The 'World of Heroes: DC Style" RPG Season II

[Detective Flass]

*THE SIZZLER NIGHT CLUB*

Oswald Cobblepot sits at his little metal table next to his body guard Ron Harris.

But only the underworld of Gotham knows him as The Penguin, he's just gotten out of prison after Batman defeated him during a drug bust.

PENGUIN
Ron, contact Lex Luthor tomorrow. Tell him I have to speak with him.

RON
Will do Boss.

PENGUIN
Luthor has connections to some of the strongest criminals around. I want Batman dead by Thursday night, tops!

RON
Like the Joker?

PENGUIN
The Maniac!? Hell no, he’s a lunatic, I don’t want him in my group.

RON
Understandable.

The Penguin lights up a cigar.

PENGUIN
Actually, maybe I should make a personal visit to Lex. Call him anyway, tell him he's going to get a visiter.

(end of scene)

 

[Twitch]

Tim woke up in the jet coverd with bandages.

Black Canary was by his side reading a magazine.

"I see that your awake wonder boy."

"How long have I been down?"

"72 hrs.....speakin of which you're be arriving in Gotham shortly."

Dinah left the room living Tim alone with his thoughts.

Laying back down Tim thought to himself.

"Well I hope Bruce is in the mood to give me a compliment."

 

[Phantasm]

"Thank you."
Superman downed the glass of water with one gulp, and placed it on the coffee table, making sure a coaster was underneath.
"And yes, the fight with Parasite was.... difficult."

A minute passed in silence.

"He killed my wife." Clark blurted out suddenly, "Parasite. And the Joker." And he told Barbara the whole story, including every detail. After he was done, Clark tried to apologise for making Barbara uncomfortable in her own home. He was surprised by what he had done, and he finally understood why Bruce, the most suspicious person he's ever met, trusted Barbara with so much.

"I'm so sorry about Lios." I say softly, realizing that calling him to Gotham at this point and time was a horrendous move on my part.And Clark being the boy scout he is couldn't refuse. I feel terrible,"I'm sorry-I wasn't thinking when I called you-It's just so much happened that I simply wanted to gain control over some aspect of my life...Gotham...But you should go back...Bruce'll kill me for calling you here anyway..."

 

[Batman]

"I...I suppose. I'm not completely beaten yet, but I can feel the termoil in the back of my mind. It's just...I'm...God, I'm afraid.

"It's not even if one night I kill Nygma or Joker, what really scares me is...if I got so far down...would I hurt any of you? If I hurt any of you...I don't know what I'd do, I'm not even sure I could...stay here...alive...if that happened."

Dick didnt know what to say.

As much as he didnt want to admit it.......he had a point.

While Bruce wouldnt hurt any of us,intentionally......Hes not himself lately.

But of course,Dick couldnt actually say that.

"Bruce...I.."

An alarm breaks Nightwing in mid-sentance.Its coming from The Batcomputer.

The stats for it come up quickly.

"Its coming from Bale's Jewerly Department.Thats not far.......Im goin."

Nightwing runs towards his cycle,but stops,and turns towards Bruce.

"You coming?"

Nightwing knew he wouldnt,especially in this condition,but it was worth a shot.

 

[DarkKnightJRK]

"No, go ahead Dick. I...I just need to calm down a bit."

I see Dick nod and with his gymnastic skills he jumps onto his cycle and blazes out of the cave.

I slump back into the chair. I think I need something else to do that can help me. I know I shouldn't go out on patrolling, I might endanger someone. I can't just stay in here either, last time I tried that it took Barbra and J'onn to get my back in order.

That's it. Barbra.

She wants back in as Batgirl, it's so incredibly obvious it's not even funny. I still promised her that I'd help her in her re-training.

That's it. I'll focus on retraining Barbra back into Batgirl. Perhaps that's what I need to get myself back in order.

I start to open up the comm in the Clocktower and I remember Joker's fight damaged the computers.

"Looks like I'm going out after all."

 

[Batman]

"No, go ahead Dick. I...I just need to calm down a bit."

I see Dick nod and with his gymnastic skills he jumps onto his cycle and blazes out of the cave.

I slump back into the chair. I think I need something else to do that can help me. I know I shouldn't go out on patrolling, I might endanger someone. I can't just stay in here either, last time I tried that it took Barbra and J'onn to get my back in order.

That's it. Barbra.

She wants back in as Batgirl, it's so incredibly obvious it's not even funny. I still promised her that I'd help her in her re-training.

That's it. I'll focus on retraining Barbra back into Batgirl. Perhaps that's what I need to get myself back in order.

I start to open up the comm in the Clocktower and I remember Joker's fight damaged the computers.

"Looks like I'm going out after all."

OOC:Is it me,or are you trying to force a little confrontation?




IC:

As Nightwing made his way back to the road,He kept thinking about Bruce.

Was he REALLY going to stay at the cave?

Nightwing thought about this for a second.

"Nope."

If Dick knew Bruce well enough,He was probably already putting on of his spare Bat-suits.

Of course,thats what Dick WANTED him to do,but then he started to think of Bruces state of mind.

What if he went over the edge again?

Dick realised he was starting to sound like Bruce.

He started thinking about his own words.

~You may have wanted to kill them.....But You DIDNT~

Dick knew Bruce was going to go back into the city.To do what,he didnt know.

But He knew that he wasnt just going to stay in the cave,no matter how screwed up his mind had become.

Either way,Dick had something else to focus on.

Protecting Gotham.

He realised that if Batman was out of action,He would need to protect it.

While He admitted to himself that it was sort of.....arrogant....to say that HE was the one that needed to protect it,He was going to do it anyway,whether he had help or not.

He soon realised that while he was thinking this,that he was only one block away from Bales Jewery Department.

He began preparing himself for battle,cause he knew it was going to be a long night.

OOC:If any other players/heroes wanna meet me at the jewery store,your welcome to,considering there seems to be alot of people in Gotham lately.

 

[DarkKnightJRK]

I arrive a block away from the Clocktower. I figure a little bit of "roof-top-hopping" as Dick once put it, would help calm me a bit. I reach to the top and I notice talking on the other side, Barbra and a male, about my age, has a slight air of country in it... I calmly walk into the Clocktower from a hole near.

"Hello, Barbra. Clark. I take it you're not here in Gotham to enjoy the sights, so what are you here for?"

 

[DarkKnightJRK]

OOC: Master Bruce, maybe a small confrontation, but you'll see what I'm thinking of soon.

 

[Phantasm]

OOC: Uh-oh! Poor Clark! And Babs!lol!

IC:Barb Gordon

My eyes widen at the sight before me. Alright...so this came up sooner that I anticipated...And now Clark will have to deal with Bruce's rants beacuse of me..."Bruce...I wasn't expecting you...Is everything okay?Where's Dick?"

 

[SuperFerret]

"I'm so sorry about Lios." I say softly, realizing that calling him to Gotham at this point and time was a horrendous move on my part.And Clark being the boy scout he is couldn't refuse. I feel terrible,"I'm sorry-I wasn't thinking when I called you-It's just so much happened that I simply wanted to gain control over some aspect of my life...Gotham...But you should go back...Bruce'll kill me for calling you here anyway..."

"No," Clark said, placing his hand on Barbara's shoulder, "I needed to get away from Metropolis anyway. Gotham is a much needed change of pace."

I arrive a block away from the Clocktower. I figure a little bit of "roof-top-hopping" as Dick once put it, would help calm me a bit. I reach to the top and I notice talking on the other side, Barbra and a male, about my age, has a slight air of country in it... I calmly walk into the Clocktower from a hole near.

"Hello, Barbra. Clark. I take it you're not here in Gotham to enjoy the sights, so what are you here for?"

Superman jumped at Bruce's sudden appearance, a first for him, as he usually heard Bruce from a mile away.

"Bruce, Barbara said you were ill. I came to lend a hand taking care of Gotham."

 

[Batman]

OOC: Damn....you guys came out of nowhere....

 

[SuperFerret]

OOC: Uh-oh! Poor Clark! And Babs!lol!

OOC: C'mon, it's not like we were naked.

 

[DarkKnightJRK]

OOC: C'mon, it's not like we were naked.

OOC: Yeah, if you were naked with her, I'd be forced to shove some Kryptonite up your ass. Literary, your vigin a*shole would be de-viginized by your worst weakness. Anyway:

IC:

I turn to Barbra. "Dick's handling a jewel thieft somewhere, didn't tell me where." I turn over to Clark. "Yeah, 'ill' is a nice way to put it.

"Actually, I came here to talk to Barbra about some things. But first, we should talk about what's going on here. While I appreachiate her concern, I'm fine at the moment and I have a plan to put things back into reletive order here. If you really need to be here for a while Clark, fine. But as soon as one of your "rogues" come here, I'm going to have to ask you to leave."

 

[THRAKA-DOOM!]

*Zoom hear's the invitation and thinks to himself.*

'A crooked house in the middle of nowhere...Have I seen that man before...'

*He makes his way over to the house and the man in the helmet introduced himself as Prometheus. Zolomon accepts the invitation and they both step into the hut/shack/house/living space.*

::Time Passes and Hunter tells his story::

"...and then I got hurled into another dimension, and have now made my way to your...home?"

*He then looks around the house.*

"So what are you doing here? and speaking of which, can you get back? I have a thing or two with Batman's sidekick the Boy Blunder."

Prometheus smirks.

"And I have some business with Batman that I've put off."
He holds up three metalic fingers.

"I invented them myself, after he cut them off. I have to replace them often, and they're stiff and uncomfortable to wear but it's better than nothing."
"As for my self, and this crooked house, when I was training with some monks, I er... discovered shall we say, this Cosmic Key which allows me to go to and from this dimension as I like."

"Now then, if we could get down to business. I need you to do something for me. It involves the Flash. You have super speed capabilities, yes?
He chuckles evily.

 

[THRAKA-DOOM!]

OOC: The truth is that I dont have anything in mind. Everything that I think up is kinda cheap and lame. Give me awhile to think of something.

 

[SuperFerret]

IC:

I turn to Barbra. "Dick's handling a jewel thieft somewhere, didn't tell me where." I turn over to Clark. "Yeah, 'ill' is a nice way to put it.

"Actually, I came here to talk to Barbra about some things. But first, we should talk about what's going on here. While I appreachiate her concern, I'm fine at the moment and I have a plan to put things back into reletive order here. If you really need to be here for a while Clark, fine. But as soon as one of your "rogues" come here, I'm going to have to ask you to leave."

Superman floated over to Bruce and looked him dead in the eye. "Fine." he said, "I was only trying to help, but if you can handle Gotham's problems, as well as your own problems without any help from me, then I have no point in being here, do I?" It may have been Clark's recent bad experiences, it may have been the way Bruce had mentioned his apparent ability to attract dangerous beings, or it may have been the tone of Batman's voice, but simply put, Bruce's words pissed Clark off.

 

[DarkKnightJRK]

Superman floated over to Bruce and looked him dead in the eye. "Fine." he said, "I was only trying to help, but if you can handle Gotham's problems, as well as your own problems without any help from me, then I have no point in being here, do I?" It may have been Clark's recent bad experiences, it may have been the way Bruce had mentioned his apparent ability to attract dangerous beings, or it may have been the tone of Batman's voice, but simply put, Bruce's words pissed Clark off.

I'm damn near flabbergasted from the venom seeping from Clark's words. He almost sounded...like me.

"Clark, you know if I wanted you gone I would have asked you to leave. I'm giving you an opertunity. And stop trying to speak like me, it doesn't sound right coming from you."

 

[SuperFerret]

I'm damn near flabbergasted from the venom seeping from Clark's words. He almost sounded...like me.

"Clark, you know if I wanted you gone I would have asked you to leave. I'm giving you an opertunity. And stop trying to speak like me, it doesn't sound right coming from you."

Brue was right. Of course, and it was obvious to Clark that the only person that he was mad at was himself. He was angry that he couldn't stop Lois's death, he was angry that every battle he had wound up hurting Metropolis more than it helped, and he was angry that he was angry.

"I'm sorry, Bruce." he said backing away from Bruce, "I've had my share of troubles lately, and I'm on edge."

Clark put out his hand, offering it to Bruce as a friendly gesture.
"Maybe we can work through our personal demons together. After all, we've always made the world's finest team in the past. What could stop us?"

 

[Batman]

OOC: Yeah, if you were naked with her, I'd be forced to shove some Kryptonite up your ass. Literary, your vigin a*shole would be de-viginized by your worst weakness.

OOC:...DAAAAAAAMN......

IM supposed to be the one that would take it THAT seriously.....

IC:

Nightwing arrived at Bales jewelry store in the nick of time,it seemed.

The muggers ran out of the store,all armed and carrying bags of money.

Nightwing quickly removed his helmet and leaped off the cycle,catching the muggers' eyes.

Before they could blink,Nightwing landed in the middle of them,and sended a roundhouse kick to the biggest one,knocking him out first.

"This'll be fun."

Nightwing proceeded to flip over two of them,head butting them in the process,and sending a kick to a third one before landing.

There were three more,and they were approching,fast.

One of them began shooting at Nightwing,so he dodged the first two bullets before disarming the thug with a batarang.

Nightwing then proceed to take him out with a karate chop to the throat.

Simple,but effective,as the thug fell to the ground,with blood coming out of his mouth.His throat was going to be sore for awhile....guaranteed.

The next two swung their money bags at Nightwing,who ducked,causing them to hit eachother instead.

Nightwing stood,proud,although somewhat disappointed that they didnt put up much of a fight.

He noticed a figure behind him,in the shadows.Nightwing had noticed the figure sneak out of the jewelry store during the fight.

"Alright,come out.Your pals are taken out,so you might aswell surrender."

The figure took a step out.Nightwings eyes widened as a cloud of smoke was thrown into his face.

Pretty soon,Nightwing found himself on the street,cringing at something that wasnt there,and there was no sign of the figure.

The truth was,Nightwing WAS seeing something that wasnt there.

He kept seeing various images.

-Dick's parents falling to their death-

-Dick,as Robin,being shot by The Joker-

-The Joker shooting Barbara-

-Batman,slipping into insanity-

-Bruce,beating the crap out of The Joker-

-Barbara,going to fight against The Joker-

-The Joker coming at her with an axe-

-Batman,attacking........Nightwing,and almost killing him-

-Dick,falling from the trapese that his parents fell from,inches from hitting the ground-

Nightwing let out a small scream as he fumbled to press the button on his gauntlet that let out a distress signal.

He layed there,still frightened by the images,hoping someone would get the signal.......because he was starting to black out.

 

[DarkKnightJRK]

Brue was right. Of course, and it was obvious to Clark that the only person that he was mad at was himself. He was angry that he couldn't stop Lois's death, he was angry that every battle he had wound up hurting Metropolis more than it helped, and he was angry that he was angry.

"I'm sorry, Bruce." he said backing away from Bruce, "I've had my share of troubles lately, and I'm on edge."

Clark put out his hand, offering it to Bruce as a friendly gesture.
"Maybe we can work through our personal demons together. After all, we've always made the world's finest team in the past. What could stop us?"

It's risky, Clark was almost a magnet for some of these alien invasions and the like, but...

My hand meets his, exchanging a firm handshake.

"Alright. But I want you to do me a favor. I know what happened to Lois, I know exactly what you're feeling like right now: you feel like, to put bluntly, s**t. You toss and turn every night because you feel that you could have saved her. I know, because I've felt the same thing. It was that feeling that caused me to don this costume.

"I've thought before that the persona I put up would help me, but now...now...now I know that is the oppisate, and could very well be my downfall. I guess what I'm asking you to do is...don't end up like me."

It was then when the distress signal was heard. The three of us run over to see who it was: Nightwing, in the middle of the street where he was stopping the robbery. This can't be good.

"It's Dick. We have to get him."

I start running towards the open wall and I notice Clark near me.

"I'm using my jump-line, Clark. You even think about trying to carry me, remember I still have the ring."

I shoot out the cable and I start to swing away with Superman behind. The World's Finest together again...

OOC: Slight bunnying, I know, but it's only to get the thing going faster!

 

[DarkKnightJRK]

OOC:...DAAAAAAAMN......

IM supposed to be the one that would take it THAT seriously.....

OOC: Well, Bats has practically raised her as Batgirl since she was like 15, so I think he have a bit of a father mentallity. Not to mention that it's Superman in question. Shotgun blast, anybody?

 

[SuperFerret]

It's risky, Clark was almost a magnet for some of these alien invasions and the like, but...

My hand meets his, exchanging a firm handshake.

"Alright. But I want you to do me a favor. I know what happened to Lois, I know exactly what you're feeling like right now: you feel like, to put bluntly, s**t. You toss and turn every night because you feel that you could have saved her. I know, because I've felt the same thing. It was that feeling that caused me to don this costume.

"I've thought before that the persona I put up would help me, but now...now...now I know that is the oppisate, and could very well be my downfall. I guess what I'm asking you to do is...don't end up like me."

It was then when the distress signal was heard. The three of us run over to see who it was: Nightwing, in the middle of the street where he was stopping the robbery. This can't be good.

"It's Dick. We have to get him."

I start running towards the open wall and I notice Clark near me.

"I'm using my jump-line, Clark. You even think about trying to carry me, remember I still have the ring."

I shoot out the cable and I start to swing away with Superman behind. The World's Finest together again...

OOC: Slight bunnying, I know, but it's only to get the thing going faster!

"Carrying you would be faster."
And Superman wasn't behind much longer, and he zipped (still slower than usual, but faster than Batman) to where Nightwing lay shuddering.
"Dick," Superman whispered, "it's okay, we're here to help." He reached for Nightwing, but Dick yelled and tried to punch Superman, it almost seemed like he was terrified by Clark.

"Batman," Clark said, "this looks bad."

OOC: Okay, I'm gone for the night, JRK, if you need to you can bunny Supes around for a while. Remember he's still weakened from the Parasite fight.

 

[DarkKnightJRK]

Luckily for Dick, he was too distracted by Clark to notice me. I had no choice but to sneak up on him and hit a nerve on his neck that caused him to pass out. His reaction to us and the shaking and profuse sweating can only mean one thing: Fear Gas from The Scarecrow.

"It's fear gas," I tell Superman, "there's an antidote at the cave. I'll get the Batmobile here and take him there. I'll meet you there."

I press a button and in a few moments the Batmobile roars towards us and pulls to a stop right to my feet. I carry Nightwing to the side seat and jump in on the other side. The Batmobile screams back into life and in seconds we're on our way back to the Cave...

 

[twylight]

IC:Barb Gordon


I heave a sigh at the sight of my messed up apartment and turn back to the screen. After tracking down both Dinah and Tim, I connect the line to them, "Are you to doing all right? I need you guys back as soon as possible...Robin particularly...I'll explain later." I close the link, not really in the mood for a chat.

I look out the broken winodw as a chilly breeze ruffles my hair. I hope dad was doing alright...maybe I can go pay him a visit tommorow..although at this point and time dawn and tommorow seemed nearly impossible...I hope Bruce is okay...

Gotham will not rest properly until it has a protector. My mind flashes back to the most obvious and reliant candinate for the job.The bat-crew were great but they could on;y do so much without the presence of their Mentor...Besides...I cannot possibly make another mess by being carelss tonight.As much as I know Bruce will resent this...I must call Clark...

Chewing on my bottom lip,anxiously I link the line to him and say,"Superman? Oracle here.Do you mind dropping by for a visit?"

Dinah received the communication and had just opened her mouth to say something when she heard the link close.

"Umm...Right" she nodded and headed for the on board computer she busily started to type on the keyboard.

Sorry, Babs, but it sounds like Dick and Bruce have it pretty well covered. You know I don't like stepping on Bruce's toes, this is HIS town after all.

Pressing a button to send the e-mail she spun around in her chair looking at Robin.

"Now," she said "Time to make a call."

Picking up her cell phone she re-dialed a recently receive number.

"Come on Hal, I hope you carry you're phone with you...

OOC:If it's not too much batnkevlar..can I have a quick pick and drop of the Boy Wonder please? But don't go so fast Dinah can't say a quick 'hello' again.

OOC: Doors open canary...fly on in. heh. Just try not to fly into a freshly Windexed plate glass window. Now there's an idea....

OOC: I'm a bird who knows her wingspan.

OOC: Yeah, if you were naked with her, I'd be forced to shove some Kryptonite up your ass. Literary, your vigin a*shole would be de-viginized by your worst weakness. Anyway:

OOC: While the Bird's away, the Bats come out to play!

 

[RoseRedStrauss]

"Yes you could say I have super speed. Although my powers are time based, giving me the ability to choose how fast I go along the timeline. Now, what is it you want me to do with Wally. Our last fight was rather unfortunate since I was caught in a window of time. I will make sure it does not happen again."

*Zolomon then looks towards the door.*

"Why not throw in the Bat and Robin in your plan as well. We both have business with them as well."