He was strong enough that he felt he lived in a world of cardboard, that a single muscle twitching at the wrong time could kill people. That it was a good thing he didn't catch a cold or the next time he sneezed could take out most of a city block. He couldn't be hurt by practically any mundane means, and the typical modern army could throw their entire arsenals against him with relatively minor effect.
"Why did I just get this awful chill?" asked the Man Of Steel as he stood near the various telecommunications stations that relayed happenings on the planet below to the Justice League.
"Because of the news I just received," said Jonn Jonzz as he floated up through the floor. "There's currently an invasion force heading for Earth."
"Earth is going to be invaded again? I've never understood that," said Superman. "Almost every star has planets in or near the habitable zone. One in ten would only require minor terraforming technologies. One in a dozen stars even has a planet or moon with an existing habitable belt."
"That isn't it," said the Martian Manhunter, pulling a pair of suitcases out of his cape.
"Nice trick," admitted Superman.
"Hyperdimensional pocket," said the Manhunter. "If you get one, you'll quickly wonder how you ever did without one. No, the problem is that the invasion force isn't here to conquer or destroy the planet."
"Infiltration?" asked Superman, unsure of why the Manhunter looked so nervous.
"Not as such, no," said the Manhunter. "Earth has become a planet where various alien species have their last surviving representitives. My race of Martians and your own Kryptonians for example."
"Yes, I've noticed that," said Superman.
"A group is coming to ensure that those species don't die out," said the Manhunter, moving quickly to the transporter and putting in a set of coordinates.
"So they're coming here to stick yellow radio collars on you or something?" asked Green Arrow, who'd been lazing back in his chair and keeping an eye on various screens for any emergency.
"Not quite," said the Manhunter, in a voice as dry as a Martian desert in summer. "How would you ensure a species continued?"
"Well, by making sure it had..." Green Arrow stopped watching the video feeds as ideas started popping into his head. "Wait a minute. You mean? No. Couldn't be."
"You're kidding?" asked Superman. "You mean they're going to try cloning or something, right?"
"No," said the Manhunter. "Not kidding. I'm going to hide rather than put up with what is sure to be a very undignified comedy of errors and misunderstandings."
"I..." Superman found himself at a loss of what to say for once. "I think I'll be at the Fortress of Solitude. You know how to reach me in an emergency." ZOOM!
"Seriously?" asked Green Arrow, looking completely flabbergasted despite the mask covering his eyes.
"Yes, though considering what I've intercepted, they may simply go after any unattached Earth males of especially great accomplishment or ability," said the Martian Manhunter, ending the conversation by beaming out.
"WHAT?!" squeaked the Green Arrow.
"What what?" asked Wonder Woman as she exited the turbolift.
Green Arrow glanced at her, considered, made a few pointing and interrogative gestures, then gave that up as a lost cause. "Let me replay the security cam, cause otherwise you'll NEVER believe me."
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