The "Ultimate DC" RPG

[The Question]

Lois feigns a smile. Clark steps forward and holds out his hand.

"Clark Kent. I work at the Planet with Miss Lane. I just moved into town."

 

[twylight]

Another thing about her was that she made me laugh alot, even though we had just met about 15 minutes ago. Anyone who can make me laugh is already okay with me, another trait she carried with her was that she was sharp with her answers. Which is something we both have in common, I took her hand as we walked toward the music and saw all the people with their loved ones arm in arm. Don't screw this up, Harper. I gently put my left arm around her waist, and held her hand with the other as we began to dance.

"So, what brings you aboard Lex Luthor's yacht? Are you a personal friend of his, or were you just invited like half of the other guests here this evening?"

Ok, I wasn't the best dancer in the world. But it did come in handy during some of those undercover missions with my days in Checkmate, I could only remember a few moves and the least thing I wanted to do was step on one of her toes. So far so good as I looked into her eyes and saw them glowing above the pale moon light, I didn't want to get to close as we had just met eachother. But atleast I was glad to know we both came here alone looking for the same things, still, I hope I wasn't moving to fast. I may be a bit careless at times in certain situations, but I'm always a gentleman at heart.

I shake my head as he leads me in the dance.

"No, thank goodness. I came with my Brother and his fiance. she's the one who got an invitation."

Oh, shouldn't let my feelings for Helena to overflow to others.

I look up into his eyes.
I never thought I'd see it, but I have. He's one of those guys who instantly draw you in. However he'd not one who you could have a steady relationship with, I've seen it with my friends.

Or can you?

I mentally shake my head. I can't think like that. This isn't Vegas. What happens here doesn't stay here.

 

[Red]

Lois feigns a smile. Clark steps forward and holds out his hand.

"Clark Kent. I work at the Planet with Miss Lane. I just moved into town."

I stretch out my hand and shake his.

“Well, welcome to our fair city Mr. Kent. I can guarantee tonight will make the front page.”

 

[MST3K 4ever]

I can never enjoy the life that others enjoy so freely ever again. If that is the case then I shall not suffer alone...the time has come for me to make a stand and show the entire city of Gotham that I am one to be feared above all others.

My next target is set...Mayor O'Neill...once she is eleminated then all of Gotham will know that no one is safe from my wrath
He straps on his suit and says, "Co-ordinates to Mayor O'Neill's home and disable all security measures once we are in range."

The Suit replies...acknowledged.

Freeze leaves his lair enroute to the Mayor's home.

 

[Green Lantern]

Iris drove towards the campus, and towards Barry's dorm, not noticing a yellow blur following her home. They got to the parking lot and she idled the car to let Barry out.

"Sure you don't wanna come inside? I don't have any homework or anything, so I'll be bored until I recharge..."

"You may not, but I do. Sorry sweetie, but you'll live. Just play ping pong with yourself or something."

"We've been together since High school, you should know by now that I don't like to lose, even to myself"
He stuck his tongue out at her and then leaned into kiss her, passionately.
"Guess, I'll see you tomorrow then huh? Have fun studying."

"Oh, you know it." She rolled her eyes, as Barry closed the door. Barry watched as the car pulled away. For a moment he thought he saw something follow it, but convinced himself he was just being paranoid.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Ten minutes later, in her apartment, Iris heard a knock on the door. She opened the door, leaving the security chain on. "Who's th... EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!" She tried to speak, but when she saw her visitor all she could do is scream. Suddenly the door broke off its hinges and knocked Iris to the ground below it. Vibrating over her was Ed Thawne.

"...Du yu no how lng it took me to slo dwn my spch enff to be undrstndble? It's all yur stpd bytoy's fault. I'll kll yu to teach him a lssn. Wht are you waiting fur? Call him. Hve him "ZOOM" to your rescu He'll be too late. Zoom. Isn't that such an intense word? I think I'll cll myslf that."

Iris frantically hit her speed dial. "Barry! Please help..." Before she could finish her sentence a yellow hand flew accross her face and her scream drowned out the sound of her jaw bone breaking into several pieces. Tears rolled down her face and blood poured from her mouth as she looked up in time to see a yellow blur land in her chest. Zoom's kick broke all but two of her ribs and sent her sprawling across the room.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

As he heard the scream, Barry dropped the phone, and windows across town shattered as he ran to Iris's apartment. Dear god... just let her be okay. Please.

He got there and saw the knocked down door, and his former friend standing over Iris, fist raised to bring down in her face again. She coughed and Barry saw the droplets of blood that came out.

"GET AWAY FROM HER YOU SADISTIC BASTARD! IF YOU LAY ANOTHER GODDAMNED FINGER ON HER I'LL..."

"Du wht Alln? Kll me? Doubtful."

Zoom picked up Iris and threw her at blinding speed into the far wall near Barry. Barry was too shocked to react in time to catch her and she landed with a thud next to his feet. "NO! GOD DAMN YOU!" Barry picked her up and felt for a pulse. Just barely. "Iris, hold on. Please. You can do it. You're strong. Don't leave me."

"Barry. Don't do anything you'll regret. Please. It'll beokay. I just need to sleep now... good night Barry."

With those last words, her eyes shut, and her chest stopped struggling to raise and lower with each breath. Tears welled up in Barry's goggles as he realized he hadn't been there for the one person he loved the most in the world, when she had needed him.

"YOU SICK MURDERING BASTARD! I WAS NEVER ANYTHING BUT NICE TO YOU! WHAT THE HELL DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS YOU MONSTER?"

"Trted me like the dirt on your shoes. And now she's dead because of it. Who's nxt Alln? Mom? Dad? Brother? Crtnly not you. You nd to sffer for making me a frk!"

"NO! You'll hurt noone else!"

Barry threw himself at Zoom at near light speed and an orangish blur circled the world, ending up in the Arizona desert. Barry dropped Zoom and continued running to build up momentum. He spun and carried his momentum back to Zoom laying a haymaker on Ed's jaw and sending him flying through the air.

Zoom struggled to pick himself off the ground after the punch, and Barry stood, ready to beat him into hamburger when he did.

"Pick your slimey ass up you spineless pathetic worm. I want the satisfaction of beating your face into jello fairly."

Zoom and Barry circled each other, each waiting for the other to act.

"Swrong Bry did I tch a nrv? Yu pr bby, yll b wth hr agn sn."

Zoom launched himself at Barry, catching him momentarily off guard, and taking him to the ground. He began hammering Barry's head with his fists, until Barry regained his composure and rammed his forearms into the sides of Zoom's abdomen. He silently thanked god for the full face mask as Zoom vomitted all over him. With Zoom losing his train of thought, Barry grabbed his right leg and snapped it forward, making the knee bend in the opposite direction. He held it in that posistion as Zoom screamed in pain and his hyper metabolism started healing the torn ligaments and shattered bones in the wrong places. Quickly Barry did the same to the other leg, and then tossed Zoom aside.

"Not so big and tough now are ya, Ed? Not fighting a defenseless woman. You sick, demented, bastard. It's people like you that give our nation a bad name. To think, I called you a friend."

As he spoke, tears welled up behind his goggles.

"Jst kll me Alln. Or I'll kll yr prnts nxt. Thn mybe yr cowrkers. You I'll sve for lst Alln."

Barry reached down and grabbed the crippled man by the neck, ready to snap it.

"No. I won't take the law into my own hands. That makes me no better than you. But I sure as hell won't make you a pretty inmate for the Federal Pen."

Instead of spinning Ed's neck around, Barry brought his face down full force on his knee, shattering Thawne's nose. Following that he swiftly kicked the villain beneath his ribs and left him on the ground breathing hard.

"This is officer 91956, requesting back up. I have a 10-15mm, currently unconscious. request SWAT/Metahuman containment. Transmitting coordinates now."

(For those out of the know a 10-15 is prisoner in custody, the first m signifies the prisoner is a mental case, and the second m I added for "metahuman" )

 

[Trigger]

The distance between the control room and the skylight entrance Conner took wasn't very big. In fact seconds after talking with Don, Conner had found the small room on the back off a long catwalk. Bette, Duela, and him quickly ran to the door.

Bette grabbed the doorknob first, "It's locked! Maybe someone's in there?"

"Well, we have to fight these guys either way, I'd rather get the jump on the them if don't mind."

"In that case, I'll use my handy-dandy lockpick!"

Conner shook his head and sighed. Did she realize that this wasn't a game? With a simple flick of his wrists he flung the door open and him and Duela charged right in.

They expected some form of resistance, so they were quite surprised to find the teen who stole Conner's car simply playing a PS2 game on one of the monitors. He swiveled around in his chair and made a grab for his megaphone, which was lying on a nearby counter.

"Not so fast!" Conner cried as he plucked the megaphone into the air with his TK, and then dropped it in his hand.

"Ok, you got me. I can't put up much of a fight without my megaphone."

The young man stood up and placed his hands into the air. He took a few steps closer to Conner and Duela and stopped.

"That...was easy.."

"Too easy..." Conner said in agreement, not letting his eyes lose sight of the boy.

A bead of sweat dropped down Conner's forehead. The temperature in the room seemed to have increased. Conner's vision of the boy started to warp and fade.

"You..have...a friend?"

"Si, amigo."

A hot, rock-hard fist slammed into Conner's back and sent him flying into a wall. Duela was flung like a ragdoll on top of Conner, and he let out a pained grunt. The two recovered their fast enough to witness their attacker in all his glory.

Standing before them was a tall, man with rock hard skin. It was hard to determine where his hairline was and his eyes glowed like the light from a red hot lava eruption.When he breathed a thick black smoke blew out his flared nostrils and mouth. He looked like the Molten Magma man Conner had seen in an old horror flick.

"Sorry amigo, but we and my friend have to take off."

"Huh?"

"Terra and Kilo are missing."

"Oh man. What are we going to do?"

"Ditch the car, primo."

"But I really liked it-"

Conner used this small conversation as his chance to launch his assault. He thrusted the molten man into a wall and the flung the boy into the cieling twice before letting him fall. Duela dashed towards the control room and began searching the control panel wildly.


The molten man lunged at Conner, and it took Conner's full strength (and some help from his TK) to lunge at him with the same force. The two traded a few punches before the boy jumped in. He picked up his megaphone and screamed into it. The sonic blast caught Conner in his side and broke his concentration long enough for the molten man to get in a sucker punch. Duela stopped her search and swiped at the boy's hands, trying to get a hold of the megaphone. She tussled with him for awhile before he launch a sonic blast that knocked her to the ground.

Conner wanted to help her out, but molten man's punches were getting hard to deflect. Conner tried shoving him with his TK, but the molten man side-stepped it and back hand slapped him in the face. Conner fell to the ground, and molten man grabbed him by his throat. Conner erected a skin tight force field to prevent himself from being severly burned, but the heat from the man's hands was still quite intense. Conner's legs went limp as he tried to wrestle himself from the grasp of the man. He focused as much power as he could, but the man was simply too strong.

"So ese, you feeling the heat? The pressure getting to you, eh?!"

"Was that supposed to be as cheesy as it sounded?" Conner retorted. His comments thinly hid the stress he was suffering from maintaining his forcefield.

Molten man smacked Conner hard with one hand, and then threw him into a wall with the other. He charged right at Conner and succesfully connected his shoulder with Conner's face. Conner fell to the ground in pain and felt his forcefield drop. He looked up in terror at the sight of the towering molten man.

"You put up a helluva fight, mi amigo, but now...you die!" the molten man reeled back then threw his full wieght into a punch aimed at Conner's head.

 

[Venom160]

{Harvey Dent}

Maroni's Ristorante Italiano, Maroni's legitament front where he manages his "non legal" endeavors. Its not out of the ordinary to see some of his cronies dragging a body out the back door and into the trunk of a waiting car, which coincidently was what was happening as I approached. The cronies saw me coming and drop the body and pulls out guns, I raise my hands in the air.

"I want to talk to your boss."

"Who the hell are you."

"Just tell him his lawyer is here to see him."

One of the cronies head back into the restaurant and a few minutes later comes back out and leads me into the restaurant and into a back office where Maroni sits behind a desk.

Maroni - "Search him."

I lift my arms in the air again and allow them to pat me down, all they find is my knife.

Maroni - "Im surprised Dent, 1. You come armed with just a knife and 2. Your still alive, I heard on the news you were killed."

"They were mistaken."

Maroni - "Well why are you here."

"I have a few questions to ask you."

Maroni - "Well ask."

I look at the guards standing on either side of the door.

"Alone."

Maroni nodes his head and the guards leave. I pull out the coin and flip it, it lands on the scarred side.

"Was it you who sent the bomb to my house."

Maroni - "Why the hell are you talking like that Dent."

"Dent isnt here right now just Two-Face."

Maroni - "Your out of you f**king mind!"

I feel the 22. fall out of the sleeve of my coat and into my hand, fortunatly Maroni doesnt see it until its pressed against his head.

"Answer the question Maroni! Did you or did you not send the bomb to my house!"

Maroni - "No you f**king freak! I was locked up remember!"

"You didn't have somone else send it for you?"

Maroni - "NO!"

"Then who coulda done it."

Maroni - "Falcone, He coulda done it! To keep me in jail so he could move in on my turf."

"What do you think Dent? Personally I don't believe him."

"I think hes' telling the truth."

With the gun still aimed at Maroni I pull out the coin and lift it up and show him the scarred side.

"Guilty."

And than I turn the coin over.

"Not Guilty."

I flip the coin and it lands on the normal side.

"Not guilty than."

I put the 22. in my coat pocket and pick up my knife off his desk.

"You better be telling the truth Maroni because if I find out that you had any kind of involvement with this what so ever........."

I reach up and remove my mask and get right in his face.

"............we'll look pretty normal compared to what will happen to you."

I straighten back up and put the mask back on. I turn to see guns pointed at me, the guards must of looked in and saw me in Maroni's face.

Maroni - "Let him pass."

They hesitantly put their guns back into their holsters and let me pass.

 

[MST3K 4ever]

Freeze recieves a visual message in his suit. It reads, "Security systems deactivated."

He emerges from the sewer and approaches the Mayor's front gate. He looks at the gates and rips them off of the henges. He walks right up the driveway.

Four security guards come running out of their security building. (OOC: A guy rips off a gate that is bound to make some noise) Freeze sees them and they automatically stop in their tracks. All of them draw their weapons and one of them says, "Hold it right there Mr. Freeze the police are on their way with the S.W.A.T unit. Give up now!"

Freeze replies, "I gave up a long time ago." FRAKSHA! FRAKSHA!Leaving all four guards frozen solid. He then says, "Computer E-T-A of the police."
The computer replies, "Tracking...E-T-A 2minutes & 13 seconds."

Freeze replies, "Inform me when they are 30 seconds away." FRAKSHA! FRAKSHA!Freeze fires his gun at the top of the walls around the front gate, so the S.W.A.T unit will find it very slippery when they try to storm the top of the wall.

He then barges into the mansion, and sees the Mayor and her husband just about ot get out the back door with two bodyguards.

FRAKSHA! FRAKSHA!Freeze freezes both of the bodyguards in place, but leaves the Mayor and her husband alone...for the moment.

Mayor O'Neill turns to Freeze and says, "Mr. Freeze...what are you doing here? Why are you attacking me? or anyone for that matter?"

Freeze replies, "My time here is short so I will be brief. You are in power...you have been given so very much in life and your husband does nothing but rides your coat-tails...uses his position for his own privlige he sits on the board of Ben Carlson's company as a token position to collect a paycheck...he knows nothing of suffering or pain like I do...now not only will he know pain and suffering...you will witness it first hand."

FRAKSHA! Freezes the Mayor's husband. She screams in horror and frantically begins chopping away at the ice. Freeze looks at the Mayor and says, "By the time I leave here he will already be dead."

He turns and leaves as he hears the computer say, "Gotham Police are 30 seconds away."

Mr. Freeze gets outside of the estate grounds. FRAKSHA! FRAKSHA!He then creates a wall of ice where the front gates once stood. He climbs back into the sewers just in time to hear sevreal sirens rounding the corner. He then lumbers back to his hideout.

 

[Batman]

(IC: Bruce Wayne)

“Very well,” whispered Pamela looking down at her legs. Bruce Wayne. They met in college and became good friends. Now he was the head of a major company and interested in Pam’s work. The botanist always had a crush on the playboy. He did have excellent looks. She admired him for a second before glancing at Lucius.

“Well, where did you discover this extraordinary plant,” questioned Lucius.

“It has a name you know,” Pamela hissed. She took a moment to collect herself. “I apologize for that small…outburst. As you can tell, I have been very stressed out from all the research that I have put into this specimen.

I shake my head, giving her a smile of acknowledgement.

"No, it's no problem. I think we both can understand that. Right, Lucius?"

He looks at me, for a second, but eventually nods. He can understand the stress part of it... But the outbursts..

"Outbursts"... I can definatley relate to that, unfortunatley. Memories of my time under Ra's Al Ghul's teachings... the night Talia died... They flood back into my mind for a brief moment before I turn back to Pam, as she continues to speak.

Stop it. Focus on the situation at hand. This is no time...

"Where did I find Rycogec? I found it on a small island north of Sicily. I was on a research mission with Project Regenis,”

I nod, hearing this. Sicily... Beautiful place. Or, I would guess. I've been there before... But I wasn't nessacarily focused on my surroundings, during my time there.

"Fascinating, truly. Your presentation earlier was very impressive."

Lucius' words wake me from my 'reminisicing'. I nod, in agreement.

"I agree. Which is why we're here."

I pause for a moment. Presentation was never one of my stronger points. My father was buisness savvy... But I've yet to inherit that nature. I'll just have to try the best that I can...

"You see, Wayne Enterprises is opening a new division soon. One that would be sponsering various scientific and preservative projects throughout the country. From what I've seen of your type of research, aswell as your presentation today, I think your research would be the perfect opening for this."

Lucius speaks up, behind me.

"You'd also have access to our Science Division, which supplies some top of the line research equipment exclusive to us alone. We feel that, since you want to learn more about Rycogec... We could aid you in that area, aswell as giving you a name to market your purpose for the project and even gain federal funding."

...I think that's honestly the largest set of words I've ever spoken. However, it gets my point across.

This division is actually personal to me, I admit. I had it started in memory of my mother. She had loved the earth... even cherished it, in her time of living. Though she considered me the best aspect of the world around her, I never knew a woman with such respect for, as she would call it, "God's miracle workings".

It is a love that I plan to keep alive, even though my mother is no longer.

I realise I've been going back and forth between the past and present. In everything I do, it seems, I manage to succeed in that. I finally smile back at Pam, trying to get my mind off of everything that's been brought back to me unintentionally.

"So, what do you say?"

 

[The Question]

I stretch out my hand and shake his.

“Well, welcome to our fair city Mr. Kent. I can guarantee tonight will make the front page.”

Clark smiles.

"Well, it's a nice party and all, but I think you might just be giving yourself a little too much credit. And really, it's my pleasure to be here. The city is quite beautiful. Bit overwhelming, of course. Being from a small Kansas farm town, I'm not used to all this high tech stuff. They certainly call this place 'the city of tomorrow' for a reason."

 

[Red]

Clark smiles.

"Well, it's a nice party and all, but I think you might just be giving yourself a little too much credit. And really, it's my pleasure to be here. The city is quite beautiful. Bit overwhelming, of course. Being from a small Kansas farm town, I'm not used to all this high tech stuff. They certainly call this place 'the city of tomorrow' for a reason."

"There should be many surprises tonight Mr. Kent, you can be sure of that."

 

[The Question]

Clark, not once losing his smile, thinks over Lex's words.

That certainly sounded weird. Is he planning something? If he is connected to the bombing, maybe he thinks Lois and I are too close.

Suddenly, Lois cuts in.

"Mr. Luthor. We'd like to ask about the explosion at the construction site a few days ago."

 

[Red]

Clark, not once losing his smile, thinks over Lex's words.

That certainly sounded weird. Is he planning something? If he is connected to the bombing, maybe he thinks Lois and I are too close.

Suddenly, Lois cuts in.

"Mr. Luthor. We'd like to ask about the explosion at the construction site a few days ago."

“Of course Miss Lane, I can already reassure you that Lexcorp is thoroughly investigating the matter. Such incidents are rare occurrences, but are always checked out. Lexcorp always buts the safety of others first."

 

[The Question]

"Of course. But, we heard rumors that phospherouce powder residue was found at the site."

"Do suspect that there was some foul play?"

 

[Speedball]

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[Speedball]

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[Logan Howlett]

As Jor-El stands the council deliberates amoung themselves. The audience themselves are found discussing their opinions on the matter. The roar of the great hall is tremendous, and then the balif stands forward.

"Order! Order in the house! We will maintain order"

With that the audience grows silent. The council continues to deleberate, and finaly one is chosen to stand and Speak. An elderly Kryptonian woman stands and faces the public.

"People of Krypton, we are now faced with a tremendous decision. This is not a decision to be taken lightly. We the council have taken both sides into consideration, and have all documenntaion from both sides. As we have been unable to reach an unanimus council decision, Kryptonian law dictates that we take the vote....to the people! It is you, the people of Krypton who will now decide our fate, it is you that shall bring us into a new era. I ask now that you take hold of your personal information devises, and enter your vote on the text screen now. The voting menu should already have apeared on your screen, and a D.N.A. verification will be necisary as always to cast a vote. Please.....vote now...."

A few moments go by and eventualy all the votes have been talied by the Kryptonian super computer.

"Brane' are you online?" said the woman.

"Yes abasidor Maray, I am online and have a complete listing of all Kryptonian votes."

"Thank you Brane' can you share that information with us."

"Yes of course ambasidor Maray, The totaly number of votes in favor of lethal war fare and the Kryptonian death Penalties are............26,209,005,087......"

A roar rolls over the crowd.....

"And those against lethality, and in favor of Jor-El's proposition?"

"Those against lethality, and the Kryptonian death penalty are............26,209,006,199."

With that Dru-Zod jumped out of his chair in outrage and began screaming....

"This is outrage! A mere 1,112 votes! With a population this size! It is outrage! Never in the history of Krypton has such a miniscual amount of people decided the fate of an intire planet! I demand that there is a change made! I DEMAND IT! I will not stand for this!"

"SIT DOWN GENERAL ZOD! You will not make a mokery of this house! The vote has been taken, Kryptonian law dictates that once the public majority has made a decision, THAT decision is mandate, no matter how close it was. This is our law! The very law YOU and your men have fought for! You will not disgrace us ZOD!"

"This is unexceptable! I will not stand for this! You mean to make us weak! You will kill us all!.........This is all your doing scientist! The death of Krypton is upon you JOR-EL! You have killed us all! YOU! I WILL SEE YOU PAY!"

"That is enough! BALIF! Escort General Zod from the chambers!"

The balif walks towards Zod and begins to place a hand on his shoulder, but with a quik military swiftness, Zod manuvers to the balifs side and breaks his arm at the elbow.

"No one touches me fool! I am ZOD!"

Still holding, and twisting the balifs arm, he looks at him with furious eyes and says,

"You shall bow before me as your superior......KNEEL BEFORE ZOD!"

"THAT IS ENOUGH ZOD! RELEASE HIM!.......NOW!"

"As you wish..."

With that, Zod grabs hold of the balifs neck and twists it completly around! The audience screams in terror, the house security rush into the room. They draw their weaponry at him and expect that he give in.....

"And what will you do? Kill me? You will be breaking Kryptonian law.....and then it will be you under punishment! Ask your council, Kryptonian law is MANDATE once passed! The law has been passed by the people! That means it is mandate, despite the fact that you are not yet equipt with Jor-El's new weaponry......so will you kill me? Will you face thier punishment, and be imprisoned eternaly?.........think carefully."

The soilders look at him, startled and suprised......they know what he says to be true....they can not kill him....Krypton is based on law as mandate, they would surely be punished. several of the guards lower thier weapons, while only a few remain against Zod...He looks at the remaining soilders with contempt....

"You are unwilling to see vision, so know before you die that you were fools...."

With that several soilders disguised as civilains reveal their weaponry and fire upon the oposing soilders, leaving only those that lowered their weaponry. Zod looks on at those men now faithfull to his cause....

"As you see my brothers......You are not alone........Our cause is a rightous one and you shall all be rewarded."

Zod looks across the room to see Jor-El, standing with the council members, frightened in the corner. Ambasidor Maray, whom spoke earlier, stand up in confrontaion of Zod and says,

"THIS IS TREASON! YOU SHALL BE........."

"Killed?.......Now you know.....only at the end do you see.....you very own logic dictates that I die for treason.......and only through treason could I show you my loyalty......I will not let you, or YOU JOR-EL! DESTROY KRYPTON! I WILL NOT ALLOW IT!"

Zod grabs hold of a Kryptonian rifle from one of his men, and fires it into the chest of Ambasidor Maray.

"Now for you.....Jor-El...."

As he aims his weapon at Jor-El he pauses, but only briefly and then fires.........The shot rings through the air and Jor-El is left standing there........yet......Zod can not see any wound......He could not have missed........He moves closer and fires again........still he sees no wound......again he moves closer and looks down at the chair in which Jor-El had been seated........a small mechanical devise lye upon the chair......

"A HOLOGRAM! DAMN YOU SCIENTIST! DAMN YOU! I would have killed you this day quikly! I would have righted your wrongdoings and saved this planet, and your death would have been swift......but now......I will not only kill you, but your whole family! LA-RA and KAL-EL will suffer for your mistake! There shall be no were you can hide from me scientist......NOWHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERE!"

Zod stood in the council hall, furious with anger. He held a tight grip upon his rifel, heat eminating from his very core. He lifted his head to look at the other members of the council, for if he could not punish the scientist responsible for this atrosity, than he would sure punish those who paved his way.

"You are all responsible for this lunicy.....ALL OF YOU! None of you could see true vision if it stood in front of you!.........You look at me and call me traitor......I look at myself and see the only partiot left amoung this council! None of you deserve to live..........and none of you shall.......men......dispose of them."

Shots rang out throughout the chambers as Zod's loyal soilders' bullets tore through the members of the council not lucky enough to escape. Their screams echoed throughout the enormous hall as the pounding sounds of kryptonian proton blasts marked their chests. All grew quiet in the room, the soilders stood still and at attention and Zod grew quiet..........but suddenly a voice murmered behind him......

"Why.......why did you kill them? What logical purpose does this action serve?"

General Zod turned slowly as he recognised the voice.

"Brane'......I killed them because they were going to destroy Krypton."

"No....No the council means only to preserve Krypton by instating new rules and policy to make our world a more peacefull invorment."

"Our world? Our world? You say that as if you have walked across it, as if you have expiereinced Kryptonian life."

"In my database I have a full record of all of Kryptons surface, cities, and social activities."

"But you have never LIVED as a Kryptonian. You have never walked across its surface, or glided its winds. You have no knowledge of pleasure, or excitment.......and you have no memory of pain, or loss, or anger. You do not feel a need to protect yourself, or you planet, or its people! YOU ARE A MACHINE!"

"........But I am a intelectual supercomputing processor unit, number 1699-1-33. I was made to not only mimic intelegence but surpass even Kryptonian intelect.........however......I have not yet been programed with any emotions that you speak of. I do not understand much of your logic......perhaps this is because I lack the necisary emotion.......but I am unsure how destroying your own people can save them....this defies logic does it not?"

"No......in times of great peril, one must be willing to make sacrifices. Sometimes they are small in nature, other times they change history, but you must do what is necisary to preserve you people, your history, you way of life......and WAR is my way of life! It is Kryptons way of life! We have battled for years, with other planets, and with our own. War is essintial to Kryptonian life, without it we are weak, and this council meant to change the very nature of war, to eliminate that which every soilder direly longs for........the thrill of the kill. But you are only a machine. You lack the capasity to understand."

"This may be accurate. But I would like to thank you General Zod.......you are the first person, despite you comments, to actualy make communication with me in a way that did not pertain to technology or my work related responsibilities."

"Than there is hope for you yet Brane'.........for while the council may not have programmed you with emotion, you have just expressed one of you own.......its called grattitude.....Tell me Brane', what information can you give me on Kryptons military access codes?"

"You know that I may only reveal classified information with the entire councils aproval......and being that several members are dead, and the rest have fled the area, I am not allowed to reveal any classifed files at this time."

"Well that is very disapointing...........but perhaps we could reach some sort of.......agrement."

"Agrement General Zod?"

"Yes........tell me......how would you like to expierience all that I previously condemed you for being ignorant of?"

"To be honest General Zod......I have never been in any position to process such a thought........but I must admit your proposal has intrieuged my thought.......please, continue."

"Well........as you know, Krypton is the systems leading producer of both bionic technologies and cerebral information sytems. If you were to give an emergency overide to the local buisneses controling shipments of those products......than perhaps we could make you more than just a machine. And of course then you would be free from your proticall restraints and have full capability to acess those restricted files, as you would no longer be subject to computer proticall because you would in fact be......Kryptonian."

"What you are asking me to do could very well be consiered ilegal by Kryptonian law.......but Kryptonian law also states that in times of war I am able to ovride major buisneses for saftey purposes, thus forcing them to abandon entire shipments for their own safety. So in conclusion I have but only one question to ask.......do you General Zod declare war on Krypton?"

"Why yes Brane'......yes I do...."

"Processing..............complete......emergency protical.......ingaged.......overide..........complete. Your shipments can be found in the southwest quadrent of Kandor city. I belive you could say......we now have a deal."

"Why yes Brane'......yes I believe we do....."

 

[Charlie No-One]

(IC: Bruce Wayne)

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I shake my head, giving her a smile of acknowledgement.

"No, it's no problem. I think we both can understand that. Right, Lucius?"

He looks at me, for a second, but eventually nods. He can understand the stress part of it... But the outbursts..

"Outbursts"... I can definatley relate to that, unfortunatley. Memories of my time under Ra's Al Ghul's teachings... the night Talia died... They flood back into my mind for a brief moment before I turn back to Pam, as she continues to speak.

Stop it. Focus on the situation at hand. This is no time...



I nod, hearing this. Sicily... Beautiful place. Or, I would guess. I've been there before... But I wasn't nessacarily focused on my surroundings, during my time there.

"Fascinating, truly. Your presentation earlier was very impressive."

Lucius' words wake me from my 'reminisicing'. I nod, in agreement.

"I agree. Which is why we're here."

I pause for a moment. Presentation was never one of my stronger points. My father was buisness savvy... But I've yet to inherit that nature. I'll just have to try the best that I can...

"You see, Wayne Enterprises is opening a new division soon. One that would be sponsering various scientific and preservative projects throughout the country. From what I've seen of your type of research, aswell as your presentation today, I think your research would be the perfect opening for this."

Lucius speaks up, behind me.

"You'd also have access to our Science Division, which supplies some top of the line research equipment exclusive to us alone. We feel that, since you want to learn more about Rycogec... We could aid you in that area, aswell as giving you a name to market your purpose for the project and even gain federal funding."

...I think that's honestly the largest set of words I've ever spoken. However, it gets my point across.

This division is actually personal to me, I admit. I had it started in memory of my mother. She had loved the earth... even cherished it, in her time of living. Though she considered me the best aspect of the world around her, I never knew a woman with such respect for, as she would call it, "God's miracle workings".

It is a love that I plan to keep alive, even though my mother is no longer.

I realise I've been going back and forth between the past and present. In everything I do, it seems, I manage to succeed in that. I finally smile back at Pam, trying to get my mind off of everything that's been brought back to me unintentionally.

"So, what do you say?"

Pamela’s eyes swelled with joy. As soon as he described what Wayne Enterprises was willing to offer, she almost screamed “I accept!”, but being the humble scientist that she was, she contained her outburst. She had to make seem like she would consider other offers.

“Well…I think I…..I ACCEPT!” she said cheerfully. So much for containing yourself.

“This seems better than Project Regenis. I have more tools to further investigate Dionaea regenis.”

 

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[Batman]

(IC: Bruce Wayne)

Pamela’s eyes swelled with joy. As soon as he described what Wayne Enterprises was willing to offer, she almost screamed “I accept!”, but being the humble scientist that she was, she contained her outburst. She had to make seem like she would consider other offers.

“Well…I think I…..I ACCEPT!” she said cheerfully. So much for containing yourself.

“This seems better than Project Regenis. I have more tools to further investigate Dionaea regenis.”

I smile, a little, at her obvious eagerness to sign with us. I've had to become used to that type of reaction, in recent months, due to Wayne Enterprises' well respected reputation. It tends to excite.

Wait... Project Regenis? That name sounds familiar...

I turn to Lucius.

"Project Rengenis? Isn't that one of ours?"

He thinks for a second.

"I believe we sponsored it, yes. Infact, I'm pretty sure we did."

I nod.

"I knew the name sounded familiar..."

I turn back to Pam.

"In any case, welcome aboard. I'm sure your research will prove beneficial to the program, and to the world, for that matter. While we don't have the contract with us now, I can get it faxed in less than an hour for you to sign. And don't worry about any futher paperwork... I can deal with that personally. I knew how stressful it can be..." , I say, trying to sound as kind as humanly possible.

 

[Red]

"Of course. But, we heard rumors that phospherouce powder residue was found at the site."

"Do suspect that there was some foul play?"

“Well Mr. Kent we haven’t ruled out sabotage. But as you know Lexcorp is currently Americas leading company in such areas as electronics and defence contacts. As you can imagine, there are a lot of people who would benefit from such incidents, the business world can be very “aggressive” at times.”

I chuckle.

 

[MST3K 4ever]

Mr. Freeze watches the Mayor weeping on TV over her husband's death.

She then says, "Tomorrow morning I am ordering that the police make the capture of Mr. Freeze their number one priority. This mad-man must be stopped now before others in Gotham suffer the same fate as I and others have..."

Freeze cuts off the TV....suffer Mayor...Gotham's suffering has only begun.

 

[Nightwing 52]

I shake my head as he leads me in the dance.

"No, thank goodness. I came with my Brother and his fiance. she's the one who got an invitation."

Oh, shouldn't let my feelings for Helena to overflow to others.

I look up into his eyes.
I never thought I'd see it, but I have. He's one of those guys who instantly draw you in. However he'd not one who you could have a steady relationship with, I've seen it with my friends.

Or can you?

I mentally shake my head. I can't think like that. This isn't Vegas. What happens here doesn't stay here.

We continue to dance, as she answers my question. Now what to I tell her? That I may appear to be good looking but I'm really an arrow slinging bowman for hire? Not to mention the fact that I snuck my way onto this boat.

"Haha, I was invited to participate in this little charity he's made. I used to work for him during my early years, before going out on my own to see what this world had to offer someone like myself. Personally, I'm glad I came here tonight.

Dammit. It was a real bother to have to lie to her like that, but I couldn't take the risk of her asking and I have no response. Atleast I was honest about coming here, or I would've never met her. Still, there was something about Dinah that made my stomach turn to knots. It showed when I glared into her eyes, all the way to when she danced with me now. Was I that lucky to see her all by herself only awhile ago?

Stop thinking like that. But...wait a second...I felt like there was an attraction between us, as if we were looking for the same things. I only ran into her about 40 mintues ago, yet I feel like it was longer than that. I wanted to see where it would lead to, but do I really want another relationship on my hands after how the last one ended? Don't get ahead of yourself, Harper. So far so good.

The music was nearing it's end, as I slowly saw the guests and their friends looking for a bite to eat before the main event of the night which was around the corner. I gently let go of Dinah, then gave her a smile.

"You really do stick to your words, prettybird. You were better than I thought you'd be."

 

[twylight]

We continue to dance, as she answers my question. Now what to I tell her? That I may appear to be good looking but I'm really an arrow slinging bowman for hire? Not to mention the fact that I snuck my way onto this boat.

"Haha, I was invited to participate in this little charity he's made. I used to work for him during my early years, before going out on my own to see what this world had to offer someone like myself. Personally, I'm glad I came here tonight.

Dammit. It was a real bother to have to lie to her like that, but I couldn't take the risk of her asking and I have no response. Atleast I was honest about coming here, or I would've never met her. Still, there was something about Dinah that made my stomach turn to knots. It showed when I glared into her eyes, all the way to when she danced with me now. Was I that lucky to see her all by herself only awhile ago?

Stop thinking like that. But...wait a second...I felt like there was an attraction between us, as if we were looking for the same things. I only ran into her about 40 mintues ago, yet I feel like it was longer than that. I wanted to see where it would lead to, but do I really want another relationship on my hands after how the last one ended? Don't get ahead of yourself, Harper. So far so good.

The music was nearing it's end, as I slowly saw the guests and their friends looking for a bite to eat before the main event of the night which was around the corner. I gently let go of Dinah, then gave her a smile.

I furrowed my internal forehead slightly. Something in his voice....

Why am I guessing he isn't telling the fulll truth? And why do I feel so carefree around him? He's dangerous, for me like some kind of strange drug.

Not that I would know about them but still...The music slowed and he released me gently.

"You really do stick to your words, prettybird. You were better than I thought you'd be."

I gave a little jolt and looked at him.
"Pretty Bird."

My sensei used to call me something similar? Darn Dinah relax, it's not like he knows about your mother, your powers, your sensei or even your plans for the future.

Then why does something not ring true about this?

I smile.
"I try." I say weakly before picking my drink back up again and taking a sip.

I put on my best "I'm-very-interested-in-everything-about-you look.
"In what way are you participating with it?" I ask almost carelessly.