40 I'm Looking for
"Batman?" Master Devis' mouth screwed upward while one eyebrow went down and the other up, a sour look on his face.
"We are missing four members of our team. A man and a woman in blue suits with a numeric symbol, they go by Mr. Fantastic and Invisible Woman.
"Why would they go by those names?" Master Devis' Padawan curiously asked.
Because they're the Fantastic Four, the orange man made of rocks, the Thing, and the man of fire, the Human Torch are two other members of their team. They can give a better description and more details.
I'm also looking for someone called Robin, and an older man named Alfred Pennyworth. Robin is wearing a red, black, and yellow combat armor. Alfred wears regular clothing," Batman explained.
"Why?" the curious Padawan asked.
"He doesn't need combat armor, although this system has a red sun. The red sun shouldn't affect him much for now," Batman said.
"Red sun, why would the color of the sun affect Alfred Pennyworth?" Master Devis asked.
"It doesn't matter, what matters is that I need to find these four people. Please get the word out," Batman asked.
Batman watched as Master Devi's face paled and he needed to sit. His padawan helped him sit.
"What happened, Master?" Padawan Doan asked.
"I felt a great disturbance in the force!" Master Devis responded.
"Did you hear that? "A great disturbance in the force, he literally said a great disturbance in the force!" Mr. W...Batman, do these suits come with video recorders?" Ned asked.
"Of course, video and audio are always being recorded," Batman ignored Ned.
"What's going on?" Batman asked.
"I'm sorry, but I felt a great calamity. Perhaps it is connected with you somehow?" Master Devis said with a pensive look.
"How so?" Batman pressed the Jedi for answers.
"I don't know, the force is confusing me...all of you are confusing me," Master Devis responded as he looked at the group.
"Master, what's wrong with them?" Padawan Doan asked.
"You can't feel it? The force is converging on some of them," Master Devis responded to his student.
"Converging? What does that mean?" Batman asked.
"It's like some of you are newly discovered vessels. It's like the Force has noticed you not long ago and filling you and binding you with its energies.
"Is it me, sir? Could it be that I have the force? My Abuela said that we have magic in the family. I might be magic," Ned said excitedly.
"Indeed, you are one of them, the red-headed girl is as well. Batman, I feel you are also connecting, but yours is different from theirs, I cannot explain it. This young man," He pointed toward Doug.
"I also feel that you are experiencing the opposite, you are becoming invisible to the force," Master Devis looked at Darwin.
Ah, and the girl with claws!"
"Me?" X-23 asked.
"Yes, how odd. But I see more, you, man of rock! You are injured, your cells were injured, this is not what you are supposed to look like," Master Devis looked at the Thing.
"I was exposed to cosmic radiation, and I became this thing, covered in rocks," The Thing said.
Master Devis walked up to the Thing and tapped on the orange rocks.
"It isn't true, these aren't rocks, but your skin cells. I feel it, when your skin cells die, they enlarge and lock together creating your armor. I can help you if you return with me to the Jedi Temple. If all of you return with me, I can help you avoid the dark side of the force and learn how to control the light side of the force.
Even those of you upon whom the force is not converging, we Jedi can help you," Master Devis said.
"I don't need help, except to find Robin and Alfred," Batman said.
"Don't forget about my sister and her husband!" The Human Torch reminded.
"They aren't on the top of my list, but you and Iceman can find them," Batman said.
"Sir, Mr. Batman, and Mr. Master Devis, I would like to volunteer to come to the Jedi Temple and learn the ways of the Jedi!" Ned offered.
Batman looked at Ned and many of the others. He then looked at Master Devis. "Can you protect them?"
"Yes, and I can train them, even those not force-sensitive," Master Devis answered.
"Do any of you wish to go with Master Devis?" Batman asked.
"Why do I feel like you're dumping us off as nuisances?" The Thing asked.
"I need to find Robin and Alfred, after that, I'll look for Richards and his wife. It's too dangerous for my students to run out into this brutal galaxy with me. Plus, some of you need help with the Force. I can't help you there," Batman responded.
"You will also need our help," Master Devis said.
"I don't need help with the Force, I need to find the others. That's my job as the team leader," Batman said.
"But you risk the dark side, once it takes hold of you, it will forever define your path!" Padowan Doan said.
"No it won't, I'll be fine," Batman said.
"How can you be so confident?" the padowan asked.
"Because I'm Batman."
