Parallax and his forces continued their advance towards the city, along the way they had recruited Black Adam, Multiplex and the Psycho Pirate.
"It won't be long now my friends," Parallax smiled, "once we reach the city, the siege of fear will begin."
"You promised me a whole world of emotions to play with," Roger Hayden a.k.a. Psycho-Pirate complained.
"And you shall," Parallax replied, "once this whole world is under my thumb, everyone on the planets emotions shall be your."
He turned to Black Adam, "and I shall help you expand your country Kahndaq borders, you shall have the power to topple even Latveria's ruler, not even Apocalypse can stand against you."
"I hope for you sake, Parallax," Black Adam acknowledged.
"Halt!" a voice cried.
Parallax and his forces, stopped in their tracks and looked towards where the voice had come from.
Only to be greeted by the entire Justice Force and the Justice Society of America.
Everyone from the likes of Captain America to Daredevil to Billy Batson Captain Marvel to Superman.
And the Justice Society of America from the likes of Green Lantern to Hourman to Damage.
"Parallax this your last chance to surrender," Captain America said, as the villains returned to the ground a short distance away from them, "if not then we'll have to stop you."
Parallax laughed, "Iron man and his team tried and failed to stop me" he smirked, "you think a hundred more heroes and some old fossles are going to make a difference?"
"I don't know if we will stop you," Captain America answered, "but I do know that, we can try."
Everyone prepared themselves for battle.
Then suddenly.
"HAL JORDAN!," a voice cried.
Everyone turned to look and saw Barry Allen a.k.a. Flash stepping forward.
"You don't want to do this, this can't be what you want," Flash continued, "the Hal I know would never do this."
"The number you are dialling is not in service," Parallax replied, "please call again later."
"If thats the way it is," Flash said, "but know this, your thirst for battle is your undoing, every blow you land upon your enemies you land upon your own men, however if you and your followers still hunger for battle, fine.....then come.....we shall be more than happy to face you."
"Well, Hal," Oliver Queen a.k.a. Green Arrow declared, "you wanna try?" he caught himself, "sorry, Parallax."
Parallax laughed, "You fools must have a death wish," he smiled, "the fact that you believe that have a chance to stop me and my army amuses me."
"Enough talk," Black Adam said.
"Agreed," Parallax nodded.
Without further a do, both sides charged at each other.
Back with the Champions.
The girls and their teammates watched as the Justice Force and Justice Society of America battled Parallax and his accomplices.
No one dared to talk, for fear of missing a moment of the battle.
"Come on, Captain America," Twilight quietly muttered, "please pull through."
Back to the battle.
"I will stop you in the name of Justice!" Captain America cried, as he and Parallax clashed with each other.
All around them, heroes and villains were grappling, punching and blasting each other.
Parallax cackled, maniacally, "Villains are evil, Heroes are just, but thats only true because history tells us so," he smirked, "children who have never known peace have different values, then children who have never known war, the one who wins will rewrite the definition of right and wrong, they'll decide the future and how the past is written."
Parallax smiled, "will justice prevail?" he asked, "why there's no other way, the winner will define the meaning of justice."
He fired an energy blast, which Captain America blocked with his shield.
The battle raged on with every hero fighting as hard as they could against Parallax's assembled army of villains.
Back with the Champions
The girls and their teammates looked on in horror as, one by one, every hero fell to Parallax and his forces.
Captain America and Superman stood their ground, defiant to the last.
Meanwhile.
Parallax stood over the defeated Captain America, "Tell me Captain," he smiled, "any last words?"
"Hal, don't do this," Captain America begged, "you were once one of us."
"Not anymore," Parallax replied.
With that Parallax prepared to strike Captain America down.
"STOP!" Superman cried, his eyes glowed red as he prepared to use his heat vision.
"Tell me, Kal-El of Krypton," Parallax smiled, "are you going to kill me?"
"I will do whatever it takes to protect the world," Superman declared, "from monsters like you."
"I am immortal, Kryptonian," Parallax replied.
"Do you want to put that to the test?" Superman retorted.
"I want to see you, become like me," Parallax continued, "hail, Kal-El of Krypton, the great exterminator."
"I'll do it!" Superman cried, his eyes glowing furiously.
"Then prove yourself, Kal-El," Parallax demanded, "what are you, coward or killer?"
For a moment, it really looked like Superman really was going to strike Parallax down.
"No," Superman said, defeated, "I am not a coward, but above all, I am certainly not a killer."
Parallax smiled, "Mankind will be ruled by fear, because of your weakness," he declared.
With that Parallax nodded to Black Adam, who struck him across the face.
"We've already wasted enough time," Parallax said.
As Parallax turned leave, one of the heroes, Raymond C. Terrill a.k.a. The Ray, staggered to his feet.
"You haven't won," Ray choked, "I'll fight you till my last breath, somehow you will be stopped."
"Killing you isn't worth the time I'd waste on it," Parallax replied, "but if you really want to die, I'll oblige."
Parallax's fist glowed with energy as he prepared to destroy Ray.
But before Parallax could struck Ray down.
"YOU'VE DONE ENOUGH!" a voice shouted.
Molecule Man had stepped in front of Parallax, blocking him from obliterating Ray.
"There's no point in fighting anymore, there's no point in killing" Molecule Man cried, "it's over we won, we can end this, these are human lives, this is wrong! Some of them have families, children, their heroes and were just watching them die! Captain America and Superman are beaten, the heroes don't have the will to fight anymore, what are we trying to prove?! Whats the point?! Ray is wounded, let him go, he's no threat to you, but no, we're just making more victims, more casualties, we have nothing to be proud of, what are we even fighting for?!
"Owen Reece," Parallax responded, "you'd better stand aside."
Molecule Man stood his ground, refusing to move.
"Your wasting my time," Parallax continued, "if you would impede justice I have no use for you."
Both Parallax's fists glowed.
"This is it," Molecule Man thought, "not exactly what I'd hoped for, but at least I said what I had to say."
Parallax charged at Molecule Man.
"At least I have no regrets," Molecule Man added, closing his eyes.
But at the last moment, Parallax stopped an inch away from Molecule Man's face.
Molecule Man opened his eyes, stunned.
"The only reason I'm not killing, right now," Parallax said, "is because I still have a use for you and your powers."
He turned to see that Ray had alright escaped.
"But I'm warning you," he continued, "all of you," he thundered, pointing at the other members of his army, "step out of line or even some much as think about questioning my orders and I will not hesitate to end you!"
With that the villains carried on their advance towards the city.
Back with the Champions.
No could speak after what they'd seen.
Even the air seemed to have gone silent.
After a while, Cyclops spoke up, "what happens now?" he asked.
"I don't know," Twilight said, "I just don't know."