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DC: DON'T UTTER A WORD - CHAPTER 100

[Unknown POV]

The light flickers on, revealing a large room painted in white. A lone desk sits in the center of the room, and behind it, a woman is sitting. Her name is Amanda Waller, also known as the Wall.

Without any expression on her cold, emotionless face, she stared at her laptop with intense concentration, slowly scrolling down. On her screen, files about Black Bolt can be seen.

Files with detailed information about him, a...

DC: DON'T UTTER A WORD - CHAPTER 99

[David Lance POV]

The ride on Miss Martian's ship began like on the show, at least from what I could now remember, with the ride coming to a stop when Red Tornado contacted us to tell us something was happening at Red Harbor, that something being unbeknownst to everyone, Mr. Twister.

"What do you think caused the alert?" Miss Martian asked as we neared Red Harbor.

"I think I know what," Superboy replied, as out o...

DC: DON'T UTTER A WORD - CHAPTER 98

[David Lance POV]

Within a few moments of starting our match, I managed to knock both Robin and Aqualad out of bounds. However, my victory wasn't one without mistakes.

During the one minute I gave us to strategize; Kid Flash behaved like your average teenager when forced to do something they don't want to do but have no other choice but to do, so as a result, our coordination was beyond terrible, and terrible was me being nice with how bad we had cooperat...

DC: DON'T UTTER A WORD - CHAPTER 97

[David Lance POV]

I led the team to the training room and broke them into teams, Team A: Raven and Superboy, Team B: Kid Flash and Miss Martian, and Team C: Aqualad and Robin.

~For now, Robin and you will watch,~ I said, giving the two a quick look, getting a nod from Aqualad. With that done, I turned my attention to Team A and Team B, who were waiting for me to give them further instructions. ~The rules of this little exercise are simple.~

DC: DON'T UTTER A WORD - CHAPTER 96

[David Lance POV]

The days went by, and my talk with Batman still hovered over my head, to the point I knew Raven was aware that something was wrong, but respecting my privacy as she normally does, wasn't asking.

"When are we gonna go out for missions?" Superboy asked, arms crossed as he leaned against a wall.

~Soon, at least according to Batman,~ I replied, not at all worried about missions right now. As a newly forme...

DC: DON'T UTTER A WORD - CHAPTER 95

[David Lance POV]

I had been summoned by Batman to the Bat Cave. The summon itself didn't say for what reason or possible motive, but I could draw my own conclusions.

The Light, or Waller.

I honestly hoped it was about the situation with the Light. As problematic as Waller was, The Light was worse, at least in this universe, meaning that whatever threat Waller represented could simply wait until the Light was no more.

<...

DC: DON'T UTTER A WORD - CHAPTER 94

[David Lance POV]

In a matter of days, I quickly fell into a routine; training with the team every morning before breakfast, or at least with those that were here for that matter.

After training, our days were pretty much open, especially considering Batman wasn’t giving us any missions, which left most of the day after training free for team-building exercises and activities. 

As the temporary leader of the team, my curre...

DC: DON'T UTTER A WORD - CHAPTER 93

[David Lance POV]

Much to my incredible surprise, after his defeat, Superboy had decided to join during training. 

Nevertheless, it became immediately apparent to me that while open to the idea of training, Superboy was not entirely comfortable with the entire situation. 

During training, he carried himself stiffly as if he expected to be insulted or provoked at any given moment. More than not, he would avoid making eye...

DC: DON'T UTTER A WORD - CHAPTER 92

[Rachel Roth POV]

David and Superboy faced off in the training area. It's a wide open space, with plenty of room for the two of them to fight. For a few seconds, they circled each other, looking for an opening, until Superboy seems to have had enough and lunges forward.

A foolish mistake.

With a calm expression, David dodged out of the way, planting a right hook that connected with Superboy's jaw. 

The hit m...

DC: DON'T UTTER A WORD - CHAPTER 91

[David Lance POV]

After dealing with the Genomorph by sending him to CADMUS, after Raven had scanned his mind to make sure its purpose for being here wasn’t a concern, I went back to sleep, waking up around six in the morning, ready to start some training with the members of the team currently within the base in order to see what I was working on.

Going over my morning routine, I walked with Raven to the kitchen to find M'gann and Superboy alre...

DC: DON'T UTTER A WORD - CHAPTER 90

[David Lance POV]

As I was sleeping in my new room at the base, I felt something moving toward me in the darkness of my room. Ready to defend myself, I snapped my eyes open and reached out, grabbing the intruder by the arm before it could move any further.

Only to find immediately after that the one that had entered my room was no intruder but Raven herself. 

Taking a deep breath, I relaxed, releasing her from my grip. ~I’...

DC: DON'T UTTER A WORD - CHAPTER 89

[David Lance POV]

After Batman had completed his speech about the base and the purpose of this team, everyone left the place to allow the League room and time to restore the base back to its operational state. 

Leaving Raven, Superboy, Miss Martian, and me alone on the base.

“Do any of you know sign language?” Raven asked, her body still hovering about the air in a sitting position.

Superboy, at this, tu...

DC: DON'T UTTER A WORD - CHAPTER 88

[David Lance POV]

Twenty-four hours later after my talk with Batman, I moved with Rachel to the base Batman had allocated for the team, the base like in canon was located in Mount Justice, one of the many headquarters the League used before the tower.

The base when we arrived wasn’t empty. Having a few known heroes, like Green Lantern, working inside to restore the base back to its original glory, installing equipment and such.

DC: DON'T UTTER A WORD - CHAPTER 87

[David Lance POV]

After Batman and I finished talking, and he was about to leave with Roy, he offered me something. To join the team he was forming as their leader.

I was honestly taken back by his offer, questioning his objectivity in the entire selection process.

Batman without missing a beat explained I was the most qualified individual to lead them, as I had in his own words, the training, the mentality, and maturity to act e...

DC: DON'T UTTER A WORD - CHAPTER 86

[David Lance POV]

I contacted Batman a few moments after Raven and I had left the CADMUS facility, telling him we needed to talk about something that required his immediate attention.

Batman replied immediately after to my message, telling me he would be at my location in fifteen minutes.

Once he arrived, I started explaining the situation and what I had found within CADMUS, as well as my theories about what CADMUS's purpose trul...

DC: DON'T UTTER A WORD - CHAPTER 85

[David Lance POV]

We followed the team of young heroes as they made their way out of the base, hiding behind the cloak of Raven’s power. Just as in the original story, Superboy had released the trio from their pods, meaning that so far, the events of the story remained the same, even with the alterations Raven and I had provided to the script.

As we followed them from a relatively close distance, we witnessed Superboy’s first struggles as he ...

DC: DON'T UTTER A WORD - CHAPTER 84

[In the mystery of the unknown.]

In the distance, the sight of a young pale woman with dark hair could be seen, slowly approaching a clearing with a faint smile on her face.

The woman walked slowly, her feet sinking into the soft earth beneath her with each step until she came to a stop reaching the edge of the clearing, where a mysterious man in robes was sitting. 

“It’s been a while, don’t you think?” The young woman said, sm...

DC: DON'T UTTER A WORD - CHAPTER 83

[David Lance POV]

As Raven channeled her magic in order to take the defective Kryptonian down, Match roared, lunging towards her with deadly intent. Seeing this, I darted forward, intercepting his attack, grabbing him by the wrist before throwing him to the ground. 

At this, his body bounced a few inches above the ground, leaving cracks in the earth beneath him, leaving the clone momentarily dazed by the impact. 

Withou...

DC: DON'T UTTER A WORD - CHAPTER 82

[David Lance POV]

Working as fast as I could, I downloaded and deleted all that I could from Desmond’s computer and the server he was connected to, as Raven kept tabs on everyone around us in order to react accordingly.

‘Genomorphs coming in ten,’ Raven said.

‘Let’s go,’ I nodded, as Raven moved us out of the room, just in time for the Genomorphs to kick the door open, onl...

DC: DON'T UTTER A WORD - CHAPTER 81

[David Lance POV]

As Robin, Aqualad, and Kid Flash dealt with the fire. Raven and I infiltrated CADMUS, using her magic to skip most of the security in the building.

‘There are… a lot of telepaths here,’ Raven stated through our recently formed mental connection. 

‘Yes,’ I replied, wondering if they would prove to be a problem later on.

‘Don’t worry, I can shiel...