The "World of Heroes" DC RPG Season IV [Archive] - Page 6

Trigger

05-05-2006, 12:58 PM

Rose continued to wander the streets aimlessly. The time of day was a blur to her. Every corner, every block, and every street seemed the same.

"Batman..." she whispered.

The name lulled in her mind and tickled her tongue, but that was all. No other memories would join the lonely recollection in her mind. What had started as an interesting new development, had degenerated into an annoying afterthought.

Rose took a break from her aimless wandering and sat down on a bus stop bench. She let out a loud sigh and tilted her head back. She began to massage her temples, but a sound meade her stop. Footsteps. She opened her eyes and looked around, but found no source.

Rose tilted her head back and massaged her temples some more. The footstpes resumed; this time in a more frenzied pace. Rose stopped and looked around once more. No one was there, but Rose knew better.
She tilted her head back again, and began to rub her temples once more.
The footsteps made their inevitable return, this time even more hurried, but she made no move to stop them.

"I don't have any cash, nor do I own an valuable items." she said with a sigh.

The footsteps slowed down and became less hurried. They made their way to the bus stop, and disappeared.

"Sorry, thought you were a thug or something. A couple of bounty hunters are around these parts; wouldn't want to encounter any myself."

Rose opened her eyes and looked to her right. A slender man was sitting next to her. His chin was covered with touch of light stubble and he possessed a set of beautiful blue eyes. However this failed to grab her attention as much his orange jup suit.

"I'm no bounty hunter."

"Good. A lovely woman like you shouldn't be in this No Man's Land, nonetheless fighting criminals."

"A skinny convict shouldn't be flirting with a woman of higher sophistication at all, nonetheless inside a No Man's Land." Rose replied.

The man reached his hand out to her, " Well put, I'm Zauri- er Zack."

Rose raised an eyebrow at his sudden correction, but shook his hand anyway.

"I'm..."

Her voice trailed off. Rose couldn't remember her own name. Forgetting the image of men dressed like animals wasn't the only setback she had encountered. She hadn't taken the time to sit downm and try to remember her past life.

The man stared at her, waiting for her response.

"What did you say your name was?"

".....Elly Fields. Don't you recognize my face from the news?"

"What channel?"

"Channel? Um....5."

"Gotham doesn't have channel a five..."

"I'm not from Gotham."

"Where are you from?"

"Metropolis..."

The man gave her a frown, and for a moment Rose felt as if he had known she was lying. Something in his expression told her he knew more, knew she was hiding a truth she didn't have. However if he did, he didn't show it.

"So why are you here?"

"We needed video of the carnage here."

The man nodded as if she had given him the secret to life, " That explains it."

"Explains what?"

"You're meeting Batman a few blocks over at the Gotham Theater right?"

"......Yes, yes I am."

The words sent her mind into a frenzy. She now had a chance of seeing the name that had no image in her mind, Batman. Rose sat straight up and began to head down the street. The man waited until she was at least five yards away before calling out to her.

"Don't I get thank you?"

"Yeah, sure. Thanks..."

"Zack."

"Yes, thank you Zack. Maybe you'll get that thank you sometime?" she said to him over her shoulder.

She returned to her brisk walk east without looking back again. The man waited until her image disappeared before sprouting his white wings.

"Cleopatra, Joan of Arc, Mona Lisa, and now Rose Wilson. What a curious world these people live in." he said more to himself than to the empty street.

He flew high into the air and disappeared among the clouds.

MaskedManJRK

05-05-2006, 04:16 PM

IC: Batman

My city is in ruins.

As the Bug flew high above the city and started its decent downward, I took count of the damage done.

Building's were destroyed, fires in random areas, I could almost hear the sound of gunfire and screaming, even from so high up.

What was once a stable, if not the most beautiful, city has turned into Hell on Earth by a murderous, Arnarchist clown that should not have even been born.

Then I see it--Wayne Tower.

Someone damn near destroyed it--there's nothing left but a condemned shell.

My father's company, my birthright, my CITY...all destroyed.

I see my fist clenched so tightly it almost rips through my gloves. I yell out as I punch the window, almost breaking it.

I slow my breathing and try to calm down. I get my mind straight, and I think up a plan. I think up a plan...and it's something that I never thought of before, something terrifying...but it's my only resort. I turn on my comm..

"Robin, Nightwing, meet me in the cave, we'll prepare and plan there." I turn towards Kord. "You know the way." He nods and we move out of the city and towards Wayne Manor.

I look back at the fleeing city. Gotham City.

Gotham...I'm going to bring you back. I'm going to makes things straight and make this city better than ever before.

I will not abandon you again. Ever.

The Question

05-05-2006, 04:22 PM

"....Jesus."

It's completely insane. Riots everywhere. What the hell happened.

"Bruce, how exactly are we going to deal with a city wide riot?"

Charlie No-One

05-05-2006, 04:26 PM

twylight

05-05-2006, 04:36 PM

Selina looks up at the voice coming from behind her. Her description was all over the streets. It was the mystery woman that nearly killed Black Mask. Catwoman gripped her fist tightly. She stood up and unleashed her whip. This woman took her prey and she was going to pay.

“You had no right! Black Mask was mine!” screamed Selina as she lashed out on the woman. This stranger had a familiar look to her. Could it be...? No…focus Selina. Catwoman’s whip circled around the small and dainty ankle of the woman. She tugged quickly and the woman started to stumble. Before she could fall, the cat burglar lunged forward pushing the woman to the second floor balcony. With a thud, they landed on the floor.

“HE WAS MINE!”

The woman rolled with the fall and pushed her feet into Ctawomans stomach tossing the villainess over her head. rolling to her feet she pulled out her bo staff and pinned the other female down.

"Look, pussy cat, I'm sorry I didn't wait for your convinience to take out the mass murderer. But I don't have time for revenge filled fights."

Her eyes sparked.

"I need you to help me with my city."

MaskedManJRK

05-05-2006, 04:57 PM

"....Jesus."

It's completely insane. Riots everywhere. What the hell happened.

"Bruce, how exactly are we going to deal with a city wide riot?"

"I'm not sure yet. All I know is that the first thing we need to do is take out The Joker--you cut off the head, the body will soon go out with it. Once there's no longer any main person in power, they'll be easy to detain."

The Question

05-05-2006, 05:02 PM

MaskedManJRK

05-05-2006, 05:11 PM

"I don't have your optomism. The smiling bastard may have started this riot, but I highly doubt anyone's pulling the strings but the rioters themselves."

I look down at the streets.

"I hate to say it, but we should call Superman. Just a glimps of the guy makes people calm down."

I have to agree with Sage, but with what I have planned...I don't think Clark would be able to go through with it.

"True, but I trust my operatives and I trust this team--at this point, Clark is only the back-up plan."

The Question

05-05-2006, 05:13 PM

MaskedManJRK

05-05-2006, 05:27 PM

"It'd save us alot of greif. And really, all I'm saying is for him to float over the city to try and calm everyone down. Unless the rioters have balistic missiles handy, I doubt they could injure him in any way. It can't hurt to cal him."

Damnit, he has me stuck. If I keep saying no, him and the rest of the Outsiders will know something's wrong.

I just hope to God he doesn't do the boy scout routine on me with what I have planned...he'd probably crush me like a twig if he found out...

I turn on my comm..

"Superman, this is Batman. There's a...situation in Gotham City that I can use your assistence on."

Charlie No-One

05-05-2006, 05:30 PM

Nightwing

05-05-2006, 05:38 PM

"Uh yeah, I was going to tell you earlier... but then you wrecked my bike and then Bruce got himself in all sorts of s**t because a terrorist bent on world reformation had his bastard child. Which he still needs to explain by the way... Because its WELL ESTABLISHED that you and I are the promiscuous ones in the superhero bunch... Anyway, Alan called me last week, telling me that he had recommended me to replace Sasha's knight, who died in an operation two weeks ago. I can't say no to Alan, he's like my GRANDPA."

"All because you were still whining about your damaged bike? Jesus, kid, I told you I'd buy you a new one! You can even pick out the wheels and interior you want, hell even but more than one. Now you know as much as anyone that I respect Alan in many ways, he and I are like the brothers we never had for eachother. But answer me this, has Alan ever been the one to pick you up after all the times you've fallen? Has Alan ever given you some decent clothes a nice home, or even a watchful eye? Didn't think so, Roy. You know how I am when it comes to these things, Alan may be a "grandpa" to you, but when it comes right down to it, I'm like your father."

I admit, I was angry at him. I know Roy has his secrets, everybody does. But I tend to get a little to excited when someone close to me is operating under some organization without letting me know, like the situation that was happening now. Sure we have our fun and jokes at times, but this was serious. I may have never worked for Checkmate, but that doesn't mean I have to trust them either. Dammit, Roy, why tell me like this? He knows I'll forgive him, this isn't the FIRST time he's done something like this.

I continue to fly the rest of us, Bruce, Vic, Roy, Ted, and Bruce's kid toward Gotham. I can see the smoke in the city's skyline, it had really gone to hell. Sometimes I wonder how would it be if this happend to Star, I'll never let that happen. Even if it ends up killing me. The streets were going absolutely crazy, without a sense of any control. I pull back on the Bug's leever, and seetle us down. It was a bit of a rough landing, but we made it.

"I've never seen anything like this before, I mean look at this place. Everyone has gone completely mad, Vic's right we'll need some back up. Roy and I will see you two at the cave Ted is already on his way, we can make it on foot if we hurry."

I look over at Roy and try not to show I'm still mad about earlier, especially with what was happening now. I start running with my crossbow at hand incase anything gets in my way, off to Wayne Manor.

Speedball

05-05-2006, 09:58 PM

"Robin, Nightwing, meet me in the cave, we'll prepare and plan there."
About time, I was wondering if he was ever gonna get here.
Man., i was just there, and now he wants me to go back.
Gas prices aren't what they used to be, surprised Bruce hasn't bought out BP or something. Might suggest that when i see him.
Guess Ivy will have to wait.
Time to ride Boy wonder, let's just hope there aren't any more of the Joker's thugs on the road out to the mansion.

twylight

05-05-2006, 10:46 PM

Her city? Think again sister.

“Help? What kind of help?” said Selina. She hitched her whip back to her thigh and walked closer. She placed her clawed gloves on the girl’s face. Little drops of red began trickling down her cheeks.

“What kind of help do you need in ‘your’ city, because if I don’t like it, I am going to have to tear that pretty white mask off your corpse?”

The woman pushed her away and punched her in the face before grabbing Catwomans arms and spinning her around. Folding Catwomans arms up behind her back she leaned over Selina's shoulder.

"I didn't come for a fight."

She pulled up on Selina's arm until woman in goggles winced.

"I'm tired of Gotham being under Batman's thumb, where has he been anyway? He left Gotham and it was up for grabs for the first person to rid it.

However time is short and the goverment as well as several 'heroes' are making their way into Gotham. Not exactly good for any kind of business. Especially for a cat burgler that someone like Superman can stop with the blink of an eye."

She released Selina and stepped back, ignoring the challenge to who's city it was and not feeling like pointing out the stocks she owned, or the fact that the majority of Gothams Mob's were influenced in some way by her.

"Don't think those hit's of yours were because of skill."

She placed her hand on her hip as her phone vibrated, she opened it and held it to her ear listening to the voice in it.

She closed it wordlessly with a snap.

"I don't have all night. I have other appointments to keep. What's it going to be?"

MaskedManJRK

05-05-2006, 11:17 PM

Speedball

05-05-2006, 11:26 PM

IC: Batman

The Bug touches down on the landing strip inside the Batcave. The door opens and we drop step out.

I catch Robin putting his motorcycle to a stop and making his way to the computer, we follow suit.

"Robin, what's the status report? We need to know everything."
"Good news first, some of the Villains under Jokers command have gone down. Bad news, I have no clue who IS taking them down. All I know is that it's a masked woman. I went to the Robin's Nest to do more research, But it's been compromised. Then I got the order to head here."

wiegeabo

05-05-2006, 11:50 PM

Kyle hovered above Gotham City, looking down on the once proud city. It looked like something out of a movie, something from the end of the world.

"God, I have been gone a long time."

He turned on his communicator.

"Superman, this is Kyle. Sinestro and I are outside of Gotham City. What's your position?"

It is at this point that one of the human helicopters, as they call them, appears behind us. A bright light shines on Rayner and I as a voice rings out.

"This is the United States military! You are violating government controlled airspace above the Gotham No-Man's Land. Leave the vicinity at once and set down on the mainland for questioning."

A cock an eyebrow and reach out with my ring, stopping the spinning blades that keep the craft aloft. The engine shuts down and the vehicle begins to fall. Twin missles launch from the craft, but explode against a sheild I create. I quickly grab the craft and set it down on the other side of the river.

"That is more than enough of that," I say to Rayner. "How can they refuse the service of two superpowered heroes?"

Just then, two more helicopters turn in the air and begin heading to our location.

I shake my head. "I assume it was something I did."

MaskedManJRK

05-06-2006, 12:03 AM

"Good news first, some of the Villains under Jokers command have gone down. Bad news, I have no clue who IS taking them down. All I know is that it's a masked woman. I went to the Robin's Nest to do more research, But it's been compromised. Then I got the order to head here."

At least Joker's command is even more weakened than I expected it to be. That should make things easier for us.

This "masked woman" has me curious, however. If Robin had a clue of who she was, than she would have mentioned it. I'll have to ask him more about--

Then I remember the first three words he said.

"What's the bad news?"

Speedball

05-06-2006, 12:11 AM

At least Joker's command is even more weakened than I expected it to be. That should make things easier for us.

This "masked woman" has me curious, however. If Robin had a clue of who she was, than she would have mentioned it. I'll have to ask him more about--

Then I remember the first three words he said.

"What's the bad news?"
"Well, the worst part would be is Gotham is getting destroyed. Some of it is by this woman, the rest is by Joker and his gang.
What should we do? Go after her or stop the Joker first.
What's the plan?"

MaskedManJRK

05-06-2006, 12:33 AM

"Well, the worst part would be is Gotham is getting destroyed. Some of it is by this woman, the rest is by Joker and his gang.
What should we do? Go after her or stop the Joker first.
What's the plan?"

A good question. On one hand, this woman seems to have both destroyed most of Gotham while stopping most of the villians in power; on the other hand, I need to get Joker out of power as soon as possible.

But, this woman seems to be a complete mystery...and I can't STAND a mystery...

"We'll intercept this mystery woman first--she might even join us in taking Joker out. Do you know where we would have the best chance to catch her?"

Speedball

05-06-2006, 12:42 AM

A good question. On one hand, this woman seems to have both destroyed most of Gotham while stopping most of the villians in power; on the other hand, I need to get Joker out of power as soon as possible.

But, this woman seems to be a complete mystery...and I can't STAND a mystery...

"We'll intercept this mystery woman first--she might even join us in taking Joker out. Do you know where we would have the best chance to catch
her?"
"I have no idea. It seems she always shows up when there is real trouble around, or someone is being sneaky. We could split up into teams maybe?"

As I say this, one thing comes to mind. The Batsignal.

"She might respond to the Batsignal?"

Charlie No-One

05-06-2006, 08:45 AM

Selina turned around, feeling her arms. That comment about Superman was right. Although, Bruce did care about her and let her slip behind the law at times, Superman would have no problem taking her down. Catwoman lifted her goggles a bit and looked at the woman through the reflection of the lenses. God, I am sure I know her. Who is she? Asking might provoke her. She turned around.

“I normally don’t do business with people I don’t know, err…at least not anymore, but I can’t help this. Gotham needs better protectors; ones that really care about the city. I am in. There is only one thing: The East End stays mine. You do not touch it. Got that?”

MaskedManJRK

05-06-2006, 11:29 AM

"I have no idea. It seems she always shows up when there is real trouble around, or someone is being sneaky. We could split up into teams maybe?"

As I say this, one thing comes to mind. The Batsignal.

"She might respond to the Batsignal?"

"That might work. I'll handle that. You and Question should search around for her--if you find her and she's not heading towards the signal, reach me through the comm.."

I walk out and find one of the Batmobiles in the garage--it actually has a layer of dust. God, has it been that long? I think of the waterfall entrence and decide to use that.

As the canopy opened I looked up towards the others still near the computer.

"Good luck, gentlemen."

The canopy closes and I drive off, going through the waterfall entrence, making the Batmobile look good as new, and drove off into the city...

Spider-Man9X17

05-06-2006, 11:33 AM

It is at this point that one of the human helicopters, as they call them, appears behind us. A bright light shines on Rayner and I as a voice rings out.

"This is the United States military! You are violating government controlled airspace above the Gotham No-Man's Land. Leave the vicinity at once and set down on the mainland for questioning."

A cock an eyebrow and reach out with my ring, stopping the spinning blades that keep the craft aloft. The engine shuts down and the vehicle begins to fall. Twin missles launch from the craft, but explode against a sheild I create. I quickly grab the craft and set it down on the other side of the river.

"That is more than enough of that," I say to Rayner. "How can they refuse the service of two superpowered heroes?"

Just then, two more helicopters turn in the air and begin heading to our location.

I shake my head. "I assume it was something I did."

"Son of a..."

Kyle grabbed Sinestro by the collar and took off as machine guns began firing.

"You still got a lot to learn. Now how are we supposed to get outta this, huh? We can't fire back, and I really don't think they wanna talk things over."

twylight

05-06-2006, 01:33 PM

wiegeabo

05-06-2006, 01:39 PM

"Son of a..."

Kyle grabbed Sinestro by the collar and took off as machine guns began firing.

"You still got a lot to learn. Now how are we supposed to get outta this, huh? We can't fire back, and I really don't think they wanna talk things over."

"Simple. We go to the one place they do not wish follow. Into the city." I break Rayner's grip and soar ahead of him and down, assuming he will follow.

The military craft continue to fire their guns, but a combination of forcefields and evasive manuevers keep us from harm. I wonder why they are not using their missles when I see the people below. Even though this is a...what did they call it?...No Man's Land, they do not want to injure the civillains. I use that to our advantage.

Weaving between buildings, making it hard for them to follow, I quickly scan the city. The results are surprising. A city of nearly two million had been reduced to just over 200,000...and two Kryptonians. I lead us to a relatively populated area where people are in the streets. The craft cease fire and pull back slightly. Excellent.

Ducking under an overpass for an elevated train, Rayner and I dive into a structure filled with cars. We land on the ground floor, well inside the building. Various areas light up as the twin craft outside continue to fly around with their spotlights, trying to see us. I use my ring to create a projection of them that we can see. After a couple of minutes, the projection shows them turn back, and head into the air.

"Now that wasn't so hard, was it?"

Green Lantern

05-06-2006, 01:48 PM

"All because you were still whining about your damaged bike? Jesus, kid, I told you I'd buy you a new one! You can even pick out the wheels and interior you want, hell even but more than one. Now you know as much as anyone that I respect Alan in many ways, he and I are like the brothers we never had for eachother. But answer me this, has Alan ever been the one to pick you up after all the times you've fallen? Has Alan ever given you some decent clothes a nice home, or even a watchful eye? Didn't think so, Roy. You know how I am when it comes to these things, Alan may be a "grandpa" to you, but when it comes right down to it, I'm like your father."
"Ollie, you know you're like my dad. But don't get all high and mighty on me. You weren't the one to pick me up after my biggest fall. Dinah was. You turned your back on me when I needed it the most. Not to mention your "lets ditch the kid and go 'cross country, Hal" thing you had going. Most of all, I'm a big boy now Ollie, I can make my own choices in what organizations I'm part of. Wait I did that before too, as I remember you, Bruce, Arthur, Diana and Barry weren't really happy with us "junior partners" starting up our own "mini JLA" were you?"

"I've never seen anything like this before, I mean look at this place. Everyone has gone completely mad, Vic's right we'll need some back up. Roy and I will see you two at the cave Ted is already on his way, we can make it on foot if we hurry."

I look over at Roy and try not to show I'm still mad about earlier, especially with what was happening now. I start running with my crossbow at hand incase anything gets in my way, off to Wayne Manor. Roy runs with Ollie to meet back up with the rest of the team.

SuperFerret

05-06-2006, 04:28 PM

Following one of the most powerful beings on the planet is a difficult task, unless of course, you too, are one of the most powerful beings on the planet. Using my entire array of Martian senses, I easily tracked Superman, and later Superboy, to Gotham without being noticed by either of them.

Gotham City. The home of the Batman, yet Bruce is not home. It feels odd, to be here and know that I will not cross paths with him. I feel like a trespasser, a stranger, but then, as a Martian living among Earthlings, I should be used to that.

Assuming the form of Det. John Jones, I begin to move through Gotham's deserted streets. The people around here were the unfortunates, the poor who could not afford to leave the city as madmen took it over. They rarely leave their homes, hoping to weather this like they have so many other terrible times. The sounds of a robbery in progress reach my sensitive Martian ears, and I sprint towards the sounds, hoping to arrive in time to help.

When I arrive at the source of the sounds, I find no mere robbery. Three armed men; two with handguns, one with a shotgun; were assaulting a dark haired woman while her young daughter looks on in horror. The dark-skinned man wielding the shotgun has his weapon trained on the girl, while his fellows beat and raped the woman.

I change the shape of my hand to include a badge. "Stop, police!" I yell, hoping to catch (and hold) their attention. I do, but not in the way I had hoped. One of the pistol men, the blonde with his hair in a ponytail, laughed and pointed his gun at me. "We're the police here, jackass, so unless you wanna get thomped on, I suggest you keep on moving." The other rapist, the one with the dark sunglasses, stopped his attack to watch what would happen, and the shotgun man peered over his shoulder, keeping his gun on the child.

I stare boldly into the eyes of Ponytail as he points his gun at me, and I smile, an action that puzzles him greatly. With a mere thought, my form shifts into that of my "superhero" self, and Ponytail's eyes go wide. "Holy shi-" he manages before I grab both his gun and his throat and lift him off of the ground. I toss him aside, and leap at the other two, backhanding Sunglasses away as I barrel past him to disarm Shotgun before he harms the girl. After all the men are down, I scoop up the child, who could not be more than 4 earth years old, and turn back to help her mother.

I find that Ponytail has regained his footing and was now holding the woman hostage, placing her in front of him as he held her and pressed his pistol into her temple. "Back off freak! I mean it, I'll pop this ***** right here and now if you don't."

"No, you will not."

He repeated my words, "No I will not." and dropped his gun, then lay face down on the ground his hands behind his head. I hate using my telepathy to invade another’s mind, even the mind of one so vile that he would violate a mother before her child, but my violation of his will was necessary to quell the situation. It still does not make me happy to do so.

I let the girl down, and she runs to her mother, and the embrace. "mommy! mommy!""Oh, Sami, thank god you're okay.""mommy, i was so scared.""I know honey, I know."

I turn to leave, readying myself to fly over the next building, and resume my covert observation of the city. A hand claps down on my shoulder, halting me.

I turn, to see the smiling face of the dark-haired woman. "I want to thank you for helping me and my daughter."

"No need to thank me, miss. I am happy to help in any way I can. It is my way of repaying this planet of the hospitality I have received from its inhabitants."

"Yeah, those guys" she gestures over her shoulder to the unconscious men, "were real hospitable. And I need to thank you; you saved my daughter first, before me. I don't know what I'd ever do if I lost her." Her lower lip begins to quiver, but she reigns in her tears. I am amazed by this woman's strength. I have known many a strong woman in my years; Wonder Woman, Black Canary, Power Girl, to name a few; but this woman's strength of character to hold it together right after such a traumatic experience was incredible. I place my hand on her shoulder comfortingly.

"I can relate. I have lost my family; it is a pain that never leaves. I would not wish that fate on my worst enemy. But, I am sorry, my duties lead me elsewhere, I must take my leave."

Once again, I turn to leave, and once again I am halted. A tiny hand tugs my cape.

"Yes?"

"please, mister green man, don't go away, i'm scared the bad men might come and get me and mommy again."

I change my form back to John Jones. "Okay. I'll escort you to your home. My name is J'onn J'onzz, but for your convenience, you may call me 'John'."

"John, I'm Emily, and this is my daughter Samantha."

Samantha just smiles broadly and waves frantically.

MaskedManJRK

05-06-2006, 09:18 PM

IC: Batman

No matter how fast I run, the horror that my Gotham has become always follows.

I see men beating up and raping women and children all while wearing police badges on their belts. I see the crazed and insane dance in the streets (thankfully it was on the other streets--a wildman in the streets meeting a titanium battle-vehicle going 250 miles per hour would make a very big mess). I see both the crazed and the corrupt throw the innocent into fires and watching them burn.

I drive faster, and faster.

260...270...

How did this happen? How could things have gotten so wrong?

280...290...

It is almost a curse to stay inside this city, isn't it? Because I was forced away, because I unwillfully abandoned it, I am cursed with having to stay here in Hell and turn it into Heaven.

That is why I am prepared to do what I have to do. I am damned here, in Hell, so why should I stay at the bottom?

I realize how fast I'm going and hit the brakes. The Batmobile swerves and hits the sidewalk next to GCPD...to find nothing.

There goes the Batsignal idea. I'm surprised Robin didn't tell me this. I'll have to remind him about that later.

But for now, I'll have to get creative...

***

After taking a trip to the Japanese Theater and "borrowing" one of its spotlights, and going to a craft store and procuring some spraypaint, I take both to the edge of the remains of the GCPD building.

After a little more than a half-hour, I plug the spotlight in and turn it on.

Emblazed in the night sky, was the bat.

At first, I thought this caused alarm, with the people yelling in fear...than I heard something else...hard smacks...then I saw from a building away people opening their windows and looking down towards me, next to the make-shift Batsignal and I realized what they were doing.

They were applauding. They were cheering. They were celebrating.

The Batman was back in town.

I just hope it gets this mystery woman's attention. I softly mumble to myself, as I watched the buildings, both at my city's responce and for her to show.

"Come out, come out, wherever you are..."

wiegeabo

05-06-2006, 09:41 PM

Taking a look outside of the building we are holed up in, Rayner and I see little but a dark city, damaged in various places. All the peole have taken to hiding with the appearance of the helicopters. I can hear some sounds and things breaking in the distance, even some yells. But not much else.

"I though Star City was bad. The Bat really lives in this hellshole?"

Then a part of the night sky lights up as a circle appears on the clouds. A circle with the shadow of the bat in its center.

"So, he's finally back."

LibrarianThorne

05-06-2006, 09:44 PM

A Report from Gotham City: Day 2
By Clark Kent

Note: This report was recieved at 3:15AM. The situation in Gotham may have changed.

I see it. Everyone sees it. The one thing that may be the hope of this city stabs into the night sky. You can't see it clearly at first, it takes a few moments or a stray cloud to make it seen, but it is there. The symbol of hope to Gotham City.

Everyone in Metropolis knows the S that Superman wears on his chest, and many are comforted by the mere sight of it. This symbol in the night time sky of Gotham is not a symbol of hope to those in power in Gotham. The Bat once again flies in the night sky of Gotham. The Batman has returned and it seems the Dark Knight is once again taking up his own never ending battle against the forces that plague Gotham.

Earlier today, there were rumors of two glowing figures in the sky above Gotham, chased away by the U.S. military. From a woman named Millie, a homeless woman of sixty five years, I learned that Batman may not be the first hero into Gotham. She spoke of a green man in a cape that stopped the 'police' from raping a little girl and her mother. I can only infer that the Martian Manhunter is already in Gotham.

It's a wondrous sight, and you can see and hear the mood change in the city. Slowly but surely, the heroes are coming to Gotham. This newfound confidence was expressed tonight at the celebration of Batman's return. The only question now is how will the Joker and his cronies respond to the arrival of Batman.

*****************************************

Clark put his PDA away after sending off the article. He cursed himself silently as he did so. His JLA communicator was in Metropolis, and there were too many eyes on Gotham for him to make a quick trip home to retrieve it. Bruce had undoubtedly tried to contact him. Regardless, he knew where Bruce was now, and he would go to meet him. No man, not even Batman, could save the city alone.

Finding a deserted alley (an all too common occurence in Gotham), he quickly and quietly took off the suit and glasses of Clark Kent. He flew up into the night time sky of Gotham, and found the roof of an abandoned building to hide his clothes on. Fixing the location of the building in his memory, Superman flew to the location of the Batsignal. As he flew, he thought of the other reports he'd gathered. Reports of Gotham's new municipal chief, the one man largely responsible for the destruction of many of Gotham's buildings. An arsonist by the name of Firefly, and it sounded like a Superman would be needed to stop him and his gang of pyromaniacs.

He was unsurprised to find Batman standing next to it, standing amidst the ruins of the GCPD Headquarters. He landed, relief apparent on his face.

"I knew you'd come back. I also know you have a plan to fix this, so what is it?"

Logan Howlett

05-06-2006, 09:50 PM

"Alrighty then. Well its been fun but i guess I should get started on my....hehe...patrol. Nice talkin to ya Mr. Mayor...hehe..."

I walk to the door as one of Jokers goons starts to open it for me.

"No, no....its alright....I got my own way of leaven."

I grab the thugly ass fan boy by the neck and toss him through a window. I walk over to the broken pane and say,

"Oooooh, looks like a rough landing, but I think I can take it a bit better than he did, hehehe."

I jump down outa the window, bout 30 floors if I remember correctly, and land next to my bike. As I start to get on I look up in the sky and see somethin.......fuzzy.......a light shaped like a.......oh.....hehehe.......looks like someones back in town......hehehe, Alright, Fatman's back, time to break out the Crytal shampagne! Guess this would count as one of my runnin duties as the new sheriff of this town......hey that reminds me, I STILL NEED A FRAGIN BADGE! I look at my friend "Skinny" still smilin at meon the bike and say,

"Well...looks like ya won't be needin this anymore, YOINK!"

I pluck whats left of his badge of his smolderin corpse.

"Well seein as how ya aint even a cop no more, their aint much point in havin you as a friend now is there?"

I kick the corpse offa my bike and jump on.

"Better luck next time Bone head!....Hehe, Bone Head...hehe...."

I hit the throttle hard and take the bike in the direction of the signal, maybe I'll finaly get to find out what that rare Gotham giant Bat tastes like.....I hear their delicasies! Bout fifteen minutes later I find myself gettin closer to the GCPD, and thats when I hear it.....noise.....pounding....no....claping......wh at the hell??? Oh you gota be kiddin me? Are they clappin for the Bat freak? NO WAY! Guy up andleaves em' to get picked to peices by Mayor Joker there and their clappin?? Whatever, fraggin fanboys! I pull the bike up to the front of the building. I know I'm supposed to be lookin for some Chick whose been messin with big J, but I think he'd wan't me to pay attention to this, and God knows if one tight wearin freak shows up, THEY ALL have a fragin tea party! So maybe I get to knock off two Bats with one stone.......or 400 rounds, whatever I decide in the moment! I hopoff the hog, but I don't see Bat boy anywhere, gota keep in mind though, it is realy dark, powers out almost everywhere, buildings blown to hell, and aparently this guy is good at hidin. So now I do what any clear thinking individual would.......

"Marko.........?????"

MaskedManJRK

05-06-2006, 10:09 PM

IC: Batman

A Report from Gotham City: Day 2
By Clark Kent

Note: This report was recieved at 3:15AM. The situation in Gotham may have changed.

I see it. Everyone sees it. The one thing that may be the hope of this city stabs into the night sky. You can't see it clearly at first, it takes a few moments or a stray cloud to make it seen, but it is there. The symbol of hope to Gotham City.

Everyone in Metropolis knows the S that Superman wears on his chest, and many are comforted by the mere sight of it. This symbol in the night time sky of Gotham is not a symbol of hope to those in power in Gotham. The Bat once again flies in the night sky of Gotham. The Batman has returned and it seems the Dark Knight is once again taking up his own never ending battle against the forces that plague Gotham.

Earlier today, there were rumors of two glowing figures in the sky above Gotham, chased away by the U.S. military. From a woman named Millie, a homeless woman of sixty five years, I learned that Batman may not be the first hero into Gotham. She spoke of a green man in a cape that stopped the 'police' from raping a little girl and her mother. I can only infer that the Martian Manhunter is already in Gotham.

It's a wondrous sight, and you can see and hear the mood change in the city. Slowly but surely, the heroes are coming to Gotham. This newfound confidence was expressed tonight at the celebration of Batman's return. The only question now is how will the Joker and his cronies respond to the arrival of Batman.

*****************************************

Clark put his PDA away after sending off the article. He cursed himself silently as he did so. His JLA communicator was in Metropolis, and there were too many eyes on Gotham for him to make a quick trip home to retrieve it. Bruce had undoubtedly tried to contact him. Regardless, he knew where Bruce was now, and he would go to meet him. No man, not even Batman, could save the city alone.

Finding a deserted alley (an all too common occurence in Gotham), he quickly and quietly took off the suit and glasses of Clark Kent. He flew up into the night time sky of Gotham, and found the roof of an abandoned building to hide his clothes on. Fixing the location of the building in his memory, Superman flew to the location of the Batsignal. As he flew, he thought of the other reports he'd gathered. Reports of Gotham's new municipal chief, the one man largely responsible for the destruction of many of Gotham's buildings. An arsonist by the name of Firefly, and it sounded like a Superman would be needed to stop him and his gang of pyromaniacs.

He was unsurprised to find Batman standing next to it, standing amidst the ruins of the GCPD Headquarters. He landed, relief apparent on his face.

"I knew you'd come back. I also know you have a plan to fix this, so what is it?"

I shouldn't be surprised he came so quick--super-speed and flight, after all--but I am. Most likely it is because I still haven't thought of a good way to break my plan to Clark--or any of the other Outsiders, for that matter.

"Right now, I'm waiting for this 'mysterous vigilantie' that's been running about to come to me--I figured her predecessor's symbol in the sky would attract her curiousity.

"As for my plan--"

I hit the throttle hard and take the bike in the direction of the signal, maybe I'll finaly get to find out what that rare Gotham giant Bat tastes like.....I hear their delicasies! Bout fifteen minutes later I find myself gettin closer to the GCPD, and thats when I hear it.....noise.....pounding....no....claping......wh at the hell??? Oh you gota be kiddin me? Are they clappin for the Bat freak? NO WAY! Guy up andleaves em' to get picked to peices by Mayor Joker there and their clappin?? Whatever, fraggin fanboys! I pull the bike up to the front of the building. I know I'm supposed to be lookin for some Chick whose been messin with big J, but I think he'd wan't me to pay attention to this, and God knows if one tight wearin freak shows up, THEY ALL have a fragin tea party! So maybe I get to knock off two Bats with one stone.......or 400 rounds, whatever I decide in the moment! I hopoff the hog, but I don't see Bat boy anywhere, gota keep in mind though, it is realy dark, powers out almost everywhere, buildings blown to hell, and aparently this guy is good at hidin. So now I do what any clear thinking individual would.......

"Marko.........?????"

Lobo. The only way I can describe this monstrocity is if Clark and The Joker had children...a very lovely image to place inside your head, by the way.

I know I can't take him--even with my increased strength from bonding with Unity.

But in situations like this, there's nothing like having a superhero who some labeled during his debut as the Second Coming for a friend.

"I don't think I have to say what this looks like a job for."

LibrarianThorne

05-06-2006, 10:44 PM

IC: Batman

I shouldn't be surprised he came so quick--super-speed and flight, after all--but I am. Most likely it is because I still haven't thought of a good way to break my plan to Clark--or any of the other Outsiders, for that matter.

"Right now, I'm waiting for this 'mysterous vigilantie' that's been running about to come to me--I figured her predecessor's symbol in the sky would attract her curiousity.

"As for my plan--"

Lobo. The only way I can describe this monstrocity is if Clark and The Joker had children...a very lovely image to place inside your head, by the way.

I know I can't take him--even with my increased strength from bonding with Unity.

But in situations like this, there's nothing like having a superhero who some labeled during his debut as the Second Coming for a friend.

"I don't think I have to say what this looks like a job for."

"We always seem to get interrupted, don't we? We need to talk, and soon. Throw the signal up again tomorrow night, and I'll be there. Something big is happening, I can feel it, and I know that the Joker is involved." He inclined his head, showing his respect for Batman, and then became a blur of motion.

One tenth of a second later, he stood in front of Lobo. The alien biker was enormous, taller than him by at least a foot. He smelled of beer and other unnameable stenches that turned the air around him foul.

Superman put his hands on his hips as he addressed Lobo. "You better have a damn good reason for being here, Lobo. I told you last time to stay away from my planet, and that order still stands."

Logan Howlett

05-06-2006, 10:56 PM

"We always seem to get interrupted, don't we? We need to talk, and soon. Throw the signal up again tomorrow night, and I'll be there. Something big is happening, I can feel it, and I know that the Joker is involved." He inclined his head, showing his respect for Batman, and then became a blur of motion.

One tenth of a second later, he stood in front of Lobo. The alien biker was enormous, taller than him by at least a foot. He smelled of beer and other unnameable stenches that turned the air around him foul.

Superman put his hands on his hips as he addressed Lobo. "You better have a damn good reason for being here, Lobo. I told you last time to stay away from my planet, and that order still stands."

"OOOOOOOH! Did big blue get pissy? HAHA! Don't sweat it chief, I ain't even here for you pal. Technicaly I ain't even here for him. I'm lookin for a little chippy who's been causin the Mayor a bit of trouble.I've been hired to resolve the problem. But in all honesty I didn't come to Earth for my new Job, my new Job found me. Hell all I was doin was runnin some.......oh wait, I was told not tolet you know about that part.....wonder if you guys are related.....they were kind of pissy too.....God damn Kryptonians.....anywho, I've said tomuch already, if you haven't heard I'm the new sherif of Gotham, which means, to quote Stallone, "I am the law!" HEHEHEH! But.....I'm pretty sure the boss would like to know about Bat boys return to the limelight, thats why I hicked my pretty ass all this way. Hell, if I had known you two boys would be in town I would have done this for free, but **** that, I'M GETTIN PAAAAAAAAAID! Now I'm afraid you boys are under arrest......You need me to read you your rights?"

LibrarianThorne

05-06-2006, 11:04 PM

"OOOOOOOH! Did big blue get pissy? HAHA! Don't sweat it chief, I ain't even here for you pal. Technicaly I ain't even here for him. I'm lookin for a little chippy who's been causin the Mayor a bit of trouble.I've been hired to resolve the problem. But in all honesty I didn't come to Earth for my new Job, my new Job found me. Hell all I was doin was runnin some.......oh wait, I was told not tolet you know about that part.....wonder if you guys are related.....they were kind of pissy too.....God damn Kryptonians.....anywho, I've said tomuch already, if you haven't heard I'm the new sherif of Gotham, which means, to quote Stallone, "I am the law!" HEHEHEH! But.....I'm pretty sure the boss would like to know about Bat boys return to the limelight, thats why I hicked my pretty ass all this way. Hell, if I had known you two boys would be in town I would have done this for free, but **** that, I'M GETTIN PAAAAAAAAAID! Now I'm afraid you boys are under arrest......You need me to read you your rights?"

"Lobo, if you lay one finger on Batman or myself, I will punt your worthless hide into the sun."

He could never explain it. Something about Lobo always made his blood boil. And now he was working for the Joker.

He allowed his eyes to glow red, heat vision begging for release. The air around his eyes wavered with the heat.

"I'm giving you one chance, Lobo. Turn around now, and leave Gotham City."

Logan Howlett

05-06-2006, 11:24 PM

"Lobo, if you lay one finger on Batman or myself, I will punt your worthless hide into the sun."

He could never explain it. Something about Lobo always made his blood boil. And now he was working for the Joker.

He allowed his eyes to glow red, heat vision begging for release. The air around his eyes wavered with the heat.

"I'm giving you one chance, Lobo. Turn around now, and leave Gotham City."

"I gota ask......does that ever work? I mean has anyone ever gone, you know what, this is my last chance, I think I'll pick up my ball and go home. I mean realy???? Oh...... are you mad? Oh no, guess I should go now......NOT! Are you kidding, just standing here pissin you off is enough for me, hehehe. But me and Bats aint realy met to much before. I heard alot about ya though.....but ya don't use guns.....Why? I mean, for me, there aint nothin better than the feel of a Czarnian c22-exc, check it out."

I pull my gun from my holster and point the handel ant Bats, basicaly tellin him to take it, but.......he just stands their pretending to be a badass.

"Ok....fine.....don't grab my gun....hehe....No seriously folks, I gota haul ya in, and we can do this the hard way or the easy way............Oh who am I kiddin, the hard way is SOOOOOOOOO much more fun!"

With that I lay a stomp kick into Supes chest, sendin him into the wall next to Bats.

"Now I'm no idiot, I know that won't put ya down for long.......but I wanted t give ya time to think about somethin. I got a thermo-nuclear war head stashed in my bike right now and all I have to do is press this little button on my keys and this city.......goes bye bye......along with the intire population.......So if yur willin to let all them folks, and Bats here, bite the big one just cuz yur to damn stubborn to lose a fight, than by all means.........leme push it......but, and this is where I have fun, you two come with me all nice and quiet like back to the Mayors office so I can get a pay raise, and I'll consider letin all the pretty little people live......deal blue boy?"

MaskedManJRK

05-06-2006, 11:33 PM

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MaskedManJRK

05-06-2006, 11:38 PM

"I gota ask......does that ever work? I mean has anyone ever gone, you know what, this is my last chance, I think I'll pick up my ball and go home. I mean realy???? Oh...... are you mad? Oh no, guess I should go now......NOT! Are you kidding, just standing here pissin you off is enough for me, hehehe. But me and Bats aint realy met to much before. I heard alot about ya though.....but ya don't use guns.....Why? I mean, for me, there aint nothin better than the feel of a Czarnian c22-exc, check it out."

I pull my gun from my holster and point the handel ant Bats, basicaly tellin him to take it, but.......he just stands their pretending to be a badass.

"Ok....fine.....don't grab my gun....hehe....No seriously folks, I gota haul ya in, and we can do this the hard way or the easy way............Oh who am I kiddin, the hard way is SOOOOOOOOO much more fun!"

With that I lay a stomp kick into Supes chest, sendin him into the wall next to Bats.

"Now I'm no idiot, I know that won't put ya down for long.......but I wanted t give ya time to think about somethin. I got a thermo-nuclear war head stashed in my bike right now and all I have to do is press this little button on my keys and this city.......goes bye bye......along with the intire population.......So if yur willin to let all them folks, and Bats here, bite the big one just cuz yur to damn stubborn to lose a fight, than by all means.........leme push it......but, and this is where I have fun, you two come with me all nice and quiet like back to the Mayors office so I can get a pay raise, and I'll consider letin all the pretty little people live......deal blue boy?"

His offer is tempting...getting a chance to face Joker and putting my plan to fruitation...not to mention the fact that he's threatening the people within my city...but without proper planning, it won't work.

Not yet.

"Now, I've got to ask...does THAT offer ever work?"

Logan Howlett

05-06-2006, 11:49 PM

His offer is tempting...getting a chance to face Joker and putting my plan to fruitation...not to mention the fact that he's threatening the people within my city...but without proper planning, it won't work.

Not yet.

"Now, I've got to ask...does THAT offer ever work?"

HA! this guy has some guts....

"Not realy...no....usualy I just frag the whole planet and ask questions later! What? Blue boy didn't tell ya that I was the guy who fragged HIS OWN PLANET! HAHAHA! So ask yerself pal, am I gona have any problem takin out this one mesly little city??? Hell no! I mean...I'll admit its been fun and all, I've had a great vacation, but I could give two s**ts about blowin this whole place to......excuse the refrence...KINDOM COME!"

I pull out a cigar, put it to my lips and lean in next to a burnin car on the side of the road, and light that ***** up.

"Now me an Supes, I blow this town apart, we're gona be just fine. He'll punch me in the dick, I'll kick him in the spleene, we'll be at it for a while, but meanwhile the rest of you fanboys are gona be all like, "Holy ****, I'm dead man!" So you gotta decide right now......is pissin me off worth 5 or 6 million lives??"

Oh come on pussy out! I love it when they pussy out!

MaskedManJRK

05-07-2006, 12:05 AM

HA! this guy has some guts....

"Not realy...no....usualy I just frag the whole planet and ask questions later! What? Blue boy didn't tell ya that I was the guy who fragged HIS OWN PLANET! HAHAHA! So ask yerself pal, am I gona have any problem takin out this one mesly little city??? Hell no! I mean...I'll admit its been fun and all, I've had a great vacation, but I could give two s**ts about blowin this whole place to......excuse the refrence...KINDOM COME!"

I pull out a cigar, put it to my lips and lean in next to a burnin car on the side of the road, and light that ***** up.

"Now me an Supes, I blow this town apart, we're gona be just fine. He'll punch me in the dick, I'll kick him in the spleene, we'll be at it for a while, but meanwhile the rest of you fanboys are gona be all like, "Holy ****, I'm dead man!" So you gotta decide right now......is pissin me off worth 5 or 6 million lives??"

Oh come on pussy out! I love it when they pussy out!

I look back at the people that were hanging from their windows when me and Superman came up--they're now shutting thier windows again and I can even see a few dozen or so running away.

I just need to give a small distraction before I let the two beat the crap out of each other so that more can escape.

"Frankly, I don't care if you both kill each other tonight--just keep it away from Gotham City. With no civilians to save, Superman will be completely focused on the fight, making it an even better fight for you.

"What do you say? Just move it outside of the city, and you two will be completely alone to settle your differences..."

Logan Howlett

05-07-2006, 12:11 AM

I look back at the people that were hanging from their windows when me and Superman came up--they're now shutting thier windows again and I can even see a few dozen or so running away.

I just need to give a small distraction before I let the two beat the crap out of each other so that more can escape.

"Frankly, I don't care if you both kill each other tonight--just keep it away from Gotham City. With no civilians to save, Superman will be completely focused on the fight, making it an even better fight for you.

"What do you say? Just move it outside of the city, and you two will be completely alone to settle your differences..."

"Hmmmmmm, so now we're negotiating....and to think I didn't bring my lawyer!....You have a good point and all, a one on one with big blue completly uniterupted would be one hell of a fight! Buuuuuuuuut! The new mayor is payin me some fat cash for this! Hell, he says someone with deep pockets is backing this whole thing! And the way he said deeeeeeep, I can't just let that go now can I? I mean, besides the chance to nail Big Bule to a wall, what can you offer me that he can't? Unless your some billionier under that mask I doubt that I'm gona care much what you have to say at all! Its all about the money baby! Moola! CASH! Buckarinoes! So whats it gona be, you comin with me, or do I give Gotham a makeover?"

LibrarianThorne

05-07-2006, 01:45 AM

"Hmmmmmm, so now we're negotiating....and to think I didn't bring my lawyer!....You have a good point and all, a one on one with big blue completly uniterupted would be one hell of a fight! Buuuuuuuuut! The new mayor is payin me some fat cash for this! Hell, he says someone with deep pockets is backing this whole thing! And the way he said deeeeeeep, I can't just let that go now can I? I mean, besides the chance to nail Big Bule to a wall, what can you offer me that he can't? Unless your some billionier under that mask I doubt that I'm gona care much what you have to say at all! Its all about the money baby! Moola! CASH! Buckarinoes! So whats it gona be, you comin with me, or do I give Gotham a makeover?"

Lobo still had that incredible strength. Superman picked himself up, and shook the dirt and dust out of his hair. He knew what he had to do. Lobo's biggest negotiating piece was his bike, equipped with that atomic warhead.

He would get one shot at this, and he was banking on the fact that he could survive whatever force the nuke could put out.

He moved like only he could move, using x-ray vision at superspeed to locate the bounty hunter's bike. He grabbed the front end of the bike and took off straight into the sky. He moved so fast that the colors of his costume blended into a violet streak. In an eighteenth of a second, he was already in the stratosphere and still climbing. A millisecond later, he was in space, and the bike had begun to react to him, struggling against his grip.

From his eyes leapt twin beams of fire, heat vision spearing the warhead in the bike.

The explosion was like a miniature sun as it cooked off, sending the Man of Steel earthwards, fire trailing behind him.

Five seconds after he had hurtled skyward, Superman landed in Gotham, his impact creating a small crater twenty feet in front of the ruins of the GCPD. He laid still, his cape smoldering around him.

wiegeabo

05-07-2006, 02:23 AM

My ring screams out an alarm! I scan and detect a fast moving, intense readiation source. I don't know exactly what it is, but I have a good guess.

I take off after it, not willing to take a chance. Now I just have to determine why it is in such close proximity to a Kryptonian.

It moves fast, faster than I can catch it. By the time I've just broken the atmosphere, the blinding light appears. Knowing what a nuclear detontation can do, and without even thinking about it, I extend a shield outwards, blocking all electromagnetic frequencies. The atmosphere will protect the people from radiation, but not an EM pulse.

I grip my ring arm with my other arm under the strain. It has been a while since I've constructed something so large. The shield continues to grow. Some EM interferenced gets past me, but it shouldn't cause more than a minor disruption. I absorb all the nuclear energy I can into my ring to help power the shield. While it is intense, it is not nearly as pure as Oan power. But it does help keep my ring from being depleted.

In little time, the explosion and pulse fade. My ring has only suffered a minor dip in power, although it feels like I've been through a workout. I look and can just see a small blue and red form against the blackness decending quickly. Why am I not surprised? That's when I notice something is wrong.

Superman is heading towards the Earth with his back turned towards the planet. Dammit to hells! I follow as quickly as I can, willing my ring to send a message to Rayner's, describing what has just happened. We descend through the atmosphere. I extend a hand out with my ring, but it reaches out too slowly. We arrive back in Gotham, Superman beating me by only seconds. I'm close enough to see him slam into the ground but can't stop it.

I land next to the newly formed crater, at the side of a collapsed building. Taking a moment to examine my surroundings, I see the light displaying the batsign in the air. How fortuitous. I also see a large white-skinned alien you looks like...a Czarnian? But they are all extinct!

And I also see him...the Batman.

"Well," I say, scanning with my ring to ensure that Superman is alive, "I assume you can explain what is going on?"

MaskedManJRK

05-07-2006, 01:27 PM

IC: Batman

Lobo still had that incredible strength. Superman picked himself up, and shook the dirt and dust out of his hair. He knew what he had to do. Lobo's biggest negotiating piece was his bike, equipped with that atomic warhead.

He would get one shot at this, and he was banking on the fact that he could survive whatever force the nuke could put out.

He moved like only he could move, using x-ray vision at superspeed to locate the bounty hunter's bike. He grabbed the front end of the bike and took off straight into the sky. He moved so fast that the colors of his costume blended into a violet streak. In an eighteenth of a second, he was already in the stratosphere and still climbing. A millisecond later, he was in space, and the bike had begun to react to him, struggling against his grip.

From his eyes leapt twin beams of fire, heat vision spearing the warhead in the bike.

The explosion was like a miniature sun as it cooked off, sending the Man of Steel earthwards, fire trailing behind him.

Five seconds after he had hurtled skyward, Superman landed in Gotham, his impact creating a small crater twenty feet in front of the ruins of the GCPD. He laid still, his cape smoldering around him.

Only one thing came to my mind as Clark plummeted back to Earth:

"Showoff."

I look back to Lobo, and to say that he was shocked would be putting it lightly.

"Looks like you lost your bargining chip, Lobo."

I land next to the newly formed crater, at the side of a collapsed building. Taking a moment to examine my surroundings, I see the light displaying the batsign in the air. How fortuitous. I also see a large white-skinned alien you looks like...a Czarnian? But they are all extinct!

And I also see him...the Batman.

"Well," I say, scanning with my ring to ensure that Superman is alive, "I assume you can explain what is going on?"

Suddenly yet another super-powered being enters Gotham. In a fit of humor, I almost want to ask if there's a convention I wasn't aware of.

Sinestro. Turncoat of the Green Lantern Corp. and one of the greatest scourges that has roamed this universe.

He is supposed to be a hero now, but I still don't completely trust him--just as I don't trust Jordan for the same reason...and Guy on general princible.

But I'll work with him...but I'm watching every move the bastard makes...

"You want the cliff-notes? Basically--kidnapped by terrorists, stopped a madman from world domination, came back, now going to stop a madman from city-wide domination. Same s**t, different day."

Batman

05-07-2006, 02:14 PM

A manhole cover leading to the Gotham City sewer system goes flying off as a Bat-shaped grappling hook flies out of the manhole itself. Moments later, Nightwing is pulled from it, and flips, landing amist a dark alleyway. (Which was common, in Gotham)

Dick took a moment to gather himself as he looked back at the manhole in disgust.

Jesus, I forgot how much I hated the stench...

Looking up, He breathed in the night's air. Then started to gag, remembering Gotham's pollutioned air. Of course, since The Joker began ruling Gotham with an iron fist, so to speak, it had gotten worse.

As Nightwing climbed up a nearby fire escape, and headed for the rooftops to begin his investigation of the woman who had drugged Croc, His comm went off...

"Robin, Nightwing, meet me in the cave, we'll prepare and plan there."

Nightwing immediately stopped in his tracks, with an eyebrow arched.

...

Well... That was... convieniant, of him.

Having a small debate to himself on whether or not to obey Bruce's orders, or continue with his investigation, Nightwing quickly came to the conclusion that... Even if he had to take on Gotham's entire underworld himself... It would be a hell of alot easier than arguing with Batman.

Nightwing grimaced, turning around. He had left his motorcycle in the sewers, for the off-hand chance he had to get out of the City for some reason. Now he had to go back...

* * *

The engine roared on Nightwing's motorcycle as He cut through the darkened woods, and wheelied through the waterfall that soon came into his path. Within seconds, Nightwing from being in the woods to being surrounded by faint, electronic lights hooked into the graphite walls of a Cave.

He was home.

Stopping his bike near the turntable that the Batmobile usually sat upon, Nightwing took off his helmet and rushed to the main part of the Cave, where The Question and Robin were standing. More importantly, they were standing without a Bat-like sillouette behind them.

Damn it, Bruce tells me to meet him here and he doesn't even have the common curotisy to stay?

Dick looks at the featureless face of The Question. They had met before, but briefly... So Dick really still had to get used to it.

"...I'm... tempted to make a 'no-face' joke, but I'm sure you've heard them all."

Nightwing turns to Robin.

"Kid, please tell me that there's a good reason that Batman isn't here right now."

wiegeabo

05-07-2006, 02:18 PM

IC: Batman

Only one thing came to my mind as Clark plummeted back to Earth:

"Showoff."

I look back to Lobo, and to say that he was shocked would be putting it lightly.

"Looks like you lost your bargining chip, Lobo."

Suddenly yet another super-powered being enters Gotham. In a fit of humor, I almost want to ask if there's a convention I wasn't aware of.

Sinestro. Turncoat of the Green Lantern Corp. and one of the greatest scourges that has roamed this universe.

He is supposed to be a hero now, but I still don't completely trust him--just as I don't trust Jordan for the same reason...and Guy on general princible.

But I'll work with him...but I'm watching every move the bastard makes...

"You want the cliff-notes? Basically--kidnapped by terrorists, stopped a madman from world domination, came back, now going to stop a madman from city-wide domination. Same s**t, different day."

Such a colorful euphemism. Almost something Gardner would say. I finish scanning Superman. He's alive, but injured, although he'll likely heal. He is somewhat radioactive, but nothing seriously dangerous. He'll want to limit his contact with humans until he can be decontaminated. I'd do it, but I do not think I am going to be given the time.

"I take it you still do not trust me," I say to Batman. "Very well, I will have to find a way to change that."

I walk up to the Czarnian (who should not exist by the way) and stand before him. "Perhaps you should leave now. I think you have caused enough trouble."

The Question

05-07-2006, 04:53 PM

"That might work. I'll handle that. You and Question should search around for her--if you find her and she's not heading towards the signal, reach me through the comm.."

Scouring through a city going through massive riots for one woman who I've never even seen before.

Going to be a long night.

I turn to the kid. Christ, he can't be much older than 16. I can only guess how his life landed him here.

"We'll go in a minute. I need to make a quick phone call first."

I walk a few feet away, take out my cell phone, and call Tot. After a few seconds, he picks up.

"Hello?"

"Hey."

"Charlie?"

"Who else calls you?"

"Good God. I was worried sick. Where the hell have you been?"

"Out of town. Super hero stuff."

"You're with those vigilantes I'm always hearing about on the news, aren't you?"

"Pretty much. I got to ride around in a flying metal beetle."

"How great for you."

"Listen. I need you to do me a favor."

"What?"

"You know that friend of mine I introduced you to? John?"

"The british guy?"

"Yeah. I need you to go to my apartment. I have his adress written down. Go to him and ask him to cover my patrol rout while I'm gone. He'll ***** about it, but just tell him I'll be even more in his debt."

"Alright. Be careful."

"Will do, boss. Seeya."

I hang up, and walk back over to the kid.

"Let's go. I'll drive."

Suddenly, one of Bruce's people walks in. I think I read about him in the newspaper once. N....something.

"...I'm... tempted to make a 'no-face' joke, but I'm sure you've heard them all."

"You think?"

"Kid, please tell me that there's a good reason that Batman isn't here right now."

"He went to go look for some mystery woman. We were about to go help."

Speedball

05-07-2006, 05:01 PM

"Kid, please tell me that there's a good reason that Batman isn't here right now."

"Right now he's headed toward the GCPD, to use the batsignal to HOPEFULLY get the attention of this Mystery Lady, who's out in Gotham taking down Joker's goons. The Question and I are going to go out looking for her too."

As the Question and I enter the car, I can't help but feel weird. I'm traveling around a havoc-filled Gotham City with a person I barely know and am looking for a woman I have no clue about.

"So Question, do you any Idea how were gonna find this lady?"

Batman

05-07-2006, 05:20 PM

"He went to go look for some mystery woman. We were about to go help."

Nightwing raises an eyebrow. He didn't know whether it was because they had heard about the mystery woman, or whether it was just because the voice that came from the invisible mouth creeped the hell out of him.

"Mystery woman? Funny you should mention that... I just finished hogtying a drugged up Killer Croc in the Gotham sewers. He said something about being attacked by a woman in a mask... And it wasn't one of our associates. I was about to go look for her before I got Batman's message... If you're going to help him with that, you can count me in."

The Question

05-07-2006, 08:05 PM

"Mystery woman? Funny you should mention that... I just finished hogtying a drugged up Killer Croc in the Gotham sewers. He said something about being attacked by a woman in a mask... And it wasn't one of our associates. I was about to go look for her before I got Batman's message... If you're going to help him with that, you can count me in."

"Fine. Get in the car. I'm driving."

Bruce's people and I get into one of Bruce's "Batmobiles." Doesn't look like the unholy black chariot of the night that all of the artist renderings make it out to be (although, really, none of those make Bruce, Superman, or anyone in this buisness look how they actually do). It's a short black car, and armored. It's got fins on the back, and Bruce's symbol on the front. Otherwise, it's just a car. Customized like hell, but a car none the less. I've seen the origional one around here. From what I can guess, that was some sort of military prototype he 'borrowed.' The rest, looks like he had made in the same design, but less profesionally. This is the only one with front and back seats. The three of us get in.

"So Question, do you any Idea how were gonna find this lady?"

"I honestly have no idea."

I turn on the car, and hit the gas. We zoom out of the cave and onto the back roads.

Damn, Bruce knows his cars.

Batman

05-07-2006, 08:37 PM

"Fine. Get in the car. I'm driving"

...

I don't know what scares me more. The voice, or the fact that he's going to drive.

Nightwing had heard about this guy. Everyone claimed he was a nut. However, everyone also claimed Batman was a nut...

...Wait. Bruce IS a nut.

But Dick had spent enough time under the wing of a nut to know how to handle them, and what to expect, to a degree... So when the time came to get into one of the Batmobiles, Nightwing decided not to argue. It would probably get them faster into the city anyway, rather than if Dick used his motorcycle.

"Okay, then. But if it gets crashed, stomped on, scratched up, or just plain totaled, and Batman finds out... This wasn't my idea.", Nightwing says, leaping into the passenger's seat as The Question gets in on the opposite side, with Robin going in the back.

As the engine roared, and Gotham became visible once again in a matter of minutes, Robin asked The Question... a question, to which he responded...

"I honestly have no idea."

Nightwing began thinking. Croc was attacked at Arkham Asylum. Was there a possibility the woman would be there, still?

Probaby not... Croc escaped from his cell, so there's no telling how long he was locked up there.

Nightwing looked over at The Question.

"How long has Bats been looking for her? He's probably had some luck by now. That, or gotten involved in heavily dangerous situation. Either way, Contacting him probably wouldn't hurt.

Speedball

05-07-2006, 08:48 PM

"So when we find this lady, I don't think we should apprehend her or anything like that. We need to question her, see who's side she is on. We need to track her, to see where she goes. I suggest you two distract her. I'll get out while you guys talk to her. I'll put a tracking device on her car or bike or whatever she uses. If she doesn't have some kind of transport, then i think we may need to fight her to get the tracker on her."

The Question

05-07-2006, 08:58 PM

"He's only been gone for a few minutes. said he was going to try and get her atention with that 'abt signal' of his. Besides, city this size, we're more likely to find her if we split up."

"So when we find this lady, I don't think we should apprehend her or anything like that. We need to question her, see who's side she is on. We need to track her, to see where she goes. I suggest you two distract her. I'll get out while you guys talk to her. I'll put a tracking device on her car or bike or whatever she uses. If she doesn't have some kind of transport, then i think we may need to fight her to get the tracker on her."

".....or we could just, you know, talk to her."

I drive hrough the city. After a little while, I see the bat signal shining.

"Looks like Bruce's part of the plan worked. So, where would you think a female vigilante would head for first. By the way, I didn't catch your names."

Batman

05-07-2006, 09:06 PM

"He's only been gone for a few minutes. said he was going to try and get her atention with that 'abt signal' of his. Besides, city this size, we're more likely to find her if we split up."

I drive hrough the city. After a little while, I see the bat signal shining.

"Looks like Bruce's part of the plan worked. So, where would you think a female vigilante would head for first. By the way, I didn't catch your names."

Nightwing looks over at Question the minute he hears the name 'Bruce'. It was surprising, but Dick didn't really care. He didn't tell Bruce how to run his life, much less who to tell his identity to, or not.

"My guess would be to start at Park Row. It's always been the worst part of Gotham... And the woman obviously isn't fond of criminals."

Nightwing sees The Question look at him, after that comment. He didn't know what Dick was talking about, and for good reason. Dick didn't reveal that information yet.

"Remember when I said she attacked Killer Croc? It was during an assault on Arkham Asylum. He also mentioned Jonathan Crane, The Scarecrow... It isn't hard to guess."

Nightwing crosses his arms.

"And it's Nightwing, for reference. We'll leave it at that... Considering the only name I know you by is 'The Question'... Or so I've heard that's what they call you."

Speedball

05-07-2006, 09:10 PM

Unlike Dick, I give him my first name. Not my fault he has goes by a slang word for a private part.

"My name's Robin, but you can call me Tim. We could also try Crime Alley. the name kinda says it all."

The Question

05-07-2006, 09:34 PM

Spike_x1

05-07-2006, 10:01 PM

"Shut up for cryin' out loud!"

Even with the combined intelligence of thousands of his victims, Rudy Jones could not find an answer to a very troublesome problem that he was having at the moment: How to get a baby girl to stop crying.

Without killing her, that is.

He had tried to shapeshift into some funny faces for her while in the cover of a dark alley. He had tried to make a cool looking lightshow for her with his glowing eyes. He had even considered doing such mundane activities as playing pattycake with Jessica before remembering that he currently only had one hand.

"Oy. I need some f'ing energy." Rudy looked at his daugher who was wailing from on top of a pile of rags in the alley, "Cripes, I'm even swearing less now that I've got you around me all the time." He looked at the blackened stump protruding from his left arm. 'What the hell were those weapons that those jerks were blasting at me?' he wondered. 'I wonder if I can...' He grasped his wrist and closed his eyes to concentrate. He could feel something happening in what was left of his arm. He opened his eyes and watched as, first the bone splinters, then the veins and the skin began to regrow, rebuilding his arm. It looked like burning flesh, only shown in reverse. Once the forearm was fully regenerated, the Parasite wiped the sweat from his brow. Rebuilding his body had exhausted huge quantities of his energy reserves whenever he had tried it in the past. "I guess my new body is still limited in that area, at least," he said to himself.

Suddenly a squad car marked with Metropolis' Special Crimes Unit's logo shot by the opening of the alley with its siren blaring and lights flashing. Startled, Jones picked up Jessica and leapt behind a dumpster. When the patrol car's noise finally faded, Rudy breathed a sigh of relief. They hadn't spotted him. Noticing the absence of mind-numbing crying, he looked down at his daughter in his arms and found her smiling up at him. Warmly.

"Don't look at me like that, kid." Rudy looked away from the runt. "If there's gonna be any more of those soldiers comin' after us, then I'll need a whole lot more energy than what I've got right now in order to fight back. There's only one place that I can think of for us to go to for shelter, and it ain't gonna be a comfortable experience, believe me."'Thank God she finally stopped her frickin' crying,' Rudy thought while ascending the elevator. Jessica was sleeping soundly, nestled and concealed in a large black duffle bag hanging from Jones' shoulder. 'Lordy, I gotta be the worst damn father of all freakin' time."

The elevator slowed to a halt and the doors slid open with an old fashioned-sounding ring. Rudy took several deep breaths and held his hand out to stop the doors from automatically reclosing. The next few minutes of his life were going to be even more awkward than it was when Kyla had confronted him at the bar. He slowly stepped out of the compartment. The weight on his shoulders was immense. Each footstep was an increasing tremor with the closing distance between him and his destination. He could see the door at the end of the hallway. A single apartment on 1938 Sullivan contained something that even had the Parasite cringing at the mere thought of. He didn't know how long he stood in front of that doorway, but when he at last summoned the courage to knock, he was so shaky that he almost dropped the bag containing his girl. After a moment, Rudy could hear the locks on the other side of the door being released and the door began to swing open slowly.

Lois Lane had a quizzical expression on her face. She didn't recognize the Parasite in his human form. "Can I help you, Mister..."

Rudy didn't know what to say. He couldn't feel the Boyscout's energy anywhere in the vicinity, meaning that Clark wasn't home. Plus the fact that Rudy himself was supposed to be dead to the world wasn't going to help matters in the least. Nor would the fact that his former alternate personality of Torval Freeman had participated in Lois Lane's original murder, which became what most people thought was the catalyst of what was almost the end of the world, however, that story did not start at that point. But that was Rudy's little secret, for the moment at least, and he'd get around to revealing it when he was good and ready, but now wasn't the proper time.

Nope, Jones definitely wasn't expecting to be met with open arms when he told Lois who he really was.

"Uh, can you tell me where Clark is?" Jeez! What was wrong with Rudy?! Why couldn't he just zap the information straight from Lane's own brain? 'I must be getting soft in my old age,' he thought.

Lois looked at Rudy for a second, lowered her sight to the duffle bag at his side, then brought her gaze up to meet the man's eyes once again. "He's away. Now," Lane put her hands on her hips, "Who might be asking for him, hm?"

Rudy gritted his teeth and put the bag with Jessica inside gently on the floor. "We've met a few times before, Lois. I understand if you don't recognize me. I've just got one of those faces, y'know?" He held out his hand for a shake. "I'm Rudy Jones."

Johnny Blaze

05-07-2006, 10:16 PM

“Sir, he’s in position”, stated the officer as he looked over the monitor screens.

“Good. Bring it up”, replied General Eiling as he calmly watched the operation that was underway.
The general and a small contingent of trusted personal were in the middle of the Atlantic on the USS Pathfinder, an advanced military research ship outfitted with some of the best technology on the planet. Along with the General and his small crew were the four subjects. This was their test run to see how well they operated in the field. Two of the subjects remained on deck while the other two were under the water completing their mission.

The waters were calm, at least as calm as the middle of the Atlantic Ocean can be, and there was not a single cloud in the beautiful night sky. The ship had it’s own sets of lights, but the light from the full moon was enough to bath the entire area in light.

Suddenly, the waters in front of the ship began to churn and bubble. General Eiling walked out on deck to observe the scene unfolding before him.

“You should stand clear sir”, said the female subject who remained on the ship, “just in case.”

“You’re concern is touching, little bird, but I’m not missing this for anything.”

The subject just nodded her head in acceptance, “Yes sir.”

Soon, from the churning waters, came the two test subjects…the female carrying a large object as she flew out of the water and onto the ship’s deck. She placed the object on the deck as the male test subject who accompanied her shot out of the water with graceful agility. The subjects lined up to attention as the General walked past them, staring at his prize.

“Well done, soldiers”, he said as he gazed into the glass tubing that comprised part of the object to the creature inside, “well done.”

Eiling turned on his heels and faced the test subjects.
“You’ve all done an excellent job today, soldiers. This was your first field test, and you all passed with flying colors. Soon you’ll be seeing some real action. Until then you will continue with your training as soon as we return to base.”

The four subjects said nothing. They simply saluted the general and returned to inside the ship after the general returned the salute.

Doctor Saunders walked up to the general as a group of engineers began inspecting the object.

“The container seems to have taken no damage during it’s time on the ocean floor.”

“Of course, Saunders. Aquaman’s no fool. You honestly think he’d risk something this powerful escaping?”

“I would hope not”, replied Saunders as he inspected the container.

“How soon can you have it ready, Doctor?”

Saunders remained silent for a handful of seconds before answering as he thought out the scenarios in his head, “Since it appears the creature is in perfect condition, we can have it ready within a week, at the least.”

“Good”, said Eiling as he gazed into the eyes of the creature. Those large red eyes. He was almost there. His goal was within reach. Soon he will be able to begin the final phase of his plan…and then the world would be his rule as he saw fit.

“Get to work, Doctor”, said Eiling as he walked off back into the ship’s interior, leaving the Doctor and his staff of scientists to get started.

Ten days had passed since they returned from their mission in the Atlantic. The retrieval mission, which was also a test run of their new creations, was a complete success. The contents of the package that was dragged up from the sea floor was in perfect condition and in a state of deep hibernation.
Still, nothing went off perfectly. The scientists working on the subject were running into hurdles. It would be at least another three days before the creature was ready.
Eiling was a patient man though. He had waited for this moment for years, so he could stand another few days.

The General sat back in a comfortable black leather chair in his air conditioned office as he sipped a glass of warm gin and went over reports. The new creations had been participating in highly secretive military games, and have been showing great strides in their teamwork and ruthlessness.

There were other matters though going on that caught his attention. The Gotham situation was still a mess. If Eiling had his way, his plans would already be put into motion and he and his new team would've defused the situation in hours. No matter though. Let the heroes have one last day in the sun before he sends them all to Hell.

A small slender black cell phone on the general's desk began to ring. Eiling took his time and took another sip of gin and finished the paragraph of the report he was currently reading before answering.

"Eiling", the General said as he answered his phone and continued to read his report.

"I see..."

"No, I---"

Eiling slowly placed the paper down on his desk and spoke in a calm, cool voice, "I understand the problem, son, but frankly I don't give a rat's ass. You get it done. I want Jones' daughter and I want her now. I don't care what it takes or what you've got to do to get her, just do it. Do you understand, soldier?"

"Good...and don't ever, ever, interrupt me again", said Eiling as he ended the call.

Eiling sighed and rubbed his temples. Good help was so hard to find.

A knock on the door snapped the general back to reality.

"Yes?"

An frail young man in an officer's uniform entered and saluted.

"What is it, private", asked Eiling as he returned the salute.

"Sir, I am to inform the general that the remaining batch has been finished, sir."

Eiling's eyes sparkled at this good news and a large smile found it's way to his face.
"Outstanding news, son", said the general as he stood up from his desk and downed the rest of his drink.
Walking up to the private, Eiling motioned towards his office door, "Well? Take me to them soldier."

Logan Howlett

05-07-2006, 10:49 PM

I stand in the middle of the road, stunned at what the hell just happened.....First Blue boy grabs my bike, flys into space, and blows it all to hell! Then the blast sends him down into a gian fraggin crater! NOW, out nowhere, I gota deal with a Green Lantern bastard!...I can only think of one thing.....

"My hog..................ALRIGHT! THATS IT! You thought THAT was gona stop me! YOU AINT TO FRAGGIN BRIGHT BLUE BOY! If you were aimin tp piss me off as much as you could......YOU JUST ****ING DID!......And as fer you......I don't take to kindly to Lantern folk.....I been incarserated a few times by yur buddies, know what I did to them? Why don't ya scan yer databank for on the job casulties, you'll find my name written on at least HALF of em'!!.......Look like big blue won't be movin to much for the time begin, so I think I'll give him a nice lil' present for when he wakes up!......BOTH OF YER FRAGGIN HEADS STAPLED TO THE PUSSY SEAT OF MY NEW BIKE!!!!!!"

I look at the ground and spot a manhole cover not but two feet away from my foot.....I gota take out that tricky lil' bat first, I heard he's got a bag a tricks a mile long! I kick the manhole cover up off the ground and hurl it into his gut!!

"What? NEVER PLAYED FRISBE?"

I look at the Lantern, he seems a bit confused, maybe I should explain the situation. I charge hard, and fast, puttin my shoulder in his gut!

"You see, you were half right! The Cazarinan race HAS been wiped out.....all with the exception a' me! Ya see, as I was explainin to BATS here earlier, I am the one who offed every last stinkin one a them! Hehehe......and now that you guys have reeeeeeeeeeealy pissed me off, I'm gona make sure that I do the same, NOT ONLY to this fraggin city, but to every last BASTICH on this raotten as planet!!!"

I grab hold of the Lanterns head, pullin him close, and I attach a grenade to his hip.

"Bon voyage bub!"

I upercut him in the jaw sendin him packin a few hundred feet into the sky as the grenade blows. It aint a high powered nuke grade weapon, but it packs a punch! I look back at the bat lyin on the ground, I walk up close to him.

"You realy should pick your friends better pal......Now I gota squish your head into a paste......hope ya dont mind....."

I grab hold of his skull, seems a bit more dense than I would have expected.....I thought Batman was human??? What the hell?

"Ok, I aint in the mood for a long drawn out session! I'll just do it the old fassion way!"

I put a pistol under his neck as I ask,

"Any last words NIGHT RAT!.....Huh, what was that? You want me to find your little spandex clad partners and shred em' to peices before I kill everyone else?? WELL OK! WHY DIDN'T YA ASK SOONER??!!!! Now its time to find out what your blood type is!"

wiegeabo

05-07-2006, 11:15 PM

I'm in the air before I can comprehend what just happened when the high explosive attached to my hip goes off. I rocket to the side into a building that was probably abandoned not long ago.

"Ok, I aint in the mood for a long drawn out session! I'll just do it the old fassion way!"

I put a pistol under his neck as I ask,

"Any last words NIGHT RAT!.....Huh, what was that? You want me to find your little spandex clad partners and shred em' to peices before I kill everyone else?? WELL OK! WHY DIDN'T YA ASK SOONER??!!!! Now its time to find out what your blood type is!"

By the time I can lift my head up somehow Batman is at this disadvantage. I feel the rage overcome my face. "RRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!"

The whole section of the buidling around me explodes. I see Lobo look up at the blinding flash with a look of sheer surprise, and I feed on it. A blade lashes out from my ring, slicing the gun pressed against the Batman's neck in half. A moment later, I bring my fist right into the white-skinned bastard's face, and send him flying into another building.

A yellow hand reaches into the rubble, pulls Lobo from it, and smashes him face first into the ground across the street. I pick him back up and swing him over my head, bringing his back against the ground, cracking it into fragments.

I toss him into the air, fly up above him, grab my ring arm with my other, and blast the obomination with pure energy, driving him back into the ground below. I drop myself down shoulder first, returning the favor by driving it into his chest, putting him further into the hole his body formed.

I pick him up by the front of his clothes and put my face right infront of his stinking features. "Maybe you couldn't tell by the color of the ring that is kicking your brains in. But, I. AM. NOT. A. GREEN. LANTERN!"

I drop him back onto the ground. "At least...not yet."

wiegeabo

05-07-2006, 11:16 PM

-EDIT dupe post-

Logan Howlett

05-07-2006, 11:41 PM

I'm in the air before I can comprehend what just happened when the high explosive attached to my hip goes off. I rocket to the side into a building that was probably abandoned not long ago.

By the time I can lift my head up somehow Batman is at this disadvantage. I feel the rage overcome my face. "RRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!"

The whole section of the buidling around me explodes. I see Lobo look up at the blinding flash with a look of sheer surprise, and I feed on it. A blade lashes out from my ring, slicing the gun pressed against the Batman's neck in half. A moment later, I bring my fist right into the white-skinned bastard's face, and send him flying into another building.

A yellow hand reaches into the rubble, pulls Lobo from it, and smashes him face first into the ground across the street. I pick him back up and swing him over my head, bringing his back against the ground, cracking it into fragments.

I toss him into the air, fly up above him, grab my ring arm with my other, and blast the obomination with pure energy, driving him back into the ground below. I drop myself down shoulder first, returning the favor by driving it into his chest, putting him further into the hole his body formed.

I pick him up by the front of his clothes and put my face right infront of his stinking features. "Maybe you couldn't tell by the color of the ring that is kicking your brains in. But, I. AM. NOT. A. GREEN. LANTERN!"

I drop him back onto the ground. "At least...not yet."

WOW! I haven't had my head pummled that hard since.......we'll since Supes! I MEAN DAMN! THIS guy has got some power! I start creepin my way out of the hole......he didn't peirce anything, LUCK HIM! All I am is a little banged up, but I feel it healin.

"Well........maybe.....YOU.....couldn't....tell.... but Czarnians.....DONT...GO...DOWN...EASY!"

I srping to my feet, pistols at the ready. I fire off about 200 rounds in somewhere about 3.2 seconds........almost all of them nailin him in the chest. he fals backwards and onto one knee.

"I reeeeeeeeealy hope ya didn't think you could put ME down pal! Haven't ya heard? Only a CZARNIAN can kill a CZARNIAN! Jebus! I figured A ring wearer like yurself would know that!........but ya say ya aint a Lantern??? HMMM! Well......Alright, whatever! LIKE I GIVE A DAMN! The only things I care about are as follows, A.......MONEY!.....B......KICKIN FANBOY ASS!......and C.......MY FRAgGIN BIKE! So far you've screwed up everything but B! So I guess I just gota learn to love what I have!"

I drop my hook from my arm, swing it hard through the air and into his jaw!

"LIKE THE TASTE OF THAT?!!"

I walk close to this Lantern fanboy, and wrap the chain around his feet. I am REALY gettin tired of that FRAGIN BATSYMBOL! So I hurls him round, and around, finaly droping the chain out and smakin him straight in the middle! It shatters in a bright electtric explosion.

"Well, well, well, if THAT didn't kill the last lingering bit of hope yer fare city had left! HAHAHAHAHAHA! Time to finish this!"

With one hand I grab hold of the glowing fanboy by the throaght, and with the other I pick up Batgeek. I choke em' hard for a moment as I lookin between the two sets of eyes.

"Yer skulls will look REALY pretty on my dash!"

wiegeabo

05-08-2006, 12:00 AM

The bullets from his guns, I shrug off. A good deal of pressure, but no pain.

No pain from the hook to my jaw either, but my head whipping around jars my mind.

Being smashed into Batman's spotlight, and the resulting explosion, that hurt a little.

"Well, well, well, if THAT didn't kill the last lingering bit of hope yer fare city had left! HAHAHAHAHAHA! Time to finish this!"

With one hand I grab hold of the glowing fanboy by the throaght, and with the other I pick up Batgeek. I choke em' hard for a moment as I lookin between the two sets of eyes.

"Yer skulls will look REALY pretty on my dash!"

I calmy look into his eye while I will air into my lungs. Lobo turns around as he feels a tap on his shoulder. All he sees is the yellow hand extending from my ring. While his head is turned, I kick him as hard as I can in the groin with a now well armored boot. The look on his face is priceless.

He drops us both a moment later. I blast him with energy, and he goes flying, buying us time and space. I crack my knuckles.

"You were right. It is time we finish this."

Trigger

05-08-2006, 11:48 AM

"Got it."

She said simple before turning and balencing on the edge of the roof.

"Now, if you please, I've just gotten word that someone else of benifit is nearing." She jumped off the roof, sending a line out and swinging to the ground below.

OOC: Trigger we're on our way.

"I've been had!" Rose cried out in fustration.

She punched one of the walls inside the theater lobby. She had spent the last hour looking for "Batman". She had hoped to find him here, but apparently that Zack character had lied to her.

She stomped out of the lobby and looked up at the sky. She had done that several times since being revived and it never ceased to amaze her how easily she could be swallowed up by its enormity.

She pushed some of her white hair behind her ear and took one more look around her surroundings. There was no one here...or was there?

Rose sat down on the street curb and let out a loud sigh, "Where does one find a Batman....?"

She tried to ponder this inquiry further, but her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of another person landing on the ground. She stifled a scream and looked at the new arrival with curious eyes.

"W-who are you?"

twylight

05-08-2006, 12:39 PM

"I've been had!" Rose cried out in fustration.

She punched one of the walls inside the theater lobby. She had spent the last hour looking for "Batman". She had hoped to find him here, but apparently that Zack character had lied to her.

She stomped out of the lobby and looked up at the sky. She had done that several times since being revived and it never ceased to amaze her how easily she could be swallowed up by its enormity.

She pushed some of her white hair behind her ear and took one more look around her surroundings. There was no one here...or was there?

Rose sat down on the street curb and let out a loud sigh, "Where does one find a Batman....?"

She tried to ponder this inquiry further, but her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of another person landing on the ground. She stifled a scream and looked at the new arrival with curious eyes.

"W-who are you?"

The woman stood over Rose, her Bo staff extended and looped over her shoulders as she held it firmly in her right hand.

"It doesn't really matter. My associate and I.." She motioned to the shadows behind her as they moved and Catwoman stepped out.

"We have a proposition."

She flicked her wrist and her bo staff hit the ground with a metalllic 'clang' as the end of it struck the ground.

"Why does anyone come to Gotham City? Especially one like yourself?
Obviously you're looking for someone, who just happens to be who we are looking for. However there's been a little 'glitch' in our plans, mainly by the Joker.

Fine him, find Batman." She said simply, she was still formulating plans in her mind.

*VVVvvvvvVVVVvvVVVVV*

She pulled out her cell and listened to it before hanging up.

"The newcomers grow restless" Her brow furrowed as she spoke. Lobo was here...meaning Superman wasn't far behind.

Something caught her eye and she turned, the Batman beacon blazed on the clouds above.

Her lips twisted under her mask as she remembered the original blowing into bits with her grenade. So they'd made a make-shift one. Why?

To make her curious. To trap her.

She smiled and swung her bo staff onto her shoulder tapping it gently.

Sorry boy's, you do it on my time.

She turned back to Rose.

"Will you accompany us for a little clean-up and then the final prize?"

Trigger

05-08-2006, 12:59 PM

Rose sighed and looked up at the dark night sky. She really had no choice in the matter. What would staying here accomplish? Still, there was something unnerving about this woman.

"Sure. I'm not armed with much, but I do need to see someone about...other things."

Rose lifted herself off the ground and brushed off her white dress. It stopped just above the knees, so she had to brush off her legs too. For a moment laughed at the idea of her straitening herself out in front of the two women. They'd be in a fight soon, so what was the point?

Rose looked once more at the night sky before talking to woman again.

"Consider us allies, Miss. Anybody know where our first stop is?"

MST3K 4ever

05-08-2006, 06:28 PM

Lex and Mercy are riding in the back of their Limo. His cell-phone rings and it is Newsome.

Lex answers, "what is it Dennis?"

He replies, "Lex I have to tell you that once again your instincts were dead-on. This Angela Chen is a house of fire. She is really throwing herself into her work and just about everyone else's. Good cal on this one."

Lex says, "I knew this would happen Dennis. You see the one thing I can tell about someone is when they are hungry and out to prove themselves. Now Angela was a powerhouse in Metropolis, but she always wanted the chance to prove herself in the national spotlight and now she is getting the chance."

Newsome says, "Anyway the reason for this call is that she has you lined up for several interviews over the next 2 weeks. She even has you lined up for an apperance on 'The Daily Show' with Jon Stewart. I am not sure about that one."

Lex replies, "Dennis if she signed off on it I trust her. Send me a list of all my inteviews to my PDA. Talk to you later I have rally to attend in Atlanta and we are nearing the airport."

Lex hangs up the phone and Mercy says, "Are you sure about this much media exposure right now with your dealing with Ras?"

Lex replies and chuckles, "I am not worried, besides if anything happens I'll leave the spin-control to my house of fire."

Speedball

05-08-2006, 06:29 PM

"Alright. Park row it is. Now, how do I get there...."

Ah. The car's got one of those GPS things. I turn it on, and find a rout to park row. After a few minutes of driving (absolutely no traffic since the riot started, and everyone seems to get the hell out of the way when the cat goes by), we're there.

"So, any ideas now?"

"We could make some noise. Maybe some Explosions, some fireworks. maybe a Flare could get her attention, if she helps people, she might wanna investigate where the flare came from.
Any ideas Nightwing?"

MaskedManJRK

05-08-2006, 08:20 PM

IC: Batman

The bullets from his guns, I shrug off. A good deal of pressure, but no pain.

No pain from the hook to my jaw either, but my head whipping around jars my mind.

Being smashed into Batman's spotlight, and the resulting explosion, that hurt a little.

I calmy look into his eye while I will air into my lungs. Lobo turns around as he feels a tap on his shoulder. All he sees is the yellow hand extending from my ring. While his head is turned, I kick him as hard as I can in the groin with a now well armored boot. The look on his face is priceless.

He drops us both a moment later. I blast him with energy, and he goes flying, buying us time and space. I crack my knuckles.

"You were right. It is time we finish this."

By the time I wake up I see Sinestro and Lobo duking it out.

For a moment, I thought of leaving the two to their own devices--maybe they'd kill each other--but I decided to give the purple bastard a shot.

But that doesn't mean that he gets to have all the fun.

I take out a few stun grenades and activate them.

"Out of the way, Sinestro!"

As I charged, I threw both grenades right at Lobo. The lenses shield me from the blinding light as I take another grenade--the real deal that I keep only for desperation--and give him a good kick in the mid-section. It only drops him to sit on his ass, but it gives me the opening.

I take both my tazers and stab them--one on the base of his spine, the other on his privates. Then, minding the sharp teeth, I grab a jaw in each hand and started to pull.

"OPEN WIDE."

CRAAAAACK.

I take the grenade, pull the pin, and shove it into Lobo's mouth. I close his mouth shut until I hear him gulp. Then, I leaped off of him as--

BOOM.

I bet it'll do nothing, but at least he won't be able to talk and it will give Sinestro enough time to pull an even better trick up his ring finger.

Nightwing

05-08-2006, 09:01 PM

"Ollie, you know you're like my dad. But don't get all high and mighty on me. You weren't the one to pick me up after my biggest fall. Dinah was. You turned your back on me when I needed it the most. Not to mention your "lets ditch the kid and go 'cross country, Hal" thing you had going. Most of all, I'm a big boy now Ollie, I can make my own choices in what organizations I'm part of. Wait I did that before too, as I remember you, Bruce, Arthur, Diana and Barry weren't really happy with us "junior partners" starting up our own "mini JLA" were you?"

Damn. I wasn't expecting that out of him, nor did I see the mentioning of Dinah coming either.

"I know you're your own man now, Roy. But don't ever forget that I always had the best interest for you, no matter what crap you got yourself in. I was there to get you out of it, even when we had our bad times. I had to make sure you knew what kind of world we were living in. I guess....I don't know, maybe I was a bit pissed you chose Alan over me is all. But I'll come to put it behind be, like everything else I've dealt with on this mother Earth. I've had my thoughts before about Checkmate, about the way they got things done their own way. Never was fond of it, and hell, I'm still not now."

I take a few steps back to gather my thoughts, then turn back to Roy.

"But like you said, they're well established. And if you feel you can do a little good while being with them, then go right ahead. By the way, your little "teen super group" with Dick and the others was under OUR supervision."

I walked over to him and smiled at him, then put my hand on his shoulder. It's days like these that I wish he was a kid again.

"Now lets put this aside and go help Bruce and the others take back his city."

Green Lantern

05-09-2006, 02:33 AM

Damn. I wasn't expecting that out of him, nor did I see the mentioning of Dinah coming either.

"I know you're your own man now, Roy. But don't ever forget that I always had the best interest for you, no matter what crap you got yourself in. I was there to get you out of it, even when we had our bad times. I had to make sure you knew what kind of world we were living in. I guess....I don't know, maybe I was a bit pissed you chose Alan over me is all. But I'll come to put it behind be, like everything else I've dealt with on this mother Earth. I've had my thoughts before about Checkmate, about the way they got things done their own way. Never was fond of it, and hell, I'm still not now."

I take a few steps back to gather my thoughts, then turn back to Roy.

"But like you said, they're well established. And if you feel you can do a little good while being with them, then go right ahead. By the way, your little "teen super group" with Dick and the others was under OUR supervision."

I walked over to him and smiled at him, then put my hand on his shoulder. It's days like these that I wish he was a kid again.

"Now lets put this aside and go help Bruce and the others take back his city."But I didn't really choose Alan over him... I went to Alan's aid when he asked, I'd a done the same for any of my allies. And I distinctly remember them against our 'kid's club' back when Garth, Dick, Wally, Donna and I started it. Sure they endorsed it later after we kicked copious ammounts of ass, but thats why.

"Speaking of the boy blunder, we should get ahold of him, he may know whats goin down here."

Roy got out his comm and patched through to the channel that Bruce and his "knights" worked from.

"Hey short pants, where are you at and what's the situation?"

Batman

05-09-2006, 12:09 PM

"We could make some noise. Maybe some Explosions, some fireworks. maybe a Flare could get her attention, if she helps people, she might wanna investigate where the flare came from.
Any ideas Nightwing?"

"Wait a minute, You've got fireworks? Bruce actually let you have firewor-"

Nightwing's communicator beeped. He looked at the two costumed heroes infront of them as they got out of the Batmobile.

"...Um... Excuse me."

Dick turns around, seeing who it is. He doubted it was Bruce, considering neither of the other two got the message. He looked down at the electronic words coming up on the comm's screen, only to see a very familar name pop up...

...

Well, I'll be a son of a...

"Hey short pants, where are you at and what's the situation?"

"Roy? You're back in the tights? Oh, well now I know we're in trouble.", Nightwing responds, with a smirk.

"Gotham City. Park Row. I'm spending some quality time with some faceless guy in a fedora and the other short pants. It's been a real blast, aside from the... you know... hostile citywide takeover, and all. Are you in Gotham?"

Green Lantern

05-09-2006, 01:58 PM

"Wait a minute, You've got fireworks? Bruce actually let you have firewor-"

Nightwing's communicator beeped. He looked at the two costumed heroes infront of them as they got out of the Batmobile.

"...Um... Excuse me."

Dick turns around, seeing who it is. He doubted it was Bruce, considering neither of the other two got the message. He looked down at the electronic words coming up on the comm's screen, only to see a very familar name pop up...

...

Well, I'll be a son of a...

"Roy? You're back in the tights? Oh, well now I know we're in trouble.", Nightwing responds, with a smirk.

"Gotham City. Park Row. I'm spending some quality time with some faceless guy in a fedora and the other short pants. It's been a real blast, aside from the... you know... hostile citywide takeover, and all. Are you in Gotham?"
"Yeah, Legs, Ollie and I are in town, I guess its up to us to pull the other two 'dark knight's' balls outta the fryer now, huh? We'll be on our way."

Roy turned to Ollie. "You heard the man, sounds like hes with our friend the philosopher now. Lets go!"

Spider-Man9X17

05-09-2006, 05:29 PM

"This city is like a maze."

Kyle hovered above the city. He and Sinestro had become separated shortly after the fighting started. Of course, the Bat Signal had sent all the loonies into a panic, so he got stuck trying to round them up.

"Come on. Some one. Anyone...."

Kyle's ring began to buzz, projecting a message from Sinestro into his mind.

"OK, now we're talking. Bats, Supes, Lobo, and explosives. This may turn out to be kinda fun after all."

Kyle locked in on Sinestro's signal, rocketing off through the sky. He arrived just in time to see Sinestro get the upper hand...literally.

I calmy look into his eye while I will air into my lungs. Lobo turns around as he feels a tap on his shoulder. All he sees is the yellow hand extending from my ring. While his head is turned, I kick him as hard as I can in the groin with a now well armored boot. The look on his face is priceless.

He drops us both a moment later. I blast him with energy, and he goes flying, buying us time and space. I crack my knuckles.

"You were right. It is time we finish this."

"Now, see, you went and pissed him off...and he broke the Bat Signal. Now, that looks bad on me, cuz I'm kinda his unofficial chaperone. So now I'm pissed off."

Kyle's ring sparked with a fury as he landed beside Sinestro.

IC: Batman

By the time I wake up I see Sinestro and Lobo duking it out.

For a moment, I thought of leaving the two to their own devices--maybe they'd kill each other--but I decided to give the purple bastard a shot.

But that doesn't mean that he gets to have all the fun.

I take out a few stun grenades and activate them.

"Out of the way, Sinestro!"

As I charged, I threw both grenades right at Lobo. The lenses shield me from the blinding light as I take another grenade--the real deal that I keep only for desperation--and give him a good kick in the mid-section. It only drops him to sit on his ass, but it gives me the opening.

I take both my tazers and stab them--one on the base of his spine, the other on his privates. Then, minding the sharp teeth, I grab a jaw in each hand and started to pull.

"OPEN WIDE."

CRAAAAACK.

I take the grenade, pull the pin, and shove it into Lobo's mouth. I close his mouth shut until I hear him gulp. Then, I leaped off of him as--

BOOM.

I bet it'll do nothing, but at least he won't be able to talk and it will give Sinestro enough time to pull an even better trick up his ring finger.

"OK, that's not quite what I was thinking we were gonna do but, well, whatever works I guess."

MaskedManJRK

05-09-2006, 05:40 PM

IC: Batman

"This city is like a maze."

Kyle hovered above the city. He and Sinestro had become separated shortly after the fighting started. Of course, the Bat Signal had sent all the loonies into a panic, so he got stuck trying to round them up.

"Come on. Some one. Anyone...."

Kyle's ring began to buzz, projecting a message from Sinestro into his mind.

"OK, now we're talking. Bats, Supes, Lobo, and explosives. This may turn out to be kinda fun after all."

Kyle locked in on Sinestro's signal, rocketing off through the sky. He arrived just in time to see Sinestro get the upper hand...literally.

"Now, see, you went and pissed him off...and he broke the Bat Signal. Now, that looks bad on me, cuz I'm kinda his unofficial chaperone. So now I'm pissed off."

Kyle's ring sparked with a fury as he landed beside Sinestro.

"OK, that's not quite what I was thinking we were gonna do but, well, whatever works I guess."

Kyle Rayner--one of the many Green Lanterns of Earth. When Hal Jordan destroyed the entire Green Lantern Corps, it was Kyle who had to protect the entire universe all by himself. Seeing is how he's here now and still moderately sane, he has to be very good at it. Him and John Stewart are the only Green Lanterns that I truely trust--out of all of them, they're the one's who have been the most reliable. Him actually talking to Sinestro regularly helps Sinestro's case, if only a little.

"Kyle--there seems to be a convention of superheroes here--less talk, more ring-slinging."

wiegeabo

05-09-2006, 06:49 PM

The Batman is...different. Something about him has changed. I have never witnessed him moving that fast before. Being that strong. To actually do that kind of damage to Lobo...it is more than a human should be capable of, regardless of training.

The rules are changing around me. Nothing is what it used to be. Everything is becomming chaotic. It seems this is the right time to go on my quest, afterall.

Rayner joins up with us and speaks with Batman for a moment. I turn to him. "It has been a long time since I have read anything about Czarnians. And since I do not have access to the Lantern database, do you know how to defeat them?"

MST3K 4ever

05-10-2006, 10:04 AM

Lex is standing before a podium taking questions before an audiance. The session is being carried live by just about every major cable outlet.

Someone in the crowd asks, "Mr. Luthor how can we know that we can trust you? The last time you were president you associated with certain criminal elements."

Lex chuckles and says, "My dear sir, if I didn't associate with criminals I wouldn't be talking to anyone in Washington."

The crowd errupts in laughter and applause.

Lex waits for the applause to die out and continues, "No to be fair I 'll admit that some of my past associations have not exactly been with people of great character. However many of them are coming to me for a second chance and for guidance in making the most of their second chance. I firmly believe in giving others a second chance as I have been given one and I am sure that we all have been given at some point in our lives. What they do with those chances is up to them."

The crowd applauds and Lex says, "Now if you all excuse me I have business that needs my attention. Thank you all for coming and God Bless the United States of America."

The crowd errupts in applause and chants of "LEX! LEX! LEX!"

Lex leaves the auditoruim and heads for his Limo with Mercy following him. Lex's cell phone rings and he answers it. Angela Chen says, "You handled that one like a champ Lex. "

Lex replies, "Thank You Angela, what's on your mind?"

Angela replies, "Latest poll numbers are out...you and Marshall are almost neck & neck. You've got a slight lead over him, but you need to watch it. That's why I have you doing so many apperances to keep you out in the public eye."

Lex says, "Good strategy Angela. How are you and Dennis getting along?"

She says, "Fine for now. He doesn't think you should be doing so many apperances and you need to work more on strategy especially with a debate less than 2 weeks away and the convention less than 3 weeks."

Lex says, "Don't worry about him Angela. I trust you and I have been through enough debates that I can do prep for them in less than 24 hours...I am not worried in the least."

Angela says, "Okay Lex I gotta go Mike Wallace and Larry King are on lines 2 & 3 trying to get you lined up for next week."

Lex replies, "All right Anglea thanks for the call and keep up the good work." He hangs-up the phone and turns to Mercy.

He says, "Get word to our contacts Ras and I need to have another meeting at Lexcorp."

She nods as she and Lex enter the waiting Limo.

Keyser Soze

05-10-2006, 10:04 AM

"Welcome back, guys and dolls. Boy, who knew the news could be so fun! HA HA!"

One of The Joker's goons rushed into the studio, whispering something into his ear. In a rare sight, The Joker's smile faltered. He cleared his throat, then began speaking again.

"News just in. Batman is back. Just when this city was getting back on track, that...dreadful vigilante has returned to plague the streets of Gotham City. Well, not for long I say. I'm The Mayor, this is my city! And Batman isn't welcome! No sirree!"

The Joker's smile returned.

"But remember folks, stay tuned. I'll be revealing Batman's true identity, LIVE ON AIR, veeeeeeeeeeery soon!"

Of course he wouldn't. The fact that Batman was Bruce Wayne was going to stay The Joker's little secret. Why let all these boobs in on the joke? No, instead, he was going to drive them all insane with the Mad Hatter's wonderful little gadget. He was almost ready to make his move. He just hoped nobody would get in his way...

Nightwing

05-10-2006, 03:47 PM

"Speaking of the boy blunder, we should get ahold of him, he may know whats goin down here."

"Good thinking, I'm sure we'll be of some use to him and the others. Hell, we can be their second pair of eyes, with just crossbows and about 23 arrows."

Using what I had just said, I pulled back another arrow from my puched quiver at my side and had it loaded. When we get into the city's core, there'll be hell waiting for us. I can already feel it.

Roy got through to Dick, and I could hear his voice through the come telling us to get down to their location.

"You heard the man, sounds like hes with our friend the philosopher now. Lets go!"

"On foot? It'll tak us alteast an hour, maybe longer. And in a situation like this, that's to much time."

I looked around Bruce's cave until my eyes came to a sudden halt, that's when I cracked a grin when I gazed at what was infront of me. Now, I knew what I was thinkning, believe me. I know I had one new motorcycle to buy for Roy, but I swore to myself right there that I wouldn'y own one to Bruce.

I quickly stepped forth toward one of the cycles, and grabbed the helmet from the back. Then climbed on it as I threw the spare one to Roy.

"Get on."

I turned the key inside the ignition and the engine roared alive. Damn, I gotta get me one of these. I pushed gently on the pedal and we were out of there in an instant. Park Row of Gotham, got it. Shouldn't be to far, I hoped. We spend on the bike passing through damaged and non damaged cars, and I saw the flames embroil into the sky from what had happend. Smoke everywhere, I couldn't even imagine how this effected Bruce.

*********

After only 30 minutes, I saw a sign that directed us right where we were going. Then made a shift to my right, as it led us even closer. I started slowing down the speed on the bike, after it came to a stop. I took of the helmet and patched in my scope, then looked out for the others.

It didn't take long as I spotted Vic in his coat, and Dick right beside him along with Bird Boy. The kid keeps getting bigger everytime I see him. I put away my scope, as Roy and I headed toward them....

Logan Howlett

05-10-2006, 04:27 PM

Spike_x1

05-10-2006, 04:48 PM

'Thank God she finally stopped her frickin' crying,' Rudy thought while ascending the elevator. Jessica was sleeping soundly, nestled and concealed in a large black duffle bag hanging from Jones' shoulder. 'Lordy, I gotta be the worst damn father of all freakin' time."

The elevator slowed to a halt and the doors slid open with an old fashioned-sounding ring. Rudy took several deep breaths and held his hand out to stop the doors from automatically reclosing. The next few minutes of his life were going to be even more awkward than it was when Kyla had confronted him at the bar. He slowly stepped out of the compartment. The weight on his shoulders was immense. Each footstep was an increasing tremor with the closing distance between him and his destination. He could see the door at the end of the hallway. A single apartment on 1938 Sullivan contained something that even had the Parasite cringing at the mere thought of. He didn't know how long he stood in front of that doorway, but when he at last summoned the courage to knock, he was so shaky that he almost dropped the bag containing his girl. After a moment, Rudy could hear the locks on the other side of the door being released and the door began to swing open slowly.

Lois Lane had a quizzical expression on her face. She didn't recognize the Parasite in his human form. "Can I help you, Mister..."

Rudy didn't know what to say. He couldn't feel the Boyscout's energy anywhere in the vicinity, meaning that Clark wasn't home. Plus the fact that Rudy himself was supposed to be dead to the world wasn't going to help matters in the least. Nor would the fact that his former alternate personality of Torval Freeman had participated in Lois Lane's original murder, which became what most people thought was the catalyst of what was almost the end of the world, however, that story did not start at that point. But that was Rudy's little secret, for the moment at least, and he'd get around to revealing it when he was good and ready, but now wasn't the proper time.

Nope, Jones definitely wasn't expecting to be met with open arms when he told Lois who he really was.

"Uh, can you tell me where Clark is?" Jeez! What was wrong with Rudy?! Why couldn't he just zap the information straight from Lane's own brain? 'I must be getting soft in my old age,' he thought.

Lois looked at Rudy for a second, lowered her sight to the duffle bag at his side, then brought her gaze up to meet the man's eyes once again. "He's away. Now," Lane put her hands on her hips, "Who might be asking for him, hm?"

Rudy gritted his teeth and put the bag with Jessica inside gently on the floor. "We've met a few times before, Lois. I understand if you don't recognize me. I've just got one of those faces, y'know?" He held out his hand for a shake. "I'm Rudy Jones."Jones really wished that Lois would stop screaming. He thought that it was a damn miracle that Jessica wasn't wakening up. 'Kid must sleep like a log, just like I used to, way back when I needed sleep,' thought Rudy.

"GETTHEHELLAWAYFROMMEYOUBASTARD!!I'LLKILLYOU!!!CLAR KWILLKILLYOU!!STAYAWAYFROMME!!"

Lois' words were a blur as she slammed the door in Rudy's face and ran back into the apartment, likely searching for the hypersonic signal watch in order to beckon Superman.

Jones cringed and clamped his hands over his ears. In a hurry, he grabbed the doorknob, about to smash it inward, but was surprised to find that Lois had forgotten to lock it in her panicked state. Rudy picked up the duffle bag holding his daughter and quietly slipped into the apartment. "Uh, Lois, I'm not here to-" He was cut off in mid sentence when Lane jumped out from a closet, shooting an energy pistol that had been supplied to her home after her previous encounter with the Parasite and the Joker.

"NEVERAGAIN!!YOU'RENOTGONNAKILLMETHISTIME!!ISWEARTO GOD!!"

Rudy effortlessly stopped all of Lois' shots. John Henry Irons probably didn't take Rudy Jones into account when he designed and gave that gun to Lois, only natural considering that the Parasite was assumed to be dead at that time. "Jeezus woman, will ya shut up?! Yer screamin' is scrambling my brain!" Long ago, the Parasite had absorbed Lois Lane's thought patterns, and he knew that this erratic behavior was not normal for her. 'When Jack and I killed Lois, we must've set up a pathological fear of us in her head. I wonder if she'd give the Joker the same kind of reception that I'm getting,' he thought.

He waited until the gun in Lois' hands ran out of charge before attempting to talk to her again. She had now backed herself back into the closet that she had hopped out of, pressing herself against the far wall of the small compartment, whimpering in fear. "Lois, I'm not here to hurt you... this time, I mean. If I was, you never would've even gotten out a scream."

Blind rage and terror still seemed to flood the woman's eyes. Rudy's smooth words obviously weren't calming her down. He sighed "Let's try this again; I'm here to talk to Clark. And when I say 'talk to him' I really do mean 'talk'. No violence." Jones thought for a moment, then added, "At least not in front of the baby."

Lois seemed to gain a sense of coherency at the mention of a child in the mix. The terror washed away from her face, replaced with even greater anger. "What baby, Parasite? I knew that you've killed children before, but now you've brought one here? Why? To play some sick game with my husband?"

Rudy took a step back and reached for the duffle bag on the floor. "What? No! I meant, well... I have a little problem." He picked up the bag and unzipped it, showing a cautious yet curious Lois Lane the cooing baby girl inside. "Her name's Jessica. I'm her daddy!" He grinned as wide as his mouth could spread while in his human form.

Lois switched her sight from the infant back to Rudy and resumed scowling. "I pity her," she said flatly.

Spider-Man9X17

05-10-2006, 05:28 PM

The bat somehow got hold a me! Not only that, but he was strong enough to open my jaw right up! He aint no human! Thats a bunch a bull! The grenade goes off inside my mouth and I'm knocked back several feet. I lay smolderin on the ground, my jaw half way hangin off. Them were some powerfull grenaged! Now don't get me wrong, I got super stength and all that groovy stuff, but the inside of yer mouth is still gona be one of the most sensitive parts of the body. But that aint gona be my problem........hehe.......somethings they just don't teach ya about Czarnians.......even the last one of us can multiply, hehehehehe........The blood from my mouth hits the ground. I swallow up as much as I can....I don't want TO MUCH competion. I wana be the main man rippin the bats head off! I stand up and wipe the reamining bits of blood offa me and tos em' to the ground. I start laughing as the wounds in my mouth heal up instantly, and now I watch as the blood pools start formin big, gooy, naked clones of myself.

"Well how do ya like that! Ya try an get rid of me, and now you get even more a me! HAHAHAHA! Well I'm be a giant bastich!"

I look at the clones a myself as their now fully formed,

"Well aint you boys handsome! Hehehe, well boys as you can see, Czarnians are the intergalactic "brothers"! Hehehe.....Ya know what they say, once ya go Czarnian....Your a parapeligic! Hehehe....So you boys ready?"

The clones look at me and say,

"Well I do feel a little underdressed, but maybe I can mix and match with Bats cape, Supes tights, and a couple of lantern rings! Hehehe...."

"Hell, I call dibs on that sweet Batmobile! Son of a Bastich broke our bike, I'm gona need a new ride!"

"Can we get to the fragin already?"

"Ya I wana see if I can taste the steroids in the Bat!"

"Well personaly I wana see what I get when I mix the Orange and Green Lanterns together!"

"Hehehe.....Ya, kinda like power Rangers arnt they!"

"Alright, lets cut the chatter, and start the splatter!"

"God, shut the hell up!" Kyle blasted the closest clones with a green battering ram, giving him a few seconds to sheath himself up.

"You guys sound like a bunch of brainless Guy Gardners....that sounded a little redundant."

Kyle looked over at Batman.

"I'm kinda guessin' you didn't know about the whole multiplying thing before you fed him the grenade. Cuz if you did, I'm gonna have to hurt you, too."

wiegeabo

05-10-2006, 07:45 PM

"God, shut the hell up!" Kyle blasted the closest clones with a green battering ram, giving him a few seconds to sheath himself up.

"You guys sound like a bunch of brainless Guy Gardners....that sounded a little redundant."

Kyle looked over at Batman.

"I'm kinda guessin' you didn't know about the whole multiplying thing before you fed him the grenade. Cuz if you did, I'm gonna have to hurt you, too."

"Yes, quite redundant. Now to take care of this development."

The situation hasn't really changed with the appearence of the miniture Lobo's, it has just gotten more annoying. I extend a field and trap the clones in a nice, strong, yellow prison cell.

"The simple solutions are always the best," I say with satisfaction.

"Hey, what bastich put the fraggin' jail up?"

"It was that fraggin' yellow Lantern guy."

"If I still had my ride, I'd drive it right up his..."

"Will you kindly shut up!" They start yelling and swearing and attacking the cell wall. I can feel their attacks through my ring. Tough little creatures. It takes effort to keep the field intact. "Not sure how long I will be able to hold them. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated."

MaskedManJRK

05-10-2006, 08:03 PM

The bat somehow got hold a me! Not only that, but he was strong enough to open my jaw right up! He aint no human! Thats a bunch a bull! The grenade goes off inside my mouth and I'm knocked back several feet. I lay smolderin on the ground, my jaw half way hangin off. Them were some powerfull grenaged! Now don't get me wrong, I got super stength and all that groovy stuff, but the inside of yer mouth is still gona be one of the most sensitive parts of the body. But that aint gona be my problem........hehe.......somethings they just don't teach ya about Czarnians.......even the last one of us can multiply, hehehehehe........The blood from my mouth hits the ground. I swallow up as much as I can....I don't want TO MUCH competion. I wana be the main man rippin the bats head off! I stand up and wipe the reamining bits of blood offa me and tos em' to the ground. I start laughing as the wounds in my mouth heal up instantly, and now I watch as the blood pools start formin big, gooy, naked clones of myself.

"Well how do ya like that! Ya try an get rid of me, and now you get even more a me! HAHAHAHA! Well I'm be a giant bastich!"

I look at the clones a myself as their now fully formed,

"Well aint you boys handsome! Hehehe, well boys as you can see, Czarnians are the intergalactic "brothers"! Hehehe.....Ya know what they say, once ya go Czarnian....Your a parapeligic! Hehehe....So you boys ready?"

The clones look at me and say,

"Well I do feel a little underdressed, but maybe I can mix and match with Bats cape, Supes tights, and a couple of lantern rings! Hehehe...."

"Hell, I call dibs on that sweet Batmobile! Son of a Bastich broke our bike, I'm gona need a new ride!"

"Can we get to the fragin already?"

"Ya I wana see if I can taste the steroids in the Bat!"

"Well personaly I wana see what I get when I mix the Orange and Green Lanterns together!"

"Hehehe.....Ya, kinda like power Rangers arnt they!"

"Alright, lets cut the chatter, and start the splatter!"

"...Holy s**t."

I'll be honest--the thought of firmly placing the figurative tail between my legs and running away comes up several times, but I stay my ground?

Why? Because I'm potentially mentally insane? Perhaps, but not exactly.

One of those clones said I took steroids. I HATE it when people say that...

As the Green Lanterns charge towards the Lobos, I hear Kyle yell out.

"I'm kinda guessin' you didn't know about the whole multiplying thing before you fed him the grenade. Cuz if you did, I'm gonna have to hurt you, too."

"Yes--I am very expierenced with fighting against half-insane alien machismo bastards with a biker fetish. I fight them next to every day... That was sarcasm, in case you didn't pick up on it."

Now I'm in a very interesting conondrum...I have to think of a way of stopping this great piece of albino cow dung without bleeding him, making even more.

It's a conondrum...that I can't wait to figure out.

Speedball

05-10-2006, 08:32 PM

"Wait a minute, You've got fireworks? Bruce actually let you have firewor-"

"Yeah, he let me have fireworks, Never know when you might need them."

Nightwing's communicator beeped. He looked at the two costumed heroes infront of them as they got out of the Batmobile.

"...Um... Excuse me."

Dick turns around, seeing who it is. He doubted it was Bruce, considering neither of the other two got the message. He looked down at the electronic words coming up on the comm's screen, only to see a very familar name pop up...

...

Well, I'll be a son of a...

"Roy? You're back in the tights? Oh, well now I know we're in trouble.", Nightwing responds, with a smirk.

"Gotham City. Park Row. I'm spending some quality time with some faceless guy in a fedora and the other short pants. It's been a real blast, aside from the... you know... hostile citywide takeover, and all. Are you in Gotham?"

"Cool, Roy is here. Now all we need is Donna, Wally, and Garth and we could have ourselves a Teen Titans reunion. We'll probably need them too. Maybe he'll have an Idea."

LibrarianThorne

05-10-2006, 08:57 PM

Clark stirred. He hurt all over, every bone, every tendon, every cell ached and groaned. But the pain was good. The pain meant he was alive.

Wasn't sure I could take that one. Lois'll be happy to know I'm alive.

Lobo's voice reached his ears, and his eyes snapped open. Six, no, seven Czarnian heartbeats. He sat up, dust falling off of him as he did so, and saw the seven Lobos, Sinestro, and Kyle. Sinestro had the Czarnians caged, but it wouldn't hold for long. Lobo had enormous strength, enough even without his bike to do irreperable harm to Earth.

He stood, and hobbled out of the crater.

"More Lobo, just what we needed."

He sighed, and walked next to Batman. The Lobos continued to pound on Sinestro's light cage.

"Batman, get out of here. We'll handle Lobo, you need to deal with Mayor Joker."

MaskedManJRK

05-10-2006, 09:20 PM

IC: Batman

Clark stirred. He hurt all over, every bone, every tendon, every cell ached and groaned. But the pain was good. The pain meant he was alive.

Wasn't sure I could take that one. Lois'll be happy to know I'm alive.

Lobo's voice reached his ears, and his eyes snapped open. Six, no, seven Czarnian heartbeats. He sat up, dust falling off of him as he did so, and saw the seven Lobos, Sinestro, and Kyle. Sinestro had the Czarnians caged, but it wouldn't hold for long. Lobo had enormous strength, enough even without his bike to do irreperable harm to Earth.

He stood, and hobbled out of the crater.

"More Lobo, just what we needed."

He sighed, and walked next to Batman. The Lobos continued to pound on Sinestro's light cage.

"Batman, get out of here. We'll handle Lobo, you need to deal with Mayor Joker."

"No need to tell me twice."

I turn and head towards the Batmobile. I realize now that I've probably gained a very bad enemy with telling off Lobo, but it doesn't matter now.

As I got closer, I realized that the Batsignal was destroyed. So much for drawing her in.

I leaped into the canopy of the Batmobile and drove off. I turned on the comm. in the Batmobile.

"This is Batman. The signal was a bust. I have to order everyone in the area STAY AWAY FROM GCPD HEADQUARTERS. There is a small army of Lobos there and Kyle Rayner, Sinestro, and Superman are already on the case. Everyone else's status?"

Batman

05-10-2006, 10:50 PM

As Nightwing notices Green Arrow and Arsenal enter the area, His and everyone else's communicators boom with the familiar barritone...

IC: Batman

"No need to tell me twice."

I turn and head towards the Batmobile. I realize now that I've probably gained a very bad enemy with telling off Lobo, but it doesn't matter now.

As I got closer, I realized that the Batsignal was destroyed. So much for drawing her in.

I leaped into the canopy of the Batmobile and drove off. I turned on the comm. in the Batmobile.

"This is Batman. The signal was a bust. I have to order everyone in the area STAY AWAY FROM GCPD HEADQUARTERS. There is a small army of Lobos there and Kyle Rayner, Sinestro, and Superman are already on the case. Everyone else's status?"

Nightwing is the first to pick up his comm. and answer.

"Batman, Nightwing here. Green Arrow, Arsenal, The Question and Robin are currently with me in Park Row. Figured we'd try and find the mystery woman for ourselves, so-"

Nightwing immediatley paused, as the realisation sank in.

...Army... of... Lobos?

"...um... Yeah, that's the geist of it. We haven't ran into any luck yet. Where are you at? You gonna try and take ole' Permagrin himself on? Because honestly, and not to tell you what to do or anything... But that's what I'd do, if I were in your position."

...Which I'm not, but I'm sure he'll get my point.

Logan Howlett

05-10-2006, 11:39 PM

"Yes, quite redundant. Now to take care of this development."

The situation hasn't really changed with the appearence of the miniture Lobo's, it has just gotten more annoying. I extend a field and trap the clones in a nice, strong, yellow prison cell.

"The simple solutions are always the best," I say with satisfaction.

"Hey, what bastich put the fraggin' jail up?"

"It was that fraggin' yellow Lantern guy."

"If I still had my ride, I'd drive it right up his..."

"Will you kindly shut up!" They start yelling and swearing and attacking the cell wall. I can feel their attacks through my ring. Tough little creatures. It takes effort to keep the field intact. "Not sure how long I will be able to hold them. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated."

Well aint that about a *****! Alright, you guys wana play hardball.........

"HEY! Good lookin! CATCH!"

I rip a grenade belt off a my vest and toss it to one of them lil' pretys in the cage. I'm sure glad they got my memories, cuz they know what those things do. Ya see, these aint yer ordianry frags, no no, these are UV radiation flash grenades made from harnesed UV radiation from a sun somwhere in Nebula 960. If I remeber correctly that particualr sun was red, so what these bad boys will do to Supes, I havent got a clue! Could be bad, could be VERY bad, but either way it will blind em' all long enough to free my little friends. The caged clone snags the flashes and pulls the pin....

BAM!

Seein as how we all knew what was comin our eyes where obviously closed, but the rest.....they weren't so lucky. Guess that Yellow Lantern must had an eyefull, cuz it looks like that cage is gone now.

"Hey MINI ME'S! Time to get the fragin part started, hehehe..."

I toss two of the pistols to a couple clones, a vibro knuckler to another, then a fusion cutter, then a big blade to another. The rest are about to be my hand to hand support. I point two at the Green Lantern, three at Supes, and two at the Yellow bastich! About this time I realize that the Bat has gotten away. That pisses me off! I personaly wanted to nail his ass to a wall! Hmmmmmm........later.....I'll make sure of it!

"Time to play musical heroes!"

I walk over to the Yellow frager, and start wailin on his head!

"Ya know, you got alot a potential! I mean hell, yur one powerfull bastich! But that don't mean you can dent the main man! Why don't ya try goin into the bounty huntin buisness?? I mean, actualy USE them power huh?.........AH WHO AM I KIDDIN! Your a goody two shoes! You aint got the GUTS to do what ya need to!"

The mimi me's have grabed hold of his arms and stretched him out for me. I put a fist into his stomach.

"Or at least ya won't soon!"

I pop him in the jaw, full force, sendin him into a near by building. I look behind me at the two mini's workin on the Green one. I walk over two him as he blazzed with gunfire and say,

"Now ya know I feel bad. Earlier I was taken my anger out on the yellow bastich there thinkin he was with the core.....but as it would turn out, YOU are the one I should be showing gratitude to. So....."

I grab hold of my hook-chain and swing the end HARD into his head. That knocks him back a bit, but not enough for me. I swing the chain again, this time tripping him to the ground. I walk towards him and step on his gut!

"STAY DOWN FAN BOY!"

The clones start tear into his ass like a Zarnak beast on a Manalik! I turn around to see Supes still in the crater.......this should be fun! I walk close to him, kneel down and say,

"So? How DID that UV flash treat ya big blue?"

LibrarianThorne

05-11-2006, 12:09 AM

Well aint that about a *****! Alright, you guys wana play hardball.........

"HEY! Good lookin! CATCH!"

I rip a grenade belt off a my vest and toss it to one of them lil' pretys in the cage. I'm sure glad they got my memories, cuz they know what those things do. Ya see, these aint yer ordianry frags, no no, these are UV radiation flash grenades made from harnesed UV radiation from a sun somwhere in Nebula 960. If I remeber correctly that particualr sun was red, so what these bad boys will do to Supes, I havent got a clue! Could be bad, could be VERY bad, but either way it will blind em' all long enough to free my little friends. The caged clone snags the flashes and pulls the pin....

BAM!

Seein as how we all knew what was comin our eyes where obviously closed, but the rest.....they weren't so lucky. Guess that Yellow Lantern must had an eyefull, cuz it looks like that cage is gone now.

"Hey MINI ME'S! Time to get the fragin part started, hehehe..."

I toss two of the pistols to a couple clones, a vibro knuckler to another, then a fusion cutter, then a big blade to another. The rest are about to be my hand to hand support. I point two at the Green Lantern, three at Supes, and two at the Yellow bastich! About this time I realize that the Bat has gotten away. That pisses me off! I personaly wanted to nail his ass to a wall! Hmmmmmm........later.....I'll make sure of it!

"Time to play musical heroes!"

I walk over to the Yellow frager, and start wailin on his head!

"Ya know, you got alot a potential! I mean hell, yur one powerfull bastich! But that don't mean you can dent the main man! Why don't ya try goin into the bounty huntin buisness?? I mean, actualy USE them power huh?.........AH WHO AM I KIDDIN! Your a goody two shoes! You aint got the GUTS to do what ya need to!"

The mimi me's have grabed hold of his arms and stretched him out for me. I put a fist into his stomach.

"Or at least ya won't soon!"

I pop him in the jaw, full force, sendin him into a near by building. I look behind me at the two mini's workin on the Green one. I walk over two him as he blazzed with gunfire and say,

"Now ya know I feel bad. Earlier I was taken my anger out on the yellow bastich there thinkin he was with the core.....but as it would turn out, YOU are the one I should be showing gratitude to. So....."

I grab hold of my hook-chain and swing the end HARD into his head. That knocks him back a bit, but not enough for me. I swing the chain again, this time tripping him to the ground. I walk towards him and step on his gut!

"STAY DOWN FAN BOY!"

The clones start tear into his ass like a Zarnak beast on a Manalik! I turn around to see Supes still in the crater.......this should be fun! I walk close to him, kneel down and say,

"So? How DID that UV flash treat ya big blue?"

The blast had caught Superman off guard, and he'd fallen back into the crater. The red sun blast had weakened him, but he couldn't afford any more rest. Lobo's voice brought him back to consciousness. He heard the wet sounds of what he did to Sinestro, but Superman hadn't the strength then to stop him. He heard Lobo walk towards him, and when the Czarnian reached the lip of the crater, he talked. Sinestro had bought Superman enough time to recover, thankfully.

"So? How DID that UV flash treat ya big blue?"

"Just fine, Lobo." Superman's arm was a blur as it reached out and found Lobo's neck. A hand that could crush coal into diamond wrapped itself around Lobo's neck. He squeezed, ever so gently, causing a gurgle to come out of the Main Man's mouth.

"I'm done playing with you, Lobo. I'm going to make this offer one last time. Call off your clones and leave Gotham, or I will personally drag each and every one of you into the sun." Superman's eyes glowed red. "One offer and one chance, Lobo."

wiegeabo

05-11-2006, 12:18 AM

Dammit to hells! If my forcefiled hadn't been up, I think I would be blind now. But it still takes a moment for my eyes to clear after looking into what light my field didn't filter out.

That moment is all the Lobo's need to split up and attack us. I take a beating that feels only slightly better than what Doomsday had used against me. My forcefield protects me from serious injury, but the pain is still there.

After digging myself from up from a buidling, I get a moment to catch my breath. But only a moment as two of the clones come rushing at me. My field flares up with my anger.

"You want this!?!" I yell, spitting blood from my mouth. I grab both of them by the waist with strong metal claws, pull them apart, and slam them together by the tops of their heads. Their skulls each cave in halfway. I let them drop. "Then you shall have it," I say.

I turn to help Rayner when the two clones stand up, blocking my path. It is disconcerting, to say the least, to watch their heads reshape themselves. "You are so ****in' dead!" "Yeah, we're gonna tear all you bastich's up!"

"You are?" I ask, cocking my head inquisitively. "So it will take both of you to stop me?"

"Hell nah! I could rip your head off myself!"

"Same goes for you're main man here."

"I see." This should be interesting. "So, which one of you will be the one to do it? Which of you will get to kill me?"

"Me, mother-!"

"No fraggin' way!" the second shouts, pushing his 'sibling' aside. "I'm takin' this yellow bastard out!"

"Bull! He's mine!" The first punches the second, who kicks the first, who backhands the second. They leap at eachother and start fighting like madmen.

I smile to myself. Easier than I expected. I take off and plow into one of the clones fighting Rayner. "Hello," I say. I use my ring to hold him up. "Goodbye." A blast of energy sends him flying into the air. It should take him a few minutes to land.

I turn back to the others. "We have an advantage," I call out. "They're idiots!"

Logan Howlett

05-11-2006, 12:28 AM

The blast had caught Superman off guard, and he'd fallen back into the crater. The red sun blast had weakened him, but he couldn't afford any more rest. Lobo's voice brought him back to consciousness. He heard the wet sounds of what he did to Sinestro, but Superman hadn't the strength then to stop him. He heard Lobo walk towards him, and when the Czarnian reached the lip of the crater, he talked. Sinestro had bought Superman enough time to recover, thankfully.

"So? How DID that UV flash treat ya big blue?"

"Just fine, Lobo." Superman's arm was a blur as it reached out and found Lobo's neck. A hand that could crush coal into diamond wrapped itself around Lobo's neck. He squeezed, ever so gently, causing a gurgle to come out of the Main Man's mouth.

"I'm done playing with you, Lobo. I'm going to make this offer one last time. Call off your clones and leave Gotham, or I will personally drag each and every one of you into the sun." Superman's eyes glowed red. "One offer and one chance, Lobo."

I HATE this bastich! Hes got a good hold on me. Now usualy I can lick just about any jabronie that comes my way, but Super-Jerk here seems to be at just a slight advantage. Now I aint sayin hes got strength enought to tear my ass apart, but right now, I'll admit.....he's got me good.......There aint to much I can do against him now, the clones can't fight him, they aint nearly strong enough, I could try, but it would go one a two ways, either we fight each other to a greuling end a' the owrld stle death, or I **** up and make a mistake and he kicks my ass! Now i don't belive for a sesond that he would throw me into the sun, its against his bullsit little moral code! But he could make my life more stressfull than I need, EPECISALY on my vacation. So the only thing I have to do now........is play a game with him! I'll drop a few breadcrumbs to keep me free to conclude my buisness here, then I'll find that Bat faced fan boy and kill him slowy after offin his partners in front a him! THEN, I'm gona blow this whole fraggin planet to HELL!

"RRRrRARrarrAaaaa........He...he...he.......Ok sparky, go ahead.....if ya got what it takes, DO IT! take my life....kill me.....wipe out an intire race of beings with one swift motion! If you got that in ya, I would proud a ya......hehehe......guess not........on the other hand, you could loosen that grip a yers, and I could tell ya what I know about what I saw when I was in the "Mayor's" presence. And also.......maybe I'll think about given you the skiny on why I was just chased by FOUR KRYPTONIAN war ships on my way here."

Now I aint lyin bout what I said, I know I saw a few things out a place while I was chillin with big J, but what I tel him will depend on what I get in return, and as far as them Kryptonian war ships, I know they were of Kryptonian design, but I have NO idea what race was piloting them! But maybe if I flash around the possibility of a family reunion, Blue boy here will bite!

LibrarianThorne

05-11-2006, 01:08 AM

I HATE this bastich! Hes got a good hold on me. Now usualy I can lick just about any jabronie that comes my way, but Super-Jerk here seems to be at just a slight advantage. Now I aint sayin hes got strength enought to tear my ass apart, but right now, I'll admit.....he's got me good.......There aint to much I can do against him now, the clones can't fight him, they aint nearly strong enough, I could try, but it would go one a two ways, either we fight each other to a greuling end a' the owrld stle death, or I **** up and make a mistake and he kicks my ass! Now i don't belive for a sesond that he would throw me into the sun, its against his bullsit little moral code! But he could make my life more stressfull than I need, EPECISALY on my vacation. So the only thing I have to do now........is play a game with him! I'll drop a few breadcrumbs to keep me free to conclude my buisness here, then I'll find that Bat faced fan boy and kill him slowy after offin his partners in front a him! THEN, I'm gona blow this whole fraggin planet to HELL!

"RRRrRARrarrAaaaa........He...he...he.......Ok sparky, go ahead.....if ya got what it takes, DO IT! take my life....kill me.....wipe out an intire race of beings with one swift motion! If you got that in ya, I would proud a ya......hehehe......guess not........on the other hand, you could loosen that grip a yers, and I could tell ya what I know about what I saw when I was in the "Mayor's" presence. And also.......maybe I'll think about given you the skiny on why I was just chased by FOUR KRYPTONIAN war ships on my way here."

Now I aint lyin bout what I said, I know I saw a few things out a place while I was chillin with big J, but what I tel him will depend on what I get in return, and as far as them Kryptonian war ships, I know they were of Kryptonian design, but I have NO idea what race was piloting them! But maybe if I flash around the possibility of a family reunion, Blue boy here will bite!

Superman's eyes widened in shock, losing their red glare.

Kryptonian war ships? What? Krypton didn't even have a space fleet when it was destroyed. He must be lying.

But what if he isn't? Kara returned. And Krypto. Maybe... Maybe there are more Kryptonians. But what if they're like Preus? Heaven help me, what do I do?

He stood, the sounds of battle with Lobo's clones reaching his ears, but he kept his eyes on the last Czarnian. He tightened his grip, feeling his fingers grind against bone, then he relented a little, still keeping a firm grasp on the mercenary.

"You don't get my trust that easily, scum. You want me to let go, you call off your clones right now, and I give you the benefit of the doubt. Your choice, Lobo."

Logan Howlett

05-11-2006, 01:43 AM

Superman's eyes widened in shock, losing their red glare.

Kryptonian war ships? What? Krypton didn't even have a space fleet when it was destroyed. He must be lying.

But what if he isn't? Kara returned. And Krypto. Maybe... Maybe there are more Kryptonians. But what if they're like Preus? Heaven help me, what do I do?

He stood, the sounds of battle with Lobo's clones reaching his ears, but he kept his eyes on the last Czarnian. He tightened his grip, feeling his fingers grind against bone, then he relented a little, still keeping a firm grasp on the mercenary.

"You don't get my trust that easily, scum. You want me to let go, you call off your clones right now, and I give you the benefit of the doubt. Your choice, Lobo."

Hook, line, and sinker! Here we go baby! Now I'll give the man what he wants, for now......

"F-Fine.....HEY! YOU! Snapper heads, get over here! Play times over!"

"What the?"

"You kiddin me here?"

"I hvaen't even busted him to the cream filling yet!"

"Ya come on, five more minutes!"

"I SAID NOW! I'm still bigger an' stronger then you twirps, SO DO AS I SAY!"

"FINE!............... Filthy bastich......."

"Whatever!"

"Is the main man goin soft over here??"

"Shut up! I.....I mean he.....I mean.......I'm sure ONE of us knows what we're doing!"

"YA! You said it lil' buddy!"

The clones let go of their respective bastiches, and huddle around me as Supes lets off a bit on the chokehold.

"SO? How bout it? We got ourselves a deal?.......I told ya, I'm just here to do some buisness, get my money, and I'm astaroid dust! That is......once you get me a new bike! Can't leave a planet well on my own ya know! Not all of us can fly!........So?........Deal?"

Watchman

05-11-2006, 12:01 PM

Cold sat in the Rogues' hangout trying to come up with the plan that would solidfy them as one of the leading crime organizations.

"Hey Len" the Trickster came up to him

"What?"

"I think you should see this it's a commercial on the tv about Luthor he's running for pr..." Cold ignored the last bit and walked over to the tv. When he saw the commercial he dropped his beer which shattered on the floor.

"Pay for by the Luthor for President Group" Cold only caught the end and could see that bald piece of crap head in front of a waving flag. Cold took out his gun a blasted the tv. He slammed the gun on the television shattering it. All the Rogues looked up and stared at him.

"This is what we get" he said said quietly. "He gets to run for president and here we hiding from the police! How is that ****** fair he was the mastermind behind all those attacks!" he pushes a table over and a piece of paper falls to the ground. Cold picks it up and smiles.

"What is it boss?" asked Weather Wizard

"Boys it's are lucky day"

Spike_x1

05-12-2006, 08:55 AM

OOC: Bump

LibrarianThorne

05-12-2006, 10:35 AM

Hook, line, and sinker! Here we go baby! Now I'll give the man what he wants, for now......

"F-Fine.....HEY! YOU! Snapper heads, get over here! Play times over!"

"What the?"

"You kiddin me here?"

"I hvaen't even busted him to the cream filling yet!"

"Ya come on, five more minutes!"

"I SAID NOW! I'm still bigger an' stronger then you twirps, SO DO AS I SAY!"

"FINE!............... Filthy bastich......."

"Whatever!"

"Is the main man goin soft over here??"

"Shut up! I.....I mean he.....I mean.......I'm sure ONE of us knows what we're doing!"

"YA! You said it lil' buddy!"

The clones let go of their respective bastiches, and huddle around me as Supes lets off a bit on the chokehold.

"SO? How bout it? We got ourselves a deal?.......I told ya, I'm just here to do some buisness, get my money, and I'm astaroid dust! That is......once you get me a new bike! Can't leave a planet well on my own ya know! Not all of us can fly!........So?........Deal?"

It was a mistake, believing anything the Czarnian said. But what choice did he have? This seemed to be the only way to get Lobo out of Gotham with as little bloodshed as possible.

Superman let go of Lobo's neck.

"No deal, not yet. Who's paying you, Lobo?"

Red

05-12-2006, 02:15 PM

Logan Howlett

05-12-2006, 10:07 PM

It was a mistake, believing anything the Czarnian said. But what choice did he have? This seemed to be the only way to get Lobo out of Gotham with as little bloodshed as possible.

Superman let go of Lobo's neck.

"No deal, not yet. Who's paying you, Lobo?"

"Well I realy didn't think it was any big secret, but it the new Mayor, big J, Jokemeister, Laughin Man, Mister J......THE GOD DAMN JOKER!.......BUT! He told me personaly that he had a rather large backer....."

Supes aint never been one for brains, but then again he is a pretty boy. Looks like this is workin pretty well so far, now to play them pipes just the right way.

"Now listen Blue Boy! I want my money, and I'm only gettin it one a two ways, either I haul in that lil' miss whos been causin all this trouble, or I snag and tag one a you tight wearin fan boys!.....Now the way I see it, yur lookin to take down this lil' governmental overthrow quik! So if you do that before I get paid, I'm S.O.L. in a bad way! And if that happens......I guarente that I'll find a way to frag each an' every one a ya! So don't go think I just tucked my tail here Big Blue! I'm only doin whats gona work best for me in the end! GOT THAT BASTICH! Now......I feel an idea comin on......better get it out quik before it hurts my head......Way I see it, you kill big J, big J kills you, I don't care either way as long as I get paid! So heres the plan, I "Take You In", get paid, find out who this "backer" is and then you Bat Boy, and the Gay Lanterns can have all the fun you want tear assin the place! BUT NOT BEFORE I SEE THAT DOUGH!........oh yea, AND GET A NEW FRAGIN BIKE!"

He just kinda stands there, starin at me like a deer in headlights.........man how I wish I had my bike, I'd run his ass over!

"Now...You make sure I get my money, and thats when I tell you what the man has up his sleeve, and every thing I know about them Kyptonian ships! But not before then! I can assure you THAT is not knowledge you hero types wana go without!"

Alright, sue me! I lied a little! So what that the only thing I realy saw was that big machine thing next to the guy in the Willy Wonka hat! So what if I don't realy know what it does! So what if I haven't got a clue as to who was piloting them Kryptonian ships! They don't know jack! So I can use that gainst them.....hehehe.....stupid fan boys....hehe...

"Now we can do it my way, or you can keep fightin someone who can't die, and creates clone after clone after clone!.......Your call!"

MST3K 4ever

05-12-2006, 10:16 PM

Night drew in Metropolises and Ra’s stood at the docks with his coat withering into the wind. As the overbearing lights of a car approached Ra’s gave a signal and his ninja’s fell back in the shadows.

A limo pulled up in the mist beside Ra’s. Luthor stepped out with a smile across his face.

“Please excuse the lateness of my arrival, but I was held up.”

“You requested my presence Alexander. What is this arrangement you purpose?”

Lex lights a cigar and says, "Simple Ras...first off I wouldn't contact you unless it was of absolute importance to our partnership."

He hands Ras a large envelope and says, "It seems that the latest poles show a tighter race than I think either of us would care to admit to."

Ras begins looking at the information and Lex says, "If I don't win I seriously doubt the next President would be so...gracious to a partnership with you. In fact I dare say a great deal of the Federal Government's resources would be turned against you in many new ways. Especially in light of the situation in Gotham. I have heard through various sources that there is going to be more of a crack down on those who would side against the group formerly known as the Justice League. I have heard through a well-placed source that the current President if re-elected is willing to give Batman any resource he needs to bring you in."

Handing the envelope back to Lex Ras looks away and asks,“So you believe that the election will go easier if some of the other candidates decided to leave politics for good?”

Lex approaches Ras slowly and Ras stares back at him. Lex takes a step back and replies, "In a matter of speaking yes."

Ras looks away again and says, “I will deal with this issue accordingly. In the future find other ways that will allow you to deal with issues such as these on your own accord. The more we are seen together the greater the risk to our partnership. If I am in need of you I will contact you.I suggest you leave now Alexander. Know that I will be watching the coming events very closely and I will intervene only if I must. Otherwise you are to take care of this end of our partnership.”

Looking at Lex he asks, “Or have I chosen the wrong person to join forces with?”

Lex steadies himself and replies, "Rest assured Ras I will succeed."

He looks away and says, "In fact I..." He looks back and sees Ras has vanished. Lex mumbles to himself, "At least when Superman leaves there is a gust of wind."

Lex straightens his tie and coat. He looks around...Arrogant jackal...I think it would be wise for me to watch my back with him.
He walks back to the limo throwing away his cigar in the bay and says, "Home Mercy."He gets in the limo and begin to rub his temples as though he is trying to get rid of a migraine.

She drives the car and Lex puts up the screen separating the front from the back.

His cell-phone rings he sees it is from Newsome. I am not in the mood for this right now. He cuts his phone off. He pours himself a drink and opens a mirror from the ceiling.

He says looking into the mirror and toasting himself, "I am Lex Luthor and I will re-claim my place of power with or without Ras Al Goul."

Watchman

05-12-2006, 11:20 PM

Lex lights a cigar and says, "Simple Ras...first off I wouldn't contact you unless it was of absolute importance to our partnership."

He hands Ras a large envelope and says, "It seems that the latest poles show a tighter race than I think either of us would care to admit to."

Ras begins looking at the information and Lex says, "If I don't win I seriously doubt the next President would be so...gracious to a partnership with you. In fact I dare say a great deal of the Federal Government's resources would be turned against you in many new ways. Especially in light of the situation in Gotham. I have heard through various sources that there is going to be more of a crack down on those who would side against the group formerly known as the Justice League. I have heard through a well-placed source that the current President if re-elected is willing to give Batman any resource he needs to bring you in."

Handing the envelope back to Lex Ras looks away and asks,“So you believe that the election will go easier if some of the other candidates decided to leave politics for good?”

Lex approaches Ras slowly and Ras stares back at him. Lex takes a step back and replies, "In a matter of speaking yes."

Ras looks away again and says, “I will deal with this issue accordingly. In the future find other ways that will allow you to deal with issues such as these on your own accord. The more we are seen together the greater the risk to our partnership. If I am in need of you I will contact you.I suggest you leave now Alexander. Know that I will be watching the coming events very closely and I will intervene only if I must. Otherwise you are to take care of this end of our partnership.”

Looking at Lex he asks, “Or have I chosen the wrong person to join forces with?”

Lex steadies himself and replies, "Rest assured Ras I will succeed."

He looks away and says, "In fact I..." He looks back and sees Ras has vanished. Lex mumbles to himself, "At least when Superman leaves there is a gust of wind."

Lex straightens his tie and coat. He looks around...Arrogant jackal...I think it would be wise for me to watch my back with him.
He walks back to the limo throwing away his cigar in the bay and says, "Home Mercy."He gets in the limo and begin to rub his temples as though he is trying to get rid of a migraine.

She drives the car and Lex puts up the screen separating the front from the back.

His cell-phone rings he sees it is from Newsome. I am not in the mood for this right now. He cuts his phone off. He pours himself a drink and opens a mirror from the ceiling.

He says looking into the mirror and toasting himself, "I am Lex Luthor and I will re-claim my place of power with or without Ras Al Goul."

Lex looks back up at the mirror and saw something very strange. In was him with a giant smile on his face waving at him.

"I am Lex Luthor and I am the biggest piece of **** that ever walked on this earth". Lex reaches for the intercom when a hand grabs his hand. He looks to his side and it is himself sitting right next to him. The copy places his arm around Lex and pulls him in closer.

"No need for that laddy I'm just having a wee bit of fun" the Lex copy disappears revealing Mirrior Master. He points to screen which shows another figure coming through it. "But he isn't"

Captain Cold comes through sitting across from Lex. He gives him a smile.

"Well well well Lex Luthor running for president you must make your mother proud. But what I'm not proud of are little partnership. You see when we made that deal with you what did us Rogues get out of it? A massive beatdown and most of us put in prision. What did you get out of it? The one who organized that attack on Metropolis and Keystone? He gets to run for president. Why is that because he is Lex Luthor. Well guess what that is about to change. You see Luthor we always been near the bottom. Not as high as you or the ****ing clown but in a few moments that about to change. To simply put it the Rogues now control Lex Luthor. What do you think of that Lexy?"

MaskedManJRK

05-13-2006, 01:14 PM

IC: Batman

***

Ibn al Xu'ffasch was told to stay put within the dust-ridden cave until someone came to pick him up. He was furious at his "father" for it. He replayed the incident in his head again.

As the Detective and his companions were splitting up, the Detective went up to him an instructed him to stay within the cave. He did not WANT to stay here, he wanted back with his real father--the Demon's Head. It was the Detective's next words that truely drove him into fury.

"Ra's al Ghul has messed with your mind, Ibn. As soon as all of this is over, I'm going to do everything within my power to help you. Until then, I'm going to have you meet with a friend of mine, she helped me when I was your age, perhaps she can do the same for you."

Ibn was livid--his father did not brainwash him, as the Detective suggested! Ra's al Ghul was the only father he ever had! How DARED he act like he had the right to act like a father! He was never a father at all!

It has been a few minutes close to a half-hour since that incident, and he was still angry. He was cursing his fake father out in every language he knew.

A half-hour after that, he was still angry, though he has a lot calmer about it. He decided to try and do something else, so he looked around inside the Detective's cave.

It was truely amazing--everything that his father has said it was and more. Ibn could almost say that the Detective's headquarters were even more powerfull than his fathers!

As he walked out of the room with all the costumes the Detective has, he noticed something strange in the middle--he was surprised he didn't notice it before, actually.

It was a large glass case, and inside it was a red, yellow, and green costume. As Ibn walked towards it, he reconized the costume as the costume of Robin. But all the other costumes were in the room he was just in, why is this one out in the open like this?

He stood in front of it and placed his hand on the glass. The costume did not look the same as the one that he saw Robin wear, meaning that this was from one of the previous Robins. But Ibn wondered again, why was it in this case in the middle of the cave?

He didn't understand the significance of it, but then...maybe he was a bit of a father after all...

***

Dr. Leslie Thomkins thought she had heard the strangest requests from Bruce, but THIS took the prize.

As she drove up the hill into the back of Wayne Manor, she realized that she never actually came in through the cave like this before. She wasn't sure if she was honored or not.

When she saw the new, completed Cave after No Man's Land, the first thought that came across was, with all the money that went into this, you could turn a starving, third-world country into a thriving nation. Sure, she was impressed with it, and at this point she understood why Bruce needed things like this--he was no longer a regular vigilantie, after all, that ended about the fifth time he saved the world along with the Justice League, but Leslie always felt he could do more with these things. Perhaps Bruce felt the same--why else did he start this "Outsiders" group she told him about?

She drove up the ramp in the cave, she kept herself even more focused, so that she didn't drive off the ramp and die--how Bruce can drive on this she would never know.

Leslie eventually made it to the garage and shut down her car. She let out the breath she was holding, thinking to herself to tell the man when she sees him again to put some damn rails or something on the ramp, at least give an old woman a sense of security. She got out and walked up the stairs into the computer area, noticing the dust laying around the Cave and remembering with a sharp sting to her heart that Alfred was gone, looking for the boy Bruce told her about.

When Leslie first heard the news of Bruce having a son, she was shocked at first and then realized how foolish it was to be shocked. Leslie always thought and knew that for a self-proclaimed "loner," he was quite promisquous as both Batman and Bruce Wayne. After the shock wore off, she actually wondered why it took so long for this to happen.

Leslie found Ibn al Xu'ffash standing next to the Memorial. Leslie was told about how Ibn got here, and was warned that he might try something to escape. She had no idea what the child must have be feeling at this point--anger, if she had to guess, anger that someone has taken him away from the only father figure he had ever known.

Ibn looked so much like Bruce to Leslie--he was more exotic in appearence, most definately from his mother, but it was either the age, the black clothes, or the baby blue eyes of his that really hit it home to Leslie.

Leslie always considered Bruce the son she never had. Now, in a sense, she was a grandmother.

"Ibn?" She called out. He looked up to her in surprise. "I'm Dr. Leslie Thomkins, I was called by Bruce...your father...to take care of you. If you'll follow me, I'll take you to my place. You'll be safe there..."

***

As Nightwing notices Green Arrow and Arsenal enter the area, His and everyone else's communicators boom with the familiar barritone...

Nightwing is the first to pick up his comm. and answer.

"Batman, Nightwing here. Green Arrow, Arsenal, The Question and Robin are currently with me in Park Row. Figured we'd try and find the mystery woman for ourselves, so-"

Nightwing immediatley paused, as the realisation sank in.

...Army... of... Lobos?

"...um... Yeah, that's the geist of it. We haven't ran into any luck yet. Where are you at? You gonna try and take ole' Permagrin himself on? Because honestly, and not to tell you what to do or anything... But that's what I'd do, if I were in your position."

...Which I'm not, but I'm sure he'll get my point.

"Not yet--if I were The Joker, and I had all the resources I would have with being Mayor, I would have the most beefed up security imaginable, and since it seems that it was The Joker that HIRED Lobo to take out our mystery woman, that seems to be the case.

"We're going to need all the help we can get on this one.

"I'm meeting with you now, over and out."

I take a hard, screeching turn and drive towards Old Gotham. Hopefully, Leslie has made contact with Ibn by now. I didn't want to leave Ibn alone in the cave, but--

Suddenly I see someone standing on a building. Since I wasn't near Crime Alley yet, so it would be a good guess for it to be the mystery woman.

I drive into the alley and stop. The canopy opens and I shoot a line out, taking me out of the Batmobile and sending me flying up the wall of the building. As the line stopped I took my hands onto the rail and flipped myself onto the roof without making a sound.

I find myself a good shadow and sneak further in, finding the mystery woman...and her not-so-mystery companions.

The woman was in all white--her clothes remind me of the girl that stupid superhero Ben Affleck movie a few years back, with a white mask obscuring her face.

Standing next to her was Selina Kyle--Catwoman. I wasn't sure, but I could not help but think that something happened to her while I was away. She seemed...almost dead, like someone took away part of her and left her to rot. She looked spitefull, angry. From the look of her costume, she's been in a few hard fights recently. Like the mystery woman, I'll have to ask her about it when I see her.

The other woman is some-what of a surprise--Rose Wilson, The Ravager. I haven't engaged her myself, but from what Robin has told me in his dealings of her with the Titans, she was essentially half Deathstroke's size, but had twice of his insanity.

I listen into their conversation for a moment, it sounds almost like the tradictional "superhero team-up." If so, they should have no objection with my joining them.

"Good evening, ladies."

I walk out of the shadows, cape pulled back, arms plainly at my sides. I don't want to look like a threat--I'm trying to have them join me, after all. I give a glance towards Selina, only seeing that anger intesify. It doesn't take a detective to dicipher that whatever happened to her, she blames me for it.

I look back towards the mystery woman, square into the white mask of hers. I talk to her politely...as politely I can be when I'm in character, but polite, nonetheless.

"I've heard a lot about you, miss--in the weeks you've been here, you've gained a bigger reputation then even I when I started. I am quite impressed with what you've done so far with the bad shape of Gotham. I haven't catched your name, though. Pray tell, what is it?"

twylight

05-13-2006, 03:32 PM

IC: Batman

***

Ibn al Xu'ffasch was told to stay put within the dust-ridden cave until someone came to pick him up. He was furious at his "father" for it. He replayed the incident in his head again.

As the Detective and his companions were splitting up, the Detective went up to him an instructed him to stay within the cave. He did not WANT to stay here, he wanted back with his real father--the Demon's Head. It was the Detective's next words that truely drove him into fury.

"Ra's al Ghul has messed with your mind, Ibn. As soon as all of this is over, I'm going to do everything within my power to help you. Until then, I'm going to have you meet with a friend of mine, she helped me when I was your age, perhaps she can do the same for you."

Ibn was livid--his father did not brainwash him, as the Detective suggested! Ra's al Ghul was the only father he ever had! How DARED he act like he had the right to act like a father! He was never a father at all!

It has been a few minutes close to a half-hour since that incident, and he was still angry. He was cursing his fake father out in every language he knew.

A half-hour after that, he was still angry, though he has a lot calmer about it. He decided to try and do something else, so he looked around inside the Detective's cave.

It was truely amazing--everything that his father has said it was and more. Ibn could almost say that the Detective's headquarters were even more powerfull than his fathers!

As he walked out of the room with all the costumes the Detective has, he noticed something strange in the middle--he was surprised he didn't notice it before, actually.

It was a large glass case, and inside it was a red, yellow, and green costume. As Ibn walked towards it, he reconized the costume as the costume of Robin. But all the other costumes were in the room he was just in, why is this one out in the open like this?

He stood in front of it and placed his hand on the glass. The costume did not look the same as the one that he saw Robin wear, meaning that this was from one of the previous Robins. But Ibn wondered again, why was it in this case in the middle of the cave?

He didn't understand the significance of it, but then...maybe he was a bit of a father after all...

***

Dr. Leslie Thomkins thought she had heard the strangest requests from Bruce, but THIS took the prize.

As she drove up the hill into the back of Wayne Manor, she realized that she never actually came in through the cave like this before. She wasn't sure if she was honored or not.

When she saw the new, completed Cave after No Man's Land, the first thought that came across was, with all the money that went into this, you could turn a starving, third-world country into a thriving nation. Sure, she was impressed with it, and at this point she understood why Bruce needed things like this--he was no longer a regular vigilantie, after all, that ended about the fifth time he saved the world along with the Justice League, but Leslie always felt he could do more with these things. Perhaps Bruce felt the same--why else did he start this "Outsiders" group she told him about?

She drove up the ramp in the cave, she kept herself even more focused, so that she didn't drive off the ramp and die--how Bruce can drive on this she would never know.

Leslie eventually made it to the garage and shut down her car. She let out the breath she was holding, thinking to herself to tell the man when she sees him again to put some damn rails or something on the ramp, at least give an old woman a sense of security. She got out and walked up the stairs into the computer area, noticing the dust laying around the Cave and remembering with a sharp sting to her heart that Alfred was gone, looking for the boy Bruce told her about.

When Leslie first heard the news of Bruce having a son, she was shocked at first and then realized how foolish it was to be shocked. Leslie always thought and knew that for a self-proclaimed "loner," he was quite promisquous as both Batman and Bruce Wayne. After the shock wore off, she actually wondered why it took so long for this to happen.

Leslie found Ibn al Xu'ffash standing next to the Memorial. Leslie was told about how Ibn got here, and was warned that he might try something to escape. She had no idea what the child must have be feeling at this point--anger, if she had to guess, anger that someone has taken him away from the only father figure he had ever known.

Ibn looked so much like Bruce to Leslie--he was more exotic in appearence, most definately from his mother, but it was either the age, the black clothes, or the baby blue eyes of his that really hit it home to Leslie.

Leslie always considered Bruce the son she never had. Now, in a sense, she was a grandmother.

"Ibn?" She called out. He looked up to her in surprise. "I'm Dr. Leslie Thomkins, I was called by Bruce...your father...to take care of you. If you'll follow me, I'll take you to my place. You'll be safe there..."

***

"Not yet--if I were The Joker, and I had all the resources I would have with being Mayor, I would have the most beefed up security imaginable, and since it seems that it was The Joker that HIRED Lobo to take out our mystery woman, that seems to be the case.

"We're going to need all the help we can get on this one.

"I'm meeting with you now, over and out."

I take a hard, screeching turn and drive towards Old Gotham. Hopefully, Leslie has made contact with Ibn by now. I didn't want to leave Ibn alone in the cave, but--

Suddenly I see someone standing on a building. Since I wasn't near Crime Alley yet, so it would be a good guess for it to be the mystery woman.

I drive into the alley and stop. The canopy opens and I shoot a line out, taking me out of the Batmobile and sending me flying up the wall of the building. As the line stopped I took my hands onto the rail and flipped myself onto the roof without making a sound.

I find myself a good shadow and sneak further in, finding the mystery woman...and her not-so-mystery companions.

The woman was in all white--her clothes remind me of the girl that stupid superhero Ben Affleck movie a few years back, with a white mask obscuring her face.

Standing next to her was Selina Kyle--Catwoman. I wasn't sure, but I could not help but think that something happened to her while I was away. She seemed...almost dead, like someone took away part of her and left her to rot. She looked spitefull, angry. From the look of her costume, she's been in a few hard fights recently. Like the mystery woman, I'll have to ask her about it when I see her.

The other woman is some-what of a surprise--Rose Wilson, The Ravager. I haven't engaged her myself, but from what Robin has told me in his dealings of her with the Titans, she was essentially half Deathstroke's size, but had twice of his insanity.

I listen into their conversation for a moment, it sounds almost like the tradictional "superhero team-up." If so, they should have no objection with my joining them.

"Good evening, ladies."

I walk out of the shadows, cape pulled back, arms plainly at my sides. I don't want to look like a threat--I'm trying to have them join me, after all. I give a glance towards Selina, only seeing that anger intesify. It doesn't take a detective to dicipher that whatever happened to her, she blames me for it.

I look back towards the mystery woman, square into the white mask of hers. I talk to her politely...as politely I can be when I'm in character, but polite, nonetheless.

"I've heard a lot about you, miss--in the weeks you've been here, you've gained a bigger reputation then even I when I started. I am quite impressed with what you've done so far with the bad shape of Gotham. I haven't catched your name, though. Pray tell, what is it?"

She stared at him a moment and tilted her head so that half her face sank behind her dark locks of hair. She'd seen his movement, however small in the shadows and the urge to run griped her. She snapped her Bo Staff shut and looped it onto her belt.

His appearance, complicated things. But it wasn't anything she couldn't handle. After all she'd just joined two people who hate Batman together. Nothing was going to stop them.

"'Pray tell', vigilantes seem to have gotten polite."

She tilted her body away from him and smiled beneath her mask.

"Ladies?" She said simply.

MaskedManJRK

05-13-2006, 03:50 PM

She stared at him a moment and tilted her head so that half her face sank behind her dark locks of hair. She'd seen his movement, however small in the shadows and the urge to run griped her. She snapped her Bo Staff shut and looped it onto her belt.

His appearance, complicated things. But it wasn't anything she couldn't handle. After all she'd just joined two people who hate Batman together. Nothing was going to stop them.

"'Pray tell', vigilantes seem to have gotten polite."

She tilted her body away from him and smiled beneath her mask.

"Ladies?" She said simply.

Suddenly I have a very bad feeling about this. Perhaps it was her not mentioning her name, perhaps it was her humor towards this, perhaps her body movements imply an act of defience, but I had the distict idea that I could very possibly have to fight her and perhaps the others too in a moment.

But I won't attack, I'll just let my cape a little bit down and continue talking in a civilized manner--for all I know, it might just be simple paranoia.

"I find that being polite helps when you ask someone--or someones--to join them in battle. You've made a lot of progress in fighting the new Gotham regime--someone with your knowledge of the new way of things would be ideal in a plan to completely and utterly erraticate the remnents of this corrupt government.

"What do you say?"

Purple Man

05-13-2006, 04:06 PM

"Well I realy didn't think it was any big secret, but it the new Mayor, big J, Jokemeister, Laughin Man, Mister J......THE GOD DAMN JOKER!.......BUT! He told me personaly that he had a rather large backer....."

Supes aint never been one for brains, but then again he is a pretty boy. Looks like this is workin pretty well so far, now to play them pipes just the right way.

"Now listen Blue Boy! I want my money, and I'm only gettin it one a two ways, either I haul in that lil' miss whos been causin all this trouble, or I snag and tag one a you tight wearin fan boys!.....Now the way I see it, yur lookin to take down this lil' governmental overthrow quik! So if you do that before I get paid, I'm S.O.L. in a bad way! And if that happens......I guarente that I'll find a way to frag each an' every one a ya! So don't go think I just tucked my tail here Big Blue! I'm only doin whats gona work best for me in the end! GOT THAT BASTICH! Now......I feel an idea comin on......better get it out quik before it hurts my head......Way I see it, you kill big J, big J kills you, I don't care either way as long as I get paid! So heres the plan, I "Take You In", get paid, find out who this "backer" is and then you Bat Boy, and the Gay Lanterns can have all the fun you want tear assin the place! BUT NOT BEFORE I SEE THAT DOUGH!........oh yea, AND GET A NEW FRAGIN BIKE!"

He just kinda stands there, starin at me like a deer in headlights.........man how I wish I had my bike, I'd run his ass over!

"Now...You make sure I get my money, and thats when I tell you what the man has up his sleeve, and every thing I know about them Kyptonian ships! But not before then! I can assure you THAT is not knowledge you hero types wana go without!"

Alright, sue me! I lied a little! So what that the only thing I realy saw was that big machine thing next to the guy in the Willy Wonka hat! So what if I don't realy know what it does! So what if I haven't got a clue as to who was piloting them Kryptonian ships! They don't know jack! So I can use that gainst them.....hehehe.....stupid fan boys....hehe...

"Now we can do it my way, or you can keep fightin someone who can't die, and creates clone after clone after clone!.......Your call!"

"Proxy degeneration disease." Soft footsteps were approaching Lobo from behind. The young clone kept his distance, standing a few meters away before continuing. "Since you don't look intelligent enough to figure out what that means. P.D.D. as I call it is a disorder inherent with any clone, where the cellular structure slowly begins to break down. Of course this can be remedied with the proper antibiotics. On the other hand, with the wrong chemicals, a clone could be turned into protoplasmic goop in a matter of minutes."

Grabbing the collar of his football jersey, Conner ripped it down the middle, revealing the S emblazoned on his costume. The pants came off next revealing the blue and red tights underneath, his crimson cape blowing gently in the breeze. "I have a bad temper, and a lifetime membership with S.T.A.R. labs. So think carefully before you say again about how immortal you or your clones are." Kon-El wasn't sure how Superman would react to his presence, but he knew a thing or two about clones and was ready to offer some assistance. Conner hated trying to be undercover anyways.

Logan Howlett

05-13-2006, 10:25 PM

MST3K 4ever

05-14-2006, 02:09 PM

Lex looks back up at the mirror and saw something very strange. In was him with a giant smile on his face waving at him.

"I am Lex Luthor and I am the biggest piece of **** that ever walked on this earth". Lex reaches for the intercom when a hand grabs his hand. He looks to his side and it is himself sitting right next to him. The copy places his arm around Lex and pulls him in closer.

"No need for that laddy I'm just having a wee bit of fun" the Lex copy disappears revealing Mirrior Master. He points to screen which shows another figure coming through it. "But he isn't"

Captain Cold comes through sitting across from Lex. He gives him a smile.

"Well well well Lex Luthor running for president you must make your mother proud. But what I'm not proud of are little partnership. You see when we made that deal with you what did us Rogues get out of it? A massive beatdown and most of us put in prision. What did you get out of it? The one who organized that attack on Metropolis and Keystone? He gets to run for president. Why is that because he is Lex Luthor. Well guess what that is about to change. You see Luthor we always been near the bottom. Not as high as you or the ****ing clown but in a few moments that about to change. To simply put it the Rogues now control Lex Luthor. What do you think of that Lexy?"

Lex looks for a moment and the button seperating him from Mercy, and then reconsiders it. I am far more dangreous than these costumed clowns...it's time I use that to my advantage.

He opens up the bar next to him and fixes himself a drink and takes a swig. He looks around and says, "I would offer you all a drink but I seriously doubt you all would want one with me, and besides you won't be here long."

He looks at Cold and says, "Four points...First off no one controls me.(OOC: Kind of ironic considering who he is partnered with now) Secondly, In terms of our partnership as it were. You all were the ones who failed not me. I gave you the plans and organized it and you all didn't execute. So I did what any intellegent businessman would do in my postion. I cut my losses and you all proved to be major losses."

He takes another drink and says, "Third in terms of being bottom feeders...you all never really change at all. I mean look at yourselves you wearing the same outfits as the day you all got started. You have to adapt you have to change with the times like I have. Otherwise you become dull and predictible. It's no wonder the Flash continously hands you all your heads on a platter. If I was in Keystone City that clown would be nothing more than a memory by now. At least I can say that I have had Superman on his knees at the brink of death."

He finishes his drink and closes the bar. He then says, "Fourth and lastly none of you all pose a real threat to me because you see I have been in tigher spots than this before. I have been threatened by Superman himself. The hatred in his eyes burning brighter than a thousand suns and knowing he could do nothing about it."

He pulls out a newspaper with the headline saying, "Luthor surges ahead after just two weeks" and shows it to them. He says, "Right now my popularity is so high right now. I could probably call the White House my forwarding address and no one would blink an eye."

He puts the paper down and says, "Take your best shot if you dare, although I warn you I will use all resources to win and I have resources that you all don't even know about. Do any of you think you have a serious chance of succeeding where even the great Man of Steel has failed so many times and so miserably?"

The intercom buzzes and Mercy says, "We are approaching the house."

Lex replies, "Thank you Mercy."

He looks at the 2 rouges with him and says, "That means gentlemen that within the next few minutes the Secret Service will be coming out here to check the Limo and if they see you all in here. Well let me just say if you thought you had problems before imagine the issues you would have threatening a Presidential candidate."

Charlie No-One

05-14-2006, 02:45 PM

Watchman

05-14-2006, 02:51 PM

Lex looks for a moment and the button seperating him from Mercy, and then reconsiders it. I am far more dangreous than these costumed clowns...it's time I use that to my advantage.

He opens up the bar next to him and fixes himself a drink and takes a swig. He looks around and says, "I would offer you all a drink but I seriously doubt you all would want one with me, and besides you won't be here long."

He looks at Cold and says, "Four points...First off no one controls me.(OOC: Kind of ironic considering who he is partnered with now) Secondly, In terms of our partnership as it were. You all were the ones who failed not me. I gave you the plans and organized it and you all didn't execute. So I did what any intellegent businessman would do in my postion. I cut my losses and you all proved to be major losses."

He takes another drink and says, "Third in terms of being bottom feeders...you all never really change at all. I mean look at yourselves you wearing the same outfits as the day you all got started. You have to adapt you have to change with the times like I have. Otherwise you become dull and predictible. It's no wonder the Flash continously hands you all your heads on a platter. If I was in Keystone City that clown would be nothing more than a memory by now. At least I can say that I have had Superman on his knees at the brink of death."

He finishes his drink and closes the bar. He then says, "Fourth and lastly none of you all pose a real threat to me because you see I have been in tigher spots than this before. I have been threatened by Superman himself. The hatred in his eyes burning brighter than a thousand suns and knowing he could do nothing about it."

He pulls out a newspaper with the headline saying, "Luthor surges ahead after just two weeks" and shows it to them. He says, "Right now my popularity is so high right now. I could probably call the White House my forwarding address and no one would blink an eye."

He puts the paper down and says, "Take your best shot if you dare, although I warn you I will use all resources to win and I have resources that you all don't even know about. Do any of you think you have a serious chance of succeeding where even the great Man of Steel has failed so many times and so miserably?"

The intercom buzzes and Mercy says, "We are approaching the house."

Lex replies, "Thank you Mercy."

He looks at the 2 rouges with him and says, "That means gentlemen that within the next few minutes the Secret Service will be coming out here to check the Limo and if they see you all in here. Well let me just say if you thought you had problems before imagine the issues you would have threatening a Presidential candidate."

"Well you think threatening you with something with violence no we're trying something else. Stop me if this sounds familiar. The other day I found an envolpe with the letters LL on them it read" he took out the piece of paper.

"'Dear Rogues

I am aware of your situation and attitude in regards to earth's so-called protectors and am taking measures to ensure all of our futures are free of them. However, in order to fulfill this dream, I need your assistance. Similar letters as this have already been sent to over one hundred potential candidates. From Arclight to the Toyman. We need the skills of the Rogues in our Order. Membership with us will be mutually beneficial; we will leave you and your experiments alone and provide substantial funding if requested, and in return we ask for you participation if and when the "Justice" League discovers us and attempts to stop our activities. With your help, they will not succeed.

I do not make this offer lightly
LL"
He puts the letter back into his pocket and gives Luthor a grin.

"Know lets say Lex that some people come forword and decide to spill the beans on your little operation. What happens when your opponents in Washington decide to use this as an advantage? What happens when the families of the dead to decide to come forword and demand for your blood. A politcal nightmare and every other politician tries to become the hero by brining down Lex Luthor once and for all"

LibrarianThorne

05-14-2006, 04:33 PM

"Well slap my ass and call me Sally! You didn't tel me YOU had a clone to! You part Czarnian Blue Boy? hehehe....Lil' scrawny aint he?......Now look boy, you may be able to wipe them out, I aint to sure how Czarnian genetic mumbo jumbo, but you aint EVER gona be able to take down the main man! I been hit with every gas, chemical, proton disruptor, and field mine you can throw! So even if you somehow manage to melt these handsom lil' bastiches into a gooy paste, you aint NEVER taken the main man down! Just out yur reach son. Now, if ya don't mind, grown ups are talkin."

I turn to Superjerk and say,

"So whats it gona be? Save this city, and maybe gain some Kryptonian play dates, or start an all out war with the main man and have half this planet fragged by noon!"

He stalls for a second, man how i hate the indecicive ones!

"LISTEN BLUE BOY! It aint that hard! You do things my way and we both get what we want! Fake a capture, I bring you in, I get paid, you tear apart Joker and his cronies all Trojan horse style, and then I tell you what he's got up his sleeve and let you in on that Kryptonian info!........Or wecontinue to biker like little bastiches and tear this whole fraggin planet apart! Your call fan boy!"

Conner's interruption was sudden, but not entirely unexpected. With a glance, Superman motioned Conner to calm down as Lobo continued talking. The Lanterns, Kyle and Sinestro, floated in the air, observing. Everyone would follow his lead.

The ironic thing? Lobo's plan presented the quickest, cleanest, easiest way to get the mercenary off of Earth while delivering the heroes to where they most needed to be.

"Your plan is solid, Lobo. But wouldn't you get more money if you brought in all of us? Imagine your paout if you bring in Superman, Superboy, Sinestro, and a Green Lantern. What do you say to that?"

Logan Howlett

05-14-2006, 04:47 PM

Conner's interruption was sudden, but not entirely unexpected. With a glance, Superman motioned Conner to calm down as Lobo continued talking. The Lanterns, Kyle and Sinestro, floated in the air, observing. Everyone would follow his lead.

The ironic thing? Lobo's plan presented the quickest, cleanest, easiest way to get the mercenary off of Earth while delivering the heroes to where they most needed to be.

"Your plan is solid, Lobo. But wouldn't you get more money if you brought in all of us? Imagine your paout if you bring in Superman, Superboy, Sinestro, and a Green Lantern. What do you say to that?"

Hmmmmmm, Blue Boy has a point. I bring em' all in and I can get some serious bank! Hehehe....If I wasn't planin on eventualy killin him, I'd give him a big Czarnian bear hug!

"Alright. Sounds like a plan to me.......but.....I can't just walk in with you bastiches tied up with rope, aint none to believable. We're gona have to figure out some way makin it look like your realy a bunch of helpless prisoners"

I turn and look at Sinestro and the Lantern fan boy,

.......hmmmmmmm........I always did like them pretty rings a theirs. Guess a Lantern without a ring would be pretty useless........but then theres you.........I mean how do we make it look like you aint the biggest bastich no more.......I mean Kryptonite kills ya, and we aint got a portable red sun.......and trust me, big J is gona wana test the quality of the merchindise! So if it looks like you could still take on a fraight train, he aint gona be to happy! And an unhappy Joker means no mula for Lobo, and no mola for Lobo means no life for earth, ya dig?"

wiegeabo

05-14-2006, 11:40 PM

Batman

05-15-2006, 09:07 AM

(IC: Nightwing)

"Not yet--if I were The Joker, and I had all the resources I would have with being Mayor, I would have the most beefed up security imaginable, and since it seems that it was The Joker that HIRED Lobo to take out our mystery woman, that seems to be the case.

"We're going to need all the help we can get on this one.

"I'm meeting with you now, over and out."

Nightwing listens as the communicator shuts off on the other end of the line.

"... Alrighty then..."

Turning off his own communicator, Dick turns to the rest of them.

"Batman says he's meeting with us now."

Nightwing pauses.

"...So I suggest we come up with a backup plan, and fast. He can't nessacarily operate through the city at leasure, anymore, so it's better we do that than just sit and wait. Any thoughts from our resident Robin Hood wannabes?"

Nightwing looks at Tim.

"...No offense, of course."

LibrarianThorne

05-15-2006, 10:20 AM

I...I cannot believe what I am hearing. We stopped fighting for this insanity? This...creature expects us to surrender to him! To give him our rings? Insanity!

"Just kill him," I say with my arms crossed. "Or at the very least, remove him from the planet. Combined, Rayner and I would have the power to move the creature and his clones to somewhere safe. And, as he admited himself, without his 'bike', he would be stranded."

"Anything is better than listening to him prattle on the way he does."

"Sinestro, calm down. Even if we threw Lobo into space, he'd return. He has this nasty habit of coming back, like a disease that won't go away. More than that, he gives us an easy shot at taking down this whole corrupt system."

He turned to Lobo. "Alright, here's how this is going to work. You need credibility, right? So I'm going to let you pound on me, Lobo. Make me look beat up. Afterwards, the Lanterns give their rings to me. I have pockets in my cape, nearly invisible, and once we're inside, I can give them back at speed. Does that work for you, Sinestro? Or we can continue this pointless fight. This plan is the best way to avoid civillian casualties, and that's the most important thing we can do."

Spider-Man9X17

05-15-2006, 10:26 AM

"Sinestro, calm down. Even if we threw Lobo into space, he'd return. He has this nasty habit of coming back, like a disease that won't go away. More than that, he gives us an easy shot at taking down this whole corrupt system."

He turned to Lobo. "Alright, here's how this is going to work. You need credibility, right? So I'm going to let you pound on me, Lobo. Make me look beat up. Afterwards, the Lanterns give their rings to me. I have pockets in my cape, nearly invisible, and once we're inside, I can give them back at speed. Does that work for you, Sinestro? Or we can continue this pointless fight. This plan is the best way to avoid civillian casualties, and that's the most important thing we can do."

"I'm not taking my ring off," Kyle said defiently, sheathing himself back up. "Nothing good ever happens when a Lantern takes his ring off. Come on, Supes. I can't believe your buying this load. We're trying to put the League back together to stop people like this, not get into bed with them. Just because you always tell the truth, doesn't mean everybody else does."

LibrarianThorne

05-15-2006, 10:48 AM

"I'm not taking my ring off," Kyle said defiently, sheathing himself back up. "Nothing good ever happens when a Lantern takes his ring off. Come on, Supes. I can't believe your buying this load. We're trying to put the League back together to stop people like this, not get into bed with them. Just because you always tell the truth, doesn't mean everybody else does."

Superman sighed, and turned to face the Lanterns.

"Then come up with a better plan, Kyle. I know little about the Czarnian, but what I do know is that he is true to his word. It's the only part of his twisted mind that makes any sense. If you and Sinestro want to fight him, think about this: he's as strong as I am. If I can resist your ring constructs, Lobo can too. Any continued fighting on our parts will only damage Gotham, and the city's seen enough of that. I won't play a part in the needless deaths and injuring of civillians if there's any way to avoid it. This plan is risky, no doubt. But if you can't trust Lobo, then trust me."

He turned and stared Lobo hard in the eyes. The Czarnian smiled, not intimidated at all by the power that stood before him. "You're going to swear to me, Lobo. Swear here and now that once you get your money and reassemble your bike, you'll leave Earth and never, ever come back."

wiegeabo

05-15-2006, 11:28 AM

"Calm down? After what we just went through?!? Are you sure that nuclear blast did not damage your brain?" It seems like Rayner is the only one with any sense around here.

"I. Will. Not. Surrender. My. Ring."

I sigh. "But I do have a comprimise." I land and, beyond all common sense, drop my forcefield. The Lobo's look at me with blood in their eyes. Pretty much how they always looked.

Closing my eyes, I concentrate deeply, putting all my willpower into the effort. My ring responds, and does what it wasn't designed to do. It becomes invisible, seemingly vanishing from my finger.

It takes all my willpower to keep the ring in this states. Which means I am essentially without the use of my ring. Trying to do anything else with it, make any constructs or access it in any other way, will cause my concentration to slip, making the ring visible again. And since that is not in the plan, I am virtually powerless.

But I still have my ring. And if any trouble appears, and trouble always does, I can have my ring active in a moment. Even if I am injured or lose conciousness, my ring's forcefield will automatically reactivate.

"This is the closest you will get to taking away my powers. Now I have a question. What is he going to do with all of these clones?"

Trigger

05-15-2006, 11:50 AM

Catwoman jumped forward, landing on all fours in front of the Bat. She unhitched her whip and walked behind him. Placing her hand on his shoulder, she whispered in his ear.

“I say we tie you up in some building and leave you there. Then, conveniently, boy wonder one and two will forget you, and you will get raped, beaten, and starved everyday. That’s what I say we do,”

Rose let out a small snicker that only served to hide her confusion. She was looking for Batman, and now she had found him....so why didn't she know what to do next? Either way letting him getting go would be a mistake. Maybe he could help her out...?

Rose walked next to the Catwoman and laid a hand on her shoulder. She was partly worried that this Catwoman would turn on her, but she needed to maintain a cool exterior.

"Rape sounds....a little too harsh. I don't like the idea of doing work for free, though. Maybe Batman could give us something in return? If he can promise some kind of...payment, then I'm sure we could help him out."

twylight

05-15-2006, 01:59 PM

MST3K 4ever

05-15-2006, 03:11 PM

"Well you think threatening you with something with violence no we're trying something else. Stop me if this sounds familiar. The other day I found an envolpe with the letters LL on them it read" he took out the piece of paper.

"'Dear Rogues

I am aware of your situation and attitude in regards to earth's so-called protectors and am taking measures to ensure all of our futures are free of them. However, in order to fulfill this dream, I need your assistance. Similar letters as this have already been sent to over one hundred potential candidates. From Arclight to the Toyman. We need the skills of the Rogues in our Order. Membership with us will be mutually beneficial; we will leave you and your experiments alone and provide substantial funding if requested, and in return we ask for you participation if and when the "Justice" League discovers us and attempts to stop our activities. With your help, they will not succeed.

I do not make this offer lightly
LL"
He puts the letter back into his pocket and gives Luthor a grin.

"Know lets say Lex that some people come forword and decide to spill the beans on your little operation. What happens when your opponents in Washington decide to use this as an advantage? What happens when the families of the dead to decide to come forword and demand for your blood. A politcal nightmare and every other politician tries to become the hero by brining down Lex Luthor once and for all"

Lex begins to chuckle, he then taps on the intercom and tells Mercy, "Mercy go through the park...no need to go back to the estate."

She replies, "Things with the Rouges getting interesting sir?"

Lex gives out a full on laugh and says, "God bless you my dear Mercy." He cuts off the intercom and says, "She is something I really do need to give her a raise."

Lex fixes himself another drink and takes a swig. He then says, "Now where we're we. Oh yes that note I 'allegedly' wrote. Blackmailing me...crude very crude and could be effective if it weren't for the fact I have already got my bases covered there. You see gentlemen what you have is at best circumstantal evidence. Anyone could get stationary like that in Metropolis, and as for the writing itself oh please I can attribute that to any number of political enemies trying to hurt me. Say it was a forgery which it would prove to be, do you really think I would actually write something like that? You see Captain Cold any of those notes will have the exact same writing style and lettering style as well. And anyone who is any good at writing will tell you that no one can write the exact same thing the exact same way twice. so it more than likely could be classified as a bad forgery. if nothing else it would be enough to create reasonable doubt with a jury. "

He takes another drink and begins to stroke his chin. He stops and says, "If I play my cards right I can even pin this on Superman. Or if I want I can say I was suffering a side-effect from the mind-wipe. Not really worried about how that would play out on the trail to the White House. Reagan did a good job with the faulty memory thing in 1984...maybe I can to. Again the Justice League looks like villians and I look like a poor victim."

He takes another drink and says, "Never thought of that did you? That is the problem with you clowns. You're looking for the easy hit the easy score. You all have a serious lack of patience and planning. Any operation I am involved with takes at least two years of planning. Did you really believe that I would be brought down by something as simple as a note that I 'allegedly' wrote? In fact to show you how scared I am of that note I am going to give you all the chance to do the right thing."

He activates his intercom to Mercy and says, "Mercy, take us to the Daily Planet the Rouges are turning over new leaves and are about to become good citizens."

MaskedManJRK

05-16-2006, 12:14 AM

IC: Batman

Catwoman jumped forward, landing on all fours in front of the Bat. She unhitched her whip and walked behind him. Placing her hand on his shoulder, she whispered in his ear.

“I say we tie you up in some building and leave you there. Then, conveniently, boy wonder one and two will forget you, and you will get raped, beaten, and starved everyday. That’s what I say we do,”

...And my theory of something happening to her while I was gone is proven. My guess is that she's suggesting to me what...happened to her...

Tied up to a building...people forgetting her...beaten...starved...

...RAPED...

God no...it can't be...

I couldn't have forgotten her, it's barely been days that I was in Ra's stronghold...and I haven't heard anything about something happening to her, not even by the low-level hoods, I just assumed she was neck-deep in something on the East End and couldn't be reached--hell, both of us have done that enough times to be valid...

But it wasn't...she was tortured, she was helpless, she was RAPED...and I didn't do a Goddamned thing about it.

As my muscles keeled over in the guilt and the anger at the monsters that did this, at the Joker for what he's done to my city, and at myself for leaving her, only one real, true thought runs through my mind.

This will never happen again.

This will never, EVER, happen again.

"Selina...what happened to you...who did THAT do you...?"

Trigger

05-16-2006, 11:45 AM

The woman slipped into the shadows as Rose and Catwoman stepped forward.

If Batman had sunk so low as to talk politely with someone instead of going after the originator of this mess then what right did her have to ever?

She ran through a few alley's before finding her motorcycle right where she'd left it. Slipping on she revved the engine and took off.
Seeing him again though, the black costume blending him with the night and making him seem bonded to it. Her heart twisted.

He was the first.

She leaned lower over the handle bars as she speed through town, her long hair streaming behind her.

The sound of wheels moving on pavement caught Rose's attention. As Batman and Catwoman talked, Rose looked around wildly to find the source of the noise. Then it her.

"T-the woman!" Rose looked over at Catwoman," The woman left! Shouldn't we do something?"

Rose's question seemed to fall on deaf ears.

Ash Loomis

05-16-2006, 03:48 PM

I had to leave in the Bug when I saw what was going on in Gotham. No way am I going to be able to do any good there with a leg like mine. At least not in my old blue tights. I work for a long time on a little project I had going. Just a few finishing touches to get the (if you’ll pardon the pun) bugs out. I don’t know long it’s been when the Bug’s shadow once again falls over Gotham. I get out: into thin air. I hover there with my metal plated arms crossed grinning under my mask.

“It’s show time,” I giggle to myself.

I punch a few digits into a small computer on my arm and send out a message to the others.

“Sorry I had to leave guys, but I needed to get some extra equipment after the whole incident with Ra’s. Just shoot me a line to where I’m most needed and I’ll be there in a flash.”

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Watchman

05-17-2006, 09:29 AM

Lex begins to chuckle, he then taps on the intercom and tells Mercy, "Mercy go through the park...no need to go back to the estate."

She replies, "Things with the Rouges getting interesting sir?"

Lex gives out a full on laugh and says, "God bless you my dear Mercy." He cuts off the intercom and says, "She is something I really do need to give her a raise."

Lex fixes himself another drink and takes a swig. He then says, "Now where we're we. Oh yes that note I 'allegedly' wrote. Blackmailing me...crude very crude and could be effective if it weren't for the fact I have already got my bases covered there. You see gentlemen what you have is at best circumstantal evidence. Anyone could get stationary like that in Metropolis, and as for the writing itself oh please I can attribute that to any number of political enemies trying to hurt me. Say it was a forgery which it would prove to be, do you really think I would actually write something like that? You see Captain Cold any of those notes will have the exact same writing style and lettering style as well. And anyone who is any good at writing will tell you that no one can write the exact same thing the exact same way twice. so it more than likely could be classified as a bad forgery. if nothing else it would be enough to create reasonable doubt with a jury. "

He takes another drink and begins to stroke his chin. He stops and says, "If I play my cards right I can even pin this on Superman. Or if I want I can say I was suffering a side-effect from the mind-wipe. Not really worried about how that would play out on the trail to the White House. Reagan did a good job with the faulty memory thing in 1984...maybe I can to. Again the Justice League looks like villians and I look like a poor victim."

He takes another drink and says, "Never thought of that did you? That is the problem with you clowns. You're looking for the easy hit the easy score. You all have a serious lack of patience and planning. Any operation I am involved with takes at least two years of planning. Did you really believe that I would be brought down by something as simple as a note that I 'allegedly' wrote? In fact to show you how scared I am of that note I am going to give you all the chance to do the right thing."

He activates his intercom to Mercy and says, "Mercy, take us to the Daily Planet the Rouges are turning over new leaves and are about to become good citizens."

He was good Cold thought. He should have expect this from Lex. Underestimating him in any way was bad. He looked over to Mirrior Master who had a worried look on his face. Cold made a hand signal and motioned toward the screen. He transformed back into Lex, waved goodbye, and jumped through the screen. Cold and Lex just stare at each other for a few moments when then it starts to rain heavily.

"You know what's funny about the weather? It has cause the greatest disasters in history yet no one laid the blame on weather. They can't lock up weather for destroying a house or knocking down a few building. No weather is untouchable kinda like you...be seeing ya around Lex" he tosses the letter to the ground which shatters into glass. He jumps through the screen. He lands ontop of a rooftop with the rest of the Rogues. He walks toward Weather Wizard who has his wand up in the air.

"How's it coming?" Cold asked

"Oh I'm doing a number on him his house and a few more of his buildings"

"Well Lex you couldn't make this easy for yourself. Now it's war"

MST3K 4ever

05-17-2006, 01:27 PM

He was good Cold thought. He should have expect this from Lex. Underestimating him in any way was bad. He looked over to Mirrior Master who had a worried look on his face. Cold made a hand signal and motioned toward the screen. He transformed back into Lex, waved goodbye, and jumped through the screen. Cold and Lex just stare at each other for a few moments when then it starts to rain heavily.

"You know what's funny about the weather? It has cause the greatest disasters in history yet no one laid the blame on weather. They can't lock up weather for destroying a house or knocking down a few building. No weather is untouchable kinda like you...be seeing ya around Lex" he tosses the letter to the ground which shatters into glass. He jumps through the screen. He lands ontop of a rooftop with the rest of the Rogues. He walks toward Weather Wizard who has his wand up in the air.

"How's it coming?" Cold asked

"Oh I'm doing a number on him his house and a few more of his buildings"

"Well Lex you couldn't make this easy for yourself. Now it's war"

Lex watches the Cold & Mirror Master disappear. He buzzes Mercy and says, "Mercy back to Lexcorp Towers there are couple of things I need to pick-up at the office."

He notices the rain...Weather Wizard of course. I swear if those idiots had an original thought in their heads it would be a first. No matter, if these clowns want a war I will be more than happy to give it to them.

Mercy opens the screen and says, "You know they aren't going to take this laying down. There will be payback for you not going along with them."

Lex says pointing to the rain, "It's already begun. Mercy if it was the Joker or Brainiac I might be concerned, but all of them together haven't even be able to bring down a man who can run really really fast. They don't worry me in the least. Besides sooner or later they'll step over the line and there will be a casualty of war as it were. Then one of the capes will show up and I'll just turn them lose on the Central City Clowns."

The Limo arrives at Lexcorp towers. Lex & Mercy get out and are running in between rain and hail. Weather Wizard you had better pray the capes get to you before me.

Lex gets to his office and sees a silver box sitting on his desk.

"Interesting," he says nodding to Mercy. She opens the box and hands Lex a note. The note says, “ "Begin Mass-Production right away. You will receive the cure once I know that Mass-Production is well underway." ” At the bottom of the note is the head of a demon. The note then burns-up.

He says, "Take the red vial to the lab tell them to begin mass-producing this as quickly as they can. tell them it is for a new chemical weapon we maybe getting ready to pitch to the D-O-D."

Mercy begins to leave and Lex looks out his window and sees the wind begin to pick up power.

He says to Mercy, "When you're through with all of that Mercy. Go to the Delta Room and make sure my 'power-suit' is neatly pressed and ready to go if the situation calls for it."

Mercy nods and she leaves.

Spider-Man9X17

05-18-2006, 11:36 AM

Logan Howlett

05-19-2006, 01:50 AM

Kyle watched Sinestro cloak his ring. Oddly, he was thinking of doing the same thing.

"I'll cloak my ring as soon as we have an answer," Kyle said, never taking an eye off Lobo.

Ol' Lobo aint gona be caught lyin his way out anything, I'm true to whatever word I give...........but..............if something in the plan happens to change.......hehehe,

"Alright, alright!......If I get my money,a new bike, an this all goes off without a hitch, than I swear, I'll never ever come back to earth again.....Big Blue Boy Scouts honor."

I hold up my midle finger to my forhead as a salute.

"Now! Can we get this show on the road........wait......................didn't you say I get to pound on ya.......hehehe...."

LibrarianThorne

05-19-2006, 11:51 AM

Ol' Lobo aint gona be caught lyin his way out anything, I'm true to whatever word I give...........but..............if something in the plan happens to change.......hehehe,

"Alright, alright!......If I get my money,a new bike, an this all goes off without a hitch, than I swear, I'll never ever come back to earth again.....Big Blue Boy Scouts honor."

I hold up my midle finger to my forhead as a salute.

"Now! Can we get this show on the road........wait......................didn't you say I get to pound on ya.......hehehe...."

"Before you make this look legitimate, Lobo, Sinestro made a point. Your clones. Deal with them, then you have your oppurtunity to pound on me," said Superman.

wiegeabo

05-19-2006, 12:13 PM

"Before you make this look legitimate, Lobo, Sinestro made a point. Your clones. Deal with them, then you have your oppurtunity to pound on me," said Superman.

"And just know," I chime in, "you go to far making Superman look defeated," I nod at Rayner, "you'll have to deal with us."

Purple Man

05-19-2006, 12:25 PM

Ol' Lobo aint gona be caught lyin his way out anything, I'm true to whatever word I give...........but..............if something in the plan happens to change.......hehehe,

"Alright, alright!......If I get my money,a new bike, an this all goes off without a hitch, than I swear, I'll never ever come back to earth again.....Big Blue Boy Scouts honor."

I hold up my midle finger to my forhead as a salute.

"Now! Can we get this show on the road........wait......................didn't you say I get to pound on ya.......hehehe...."

Cracking his knuckles, Conner had a big ol' smile on his face. "It would look a little suspicious if Lobo took us all down without a scratch." Without further ado, the boy of steel sent a fist towards Lobo, looking to mess up his already nasty mug.

Logan Howlett

05-19-2006, 04:48 PM

Cracking his knuckles, Conner had a big ol' smile on his face. "It would look a little suspicious if Lobo took us all down without a scratch." Without further ado, the boy of steel sent a fist towards Lobo, looking to mess up his already nasty mug.

Aluminum boy there tosses a fist at me, but he don't appear to be none to bright! I mean you don't just go thrashin at the main man! Instintualy I throw up a block and hit the bastich in the throaght with my pistol. When hes on the ground I stepon his neck and point the pistol point blank at his eye.

"Now here we are havin a nice polite conversation about me kick Big Blues skull in, and yur gona start throwing wammers?? FRAG YOU FAN BOY! If you don't get a tighter leash on this dog of yours Supes, than I'm gona feed him to clones!.......and on that note...You aint got nothin to worry bout with them......unless you cross me, which case I start kickin my own ass to make more of em', ya dig?.......And as far as havin a scratch on me is concerned mini Stupe, even IF little boy blue there could lay a lick on me, it would heal in abot 5 seconds anyhow! So if you wana tear my vest for beliveability, feel free, anything else is pointless!"

wiegeabo

05-19-2006, 05:04 PM

Aluminum boy there tosses a fist at me, but he don't appear to be none to bright! I mean you don't just go thrashin at the main man! Instintualy I throw up a block and hit the bastich in the throaght with my pistol. When hes on the ground I stepon his neck and point the pistol point blank at his eye.

"Now here we are havin a nice polite conversation about me kick Big Blues skull in, and yur gona start throwing wammers?? FRAG YOU FAN BOY! If you don't get a tighter leash on this dog of yours Supes, than I'm gona feed him to clones!.......and on that note...You aint got nothin to worry bout with them......unless you cross me, which case I start kickin my own ass to make more of em', ya dig?.......And as far as havin a scratch on me is concerned mini Stupe, even IF little boy blue there could lay a lick on me, it would heal in abot 5 seconds anyhow! So if you wana tear my vest for beliveability, feel free, anything else is pointless!"

I almost lose it. So close that I actually let my ring's cloak drop. So close to tearing into him. I don't care what Superman says about this...creature returning from space. There are places I can put him from which he won't come back. The center of a distant star comes to mind.

But I control myself, barely. If we are going to go through with this charade, we need to do it now, before our strained tempers explode.

My forcefield goes back up and I step right infront of the monster's face, staring him down. "If you want this to happen, if you want your payment: you will let the boy go, you will get rid of these clones, and you will stop acting like an idiot."

"Right." I move an inch closer to his face. "Now."

Logan Howlett

05-21-2006, 01:24 AM

I almost lose it. So close that I actually let my ring's cloak drop. So close to tearing into him. I don't care what Superman says about this...creature returning from space. There are places I can put him from which he won't come back. The center of a distant star comes to mind.

But I control myself, barely. If we are going to go through with this charade, we need to do it now, before our strained tempers explode.

My forcefield goes back up and I step right infront of the monster's face, staring him down. "If you want this to happen, if you want your payment: you will let the boy go, you will get rid of these clones, and you will stop acting like an idiot."

"Right." I move an inch closer to his face. "Now."

"Do you think I realy care about the opinion of some Lantern fan boy?? Hell, I KNOW I could tear you apart, no problem! And yer Green budy there, he would be all to easy! The only reason you bunch a bastiches aint fraged right now is cuz I know that big blue here is a hard man to bring down, and I hate wastin time! So as far as your barkin orders at me, you can shove it up yur ring wearin ass! Them lil' bastiches are just as hard to get rid of as I am, but eventualy they turn into little puddles of goo. So unless supes there is Okely Dokely with me slaughterin a bunch of half grown Czarnian kids right in fronta his eyes, than I got a feelin that their gona be sticken around, YA DIG?!!"

LibrarianThorne

05-21-2006, 11:40 AM

"Do you think I realy care about the opinion of some Lantern fan boy?? Hell, I KNOW I could tear you apart, no problem! And yer Green budy there, he would be all to easy! The only reason you bunch a bastiches aint fraged right now is cuz I know that big blue here is a hard man to bring down, and I hate wastin time! So as far as your barkin orders at me, you can shove it up yur ring wearin ass! Them lil' bastiches are just as hard to get rid of as I am, but eventualy they turn into little puddles of goo. So unless supes there is Okely Dokely with me slaughterin a bunch of half grown Czarnian kids right in fronta his eyes, than I got a feelin that their gona be sticken around, YA DIG?!!"

Dammit, Conner. Lobo was on Young Justice, you should've known exactly how powerful he is, Clark thought to himself.

The situation was becoming worse, much worse. A fight would break out at any moment, and hundreds of innocent people would be put in danger. Conner was in danger right now. He had to do something, before Sinestro attacked and the situation became disastrous. He had to get Lobo out of Gotham, as far and fast as he could. It was the only option left, now.

"Kyle, Sinestro, Conner, take care of the Joker as quickly as you can. Tell Batman, if you see him, that I'm sorry I couldn't stay and talk."

With that, Superman rushed forward, grabbing Lobo by his leather jacket and throwing him with tremendous force outside of the city. Lobo arced into the sky, quickly followed by the five clones, all on the same arc. After the last one was thrown, Superman flew after them, shooting into the sky.

Three hundred miles outside of Gotham, Lobo and his clones landed in a hilly field. A moment after they landed in a heap, Superman touched down and folded his arms across his chest.

"There. No distractions now. Just you and me, Lobo, if a fight is what you still want."

MST3K 4ever

05-21-2006, 02:05 PM

Luthor watched the wild weather outside of his office windows.

I wonder...no they wouldn't...they know only to push this thing with me so far. Besides these are the idiots that the Flash slaps around almost on a regular basis.

Just then a flash of lighting nails the Lexcorp Tower. KABOOM!!!!

The lights go off and then emergency power takes over.

Lex buzzes Mercy on her phone. He says, "Mercy get the engineers down here now! I want us back up within the hour. Tell them money is no object expect double time and a half."
He doesn't hear Mercy respond he asks, "Mercy didn't you hear me?"

She replies choking up, "Lex... I think you better get down to your private suite now."

Lex asks, "What happened?"

Mercy says with anguish in her voice, "LEX JUST GET HERE NOW!"

Lex hangs up his phone and runs full speed to his suite. He enters the room and sees Mercy standing in his bathroom with a sheet over a body. In an instant Lex knows what has happened.

Lex slowly asks, "How did it happen?"

He removes the sheet and sees the smoldering remains of his daughter Lena. He drops the sheet back on the body and throws up in the toilet.

Once he is done he stands up. He asks with tears welling up in his eyes, "How?"

Mercy replies, "She was washing her hands when the lighting struck. She was getting ready for you to come and tuck her in. She wanted you to read this to her."

Mercy hands him a copy of "Little red riding hood". He says, "It was a favorite story she loved..." he chokes up and says, "It's going to be so strange talking about her in the past."

Lex wipes his eyes and calls Angela Chen. he says, "Hello Angela what is my schedule looking like in the morning?"

She replies, "You have a breakfast interview with Cat Grant and a satellite interview with Donna Edwards of CNN at 10:30. Why?"

He says, "Cancel them and reschedule them. My daughter Lena has passed away..."

Angela says, "Lex...how??? Oh my I am so sorry...whatever you need we'll take care of."

He replies, "Thank you Angela, first off get word out to the public. It was an accident. She was washing her hands when a bolt of lighting hit one of the Lexcorp towers. Secondly, I will not be dropping out of the race so you can head that rumor off at the pass now. Third the funneral will be a private matter for myself and some close friends. We will not accept flowers instead we prefer donations be made to the Metropolis Boys & Girls club. Forth," he thinks for a moment and says, "I will be making a surprise stop in Central City tommorrow at 10am...can you make that happen for me?"

Angela replies, "I'll have it all done within the next 2 hours."

Lex says, "Thank you Anglea...call me when Central City is set up." He hangs up his phone.

He looks at Mercy and says, "I know that they did not directly cause her death but they had a hand in it. They have now started a war that I guarantee you they will never win in a thousand life-times. Mark my words Mercy, They WILL PAY! I SWEAR IT! THEY WILL PAY FOR THIS!"

Lex recomposes himself and says, "I realize that this is my doing, that I brought this upon myself by dealing with them and then treating them the way that I did, but you know what Mercy? I don't give a d***! They will suffer until the point that they will beg me to kill them. If you will excuse me I have....funeral arrangements to make."

He reaches for the phone but Mercy grabs it away and says,"I'll take care of it...why don't give yourself sometime to mourn in private?"

Lex begins to protest and Mercy says, "Be a father who misses his daughter."

Lex nods and leaves the room.

Logan Howlett

05-21-2006, 09:18 PM

Dammit, Conner. Lobo was on Young Justice, you should've known exactly how powerful he is, Clark thought to himself.

The situation was becoming worse, much worse. A fight would break out at any moment, and hundreds of innocent people would be put in danger. Conner was in danger right now. He had to do something, before Sinestro attacked and the situation became disastrous. He had to get Lobo out of Gotham, as far and fast as he could. It was the only option left, now.

"Kyle, Sinestro, Conner, take care of the Joker as quickly as you can. Tell Batman, if you see him, that I'm sorry I couldn't stay and talk."

With that, Superman rushed forward, grabbing Lobo by his leather jacket and throwing him with tremendous force outside of the city. Lobo arced into the sky, quickly followed by the five clones, all on the same arc. After the last one was thrown, Superman flew after them, shooting into the sky.

Three hundred miles outside of Gotham, Lobo and his clones landed in a hilly field. A moment after they landed in a heap, Superman touched down and folded his arms across his chest.

"There. No distractions now. Just you and me, Lobo, if a fight is what you still want."

"Now THAT!......was a biiiiiiig mistake! We could have done this nice and easy, could have taken out big J, and gotten a fat wad a cash! But no! you had to go an' screw things up as always! Well thats fine with me......more fragin I get to do! Me an the boys here are gona tear through you, THEN we're gona take on this whole fragin planet! Wipe out every last lifeform you been tryin to keep all clean an pretty! I think you seemed to forget, I wiped out a planet full of Czarnians, the biggest, roughest, toughest bastiches in all the fragin galaxy! I aint gona have any problem tearin apart a planet full a dumb cows and one blue fan boy that only wishes he could be as good lookin as me!"

I look around me at the clones, they took the landing a little harder than the main man. Aint quite grown yet.

"HEY! you lil' bastiches better dust yerselves off, we got some brawlin to do!"

"SHUT THE HELL UP! I'm doin the best I can over here!"

"Yea, hold yer horses!"

"I'm fragin comin!"

"BITE ME!"

"You aint gotta tell me twice, lets kick his tight wearin ass!"

"Whatever..."

"No........."

"Alright lets g........wait, what did that last one say?????? No? NO!!!!! YOU WANA EXPLAIN THAT ONE TO ME????!!!!!!!"

"I said no! I'm intitled to my own fragin opinon! And I don't wana fight blue boy!"

"Oh come on! Now is not the time for me to find out I got multiple personality disorder!"

"And who the hell said I wasn't actin like myself? As far as I'm concerned yur a threat to ME! Hell, as far as I know, I am the main man! And I aint gettin offed by blue boy here before I A. Get to taste a nice cigar! and B. Get LAID! I could care les about yur fragin payment! I just want to taste some tang!"

"THAN PULL YER HEAD OUTA YER ASS AND START FRAGIN FIGHTIN! You aint gona get killed, just start throwin fists and everything will work out in the end, K?"

"NO! It aint ok! I'm tired of runnin around doin what you say cuz yer bigger than I am! If I'm gona die, I'm gona die! And since you said that mess about me turnin into a puddle a goo, I aint to thrilled about fightin with ya!"

"Oh come on, you know that I was just sayin that to get the yellow Lantern fan boy to shut up!"

"Oh yea? Well what about what Supes siad, you remember Young Justice don't ya.......I mean I know you came back an all, but that hellride we took wasn't none to fun was it?"

"What?.....Oh come on, that was ages ago lil' buddy!.......we aint rollin with them boys no more,.......I mean, you know it was all their fault anyway!"

I look over at Superman, just standin there lookin confused as all fragin hell,

"Excuse us Big Blue, this is a family matter, I'm gona have to ask you to wait over there."

I reach back and plant one square in his jaw, sendin him a few hundered feet down a corn feild. I turn to the lil' bastich and say,

"Now what in the hell is yur problem????"

"All I'm sayin is that this whole "lets frag a planet" buisness usualy gets us no where! And I don't wana get offed before I get.....off....hehe...that was a good one..."

"Hehehe......ya it kinda was....BUT HEY! Back on track here! I like fragin planets, I like kickin ass, and I like stompin mud holes in tight wearin freaks! Whats so wrong about that???"

"Aint nothin wrong with it, just sayin that maybe we could get a little more out of our day if we stoped tryin to destroy the one world that seems to have the most powerfull bastiches around! I mena you remember all that tech them young justice jerks had! I mean what if they could find a way of makin sure that all of us clones actualy get to live, HELL maybe they could find a way of clonin us some Czarnian females huh??? THAT WOULD BE NICE!"

"Hehehe......could be nice.....but I've had better than a Czarnian chick! Why do ya think I didn't have a problem wipin out the whole planet??!!!"

"Alright, I'll admit, there are some chicks out there better than Czarnians, but think about it this way, why are we gona destroy the planet we're on right now, after Stuperman there just destroyed our only mode of transportaion! Also, explain to me how you would have fit seven clones on it anyway?? Come one Lobo.....hehe funny callin someone by yur own name......but come on man! Lets work with the bastiches for a bit.....we've done the frag em' all thing before, and I'm startin to get bored! Which means you are too!

"Hmmmm.....when yur right, yur right. Ok, this how the rest of you bastiches feel??"

I look at the clones,

"Whatever...."

"I don't give a frag!"

"Umhhm."

"Blah, Blah, Blah! DO WHAT YA WANT!"

"I just wana shoot something, whether its Supes or someone esle, lets just farg somethin!"

"Gettin laid would be nice........"

"Alright.....it settled, we're good guys again! But I aint wearin the Superbo costume again! I swear to god, fragin marketing ploys! Anyways......guess that means we're helpin big blue now??........whatever!.....Guess I should give you boys names now.......Hmmmm......since there aint no Slowbo anymore I guess the loudmouthed one there can take it......the rest of you.......Jobo....Mobo....Bobo.....Sambo.....Rambo ....and........JACK!.......What, I ran outa bo's! Alright kids, time to go deliver Blue boy the good news!"

We start runnin towards him, he's almost picked himself up offa the ground. I look at him in the eye and stick out my hand,

"PUT ER' THERE PARTNER!!!!!"

LibrarianThorne

05-22-2006, 11:50 AM

"Now THAT!......was a biiiiiiig mistake! We could have done this nice and easy, could have taken out big J, and gotten a fat wad a cash! But no! you had to go an' screw things up as always! Well thats fine with me......more fragin I get to do! Me an the boys here are gona tear through you, THEN we're gona take on this whole fragin planet! Wipe out every last lifeform you been tryin to keep all clean an pretty! I think you seemed to forget, I wiped out a planet full of Czarnians, the biggest, roughest, toughest bastiches in all the fragin galaxy! I aint gona have any problem tearin apart a planet full a dumb cows and one blue fan boy that only wishes he could be as good lookin as me!"

I look around me at the clones, they took the landing a little harder than the main man. Aint quite grown yet.

"HEY! you lil' bastiches better dust yerselves off, we got some brawlin to do!"

"SHUT THE HELL UP! I'm doin the best I can over here!"

"Yea, hold yer horses!"

"I'm fragin comin!"

"BITE ME!"

"You aint gotta tell me twice, lets kick his tight wearin ass!"

"Whatever..."

"No........."

"Alright lets g........wait, what did that last one say?????? No? NO!!!!! YOU WANA EXPLAIN THAT ONE TO ME????!!!!!!!"

"I said no! I'm intitled to my own fragin opinon! And I don't wana fight blue boy!"

"Oh come on! Now is not the time for me to find out I got multiple personality disorder!"

"And who the hell said I wasn't actin like myself? As far as I'm concerned yur a threat to ME! Hell, as far as I know, I am the main man! And I aint gettin offed by blue boy here before I A. Get to taste a nice cigar! and B. Get LAID! I could care les about yur fragin payment! I just want to taste some tang!"

"THAN PULL YER HEAD OUTA YER ASS AND START FRAGIN FIGHTIN! You aint gona get killed, just start throwin fists and everything will work out in the end, K?"

"NO! It aint ok! I'm tired of runnin around doin what you say cuz yer bigger than I am! If I'm gona die, I'm gona die! And since you said that mess about me turnin into a puddle a goo, I aint to thrilled about fightin with ya!"

"Oh come on, you know that I was just sayin that to get the yellow Lantern fan boy to shut up!"

"Oh yea? Well what about what Supes siad, you remember Young Justice don't ya.......I mean I know you came back an all, but that hellride we took wasn't none to fun was it?"

"What?.....Oh come on, that was ages ago lil' buddy!.......we aint rollin with them boys no more,.......I mean, you know it was all their fault anyway!"

I look over at Superman, just standin there lookin confused as all fragin hell,

"Excuse us Big Blue, this is a family matter, I'm gona have to ask you to wait over there."

I reach back and plant one square in his jaw, sendin him a few hundered feet down a corn feild. I turn to the lil' bastich and say,

"Now what in the hell is yur problem????"

"All I'm sayin is that this whole "lets frag a planet" buisness usualy gets us no where! And I don't wana get offed before I get.....off....hehe...that was a good one..."

"Hehehe......ya it kinda was....BUT HEY! Back on track here! I like fragin planets, I like kickin ass, and I like stompin mud holes in tight wearin freaks! Whats so wrong about that???"

"Aint nothin wrong with it, just sayin that maybe we could get a little more out of our day if we stoped tryin to destroy the one world that seems to have the most powerfull bastiches around! I mena you remember all that tech them young justice jerks had! I mean what if they could find a way of makin sure that all of us clones actualy get to live, HELL maybe they could find a way of clonin us some Czarnian females huh??? THAT WOULD BE NICE!"

"Hehehe......could be nice.....but I've had better than a Czarnian chick! Why do ya think I didn't have a problem wipin out the whole planet??!!!"

"Alright, I'll admit, there are some chicks out there better than Czarnians, but think about it this way, why are we gona destroy the planet we're on right now, after Stuperman there just destroyed our only mode of transportaion! Also, explain to me how you would have fit seven clones on it anyway?? Come one Lobo.....hehe funny callin someone by yur own name......but come on man! Lets work with the bastiches for a bit.....we've done the frag em' all thing before, and I'm startin to get bored! Which means you are too!

"Hmmmm.....when yur right, yur right. Ok, this how the rest of you bastiches feel??"

I look at the clones,

"Whatever...."

"I don't give a frag!"

"Umhhm."

"Blah, Blah, Blah! DO WHAT YA WANT!"

"I just wana shoot something, whether its Supes or someone esle, lets just farg somethin!"

"Gettin laid would be nice........"

"Alright.....it settled, we're good guys again! But I aint wearin the Superbo costume again! I swear to god, fragin marketing ploys! Anyways......guess that means we're helpin big blue now??........whatever!.....Guess I should give you boys names now.......Hmmmm......since there aint no Slowbo anymore I guess the loudmouthed one there can take it......the rest of you.......Jobo....Mobo....Bobo.....Sambo.....Rambo ....and........JACK!.......What, I ran outa bo's! Alright kids, time to go deliver Blue boy the good news!"

We start runnin towards him, he's almost picked himself up offa the ground. I look at him in the eye and stick out my hand,

"PUT ER' THERE PARTNER!!!!!"

Superman backed off, still confused. Lobo was never one to break his word, no matter the circumstance. The first time they'd fought, the only reason it hadn't escalated was because the beings that hired Lobo broke contract with him first.

Whatever was going on now was something else. Plenty of beings had underestimated Lobo or been taken in by him, and Superman wasn't going to let that happen. Right now, Gotham depended on what he would do next.

"What's your game, Lobo? You can't expect me to believe this sudden change of heart that you've had."

twylight

05-22-2006, 01:38 PM

The woman stood at the side of the building, the service entrance in front of her. The tall broadcast tower at the top gleamed in the bright moonlight, its silver tainted red from the night sky.

She stepped forward and pushed the door open rapidly running silently up the stairs. Her white clad legs flashed as she took the stairs two at a time, a white quiver with arrows was snug against her back and her two sais were strapped to her calves, her collapsed bo staff quietly swinging at her hip reaching the floor she wanted she pressed herself against the wall before peeking around. Several of Jokers goons loitered about, she crouched down and pulled out several small darts from her belt pouches. She moved them slightly in her gloved hands. She was running low on poisoned ones, and the majority in her hands were worth nothing more than causing a little pain.
Peeking around again she threw them low to the ground catching the men in the ankles.

The leaned over, many with just an exclamation of annoyance, a few in pain as puddles of red blood appeared on the floor their annoyance turned to fear as one seemed to stumble before collapsing on the ground. The yells grew louder and using the pandemonium she leapt from the corner. Punching and kicking the ones still alive on her way, as she barreled for the studio door. She reached the door and spun around, the goon’s lay on the floor in various positions, their moans of pain filling the air as a few convulsed from the poison. She spun back around and threw the door open, coming face to face with the Joker.

wiegeabo

05-22-2006, 02:14 PM

In the blink of an eye, and a blur of red and blue, Superman and the Lobo's are gone. We look around, momentarily confused, not sure what to do now. Do we help the Kryptonian?

No. He knew what he was doing. Right now, the most important thing we can do is stop the Joker. Whatever his plan is cannot be allowed to be completed.

"We need to find the Joker, now. Take out the Joker, remove Lobo's money. Remove his money, remove his motivation. Did Lobo say where Joker was?"

Keyser Soze

05-22-2006, 02:22 PM

"Well, that's about all we have in the way of news today, guys and dolls. All that's left for me to do is reveal the true identity of Batman."

The Joker's hand moved slowly off-screen, coming to rest on the trigger of Mad Hatter's High-Frequency Sound Generator. Once he flicked that switch, every TV viewer in America watching this live broadcast would be driven insane, and kill themselves in a wild frenzy. Fun fun fun!

"Gather round children, it's time for the big reveal..."

She spun back around and threw the door open, coming face to face with the Joker.

Just then, a woman burst into the recording studio. It was her.

"WAIT! News just in! Our ever-elusive vigilante has turned herself into the authorities! Good to see that justice has prevailed! HA HA!"

twylight

05-22-2006, 02:41 PM

"Well, that's about all we have in the way of news today, guys and dolls. All that's left for me to do is reveal the true identity of Batman."

The Joker's hand moved slowly off-screen, coming to rest on the trigger of Mad Hatter's High-Frequency Sound Generator. Once he flicked that switch, every TV viewer in America watching this live broadcast would be driven insane, and kill themselves in a wild frenzy. Fun fun fun!

"Gather round children, it's time for the big reveal..."

Just then, a woman burst into the recording studio. It was her.

"WAIT! News just in! Our ever-elusive vigilante has turned herself into the authorities! Good to see that justice has prevailed! HA HA!"

"What authorities? All I see is a deranged clown with a huge lack of fashion sense."

She pulled out her staff and expanded it.

Watchman

05-22-2006, 02:45 PM

It was time for them to build their numbers. After the attack many of the other Rogues went into hiding or are in jail. Since now they were fighting someone like Luthor they needed the Rogues nedded more members. Cold sent each Rogue to find more recruits. Cold was walking down a street in Keystone when a police van came into sight. He walked out into the middle of the street. The cops started to beep their horn. They did not reconize him because he was wearing a coat and had his hood down. Cold took out his two freeze guns and pointed it at the van The van swerved and Cold fired. Ice engulfed the whole front of the van with the cops inside. He went to the back and froze the doors and shattered them.

"Harkness, Rory we're going home" the got out of the van and Cold shattered their cuffs. "C'mon we have to get back to the hideout before more cops show up" the three ran off and back to the hideout.

Purple Man

05-22-2006, 02:51 PM

Logan Howlett

05-22-2006, 02:58 PM

Superman backed off, still confused. Lobo was never one to break his word, no matter the circumstance. The first time they'd fought, the only reason it hadn't escalated was because the beings that hired Lobo broke contract with him first.

Whatever was going on now was something else. Plenty of beings had underestimated Lobo or been taken in by him, and Superman wasn't going to let that happen. Right now, Gotham depended on what he would do next.

"What's your game, Lobo? You can't expect me to believe this sudden change of heart that you've had."

"What?! guy can't change his mind anymore?.........I mean don't get me wrong Supes, yer still a one noted fan boy who will never have my Czarnian good looks, but the clones wana stick around, and you know me....I'm just a sucker for kids! I mean who can blame um, they aint even been laid yet and I'm gona ask em to have a full out end a the world battle with Superjerk? Wouldn't be fair! Sides, I like playin papa! Hehehe....its kinda like that Czarnian family I never had, and seein as how you tight wearin types always have loads of tech on hand, and you got that.....hmm whatchamacallit......."Fotress of Solitude"....I was thinkin you boys could find a way of makin sure the clones here lived a long an happy life...........AND I STILL WANT MY FRAGIN MONEY! If I fight you now, we're gona wind up blowin this planet to peices and I aint gona get paid, I don't think that works to well for either of us! So the gig is, we play on the same team, I TRY to go by the rules.......hurt just sayin that......and you make sure I get a fat wad a cash from mister J, steal his gizmos or whatever I don't care, just as long as I get somethin, then you swear that you'll find a way to keep my clone buddies alive an welll for at least.......hmmm.......lets say.....a year! You promise me with that boyscout honor crap a yers that you'll get this done, and I'll fight beside ya the whole way...... And with that we got ourselves a deal!"

Slowbo starts shoutin,

"A year? A fragin year? COME ON!"

"Hell in that time some jerk could off me and you could wind up takin my place permenantly, you do remember how this works don't ya?"

".......hmmm......Alright, sounds fair, one year is more than enough time to get in some good tang!"

"Alright.....its settled.....Listen blue boy.....you can believe me or not.....we can fight, we can blow this hole planet to hell, or you can just take the main man at his word and we can go save this city a yers.....who knows maybe Batman will let me be his next partner! hehehe.....no seriously......so how bout it?........I'll even throw in the info on them Kryptonian ships!........"

I slap him hard and friendly in the arm, he flinches a bit, but it aint enough to knock him down,

"Come on man.....from what I saw of that doohickey in TV station, you guys are about to have some sort of a problem if we don't get a move on....."

Charlie No-One

05-22-2006, 04:48 PM

“The mob did that to me. They sent you a ransom letter or did you forget that to? I have had enough of you, Bruce. I trusted you and you let some mindless thug rip me apart. Well guess what, just like you lost your city, you lost me,” she pushed Batman forward onto to the black pavement. She looked down at him.

“You are nothing to me,”

Catwoman turned towards Ravager.

“The woman is long gone by now. I expected this. We should find her, before she does some damage,”

Infinity9999x

05-22-2006, 05:58 PM

Jervis watched in surprise as a woman clad in white burst through the doors and headed straight towards the Joker. Was white a new fad? White skin, white clothes...hmm it was all very odd.

The woman didn't notice him, and Jervis was rather glad she hadn't because she had quite forcefully thrown aside the men who had gotten in her way. Jervis figured the Joker would talk with her. He turned away for away for the moment...he was more concered with other things...like the name the Joker had uttered multiple times while talking to the camera...Batman.

Everytime he heard the name a twinge of dislike filled him...but why? He wish he knew.

"His fault..." it was the girl again, mumbling at him from the shadows.
"He the protector," she said in a slithery voice, "but he didn't stop what happened to Alice.."

"Alice....," Jervis muttered in a scared voice...something had happened to her.

"LOST!....only lost..." The girl replied," but Batman...he never help you, never help you find Alice, he is no protector..."

Jervis nodded vigorously, and suddenly anger flooded his veins. Why had the Batman not helped him!? Why!? He was supposed to help his people...but Jervis never recieved help. Except from a few persons. He looked back over his shoulder at the Joker who was talking to the women in white. He was sure she noticed him out of the corner of her eye....she struck him as a woman that didn't miss anything. But she obviously didn't think anything of him. That was the way it was most of the time...of course that was until he had gone into Wonderland. One never knew what might happen in Wonderland.

LibrarianThorne

05-22-2006, 06:32 PM

"What?! guy can't change his mind anymore?.........I mean don't get me wrong Supes, yer still a one noted fan boy who will never have my Czarnian good looks, but the clones wana stick around, and you know me....I'm just a sucker for kids! I mean who can blame um, they aint even been laid yet and I'm gona ask em to have a full out end a the world battle with Superjerk? Wouldn't be fair! Sides, I like playin papa! Hehehe....its kinda like that Czarnian family I never had, and seein as how you tight wearin types always have loads of tech on hand, and you got that.....hmm whatchamacallit......."Fotress of Solitude"....I was thinkin you boys could find a way of makin sure the clones here lived a long an happy life...........AND I STILL WANT MY FRAGIN MONEY! If I fight you now, we're gona wind up blowin this planet to peices and I aint gona get paid, I don't think that works to well for either of us! So the gig is, we play on the same team, I TRY to go by the rules.......hurt just sayin that......and you make sure I get a fat wad a cash from mister J, steal his gizmos or whatever I don't care, just as long as I get somethin, then you swear that you'll find a way to keep my clone buddies alive an welll for at least.......hmmm.......lets say.....a year! You promise me with that boyscout honor crap a yers that you'll get this done, and I'll fight beside ya the whole way...... And with that we got ourselves a deal!"

Slowbo starts shoutin,

"A year? A fragin year? COME ON!"

"Hell in that time some jerk could off me and you could wind up takin my place permenantly, you do remember how this works don't ya?"

".......hmmm......Alright, sounds fair, one year is more than enough time to get in some good tang!"

"Alright.....its settled.....Listen blue boy.....you can believe me or not.....we can fight, we can blow this hole planet to hell, or you can just take the main man at his word and we can go save this city a yers.....who knows maybe Batman will let me be his next partner! hehehe.....no seriously......so how bout it?........I'll even throw in the info on them Kryptonian ships!........"

I slap him hard and friendly in the arm, he flinches a bit, but it aint enough to knock him down,

"Come on man.....from what I saw of that doohickey in TV station, you guys are about to have some sort of a problem if we don't get a move on....."

A sound reached his ears. Roaring flame. Something huge and heavy slicing through the air, hundreds of miles distant. It sounded like the roar of some vast monster.

He turned around, peering with his microscopic vision into the upper atmosphere. He saw it there. It was one of the strangest looking spacecraft he'd ever seen. It looked for all the world like a giant horseshoe, like the kind he and Pa had used back on the farm.

It took him a fraction of a second to realize where the ship was heading. The heart of Washington, D.C. It took him another few precious milliseconds to come to a decision.

He faced Lobo again, glaring at him hard. "This farce will have to wait, Lobo. Circumstances have changed, but I know you are a man of your word, so I'm going to hold you to it. Superboy will take you back to Gotham, and you'll tell him where the Joker's device is. I'm placing the both of you in charge of taking down whatever device that twisted genius came up with."

He turned away, and started flying into the air, before turning around and regarding Lobo again. "If you do this, Lobo, I'll believe your word. This is a test."

Turning away again, he shot into the sky, determined to stop the craft from slamming into the capital.

Spike_x1

05-22-2006, 11:26 PM

Jones really wished that Lois would stop screaming. He thought that it was a damn miracle that Jessica wasn't wakening up. 'Kid must sleep like a log, just like I used to, way back when I needed sleep,' thought Rudy.

"GETTHEHELLAWAYFROMMEYOUBASTARD!!I'LLKILLYOU!!!CLAR KWILLKILLYOU!!STAYAWAYFROMME!!"

Lois' words were a blur as she slammed the door in Rudy's face and ran back into the apartment, likely searching for the hypersonic signal watch in order to beckon Superman.

Jones cringed and clamped his hands over his ears. In a hurry, he grabbed the doorknob, about to smash it inward, but was surprised to find that Lois had forgotten to lock it in her panicked state. Rudy picked up the duffle bag holding his daughter and quietly slipped into the apartment. "Uh, Lois, I'm not here to-" He was cut off in mid sentence when Lane jumped out from a closet, shooting an energy pistol that had been supplied to her home after her previous encounter with the Parasite and the Joker.

"NEVERAGAIN!!YOU'RENOTGONNAKILLMETHISTIME!!ISWEARTO GOD!!"

Rudy effortlessly stopped all of Lois' shots. John Henry Irons probably didn't take Rudy Jones into account when he designed and gave that gun to Lois, only natural considering that the Parasite was assumed to be dead at that time. "Jeezus woman, will ya shut up?! Yer screamin' is scrambling my brain!" Long ago, the Parasite had absorbed Lois Lane's thought patterns, and he knew that this erratic behavior was not normal for her. 'When Jack and I killed Lois, we must've set up a pathological fear of us in her head. I wonder if she'd give the Joker the same kind of reception that I'm getting,' he thought.

He waited until the gun in Lois' hands ran out of charge before attempting to talk to her again. She had now backed herself back into the closet that she had hopped out of, pressing herself against the far wall of the small compartment, whimpering in fear. "Lois, I'm not here to hurt you... this time, I mean. If I was, you never would've even gotten out a scream."

Blind rage and terror still seemed to flood the woman's eyes. Rudy's smooth words obviously weren't calming her down. He sighed "Let's try this again; I'm here to talk to Clark. And when I say 'talk to him' I really do mean 'talk'. No violence." Jones thought for a moment, then added, "At least not in front of the baby."

Lois seemed to gain a sense of coherency at the mention of a child in the mix. The terror washed away from her face, replaced with even greater anger. "What baby, Parasite? I knew that you've killed children before, but now you've brought one here? Why? To play some sick game with my husband?"

Rudy took a step back and reached for the duffle bag on the floor. "What? No! I meant, well... I have a little problem." He picked up the bag and unzipped it, showing a cautious yet curious Lois Lane the cooing baby girl inside. "Her name's Jessica. I'm her daddy!" He grinned as wide as his mouth could spread while in his human form.

Lois switched her sight from the infant back to Rudy and resumed scowling. "I pity her," she said flatly."So you say he's in Gotham right now?" Rudy was sitting on the couch in the Kent's living room. Across from him was Lois, sitting in a large armchair that Rudy knew was Clark's favorite seat, which would be why it didn't seem to fit with Lois' much smaller frame. Beside him on the couch, was Jessica, laying in the open duffle bag, staring and giggling at the ring of keys that Jones was absent mindedly jingling above her.

As Lois was scowling at the man who had had a large role to play in both the enslavement of the human race and the world's salvation, the one thought that came to her mind above everything else was where the hell did he get those keys? Did he kill someone for them? Did he actually have something with a lock on it? Or did he simply have them around to entertain himself with, along with the baby? The man had the combined intellect of several of the world's smartest men and women, but that didn't make him any less of a buffoon. Strip away all of his power and he's still a thug.

"Lost in thought?"

Lois looked up and saw a man's eyes looking back at her. For once, she didn't see a psychotic killer or a monster in Rudy Jones' face. He was just a man.

"Happens to me all the time," Rudy continued. He sighed and looked away from Lois' glare. He wanted to stop the awkward silence and make some comment about the apartment looking nice, or something along those lines, but it wasn't his style. Here was a man who had taken everything from Lois Lane's husband; his wife, his job, his powers, his teammates, and he had damn near taken his life too. After careful consideration, Rudy thought himself thankful that an awkward silence was what he was being submitted to at the moment, as opposed to putting up with another session of Lane screaming at him.

At last, Lois leaned back into the chair and crossed her arms. "So what, exactly, do you hope that Clark can do for you, Parasite?" She tried to keep her eyes from wandering to the blissful infant beside him. She was even tempted to try rushing over and snatching the baby away from Rudy Jones, but she knew that such a ploy would never even come close to succeeding in a thousand years.

The Parasite swallowed hard. "I really don't know. But I do know for certain that I need his help. Can't you just signal him with that hypersonic watch that you and that Olsen kid carry around? I mean, this is really more of a conversation I should be having with him."

Without any change in her expression, Lois replied, "Unless this is some sort of life-threatening emergency, the signal watch can wait." She tilted her head slightly. "Is it an emergency?"

"I think it might qualify," Jones said. "There are these jerks after me and my kid. They got some sort of guns that can hurt even me."

Lois leaned forward again, in curiosity. "Shouldn't that be impossible? I mean you can absorb inertia from bullets, and-"

"Energy from blasters," Rudy cut in. "Yeahyeahyeah. But these guys were packin' something fierce. My hand was literally tearing itself apart after I was shot with one 'a these guns. Leads me ta think that they were specially designed to take me on."

"Who would have the kind of resources it would take to supply weaponry like that?" Lois asked.

"I can think of a few people. I've made my share of enemies over the years, he said. 'and a lot of 'em in just the past week, ever since I killed that huge chunk of the Stryker's Crew in Luthor's Syndicate HQ,' he continued in thought.

Lois seemed to think about her next actions for a moment. She then stood up from the armchair. "I'll get the signal watch." With that, she headed toward the bedroom while the Parasite waited on her living room couch.

Once she was out of sight, Rudys eyes shimmered violet. "I'm hungry," he said to himself.

Logan Howlett

05-23-2006, 12:13 AM

A sound reached his ears. Roaring flame. Something huge and heavy slicing through the air, hundreds of miles distant. It sounded like the roar of some vast monster.

He turned around, peering with his microscopic vision into the upper atmosphere. He saw it there. It was one of the strangest looking spacecraft he'd ever seen. It looked for all the world like a giant horseshoe, like the kind he and Pa had used back on the farm.

It took him a fraction of a second to realize where the ship was heading. The heart of Washington, D.C. It took him another few precious milliseconds to come to a decision.

He faced Lobo again, glaring at him hard. "This farce will have to wait, Lobo. Circumstances have changed, but I know you are a man of your word, so I'm going to hold you to it. Superboy will take you back to Gotham, and you'll tell him where the Joker's device is. I'm placing the both of you in charge of taking down whatever device that twisted genius came up with."

He turned away, and started flying into the air, before turning around and regarding Lobo again. "If you do this, Lobo, I'll believe your word. This is a test."

Turning away again, he shot into the sky, determined to stop the craft from slamming into the capital.

"Well I'll be a bastich! Aint that great, yur popa there is just gona go fly up, up, and away and leave you here with the main man to save the world........bet you never figured you'd be in this position eh sport?"

I look over at Slowbo and the other clones,

"Well boys, time to put on yer dancin shoes! We got us a city to save! Hehehe...."

"Do we have to work with junior there? I mean, I remeber this little **** from them Young Justice days. Wasn't he kind of a no-it-all prick?"

"Ya......and he can't fight worth a damn either! But if we wana get on Stuperman's good side were gona have to put up with him for the time being!"

I look back at mini Supes, he don't seem to happy,

"So how bout it kiddo, you ready for a wild ride with the main man? Think I can show ya a better time than that cape wearin boyscout! Speakin a wich.......were you wearin a cape the last time we met? Thought they went outa style with the youth group."

Keyser Soze

05-23-2006, 10:02 AM

"What authorities? All I see is a deranged clown with a huge lack of fashion sense."

She pulled out her staff and expanded it.

"Oh-ho! Are you pulling out a big staff, or are you just happy to see me? HAHAHAHAHAHA!"

The Joker may have been laughing on the outside, but his inner thoughts were far from funny. This was the woman who had taken out Harley Quinn. He wanted to make her suffer. And he knew the perfect way to do it. His eyes flicked back towards the camera.

"No worries, folks, I won't let this rude interruption back. You've all been watching patiently. It's time you all got what was coming to you. HA HA!"

The Joker flicked the switch, filling the studio (and millions of homes across America) with an agonising, insanity-inducing high-pitched burst of sound.

Trigger

05-23-2006, 12:13 PM

MaskedManJRK

05-23-2006, 01:54 PM

IC: Batman

“The mob did that to me. They sent you a ransom letter or did you forget that to? I have had enough of you, Bruce. I trusted you and you let some mindless thug rip me apart. Well guess what, just like you lost your city, you lost me,” she pushed Batman forward onto to the black pavement. She looked down at him.

“You are nothing to me,”

Catwoman turned towards Ravager.

“The woman is long gone by now. I expected this. We should find her, before she does some damage,”

This didn't make any sense. I never got a letter--either it was misplaced...or I was gone fighting an international terrorist and taking back my recently discovered illegitimate son meanwhile my city practically burned itself to the ground.

Good God, how long was I gone? How could Gotham fall so quickly into what it has become?

How could I have failed her so badly?

I listened as Selina talked with Ravager about the mystery woman. Apparently she's planning something big, if she's talking about causing damage.

I have to help them...even if one of them doesn't want it.

A few people dashed like mad out of their apartments with their ears covered. One of them, an old man, fell to the ground and had what appeared to be a stroke. Rose walked over to him and checked his pulse for confirmation. Inside of an apartment window, a strange siren could be faintly heard.

"Damn. She really does work fast. How much you wanna bet she's at the source of this mess?" she said turning to the Cat and the Bat.

"So let's head to the Gotham television studio."

"Allow me to phone in some reinforcements."

I turn on my comm and contact the Outsiders.

"Outsiders, head towards Gotham Television, spotted our Mystery Woman and possibly even bigger threat. ASAP. Batman out."

I turn back towards the two women.

"Ready when you are."

Trigger

05-23-2006, 03:42 PM

IC: Batman

This didn't make any sense. I never got a letter--either it was misplaced...or I was gone fighting an international terrorist and taking back my recently discovered illegitimate son meanwhile my city practically burned itself to the ground.

Good God, how long was I gone? How could Gotham fall so quickly into what it has become?

How could I have failed her so badly?

I listened as Selina talked with Ravager about the mystery woman. Apparently she's planning something big, if she's talking about causing damage.

I have to help them...even if one of them doesn't want it.

"Allow me to phone in some reinforcements."

I turn on my comm and contact the Outsiders.

"Outsiders, head towards Gotham Television, spotted our Mystery Woman and possibly even bigger threat. ASAP. Batman out."

I turn back towards the two women.

"Ready when you are."

Rose shrugged, " Hell, I don't have a ride. I walked here. Unless you got a batmobile in those tights, I think we're going to be walking today. Also, I think I should point out for the second time that I'm un-armed. So mind tossing me a batarang or something?"

It was funny how things seemed to move along. A few hours ago she was wondering around the streets in search of a Batman and now she was talking to him like he was just any other person. She had forgotten in all the excitement that she had a request of him.

"Hey, how's your database looking? I was thinking of using it for a little....research."

MaskedManJRK

05-23-2006, 03:57 PM

" Hell, I don't have a ride. I walked here. Unless you got a batmobile in those tights, I think we're going to be walking today. Also, I think I should point out for the second time that I'm un-armed. So mind tossing me a batarang or something?"

I go into the Batmobile remote in my belt and press the stop button for it. If the GPS on it is right (and I know it is), it should be right on the under the ledge next to us.

"No need to put my car in my 'tights.' Look down."

I see her do so and if it were an occasion to, I'd probably smirk at her reaction. I go back into my belt and toss her a few Batarangs.

"Don't do anything I wouldn't do."

"Hey, how's your database looking? I was thinking of using it for a little....research."

"Depends on what you're 'researching.'"

Trigger

05-23-2006, 04:14 PM

Rose blushed shyly. Why was her every attempt at being a "bad girl" being thwarted?

"I must have not seen it." she said looking down.

Batman threw her a couple of batarangs and she tucked them into her skirt. It was a bit unlady like for her to do so, but she didn't think anybody would care.

"I'm looking for some people. Any former allies that still recall being friends with me. Not that it's any of your buisness."

MaskedManJRK

05-23-2006, 04:32 PM

LibrarianThorne

05-23-2006, 09:17 PM

In moments, Superman was above Washington. The alien craft was dropping like a stone, and now that there was air for the damaged ship to interact with, several sections were wreathed in fire. Thick black smoke poured from the stricken craft.

Don't have a lot of time here. Ninety seconds at best before this... whatever it is smashes into the capitol building.

Superman flree behind the ship. The smoke began obscuring his vision, but he could see two rectangular engines in the back of the ship. They glowed red, obviously still recieving power of some sort. Superman flew into the smoke, grabbing the rear edge of the craft and pulling. When his full strength weas exerted, his hands dug into the alien metal and for a bright second the ship slowed down. Then, the two massive sheets of metal he was holding onto came free. He floated away from the ship, and inspected the metal quickly. It was... Thanagarian. Nth Metal.

What in the world could have caused this kind of damage to a ship made of Nth Metal? he wondered.

Not wasting another second, Superman let go of the now useless sheets of Nth Metal. In another second, he had overtaken the ship. He flew to the front of the ship, and put his back to the center of the curved portion of the ship. Using his strength and extending his bio-electric aura over the ship, he began slowing it down. The ship was less than three thousand feet above Washington now, and Superman knew he hadn't the time to stop the ship nor alter its course tremendously. The ship would come down in Washington, the only control he had was where it would land. He used his microscopic and x-ray vision, peering through the smoke and flame that surrounded him in an attempt to find a place for the blazing craft to crash land. He found a body of water he hoped would be large enough in the Reflective Pool in front of the Washington Monument.
It was another five seconds before the ship and Superman crashed like a brick into the pool. The normally calm waters churned and raged as the ship plummeted into them. Almost comedially, the ship skipped on the water twice before landing hard on the edge of the pool facing the monument.

Superman emerged from the pool soaking wet, the charred remnants of his cape still clinging to his back. People had begun to swarm around the crash site.

"Everyone, stand back!" shouted Superman as a black fist punched out of one of the ends of the ship. A sheet of Nth Metal flew out, somke whirling through the hole.

Through the smoke walked a lone figure. He had gold skin and his head burned with cosmic energy. He was clutching his stomach, but Superman could see strage, multicolored ethereal liquid seep from a grievous wound on the being's stomach.

The man fell forward, but Superman rushed forward and caught him. With a flash, he remembered who the man was.

"Waverider!"
The man's eyes snapped open. He looked around quickly for a few moments, rambling as he did so. "Earth. Early 21st century. Good. Made it." His eyes fixed on Superman's S shield, and then he looked up into Superman's eyes. "S-S-Superman! Thank God!" he said.
"Waverider, what's going on? What happened to you? Where are the other Linear Men?"
"Dead, Superman. THEY killed them." Waverider's eyes closed as he continued talking. "THEY exist outside time/space, outside all borders of creation. THEY cannot be stopped. THEY found our time fortress, and we were lost b-before we knew it." He coughed, weakly, more of the strange liquid coming from his mouth as he did so. "THEY... are the greatest threat I've ever s-seen, Superman. Insidious. THEY get in your head, d-do something to your mind. You lose rational thought, lose restraint. THEY b-bring out the worst in everything. THEY feed off of negative energy, produced by emotions like jealousy and hubris, emotions that exist in all living things. W-we didn't stand a chance. This is the first time period THEY attacked, Superman."
"I don't understand, Waverider."
"You've got to stop them here. Our history tells of the great Crises of the early 21st century, some of the greatest battles of the First Age of Heroes. THEY are responsible for the Crises, Superman. You and the League... you've got to stop them."
"What about you?"
He let out a small laugh, and looked up at Superman. "I'm dying, Superman. I fled from the time fortress when they overtook it, found the ship in the 542nd century. The Omega Ship of the last Omega Men. Has... had a hypertime drive. But THEY found me. THEY were the ones who did that to a ship made of Nth Metal. THEY exist in the black vortex of the End of Time, and there THEY constructed things of power and scale that were I to utter their name the normal people here would be driven to insanity. THEY know no remorse and THEY are here to begin the long Time War with humanity and its heroes." Waverider screwed his eyes shut, great pain evident on his face. "The only place they will ever be vulnerable is this period, Superman. THEY only make a mistake once, and it will happen 365 days and four hours from this meeting."

He grabbed Superman's cape. "You've got to stop them, Kal-El of Krypton. For the future. For the past. For every living thing that is, has been, and will ever be. You've got to kill them all."
He stared hard into Superman's eyes, and as Superman watched the light escaped his eyes, mingling with the cosmic energy that crowned his head. The forces mixed together, and a small star was made. No larger than the tip of a pen, it shone brightly for just a moment before shooting off into space. Superman followed it as far as he could with his microscopic vision, then looked down at the body of Waverider.

He was dead. This captain of the Linear Men, watchers of time and space, had died to bring him that message.

"Waverider, I won't forget this."

Purple Man

05-24-2006, 12:03 AM

"Well I'll be a bastich! Aint that great, yur popa there is just gona go fly up, up, and away and leave you here with the main man to save the world........bet you never figured you'd be in this position eh sport?"

I look over at Slowbo and the other clones,

"Well boys, time to put on yer dancin shoes! We got us a city to save! Hehehe...."

"Do we have to work with junior there? I mean, I remeber this little **** from them Young Justice days. Wasn't he kind of a no-it-all prick?"

"Ya......and he can't fight worth a damn either! But if we wana get on Stuperman's good side were gona have to put up with him for the time being!"

I look back at mini Supes, he don't seem to happy,

"So how bout it kiddo, you ready for a wild ride with the main man? Think I can show ya a better time than that cape wearin boyscout! Speakin a wich.......were you wearin a cape the last time we met? Thought they went outa style with the youth group."

Though he was humiliated earlier by Lobo, Superboy still wasn't up for taking any of the crap that came out of his cigar stenched mouth. "I earned this cape after I tossed your sorry butt into the Phantom Zone." Did Kon-El actually throw loud mouth Lobo into the Phantom Zone in some future time? It would be quite possible. Conner did much in the time he disappeared from the present.

"Keep on talking. It stopped bothering after I found out I'd be the one to shut you up." Conner had a wide grin spread across his face as his feet lifted off the ground a few inches.

SuperFerret

05-24-2006, 12:10 AM

"Oh-ho! Are you pulling out a big staff, or are you just happy to see me? HAHAHAHAHAHA!"

The Joker may have been laughing on the outside, but his inner thoughts were far from funny. This was the woman who had taken out Harley Quinn. He wanted to make her suffer. And he knew the perfect way to do it. His eyes flicked back towards the camera.

"No worries, folks, I won't let this rude interruption back. You've all been watching patiently. It's time you all got what was coming to you. HA HA!"

The Joker flicked the switch, filling the studio (and millions of homes across America) with an agonising, insanity-inducing high-pitched burst of sound.

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Suddenly Gotham City erupted in an agonizing high pitched noise, which tore at my very core. Emily and Samantha both fell to the ground, cradling each other and clutching their ears. I felt their minds begin to break, as well as those of the people around us. Further and further it stretched and I soon knew it blanketed the country via television signal. I knew who was behind it all.

The Joker.

He's planning on driving the nation insane. And he's doing it.

Samantha's pathetic sob reached my hearing, under the shriek, and in that moment, I knew what had to be done.

I opened up my psyche, reaching out with it, sending a tendril of tranquility out to Emily's and Samantha's minds, and then to others, and others, and others. The strain of calming so many minds caused me tremendous physical as well as psychic pain, but still further I stretched. I covered Gotham, then Metropolis. New York, Chicago, Keystone City, Centrall City, and Smallville. Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Hub City and Las Vegas. I created a web over them.

I only hope I can keep the nation's (and my) sanity whole until someone stops the source.

wiegeabo

05-24-2006, 12:31 AM

My ring goes insane! It starts glowing of it's own accord just moements before the piercing noise invades my brain. I fall to my knees, but then the pain subsides, and I breath a sigh of relief.

A psionic attack. And a powerful one. If my ring's mental shields had not been active, I would no doubt have succumbed. Then my ring detects another telepathic wave, but this one different. Almost at an opposite phase of the attacking frequency. As if someone was trying to block out the attacking signal.

I don't know what is causing these things, but I do know that my ring will not be able to put up with the onslaugt indefinitely. I will my ring to track the orignal signal. It is difficult with the dampening of the second telepathic wave, but I finally succeed.

"Come on," I say to Rayner. "Follow me." I rise into the air and look back to see if he follows...

MST3K 4ever

05-24-2006, 11:21 AM

Lex's limo arrives in Central City and he exits with Mercy. The media is trying tofllow him closely but one stern glance from Mercy makes many of them back off.

He shakes hands with the Mayor and several other people gathered around the Mayor. After he spends a few moments talking with each of them He embraces each of them with genuine compassion, at one point he even shares a prayer with them. They embrace once more and Lex walks up to the podium wiping tears away and motions the people he was talking to stand behind him.

He clears his throat and says, "Good morning to all of you gathered here on this beautiful morning. I wish I could say that it truly was a good morning as many of you have heard by now my daughter was killed last night by a freak event of nature."

He begins to choke up and then stops. He recomposes himself and continues, "I am here today not as a Presidential Candidate, or a business-man, but as a grieving father. This group standing behind me are parents who lost children in the recent Rouges rampage through your city. So many times we throw around terms such as 'deepest sympathies' or 'heart-felt condolences' well today" he looks at them and says, "I share in your pain in ways you can't even begin to understand. From the bottom of my heart I am truly sorry for your loss. I never knew how blessed I was until I saw my daughter being carted away on a stretcher. She made my life beautiful and that beauty is now gone forever."

Lex weeps openly and Mercy comes up to him. He embraces her and Mercy at first is taken aback but then embraces him.

He steps back and nods to her and whispers, "Thanks you my dear."

Lex says, "Ladies and Gentlemen I am here to announce two things. 1) The same program that I have instituted in Metropolis I am extending here to the people of Central City. Several Lexcorp officers will be here within the next 2 hours to begin the process. Your fair city was damaged severly in this most recent attack and for that I am sorry, but I see in all of you and this city the same great potential that has been shown in Metropolis to come-back stronger than ever from this attack. You can do it Central City...I know you can!!"

The crowd errupts in thunderous applause. Lex waits for the applause to die out and says, "Secondly, these Rouges that roam your streets have been allowed to prey upon you all far too long. Inspite of the efforts of the Flash and your law enforcement agencies they seem to always get away. Well today I am putting my money where my mouth is. I usually don't like talking about how much I am worth however in this case I will make an exception. I am worth between 45-50 billion dollars. Bill Gates and I are in serious competition for the title of 'richest man in the world', and the point of my saying that is this;whoever brings in one of the Rouges dead or alive that person will pocket themselves a cool ONE BILLION DOLLARS FOR EACH ROUGE BROUGHT IN. That's right I am placing a billion dollar bounty on each one of their heads." The crowd gasps and begins murmuring.

Lex says, "I am not kidding on this offer, and I have never been more serious. It is time for us to take control once again and rid your city of this scum once and for all."

Lex finishes his speech to a thunderous ovation. As he is leaving the stage the Mayor says, "Do you realize what you have just done? Every psycho and nut-ball will be coming out of the woodwork. Not to mention innocent people could be killed."

Lex replies, "All that maybe true, however why don't you explain it to those people?" He points to the parents who were on stage with him and says, "I am doing what you and so many others have been unwilling or afraid to do. I am taking serious action in this matter. By the way despite the fact you are in city Government you're eligble for the one billion dollars. Have a nice day."

Lex and Mercy climb into the limo and the limo speeds off. Mercy says, "I hope you know what you're doing. This could back-fire badly."

Lex replies, "I do know what I am doing. I will have my justice against those monsters. With a price tag like that not only will ordinary people step forward to take action, but so will rouge cops, rouge federal agents, bounty hunters, professional killers from all over the world,and other villians looking to retire once and for all. Some of the capes might even come out to play to keep innocent people from trying to do this. In either case I have just turned the entire world against the Rouges or the Rouges may decide to go into hiding for a long while."

He fixes himself and downs it. He then says, "Mercy, once my business with Ras is concluded I am done being partners with anyone. I thought I was always in control of every partnership. That I was untouchable and I was immune to anythign going wrong. I have never been so wrong in my life. I built my empire without anyone else and I will continute to thrive without any of them. I am my own man."

Red

05-24-2006, 12:08 PM

Kelly Simpson was sitting in the back of her limo with her 5 year old daughter Julie. She was one of four candidate’s running for office and had just returned from a Presidential debate. It had been a long and tiring day for them both, Kelly pulled a blanket out and laid it over Julie, she smiled back and Kelly lent in close kissing her on the forehead.

“Are we almost home mommy.” Asked Julie yawning

“Just a few more blocks darling.” Replied Kelly and she peered out the window. Suddenly she pulled back realising the limo was heading the wrong way.

“What’s wrong mommy?” asked Julie rubbing her eyes.

“Nothing dear.” Answered Kelly trying her best to hide her apprehension

The limo grinded to a halt and the driver fled and sprinting down the road.

“Mom?”

But before Kelly could answer her daughter’s cries several figures jump upon the vehicle and it began to rock violently.

“It’s going to be ok sweetheart.” Kelly buried Julie’s head in arms and the limo began to settle. For minutes nothing, before what seemed like hundreds of blade’s shot through the roof. Kelly grabbed her daughter and scrambled to the floor. The door of the limo opened and Ra’s Al Ghul entered. The sword’s retracted from the roof and streached out his hand pulling them up Ra's pulled them up.

“Who are you?” Requested Kelly sternly.

“My name is of no consequence, what matters is my employer: Richard Marshall. He no longer wishes to compete with you for Presidency and as enlisted my services to remove you.” Hissed Ra's.

“Remove me? Senator Marshall wants me dead? Look I’ll leave, I’ll drop out. I won’t go to the press I swear. Just let my daughter go, please!”

Ra’s glanced over to Julie and dragged his hand down her face “Such a beautiful child, you have no place in such matter’s my dear.” Ra’s gave out an order in Arabic and a ninja opened the door grasping Kelly forcing her outside.

“No! Mommy! Mommy!” shouted Julie struggling to get free.

“Please.” Kelly continued to beg with tears filling her eyes.

Ra’s pulled out a knife and placed his palm over Kelly’s mouth; using his other hand he forced her back against the seat. Kelly’s muffled screames could still be heard.

“It will be quick you have my word.”Ra’s slid the knife across her throat. As the blood stained her body he dragged his hand down her face closing her eyes.

Trigger

05-24-2006, 12:42 PM

"If you want to use my database, then it is my business."

Rose crossed her arms and pouted. She hoped she still had an ounce of sex appeal left in her. Beating people up and wandering around town wasn't doing much for her complexion.

"Just get in the Batmobile already! We'll discuss this issue thoroughly after we get to the TV station. Bring the Cat with you. She's been awfully quiet."

twylight

05-24-2006, 02:11 PM

"Oh-ho! Are you pulling out a big staff, or are you just happy to see me? HAHAHAHAHAHA!"

The Joker may have been laughing on the outside, but his inner thoughts were far from funny. This was the woman who had taken out Harley Quinn. He wanted to make her suffer. And he knew the perfect way to do it. His eyes flicked back towards the camera.

"No worries, folks, I won't let this rude interruption back. You've all been watching patiently. It's time you all got what was coming to you. HA HA!"

The Joker flicked the switch, filling the studio (and millions of homes across America) with an agonising, insanity-inducing high-pitched burst of sound.

"AHH!" She bent over her hands to her ears as pain shot through her brain.

She fell to the ground on her knee’s the Joker’s leering smile in her mind as she closed her eyes in pain. She gritted her teeth, she’d come so far. Gotham was depending on her even if it didn’t know it. She forced her eyes open. Releasing her ear she reached to her leg and withdrew her sai, ignoring the damage to her ear drums. Flipping it in her hand she aimed and sent it flying for the button the silver blade smashed into the console surrounded by flashes of electricity as it shorted out.

She stood up wobbly, her ears ringing and throbbing and her balance thrown slightly off.
She brought the staff up in front of her and took a deep breathe. This was a losing battle, but she knew that the Bat wasn’t to far behind her and if she could just hold off this madman till then. She winced slightly as her movements upset her already strained body, blood leaked from her now broken stitches and bled through the white fabric of her shoulder staining it a bright crimson.

A frontal assault was all she had left. She didn’t dare close her eyes but she said a small quick little prayer before pushing herself towards him, her staff high before switching mid flight and going low.

OOC: Feel free to beat her up Soze, she has to be down when Batman get’s there. Though do make it look like she landed a few blows. At her current trajectory she’d just be sweeping Jokers feet out from under him.

Infinity9999x

05-24-2006, 04:14 PM

The Hatter watched the woman in white with a mildly interested look. She destroyed his machine. Pity, it had taken him quite a while to build it, though he could fairly easily build another. Though, he wasn't quite sure why he had built it in the first place, or even what it did, he simply remembered he was not affected by it.

"It doesn't affect the mad ones," the little girl hissed from behind him.

It really wasn't of consequence to him any more though, he decided he was leaving. The Joker had done little to help him, though he was an interesting man. He still looked vaguely familiar...and then suddenly it came to him.
The NewScience Magazine a number of years ago. An article had been published in it by a young chemicals worker about the dangers of some household products when they were mixed. The article had contained a small photograph, and Jervis was almost sure it was the Joker. Of course, he was fairly certain the Joker hadn't had white skin in that picture. It really was a brilliant article though, the Joker must know an amazing amount of information about household chemicals.

His machine had been knocked to the floor by the woman's weapon. Jervis causually walked forward and retrieved it off the ground. The Joker and the Woman were still glaring at each other.

"I enjoyed you're article in the NewScience magazine all those years ago," Jervis said with a tip of his hat to the Joker, "you really do know your chemicals. Look me up for tea sometime."

The woman in white only stared at him with a confused and slightly baffeled look. Well, who was she to act all surprised with his apperance? He wasn't the one clad in all white, who wears all white in Gotham? Had she seen the dirt in this city?

With that Jervis turned and exited the way the Joker had led him and wandered back out into the streets of Gotham. He really needed to get on with his search for Alice.

MaskedManJRK

05-24-2006, 04:23 PM

Rose crossed her arms and pouted. She hoped she still had an ounce of sex appeal left in her. Beating people up and wandering around town wasn't doing much for her complexion.

"Just get in the Batmobile already! We'll discuss this issue thoroughly after we get to the TV station. Bring the Cat with you. She's been awfully quiet."

I almost now realize that she was trying to come on to me to get the information...I'm not sure if I should take it as a compliment or not.

I press another button on my remote and the canopy opens on the Batmobile. I jump up to the ledge and look back to Selina.

"Coming?"

I'm not sure if she wants to or not, so I'll just give her a few seconds when I get down. Just before I drop down, I turn back to Ravager to give her a final remark.

"By the way, the reason your advances didn't work was because, contrary to what you might have heard about me and my operatives...I don't go that young."

I leap off the building and land into the Batmobile.

Nightwing

05-24-2006, 04:42 PM

"...So I suggest we come up with a backup plan, and fast. He can't nessacarily operate through the city at leasure, anymore, so it's better we do that than just sit and wait. Any thoughts from our resident Robin Hood wannabes?"

Nightwing looks at Tim.

"...No offense, of course."

I glared at Dick for a second and thought to myself. "Robin Hood wannabes," was he kidding me? I start to open my mouth with a sharp reply in mind, but then get cut off when all our comms start to beep.

I turn on my comm and contact the Outsiders.

"Outsiders, head towards Gotham Television, spotted our Mystery Woman and possibly even bigger threat. ASAP. Batman out."

Message ends, and we all know we had to move quickly.

"You heard the man, fellas, let's move it!!"

I run over to the bat-cycle I had borrowed, and put on the helmet. I set the crossbow at the front base of it, incase we ran into any trouble. Without pause, the engine of the bike roars to life.

The Question

05-24-2006, 05:34 PM

I turn to the others.

"We gonna miss all the fun, or what?"

I get into the passenger seat of the "batmobile."

"Nightwing can drive this time."

Keyser Soze

05-25-2006, 08:53 AM

Trigger

05-25-2006, 10:38 AM

"By the way, the reason your advances didn't work was because, contrary to what you might have heard about me and my operatives...I don't go that young."

Rose silently wondered how old she looked. Up until now Rose hadn't considered how old she really was and how her ressurection had affected her body. Was she really that young? Or did being revived make her younger? It didn't matter now because either way, the Bat thought she was too young.

Rose smiled and followed Batman into the Batmobile. It had been awhile since she rode in a vehicle.

"So um, where's the seatbelt in this thing? No offense to your girlfriend, but I don't intend on walking to the station. And don't worry about me flirting with you. I just want you for your computer." Rose said smirking.

Spider-Man9X17

05-25-2006, 12:19 PM

Watchman

05-25-2006, 02:09 PM

ONE BILLION DOLLARS FOR EACH ROUGE BROUGHT IN.

The Rogues stood around the TV. The watched as Lex put a price tag on their heads. Cold should have expected something like this from Luthor throwing money at his problem.

"Everyone stary calm..."

"What do you mean stay calm everyone in town will be looking for us!" suddenly their was a knock on the door. Cold ready the gun and opened it. What stood before him was a wallof cards.

"Double Down"

"That's right Cold I had no place to go they got death squads out there looking for anyone who was in the Rogues. I couldn't take the gamble of staying alone" Cold needed more guys if he wanted to take on Luthor.

"Well your welcome to stay us Rogues got to stick together". The tv then switch to the news which brought back the Rogues' attention.

"This just in a police van carrying prisioner Roscoe Dillion, also know as the Top, is being attack being attacked..." Without saying anything Cold left.
"The group is heavily armed and consider extremely dangerous"

Cold ventured for a few blocks and ended up in what looked like a warzone. He approach the van and guys started to point rifles at him.

"C'mon lets waste him Luthor said they could be dead"

"You want your billion dollars come get it" Cold opened fire on them freezing them. He went up to the door and opened it up. Top was drugged up and couldn't really move. A helicopter appeared when Cold jumped out of the van. He raised one of his guns at it. It fired a missle which went off course striking a building. Suddenly the surrounding area turns black. A figure approachs them.

"Cold it seems that you're it quite the predicament"

"Shade thanks for that"

"Well like the rest of you I'm also being hunted do you have any ideas what to do you do consider yourself leader"

"Yeah we Rogues got to stick together for this one we're going to have to band together we're going to take Luthor down" Shade thinks for a moment

"Fine I'm in. Also I know where we could pick up Blacksmith and Magenta"

"Excellent c'mon let's get out of here though back to the hideout" The three made there way back to the hideout.

Charlie No-One

05-25-2006, 06:22 PM

Catwoman looked down at the vehicle. Someone needs to take care of this city.
She jumped down and landed in the Batmobile.

“Drive,”

wiegeabo

05-25-2006, 06:36 PM

Kyle sheathed himself in a cacoon of energy. Whatever it was that suddenly attacked them, he would be safe....for now. He took off into the air, chasing after Sinestro.

"I recognized the second signal. It was J'onn."

I nod. The Martian. That makes sense. ...and that gives me just what I need!

"Excellent. I can use the Martian's telepathic signal to triangulate the location of the attacking signal." I start willing my ring to action based on the recording of the signals taken at the time and notice that Rayner is giving me a blank look. I sigh.

"It's simple physics. The two signals were originating from two different locations, each canceling the other out, but not perfectly. Based on the interference pattern we were receiving before we left, I can...there, the location of both signals." I bring up a three dimensional display of the area with two locations marked. Rayner still gives me a blank stare. "Didn't they teach you anything in the Corp?"

I wince inwardly at that, remembering too late that Rayner was never trained by the Corp. But I continue on. "To put it simply, one location will lead us to the Manhunter, the other to the invasive signal."

"The question is, which do we follow?"

MaskedManJRK

05-25-2006, 07:07 PM

IC: Batman

Seconds later I hear the sound of the leather seat next to me plop as it takes a passenger. I turn towards the sound, expecting to see Selina...only to see Ravager.

For the love of the Source Wall, don't tell me this tenny-bopper wannabe is going to try and flirt with me again.

"So um, where's the seatbelt in this thing?"

"It should automatically tied itself to you right about--"

Suddenly she gasps as the strap flies across her torso, towards a lock on the other side of the seat and automatically tighting to her body as far as it can without phsyical discomfort. A nice little detail I added from a concept in Wayne Automobiles.

"--Now."

"No offense to your girlfriend, but I don't intend on walking to the station."

I almost have an urge to say something about kids these days.

"And don't worry about me flirting with you. I just want you for your computer."

"Of course, your sauntering and pouting showed you were only interested in my computers..."

Catwoman looked down at the vehicle. Someone needs to take care of this city.
She jumped down and landed in the Batmobile.

“Drive,”

As Selina landed into the Batmobile, I was going to have Rose move into the middle, so that Selina would have her space, but she landed without any care about the fact that the person that she's pissed off at is sitting right next to her.

On one hand, I'm grateful that the advances from the psychopathic teenaged girl will if not cease, at least lessen; on the other hand, I'm worried that Selina might try something in her anger.

Either way, I heed to her order and speed out towards the TV station.

The computers picked up the location of a hypersonic signal, directing exactly which TV station it was. By the time the signal stopped, we were there.

I thought for a moment about getting out and walking in like regular people, but I decide to give our opponents a surprise.

I briefly check the infra-red to find a cold place to drive in, I took the gear shift and placed it in neutral and revved it up. In a second flat the engine roared and steam and smoke billowed from behind us, picking us to 100...125...150 miles per hour. I glance towards the two women in the car--Rose looked almost worried, while Selina was expressionless. I see from the corner of my eye something strange, however...a short man with a large top hat...Mad Hatter? As soon as I'm done here, I'll investigate further.

By the time the speedometer went to 175, I put it to proper gear and shoved the pedal down to the floor.

The Batmobile roared out, the afterburners smoldering in its wake, straight towards the wall of the TV station.

BOOM!

The Batmobile crashed through the wall, and as fast as it got, I swerved and hit the brakes, taking us a few meters away from The Joker and the mystery woman, him advancing to her with a sharp butcher's knife. I shined the bright lights onto The Joker, opened the canopy, and in seconds we jumped out of the Batmobile. I take the remote and shut off the Batmobile's lights in the air as I landed towards Joker, grabbing him by the collar of his purple dress collar.

The Joker. The new "Mayor" of Gotham City. A murderous, psychotic clown who doesn't deserve the title of "human being," let alone "Mayor."

"Your reign ends tonight, Joker."

Trigger

05-25-2006, 07:25 PM

Rose followed Batman confidently into the tv station. A surge of energy flowed through her veins as they confronted the maniacal clown. She withdrew one of her newly aquired batarangs from a pocket in her skirt and held it steadily; ready to engage the villain.

"Bring it pasty! It's over for you!" she shouted.

It felt good to be back in this kind of situation. It felt almost like a time long since past, in which Rose did this kind of thing regularly.She could definitely get used to this.

Keyser Soze

05-25-2006, 07:30 PM

BOOM!

The Batmobile crashed through the wall, and as fast as it got, I swerved and hit the brakes, taking us a few meters away from The Joker and the mystery woman, him advancing to her with a sharp butcher's knife. I shined the bright lights onto The Joker, opened the canopy, and in seconds we jumped out of the Batmobile. I take the remote and shut off the Batmobile's lights in the air as I landed towards Joker, grabbing him by the collar of his purple dress collar.

The Joker. The new "Mayor" of Gotham City. A murderous, psychotic clown who doesn't deserve the title of "human being," let alone "Mayor."

"Your reign ends tonight, Joker."

The Joker stared intently at Batman for a few moments. His nemesis had returned. And somehow, it felt right. Yes, he had become The Mayor of Gotham. But that victory had felt...hollow...because it had been achieved in Batman's absence. But now, he was back, and they could continue their never-ending tango of death.

"BATSY! I'm so glad you're home! You've returned to me at last!"

The Joker grabbed a hold of Batman's head, and planted a long, wet kiss right on Batman's lips. He pulled away, and gave Batman a knowing wink.

"Now, let's pick up where we left off. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

MaskedManJRK

05-25-2006, 07:34 PM

The Joker stared intently at Batman for a few moments. His nemesis had returned. And somehow, it felt right. Yes, he had become The Mayor of Gotham. But that victory had felt...hollow...because it had been achieved in Batman's absence. But now, he was back, and they could continue their never-ending tango of death.

"BATSY! I'm so glad you're home! You've returned to me at last!"

The Joker grabbed a hold of Batman's head, and planted a long, wet kiss right on Batman's lips. He pulled away, and gave Batman a knowing wink.

"Now, let's pick up where we left off. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

...

I...I think I was damn near frenched by The Joker.

...

And I thought I needed therepy BEFORE...

I snap myself out of it and pull him closer.

"Sure."

I push him away and deck him right across the face.

Keyser Soze

05-25-2006, 07:42 PM

...

I...I think I was damn near frenched by The Joker.

...

And I thought I needed therepy BEFORE...

I snap myself out of it and pull him closer.

"Sure."

I push him away and deck him right across the face.

The Joker flew backwards onto the ground, landing next to the mystery woman. He groaned in pain, and then he started to giggle.

"Oooooooooh, I love it when we play rough, darling."

He grabbed a hold of the vigilante's staff as he struggled to his feet.

"Now, its MY turn to be on top! HA HA!"

The Joker swung the staff sharply upwards, connecting with a stiff thud right under Batman's chin.

Charlie No-One

05-25-2006, 07:42 PM

Catwoman looked at the two men fighting. Her disgust for both men rattled her emotions. They could kill each other for all she cared. Selina eyed the Mystery Woman and cartwheeled forward. In mid-spin, she unlatched her whip and snapped it around the woman’s neck. Tugging back, the woman fell forward. Catwoman grabbed her by the hair and lifted her face up. BAM! She slammed it back into the ground.

“I always hate the crew who leave without saying good bye,”

Trigger

05-25-2006, 07:45 PM

Keyser Soze

05-25-2006, 07:48 PM

Rose threw her batarang at the Joker and then lunged at him. As much as she loved crazy clown hijinx, Rose didn't have time to sit back and watch. Batman's punch was the signal that set her off.

"Bring it pasty!" she cried for a second time as she lunged at him.

The Joker barely had time to side-step the lunge after hitting Batman with the staff. Who was this brat?

"Oh goody! Batman has another mascot now, does he? Maybe I can kill this one as well! HA HA HA!"

With a flick of the wrist, The Joker produced three razor-sharp playing cards. He tossed them in Ravager's direction.

MaskedManJRK

05-25-2006, 07:50 PM

The Joker flew backwards onto the ground, landing next to the mystery woman. He groaned in pain, and then he started to giggle.

"Oooooooooh, I love it when we play rough, darling."

He grabbed a hold of the vigilante's staff as he struggled to his feet.

"Now, its MY turn to be on top! HA HA!"

The Joker swung the staff sharply upwards, connecting with a stiff thud right under Batman's chin.

I recoil from his attack. I look back at him and give a ghost of a smile, having a little joke of my own...

"Enjoy it while you can, Joker..."

I grab Joker by the arm and twist his forearm, forcing him to drop the staff.

"...Because I'm going to make sure you make it to prison this time for your crimes..."

I take the staff into my hand and give him a hard poke right into his left kidney. I twist the staff around my hands and give him a hard deck into the right side of his head.

"...And everyone else will be on 'top' of you."

Trigger

05-25-2006, 07:52 PM

Keyser Soze

05-25-2006, 07:57 PM

I recoil from his attack. I look back at him and give a ghost of a smile, having a little joke of my own...

"Enjoy it while you can, Joker..."

I grab Joker by the arm and twist his forearm, forcing him to drop the staff.

"...Because I'm going to make sure you make it to prison this time for your crimes..."

I take the staff into my hand and give him a hard poke right into his left kidney. I twist the staff around my hands and give him a hard deck into the right side of his head.

"...And everyone else will be on 'top' of you."

The Joker collapsed to the ground again. But still, the giggle and the grin remained.

"Do my ears deceive me, or did Batman just crack a joke? You know, I think that makes that smack to the head worth it. HA!"

The Joker squeezed the flower on his lapel, releasing a spray of acid that caught Batman on the arm. While he was stunned, The Joker hopped to his feet, poked Batman in the eyes, and stamped on his foot.

"Now the jokes on you! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Batman

05-25-2006, 07:59 PM

I turn to the others.

"We gonna miss all the fun, or what?"

I get into the passenger seat of the "batmobile."

"Nightwing can drive this time."

Nightwing looked at Question, eyes widened. Then, he produced a smirk.

"...If I ever say another bad thing about you again, remind me of this moment."

Flipping over the hood, Dick slid into the car through the window, and buckled the seat belt. Turning the keys, hearing the engine roar, Nightwing looked over at Ollie.

"I know where it is. Believe me, this isn't the first time some whack-job has taken over the TV Studio... So follow me."

Then, turning his attention back to the wheel, Nightwing made sure Robin was strapped up.

"You might wanna hang on, Kid..."

Moments later, the afterburner to the vehicle bursted to life, and The Batmobile sped out of the alleyway, heading towards the Gotham TV Station.

Keyser Soze

05-25-2006, 08:00 PM

One of the razor blades connected with Rose's lower back as she lunged at the Joker. She let out a small grunt and fell to the ground a few feet short of Joker's feet. The feeling of her own blood flowing out of her body reminded Rose of her own mortality. It gave her a rush that two burglars couldn't give.

"Nice one baby. I heard you like to see a little leg sometimes." she said with a smirk as she got back up and kicked him in the chest.

No sooner had he got a brief advantage over Batman than this brat had kicked him in the chest. Why was he outnumbered? Where were hired goons when you needed them?

"Oh go away, little gnat. The grown-ups are trying to play."

The Joker hit Ravager with a stiff backhand slap, knocking her to the ground.

"What is it with women wanting to be crime-fighters anyhoo? Shouldn't you be in the kitchen preparing dinner, or in a back alley getting raped? HAHAHAHAHA!"

Trigger

05-25-2006, 08:02 PM

Rose let out a small grunt as she fell to the ground. She tossed one of the batarangs with a strange expertise that had been lost on her during her frenzied attack strategies. She could feel her body growing more comfortable with the amount adrenalne pumping through her.

"Cooking dinner? How about beating up pasty skinned freaks!"

MaskedManJRK

05-25-2006, 08:05 PM

The Joker collapsed to the ground again. But still, the giggle and the grin remained.

"Do my ears deceive me, or did Batman just crack a joke? You know, I think that makes that smack to the head worth it. HA!"

The Joker squeezed the flower on his lapel, releasing a spray of acid that caught Batman on the arm. While he was stunned, The Joker hopped to his feet, poked Batman in the eyes, and stamped on his foot.

"Now the jokes on you! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

The acid mostly only burns the first few layers of the kevlar--it'll be a small burn in the morning, but I've delt with much worse.

I take the part of his jacket with the rose and rip it off. As soon as it hits the ground I stomp on it, crushing the machinery.

"Is this it, Joker? Is this all that the 'Mayor of Gotham City' is left of? A few worn out tricks and a failed doomsday plan? No thugs or anything to try and distract us?"

I grab him by the head and give him a knee square into his face, holding it until I heard a satisfying enough crunch.

"You're finished. You're three against one, and any second now there will be even more coming this way. You're pathetic. Your're screwed.

"You're finished."

Keyser Soze

05-25-2006, 08:06 PM

Rose threw her second batarang at the Joker with a strange expertise that had been lost in the frenzied excitement of her more primal fighting tactics.

"Don't ignore me! No manners and fashion taste!"

The batarang swung straight into The Joker's shoulder. He let out a yelp of pain.

"OW! You criticise my fashion taste then ruin my suit? How's that fair?"

With a wince of pain, The Joker pulled out the batarang, and threw it back at Ravager.

Trigger

05-25-2006, 08:10 PM

MaskedManJRK

05-25-2006, 08:15 PM

The batarang cut Rose again on her torso. She fell to the ground and clasped the wound. Too much blood was beginning to flow. She stood back up on her teetering legs and spit out some of the blood in her mouth.

"Damn baby, a bit rough, huh? Well I can be rough too!"

Rose lunged at the Joker a second time; this time putting her full weight into it.

Ravager starts to look severely banged up. Before she can get any more injured, I grab her by the arm and pull her away.

"You're persistant, but when it comes to him, you don't do the same thing twice, let alone three."

Charlie No-One

05-25-2006, 08:17 PM

Did I just hear Batman crack a joke?

Catwoman released the woman’s hair and turned towards the three figures fighting. Ravager, who was seemly taken out of battle, was getting ready to charge back in. She wrapped her whip around Ravager’s leg and pulled her back.

“Sorry honey, but I need to have a chat with these fine men. You take care of our resident mystery guest,” she cooed into the amateur’s ear. Leaping high, Catwoman landed in the middle of the Batman and Joker. She flipped up on her hands and raised her legs in the air. Spreading them down, she spun around, kicking each opponent in the face.

I first landed that move on Robin. I am sure old Bats appreciates that.

“Hey, Batman,” Selina still had enough class not to call Bruce by his real name. “Did you like what I did to Wayne Tower?”

Catwoman slammed her gloved fist into his face.

Trigger

05-25-2006, 08:18 PM

Ravager starts to look severely banged up. Before she can get any more injured, I grab her by the arm and pull her away.

"You're persistant, but when it comes to him, you don't do the same thing twice, let alone three."

Rose sank too her knees and took a deep breath. That last scratch was a bit deep. So deep in fact, that its wound was still flowing a small bloody stream of blood.

"Wooh! This has been quite the work-out! Maybe...I'll take....a little...nappy-wappy...."

Rose closed her eyes and collapsed unconcious onto the floor.

MaskedManJRK

05-25-2006, 08:23 PM

IC: Batman

Leaping high, Catwoman landed in the middle of the Batman and Joker. She flipped up on her hands and raised her legs in the air. Spreading them down, she spun around, kicking each opponent in the face.

I first landed that move on Robin. I am sure old Bats appreciates that.

“Hey, Batman,” Selina still had enough class not to call Bruce by his real name. “Did you like what I did to WayneTower?”

Catwoman slammed her gloved fist into his face.

Catwoman's sudden involvement briefly surprised me; her violence towards me was a bit of a shock, but not quite unexpected; her revelation, however, more than briefly suprised me.

"You're that mad at me, huh?"I mutter more to myself. She starts to attack again but I grab her arms and keep her still for a moment.

"I'm sorry I wasn't there for you, Selina. I was far away I...If I'd known I'd..."

Charlie No-One

05-25-2006, 08:32 PM

“You’d what? Save me? Be my knight in shining armor? Or would you possibly do something else?”

She relaxes her arms and his weight collapses onto her. He’s on top.

MaskedManJRK

05-25-2006, 08:37 PM

IC: Batman

“You’d what? Save me? Be my knight in shining armor? Or would you possibly do something else?”

She relaxes her arms and his weight collapses onto her. He’s on top.

"Yes--I would have done any-and-everything, go through Hell itself, to have stopped those men from...doing what they did to you. I know it sounds syrupy but...yes, I would have done anything to have saved you."

Keyser Soze

05-25-2006, 08:46 PM

The acid mostly only burns the first few layers of the kevlar--it'll be a small burn in the morning, but I've delt with much worse.

I take the part of his jacket with the rose and rip it off. As soon as it hits the ground I stomp on it, crushing the machinery.

"Is this it, Joker? Is this all that the 'Mayor of Gotham City' is left of? A few worn out tricks and a failed doomsday plan? No thugs or anything to try and distract us?"

I grab him by the head and give him a knee square into his face, holding it until I heard a satisfying enough crunch.

"You're finished. You're three against one, and any second now there will be even more coming this way. You're pathetic. Your're screwed.

"You're finished."

The Joker pulled himself away from Batman, staggering backwards on unsteady legs.

"Finished? I'm The Joker! I'm never finished!"

The Joker spat out a wad of blood, and his grin slowly returned.

"Heh heh....I'll...have you know that...heh heh...this is no way to treat...The Mayor of our...heh...fine city."

The Joker's giggling turned into full-blown laughter. It hurt his sides to laugh, but he didn't care. Oh, what a fun ride he'd had. But then, the smile vanished.

"I'm pahetic? Me? What about you, Batman? You abandoned your city, left it for me to take over. Where were you when your people were suffering, Mr. Caped Crusader? On holiday? Holding interviews for a new butler?"

That last comment would go over the heads of those watching this battle unfold on TV. That was a special little in-joke aimed right at Batman. But now, he turned to the camera.

"You see, folks, Batman can beat me up, he can throw me in Arkham Asylum, but no matter what, he'll know that he failed. I am legally the ruler of Gotham City. I did it. He's always wanted to rule this city, but I was the one who got there first. I win! HA HA! Everything that's happened in Metropolis, Keystone, here in Gotham City, it's been to prove a point. These so-called superheroes are frauds! They claim to make the world a better place, but because of their very existence, the world has been plunged into new levels of bloodshed. The President's murder, the Iron Gate escape, the attack on Keystone, the assault on Hub City, the chaos in Metropolis, gang war - and the new regime - in Gotham. You call us criminals, but we are the real legends, not these "superheroes". We're the ones that make things happen. We're the ones who will be remembered. Because in the end, order will always succumb to good ol' fashioned CHAOS!"

The Joker turned back round to face Batman, pulling out a gun from his inside poclet and pointing it directly at him.

"Do you get the joke?"

Charlie No-One

05-25-2006, 09:12 PM

“Away? You have been away? I have been away too! Locked in that tiny prison...you don’t know what its like is! And now…and because I couldn’t control my emotions…I have done something terrible! I murdered! I killed all those mobsters. I killed them to protect my identity…no…I killed them for vengeance. A vengeance even you have never witnessed. This isn’t your fault…no it isn’t your fault alone. It is all of you. All of Gotham. I am not going to take it anymore. This city has gone to hell. I have nothing left here. I am giving up. Giving up on you! Giving up on the citizens! Giving up on this life! Why should I protect a city that doesn’t even protect their own?”

MaskedManJRK

05-25-2006, 10:05 PM

IC: Batman

“Away? You have been away? I have been away too! Locked in that tiny prison...you don’t know what its like is! And now…and because I couldn’t control my emotions…I have done something terrible! I murdered! I killed all those mobsters. I killed them to protect my identity…no…I killed them for vengeance. A vengeance even you have never witnessed. This isn’t your fault…no it isn’t your fault alone. It is all of you. All of Gotham. I am not going to take it anymore. This city has gone to hell. I have nothing left here. I am giving up. Giving up on you! Giving up on the citizens! Giving up on this life! Why should I protect a city that doesn’t even protect their own?”

"I don't know what it's like? I was locked in a cell by Ra's al Ghul, torturing me with a knowledge I never knew until then...I...I have a son. A son that I thought died before birth because the mother lied about it. I don't know why, but...I don't think she thought I would have been a good father. Not only that, Ibn...my son would rather have his father be that...that corrupt, egomaniacal, hypocrital terrorist than me... You have no idea how much I wanted to rip that son of a b***h in half for turning...turning my own flesh and blood against me.

"I know you have no reason to believe in me anymore, but...please, I beg you, Selina...trust me. I...I have a plan in fruitation, it...it's nothing I've ever done before...and I'm not even sure if it's right, but...I'm not abandoning my city any longer.

"Please, Selina...trust me."

The Joker pulled himself away from Batman, staggering backwards on unsteady legs.

"Finished? I'm The Joker! I'm never finished!"

The Joker spat out a wad of blood, and his grin slowly returned.

"Heh heh....I'll...have you know that...heh heh...this is no way to treat...The Mayor of our...heh...fine city."

The Joker's giggling turned into full-blown laughter. It hurt his sides to laugh, but he didn't care. Oh, what a fun ride he'd had. But then, the smile vanished.

"I'm pahetic? Me? What about you, Batman? You abandoned your city, left it for me to take over. Where were you when your people were suffering, Mr. Caped Crusader? On holiday? Holding interviews for a new butler?"

That last comment would go over the heads of those watching this battle unfold on TV. That was a special little in-joke aimed right at Batman. But now, he turned to the camera.

"You see, folks, Batman can beat me up, he can throw me in Arkham Asylum, but no matter what, he'll know that he failed. I am legally the ruler of Gotham City. I did it. He's always wanted to rule this city, but I was the one who got there first. I win! HA HA! Everything that's happened in Metropolis, Keystone, here in Gotham City, it's been to prove a point. These so-called superheroes are frauds! They claim to make the world a better place, but because of their very existence, the world has been plunged into new levels of bloodshed. The President's murder, the Iron Gate escape, the attack on Keystone, the assault on Hub City, the chaos in Metropolis, gang war - and the new regime - in Gotham. You call us criminals, but we are the real legends, not these "superheroes". We're the ones that make things happen. We're the ones who will be remembered. Because in the end, order will always succumb to good ol' fashioned CHAOS!"

The Joker turned back round to face Batman, pulling out a gun from his inside poclet and pointing it directly at him.

"Do you get the joke?"

As the Joker continued to run his fat mouth, my blood started to boil more and more...not because he took hidden jabs at my idenity, not just because he put himself and the rest of the rogues above me and the other heroes...but because, in a way...he might be RIGHT.

I turn back to Selina, and I slowly put a gloved hand to her cheek, a final sign of affection before I move. She doesn't make a move against it, but nothing for it, either.

"Better yet--don't trust me, Selina...watch me."

I stand up and turn back towards The Joker. I stare him down and start to prepare. I crack my knuckles and my neck, all the time keeping my eyes square to his. It is a staring game, intimidation at its most purest. Finally, after a beat of silence...I move--good God, faster than I ever have, I move.

I lunge towards him and envelop him in my cape as I lay punch after punch, still in mid-leap. As my feet land on the ground I grab each of his arms and pull in oppisate sides, pause until I hear two small pops, and then gave a hard side-kick into his stomach, whilst still holding the arms, making Joker grunt in pain and the bones in his shoulders crack under the stress. When I was good and ready--and when I stopped twisting the foot further into Joker's stomach, I let him drop to the ground in a heap. I crouch down over him and got close to him.

"Joker...this isn't the usual game. Normally, I would give you a 'give it up' line and leave it at that--but no, you have something that I want: Gotham.

"For once in your sick, pathetic little life, you were right--I did abandon my city. It was a mistake, and I paid for it. I learned my lession, and unlike the others...I'm going to LEARN from my mistake.

"So, I'm not going to give you a 'give it up' speech, I'm going to give you an ultimatium: You will either relinquish your power over Gotham City to me, or ELSE."

Nightwing

05-25-2006, 10:34 PM

Flipping over the hood, Dick slid into the car through the window, and buckled the seat belt. Turning the keys, hearing the engine roar, Nightwing looked over at Ollie.

"I know where it is. Believe me, this isn't the first time some whack-job has taken over the TV Studio... So follow me."

Putting my helmet on I hear Dick talking over to me, I turn to him right after I pull on the bar of the bike to make the engine roar even louder.

"Lead the way, kid. I got you covered from behind, just case you just happend to run into anything while heading over there."

I gave him a slight grin as I put the front of the helmet down, then turned over to Roy and handed him the spare. After is when I gave him a little heads up.

"When we get to the TV studio, I'm going to need to use some of your spare arrows. During our time with Ra's and his ninjas , I don't have the slightest clue on how I didn't run out yet. Right now, I only have about 11 left for the crossbow."

With that said and done, Dick, Tim, and Vic sped off with Roy and myself following.

Keyser Soze

05-26-2006, 08:04 AM

IC: Batman

"I don't know what it's like? I was locked in a cell by Ra's al Ghul, torturing me with a knowledge I never knew until then...I...I have a son. A son that I thought died before birth because the mother lied about it. I don't know why, but...I don't think she thought I would have been a good father. Not only that, Ibn...my son would rather have his father be that...that corrupt, egomaniacal, hypocrital terrorist than me... You have no idea how much I wanted to rip that son of a b***h in half for turning...turning my own flesh and blood against me.

"I know you have no reason to believe in me anymore, but...please, I beg you, Selina...trust me. I...I have a plan in fruitation, it...it's nothing I've ever done before...and I'm not even sure if it's right, but...I'm not abandoning my city any longer.

"Please, Selina...trust me."

As the Joker continued to run his fat mouth, my blood started to boil more and more...not because he took hidden jabs at my idenity, not just because he put himself and the rest of the rogues above me and the other heroes...but because, in a way...he might be RIGHT.

I turn back to Selina, and I slowly put a gloved hand to her cheek, a final sign of affection before I move. She doesn't make a move against it, but nothing for it, either.

"Better yet--don't trust me, Selina...watch me."

I stand up and turn back towards The Joker. I stare him down and start to prepare. I crack my knuckles and my neck, all the time keeping my eyes square to his. It is a staring game, intimidation at its most purest. Finally, after a beat of silence...I move--good God, faster than I ever have, I move.

I lunge towards him and envelop him in my cape as I lay punch after punch, still in mid-leap. As my feet land on the ground I grab each of his arms and pull in oppisate sides, pause until I hear two small pops, and then gave a hard side-kick into his stomach, whilst still holding the arms, making Joker grunt in pain and the bones in his shoulders crack under the stress. When I was good and ready--and when I stopped twisting the foot further into Joker's stomach, I let him drop to the ground in a heap. I crouch down over him and got close to him.

"Joker...this isn't the usual game. Normally, I would give you a 'give it up' line and leave it at that--but no, you have something that I want: Gotham.

"For once in your sick, pathetic little life, you were right--I did abandon my city. It was a mistake, and I paid for it. I learned my lession, and unlike the others...I'm going to LEARN from my mistake.

"So, I'm not going to give you a 'give it up' speech, I'm going to give you an ultimatium: You will either relinquish your power over Gotham City to me, or ELSE."

"You want me....to relinquish my power....to you? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

It hurt like hell to laugh. His shoulders had been dislocated. He was beaten to a bloody pulp. But he wasn't beaten. Not where it really mattered.

"I don't think so, Batsy. I'm not going to make it easy for you. I'm not going to...hand over power. You want to become the ruler of Gotham City? Well, you're going to have to take that power. Show all the people watching around the world that you're no better than me, that you're nothing more than a tyrant, who wants Gotham City all to himself."

The Joker raised out his hands.

"Go ahead, cuff me. Haul me off to Arkham Asylum. Lay your claim on Gotham City. We'll call this an invasion, a hostile takeover! Gotham's yours. But you and I both know that I'm the real winner...because I made you sink to my level. HA HA!"

MaskedManJRK

05-26-2006, 11:38 AM

"You want me....to relinquish my power....to you? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

It hurt like hell to laugh. His shoulders had been dislocated. He was beaten to a bloody pulp. But he wasn't beaten. Not where it really mattered.

"I don't think so, Batsy. I'm not going to make it easy for you. I'm not going to...hand over power. You want to become the ruler of Gotham City? Well, you're going to have to take that power. Show all the people watching around the world that you're no better than me, that you're nothing more than a tyrant, who wants Gotham City all to himself."

The Joker raised out his hands.

"Go ahead, cuff me. Haul me off to Arkham Asylum. Lay your claim on Gotham City. We'll call this an invasion, a hostile takeover! Gotham's yours. But you and I both know that I'm the real winner...because I made you sink to my level. HA HA!"

"You asked for it."

I grabbed Joker and flipped him over onto his stomach. I took his arm, took out my cuffs, and applied them on his hands. It was probably slightly redundant, considering that his arms were essentially broken, but that was not about making him confortable--it was to show him who truely has the power.

"You're under arrest, Joker, for crimes against humanity."

I lift him up to his feet--by his arms--making Joker hiss in pain.

"You have the right to remain silent--so SHUT UP. You have the right to a psychologist in Arkham Asylum, and that's about it. As a matter of fact, I'm going to do everything in my power to make sure that, for your heinish, inhuman crimes, you do nothing but stay in a small cell in Arkham Asylum for the rest of your rights."

As I read Joker his rights, I pushed him off, and by the end of my speech, I shove him onto the hood of the Batmobile.

"Do you understand your rights?"

Keyser Soze

05-26-2006, 12:01 PM

"You asked for it."

I grabbed Joker and flipped him over onto his stomach. I took his arm, took out my cuffs, and applied them on his hands. It was probably slightly redundant, considering that his arms were essentially broken, but that was not about making him confortable--it was to show him who truely has the power.

"You're under arrest, Joker, for crimes against humanity."

I lift him up to his feet--by his arms--making Joker hiss in pain.

"You have the right to remain silent--so SHUT UP. You have the right to a psychologist in Arkham Asylum, and that's about it. As a matter of fact, I'm going to do everything in my power to make sure that, for your heinish, inhuman crimes, you do nothing but stay in a small cell in Arkham Asylum for the rest of your rights."

As I read Joker his rights, I pushed him off, and by the end of my speech, I shove him onto the hood of the Batmobile.

"Do you understand your rights?"

"I'm sorry, I wasn't listening. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Batman, reading him his rights? The Joker hadn't seen him do that before. Obviously what he'd said had touched a raw nerve. Good. He spat a wad of blood onto the hood of the Batmobile.

"Take me home, country rooooooooads, to the plaaaaaaaace, I beloooooooooooooooooooooooong......."

He was ready to go back to Arkham Asylum. They never kept him there long. And besides, for the next stage of the plan, he wanted to be safe and locked up.

This was far from over...

wiegeabo

05-26-2006, 03:41 PM

Before we can decide on a direction to take, I notice something odd below me. Quickly moving through the streets was a rather large car escorted on either side by a motorcycle. But what really catches my eye is that the car is obviously in the vague shape of a bat.

I dive down to intercept, and once again am caught by surprise. For the one driving the car is not the Batman, one passenger is a youth, and passenger has no face!

I hover above and ahead of them, speaking to them through my ring. "I assume you are following the signal as well," I say to the group.

The Question

05-26-2006, 04:14 PM

I look up. A man with purple skin, giving off a golden glow, is hovering above us.

"......we have a really weird hobby, don't we?"

Batman

05-26-2006, 04:23 PM

"I assume you are following the signal as well,"

"......we have a really weird hobby, don't we?"

"Yes and yes.", Nightwing responds to the two, as The Batmobile, Sinestro, and Batcycle turn a corner, at rediculous speeds. Within minutes, they all arrive infront of the Gotham City TV Station.

Various sillouettes can be seen from the still intact windows on the top floor. Nightwing gets out of the Batmobile, Question and Robin following suite as Green Arrow and Arsenal enter the area, along with Sinestro.

Nightwing looks at them all.

"...So, We go in now, right?"

The Question

05-26-2006, 04:31 PM

"Of course."

I take out my twin 45s.

"I'd feel safer if the glowing fellow took the lead, personally."

wiegeabo

05-26-2006, 04:39 PM

"Of course."

I take out my twin 45s.

"I'd feel safer if the glowing fellow took the lead, personally."

"It is only logical," I reply. I stand between the group and the door, bringing my ring hand up. The door explodes inwards and I extend a protective shield into the building.

I enter the building first and look around. Nothing attacks us, but I maintain the shield in any event.

"Where to now?"

Batman

05-26-2006, 04:47 PM

"It is only logical," I reply. I stand between the group and the door, bringing my ring hand up. The door explodes inwards and I extend a protective shield into the building.

I enter the building first and look around. Nothing attacks us, but I maintain the shield in any event.

"Where to now?"

"Take me home, country rooooooooads, to the plaaaaaaaace, I beloooooooooooooooooooooooong......."

"...Whatever part of the building that came from."

Logan Howlett

05-26-2006, 04:56 PM

Though he was humiliated earlier by Lobo, Superboy still wasn't up for taking any of the crap that came out of his cigar stenched mouth. "I earned this cape after I tossed your sorry butt into the Phantom Zone." Did Kon-El actually throw loud mouth Lobo into the Phantom Zone in some future time? It would be quite possible. Conner did much in the time he disappeared from the present.

"Keep on talking. It stopped bothering after I found out I'd be the one to shut you up." Conner had a wide grin spread across his face as his feet lifted off the ground a few inches.

The hell did he just say? THIS KIDS NUTS!

"O.........k? Whatever meatsack, you keep growin lips on your *******, but I'm gona go ***** slap Mister J, make me some green, and make sure that none of you other tight wearin sisys screw this up so that Big Blue and I are on good terms again.....that is....if we ever were, hehehe....but seein as how I can't FLY, and you fanboys blew upmy only ride......I'd say that I'm perty much relyin on yer sorry butt to be my only mode of transportation....so we can sit here and yack some more while Gotham gets blown to hell, or you can suck it up and fly us there.........but don't get to graby, I aint in to the whole "Brokeback" scene......come to think of it, ya kind of look like Jake Gillinhall...hehehe....."

MST3K 4ever

05-26-2006, 07:16 PM

Lex was in the back of his limo watching his TV. Many people we're voicing their opinions on his billion dollar bounty. If there was a vote taken it would be too close to call really, but he didn't care. He took the Rouges lightly and his daughter paid for his mistake.

Just then Helen Trapp of LNN broke in with a bulletin that Presidential Candidate Kelley Simpson had been murdered.

Lex says quietly, "Please Ras tell me you didn't...please tell me you didn't go over the edge."

Helen says, "Her daughter Julie was unharmmed in the attack and says that the man sent to keill her mother was from another candidate Richard Marshall."

Lex turns off the TV and says, "Well thankfully he left the girl unharmed. I do have to respect him for that."

Just then his phone rings and it is Dr. Moore from Lexcorp.

Lex answers, "Yes Dr. Moore."

She says, "Mr. Luthor just to update you on the virus. We are beginning to mass produce the virus, and we have made some upgrades to it."

Luthor says, "Upgrades?" Oh no Ras may not like our upgrades. "What kind of upgrades Dr. Moore?"

She says, "For starters it used to take 2 weeks before someone showed signs and symptoms. Now even in a deluted form which would be the wiser choice so no one is aware they have the virus until it is too late. They start showing signs within 6 days and left untreated death is assured on the 7th day. In a pure form, like begin injected directly into the blood stream, who knows how fast one would die. Also we have made it so the virus is just as effective in a water supply as it is air-borne."

Luthor replies, "Interesting. Good work Doctor. I am sure that my associate will be pleased with this news. How long before it is ready to begin shipping?"

She replies, "Matter of days we still have some more testing that needs to be done."

Lex says, "All-right then doctor keep me informed."

He hangs up the phone and fixes a drink and says, "To you Lena...I am sorry that you are no longer here. And I can only hope that you have found a place of peace and love, and that when I arrive there that you will forgive me for what I have done."

He takes a drink and cuts the TV back on.

wiegeabo

05-26-2006, 11:08 PM

"Take me home, country rooooooooads, to the plaaaaaaaace, I beloooooooooooooooooooooooong......."

"...Whatever part of the building that came from."

We walk ahead and I turn a corner to see...chaos!

Well, now that I look more carefully, it used to be chaos. There is a woman I do not recognize standing off against another woman I do not recognize. A young woman appears to be bleeding on the floor unconscious. And Batman looks to have the Joker captured.

Keeping an eye on the two standing woman, I drop my protective shield, giving those behind me a chance to move in. The danger appears to be passed, well, at least mostly passed. I scan the injured woman. She's lost blood, but does not appear to be in any danger.

I take another look around. "Apparently, we missed something important."

MaskedManJRK

05-26-2006, 11:48 PM

"I'm sorry, I wasn't listening. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Batman, reading him his rights? The Joker hadn't seen him do that before. Obviously what he'd said had touched a raw nerve. Good. He spat a wad of blood onto the hood of the Batmobile.

"Take me home, country rooooooooads, to the plaaaaaaaace, I beloooooooooooooooooooooooong......."

He was ready to go back to Arkham Asylum. They never kept him there long. And besides, for the next stage of the plan, he wanted to be safe and locked up.

This was far from over...

I take Joker by the hair and quickly bang his head onto the hood. I hope that will be a good deternment from spitting onto the Batmobile...but then again, me beating him half to death has not stopped him from murdering up to the triple-digits, so I doubt it will do much.

I grab onto a piece of Joker's jacket and rip a good quarter of the whole thing off. I take one of the hands off the cuffs and keep his other arm secure on his back, waiting to snap it in half if needed in one hand, and gave the part of the jacket to Joker in the other.

"Wipe it off."

The Question

05-27-2006, 07:47 AM

We walk ahead and I turn a corner to see...chaos!

Well, now that I look more carefully, it used to be chaos. There is a woman I do not recognize standing off against another woman I do not recognize. A young woman appears to be bleeding on the floor unconscious. And Batman looks to have the Joker captured.

Keeping an eye on the two standing woman, I drop my protective shield, giving those behind me a chance to move in. The danger appears to be passed, well, at least mostly passed. I scan the injured woman. She's lost blood, but does not appear to be in any danger.

I take another look around. "Apparently, we missed something important."

"Obviously."

I walk up to Bruce.

"Need any help?"

Batman

05-27-2006, 09:08 AM

Nightwing looks from one person to another. Almost every other person in the room is someone he has a score to settle with.

Ravager, Slade Wilson's daughter. ...No explaination needed...

Catwoman. ...Who still owes me a motorcycle.

Some woman in a mask... Obviously the 'Mystery Woman' everyone keeps referring to. I've got more than a few bones to pick with this amatuer, regarding a certain incident with Killer Croc...

Batman. Um... Well, I'm still a little bitter from the green speedos.

The Joker. He...

Nightwing looks away from the Joker. It's too maddening for him to see the man, after what he did to Bludhaven. His city. Dick knows full well that if he even makes a slight glance at the bastard He'd be tempted to kill him.

Turning to Batman, Nightwing looks over at the women in the room, before looking straight at him.

"Wow. You know, I always thought they were exaggerating a little when they said you throw the best parties in town..."

MST3K 4ever

05-27-2006, 10:03 AM

twylight

05-27-2006, 12:04 PM

This wasn't funny anymore.

First, this mystery woman had destroyed his Insanity Frequency device. Then, the Mad Hatter had spurted out some horrible, slanderous lies about him, then abandoned him. And now, this mysterious new vigilante was charging at him, ready for battle. All of a sudden, The Joker didn't feel like smiling.

The woman jumped up on the desk, wielding her staff threateningly over The Joker's head.

"You broke my toy," he quipped, "I hope you're going to pay for that..."

*THWACK*

The vigilante caught The Joker with a devastating blow to the side of the head with her staff. The Clown Prince of Crime was hit with such force that he tumbled off his chair, rolling onto the studio floor.

"Ow! My jaw! You broke my jaw!"

The Joker spat a set of chattering wind-up teeth onto the floor.

"You broke it clean off! It's got a life of it's own! HA HA!"

The vigilante leaped off the desk, catching The Joker with another downward strike from her staff. This time, The Joker spat out real blood from his mouth, as he crumpled onto the ground. This wasn't pleasant. This wasn't pleasant at all.

"Oh...being beat up...by a girl....heh heh....what will all the other kids in the class say?"

The Joker began crawling towards the door, trying to somehow get away from his attacker. But escape wasn't an option. The mystery woman grabbed The Joker by his hair, pulling him up to his knees. Still unsteady on her legs, she stared down at him, almost as if taunting him. Batman wouldn't have done that. Batman would have knocked him out straight away. Her first and last mistake.

"Oh, please...no more...no more. I'll be a good boy, I swear..."

While distracting her with his pleading, The Joker reached into his pocket and slipped on an electric hand-buzzer. Then, with one swift movement, he swung his arm round and slapped it into the back of her thigh, sending electricity coursing violently through her body. He pulled the buzzer away before it could kill her - he didn't want it to be that quick. But as she collapsed to the ground, the smoke rose up from her body.

"GOTCHA! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

The Joker staggered to his feet, wiping the blood away from his mouth. He pulled round the camera, so it was now focused on The Joker and the woman in white. As the vigilante tried to struggle to her feet, The Joker hit her with a vicious kick under the chin, sending her falling back to the ground.

"Do you see this, America? This is the weak, useless, pathetic vermin that calls herself the new protector of Gotham! I must say, she's done a bang-up job! HA HA! Oh, you may have been able to beat Two-Face, Scarecrow, Black Mask - all the B-listers. But kid, you're not just facing any old psycho here. I'm The Joker, The Clown Prince of Crime! I was murdering and maining people when you were still in a training bra! You're in the big leagues now, little girl. Enjoy the limelight...while you still can."

The Joker laid in another couple of stomps to the floored vigilante. His trademark grin was gone now. And the vicious snarl that replaced it was a reflective of the twisted ugliness at the core of The Joker's soul. This wasn't about showmanship, not about having fun, not anymore. This was revenge, plain and simple. And it wasn't going to be pretty. The Joker pulled out a knife from the vigilante's belt.

"You used a knife like this to slice Harley Quinn to ribbons. My Harley! Nobody gets to lay a hand on her but me! She's my property. Do you want to make a fool out of me, little girl? Uh-uh. No way. Now, with the whole world watching, I'm going to show you...that the joke's on you."

The Joker slowly advanced towards the mystery woman, holding her knife in his hand.

"Ha. Ha."

Her long dark hair lay across the floor as she struggled to rise, her whole body shaking from exertion she cursed herself under her breathe.

So stupid.

Incredibly stupid.

What was she trying to prove after all? She gave a small twisted little smile under her mask.

Nothing.

She didn't have to prove anything. She knew how far she could push herself and so she did. He would come and her part had been played.
Her eyes flickered as her knife blade shone in Joker's hand. She clenched her jaw and got ready to spring a last ditch effort that would hardly help. But she wasn't going to go down without a fight.

The sound of the breaking wall startled her and caused the Joker to turn as a black vehicle crashed through into the studio. The dust and wood from the impact flew through the air and rained down. She covered her head with her arm as a figure in black emerged from the dust.

He did come and her part was played.

She let her head fall back to the ground, allowing the pain to take over her bruised body. SHe grasped her hand to her bleeding shoulder as her eyes closed.

"Your reign ends tonight, Joke....

A stab of pain washed through her and her eyes flew open, she could feel the amount of people in the room and it wasn't good if they knew who she was...She moved slightly the pain shooting through her body and red washing in front of her eyes, minutes seemed to fly by and she gritted her teeth as snippets of conversation came to her ears. She recognized every voice and the unknown sensation of fear ran through her as every moment that passed was a moment closer to them finding out who she was.

"Apparently, we missed something ..."

"....help?"

She fought the fear down and clenched her jaw.

"Wow. You know, I always thought they were exaggerating a little when they said you throw the best parties in town..."

She moved her hand to her belt and pulled out a small pellet. Something to distract them, it was small really a sore throat for the ones with masks, and burning eyes for those without, and maybe those with less substantial masks. Either way the gas would provide cover and the after effects would be gone within an hour. She would have rather slipped out but knowing who was here her body had already been scanned and also anyone's eyes could be on her there was no hope of quietly slipping out the back.

Something more direct would have to be done.

She forced her eyes open and squeezed the pellet tossing it towards them. Moving before the pellet had hit the ground she pushed herself from the floor and stood up, grinding her teeth. Not wasting a moment she turned and ran a sad smile on her face as she thought of the irony of all of this.

Not running away, rather a strategic retreat. She quickly and quietly made it to the back and clicked a small button on her keychain the sound of her motorcycle starting. she quickly started it up and drove off into the night.

Strategic retreat indeed. Now she knew who was in Gotham and who she had to deal with.

OOC: Sorry, I kinda bunnied ya'll into a corner but I really would like her out of there. :(

MaskedManJRK

05-27-2006, 12:14 PM

IC: Batman

I see everyone start coming in. The rest of the Outsiders, including Kyle and Sinestro. The Question walks up towards me.

"Obviously."

I walk up to Bruce.

"Need any help?"

"No thank you, Question." As Question nodded and started to walk away, I realized something. "Wait. Question, you work in a TV studio, right? You know something about operating cameras?"

The Question

05-27-2006, 02:16 PM

"Went through a video recording class in college as part of my journolism major. Why?"

wiegeabo

05-27-2006, 02:26 PM

Her long dark hair lay across the floor as she struggled to rise, her whole body shaking from exertion she cursed herself under her breathe.

So stupid.

Incredibly stupid.

What was she trying to prove after all? She gave a small twisted little smile under her mask.

Nothing.

She didn't have to prove anything. She knew how far she could push herself and so she did. He would come and her part had been played.
Her eyes flickered as her knife blade shone in Joker's hand. She clenched her jaw and got ready to spring a last ditch effort that would hardly help. But she wasn't going to go down without a fight.

The sound of the breaking wall startled her and caused the Joker to turn as a black vehicle crashed through into the studio. The dust and wood from the impact flew through the air and rained down. She covered her head with her arm as a figure in black emerged from the dust.

He did come and her part was played.

She let her head fall back to the ground, allowing the pain to take over her bruised body. SHe grasped her hand to her bleeding shoulder as her eyes closed.

"Your reign ends tonight, Joke....

A stab of pain washed through her and her eyes flew open, she could feel the amount of people in the room and it wasn't good if they knew who she was...She moved slightly the pain shooting through her body and red washing in front of her eyes, minutes seemed to fly by and she gritted her teeth as snippets of conversation came to her ears. She recognized every voice and the unknown sensation of fear ran through her as every moment that passed was a moment closer to them finding out who she was.

"Apparently, we missed something ..."

"....help?"

She fought the fear down and clenched her jaw.

"Wow. You know, I always thought they were exaggerating a little when they said you throw the best parties in town..."

She moved her hand to her belt and pulled out a small pellet. Something to distract them, it was small really a sore throat for the ones with masks, and burning eyes for those without, and maybe those with less substantial masks. Either way the gas would provide cover and the after effects would be gone within an hour. She would have rather slipped out but knowing who was here her body had already been scanned and also anyone's eyes could be on her there was no hope of quietly slipping out the back.

Something more direct would have to be done.

She forced her eyes open and squeezed the pellet tossing it towards them. Moving before the pellet had hit the ground she pushed herself from the floor and stood up, grinding her teeth. Not wasting a moment she turned and ran a sad smile on her face as she thought of the irony of all of this.

Not running away, rather a strategic retreat. She quickly and quietly made it to the back and clicked a small button on her keychain the sound of her motorcycle starting. she quickly started it up and drove off into the night.

Strategic retreat indeed. Now she knew who was in Gotham and who she had to deal with.

OOC: Sorry, I kinda bunnied ya'll into a corner but I really would like her out of there. :(

A blast of gas comes from nowhere, expanding towards us. In less than a moment I've already scanned the gas. An irritating concoction, but non-lethal. Still, I can't allow it to reach us.

A bubble extends outward and catches the gas. What few whips escape should do nothing. I then compress the gas down, smaller and smaller un the pressure from my ring's bubble condenses it into a solid. I direct the beam holding the gas pellet to extend back the way we came, out the door, and into the air. When it is a safe distance in the sky, I release the pellet, which instantly expands back into a gas. The winds take it harmlessly away.

Som eof those around me are caught of guard, but it happened so fast, I'm not sure if everyone even realized what happened. Then I notice something is wrong. Looking around I count...dammit to hells. "Someone is missing. The woman. The woman is gone."

MaskedManJRK

05-27-2006, 08:10 PM

"Went through a video recording class in college as part of my journolism major. Why?"

"Because as soon as I'm finished taking this piece of filth back to its hole in the Asylum, I want to make a statement to the people--I'll explain more when I get back."

Batman

05-27-2006, 10:19 PM

"Because as soon as I'm finished taking this piece of filth back to its hole in the Asylum, I want to make a statement to the people--I'll explain more when I get back."

"...You sure about that? I mean, yeah, you've been at this stuff for years... Hell, I know that better than most... But haven't you always wanted to keep the whole 'urban legend' angle as intact as possible?"

In that instant, a surge of gas catches the group off guard.

"What the-"

...And, in that same instant, Sinestro contains the gas. Before Dick can ask what just happened, Sinestro speaks up.

"Someone is missing. The woman. The woman is gone."

Nightwing frowns.

"Damn. And I was just about to ask her basics. You know... Who she is, how she's been, why the hell she drugged up an escaped convict with a nearly fatal toxin..."

wiegeabo

05-27-2006, 11:25 PM

"...You sure about that? I mean, yeah, you've been at this stuff for years... Hell, I know that better than most... But haven't you always wanted to keep the whole 'urban legend' angle as intact as possible?"

In that instant, a surge of gas catches the group off guard.

"What the-"

...And, in that same instant, Sinestro contains the gas. Before Dick can ask what just happened, Sinestro speaks up.

"Someone is missing. The woman. The woman is gone."

Nightwing frowns.

"Damn. And I was just about to ask her basics. You know... Who she is, how she's been, why the hell she drugged up an escaped convict with a nearly fatal toxin..."

"None of you know who she was?" I just get blank stares. "Damn, I won't be able to find her with my ring with the headstart she now has."

Speedball

05-27-2006, 11:55 PM

"None of you know who she was?" I just get blank stares. "Damn, I won't be able to find her with my ring with the headstart she now has."
"Maybe it's best we don't know who she is. I mean, at least we know what side she is leaning toward. She might be extreme, but sometimes things call for someone to be extreme."

wiegeabo

05-28-2006, 12:15 AM

"Maybe it's best we don't know who she is. I mean, at least we know what side she is leaning toward. She might be extreme, but sometimes things call for someone to be extreme."

I nod. "Perhaps. Perhaps not." Then I finally notice who had just spoken. I do not recognize who the person is, although he seems to be very young, yet very world-weary. As if he has seen a great deal of things that no young person should see.

But there is one person I do recognize. Someone I have actually been looking for. The Green Arrow. Excellent. It appears that our idea he was with the Batman was correct. I turn to him.

"Arrow. Rayner and I were looking for you in Star City. Infact, have a message from a Lieutanant Mitchelson from the 101st precinct. What were his words again? Oh yes. 'Crime wars are tearing the streets apart, and the city is going to hell in a handbasket,' whatever that means. It seems that, seince you've been gone, the criminal element has taken the opportunity to explode across the your city."

Keyser Soze

05-28-2006, 04:31 AM

I take Joker by the hair and quickly bang his head onto the hood. I hope that will be a good deternment from spitting onto the Batmobile...but then again, me beating him half to death has not stopped him from murdering up to the triple-digits, so I doubt it will do much.

I grab onto a piece of Joker's jacket and rip a good quarter of the whole thing off. I take one of the hands off the cuffs and keep his other arm secure on his back, waiting to snap it in half if needed in one hand, and gave the part of the jacket to Joker in the other.

"Wipe it off."

"I can't, you broke my arms, dummy."

This really was a pathetic display.

"You really haven't thought this through, have you Batboob?"

Batman thought he would be returning as the glorious hero, that the peons of Gotham would gladly hand their city over to him. But now, now he saw that conquest was messy, that he looked like a thug, a nazi, a hypocrite. This macho posturing was a lame attempt to regain credibility, even if it was in the basest form. The great Batman resorting to schoolboy antics prompted The Joker to react the only way that was appropriate to him:

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA..."

Red

05-28-2006, 06:36 AM

Luthor is waiting back-stage at Fenway Park for a townhall meeting to start.

The events of the last few days weigh heavily on his mind. What have I done....what I have I become? I still can't believe that my daughter is gone...what matters now are three things 1) I conclude my business with Ras as fast as possible 2) I win the Presidency 3)That the Rouges pay for their crimes...after all that I will rule this country and then not even Superman will be able to deal with me. One day maybe all of this will make sense...until that day...it's best if I just move forward and remember the lessons I have learned.

Just then he hears, "Ladies and Gentlemen I give the next President of the United States Lex Luthor."

With that Luthor throws open the curtain gives the crowd a big smile and strides out to a thunderous ovation while waving to everyone.

Ra’s hid amongst the cheers of the crowd with dozens of his men out of uniform position around the room. The world’s most wanted terrorist sitting in the midst of politicians and common peasants, it sickened Ra’s to his core. He had to reassure himself with the thought of that once he had finish jumping through Luthor’s hoop’s he would have the mean’s to extract such being’s from the world. Ra’s nodded to one of his men standing at the end of the hall.

He responded with a bow and withdrew a riffle shooting the roof of the hall. As the debris fell and the crowd panicked the rest of Ra’s concealed army relieved them selves. They encircle the group, with whom Ra’s was still buried in. One of the ninja’s made his way up to Luthor on the stage and positioned the riffle at his head.

“Let’s find out who many people you’re willing to sacrifice for your own life Luthor!”

MaskedManJRK

05-28-2006, 12:19 PM

"I can't, you broke my arms, dummy."

This really was a pathetic display.

"You really haven't thought this through, have you Batboob?"

Batman thought he would be returning as the glorious hero, that the peons of Gotham would gladly hand their city over to him. But now, now he saw that conquest was messy, that he looked like a thug, a nazi, a hypocrite. This macho posturing was a lame attempt to regain credibility, even if it was in the basest form. The great Batman resorting to schoolboy antics prompted The Joker to react the only way that was appropriate to him:

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA..."

I resist the urge to try and hit him again, one reason was the camera most likely still in the area, broadcasting to everyone--if I'm going to do what I have to do, then I have to be more conscious of the public. The other reason? Previous history has shown that it doesn't do a damn thing.

I open the canopy to the Batmobile and Joker goes in. I place the lone cuff onto the stick shift, and then jump into the drivers seat. I start it up and drive out the way I came in, heading towards Arkham Asylum.

twylight

05-28-2006, 09:57 PM

The sound of the engine slowed and then cut off if anyone had turned the corner of the small alley in the back of Gotham City’s North End they would have found a bloodied and worn woman leaning against the graffitied wall of the alley.
Her motorcycle propped in front of her she arced her back as her feet pushed her against the wall the pain racing through her. Slowly she pulled out a small cell phone from her pocket and pressed a key, the keypad lighting up illuminating her face with a dim blue cast.
She pressed the phone to her ear as the muted ringing resounded in her ear. The voice that answered wasn’t the one who owned the phone but it was who she wanted.

“Doctor.” She stated simple her voice low and hoarse.

He responded with recognition and she pulled her mask off her face to allow her voice to be heard clearly over the wireless connection.

“I need you to make a house call.”

SuperFerret

05-29-2006, 02:06 PM

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The piercing sound stopped. Thank goodness, it, combined with the task of keeping millions sane, was taking it's toll on me. Even now, I fall to my knees, finally joining my two human companions, both of which have seemingly recovered from their pain.

"John!" Emily calls out as I fall, she rushes to my side, "Are you okay? Stay still, let me check you out. I'm a doctor, so don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

I smile at her concern, but I wave her off, "Doctor or not, Martian physiology is most likely beyond your skill. No offense intended, and I appreciate the offer."

I stand once more, and help Emily and Samantha to their feet.

"Let's get you home where it's safe."

MST3K 4ever

05-29-2006, 08:05 PM

Ra’s hid amongst the cheers of the crowd with dozens of his men out of uniform position around the room. The world’s most wanted terrorist sitting in the midst of politicians and common peasants, it sickened Ra’s to his core. He had to reassure himself with the thought of that once he had finish jumping through Luthor’s hoop’s he would have the mean’s to extract such being’s from the world. Ra’s nodded to one of his men standing at the end of the hall.

He responded with a bow and withdrew a riffle shooting the roof of the hall. As the debris fell and the crowd panicked the rest of Ra’s concealed army relieved them selves. They encircle the group, with whom Ra’s was still buried in. One of the ninja’s made his way up to Luthor on the stage and positioned the riffle at his head.

“Let’s find out who many people you’re willing to sacrifice for your own life Luthor!”

Luthor was stunned at the current events. He scans the crowd for any sign of Ras.

What's the use even if he is here & if I acknowledge him our deal falls through. At this point in time myabe that might not be such a bad thing is any of this worth it anymore...no I have to continue on...I reneged agains the Rogues and that turned out less than pleasant...If a reneg on this deal I might as well dig my own grave.

He says very slowly and in control, "All-right what do you want? Money? a safe route? To make me a martyr? What is it? Take me and leave these people be?"

Red

05-30-2006, 10:46 AM

Luthor was stunned at the current events. He scans the crowd for any sign of Ras.

What's the use even if he is here & if I acknowledge him our deal falls through. At this point in time myabe that might not be such a bad thing is any of this worth it anymore...no I have to continue on...I reneged agains the Rogues and that turned out less than pleasant...If a reneg on this deal I might as well dig my own grave.

He says very slowly and in control, "All-right what do you want? Money? a safe route? To make me a martyr? What is it? Take me and leave these people be?"

“Our benefactor wants you out of the race for President permanently.”

“Just let these people go they haven’t done anything.”

“So you want to be hero…You’re going to make a call for me on your cell phone and in a few minutes’ police and TV reporters will surround this place. When they do I want you to march out with his to your head.” He pull’s a pistol from his belt. “Find the nearest TV camera and repeat: The world needs great men for a better world. Then pull the trigger. Do it and these people won’t die, don’t and their blood will be on your hands.”

“The world needs great men for a better world. That’s Marshal’s campaign slogan.” Questioned Lex.

Ra’s tried to hide the smile creeping up his face as he hid amid the frightened crowd. He had been waiting for a moment to gain control of their partnership. He had planned this evening heavy, down to each detail; he didn’t even have to be there to know the plan would work. But he wanted too; it amused Ra’s greatly to see the mightily king of Metropolis; Lex Luthor squirming for his life. While the whole ordeal would both further incriminate Richard Marshal and boost Luthor’s support making him a self-sacrificing hero, Luthor would have to earn it as far as Ra’s was concerned.

LibrarianThorne

05-30-2006, 02:31 PM

ZEET ZEET ZEET

The sound pierced his ears as he cradled the fallen Waverider.

Lois' signal watch!

He lay Waverider's body down, and turned to the crowd. "Someone contact the DEO and inform them of this!" he said them.

Suddenly, a small bespectacled man burst through the crowd. His hair was oily, his face weasly. "Superman! Superman, stop!" he crowed as Superman began to fly off. "Superman, I represent the interests of Congress!"

Superman, hovering in the air, turned to face the man. The small man continued. "You are hereby given notice that your presence is requested immediately by the Congress of the United States of America concerning matters of legislation."
"Tell the congress I'll be more than happy to meet with them when innocent lives are no longer in danger. Right now, one is, and that person needs me."

Without another word, Superman rocketed away. Five miles above Washington, he turned toward Metropolis. Feeling the sound barrier break around him was always an odd sensation. It began as this massive force that made his entire body shudder, but would always ripple away like water. Within three seconds of leaving the capital, he'd felt that sensation ten times.

A violet streak, he flew to Metropolis. Miles outside the city, he began decelerating, and was fifteen miles under the speed of sound as he entered the Glass Canyon section of Metropolis. The sound of his flight roared throughout the city, the sound magnified by the massive steel and glass buildings around him.

Twenty five seconds after leaving Washington D.C, Superman was back at his apartment, having followed the sound of the signal watch.

He found Lois, her back against a wall. A man sat on their couch, a duffle bag sitting next to him. Superman bathed the bag in X-ray vision, seeing a small baby inside.

"Mister, you've got ten seconds to explain what you're doing here and why in the name of God you've got a baby in a bag."

MST3K 4ever

05-30-2006, 05:00 PM

“Our benefactor wants you out of the race for President permanently.”

“Just let these people go they haven’t done anything.”

“So you want to be hero…You’re going to make a call for me on your cell phone and in a few minutes’ police and TV reporters will surround this place. When they do I want you to march out with his to your head.” He pull’s a pistol from his belt. “Find the nearest TV camera and repeat: The world needs great men for a better world. Then pull the trigger. Do it and these people won’t die, don’t and their blood will be on your hands.”

“The world needs great men for a better world. That’s Marshal’s campaign slogan.” Questioned Lex.

Ra’s tried to hide the smile creeping up his face as he hid amid the frightened crowd. He had been waiting for a moment to gain control of their partnership. He had planned this evening heavy, down to each detail; he didn’t even have to be there to know the plan would work. But he wanted too; it amused Ra’s greatly to see the mightily king of Metropolis; Lex Luthor squirming for his life. While the whole ordeal would both further incriminate Richard Marshal and boost Luthor’s support making him a self-sacrificing hero, Luthor would have to earn it as far as Ra’s was concerned.

Luthor sees Mercy closing in from the corner of his eye. He makes a slight movement of his hand and she backs away. She was good but to take out one of Ras Ninjas she needed to be perfect.

He reaches for his cell-phone and places the call to Angela Chen. He says, "Quickly get the media out in front. Section 12 Gate 2, and hurry Angela!"

The Secret Service begins to move in and Lex yells, "STAND DOWN!That's an order!"
He feels the Ninja slip the gun into his coat pocket.

The phone rings and Angela says, "Ready when you are Lex."

Lex whispers, "I'm moving outside to the gathered media. I swear on the grave of my own child. I will not attempt to run."

lex begins to move through the crowd. The crowd parts for him like he was Moses and they were the Red-Sea. He sees the media gathered and says, "The world needs great men for a better world" I need to do this quick because once I pull out the gun security will be on top of me in seconds.

In one motion he pulls out the gun and pulls the trigger and hears "click". He pulls the trigger five more times and hears the same click.

Lex drops the gun and Mercy grabs him as the SWAT & Boston PD storm Fenway Park. She jumps in the Limo and yells, "GO!"

Watchman

05-31-2006, 12:10 PM

The Twin Cities had become one giant warzone. Everything from bounty hunters to rogue cops. In no time they we're not fighting against the Rogues and try to capture them but now they started to fight each other. Cold, Mirror Master, and Captain Boomerang had to make a food run. The hideout was running low on food. They reached the store without much alram. They busted in and started grabbing food.

"Only grab what you you can carry then let's get out of here" Cold begun to grab food when red dots appear on the wall.

"Get down now" the three jumped down and bullets emptied into the store ripping apart food and the store. Cold readied his gun and sprayed a cold field around the area where the bullets where coming from. The bullets moved very slowly almost stopping. He looked at Boomerang and shouted "Now throw one now". He threw a boomerang at the ceiling which expolded falling on the men with the guns.

"C'mon let's get out of here" The three walk out the back. They start to run back to the hideout. Luthor will pay for this. He was going to kill Lex Luthor.

MST3K 4ever

05-31-2006, 05:30 PM

As Luthor sits in the back of his Limo finishing a drink he and Mercy are silent.

She finally asks, "Do you think this was some kind of test from Ras to see how loyal you are to him?"

Luthor nods and says, "No doubt. I knew the gun wasn't loaded the second it hit my pocket. It was far too light, but I had to play it out otherwise ras would've killed all those people."

He fixes himself another drink and says, "Besides maybe...maybe it should've been loaded."

Mecry is stunned at this as he takes a drink and says, "After all Mercy look at what I have done. My city is just now getting back on track after the destruction I had a hand in causing, I have made a deal that I know will eventually come back to haunt me becuase they always do, broken one with the Rogues and my daughter paid the price for that and the Rogues will come looking for me again without question, I have turned the Flash's city into a war zone with no doubt more people coming forward for loans, Superman's reputation will be restored soon enough and currently candidates for the office I want are being killed off one by one sooner or later people are going to start asking questions about that as well."

He finishes his drink and begins fixing another. Mercy looks at him and he just snears at her as he fixes another one.

He begins to drink it and says, "What have I done? What have I become? I am in too deep to quit now, and if I try Ras will kill me for sure. I have no choice now but to see this through."

He sees a dumpster and orders his driver to stop. He stops the limo and grabs his mini-bar and throws it into the dumpster and hops back in the limo.

The limo takes off again and he says to Mercy who is almost smiling at him, "I need to stop this self-pity and questioning crap. I am Lex Luthor and I will win this day."

Spike_x1

05-31-2006, 05:46 PM

LibrarianThorne

05-31-2006, 06:58 PM

Jones looked up at the Man of Steel and smiled. He stood up from the sofa and extended his hand. "Hey Clark. It's been a while." He saw the slightly confused look in Superman's eyes and chuckled softly. "C'mon now. You haven't have forgotten yer old buddy Rudy yet, have you?"

Superman's eyes grew wide.

Oh my God.

He ran in front of Lois, shielding her with his body. Keeping his eyes on the Parasite, he barked. "Emergency teleport, target Lois Lane!"

In a flash of light, Lois Lane vanished from the room. As she did, all the lights went out in the room and all the electrical appliances shut off. Thank God for that emergency JLA teleporter. She's inside the globe on top of the planet right now. Now, to deal with this.

"All right, Jones. You're going to give me one hell of a reason for why you were threatening my wife."

Spike_x1

05-31-2006, 07:21 PM

LibrarianThorne

05-31-2006, 09:51 PM

"Whoa Kent, slow down!" Rudy's hands shot up as if he had a gun pointed at him. He didn't want this to break out into a fight. Not now. "I didn't come here to take you on, and if I wanted Lois dead, she never would'a made it to the signal watch. I just came here for," Rudy's hands dropped to his sides and his shoulders slumped with a heavy sigh, "your help."

Superman stared hard at the man known as Rudy Jones to some, but he knew him best as the Parasite. The man who'd killed his wife. The man who'd almost killed him and destroyed the world.

The man who, in the end, was the only one who could save it.

Superman sighed, his eyes and posture softening.

"What do you need me to do, Rudy? And why do you have a child in that dufflebag?"

Green Lantern

06-01-2006, 01:59 AM

**edit** (OOC: wrong thread :O)

Green Lantern

06-01-2006, 02:13 AM

(IC: Nightwing)

"...So I suggest we come up with a backup plan, and fast. He can't nessacarily operate through the city at leasure, anymore, so it's better we do that than just sit and wait. Any thoughts from our resident Robin Hood wannabes?"

"...Need I bring up who wore Daisy Dukes until well into his late teens? The short shorts have NEVER been a part of my costume, Legs. Not only that... then you decided to channel Travolta from Saturday Night Fever for your next uni. You have NO room to criticize our clothes buddy."

Various sillouettes can be seen from the still intact windows on the top floor. Nightwing gets out of the Batmobile, Question and Robin following suite as Green Arrow and Arsenal enter the area, along with Sinestro.

Nightwing looks at them all.

"...So, We go in now, right?""...Do we go in now? Do we go in NOW? F**K yes, oh brilliant leader, we go in now!"

A stab of pain washed through her and her eyes flew open, she could feel the amount of people in the room and it wasn't good if they knew who she was...She moved slightly the pain shooting through her body and red washing in front of her eyes, minutes seemed to fly by and she gritted her teeth as snippets of conversation came to her ears. She recognized every voice and the unknown sensation of fear ran through her as every moment that passed was a moment closer to them finding out who she was.

"Apparently, we missed something ..."

"....help?"

She fought the fear down and clenched her jaw.

"Wow. You know, I always thought they were exaggerating a little when they said you throw the best parties in town..."

She moved her hand to her belt and pulled out a small pellet. Something to distract them, it was small really a sore throat for the ones with masks, and burning eyes for those without, and maybe those with less substantial masks. Either way the gas would provide cover and the after effects would be gone within an hour. She would have rather slipped out but knowing who was here her body had already been scanned and also anyone's eyes could be on her there was no hope of quietly slipping out the back.

Something more direct would have to be done.

She forced her eyes open and squeezed the pellet tossing it towards them. Moving before the pellet had hit the ground she pushed herself from the floor and stood up, grinding her teeth. Not wasting a moment she turned and ran a sad smile on her face as she thought of the irony of all of this.

Not running away, rather a strategic retreat. She quickly and quietly made it to the back and clicked a small button on her keychain the sound of her motorcycle starting. she quickly started it up and drove off into the night.

Strategic retreat indeed. Now she knew who was in Gotham and who she had to deal with.

OOC: Sorry, I kinda bunnied ya'll into a corner but I really would like her out of there. :(

As the smoke cleared and the woman disappeared, Arsenal wiped his eyes. Not from the smoke, but from disbelief. P... no... it couldn't be her. It just couldn't be. I had to have been seeing things. Seeing what I wanted to, not what was really there. But that face... even with the mask, I'd know it anywhere. And I've seen that hair before. I know I have. Somehow it has to be her. I definitely need to talk to Grayson. He'd know.

"None of you know who she was?" I just get blank stares. "Damn, I won't be able to find her with my ring with the headstart she now has." "I don't know, Pinky... I thought I did. But I'm not sure. And with the gas, I'm even more doubtful..."

Keyser Soze

06-01-2006, 09:58 AM

I resist the urge to try and hit him again, one reason was the camera most likely still in the area, broadcasting to everyone--if I'm going to do what I have to do, then I have to be more conscious of the public. The other reason? Previous history has shown that it doesn't do a damn thing.

I open the canopy to the Batmobile and Joker goes in. I place the lone cuff onto the stick shift, and then jump into the drivers seat. I start it up and drive out the way I came in, heading towards Arkham Asylum.

"ROAD TRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Despite the pain running through his broken, bruised body, The Joker still found the energy to bounce up and down on his seat as the Batmobile drove towards Arkham Asylum.

"So, Brucie, your car has super-advanced radar technology, all kinds of gadgets and weapons. But do you still not have a radio tuned into a decent music station? HA HA!"

MaskedManJRK

06-01-2006, 12:35 PM

"ROAD TRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Despite the pain running through his broken, bruised body, The Joker still found the energy to bounce up and down on his seat as the Batmobile drove towards Arkham Asylum.

"So, Brucie, your car has super-advanced radar technology, all kinds of gadgets and weapons. But do you still not have a radio tuned into a decent music station? HA HA!"

I grit my teeth and drive my fingers further into the wheel--the clown was getting worse. Suddenly, an idea drifted into my mind.

"You know, Joker, if you remain silent for the rest of the ride, I might just find you a cell in Arkham with a view--it'll probably be less that six inches long and wide, but a view nevertheless."

MST3K 4ever

06-01-2006, 01:21 PM

Lex strolled back into the Towers of Lexcorp with fire in his eyes and determination in each step. His fears and doubts were now gone replaced with a drive and focus to regain control of the events in his life.

He glares at his secretary Beverly and says, "No calls, no appointments cancel them and reschedule them and if it's Angela Chen forward her to voice-mail I got business to take care of and if Dennis Newsome calls whinning about something he is fired!"

Before he can even hear her response he is already in his office with the door closed.

He calls to the lab and speaks to Dr. Moore, "Yes Dr. this is Lex Luthor as of now slow down your progress on the virus. Use whatever delays you have at your disposal but slow it down for now!"

She replies, "But sir we are so close to so many new breakthroughs that..."

Lex says, "I said slow it down now until further notice! If you can't follow that order I'll find someone who can." He slams the phone down

He looks at Mercy and says, "Ras has been calling the shots long enough. Everything has been on his terms and I have been his pet monkey....well no more! If he wants his precious virus at full strength and deadlier than he could ever dream of he d*** well better realize that being a partner implies that we are equals, or I don't care if I have to join forces with Batman I will see him destroyed. His little test has opened my eyes to him. I now trust him about as far as I can thrown Darkseid. Yes he has killed some of the other candidates but I know I would've beaten them anyway."

He grabs a bottled water and begins to drink. He looks at Mercy and says, "Contact Hendirx."

Mercy asks, "Are you sure?"

Lex nods and says, "It's time we know what's going on with Ras."

Mercy says, "He's good but to go after Ras like this that is dangerous to be nice about it."

Lex says, "He was the one who got me that information on President Clinton which led to my tax-break in 1997. The year I got the biggest refund in U.S. history." He takes another drink and says, "Make it happen and double his usual wage."

Mercy nods and leaves. Once she is in the hall she contacts Dr. Moore

Lex stares out at the window over Metropolis. His city that he rebuilt...soon he would have an entire country like this.All-right Ras you want to play with a stacked deck, well the deck just got reshuffled and I am not above dealing from the bottom of that deck as well.

twylight

06-01-2006, 01:53 PM

The TV screen hummed with static as the gray, white and black static colored the screen.
The woman sat on the overturned desk and stared at it in silence as she focused her breathing. She didn’t even bother to look around the room. It was where it had all started. Two-Face’s office. The night Joker took over Gotham City, the night she walked away and did her own thing.

She pulled out what looked like a stick and pulled a tiny bit off placing it on her tongue. In a few moments her body was relieved of the pain and she cracked her neck.

“Hello?”

She turned slightly at the faint sound of the Doctors voice, but didn’t move. He’d find his own way here. More than likely following the sporadic blood trail on the floor. She’d tried to keep it contained but there was no stopping the blood. She looked down at her right hand covered in it from grasping her shoulder to abate the pain. She cursed under her breathe. She’d allowed the shock of pain and fear blindside her and she’d been careless in treating her wounds.

“There you are.”

She stood still as the Doctor walked carefully through the debris and came around to her. The grey glow of the TV illuminating her as he walked in front, his eyes told all when he saw her. Though he kept his face calm she didn’t miss the flicker of shock when he saw her.

“Hmm…” He said as he set his bag down, his face reflecting calm concentration as he seemed to decide what to work on first.

He leaned over and picked up the desk light that lay on the floor and turned it on, turning the shade so that the light shone up at her.

He moved his hands gently and placed them on her mask his eyes asking the question. She nodded barely perceptible before he carefully peeled it off and let it hang around her neck. His latex gloved hands hovered over her face as he studied it. She sat like a statute the whole time her eyes listlessly looking at the other wall.

“Well no broken bones here. Better look at the shoulder, let’s get the desk upright.”

He guided her off the desk and flipped it over before motioning for her to lay down on it, before he cut the strap of her top and peeled it off revealing the open cut, his previous stitches undone.

He pursed his lips and got to work. His hands gently cleaning and stitching her wound as she stared blankly at the ceiling. He glanced at her throughout it and spoke to her allowing her room to answer.

“Before I left they brought The Joker in. Batman dropped him off, nice to see that he’s back, though he seems …darker somehow.
Also heard that Superman and Superboy were in town. Battled that guy called “Lobo” or something. Heh, don’t even know who he is. My son would though He’s interested in all that stuff. Heroes and villains.”

He fell silent as she pulled the last stitch together and tied it off. He pulled his mask off and turned back to his bag.

“I don’t know what was on your wound, I’ve never seen any substance like it before. But it kept it from becoming inflamed or infected. Even while the wound was open.”

He turned back to her and gave a small start back finding her sitting up. Her right hand outstretched holding a small engraved wooden container. He raised his eyebrow.

“I don’t have anything to repay you with and since this piqued your interest.” she said simply.

He pushed her hand back and smiled.

“Well, I’m not done yet. You’ve still got some lacerations on you. Let’s finish those and then we’ll talk about ‘payment.’” He turned back to his bag.

“No I…”

He interrupted, his voice soft and serious as he spoke, his back to her.

“I’m a Doctor. I fix things and I guide the healing process. It’s not the easiest thing to do. But I find that it’s one of the only things I’m good at. If I let you walk out of here like that I’d be negligent in not only my profession but in the talents and abilities I was born with. You’re not leaving till I allow it.”

He turned back to her and found her staring at the floor.

“I can’t fix anything” She says barely above a whisper.

He gives her a sad smile.

“We’ll get to that later too.”

Spike_x1

06-02-2006, 04:18 AM

Superman stared hard at the man known as Rudy Jones to some, but he knew him best as the Parasite. The man who'd killed his wife. The man who'd almost killed him and destroyed the world.

The man who, in the end, was the only one who could save it.

Superman sighed, his eyes and posture softening.

"What do you need me to do, Rudy? And why do you have a child in that dufflebag?"Rudy looked at the bag and reached down to unzip it. He lifted his daughter out of it, to her smiling delight. He fiddled with her clumsily for a moment before finally nestling her within the crook of his arm. He turned back to Kent, "Her name's Jessica. She's my daughter. She was conceived after the Unity gave me the ability to shapeshift into my original human form of Rudy Jones. As a regular human being, I could do... y'know... all that stuff again, and I wouldn't be shootin' blanks like I would in any of my other forms," he said, referring to the fact that, as Rudy Jones, his body functioned like a normal human's and processed more than just energy. He still retained a portion of his abilities in this form, but the capacity to have physical relationships with someone and to taste food again made up for the lack of power. As long as he was in that form, that is. Once he transformed back into his true self - the Monster - his full powers and limitations would be restored.

"I met her mom in a bar and I just found out about this situation only hours ago. There's some s**theads after us. Military shmucks with blasters that were designed to hurt me. I can't handle this by myself, Clark."

LibrarianThorne

06-02-2006, 11:22 AM

Rudy looked at the bag and reached down to unzip it. He lifted his daughter out of it, to her smiling delight. He fiddled with her clumsily for a moment before finally nestling her within the crook of his arm. He turned back to Kent, "Her name's Jessica. She's my daughter. She was conceived after the Unity gave me the ability to shapeshift into my original human form of Rudy Jones. As a regular human being, I could do... y'know... all that stuff again, and I wouldn't be shootin' blanks like I would in any of my other forms," he said, referring to the fact that, as Rudy Jones, his body functioned like a normal human's and processed more than just energy. He still retained a portion of his abilities in this form, but the capacity to have physical relationships with someone and to taste food again made up for the lack of power. As long as he was in that form, that is. Once he transformed back into his true self - the Monster - his full powers and limitations would be restored.

"I met her mom in a bar and I just found out about this situation only hours ago. There's some s**theads after us. Military shmucks with blasters that were designed to hurt me. I can't handle this by myself, Clark."

Clark rubbed his forehead in thought. The Parasite is a father. My God.

"Rudy, before I do anything else, you're going to tell me why the military was after you. I can take you and your daughter somewhere safe, somewhere you'll be protected, but I can't take you there if you're not telling me the truth. The whole truth, Rudy. If you've committed any crime that you're wanted for right now, tell me."

Clark knew that Rudy Jones needed his help, and he knew that the Fortress of Solitude would be shelter enough for them. He also knew that Rudy Jones tended to be dangerously psychotic at times, and could be a real threat to everyone in Metropolis, including him. If Jones really had turned a new leaf, a massive weight would be off Clark's shoulders. If this was another ruse, part of some grander scheme Jones had in mind, Clark had to know.