The "World of Heroes" DC RPG Season IV

[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?"

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."

 

[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"

 

[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"

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"

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."

 

[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]

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.

Jason's dialouge
Jason's thoughts
Narration

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!

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.

"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--"

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.

"That is so...so...out of character...so--there were other things he could have done to stop--"

"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 52]

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."

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.

 

[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.

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?"