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Post by Spider-Man Beyond on Mar 31, 2007 19:26:10 GMT -5
Young Justice #3 Young, Just Us Again Part 3: Into the Abyss Written and Edited by Daniel Dyer (Spider-Man Beyond) Midnight. Full Moon. Cemetery. One-time members of Young Justice, Robin, Superboy, and Wonder Girl, now Teen Titans, and their ex-teammate, the Secret (Que dramatic music). Greta Hayes was sacrificed by her adopted brother, Billy Hayes, in a deal with the demon Buzz to gain power to be the super villain Harm. But this was not the end of Greta, she became... something else. A gateway between our plain of existence and the abyss. She awoke with no knowledge of this and no knowledge of who she was. She was found by the D.E.O. and kept as their prisoner, locked away with other above normal children. She eventually found a way to escape, and word got out to three up-and-coming heroes, Robin, Superboy, and then Impulse, now Kid Flash. The trio of friends helped Greta fake her death and she became their secret, even from their mentors. Soon after this encounter the trio formed a team of young heroes that would be dubbed Young Justice. But not all was fun and games for this team that would follow in the legacy of the Justice League of America. The team was soon brought great Harm. Billy Hayes, psycho teen out to make a name for himself by killing young heroes. He started with the novice hero Arrowette, injuring her shoulder, who would have bled to death if not for the timely rescue of the Super-Cycle (hmmm, where has the Cycle been, anyway?) that brought her back to the then headquarters of Young Justice, the Justice Cave. Harm’s next victim was the newly appointed Wonder Girl who happened to meet Secret and ended up being saved by the brash Superboy. This adventure ended with the young heroines joining the “boy’s club” and also, with Billy’s death, killed by his father. Harm returned as a spirit during Earth’s day of judgment, to reveal his connection to Greta. Months pass as Secret learns more about herself. From Harm. From the Spectre. And from Darkseid, the evil lord of Apokolypse, who wished to corrupt Greta to his side, but in his final attempt to do such, she turned on him, siding with her friends. As punishment, Darkseid used his Omega Beams to cure her. He brought her back to life, as if she had never died. This was shortly before the team...disbanded. Since then, Greta has been living a normal life. Boy, how things change. “Hey guys,” Kid Flash says as he speeds up to his teammates, “‘Arrowette’s’ safe. She’s a few blocks away. Hey, where’s Harm? Did we win? What are you looking at,” turning to see Secret, hovering in her trance state, red energy flashing in her eyes. “Oh, so....we haven’t exactly won yet, huh?” —
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Post by Spider-Man Beyond on Mar 31, 2007 19:28:03 GMT -5
The abyss, a dark void, filled with rock cliffs and pillars. This is where we find Empress, Firestorm, and Lagoon Boy, on one such pillar. “So... come here often?” Firestorm asks as he looks over at Empress. “Hmph,” Empress mumbles as she leaps to another pillar, and another, somersaulting to the next and finally reaching the cliff on the far end. “Hold me?” Lagoon Boy says as he leaps into Firestorm’s arms. “Whatever,” flying to Empress, dropping Lagoon Boy on his butt. “So, what’s the plan, Emp?” “Why ya askin' me?” “Well, Robin’s not here,” Says Lagoon Boy as he stands up, rubbing his behind. “And you’re the one who figured out what Harm was up to,” joins in Firestorm. “And where to find him,” continues Lagoon Boy “Plus you’re the most Robin-like of us,” states Firestorm. “I’m Superboy.” “I’m Impulse,” Lagoon Boy announces. “And,” they both say in unison, “you’re Robin.” Smacking her hand on her forehead she says, “I had to ask. Okay, we’re obviously in the abyss.” “Abyss?” “Wasn’t that the name of a movie?” How did Robin do it? Oh, yeah, he had more mature teammates. Like Impulse. “Guys. Focus here. We’re in like...a netherworld. And much worse...Harm followed us in.” —
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Post by Spider-Man Beyond on Mar 31, 2007 19:29:58 GMT -5
“Greta,” Wonder Girl tries to communicate, “it’s me. Cassie. You’re friend. Come back to....” getting blasted backwards into a tombstone. “Ouch. Kon...you’re up,” she says as she rubs her back. “Hey, babe, it’s your fave super powered...” getting blasted backwards beside Wonder Girl. “You were hitting on her?” “Uh....” Kid Flash, approaching Secret, “Suzie...it’s me,” pulling his mask back, “Bart. This can’t be you. You’re special to us. Come on, you’re the girl who made me like girls.” “Hey!” shouts Wonder Girl. Looking to Wonder Girl, “Shhh,” turning back to Greta, and barely zipping out of the way of a lightning blast. “It was worth a shot.” —
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Post by Spider-Man Beyond on Mar 31, 2007 19:31:03 GMT -5
“Harm’s the spirit here. We were pulled in by mistake. I think... he may be the key here,” Empress announces. “If we find him, we may find our way out.” “Hate to make you look for me,” Harm says as he grabs Lagoon Boy from behind, holding his sword to his throat. “What concern is my business of any of you? My grudge was with Secret and her Young Justice friends.” “To which I was a member, mon.” —
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Post by Spider-Man Beyond on Mar 31, 2007 19:32:10 GMT -5
“Greta,” Robin says, walking up to Greta. “Tim, no.” “It’s okay, Kon. I got this.” —
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Post by Spider-Man Beyond on Mar 31, 2007 19:32:44 GMT -5
Harm, lording over Empress. “You?” “Yes, we never met. I’m Empress.” “A new leader?” Harm says as he looks at Firestorm and Lagoon Boy, “For this merry band? Pathetic,” glaring at her as he inches the blade closer to Lagoon Boy’s throat. —
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Post by Spider-Man Beyond on Mar 31, 2007 19:33:21 GMT -5
“Greta. It’s me. Robin,” pulling off his mask. “It’s Tim. I... I kept secrets from you. From you all. I was wrong to do this. I valued your friendship, Greta. As did Bart, Kon, Cassie, Cissie, Anita. Even Slobo, in his own way. Please, come back to us,” seeing Secret begin to waver. —
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Post by Spider-Man Beyond on Mar 31, 2007 19:34:38 GMT -5
“I’m pathetic? I’m not ta one pickin on my baby sister like an insecure bully.” Grinning, as the blade draws blood. “Fine, but your choice of teammates is pathetic, little girl. This one, for instance, is useless outside of water. Maybe I should eliminate him for you?” Water? Yeah.—
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Post by Spider-Man Beyond on Mar 31, 2007 19:35:20 GMT -5
“I think it’s working,” Superboy whispers. “Greta, you know us. We’re your friends.” “T... Tim?” Secret says as she slowly comes out of her trance. —
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Post by Spider-Man Beyond on Mar 31, 2007 19:38:15 GMT -5
Empress grins as her plan formulates, “Water. Yeah, Lagoon Boy can’t do much without the stuff,” winking at Firestorm. “Good ol’ H2O.” Ohhhh, and Firestorm uses his power to manipulate molecules to turn Harm’s sword to water. “Huh?” “LAGOON BOY! BLOW UP! NOW!” And then he does. Sucking the water in his mouth, he uses that water to allow his body to puff up, causing Harm to drop him. “DUCK!” Empress yells as she leaps at Harm, kicking him and sending him falling off the cliff, Harm grabbing her leg, pulling the young warrior with him. “Anita?!” Lagoon Boy yells and then sees her start vanishing. “Anita?” “You too, green guy. Me..” appearing with Lagoon Boy and Empress in the cemetery, “three.” “All right! We Did it! Young Justice is back!” Both Empress and Firestorm looks on at Lagoon Boy, “Wha...?” “Well, do you really wanna disappoint the kid?” Firestorm asks. Empress smiles under her mask, “I guess not.” Robin, his mask back in place, “Young Justice? But... we’re Titans now.” “And we’re not. Robin.. .you and Kon and Cass and Bart...you belong in the Titans. You are a part of the Titans’ legacy, but us,” gesturing back at Lagoon Boy, Firestorm and Secret, “we need a place where we belong.” Empress turns to Secret. “Greta, I know you’ve just been through a lot, and this isn’t the life you’d want, but if you want, there’s a place for you here.” Secret, suddenly changing from her smoke form into her more human appearance, walks up to Robin. “I’ll miss you... Robin,” kissing his cheek. “How did you...?” “I seem to have... better control over these powers now. I’m also... alive, Robin. I don’t understand it, but I know I’m alive still.” “PAAARRRTY TIME!” Kid Flash and Lagoon Boy say at the same time. “Yeah, sounds like a cause for celebration,” Superboy says, lifting Greta onto his shoulders. And as the eight heroes leave, let’s fade over to a forgotten grave in this cemetery. No flowers, no visitors. It is the grave of William Hayes. Suddenly, the grave starts shaking, the headstone falls over and out bursts Harm from the earth he was buried in. “Welcome back, mate,” the demon known only as Buzz says, standing over Harm, smoking a cigarette. “I did my part. Now you’re up.” —
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Post by Spider-Man Beyond on Mar 31, 2007 19:39:09 GMT -5
The next morning, Titans Tower, as Cyborg comes in the gate, seeing the statue of Aqualad, shattered. “What the...?!” looking down at Lagoon Boy’s camera, a picture laying next to it, showing Lagoon Boy falling with the statue. “LAGOON BOY!?!?!?!?!?” The End?
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