HELLO! I'm coming at you with something a little different. Today, I'm starting on my first crossover story: Justice League and Justice League Unlimited + Fairy Tail. I know, what a weird choice, right? This is the Justice League animated show that aired in the early 2000's. I loved that show and I still do. So, it's going to be taking place in that universe. I've been thinking about doing this crossover for a while now and besides, Natsu really needs more crossover stories. I've noticed a severe lack of Natsu crossovers, but a majority of Naruto crossovers. So, I just wanna help our awesome pink-haired dragon slayer out with a crossover story to add to his archives!

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Fairy Tail elements or characters and I do not own any of the DC characters. They all belong to their respective owners.

Fawcett City

Night had descended upon the city again. The stars were out shining brightly while a full moon reigned supreme high in the sky. A lone figure was walking across the rooftop of a convenience store and crouched down, taking out a pair of binoculars. The figure peered through the binoculars to look at a bank just across the street. "Oh geez, another bank robbery. How original. I mean, seriously, do people really need to rob a bank when there is a perfectly good convenience store to rob. Granted, there wouldn't be much money in there, but how much money would a guy really need when he's on the run?" The figure replied to himself. He sighed to himself and remembered how often a certain someone would tease him for talking to himself. "Talking to yourself is the first sign of insanity." Oh how often that someone would use that line. Jokes on him though…he was already a bit crazy.

The figure could see that the armed robber was alone and was yelling at the teller for more money and pointed his gun at the vault. That was a mistake. Opening the vault would take too much time and would give the police ample time to respond. Fuck, this guy was an amateur. After seeing this pathetic display of deviance, the figure jumped down from the store and calmly strutted across the street and waltzed right into the tense situation. The gunman turned around to see a black cloaked figure with a black coat and orange outlines on the edge of it, a black and white scarf tied around his waist, a draconic mask veiled his face only leaving two eyeholes and his mouth free to be seen and a hood covering his head, white trousers covered his legs, a pair of sandals garnered the figure's feet. The gunman was bewildered to see such a weird figure just waltz into the bank while he was currently robbing it, but the guy must have some crazy nut that just came from a costume party. Oh well, more money for him. "HEY! Get down on the ground and push your wallet to me! Don't make this any harder than it has to be." The armed man shouted at the figure.

Seriously? That's the best he could come up with? "Hmm…nah I'm cool. Actually, I was gonna ask you pretty much the same thing. So how about you do the smart thing and just let all of these nice people go and I can finally head to bed on time because I have to be somewhere really early tomorrow, ok?" The figure replied coolly, hands crossed in front of his chest and foot tapping impatiently. The gunman didn't have time for this and shot twice into the air causing most of the people on the ground to cower in fear. However, the figure noticed one such man who was just as calm as he was. 'Hmm…strange. The guy must be a regular in these robberies or something. I don't know…but he smells…different than everyone else.' The gunman pointed his gun at the cloaked man and yelled at him to get down and just give him his wallet a second time. The figure just ignored him and walked towards the serene man. The tranquil man was just wearing a pristine business suit with a black tie, a black fedora, and pair of black loafers. 'Wow…maybe the Men in Black do exist.' He walked until he was right in front of him and took another whiff of the man. Yeah, he smelled weird all right.

"Hey, dude, you smell rather peculiar. Any particular reason for that?" The figure questioned the strangely calm man. The man raised his head and gave him a steady look with no trace amount of fear on it. There was just…no emotion on his face. It gave him an odd feeling and he was about to question him again until the gunman was growing angry at being ignored and fire two more times in the air. "Hey! Don't you fucking ignore me, you piece of costumed garbage! I'm the one in charge here and I'm not gonna ask-" The gunman was cut off by a fire ball to the face and flew across the room and slid to collide with the wall behind him. The people looked to him with a sense of awe and fear at seeing the figure construct a fire ball with just his hand. "Relax, I'm not gonna fry any of you or anything. You're safe now. Just hurry and go before the cops show up." Turning around to question the man again, he saw that he was gone. Bewildered, the figure looked around to see the man already walking out the door and into the night.

Before he could give chase, he was surrounded by a mob of people trying to escape the bank. As they were leaving, the police had finally arrived to capture the criminal, which was the figure's cue to get the hell out of there. Moving with the crowd to mask his presence, he departed quickly and moved in the direction of where the man was last walking. His legs moved quickly towards a dark alleyway and heard squishing footsteps going down the alley. The figure moved quickly to catch up with the man, but somehow the man was still outpacing him. 'Ok, this is no ordinary guy for sure. How the hell can one guy run so fast?' He moved faster to try to reach the man, but the alleyway ended diverged into three separate ways which went north, east, and west. With his eyes closed, the figure tried to listen for any more squishing footsteps, but heard nothing more. Cursing to himself, he gave up and walked north of the alleyway and into the night.

Little did he know that the man was hanging on the wall with just his two feet. The man pulled out a strange communication device and muttered in a strange language and vanished into the darkness.

The Next Morning

RING!

RING!

RING!

An alarm rang. A loud, blaring sound started emitting from it until a hand finally smashed it to smithereens. "Ugh…that's another alarm clock that's coming outta my next paycheck. Fucking alarms. I just wish they would just make one that didn't make such a fucking annoying sound that just makes you wanna destroy everything in sight." The man groaned in exhaustion, slowly rising for the new day and scratching his head to ease that itch that always plagued him every time he woke up. This man had a peculiar shade of hair; pink, or to him, it was salmon and would just kill anyone that even remoted insinuated that it looked pink. He unfurled the covers from his nearly bare body and revealed a plain pair of white boxer briefs covering his pelvic region. His body rose to stretch and showcased a ripped body; a six pack, two defined pectoral muscles, and toned biceps and triceps.

The young man walked to his bathroom to shower and brush his teeth before leaving to pick up certain someone. He carefully avoided all of the trash that lied everywhere on his hardwood floor. One of these days he would have to clean up after himself, but he always procrastinated either way. The man lived in a very small apartment complex that wasn't really known for its high quality beddings. All there really was in the apartment was a bed, a kitchen, and a bathroom. Just the necessary living requirements. But, he didn't mind it and so he lodged here unless he slept over at the certain someone's house. His foot squeaked over certain plank as he waltzed over to the bathroom and closed the door on his way in. He took a quick shower and reached for a towel to wrap around his waist. Then, he walked to the mirror to brush his teeth, staring at his reflection and his eyes lingered on a certain scar on the fight side of his face.

After rinsing his mouth, he looked at himself in the mirror. He willed his mouth to curl into a smile…then it fell as quickly as it came. "Ok, today's gonna be a new day. A better day." He whispered to himself.

Afterwards, he quickly dressed himself in a black hoodie, a pair of ripped white sweats, and his pair of sandals and departed from his apartment. As he walked down the long flight of stairs that led up to his apartment, he noticed the poor quality of his state of living; cracked walls, chipped floorboards, graffiti everywhere (some mostly by his doing), squeaky stairs, it honestly was the perfect place to live for him. If it wasn't broken now, it would soon be if his history had anything to do with it. His feet carried past the crosswalks and the people and as he passed the rough part of Fawcett City into the nicer part of the city, he could see a clear difference where he lived and his friend did. The people on this side were much nicer, the buildings were pristine and up to par with their building requirements, the food actually tasted like food and not like day-old shit (that was the one thing he would change for where he lived).

Finally, after a 20-minute walk, he had arrived at his destination. In front of him was a yellow two-story house with a grass lawn, a mailbox on top of the lawn, and a picket fence blocking it. Geez, this place was just like the stereotypical after-school special houses he saw on his cable television. He opened the gate and walked towards the door and knocked on it three times. After a couple seconds of waiting, he heard a young voice yelling, "I got it! I got it!" The door swung open revealing a young boy with a slim, comb-over haircut; wearing a red long-sleeve t-shirt with yellow outlines on it, blue jeans, and black sneakers. "Finally, you're here. My mom was just about to throw a fit about me walking to school by myself." The boy said, moving aside so his guest could enter. "Well, Billy, if you just put those bullies of yours in their place, then they wouldn't pick on you so much. Trust me, if you stand up to bullies and show that you can hold your own, then they'll back off. Besides, I bet you can take them." The salmon-haired teen winked, ruffling the boy's hair. "Well, that's easy for you to say, Natsu, but these kids are bigger than me. Plus, they outnumber me too. Besides, if I do fight them, then I'm no better than them." Billy replied back, crossing his arms.

Before Natsu could respond, an older woman walked into the room. The woman was in her mid-thirties and had chestnut hair tied up in a ponytail. She was wearing a green long-sleeve shirt, khaki pants, and an apron tied around her waist. "That's exactly right, Billy. Don't stoop to those kid's level and be the bigger man. I'm proud of you for realizing that." She smiled, kneeling down to give her son a kiss on his forehead. Natsu waved at Billy's mom, "Hey, Mrs. Jones, good morning to you. How come you're not at work today?" Natsu asked, walking inside to sit on one of the couches in their living room. As he sat down he looked around to see a plethora of photos surrounding the living room. Photos of Billy and Mrs. Jones, Billy's first day at school, Billy and him at that carnival that came to town, and Mrs. Jones and her late husband on their wedding day. Billy and him met only a couple of years ago, but him and his foster mother quickly became near and dear to him. They probably felt sorry for him because he was a bit of a loner, but he didn't care. They were a nice bunch of folks and their pity didn't really bother him all that much.

"Well, they changed my shift at the hospital today, so I'll need to go in earlier than usual this morning and need to stay late tonight. So, I guess that means, I'm going to need you to watch Billy today, if that's ok with you?" Mrs. Jones asked, cupping her hands in a pleading gesture. Did she really think he would say no? "Well, I guess. Even though I'm gonna have to waste my day catering to this little bundle of joy. Isn't that right, Billy Willy?" Natsu teased the boy, ruffling his hair again in an affectionate manner. Billy blushed at that dumb nickname Natsu had given him and shoved his hand away. "I told you to stop calling me that! Geez, I'm just gonna walk myself to school today." Billy said, grabbing his backpack off of the dining room table and stormed off. "Hahaha Oh I love that kid! Haha don't worry, Mrs. Jones, I'll get him back to you in one piece today, ok? Billy is always safe with me." Natsu said, patting the woman on her shoulder as he raced to Billy. Mrs. Jones ran to the door and shouted, "Thank you, Natsu! And Billy, make sure you eat the vegetables I packed for you! I don't wanna hear from any of your friend's parents that you tried to pawn them off on someone again!" She yelled at her son, smiling as she watched the two race each other.

As Natsu ran to catch up to Billy, a strange voice began to call him towards somewhere. "If you can hear this, please come to this location." A rocky mountain area was sent to him and littering the area were strange white creatures battling a man dressed a bat, a green looking alien-man, and…Superman? He stopped to look behind him, but saw no one besides Billy. He turned his head to see Billy staring at him and walked up to him. "Hey, I know the rest of the way. I can tell that you need somewhere to be and…so do I. Just make sure to pick me up by 3, ok?" Billy said, feet shuffling excitedly. Natsu smiled at the young boy and knew just what he planned on doing. If that voice reached out to the other protector of Fawcett City, then they both had to leave each other for now. "Alright, bro. You just be careful, ok? If anything happened to you, I…your mom would kill me. Be safe, please." Natsu asked, patting the boy's shoulder with a smile. Then, he ran back to his house to gather his gear to meet who sent him that message. As Natsu ran off, Billy looked to see if anyone was in the area and went behind a bush to hide.

"SHAZAM!"

Natsu's Apartment

Natsu rushed inside and closed and locked his door. He closed his blinds in front of his window and peeled back the squeaky, loose plank in his room. In there he could see his mask staring back at him along with the gear he would need. "Ok…I'm all fired up!"

After getting dressed, he crawled into the hole where his gear was and crawled forward until he saw the loose vent he always used to escape into the night. "This is usually easier at night, seeing as how there are less people out. Well, hopefully there are just people who will chalk this up with a crazy guy hopped up on drugs or something if they see me." Natsu muttered to himself, grateful that Billy wasn't here to snark at him for talking to himself again. He finally crawled out of the vent and moved to climb the ladder on the side of his building and just wait for his ride to get here. His hands grabbed the ladder and quickly moved to climb upwards and just as he got there, a red-clad figure appeared on his building. "Of course you're here before me, Marvel." Natsu said, shaking his head.

The red-clad figure had short hair, a white cap held to his red costume by gold medallions with a chain connecting the two, a golden belt wrapped around his waist, gold boots strapped to his feet, and a gold thunder bolt emblazoned onto his chest. "For the last time, it's Captain Marvel! I keep telling you every time we work together." Captain Marvel exclaimed, stomping his foot on the building, which shakes the building. "Either way, it's copyright infringement on Marvel property. So, it doesn't really matter what I call you. Also…DON'T SLAM YOUR FOOT ON THE BUILDING! Are you trying to bring my…err…these people's house down!" Natsu yelled back, shaking Captain Marvel back and forth. "Ok, ok! I'm sorry. I sometimes forget my own strength. But that doesn't matter now. A voice has called upon us and we must heed their call! Come, Salamander, to victory!" Captain Marvel yelled valiantly, pointing towards the sky. As Natsu walked to grab ahold of Captain Marvel, he muttered, "It's Captain Salamander. I tell you that every time we meet." Sarcasm latent in his voice. Captain Marvel turned back to deadpan at his comrade and stuck his tongue out at him and flew towards their location they were sent.

Secret Government Base in the Mountains

Seven figures were standing in a semi-circle on a rocky cliff with a broken bat-carrier to their side. Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Hawkgirl, J'onn the Martian were all in the midst of talking about how they all met up at this location. "Listen I'm pretty much on the up and up on the uptake, but could someone please tell me what the heck is going on here?" The Flash asked, scratching his head at this confusing turn of events he was now a part of. "Not yet. Two more people have yet to arrive at our location." J'onn stated, looking upwards. "Well can you tell them to speed it up a little? I happen to be short on patience, but not on romance for just the right girl." The crimson speedster said, winking at both Wonder Woman and Hawkgirl. Hawkgirl rolled her eyes while Wonder Woman tilted her head in confusion. "I see someone heading fast in our direction." Superman said, pointing above them. "Hurry get back!" Green Lantern said, pushing Hawkgirl out of the way. Everyone quickly moved to get out of the way as they saw a red figure collide onto the area beside them.

Dust spewed everywhere as the figure landed on the ground. Hawkgirl looked to see that Green Lantern was still on top of her and pushed him away. "Get off of me!" She yelled, quickly getting up and dusted herself off. "You're welcome." Green Lantern replied, crossing his arms and glared at her. Voices could be heard inside the dust, "C'mon, Marvel, the last time we met you said you were gonna work on your landing. That was so bad! You almost rammed right into them!" One of the voices shouted. "I'm sorry! I haven't had much time to practice, but I think it went a lot better this time. The crater is a lot smaller this time, see?" Another voice said. As the dust settled, the group saw a cloaked figure with a weird mask and a man clad in red with a thunder bolt on his chest. "They have arrived. Come you two, join us." The Martian called the two people over to the group. Natsu looked at the seven people in front of them and shrugged and was about to walk over before he was pushed over by an exuberant Captain Marvel. "OH MY GOSH! You're Superman! Oh man, you're like my biggest fan! Wait…I-I mean, I'm you're biggest fan! I've got like all of your action figures and I'm currently waiting on the Superman action figure with glow in the dark eyes. Like you heat vision!" Jumping up and down in excitement and shaking Superman's hands with a smile on his face.

Everyone looked at each other with an awkward look on their face. "These are the other two called? I must say…you chose a peculiar duo." Batman said, staring at the two. "Well, when we got the message you three seemed like you were in desperate need of help so…I don't think you can really be picky." Natsu snarked back at the Dark Knight. Batman slightly frowned at the cloaked figure and turned back to J'onn. "So, do you know just what these creatures are?" Batman asked. "I have faced these creatures once before back on my planet, Mars." J'onn replied. Before he could go on, "WHOA! You're from Mars! That's like wicked awesome! Are there more of you? Do they all look like you? Oh man, this is so freaking amazing!" Captain Marvel yelled boisterously until Natsu quickly calmed him down before he had another nerdgasm.

"So, J'onn J'onzz, did you come to warn us from Mars?" Wonder Woman asked the Martian. "Man, this is just too weird? I mean, did anyone expect aliens to just come to our planet because I sure as heck didn't." Flash said, throwing his arms up in the air. "Oh yeah, you didn't know? They mentioned it up on the news a couple of times. Granted, the weatherman only called for light sprinkles of aliens, but you know just how much those guys mess up." The dragon slayer sarcastically replied, elbowing the crimson speedster with a grin. "Believe me, I've seen stranger things." The green intergalactic officer said. "Bet ya I could beat your stranger things with my stranger things." Natsu said, challenging the Green Lantern. "Ahem!" The Dark Knight loudly cleared his throat. "If you don't mind, there are more important matters at hand here." Batman nodded towards the Martian to continue talking. "Spoil sport" Natsu whispered towards Captain Marvel, causing him to snicker.

The Martian Manhunter went on to explain how the aliens had invaded his home and ruined his people's peaceful way of life by waging war on them. Soon after the Martians almost became an extinct race, a handful of them staged one last attempt to eliminate the invaders. The few of them that had survived had concocted a nerve gas that immobilized the aliens and was their last hope at saving their world. Unfortunately, during the battle, all of J'onn's comrades had been killed leaving him the sole survivor of his once peaceful race. "I was…am the last of my race. I sealed up their citadel to keep them in a state of suspended animation. For over 500 years, I stood guard over them. But then, while I was in a state of hibernation, astronauts from Earth opened the stronghold and accidentally revived the invaders. I don't know what they are or where they came from, but I know what they'll do. They are parasites that will absorb any special abilities the people on your planet like they did mine. Those aliens stole our ability to shape shift which will make them a terrible foe to face." The last Martian concluded, voice slightly breaking at remembering those horrible events.

The Salamander's eyes widened at the mention of the aliens being able to shape shift. "Wait, those astronauts never said anything about any alien life on Mars." The Flash said. "Some pencil pusher in Washington probably decided it should be classified information." Green Lantern said. "Or a more likely scenario is that maybe, and bear with me everyone, those astronauts…are aliens!" Natsu whispered, quickly looking around to see if there were any more in the area. The others looked at him strangely and Captain Marvel slapped his forehead in exasperation. "Oh great, here comes another conspiracy theory." He muttered to himself. "Just listen to me! Last night, while I was doing my nightly patrols of Fawcett City, there was this weird guy that smelled different than anybody else. Not only that, but when I chased after him, he suddenly vanished into thin air. If what J'onn says is true, then these aliens have been among us for quite some time, and their first arrivals must have been those same astronauts that first uncovered their citadel." Natsu alleged, rubbing his chin in thought.

"So, we're just supposed to take the word…of your nose?" Batman deadpanned, staring right back at the salmon-haired teen. "Umm…no offense, but I wouldn't diss me based on my powers. Sorry I don't have X-ray vision or the power to shoot laser beams outta my eyes like old Supes over here, but I know what I smelled and what I smelled wasn't human." Natsu argued back at the Dark Knight. "It is entirely possible for these creatures to be doing what he said. They did the same exact thing when they acquired our shape shifting abilities. All they had to do was disguise themselves as one of us and then…" The Martian trailed off into silence. "So, a type of infiltration tactic. Those are always…quite ingenious in a way." Hawkgirl muttered to herself. "Wait a minute. One of those astronauts, Allen Carter, a U.S. senator, is the one who proposed the idea for total nuclear disarmament. Do you really think he's an alien in disguise?" Superman asked. "Well, seeing as how all of the world's nuclear weapons are now disarmed leaving the Earth in a weakened military state, as well as disabling the deep-space monitoring network. So we couldn't detect their activities. Therefore, I would have to be inclined to agree with his theory on the aliens." Batman answered, causing Natsu to smirk victoriously at Captain Marvel.

"Oh Hera help us in this time of need. Please give us the strength to stop these invading enemies from destroying our home. Please…" Wonder Woman began to pray before Green Lantern stepped in. "Now's not the time for prayers, Princess. We need a plan." The green intergalactic officer said, slightly angering the Amazonian princess with his condescending tone. "It may already be too late." J'onn somberly stated, seeing large clouds of smoke rise from Metropolis city. "What was that?" The Amazonian questioned. "It's begun." J'onn replied.

"What are they doing?" Hawkgirl asked, turning her head towards the Martian. "The invaders are nocturnal. They plan to blot out the sun so they can live in perpetual darkness." J'onn answered. "Oh well that's just great. And here I thought they just came to enslave us. I don't know which is worst…or I prefer." Natsu muttered to himself. "So, I'm assuming you guys would get along then?" The crimson speedster questioned the Dark Knight. "This is no joke." Batman bluntly replied. Captain Marvel looked toward the storm that was both literally and figuratively brewing and aimed his body to shoot towards the alien enemies. Before he could fly himself over, the fire mage quickly grabbed a hold of his white cape. "What are you doing?! I have to go help them!" Captain Marvel yelled back at Natsu. "Just think about this for a second! You're outnumbered and outgunned! Do you honestly think you can beat them by yourself?" Natsu asked, narrowing his eyes at the Captain of Thunder. "Well I have to help. It's my duty as a hero, no matter what." He replied, eyes brimming with determination.

Natsu sighed to himself. He really wished the guy didn't have such a hero complex.

Flash smiled at the guy's determination and jogged up to the Martian. "What's the big deal? Can't you just whip up some more of that nerve gas you concocted back then?" The Flash asked, lightly grabbing a hold of the Martian's shoulder. "Unfortunately, no. The gas can only be made from a rare Martian plant. I brought a sample with me, but it was destroyed when I was captured by your human government." J'onn replied. "Great, just another reason to blame the government for." Natsu snarked, keeping a steady grip on Marvel's cape. "Uhh, what's plan B then?" The Flash asked. "We'll have to take out those factories the aliens have built." Wonder Woman stated, putting her fists onto her hips. "Lady, no offense, but this no job for amateurs." Green Lantern replied back at the Amazonian. "Excuse me? We Amazons are warriors born. Want to test me?" The Amazonian princess asked, challenging the intergalactic officer to insult her once more. The Green Lantern moved his face closer to the Amazonian to glare straight back at her, but luckily Superman broke them apart before a fight broke out.

"Wait, let's not fight amongst ourselves. John, we're going to need all the help we can get." The blue boy scout put his hand on Green Lantern to calm him down, subtly asking him to not anger the Amazonian again. "Fine, sorry…you're highness." The green space officer angrily muttered to the Amazon before stomping away from her. "Tactically, we'll have multiple objectives. So we'll need to split into teams." John told everyone. After hearing that, The Flash sped over to Wonder Woman in excitement. "Cool! Dibs on the Amazon." The crimson speedster said, putting his arm over the Amazonian princess, which left her with a widened bewildered expression on her face. "Oh no you don't. You're going to have to keep your head in the game. And not the one you're thinking of right now." John stated, causing Natsu to chuckle immaturely at what he said and Captain Marvel tilted his head in confusion as to what was so funny. "The teams will be this: You and I; Superman, Hawkgirl, and…the big guy; The Martian, Wonder Woman, Batman, and…the dragon looking guy." The intergalactic space officer said, causing the speedster to moan at who he was paired up with.

"Umm…excuse me. First off, our names are Captain Marvel, him, and The Salamander. And before I hear any stupid quips about my name, remind yourselves how most of your names revolve around putting the word "man" or "woman" after your first word. Second, I'm gonna have to ask that you rearrange the teams. The big guy and I are kind of a package deal so….yeah." Natsu asked while repeatedly tapping the Green Lantern on the shoulder. GL quickly grabbed his hand and moved it away from him. "Sorry, but my mind is made up. I've already got one guy joker on my team and I don't need another one to keep an eye on. I need the three heavy hitters on one team so that way they can take care of their factory the fastest and they can help us with ours as soon as they are done with theirs." John said, crossing his arms as a sign that he was not going to budge on his decision. 'Oh I see. A hardass, eh? Fine then. I'll show him a heavy hitter.' Natsu gripped his fist tightly and was about to raise it to strike a certain green lantern before Captain Marvel grabbed his arm. He turned back to see Marvel staring back at him with pleading eyes.

"It's ok. I'll be fine. I promise. Please just do as he says, ok?" Captain Marvel silently pleaded, gripping Natsu's forearm before he did anything too brash. The salmon-haired mage looked back at the man and saw him silently pleading with him to give him a chance. To prove to him that he could do this without his guidance. Natsu sighed at seeing there would be no persuading him when he was like this. He reminded him of a younger version of himself…a version of him from a long time ago. "Alright, ok. I know that there is no stopping you when you have that damn look in your eyes. But…just be careful, ok? Don't go being a hero if it means…just please be safe." Natsu whispered, patted Marvel's shoulder and gripped it softly. "Hehe of course. Besides, when the aliens see my strength, they'll be wetting themselves with…wait do they even go the restroom? Do they?" Captain Marvel questioned himself, while scratching his head in thought. "Haha I'm sure we'll find out soon enough. Bet ya I'll be the one to find out first." Natsu winked at the boyish-man clad in red. "What?! No way! I'm gonna find out way before you! Just you watch! Then you'll see just who the leader is in this duo!" Captain Marvel said, laughing boisterously at his future victory.

The seven other heroes watched this heartwarming, but strange exchange between these two and quickly separated into their respective teams. Superman, Hawkgirl, and Captain Marvel flew towards Metropolis, while Green Lantern flies off to the east towards the ocean and The Flash speeds off after him. Afterwards, Wonder Woman, Batman, The Martian Manhunter, and The Salamander go off into another direction in search of another one of the alien factories.

As Flash was running across the ocean and Green Lantern flew beside him, he uttered, "You are no fun." Making sure to glare ahead lest he trip over his own foot and splash into the ocean. "This isn't supposed to be fun. We have a job to do. And we will do it with no other distractions, understood?" John questioned angrily. "Yeah, yeah I hear you." The Flash muttered to himself.

Ridge near a Tropical Forest

Underneath the cliff, there lies an alien factory that teetered several hundred feet off of the ground with other alien guardians' vehicles guarding it from any potential enemies. The alien vehicles stood twenty feet tall, with arachnid-like legs supporting it; they were pale white and large red spheres protruded from their heads. On top of the cliff, The Flash and Green Lantern looked below to stare at the surroundings between themselves and the alien factory. "That's our target. Now, here's the plan." John turned toward The Flash to recite his plan to the speedster. However, before he could tell him anything, "What plan? We kick their butts. That's our plan, right?" The Flash stated, cockily smirking towards the green space officer. John sighed in exasperation, "Let's just get this over with ok, hotshot?" In response, the crimson speedster sped off towards the enemy leaving the Green Lantern to once again sigh to himself. 'Maybe I should have traded with one of the others instead of sticking myself with this idiot.'

The Flash zoomed off down the cliff and stopped right in front of one of the alien vehicles. He whistled to get its attention, "Hey! Over here! Come on, I know you can hear me!" The alien vehicle turned around and blasted a laser shot straight towards the crimson speedster. He zoomed to the right to quickly avoid it, "Haha you missed me! Come on, my grandma can shoot better than you!" Afterwards, he sped off to gather the attention of the other alien vehicles, which also led to them firing their lasers at him. Unfortunately, as the speedster was zooming around the battlefield, he failed to see an alien mine placed on the ground as he ran right over it; causing him to be blown off the ground and into the air where he quickly fell straight down into a pile of strange alien goo. His head popped out of the goo, blowing a bubble of the goo out of his mouth and tried to escape only to see his efforts were in vain by the strong elasticity of the alien slime. The Green Lantern watched all this and pinched the bridge of his nose in irritation, "Fool." He illuminated himself with a green glow and flew off to save the cocky hotshot from being made into a gooey alien pancake.

The Flash continued trying to escape the alien substance, but saw an alien vehicle right in top of him. He could see it charging it's laser right at him and gulped in fear, "Oh mommy…" Luckily, "Hang tight there, Hotshot." John said, as he used his ring to fire a laser blast of his own straight through the alien vehicle's leg, which caused it to tumble and fall straight down. The Flash sighed in relief and called for his new green pal to help him out of his rut, "Um…hehe a little help here. While this stuff does feel kinda comfortable, I feel like I'm a little more helpful on solid ground." John sighed in frustration and muttered, "Hang on. Man, I really hope the others are having an easier time than we are."

Cairo, Egypt

Another alien factory reigns supreme, towering over the various pyramids in its vicinity. Beneath the factory, there lay various other pillars and rock formations. Behind one of the rock formations, Batman poked his head out and looked from side to side to see if any other aliens were around them. He looked up to see an alien vehicle coming their way and ducked his head behind the formation before it could see them. After it's shadow passed by them, Batman peeked out once again, as well as Wonder Woman to glance around. "Hiding like cowards is not the Amazon way. I say we charge straight towards our enemy and vanquish them instead of hiding in the darkness." Wonder Woman stated valiantly. Batman quietly shushed her before any aliens heard or saw them.

"Believe me, the darkness can be your ally in many cases, if you have the patience to stand around in it. First though, we have to find their weakness, and once we do, then we strike." Batman replied back to the Amazonian princess, rubbing his chin in thought about what kind of weakness these aliens must have. "I'm with Batman on this one. I've used the dark to 'vanquish' my enemies plenty of times. You'd be surprised by how little people look into the darkness. It frightens them and all you have to do is use their own fear against them. Then, wale on them until they cry for mercy." Natsu replied, rubbing his hands in delight at remembering how many foes he's beaten using that tactic. "I see. Although, I prefer to fight my enemies head-to-head instead of in the cloak of darkness. It's how I was raised to fight." The Amazonian princess said back to the dragon slayer. He shrugged his shoulders, "Meh, to each their own I guess. I respect that. Maybe one of these days we duke it out and see which is better, eh?" Wonder Woman smirked back at his challenge and nodded her head in affirmation.

J'onn then phased through the ground upwards to return to his comrades to tell them what he had learned, "I have scouted the outer walls. There are no openings." Wonder Woman then moved past the three men in front of her, "Then we'll just make our own then." She then flew into the air and charged straight for one of the alien vehicles. Before the Martian could stop her, Batman put a hand on his chest, "Wait, let's see what she can do first."

As she flew into the air, Wonder Woman untangled her lasso from her waistband and unfurled it to swing it in the air. She ducked underneath one of the alien's legs and lassoed the other leg; flying around its other legs and pulled with all of her strength to vanquish this foe. "Hera, give me strength." She yelled to herself as she pulled the lasso towards her chest; causing the alien vehicle's legs to tie close together and forced it to fall right on top of the alien factory it was guarding. Thanks to the fallen vehicle, an opening had formed right where its lifeless body was. "There is your opening." Said the Amazonian Princess, as she pointed towards the breach she had created for them to enter. She then flew into the hole, leaving behind one surprised Martian, a blank-stare Batman, and an excited dragon slayer. "Oh my gosh…does anyone like her? Because I seriously like her. Can I keep her?" He said to his fellow heroes, clapping in excitement at seeing what else these people could do. "Not bad." The Dark Knight muttered to himself and went to follow the Amazonian into the breach.

The three heroes entered after the Amazonian princess and saw that she was currently busy with more enemies. Several aliens moved to fire several laser beams straight at the demigoddess, but were all deflected by her bracelets. Seeing three more enemies amongst their ship, the aliens retreated further into their stronghold. "They run like cowards. What are you waiting for?" Wonder Woman question her fellow warriors and sped off to chase the aliens. The Martian Manhunter and Salamander followed after here, while Batman looked to an incoming sunray fly right in front of his face. 'Nocturnal…plotting to envelop the Earth in darkness…of course they would be. How cliché.' The Dark Knight thought to himself as he calmly walked through the alien factory.

Metropolis City

In the center of the city, an alien factory is blowing smoke straight into the atmosphere; causing the city to be enveloped in a state of darkness without any light to give them hope. A destroyed alien vehicle was being repeatedly smashed by an enraged Hawkgirl as it was being consumed by the flames. "Stupid aliens! How do you like my mace, huh?! I bet it tastes really painful!" She yelled louder and louder with every strike that she befell against the alien vehicle. Captain Marvel gulped on the sidelines as he watched this and made a mental note not to ever make her angry. He quickly dodged a swing of another one of the alien vehicle's legs and charged straight through the hull of it; ripping through the interior and coming straight out of it with a gooey substance all over him. "Oh gross! Oh man, now I'm gonna have to take like three showers when I get home. My mom is gonna kill me when she sees how dirty I am." He muttered to himself, trying to get as much of the alien gunk off of him.

Superman flew in to assist Hawkgirl and punched through one of the legs; dislodging it from the body and threw it straight at the alien factory in front of them and causing it to create a gap for them to fly into. "WOW! Oh my gosh! You are even awesomer in person! Oh man, oh man, can I get your autograph after this is over, please?" Captain Marvel said, flying in front of the Kryptonian and clapped his hands together in a pleading gesture. "Umm…let's put a pin in that until for later, ok?" Superman said, sweatdropping a bit at seeing just how excited the guy was. "Yeah, how about a little more destroying and a little less yapping" Hawkgirl said as she flew straight into the hole Superman had created.

Both Captain Marvel and Superman followed in after her and landed on the weird, purple alien floor inside. "Wow, this is like…so weird. In a cool way though." Captain Marvel muttered to himself, touching the strange alien interior. "Watch yourself, Mr. Marvel. We don't know much about these creatures so we shouldn't let our guard down." Superman warned him. "Umm…oh yeah, of course. I was just…testing to see if it was safe…for us to touch. It's safe!" He yelled back the Kryptonian. "SHHH! Be quiet! Why don't you just tell the enemy we're inside here!" Hawkgirl whispered vehemently back at Captain Marvel. "S-sorry." He muttered quietly, touching his index fingers in an embarrassed fashion.

The three of them walked deeper into the alien factory; making sure to be ready for anything that would come their way. Laser beams shot straight at them, fortunately missing them. "Stay back! I'll-" Superman was about to say before Hawkgirl flew off in front of him and swung her mace; swiping away the aliens from their path. The aliens quickly got up and tried to swarm her before Captain Marvel flew in to join the fight. An alien swung their gun at his face, but he swiftly side-stepped the space invader and swung his fist to collide with its face; causing the alien to fly into the wall and making it into a mushy paste. "Whoops! Sorry, but next time be a nicer extraterrestrial. Like E.T.!" He yelled towards his vanquished foe. Captain Marvel turned to face the rest of them, but saw that Hawkgirl was currently beating them all. One alien grabbed a hold of her from behind, but she quickly headbutted it and swung her mace to hit it; causing it to collapse to the floor. Two more aliens began shooting at her, but were deflected by her mace and she bashed her mace against the alien's bodies making them fly off into the wall adjacent to her. Several aliens were on the ground defeated and Hawkgirl was at the center of it all.

"Whoa." Superman and Captain Marvel muttered at the same time, looking at Hawkgirl with shock. "What? There's a time for words and there's time for action." She said as she walked past the surprised Superman and the amazed Captain Marvel. "So cool! Oh man, I got to get her autograph when this is done too!" He said, running after her. Superman shook his head in amusement and followed the two deeper into the alien factory.

Green Lantern and Flash

"Of all the idiotic, bone-headed, glory-grabbing moves. Haven't you ever heard the word teamwork?" Green Lantern said insultingly, as he used his ring to shoot through the alien goo that trapped the Flash. Before the Flash could come up with a hilarious quip, he looked behind the Green Lantern to see something that would cause them even further trouble. "Umm…maybe you should save the inspirational speeches for later." He said, moving his head to point out the danger behind them. John turned his head and his eyes widened as he gathered the Flash in a green bubble and flew to the side, narrowly avoiding a laser beam headed straight for them. "Thanks. You know, you're a real pal." The crimson speedster said, smiling at the save. "Yeah, yeah. Don't mention it. Now this time, follow my lead and try not to get yourself caught in any more of that alien gunk, ok?" John said, flying off towards the other two alien vehicles. "Roger that!" The Flash replied, zooming off towards the two enemy vehicles.

John quickly created a shield to deflect the oncoming lasers from hurting him. However, the alien vehicles then began to emit a yellow gas that caused the Green Lantern to begin coughing. The Flash saw that the gas was affecting him and whirled his hands into two mini twisters to blow the gas away; revealing an unconscious Green Lantern. "G.L.!" The Flash yelled before the alien vehicles aimed their lasers right at them. "Uh oh. Gotta run!" He said, grabbing the unconscious Green Lantern and speeding away from the alien vehicles.

Superman, Hawkgirl, Captain Marvel

The three heroes were currently flying inside the alien factory and watched carefully for any ambushes that could befall them. They flew through a hole and landed near another opening. "They're close by. I can almost smell them."Hawkgirl stated, gripping her mace tighter. Captain Marvel quickly gripped his nose to ward off any of the alien stink that Hawkgirl was smelling before he smelt it. "Are you always so eager to fight?" Superman asked. "My home, Thanagar, a warlike world. There, one must strike first or die." She replied back to the Kryptonian, before more aliens shot towards them and quickly retreated into another opening; sealing the exit behind them. Hawkgirl tried to give chase, but it was too late. Superman looked behind him to see that the way they came in was also closing behind them. "Oh no, we're trapped!" Captain Marvel yelled, trying to smash the door open, but somehow his strength was being drained.

A yellow gas flooded the room. Hawkgirl started to cough and fell to floor. She tried to raise herself, but her strength was leaving her. Superman tried to open the other door on the opposite side of the room, but an electric shock zapped him and he fell to the floor unconscious. The gas enveloped the three heroes, causing them to collapse to the floor unconscious.

Wonder Woman, J'onn, Batman, Natsu

Wonder Woman deflected several lasers that were shot towards her. "They've blocked us off again. It's almost as if they know what we're thinking." She said to her comrades. Batman quickly surveyed their surroundings and grabbed an explosive batarang. He pressed a button on the batarang and threw it towards the aliens; causing small explosion that scared them off. "Any ideas, J'onn." The Dark Knight said, turning back to look at the Martian. The Martian's eyes began to glow orange. "J'onn!" He yelled at the Martian. "Superman, Hawkgirl, and Captain Marvel are down. They have failed." J'onn somberly said, lowering his head. "What? Are you sure?" Wonder Woman asked worryingly. J'onn nodded. A strike of fear flooded Natsu. He grabbed a hold of J'onn, "What do you mean they failed? What happened to them? Come on, tell me! You have to know!" Natsu yelled desperately, tightening his grip on the Martian. Batman quickly pulled him off of J'onn; causing Natsu to swing around and glare at him, "Get a hold of yourself! Right now we have to a worry about ourselves! Otherwise, we won't be able to help them!" The Dark Knight yelled. Natsu gripped his hands tightly, but nodded all the same. He was right.

J'onn pointed towards an opening near them. "Come! This way!" He yelled, moving towards the door. The three of them followed after him and ran through the alien factory to escape. Aliens shot at them from behind and they narrowly avoided the lasers from hitting them. An opening was above them and Wonder Woman and J'onn floated up towards it. Wonder Woman looked down to see Batman and Salamander still down there, "Come on!" She yelled, moving her hand in a "follow me" motion. Batman reached for his grappling hook, but stopped when he felt a hand on his shoulder. "I got ya." Natsu said as he grabbed a hold of him and ignited his feet to make them rise towards the opening above them. They reached Wonder Woman before any of the aliens could reach them and ran into the opening. "You can wield fire?" Wonder Woman questioned the dragon slayer. "I can do more than you know, but let's stay focused at escaping first, ok?" He said as he ran deeper into the opening. They all turned a corner and Wonder Woman looked to see if they were still being followed. Luckily, the coast was clear.

"We've lost them." She said. "For now anyways." Batman replied, grabbing his electric brass knuckles from his utility belt. "Look. It's the central core." J'onn said, pointing at a heaping red spherical mass in the center of the room. Several aliens were seen working on alien machines that seemed to be powered by that red sphere. "How can we shut it down?" Batman asked. "The ion matrix crystal. If we can remove it, we can shut down the whole plant." J'onn replied back, pointing towards smaller red object inside the red sphere. "I'll need a diversion." The Martian said. An explosion erupted from the side of them, enveloping heaps of aliens in flames. "Like that?" The Dark Knight said, pointing at the salmon-haired boy charge straight towards the aliens.

Natsu ran straight for an alien and ignited his fist to pummel the breath out of it. "Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!" He yelled, ramming his fist into the alien's face causing it to fly into its friends behind it. He turned his body sideways to point his face towards a row of other aliens, "Fire Dragon's Roar!" His mouth spewed out waves of reddish flames as they enveloped the aliens; their painful screams echoing throughout the room by the extreme heat. Natsu then somersaulted over the burning aliens and spewed out more fire from his mouth burn more aliens and head for that red sphere. "Well, there's your distraction." Wonder Woman smirked. "Here's another one then." Batman said, throwing a batarang at a hanging pillar; cutting it in half which spewed a blackish liquid on top of two aliens. So not to be outdone, Wonder Woman moved her body to grab a hold of an alien electrical plug and pulled it to shock several aliens while smoke blew out of the gaping hole where the plug was.

J'onn quickly phased through the floor going for the ion matrix crystal, while Wonder Woman deflected several laser bullets coming her way. Batman dived out of the way and landed in front of one of the aliens. He armed his electric brass knuckles and swung his fist towards the alien; electrifying it into submission and dissolving into a pool of gunk. Near the ion matrix crystal, an alien was typing several buttons on its machine while J'onn phased upwards through the floor and threw the alien from its station down into the abyss. J'onn reached into the red sphere and grabbed the crystal between his two hands. Explosions rattled the ship and distracted J'onn while an alien surprised him from behind with a laser beam to his back; making him drop the crystal and plummeting to the ground. "J'onn!" The Amazonian screamed as she flung several aliens aside with an unconscious member of their brigade and flew towards the Martian. Wonder Woman checked to see for signs of life and saw that he was breathing. She breathed a sigh of relief at that. "Get him out of here!" Batman yelled as he averted an alien's jab and came back with his own punch to its face.

Natsu grabbed an alien by its head and headbutted it; causing it to roll to the ground in pain. He turned to see swarms of aliens coming in through the various holes in the room. "We seriously need to get out of here! Like…NOW!" He yelled, grabbing an incoming alien's fist and responded with a breath full of fire in return. Wonder Woman looked to see that they were beginning to become surrounded and grabbed the unconscious Martian and flew away from the incoming aliens. She looked ahead of her to see the exit slowly closing and went faster in hopes of being able to make it. Several aliens were running towards Batman and he looked behind him to see the crystal laying a couple feet away from him. Shooting his batarang towards the closing exit, he moved his body to grab the crystal and scooped it up before any aliens' hands could grab it. Natsu gathered a mouth full of fire and spewed it into a line going to block the incoming aliens. He then hurried towards the closing exit; running as fast as his legs could take him.

Wonder Woman flew full speed ahead and was able to barely make it before the door could seal shut. Unfortunately, also sealing the fates of both Batman and Natsu with it. Batman quickly tried to break the door open with his brass knuckles with the aid of Natsu's inflamed fists. It wouldn't budge. They both turned around to see a number of aliens swarming in on them; closing any hope for escape. "Batman! Natsu!" Wonder Woman yelled as she tried to budge the door open. Batman sighed and threw the crystal away while readying his body for battle. "Any regrets?" Natsu muttered towards the Dark Knight. Batman looked towards the onslaught of aliens surrounding them. "Just one." He sighed. "Yep…me too." Natsu replied, gripping his hands tightly.

Gunfire was heard on the other side of the door. Silence followed afterwards.

"No!" The Amazonian cried, trying desperately to open the door. Finally, she collapsed in front of the door in frustration. She felt a hand be placed on her shoulder. "I'm sorry, but there's nothing we can do for them now." J'onn said, gripping his hand on her shoulder softly. Wonder Woman looked back at the Martian, "Y-you don't mean they're…" J'onn nodded solemnly in reply. "Gone." He said. The Amazonian gasped and held her hand to her mouth in sadness. "Hera, help us." She whispered.

Observatory

A man clothed in protective gear was welding the finish touches on a recently destroyed satellite and breathed a sigh of relief. "Phew, I thought this would never be finished." He muttered to himself. The man lifted his helmet revealing a head of black hair and brown eyes. "Yeah, and none too soon because…I'm sensing something really big heading our way." A voice was heard on his earphones. "Well…how big are we talking?" The man asked.

Space

A behemoth level spaceship slowly edged its way closer and closer to Earth. It's objective? Total annihilation of the human species. There would be no negotiating with it. No mercy for its victims. That was all that was promised and the creatures aboard it would follow out this order with great malicious pleasure.

Metropolis City

Dark clouds covered the sky and lightning erupted from the heavens with a sense of careful foreboding. "The government is reporting that something five times the size of the previous alien vehicles will soon be touching down in our planet's atmosphere at any moment. Senator Carter had this to sa…"Glass shattered and the message silenced revealing two males robbing an electronics store. "Cool! I always wanted one of these!" A man with blonde hair and dressed in a pink shirt, black pants and black shoes said as he grabbed a hold of the television. "Umm…I don't think we should be doing something like this. We could get in serious trouble for this." Another man muttered to his friend; the other man dressed in a blue and yellow shirt and gray pants with gray shoes and a blue and yellow beanie to match his shirt. His feet shuffled away from his thieving friend. "Listen, man! It's the end of the freaking world! Who gives a shit if we steal a couple of useless things like this? Our days are numbered and I'm gonna do whatever the hell I want now that I can. Now, you can either follow me or get lost." He said with a tone of finality and hustled away from his cowardly chum. The cowardly man looked side to side to see if anyone was looking and saw scared people everywhere; people graffiting walls, looting stores, flipping cars, beating on each other. No police officers were stopping this. How could they?

It was utter chaos.

Atop a skyscraper, two figures were seen looking down at these people. "Perhaps my mother was right about mankind. 'They're nothing but untamed savages.'" She muttered to herself, as she saw a man throw a steel trash can though a window. "Do not judge them too harshly. They act out of fear. Who among us can keep their sanity when they believe their entire life is at an end?" He replied, staring down at these people with a sense of pity for the poor souls. His eyes wandered until he saw two men amongst the chaos trying to budge a large piece of concrete away from a doorway. "Hey! There's some kids trapped in here! Someone give us a hand! Please!" They shouted while trying to move the piece of debris. Their muscles bulged in exertion, but neither of their efforts could move it. "See? Even amongst all the darkness, there is light if one cares to look for it." J'onn said softly, glancing towards Wonder Woman. The Amazonian looked intensely at how hard the men were trying to help their fellow men, or children in this case, and smiled slightly.

A green glow illuminated the piece of concrete and it lifted upwards; freeing the small children from inside the building. Green Lantern grunted as he used the power of his ring to move the piece of concrete. Two small children were seen inside the doorway huddled in fear. The men quickly grabbed the scared children and thanked the Green Lantern before moving to take the kids to safety. John looked upwards to see both Wonder Woman and the Martian and flew up to them. A red zoom was seen and the Flash swiftly sped up to meet his comrades on top of the skyscraper. John landed near the two other heroes while the crimson speedster stopped right on the edge of the skyscraper.

"Sorry we're late, but we had to stop to help some civilians." John said. "Yeah, what d'ya call us back for?" The Flash asked. Wonder Woman moved past them and pointed towards the alien factory in the distance. "Superman and the others have been captured. They're located somewhere inside that factory." She answered. The Flash groaned as Green Lantern asked, "And Batman and the kid?" Wonder Woman lowered her head at the mention of those two. "They acted heroically…to the very end." The Martian replied sadly. "Whoa whoa…the bat…and the kid are both gone? Y-you've gotta be joking, right? Right?" The Flash asked desperately, face drooping in shock. "They were both true warriors and they will both be avenged. This I swear." The Amazonian princess said with an aura of resolve surrounding her.

The heroes then moved ahead towards the alien factory and stopped behind some debris to hide themselves from sight. "I seriously can't believe we're doing this again" The Flash groaned at remembering just how much he and G.L. failed the last time. 'If Superman, Hawkgirl, and Captain Marvel are in there, someone's gotta rescue 'em." John replied back to the crimson speedster. "Now, you are still sure they are all in there, right?" G.L. said, turning to the green Martian. "Yes, you're friends are alive and they need assistance as soon as possible. However, we must hurry. The Imperium is coming." J'onn replied back to John. "Who?" The Flash asked in confusion. "The supreme intelligence that controls all of these invaders. We have met before. It was…not a pleasant experience and certainly one I care not to repeat." He muttered to himself.

The Flash eyed the Green Lantern and whispered, "Can we trust this space case?" "What choice do we have?" G.L whispered back. John rose and looked towards the alien factory in the short distance. "Ok, we're going in. Flash, we're gonna need a distraction. Diana, watch my back." He said to each of them. Wonder Woman smirked in response. "Do you really want to rely on an amateur?" She joked, putting her hands on her hips. John didn't dignify that with a response and flew upwards to leave the conversation as is. The four heroes knew what they needed to do.

They were going to save their friends.

The Flash sped quickly sped off; zooming underneath another one of the large alien vehicles guarding the factory. He zoomed back and forth to get the alien's attention. His hand reached for a rock on the floor and chucked it towards its head; having it turn its head towards him. The Flash swung his hands in the air, "Yoohoo, Mr. Alien! Tag, you're it!" He then winked and stuck his tongue out and sped away from it. The alien vehicle fired laser beams at him; all missing its target. Smoke billowed from its shots and revealed a bored looking Flash leaning on a peculiar looking rock. "Pshh seriously? Is that the best you got? Come on, slowpoke. I dare ya! Over here!" He yelled, watching as the alien vehicle made its way towards him. 'Closer…closer…just a little closer…got ya.' He thought to himself as thealien vehicle rose its leg to strike the cocky speedster and he quickly zoomed away as the leg struck the "rock"; revealing it to be the same alien mine that had defeated the crimson speedster the last time. The explosion blew off a chunk of the alien vehicle's leg and it teetered back and forth. "Oh you really stepped in it this time, huh?" The Flash laughed to himself as he saw the alien vehicle teeter and fall to the ground; exploding into a fiery mess. "Bye-bye. Payback's a bitch, ain't it?" He said before zooming away.

Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, and the Martian landed near the large alien factory; taking careful measures to remain unseen from the aliens. They then saw a hole on the side of the factory and flew inside of there. Inside they flew, flying past numerous obstacles in the factory. "Where are they being held?" Green Lantern asked. "This way." J'onn replied, turning around a corner to the right of them. He then landed a couple feet away from the doorway; the others, along with Flash, joining him. Aliens' chattering was heard ahead of them and they quickly moved against the wall to avoid being seen. The Martian poked his head from around the corner to see two aliens with firearms coming their way. "Wait here." He said to his comrades as he morphed into one of the aliens.

With his new disguise, J'onn ran out to the other two aliens and told them that he knew where the intruder were. He pointed towards where the three were hiding and morphed back into his regular self. The aliens ran to where J'onn had pointed and saw that the intruders and rose their weapons to fire, but were stopped when J'onn pashed his arms through them; causing them to collapse. "Come." J'onn uttered. The Flash scratched his head, "Umm…is it just me or does he creep you guys out too?" He asked while they ran to follow the Martian.

They followed the Martian for a while until they arrived at a sealed door. He put his hand on top of the door, "I sense they are somewhere beyond this door." Wonder Woman pushed past and put her hands on top of the door and pushed with all her might to budge the door. After a couple moments, she gave up. "It's no use. We'll have to find another way." She said to the others. Green Lantern moved her and pointed his ring to the door. "I'd stand back if I were you." He said, his ring blasting a green laser from it, slowly slicing through the door. J'onn looked up sensing something. "We don't have much time" He muttered. Outside the factory, a humongous spaceship was heading towards them; promising nothing but pain and misery

Finally, the door was sliced open; revealing an unconscious Superman and Hawkgirl glued upside down. Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and the Flash ran towards the unconscious duo while J'onn stayed back. An eerie feeling passed through him. "Wait, something is not right." He said to his friends. The Flash looked at him, failing to see "Hawkgirl" open her eyes to reveal a red sclera and black pupils. "Superman" opened his eyes too to reveal the same. As if it was a signal, the doorway they had just come in began sealing shut. Green Lantern tried to run to it, but it was too late. "Damn it! It's a trap!" He yelled.

Numerous pores opened up in the room, exhaling yellow gas into the room. The heroes tried to hold their breath, but soon inhaled the gas into their bodies; causing them to slowly collapse to the floor. "Lantern…you're ring." Wonder Woman said weakly as she fell to the floor. "Can't…focus. Can't…" John coughed, trying to raise his hand in vain, but ultimately collapsed in fatigue. "Superman" and "Hawkgirl" then revealed themselves to be aliens in disguise and laughed in their alien dialect in victory.

Alien Core Room

J'onn weakly opened his eyes as he heard a voice beside him. "J'onn, wake up! Wake up!" Superman yelled to the Martian. The Martian tried to move his body, but his hands and legs were glued to the wall by some kind of alien substance. He turned to see Superman, along with Wonder Woman, Hawkgirl, Captain Marvel, Green Lantern, and Flash all glued to the wall as well. "Superman…"J'onn groaned weakly. "I'm sorry, J'onn, but you shouldn't have risked your lives for us." Superman said. "Would you have done any less for me?" J'onn replied back to the Kryptonian. The Flash groaned, "Ugh…my aching head. Anyone got any aspirin?"

An alien marched forward to look down at the heroes. "Earth's mightiest heroes. What a pleasure. Or at least, for us it is." The alien chuckled; morphing into the U.S. senator, Carter. Superman was shocked to see this. "Senator Carter?" He asked in bewilderment. "Unfortunately, the real Carter never returned from Mars. A pity…for him." The alien smirked with the dead man's own mouth. "And you used me to weaken the Earth's defenses." Superman said angrily, trying to break free from his bindings. "You were so eager to cooperate. Thanks to you, the humans are completely helpless now." "Carter" said haughtily. "Oh man, I can't believe Salamander was right. You're just gonna rub it in my face now, right?" Captain Marvel said, turning to look for the hooded hero, but didn't see him. "H-hey, where is he? Salamander! Salamander!" The captain of thunder yelled, moving his head to look for his friend. "Unfortunately, your dear friend won't be joining us. However, I'm sure you'll be able to see him very soon. Give him my regards once you see him." "Carter" smirked at the shocked expression Captain Marvel wore.

"Oh no…please no. Please…someone tell me he's…please." His voice broke while he looked towards the heroes faces, but none had the courage to face him. Captain Marvel slouched in defeat as he pictured his friend…lifeless. He should have been there…he should have. Superman gritted his teeth in anger, "It's not over yet." "Nope. Wrong again, Superman." The alien disguised as Carter said as a hole opened up from the ceiling which revealed a large mothership above the alien factory. It soon opened up a door to shoot down a smaller spaceship to the factory. The smaller spaceship lowered itself inside the factory. "All hail the imperium" The aliens bowed as a door at the bottom of the ship opened; releasing air from its confines. Smoke billowed from the opened slot and in the center if it all there was a giant, ovular alien in its midst with tentacles protruding from its body.

The alien leader moved its body to look upon all of Earth's heroes, but it's one eye glared at one in particular. It levitated towards the Martian; taking great pleasure in the fear that must be billowing inside of the lowly creature. "J'onn J'onzz, it's been a long time, hasn't it?" The alien leader said as lightning fell from the sky. J'onn's body was moved upwards by the alien glue and moved closer towards the alien leader. The substance evaporated from J'onn's body as aliens quickly surrounded the Martian with pointed staffs. Electricity surged from the tips as they were jabbed into the Martian's skin; causing him to scream in pain from the shocks. Everyone inside the room watched in either in shock or malicious pleasure as they watched J'onn scream from the torture. J'onn's body began to swirl between his true form and the new human-like form he assumed. Finally, the poles were extracted from his body and J'onn kneeled in his true Martian form and nearly collapsed from exhaustion. His breath flowed heavily from his mouth as the pain was fresh and blood began to leak from his wounds. All of this he remembered…the pain…the torture…oh how he wanted to flee.

"Much better. You have defied us for centuries and here you are kneeling like the lowly whelp you are. A much for fitting image." It told the Martian as it watched J'onn try to raise himself. "And I will never bow to you creatures or any of your kind. I'd rather die than force myself to bow to horrific creatures like you." He muttered with hatred as he glared straight through the alien leader. The imperial leader sighed, or it sounded like it did, as it said, "Fine. Then we will finish what should have been accomplished centuries ago." It's tendrils leapt towards the Martian as they seeped through his skin; tearing through with no regard for J'onn's wellbeing or comfort. "AGHH! URGH!" J'onn screamed in agony as the tendrils seeped into his body. "Yes…the elimination of the last Martian." It whispered in malicious glee as it tortured this pathetic creature that dared to stand in its way. The leader's tentacles pulled J'onn closer to its body; pulling him inside of it and proceeding to electrocute him with volts and volts of electricity.

Superman gritted his teeth as he watched his friend be tortured by this horrific creature that threatened to destroy all that he held dear. "Let go of him you filthy…" He yelled as he fought to free himself from the confines of his prison. All of Earth's mightiest heroes fought to free themselves, but it was all in vain. They were trapped. Unable to protect themselves and the world from this terror from space.

They'd failed…

"Give in, J'onn. Embrace this truth. You've finally lost. Just give in now." The alien leader constantly recited to the Martian as it continued to torture him. "Never!" J'onn grunted in pain as he fought through the pain. He had to stay strong…just for a bit longer. "Why do you resist? You've lost, Martian." It whispered to the lowly creature. "Have I?" J'onn replied back. A faint smile spread across his lips. The imperial leader drew aback from this sudden case of confidence from the recently injured Martian. "You're hiding something. What is it? A secret deep in the recesses of your mind. What is it? WHAT IS IT?!" It yelled, shocking the Martian once more. J'onn smiled faintly as he felt something inside the alien leader. Something that he too felt once before when he realized that his race was doomed and there was nothing he could do to save them.

"Is this fear I sense?" J'onn whispered to the alien leader.

The alien surged with rage at the mention of fear. Fear? Fear this creature? This pathetic creature? It almost laughed at the notion. "Tell me! YOU WILL TELL ME!" It yelled as its tendrils drilled deeper into the recesses of J'onn's mind. It could see something…two figures. Two figures…both clad in black. What…

"NOW!" The Martian yelled as an explosion erupted from the ion matrix crystal holder. Smoke emitted from the explosion which showed two shadowy figures behind the smoke. "Now yeah see? That's how you make an explosion!" One of the figures yelled. Captain Marvel perked up at the sound of that particular voice. "I said implosion! Next time, listen clearly!" The other figure yelled back. Wonder Woman looked towards the smoke. "I-it can't be!" She muttered.

The smoke parted revealing Natsu and Batman; one smiling at the group and the other glaring at the pink-haired buffoon. "SALAMANDER!" Captain Marvel yelled, tears welling up from the corners of his eyes. Natsu beamed at his friend and waved with both hands; causing him to lose his grip and fall to the platform beneath them. His body landed in a crouched position as he stared upwards at the trapped heroes. "Don't worry! I'm coming to getcha!" Natsu yelled as he sprinted towards them. "H-how is this possible?" Wonder Woman said. "I mentally shielded them so they couldn't be detected." J'onn replied as he tried to escape from the alien's body. Batman quickly grabbed a small bomb from his utility belt and lodged it inside the ion matrix crystal. "Guess I'll have to do it myself then." Batman muttered, pressing a button causing the ion matrix crystal to flood with a bluish color and flooded through the various valves connected to it. "What did you do?" The faux Carter asked in anger. "Reversed the ion charge." He merely stated; watching as the bluish color went inside all of the valves and disrupted the factory's power source.

Something primal welled inside of the imperial leader as it watched helplessly as it's plan was being foiled by these pathetic creatures. "Destroy the crystal. NOW!" It yelled to its subordinates. The aliens pointed their weapons at the Dark Knight and the crystal and fired. Batman quickly pointed his grappling hook away from the aliens and shot it to the ceiling and reeled himself upwards. The laser bullets landed on the sphere that protected the crystal, but nothing happened. "It's protected!" The alien disguised as Carter said.

The factory swelled with a light blue color and fired a blue blast upwards into the sky. The light sizzled inside the darkness; parting it slowly and exposing the clear blue sky across the city. Lightning crackled as the darkness subsided and daylight began to protrude inside the factory through the opened ceiling. The aliens began to sizzle from the daylight and screamed in pain as they ran to the imperial spaceship. Natsu laughed as he saw the enemy turn tail and run. He ignited his feet and sped towards the captured heroes. He leapt from the opposite platform to the one that held the heroes and chuckled at seeing Captain Marvel sniffling; his boogers sliding down his nose. "Y-you're alive! I thought…I t-thought you were…" The boyish man sniffled as he stared at the dragon slayer. Natsu walked up to him and tousled his hair, "I ain't going anywhere, big guy. Nothing could tear me away from you. Not aliens, not monsters, not gods, nothing will. I promise." He whispered as he wrapped his arms around the big lug.

"Umm…yeah, as much as I love seeing this afterschool moment, you mind freeing us from this? My nose is like killer itchy right now." Flash asked as he moved his nose. Natsu turned to the crimson speedster, "Ok…you're last then for ruining this afterschool moment." He winked and started to chuckle as Flash muttered how much he hated him. He moved his body towards the Captain Marvel, "I think you can free yourself, can't you?" He asked the captain of thunder. "I-I think I can." Captain Marvel whispered back. He cleared his throat as he began to utter one of the chants that granted him such power. "H for the strength of Hercules! Give me power!" Captain Marvel yelled as his body surged with power and his muscles became supercharged with energy. His muscles rippled as his bindings began to crack under his newfound power. The dragon slayer moved towards the Amazonian princess and ignited his hands; moving them closer to the bindings that held her. The wax-like substance slowly began to leak away from his body and seeped to the floor. "Thank you." The Amazonian replied. "No problem. Ladies first, right?" Natsu said as he enflamed his hands even hotter. Seeing how slow the substance was melting and looked to the rest of the other's bindings, "Yeah…I think this is gonna take a while hehe." Natsu said with a sheepish grin.

The heroes took a collective sigh at hearing that.

Bubbles began to protrude from the alien leader's body and it began to scream in agony. It pushed the Martian from his body, but the Martian wouldn't allow it. J'onn grabbed it's tendrils and pulled it closer and closer into the sunlight. "You live underground and shun the light. Why? Because you fear it! Does it burn your pale, putrid skin? I hope it does…because this is for my people. My family…for everyone!" He yelled with sorrow and anger. The imperial leader screamed in pain as the sunlight seeped inside of its body; burning it's insides. "Oh man, now that is one nasty sunburn." The Flash said to himself as he watched the alien burn from the sunlight. Batman quickly swung himself towards the trapped heroes and landed on the platform holding them. "Ultraviolet rays, coming from the depths of space, the invaders have no resistance to our sun's radiation." Batman said as he pulled out a miniature laser and fired it at Green Lantern's trapped body; burning away his bindings. Superman felt the light of the sun on his skin and smile at the familiar feeling. "I feel sorry for them." He said as his eyes glowed red. He turned his head to the bindings that held him and shot his heat vision towards the covered left hand, slicing through the alien substance and freeing his hand.

"So you both found that weakness after all." Wonder Woman said as she broke through the bindings that held her. The alien leader looked to its prisoners slowly escaping and burned with rage, "Destroy them!" Its group of followers heard its scream for vengeance and turned their weapons towards the trapped heroes. A laser shot straight for the back of Natsu's head, but was quickly blocked by the Amazonian princess. He didn't mean for it to happen, but his nose inhaled deeply at the moment. 'Wow…she smells so…heavenly.' Natsu inwardly chuckled at that pathetic excuse for a joke and looked at the intensity of the warrior's eyes. Fierce. Determined. Strong. He saw all of this…but quickly shoved aside this feeling. Now was definitely not the time.

Superman flew towards the alien firing squad and shoved his arms beneath the floor. His hands shot upwards; uprooting the floor and caused the aliens to fly up into the air. His head turned backwards to his trapped friends and fired his heat vision into Hawkgirl's bindings. Her bindings chipped away from the intense heat and she quickly broke through. Green Lantern soon followed afterwards while the Flash moaned at being the last one to be freed. Superman quickly answered his call and the Flash soon beamed at finally being able to be free again. "Ok, since everyone is free now, I suggest we move far away from here because there are some aliens who need to get their as-", his eyes floated to Captain Marvel, "butts kicked." He sighed at his blatant censoring of himself, but it was for a good cause. The Kryptonian then slammed his hands down causing the uprooted floor to crash downwards and leave the remaining aliens in an injured heap.

The imperial alien leader watched as its subordinates lay helpless and grunted in both pain in anger at seeing that. "ENOUGH!" It yelled as it sent shocks of electricity to J'onn; causing him to fly back onto the floor. The alien then used this as its chance to escape towards its ship. Faux Carter ran towards the imperial leader and jumped onto it. "Don't leave me! Take me with you!" He yelled as he tightened his grip on the leader's body. His leader than slapped him down in frustration and floated up towards its ship. Once the alien leader was aboard the ship, it started to float upwards into the Earth's atmosphere and towards the infinite realm of space. Natsu wasn't having it and grabbed Captain Marvel's arm. "There is no way in heck that that thing is getting away! Throw me, Cap!" He yelled as his friend grabbed him by the scuff of his black coat. "On it!" Captain Marvel yelled affirmatively and threw him upwards towards the departing spaceship.

Natsu sped through the air at top speed and opened his arms to grab ahold of the spaceship. "Ok, now I'm gonna-" He started to yell before he grabbed his mouth before anything could spill out. 'Oh damn it! I forgot…motion sickness! Ugh of all the things that had to stick with me, this had to be one of them?!' Natsu's face became a sickly green color and vomit made its way towards the means of its escape; his mouth. The salmon-haired mage held on for dear life as he tried to will himself to move, but to no avail. "Oh no! I forgot about his motion sickness! Don't worry, buddy, I'm coming!" Captain Marvel yelled to his friend before a certain Amazonian princess beat him to the punch.

Wonder Woman flew upwards to the alien spaceship and unraveled the lasso from her waist and threw it towards the ship. It caught itself onto one of the pointed spikes of the hull and she pulled with all her strength towards the Earth; exerting her muscles from all the stress she was putting on them. To everyone's surprise, the spaceship was slowly coming back to the factory. Hawkgirl saw that the spaceship was a sitting duck now and flapped her wings upwards towards it. She held her mace tightly inside the grasp of her hand and yelled a war cry and smashed her mace against the hull of ship; damaging it and causing an explosion to happen to the rear of it. Wonder Woman used this as her cue to let go of the lasso and watch the spaceship fly into space; far far away from their home and hopefully they would never return. Unfortunately, one such non-alien was still present on that ship and was reeling from that shot from Hawkgirl. Natsu tumbled down the outside of the spaceship and grabbed a hold of a lasso hanging from one of the spikes. 'What a strange place for a piece of rope.' He quickly untied the rope and fell downwards towards the ground; letting himself fall faster and faster until a red blur caught him in the air.

"Oh my gosh! Are you ok? Please tell me you're ok? You have to be ok because I'm not gonna be ok if you're not ok, ok?" The captain of thunder exclaimed to his partner in crime as he shook him back and forth. "Ok ok OK! I'm ok, but I'm not gonna be ok if you keep shaking me! I'm seriously about to hurl right now and I would really appreciate being on solid ground fight now." He muttered back to his friend, covering his mouth to stop himself from giving his friend's costume a new paint job. Green would not be a good mix with red. Captain Marvel slowly descended back into the alien factory and put his friend back onto the ground. His body lying right on top of the fine line between the shadow and the light. "Oh sweet ground! How I love you so. Man, that I swear that was worse than all the other train rides I've suffered in all my years." Natsu whispered as he kissed the ground; causing most of the other heroes to glance at him awkwardly.

"Well…I suppose all's well that ends well, right? I mean, the bad guy is gone so…yeah." The Flash said to the other heroes. "But there are still other aliens across the globe." Green Lantern corrected the speedster. "Then that means we have to hurry before they cause any more destruction. There's no time to lose." Superman declared, getting ready to fly upwards before a voice stopped him.

"You heroes aren't anywhere! Not only have you destroyed the imperium, but you have destroyed any hopes of our species reclaiming our former glory! You won't get away with what you've done." Faux Carter whispered vehemently. Scores of aliens crowded behind him. Some must have hid themselves before the sunlight killed them. Shrouded in darkness, the aliens looked towards the heroes covered in the sunlight. They raised their guns and pointed their sights right at their heads and left their fingers on the triggers. "Any last words?" The faux Carter asked; angrily glaring right through the humans that foiled his master's, or former master's, plan.

A finger rose in the air. "Actually, just one question." Natsu asked. All eyes looked towards the draconic man. "Listen, buddy, I know you're a little mad that your master abandoned you or whatever, but do you really think it's smart to use what left of your lives to fight a losing battle? Come on, you've gotta be smarter than that, right? Whoops, hehe, that was two questions. My bad." Natsu chuckled, eyeing the aliens for any sort of moves they might try to pull. "What choice do we have? If the sunlight doesn't kill us, then you might as well. Either way, we'd rather go out with some semblance of dignity than screaming like cowards as our bodies roast alive." The disguised alien replied. Some of the heroes curled their noses at that particular description. Natsu shrugged indifferently. "Listen, you came here to kill us. Or enslave us. Or hell, just take our bodies or whatever the hell you planned. Quite frankly, I don't care. You lost and now you've gotta pay the piper. These are your consequences. And all you can do is live with them." Natsu grinned demonically at the aliens. He stepped forward into the darkness and stepped closer and closer towards the aliens.

An eerie feeling swept across the alien's bodies. This human…wasn't normal. "S-stay back! I'm warning you!" Faux Carter screamed as he raised his weapon, trembling as he aimed his gun right at the human's body. "Please don't do that. I'm telling you now that it's just gonna irk me if you fire that thing. Just give up. Give in. There's no point in fighting any longer. You've lost. Accept you're consequences." The demon whispered, it's eyes becoming slits and flooding with blood-red irises in the middle. The alien disguised as Carter trembled. Fear. How could it feel fear at the hand of this…thing. His finger wrapped around the trigger ready to pull…

But he didn't.

Fake Carter sank to his knees and trembled at this power. How could…why…everything he did was for nothing. And now the only thing je could think of is…giving up. It was hopeless. He saw the power these humans had. There was no way they could win. Faux Carter stared back up at the monster; its eyes became drenched in all black with red pupils in the middle of them. "Now yeah see? Was that so hard? Isn't it easy when you accept your consequences?" It grinned at the alien kneeling at its feet. "N-no." The alien whispered in defeat. 'No. It never is.'

Natsu pulled his arms behind his back and slowly walked back towards the light where his friend was. "And that, heroes, is how you negotiate with a crazed alien. Or, not really negotiate, but tell them like it is. After all, honesty is the best policy, right?" He winked at the bewildered heroes. The Dark Knight stared peculiarly at the man that stood before him. He had no knowledge of this man. Batman's eyes wandered towards the man with the lightning bolt emblazoned in his chest. Captain Marvel. He knew much about him, but not his true identity. This man, or hardly a man, he looked like a teenager. Yet, he knew next to nothing about him. The Dark Knight didn't like being in the dark, or at least, when it came to knowing just a potential threat was. He would have to rectify this as soon as he returned to the batcave.

Natsu turned around and smiled smugly at the others. "You see? I told you that there are simpler ways than fighting, didn't I?" Captain Marvel said triumphantly, puffing out his chest with pride. "Yeah well, I just didn't want to sully my hands with alien blood. There isn't a bathroom for miles." Natsu chuckled to himself. The crimson speedster laughed at the joke, "I'm with this guy. Any chance we can get without messing up our uniforms and I'm all for it. You can't imagine how hard this is to get cleaned, especially at a dry cleaners." The Flash smiled. The Green Lantern looked to the newly surrendered aliens, "I can take it from here. I'll make sure these guys find a nice new dark hole to spend the rest of their lives in. I'm sure there's a jail out in the universe who caters to their particular needs." John raised his hand and shot a beam at the aliens; enveloping them in a bubble.

Superman raised his head and used his x-ray vision to look for any civilians in the factory. Fortunately, he was able to find some. However, he also noticed that the reduced ion charge was slowly destroying the factory. "There are people trapped in some of those pods. Not only that, but the factory is slowly coming down on us. We need to grab all the civilians quickly before that happens!" He yelled before shooting off towards a room adjacent to the one they were currently in. The rest followed after him; Hawkgirl grabbed the Flash seeing as he was one of the few who couldn't fly while Captain Marvel grabbed a hold of Natsu and Wonder Woman held the Dark Knight. Superman rushed to see that there were about a handful of people in pods. He thrusted his hands inside one of them and pulled the walls apart to open it. Inside was a rotund, African-American man that unconsciously fell into the Kryptonian's arms. The others arrived soon after to follow the Kryptonian's example and free the people from the pods.

Afterwards, everyone quickly escaped the factory before it had time to blow. As soon as they flew out of there, a couple seconds later, explosions rippled throughout the factory. The building crumbled with each explosion until there was nothing left of it but rubble. The heroes then left the people at a reasonable distance from the rubble and flew away from them. "There are still more of those alien vehicles around the globe." Hawkgirl said, seeing a barely working television before they flew off and saw several of those alien things still at large. "Then that means our job isn't finished." J'onn replied, staring forward with a solemn look. "Are you gonna be ok?" Superman asked the Martian. "In time…perhaps. Right now, no." J'onn said, making it clear that he didn't want to talk about what happened. Superman nodded and quietly stared ahead.

Natsu sighed as he realized that he was gonna be so late and hoped that Mrs. Jones would have to stay late at her job. Otherwise…he shuddered at thinking about what she would do to him. "You don't think we could just duck out?" He looked upwards at Captain Marvel. "I mean, these guys are more than capable of taking care of a couple aliens." Natsu whispered to him, hoping that he would agree and call it a night. "Are you kidding? We can't stop now! People need our help right now. Besides, Superman is counting on us for assistance. I know it's late, but we have to stay and help." Captain Marvel replied and stared down at the moaning dragon slayer. Natsu stared back at the big guy and could tell that he was in no way going to budge on the issue. He could see it in his eyes. Sigh…damn him and his hero complex.

Natsu stared ahead at the other people flying beside him. Heroes people called them. Or at least, some did. Other people had their own definitions of them. Natsu didn't really care altogether. They were doing what they thought was best and he could respect that. His eyes glanced to Captain Marvel. Natsu knew that he wanted to follow in their stead. Especially Superman's. Natsu was indifferent to the whole hero thing and just did what he thought was the right thing to do. Some would say that it wasn't, but he didn't care. Not anymore. People could say what they wanted. All that really mattered now is that he protect what mattered most to him. His eyes moved upward. He smiled. Anything else was irrelevant.

That isn't something a hero would say, is it?

He shook his head to brush away these thoughts. He wasn't a hero. Not in the slightest. That would never change. No matter how much he wished it could. Even if he tried to be one…it would all just end. He chuckled at that. His eyes stared forward watching the heroes stare determinately at the horizon and the enemies that awaited them. All he wanted to do right now is just go back to the ruin that was his room and just lie there waiting. That's all he could do…wait. That was what he was forced to do now. Watch and wait. He sighed to himself, but knew that nothing could be done. He made his choice long ago and with that choice came consequences. Consequences that to this day still haunted him and would continue to haunt him to the rest of his days. Till the day it all…ended. Until then, he would just sit back and enjoy the ride while it lasted. After all, there was no point in just drowning in despair.

"Hey, you ok?" Captain Marvel asked his friend. He always knew that if there was a long uncomfortable silence with Natsu that something was wrong. "Hmm? Nah just thinking to myself. I mean, I guess I could start talking out loud again, but I know just how it much it annoys you. As a matter of fact, I should be doing that! Thanks, Cap! So, what should I talk about first? Oooooo how about the cute heroines we're helping today? Or, how about the fact that I saved your butt again for…what is this the 13th time? Nah the 14th . 15th?" His mutterings quickly subsided by the big hand covering his moving mouth. "Ok, go back to silence. Silence is actually better than you're constantly moving mouth. Quiet now." Captain Marvel said as he shushed the pouting dragon slayer. "So mean." Natsu pouted in fake anger. Captain Marvel laughed at seeing his friend's pouting face and attracted the looks of the other heroes from his loud, rambunctious laughter.

"Is something funny?" Wonder Woman asked, looking back to find out just why these two were so loud. Captain Marvel blushed and rubbed the back of his head with one of his hands. All the stares from the others were stealing his voice. All of his heroes, and some new ones, were in his presence and all he could do was just…blush and ramble. "Umm…well… uh you see…my friend…uhh…help." He whispered to friend, while said friend was chuckling in the background. "Oh no. You're doing great right now. Keep it up." Natsu teased, smirking at seeing his friend have trouble saying just a simple explanation. Captain Marvel continued trying to speak, but nothing coherent really came out.

Watching this all before his eyes…he pushed back all the negative thoughts to the back of his mind. Yeah, this was fine for now. Whether this would come to an end sooner or later, all he wanted to do now was cherish it. Natsu could tell that answering that Martian's call opened up Pandora's box. More things would be expected of him. Things that he just wanted to run away from. He didn't want any responsibility. All he wanted to do here was just have fun…and forget. But he knew now that that was impossible. He knew this wouldn't be the last time these heroes would call upon his aid and he just prayed that a certain someone wouldn't agree without at least some prior thought. Sighing, he knew how fruitless that prayer was. Captain Marvel would obviously agree to such a request by his idols. There was no doubt about that. Natsu would have to think of a way to steer him away from such an idea. These people would have enemies, if they didn't already, and he was sure they did. There was no way that he wanted Captain Marvel mixed up in all that.

No way. He wouldn't lose him too. Not him…not anyone.

'Never again'

AAAAAAAAAAND THAT'S A WRAP! Man, I can't believe I finally finished this chapter. I swear it was one of the longest things I've ever written in my life! Phew…anyways, Natsu in the Justice League animated universe?! I know, crazy! But, this has been on my mind for a while now and I'm glad I finally started on it. This is gonna take place in Justice League and Unlimited. Although, I may throw some original stuff along in this fic too. After all, I already introduced Captain Marvel who didn't show up until Unlimited and just for one episode. I don't know. I just think that these two will have an interesting brother dynamic. Kinda like Natsu and Romeo had.

People will probably ask me this sooner or later, but as for the pairings in it…I kinda wanna do a harem. I mean, I am a harem writer. Don't worry, Natsu isn't gonna seduce the whole female race in the DC universe, but he will get a couple of gals. If you wanna see a particular gal in the harem, then leave your recommendations in a review! I already know some women who I want to add though…cough…Wonder Woman…cough.

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