The teen, Abra Kadabra, and Kent walk along a staircase that looks like it's upside down.

"Are we there yet?" the teen drawls, his cat lying behind his neck. "Are we there yet? Are we there yet?"

Kadabra grabs Nelson's shoulder, brings all three to a stop. "Tell us how to find the Helmet." he demands, clearly becoming aggravated.

Kent glares, but can't say anything due to the collar around his neck. In a second Kadabra removes it, throwing it over his shoulder with a smug look. "Can't." Kent says, though his voice is hoarse he's smiling. "Having too much fun."

Kadabra's face contorts in anger, then electrocutes Kent, knocking him to the ground. "Still having fun?"

The teen chuckles. "I am! Zap 'im again!" another idea comes to his mind as his fist meets his open right hand. "Or dump him off the side and watch him splat!"

Kadabra raises his "wand" again. Zapping Kent.

The teen laughs once, enjoying the pain before him. Until his cat meows and grabs his attention. "Ah, yes, yes." he seems to agree with the cat. "I suppose we might still need him." though he looks back at the pain Kadabra is causing Kent with vicious glee.

Superboy, M'gann, and Kaldur walk through the snow in almost silence. Until M'gann finally speaks up. "I don't understand Wally. It's almost like he needs to believe the impossible can't happen."

Kaldur approaches it calmly, having known Wally for a few years means he can understand how he thinks. At least a little bit. "Wally uses his understanding of science to control what he cannot comprehend. Acknowledging Magic would relinquish the last vestige of that control.

Yn:sometimes when it comes to science it makes things like magic nonexistent to people

Megan:oh

Yn:there was magic there was a red planet but not like mars the planet was called dathomire and the people were warriors and witches more precise dathomire witches they use magic but it was evil magic they use for there deeds

M'gann looks away from Kaldur thinking about what he said. Until something creaks and thuds in the distance.

Turning towards the sound the four find a doorway sitting on top of a nearby ridge with a few steps leading up to it. They exchange no words as they head towards it.

On a nearby platform to where the teen is watching Kadabra torture Kent, Artemis and Wally come into existence. Neither lets go of the cane as they move from lying on their sides to kneeling on one knee. Kent sees them instantly.

Once Wally's looking in the right direction, he recognizes Kadabra almost immediately. "Abra Kadabra." he growls.

Kent relaxes and gains a slight smile. "Well, would you look at that."

The cane glows in Artemis and Wally's grip, in response, Kent's whole body glows the same gold. Kadabra and the teen barely glance at the teen-heroes as Kent begins to float and fly past them. Grabbing the cane with both hands immediately lets Wally and Artemis let go of it as Kent's bonds come undone.

"In here." Kent says, standing up and using his cane to create an elevator in the wall. All three rush in.

"No! No! No!" the teen working with Kadabra shouts angrily. "I want that Helmet!" he raises his hands, red magic gathering as the door to the elevator begins to shut. "I want it! I want it! I want it!" the red lightning only hitting after the doors are fully shut.

Elevator music plays in the background as the number shown increases. Both teens look to Nelson, unsure who should say something first.

"I'm Kent Nelson. By the way." Kent finally speaks up.

"No duh." Wally mumbles. Only to be hit by an elbow to the chest by Artemis. "Ow!" he hisses in pain.

"I'm Artemis." she tells him. "Miss Manners here, is Wally."

Kent smiles. "Well, Artemis, we're up against an opponent that with tremendous mystic power."

"Abra Kadabra?" Wally questions rhetorically then scoffs with an eye roll. "Flash proved that he uses futuristic technology to simulate Magic." he says directly at Kent. "Guy's all show and no biz."

"Right you are." Kent agrees.

Much to Artemis' shock. As Wally smiles proudly, looking at her shocked expression with a little too much pride. "He is?" she asks, stunned.

"Abra is a charlatan." Kent admits.

but Klarion, the Witch Boy, kid with the cat, he's an actual Lord of Chaos, the ultimate enemy of a Lord of Order like Doctor Fate."

"Right." Wally drawls. "You're a Lord of Order." though he sounds hesitant and confused.

"Oh, no. Not me." Kent says with a smile. "I'm just an old coot Fate used to put on. Until my wife Inza convinced me there was more to life." he opens his watch and looks down at her picture. "Ah, she was a real pistol, that Inza." then snapping it shut and getting back on track. "Anywho, Klarion's after the Helmet. If he gets his sticky little mitts on it, he'll turn the planet into his own personal playground of pandemonium."

The elevator dings, and the doors open. The three walk out, seeing a giant golden tower-bell hanging on the platform before them. Following Kent, Artemis and Wally ascend the stairs.

Behind them, on the ceiling, a door opens, Superboy and Kaldur falling to the floor hard enough to hurt, while M'gann levitates downward Yn lands in the room

As Artemis runs to the three of them, Kent turns to Wally. "Friends of yours?"

Electricity zaps in the background. A blue bolt just missing the two of them. On a perpendicular platform are Klarion and Kadabra.

"Friends of yours?!" Wally asks back with equally as much sarcasm as Kent, before grabbing him and getting him out of the way of Kadabra's next shot. Artemis, Kaldur, Superboy, and M'gann are all forced to dodge it as well.

Yn uses the force to grab kadabra and bring him close to Yn then gave him a few punches then knocking him out Yn use the force to grab kadabra wand and equipment and crushing it with the force

Yn:fake ass magician

Kent and Wally crouch near the bell, until Kent stands, raising his cane, and hitting the bell.

As the bell tolls, it gains both Klarion and Kadabra's attention. Keeping Teekl in his arms Klarion takes off into the air, as Kent and Wally walk into the bell. Klarion following them in without any hesitation.

Wally and Kent appear on the roof of the tower, floating just above their heads. Is the golden Helmet. As Kent reaches for the Helmet, he's hit by a bolt of Klarion's magic.

"Mr. Nelson." Wally gasps, grabbing Kent to stop him, due to the force of Klarion's shot.

Kent stands, despite the fact that he has to groan through the pain, before raising his cane as begins to cast a spell. "Certe toto sentio nos in kansate non iam adesse!"

At the end of the spell, he slams his cane down on the ground, creating a golden shield around the Helmet, Wally, and himself. Just in time to block another one of Klarion's shots as well.

"No!" Klarion shouts in anguish.

"No bad for a former ＂Doctor Fake＂, eh, Kid?" Kent's voice has weakened significantly, and as he finishes, he loses his balance and falls into Wally's arms as his cane falls to the side. "The bubble'll give you just enough time-" he gasps for a breath. "to do what you need to do."

Wally's eyes go wide. "I have no idea what I need to do."

Kent opens his watch, looking up at Wally. "Have faith in what you can't explain. Believe in what you can no longer deny." with that Kent falls limp in his arms, his watch falling out of his hand as it hits the floor.

Wally can only look upon the scene, stunned.

Klarion continues to assault the bubble with as much magic as he can.

"28. 29. 30." Wally counts the chest compressions. "Come on. Come on." he begs Kent.

Klarion begins firing shots with each hand, throwing them almost like baseballs, which is enough to take Wally's attention away from Kent. "I want that Helmet and I want it now!" he growls.

Through the bubble, Wally can hear him, looking up to the Helmet, then down to Kent. "Wally, we're in trouble." M'gann's voice cuts through telepathically.

Within the tower, Kaldur and Superboy are trapped in electrical cages. While Miss Martian keeps one hand out to deflect shots telekinetically, and Artemis shoots at Kadabra. "Tell Kent we need Doctor Fate." she continues.

Wally watches from M'gann's perspective as Artemis' shot is deflected by Kadabra and she too is trapped in an electrical cage. Unable to do anything, as one heads right for M'gann.

The jolt snaps the connection between Wally and M'gann. Bringing his mind back to the rooftop with a gasp.

Gritting his teeth Klarion pauses, then forms a magic circle around his feet. Gathering power between his hands until they expand to create two red hands that instantly shoot out and manage to get a grip on the shield surrounding the Helmet, Wally, and Kent.

The claws sinking in as Kent's cane begins to burn. When the cane runs out, the shield will break.

The claws screech against the shield, ignoring it Wally looks down at Kent. "A test of faith." he agrees.

Standing he takes the Helmet in his hands. Though, Klarion grabs his attention before he can put it on. "Hey, dumb kid. You put that on, you may never get it off!" he warns as he rips the shield apart.

Wally raises the Helmet, as Klarion gathers more magic, shooting it at Wally. However, he puts the Helmet on before it can hit him. Though the magic does absorb him.

Wally blinks as he's suddenly assaulted with a total lack of anything resembling where he just was. "Ok. Ok. No problem." Wally mumbles to himself, despite the echo that just said that. "I'm not here. I'm just delusional."

"Still don't believe?" Kent's voice asks with a chuckle. "Seriously, Kid, how'd you get so bullheaded in fifteen short years."

Wally turns to the source, shocked to see Kent standing before him. "But- but- you're- you're-"

"Yep," Kent knows what he's trying to say. "but don't feel bad. Soon as this little brouhaha is over, my spirit will ascend, and I'll be reunited with my beloved Inza."

"O-oh. Ok." Wally stutters out. "Wait, but does that mean that I'm-!"

Kent sighs good-naturedly, cutting him off. "You're alive," Kent places a hand on Wally's shoulder, but seeing him flinch away he removes it. "but your soul no longer controls your body. See, we're inside the Helmet. You put it on, and my soul got sucked in, probably because I spent so many years serving its master."

"Master?" Wally questions, confused.

"Nabu, the real Doctor Fate, one of them Lord of Order I told you about." Kent explains, placing his hand on Wally's shoulder again. "He's the guy controlling your body now." Kent pats his shoulder lightly "Wanna watch?" as he removes his hand and gestures into the black.

Wally's green eyes show from under the Helmet, as his hand is held out. The zapping of Klarion's spells is heard, but Nabu makes no move to avoid them. "Give it up, Nabu! Order went out of style in the 20th century." Klarion shouts, still throwing magic, but they all hit a projection of Doctor Fate's cross that acts as a shield.

Nabu holds out both hands. "This battle is pointless." when Doctor Fate speaks, Nabu and Wally's voices overlap. Contrasting and grating against each other. "You sought to take the Helmet before it gained a host. But you are too late."

Shut it, you old fart!" Klarion snaps, drawing two large stone columns from the tower, and moving them so they slam against Doctor Fate's sides. Only for his symbol to show on the outside of the rock before it blows to pieces.

"Brat." Doctor Fate snarls, before launching a golden wave at Klarion. Who barely blocks, but Teekl runs away from.

The spell causes Klarion to dissipate, as he does, Doctor Fate releases his hold on the spell and begins to descend back to the tower roof.

Behind his turned back Klarion comes back from black fragments. Shooting Doctor Fate in the back with red lightning.

Inside the Helmet Wally cries out in pain, falling to his knees. Looking to Kent angry, but mostly confused. "What gives?"

"Well, it is your body." Kent states.

"Then let me control it." Wally argues. "With Fate's powers and my speed-"

"Sorry, Kid, doesn't work that way." Kent says. "But you can see why I haven't put on the Helmet in 65 years."

"And if Fate loses this fight" Wally questions, his eyes going wide.

Kent's face turns somber. "You see Inza before I do."

Wally's eyes widen and his mouth drops open.

Klarion launches a red magic dragon at Fate's downed form, forcing the magician to jump out of the way. As it comes back around, he puts up a shield. Only to get hit in the back by Klarion. Knocking him to the other side of the roof.

As Fate gets his hands under him Klarion changes the flames in his hands to red dots that hang in the air. Before he uses finger guns to have them start shooting at Doctor Fate.

The Lord of Order barely has time to get a shield up. Though each shot cracks the shield. Until it shatters, knocking Fate even further back. Though he rolls to his feet to dodge more red fire. Taking off into the air to continue to avoid the red fire Klarion is spewing.

Grinning devilishly, Klarion raises a hand, creating red columns that Fate dodges. Until right before Klarion he gets hit by one. Knocking him to the ground where the Helmet hits with a clang.

"You're out of practice, Nabu, and that pathetic host body," his fingernails shink against each other as if they were made of metal. "zero affinity for the mystic arts." Klarion raises his hands, thunderclaps in the sky, as a full storm brews over the tower. Red lightning raining down.

Just in time Fate gets a barrier up, though the energy that comes off is rainbow rather than gold or red.

"Ooo, rainbow power." Klarion taunts.

Teekl meows.

"I am paying attention, you stupid cat." he snaps back.

Teekl mews again, her hackles rising as her body arches.

"In case you haven't noticed, I'm winning." Klarion emphasizes.

Fate's eyes narrow, a golden light booms from his chest, knocking him free and creating a yellow flame on the roof. "It is difficult for a Lord of Order or Chaos to maintain a presence on the physical plane." as the smoke clears Fate stands tall, in the center of the ring of yellow fire, cape billowing behind him.

Angered to be compared to a Lord of Order, Klarion's whole form changes, dropping any resemblance to a normal human. As he erupts in a red fire that covers him and Teekl, before launching fire at Fate with a screech.

"I am bound to the Helmet and use a human host." Fate continues, dodging all of Klarion's attacks. Seeing a pause, he unleashes his own, which Klarion barely blocks with stone from the tower. "But that is not your way."

Klarion drops the shield, his face contorted to look even more animalistic, and his eyes glowing red. "You're babbling, Nabu." his hands gathering red flames again.

"Am I?" Fate questions, drawing his hands to his chest. Where a yellow beam shoots out.

Klarion raises a shield quickly, looking away because he knows it's not strong enough. However, the beam misses him entirely. Teekl's hackles rise as she hisses, and yelps at the impact that sends her flying.

"Teekl!" Klarion shouts, rising to his feet and turning to Fate. "I can't believe you assault a defenseless pussycat."

"We both know that creature is no cat, Witch Boy," Wally's green eyes narrow in accusation. "And without your familiar," the yellow flames that surrounded Teekl fade out as she warily stands to her feet. The yellow flame now gathered in Fate's hands. "you have no anchor in this reality." proving it, Klarion fades from sight in staggering increments.

"Bully! Killjoy! Geezer!" Fate raises his hands, shooting another beam, this time at Klarion. "Holy carp!

the Witch Boy yelps before jumping into a red/black portal. Another forming above Teekl, where he drops out and picks her up in his arms. "We're out of here!" both of them fully dissolving into black and red outlined wisps that take off toward the sky.

Leaving Fate standing taller on top of the tower.

Yes! That's how we kick it on the earthly plane!" Wally cheers, still within the Helmet. Then glances at Kent. "Uhh, it- it's over, right? Why isn't Nabu taking off the Helmet?"

"Because the Earth needs Doctor Fate." Nabu speaks up, an image of the Helmet appearing behind Wally and Kent. "I will not release this body."

"He can't do that!" Wally objects. Then looks to Kent. "Can he do that?"

"Can, but shouldn't." Kent says angrily. "This is not the right candidate. The kid's Soul belongs to the world of Science, not Sorcery."

"True." Nabu agrees, but his tone is dark. "But I do not appreciate being permanently hidden away, useless, and isolated for decades at a time." no one can say anything. "Chaos must not be allowed to reign." he snaps.

"That won't happen again, the boy'll take the Helmet and make sure you're put to good use." Kent speaks for Wally.

"Yeah. I swear." Wally agrees, smiling brightly.

"And in the meantime, I'll stick around, keep you company." Kent says, a touch of sadness in his voice.

Wally turns to Kent instantly, horrified. "Wait. What happened to you ascending? Seeing Inza?" his voice saddening as he asks each question.

"So, you believe now, eh?" Kent taunts. "Don't sweat it, Kid. I'll spend a few millennia here, then see Inza." he flips open his watch to look down at her picture once more. His own voice turns sad. "That's the great thing about eternity. It's eternal."

"The bargain is acceptable." Nabu says darkly.

"Some free advice before you go. Find your own little Spitfire," Kent begins to fade away. "one who won't let you get away with nothin', for example, that-" and is cut off before he can hear the end of it. As the Helmet finally comes off.

Looking around Wally finds himself still on the roof, walking over to Kent he sets the Helmet down and places the watch back in his hand. Closing his fingers around it. Then looking down at the man he couldn't save. Blaming himself.

Mount Justice; August 20th, 3:04 EDT

Wally walks up to a shelf, where all his souvenirs are proudly displayed. Setting the Helmet beside Cheshire's mask. Wally stands proudly before it.

Artemis clears her throat. "You never said what happened to you when you put on the Helmet."

Wally's face falls, looking downright bored and uncaring. "Energy from the thing rewrote my brain's Beta Waves. I was Bio-scripted into becoming Doctor Fate for a few minutes." he shrugs. "No big."

"Wait, you're still claiming there's no such thing as Magic?" Artemis asks, shocked. Then scoffs. "If that's how you feel, why keep it at all?"

Wally looks to it, then to her, giving a half-smile. "Souvenir."

"Geek!" she insults, storming out of the room.

"Find your own little spitfire, one who won't let you get away with nothin'." Kent's voice echoes inside Wally's head. The redhead frowns at the words, but as he sees M'gann walk by he smiles widely.

"Hello, Megan. Guess who bought us two tickets to a magic show." he says following her down the hall.