Yes, this is the fic Phoenix Ikki was getting revenge for...
PROLOGUE
Five weary warriors stood at the top of Mount Olympus, the
staircase behind them cratered and scarred by their recent battles.
Before them stood a magnificent stone temple, and standing in front of
the gates, a regal figure in robes of purple.
"Zeus! Your Saints have fallen, the world will never submit to
you! Release Athena now, and we'll be merciful!" shouted Seiya, hoping
his voice had more courage than he felt.
"Release my daughter, she who sprang full-formed from my brow? I
think not. Too long have the humans forgotten it is we gods who rule
them. Too long has Athena sided with foolish mortals, prating about
`free will' and `the necessity of choice.' The world will again be mine,
and all those who defy me will perish."
So saying, the mad god turned, and began entering the temple
gates. As one, the Saints charged him. Zeus lazily waved his hand and
intoned "Reality Rift."
A darkness forced itself into Euclidean space, and the Saints
were sucked into it. The anomaly closed itself, and Zeus laughed in that
way only megalomaniacs can.
"And tomorrow, the world."
EDGE OF TOMORROW
by Scott K. Jamison
(Kuramada/DC Comics disclaimer)
Chapter One: Arrivals
Laurel was cruising the Milky Way, Querl carried in her arms.
Despite the utter blackness and cold of space, he was warm against her
skin. Skin? She looked down, and found they were both naked, his green
hue contrasting with her pink.
"Brainy, you little devil." She shifted him to a more, um,
comfortable position and--
The alarm sounded and Laurel snapped awake. "Always at the best
part," she grumbled.
Despite dressing at superspeed, she was the last to arrive at the
lab where the alarm signal had originated. Apparently, it had been sent
by her teammate (and romantic interest) Brainiac Five.
"Are you all right, Andromeda? You look a bit flushed," said the
Coluan genius concernedly.
"I'm fine. What's up?"
"My instruments detected a rift in the space-time continuum a few
minutes ago."
"Not another one!" complained Live Wire. The red-headed boy, one
of the Legion's founders, had seen more than his share of space-time
problems.
"This one seems to have originated outside the universe we know,
and manifested in the Athens citydome. Apparently, several entities came
through it, and we are already receiving reports of destructive
behavior."
"So you want us to go in and stop them?" asked Apparition.
"If possible. If not, getting information that will lead to us
stopping them later is an acceptable alternative. Dragonmage and Ultra
Boy are already en route, as they happened to be `next door' in the Hong
Kong dome. I'd like the rest of you to search in pairs, as the invading
entities have seemingly already split up.
"Apparition, you'll be with Catspaw."
The black-haired girl in white nodded. Her felinoid partner gave
a thumbs-up. "Can do, brain-boy!"
"Live Wire, I trust you and Inferno can work together?"
"Sure! I've learned my lesson."
"I don't have a problem with it."
Andromeda wasn't so sure. Those two were the biggest hotheads in
the Legion. Garth had calmed down a bit since his last fight with Saturn
Girl, but still, he had that temper... And Dirk was always as firey as
his codename.
"Well, big gal, it looks like you're with me," grinned
Matter-Eater Lad, smug behind his sunglasses.
"Oh,no! Uh, Brainy, doesn't someone have to stay and watch the
monitors?"
"Computo is on top of it. And I'll need to stay at the lab to
track this anomaly."
The muscular blonde rolled her eyes. Tenzil flashed a toothy
smile. "Relax. When M-E Lad is with you, crime is just a quick snack!
What could possibly go wrong?"
Despite the climate controls in Metropolis Dome, Laurel could
swear she heard thunder.
* * *
Ultra Boy had put his energy into superspeed, and let his flight
ring carry him and Dragonmage along. Jo had really enjoyed the Chinese
New Year's celebration, but he would have preferred Tinya's company.
"Any sign of our intruders?"
"None yet," replied the oriental wizard.
A building near them suddenly crumbled to the ground. Ultra Boy
quickly scanned it with ultra-vision (causing a sudden reduction in their
airspeed) and was relieved to see it had had no one inside.
"You think that's a clue?"
"I would suppose so."
They flew on, and soon found a plaza with the remains of a
fountain in the center. Standing in the surging water was a man,
apparently human. He had waist-length black hair, and was wearing a blue
and silver suit of armor with a stylized dragonshead helmet. Xao Jin
noted he was glowing in the mystic energy spectrum.
"He's just standing there."
"Let's investigate, but be careful. If that building is any
indication, we don't want to set him off." Dragonmage nodded agreement.
They set down softly. The stranger had his eyes closed, as
though meditating.
"Um, excuse me, I'm Dragonmage and this is Ultra Boy, of the
Legion of Super-heroes. May I ask your name?"
"I am Athena Bronze Saint Dragon Shiryuu, and I will be your
death, demons!" Shiryuu's eyes snapped open, and Xao Jin saw they were
glowing bright red. This was usually a bad sign.
"A few dozen super-speed punches should sort this guy out,"
predicted Ultra Boy, and proceeded to shift to superspeed.
He was understandably amazed when the Dragon Saint not only
caught all the punches on his shielded left arm, but barely seemed to
notice them. Shiryuu's mouth had a corner turned up.
"That didn't work for Seiya, and it certainly won't work for
you. DRAGON TEAR!" The Bronze Saint's leg kicked up, and Ultra Boy was
sent sailing out of sight.
I sure hope he turned on his invulnerability in time, thought
Dragonmage. Okay, he's a water dragon, let's see if we can freeze him.
Xao Jin began to weave his spell, and an ice dragon leapt from his hands
to engulf Shiryuu.
The ice block covered all of the Dragon Saint save his right arm,
which suddenly began to glow.
"Behold the Capricorn technique! EXCALIBUR SWORD!" The arm
moved, and sliced Shiryuu free like a knife through butter.
Dragonmage gulped, and shot a quick fire dragon at his opponent,
who lazily blocked it with his shield. He thought again, I really hope
Jo turned on his invulnerability....
TO BE CONTINUED
SKJAM!