Polar Boy & Ferro Lad
Mon-el: Looks at Polar Boy and says: "We might as well start this discussion with you Polar Boy...You have been on the MIA list for quite some time. Can you fill us in on your whereabouts and how you ended up at this planetary lab we found you in?""Did you see more The Soul Harvester a few times? What is your assessment of his powers and how is he relevant to this entire case? What's the Time Trapper need him for?"
Brainiac 5: "If this is indeed what he's done, and I believe it is the case, we need to find out what point in history the alteration began in order to set it on its rightful coarse."
Saturn Girl: "And then decide how to do that. Ferro Lad, your a long time standing member, what do you think?"
Ferro lad ponders a moment from Saturn Girl's question "I agree with Brianiac." then looks to the thinking Polar boy "but lets see what Polar Boy has to say first."
<Alarmed into my communicator>
"Brainiac; Brainiac; come in; quickly; please identify if there was a temporal surge in the last five minutes; please do this immediantly; there was just a strange shift at the museaum as if the entire database was replaced with perhaps a different timelines database"
Then he hears Brianiac communicator go off and the urgency of Lightning lad's voice "Dream girl; was that about the time of your vision?"
Ferro Lad
Dream Girl looks to you places a hand on your shoulder and says: "In a manner of speaking, I had the dream a few hours ago, but I can forsee what will happen up to a year in advance. I'd say there is definetly a connection between my dream and what Lightning Lad is reporting."
Polar Boy
Saturn Girl turns to you and says "If you were in some sort of state of suspended animation, you very well may have seen this Soul Harvester more than once, if so your conscious mind isnt likely to be aware of it, but rather locked away in the subconscious mind. Mind if I take a look Polar Boy?"
Lightning Lad
<Alarmed into my communicator>
"Brainiac; Brainiac; come in; quickly; please identify if there was a temporal surge in the last five minutes; please do this immediantly; there was just a strange shift at the museaum as if the entire database was replaced with perhaps a different timelines database"
GM: are these events as I remember them?
"Jimmy, I am more interested in villians who did experimentation on people, those who created or studied heroes and villians; infamous doctors and surgeons, especially those who experiemented on supers."
Brainiac 5: "I was expecting this event several minutes before it occurred. We have evidence that our nemesis The Time Trapper has returned and is setting coarse with a new reality. If you are seeing alterations in the Superman Museum as we speak, that means that the alterations have already occurred and that the last 1000 years has already been changed. I reccommend that you return to headquarters as quickly as possible. Your skills may be soon in demand."
Lightning Lad, you do not recall this alternate history lessen that Jimmy is now giving you. Your normal memories are in tact.
Jimmy Oleson: I am continuing to receive additional updates for the Superman Museum. It appears that much of the information we previously believed is in actuality false. For example, Lex Luther and Brainiac are in the process of being moved to the soon to open "Heroes and Friends of Superman Hall.I believe Brainiac was involved in such work regarding Superman and his immunity to Krypton. Additional details forthcoming of coarse."
"Excuse me Jimmmy Boy; but duty calls, Up UP AND AWAY!"
I zip back to Legion HQ at full speed then recharge my ring {if necessary} and report to Brainiac.
Legion Flight Ring
"Excuse me Jimmmy Boy; but duty calls, Up UP AND AWAY!"
I zip back to Legion HQ at full speed then recharge my ring {if necessary} and report to Brainiac.
Here's an overview of the flight ring taken from Comic Vine:
Although their origin varies between different incarnations of the Legion Of Super-Heroes, the Legion flight rings are usually invented in a joint effort by Brainiac 5 and Invisible Kid. Engraved with the signature "L" of the Legion of Super-Heroes , this ring is also used by students in the Legion Academy when they are in training or on field missions. Legion Flight Rings are composed of a compound known as Valorium, which is derived from the Thanagarian Nth Metal, and possesses similar anti-gravity capabilities.
A Legion Flight Ring is controlled by mental command, and like a Green Power Ring, it can be willed for varyiing effects. For example, because of Dream Girl's strong will, she has used the Flight Ring to move other objects be negating the gravity around it. It's main function, however, is to allow it's wearer to fly.
Another function of the Legion Flight Ring is to send out a distress call. If a Legionnaire rotates the "L" symbol 45 degrees, the ring will send out a distress message that will be recieved by other Legionnaires and the Mission Monitor Board at Legion Headquarters.
Brainiac 5 has modified the functions of a ring specific to each Legionnaire. For example, Colossal Boy's ring will enlarge with him, and Shrinking Violet's will shrink with her. Other examples of this include the Legion Flight Ring being able to "Duplicate" with Duplicate Damsel, resist temperature extremes around Sun Boy and Polar Boy and handle the increased mass of Blok. Another modification he had recently made, was to Earth-Man's Legion Flight Ring, in order to keep him on a short leash and alter his morality.
A Legion Flight Ring is also used for security purposes. Only someone with a Legion Flight Ring is allowed to use certain equipment, including the Legion Cruiser.
Lightning Lad
"Excuse me Jimmmy Boy; but duty calls, Up UP AND AWAY!"
I zip back to Legion HQ at full speed then recharge my ring {if necessary} and report to Brainiac.
The flight capability of these rings in unbelievable and in mere seconds you exit the museum, fly to HG and throughout the building to Brainiac 5's Lab.
As you enter, several Legionnaires are standing together next to the hologram machine your brave folks retreived. In the room are:
Mon-el: Current Leader
Saturn Girl: (Your girlfriend and fellow founder of the Legion)
Polar Boy
Ferro Lad
Dream Girl
Cosmic Boy: (fellow founder of the Legion)
Dawnstar
Brainiac 5
Light Lass
They quickly update you on the holograms found within the machine, which introduces the Time Trapper's involvment.
Open discussion..........
"Guys, looks like Time Trapper is at it again; I have confirmed with Brainiac. The database at Sups Museaum was completely rewritten as I was tapped into it changing it the fly causing Jimmy's interactive hologram to flicker and change storylines"
<gives a smile and wink to Saturn Girl; and moves to stand beside her>
Brainiac 5: As history is re-written, it will quickly come to affect all of us. By entering and living a different timeline all of us will be readily affected, the question is how! Dream Girl's information brings about a Legion of Super-Heroes organization which serves as some sort of underground resistance, as she put it; with several of us dead. That means as things begin to actively change, which they have based on Lightning Lad's report, some or all of us could change within any moment. For example, those of us who were reported as dead may simply vanish from existance once the timelime has reached that pinnacle and essentially caught up with us.
Worst case scenario....these individuals disappear a few seconds or minutes from now...best case scenario, we have a couple of hours. The transition will be rapid. For example, if we do not occupy this building as we do today, in moments the building could be gone or perhaps re-occupied by others, or other alteration that occurs.
We need to implement a change immediently. I would suggest that those who have been killed or otherwise most affected throughout this timeline alteration be removed from our current time and location, before these events reach us. Thus, Light Lass, Saturn Girl, Light Lass and so on, we need to remove you to a different time continuam.
This can happen two different ways, we can move ahead in time with the hopes that it will essentially delay the time alteration to catch up with you; or we can send you to the past in order to ensure your life as we know it.
Entering the past has two primary options....You can be sent far back into history, say 2 or 3 thousand years for example, which would give the remaining Legionnaires ample time to rectify the situation, that providing we are successful. If we fail, your demise will have only been delayed.
Option two is returning to the past when these events begin to unfold and attempt to correct it before the timeline is certain. This would provide three liekly possibilities the way I see it.
We could attempt to rectify the situation as it unfolds and see several of us potentially killed. We could alter that history and begin a new time continuam, thus still destorying that which we have now. Or we could be successful and return history to its proper.
There are no guarentees in any such way. The odds of us simply correcting the time continuam is the least likely of success, I would estimate a 6.3 to 8.1 percent chance, depending upon what specific moment and location we choose to begin. We do not have time to draw up a lengthy well detailed plan as any of us could be gone in an instant. We cannot wait and research the situation in order to determine all of the facts, as clearly the truth would have been distortated and there is a question of what records will exist for our review. In addition, if we wait for this option, other things such as time travel could become inoperable, much of this depending upon what changes take place and the Time Trapper's capability to pemanently alter them, essentially creating a history which cannot be undone; much like his Time Curtain that he created shortly after the Legion was formed.
I am aware that other possibilities exist, we can continue to discuss this in greater detail, but the ramifications exist. We have no way of knowing how quickly they will occur, other than my extremely variablerange of seconds to at best 2 hours.
"considering that we all had specific events, whether by birth or by accident or discovery, where we all gained our super powers and another event to decide to use them for the good of all; this could have far reaching consequences; I hate to think that we have to depend upon Fortune to create other heroes to handle this guy; sheesh; are there not any even more future heroes that can stop these guys mucking with time; I hate it; some things in life should be absolute.
Brainiac; what can we do are you suggesting; Three teams; One to go into the past; one for now to chase from here; and one to the future; what would be the tasks and goal for each team and what should they take with them.
Imagine your parents never meeting; or never meeting your loved one"
<look into Saturn Girls eyes>
Lightning Lad
"considering that we all had specific events, whether by birth or by accident or discovery, where we all gained our super powers and another event to decide to use them for the good of all; this could have far reaching consequences; I hate to think that we have to depend upon Fortune to create other heroes to handle this guy; sheesh; are there not any even more future heroes that can stop these guys mucking with time; I hate it; some things in life should be absolute.
Brainiac; what can we do are you suggesting; Three teams; One to go into the past; one for now to chase from here; and one to the future; what would be the tasks and goal for each team and what should they take with them.
Imagine your parents never meeting; or never meeting your loved one"
<look into Saturn Girls eyes>
"I'm simply pointing out alternatives in order to facilitate a discussion with everyone. These are the best approaches that I see and have taken the time to review the possibilities of ramifications.
I believe that asking the Legionnaires to fly to the future in order to postpone events catching up to them places them in a very unknown situation. There is only limited time before the alterations pass through each year, it is already been 1,000 years as we know it. Travelling 100,000 years into the future could buy them several hours perhaps days, but it also places them in further uncertainty because we do not know what the future provides that far in advance.
Sending these individiuals to our past I believe is safer, however the possibilities exist that once they arrive, they to could alter the past even further, the longer they stay the greater the potential consequences. One mistep and they alter one event, those affected by it alter other events, and so on, until critical situations have been reached.
Sending them to the time in which the Time Trapper's interferance began could quickly catapault their demise. Though that possibility exists in any time frame.
I'm discussing the safety of our fellow Legionnaires. More importantly, we need to prevent this historical alteration with the resources we have and we must act immediently.
If we tackle Superman we need to defeat him fast. If we take the time to understand why the Time Trapper need's to involve this Soul Harvester, we may learn great things of value. If we attempt to stop Kal-el from arriving on Earth as a child, we further alter timelines, he may even return to Earth as an even greater foe if we were to do this.
Since the timeline has changed in the Superman Museum, they may have some records of the Soul Harvester at this point, all depending upon the accuracy of records and his relative importance to the situation. We may also be wasting valuable time.
It won't be long before some of us begin changing our way of thinking and feeling based on the events that we will soon perceive as our past.
Mon-el, your our leader, what do you want to do?"
Mon-el: If you think we have time to acquire data from the Superman Museum once more we should. We could check to see if any of our data has been altered as well. If it hasn't we may have more time than we think, if it is being changed, than we need to act immediently and hope we make the best choice.
I won't ask any Legionnaire to lay down their life for us and therefore I'd like to send them to a a moment in history in which they are less likely to disturb the time stream, such as prehistoric times, perhaps even earlier. As long as the time bubble remains in tact, they can continue to travel throughout time as needed and eventually return home.
The downside is, if we tackle Superman, we gonna need everyone we can get. Either that, or we quickly find an ace in the hole and trap him, such as the Phantom Zone, rays of the red sun, even kryptonite if we have to. This is our decision, and it needs to be made now. Let's take it to a vote."
Lightning Lad: Saturn Girl looks at you with great concern. "Garth, we need to talk, yet make it brief." She then motions for you to walk with her.
Mon-el: Polar Boy what do you want to do?
Mon-el: Ferro Lad how about you?
"Brainiac, anyway to locate or localize the source of the temporal changes; is it like a wave that spreads out from a central place?"
then I turn and,
I walk with Saturn Girl; with a concerned look and with trepidation...
Lightning Lad
"Brainiac, anyway to locate or localize the source of the temporal changes; is it like a wave that spreads out from a central place?"
then I turn and,
I walk with Saturn Girl; with a concerned look and with trepidation...
Brainiac 5: In order to determine the most probable moment in time required to rectifying the situation, we utilize the Time Bubble. The controls appear quite simple but the device is actually very complicated in design. Nearly anyone can employ the Time Bubble as it is quite user friendly.
The Time Bubble will be able to locate the point in time for us when various opportunities exist which will meet our needs. It is then up to us to select what we feel is the best point of entry.
Saturn Girl: I don't need to be a telepath to know that your not telling me something.
Ferro lad takes in all the information. "I think the Time Bubble is are best bet. If we can use it to discover the source of the problem; then the first we can correct it. Plus it might avoid sending Legionnaires into the future or past. Regardless, I will volunteer for this." He looks the Polar boy "Sorry that you had to arrive on such perplexing events.
Ferro Lad
Ferro lad takes in all the information. "I think the Time Bubble is are best bet. If we can use it to discover the source of the problem; then the first we can correct it. Plus it might avoid sending Legionnaires into the future or past. Regardless, I will volunteer for this." He looks the Polar boy "Sorry that you had to arrive on such perplexing events.
Brainiac 5: "Very good then Ferro Lad, be quick, yet thorough, there is no room for error."
If I understood correctly Ferro Lad, you'll be heading to the Time Bubbles on the upper floor?
Ferror lad nods to Brianiac and looks to the others then asks "Light Lass, care to come with? Might been some back up." He thinks to ask Dream Girl or Dawnstar but figures those two and Brianiac might come up with other options if this doesn't work.
He starts to hovers a moment, waiting for a reply
Ferro Lad
Ferror lad nods to Brianiac and looks to the others then asks "Light Lass, care to come with? Might been some back up." He thinks to ask Dream Girl or Dawnstar but figures those two and Brianiac might come up with other options if this doesn't work.
He starts to hovers a moment, waiting for a reply
"Sure" she replies with a disheartend sound to her voice. Clearly a saddened heart befalls her at the news of her impending death. As you exit the lab and head to the elevator once again, she says...
"You know Andrew, sometimes I envy you. I understand why you wear the mask and its unfortunate, but it also hides your emotions."
A tear wells up in here eye and is released, it slowly trinkles down her cheek as she wipes it away.
"If there is something that I might know then I'm find with Saturn Girl touching my mind. Just mind that a few of those corners of mind have pin ups of various people; so, it might get a bit *umm* messy in there."
Polar Boy is willing to submit to the scan of his unconscious brain.
"When it comes to time. I say we take an archive with us into the past and then try to sort things out from there. We know where Superman's fortress of solitude is supposed to be in the past. We could possibly consider that as a starting point."
Ferro lad travels with Light Lass "Ayla please don't be. I try to make my emotions clear to all. I'm afraid too but we'll figure this out" He moves in close to her and wraps an arm around her waist support her and give a hug.
Ferro lad travels with Light Lass "Ayla please don't be. I try to make my emotions clear to all. I'm afraid too but we'll figure this out" He moves in close to her and wraps an arm around her waist support her and give a hug.
That's what I like about you Andrew, you have a sensitive side and can open up, Timber Wolf never really has. That tough guy act isn't everything a girl is looking for.
Polar Boy
"If there is something that I might know then I'm find with Saturn Girl touching my mind. Just mind that a few of those corners of mind have pin ups of various people; so, it might get a bit *umm* messy in there."
Polar Boy is willing to submit to the scan of his unconscious brain.
"When it comes to time. I say we take an archive with us into the past and then try to sort things out from there. We know where Superman's fortress of solitude is supposed to be in the past. We could possibly consider that as a starting point."
Dawnstar: This archive, what exactly did you have in mind Polar Boy?
Polar Boy
This event takes place before Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl walk away for a private discussion.
"If there is something that I might know then I'm find with Saturn Girl touching my mind. Just mind that a few of those corners of mind have pin ups of various people; so, it might get a bit *umm* messy in there."
Polar Boy is willing to submit to the scan of his unconscious brain.
Saturn Girl: "Allright then Polar Boy, let try this." Saturn Girl steps over to you and begins to concentrate. After several seconds she completes her scan and slowly withdraws from Polar Boy's mind.
"You have encountered the Soul Harvester twice, the second time is what you recall from when you re-awakened. The first time however was more intense. You know who he is, he spoke to you when you first arrived at his lair. His name is Harlinn Quadamere and he shared his past with you."
She then proceeds to paraphrase his origin.
ORIGIN
Harlinn Quadamere was born on Earth in the year 1321; Transylvania, Romania to a peasant family ecking out a living with a small swath of land. From an early age, Harlinn always felt like an outsider, knowing he was different than others, yet did not quite know how. As a young lad, he was obsessed with the death of animals and sought them out in order to capture and torture them in the most creative ways possible, followed by consumption of his kills. Using an abandoned barn for his killings, he would perfect his craft for the future.
As a young man, he saw the misery and suffering of the people yet felt no compassion for them. Acquiring work as a butcher and hunter, Harlinn managed to support a modest family consisting of his wife Grettia and two childern, his son Anthonial and daughter Abagail. When the black plague reached Europe, he was captivated by the results and found that he and his children were immune to the disease; yet his wife quickly succomb to it and died in 1348. His land became a haven for victims of the black plague as he burned them for the village people. Those infected were often taken to his home and "cared" for until their demise. In secret, Harlinn would spend a considerable amount of time torturing these individuals until they were so weak that death called them.
Having spent his entire life surrounded and obsessed with death, Harlinn discovered that when these people died, he would feel his inner strength growing and becoming more powerful. Even his physical attributes, such as his intellect, strength, and appearance were increased as he would cannibalize his victims. Finding that cannibalism would give him immortal life he consumed them with great fury. His mind eventually became more and more disturbed and he eventually tortured his children and finally ate them alive. After his meals, Harlinn would frequently talk to the dead as if they were still alive.
When Vlad III the Impaler came to power in 1456, his methods of rule became a fixation of Harlinn. He admired the ruler for his torturous ways and frequently praised him at executions. Eventually he caught the attention of Vlad and had an audience with him. Shortly afterwards, Vlad's primary executioner was caught committing audultry and was sentanced with execution himself. Vlad had remembered being impressed with Harlinns ways and gave him the opportunity to perform the execution in a manner that would please him. Harllinn accepted the honor and began to boil and skin the man alive then forcing him to consume his own flesh. This pleased Vlad enough that he was given the position for Vlad's remaining days.
Dawnstar: This archive, what exactly did you have in mind Polar Boy?
"I don't know really. I was thinking that we know some of time has already altered and is being altered in the present. If we could acquire a history from some time in the future and go into the past then we'd have something with which to study and compare. Sort of looking at a pair of slides in a microscope or reading a pair of newspapers on the same event. We could look for where the histories differed and do a better job of isolating when and where the Time Scavenger started making changes."
"Course, it's just and idea. I'm sure Brainiac has something better like a pre-loaded time vault or the location of a time capsule that was set up in the past for just this moment with everything we need to know."
Saturn Girl: "Allright then ..."
ORIGIN
Harlinn Quadamere was born on Earth ...
"Why is always Earth that is behind up the psychopaths? It always amazes me that one little planet can spawn so much Galactic trouble."
"If it weren't for people like Superboy and Supergirl growing up on that world, I'd suggest the Green Lantern Corp doing a pre-emptive strike into the past and eliminating the whole world to save the galaxy from the trouble that comes off of that mud ball."
"So, Soul Gardner had a happy childhood and later became a model citizen of villany with eating his own family. Ugh. And, has karma would have it he was blessed for his good work with getting to live several millenium to continue his good work or Time Damper plucked him out of the past to be his latest BFF."
"I guess we need to check the histories as well to see what Soul Farmer did after he left Vlad III and had to take up new employment. Maybe he took up living in a Ashram or planting roses in an English Garden?"
Polar Boy
Saturn Girl: "Allright then ..."
ORIGIN
Harlinn Quadamere was born on Earth ..."Why is always Earth that is behind up the psychopaths? It always amazes me that one little planet can spawn so much Galactic trouble."
"If it weren't for people like Superboy and Supergirl growing up on that world, "
Dawnstar: You bring up a good point Polar Boy, what were the ramifications for Supergirl? Did she wage battle against him, join his side, or something else?
Polar Boy
Dawnstar: This archive, what exactly did you have in mind Polar Boy?
"I don't know really. I was thinking that we know some of time has already altered and is being altered in the present. If we could acquire a history from some time in the future and go into the past then we'd have something with which to study and compare. Sort of looking at a pair of slides in a microscope or reading a pair of newspapers on the same event. We could look for where the histories differed and do a better job of isolating when and where the Time Scavenger started making changes."
"Course, it's just and idea. I'm sure Brainiac has something better like a pre-loaded time vault or the location of a time capsule that was set up in the past for just this moment with everything we need to know."
Brainiac 5: At the risk of stating the obvious, if indeed this time capsule existed and was placed in the future, it would take even longer for its contents to change. Of coarse with time travel we still have several options, that is until that option is discontinued by the Time Trapper. I must say though Polar Boy, your thought process is improving. Simply travelling to the future and coming back with historical documents is a possibility, though as mentioned, one cannot account for intentional misinformation by goverments and historians.
"Is there some group of watchers or the Green Lantern Corp that we could trust to write history in a more or less truthful version?"
"Is there some group of watchers or the Green Lantern Corp that we could trust to write history in a more or less truthful version?"
The Green Lantern Corps is no longer active at this point in time. The new comics have brought it back. Our current storyline supports their absence.
"Saturn Girl, my love, is something on your mind you wish to share..."
"Brainiac, anyway to locate or localize the source of the temporal changes; is it like a wave that spreads out from a central place?"
then I turn and,
I walk with Saturn Girl; with a concerned look and with trepidation...
That's what I like about you Andrew, you have a sensitive side and can open up, Timber Wolf never really has. That tough guy act isn't everything a girl is looking for.
After giving the reassuring hug and wiping any tears away. "I try my best Ayla" Ferro lad lets Light lass get her composure back. He soon nods and he smiles slightly underneath his mask. Ferro lad bows and motions with his hand, like ladies first and says with a hint of glee in his voice "Shall we save the universe now milady?"
Lightning Lad
"Saturn Girl, my love, is something on your mind you wish to share..."
"Brainiac, anyway to locate or localize the source of the temporal changes; is it like a wave that spreads out from a central place?"
then I turn and,
I walk with Saturn Girl; with a concerned look and with trepidation...
Saturn Girl: I don't need to be a telepath to know that your not telling me something.
"Is there some group of watchers or the Green Lantern Corp that we could trust to write history in a more or less truthful version?"The Green Lantern Corps is no longer active at this point in time. The new comics have brought it back. Our current storyline supports their absence.
If they are absent now, would they be absent also in the future? If not the GL Corp then would there be something like the Science Police that could be counted on to have a 'reliable' history in the future?
Polar Boy
If they are absent now, would they be absent also in the future? If not the GL Corp then would there be something like the Science Police that could be counted on to have a 'reliable' history in the future?"Is there some group of watchers or the Green Lantern Corp that we could trust to write history in a more or less truthful version?"The Green Lantern Corps is no longer active at this point in time. The new comics have brought it back. Our current storyline supports their absence.
Cosmos Master Response: The Green Lantern Corps continues in the future because the current comics reintroduced them. So in you character's future, yes they exist, unless of coarse the Time Trapper's alteration of history prevents them from occurring, or they are not disbanded because of it. So really, it could go either way.
As for the Controllers, I need to do some reaseach on them in order to provide an adequate answer regarding them. I know of them and they have been introduced into Legion comics (that's where the Miricle Machine came from and I belive the Sun Eater as well.
Since the future is unknown to you as a result of the Time Trapper's meddeling, one could travel there to see what after effects occur. You might get lucky, it might turn out to be a nightmare. There really isn't a right or a wrong, just sort of a "Take your chances and hope for the best."
As for other organizations, I cannot think of any at the moment.
"Well, I don't know what we'll find in the future but I'm willing to gamble on it being better than what Time Huckster has planned in the present. Brainiac, can you put that data log of the current time line in a Happy Meal to go for me."
"If we run into troubles in our temporal hopping, we should agree on a common time and place to meet up. It should be something that Time Goober won't want to mess with and yet we can find. Soul Peasant had a happy childhood before going to work for Vlad III. I'd suggest that we use that day and event as our common point."
"If you have another favourite day in history, that's fine with me too."
Polar Boy
"Well, I don't know what we'll find in the future but I'm willing to gamble on it being better than what Time Huckster has planned in the present. Brainiac, can you put that data log of the current time line in a Happy Meal to go for me."
"If we run into troubles in our temporal hopping, we should agree on a common time and place to meet up. It should be something that Time Goober won't want to mess with and yet we can find. Soul Peasant had a happy childhood before going to work for Vlad III. I'd suggest that we use that day and event as our common point."
"If you have another favourite day in history, that's fine with me too."
Brainiac 5: I can send you to the future to discover what you can. Do you have a particular place and time in mind? Are you going to want me to program the time bubble for you?
Mon-el: Splitting up our rescources is not what I want to do, and if we do, we go in teams, not as individuals. We also need to alert the other Legionnaires about what's going on. Dawnstar, notify the rest of the team to discontinue what they are doing and return to Earth effective immediently. I need to know each parties estimated time of arrival. If we do split up, like I said in pairs or teams. Maybe we should consider trying to deal with this issue on a multi-level path rather than simply one coarse of action.
Cosmic Boy: We could remove Soul Harvester from the scenario by returning to Earth's middle ages, before he has any real power. Snatching him up as a child would be easy enough, the question is, what do we do with him afterwards?
Brainac 5: It's possible the Time Trapper would find a new pawn, on the other hand, there could be something unique about the Soul Harvester that the Time Trapper requires.
Dawnstar heads back to the monitor room to alert the rest of the Legionnaires of the crisis and request they return home.
"Not telling you? could you be perhaps a little more specific? and that is a pretty horric story; a pyschopathic cannible who gets empowered by death; what a parasite. I am sorry you had to endure that; I wonder how Polar Boy had that in his consciousness"
<looking on with worry>
Lightning Lad
"Saturn Girl, my love, is something on your mind you wish to share..."
"Brainiac, anyway to locate or localize the source of the temporal changes; is it like a wave that spreads out from a central place?"
then I turn and,
I walk with Saturn Girl; with a concerned look and with trepidation...Saturn Girl: I don't need to be a telepath to know that your not telling me something.
"Brainiac; can you theorize on some solutions for us; who much elacticity is there in Time before this change asserts itself as permanent; if we remove the device, or person who created the shift; will the proper timeline reassert itself or we we continue to cause a series of temporal splits until time itself reasserts a continuity shift to bring temporal branches back into one stream. We are talking about death and destruction on a cosmic scale, I for one am not willing to let this Soul Harvester access to death on that scale; imagine if he has some way to tap into all that death; he would become nigh unstoppable and life in the cosmos would, by all probablilty; come to and end.
For death and destruction on this scale; we might need to enact some new rules; and if history shows us anything; once someone tries something like this; there are bound to be copy cats"
Lightning Lad:
"Brainiac; can you theorize on some solutions for us; who much elacticity is there in Time before this change asserts itself as permanent; if we remove the device, or person who created the shift; will the proper timeline reassert itself or we we continue to cause a series of temporal splits until time itself reasserts a continuity shift to bring temporal branches back into one stream. We are talking about death and destruction on a cosmic scale, I for one am not willing to let this Soul Harvester access to death on that scale; imagine if he has some way to tap into all that death; he would become nigh unstoppable and life in the cosmos would, by all probablilty; come to and end.
For death and destruction on this scale; we might need to enact some new rules; and if history shows us anything; once someone tries something like this; there are bound to be copy cats"
The Time Stream takes a while to be constant and consistent, which we can use to our advantage. How long it takes depends upon at what point the changes caused cease to end. An event on a lesser scale, such as a student retaking a test in college isn't likely to have a serious effect and therefore the time stream settles much earlier. The life of Superman, yes, were talking galactic scale, as well as the entire history of this planet to say the least.
How much power the Time Trapper has to control these things, we've never been certain of. If the individual or device responsible for the shift is removed before it peaks, it will indeed restructure itself over a matter of a few hours.
Mon-el: If your talking about killing Garth, forget it. Superman taught us there are always alternative ways, and we will find that. We could find the cause of Soul Harvester's power and strip him of that.
Brainiac 5: If we can capture and bring him here, I might be able to alter his DNA, assuming that his power comes from within, and remove it without further harm to him.
Ferro Lad:
That's what I like about you Andrew, you have a sensitive side and can open up, Timber Wolf never really has. That tough guy act isn't everything a girl is looking for.After giving the reassuring hug and wiping any tears away. "I try my best Ayla" Ferro lad lets Light lass get her composure back. He soon nods and he smiles slightly underneath his mask. Ferro lad bows and motions with his hand, like ladies first and says with a hint of glee in his voice "Shall we save the universe now milady?"
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Ferro lad takes in all the information. "I think the Time Bubble is are best bet. If we can use it to discover the source of the problem; then the first we can correct it. Plus it might avoid sending Legionnaires into the future or past. Regardless, I will volunteer for this." He looks the Polar boy "Sorry that you had to arrive on such perplexing events.
Sorry for the delay...
Mon-el: Were still discussing things, at point in time do you plan to enter? Either way you'll need one or two others to go with you. Light Lass might as well since she's there and I don't want to take unessary chances with her life, anyone else you want with?
You reach one of the upper levels of the facility, three time bubbles stand before you.
If the image doesn't open, try a couple of more times, it opens most of the time for me, but not everytime. If you don't see it, also try clicking the blue X image spot, it opened to the regular page and showed the time bubble a tiny bit further on the page.
Ferro lad listens to Mon-el and nods as he stances next to Light Lass "The more the merrier. I think the past is one of our better chances. Either at the beginning or some other event. He looks to Brianiac "The Time bubble will track the disturbance correct?
Ferro Lad
Ferro lad listens to Mon-el and nods as he stances next to Light Lass "The more the merrier. I think the past is one of our better chances. Either at the beginning or some other event. He looks to Brianiac "The Time bubble will track the disturbance correct?
"Allright, listen closely, both of you"....Brainiac 5 works you through the controls making it as simple as he can, even with that, your mind boggles...
"Essentially, if you want a specific time and location you enter it here. If your uncertain about exactly where you want to arrive, but have a reasonable idea, you are able to fast forward or backward time catching mental glimpses of the events in an extremly rapid fashion. This will enable you to make a more informed decision as to when and where. You can enter specific names or locations to watch these events to narrow things down. Step inside" he says as he joins you.
Brainiac 5 starts up the Time Bubble and enters the name, place and time: Harlinn Quadamere, Earth 1321; Transylvania, Romania.
Images immediently fill your minds with a infant about 9 months old, walking barefoot in cloth diapers across the dirt, reaching down, picking up a stick and licking it. The child stumbles and falls, taking great effort to get back on his feet. Behind him are a few trees, one which is apple, the others a maple and ash tree.
"You are now seeing Harlinn Quadamere as an infant in the year 1321. Watch as you see further glimpse of his life."
Immediently, other images fill your minds as you see him as a young lad, then a teen and eventually an adult. You see his family, you see him watching his wife die of the black plaque, other villagers bringing the loved ones to his farm and the insideous barn where he tortured them, and so on. Eventually you see his audience with Vlad III folowed by performing his first official execution.
Brainiac 5 then stops the bubble and says, it will continue like this until you lock your control to the approriate era and place or you turn the control off. Keep in mind the images will alter as the Time Trappers interferance continues.
You can program the time bubble to appear in any particular time and location without you using these controls....as he points to the control system. They can also be manually activated in case of an emergency if your in a hurry.
You can go back in time a brief period and attempt to witness how Polar Boy's learned what he knows about the Soul Harvester while being held captive.
Any other questions? I'll need to report to Mon-el about your starting point and remember, regardless, the Legion has a no killing code. Breaking it means expulsion as well as being tried for possible criminal charges depending on the circumstances.
This will leave 2 time bubbles remaining for the rest of us. So, do you want anyone else to join you? Where you headed?"
All right, thanks for letting us know and we look forward to your return Polar Boy.
"I too would go; and you should come as well Saturn Girl; if I remember my history...which I have never been good at; this is a time of barbarism and burning witches; we will have to be careful or could get burned at the stake.
I have been thinking here, what is our plan; find this guy before he becomes the time trapper and what; how much of history are we going to alter here; do we expose him for his crimes during the plague or what?"
Lightning Lad
"I too would go; and you should come as well Saturn Girl; if I remember my history...which I have never been good at; this is a time of barbarism and burning witches; we will have to be careful or could get burned at the stake.
I have been thinking here, what is our plan; find this guy before he becomes the time trapper and what; how much of history are we going to alter here; do we expose him for his crimes during the plague or what?"
That we might as well discuss along the way. All right Mon'el we will assist Ferro Lad and Light Lass.
Polar Boy: It looks like Ferro Lad, Lightning Lad, Light Lass and Saturn Girl are going back in time to deal with the Soul Harvester. Feel free to take any coarse of action you like. You can join them if you want, you can approach the crisis from a different angle as well. All works for me.