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

[Keyser Soze]

At The Boon Dock Bar & Grill, The Joker was on the phone. One of his street-level snitches had contacted him with an interesting tidbit of information.

"So, The Penguin wants to see me, does he? This could be interesting. I'll be sure to pay him a little visit later tonight. Thanks for the info."

The Joker ended the call, turning back to the man he had tied to a chair. This nobody sat in front of him would be playing a very important role in his plan.

"I know how you're feeling. You're scared, aren't you?"

"I am not scared of you," said the man.

The Joker chuckled.

"Well, you should be," he replied with soft menace, "But it is admirable that you can stare fear in the face. You are quite the fighter. And I'm glad. It's not as fun when people die quietly."

The Joker picked up a knife from a nearby table.

"I bet you haven't had a significant day in your life. But you're significant to someone, aren't you. Somebody loves you. And that's why you are so useful to me. I'm going to...heh heh... leave a little message with you. This is going to hurt. A lot."

The Joker began carving a message into the man's chest with a knife. The man's face contorted in pain, and he bit down on his lip so hard that it began to bleed. But he didn't scream. He never screamed.

REMEMBER WHAT DAY IT IS. That was themessage carved into the man's chest. Oh, the meaning that little message held. That message pointed to another irony, possibly the sweetest irony of all. This was one joke that would crush his nemesis forever.

"Funny how things turn out, isn't it...Alfred?"

 

[PFunk2]

After attending to some things at home (including modeling out some new costume ideal's from his next door neighboor) John Stewart heads upwards towards the Watchtower. Where upon his arrival wonders about the activity that's now in the place and, grabing Flash asks.

"What's going on here Red?"

 

[Savage]

Flash-"I don't even know anymore man. We've got Hal predicting the end of the world in his sleep so J'onn tries to check it out but he got his ass mentally handed to him or something and we still haven't the slightest idea what's going on. And to add to that, Moonman--
Dr.Midnite-"Dr.Midnite."
Flash-"Whatever! He says that Black Adam is declaring frickin war on the JLA! I'm getting too old for this."
Elongated-Man-"Dude, you're like 26."
Flash-"Which is long enough dammit."

 

[rigel7soldiers]

"Don't expect Adam for several days, though. He knows he can't beat the League by himself. He'll seek help. Any villain he thinks could help, he'll find... Incidentally, I expect he'll seek out Zoom"

 

[PFunk2]

Flash-"I don't even know anymore man. We've got Hal predicting the end of the world in his sleep so J'onn tries to check it out but he got his ass mentally handed to him or something and we still haven't the slightest idea what's going on. And to add to that, Moonman--
Dr.Midnite-"Dr.Midnite."
Flash-"Whatever! He says that Black Adam is declaring frickin war on the JLA! I'm getting too old for this."
Elongated-Man-"Dude, you're like 26."
Flash-"Which is long enough dammit."

"Damn." John curses to himself as he walks over to the nearest wall and (softly) bangs his head up against it a few times before returning to the group.

"Why is it that everytime when things start to go right in my life!" Major league crap happens." he loudly says to himself.

Then turns to both EM and Flash. And you two youngensters shouldn't complain. That's the job to us over-40 crould." she answers back sarcasitly. "Young folks." he adds.

"So where is Hal now?" John asks?

 

[Keyser Soze]

At The Iceberg, The Penguin's casino, it was after hours. Most of the building was closed off, with the lights off. But in the lounge, The Penguin sat in the lounge with Bruno, one of his henchmen. The waiter arrived to pour the men some wine.

"I don't see why you need The Joker anyway," said Bruno, sipping his wine, "And by the looks of it, he's not going to show uh...uhHAHAHAHAHA HEE HEE HO HO HA HA HA!"

Bruno's face pulled back into a hideous grin, and he collapsed dead onto The Penguin's lap. The Joker, dressed as a waiter, leaned forward, chuckling devilishly.

"More wine, Mr. Cobblepot?"

 

[The Joker]

At The Iceberg, The Penguin's casino, it was after hours. Most of the building was closed off, with the lights off. But in the lounge, The Penguin sat in the lounge with Bruno, one of his henchmen. The waiter arrived to pour the men some wine.

"I don't see why you need The Joker anyway," said Bruno, sipping his wine, "And by the looks of it, he's not going to show uh...uhHAHAHAHAHA HEE HEE HO HO HA HA HA!"

Bruno's face pulled back into a hideous grin, and he collapsed dead onto The Penguin's lap. The Joker, dressed as a waiter, leaned forward, chuckling devilishly.

"More wine, Mr. Cobblepot?"

The Penguin looked with mild amusement as The Joker stood there in a waiters uniform having just murdered Bruno and Penguin simply said "I see you got my message then".

Penguin pryed Bruno's body off his lap with his umbrella and tossed him on the floor."If you're going to kill one of my employees every time we meet I may have to start charging you.Good help is so hard to find".

The Joker seated himself across from The Penguin and cupped his hands under his chin smiling and said "And what can I do for you Ozzie old boy??"

The Penguin picked up the glass of wine The Joker had poured him and took a sip of it."An excellent vintage.I only buy the best".

"The reason I called you here is simple.I need your help.You are in a unique position to eliminate a problem I would very much like to get rid of.And that problem is Harvey Dent".

Joker's expression didn't change.He continued to sit there smiling that lunatic smile of his at Penguin.So Penguin continued.

"As I'm sure you know Harvey and I were never the best of friends.Frankly I never truly trusted him.Half of him was still an upright do gooding citizen.And the Batman so frequently played on that to his advantage".

The Penguin stood up and lit a cigarette and began to pace up and down."And now it seems his good side has completely taken over.He's Mr upright citizen again.Back in the DA's office and planning to crack down and take out all the major underworld figures of Gotham".

Penguin turned around and shouted "And that includes ME!!! Dent knows of some of my dealings.He still has connections.He could destroy me if he really tried.And I believe he will.It will set him in good graces with the law and the Bat.He'll be in the DA's office until he's 100 years old if he pulls this off".

"Which is why he must be stopped post haste.Now knowing what an upstanding citizen I am I cannot simply walk up to him and shoot him,nor can I hire some hit man to kill him as the Bat is watching him closely and will track me down and fall on me like a ton of bricks.Thats a headache I don't need right know".

The Penguin leaned in a little closer and smiled at the Joker."But a little birdy tells me that you and he have some little alliance going.I don't know what exactly you're both up to and frankly I don't care.What I will offer you is worth more than anything Dent can offer.I want you to kill Dent.If you kill him it cannot be traced back to me.And who is going to question your motive?? You are The Joker.You kill for amusement,you kill for boredom,you kill because you're crazy".

The Penguin stood back up and took another puff from his cigarette holder."100 million to ice Dent.Cold hard cash.What do you say Joker?? Are you willing to put a permanent smile on Dent's face for me??".

 

[Savage]

"Don't expect Adam for several days, though. He knows he can't beat the League by himself. He'll seek help. Any villain he thinks could help, he'll find... Incidentally, I expect he'll seek out Zoom"

*...Zoom...Just hearing his name I almost lose my cool...Well...what little I have anyway...It's ok man. Try to stay positive. You're the jokester. The world's countin on you...Linda's countin on you...Back to John*

Flash-"He's still in the infermary thanks to Amazo. He said something like "You're all totally screwed." and went back to napping."

 

[PFunk2]

Flash-"He's still in the infermary thanks to Amazo. He said something like "You're all totally screwed." and went back to napping."

"Wonderful" John answered. "Nothing more than that hun? Darkseed, Braninac, Sinsestro? I wonder who could be gunning for us now?" he adds putting a hand to his chin.

 

[Batman]

It smelled funny.

Nightwing realised this about two seconds after he entered the crate to which he was taking back to the states.

By the time the crate was picked up,and put down,Nightwing decided it was time to get out.

Waiting for the sound of footsteps to become faint,He punched his way out of the crate,and collasped onto the ground.

He looked up,and saw that he was on some sort of docking bay........similar to the one he left from.

"Did I even leave??!?!"

He looked up,and saw a sign that read "Keystone City Docking Bay".

"...Well...that answers that."

Curious as to the funky smell he had to withstand for hours,He peeked inside the crate.

Fish.It was filled with hundreds of raw fish.


"Oh...God...."

Nightwing could've thrown up.He HATED fish....

After attempting,and failing,to throw up in a nearby trash can,He sneaked out into the parking lot,and spotted a motorcycle.

Normally,He wouldnt even think of stealing.....but this was an emergency.

Taking the helmet,and starting the engine,Nightwing sped off as the owner of the bike ran out,shouting.

Nightwing looked back.

"SORRY!!!I PROMISE I'LL GIVE IT BACK....I JUST NEED TO GET HOME FIRST!!"

With that,Nightwing sped onto the highway.

Hopefully....The Flash wouldnt interfere....because this would look awkward as hell.

Nightwing began to wonder if anyone in The Bat-squad had searched for him.

Then again...they probably had more important things to do......

 

[Savage]

"Wonderful" John answered. "Nothing more than that hun? Darkseed, Braninac, Sinsestro? I wonder who could be gunning for us now?" he adds putting a hand to his chin.

Flash-"Nope..."
EM-"Umm. A little help here guys."
Flash-"Whoops."
*Forgot Stretch and Goggles still had a 500 pound martian on their shoulders. John and I help him to a bed in the infermary.*

*hmm. Midnite has been awfully quiet.*
Flash-"Well?...What do we do now Mr.Urgent? We don't go attacking Black Adam without proof of what he's doing. The next best thing is just waiting till he attacks first. An idea I'm not exactly fond of."

*...quiet room.*
Flash-"...*looks at everyone*...Well?"

 

[Karem-Knight]

I looked into his eyes to see if he was truely lying. I stared at him for what felt like millienia trying to find the lies filling up, I found...

Nothing.

I let him go and he collapses to his knees, coughing for a moment. He picks himself back up and faces me.

"Alright, Harvey," I asked, "what exactly did The Joker plan to do?"

Harvey got up and smarted him self



“Well, is murders we’re something too do with ironic deaths, like 2 depressed people died laughing. But he only really focused on Bruce Wayne for some reason, and…….” Harvey realised something



“Oh My god!”



“Bruce you’re Batman!” Harvey gasped

 

[PFunk2]

Flash-"Nope..."

"I figured as much." John, still in thought answered the speedster...Until EM came on the scene.

EM-"Umm. A little help here guys."
Flash-"Whoops."
*Forgot Stretch and Goggles still had a 500 pound martian on their shoulders."

"Figures." John again responds. Which, after generating a hoverbed to place the martian on helps Flash take Jo'nn to one of the watchtower's infrantry beds.

*hmm. Midnite has been awfully quiet.*
Flash-"Well?...What do we do now Mr.Urgent? We don't go attacking Black Adam without proof of what he's doing. The next best thing is just waiting till he attacks first. An idea I'm not exactly fond of."

"Neither do I." John adds in.

*...quiet room.*
Flash-"...*looks at everyone*...Well?"

"First of all" John breaks the silence. "We have to know what EXACTLY is Black Adam's plans. And more inportantly his motives. Then react from their."

 

[nixonbat]

OOC: Gonna try this in multiples to avoid log-outs.

IC:

Digger crept silently to the open door of the large kwansit and kneeled beside the opening. He could hear and locate eight people immediately within the opening. He could hear the pleas of two tour guides and a cook. The other five were decidedly unfriendly.

Two were on each side of the open door. Digger rolled in silent and low. He clipped them low at the Achilles' tendon and then high as they fell...chopping hard and fast at their carotid arteries. Enough to knock them out, but not hard enough to kill.

It took three seconds and was done in total silence.

 

[Keyser Soze]

The Joker smiled at The Penguin's proposition. It was clear that old Ozzie-boy liked the sound of his own voice. But The Joker loved the sound of his own voice even more. Now it was his turn to talk.

"Interesting idea, Oswald. I can assure you that I would have no problem in killing Dent. It's hard working with someone like that. After all, he's crazy!"

"Indeed," said The Penguin.

"But sadly, Harv brought our little alliance to an end by shooting me off of Gotham Bridge earlier this evening. But, on the plus side, that gives me another motive for killing him...revenge."

The Joker paused. There was something he wanted to add. He took out Dent's old coin from his pocket, casually flipping it in his hand.

"But where's the fun in just killing him? I have an idea, something that will be even more satisfying, for both of us. Something far more...funny..."

The Joker leaned forward, whispering his plan into The Penguin's ear. He then leaned back into his chair.

"And, since I wouldn't be killing him, I'd be willing to take a reduction on your initial offer. I'll settle for 80 million. The look on Dent's face will be worth more than money can buy. HA HA!"

 

[nixonbat]

OOC: I spent slightly over 5 minutes to continue my post and was logged out. AGAIN. I'll finish this post tomorrow. If these logouts continue, I'm out of here. I'm sick of wasting time making posts only to be logged out. Batnkevlar, please see if you can find out what is wrong here. If this crap continues with the involuntary log-outs, I'm outta here.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

After days of absence, dealing with his grief over Khandaq and organizing his thoughts, Black Adam returns to the world at large. His first thought: Track down Zoom. He is a powerful adversary to the Flash and thus would make a powerful ally.

Black Adam streaks above the clouds, attempting to find some clue as to where the villain might be.

OOC: Savage, I searched the thread for stuff on Zoom but the last one I found was when Flash almost killed him, then woke up in the Watchtower. Could you PM me where he is or something, please?

 

[Keyser Soze]

OOC: Nixonbat, it may be something wrong with your computer. These logouts aren't happening to me, or anyone else that I know of. However, maybe you sohuld try copying your finished post just before you press Send. Then if you get logged out, you can just log back in, paste the post, and try sending again.

 

[Johnny Blaze]

In the cold blackness of space, just out of Earth’s atmosphere, floats a robed figure. Looking down upon the planet below, the figure stands contemplatively with his arms crossed behind his back as he thinks about his last experience on this plane of existence. His name is Mordru, a being of vast mystical power, and he had aligned himself with two nefarious individuals called Obsidian and Eclipso and attacked the Justice Society in an attempt to remake this planet in his own image…a world of chaos. He nearly succeeded, but he was defeated by the accursed Dr. Fate and trapped inside the Rock of Eternity. There, he was told he would stay until the far future. But, even Fate could not predict that the Spectre would go insane without a human host and begin to attack all things magical.

It was not long before the Spirit of God’s Wrath made its way to the Rock of Eternity and the wizard, Shazam. In their titanic battle, Mordru was somehow able to free himself from his imprisonment and, with the Spectre occupied with the wizard, was able to escape into the dimensional folds of space and time. He laid low while the Spectre went on his rampage by hiding himself in a small pocket dimension. During his time in hiding, he kept himself current on the happenings in the prime plane of reality. Some very interesting things had happened to Earth’s heroes, and Khandaq’s destruction was a sight to behold. The thing that caught his eye the most though, was that the Spectre had fought the accursed Dr. Fate, and had trapped him inside his helmet until he could be dealt with later. Fortunately for all beings magical, a small group of mystics were able to defeat the being that had been pulling the Spectre’s strings, the new Eclipso. Once Eclipso was defeated, the Spectre was bonded to a new human host, and, having regained his sanity, he set out to make things right again. And he almost accomplished this goal…almost.

Mordru laughs, but, in the icy void of space, it is nothing more than a silent, eerie sight. Before the Spectre was dealt with, Mordru quickly snuck back into the prime dimension…and captured the Helm of Nabu, which the Spectre transformed into a make shift prison for Fate. With his hated rival still trapped and in his grasp, he was able to reclaim the Amulet and Cloak of Anubis as well as make the Tower of Fate his own once more.

Mordru smiles wickedly as he thinks to himself, With Fate out of the way, I should now be able to carry out my former plan and remake this world in my own image. An image of Chaos.
The Dark Lord floats for a handful of seconds, staring at the world below…so fragile…so weak. He will make it strong again. He will burn away the frailties of the planet in the flames of chaos and he will reforged this speck as his homeworld. Yes, the Earth will be his shining jewel from which he and his armies will strike out against the galaxy, conquering all. Still, Mordru was getting ahead of himself. Even with the good Doctor out of the way, there are still many heroes that will need to be dealt with.
Yes, the heroes of this planet are a cunning lot, and I will not underestimate them again, the Dark Lord thinks to himself. I will have to be more methodical this time around, and I could also use some assistance. But, with Obsidian seemingly cured of his Shadowlands taint and with Eclipso recently defeated, it seems that I will have to forge new alliances.

Mordru’s smile quickly turns into a devious look, And I think that I have the perfect person in mind to approach first…

Mordru calmly raises his hand and is engulfed in a green, ankh shaped flame and disappears back to his new base of operations, the Tower of Fate. There he will wait until the right moment to begin putting his plans into motion…

 

[DarkKnightJRK]

Harvey got up and smarted him self



“Well, is murders were something too do with ironic deaths, like 2 depressed people died laughing. But he only really focused on Bruce Wayne for some reason, and…….” Harvey realised something



“Oh My god!”



“Bruce you’re Batman!” Harvey gasped

There was no use denying it, but there are bigger things going on right now that has to be adressed.

"What was he planning to do with me?"

 

[PFunk2]

As John awaits the responses of both Flash and Midnight over what to do with Black Adam he suddenly senses a brief, but intenst 'presence'. And lowers his head resting both hands on his temples in reponse.

"I cant quite put my finger on it but I think Adam's going to be the least of our problems." John anounces to the group.

 

[Spike_x1]

Rudy was celebrating his victory at one of the bars in the imfamous House. There were only three matches for each contestant in this competition and Rudy had passed his first brawl with flying colors!

The Parasite ordered another three humans from the bar as refreshments. He was having a blast. His next match would be the next day and he was bristling with anticipation.

"Wonder who tomorrow's sucker is gonna be," he said to himself as his 'meal' arrived. The three people were chained down to a cart and were wheeled infront of Rudy. With a smile, Parasite grabbed onto the closest one and drained that person into dust. Rudy smacked his circular lips at the taste and he eagerly planted both his hands onto the other two morsels and they were instantly transformed into ashes.

Just then, Killer Frost strolled up to Rudy's place at the bar. She laid a hand on his shoulder affectionatey from behind. Instictively, Rudy attempted to drain whoever had dared touch him, but he wasn't able to acquire any energy from her body. Parasite stood up from the bar and turned around to see who had touched him. Surprised by Frost's presence, Rudy stuttered, "Uhh.. Frost! Y-you want a drink or something?"

Killer Frost smiled and sat down next to Rudy. "Sure," she replied. Rudy graciously ordered her a beer and together they chatted about what was going on. Among other things, Frost told Rudy of how she killed Firebug in the ring. Apparently, she froze the moisture in his eyeballs right after the fight begain.
Parasite and Killer Frost talked about everything. Everything except their respective missions. Neither of them really wanted to bring up the subject.

"When you put your hand on my shoulder... Sorry, but I tried to drain your energy. I couldn't get anything out of you. Why not?" Rudy was very curious.

"I guess it would be because my body has no cell activity that produces energy and cold is the complete lack of atomic energy. So, technically I wouldn't really have anything for you to drain," she said with a mischievous look in her eyes.

Rudy leaned down, closer to Frost. "Ya know, I've never met a gal quite as cool, as attractive, as psychotic as myself. . . before now.

"You hit the right buttons, Romeo," said Frost as Rudy bent downwards. Their lips were less than in inch apart when an announcement sounded over the loud speakers.

"ATTENTION! TOMORROW'S META-BRAWL WILL FEATURE THE TWO FIGHTERS KNOWN AS THE PARASITE AND KILLER FROST!"​

Rudy and Frost backed away from each other and unanimously said the single word that was on both of their minds: "Crap."

 

[batnkevlar]

*Hal, still in a coma, lays still and braindead. But his ring glows a bright green as it sends out a psychic message*

"Source Wall... go... answers... It's coming..."

 

[Savage]

EM-"Ok, now I know everyone heard that."
Flash-"Air vent."
GL-"No, I heard it too."
Flash-"Well you're both nuts."
EM-"Come on Flash. This is nothing new to you. How many times have you had J'onn in your head."
Flash-"...still creepy...And it doesn't make any sense. What in hell is the "Source Wall"?"

 

[rigel7soldiers]

"Well, we can't go. Not all of us, anyway. We still have work to do here, to prepare for Black Adam. Source Wall... it sounds familiar... Source... beginning... Genesis... New Genesis? It certainly couldn't hurt to ask, say, Scott Free and Barda about it..." It was a stupid way to come up with an answer, but it might be right...

OOC: am I out of line coming up with an answer like that?