---8 MONTHS SINCE VIKTOR LEFT THE LEAGUE‐‐-
Viktor and Cortana were currently sitting at a desk in the study of one of his Safehouses. They were going over the final details to one of their plans. Viktor decided he needed to do something good to balance all the killing he had done. Cortana thought it was a noble idea but was unneeded since for the most part he had killed evil people with the exception of Creeper.
Viktor decided to create a company that would help the world. It was beyond stupid that all the inhabitants of this universe only used their abilities and tech to either be heroes that hunted down petty criminals or villains who would use their abilities and tech to implement their idiotic schemes.
The Justice League had spaceflight and other tech that would allow this worlds inhabitants to colonize other planets for crying out loud but all they cared about was the self gratification of perpetuating the cycle between them and the villains. Some Villains had their hearts in the right place but they just completely fucked up the execution of their plans. Viktor figured if this kept goin on that The Creator would most likely bring him back to fix this shithole. Well if he will have to eventually return he might as well set up some sort of foundation. He would not start back at zero.
This led to their current project, Code named Outer Haven.(Viktor loved MGS) He would create a tech company that would tackle the worlds issues and come up with viable solutions. He knew he couldn't run it since he would be leaving after the year but he had a great idea of who would make up the core of his new company he just needed to Cortana to complete the cover.
Cortana had made numerous false identities for Viktor but his newest one would have to be perfect. They used her otherworldly hacking to create a whole life for Viktor's new persona. The digital history was the easy part but they created all the paperwork and Viktor had even shifted to younger ages for school pictures and even used the shop to procure single use memory altering serums to dose people to verify Viktor's fake history.
Once the backstory and been prepared he shapeshifted to a 30 year old Jesse Williams(Dr. Avery from Grey's Anatomy) He would be the new Jackson Avery and be the sole owner of Outer Haven Technologies. First, he needed to garner some attention. He had studied any and all mechanical engineering books he could find, he mostly focused on robotics, and alternative energy to play a convincing mechanical engineer.
He and cortana had designed a solar powered robot linked to a satellite that would track trash in the oceans his small robots would then be released into the world's oceans and where they would corral the floating plastics and would then tug their hauls to a shipping lane where tanker sized ships would collect the plastic for recycling. The system was built to clean up the oceans and recycle plastics.
He of course, couldnt build the fleet of robots on his own because he didn't have the money so he would sell the patents to his tech. He just needed to to sell it to the right people and what better way than to sell it to both Wayne tech and Atlantis. He had contacted Wayne tech and had scheduled a meeting with the board He had also sent an email to the Justice League's public email and requested to speak with Aquaman and sent him a video of his prototype cleaning up a lake.
--- 2 Days Later---
Viktor was back in Gotham and was currently in a conference room setting up to demonstrate the video for his prototype. He was dressed in a blue suit which he had bought from a shop in Nebraska along with a knee brace. He looked like an average conservative midwestern man, who was slightly nervous. Cortana was just commenting on how impressed she was with his acting when the conference room door opened realized that only two men entered the room.
Viktor made a show of acting flustered and then quickly calming himself. "Mr. Wayne, Aquaman, I was not expecting either of you in this meeting. I was told I would be meeting with a representative of the board and the head of R&D for Wayne Tech. This is quite the surprise though not unwelcome. My apologies, Good morning to the both of you. I apologize for the slip in my manners. If My momma were still around and saw me right now, she would tan my hide." He said with a friendly smile and gave both men a firm hand shake.
Bruce and Arthur aka Aquaman had just met previously and gone over Avery's background. They didn't see any red flags and were both impressed with his pitch. They did see that he was listed as sole owner of a small tech company called Outer Haven. Bruce studied the man and deduced he was nervous but was hiding it fairly well, he had the ramrod straight posture of someone who had served in the military and he could see the faint outline of a knee brace. All of these details were collected and processed quickly. Bruce Wayne smiled and put on his suave businessman persona.
"Good morning to you as well, Mr. Avery. Normally, you would indeed with a rep from the board but when His Highness Arthur Curry, King of Atlantis, asks if I had met you yet, my interest was piqued. By the way, you can just call me, Bruce." Bruce replied with a smile of his own.
"Yes, Bruce is correct. I saw the video you sent and was quite eager to meet you. Your idea and video clip were compelling. You see Bruce is a friend of Atlantis, and we thought to save you a trip and combined our meetings. Now that we have the pleasantries out of the way, you may just call me Arthur, to be refered to as his highness seems pompous, dont you think?" The Atlantean King replied with a smile of his own.
"Well if that is the case, please just call me Jackson. Lets get started." Viktor went on with his presentation and once finished looked at both men to tell him what they thought.
"I'll be honest, the tech is solid, and your plan has some minor details that need to be ironed out but overall it is a splendid idea and great tech. I think I speak for both of us, when I say that we would happily buy the patents to your tech but may I ask why you are selling the patents? You could create your own company monopolize the ocean cleaning effort and make a great sum of money. So why sell the patents? I have a hunch that you have more splendid ideas tucked away." Bruce inquired.
Jackson gave a defeated smile, "You are quite perceptive, Bruce. My parents raised me to be an honest man, so I will confess my ulterior motives. You see I was hoping to pique both of your interests and negotiate a slightly higher than average amount for the patents. My ultimate goal is to help save the world."
Bruce's eyes had narrowed when Jackson stated having ulterior motives but softened somewhat when he heard what it actually was.
"That is quite the noble goal, many claim that is their goal but few actually have viable plans to do so unless you have some secret super power and wish to join Arthur here, in the Justice League." Bruce replied with a mischievous grin. Which caused the other two men to laugh.
"No, no super powers, but I was inspired by the Justice League. I mean no disrespect Arthur, but I am also disappointed by the League. You all have these great powers but think so small. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate what the League does to fight crime but if saving the world is their goal, why focus on just one facet? If you have done your homework on me, you may have found I own a small tech company called Outer Haven. My companies mission is to save the world, not by fighting crime, but by actually helping save our world in the most literal sense.
My goal was to meet you both and hopefully use your connections to set up some meetings with some incarcerated villains. The next step to my plan was to meet Dr. Pamela Isley aka Poison Ivy. She has the ability to grow plant life and per my research most of her villainous acts boiled down to her wanting to stop deforestation and other such ecological issues.
Granted, she may have gome about it the wrong way but that does not change the fact that she is a brilliant scientist with an ability that has so much untapped potential for good. After her first arrest she was stuck in the cycle that most ex-cons find themselves in. She cant get an honest job due to her being an ex-con and after not finding an honest fulfilling job she turns back to crime. Thats without mentioning the fact that her skin is green. We all like to pretend that we live in a more accepting society, but I can tell you from personal experience that the color of your skin can play a factor in people's perception of you. Can you imagine being stuck in that cycle, having a high intellect only to able to only get employment in fast food and having to deal with a sense of racism?
Our system has failed her, I just want to give her the opportunity to tap into that unused potential to make her dream come true and truly save this world by helping create crops that can feed millions or create a strain of plants that thrives in areas with high air pollution. And, that is just one person with abilities." Jackson realized he had gone on a rant and gave an embarrassed smile and took a sip of the water at the table.
Arthur and Bruce were taking in the embarrassed man's ideas and were at a loss. It was such a simple and obvious point but they had both missed it. Arthur was now inspired to talk to his people and see if their technology could be more focused on ecological conservation instead of just defense.
Bruce was angry with himself, he had turned away from the League of Assasins because he wouldn't kill his enemies and prided himself at incarcerating them instead to give them a chance to turn their lives around but, had he really given them another chance? The seemingly ordinary man in front of them had done what no super-villain had ever done, he had made Bruce Wayne doubt his path as the Batman. He vowed that he would fix his shortcomings.
Bruce then gave a genuine smile which actually surprised Arthur because he had never seen Bruce actually smile. His smiles never reached his eyes but this one was genuine.
"Mr. Avery, Jackson, you are the only person that I have ever met that made me believe they could actually save the world. I will gladly buy the patent and will pay 10% more than your asking price." Bruce stated with a smile.
Arthur turned his attention back to Jackson after Bruce had said his piece. "I would also like to buy the patent but It seems Bruce beat me to it so instead I wish to invest in your company. I do not want control of your company just 10% and Atlantis will get priority in any ocean related tech. Is that fair?"
Jackson looked like he was going to collapse which amused the other two men.
Bruce also decided he wanted to invest in the impassioned man's company. "I would also like to invest in 10%."
Jackson started to gulp down his glass. He then straightened himself out the best he could and agreed and sealed thebdeal with a handshake. The two men watched Jackson shakily make his way to the elevator. "It's people like him that give me hope for a better tomorrow," Arthur declared.
---3 Hours Later---
Jackson had flown back to Nebraska and went to his farm. "Ok chief, we're clear. All traking and listening devices are now spoofed to make it seem like your busy working from home." like a mirage the image of Jackson Avery shimmered and Viktor was back. "That was easier than I thought, now we can complete the rest of our errands in Gotham. Viktor took a portal to his Gotham safehouse. He took his time preparing for the night's festivities.
Cortana had just created a digital footprint for the High Table which let interested parties know they were going to a secret Auction in Tokyo tonight and that they were going to auction intel on the 'spandex squad' and notable figures in crime like Cueball, the Geriatric Devil, the Caveman, Shaftstroke, aMANda BALLer and more. The Intel was deliberately cheeky to make it appear that the High Table thought of all these dangerous and powerful individuals as jokes. This of course had made it an all hands on deck situation and for both heroes and villains and their forces and were in a race to get to the location just outside of Tokyo. Only to run into each other and find nothing.
Viktor and Cortana had created the distraction to take full advantage of Gotham while Batman was away. Viktor meditated until Cortana gave the green light for the operation. Around 2100 hours Cortana gave the go. "Alright Chief, Geronimo! Geronimo! Geronimo!" Viktor sank into one of his portals. He was shape-shifted into Alcatraz from Crysis 2. He then made clones and gave them their orders. They nodded and checked their weapons and disappeared into their portals.
Viktor then took a portal to the main objective. He found himself in the shadows of an abandoned amusement park. He was currently watching his target giving his men orders then walking over to a desk to shuffle some papers around before picking them up and throwing them in the air before breaking into a disturbing chuckle that grew to a maniacal laughter.
Viktor checked his weapon one last time before shadow walking to the Clown's blindspot. The place was booby trapped everywhere. He aimed his customized and silenced M4. He took his time aiming then fired. He watched as the round travelled from his barrel and entered Joker's neck just below the Cerebellum. He watched it explode from the front, taking most of Joker's lower jaw for a ride.
The shot drew Joker's men into the room, Viktor had already relocated to the high ground and waited for the morons to enter the room to investigate and enter they did. He waited until they were all in a nice little group which he took full advantage of and threw two fragmentary grenades in to the center of the gathering. He watched as the group stupidly stopped what they were doing and slowly looked down at the 2 metal pineapple looking objects.
The explosion instantly killed those closest to the center and the kinetic wave threw the ones furthest away into walls. The room was like a scene out of the horror movies, blood and gore was everywhere. Viktor walked around and gave everyone a double tap. He moved to the Joker's corpse and unsheathed his Ka-bar and got to work removing the head the rest of the way off the body.
He placed it in a burlap sack and placed it on the table he then piled most of the bodies in one area and uncorked a bottle of Wildfire and made a little trail to the table. He picked up the sack in one hand and portaled to the furthest point of the room before takin a flare from his tactical vest, igniting it and throwing at the Wildfire soaked desk.
He took a portal to his hideout and placed the sack on a table then topped his ammo before taking another portal to the Ventilation intake fans of Arkham Asylum before distributing large amounts of the same sedative gas he used in Thailand he had Cortana turn the fans on to distribute the gas to all of the Asylum and destroyed the security systems. He took a portal into the ventilation shafts and made his way to the general population wing.
He was soon joined by his clones and they went around the facility double tapping most of the super villains he spared the wing where Ivy, Harley and Freeze were located. He had decapitated Victor Zsasz, Firefly, The Riddler, Two face, Mr. Pyg, Hugo Strange and Scarecrow. He took his time making his way towards the wing were Ivy was located until Cortana notified him that the bat family and the police were notified of a break in at Arkham and were inbound. He ordered his clones to finish up and soon they all disappeared in portals. Not long after GCPD stormed the facility and froze at the grisly scene. Robin and Batgirl appeared in the rafters and turned green from the sight. "W-We need to contact Batman." shakily whispered Batgirl.
"Huh?... Wha?... Y-Yeah, let's contact him... outside in the fresh air." Robin stuttered back.
---
Viktor was currently in his hideout with numerous decapitated heads. He had his clones put the heads on the end of sharpened metal tubes and then placed them in his inventory. The group took a portal to downtown Gotham, and had Cortana cause a temporary power outage in the area. He and the clones moved quickly, and took the pikes and placed them in front of the largest electronic billboard. Their job done, they took a portal to the Safehouse.
They cleaned the Gotham safehouse of all evidence then set up an incendiary device on top of a bottle of Wildfire. the clones were absorbed back into Viktor's shadow and he shapeshifted into Scott Pilgrim and walked out of the door. The safe house was located on the outskirts of the slums. Viktor had made sure all the homeless and drug addicts steered clear of the area. He walked out reached into his pocket and pull out a pack of cigarettes since he knew he was being watched. Pulled out a lighter and when he clicked it open the house exploded into flames. He lit his cigarette and walked into a dark alley away from the eyes of the homeless and Addicts.
He took a portal and portal hopped all over the world before he appeared in a safehouse located in Laos. He was here to finish off the head of the biggest slavery cartel. He figured this would be his imaginary foe. He knew that Ras had people tracking his progress. He had stopped at one of the League hideouts in the past and saw that a letter and a beautiful jade box awaited him. He had Cortana scan the box while he inspected it slowly then opened it and found a pair of ka-bar knives. He read the note which said He was proud and couldn't wait to hear the full story upon his return.
Viktor shifted back to his usual self and put on his League gear. He had customized it to suit his tastes but it wasn't too far off from the normal League of Assasins kit.(He looks like Noob Saibot in Foreboding Presence skin but with boots like Vamp from MGS4) He applied the black grease paint around his eyes and slipped his balaclava on. He looked like an intimidating assasin. He and Cortana had planned for this previously so all he had to do was check his weapons one last time and took a portal to his infiltration point. He saw his first victim, he decided not to use any of his powers and achieve the mission on his skills alone.
By the time the sun rose the following morning, Viktor was mentally exhausted he had slaughtered the people in the facility, Thankfully there were no children present. He had knocked out the servants and after he was done he piled the bodies in the cartel boss's study. He woke the servants to let them know they could leave with their lives if they took as much of the cash as they could carry on the way out and to keep silent on what happened that night. He did this deliberately of course, he knew word would spread.
He looted the place as well, then set up a napalm bomb that he happend to find in the armory. He took all the other weapons and set the bomb to explode in 10 seconds he ran out of the facility and had made it to the tree line before the buildings were over taken by the flames. He decided to take the rest of the week off and party in Phuket to blow off some steam.
--- GOTHAM, TWO WEEKS LATER---
Viktor was walking out of the Gotham court house side door along with Pamela Isley and Bruce Wayne walking towards the waiting limo. He opened the door for Pamela and helped her inside. He let Bruce in next and he entered the vehicle last.
"Dr. Isley, I am humbled by your choice to give this opportunity a shot. I believe with my ideas and your know-how we will make a positive change in our world and your name will no longer be associated with your criminal past but as a pioneer in saving our world." Jackson excitedly declared to the vehicle's occupants. Bruce Wayne smiled and patted Pamela's shoulder, "I completely agree. You deserve this opportunity, Pamela."
Pamela blushed at the compliments she received. She was nervous and excited for this opportunity. She hadn't told anyone, but she had caught a glimpse of the group of killers on the night of the Arkham Massacre. She processed the sedative quickly due to her physiology and saw them make their way towards her but they stopped suddenly and then all ran out. She had been spared thanks to the cops and the bat family making it in just the nick of time.
She thought that the inmates were the only ones to be killed that night but according to the news the group had killed every major villain in Gotham. The heads had been put on metal spikes and placed infront of a billboard in downtown. They had left a message.
"Never shall innocent blood be shed, yet the blood of the wicked shall flow like a river."(This is Troy Duffy's)
The display had shaken the Gotham underworld. The rest of the public was actually a mixture of emotions. Some saw hope, now that most of the people responsible for the deaths of hundreds of their fellow citizens had been stopped permanently, they felt like they could breathe easier. Some were frightened, they felt like the other shoe was going to drop. The local talk shows would go back and forth with the publics opinion. Batman had not been heard from.
Public opinion swayed from one point to the other but that all came screeching to a halt when the emergency broadcast system was hijacked. Soon tvs faded to black and a Guy Fawkes masked appear and the scrambled voice declared they were responsible for the Gotham Massacres. They then read their prepared statement. "Now you will receive us. We do not ask for your poor or your hungry. We do not want your tired and sick. It is your corrupt we claim. It is your evil that will be saught by us. With every breath, we shall hunt them down. Each day we will spill their blood 'til it rains down from the skies. Do not kill, do not rape, do not steal. These are principles, which every man of every faith can embrace. These are not polite suggestions, these are codes of behavior and those of you that ignore them will pay the dearest cost! There are varying degrees of evil. We urge you lesser forms of filth not to push the bounds and cross over into true corruption, into our domain. But if you do, one day you will look behind you and you will see us, and on that day, you will reap it. And we will send you to whatever god you wish. Signed, the Ghosts of Gotham."(This is Troy Duffy's)
Soon after Pamela was introduced to Jackson Avery and after their discussion and his offer she thought, what better time to try and go straight. She said yes and Jackson and her old flame Bruce met her and she was released into their custody. While Pamela was reminiscing the vehicle stopped. she looked outside and saw a nice plain building. She was given a tour but the closer they got to the end the more excited Jackson got, if his limp was anything to go by. Bruce's smile widened.
The door opened and she was led in to her lab. It was a large green house like her botanical garden hideout, she did see one area enclosed in glass within her garden, her new lab. She was so happy that she had not realized she started to cry. Jackson limped his way over and apologized he hadn't intended to make her cry. She giggled at the man's rambling and took the handkerchief he had offered. She said that they were tears of Joy. She turned to the two men who had given her a new lease on life and asked, "So where should we start?"
--- 1 MONTH UNTIL RETURN TO NANDS PARBAT---
Viktor in his Avery disguise sat in a conference room with Dr. Fries aka Mr. Freeze. They were in a conference call between, Wayne Tech, The Atlantean Ministry of science and a group of scientists at Star Labs. They were going over the last details from The Outer Haven proposal to use Dr. Fries cryotech to attempt to refreeze the Polar Ice Caps. The meeting concluded and he patted his friend Dr. Fries on the shoulder for a job well done and went to his office.
Avery had been able to win over Dr. Fries and when Dr. Fries finally opened up about his origin Avery offered him something that they both had to keep secret. Viktor had spun a tale about his doctor parents experimenting on a cure-all. He said that his parents realized what kind of danger they would be in if someone ever found out about it. So they destroyed the formula and kept two vials of the only working cure-all on the planet and left it for their son in case he or his family may ever need it. He told Dr. Fries to try it and if it can cure him maybe it would cure Nora. They let Bruce in on the secret. Bruce was reticent to let Dr Fries take the medicine. He finally relented but they had asked Pamela to help keep an eye on Dr. Fries' health. He took it and it worked. He then gave it to Nora and she was cured as well. That put the Fries Family in his debt. Perfect.
His company was doing great he and Pamela had come up with a few things that was making them a lot of money. They came up with an algea that targeted crude oil in bodies of water. It would suck it up and would then group up with other algea which made it easy to collect it could be dehydrated and the oils could be extracted. The best part is that the dehydrated algae was still alive and could be brought out of its dormancy by adding water.
Oil Companies and world government's were paying through the nose but Dr. Isley and Outer Haven were on the rise. The other project was drought resistant crops and plants that fed on pollution. They were currently testing out the plants in Gotham. It was going to be their new cash cow. His Solar panel tech was being manufactured by Wayne Tech and was making Bruce a small fortune.
He had just finalized his will and had it backdated of course. Lex Luthor had tried to buy his company recently and he declined the offer. He of course tried to be heavy handed but it didnt work, so now he has arranged an accident for him which worked out great because he had to go back to Nanda Parbat. Too bad for Luthor, he was gonna leave a trail that lead straight to him and some of his dirty secrets.
Viktor went to see Pamela and Harley before he left. Harley would call him to whine about not saying goodbye otherwise. Harley had showed up one day. He found out she was working at a burger joint. Jackson offered her a job as a peer counselor. He reasoned that only an ex-con would understand what it was like to live an honest life. She happily agreed. The fact that both she and Pamela are smoking hot and that they like to tease nerdy Avery had no bearing on that executive decision.
He had just entered Pamela's lab and was almost tackled by Harley's pet hyenas. "Hello boys, Have you been good? no more digging up Pamelas flowers?" The Hyenas loved Viktor for some reason, they absolutely hate Bruce. The hyenas just laughed. He shook his head and gave them some Jerky. They sat and ate their treats while Jackson walked to the lab where he saw Pamela scolding Harley about something. He knocked on the glass wall and waved at them.
They both stepped out and greeted him with smiles. "Heya bossman, How's it hanging?"
"Jackson! Are you on your way to the airport?"
"I'm doing well, Harley. Yes, Pamela just wanted to wish you both a nice relaxing weekend at the spa. Bruce's butler, gave his seal of approval so it should be good. I'm running late, I should be back on Wednesday, if you need anything I do have my computer and Cell. I have a good feeling about this deal with the Japanese government and our Air scrubber plants."
--- 6 HOURS LATER---
Viktor was taking a nap, Cortana woke him up to tell him that the The pilot just set the altered auto pilot data and he was going to jump out. His clone snapped the fake pilots neck while Cortana doctored the flight recorder and implicated Luthor and followed it up with a breadcrumb trail that Batman would figure out.
Viktor portaled out of the plane into a safe house in Thailand. He had packed up all of the things he wanted to take into his inventory and made his way to a private airfield the League had in country and was greeted by some Assasins and he was flown to just outside Nanda Parbat. He got into a League Jeep at the airfield and drove the rest of the way. He just had one last task and he would move on to his new world.