Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2015 4:08:45 GMT -5
Titans of Justice Unlimited Chapter 76 - “After-burn Part 3”
Written and edited by: Power Guy
The House…
Sonic Boom slowly stirred awake. She coughed a bit as the gas that Roulette had used on her made her throat a bit dry. Her pony-tail was loose and therefore, several strands of her hair had fallen out and a few were partially blocking her view. She tried to swing her head and came to the shocking realization that she was paralyzed. She immediately went into panic mode and her eyes darted around. It was then that she noticed her new teammates from the Justice Society Unlimited were all standing beside her, single-file seemingly immobilized like herself. They appeared to be in a large arena with the stands completely filled.
Suddenly, a female’s voice came over the speaker-system. “Ladies and gentlemen! Boys and girls! Welcome to the House of Roulette! Tonight before your very eyes, you shall witness the greatest super-battle EVER! Tonight we have the majority of the Justice Society Unlimited ready to battle to the finish for your entertainment! Thanks to the special devices in their ears, they remain paralyzed for the moment, but in a few moments the fun will begin! First up, we have a knight from the Round Table of King Arthur going head to head with the son of Hawkman! Both of these heroes have spent a significant amount of time in the past but which will survive to live out their future? Let the games begin!”
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Instantly, the Shining Knight along with his horse, Winged Victory and Hawk Warrior could move again. The two heroes could feel the devices in their ears pumping them full of adrenaline and anger. They both struggled to resist the temptation to fight but could not overcome this new, overwhelming desire.
Within seconds, the entire arena could hear the sound of Hawk Warrior’s mace slamming against the Shining Knight’s sword.
“Surrender and I shall grant you a quick demise, Hawk Warrior!” offered the Shining Knight as his gleaming blade just missed Hawk Warrior’s throat. “There is no way you can defeat a knight of the Round Table!”
“You’re forgetting that I’ve been around a while too, Sir Justin!” spat Hawk Warrior as mace slammed into the side of the Knight’s head knocking him off his horse and sending him crashing to the ground. A fall like this would have killed him had it not been for his mystical armor. Hoping to take full advantage of the situation, Hawk Warrior zoomed in for the kill. Lucky for the Shining Knight, his loyal horse, Winged Victory came to his aid and kicked Hawk Warrior half-way across the arena buying the Sir Justin time to recover.
Roulette was pleased to see how the battle was turning out but still wanted to raise the stakes. “Release the next two contenders!” she ordered as Fury and Liberty Belle were released from their paralysis. “That’s right boys and girls, the two lovely blonde bombshells of the JSU will be going at it with each other. Fury is the daughter of Wonder Woman while Liberty Belle is the third successor to fill that code-name. Can the fury of the Amazons take down the all-American powerhouse? Let’s find out!”
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“Give up while you still can walk!” commanded Fury as she threw her magic-lasso around Liberty Belle. “Otherwise, I’m going to render you limb from limb!” she said, advancing forward.
“I may not be as strong as you are Fury but I’ve still got a few tricks up my sleeve!” declared Liberty Belle as she spoke her unique formula, “3X2(9YZ)4A!” Instantly, the daughter of the second Liberty Belle and Hourman was energized to full-capacity. Though her arms were restrained, her legs were not, She began racing around Fury with lightning speed, binding her with the other end of the lasso she was ensnared in. “Looks like were on equal ground now Fury!”
“Not for long you stupid bimbo!” the woman otherwise known as Lyta Hall said as she leaped into the air which loosened the lasso from both woman. As she flew threw the air, she intended to land on Liberty Belle and pummel her to death but the co-leader of the Justice Society Unlimited had other plans.
Using her sonic vibrational pulses, she knocked Fury out of the air. “Ha! Not even your bracelets can protect you from my pulses!” Liberty Belle smiled wickedly.
“Yeah, well let’s see if you can protect yourself from THIS!” Fury shouted as she ripped out an enormous piece of the ground and threw it at Liberty Belle.
As the large chunk of earth flew towards Liberty Belle, she realized she only had one chance. Straining her vibrational pulses to the limit, she sent the chunk of the ground flying backwards and crashing into Fury, rendering her inert.
As Liberty Belle was about to celebrate her victory, she soon found herself with a new problem: Hawk Warrior.
“What have you done to my wife???” he said as he snuck up behind Liberty Belle and bashed her in the back of her head with his mace.
“ARRRGHHH!!!” screamed the co-leader of the JSU as she collapsed to the ground.
“Is this good or is this good??” Roulette asked her patrons over the loud-speaker. “Let’s raise the stakes even MORE!” she said as she released Robin, Dreamsweeper, the Jade Sentinel, and Lightspeed.
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“Oh no! Roulette is going to see to it that the new Justice Society kills each other one at time!” Sonic Boom thought to herself. “If only I could get this d**n control chip out of my ear…”
The Huntress, who was right beside Sonic Boom, also watched in horror as her teammates began beating each other senseless.
The Jade Sentinel and Lightspeed seemed evenly matched in power but that didn’t stop them from trying to rip each other’s heads off. Power-ring created daggers shredded their way through Lightspeed’s left shoulder while the Jade Sentinel was nearly suffocated to death as Lightspeed used a mini-tornado to draw the air from his lungs.
Meanwhile, Robin was making quick work of new-comer, Dreamsweeper. The grandson of Wesley Dodds was a superb fighter and he almost succeeded in knocking Robin out with his sleeping-gas but a well-timed, trick Batarang came to the former Boy Wonder’s rescue and knocked the gas-gun out of Dreamsweeper’s hand in the nick of time. Robin wasted no time in wrapping his hands around his opponents neck, trying to strangle him to death.
“Hahahahah!!!” cackled Roulette with sickening delight. “For years people like Vandal Savage and Per Degaton have tried to destroy the Justice Society yet I’ve almost succeeded in having them destroy themselves! Let’s get to the closing act!” she said as she released Sonic Boom and the Huntress from stasis.
The two former close friends found themselves overcome with hatred and rage. While most of this was Roulette’s doing, a small part of their anger was born on New Earth during the ordeal with Dr. Light. Sonic Boom was still bitter towards the Huntress for voting against her when the Titans of Justice were asked if Sonic Boom should have been able to keep her membership while the Huntress was upset with Sonic Boom for not understanding her hardcore stance to uphold the law much like her father did.
“Come on, Huntress, throw the first punch already!” dared Sonic Boom.
“I’m in no hurry to see this fight over as we both know that’s all it would take to put you down for the count,” spat the Huntress as she eyed her opponent up.
“You’re going to eat those words,” countered Sonic Boom. “And to think how close we once were. But that all changed once I killed Dr. Light and rather than standing by your best friend, you chose to uphold your father’s high and mighty halo,” she spat as she lunged towards the raven-haired detective.
Instantly, the two women were on each other like a couple of animals. The Huntress gave Sonic Boom a judo-chop while the daughter of Green Arrow countered with a drop-kick to Huntress’ chin, causing her to fall backwards. Sonic Boom took this opportunity to jump on top of the Huntress and began punching her relentlessly. “I hate you! Do you hear me! I HATE YOU!!!”
In the midst of all of the commotion, Sonic Boom had knocked the control chip out of the Huntress’ ear and she was starting to come through. “Di Di….stop…p..please. It’s me, Helena,” the Huntress whispered in desperation in hopes of getting Sonic Boom to snap out of her “trance”.
“I know EXACTLY who you are and that’s why I’m enjoying this so much!” growled Sonic Boom. “Now that I’ve got you pinned down, I’m going to use my Canary Cry and at this close of range, the special ear-filters that you and the rest of the team wear whenever your around me won’t hold up. Now, DIE!!!“ she cursed as she took a deep breath, “SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Sonic Boom was right on the mark, the Huntress’ ear-filters were offering her little protection against Sonic Boom’s cry. The pain was already intense, almost too much for her to bear. Thinking quickly(much like her father), she pulled one hand free from Sonic Boom’s grasp and promptly reached up and pressed a few of her fingers against Sonic Boom’s throat, thus slightly altering the frequency of her Sonic Scream. The Huntress knew what she was doing as the modified frequency was just right and temporarily neutralized the hypnotic sound of the control chips in the Justice Society members’ ears. Lightspeed took full advantage of the situation and ripped the chip out of his ear and raced around the arena, removing his teammates’ chips. Roulette’s eyes grew wide with horror as she realized the entire Justice Society Unlimited was suddenly free from her control.
Sonic Boom was the most shaken after she realized what she almost did to the Huntress. “Oh my God….Helena, I….I’m sorry.” she said while she shook in horror.
“Don’t worry about that right now,” advised the Huntress as she picked herself up. “We’ve still got Roulette to worry about!”
Roulette’s henchmen stormed into the arena, guns in hand. A few of them were carrying the gas-guns they had used previously to take out the modern-age Justice Society but the valiant team of heroes was not going to be “sucker-punched” twice.
Lightspeed zipped into action, darting around the arena relieving Roulette’s soldiers of their guns, “Not this time, fellas.” He almost missed one of the henchmen but at the last second he caught him trying to sneak up behind him out of the corner of his eye. He promptly threw his helmet like a discus, slamming it into the henchman’s hand, forcing him to drop his gun.
As Roulette’s henchmen began to panic over being disarmed, Dreamsweeper took the queue to give them a little taste of their own medicine. “And off to dreamland you go!” he said, firing his own gas-gun at the men, thus sending them into a heavy sleep.
Meanwhile, inside of the stands, Roulette was running like a scared dog. “How did this happen! I had everything plotted out perfectly and then that d**n Huntress messed everything up! I’ve got to get to my escape pod!” she said as she stopped in front of a door and pressed a code into the control panel next to it. As the doors opened, she was prepared to dash through until she saw an alarming sight: the Huntress and Sonic Boom.
“Sorry girlie, this exit is blocked,” Sonic Boom said angrily,
“But we’ll be more than happy to help you find your way to the nearest prison,” added the Huntress with arms crossed.
“Two against one, huh?” Roulette asked, teeth gritted. “Who wants to be first?” she said, taking a martial arts stance.
“Me!” the modern-age Birds of Prey said in unison as they punched Roulette in the face at the very same time, delivering a T.K.O.
“Hmm…., looks like we still make a good team,” smiled the Huntress in hopes of getting a positive response from Sonic Boom.
There was a short pause as Sonic Boom looked deep into the Huntress’ eyes. “I’m sorry, Helena.”
“You already apologized for trying to kill me,” reminded the daughter of the Dark Knight. “I’ve already forgiven you.”
“No, I mean for being so cool towards you since the voting,” revealed Sonic Boom. “I realize what I did to Dr. Light is not something that everyone will approve of and I shouldn’t have come down so hard on you for upholding your beliefs.”
“It’s ok Di Di,” smiled the Huntress. “We’ve all been through the wringer lately. It’s been a lot to handle and I think we can agree to disagree”
“Yes…we can,” Sonic Boom said as she started to cry.
“Di Di, what is it?” the Huntress said as she hugged her close friend.
“I….I………….I j..just k…k..k….keep thinking about poor Lian and what that monster did to her,” Sonic Boom said, struggling to get the words out.
The Huntress held her dear friend tightly, trying to comfort her. She didn’t say a word, hoping that Sonic Boom would let this sorrow pour out of her.
“It’s j….just that L..Lian is a few years older than myself and I’ve always looked up to her and to see her so helpless and afraid, it c..c….cut right through me,” Sonic Boom said as she sobbed away.
“I understand Di Di, I really do,” the Huntress admitted as a single tear dripped from her eye. “So what about Dan? Can you forgive him too?”
***
The Hall of Justice…
Inside the chapel of the Hall, Daniel Jordan knelt down before the alter in hopes of finding a way out of the darkness he’d been forced into since his decision to vote against the love of his life. During his life and most notably his superhero career, he’d been forced to make questionable decisions at times but none were as controversial as when he had to vote against Sonic Boom being allowed on the Titans of Justice after she killed Dr. Light. “Lord, I come to today asking for guidance. Help me figure out a way out of this mess I’ve gotten myself into. I have always served you faithfully and asked for very little in return but now, I need something really big from you. I need you to help Di Di and Robert understand why I voted the way I did. Looking back at my decision, I would not change it. I can’t - the Christian in me would not allow it. The decision to take a life is yours alone even though I may strongly agree that Dr. Light got what he deserved. He was a filthy, vile man who was doing nothing but terrorizing the women of this world, having no regard what so ever for your blessed Word. And while I think what Dr. Light did was beyond horrific, I know that you are the only one who can judge any of us. I ask that you help Robert and Di Di understand my position. We’ve all known each other for so long. They are both a crucial part of my life. I don’t know how I can go on without them…especially…” he paused for a minute as he began to cry, not holding a single tear back, “especially Di Di.” He sobbed intensely for a few minutes until asking again, “Please Lord, bring her back to me. I miss her so much……..”
After a few more minutes of prayer, the door to the chapel opened. Since the room was dark, Green Lantern could barely make out who was standing in the doorway. All he could tell was that it was a man dressed in green, “R..Robert??”
“I’m sorry, Danny…but no, it’s me, your cousin,” Air Wave said as he turned on the light. “I’ve been looking all over for you. What are you doing all by yourself here in the dark?”
“I was praying to God asking him to help right this situation between myself, Robert, and Di Di,” replied the green guardian.
“I’ve never seen you this torn up before,” noticed Air Wave as he and his cousin sat down in the first pew in the chapel. “You really miss her, don’t you?”
“Yes, yes I do,” Green Lantern answered, holding back a few more tears. “I just don’t get why she doesn’t understand!!!” he shouted, voice cracking.
“Danny, she’s been through a lot recently with having to watch what Dr. Light did to Trickshot,” pointed out the younger Daniel Jordan. “I’m sure she’s still emotional and upset. As for Rob, you know he’s always been Di Di’s protector. Remember when he and I thought you and Di Di got killed by the Sting Ray and we formed that new Justice League? You know he doesn’t act the most rational when he’s upset. Give them both time to cool off and come to their senses. They’ll come back to you….” Air Wave said, trying to offer some hope.
“I really hope so,” sighed Green Lantern. “I’m not sure what I’ll do if I’ve lost them, especially Di Di, forever…”
***
The newly acquired home of Black Vulcan….
“Hey Sar, your cappuccino’s ready!” alerted Black Vulcan to her house-guest.
“I cannot believe you have a cappuccino-maker!” commented the daughter of Sargon and Zatanna. “Aren’t these things bookoo-bucks?”
“Don’t remind me,” smirked Black Vulcan as she handed Sargona her drink. “But I got a nice Christmas Bonus from work and I had all of my presents bought already so I decided to buy myself a house-warming gift.”
“Mmm…this is delish! Almost as good as Starbucks!” smiled Sargona.
“Almost, Sarcasta?” repeated Celeste Pierce.
Sargona bit her lip as she noticed that she made a slight slip of the tongue, “Uhhh… I said way better than Starbucks! You need to get your hearing checked, Thunderdog. All of that lightning you’ve been conjuring up is making you deaf!”
“Whatever girl. That pony-tail you wear all of the time is cutting off the circulation to your brain!” countered the lady of lighting.
“Nothing I can do…..it’s a necessity,” Sargona said as she took a sip of her espresso beverage.
“Why? Because Sonic Boom wears her hair up too?” teased Black Vulcan.
Sargona was speechless. After months of her wearing her hair up, she was finally BUSTED! “Dammit! How did I know it would be you that would figure it out.”
“You’ve never really let Dan go, have you?” asked the daughter of Black Lightning.
“No, no I haven’t,” Sargona frowned as she put down her drink. “But he was meant to be with Di Di. I’m not coming in between them. Even I’m not that low…”
“But now you don’t have to,” pointed out Black Vulcan. “They’ve split! Take your chance while you have it!”
“Celeste, Di Di’s just upset. She’ll come crawling back to Dan in no time.”
“And that’s why you’ve got to strike while the iron’s hot! This might be your ONLY chance to win him fair and square.”
“I….I..I don’t know,” responded Sargona as she crossed her arms.
Black Vulcan got right in Sargona’s face and sternly asked her, “Let me ask you something. How did it feel on your wedding day when you were left standing at the alter?”
“But we never made it to the alter,” reminded Sargona.
“You KNOW what I mean,” countered Black Vulcan. You were about to have all of your dreams come true without having to lift a finger to come between Dan and Di Di and you threw it all away because you thought it was the right thing to do. You know what they say, you should never look a gift-horse in the mouth and you did. Now you’re getting a second chance Sargona, are you doing to make the same mistake again?”
***
The Hall of Justice laboratory…
“Damn it all!” Nightvision said as he punched the wall beside him.
“Calm down, buddy,” suggested Nucleus as he rushed over to his teammate.
“How am I supposed to calm down when we can’t find a single trace of d.n.a. on this Kryptonite?” growled Nightvision. “Someone’s been toying with Supergirl for months and we have no idea who it is.”
“Hey - I thought the Bat-clan never gives up?” reminded the tiny titan.
“You know guys, we could be looking for something that‘s simply not there,” pointed out Queen Bee as she entered the room. “What’s to say that rock wasn’t sent to Supergirl by some 17 year old punk with a crush on her who won it off of Ebay and sent it to her in hopes of getting a date with her? Heck, it wouldn’t surprise me if it was Power Lad. Not everything has an ulterior motive behind it. After all, there hasn’t been any similar happenings with any of the other Titans.”
“Hmm….you could be right,” agreed Nucleus.
Nightvision just kept quiet not knowing what to think. His upbringing was forcing him to try and find some sort of foul-play but Queen Bee did make a good point.
“Anyways, I’m going to run to the cafeteria and get some lunch. Jason, are you coming along?” asked the woman otherwise known as Latavia Duncan.
“I’ll be there in just a minute, honey,” answered Jason Hardwick.
“Well for now the trail seems to have ended so I guess we’ll have to figure out a new method of searching,” advised Nucleus as his mind began to contemplate new ideas to solve this mystery.
The End(For Now)
Written and edited by: Power Guy
The House…
Sonic Boom slowly stirred awake. She coughed a bit as the gas that Roulette had used on her made her throat a bit dry. Her pony-tail was loose and therefore, several strands of her hair had fallen out and a few were partially blocking her view. She tried to swing her head and came to the shocking realization that she was paralyzed. She immediately went into panic mode and her eyes darted around. It was then that she noticed her new teammates from the Justice Society Unlimited were all standing beside her, single-file seemingly immobilized like herself. They appeared to be in a large arena with the stands completely filled.
Suddenly, a female’s voice came over the speaker-system. “Ladies and gentlemen! Boys and girls! Welcome to the House of Roulette! Tonight before your very eyes, you shall witness the greatest super-battle EVER! Tonight we have the majority of the Justice Society Unlimited ready to battle to the finish for your entertainment! Thanks to the special devices in their ears, they remain paralyzed for the moment, but in a few moments the fun will begin! First up, we have a knight from the Round Table of King Arthur going head to head with the son of Hawkman! Both of these heroes have spent a significant amount of time in the past but which will survive to live out their future? Let the games begin!”
vs. Instantly, the Shining Knight along with his horse, Winged Victory and Hawk Warrior could move again. The two heroes could feel the devices in their ears pumping them full of adrenaline and anger. They both struggled to resist the temptation to fight but could not overcome this new, overwhelming desire.
Within seconds, the entire arena could hear the sound of Hawk Warrior’s mace slamming against the Shining Knight’s sword.
“Surrender and I shall grant you a quick demise, Hawk Warrior!” offered the Shining Knight as his gleaming blade just missed Hawk Warrior’s throat. “There is no way you can defeat a knight of the Round Table!”
“You’re forgetting that I’ve been around a while too, Sir Justin!” spat Hawk Warrior as mace slammed into the side of the Knight’s head knocking him off his horse and sending him crashing to the ground. A fall like this would have killed him had it not been for his mystical armor. Hoping to take full advantage of the situation, Hawk Warrior zoomed in for the kill. Lucky for the Shining Knight, his loyal horse, Winged Victory came to his aid and kicked Hawk Warrior half-way across the arena buying the Sir Justin time to recover.
Roulette was pleased to see how the battle was turning out but still wanted to raise the stakes. “Release the next two contenders!” she ordered as Fury and Liberty Belle were released from their paralysis. “That’s right boys and girls, the two lovely blonde bombshells of the JSU will be going at it with each other. Fury is the daughter of Wonder Woman while Liberty Belle is the third successor to fill that code-name. Can the fury of the Amazons take down the all-American powerhouse? Let’s find out!”
vs. “Give up while you still can walk!” commanded Fury as she threw her magic-lasso around Liberty Belle. “Otherwise, I’m going to render you limb from limb!” she said, advancing forward.
“I may not be as strong as you are Fury but I’ve still got a few tricks up my sleeve!” declared Liberty Belle as she spoke her unique formula, “3X2(9YZ)4A!” Instantly, the daughter of the second Liberty Belle and Hourman was energized to full-capacity. Though her arms were restrained, her legs were not, She began racing around Fury with lightning speed, binding her with the other end of the lasso she was ensnared in. “Looks like were on equal ground now Fury!”
“Not for long you stupid bimbo!” the woman otherwise known as Lyta Hall said as she leaped into the air which loosened the lasso from both woman. As she flew threw the air, she intended to land on Liberty Belle and pummel her to death but the co-leader of the Justice Society Unlimited had other plans.
Using her sonic vibrational pulses, she knocked Fury out of the air. “Ha! Not even your bracelets can protect you from my pulses!” Liberty Belle smiled wickedly.
“Yeah, well let’s see if you can protect yourself from THIS!” Fury shouted as she ripped out an enormous piece of the ground and threw it at Liberty Belle.
As the large chunk of earth flew towards Liberty Belle, she realized she only had one chance. Straining her vibrational pulses to the limit, she sent the chunk of the ground flying backwards and crashing into Fury, rendering her inert.
As Liberty Belle was about to celebrate her victory, she soon found herself with a new problem: Hawk Warrior.
“What have you done to my wife???” he said as he snuck up behind Liberty Belle and bashed her in the back of her head with his mace.
“ARRRGHHH!!!” screamed the co-leader of the JSU as she collapsed to the ground.
“Is this good or is this good??” Roulette asked her patrons over the loud-speaker. “Let’s raise the stakes even MORE!” she said as she released Robin, Dreamsweeper, the Jade Sentinel, and Lightspeed.
vs. vs. “Oh no! Roulette is going to see to it that the new Justice Society kills each other one at time!” Sonic Boom thought to herself. “If only I could get this d**n control chip out of my ear…”
The Huntress, who was right beside Sonic Boom, also watched in horror as her teammates began beating each other senseless.
The Jade Sentinel and Lightspeed seemed evenly matched in power but that didn’t stop them from trying to rip each other’s heads off. Power-ring created daggers shredded their way through Lightspeed’s left shoulder while the Jade Sentinel was nearly suffocated to death as Lightspeed used a mini-tornado to draw the air from his lungs.
Meanwhile, Robin was making quick work of new-comer, Dreamsweeper. The grandson of Wesley Dodds was a superb fighter and he almost succeeded in knocking Robin out with his sleeping-gas but a well-timed, trick Batarang came to the former Boy Wonder’s rescue and knocked the gas-gun out of Dreamsweeper’s hand in the nick of time. Robin wasted no time in wrapping his hands around his opponents neck, trying to strangle him to death.
“Hahahahah!!!” cackled Roulette with sickening delight. “For years people like Vandal Savage and Per Degaton have tried to destroy the Justice Society yet I’ve almost succeeded in having them destroy themselves! Let’s get to the closing act!” she said as she released Sonic Boom and the Huntress from stasis.
The two former close friends found themselves overcome with hatred and rage. While most of this was Roulette’s doing, a small part of their anger was born on New Earth during the ordeal with Dr. Light. Sonic Boom was still bitter towards the Huntress for voting against her when the Titans of Justice were asked if Sonic Boom should have been able to keep her membership while the Huntress was upset with Sonic Boom for not understanding her hardcore stance to uphold the law much like her father did.
“Come on, Huntress, throw the first punch already!” dared Sonic Boom.
“I’m in no hurry to see this fight over as we both know that’s all it would take to put you down for the count,” spat the Huntress as she eyed her opponent up.
“You’re going to eat those words,” countered Sonic Boom. “And to think how close we once were. But that all changed once I killed Dr. Light and rather than standing by your best friend, you chose to uphold your father’s high and mighty halo,” she spat as she lunged towards the raven-haired detective.
Instantly, the two women were on each other like a couple of animals. The Huntress gave Sonic Boom a judo-chop while the daughter of Green Arrow countered with a drop-kick to Huntress’ chin, causing her to fall backwards. Sonic Boom took this opportunity to jump on top of the Huntress and began punching her relentlessly. “I hate you! Do you hear me! I HATE YOU!!!”
In the midst of all of the commotion, Sonic Boom had knocked the control chip out of the Huntress’ ear and she was starting to come through. “Di Di….stop…p..please. It’s me, Helena,” the Huntress whispered in desperation in hopes of getting Sonic Boom to snap out of her “trance”.
“I know EXACTLY who you are and that’s why I’m enjoying this so much!” growled Sonic Boom. “Now that I’ve got you pinned down, I’m going to use my Canary Cry and at this close of range, the special ear-filters that you and the rest of the team wear whenever your around me won’t hold up. Now, DIE!!!“ she cursed as she took a deep breath, “SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Sonic Boom was right on the mark, the Huntress’ ear-filters were offering her little protection against Sonic Boom’s cry. The pain was already intense, almost too much for her to bear. Thinking quickly(much like her father), she pulled one hand free from Sonic Boom’s grasp and promptly reached up and pressed a few of her fingers against Sonic Boom’s throat, thus slightly altering the frequency of her Sonic Scream. The Huntress knew what she was doing as the modified frequency was just right and temporarily neutralized the hypnotic sound of the control chips in the Justice Society members’ ears. Lightspeed took full advantage of the situation and ripped the chip out of his ear and raced around the arena, removing his teammates’ chips. Roulette’s eyes grew wide with horror as she realized the entire Justice Society Unlimited was suddenly free from her control.
Sonic Boom was the most shaken after she realized what she almost did to the Huntress. “Oh my God….Helena, I….I’m sorry.” she said while she shook in horror.
“Don’t worry about that right now,” advised the Huntress as she picked herself up. “We’ve still got Roulette to worry about!”
Roulette’s henchmen stormed into the arena, guns in hand. A few of them were carrying the gas-guns they had used previously to take out the modern-age Justice Society but the valiant team of heroes was not going to be “sucker-punched” twice.
Lightspeed zipped into action, darting around the arena relieving Roulette’s soldiers of their guns, “Not this time, fellas.” He almost missed one of the henchmen but at the last second he caught him trying to sneak up behind him out of the corner of his eye. He promptly threw his helmet like a discus, slamming it into the henchman’s hand, forcing him to drop his gun.
As Roulette’s henchmen began to panic over being disarmed, Dreamsweeper took the queue to give them a little taste of their own medicine. “And off to dreamland you go!” he said, firing his own gas-gun at the men, thus sending them into a heavy sleep.
Meanwhile, inside of the stands, Roulette was running like a scared dog. “How did this happen! I had everything plotted out perfectly and then that d**n Huntress messed everything up! I’ve got to get to my escape pod!” she said as she stopped in front of a door and pressed a code into the control panel next to it. As the doors opened, she was prepared to dash through until she saw an alarming sight: the Huntress and Sonic Boom.
“Sorry girlie, this exit is blocked,” Sonic Boom said angrily,
“But we’ll be more than happy to help you find your way to the nearest prison,” added the Huntress with arms crossed.
“Two against one, huh?” Roulette asked, teeth gritted. “Who wants to be first?” she said, taking a martial arts stance.
“Me!” the modern-age Birds of Prey said in unison as they punched Roulette in the face at the very same time, delivering a T.K.O.
“Hmm…., looks like we still make a good team,” smiled the Huntress in hopes of getting a positive response from Sonic Boom.
There was a short pause as Sonic Boom looked deep into the Huntress’ eyes. “I’m sorry, Helena.”
“You already apologized for trying to kill me,” reminded the daughter of the Dark Knight. “I’ve already forgiven you.”
“No, I mean for being so cool towards you since the voting,” revealed Sonic Boom. “I realize what I did to Dr. Light is not something that everyone will approve of and I shouldn’t have come down so hard on you for upholding your beliefs.”
“It’s ok Di Di,” smiled the Huntress. “We’ve all been through the wringer lately. It’s been a lot to handle and I think we can agree to disagree”
“Yes…we can,” Sonic Boom said as she started to cry.
“Di Di, what is it?” the Huntress said as she hugged her close friend.
“I….I………….I j..just k…k..k….keep thinking about poor Lian and what that monster did to her,” Sonic Boom said, struggling to get the words out.
The Huntress held her dear friend tightly, trying to comfort her. She didn’t say a word, hoping that Sonic Boom would let this sorrow pour out of her.
“It’s j….just that L..Lian is a few years older than myself and I’ve always looked up to her and to see her so helpless and afraid, it c..c….cut right through me,” Sonic Boom said as she sobbed away.
“I understand Di Di, I really do,” the Huntress admitted as a single tear dripped from her eye. “So what about Dan? Can you forgive him too?”
***
The Hall of Justice…
Inside the chapel of the Hall, Daniel Jordan knelt down before the alter in hopes of finding a way out of the darkness he’d been forced into since his decision to vote against the love of his life. During his life and most notably his superhero career, he’d been forced to make questionable decisions at times but none were as controversial as when he had to vote against Sonic Boom being allowed on the Titans of Justice after she killed Dr. Light. “Lord, I come to today asking for guidance. Help me figure out a way out of this mess I’ve gotten myself into. I have always served you faithfully and asked for very little in return but now, I need something really big from you. I need you to help Di Di and Robert understand why I voted the way I did. Looking back at my decision, I would not change it. I can’t - the Christian in me would not allow it. The decision to take a life is yours alone even though I may strongly agree that Dr. Light got what he deserved. He was a filthy, vile man who was doing nothing but terrorizing the women of this world, having no regard what so ever for your blessed Word. And while I think what Dr. Light did was beyond horrific, I know that you are the only one who can judge any of us. I ask that you help Robert and Di Di understand my position. We’ve all known each other for so long. They are both a crucial part of my life. I don’t know how I can go on without them…especially…” he paused for a minute as he began to cry, not holding a single tear back, “especially Di Di.” He sobbed intensely for a few minutes until asking again, “Please Lord, bring her back to me. I miss her so much……..”
After a few more minutes of prayer, the door to the chapel opened. Since the room was dark, Green Lantern could barely make out who was standing in the doorway. All he could tell was that it was a man dressed in green, “R..Robert??”
“I’m sorry, Danny…but no, it’s me, your cousin,” Air Wave said as he turned on the light. “I’ve been looking all over for you. What are you doing all by yourself here in the dark?”
“I was praying to God asking him to help right this situation between myself, Robert, and Di Di,” replied the green guardian.
“I’ve never seen you this torn up before,” noticed Air Wave as he and his cousin sat down in the first pew in the chapel. “You really miss her, don’t you?”
“Yes, yes I do,” Green Lantern answered, holding back a few more tears. “I just don’t get why she doesn’t understand!!!” he shouted, voice cracking.
“Danny, she’s been through a lot recently with having to watch what Dr. Light did to Trickshot,” pointed out the younger Daniel Jordan. “I’m sure she’s still emotional and upset. As for Rob, you know he’s always been Di Di’s protector. Remember when he and I thought you and Di Di got killed by the Sting Ray and we formed that new Justice League? You know he doesn’t act the most rational when he’s upset. Give them both time to cool off and come to their senses. They’ll come back to you….” Air Wave said, trying to offer some hope.
“I really hope so,” sighed Green Lantern. “I’m not sure what I’ll do if I’ve lost them, especially Di Di, forever…”
***
The newly acquired home of Black Vulcan….
“Hey Sar, your cappuccino’s ready!” alerted Black Vulcan to her house-guest.
“I cannot believe you have a cappuccino-maker!” commented the daughter of Sargon and Zatanna. “Aren’t these things bookoo-bucks?”
“Don’t remind me,” smirked Black Vulcan as she handed Sargona her drink. “But I got a nice Christmas Bonus from work and I had all of my presents bought already so I decided to buy myself a house-warming gift.”
“Mmm…this is delish! Almost as good as Starbucks!” smiled Sargona.
“Almost, Sarcasta?” repeated Celeste Pierce.
Sargona bit her lip as she noticed that she made a slight slip of the tongue, “Uhhh… I said way better than Starbucks! You need to get your hearing checked, Thunderdog. All of that lightning you’ve been conjuring up is making you deaf!”
“Whatever girl. That pony-tail you wear all of the time is cutting off the circulation to your brain!” countered the lady of lighting.
“Nothing I can do…..it’s a necessity,” Sargona said as she took a sip of her espresso beverage.
“Why? Because Sonic Boom wears her hair up too?” teased Black Vulcan.
Sargona was speechless. After months of her wearing her hair up, she was finally BUSTED! “Dammit! How did I know it would be you that would figure it out.”
“You’ve never really let Dan go, have you?” asked the daughter of Black Lightning.
“No, no I haven’t,” Sargona frowned as she put down her drink. “But he was meant to be with Di Di. I’m not coming in between them. Even I’m not that low…”
“But now you don’t have to,” pointed out Black Vulcan. “They’ve split! Take your chance while you have it!”
“Celeste, Di Di’s just upset. She’ll come crawling back to Dan in no time.”
“And that’s why you’ve got to strike while the iron’s hot! This might be your ONLY chance to win him fair and square.”
“I….I..I don’t know,” responded Sargona as she crossed her arms.
Black Vulcan got right in Sargona’s face and sternly asked her, “Let me ask you something. How did it feel on your wedding day when you were left standing at the alter?”
“But we never made it to the alter,” reminded Sargona.
“You KNOW what I mean,” countered Black Vulcan. You were about to have all of your dreams come true without having to lift a finger to come between Dan and Di Di and you threw it all away because you thought it was the right thing to do. You know what they say, you should never look a gift-horse in the mouth and you did. Now you’re getting a second chance Sargona, are you doing to make the same mistake again?”
***
The Hall of Justice laboratory…
“Damn it all!” Nightvision said as he punched the wall beside him.
“Calm down, buddy,” suggested Nucleus as he rushed over to his teammate.
“How am I supposed to calm down when we can’t find a single trace of d.n.a. on this Kryptonite?” growled Nightvision. “Someone’s been toying with Supergirl for months and we have no idea who it is.”
“Hey - I thought the Bat-clan never gives up?” reminded the tiny titan.
“You know guys, we could be looking for something that‘s simply not there,” pointed out Queen Bee as she entered the room. “What’s to say that rock wasn’t sent to Supergirl by some 17 year old punk with a crush on her who won it off of Ebay and sent it to her in hopes of getting a date with her? Heck, it wouldn’t surprise me if it was Power Lad. Not everything has an ulterior motive behind it. After all, there hasn’t been any similar happenings with any of the other Titans.”
“Hmm….you could be right,” agreed Nucleus.
Nightvision just kept quiet not knowing what to think. His upbringing was forcing him to try and find some sort of foul-play but Queen Bee did make a good point.
“Anyways, I’m going to run to the cafeteria and get some lunch. Jason, are you coming along?” asked the woman otherwise known as Latavia Duncan.
“I’ll be there in just a minute, honey,” answered Jason Hardwick.
“Well for now the trail seems to have ended so I guess we’ll have to figure out a new method of searching,” advised Nucleus as his mind began to contemplate new ideas to solve this mystery.
The End(For Now)