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Young Justice: Revolution Ep20 - Showdown Part 2

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Published: Oct 26, 2013

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Before the Team or the League could move, after this shocking return by the formerly deceased Wally West, he disappeared and suddenly appeared in front of them. Leaning on the computer. His speed was astounding, even to Bart Allen. He moved faster than anyone had past or present speedster any of the heroes had seen.

"Alright, listen up. I don't have a lot of time and neither do any of you. Because in about..." Wally then quickly blurted out to the deadpan assembly of superheroes, while looking at his wrist device "... in about 19 minutes, the Earth's going to be invaded by aliens. And trust me, it doesn't go well for anyone."

His grim statement was barely given a moment to process for the group, when Wally continued on.

"You got questions, but I don't have time for them. Real sorry. Too much to do, but let's quickly get over the obvious."

He was racing around the group of heroes to face each and every one of them as he continued to explain at his incredible new speeds.

"No... I'm not a Cadmus clone, where would they get the DNA!?" facing Superboy,

"Yes, you thought I was dead..." to Nightwing,

"But actually I had somehow been sent nearly 50 years into the future." to Kaldur,

"Earth was enslaved by Darkseid and everyone here was pretty much dead." to M'gann ,

"But I was sent back by Batman's son to change that." then to Batman and Wonder Woman.

"Okay, question time is over!"

His superspeed talk to the heroes was only about 8 seconds to everyone else, who stood there dumbfounded. Meanwhile Wally in the blink of an eye inserts a file into the computer from his wrist device. He started showing news footage and camera shots taken of the future. The horrific scene of ruin, destruction, and the monstrous onslaught of Darkseid drew them all in. " Alright! Seen it... believe it. Because its true and about to happen!"

He shut off the quickly flashing display of images and video form the future. All were then drawn back to the fast-talking Wally.

"Here's the plan. Everyone split up and take a city and defend it as best you can. For as long as you can. Call in everyone non-Leaguer that you know to do the same!"

Wally then races over to Wonder Girl, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, L'gann and Kaldur. "Alert your militaries for attack in...." leans back in on his wrist device again, "... about less than 18 minutes!!"

He then zooms over to J'onn and M'gann, while fiddling with his wrist device again. He pulls out a small green crystal and hands it to the both of them. "Take this, watch it, show it, help us however you can!"

Wally then speeds over to Bart, who is as shocked as everyone else by his speed. "I need you to stay here, and after I'm gone go looking after our family!"

He then zooms over to the person most shocked and alarmed by his sudden return to the land of the living. For the first time in the last three minutes, Wally manages to slow down and speak at regular speed... as he slowly approachs Artemis.

She's as unphased and everyone else, but his appearance in front of her has rocked her to the very core. The palest of eyes are watering with tears, as Wally reaches out his hand to cup her tender cheek.

"I've missed you so damn much, Babe."

Wally moves in closer, as Artemis nearly breaks down right then and there. "I know this is all alot to take in. But... I love you, Artemis. I need you to know that, and after we're done saving the world again.... I promise to come back this time."

He kisses her ever so slightly on the lips. As starts to unlock lips with Artemis, she says to hell with that, and pulls him back in. A longer, ever more passionate embrace. Wally's afraid to push away, it's been so long. But he knows that he has to. With great effort, he detaches from Artemis and looks upon with tear-filled eyes of his own. He then slowly looks around the room at all the familiar faces he's missed so much.

"Good luck. I'm off to get you some more help." He then hesitated to finish as he turned back to Artemis.

"See ya in a Flash!"

With that he was gone, bolted out before anyone could say or add anything. Once gone, nearly a minute passed before those present were starting to snap out of shock at what just happened.

"He's.... alive!?" Garfield blurted out first

"Was... was that? I mean, was it really..." Tim Drake then added

"It couldn't of..." Bumblebee retorted.

"Ok" Static then threw up his arms in confusion, "I know I've been out of the loop a while since training with Mr. Pierce...." aka Black Lightning, ".... but did... did the 'riginal Kid Flash just go all Obi-Wan on us!?"

The younger and less experienced teammates began talking about a storm over what just happened. Team and League veterans step forward and brought up the images uploaded to the big screen computer. Stills of alien ships attacking citites around the globe. Whilst the younger heroes continue debating and arguing the validaity of what just happened, Superman leaned in to Batman, who was hauntingly silent through the whole incident.

"What do you think?" Supes asked Batman. He then turned to face the rest of the group. They all grew silent as well.

"Miss Martian, what's that crystal he gave you?" Batman turned and asked M'gann. The crystal hovered between her hands as J'onn then stared intently at it.

"It is a Martian memory crystal" J'onn revealed to the assembled heroes, "It stores experiences and... vivid memories, of its user so they can be watched by others at a later date."

"Can it be forged?" Batman then asked the Manhunter. He shook his head. With some hesitance then, he clasped out his hand and touched the crystal that was hovering in front of his niece. She reached forward likewise to touch the memories... of her future self.

Within seconds, the two martians established a link, as their eyes glowed red to the outside world. M'gann saw the cities of Earth burning, millions perishing within hours and Parademons and Hounds ripped apart men, women, and children alike. Carnage from the attacking ships, from the onslaught of Apokolips. The militaries of Earth were annihilated with swift and unmerciful force. The XTRs fell to the earth in fiery debris, they exploded by the thousands in the skies without having fired a single shot against the attackers. Killing their occupants. Hundreds more of the XTRs rebelled and began to attack military forces, killing scores of innocent people. The League and her friends were being killed before her and her uncle's very eyes.

She then saw Mars and its people, being murdered and executed by the millions. It was as horrifying a sight to watch as her adoptive home being butchered by the hands of Darkseid. Within seconds she view this nightmarish destruction as it transpired over a bloody fifty years. Pockets of resistance, a ruined wasteland. M'gann then saw the events with Wally unfold after his arrival. She saw Michael... the Blue Lantern. She and J'onn saw another Batman, the remnants of the Light and of the League futily working together. Then M'gann witnessed the attack on Darkseid's fortress... she saw her future self witnessing the brutal fight against the Lord of Apokolips. Just as she watched the plan by Damian Wayne with the time machine, just as she viewed herself kissing Wally, M'gann saw her own death at the hands of Darkseid.

M'gann screamed as the connection was broken. The two collapsed on the floor in shock as the others rushed to them to help. Wonder Woman helped J'onn to his feet, clutching his head as he and M'gann where ahast and breathing heavily.

"The boy.... speaks the truth"

"It was Wally" M'gann confirmed also, as Superboy and Artemis helped her likewise to her feet. "He was right about everything. Darkseid's forces are coming!"

Batman then intensly looked into Wonder Woman and Aquaman's eyes. "GO!" he screamed to them. The two then scrambled over to the Zeta Tubes. Their prodigies fast on their feet joined them as all five disappeared in flashs of light. They were racing to return to their kingdoms, to gather the necessary armies to repel Apokolips.

"We have a confirmed Omega Level Threat, people" Batman then told the rest of the heroes in the Hall of Justice, "And we don't have alot of time! We'll split into squads, try to cover as much ground as possible! Contact as many independent heroes you can to follow suit!"

The heroes young and old raced over to Zeta tubes, each small unit heading towards ocations all over the globe.

"Green Lanterns!" Batman then called for, as the three heroes raced over. "I want you all in orbit as our first line of defence and as an early warning system!"

"We'll contact Oa via subspace" Hal Jordan then responded as he began to power up, "Try to get as much help as we can from the Corps."

"But it will take a hell of a lot of time to get them here!" Guy Gardner then butted in to point out.

"Do it." The three nodded and flew off through the main entrance, racing towards the atmosphere above.

"You two go" John Stewart told the other Lanterns, "I'll get Rayner!"

"The new kid!?" Hal loudly asked

"He's in for a hell of a training day!" Guy joked as they each zoomed off into diffrent directions of the horizon.

"We're going to need all bodies we can throw at this, I'll alert the UN." Batman then told those who hadn't yet left.

"No need" J'onn told the League leader as he headed over the computer. "Wally is seeing to that personally."

United Nations War Room

Geneva, Switzerland

December 31st

T-MINUS 14 MINTUES TO INVASION

In a heavily secured room filled with multiple computer screens on the main wall, armed guards and personnel were rushing around in an uproar. Just then Lex Luthor and Mercy Graves entered. The heavily armed soldiers, as well as five XTR commandoes, saluted their arrival. Lex calmly walked up to the sreens, as they switched on to reveal dozens of current world leaders. And none of them were happy to be summoned at such a late hour. Russia, Israel, US, the UK, Germany, Saudi Arabia, all the major players were present and accounted for.

"Ladies, gentlemen. Hello. I am sorry to disturb you, and to have had your security teams take each of you to your emergency war rooms....

"I can only imagine" the german Chancellor stated in her sardonic tone.

"But then the news I have to offer is as equally as disturbing" Lex continued, "It's just been recently brought to my attention, you see. And I felt your safety needed to be ensured with this imminent threat I've been alerted to."

"Then out with it, Luthor!" the US President barked. "We don't have all day!!"

"Leaders of the free world" Luthor then elaborated with a pause for dramatic effect, "The Justice League is about to to try and seize power over the United States... perhaps the world soon after."

The leaders were shocked, as the looks on their faces showed.

"These... these are serious accusations, Mr. Secretary!" the Chinese Chairman spoke first, with some hesitation in his voice to believe these mutinous claims against the superheo group.

"What evidence, then, do you have to back up such a claim Luthor?" the Prime Minister of the UK then asked is as calm and calculated a voice he could muster undersuch impossible of news to be given.

"Secretly my office and the AOC have been gathering intel for you to see for yourself.... but the League has learnt of this and is now rushing to complete their preperations for a first strike against myself and the White House. Before I could warn you all right now!"

The tension was palpable.

"Every leaguer and protege, which they've been using in black-ops missions, have mustered at the Hall of Justice. In the heart of our nation's captital." Luthor looked directly at the US president as he continued, while his face was nearly turning red with anger.

"But we have not yer detected a single event anywhere else in the world that requires such action, that alone is cause for alarm. And as must of you have been recently made aware of... in files sent to you by my office, their recent and questionalbe activities only further establish the probablility of my claims."

Opposed to the public, Luthor made all the leaders knowledgable weeks ago to the fact that the overthrow of Queen Bee was part of a Justice League raid. Illegal and unsanctioned, which is why Luthor's JLA taskforce took credit for the successful operation. The group of leaders believed with agreement this was a moral decision on the League's part, as Queen Bee was a ruthless dictator. But now recent news made them unsure. What if Queen Bee was only the first. What if the US and other nations were next on the League's kill list. The possibility was now highlighted to them thanks to Luthor. The fear was causing them doub in the Justice League's morality.

"There is some credit to his accusation." The Rhelasian president then stated, "Although I would not condone a full military action against them! The results would be catastrophic."

"I will not sit back and allow those spandex wearning extremists knock down my doorstep in the first stage of a coup!" The French president then vehemantly stated. "Arrest the League and their young team for questioning!"

"What would you propose, Mr. Secretary?" The Russian president then asked of Luthor with a snarling tone as the leaders became agitated.

"The XTR battle suits have been significantly mass produced to enforce any legal detainment. Until this mess is sorted out in face, I suggest we have enough spare units sent to guard all your locations."

"Very well" the American president then stated with apprehension, "I'll dispatch them and have local law enforcement bring these sons of b...." Just then shouts from outside the room turned Luthor's attention. Sounds of gunfire.

A soldier came flying through the door, crashing into one ground unconcious. Watchmen in the room turn into the corridor, raised and ready to attack. But in a rush of wind, and a red blur, both were knocked out as well. Closely followed within seconds by the rest of the War room's occupants.

"What's going on in there!?" The chancellor yelled, unable to see anything but Luthor. Another rush of wind swooped past hi,, as the cameras and screens shut off. Luthor's calm demeanor was broken as he looked around the room for the attacker. Mercy's arm cannon powered on as she stood protectivly next to Lex. He furiously pushed her aside.

"Don't bother my dear! If the speedster wanted me dead he would have done it already and been out of this room withiin the blink of an eye!" He then noticed a silhouette of a fuigure in the corner of his vision, hidden by the shadows. "Isn't that right?" He continued as he turned to face the approaching hero.

"So you wanted to chat in private, I take..." Lex was cut off as he looked upon the hero in front of him. His shock and suprise was mustered up into a raised eyebrow, as he stared down on the Flash himself. In all his red-suited glory. "Flash!?"

"Almost got it in one!" The figure stated mockingly. This wasn't the Flash, but Lex recognized the voice of the man standing in front of him. This only intensified his disbelief.

"How unexpected. The original Kid Flash."

"Lucky for you, Luthor. Sorry I'm late, but this was the only suit I could grab!"

"Back from the dead, and the boy believes himself equal to the man who wore that. How heartwarming..." Luthor venemously gloated in reply.

"Your lucky any speedster showed up at all! Believe it or not, I'm here to help you. Your plan is going down the drain, and it'll take the rest of us with you!"

"What plan?" Luthor played coy, "I'm merely detaining your friends temporally... and within my legal rights as"

Wally zoomed over and got right into Lex's face, within inches he could have coldclocked him. Lex was impressed by the young speedster's grown abilities. Mercy instantly rasied her arm cannon, set to fire. But it short-circuits itself. For the first time she shows emotion, after noticing in shock that a bottle of water had been pushed into the main cannon!

"Cut... the.... crap! We don't have time. There's an alien invasion about to descend on this planet in less than 10 minutes that you and the rest of your light buddies helped set up from the beginning! Your two for two with conspiring with alien dictators!!"

"Impressive... Flash. But it's too late to do anything about it. Wouldn't you agree?"

"For me probably, but not for you" Flash stated, while Lex smiled with intrigue.

"Please tell me your not going to pleade to my sense of.... humanity and caring. So that I might change my mind?!"

Before Luthor could outright start laughing, Wally admanently said "No." He then stepped back and raised his wrist. "Your going to listen to yourself."

A beam of light sent from his wrist device to the floor then showed a holographic form of Lex. A much older and haggered looking Lex. A it then played before his eyes.

"This is a pre-recorded message for myself. File Name: Phoenix. Authorization Code.... #2341940"

The message ended as quickly as it started. But Lex remembered every little detail from hundreds of plans laying in the back of his mind. Memorized. It could have been meant only for him, that message, knowing how he operates.With a sudden shock it became clear to Luthor.

He only had one question... "How did you get this?" he asked.

"Light speed theory." Flash replied back, trying hard not to smirk after having convinced Luthor.

Luthor nods in scientific agreement. Was possible, he theorized in his head, that Kid Flash's death could have simply been an event that thrust him forward in time. Somehow he came back, with this warning and this personal message. There was also the secondary reason, in that he never fully trusted Darkseid. In fact, considering the message from the future, it made it clear that Luthor never fully trusted anyone. So many things made sense now. Darkseid would betray the Light and take over the world himself. Luthor himself planned to eventually betray the Light to grab power over Earth during Darkseid's occupation, but that was beside the point. The alien bastard would pay for trying to doublecross Lex Luthor.

"At what point?" He then turned and asked the Flash.

"A few weeks after the initial invasion. They Boom Tube the War World right into the sun and take out most of the Light in one stroke!" Wally explained to him. Clever thought Luthor. A shrewd and calculated plan.

"Those were the lucky ones" Flash reiterated, and Luthor believed him with a nod. He then calculated himself possible counter measures. If he was to switch sides, his best move was to reason with the speedster that had just arrived.

"Very well. I'll make the proper arrangements and warn my... former partners."

"That was easier than I expected!" Wally sighed with relief.

"I was growing bored with there association, given my new powerhold. I had intentions to terminate them for both if the invasion succeeded, or failed. Your intervention has furtherd the incentive for a failed attack by Apokolips. Perhaps it would be best you leave. I have urget and private business."

Lex pointed him to the door, as Mercy powered down and the soldiers started to come to. Flash zipped away, as Lex straightens his tie. He turned back to the monitors as then also started to power back on. Just then a voice turned his attention back around.

"This is only temporary, Lex. Doesn't matter if you help stop Darkseid, or sell out your partners in crime. Once this is over... I'm coming for you!"

"You can try."

The Flash zooms away for real this time. Lex then watches the monitors switch back to their original feeds, as he stands with his hands behind his back. The leaders show up, talking on phones or to staff and personnel, suprised to see Luthor pop back up like nothing had happened in the last three to four minutes. Before anyone could stop screaming and shouting on there ends to talk to the UN Secretary, Luthor interrupts.

"Ladies. Gentlemen. I... may have jumped the gun, I'm afraid. In my fears and allegations towards the League. Just now one of there members has assured me that there assembly within the hour is due to a much more dangerous and immenent threat that has arisen. They've told me that we'll all need to act fast... the fate of our world is at stake."

While Luthor begins to explain the situation, the newly updated one, Luthor secretly rotates an outer circle on his wrist watch. Three times clockwise, once counter. Then places his thumb on the glass for it to be scanned. While through this secret maneuver behind his back, while discussing the oncoming invasion... the scan is successful and it then transmits a signal.

The signal is sent to three large Lex Corp controlled facilities in Bialyia, United Rhelasia, and South America. Each containing stockpiles of horded alien weapons and technology, Boom Tube generators, and hundreds of Parademons awaiting the arrival of their ground forces. But as they wait for the coming of Apokolips, suddenly sirens wail. The demons look around in confusion, until....

The facilities explode. No trace is left of their existance, nothing but ash remains in all three locations.

Washington DC
Andrews Airforce Base

December 31st

T-MINUS 5 MINUTES UNTIL INVASION

The alarms on the base are sounded, with swirling red lights alerting pilots to their planes. They and other key personnel rush about the scene, scrambling into cockpits and warming up their engines.

In the control tower, the Air Force General enters the control room. The CO on duty salutes, then questions the situation.

"Sir, why are we scrambling? Is... is this a training exercise?"

"Son" General Lane replied back, "It would take far too long to explain. But right now, by order of the President of these United States... we need to get every asset capable of combat off the ground PRONTO."

The OC nods without further questions. He then issues the command on mic to other air traffic controllers. First F22 are off the ground within 30 seconds, quickly followed by more in short intervals.

"Wing Leader.... any idea what this is all about?" a Pilot asks over the comms.

"This is Wing Leader. No idea. Hope it's not another a drill."

"Nice way to bring in the New Year, boys" a 2nd pilot sarcastically states. "Err, and ladies."

"Stow it, Vietti!" the female Wing Leader barks back through the comms, "We do this by the book."

"Roger. Roger" Vietti replies bac with a sigh.

All squads report in after several minutes. Co chatter didn't explain much of what was going on. Everything was green.

"Alright" Wing Leader Dubac reported in, "Let's do a perimeter sweep. I'll take point."

T-MINUS ZERO

"Bearing - 116...." A bright flash of light in the sky blinds the pilots

"HOLY...."

They place their hands in front of their faces, even with visors on it's an unbearable light. It soon fades, but hanging in the horizon is the War World.

THE INVASION BEGINS

"Jesus... where the hell did that come from!?" Vietti hollered in

"Cut the crap" Wing Leader orders from her comm, "EVERYONE STAY IN FORMATION!"

Message comes on board all of their plane computer dashboards. ENGAGE HOSTILES it reads. Dubac knows exactly what this message means from command. "ALL WINGS... WEAPONS FREE AND CLIMB! PREPARE TO ENGAGE, PREPARE TO ENGAGE!!"

All over the world, the people watched as the object of many of their fears for the last year... had returned. The War World was back in synchrous orbit and coming in for the attack. Panic ensued across the globe. Hovering above them, Savage looked down and smiled with malicious intent on his mind.

At the control room of the War World, sitting in his new seat of power. Klarion hovered next to him cheery as ever about the chaos that was coming. It fed off it like carrion beast of pestilence. Savage looked out at the armada of alien ships begining their descent upon Earth, ready to overrun his world and help him claim it as his own... after ten thousand years his time had come.

Through his mental control of the weaponized moon, his mind switched to the task of leading the rear assault on Earths defenses. The War World brought up military targets as well as the planet's armaments. His mental link choose the ones with which attacks would do most civilian casualties, and cause disorder. He had the XTR mech suits under his secret command, they were made to be Earth's only real line of defense. He had a kill switch that would instantaneously cause them all to detonate and thus kill their thousands of pilots.

The prime targets of the War World were the Hall of Justice, and the Watchtower.

Savage however, noticed that the world's militray had raised far more opposition then planned, and far more quicker than he had anticipated. No matter, Savage thought to himself.

Just as he was about to send the neural command to unleash a flurry of missles towards his targets, a bleep altered him and Klarion. A codded message came in, leaving the initial devastation to Darkseid and his underlings. This also wasn't part of the plan, which agitated Savage. He activated the screen, which showed Lex Luthor.

"Hello, old friend." Savage greeted his fellow member of the Light "Although it's good to see you at our time of victroy long planned, but don't you think this could wait until af...."

"Unfortunatly it will be a victory not belonging to us." Luthor interrupted. Just then the communications on Savage's screen were added with signal feeds from Black Manta, the Brain, Deathstroke, and Ra's al Ghul.

As the battle of Earth had begun below, Klarion stepped forward next to Savage as Lex began to explain the situation to all the members. Recent events have drastically changed the situation. And by the look on Savage's face as Luthor went into details, he was far from pleased.

Hall of Justice

Washington DC

The streets were filled with panicking people, as police sirens whirrled across the city, and military vehicles raced in every direction. To every part of the city.

A garrison of US marines now guarded the doors as hundreds of people hide inside of the control room. There was confusion and terror as the War World loomed overhead and the nightsky began to turn blood room. No doubt a tactic of Apokolyptian technology.

Batman reported in on the computer, as Guardian and the Atom oversaw the main computer. To coordinate the oncoming battle.

"Are all teams deployed?" he asked from the cockpit of the Batwing.

"Everyone that can be. It looks like Kid Flash..." Atom corrected himself, "err I mean, Wally, has done a good job everywhere else."

"I'm registering 90% of the world's military is already mobile and ready to engage" Guardian added. But as he reported in to Batman, he looked concerned as he added "What about Aquaman and Wonder Woman? I'm not picking up either their location, for that matter the same goes for both Martians!"

"Nothing yet from the Amazons or Atlantean militaries" Batman unfortunatly responded.

"I have no clue about what J'onn or M'gann are doing..." Atom fearfully added. Just then a radio transmission interruptes the computers. The three reconize Hal Jordan's ring signal.

"This is Hal!" he shouted from a transmission in space, whilst shooting green energy bolts every which way. He's back to back with John Stewart while Guy Gardner faces ships head-on in his own particular fashion of brute force. Kyle Rayner, the newest member of Earth's Green Lantern sector, was back aways in the atmosphere, creating an energy shield for earth below... shaped like castle walls.

"I hope you guys are ready down there..." Hal yelled amidst the space explosions and the incoming fire. Thousands of attack ships began to descend, while the four destroyed as many as possible.

".....CAUSE HERE THEY COME!" Guy added as he created a two massive turrets. He fired into space as the wrath of Apokolips was unleashed.