The Life Of Billy Batson | Shazam

New Kid On The Block

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Billy gets captured along with the League.

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Billy woke up with a splitting headache and the familiar feeling of nausea rolling through him in waves. His tongue tasted distinctly bitter and there was slight dizziness that wouldn't go away when he tried looking around.

Chloroform. He hated that stuff.

The small raven opened his eyes slowly, the headache rolling through his temples making him wince in pain and shut his eyes tightly. 

t didn't make much of a difference whether or not he had his eyes closed or open since the place was practically pitch black, and Billy let out a soft sigh.

"Wait, look- I think the kid's coming to." said a voice, and immediately Billy tensed. He opened his eyes and looked around, scanning his surroundings for whoever had spoken. 

Billy narrowed his eyes, glancing down and catching sight of a thick plastic muzzle wrapped around his face. He made an irritated noise at the sight of it, almost like a growl, before looking around once more.

"Whoa, calm down, it's okay- we're not gonna hurt you." another voice, this one slightly warmer, said. Still, Billy couldn't see anything around him. 

Billy's eyes narrowed as he attempted to look at the dark around him, finally spotting something in the darkness.

It was a figure (well, obviously, Batson, its a figure- are you stupid?) with broad shoulders who was holding out his hands placatingly. There was a soft, almost non-existent golden glow from the man's neck, and Billy could barely make out the lining of a similar collar to what he was wearing. 

The real kicker of the situation though was that this guy looked like Superman.

Billy's eyes narrowed at the man and he started scooting backward, only to bump into something solid. Billy glanced up and could barely make out the contours of a pointed cowl before his eyes widened and he swallowed thickly. 

The man kneeled down to get a better look at the 12-year-old, causing the boy to flinch involuntarily.

The Batman look-alike seemed to be studying him, and Billy leaned away from the interrogating eyes hidden behind the cowl. 

Seriously, what was going on here? Why was he being held prisoner with people that looked like some of the World's greatest heroes? Was this some kind of sick prank or something?!

Billy narrowed his eyes at the Caped Crusader and the Man Of Steel, scrambling up to his feet and looking around. They appeared to be stuck in a cell, that much was obvious, but this material looked familiar. 

Billy pushed past the much larger men to inspect the material, reaching out a hand to touch it, only for doppelganger Batman to grab his wrist. "Don't- its got some kind of energy field on it."