[QUEENS - 25 June 2009 - 11:00 Pm]
The Outlaws sit around a large round table that was added to the middle of their Hideout, which will be used for holding team meetings, mission briefings, and other such things. Currently, they are having a team meeting regarding the meeting with The Big Bad Pirate as Jason decided to name him.
"I can't believe it took this asshole three months, to write a new chapter," Jason grumbles to himself. "Stop whining," Felicia rolls her eyes at him. Jason pouts and then sighs looking at Titan who seems significantly different than he did a few days ago. He has short black hair, and grey eyes, he is now about 6'7" tall and 256lbs in weight with a very muscular physique. His skin is still the same grey tone. "It's still strange seeing you look so..." Jason trails off. "Human? normal?" Titan asks raising his brow. "Different is what I was gonna say," Jason shrugs.
"...I myself am still trying to grasp the full extent of my powers. I prefer my base form even with all its disadvantages," Titan says rolling his shoulders and stretching the fabric of his grey shirt. "Don't worry so much Titan. You will have it under control in no time," Jason says giving him a reassuring smile which Titan returns.
"Can we get back to the discussion at hand please?" Enyo says pointedly. "Yeah...I would like to know why are we meeting with a bunch of superspies?" Max asks crossing his arms. "From what you told us should we really be trusting these people, with our identities?" He asks frowning at Jason. "To be completely honest with you we should not--", "Then why are we?" Max asks confused interrupting Felicia who glares coldly shutting him up. "That's why we will be using fake identities. Which Oracle has prepared for us," She says as Enyo, Max, and Titan's DEDSeC phones ring as the information is sent to them by the Oracle, the Artificial Intelligence Felicia has been working on and finished a week ago.
Enyo looks at her information with a raised eyebrow, "Diana Prince. Born February 15 1985 in Washington, D.C. Parents deceased. Blue eyes, Black hair. Marital Status Single. Occupation: Curator for the Department Of Antiquities at the Louvre...This is quite impressive but surely they'll do a background check," Enyo says after reading through her info. "Oh, they won't," Jason says confidently. "How can you be so sure?" Enyo asks tilting her head. "Because currently, we are the most powerful and dangerous group of individuals that they know of. This meeting will most likely be them wanting to recruit us into their organization or form an alliance of sorts. They see us as a potential threat that they would much rather not be at odds with. They don't really know our real identities, so if we show up as our fake identities as a show of 'good faith and trust'. Do you really think they would do a background check knowing we're bullshitting but also not wanting to lose our 'faith and trust," Felicia smirks
"So we are going to bluff them is what you're saying?" Titan asks furrowing his brow. "Yes basically. If we tell them these are our real identities since they don't know who we really are. They have a choice of just believing us or doing a background check behind our backs and potentially losing our 'trust'," Jason answers Titan who gives a nod. "These fake identities are like really detailed and specific," Max says after reading through his info. Jason just shrugs not saying anything.
"Well anyway, go read through those until you have it memorized and get used to being called by those names because from now on those will be our identities when we interact with anyone outside of our own group, so get used to it," Felicia says nodding at Enyo, Max, and Titan. "And keep these on you at all times," Jason says giving them a small device, which they place behind their ears and seamlessly blend with their skin.
"Are we also expected to go to work as our new personas?" Enyo asks frowning. "Of course, did you think you were gonna be freeloading off of us? Not a chance in hell," Jason scoffs and rolls his eyes at Enyo. "You can't be serious?" Enyo asks incredulously looking between Felicia and Jason. "Sorry, Enyo but we already had a few of our contacts set you up as a Curator at the Guggenheim Museum and Titan as an instructor at NYU," Felicia shrugs looking apologetic at Titan and Enyo. "...I will accept this only because I do not want to be more indebted to you," Enyo says scowling at Jason.
"Are we done? I wish to go back to the lab and continue my research?" Titan asks pointing his hand to the newly added laboratory. "You okay with this Big guy?" Felicia asks concerned. "I'm fine, I understand I can't depend on the two of you for everything, and integrating into society will help with our vigilante work, and I'm guessing it's probably from the Banner part of me, but I'm quite excited to teach," Titan says with a small smile.
"Ok that's good," Felicia smiles at Titan who nods and excuses himself getting up and walking to his lab, the sliding door closing behind him as he enters. "I should get back to my search for the Bow Of Ra, and research what being a Curator entails. Shouldn't be too hard with my vast knowledge," Enyo says getting up and going to the SuperComputer to get to work. "I'm gonna go and finish my wrist-mounted crossbows," Max yawns getting up and making his way to the workbench. "Looks like the team is growing nicely," Felicia says leaning back in her chair and putting her feet on the table. "Yep...It's amazing how Titan can manipulate the Gama radiation in his cells to alter his body structure and who knows what else. His current or 'weaker form' as he calls it significantly reduces his strength to at least five times stronger than that of a supersoldier, but it seems with less brawn he gained more brain. His intelligence increases to that of Bruce Banner and being his clone allows him access to all the knowledge Banner has acquired over the years,"
"...Yeah, but transforming back into his base form and he loses most of the brain for brawn. He has to choose one or the other, which sucks but I guess there's always a catch," Felicia sighs looking over at Jason. "Yeah...Anyway, I'm gonna go out on patrol, you got anything you have to do?" Jason asks standing up and stretching his back. "No still no word from Lola about a job," Felicia shakes her head watching as Jason walks over to her. "Oh well," Jason says and gives her a kiss on the lips smiling at her. "Max finish up what your doing, these criminals are not going to meet the Grim Reaper by themselves," Jason shouts, gives Felicia one more kiss, and then walks off to the Armoury.
[MANHATTAN - 26 June 2009 - 10:30 Pm]
A black SUV drives into an abandoned shipyard and stops a few feet away from five individuals that seem to have been waiting for them. The passenger side of the SUV opens revealing a black man with a bald head, an eye patch on his left eye, and a goatee. He is wearing a black trench coat over a black turtleneck, black cargo pants, and black combat boots. He closes the door and waits as Phil Coulson, Natasha Romanoff, Clint Barton, and Maria Hill also exit the car coming to stand next to him and moving toward the five individuals.
"Ah, Nick Fury the Big Bad Pirate himself. It is an honor to meet you," A man with short black hair, blue eyes, and a clean-shaven face, wearing a black two-piece suit says as the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents stop in front of them. "The honor is all mine..." Nick Fry trails off waiting for the man to speak his name. "Oh, where are my manners...Just give me a second," The man pulls out a small circular device from his breast pocket and tosses it to the ground in front of him startling the agents. "Hold your horses I'm just trying to make sure we get some privacy," The man says holding his hands up in surrender. Nick Fury watches the man warily as the device activates and releases a blue dome around the two groups and cars.
"Whatever we say in this dome stays in this dome. It disables any sound or visual recording devices. Neat right," The man says smirking. "Neat," Nick Fury says dryly. "Anyway now on to the introductions, I guess. My name is Bruce Wayne, the man behind the Red Hood," Bruce says shaking Fury's hand. "Selina Kyle, but I go by Black Cat when I'm robbing the Maggia and any rich asshole blind" A woman with curly medium-length black hair, and green eyes. Dressed in a black bomber jacket over a grey undershirt, black jeans, and black sneakers. She smirks shaking Nick Fury's hand.
"Oliver Queen, but my friends call me Ollie. You're not my friends so just call me Oliver. I'm Apollo, World's Greatest Archer." A man with short blonde hair, and green eyes, dressed in a red undershirt with a brown leather jacket, black chinos, and black leather boots. He says staring intently at Clint Barton who just scoffs. "Diana Prince, but you will address me as Enyo" A tanned woman with long flowing black hair tied in a high ponytail, and blue eyes. She's wearing red-rimmed glasses, a black leather jacket over a red blouse, black pants, and black combat boots. She gives a nod. "You can call me Andrew Frost when I'm like this, and Titan when I get bigger," A man with tanned skin, short black hair, and grey eyes. Wearing a grey lab coat over a white button shirt, black dress pants, and black dress shoes. He says waving awkwardly at the agents.
"Introductions won't be necessary since you already know who we are," Fury says. " Of course," Bruce smirks. "Excuse me for asking but why would you just reveal you're identities to us?" Coulson asks curiously. "For two reasons. One is to show that I trust you and by 'you'. I mean Only you standing right now in front of me and two being so you don't get tricked by some idiot trying to impersonate us," Bruce shrugs. "You 'trust' us but not S.H.I.E.L.D.?" Coulson asks frowing. "Absolutely fucking not," Bruce scoffs.
"But you 'trust' us," Fury says looking intently at Bruce. "Yes," Bruce answers simply. Fury stares at him trying to get a read on him but gets nothing from Bruce's smirking face, he sighs and nods. "So back to business... We know about the Avengers Initiative," Bruce reveals