A Messy Room
"We should come up with a more stringent screening process as suggested by Devilbat and I recommend having the Watchtower AI scramble the schedules randomly. Retina and DNA scanners would also provide another layer of security." Superman finished.
No one commented about the suggestions Superman made.
A man in a red and yellow suit asked "What about the convenient fact that S.W.O.R.D. was close enough to help but only 'helped' the Javelin that Black Panther was on and even he can't account for what happened the whole time he was with them. This magic mumbo jumbo is new for an arm of the government."
"Iron Man is correct; Black Panther is no easy target. To cast such potent spells even he cannot resist is rare to say the least. How did he end up on that craft anyway? I thought he was helping with the evacuation." Asked Zatarra, the Leagues resident magical expert along with his daughter Zatanna.
Wonder Woman spoke, "He was in the Javelin Bay with me, and a new young prospect named Gar who had mentally reached out to give instructions issued by us. After issuing the instructions he realized that a group of four could not hear him and informed us. This implied that they were mentally shielded witch was suspicious so Black Panther went to investigate."
Carrol Adam or as many know her Captain Atom asked, "How is T'challa anyway Ororo? A man as proud as he is, would not take well to having his mind manipulated."
"He is very disappointed in his apparent failure and has returned to Wakanda to see if there are any answers there for his memory loss. Thank you for asking Carrol." Wonder Woman responded.
"This group is more of a mystery as we don't know what they took, if anything." Said Devilbat
I have Jarvis doing a scrub of the system to see if anything has been added, taken, or copied over the last few days. We should know something in a day or so. If there is nothing further, I have Maxim's and Sports Illustrated May edition models waiting for me to warm up the evening." Iron man said as he stood up.
"Actually, there is still the matter of Senior operator Vance. We cannot read his mind and he will say nothing at all. I am at a loss on how to handle this, he has committed no crime that we can prove so I see no reason to hold him. I do recommend that we terminate him and charge him with violating his terms of employment but that is all we can do unless anyone else has any ideas." Superman said.
Iron Man turns for the door, "Sounds Super, let's do that. I'll inform you all if Jarvis finds anything after I wake up. Well maybe after I recover from the hangover I'm planning to have when I wake up that is." He then left the room.
"What I would give to make his metabolism speed up to the point alcohol wouldn't affect him anymore." Dr. Nelson says
As everyone stands up and begins to mingle or leave, J'onn makes his way to Devilbat. "I have brought up the subject of Gar spending some time in Gotham, and he seems supportive of the idea. He appears to be unsure of his place in this world and looks to see if he can find any answers there."
"I have several safe houses in Gotham, I can put him up in one and Robin can train him in hand-to-hand combat and take him on some patrols. It should be a good opportunity for both of them. You should also visit and train him from time to time. You spend very little time out of the Watchtower anymore J'onn." Devilbat said.
"I have been in a struggle lately. Should I look to connect with earth and its people, should I try to make my life here? Or continue with the feeling that I am a visitor and face the idea that at some point I will return to M'arzz and learn to live there with the ghost of my family." J'onn said staring off in a daze.
Matt Wayne for the first time in a long time thinks about offering heart felt advice. But that's not the way of the Devilbat. "You should go to Black Canary for advice in that area, I have my own issues that color any advice I give. Tell the boy I will have a place for him to stay in a week. Tell then you should finish exploring his powers."
J'onn knew that though it was left unsaid, he was also to look for any triggers that may have been left behind in the cloning processes.
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The next morning Gar went to the Gym J'onn had shown him first thing. Deciding that J'onn had many ways to find him if he wanted to. Gar had always been the type to go high rep instead of high weight, he just didn't like bulky muscles. Deciding that he preferred the Nighwing body shape from the comics over the bulky Batman or Superman.
It seemed his body was built for stamina and speed, so he decided to keep that. After all, if he needed more strength there were a number of shapes that fit the bill. Remembering the primal beast that Garfield unlocked in Teen Titans, he was tempted to try it but also remembered the effect it had on his psyche for a time and now wasn't the time to mess with mine. J'onn still planned to help me look for triggers and also those multicolored doors had to represent the different colors of Martians, didn't it?
After building up a good sweat I returned to my room and showered before heading to breakfast. I didn't know what I would do after that, not a lot of options up here. Maybe I could check with Dr. Nelson and see if there was a library.
Just as I was dropping off my tray, I ran into J'onn.
"Are you ready to explore your mind young one?" J'onn asked
"I am, sir" I replied
"Follow me to my quarters I have set up a meditation room that I used in my early years as a Manhunter Candidate. It helps calm the mind and ease the flow of thought. Obviously, you will be the first non-Martian to use this method. However, know that there are no dangers." After speaking J'onn turned, and I followed him.
J'onns room was actually very cluttered, there were movie posters covering every inch of his room with little memorabilia all over as well. Everything from the old Coke Christmas plates to Troll dolls with wild hair. He also had Oreo cookie wrappers all over the place, everything from double stuffed to the new mint ones. It was so opposite of what I thought I would find in the militaristic Manhunters room.
"Why does everyone have that look on their face when they come to my room, do you not fill your room with things you enjoy?" J'onn asked.
"I don't know about anyone else J'onn but I'm more of a minimalist in my living quarters. I spent much of my life in rooms that others could inspect for cleanliness and order. If there is less for them to inspect than there is less for them to find is my motto." I replied.
We moved through his front room into a side room that had nothing but a red light and a sand garden in the middle with incense burning in the middle of it.
"Please sit across from me and find a comfortable position. Then move your mind to just above the heat of the incense. Heat is fear for a Martian, so we are more honest in front of it." J'onn said as he knelt on his knees in front of the sand garden.
Taking my place across from him I sat in a traditional mediative pose with my legs crossed and my hands on my knees with my palms up.