|0| The Backdrop Of A Grand Show
[The] Year Had Began With The Appearance Of An Powerful Evil. Baring Numbers That Strike.
However, Midway In The Year . . . A Silence Settled. And That Was Scarier Than Them Being Active.
Winter Had Rolled In Early, With December's Arrival Quick Though Distant Approach — A Crisp And Loving Greeting To Gotham. Of
Course, With The Weather, The City Was Blanketed With Snow.
A Figure Expertly Parkours Across The Roof Of Building's. Keeping Balance And Silence.
Truly Is An Feat From Experience Of Skill. Is Dressed As A Dark-Themed Vigilante With The Iconic Domino Mask.
Notable Features Being An Deep Hood That Rims Greek Nose, Fingerless Gloves, A Pair Of Utility Belts And Mid-Heel Combat Boots.
Is Threading Along The Mid-Average Height For Age, With A Creamy Complexion And A Wiry Built; Sturdy And Even With Long Lean Legs And Slim Muscles. Emblem Lie Across Chest; A Kryptonian 'A' Symbol {AN: There Are 2 Types, The One I'm Picturing Is From The Man Of Steel Movie} Designed Into An Eagle {AN: The Symbol Of Zeus}. Signature Weapon Is Daggers — Which Can Channel Lightning Abilities. Like Other Weapons, Are Engraved With Emblem.
The Vigilante Lands In An Ally, One That Has An Abandoned Telephone Booth. Admittedly A Heavy Landing But Graceful And Restrained Into Silence. In The Ally, A Voice Resounds:
"Hello Nightshade"
<<<50 Years Ago>>>>
A Flourishing Glade Runs, Seemingly Endless With A Tall Mountain Range. Above Is A Night Sky, Painting With Many Colors; Black, Green, Purple, And Dark Blue. With Stars Scattered Across.
With A Shooting Star, All The Constellations Glowed White. An Dark Shadow Melt's From The Night Sky. The Silhouette Was Tall With Short Ethereal Hair And A Slender Build.
In The Moonlight, The Figure Was Revealed To Be A Woman Of Immense Beauty With A Sinful Touch To Her. Indigo Hair, Porcelain Skin, Magenta Painted Lips, Shining Bright Emerald Eyes Framed With Long Eyelashes, Cladded In Dark Silk.
The Sky Bleeds To An Bloody Crimson With The Woman Landing. It Differ's Greatly From It's Previous Color. She Lands On A Tall Cliff Under A Thin Branch Which Belong's To The Sole Willow Tree On The Ridge.
Out Of The Moon, Bloom's A Bird; A Raven.
White As Ivory With A Ebony Beak, Strong Wings And Piercing Ruby Eyes.
"Revenge Is A Delicate Art. I Must Take My Time. But I Swear, I Will Get It"
<<<5 Years Ago>>>
The Watchtower Is A Sizable Satellite Orbiting In Space. And Is TRUE Headquarter's Of The Justice League, Where They Are ALL Present; After All, Why Reveal Their True Base To The Public - To Villains.
Batman Stands Before The Team. Cowl Off; After All, They All Knew His Identity. First All Of The Originals With The Invasion & Then
The Rest After His 2end Robin; Who Now Is Going As Red Hood - A Anti-Hero Who Has Recently Reconnected With The Family.
Beside Batman Is A 10-Year-Old Young Boy.
Is Cladded In Jet Colors. Tall For Age But Is Not Overly So. Hood Is Down, Thus Hair Is Revealed; An Onyx And Brushed To 1 Side. Blank Faced With An Domino Face Mask.
"This" Batman Starts Gesturing To The Boy, "Is Nightshade, My Newest Protege"
Nightshade Wears A Sleek Turtleneck Shirt, Shoulder Cape With A Deep Hood, A Fitted Pair Of Cargo Pants, Fingerless Gloves And Calf-Length Boots. In Addition, Has A Thick Utility Belt And One Armguard.
Shirt Reaches Past Neck, Standing Out With It's Dark Red Tone Against Pale Skin; Due To Being Skin-Tight, The Shirt Outline A Sturdy Build Lacking Abs. Over Is An Colin Suede Shoulder Cape; Onyx Black With Twin Silver, Asymmetrical, Chains. The 2 Are Attached At Peak -AKA Against His Right Shoulder- By A Pendant Engraved With His Emblem. The Pants Are Also Black But Slightly Lighter Than Cape. Wears Light Gray Gloves; Going Just Below Elbows With Bright Red Rimming. One Has A Pitch Black Armguard. Finally, Is -Light Gray- Demonia Bolt-250 Boots With Red Laces.
"Good Evening, It Is An Honor" The Monotone Formality Offers Bittersweet Nostalgia
"Please, Please, Tell Me That We Don't Have Another Demon On Our Hands" Flash Begs, Earning A Slap On The Back Of The Head From Hawk Woman
Martian Manhunter Stepped Forward With A Hand Out In Greeting "It Is Good To Finally Meet You"
The Two Shook Hands And The Martians Curiosity Is Peaked. Seems His Instincts Is Screaming At Him, Especially As Waves Rides The Air.
"Bats Is So Stingy With His Protege's" Flash Informs, Then Grins, "Anyway, So YOUR The Nephew, Huh?"
Batman Stopped The Speed Handshake The Speedster Had Started. Any Longer And His Youngest Ward Would Lose A Limb.
"Kid Has Style" Smirks Green Arrow, After Sizing Up The Sidekick
"I've Seen Your Work. Really Great" Nodded Green Lantern
As Conversations - Well, Comments And/Or Introduction - Rolled, Two Figures Stand Far Back In The Room, Maintaining An Distance From EACH OTHER. Are Wonder Woman And Superman. The Pokerfaced Duo.
The Two Have Been Doing This Since The Celebration Party Years Ago. They Haven't Spoken A Word To Each Other Since. They Barely Agreeing On Anything; Though They CAN Agree To Show No Emotion And Avoid The Child Feet's Away.
"Does The Name Of Your Alger Ego Mean Something To You?" Martian Manhunter Inquiries
A Sense Of Wonder Niggles In The Man's Mind; He Can't Seem To Get A Read On The Boy, Only An Echo Of Emotion's That Aren't There. But The Waves ARE From Him. What Are They?
"Yes" Nightshade Answers Simply
But It Wasn't Simple. Martian Manhunter Was Hit With An Onslaught Of Emotions. While It's Obvious How Much The Boy Loves His Job & Family, Is Riddled With So Much Darkness. It Is The Waves He's Been Feeling.
Martian Manhunter Could Feel Nightshade's Severe Anger And Self-Hatred, But Hidden Is An Even More Powerful Sadness. Pain Laces The Boy's Being. Then There's Doubt And A Lack Of Self-Esteem.
It's Obvious That The Boy Is . . . . Damaged; Trapped Within The Darkness Of His Mind. Shamefully, Martian Manhunter Had Peaked Inside The Boy's Mind. But Is So - Worrying And He Cannot Help But To Feel Concerned.
*I Have To Speak With Batman* The Man Thinks To Himself
~Time Skip~
"I See" Muttered Bruce Wayne AKA Batman
Mr Wayne Is The Head Of Wayne Family And It's Business. Tall With A Muscular Build. The Man Is Broad, Fair-Skinned, And Handsome Despite Being In Late-40's. Had Aged Well. Paired With Blue Eyes And Slicked Black Hair. Used To Be The Last Blood Of The Family, With Untimely Death Of Parent's At A Young Age. Wasn't Anymore With A Biological Son; The Newest Robin AKA 'Demon Child' Name Damian Al Ghul, His Heir.
The Man Sits In A Quaint Cafe, The Place Had With Little To No People. Across From Wayne Is John Johns; The Civilian Identity Of Martian Manhunter, AKA J'onn J'onzz.
"Bruce . . . Due To How Heavy His Mind Is - I Delved Lightly" The Admittance Obviously Is Very Important To John, "I Know"
"Understandable. I Trust You Can Keep This To Yourself" Bruce Stated And John Nodded
"You'll Have To Bring Canary Into The Fold" Bruce Grimaced At That Fact, The Idea Of Therapy More Than Informing Dinah Of The Truth
The Truth That Deepened Aiden Wayne's Already Existent Wounds. Bruce Wished He Was Actually There And Not See It From The Surveillance Alfred Directed Him To.
Alfred Pennyworth Is A Wayne Family Butler, The Only Butler And Oldest. Is Considered A Cherished Member Of The Family. Alfred Had Raised Bruce Wayne After His Parents Death. Was A Guardian, Confidant, And Ally. As Years Past, Helped To Look After All Of His Ward Own Ward's.
Time Truly Does Past. Nightshade's Current Uniform Is Obviously Inspired By The Past Which He Wore Until Last Year. But Overall Shows Great Change.
Nightshade Wears A Sleek Turtleneck Shirt;
Wine Red And Skin-Tight Thus Outlining 8-Pack And Mermaid Line. Is Paired To Fitted, Black, Military Pants With Red Lining And A Pair Of Mid-Heel Combat Boot's; Midnight Blue With Black Laces. Iconic Feature Is The Cape - An Colin Suede Shoulder Cape; Onyx Black With Twin Silver, Asymmetrical, Chains. The 2 Are Attached At Peak -AKA Against His Right Shoulder- By A Pendant Engraved With His Emblem.
Note That The Pants Are Unique As It's One-Legged; One Leg Goes All The Way To Boots With A Long Blue Leg Holster. The Other Go Only To Knee With An Elastic End To Keep It In Place. This Feature Reveals Shin And Calf; Wrapped Around It's Entirety Is A Mark That Appeared At Puberty, Is An Chain 2 Shades Lighter Than Skin Tone. Topping The Pant's Is A Dark Gray Utility Belt; The Two Daggers Strapped Along It, Above The Long Leg.
Finally Are The Fingerless Gloves; An Light Gray And Goes Above Wrist. Underneath Is White Wrappings That Goes Above Elbow. On The Other Hand Is The Same Glove Without Wrappings Under, But Is The Same Length As Said Wrappings And Adorned With A Black Armguard.
"Hello Bionic" Nightshade Responds To The Voice In The Ally
Bionic Is One Of The Most Powerful Villain's Who Had Rise In The Beginning Of The Year. Like Cyborg Has Cybernetic Prosthetics, It's Throughout Body Though With A Black And Gray Scheme Adorned With Sickly Circuitry. Identity Unknown.
"This'll Be Fun" Came Bionic's Robotic Voice And The 2 Engage, Nightshade Requesting Backup Beforehand
• ~ • ~ •
"Boo, Why Does Cal Get All The Fun"
Echoing In A Base, Hidden Underground In A Unknown Area, Is A Pitched Voice Belonging To A Male. Said Male Is Lazar; An Dark Sort Sort Of Magician Called A Maestro, Whom Is Currently Pouting. Refers To An Ally, Named Callan Mark AKA General White.
Lazar Is Lean With Average Height. Has Sharp And Youthful Features Despite Age. Wears An Devilish Victorian Suit; Red & Black Scheme, With A Tailcoat And White Frills. Hair Is Black, Like Heavily Worn Eyeshadow, Flowing To His Shoulder In Waves. The Color Contrast With Pale Skin. Head Adorned With A Top Hat. He Looks Handsome, Despite Gaunt Face. His Slender Fingers Holding Tightly Onto A Staff Of Metallic Ebony Wood Called Ebon Oak — Ebony Wood Saturated With Magic Thus An Metallic Quality — Baring Engravings, And Topped By A Red Orb.
"Patience Lazar" Chastised An Deep Voice
This Voice Belongs To Leader; Doctor Seven.
A Lanky Man; So Thin He Could Be A Stick & Towers A Stature Of 8 Feet. His White Lab Coat Hangs Off Him, Dragging On The Floor. Eyes Are Monolid With Heavy Bags And Dark Brown Irises. Skin Is Tanned While Hair Is An Dark Blonde Pulled Into A Ponytail. Stands At The Lab Area Before A Machine.
"The Real Show Will Begin Soon" Dr Seven Professionally Informs, Eyes On The Device
•~•~•
"They're Heading Towards The Harbor" Says Alfred Through The Bat Com's
"I'm Closest. I'll Intercept Them" Red Hood Informs, Running Across Rooftops, Towards Nightshade And Bionic
"Not Without Me" Announced Batwoman As She Lands Next To Red Hood, Running At His Pace
"Weren't You Supposed Go To Blüdhaven?" Asked Jason
"Night Wanted Me Here. I Hadn't Left Yet After All" Batwoman Informs
Red Hold Growls, "Your Leaving Night To Fight Razorback By Himself?"
"No" The Redhead Gasp, "Red And Robin Are Going To Assist, How Could You Ask That?"
Red Hood Sighs, "Just Wondering Why All The New Villains Are Popping Up Again"
•~•~•
In Blüdhaven, Crashes Echo As A Huge And Powerful Anthropomorphic Reeks Havoc. Is Named Razorback; A Serpentine Being With A Yellow Belly And Mahogany Scales With Big Emerald Eyes. Stands Like A Man With Legs And Clawed Hands, And A Muscular Torso. Wear's Only Thick Pants. Back Is Adorned With Bright Yellow Spikes.
"Birdy" Hissed Razorback Mindlessly
Nightwing Rest, With Labored Breathing By A Crate. Hidden By The Trucks Nearby. And As Razorback Draws Near Nightwing . . .
"Talking About Us?" Came Red Robin's Voice, From Behind, Standing Next To Robin Whom Stands Cross-Armed
• ~ • ~ •
"What Is Dr Seven Planning, White?" Batman Demands With A Ferocious Growl
General White Just Takes Another Drag At The Cigar Between His Fingers. With A Light Laugh On His Lips. Doesn't Have A Care In The World, With Not One Scratch On Him As Batman Look's Like He Faced A Hit Or Two But Fine Overall. General White Is The Same Height As Batman With Unnatural Solid White Skin. Wears An Hybrid Version Of Military Clothes, Outlines Tough Build. Had Red Eyes With An Black Sclera. Black Hair Is Shaved Short.
Gets Along Best With Leader Due To White's Laidback But Dedicated Attitudes. Fits Best With The Doc's Serious Personality And An Eye For The Bigger Picture.
"What Did Your Intel Tell You?" White Asks
" . . . . Inter-Dimensional Tech" Batman Grants
White Whistles, "Right On The Nail"
"Why?" Batman Inquiries
"I'm Not One To Kiss And Tell . . . . Don't You Remember That?" White Starts With A Blank Smile
"Old Friend"
•~•~•
"What Villain Kind Of Name Is . . Try5?" Snort Wonder Girl Getting Chuckles From Static As Well As Blue Beatle. They're Antics Got Little Small Smiles But Some Nonetheless.
The Outsiders Are Gathered Before A Large Computer Showing An Video Call From The Bat Cave; The Person Being Only An Profile Going As 'Agent A'.
"Who Are These Guys?" Question SuperBoy
Who Was Appointed As Temporary Leader Since Beastboy Is Nowhere To Be Found
"I'm Sure You've Heard Of Them; Razorback, Lazar, General White And Marionette. All Are Led By Doctor Seven" Agent A Answered
"Wow. Big Guns" Static Breathed As Wonder Girl Gasped With Wide Eyes
"They Appeared With Such Power And Had Just . . . Disappeared" Blue Beetle Added
"They Reemerged? That Is Serious Stuff" Kid Flash Solemnly States
"Kid?" Came Cyborgs Inquiry
"I Think That I Heard Of Them In My Time. A Powerful Team Who Had Played An Role On How My Timeline's Future Turned Out" Kid Flash Informed
"How?" Blue Beetle Asked
"And Why" Ed Dorado Added
"Who Are They Really?" Cyborg Mutters To Himself
"I Don't Know" Kid Flash Responded, Shaking His Head Sadly
"If Only You Were A History Buff" Snarls A Irritated Terra, As The Painkillers From The Last Mission Hasn't Settled In Yet
"Wouldn't Be Much Good. We Had Changed So Much Of It Already" Kid Flash Replied In A Leveled Tone, But Strong
"Agreed" Agent A Interrupt's, "I Call You To Let You Know, Marionette Is In Your Area"
"What?" Wonder Girl Paled
"Looks Like We Have A Battle On Our Hands" Blue Beatle States Weakly
"How Is Robin Faring?" Raven Stepped In, Unable To Keep Silent, Dark Violet Eyes Alight With Worry
"Doing Just Fine" Agent A Reassures And The Video Ends
"Ha Ha" Grins Static At Raven
Raven, Instead Of Responding, Ignored Him. Settles For Pulling The Hood Of Her Navy Blue Cloak Down. Color Matching Her Light Lipstick. It Compliments Her All Black Attire; Leotard With Tights And Boots. Cloak Has A Red Gem With A Gold Metal Rim. Emphasize Pale Skin.
"We're Going To Be Battling A 5" Breathes Cyborg
"Forager Finds This Marionette A Worthy Opponent" Spoke Forager
"One We Might Not Be Able To Beat" Refute Wonder Girl
"Don't Think Like That. Or We Truly Won't Win" Ed Dorado Advises
"Agreed. We Have Power In Numbers. And I Think Were Ready" SuperBoy Inputs With A Grin
"We're A Team" Cyborg Nods
At That Moment, BeastBoy Walks Across The Room.
"Where Have You Been? We Got A Mission" Demanded Static
"A Very Important One" Terra Adds
Beast Boy Stops.
"Beasty?" Questions Cyborg
The Green Shapeshifter Turns Around To Reveal Eyes Glowing An Dark Silvery Purple
~~~ Nearby ~~~
"Hmm, A Fun New Toy" Whispers An Sultry Voice From Black Painted Lips
The Voice Belong's To A Petite Woman Who Towers 4'6 With A Sharp Chin. Beautiful And Adorable; Looking Like A Adult And A Child. Around The Fingers Of Each Hands Are Thin Strings, Attached To An Blockhead Wooden Puppet.
This Is Marionette.
Marionette Has Flawless Mauve Skin, Long Burgundy Hair That Shines Black Styles In 2 Drill Ponytails With A Straight Bang And An Doll-Like Pair Of Crystal Sangria Irises — Is Almost Red Violet — With No Indication Of Her Blindness.
A Black Barcode Lies On The Side Of Neck, Near The Neck Bow Belonging To Dress; A Gothic Rock, Halter-Neck, Corset Dress. Is Black, Like Lolita Boots, With Accents That Matches Eyes And The Neck Bow Being A Stainless White. Nails Are Long, Perfect, & Glossed In Clear Polish. Wears Laced Wrist Cuff; White With A Black Bow.
"Can't Wait For The Show To Begin" Grins Marionette, Licking Her Lips With An Thin Tongue, Revealing Canines
• ~ • ~ •
"It's Finished" Doctor Seven Announces, An Gleam In His Eyes
It's Bulky But Has Wheels. Main Feature Is A Cannon-Like Opening With Green Circuitry.
"Great" Grins Lazar, Eyes Sparkling, "I Will Cast The Spell"
It's Lazar's Greatest Achievement To Tune Magic With Technology On Such An Grand Scale.
Lazar Stood Before What Is Named: The Dark Rift And Began. Red Energy Cackled Around Him, As Energy Saturated The Air.
With The Last Word, A Glow Immersed The Room From The Machine. Settling After A While. Difference Being The Machine Very Obvious Upgrade With Crystallized Aspects.
"Now" Dr Seven Smirks, "Let's Go To The Designated Meeting Area"
•~•~•
"Birdies. No Fun" Razorback Hisses Sadly, Unhappy With The Three Birds Retreat
Ah How Simpleminded The Serpent Is
"My New Toys Were All Boring" Marionette Complained, "Maybe If I Played With Them More-"
"No" Came Dr Seven Swift Answer
Marionette Was Always Looking For Toys & Entertainment. Makes Her Get Along With Lazar So Well; He's All About Games.
"At Least You Got To Play" Lazar Complained, "Did You Clean Up After Yourself?"
"No" Huffed Marionette
The Outsiders Were All Beaten And Lying On The Ground If The Battlegrounds.
"Mari, You've Got To Learn To Not Leave A Mess" Smirked Lazar
"Humph" Huffed The Puppeteer
"Quiet" Announced General White, He Had Merely Knocked Batman Unconscious And Waltzed Away, Even Getting More Cigars
The Silence Reminded Why Dr Seven Had Liked The General.
"Trouble Is Coming This Way" Bionic States, Leaning Against The Wall; Had Retreated By Summon Of Dr Seven. Is A Solo Gig But Had Made A Deal With The Man For An Piece Of The Action.
"They're Too Late" Dr Seven Grind As The Machine Wires Up
The Three Heroes Burst In. Nightshade And Red Hood Rushes To The Villain. As A Very Injured Batwoman Stays Behind Continuing To Radio Hell, Already Informing A Few Justice League Members On Earth.
Nightshade, Being Less Injured Than Hold, Was Closest And Thus Enveloped In The Flash That Took The Villains.
"No" Shouted Red Hood, Falling To His Knees
"What Just-?" Batwoman Shouts In Alarm
"No No" Hood Whispers To Himself Then The Thoughts Boomed.
"Bionic Was In League With Try 5" Relief Isn't What He Should Feel But It's Appropriate - As
Aiden Isn't Dead! The Villains Wouldn't Have Committed Suicide.
"Where Did They Go??" Batwoman Asked Aloud In Wonder
"To Another Dimension"
Look Like Batman's Awake.