“Okay,” said Stratos. “The next applicant for the American League of Justice is…Skylark.”

The door of Fort Justice slid open to reveal a youngster in a blue and brown superhero outfit, with the brown parts being a surprisingly faithful representation of a Eurasian skylark’s colors.”

“Okay,” said Stratos. “I’m Stratos, God of Storms, and these are my associates Shieldmaiden Womazing and The Being.”

“Pleased to meet you all,” said Skylark.

“Yeah. Okay. It says here that you were bitten by an ‘atomic skylark’ and gained the ‘proportionate powers of the same.’ Walk us through what that means.”

“Well,” Skylark said, “I can fly.”

“As well as a skylark can?” asked Womazing. “To like 300 feet?”

“Well, I’m 10 times larger, so I can fly to 3000 feet easily,” said Skylark.

Stratos, who could fly to the height of the International Space Station, looked at his co-jedges and raised an eyebrow. “I…see. And you can…sing?”

“I can sing ten times louder than a skylark, proportional to my size,” said Skylark proudly.

The Being, whose voice at its loudest could shatter concrete at 200+ decibels, pursed its lips. “Tell us some other…lark powers…you have,” it said.

“Well, I can build a nest that is large enough for several humans and strong enough to resist moderate attempts to destroy it,” Skylark said. “I can perch on surfaces without needing to flex or rest, and can sleep standing up.”

“I’m gonna go ahead and stop you there,” said Stratos. “We’ll let you know, okay?”

“Great!” said Skylark. “Thanks for your time!”

The three members of the ALOJ conferred once the door was shut again.

“Very unimpressive,” Stratos said. “Reject?”

“There’s something there,” countered Womazing. “Flight and sound are moderately useful.”

“Certainly not for front line hero duties,” countered The Being.

“Oh, no. Of course not. No, I was thinking like…a local or regional team. Great Plains League of Justice, maybe.”

“I hear the Justice League of Lincoln, Nebraska has an opening now that Huskerknight has retired,” Stratos said, tapping his cheek.

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