Caribbean Sea.....
Infinity Islands.....
A tall, imposing looking man walked along the hallways of his castle. He looked to be in his early fifties, sporting black hair with gray streaks.
Alongside a mustache with wild, black eyebrows.
He was dressed in a regal manner, with the majority of his clothes covered by a high-collared green cloak with large gold buttons.
His peaceful walk, however, was interrupted when something on his belt buckle began to give off a flashing white light.
Coming to a halt, he took out a spherical flashing object from his pocket and pushed the tip.
The sphere opened up in three sides and a holographic projection was displayed.
"L-0? What is the matter?"
"Complications have emerged in Bialya. L-3 has ordered an emergency assembly for all reachable members".
Seeing the pure white female hologram, Ra's al ghul's thick eyebrows furrowed greatly.
"Complications bigger than what the Android can handle?"
"Confirmed".
"I'll be right there". And with that, The Demon's Head turned off the projector. Then, he changed his direction and walked towards his private study. In there, no one was allowed to disturb him.
Not even his daughter.
.....
Metropolis.....
Lexcorp.
"The Android is facing troubles it can't handle?"
"The Android is precisely what is in trouble".
"Oh….". Lex put down his glass of champagne. With a clap of his hands, the lights went off, and the holographic projection expanded while connecting to the assembly call.
After the AI was reprogrammed with the combined efforts of himself and the brain, Amazo had gotten a minor upgrade.
The operating system of the Android was controlled precisely by L-0 thereby the delay caused in switching between abilities was effectively shortened. You could practically say it was removed.
Even against the original Justice League, it may not win, but it definitely wouldn't lose. Escaping unscathed was possible.
And yet now...
"Why am I not surprised...".
The bald billionaire muttered.
The same thing happened with other members of the light. The Brain, Ocean master, Klarion.....
..... ...
With the impact caused by the telekinetic push, the entire underground base shook like it had been hit with a sledgehammer.
Quite understandable if you could see it. The force not only slammed The Android away, but also destroyed everything else in its path. The walls and roof came crumbling down on itself wherever the wave went.
Bursting through the final obstacle, Amazo's body came to a halt as he slammed against a wall in a rather spacious arena.
Several seconds later, Amari appeared at the hole in which The Android flew out of.
He took several steps forward, his eyes set on the unmoving machine that rested against the wall with its head lowered.
"Finally. And here I thought Lex would keep you hidden until he really had no other cards up his sleeve".
His steps came to a halt. His voice wasn't particularly loud, but it could be heard clearly despite the ringing sirens.
Amari looked at The Android with interest. Lines of information appeared in his retina before disappearing, constantly being digested in his mind.
He had to admit though, by human standards, Professor Ivo was truly a genius.
The capability shown in creating this was enough to award him that title. Absorption cell technology, this was something even Luthor couldn't come up with.
The information provided didn't end there, though. The moment his glowing blue eyes caught sight of it, he realized a lot of things.
"But I have to say, Lex really took a gamble on this one". At that moment, the dropping Android suddenly raised its head.
The menacing eyes on those facial features that was incapable of creating expressions looked like they were about to boor through him.
With mechanical whirring noises, it stood on its feet without so much as slight damage to any of its parts.
In Amazo's vision, Amari in the distance was clearly captured like a screenshot and the picture suddenly shrunk down by several times before undergoing various scans.
The scanning feature enabled in its core programmings examined the Deviant's body structure from head to toe without missing so much as a single hair.
The analysis software was constantly processing, deciphering, copying... Or at least, it was trying to.
[Adversary Name: The Deviant]
[Lifeform Base: Carbon Based Life form... Negative]
<< Bioscans state that the Target's physiology has no traces of periodic elements..... >>
[Physiological structure, analyzing...... Analysis failed]
<< Analyzing cell structure..... Analysis failed >>
<< DNA data analysis..... Analysis failed >>
<< Replicating abilities..... Replication failed...>>
[Error: Replication process has proved ineffective. A cell sample is required in order to achieve further results]
"Impossible!"
Back at the Royal Palace, several holographic screens could be seen floating on air.
The Brain directly expressed his unconcealed shock.
"It's no longer impossible when it's happening before your eyes". Luthor said with a bit of gloom in his tone.
"Amazo can even copy Superman's Kryptonian abilities with none of his weaknesses. This shouldn't be". The eyes of the Bialyan ruler showed an equally strong touch of disbelief.
"The results of the replication process speak for themselves. Replicating the Target's cell structure has proven currently impossible. Other methods to accomplish the goal, whatever they may be are advised".
The voice of the artificial intelligence, L-0 responded to her reaction in a bland tone.
"How? Why?" Vandal Savage inquired in a gloomy tone. The Android was supposed to be one of the Light's major Trump cards.
Possessing the powers of eight Leaguers and none of their weaknesses, it alone was a force to be reckoned with. Superman, who had his abilities, replicated was no match for the Android in a one-on-one situation.
Even Superman was copied. So why would this be any different.
"The Target's cell structure is .... Strangely Unique. Each cell is composed of elements unknown in my current database. I do not have enough information to come to a plausible conclusion on how it is possible".
"....".
...
"Replication unsuccessful".
The cold robotic voice of The Android fell into his ears.
"Oh! Are you done?" Amari tilted his head slightly, with a bit of curiosity in his tone.
The internal and external structure, operating systems, key programs of the Android were pulled apart before his sight.
Including those who were controlling it.
"One, two, three...". He counted out loud with a nonchalant expression.
"What is he….?"
"... Six, seven. Well, it looks like there's seven of you. Good to know you're all watching". Amari suddenly uttered with a small smile gracing his face. Then, he stretched out his left hand and waved in front of Amazo.
In the Assembly meeting, all members of the Light felt a chill roll up their spines.
A suffocating silence enveloped the atmosphere as no one uttered a word.
Except one of course.
"..... Oh, he can see us?" Klarion asked with clear curiosity in his tone. Unlike the others, the Lord of chaos had no sense of fear when realizing the fact that they were exposed.
"That might not necessarily be the case. But he knows we're watching". Brain responded.
Ocean master felt all his hairs stand on end. He fought the urge he felt to immediately disconnect from the feed right this instant.
Vandal Savage frowned, feeling greatly unsettled.
"L-0, attack the Target with extreme prejudice. Priority Alpha".
"As you wish".
The AI responded and immediately took action.
[Flash]
The silent Amazo finally made a move. Streaks of lightning appeared on its body as it disappeared from its spot in a frontal attack.
[Superman]
Then, it switched abilities instantaneously as he arrived before the target and punched out.
The ground beneath his feet experienced unprecedented force as it cracked and scattered, causing debris to fly in all directions.
Only.... The much anticipated collision never happened. The scattering rocks froze in midair, remaining completely still.
"You know, it's one thing to think an Android created by a mortal man could copy my abilities". Seeing the metal fist that froze half a meter away from him, Amari took a step closer.
"After all, it worked for Superman. And he is as powerful as it gets in these parts of the universe, so it's understandable to want to give it a try".
The glowing blue eyes seemed to thrum, giving a weird sensation of power flowing deep within it.
A telekinetic force powerful enough to halt the movements of something as strong as Superman rotated around the area in which the Android floated.
Everything within this range stilled, as if frozen in time. Amazo was still in a punching motion, both legs levitating off the ground.
Amari finished his words and stretched out his palm. His three fingers moving in an enlarging motion.
BOOM!
A noise akin to a sonic boom resounded as Amazo was slammed away with immense force.
The telekinetic wave shattered everything it came into contact with within its range. Even the floor dozens of meters away wasn't spared.
Bang!
The Android was smashed into a wall, his figure practically embedded into it.
The whole place trembled.
Amari tilted his head up. The Android was dragged along the wall, creating a noticeable trench before impacting the ceiling.
"But you didn't really think this could stop me, did you?"
The force disappeared and Amazo fell straight from the ceiling.
However, unlike regular living beings, an Android felt no pain.
Amazo quickly readjusted itself and landed on a high platform. Various protocols were being processed in its operating system in nanoseconds, trying to discover how it could win this fight.
[Martian Manhunter]
And so, it activated density shifting and sunk into the ground.
Just in time to avoid a blaze of destructive energy engulfing the area it once stood.
The platform connected to the wall immediately disintegrated to dust.
Amari watched indifferently.
Amazo's movements couldn't escape his eyes as his 360° vision went underground as well. Without pushing it to the limit, he could already observe the Earth's core.
So he was in no way surprised when it appeared a considerable distance behind him.
[Black Canary]
A sonic scream emerged from his mouth, attacking Amari from behind. The attack hit but had no effect.
Instead, a powerful force emerged from behind him, striking towards its target.
[Flash]
With a flash of lightning, Amazo dashed out of the way.
The speed at which it switched abilities and reacted indicated that it already planned to run out the moment it released the Canary cry.
"... Interesting". He said and disappeared on the spot.
The next moment, he was in front of the rapidly retreating robot and swung his fist.
Bang!
Once again, the Android was sent flying, crashing several times against the floor, creating several holes on the already damaged area.
"It doesn't usually react this fast. Alice's duplicate is controlling it. Hehehehe, The Light is really bold".
.....
"L-0, Get it out of there". Lex said with furrowed eyebrows.
"If the Android leaves, we'll never know the full extent of Amari's abilities". Ocean Master uttered, clearly displeased with Lex's order.
That Android was a threat to his future reign. It would be best if Amari destroyed it to nothing more than dust.
"This isn't even an equal fight. Amazo is getting toyed with. That's all we need". Brain said in its robotic tone.
"If it stays any longer, it will be destroyed. If he could use it to track us, our situation will be grim". Queen Bee said hurriedly.
Among all of them, she was the one feeling the most panicked. After all, Amari was right here in Bialya.
If he discovered who they were, she might end up being the first person to be killed.
"L-0, evacuate the Android immediately". Savage said with a grim tone.
This was not how things were expected to play out.
Amazo's greatest advantage lay in the fact that it could replicate the ability of any opponent it ever faced. With a diversity of powers and skills at its disposal, no one would ever be its match in a one on one situation.
This was proven by the Justice League. It took eight Leaguers a time period of four hours to successfully dismantle the Android to several parts.
If it were a one on one, even Superman would be defeated without a doubt. This was its greatest advantage.
But that would change the moment it met someone who could defy its ability. Especially when that someone was stronger than it.
Amazo pushed itself up from the rubble. Analyzing the new commands it had been given, it immediately sought to implement them.
[Superman]
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BOOM!
The underground facility shook to its core.
"Captain. Are we still waiting?" Standing above ground, a Bialyan soldier stood alert with both hands firmly grasping his gun.
Feeling the rumbling going on beneath their feet, he couldn't help but ask his captain with a bit of uneasiness.
Unlike other bases, the number of personnel within this one was quite low. Barely reaching a hundred men and a few women combined.
The research personnel in the facility were only responsible for the maintenance of the cloning pods and the people in it. Apart from those two, there was quite literally nothing else worthy of attention.
For the past few weeks, these Republican soldiers treated this as a vacation job. They literally did nothing but patrol, take shifts and play cards all day long.
If they could smuggle in some booze and a couple more cigarette packs, it would make it even more enjoyable. After all, Bialya wasn't a peaceful nation.
Compared to other colleagues who spent most of their time fighting rebels and quelling protests through heavy fire due to the stations they were assigned to, this post was simply heaven.
They had been guarding this facility all this while and not one issue had emerged.
And so, it was with great confusion that their leading captain announced to all personnel that their main task tonight was to evacuate the moment they received the slightest sign that the facility had been breached.
This order alone was enough to leave them stupefied for weeks.
What was even more confusing was the fact that...
BOOM!
Another heavy rumble cause the ground under their feet to shake.
The captain took in a deep breath. Seeing that the evacuation was almost complete, he signalled the soldiers to get ready to leave.
Dozens of military vehicles had their headlights come up.
"Interesting". Hidden well on a nearby dune, Robin examined the occurring situation through his high-tech binoculars.
Dozens of transport vehicles were scattered around in the midst of nowhere.
That's what he would have thought if he didn't see the rather large hatch that most likely led to an underground facility.
"So that's where the rumbling is coming from". He uttered with a frown.
"Looks like they're evacuating. But why?" The Boy Wonder couldn't help but wonder.
Did something perhaps go wrong? A secret experiment gone haywire, or another clone on a rampage?
What could possibly....
"Captain.....". Seeing his captain walking away, the first soldier called out hesitantly.
"What about the people in the pods?"
This was what was so confusing. They were stationed here to guard those pods at all times. Now everyone was evacuating and no one said anything about their previous objective.
"Our orders have changed. The previous objective is invalid. Evacuate and leave everything else behind". The captain came to a halt, had creases appear on his forehead and replied.
The whole thing left him equally astonished, but to get to the position he's in now, he had seen and learned a lot of things.
The most important one clearly states, Obedience without question.
Or it would be his lifeless body being buried in a ditch one day.
The soldier didn't say anything else.
"Is that the last one?"
"Sir! That's the last of em".
"Good, everyone move....".
BANG!
A huge cloud of dust suddenly rose from the ground. The large sound it created startled everyone around it.
The next second, however, something blasted out from underneath the soil. Rising straight into the air at a speed surpassing sound.
Robin, who was watching the whole thing, was shocked.
What the hell was going on here?
The Android took to the skies, Immediately implementing the orders it had been given. Escape at all costs, priority Alpha.
However, could it really escape?
The huge telekinetic force that assaulted its rapidly accelerating body didn't seem to think so.
Amazo was knocked out of the sky like he had been hit with a baseball bat. The sharp descent caused it to impact the earth with a crash of amazing magnitude.
BOOM!
A deep, ugly gully was created on the desert floor that spanned almost fifty meters in length.
The robot remained still for five seconds before it began to move its parts.
Unfortunately, it sensed the space behind him twisting irregularly.
[Captain Atom]
It immediately changed abilities, quickly raising its hand to fire an energy blast.
The metal hand preparing to fire an energy beam was immediately grabbed by a fleshy one stronger than even the hardest steel on Earth.
The beam was fired but had no effect.
[Black Canary]
Its mouth opened, preparing to release a Canary cry.
"Oh Hush!" Amari said indifferently as he grabbed the Android by its neck with his other hand. Destructive energy emerged from his palm and the neck of the Android quickly crumbled to dust.
The head was separated from the body and the Android officially went offline.
A second later, the body fell to the ground with a small thud officially marking Amazo's third defeat since its creation.
This one was even shorter than the last time it battled the Young Justice team.
'Quite pitiful if you ask me'. Amari thought to himself before raising the Android head that he had intentionally kept powered up to meet his gaze.
"So, did you enjoy the fight?"
Back at the Bialyan Royal Palace, The Light assembly was silent. No one said a word as they watched the male with black hair and blue eyes ask inquisitively.
Amari looked at the red eyes of Amazo with interest.
"Well... I guess it couldn't really be considered a fight. More like a massacre, but oh well. I pulled my punches as best as I could".
The expressions of everyone worsened.
Even Klarion found it difficult to keep a nonchalant look. Everyone had dignified expressions except The Brain, who one couldn't truly tell what expression he was making.
"Nevertheless, I do sincerely hope you enjoyed the performance. Savor it, and oh, please do savor it well.... Hehehehe…. Because your clock just started ticking".
Amari laughed while revealing a cheeky grin. The mockery in his eyes was particularly infuriating for those who watched but also somewhat terrifying.
"Don't worry, I won't come for you now. After all, you didn't plan to attack me specifically. So take your time, make your plans, do all your shit and whatnot..... Whatever you can come up with that'll give you even the slightest sense of security. Go ahead, I'm not in a rush. Because honestly...".
At that moment, he revealed a somewhat fiery look in his eyes. They couldn't tell if it was amusement or excitement.
"This feeling you're giving me. It's kinda fun". And with that, Amari let out hearty laughter.
Like a bored fella who just found a very fascinating toy to play with.
It gave a rather sinister vibe to it, especially to those watching.
"Anyway, like I said, take your time. Do your worst and see if it'll be good as mine. But don't be surprised if one of you turns up dead. Just bet on which one of you will be the first. I'm waiting for you, so don't take too long Because I will find you....". His face wasn't smiling anymore.
"..... And when I do, well... I'm not much of a poet, but you know what they say".
He put his hand on his chin with a look of contemplation.
"When the wind is slow and the fire's hot, The Vulture waits to see what rots. So goodbye, and have a nice night".
Those were the last words before the feed cut off.
"Cause you won't know which one of you won't see the sunrise". In the freezing windy desert, a mutter escaped, heard only be the wind.
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Royal Palace, Bialya
"It seems that we have incurred on ourselves a massive problem". Ra's al ghul's face wasn't looking the slightest bit pleasant.
Luckily, no one else could see it through the illuminating light that concealed everything on the screen.
"Indeed". Replied the Brain.
"From what we can tell, he doesn't know who we are yet". Lex rubbed his bald head with some frustration.
The plans tonight had gone horribly wrong.
"What do we do now". Queen Bee couldn't help but ask. Currently, she was the most worried.
"....".
Vandal Savage was silent. His face looked grim.
"Let's reconvene". After a while of thought, he finally said the best thing he could think of at the moment.
"What?"
"There's nothing we can do or think of at the moment. The meeting is adjourned. We settle our other matters and reconvene at a later date to discuss possible countermeasures".
This was the best he could come up with right now.
In fact, Vandal was currently blank on ideas. And he was sure he wouldn't come up with any like this. Now that the plan had fallen into some unfavorable circumstances, he needed time alone to think of his next move.
"Hahaha, the looks on your faces are funny. Well, what you said world for me. See ya". The Lord of chaos laughed, obviously not as bothered about this as much as his other... Human... More squishy partners.
And with that, the Lord of chaos logged off.
"Agreed". The Brain also logged off with one word.
"I must make arrangements as well". Ocean master said before his screen went off. By arrangements, he clearly meant security measures.
They all logged off one after another with obvious haze in their hearts.
Queen bee felt it the most.
Lex Luthor had predicted Amari's arrival, which was precisely why The Android was delivered to Bialya.
In the hope that Amazo would be able to replicate his powers, giving The Light a higher level of combat power capable of defeating the Justice League all at once.
The failure report that confronted her was the result.
"Contact Psimon". Seeing the situation, Queen Bee immediately called out solemnly as her brain began to think of various scenarios on her next move.
"You called, my Queen?" L-0 immediately put forward Psimon's hologram before her.
"There's been a change of plans". Queen Bee said something that caused Psimon's eyes to widen.
"My queen.....".
"The kryptonian female will be transported nowhere. Your mission now is to make sure she is found and rescued".
She relaxed her back against her throne, her posture making her look like she was in deep thought.
She was.
The overall plan hadn't changed, but due to the recent turn of events, some details needed to be tweaked.
If Amari was here for the blonde, then the possibility of successfully taking her away would be low. Unless they had boom tube technology, which they didn't.
Since that was the case, then let it happen. Even if the operation failed, for the light, it wasn't a loss.
After all, capturing the Super girl wasn't originally in their agenda.
Of course, things wouldn't end that easy.
Amari had just threatened them all. Worse still was the fact that he had the capability to accomplish it.
She needed to prepare for the worst.
They wanted to clone Supergirl so they could have a second spy on the inside. They could still have their spy, the only thing changing is the method to achieve it.
"My Queen, are we simply letting the Kryptonian go?"
"Of course not". She scoffed.
"She'll leave Bialya alright. Just not the same way she came".
.....
"You give them the illusion that you don't know who they are".
Alice stated as Amari held the head on Amazon in his grasp.
"A false sense of security. Nothing much".
Amari said while examining his prize.
"You have changed".
"Oh! Why would you say that?"
"If it were a month ago, you would kill them without a second thought". Alice's words were concise and quite frankly, they were correct.
"True dear, that's what boredom gets you these days. Even gods can't escape it". Amari chuckled with a slight smile.
"Besides, where's the fun in that? I find it more interesting to discover how they will react under the knowledge of their impending doom. Who knows, maybe it will lead to something unexpected".
"Unexpected? The timeline is literally all messed up at this point".
"It was an AU anyway. More chaos won't do any more harm than it's supposed to". Amari brushed it aside casually.
He found a bit of enthusiasm in what he was about to do.
"Are you going to absorb and combine both essences now?" Alice asked.
".... No, not here". Amari shook his head. "If I do that here, the Justice league will probably break into Bialya regardless of the UN charter. For now, let's just keep a low profile".
"...".
His glowing blue eyes thrummed. The space around the Android body slowly sunk until it disappeared from view.
"Hold on!" Amari's eyes suddenly widened slightly.
"I just remembered something".
"Which is?"
"I forgot Lobo's bike in the dimensional space for weeks now".
"...."
......
"Come on Megan, focus. You can do this". Miss Martian cheered herself on as she placed her hands on the unconscious Superboy's temples before activating telepathy.
"I just need to see if I can look through your forgotten memories".
She uttered without moving her lips, and her eyes glowed white.
The next moment, she found herself in a whole new landscape. The entire place was like fractured glass, each shard having a specific scene that kept playing over and over again.
"Make up mine with what you can remember of yours".
The scenes that flashed through her mind were very..... Short. I mean, they were shorter than she was expecting.
But Megan quickly understood the situation. Conner lost six months of memories. Six months ago, he was nothing more than a feral animal in mind.
He didn't remember anything up to that point.
The short memory span was relatively easy to sift through. Not only did she make up some things she didn't remember, she also helped him heal his broken memories as well.
A few seconds later, Megan's eyes reverted from white back to normal. Her beautiful red irises showed a touch of realization.
"Ugh.....". While she was digesting what she just remembered, the groan of the resident kryptonian slightly startled her.
She turned her gaze to see Superboy turning to the side.
'Oh! Seems like the mind operation jogged his consciousness back up'.
She thought as she watched him wake up.
"..... What's... Happening?" Superboy put both hands on his head and face.
"Superboy!" She cried out in joy.
"You're awake".
"Megan? What's going on? And why does my face hurt so much? I'm... Am I bleeding?"
The dizziness that assaulted him made it difficult for the clone to even stand upright.
'Well, he certainly didn't pull back on his punches'. Seeing Superboy's state, Megan couldn't help but drift back to the scene of the feral kryptonian getting punched in the face.
Looks like it still hurt.
"Sorry about that. I had to go through your mind so you could remember".
Conner hated people getting into his head. Although it was necessary, she felt the need to apologize.
"I hope you don't…. Argh". Megan suddenly screamed mid-sentence.
An image flashed through her mind. Supergirl was screaming, her face pale while a creepy looking man wearing a gray trench coat was standing over her with his right hand placed on his head.
"No!"
"Huh..... What's the matter?"
"I'm not sure, but Supergirl's in pain".
"... Huh..... Kara?" Superboy who was still feeling dizzy suddenly exclaimed with his eyes widening.
Ignoring his condition, he immediately stood on his two feet.
"Let's go, you lead the way.....".
He said while taking a step forward and.... Fell back to the ground face first.
Thud!
The thudding sound followed with his body crash.
The incident of the memory wipe followed by Amari's punch to the head left him in no condition to move for the next few minutes.
"You can't move right now. It's fine, just stay here. I'll take care of it".
Miss Martian said anxiously before flying away into the distance while turning on camouflage.
Conner couldn't stop her even if he wanted to.
With no obstacles, Megan quickly found the camp which Supergirl was being kept.
She easily sneaked into the tent with no one noticing her movements. Then, she saw it the moment she entered.
Kara laid weakly on a testing table. Her face was unnaturally pale and her limbs were firmly bound.
"Oh! Someone is back for punishment".
The voice rang out in her mind, startling her.
She quickly locked it on the man standing on the opposite side of Kara's test table. His hand placed on his hood moved to remove it, showing the brain hidden underneath the dome.
"Psimon says, forget".
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