(General P.O.V)

Wonder Woman came to stand in between us, crossing her hands.

"Doctor Fate. Any business you have with Aden should be conducted outside the League's premises. You came here uninvited." She narrowed her eyes while I marveled at the steely resolve in her voice. "I can overlook that if you tell us precisely what you want with the boy."

"I'm not…"

"Can it."

She interrupted my words without even sparing me a glance. I heard a snicker from the side and saw Wally trying to hide a smirk. Ok, running boy, take whatever small victories you can get. I turned to face Wonder Woman who was clearly playing the mother hen. Why? I have no clue. Maybe she sensed that something was off with the whole thing.

"My business with the boy is of utmost importance." The power emanating from him almost doubled in intensity as he added, "and personal."

Wonder Woman refused to back down.

"Where is Kent Nelson? What have you done with him?"

Oh. So that's why she was sticking her nose in. I just happened to be on the way. If I remember correctly, Wonder Woman was with the Justice Society of America right?

"Gone." That one word shifted the whole room.

"Wait, sorry... Kent is…dead?"

Zatara looked the most shaken out of everyone. I frowned, were they close? Probably. The magician circle was pretty much tight.

"How did we not hear of this?"

Batman growled out. He seemed almost… disappointed in himself. Was he keeping tabs on the Justice Society? again, Probably.

"Oh man…Jay is going to be heartbroken."

The Flash said with a downcast expression.

"How did he pass away?"

Hawkwoman questioned the flying Lord of Order.

"Peacefully."

Nabu answered formally.

"His last task was to find a successor to the Hemet of fate. Which he did admirably. He shall be dearly missed."

Green Arrow snorted.

"Yeah you seem so broken by it."

The archer sarcastically observed.

Loathe as I am to admit…Queen made sense. Nabu did not look particularly sad. Then again, being a centuries old Lord of Order…he must have lost quite a few wielders.

"This conversation is testing my patience. Aden Strong, will you come with me or not?"

I could feel through my sense the junior team positioning themselves to Nabu's side, ready to jump in. Miss Martian also seemed to have informed the League members about my suspicion that Fate wasn't here for niceties. Not that they needed it. There was a certain aggression and determination as he stared me down. Paired with the mission…it was obvious that my presence had really been revealed to the Lords of Order. Now the question left was…who else was coming for me?

"No, he is not."

Canary stepped in.

"Not until you tell us what you want with him."

I looked at her back weirdly. What the fuck is going on right now?

"She's right. The kid is insufferable. Fucking annoying but something about this whole thing doesn't feel right. And…we need him incase Superman's condition doesn't change or worsens."

Hal announced flying in with Stewart in tow.

Ok these people were crazy! Meanwhile, I didn't waste time. I was trying to break through the magical restrictions Fate seemed to have constructed to block me from making a portal, to create a big one for the team. Doctor Fate was a powerhouse. And getting captured by him wasn't the same as the League. It wasn't inconceivable he had a way to actually stop me from escaping. And even if I could, I wouldn't escape…my time was limited.

So the plan was fairly simple. Teleport out the squishy sidekicks who had had my back a few minutes ago…and take down Fate with help from the League. The junior team were insurance incase shit went south and the world needed protecting, if the League was out of the picture.

But this dude…this dude went all out from the start.

"Very well."

A blast of magic exploded out of his body in an unexpected, massive shockwave that slammed everyone away. I disappeared in a single step and appeared before the Junior Team with Equity in my left hand. The palm of my right hand shot out as a wall of hardened air covered the front. My eyes widened when I started getting pushed back by the torrent of firepower.

I brought my right arm to the front as well and channeled my bending through Equity. The wall of air glowed blue for a second before holding fast against the torrent.

"What the heck was that?!"

Wally shouted. His hands much like everyone else's were shielding the eyes from the bright burst of light.

"The power of a Lord of Order."

I answered him grimly.

A sudden boom reached us from Fate's previous location. I waved a hand and the smoke from the scorched floor along with the destroyed seats and huge table cleared. Wonder Woman strained against the Ankh that had appeared to protect Fate from one of her punches. She flew back, just as two streams of green light exploded from the two gathered Lanterns. Hal created two gigantic palms on either side of Fate and slammed them together.

There was a power struggle as the will constructs were held at bay by Fate's arms. Stewart's ring fashioned him a heavy duty machine gun that he pointed at the Lord of Order and opened fire upon, sending him to hit the wall of the room and leave cracks. Energy blasts from Captain Atom assaulted his position, digging him even deeper into the wall. Fate flew out of the wall like a bullet aiming for Wonder Woman only for The Flash to literally come out of nowhere and shoulder check him onto Hawkman's nth metal mace. Fate was knocked away, rag dolling on the ground.

He started to get up but arrows and battarangs sliced through the air drowning his body in explosions. Manhunter rose up from the floor like a ghost and put him in a hold, which gave Zatara time to cast his spell.

"Mih dloh sngidnib lacigam!"

Glowing yellow ropes appeared in a small burst of mystical energy below Dr. Fate, ensnaring him tight.

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Whoa! That…was epic. Their teamwork was awesome to see. But even with that, I could feel that the Lord of Order was just starting. Now the Justice League was powerful…but there was no way they could win this…not when another massive energy signature made itself known.

I felt space crack from pressure, followed by a red scar in reality. The League turned to face the newcomer with the same fervor they had when fighting Fate.

This new energy signature felt like…a bunch of metal tools, lithium-ion batteries, Hard metal concert, dynamite, sharp paper cuts, tsunamis, cyclones and a messy room all put into a noisy blender and mixed together. CHAOS.

I released a tightly held breath and turned to the team. I could feel the restraint placed on a bigger boom tube creation ease somewhat as Fate seemed to be tied up.

"I am creating a boom tube for you guys. You need to get out of here."

I told them sternly.

"What! No? Are you crazy?!"

Artemis shouted at me, notching an arrow in her bow.

"Yeah! We're not going anywhere!"

Wally added, lowering his goggles.

"No you don't understand..."

I started only to be interrupted by a whiny voice.

"Nabu, you old piece of scrap metal, I told you to wait for me."

The faces of the team turned pale. None of us could forget that voice.

"I know Teekl. It's not my fault this place is so easy to miss."

Klarion the Witch Boy fully stepped out into the room.

Zatara sucked in a deep breath before throwing Nabu an angered look.

"What is the meaning of this! A Lord of Order working together with a Lord of Chaos?!"

He looked like he was two seconds away from punching Dr.Fate.

"Sacrifices must be made to ensure balance is restored. I do not need to explain myself to you mortal. All you need to understand is that standing in my way is defiance against the natural order."

"What would Kent say?!"

Zatara shot back, greatly incensed.

"Nothing. He's dead." Nabu's answer was cold and logical, "And so shall you if you continue on with this fruitless endeavor. Give me the boy."

"Blah blah blah...this talk is getting boaring." Klarion cut in, only for his cat to growl softly. "Of course I meant boring Teekl! I said boring didn't I!"

"Aqualad...you have to listen to me, The Witchboy being here complicates things. We can't have a fight against the two of them. You're not used to working with anyone else except your mentors. They are too powerful. Lemme send you away..."

"Not happening."

Wally stated and he was off.

"Motherfu..."

"We took Klarion down once. We can do it again."

Superboy said and took a running leap. That was me you idiot. I was the one who took him down and that's only because I was juiced up in some order energy! Gah. Teenagers!

I turned to the rest.

"Ok Fine! If you want to fight then listen to my plan...if we can get them to my realm, the fight will basically be over."

Aqualad nodded.

"Then let us do it. The League will handle Fate while we take on Klarion."

Or at least that was the plan. A second before Wally could reach The Chaos Lord's position, gravity increased exponentially. I took a knee and struggled to raise my head up. The others were in similar if not worse positions than I was. The League members closest to Fate had it worse. They could do nothing as the magical bindings Zatara had placed upon him broke into motes of light and the Lord of Order flew up.

"Ytivarg esaerce..."

Zatara began only for Fate to wave a hand and the magician to find his mouth similarly bound by yellow magical tape like he had done to the Lord of Order.

I heaved, trying to rise up. Even breathing was a tall order. Was the gravity selective? The question rang through my head because I was aware that the Thanagarians would feel the effect lesser than the rest of us due to the nth metal they had. And also due to the fact that if this gravity was enough to keep me down...then it would crush Robin into a paste. Through my air sense though...I could feel he was still alive. The gravity made no sense either, seeing as Manhunter and Miss Martian were also suppressed. They could phase and control their mass.

"I don't want to harm you. That said, I cannot have you interrupting."

Nabu declared.

Come on...do something! I shouted to myself. A boom tube appeared below the team and I, just as Nabu spread out his magical energy, causing an Ankh to appear in between the Justice League. Then the Ankh started pulling them in like a giant magical vacuum cleaner. One by one the League members were promptly sucked in. The boom tube finally manifested, just as Wonder Woman slung Connor and Wally towards where we were with her Lasso. Their momentum in the air ended and they started getting sucked back into the vortex, only for my air rope constructs to pull them towards us.

"No! I have a bone to pick with you!"

Klarion cried out sending a snaking bolt of energy towards my body that I couldn't dodge or block without letting go of Superboy and Kid Flash. Aqualad extended his water bearer with great difficulty, creating a shield that lowered the bolt's power a little but not much. The shield failed and the energy bolt slammed into me, burning away the upper section of my costume, leaving behind slightly reddened skin. I winced in pain but managed to ensure, Connor and Wally both fell into the boom tube along with the rest of the team. I sighed in relief. The boom tube was layered. They were in Washington DC by now.

The Ankh disappeared as The Witch Boy started throwing a tantrum that he hadn't stopped them quick enough. Nabu floated down towards me just as the effects of the gravity wore off.

"Aden Strong...you did not escape with your friends when you had the chance. Why?"

An easy smile appeared on my face as I stretched languidly, my chest and abs exposed for all to see. Sigh...woulda wished there were girls left to admire my cut form but oh well.

There was a satisfying crack! Sound from my neck.

"Ah that's the stuff."

Equity appeared in my arms as I faced the two Mystical Lords.

"Escape? Why would I?" That brought them up short. "Oh and Klarion... your shoes are untied."

"What?"

The Witch Boy looked down at his shoes in confusion. In that same motion, Equity came up and I pointed at him.

"Bam."

Teekl gave a cry of pain as an ultra thin beam of electric energy slammed onto his forehead, through his body and came out of his back.

Klarion's body started fading.

"Teekl?"

He disappeared instantly after his familiar was destroyed. Nabu looked shocked, if his silence was anything to go by.

"I'll reiterate...escape, why would I?"

I chuckled.

If I did...I would fail the first objective. Any way I see it, fighting head on was the only choice I had. And the fact that the mission was rated at Hellish meant I had a chance. Now without the Junior Team to get in the way...I could deal with this fast and move on to the other objectives.

The League's help would have been welcomed but even alone, I was confident with my chances. If I hadn't been concerned with creating a way to portal out Aqualad and the rest...Nabu wouldn't have known what hit him.

"You picked the wrong day to be a dick, Nabu."