all have regrets…Things we wish we could’ve *undone*…Wouldn’t you agree, Bruce?”

Diana: "You can fly?" she asked and without further hesitation her feet were off the ground. "Perfect, let's go," she said, still hanging on to his wrist tightly. She would take off and drag him behind, whether or not he began to lift off was on his end; Diana was strong enough to take him with her where she went. "It will be much faster this way, and they will not be able to attack us so readily," she spoke in a very matter of fact tone. She hoped that he could convince her mother that they needed to intervene. The coliseum where Hyppolyta would be awaiting the return of the intruder was not far off in the distance now. <e>

Superman: The missiles were closing and needed to be dealt with. Three beams shot from his ring and back behind him, each forming a large ceiling fan and their blades forming an interconnected barrier behind him. With his willpower providing their durability, they would easily stand up to a few missiles. Hal’s power ring gave the ten second count down as he heard the first couple of explosions. It jarred him slight with his focus on stopping the nuke, but he kept pace. Green Lantern reached the position needed and a forth beam shot from his ring, scanning the warheads electrical systems in a second before forming a thin, film like construct around it and then sliding inside. Almost immediately, the nuke’s systems were all shut down as the last of the missiles hit Hal’s fans. Slowing his pace quickly, the fans disappeared as the forth beam altered its end into a large hand which caught the nuke. “And the wind up,” he muttered jokingly while his body turned towards the sky and he reared back with his right hand before throwing it forward like he was hurling a base ball. The construct imitated his action and the nuke was hurled with impressive strength up into the atmosphere where it would burn up harmlessly. Warming smile on his face, the Man of Steel nodded to his guide, "Yes." He didn't wantt to say much more at the risk of seeming a bit full of himself in the woman's eyes. "Whoa!" was his reaction to her swift snatching of his hand and being jerked up into the air. It was an unexpected turn to meet someone who could fly here, but he kept his shock hidden after the intial second of processing it. Following behind her, Superman took the time to examine the island closer. Everything was full of life. His eyes watched the animals wander about, ears listened to their strong heartbeats, while his nose took in air that was free of pollution. Beneath the yellow sun of Earth, Kal-El didn't need to breath but he chose to now. There was only one word that could come to his mind to describe this place: Paradise.

Jonn: Saw a green light and something shoot up into the sky. His red eyes widened slightly, before he came to the conclusion that one of the Lantern Core was here. And there he flew after the Green Lantern, allowing Batman to his devices for a short while, while he met with the other great Man of Green. When in Range he hovered there, the bottom of his blue hooded trench coat swaying with the sea breeze. He measured and weighed the man before he looked towards the Submarine in the distance that was chugging away at a pace that they could easily catch. “Batman is on board the submarine, he and it hold vital information about what exactly is going on.”He stated to the man. But then he raised an eyebrow. He heard the surface thoughts of many in there. They were nervous about having the Batman still alive and in their presence. Some felt that they should just kill him and be done with it. Ras’al Ghul was not such a man. He was a honorable type after a fashion. He wanted to prove that his way was right. That for the great good, there had to be sacrifices. And he knew that Batman was a threat, and a potential ally. But what he sensed from Batman was confusing. A calmness that a man in his position should not have. “Odd. Tell me, what do you know of Batman?”He asked.

Diana: She landed in the coliseum. "Mother," she said, her voice strong and confident as she touched down. "You have the intruder," the Queen, who was the spitting image of Diana, merely older, turned around, her voice even and strong as her daughter's. "What is your business here?" Hyppolyta asked, narrowing her eyes at the man. How dare he set foot on her island after what his gender had done to her and her kind. The queen stood with her shoulders back and watched the intruder. "He brings news from the outside world," Diana spoke strongly. "We need to intervene!" "Silence," Hyppolyta commanded. Diana down at her feet, her mouth drawing into a thin line.


Superman: When they began to lower themselves towards the coliseum, Clark steeled himself and his mind. With their destination almost reached he had to focus on why he came here instead of the scenery and return to being Superman. Once they landed in front of the queen, he could not help but noticed the almost spitting image of her and… her daughter?! Oh this was going to turn out well. He could only give his warning, however, and hope for the best. “Majesty,” he said, lowering himself down to a knee while keeping his back straight to show that he was not weak of character or will, but still humble before the ruler of the island. “I apologize for the sudden appearance any disrespect I’ve caused, but I bring a warning. The rest of the world is on the brink of nuclear war. Every nation with a nuclear arsenal stands ready to launch at a moment’s notice and if they do it will destroy the entire world. Nothing will survive between the destruction, radiation, and the intense winter brought- "on."


–Ra’s would gesture to the men.- “Take him to a holding cell. I want guards watching him at all times.” –The men hauled Batman away deeper into the vessel. Batman would think to himself. ‘You’re alone now…Those men went after those missiles selflessly…Whatever happens on this ship, they will *not* launch another missile. The men would bring Batman into what seemed like a box of a room with a prison door. Stripping Batman of his cape, belt, and bracers, Ra’s would instruct that his mask remain on his face, if not for purpose of defeat, to emphasize to Bruce how ridiculous it was in broad daylight. Batman would sit in the cell staring at his prison, analyzing every bit of it. He estimated that 800 Pressure per square inch would be capable of lifting the iron bar and permitting escape…Batman was capable of reaching 1600 with a punch. -Batman’s problem now was dealing with the security guards who would no doubt be watching him. Batman would beginning thinking over his options.- ‘Feign death…Seizure…self inflicted injury, insanity, absurd paranoia, such as claustrophobia…Decisions…’


Superman: Hal, hovering in the air and feeling just a bit smug with himself due to his success, was caught off guard by the cool, almost emtionless voice that started speaking to him. Reacting first, the Lantern spun around with his right fist raised and ready to attack before he realized that he wasn't being attacked. "Sorry about that. You surprised me," he quickly said, a sheepish smirk crossing his face, "What were you saying?" Crossing his arms over his chest, the Lantern listened as the man before him explained the situation. He wasn't shocked by his appearence. As a Green Lantern, he had seen far to many strange, weird and just plan wrong looking beings to be bothered by this one's appearence. "What to I know...?" he asked curiously while thinking for a moment, "Well my answer used to be a myth with a rather creepy obsession with SnM. But I think from what you just said the myth part is blown out of the water now."


Jonn: Concentrated upon the leader and then that of the Batman. Orders were issued and commands executed. Batman was in a holding cell. Watched by two armed guards. Now that in and of itself was a very stupid thing. Now for a time, he was going to do what he did not like doing. For the sake of billions there was little that he would not stomach for it. He applied more pressure to the mind of the man on the right. And there he planted the orders. The man turned and swung his rifle hard against his companions head, soundlessly knocking him out, outside of a thud. There the man undid the locks to the holding cell, and handed back the Batman’s Gadgets, belt and other confiscated devices. Once they were returned, he released the man allowing Batman to do what he would to the man. Breathing in, he sighed and he shook his head. He hated doing that. In fact he rather avoid doing it all together. But controlling the mind of the weak willed was childs play. The Leader on the other hand, was far to in control of himself to fall to such things. The ancient feeling to the man’s mind also made him seem more than what he was. There, he turned to regard his new ally and he nodded his head to him, completely oblivious to the fact that the man almost decked him with the power ring of his. “We follow the submarine. But not to closely, their transmitters may still be able to send launch codes else where.” he stated as he took flight.

Diana: "The Gods have protected us for years," Hyppolyta said, her chin held high. "We have no reason to think they shall turn on us now." "But Mother..." Diana tried to insist, taking a half step forward to challenge. "The outsider must be returned to his world; allow me to take the armour and go... Please." "No," Hyppolyta's hard exterior cracked, only a little but enough. She smiled at her daughter. "Daughter, I have lost one child already, I could not stand the grief if I were to lose you." Diana was feeling more like a child and less like a warrior. She didn't want to call her mother out for being a coward, but that's what it felt like. "Interfering in Man's World will affect the pact we have with the Gods. The council has already debated the merits of intervention," Hyppolyta turned, walking away from the pair, turning her back to reveal the armour of the Gods. "Of course..." Hyppolyta said slowly. "My back is turned. If my daughter were to take the armour to return the outsider, I would not know unless she showed her face..." The Queen left, setting her ceremonial helmet, drawn from her former lover Ares, sitting next to the armour before leaving. Her mother had basically said while she could not officially condone Diana going out, she would turn a blind eye to her disobeying
orders. <e>


Superman: Hal looked curiously at the green man before him and how he suddenly went quiet. As he continued to watch him, he saw the look of concentration come over his apparent ally. After a few moments, it was completely gone and the man's face returned to the calm, almost unfeeling look that it was. "You got it," he clicked his tongue and followed alongside "So tell me... how'd you run across the Batman of all people? I'm guessing that was him in that jet." If they were going to work together and it seemed do nothing at the moment, they might as well make idle conversation.


-Batman would turn his attention to spot the men moving, when suddenly the guard on the right bashed his partner with the stock of the weapon knocking him out. Batman narrowed his eyes studying the man ‘A spy? Secret government agent?’ When he opened the cell door Batman would step forward as the man suddenly stumbled backwards strangely, Batman raised his hands wanting to help the man but, then the man shouted.- “He’s Escaped!”-The man spoke with a heavy Arabic accent; Batman would promptly grab his gun and force it against the guard’s chest. In a moment, Batman would overpower the man and place him inside the cell, along with his partner.- Batman would’ve taken their equipment finding a map that he would look over. It was in Arabic and Chinese, Bruce would translate the Chinese first and came to discover that Israel, and Iraq were to be nuked along with New York city, Washington DC, Florida, and Maryland. All locations were targeted by this submarine. When Batman heard on the con Ra’s voice in Arabic, Bruce Wayne’s personality would emerge and he would say.- “The prisoner is locked away.” –Ra’s would make weak attempt of praise for their efforts but, Bruce knew that Ra’s didn’t seem to care. Time would pass and Batman would make his way to the engineering level and sit patiently, he managed to listen to the con when the navigation control reported the distance from target. It would only be a matter of time as the Submarine traveled at top speed before it would reach near its target. First officer:- “We are at maximum firing distance of our target.” Ra’s would tap his cane against the floor.- “Launch as soon as possible. No doubt, Batman has escaped and is currently working towards foiling these plans. Not even he can stop us now.” –Batman knew that they were approximately 1,864 miles from Italy, a distance impossible to swim but a measure necessary to prevent the launch of a missile. Batman made his appearance grabbing an engineer by the back of his neck to slam his face into the wall knocking him out cold. Batman saw three men reach for their guns to shoot Batman however, Batman hurled three explosive grenades towards them, and the grenades would burst upon colliding with metal steam pipes and controls. The sound of alarms and buzzing of internal damage would ring throughout the submarine commanding all personnel to evacuate.

Jonn: Turned his head to regard the man beside him and raised a nonexistent brow, before he nodded his head. The man wished some answers, and he would grant them. Looking towards the sea again, he flew on, keeping a just eye on his friend below the seas. “I had gotten my hands upon some information that was leading intelligence of your government. Military Nuclear Strikes were being planned. The information that I retrieved was encrypted, and I am not one that can handle such things, despite my training. I requested the aid of Batman, who in turn gave me the information of the submarine in question.” He replied as they flew on. And there he monitored the situation that Batman got himself into. But not just that, other things. The surface thoughts of those below, not paying attention to anything exact but still managing to listen to all. And then he stopped before he looked towards Hal Jordan and pointed straight down towards the water. “They are preparing to launch more missiles.” He stated as he drifted down towards the waters surface. He focused upon the Main engineer. It took but a moment, to plant the small order that was required. The man would see the gauges reacting in a pattern that would annihilate them all, and did the only sensible thing a man would do in his position. The man shut down the reactors and switched all the systems to battery powers. The Primary functions of the submarine would be dropped considerably. This included the missile launch control where it needed the main reactor power to open and launch the missiles from the consoles. What he did was buy time. Something that Batman would undoubtedly pick up on. But apparently he did not need to do much. In order for the Submarine to be evacuated, it would have to surface and he saw in the deep the water get far more darker than what should have been. There he raised altitude again to watch the great sub emerge.

Green Lantern: Hal listened as the two flew along, keeping pace with the sub as it closed in on whatever its destination was. That sounded like the goverment. If it was possible to end the war by striking first, the United States would. In a nuclear war, the one thing above every nation that America had was that it had actually used weapons of mass destruction and to great effect. Whether it would again remained to be seen...His thoughts snapped to the present when he heard 'preparing to launch missiles.' "We've gotta stop them!" he shouted, his ring starting to glow as he moved in. Creating a construct of sonar of sorts, one end dropped into the water while a radar screen appeared above his forearm. Hal watched it carefully as the sonar end pinged for the sub's location. A dot appeared on the radar that was unmistakably a submarine and just as he glanced over to the green man to speak, he saw that look on his face again. "What're you up to?" the Lantern questioned. Most Lantern's by now would've scanned the male to figure out what he was, however Hal didn't operate like most in the Corps. With no answer coming just yet, he turned his attention back to the radar for a moment. That was when he noticed the darkening watter and the size of the blip on the screen. Rising as well, Hal glanced back to the alien, "So how do you want to do this? Sneaky or do you want to blast in, hit hard and fast? "


Jonn: Watched as the sub emerged from the depths of the ocean, peering down toward the dark hull, and then to his friend. The Green Lantern had asked him how he wanted to do this? Truth be told, he did not know. However he did know that the leader down there was a far graver threat than what he first thought of. There he lowered himself and phased through the sheets of metal and beams, peering towards the men that barred his path, with their backs turned to him and completely oblivious to their impending danger. “The Batman is inside the engine core!” “How’d that happen?” Well that was interesting. And there he floated up behind him, only to slam their skulls together. Oh he did not kill them. Oh no. They were shark bait for later. He reached for the door, and ripped it off of the metal hinges before setting it down to the side. “Batman. Main power is offline. The Silos are down and communication from the sub is set only to the emergency band frequency. Let us hurry.”</B> he called out as he turned and began the slow march towards the bridge. “Have you gotten any new information?”

Batman heard the moaning of the vessel hull and could only imagine what Ra`s Al Ghul’s next step was. Batman would feel a gun press to his rib; naturally Batman would elbow the man in the face causing him to fall backwards and into a scolding hot pipe. The man screamed before Batman pulled him off and dragged him into a main corridor where Batman found an escape pod.- “Get off the ship…I’ll call for help.” –The man would crunch his teeth together and suicide causing Batman some internal pain for failing to save the man despite allegiances. Batman would then stop as he turned to see John.- “When did you get on board?...” –After a moment Batman would say.- “The ship is temporarily sabotaged but, I know the leader…There are still a few more things that need to be done before we’re safe.” -With that a sudden explosive rocked the vessel when John and Batman heard over the radio broadcast.- “Maestrale class Frigate has just fired a warning shot across our bow…” –The medium sized frigate could be seen by the Green Lantern as the vessel rapidly approached at full speed. Batman would look to John.- “These men won’t leave the ship and become prisoners willingly. They all have cyanide capsules within their mouths. We should take out the bridge and then we can coordinate from there.”

Superman: Hal raised an eyebrow to the Martian. "Sooo...?" He waited for the response and instead he watched as the man phased through the hull. "Um.. right. I'll be the lookout." Crossing his arms over his chest, the Lantern lowered down to the hull and used his ring to created a yo yo to entertain himself with. It was as he stood there, amussing himself with the toy construct that the warning shot came. Reacting on simple instinct, he formed a bubble around his body while kneeling to the ground to protect himself from any explosions. He looked towards the ship and held his ring above his head, the bubble disappearing as he created a large sign over the sub at least thirty feet in height and forty feet in width reading: STOP! Holding his left hand up to his mouth, a megaphone appeared in it and he shouted into it, the construct allowing his voice to be heard clearly, "This is Green Lantern! The situation is under control!"

Jonn: Looked towards the two men dying in the Batman’s hands. Did he do it though? No. They had acted on their own free will to do this. This was something that he did not like though. Shamelessly throwing their lives away. This felt all to familiar to him. He regarded the man and he raised an nonexistent Eye Brow and then shrugged. “I have always been here.” He replied cryptically before he turned and he nodded his head towards them. He walked forwards towards the bridge and he nodded his head. “Most have been redirected to deal with the Engineering problems. We will have no opposition down this corridor to the Command and Control Unit. The forward compartments are being filled with sea water and torpedo’s are being armed. We had best hurry.” He stated as the door to the bridge came into sight. And there he phased through the door, and peeked in, only enough for his eyes to get a good look at the men there. One manning the engines, one at the firing controls, one at the Navigation and the last in the Captains Chair. He raised his hand up to Batman and held up four fingers, signally how many were in the room. Before he slide to the side, using the shadows for cover as he danced through the room. Eventually coming to the roof where he maintained the see through transparency of his body. The man at the Firing Controls was the first to go. J’onn dropped down and landed on him. Using his shape shifting abilities he extended his arm with a out thrust forwards, sending a sharp jerk across one man’s jaw. He didn’t wait to be shot at though, his surface probing of the last crew members thoughts proved as much as the man shot his pistol off. He dove to the side and phased through the paneling with the momentum gained. Reappearing at the Communication’s Consol, stopping anyone from using it.


-Ra`s would watch as John moved through the room, he would calmly begin evacuating the room when he came across Batman standing before him.- “So, we meet again Dark Knight. The communications are destroyed. I suggest if you don’t want to be destroyed along with the rest of us, you’ll get off this ship.” –Batman would growl.- “If we die, so do you.” –Ra’s smirked.- “I’m afraid I can’t be bothered by death again…The Italians who your friend above us is trying to stop is merely helping my plan.” –Batman would reach to grab Ra`s but, Ra`s would slap Batman’s hands with his cane before kicking forward and knocking Batman against a stairwell railing. Batman stabilized himself and pushed off the railing towards Ra`s would armed his sword from his cane and slashed at Batman before spinning to kick Batman off the edge of the railing, Batman would roll down the narrow stairs grunting while falling. -Ra`s would look behind him to see John still occupied with the bridge, that he would continue to proceed to the weapon storage room. Ra`s would first pass by engineering and begin overloading the nuclear power source, before continuing to the weapons storage where he began manually activating the nuclear missiles within their compartments. The Maelstrale vessel would begin shouting Italian over their loud speaker at The Green Lantern; he could see their forward gun adjusting their positions to aim.

[Batman]

Green Lantern cursed under his breath as the ship continued to close in. This wasn't.... good. Immediately as the thought came to his head, the Power Ring translated. The word on the construct sign was changed to Italian and as Hal started to shout again in his megaphone, his words came out in the same language. "Stop! This is Green Lantern! The situation is under control! I repeat, the situation is under control!" Hopefully this would work. He wasn't as world renowned as that big blue, red cape wearing hero from Metropolis, but he'd had his fair share of showings around the world so hopefully that would be enough to at least get them to relax their weapons for a few minutes.

Jonn: Had heard plenty in between the fighting. His focus trained on the last remaining Gunman in the Control room, as he fired his rounds at him. Yeah that was a great idea. Firing pistol rounds in a submarine and puncturing holes in the hull. Yeah. Great. Had it been underwater, they would be to. He flew at the man picking up speed while phasing through the chairs and console where a swift right to the side of the head sent him skidding across the metal grating. Overkill? Probably. But he didn’t like being shot at. Turning to regard the door and then to the stairs, he phased through the wall. He did not need to check on the Batman. If a set of stairs could kill him, then he would not be the Dark Knight that he was. Where did he go? It was simple he phased through the piping, networks and cables, and in the process avoided much of the remaining crew. He phased out of the wall, behind Ras just as he reached the doors to the nuclear ordinance, swiftly silently and with out noise, He would reach out to grab him and swing him around, releasing him in mid swing, hoping to toss him back to the engineering , a set of Red eyes glowing all the while. “Try not to think of the disarming sequence to the Nuclear Reactor. As Batman said, if we die, you die.”

-Batman felt a mild headache before standing up and made his way to the bridge where he intended to see John but, he wasn’t there. Batman would ponder the question for a second before reviewing the controls before they were burned out. The intended location for the nuclear missile was Italy as Batman thought, Batman would look as the screens reported a nuclear missile was armed and counting down. It was then Batman saw on an external camera that the Green Lantern was outside on the hull.- ‘Where did he come from?’ –Batman would make his way off the ship, arriving to see the Green Lantern, he jumped off the top of the vessel and flew down towards Green Lantern with his cape completely spread out, his demonic appearance like a dark angel closing in on its intended target. Batman landed in a crouching position before he stood up and came face to face with the Green Lantern before turning to look at the Frigate holding its position and now using flashing lights. Batman would notice two more vessels closing to surround them. One of the ships was a United States Destroyer.- “I don’t believe we’ve met…” –Ra`s would spin and smirk at J’onn.- “Well, this is unexpected…Do you plan to kill me or save the lives of a society to which you know nothing about…” –Ra`s would begin walking out of the room while keeping his sword ready to fight J’onn.- “Your allies may have stopped this ship but…would the great Ra`s Al Ghul not figure that out by now? When one plans a massive world project, one must be prepared for even Superman to intervene. I’ve delayed you enough that my other commanders are already ahead of schedule. Batman lead three of you to stop just me. Going after me wasn’t very productive…was it?”

Jonn: Raised an eyebrow to him as he spoke, those red eyes increasing in intensity. “You seem to think that you know me, Ras Al Ghul.” He stated as he stood his ground. There he learned that there was far more to this. And that this man knew more than some low level fool. Now that was interesting. If he did not know the disarming codes, then he would know the people that did. The man’s arrogance seemed to show that clear through the thought veil. “All I need is information. Unfortunately for you, Ras Al Ghul, you don’t need to be cooperative to provide it.” And that was when Ras would feel a great pain in his skull. Like someone was taking the neurons produced by the brain and raked them through a curry comb. He was not going to kill the man for the information. Oh no. On that principle, he did not enjoy. Especially while linked to the mind of another as they passed into the realms of the Goddess’s. The Locations of the missiles, the immediate agents in place to carry out the plans to launch the missiles. He would take it all. NEURON BY NEURON. For the sake of millions, he would do this. He would endure this, against everything that he was taught, and everything that he believed in. He would not see the end of mars repeated by some expired Victorian Era Welfare patient! When he had the information, Ras Al Ghul would find himself his own person again while J’onn leaned against a wall, holding his temples. More strain on the martian than what he was about to admit? Your damn right. Dizziness, Nausea, Bleary eyes, These were all symptoms of a migraine of sorts. He retreated back into himself.

Superman: When it seemed that, for the moment, all was clear with the ship, Hal lowered his ring and the constructs disappeared in an instant. Well at least that was dealt with so now he went looking for a way into the sub. That green dude he had arrived with to save Batman (still hard to believe that he was real), needed to know that there were destroyers ready to blow this sub to hell and high water. It wouldn't be an issue to hold off their fire but starting a fight with the Italian Navy wasn't something he was looking to do. Just as he turned to his left, Batman dropped before him and the Lantern immediately raised his ring, the green light shining out blindingly as he lit up the darkness. Eyes narrowed, Hal noticed that this man was dressed in an outfit that resembled a bat and sow he slowly backed down the light, "I take it your Batman?" He asked, still keeping his ring raised in case the man decided to attack.

-Ra`s would fall to the ground grabbing onto the hull for support. J’onn would see Ra`s ideas were to save humanity by reverting them back to a pre-historic era. Destroying computerized technology, automated vehicles, his plan was clearly to bring Humanity to an age where nuclear weapons weren’t a threat to the species. In this world he saw that his legacy would be the ruler of the new world and that could rule it forever through use of the Lazarus pit. Ra`s would then say to J’onn.- “You…-see now…Why I must do this. Not for glory or power. Because Man-kind is foolish…” –Ra`s would turn around and begin moving out of the submarine before the vehicle would explode. J’onn would discover that the abort codes were thrown away before they left Gotham.- “I am Batman…Who are you?” –Speaking directly to the Green Lantern.- “We need to get these ships out of here. Ra`s has set the submarine to explode, the blast will cause a tidal wave and destroy everything within a 100 mile radius…Have you seen John?” –Was Batman’s last question before pulling out his control device to contact the Batwing stationed in Europe to intercept Batman’s location.-

Jonn: Chuckled as he shook his head, wincing as he did so. “Foolish? You’re a savage like child race with the potential of greatness. You fail to see it.” He stated before he hammered his fist into the side of the hull. Oh he had indeed found that the man was correct completely. But he was damned if those men on the ships were going to fall because of him and not take him to a early grave as well. Water Began to fill the weapons control room as he ripped a eight foot wide hole in the side. Turning he took flight punching another one through the hull out the other side. There he slammed another four. Two at each end moving quickly before he looked towards the Green Lantern. “Push it to the depths! Crush Depth as quickly as you can do it.” He shouted as he looked towards the Batman. There when he touched down he sagged to his knees and then he looked towards the Batman. “Ras Al ghul destroyed the Abort before he left the harbor. I have the names of the Commanders, and Locations. Do you know someone that can go from one place to another quickly and take care of it?” He asked as he fought his way onto his rump to look towards his new friend with a extremely weary look upon his green face.

Superman: Raising his eyes as Hippolyta gave Diana subtle permission to leave, he couldn't help but be left speechless a moment as shock and... well shock as she turned her back on the two of them. The Man of Steel rose to his feet and looked to Diana before smirking. "Your mother's a good woman," he remarked simply. Even though she seemed hard and a bit cold at first, this act alone showed there was a warmth and caring to her. Taking a moment to glance at the "armor" that Diana wanted to don, he thought for just a moment and then, "Oop. I'll let you change. I'm just going to go stand over.. somewhere." Superman turned sharply on his heel, his cape flying out behind him before he stepped around a pillar and firmly kept his gaze fixed on the island in front of him. With the time that she would need to change, he took a moment to simply be himself, Clark, and enjoy the beauty before him. Leaning back against the pillar and crossing his arms, his eyes moved over the landscape and the sights made him smile.


Diana: Themyscira is a peaceful nation, filled with warriors; her mother had taught Diana long ago that if you want peace, prepare for war - Sic Vis Pacem Parabellum. They had been cut off from Man's World for so many years, but still Hyppolyta, Diana's mother and Queen of the Amazons, still enforced rigid training regimens. Not that anyone complained. Their society was "perfect," in their eyes at least. No crime. No war. No violence, other than the Games. No poverty. No men. They were shielded from Man's World, lost in the Mediterranean sea, by a spell of the Gods. After Hyppolyta's rape at the hands of Ares, and the subsequent wars fought, and the loss of her son (a product of that same violation), the Gods denied her vengeance on Ares, but allowed her protection. The only portal to the outside world was a mirror forged by Hephaestus. But the world was at war now, or close to it. Diana had been watching intently, trying to guide her mother into action, but the Queen was stubborn. "But Mother, these weapons, they aren't like ours," Diana would insist. "They will destroy the world." "Man's World," Hyppolyta would insist. "And ours," Diana pleaded for the right to wear the colours and armour of heroes into battle, to fight alongside the finest heroes, male and female, Man's World had to offer. A nuclear weapon had been launched towards Paris - Diana had seen the destruction caused by the weapons launched in Japan 60 years ago. She knew she had to react.

Superman: The currents and movement of the ocean were a peaceful sight, the creatures that called it home uncaring of anything but their own next meal, and predators. They knew nothing nor were the able to understand the turmoil of the world above and what those that lived on the surface were nearing would threaten even their lives. War was on the horizon. It could come in the next hour or in the next few days. But this time was far more threatening than it had ever been. Countries across the globe were readying their nuclear arsenal begging the question of who would make the first move. These were the thoughts that occupied the Man of Steel's mind as he flew above the water. Superman had been trying to think of something.. anything he could do that might prevent the war from coming but nothing had come. Any move could could cause the tension to snap. As he continued to fly, something about the space ahead of him was off and immediately he slowed and snapped. "What that...?" he muttered to himself. Something was definitely wrong. He couldn’t quite place it but he saw certain changes in the air and space that were unnatural. His eyes, able to perceive so much that normal humans could not even think to, were able to spot the subtle differences. This could be some sort of new cloaking technology. He hadn’t heard of anyone developing something like this but he never paid much attention to the workings of governments unless they threatened innocent lives. Politics was something he made sure to steer clear of some he could help those who needed him, not those that wanted him. Steeling himself for a moment, Superman flew forward and instantly he felt a cold wash over him. His body adjusted to it but the chill made even him shiver and then it was over and before him he saw an island. The sight gave him pause as he took it in, using his vision abilities to zoom in on it. The architecture was ancient Greek and as he continued to take in more and more Kal-El also realized that there was not a single man on the island. That didn’t matter though. Whoever these women were, he needed to warn them of what was happening so a moment later he was flying just above the tallest mountain before slowly dropping to the ground, cape flying up in theair above him.

Diana: Diana had left the temple, distraught at the way her mother had dismissed her ideas. "We are not to interfere," she said with a sneer, her lip curling up. "Just once I'd like to go to Man's World, to see what all the fuss is about," she said with a sigh. Her self pity was short lived; the alarm bell rang and all Amazons were called to attention. "There's a man on the island!" one shouted. Diana was intrigued; unlike any of her sisters, she had been born on the island and had never encountered a man. She ran for her horse and was in hot pursuit. "He's at the mountain," she heard one warrior cry. The sentries were out in full armour and arms, but Diana merely had on her white shift and silver bracelets. She advanced up the mountain, using a seldom travelled goat path while the sentries used the main access roads. They were safer, but not as quick. Diana had no idea what she was looking for, but she knew these trails like the back of her hand, and anything different would stand out... Like a red piece of cloth flapping in the wind. She dismounted her horse and stalked him on foot, able to hide easier without her mount.

Superman: His booted feet hit the ground softly with his cape falling along his back seconds after. Flicking his eyes about, he used his hearing to locate which direction he needed to go. He heard the sounds of running about, shouts, screams, doors slamming and metal clanging against metal.
Slowly he walked forward, thinking that it was better for him to come meet them instead of the women that lived here coming to him. It seemed more polite that way to him since he was the invader here so to speak. Superman kept his ears perked up though, just in case someone tried to sneak up behind him in an attempt to take him out. Experience had taught him to keep his guard up even when he was trying to keep from resorting to violence. He heard all manner of heart beats, footsteps, and rustling around him. Most of it he chalked up to animals however one heart beat stood out from the rest. It was different though he didn’t pay much mind to it yet as it didn’t seem hostile.

Diana: She crouched low, watching the red cloak as it moved. She saw the rest of the man attached to it - he certainly looked impressive. His clothes were strange, but he was built the way Gods were depicted - very tall and very square. Dark hair. She couldn't see his face, and his body was intermittently shielded from her eyes by the cape. She tucked her loose, black hair back behind her ear assuming he hadn't noticed her yet. What was his game? And who in Hera's name was he? And how did he find the island. She could hear her sisters off in the distance. Wow, they're way off... she thought to herself. They were still only half way up the mountain side; her short cut had really paid off. She crept along the tree line, being careful to stay low and make her movements as fluid as possible, watching the stranger. They were getting closer, though - if she wanted rights to him as a trophy, and more importantly the right of return which would get her off the island and was a free trip to Man's World, she'd have to stop playing so safe. "Halt!" Her voice was loud, and quite strong, filled with the kind of authority that comes from a) knowing you have power and b) knowing you have the presence of mind to use that power wisely. "You are trespassing," she said as she stepped out of the bushes. "You will allow me to take you to the Queen, and then you shall be escorted to where ever you're from, never to return."

Superman: As he continued to move on, he noticed that the unusual heartbeat continued to stay within a certain range of feet from him. Focusing more on it now he noticed that it was human. Perhaps it was one of the inhabitants. Without actually looking at the person he couldn't be sure but it was a reasonable enough assumption and their caution was respectable. If what he believed to be true about the island then whoever was following him would have no idea that he had been able to hear them coming. Superman kept his gentle pace, not trying to arrouse suspicion that he knew he was being follow. When the voice shouted, Kal stopped in his tracks as his body steeled itself to react to an attack if it came. Yet the demands that followed from the commanding, but lovely sounding, voice, Superman turned to face it while Slowly raising his hands up and facing his palms towards her. “I’m not here to cause trouble. I bring a warning.”

Diana: "Turn around," she commanded. "Slowly and with your hands up." She was unarmed, but that did not mean she was not dangerous. Of course, she had no way of knowing that the man in front of her was more than he appeared, a mere mortal with the body of a God, but a possessor of strength equal to, if not greater, than her own, as well as speed, flight and other powers beyond her realm of understanding. She squared her shoulders. "A warning? What warning?" she said, her voice becoming less stand offish as she stepped further out of the bush, and more into the same cleared space that he stood in. "Is it about the missiles?" She tilted her head to the side, urgently, desperately, wanting news. She knew she was right, but too bad this outsider was male; her mother would never believe him.

Superman: Superman did as he was told, his hands held up at head height with his palms towards her. Being a stranger was bad enough, dropping in as he had done even more so. To warn this island he had chosen to walk a very fine line but it was one he was more than willing to for the sake of the
island people’s lives. When she herself brought up the bombs however, Clark was a bit taken aback. Perhaps these people weren’t as far behind the times as he thought with the appearance only serving to fool outsiders. “Yes,” he answered, recovering quickly from the surprise, “This Island isn’t safe
from them. Nothing on the planet is safe if enough explode. Please, take me to speak to your queen.” Superman spoke politely, but with urgency. If they knew about the bombs it was possible that they had ways to protect themselves from a few. However, nuclear winter was the threat that was truly being faced.

Diana: "I only hope she believes you," she said, stepping forward. "How did you get here?" she asked, noticing no aircraft around, and he was far too deep onto the island to have come via the sea. She narrowed her eyes, cautiously taking him in. She imagined women in Man's World probably found him handsome, and admittedly, she found his facial features striking, but looks were only temporary, unless you were a colony of near ageless Amazons. She could hear her Sisters coming from behind, the urgency of the situation just became more dire. Artemis was the head of the Guard, and she would not be so eager to listen to the outsider, especially one of his gender. "We must hurry," Diana said, taking his hand and leading him back down the path she had come to him by. "But please, tell me how you got here.." her voice was... curious. Diana was trying desperately to hide her thirst for knowledge of the outside world, but it slipped out so easily...

Superman: The woman’s response and the way she said it told him much. If appearances meant what they seemed than this was likely a matriarchal society with its government being one of a monarchy with the way she spoke of the queen and the sound of respect she had in her voice. Superman opened his mouth to answer his question but immediately stopped when his ears caught the sound of the footsteps of what sounded like a battalion coming their way. Allowing her to lead him away, he followed quickly while adjusting his steps to match her pace, not that it was difficult. The woman
was almost as tall as he was and the difference was made up for with the length of her muscular legs. If this was not such a dire matter then he would have taken more note of her appearance. What he had noticed though was that her beauty. Not only was she physically attractive, but sure of herself. Confidence radiated off of her in the way that she spoke and carried herself. The question of how he arrived here came again and the answer was simple, “I flew.” Superman smiled softly, attempting to lighten the mood a bit. He understood the seriousness of it but did not want to seem unwelcoming about answering questions about himself. It was likely that here, just as in the rest of the world, his abilities could frighten the people.

Diana:"The Gods have protected us for years," Hyppolyta said, her chin held high. "We have no reason to think they shall turn on us now." "But Mother..." Diana tried to insist, taking a half step forward to challenge. "The outsider must be returned to his world; allow me to take the armour and go... Please." "No," Hyppolyta's hard exterior cracked, only a little but enough. She smiled at her daughter. "Daughter, I have lost one child already, I could not stand the grief if I were to lose you." Diana was feeling more like a child and less like a warrior. She didn't want to call her mother out for being a coward, but that's what it felt like. "Interfering in Man's World will affect the pact we have with the Gods. The council has already debated the merits of intervention," Hyppolyta turned, walking away from the pair, turning her back to reveal the armour of the Gods. "Of course..." Hyppolyta said slowly. "My back is turned. If my daughter were to take the armour to return the outsider, I would not know unless she showed her face..." The Queen left, setting her ceremonial helmet, drawn from her former lover Ares, sitting next to the armour before leaving. Her mother had basically said while she could not officially condone Diana going out, she would turn a blind eye to her disobeying orders.


Superman: Raising his eyes as Hippolyta gave Diana subtle permission to leave, he couldn't help but be left speechless a moment as shock and... well shock as she turned her back on the two of them. The Man of Steel rose to his feet and looked to Diana before smirking. "Your mother's a good woman," he remarked simply. Even though she seemed hard and a bit cold at first, this act alone showed there was a warmth and caring to her. Taking a moment to glance at the "armor" that Diana wanted to don, he thought for just a moment and then, "Oop. I'll let you change. I'm just going to go stand over.. somewhere." Superman turned sharply on his heel, his cape flying out behind him before he stepped around a pillar and firmly kept his gaze fixed on the island in front of him. With the time that she would need to change, he took a moment to simply be himself, Clark, and enjoy the beauty before him. Leaning back against the pillar and crossing his arms, his eyes moved over the landscape and the sights made him smile.

Diana: The concept of shame was foreign to Diana, but she saw him turn away from her and shrugged, guessing he did not want to witness her changing - Perhaps man's world looked down poorly on a man and a woman being together? Never the less, she unclipped her robe and slid the red and gold crusted bustier, forged by Hephaestus in the fires of Mount Olympus. She wore her very traditional star spangled skirt, crafted from a flag recovered from a fallen air craft during World War II. The silver cuffs attached around her wrist and she finally donned the tiara of her right, as Princess of the Amazons. "I am ready," she said, stepping towards him and putting a hand on his shoulder. "May I know the name of the Hero whom I am going into battle with?"

Superman: Clark had relaxed somewhat while she took her time to change, continuning to enjoy the view of the island. When he heard her speak up, immediately Superman returned. Standing at his full height where he had been slouching just slightly, Ka-El smiled at her. "I'm called Superman by the people and my name is Kal-El. It's a pleasure, miss...?" he held out his hand in greeting. Though they needed to hurry, to his knowledge there was no immediate threat. Because of the shielding around this island, the Man of Steel could not hear as the nuclear warheads being launched nor as Batman, Green Lantern, and the Martian worked to stop them.

Diana: She had her great golden helm with a dark horse hair plume under her arm. He had a very majestic way about him. "My name is Diana, Princess of the Amazons," she said with a smile. "The pleasure to meet you is mine, Superman. Let us not waste any more time; there will be plenty of time for niceties when we have saved your world and mine." She looked up to the sky, taking her helmet from under her arm and slid it over her dark hair, fixing her bangs out of the way as the nose piece flattened it to her face. Her blue eyes sparkled at him as she looked through the slices in the helmet at him, a smile pulling across her exposed mouth.

Superman: nodded, "Yes. Hopefully there's still time. I can normally hear across the planet, but on this island I can't hear anything beyond the odd space surrounding it." Even though her helmet hid much of her face, his sharp eyes picked up the smile she wore and he couldn't help but keep his up. Something about it brighted the day. "Let's go," and he was off, a soft whoosh of air being heard as he took off. Looking down, he checked for a moment to see if she was following and then lead the way towards the shield around the island. Once high and far enough away, he started speeding up, checking back every now and them to make sure that she was keeping up until he reached a speed of about Mach 1.

Diana: She was right on his heels, and catching up ever so slightly as they felt the cold of the shield as they passed through it onto the other side. "Is there a chance we are too late?" she asked, turning her head to the side to look at him. "The shield blocks everything from man's world; if you were female, I would invite you to enjoy some quiet time on the island, but alas..." she turned her head back in front of her as one of the warheads nearly knocked them out of the sky, a second one close to its right on the rear. "How should we handle this? I am not familiar with this technology, but I will follow your instructions."

Superman: The chill hit his body, a good thing he would never have to feel it again, but it was gone in barely a second. "From the looks of things, I'd say we're okay. Hang on." Superman slowed down to a hover and, closing his eyes, began to listen carefully to the world. His ears canvassed the globe, listening the various transmissions and voices as they canvassed the voices of the earth. In around a minute he finally began to hear talk of fire in the sky and Green Lantern as well as two others with him. As he continued to listen, his hands clenched into fists and his face hardened but then he relaxed. "Missiles were launched but they were stopped by Green Lantern, he's another hero, and two others. I'm trying to find out more."

Diana: Diana stopped and hovered next to him, ready for whatever might happen. The wind was whipping against her hair and skirt, and tossing his cape around them. "Please hurry; I agree with you that our shields will not hold up against the threat of nuclear weapons," she paused. "There are other heroes?" she asked, tilting her head to the side. "Are they like you?" She was nervous, she was invisible to the island now, but she had never been off the island before, and she was starting to get nervous. Her blue eyes flicked downward towards the invisible island below.

Superman: Kal opened his eyes and looked to her, "There's a few, but no. They each have different powers." As he started to close his eyes again, he saw something different about her... the confidence that she had shaken some. Raising a hand up, he gently place it on her soulder while smiling softly, "It's going to be okay, Princess Diana. I promise. I'm going to do everything I can to stop this war and help protect your home." The little curl of hair that hung over his forehead skimmed back and forth, his crystal blue eyes meeting her gaze while giving her shoulder a very gentle, comforting squeeze. After a moment, he took it away and then closed his eyes once more to listen. Searching through the various cross traffic, it took him another minute and a half to locate where Green Lantern had gone since he started the search from the East Coast of the U.S. Quickly opening his eyes, he nodded, "I've found Lantern. C'mon." Turning, he took off, quickly accelerating to Mach 1 again before calling back, "I'm going to speed up. Call out if it's too fast." And then he accelerated, quickly reaching Mach 5 as he hurried to GL's location.

Diana: "I wish not for your protection, Kal El," she said looking up at him as he gripped her shoulder. His hand was warm on her bare skin and she was falling into those big blue eyes, as much as she wished she wasn't. Her mother had warned her about the charming ways of Man, but she had never thought she would experience it firsthand. She pushed forward chasing after him as he accelerated and signalled that she should warn him if he was going too fast. She chuckled. "I'm as fast as you are," she shouted into the air with him, pushing harder to stay at his shoulder. "Where are we going?" she asked, her voice barely audible over the wind noise in her own ears, but she had no doubt he could hear her. She had excellent senses, but his were even more powerful than hers She wondered if he would be her equal physically, strength, speed and stamina wise, she had always secretly prayed to Aphrodite for...

Superman: Clark silently cursed himself as they flew. He hadn't meant what he'd said to seem like he was going to shield her from the world outside. He had only meant that he was going to help her. However, it was done and he had to focus on the goal. Looking to his right as she flew up beside him, he listened to her question. "Not too far from the coast of Italy. There's a submarine that's been disabled and underwatch by the Italian navy. Green Lantern's there too so we're going to see what he knows about the present situation." Turning his gaze forward once more, he zoomed in with his eyes towards Lantern's position. He saw the man's glow before he saw his features but those were quickly in sight. He always saw another standing there, a man dressed in an outfit like a bat. He'd heard about the man, but he hadn't ever had an encounter with him.

Diana:"The Romans," she said looking towards the boot shaped country that had once ruled most of the "known" world. Diana looked over at him and for a moment thought about his features, but was drawn back to the dangers in front of them as they came on across the disabled submarine. "So I am guessing everyone has as ridiculous a costume as you?" she said with a smirk, oblivious to her own slightly odd attire. "And is that man dressed as a... rodent?" she narrowed her eyes and looked at him.

Superman: Hal stood there, ring still aimed at Batman but it was his face that showed his reactions. At first his face remained hard and focused on the man in black. Then his eyes widened once the word explode came from Batman's lips. Then his mouth dropped when he heard the destructive radius. "You've got to be kidding me..." he responded in disbelief. His hand lowered and Hal could just stand there for a moment more having barely registered the question about the martian. "Who's J'onn?" the Lantern asked, but off in his own world for a moment. Then with a quick shake of his head, Hal returned to reality and then started to glow brightly before starting to fly up into the air. His eyes turned to his right as he started to fly towards the ships before he stopped. "Somethings coming," he muttered before using his ring to create a pair of binoculars to use. Zooming in on the shadow that he had seen, "Uh... Batman. We got Superman and some gorgeous babe coming this way."

Jonn: turned his head to look towards the two there, and he nodded his head to them. The lantern had spoken his name, and he raised his hand in a subtle wave. And there he held his head in his hands as he processed the information. Such a draining effect to focus so much. There he turned to look towards Batman and he nodded his head towards him. "I am J'onn J'onzz." He stated. Obviously there was a story to that. And then when he saw the two coming, he blinked his red eyes, and then regarded his two friends. "They are... two remarkable individuals... Who are they?" He asked as he looked around towards them. This was where it was. And then he looked towards Batman. "I know which people are in key positions. They will have the abort codes."

-Batman didn’t seem affected by Hal’s moment of distraction. Batman knew something had to be done and quickly. There was no hope to save the lives in Italy or neighboring countries, in fact Batman wasn’t sure the Batwing could get them out of the blast zone in time. Ra`s had led three heroes right into a death trap that was now impossible to escape but, upon a call out from Hal, Batman turned his attention to Superman and Diana, quickly pulling off his belt a binocular to spot the two of them Batman would explain to J’onn.- “Superman is an unknown individual who patrols Metropolis city. He is rumored to be faster than a bullet, more power than a train, and he’s rumored to be indestructible…The woman flying with him…Maybe she’s Superwoman…Her armor is Ancient Greek and contains symbols of that ancient era.” Batman would lower his binoculars and see that Hal was flying. Batman would act despite not knowing either of these two but, having gained some respect from J’onn J’onzz. Once Superman and Diana arrived Batman said to both of them.- “There’s no time to explain, just listen to me. This submarine is about to explode. If it does the nuclear blasts safe zone is at least 100 miles. We need Superman to lift this vessel and get it into space where it won’t cause any damage.” –Batman’s voice was ferocious and seemed more like a command than a request.- “If you don’t believe me you can use your special vision and see for yourself. The reactor is going critical and there are still men on board that we can’t save.

Diana: Diana looked to the strange man and tilted her head to the side. "I can help," she offered, looking to Superman. She didn't know how strong he really was, but until now he had been able to hold his own, flying as fast as she had, even making her struggle a little to keep up to speed. These men were all dressed strangely, even for the standards set by modern times she had seen through the mirror. "I can help Superman lift this... sub-marine," she stumbled on the word. She hadn't ever focussed much on Maritimes warfare - she much preferred the more modern invention of the air plane, a way for normal mortals to fly.

Superman: The Man of Steel saw their approach was being watched by all on scene. His ears caught the radio transmissions between the ships of both the American and Italian fleet. There was excitment in all of their voices but how much of it was just emotion and what emotions were there he didn't care about at the moment. As he and Diana closed in, Superman used his vision powers to scan over the full breathed of the sub. Military technology was not something he was knowledgable in, but the sight alone and his gut told him that something wasn't right, beyond the obvious reasons of course. He came to a stop and then looked between the three beings on top of the submarine. Kal’s eyes narrowed for a moment at Batman as he stood there and immediately began to bark orders once they arrived, arms dropping down to his sides. A questioning look crossed his face as he looked down and focused directly on the reactor. Like Hal his eyes widened, but not as wide and quickly became a look of intense focus. “Diana, I need you to go inside and move as fast as you can to gather every person still inside at one local area. When I give the signal, tear out the side of the submarine and drop them out, leave with the last one. Green Lantern,” his eyes turned to Hal, “I know some of what you’re capable of. I need you to come with us and catch the men that Diana puts out. You two,” he looked to Batman and J’onn, “If neither of you can help then you’ll have to stay back. We’ll be back soon. Now move!” With that he darted down into the water, leaving a splash in his wake. The entire time that he had been giving orders it had been with the utmost respect but urgency that he was not allowing for discussion. He knew that he could find and grab the men that were still trapped inside out, but that risked not getting the sub out of destructive range. Superman knew he could do both alone and chose Diana to rescue the men as he knew that she could move fast. Now, positioned beneath the sub, his palms pressed up against the metal and unconsciously his bio-matrix field surrounded it, keeping it from collapsing under its own weight as he lifted it easily and up towards space he went. There was time and as long as there was time he would delay the speeds that he could reach.

Hal was more focused on Diana for the first few seconds when she arrived, having never seen another woman that could rival Carol’s looks, but his head was in the game before hopefully anyone noticed. The Lantern listened to Superman as he gave orders and while he did have a bit of a problem with it, even he knew better than to question when nuke and nuke reactors were involved. “I’m on it,” was all he said and when the ship began to raise, Hal began to glow and looked back to Batman, “Need a lift?” and with his ring created a boat for Batman to jump into as they went up. This didn’t sound like a good plan, but there were lives that needed to be saved, although if he knew who was inside the sub he might be singing a bit of a different tune when it came the them in particular.

Jonn: Looked towards the man of steel as he issued the orders and knew that he was confidant of them. That this was the right measure. There he took his seat on the green Lanterns platform and shook his head lightly. The ringing was still there. Looking towards the man he nodded his head. He needed time to collect himself. Was it time that they had to spare though? Undoubtedly. And there he sat until addressed. Looking towards the people that had joined him. The Human. The Lantern. The Superman. The Supermodel. Each seemed to have their own special abilities. The man with the Giant S on his chest showed great promise in speed and strength. The woman carried herself with the grace of the warrior bred. Turning to regard the Green Lantern. "Can you give us radio communciations in Russia, China, and North Korea?"

-Batman would jump onto the boat provided by the Green Lantern but, it was at that moment Batman saw the batwing flying overhead. He didn’t like Superman’s decision, feeling that it was only saving the lives of those who chose to condemn themselves with cyanide. Batman armed his grappling hook and fired it towards the Batwing, he would look at J’onn and say.- “I’m going to head to India, I have contacts there I may be able to stop a nuclear missile from launching…When they’re done saving the day, tell them about the other sites…” –And with that Batman would pulled towards the Batwing, where he climbed into the cockpit and stormed off at top speed of mach 6. On board the submarine when it came to gathering the infiltrators, the one body not present was Ra`s Al Ghul’s who seemed to have escaped. Only J’onn would’ve notice the body wasn’t among the group however, J’onn was also in possession of the other assault points, hideouts, and other vital information.-

Diana: Diana nodded, looking at the masked men and the man with green skin. Was one of the men watching her... strangely? she thought to herself. She shook it off and got back "in the game" as they would say. Diana watched as Batman shot his way up to the Batwing. "Where is he going?" she asked, confused as to why he would leave when it was clear help was needed. What an odd man, she thought to herself. She didn't want to admit she had no idea how to enter the metal beast, but a cursory look around noted an entrance hatch. It was locked, but it wasn't anything for her to break it; the metal twisted, squealed before breaking under the pressure she exerted on it. She jumped in and, sure enough, just as Superman had asked, a hole burst out of the side of the ship, the metal buckling outward as she tore through as easily as football players ripping through a banner at homecoming. She started rounding up the limp bodies, carrying them two at a time, one over each shoulder. It took her several trips, bursting through the various levels of the submarine. On her first trip she got lost, tore through the opposite side of the sub and had to fly around to drop them in the Lantern provided craft. Half way through she stopped for a brief moment. "Should I bring the corpse as well?" The interior of the vessel would resemble swiss cheese, and a small scratch was healing already on her cheek from a recent explosion through a wall. Only a few more bodies remained, and the corpse. With the last of the living "crew" taken off ship Diana would pause, waiting instructions from Superman, whom she felt she could trust more than the rest. He seemed to be the natural leader, not only through his strength and speed, but his command and confidence spoke that, in his eyes at least, he was the head of this particular group.

Superman: Up he continued to fly, going as slow as he dared to give Diana the time that she needed to gather up the men inside. Using his x-ray vision, he peered through the submarine up towards the sky while also watching the Amazon every few seconds as she darted around the submarine, turning it into a massive holed, chunk of metal as she gathered and deposited the men into the lantern’s construct. Time was growing short and he needed to get this death machine out of the atmosphere and into space soon. Just as the final moment before he would have to shout for Diana to leave, she was done. “Diana! Stay with Green Lantern! I’ll be right back!” With that, there was he quickly sped up to Mach 1, to get away from the others and then, before most beings eyes could finish a blink, he was gone while leaving in his wake a tremendous sonic boom. The disruption force sent powerful gusts in all directions and in seconds he was through the atmosphere. Superman pushed hard on the sub, sending it flying away as it finally exploded as the Man of Steel watched. In his mind he pictured the effects of the explosion should it have gone off while still on Earth and he could do nothing but shake his head for a moment. A sullen look on his face, Kal turned and flew back, returning to where he’d left the others a minute later. The first person he spoke to was Diana and he changed the look on his face to a soft smile, “You did great, Diana. Thank you.” “J’onn right?” he said, looking to the martian, “Tell us what you know while we drop these men off with the Italian military. We’re in their waters and airspace.” Before he started flying, Superman took another moment to look to Hal, “Lantern. Thank you as well. Your… boat made things much easier,” and then he lead the way forward.

Hal glanced over to J’onn as he brought up getting communications out to various countries. “I can yeah, but let’s take care of this first. If that thing goes early, I’m going to need all my focus to get up a shield in time that MIGHT save us. Even then, you still might want to put your head between your legs and kiss your ass goodbye just in case.” With a laugh to ease the tension, he turned his attention back on the submarine as Diana began to hurl the men on the inside down onto the construct. Once or twice he had to adjust the boat as she over shot the thing, but all in all her aim was good and it was rather amusing to watch holes being ripped open in the sub. When the last was out and Superman was gone, a medieval shield appeared in front of him out of reflex of his own mind to the sonic boom. “Damn…” he muttered at the speed that Superman had. It was…. Impressive to say the least but before he could think much more on it, the man was already back. When he finally turned to look at Lantern and thank him for his help, Hal couldn’t help but be like Diana and just nod, “It’s no problem.” There was something about the man that made Hal want to follow him. What he didn’t know.

Jonn: Shook his head lightly as he looked towards Superman, and he raised an eyebrow. And then he regarded the Wonder Woman with a raised eyebrow. Sighing he leaned back in to the cabin, peering towards the men there. and then blinked. There was someone missing. Someone was not there alright. The Orcastrator of all of this. Ras al Ghul. Turning his head to look towards the water. He sighed and shook his head. The man was on his way to freedom when he mentally attacked the man. The Price of information was to great. Though now it's viability was now in question. This he did not like. Looking towards Superman he nodded his head. "Yes. It is. And here, we three were trying to stop nuclear war produced by Ras Al Ghul, the orcastrator of the League of Shadows, supposedly." He stated as he looked towards the submarine. "North Korea has created a weapon of sizable paramount. Equal to the devistation of a nuclear weapon, but far more effective. A Giant Robot. In response, Russia, China, America, and India have began coordination against North Korea and it's allies. However... Ras Al Ghul orcastrated it so to have the great nations fire at each other and doom them. We have stopped the American Submarine that was being controlled. Batman is going to India to contact his friends. I have a old.... Colleague in the Russian Consortium. But China and North Korea are still hard pressed. The Robot must be stopped and terms presented for peace."

-Batman reviewed the computers on his keyboard, looking over information that would be necessary. What he had gathered, Bruce was surprised to see Ra’s Al Ghul alive and doing very well in fact. Ra’s had overpowered and for the most part, defeated Batman onboard the submarine, and almost again when Superman showed up to prevent global implications of the submarines destruction. Batman used Wayne Enterprises satellite imaging to locate India’s missile silos, while also attempting to hack into their systems. Batman would spend the rest of the try running data and information between the Batwing, the Batcave, and the satellite in order to break into the government’s network. When he arrived in India, Batman landed the Batwing outside the facility, inside a forest terrain, not too far from the asphalt road leading to a large fence. The guards were five or six of them armed with traditional equipment of the army with one addition. On their backs housed Katanas. Batman narrowed his eyes studying his way to get in, when he decided to use the trees. He set up his line launcher, causing it to bolt into a large trunked tree and then launch towards the cemented ground inside the facility. He would swing through the trees and land on the inside of the facility, He left the line launcher, cutting the wire with a batarang and then running to find a ventilation shaft to crawl into and sneak his way inside.

Diana: She watched as Superman took control of the submarine and was up, up and away. She watched, intrigued by the grace and seemingly effortless way he hoisted the submarine first out of the water and then higher into the atmosphere. Her eyes were on him, but her ears were perked for any useful information that might be learned from the remaining two men. She looked at J'onn. "I am glad I can help," she said with a nod. Even when she was hovering mid air she held herself with a warrior's baring, shoulders back and head up. She continued to watch as Superman disappeared into a dot in the distance. "What should we do with them?" she
gestured to the incapacitated "crewman" in Hal's care.

Superman: Keens ears listened to every word and syllable the Martian said as they drew closer and closer to the Italian military ships and the more that was said the more rigid his body became. If the robot was as powerful as it was being described to be, then it was a threat that had to be stopped. However, no matter how much that he wanted to simply go charging into Korea and destroy the machine, the situation needed to be handled much more delicately. For his entire time as a hero, Superman had been adamant about seperating his actions from those of any government. When he appeared to help with a situation, it was only as Superman not the extention of any political party, federal agency, body, ect ect. With a sigh, he lead the way down to the flaghship of the Italian naval fleet and touched down first. "Everyone hold up your hands. Lantern, leave the men with them," he politely ordred before looking to first person with authority to approach him. Giving a respectful nod, Kal-El Explained the situation to the man in Italian and that, because of where these men were captured and the apparent act they had attempted to commit, that they were being left in their hands. A final nod was given and then he turned to face the others. “Let’s go before they change their minds,” and he took off once again, leading the way to a safe height for the four of them to discuss their next move.

Hal looked over to Diana as she spoke, "I guess we're gonna go with what Big Blu eover their suggested: turn them over to the Italian authorities. He has a point that it'd be the easiest route although the American fleet's gonna have a problem with it." The American military just had a thing about situations like this. They thought, sometimes, that just because a hero based in America captured someone, they had a right to them above other countries. He answered to being above any goverment so when there was ever a real doubt about what he needed to do, he could always message back to Oa for some general guidance. The Guardians may not give it to him, but Salaak was always willing to give him a good lecture on procedures. Speaking of Salaak, Hal wondered when the last time was he took a vacation? When they arrived at the ship, the Lantern did as was asked of him, god this was so weird, before following behind Superman as he led the way.

Jonn: Nodded his head before he looked towards the soldiers his red eyes narrowing to dark slits. "And they'll go without a fuss." he added. The unknown green alien that he was, it most certainly could be used as an intimidation factor. And then he looked towards them being dropped off. He looked towards Diana and he sighed shaking his head. "I am sorry that I was not of any help during the evacuation.... Analyzing a persons mind for clues and moments of everything... it is... disorienting." He stated as he watched them dropped off. And then he regarded the man in the blue and red, before he nodded his head, peering towards the horizon. Where was he looking though? Oh he was looking for any sign of his prey. This Ras al Ghul. He also had learned several other useful tidbits of information that had stuck. Series of numbers, most likely accounts. But there was no sign of the man. Placing his hands against the small of his back, he regarded the man in blue again. "I've never encountered your species."My apologies. My contact is a Russian General. His name is not important, but what he does and oversees is. I doubt he is yet aware of this problem though. This General also can order an immidiate lockdown of all nuclear silos until conferance with the President can be made. North Korea has already deployed it's weapon though. It's exact location is unknown. But tracking such a large Nuclear device should not prove hard. It is China that we must worry about. I do not beleive that they will appreciate being put into this situation. Green Lantern. what do you know?"

Diana: "Then to China?" Diana looked at the green skinned man, her big blue eyes were wide with the prospect of more excitement. She was still extremely naive, and could just as easily be falling into the wrong group of people. She looking around at the men she was helping and felt confident that they were the good guys. "I have noticed that with the Americans," she said to the green masked man. "We had problems with some of their pilots getting "lost" on the island and trying to refind it with their crew mates. We were not pleased by this," she kept her voice very mediated but shook it off. She would be lying if she was to say she was not impressed to find so many others with such skills like her own, or in the Martian and Lantern's cases, equally powerful but different skills. "I wish to offer my continued assistance," she offered, looking at Superman and supressing a smile. "I might need some extra guidance at first, but I do learn quite fast." One might notice her odd, formal way of speaking; Diana does not use contractions when speaking - none of the Amazons do. Contractions were never a part of the Ancient Greek dialect, and even when she learned English from the passing GIs, she preferred the full words over broken slang that sounded... crude.

-Batman opened a ventilation shaft and crawled inside, moving through the vents he could feel the heat from the steam exhaust of the missiles. They were being prepared for a launch; the voices speaking throughout the rooms he was traveling through were a mixture of Arabic and Chinese, two languages Batman knew a considerable amount of. However something Batman would take considerable note of, the men kept referring to their “Mistress.” Their leader was probably a female. Batman would kick open a ventilation shaft and step outside into a hall way where he looked around before he began taking fire.- “We intruder in Silo one!” –The men armed with AK-47’s began chasing Batman, as Batman fled. He armed razor traps and rolled the ball devices towards the men and their feet. As they ran they raised their weapons to aim at Batman, the ball devices would open to reveal razor sharp blades meant for rending the feet and ankles. The men jumped back and began screaming at Batman. Batman would turn and see a few men jumping at Batman with Tato’s in hand, a small knife used in Ninjitsu designed for killing blows. Batman swiftly grabbed the man’s wrist and slammed it into a wall, before turning to kick the second man in the groin, forcing the man onto the ground in pain. Batman would then spin under the first man in order to get behind him. He snapped the man’s arm and then released him as he turned to elbow strike a third opponent in the left thigh, the strike itself didn’t hurt then man, rather it tickled him but, Batman would raise his head and smash his helmet into the man’s face knocking him up and dropping him onto the floor. Batman examined the result of his fighting before running to reach the control room.

Superman: Crossing his arms over his chest, Superman listened to J`onn as he explained the situation. The good news was that, if the martian was telling the truth, there was a way to get Russia to hold back any rash actions. "One problem still exists: the reactions any move we make will create." Looking between the three with him, Kal-El began to think. Perhaps he could press his luck and used his past un-involvment with goverment to move against the robot? It was a risk but it possibly could work. If it was as dangerous as suggestied and powered by anything radioactive there would be reason for him to get involved. Nothing like that could be deployed without causing some sort of damage. Meanwhile, Hal had nodded to Diana and smirked as she made her comments about the American. "Well with you on the island, I wouldn't mind getting lost on it too," he'd said with a smirk. Now he was hovering in the air and using a large satallite dish constructed with the dish aimed in the direction of North Korea. On his head he had a pair of headphones which he pressed against his head as he listened in. Scanning across the signals, Hal started to pick up something. Clearing up the noise and the transmission, Hal's eyes went wide. "Um guys... and girl. We have a problem. I think I've found something about the robot. They keep mentioned some code word i can't pronounce but that it's heading for china."

Jonn: Blinked when he looked towards the Green Lantern as he spoke of the code, and he shook his head. This was where it began. Looking towards the Green Lantern and then to superman he nodded his head. "Then thetime for second guessing and indecision has ended. Superman. Engage the robot. Out of all of us, you have a stronger fighting position and are less likely to receive political back draw. I will get in touch with the General on route to the Chinese Palace and end sanctions there." And then he looked to the other two that were there, blinking towards the Wonder Woman and The Green Lantern. And then he looked towards the chinese. "Undoubtedly, there may be complications. I do not speak Chinese. Do either of you?" He asked as he took off like a bat out of hell flying low and fast, kicking up water behind him. Whether they followed his instruction or not, his path was clear.

[Batman]

Jonn: This was the first step. He would have to make the call more towards the inland of China. As the coast appeared, he brought out his cellular phone, dialed a number and nodded his head. The Conversation was a short one. But at the end of it all, the General had had no idea that one of his silos had been comendeered without his knowledge. A full lock down and investigation was to be launched immidiately. Even if it was a hoax, the General's men would be able to sort out leaks of information. He had bought six hours at most though, should the president choose to act.

Diana: "Chinese?" turning her head to the side. "Uh, I am afraid I do not understand..." She continued to hover, turning to the strange man who had helped get her off the island. She was feeling very awkward - she knew she wanted to help, but she didn't know how. She wasn't technologically savy, she couldn't speak any modern languages other than English and even that was shaky, and she had no real concept of the current geopolitical climate other than the world was on the brink of destroying itself. Or rather, Man's World was on the brink of destroying itself. Diana compensated by staying close to Kal's right, knowing it was the position of secondary power, she always stood to her Mother's right, a second in command always stood to the right. But it also put her in a secure position; Kal had shown himself to be the leader, but also fairly sensitive and trust worthy. She felt safe if she had a question he would be able to answer, or at least attempt to answer it, without judgement. She wouldn't know that J'onn would be able to offer even more insight. She did get the sense that the man with the mask, Green Lantern, was looking at her... funny. "Uh, what is a China," she would venture quietly to Kal, turning her head so she could speak as quietly as possible.

-Batman would close the door behind him as he raced into the room and closed the door behind him. Immediately he began taking fire from assault rifles, prompting him to duck behind a computer console. Batman would activate his detective vision and locate 12 men in the room. He took note where men were using the computers and swiftly tossed an explosive grenade at the console causing the League of Assassin member to be knocked back and even scorched from the explosion. A man would shout to Batman.- “Is that the Batman, here to stop us? Do you think you know darkness? Huh Batman?” –Mr. Darrk wore a black U.S special forces uniform with a black beret on his head. Batman would hear computer switches being pressed and activated, prompting Batman to pull out of his belt a Batwing control device he used satellite imaging to locate the silo for the missile. At that point Batman would hear a sentry approaching him from behind a computer console. At that point, Batman would swiftly jump out and grab the man’s throat in order to shove his face into the computer knocking the man out cold in an instant. The remaining men in the room would begin circling Batman’s location within the room, aiming their assault rifles, Batman would command the Batwing to intercept the nuclear missile silo but, with a decline in known sea level of 50 feet, the course would make the Batwing crash directly into the missile. Batman commanded the Batwing to initiate maneuver just before being shot in the bicep armor pad and side of his thigh. He leaped over the computer desks and drops one smoke bomb on himself, before rolled two more smoke bombs around the room.

Superman: Superman crossed his arms over his chest, thinking. Diana was knew to this world and that was the biggest problem that was faced. He wanted to keep her by his side but J`onn had made a inarguable point: he needed to be the one to deal with the robot. Turning his gaze to Diana, he slowly raised a hand and place it on her shoulder, not as a protector, but a comrade. Looking to the other two for a moment he shook his head. He couldn't in good conscience pawn her off to the others to handle, not when she was so new to this world. "J'onn, you make contact with your 'friend' in Russia. Lantern, head to China and see what you can do there. Diana," he turned his eyes to her, "you're with me."

Hal hovered in the air, green field glowing softly around his body as he continued to listen in for any more information on what he hoped was the robot and its movements through Korea. When he heard himself called to by Superman, he reached up and pulled the headphones from his head and let them rest on his neck, even though he really didn't need to. "Sounds like a plan, Big Blue. But uh... well most of us here know how you are about the politcal bounderies and stuff. Are you sure it's okay... y'know. You're one thing but bringing in another to put down a secret Korean military weapon. It's gonna cause some friction probably."

Jonn: Had been monitoring the conversation in turn, and raised an eyebrow before he diverted his path to go to Russia, instead. ~Understood.~ He stated through their minds in union, as he flew forwards. Communication of that caliber was simple enough. Albeit distracting. He would oversee and monitor the Russian Dearmment. But there was a hestitation about him. He did not know if he could trust the Lantern to uphold his side. No more than he could ensure that his friend would actually be able to do something in time. ~There is no harm in her accompanying. You are a different Matter though, Green Lantern. You are known to being a United States Primary. You are the greatest concern. The Chinese may not take well to being ordered to stand down by an American.~ he replied to them passing over the seas.

Diana: Her slightly embarrassing question remained unanswered, but she smiled as he put a comforting hand on her shoulder. His body language showed her that he respected her as an equal, or perhaps someone who could be taught. She would follow his lead. "Just lead the way, Kal," she said with a smile, trying not to be too eager to help. "I have been schooled in the ancient art of politics, as well as debate, perhaps I would be able to help in that aspect?"

-The men scattered around the room as they reported to Mr. Darrk.- “We couldn’t find him…” –Dark would mumble a few words and then command the soldiers to evacuate the room. Batman would be crouched in a ventilation shaft using his cryptographer to open the launch bay doors, exposing the nuclear missile in the silo.- “Sir! The silo door is opening…” –Another man would shout.- “Sir, an unidentified flying object is approaching on an intercept course for the missile…” –Darrk would growl.- “Batman?! I know you can hear me! You won’t get out of this! I will kill you!” –Batman narrowed his eyes when the sound of the Batwing smashing into the nuclear missile causes a minor explosion but, ultimately crippled the missile at the sacrifice of his transportation.- -Batman would then hear Darrk speak.- “You might’ve had the missile but, you won’t get out of this base alive…We’ve got hostages and the building is set to explode in five minutes….good luck, Dark Knight!” –Mr. Darrk would rush out of the room, prompting Batman to continue his path through the ventilation system in hopes of locating the hostages.-


Superman: Started to turn and fly off as Diana began to speak. "If that's what you'd like, then you should go with Lantern," he called back with a chuckle. Something told Kal-El that politics was not the man's strong suit, "Oh, and I apologize for the delay. China's a country." They were all going in the same direction and would need to pass over China anyway to reach Korea. It'd be a simple matter for her to veer off with the Lantern while he continued on and he knew he could move faster. Crystal blue eyes zoomed across the expanse from their position towards Korea, begining their scan to see if he could locate the machine. As J`onn's words echoed inside of his head, it caught him off guard for a moment but there was truth to his words. In reaction to what was said, Hal was a little taken aback after he got over the initial surprise of having the green man's voice in his head. "Hey, I've gotten around the planet a few times but I have a whole space sector to look out for so I go where the trouble needs me the most." And if that trouble happened to be in America the most, then so be it. Looking to Diana as she suggested being a diplomatic aid, he flew up beside her, "It won't be skin off my back. I'm really not much more than just a beat cop."

Jonn: flew through the air, peering down towards the passing scenery. He had by passed the heart of china and had went through the mountains, entering the south east part of the country and towards the military base that his aquantance used. And there the base came in site. Undoubtedly their radar sensors had picked him up a long ways ago. He would be regestered as some sort of small object. When he came into range of the base, it's automated defences came up, firing anti air craft rounds at him. There he simply flew through them, the density of his body shifting to allow them to pass through. He did not bother in slowing down until he was directly over it, landing upon the building where the main office of the General was housed. Was he there? He was indeed. And he slid through it landing on the floor of the Generals office, eyeing the man infront of him. "It has been to long Dimitri." He stated to the man, who pointed his pistol at him. "How do you know my name?" The man asked. "1956. Ukrane. Genova." He stated to him, indicating that was how he knew the man, and the generals eyes immdiately widened at what Jonn had stated. "How did you know I was there?" "Because I was there to. And I come to you again to help. Your nation is under attack. Your Nuclear Missile Complex's have been taken over."

Diana: She smiled at him. "A country," she said, nodding her head as they headed eastward towards the region in question. She looked over at the Green Lantern. "Who is that?" she asked, ducking her shoulders down a little as she inquired about those around her. "And the man with the green skin, and the one with the plane?" She was sure that last one would raise a flag. You know what a plane is but you didn't know China was a country? She inwardly rolled her eyes at herself. Diana, you are such a fool. The wind whipped her black hair and the black horse hair together as her body moved into a more lateral position, just as the three men did. "I will do my best to help in any way I can, Kal El," she said, smiling under her helm.

-North Korea….Soldiers marched proudly through Pyongyang with Tanks at their side. The Avatar, the new and proud invention of the country was cheered for by citizens as the Korean President smiled from his chair overlooking the square where his army was preparing for its attack. He would stand up and approach a podium to speak to the nations of the world.- “Let this great technology be an example of innovation and triumph for all of humanity! We shall usher in a new age of power far greater than electric, gas, oil, AND nuclear!” –The crowd of people cheered.- “The Avatar of North Korea, the world’s first planetary defense weapon!” –The Avatar stood approximately 300 feet tall, its legs were rather skinny from a distance but, they were supportive to the frame of the large machine. It’s color was completely black as its appearance was that of a headless bipod with two arms and three finger on its hands.- -The Avatar would transform its right hand into a large red glowing cannon, aiming the device into the sky to release a powerful bolt of energy that flashed by like lightning. The Avatar would fire another blast into the air while saluting before firing another shot to amuse the crowd. India…Batman would travel through the ventilation when suddenly he felt the facility shaking. Explosions began erupting and caused the facility to crumble.- “Base self-destruct initiated, count down in five minutes…” –Batman would hurry along when an explosion was heard as he reached the entrance point he came in from when he heard a scream.- “Help!! Someone help me, please!” –Batman would prepare to leave but, he paused and thought about what Superman did. Perhaps there was hope for some. Batman would return back into the facility and attempt to locate the woman as he traveled through the vent, he found himself standing above a brown haired weapon in a skin tight black body suit. -Batman would narrow his eyes studying her as she seemed trapped and was banging on a door to escape. Batman would open the vent and land next to her.- “What’s wrong?” –The woman would turn and set her blue eyes on Batman as she took a step back in fear.- “What the-?” –Batman stared at her with a solid expression, causing the woman to admit.- “There’s men, trapped on the other side of this door. It’s also the only way out of here.” -Batman would activate his detective vision and look over the hinges of the door.- “I might be able to melt the bolts…Stand back.” –Batman armed his torch and began heating the door bolts.- “These doors are electronic but, the hinges are metal. We should be able to slide this open once they are removed.”

Superman: He nodded and turned back forward, continuing to lead the way forward. Soon enough they would be splitting into two groups and then three. With his attention turned back to Korea, he continued his survey of the land. In just a few more moments, he finally found it. The sight made him curse under his breath. It looked like a small army was marching with the thing which made dealing with it that much more of an issue. It had to be stopped however doing so was risking a major international incident because there was simply no way he was going to be able to take it down without coming into conflict with the Korean military. They needed China to sanction the attack on it. They had the pull necessary to keep Korea in line. "Diana. If you're as skilled as you say in diplomacy. It might be best if you go with Lantern."

Jonn: Saw the doubt in the generals mind and he eyed the door behind them. He was sensing the movement of troops. There he was that things may become complicated. Looking towards his old friend, the General's eyes narrowed, before he set the gun down. "Genova... I have not heard that name in a long time. There were few involved with that project. Only two others are alive. How do you know that? And how do you know that our missiles are under attack." those questions made Jonn Raise an eyebrow to. But there were answers that were needing. "I was there. You were experimenting with technology you knew nothing about. The core needed to be shut down. Your people could not get down to the core in time from it destroying thirty million lives. How I knew where it was and how to disable it are not important.... As for the missiles. There is critical information you are not yet aware of. Ras al Ghul has infiltrated your military and is beginning to set your miltary to attacking your friends and allies He was... side tracked in that endevour. But since the fall of your Soviet Union, your military intelligence and security is not as strong as it once was. Those responsible are targeting, China, America, India, Russia and North Korea." "Why Korea?" "Because a counter attack is already en route." There the general saw the serious look that the man presented to him. "I need proof before I can act." "Of course. Proof does exist. Ask your intelligence agency to look into Italian Military Channels. A American ship was stopped by Superman. One carrying Nuclear Ordanance. Had it not been for the man, it would have provoked a even greater war than what they are trying to start. The Italians have all the information regarding what happend, in their waters. That was only the first hammer blow General. Are you willing to allow a second to fall?" The look of aged warriors happened, just as the door was kicked down and men pointed their weapons at their intruder. J'onn did not even bat a blink of the eye. There the general nodded his head waving his men off as he grabbed his phone. "I am issuing an alert. All Nuclear Silos are to be locked down, all operations ceased. Any person caught in resisting the orders are to be killed on site. Next contact Intelligence, ask for the information from the Italliain fleet." "You don't trust me." "Should I?"

Diana: She nodded. "Aye aye," she said with a smile. What was with these weird names? The small army marching with a large ... something at the front of it. She didn't understand robotics, or computers, but she could see that there were the beginnings of a war... When armies went on the march it never ended well, Diana knew enough of that. She picked up speed to catch up with the glowing green man in the mask. "Are you the Lantern?" she asked, coming along his side. "How should we proceed? I assume you don't speak their language?" she asked of the man Kal had referred to as Lantern. The marching humans beneath them would pause, looking up no doubt at the streak of green light and the warrior in ancient armour, her gender undeterminable from the ground.

Green Lantern: This day was turning into a mess and it had started out so good too. He'd flown during the day, had no issues with Carol, the Guardians hadn't chewed him for anything. Even Salaak hadn't had a negative review (for him), and then... somewhere somehow the entire day had turned to the threat of nuclear war being right in his face. The thoughts didn't even flow cohearently but they made sense in Hal's mind and that's what mattered. Now his mission was to deal with the Chinese and hopefully get their support... like that was really going to be easy. When the Amazon came up beside him, his eyes turned to look at her as a smirk came across his face "Yeah. Green Lantern actually but you can call me that or G L for short." Veering off and away from Superman, he lead the way towards China's main center of government and oh god he was so not ready to deal with this. "My ring," he started to answer, "It'll be able to act as a translator so we'll understand them and they'll understand us.” Flying down low as he and the Princess moved in low over China, he called back to her, "Okay, Diana right?" Green Lantern glanced back at her for a moment to ensure he had her name right before turning his attention back on the flight path. "These Chinese aren't gonna be welcoming of us. They're especially not going to like that skirt of yours too much." Hal brought the flight path in lower, speeding up a bit as trailing behind him was the bright, green, glowing trail. His eyes, appearing white from the green domino mask, looked around as he knew by now that the military was already being mobilized. "Ring, link up with communications," his ring glowed but this time a construct wasn't formed. Hal wasn't concerned with getting fancy while they were about to land smack dab in front of the head of China's government.

Diana: "What's wrong with my skirt?" she offered, her eyebrows knitting together. "Yes, Diana of Themyscira," she added the formal designation of her title and followed the man in green and black as he arched downward towards the ground. "We don't need them to like me - we need them to trust the words you're going to say on our behalf. How is this going to work, anyways? Does your ring translate only what you say?" She was still a little concerned about the comment about her attire. She was wearing her traditional armour, and very much "covered" as she saw it.

Green Lantern: "The color and the stars is going to get to them. They're not to fond of America and that's set up is well... part of our flag," he answered her question rather matter of factly. "Themyscira huh? Must be a good place," he called back again. Especially if every woman on it was like her. The thought about it made him smirk a bit but hey? There wasn't anything wrong with having a bit of enjoyment when risking getting shot at by battalions of troops. Hearing the questions come again, he turned around and flew backwards, holding up his head to look at her, "My ring will translate what we say into their language and what they say into ours. It does it automatically and they won't even know that it's going on." Those they spoke to wouldn't hear two voices like she may think. They would literally hear Mandarin instead of English whenever the two of them spoke. In just a few more seconds they would be closing in on their destination, flying down towards the governemt building of China Hal kept his personal field up and himself at the ready as they touched down about fifty feet away from the entrance doors. At least a batallion of troops were already there and their guns raised up and held at the ready. Hal's hands were held up as he looked around at those in direct eyesight, "Oh boy... somehow I think we got the short end of the stick."

Diana: She landed with her left foot touching down softly first before her right. She continued, kneeling down with her head bowed. She unstrapped the axe from her back and the sword from her hip, laying them on the ground at her side before standing up, her palms facing the battalion of Chinese soldiers. "We mean you no harm," she said in a calm, clear voice, the voice of someone who was used to being listened to. "There has been a terrible mistake," she continued on. There was a moment of tension as the Chinese were confused at the two heroes in front of them. "Please, put your weapons down; I am not a threat," she said, her voice calm as she took a half step forward. It was enough for the jumpy army to twitch, and a single shot fired off towards her. It was instinct, to stop arrows they used the unbreakable bracelets, forged from the binds that held her mother and the other amazons hostage. Her left hand snapped up, the bullet deflecting off her bangle, almost as if it were in slow motion.

Green Lantern: Hal kept his eyes scanning. The soldiers were skittish and each had their finger on the trigger. Even the most insignificant of movement could set them off and the bullets would start flying. They all understood the words that Diana spoke as she began to disarm herself, although Hal would be damned if he took off the ring. And then the very thing happened that both heroes were afraid of: the tension broke. Hal heard the bullet fire and immediately his ring began to glow. Just behind Diana's deflection of the bullet, the Lantern created a field around their bodies thyat was quickly riddled with bullets. "Well this turned out well," he called to Diana over the sounds of the gunshots. He stood there, more bored than anything as the projectiles that struck his field hit and then harmlessly fell to the ground. Modern Earth technology wasn't a strain for him to block until one started getting into the heavier firepower but even then: as long as he had the energy in his ring and the willpower to back it, he'd be okay or had been so far. Creating a megaphone in his left hand, Hal held it up and shouted into it, "Hey! I can keep this up all night! We're just here to talk! And we know about North Korea!"

Diana: "I do not think that goading them on will improve the situation," she said with a shake of her head, looking at Lantern. "You have a quick tongue, were you to put it to more productive uses, I could imagine you being a world leader, too bad you're focussed on always being right. Let me out," she said, her voice calm, her eyes chilled, peering from the golden frame of her helmet. She would turn her back to him and wait for the green field to drop, even for a split second, that is all she needed. She assumed he needed to let the shield "down" so to speak, to allow her to exit his protection.

Green Lantern: Raising an eyebrow, Hal couldn't help but laugh at the idea of him being some sort of political leader. He was just about to respond until she ordered him to let her out. "Um.. you might want to wait until they're out of ammo," he looked over his shoulder at her, "Or not." The look in her eyes was enough to tell him that she was not in the mood to be argued with and he really wasn't in the position to attempt to make a case. Besides, he'd seen that same look in Carol's eyes often enough to know better than to say anything more. "Well, get ready. One three. One...two... three!" the field surrounding them pulled in and Hal focused the energy around his body, the aura that surrounded him performing the same function now as the bullets uselessly hit it and fell to the ground.

Diana: When the field flashed down, she was ready, she stood with her shoulders squared, and when their fire was coming directly at her, she had her wrists ready. The bullets harmlessly deflected off them as she moved swiftly and without much effort. Singularly, weapons stopped firing, the rate of fire slowing down before eventually stop. "Who are you?" a voice boomed over a loud speaker, presumably coming from one of the armoured vehicles. "My name ... " she paused, not wanting to give away her identity. "I am the Guardian of Themyscira," she said, regaining her composure. "And this is my friend, the Lantern." "He works with the government of the US," he argued. "We are not here on behalf of anyone nation, I assure you. You are heading down a path that will destroy the world."

Green Lantern: He didn't notice at first the dying away of the gunshots. The reason being: he was keeping his guard up in case they wanted to break out RPGs or grenade launchers. After about a third had stopped though, he finally caught the sight of the looks on the troops' faces and turned to Diana. His mouth dropped open a bit and his eyes widened. A new thought popped into his head: let this woman handle things. Sure he probably could've gotten an audience with someone but that likely wouldn't have come until he crippled their military and provoked an international incident in some form or fashion. She was getting them to listen. Walking up beside her, Hal leaned over and whispered into her ear, "All your's, babe." And then he stepped a bit to the side, stepping into the role of "enforcer" if negotiations needed to become a bit more agressive.

Diana: Diana looked over her shoulder at the Lantern and smirked. "I assure you, we came with peace in our hearts, not violence," she said with a calm voice, taking another half step forward. "Is there someone we can speak to? We are afraid that a mistake has been..." "We have only defended ourselves!" "been made - we understand that you feel you are under attack, but it is not Korea. It was an independent terrorist group." "Terrorists? Those religious zealots!" "No," she shook her head. "Hatred will not solve this problem. Our sources say that it is a political organization." "Capitalists!" "No, anarchists," she said, her voice always calm, but with no room for argument. "Stay where you are, Guardians," the voice said. "Our Party Member will be with you shortly." She looked over her shoulder at Lantern with a smile as if to say "See?"

Green Lantern: Keeping his edge all the same, Green Lantern allowed the Amazon to do all the talking. She was proving herself enough in his eyes anyway. As a Green Lantern, the Guardians may have granted him jurisdiction that supersceded all others two things came in the way: Earth didn't really respect that and his standing was little more than a beat cop if dumbed down. Here he had to play the political game being really nothing more than that. That's why he enjoyed being out in space. Other civilizations and species respected, or at least feared the status, him even if Hal was just a human. When the voice came, GL looked around for it, attempting to locate the speaker but before he could find him/her, Diana spoke to him again. "Not bad, not bad," he remarked with a smirk, "but I wouldn't get too at ease yet."

Diana: "You are under arrest!" a voice coming from a well dressed, rather tall Asian man wearing a black suit said, speaking English this time. "My name is Agent Xaing and you are under arrest for political dissidence." "I am sorry?" Diana raised her eyebrow, confused about what was going. The man came up and grabbed one of Diana's raised hands, wrenching it down and back around behind her back before her mind caught up with what was going on. The Princess went rigid and looked at Lantern, suddenly thinking something was up. Perhaps the terrorists were better established than they had first thought -she would have to mention that to the man in the plane with the pointy ears, but for now... "You might have been right, Lantern," she said, grabbing the politican's wrist and taking to the air again, swiftly to avoid any enemy fire.

Green Lantern: "Ahhh shit..." he muttered. Hal knew where this was going: to hell in a handbasket and it was being shipped express. He couldn't just blantently attack the man withou provoking a new barrgae of fire or at least raised weapons... and something told him the troops would fire and then there would be video showing the two of them having some hand in his getting shot. What he didn't expect was Diana suddenly bolting off into the sky. "International incident number 4..." and chased after her, the bullets doing nothing to his aura. Finally catching up to Diana, he quickly said, "Whatever your plan is, I reccomend you get to it because the anti-air missles are going to be coming soon."

Diana: "Can't you stop them?" she asked, blinking her eyes innocently. He had led her on in the belief that he was pretty capable. "I am sure I can handle whatever they have to throw at me," she said. "What about you?" she said looking at the party member. She pulled the agent up to her eyelevel. "You are not an agent for the Chinese government, are you?" "Foolish people, you are as unwise as the Batman - our organization goes deeper than you could ever imagine!"The man laughed and with a barely perceptible move, he bit down on a cyanide capsule, foam coming to his mouth as he jittered in her arms and went limp. "This is bad, right?"

Green Lantern: "Oh I can handle them," he said with a nod, "it's just that the troubled it's gonna bring down ontop of ours heads isn't gonna be worth it." The Lantern hovered by her side, about to hold his ring up and threaten the man before he bit down the capsule. Seeing the foam coming from the man's mouth, three green, hard light hands shot from the ring, two holding the mouth open while a third reached it. However it was too late. "Sonuva.." he started to curse then used his ring to scan what the man had done to himself. "Cyanide. It's like death in a pill. Now all we need is a dude with metal teeth, a guy with a buzzsaw bolar hat, and a group named after a nickname for ghosts and we'll be all set," he grudgingly joked. Hal was not in the mood for this and again, really thinking he should've switched with Superman. Not to say he didn't enjoy being in Diana's company, but this was something he'd have had an easier time with. "Well," he looked back to her, "What do you think?"

Diana: "You are asking me?" she blinked, tilting her head to the side. "You realize you are only the second man I have ever met, and the third just killed himself. Perhaps this would be more... your area of expertise? Do you not know someone in the American military or government who can help?" She looked down, watching the tanks below aim up at her and the Lantern, but unwilling to fire knowing that Diana was holding a high ranking government official. "At this point, if we were talking about the way I was raised, the negotiations would turn decidedly... aggressive..."

-Batman would break the bolts and grab hold of the door. Batman pushed to drop the door but, the Woman would soon join him in moving the heavy door. Once moved they would see the men rush past and down a hall way, the Woman would smirk as she looked at Batman. She stood merely inches from him as she looked into his eyes and backed away.- “I must go…” –Batman would hold his hand up and say.- “Wait…Who are you?” –Both of them would be interrupted upon the ceiling collapsing from an explosion. Batman leaped at her and tackled her to the ground and against the wall. The room was covered in dust and smoke as Batman lifted his cape to look at the woman now in his arms lying with him. She would smirk once more and say.- “Talia…I’m a security officer for the base…” –She reached her hand to his lips and then his cheek. Batman’s eyes narrowed before he stood up.- “If you want to get out of here. Stay with me…” –Batman pulled away from her as the two stood up.- -Both of them would run down the hallway to the escape when suddenly League of Assassin agents began firing at Batman and Talia. Batman shoved Talia behind a control panel before he hurled two Batarangs that slashed the assassins in the face. Batman turned his attention to Talia when she said.- “Who are they?” –Batman would blink for a moment.- “Members of a terrorist organization looking to cause a global nuclear war…We don’t have much time…” –Batman would grab Talia’s hand and pull her to follow him. They would find themselves reaching outside the facility as they began running towards the front gate but, Talia tugged at him and pointed towards a hanger.- “There’s over there!” –Batman followed her but, upon reaching the hanger Batman found himself surrounded by Assassins. – “Well done, detective…” –The voice of Ra`s Al Ghul appeared as he walked off the plane’s flight of stairs. – “Please, remove the detectives belt…It’s wondrous to see you’re still alive.” “I see you have met my daughter…She, led you right to me.” –Batman would narrow his eyes as the guards cuffed Batman behind his back and then removed his belt. Batman simply watched Ra`s as he seemed confident. Batman growled out.- “I’ve stopped you twice today…” –Ra`s smirked.- “All a part of the trial, Detective…You have far exceeded what I have expected…However, we’ll discuss more while in flight…As we speak, China believes the United States is allied with North Korea, thanks to the American and the woman in golden armor…Superman will only contribute more to the plan once he is seen by the Koreans.” –They would board the plane that was en route to North Korea.-

Green Lantern: "You're the diplomat," he countered, crossing his arms over his chest as he looked down towards the ground. His starting to roll ideas through his head. Alright, he was only a beat cop but what did they know. They knew Korea and China were both connected with each other previously. Hell who DIDN'T know that? They knew that J'onn was dealing with the Russians and Superman was likely about to, if he hadn't already, make his move on the robot thingy. They knew they were going to be shot at at any point in time and the longer they stayed up here the more likely they were to end up in deeper shit than they already were. Suddenly a voice started yelling in his head... and it was one that he hated. Control, Jordan!! The universe is filled with chaos and it must be controlled!! If they ask with force, you answer back with domination! Ahh... goddamit. "I have an idea," he finally groaned. Hal turned in the air and blasted down towards the ground. He flew faster... faster and when he was about to hit the ground he immediately stopped. In that same instant, his ring glowed brightly and Hal lashed out with his right fist. Above and around him formed multiple constructs of F-16 Fighting Falcons, although pilots unofficially changed the name to Vipers, while on the ground constructs of soldiers standing with .50 cal guns "burned" into view. "Now listen up!" he shouted, already feeling awkward, "We're not here to fight or start one! But if you can't see it already you are out manned and out gunned! I get the meaning of classided and I am ordering that someone with high rank drag his ass out here right now so we can talk civilly because Korea's about to march straight down your throats! Am I understood!" As if on que, the construct soliders "locked and loaded" their weapons as Vipers steadied themselves, all ready to begin laying down fire.

Diana: Diana was legitimately impressed with the constructed warriors and planes. She blinked, still holding onto the corpse of the so-called Agent. She listened to the voice of the Lantern when he spoke; his words were so confident ... She wondered what kind of powers he had, as they surely were not the same as the man who had landed on her island. Curious and curiouser... she thought to herself, slowly floating down to behind the lines of glowing green soldiers.

Green Lantern: Hal glared around at the troops, righting himself and staring a slow circular turn so that his eyes laid on all of them. The normal aura that surrounded his body and allowed him to travel in space and block bullets when he wanted, glowed brightly. He couldn't believe he was taking a page out of that asshole's book. However it seemed to be working for the moment and finally a general stepped out from the government building. Green Lantern turned and faced the man, but the constructs stayed at the ready. "Well at least something worked," he slowly floated over towards the man and then dropped down to the ground so he wouldn't appear to try and dominate the man anymore than he was already through the show of force.

Diana: Diana came forward, easily holding the dead man's body. "It appears this man was a spy," she offered. "He is working for an unknown terrorist organization that is trying to encourage nuclear powers, such as yourself, to finally use their warheads." "We would be remiss if we simply took the word of an unknown person," the Chinese ranking officer said. "I understand, and I agree, and under other circumstances, I would suggest further looking into things, but it appears that the terrorist's ploy to get you to aim your missiles at the US and North Korea has worked." She took a breath, pausing for a minute. "Please," she urged, her blue eyes looking through her helmet as she stood head and shoulders above the olive uniformed Asian man. "

Green Lantern: Hal heard Diana coming in beside him, but he kept his eyes on the General. If he saw even a slight movement to order the troops to attack there were going to be explosions. "I can prove it," Lantern added and his ring began to play the scene that had happened in the sky. The voices of Diana, the man, and Hal were played for the General. "I know you know who Superman is. Everyone's heard of him. Well if he hasn't yet, he's about to make a move on that machine. All we're asking for is that you stand aside, no retalliation against anyone and we'll do the rest. There's something deep going on and it's worming its way through the world." The General stood for a momoment, looking between the two of them and then the dead body. "6 hours," he said, "6 hours to prove Korean involvement or there will be war." His eyes narrowed for a moment then he turned and headed back inside. Hal looked to Diana, "Looks like Big Blue's on his own for a while longer."

Diana: "I hope he is as good as everyone says he is," she said, sounding a little worried as the body of the dead man was taken from her by several Chinese soldiers. She turned to Hal. "So what do we do now?" she let her eyes look to the side a little, having to turn her head so she could see around the gold helmet. "Do you think he can do what is necessary?" she asked, her voice dropping down, not wanting to alert the Chinese of her insecurity as to Superman's skills - she knew that it was of utmost importance for an army to, at the least, appear unified, and while there were differences, this group certainly had militaristic traits.

Green Lantern: "Well... my best guess is that we have to go get proof of Korea's involvement. With China standing down we do have a bit of leway in what we do, but we're gonna have to attack swift and hard and get out. If we, North Korea's gonna be on a rampage and China will back them." Looking back at all the troops, Hal lethis constructs disappear as Diana posed her next question. "I don't know. This is something none of us have really seen but Superman's pulled it out somehow in the past. Honestly.. I want to go help him but we have this to deal with. You and I may be able to fly fast, but we could very well need all that time just to find the info we need and get back. C'mon," he motioned with his thump up towards the sky and started flying again and making their way towards North Korea.

Superman: Bullets flew through the air, tank shells launched, rockets soared, and energy blasts scorched all towards a singular target: Superman. The Man of Steel had been fighting with this robot for a time now and he was starting to wonder if it wasn't just the best idea to have hurled it into space. The troops hadn't been a factor throughout this battle, except for more people that he needed to protect from any stray blasts of the robot. Dropping down beneath a blast, he didn't know that a jeep was driving behind him to get a clearer shot with the .50 calibur gun set on its hood. The blasts hit the ground just in front of the jeep and sent it flipping over itself and soaring through the air as the other arm of the machine took aim at Superman. Kal knew what he had to do almost instantly. If he moved, the jeep would be struck and the occupants killed. So turning, he braced himself and took the full force of it. Shouting in pain, he had done enough to allow the jeep to pass on by as he went flying towards the ground. His body dug up a deep gash in the earth as the blast pushed him deeper and further away from the robot. It ceased and Superman's body was smoking, but already healing itself, as he hovered back up into the air and readied himself for the next assault.

Jonn: and the General shared looks as the men retraked from the room and J'onn nodded his head before he turned to regard the silo's in the distance. "How long would it take to secure the silo's?" J'onn asked and the General sighed as he reached into a box on his desk and secured a pipe to which he promptly lit. "If what you say is true. To long." He stated and that was when he nodded his head towards the man. Ras al G'hul was a man. A cautious one and would have foreseen such measures being put into place. Perhaps he had accounted the general to be made aware. Not so soon, he would imagine, but time enough. And that was when he nodded his head. "I will go to the silos and see to them." "I've questions." "If we don't stop this, you won't live long enough to enjoy the answers." He countered as he phased through the roof taking off with his long blue trench coat swaying behind him. He saw the trucks leaving the base, and more flowing in through the gates and heading towards the silo's themselves. Something at least, and there he peered towards some of the more remote ones that were not close enough for the men to get to. So that was where he would begin. He lowered himself through the ground, phased through the metal, and stretched out his mind to see who was there within the great nuclear housing structure and the ones in close proximity, knowing that there were manual launching mechanisms on all the warheads. The question was, which one was comprimised.

Superman: Superman arrived in North Korea within a minute and a half after seperating from Diana and Green Lantern. How was he going to handle this thing? The easiest was to simply tear it to pieces and hurl the remains into the atmosphere and let, what didn't burn up, drift into space. However, if what Lantern had heard was true, this was some secret military project and destroying it without provocation was foolish. Trying to disable it from afar could work. If he concentrated, he could make his heat vision invisble but he'd never really done that on anything aside from personnel carried weapons. Something this big? No way. Darting faster through the air, in ten more seconds he arrived in the path of the approaching force. Crosssing his arms over his chest and hovering at the head height of the machine, he waited for them to get close enough where they would be able to see him before uncrossing his arms and holding his hands up, palms facing forward, to show he wasn't out for a fight.

Diana: Diana nodded and followed him up, up and away. She followed the Lantern as they headed towards North Korea, wondering if they would be able to link up with Kal. While she tried to remain focussed on the mission at hand, and she would outwardly show that stoicism, she was internally hoping she'd get another chance to meet the man before she had to return her island and the boring, unexciting life she would continue to lead there. When they arrived at the site, the North Korean People's Army was standing at bay, surrounding the red fluttering cape of Superman. Her heart fluttered, but she wouldn't let on from the outside that she was nervous or excited. She looked at the Lantern. "Looks like your friend has things under control at the moment. How do you propose we get proof of what is going on?"

Green Lantern: Hal, back in the lead since they had dealt with the Chinese General, was using his ring to locate the origin of the transmissions he'd first intercepted from communications between Avatar thing and its base of origin. Hearing Diana speaking up, "Like I said, we gotta get that info and trust Blue can hold his own." Like Diana, he had the feeling of belief in Superman and that things were going to turn out alright. In front of him and just below his chin was a radar screen that had a flashing blib telling him how close the two were to arrival. When she stopped, the Lantern quickly came to a halt and looked out in the direction that she did. "You have some eyesight on you,"he commented, "well we're heading to what's suppose to be this project's home base. There should be something there that we can use or at least have a lead to go off of. As for the how...I'll let you know on that one." Smirking, he turned and motioned for her to follow as he took off again. About thirty miles out Hal lowered the altitude, droping beneath radar detection level they flew for another minute before he pointed down into the forest that rested along a mountain. Hal lead the way down and used his ring to scan the immediate area. "Alright, we're clear for now. C'mon," he walked down the edge of the mountain before kneeling down behind a cluster of trees and brush. With his ring he formed two pairs of binoculars and handed one of them two her, "Alright, its supposed to be right around here in front of us," and he raised his set up two his eyes and began searching.

Jonn: Had found it. Seven men including the leader. He possessed the arming mechanism, as well as the launch codes and other such nonsense. The six that accompanied him knew how to do their jobs. Knew it well. However the seventh, the seventh was the problem. So what did he do? His red eyes began to glow and he sent them all the same message. Pain in the most basic sense. He had given the six men such pain generated from the stomach. Intense pain. Some had a higher pain threshold, however four of them staggered dropped to their knees and fell down. Now that was interesting. Quickly he used the distraction to phase through the roof of the coridor, and where he dropped down behind the assassin wondering what the hell had happened. There he kicked the Assassin at the knee sending him to into the ground. The same leg that he kicked was pulled back and was let ripped against the side of the skull of of the Assassin. The man was skilled and had blocked it with the forearm. But the blow of the kick ended up breaking the assassins arm while sending him skidding into the wall, where he lay upon the ground. He then looked towards the others. As they pointed their guns at him and started shooting at him. The bullets phased right through him as he walked forwards slowly, as they backed up. At that point he grabbed their weapons by the barrels and shoved them into their skulls. They'd survive. Concussions and Broken noses, but they would survive. That was when he walked to the assassin and grabbed his case peering down towards him. He grabbed the man by the head and scanned it, deeply. Only for the last hour. Why? Because he needed to know if they had planted the bomb and for so many lives on the line he would push back his personal feelings about such scans. However he nodded his head. They had yet to do what was needed in order to launch the missile.

Batman: -The soldiers would shout for Superman to stand down, an American translator ordered Superman to step aside. The Avatar stood like a giant almost to the buildings below. The tanks were small enough to fit inside the hand of the giant machine that looked more alien than human tech. large red cannon on its right hand while its left arm was a triple fingered claw that was rather flexible despite its metal appearance. The Machine would examine Superman for a moment before raising its left claw at him, snapping it shut around him before pulling its arm back and attempting to throw him back towards China. If its grab and throw was successful, The Avatar would aim and fire its Optic blast of radiation towards Superman, causing a large beam of particles that would attempt to shatter Superman on the atomic level.

Superman: He shook his head, keeping his hands raised, but everytime he tried to speak, the voices from below rose up anew which interrupted him. Superman was trying to wait his turn to speak when he saw the hand raise up. With his attention turned towards the troops and his entire intent focused towards not starting a fight unless it was absolutely necessary, he missed the claws snapped up quickly to grab him. With the momentary distraction, he was hurled through the air, the momentum forceful enough that he couldn't readjust his flight path by the time the blast reached him. He shouted in pain as it as the radiation attacked his atomic structure, flying through the air and smacking into the ground. Kal skipped along the ground a couple of times before rolling to a halt, his body on fire but already healing itself. "Alright..." he whispered to himself, slowly getting up to his feet. Now he knew it had firepower to hurt him which meant he needed to drop this thing. If it could do that to him, imagine what it could do to innocent towns and villages or even cities if it reached them? Narrowing his eyes, the Man of Steel darted forward, the ground sinking in beneath the force of his take off as he crossed the space between his starting position and the robot in seconds. He was nothing but a blur as he reached it, aiming a powerful sideswiping attack that could crack five inch thick steel to stumble the Avatar as he flew backwards and higher into the air. With the space between them he would have even more time to evade as he now used his x-ray vision to examine the insides of it, looking for its weaknesses, major functions, central processing unit, and its power core.

-Batman would hear the blast as the red beam contained so much power that it tainted the surrounding area with a reddish glow within the dark area. The sun was due to rise in a few minutes, Talia would seem shocked at the display of firepower.- “Oh my…” –Batman would fidget in his binds.- “I thought you were a security guard…” –She looked at him.- “And if I told you the truth you wouldn’t have saved those men…” –Batman lowered his gaze knowing she was right. She turned to face him and placed her hand on his cheek, almost reaching to grab the latches for his helmet.- “Don’t…” –Batman said warning her as she smiled at him.- “I won’t hurt-…” –Batman would admit.- “It’s booby trapped…You’ll get hurt.” –Talia frowned. Batman would then say.- “That thing…What could it do?” –Talia:- “It’s supposedly powerful enough to defeat the Man of Steel himself…I’m sorry but, you will be among the first to see him broken…” -Batman’s face frowned.- “If Superman dies..Could you imagine what that would do to the world?” –Talia would sharply narrow her eyes on him.- “Bring balance to world powers.” –Batman growled at her.- “Superman is what prevents the world from striking each other…Superman is the reason there won’t be a World War 3…” –Talia:- “So you think…You heard my father…People are starving and suffering around the world and all he can do is save people in America from a burning building?” –Batman:- “What about Earthquakes and mudslides? Avalanches and Tsunami’s? Superman has done well for millions of people. Your father chooses to ignore that…And so do you.” –Batman by now had picked the cuffs on his hands. Batman:- “I’m sorry…” –Batman pulled his arms in front of him and slipped the chains off around him. Talia’s eyes widened as she was amazed by his escape so effortless and boldly done in front of her. He stood up and said.- “If I were you…I would get off this plane…” –Talia spoke with concern.- “Why?” –Batman watched as the guards began to circle around him aiming their guns. Batman.- “Shooting me on an jet could puncture the hull and kill us all…I hope you’re all not that stupid…” Talia grabbed Batman’s hand.- “You didn’t answer my question.” –Batman:- “When I find the Green Lantern…I’m telling him to come after your father….” –By now the assassins armed their swords to which, Batman blocked a few stabs and soft strokes from the tips of their blades. Batman charged one assassin and used them as a shield pushing towards the door to the plane. Quickly Batman snatched his belt off an assassin holding it, before Batman opened the door to be sucked out of the jet. Batman fell towards the ground with his cape flapping rapidly in all directions. He looked down to see where Superman had begun maneuvering around the large machine, the blue blur moving around it. Batman extended his cape to begin gliding as its wings constricted with a low electric pulse running through it. Batman aimed to land on top of the machine.

Diana: She dropped in altitude according to Hal's instruction, allowing him to be in charge for the time being, after all he was the expert. Oh if her mother could see her now, taking orders from a man, the very thought made Diana want to laugh. She nodded as he signalled for her to follow him. Diana landed next to him and crouched low, mimicking his body position as best she could in the stiff armour. She took the binoculars. "What are these?" she asked, her voice very quiet and soft but obviously confused.

Jonn: Did not have to do much of anything other than check the control room where they were heading. That meant that they were alright. Completely. Or was it? He was sure, but the Russian Military people had come through the elevator which meant that they were here to secure the site. Which meant that the most secluded ones were most likely under Russian Security again. There he looked up to the Sky and he nodded his head. It was time to head to Korea. There he drifted upwards towards the roof phasing through the great thickness and heading towards North Korea, his navy blue trench coat swaying behind him.

Superman: His eyes narrowed sharply as he examined the thing and his fists clenched tightly together. This thing... this machine had Kryptonian technology in it. He recognized it immediately. How had they gotten ahold of any of it though? There wasn't time to deal with that though. Further examination of it he saw the Kryptonite with it. There was aparently enough space and the pieces were small enough that he wasn't affected by the radiation, but as he started taking it apart that could change. Superman darted forward again, sideswiping the machine with much more force thant he previous attack. If there was the technology of his people in this thing he didn't have to hold back as much. Swinging in a wide arc, the Man of Steel shot forward, his eyes starting to glow and then he shot the Avatar in the gun arms elbow, the beams strong enough to start damaging even his pure Kryptonian tech space ship.

-The Avatar looked as Superman began circling the machine, a step forward and then suddenly its left arm would transform into a Kryptonite spiked club. The Avatar waited a moment attempting to target Superman before swinging its arm attempting to “golf swing” the man spinning around it, if he were struck by the swing he would no doubt cause the arm to be knocked back but, he too would be knocked backwards while also being exposed temporarily to the Kryptonite and its close proximity. The spikes of Kryptonite were approximately Superman’s size, his vision would see that the machines arm mechanics had “thrust” the kryptonite out of its layers of armor almost like a cat’s claw, it may have begged the question, was this machine…alive?- -Batman balanced himself on the top of the machine; he reached to his belt and pulled off an explosive batarang that he hurled towards the Avatar’s optic cannon. The Batarang attached and exploded causing minimal damage. It was at this time that the Avatar countered Batman’s presence by revealing to shoulder cannons that contained four laser crystals on all four sides of its squared dimension. Batman looked at the left shoulders laser cannon before switching to look at the right side. This was technology Batman had never seen before but, it didn’t take a detective to figure out this was a War machine and these devices weren’t friendly. Batman hurled a batarang at the left side shoulder before it discharged a laser blast that immediately struck Batman in the chest throwing him off the back of the Avatar and towards the ground.-

Superman: Imagine that in a single instant every single one of your ribs were broken. Take that pain and spread it throughout your entire body. That is was Superman endured from the Kryptonite as its radiation violently forced the solar energy that gave him his powers from his cells. It was only the speed that he had been traveling at that saved him from being cold clocked by the Avatar, his body instead slaming forcefully into its chest and likely stumbling even this large machine. But even then he started falling towards the ground, clutching at his body as he fought to overcome the pain. Kal hit hard, embedding himself about half a foot into the dirt as he forced himself to roll over onto his stomach. Batman was here and he needed help. There was no way that he could take on this thing alone so he had to fight the agony. If he had the time, Superman would raised his head up and use a rare, wide blast of his heat vision. Holding back the heat, he concentrated on striking with more concussive force at the knee of the machine, the red beams of energy enveloping the joint.

[Batman]

Doctor Fate: Standing in his tower gazing at the orb of Nabu,seeing the future as it is laid out from this point on. He knew something was coming. Something the world would need not only Superman but the rest of them to save the world. He moved towards a shelf grabbing the helmet of Nabu. Placing it over his head, a bright golden glow erupted from his form. When the glow faded Fate stood in Nelson’s place, the golden glow retained in his eyes. Fate vanished in a bright golden glow, a glowing Ankh appearing in the sky he surroundings were covered with the light of the ankh, as Fate appeared “Infernal Machine!” His voice radiated through the entire battlefield.” He saw Batman falling towards the ground.” Not today..” another ankh would surround Batman teleporting him to the ground safely. “ I will deal with the machine Batman. “ Fate launched one of his mystic bolts towards the Avatar.

-The Avatar shifted to examine the status of Superman, as the cockpit camera zoomed in on the result of Superman being thrown. The pilots were amazed by the computer system and its abilities to “intelligently” problem solve. Though admittedly, the pilots had no clue what difference the kryptonite made, to them it was just a shiny spiky arm. The Avatar began approaching Superman when Superman’s heat vision began antagonizing the metal alloy. The Avatar seemed unaffected but, like most metal sooner or later the degree of heat would cause the alloy to melt. The Avatar quickly fired its cannon towards Superman, attempting to blast him with the red beam. It was at this point Fate would appear and the shoulder cannons would immediately target and analyze the new comer. -The Avatar would take interest as it noticed Fate save Batman from falling. The mystic bolt hit the Avatar causing it to be knocked back, un-expecting such power, the armor would adjust and aim its shoulder cannons towards fate. Due to his positioning, two sides of the shoulder crystals were able to shoot at him, as both shoulders released a volley of cannons towards him. If he were struck by them he would no doubt feel drained as they emitted an electrical shock that caused strain on the nervous system. Batman found himself on the ground in a considerable amount of pain but, his gaze would look up to see a family of Koreans watching history unfold. Batman realized that he had somehow survived a very drastic fall, maybe he was dead? Shifting his attention to see Fate floating in the sky, Batman narrowed his eyes and grunted as he forced himself off the ground and into a stand.-

Superman: Had he not been in so much pain, Superman would have wondered how the thing didn't stumble from the force of his body striking its chest. Even with the Kryptonite weakening him, it took time for him to loose his powers and he'd been flying faster than a human eye would be able to make anything out but a blur of red a blue. The machine would not have to walk far however, if at all for after slamming into its chest he'd fallen straight to the gorund. Laying there is when he used his heat vision, however again it wasn't the heat aspect he was using but more concussive force. With the friction of the beams striking heat would come of course, but that was not the goal of this blast. It was to stumble it with force and hopefully push it leg out by hitting the knee joint so he could cause it to fall either away from him so that the radiation would leave him some or towards so that he could strike it. Hearing the the thing above him however, Kal-El knew he needed to change tactics. So he rolled onto his back and using his speed of reaction, brain processing power, he examined the canon and unleashed a steel disentegrating blast of heat vision up through the barrel of the canon and into the arm. If the canon had moved, he would aimed to strike up along its torso, but if it had gone ahead and fired while Fate was being targeted, than he would endure another blast.

Doctor Fate: scoffs as the cannons fired towards him..” You dare assume your toys can harm Doctor Fate!” Opens his hands and a much large ankh would open this time it did not glow gold, but inside of it the cosmos itself revealed as stars and blackness. The cannon fire pulled into the void. “Meaningless… A waste of my time.” Opening his other hand and holding them both forward. “The cold of Cocytus, calls to you I banish you, beyond the reach of your masters!” A giant portal opened behind the giant robot again revealing space behind it. He pulled his hands back towards him, pulling the portal around the robotic creature. “ If that avatar had been taken by the portal. Fate would land his knee hitting the ground. The portal would close as soon as the robot was lost to space.

-Superman’s attack caused the cannon to begin overheating as it continued firing its optic blast, the black metal would quickly highlight in bright red but, as Superman seemed to be gain footing, a dimensional portal was opened, the Avatar shifted to analyze the portal and immediately transformed its feet into large claws that sunk into the ground for stability. Batman would step back away from the large device as the portal began collapsing around the machine, Batman narrowed his eyes when suddenly the machine completely vanished…There stood just a crater of where it once stood. Civilians and soldiers nearby were shocked and weren’t sure if they should train their weapons on Fate or Superman. Batman hurried to Doctor Fate and placed his hand on the man’s shoulder.- -A firm grasp, Fate could’ve sworn Batman was able to throw him clear across the field but, Batman’s grip was the first step of First Aid response.- “Are you alright? What happened to it?” –Batman’s voice was deep and short of a growl. He wasn’t aggressive towards Fate but, he wanted to be assertive in his concern.-

Superman: Pain gripped his body but it was lessening as adrenaline and the need to protect not only Batman, but the troops around them as well from the ravages of this battle helped the Man of Steel force himself through it. Superman poured his heat vision at the machine as the portal formed behind and then slowly around it. Gripping at the ground, Kal began to regain his composure as now, in the absence of the Kryptonite his body was repairing the damage done and the pain was quickly leaving him. Within the matter of a few moments he was slowly rising to his feet, crystal blue eyes scanning about as he felt beads of sweat dripping down the sides of his face and his forehead. Kal raised a hand to wipe it away before speaking out in Korean, "We're done here. We're not here to fight you and we're leaving." His voice was as calm and collected as he could make it given the situation he was just in and he turned on his heel to see Batman standing beside a new commer and the man who had to have been the cause of the portal. "Are you two alright?' he asked as he made his way over to them. His senses were still on edge in case another of the troops would attempt to attack them. He wasn't in the mood for anymore fighting tonight.

Doctor Fate: “I will be fine.. I banished it several galaxies away from here, the center of a dead galaxy to be precise the pull of the black holes there should keep it restrained if it is not pulled into one of them and ripped apart.” After a moment Fate stood up and he said” I am Doctor Fate. “ His accent was obviously not American. He turned to face Batman and he said” I foresaw how this battle would end without my interference, while I am uncertain what is coming precisely I know that the world will need you.” The golden cloak draped over him as he stood there and he said” I am certain that you both have questions for me?”

-Staring down Doctor Fate, doubting his conclusion. Green Lantern or J’onn weren’t present, two men who stopped three nuclear missiles from exploding, certainly with their combine might with Superman, that thing wouldn’t have lasted, or so Batman thought.- “And the men inside it?” –Batman would turn his attention to Superman, forgetting his question to Fate.- “The terrorist organization that initiated the nuclear missiles was attempting to conjure something far worse than what we could imagine…They were attempting to start World War 3, using you as the puppet for it…That machine doesn’t help. China and Russia will no doubt question Korea, as will many others…”

Superman: Superman listened to the two of them, but his mind did not leave the fact that they were standing in Korea be forgotten. Once Batman was done speaking, he looked at both of them, "Perhaps it would be better if we moved somewhere else. We're still surrounded by a group of people after all. We need to gather everyone and all of us meet on neutral ground where we can speak without being overheard. If what you say is true, Dr. Fate, then it is something we need to prepare for." At the very least, Superman would hear what the man had to say. No one else may have figured out that it was the irradiated remnants of his home planet that had caused him so much pain but it had made the robot so much more deadlier than something he could have simply thrown into the sky. Were it not for Fate the odds were not in favor of the other two heroes. It was over now however and as the sun began to rise in the sky a new day dawned.

Doctor Fate: “The men inside yet live I only banished the machine.” Fate waves his hand and the men would fall about 5 feet, down into the crater. Fate looked to Superman, and he nodded. A wave of his hand and they would be transported to his tower.” Neutral ground as it were, This is my home. “ The room they stood in appeared to be from an MC Esher drawning, the stairs went in every direction possible. He removes his helmet and he said” Could I offer you tea?”

Jonn: Saw some sort of swirling glowing cross appear in front of him, and before he realized what had happened as he was transported to the middle of a vast living room holding various great treasures of ancient times. His red eyes widened slightly at the treasure trove of knowledge here. The ancient artifacts there would be some sort of historical treasure. But if they were here, instead of a museum, then that meant that they were relics of power and to be guarded with carefully. Then he turned to regard their host. He raised a hairless eyebrow as he listened and he bowed his head towards the man in question. "You have done us a service. I am J'onn Jonzz." he stated to him as he walked towards the nearest glass case, eyeing the various glyphs on a tablet. "Egyptian... Relating more to a Thanigarian legend of old I imagine." He stated.

Batman analyzed the area of Fate’s sanctuary. He noticed the format of a contradiction within itself; a paradox of a ‘home.’ Batman then switched his gaze to the arriving conspirators. Taking note that J’onn was examining brief hieroglyphs on tablets and glyphs, the Egyptian part Batman caught but, the latter escaped him. Batman was probably the most vulnerable person on site and relatively beat up next to Superman himself who had probably made a full recovery by now. Batman’s armor seemed to be faring better than a cut on his chin and aches all about his body after being struck by the laser cannons.-

Doctor Fate: “It is my pleasure to have you hear J’onn Jonzz, You are Martian in Origin correct?” Fate’s helmet covered his face. He had banished the Avatar, easily. Putting a little strain on his body created a portal so big and to such a faraway place. He nodded to the Martian and he said” Make yourself at home. “ The golden helmet covered his face and he had noticed Batman’s wounds. And he said” I could heal you rather easily if you like. It could save you several days recovery time. “ Fate looked to each of them, the heroes of this world and he said” Now, As for why I brought you here, You have all worked separately until recently and I have foreseen glimpses of what is to come. I am not certain of what it is as of yet, but I can tell you that it could very well destroy the planet. This world will need all of you if it is to survive. I will offer any assistance I can, but I will not always be able to intervene as I did earlier. The Avatar was not a threat to the cosmos, but it was a threat, but it was a threat to you maintaining the cosmos. “ Fate removes his helmet and sips his tea. “Any questions?”

Green Lantern: Hal had just given the information to the Chinese general when he felt something wrong with his body. "What the hell?" he questioned and he looked at Diana. She was dis- The next thing he knew, he was standing inside what looked a drunk man's vision of an abstract leaning tower of piza. The Lantern's eyes flicked around as he workied to get his bearing, aura disappearing from the confusion the place gave his mind. "What the hell is this place!" Hal shouted in exasperation. This had just gone from being a Bond movie with powers to one of the last scenes in Labyrinth. "If David Bowie comes walking out, I'm done with Earth for a while," he muttered before starting to walk forward. "Diana!? Where're you at!?"

Diana: By Hera - she was caught off guard. "Lantern!?" she screamed. "Kal el!?" she screamed again. She looked around, entirely confused. She glanced, twisting around as she floated, refusing to sink to the ground because she was unaware of where the floor was. She saw the Green Lantern, Kal El, the man in the bat costume and two men she did not recognize. "Where am I?" she said, her voice coming back down to a normal octave. She took her helm in both hands, pulling it off to get better vision.

Superman was still twinging a bit from the battle but other than that he was fully healed. One positive thing about his physiology was that his injuries began to heal automatically, even in the heat of battle. When Fate began to speak, Kal-El turned and, crossing his arms, began to listen to the man until his hearing picked up the sound of two familiar voices. "Lantern?" he questioned for a moment but Diana's shout of his name was clear. "I'm here!" he called back, hovering into the air to look for her. The woman was brave, but completely new to the world and to have apparently suddenly be transported to this place was sure to be a shock to her system, even if she did recover quickly. Finding her quickly, he came down to stand beside her, crystal blue eyes looking into her's. "Are you alright?" he asked, wanting to know how she had been since they had seperated. "This is Dr. Fate," he answered, indicating the man with his hand, "and we're in his tower."

Jonn: Turned his gaze to regard their potential ally with a interested look. And there saw the rest of his new found allies. How had this person known about his lineage just by looking at him? There were people upon the planet that were far stranger than a alien with green skin. But he nodded all the same. "You would be correct in your assessment, But you seem to have us at a disadvantage." He stated as he turned to regard Diana as she peered at him and he raised an eyebrow to her. "Be at calm, Diana. If he had wished to do us harm, he would have done so when he transported the strange robotic device off of the planet." He stated as he looked towards the various glass cabinents peering towards the various relics here. "Roman and Greek. And the spear upon the wall appears to be of Celtic Origin. You are a collecter of powerful relics." he stated before he regarded Superman before he nodded his head lightly to him.

-Batman would seem alert upon hearing Green Lantern call out for Diana; who was that? It was a brief thought that crossed his mind before watching the scene unfold. Batman then focused his attention on the only person who seemed to articulate Batman’s thoughts perfectly; J’onn, who apparently is a Martian. Not that this was a surprise to Batman but, it wasn’t exactly expected. Batman regarded most of them as beings or creatures, it concerned him to see the amount of power Green Lantern, J’onn, and Superman had. Now Dr. Fate arrived with powers capable of wiping all three of the previous with little to no effort. Batman would challenge this “Keeper” as he seemed to subtly refer to himself.- “If the world is in danger….why don’t you stop it? You seem to have the power to manipulate all of us to be here.” “What makes you believe that our combine strength can stop this threat? We stopped a world war…and that’s even questionable.” –By this time, Lantern and Diana would be capable of hearing Batman speaking.- “The world has seen that meta-humans and superheroes are going to intervene in their affairs...”

Doctor Fate: “Much more than that Mr. Jonzz, I safe guard these items from beings that would use them for dark purposes. The books that fill the several libraries around the stair case are the same powerful tomes that could easily fall into the wrong hands were they not in my tower.” Fate looked to Batman and he said” You are skeptical? While I may have great power, It is not without limits.. I am not allowed to intervene in everything, If I were to combat your enemies for instance, They would be crushed by the weakest of my spells, Superman’s Enemies the same…I removed my helmet so that your Martian friend can tell you that I am not lying. If I were to combat this threat the battle could rip the very cosmos apart.” He glanced to Diana, and to the Green Lantern and he said” Ah the Amazon.. My Father told me of your mother, and The guardians sentinel..It is good to see they have decided to choose a human.”

Green Lantern: Green Lantern had found the gathering of the gang around some golden caped man and made his way over. He still wasn't willing to risk flying with how trippy this room was. "So how's bright idea was it to come here?" he questioned, giving his temples a rub before crossing his arms and shifting his weight to his left leg. He missed the first parts of both Batman's words and Fate's as well but when the latter brought up the Guardians it gave him pause. "You know the smurfs?" he questioned, raising an eyebrow. The Guardians were the first sentient beings in the Universe, but as far as he knew suns had supernova-ed since the last time they even thought about leaving Oa and this Fate guy couldn't be any older than twenty five.

Diana Substitute (Batman) : -Diana would come to see Hal and offer a pleased smile to see he was alright followed by her attention shifting to Kal-El and then to the man with the gold helmet sipping his tea. She remained quiet just studying the situation and only speaking when spoken to. She positioned herself between Kal-El and The Green Lantern.-

Superman: Superman smiled softly at Diana to ease the tension before looking back to Fate. His mind began to process and compartmentalize the information, seperating everything that was said from the emotional responses to the ones based more on fact. "If what you're saying is true, Doctor Fate, and I mean no offense by that," Kal-El saind finally, his tone diplomatic, "then we need to prepare." He did not believe the man was lying. From what he could hear in his voice and, if allowed in this tower, pulse rate and heart beat there were none of the signs that came with a man speaking falsehoods proved that much. His chosen words only came because he did not know Fate having only met him a few minutes ago. "If the threat's as grave at it sounds then we all need to work together. But that also means that we need to take responsiblity for our actions over the last few hours. All of us," his eyes turned to Batman. The man prided himself on being a myth, however that was likely not the case anymore. His appearence on the submarine would've been spotted by the American and Italian navy. "We need unite and make sure the world knows that we're not making a move to take over the world. They need to see us standing side by side, not only as a team, but as a group of men and woman here not to insert ourselves into the political game, but only here to protect the people."

Jonn: Raised an eyebrow as Batman sought to question the Doctor was about. This caused him to regard the Doctor and he shook his head lightly. "In these matters, there are laws that govern all. Laws that cannot be broken and are kept in the highest standard. You have yours that you enforce. He has his. It would be logical to conceive that something else might enforce them on a greater level." He stated as he looked towards the Green Lantern and he nodded his head towards him as he spoke about the knowledge that he has collected and he nodded his head. With every fact that he spoke, he gained new perspective. The man, if not himself than people he was connected to, knew more about the galatic affairs of the world. And then he regarded Superman as he spoke in defence of his friend and he shrugged his shoulders. "He's of a suspicious nature. If he was not so, I imagine that we may not have gotten as far as we had, Superman." he stated. And then he turned to regard the others in the room as Superman spoke of a League of Superhero's to defend and grant justice. "You give this far to much credit. Politics and grey area's affect everything within the world. It is a Universal Constant... But we are in agreement. It is neccessary to have a defence against such things like this again. The loss of life and collateral damage because we refuse to work together could be total."

-Batman watched The Green Lantern seemed to be the only one able to directly relate to Batman’s uneasy but, even so the Green Lantern wasn’t the average Human.- ‘His ring seems to be the source of his power. But there has to be more to it…Something about his character that allows him to create such designs.’ –His attention turned to Superman, someone who he had to admit, intimidated even himself.- ‘He’s someone we should all revere as a god…Why does he do it? What does he gain out of saving the lives of us?’- Batman’s attention turned to the Martian who spoke calmly, emotionless, but with empathy and understanding.- ‘Another man who has interest in our world, his intentions seem questionable but, his capabilities seem limitless. He’s something expected to be out of a science fiction piece.’ -Batman finally spoke, responding to Superman.- “Fine.” –A bold statement, fearless, as his chest stuck out, showing no sign of weakness despite the obvious marks on his armor and face.- “What do you recommend we call ourselves?” –The thought would then occur.- ‘I’m uncertain if this was the right thing to do…’

Doctor Fate: Shook his head” It is none of my concern what you call yourselves . If you work together with your powers there is nothing you can’t accomplish, Heed My warnings heroes. The threat that is coming cannot be reasoned with, it cannot be fought like the robot could, You must fight it with your Hearts, minds , and Bodies because it will attack all of these. It will know you better than you know yourselves, It can see the darkness in all of you and will try to manipulate the darkness within you.” Fate nodded and he said” If you wish to leave the door is this way(jesturing towards the door.) If you have any further questions please ask. If you wish to see what I have seen I can show you.”

Green Lantern: Hal turned to Superman as he spoke. While he wasn't sure that things were going to be at clean cut and dry as the Big Blue sounded like he thought they'd be, the Guardians would have his head if he didn't stay around and at least learn more about the threat. They were stubborn old gnomes that wouldn't send assistance unless the threat would bring danger to Oa as well. When Fate started talking again, he was a bit annoyed by the whole ominous threat of evil speech that sounded like it was straight out of a movie. Again though, if whatever was coming was judged by the sound of it alone, they needed to work together. "Well I'm in," Hal said finally.

Diana Substitute (Batman) : -Diana would listen to all of them, caution sank into her heart as the thoughts of her mother and the best interests of Themyscira came to mind. Deciding upon the words of everyone present that they were in agreement, Diana responded to Batman’s question.- “How about the Justice League?”

Superman: Clark nodded to Diana, "I like it." Looking around to everyone gathered here he took in the sight. A gathering of heroes, each of them very different in their own way from the others but all understanding that if they were to face the coming night and make it through to the dawn they would all need each other. "It's settled then. From now on, we will be known as the Justice League. We stand together, each of us different, but united in what we stand for."