Fawcett High School.
This high school is where "Shazam" Billy Batson currently attends.
It was around ten o'clock in the morning, and in the psychological consultation room, the Gotham City villain "Scarecrow" pretending to be the school doctor "Dr. Phil" was packing his things.
A few months ago, a mysterious man who claimed to be "The Outsider" rescued him from prison and gave him the task of constantly using his professional knowledge to seduce Billy Batson.
But now... the mission is over.
Under his repeated psychological suggestion that "people without abilities possessing power will only cause disaster", yesterday, Billy Batson had shared his power with his father, his biological father [CC Batson].
The purpose of the "outsider" was achieved.
so now? There’s no such thing as a scarecrow——
Scarecrow knows very well that from the beginning, he gave Bane the nuclear bomb to try to murder Batman, and now he quietly hired him to use his knowledge of fearology to guide Billy Batson's fear, and then later let the other party share his own Power, the man in front of him who calls himself an "outsider" is always the ultimate black hand hidden behind the scenes.
No matter what he wants to do this time, it must be a big conspiracy.
But what does this have to do with his scarecrow? The scarecrow doesn't care what they want to do, it's just a transaction.
"Since you're here, come in early."
The Scarecrow said without looking back.
There was a squeak.
The door to the psychological consultation room was opened. A man wearing a bowler hat, holding a civilization stick, and a pale face walked in first. He was the "outsider".
Behind him, Dr. Sivana, whose eyes were full of thunder and lightning, followed closely.
The outsider did not speak first. Instead, Dr. Sivana walked up to Dr. Klein with a fake smile on his face and said familiarly: "Dr. Klein! (The original name of Gotham City villain Scarecrow) Long time no see!"
As he walked over, balls of colorful mist sprayed out from his ears, condensing the image of the Meditation Mite.
He looked very familiar with the Scarecrow, but before he could exchange greetings with the Scarecrow, the outsider spoke first and said, "Dr. Klein, where is what I want?"
"it's here."
The Scarecrow ignored Dr. Sivana, who seemed much friendlier than the outsiders.
He turned around and took out a bucket filled with yellow liquid from the cabinet at the back: "Powerful fear gas, 30 times more powerful than the conventional version on the market."
Dr. Sivana snapped her fingers and the lid of the bucket opened. He took a whiff from a distance and immediately put the lid back on.
"Good stuff. Really worthy of being a scarecrow."
"Of course." The Scarecrow turned around slowly, looking unprepared, and continued to pack his luggage: "Then, my mission is completed, I will..."
However, when he turned his head, he saw the black muzzle of the outsider's gun.
There was a mocking look on his face.
"Are you going to silence me? From the time you finally told me your plan without any scruples a few days ago, I knew you had no intention of letting me leave alive."
"Goodbye." The outsider's reply was concise.
boom!
However, the bullet missed. The outsider turned his head and looked at Dr. Sivana who stretched out his hand. The other person had just used magic to deflect his arm, which in turn affected the trajectory.
puff!
The bullet hit the ceiling, but it did not penetrate. Instead, it stopped slowly as if it had hit something sticky. The invisible thing not only absorbed the kinetic energy, but also the sound waves emitted by the gun. The Meditation Mites have already set up a magic barrier in this room, so that no matter what it is, nothing can get out.
Bah!
The scarecrow rolled over and put on his own scarecrow mask, and then the fear gas was violently sprayed out from the corner of the room. He rushed toward the window, as if he wanted to jump out of the window and escape.
boom!
However, he hit the magic barrier like a bullet. The Scarecrow suddenly realized the current situation, with a look of despair in his eyes.
"Fear gas? Still the old method, Dr. Klein." said the outsider.
His face couldn't see the slightest change in the increasingly intense poisonous fear: "Do you really think this kind of thing will work on me?"
He turned to look at Meditation Mite and Dr. Sivana: "Stop this damn poisonous gas."
The jet head of the fear gas was quickly blocked by Dr. Sivana's magic. A bolt of lightning shot out of his eyes, mercilessly electrifying the Scarecrow's body and causing him to twitch.
But his face looked ugly.
"You are mistaken, Mr. Outsider."
Facing the unfamiliar eyes of the outsiders, Dr. Sivana stepped forward and picked up the unconscious scarecrow who had been electrocuted.
He took off the scarecrow hood on the other person's face, revealing the thin face underneath.
Then he reached out and applied it on that face for a while, wiping off all the makeup on that face.
The outsider's expression instantly became extremely ugly.
"It seems that the famous scarecrow, Dr. Klein, has tricked us all." Dr. Sivana said: "He has long been aware of our intention to silence him, and hypnotized a teacher in the school in advance, using psychological suggestion. We distorted the other person’s thinking and made this poor guy think he was a scarecrow, waiting for us to arrive in the psychological consultation room instead of him, while he himself escaped early.”
"Where is the magic tracking method I asked you to put on the scarecrow, Meditation Mite?" The outsider turned his head and looked at the Meditation Mite that existed at the scene in the form of an image made of colored smoke: "Can you find the location of Dr. Klein now? ?”
Meditation Mite was silent for a while.
"I can not do it."
"What?"
"Surprisingly, the Scarecrow also seems to have mastered some magic tricks. He used the magic of the wizard Shazam to eliminate my tracking. The wizard Shazam I am talking about is also a member of the wizard council, and gave Billy the power of thunder. Batson's old wizard [Shazam], he is so powerful that his name has become a spell to summon the power of thunder. Only his spell can resist my magic."
Meditation Mite said: "But where did Scarecrow learn the wizard Shazam's magic... Wait, Billy Batson's magic book, Scarecrow must have peeked at that book as Billy's psychiatrist."
Magic Worm admired from the bottom of his heart: "What an amazing magical talent. People in Gotham City often surprise me."
"So now that the Scarecrow has run away, he may leak our plan." said the outsider.
"Don't worry, my friend."
Meditation Mite said: "Dr. Klein's knowledge is limited, and it's already too late."
"And our cooperation is about to end, Meditation Mite." The outsider said.
He pointed to the barrel of fear gas left by the Scarecrow: "I also brought you what you asked for."
"It's time for me to go back behind the scenes."
He turned around: "Bring me Pandora's Box, Meditation Mite, and we will have no relationship from now on."
"Of course, of course." Meditation Mite said: "My ally, don't worry, everything is going according to plan."
"We've got the power of Shazam, we've got the key."
"What else can stop us?"
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"Your experience must be shining brightly, it can't be Clayface pretending to be you."
Chen Tao said.
"..." Billy's biological father, Old Batson, couldn't help but froze in place.
This is the Justice League's Hall of Justice. While Chen Tao was busy with other matters, under Alfred's control, the entire Justice League had been laid out in general.
"Abba?"
Clayface, who was wearing a Robin uniform and slumped there like a real piece of mud, heard Chen Tao calling his name and immediately triggered the keyword.
He turned his head blankly and pointed what looked like his head at Chen Tao, and then his eyes gradually returned to clarity, like a puppet master controlling many dolls focusing on a certain clone.
"Batman, what do you want from me?"
"Nothing, dear Clayface Robin."
"Oh. Aba Aba Aba Aba Aba..."
Seeing that Clayface's clone switched back to the happy cerebral palsy mode, Chen Tao turned his head and focused again on the old Batson in front of him.
He crossed his legs.
"Are you the only one who wants to join the Justice League?"
This question, which was like a mafia entrance examination, confused Billy's father, Old Batson.
He turned to look at Billy with pleading eyes, so Billy hurriedly said: "Batman, he is..."
"I know your biological father." Chen Tao looked at Old Batson with a searching look: "But I am obviously asking about your father himself."
It's strange. Although he preconceived that there must be something wrong with Billy, the "biological father" who suddenly appeared out of nowhere, Chen Tao had already used many methods to screen the other party after he came in, but found nothing.
However, this made Chen Tao more confident in his judgment.
"Ah, it's not that I want to join the Justice League, it's just that Billy said..."
He suddenly smiled brightly.
"Oh hee hee hee, aren't I kidding you?" He smiled playfully and patted Old Batson on the back, then his face suddenly softened: "You are now a member of the Justice League, welcome to become Super Hero, Mr. Batson."
He stood up and patted the clay face next to him, who suddenly turned into a half-naked beauty with blonde hair and blue eyes.
"..."
Chen Tao's face suddenly darkened: "It became a mistake. Let's start again."
Clayface swished again and turned into an oversized dog. Chen Tao took his reins and led the confused dog towards the Hall of Justice.
"Let's go, Billy, and Mr. Batson." He said like a tour guide: "I'll check you in first. The first meeting of the Justice League will be held tomorrow afternoon."
He turned to them and said: "We need to discuss how to encircle Steppenwolf and a magical worm called Meditation Mite."
He looked at Old Batson: "Things are so busy that people can't stop, right?"
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After the Outsider and the Meditation Mite separated, they went to a place where there was no one.
The pale man turned on the projector on the civilized stick.
What appeared on the image was none other than Mechanical Superman.
The voice of the mechanical superman rang.
"Well done, Outsider. Everything was as planned. The Meditation Mite has helped us do most of the things we couldn't do. That bug thought [helping me open the passage to Apokolips and summon Darkseid's arrival ] It’s just a trick to trick me into joining his gang, just like he tricked that alien blood mage Atrocitus into joining his gang.”
"He was so stupid that he thought he was the one pulling me into our alliance, rather than the two of us deliberately setting this up."
"He was so stupid that thinking that Pandora's Box could open the passage to Apokolips was just a lie."
He said: "At the end of the day, only Dashaid is in control!"
"Of course, of course, my ally." The outsider bowed down somewhat exaggeratedly: "Everything belongs to Darkseid!"
In the corner where the mechanical superman couldn't see, the outsider's lips curved into a smile.
"Stupid guy..."
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"Batman...uh...what's the matter with me alone?"
In the room, Billy felt flattered and took the tea that Batman poured for him.
This is a training room. Chen Tao summoned Billy in the name of individual combat training, and used the magic of the Bat Mage to completely seal the room where they were talking.
Then he spoke:
"Even though I've heard it from Alfred, I'm going to ask - Black Adam and the Seven Deadly Sins are still at large, right?"
"Ah, right, right, right." Billy nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
"Oh, let me ask." He heard Batman say: "Hey, Billy, let me ask you something. Sometimes... have you ever thought about being an ordinary person?"
Billy was startled, and then said honestly: "Ah, of course. I'm not a superhero in the first place."
He lamented: "I'm not a hero, Batman. I mean, I lack the talent to be one."
"In the short time I've been a superhero, I've killed a lot of civilians. Even after gaining powers for so long, I'm still a novice. My dad is doing much better than me, you know? He just got the sand. After Zan’s strength, he beat Black Adam until his teeth were all over the floor!”
"Maybe it was a mistake for the wizard to choose me. I should..."
Billy rambled on. He was embarrassed to tell this in front of his biological father, who he had just met, and he couldn't tell it to his adoptive parents who had no idea about his superhero career.
Phil, the school's psychiatrist who likes to play scarecrows, may be a good match, but he also doesn't know his superhero identity.
So when he looked around, he found that he didn't have anyone to whom he could speak the truth to in his daily life.
Therefore, when facing Batman, he felt a little self-pity and uncontrollable.
But what he didn't notice was that the look in Chen Tao's eyes was getting colder and colder.
It was almost certain that someone was instilling ideas into Billy. It was so simple and easy to instill ideas into a teenager.
"I want to comfort you, Billy, but I'm sorry, sometimes it is like this. Due to your age, sometimes you really can't afford the power given to you by the wizard Shazam." Chen Tao said slowly:
"The situation facing our planet is extremely severe, and every bit of strength is very precious. So, Billy, have you ever thought about..."
"Share your power with me, as you shared it with your father?"
(End of chapter)
