>>5643318“Hey, Cauli. You want to head on home? Or do you want to stick around, and see if anyone else needs your help?”
“Well, since I'm already here, might as well.” she says, raising her arms overhead as she stretches with a yawn. You notice the redheaded cameraman with the interviewer and Chaya looking at your daughter, cheeks blushed red as his hair before he notices you looking at him. And immediately hides his face back behind his camera, not meeting your gaze. “So, where did the monster touch down?”
“That's a good question.” you say, looking around at the devastated area around you. But as you do, expanding your ki sense, you feel a vaguely familiar power. Turning your head, you notice a misshapen figure laying on the ground, surrounded by dying out flames. The figure seems badly burned, you suddenly recognizing and remembering where you'd sensed that ki before. “J'onn!”
You rush away from your daughter to the downed man's side, and with a sweep of your hand blowing the flames out before kneeling by his side. A moment later Caulifla's there with you, casting another of her healing miracles. You watch as the burned flesh all turns a sickly, familiar green, revealing the being to have a pointed head and an oddly-proportioned body. As the golden healing magic fades away, the downed man begins to stir. You watch as he starts pushing himself upright, then notices his hands. And with a thought, you watch as his body shifts, taking on the form you recognize him in before looking over his shoulder.
“Wait, Karn? What are you doing here?” the green man asks, clearly confused. So you rise, you and Caulifla each offering him a hand up. Which he takes, allowing the two of you to help him upright. “Thank you Karn, Caulifla, for saving me.”
“How did you...?” your daughter asks, the man giving a hint of a grin.
“I can read thoughts.” he replies, then turns back to you. “So, you killed that monster? Even Superman couldn't handle it?”
“It survived even my greatest energy attack, I had to use my Stand to erase it completely.” you tell him, the green man nodding.
“Caulifla, can you help me?” the green man asks her. “The rest of the league is down, Superman was the last of us standing.”
“Of course. Take me to them.” she replies immediately, without hesitation. The two of them lift up into the air, flying over towards the larger crater where you can sense a weaker powerlevel from. When all of a sudden, every instinct warns you that something dangerous has appeared behind you.
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