JUSTICE LEAGUE:
Scene: Metropolis. The Justice League is in Mid Battle with Toyman who is occupying a gigantic robot Transformers-looking toy. The Robot is trying to smash the Watchtower but the building is holding out just fine. Superman rushes down and knocks Toyman’s robot onto its back. Toyman is shaken up inside the cockpit, he flips a switch and the robot morphs into a large tank then fires a massive plasma cannon at supes. He’s knocked back into a building. He aims the cannon again at the Batwing, but Spider-Man swings down grabs the cannon and bends it towards the sky. The cannon blows apart sending the tank rushing backwards. As it skids down the street it morphs back into the robot and takes a step forward onto a patch of ice provided by Iceman. It falls forward. The Batwing swoops downward and fires several missiles onto the robot’s back. The robot gets back up as Marvel Girl and Green Lantern blast the head to bits. Toyman’s control room begins to spark and he starts batting at the controls wildly.
TOYMAN:
No!
Outside the Robot starts swatting with its arms wildly and firing missiles out of various cavities. Superman rushes it as Green Lantern starts taking out the missiles. Superman opens up a cavity in its chest revealing a large power cell, but he’s batted away by one of the arms and knocked into GL. The Batwing also takes a hit and crash lands in the street.
SUPERMAN:
Into his intercom:
The main power cell’s exposed, Rogue. Go to town.
ROGUE:
With pleasure!
Rogue Rushes towards it, claws extended. But, as she takes a swipe the Robot is pulled backwards, sneding Rogue’s fists flailing through the air as she loses her balance slightly. Wonder Woman has lassoed the Robot and is pulling it over her head and smashing it onto the ground. It explodes and Toyman ejects. She lassoes him as he flies upward in his chair. She descends to street level where the rest of the League is gathering.
SUPERMAN:
Diana. Thank you.
ROGUE:
A little warnin’ next time, ‘kay princess?
WONDER WOMAN:
Ignoring Rogue:
I’ve been thinking a lot lately. And if you’ll still have me. I’d like to rejoin the Justice League.
Superman looks overjoyed and shakes her hand. Even Batman grins a little.
SUPERMAN:
Welcome back!
Opening theme.
Scene: Inside the Watchtower. Wonder Woman is being shown around by Superman, they’re nearing the end of the tour as they reach the main monitoring room. The rest of the League is present, Rogue has her gloves off and her sleeves rolled up with her power dampener on.
SUPERMAN:
I know you’ve met before, but those were different circumstances. I’d like to reintroduce you to Marvel Girl, Iceman, Spider-Man, Rogue and Kyle you know.
She greets them each individually.
WONDER WOMAN:
Valeria, isn’t it? This new Watchtower is incredible, your engineering skills belie your age.
MARVEL GIRL:
Wow, thanks. My Dad helped.
WONDER WOMAN:
Don’t be modest, you’ve proven yourself an invaluable asset to the League. Spider-Man, Iceman, good to see you again.
She shakes each of their hands.
ICEMAN:
With extreme insinuation:
The pleasure’s all mine, believe me.
Rogue extends her bare hand. Wonder Woman hesitates.
WONDER WOMAN:
You’ll understand if I don’t. The last time we touched it wasn’t so pleasant.
ROGUE:
As if I’d want your--
SUPERMAN:
It’s alright, Diana. Rogue can control her absorption powers now.
WONDER WOMAN:
Well then.
She shakes Rogue’s hand and squeezes a little extra hard. Rogue recoils.
ROGUE:
Son of a…
WONDER WOMAN:
I’m sorry. I thought you were stronger.
ROGUE:
Pointing to her wrist, and speaking as if to a child:
Power Dampener! On!
WONDER WOMAN:
Sorry.
ROGUE:
Sure.
SUPERMAN:
Leading Wonder Woman away:
Let me show you the teleportation system…
ROGUE:
Can you believe her?
ICEMAN:
Staring longingly:
No, I can’t.
SPIDER-MAN:
Aw, come on it was an accident. Besides, it’ll be great to have an eighth member to rotate into monitor duty. Some of us can have love lives again.
ICEMAN:
Still gawking at Wonder Woman:
I sure hope so…
ROGUE:
Rolling eyes:
I say we’ve been doin’ just fine without her. We proved ourselves on our own, who cares if Princess Pompous shows up now?
Cuts to a news broadcast by Snapper Carr.
SNAPPER CARR:
Public opinion is unanimous! Everyone is ecstatic that Wonder Woman is back in action! Just Yesterday, she arrived in Metropolis and singled handedly saved the Justice League from an attack by the ruthless Toyman.
Shows footage of Wondy smashing the robot.
Citizens of Metropolis are going wild for the Amazing Amazon since we confirmed her return to the League.
Cuts to a Girl Scout leader with her troop.
GIRL SCOUT MOM:
Wonder Woman is a shining example for young girls everywhere. A real role model.
Cuts to a construction worker:
CONSTRUCTION WORKER:
I’m psyched. With Wondy around we know we’re in good hands again! You just can’t trust all those Mutants.
Cuts to a teenage girl:
GIRL:
Wonder-Woman’s back? Are you sure? It might just be that one that was there for a while. You know who I mean, Skunk-Girl, something like that?
Cuts to the Watchtower. Rogue growls and attempts to put a clawed fist through the TV. Spidey grabs her wrist stopping her.
SPIDER-MAN:
Nuh-Uh.
Hands her the remote:
Use the remote.
ROGUE:
You know I’ve done a lot in this city.
SPIDER-MAN:
Hey not everybody likes me either. Misunderstood people get bad press it’s no biggie. People go ga-ga over Superman, Cap, Wondy, and the Fantastic Four. It doesn’t mean they’re the ones making us look bad.
The TV continues.
SNAPPER CARR:
Just this morning, Wonder Woman saved a derailed train, foiled a bank robbery, and made an appearance at a fundraiser for terminally ill children. It’s five star heroics like these that make the League’s fledgling members pale in comparison.
Rogue groans and clicks the TV off.
ROGUE:
So where’s the five star hero now?
SPIDER-MAN:
In a training session with Val.
He flips on a monitor that shows them in the training room battling Sentinels.
They’ve really hit it off. It’s nice that the kid’s finally got a female role model around here.
ROGUE:
Why didn’t Val ever want to train with me?
SPIDER-MAN:
Shrugs:
You never offered I guess.
ROGUE:
Hmph…
Cuts to the training room. Wonder Woman and Marvel Girl are systematically taking out a swarm of Sentinels.
WONDER WOMAN:
In a battle you can never lower your guard, not even for an instant, not even when you think you’ve won. Don’t let improbability get the best of you. If you’re prepared for anything…
The room freezes. Rogue Enters.
ROGUE:
Afternoon, ladies. I noticed you were fightin’ Sentinels and thought y’all could use a few pointers.
WONDER WOMAN:
Actually, Rogue we were--
ROGUE:
Now I’ve been fightin’ these things for a long time and I noticed Val that you were hittin’ the extremities a lot. You want to go for the head or the chest, that’s where the sensors and the generators are.
WONDER WOMAN:
Thank you, now if you’ll--
ROGUE:
Just watch for a minute I’ll show you how it’s done. Continue training.
The session starts up again. Rogue Rushes the Sentinels slicing their heads off and pummeling their torsos. She makes short work of them and then lands back down and faces Wondy and Valeria.
See now, that’s what I’m talkin’ about, sugah. If you hit ‘em hard and fast they’ll never have time to--
Darkseid emerges from the chest cavity of a defeated Sentinel and Omega Beams Rogue from behind.
WONDER WOMAN:
End session.
The holograms fade away.
I was trying to teach Valeria about unpredictability in extreme circumstances. If this was real you’d be dead.
ROGUE:
Now how was I supposed to know you’d be givin’ her such a harsh lesson?
WONDER WOMAN:
That’s exactly my point.
Turns to Valeria.
Never assume, Val. If you’re prepared for anything then nothing will get the better of you.
Turns back to Rogue:
If you’ll excuse us.
ROGUE:
Sure…
Cuts to the beginning of a musical montage. Juggernaut is rampaging through the streets of New York. Rogue Descends, they face off. Wonder Woman rushes him from the side and pummels him into a wall as her theme music plays triumphantly, Rogue rolls her eyes irritated with nothing to do as Wondy hogs the battle.
The Daily Bugle flies up to the screen. The headline reads “Wonder Woman Number One!”
Cuts to a RR bridge in Gotham. Mr. Freeze aims his ice gun at Batman and misses freezing and shattering a section of the tracks. A train is coming. Rogue spies it and rushes downward. Batman takes out Mr. Freeze and Rogue positions herself in the gap between the rails, holding it together using her own body to hold the train up. She waits for a few moments, then turns around to see that Wonder Woman has already halted the train before it reached the missing part of the tracks, her theme music resounds triumpantly.
The Gotham Gazette flies up to the screen. The headline reads “Wondy Stops Train, Skunk-Girl Cowers Face-Down!”
Cuts to Metropolis. Galactus is attacking a building. Rogue starts to fight him, he disappears. Rogue looks down to see that Wonder Woman has apprehended Luminous who was creating the illusion of Galactus. Her theme music reprises again.
The Daily Planet flies up to the screen. The headline reads “Mutant Fooled by Dumb Villain’s Trick. Amazon Shows Her the Light!”
End montage. Cuts to Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, and Iceman in the Hangar of the Watchtower.
ICEMAN:
Is that your invisible jet?
WONDER WOMAN:
Slightly Annoyed:
No.
SPIDER-MAN:
Is that it?
WONDER WOMAN:
Growing more irritated:
No.
ICEMAN:
I think that’s it over there, Webs.
WONDER WOMAN:
Groans:
It’s not there!
SPIDER-MAN:
So where is it already?
WONDER WOMAN:
For the last time! It’s right there!
ICEMAN:
There? Are you sure? I don’t see anything over there…
Wondy groans louder, exasperated. The camera pans back to reveal Rogue and Superman watching at the entrance.
ROGUE:
They used to pester me like that…
SUPERMAN:
I know you and Diana have your differences Rogue, but you’re both responsible people. I’m sure you’ll learn to live with each other.
ROGUE:
I could live in boredom, perhaps. Whenever she’s around there’s never anything for me to do. There’s only room for one super strong, super fast, flying woman on this team and I’m startin’ to realize it ain’t me.
She leaves. Superman rubs his chin thoughtfully.
Scene: The monitor room a while later. Rogue and Spidey enter, Superman is at the computer.
SUPERMAN:
I’ve got a job for you, Rogue.
ROGUE:
Smiles.
‘Bout time.
SUPERMAN:
He brings up a map of space:
This is a mass transit route for the Adjuris Federation. Several of their cargo shuttles have vanished along it without a trace. GL is going to meet you there to investigate.
ROGUE:
I’ll fire up the Javelin.
SUPERMAN:
No need. You’re meeting Wonder Woman in the Hangar, and leaving in five.
ROGUE:
You’ve gotta be kiddin’ me.
She leaves.
SPIDER-MAN:
Uh… Supes. You sure about sending the two of them alone on a mission like this?
SUPERMAN:
People tend to work out their differences when they’re forced into tight circumstances. Trust me.
SPIDER-MAN:
Agreed, but shouldn’t there be a mediator or something?
SUPERMAN:
Not a bad idea. You’re leaving in four.
SPIDER-MAN:
Me? Aw Cripes!
He leaves. Cuts to outside as the Javelin-7 takes off.
Scene: Space GL is joining up along side the Javelin-7.
GREEN LANTERN:
Hey guys, we should be encroaching on the area where the shuttle drivers lost their com.
SPIDER-MAN:
Thank God.
Cuts to inside, as Spidey-Whispers to GL through his com:
Bobby couldn’t make this ship any colder right now.
Wondy and Rogue are sitting at opposite ends of the shuttle, arms folded bitterly.
GREEN LANTERN:
Something’s up ahead.
WONDER WOMAN:
Examining the guages on the control panel:
It’s some kind of gaseous sack. There’s oxygen in there.
ROGUE:
Looking out the front:
I don’t see anything.
They slow down the Javelin. GL Stops too.
GREEN LANTERN:
Hang on.
He emits a green radar that shows an immense black colored sack that is blending in with space. He creates a tunnel from the hatch of the Javelin to the sack and opens a hole in it. Wondy, Rogue, and Spidey exit and approach it. GL joins them. They enter and GL Seals up the hole. It’s very dark. GL carries Spidey.
ROGUE:
There’s definitely oxygen in here.
WONDER WOMAN:
We’d already established that.
Rogue removes a flash light from her belt.
ROGUE:
Let’s split up shall we?
SPIDER-MAN:
When is that ever a good idea?
WONDER WOMAN:
You shouldn’t go off into the unknown by yourself.
ROGUE:
I’ll be fine.
WONDER WOMAN:
I’ll make sure of it. We meet back here in twenty minutes.
They leave. Green Lantern and Spidey go off in the other direction to explore.
SPIDER-MAN:
There’s something really familiar about this setup.
They come across a very long wide sticky purple strand.
GREEN LANTERN:
Some kind of support strand?
SPIDER-MAN:
Oh my god… I think I know what this is.
Cuts back to Rogue and Wonder Woman:
ROGUE:
If we hadn’t picked up on this place imagine what would have happened.
WONDER WOMAN:
Those Cargo Shuttles travel at warp speeds, if they’d collided with this place they probably would have torn right through it.
ROGUE:
Wrong again, Princess. Check it out.
She shines her light upward to show massive purple webs everywhere and several space crafts stuck in them.
WONDER WOMAN:
Great Hera!
ROGUE:
Something like that.
They look closely at the side of one of the ships. A humanoid alien is pounding on the window crying muffled screams for help. The hatch on the ship is webbed shut.
There’s still people in there.
She pops her claws.
We have to get them out.
WONDER WOMAN:
Leave it to me.
ROGUE:
Wait!
Wonder Woman flies up to one of the ships and tries to pull it out of the web. She fails and it snags back setting the whole web structure vibrating. All around them red eyes start opening in sets of eight and begin moving in their direction.
Cuts back to Spidey and GL. The support strand they were examining starts to vibrate.
SPIDER-MAN:
They’re coming.
GL Makes a giant Fly-Swatter Construct. Massive alien Spider-Monsters start leaping at them out of the darkness. Spidey starts jumping from Spider to Spider kicking them in the head and webbing up their legs. The Spiders are incredibly strong and break free of Spidey’s web rather easily. Green Lantern is batting them left and right but having difficulty actually killing any, they’re overwhelmed.
Cuts back to Rogue and Wonder Woman, they’re also swarmed by Spiders.
ROGUE:
I tried to tell you! Just touching these webs tells them exactly where we are! They’re like Earth spiders. They build a web that’s virtually invisible and wait for something stupid to fly right into it. They must have known this was a hot spot for space traffic.
WONDER WOMAN:
Sarcastically:
Brilliant deductions.
Cuts back to GL and Spidey. GL Grabs a Spider with a construct of tongs, it claws in his direction.
GREEN LANTERN:
Sorry pal.
The Spider spits a cloud of venom at GL and he gags.
SPIDER-MAN:
Lantern!
GL Loses concentration and starts to fall. Spidey swings down and grabs him but soon finds himself ensnared in one of the creatures’ massive webs.
Cuts back to Rogue and Wonder Woman. They’re actually making progress, as there seems to be only one spider left. Rogue Rushes it with her claws, Wonder Woman rushes it swinging her Lasso as she goes.
ROGUE:
I got it!
WONDER WOMAN:
No, I do!
They’re both snagged by streams of web from behind by two more spiders. They end up hanging suspended in a new web, their limbs flailing helplessly. Rogue is facing one way, Wondy another. Rogue’s claws cant reach the web. Wondy is still clutching her lasso.
ROGUE:
If you’d been watchin’ my back like you said--
WONDER WOMAN:
I thought you didn’t need my help!
The Spiders start to leave.
They’re leaving.
ROGUE:
Savin’ us for later probably, just like real spiders.
WONDER WOMAN:
These ones seemed pretty real to me.
ROGUE:
You know what I mean.
Cuts back to Spidey and GL. They’re also hovering helplessly.
SPIDER-MAN:
This is the most humiliating thing ever. I swear to God, Kyle, if you ever tell anyone about me stuck here in a web like this… um… Kyle? Shouldn’t you have cut us out of here with some unnecessarily clever looking construct by now?
GREEN LANTERN:
Weakly:
The venom… it… it’s hard to think…
SPIDER-MAN:
Oh no. Do you feel sick?
GREEN LANTERN:
Only… only a little.
He pukes.
Cuts back to Rogue and Wondy. Spidey is trying to reach them over his com link but they can’t reach theirs to respond.
SPIDER-MAN:
Rogue, Wonder Woman, can you hear me??? Kyle’s been poisoned, we’re stuck here. Hello???
WONDER WOMAN:
We have to help them.
ROGUE:
How?
WONDER WOMAN:
Try and be productive for once!
ROGUE:
What exactly is your problem with me anyway?!
WONDER WOMAN:
Excuse me?!
ROGUE:
You’ve had it in for me ever since you came back.
WONDER WOMAN:
Your reception wasn’t exactly warm either. Do you resent me?
ROGUE:
Of course I do! You’re steppin’ on my feet here. Every time I try to do something to help this team you’re there stealin’ my thunder. You run around wearin’ that outfit, everyone worships you like some goddess, and you treat me like dirt.
WONDER WOMAN:
You haven’t given me many reasons to respect you. Your past is dubious at best. And from what I hear you still keep the company of common criminals.
ROGUE:
Gambit isn’t a common anything, you self-absorbed, self-righteous, judgemental--
WONDER WOMAN:
Wiataminute! This is all rather forward of you.
ROGUE:
So?!
WONDER WOMAN:
So, I think you’re stuck in my lasso.
The camera pans down. When the spiders had webbed them, Wondy’s lasso had latched around Rogue’s waist in the commotion.
Hang on, I still have a decent grip on my end.
She tugs on the lasso. Rogue is pulled outward from the web slightly.
ROGUE:
Remember how this didn’t work with the ship?
WONDER WOMAN:
You’re smaller than the ship!
ROGUE:
You’re gunna get their attention again!
WONDER WOMAN:
Quiet! Hera! Give me strength!
She struggles and eventually pulls Rogue free of the web. Rogue flies up and cuts Wondy free with her claws.
ROGUE:
Thanks. But, we don’t have much time before they swarm us.
They fly in Spidey and GL’s direction.
Sorry about… all that stuff I said.
WONDER WOMAN:
Don’t mention it. I’ve heard worse truths than that.
Cuts to GL and Spidey. Rogue and Wonder Woman fly up, Rogue starts cutting them out as numerous Spiders approach.
SPIDER-MAN:
Look out!
WONDER WOMAN:
Turning around and fighting the spider-aliens:
I’ve got your back.
ROGUE:
Good to know.
She cuts them free.
SPIDER-MAN:
He needs an anti-toxin from the ship.
ROGUE:
Sorry, Kyle. But we need your ring to get out of this mess.
She removes her glove and takes Kyle’s personna. The ring goes from his finger to hers and she materializes a GL uniform.
Stand back everyone.
She shoots out a massive brick wall which pushes the spiders back and then surrounds them in a force field. A tube extends from the Force field and shoots out the oxygen sack up to the Javelin’s hatch.
Get him help.
Spidey takes Kyle down the tunnel to the Javelin.
We have to go back for those ships.
Rogue and Wonder Woman fight their way through the hordes of spiders towards the main web. Wonder Woman again holds the spiders off as Rogue cuts the ships free with buzz-saw constructs and pulls them to safety. Wonder Woman joins Rogue and the ships in a giant force bubble and they plow their way out of the sack. The spiders follow them only as far as the breech and begin to seal up their oxygen pouch.
Scene: About an hour later. The Green Lantern Corps is on the scene helping repair the rescued ships, some of them are ensnaring the oxygen sack with GL energy. Inside the Javelin, Kyle is waking up.
ROGUE:
Feeling better?
GREEN LANTERN:
Much. I guess I blew it in there.
ROGUE:
Nah.
The ring goes from her finger back to his.
It was your expertise with the ring that allowed me to finish the job. I was just a vessel.
SPIDER-MAN:
So what are they going to do with those things?
WONDER WOMAN:
They’re still living creatures. Who knows what they’re natural prey was, but they have as much of a right to the universe as the Adjurians.
ROGUE:
The Corps is going to move the whole nest to a safer spot, and let things continue to run their natural course.
Wonder Woman stares off into space with a dreamy look.
Scene: The Watchtower. Wonder Woman is leaving.
SUPERMAN:
I still wish you’d change your mind.
WONDER WOMAN:
Maybe some day I’ll be back for good. But right now… the timing’s just not right. You all seem to have everything under control.
SUPERMAN:
You’re always welcome here, Diana.
WONDER WOMAN:
And I’ll always be ready to assist you.
She flies off. Rogue flies up along side her as she leaves. They stop and talk above Metropolis.
Come to make sure I’m leaving?
ROGUE:
Actually I just wanted to make sure I didn’t drive you away. My jealousy comes and goes but you’ve done a lot of good in the past week.
WONDER WOMAN:
Don’t worry, it isn’t you. I just don’t feel needed full time right now. I misjudged you Rogue, you truly are a hero. My apologies.
They Shake hands.
ROGUE:
We misjudged each other. Good luck.
Wonder Woman flies away.
End.