At Cadmus

Two scientists are trying to hold on to the building and it was on fire

Help! Get us out!" one of two scientists trapped on the second story call out.

"Stay calm, we will get you out." the firefighter calls back, using a megaphone.

An explosion goes off behind them and the force of it pushes the two out the window. Kid Flash zooms onto the scene, running up the wall and getting both to the roof, but he's not fast enough to get there himself. He falls and manages to catch himself on the second story window ledge that the two scientists just fell from.

"It's what's-his-name, Flashboy!" the same firefighter yells, both glad to see him and proud of himself for seemingly getting it right.

"Kid Flash:kid flash why is that so hard

the speedster yells down he wonders to himself.

Robin and Aqualad and Jedi finally arrive.

Robin:So smooth."

the Boy Wonder says smugly.

Aqualad: Does he always have to run ahead?" We need a plan we-Robin

Aqualad murmurs, partially to himself and partially to Robin. he looks to talk to the younger boy but finds the space beside him now empty. he looks around everywhere.

Yn:he's going to be doing that forever isn't he

Aqualad:yep

Robin's laugh echoes through the area, before he flips onto the back of the fire truck, secures his grappling hook to the Tower Ladder, and swinging onto the window ledge. Landing with perfect balance, before helping Kid Flash up and into the building.

Aqualad:I need to borrow that

Aqualad runs up behind the truck, coming to the two men working the hose he tells them before they see him. Pulling out his Water-bearers, which causes his tattoos to glow, before they begin to redirect the flow of water. Creating a platform underneath his feet. He gets to the roof he tells the two scientists sternly.

Aqualad:step aboard now

They do without hesitation but stumble until they both sit down. He steps onto the window ledge that the other two entered through then directs the water the rest of the way down. Ensuring that both scientists are safe.

Yn and aqualad get in the Cadmus building

As he jumps in, Kid Flash is going through file cabinets, while Robin is hacking the computer.

Aqualad:Appreciate the help

Aqualad says sarcastically.

Robun:You both handled it besides we're here to investigate poetic justice remember

Robin says, still looking rather smug. "

Aqualad steps beyond the two, heading further into the building as Aqualad steps beyond the desks, there is a long hallway, with an elevator door closing. The only thing visible is the blue skin and ivory horn protruding from its head.

The clang of the doors meets draws the attention of the other 3 Bringing them right behind Aqualad. "There was something in the-" he cuts himself off, still not entirely sure of what he's seen.

"Elevators should be locked down." Kid Flash says, standing straight.

Robin:this is wrong this is a high speed express elevator it doesn't belong in the two story building

Robin grabs his elbow and shoulder before moving past him without a word, then slipping right of Aqualad. Coming to the area of the elevator, looking at it with scrutiny He pulls up a HoloScreen on his gauntlet. Giving him the specs of a Sliver Slip Express Which is exactly what's in front of them.

Aqualad:neither does what I saw

Yn:I wish I could see what it was

Aqualad opens the elevator seeing a long way down

Robin:and thats why they need an express elevator

Yn:something weird going on here what ever Cadmus is hiding doesn't want the league to know

Robin:let's find out

Robin shoots his grappling hook and starts sliding down the elevator shaft as aqualad,kid flash,Yn slide down Robin rope

Robin watches as the level numbers run past him. Their eyes widening as he passes SL22, SL23, SL24, and beginning to slow at SL25. Then he comes to a stop at SL26

Robin:I'm at the end of my rope

Robin,Yn,aqualad,kid flash get close to the elevator door of SL 26

Robin:bypassing security there go

Aqualad opens the elevator door and letting the others in

Robin:welcome to project Cadmus

Kid flash runs ahead

Aqualad:kid wait

Yn:damn it he's going to get us in trouble

The sounds of heavy footsteps in the hallway that cuts across the one he's running in forces him to skid. However, he can't stop in time, falling into the hallway as massive creatures that walk on all fours but stand nearly as tall as the hallway walk down in two rows. He barely dodges the hand of the leader. Breathing a sigh of relief, then standing and running back across where both Robin and Aqualad and Yn now stand shocked.

One growls at them, but there is also a smaller one on top of its massive trunked head. The smaller one hisses and its horns glow red as the larger one continues to walk away.

Aqualad:no nothing odd going on here

Aqualad says sarcastically

Yn:genomorphs

Aqualad:what

Yn:thats what they are genomorphs I read about them at the Jedi temple there telepathic creatures that mind there own business and barley interact with other species unless it's necessary but what are doing here on earth and with Cadmus

Aqualad:we need to find out fast

In a personal lab...

A scientist with a ponytail works on a pink mixture in a dish. Grabbing an eyedropper beside him. With the genetic markers displayed on his computer screen. Once he has the eyedropper, he uses it to pick up the pink liquid. Within his room are other creatures, one looking like the one with glowing horns, and the other two seem more insect-like. He allows one drop to fall into the test tube, which has what looks like water and a blue crystal inside it. As the pink liquid mixes with the clear liquid in the test tube the crystal decomposes and the whole thing turns a glowing blue color. Illuminating the man's glasses covered eyes and pale face.

The door behind him beeps, opening to reveal a man dressed in blue body armor covering his torso and thighs, silver shin guards and gloves, a gold emblem on his black belt and knees, then topping it all off with a golden helmet. "Dr. Desmond." the man says.

He doesn't go beyond that before Desmond speaks up, annoyed. "Tell me, Guardian, what part of no interruptions did you not understand?" he hits the 13 on a cylinder labeled PROJECT BLOCKBUSTER. Then placing the test tube within, filling the final open spot on the rack of six. It closes back up on its own.

"A G-gnome on Sub-Level 26 report three intruders." Guardian speaks up anyway.

Desmond sighs through an oh as he steps back from his massive microscope. "Did I miss a perimeter breach alert?" he questions, already knowing the answer, and therefore talking condescendingly to Guardian.

"No." Guardian replies tensely.

"Then the G-gnome's confused." Desmond says, his annoyance showing. "Whatever might occur in our faux lab above ground, the real Cadmus is the most secure facility in DC." then turns back to his microscope.

"My job to keep it that way." Guardian reminds him.

"Fine. Take a squad." Desmond says, unaware of the third person- well, rather a blue-skinned anthropoid with ivory horns and darker blue skin on its elbows.

Guardian goes to attention for a moment and the anthropoid steps next to him. Revealing red eyes, pointed ears, and two blue feelers falling from the jawline to its clavicle. "Might I recommend Guardian leave his G-gnome behind?" both it and Guardian turn to look at the creature resting on his shoulder. "If violence should occur..."

"The little guy would be in my way." Guardian finishes for the anthropoid.

"No." Desmond snaps, stepping away from his microscope. Revealing a G-gnome on his table beside him. "The advantage of instant telepathic communication outweighs other concerns." he takes the creature's face in his hand, massaging it with his thumb and forefinger just behind the jaw, but before its own pointed ears. As he releases it, the horns glow red, in response the one on Guardian's shoulder's own horns glow.

Guardian turns in the direction of the anthropoid but doesn't look at it. His gaze far off. "I need my G-gnome with me at all times." his voice has gone monotonic, then he turns, bowing in Desmond's and putting his fisted hand over his heart. Then both walk out of Desmond's Lab

Back with team

The door's center before them goes from red to yellow to green before it fully unlocks. Kid Flash and Yn is waiting, while Robin is hacking, and Aqualad covers their six. As the door opens both Robin and Kid Flash look surprised

Robin:okay I'm officially whelmed

Within the room are towering rows of bug-like creatures, giving off electrical pulses that seem to then go through a generator in the wall before them, but nearly 20 feet off the ground.

Kid flash:this is how they hid this massive underground facility from the world the real Cadmus isn't on the grid it generates its own power with these things must be what they're bred for

Aqualad:even there name is a clue the Cadmus of myth created a new race by sowing dragons teeth into the earth

Robin:this Cadmus creates life too

Yn:this is beyond our expectations we need to find out why and fast

Robin:already on it

then pulls out a connector from his gauntlet to connect him to the computer. A HoloScreen appears and he begins funneling the information. "They call them Genomorphs." Now he has Kid Flash and Aqualad's full attention. As one appears on the entirety of the HoloGlove his eyes widen.

Robin:Whoa! Look at the stats on these things- super-strength, telepathy, razor claws. These are living weapons.

Kid flash:there engineering an army but for who

Yn:what you think the justice league who ever behind all this wants to make an army to take down the league they either by defeating them or killing them if necessary

Robin:wait there's something else project Kr ugh the the files triple encrypted I can't-

Guardian:don't move

Guardian calls now having a golden shield on his left forearm a squad of smaller, Genomorphs growling around him. These are longer, skinnier, tailed and their four digits on their front paws, and the three on their back are finished off with razor-sharp claws.

Guardian:wait Robin,aqualad,kid flash,Jedi

Robin:least they got your name right

Aqualad:I know you guardian a hero

Guardian:I do my best

Yn:what are you doing here working for Cadmus

Guardian:chief of security You're trespassing, but we can call the Justice League, figure this out.

No one says anything for a tense moment, but everyone hears the beep from Robin's gauntlet that indicates his decryption process on Project Kr is complete.

Kid flash:you think the leagues gonna approve of making weapons

Guardian:weapons what are you-

G-gnome's horns begin to glow

Guardian:ugh my head

Finally, he brings his hand away, but he glares hard at the protéges

Guardian:take them down hard no mercy

With a growl, the Genomorphs jump into action. Robin does so at the same time, getting in front of Kid Flash and Aqualad and dropping a smoke bomb. He shoots a grappling hook to the bottom of one of the support beams.

Kid Flash backs up as a Genomorph slashes at his face. Dodging, but just barely, before he walks on the wall and dives at the two with dual punches, then pushing off the opposite vertical support, executing an inverted flip and pushing off to kick on in the chest and back through the smoke.

Aqualad has one on his shoulders slicing at his chest and gripping his head. He gets ahold of its arm and throws it off, combating the next one coming at him with a front kick to the chest as well.

Yn uses the force to push the genomorphs making them hit a wall

However, at his open and unguarded shoulder, Guardian body-checks him. Knocking him off his feet and into a crashing barrel roll, then into the plating under the insectoid Genomorphs. Guardian charges at him again. He stands and attempts a triple cross combo, but Guardian backs out of his range and when he's following through due to the power he puts behind the punch, once again leaving his left shoulder open to Guardian.

The older hero gets a punch in on his face, then turns into an elbow that Aqualad barely manages to duck under. Then catch the attempted downward elbow after the dodged uppercut thanks to the shield on his left forearm.

Aqualad's tattoos glow before electricity travels through the shield and into the hero, giving Aqualad the advantage and making him able to throw Guardian to the ground. The G-gnome falling off his shoulder.

Kid Flash runs through the smoke and the two make their escape.

Outside the room, where the alarm is blaring, Robin is hacking into one of the ports. Aqualad and Kid Flash make it down the hallway from the growl Genomorphs, the younger speeding towards their fellow protége. Aqualad chances a glance back, then follows as well.

Kid flash:way to be a team player rob

Robin:weren't you behind me

he questions, surprised, but not stalling in his hacking of the elevator. It opens and the two dive in, turning and facing back down the hall as Aqualad and Yn continues to run from the Genomorphs, diving into the Yn force push the genomorphs making them crash into guardian as elevator the door closes right behind him

Aqualad:we're heading down

Kid flash:dude out is up

Robin:excuse me project Kr is down on sub level 52

Aqualad:this is out of control perhaps we should contact the league

Yn:we're not stopping here on contacting the league it will just prove them that we're kids and can't handle it I say we figure out what Cadmus is hiding and prove to league that we're ready for missions and not to be mess with who's with me

Robin:I'm in

Kid flash:me to

Aqualad:let's do this

The elevator slows and finally comes to a stop with a ding at Sub-Level 52. All three get in front of the door tensed for battle, but there's nothing there. Only hallways that look almost organic.

Kid flash:we are already here

Aqualad:which way

Robin:bizarre looking hallway one or bizarre looking hallway two

Halt!" is given out by the Anthropoid from before. His horns glow red and he lifts two cans telekinetically, then launching them at the teens. They dodge and Robin throws a disk at him which he stops. By the time he's prepared to attack them again, they're running down the other hallway.

He stops and waits as Guardian and the other Genomorphs run out of the elevator. "They are headed for Project Kr." he tells Guardian. The force doesn't stop and continues down the path.

Further down a scientist opens the door from the inside. Walking out of the chamber. Kid Flash comes around the corner at high speeds and doesn't have a chance to stop before he takes out her feet knocking her to the ground. As he gets to his knees, he hears the doors behind him closing and looks at the PROJECT Kr label on it, and how much distance the other two teens have to cross before they get to it. He gets to his feet and picks up a large triangular prism-shaped object, dropping it to the floor and between the two flat segments of the door. He can already hear the door straining.

Kid flash:hurry

Kid flash,Robin,Yn,aqualad head inside project Kr as aqualad closes the door

A few steps in Robin has the HoloGlove up again and is hacking the door to engage the emergency lock.

Robin:i disabled the door were safe

Aqualad:were trapped

Kid flash:uh guys

Yn:you better see this

Yn hitting a single button to turn all the lights on in the chamber and inside the pod in the center of the room.

Robin:whoa

Inside the pod is a boy with pitch-black hair, pale skin, and a white suit that has Superman's S on it. The letter's Kr written on the glass that keeps the teen within.

Yn:holy crap

Kid flash:big k little r the atomic symbol for krypton

Yn:this is what there hiding a clone of Superman

Aqualad:Robin hack

Robin:right right

he plugs his connector into the console. As it asks for a password, he begins the bypass program, which works and lets him in. Kid Flash walks back as he realizes Robin's got it.

Robin:weapon designated superboy a clone force grown in 16 weeks from the dna acquired from Superman

Aqualad:stolen from Superman

Kid flash:no way the big guy knows about this

Yn:they must've gotten his dna if Superman was hurt very badly and hid this clone here but for why

Robin:Solar suit allows him to absorb yellow sun radiation 24/7

Aqualad:and these creatures

Robin:genomorph gnomes telepathic force feeding him an education

Kid flash:and we can guess what else they're making a slave of well Superman son

Yn:or brother

Aqualad:now we contact the league

Yn:definitely

as Aqualad reaches for his emblem, Kid Flash goes to his lightning bolts and Robin attempts it from his HoloGlove Yn tries to get contact with his watch communicator All of them get nothing

Robin:no signal

Kid flash:we're in to deep literally

On the other side of the door, Guardian and the Genomorph squad stand ready, while the scientist attempts to manually cross the wires to force the door open. A panting Doctor Desmond and the Anthropoid approach, gaining Guardian's attention. "They're still in there with the weapon?" Desmond sounds accusatory in his words to Guardian.

"We can't get the door open." Guardian explains, not attempting to pin the blame on the female scientist who's working on the door.

"Use your telekinesis!" Desmond commands of the Anthropoid.

"I have tried to no avail." he responds simply.

"Useless! This is a debacle." he seems to calm as he approaches Guardian. "Get some G-trolls down and muscle the door open now!"

Guardian puts his hands on his hips. "Already on their way." he says rightfully defensive.

"You realize once we get in there, we can't ever let them leave." Desmond says darkly.

"Doc, these aren't your typical meddling kids." Guardian tries to make the man see sense. "You don't want to get on the wrong side of the Justice League."

"Better than getting on the wrong side of the Cadmus Directors, believe me." he says darkly, then transfers the look to the G-gnome on Guardian's shoulder. "Contact the G-gnomes inside Kr."

Its horns glow and it seems to concentrate strongly on getting through to them.

With success, the horns of all three Genomorphs inside the pod begin to hiss lightly and their horns glow red

Kid flash:this wrong

Yn:yeah we can't let him stay like this

Robin:yeah

Yn:Robin set it free now

The Boy Wonder needs no further prodding and begins work on it immediately. All three watch as the pod falls away from the boy who looks physically 16. Though the pod is gone he remains calm.

Then his hand clenches, causing worry to play on Aqualad's brow.

As the G-gnomes begin to hiss again his bright blue eyes snap open. Aqualad raises his eyebrows in a silent question, but no one dares to actually speak. Before anyone can blink Superboy launches himself at Aqualad. Tackling him to the ground and leaving the other two to watch the movement in shock.

They tumble over each other twice, before Superboy ends up on top of Aqualad his fist coming back to hit him square in the face. He gets three full hits in before Kid Flash and Robin and Yn manage to grab his arms and hold him back slightly

Kid flash:whoa hang on supey

Robin:we're on your side

Yn:we're trying to save you

Kid Flash loses his fight against Superboy and gives the clone enough time to land an uppercut under the speedster's jaw. Knocking him up and back and through a display cylinder. Then on the back of his neck and flopping to the ground, unconscious

Robin:I didn't want to do this

places a smoke blaster to the clone's clavicle. Unleashing gas right into his face. Finally getting him to stumble back and off of Aqualad. Which the Atlantean pairs with a solid sidekick to the stomach, which sends him into the console and to the ground before his pod.

Robin keeps going and pulls out a high-voltage taser. They pin to his chest and send high amounts of electricity, but they have no effect. He grabs the wires and yanks on them. Catching the young teen by surprise and pulling him towards him with ease. Catching him on the front of his cape then slamming him to the ground. As a final point, he steps onto the smaller raven's chest. Beginning to force more weight onto his solar plexus.

Getting his head back on straight, and realizing the immediate danger the one non-powered member of their group is in. Aqualad pulls out his WaterBearers, creating a massive hammer, swinging back and only catching the clone's attention with his cry of "Enough!" which gave him no warning and let Aqualad hit him solidly and knocking him back through the support of his pod. Aqualad helps Robin up to his knees, but he's groaning and clutching his chest in pain. Until he finally falls onto his back, unconscious.

Superboy looks at Yn

Yn:stop superboy don't make me do this

Yn takes out his lightsaber and igniting it

Yn was trying to make a few cuts to wound superboy to tire him out but superboy was so fast Yn couldn't make a scratch

Superboy hit Yn multiple times making him crash to a wall making him go unconscious

Superboy walks past his unconscious form and to the door. His hands break through the metal and he gets the door open with a slam, knocking it off its rail. Gaining the full attention, albeit shocked, of Guardian, Desmond, and the Anthropoid.

Desmond smirks but says nothing as he walks past the clone. Observing the unconscious teen heroes within. "Attaboy." he finally says.