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Infinite Lyght	By : JLinz Category: Comics > Misc - Crossovers > Misc - Crossovers Views: 1787 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
- 1-Birth
- 2-Recruitment
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Chapter Two: Recruitment

She had no idea how raising a half-Martian child would go. Tabitha was glad to have her husband by her side. She found out that during the infant stages, humans and Martians were literally the same. They both needed someone to nurture and care for them, as well as teach. She was glad that her best friend was right; Tabitha had natural motherly instincts with her son. She found herself tired most of the time but filled with love all the same.
She popped up from her sleep at the sound of the baby crying. A cool hand on her shoulder relaxed her.
“I have him.” J’onn told her as he eased her back in the bed.
“No… you just got home…”
“I’m fine. I have not seen him all day.” he smiled and left the room. The one thing he told himself was that he would speak his native tongue in front of his son; it was a definite way of making him learn the language. Tabitha listened through the baby monitor and smiled as her husband spoke Martian to their son.
The one thing that was different from full Martian children was the changing of a diaper. J’onn watched Tabitha a couple of times before he tried it himself. T’ony settled down as soon as he had a clean diaper and J’onn held him. He still looked tiny compared to himself, even though he was told that the baby was within normal weight and size according to human standards.
Regardless, he enjoyed moments like those and took the time to tell him a story. In his Martian tongue, J’onn recalled to his son the days of when he roamed Mars; when there were millions of other Martians who called it home as well. T’ony was not a replacement for the daughter J’onn lost long ago; he knew this. So, it pained him a little to reminisce. He reiterated that his first child would’ve been excited for T’ony’s birth and continued to talk about the family he had there.
In the other room, Tabitha wished that she knew what he was telling their son. He had only taught her a few key words in Martian but he spoke so fluidly, she couldn’t pick out anything. Tabitha made the decision to join the two after he paused. She adored the father-son time they had however she felt the need to tuck T’ony in herself. It was, she reasoned, her job to do so.
The melodic hum reached her before she made it to the doorway. Tabitha gave out a yawn as she watched her husband sway to his own humming. She tried to listen more but her eyelids were growing heavier by the minute. She would’ve panicked had she not felt so calm; the humming that came from her husband was eerie but soothing.
J’onn was startled at the loud thud and turned to see what happened. He gave a small smile at the sight of his wife, passed out in the middle of the hallway. He looked down at their son, who was also fast asleep.
“We’ve put your mother to sleep as well. We need to keep in mind how sensitive a human’s ears are…” he whispered. J’onn put his son back in the crib and went over to his wife, carrying her back into their bedroom.
“There’s my little guy!” Olivia Lyght grabbed her grandson out of Tabitha’s arms. She rolled her eyes as J’onn smiled.
“Yeah, hi, mom; how are you…?”
“Oh, hush! How many times do I get to see him? He’s my only grandbaby!”
“Mom, you saw him yesterday…”
“Don’t go putting a limit on my grandma time! Curtis…”
“Bring me my boy!” her father’s voice rang out from the kitchen. J’onn chuckled as his mother-in-law left with his son.
“But… he’s not theirs…”
“You heard her; he is their only grandchild. If they want to dote on him, I have no problem with that.” he wrapped an arm around his wife. She sighed as they went into the kitchen.
People who met the Martian always assumed that it would be hard to surprise him; they always thought that he used his telepathy constantly. However, it was quite the opposite; J’onn J’onzz hardly ever used his abilities unless it was necessary. He understood that it was a violation of a human’s trust to go through their mind just because.
He stopped short as he noticed who else accompanied the Lyghts in their kitchen. Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and the Flash were all smiles. J’onn opened his mouth to say something but noticed the cake on the table. He was close to asking whose birthday they were about to celebrate when he noticed what was written on the cake: Congratulations, J’onn. He gave everyone a puzzled look.
“He’s confused…?” Olivia looked at her daughter. Tabitha laughed and hugged her husband.
“I told you he wouldn’t have a clue about this! He don’t go through minds all silly nilly like that!”
“What is the meaning of this?” J’onn asked, looking down at his wife.
“Well, I couldn’t help thinking that there was something else important behind the fact of us getting married. Mom was the one who pointed it out after T’ony was born. Do you know what happened after we said ‘I Do’?”
“… No.”
“When you married me… you became an American Earth citizen.” she beamed at him. J’onn took in what she said and could do nothing but stare at her.
“I… did?”
“Tabitha came to me about it. We spoke to the president and Congress. They’re in serious talks about expanding the Immigration Act to include us aliens. Right now, they’re going to treat your marriage as an immigrant marrying a natural citizen.” Clark explained.
“Makes sense,” Curtis nodded. He tried to keep the child in his arms from reaching out towards the cake. “If anything, you’re at least American, now.”
J’onn finally smiled at what everyone was trying to tell him. For years, all he wanted was to belong on the planet he was forced to call home. Now, because he married the one he loved, he could legally call the place home. He finally belonged.
“I… do not know what to say. Oh, Tabitha… it was never my intention to marry you just to become an Earth citizen…”
“I know, silly! It took me a minute to realize it. Don’t worry. Now, cut your cake so we can celebrate before the baby dives in!” she laughed as her father struggled to keep the child still. J’onn took a moment to smile at the sight before cutting into his cake.
“Thank you. You did not have to do this…”
“Yeah, we did! It’s only right; you’re our buddy!” Wally gleamed at the Martian. He nodded and actually blushed at his words. His assumptions all these years were not in vain. The Justice League weren’t just colleagues in fighting justice alongside himself. They were his friends. As everyone settled in the living room with their slices of Oreo cake, he watched as his friends took turns playing or holding his son, chuckling to himself as his wife fussed at each one for “playing too rough” with the child. It made him realize that they were more than his friends; they were indeed family.
When she walked inside the gym, she was surprised to see J’onn. He was in the process of removing his cape.
“Training…?”
“I anticipated you coming in here today.”
“Been a while since we trained together. I remember someone cheating…”
“And I remember someone feigning an injury.” J’onn smiled widely at Tabitha, “Are you willing to train with me?”
“Hey; what don’t kill ya makes ya a better person…”
“… Close enough…” he closed in the distance between the two. Tabitha expected a kiss however she gave him a look as he rubbed at her temples, “Forgive me. But this time, I’d like for you to have somewhat of a fair advantage against me.” his eyes glowed slightly. She was about to ask what he meant until she felt it. Something pricked at the back of her mind; she knew something that she hadn’t before. Her brow furrowed as J’onn stepped back; before she could open her mouth, he charged towards her. Without a second thought, Tabitha blocked his punch with her forearm. The move stung a bit and she wondered why she didn’t just move out of the way. She did the same action as he tried for another hit. Tabitha blocked a series of punches and kicks before landing a roundhouse kick to his jaw. She flipped away from him and took a stance, readying herself for another attack.
“What did you do…?” she narrowed her eyes at him. J’onn rubbed at his jaw and smirked.
“You now know nearly all martial arts known to man. It’s up to you how well you use those skills.” he explained. Tabitha gaped for a moment but then nodded.
“A better advantage somewhat. Think you just don’t want me to use fire against you!”
“That was something I thought about, yes…”
“Fine. No disappearing on me, then.”
“Any other stipulations you want to add?”
“Um… don’t expect me to hold back?”
“I am looking forward to that.” he smiled and beckoned for her to attack. Tabitha smirked and did a Lightning Cloud towards him. J’onn ducked out of the way as a charged fist came close to connecting to his face. He wanted to smile at her quickness; he didn’t even see her charge up. The Martian grabbed his wife’s arm and bent it across her back. Tabitha grunted a bit before releasing a surge of electricity. It wasn’t enough to hurt him, only enough to startle him into releasing her. Without warning, Tabitha kicked back hard, sending J’onn stumbling away. He gained his composure quickly and smirked.
“I question if this is fair. You’re able to use your abilities…”
“One, it was your idea. Two, you can take it! Three, you’re crying about it being fair when you can knock me out with one punch…? Okay…”
“That defeats the purpose of training. Besides; didn’t you say you would not hold back?” his teasing made her raise an eyebrow. She narrowed her eyes at the gleam in his.
“Oh, you asked for it!” she charged after him. Tabitha was caught off guard when J’onn dodged her attack yet again. Instead of standing his ground, he fled. Tabitha thought of giving chase until another idea popped in her head. With another Lightning Cloud, she appeared in front of him. J’onn was surprised with an open palm hit to his face, followed by a series of quick punches. Again, he smiled on the inside; she definitely wasn’t holding back that time around. The hits stunned him enough to back away. He thought that she was done with her assault until she stretched her arm out. He was quickly reminded that she possessed another ability as a bench press bar flew into her hand.
“Resorting to weapons?”
“You said not to hold back…” Tabitha thrusted the bar towards her husband. She sucked her teeth as she watched it go through him; the Martian made his body intangible, “You brought this on yourself, Martian…” she mumbled. Tabitha sent lightning through the metal bar, making J’onn yell out in pain. Part of her felt awful as she watched him slump down to his knees. The other part knew that no matter how much he yelled, grunted or winced, so long as there was no fire involved, the Martian could take anything anyone dished out.
He took a deep breath but smirked up at his wife. It would have taken himself and Bruce years to manually teach Tabitha the moves she utilized. Within a few minutes, she had mixed several martial arts styles along with her lightning abilities. It made for an interesting fight. As she retracted the bar from his body and readied herself for another attack, he chuckled.
“I suppose so.” he felt her let her guard down, if only slightly. Before she could blink, J’onn extended parts of himself towards her and encased her. Tabitha gasped and struggled against her restraints. Before she thought about shocking him, she was face-to-face with her husband, “That was very entertaining.” he gave her a kiss.
“This ain’t fair…”
“Oh, I’ve thrown in the white towel, as you would say. I’ve seen… and felt enough.”
“Ya know; if someone was to walk in right now, they’d get the wrong idea…” her body relaxed. J’onn chuckled.
“Someone’s already here.”
“Wha…” before she could complete her sentence, Tabitha felt something wrap fully around her leg. She looked down and immediately smiled at her son, who looked up at her with eager eyes, “Are you trying to trap mommy…?”
“Yes…” he smiled back, “Can I train with you, now?”
“Oh…” his question surprised her. Tabitha looked at J’onn for an answer but the Martian shrugged as he released her.
“He is of age, now.”
“Whaddaya mean, ‘of age’? He’s four!”
“But… father and I train all the time…” T’ony pouted and transformed his body back to normal. Tabitha shot a look at her husband.
“You do what?!”
“Tabitha, he needs to learn his abilities. He is half-Martian; training will not kill him…”
“Ain’t no need for him to train! What; you want him on a mission or something?!”
“Perhaps…”
“NO! He’s just a little boy!” she sighed and picked her son up, “He needs naps and little trucks and snacks; not training!”
“My love… he is a Martian boy and at this age, he is more than ready for training.”
“He’s not ready!” she hugged her son tighter. J’onn sighed and finally smiled.
“I believe you’re the one not ready. Even if he only has a fraction of my powers, he is more than capable of protecting anyone at this age. Please… don’t cry in front of him; it worries him.” J’onn half-whispered as he wiped her tears away.
“Sorry to interrupt but you have a visitor, ma’am…” one of the Metro Tower guards announced. Tabitha sniffed away the remainder of her tears and nodded.
“Something isn’t right.”
“What?”
“If you don’t mind, T’ony and I will come with you.” J’onn announced as the three left the training area.
Tabitha narrowed her eyes at the visitor and placed her son down.
“Good instincts. Whatever you got to say, the answer is no!” Tabitha eyed Nick Fury. He smirked at the woman’s response but then eyed the two Martians who accompanied her. The younger one clung onto Tabitha’s leg but gave the man a slight defiant stare.
“It’s nice to see you again, too, Tabitha.”
“Cut the bullsh… crap; what do you want?” she folded her arms.
“Do you remember our last conversation? Where I mentioned the Avengers Initiative?”
“It’s been, what? Six years since that?”
“She may not remember it in detail but I do. And I do recall telling you that my wife will not join any other superhero faction.” J’onn stepped in front of Tabitha. Nick cleared his throat and looked at J’onn.
“I’m not here to force her into doing anything. Well… not much. I hate to remind you, Tabitha, that your DNA is technically a S.H.I.E.L.D. byproduct. We’re no longer interested in a sample…”
“I find that hard to believe…” she mumbled.
“But we’re very interested in a favor from you.”
“You said that you weren’t going to force her much. What did you mean by that?”
“You’re a reasonable… man. You can’t deny that her DNA belongs to us. I don’t have to be as cordial as I am now. There are a number of ways that I can force her into abiding by what we need. And the majority of them are legal. I’m giving her a chance to make a choice. If she does this one favor, you two will never have to worry about S.H.I.E.L.D. again.”
“… I’m listening…” Tabitha glared at Nick. He gave a small smirk.
“We were in possession of an unusual energy source.”
“‘Were’…?” she raised an eyebrow.
“It activated suddenly; opened a portal.”
“What came out?”
“Not what; who. Loki, a god from Asgard.” Nick answered J’onn, “He took the Tesseract and took control over a few personnel.”
“None of that sounds familiar to me…”
“Loki is a Norse god; I believe the brother of Thor.” J’onn answered. Tabitha’s eyes widened for a moment before she rolled them.
“What does this have to do with me?”
“I’m asking for your help to retrieve the Tesseract and bring this guy in.”
“Ha! Me, bring in a god?! The last time I met one, he nearly killed me without trying! Goodbye, Mr. Fury…”
“You’ll have a bit of help. There are others who I want a part of the Avengers Initiative.”
“Tee?”
“… Tony Stark? No. After further investigation, we felt that he wasn’t what we were looking for.”
“… really? How he didn’t qualify?”
“Iron Man was perfect; Tony Stark… wasn’t.”
“How is that? He’s the same damn person!”
“I didn’t come here to debate who needs to be a part of this team. Stark is out, Captain America is in.”
“Wait… Captain America? The Captain America?! But… he should be dead…? Or at least eighty!”
“It’s a long story. Tabitha, you have a lot of potential. I heard about your role in what happened here. You would be a great addition to this team.” he finished. Tabitha looked away and thought about the situation. Her eyes went towards her son’s, who finally looked up at his mother. Tabitha cracked a smile.
“I have a stipulation. Only way I go… is if my son goes…”
“Tabitha... weren’t we just discussing about how our son is…”
“Relax. This guy ain’t gonna put a child in harm’s way!”
“How old is he? He’s only a child…”
“He’s four.”
“But… father says that I know a lot more than an average human four-year-old.” T’ony looked up at Nick. He bent down and studied the half-Martian.
“Tell me what a gamma ray is.”
“Gamma rays are electromagnetic radiation. Because my mom and I can control the electromagnetic field, we can produce gamma rays because it falls underneath the electromagnetic spectrum.” he explained. Tabitha gaped as Nick and J’onn smiled.
“You have your mother’s abilities, then. And your father’s intelligence. Dr. Banner wouldn’t mind working with you. There isn’t much time; I’ll give you two a day to prepare.” Nick Fury nodded and left.
“Wait… what…? You wasn’t… s’posed to agree…”
She didn’t know what to expect as she looked at the aircraft carrier. The only time she had seen one was on television. Although Tabitha was in the Army, they never had to deal with carriers, something that the Navy and Marines were used to. Even if they did; Tabitha’s former job was supply. There would have been no need for her to be anywhere near an aircraft carrier.
“So… we’re boarding a submarine…?” an unfamiliar voice appeared to her left. When Tabitha looked, she caught herself from gawking fully.
The man standing beside her was impressive, even though he was only a couple of inches taller than herself. His muscles bulged out of his t-shirt, a large duffle bag slung over his shoulder with ease. His hair was blond, short and oddly neat. He had the bluest eyes she’d ever seen; she noticed when he gave her a smirk, it carried over to them.
It wasn’t his physical appearance that awed her. She had seen his face before, several times but it was always in a textbook. What impressed her was how he hadn’t changed. The man hadn’t aged; it was as though she was warped into time. Tabitha was looking at Captain America, Steve Rogers.
“How… is this possible…?” she couldn’t help herself; Tabitha went to poke the man on his arm. Steve laughed a bit and was about to answer until he noticed the little boy who glued himself to her left leg. The timid child was a spitting image of his mother, from his medium brown skin to his matching brown eyes.
“Didn’t know children were allowed on this… mission.” he gave T’ony a large smile.
“W-Well… he’s a special little boy…” she beamed.
“I told you; the world has gotten stranger…” Nick Fury added from behind, “I see you’ve met Tabitha and her son…”
“Let’s just call him Tony for right now…” she gave Fury a small smile.
“Tabitha. You’re the one like me. You know, I told him that nothing would surprise me at this point, with what I’ve been through. What’s so special about your son?” Steve asked. Tabitha smiled down at her son and nodded. She watched as Steve’s eyes widened when her son shifted into his normal form.
“I’m half-Martian…” T’ony looked up at Steve. He grabbed his mother’s hand as the two made their way inside the carrier, leaving Steve to silently hand Nick Fury a ten-dollar bill.[1]
Tabitha watched as Steve stared at her son talking to Dr. Bruce Banner.
“He’s… a full blown Martian boy…”
“Not really. He’s half. Now, his father is a full blown Martian!”
“You’re married to a Martian…?” Steve looked at her fully. Tabitha smiled and wiggled her fingers at him, showing off her bronze wedding band.
“Just celebrated four years. It still feels weird but then… it don’t. He’s just as human as me so him being Martian don’t bother me. I guess the weirdest part is being married… and being a mom. Never thought that would ever happen…” she looked over at her son bonding with Dr. Banner. The scientist was just as awestruck as Steve, “Speaking of… how are you here? I remember reading about you in school. You don’t look a day past twenty-five!”
“Being frozen for nearly seventy years will do that.” Steve answered. Tabitha shot him a look.
“Frozen…?”
“What did the textbooks say? That I disappeared without a trace or was killed?”
“I remember the debates we would have in class about that. That there was no way you were killed. The guy who fought off the Nazis by himself? No way!”
“I had to crash the plane I was in. I had no choice. Any other way and the weapons inside would’ve detonated. They were going to, anyway. So, my best bet was to crash the plane somewhere deserted. The Artic seemed like the best place. I wasn’t found until, well, recently. Literally frozen.” he explained. Tabitha could only blink as she listened.
“How… how you holding up? This must be a shock for you.” she shook her head slightly. She had no idea how she would take it, to wake up seventy years into the future. Possibly everyone she knew would be dead, besides a few superheroes, her husband and her children. The idea saddened her.
“That’s an understatement! I’m talking to a woman who’s married to a Martian! But… I’m adjusting.”
“Lot of things to get used to. I wouldn’t blame you if you get overwhelmed every now and then.” she added silently. Steve nodded and opened his mouth to speak until the two saw Nick Fury enter the conference room with Natasha Romanoff and Phil Coulson. Tabitha rolled her eyes at the sight of the Russian spy.
“As you know, the Norse god, Loki took the Tesseract and two S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel from one of our headquarters. We don’t know of his plans but that energy source has destructive capabilities and it needs to be retrieved.”
“What did he do to the two people?” Tabitha asked.
“He has them under mind control. He put a few others under it when he attacked the base but we were able to get them back. We’ve traced Loki and Dr. Selvig to Stuttgart, Germany. Romanoff will fly you out to the location, Rogers. We need Loki and the Tesseract back here.”
“I want Tabitha with me as well.”
“W-What…?” she looked at Steve with widened eyes. Nick Fury shrugged.
“Reasonable enough. Prepare for departure.” he looked at the two before leaving the area. Tabitha continued to look at Steve.
“Why…”
“You’re like me, right? Except you have lightning powers.”
“Yeah, but…”
“Why else would Fury invite you on? Two heads are better than one, especially if they’re similar. What is it?” he gave her a look. Tabitha looked around, making sure no one was listening.
“The last time I was in front of a god, he nearly killed me…”
“You’ve… met a god before?”
“Yeah, Zeus. He enhanced my powers. Well, he gave me the means to use his…” she showed him the amulet around her neck, “The only reason was because I stayed up when he hit me, twice!”
“So, you’re telling me that you have the power of a lightning god on your side and you’re afraid of this god…? I think we’ll be fine!”
[1] Taken from The Avengers movie. Steve Rogers actually gives Nick Fury the ten-dollar bill after finding out that the Helicarrier can actually become airborne.
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