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"Welcome to the Justice League," Flash pulled down his cowl and rested his entire weight against Captain Marvel's massive arm. Big red cheese was as comfy as an enormous plush toy in this speedster's book. "Off duty, you can call me Barry."
"And you can call me Hal," Green Lantern punched Cap's other arm.
Captain Marvel shuffled his feet before flashing a megawatt grin. "Okay, Hal and Barry then." He didn't have the courtesy to offer his name.
"So what do we call ya?" Hal nudged him.
"Captain Marvel? Or Cap if you'd like," his smile unfaltering, as brilliant as ever.
"Okay, Cap," Barry shot Hal a back down don't scare the new guy off glare.
"Now we're done here, let's get some drinks. I know a great bar in New York." Hal got the hint. "My treat."
"Erm guys, I don't drink alcohol," Captain Marvel made a face. "Tastes like vomit."
"Oook. They've got mocktails too. Hot babes serving," Hal waggled his brows.
"I don't think the bar will let me in," Cap bit his lip. He looked nervous. "No ID."
Ah so that's why Cap's so odd. He's not from around here. Maybe not of this world either but neither is Superman. Maybe Batman got Superman the fake id.
"I know a great ice cream parlor in Fawcett," Cap's smiled like a little boy going to Disneyland.
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Fawcettites didn't even blink when the trio showed up in full costume. Then again, the next table had a pair of bipedal alligators sharing a salad.
The chocolate egg cream was amazing although he didn't see any egg in the skyscraper of an ice cream sundae. Barry was slurping his third when the sounds of shattering glass disrupted their conversation.
Cap looked up from his sundae.
"It's Wednesday, 10am," the counter staff shrugged as he glanced at the robots rampaging through the city.
"Right on time," sighed Cap, abandoning his treat. "It's Sivana, crying for attention. Gotta go." He didn't need backup.
Lightning struck down each robot. As Barry watched on, he felt the speed force drain away. Then everything turned black.
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Barry's head throbbed, his vision fuzzy. He couldn't move from neck down. Not even a twitch.
Hal was trapped from neck down in a yellow cube. How was that even possible? He'd overcome his ring's weakness against yellow, or was there something else at play?
Kryptonite chains bound Superman, his face as green as the alien rock.
Wonder Woman fought unseen foes, unaware she's trapped in a large transparent bubble suspended in mid air. A feral smile graced her lovely face. She was enjoying every second of her fight like a gamer in the final stages of her favourite game.
Aquaman was trapped neck down in what looked like a sauna box from the way he was perspiring.
J'onn was caged in fire. His only weakness other than Oreos.
Green Arrow, Black Canary and Batman were in chains. Canary was gagged. Batman was stripped of his utility belt and all his gadgets.
On the ground was a tiny little boy in a red sweater, tied up in a thick rope. He couldn't be a day older than seven.
A tiny, bespectacled man, as short as a little boy, paraded out in front of the imprisoned Justice League. His bald head shone like polished bronze. He wore a white lab coat. That had to be Dr Sivana. One of Cap's crazy villians.
The room lit up like a studio. Cameras focused on the little man and the Justice League.
"Attention World. I, Doctor Sivana, have succeeded where every conqueror in the Universe has failed. Not only have I captured my nemesis, Captain Marvel, I have captured the entire Justice League.
Now bow before me, the emperor of Earth," the tiny mad scientist waved his hands dramatically. Grandstanding.
"Wait a minute, you got all of us except Captain Marvel," Hal shot his mouth.
If Barry could face palm he would have. Cap may well be hiding somewhere waiting for an opportunity to beat this nut job and release them.
Then again, Captain Marvel seemed more like the charge in and bust them out kind of guy than one who uses stealth.
"What do you mean I didn't beat Captain Marvel?" Sivana's face turned red. "He's right here!" He pointed at the itty bitty little boy tied up in ropes.
"You're mad. That's a kid. He's not Captain Marvel," Hal snorted.
"Yes, he is," Dr Sivana stomped his foot. "Show them!" He ordered the boy.
The room broke into giggles.
The child's face crinkled up, his wide puppy eyes staring at the mad scientist, glistened with tears. The tiny little boy sniffled.
"How can you mistake that tiny boy for a huge, muscle-bound adult man?" Ollie was incredulous.
Sivana pulled the boys greasy black curls, "see black hair." He pointed at the child's eyes, "Captain Marvel's eyes."
The boy look terrified.
"Stop. You're scaring the kid!" Barry protested.
As if on cue, the boy broke into tears, his wails drowned out Sivana's grandstanding.
"You are making me look bad! Do what you do to change into Captain Marvel." Sivana looked desperate.
The child cried harder.
"Stop it, Sivana. You're making a fool of yourself of National television," growled Batman.
"He is Captain Marvel. I swear!" Sivana kneeled before the boy. "Please change. Show them. You are making me look very bad on Global TV."
For briefest of moments, the boy's eyes twinkled with mischief. He sniffled. Caught his breath. Then wailed even louder.
Sivana knelt before the boy, crying himself. "Please transform. I'll be good. I won't attack Fawcett for the rest of the year. Just change. For me. Please..." He held the child's face in his hands.
The feral boy bit the scientist, then resumed crying.
"You need help," Ollie interjected. "I know a good therapist."
"No! He is Captain Marvel! He is Captain Marvel!" Wild eyed Dr Sivana waved his hands.
By then, the entire Justice League, though trapped and weakened, was in stitches.
"Somebody, help me," whimpered the mad scientist.
A rabbit hole opened in the middle of the room. A pink rabbit dressed in Captain Marvel's costume jumped out of it. "Did someone cry for help?" He asked with a cheeky smile.
"Ah yes, it's Wednesday afternoon." A tiny pink paw flew at the scientist's chin, knocking him out cold. Then he punched out the cameras.
"Does this happen every Wednesday?" Asked Ollie.
"Yeah. But Cap usually handles it," grinned the bunny. "He just happens to be tied up today so I'm covering him."
The tiny rabbit karate chopped the kryptonite chains, freeing Superman, then he flew the radioactive chains away from the Kryptonian.
"Uhh.. give me a couple of seconds." Colour returned to the Man of Steel's face.
A second later, the pink bunny was back, breaking Batman's chains. "You can free them from here, right? Cos I gotta go."
Another rabbit hole appeared before him.
The pink Captain Marvel rabbit dived in and the hole vanished.
Batman freed the prisoners.
The tiny child sauntered away.
"Not so fast, Whiz kid," growled the Batman.
The child froze. His big blue puppy eyes watered.
He dashed behind Barry and hid between his legs.
"Why did Dr Sivana capture you? Why did he insist that you are Captain Marvel?" Batman walked towards the boy. "Who are you to Captain Marvel?"
"I'm Captain Marvel's... Lookout in Fawcett," squeaked the boy. "I'm his eyes in Fawcett. He gives me exclusives in return."
"Leave the child alone," snarled Hal, throwing a green wall between the bat and the boy.
"Cap's our buddy. A friend of our friend is our friend."
"I want to talk to you, son," Batman's voice softened.
"I'm not your son," spat the child. "I'll tell Cap and he'll punch your teeth out!"
"You're under our protection while Cap's away," Barry hugged the child.
"Let's go."