"Time runs short. You must awaken. You must awaken now!" The six young heroes immediately waken up by someone through telepathy.

Kid Flash noticed Superboy is staring at them with a blank expression. "What? What do you want?" He asks angrily. "Quit staring. You're creeping me out."

"Can you also stop screaming? I have sensitive hearing." Zara asks him sarcastically. "If that's what it feels like to have hangover once you reach an adulthood, I'm not drinking alcohol." She glances at Ruby worriedly as she nodded her head in reassurance she's alright.

"Uh, KF, how about we not tick off the guy who can fry us with a look?" Robin asks his friend and giving him a look.

"We can't blame his action, guys." Ruby sighs heavily and smiling at Superboy which he returned with a confused look why this girl smile despite he'd done with them? "I'm pretty sure he was given orders by those genomorphs right before we set him free."

"How did you know that, babe?" Kid Flash asks her curiously.

"Observation and I don't need another flirt to hit on me, one is enough." She shakes her head and couldn't stand of Lu Bu and Kid Flash are hitting on her. One is enough to handle the womanizer, not two. "We only sought to help you."

"Yeah!" Kid Flash snapped angrily. "We free you and you turn on us! How's that for grat-"

"Shut up, Speedy Gonzales!" Zara snapped him out angrily. "Jeez, I get it you're angry on him. There's nothing to yell about when he's close to us not far. Besides, I don't think our new friend was not in full control of his actions."

"Wh-what if I..." Superboy spoke up as and adjusting his voice considering he just woke up from his tube. "What if I wasn't?"

"He can talk!?" Kid Flash asks with a shock all over his face.

"Of course he can, smart-ass." Zara pointed out the facts and rolls her eyes. "What is he trying to do? Babbling like a baby?" She senses a glare from him.

"Yes, he can." He growled angrily at the yellow speedster and mentally thank the yellow cat for defending him.

"Not like I said 'it'." Kid Flash defended himself while Ruby is closing their eyes to summon their magic.

"The Genomorphs taught you telepathically." Aqualad changes the subject.

"They taught me much." Superboy answered. "I can read, write... I-I know the names of things."

"But have you seen them?" Ruby asks him curiously while closing her eyes to summon her magic. "Have they let you go to see outside of the world looks like? The sky or sun? Your surroundings to feel the mother nature."

"Images are implanted in my mind." He frowned slightly. "But no... I have not seen them."

"Do you know what you are? Who you are?" Aqualad asks the clone curiously.

"I am Superboy. A Genomorph. A clone made from the DNA of the Superman, created to replace him should he perish, to destroy him should he turn from the Light."

Ruby frowned at his response as Aqualad decided to speak out his thoughts. "To be like Superman is a worthy aspiration, but like Superman, you deserve a life of your own. Beyond that solar suit. Beyond your pod. Beyond Cadmus." He spoke up in a soft tone.

"He's right. You and Superman are completely different." Zara pointed out and going to use her transformation magic if necessary. "He's adult and you're a teenager just like them. However, you're you and it's your life to make your own decisions. It doesn't matter if you're a clone or not, what matters is, you have your own purpose to forge your own destiny." Everyone excluding Ruby looked surprised by her wisdom which causes her to irk at them angrily. "Come on! Am I really that mascot for you guys!?"

"I live because of Cadmus!" Superboy changing the subject. "It is my home!"

"Clearly not because your home is a test tube." She spoke up bluntly and raising her right eyebrow at him. "Home means is when you live someone you care and worth fighting for. Living in normal life or in this case, an extraordinary life gives you a warm fuzzy feeling inside. They give you happy moments or sad moments that you're going to cherish the memories."

"She's right we can show you the sun." Robin suggested and the halfling shakes her head.

"It's already midnight and we can show you the moon with stars." She smiled.

"We can show you, introduce you, to Superman." Aqualad suggested and Superboy looked at them filled with mix emotions.

"No." A man appears inside of the room. "They can't, they'll be otherwise occupied. Activate the cloning progress." He ordered the Scientist making the young heroes surprised of their doing.

"Pass! Batcave's crowded enough." Robin spoke up sarcastically.

"Now is not the right time to joke around, Robin." Zara scolded him.

"And get the weapon back in it's pod!" The man screamed at his colleagues angrily.

"Hey, how come he gets to call Supey an it?" Kid Flash whined like a child and the halfling grumbling about her surrounded by a bunch of brats.

"Help us." Ruby pleads still closing her eyes but she could tell the clone is staring at them.

"Don't start thinking now." The man noticed Superboy's hesitance then the small Genomorph jumps on the clone's shoulder. "See, you're not a real boy. You're a weapon and you belong to me! Well, to Cadmus. Same thing, now get back to your pod!" Superboy left with the small alien creature on his shoulder.

"I despise a mere mortal like you." Zara growled angrily and trying her best not to compromise her emotions towards this man. "You're heartless bastard Scientist who should be rotten in hell." Buying them a time to let Superboy back in his sense.

"Ha, says a little cat like you, joining their side when they treated you like a weakling." The man sneered at him while Zara never lowered her glare.

"They treated me like a weakling... that is true. However, at least I have the heart to protect them rather than creating a weapon to destroy the entire human race."

"Angel..." The boys looked amazed by her sudden declaration.

"Let's see if you can handle this pain, start the cloning progress to that kitten." The man ordered them as she just smirked sensing a familiar person is going to save them.

"Sorry, not today! Celestial now!" A golden magic circle showed in front of her. "Change!"

"Kurisutarumeiku: Bāsuto (Crystal make: Burst!)"

Boom!

Someone break in the door to see Superboy knock the Scientist down then the smoke disappears revealing an adult pale blonde-woman with cat ears and tails. Ruby's tube is already destroyed leaving her unscratched with the crystal protected from harm.

Ruby sweats dropped seeing her friend in adult form wearing too revealing clothes, white long sleeve crop top with white shorts as her stomach reveals her Fairy Tail insignia. She sighs heavily and smiling at Superboy.

"Thank you for coming back to us, Superboy." Ruby thanked Superboy and he helps her to stand up.

"You came right on time, Superboy." Zara spoke up in her usual soft tone. "I was stalling them until you come to your senses back."

"Uhh..." Superboy looked surprised to see unfamiliar pale blonde half cat woman.

"I'm Angel, I'll explain later." She assured the clone.

Superboy narrowed his eyes towards the yellow speedster. "You here to help us or fry us?" Kid Flash asks him curiously.

"Huh. I don't seem to have heat vision, so I suppose helping is my only option."

Robin freed by himself and stroking his wrist from the pain of being strap inside of the tube. "Ahh. Finally! Lucky Batman isn't here. He'd have my head for taking so long." He whined and Zara raised her right eyebrow at him but didn't say anything.

"Seriously, that's what you're worried about? The whole League will have our heads after tonight." Kid Flash informed the boy wonder.

Robin pressed the button to open the test tube. "Free Aqualad. I'll get kid mouth." He ordered Superboy.

"Don't you give me orders either." He growled angrily and did what he told.

The six of them are running away from the Scientists before they get captured again. "You-you'll never get out of here!" The man informed them angrily. "I'll have you back in pods before morning especially you, cat!"

"Good luck with capturing us, we're hard to get caught." Zara commented with a smirk on her face.

"That guy is not whelmed, not whelmed at all." Robin muttered and throwing small bombs at the equipment to destroy it.

"What is it with you and this whelmed thing?" Kid Flash asks the boy wonder curiously.

"We are still level 42 levels below ground, but if we can make the elevator... " Aqualad informed them but stopped to see the giant mammoth Genomorphs are blocking their way. They stopped and looked back to see other Genomorphs are surrounding them.

Zara and Ruby smirked at each other and nodded their heads. Zara readied her twin swords as she summons her aera magic while Ruby raises her right hand with a scarlet key. "Celestial and I will make an opening then we make a run for it." Zara informed them.

"Ah, are you sure this is a good idea, Angel?" Kid Flash asks them with a skeptical look on his face.

"We face bigger than this." Ruby answered in vague. "Ryūnomon, watashi wa anata o aite, nishi no hito! (Gate of the dragon, I open thee, Xi Men!)" She summons her Chinese dragon spirit to reveal a man wearing red Chinese dynasty dress as his hair is red like fire.

"Tch, you creatures should be perished." Xi Men told the creatures in his cold expression. "Flame of fury!" He waves his hand in one vertically stroke as flames appeared heading towards Genomorphs directions.

"Now!" Zara yelled as she assists Xi Men to defeat the Genomorphs then they started to head towards the elevator.

Aqualad opened the door as Xi Men carried his Mistress in his arms to fly while Zara grabs Kid Flash arms to fly up as well. Superboy grabs Aqualad to fly as well. However, the clone is falling as crystal chain head straight towards their direction then he grabs it.

"Superman can fly..." Superboy commented but looked confused why he couldn't fly. "Why can't I fly?" He asks sadly.

Ruby is struggling to hold them considering she has no super strength like Aqualad or Superboy or her Chinese spirits. Xi Men noticed his Mistress is sweating and seeing the chain is starting to slip out from her grasps then he grabs it.

"Don't know, but it looks like you can leap tall buildings in a single bound." Kid Flash commented while Zara is holding him. "Still cool. You can put me on the edge, Angel." She placed him down then helped Superboy and Aqualad to put them on the edge of the elevator.

"Thank you." He thanked the Chinese dragon spirit and Celestial.

They heard a noise and looking up to see it headed towards their way. "Guys, this has to be our exit." Robin informed them.

Superboy and Aqualad breaks the door as they started to run away from them. Zara noticed Xi Men is not yet back to his spirit world but decided to ignore it since Ruby summons twice strongest Chinese spirits now.

"Go left! Left!" Superboy gives them direction.

"Right!" They stopped and got trapped with the vent on top.

"Great directions, Supey." Kid Flash complimented the clone sarcastically. "You trying to get us repodded?"

"Hmm..." Xi Men stared at the vent in deep thought and knew that someone gave Superboy directions through telepathy.

"No. I don't understand." Superboy answered with a confused look on his face.

"I see, this helps us to escape from them without engaging the enemy." Xi Men pointed out and placing down his Mistress.

"The flame dude is right. This is perfect!" Robin spoke up happily and ignoring questioning look from the dragon spirit.

Everyone are crawling inside of the vent. Zara reverses herself back into an exceed knowing Kid Flash won't hesitate to flirt her in her adult form. "At this rate, we'll never get out." Kid Flash grumbled lowly while Zara flicks her tail to slap his cheek. "Ow!"

"Jeez, you need to dial down that whining tone of yours Kid." Zara scolded him with just one glare makes the yellow speedster quiet.

"Shh. Listen." Superboy informed them as Xi Men and Zara heard footsteps are coming close.

"Xi Men." Ruby called him and he nodded his head.

"Yes, Lady Celestial." Xi Men's eyes glowed and blows out a fire to make the Genomorphs running away from it. Everyone are getting out of the vent as Robin is hacking their systems.

"I hacked the motion sensors." Robin informed them with a proud look on his face. "Sweet. Still plenty of them between us and out."

"But I've finally got a room to move." Kid Flash spoke up happily and wearing his goggles then running off ahead of them.

Xi Men carried his Mistress as he chased Kid Flash but faster than him. Aqualad, Robin, Superboy and Zara are chasing them. "More behind us." The boy wonder reminded them. "Are all Celestial spirits are different personality?" He asks the cat curiously.

"Yes, you met Lu Bu and he's a flirt one just like Kid Flash. However, he's a smooth talker that could make the girls swoon by his charm." Angel answered and cringed of being the victim when she used her adult form. "Xi Men, he's a knight type personality and a fatherly figure to everyone. He's always a serious one but never jokes around."

"What an interesting... spirit." He stared at Xi Men carrying Celestial in his arms.

"Yeah, however, her spirits are very loyal despite they're a bit pain on Celestial's neck." She smiled and a loud blare causing their direction to close down that makes Kid Flash slam by it.

"We're cut off from the street." Aqualad spoke up and seeing it.

"Thanks. My head hadn't noticed." Kid Flash spoke up sarcastically while rubbing his head.

"Apparently, you prefer to run rather than waiting for us." Xi Men spoke up bluntly and placing Ruby down.

Superboy tried to break in but it didn't budge as Aqualad join him but didn't move as well. "Can't hack this fast enough." Robin typed his hologram computer rapidly.

"Step aside." Zara transformed back in her adult form and reading her twin swords. "Hyah!" She cut the door neatly in just two strikes.

"Go!" Ruby yelled at them that causes the boys excluding Xi Men to bring their senses back.

The seven of them are running then stopped to see they're completely surrounded with Guardian. Everyone readied their weapons but the small Genomorphs horn are glowing red that makes them passed out.

"Lady Celestial." Xi Men shakes the scarlet-haired girl gently and she groaned. "We have to go."

Ruby opened her eyes and nodded at Xi Men. He helped her to stands up. "Thank you, Xi Men." Thanking her Chinese dragon spirit.

"Feels like a fog lifting." Guardian spoke up and holding his head.

"Guardian?" Aqualad asks him curiously.

"Go. I'll deal with Desmond." He answered with a determined tone on his voice.

"I think not." The man came back known as Demond. "Project Blockbuster will give me the power to restore order to Cadmus." He held the blue liquid and chugged it down.

Guardian steps back and seeing Desmond is transforming himself into a blue monster while Xi Men steps forward to protect them especially Ruby at all cost.

"Everyone back!" Guardian told them and trying to stop Desmond but slapping him like an insect. "Aah!"

"Arrh!" Superboy attacked Desmond but it failed.

"Superboy!" Ruby called the clone worriedly seeing Desmond sends him flying with him creating a hole on the ceiling.

"Okay. That's one way to bust through the ceiling." Robin commented and using his grappling hook.

"You think lab coat planned that?" Kid Flash asks curiously and Zara holds him to follow them.

"Lady Celestial." Xi Men carried Ruby in his arms to follow the others. "I doubt he is planning anything anymore. He won't stop until we get caught."

They see Superboy is struggling to defeat Desmond by himself. Xi Men puts Ruby down then doing a roundhouse kick on that blue monster making him drop Superboy while Zara caught him. The monster roar and trying to punch the Chinese spirit dragon but he caught his hand easily.

"Woah, who knew that dragon dude of yours is a strong one." Wally commented and whistling to see Xi Men is stronger than Desmond.

"He may not die but feel the pain, however, I can't stand seeing my friend getting hurt." Ruby spoke up and dash before the boys could even stop her. "Hyah!" Slashing Desmond using her twin fans.

"My lady..." Xi Men looked surprised to see her joining the action.

"I lost the count of you telling me to stay put... sorry to say this, but we always have each other back including the others." She smiled at him and he returned of one of his rarest smiles.

Kid Flash trips Desmond with his super speed while Aqualad and Superboy punch him right in the face. "Learned that one in Kindergarten." The yellow speedster spoke up in a proud tone.

"Kurisutarumeiku: Chēn (Crystal make: chain)." Ruby wrapped Desmond using her crystal chain to trap him. "Now!" Zara helped her to hold the chains tightly in her adult form.

"Flames of fury!" Xi Men uses his magic to attack Desmond but he dodged it dragging the girls with him. "Lady Celestial and Lady Angel!"

Desmond throws them on the pillar making them groaning in pain as the chains shattered. The building is shaking by destroying each pillar.

"KF, Xi Men, get over here." Robin called them as they approached him while the others are busy taking down Desmond. "We need to destroy each one of the pillars."

"We can do it more than that, Sir Robin." Xi Men spoke up and staring at his Mistress. "Lady Celestial and I can combine our powers to perform Unison raid."

"Uni-uni-unison raid?" Kid Flash asks him curiously with a skeptical look on his face.

"One of the powerful spells to merge our attacks as one towards our opponents." Zara pop out of nowhere making Robin and Kid Flash jumps in surprise to see her. "You're going to destroy the entire building for that Xi Men."

"The entire building!?" Robin exclaimed in shocked.

"We're also known as destruction on how we use too much brutal strength or powers." She laughs nervously and remembering Erza, Gray, Natsu and Aaliyah destroyed the entire place one time of stopping the bandit when Aaliyah told her about it.

"Jeez, just how powerful are you guys?" Kid Flash muttered and Xi Men aided his Mistress. "How are we going to escape once they defeat Desmond?"

"Cover yourselves. Aqualad and Superboy, get here now!" Zara yelled at them seeing their stance.

Xi Men and Ruby are clasping their hands together combining their powers as scarlet and golden red circle magic shows underneath their feet.

"This ends now!" Ruby declared as her emerald eyes filled with determination. "Xi Men!"

"Honō no kurisutaru-en! (Crystal flame of blaze!)"

Boom!

The entire building destroyed and knowing the entire League will not be happy about this. They pushed off the debris and breathing heavily knowing Celestial and Xi Men defeated Desmond in one blow.

"We did it." Aqualad spoke up and staring at them.

"Was there ever any doubt?" Robin asks them curiously and high-five Kid Flash but groaning in pain of sore muscles.

"Idiots." Zara muttered and rolling her eyes then approaching Ruby and Xi Men. "You two overdid it." Reverting herself back as an exceed.

"It's our Fairy Tail signature moves." Ruby answered with a sad smile on her face. "Thank you, Xi Men." Thanking her Chinese dragon spirit.

"You're always welcome, Lady Celestial. I am always here to serve you." He bows down and returning himself back to the Spirit world.

"Angel wasn't kidding when you guys destroyed the building in one blow." Kid Flash commented and looking up the sky. "See? The moon."

Ruby smiled seeing Superboy is amazed seeing the actual moon then dropped seeing someone is flying towards them. "Oh. And Superman. Do we keep our promises or what?" Kid Flash asked Superboy proudly.

"We're so dead..." Zara muttered and paled of facing them then the entire League including her and Caleb are heading towards them.

Superboy showed his symbol to Superman but the man of steel scowled and he returned the gesture as well. "Is that what I think it is?" Batman asks them curiously.

"He doesn't like being called an it." Kid Flash informed them in a hushed tone.

"I'm Superman's clone." Superboy told the entire League making them looked shocked excluding the fox girl remained blank expression behind her half mask.

"Start talking." Batman ordered them and they did.

Ruby and Zara are squirming in front of the fox girl while the boys are curious who she is. "Were you and the others are badly injured?" The fox girl asks the girls worriedly making them looked surprised.

"Eh? Kitsune?" Ruby looked startled at her tone. "We-we were just sore from the falling building. No seriously damage." She answered.

"That's a relief." She sighs softly and glancing the boys who were observing them.

"We broke your orders." They looked down and prepared for the worst but only received patting on their heads.

"Just make sure don't do anything stupid, that's all I ask. Be prepared when we get home." Ruby and Zara are groaning for the long lecture coming from Caleb and Kent soon.

"Isn't she the girl on the letter?" Kid Flash asks the girls and they nodded their head. "Hello, pretty mysterious lady. Where have you been all my life?" Flirting the fox girl and Celestial facepalm at his playboy persona.

"Busy saving the world and don't have time from the likes of you flirting every girl you met." The fox girl known as Kitsune spoke up bluntly.

"Dude, she got you." Robin teased the yellow speedster and snickers at his misfortune. "Kitsune right? You're quite famous in Kyoto just like Celestial and Angel."

"I don't need to become fame to protect people." She shakes her head slightly. "I'll see you, girls, soon." Kitsune are walking away from them and disappeared quickly as Superman approached the clone.

"Well, uh- we'll figure something out for you. The League will, I mean." Superman told his clone. "For now, I'd better make sure they get back that Blockbuster creature squared away." He couldn't stare at his eyes but leaving them behind.

"Cadmus will be investigated, all 52 levels, but let's make one thing clear." Batman spoke up as Flash, Knight and Aquaman are behind him.

"You should have called." Flash scolded them.

"End results aside, we are not happy." He scowled them. "You hacked Justice League systems, disobeyed direct orders and endangered lives."

"Celestial, we talk about not using Unison raid." Knight scolded the scarlet-haired girl in his rare stern expression. "What would've happened if you damage more than one building? We were glad you send a magic letter from Kitsune and I about you guys going to investigate without us. You will not be doing this again." He stared each one of them.

"I'm not going to say sorry about using it but you of all people should know how we controlled our magic perfectly." Ruby spoke up in a stern tone. "We knew the risk of combining magic but we only used it 2% of our powers." Ignoring their surprised expression of using 2% not 100% of their strength.

"Celestial is right." Zara agreed on her opinion while they looked surprised how Ruby holds back a lot of potential from them. "We will continue doing this with or without you guys."

"I agreed with Angel." Aqualad spoke up.

"Aqualad, stand down." Aquaman ordered his protégée.

"Apologies, my King, but no. We did good work here tonight, the work you trained us to do. Together on our own, we forged something powerful, important."

"If this is about your treatment at the hall, the five of you-" Flash was cut off by Kid Flash.

"The six of us, and it's not."

"I think you have forgotten about the alien invasion Batman." Ruby narrowed her emerald eyes at the Dark Knight. "You and the others are forging yourselves as a team to stop the alien invasion a few years ago. You and the other League's teach each one of your protégées to learn everything from your experience on how to become a hero. Why teach them everything if you guys are going to babying them forever?" She asks and seeing Knight's eyes are proud of her but remained blank expression.

"Why let them tell us what to do?" Superboy asks in a strong voice. "Get on board or get out of the way."

||Mount Justice|| July 8, 08:04 EDT

"This cave was the original secret sanctuary of the Justice League." Batman informed the young heroes. "We're calling it into service again. Since you six are determined to stay together and fight the good fight, you'll do it on League terms. Red Tornado volunteered to live here and be your supervisor. Black Canary's in charge of training. I will deploy you on missions."

"Real missions?" Robin asks his mentor.

"Yes, but covert."

"The League will still handle the obvious stuff. There's a reason we have these big targets on our chest." Flash informed them.

"But Cadmus proves the bad guys are getting smarter." Aquaman pointed out. "Batman needs a team that can operate on the sly."

"The 8 of you will be that team." Batman spoke up.

"Cool! Wait, 8?" Robin asks as Celestial and Angel are staring each other with a smile on their face knowing the 7th member. They looked behind to see an alien red-haired girl is with Martian Man Hunter, Knight and Kitsune. "This is the Martian Manhunter's niece, Miss Martian. You already met Kitsune before."

"Hi." Miss Martian greeted them shyly while Kitsune remained silent.

"Liking this gig more every minute." Kid Flash spoke up seeing two new girls. "Welcome aboard. I'm Kid Flash. That's Robin, Celestial, Aqualad and Angel. It's cool if you forget their names."

"I'm honored to be included." Miss Martian spoke up gently as the six of them approached them.

Ruby looked behind and smiled at Superboy. "Superboy, come meet Miss Martian and Kitsune!" She told the clone and he approached them.

Miss Martian changed her top from white to black. "I like your t-shirt." She complimented Superboy's t-shirt.

Kitsune walked towards Batman. "Celestial, Angel and I are usually staying in Japan to train or patrolling. We could only be here if there's a deploy mission."

"Knight informed me that Celestial is going to start her school soon in Gotham. What are your plans?" Batman asks her curiously. The Dark Knight noticed this girl is guarding up her walls and didn't trust them yet excluding Knight.

"Angel needs to...."

"I'm so happy about not being the only girl." Miss Martian spoke up and squeals hugging Angel out of nowhere. "Oh my gosh, you're so cute!"

"Gah! Unhand me!" Zara exclaimed angrily with an angry thick mark on her head. "Tch." Clicking her tongue and uses her aera magic getting away from the Martian girl.

"Ah, your name really suits you." She wasn't fazed by her glare.

"Angel and Celestial, let's go." Kitsune called the girls. "We're leaving."

"Yes!" Both girls followed the fox girl as they went to the zeta tube.

"Recognized Celestial b04, Angel b05, Kitsune b07." The three of them left making Aqualad worried about Kitsune lack of interaction with them and hoping she could warm up with them.