A streak of red and a flash of bright green light, and then they
were there on top of an older brownstone, the city stretching out around
them. "So this is New York," the Flash commented, the girl dressed in
the red and gold bodysuit looking around her curiously.
"Yeah," Green Lantern agreed, "my hometown, more or less." She
ran a hand through her dark green hair, glad it matched her green, black
and white uniform.
"And the latest Firestorm's, according to Oracle," Flash
murmured. She blurred for a moment then reported, "I did an initial run,
no sign of him."
"I suppose I could use a big ring-construct to get his
attention.." Green lantern looked down at her ring thoughtfully, then
she was jerked out of her thoughts by an loud explosion in the distance.
"Let's go!" Flash was gone, lightning arching around her.
"Iris never slows down," Green Lantern muttered then she bolted
after her, her ring flaring as she traced the blast back to it's source.
The side of the bank had thick black smoke pouring out of it, a
massive gaping hole punched inward. Men and women all dressed in black
scrambled around, hauling out sacks of money and other valuables away.
Then the two women were there, and they knew they were in trouble.
With a wave and a focused thought, Kyla used her ring to create
a small army of talking animals to scoop up the criminals, even as Iris
moved like the wind to trip up and otherwise disable them. In only a few
moments they wrapped it all up.
"Well, that was fun," Iris grinned.
"Warn me next time you take off like that," Kyla scolded her
with a gentle smile, generating a few cages for the crooks with her
ring.
The soft sound of clapping drew their attention to where a man
stepped from the shadows, flames dancing around his head, dressed all in
red and orange. "Nice," Firestorm grinned, "I only got the alarm a few
minutes ago."
Iris blinked, a bit of a blush coloring her cheeks as she took
in the handsome young man. "Actually," Flash smiled, "we came here to
see you."
"Oh?" Firestorm blinked.
"Let's talk," Green Lantern put a power-ring bubble around Iris
and Firestorm and flew them up to the top of a nearby building. "You
see," Kyla said once she put them down, "we wanted to ask you to join
the Justice League."
"I'm honored," Firestorm looked surprised, "but why me?"
"J'onnJ'onzzsuggestedyou," Flash said, her eagerness running
away with her once again as she speed-talked,
"hementionedthatyouwereapowerfulmember......"
"Flash, slow down," Kyla laughed.
Sorry," Flash blushed charmingly beneath her cowl. "J'onn J'onzz
suggested you," she said, "he mentioned that you were a powerful member
of the old League, with very creative abilities." Softly she added,
"Your being cute is just a bonus."
"Iris!" Green Lantern scolded her in a whisper as she elbowed
her friend in the ribs, hoping that the young man hadn't heard.
Thankfully, he seemed to have missed it. "We'd like to take you up to
the Watchtower," she smiled, "you can talk with the others, too."
Firestorm hesitated there a moment, "I have to admit that I'm
tempted, but.."
"But?" Flash asked him eagerly.
"I promised my family that I'd keep my true identity a secret,"
Firestorm finally said, "would that be a problem?"
Green Lantern and Flash exchanged a long look.
"Not a problem," Flash said casually, even as...
... Green Lantern frowned slightly, "This could be a problem."
"Which one?" a slightly amused smile tugged at Firestorm's lips
as he looked back and forth between the women.
"Why don't we ask Supergirl and Martian Manhunter?" Green
Lantern suggested, using her ring to trigger the Watchtower teleporters.
In only a second they stood on the surface of the Moon, deep
within the sentinel fortress that was the Watchtower. "I'll go let the
others know that we're here," and in a streak of red and a burst of
lightning Flash was gone.
"Is she always that enthusiastic?" Firestorm asked her
curiously, the two walking down the metallic hallway together.
"Pretty much," Kyla agreed.
They walked into the meeting hall together, and Firestorm slowed
down a bit as he took in the group assembled around him. Supergirl and
the Martian Manhunter were talking to Flash quietly, while Kestrel gazed
out the window at space. Steel walked over, her silvery bodysuit
gleaming, and they both turned as the two entered. Hovering above the
meeting table itself was a holographic image of a woman in a wheelchair,
and a pretty blonde haired girl sat nearby her, oddly dressed in what
looked a lot like a maid's uniform.
Supergirl separated from the others, walking over to Firestorm.
Her blue T-shirt with the familiar 's' shield, blue pants and red boots
all suited the redhead well. Her smile was warm as she said, "Welcome,
Firestorm. It's good to meet you."
"Th.. thank you," Firestorm stuttered a bit nervously.
Supergirl introduced all the others in the room, and also helped
identify the two figures that Firestorm didn't know as Oracle and Mecha.
"Flash tells me that you'd like to keep your identity a secret,"
Supergirl finally said.
"We've had members of the Justice League who have concealed
their identities," Martian Manhunter said gravely. The green skinned
humanoid alien continued, "I see no reason that Firestorm shouldn't be
able to do that as well."
"But what if he's got a criminal past in his secret identity?"
Steel asked, her battlesuit's plastic faceplate darkened to conceal her
identity. She gave Firestorm an mildly apologetic look as she added, "No
offense meant."
"None taken" Firestorm said mildly, "it's understandable." A
moment's hesitation, "If it helps, I'll let the Manhunter scan my mind
to confirm my good intentions."
"That won't be necessary," Oracle spoke up, "I can confirm that
Firestorm does not have a criminal record in his secret identity."
Kestrel raised an eyebrow, visible even under her black mask.
"And how do you know that?" she asked her respectfully.
Oracle turned to look at the new arrival, "I'm sorry, Firestorm,
but I deduced your secret identity while I was investigating you before
we contacted you. But as long as you wish to keep it a secret, I'll
honor that request."
"Well, thanks," Firestorm looked a bit stunned.
"Does anyone else have any objections?" the Martian Manhunter
asked the others curiously, looking around the room.
"No?" Supergirl gave the others a final chance to speak up then
she offered Firestorm her hand, "Welcome to the team."
"Thank you," Firestorm shook it firmly as the others gathered
around.
Flash drew her cowl back, shaking out her sandy brown hair.
"Iris West," she smiled up at him, "it's nice to meet you."
"Kyla Scott," Green Lantern used her ring to remove her mask,
giving the young man a much more cautious look.
As the crowd gathered around Firestorm and the introductions
continued Steel walked over to the Oracle hologram, "Oracle?"
"Yes?" the hologram answered.
"I'm sorry it's taken so long," B-ko said quietly, "but your new
body if finished."
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