The "World of Heroes" DC RPG Season III

[rex26]

Slade stood atop a building about a half mile away from Lexcorp. He was camoflauged to blend in perfectly with the scenary. Intent on keeping his daughter around, Deathstroke watched the scene diligently. The Unity had sent him out to keep tabs on this whole situation, make sure the new recruits were up to the challenge. His camoflauge made him almost invisible to the naked eye, and the Unity had placed a mental block on any form of telepathy to keep him hidden.

He stood and watched.

 

[Keyser Soze]

"Any reason we should land there happy?"

"Erm...because the bomb's there?"

The Joker looked across at The Red X, his eyebrow raised.

"You know, the Venom-bomb we came here to deactivate?" he asked incredulously, "Or were you closing your eyes and thinking of boobies while the grown-ups talked about that?"

The Lexcorp Building was now visible. All that was needed now was for the Green Lanterns to drop them off and head back to Gotham.

"As I was saying, the Lexcorp Building," continued The Joker, "And don't worry about waiting for us. I'm sure Batsy has the situation here covered."

 

[DarkKnightJRK]

During Red X and Joker's conversation, I realized what caused me to be uneased about the kid, he reminds me too much of Jason. From what I can tell of his vocal patterns, he seems old enough, and the attitude he exudes... Could it...?

No. It's a stupid thought. Stupid. How is that possible? Get those idiotic thoughts out of your head, Bruce, think about what we're here to do.

"And don't worry about waiting for us. I'm sure Batsy has the situation here covered."

The way he said that plus the little grin on his face surely equals something sinister. Joker's got something else up his sleeve, I can feel it. But, how to keep the others here so we can stomp out whatever he's planning?

"Really? Are you sure you want to do that, Joker?" I put my hand on his shoulder and I grip it. Hard. "Just you, me, a over 100 story building. It would be so easy to just trip..." I give him a smile of my own and hurt what could very well been a gulp.

Striking terror, best part of the job.

 

[dtorn4]

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[Keyser Soze]

During Red X and Joker's conversation, I realized what caused me to be uneased about the kid, he reminds me too much of Jason. From what I can tell of his vocal patterns, he seems old enough, and the attitude he exudes... Could it...?

No. It's a stupid thought. Stupid. How is that possible? Get those idiotic thoughts out of your head, Bruce, think about what we're here to do.

"And don't worry about waiting for us. I'm sure Batsy has the situation here covered."

The way he said that plus the little grin on his face surely equals something sinister. Joker's got something else up his sleeve, I can feel it. But, how to keep the others here so we can stomp out whatever he's planning?

"Really? Are you sure you want to do that, Joker?" I put my hand on his shoulder and I grip it. Hard. "Just you, me, a over 100 story building. It would be so easy to just trip..." I give him a smile of my own and hurt what could very well been a gulp.

Striking terror, best part of the job.

"Are you trying to seduce me, Mr. Bats? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

The Joker threw his head back, laughing. It was, of course, a defence mechanism. He wasn't about to let Brucie intimidate him, see that he was in pain.

"Come on, Batsy," he cackled, "It'll be just like an old buddy movie! You're the straight-laced do-gooder that nobody likes, and I'm the wild, wacky loose cannon that gets all the best lines! HA HA!"

The rocketship landed on the roof of Lexcorp. The Joker was going to have to think on his feet here. He didn't want Batman or anyone else to think he was planning anything.

"But if I can be serious for a minute - HA HA! As if! - if the rest of you want to tag along, that's fine by me. The more the merrier! But I'd say we should make a decision now."

 

[rigel7soldiers]

The Unity has forced the hands of the World's greatest criminal minds. Often rivals, they now share a common enemy: Oblivion.

Baron Bedlam has recently gone up in the ranks, after seemingly eliminating Geo-Force and usurping the Markovian throne, disbanding its parliament and reserving absolute power for himself. Currently, he is respected higher than most. But his country is in peril. And he will stop at nothing to preserve it.

The term "Mad Scientist" was concocted to describe Thaddeus Bodog Sivana, whose constant antagonizing of Captain Marvel has garnered him a reputation not unlike Lex Luthor's. The Unity... sickens him. He can hardly imagine being just like everybody else.

Kobra's legions by and large escaped unification. The man himself is curren tly preparing for company; a summit shall be held at his island fortress.

Jack Nimball, once the Toyman, has in recent years become much more prominent, as a gadgeteer willing and able to build anything for anyone, for a certain price. What does he do with these amassed fortunes? Time will tell.

The Octopus. Not much is known of him, really... Though many things are said of him.

These five gather in the private island fortress of deadly Kobra, formulating a plan. Here, they are safe. Perhaps the last remaining human villains... They have lackeys watching their claims, of course. An inevitable conclusion would be to work together to combat this threat. Although, these are all sociopaths. God only knows what sort of twisted final solution they will come up with.

 

[dtorn4]

I land on a rooftop in Gotham City. It is a large, flat roof with a lot of space. I figure this would be a good place to check in with Bruce again.

"Batman, It’s Nightwing, I’m still in Gotham. What’s the plan?"

 

[rex26]

Slade stood atop a building about a half mile away from Lexcorp. He was camoflauged to blend in perfectly with the scenary. Intent on keeping his daughter around, Deathstroke watched the scene diligently. The Unity had sent him out to keep tabs on this whole situation, make sure the new recruits were up to the challenge. His camoflauge made him almost invisible to the naked eye, and the Unity had placed a mental block on any form of telepathy to keep him hidden.

He stood and watched.

The heroes had the Venom Bomb situation under control. Slade turned and began to leave the scene. He was finally going to get some quality time with Rose again. Suddenly, the Unity chimed into his brain.

"Slade Wilson, your assistance is needed."

"What's up chief"

"Richard Grayson has returned to Gotham. I have sensed your connection to him. I need you to return to Gotham and recruit him, he would be a valuable asset to our cause."

"You don't know Dicky like I do. There's no way he would go for this."

"I have given you your orders Slade Wilson. Im teleporting you within his 50 foot radius now."

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

Deathstroke watched Nightwing swinging through the rooftops. He was waiting for the perfect time to let him know he was there.

I land on a rooftop in Gotham City. It is a large, flat roof with a lot of space. I figure this would be a good place to check in with Bruce again.


"Batman, It’s Nightwing, I’m still in Gotham. What’s the plan?"

Slade laughed to himself at his opportune timing, "Heh. No time like the present," he thought to himself. He darted across the rooftop directly at Nightwings rear left blindspot, the kid was weaker on the leftside. When he got within striking distance he jumped out legs forward and caught Grayson in the kidney, sending him flying over the rooftop. Deathstroke walked to the ledge and looked over at the kid falling to the alley below. He jumped down and walked over to Dick.

"So here's the deal Dicky, you obviously know about the Unity by now. You want your city back? Come fight for the Unity and we can make that happen."

 

[dtorn4]

The heroes had the Venom Bomb situation under control. Slade turned and began to leave the scene. He was finally going to get some quality time with Rose again. Suddenly, the Unity chimed into his brain.

"Slade Wilson, your assistance is needed."

"What's up chief"

"Richard Grayson has returned to Gotham. I have sensed your connection to him. I need you to return to Gotham and recruit him, he would be a valuable asset to our cause."

"You don't know Dicky like I do. There's no way he would go for this."

"I have given you your orders Slade Wilson. Im teleporting you within his 50 foot radius now."

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

Deathstroke watched Nightwing swinging through the rooftops. He was waiting for the perfect time to let him know he was there.



Slade laughed to himself at his opportune timing, "Heh. No time like the present," he thought to himself. He darted across the rooftop directly at Nightwings rear left blindspot, the kid was weaker on the leftside. When he got within striking distance he jumped out legs forward and caught Grayson in the kidney, sending him flying over the rooftop. Deathstroke walked to the ledge and looked over at the kid falling to the alley below. He jumped down and walked over to Dick.

"So here's the deal Dicky, you obviously know about the Unity by now. You want your city back? Come fight for the Unity and we can make that happen."

I see Deathstroke coming towards me. I quickly turn over and sweep his legs out from under him sending him to the concrete. I get up and dust myself off. Deathstroke is as quick as they come; I’ll have to be on my toes.

"I’m disappointed Slade. I would have thought you would have known me better than that."

 

[rex26]

I see Deathstroke coming towards me. I quickly turn over and sweep his legs out from under him sending him to the concrete. I get up and dust myself off. Deathstroke is as quick as they come; I’ll have to be on my toes.

"I’m disappointed Slade. I would have thought you would have known me better than that."

Deathstroke smiled underneath his mask.

"I was hoping you would say that."

He dodged to the right and jumped against the wall of the building, kicking off with legs. He pushed himself right at Grayson and caught him across the face with a right cross. As they both were about to land Deathstroke pulled out his lance and fully extended it, swinging at Nightwing before he could hit the ground. Grayson slammed against the ground as Slade somersaulted over his body, popping back up into a ready posistion.

 

[rex26]

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[dtorn4]

Deathstroke smiled underneath his mask.

"I was hoping you would say that."

He dodged to the right and jumped against the wall of the building, kicking off with legs. He pushed himself right at Grayson and caught him across the face with a right cross. As they both were about to land Deathstroke pulled out his lance and fully extended it, swinging at Nightwing before he could hit the ground. Grayson slammed against the ground as Slade somersaulted over his body, popping back up into a ready posistion.[/

He's quicker than I remember. I have to slow him down some how. I reach into one of the pouches under my arm and pull out some smoke pellets. I toss the pellets over in Deathstrokes direction. A smoke screen ought to even things up a bit. I throw a batarang that hits Slade in the chest and knocks him back. I pull out my twin escrima sticks and attack.

I lunge at Deathstroke throwing a combination of lefts and rights with the escrima sticks. He only blocks a few and then I hit him with a hard left that staggers him. I give him a side kick to his gut that brings him down to his knees. I'm going to finish this fight now. I pivot on my foot to give Slade a roundhouse kick to the face...

 

[SuperFerret]

Gardner can't be trusted.

With his ring now running on Unity power, he's a liability, a sentiment I'm sure Batman shares. I'm relieved to see that he's headed for Keystone to look for Wally.

Wrong way, Guy.

My powers, combined with the fact that the Unity had previously pinpointed the locations of speed force users, let me in on a little secret: Wally West was living in New York City, in Queens, which due to the Flash's presence has been resisting much of the Unity's influence.

That's my destination as I leave Gotham.

 

[Savage]

IC: Wally West

I wake up to see a bright white ceiling and the sound slowly returns to my coliflowered ears. Just barely though. I can barely hear, I can barely see...talking is damn near impossible (there's some kind of irony in that somewhere. I'm positive of it.) and I need this whole apparatus hooked up to me to even breathe...<sigh>...What a fine mess you got yourself into Wally...Haven't even started to think about how I'm going to pay for all of this...

Not used to this. Not at all. One of the advantages of my powers was my insanely fast metabolism. I could take a beating like this and heal in a matter of minutes if not less. This time? I have to lay here and endure it...I would never admit this to anybody...But boy what I'd give to have my powers right now.

That's when my left eye (my good eye, relatively speaking) catches a figure sitting in the corner.

"Oh. You're up." it says. Very feminin. Not like a grown woman or anything but--

"Hi."

...a 16 year old girl.

"...hey kiddo." Throat's killing me.

"I just came by to bring you some flowers."

"..." If I could, I'd raise an eyebrow.

"It was my mom's idea...Don't know what you bring a guy who's in the hospital.

"...thanks...hot pockets woulda been nice though...lotta good they'd do me now." Damn. Can't even laugh at my own lame jokes.

"heh. yeah..." She looks around nervously. Feeling around the flowers. Shy kid.

"...I just wanted to thank you...For what you did...It really meant a lot to me." she finally opens up.

"It's no problem kid."

"Says the guy in the hospital bed."

"...touche."

"...yeah...well...I just wanted to say thank you...I'll leave you alone now. You need your rest."

"wait...what's your name?"

"...Ariana."

"Ariana...Cool name. Don't hear that too often where I'm from...Name's Wally West."

"Alright..." She starts heading out the room.

"Not much for conversation are ya?"

"Well...No. I don't have too many friends."

"Why not?"

"I dunno...Not too many people like me I guess."

"Sure didn't look that way to me."

"...yeah..."

"Sorry. That was a bad one. Expect a lot of that from me...The guys that attacked you...You know them?"

"Just two...Chavo. He's a senior at my school. Super-senior actually. Guy's 19. His brother Edwardo was there too. He's 17."

"Why do you think he attacked you?"

"I dunno...He never paid me much attention though...His brother though bugs me every day. Always throwing stuff in my hair and picking on me. Then he has the nerve to ask me out one day...I told him off in front of everybody. Made his face red...Probably the only good moment I've had there...That was a long time ago though."

"...hmm...I'm no rocket scientist but I think I can figure out the rest...What were you doing out so late anyway?"

"I was just heading to the store to pick up some milk for my niece."

"Niece?"

"Yeah. My older sister. Gets knocked up at some party and 9 months later, there you go...without a father."

"...I'm sorry."

"Don't be...we do fine for ourselves...This kind of thing happens all the time."

"...yeah..." Yeah, over here maybe.

"Well...I gotta go now. It was nice meeting you Mr.West."

"Wally."

"mm. Mr. West sounds better."

"heh. Suit yourself."

"If you ever need anything from us, I left my number on the card."

"Can you pay for this hospital bill?"

"hahahahaha."

"...I wasn't kidding."

"hahaha. You're funny Mr. West."

"...yeah. Sure."

She suprises me when she kisses me on the cheek.

"You feel better Mr.West."

And with that the door closes shut and I'm left in her by myself with the blinds open...Friendliest person I met here yet.

 

[rex26]

He's quicker than I remember. I have to slow him down some how. I reach into one of the pouches under my arm and pull out some smoke pellets. I toss the pellets over in Deathstrokes direction. A smoke screen ought to even things up a bit. I throw a batarang that hits Slade in the chest and knocks him back. I pull out my twin escrima sticks and attack.

I lunge at Deathstroke throwing a combination of lefts and rights with the escrima sticks. He only blocks a few and then I hit him with a hard left that staggers him. I give him a side kick to his gut that brings him down to his knees. I'm going to finish this fight now. I pivot on my foot to give Slade a roundhouse kick to the face...

Deathstroke catches himself and waits for Grayson to throw his finishing blow. Completely prepared for it, Deathstroke catches Grayson's leg just before it connects with him. He locks it up and twists Nightwing around so his back is facing him.

"Sorry kid, no hard feelings, just business."

With that Deathstroke threw all his weight into a right forearm blow to Grayson's knee. The bones popped and shattered as Slade made sure this would be an injury that would take the original Boy Wonder off his feet for sometime.

Grayson fell to the ground, grabbing his knee and screaming out in pain. His knee was completely bent the wrong way, showing obvious ligament and tendon damage. Slade squatted next to his victim, pulling his communicator off his belt.

"Don't want you calling Daddy on me," he shattered the communicator under his foot and began to walk away. Just as he reached the end of the alley he turned back and looked at Grayson, he laughed and called out,

"Be thankful I didn't kill you."

 

[twylight]

Imra stepped back as a 'rocketship' as Hal Jordan envisioned it landed on the roof.

"'Rocketship....'" She smiled.

She glanced again over at Garth.

***I'll be right back.*** she sent out to all present before lifting into the air and flying towards him.

Batman seemed to have everything under control, he'd dealt with The Joker many times.

***Garth!*** She landed on a roof nearby him.

***Where have you been?***

 

[Spider-Man9X17]

Kyle sat silently the whole ride, soaking in as much information as he could.

The closer they got to Metropolis though, the more uneasy he felt.

Hal was flying the rocket, and Bats and that X guy were talking to the Joker.

So, where was the voice in his head coming from.

"Kyle Rayner."

Kyle blinked hard. Maybe it was just fatigue, or the thrill of the chase.

"Kyle Rayner."

Things started getting blurry. Kyle leaned back, rubbing his eyes through the holes in his mask. He opened them back up...

...and was standing in nothingness. A haze of blue and gray swirled around him in an endless void.

"Welcome Kyle Rayner. Most powerful Green Lantern of them all, and savior of the Corps."

Kyle looked around. No one was there, but he heard the voice clear as day.

"Who are you?"

"Someone who is in need of your help. The power of 3600 Green Lanterns flows through you. The power of a god."

"No, I gave that up a long time ago."

"Did you, or has your mind been blocking your true potential, afraid of the ramifications."

Kyle began to feel uneasy.

"You have a unique gift. A gift, that if joined with me, could save the human race, and this universe as you know it. The unity and wholeness of a peaceful race will rule supreme."

"Unity? No, I'm here to stop the Unity."

"Do not listen to your so called friends, Kyle Rayner. Their actions are misguided, and futile. Join with me, and you will achieve everlasting prosperity. Embrace your responsibility, and the rewards will be endless."

The voice began to change. It was becoming softer, more soothing and....almost feminine.

"Kyle..."

A shape began to swirl out of the mist. The shape of a human form, a female, coming towards him. The closer it got, the clearer and more familiar it became. It was...

"Alex?"

"Yes, Kyle, it's me."

"Alex, no. You're dead. I saw it. I watch them put you in the ground."

"No, Kyle. The Unity has given me life. We can be together again. Forever. Just come with me, join with us, and we'll live the perfect life we've always dream of. Take my hand, please."

Alex reached out toward Kyle. As her hand got closer, his ring began to spark and crackle with energy, almost as if it was warning him.

"I..."

"Join with us, Kyle."

"NO!" Kyle lashed out with his arm, blasting the construct with a searing blast of power. The figure dissolved instantly in a puff of mist.

"I will not give in. I'm a Green Lantern. I've taken my oath, and I will stand beside my friends."

"Then you will fall."

Kyle summoned all of his will power.

"We will FIGHT!" he yelled, a pulse of energy erupting around him from every direction. Suddenly, his eyes snapped open, and he felt a large breath escape his mouth. He didn't even know he was holding it. Gaining his bearings, he looked around. He received a few startled stares. Sweat was trickling down his forhead.

"It...it tried to take me. It attacked my mind, but I fought it off."

He looked up at the rest of the gathered heroes and villians.

"Jesus, what the hell is this thing?"

 

[Johnny Blaze]

Imra stepped back as a 'rocketship' as Hal Jordan envisioned it landed on the roof.

"'Rocketship....'" She smiled.

She glanced again over at Garth.

***I'll be right back.*** she sent out to all present before lifting into the air and flying towards him.

Batman seemed to have everything under control, he'd dealt with The Joker many times.

***Garth!*** She landed on a roof nearby him.

***Where have you been?***

“Just a second, babe”, said Garth as he welded the metal door shut to keep in the final group of unified zombies.
With the deed done, Garth landed on the roof right next to her. He didn’t say a thing. He just looked into those beautiful eyes, pulled her close, and kissed her. Breaking the kiss after a few seconds, Garth smiled slightly and said, “I’d thought I’d never see you again.”

 

[twylight]

“Just a second, babe” He said.

Imra stood there watching him.
Ever since the first time they'd met she knew he liked her. She'd even broken off his rather risque thoughts about her in mid sentance. Before Rokk had been able to elbow him in the ribs.
She smiled, she'd thought he was an immature boy with no goals.

He finished and came over to her staring into her eyes before leaning over and kissing her.
Imra kissed him back letting her arm drap over his neck. Pulling away he said.
“I’d thought I’d never see you again.” he smiled slightly.

Imra let her arm stay around his neck, slight pangs of guilt at not feeling the same way.

"I missed you." she replied softly before turning towards LexCorp.

"We should probably head back. Kent...Kent was sucked back into the time stream. There's only us to help them now." she motioned towards the figures standing on the roof in the distance.

She turned back to him.

"Where were you?" She demanded gently.

Something didn't feel right about him. He was all there, nothing seemed to be wrong. Something had touched his mind, leaving little trace of what it had done and it hadn't been her.

 

[Johnny Blaze]

“Just a second, babe” He said.

Imra stood there watching him.
Ever since the first time they'd met she knew he liked her. She'd even broken off his rather risque thoughts about her in mid sentance. Before Rokk had been able to elbow him in the ribs.
She smiled, she'd thought he was an immature boy with no goals.

He finished and came over to her staring into her eyes before leaning over and kissing her.
Imra kissed him back letting her arm drap over his neck. Pulling away he said.
“I’d thought I’d never see you again.” he smiled slightly.

Imra let her arm stay around his neck, slight pangs of guilt at not feeling the same way.

"I missed you." she replied softly before turning towards LexCorp.

"We should probably head back. Kent...Kent was sucked back into the time stream. There's only us to help them now." she motioned towards the figures standing on the roof in the distance.

She turned back to him.

"Where were you?" She demanded gently.

Something didn't feel right about him. He was all there, nothing seemed to be wrong. Something had touched his mind, leaving little trace of what it had done and it hadn't been her.

“I was taken, Imra”, Garth said in a somber voice as he looked down, “I was taken by the Unity to it’s ship. It tried to recruit me. Offered to send me back home and fix my arm if I helped it bring it’s order to Earth.”

“But, I turned it down”, said Garth as he raised his gaze to meet Imra’s, “and it was angry. Sprocking thing attacked me mentally before sending me back to Earth. Hurt like hell. I ended up here, on a building top. I was a bit disoriented at first from the mental attack, but, once it wore off, I saw the streets overrun with those creepy zombies, so I started to try and clear things up a bit. Call it a bit of a payback for what that thing did to me.”

 

[Red]

"Are you trying to seduce me, Mr. Bats? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

The Joker threw his head back, laughing. It was, of course, a defence mechanism. He wasn't about to let Brucie intimidate him, see that he was in pain.

"Come on, Batsy," he cackled, "It'll be just like an old buddy movie! You're the straight-laced do-gooder that nobody likes, and I'm the wild, wacky loose cannon that gets all the best lines! HA HA!"

The rocketship landed on the roof of Lexcorp. The Joker was going to have to think on his feet here. He didn't want Batman or anyone else to think he was planning anything.

"But if I can be serious for a minute - HA HA! As if! - if the rest of you want to tag along, that's fine by me. The more the merrier! But I'd say we should make a decision now."

"Do you two want to be alone?", X smiled under his mask.

Kyle sat silently the whole ride, soaking in as much information as he could.

The closer they got to Metropolis though, the more uneasy he felt.

Hal was flying the rocket, and Bats and that X guy were talking to the Joker.

So, where was the voice in his head coming from.

"Kyle Rayner."

Kyle blinked hard. Maybe it was just fatigue, or the thrill of the chase.

"Kyle Rayner."

Things started getting blurry. Kyle leaned back, rubbing his eyes through the holes in his mask. He opened them back up...

...and was standing in nothingness. A haze of blue and gray swirled around him in an endless void.

"Welcome Kyle Rayner. Most powerful Green Lantern of them all, and savior of the Corps."

Kyle looked around. No one was there, but he heard the voice clear as day.

"Who are you?"

"Someone who is in need of your help. The power of 3600 Green Lanterns flows through you. The power of a god."

"No, I gave that up a long time ago."

"Did you, or has your mind been blocking your true potential, afraid of the ramifications."

Kyle began to feel uneasy.

"You have a unique gift. A gift, that if joined with me, could save the human race, and this universe as you know it. The unity and wholeness of a peaceful race will rule supreme."

"Unity? No, I'm here to stop the Unity."

"Do not listen to your so called friends, Kyle Rayner. Their actions are misguided, and futile. Join with me, and you will achieve everlasting prosperity. Embrace your responsibility, and the rewards will be endless."

The voice began to change. It was becoming softer, more soothing and....almost feminine.

"Kyle..."

A shape began to swirl out of the mist. The shape of a human form, a female, coming towards him. The closer it got, the clearer and more familiar it became. It was...

"Alex?"

"Yes, Kyle, it's me."

"Alex, no. You're dead. I saw it. I watch them put you in the ground."

"No, Kyle. The Unity has given me life. We can be together again. Forever. Just come with me, join with us, and we'll live the perfect life we've always dream of. Take my hand, please."

Alex reached out toward Kyle. As her hand got closer, his ring began to spark and crackle with energy, almost as if it was warning him.

"I..."

"Join with us, Kyle."

"NO!" Kyle lashed out with his arm, blasting the construct with a searing blast of power. The figure dissolved instantly in a puff of mist.

"I will not give in. I'm a Green Lantern. I've taken my oath, and I will stand beside my friends."

"Then you will fall."

Kyle summoned all of his will power.

"We will FIGHT!" he yelled, a pulse of energy erupting around him from every direction. Suddenly, his eyes snapped open, and he felt a large breath escape his mouth. He didn't even know he was holding it. Gaining his bearings, he looked around. He received a few startled stares. Sweat was trickling down his forhead.

"It...it tried to take me. It attacked my mind, but I fought it off."

He looked up at the rest of the gathered heroes and villians.

"Jesus, what the hell is this thing?"

X said nothing, but carefully studied what had just happened to Kyle.

 

[wiegeabo]

As the heroes launch themselves on their specific missions, I decide on a mission of my own. One of these heroes cannot be trusted. Well, in reality, several of them cannot be trusted due to recent events. But one in particular stands out.

And as they leave the prison, I wait a few moments. And then I follow...

 

[Sentry2005]

I.C.: Guy Gardner

Ok. This could get ugly.
I got a girl who looks to be mipervious to my ring walking towards me with the intent of making sure i'm Unified for the greater good.

Like I said, this could get ugly.

Man, why couldn't I let Superman look for West on his own.

I have no idea if my ring will protect me, no idea if it will stop me from being turned.

One way to find out I guess.

I charge this woman, and hit her.

Well I still feel like Guy Gardner. The new rational Guy Gardner, but I still want to hit things, so it can't have worked.

Sheilds still working then.

I run past her and into the main hall of the Flash Museum.

I'm just about to run out the front door when I see them.

It's like a scene from every zombie movie i've ever seen.

Hoards of the Unified. Man, if no-one else does, i'm so bagging the rights to that name and making a film of this when we win. Well, IF we win.

I turn around, and Suzie Q (I call the self proclaimed Demi Suzie Q) is still walking towards me.

This is gonna hurt her a lot more than it hurts me.

I use my ring to grap a hold of the statue of Barry that stands in the main hall, and I hurl it at her. I send her flying through the wall.

Man, if they're all this dumb, maybe we'll win.

I.C.: Guy Gardner

I turn to walk away, to find a way out of this Museum without bumping into the hoards of Unified outside the front door.

Then I hear a movement behind me. I can already guess what I will see before I turn around.

There she is. All covered in rubble and staring me straight in the eyes.

Damn.

I go to use my ring to grab a hold of something i can throw at the b**ch, but befire I can, she has thrown some rubble at me.

The shield protects me, but I still hit the ground.

As I stand up, she's already there.

An uppercut sends me flying up into the second floor of the museum.

I try to yell.

My mouth doesn't want to work right now.

As i clamber up and look back through the hole I made as i crashed into this room, I can see her smile up at me.

She disapears.

Probably trying to find a way up.

This should be fun....

 

[twylight]

“I was taken, Imra”, Garth said in a somber voice as he looked down, “I was taken by the Unity to it’s ship. It tried to recruit me. Offered to send me back home and fix my arm if I helped it bring it’s order to Earth.”

“But, I turned it down”, said Garth as he raised his gaze to meet Imra’s, “and it was angry. Sprocking thing attacked me mentally before sending me back to Earth. Hurt like hell. I ended up here, on a building top. I was a bit disoriented at first from the mental attack, but, once it wore off, I saw the streets overrun with those creepy zombies, so I started to try and clear things up a bit. Call it a bit of a payback for what that thing did to me.”

Imra studied him carefully before brushing a strand of his wayward hair from his face.

"That must be it..still..."

She pulled away from him.

"We should get back to the rest. As far as I can tell the Heroes are all over. There is an idea that by contacting the speedforce it would cut off the Unity from the general populance and free them from this mind control."

She paused and looked down at the street.

"Which would be very nice, the synchronized humming is giving me a head ache. I've had to cut down on my links and scans."
She said turning and lifting into the air.

 

[The Question]

I walk over to Batman and the others.

"Hello. I assume you're here to deal with the bomb."