"Outsiders?" B-ko murmured as she worked on the final
preparations. Her battlesuit's helmet sat on a counter nearby, the
faceplate clear once again, reflecting the chamber all around them. The
android hung from several connections on the ceiling, looking just like
a redheaded young woman of about sixteen years old.
"Yes," Oracle agreed, "they're recently been sighted in Opal
City. I'm still researching the team's make-up, but so far they seem to
be operating on the side of the angels."
"And what about the other team?" B-ko asked her curiously, the
blue haired young woman's face entirely hidden by the open access panels
in the back of the android as she made a few final adjustments to the
internal systems.
"The Titans," Oracle said as she watched B-ko work, "my old
friend Nightwing seems to be reorganizing them. They're reactivated
Titans Tower and are meeting semi-regularly."
"There we go," B-ko wiped off her hands on a rag, then she
carefully closed up the hatches on the back of the android. "Activate
the modem connection," she turned to look at the Oracle hologram, "let's
see how it's working."
"Right," the Oracle hologram flickered a moment, then it simply
disappeared as her attention was focused elsewhere. The android
twitched, the head came up to look around, then she took a deep breath.
In a quiet voice she said, "Wow."
"Sounds good," B-ko began to disconnect the various connections
to the Watchtower's internal systems, "so how does it feel?"
"Human," Oracle sounded delighted. She twisted and turned,
admiring her new redheaded form. She looked up, a blush on her cheeks,
and in surprise she touched those cheeks with her fingertips, "I can
even blush! B- ko, you're an artist."
"It's the little details that count," the armor clad B-ko walked
over to the workbench. She picked up a robe and walked back, "Here you
go."
"Thanks," Oracle quickly pulled the robe on over her nudity, "I
just noticed that you made this body anatomically correct." She looked
over at B- ko with a blush, "I'm not quite sure how to ask this... but
does everything work?"
"I haven't actually tried it out myself," B-ko said with a great
deal of dignity, a little smile teasing at her lips, "but yes, it should
all work."
"Incredible," Oracle muttered, her read hair falling into her
eyes. "How did you manage this?" she murmured, the woman in the long
robe walking hesitantly around the room.
"I had a lot of help," B-ko shrugged slightly. "The JLA's old
enemy Professor Ivo had a lot of experience building androids, and we've
got most of his files in the database," she explained. A grin, "Not that
I didn't make some improvements, of course."
"So what are my limits?" Oracle asked curiously, looking back at
B- ko.
"There's one big one," B-ko admitted. "The transmission range
for you operating this is pretty short, at least for now. You can go
anywhere in the Watchtower, but that's it," she said.
"The Watchtower," Oracle repeated, then she smiled. "And to
think, I was worried I'd be limited to this workroom or something! This
is great," she laughed.
"Good," B-ko grinned back, "now lets get you some clothes and
stuff. You've got teammates to meet, things to do, all that stuff."
"Sounds like a plan," Oracle agreed. "There's some clothes
stored in the lockers by the teleporters," she noted as the two walked
out together. They went down the hallway, and the oddest look appeared
on Oracle's face.
"What?" B-ko looked over at her curiously.
"I can even smell the air.. there's a metallic scent to the
air," Oracle softly noted, "and it's a bit dry." She tilted her head to
the side, and B-ko heard a soft rumble, "Humidifier on, and I've boosted
air recycling, just in case."
There was a sound of conversation, then Flash and Green Lantern
came around the corner, talking softly. "You shouldn't have gushed over
Firestorm like that," Kyla noted, her greenish black hair falling into
her eyes, "he sure left in a hurry."
"Sorry," Iris sighed. The Flash perked up, "He sure was cute,
though."
Kyla took in the two women walking up the hall, then she got a
good look at the redhead. Her eyes widened slightly, "B-ko, who's your
friend?"
"I'm Oracle, actually," she smiled slightly, green eyes looking
more amused than anything else, "So what do you think of my new body?"
"Very nice," Iris bounced in place cheerfully, then she looked
over to take in her friend's faint blush and grinned.
"You look great," Kyla felt herself blushing slightly, to her
general irritation.
"Thanks," Oracle smiled. She looked up at B-ko, "We should
probably go get those clothes, I'm feeling a bit of a draft."
"Here," Kyla concentrated, and her power ring flared once. In a
moment Oracle was wearing a simple set of sweatpants made up of glowing
green energy. "You can just slip them off when you get your clothes,"
she said, "the ring constructs will just dissipate."
"Did you give her matching underwear?" Iris asked curiously, her
sandy brown hair swept back from her face.
"Iris!" Kyla growled.
"Thank you again," Oracle laughed softly before she and B-ko
headed up the hallway towards the teleporters and the changing rooms.
Iris waited until both of them had walked away before she looked
over at the still faintly blushing Kyla, "Liked what you saw?"
"Don't start with me," Kyla quickly warned her best friend, "I'm
sure I can still manage to spank you with a ring-construct."
Iris snickered softly as they walked in the other direction,
towards the meeting room. "And wouldn't our more perverted fans love
that image?" she laughed.
Kyla snickered softly, "True." They walked on a few moments
before Kyla smiled slightly, "Oracle sure was cute, though."
"I noticed," Iris smiled at her wickedly, "and I think Oracle
noticed you noticing that, if you know what I mean."
Kyla winced, "Oh boy."
Over by the teleporters Oracle smiled as she picked up a simple
shirt and pants. She blushed slightly as B-ko handed her over matching
underwear, "Sorry, forgot."
"No problem," B-ko said as Oracle went in to change. She leaned
up against the wall, hands behind her head. "Any news from Superman and
Wonder Woman?" she asked.
"Nothing yet," Oracle's voice came from inside, "and to be
honest I'm getting worried. Even if they're in deep space, the
Watchtower systems should be able to pick up some message."
"I understand that Kyla's got the Green Lanterns out looking,"
B-ko offered, "hopefully we'll hear something soon."
"Let's hope," Oracle agreed, stepping out of the change room.
The pants hugged her hips down to the ankles, while the shirt was loose
but comfortable. "I think I'll order some more stuff on-line," Oracle
tugged at the shirt, "have one of you pick it up for me."
"Maybe I got a little carried away," B-ko softly admitted, "but
I did use the measurements from when you were a teenager."
"I had this happen to me back then, too," Oracle reassured her.
They walked towards the meeting room and she added with a smile, "I
thought Kyla was pretty cute, blushing like that and all."
"You think she likes you?" B-ko asked curiously.
"She doesn't really know me yet," Oracle pointed out. With a
devilish smirk she added, "But that doesn't rule out lust at first
sight."
"At least now," B-ko noted, "you've got the option of actually
doing something about it."
Oracle nodded, "That's true." A smile, "Not that I have any
plans to. I think I want to get used to having a body, before I actually
decide to start using it."
The meeting room was oddly quiet as they walked inside, and B-ko
instantly sensed something was wrong. "What happened?" she asked
crisply.
"The Green Lanterns followed the warp trail from Almerac to
Apokolips," A-ko said softly, "the planet has been devastated."
"There were no survivors," J'onn J'onz said to them gravely, the
Martian Manhunter looking especially grim.
"Darkseid and the New Gods of Apokolips have been destroyed?"
Oracle blinked. She shook her head grimly, "This enemy, whoever it is,
is incredibly powerful."
"And according to the information the Green Lanterns there
collected," Kyla added, "the enemy is on it's way to Earth."
"How long?" A-ko asked softly.
"A few weeks," Kyla offered, "maybe a bit longer. They seem to
be taking a round-about course, for some reason."
"Then we'd better be ready to meet them," Helena said as she
stepped from the shadows, her Kestrel uniform's cape swirling around
her.
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