Somewhere over the Pacific....

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There are a number of islands marked "uninhabited" in the Pacific Ocean. Some of these islands are the merest specks, heaps of rocks that some year may vanish forever beneath the pounding of the waves. Others are home to species never seen by humans, flora and fauna that live, thrive, and die without knowing anything beyond the few square miles they call home.

Other islands are only labeled "uninhabited" because their residents have taken great pains to make sure that their privacy remains inviolate.

Unfortunately, one such island is about to have company.

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[midnite-md.livejournal.com]

As the JSA's Iron Eagle picks the site up on the scope, there's little doubt that the island's welcoming committee will soon pick them up as well, if they haven't already.

Dr. Mid-Nite is at the helm, carrying anyone who needed carrying from the San Francisco rendezvous point.

His jaw is set tightly as his deft hands maneuver over the controls.

Trying not to think about how long Dinah's been here.

[zinda-blackhawk.livejournal.com]

The Eagle has company.

Good company.

The Aerie One abseils down from thirty thousand feet, settling into a cruising speed off the Eagle's starboard wing. The comms crackle to life.

"This is Citation six-three-zero Charlie x-ray, come in Big Bird, over."

[midnite-md.livejournal.com]

The pilot chatter, he's not as familiar with as he'd like to be.

"Big Bird to Citation. Or... Charlie. We've got you loud and clear."

[zinda-blackhawk.livejournal.com]

Zinda smiles to herself upon hearing the familiar voice. "Roger that, Doc. Circling in to approach our little party from the South. Buzz me if ya need me, sugar."

The sleek profile of the Citation X banks and peels away.

[jla-extras.livejournal.com]

They've been spotted. Within minutes of the alarm going off, three black darts rocket into the sky. As they draw closer, the strike force can see that they are robot planes, smaller than even the Aerie One, but fast, pulling gees no human pilot could tolerate, and their wings bristle with ordinance.

[zinda-blackhawk.livejournal.com]

The comms come alive once more. "We got three bogeys, four o'clock!" Bright flares flash in the clouds as the Aerie One attempts to put them off their heat trail.

[jla-extras.livejournal.com]

Two of the drones follow the decoys, but the closest drone is already locked in on the Aerie one. Gun turrets swivel on the wings, then the muzzles flash as the drone opens fire on the Citation.

[zinda-blackhawk.livejournal.com]

The Blackhawk narrows her eyes at the radar display. "Y'all better have your seatbelts on back there, 'cos we're about to hit some major turbulence!" she calls over her shoulder at her passengers. And right as she says it, the plane suddenly sways from side to side, tipping its wings to dodge the bullets before she pulls back sharply on the controls. The plane shoots upwards into the cloud cover.

[lanternslight.livejournal.com]

A green light rockets towards the island.

A good friend is being held captive. Hal will not let her remain there any longer.

[jla-extras.livejournal.com]

One of the two remaining drones detects the green light. Immediately its conventional gun turrets are stowed away and a new set of ordinance comes up.

Neodymium lasers online, reads a display back at the drone control station on the island.

And yellow beams fire at the Green Lantern.

[lanternslight.livejournal.com]

Hal was expecting this. If Dr. Light was behind this, as was suspected, Light would expect a Green Lantern, and he would plan accordingly.

But Light wouldn't expect this.

He thinks about Dinah in trouble. A good friend, in serious danger. He feels fear -- and he pushes past it.

His shields reflect the yellow light, and Hal's ring blasts back at the drones.

[jla-extras.livejournal.com]

"What?" A technician glares at the screen. "But the calculations were--" He taps a few commands into the keyboard.

High in the sky about the island, the drone evades the Green Lantern's blasts and renews the barrage of golden light.

[jay-garrick.livejournal.com]

Water sprays out behind Jay in a line as he runs across the surface of the Pacific.

He makes a beeline for the island. He hopes to get Dinah out of there as quickly as possible. And he hopes that the Fastest Man Alive isn't too late...

[jla-extras.livejournal.com]

A dorsal fin cuts like a knife through the waves.

[jay-garrick.livejournal.com]

A normal shark shouldn't be able to keep up with Jay, but clearly this island's defenses are not normal.

Jay adds a little more speed, using evasive unpredictable movement to confuse the defensive systems.

[jla-extras.livejournal.com]

Another dorsal fin draws near, the pair of sharks now flanking the Flash.

[jla-villains.livejournal.com]

Sivana stared at the control panels. "We've got company, Arthur. I'm not sure if my air drones will actually be enough to bring them down...their one pilot has...how do they say it...'got game'?

"Additionally, we've got *a* Flash and at least two Green Lanterns in the mix, not to mention the Big Red Goofball himself. Permission to send out my anti-Marvel missile?"

[dr-black-light.livejournal.com]

Light saw the screens and nodded. Very impressive turnout.

He took stock. His minions were ready and scattered. The anti-teleport mechanisms were in place, with only Light himself knowing the failsafe.

He was as ready as it got.

"I had hoped to save that surprise for later, but yes, it's important to take some out of the game, at least. You're in charge of island tacticals and of the anti-Marvel weapon. If that should fail, use procedures and get out of here...if nothing else, one of us has to be on the outside."

[jla-villains.livejournal.com]

Sivana nodded. "I know how to do my job, Light. Make sure you do yours."

And with that, Sivana flipped over a com unit. "It's time, my dear. There are two transport vehicles over the island. Pick one and destroy it."

[jla-extras.livejournal.com]

The Iron Eagle is one of the best aircraft on the planet.

However, it's hard to compensate for the speed of Mercury.

Faster than most anything has a right to fly, a streak of white shoots straight up from the island and, choosing the Eagle as its first target, hits the bottom of the aircraft at top speed, with the strength of Hercules coming full bore.

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"Mary! What are you doing?!!"


Marvel dives from high above and pushes Mary from the plane with all his strength. He catches the vehicle's ruptured stucture keeping it aloft. With his best speed he tries to get the Iron Eagle to the island's beach.

[midnite-md.livejournal.com]

Dr. Mid-Nite's attempts to compensate for THAT blow weren't going to work at all... thank God for Captain Marvel.

But the quickness of the movements pretty much forces anyone in the Eagle to be pinned to their seats.

"Was that Mary Marvel?" he has to ask over the comlink to the Captain.

[lanterns-light.livejournal.com]

Seemingly from twenty places at once, vintage airplanes made of green fire begin straffing the island's ground to air defenses. Alan flies in closely behind them, engulfed in emerald fire and looking angry.

[allstargal.livejournal.com]

Someone's seen him coming -- a machine gun contraption fires wood stakes at a machine gun pace at him.

But before the deadly daggers can pierce Alan Scott's Starheart-powered shields, they suddenly ignite and are reduced to ash.

"Watch your back, handsome," says a familiar voice.

Fire erupts from her hand, and the machine is destroyed.

[lanterns-light.livejournal.com]

"But then I'd never get the chance to be saved by beautiful superheros." He grins, "It's great to see you." He loops around and swings a giant green fist at a aireal sentry nearby, shattering it to pieces.