The "World of Heroes" DC RPG Season IV

[Green Lantern]

Nightwing sat, for a moment.

"For the love of god, is there anything you DON'T remember from our Titans days?!", Dick asked, annoyed, as the Batwing's cockpit slid open, and the two got out.

Nightwing looked around, scanning the skies for any sign of J'onn or Clark. Okay, we're in. Now what's this all about?, He thought, hoping J'onn would appear, or at least answer."Nah, I'm like an elephant. How bout our first adventure? Taking on our rogue mentors? I mean yeah, you tied up Wonder Woman in your sadistic methods but I got to fight along side OUR Wondy... did you know she even kissed me that day? Ah, the memories, if only life were that simple now..."

Roy got out his bow to be ready for whatever they needed to do.

[SuperFerret]

Nightwing sat, for a moment.

"For the love of god, is there anything you DON'T remember from our Titans days?!", Dick asked, annoyed, as the Batwing's cockpit slid open, and the two got out.

Nightwing looked around, scanning the skies for any sign of J'onn or Clark. Okay, we're in. Now what's this all about?, He thought, hoping J'onn would appear, or at least answer.

I sense Nightwing's thoughts, and look to Superman. "Nightwing and Arsenal have arrived."


~There seems to be a mysterious affliction striking the city's populace, and Superman say that the situation will get worse, though I do not know how.~

[Batman]

I sense Nightwing's thoughts, and look to Superman. "Nightwing and Arsenal have arrived."


~There seems to be a mysterious affliction striking the city's populace, and Superman say that the situation will get worse, though I do not know how.~

Nightwing ignores Arsenal's comments, taking out his escrima sticks, and readying them.

Right. So be prepared for anything, basically. Gotcha.

Dick turns to Roy.

"Seems we're in for some trouble, pal. Better keep on high alert." , Nightwing says, twirling the sticks with almost a sense of excitement.

[Green Lantern]

"...are you thinking what I'm thinking, Dick?"

A chill ran down Roy's spine as he remembered saving Bruce's ass in the desert.

"Sounds like the handy work of my second favorite immortal old f**king, world domination bent nut case."

[Batman]

"...are you thinking what I'm thinking, Dick?"

A chill ran down Roy's spine as he remembered saving Bruce's ass in the desert.

"Sounds like the handy work of my second favorite immortal old f**king, world domination bent nut case."


Nightwing's eyes widened.

"You don't mean..."

Roy's expression confirmed it. Nightwing clutched his escrima sticks harder.

The Demon's Head was someone he wanted to forget. Particularly over their last 'run in'. At least, with his kind. He remembered the staggering weeks he was kept in the monastary under Ra's name. He remembered Clayface, posing as the immortal to seize the throne and it's riches. He remembered beating Clayface into a pulp. Then he found himself without money, food, or transportation, faced to travel the country until he finally made it back to Bludhaven, bloodied and scarred from his ordeal.

Oh yes. Dick wanted to forget ever knowing he knew who Ra's Al Ghul was. But Roy was right. A mysterious affliction had his name all over it.

"Then we really need to keep on high alert.", Nightwing said, leaping from one rooftop to another.

[LibrarianThorne]

I sense Nightwing's thoughts, and look to Superman. "Nightwing and Arsenal have arrived."


~There seems to be a mysterious affliction striking the city's populace, and Superman say that the situation will get worse, though I do not know how.~

"They might know, J'onn. Ask them if the words Demon's Head have any significance to them."

Superman was hopeful about the arrival of the two former Titans. Damn my own weakness. I should know those words, that much I can remember, but not even my memory is working like it should.

[MaskedManJRK]

IC: Batman

The Question and I drive towards them in the Batmobile, skidding to the side and stopping just a few feet behind the two GLs.

I look out through the window, and find myself looking at a hostage situation. Ollie is under Lobo's hands, gripping his leg and trying not to scream. Both Sinestro and Kyle look...defeated, powerless...then I see the rings tossed over nearer to Lobo, and what's really happening fell into place.

I got out and stood next to them, while Sage stood next to me.

"Alright, Lobo, I take it you got what you wanted here, now please, take you and your clones out of my city."

[batnkevlar]

"Please don't puke, because it only make me too."
I bend down and look at his face, then I take my hand and slap it across it.
"WAKE UP!"

I'm with the Doom Patrol again. With mom, dad, Cliff, and Larry. We run through the Brain's traps like they were nothing. We're amazing.

We're unstoppable.

We're a team again.

*SLAP*

And I'm asleep again.

I wake up to the Boy Wonder slapping me again.

"WAKE UP!" he says.

"I'm awake!!!" I yell. I pull myself up to my feet, but dizzy, I sit back down again. "All four of us here?"

[Green Lantern]

Nightwing's eyes widened.

"You don't mean..."

Roy's expression confirmed it. Nightwing clutched his escrima sticks harder.

The Demon's Head was someone he wanted to forget. Particularly over their last 'run in'. At least, with his kind. He remembered the staggering weeks he was kept in the monastary under Ra's name. He remembered Clayface, posing as the immortal to seize the throne and it's riches. He remembered beating Clayface into a pulp. Then he found himself without money, food, or transportation, faced to travel the country until he finally made it back to Bludhaven, bloodied and scarred from his ordeal.

Oh yes. Dick wanted to forget ever knowing he knew who Ra's Al Ghul was. But Roy was right. A mysterious affliction had his name all over it.

"Then we really need to keep on high alert.", Nightwing said, leaping from one rooftop to another."Uh yeah, I mean the one who wants more heirs... not the one who EATS his.... Ugh"

[Nightwing]

"ALRIGHT! Thats what I'm talkin about, some respect!.......you hand over that beautie and Mr. Green is set free......but that goes for the both of ya....one ring aint gona do me no good alone, so what about you Lantern boy? What's yer choice?....."

"No. I'm keeping mine."

"Well aint that a *****!....hmmm, maybe your just havent been given the proper incentive!"

I wrap the end of my chain around Robin Hoods leg, pull back realy hard and.....

*SNAP!*
He screams out in pain, but despite his strugglin I keep a good grip around his throaght.

"No.....you get my point, you SURE ya don't wana hand it over? I mean think about it this way, you hand over yer ring, I drop Maid Marian here, and leave you and yer tight wearin friends to clean up Gotham.....You don't....I rip him in half, tear through you boys, rip this city apart, killin everyone along the way, and no one short of Superman can stop me.....oh wait, aint he dealin with another crisis over in Metropolis?.....Hehehehe, this game is fun isn't it? Now....I'll give ya one last chance, I get both rings, and I go, I'm a man a' my word, or......It's fragin time!"

I try not to show any signs off pain whatsoever, as Lobo snapped my leg as if it were a twig. His grasp gets tighter around my neck, as the grin on his face enlarges. My vision start's going faint, all I hear now are voices. I grab my leg helplessly. Trying to ignore the pain doesn't help at all.

I...just couldn't believe what had happend. Lobo refused ALL that money, and STILL wanted those goddamn rings. He got what he wanted, what more could he want?

".....Happy now? We've given you what you asked, now we have a deal. Return that favor. Take your boys, and leave this city be. No more harm to anyone. No more damage."

"Alright, Lobo, I take it you got what you wanted here, now please, take you and your clones out of my city."

Right when I finish what I'm saying to Lobo, Bruce comes out of nowhere with Vic at his side. I hold my leg tighter, doing nothing else but waiting for Lobo's response....

[Logan Howlett]

ALRIGHT! The fanboys finaly gave in! All it took was threatenin to rip apart one of their "Superfriends"! Hell, I tried it with Superboy, did it in a pretty clever way if I do say so myself, but seein as how that was goin no where I almost though I was gona leave empty handed, then this Robin Hood do gooder shows up and gives me all the leverage that I need! I bend over and grab the rings from the ground, smackin Lady Green Sleeves head down on the pavement. I hold the rings in my hand and grin almost from ear to ear. Then the Bat shows up to spoil my good mood....

"Alright, Lobo, I take it you got what you wanted here, now please, take you and your clones out of my city."

"Well I'll be damned, its you again!....Ya know when i first got this job I asked the boss if I could off you myself, but he told me no. he said that he was the only one who "had the right to kill you".....some bull about honor or whatever. He gave me free reign for the rest of you fraggers though! Just not you.....I dono maybe he's got a boy crush on ya, hehehe, but thats between you an' him.......Yer right though, I got what I was after, think I'll be goin now. Oh and I hope you boys enjoy yer non powered existance."

I put my fingers to my lips and let out a loud whistle. A rublin, roarin sound comes blasting from the sky. Through the clouds, or smog or whatever a huge hulking bike comes flyins out of the sky and lands next to me.

"What?......You boys realy thought that the Main man, the biggest, baddest bounty hunter in the galaxy, didn't have a sparee bike?....HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! you boys are dumb!"

I walk over to the bike and pop down on the seat. One of the clones looks at me and says,

"What about us, wheres our rides?"

"Well pal, theres only room enough for one more up here.......so I telll ya what, I'll make it fair......"

I grab two pistols from the side of my hog and point them at the clones....

"Iny.....Meany.....Miny.....Hell I like Slobo more!"

I fire the twin pistols into the other clones, the pistols themselves contain de-atomizers, and the clones turn to dust in seconds. Slobo looks up from the ashes and says...

"NOW THATS WHAT I'M TALKIN ABOUT! R-E-S-P-E-C-T!"

"Hey jumps on the back of the bike and makes himself comefortable...

"Hey, EASY! Tuck that thing back, yer still neked."

I look back at the tight wearin fan boys.

"Well, its been fun, but its time to leave.....I am a man of my word, so you want this festerin bastich......GO FETCH!"

I toss him through the air and into a building near by. The glass shatters and his body lands somewhere on the 30th floor.

"TA-TA BASTICHES!....."

I rev the engine and throttle off into the sky. Once I reach a few hundred feet I activate the com devise on my bike........

"Hello......HELLOOOOOOOOOO! You bastiches there?"

A voice on the other end responds,

"Yes Lobo, we are here....."

"Well I'll be damned Ubu, took ya long enough! Get yer boss....Tell him the Main Man is on the line!"

[MaskedManJRK]

"Well I'll be damned, its you again!....Ya know when i first got this job I asked the boss if I could off you myself, but he told me no. he said that he was the only one who "had the right to kill you".....some bull about honor or whatever. He gave me free reign for the rest of you fraggers though! Just not you.....I dono maybe he's got a boy crush on ya, hehehe, but thats between you an' him.......

"I'm well aware of that."

Yer right though, I got what I was after, think I'll be goin now. Oh and I hope you boys enjoy yer non powered existance."

I put my fingers to my lips and let out a loud whistle. A rublin, roarin sound comes blasting from the sky. Through the clouds, or smog or whatever a huge hulking bike comes flyins out of the sky and lands next to me.

"What?......You boys realy thought that the Main man, the biggest, baddest bounty hunter in the galaxy, didn't have a sparee bike?....HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! you boys are dumb!"

I walk over to the bike and pop down on the seat. One of the clones looks at me and says,

"What about us, wheres our rides?"

"Well pal, theres only room enough for one more up here.......so I telll ya what, I'll make it fair......"

I grab two pistols from the side of my hog and point them at the clones....

"Iny.....Meany.....Miny.....Hell I like Slobo more!"

I fire the twin pistols into the other clones, the pistols themselves contain de-atomizers, and the clones turn to dust in seconds. Slobo looks up from the ashes and says...

"NOW THATS WHAT I'M TALKIN ABOUT! R-E-S-P-E-C-T!"

"Hey jumps on the back of the bike and makes himself comefortable...

"Hey, EASY! Tuck that thing back, yer still neked."

I look back at the tight wearin fan boys.

"Well, its been fun, but its time to leave.....I am a man of my word, so you want this festerin bastich......GO FETCH!"

I toss him through the air and into a building near by. The glass shatters and his body lands somewhere on the 30th floor.

"TA-TA BASTICHES!....."



Seeing as how apparently the other two is now grounded, I take out my grapling hook and shoot it into the broken window. I fly all the way up and land a few meters away from Ollie, his leg bent at a very bad angle.

"Christ, Queen, why did you have to get close enough to the bastard to do this to you..." I mutter to myself as I look at the damage done to him. It looks really bad, so much so I don't want to move him in his condition.

"I'm going to have to set the bone."

[wiegeabo]

Lobo leaves. Finally. And if he's good to his word, he won't be coming back, no matter what happens. Batman leaps into action to rescue the Arrow.

Without even looking at Rayner I say, "How long will your construct last?"

[Spider-Man9X17]

Lobo leaves. Finally. And if he's good to his word, he won't be coming back, no matter what happens. Batman leaps into action to rescue the Arrow.

Without even looking at Rayner I say, "How long will your construct last?"

"Long enough for him to make a complete and total fool of himself. I'd like to say by that time well be long gone, but, well....he's a complete and total idiot already."

[wiegeabo]

"Long enough for him to make a complete and total fool of himself. I'd like to say by that time well be long gone, but, well....he's a complete and total idiot already."

I smile to myself. I knew Rayner would be smart enough not to give up his ring, even at the cost of the Arrow's life. "Appears that the Guardian's trained you well after all. I'm not sure how long I can maintain my copy, but it should be long enough." I relax a part of my concentration and my ring reappears on my finger.

Now, on to new business. I rise up to the building and float outside the window the Arrow was thrown through. I find Batman tending to him. "Could you use a hand?" I ask. Without a word, I create a construct of a hospital table to suppor the Arrow and immobilize his broken leg in a splint.

I scan his lifesigns. "He is injured, obviously, but strong. Once we get him help, he should make a full recovery."

[MaskedManJRK]

I smile to myself. I knew Rayner would be smart enough not to give up his ring, even at the cost of the Arrow's life. "Appears that the Guardian's trained you well after all. I'm not sure how long I can maintain my copy, but it should be long enough." I relax a part of my concentration and my ring reappears on my finger.

Now, on to new business. I rise up to the building and float outside the window the Arrow was thrown through. I find Batman tending to him. "Could you use a hand?" I ask. Without a word, I create a construct of a hospital table to suppor the Arrow and immobilize his broken leg in a splint.

I scan his lifesigns. "He is injured, obviously, but strong. Once we get him help, he should make a full recovery."

Luckily, I was able to hide my surprise--just barely. I thought that they gave their rings to Lobo...unless...oh, the sly bastards.

"Who thought of making the fake rings to give Lobo?"

[wiegeabo]

Luckily, I was able to hide my surprise--just barely. I thought that they gave their rings to Lobo...unless...oh, the sly bastards.

"Who thought of making the fake rings to give Lobo?"

"It was a...spur of the moment idea." I create a platform for Batman to ride on as I carefully lift the Arrow into the air. He sqirms in pain with the movement. I will my ring to block the pain signals from traveling up his spine and the relief on his face is visible. I even induce a mild euphoria by slightly stimulating pleasure centers in his brain to release endorphines. At least, that is what I hope I am doing, I never concerned myself with learning alien physiology beyond how to hurt ond oppress it.

"Where should we go now?"

[Nightwing]

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"I'm well aware of that."

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Seeing as how apparently the other two is now grounded, I take out my grapling hook and shoot it into the broken window. I fly all the way up and land a few meters away from Ollie, his leg bent at a very bad angle.

[FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]"Christ, Queen, why did you have to get close enough to the bastard to do this to you..." I mutter to myself as I look at the damage done to him. It looks really bad, so much so I don't want to move him in his condition.

"I'm going to have to set the bone."

I start blinking rapidlly as I come back to good old mother Earth. Lobo gone. Finally. But that shove to the floor he gave me, must of knocked me out for a couple minutes. I forgot about my leg, and let out a bit of a faint cry as I realized we were floating in the air.

"Ah...."


It had contorted itself to the back left side. From the time I spent with the others on our little trip with Ra's, it was already badly wounded. Now it was just worse, far worse obviously.

After I felt a bit of a relaxed feeling. Enough of which enabled me to speak well again.

"Oh c'mon Bruce. You know me better than anyone else. Someone obviously had to do something to stop that bastard. So why not little ol' me?"

I pull down on my hat to shadow the grin I managed to pull. Then continued.

"Fortunately enough, when the idea of paying him off came along, I was so sure of it that he ended up getting the upperhand. Sides, not like this is the first time this happend. Only not this bad either for the matter....."

I retract myself a bit upward on the platform Sine made for us. Then heard what Bruce was going to do to take care of my leg. The grin I had suddenly dropped to a shocked expression. Oh suck it up Ollie, you can do it.

"Do what you need to do. Just please for the love of god, go easy."

[MaskedManJRK]

"It was a...spur of the moment idea." I create a platform for Batman to ride on as I carefully lift the Arrow into the air. He sqirms in pain with the movement. I will my ring to block the pain signals from traveling up his spine and the relief on his face is visible. I even induce a mild euphoria by slightly stimulating pleasure centers in his brain to release endorphines. At least, that is what I hope I am doing, I never concerned myself with learning alien physiology beyond how to hurt ond oppress it.

"Where should we go now?"

"Just drop me off at the studio, there's still something I have to do."

[wiegeabo]

"Just drop me off at the studio, there's still something I have to do."
I watch as Batman sets the Arrow's bone. He grunts in pain and I increase my effort to block it, even going so far as increasing the euphoria I'm trying to create in his brain.

"Very well," I reply to the Bat. I carefully lower both of us to the ground, back to Rayner and the one without a face. Why can't I remember his name?

"Batman wishes to go back to the studio," I say to them. "I think afterwards we should get the Arrow some help." I turn to Rayner. "If you wouldn't mind handling the transportation? I'm using everything I have to maintain the ring construct as well and Green Arrow's comfort."

[Spider-Man9X17]

Kyle powered up, and wrapped the others ina giant green ball, even going so far as to give them seats.

"I haven't done this in a while, so sorry in advance if it's a little bumpy."

[SuperFerret]

"They might know, J'onn. Ask them if the words Demon's Head have any significance to them."

Superman was hopeful about the arrival of the two former Titans. Damn my own weakness. I should know those words, that much I can remember, but not even my memory is working like it should.

"Consider it done."

~Nightwing, do the words "The Demon's Head" mean anything to you?~

[Batman]

"Uh yeah, I mean the one who wants more heirs... not the one who EATS his.... Ugh"

Nightwing flipped, landing on another rooftop.

"Which one is that again? I've run into alot of cannibalistic madmen in my time."

Nightwing paused.

"Boy, our lives are weird."

~Nightwing, do the words "The Demon's Head" mean anything to you?~

...You don't know the half of it, but I'll spare the non-essential details. Demon's Head is the translation for Ra's Al Ghul. One of Bruce's... well, worst... even though he won't admit it. And if it makes you or Big Blue feel any better, we've been considering that possibility aswell. We just don't have proof, or anything. But yeah... a city-wide affliction definatley has his name all over it.

[SuperFerret]

Nightwing flipped, landing on another rooftop.

"Which one is that again? I've run into alot of cannibalistic madmen in my time."

Nightwing paused.

"Boy, our lives are weird."

~Nightwing, do the words "The Demon's Head" mean anything to you?~

...You don't know the half of it, but I'll spare the non-essential details. Demon's Head is the translation for Ra's Al Ghul. One of Bruce's... well, worst... even though he won't admit it. And if it makes you or Big Blue feel any better, we've been considering that possibility aswell. We just don't have proof, or anything. But yeah... a city-wide affliction definatley has his name all over it.

This is bad. Very bad.

"The Demon's Head," I say looking Clark directly in the eye, "is Ra's Al Ghul."

[Speedball]

I'm with the Doom Patrol again. With mom, dad, Cliff, and Larry. We run through the Brain's traps like they were nothing. We're amazing.

We're unstoppable.

We're a team again.

*SLAP*

And I'm asleep again.

I wake up to the Boy Wonder slapping me again.

"WAKE UP!" he says.

"I'm awake!!!" I yell. I pull myself up to my feet, but dizzy, I sit back down again. "All four of us here?"

I look at Beast Boy, then at Rose.
"Four? Who else, other than Rose and me, are here?"

[Green Lantern]

Nightwing flipped, landing on another rooftop.

"Which one is that again? I've run into alot of cannibalistic madmen in my time."

Nightwing paused.

"Boy, our lives are weird."

~Nightwing, do the words "The Demon's Head" mean anything to you?~

...You don't know the half of it, but I'll spare the non-essential details. Demon's Head is the translation for Ra's Al Ghul. One of Bruce's... well, worst... even though he won't admit it. And if it makes you or Big Blue feel any better, we've been considering that possibility aswell. We just don't have proof, or anything. But yeah... a city-wide affliction definatley has his name all over it."My great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather... and I freaking told you so! I'm pretty sure that this is the virus Batman stopped him from unleashing... but I don't remember how... we gotta come up with somethin."

[MST3K 4ever]

Mercy buzzes Lex's phone.

He says, "I thought I told you radio silence."

She replies, "Lex I think you'd be most interested in this call. It is from a man who did some work for you during Gotham's no man's land era."

Lex says, "Put him through and no listening in either."

Mercy presses a button and Lex hears the familar voice of Bane.

Bane says, "Greetings Mr. Luthor or should I say Mr. President."

Lex replies, "Thank you Bane now what do I owe this phone call to?"

Bane replies, "Ahh a man who cuts to the chase as it were. I admire that in you Mr. President. I have heard through several reliable sources that you will soon be gearing up for a war in Metropolis I wish to offer my services to you for no cost what so ever. I feel I can lend my considerable abilities to you in this time of need. I shall be in Metropolis within the next couple of hours if you wish to accept my offer."

Lex says, "Let's just say for the moment I accpet this offer what is in it for you? I know you well enough Bane that you don't do things out of the goodness of your heart."

Bane chuckles and says, "I gain the knowledge that I battled some of the greatest warriors and this planet has ever known and I defeated them. The thrill of a truly epic battle is my reward."

Lex says, "Very well Bane. Not only do I agree to your aid of assitance but you will be my field General. Everyone of my forces will answer to you....you will answer to me and me alone."

Bane says, "As you wish Mr. President."

Lex says, "I will have someone meet you at the airport and they will make arrangements and give you any iformation that you need. I will see you soon. Thank you for your assistance Bane."

Bane replies, "My pleasure Mr. President...my pleasure indeed."

The line goes dead and Lex says, "Mercy contact your friend Hope and have her..."

Mercy replies, "I have already contaced her and sent her all of the information on our situation to give to Bane. She is arranging the best suite at the Metropolis Plaza for him. Are you concerned that bringing in Bane could be an issue with the Governor & Warden?"

Lex says, "He has no outstanding warrants and it is in our contract that I am authorized to do what is nedded for victory. Bane is a more than capable fighter and he has a very sharp mind whne it comes to combat. I should scold you for listening in on my conversations again, but then again you have proven to be far too valuble a resource for me time & again."

Mercy says, "Resuming radio silence...Mr. President"

The phone line goes dead as Lex chuckles very low.

[Spider-Man9X17]

Kyle sat the heroes down at their destination. He looked down at Ollie's leg. He knew he had done the right thing, but it still hurt to see what his friend had to endure.

"So, anyway, I know we still have a lot of loose ends to tie up, and you know I'm with you guys for the long haul, but I have a few personal things to finish up, and I haven't checked in with the Corps forever. They're gonna need to knwo about the new JLA and my affiliation."

[wiegeabo]

Kyle sat the heroes down at their destination. He looked down at Ollie's leg. He knew he had done the right thing, but it still hurt to see what his friend had to endure.

"So, anyway, I know we still have a lot of loose ends to tie up, and you know I'm with you guys for the long haul, but I have a few personal things to finish up, and I haven't checked in with the Corps forever. They're gonna need to knwo about the new JLA and my affiliation."

I nod my head at Kyle's comment. "This night did seem to last forever. But I think it has been worth it." The Batman was back to protect his city. Lobo and the Joker had both been ousted. And we have let the other heroes know that Rayner, the Manhunter, Superman, and I are reforming the League.

"Batman, Question," I say to the them, "I assume you can handle things here from now on. And it is past time that Green Arrow receive some care. If you are willing Rayner, and the Arrow agrees, I think he would likely get the best care back in Star City. So, if you would be kind enough to transport us there before handling your own affairs..."

[batnkevlar]

I look at Beast Boy, then at Rose.
"Four? Who else, other than Rose and me, are here?"

"I don't know. I don't exactly remember," I said, standing up again. "Hold on."

I close my eyes and try to focus. I then open my eyes and shake my head.

"Nope, still can't remember. But the computers in the Tower say there are four people on this island."

I point to the screen.

[Speedball]

"I don't know. I don't exactly remember," I said, standing up again. "Hold on."

I close my eyes and try to focus. I then open my eyes and shake my head.

"Nope, still can't remember. But the computers in the Tower say there are four people on this island."

I point to the screen.

A heat signature on the screen sits on the outer edge of the island.
"They're on the edge of the island, It looks like they're asleep too.
The alarms haven't gone of, so it must be one of the Titans. I'll go check it out. Rose, make sure Gar is ok."
I rush out of the room, head downstairs, and go to where the blip should be.
"Oh my God, Conner! Are you ok?!"
I rush to his side, hopefully he's ok and just stunned.

[Spider-Man9X17]

"So, the heroes of Earth wish to re-unite their superhero alliance."

"Yes."

"And you wish to join."

"It's not a matter of wishing. It's already done. This is not me seeking permission. This is a courtesy, letting you know the situation."

Ganthet pondered the statement. These Green Lanterns of Earth. They were such a headstrong punch. Very defiant. Very opinionated. He found those traits to be rather...refreshing.

"Very well. This Justice League, as well as your predecessors have always proved themselves capable."

"Again, I wasn't asking. I was telling."

"Yes. Quite. I believe you had something else you wanted to 'tell' us."

"I seem to have been targeted by a rogue militant institution. I believe it to be an off shoot of a CIA group that targeted me when I first received my ring. I don't believe I'll have substantial problems with the group, especially with the new JLA in the mix, but I think it is something you should know about."

"Noted. Anything else?"

"Yeah. Bring Hal Jordan back to Earth."

That had become one of Kyle's favorite jokes in the past few months. He meant it, of course, but he also loved that it irritated the Guardians to no end.

"Yes, I believe that has been brought before us on pat occasions. Anything else?"

"Large fry to go?"

[twylight]

Ricky snapped his phone shut and gave a little sigh. He shoved his hands in his pocket and turned back to his desk in the newly acquired office space they’d gotten.

“Something bothering you?”

He jumped and looked at the figure staring out the window, her arms crossed and her silhouette dark against the evening’s light. He noted that she now wore her all black outfit.

“How you do that I’ll never know.” He mumbled.

She continued to gaze out of the window at Gotham below, only tilting her head slightly at the sound of his voice.

Ricky sighed and slipped behind the desk, careful to favor his right leg.

“Something is going down in Metropolis.”

She nodded.
“Hmmm Mhh..”

He looked at her studying her lack of movement or action of any sort.

“Aren’t you going to do anything about it?”

She turned to him, her arms still crossed, the quiver and Arrow on her now jet black and her gun holsters the same tone.

“No.” She said simply before turning to look back out over the city.

”Batman is active again and I have interests in this city.”

Ricky nodded.
“Indeed..stocks have been rising…as well as our bank account-“

“Legally I assume.”

“Perfectly.”

She nodded curtly.

“Besides..Metropolis will need back-up.”

She turned to Ricky, allowing him to see that she didn’t wear her mask.

“Never show your strengths all at once.”

[wiegeabo]

Rayner drops Green Arrow and I off at the top of a large building in Star City. Despite his claims of being out of practice, the trip was smooth and swift.

"I can take it from here," I say to the Lantern. Rayner nods at me and throws me a salute and roguish grin. I nod back at him and he takes off into the air. I shake my head, once again wondering about the choices the Guardians make. But I stop those thoughts, Rayner has actually proven himself time and time again.

I look back at the Arrow. "So, where would be the best place to take you?"

[Trigger]

Rose looked at Gar and stared. He certainly looked ok, but she wasn't exactly going to touch him and see if he was injured. Indeed just eye-balling him was a good plan for now.

"So....are you going to shower or something? You ****** stink, and personally, I don't like the smell of wet animal."

[Nightwing]

Rayner drops Green Arrow and I off at the top of a large building in Star City. Despite his claims of being out of practice, the trip was smooth and swift.

"I can take it from here," I say to the Lantern. Rayner nods at me and throws me a salute and roguish grin. I nod back at him and he takes off into the air. I shake my head, once again wondering about the choices the Guardians make. But I stop those thoughts, Rayner has actually proven himself time and time again.

I look back at the Arrow. "So, where would be the best place to take you?"

We land. The smell of the atmosphere around me, already tells me we're in Star. It felt so damn good to be back, been away from her for so long. I watch and see Kyle take off after he drops myself and Sinestro off. They exchange a few words, and when he flys up to the sky, I whisper something quietly.

"....Thanks pal."

I wanted to go down the street so badly, but I couldn't even walk. The more time I wasted, the more the city would be losing. I look over and here Sinestro asking me something, and reply in seconds.

"St. Aitken's Hospital. It's where I've always gone for my past 'endeavors'.

I smile.

"From where we're standing, it's the closest one we've got. It's huge redlighting sign, makes it always recognizable to see. It isn't hard to miss at all."

[wiegeabo]

We land. The smell of the atmosphere around me, already tells me we're in Star. It felt so damn good to be back, been away from her for so long. I watch and see Kyle take off after he drops myself and Sinestro off. They exchange a few words, and when he flys up to the sky, I whisper something quietly.

"....Thanks pal."

I wanted to go down the street so badly, but I couldn't even walk. The more time I wasted, the more the city would be losing. I look over and here Sinestro asking me something, and reply in seconds.

"St. Aitken's Hospital. It's where I've always gone for my past 'endeavors'.

I smile.

"From where we're standing, it's the closest one we've got. It's huge redlighting sign, makes it always recognizable to see. It isn't hard to miss at all."

"Sounds reasonable." Keeping the Arrow in the makeshift gold bed, I carefully rise into the air. It is easier now that I no longer need to keep the construct of my ring intact, it having dissapated some time ago. I wonder what Lobo is thinking right now? I shake my head. Acutally, I don't.

It only takes a second to find the sign the Arrow had mentioned. In a few more seconds we have decended, and I float us through the front doors. A few people are shocked to see us, but most others are too busy to take real notice. The area is full of injured people.

I stop one of the men dressed in a long white coat, assuming he is a doctor. "What has happened here?"

He looks me up and down, not sure what to think. Then he notices the injured Arrow. "Holy crap!" He rushes to the Arrow's side and begins examining him. "Gang war exploded a couple of blocks away this morning. Got a couple of dozen injured civilians and gangbangers in here," he says to me as he continues to look over Green Arrow. "Orderly!" he shouts. "Let's find a room for this man, now!"

I look around at the chaos. More chaos! Two youths start yelling at each other and push their way past the people looking after them. They slam into each other, punching and kicking. Roughly, I split them up with my ring, slamming them into opposing walls. "That will be enough of THAT!" I shout. They look at me like I am a devil and cower. "Much better."

I turn back towars the Arrow. "It looks like I have much to do here. I will look after this city while you heal."

[Nightwing]

"Sounds reasonable." Keeping the Arrow in the makeshift gold bed, I carefully rise into the air. It is easier now that I no longer need to keep the construct of my ring intact, it having dissapated some time ago. I wonder what Lobo is thinking right now? I shake my head. Acutally, I don't.

It only takes a second to find the sign the Arrow had mentioned. In a few more seconds we have decended, and I float us through the front doors. A few people are shocked to see us, but most others are too busy to take real notice. The area is full of injured people.

I stop one of the men dressed in a long white coat, assuming he is a doctor. "What has happened here?"

He looks me up and down, not sure what to think. Then he notices the injured Arrow. "Holy crap!" He rushes to the Arrow's side and begins examining him. "Gang war exploded a couple of blocks away this morning. Got a couple of dozen injured civilians and gangbangers in here," he says to me as he continues to look over Green Arrow. "Orderly!" he shouts. "Let's find a room for this man, now!"

I look around at the chaos. More chaos! Two youths start yelling at each other and push their way past the people looking after them. They slam into each other, punching and kicking. Roughly, I split them up with my ring, slamming them into opposing walls. "That will be enough of THAT!" I shout. They look at me like I am a devil and cower. "Much better."

I turn back towars the Arrow. "It looks like I have much to do here. I will look after this city while you heal."

I'm suddenly surrounded by doctors, all already tending my leg. The doctor who first came at my side has this real look of concern. Nothing like the concern I had when I heard about the gang war that happend. I clenched my fists over and over, god I need to hit something badly. I felt so useless, my own city and for once, I can't protect it.

I turn to one of the doctors.

"How many have you taken care of since this morning?"

He answers with a shaken voice, as he looks back and forth to my leg and mask.

"T...to...to many to count sir. A lot of out rooms are booked solid with patients. Some...Some my not make it out."

My head lowers as I close my eyes, thinking about all the people who'd have to grieve over their losses. My thoughts are suddenly interrupted as I hear Sinestro's voice, and I looked up toward him.

"It looks like I have much to do here. I will look after this city while you heal."

"Wait, are you freakin out of your.....?"

He's already gone by the time I try to finish what I was saying. What the hell was he thinking? Trying to protect what means the most to me, what I've sworn to do for the rest of my life? And in only a matter of minutes? While I felt the need of appreciating the help, no one tries to cross that line.

I grew frustrated as I saw Sinestro fly into the air, already beginning what I should be doing. Again my focus is broken, when the same doctor who came to help me earlier, tells me what he's going to have to do.

"Excuse me, Mr. Green Arrow?"

"....Yeah?"

"We're going to need you to cooperate now. We have to set the bone, in order for you to start walking again."

That's the same thing Bruce had in mind before. Only this time, I wasn't shocked about it. Instead, I wanted this to end ASAP. I looked over to the window again, then gave the doc the go ahead.

"Well, what are you waiting for?!"

[Purple Man]

A heat signature on the screen sits on the outer edge of the island.
"They're on the edge of the island, It looks like they're asleep too.
The alarms haven't gone of, so it must be one of the Titans. I'll go check it out. Rose, make sure Gar is ok."
I rush out of the room, head downstairs, and go to where the blip should be.
"Oh my God, Conner! Are you ok?!"
I rush to his side, hopefully he's ok and just stunned.



Conner lifted his head up wearily from the ground and spat out a few grains of sand. "It's good to be home." Clumsily Superboy got back up to his feet.

Kon-El had to lean on Tim to stand. "Don't be so worried about me, Tim. Your heart is pounding like a drum and it's giving me a headache." He did his best to manage a half-hearted smile.

[batnkevlar]

Rose looked at Gar and stared. He certainly looked ok, but she wasn't exactly going to touch him and see if he was injured. Indeed just eye-balling him was a good plan for now.

"So....are you going to shower or something? You ****** stink, and personally, I don't like the smell of wet animal."

"Why? You feel like taking a shower with me?" I smile at her.

[Trigger]

"Why? You feel like taking a shower with me?" I smile at her.

Rose snooted her nose up and backed away from him. Filthy animal.

"No, I wouldn't. In fact, I-"

Rose fell to her knees and grasped her head. Her eyes felt like they were burning. She squeezed them shut, and tried to focus on something happier, comforting, but nothing came to here. Instead, images of violence flashed before her. Men in capes smashing shadows into the ground. Buildings being ripped apart by mere men.

The intensity grew and so did the vividness of the vision. Screaming civilians, exploding buildings, none of it made sense. She needed to focus, she needed to know what was happening.

Rose's nose began to bleed as she searched through the chaos for an answer.

Something is happening, but what?!

Rose searched through the ruined streets of her vision. Why was this happening? Who was here?! Rose began to tune out the sounds of the world around her and focused on the vision's purpose. One thing in it was constant. One thing was clear.

"....Metropolis! We need to....go...to Metropolis! I'm going to suit up, you get the others, now."

Rose wiped her nose, and stumbled back to her room. There was one thing she saw that she couldn't tell him. Slade.

[Nightwing]

I'm suddenly surrounded by doctors, all already tending my leg. The doctor who first came at my side has this real look of concern. Nothing like the concern I had when I heard about the gang war that happend. I clenched my fists over and over, god I need to hit something badly. I felt so useless, my own city and for once, I can't protect it.

I turn to one of the doctors.

"How many have you taken care of since this morning?"

He answers with a shaken voice, as he looks back and forth to my leg and mask.

"T...to...to many to count sir. A lot of out rooms are booked solid with patients. Some...Some my not make it out."

My head lowers as I close my eyes, thinking about all the people who'd have to grieve over their losses. My thoughts are suddenly interrupted as I hear Sinestro's voice, and I looked up toward him.

"It looks like I have much to do here. I will look after this city while you heal."

"Wait, are you freakin out of your.....?"

He's already gone by the time I try to finish what I was saying. What the hell was he thinking? Trying to protect what means the most to me, what I've sworn to do for the rest of my life? And in only a matter of minutes? While I felt the need of appreciating the help, no one tries to cross that line.

I grew frustrated as I saw Sinestro fly into the air, already beginning what I should be doing. Again my focus is broken, when the same doctor who came to help me earlier, tells me what he's going to have to do.

"Excuse me, Mr. Green Arrow?"

"....Yeah?"

"We're going to need you to cooperate now. We have to set the bone, in order for you to start walking again."

That's the same thing Bruce had in mind before. Only this time, I wasn't shocked about it. Instead, I wanted this to end ASAP. I looked over to the window again, then gave the doc the go ahead.

"Well, what are you waiting for?!"

The doctor suddenly lays my leg to rest, gathering other doctors to hold it still. His hand were literally shaking as he began setting the bone. Not his first time taking care of a "superhero" I thought to myself.

"Now I'm warning you this may..."

"Doc."

I stop him dead before finishing what he was about to say. And he responds by giving me and awkward look.

"Believe me when I say this, but I've been through worse. Please, don't worry about that pain. I've experienced far more too many times to count. Do what you need to, I have lives to save out there."

He paused again and the shock wore off as he put on a smile and was less nervous then before. I turn to my left again and put my focus to the outside, as if forgetting I was even on this damn bed. Then, the next thing I hear, is a loud snap.

*CRACK*

Believe it or not, I grabbed the bed side sheets like a little baby. Doing everything in my power not to scream like a coward. My fists clenched, as the pain felt like it was circling my entire body.

One of the nurses come at the side of me.

"Sir, are you ok?"

I start rotating my leg back and forth, giving it a little workout. Getting the 'flow' of it working again. After, I turned back to the nurse.

"Right as rain, doll. And yourself?"

I saw her blush a bit, and I gave a grin. The pain was gone, as if it never happend in the first place. I instantly got up from the bed, and walked out the front door. Thanking the doctors in the process.

The one who first set the bone back, replied, "Come back again anytime!"

I finally made my way back outside. Suddenly all the joy that came to me vanished. I looked at what had become of my city, and began walking to what I could do.

*********

I run, not caring if my leg or anything else would start hurting again.

I see all the damage before my eyes. Cars smashed, building crumbled, people, women and children screaming from the top of their lungs. A lot were just starting to get care for what had happend to them. I look and saw emergency cars shifting around the corner.

I don't hesitate at all to carry the nearest victim toward them. I ran to a woman, barely out of her twenties and laying next to her boyfriend. The flames had totally burned her right leg and arm. I lift her on top of my shoulder, and race to the strecher beside the vechile. I set her down, and talk to one of the pharamedics.

"How many of these do you have?"

"Just four left sir. My boys and I have been rushing in and out all day since this morning."

I look away then back to him.

"Take care of the girl. I'm going to need another one for her boyfriend over there."

I point to the the man laying beside the crushed building, as the pharamedic's eyes widen. The buildings pieces tumbled over him, he layed under there for quite sometime. I could tell that it crushed both of his legs. And lowered my head as I knew he wouldn't be able to walk for the rest of his life.

I ran toward him, and began trying to lift as hard as I could. Maybe, just maybe, there was a chance. Too heavy for someone like me. I turned over to the pharamedic while keeping the damn thing up.

"Are you going to help, or just stand there?"

He shook out of it, and ran to help me. Together, we were able to get him out of there. I lifting the man up, he was knock out cold. I put him on the stretcher next to his girl, then closed the doors of the car. The sirens staring ringing again, as the team of pharamedics rushed back to the hospital.

And I continued walking.

I looked everywhere, smelling the debris of the fires. I looked over and saw a young teen running for his life with glass fragments all over his face. Probably from the gang war. Tons of the building walls scattered with blood, people layed there. Dead. Children lost their lives, and for what? Nothing. Nothing at all.

I stop for a second as I heard something. More of a loud whisper.

"M,....Mommy!!!"

I run over to a back ally way. Near a couple of dumpsters, I see a young boy drenched in blood. Shaking non stop, he looks over to me blinking deeply, with tears in his eyes.

"M..Mommy?"

I froze in front of him, the poor kid was in total confusion.

"No, kid. I'm not your mom. Just hang on please, I'm going to get you help!!"

I run back to the street, and start calling out to who ever can hear me. Nothing, all I heard was silence. In front of me, and suddenly in the alley. I run back to the kids eyes, and drop to my knees. He died, with only a few minutes left to breath. His eyes were open, his right hand hung onto an open locket. Inside was a photo of himself and his mother.

I took off my hat. And felt tears of my own run down my face, as I closed the boy's eyes. Blood ran all over my chest as I carried him into my arms, looking for anyone who might be able to find his family.

An ambulance comes out of nowhere, and two of the doctors rush to me.

"Is..is he?"

"Yes. Yes he is."

They take him from my arms, and cover him up in a body bag. As the car disappears in front of me, I head up toward a ladder leading onto an open building rooftop. All I did was freeze at the sight of what had become of my home. From there I could see everything. Firefighters putting out fires, rescuing people from their apartments. Families gathering together from all the shock, the loss.

Nothing stopped me from all the guilt I felt. And all I could say was....

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."

Now, and until the day I die. I'm never letting this happen again. EVER. Tears continued running down my cheeks. I know what these people were feeling, I know the pain of loss. Dinah.

My head lowered, and I continued to look at all the people. And thinking of all the reconstruction the city's buildings would need.

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[wiegeabo]

One Month Later...

Star City.


"Holy ****ing ****!!! It's him! It's him!"

"Who? Who the **** are you talking about?!?"

"That cape patrolling Star. You know, the purple guy!"

"****! Get the heavy ****. We're gonna have a war."

The gangmembers not waiting in ambush for the cops to show up rush to the back of their building. "Ain't nobody takin' back our turf," one of them says as he picks up a rocket launcher. "Got that right," another says as he pulls the top off a crate of rockets for the weapon. In just a few minutes, a small army's worth of artillery is ready and aimed at the empty quiet street. The gang's mole in the police had tipped them off on the raid, but hadn't said anything about the New Star City Hero, as the papers had been calling him.

The street is quiet, a breeze shifting papers around is the only sound. No one is around since the gang had scared pretty much everyone in the neighborhood away. All those that remained were smart enough to stay inside. But even inside, they would be vulnerable to the heavy artillery. And to Sinestro's dismay, his ring was detecting over two dozen innocent lifesigns.

***

To hells with this...

I can't afford to waste any time, so I rush into the street, and dozens of rockets stream may way. I begin plucking them from the air and holding them inplace, but another volley is launched. I can't stop them all and several strike me, the sky exploding in heat and smoke.

I can hear cheers from the attacking building. Cheers that fall silent as the smoke clears and I continue forward. Gun fire erupts and I am careful to have my field absorb the energy of the projectiles so they do not bounce off and harm anyone. Spent ammunition falls to the street below as I make my way forward. I gain more altitude as another round of missles are fired at me. I grab these as well, but the strain of keeping so many objects in place is starting to drain me. That's when I notice a bright blue flash in the distance.

I will my ring and a pair of goggles form over my eyes, allowing me to see the distance. A man in gold floating in the air is covered with blue energy, and dives back toward the ground, below the tops of the buildings. What in the hells...?

Five rockets explode against my forcefield. "Dammit!" Pay attention you fool! Frustration takes over. This fight has to end, and I have to check out what I just saw. I hold on tight to the missles in the grasp of my ring, spin in the air, and fling the missles back at the building. Explosions ring out and smoke fills the air. In seconds, dozens of men rush out of the building, coughing and gagging.

I turn my ring onto the proper police frequency. "Mitchelson, I believe it is safe for your men now." I reach down with gold tendrils and pluck the hand weapons from the men. "10-4. On our way. Thanks, again," Mitchelson says.

I nod, even though he is not around and launch into the air towards where the gold man had been flying.

Time to see what that was about...

[Speedball]

"Don't be so worried about me, Tim. Your heart is pounding like a drum and it's giving me a headache."

"What happened to you? I found you lying on the beach outside and you look like you took quite a beating."

[Purple Man]

"What happened to you? I found you lying on the beach outside and you look like you took quite a beating."


"Lobo isn't so tough in a thousand years." Staring at the tower for a long moment, Conner began to grit his teeth, managing to stand up straight under his own power.

"Sorry for not giving you a call. In the future, phone calls to the past are like super long distance. And you know I can't fit any money in these tights...tights...I need a pair of jeans." After being in the future, he didn't really mind the tights after learning more about the legend he represented, but damn if they didn't give him a wedge.

[Spider-Man9X17]

Kyle floated high above the Earth, looking down on the sparklling blue oceans through swirls of wispy white clouds.

Space. For the past few years, this is where he wanted to be. It was so endless, as were the possibilities. Earth had nothing left for him. Or so he thought.

But now, he found himself here, back on Earth, being the Green Lantern again. Reforming, and rejoining, the Justice League.

He looked around. This was where the WatchTower was supposed to be in orbit. Of course, it was gone. Maybe that was for the better. You tended to lose track of things up here. You're so far away from the people who depend on you. That's what Kyle felt was the problem with the Guardians. Too far removed from the Corps and those who needed protecting.

He had traveled a hundred galaxies, seen thousands of planets, millions of star. Images that took his breath away. Civilizations advanced millions of generations beyond Earth.

But yet, here he was. Again.

"Who says you can never go home again?"

[trustyside-kick]

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Booster Gold gets knocked back into a brick wall. Infuriated, he lets out a series of power blasts attempting to hit his foe. He fails, still trying to regain his clear vision from the jab to the face.

"Sk-Skeets! What's going on?! You never said anything about this happening!"

"I don't know, sir. This was not in the records."

Man that guy can hit, I'll give him that. But there is no way I am going to let bucket head over there beat me! I'm Booster Gold!

"What's wrong Booster? Don't know what to do? Not even your little robot friend there can save you. Not this time!"

Again Jason heads at Booster for a second attack. Booster activates his force field and knocks him back. Jason continues to attack relentlessly attempting to weaken the field but fails.

"You going to hide in that little bubble?!"

All right, all right. An obvious move but still smarter than I thought.

"Skeets, who the heck is this guy?"

"I do not know, sir. This man does not show in the records just like this event does not."

"Well time to play hardball!"

Booster turns off his force field and quickly bursts into air. Trying to use the speed of his boosters he swan dives for an ariel attack at Jason. Jason jumps up from the ground with his smirk hidden under his mask.

"I'M GAME!"

Huh? The guy is jumping at me? He is dumber than he looks! Looks like this won't be so hard after all!

Jason whips out his dagger right before the two make contact. He bearly dodges Booster's aerial attack stabbing Booster in his left hand.

"AAHHHHHHHHHH!"

Booster, taking his mind off of his flight and worrying about the dagger, plummets into the concrete.

Heh, who woulda thought? Two for the price of one. Let's see him fight without his force field and his flight!

Jason takes advantage of the time he has before Booster regains full consciousness and goes for another attack. Booster attempts to get back up but quickly gets knocked back down by a kick from Jason. Jason then picks him up and Booster blasts him pointblank into the chest with his right hand still in use, hurling Jason into the lamp post on the street corner.

"Sk-Sk...Skeets."

"Yes, sir?"

"I need you t-to do something for me..."

"And what would that be, sir?"

"I need you to repai--"

Booster hears a noise but at first has no idea what it is. At first he thinks it is a flock of birds flying from above. Quickly soon after though he clearly knows that it is not. The beeping gets louder and faster like if it were getting closer. Booster looks over his shoulder and watches as a grenade explodes right near him and Skeets.

Take that you sonuva...

Jason starts walking towards the cloud of smoke not wanting to wait for it to clear up; he knows he didn't miss. Booster starts coughing up smoke; now he definetly knows he didn't miss. A pile of metal and chips lay before Booster's eyes. Jason hooks Booster with his right arm, knocking Booster down; he then holds down Booster.

"You want to be a hero, huh?! You want all the glory? Well people always love to see a hero! But do you know what they like to see even more?"

Jason pulls out the blade from Booster's hand twisting it as he pulls.

"A hero fall."

There will be no mercy; no guilt will be felt. The only thing I will feel when I am done with him is satisfaction.
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Booster Gold let's out a loud cry just as the last part of Jason's blade gets pulled out. Jason then pulls up his chin up towards his face and waves the dagger in front of Booster's face mocking him as Booster's own blood drips from it.

"Ain't she a beauty? Custom-made of course. Although, you won't be able to find another like this anymore; the maker is dead. Killed by his own creation; ironic isn't it? 'Betsy' here is a kris dagger with 3 different layers of metal. Care to play the guessing game on WHICH ones? Bah, not important. What is important is that it can practically cut through anything like if there was no resistance or friction. Care to see?"

Jason stops waving the dagger in front of Booster and leans it towards his Adam's apple.

"I gotta admit Booster, this was more fun than I expected. I didn't expect you to put up this good of a fight."

"Yea? Well, I'm FULL OF SURPRISES!"

Booster aims his right hand to the ground and activates the blasters thrusting Jason off of him and Jason's dagger falls onto the ground; allowing Booster to regain his footing. Booster tackles Jason onto the ground struggling to keep him down due to his injuries.

If only I can hold him down long enough to--

Jason gets a hand free and slugs Booster in the neck releasing himself from Booster's hold.

"You..." *cough* "You sonuva..." *cough* "Taking a cheap hit like..." *cough* that."

"Meh, what can I say Booster? For a second there you had me scared. No wait...I think you yourself was the one scared even when you had me down on the ground!"

The two get up and Jason dashes towards Booster kneeing him in the ribs. Booster swings at Jason hitting only air. Behind him, Jason elbows Booster in his spine.

"AAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Booster stumbles a few feet foward and falls onto his knees. Jason turns his back on Booster and says:

"I wonder Booster, how much longer will that suit protect you till I make your bones crack? Only one way to find out."

"Yup, only one way to find out..."

"Huh?"

NOW!

Booster gets back on his feet and starts running towards Jason. He then jumps slightly and blasts behind himself giving himself a quick aerial boost.

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What the?

Booster smirks as he knocks Jason down onto the ground once again.

Okay! Let's try this again!

Without hesitating, in fear of the same outcome as before, Booster quickly places his right palm onto Jason's helmet.

"TAKE...THIS!!!"

Booster pointblank blasts Jason in the helmet. The smoke clears up.

NO! My blast wasn't strong enough! I must have used most of its juice when I gave myself a boost.

Booster tries to blast again but nothing comes out, frantically he keeps trying. A hand grabs his own and pushes him back; Jason gets up slipping off his helmet.

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"Aren't I the lucky one? You finally ran out of your back-up power from your suit."

Booster bows his head in disappointment and gets back on his feet. Jason wipes the blood off his mouth and picks up his dagger.

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"You really almost had me there, Booster. Had your suit been fully powered up that blast would have damaged me greatly, perhaps even could have killed me. Were you that mad Booster? Mad enough to kill? That doesn't sound like Justice League material!"

"DON'T TALK LIKE YOU NO ANYTHING ABOUT ME OR THE JUSTICE LEAGUE!"

Booster attacks Jason with relentless jabs and swings. Each blow hits Jason, knocking him back.

Let's see how he likes this!

Booster grabs the dagger from Jason and pushes him back; Jason frowns. Booster again runs towards Jason.

"AIN'T SHE A BEAUTY?!"

Booster continues running towards Jason swinging his own dagger against him.

If he thinks he can use MY own weapon against me he truly is dumb!

Jason blocks one of Booster's hits and elbows Booster in the face. Booster drops the dagger onto the floor.

That's it, time to end this; I'm tired of this.

Jason picks up his dagger and begins to attack Booster engaging him in CQC (Close Quarter Combat). Jason hits Booster combo after combo, hit for hit; a few of his slashes with his dagger miss Booster however. Booster attempts to fight back but is unaware of the countermeasures when facing an opponent in CQC.

Not like this...

Booster says under his breath:

"Can't go down like this..."

Jason lays his last blow knocking Booster back towards a brick wall. Booster lets out a scream in pain as his spine hits the brick wall; shattering it. Booster just lies against the wall, attempting to get up but his back does not give way. Jason walks up to him smirking. He pushes Booster's forehead back, exposing his neck and Adam's apple to him. Jason hears something or someone flying nearby.

Crap, don't tell me it is some super...perhaps I won't kill Booster after all...hmm...I know!

"You know, you made her unhappy Boost. You stood her up when she was looking forward to your previous engagement so much. But before I reunite you two, I have a favor to ask."

Jason gets closer to Booster's ear and whispers:

"Do this for me...tell Bruce: 'All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion, and desire.'"

Jason backs away from Booster's face witnessing his confusion. Jason just smirks, and raises his dagger and aims for Booster's ribs.

"Betsy, give Booster here a kiss!"

Jason hears something again, but this time it doesn't sound like someone flying. An arrow knocks the blade out of his hand.

"NOT IN MY CITY!"

Jason looks towards where the yelling came from but only sees a yellow flash of light.

Huh? What? Oh shi...

Jason flies back as the yellow blast hits him. He looks up at his new foe.

What?

"Sinestro?!? What are you doing her--"

He then sees the unidentified figure from before come clear.

"OLLIE?! YOU AND SINESTRO?!?!"

"Not likely. I keep telling him it's my city."

"You just refuse to admit how much I have contributed to saving your city."

Screw this. No way in hell am I staying for this; not even if I was fully recovered from my fight with Booster could I take both of them on at the same time.

Jason runs off grabbing his dagger and hopping onto his bike. Sinestro starts to follow.

"No! Sinestro, don't! We need to check on Booster first."

"You can do that without...me?"

Sinestro stops in the air and reaches down a yellow hand to pick up something peculiar on the ground.

"Booster! What the hell happened?!"

"N-No time for that now, GA...I need...I need to tell you something."

Sinestro arrives as Booster talks.

"H-He said to tell...to tell Bruce: 'All human actions have one...one or more of the-these seven cau-causes: ch-chance, nature, com-com-compulsion, habit, reason, pa-passion, and desire'....But, who the hell is Bru--"

Booster faints; unable to finish his sentence. Sinestro walks over to Green Arrow; Sinestro carries out a quick ring scan.

"He's hurt, but he'll be fine once we get him some help."

He holds the object out for Green Arrow to see.

"Have you ever seen this before? This...odd red helmet?"

[MST3K 4ever]

Lex's phone beeps and he recieves a call from Bane.

He answers, "Yes."

Bane replies, "I am here in Metropolis Mr. President and I am currently 200 yards away from Metallo's position. I will begin meeting with each member of our forces."

Lex says, "Excellent if you have need of anything please contact Hope she will be our liaison."

Bane says, "As you wish Mr. President."

The line goes dead.

Lex activates a control panel from his desk and the computer says, "Defense grid on-line."

[Red]

Deep with the bowels of slimmest crack of Metropolises stood The Demon’s Head clad in black armor standing before his legion of loyal followers.


“Today my brother’s the mistakes of the past will be rectified in a single stock. Today our dream will be realized.”

Erupting in a collective roar, the assembled ninja’s raised their fists into the air.

***

A thunderous rumble filled the streets and Ra’s appeared followed by 1000 men, with the mighty Parasite to one side, and the other Captain Cold. Ra’s turned to his army.

“Bring me Luthor’s head!”

[Nightwing]

"He's hurt, but he'll be fine once we get him some help."

He holds the object out for Green Arrow to see.

"Have you ever seen this before? This...odd red helmet?"

Sinestro comes up to me with a round looking helmet. One I recognize immediately. I take the helmet into my own arms.

"It belongs to the "Red Hood". Or in this case, who just beat the hell out of Booster. It isn't my first time seeing it."

[wiegeabo]

"I see." Actually, I don't. Beyond the attack on another hero, I have no idea why this is Hood is so important.

"First things first." I grab Booster Gold in a bubble and take off for the nearest hospital, leaving the Arrow behind.

After dropping Gold off at the facility, I return to find the Arrow where I had left him, and none to happy. Oh well.

"Now, who is Bru..." my voice is cut off when I almost hear something in my head. A voice trying to push through my forcefield. A familar voice. The damn Manhunter again. I told him to stay out of my head. I don't do telepathy.

By the expression on Green Arrow's face, I can tell he received the full, unfiltered message. And he seemed rather distressed by what he heard.

"What did the Manhunter want? Is something wrong?"

[Nightwing]

"I see." Acutally, I don't. Beyond the attack on another hero, I have no idea why this is Todd is so important.

"First things first." I grab Booster Gold in a bubble and take off for the nearest hospital, leaving the Arrow behind.

After dropping Gold off at the facility, I return to find the Arrow where I had left him, and none to happy. Oh well.

"Now, who is Bru..." my voice is cut off when I almost hear something in my head. A voice trying to push through my forcefield. A familar voice. The damn Manhunter again. I told him to stay out of my head. I don't do telepathy.

By the expression on Green Arrow's face, I can tell he received the full, unfiltered message. And he seemed rather distressed by what he heard.

"What did the Manhunter want? Is something wrong?"

I look over to Sinestro, after he comes back from dropping off Booster. I hear a voice in my head with a message. And easily identified it.

"J'onn?"

~Justice League. This is J'onn J'onzz. Metropolis is in grave danger, and we must thwart this threat before it spreads. Superman and I need your assistance. Make your way to Metropolis as soon as you can. This is an emergency. I will keep this telepathic channel open.~

My eyes widen as the message end. I turn over to Sinestro quickly.

"Something wrong? You bet your ass!. We got to go now. Metropolis is in danger and the others need us!"

[Watchman]

Deep with the bowels of slimmest crack of Metropolises stood The Demon’s Head clad in black armor standing before his legion of loyal followers.


“Today my brother’s the mistakes of the past will be rectified in a single stock. Today our dream will be realized.”

Erupting in a collective roar, the assembled ninja’s raised their fists into the air.

***

A thunderous rumble filled the streets and Ra’s appeared followed by 1000 men, with the mighty Parasite to one side, and the other Captain Cold. Ra’s turned to his army.

“Bring me Luthor’s head!”

Cold turned back to the Rogues. They were all ready for battle.

"C'mon Rogues let's show what happens when someone messes with us and our city"

[Green Lantern]

Deep with the bowels of slimmest crack of Metropolises stood The Demon’s Head clad in black armor standing before his legion of loyal followers.


“Today my brother’s the mistakes of the past will be rectified in a single stock. Today our dream will be realized.”

Erupting in a collective roar, the assembled ninja’s raised their fists into the air.

***

A thunderous rumble filled the streets and Ra’s appeared followed by 1000 men, with the mighty Parasite to one side, and the other Captain Cold. Ra’s turned to his army.

“Bring me Luthor’s head!”Roy saw the approaching hoard and his eyes went wide. "Oh dear sweet Jesus....... so Dick, you ready to take out a few hundred ninjas? Just like old times sake when we'd go through the Hive like a knife through butter, right?"

[wiegeabo]

I look over to Sinestro, after he comes back from dropping off Booster. I hear a voice in my head with a message. And easily identified it.

"J'onn?"

~Justice League. This is J'onn J'onzz. Metropolis is in grave danger, and we must thwart this threat before it spreads. Superman and I need your assistance. Make your way to Metropolis as soon as you can. This is an emergency. I will keep this telepathic channel open.~

My eyes widen as the message end. I turn over to Sinestro quickly.

"Something wrong? You bet your ass!. We got to go now. Metropolis is in danger and the others need us!"

"Metropolis, eh?" Interesting. If Superman cannot handle something, then it is truly a desperate emergency. I wrap the Arrow in a bubble and rise into the sky.

But before we get very high, I see the smoke rising from the battle I was just in. And I think about this city. "Are you sure you want to leave?" I ask. "Remember what happened the last time you left this city alone. The gang wars still continue. I just stopped that one," I say, pointing at the smoke. "And we have no idea how long we will be gone."

"But, if you are willing to leave, and have everything you need, then we'll go now."

[MST3K 4ever]

Luthor hears the noise outside of his windows.

And so it begins.

He calls Hope and says, "Hope relay this message to Bane...take no prisoners. Do what you must."

He hangs up the phone and presses a series of buttons on his desk.

Now it's on my terms.

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

Bane receives his message and sees rogues and some heroes working together to stop a group of ninjas.

Floronic Man asks, "Begin the frontal defense of the docks?"

Bane almost distracted says, "Oh yes begin the defense of the dock area and try to force them to the bridge...Rampage will have a surprise for them."

Floronic Man leaves as Bane begins scouting the skies. Where are you? I am waiting for you...where are you?

[LibrarianThorne]

"Ra's Al Ghul. Oh my God in Heaven."

Syperman's eyes widened. The League of Assassins was in Metropolis, and that meant the city was in far greater danger than he'd thought.

"J'onn, I don't care how we do it, but we need to mobilize everyone now. Al Ghul and his League have beaten us before, we can't let him win again. We've got to-"

Behind the two heroes, one of the SCU riot tanks, a beast of black metal with six large wheels and a massivle steel battering ram, exploded into so much scrap metal. Its explosion was followed by a dozen more, and the headquarters of the SCU suddenly became a hellish battlezone. Even with weakened X-Ray vision, Superman saw the assailants. Twnety old-design LexCorp battlesuits. Five years ago, a shipment of them had been stolen by Intergang. Behind them were another fifty flying shocktroopers, stolen Cadmus technology blasting a gaping hole in the thirty foot concrete and steel reinforced wall. Through the breach poured dozens, then hundreds, of heavily armed soldiers.

Superman flew into the breach, jumping into the midst of the army. He knew who they were, but for the life of him he didn't know why they had chosen now to strike.

When Superman landed in the midst of the Intergang army, they seemed dazed by his sudden arrival. He swung furiously, knocking dozens of soldiers into the air and blocking the remaining forces, which filled the street in front of the SCU headquarters, from getting inside. He picked up two Intergang soldiers and smashed them together, knocking them unconscious. Then, using the two as projectile weapons, he threw them into another cluster of soldiers. Surrounded by black-garbed soldiers, the bright colors of Superman could be seen as he swept aside the men like tenpins

He heard J'onn in the air, but knew that the fires surrounding the headquarters would weaken the Martian. Superman yelled at J'onn, hoping the Martian's prodigious psychic abilities would 'hear' him. J'onn! This is an Intergang assault, this isn't Al Ghul's doing! Hold them off here, and get Nightwing and Arsenal to help you. I'm going to find Ra's Al Ghul, before the situation detereorates any further!

A backhanded swipe from Superman caught another Intergang soldier and sent him flying into the still blazing courtyard. He could hear the retort from SCU weapons, and with his super-hearing finally coming back he heard orders barked in the heat of battle by Maggie Sawyer. It galled him to leave a fight, but the SCU could hold its own, even against this kind of force. The citizens of Metropolis wouldn't be so lucky, staring down the army of Ra's Al Ghul.

Taking one final swing at an Intergang soldier, Superman leapt clear of the black-armored horde. He smiled as he felt gravity's pull leave him. he didn't know if his body was reacting to the sudden need, or if he'd finally absorbed enough solar radiation, but he could fly again. He cut through the swarm of Intergang mercenaries using the Cadmus technology to hover int he sky behind the battlesuits, and then he was in the clear.

Only when he was free of the chaos surrounding the SCU headquarters did he hear the noise. It was a low, rhythmic rumble, a sound almost like thunder. Superman followed the noise to the docks near Hob's Bay, and as he looked below he saw an incredible sight. On his left was a group of supervillains, and at their head he could see the monstrous figure of Bane.

My God, the man that beat Bruce. The man that... broke him.

Turning the other way, he saw another group of villains, this group lead by several members of the Flash's rogues gallery. Captains Cold and Boomerang, the Mirror Master, and behind them a a group of soldiers with technology advanced enough as to shame what Intergang was using against the SCU.

He had no time to think. No time to consider what must be done. He landed in between the two forces, and held his arms out as if warning against either of them advancing any further.

He spoke slowly, looking from one side to the other. "You all know who I am. You know what I can do. I'm not going to tolerate violence in my city, not now and not ever. If you don't stop, I'm going to place all of you under arrest."

[twylight]

She leans lazily against a wall in the modernly furnished office as Ricky goes through some paperwork.

“The Hernandez’s received the deed to their Laundromat over on 3rd and Lowell this afternoon. I haven’t been able to contact Smith, Fernandez or Enrique.”

He commented to himself as he flipped through some paperwork.

She walks over to the window and runs her hand down the curtain.

“What’s the growth of Gotham, right now.”

He looks at her blankly for a moment before shuffling through some papers.

“Ah..here…5% today.”

She nods.
“The government?”

“The local government is being set up..slowly..I might add. The Police force is back in action with the Commissioner Akins acting as the ‘order’ around town.”

She opened her mouth to speak but he cut her off.

“No, there have been no Batman sightings. Though your incident on First and Main made the makeshift papers headlines.”

He tossed her what looked like a flyer, but instead carried scant news from around Gotham.

She raised her eyebrow at him and picked it up scanning the information obviously put together with a simple computer word processor.

“You ask the same things every day.” He commented as he filed the papers away and flicked the computer on.

She sighed.
“I don’t like this feeling I’m getting.” she said as she walked back to the window and looked out of it.

He looked at her thoughtfully.
“Why don’t you just go.” He commented at her staring towards Metropolis.
“You obviously want to. I mean if you aren’t sleeping, working or doing whatever you do to keep in shape…You’re staring out that window.”

She glanced sharply at him for his tone, realizing how comfortable they’d both became with each other. She still kept most of her face hidden from him, something he found alluring and comforting.

She looked back out the window with resignation.

“No..they won’t…” she trailed off.

Ricky looked at her thoughtfully before pushing away from the desk, standing up he walked towards her and held something out.

She took it and turned it over in her hand. It was the size of two of her fingers together and about as thin as a CD case. It’s sleek design was small.

“Why?”

“I figured music might relieve some stress.”

He pauses and watches her as she gently ran her fingers over the mp3 player.

“Also, you’re alone so much. I figured some music might do you good.”

She looked up at him.

“Thanks.” She said.

“My favorite is this one.” He said pointing to it as the name appeared on the screen.
“It reminds me of you.”


- - -

She leans against the brick wall and studies the item in her hand for a moment before gently placing the ear buds in her ears. Caressing it with her finger she pulled up the song Ricky suggested.

She stared at the pixilated words on the screen letting them sink in.

Lying from you.
Linkin Park

Her forehead furrowed….they were an older band if she remembered correctly. Popular with younger people in their twe- she sighed remembering her age. Popular with her age group.

She pushed play and let the music flood her ears as she listened to the lyrics for a few moments before turning it off.
It was too familiar a subject. She let her hand drop to her side as she stared up at the night sky of Gotham City. A rain drop fell on her cheek and she wiped it away as another one hit her other cheek. She let her hand fall as she felt the brick wall against her head through her hair.

“Useless.” she whispered before holding the player up again and shuffling through songs…one of the titles caught her eye and she pulled it up.
“By Myself”

She closed her eyes and listened to the lyrics, she allowed the rain to fall unhampered on her upturned face as she thought things through. The sound of a scream caused her to jerk her head down as she glanced around the alley she stood in. Pulling off one of her ear buds she raced down the alley before coming upon a gang in the process of a robbery. She meticulously wrapped the cord around d the player and slipped it into a pouch on her belt.

Racing she broke into the group her arms and legs lashing out as she twisted amidst them. Her gloved hands hitting pressure points as her legs kept them away from her in seconds it was all over and she stood over them her keen eyes looking over her mask at them as water dripped off her hair and nose.
She studied the c-level would be criminals and wondered what had happened to herself. Had she sunk so low as to hid herself away defeating entry level criminals while the real fight was going on elsewhere?

The music had shifted, she pulled out the player reading the title on the screen and smiled.

- - -
Ricky entered his office early the next morning and smiled as the morning sunlight flooded in the large window. He set his briefcase on the desk and paused catching sight of a yellow post-it note.

The handwriting was unfamiliar yet he knew who’d left it because of the content.
He smiled as he read the sweeping handwriting.

“I’ll be in Metropolis for a few days.

P.S. I like ‘Papercut’ better.

[Watchman]

The two crowds were about to clash. A war that show the world that the Rogues were top class up there with Lex Luthor. He was going to show him personally what he was capable of. Suddenly a streak came from the sky and landed on the ground sending shockwaves that made both groups stand still. It was him, Superman.

"You all know who I am. You know what I can do. I'm not going to tolerate violence in my city, not now and not ever. If you don't stop, I'm going to place all of you under arrest."

Cold grabbed one of his cold guns and made a layer of ice across his mouth.

"Move along boy scout we have a score to settle with Luthor" Cold looked up at Bane who looked right at Cold. Bane leapt into and Cold took out his other gun. He aim both at Superman coated him in ice. Bane landed on top of Superman and so did ninjas, Intergang, and many different copies of Mirrior Master. The pile kept growing larger and larger all trying to take Superman down. Cold froze some Intergang members and smashing them. He had no time for this he had to find Luthor.

[LibrarianThorne]

The two crowds were about to clash. A war that show the world that the Rogues were top class up there with Lex Luthor. He was going to show him personally what he was capable of. Suddenly a streak came from the sky and landed on the ground sending shockwaves that made both groups stand still. It was him, Superman.

"You all know who I am. You know what I can do. I'm not going to tolerate violence in my city, not now and not ever. If you don't stop, I'm going to place all of you under arrest."

Cold grabbed one of his cold guns and made a layer of ice across his mouth.

"Move along boy scout we have a score to settle with Luthor" Cold looked up at Bane who looked right at Cold. Bane leapt into and Cold took out his other gun. He aim both at Superman coated him in ice. Bane landed on top of Superman and so did ninjas, Intergang, and many different copies of Mirrior Master. The pile kept growing larger and larger all trying to take Superman down. Cold froze some Intergang members and smashing them. He had no time for this he had to find Luthor.

It was chaos, all around him. He couldn't see clearly. He felt a punch on his side, reflexively struck out, sending a black-garbed League of Assassins soldier flying. A tremendous blow struck his back and sent him sprawling to the ground. He turned around, dazed, and saw the Floronic Man bearing down on him. Moments later, the Floronic Man was swarmed by a dozen other villains, stopping him from finishing off Superman. The Man of Steel stood, and found himself face to face with the Mirror Master. McCulloch smiled.

"Ye know, ah've wanted a shot at ye for a while now. But, th' time ain't now. More important matters than reputation, all that. So, ah'm gonna have to take ye off the field, as it were." McCulloch raised one his laser pistols, and before Superman could stop him, fired the weapon into the sky. Superman turned, seeing the target of the Master's faster than light weapon. The thirteen hundred foot tall Federal Union building.

"No!"

Mirror Master's laser had sliced through the top fifteen floors of the massive Federal Union bank skyscraper. The creak and grind of the massive steel structure could be heard as the top slowly began to fall off. Glass fell from the stricken structure, landing explosively on the ground and showering the street with glittering shards.

There was no conscious thought on his part. No recognition of his weakened state. If the building collapsed, thousands would die. He leapt into the sky, turning into a red streak as those earthbound looked up. The top of the building finally slid free of the lower portions, and began a slow, terrible descent. Thousands of windows broke apart, and he flew through a cloud of glittering dust. His cape tore as several large chunks of glass ripped through it.

Heedless, he braced his hands against the tumbling fifteen floors. Glass cracked and splintered around him. An oaken desk, with a fine grain finish, crashed through a large window and tumbled the hundreds of feet to the ground before exploding on impact, sending planks of wood flying in all directions.

Hold it together, Clark. Hold it...

He could feel the building shudder. To onlookers, it looked as if weird, bioluminescent energy crackled around the building then faded. Right now, the only thing keeping the structure intact was Superman's biological force field. Slowly, incerdbly slowly, the fifteen floors began their ascent. Bits of office furniture and desktop computers fell past Superman's face. Sweat poured down Superman's face.

The massive structure rose another ten feet. Twenty. Thirty. The villains below did not attack Superman, recognizing that if the building landed on them most of them would perish. Slowly, sunlight filled the street again as Superman and the structure cleared the rooftops. Superman flew higher, to the top of the stricken Federal Union building. Smoke poured from critically damaged areas were fires raged. Superman inhaled sharply, then blew a gust of freezing cold air from his lungs, ending the fires. For a moment, the structure he was holding shook.

NO! Hold on to it. Hold on!

He shut his eyes, and strain appeared on his face. Veins bulged, and when his eyes shot open, red fire flew from them. The quick blast of heat vision partially melted the exposed steel of the still standing skyscraper.

Gently. Gently...

Slowly and carefully, Superman placed the fifteen floors back onto the building, cooling the steel with another blast of freezing air. Damaged, but now healed, the building stood. Slowly, Superman descended into the
midst of the supervillains.

"Now, like I said earlier, you're all under arrest."

[Spike_x1]

He had strayed from the group. The Rogues and the ninjas could handle the small timers. The Parasite would handle the big guns.

As their team was storming through the streets of Metropolis and approaching the army led by Bane, the Parasite saw, with the telescopic vision he still retained, the heavy hitters flying and marching behind Bane.

And he took off. At speeds too fast to be caught by the human eye, the Parasite flew over the crowd and began his assault of a series of narrow beams of heat vision on the enemy. Blackrock, Terra-Man, and Neutron were the first the pick up on the attack and respond in kind. Each of them flew into the air and launched a volley of attacks toward Rudy. The Parasite dodged the blasts and grinned as he flew in the direction of Suicide Slums, away from the rest of this war, to get some privacy. His airborn fans followed him as Superman arrived on the scene.

[Spider-Man9X17]

Kyle sat on the couch in his apartment, half asleep with a bowl of nacho cheese and a bag of nachos sitting on his stomach. The TV was blaring some useless dribble about Paris Hilton's latest "indy flick."

He had just about drifted to sleep when his skull began to pound.

~Justice League. This is J'onn J'onzz. Metropolis is in grave danger, and we must thwart this threat before it spreads. Superman and I need your assistance. Make your way to Metropolis as soon as you can. This is an emergency. I will keep this telepathic channel open.~

"No rest for the wicked," he groaned, moving his late night snack and walking to the far side of the room. He powered up and he opened the window, his civvies giving way to his Green Lantern uniform.

"J'onn, this is Kyle. I'm on my way."

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[Nightwing]

"Metropolis, eh?" Interesting. If Superman cannot handle something, then it is truly a desperate emergency. I wrap the Arrow in a bubble and rise into the sky.

But before we get very high, I see the smoke rising from the battle I was just in. And I think about this city. "Are you sure you want to leave?" I ask. "Remember what happened the last time you left this city alone. The gang wars still continue. I just stopped that one," I say, pointing at the smoke. "And we have no idea how long we will be gone."

"But, if you are willing to leave, and have everything you need, then we'll go now."

We slowly float up in the air, as the cities lights begin to shine. Reflecting the smoke that 'Sine' was refering me to. I look as I see it rising without pause, getting bigger and bigger, as we fly higher. I lower my head.

"I've been protecting her for years. You know that, so does everyone else. This is where I swore I'd begin my life, and where I swore I would end it. It'll always be my home, and no matter how much I put on my shoulders, I know that by the end of the day, where ever I am, Star will be here waiting for me."

I pause as I see a flame flash in front of me.

"I'll be back. And heaven forbid, when I do, I'm going to devote myself to rebuilding every inch of this city. It's part of the price you pay when you choose a life like this. Sacrifice is always going to come knocking on your front door."

I lower my head again asI continue to speak. We asend even higher. From here, I see the entire city.

"This isn't the first time buidlings were destroyed, people fought for no apparent reason whatsoever except greed, streets lit on fire, and all the innocent bystanders not knowing why they died. Or knowing they'll never see there loved ones again."

I feel the tears staring to bottle up again as I clench my fist.

"But nothing, and I mean NOTHING, will keep away the guilt from burning the back of my neck. I'm never going to let anyone down again, not while I'm still standing."

I grasp my bow into my hand, as I see we've officially left Star. I turn over to Sinestro and grin.

"She knows I love her, is where I'm trying to get at. Now, lets go kick some ass before I lose it."

[Batman]

Roy saw the approaching hoard and his eyes went wide. "Oh dear sweet Jesus....... so Dick, you ready to take out a few hundred ninjas? Just like old times sake when we'd go through the Hive like a knife through butter, right?"

Nightwing looked over at Arsenal for a second. Did he still have it? They they still have it? The question of whether or not he was past his prime always seemed to rear it's ugly head at the most inopprotuned moment.

With a twirl of his escrima sticks, the trademark smirk graced Dick's lips.

"Quivers, I have only two words for you."

With that, Nightwing leaped forward, in an array of somersaults from rooftop to rooftop as he headed for the hoard, unafraid. Unintimidated. In his prime.

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"Bring it."

[Green Lantern]

Nightwing looked over at Arsenal for a second. Did he still have it? They they still have it? The question of whether or not he was past his prime always seemed to rear it's ugly head at the most inopprotuned moment.

With a twirl of his escrima sticks, the trademark smirk graced Dick's lips.

"Quivers, I have only two words for you."

With that, Nightwing leaped forward, in an array of somersaults from rooftop to rooftop as he headed for the hoard, unafraid. Unintimidated. In his prime.

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"Bring it.""No, YOU
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I say we go Legolas and Gimli style on these guys, whoever drops the least buys the beer after the fight, eh? Eh? Eh?"

Rather than follow Nightwing accross roofs, Arsenal shot a grapple to the lower floor of the neighboring building, and swung down to the street. He hit the street and found himself in the midst of about a dozen ninjas.

"Uh... this isn't where I parked my car...."

The ninjas started closing in around him.

"What? Never seen Eurotrip, or just no sense of humor?"

Before they could get any closer, Roy whipped out his two modified, non-lethal pistols and started taking shots at the soldiers, their wounds instantly cauterizing to prevent too much blood loss. As Roy dropped five of them, he got on the two way frequency shared by him and Nightwing.

"I'm betting the latter, and Disco Stu, I'm at 5... make that 6. No wait, seven."

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[wiegeabo]

We slowly float up in the air, as the cities lights begin to shine. Reflecting the smoke that 'Sine' was refering me to. I look as I see it rising without pause, getting bigger and bigger, as we fly higher. I lower my head.

"I've been protecting her for years. You know that, so does everyone else. This is where I swore I'd begin my life, and where I swore I would end it. It'll always be my home, and no matter how much I put on my shoulders, I know that by the end of the day, where ever I am, Star will be here waiting for me."

I pause as I see a flame flash in front of me.

"I'll be back. And heaven forbid, when I do, I'm going to devote myself to rebuilding every inch of this city. It's part of the price you pay when you choose a life like this. Sacrifice is always going to come knocking on your front door."

I lower my head again asI continue to speak. We asend even higher. From here, I see the entire city.

"This isn't the first time buidlings were destroyed, people fought for no apparent reason whatsoever except greed, streets lit on fire, and all the innocent bystanders not knowing why they died. Or knowing they'll never see there loved ones again."

I feel the tears staring to bottle up again as I clench my fist.

"But nothing, and I mean NOTHING, will keep away the guilt from burning the back of my neck. I'm never going to let anyone down again, not while I'm still standing."

I grasp my bow into my hand, as I see we've officially left Star. I turn over to Sinestro and grin.

"She knows I love her, is where I'm trying to get at. Now, lets go kick some ass before I lose it."

"Excellent." I rise us both high into the air.

"I must admit, I have become rather...attached to this city. So much chaos, but so much potential for order. And Lt. Mitchellson has been an excellent liason with the local police force. Truthfully, I'm rather impressed you lived so long without a power ring. Which reminds me..." I check the power level of my ring. Just under half, which will not do.

"..I need a recharge." Willing my ring, I reach into a pocket dimension and pull out a green lantern. I see the questioning look of surprise on the Arrow's face and smile inwardly. Putting my ring to the lantern, I concentrate and take a moment to pull a full charge. Then I place the lantern back into its dimension. So much more convenient than having to charge from Rayner's.

"Now, to Metropolis." The ground becomes a blur as I launch us forward

[MST3K 4ever]

Bane.

He sees Superman.

At long last he has arrived now comes the time I prove myself as the superior being of this planet. I broke Wayne and now the Man of Steel will bend before my might.

He sprinkles dustings of green kryptonite on his gloves.

Not enough to kill him but enough to inflict a great deal of pain.

He hears Superman make his proclamation of arrest.

Bane laughs heartily and loud.

Once he stop laughing he says, "I beg to differ with you Superman. Tell you what 'man of steel' I challange you to a one on one battle. If you win I will surrender to you and do what I can to aid you. You have my word on that ask Batman he will vouch for my word. If I win Metropolis belongs to me and my cohorts."

He says, "Deal?"
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Meanwhile Luthor is making last minute preps.

What is all of this about anymore? Does it really matter anymore?

He looks at a picture of Lena and him playing in the park and a tear rolls down his face.

I swear my dearest you will be avenged...I swear.

[wiegeabo]

Well before we even reach the city, we can see the smoke rising high into the air. By the time we arrive at the city limits, we can hear the sounds of battle raging through the various streets and districts. The battle is not confined in any one place, but pockets of destruction spread throughout the city.

But one thing stands out, in a city this size, with this much happening, I hear no cries. No screams for help. No shouts of anger or fear beyond those involved in the fighting. I quickly scan the city and find most of the population holed up in buildings and areas relatively safe from the fighting. Finally, people who know how to stay out of a fight.

But something else sticks out. A large number of people are not moving. At least half of the population is immobile. Why are such a large number of people...wait, number of people...? That's when I finally realize the size of the population is all wrong. Thousands, no, hundreds of thousands are missing. Looking at the strange wall of energy surrounding Metropolis, I doubt that number of people would be able to flee... Horror floods me as the realization strikes home.

"Gods..." I say in a whisper, bringing us to a halt over the city. "Over ten percent of the population is...is gone."

The Arrow just looks at me, not understanding. "They're dead!" I yell at him. "Over half a million people in this city are dead!" Then my rings reports the cessation of a dozen more lifesigns, none of them anywhere near the fighting.

I can only whisper in the barest of voices, "What the hells is going on?"

[SuperFerret]

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Invisible, I fly into the midst of the airbourne Intergang soldiers and methodically begin disarming and disabling them. Their focus on Superman, and my invisible state allows me to take out a large number of them without any notice being taken.

Then, inevitably, I am noticed by one of the more observant soldiers. Becoming visible again, I barrel into the man, tackling him out of the air and into a crowd of his grounded fellows.

Intergang responds en masse.

I am covered in men. But I am not worried. Martians are made of sterner stuff than humans are. It is a fact of my life, one that I have been reminded of many times. Would Dinah Lance have survived what had been her demise had she the fortitude a Martian has? Would countless others?

Humanity is a fragile race. Which is why I have decided to be one of this world's protectors. I must defend those who cannot withstand the onslaughts I can. Like Emily and Samantha.

[Spider-Man9X17]

"I'm just a guy, entrusted with a very special ring and given a job to do."

"I took and oath once, made a promise, that while I wore that ring, while I had the power in me, that I would do whatever was necessary to destroy the evil of the universe and these who bring it down on us."

"A city is in flames, friends are in need, and people are dying tonight. No, not dying. They are being murdered. In cold blood. That, that is the ultimate evil. To take something as precious, as unique, as special as life, to take it and just extinguish it with no regard or remorse, is unacceptable. I can not let that stand. I will not let that stand."

Kyle floated above the center of Metropolis. The power of his ring, the power of the Central Battery, of the most powerful weapon in the universe, coursed through his body. The streets below looked as though someone had opened up the gates of Hell int he city. In a manner of speaking, they had.

His ring crackled with energy. He aimed down, into a swarming mass of attackers...ninjas, it appeared. He aimed, and fired a brilliant bolt of pure, raw power. The street exploded, sending ninjas and chunks of asphalt in a dozen different directions. The blast opened a crater in the street, exposing and rupturing power and water lines, and exposing the sewer system below.

The blast was non-lethal, but the atatckers would feel its effects for quite a while.

He was not a killer. He was not trying to take life. He was sending a warning. He was here.

As he desended down into the street, Kyle began to state his purpose.

"In Brightest Day..."

[Apprentice]

A woman stood silently and motionless on the edge of a marvel balcony. The Sun was slowly descending to its watery grave, sending sparkles flashing across the azure liquid that streched out to the horizon. Clothed in a pure white robe, her face was tinged with a sense of nostalgia, along with solemnity, framed by the onyx hair that was whipping about her face, carried along by the evening breeze.

Her name was Diana. She was othe daughter of Hippolyta, Princess of the Amazons. She was once an Ambassador to Man's World. That position, however, was no longer filled, lost to the sands of time. Filling that role, Diana had been known as Wonder Woman. She had fought alongside some of the finest men and women man had to offer...and she had loved it. Her eventual recalling had been inevitable, but that fact made it no less painful. Now, but moments after a familiar voice struck its chord through her mind, she faced a decision.

When she had returned to Paradise Island, she had vowed to never revisist Man's World. It was deemed too dangerous, too unpredictable, and far too unfruitful to 'waste' any more time on. Diana had been angered by the verdict, but she had never considered breaking it...until now, of course. Her friends needed help. She had never given them a proper goodbye, hadn't bade them farewell. She had just left, vanished. It was time to rectify that. Settling her hands on the edge of the balcony, she rose elegantly and gracefully into the air, her lithe form dropping towards the ancient streets below.

The stone blocks that paved the way warmed her feet, and a contented smile graced her lips. She strode forward, politely greeting the Amazonians who excitedly declared their love for their princess. Such things were beyond her, now. They had never been on her level. Politics wasn't her area of expertise...and she felt that now, she had to return to her true fortè. Ascending the steps of a temple, she slipped past the few females inside without notice and stepped into an oh-so-familiar chamber. On a small podium erected on the far side of the room was a fresh, crisp costume.

With a heavy sigh, Diana reached for the lasso beside it.

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Princess Diana entered, but Wonder Woman emerged, her figure perfectly fitting into the outfit that had been her choice of clothing what felt like so long ago. The Golden Lasso in her hand pulsed with truthful energy, and a triumphant gleam permeated her smirk. She was back. She immediately took to the air, effortlessly bounding across the domed rooftops and gliding across the wind. They were like two old friends, embracing each other and dancing about with pure glee as they met for the first time in an eternity.

"Princess!" a familiar voice cried from below.

Diana paused, tentatively glancing downwards, and her smile softened along with her joy. "Artemis."

A frown creased Artemis' brow. "Are you returning, then? What about the vow --"

"The vow no longer matters to me, my friend," Diana interjected determinedly. "My friends need me."

Artemis paused, pondering the other's words for a moment before answering. "If you are going...then you shall have me at your side."

"You know the punishment, Artemis. I won't inflict that upon you."

"I can handle exile, Princess," Artemis persisted. "Now, let us leave!"

The pair darted through the streets of Paradise Island, ignoring bemused cries and summons from the confused citizens. They skidded to a halt at the shore. Artemis looked to Diana; the princess was bowing her head, allowing her ebony tresses to hang limply. Artemis gripped her bow, turning to look back upon the island.

"There is one thing I must do before we leave," Diana stated softly.

"Go, then, but go quickly. News will have doubtless reached the guards now." Artemis motioned for her companion to go about her business, but she was already gone.

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Diana set herself down on a grassy verge and gazed down upon the ancient civilisation that she had called home for so long. Familiar buildings and memories returned to her...leading the Amazonian army into battle, sparring with Artemis, running with Hippolyta...there was so much to leave behind, but far more to gain by returning to her real home, her real friends. She pressed her palms against the grass, smiling as the blades sent tickles trickling up her arm.

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"Forgive me, mother," she muttered. "And Artemis," she added, glancing at the longe figure crouched by the ocean. "This is my calling. I have to follow it alone." Reaching for her belt, she withdrew a small gelatinous blob. She tossed it into the air and it mutated almost instantaneously, twisting and writhing into her means of transport - the Invisible Jet. Stepping aboard, she didn't look back as she accelerated, zooming off into the distance.

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Bane.

He sees Superman.

At long last he has arrived now comes the time I prove myself as the superior being of this planet. I broke Wayne and now the Man of Steel will bend before my might.

He sprinkles dustings of green kryptonite on his gloves.

Not enough to kill him but enough to inflict a great deal of pain.

He hears Superman make his proclamation of arrest.

Bane laughs heartily and loud.

Once he stop laughing he says, "I beg to differ with you Superman. Tell you what 'man of steel' I challange you to a one on one battle. If you win I will surrender to you and do what I can to aid you. You have my word on that ask Batman he will vouch for my word. If I win Metropolis belongs to me and my cohorts."

He says, "Deal?"


"Bane, you're strong, but you're not strong enough to fight me. Just surrender." His voice was strong, but Clark knew Bane's reputation. This bluff was his last chance. Stopping the collapse of the building had left him utterly drained, less than one percent of his actual power was left. He didn't know if Bane could hurt him, but he wasn't about to find out.

"Surrender, Kryptonian, was not in my contract." Bane rushed forward, his speed surprising for a man of his size. Superman, tired and feeling weak, barely dodged the attack. Bane's second swing, a massive right overhand, caught him on the shoulder. The power of the attack caught Superman off guard, and he was forced to his knees.
"As I suspected, Superman. You are not as super as reports claim," said Bane, a smirk evident under his mask. He lashed out with his left leg, his black leather jackboot catching Superman on the side of the head. Superman was sent sprawling. He landed in a heap, and struggled to get up. Right now, his life was saved by the chaos around him, as the villains and League agents battled each other. Bane walked over to him, his feet beating a military cadence on asphalt that was cracking under the sheer force of the battle being waged around the two men.

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Superman looked up, and saw Bane take off his two fingerless gloves. "I will not need those. I think perhaps it will be much more satisfying if I beat you with my bare hands. I understand that my name is feared throughout your kind, Superman. I am the man that beat the Bat. I wonder, how fearsome will I be when I break you as I broke him?" Bane wondered aloud. He picked Superman up by the cape, and stared at him trhough the red lenses of his mask.
Superman caught the monstrous man off guard with a vicious two fisted swing that caught Bane on the jaw. Bane dropped Superman as he flew backwards, propellede by the sheer force of the swing into the brick wall of a nearby bar. Bricks flew into the air as Bane spiraled through the wall and landed in a heap. He stood, shaken by the power and surprise of Superman's attack, and as he looked up he saw Superman standing in the hole in the wall.

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"Fortunate for me, Bane, that steel doesn't break quite so easily as the bones in a man's spine. Or did you forget who you were dealing with?"
Superman leapt onto Bane, tackling him into a pool table which shattered into a hundred pieces as the two crashed into it. Superman caught the right side of Bane's face with a left hook. A guttural sound escaped Bane's throat as he grabbed Superman's cape with one arm and threw him off. Superman crashed through the wooden bar and into three dozen bottles of various kinds of alcohol. Vodka, whiskey, beer, and dozens other kinds of liquid flowed over the dazed Superman.
Bane laughed as he stood up. "This is most fun, Superman. You do realize that I offered my services for free? A momentous occasion indeed. I lead an army against the League of Assassins for free." Bane's boots walked over the shards of broken glass on the floor, producing an almost musical crinkling sound. "I did it because of this fight. Batman and Superman. The world's finest team, or so they say. Imagine the price I can command once I beat you! The two greatest superheroes, defeated and broken by a single man."
Superman lashed out with a kick that caught Bane on the knee, catching the mercenary supervillain off guard. Bane toppled to the floor, and Superman slowly rose, leaning against the broken shelves to support him. "Your ego... is astounding, Bane. And here I didn't think anything could be bigger than those ridiculously oversized muscles of yours," said Superman with a smirk.
Bane stood up, and glowered down at Superman. Wordlessly, the two began fighting. It was not a matter of strength, but skill. A thunderous right from Bane was intercepted by Superman's forearm. The Man of Steel began using the skills of the Torquasm-Vo, a fighting style that no human martial artist could defend against. Or so he had assumed, but as he began the flowing attacks of the style, Bane replied by adopting a defensive form of Tai Chi. To an onlooker, the fight would have seemed almost poetic. Thrust met by counterthrust, attack and counterattack, their battle slowly moved around the bar. Superman's attacks, despite their otherworldly origin, could not surpass Bane's expert defense. Superman thought quickly, and decided to make a mistake. For an instant, he left the right side of his body exposed, a bait that Bane took. He smashed Superman's ribs with a short, powerful punch. The pain almost made Superman black out, but he knew that he couldn't stop. The punch had left Bane's head exposed, and one swift roundhouse kick later, Bane lay on the floor unconscious.

"T-told you, Bane. I don't break."
Superman clutched his side. He had three, maybe four broken ribs he discovered as he felt the injured area. He limped over to the hole in the wall, and saw wan sunlight struggling through it. Superman took a moment to think.

This is it. Metropolis is depending on me. My friends are depending on me. No matter what happens, I've got to fight, got to end this war. Metropolis has already been through so much. Even if I die, I'm going to save it, and everyone in it.

[Watchman]

No time to hesitate Cold thought. It was time to take Superman out of the picture. This was not his fight it was his. Cold aimed both of his guns at Superman and fired. Cold coated Superman waist down with ice.

"I'll give it to you, Superman, your fast but I've shot faster" He begun to speak into a headset "Mardon I need some lighting over here" a bolt of lighting struck the ground knocking many Intergang members into the air.

"Goodnight Superman" another bolt came down right on Superman. A scream was let out and the ice around him broke. Superman's body fell into a heap on the ground and Cold turn his back on him going back into battle. The Rogues have defeated Superman.

[MST3K 4ever]

Luthor hears the report of Bane going renegade and battling Superman.

You know for someone who is supposedly so intellegent he is one 1st rate idiot. Of course I am not much better at this moment I trusted that oof I should've known better.

He stares around his darkened office.

Soon they will be coming for me as well...the question is who will arrive first?

[Trigger]

"Arrgh!"

Rose fell to her bedroom floor and grasped her head. Something had happened. The fighting in Metropolis was heating up. She had to do something. The others were moving too slow, they'd never be of any help at this point.

Rose crawled over to her closet and frantically searched for her costume. She located the pieces and began to change back into her normal outfit.
As she strapped a few knives around her thigh, Rose quietly contemplated how strange it was to be fighting again.

What am I doing? This isn't my fight, but.....I need to help them. Hell, I'll probably get pounded by the first villain I'll meet.

Rose strapped on her katana and adjusted her pistol holster. She exited her room quietly and ran to the roof. At the top of the building the Red Wing, was Robin's airfcraft.

"Hmmmm, I don't think Robin would mind me taking a little joy ride in the name of justice..."

[Spider-Man9X17]

Kyle held a green sword construct in his hand, swinging away at several attacking ninjas. They attempted to block the blows, but Kyle's sword cut right through there weapons. He reached out with his other hand, willing up a giant fist and knocking a half dozen of so terrorists unconscience.

"J'onn," Kyle called out telepathically. "I'm in the city, but it would really help if I knew why these people are attacking."

Kyle disposed of a few more ninjas.

"If I knew why they were here, it might help a little more in fighting them off."

[The Question]

I nod my head at Kyle's comment. "This night did seem to last forever. But I think it has been worth it." The Batman was back to protect his city. Lobo and the Joker had both been ousted. And we have let the other heroes know that Rayner, the Manhunter, Superman, and I are reforming the League.

"Batman, Question," I say to the them, "I assume you can handle things here from now on. And it is past time that Green Arrow receive some care. If you are willing Rayner, and the Arrow agrees, I think he would likely get the best care back in Star City. So, if you would be kind enough to transport us there before handling your own affairs..."

"Righto."

I turn to Bruce.

"So, ready to have a little fireside chat with the citizens of Gotham?"

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He tumbled backwards. The Rogues had been too much for him, after exhausting his powers earlier by stopping the skyscraper's collapse and then the fight with Bane. He blacked out, and the last thing he saw was the smoke rising from his seared chest.
What Superman didn't see is what some civillains, who were intervieiwed after the devastating battle, called a miracle. The S-shield on his chest, so long a symbol of hope, began glowing brighter and brighter until a massive version of the shield appeared in the sky above Metropolis.

At the Fortress of Solitude, a dozen small, hovering robots eagerly viewed status monitors of their master's wife, the lady Lois Lane. A holographic display of her bloodstream showed the progression of the virus, halted only by the stasis field that she was currently suspended in. Suddenly, one of the monitors, floating fifteen feet from the ground, began beeping urgently. One of the small golden robots floated up to it. It began speaking, a form of robotic communication that sounded like static but was in fact a series of highly complex binary messages. A rough translation would be, "Oh dear! Priority 1 Alert!"

The other golden robots swiveled their heads to look at the other one. One of the robots, gifted with the name Kelex by their master, said "Priority 1? The Master is in danger?"
"Yes. Biomonitors weaved into his suit show massive internal damage, irregular heartbeat, and brainwaves correspond with the Master's mind when unconscious. Signal has been sent. Alert raised beyond Priority 1. Monitor indicates Doomsday Priority. Analysis and commands, Kelex?"
"Our chief function is the continued survival of our master. Get me one of the Superman robot-decoys, modified for emergency field care, and resuscitation protocal A/1."

As busy as the Fortress had been before, it now exploded into a frenzy of activity. Twenty more of the golden Kryptonian robots came online and began hurriedly modifying a deactivated Superman robot. one of the robots traces the S-sheild on the robot's chest, causing it to slowly open. A miniature yellow sun, held in a gravity chamber small enough to be held in one human hand, was placed inside the robot's chest. As the immense power source was placed inside the chest of the robot, it's circuitry almost seemed to glow with the newfound power that such a generator provided. Kelex then hovered over, carrying a bright red crystal data rod that he inserted into the robot's open chest, in a special hexagonal hole designed to accept such a device. Once inserted, the chest closed with a hiss and the robot's eyes snapped open with a click. THey were so like the master's eyes, thought Kelex. The robot spoke.

"I require the ceremonial robes of the healers," it said in a voice that was so close to Kal-El's it was shocking. As Kelex hovered away, he thought that his hearing receptors detected more coldness from the robots voice than was usual, but dismissed it as a side effect of the healing protocol.

Moments later, the robot stood garbed in the Kryptonian robes. "Yes... this should do nicely. Kal-El will be safe, this much I can guarantee."

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With that, the robot shot off at super-speed, a red blur as it navigated the Fortress and flew through the arctic water exit. Ninety three seconds after its activation, the upgraded Superman robot was flying towards Metropolis at eight times the speed of sound.

[Spider-Man9X17]

"You're a persistent little bunch, aren't you."

Kyle slugged a ninja across the face, letting his momentum carry him around in a 180-degree spin, lashing out with his ring to take down a few more attackers.

"So, any of you guys speak English. It's really boring trying to fight when I'm the only one talking."

They advanced towards Kyle, swords drawn.

"OK, Have it your way."

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"No, YOU
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I say we go Legolas and Gimli style on these guys, whoever drops the least buys the beer after the fight, eh? Eh? Eh?"

Rather than follow Nightwing accross roofs, Arsenal shot a grapple to the lower floor of the neighboring building, and swung down to the street. He hit the street and found himself in the midst of about a dozen ninjas.

"Uh... this isn't where I parked my car...."

The ninjas started closing in around him.

"What? Never seen Eurotrip, or just no sense of humor?"

Before they could get any closer, Roy whipped out his two modified, non-lethal pistols and started taking shots at the soldiers, their wounds instantly cauterizing to prevent too much blood loss. As Roy dropped five of them, he got on the two way frequency shared by him and Nightwing.

"I'm betting the latter, and Disco Stu, I'm at 5... make that 6. No wait, seven."

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They kept coming and coming, and no ammount of shooting was slowing them down. Roy was surrounded and the only he could move out of the crowd was up...

Ah well, here goes nothin...

He fired his grapple at a nearby awning and reeled it in so that he was barely above the crowd of assassins.Hanging on with one arm, he kept shooting the ninjas that were now looking for a way to reach him.

A shuriken flew threw the air from behind Roy, and sunk deep into his unprotected left arm. Profanities flew from his mouth as he fell back into the crowd of ninjas. He quickly opened up the main radio channel.

"This is Arsenal... I'm kinda in trouble here, and could use whatever help is offered... But please hurry or dammit all, I'll be reunited with the two most important women in my life, and I AIN'T ready for that yet."

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Oa.


"Four years? What do you mean four years?"

The Guardians hovered above the Main Power Battery.

"2814.1 We have taken from your memory the events of the last four years. We believe it is for your and the Corps own good."

These dwarves have pushed me for the last time.

"So. I'm just supposed to return to work. No problems. Like nothing ever happened. You took four years of my life!!!"

"We weighed the consequences and the benefits. We feel that this is the only solution."

"Solution? Well I've got a solution for you. I quit. How does that weigh into your plans?"

"There are events on the horizon. Events that will require your skills, 2814.1. The last four years of your life are simply a burden that will only hinder the task before you. We know of your desire to make a difference in your sector. We know of your need to administer justice on Earth. You won't quit."

Blue skinned bastards. Are they right? Would I give up the ring now that I've finally accepted my fate?

*Subspace message relay. Time delay : Twenty four hours*

"Go ahead, ring."

~Justice League. This is J'onn J'onzz. Metropolis is in grave danger, and we must thwart this threat before it spreads. Superman and I need your assistance. Make your way to Metropolis as soon as you can. This is an emergency. I will keep this telepathic channel open.~

"It would appear that you have responsibilities in your sector, 2814.1."

"Yeah. I do. But this isn't over."

Might as well get a charge off the Main Power Battery while I'm here.

"In brightest day, in blackest night,
no evil shall escape my sight!
Let those who worship evil's might,
beware my power... Green Lantern's light!"


Hal Jordan turned back to the Guardians.

"I will be back. This isn't over."

Hal Jordan soared away. The sound of a wormhole opening up could be heard in the distance.

"No 2814.1. Unfortunately this isn't over."

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[Spike_x1]

He had strayed from the group. The Rogues and the ninjas could handle the small timers. The Parasite would handle the big guns.

As their team was storming through the streets of Metropolis and approaching the army led by Bane, the Parasite saw, with the telescopic vision he still retained, the heavy hitters flying and marching behind Bane.

And he took off. At speeds too fast to be caught by the human eye, the Parasite flew over the crowd and began his assault of a series of narrow beams of heat vision on the enemy. Blackrock, Terra-Man, and Neutron were the first the pick up on the attack and respond in kind. Each of them flew into the air and launched a volley of attacks toward Rudy. The Parasite dodged the blasts and grinned as he flew in the direction of Suicide Slums, away from the rest of this war, to get some privacy. His airborne fans followed him as Superman arrived on the scene.Flying under his own free will had always been a rush for Rudy Jones. From the very first time he had gotten his absorption powers and tapped into the Firestorm Matrix, he had grown to savor any opportunity presented to him that would grant him the power of flight.

And if simple flight was a rush for the Parasite, aerial combat was a blast!

Buildings were styrofoam as Rudy grabbed onto Neutron's arm and spun him in circles before letting go, watching as the nuclear man was hurled into one of the countless condemned ratholes littering the neighborhood.

"God damn you, Parasite!" Blackrock's suckerpunch sent Jones downward, careening uncontrollably into the lower foundation of a homeless shelter. The cement and bricks exploded from the force of the impact and the Parasite couldn't be seen through the dust.

Breathing heavily, Blackrock gently descended cautiously towards the faltering building. "Why the hell are you fighting, Jones?! You have no stake in this war. You're immune to disease, and you don't have a bomb strapped to your body. So why the hell are you here? Is it just to screw with Luthor's plans? Is that all it is?! You think that makes you unique? Special? Hell, Rudy, we all got a beef with Lex!" As he was shouting his questions, the media-powered Blackrock let loose a stream of massive energy blasts at the crumbling construct, sending the rest of the homeless shelter toppling down into a pile of dust and rubble.

Suddenly the fallen cement and concrete erupted as a set of gigantic purple shoulders heaved their way upward.

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"Why am I here, Silverstone? You really wanna know?" The Parasite flew up to meet Blackrock several dozen feet above the streets. He reached at Blackrock's neck, but Silverstone delivered a sharp punch to Jones' jaw. The blow was shaken off by the Parasite, and replied to with a left hook that could shatter mountains. But Blackrock wasn't about to give up the fight, and his very life, without putting up the best fight he could muster. Blackrock, being the smaller of the two fighters, but equal in strength, easily landed a powerful kick to the Parasite's solar plexus and freed his neck from the monster's grip.

Rudy recoiled for only the slightest of moments before lunging ferociously at Blackrock once again. This time, Silverstone defended himself by creating a force field around him, but to no avail. The Parasite didn't even seem to notice the barrier as it appeared to dissipate the moment the energy-absorbing man touched it. Before Blackrock could renew his defenses, an enormous purple hand was covering his entire head while the other hand grabbed Dr. Silverstone's right wrist. In his right hand was held the source of Blackrock's power: the dark stone that gathered and amplified telecommunication signals from around the world and turned them into usable forms of energy that coursed through the user's body.

The Parasite leaned in close to Blackrock's head as the man's muffled screams could be heard. "Luthor's just the sweet, sweet icing on the cake, Silverstone. I'm here because you led the Unity's troops through China last year. You were one of his chief lieutenants in Asia." Rudy could barely make out the excuses coming from Silverstone's covered mouth, but Jones didn't care as he broke Blackrock's wrist and snatched the stone from his limp hand. "Say hi to the Unity for me," hissed the Parasite as he let the drained bones and ashes of the man who was once Dr. Peter Silverstone crumble between his fingers and drift back to the ground below.

Rudy Jones looked at his palms. In one hand was the actual black rock, and he could feel the immense power coming from the stone into his body. In the other hand were dried up flakes of skin left over from the soldier he had just killed. One of the soldiers of his greatest enemy. Nothing's changed. Will every one of these-

The Parasite was shocked out of his reverie as Neutron tackled him from behind, screaming in rage. Both of the men fell to the ground from the force of Neutron's impact. As they wrestled, punching and kicking, they could feel the ground begin to shake underneath of them. The Parasite looked up, passed the collapsed buildings around them, and saw Tobias Manning, the Terra-Man, in the distance. Manning was laughing.

"What the hell's so damn funny?!" hollered Rudy, but his question was answered as the earth beneath them began to shoot skyward, in giant towers of mud and dirt. "Aw crap."

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It took the robot just under ten seconds to reach Metropolis at its current speed of Mach 8. As it flew through the city, glass windows broke in its wake, showering the empty streets with shards. A red blur, it streaked over two mountains of Earth that had begun forcing their way through the streets of Metropolis. It continued unabated, seeking the source of the massive symbol in the sky. At Mach 9, it flew past the burning, embattled headquarters of the SCU. It stopped, suddenly, as it was bathed in the light of the symbol. It looked down to see the body of Krypton's last son surrounded by battling humans. One man, wearing a preposerous top hat and tuxedo and wielding a wand launched a blast of etheric energy at the still form of Kal-El.

A nanosecond before the blast would have struck the Kryptonian, the robot appeared in front of it. A ripple of destruction followed him, and the stricken skyscraper above them began tilting dangerously to one side. The robot looked at the human, a small man with strange facial hair. The analysis and scan of the man took less than a picosecond. The machine glanced with eyes of fire at the human, and in less than a second's time, William Zard was dead.

The robot felt beams of energy strike its back, but paid them no heed as it picked up its target. Kal-El of Krypton, son of the scientist Jor-El and Lara. The last Kryptonian, the one living breathing reminder of a world of wonder long dead. Slowly, the robot ascended with Superman's body cradled in its arms. Finding an empty rooftop, one of some human living structure, it laid the unconscious form of its master down. The ends of the four fingers on its left hand opened, revealing strange, glass objects that glowed an odd green. When the machine held its hand near Superman's body, beams of green energy leapt from its hand. First, it mended the broken bones, accelerating their healing to levels beyond even Superman's level. Then it moved over his chest, sealing the punctured lungs, the energy detecting the blood in his lungs and obliterating it. Finally, the strange energy stabilized his heartbeat. The signal in the sky vanished as suddenly as it had appeared.

Superman took a deep breath as his eyes snapped open. He began coughing, but the robot held him until he stopped. After his coughing fit, Clark looked at his savior. In an instant, he realized what had happened.

"You're from the Fortress, aren't you?"
"Yes, Master Kal-El."
"How bad were my injuries?"
"They were fatal, even for you."

Superman stood up, noting that he was virtually powerless still. "Is there anything you can do about my powers? The last couple of days have drained them almost totally."
"I can restore your power, yes. But-"
"But?"
"But only if you help me, Kal-El."

Superman regarded the robot that stood before him with some shock. "Help you do what, exactly?"
"Restore Krypton."
"Krypton is dead. Not even I can bring back a planet."
"I do not propose resuscitation of the dead. I propose the reshaping of Earth in Krypton's image. Listen to me! The Fortress of Solitude has the templates for Krypton's great wonders. The Golden Volcano, the Scarlet Jungle, and with some work we could even restore Kandor! Earth can be made so much better than it is now."
Superman eyed the machine skeptically. "And what about the Earthlings who already live here?"
"They will be eradicated, naturally. No Earthling was ever on Krypton, Kal-El."

That word...
"The Fortress reprogrammed you for this mission. What was your original designation and programmer?"
"I was named the Eradicator by my creator Zor-El. My function is to preserve Kryptonian life and see that it survives with its purity intact."

Superman took a step backwards. He didn't know how or why, but the Fortress had just handed the Eradicator one of the most powerful weapons of the planet. "And if I refuse your offer?"
"Do not be preposterous. However, in the unlikely scenario you refuse this offer, I would be forced to eradicate you. There is a city of Kryptonians still in the Phantom Zone, and they would be as suitable as you are."

Clark clenched his teeth. He couldn't fight the Eradicator, even this apparently old version of the program, at his current level of strength. Accepting the offer was out of the question. He had no chance against the Eradicator, but he knew what had to be done. "I won't let you kill six billion people, Eradicator."

"That is most unfortunate, Kal-El. It will take the other Kryptonians years to reach your level of power." The robot's eyes glowed a hot, angry red, and it began walking towards him.

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They kept coming and coming, and no ammount of shooting was slowing them down. Roy was surrounded and the only he could move out of the crowd was up...

Ah well, here goes nothin...

He fired his grapple at a nearby awning and reeled it in so that he was barely above the crowd of assassins.Hanging on with one arm, he kept shooting the ninjas that were now looking for a way to reach him.

A shuriken flew threw the air from behind Roy, and sunk deep into his unprotected left arm. Profanities flew from his mouth as he fell back into the crowd of ninjas. He quickly opened up the main radio channel.

"This is Arsenal... I'm kinda in trouble here, and could use whatever help is offered... But please hurry or dammit all, I'll be reunited with the two most important women in my life, and I AIN'T ready for that yet."



A black arrow flew through the crowd singling out one ninja as he ran for Arsenal, what followed was larger and far more substantial.
The woman slammed her foot into his face as she decended, her long black hair streaming behind her, small dropletsa of blood settled on her black outfit as she flipped and landed next to Arsenal. Flicking open her bo staff she made a sweeping arc clearing a foothold before turning to him.

"Are you just going to stand around all day?" She demanded through her black mask before turning and throwing a punch at an onrushing ninja.

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A black arrow flew through the crowd singling out one ninja as he ran for Arsenal, what followed was larger and far more substantial.
The woman slammed her foot into his face as she decended, her long black hair streaming behind her, small dropletsa of blood settled on her black outfit as she flipped and landed next to Arsenal. Flicking open her bo staff she made a sweeping arc clearing a foothold before turning to him.

"Are you just going to stand around all day?" She demanded through her black mask before turning and throwing a punch at an onrushing ninja."Was hopin you'd make it, sweet doll. What took ya so long? Ready to go back to back and take down these Foot Soldier wannabes?"

Roy ripped off a piece of his shirt and wrapped the leather around the cut on his hand, then pulled out his crossbow, and loaded it with four bolts. As he fired, each of those bolts found the shoulder blade of one of the ninjas.

"Ya comin, or not hotstuff?"

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"Was hopin you'd make it, sweet doll. What took ya so long? Ready to go back to back and take down these Foot Soldier wannabes?"

Roy ripped off a piece of his shirt and wrapped the leather around the cut on his hand, then pulled out his crossbow, and loaded it with four bolts. As he fired, each of those bolts found the shoulder blade of one of the ninjas.

"Ya comin, or not hotstuff?"



She moved quickly clothes lining one as he came at her, before spinning and pressing her back to Arsenals own.

"Call me that again, and you're in for it. Understand, Red?" She said as she sent flying four of her own arrows, taking out the shoulders of two ninjas.

She reached back farther and pulled out one of his, it's red color standing out against her black montage. She aimed it over the crowd facing her and let it loose, midair it opened spreading a thin, but firm netting over the crowd of ninjas.

"Only four? You're losing your touch." She said picking up five and shooting them off, catching five Ninja's in the leg.

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She moved quickly clothes lining one as he came at her, before spinning and pressing her back to Arsenals own.

"Call me that again, and you're in for it. Understand, Red?" She said as she sent flying four of her own arrows, taking out the shoulders of two ninjas.

She reached back farther and pulled out one of his, it's red color standing out against her black montage. She aimed it over the crowd facing her and let it loose, midair it opened spreading a thin, but firm netting over the crowd of ninjas.

"Only four? You're losing your touch." She said picking up five and shooting them off, catching five Ninja's in the leg."Copy that sugar buns." Roy said with a wink as he holstered the crossbow and unfolded his composite. From his quiver he started grabbing his special arrows. Three seconds and his right hand moving almost inperceptively fast and there were eight loud explosions, a sonic screech and a cloud of knockout gas as ten of his arrows found their marks, clearing a path for Roy and the woman to get out of the crowd.

"Come on babe, they called me Speedy for a reason... hate to say it though but my quiver's almost spent."

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"Copy that sugar buns." Roy said with a wink as he holstered the crossbow and unfolded his composite. From his quiver he started grabbing his special arrows. Three seconds and his right hand moving almost inperceptively fast and there were eight loud explosions, a sonic screech and a cloud of knockout gas as ten of his arrows found their marks, clearing a path for Roy and the woman to get out of the crowd.

"Come on babe, they called me Speedy for a reason... hate to say it though but my quiver's almost spent."





She reached farther and gave him a little slap on the head, before pulling more arrows from her quiver and firing them off.

"That was just a taste." She commented.

She reached back and felt only one arrow left, firing it off she slung her bow over her frame and pulled out her bo staff.

"I thought you got that name for another reason...hate to agree with you but my quiver is gone. "

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She reached farther and gave him a little slap on the head, before pulling more arrows from her quiver and firing them off.

"That was just a taste." She commented.

She reached back and felt only one arrow left, firing it off she slung her bow over her frame and pulled out her bo staff.

"I thought you got that name for another reason...hate to agree with you but my quiver is gone. ""OW! Hey, no need to get violent, I ain't Deathstroke or somethin...."

Roy dropped his bow, and unholstered his pistols again. Reaching to his belt he grabbed off his gas pellets.

"... it WASN'T BECAUSE OF THE DRUGS!!! Jebus, will I never live that down? Or wait... were you making an innuendo? Cause after all this is said and done you could find out luscious. On that note though, I do have other toys to play with, how bout some cover so we can get to high ground?"

Roy shot the gas pellets, and a cloud of smoke went up giving them all the more time to get away from the ninjas.

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"OW! Hey, no need to get violent, I ain't Deathstroke or somethin...."

Roy dropped his bow, and unholstered his pistols again. Reaching to his belt he grabbed off his gas pellets.

"... it WASN'T BECAUSE OF THE DRUGS!!! Jebus, will I never live that down? Or wait... were you making an innuendo? Cause after all this is said and done you could find out luscious. On that note though, I do have other toys to play with, how bout some cover so we can get to high ground?"

Roy shot the gas pellets, and a cloud of smoke went up giving them all the more time to get away from the ninjas.



"In your dreams, Roy-Boy." She said dryly punching an onrushing ninja.

"Cover is fine for me." she said as the gas went up, she pulled out his last arrow and shot a line to the roof. She looped it around him and put her arms around his waist.

"Up, up and away?" She said her smile able to be heard through her mask.

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Diana watched silently as her accomplice charged into the fray with a careless abandon, releasing arrows in every direction. Diana, the metamorphic substance that she had been travelling in but moments ago tucked away in her belt, turned away, accelerating her flight as she began to scan the city from above. She had to see where she was needed most...there.

It was Superman, the magnificent, iconic figure standing against a strange being before him. Diana seemed to recognise it, the uniform it was wearing, but that was not relevant. Superman looked out of his depth. With his city crumbling around him, she couldn't blame him. She knew the pain of losing a home, and it was this that drove her to send her lasso spinning downwards.

It encircled the robot, snapping its arms to its side. Diana yanked it into the air with a sharp tug, her booted foot connecting squarely with its jaw. Energy bolts lanced outwards from its eyes, only to be deflected by Diana's gauntlets. It swiftly untangled itself from the lasso and darted forward, but Diana met its charge with her fist, and watched triumphantly as it tumbled uncontrollably to the ground.

"I'll be back to finish you off in just a moment," she muttered, and dove towards Superman, Hovering before him, she could think of only two words to roll off her tongue...

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Luthor buzzes Mercy and asks, "Has there been any further contact from our forces in the battle zones?"

She replies, "Right now things are for the most part are at stalemate. A lot of we lose ground and gain it back same with them. You know what that means?"

Lex says, "Yes it'll only be a matter of time before someone suggests negotiations for a settlement."

Mercy asks, "Are we negotiating anything?"

Lex replies, "Yes...their unconditonal surrender."

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Diana watched silently as her accomplice charged into the fray with a careless abandon, releasing arrows in every direction. Diana, the metamorphic substance that she had been travelling in but moments ago tucked away in her belt, turned away, accelerating her flight as she began to scan the city from above. She had to see where she was needed most...there.

It was Superman, the magnificent, iconic figure standing against a strange being before him. Diana seemed to recognise it, the uniform it was wearing, but that was not relevant. Superman looked out of his depth. With his city crumbling around him, she couldn't blame him. She knew the pain of losing a home, and it was this that drove her to send her lasso spinning downwards.

It encircled the robot, snapping its arms to its side. Diana yanked it into the air with a sharp tug, her booted foot connecting squarely with its jaw. Energy bolts lanced outwards from its eyes, only to be deflected by Diana's gauntlets. It swiftly untangled itself from the lasso and darted forward, but Diana met its charge with her fist, and watched triumphantly as it tumbled uncontrollably to the ground.

"I'll be back to finish you off in just a moment," she muttered, and dove towards Superman, Hovering before him, she could think of only two words to roll off her tongue...


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Superman breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled. "Diana! It's been too long," he said as he walked up to her and hugged her. She had just saved his life, as she had done countless times. As he opened his eyes and looked up, though, he was shocked to see the Eradicator floating above them.

"NO!" yelled the Man of Steel. Without thinking, and still holding Diana, he dove forward. The twin red beams of the robots heat vision speared the apartment building they were standing on, creating two massive holes in the building and setting the roof ablaze. Thick smoke surrounded the heroes. Clark let go of Diana, and spoke. "I can't fight him. I've got no power left. You have to stop him Diana, or he's going to kill everything that isn't Kryptonian. Do you understand? No mercy, it's not a living being. It's a robot driven by a program that's-"
"A program far that is superior to Krypton's 'last son.'"

Through the smoke and fire came the Eradicator. It grabbed Superman on the cape and, with a motion that was a blur to human eyes, smashed him into the roof with such force that Superman went through it, careening helplessly into the smoke filled building.

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"Far too long," Diana agreed, solemnity tainting her tone. She almost felt his facial expression change, his entire body tensing. A moment later, she was in the air. Superman broke away from her as the Eradicator's laser vision seared through the roof they were standing from. Diana blinked, and Superman was gone, the only evidence of his presence a gaping hole in the crumbling roof and shards of crimson fabric littering the area. Diana returned her attention to the Eradicator.

"I have no quarrel with you. Step aside, and I will spare you," it blared.

Diana gritted her teeth as she rose into the air, her lasso spinning widlly over her head. "But I have a quarrel with you, monster!" she barked, her voice laced with fury. "You have hurt my friend, and for that reason, I will not step aside!"

The Eradicator's eyes pulsed with energy once more. "Very well. You have determined your own fate."

"As you have yours," Diana snarled.

The Eradicator lanced out with his laser vision once again, but Diana slipped to the side and sent her lasso flailing out. It struck the robot's chest in a whip-like fashion. Diana dashed towards him, using her shoulder as a battering ram that sent her opponent sprawling to a rooftop below. She dove towards him, her hands balled into fists, but he brought his own back across her face in a clean swipe. She cried out as she dropped to the tarmac. The Eradicator rose to his feet triumphantly.

"You are a foe less worthy than the Son of Krypton himself!"

A grim smile graced Diana's lips. "Even to be compared to him is somehting to be proud of!"

She was on her feet in that instant, her booted foot snapping towards the Eradicator's face. He ducked beneath the blow, coming up with another laser assault, but Diana threw herself to the side and used his cape to propel her lithe form to his back. Once there, she reached for her lasso...only for her to realise that it was no longer there. By that time, the Eradicator's elbow was buried in her navel, and she fell once again with a strangled curse. A dull ache enveloped her body, and for a moment, the world spun wildly in her eyes.

"Fall!" the Eradicator hissed as his fists began to rain down upon her.

The pain was almost unbearable. Another few moments, as perhaps the Amazon princess would have truly fallen. But another few moments were not hers to endure, for a surge of rage and determination overcame her and her foot was sweeping the robot's legs from beneath him. Diana hauled herself to her feet and bounded oevr to the next rooftop, taking her lasso in her hands and focusing on the Eradicator.

"I...I will not fall." It was a vow she had to keep...for Superman, for Metropolis, but most importantly, for herself. Her entire body felt heavy, as if her mass had increased since the start of the duel. And, as the Eradicator charged, she felt strength flee her body. She was drooping before he even hit her.

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Diana was floored instantly by the mighty blow, sloppily warding off several of his rough punches with her gauntlets. Each deflection sending pangs of pain through her arms, and, as such, the defensive motions came less and less frequently. The Eradicator was far too strong -- on the level of Superman, at least -- for her to handle alone...but I'm not alone! she reminded herself vehemently. Ignoring the agony shooting throughout her, pushing the humbness of her jaw as it took the brunt of the barrage of attacks, she fumbled for her belt.

I've got to reach it, got to...

"Farewell, woman!" the Eradicator stated simply.

"Farewell, monster!" Diana slurred, just before jamming her hand, and the metamorphic goo within it, into its mouth.

It expanded almost immediately, adn the Eradicator could do nothing but writhe atop the drained Diana, eventually rolling away. Garbled mechanical transmissions emerged from it as it flailed in the throes of death, finally laying motionless in its defeat. Diana stood with a moan, easily catching the amorphous goo that exploded ouwards of the Eradicator's chest area. Allowing her shoulders to slump, she drifted over to the roof and dropped down, wearily resting her hands on Superman's arm.

"What a welcome," she quipped. "Are you okay?" She began to qipe away the blood and dirt coating her skin, and applying pressure to check for any vital wounds.

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It expanded almost immediately, adn the Eradicator could do nothing but writhe atop the drained Diana, eventually rolling away. Garbled mechanical transmissions emerged from it as it flailed in the throes of death, finally laying motionless in its defeat. Diana stood with a moan, easily catching the amorphous goo that exploded ouwards of the Eradicator's chest area. Allowing her shoulders to slump, she drifted over to the roof and dropped down, wearily resting her hands on Superman's arm.

"What a welcome," she quipped. "Are you okay?" She began to qipe away the blood and dirt coating her skin, and applying pressure to check for any vital wounds.

A burst of energy streaked through the air striking the Amazonian. The battered form of The Eradicator limped towards the fallen duo.

"Did you think this was over, Terran? This body has seventeen redundant back up systems. With eighty percent damage to this unit I would still have enough power to destroy you both."

The android advanced towards the stunned heroes and a red aura glowed from within it's eye sockets.

"With the destruction of this woman and Kal-El, I will plunge this planet into a state of fear and darkness."

An energy blast seared out of The Eradicator.

"Krypton will live again!"

An emerald sphere surrounded The Last Son of Krypton and The Amazonian Princess. The blast deflected off the construct.

"Fear and Darkness? I don't think so. Not so long as there is Courage and Light."

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I have to do something. I have to react. And quickly. But I'm not sure I can do that with the Arrow in tow.

As I scan the city below us, I see a familiar face swinging around the side of a building, all the while fighting off a horde of attackers. And on the street below, another familiar face fighting for his life as well. "It looks like we found some familiar faces." I say to the Arrow as I point.

That's when she appears from nowhere. Her. The one who escaped us that long night in Gotham. She was back, and apparently fighting with us this time. We dive down as they escape their immeidate attackers, only to find themselves instantly surrounded as they rejoin their commrade.

"We need to move...fast!" The Arrow nods in agreement. "Get ready, this is going to be somekind of first step." With that warning, I release the Arrow from my field so he can drop ontop of the nearest group of attackers.

I then land behind the group and erect a giant gold wall to cut off attack from the rear. I turn my head back towards them. "If anyone has a moment to spare, I'd really like to know what the hells is going on!" I shout at them.

That is when I notice a shadow flying towards us, the sun glaring behind it, blinding my view. A few moments later I see the familiar blue suit and red cape decending to help. "Good. We will make even faster work of these people. And get an explanation." But something is...wrong. He's not flying in a straight line, and since when does he wear...purple?

"HELLS!!!" I launch into the air just before Bizzaro smashes into me. He then leaps into the air himself, chasing me down the long street. I can see the attackers that I had held at bay with the wall rain down upon the Arrow and his friends, but there is nothing I can do about that now. They will have to find for themselves.

I've got a much bigger problem at the moment...

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A burst of energy streaked through the air striking the Amazonian. The battered form of The Eradicator limped towards the fallen duo.

"Did you think this was over, Terran? This body has seventeen redundant back up systems. With eighty percent damage to this unit I would still have enough power to destroy you both."

The android advanced towards the stunned heroes and a red aura glowed from within it's eye sockets.

"With the destruction of this woman and Kal-El, I will plunge this planet into a state of fear and darkness."

An energy blast seared out of The Eradicator.

"Krypton will live again!"

An emerald sphere surrounded The Last Son of Krypton and The Amazonian Princess. The blast deflected off the construct.

"Fear and Darkness? I don't think so. Not so long as there is Courage and Light."

Hal Jordan stood before the fallen forms of Superman and Wonder Woman.

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The Eradicator was mangled, but still it stood. Superman stood groggily, helping Diana to her feet. He saw the green energy surrounding them, and looked up. There in the sky floated Hal Jordan, staring down a badly injured Eradicator. Smoke made seeing difficult, but thankfully the air inside Jordan's bubble was mostly breatheable.
"Hal! Get out of here now before it-"
"The human desires light, Kal-El. Perhaps the light of the sun will satisfy it."

Before Superman or anyone else could stop it, the Eradicator unleashed a full force blast of heat vision. Superman could only stare in horror as he realized what the insane machine was doing, because only he knew how hot his heat vision could be. A beam of red fire, hotter than the core of Earth's yellow sun, stabbed through the green energy field that surrounded the Green Lantern and pierced his right shoulder. The beam left a massive, smoking hole in Hal Jordan, and the Lantern, taken off guard by the speed and sheer power of the attack, landed on the still burning roof. His shield around Clark and Diana slowly faded away as he struggled to maintain focus. The Eradicator walked forward, and Clark could see the neo-titanium musculature underneath its skin. The robot was in as bad a shape as he and his friends.

"Your friends burn and fall at my gaze, Kal-El. Now you die, and then your friends die, and then every other living thing on this world. Prepare for eradication."

Clark felt tremendous rage seize him. He couldn't let this monster win, no matter what. He still had one small erg of power, one that he would waste in a last ditch effort to stop the creature that had caused such havoc.

"I don't think so, monster," said Superman through gritted teeth. He let forth a scream of rage that was shocking in its intensity. His fist moved so quickly that it heated the air around it, and fire burst into being around his hand. With a sound like thunder, Superman's fist crashed into the Eradicator's chest. Metal and black cloth exploded as Superman's fist dug into the chest. The Eradicator halted as cracks spread out like spiderwebs from the point of impact, and from the cracks shone the light of a sun. Superman gasped as he felt the power of the miniature sun flow into him. The Eradicator's eyes glowed again, but Superman placed his other hand over the robot's eyes. A final red flash was snuffed as Superman crushed the robot's head. Finally, as the smashed head of the Eradicator fell, Superman pulled free the sun that was inside. A light more glorious than any sunset filled everything, a second dawn could be seen throughout Metropolis as lances of light pierced even the darkest and most hidden shadows. Shade and Obsidian vanished in the midst of combat, finding their shadow powers gone.

A glow surrounded Superman as his body gorged itself on the power of the sun he held in his hands. Wordlessly, he launched into the sky, taking the sun higher and higher. Five hundred miles above Metropolis, he still held the sun. Putting one hand on top of it and one on the bottom, he absorbed as much energy as he thought he could take. Satsifed that his strength had returned, he looked down at the small, beautiful object in his hands. He then turned his eyes to the stars, and as he focused his eyesight to the edge of our galaxy, he found one small area of empty space. Using a fraction of his newfound strength, he threw the miniature sun on a trajectory towards that area of space. Three picoseconds after leaving his hands, the sun hit lightpseed. Superman smiled to himself, then turned his eyes Earthward. His friends needed him. His city needed him. And that was all he would ever need.

He plunged Earthward. Fifteen seconds after leaving the burning building, he returned. To Diana and Hal, it looked as though a red blur solidified in front of them into Superman. He knealt next to Hal, seeing that the Lantern was more injured than Diana.

"Hal, can you speak? If not, just nod and I can get you to a hospital." He turned his head towards Wonder Woman. "Diana, can you move? How badly are you hurt?"

[Spider-Man9X17]

Kyle's ring flared. It had dectected something. An energy surge...something familiar...something friendly.

He blocked an attack by an oncoming ninja, and then checked his ring.

"What is it?"

"Energy signature consistant with power ring of the Green Lantern Corp. Member identified as number 2814.1"

"Hal?!"

[Franklin Richards]

He plunged Earthward. Fifteen seconds after leaving the burning building, he returned. To Diana and Hal, it looked as though a red blur solidified in front of them into Superman. He knealt next to Hal, seeing that the Lantern was more injured than Diana.

"Hal, can you speak? If not, just nod and I can get you to a hospital." He turned his head towards Wonder Woman. "Diana, can you move? How badly are you hurt?"

Hal struggled to lift his hand.

"Clark. The ring. My ring. U --- use it to stop the bleeding."

Hal's head sagged and a barely audible whisper escaped his lips.

"Will it."

Hal Jordan. Green Lantern of Sector 2814 passed out.


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[Speedball]

"Arrgh!"

Rose fell to her bedroom floor and grasped her head. Something had happened. The fighting in Metropolis was heating up. She had to do something. The others were moving too slow, they'd never be of any help at this point.

Rose crawled over to her closet and frantically searched for her costume. She located the pieces and began to change back into her normal outfit.
As she strapped a few knives around her thigh, Rose quietly contemplated how strange it was to be fighting again.

What am I doing? This isn't my fight, but.....I need to help them. Hell, I'll probably get pounded by the first villain I'll meet.

Rose strapped on her katana and adjusted her pistol holster. She exited her room quietly and ran to the roof. At the top of the building the Red Wing, was Robin's airfcraft.

"Hmmmm, I don't think Robin would mind me taking a little joy ride in the name of justice..."

I sit on the beach next to Conner, then I hear a weird noise like a pla-
"What in the hell?! Someone's stealing my plane!"
I run inside to see if Rose saw someone on the landing pad.

"Rose! Rose! Did you..."
She's not here. I see a note on the large table in the middle of the meering room. It says "METROPOLIS"
"Damn it, Rose!"
She stole my plane! SHE stole MY plane! I need to get to Metropolis.
Damn! Superboy is too hurt to fly, and Beast Boy is to hung over.

I run back outside and tell Superboy "Conner, I need to go to Metropolis, go inside and rest. IF you begin to feel better, get there. Beast Boy is here somewhere, puking probably."
Now I need something that can get me across country...
DUH! Why didn't I think of this earlier!
I run back inside and head toward the cave's underneath the tower.
Of course, Rose didn't know this was here. Only members who are "in" know about this place. Dick knows about this place, so do Roy, Vic, and Gar. I learned about this place from Dick, I guess he REALLY trust me then.
As I enter the underbelly of the Tower, I see the servers keeping the Tower computers running. I also see a large computer with a screen the size of a small movie theater's, of course, it was Dick's when he was a member of the Titan's. As I walk along, I finally find the one thing that can help me, The T-jet. It can go pretty much anywhere, Space, The Marianas Trench, and Metropolis.
I open the door, it hisses like a cobra. God! The air in here is stale.
I start up the ship's computers, and the engines. Now, let's see how this old bird flies after a few years?
I press the button to lower it into the water. Nothing happens. DAMN!
I press it again, and it drops into the water like a rock.
The ship goes into autopilot, it flies through the tunnel and exits the water a few yards away from the Tower's island.
Now, let's see why Rose took my plane.

[wiegeabo]

"Damn! Damn! DAMN!" I say to myself as I look back to see that Bizarro is still trailing me. And gaining.

I've tried to outmanuever him, dodging around buildings to buy time and room, but he apparently is using his x-ray vision to follow me as he flies through the buildings to catch up. I need time to gather my wits about me rather than just run away blindly.

I dive down and around another building, but instead of fleeing, I turn and point my ring at where Bizarro will exit. As he blows through the building, I hit him with a blinding flash of light, momentarily distracting him. When the spots infront of his eyes clear, the creature flies right into the waiting fist of a golden Superman.

"Wha...?" is all he says before my construct sends him flying away.

"That won't last loAAAHH!!!" a blast of green energy strikes my back, knocking me into the side of a building. I fall and land hard on the ground, bouncing a couple of times.

"Damn you Jord..." I bite down on my thoughts. Old habits die hard. I look up, not to see who I had momentarily been expecting, but to see a grotesque mixtrue of human and robot running at me. "Metallo?"

"Nice to see ya," he says as he lands a cross to my cheek. The force of the punch whips me around, twirling me in the air a couple of times until I land hard on my side. I roll over and blast him with my ring, throwing him backwards.

"You've seen better days," I say, ready to add to the damage he's apparently already taken during the fight. I try to stand, but beams of energy hit my back and knock me down. Looking around it is the first time I noticed the mass of well armed men and powerful beings fighting on this street. Chaos reigns all around me. More blasts lash out, but I jump to the side, firing blasts in the crowd to knock the soldiers down. I land and take aim, felling a couple of more before dozens of additional beams lash out.

A few hit home, but I am able to dodge and roll to avoid most of them. I roll up to one knee and, bracing my ring arm with my other hand, I blast the armored men one at a time. But there are too many to keep fighting them like this. I notice a shadow growing on the ground below me and roll to the side just as Metallo drives his knee into the street.

He blasts me again, but I block with a shield and then grab him by the neck with a claw. His only human eye looks at me in surprise. "See ya," I say mockingly, and toss him high into the air over some buildings, not really caring where he lands.

Rocket explosions ring out around me, and I jump away. I turn again, blasting even more. Electricity strikes me, driving me to my knees. I see a light-blueish skinned woman hit me with another blast. I fire at her, but she turns into energy before my shot strikes. I have to think fast and dodge more blasts of rifle fire. Chaos! Chaos and more chaos! The absolute disorder tears into my mind. The woman reappears, but I've been expecting her and channel her energy back into her, catching her by surprise and sending her flying into the side of a building.

This is taking too long. A swing of my arm, and a massive golden pipe swings around, knocking a whole section of fighters to the ground. "No. More. Chaos!" Then I hear a whistle from the air and look up in time to see a white-skinned creature plow into me with two closed fists.

Everything seems to go into slow-motion. Rubble shoots straight up as a blastwave of air spreads out from the center of the impact. The wave impacts everyone standing in the area, knocking them away with great force. The ground itself ripples in a concentric circle like a wave in water after a pebble breaks the surface. Behind the wave, the ground erupts, kicking up debris that strikes and injures even more people.

The air finally becomes still for a moment. Those on the street still able to do so, stand and witness the scene. A crater fills the entire street, even pushing into the nearby buildings, and is half as deep.

Yet, the stillness did not last. Before the dust even clears, a flash of yellow light temporarily blinds a number of those standing there. Those that can still see, watch as a white-skinned figure is sent flying off into the distance at an amazing speed.

When the dust finally does clear, eveyone sees me standing in the center of the crater, fury on my face, breathing heavily. I stand there for a moment, then wipe the trickle of blood from my bottom lip.

"Who's next?!?" I spit out. No one even moves.

Suddenly the sky is lit with the most pure yellow light I have ever witnessed, all the darkness and shadows banished for a few seconds. Then a purple blur rushes up to me and a white fist drives into my chin, launching me into the air.

"Me am not next!" I hear him say in the distance.

[Spike_x1]

Rudy Jones looked at his palms. In one hand was the actual black rock, and he could feel the immense power coming from the stone into his body. In the other hand were dried up flakes of skin left over from the soldier he had just killed. One of the soldiers of his greatest enemy. Nothing's changed. Will every one of these-

The Parasite was shocked out of his reverie as Neutron tackled him from behind, screaming in rage. Both of the men fell to the ground from the force of Neutron's impact. As they wrestled, punching and kicking, they could feel the ground begin to shake underneath of them. The Parasite looked up, passed the collapsed buildings around them, and saw Tobias Manning, the Terra-Man, in the distance. Manning was laughing.

"What the hell's so damn funny?!" hollered Rudy, but his question was answered as the earth beneath them began to shoot skyward, in giant towers of mud and dirt. "Aw crap."Nathaniel Tryon's containment suit fell to the ground far below with a heavy thud. Neutron probably wasn't truly dead; the energy that made up his body, in all likelihood, was now contained within the Parasite's body. Within days, Neutron's energy would leave the Parasite and would eventually find its way back into a cohesive form within a new containment suit.

But for the moment, the power of Neutron, the Living Bomb, was slave to the Parasite, along with the power of Blackrock and the large remainder of what he had taken from Superman recently.

The Parasite stared from on top of the tower of earth where he now stood. He stared at Toby Manning, the Terra-Man, who was flying within a small tornado at his command. Manning grinned ear to ear. "So, this is the mighty Parahsite, eh?" drawled the cowboy. "Can't sayz that I'm too impressed."

Jones gave a low growl, "This ain't your fight, Terra-Man. Leave now."

The tornado around Manning swirled away in the breeze as he let the jetpacks on the back of his armor settle him softly onto the ground. "Can't do that, pardner. It ain't in the cards." And with that, Manning pressed a button on his wrist gauntlet and pulled a weapon resembling a bazooka from its place on his back and what looked like a futuristic assault weapon from his waist. After pressing the button, massive quakes rumbled the tower of dirt that the Parasite stood atop of. Suddenly, thick vines poured out of the tower and began to tangle Jones in their web.

The Parasite began to chuckle loudly. "Yeah right, Manning. A couple of your little weeds aren't gonna - what the..." Something was wrong. The plants were almost oozing around Rudy's body, and a dim yellow glow was slowly flowing from him into the vines.

The Terra-Man smirked again.

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"I call that stuff leech moss. Superman's had some fun with it in the past, but back then, I only used it on a small scale. Nowz the time to up the ante," Manning laughed. "It'll suck the solar radiation outta you within minutes. Actually, I kinda hate ta say it, but I got the idea from you when I created that breed.

A sound like thunder came over the wrecked buildings around Suicide Slums just then. Both the Parasite and Terra-Man looked up to see what could be the cause of the noise. A sharp, streaming light flowed over the city. The plants twisted around the Parasite began to instinctively loosen their grip and reach toward to source of the light, trying to gain more solar power, but they were answered with far too much energy than they could ever hope to absorb. Seconds later, as the light ascended into the sky, Tobias Manning's 'leech moss' fell to the ground, withered and dead.

His goggles hiding his anger, the Terra-Man's outrage was only heightened when the Parasite's feet floated down and touched Manning's precious planet several feet away from him. "Mother Nature don't want you here, Jones," he said with controlled calm in his voice.

Rudy snickered in response to Manning's remark, "At least she and I agree on something."

Finally, rage began to show itself on the Terra-Man's face as he aimed his larger weapon towards the ground. "And now she's gonna send you back to the hell you came from!"

The weapon's blast sent shockwaves through the ground of the neighborhood. The vibrations triggered dozens of 'seed bombs' that Manning had planted hours before in preparation. All of the remaining buildings, and all of the piles of rubble strewn around the scene, exploded into gigantic trees and mountains of earth and mud. Jungles formed almost instantly around the two men while the Parasite dodged trees that threatened to shred him with their limbs. He finally gained sure footing and snarled at Manning. "I've had enough of your s**t, Terra-Man!"

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"Right between the eyes."

[Purple Man]

I sit on the beach next to Conner, then I hear a weird noise like a pla-
"What in the hell?! Someone's stealing my plane!"
I run inside to see if Rose saw someone on the landing pad.

"Rose! Rose! Did you..."
She's not here. I see a note on the large table in the middle of the meering room. It says "METROPOLIS"
"Damn it, Rose!"
She stole my plane! SHE stole MY plane! I need to get to Metropolis.
Damn! Superboy is too hurt to fly, and Beast Boy is to hung over.

I run back outside and tell Superboy "Conner, I need to go to Metropolis, go inside and rest. IF you begin to feel better, get there. Beast Boy is here somewhere, puking probably."
Now I need something that can get me across country...
DUH! Why didn't I think of this earlier!
I run back inside and head toward the cave's underneath the tower.
Of course, Rose didn't know this was here. Only members who are "in" know about this place. Dick knows about this place, so do Roy, Vic, and Gar. I learned about this place from Dick, I guess he REALLY trust me then.
As I enter the underbelly of the Tower, I see the servers keeping the Tower computers running. I also see a large computer with a screen the size of a small movie theater's, of course, it was Dick's when he was a member of the Titan's. As I walk along, I finally find the one thing that can help me, The T-jet. It can go pretty much anywhere, Space, The Marianas Trench, and Metropolis.
I open the door, it hisses like a cobra. God! The air in here is stale.
I start up the ship's computers, and the engines. Now, let's see how this old bird flies after a few years?
I press the button to lower it into the water. Nothing happens. DAMN!
I press it again, and it drops into the water like a rock.
The ship goes into autopilot, it flies through the tunnel and exits the water a few yards away from the Tower's island.
Now, let's see why Rose took my plane.




Superboy simply shook his head as he watched Robin head back into the tower. The boy of steel wanted nothing but to get some sleep, but as he stumbled inside, one of his red boots falling off as he crossed the threshold, his weary eyes caught site of the note that simply said METROPOLIS

Conner already got whooped on for interfering in Gotham, and you would think he would learn his lesson, but he wasn't going to take a nap while the city he was created in was under attack.

Whatever was going on it caught Robins attention as he watched the t-jet take off. With a bit of a squint to focus his budding telescopic vision, he knew what direction the boy wonder was going. "This looks like a job for..."

The note was blown off the table as Kon-El disappeared in a blur of motion. Later on he might thank his friends for keeping his room the way he left it. Before that note could touch the ground, a hand reached out to catch it. Superboy was back, replacing his tattered, proxy Superman costume for his usual blue jeans and a black shirt that sported the crimson S. "Superboy!"

Dropping the note, a bit crumpled, back onto the table, he was off like a speeding bullet, chasing after Robin towards Metropolis. "Was I just talking to myself? I hope no one heard that."

[Nightwing]

Minutes later after we arrive, the city is under siege. People attacking the person next to them, all around us. Sine and I look everywhere, trying to help anyway we can.

He soon tells me he's going to release the field. Which I have no problem with. But incase something happens to me again, I'm going to leave Bruce a little message. Especially with what happend to Booster. Poor kid got the hell beat out of him.

I turn on my com. And made it quick.

"Bruce, it's me Ollie. I'm in Metropolis with Sinestro and the others. When I was in Star, we had a little run in with a guy named "Red Hood". He had a message for you, and it went like: "All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, ha-habit? Reason, passion, and desire." I don't have a clue what he means by all that, but I'm sure you might. Ollie out."

I end the transmission, and put away my com. I prepare my bow, and see Sinestro giving the signal for the drop off. I look down at my feet and suddenly I'm dropping in the air.

A group of thugs await me and start swinging at me. But before I land, I shoot a line and start humming this toon, I can't seem to get out of my head. (http://youtube.com/watch?v=Uh23UtpSXvE&search=JLU) As I swing, I land near a rooftop. Soon after, I begin shooting arrows at anything in my sights.

[Spider-Man9X17]

Kyle took a moment to assess the situation between waves of attackers. The ninjas were highly trained. Without the aid of his ring, he knew he wouldn't have stood much of a chance. There was another group of attackers as well, an unidentified militant group.

The screams throughout the city were becoming softer as well. Either everybody was escaping and the other heroes were winning, or more people were dying.

Kyle wasn't willing to put money on the former.

And that was another thing that bothered him. Aside from the initial message from J'onn, and the dectection of Hal's ring, he had encountered nor heard from any other heroes. All attempts to contact the Manhunter telepathically had failed.

He willed a commlink with his ring. Hopefully the others had comms as well, or were close enough to a Lantern for them to receive the message.

"Kyle Rayner to the JLA. Anybody. Bats, Diana, Hal, Supes. I'm in the city. Do you read, guys? Is anyone still alive?"

[SuperFerret]

Kyle took a moment to assess the situation between waves of attackers. The ninjas were highly trained. Without the aid of his ring, he knew he wouldn't have stood much of a chance. There was another group of attackers as well, an unidentified militant group.

The screams throughout the city were becoming softer as well. Either everybody was escaping and the other heroes were winning, or more people were dying.

Kyle wasn't willing to put money on the former.

And that was another thing that bothered him. Aside from the initial message from J'onn, and the dectection of Hal's ring, he had encountered nor heard from any other heroes. All attempts to contact the Manhunter telepathically had failed.

He willed a commlink with his ring. Hopefully the others had comms as well, or were close enough to a Lantern for them to receive the message.

"Kyle Rayner to the JLA. Anybody. Bats, Diana, Hal, Supes. I'm in the city. Do you read, guys? Is anyone still alive?"

I phase up out of the ground behind Kyle, intercepting a ninja that was about to ambush the young Green Lantern.

"I apologize for the delay, Kyle, I was... occupied."

[Spider-Man9X17]

I phase up out of the ground behind Kyle, intercepting a ninja that was about to ambush the young Green Lantern.

"I apologize for the delay, Kyle, I was... occupied."

"JESUSMARYANDJOSEPH! Don't do that!" Kyle yelped, jumping backwards.

"And, nice to see ya. Where are the others?"

[SuperFerret]

Telepathically, I scan the area.

"Superman, Wonder Woman and Hal Jordan are recovering from a fight with the Eradicator robot. Green Arrow and Sinestro arrived together, and now it seems that Sinestro is busy with Bizarro, while Arrow tries to contact Batman. Arsenal and... someone else are busy with some of the other assassins. And the Teen Titans have arrived."

[Spider-Man9X17]

Telepathically, I scan the area.

"Superman, Wonder Woman and Hal Jordan are recovering from a fight with the Eradicator robot. Green Arrow and Sinestro arrived together, and now it seems that Sinestro is busy with Bizarro, while Arrow tries to contact Batman. Arsenal and... someone else are busy with some of the other assassins. And the Teen Titans have arrived."

"Cool...who brought the keg?" Kyle joked as he checked his ring.

"16% power."

"So, what exactly is going on here?" he asked as he summoned his power battery from the pocket dimension. He placed his ring up to the front and began to charge.

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[LibrarianThorne]

"Hal, I don't... I mean I can't-"

The Lantern had passed out from blood loss. Superman sighed, and reached for Hal's ring It slipped off Hal's finger easier than Superman had expected, and when he slipped it onto his own finger the costume of a Green Lantern surrounded him. The ring sparked with green energy, and Superman tried to remember how to use it. Hal, John, and Kyle had all told him the same thing: imagination fuels the ring.

Alright, so how can I stop bleeding with this thing? Superman wondered to himself. The first thing that came to mind was a memory. He was seven, maybe eight years old. None of his powers had started manifesting. A wild pig had made it onto the farm, and he'd seen it first. Pa was in the barn milking one of the cows, and he'd thought that he was old enough to scare the pig off the farm. He hadn't expected the boar to charge him and with its tusks open a nasty cut in his arm. After goring him, the pig had run off. Crying to himself and holding his arm, he had run back to his home. Ma, when she saw the blood streaming down his arm, almost flew off of the porch. She picked him up in her arms and ran into the house. After she had cleaned it out, she had used her sewing kit to stitch his arm back together.

It was this memory that sprung from the ring. He was surprised at how much energy it took to manifest the kitchen of his home in Smallville. An emerald green version of Ma picked Hal up and cleaned the wound, actual water flowing from the emerald sink. Wordlessly, with green needle and jade thread, she sewed up the fist-sized wound. He felt sweat pouring down his face, such was the concentration required. When she was done, she looked at him and smiled.

"Ma?" he whispered. As suddenly as it appeared, the creation vanished. Superman looked at Diana and blushed. "I never said imagination was my strong suit."

He turned his attention back to Hal. Even though the green stitches were gone, the wound was healed. "Hal, time to wake up. We need your help."

[Apprentice]

Diana awoke to Superman's voice, claiming that imagination wasn't his 'strong point'. With a groan, she pulled herself into a sitting position and grimaced as the pain sealing all of her wounds exploded once again, this time with a renewed fury. And then it hit her: Superman was wearing a power ring. Diana's head snapped around as her eyes settled upon the fallen form of Hal Jordan, the Green Lantern.

"Hal!" she gasped. "How did he - - when did he - - Hera!" Her final proclamation was brought upon by a sudden pain striking through her navel. Her hand fell to it. "It did more damage than I thought. What happened to it?"

[LibrarianThorne]

Diana awoke to Superman's voice, claiming that imagination wasn't his 'strong point'. With a groan, she pulled herself into a sitting position and grimaced as the pain sealing all of her wounds exploded once again, this time with a renewed fury. And then it hit her: Superman was wearing a power ring. Diana's head snapped around as her eyes settled upon the fallen form of Hal Jordan, the Green Lantern.

"Hal!" she gasped. "How did he - - when did he - - Hera!" Her final proclamation was brought upon by a sudden pain striking through her navel. Her hand fell to it. "It did more damage than I thought. What happened to it?"

"I stopped it, but only barely. Sheer luck the thing had a sun inside of its chest, really," said Superman as he looked at the wounded Amazon. With his X-ray vision, he could see her injuries more clearly. Two broken ribs, fractures along her arms and in her hands. More worryingly, one of the broken ribs was hovering near her lung.

"Don't move, Diana. The robot did some serious damage, and if you move you'll only make it worse. I don't know how to-"
"Incoming Transmission.."

Superman looked at the ring with something like shock. "They can talk?" he whispered.
"Kyle Rayner to the JLA. Anybody. Bats, Diana, Hal, Supes. I'm in the city. Do you read, guys? Is anyone still alive?"

Kyle!

Superman brought the Oan ring to his mouth, and began speaking. "I don't know if you can hear me, Kyle, but this is Superman. I'm on-" he said, as he used his x-ray vision and microscopic vision to see where he was. "-the corner of Shuster and 39th street. Diana and Hal are with me, and they're hurt. Hal told me to use his ring to heal them, but I've no idea where to even start."

[Green Lantern]

"In your dreams, Roy-Boy." She said dryly punching an onrushing ninja.

"Cover is fine for me." she said as the gas went up, she pulled out his last arrow and shot a line to the roof. She looped it around him and put her arms around his waist.

"Up, up and away?" She said her smile able to be heard through her mask.As they ascended to the rooftop and out of the ninjas, Roy smiled. Just like old times.... God how I've missed this... why the hell did I stop doing this again? Oh yeah because I went all emo and hated myself for not saving...

"Hey babe... anyone ever tell you, you're Wonderful? Now where can I get a reload?"

[Spider-Man9X17]

Superman brought the Oan ring to his mouth, and began speaking. "I don't know if you can hear me, Kyle, but this is Superman. I'm on-" he said, as he used his x-ray vision and microscopic vision to see where he was. "-the corner of Shuster and 39th street. Diana and Hal are with me, and they're hurt. Hal told me to use his ring to heal them, but I've no idea where to even start."

Kyle placed his Lantern back inside the pocket dimension and turned to J'onn.

"I think that's our cue."

"I'm here with J'onn. We're on our way."

[Franklin Richards]

Light.

Go away. It's quiet here in the dark. If I look at the light the pain will come back.

Go away. Wanna sleep.


That's when I feel it. Caring hands on my forehead. A mother's touch. A pulling sensation at my shoulder.

There's the pain.

"Clark?"

Hal Jordan faded back into consciousness and noticed Superman standing over him in a Green Lantern uniform.

"Now there's something you don't see everyday."

Despite the obvious pain he was feeling, Hal Jordan couldn't help but giggle. Just then he noticed that Wonder Woman didn't seem to be in much better condition.

"Ok. Time to get to work."

The power ring flew off of Superman's hand and situated itself on Hal Jordan's right hand. The Green Lantern costume faded from The Man of Steel's form. In a flash two emerald hued cocoon's formed from the Green Lantern's ring. There was clear "glass" on the outside and some sort of bubbly transparent liquid.

Through his pain, Hal Jordan lifted himself and Diana off the ground and lowered them both into the tanks. Breathing apparati appeared on Green Lantern and Wonder Woman's faces. The two figures appeared to be recuperating in the tanks.

Hal Jordan's voice was heard from inside of the tank.

"Admittedly I stole this idea from The Empire Strikes Back but these chambers should heal us both up pretty quick. You want one Clark?"


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[twylight]

As they ascended to the rooftop and out of the ninjas, Roy smiled. Just like old times.... God how I've missed this... why the hell did I stop doing this again? Oh yeah because I went all emo and hated myself for not saving...

"Hey babe... anyone ever tell you, you're Wonderful? Now where can I get a reload?"



She raised her eyebrow at him and if her mask had permitted would have given him a smug grin.

"Don't push your luck." She said before kneeling down and surveying the fight below and atop the rooftops. The Titans had arrived to bolster their tiny army.

"Arrow seems to have a full quiver." She commented before standing up and flicking her Bo open.

"But sometimes it's easier to do things the old fashioned way. Your pick?" She said motioning to the battle below.

[Apprentice]

"You mean these are your own bacta tanks?" Diana chuckled. Pre-empting the puzzled stare that she would doubtless recieve, she continued on in explanation. "I'm a closet fan. There are a lot of things I missed on Themyscira, and Star Wars was one of them." Rising out of the emerald tank, she winked at the Green Lantern, a cheeky smirk touching her lips. "You were another, flyboy."

Hal knows I'm just joking...but it's good to let off some steam in a positive way. It helps to distract me.

"Where are we needed, Kal?"

[Spike_x1]

His goggles hiding his anger, the Terra-Man's outrage was only heightened when the Parasite's feet floated down and touched Manning's precious planet several feet away from him. "Mother Nature don't want you here, Jones," he said with controlled calm in his voice.

Rudy snickered in response to Manning's remark, "At least she and I agree on something."

Finally, rage began to show itself on the Terra-Man's face as he aimed his larger weapon towards the ground. "And now she's gonna send you back to the hell you came from!"

The weapon's blast sent shockwaves through the ground of the neighborhood. The vibrations triggered dozens of 'seed bombs' that Manning had planted hours before in preparation. All of the remaining buildings, and all of the piles of rubble strewn around the scene, exploded into gigantic trees and mountains of earth and mud. Jungles formed almost instantly around the two men while the Parasite dodged trees that threatened to shred him with their limbs. He finally gained sure footing and snarled at Manning. "I've had enough of your s**t, Terra-Man!"

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"Right between the eyes."
The Parasite had been trying to find his way through the newly created jungle that had taken the place of the Suicide Slums for hours. It was like an infinite maze - the Terra-Man's jungle was continuously expanding and changing its pathways. Finally, Jones decided that he had had enough and chose to take flight. After leaving the ground, it took almost a full minute to weave through the countless tree branches before at last emerging from the canopy.

"Been waiting for you, Rudy!"

A fist the size of a television met the Parasite's face and sent him reeling back through the trees, colliding with the ground with enough force to level the vegetation within a block radius.

"Rat s**t." Rudy rubbed his sore jaw and slowly got to his feet in the giant crater. He could hear two very heavy sets of footsteps approaching through the forest as well as the soft humming of anti-gravity technology from above. Jones looked up to see the assailant who had just punched him as he hovered back down to Earth. "Metallo. How've ya been, John?"

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John Corben chuckled lightly as he touched down on the edge of the crater and his anti-gravity pads retracted back into his constantly shifting technological body. "S'been rough times, Rudy. First you siphoned the radiation outta my kryptonite last year, rendering it inert. And then, Captain Marvel ripped out my replacement chunk after Luthor freed us all from Stryker's a while back.

The Parasite cracked his knuckles and began floating out of the hole in the Earth he was in. "Sounds like you got yourself a problem, Corben." The footsteps in the distance were getting louder and Rudy looked over Metallo's shoulder, trying to see the newcomers as Corben was talking to him.

"Nah. I don't know why people think I'm useless without that green rock. I mean, sure, kryptonite's a big help when I'm facin' off against Big Blue, but most people forget that I've spent most of my career without that stuff, and I've still been able to hold my own pretty easily. The motors in Corben's body began to whir to life as his body shifted and rotated to produce blades and guns all over itself. "There are other sources of power in the world, afterall. And people also seem to forget the real scope of what I can do - control machinery, alter my body as I see fit to produce whatever device I want. Hell Jones, I'm a technological god!"

Rudy erected a force field around himself with Blackrock's power as he saw the two new men enter the arena: Shrapnel...

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...and Anomaly, who proceeded to place a hand on Metallo's arm, absorbing the properties of the metallo alloy and letting his body take on the form of the metal.

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"So," said the Parasite with a slight smile on his face in anticipation of a real fight, "I guess you, in your 'technological godhood', have already disabled the bombs that Luthor attached to you and your little buddies there, eh?"

Metallo snickered. "The bomb he put on me, I disabled about two seconds after they switched it on. Kinda laughable, really; trying to use an electronically-controlled device to keep a guy who can control machines in check."

"And your playdates?" Rudy said, gesturing towards Anomaly and Shrapnel.

Corben looked down at both of his companions at his sides. "It's not like a bomb can kill either of these fellas. Shrapnel can just regrow his own head, and Anomaly can just take on the properties of the bomb blast."

The Parasite stayed floating in midair, staring down his soon-to-be opponents for what seemed like an eternity. "We ready for our rematch yet, Corben?" he finally said, breaking the silence.

"Let's dance, Jones."

[MST3K 4ever]

Lex buzzes Mercy and says, "My dear it has been an honor being with you, but I must now ask you to do one thing that I know you will loathe. Set-up the system for auto-commands. Engage the Lexcorp command system and channel it to me. Then leave...get to the pre-planned co-ordinates setting #28. I hope I will be there soon."

She says, "But Lex I..."

Lex interrupts, "My dear if our time together meant anything to you please honor my request. You are too valuble to my legacy."

The line goes dead and Lex hears the computer say, "Terminal Mercy activated at Lexcorp station #1."

Lex sees Mercy leave the building through the security monitors.

Goodbye my dear.

[Trigger]

"Geez, good for nothing father could've taught me how to fly planes at least..." Rose muttered under her breath.

She had managed to get the vehicle into the air, but she wasn't quite sure how well she was doing. At the very least, she was happy that it was careening towards the ground.

Rose sighed, and thought about her current plight. She had only been alive for two months (or maybe just one month), and now she was jetting off to fight in a war that didn't involve her. It had been a while since she actually faught a super-powered enemy, and even longer since she had experienced a vision, but already she was starting to get a grip on things. On life....

The tall skyscrapers of Metropolis came into view, and the horizon began to fill with smoke. Against the setting sun, the image of the city in chaos was all too surreal. Rose began to swing the plane by as low as she could without touching any buildings.

"Now, where would I be if I was a group superheroes?" Rose muttered to herself, a habit that she must've gotten from her father.

Rose's eyes immediately homed in on the familiar image of a tall, muscular man draped under a black cape. Next to it stood a shorter figure. It stumbled across the roof of a building with the shorter figure awkwadly, as if injured. Rose fumbled with several switches clumsily as the plane approached the figure. A blinking red light informed her that the radio was on.

"Batman. Attention Batman! This is Rose Wilson. Are you injured?"

The figure stopped moving and turned towards Rose. The shorter figure turned towards the plane and pointed at the plane.

"Batman? Do you need assis-"

The figure raised it's arms and a device could be seen in it's hands. There was a small movement of the thumb and index finger, and before Rose knew what was happening, a long hook attached to a wire extended from its device to the plane. With a hard yank the plane shook violently. Rose tried to pull the plane back, but the plane continued to plummit.

"What are you doing!!"

Rose reached for one of her pistols and shot the window of the plane twice. She then smashed it with her fists and leaped out. She landed with a roll on to the roof and laid on the ground for a minute before standing up.

"What the he-"

Rose stared at the tall figure. It had been injured, but Rose had an idea why. The exposed circuits and wires on it's thigh twitched slightly. She backed up slowly and aimed her pistol at it. It moved towards her, but the shorter figure made a hand gesture.

"Now young lady, why would you want to shoot my robot?"

[Nightwing]

I kept holding my ground against these "goons" for several mintues. Of course with the thought in mind, of not getting the chance to refill my quiver at all. I keep jumping to the next building next to me, dodging any that was thrown or might be thrown at me. They were maniacs. Yelling from the top of there lungs. I mumble to myself.

"More ninjas."

I take a leap into the air, with four arrows in hand. Right before the land, in mid air, I release them.

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Four down, no idea how many to go. I keep trying to hold them back, and no matter how hard I tried to deny it, the odds weren't looking good. Myself, against a group of very deadly ninjas, with about 23 arrows left. Yeah, do the math.

"Crap, not this again?!"

I look below my to see my right foot tangled by a chain, from a ninja who managed to sneak up to where I was. This already happen with Lobo, once. Well, atleast I wasn't going to have to hang upside down again in front of anyone. Instead, he wrapped it around his fist, and pulled back on it. Which, considering we were that high, made me fly across back down to the street.

I get quickly, not letting them get the chance of the upperhand. I run to a small alley, then turn around to see five of them who followed. They have small crossbows of there own, and start throwing shuriken's directly at me. One of them nearly got my damn ear off. I start firing back rapidly.

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I take two of them out, but three are still standing. I run toward them, and fight them with my bow. I swing it like a bat, and two of the ninjas knock against eachother. They go down cold. Now, there was just one. Except he was different then the last, he carried around a number of sais'.

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He threw one at me, and I ducked out of the way to see it stuck on a near by wall. It was a distraction. I turn back, and he sucker punched right in the jaw, knocking out some teeth as well. After, I took another shot in the gut. He was getting fancy, or in this case, showin' off. Next thing you know, he's running down the alley, and starts doing back flips.

That was my chance. My bow assists me back up and while he's back flipping his way to me, I'm running to him. He knew what I had planned. Right when we came into contact, he went for a kick, which I moved away from, then tripped him with my bow. He fell back, landed hard against his chest. His mouth was muffled because of his mask, but I could hear a cry of pain under it.

Just when I was about to begin to make my way back to the others, a shriek out wind passes by me. I turn around to see another shuriken that was thrown, next the the previous sais. I turn back in front to see another group already alined in front of me.

"Boy, you guys really don't waste anytime do you?"

The start approaching me, and there's nowhere else I could've moved. Sure as hell not in front of me, or beside them for an escape. All I could do was move backwards. I did, right up until my back hit against the wall. I was cornered.

"Houston, we have a problem."

[Watchman]

Cold this hold time did not kill one person. Sure he was a criminal but not a killer. He was to change that for Luthor. He saw Mirrior Master through the crowd. He ran over to him and placed his hand on his shoulder.

"What the hell was that McCulloch?!"

"What?"

"That Skyscraper bit what the hell where you thinking? I don't wanna see anything like that again."

"Fine...but look up there" he pointed his gun toward to the roof. Cold looked up and saw some figures on top of the roof. "Doesn't look like our guys. I don't recognize the woman but that looks that guy who hangs out with Green Arrow what was his name...Arsenal"

"Your right. I got an idea" he pointed both guns to the roof and made a wall of ice. He look back at Mirror Master "You know what to do now" Cold gathered three more Rogues with him, Captain Boomerang ,Double Down, and the Trickster. They five of them travelled through Mirror Master's portal and onto rooftop. All of the Rogues take out their weapons and point them at the heroes.

"This is not your fight so get out of here before we make you leave"

[wiegeabo]

"Burn!"

I put up a shield as rays of ice shoot out from Bizarro's eyes. The ice coats the shield and spreads back around it, completely covering me.

"My am not happy!" Bizarro says with glee. Until the ice shutters, steams, and melts off of me.

"Please. I used to work in the absolute cold of space. A little ice is not going to do anything to me."

"That am good for me," he says angrily. "Then you freeze!" Breath of fire explodes from his mouth and engulfs me. I enjoy the surprise on his face as I soar through the fire and land a solid punch to his jaw. Of course, he probably enjoys the surprise on my face as simply turns his head back towards me and returns the punch, sending me flying down to crash through a building and out into the street below.

"You used to be Bizarro's enemy. Now you am friend. Why you not change?" he says as he rushes up and throws a punch. I barely dodge and hit him in the chest with a blast of energy, sending him spiraling into the side of an elevated road.

"I wish you wouldn't make inconsistent nonsense. It's hard enough to work through what you are saying as it is."

"Me make consistent sense," he replies angrily. He rushes at me again, ice from his eyes trying to hit me.

"You just said a proper sentence!" I rise up and create a rocket engine with my ring. The engine fires, melting the ice, and hopefully cooking Bizarro. He gets through the attack and chases me again. "Wait, I get it. You do not make inconsistent nonsense." I shake my head. "How do you even get up in the morning?"

"Keep not making fun of Bizarro!" That's when two large vines rise up and wrap themselves around my legs. "What in blazes?" Below, a section of the city is beginning to overgrow with vegetation. I create a buzzsaw and slice my legs free. Then a feeling of dread comes over me.

Not a good time to become distracted.

I don't even get a chance to look up as the doubled-up fists slam into my head. I become just a yellow streak in the sky as I plunge into a neighborhood within the city. Hitting the ground, I bounce several times, smashing through houses as I do so.

Finally, I come to a stop and just lay there while my brain tries to get its senses back together. A quick ring scan tells me that I have a fractured cheek bone, which I didn't need my ring to mention, and bruises all over my body.

Sitting up, I notice I am not alone. A woman cowers in a corner of the house, protecting a small girl. Her face is filled with nothing but fear and concern, tears pouring down her cheeks. For a moment, I am too stunned to say anything. My ring sounds a warning about a fast moving incoming object.

"Dammit!" I jump towards the woman and she yells out, but I quickly cover her mouth with my hand. "Do. Not. Make. A. Sound." I warn her. I close my eyes and force my ring to extend a field around us. I trap all sound within the field and will the field to bend all incoming light around us.

A moment later, Bizarro arrives and stops in mid-air with a look of complete confusion on his face. "Am you not here?" He seems to concentrate as he looks around the room, his gaze stopping and focusing on us. The woman's eyes get wide, but I put my finger to my mouth to remind her to keep quiet.

"Me not find you!" he yells out and takes off into the air. My ring tracks him for a while until he makes his way back towards the center of the city.

I sigh in relief and drop the field, taking a moment to rest from the recent exertion. I sense slight movement next to me and feel a light tap on my shoulder.

"Thank you," the woman says simply. My face contorts with confusion. "I've always lived in Metropolis. I know about Bizarro."

I nod my head. "Then you are welcome. Now, I must leave."

"Wait!" she almost shouts, grabbing my wrist before I can stand. "Can you...can you do anything for my daughter. She started coughing, and just got more and more sick. She's been like this all night and day..." her voice chokes as she tries to hold back sobs of worry and concern.

"I...," I look at the lovely little girl, her face showing a hint of pain even though she sleeps. "...I will try."

[Speedball]

"Geez, good for nothing father could've taught me how to fly planes at least..." Rose muttered under her breath.

She had managed to get the vehicle into the air, but she wasn't quite sure how well she was doing. At the very least, she was happy that it was careening towards the ground.

Rose sighed, and thought about her current plight. She had only been alive for two months (or maybe just one month), and now she was jetting off to fight in a war that didn't involve her. It had been a while since she actually faught a super-powered enemy, and even longer since she had experienced a vision, but already she was starting to get a grip on things. On life....

The tall skyscrapers of Metropolis came into view, and the horizon began to fill with smoke. Against the setting sun, the image of the city in chaos was all too surreal. Rose began to swing the plane by as low as she could without touching any buildings.

"Now, where would I be if I was a group superheroes?" Rose muttered to herself, a habit that she must've gotten from her father.

Rose's eyes immediately homed in on the familiar image of a tall, muscular man draped under a black cape. Next to it stood a shorter figure. It stumbled across the roof of a building with the shorter figure awkwadly, as if injured. Rose fumbled with several switches clumsily as the plane approached the figure. A blinking red light informed her that the radio was on.

"Batman. Attention Batman! This is Rose Wilson. Are you injured?"

The figure stopped moving and turned towards Rose. The shorter figure turned towards the plane and pointed at the plane.

"Batman? Do you need assis-"

The figure raised it's arms and a device could be seen in it's hands. There was a small movement of the thumb and index finger, and before Rose knew what was happening, a long hook attached to a wire extended from its device to the plane. With a hard yank the plane shook violently. Rose tried to pull the plane back, but the plane continued to plummit.

"What are you doing!!"

Rose reached for one of her pistols and shot the window of the plane twice. She then smashed it with her fists and leaped out. She landed with a roll on to the roof and laid on the ground for a minute before standing up.

"What the he-"

Rose stared at the tall figure. It had been injured, but Rose had an idea why. The exposed circuits and wires on it's thigh twitched slightly. She backed up slowly and aimed her pistol at it. It moved towards her, but the shorter figure made a hand gesture.

"Now young lady, why would you want to shoot my robot?"






I follow Rose across the country, and Finally arrive in Metropolis.
What a mess. It's funny that two of the Biggest Cities on the East coast are in total chaos in the same year, it's almost ironic.

What in the Heck? Why is Batman on the-
TOYMAN! Oh crap! That's not Batman, that has to be one of his robots.

What's that in it's hand? It looks like a grapling hook?
"What is he going to do with a gr-"
As I say this, I see what he does.
He just shot my plane! AND THE CORD WON'T BREAK!
C'mon Rose, get out!
I see her jump out of the Plane just before my plane EXPLODES!
I hadn't even paid for the insurance on that thing! Bruce will...will...probably get me another one.

She lands in front of the two figures, She's gonna need help, and that Bot is aiming the hook toward the T-jet. Time to bail!
I jump out of the Jet as the hook pierces the cockpit.
I duck and roll and land next to Rose, just after Toyman says
"Now young lady, why would you want to shoot my robot?"
"Probably because it just tried to kill her."

[Franklin Richards]

"You mean these are your own bacta tanks?" Diana chuckled. Pre-empting the puzzled stare that she would doubtless recieve, she continued on in explanation. "I'm a closet fan. There are a lot of things I missed on Themyscira, and Star Wars was one of them." Rising out of the emerald tank, she winked at the Green Lantern, a cheeky smirk touching her lips. "You were another, flyboy."

Hal knows I'm just joking...but it's good to let off some steam in a positive way. It helps to distract me.

"Where are we needed, Kal?"

Hal suddenly had a vision of Diana in a golden Princess Leia bikini.


"Ow! Don't worry it's just the shoulder. But it does seem to be healing up nicely. In the meantime."

A beam moved through the outer casing of the healing tank and formed into a topographical representation of the surrounding eight miles.

"Ring. Scan for lifeforms."

Several dots appeared on the map and one of them was a Green Lantern symbol. The numbers 2814.4 read below it.

"2814. 4? What the hell? Since when did we get a new Lantern?"

Gotta remember to get the Guardians to provide me with a program. What else has changed?


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[LibrarianThorne]

Hal suddenly had a vision of Diana in a golden Princess Leia bikini.


"Ow! Don't worry it's just the shoulder. But it does seem to be healing up nicely. In the meantime."

A beam moved through the outer casing of the healing tank and formed into a topographical representation of the surrounding eight miles.

"Ring. Scan for lifeforms."

Several dots appeared on the map and one of them was a Green Lantern symbol. The numbers 2814.4 read below it.

"2814. 4? What the hell? Since when did we get a new Lantern?"

Gotta remember to get the Guardians to provide me with a program. What else has changed?


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"I thought 2814.4 was Kyle's designation, Hal. Or at least, that's what he told me it was."

Superman peered into the distance, staring hard at the massive shape of the LexCorp towers.

"Diana, I need you to wait here with Hal and heal up. Kyle and J'onn should be along shortly to help, but I've got to go. I don't know how or why, yet, but I know that Lex Luthor is responsible for what's happening in my city. He's responsible for the thousands dead from the virus, he's responsible for the destruction that eats away at my city, and by God I won't let him get away with it any longer. If I'm lucky, I can end this thing at LexCorp towers."

Superman was a blur of motion as he flew off. He hated leaving Hal and Diana, but Kyle and J'onn could take care of them. The massive battle around Hob's Bay was stll being waged, and it looked as though twelve blocks were little more than rubble. Superman frowned as the massive skyscrapers, a monument to Luthor's colossal ego, loomed above him.

I gave you a chance to change, Lex. You reward me by destroying my city to further whatever petty goals you have. No more second chances from me, Luthor. No more mercy or benevolence. We have been and we always will be enemies, and perhaps its time you knew exactly what that meant.

[Trigger]

I follow Rose across the country, and Finally arrive in Metropolis.
What a mess. It's funny that two of the Biggest Cities on the East coast are in total chaos in the same year, it's almost ironic.

What in the Heck? Why is Batman on the-
TOYMAN! Oh crap! That's not Batman, that has to be one of his robots.

What's that in it's hand? It looks like a grapling hook?
"What is he going to do with a gr-"
As I say this, I see what he does.
He just shot my plane! AND THE CORD WON'T BREAK!
C'mon Rose, get out!
I see her jump out of the Plane just before my plane EXPLODES!
I hadn't even paid for the insurance on that thing! Bruce will...will...probably get me another one.

She lands in front of the two figures, She's gonna need help, and that Bot is aiming the hook toward the T-jet. Time to bail!
I jump out of the Jet as the hook pierces the cockpit.
I duck and roll and land next to Rose, just after Toyman says
"Now young lady, why would you want to shoot my robot?"
"Probably because it just tried to kill her."

Rose nodded and kept her pistol trained on the man and his bot.

"Back off!"

The man chuckled, and his robot kept his grappling hook trained on Rose's head. She really wasn't sure of what to do. If she shot the ol' bastard, Robin would whine for days about being humane. If she didn't shoot him, the robot might off her, and dying twice wasn't a very appealing idea.....

Rose fired her gun and then lunged forward. The robot, distracted by a newly formed bullet hole, stopped aiming at Rose. The man backed away while Rose grabbed and punched the robot. She clenched one of it's fists in her hand while she repeatedly punched it in the stomach with the other.
With a tremendous burst of strength, it punched Rose flying into the air.

"Ooof!"

She landed on the ground with a loud thud. Rose rolled onto her knees, and rubbed her sore abdomen.

"Note to self: Robots are really strong."

[Purple Man]

Rose nodded and kept her pistol trained on the man and his bot.

"Back off!"

The man chuckled, and his robot kept his grappling hook trained on Rose's head. She really wasn't sure of what to do. If she shot the ol' bastard, Robin would whine for days about being humane. If she didn't shoot him, the robot might off her, and dying twice wasn't a very appealing idea.....

Rose fired her gun and then lunged forward. The robot, distracted by a newly formed bullet hole, stopped aiming at Rose. The man backed away while Rose grabbed and punched the robot. She clenched one of it's fists in her hand while she repeatedly punched it in the stomach with the other.
With a tremendous burst of strength, it punched Rose flying into the air.

"Ooof!"

She landed on the ground with a loud thud. Rose rolled onto her knees, and rubbed her sore abdomen.

"Note to self: Robots are really strong."

Robots can sometimes be pretty fast as well. In the case of the mechanical Batman, it was already on her with a fist cocked back in the time it took her to take her mental note.

Even with advanced reflexes, after the first hit she took, Rose wouldn't be fast enough to avoid this assault. One would wonder if Roses' precognition told her what was going to happen to next.

"Superboy's are pretty strong too." That blow which was aimed at taking Roses' head off was halted by a firm hand gripping the robot at its wrist from behind, and was promptly spun around so that he was staring into the cold, inhuman eyes of the mechanized attacker.

Tacticle telekinesis was the name of the game as wires, screws, hinges, and whatever other technical doo-dads make up a homicidal Batman robot, started to come undone in its arm. And with a mighty yank from the boy of steel, the offending arm was liberated from the robots body.

Not noticing that the Toymans new aquisition was reaching into its utility belt, Conner took great pleasure in slapping the robot across its' metal face with the severed arm. "The real Batman would get so mad if I did this to him."

"Batman always comes prepared!" The Toyman chimed in as his robot produced a kryptonite ring and proceeded to give Superboy a hard right hook, flooring Superman and Luthors genetic clone.

[Trigger]

"Too bad he's not actually Batman!" Rose taunted.

With the slightest of ease, Rose flipped back onto her feet and let loose another shot from her pistol. The Bat-Bot stumbled back from the recoil, and Rose followed up with a slash from her katana. While it stumbled back, Rose turned and looked at the telekinetic clone.

"Aren't you supposed to be super strong? I could've done better than that with my eyes closed."

The Batman lunged at Rose and tackled her to the ground. It pummeled her and she was shanked it with a dagger. With the full strength of her legs, Rose pushed her attacker off of her and got back onto her feet.

"Geez, persistent aren't ya?"

[Spike_x1]

The Parasite stayed floating in midair, staring down his soon-to-be opponents for what seemed like an eternity. "We ready for our rematch yet, Corben?" he finally said, breaking the silence.

"Let's dance, Jones."Within mere minutes of the beginning of the battle, the remaining buildings in the area were completely leveled, the jungle was set aflame with nuclear fire, and dozens of deep craters and trenches were littering the burning forest.

A large monster landed on a patch of scorched earth, and shook off the dizzying effects of Anomaly's punch.

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"That the best you can do, Tin-man?" Rudy laughed. "Here, lemme show ya how to fight." The Parasite then launched himself at supersonic speeds towards Anomaly. The deafening impact of Jones' braced shoulder against Anomaly's chest sent the metal man crashing through a mile of burning trees.

Rudy skidded to a halt and watched Anomaly roll uncontrollably away from the scene of the fight. "I might not be able to absorb you women, but I've still got more than enough power right now to keep the fight coming to you jerks."

"ReALLy?" A giant pair of arms reached around the Parasite from behind, holding him in place. Shrapnel's body began to take shape around him, his head appearing in front of Rudy. "aLL i HEaR iS taLk, TalK, tAlk, jOnEs. I aiN't sEen no WaLk frOm yOu YeT." Shrapnel's head began to hammer itself into the Parasite's face with tremendous force, stabbing Rudy with the razor sharp pieces, not to mention the plain blunt strength behind the headbutting.

The Parasite turned his head away, trying to minimize the damage he was taking from Shrapnel. "You wanna screw off, Nut-n-Bolts? I got a photoshoot in the morning and my face has to be perfect," he grunted through the pain and the noise of the blows. The Parasite's body began to emit a bright yellow glow causing Shrapnel to recoil in pain, releasing Rudy from his grasp. "Y'know what? I think the power of Neutron plus a little heat vision is just what I need to show you who's top dog around here."

Shrapnel began to scream in rage and pain as the shards that composed his body began to melt under the impressive heat that the Parasite was projecting onto him. Finally, all that remained of Shrapnel was a steaming pile of molten metal. "How's that for a walk, you stupid bastard?" Shrapnel would eventually reform himself, but it could take hours, perhaps days, before fully recovering from such a complete defeat.

The sound of solid metal hitting metal resounded loudly. The Parasite looked up to see Metallo standing on a smoldering pile of ashen trees, clapping his metallic hands.

"C'mon Johnny!" laughed the Parasite with his arms beckoning the cyborg to come down and play. "I thought you were gonna give me someone hard to fight!" His smile disappeared and he pointed a knowing finger at Corben. "I've been waitin' for you personally, Metallo. The Unity charged you with spreading its forces through Europe, and now it's time to pay for your war crimes!"

The Parasite could almost swear that he saw a physically impossible sneer come over Metallo's emotionless face.

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"Is that what this is all about, Rudy? Is that what you're still fighting for?"

The Parasite's fists began to glow with power as he flew towards Metallo. "You bet your life!" rage boiling freely through his voice.

[Speedball]

"Too bad he's not actually Batman!" Rose taunted.

With the slightest of ease, Rose flipped back onto her feet and let loose another shot from her pistol. The Bat-Bot stumbled back from the recoil, and Rose followed up with a slash from her katana. While it stumbled back, Rose turned and looked at the telekinetic clone.

"Aren't you supposed to be super strong? I could've done better than that with my eyes closed."

The Batman lunged at Rose and tackled her to the ground. It pummeled her and she was shanked it with a dagger. With the full strength of her legs, Rose pushed her attacker off of her and got back onto her feet.

"Geez, persistent aren't ya?"

"Conner! Get out of here!"
He doesn't move.
I extend my bo staff, ready to charge the bot with full force.
Then I look at Toyman, he's just standing there.
"Rose, keep the bot busy, I'll get Toyman."
I charge toward Toyman, but he sees me and begins to run.
What the heck! He just jumped off the roof!
I run to the ledge, and see him float down with a army man like plastic parachute.
Rose seems to be holding her own, but Conner looks bad. It's the damn ring. I need to go after Toyman, but Conner needs to be moved.
"Rose, get Batman away from Conner! I've gotta go."
I jump down the ledge, hooking the grapple on the ledge as I jump.
Hopefully, Rose heard me, and her adrenaline didn't affect her hearing.
Damn, Toyman has a lead, but how far can an overweight middleaged man run anyway?

[SuperFerret]

Kyle placed his Lantern back inside the pocket dimension and turned to J'onn.

"I think that's our cue."

"I'm here with J'onn. We're on our way."

"Then let us go."

I fly off, heading to meet the others.

[Purple Man]

"Conner! Get out of here!"
He doesn't move.
I extend my bo staff, ready to charge the bot with full force.
Then I look at Toyman, he's just standing there.
"Rose, keep the bot busy, I'll get Toyman."
I charge toward Toyman, but he sees me and begins to run.
What the heck! He just jumped off the roof!
I run to the ledge, and see him float down with a army man like plastic parachute.
Rose seems to be holding her own, but Conner looks bad. It's the damn ring. I need to go after Toyman, but Conner needs to be moved.
"Rose, get Batman away from Conner! I've gotta go."
I jump down the ledge, hooking the grapple on the ledge as I jump.
Hopefully, Rose heard me, and her adrenaline didn't affect her hearing.
Damn, Toyman has a lead, but how far can an overweight middleaged man run anyway?


"Then who is going to save her from the one armed Batman?" Conner stumbled back up to his feet, still holding onto the robots severed arm. His eyes were flaring red as he spat some blood out of his mouth.

Twim beams of heat vision shot from his firery eyes, aimed at the toys good arm, but the thing was too fast. It simply ducked the beams, though it lost those cute little bat ears, the thing was still a menace. It may have dodged his searing heat vision, but the robot was in the perfect spot for Superboy to smash the severed arm against its metal face. Wrecking the amputated limb and half the things jaw.

"Aren't you supposed to be a precog or something, Rose? Mind telling me how this ends?" Conner maintained his bravado in the presence of the kryptonite, but a quick kick to his already broken ribs managed to make him shut up.

[Spider-Man9X17]

Kyle powered up and took off after J'onn. Finally, they were getting somewhere, doing things as a team, like it should be. He felt like a little kid at Christmas.

"Hot damn. The JLA is back. Time to remind these little punks how we roll."

[wiegeabo]

I look at the girl as she lays on the small bed. She seems very helpless, more than children normally appear. I point my ring at her and begin a basic scan. The mother inhales sharply at the sight of my gold ray, but when I glance at her, she keeps her face focused and calm. Impressive.

A few seconds pass and the scan comes back complete. "She has a virus," I say.

"Wha...what kind," she asks, walking to the head of the bed and stroking her daughter's hair as she sits down.

"I am unsure. I will need to carry out a more complete scan." She nods her head in agreement. I form an array of diagnostic machines, some of which begin carrying out a detailed bilogical scan. As the yellow field scans her body, I create a needleless syringe and extract a sample of blood. I will the sample on a slide to a gold machine and begin breking down all of the elements in the liquid.

Minutes pass. "Well...?" the mother asks for the eighth time.

"Again, asking me that question will not speed..." my rings interrupts me. I raise an eyebrow at the results. "I am not an expert in human physiology, but I believe this is the offending structure." On a constructed computer screen, an image of the virus appears.

"That's what's making my little girl sick?"

"I believe so. It is unlike any virus in my ring's database."

"Can...can you cure her?" She valiantly tries to hold her voice together, but it cracks anyway.

"I don't think..." I look at her, and she looks at me. "...give me a moment." I am not sure why I say it, but...I have to try. I focus on my ring and extend a fine tendril of energy, too small to be seen, into the blood sample. I isolate a single virus and attempt to disable it. It resists!

"That is strange."

"What!?!" the mother says, worried.

"It appears to be...fighting me. Very odd. Whoever engineered this virus wanted to ensure its potantcy."

"It's man-made?"

"Yes. And it also explains the half million deaths within the city." The moment I say it, I wish I could take the words back. The woman's face fills with fear, horror, and rage.

She clings to her daughter. "No! I can't lose her. I won't!"

The show of strength surprises me, but I can see that the stress has taken its toll on her. Shock is beginning to set in and she is starting to become hysterical. Completely understandible, but a hindrance at this time. I need to calm her down. "What is you daughter's name?"

"S...Samantha." She calms down slightly while she holds Samantha close.

"And yours?"

"Mary," she says, visibly calmer now that I've taken her mind off the immediate problem for a moment.

"I will do everything I can for Samantha," I say. "And even if I can't, I will take you both to someplace that can." She nods and smiles at me. It is a lovely smile...for a human.

I shake my head clear and refocus on the task at hand. No time to be subtle about this. "Hells with it." I change my focus and will to eliminate the virus rather than cure it.

"What are you doing?" Mary asks with concern.

"One moment." I watch the display and fell the information my ring is feeding me. In just a few seconds the virus disintegrates. "There."

"You did it?" The hope in Mary's voice and face is obvious.

"To an extent. I can eradicate the virus, but I cannot cure it."

"What's the difference."

"I can heal your daughter," she smiles and sighs with relief, "but I cannot create a vaccine. At least, not without more time. This means her immune system will not have adapted. She can get sick again."

Mary shakes her head in frustration. "Dammit! Why? Why is this happening? Why does it always have to happen?"

Her question stuns me. So many times I have been on the other side of the equation, causing the chaos and hardship. And now that I find myself back on this side...I don't have an answer for her. How can I tell her that it's because of greed, or hatred, or jeleousy, or rage, or megalomania, or just plain evil? It just sounds so empty.

"I don't know the answer to that," I say. "But I damn well will find out. But first," I drop the constructs of the medical scanners and focus on the girl. I point my ring at her and concentrate. It is difficult. As soon as I erradicate viruses, more form trying to fill the gap. I work faster and faster, sweat beading on my brow. It takes several minutes, but finally...

"It is done." I breath a heavy sigh and drop the field from the girl. Mary looks at me expectantly. I smile. "She's cured. Every last virus strand destroyed." Mary surprises me by wrapping her arms around me and begins crying.

"Thank you! Thank you!" She continues to thank me while I try to detatch myself from her.

"You are more than welcome. But we need to get you out of here. Find someplace safe for you and Samantha."

"That sounds good," she says, slightly embarrased about hugging me the way she did.

"Good."

[Green Lantern]

She raised her eyebrow at him and if her mask had permitted would have given him a smug grin.

"Don't push your luck." She said before kneeling down and surveying the fight below and atop the rooftops. The Titans had arrived to bolster their tiny army.

"Arrow seems to have a full quiver." She commented before standing up and flicking her Bo open.

"But sometimes it's easier to do things the old fashioned way. Your pick?" She said motioning to the battle below."I don't need to push my luck babe, the fact that you're back in my life means I hit the lottery. And the old fashioned way is fine by me, I still got some Ruth in my baseball swing."

Cold this hold time did not kill one person. Sure he was a criminal but not a killer. He was to change that for Luthor. He saw Mirrior Master through the crowd. He ran over to him and placed his hand on his shoulder.

"What the hell was that McCulloch?!"

"What?"

"That Skyscraper bit what the hell where you thinking? I don't wanna see anything like that again."

"Fine...but look up there" he pointed his gun toward to the roof. Cold looked up and saw some figures on top of the roof. "Doesn't look like our guys. I don't recognize the woman but that looks that guy who hangs out with Green Arrow what was his name...Arsenal"

"Your right. I got an idea" he pointed both guns to the roof and made a wall of ice. He look back at Mirror Master "You know what to do now" Cold gathered three more Rogues with him, Captain Boomerang ,Double Down, and the Trickster. They five of them travelled through Mirror Master's portal and onto rooftop. All of the Rogues take out their weapons and point them at the heroes.

"This is not your fight so get out of here before we make you leave"

"Sorry, but the annual convention of supervillains and ninjas was just too tempting to pass up, I need the autographs! Mind if I get them from your prison cells, Cold? Dee, I think we found our opponents, eh? I'll get 'Rang first, you get your pick."

With that, Captain Boomerang launched his deadly weapon at Roy. In a split second, Roy's bow went up knocked the boomerang to the ground. Roy dived out of the way of another one, and as he did grabbed the other off the ground. In mid-dive he launched it Boomerang's knee, and the corners of his mouth turned upward as he heard the splinter of the cartilidge when it hit. Taking pride in his triumph, Roy missed the whizzing sound as the back of his thigh was sliced open with one of Double Down's cards.

[Trigger]

"Then who is going to save her from the one armed Batman?" Conner stumbled back up to his feet, still holding onto the robots severed arm. His eyes were flaring red as he spat some blood out of his mouth.

Twim beams of heat vision shot from his firery eyes, aimed at the toys good arm, but the thing was too fast. It simply ducked the beams, though it lost those cute little bat ears, the thing was still a menace. It may have dodged his searing heat vision, but the robot was in the perfect spot for Superboy to smash the severed arm against its metal face. Wrecking the amputated limb and half the things jaw.

"Aren't you supposed to be a precog or something, Rose? Mind telling me how this ends?" Conner maintained his bravado in the presence of the kryptonite, but a quick kick to his already broken ribs managed to make him shut up.

"How does this end?"

Rose stilfed a laugh at the sight of him. Rose leaped over the crumpled body of Super-Boy and kicked the robot squarely in it's chest. She dropped low and swiped at it's feet with spin kick. The robot's reaction time was too slow to even compete with her now.

It landed on the ground with a loud, resounding thud. Rose pounced on top of it and stabbed several times in the chest. The robot struggled to get back on its feet, but couldn't maintain its balance. Rose grabbed its head with one and hand, and with her katana, slashed its head clear off its shoulders.

A mixture of oil and whatever other fluids running through its circuitry began to spray all over. It covered most Rose's legs and its own chest and abdomen. She stood over it triumphantly. She did this. She had killed it, and would do the same to Him when she got the chance.

Rose waltzed over to the super child and leered over him. The head of the bat-bot still dangling in one hand and her katana in the other.

"That is how it will end. The funny thing about precognition is that it isn't always "on". Sometimes you gotta make your own future instead of tryin to predict it."

[twylight]

"I don't need to push my luck babe, the fact that you're back in my life means I hit the lottery. And the old fashioned way is fine by me, I still got some Ruth in my baseball swing."

She rolled her eyes spying the cornered Green Arrow.

"Looks like someone needs help." she commented before a team of rogues landed on the roof.


She glanced at Roy.
"You handle thes.." She said jumping off the roof into the crowd below. She landed and rolled before racing towards the cornered Green Arrow, her Bo a blur of silver in the air. She took out the legs from under two before a quick punch finished them, pulling out some darts she let them fly at close range taking out three more, now that their attention was fully on her..She looked over them at the man in green.

"Do I have to do this all by myself?" She called as she punched another one.

[LibrarianThorne]

As he flew, he couldn't believe the anger he felt.

I don't know how he did it, but he's President again. Any action I take against him can be construed as an attack on the U.S. government. That's how it must be, at this point. I can't hear them anymore. The heartbeats of five hundred thirteen thousand, six hundred... eighteen people. The President of the United States is responsible, and I won't let him get away with this.

His anger drove him past the speed of sound. Windows all around him shattered, a rain of glass falling onto Metropolis' empty streets. Three seconds after elaving Diana and Hal, Superman floated in front of the LexCorp building. He attempted to use his X-Ray vision to find Luthor, but predictably the building was lead shielded.

Lead won't stop me, Lex. But you don't know that yet, do you?

He floated close to the building, and his eyes glowed a hot red. In an instant, one of the lead panels that formed the outside of the LexCorp building vanished, burned so hot that the molten remnants trailed down the front of the building. Superman floated through the hole, and landed on the carpeted floor. He opened up his hearing, and was shocked at what he didn't hear. Heartbeats. No LexCorp security, no Secret Service, none of the workers. Just one hearbeat, one that Superman knew too well. He looked up, and knew that Luthor was on the top floor. As always, the man liked to look down on others. Drilling through the structure would cause catastrophic damage, so instead he found the stairwell and flew upwards at fantastic speeds. In less than a second, he found the way forward blocked off five floors from the top by some kind of electric force field. The air in front of him sizzled and cracked. He scanned the walls around him, and unsurprisingly found them lined with lead. Faced with no other choice, Superman unleashed a punch into the force field. White energy solidifed around his hand, but the force of the blow overloaded the force field. With a hiss and crack, it vanished as its power system was overloaded.

Superman wlaked up the last few stairs, thinking of what he was going to say. Lex was the President, and while that didn't change everything, it did change a great many things.

Finally, he reached a gigantic steel door, reminiscent of the door that protected NORAD. He reached into the door with his hands, digging into the steel with his fingers, producing a sound that was similar to nails on a chalkboard in its intensity. With one pull, he tore the door off of the hinges. The room he saw inside was dark. An American flag stood just inside the entrance, but what his eyes were drawn to was the massive bank of screens he saw in the center of the room. In front of them, sitting in a chair, was Lex Luthor.

"Mister President, it's past time we talked."

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[Spider-Man9X17]

Kyle arrived at the location Superman had given him.

Superman was long gone, it seemed, but Hal and Diana were still there, healing in some kind of rejuvenation tank.

"Someone's been watching Star Wars," Kyle said as he tapped on Hals' tank.

[SuperFerret]

Kyle arrived at the location Superman had given him.

Superman was long gone, it seemed, but Hal and Diana were still there, healing in some kind of rejuvenation tank.

"Someone's been watching Star Wars," Kyle said to himself as he tapped on Hals' tank.

"Indeed." I walk over to Diana's 'tank', and examine the energy-comprised technology.

"Maybe once the new League is formed we can engineer something like this for our medical bays."

[Franklin Richards]

"Works for me J'onn. There are several physicians in the Corp. Most of this tech is theirs AND with a little cosmetic design from Lucas, voila'."

The tanks faded and Hal and Diana appeared almost one hundred percent. Hal offered the New Lantern his hand.

"Now, if you don't mind. Who's the kid? I'd explain why I don't know you Lantern, but it's a long story. Let's just say, The Guardians, and I think you'll understand."


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[Spider-Man9X17]

"Works for me J'onn. There are several physicians in the Corp. Most of this tech is theirs AND with a little cosmetic design from Lucas, voila'."

The tanks faded and Hal and Diana appeared almost one hundred percent. Hal offered the New Lantern his hand.

"Now, if you don't mind. Who's the kid? I'd explain why I don't know you Lantern, but it's a long story. Let's just say, The Guardians, and I think you'll understand."


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"The Guardians...yeah, they're a bunch of little self obsessed trolls. So what. Hal, it's me, Kyle. Quit playing games, man. We have a city to save."

[Franklin Richards]

"We have a city to save."


Right.


"Ok, J'onn. Any ideas or should we just run all willy nilly through Metropolis, saving people at our leisure?"

Hal turned towards Lexcorp.

"Big Blue went straight to Lex. Do we help him or start working the streets?"

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[Spider-Man9X17]

Kyle glanced at J'onn, cocking an eyebrow. At first he thought Hal was joking, but something was very very wrong.

"OK, ummm, you have any idea what's up?" he asked telepathically.

[wiegeabo]

I scan with my ring and detect twenty additional humans in the neighborhood, most in a state of unconsciousness attributable to the virus. "First," I say to Mary and her sleeping daughter, "we need to find a place to go."

Checking the city, my ring detects two energy blips. Both of the Green Lanterns. Two? One is assuredly Rayner, but who is the other? Jordan and Kilowog are on Oa, I know it isn't Gardner, possibly Stewart? I suppose I will found out when we arrive.

Reaching out with my ring, a dozen tendrils reach for the people in the neighborhood and surround them in bubbles. To keep them calm, I transmit a message to the through the bubbles. "My name is Sinestro. A...member of the Justice League. And I am here to help. I will be transporting all of you to someplace safe. Please do not struggle, just keep taking care of your sick."

Pulling the bubbles from the homes, I finally see the faces of those I am saving. Some are still clearly afraid, some are more relieved. I look at Mary. "Ready?"

"More than ready," she replies. Her comment makes me smile.

I surround her and Samantha in a bubble and lift us all into the air. That is when I finally see that the jungle that had been growing in the city was burning. And the mass of the expanding fireball and radiation was heading right towards us.

"Close your eyes!" I shout to them, "We are going to be moving fast, and your stomachs will likely not like what you will see."

In a moment we are gone, the freball engulfing the area we were just in. The city is a blur beneath us. I track the Lantern signals to a building near the center of Metropolis. Scanning the area, I see there is fighting in nearby blocks, but this building is relatively safe. I force open a hole in the side of the building and deposit my charges.

"Remain here for now. I will be back soon when I find a place that can help you."

"Please hurry," Mary says.

"I will," I reply. "Just keep them calm." She nods and turns to help the others from her neighborhood.

I rise up the building and finally reach the top. I am greeted with a sight of heroes. Wonder Woman, Rayner, the Manhunter...and Jordan.

"So Jordan," I say, "it was you I detected afterall. I hadn't realized you had returned to Earth. What else have I missed?" I ask the group.

[MST3K 4ever]

As he flew, he couldn't believe the anger he felt.

I don't know how he did it, but he's President again. Any action I take against him can be construed as an attack on the U.S. government. That's how it must be, at this point. I can't hear them anymore. The heartbeats of five hundred thirteen thousand, six hundred... eighteen people. The President of the United States is responsible, and I won't let him get away with this.

His anger drove him past the speed of sound. Windows all around him shattered, a rain of glass falling onto Metropolis' empty streets. Three seconds after elaving Diana and Hal, Superman floated in front of the LexCorp building. He attempted to use his X-Ray vision to find Luthor, but predictably the building was lead shielded.

Lead won't stop me, Lex. But you don't know that yet, do you?

He floated close to the building, and his eyes glowed a hot red. In an instant, one of the lead panels that formed the outside of the LexCorp building vanished, burned so hot that the molten remnants trailed down the front of the building. Superman floated through the hole, and landed on the carpeted floor. He opened up his hearing, and was shocked at what he didn't hear. Heartbeats. No LexCorp security, no Secret Service, none of the workers. Just one hearbeat, one that Superman knew too well. He looked up, and knew that Luthor was on the top floor. As always, the man liked to look down on others. Drilling through the structure would cause catastrophic damage, so instead he found the stairwell and flew upwards at fantastic speeds. In less than a second, he found the way forward blocked off five floors from the top by some kind of electric force field. The air in front of him sizzled and cracked. He scanned the walls around him, and unsurprisingly found them lined with lead. Faced with no other choice, Superman unleashed a punch into the force field. White energy solidifed around his hand, but the force of the blow overloaded the force field. With a hiss and crack, it vanished as its power system was overloaded.

Superman wlaked up the last few stairs, thinking of what he was going to say. Lex was the President, and while that didn't change everything, it did change a great many things.

Finally, he reached a gigantic steel door, reminiscent of the door that protected NORAD. He reached into the door with his hands, digging into the steel with his fingers, producing a sound that was similar to nails on a chalkboard in its intensity. With one pull, he tore the door off of the hinges. The room he saw inside was dark. An American flag stood just inside the entrance, but what his eyes were drawn to was the massive bank of screens he saw in the center of the room. In front of them, sitting in a chair, was Lex Luthor.

"Mister President, it's past time we talked."

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Lex hears the doors being ripped off of the hinges.

Lex squints because of the light and then is able to make out the shadow of a more than familiar figure.

"Mister President, it's past time we talked."


Lex bows his head.

He raises it up and motions for Superman to come forward.

He says, "Indeed do come in."

He presses a button on his desk and a steel wall slams into place covering up the hole where the doors were. Making the office pitch black once again except for one shining on him.

Lex says, "I had a feeling sooner or later you would be here, and so here you are. Now, at this point I won't even hide under the pretense of 'National security' ask me a question and I will tell you the answer. You may not like the answer but it's reality so deal with it."

He lights a cigar and says, "Go ahead and ask."

[Franklin Richards]

"So Jordan," I say, "it was you I detected afterall. I hadn't realized you had returned to Earth. What else have I missed?" I ask the group.

A single green beam of force flies towards Sinestro and forms a clamp on his torso. The Korugarian slammed into the elevator doors with force of a car crash. The door buckles and the tell tale sight of Sinestro's yellow energy field surrounds him.

"You're the one behind all this! Luthor is a pawn."

The green clamp transforms into a bear trap and clamps onto the dazed form of Sinestro.

*KKRUNCH*

"I don't know how you got out of the Battery, but I'll be all to glad to put you back. After I run you through the ringer."

The bear trap started to twirl. Sinestro started to spin faster and faster until he was a blur.

While Hal's brow sweated with the concentration, he turned back to his allies.

"Uh guys? Sinestro. Feel free to join in whenever."

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[wiegeabo]

In a moment, all I know is pain. My body is slammed into something, and then my body screams out as green teeth try to gnaw into me. Only my forcefield keeps me alive.

Then I'm spinning around, faster and faster. The forces causing my blood to rush into...my brain. Need to...focus...to...will...my...ring......

"...EEEENOUGH!!!!!" I shout as I let loose a blast of gold in all directions. A gold anchor fires out, grappling a nearby building. The anchor stops Jordan from spinning me, the jerk pulling my vertebrae apart. I feel a couple of centimeters taller. The green tether around me releases and I see Jordan grab his shoulder in pain. The sudden stop must have hurt him too.

I take advantage of the moment, putting my own pain aside. "What the hells is wrong with you, Jordan!?!" I yell as I smash him with a beam of energy.
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He goes flying. "What happened to giving me a chance?" I swing a giant hammer down on him, but he blocks with a hastily built shield. I morph the hammer to envelop Jordan and it becomes an electric chair. "Did the Guardians send you for me?" I demand, hitting him with gold electricity.

I bring my face up to his. "I thought we had a deal!"
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[LibrarianThorne]

Lex hears the doors being ripped off of the hinges.

Lex squints because of the light and then is able to make out the shadow of a more than familiar figure.

"Mister President, it's past time we talked."


Lex bows his head.

He raises it up and motions for Superman to come forward.

He says, "Indeed do come in."

He presses a button on his desk and a steel wall slams into place covering up the hole where the doors were. Making the office pitch black once again except for one shining on him.

Lex says, "I had a feeling sooner or later you would be here, and so here you are. Now, at this point I won't even hide under the pretense of 'National security' ask me a question and I will tell you the answer. You may not like the answer but it's reality so deal with it."

He lights a cigar and says, "Go ahead and ask."

Luthor's smugness grated on Clark. He couldn't stop the red glow emanating from his eyes, which thanks to the darkness of the room served to make his face look demonic.

"Over five hundred thousand people are dead, Luthor. You're going to tell me why or so help me God I will bring this building down on your head. If you speak so much as a syllable of a lie, I will know. I can hear your heartbeat and see your sweat glands. I swear to you your office will not save you from me if you lie."

[Franklin Richards]

"What the hells is wrong with you, Jordan!?!" I yell as I smash him with a beam of energy.
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He goes flying. "What happened to giving me a chance?" I swing a giant hammer down on him, but he blocks with a hastily built shield. I morph the hammer to envelop Jordan and it becomes an electric chair. "Did the Guardians send you for me?" I demand, hitting him with gold electricity.

I bring my face up to his. "I thought we had a deal!"
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"YAAAAARRRGGHHHH!"

Yellow electricity. Not good.

The electric chair was overcome by a green pilots chair with a large lever sticking out the side.

"Time to jet."

Hal ejected into the air and exploded with a green flash. He rubbed his shoulder. His personal field re-established, he floated above his friends, and in front of Sinestro.

"Deal? What deal? You're a murderer, Sinestro!"

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[wiegeabo]

"YAAAAARRRGGHHHH!"

Yellow electricity. Not good.

The electric chair was overcome by a green pilots chair with a large lever sticking out the side.

"Time to jet."

Hal ejected into the air and exploded with a green flash. He rubbed his shoulder. His personal field re-established, he floated above his friends, and in front of Sinestro.

"Deal? What deal? You're a murderer, Sinestro!"

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"What deal?" I say, surprised. "What the hells is wrong with you, Jordan?"

I turn to the others still on the roof. "What the hells is wrong with him?"

I turn back. "The deal, Jordan. The one we made when I returned. When I decided to bring order into the universe rather than choas. You wanted to take me to trial on Oa, I needed time to prove myself. So we agreed I would stay on Earth, where I would work towards once again being worthy of being a Lantern."

"Would you tell him?" I say to the others.

"Dammit, I'm trying to bring the Justice League back together."

[Apprentice]

"Hal, stand down! We're going to need all the help we can get if we're going to salvage Metropolis," Diana called, her voice firm but harsh. "Superman can handle whatever he's doing at LexCorp, so we have to handle the streets. J'onn, can you route out the places where our services are most needed? I'm sure you've done a brilliant job directing, so don't let up. Hal --"

An enegry bolt struck upwards into the sky, shearing through the peak of a now-dilapidated skyscraper and sending chunks of concrete and stone showering over the city like a deadly rain shower. A second sent a car into the air with a mushroom cloud that, for but a moment, enveloped the gathering of heroes. When it cleared, however, Diana was gone, dropping towards the villain responsible. It was a male, attired in seemingly high-tech body armour, equipped with strange weapons.

"Hey, baby!" he quipped. "You here to talk to Barrage?"

Diana ground her teeth together and launched herself forward, snapping her booted foot across Barrage's face and sending him sprawling with a yelp. "Be quiet and fight, runt!"

[Franklin Richards]

A new Green Lantern?! Sinestro in the League?! What's next? Carol and I are married?

"I don't know what your game is Sinestro, but I'll put you on hold."

Hal turned to the kid.

"Ok Rookie. Let's see what you got."

2814.1 kranked up the ambient light on his forcefield and raced past Sinestro and watched Wonder Woman engage the enemy.

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[Spike_x1]

"C'mon Johnny!" laughed the Parasite with his arms beckoning the cyborg to come down and play. "I thought you were gonna give me someone hard to fight!" His smile disappeared and he pointed a knowing finger at Corben. "I've been waitin' for you personally, Metallo. The Unity charged you with spreading its forces through Europe, and now it's time to pay for your war crimes!"

The Parasite could almost swear that he saw a physically impossible sneer come over Metallo's emotionless face.

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"Is that what this is all about, Rudy? Is that what you're still fighting for?"

The Parasite's fists began to glow with power as he flew towards Metallo. "You bet your life!" rage boiling freely through his voice.After seconds of fighting, the force of the punches being thrown blew out the fires around the jungle.

After minutes of conflict, both participants had thrown each other free of the forest.

At the half-hour mark of the struggle, the Parasite and Metallo were both airborne and could see green and yellow streaks of energy zipping around far below them. Lantern and Sinestro? But their view was obscured as soon as they entered a large storm cloud.

"I'm willing to bet that Superman's X-ray vision has worn off by now, Jones," said Corben as his fist collided with the Parasite's temple. Rudy swung back, but hit only air. The dark gray cloud was so thick that he could barely see two feet in front of him. But he could still hear Metallo's voice, "Me? I got thermal vision, and with all of that energy you've soaked up, I couldn't not see you if I tried." A hard kick struck between the Parasite's shoulder blades, sending him spiraling forward, deeper into the cloud.

Trying to regain control of his senses, Rudy flew in random directions. "How the hell do ya get outta this thing?" he asked himself as he searched for an exit from the cloud. Then he heard it--something buzzing softly from below him. The noise was familiar. Metallo's anti-gravity pads! Before Corben's high-speed uppercut could be make contact with the Parasite's jaw, Rudy blindly reached for and grabbed Metallo's wrist and yanked upward, while driving his foot downward, delivering a monstrous kick to Corben's skull.

The Parasite couldn't tell if the sound he heard was from the force of the kick he had given, or from actual thunder in the cloud.

"<FSSH> will never wi<PSSST> Jones!" The Parasite cocked an eyebrow when he heard Metallo try to speak. He must've knocked something loose with the combined forces of sharply pulling Corben's arm and kicking his head at the same time.

Can't give him time to reconfigure himself and repair the damage!

Then he had it! With a huge hunk of metal like Metallo floating through a storm cloud like this, it was only a matter of time before...

Rudy's right fist began to glow with yellow energy. He grinned as he hit Corben with a nuclear-powered punch to the jaw. Taking advantage of the renewed shock to John's body, the Parasite flew behind Metallo and pinned the cyborg's arms behind his back. "You ever been a magnet before, Corben?"

Metallo responded with what sounded like panicked static screams as lightning finally struck and passed through his metal frame. The only thing that John Corben heard before his body shut down was the Parasite's laughter in his audio receivers. That laughter would follow him to his grave.

Moments later, a large metallic monster fell from the sky and landed in the middle of Metropolis Square. When frightened bystanders would curiously investigate, they would find hundreds of small metal items - forks, chains, paperclips, guns, knives - all stuck to Metallo's body. One poor soul would even be forced to painfully remove his facial piercings under pressure in order to escape the lifeless Metallo's magnetic attraction.

High in the skies, the people below could still hear a faint laughter bellowing over the noise of the thunder.

[Spider-Man9X17]

Kyle turned to Sinestro.

"They mind wiped him! That has to be it. Those little blue runts seem to have taken out any part of his memory prior to Parallax."

Kyle powered up and took off after Wonder Woman and Hal.

"Rookie, huh? I guess I'm gonna have to remind you just who I am," Kyle chortled, zooming past Hal in a green blur.

[MST3K 4ever]

Luthor's smugness grated on Clark. He couldn't stop the red glow emanating from his eyes, which thanks to the darkness of the room served to make his face look demonic.

"Over five hundred thousand people are dead, Luthor. You're going to tell me why or so help me God I will bring this building down on your head. If you speak so much as a syllable of a lie, I will know. I can hear your heartbeat and see your sweat glands. I swear to you your office will not save you from me if you lie."

Lex knew not to screw around this time. For the first time he truly believed that Superman would kill him.

Lex says, "Very well."

He pulls out a stack of files and says, "I assume your spped reading is up to par. If not let me shed some light on the subject."

Lex presses a button and the room goes from pitch black to bright red.

He says, "Yes a little something I had put in just for you. Those lights harness the specturm of a red sun it keeps your powers null & void for now. Because right now I think you're looking for the slightest reason to kill me. You blame me fore everything...in this case you're partly right."

He pushes the files over to Superman and says, "The cliff notes version of those files is simple. Ras-Al-Goul stole a virus from me that was part of a bio-weapon that I was developing. He approached me about being partners. I informed the heads of the CIA & The FBI and they told me to play along with Ras. Thinking they could succeed where Batman has failed so many times, well as you can see their plans were a rousing failure."

Lex stand up and cuts on the monitors showing many children dying and says, "You don't think I don't know the pain their parents are feeling right now?"

He walks over to the desk and pulls out a newspaper. The Daily Planet headline reads, "LENA LUTHOR: 2000-2006" with a full page picture of Lena in an easter dress.

He says, "A lighting bolt from the Weather Wizard did her in. It was a freak accident considering there were no other clouds in the sky that night. Believe me Superman I know there pain all too well. So before you come in here and hold me responsible for the deaths of those children. I know their pain. All the questions, 'what crime did I commit to warrant this penalty?' of 'was there something more I could've done?"

Lex begins to tear up and shake all over and screams," TAKE A LONG HARD LOOK THERE ALIEN! BECAUSE I KNOW HOW THEY FEEL! DO YOU? DO YOU?"With that Lex slaps Superman across the jaw.

He recomposes himself and says, "Believe it or not. I am sorry I thought that would be more satisfying...it wasn't mainly because I did it out of grief. Whether you believe it or not...I'm sorry I did that to you."

Lex pulls out one more folder and shoves it in front of Superman.

He says, "This file is the one you should be concerned about more than any other. Go ahead I have no secrets right now."
Superman reads the file and his eyes widen in horror.

Lex says, The world leaders and I agree rather than allow Ras one sceond of glory we'd rather see the planet spared a Ras led world. Is there anything else you need to know?"

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Kyle turned to Sinestro.

"They mind wiped him! That has to be it. Those little blue runts seem to have taken out any part of his memory prior to Parallax."

Kyle powered up and took off after Wonder Woman and Hal.

"Rookie, huh? I guess I'm gonna have to remind you just who I am," Kyle chortled, zooming past Hal in a green blur.

"Dammit Rayner, wait!" I say as I lash out a chain. One end of the chain wraps around Rayner's leg while the other end is attached to a giant bolder I create.

He stops cold in the air. "Hey, what gives?!?"

"You may not think you are a rookie, but you're acting like one. We can't just fly off and expect to win this battle. There are two very powerful sides fighting down there. We're the third party, and they'll be glad to put aside their differences and focus on us. We need a plan."

I drop the chain and join him in the air. "We were trying to reform the Justice League, correct? Then let's do so."

Rayner looks thoughtful for a moment. "Yeah, you've got a point, I guess." He flies off to join Jordan above Wonder Woman, and I follow. It appears she has things well in hand for the moment as her enemy goes flying from a viscious kick.

"I always knew the Guardians could not be completely trusted," I say to Jordan. "Having to deal with them again is one thing I will not enjoy once I am allowed to rejoin the Corps." Jordan seems to huff at that remark.

"Damn. You truly do not remember. All that work earning a little trust from you is wasted. Although I must admit, there is a certain poetic justice to you not remembering what you have done."

"But we have bigger concerns at the moment. We need to group together, form a plan, and most of all, learn what the hells the war is all about. My first suggestion would be to find Green Arrow and his commrades before they are overrun."

[Nightwing]

"I don't need to push my luck babe, the fact that you're back in my life means I hit the lottery. And the old fashioned way is fine by me, I still got some Ruth in my baseball swing."

She rolled her eyes spying the cornered Green Arrow.

"Looks like someone needs help." she commented before a team of rogues landed on the roof.


She glanced at Roy.
"You handle thes.." She said jumping off the roof into the crowd below. She landed and rolled before racing towards the cornered Green Arrow, her Bo a blur of silver in the air. She took out the legs from under two before a quick punch finished them, pulling out some darts she let them fly at close range taking out three more, now that their attention was fully on her..She looked over them at the man in green.

"Do I have to do this all by myself?" She called as she punched another one.

Surrounded. I was cornered by ninjas, as my back lay on the back wall behind me. Negotiating wasn't going to work this time. I start seeing them raising there weapons, following a signal given by, their leader, who I assumed was the guy in front of me.

"Easy guys, easy. Do we really have to settle this with really sharp objects?"

Suddenly, I look and see a few other ninjas looking toward the sky. And I see a shadow covering them, as a woman, came out of nowhere. I didn't recognize her, but she dropped right on them, already taking out a few in the process. I watched, and saw them falling down like dominos. Until she turned her attention to me.

"Do I have to do this all by myself?" She said to me.

I see a passage open, and smiled. Then jumped back into action. I was low on arrows, so like before, I decided to hold them off with my bow. I pulled off a few tricks of my own with it, taking out two of the ninjas at my right. I flipped the bow over my shoulder, and took another behind, without even looking.

I look over to the mysterious woman, and see her fending for herself. Being the gentleman I am, and my history with women, I helped out anyway. I switched hands with my bow, taking out another ninja on my left. Then grabbed her hand so she could twirl around, kicking down the remaining. Y'know, like in those old Chinese movies....

They all layed there, beat. I set back my bow on my back, then tip off my hat. Now all that popped into my head, was to find out who this "mystery" woman was.

[SuperFerret]

"Dammit Rayner, wait!" I say as I lash out a chain. One end of the chain wraps around Rayner's leg while the other end is attached to a giant bolder I create.

He stops cold in the air. "Hey, what gives?!?"

"You may not think you are a rookie, but you're acting like one. We can't just fly off and expect to win this battle. There are two very powerful sides fighting down there. We're the third party, and they'll be glad to put aside their differences and focus on us. We need a plan."

I drop the chain and join him in the air. "We were trying to reform the Justice League, correct? Then let's do so."

Rayner looks thoughtful for a moment. "Yeah, you've got a point, I guess." He flies off to join Jordan above Wonder Woman, and I follow. It appears she has things well in hand for the moment as her enemy goes flying from a viscious kick.

"I always knew the Guardians could not be completely trusted," I say to Jordan. "Having to deal with them again is one thing I will not enjoy once I am allowed to rejoin the Corps." Jordan seems to huff at that remark.

"Damn. You truly do not remember. All that work earning a little trust from you is wasted. Although I must admit, there is a certain poetic justice to you not remembering what you have done."

"But we have bigger concerns at the moment. We need to group together, form a plan, and most of all, learn what the hells the war is all about. My first suggestion would be to find Green Arrow and his commrades before they are overrun."

"I will do so. Wait here, and we shall regroup."

I phase into the ground and head over to where Oliver Queen and Gotham's mystery woman are besieged by a large number of ninjas. But, as I materialized between them, I could plainly see that they had the situation well in hand.

I give a knowing smile to the woman. ~Good to see you again.~ I tell her telepathically.

"We are regrouping in an effort to pool our strength. I suggest that you both join us."

[LibrarianThorne]

Lex knew not to screw around this time. For the first time he truly believed that Superman would kill him.

Lex says, "Very well."

He pulls out a stack of files and says, "I assume your spped reading is up to par. If not let me shed some light on the subject."

Lex presses a button and the room goes from pitch black to bright red.

He says, "Yes a little something I had put in just for you. Those lights harness the specturm of a red sun it keeps your powers null & void for now. Because right now I think you're looking for the slightest reason to kill me. You blame me fore everything...in this case you're partly right."

He pushes the files over to Superman and says, "The cliff notes version of those files is simple. Ras-Al-Goul stole a virus from me that was part of a bio-weapon that I was developing. He approached me about being partners. I informed the heads of the CIA & The FBI and they told me to play along with Ras. Thinking they could succeed where Batman has failed so many times, well as you can see their plans were a rousing failure."

Lex stand up and cuts on the monitors showing many children dying and says, "You don't think I don't know the pain their parents are feeling right now?"

He walks over to the desk and pulls out a newspaper. The Daily Planet headline reads, "LENA LUTHOR: 2000-2006" with a full page picture of Lena in an easter dress.

He says, "A lighting bolt from the Weather Wizard did her in. It was a freak accident considering there were no other clouds in the sky that night. Believe me Superman I know there pain all too well. So before you come in here and hold me responsible for the deaths of those children. I know their pain. All the questions, 'what crime did I commit to warrant this penalty?' of 'was there something more I could've done?"

Lex begins to tear up and shake all over and screams," TAKE A LONG HARD LOOK THERE ALIEN! BECAUSE I KNOW HOW THEY FEEL! DO YOU? DO YOU?"With that Lex slaps Superman across the jaw.

He recomposes himself and says, "Believe it or not. I am sorry I thought that would be more satisfying...it wasn't mainly because I did it out of grief. Whether you believe it or not...I'm sorry I did that to you."

Lex pulls out one more folder and shoves it in front of Superman.

He says, "This file is the one you should be concerned about more than any other. Go ahead I have no secrets right now."
Superman reads the file and his eyes widen in horror.

Lex says, The world leaders and I agree rather than allow Ras one sceond of glory we'd rather see the planet spared a Ras led world. Is there anything else you need to know?"

Superman read the document. If it was real, and even the paper was genuine, judging by the watermark, it meant nothing less than nuclear devastation. A long, dark winter that mankind couldn't survive. Superman looked at Luthor, and his eyes were cold.

"I never figured you for a fool, Lex. Did you honestly think red sun radiation would weaken me?"

A red glare set the document on fire, and Superman threw it to the side. He grabbed Luthor by the neck, and held the President of the United States above him.

"Yes, this would rob me of my powers in about fifteen years or so. Right now it has little effect. My mind is clear and you know what? It's telling me that you aren't telling the truth. Ra's Al Ghul is not like other men. I've fought him plenty of times before, and I know him to have a sick and twisted sense of honor. He would not have your daughter killed if you hadn't crossed him. I'm going to find out exactly what happened, Luthor, and then I'm going to bury you. All your money, all your power, everything you have, I will take from you. Then, and only then, might I grant you the mercy of a quick death."

Superman took a deep breath, attempting to calm himself. It came through gritted teeth, and he flung Luthor into the man's chair. Superman looked into the face of his long time enemy, and allowed just a hint of the overwhelming rage he felt to show in his own.

"You're not a fool. I don't see any of the viral agents within your body, and you can't convince me Ra's didn't attack you with it. That means you have a cure. You're going to tell me where it is, Luthor. Now."

[Franklin Richards]

"I will do so. Wait here, and we shall regroup."

I phase into the ground and head over to where Oliver Queen and Gotham's mystery woman are besieged by a large number of ninjas. But, as I materialized between them, I could plainly see that they had the situation well in hand.

I give a knowing smile to the woman. ~Good to see you again.~ I tell her telepathically.

"We are regrouping in an effort to pool our strength. I suggest that you both join us."


Poetic justice? What is Sinestro talking about? No time for that. There's work to be done. But Sinestro has a point. What can Ollie make of all this?

Hal Jordan phases through a couple of buildings and appears beside J'onn.

"Hey! Bow-Boy! You ready to kick some ass?"

Despite my confusion, it's always good to see Ollie.

Green Arrow's quiver fills with emerald hued arrows.

"That's ten quivers you owe me, Sport!"

I love doing that to him.

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[Green Lantern]

"I don't need to push my luck babe, the fact that you're back in my life means I hit the lottery. And the old fashioned way is fine by me, I still got some Ruth in my baseball swing."

She rolled her eyes spying the cornered Green Arrow.

"Looks like someone needs help." she commented before a team of rogues landed on the roof.


She glanced at Roy.
"You handle thes.." She said jumping off the roof into the crowd below. She landed and rolled before racing towards the cornered Green Arrow, her Bo a blur of silver in the air. She took out the legs from under two before a quick punch finished them, pulling out some darts she let them fly at close range taking out three more, now that their attention was fully on her..She looked over them at the man in green.

"Do I have to do this all by myself?" She called as she punched another one.

"Sorry, but the annual convention of supervillains and ninjas was just too tempting to pass up, I need the autographs! Mind if I get them from your prison cells, Cold? Dee, I think we found our opponents, eh? I'll get 'Rang first, you get your pick."

With that, Captain Boomerang launched his deadly weapon at Roy. In a split second, Roy's bow went up knocked the boomerang to the ground. Roy dived out of the way of another one, and as he did grabbed the other off the ground. In mid-dive he launched it Boomerang's knee, and the corners of his mouth turned upward as he heard the splinter of the cartilidge when it hit. Taking pride in his triumph, Roy missed the whizzing sound as the back of his thigh was sliced open with one of Double Down's cards.
As pain blasted into his eyes, Arsenal fell to his knees. Looking down he spotted a small round rock, picked it up and spun it through the air, frisbee style. Double Down's eyes crossed as it nailed the bridge of his nose and down he fell.

~~J'onn... this is Roy. I could use some help here... preferably a Lantern so I can get some free Ammo....Thanks!~~

"Alright, punks, who's next?!?"

[Franklin Richards]

"Speedy?"

I haven't seen him in a bit, and he looks so... grown! Well looks like it's arrows all around.

Hal fills Speedy's quiver with arrows as well.

"Don't worry, Speedy. I gave you better arrows than Ollie."

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[Green Lantern]

"Speedy?"

I haven't seen him in a bit, and he looks so... grown! Well looks like it's arrows all around.

Hal fills Speedy's quiver with arrows as well.

"Don't worry, Speedy. I gave you better arrows than Ollie."

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Feeling behind his back and finding a quiver full of green arrows, Roy smiled.

"Thanks though."

[Apprentice]

Diana cursed under her breath as an energy bolt seared through the air all around her. Her wrists flashed to the different points in a silvery blur, sending the immaterial projectiles hurtling onto completely different trajectories. The assault was becoming more and more constant, its viciousness matched only by that of Barrage's hearty chuckle. I must act quickly! she realised.

Hurling her body into a side roll, she rose up into the air with a kick-off from the rubble below, a chunk of debris clutched in each hand. With casual ease, she tossed them at her opponent. The first was incinerated with a laser strike, but the destruction of the second blinded him with shards of rock pelting his body armour. Diana hurtled towards him as his eyes opened once again, her shoulder slamming into his stomach as he loosed off another laser round in vain. Diana brought her bracelets up into a cross formation, causing the attack to bounce back onto Barrage himself!

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"Nice try, Barrage," she quipped. "Is there anything else you want to do, or can I end this now?"

"Oh, I got a lot more I wanna do..." he retorted.

A moment later, Diana was yelping in pain as she was carried along by a wave of offensive energy.

[Charlie No-One]

(IC: Batgirl)

Midway City, Michigan

Whenever I save someone, I’m always expected to say something funny or smart, or at least words of encouragement. The thing is I don’t say anything. For the longest time, I couldn’t say anything. I wasn’t capable. My father trained me to kill, not to speak. It was not until years later that I was able to mutter broken sentences and phrases. I guess I never…what’s the word…adapted…to my new skill. So I say nothing. That is part of the reason why they fear me. The people don’t understand so they get scared. And when they get scared, they don’t trust me. How am I supposed to help a city that won’t even let me near them?

The last few nights have been slow. That group…what is their name? They are always in the paper…Doom Patrol! That’s it. The Doom Patrol has been…well…patrolling the streets the last few weeks. Separately. That means they cover a lot of ground. They are trusted. The people of Midway would leap right into their arms and not think twice about it. Just last night, that robot guy saved an old woman from some muggers. If I were to swoop down out of the sky and do that, I would be beaten with a cane. With the crime rate dropping from their…adventures…, my weekend is slow.

I wait for something happen in my normal spot. This church down the street from a coffee shop I go to has great Gotham-like ledges. It reminds me of older times. As I sit, I see a clerk leaving the bank next door. Nothing strange there. Or so it seems. I hear giggling. That is strange. Standing up, I pull out my grapple gun. It shoots a puff of smoke before the cord races out. Hearing it click, I pull on it to make sure it is steady. Then, with one fell swoop, I leap of the ledge of the church. As I swing forward in the midnight sky, I see the source of the giggling through the bank window. Double Dare. These girls fought Dick before...what did he say they were from? The circus. They’re circus freaks. And what do you know? That circus thing just came to Midway.

I open the Bank doors and slip inside. I see the twin’s bright yellow costumes moving around a huge vault. I move into the corner of the room, using the darkened shadows as cover.

“Do you think she will come? The boss said that she would come! That’s way she put the rest of us in the other part of the city. The Doom Patrol will be busy with them and she will come to us! Do you think she will come?” whispered one of them.

“Shut up and get to work. She’ll come,”

They are bait. I am being used; they want me to come to them. I slip a batarang out of my belt. With a toss, it slams into the taller one’s head. Using her confusion as my weapon, I dive forward, under her legs. Coming up behind her, I push the burglar to the ground. Stepping up on he back, I spin my left leg forward, into the other girl’s throat. The one, who I am currently using as a stepping stool, jumps up, throwing me to the ground. I should have seen that; that was careless, and carelessness leads to failure. Without even thinking, I flip onto my stomach. As Double Dare approach me, I lift myself up with my hands and throw my feet into their stomachs. Regaining they’re composure, the taller one grabs her sister. One hand on her arm and the other on the leg, she spins. As she does a whole turn, she throws her sister towards me. I saw this one. I know what I could do in seventy different ways. They all end the same. They all lead to her defeat. As the acrobat flies inches away from my face, I grab her by her arms and throw her into the ground. She looses coconsciousness.

“I take it you have a message for me. She is unconscious. You will be too with in the next 30 seconds so speak fast,” I command. The remaining twin ignores me and charges forward. I dodge the attack and grab her by the hair.

“Speak,”

“Bludhaven is a dump. Some joker destroyed it,” This part I head. “With no one to stop them, Madame Rouge claimed it and is building up and criminal underworld there. She wants you to help her,”

“Why?”

“She says….” BOOM! Something fires from the distance. Boom! It happens again. I look around and then back at the girl. A bullet…in her head. Oh no…I turn around…another bullet in the other’s head. Whatever they wanted to say, somebody did not want me to know. I think I know who it was. I better get a plane ticket to Bludhaven.

[Purple Man]

"How does this end?"

Rose stilfed a laugh at the sight of him. Rose leaped over the crumpled body of Super-Boy and kicked the robot squarely in it's chest. She dropped low and swiped at it's feet with spin kick. The robot's reaction time was too slow to even compete with her now.

It landed on the ground with a loud, resounding thud. Rose pounced on top of it and stabbed several times in the chest. The robot struggled to get back on its feet, but couldn't maintain its balance. Rose grabbed its head with one and hand, and with her katana, slashed its head clear off its shoulders.

A mixture of oil and whatever other fluids running through its circuitry began to spray all over. It covered most Rose's legs and its own chest and abdomen. She stood over it triumphantly. She did this. She had killed it, and would do the same to Him when she got the chance.

Rose waltzed over to the super child and leered over him. The head of the bat-bot still dangling in one hand and her katana in the other.

"That is how it will end. The funny thing about precognition is that it isn't always "on". Sometimes you gotta make your own future instead of tryin to predict it."

"I guess I can help myself up." With much struggling, the amazing Superboy made it to his feet. He avoided using Rose for support, though he did lean in that direction.

"Lobo...Batman robot..Who's going to kick my ass next today?" Staggering towards the beheaded, and one armed Batman robot, Conner knelt down next to its kryptonite baring hand, wincing in pain as the lethal radiation washed over him.

"We can't just leave a kryptonite ring laying around." Conners' fingers were turning green as he tried to remove the ring. Not able to simply slipp it off the finger, he used what little solar energy he had left to sever the finger with some heat vision. The rock rolled along the rooftop for a moment before Superboy hesitantly picked it up. He could feel his body going numb as he placed the ring inside his lead lined belt buckle. A wave of relief washing over his battered frame.

[MST3K 4ever]

Superman read the document. If it was real, and even the paper was genuine, judging by the watermark, it meant nothing less than nuclear devastation. A long, dark winter that mankind couldn't survive. Superman looked at Luthor, and his eyes were cold.

"I never figured you for a fool, Lex. Did you honestly think red sun radiation would weaken me?"

A red glare set the document on fire, and Superman threw it to the side. He grabbed Luthor by the neck, and held the President of the United States above him.

"Yes, this would rob me of my powers in about fifteen years or so. Right now it has little effect. My mind is clear and you know what? It's telling me that you aren't telling the truth. Ra's Al Ghul is not like other men. I've fought him plenty of times before, and I know him to have a sick and twisted sense of honor. He would not have your daughter killed if you hadn't crossed him. I'm going to find out exactly what happened, Luthor, and then I'm going to bury you. All your money, all your power, everything you have, I will take from you. Then, and only then, might I grant you the mercy of a quick death."

Superman took a deep breath, attempting to calm himself. It came through gritted teeth, and he flung Luthor into the man's chair. Superman looked into the face of his long time enemy, and allowed just a hint of the overwhelming rage he felt to show in his own.

"You're not a fool. I don't see any of the viral agents within your body, and you can't convince me Ra's didn't attack you with it. That means you have a cure. You're going to tell me where it is, Luthor. Now."

Lex slinks back into his and opens his desk. He takes out a lead box and cracks it open barely...emiting from it is a REDglow.

Lex says, "Back it off right now Superman! I open this thing all the way and I would be very curious to see what it does to you this time." He closes the lid but keep his hand on it ready to reopen it at anytime.

Luthor shakes his head and says, "Oh you fool....it wasn't Ras who killed me daughter. It was the Flash's Rogues...the Weather Wizard's lighting bolt not Ras. Yes Ras has such a twisted sense of honor so twisted that HE TRIED TO KILL ME! Just before he took the virus. Dr. Caitlyn Moore created the antidote. The anitdote and the notes are in a secret hidden sub-basement beneath the Daily Planet. It was used during prohibition and I own the rights to it since technically it's not a part of the Daily Planet because it doesn't show up on any public records."

He punches a button on his desk and the Daily Planet building blueprints appear showing the sub-basement.

Lex says, "Everything about the anitdote is there. Be warned though getting in there requires very precise movements through the Daily Planet and it's very foundations. The componets for the anti-dote are very rare you'll see them in the notes. You'll also see that it takes a long time for it to be up to full potentcy. You have to move very precisely otherwise the building collapses. As for burying me...be careful."

Lex presses another button showing the video of the mind-wipe he suffered.

He says, "Imagine what that would do to your reputation along with Batman, Dr. Fate and Hal Jordan. There are some in this world that don't trust you as it is this would tip the scales to a degree that not even you would be able to change them back."

Lex shuts off the video.

Lex says," Right now I am the only thing stopping the Super-Hero registration act from starting all over again."

He nods and says, "That's right Captain Marvel was very effective last time, but this time there won't be a chariperson who is baised towards him if it starts again. Push me again I swear to you it will be a reality and you will be exposed along with that video. Whether you like it or not our destinies are intertwined and you know what I don't care if you like it or not. Just remember you and your comrades aren't innocent babes either and I know it."

[LibrarianThorne]

Lex slinks back into his and opens his desk. He takes out a lead box and cracks it open barely...emiting from it is a RED glow.

Lex says, "Back it off right now Superman! I open this thing all the way and I would be very curious to see what it does to you this time." He closes the lid but keep his hand on it ready to reopen it at anytime.

Luthor shakes his head and says, "Oh you fool....it wasn't Ras who killed me daughter. It was the Flash's Rogues...the Weather Wizard's lighting bolt not Ras. Yes Ras has such a twisted sense of honor so twisted that HE TRIED TO KILL ME! Just before he took the virus. Dr. Caitlyn Moore created the antidote. The anitdote and the notes are in a secret hidden sub-basement beneath the Daily Planet. It was used during prohibition and I own the rights to it since technically it's not a part of the Daily Planet because it doesn't show up on any public records."

He punches a button on his desk and the Daily Planet building blueprints appear showing the sub-basement.

Lex says, "Everything about the anitdote is there. Be warned though getting in there requires very precise movements through the Daily Planet and it's very foundations. The componets for the anti-dote are very rare you'll see them in the notes. You'll also see that it takes a long time for it to be up to full potentcy. You have to move very precisely otherwise the building collapses. As for burying me...be careful."

Lex presses another button showing the video of the mind-wipe he suffered.

He says, "Imagine what that would do to your reputation along with Batman, Dr. Fate and Hal Jordan. There are some in this world that don't trust you as it is this would tip the scales to a degree that not even you would be able to change them back."

Lex shuts off the video.

Lex says," Right now I am the only thing stopping the Super-Hero registration act from starting all over again."

He nods and says, "That's right Captain Marvel was very effective last time, but this time there won't be a chariperson who is baised towards him if it starts again. Push me again I swear to you it will be a reality and you will be exposed along with that video. Whether you like it or not our destinies are intertwined and you know what I don't care if you like it or not. Just remember you and your comrades aren't innocent babes either and I know it."

Superman watched the tape silently. After it was over, and Luthor finished speaking, Superman turned and began walking out of the room. Before he left, he turned his head back towards Luthor, and spoke softly.

"A kind man would have shared the antidote earlier. A responsible man would have taken it to a hospital. A leader of men would have ensured that it saved as many as possible. You did none of those things, Luthor. You're guilty of more crimes than I can even name, and you don't deserve the title you were elected to. You know who I am, and you know that threat won't stop me from doing what I have to do. If that... event does come to light, then I'll deal with it. But that won't stop me from doing the right thing, and that is taking you down, Mister President."

After he had finished, he sighed to himself. He thought about the endless dance he and Luthor were engaged in, and it occurred to him then that his personal Never Ending Battle was personified in the current President-Elect of the United States.

Then he was gone, a red blur shooting away from Lex Luthor and out through the doorway.

[Franklin Richards]

Diana cursed under her breath as an energy bolt seared through the air all around her. Her wrists flashed to the different points in a silvery blur, sending the immaterial projectiles hurtling onto completely different trajectories. The assault was becoming more and more constant, its viciousness matched only by that of Barrage's hearty chuckle. I must act quickly! she realised.

Hurling her body into a side roll, she rose up into the air with a kick-off from the rubble below, a chunk of debris clutched in each hand. With casual ease, she tossed them at her opponent. The first was incinerated with a laser strike, but the destruction of the second blinded him with shards of rock pelting his body armour. Diana hurtled towards him as his eyes opened once again, her shoulder slamming into his stomach as he loosed off another laser round in vain. Diana brought her bracelets up into a cross formation, causing the attack to bounce back onto Barrage himself!

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"Nice try, Barrage," she quipped. "Is there anything else you want to do, or can I end this now?"

"Oh, I got a lot more I wanna do..." he retorted.

A moment later, Diana was yelping in pain as she was carried along by a wave of offensive energy.


"Ok. I've seen enough."

2814.1 streaked a block away where Wonder Woman and Barrage were making quite a ruckus. Hal Jordan's ring glowed with a brilliant light and Barrage was covered from head to toe in what appeared to be an emerald rope. Hal concentrated as the green mummy shifted and struggled.

"Not a Lasso of Truth, but it'll do."

Suddenly a fist bounced off his personal force field making his focus waver. The humanoid missle slowed and appeared to be a sword wielding female. Despite her actions, Hal Jordan couldn't help but marvel at her beauty.

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"Release him or my sword will find it's scabbard in your chest, Green Lantern!"

Maxima. Great. Wait isn't she dead?


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[Apprentice]

"I don't think it will, wench!"

Diana's fist had connected with Maxima's jaw before the former queen even knew what the red blur streaking towards her was. She lashed out with a wild telekinetic blast, but Diana slipped to the side and dropped down upon her foe with all her force. Maxima wriggled free and reclaimed her sword, wildly lunging for the wonder woman she was facing. Diana pushed it aside with one braclet and snapped her foot upwards in a sharp kick.

"We're even, Hal," she murmured. "Just hold Barrage and I'll finish Maxim -- Hal, he's breaking free of your trap!"

Barrage's energy flared outwards through the emerald constraints inflicted upon him, gritting his teeth together in grim determination as he pelted the rope from the inside with laser bolts. The mummy-like field couldn't take much more damage...and it didn't, splitting cleanly open. Barrage was poised amongst the glowing shards, his weapons smoking. Maxima hauled herself to her feet beside him.

"Things just got a little more complicated..." Diana muttered.

[LibrarianThorne]

He flew down the stairwell until he reached the floor he'd entered the building through, and he shot like a rocket through the hole in the building. As he did, thoughts ran through his head at a million miles an hour.

The Man of Steel. Big Red S. The Second Coming. That's what they call me, when they don't call me Superman. There's this impression that of all the heroes out there, I'm the greatest. People think I save the day all the time, and there's that weird cult out in California that thinks I'm responsible for every sunrise. Sometimes, the hero worship weirds me out.

I'm not some divine being. I'm not perfect. Everyone talks about how many people I've saved, but the only ones I can think about are the ones I didn't; the ones I couldn't save. Lois tells me I can't save them all. Bruce said that I should concentrate on the light I bring to peoples' lives. Diana always says, with that smile of hers, that I do more than anyone could ask of me. I wonder, if they could see what I see and hear what I hear, if they'd still say it.

It's really strange, what goes through my head at super-speed at times like this. But I know one thing. Thousands of people are looking at the sky right now hoping their red-caped savior comes for them. Dozens of heroes want to see my shield and hear from me what they should do. Dozens of villains right now are trying to kill me. They want to destroy my city, and everything I stand for.
No matter what else, I am Superman. I don't have time to worry what other people think about me or say about me; not when there's a life in peril or a wackjob in a costume that needs to be stopped. I am Superman, and Metropolis is my home. These criminals aren't going to beat me because I won't let them, because I won't let them harm countless innocent people, and because I am Superman and saving the day is what I do.

He flew onwards, headed towards the bright golden globe of the Daily Planet building. As he flew, he saw the smoke rising from Hob's Bay. He could hear the sound of the battle there, even without using his super-hearing. Whatever was going on there, it was only a matter of time before the destruction spread. Superman stopped, hovering in the air, as he was gripped with indecision.

The antidote could save so many. I can take it to the Fortress and have it replicated and improved, and it can save Lois. But that battle can destroy my city. Dammit.

Superman turned a glance towards the Daily Planet, a look of longing and sorrow, and turned the other way, towards Hob's Bay and the battle that raged there.

[Franklin Richards]

"I don't think it will, wench!"

Diana's fist had connected with Maxima's jaw before the former queen even knew what the red blur streaking towards her was. She lashed out with a wild telekinetic blast, but Diana slipped to the side and dropped down upon her foe with all her force. Maxima wriggled free and reclaimed her sword, wildly lunging for the wonder woman she was facing. Diana pushed it aside with one braclet and snapped her foot upwards in a sharp kick.

"We're even, Hal," she murmured. "Just hold Barrage and I'll finish Maxim -- Hal, he's breaking free of your trap!"

Barrage's energy flared outwards through the emerald constraints inflicted upon him, gritting his teeth together in grim determination as he pelted the rope from the inside with laser bolts. The mummy-like field couldn't take much more damage...and it didn't, splitting cleanly open. Barrage was poised amongst the glowing shards, his weapons smoking. Maxima hauled herself to her feet beside him.

"Things just got a little more complicated..." Diana muttered.

"You handle Xena. I'll take Dr. Midlife Crisis here."

A green elevator surrounded Barrage and started to ascend at an astounding speed. Hal Jordan flew by it's side. All the while the air growing thinner and thinner.

"Let's see how you like the penthouse."


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[Speedball]

"I guess I can help myself up." With much struggling, the amazing Superboy made it to his feet. He avoided using Rose for support, though he did lean in that direction.

"Lobo...Batman robot..Who's going to kick my ass next today?" Staggering towards the beheaded, and one armed Batman robot, Conner knelt down next to its kryptonite baring hand, wincing in pain as the lethal radiation washed over him.

"We can't just leave a kryptonite ring laying around." Conners' fingers were turning green as he tried to remove the ring. Not able to simply slipp it off the finger, he used what little solar energy he had left to sever the finger with some heat vision. The rock rolled along the rooftop for a moment before Superboy hesitantly picked it up. He could feel his body going numb as he placed the ring inside his lead lined belt buckle. A wave of relief washing over his battered frame.

I chased Toyman for a few blocks until he finally ran out of breath. For a fat guy in his fourties, he sure can run. I trapped him in a dead end alleyway blocked by a 20 foot fence. He threw down a couple of snappers (the little paper balls filled with gunpowder) that exploded like smoke grenades. Will this guy ever grow up?
He tried to climb the fence, but his pants got stuck one the top. I walk up to the fence, he looks at me with fear in his eyes.
"Mr. Schlott, I think it's time for you to give up. Rose has probably beat the snot out of the Bat-Bot already, and you can't run for forever. I'm gonna get you down from there, but you have to promise to not do anything."
His face changes from fear to confidence.
"HA! You think I'm stuck do you, Robin? Well it looks like it's time for me to fly."
He holds his hand out and from his sleeve comes a little box.
"Watch This!"
I jump onto the fence, and go up as fast as can.
The box transforms into a small helicopter. From his other sleeve comes a remote.
The helicopter takes off, a rope hooked to the bottom of the copter and to his belt, flies out if the alleyway.
"Toodles!" I hear him say as he flies into the skies of Metropolis. How in the hell did a little toy helicopter hold up with a 200+ lb. man in tow? But then I remember he's an evil super genius.
I better get back to Rose and Conner, hopefully a big name hero has found them and helped with the bot.

[MST3K 4ever]

Superman watched the tape silently. After it was over, and Luthor finished speaking, Superman turned and began walking out of the room. Before he left, he turned his head back towards Luthor, and spoke softly.

"A kind man would have shared the antidote earlier. A responsible man would have taken it to a hospital. A leader of men would have ensured that it saved as many as possible. You did none of those things, Luthor. You're guilty of more crimes than I can even name, and you don't deserve the title you were elected to. You know who I am, and you know that threat won't stop me from doing what I have to do. If that... event does come to light, then I'll deal with it. But that won't stop me from doing the right thing, and that is taking you down, Mister President."

After he had finished, he sighed to himself. He thought about the endless dance he and Luthor were engaged in, and it occurred to him then that his personal Never Ending Battle was personified in the current President-Elect of the United States.

Then he was gone, a red blur shooting away from Lex Luthor and out through the doorway.


Luther watches Superman leave...only one thought goes through his head:

You sanctamonious self-rightous son of a b****...today you have officaly crossed the line. When this is over the Super-Hero registration act will become the law of the land and "America's least funniest home video" will be broadcast throughout the world.

He then turned his attention back to the matters at hand and pressed more buttons on his desk.

All-Right Ras you're next!

[trustyside-kick]

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Booster Gold let's out a loud cry just as the last part of Jason's blade gets pulled out. Jason then pulls up his chin up towards his face and waves the dagger in front of Booster's face mocking him as Booster's own blood drips from it.

"Ain't she a beauty? Custom-made of course. Although, you won't be able to find another like this anymore; the maker is dead. Killed by his own creation; ironic isn't it? 'Betsy' here is a kris dagger with 3 different layers of metal. Care to play the guessing game on WHICH ones? Bah, not important. What is important is that it can practically cut through anything like if there was no resistance or friction. Care to see?"

Jason stops waving the dagger in front of Booster and leans it towards his Adam's apple.

"I gotta admit Booster, this was more fun than I expected. I didn't expect you to put up this good of a fight."

"Yea? Well, I'm FULL OF SURPRISES!"

Booster aims his right hand to the ground and activates the blasters thrusting Jason off of him and Jason's dagger falls onto the ground; allowing Booster to regain his footing. Booster tackles Jason onto the ground struggling to keep him down due to his injuries.

If only I can hold him down long enough to--

Jason gets a hand free and slugs Booster in the neck releasing himself from Booster's hold.

"You..." *cough* "You sonuva..." *cough* "Taking a cheap hit like..." *cough* that."

"Meh, what can I say Booster? For a second there you had me scared. No wait...I think you yourself was the one scared even when you had me down on the ground!"

The two get up and Jason dashes towards Booster kneeing him in the ribs. Booster swings at Jason hitting only air. Behind him, Jason elbows Booster in his spine.

"AAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Booster stumbles a few feet foward and falls onto his knees. Jason turns his back on Booster and says:

"I wonder Booster, how much longer will that suit protect you till I make your bones crack? Only one way to find out."

"Yup, only one way to find out..."

"Huh?"

NOW!

Booster gets back on his feet and starts running towards Jason. He then jumps slightly and blasts behind himself giving himself a quick aerial boost.

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What the?

Booster smirks as he knocks Jason down onto the ground once again.

Okay! Let's try this again!

Without hesitating, in fear of the same outcome as before, Booster quickly places his right palm onto Jason's helmet.

"TAKE...THIS!!!"

Booster pointblank blasts Jason in the helmet. The smoke clears up.

NO! My blast wasn't strong enough! I must have used most of its juice when I gave myself a boost.

Booster tries to blast again but nothing comes out, frantically he keeps trying. A hand grabs his own and pushes him back; Jason gets up slipping off his helmet.

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"Aren't I the lucky one? You finally ran out of your back-up power from your suit."

Booster bows his head in disappointment and gets back on his feet. Jason wipes the blood off his mouth and picks up his dagger.

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"You really almost had me there, Booster. Had your suit been fully powered up that blast would have damaged me greatly, perhaps even could have killed me. Were you that mad Booster? Mad enough to kill? That doesn't sound like Justice League material!"

"DON'T TALK LIKE YOU NO ANYTHING ABOUT ME OR THE JUSTICE LEAGUE!"

Booster attacks Jason with relentless jabs and swings. Each blow hits Jason, knocking him back.

Let's see how he likes this!

Booster grabs the dagger from Jason and pushes him back; Jason frowns. Booster again runs towards Jason.

"AIN'T SHE A BEAUTY?!"

Booster continues running towards Jason swinging his own dagger against him.

If he thinks he can use MY own weapon against me he truly is dumb!

Jason blocks one of Booster's hits and elbows Booster in the face. Booster drops the dagger onto the floor.

That's it, time to end this; I'm tired of this.

Jason picks up his dagger and begins to attack Booster engaging him in CQC (Close Quarter Combat). Jason hits Booster combo after combo, hit for hit; a few of his slashes with his dagger miss Booster however. Booster attempts to fight back but is unaware of the countermeasures when facing an opponent in CQC.

Not like this...

Booster says under his breath:

"Can't go down like this..."

Jason lays his last blow knocking Booster back towards a brick wall. Booster lets out a scream in pain as his spine hits the brick wall; shattering it. Booster just lies against the wall, attempting to get up but his back does not give way. Jason walks up to him smirking. He pushes Booster's forehead back, exposing his neck and Adam's apple to him. Jason hears something or someone flying nearby.

Crap, don't tell me it is some super...perhaps I won't kill Booster after all...hmm...I know!

"You know, you made her unhappy Boost. You stood her up when she was looking forward to your previous engagement so much. But before I reunite you two, I have a favor to ask."

Jason gets closer to Booster's ear and whispers:

"Do this for me...tell Bruce: 'All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion, and desire.'"

Jason backs away from Booster's face witnessing his confusion. Jason just smirks, and raises his dagger and aims for Booster's ribs.

"Betsy, give Booster here a kiss!"

Jason hears something again, but this time it doesn't sound like someone flying. An arrow knocks the blade out of his hand.

"NOT IN MY CITY!"

Jason looks towards where the yelling came from but only sees a yellow flash of light.

Huh? What? Oh shi...

Jason flies back as the yellow blast hits him. He looks up at his new foe.

What?

"Sinestro?!? What are you doing her--"

He then sees the unidentified figure from before come clear.

"OLLIE?! YOU AND SINESTRO?!?!"

"Not likely. I keep telling him it's my city."

"You just refuse to admit how much I have contributed to saving your city."

Screw this. No way in hell am I staying for this; not even if I was fully recovered from my fight with Booster could I take both of them on at the same time.

Jason runs off grabbing his dagger and hopping onto his bike. Sinestro starts to follow.

"No! Sinestro, don't! We need to check on Booster first."

"You can do that without...me?"

Sinestro stops in the air and reaches down a yellow hand to pick up something peculiar on the ground.

"Booster! What the hell happened?!"

"N-No time for that now, GA...I need...I need to tell you something."

Sinestro arrives as Booster talks.

"H-He said to tell...to tell Bruce: 'All human actions have one...one or more of the-these seven cau-causes: ch-chance, nature, com-com-compulsion, habit, reason, pa-passion, and desire'....But, who the hell is Bru--"

Booster faints; unable to finish his sentence. Sinestro walks over to Green Arrow; Sinestro carries out a quick ring scan.

"He's hurt, but he'll be fine once we get him some help."

He holds the object out for Green Arrow to see.

"Have you ever seen this before? This...odd red helmet?"
Jason's dialouge
Jason's thoughts
Gotham thugs
Narration

Jason Todd- 'Many live that diserve death'
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1 Hour and 25 Minutes Later- Gotham City
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Jason returns to his loft apartment two blocks away from Crime Alley. Damaged, Jason tends to his wounds. He looks out his window where Wayne Tower used to be standing and only sees dust and ruble. He then walks over to his closet and turns the handle inward rather than outward; a series of locks seem to unwind and a two-door compartment opens to his left.

"Damn, looks like I am kinda running out of supplies again."

Jason takes off his jacket and hangs it on a chair and removes his kevlar suit and throws it onto the floor. He then removes some grenades and gadgets from his jacket and slips off his kris dagger's holster and places them back into his two-door compartment. He then lets out a small sigh of pain as he bends down and removes his boots and then unzips his pants.

Looks like I pulled my shoulder a bit...well only one way to fix this.

Jason let's a scream escape his mouth as he pops his arm back into place.

"GAH!"

He then walks over to his bathroom, removes his boxers, turns on the water faucet and enters the shower. Jason welcomes the hot water as it hits his bruises and scars.

How did Batman endure these kind of injuries for all this time? The kevlar only protects so much! This hurts like a *****...
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15 Minutes later
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Jason walks out of his bathroom looks out his window again. Only this time he notices something in the view further beyond where Wayne Tower once stood.

"The Clocktower...I wonder..."

Jason begins to get suited up. He does not take that many gadgets with him but never leaves his kris dagger behind. He walks out of his loft apartment and locks the door; he heads out of the building and hops onto his bike. As he is about to leave however, three figures approach him.

"If yous gonna be on our turf yous gotta pay. I'm the Tax Collector here."

"Oh I'm sorry...I believed I used all my cash up when paying for gas."

"Then yous about to be get a beating and be in debt."

"Oh, well no one likes debt."

Jason hops off of his bike and one of the thugs runs at him with a knife.

"You call that a knife? You should see mine."

Jason whips out his dagger and swings at the thug approaching him and slices through his knife clean. The thug looks in shock.

"That's not all she can do!"

Jason then stabs the thug into the chest, twists it, and pulls it out twisting in the opposite direction.

"Y-y-yous crazy man!"

The other two thugs run off into the alley. Jason takes off the dead thug's bandana and wipes the blood off of his dagger.

"Betsy, I think it is time we go sight-seeing."

He then hops onto his bike, and heads for the Clock Tower.

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[Apprentice]

As Hal tackled Barrage, Diana turned her attention to the warrior before her. If not for her inherent penchance for crime, and her unhealthy obsession with Superman, Diana would greatly admire the Queen of Almerac. She was strong, trained, and willing to fight to get what she wanted. Unfortunately for her, Diana was just the same. The only difference was Maxima's telepathy.

I can't stand up to that, so I'm gonna have to hit her hard and fast!

Diana struck outwards with her lasso, encircling Maxima with the golden rope, but she batted it aside with her blade and bounded forward, bringing the sword down upon her opponent with a fierce clang! The vibration trembled through Diana's gauntlets with a surpising force as she flipped expertly back, Maxima's weapon embedding itself in the ground. Maxima charged, lunging at Diana with her blade, but the Amazonian pricnes ducked beneath the attack...

...only to fall pray to a sharp upper right hook that sent her flailing upwards.

"Pathetic!" Maxima jeered in victory. "Feeble Earth women cannot stand up to my power!"

"Maxima?"

Maixma's gaze snapped upwards as a familiar voice emenated from above, the abrupt change of focus accompanied by a gasp.

"Surprise!" Diana quipped, rage lacing her tone as she dropped down from above.

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Diana's feet connected solidly on Maxima's face. Using her features as a springboard, Diana propelled herself into another backflip and landed softly beside her lasso. Within moments, it was lodged around Maxima's dishevelled form. The Queen struggled and groaned as she attempted to break free of its golden grasp, but it was too late...Diana's fist was already cracking across Maixma's face, sending her sprawling.

"Hal, I'm done here. Do you require my help?"

[Franklin Richards]

Hal soared into space, the elevator rocketing beside him. Suddenly the elevator began to pulse and vibrate. The front door finally blew open and Hal let the construct dissolve.

"Ok Barrage. You're out now. What are you gonna do?"

The villain's eyes opened wide as he realized where he was. Decompression began to effect him as he tried to fire off a rocket at Hal. The inertia sent Barrage sprawling backwards as Hal easily dodged the rocket. Then Barrage grasped his neck and finally lost consciousness.

Hal placed a sphere around Barrage and began to haul him back to Metropolis. His ring relayed a message.

"Hal, I'm done here. Do you require my help?"

"With this chump? Come on Diana. Don't you know who I am? I'm the Green Lantern, babe."

Hal transmitted a laugh over the com.

"On my way back, princess. I'll be at your position in a minute. Try not to get into too much trouble without me."

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[LibrarianThorne]

He shot towards Hob's Bay. He could hear the thunder of large explosives, and he saw with microscopic detail the source of the sound. Ra's' ninjas were throwing themselves at Luthor's army and detonating in waves of suicide bombings. Wave after wave, and each explosion had the power to level a building. Hob's Bay was all but destroyed, a massive firestorm blew through the area, choking everything smoke and heat. He flew into Al Ghul's army, traveling at just under the speed of sound. He was a red blur as he used precision heat vision, disabling the bombs on hundreds of them. As he did it, he realized it wouldn't be enough. He turned around, and saw the brightly garbed horde of supervillains. He dodged three laser blasts as he analyzed the firestorm.

Fire licked his heels as he began flying around the area, sucking in the available air with his super-breath. The storm, gradually, died out as Superman took its fuel. After a minute of work, only embers were left of the firestorm. He could still see, hear, and feel the explosions of Ra's' army. He prepared to fly back into the thick of the battle when he heard an odd sound. A sound like piano wire being stretched, and something that sounded like a crack of lightning only it didn't stop. He peered around, using X-Ray vision to see through the rubble. A fraction of a second later, he learned that that action was unnecessary.

A cataclysmic explosion ripped through the air. The force of it knocked Superman off balance. An entire block was wiped out. Ears ringing from the blast, Superman heard a voice ring out.

"Come, Superman! Come and meet me!"

Superman flew, and was rewarded with an impressive sight. In the middle of a huge crater stood a man in golden armor. His staff crackled with energy, and he glared at Superman with unbridled hatred.

"Gog."

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[twylight]

The woman watched as The Green Lantern gave the two archers arrows. She could feel the light weight of her own empty quiver and quickly shrugged it off, before raching around abuiolding and pulling herself up on the firescape. Taking it quickly but silently she emerged on the other side of the roof.


"Alright, punks, who's next?!?"


Unholstering her guns she held them to her shoulders before pointing them.

"Always a show off."

[Watchman]

Cold watch as the kid took down Boomerang and Double Down. It was time to take him down.

"Always a show off." Great another one. Cold took out both of his guns and pointed them at Arsenal. Mirrior Master split up and went after the women. Cold fire both of his guns.

[Johnny Blaze]

"I got th' lady, Cap'n", stated McCulloch with a mischievous smile as he dived into a nearby window. That damn archer was enough of a pain in the ass. They didn't need some mysterious super-floozy further complicating things.

Appearing in a puddle of water on the roof of the building right between the legs of the woman, McCulloch smiled, "Hullo, there luv. Nice view, in'nt?"

[twylight]

"I got th' lady, Cap'n", stated McCulloch with a mischievous smile as he dived into a nearby window. That damn archer was enough of a pain in the ass. They didn't need some mysterious super-floozy further complicating things.

Appearing in a puddle of water on the roof of the building right between the legs of the woman, McCulloch smiled, "Hullo, there luv. Nice view, in'nt?"

"To bad for you I'm wearing pants."

She stepped back and fired off two rounds into the puddle.

[Johnny Blaze]

"To bad for you I'm wearing pants."

She stepped back and fired off two rounds into the puddle.

The bullets struck the puddle causing it to ripple and ricocheted off of the roof.

"Aww, now that's not very nice of you, darlin'", said McCulloch with a mock frown.

"Here, I made this jus' for you", smirked McCulloch as he tossed a small shiny grenade out of the puddle. Unlike a regular grenade though, there would not be a fiery explosion. It would simply send hundreds of razor sharp shards of glass-shrapnel everywhere. Tearing into and through anything in it's way.

[twylight]

The bullets struck the puddle causing it to ripple and ricocheted off of the roof.

"Aww, now that's not very nice of you, darlin'", said McCulloch with a mock frown.

"Here, I made this jus' for you", smirked McCulloch as he tossed a small shiny grenade out of the puddle. Unlike a regular grenade though, there would not be a fiery explosion. It would simply send hundreds of razor sharp shards of glass-shrapnel everywhere. Tearing into and through anything in it's way.

She took a step back and glanced towards Roy.

"Arsenal Look out!" she called before the grenade exploded, twisting she jumped onto the fire escape to get out of the trajectory of the glass, some of it catching on her leg tearing into her skin. She grimaced and slide down the firescape onto the ground below and raced to the front of the building amist the chaos.

[Electro UK]

EDIT! Wrong thread, dumbass!

[SuperFerret]

EDIT! Wrong thread, dumbass!

OOC: Damn right, dumbass!

IC:Martian Manhunter

I see Maxima and Barrage appear and ready myself for combat. But, to my surprise, I pass through Maxima as I fly to tackle her. My confusion is only momentary, as I've been here before.

The Phantom Zone.

To my allies, it would have looked like I simply disappeared, but in fact I was sucked into this dimension by some unknown foe. Unknown, but suspected at least.

A battle cry confirms my suspicions.

"Phobos! Attack now!"

Spinning, I intercept Prometheous' young ward, and toss him away, and stop facing the man himself.

"Well, well, martian, looks like you're trapped in here with us. Hope you enjoy your stay." he says, brandishing his baton menacingly.

[wiegeabo]

Things happen quickly. In a matter of seconds, Wonder Woman and Jordan are engaged in battle. Rayner begins to help when we notice the Manhunter fade away.

"J'onn? Guess he's going to phase up into the battle."

I perform a quick scan. "I doubt it. I cannot detect him."

Rayner scans as well. "Me neither. So...what happened?"

"I am not sure." Before I can ponder the situation for long, Jordan and Wonder Woman have already defeated their enemies. When Jordan returns I float down to both of them. Rayner follow me.

"The Manhunter is gone." They both give us a questioning look.

"We don't know where, how, or why."

"The best thing we can do now is stick together and fight this out as a team. But first," I reach into a pocket dimension and pull out a green lantern, "a recharge." Putting my ring to the lantern, I pull off a full charge. "Curing that girl of the virus and fighting you Jordan drained me. But now I feel much better." I put the Lantern back into its pocket.

"Now, let's find the Arrow."

[Green Lantern]

Cold watch as the kid took down Boomerang and Double Down. It was time to take him down.

"Always a show off." Great another one. Cold took out both of his guns and pointed them at Arsenal. Mirrior Master split up and went after the women. Cold fire both of his guns."OH... SH/TAKE MUSHROOMS!"

Arsenal dove to his right, as the blasts frosted his left arm, making the leather dry and crack. He reached to his newly filled, yet feather light quiver, and pulled out six arrows; two between each two fingers, and fired them so they flew sideways. Two of them jammed into the barrels of Cold's guns, with the other four seemingly missing the mark.

"Babe, you know me, I did learn this showboating thing from Ollie for chrissakes. Watch this s**t."

He reached to his belt and pulled off a small black and red ball. He rolled it to where the other four arrows were sticking out from the ground at the base of the maintenence shed on the roof.

"Those are in structural weak points, Cold. And that little marble? A gift from the White King, check, Mate."

Arsenal flipped backwards as the grenade exploded and a section of the roof caved in, dropping Cold to the top floor of the building.

She took a step back and glanced towards Roy.

"Arsenal Look out!" she called before the grenade exploded, twisting she jumped onto the fire escape to get out of the trajectory of the glass, some of it catching on her leg tearing into her skin. She grimaced and slide down the firescape onto the ground below and raced to the front of the building amist the chaos.

"Son of a!!!!"

His back was peppered with glass shards, and as red dots floated into his vision, Roy turned around to face this new threat.

[Batman]

OOC: I apologise for the small bunny, SF

Nightwing growled, slamming his foot across a ninja's face. Three hundred and twelve. With a backflip, Dick landed into another, taking out two with his arms as he slammed his escrima sticks forward, connecting with one of their swords with a loud 'clang'.

He had been doing this for what seemed like hours. Losing touch with Roy and the other heroes in the area had become the least of his worries quite awhile ago. Now? He was getting the hell beat out of him by an army of ninjas. Nightwing smirked, a little, catching that thought. Just like old times.

Spinning, slamming one in the stomach with a jab, Nightwing flipped onto a car in the street. Kicking high, he managed to kick the nearest ninja off as something entered his mind.

~To any and all heroes in the area. Arsenal requires immediate assistance. He says ...a Lantern would be most sufficient.~

Nightwing rolled his eyes. Same old Roy. Always with the specifics...

~Yeah, J'onn? No need to worry about that anymore. I'm on my way.~

Firing a grapnel from his gauntlet, Nightwing swung forward, slamming into a crowd of ninjas as he kicked off of them, flipped through the air, and landed on a rooftop, above. Switching the lense mode equipped into his mask, Nightwing looked around, at the rooftops. And there he was. Roy, as tense as ever as he looked around for an unseen opponent. Nightwing switched the lense back. Modern day technology. You gotta love it.

Leaping from rooftop to rooftop, Nightwing landed beside Arsenal, addressing his friend for the first time since leaping into a hoarde of ninjas...

"Hey, I'm no Lantern, old buddy... But don't I always bail you out of tight spots like these?", Nightwing stated, with a smirk.

[Johnny Blaze]

"Sorry, lads", said McCulloch, his face appearing in every single shard of glass on the roof, including the ones in Roy's back, "I've got no time ta play right now."

"I've got a date with a lass that I dare not miss", continued McCulloch with two finger salute before vanishing from the reflections.

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The mysterious heroine was down on the street now, checking her wounds, when McCulloch appeared in a window right next to her.

"Hullo there, darlin'", exclaimed McCulloch with a wide smile, "did ye miss me?"

[Batman]

"Sorry, lads", said McCulloch, his face appearing in every single shard of glass on the roof, including the ones in Roy's back, "I've got no time ta play right now."

"I've got a date with a lass that I dare not miss", continued McCulloch with two finger salute before vanishing from the reflections.

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The mysterious heroine was down on the street now, checking her wounds, when McCulloch appeared in a window right next to her.

"Hullo there, darlin'", exclaimed McCulloch with a wide smile, "did ye miss me?"

Nightwing's eyes widened, looking at Roy.

"Well. Isn't that dandy?"

[twylight]

OOC: Come on Johnny...cut her up a bit. :o :cwink:

"Sorry, lads", said McCulloch, his face appearing in every single shard of glass on the roof, including the ones in Roy's back, "I've got no time ta play right now."

"I've got a date with a lass that I dare not miss", continued McCulloch with two finger salute before vanishing from the reflections.

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The mysterious heroine was down on the street now, checking her wounds, when McCulloch appeared in a window right next to her.

"Hullo there, darlin'", exclaimed McCulloch with a wide smile, "did ye miss me?"


She swing around and shot the window, it being safety glass it shattered into little balls.

"Not hardly."

She said backing up and looking around. The street was littered with dead ninja's and farther down the street the battle between powered heroes caused plumes of dust into the air. She looked around and cursed.
Downtown, business Metropolis, the city so full of light. The tall office buildings covered in non-stop windows. Not to mention a few cars.

She waited, her guns down at her sides as her eyes scanned the buildings.

[Green Lantern]

Nightwing's eyes widened, looking at Roy.

"Well. Isn't that dandy?""If by dandy... you mean... hurts like a b**ch... then yes... ever have some ones head poke out your back several times? F**k that hurts. Thanks for the save O Dark Squire..."

[Electro UK]

"I'M. SO. HUNGRY!" all I can remember is ripping through her flesh. Licking her blood off of my lips. She was only trying to help... .but I couldn't resist the hunger. The hunger consumed me. I let, it. I used it. The Doc was only tryin to help... and I devoured her. She was some lady. Brains, looks an all that. Wasted. What have I become?

I poke my head up from behind the garbage. Someone walking down the road. Don't do it Walt... don't take his life... oh who am I kidding? I can't resist it. I slowly raise out from behind the person. As my shadow rises above him, he turns to meet me. What he sees is not nice. My scaly green skin, razor sharp teeth, cold yellow eyes. A killer.

I snatch his wrist and dive back into the alley. What part should I eat first? The head? His arms? Oh god, I'm so sorry. My mind is goingprimal again. I'm loosing myself in the moment just like when I ate the Doc. I managed to calm down then. Gotta do it again now... but I gotta eat. He screams as I sink my teeth into his shoulder and rip out the flesh.

So tasty... so good it makes me sick. What have I become? I'm not Killer Croc anymore, I'm a man on the brink of insanity. This disease is tearing me apart mentally. It doesn't take me long to finish off the guy whole. It tasted so good... want more... gotta resist the urge... "ARGH!" I scream as I run back out into the streets, blood trickeling down my face.

My disease made me more than human. Now, I'm a monster. I've got to get a hold of myself. Got to make it through. But for now... I must satisfy my hunger... and my hungr it great.

[Nightwing]

Things happen quickly. In a matter of seconds, Wonder Woman and Jordan are engaged in battle. Rayner begins to help when we notice the Manhunter fade away.

"J'onn? Guess he's going to phase up into the battle."

I perform a quick scan. "I doubt it. I cannot detect him."

Rayner scans as well. "Me neither. So...what happened?"

"I am not sure." Before I can ponder the situation for long, Jordan and Wonder Woman have already defeated their enemies. When Jordan returns I float down to both of them. Rayner follow me.

"The Manhunter is gone." They both give us a questioning look.

"We don't know where, how, or why."

"The best thing we can do now is stick together and fight this out as a team. But first," I reach into a pocket dimension and pull out a green lantern, "a recharge." Putting my ring to the lantern, I pull off a full charge. "Curing that girl of the virus and fighting you Jordan drained me. But now I feel much better." I put the Lantern back into its pocket.

"Now, let's find the Arrow."

I turn on my com, and already know who I'm going to call.

"Sine, you there?" I say with a grin and continue.

"I could use a bit of transport right about now. I'm not that far, so if you could, come pick me up with whoever you have with you. Ollie out."

[Watchman]

"****!" the roof collaspe below his feet and fell right on the floor below. After a few moments Cold got up and grabbed both of his guns. He pulled the trigger and the arrows froze, good still worked. He smashed the arrows against the wall which shattered them. He looked back up two targets.

"I'm not going to let two ex-sidekicks beat me!" he fired both of his guns at Arsenal and Nightwing

[MaskedManJRK]

IC: Batman

If it weren't for the fact that I'm sure she's up to no good, I would consider myself a stalker.

I've been staking out on this Mystery woman for the past month, ever since I figured out she was the one who now owned most of Gotham's businesses after Gotham's fall-out.

She hasn't done anything extremely illegal yet, but I know she will. She's going to use Gotham to her own greedy purposes. I've known it since the government made little-to-no noise to help when the Clench went through the city, when the government gave up on the city and declared it a No Man's Land, when Lex Luthor took over and tried to use it as his own personal parking lot. No one ever lifts a finger to save this city.

No one but me.

I'm interrupted by the Martian Manhunter's voice in my head, telling me there's a crisis is Metropolis. Everything looks quiet right now, so I leave them to it and call the Batplane remotely and head towards Metropolis.

As I start towards the City of Tomorrow, I hear Ollie through the comm.

"Bruce, it's me Ollie. I'm in Metropolis with Sinestro and the others. When I was in Star, we had a little run in with a guy named 'Red Hood.' He had a message for you, and it went like: 'All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, ha-habit? Reason, passion, and desire.' I don't have a clue what he means by all that, but I'm sure you might. Ollie out."

"The Red Hood?"

The last time I heard that name, it was Tim Drake under that red mask. I hope--and if I had the right, I would pray--that he's not back into that persona. I thought I helped him...

That quote sounds strange as well...sounds like something I told Jason once, when he was alive. Of course, that's not possible, but it sounds too much like a "coincedence"--and since there is no such thing, there's something I'm missing.

"I'm heading to Metropolis now, I'll talk more when I get there. Batman out."

[Batman]

"****!" the roof collaspe below his feet and fell right on the floor below. After a few moments Cold got up and grabbed both of his guns. He pulled the trigger and the arrows froze, good still worked. He smashed the arrows against the wall which shattered them. He looked back up two targets.

"I'm not going to let two ex-sidekicks beat me!" he fired both of his guns at Arsenal and Nightwing

Nightwing dodges, rolling on the ground.

"Hey, Quivers. Get a load of Mr. Freeze's *****, here. He thinks his little Ex-sidekicks comment holds ground.", Nightwing says, with a laugh, before taking his escrima sticks and leaping at Cold, foot aimed high.

"Tell me... Why are all of Flash's enemies just poor rip-offs of mine?", Nightwing quips, before slamming his foot into Cold's face.

[Green Lantern]

Nightwing dodges, rolling on the ground.

"Hey, Quivers. Get a load of Mr. Freeze's *****, here. He thinks his little Ex-sidekicks comment holds ground.", Nightwing says, with a laugh, before taking his escrima sticks and leaping at Cold, foot aimed high."Man... we really gotta get you signed up for 'Insults and Nicknames 101' Whats up with Quivers? Am I all of a sudden a bowl of jello? C'mon Travolta, you can do better than that... don't have a Saturday Night Fever yet?"

Roy dodged in the opposite direction, and pulled two more of his explosive ball bearings off his belt. He threw them, and rather than shrapnel, they exploded in a blast of bright white light.

"Flashbangs, hotpants! You hit him high, I'll take him..."

Roy stopped as he looked at the arrow he pulled out of his quiver.

"...low... goddamnit Hal... I haven't used boxing glove arrows in years...."

[Franklin Richards]

I turn on my com, and already know who I'm going to call.

"Sine, you there?" I say with a grin and continue.

"I could use a bit of transport right about now. I'm not that far, so if you could, come pick me up with whoever you have with you. Ollie out."


"So... you call for Sinestro but not one of your best friends? Quite frankly, Ollie, I'm a bit insulted."

Hal Jordan swooped in ahead of Sinestro, 2814.4, and Wonder Woman.

"I fill your quiver and yet you still call for Sinestro? You are definately buying the next round when this is over."

Hal landed next to Green Arrow.

"What's next Robin Hood? Anyone got any idea what happened to J'onn?"

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[wiegeabo]

I turn on my com, and already know who I'm going to call.

"Sine, you there?" I say with a grin and continue.

"I could use a bit of transport right about now. I'm not that far, so if you could, come pick me up with whoever you have with you. Ollie out."
When the Arrow's signal arrives, Jordan is gone before I can even react. I look at Rayner and Wonder Woman as he leaves us behind. "They have a history," Rayner says.

I nod. "Then let us join them before they have all of the fun." I grab Wonder Woman in a bubble, and Rayner and I take off after Jordan.

"So... you call for Sinestro but not one of your best friends? Quite frankly, Ollie, I'm a bit insulted."

Hal Jordan swooped in ahead of Sinestro, 2814.4, and Wonder Woman.

"I fill your quiver and yet you still call for Sinestro? You are definately buying the next round when this is over."

Hal landed next to Green Arrow.

"What's next Robin Hood? Anyone got any idea what happened to J'onn?"

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We land just after Jordan arrives. "The Martian was there with us, then he was gone. That is all we know."

I look around and notice there is only the four of us. I turn to the Arrow. "Where are you friends?" An explosion down the street gets all of our attention. "Oh, there they are."

I'm in the air and over the area. I can finally see that the two men,...(I scan the League database in my ring, tired of not remembering their names)...Nightwing and Arsenal, are surprisingly still alive. As is that mysterious woman from Gotham.


"Flashbangs, hotpants! You hit him high, I'll take him..."

Roy stopped as he looked at the arrow he pulled out of his quiver.

"...low... goddamnit Hal... I haven't used boxing glove arrows in years...."

"Allow me to help." A quick flash of light and his quiver is filled with golden arrows. "A mix of arrows that will inject a quick acting sleep toxin, and arrows complete with explosive tips. More to your liking?"

[Green Lantern]

When the Arrow's signal arrives, Jordan is gone before I can even react. I look at Rayner and Wonder Woman as he leaves us behind. "They have a history," Rayner says.

I nod. "Then let us join them before they have all of the fun." I grab Wonder Woman in a bubble, and Rayner and I take off after Jordan.



We land just after Jordan arrives. "The Martian was there with us, then he was gone. That is all we know."

I look around and notice there is only the four of us. I turn to the Arrow. "Where are you friends?" An explosion down the street gets all of our attention. "Oh, there they are."

I'm in the air and over the area. I can finally see that the two men,...(I scan the League database in my ring, tired of not remembering their names)...Nightwing and Arsenal, are surprisingly still alive. As is that mysterious woman from Gotham.


"Allow me to help." A quick flash of light and his quiver is filled with golden arrows. "A mix of arrows that will inject a quick acting sleep toxin, and arrows complete with explosive tips. More to your liking?""Now we're talkin! Guess you aren't all bad, Pinky!"
Roy dropped the green boxing glove arrow and grabbed one of the new explosive tipped ones provided by Sinestro. Drawing it back, he aimed it at the ground near Cold's feet, and launched it.

[Nightwing]

"So... you call for Sinestro but not one of your best friends? Quite frankly, Ollie, I'm a bit insulted."

Hal Jordan swooped in ahead of Sinestro, 2814.4, and Wonder Woman.

"I fill your quiver and yet you still call for Sinestro? You are definately buying the next round when this is over."

Hal landed next to Green Arrow.

"What's next Robin Hood? Anyone got any idea what happened to J'onn?"

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I turn around and hear a very familiar voice, then notice my quiver is refilled. It doesn't even take me second to realize, that it was Hal. I watch and see him fly over me, then lands.

"Oh don't get your power ring in a bunch on me, pal. You know darn well after all these years, that we're practically brothers. No matter what."

I look back again at my quiver, and pull out a fresh arrow. I tip my hat. Just like old times. I turn back to Hal.

"By the way, thanks. And don't you mean if and when we survive this?"

I prepare by bow, and pull back on the arrow. Then wink at him. And "Robin Hood?" A lot of people of have been calling me that lately. Not to mention they I hate being called that. Especially after Lobo.

I pause for a minute, then turn my focus to my thoughts. I see Hal giving me a strange look, but I don't lose concentration. For a about two mintues, I try giving J'onn a telepathic message. Nothing. They were right, he was gone. But the question was where to?

The rest of us turn our attention to below the streets. I see Roy using the boxing glove arrow, only to drop it after Sine helps him out. The woman who helped me earlier, and Dick, are holding their ground. Then I turn back to Hal.

"Now what do you say, care to give a guy a lift?"

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[Johnny Blaze]

OOC: Come on Johnny...cut her up a bit. :o :cwink:




She swing around and shot the window, it being safety glass it shattered into little balls.

"Not hardly."

She said backing up and looking around. The street was littered with dead ninja's and farther down the street the battle between powered heroes caused plumes of dust into the air. She looked around and cursed.
Downtown, business Metropolis, the city so full of light. The tall office buildings covered in non-stop windows. Not to mention a few cars.

She waited, her guns down at her sides as her eyes scanned the buildings.

Appearing in a car window right behind her, McCulloch's face grew deadly serious. Still safe and sound in the mirror dimension, McCulloch produced a long, glass spear and launched it directly at the mysterious heroine.

"Time to say g'bye, Alice", stated McCulloch in a cold, emotionless tone.

[Purple Man]

I chased Toyman for a few blocks until he finally ran out of breath. For a fat guy in his fourties, he sure can run. I trapped him in a dead end alleyway blocked by a 20 foot fence. He threw down a couple of snappers (the little paper balls filled with gunpowder) that exploded like smoke grenades. Will this guy ever grow up?
He tried to climb the fence, but his pants got stuck one the top. I walk up to the fence, he looks at me with fear in his eyes.
"Mr. Schlott, I think it's time for you to give up. Rose has probably beat the snot out of the Bat-Bot already, and you can't run for forever. I'm gonna get you down from there, but you have to promise to not do anything."
His face changes from fear to confidence.
"HA! You think I'm stuck do you, Robin? Well it looks like it's time for me to fly."
He holds his hand out and from his sleeve comes a little box.
"Watch This!"
I jump onto the fence, and go up as fast as can.
The box transforms into a small helicopter. From his other sleeve comes a remote.
The helicopter takes off, a rope hooked to the bottom of the copter and to his belt, flies out if the alleyway.
"Toodles!" I hear him say as he flies into the skies of Metropolis. How in the hell did a little toy helicopter hold up with a 200+ lb. man in tow? But then I remember he's an evil super genius.
I better get back to Rose and Conner, hopefully a big name hero has found them and helped with the bot.

Having to go down the buildings fire escape landed Conner right by Robin.
"Me and the ravishing Ravager took care of the homicidal Batman robot. Looks like you managed to let the portly, middle-aged man get away." Standing beside his friend, Superboy watched the Toyman fly away on his little chopper.

"The robot had some kryptonite. I'm grounded." Conners' fists were balled up tight. Trying to focus on getting his feet off the ground, but nothing happend.

[wiegeabo]

"Now we're talkin! Guess you aren't all bad, Pinky!"
Roy dropped the green boxing glove arrow and grabbed one of the new explosive tipped ones provided by Sinestro. Drawing it back, he aimed it at the ground near Cold's feet, and launched it.


The arrow explodes at the feet of an oddly dressed enemy, knocking him off balance. Another group of fighters enters the street below and a group bursts onto the roof of the building, weapons both primative and modern at the ready. I notice the shoulders of Nightwing and Arsenal droop slightly, then raise back up ready for the new fight.

A yellow cylinder forms around the two fighters, walling off the new group of enemies, and giving the two a clear section of the roof. "You both look as if you could use a rest." Blaster fire from the surrounding army strikes the wall and the bubble I place around myself. Annoying, but managable.

A bolt of electricty harmlessly strikes my bubble from the side. I look and see that blue-skinned woman standing on a neighboring rooftop. "Miss me?" she asks.

"I do not even know who you are."

"Oh, that's a shame. Can't believe you've never heard of Livewire." Twin blasts hit me again, this time causing the bubble to shutter.

"I've got this one!" Rayner calls out. A green streak and blast of energy, and Livewire goes flying.

"Thank you. She was becomming rather...annoying."

"Hey! You're the one whoose..." but her sentance is cuttoff as Rayner continues his attack on her. I turn back and focus at the task at hand.

[twylight]

Appearing in a car window right behind her, McCulloch's face grew deadly serious. Still safe and sound in the mirror dimension, McCulloch produced a long, glass spear and launched it directly at the mysterious heroine.

"Time to say g'bye, Alice", stated McCulloch in a cold, emotionless tone.

She spun at the faint noise, quick enough to see the spear but not quick enough to dodge it all the way. It cut into her shoulder, reopening her old wound.
"AHH!" she called before punching her fist in anger at the window, shattering it into pieces around her. She cursed at herself for the lapse in self-control realizing it had done more harm than good as shards of reflective glass lay on the ground around her. Quickly retreating away from the pieces she pulled out the spear before quickly wrapping her arms with the sleeve from her other arm. Blood stained the left side of her body and her right hand as she looked around her.

"Don't you ever get tired of cat and mouse?"

[Batman]

The arrow explodes at the feet of an oddly dressed enemy, knocking him off balance. Another group of fighters enters the street below and a group bursts onto the roof of the building, weapons both primative and modern at the ready. I notice the shoulders of Nightwing and Arsenal droop slightly, then raise back up ready for the new fight.

A yellow cylinder forms around the two fighters, walling off the new group of enemies, and giving the two a clear section of the roof. "You both look as if you could use a rest." Blaster fire from the surrounding army strikes the wall and the bubble I place around myself. Annoying, but managable.

A bolt of electricty harmlessly strikes my bubble from the side. I look and see that blue-skinned woman standing on a neighboring rooftop. "Miss me?" she asks.

"I do not even know who you are."

"Oh, that's a shame. Can't believe you've never heard of Livewire." Twin blasts hit me again, this time causing the bubble to shutter.

"I've got this one!" Rayner calls out. A green streak and blast of energy, and Livewire goes flying.

"Thank you. She was becomming rather...annoying."

"Hey! You're the one whoose..." but her sentance is cuttoff as Rayner continues his attack on her. I turn back and focus at the task at hand.

Nightwing gives Sinestro the thumps up signal, as he catches his breath.

"Thanks for that. I could use a breather.", Nightwing says, feeling the pain in his joints. "...Or two."

As Dick and Arsenal stand, for a moment, letting themselves catch a break, something rockets up behind them. Nightwing turns, eyebrow raised.

"Aw, don't be party poopers yet, boys!"

His eyes widen, meeting the object behind them.

"...You... really have to be kidding me."

The Trickster. James Jesse, as he was known throughout the twin cities. One of Wally West's enemies. And he was in a battlesuit. With a bright blue cape around it. It was the perfect combination of intimidating prescene and... well, just plain laughable imagery. Trickster grinned, evilly, lifting the robotic arm of his battlesuit.

"The fun's just beginning!"

Nightwing and Arsenal dived out of the way, as Jesse fired two rockets, blasting onto the rooftop. The two found themselves seperated, as The Trickster still hovered, ready to fire more. Nightwing looked over at Arsenal, yelling out...

"Go! Deal with Captain Cubes over there! I've got this...", Nightwing said, rolling across the rooftop, and readying his escrima sticks.

"Oooh. The Bat's little boy toy. This'll be one for the scrapbook!", The Trickster chuckled, as Nightwing leaped forward.

"Okay. You just guaranteed yourself an ass whooping, with that comment...", Nightwing said, as he dove into Trickster's battlesuit, sending the two flying through the air.

[wiegeabo]

Nightwing gives Sinestro the thumps up signal, as he catches his breath.

"Thanks for that. I could use a breather.", Nightwing says, feeling the pain in his joints. "...Or two."

As Dick and Arsenal stand, for a moment, letting themselves catch a break, something rockets up behind them. Nightwing turns, eyebrow raised.

"Aw, don't be party poopers yet, boys!"

His eyes widen, meeting the object behind them.

"...You... really have to be kidding me."

The Trickster. James Jesse, as he was known throughout the twin cities. One of Wally West's enemies. And he was in a battlesuit. With a bright blue cape around it. It was the perfect combination of intimidating prescene and... well, just plain laughable imagery. Trickster grinned, evilly, lifting the robotic arm of his battlesuit.

"The fun's just beginning!"

Nightwing and Arsenal dived out of the way, as Jesse fired two rockets, blasting onto the rooftop. The two found themselves seperated, as The Trickster still hovered, ready to fire more. Nightwing looked over at Arsenal, yelling out...

"Go! Deal with Captain Cubes over there! I've got this...", Nightwing said, rolling across the rooftop, and readying his escrima sticks.

"Oooh. The Bat's little boy toy. This'll be one for the scrapbook!", The Trickster chuckled, as Nightwing leaped forward.

"Okay. You just guaranteed yourself an ass whooping, with that comment...", Nightwing said, as he dove into Trickster's battlesuit, sending the two flying through the air.

"Dammit!"

The most ridiculous looking person crashes up through the roof inside my wall. I try to extend a bubble around him when I hear "Me lost you..."

"Dammit!" I turn just in time to see Bizzaro flying right at me from high above. I forgot about that creature. Just as he comes at me I create a massive tube, one end aimed at Bizarro and the other bent so it points back up into the sky.

"Wha...?" Bizarro manages to say before flying into the tube and being launched back upwards by his own speed. But the attack diverts my attention, forcing me to drop my wall. The army launches itself back at Nightwing and Arsenal.

I bring up a quick wall which slows most of them down. But that wall falls as Bizarro returns to slam into me. I put up a cube of a sticky gelatinous goo just before the impact, which he promptly flies into and gets stuck. But the pressure of his flight pushes me towards the ground.

When I touch down on the ground, I am finally able to overcome Bizarro's inertia and hold him in place, but the army on the street surrounds us. They start firing at both of us with blasters, the rays striking my forcefield. I have to put up a protective bubble around me, but the strain of doing that and holding onto Bizarro is too much. The cube fails and Bizarro ignores the blasts hitting him as he dives back towards me. But he stops in mid-air as a hand taps him on the shoulder.

"Who's not there?" he asks, turning in the air. He suddenly goes flying backwards over my head and into a building. Floating there, her fist still extended, is Wonder Woman.

"Finally. What kept you? And where are Jordan and Arrow?"

[Johnny Blaze]

She spun at the faint noise, quick enough to see the spear but not quick enough to dodge it all the way. It cut into her shoulder, reopening her old wound.
"AHH!" she called before punching her fist in anger at the window, shattering it into pieces around her. She cursed at herself for the lapse in self-control realizing it had done more harm than good as shards of reflective glass lay on the ground around her. Quickly retreating away from the pieces she pulled out the spear before quickly wrapping her arms with the sleeve from her other arm. Blood stained the left side of her body and her right hand as she looked around her.

"Don't you ever get tired of cat and mouse?"

"Tired of cat and mouse", repeated McCulloch in a mockingly wounded tone, his face appearing on the side of a large, window covered building, "why, it's what keeps th' game interestin'."

As soon as he finished his quip, McCulloch's appeared in the street level window in which the mysterious heroine's reflection was in. With a combat knife in hand, McCulloch put his arm around the heroine's reflection.
With a smile and a wink McCulloch chided, "But, if ye are tired of cat and mouse...no worries, darlin'..."

McCulloch's expression went deadly serious as he snapped his wrist, slicing her reflection deep in the side of her neck, "It'll all be over soon."
As the knife slash was inflicted on her reflection, the mysterious heroine received the same wound on her body...

[Batman]

Nightwing gives Sinestro the thumps up signal, as he catches his breath.

"Thanks for that. I could use a breather.", Nightwing says, feeling the pain in his joints. "...Or two."

As Dick and Arsenal stand, for a moment, letting themselves catch a break, something rockets up behind them. Nightwing turns, eyebrow raised.

"Aw, don't be party poopers yet, boys!"

His eyes widen, meeting the object behind them.

"...You... really have to be kidding me."

The Trickster. James Jesse, as he was known throughout the twin cities. One of Wally West's enemies. And he was in a battlesuit. With a bright blue cape around it. It was the perfect combination of intimidating prescene and... well, just plain laughable imagery. Trickster grinned, evilly, lifting the robotic arm of his battlesuit.

"The fun's just beginning!"

Nightwing and Arsenal dived out of the way, as Jesse fired two rockets, blasting onto the rooftop. The two found themselves seperated, as The Trickster still hovered, ready to fire more. Nightwing looked over at Arsenal, yelling out...

"Go! Deal with Captain Cubes over there! I've got this...", Nightwing said, rolling across the rooftop, and readying his escrima sticks.

"Oooh. The Bat's little boy toy. This'll be one for the scrapbook!", The Trickster chuckled, as Nightwing leaped forward.

"Okay. You just guaranteed yourself an ass whooping, with that comment...", Nightwing said, as he dove into Trickster's battlesuit, sending the two flying through the air.

Nightwing braced himself, as the two decended, crashing through some clotheslines and landing on a car. Trying to get himself up, Dick was met with a rude awakening when one of The Trickster's metal arms slammed into his jaw, knocking him into the street. Pedestrians ran for it as The Trickster reassumed himself, much to Nightwing's dismay.

"You know, I knew I'd get some action, in this town. Cold had something big planned... I knew it from the start. But I gotta say, kiddo...", Jesse exclaimed, before arming a blaster from his other wrist at Nightwing. "Fighting you, of all people, is a disappointment!"

Nightwing gritted his teeth. He didn't come all this way just to be chewed out by some second rate wannabe of The Joker. As Trickster fired his next wave of rockets, Nightwing somersaulted forward, missing the rockets as they exploded around him. With a final flip, Nightwing's heel connected to the dome that was covering Jesse's head, sending the Trickster back.

With a backflip, Nightwing landed, watching his foe stumble amongst the wreckage that he and his crones had caused.

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"You know, that's pretty funny, coming from a joke like you. 'Yeah, look at me. I'm the big bad Trickster with the big bad guns.' Please. I've dealt with better carjackers than you, pal. I've gone toe to toe with The Joker... I've pounded the living daylights out of Slade Wilson. I've even stared into the eyes of Mordru and lived. If you think you're about to be ranked even close to those three, you're sadly mistaken. I've seen scarier looking things in my laundry. And you know what, Jesse?"

Nightwing assumed a defensive stance, twirling his escrima sticks in his hands as if they were nothing to him.

"You're the disapointment, here. You're hardly even worth my time.", Nightwing finished, as The Trickster recovered.

James Jesse looked at him, for a long moment. Then, in one instant, he began laughing. Laughing, like a devil from hell, as Nightwing looked on in confusion.

"Gutsy, Boy Blunder. Gusty. Maybe I did underestimate you... So perhaps it's time I layed out a trick up my sleeve that was more up your alley.", The Trickster exclaimed, lowering his wrist as a cannon came from his shoulder. Nightwing's eyes widened, at the size of it.

"I was gonna save this little barrel of monkeys for someone like Superman. Or even your cape wearing pops. But I can see that you need it more than they do.", Jesse said, before chuckling. "What is it, you ask? Why, a beam, my boy. A molocule scrambling ray. Came with the suit, no accessories required! Ha Ha! Funny... I've been compared to the Joker so many times that it makes my head spin. Yet, He only got the little bird. But I, The Trickster, get to ice the original! After this, I'll be a legend. And you? Well...", Jesse asked, as the cannon locked onto Dick, who simply stood, shocked.

"Don't blink! HAHAHAHAHAHA!"

[twylight]

"Tired of cat and mouse", repeated McCulloch in a mockingly wounded tone, his face appearing on the side of a large, window covered building, "why, it's what keeps th' game interestin'."

As soon as he finished his quip, McCulloch's appeared in the street level window in which the mysterious heroine's reflection was in. With a combat knife in hand, McCulloch put his arm around the heroine's reflection.
With a smile and a wink McCulloch chided, "But, if ye are tired of cat and mouse...no worries, darlin'..."

McCulloch's expression went deadly serious as he snapped his wrist, slicing her reflection deep in the side of her neck, "It'll all be over soon."
As the knife slash was inflicted on her reflection, the mysterious heroine received the same wound on her body...

She felt a tingling on her neck and touched it feeling warm blood glancing in a nearby window she saw his reflection and yanked herself away.
"Alright kid gloves off." she said.

The cut wasn't deep enough to do permanant damage but it was deep enough for significant blood loss. She pulled her mask down and tucked it around her neck her eyes blazing and her black hair blowing across her face and behind her. A tear in her eye from the physical pain and a pain that cut deeper than emotions. She opened her mouth and screamed.

[Johnny Blaze]

She felt a tingling on her neck and touched it feeling warm blood glancing in a nearby window she saw his reflection and yanked herself away.
"Alright kid gloves off." she said.

The cut wasn't deep enough to do permanant damage but it was deep enough for significant blood loss. She pulled her mask down and tucked it around her neck her eyes blazing and her black hair blowing across her face and behind her. A tear in her eye from the physical pain and a pain that cut deeper than emotions. She opened her mouth and screamed.

Despite what he had said moments ago, McCulloch was growing tired of the cat and mouse game. His friends were in trouble, and they needed his help. He had to finish this tart off quickly now so that he can go to their aid.

A large puddle of blood on the street behind her is what McCulloch used. Silent as death itself, the Mirror Master slowly rose up out of the blood, his costume not getting a single drop on it.
Reaching out his arm, he aimed one of his mirror guns at the woman. Almost silently, McCulloch whispered under his breath, "G'bye, Alice."

He slowly began to squeeze the trigger.

[Spike_x1]

"Riot, just stop already."

Another two ashen skeletons were added to the piles and piles of dead Riots that littered the small demolished area that was once a Big Belly Burger restaurant.

"Whatsamatter, big guy? Had enough yet?"

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Hundreds of more Riots were coming from all directions. "An all-you-can-eat buffet, huh?" the Parasite laughed. Jones lost count of how many Riots were instantly reduced to dust within the following minutes, but he did take notice of one thing: Their attacks weren't stopping. No matter how many of these skinny jerks he killed, ten more would come pouring out of the alleyways and the sewers.

I can't win this!

A single Riot hung upsidedown from a lamp post above the Parasite, giggling madly to himself. "Stalemate, eh?"

Jones growled with rage and extended his power to reach the lone Riot. Before the maniacal skeletal freak even knew it, he was dust and bone.

"We're not getting anywhere, are we, ya big purple-people-eater?" Rudy looked over his shoulder to spot another Riot standing out from the crowd, clinging to the one remaining wall of a building.

"I have no business with you anyway, Riot," said Jones. "You never served the Unity, and there's no way you've got a bomb rigged on ya. Leave this fight. Nothing's in it for either of us."

The single Riot sprang off of the wall and did an amazing summersault in the air with his inhuman agility... before falling to the ground in a scattered heap of bones at the Parasite's feet.

Another full group of Riots seemed to come out of nowhere on Rudy's left, and another group on his right. "Leave? And miss all this fun?" asked one of the many hundreds of Riots, "Nope."

[LibrarianThorne]

"Welcome, Superman! Welcome to your death!"
A beam of fire lanced from Gog's staff and struck Superman in the chest. Kal-El gasped as he was knocked out of the air into the massive crater Gog had created. Smoke rose from the shield on his chest, and he heard Gog's footsteps as the massive man walked over to him.
"Today is a great day indeed! Do you know what today is, man of steel?"
A boot to Superman's stomach drove the rest of his air out and sent him careening into the side of the crater. He impacted at such speed that the wall of the crater cracked and splintered when he hit it.
"Today is the day you die. The day I prevail over the greatest evil the world has ever known! Records already exist of this day, and you do not live to see its end. Are you ready for that final journey Superman? The long sleep that, I can assure you, you will not awake from. Not this time."
Gog poised his staff over Superman's head. He could feel the heat from the weapon's tip as a massive charge built within it.

"I don't think so, Gog."

He spun around, and grabbed the staff with both hands. With one pull, it was out of Gog's grasp. Superman flung it into a nearby wall, where it embedded itself.

"Fine then, Kryptonian. Killing you with my hands was always preferable, if not as convenient." Gog struck Superman with a mighty, two-fisted hammer blow that smashed Superman into the ground. He did it again, and again, each blow ringing out with the sound of thunder. Superman was forced to the ground, but before a sixth blow could hit, he rolled over and caught Gog's fists. A flash of red from Superman's eyes knocked Gog away from him. Gog, still knocked off balance from the blast of heat vision, was an easy target for Superman as he slammed into the golden-armor around the man's chest, driving him into the rocky wall with a crash. Gog, recovering his senses, glared at Superman and tried to grab his throat. Superman casually knocked Gog's hands away.

"No more games."

He grabbed Gog's right leg and hauled him up by it. The motion wasn't even visible to Gog.

"You ever wonder what a hand that can level a mountain can do to a kneecap?"

With his free hand, Superman punched Gog's exposed knee. With X-Ray vision, he could see bones around the knee turn to dust, tendons of great strength tore and blood began filling Gog's shattered knee. Superman let go, and Gog dropped to the ground.

"Y-you can't d-do this," hissed Gog as he attempted to get up.
"How about the arm, Gog? I can shatter asteroids, if I want to, but I've always been curious as to what happens when I really cut loose on psychopaths like you. You've found me on a day when I'm eager to find out."

Superman's eyes glowed red, and Gog couldn't see the Man of Steel's pupils at all. Superman grabbed Gog's left arm, and with a move of striking similarity and brutality, broke Gog's arm at the elbow. There was a sickening crunch as he did so, and finally the pain overwhelmed Gog. The villain screamed out in pain.

"I'm making an example of you. I'm going to break you, piece by piece, and throw you to the armies waging war on my city. I'm not going to die today, and I'm not going to die at your hands."

Gog watched as Superman freed his staff from the crater wall. He watched still as Superman held the staff in both hands, and snapped it like a twig. There was a small explosion that lit up the area, and then nothing. Superman threw the broken staff at Gog's feet. He then lifted the helpless villain above his head. "It's over, Gog."

He brought Gog down across his knee, shattering Gog's spinal cord. A wordless gasp escaped Gog's lips, and then he passed into unconsciousness. Superman looked at the fallen villain, and the red glow in his eyes faded.

"You call me a devil. Thank whatever gods you pray to that I'm not as evil as you think I am."

Superman picked Gog up, and floated out of the crater. He flew, slowly and visibly, to the heart of the battle that raged in Hob's Bay. Several villains looked to the sky, and he could hear whsipers of shock at Superman carrying the broken body of Gog. He landed in the midst of the battle, Ra's Al Ghul's army on one side and Luthor's convicts on the other. He threw Gog to the ground, and many backed away at the broken, twisted body of the powerful villain.

"You all can see what I did to Gog. He'll live life as a vegetable, and he will never threaten anyone again. I didn't give him the choice I'm giving you. Leave my city or his fate is yours, and you won't even see me coming."

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[Green Lantern]

...

[Watchman]

The explosion kocked him back and into the wall. He struggled to get up and looked up at this attacker thats it no more games. He shot his gun and froze the ground around Arsenal. He slipped and Cold grabbed some rubble and threw it at the frozen area, shattering it. Cold smashed him with more rubble across his face and pointed a gun at him.

"Now I'm going to teach you punks to stay out of other's people business and never call me a Mr. Freeze rip off!"

[twylight]

Despite what he had said moments ago, McCulloch was growing tired of the cat and mouse game. His friends were in trouble, and they needed his help. He had to finish this tart off quickly now so that he can go to their aid.

A large puddle of blood on the street behind her is what McCulloch used. Silent as death itself, the Mirror Master slowly rose up out of the blood, his costume not getting a single drop on it.
Reaching out his arm, he aimed one of his mirror guns at the woman. Almost silently, McCulloch whispered under his breath, "G'bye, Alice."

He slowly began to squeeze the trigger.

She spun around and knocked his gun out of his hand before grabbing his collar, the wind blowing her black hair behind her, fully revealing her face. She spoke through gritted teeth as tears ran down her face, dozens of emotions she'd bottled up for so long now free.

"Don't count on it."













"SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"

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[Batman]

Nightwing's life flashed before his eyes. It usually did, in instances like these. The instances that made him stronger every time. Yet, he never knew if he'd grow stronger... or die, trying to.

He saw it, again. The trapese. The one where his parents were hanging off of. How one minute, their lives were filled with joy, as was his. And then the next... It was the complete opposite. Dick often wondered if Bruce felt that way, at the turning point in his life. Probably didn't. He was probably too shocked beyond words to comprehend it, he was so much younger than Dick was. Yet... Bruce became the stronger one. Taking him in... Raising him... teaching him the life of good and evil. Turning him into Robin, the boy wonder. And somehow, Dick regained that joy.

Then, another turning point, when he realised it wasn't happy anymore. That Batman wasn't letting him live the life he wanted to live. It was at that moment that Dick realised he couldn't wear the 'R' on his chest anymore. It was at that moment... That Nightwing was born.

It always started and ended like that. From his parent's death to his beginning as Nightwing. He didn't know why. There was so much before, and even more after. Yet, the moment had passed. And Dick found himself in reality again, facing the barrel of a glowing cannon.

"Don't blink! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!", The Trickster cackled, getting Nightwing's full attention as he realised he might die, here, and now.

It was at that moment that the two looked over, hearing something. The sound of shattering glass. Both sets of eyes widnened as an ear piercing noise graced them. Nightwing grasped his ears in pain, yelling out.

"AAAAGGGGGHHHHH!!!"

But even that couldn't be heard, over the scream. The one that had hit them, as glass showered like rain around them. It was a force so powerful that Nightwing wasn't even sure he was still alive, hearing it.

"SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"

Nightwing dropped on all fours, still screaming in pain, as The Trickster's dome shattered. James Jesse had long since passed out, by the time his metallic body crashed to the ground, with circuits breaking and snapping all around him in a glow of sparks. Nightwing covered his ears, as it continued for a few more seconds. Finally... He lifted his head, not hearing it anymore. The whole block was covered in glass. Many things around them were bent, inward. There was some damage to the street. But Dick knew exactly what it was. And finally... after all of this time... their suspicions had been confirmed. The 'woman in white'... the Mystery woman, had made her return. Nightwing smiled, a little, standing on his feet.

"Saved me again, Di..."

And then, he fainted. The force was too great for him to take, all at once. He'd wake up in a few minutes... But even then, he'd know. He had just endured the cry of the Canary.

[wiegeabo]

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[Green Lantern]

The explosion kocked him back and into the wall. He struggled to get up and looked up at this attacker thats it no more games. He shot his gun and froze the ground around Arsenal. He slipped and Cold grabbed some rubble and threw it at the frozen area, shattering it. Cold smashed him with more rubble across his face and pointed a gun at him.

"Now I'm going to teach you punks to stay out of other's people business and never call me a Mr. Freeze rip off!" She spun around and knocked his gun out of his hand before grabbing his collar, the wind blowing her black hair behind her, fully revealing her face. She spoke through gritted teeth as tears ran down her face, dozens of emotions she'd bottled up for so long now free.

"Don't count on it."













"SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"

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As Cold was looming over him, he heard it. His eyes went wide as windows and glass panes all around him shattered. The ice lain down by Captain Cold spider webbed and split. His eardrums pounded. He knew that sound.

...I haven't heard a scream that loud since.... Ollie found out that you didn't wear a wig anymore! HOLY HOT DAMN!!!! IT IS YOU!!! I WAS RIGHT!!!! F**KIN AY DICK I WAS RIGHT!!!!!

"Screw you Cold, I got bigger things to deal with. You can take a nap, I'll be back"

Roy grabbed his bow and shot a nerve toxin arrow at Cold. The toxin acted fast and Cold dropped to the floor of the roof. Roy shoved him off, and got to his feet. He ran to the edge of the roof and leapt off. As he freefalled through the air, he whipped out his crossbow and shot a line to the next roof to slow his fall. He landed in the alley and saw the blood dripping from the woman's neck.

"DINAH!!!"

[wiegeabo]

Blasts of weapons fire lashes out at and around us. Wonder Woman blocks number of the with her braclets, a hold of the rest with a shield. Across the street I see Nightwing being targeted by that laughable looking man's arm cannon. A rumble from behind lets me know that an even bigger threat is coming back. "Can you hold them off?" I ask. She nods at me as she takes out her lasso.

I turn just as Bizarro rips out of the rubble and flies towards me. "Me not hurt you now!" he shouts. I just shake my head.

"Still nonsensical." I grab him with a yellow claw and use his own momentum to spin him around in the air a few times. And I make sure he winds up between Nightwing and his opponent. But just as the blast is about to lash out...

"SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"

My ring filters the worst parts of the sound, but it catches Bizarro fully. His shouts in pain as he grabs his ears and writhes in agony. I can see blood leak out between his fingers

When the scream ends, I lurch him back up into the air and morph the claw into a sling. Around and around I spin him, faster and faster. The wind begins blowing and pushes some of the army back who had fallen from the scream. I use my ring to absorb the sonic boom of the spin as I increase the speed to escape velocity. I release Bizarro at the right time and he goes flying into the air at and soon becomes a spot in the distance before disappearing completely.

"Will somebody finally tell me what the hells is going on?!?"

[Johnny Blaze]

She spun around and knocked his gun out of his hand before grabbing his collar, the wind blowing her black hair behind her, fully revealing her face. She spoke through gritted teeth as tears ran down her face, dozens of emotions she'd bottled up for so long now free.

"Don't count on it."













"SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"

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The force of the sonic cry made McCulloch's shot go wide. The soundwave knocked the Mirror Master back off of his feet, slamming him hard into the side of a car as the vehicle's windows blew out.

With a loud grunt, McCulloch dropped fell to the street, his gun falling a few paces away from him.

"Bloody ****", said McCulloch in a broken voice.
His ears bleeding and his head throbing, McCulloch slowly started to stand and moved a shaking hand to the holster where his second mirror gun was held.

[Franklin Richards]

Hal Jordan created an emerald sky cycle for Ollie.

"That ought to get your around for a bit."


"SKREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"

A smile crossed Hal Jordan's face.

"Your girlfriend's back and you're gonna be in trouble."

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[MST3K 4ever]

Lex continues to seeth in his office.

Oh Superman if you only knew the Pandora's Box you have opened. You're trying to win a never ending battle...you simple minded fool....I'm trying to win a war and your actions towards me this day have sealed your fate.

Lex begins typing on his computer and smiles.

By the end of this speech Superman you will be begging me...to let you and your commrades to leave the planet.

[SuperFerret]

Even though I should be able to handle Prometheus easily, the combined factors of my surprise, his combat skill and technology, and he addition of Phobos, I was barely able to get a decent defense up.

That is, until it happened.

"SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"

The Phantom Zone exists on a different vibrational wavelength than the "normal" world, and very little could affect one world from the other. But this sonic cry, an all-to-familiar sonic cry, sent a ripple through the "air" here.

It distracted my attackers momentarily, for only a millisecond, but that was enough.

I press my attack, viciously, using the entirety of my physical abilities to quickly and decisively disable Prometheus and Phobos.

I grab Prometheus by the face, and press him against the "ground".

~"Let me out of here. NOW."~ I demand, both audibly and telepathically.

[LibrarianThorne]

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[twylight]

The force of the sonic cry made McCulloch's shot go wide. The soundwave knocked the Mirror Master back off of his feet, slamming him hard into the side of a car as the vehicle's windows blew out.

With a loud grunt, McCulloch dropped fell to the street, his gun falling a few paces away from him.

"Bloody ****", said McCulloch in a broken voice.
His ears bleeding and his head throbing, McCulloch slowly started to stand and moved a shaking hand to the holster where his second mirror gun was held.


Dinah cut the scream off and pulled her gun out aiming it at McCulloch she squeezed off a shot at his hand as it went for his second gun. Holstering it she walked towards him, the glass from the many broken windows crunching beneath her boots, and punched him.

"Don't call me Alice."

"DINAH!!!

She turned at the voice and stared at him a few seconds. Before pointing to a steel brace dangling above him from one of the office building's, it's front torn off with her scream.

"Might want to watch that." She said weakly as she compressed her hand to her neck.

[Johnny Blaze]

Dinah cut the scream off and pulled her gun out aiming it at McCulloch she squeezed off a shot at his hand as it went for his second gun.
"AHHHH, dammit", screamed McCulloch as he gripped his wounded hand tightly with his other.
"God damn *****!"

Holstering it she walked towards him, the glass from the many broken windows crunching beneath her boots, and punched him.

McCulloch grunted as the blow knocked out a tooth, and caused the already groggy Mirror Master to fade out even more.
He had underestimated her. Had no idea that she was really that damn Canary...who was supposed to be dead last he checked. If he'd had known who he was really dealing with, he wouldn't have stuck his nose out like he did.
Bad intelligence always led to disaster on a job.

"Don't call me Alice." As the world went black around him and his consciousness left him, McCulloch made a promise to himself. This would not be his last encounter with the "Pretty Bird". One day, he'd find her again and he'd get his payback.

[trustyside-kick]

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Jason Todd- 'Many live that diserve death'
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1 Hour and 25 Minutes Later- Gotham City
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Jason returns to his loft apartment two blocks away from Crime Alley. Damaged, Jason tends to his wounds. He looks out his window where Wayne Tower used to be standing and only sees dust and ruble. He then walks over to his closet and turns the handle inward rather than outward; a series of locks seem to unwind and a two-door compartment opens to his left.

"Damn, looks like I am kinda running out of supplies again."

Jason takes off his jacket and hangs it on a chair and removes his kevlar suit and throws it onto the floor. He then removes some grenades and gadgets from his jacket and slips off his kris dagger's holster and places them back into his two-door compartment. He then lets out a small sigh of pain as he bends down and removes his boots and then unzips his pants.

Looks like I pulled my shoulder a bit...well only one way to fix this.

Jason let's a scream escape his mouth as he pops his arm back into place.

"GAH!"

He then walks over to his bathroom, removes his boxers, turns on the water faucet and enters the shower. Jason welcomes the hot water as it hits his bruises and scars.

How did Batman endure these kind of injuries for all this time? The kevlar only protects so much! This hurts like a *****...
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15 Minutes later
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Jason walks out of his bathroom looks out his window again. Only this time he notices something in the view further beyond where Wayne Tower once stood.

"The Clocktower...I wonder..."

Jason begins to get suited up. He does not take that many gadgets with him but never leaves his kris dagger behind. He walks out of his loft apartment and locks the door; he heads out of the building and hops onto his bike. As he is about to leave however, three figures approach him.

"If yous gonna be on our turf yous gotta pay. I'm the Tax Collector here."

"Oh I'm sorry...I believed I used all my cash up when paying for gas."

"Then yous about to be get a beating and be in debt."

"Oh, well no one likes debt."

Jason hops off of his bike and one of the thugs runs at him with a knife.

"You call that a knife? You should see mine."

Jason whips out his dagger and swings at the thug approaching him and slices through his knife clean. The thug looks in shock.

"That's not all she can do!"

Jason then stabs the thug into the chest, twists it, and pulls it out twisting in the opposite direction.

"Y-y-yous crazy man!"

The other two thugs run off into the alley. Jason takes off the dead thug's bandana and wipes the blood off of his dagger.

"Betsy, I think it is time we go sight-seeing."

He then hops onto his bike, and heads for the Clock Tower.

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Jason Todd- 'Many live that diserve death'
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15 Minutes Later- The Clock Tower
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Jason pulls up to the Clock Tower wearing a mask of confusion.

"What?"

But...from the distance it didn't look anything like this! What happened?

Jason walks up to the door and sees that there is no handle, not much of a door left either; just boards piled up and nailed in partially sealing the entrance shut. He attempts to pull the top board but it appears to be nailed really tight. He starts walking back towards his bike and trips on some rubble. He hops on his bike, turns it on and throttles up heading towards the door of the Clock Tower and knocks it down. He enters the Clock Tower entrances and is in complete awe.

How long was this place abandoned? It looks nearly completely destroyed! What happened?

He begins to walk up the spiraling staircase that leads to the top of the Clock tower. As he walks he step he takes creates a low creaking noise.

"I swear if I fall from this height...well...I cannot do much if I do but that will suck."

Jason continues to walk up the stairs and approaches the top. He approaches the door that leads into Oracle's Command Center. A water drop hits Jason's head and he looks up.

Holy crap...I did not notice there wasn't even a roof outside! But wait...that would mean...

"BABS!"

Jason tackles down the door and enters the room where the computers once were.

What? Nothing here? But...what about Babs? Is she ok? My god...what happened while I was gone? This place just...

A thought hits Jason. He quickly scans the room.

"Babs would have had an escape plan...a way to get out even from this height."

Jason spots a hole in the wall next to the face of the Clock Tower itself. He punches the wall and more light is revealed. He continues to hit the wall revealing the escape route.

"Stairs...leading down...towards the bushes?"

Jason takes the stairs down and is relieved when they are made out of some metal and not wood. He finally reaches the ground and pushes a few bushes aside. Infront of him is a damaged motorcycle.

Babs would not only have one motorcycle...she must have gotten to saftey...but where would she go--

Suddenly it hits Jason and he runs over to his motorcycle and takes out his bag. He opens it and starts searching for something.

Come on come on come on! Where is it! Ah!

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Hmm...I wonder what has become of Gordon's place...

Jason puts the map back into his bag, zips it up and hops onto his bike.
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5 Minutes Later- Gordon's Apartment
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Looks like Gordon is home. But I don't see any bike...how long ago was the attack on the Clock Tower?

Jason peaks into the window. James Gordon lies on the couch and the TV is on.

Looks like Gordon is asleep...that's good. I wouldn't want to have to go hurt 'ol Jimbo there.

Jason goes around the corner and parks his bike in the alley by the fire-escape stairs. He then jumps onto the nearby dumpster and from there jumps for the stairs. He lands and starts climbing up the fire-escape.

Now...where was Bab's old room again? Was it on the top floor? Or the second to top? One way to find out...

Jason stops at the second to top floor and looks into the window.

Let's see...some shoes...a little TV...bed...oh...a cigar...gotta be Jimbo's.

Jason continues to climb the stairs and stops at the top floor window and enters the bedroom.

Ok ok...now if I know Babs like I think I do...she would not risk the chance of losing all that data incase the Clock Tower ever became vulnerable...so where would she hide the data?

Jason starts looking through the desk and finds nothing. He looks through the drawers of the night-stand and he notices that the top drawer has a hidden compartment on the side. He pulls out the compartment and finds a key.

Rather small key...for...a briefcase? Or perhaps...

Jason scans the room and opens the closet.

Where would see keep one of her laptops...ah.

Jason finds a box appearently full of pictures and papers.

Looks like this is her college stuff...I wonder.

Jason takes out a peculiar looking package in the box and opens it. Inside is a small, slim briefcase.

Found it! Now where did I put that key.

Jason unlocks the case, opens it, and takes out a small silver laptop. Jason turns on the laptop and begins searching through the files. He stumbles across one called 'Spring-Break Party photos'.

Yea...right...like she would have time for parties as Batgirl...or even as Oracle.

Jason double clicks it and the folder is full of documents.

"Wow. She has dirt on everything."

Jason takes out a gig-stick from his pocket and plugs it into the USB port on the side of the laptop. He then begins to copy and paste the files to his gig stick. Once the files are done being copied and pasted, he opens a few files and stumbles across a peculiar file on superheroes.

"Woah."

Steel...Superboy...wait...woah...Superman?

Jason double clicks the file and a bar pops up.

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"Password required."

Password eh? Hmm, let's see...

Jason tries Batgirl, Oracle, Bruce, Wayne, Batman, Robin, Dick, Nightwing, etc. and all possible passwords fail.

"Acess Denied."

Hmm...I wonder...

Jason attempts again with a different password.

"PixieBoots. Access Granted."

"Haha, and Babs use to always deny having any affection for Dick."

The file on Superman pops up but to Jason's surprise still has many restrictions on it.

Yea yea...Weak to Kryptonite...came from an unknown planet called Krypton...come on! I could have read an article that could tell me mor--

Jason pauses. He begins to read a seperate paragraph about something that was not to his knowledge.

"What? Huh? The hel--"

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Jason doesn't say a word...too many are flying through his head.

WHAT? WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN? SHE KNEW ABOUT THIS? BRUCE KNEW ABOUT THIS? AND THEY DIDN'T TELL ME?! HOW COULD THEY KEEP THIS FROM ME...FROM OTHERS?

Jason continues to read more and more about the event. He then looks back at the picture of Superman from the profile.

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"That is so...so...out of character...so--there were other things he could have done to stop--"

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"UN-ACCEPTABLE!"

Jason's scream wakes up James Gordon from the couch and he starts running up the stairs. Jason hears the footsteps, removes his gig stick from the computer, turns off the computer, picks up his helmet, and exits out the window. Gordon knocks the door open with a bat in his hand.

"WHO'S THERE!"

Gordon looks arounded the room and finds the laptop on the bed. He scratches his head in confusion, puts the laptop back into Barbara's closet, and walks out of the bedroom. On the roof Jason sits in the rain with his arms on his knees like a lost child.

"How...how could he..."

[MaskedManJRK]

Metropolis, the city of the future--war-torn by what looks like the "Rogues."

I take the plane and land it on the Lexcorp tower. I leap out and look over the ledge, taking in the carnage about me.

"Attention any Justice League member in Metropolis, this is Batman, what's the situation?"

[wiegeabo]

Over the Justice League frequency my ring relays a message to me:


"Attention any Justice League member in Metropolis, this is Batman, what's the situation?"
Batman! Looks like the gang's almost all here.

I tap into the frequency and respond. "Batman, this is Sinestro. A group of us are located at..." I look around. No street signs, no identifying marks remaining on the buildings. Damn. I point my ring up and fire a beam of gold light into the sky, "...we're here," I say, knowing full well that our enemies would be able to see it. Although, looking around at the unconscious people on the block, I doubt many of them would be very close.

[MaskedManJRK]

Over the Justice League frequency my ring relays a message to me:


Batman! Looks like the gang's almost all here.

I tap into the frequency and respond. "Batman, this is Sinestro. A group of us are located at..." I look around. No street signs, no identifying marks remaining on the buildings. Damn. I point my ring up and fire a beam of gold light into the sky, "...we're here," I say, knowing full well that our enemies would be able to see it. Although, looking around at the unconscious people on the block, I doubt many of them would be very close.

I look at the golden light blasting through the sky.

"I'm on my way."

I set my Batplane on auto-lock (with an electro-shock strong enough to take down Bane if anyone touches it), take out my grappling hook, and fly my way to Sinestro's location.

[Nightwing]

Hal Jordan created an emerald sky cycle for Ollie.

"That ought to get your around for a bit."


"SKREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"

A smile crossed Hal Jordan's face.

"Your girlfriend's back and you're gonna be in trouble."

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I look up and see Hal in the air, creating a bubble around me. Seconds after it nearly closes, and we take off, I hear something I never thought I'd hear again.

"SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"

My eyes widen. I feel a nerve shreek up my spine from the scream. And I drop the arrow I had in my hand. Along with my bow. It..it couldn't be. How? How was this happening? I felt like I was living a dream. But no, not a bad one. My heart starts thumping in my throat, as I hear Hal's words, and he's all smiles.

"Your girlfriend's back and you're gonna be in trouble."

That was the least of my worries. All I wanted to do, for that one moment, was see her for myself. That day..after I heard what she did for Dick..I never thought I'd see her again. I never thought I'd see my pretty bird. And now, after all this time, she was alive and kicking. As if...as if it never happend.

"D...Dinah?"

I take a deep breath. We were wasting too much time. I pick up my bow and look up at Hal. I wanted to get to get to her ASAP. The shock was still running high.

"Hal, follow that scream!"

[Franklin Richards]

I look up and see Hal in the air, creating a bubble around me. Seconds after it nearly closes, and we take off, I hear something I never thought I'd hear again.

"SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"

My eyes widen. I feel a nerve shreek up my spine from the scream. And I drop the arrow I had in my hand. Along with my bow. It..it couldn't be. How? How was this happening? I felt like I was living a dream. But no, not a bad one. My heart starts thumping in my throat, as I hear Hal's words, and he's all smiles.

"Your girlfriend's back and you're gonna be in trouble."

That was the least of my worries. All I wanted to do, for that one moment, was see her for myself. That day..after I heard what she did for Dick..I never thought I'd see her again. I never thought I'd see my pretty bird. And now, after all this time, she was alive and kicking. As if...as if it never happend.

"D...Dinah?"

I take a deep breath. We were wasting too much time. I pick up my bow and look up at Hal. I wanted to get to get to her ASAP. The shock was still running high.

"Hal, follow that scream!"


"Ring. Track audio signal and take us there."

*WORKING* *AUDIO SIGNATURE IDENTIFIED AND LOCATED* *RELOCATING*

Just then my ring relayed another message.

"Attention any Justice League member in Metropolis, this is Batman, what's the situation?"

"Attention heroes. This is Green Lantern. Green Arrow and myself are heading to Black Canary's location. Just an update. Feel free to join us at these coordinates, Batman."

Hal and Ollie streaked a few blocks away and there she was. Dinah.


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[wiegeabo]

"Ring. Track audio signal and take us there."

*WORKING* *AUDIO SIGNATURE IDENTIFIED AND LOCATED* *RELOCATING*

Just then my ring relayed another message.



"Attention heroes. This is Green Lantern. Green Arrow and myself are heading to Black Canary's location. Just an update. Feel free to join us at these coordinates, Batman."

Hal and Ollie streaked a few blocks away and there she was. Dinah.


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I see Jordan and Arrow finally clear a rooftop just as my ring picks up his signal. Black Canary. That explains it.

"Wait," I say, turning to her, "aren't you dead?"

Then I notice the blood draining from her neck and see that the cloth she holds to it is doing nothing to stop the loss.

"Well, you will be if that bleeding keeps up." I create a bandage around the wound and stick it to her skin. It will temporarily staunch the bleeding until the wound can be properly stitched. Something I am not aobut to do with my ring without her permission.

I walk over to her. "Better?"