[Samael]
Samael grunted, lifting the machine even more. He has been in the gym for the past six hours, pushing beyond his limit. Samael's adaptive powers overcame any exertion he felt. His strength has increased faster than before.
Samael theorised that with the help of his adaptation, he will eventually gain access to his full Kryptonian powers. Samael pushed harder, and the weight of the machine gradually decreased until he didn't feel the weight of the machine.
Setting it down, he grabbed a towel to clean his face from the sweat running down his face. Samael eyed the equipment brought by Superman. The man didn't say anything to him, but he still appreciated the stuff the man gave him.
Leaving the room, he walked until he entered his room. It was neat, everything in its place. He took a shower and got dressed in some casual clothes.
Samael went to the Zeta-tube, putting in the location for Metropolis. "Recognized: Sentry A-04." Exiting the Zeta-tube, he saw that he was in a telephone booth that was in an alley.
He looked at the huge Skyscrapers in awe, his eyes taking in the sight of the city of tomorrow. He walked down the street, looking at the shops on the street. The streets were clean, people were walking to work, and children were walking with their parents.
Samael spotted a café, one that he recognised, CC Jitters. "I guess it's a popular coffee shop." Samael muttered, walking to the café. He instantly smelled the coffee's aroma, a shiver went down his back.
He waited in front of the line until his turn came. "Hi, what can I get you?" The girl, who looked to be in her late teens, asked him. "Get me a black coffee." She raised an eyebrow at his choice before taking it down. "That'll be three dollars." He placed the card on the card scanner, one that he got from Batman.
"You can get your order from there." She pointed at the pick-up line.
He took his coffee, taking a deep breath. The smell brought back memories of simpler times. Times were his worries were getting a job and having a comfortable life. Samael drank, the coffee's bitter taste comforting him.
The café's chatter gave him a sense of normalcy, one that he knew wasn't going to be in his life. "Breaking News. A school bus is on the verge of falling off a bridge, with part of it destroyed. No one knows how this happened, but experts are saying the bridge was destabilised." People were looking on in shock at the TV in silence.
He sighed, taking in the coffee in one go, and exiting the cafe. Going behind the store, he made sure no cameras were on him. He tied his jacket around his mouth before jumping high onto the buildings, making his way to the sight.
It didn't take him long to find the area. Samael jumped and landed on the bridge as softly as possible so as not to destabilise it further. He grabbed the bus and lifted it with no problems. He walked until they were a safe distance from the broken bridge.
"Everybody out!" Samael said, with the kids getting out and the bus driver being last. "T-Thank you." The bus driver stammered. He nodded before going back to check if anybody else was left.
He pulled in a few cars so that the people didn't have to pay insurance on them. His ears picked up the sound of someone flying. He turned to look to his left, spotting Superman arriving.
The man of steel went down, stabilising the bridge before coming back up. Superman noticed him and flew in his direction. "I see you have things under control here," Superman said coolly, but he could see the man's discomfort at talking to him.
"Yeah." Samael said, his voice equally as cool as Superman's. The man went to his comms. "Superman. Wait, Arrow. Slow down. What's attacking?" Samael listened to the conversation. "It's some Robot! It was able to copy Canary's powers." Green Arrow yelled.
"No, I'm definitely available. Coordinates?" Superman said. "Acknowledged, on my way." The man looked at him uncomfortably. "Sorry. Duty ca-" Samael interrupted the man.
"If the Robot's able to copy powers, then it probably has the person's weaknesses." Samael told the man. Superman's eyes widened. "You were listening to the-. You know, thanks." Superman said the last part reluctantly.
Samael just nodded before jumping, leaving the man behind. He noticed Wayne Tower, noticing Bruce Wayne looking at him with narrowed eyes. He continued jumping until he found a spot he could hide in. He made sure there were no cameras before taking off his jacket.
He walked out of the alley, blending in with the rest of the people on the street. His hand went to his eyes, feeling them itch. It didn't stop even as he returned to the Zeta-tube, teleporting back to the cave. He saw his teammates there, playing air hockey, from what he could tell.
"Sam! Where were you?" M'gann asked. "Metropolis." Samael said simply, walking past them.
"Ready for training, everyone?" He turned, seeing Martian Manhunter and Black Canary. He picked up on her jacket's ripped state. "Black Canary! Uncle J'onn!" M'gann exclaimed, hugging her Uncle.
"M'gann, I was in the neighbourhood, so I thought of I'd see how you are adjusting." Manhunter said. "I'm fine. Learning new things here and there." M'gann said. "That is good." Samael turned to leave.
"Samael, why don't you stick around. Class is in session." He turned to look at her. "Maybe next time. I have something I need to do." She nodded, turning back to the rest of the team. He noticed something when he was out. His eyes were itching. This gave him an idea, and he went outside.
He walked toward the beach. Closing his eyes, he took a deep breath, focusing the solar energy in his body and directing it to his eyes. When he opened his eyes, a beam of energy left, hitting the sea, causing it to boil.
It felt raw and uncontrollable, but he wouldn't let his powers control him. With intense focus, he lowered the intensity of the laser until he stopped completely.
Samael chuckled. He did it. He got a power that was previously locked to him. Something that should have been impossible for someone with his DNA.
"Sam, we've got a situation." M'gann's said in his mind. He sped in, seeing everybody together. "We have a mission?" Samael asked, already knowing the answer. "We do. I will fill you in on the way." Aqualad said.
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Samael kept his eyes on the disassembled AMAZO being unloaded into the truck. They were given the signal to go. He was driving a motorcycle, something that irked. Flying was something he wished to attain, since it would save him a lot of trouble.
Robin came next to him. "If dislike is the opposite of like. Then is disaster the opposite of aster." Samael gave the kid a deadpan stare. "Can you stop butchering the English language." Robin's response was to laugh. Out of nowhere, a group of what appeared to be robotic monkeys came and stuck to the cargo.
He took off his helmet and started using his laser vision to destroy the monkeys. "Woah! Since when can you do that?!" Samael heard Robin exclaim, shock evident in his voice. He put the motorcycle on battle mode and jumped off the bike, landing on the truck.
He grabbed the ones near him, destroying them with ease. He lasered the ones trying to break in the guard's door. Samael looked to see more monkeys emerge. He increased the output of his laser vision and destroyed most of them in one blast.
An idea came to him. He tapped his comms."Guys, let them take your end of the package, and from there you can follow them to find out where they're going." Samael said.
"What if you lose the one you have? Or what if we can't follow them? This is a risk we can't take." Aqualad responded. Samael agreed with him here. There was a risk that this wouldn't play out like canon, but he didn't think that would be the case.
"Fine," Samael grunted, throwing off the monkeys attacking him. Soon, the monkeys started to come less and less until none remained. "Package is secure." Samael said.
"I'm afraid that we have lost the package on our end." Aqualad said.
"Do you know where they went?" Samael asked. "No." Aqualad said.
"Great. Now we don't know where they went." He heard Wally bemoan. He looked to see Robin looking at the destroyed monkey. "Maybe we do." Robin connected a cable to the back of the Robotic monkey.
"We haven't gotten word that the decoy trucks are being attacked. So, how did they know to target ours? The parts have a GPS." Samael walked closer to see the location of the monkeys. "They're going to.... Gotham City." Samael looked at the boy with understanding.
"That far south? Megan and I won't be able to get there in time. I'm sending Kid on ahead to meet you there. Sentry, can you follow Kid?" Aqualad said. "Yeah." Samael replied.
"Send me the coordinates and stay with the driver." He told Robin. Then he ran and jumped, shaking the ground.
Air whipped past his face, his eyes focusing on the location of his phone. "Ugh, I need to get faster." He jumped farther, feeling a tingle run through his spine.
He soon spotted the monkeys entering a moving train. Landing on top, he pried open the roof and entered. Crates filled the area, but that's not what caught his attention. In the end, the monkeys were surrounding a man. He was short and skinny, with orange hair.
"Oh, hello." Ivo said. Samael eyed the man with disdain. "Professor Ivo, I advise you to surrender, and I promise you won't be harmed. If you don't, then I won't feel bad for attacking an old man." He said.
"And why should I do that? I assume you met my mobile optimal neural-" He cut off the man, lasering the monkeys with extreme accuracy. "Get him!" Shouted Ivo. They rushed him, and he destroyed most of them with his hands, taking care of them easily.
The man now looked nervous, but Samael didn't give the man a second to think of an escape plan. He grabbed him by the mouth, applying a little force to warn the man. "I found the package, and I also found Professor Ivo. Sending you coordinates." Samael said.
"Good work Sentry." Aqualad said. "Got your location."
He kept hold of the man that he knew was a robot in truth. The first one to arrive was Kid Flash, entering from the entrance he made. "Woah, it actually is Ivo." Kid Flash walked closer, looking at the man in shock.
"I need you to stop this train. Go find whoever is running it." Samael told the teen. Kid Flash nodded. "Uh, you mind giving me a little boost here?" Kid Flash pointed up with a sheepish smile.
Samael sighed then nodded. He grabbed the speedster and pushed him high enough so that he was able to get out. Soon enough, he felt the train slow before it stopped completely. He felt the man squirm in his grip, a smile making its way towards his face.
His face then turned stoic. He remembered the way his spine tingled, and it made him think that being able to fly isn't far from his reach. "Sentry, we are here. Where is Ivo?" Aqualad said through the comms.
"I have him here. I'm near the back of the train." Samael replied. Aqualad dropped in a minute later, followed by M'gann. "Good work on securing the package." Aqualad said, taking out a pair of handcuffs and placing them on Ivo.
"Aqualad to Red Tornado, we request a truck and police to our location. The previous one has been destroyed and taken to a train. We have also apprehended Professor Ivo." Aqualad reported.
"Acknowledged, Aqualad. Sending them to your location. The other truck has made it to its location." Red Tornado said, his voice mechanical as ever.
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[Mount Justice]
Samael listened to Aqualad giving the report, his mind kept thinking of his adaptability. He needed to know where this ability came from and if it was from his human side. And how strong he can get.
So far, he adapts to any time he was stressed or judging from the tingle he felt before, he needed to overcome a situation. Flight wouldn't come in yet because he didn't feel stressed or overwhelmed from the mission. He needs to fight stronger opponents.
"Complications come with this job, but your ability to handle them has impressed the league." Batman's eyes lingered on him when he said that, causing him to slightly straighten his posture.
Wait, didn't Superboy have a mental command in his head that made him complacent and follow people's orders? His eyes traveled to Martian Manhunter, and he was reluctant to ask for the man's help.
What if he saw his previous memories? What would happen to him then? He needed to find a solution to this problem. Manhunter can be his last option if all else fails.
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[A/N]
That's that. What should Samael do so that he can deal with the mental command? I'm not sure how to deal with it, honestly, but I can find a way.