Chapitre 8: Chapter 8 - [Highbreeds VS To'kostar]
I slowly began to open my eyes as consciousness returned little by little.
Distinguishing a bright light, the memories of my attack returned so I tried to move my face to know where I was exactly, discovering that something was stopping me. It seemed that my attempts caught someone's attention because two figures appeared before my eyes.
"It seems that he is beginning to regain consciousness." To my left was a slightly older man with a small mustache who tried to get my attention. "Young Omnaz, can you understand me?" Blinking slightly I tried to move my head being stopped by the other figure.
"Just blink please, your neck is slightly injured and we don't want you to get hurt anymore" The other figure was a young woman with striking blue eyes very similar to mine "If you understand us just blink once for yes, two for no" blinking slowly I gave them a yes.
"Perfect, Young Man, my daughter and I found you a few hours ago while we were fishing, an explosion on the city island alerted us" Watching the man I tried to speak.
"M-My... a-attacked" he looked at his daughter who responded as he walked away a little.
"We didn't find anyone, and your house was completely destroyed, apart from your wounds you didn't get burns fortunately" The father approached with a syringe which he injected into a sack next to me "My father is injecting you with an antibiotic, the wound on your shoulder has risks of infection" blinking slightly I began to speak again.
"W-Who are you?" she answered me while she was cleaning something with gauze.
"My name is Nyssa Ducard, and this is my Father Henri Ducard, I run a small free clinic in the southern part of the city which is where we are" A second later she seemed to see something that worried her because she called her father who gave the same look when he saw me.
"Young man, your wound in your abdomen is starting to bleed again, my daughter does not have what it takes to heal you completely, is there a way to call your League friends?" Blinking, I tried to raise my arm where the Omnitrix was, which caught her attention, so she carefully helped me.
"B-Button...right" Following my instruction Henri touched said button which connected me to the watchtower.
"This is the watchtower, what's happening Omnaz?" slowly losing consciousness as soon as I heard Nyssa start talking.
"Hello, your friend needs help, we're-!" A second later consciousness left me.
[T/N: Ok, one of two things happened. Either the attackers did something to him, they got something from the Omnitrix like a scan, or they were trying to make a point out of attacking him.]
When I opened my eyes again I found myself inside a capsule filled with liquid in the League's infirmary, it seemed that my awakening activated an alarm because, after a few seconds, J'onn accompanied by Superman entered the place.
"Max, my friend we are glad to see you awake" Looking at J'onn he seemed to understand as he connected to my mind.
"Hey Max" watching Superman speak through J'onn.
"He wants to know how long he's been asleep" Superman replied.
"Three weeks Max, your wounds, although they have not healed completely, fortunately, our infirmary is the best in the world" In accordance with the question, I asked another one J'onn.
"We still don't know who attacked you, Batman and Flash have been working on finding clues but there is nothing yet" Lowering my eyes I noticed how my arm was covered in a type of cast.
"The League thanked the Ducards for saving you, fortunately, they have a habit of fishing every Saturday at dawn or they wouldn't have found you" Looking at Superman I thanked him through J'onn.
Tiredness started to put me to sleep so I looked at J'onn one last time.
"Of course, as soon as you don't need the capsule we will let you out, and rest" Gratefully I let sleep overcome me.
When I woke up again I noticed that I was in a bed in the infirmary and not in the capsule.
Looking around I noticed my left arm was held in a sling probably to support my shoulder while my right hand was wearing a wrist brace.
Trying to get up, I grunted due to the pain that invaded my abdomen as well as my shoulder. After a few minutes, I managed to be completely sitting up, as well as in pain, when the door to the infirmary opened.
"Max, you shouldn't try too hard" Walking towards me J'onn helped me to lower the foot of the bed while he stabilized me.
"J'onn, it's good to see you again." Taking a glass of water, he offered it to me, which I appreciated.
"Likewise, friend, it has been eight days since the last time we spoke, your wounds, although healed on the outside, are still a little open on the inside" Taking the now empty glass he continued "I will call the others, the investigation into your attacker has not been able to move forward but maybe with your memories we will achieve something".
"Thank you J'onn, please help me" With his help I managed to stand up feeling my body cramp in pain "Come on let's call the others" Slowly we both started walking to the control room.
An hour later, sitting in a chair in the living room, I noticed how the other members arrived on the javelin.
A few minutes later everyone entered the room, the most striking being Flash who accelerated until he reached my side.
"Max, it's good to see you awake!" He was about to shake my injured shoulder when Lantern stopped him with his ring drawing his attention.
"Be calm Flash, he's still hurt, you can't greet him that way" embarrassed Flash apologized which made me smile slightly "It's a relief to see you better" Looking at Lantern I thanked him.
"Even in human form you prove to be tough Max" Looking at Hawkwoman I smiled as Wonder Woman walked towards me.
"The gods gave you strength" To my surprise she gave me a small hug which I returned as best I could.
"We're all happy to see him standing but Batman has something to tell us" Listening to Superman we all watched as Batman typed something into the mainframe.
"After Omnaz received first aid Flash and I checked his house for clues about his attacker, however, our investigation did not yield any results" Looking at the screen I noticed several images of what was left of my house while Batman continued with his findings.
"Max, do you remember anything about the attack?" Looking at J'onn I noticed that everyone was looking at me waiting for my answer so I let out a light sigh.
"I arrived home when the sun was just beginning to rise, I drank a glass of water when the attack started, and by surprise, I was able to avoid the first blow" Looking at the images I kept remembering "A kick stunned me, the blow felt like a metal bar."
"The attacker held me by the neck in my dazed state so I tried to attack his face, breaking my wrist due to the hardness of his face, in a way he reminded me a little of Creed, especially when his hand took the shape of a blade and pierced my armor" remembering I couldn't help but lightly touch my abdomen.
"A second attack went through my shoulder, followed by a headbutt that stunned me even more, a moment later I heard how my attacker was communicating with someone through a communicator, his voice was protected by a modulator so I don't know if it was a man or a woman, he received an order so he threw me into a wall and seconds later I lost consciousness."
Finishing my story I saw how Batman began to write down everything I had said.
"Thanks to your information we already know something, the attacker was sent by someone with resources since your armor is not easy to penetrate, only the rarest metals can penetrate it and we also know that besides Creed there could be another human with absorption abilities" typing he created a profile with the word unknown instead of an image.
"Although we know a little about the attacker, we still don't know who sent him or if he will return, being in your state it is best that you stay in the Watchtower until you are recovered enough to fight" knowing that Superman was right I did not refuse as I looked the profile of my attacker.
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Metropolis, a week later…
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Sitting in the control room of the watchtower, I was watching the news about the attack of several villains on Superman's City, although my recovery continued to progress, I was still not ready to leave.
Following the fight, I was completely shocked when, like all the other viewers, I witnessed the disappearance of Superman.
Several seconds later, coming out of shock a little, I began to type on the computer, saving the video to analyze it while I called the others on earth, with only Lantern answering me.
"Lantern what happened, where is Superman?" Seeing the few analyses that the computer could do with just the video, I listened to his response.
"Superman...is no longer with us" Completely in shock I could only look at the news that continued to show the place where Superman had been.
Three days later as the world prepared for a memorial service for Superman I found myself traveling to Bruce's house wearing civilian clothes so as not to attract attention.
Paying for a taxi I walked towards the door of the mansion being greeted by Alfred with a small smile.
"Nice to see you again Young Max," returning his smile I followed him as he led me to the entrance to the Batcave "I hope you can get Master Bruce to attend the funeral."
"I will do my best Alfred" Walking down some stairs Alfred invited me to continue while he returned to the mansion.
"I came as you asked me, Batman." Looking at the computer in the cave, I noticed the video of Superman's disappearance while Batman analyzed some remains of the attack.
"I have been analyzing the remains left from the battle, and all the tests show the same thing, nothing" Turning around he looked at me "That only makes me suspect that Superman is not dead."
Surprised, I arrived at his side looking at the remains without being able to see anything.
"Can you explain?" holding a scanner he spoke.
"The objects were there for a moment and then they disappeared" Looking at him I noticed how he left his scanner "Nothing can be created and destroyed only changed in one way or another" Understanding what he was getting at I spoke.
"You want me to try one of my ways to see if I can find something" Before even moving my right hand I spoke.
"...Just don't try too hard, I have monitored your recovery, you still have two months left to be one hundred percent" Without surprising me that he knew that, I didn't look at the Omnitrix.
"Don't worry, I'll be careful" Finding the alien who I thought would be perfect for the occasion I transformed with a flash.
A second later, in front of Batman, there was a robust copper-colored being with black stripes. On his chest, where the clock symbol was, there was a piece of glass showing gears.
However, what caught Batman's attention the most were the places where he knew Omnaz had been wounded since the being had those parts a little corroded and somewhat worn.
"I didn't know that your forms showed your wounds received in human form" Looking at my left wrist I understood what Batman was saying.
"Me neither" Turning my wrist slightly I continued "You don't have to worry, let's see" Pointing at a stop sign I shot a green beam at it for a few seconds before stopping showing how the sign was now like new.
"What did you do?" Batman took the signal to analyze it with his scanner.
"You won't find anything" Stopping he looked at me "You were right the matter was not destroyed it was just transformed, that sign was degraded on one side" Batman understood right away.
"The toymaker's machine was not a weapon, it was a time machine" Returning to his computer he began to write "Metal takes two hundred years to degrade in that way, that means Superman is in the future" Looking at a piece of glass he spoke.
"How long does the glass take?" Batman answered me after a second.
"More than five hundred years," sighing, I looked at him. "Which means it's probably well beyond a thousand years old... do you think you can find it?" Looking at the remains I responded.
"I can try, but it is best to keep this between us so as not to give false hope and while I try you should go to the funeral, it is understandable that I am not there but you should go" Thinking for a moment Batman answered me.
Several hours later while the funeral was broadcast on television I was agitated while in my human form and spitting out some blood.
"I better clean that up before Batman notices." Apparently, the energy required to manage time was straining my body which was not up to the task.
Sometime later, when Batman returned, he found me resting in his chair while several things were in perfect condition next to me.
"Some trace of Superman," breathing a little hard, I responded.
"I have traveled up to five thousand years and nothing, I will increase more" Getting up I stumbled slightly being stopped by him.
"Rest, tomorrow you will continue, I will let the League know that you are here so they don't worry" Completely tired I accepted Batman's idea while Alfred arrived to guide me to a room.
A few hours later Alfred was in charge of waking me up because apparently several villains had decided to attack Metropolis, with Batman being the only one to defend the city.
"Sorry to wake you Young Max" A little recovered from my effort I transformed into XLR8.
"Calm down Alfred" with a goodbye wave to run towards Superman's home, however, what before would have taken me two minutes took me twice as long to arrive at a burning city.
Looking for Batman I found him surrounded by villains completely unconscious so I decided on a specific form, the flash of my change caught the attention of the villains however they couldn't do anything before Kalibak was sent flying by a very strong blow.
"They really believed that just because Superman was not there they could do whatever they wanted" The five villains saw in shock a copy of Superman only younger and with different clothes.
"Superman?!...No, you're the one with the watch!" Volcana attacked me with her fire which I dispersed with a large breath of air, freezing her hands and causing her to scream slightly from the pain.
"Die copy!" Deadshot shot me, however, the bullets did not bother me, closing my eyes slightly I shot some rays at his wrists, destroying his weapons, and surprising him.
"Enough," appearing in front of him, I quickly pushed him with my palm, sending him flying several meters.
A moment later I was hit with rays that made me cry out in pain as I hunched over a little, turning my face slightly I found Livewire smiling.
Trying to recover, I was attacked by a purple lightning bolt from Star Sapphire that ended up causing me to fall to my knees due to the pain.
The sound of something heavy landing in front of me forced me to raise my face slightly, meeting a smiling Kalibak.
"You're strong, but not like Superman" Using his sledgehammer he hit me in the face which sent me flying towards a building through it to end up landing several blocks away from him.
"I hope the others have a good reason for not being here" Seeing how Kalibak came towards me I prepared for the fight.
A few minutes had passed since the first blow, and while I continued fighting with Kalibak I discovered that he was stronger than me, however, I had the advantage that I knew how to fight better than him, which is why he received most of my blows.
Dodging one of his fists, I attacked his jaw, lifting him slightly before delivering another blow to his chest, sending him flying a few meters.
Without waiting, I jumped on him, burying him in the ground, a second later I began to attack his face until his immense hand held my head to hit me in the chest and send me flying.
"You're tough, but no one can take on Kalibak son of Darkseid!" Spitting out some blood I watched in surprise as something fell on Kalibak before hearing a voice.
"Let's see if that's true!" The owner of the voice was a gray guy who, thanks to the stories of Superman, I recognized.
"You are Lobo, what are you doing here?" Looking at me with a smile he answered.
"You're seeing the new head of the League boy" A moment later he jumped on Kalibak leaving me alone while I recovered.
"Omnaz buddy, are you okay?!" Raising my face I met Flash who was surprised to see my face "Superman?!" Seeing how he lifted me up helped me.
"You can call me Ma-El in this form, Flash," seeing the crazy gray guy, I asked him about the others. "The other villains, are they defeated?"
"Yes, they weren't a problem, come I'll take you to the others" Accepting his help I let him take me to the others appearing in seconds "Guys I found our young friend!" When they saw me, everyone was surprised by my appearance.
"By Hera, you're just like Superman!" Walking towards me Wonder Woman grabbed my face which she saw had a bruise "Is this your Kryptonian form?" Moving her hands away from my face I responded.
"Yes, I have basic control over the powers" Stopping I spit out a little blood alarming them "However Livewire and Kalibak were a problem" Hearing an explosion in the distance Hawkwoman and Lantern went to stop Wolf.
"You worsened your wounds that had not yet healed" Looking at Batman I noticed his disapproval.
"Yes, and I saved you." Returning to my human form, I touched my face because I was in pain. "Although I should have thought better." Looking at a mirror, I noticed that my chin was purple and a little swollen.
"We must take these villains to prison so that Omnaz can receive medical attention." I gratefully looked at J'onn while he hoped that, my face wouldn't appear on the news.
"Hahaha, you saw him with Lobo here they don't need Superman!" As soon as Lobo arrived, he annoyed the others while Lantern and Hawkwoman stopped to avoid attacking him.
"Tell me, why is this guy here?" Flash began to tell me what had happened in the Watchtower while Batman gave me a makeshift mask as the police began to arrive for the criminals.
Having all the criminals gathered, I looked at Lantern asking him for a favor.
"Eliminate my blood, the last thing we need is for someone to play with it" Understanding he destroyed the spot Ihad spat out with a lightning bolt.
"Wait, where's Deadshot?" My response was the sound of an explosion followed by a rocket that came close to hitting Batman if it weren't for a hand.
Batman attacked Deadshot who was on a building while I looked surprised at a very different Superman.
"Superman!"
"You're alive!"
"I can't believe it!"
"Are you OK?!"
Standing next to Batman I let out a soft sigh that caught everyone's attention.
"Looks like we were right, you were in the future right?" Smiling slightly, Superman answered me.
"Yes, the toymaker sent me thirty thousand years in the future and the rest is complicated," smiling, J'onn touched his shoulder.
"We miss you so much friend, all of us" The others looked at Batman who looked at them seriously.
"Don't let him fool you, your death affected him as much as everyone else" that surprised Superman.
"It's not true, as Omnaz already said we knew you weren't dead" Superman just looked at him before Lobo held him up as well as Wonder Woman.
"Isn't it great, the whole team together again, the nine of us" annoyed Superman let go.
"You counted wrong, you're fired" that bothered Lobo "You don't fit into the League Lobo, go find a criminal, I don't care what you do just leave" Completely offended Lobo mounted his motorcycle to leave.
"You'll want to take a bath and put on some clean clothes" Looking at Lantern we saw how Superman responded.
"Not yet, there is work to do" Floating he looked at me for a moment "Can you handle one more fight?" a little sore I accepted "Come, I'll explain it to you on the way" being picked up by Lantern I missed Superman's last look as we followed him.
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Flashback…
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Listening to Vandal tell him how he had proclaimed himself master of the World, Superman couldn't help but exclaim.
"The league would never have allowed you," Vandal replied, smiling.
"You're right, everyone put up resistance, Lantern died right here, however the most dangerous was Young Omnaz" Touching his robotic arm he smiled wistfully "Our last battle was great, I lost my arm and leg while half the continent was submerged in the sea, After that battle I didn't see him again, although I don't think he died." Superman could only see him without believing it.
"My new powers altered the gravitational balance of the entire solar system, this is the result, although I don't think the human race disappeared, after all, Omnaz rescued refugees during the years we fought" Tired of everything Superman attacked him.
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End flashback…
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There was no doubt that if Clark ever died he could trust that the world would have someone like Max to take care of it.
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Jump City, a month later…
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Walking through the city in civilian clothes I couldn't help but admire the snow that was beginning to cover it, having arrived at Christmas time, the city accompanied the atmosphere by wrapping itself in colored lights.
Continuing my way, I arrived at a small clinic from which a few last people were beginning to leave happily, greeting them, and drawing the attention of a woman at the counter.
"I'm sorry but the clinic is closing for today" Smiling she lightly spoke.
"I know, I'm coming to see Doctor Nyssa, I'm a friend," understanding, the woman disappeared into the place while I lightly shook the snow from my hair.
"Max!" Hearing my name I watched Nyssa approach with a smile as she wore her coat.
"Nyssa, it's a pleasure to see you again." Approaching, she gave me a small hug that I returned.
Batman, being what he is, had been in charge of reviewing the history of Nyssa and her father, finding that they were simple civilians, so I could easily approach them knowing that they knew my civilian identity.
My encounters with Nyssa, although small, had been increasing to the point where I could say we were friends.
"I thought you'd be recovering in the League's infirmary?" Thanks to my fight with the villains my injuries had increased.
"Today I had the day to spend outside, tell me, how is your father?" Smiling, she guided me to her office while allowing her receptionist to leave.
"Well, continue with his business, trying to save the world little by little" Looking at her office I managed to see some diplomas as well as several photos of her father "But tell me, to what do I owe the pleasure of seeing you?"
"Well, I thought that since you don't have any family here, you might like to join me for a little Christmas dinner." That seemed to please her.
"Sounds fantastic," taking off her coat, she began to take her things. "Tell me where are you taking me? Your house isn't ready yet, right," helping her, I replied.
"A small restaurant in the middle of the city, my house won't be ready for several days," finishing we started to leave the clinic, and while she was closing I hailed a taxi.
Several minutes later we found ourselves entering a family restaurant where we were shown to a table to take our orders.
"Tell me, your father won't come to see you?" Nyssa answered me, drinking some water.
"He came a few days ago, his transport company asks for a lot of attention, in recent years he has thought about an heir since I take medicine as a priority" Smiling a little more animated she continued "But tell me what about you, a new way to save the city?" laughing lightly I spoke.
"No, only the classics, although of course there are several that I hardly use" The talk continued to be about various topics as the dinner continued.
Finishing our dinner I accompanied her to her apartment where I said goodbye to her, wishing her a good night while I returned to the hotel where I was staying for the moment.
As soon as she entered her apartment, Nyssa Ducard's face changed as she pressed a tiny button behind her ear.
Her features became thinner as her face changed, the only thing that stayed the same were her blue eyes which had turned cold.
Walking to her room she grabbed a computer which she used to contact her father who responded quickly.
"Tell me dear, there are new developments with my young candidate" A face completely different from the one Max knew appeared in front of her, his face was that of an older man but with strong features.
"Slowly but surely I am gaining his trust, tell me, Father, why don't you meet him with your true identity and offer him to be your heir?" Her father only looked at her for a second before answering.
"If I present myself with that proposal I do not doubt that the Detective will make him hesitate to accept it, you know what he thinks of us and although he is still a candidate, young Max is a much more promising one, so continue with your work Nyssa and do not fail me "Ending the call, her father left her alone in her apartment.
"This is how it will be done, Demon Head," leaving her computer, Nyssa decided to take a bath, lost in her thoughts.
[T/N: Ah...it was the league of assasins.]
The next day while Max was having breakfast a call from the Watchtower caught his attention.
"Omnaz here, what's going on?" Batman's voice was the one that answered him.
"I have someone to introduce you to, see you in Chicago, I'll give you the exact coordinates" Without saying anything else I ended the call while the coordinates reached my communicator.
Several minutes later I found myself in Chicago, more specifically in front of a somewhat old Boxing Gym, so I returned to my human form.
Entering the place I found two people waiting for me, one of them was Batman while the other was someone I didn't know who was wearing a black cat-shaped suit with bandages on both arms.
"So this is the puppy you want me to train" I blankly looked at Batman waiting for an explanation.
"Omnaz, this is Wildcat, an old acquaintance, I train in hand-to-hand combat with" Walking towards them I continued listening to Batman "Your training must be accelerated, he will be able to do it both in your human form and in the others."
"Okay puppy Batman says you have talent let's see if it's true," he says letting out a light sigh he goes up to the ring knowing that it wouldn't turn out well for me.
Sure enough five minutes later I was face down on the mat after a well-placed Wildcat combination that left my head ringing.
"Your training needs a lot of improvement, but Batman is right you are talented!" Getting up carefully, I massage my chin.
"Batman, I'll take care of the boy, don't worry, soon he'll be like you." Looking at Batman, I noticed his small smile as he left me in the hands of the boxer.
"Okay boy, it's time to start your training" Sighing I just prepared myself for what was to come.
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Wildcat Gym, a week later…
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Although in pain I was quite happy with the old hero, because even in some of my forms he knew how to train, especially with Four Arms with whom he was fascinated.
"Come on puppy, faster!" Even with my four fists, delivering a solid blow was difficult, his experience made it easy for him to dodge my blows without problems while I received his.
"..." Growling slightly I received his upward blow on my chin followed by a right hand that turned my face, counterattacking I launched two blows which he dodged with a small jump.
"Hahaha that was really close, I'll have to get serious soon!" Looking at him, I noticed his smile even with his mask. "That's enough for today." Listening to that, I let out a light sigh as I returned to my human form.
"That red shape is durable, my blows are quite solid, however, you take them as if they were nothing," massaging my chin, I replied.
"No, even with the resistance of a Tetramand your blows are hard, fortunately, my form is maturing which gives me greater resistance" Taking a bottle that he threw at me I looked at him while laughing lightly.
"Alien puberty" Understanding I laughed lightly as I walked to my backpack to grab a towel.
Cleaning my face I heard the Gym television turn on.
"Hey kid, didn't the League call you?!" curious I looked at him.
"No, at the moment they haven't called me, why the question?" Without answering, he just pointed to the television where I saw how they showed a replay of an explosion moments before the Joker appeared talking about Lantern and Hawkwoman.
"I need to go" With a greeting I left Wildcat transforming into XLR8 to travel to Las Vegas.
Running at full speed, it took me a few minutes to reach the city where I could still see the consequences of the explosion broadcast on television.
"Omnaz, could someone tell me why you didn't call me?" Waiting for a member's response, I began to run towards the site of the explosion, finding only remains.
"It didn't seem...necessary!" listening to Superman I could tell that he was fighting with someone.
"There are several bombs in the city, look for them and deactivate them" I ran and started looking for the bombs while Batman finished telling me the combination to deactivate them.
In a few minutes, I found several deactivating them without problems listening through the communicator as Superman and Flash took care of the last one.
A sound alerted me from Batman's communicator so I answered it.
"I need you to follow my trail, I'm following Harley to find the Joker, but knowing him it won't be easy" Returning to my human form I spoke.
"Ok, don't worry, I'll find you" Ending the call I transformed back in a flash.
In a second, Wildmutt was in the middle of the street, although with some differences, dark stripes began to appear on his head, while the clock symbol was on his forehead.
Taking a few breaths my orifices moved as I searched for Batman's scent quickly finding it which made me growl before I started running towards a specific direction.
Several minutes later I was running through the hallways of a building when the Joker's voice came to me followed by Batman's sounds of pain so I entered a room destroying the door and surprising the clown.
"You, boy, you're very inopportune, Ace, do your thing." Turning to the girl sitting in the middle of the room, I noticed that she was looking at me without doing anything, which made me turn my face interested. "What's happening, why aren't-? Wait, that thing doesn't have eyes!" Releasing a growl I prepared to attack.
"Don't stop!" Jumping on the Joker, I held his arm with my mouth to send him against one of the cameras in the room. Without waiting for him to recover, I attacked him again, holding his face with my left paw before throwing him at the girl's feet.
As he fell, I heard something hit the ground and found a strange ring at the Joker's feet, who, shaken, also noticed something because he immediately looked at the girl who began to get up.
"Wait Ace, I just kept it as a souvenir!" Starting to crawl, I stopped him by walking towards him while the girl was talking.
"I'm not afraid of you" coming to me I felt the girl touch my head which made me raise my face "I know what it's like to scare people, that's why I'm not afraid of you, I'm the only one" as she spoke I noticed how the Joker was crawling on the floor trying to get away until he collided with a wall while we followed him.
"Oh don't do it!" The one called Ace only brought her hand closer to his head before speaking.
"Do what?" She slowly caressed the Joker's head while I looked at them, the Joker somewhat calmly looked at her.
"Ah!, this is my little Ace, everything is going to be very-" From one moment to the next the Joker remained silent for seconds before starting to scream in terror while he looked at the girl's face.
Everything lasted a few seconds before the Joker was silent as he fell to the ground staying still.
Finishing, the girl left him to pat my head and started to leave before Batman stopped her.
"Where..are you going…now?" Not knowing if he should stop her she stopped.
"Nowhere" she continued walking and when I was going to stop her I heard how Batman was unconscious so I went with him to help him while I returned to my human form.
Before Ace disappeared she turned slightly as she looked at me meeting her empty eyes.
[T/N: Since when has Ace been able to do some type of Scarecrow magic thing?!!? Wait, no. This isn't Joker's daughter, this is the other one who died.]
Several hours later I found myself in Arkhan, more specifically in Harley's cell, who avoided looking at me while she turned her back to me, somewhat depressed.
"Harley...you can't ignore me all the time...Harleen" The use of her real name caused a reaction after half an hour of ignoring me.
"Don't call me that, my name is Harley, the name Puddin gave me!" Jumping, she attacked me so I dodged her with difficulty.
"At least you're looking at me now, Harley," hearing that I used her name, she stopped, looking at me annoyed with a pout.
"I don't want you here, go bother Pam" Letting out a sigh I ignored the push she gave me as she walked back to her bed.
"I'm here for Pamela, she, like the others, saw how the Joker knocked you out with one blow" which caused the woman to tremble a little "Harley...it's not in your best interest to continue with him, do you understand?" She just murmured a response to me.
"-But I love him-" Looking at her sadly I could only stay listening as she slowly began to cry as quietly as possible without knowing how to help her.
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A month later, Washington DC…
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Sitting next to Batman I was comfortable with the new armor he had created for me being stronger and with greater protection in vital areas, as well as a more updated mask that could create a small image to cover my features with others.
Checking the Omnitrix trying to unlock some new alien while we waited for the attack on the delegate's meeting.
"The Kaznia refugees have just arrived, is there a problem?" Using my communicator I listened to the others' responses.
"According to my sources, this peace conference will be attacked by terrorists" Listening to the others Batman continued "I have taken care of that" he knew what he meant because he knew that Superman was inside the building.
Continuing with the Omnitrix, I was slightly surprised to see how a new image appeared on the watch.
"CELESTIALSAPIEN DNA SAMPLE UNLOCKED" Surprised I looked at Batman who was also looking interested in the image of a humanoid with small horns on its head.
[T/N: HOLY SHIT! WHAT'S ABOUT TO GO DOWN!??!?!]
"...I didn't expect that" Some explosions in the distance caught our attention as we stood up.
"Lantern! Omnaz!" Listening to the answer I prepared to transform.
"They're not exactly common terrorists!" Hearing a scream we saw how a tornado stopped two bodies that were falling.
"I'm going to help them" without waiting for a response from transforming into BigChill to clear it with a flap of my wings.
Watching how lightning was shot at me I became intangible as I watched the building where the refugees were located receive the impact.
"We have to stop them quick" Flying towards the ship I took a deep breath before shooting a stream of ice from my mouth into one of the front cannons.
The result, the cannon exploded when it fired again, passing by I noted as Superman and J'onn flew towards the back of the ship without hearing Hawkwoman's scream, being injured when they touched the ship.
"I'll take care of it!" Flying quickly, I took J'onn by his arm and Superman by his cape to land, carefully placing them on the ground next to Flash and the others.
As they recovered Hawkwoman arrived causing J'onn to speak.
"Any other suggestions?" Turning around I looked at the ship as it flew towards us seconds before a powerful lightning bolt hit it from the sky causing it to crash a few meters from us.
A moment later a large shadow covered us so we saw the sky finding several ships accompanying an immensely large one.
"We went from bad to worse" Hawkwoman stopped Superman looking at the ships.
"No, wait!" A moment after the larger ship, a smaller one began to leave to land near us, so we approached.
When the ship opened we were all surprised to see its occupants because several men with the same wings as Hawk Woman emerged from it.
"Do you know these guys?" Covering myself with my wings, I looked carefully at Hawk Woman who, smiling, spoke.
"Yes," she jumped closer to the one wearing the most striking armor "Welcome Commander" That made me slightly suspicious.
"Thank you Lieutenant" Annoyed Lantern took a step, drawing everyone's attention.
"Do you want to tell us what's going on here!?" Pointing at her Commander, Hawkwoman spoke.
"This is Commander Ro-talan of Thanagar!" before I can continue speaking.
"Introduce us later, I must meet with their leaders, the fate of this planet is in danger" While the others looked at each other I did not take my eyes off the so-called Ro-talan.
A few hours later, due to an urgent call, the Commander was in a meeting with all the leaders of the world while he explained his reasons for his presence while all of us except Hawkwoman watched from a balcony.
"Wait, she's a spy" Hearing what Hawkwoman was doing on Earth excited Flash "Super" which upset Lantern.
"She was spying on us" that discouraged Flash as Ro-talan continued explaining what was coming to Earth.
"Very convenient, don't you think?" Everyone looked at me, however, no one said anything.
When the meeting ended I was next to Batman who, being what he was, agreed with my comment.
"We should do some research" When he was about to answer I heard a voice that I hadn't heard for a while.
"Undercover missions, how exciting" Turning slightly I found Paradox who was eating some gum while smiling "Hello again Max, and it's nice to meet you, Batman."
"Do you know him?" Looking at Batman I noticed that he was ready to attack so I let out a sigh.
"Batman, meet Professor Paradox, he is a time traveler, he helped me learn some secrets of the Omnitrix... he is on my side, I think?" smiling Paradox offered us a piece of gum which we declined.
"Max is right about that, however, my visit is due to a problem with the Prime universe of the Omnitrix, I need your help" Listening to his seriousness I knew that my help was necessary.
"Batman, you think you can handle the investigation alone. I promised to help you and I will." Batman looked at me for a second before looking at Paradox, who was now smiling.
"How long will he be out?" Paradox took out his pocket watch before answering us.
"Only for the necessary amount"This seemed to bother Batman but he didn't say anything as he walked beside Paradox.
"Tell the others please, I will return as soon as possible hoping that our suspicions are false" With a shake of his head Batman said goodbye while a blue portal covered us.
A moment later I noticed how we were moving through a blue tube while many images passed quickly.
"I must say that I like your armor, although of course, it is not my favorite, that is the one from about twenty years in the future" Releasing a sigh I did not answer him, not wanting to mess with the future.
When a portal opened in front of us I found myself stepping onto the pavement as a small building appeared in front of us.
"Well, this is my reinforcement." Stopping from seeing a large sign with a milkshake, I looked at those who Paradox was talking to.
"-Hey Tennyson, look at his wrist-" Listening to the whisper, I looked at a black-haired teenager wearing blue pants and a black t-shirt.
"It's the Omnitrix before he recalibrated" a very familiar voice made me look at a girl just like Sunny only with different hair colors and clothes.
"Great Paradox, you brought another version of me!" listening to that I looked at a brown-haired boy in a green jacket with a watch very similar to my Omnitrix.
"This is the Primary user Paradox?" walking towards the boy I looked at him noticing that he was taller than me "His eyes show immaturity" which seemed to bother him.
"Hey I'm a very mature hero, I've saved the earth many times!" Touching my mask I made it disappear to look him face-to-face, surprising both him and the other two.
"If you have to say that you show me your immaturity" the girl was the first to come out of her surprise.
"Grandpa Max?" I looked at her with some affection because she reminded me of Sunny.
"My name is Max but I'm no one's grandfather" leaving the three of them to look lightly at everyone else who was listening to me, although the appearance of some of them caught my attention and the one who surprised me the most was the little alien standing on a green car.
"You are Azmuth, the creator of the Omnitrix" Watching the boys walk towards him I presented him with the watch "I appreciate the opportunity to wield such a powerful tool" Caressing his tentacles he spoke.
"Get closer" giving him access to the Omnitrix I noticed how he moved it causing the hologram of him to appear "Index of correct use of the Omnitrix" The hologram of him looked at him and spoke.
"Ninety-two percent correct use" That seemed to catch everyone's attention especially Azmuth who looked at me.
"I'm glad to see that my greatest invention is not used as a toy like in other realities" Looking at the boy behind me I understood "Master Control unlocked" the clock blinked slightly.
"MASTER CONTROL UNLOCKED ALL FUNCTIONS HAVE BEEN RELEASED" I gratefully looked at Azmuth.
"Hey, why does he have master control so easily!" Looking at the boy Azmuth spoke.
"Because he is more mature Ben Tennyson" that silenced the boy as Paradox spoke.
"I think it's best that we head to the Solitudes, after all, we have a war to win" Listening to Paradox, everyone prepared to travel, some in the car and others inside an immense green ship.
While we were traveling, the girl in the pink sweatshirt who commanded the ship looked at me curiously.
"I thought only Ben carried the Omnitrix" Looking at her I answered.
"As Paradox explained to me, there are many realities where that is true, however, there are some where others carry the Omnitrix, mine being one of them" She looked at Paradox who smiling nodded.
"How crazy, a trip between realities," smiling slightly, I agreed with him.
"I noticed that you haven't used the hologram I installed in your Omnitrix much" Looking at Azmuth I answered.
"There are few times that I have found myself in need of such great help, I have colleagues who support me and I believe I am using the watch as best as possible" Looking at me Azmuth just shook his head, nodding without saying anything.
A few minutes later we were getting off the ship while seeing the abandoned base we had arrived at.
"Why do we stop here?" Interested, I looked at the guy with the metal helmet while the boy on the red robot answered him.
"The area is hidden" The boy named Kevin if he remembered correctly touched his car absorbing the metal like Creed while he spoke.
"Once we're inside there will be action" Looking at Ben I waited to hear his plan.
"Very well, nothing elaborate, we just go in and destroy the arch, we capture any Highbreed we find, that's all" Finishing speaking he looked at his watch before remembering something "One more thing, no matter what happened or that we don't know each other, we are a team we take care of each other, win or lose together" finishing, he touched his Omnitrix before hitting it hard, transforming.
His form was a very familiar one however the method of transforming and what he did next baffled me.
"Cannonbolt!" Looking at how he raised his arms, I let out a sigh, drawing his attention while I heard something from what Paradox said was Gwen. "What's going on?"
Taking a few steps forward I touched my Omnitrix as he responded to it.
"If the green flash already attracts attention, I don't understand why shout your name" That caused everyone to see it which made them uncomfortable "Also you shouldn't hit the clock so hard, you can accidentally turn it changing the alien you had chosen" having the way recommended by Paradox transform me.
"And you say you're not immature" Enjoying my new height I looked at Ben noticing his look of shock as he pointed his hand at me something that Kevin and Gwen imitated "What's wrong with you?"
"Y-You're Vilgax!" I looked at him surprised because I didn't think they knew my name.
"Let me explain, Max, Vilgax is an old enemy of Ben's, that's why they're surprised." Looking at Paradox, I noticed that Azmuth was looking at me interested.
"Well, I'm not the Vilgax you know, and now we have to save the world from him," out of surprise, Ben spoke.
"Y-Yes, let's go" Following him I crossed a field of concealment, encountering a small snowfall while the ground was full of snow, however, the most striking thing was the large antennas in the distance along with the immense arch that stood out above everything.
Listening to the others talk, I noticed brown beings with a green eye and tentacles on their chests.
"Are those the Highbreed?" They all looked at me before noticing my hand pointing into the distance.
"No, those are DNAliens, the slaves of the Highbreed." The so-called DNAliens saw us and a moment later began to make noises, alerting everyone else in the base.
A few seconds later the battle began and while the others ran towards the troops I jumped away quickly from everyone.
Landing quite far from the others my target was one of the antennas as I hit anything that got in my way without any problem.
I was slightly surprised when the DNAliens began to spit slime at me very similar to that of Stinkfly, including its hardness, however, with my strength, I could free myself without problems.
"Stand aside!" Hitting the ground, I lifted a large piece of rock to throw it at those who were trying to attack me, creating an opening for the antenna.
Running hard, I rammed the antenna, causing a large part to be destroyed, and causing the entire structure to lose the strength to support itself.
It only took three hits for the antenna to finish falling while the nearby DNAliens ran while growling, so I jumped away from the place.
My jump made me land among a large group of beings who did not hesitate to shoot me with weapons without causing any damage to my body.
The same thing happened for several minutes until I noticed Paradox approaching with Azmuth on his shoulder so stopping I walked towards him sending the DNAliens flying.
"I don't understand why you brought me Paradox, although many of these things are not a danger!" taking a DNAlien and using it as a weapon against others.
"I didn't bring you for them, Max, I brought you for those" Following his finger I noticed how five quite large white aliens appeared "Those my friend are the Highbreed, Ben can handle one with great difficulty, I hope you have better chances" smiling behind my mask I spoke.
"I hope they are worth it Paradox" Taking a big jump I headed towards the five aliens who prepared for my landing.
"You dirty mongrel, how dare you oppose the Highbreed empire" Being the closest one who said those words, I did not hesitate to give him a powerful punch to the head, sending him flying several meters.
"I'm not a mongrel" The other four attacked me together, however, thanks to my training with Wildcat I managed to avoid their claws by taking two of them by the face, impacting them on the ground, and breaking it.
A blow to the face made me stumble slightly before receiving two more blows from the Highbreed who were still ready to fight.
However, I was a little surprised that I only slightly felt his attacks, so taking the fist of one of them, I bent his wrist, breaking it, and then grabbed his face and used it as a weapon against his partner.
It took me a few minutes to finish off the five aliens so I turned around looking for Paradox and found him approaching me.
"Very impressive Max, though," he pointed behind me causing me to see more Highbreed appearing. "I know you'll have fun."
Looking at Paradox I noticed his smile as he left, taking Azmuth with him.
Several minutes later and standing on a small pile of Highbreed, I was holding one of them by the neck when I noticed a large shadow that made me turn towards the arch, encountering an extremely large alien.
"Omnitrix, what species is that alien?" The Omnitrix flashed yellow as it dropped the Highbreed.
"TO'KUSTAR SPECIES, SAMPLE UNLOCKED WITH MASTER CONTROL" Watching as the giant took the bow I jumped towards him having to stop when the bow activated sending Ben flying who landed probably unconscious.
Ships so large began to leave the portal that the Watchtower looked small and their number only increased.
Dropping down near Ben who seemed to have returned to his human form, I reached the crater where he was at the exact moment Gwen was helping him up.
"It's too late" Looking at the ships I returned to my human form while Ben spoke.
"It's never too late, new plan" Like everyone else I just looked at him waiting to hear his plan, and after a few seconds he spoke.
"I got it, let's get into the Highbreed control center and force the Captain to abort his attack!" Looking at Ben I could only shake my head at his ingenious plan.
"Is that really your big plan?" The words of the guy with the mask bothered Ben who started arguing with him.
"The control tower must be the best-protected building in the place, Max, you will accompany them" Accepting, I transformed into Vilgax again, however, Paradox stopped me.
"I'm sorry Max but your presence will be required elsewhere, I'm sure Ben will be able to reach the control tower" Saying goodbye Paradox took my arm teleporting us several meters away from the crater.
"You should have let Max go with Ben, his maturity and control with the Omnitrix would be helpful" Looking at Paradox I noticed how he took out his pocket watch.
"My friend, Ben will reach the tower, however his plan will not succeed" Surprised I looked at him causing him to laugh "I'm an old man in time Max, don't worry Ben will stop the war, however his friends will need someone to stop them" Following his arm I noticed a small machine surrounded by DNAliens who made it work.
In a flash, several Highbreed appeared fully armed while growling.
"In other timelines, they didn't arrive, right?" Preparing to attack, I looked askance at Paradox who was smiling at me.
"You are learning my old friend, you are learning" Satisfied with his answer I jumped on the Highbreed who alertly began to shoot at me without managing to hurt me before I landed in front of them and the fight began.
Like the previous Highbreeds, these had no chance as I sent them flying several meters due to my force, however, these seemed better trained as some of them covered themselves from my more open blows.
"You dirty mongrel you won't stop us!" Hearing those words, I grabbed the Highbreed by the neck to hit him to the ground and step on him, causing him to scream in pain.
"I'm not a half-breed and I don't like that word" My eyes shone when I finished speaking, shooting two rays that hit two Highbreed that were trying to fall on me.
The battle had been going on for a while as more and more Highbreed appeared so I looked at the machine that was helping them get there.
"Let's finish this" Raising my arms I felt how the tubes in them entered my skin causing them to grow greatly so I impacted the ground with both causing the earth to split sending all the Highbreed flying and destroying the machine.
"Max, can you stop, Ben already stopped the war!" Without understanding, I looked at Paradox before a pulse of energy cut me off for a few seconds. When I opened my eyes, I looked around, surprised by the change in the Highbreed.
"Did they change color?" Looking at Paradox I walked towards him "What exactly did Ben do?"
"He saved them, the Highbreed started this war only because their race was doomed, Ben used his Omnitrix to heal the defects in their DNA, and the war ended" A moment later a voice sounded calling the attention of some Highbreed who were beginning to wake up.
"To all Highbreed who hear the sound of my voice, the war is over, return home to create a new future together!" I looked at the Highbreed who, although bewildered by their new appearance, began to gather while one used a communicator.
"I take back some of the things I said about Ben" Paradox only laughed lightly as we both walked towards the arch.
Several minutes after the destruction of the Highbreed arc I approached who Paradox believed was the Max Tennyson of this universe.
"My grandchildren told me your name is also Max" Looking at the older man I noticed a few similarities in our faces.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, based on the little conversation I had with Verdona you are a great man" That seemed to surprise him as he left his tentacled alien to get closer to me.
"Do you know Verdona?" Nodding, I told him about my encounter with the woman, causing a smile to appear on his face when I finished.
"It makes me happy that she remembers me, and also the fact that although it is very small, a part of me does the best for your home and the galaxy in another reality" Looking at me he offered me his hand which I accepted "Welcome to the Tennysons."
"It's an honor," finishing speaking he said goodbye to mounting his alien leaving a moment later.
Walking towards Ben I noticed that he was alone with Paradox and Azmuth.
"I must say that although immature, you are someone this world needs Ben Tennyson" My words seemed to bother him however his face changed when I offered him my hand "If you need help again tell Paradox and I will come" Smiling he returned the greeting.
"Thank you and I hope things don't get so bad that I need another Omnitrix in my reality" Smiling I stood next to Paradox who made us disappear in a flash.
Our journey took us to a small laboratory where Azmuth smiled before looking at me so I knelt down to be level with him.
"Since it is not necessary, if you wish you can block the master control Azmuth" The old Galvan just stroked his beard before turning his back on me.
"It's not necessary, I'm sure that with the master control your percentage will go up to one hundred so keep it and continue being a great wielder Max Tennyson" Smiling I turned to look at Paradox who was looking at me with joy.
"Well it's time to take you home, see you Azmuth" Without seeing us he said goodbye as we disappeared in a flash of blue.
"Max, you should know that it's been a while since we left in your dimension." Surprised, I looked at him before speaking.
"What, a week, or two?" Without looking at me he answered me.
"One month and in said month some things happened" I looked at him alarmed.
"What do you mean Paradox?" Before he answered me we appeared in an alley so I quickly walked out of it, getting a surprise.
I didn't know which city I was in but the sky was filled with Thanagarians as a voice rang out.
"Obey and you will not suffer, break our laws, and the punishment will be severe!" Without being able to believe it, I looked at the aliens flying through the city.
"The Thanagarians didn't turn out to be your friends Max" Listening to Paradox I looked at him asking for answers.
[T/N: There it is, the Celestialsapian is going to be coming out soon. Also, patreons, rejoice! You will be getting 4 chapters of Omnitrix of Justice this week. If you like this chapter then leave a comment, write a review, and drop some stones. If any of you guys over at Webnovel want to get access to the 3 chapters of this week ahead of the public release, it's just $5.]
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