Proulogue

Proulogue

A legion Fanfic by Namikaze Aisan

Prologue

Two young men; one in his early teens the other in his early twenties, stood side-by-side staring out the window of the legion tower.

“So what will you do now?” came the query from the original man of steel.
“I don’t really know,” the blonde-haired former-Coluan murmured. “I’ll…quit the legion, I think.”
“What?!” He cried out in surprise. “Why Brainy?”
“I... think about it, Superman,” He smiled wryly at his hero. “If I was that emotional as a ‘robot’, think of how emotional I’ll be, now,”
“Yeah, I guess you’re right,”
“It’s not forever,” The sage green eyes locked for a moment with the man of steel’s before “Brainy” sighed again and blinked: looking away. “It’s just until I get myself under control, besides I don’t think it prudent to be here right now after that little incident.”
“No one blames you Brainy,” Superman began softly.
“No,” Brainy interrupted. “I blame myself, for not being strong enough to resist.”
“Brainy,” Ever since his arrival, Superman had found that Brainy was both his best friend and the closest thing to a younger sibling that he had ever had. Well, if you included Kel-el the second closest thing; but he had come later. “Do what you need to do, but don’t alienate yourself; you’ve got friends who want to be there for you. Let them.”
“Thanks, Superman,” he turned slightly red, visible now because of the change that had taken place. Much like a butterfly, the young man of around fifteen had gone through a change. It was one that was physical, mental, emotional and –heck!—spiritual.
He had overcome his “Demons”—namely his great-great-grandfather; Brainiac One. After doing that, he had miraculously shed his bionic armor and somehow became completely human. Instead of the bio-technical part-technical-part-organic-ness of a Coluan, he was now completely organic.
He was human; and loving every illogical moment of it. Albeit, his skin still took on a shade of pale jade instead of the pale peach of human skin, he was still human. His eyes, once magenta, were now Sage green. His hair was more lustrous than before, golden and highlighted instead of the straight hay color he usually dealt with. Only three pale white circles remained of the compu-sigil of brainiac on his forehead. A reminder of what he once was and genetically still is.
“Um… should we… I don’t know…‘Hug it out’ as Phantom girl would put it, or shake hands or…” Brainy for the umpteenth time today, looked confused and slightly frazzled.
“…I guess,” Superman replied awkwardly as he extended his arms to his pseudo-sibling.
“AAAAW!!” Came the annoying voice of Lightning Lad from the doorway.
“Shut,” “Up,” “Garth,” came the replies from the Orange, white and purple Triplicate girls. As the original members of the legion – Saturn Girl, Lightning Lad, Bouncing Boy, Triplicate Girls, Timberwolf, Phantom Girl, as well as Chameleon Boy, SupermanX, Shrinking Violet and Sunboy—Superman got an idea, which he quickly directed to Saturn Girl. She in turn nodded and yelled uncharacteristically, “GROUP HUG!” In which Garth was trapped between Brainy and Boucing Boy.
“Ugh,” Kell-el grunted as he broke free. “I Don’t DO Group Hugs… Usually.”
“Me neither,” Growled Timberwolf, but he smiled.
“Whatever,” grunted a very red Garth Ranzz. Everyone burst out laughing.
“So did I here you right?” Timberwolf managed to get in. “You’re leaving Brainy?”
“Yes,” He nodded. “Until I get my emotions under control, I’m useless to any of you.”
“You know something, Genius?” Kell-el smiled as he came up to the boy. “I was wrong about you –and glad for it!”
“Thank you,” He smiled back. “That means a lot coming from you.”
With that, the legionnaires parted ways. After SupermanX was inducted into the Legion of superheroes; both Supermen had to get back to their own times. Brainiac five bought a small Loft on the west side of New Metropolis and the rest of the legionnaires got on with their lives.
The universe was peaceful. Weeee-eeell, minus the super-villain and monster attacks, Asteroids falling –oh and Brainiac one Plotting his revenge.
Wait, Brainiac one? Oh, you all thought he was dead but he’s not. And this time he isn’t going to stop until he’s destroyed them all. But I probably shouldn’t have told you that. It really is cliché, anti-climactic and ruins the whole darn plot. *Sigh* Oh well.