-DCU: Earth 73-

Gotham Gazette Headlines

Grave Diggers Hit Gotham	36.4%	[ 4 ]
Necormancy?	18.2%	[ 2 ]
The End is Near	45.5%	[ 5 ]
Total Votes:			[ 11 ]

This poll closed on August 28, 2012.
No longer accepting new votes.

[Barbara Gordon_Batgirl]

((FOR SPARTA!!!!!!!))
|12:40 p.m.
||The Batcave
Batgirl rolled her eyes at Roy as she made her way to the bike. “Bite me Speedy.” She growled as she revved the engine on the bike. She would have zoomed off ahead of them just like old times but she had released the handle for a moment to glare at Batman. “He doesn’t use the bikes.. He drives the car.. You know as well as I do.. that would be one dead giveaway.” She offered as she rolled her eyes. “You are not going to be bait. You just got that damn hand of yours back.. Get that idea out of your head or I will beat it out of you myself.” She added before returning her hand to the handle and peeling out of the cave. The black and gold colored cape billowed behind her as she left them both far in the dust.


|12:40 p.m.
||Water Plant
“Jezzus Match you nearly scared me.” Kara added a she clutched her chest with her hand feeling her heart rate spike. “We can only hope. I mean I know Selina being Catwoman is public record since she has served time.” She offered as she silently prayed that the baddie had a clue on who the others were. She released a sigh of relief as Robin mentioned something about creating a new costume for Selina when she returned. “Cool. Any ideas on where we should go next? I didn’t see anything that might help our investigation. There’s way too much lead down here for us to figure out where they might have gone. Doesn’t this city know that lead is a health hazard?”

[Eric Coldfire]

Time: 12:41pm

Question ran over a search of possible exits from where Supergirl was to see what routes the twins would've taken "I doubt they know who Barbara and Roy are, I think they're just being careful." While the Clock Tower's computer ran its search, Question responded over the matter of the lead pipes in the old Water Plant "large doses of lead can be a health hazard, but when filtered correctly through the water, the lead ingested by the people of Gotham would've made them immune in time during the radiation wars if the Soviet Union sent a nuclear attack to the US. It was just poor planning, hard to tell nowadays. There is a manhole about twenty feet from you, Kara, they could've left through there, but after that they could be anywhere." Question changed camera angles to keep the cop in focus "Parker's almost out of range, and it looks like she has a follower."

Location: Gotham Park
Time: 12:41pm

Even though the park's trees were half dead from Poison Ivy's absence and it still being the middle of the day, it was dark and gloomy was one got deep enough. Already she begun to hear a second set of footsteps behind her, this was it, either someone was taking a jog through the half dead woods or her plan had worked, only time would tell.

[NuSith]

'speedy!?" Roy snipped as he took off after barbra, or rather batgirl.

"Uhh.. I've seen him on the bike lots.' He pouted at the old bike and made his way quickly to the car. He missed his bike already. 'Right behind you two." Batman informed as he took off in the car as Barbra insisted.

"Keep looking." damian urged Match and Supergirl. "I don't sapose you have super sense of smell either?" Damian asked as he was hard at work on his secret project. "Selina wears very expesnive perfume. You might be able to follow the sent." He was trying to grasp at any lead now.

[Stray_Dog]

| Water Plant
| 12:41 p.m. EDT

"Hehe, sorry," he replied. So his theory was off, most likely. It still made him curious, since whoever it was had been moving fast enough to stay a step ahead of Kryptonians. He listened to Q's explanation of the lead pipes and, while it was interesting, it mostly sounded like the conspiracy theory nonsense Question was known for.
"Alright, up and out I guess. Maybe ask if there are any other places they know the victims might be held that haven't been checked out yet? A creepy abattoir, a derelict mansion, a disused warehouse? We're nipping at their heels and have nothing to go on."
He sighed, then Damian called back, instantly hitting on their answer. He raced back the way Supergirl came to the abandoned costume and took it in his hands. "It reeks of stomach contents, but I can smell the perfume under that. I don't know with certainty if there will be a trail to follow up above, but I'll definitely know when we've found the right place."

[Barbara Gordon_Batgirl]

It was times like this she was damn well pleased that she bothered to do something with her hair rather than have it whipping around in a mess of red as she drove. Taking to the tunnels she couldn’t help but allow her laughter to fill the air as she drove since it felt like a moment of déjà vu.

Kara sighed. “Man hole cover. Got it.” She managed to get after she droned some of Question’s explanation to the lead pipes. She was about to take off on the order when Match returned with the suit. “EWW!! Match put it back!” She shouted as she gagged when he seemed to be smelling the costume. She felt her stomach turn over as she covered her mouth. “Eww.. Eww.. Eww!!” She said sounding as though she were panicking.

[Psychoholic Slag]

Location: Tsilla
Time: One week ago 1940 EST

They had brought down about five tons of earth down on the reanimated corpses of different Lantern Corps members and then executed a tactical retreat. About ten minutes later, the Black Lantern Corps members had already caught up to them, once again voicing their opinions about Nekron and the Black and the return of peace to the universe. John semi-understood that they weren't going to be rid of their foes, so he stopped to fight. He summoned an entire platoon of soldiers to help him, and they charged the Black Lantern Corps members immediately. They tore their foes apart, and John unsummoned them.

[NuSith]

Batman smiled as he watched Batgirl on the bike. It reminded him of simpler times.
He tapped th ecomlink. "Hey miss, your hogging the road." He teased a bit. He really did miss the old days when he and the gang were younger. Things were simpler. The bad guys caused trouble but hardly killed anyone.


Damain began running a few other tests. He popped a mouth peice in his mouth and tapped his comlink. "Be carefull out there." Damian's voice was replaced perfectly with Bruce's voice.

d**k's stomache flopped hearing that voice. "What the..." He wasn't sure if he was hearing things right.

"Do not get anyone killed, especially my mother." Damian snipped in Bruce's voice.

"Damian? You scared the crap out of me, what are you doing?"

"Plan B." Damian replied as he set to work again. " I need someone of simular size and weight to father and someone who can mimic his mannerisims. You want bait, I'm making it." Damian said, still in Bruce's voice.




Back room to Happy Paws animal shelter in Gotham:


Frank looked on in horror at the writting all over the walls of the small back room, and Gerarg still writting.
"Gee.. What are you.. Are you ok son?" The man was worried and scared.
Gerard looked over his shoulder. It appeared he hadn't slept in days.
"They are coming." Gerard said.
"Who?" Frank asked. "What is all thise kid? What does RISE mean?"
The word was scribbled all over the walls along with strange symbols. 'And Necron.. Whats all this?" He pointed to the strange symbols.
"I don't know.. But the whispering won't stop." He looked at Frank. "Your afraid."
"Yeah kid I am. Your looking crazy. Have you gone to see Doc Crain again? He can help you."
Gerard shook his head. "No doctors. Please!." He began to write on the wall again."I can feel them coming. I can feel their lack of emotions, the void.. It's scary.." Gerard looked up at the wall. "I can feel death."

[SKBCTayuyaFluteofDeath]

For hearts long lost and full of fright,
For those alone in blackest night,

Yrra gasped as the dismembered Black Lanterns began reforming after John's construct soldiers had torn them apart. "Ugh, that's abhorrent! How are we going to stop those things?" She tried encasing them in violet crystals again, but it worked just as well as the last time she tried, which was not very well at all.

Accept our ring and join our fight,
Love conquers all with violet light!

[Barbara Gordon_Batgirl]

“I never hogged the road. You just didn’t know how to drive right.” Batgirl hissed into her communicator as she increased the speed on her bike fading out of view as she weaved her way around the support beams of the tunnel. She felt panic rise in her at the sound of Bruce’s voice and was about to let him have it for faking dead when she realized it was an imitation voice. She smirked as she bit back her laugh. “So Bruce called Selina his mother.. Is that like a guy wanting the girl to answer the who’s your daddy thing?”

[NuSith]

Batman laughed loudly at Batgirl's question.

Damian's face got red. "That is uncalled for!" Damian snipped. He then remembered he had the voice changer in his mouth and pulled it out. "Tt... Children these days. I don't know where you get with such dirty minds? How do you function?" He growled.


"Children?" Roy laughed. "last I cheked you were the ten year old and we were grown up adults." He laughed. It was nice to have a lighter moment in the face of serious times.

Damian cracked a smile. "Just be carefull ok."

"Yes sir." d**k smiled from inside the Batmobeal. Damian would grow up to be a great Batman.

[Stray_Dog]

| Water Plant
| 12:41 p.m. EDT

"Sorry, sorry! I'll take a double shower when I get home, but I promise it's more or less not as weird as it probably seems." At that moment he really was hoping the kid might chime in to justify the action, but he was probably either busy running the computers or else laughing at Match. Maybe both. "Let's just get out of here.... After you," he said, then remembering she wore a skirt quickly amended, "Oh, wait. No. After me."

[Psychoholic Slag]

Yanni had been unable to resist the lure of the mask for much longer. Not in a new city, not when there was so much to be done. He went to his secret spot where he hid his most precious, prized possession and opened it up. He gingerly picked up the mask and turned it over in his hand, admiring it not for the first time. "Welcome back, old friend," he whispered as he reached the mask back up to his face.

In a flourish, Yanni had transformed into a man who stood almost seven feet tall, with a large, green head, and buck teeth that would put a whale to shame. He was wearing checker striped red and black cotton pants, with banded black and gold shoes, and a leather jacket with a black knight's head for an armband that was open to show a white t-shirt. Loki flew out the window and landed on the roof across from him. He inhaled deeply, the edges of the night pulling back toward him for a moment as he did so, his chest puffing out like a hot air balloon.

Loki decided to have nice, quiet night on the town, so he transformed into a stretch limo with his face as the grille and his head as a hood ornament. The rest of the car was horizontal black and white pinstripes. He drove up to what looked to be the swankiest joint in the city. When he arrived, he split himself into two different bodies, the first looking like he should own the city, and the other dressed as valet. The limo had vanished, and Loki dropped the keys in the hands of Loki and told him: "Be-uh cay-uhful not tuh scrrratch thuh cah."

Loki walked up to the front door and was greeted by large bouncers. They were about to refuse his access, when Loki reached into the inside left pocket of his coat and pulled out a Derringer. "You do not want to do that, my dear fellows."

"What the ******** are you talking about, you thick ********? Get the ******** outta here!"

Loki squeezed the trigger of his tiny gun and squirted them both with raspberry jam. While they were blinded, Loki gave them both super atomic wedgies and barged right on into the place. He watched the entertainment for a few moments and opened his mouth impossibly wide, then swatted at the gaping opening and yawned. "ATTENTION! ATTENTION! IT IS NOW TIME TO LIVEN UP THE PARTY!"

[Barbara Gordon_Batgirl]

The female bat couldn't contain her laughter as she heard Damien lecture. It did kind of bring back fond memories. Bruce did catch them all more than once sharing their dirty minds or partially dirty. It was safe to say she was mainly the voice of reason back then. "I'm sorry. That voice simulation is great where it makes you forget. Plus, it's probably a question we had in the back of our minds. A bad one but it was bound to be asked." She reasoned as she weaved her way out of the tunnels. "Okay, kiddo where are we headed?"

Kara had shuddered once more as Match finally got rid of the soiled costume. Making one last face as she waited for him to walk ahead of her. "Seriously, I don't know what's worse.. Getting eaten and covered in flying lizard guts or the smell of vomit in the sewers?" She said shaking her head. "Let's get going then." She added with a sigh. "Maybe I should look into changing my costume."

[NuSith]

Damian's own voice came in clear over the coms now. "Gotham park. Question is watching her on security cams." He said. "You may want to hurry. She has company."

Batman nodded. "Ok then. On our way." He punched the car into high geer and tore off toward the park.

Red arrow was close by Batgirl on bike and already devising a plan. 'The park is a large area to cover. You got it narrowed down some Robin?"

"I can do that." Robin answered. "Sending the coordnates now."

"He should probably suround and move in." Batman said.

[Barbara Gordon_Batgirl]

|1:00pm
||Gotham Park
"Thank you little bird." Batgirl replied over the communicator as she weaved past Red Arrow. "Last one there get's vehicle detail." She taunted as she increased speed as she drove off the street onto the park's ground. "You'd think it was easier to find Officer Parker.. How the hell you'd think she'd get here?"