The "World of Heroes" DC RPG Season VIII

[Keyser Soze]

The yellow ring hovers in front of me, calling and beckoning me.

"There's a difference in being able to scare superstitious and cowardly criminals and terrifying innocent people."

I clear my throat and speak clearly.

"Voice command: lenses and ears."

UV lenses slip over my regular opaque ones, and an extra layer of protection covers my ears.

"Voice command: Flash bang"

BOOM!

The twelve flash grenades I placed on the rooftop go off simultaneously, creating a blinding light and deafening nose. The light and sound break Joker's concentration, allowing me to slip free of his monster.

The blast momentarily stuns Joker, and he loses control of the surplus yellow ring. It flies off in search of a willing, fear-instiling recipient.

"Aw, you don't wanna be my fwiend, Batsy?"

The Joker generates a flock of bats with his ring, and sends them to attack Batman.

 

[Byrd Man]

The blast momentarily stuns Joker, and he loses control of the surplus yellow ring. It flies off in search of a willing, fear-instiling recipient.

"Aw, you don't wanna be my fwiend, Batsy?"

The Joker generates a flock of bats with his ring, and sends them to attack Batman.

I swipe my cape and cast the bats aside.

"My fear of bats was the first thing I overcame."

I sling a batarang at Joker. He smiles and catches it with a yellow beam.

"You should look more carefully."

The batarang explodes, temporarily blinding Joker. When his eyes adjust, I've disappeared into the shadows.

"Tell me, Joker," I ask from the shadows. "What is it that you fear?"

 

[Karem-Knight]

Star City Police Headquarters

After quickly getting a sandwich from a near drive through, me and Roy headed down the police quarters in full-costume; though I had all the time in the world to tell him about Deathstroke, I leave it till later. It's not something I want totell him in the middle of my case and probably the only likely break through I'll get.

When we arrive there we come in through a window as a police woman walks past us and smiles at us. "Well, well....if it isn't my favourite superhero?" Roy smiles and kisses her "I'm doing fine..how's the best looking officer in the city?" She chuckles "Okay, you may have taken down Brick...but that doesn't mean you can flirt with me all the time."

"Well...I didn't do it alone obviously." He points to me as I just humbly smile and wave to her. "He's down stairs, we have a few high powered guards...but I'm a little worried why he hasn't tried escaping us yet." We follow her down the stairs into the holding cells and not surprisingly, Brick has the largest one.

"Good cop, bad cop?"

"Which one would I be?"

"You kidding me? You may have been raised by Batman but you're the biggest pansy with fighting skills I know...."

I laugh and get the awkwardness of my situation out of the way as we walk into the holding cells and see Brick sitting down with a patient expression on his face.

"I'd like some orange soda."

He says and I intermediately feel in a bad situation but remind myself that this is how the guy probably works. Through fear and making people think he's above everyone else, when really he's not.

"I don't know about that Danny, you're already too sweet."

"Heh...Arsenal....and Nightwing. Two men I'm sure are gonna have a price on their heads after this is all over!"

"What's your connection with Michael Villanci and The Great White Shark?"

"None. They're dead..."

I underestimated this guy not only is he quite powerful, he also knows the loop holes of the justice system. I should have listened more closely to Babs about her information on him, defiantly someone I can see Green Arrow and everyone having a hard time coping with.

"Yeah well, that's where you'll probably end up as well if you don't tells us. If they got killed what makes you think someone isn't after you? You may be hard to hurt Danny...but you're not invincible!"

I forgot almost how good Roy was at summarising the bad guy's flaws like that; never afraid to make things a little dirtier when they need to be. Brick goes silent for a moment and thinks before continuing the conversation.

"What do I get for giving you any information?"

"Same thing I told Penguin, whoever the main boss behind this group is...he obviously has a strong hold on all of your separate businesses and his reach stretches the entire company. If you tell me who he is then maybe things can go back to the way they were."

"I don't name names.....but I can tell you this; he's in your hometown. Gotham, if you can track down the Calculator then you'll find whose been running the show all this time."

"Is that it!? Listen, I know it's only a matter of time before you get out again...but you tells us who this guy is or...."

"We got what we came for...let's go."

Roy gives a small look of confusion before following me to the door and out of the headquaters, time that I finally headed home.

Star City Station

After leaving the police station I changed back into my civilian clothes and with the old Bat plane destroyed, it was best just to get back to Gotham the old fashioned way via train. Roy decided to come with me as I departed wearing a hoodie and jeans while I got my old leather jacket.

"Hate to see you go, short pants..."

"That name never gets old for you, does it?"

"Heh, I'll keep saying it till one of us dies...."

As we wait by the platform I check the time and the train would be here in five minutes I let out a sigh and look to the ground, knowing I have to tell him.

"Hey! Come on, it's not that bad a nickname!"

"Roy, before I go...I need to tell you something."

My expression says it all; he looks at me confused again but also worried this time. "Yeah sure Dick...what is it?"

"I should have told you sooner....it was just before Bruce came back but I wasn't sure....me and Tim fought him and Promethues a month ago they were dressed as Batman......he's alive, Roy."

"What? Who.........no...."

"I'm sorry, I should have told you sooner but I...."

"How!? I killed him, strangled him....it isn't.....are you..."

"Roy, I fought him with Tim and...."

"Why didn't you tell me!!!? That bastard killed Tera, Vic, Kara....he even tried to get to my daughter Dick, blinded her in one eye!!!! Why didn't you tell me....."

"Roy, I'm sorry! I wanted to but I was worried...."

"Know what!? Just forget it.....see ya around!"

He walks away angrily as I try to get him back but it's too late as he rushes off, I just close my eyes and sigh. "Dammit..."

"All boarding for Gotham City! Attention, all boarding for Gotham City!!!"

I then walk over to the train and get on my way back to Gotham, I try to think about the case and what Brick said but I can't and just keep feeling guilty about not telling Roy.

Arkham Aslyum

Harvey Dent sat in his cell thinking of his plans and how Nightwing once again interrupted them, the former boy wonder was becoming more of a nuisance than Batman was recently. Dent tried to keep himself occupied without the constant sound of teasing that Two-Face would throw his way, when all of a sudden the entire compound shook and a beam of yellow light hit the building.

"What the hell..." Harvey said rushing to his cell window when all of a sudden all the doors in the entire Aslyum opened wide as a fish looking alien hovered above the mad house.

"ATTENTION! I AM ROMAT-RU, PARALLAX CORPS LANTERN OF SECTOR 2813...MY FELLOW LANTERN OF THIS SECTOR HAS TOLD ME TO FREE ALL OF YOU...YOU KNOW HIM AS THE JOKER YOU ARE FREE TO GO!!!!"

A massive amount of screams of joy came to all the inmates as they all rushed outside of their cells and ran riots to the end out of the Aslyum as the yellow lanterns cleared a path for them away from the guards. However, Harvey stood there watching by as he got out his lucky coin and flipped it.

It landed scarred side up.

"....well, Harv...looks like we're free to go!"

Gotham City Train Station

After my conversation with Roy, I'm left a little exhausted and frustrated with this whole case as I'm not sure what I've gotten myself into as I head out into the end of the station expecting a night staying in I all of a sudden get a incoming call in the com-link.

"D-...I mean Nightwing, where have you been!?"

"I've been in Star....the plane had an issue....what's up?"

"We've got a major situation...haven't you heard? There are yellow Lanterns everywhere across the country!"

"Yellow!? Are you sure? Does Sinestro have anything to.."

"We're not sure, but that's not the worst of it! They call themselves the Parallax Corps and looks like they work very similar to the Green Lanterns except they're bad. I mean real bad people.....last I Bruce was going against Joker who now has one of these rings!!!!"

"Joker!? With a power ring....where was Bruce's last location? He needs as much help..."

"He'll be fine!! You need to go to Arkham, I've lost Red Robin's communication so I don't know where he's gone, but we need someone at Arkham.."

"On it!"

***
Running down some alleyway I get into full costume and jump across some rooftops on my way towards Arkham, before getting there I talk into my gauntlets and pick up one of my own spare toys. "Voice command: 23.5 move forward in four seconds."

I then hear the motorcycle engine raw as it drives by it's self, I then land and move my way towards the Aslyum.

"Manual drive on." Driving full speed ahead I come to the Aslyum five minutes later, and my worst fears come alive again as I see it in chaos yet again. "Brilliant...." I see a horde of patients taking full advantage and start running like mad screaming absurdities and how they want to do bad things to a whole wide range of people, driving by them I just get a whole line of rope and trip them up, all of a sudden something out of no where comes towards the bike, I move it out of the way quickly but the shock of it sends me flying off of it.

Landing on the curb, I pick my self back up trying to pick what the hell happened when a tight grip comes to my ankle as something lifts me up, I try to get out, but that's when I notice it's bright yellow colour. "I've heard a lot about how the Earthmen like to dress up in odd clothing, even by their standards..."

He looks a lot like one of the Green Lanterns Hal and Kyle hang out with, seeing that I'm upside down and these guys are the bad Lanterns I then go to my belt and grab a series of explosive batarangs and throw it towards him.

"Least most of us aren't hypocrites!" getting free of the Lantern's grip I crash land my self to a near by window and roll to soften my landing. I then get on-line to the com-link, "This is Nightwing, if any of you can hear me or are in Gotham or able to get there A.S.A.P., come to Arkham there's been a major breakout from one of these new Lanterns! I repeat Arkham break out! Nightwing out..."

 

[Saved]

Kara's eyes flickered open underneath the flowing current of the San Francisco bay. She realized she was sunk into the mud, buried to the top of her neck. She remembered all of her time in paradise, but relished this second chance at life. She concentrated as she thrust her body upward, tearing free of the mud. She was so ecstatic to be alive again that she didn't notice the heat enveloping her, as the water in the bay boiled as she flew toward the surface. Seconds later she erupted from the bay towards the sky.

The figure emerges from the water in a sudden erruption of fire and water, piercing the ocean's surface as it rises into the sky. As the shinning light becomes blinding, the Titans squint and shield their eyes. Superboy fights through the light, keeping his eyes fixed on the figure; ready to face the threat.

"Alright, I don't know what you are," he starts, gritting his teeth as he opens his eyes wide. "But-" Conner suddenly catches a glimpse of the figure. The light dims down and the identity of the unknown visitor quickly becomes clear. His mouth drops and his eyes enlarge as shock takes hold of him completely.

"It can't be..." he whispers, staring in awe. "Kara?"

 

[Red_Robin77]

Space Sector 2814; Space

As a green mace smashed into some distorted freak of an alien, I staggered back and admire my handiwork, before slicing and dicing him with a pair of swords. Got to love the new rules.

"These guys are too easy!" I yelled over to John, unloading an emerald uzi on another yellow lantern.

"You'd think the fear thing would give them an advantage, but this is just pathetic..."John laughed, marine training obviously helpful as a Green Lantern.

Admittedly, it wasn't too easy. They were prepared for this, we weren't so much. Either way, we have the experience that counts.

<Incoming transmission: This is Jordan. Are you guys anywhere near the moon? We're under fire from a sniper, can you see if you can find the shooter?>

I lifted my ring up as I dodged fire from a huge Yellow Lantern, John nodding to me and knocking another into the huge member of the Sinestro Corps.

"Hal, me and John are nearby, we'll be there ASAP!" I tell him, and burst off in the direction of the Moon, John catching up.

When did they let Hal go? Either way, it's good to have him out here again. I shifted through the battle, my eyes fixed on the large moon ahead. Soon, I landed down on it, my green aura standing out amidst the grey craters.

"Ring, lock onto the sniper!"

Suddenly, something shifted next to the two Green Lanterns, and a large creature rose up, a glowing yellow sniper rifle clutched in it's hands, the thing resembling some kind of crab or something, it's body fitted inside a shell.

"...Nevermind."

 

[SuperFerret]

The beams from on high seem to stop momentarily after Hal makes his call, so I do likewise, slowing myself down to normal speed and coming to a halt on the ground in front of where the Green Lantern is hovering.

"Since when do the other lanterns ask 'how high?' whenever you say 'jump', Jordan?" I say, flashing my old pal a smile. "And since when is Sinestro dead?"

 

[Keyser Soze]

The beams from on high seem to stop momentarily after Hal makes his call, so I do likewise, slowing myself down to normal speed and coming to a halt on the ground in front of where the Green Lantern is hovering.

"Since when do the other lanterns ask 'how high?' whenever you say 'jump', Jordan?" I say, flashing my old pal a smile. "And since when is Sinestro dead?"

"Since when are you not?"

He looks like Barry. He sounds like Barry. He sure as hell runs like Barry. But it wouldn't be the first time some imposter has pretended to be my old friend returned from the dead. Professor Zoom tried it before, coming from the future at a time before he died in the present, or some time-travelling weirdness of that sort.

"What happened? How did you get here?"

 

[SuperFerret]

"I... I don't know. I just got here, kind of appeared out of nowhere, and then I started getting shot at by some Sinestro wannabe." I shrug, "I haven't really had much of a chance to slow down and figure out what's g]oing on yet. All I know is that I'm alive again, and that I'll definitely need to be brought up to speed with what's going on."

 

[Keyser Soze]

"I... I don't know. I just got here, kind of appeared out of nowhere, and then I started getting shot at by some Sinestro wannabe." I shrug, "I haven't really had much of a chance to slow down and figure out what's g]oing on yet. All I know is that I'm alive again, and that I'll definitely need to be brought up to speed with what's going on."

I want to take his word for it, and believe him. But I trusted Sinestro too, and look where that got me. I guess I don't have much choice in the matter. Besides, I could sure as hell use some more friends.

"Everything you've missed? God, where do I start..."

But before I can say anymore, my ring intercepts a transmission from Carol.

"Hal! HAL!"

"I'm here, Carol. What's wrong?"

"Martin's gone. They've taken our son."

I don't even reply. I'm off the mark, flying as fast as I can towards Coast City.

Nonono, please God no...

 

[wiegeabo]

"Not too shabby, pops. But you're relying too much on close-range attacks. Punching and kicking are good attacks, but a good ring-slinger will be able to pick you off before you even get close enough to hit 'em."

I've never been big on teaching...but I could get used to this.

"We can work on that in a-"

Another member of the Parallax Corps, this one a lady with hair covering her face, attacks us with a pack of yellow hellhounds.

"Looks like somebody's about to get neutered!"

"Constructs, right. I can do that." The hellhounds attack us. I jump to the side as it misses me, then turn and focus. A beam of energy lances out from my ring, but misses the hellhound by a mile. I try to fire again and again, but either this thing's too fast, or my aim is lousy.
​

The hound leaps on my, snapping and biting at my face. It takes everything I have to hold it at bay. "That's enough! Bad dog!"

A massive punching glove shoots out of my chest and punches the hellhound away.

"Now we're talking."

 

[Byrd Man]

"Constructs, right. I can do that." The hellhounds attack us. I jump to the side as it misses me, then turn and focus. A beam of energy lances out from my ring, but misses the hellhound by a mile. I try to fire again and again, but either this thing's too fast, or my aim is lousy.
​

The hound leaps on my, snapping and biting at my face. It takes everything I have to hold it at bay. "That's enough! Bad dog!"

A massive punching glove shoots out of my chest and punches the hellhound away.

"Now we're talking."

"Not bad," I say as I sidestep an attack dog.

"Basic, but it works. Me, on the other hand?"

A violet beam shoots out of my ring and forms into a life-sized effigy of Muhammad Ali. The purple Ali dances around and swats the dogs away with his gloved hands.

"I am the greatest that ever lived!"

 

[SuperFerret]

I want to take his word for it, and believe him. But I trusted Sinestro too, and look where that got me. I guess I don't have much choice in the matter. Besides, I could sure as hell use some more friends.

"Everything you've missed? God, where do I start..."

But before I can say anymore, my ring intercepts a transmission from Carol.

"Hal! HAL!"

"I'm here, Carol. What's wrong?"

"Martin's gone. They've taken our son."

I don't even reply. I'm off the mark, flying as fast as I can towards Coast City.

Nonono, please God no...

I can run at close to light speed on a good day, faster even, but that didn't end well the last time I did that. Needless to say, I'm fast. The so-called Fastest Man Alive. I've raced Superman and won.

But if I have to be honest, a Green Lantern can make me look like a snail. They can travel lightyears in hours, though they don't usually do so within the atmospheres of the planets they protect, or so I've been told. Hal's bordering on disregarding that habit now, and I've got to hustle to stay behind him.

I tried to give him his privacy, but I couldn't help but hear the transmission from his ring. Carol telling him that their son, Martin, is missing. He started off towards Coast City before the idea of Hal being a father even imprinted on my consciousness. I'll let that concept baffle me later, right now I'll stay at Hal's side and see this through.

One thing worries me though. The look on Hal's face when Carol's message came through. He was visibly shaken for that millisecond before he took off. Most couldn't tell, but I saw it, and combined with my current perdicament, it worries me.

How can we be the Brave and the Bold when we're afraid and confused?

 

[wiegeabo]

"Not bad," I say as I sidestep an attack dog.

"Basic, but it works. Me, on the other hand?"

A violet beam shoots out of my ring and forms into a life-sized effigy of Muhammad Ali. The purple Ali dances around and swats the dogs away with his gloved hands.

"I am the greatest that ever lived!"

"I'm starting to like your style, kid. Now how about we take the fight to them for a change?"

I lift off into the air, and speed towards the first yellow light I see. The creature I come across is honestly nothing I've ever seen before. And that's a lot, coming from me.

"Another Lantern to kill. The gods are surely smiling down upon us."

"Yeah right." I 'grow' two fists above and below my own and punch this thing right in the faces.

Suddenly, two more streaks of yellow light slam into either shoulder, forcing me back towards the ground. And the guy I just punched gives chase.

"Hey, call me old fashioned, but I only dance with partner at a time." I reach down and concentrate, and Joe Frazier and Mike Tyson pull the two thugs off me, and start giving them a good pounding. The three-headed freak tries to get to me again, but a quick moving Sugar Ray let's him know who's the boss around here.

 

[Karem-Knight]

After sending Arkillo away, I receive hear an incoming message from my power ring. Looks like this entire Corps has come out of no where to attack Earth, but why?

INCOMING MESSAGE FROM LANTERN JORDON: "Hey, are any of you guys near the moon; there's a sniper on the loose over there!"


"This is Kyle, I'm on it!" I hear Rayner say, but I'm having too much fun as it is; exactly what I needed after all this prophecy nonsense. "Meet you there on the way, Rayner. Sodam out!" Rising from the ground I then fly up as fast as I can to the planet's atmosphere attending to catch out the sniper when all of a sudden, a massive cannon like blast comes shooting down towards me and sends me miles off course and back to the planet.

***
Outside Arkham Aslyum

After sending my message, I try my best to avoid the Yellow Lantern guy; seeing as he's fast and has a power ring, that proves difficult. "Come out, Earthman...you can only last so long against a power ring!"

If there's one thing I've learned about training under Bruce, is that fighting dirty is sometimes the best option when your hopelessly out-powered. All of a sudden the talking alien fish comes out in front of me, I then throw four batarangs in his direction.

"I don't fall for the same trick twice!" He encases them in a yellow bubble.

"That's what I was hoping!" He looks confused, I then turn off my vision off in the mask as I then hear him scream. I threw a load of light bursting batarangs at him and now he remains temporarily blind. Without hesitation I jump from the fire escape and lay a swift kick from my right foot as he falls to the ground unconscious.

I get my com-link out again, "Nightwing here again, I managed to get one of these Yellow Lanterns knocked out...but I don't know for how long and....."

BOOM!
"What the hell!?" I run towards the sound of the explosion and from the many patients running a muck, there seems to be a hole in the ground where Arkham used to be. "It's him, it's Nightwing!!!" one of the many inmates yell as my attention is diverted from that to them. Running, I knock two heads together, punch someone's chest, throw a few smoke bombs all so that I can get to the main island.

Arriving there and knocking down a few of the escapes I then notice that it's one of the Green Lanterns, and he has white skin and defiantly looks human. I rush towards him, worried it may be Kyle or Hal but as I look closely I realise that I don't know him and his uniform looks different from the others, checking his vital signs I notice he's alive.

***

I look around me and notice the crater I created on impact I turn to see an Earthman wearing a strange costume as he talks to me.

"Are you alright!?" He asks alarmed.

"I'm fine, thank you..must have blanked out on impact......where am I on this planet anyway?"

"Gotham City, in the United States. Only place worse than Apokolipse.......in my opinion. Are you new to the Corps, you sound and look like you're from Earth?"

"No, I'm from Daxam in Sector 1760. We Daxamites look similar to you humans in many ways."

"Wow....you're a Green Lanterns and have Superman's powers!? Glad you're on our side."

I look confused and surprised that he knows so much of the Green Lantern Corps and seems to have more knowledge of the universe than I do, I try not to think of Daxam right now as I float up and see the city on the other side in chaos. Giving him a chain link he grabs it as I see many earthmen in what appear to be prison uniforms.

"Looks like you need some help, mind if I...."

"Be my guest!"

I create a large construct that takes half the roadside part and encase the prisoners in a wall, which I then slowly change into a prison; giving the ring orders to keep it contained for 48 hours. The earthman jumps from my link to a near by building and lands quite easily.

"Thanks a lot....um, sorry...I didn't get your name?"

"Sodam Yat."

"Well, thanks Sodam....I'm Nightwing."

We shake hands as he gives me a smile, he seems really pleased that I managed to contain the prisoners. "Ring, number of prisoners captured by willpower?"

213 OUT OF 525. 112 ESCAPED

"If you want, I can help you..."


"That's al right, I think these Yellow Lanterns guys are all over the place. Think the other Lanterns could really use your help."


"Well, nice to meet you Nightwing. You just reminded me why I ended up in this city anyway!"

I then fly up, using my natural powers from the yellow sun to fly instead of the power ring's so that I'm able to avoid the sniper's gaze. As I fly towards it that's when I notice Arsia's and Tomar Tu's voices from behind, I stop quickly for them and we both create large shields for all of us.

"Sodam! You've had a fine carer in the Corps so far, and I don't want that to end just now!"

"Is that the only reason?"

"Not now!"

Flying closer and closer to the Earth's moon we then notice the blazing green and yellow combat happening there, we all know what to do as we fly as quickly as we can towards it, I of course arrive first as the Parallax sniper aims near John Stewart and Kyle Rayner, he doesn't even notice me as I fly him straight to the Moon's surface, with my eyes glowing red I'm ready to finish the job but he makes a random burst of yellow energy as I fly up and land right next to the two Earth Lanterns with Arisia and Tomar not far behind.

"What the hell are you doing, Sodam!?"

"Thought you could use a hand....hey Kyle!"

 

[Byrd Man]

"Another Lantern to kill. The gods are surely smiling down upon us."

"Yeah right." I 'grow' two fists above and below my own and punch this thing right in the faces.

Suddenly, two more streaks of yellow light slam into either shoulder, forcing me back towards the ground. And the guy I just punched gives chase.

"Hey, call me old fashioned, but I only dance with partner at a time." I reach down and concentrate, and Joe Frazier and Mike Tyson pull the two thugs off me, and start giving them a good pounding. The three-headed freak tries to get to me again, but a quick moving Sugar Ray let's him know who's the boss around here.

"You're a pretty fast learner, pops."

The Sinestro left gets tackled by a violet Michigan Wolverine linebacker and plummets to the ground.

A wave of yellow lanterns soar towards us. I sneer and conjure up a gigantic purple fly swatter. The construct blows the Sinestros off course by a few hundred miles.

"Just one side note. The ring you have, it now has the power to kill. I used it a few months back to grease some Red Lanterns, but that was only in self-defense with no other option. To me, killing ain't no fun. A good ass-kicking can be far more effective than murder."
<Attention Star Sapphire Gardner, your presence is needed elsewhere>

"That's my cue to skadoo. Take care of yourself, gramps. And welcome to the GLC, you're either gonna love it or hate it."

I thrust my ring forward and disappear in a brilliant flash of violet light.

 

[Keyser Soze]

I swipe my cape and cast the bats aside.

"My fear of bats was the first thing I overcame."

I sling a batarang at Joker. He smiles and catches it with a yellow beam.

"You should look more carefully."

The batarang explodes, temporarily blinding Joker. When his eyes adjust, I've disappeared into the shadows.

"Tell me, Joker," I ask from the shadows. "What is it that you fear?"

"My.... my deepest fear...."

The Joker trembled, dabbing at some imaginary sweat on his brow.

"That midget from Twin Peaks. !sllab eht ni uoy hcnup ot gniog m'I ,yaw eht yaw, recnad ykaerf a hcus s'eH"

The Joker created a construct of the creepy midget from Twin Peaks, who did his weird backward dance, shining with a dazzling bright yellow light that exposed Batman's hiding place. The midget construct then ran up to the exposed Batman and punched him in the balls, really hard.

"HAHAHA! You can't hide from me, Batboy! I'm bringing you screaming out of the shadows and into the light! My light!"

 

[Byrd Man]

"My.... my deepest fear...."

The Joker trembled, dabbing at some imaginary sweat on his brow.

"That midget from Twin Peaks. !sllab eht ni uoy hcnup ot gniog m'I ,yaw eht yaw, recnad ykaerf a hcus s'eH"

The Joker created a construct of the creepy midget from Twin Peaks, who did his weird backward dance, shining with a dazzling bright yellow light that exposed Batman's hiding place. The midget construct then ran up to the exposed Batman and punched him in the balls, really hard.

"HAHAHA! You can't hide from me, Batboy! I'm bringing you screaming out of the shadows and into the light! My light!"

I grit my teeth and growl.

"New costume and powers, same twisted sense of humor."

I roll on the ground to avoid the midget's attacks. After all I've been through since my death, dying by Joker's hands again would be a sick joke indeed.

Joker's ring begins to beep out a warning. He looks up in time to be hit by a violet cream pie.

"Now that's funny."

On second thought, maybe fighting Joker by myself ins't such a bad idea after all.

 

[Green Lantern]

The figure emerges from the water in a sudden erruption of fire and water, piercing the ocean's surface as it rises into the sky. As the shinning light becomes blinding, the Titans squint and shield their eyes. Superboy fights through the light, keeping his eyes fixed on the figure; ready to face the threat.

"Alright, I don't know what you are," he starts, gritting his teeth as he opens his eyes wide. "But-" Conner suddenly catches a glimpse of the figure. The light dims down and the identity of the unknown visitor quickly becomes clear. His mouth drops and his eyes enlarge as shock takes hold of him completely.

"It can't be..." he whispers, staring in awe. "Kara?"

Kara floated over the bay, staring at her cloned cousin and his teammates. She breathed deep, enjoying the feeling of the air in her lungs again.

"Yes, Kon. It's me."

 

[wiegeabo]

"You're a pretty fast learner, pops."

The Sinestro left gets tackled by a violet Michigan Wolverine linebacker and plummets to the ground.

A wave of yellow lanterns soar towards us. I sneer and conjure up a gigantic purple fly swatter. The construct blows the Sinestros off course by a few hundred miles.

"Just one side note. The ring you have, it now has the power to kill. I used it a few months back to grease some Red Lanterns, but that was only in self-defense with no other option. To me, killing ain't no fun. A good ass-kicking can be far more effective than murder."
<Attention Star Sapphire Gardner, your presence is needed elsewhere>

"That's my cue to skadoo. Take care of yourself, gramps. And welcome to the GLC, you're either gonna love it or hate it."

I thrust my ring forward and disappear in a brilliant flash of violet light.

"Next time you call me gramps, the ring's are comin' off!" I shout as Guy takes off.

I crack my knuckles and grin. "Time to show these guys why-"

I get slammed by something from behind, and my face is burred into the street, digging out a long trench.

"Why, what, Lantern?" A slimy, slurred voice says.

I answer with a Lantern powered elbow right between his legs. The creature groans, and then collapses to the ground.

"I guess some things are universal. Mostly. But you're right." I punch the alien in the face, putting him out of his misery. "Enough talk." I launch into the sky.

"To all Green Lanterns, this is Wildcat. Anyone need a hand out there?"

 

[Keyser Soze]

I grit my teeth and growl.

"New costume and powers, same twisted sense of humor."

I roll on the ground to avoid the midget's attacks. After all I've been through since my death, dying by Joker's hands again would be a sick joke indeed.

Joker's ring begins to beep out a warning. He looks up in time to be hit by a violet cream pie.

"Now that's funny."

On second thought, maybe fighting Joker by myself ins't such a bad idea after all.

"Oh my, pink is definitely your color. HA HA!"

The Joker generated a gang of mangled aborted foetuses, each wearing a top hat and wielding a machete, and sent them after Batman and Guy Gardner.

 

[Byrd Man]

"Oh my, pink is definitely your color. HA HA!"

The Joker generated a gang of mangled aborted foetuses, each wearing a top hat and wielding a machete, and sent them after Batman and Guy Gardner.

Batman rolls to the right and hits the monstrosties with batarangs. I conjur up a violet effigy of Mace " Mother****ing Samuel L. Jackson" Windu. Mace mows down the babies with his purple lightsbaer.

"What do you say, Mace?"

"Yes, they deserved to die and I hope they burn in hell!"

I send Mace after Joker, his lightsaber raised high in the air.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Batman rolls to the right and hits the monstrosties with batarangs. I conjur up a violet effigy of Mace " Mother****ing Samuel L. Jackson" Windu. Mace mows down the babies with his purple lightsbaer.

"What do you say, Mace?"

"Yes, they deserved to die and I hope they burn in hell!"

I send Mace after Joker, his lightsaber raised high in the air.

"I know my movies too, smart guy..."

The Joker formed a construct of a giant yellow shark which lunged out of nowhere and tore Samuel L. Jackson to pieces. He then sends the shark after Guy.

 

[Byrd Man]

"I know my movies too, smart guy..."

The Joker formed a construct of a giant yellow shark which lunged out of nowhere and tore Samuel L. Jackson to pieces. He then sends the shark after Guy.

I take off as the shark flies after me. I can hear Mace's muffled voice screaming inside the shark's stomach.

"They ate me! A ****ing shark ate me!"

The yellow monster snaps at my heels as I turn around and hit him with a spray of violet mist. The shark shrivels and blows away in the wind.

"Thank God one of us remembered his Shark-Repellent, eh batsy?"

Batman comes pouncing out of the shadows, landing on Joker with a heavy thud. I watch as the two men scramble on the rooftop.

I only hope that Batman gets his ass kicked a little bit.

 

[Keyser Soze]

I take off as the shark flies after me. I can hear Mace's muffled voice screaming inside the shark's stomach.

"They ate me! A ****ing shark ate me!"

The yellow monster snaps at my heels as I turn around and hit him with a spray of violet mist. The shark shrivels and blows away in the wind.

"Thank God one of us remembered his Shark-Repellent, eh batsy?"

Batman comes pouncing out of the shadows, landing on Joker with a heavy thud. I watch as the two men scramble on the rooftop.

I only hope that Batman gets his ass kicked a little bit.

"Ah!"

The Joker is rocked by a right hook from Batman, and finds himself pinned down to the rooftop, with Batman ready to unload on him.

"Heh heh.... behind you...."

A construct of the original Robin, complete with short shorts and pixie boots, pulls Batman off of The Joker, and starts dry humping his leg.

"Holy Michael Jackson, Batman! You picked out quite a skimpy costume for your young ward, didn't you? Me love you long time!"

Then Batman's head was pulled back, and he found himself facing a construct of the second Robin. This one was dressed the same way as the first, but he was recognisable in that his face was a mess. His skull was all caved in, with a crowbar sticking out of his head.

"You never loved me as much as you loved him. That's why you let me die. But I always loved you!"

The second Robin French kissed Batman. Meanwhile, a construct of the current Robin formed, and began trying to pull down Batman's tights.

"So if I do this, you'll be my daddy? Is this what all the other orphans did for you, you sicko?"

 

[Byrd Man]

"Ah!"

The Joker is rocked by a right hook from Batman, and finds himself pinned down to the rooftop, with Batman ready to unload on him.

"Heh heh.... behind you...."

A construct of the original Robin, complete with short shorts and pixie boots, pulls Batman off of The Joker, and starts dry humping his leg.

"Holy Michael Jackson, Batman! You picked out quite a skimpy costume for your young ward, didn't you? Me love you long time!"

Then Batman's head was pulled back, and he found himself facing a construct of the second Robin. This one was dressed the same way as the first, but he was recognisable in that his face was a mess. His skull was all caved in, with a crowbar sticking out of his head.

"You never loved me as much as you loved him. That's why you let me die. But I always loved you!"

The second Robin French kissed Batman. Meanwhile, a construct of the current Robin formed, and began trying to pull down Batman's tights.

"So if I do this, you'll be my daddy? Is this what all the other orphans did for you, you sicko?"

It's not the sexual antics of the two Robins that make an impression me...it's the face of the second one...

Jason

I can still feel his limp body in my arms. The heat slowly ebbing out. Then I remember the twisted image he had become. Consumed by his hatred of me and the other Robins...then I think about what he is today. A victim of a head-injury, confined to an asylum with not short-term memory.

The fear and doubt starts to creep up in my chest as the Robins claw at my pants.

"Get the **** outta here!"

A purple whip cracks at the three yellow copies of Dick, Tim, and Jason. They all disappear in the whip-crack of the bullwhip.

"Come on now, Bats. You're starting to feel fear, I can tell. Get your mind right and let's kick his ass."

"Gadner...shut up."

I charge at the Joker. Guy takes the hint and covers me in purple energy. I rush forward, striking Joker in the head with a violet coverd fist.