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The New Frontier: A Marvel/DC One Universe RP

If the majority wants this to be set in the Sixties, that's cool with me, even if I'm not familiar with the period (at all).

The New Frontier: A Marvel/DC One Universe RP

Yep. Interest.
_{(I don't know whether to do Green Arrow, Flash, or Spider-Man... Why do you do this to me?)}

Green Arrow — The Most Dangerous Game

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GREEN ARROW

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| IDENTITY |

• Oliver Queen
• Green Arrow

| ORIGIN & BACKSTORY |

1981-2004: Queen

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• 1981 | Oliver Queen is born to billionaire philanthropist Robert Queen and his wife, Moira, in Star City, California.

• 1988 | Oliver takes up an interest in archery. Delighted, Robert begins teaching him whenever he can, also hiring the best teacher money can buy.

• 1994 | Oliver begins high school, attending Brentwood Academy alongside his best friend, Tommy Merlyn. It’s there that he meets Hal Jordan. The three remain firm friends throughout their secondary education.

• 1996 | At the age of fifteen, Oliver is no longer the avid archer his father wanted him to be, instead taking interest in girls, partying and irresponsibility, spurred on by Tommy. Disappointed, his father takes the then eighteen year-old Simon Lacroix under his wing, making him his protégé.

• 2000 | Oliver and Tommy fall out of touch with Hal, who, after graduating, begins actively pursuing a career in the Air Force.

• 2000 | Oliver breaks up with his girlfriend, Sandra Hawke, after finding out that she’s pregnant. Feeling unready to be a father, he instead sends two million dollars to her new home in San Francisco.

• 2004 | Having witnessed his son’s shameful behaviour as a young adult, Robert sends Oliver to a Queen Industries oil rig in the North China Sea, assigning him to clerical work. Oliver, always the wild socialite, is quick to turn the rig into a party site. Such a party would see his fall from grace, as oil-thieving terrorists attack the rig, intending to take it over. Armed with a bow he’d used to entertain partygoers, Oliver resolved to confront the terrorist leader, believing himself capable enough to defuse the situation. However, a shot that managed to knock a detonator from the terrorist’s hands also managed to detonate the explosives they’d set, blowing up half of the rig and killing most of its inhabitants, including Tommy. Flung into the cold seawater with nothing but his bow, Oliver washes up on the shore of Lian Yu, a deserted island with seemingly no other occupants. Oliver has arrived at his purgatory.

2004-2009: Purgatory

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• 2004 | Oliver spends much of his first year on Lian Yu surviving, building shelters and hunting food with nothing but his bow and arrows constructed of wood and stone.

• 2004 | Oliver runs into his first bout of trouble on the island, in the form of drug smugglers lead by the infamous crime lord, Chien Na Wei, better known as China White. Discovering their poppy fields, grown and maintained by workers against their will, Oliver takes the fight to China, burning the crops. In retaliation, China has the workers rounded up and killed, leaving their bodies for Oliver to find. She then leaves the island, taking away the only means Oliver had of escape.

• 2005 | The Queen scion’s second year on the island opens with his kidnapping at the hands of mercenaries, who torture him for weeks on end, wanting to know how he came to be on the island. Despite telling them that he was stranded there, they don’t believe him, opting instead to continue with the torture. Biding his time, he eventually escapes, leading up to a confrontation with the mercenaries’ leader. A brief yet brutal scuffle ends with the leader falling from a cliff to his apparent death. The mercenaries leave soon after.

• 2005 | Robert Queen dies in a helicopter crash while on a trip to the Himalayas.

• 2006 | Natas, an assassin hired by China White, arrives on Lian Yu. Tasked with killing Oliver, he instead opts to train him, impressed by his ferocity and determination. The assassin trains Oliver in a variety of martial arts, all while lying to China about his status. Eventually she grows suspicious and returns to the island, only to be ambushed by Oliver and Natas, who dispatch her men with ease. Fighting China two on one, Oliver has the chance to kill her, but he refuses. Disgusted, Natas deals the killing blow instead before turning on his pupil, disgusted at his weakness. Leaving a weakened and injured Oliver on the sands of Lian Yu, Natas leaves the island, once again taking away Oliver’s only means of escape.

• 2007-2008 | Oliver recovers from the wounds inflicted by Natas, surviving his final two years on the island without much trouble.

• 2009 | In the early stages of January, Oliver manages to gain the attention of a fishing trawler, which takes him to Shanghai. From there he returns to Star City, a changed man. His purgatory is over.

2009-2012: Green Arrow

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• 2009 | Oliver returns home to the news that his father had died four years ago, and that his mother is ailing from cancer. He attempts to reconnect with Hal, but following his disappearance later that year, they fall out of touch.

• 2009 | His mother’s illness taking too much of a toll on her, Oliver is reassured that his father’s old friend and CFO, Walter Steele, is taking care of Queen Industries until he’s ready to take over. The older man offers to teach Oliver all he knows in the line of business, saving him from the hassle of getting his MBA. All the while, Oliver observes how far his city has fallen. It doesn’t take long for him to make a decision.

• 2009 | Green Arrow debuts in Star City, interrupting multiple arms deals in one night. Meanwhile, Oliver regains his pre-island reputation, throwing a massive, scandalous party that throws Walter into a rage.

• 2009 | Ricardo Diaz, leader of Star City’s most powerful criminal empire, becomes increasingly frustrated with Green Arrow’s interferences. Hiring multiple hitmen to take care of the vigilante, his empire ultimately comes tumbling down thanks to Oliver’s efforts.

• 2009 | Confident that Oliver’s ready to take a leadership position in his family’s company, Walter assigns him to Q-Core, Queen Industries’ tech subsidiary.

• 2009 | Daniel Brickwell, better known as Brick, takes advantage of the hole in Star City’s criminal underworld, becoming the city’s most powerful mob boss through intimidation and violence.

• 2009 | Sgt John Diggle of the SCPD contacts Green Arrow, informing him that Brick has managed to tuck police commissioner Brian Nudocerdo into his front pocket. Diggle becomes Oliver's informant within the SCPD.

• 2009 | On Christmas Eve, Brick kidnaps the mayor's daughter. After a night of frantic searching, Oliver finds out that his efforts were fruitless, the young girl turning up at a police station in the Glades, safe and unharmed. Following the kidnapping, the already complacent authorities are scared into submission, allowing Brick free reign within the city.

• 2010 | Oliver interrupts a drug trade negotiated between Brick and mob boss, James MacGowan. Integral to Brick’s game plan, this throws him into a rage. The mob boss sets out to discover Green Arrow’s identity.

• 2010 | Seeking out an old acquaintance, Brick enlists the help of Natas, who immediately tells him who Green Arrow is. However, upon Brick’s request to kill Oliver, Natas refuses and leaves Star City, as if never having been there in the first place.

• 2010 | Armed with knowledge of Green Arrow’s secret identity, Brick kidnaps Oliver’s mother, Moira, in a severely deteriorated state due to her cancer. Enraged, Oliver scours the entire city for her whereabouts, and with Diggle’s help, finds her in a motel, one of many fronts for Brick’s empire. Brick and Green Arrow fight, ending with the crime lord’s apparent death – an explosive tip arrow tends to do that to people.

• 2010 | A thorough investigation following Brick’s death exposes Commissioner Nudocerdo’s corruption. He faces trial and jail time, as do many of his officers.

• 2010 | Star City reels from the Apokolips invasion. Oliver and Hal reunite as they push back Darkseid’s forces as Green Arrow and Green Lantern.They reconnect in the aftermath, often catching up and occasionally teaming up in the years that follow.

• 2010 | Moira Queen loses her battle with cancer.

• 2011 | A mercenary archer going by the Dark Archer openly challenges Green Arrow to a duel on live television, threatening that failure to comply will end with civilian deaths. Oliver accepts the challenge, and only narrowly beats him, who vows that this was not the last they’d see of each other.

• 2011 | Cupid, a crazed archer with an obsession for Green Arrow, murders Star City Triad leader Jin Fang. This marks the beginning of her killing spree as she continues to target those with a vendetta against the Emerald Archer. Oliver and Diggle eventually track her down, and Carrie Cutter is arrested and pleads for insanity for multiple counts of murder.

• 2011 | Green Arrow meets the vigilante known as Black Canary (Dinah Lance) in his first meeting with the Justice League. What starts as a friendship soon develops into romance, and their love for each other quickly grows.

• 2011 | Feeling uncomfortable with living in the Queen Mansion, Oliver buys an apartment within Star City, converting the manor into the Moira Queen Home for Homeless Youth. Walter tells Oliver that his parents would be proud of him.

• 2011 | Roy Harper, archery aficionado, turns up at the Moira Queen Home’s doorstep. Oliver takes an instant liking to him, offering to give the boy archery lessons. Unbeknownst to him, that’s all it takes for Roy to figure out his secret identity.

• 2012 | Diggle leaves the SCPD, becoming Oliver’s “bodyguard”.

• 2012 | As Oliver engages in battle with a mercenary known as Big Game, Roy interferes, wanting to help. After the criminal’s apprehended, Oliver berates Roy, but the teenager doesn’t flinch, explaining that all he wants is to help people by the Green Arrow’s side. Oliver reluctantly agrees to train him, preparing him for the field.

2012-2014: Speedy

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• 2012 | A new drug arrives at Star City, its street name, Vertigo. As more and more people are found dead from the narcotic, Oliver, Diggle and Dinah rush to find its supplier. After weeks of searching, Oliver enlists the help of a Q-Core employee, Felicity Smoak. Growing desperate from the rising body count, he reveals his identity to her, and asks for her help. Her ingenuity with technology eventually brings them a lead – all the way in Eastern Europe. The country of Vlatava. Its monarch, Werner Zytle, going by Count Vertigo, uses the money his criminal dealings bring to fund his small nation, unsympathetic to those he hurts in the process. Oliver begins planning a raid on Zytle’s mountainside compound, all while Roy insists that he comes along. Speedy debuts in Vlatava as Team Arrow conducts an attack on Vertigo’s compound, effectively ending his operations – but not before falling victim to his “Vertigo Effect” – emitted by a machine built into his head.

• 2012 | Roy becomes a member of the first Teen Titans.

• 2012 | Oliver fires Henry Fyff, an employee at Q-Core who’d been allegedly stalking Felicity.

• 2013 | Merlyn returns to Star City, hired to kill several high-profile figures in the city council by the Elevast Corporation’s CEO, Martin Somers, in retaliation for their refusal to allow the construction of the Star Center, a multi-storey complex that would span over fifteen city blocks, which would see hundreds of residents face eviction. Green Arrow, Black Canary and Speedy intervene, and Merlyn reveals himself to be none other than Malcolm Merlyn, father to Tommy Merlyn and one of Robert Queen’s closest friends prior to a falling out months before his death. Merlyn escapes, but Somers is arrested, and Elevast falls under new ownership.

• 2013 | While on patrol, Speedy runs into a woman calling herself Red Dart, a bank robber with a dangerous skill set. Roy manages to beat her with ease.

• 2014 | Oliver reveals his plan to propose to Dinah to Diggle and Roy. The two encourage him, but he scares himself from doing it, hiding the ring in the Quiver.

• 2014 | Walter calls Oliver up to Queen Industries. Once there, Walter tells Oliver just how frustrated he is at the man’s frequent absences from the company, calling him irresponsible. Oliver agrees, and hands over all responsibilities involving Queen Industries back to him.

• 2014 | Constantine Drakon, an assassin for hire, attempts to take Walter’s life. Green Arrow and Speedy intervene, and after a brief scuffle Drakon escapes, not to be seen again.

• 2014 | Oliver falls back into old habits as tension between himself and Felicity reaches boiling point. The two have a one night stand, consuming Oliver with guilt. Felicity leaves Team Arrow, apologising to Dinah – leaving the Canary to seek an explanation as to what she’s sorry for. Oliver has no choice but to tell her, and Dinah leaves for Gotham the next day, heartbroken.

• 2014 | After losing his girlfriend and his company, Oliver leaves Star City, seeking to find himself. He ends up in an ashram monastery in Napa Valley, where he meets a teenager by the name of Connor Hawke.

2014-2015: Hawke

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• 2014 | The truth about Oliver and Connor’s relation is quick to come out, and the two spend much of their time at the monastery trying to make up for lost time. It comes to light that Connor is also a natural with the bow, and Oliver is ecstatic, more than happy to help his son improve. All the while they are taught the way of the Buddha by Master Jansen, helping Oliver find himself and Connor to find some level of peace within. Despite his best efforts, Oliver can’t get Connor to tell him what happened to his mother.

• 2014 | Lian Harper is born to Roy and assassin, Jade Nguyen. Unready to raise a child while in her current profession, Jade hands over custody to Roy, who makes Oliver Lian’s godfather – and an uncle.

• 2015 | After six months at the ashram, Oliver returns to Star City with Connor in tow. He once again dons the hood of Green Arrow, taking the weight of responsibility off of Roy, who stood in as Arsenal while he was away. Behind the scenes he continues to train Connor, who wishes to follow in his father’s footsteps.

• 2015 | Oliver returns to Queen Industries. Walter, weary from their last meeting, once again grants him control of only Q-Core, not wanting to let Oliver’s “rashness” to be the cause of Queen Industries’ downfall.

• 2015 | Despite Connor’s protests, Oliver enrols him at Larchmont High School.

• 2015 | In need of a tech guy to replace Felicity, Oliver tracks down Henry Fyff, the same man that he fired for, as she claimed, stalking her. He finds Fyff working at his family-owned Chinese takeout restaurant and recruits him to the cause.

• 2015 | Green Arrow breaks up a dogfighting ring, rescuing an apparent half-wolf dog that was injured in his fight. Oliver takes him home and nurses him back to health. He calls him George.

• 2015 | Lex Luthor announces that he’s running for president, and Oliver is less than happy.

• 2015 | Oliver catches wind of a human trafficking ring being run in Star City. After investigation by both him and Fyff, they find the head perpetrator: a mercenary by the name of Edward Fyers, leader of a large mercenary group. After confronting him, Oliver finds out that Fyers was hired to run the operation by none other than Count Vertigo as a means to draw him out. Before he can leave, Zytle steps out from the shadows and blasts him with his Vertigo Effect, knocking the archer unconscious. A day passes, and Connor, worried for his father, enlists the help of Diggle and Fyff to track him down. They do, and Connor single-handedly incapacitates Vertigo, proving himself more than capable in the field. Oliver grudgingly, if a bit proudly, allows Connor to accompany him on patrols afterwards.

• 2015 | An assassin known as Onomatopoeia leaves a trail of bodies on his way to Star City – each of them a non-powered vigilante. He makes his next targets Green Arrow and his new partner, Red Arrow (Connor), managing to shoot the latter. As Connor is rushed to the hospital, a distraught Oliver nearly kills Onomatopoeia, who manages to escape by the breadth of his hair. When Connor recovers, Oliver lets him know that he will no longer allow him to go out into the field – and that his decision is final. No argument, from either Connor or Diggle, changes his mind.

• 2015 | Green Arrow rescues a fifteen year-old girl by the name of Mia Dearden from a local councilman who paid her pimp, David, for a night of privacy. Oliver refers her to the Moira Queen Home for Homeless Youth, where she turns up but a few days later – and almost instantly figures out that he’s the Green Arrow.

• 2015 | Oliver officially adopts Mia after finding out that her father, who sexually abused her, had died a year prior.

• 2015 | Oliver, Diggle and Connor reluctantly train Mia, who insists that it’s only so she can feel safe in her own skin. This is proven false when she dons a makeshift costume and takes to the streets in order to fight crime. Caught by Oliver, he bans her from further training, taking away her bow and costume. Mia and Connor bond over the limitations placed by their mentor/father.

• 2015 | Oliver changes his mind when Mia finds out that she’s HIV positive. The second Speedy debuts shortly after. Connor remains idle, still banned from fighting crime.

• 2015 | Mia becomes a member of the second Teen Titans.

| ATTRIBUTES |

Archery | First and foremost of Oliver's abilities is his prowess with a bow and arrow. He can use anything from the most simple bows and arrows to complicated composite bows and trick arrows with full efficiency. Archery is like second nature to him, and many have said that his marksmanship is like that of a metahuman’s. He was happy to prove them wrong.

Swordsmanship | Taught by Natas, Oliver is an adept swordsman, though he rarely takes a blade into the field, instead practising his scales and techniques as a means to maintain physical and mental fitness.

Martial Arts | Receiving training from both Natas and Black Canary, Oliver has become a skilled martial artist. While not as capable as, say, Batman, he has proven on more than one occasion that he is more than able to hold his own.

Peak Human Conditioning | In order to survive on Lian Yu, Oliver had to push his body to the very limit, transforming it into a weapon. Most notable of his enhanced capabilities is his hand-eye coordination, many mistaking him for a metahuman purely due to his reflexes and eyesight.

Multi-Lingual | Oliver is fluent in multiple languages, taught Mandarin and Japanese by Natas, and having learnt Russian upon his return to Star City. Connor has also taught him snippets of Korean.

Acrobatics | A capable acrobat, Oliver often incorporates archery into his manoeuvres, pulling off seemingly impossible shots.

Apex Comics: Brave New World

First of all, I want to apologise for disappearing for a while and leaving Vigilance and Corrigan out to dry. Things got hella crazy, and I'm sorry if I didn't give a sufficient heads up.

Anyways, interest. I'm thinking of a Green Arrow/Daredevil amalgamation (and it'd be really neat if I could find a nice little redesign for it). I might not be available too often, but we'll see. I can really only promise that if I have the time, I'll commit 100%.

But yeah. I'm interested to see what everyone comes up with!

The Corrigan School for Advanced Learning and Development (A DC School RP)

Where'd all the other nerds go?

@FacePunch

I'm still here, but pretty busy.

VIGILANCE: Sanctuary

Sorry for the lack of posts, everyone. Life's a bitch. I'll try to get one up sometime soon, but no promises. It's getting hella busy over here.

The Corrigan School for Advanced Learning and Development (A DC School RP)

^{A collab with @FacePunch.}

Infirmary
October 31, 2025

<You're not on Mars. You didn't fail. You're okay.>

Mailsi

Those were the last words S'tann S'tonn could recall hearing. Since then, there has been only darkness. The Martian was busy enjoying the bliss of dreamless sleep; losing it was almost too much to bear. But S'tann felt himself compelled toward consciousness at breakneck speeds, unable to stop or slow down. So he braced himself for the crushing weight of reality. He feared awakening. He knew there would be consequences for what he had done. S'tann wasn't aware of what had occurred outside of his hallucination but he knew, based on his previous experiences like this one, that what came next sucked ass. S'tann wondered what had happened; what he was responsible for. He'd snapped. Probably at Andy. He could still picture the pyrokinetic as his body began to glow bright orange. He recalled in vivid detail the horrific pain Andrew had caused him. In any other context, S'tann would be pissed. But Andy had every right to defend himself. Legacy could have killed him with that blow. And it was partly S'tann's own fault that he was in this mess; he knew what fire could- would do to him. But S'tann S'tonn had convinced himself that it was all necessary.

But none of it was necessary.

The alien recalled his uncle's many teachings over the years. If only he'd applied a tenth of what J'onn had told his nephew over the years, S'tann wouldn't be the third most hated student on campus. He wouldn't be attacking the closest people he had to friends every time they jabbed at him. And he wouldn't be lying on this hospital bed, wired to a plethora of machines that monitored his foreign life signs. The Martian stirred. The light temporarily blinded him as he forced his eyelids open. S'tann glanced around the room and his initial suspicions were confirmed. This was, indeed, the infirmary. Something in the back of his mind wondered how many students he'd put in here with him. S'tann pushed the thought away as soon as it surfaced, determined to ignore the inevitable for as long as possible. His head felt like shit. He hadn't imagined getting punched in the face, that was for sure. S'tann attempted to sit up but his ribs' protests forbade movement for the time being. A sighed escaped his green lips as S'tann turned his head to the right. He was greeted by the sight of a floral wallpaper. The Martian adjusted his position and turned to the left and was immediately greeted by one of Andy's stupid smirks.

"Hey there, sleeping beauty," he said, his accent as grating as ever. "Good to see you're back in the land of the living."

That moron had ruined everything. S'tann didn't doubt that it had been Andy's fire that triggered the hallucinations. That was the only logical explanation for all of this. He'd made the Martian go berserk. He must have looked like a psychopath. Or an animal. Or both. Not that it mattered what S'tann looked like; if they hadn't all thought he was crazy before, they sure as hell would now. Any shred of credibility the Martian Boy had built up since the last incident was completely erased and now he was back at square one. Where the cosmos thought he belonged. Perhaps the universe was right. Perhaps he did belong here. Outcast, alone and totally out of his mind.

The Martian gave the most half-assed "I hate you." he could manage before looking away from the Australian. If Andy was paying attention to S'tann's eyes, he would've seen that S'tann was looking right past him. As if he was addressing someone else and not the candlestick who was to blame. "I hope you realize now why I don't like fire." S'tann said after awhile, his eyes glued to the ceiling fan. "You had to go and make it fucking difficult, didn't you? Couldn't leave good enough alone." He said quietly. "For the record, I didn't enjoy hitting you." S'tann looked back at Andy now. "I don't like punching down." The Martian allowed himself the briefest of smiles.

"Yeah, well, not everyone can stand at the towering height of five foot seven, dickhead," drawled Andy, laughing. "Those were some pretty good hits, y'know. You broke, like, four of my ribs. I'm lucky I didn't break my back, too." He reached up to rub the back of his head, winced from the pain, then gave up, resting his arm at his side. His eyes met S'tann's as he said, "I meant what I said, you know. Every bit of it. And for what it's worth... I'm sorry. It's my fault this ever happened. I shouldn't have provoked you."

"We both know that's bullshit." S'tann growled. "I'm as far from 'the best of us' as it can get." The Martian wrinkled in nose in disgust. As much as he hated to admit it, Andrew's words gave him pause. If he had half a mind to, S'tann would've pried the truth from Andy's putrid brain. But he didn't want to. He feared that Andy might, in fact, believe his own lies. "Don't be sorry. I'm the one who needs to apologize. I shouldn't of hit you; that would have killed a lesser man. Lucky for me, you humans are tougher than you let on."

"Now that you mention it, I am pretty tough," said Andy, his smirk ever present. With a lengthy grimace, he tried once more to place his hand behind his head. Succeeding, he moved on to his other hand, relaxing into his new position with a small groan. His smirk was now gone, replaced by a thoughtful expression, his eyes gazing up towards the ceiling. "I don't think you give yourself enough credit. You could easily be one of the greats if you just pull your finger out. I mean, I don't get it. Why bother with this 'I'm so much better than you' act if you don't actually believe it?"

"There's an old Martian proverb that was commonly called the 'Creed of the Manhunters.' It doesn't translate perfectly into English, but it basically says:

'My armor is contempt,
My shield isolation,
My sword is hatred."

S'tann paused to collect his thoughts before proceeding. "Ever since...Well. Ever since I left Mars, I've always wanted to be a Manhunter. I devoted my life to following the creed; even before I met J'onn, I was training myself to be one of them." The Martian chuckled. "Uncle J'onzz was nothing like I pictured a Manhunter to be. He was kind, loyal and forgiving. Just dripping with wisdom, ya know? He puzzled me for years. I had this desire so ingrained in my mind and then he comes along and screws with everything I believed. With every notion I'd ever had about Mars' finest. So one day I go up to J'onn and ask him about the creed. He tells me it isn't even authentic. The thing's a fuckin' fake! But I'd never been so convinced someone was wrong in my entire life. I decided to put the proverb before anything J'onn J'onzz, an actual, honest to God Manhunter, told me. Being the absolute dickhead that I am, I've kept with it. No idea why. But I have.

"And look where its gotten me. I'm basically the king of the world." S'tann spat sarcastically, his every word dripping with contempt and hatred."No doubt that doesn't answer your question. But its the best I've got."

"No, no, that just about explains it." Andy's eyes remained fixed to the ceiling. "You know, I get it. For as long as I can remember I've looked up to the Justice League. When I was little, I didn't want to be an astronaut, or a fireman, or a police officer, like most five year-olds do. I wanted to be a superhero." He sighed. "This was before my powers activated, mind you.

"I followed the League's adventures religiously. Where Mr. Perkins down the street was going on about our Lord and Saviour, I was preaching about the Big Seven. In my eyes, they were our saviours. I mean, where was this Jesus guy when Braniac came to invade us?

"So when I accidentally shot fire out of my hands and burned down my school's library (it was empty), I was ecstatic. I could finally take the next step in following my dreams. I was fourteen, and I took to the streets, only to realise that I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. I was useless. No matter how hard I tried, how many boxing lessons I took, all I did every time I pulled on a hoodie was nearly get myself, and other people, killed. My parents found out, and before I knew what was happening I was here... at the Justice League Academy. I found myself desperately trying to live up to the names of the people I'd spent so long worshipping like gods. It didn't take long for crushing disappointment to crash down on top of me when I realised that I wouldn't be able to do that. I guess that's when I figured there's no harm in being a clown. I mean, if you can't hope to be the hero you've always dreamt of becoming, why bother taking it seriously?

"I think that's why you frustrated me so much. You have everything going for you, and yet it kept looking like you were happy to just throw it all away."

"I was following my dream." S'tann explained. "No matter who or what stood in my way. Something you could learn from." The comment held no scorn for Andrew; in fact, The Martian appeared sympathetic. "What makes you think you can't become one of the best? The only thing stopping you is yourself. Your powers are just as amazing as mine, Andy. Perhaps even greater; but you can only learn to harness them if you commit to it. It won't be easy. In fact, it will be the hardest thing you'll ever choose to do. But if you train? If you dedicate your time and energy to becoming something more than some clown? It will be worth it. I can promise you that. If you don't, though..." S'tann paused, his visage becoming grim. "There's no point in staying at Corrigan. You'd be better off going home and spending the rest of your life moping on your mom's couch."

"I believe we can help each other, Andrew. I'll show you how to live up to your potential; how to become something more. And you can teach me to be less of an asshole." The Martian extended his hand across the room using his powers, offering it to Andy. "Deal?"

Andy spent a good while looking at S'tann, as if trying to figure him out. Eventually he smiled, satisfied, extending his hand with grunt, clasping the Martian's. "Deal."

The Corrigan School for Advanced Learning and Development (A DC School RP)

@FacePunch I'm sorry, I'm sorry, jeez. I'll work on it. Get off my case, mum.

EDIT: I took the liberty of posting. That's what you get for being offline, sucker.

The Corrigan School for Advanced Learning and Development (A DC School RP)

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It happened fast, faster than he could register. S’tann had fallen in pain when Andy flared up, his eyes wide in pain; that much was to be expected. But then he’d started speaking in a language unfamiliar to Andy’s ears, fear adding to his agony, backing up against the mess hall’s wall as he tried to regain his footing – the first sign of diplomacy gone wrong. Then Mari flew in, as impulsive as ever, hooking the Martian to the ground, and for a moment, Andy thought that he would stay there.

He was wrong.

The way S’tann fought back was brutal, fuelled by an animalistic rage that Andy had never seen in the Martian before. In two swift moves he took her down, unleashing blow after blow of destructive power. Just when it looked like he was going to kill her – just when Andy had the thought of doing something – someone from the crowd leapt into the fray, tackling S’tann to the ground, only to be thrown away like a ragdoll by a child throwing a tantrum.

Before he could feel sorry for Mari’s saviour, before he could be thankful, a voice he knew erupted from him behind him. Its owner was engulfed in purple flame, a stark contrast to his golden-orange glow, and her gaze told of nothing but blame and contempt. “What are you doing?” yelled Nora Norwich, “What did you do?!”

She was angry at him. Why was she angry at him? He’d done nothing to her. She should be focusing on S’tann, who had battered Mari like she was nothing but a punching bag, S'tann, who had just moments before tried to – S’tann. Andy’s eyes widened in realisation. “Nora, I – ”

He couldn’t finish his sentence, though. A blast of wind, strong and forceful, pushed him backwards, forcing him to take a step to regain his balance. In front him stood Kieran, S’tann’s fist in his hand, the Kryptonian lecturing him, just as Andy had but a few moments ago. He had no doubt that if Kieran hadn’t been there to stop S’tann, he would be dead meat – the hole in his chest making his punctured lungs look like a scrape on his shins.

Eyes sweeping over the cafeteria, he said, “Kieran, thank you,” just loud enough for the Kryptonian to hear, before he caught sight of Mari, now joined by Freddie. Oh, thank god, Freddie, you beautiful Brit, he thought, walking over to him with painful steps. Kieran had this. He didn’t need any help. “Freddie,” Andy called out, wheezing. As he arrived he took notice of an unfamiliar face, blond and undisputedly lost. A new guy. Great. Of all the times... “Uh – sup,” he managed to say, little more than a gasp, the pain now invading his body. Heatless fire still covering his lower body, he collapsed onto his knees, kneeling next to Mari. “Don’t mind me,” he wheezed, “I’ll just stay here.” He closed his eyes. “Goddammit, I’m sorry. This is my fault.” Then he opened them, looking at Freddie, his mouth shaped into a weak smirk. “So… How’s your morning been?”

The Corrigan School for Advanced Learning and Development (A DC School RP)

I won't be able to post until I get home later tonight, but I want Kieran to catch S'tann's fist.

@King Kindred

That's okay. I could just leave it to you guys and post in the aftermath. Andy did say that he wasn't going to fight S'tann (granted, that was before Mari got involved). All I was going to have happen in my post was Andy go, "Damn it, S'tann", then fire up for a moment before checking on Mari.