Akamatsuverse Kryptonian Keitaro
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"So, what's our next move?" Donna asked that evening around the campfire with the others. They had spent most of the day reviewing what Kara and Keitaro had observed about the new timeline as opposed to the original. "I mean, I know the ultimate goal is to find out who messed up the timeline and fix it, but how do we start?"
"I'm not sure. Honestly, the fact you all were there threw me for a loop. I mean, as a rule the only ones stuck in the Source Wall tried to breech it in some way. And I know none of you tried that," Keitaro replied with a concerned expression.
"Well I mean, technically Uncle Barry did manage to get through it once. But I know I don't remember trying to mess with reality," Wally chipped in.
"Which means either we're missing some key memories, or someone put us there," Greta added with a brooding gaze into the fire.
"But why? Why remove some of us when it was so easy to rewrite everything else? I mean it's not like Diana having a sister or Barry having a nephew that was Kid Flash before Bart should really alter things that much. Should it?" Donna asked.
"A bigger concern might be who rather than why. I mean look at the class of villains that usually pull things like this. We're talking a Crisis level event here. That kind of power is nothing to scoff at," Kara added.
"Okay, so that only narrows things down to about half of the top League baddies then," Wally interjected sarcastically.
"Wally," Donna admonished at his tone.
"No Donna, I'm serious here. Look at the likely suspects. The Anti-Monitor comes to mind. Or Monarch if Hawk went nuts again. Parallax is another possibility. Or Necron if he's trying another Black Lantern run. And there's always ol' Rockhead waiting in the wings," Wally shot back.
"As much as the thought of defending him disgusts me, this isn't Darkseid's style. Besides if he could rewrite all of reality like this we'd be neck deep in parademons already," Kara countered.
"He might be awake though. Or he might be able to regain himself," Keitaro added with a worried expression. "I mean it was the energy that I absorbed from his Omega Beams that helped me fight it off and free you all."
"We think it could be the omega beams. It could be an ability of your own. I mean, we found your ancestors ship was from New Genesis even if he was Kryptonian, remember? That's how we found the mother box. For all we know, you might be a sliver of New God or something and have a non-kryptonian ability. Or a natural psychic gift or something. Let's not give Darkseid any credit unless we're sure," Kara replied.
"Either way, even if it us just a New God thing, Darkseid could still wake up. And I don't know if this world where everybody but Bats seems to be starting from scratch could handle him," Wally fretted.
"Which raises another issue. Should we try to contact New Genesis to see if they were affected? I mean, having Orion, Barda, and Mister Miracle with us wouldn't hurt," Donna suggested.
"No, if we're not on his radar that would definitely attract Darkseid's attention," Kara replied.
"But we could do with some more allies. Maybe ones closer to home. I mean if I'm right and Kanako and Motoko are awake that's two more right there. We can try to wake up the others too. Having, if not the whole League, then at least the other charter members would help a lot," Keitaro added.
"We could try to wake up the Titans too, maybe," Wally offered.
"That might not be such a good idea, Wally," Donna countered?
"Why not?" Wally all but demanded.
"Wally, think about it. From all accounts Roy and Jason are teamed up with Kory right now and are seen as something of heroes. With what they've been through I would think that's a step up from where Roy and Jay were before. And at least Starfire can watch out for them. Besides, you know the first thing Roy would do once he woke up was try to find out of Lian was in this timeline. And if she isn't..." Donna responded.
"He'd steal the mother box the first chance he got to see if he could find her there and get himself stuck. Point taken," Wally finished dejectedly.
"Hey guys, lets try to stay positive here. If I know my sister she's researching everything she can from her angle trying to dig up information for us. She might have a lead we can follow," Keitaro cut in with a hopeful grin.
His sentiment was echoed with a grin from the still silent Cassandra as she gave Keitaro an encouraging pat on the shoulder to show her agreement.
"Well until then, who's up for getting a little sleep before we roll out to Japan?" Wally asked as he muffled a yawn of his own.
A chorus of agreements echoed around the campfire as the small band began to break up and head for their various rooms in the excavation tents. As they moved off Wall added, "And second on the agenda if getting another house built here. I mean I know I can't build the one Bruce put here for you or anything but I did build Linda's and my place myself. We could use something a little more permanent to work from."
"I'm not sure. Honestly, the fact you all were there threw me for a loop. I mean, as a rule the only ones stuck in the Source Wall tried to breech it in some way. And I know none of you tried that," Keitaro replied with a concerned expression.
"Well I mean, technically Uncle Barry did manage to get through it once. But I know I don't remember trying to mess with reality," Wally chipped in.
"Which means either we're missing some key memories, or someone put us there," Greta added with a brooding gaze into the fire.
"But why? Why remove some of us when it was so easy to rewrite everything else? I mean it's not like Diana having a sister or Barry having a nephew that was Kid Flash before Bart should really alter things that much. Should it?" Donna asked.
"A bigger concern might be who rather than why. I mean look at the class of villains that usually pull things like this. We're talking a Crisis level event here. That kind of power is nothing to scoff at," Kara added.
"Okay, so that only narrows things down to about half of the top League baddies then," Wally interjected sarcastically.
"Wally," Donna admonished at his tone.
"No Donna, I'm serious here. Look at the likely suspects. The Anti-Monitor comes to mind. Or Monarch if Hawk went nuts again. Parallax is another possibility. Or Necron if he's trying another Black Lantern run. And there's always ol' Rockhead waiting in the wings," Wally shot back.
"As much as the thought of defending him disgusts me, this isn't Darkseid's style. Besides if he could rewrite all of reality like this we'd be neck deep in parademons already," Kara countered.
"He might be awake though. Or he might be able to regain himself," Keitaro added with a worried expression. "I mean it was the energy that I absorbed from his Omega Beams that helped me fight it off and free you all."
"We think it could be the omega beams. It could be an ability of your own. I mean, we found your ancestors ship was from New Genesis even if he was Kryptonian, remember? That's how we found the mother box. For all we know, you might be a sliver of New God or something and have a non-kryptonian ability. Or a natural psychic gift or something. Let's not give Darkseid any credit unless we're sure," Kara replied.
"Either way, even if it us just a New God thing, Darkseid could still wake up. And I don't know if this world where everybody but Bats seems to be starting from scratch could handle him," Wally fretted.
"Which raises another issue. Should we try to contact New Genesis to see if they were affected? I mean, having Orion, Barda, and Mister Miracle with us wouldn't hurt," Donna suggested.
"No, if we're not on his radar that would definitely attract Darkseid's attention," Kara replied.
"But we could do with some more allies. Maybe ones closer to home. I mean if I'm right and Kanako and Motoko are awake that's two more right there. We can try to wake up the others too. Having, if not the whole League, then at least the other charter members would help a lot," Keitaro added.
"We could try to wake up the Titans too, maybe," Wally offered.
"That might not be such a good idea, Wally," Donna countered?
"Why not?" Wally all but demanded.
"Wally, think about it. From all accounts Roy and Jason are teamed up with Kory right now and are seen as something of heroes. With what they've been through I would think that's a step up from where Roy and Jay were before. And at least Starfire can watch out for them. Besides, you know the first thing Roy would do once he woke up was try to find out of Lian was in this timeline. And if she isn't..." Donna responded.
"He'd steal the mother box the first chance he got to see if he could find her there and get himself stuck. Point taken," Wally finished dejectedly.
"Hey guys, lets try to stay positive here. If I know my sister she's researching everything she can from her angle trying to dig up information for us. She might have a lead we can follow," Keitaro cut in with a hopeful grin.
His sentiment was echoed with a grin from the still silent Cassandra as she gave Keitaro an encouraging pat on the shoulder to show her agreement.
"Well until then, who's up for getting a little sleep before we roll out to Japan?" Wally asked as he muffled a yawn of his own.
A chorus of agreements echoed around the campfire as the small band began to break up and head for their various rooms in the excavation tents. As they moved off Wall added, "And second on the agenda if getting another house built here. I mean I know I can't build the one Bruce put here for you or anything but I did build Linda's and my place myself. We could use something a little more permanent to work from."
Yes.
I should clarify a few things before I leave it here.
They did not extract Fries from Arkham on the same night they woke him up. They made the deal and then spent an appropriate amount of time preparing a room for him as his scientific/medical knowledge could prove useful. At the same time Keitaro tried to wake a few more heroes up which is when Tim and Kara noticed that his attempts to do so in rapid succession was severely tiring him out. Sadly out of all the people they tried to wake only Blue Beetle, Black Canary, and Harley Quinn actually took.
Quinn was an accident; sheÆd been dressed as Batgirl at the time for some reason.
IÆm currently trying to decide which villain to use for this. Once thatÆs done IÆll likely go back, rewrite the various scenes to leave some clues and then reveal the big bad to the readers if not the heroes.
That said I may still write a scene in which Tim Drake has a talk with the Joker who reveals heÆs fully aware of the change and claims that the æhack responsibleÆ for it is just using a convenient æcats pawÆ. Either way Joker doesnÆt care because it just proves that the world and everything in it really is a joke.
I should clarify a few things before I leave it here.
They did not extract Fries from Arkham on the same night they woke him up. They made the deal and then spent an appropriate amount of time preparing a room for him as his scientific/medical knowledge could prove useful. At the same time Keitaro tried to wake a few more heroes up which is when Tim and Kara noticed that his attempts to do so in rapid succession was severely tiring him out. Sadly out of all the people they tried to wake only Blue Beetle, Black Canary, and Harley Quinn actually took.
Quinn was an accident; sheÆd been dressed as Batgirl at the time for some reason.
IÆm currently trying to decide which villain to use for this. Once thatÆs done IÆll likely go back, rewrite the various scenes to leave some clues and then reveal the big bad to the readers if not the heroes.
That said I may still write a scene in which Tim Drake has a talk with the Joker who reveals heÆs fully aware of the change and claims that the æhack responsibleÆ for it is just using a convenient æcats pawÆ. Either way Joker doesnÆt care because it just proves that the world and everything in it really is a joke.
That's a very Joker way of looking a all of this. He sees himself and maybe Batman and Harley as the only sane people in a mad world anyway. He could care less if it got a little more crazy. I tried to give a more complete list of possible baddies. Necron trying to rewrite history to make the Black Lanterns win seems possible given how close Brightest Day was to the start of the new 52. And if he wasn't behind it I could easily see the Anit-Monitor or Superboy-Prime being released from the Source Wall, which is scary. Hell something like this isn't beyond mid-tier baddies like Vandal Savage with the right Deux Ex Machina.
Part of me really wants Keitaro to manage to wake up Diana just to see her start to cringe as Clark flirts with her. Never mind the fact that Donna just being there and existing would be enough of a life change to throw her for a loop. Then there's the whole new origin where she's Zeus' daughter. Since our original timeline was an amalgam of comic and cartoon you could add the episode where Diana turned out to be Hades' daughter, explaining her black hair. And I refuse to acknowledge that Standards and Practices BS where Hades helped Hippolyta mold Diana out of clay. He had no idea Diana even existed in his intro. If he molded her he would have expected her. If he was just a daddy the old fashioned way he could have been surprised. Anyway I could see Diana returning home and demanding to know just how many gods Hippolyta actually slept with over the years? Was all this "No men" stuff just lip service for her or was she trying to bury her own mistakes?
There's also the issue of Karen and Huntress to deal with there. Karen in the new 52 is the classic Earth 2 Kara Zor-L. Huntress is actually Earth 2's Helena Wayne who assumed Helena Bertinelli's identity after she died without anyone but Powergirl being the wiser. Can they even be woken up being from a different reality? How would they react to the changes to the timeline? Will Karen start popping up to randomly molest Keitaro in the shower...er forget that last one.
EDIT: Just a thought for an induced awakening. What about Wonder Woman's Lasso of Truth? Perhaps she and Donna end up in a confrontation where Donna has to explain everything under the power of the lasso, only for Diana to use the lasso on herself to see the truth of the universe?
Part of me really wants Keitaro to manage to wake up Diana just to see her start to cringe as Clark flirts with her. Never mind the fact that Donna just being there and existing would be enough of a life change to throw her for a loop. Then there's the whole new origin where she's Zeus' daughter. Since our original timeline was an amalgam of comic and cartoon you could add the episode where Diana turned out to be Hades' daughter, explaining her black hair. And I refuse to acknowledge that Standards and Practices BS where Hades helped Hippolyta mold Diana out of clay. He had no idea Diana even existed in his intro. If he molded her he would have expected her. If he was just a daddy the old fashioned way he could have been surprised. Anyway I could see Diana returning home and demanding to know just how many gods Hippolyta actually slept with over the years? Was all this "No men" stuff just lip service for her or was she trying to bury her own mistakes?
There's also the issue of Karen and Huntress to deal with there. Karen in the new 52 is the classic Earth 2 Kara Zor-L. Huntress is actually Earth 2's Helena Wayne who assumed Helena Bertinelli's identity after she died without anyone but Powergirl being the wiser. Can they even be woken up being from a different reality? How would they react to the changes to the timeline? Will Karen start popping up to randomly molest Keitaro in the shower...er forget that last one.
EDIT: Just a thought for an induced awakening. What about Wonder Woman's Lasso of Truth? Perhaps she and Donna end up in a confrontation where Donna has to explain everything under the power of the lasso, only for Diana to use the lasso on herself to see the truth of the universe?
@Dhampyr: why does your snippet make me want to call the recently woken up heroes the Justice League Ronins? (as The Outsiders is already taken :snigger: ). Now I'm curious with that Diana idea you posted... and definetly more Karen shenanigans are always welcome 
@Ordo: BTAS!Freeze... best Freeze ever. Thank you for bringing him into the fold and showing that he is more than just another Villian Du Jour. I always had the strongest feeling that thanks to the BTAS protrayal, if it wasn't for the whole "must steal to heal Nora" thing, he'd be a great element supporting the Bat and/or the rest of the JL.
Joker: always Always ALWAYS! DOIN IT FER TEH LULZ! or is it TEH EVULZ :evil2:
THIS!!!
I watched Justice League Doom recently... from what little I remember him from the comics (and the notes to date on the Ordo/DX2/TFF 52 anti-retcon why yes... i did think TTGL anti-spirals!), the whole 52 verse sounds like something he MIGHT think up to take advantage of/remove key JL members that in the long run may affect other plans he has in the back burner. (food for thought?)
Or maybe Diana and Donna have a bit of a tiff that evolves into a throwdown catfight... only for Keitaro/Ronin to somehow get involved at some point. 52!Diana getting visions of the other lifetime and eventually lasso truth coming out, making her not completely doubt the 52verse, but not completely trust it either... her actions/responses in the near future might tip off a certain detective that for some reason previously thought was hallucinating for ~5 minutes
@Ordo: BTAS!Freeze... best Freeze ever. Thank you for bringing him into the fold and showing that he is more than just another Villian Du Jour. I always had the strongest feeling that thanks to the BTAS protrayal, if it wasn't for the whole "must steal to heal Nora" thing, he'd be a great element supporting the Bat and/or the rest of the JL.
Joker: always Always ALWAYS! DOIN IT FER TEH LULZ! or is it TEH EVULZ :evil2:
THIS!!!
I watched Justice League Doom recently... from what little I remember him from the comics (and the notes to date on the Ordo/DX2/TFF 52 anti-retcon why yes... i did think TTGL anti-spirals!), the whole 52 verse sounds like something he MIGHT think up to take advantage of/remove key JL members that in the long run may affect other plans he has in the back burner. (food for thought?)
Or maybe Diana and Donna have a bit of a tiff that evolves into a throwdown catfight... only for Keitaro/Ronin to somehow get involved at some point. 52!Diana getting visions of the other lifetime and eventually lasso truth coming out, making her not completely doubt the 52verse, but not completely trust it either... her actions/responses in the near future might tip off a certain detective that for some reason previously thought was hallucinating for ~5 minutes
I may have to go back and rewrite some stuff to make this work...buuut
After reading "All Star Superman" I've decided that Keitaro is a <a href='http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BarrierWarrior' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Barrier Warrior</a>.
Keitaro's Bioelectric field can be manipulated, and extended/projected. It's his use of said field that allows him to simulate flight, invulnerability and super strength. However as the series story goes on he get's more and more creative with it allowing for some interesting solutions to the situations he finds himself in.
Now the reason Keitaro is clumsy is because his powers are going through 'puberty' for lack of a better term. To make matters worse he lacks full control of his biofield at first which makes him unable to coordinate his biofieldwith the movements of his body.
Now the villain of the 52 portion of the series (for now) is Solaris the Tyrant Sun. Solaris has seen it's own future and decided to derail what it considers to be a terrible fate by altering the current timeline. A nearly impossible task for the Rogue Sun, but so far the effects look to be worth the effort.
Well, those are my current thoughts at least.
After reading "All Star Superman" I've decided that Keitaro is a <a href='http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BarrierWarrior' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Barrier Warrior</a>.
Keitaro's Bioelectric field can be manipulated, and extended/projected. It's his use of said field that allows him to simulate flight, invulnerability and super strength. However as the series story goes on he get's more and more creative with it allowing for some interesting solutions to the situations he finds himself in.
Now the reason Keitaro is clumsy is because his powers are going through 'puberty' for lack of a better term. To make matters worse he lacks full control of his biofield at first which makes him unable to coordinate his biofieldwith the movements of his body.
Now the villain of the 52 portion of the series (for now) is Solaris the Tyrant Sun. Solaris has seen it's own future and decided to derail what it considers to be a terrible fate by altering the current timeline. A nearly impossible task for the Rogue Sun, but so far the effects look to be worth the effort.
Well, those are my current thoughts at least.
The power was inspired by Clarks abilities as seen in All Star Superman. At two points Clark uses his bioelectric field, once as a shield and another time as a net he extends around a ship to pull it to safety. Keitaro just develops a greater control over his than Clark displayed in that series.
The reason Keitaro is able to soak so much damage in Love Hina is because his biofield is acting as a shield. It's imperfect at first because his human and Alien sides aren't in synch, which is also why he;s clumsy. He'll still need training to get both his halves to work together. It's also how he manages to get himself stuck in Powergirls boob window. When his face makes contact, his powers flare in reaction to the massive amount of embarrasment, extending his field around PG and essentially locking them together in that position. Over time he learns to manipulate the field to create new effects.
Honestly we shouldn't have to change too much of what's already written, but it allows us to play with his powers in ways not normally open to Clark or Conner. That said, it's just my thinking on the subject, and this is really no longer my tale alone. I'm very interested in hearing ya'lls thoughts on the subject.
The reason Keitaro is able to soak so much damage in Love Hina is because his biofield is acting as a shield. It's imperfect at first because his human and Alien sides aren't in synch, which is also why he;s clumsy. He'll still need training to get both his halves to work together. It's also how he manages to get himself stuck in Powergirls boob window. When his face makes contact, his powers flare in reaction to the massive amount of embarrasment, extending his field around PG and essentially locking them together in that position. Over time he learns to manipulate the field to create new effects.
Honestly we shouldn't have to change too much of what's already written, but it allows us to play with his powers in ways not normally open to Clark or Conner. That said, it's just my thinking on the subject, and this is really no longer my tale alone. I'm very interested in hearing ya'lls thoughts on the subject.
Sounds like a good route to take his power set to me. He's neither a Clark clone, nor a Conner clone... and will (eventually) be able to stand up on his own as another complementary member of the Super Family (married into it if Clark has his way :snigger: ).
As previously commented, because of his human and kryptonian DNA are at odds with each other (and Kei is always nervous, emotional, stressed), his nascent and developing Tactile Tele-Kinesys will be in flux and cause of his usual shenanigans until he gets the proper training.
Also being a Barrier Warrior is a solid role that does fit with Kei's canon (and fanon) persona, he's not a front line fighter, although he will meet the challenge/stand up for what's right (Burn Up Blades anyone?).
The tropes link reminded me of another "archeology nut" that does kinda resemble him, MSLN's Yuuno Scrya... also not a frontliner, but willing to make the extra effort to protect his own (and per previous snippets, willing to make the sacrifice play if needed).
Hope to read more soon!
As previously commented, because of his human and kryptonian DNA are at odds with each other (and Kei is always nervous, emotional, stressed), his nascent and developing Tactile Tele-Kinesys will be in flux and cause of his usual shenanigans until he gets the proper training.
Also being a Barrier Warrior is a solid role that does fit with Kei's canon (and fanon) persona, he's not a front line fighter, although he will meet the challenge/stand up for what's right (Burn Up Blades anyone?).
The tropes link reminded me of another "archeology nut" that does kinda resemble him, MSLN's Yuuno Scrya... also not a frontliner, but willing to make the extra effort to protect his own (and per previous snippets, willing to make the sacrifice play if needed).
Hope to read more soon!
ROFLMAO! Well played MoB, Well played! :mmm:
Not speaking for Ordo, DhampyrX2 or any other people that might run with the idea. But my guess would be:
Keitaro would be doing the reverse of MSLN's Yuuno, in this case (if using 52!verse as a start/midway point reference) starting up as "some newbie superhero from japan that needs to cut his teeth and get proper training" while "some leaguers are oddly attracted to his shenanigans" slowly evolving to "Ronin is one of us, he's a (valuable?) member of the JL, and he (with the help of unexpected others) is showing the charter members of the League there is more afoot".
While he will be centrical to the story (since it is a LHxJL cross-fusion), Kei still won't be a replacement of the top tier front-liners; as his power-set wouldn't normally allow him to go toe-to-toe with big name baddies (unless it's a plot requirement).
Heck even then, as we've seen in a few snippets, it's best not to underestimate the resilience and abilities of a Ronin.
Besides, thanks to previous snippets we know at least 2-3 League Ladies that would love to get The Ronin's Favor... when it's all said and done, it'd be more like riding into the sunset with the hawt chick :snigger:
Not speaking for Ordo, DhampyrX2 or any other people that might run with the idea. But my guess would be:
Keitaro would be doing the reverse of MSLN's Yuuno, in this case (if using 52!verse as a start/midway point reference) starting up as "some newbie superhero from japan that needs to cut his teeth and get proper training" while "some leaguers are oddly attracted to his shenanigans" slowly evolving to "Ronin is one of us, he's a (valuable?) member of the JL, and he (with the help of unexpected others) is showing the charter members of the League there is more afoot".
While he will be centrical to the story (since it is a LHxJL cross-fusion), Kei still won't be a replacement of the top tier front-liners; as his power-set wouldn't normally allow him to go toe-to-toe with big name baddies (unless it's a plot requirement).
Heck even then, as we've seen in a few snippets, it's best not to underestimate the resilience and abilities of a Ronin.
Besides, thanks to previous snippets we know at least 2-3 League Ladies that would love to get The Ronin's Favor... when it's all said and done, it'd be more like riding into the sunset with the hawt chick
:snigger:
Yup, that would do it. Either Keitaro wakes up Batman, or the fact that Batman traveled through time courtesy of Darkside's Omega Beam leads to him breaking through himself after the death of Damien. Meaning he'd show up on Keitaro's Island to everyone's surprise.
...which would make for an interesting scene but I'm a little too tired at the moment to create a plausible scenario.
...which would make for an interesting scene but I'm a little too tired at the moment to create a plausible scenario.
Wally won't be overly surprised. After all, he's Batman. He's supposed to figure everything out.
Although a pre-52 Bat seeing post 52 Diana and Clark sucking face should be good for a laugh.
Okay, first priority, help Keitaro and the others to fix all of reality. Secondary priority, start setting up situations where Clark and Lois will run into each other constantly until reality is corrected. Maybe hire Luthor through some subsidiaries to put her in a few more hostage situations than normal.
Although a pre-52 Bat seeing post 52 Diana and Clark sucking face should be good for a laugh.
Okay, first priority, help Keitaro and the others to fix all of reality. Secondary priority, start setting up situations where Clark and Lois will run into each other constantly until reality is corrected. Maybe hire Luthor through some subsidiaries to put her in a few more hostage situations than normal.
It's nice to see more of this, I hadn't realized that there'd even BEEN more until the forum move showed up. As for hero's who have noticeably different backstories may I suggest Kyle Rayner? In the new 52 after all he was a rookie WHILE THE CORPS EXISTED, and also pretty much his entire supporting cast no longer exists/doesn't remember him. His two closest friends are gone, and the acknowledged (due to star sapphire) love of his life no longer exists as well. Plus it's another direction they can look for leads on out there in the big wide universe.