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 Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 5:32 pm
Flash grinned back. "And I'll try not to let my prisoners' slip out of their cuffs next time." Suddenly he blinked, and his grin faded as he glanced back at Arkham. It was faint but... wasn't that Croc? ... Probably just pissed that he hadn't gotten loose with everyone else. "Come on. If I let Joker go, I might as well put the toe tag on myself." With that, he scooped her up and shot off, searching the immediate area in a grid pattern.
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Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 5:56 pm
Unfortunately for Flash, the pair had gotten well out of the immediate area, between Prometheus' various gadgets (his catalogue of devices rivalled Batman's) and Joker's incredible knowledge of the city. That, and the faint sound of Killer Croc giving the pair a little extra time. Once the two landed, far away from Flash and Steel Spider, Joker said quietly, "Alright, you can stop for now."
Prometheus landed on the roof of a 15-story building. He resheathed his sword, and re-evaluated himself. He needed to get back to his own hideout and get a replacement helmet. His effectiveness was greatly reduced without it.
Joker decided to get right to the point. "Prometheus, I have a proposal for you. I'm in the beginnings of gathering all of Batsy's enemies, considering that they're the few that I trust in large numbers, in order to crush bats and every other hero we come across."
"Who's putting you up to this?" Prometheus immediately asked. "You usually only tolerate Harley Quinn, at most."
"Oh, no one. It's just that, I'm working in a little group, and I feel that we need some extra muscle. This, of course, is not to say that you can't go and do your own thing, not by any means. It just means that when I need you, you need to come."
"What's in it for me?"
"How much do you want?"
"Ten grand."
Joker smiled; he'd been expecting more. "For ten grand, you'll also be recruiting the other enemies of the Bat-freak."
"Sounds like a deal, then."
"It sure does..." The clown looked over the edge of the building. Wow, that was convenient. The upgraded Batman, Superman, the robot that Lexie had spoken about, and Deathstroke. "I think we need to investigate that..."
"Let's." Prometheus was the first to go, drawing his sword and diving directly at the Bat.
Joker jumped himself, landing right behind Superman. He reached into a pocket, and pulled out a decent-sized piece of green K. Ah, it was good to work with Lexie, sometimes. It wasn't quite as big as Deathstroke's; it was more or less the typical size piece Luthor would use. "Hey, you Big Blue Boy Scout! Look what I've got! Baldie says hello!"
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Comic_Book_Joker Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 6:06 pm
Batman blinked, and then was suddenly rolling out of the way. Call it combat instinct... although the wooshing sound of the descending attacker had helped as well. He came to his feet fluidly, shot a look back at Superman..and almost laughed. Really. It was just too damned predictable. Everyone had the blasted rock, and he was once again without even token backup. He glanced back at the man in front of him, taking in stance and visible weaponry, then sent a baterang slicing toward Joker's hand-- specifically the one holding the kryptonite. Hopefully that would buy Superman at least a few seconds.
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Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 6:33 pm
ENTER from Arkham Asylum
Alcina and Riddler soon appeared on one of the many streets of Gotham. Durring the small teleportation, Alcina appeared to have changed her wardrobe, again appearing in her white dress and jacket.
"This should be a safe enough distance from the creature." Alcina said, glancing around the city.
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Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 11:38 am
The instant Deathstoke withdrew the Kryptonite, Superman fell about 30ft straight down, but luckily he was able to catch himself when....batman...? Placed the rock in his belt, but as Joker withdrew his chunk, and the young bat-person threw a batarang to intercept it, Superman's Kryptonian reflexes were already in play. Using his X-ray vision, he was easily able to locate some lead piping that a Gotham slum-lord had managed to slip past the codes people. He blasted into the building, pulled the pipes from the walls with an almighty wrench, and quickly used his heat vision to fashion a cylinder for the dangerous compound, he looked back out the window to draw a bead on the Joker.
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Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 3:10 pm
Prometheus drew out what had to be considered his own version of the Batarang (much of his technology was stolen, in concept, from what he had known Batman to use), except that this was much more dangerous; the edges were very sharply edged and pointed, to the effect that one could bleed out if they were hit in the wrong place. However, his target was not a person. It was Terry's Batarang.
It wouldn't have mattered, anyways. The Joker had more than expected the move; it was what the Batman he was used to would have done. He merely pulled the arm back, to let the Batarang fly by, when Prometheus' throwing blade connected with the Batarang a foot in front of the clown. "Holy... Are you TRYING to kill me?"
Prometheus didn't appear to hear him, as he immediately spun back around to face the new Bat, sword at the ready. "Who are you? Bat-boy?"
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Comic_Book_Joker Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 3:15 pm
Well. That was annoying. Who WAS this guy? "You first," he replied evenly. His stance was relaxed but definitely defensive; he didn't want to attack first, and he didn't want to try any of his tricks until he'd seen some of his opponent's. That and... stalling was good. Superman had gotten away from the Kryptonite, which meant that he could be back in as little as thirty seconds with his lead-lined suit. He just had to stall...
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Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 3:31 pm
"If the Bat didn't tell you who I am, then you don't deserve to know." He began a small circling motion, much as one would do in combat situations, trying to size up the little Bat. In he mind he was thinking, 'He looks like a Bat, therefore he must be trained by the Bat, and Batman's style is the one I'm most familiar with. Plus, it has a few similarities with Lady Shiva; stands to reason, she trained him at one point. I might not do as well as I would with my helmet, but I should be able to hold him off...'
The Joker went over to Deathstroke, and said, "This is no time to be lying down on the job! Get up! We have a Superman and a super-Bat to burn!" Then, he whispered, "Believe me now about the super-Bat?"
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Comic_Book_Joker Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 3:39 pm
Batman just let him circle. No following his opponent with his eyes, no matching his pace in order to keep tabs on his position. He could hear where he was, anyway. Okay, so these two know Batman. With the Joker it matters a little less, since he's not really combat oriented, but this guy... Maybe I can steal from someone else; someone they won't know. Stalker? No... I beat him, so that's not viable... Same with Curare, and that style of fighting really requires SOME kind of weapon... Talia? No.
The terminator made a sound that probably wasn't meant to be any sort of word, but it come out sounding like, '..Mmmice..."
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Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 6:41 pm
Joker rolled his eyes, then laughed at the though of HIMSELF rolling his eyes at DEATHSTROKE. Seriously, how often did THAT happen? "Hey, Deathjoke, I didn't know you had a sense of humor! Now get up, before Prometheus has all the fun with super-Bats!"
Prometheus finished his circle, and stopped pacing once the two of them were facing each other. "You talk like the real Bats, that's for sure."
[enter the Riddler from Arkham Asylum]
"I should hope so," Riddler replied. "I'm terribly sorry you had to be around for that; that sort of thing happens rather often, I'm afraid."
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Comic_Book_Joker Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 6:48 pm
Alcina gave him a small smile. "It's alright. It's not the first time I'd been around something like that." she replied.
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Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 6:52 pm
Riddler found himself smiling himself. "You know, in the interest of fairness, you should know that I've got a fair few lives on my hands as well."
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Comic_Book_Joker Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 6:58 pm
"Oh, I figured that." she said with a small smirk. "I don't think you'd be in that Asylum if you hadn't"
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Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:01 pm
"Oh, there's relatively harmess ones in there," Riddler admitted, "But not where you found me. In there, I'm tame compared to some of the others, as you plainly saw."
(( g2g. Be on tomorrow ))
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Comic_Book_Joker Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:03 pm
// K, Night! //
"Yes." Alcina replied.
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