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Titans of Justice / Darkest Hour #6 - “We Meet Again”
Written & edited by: Power Guy
Creative consulting provided by: Darth_Ennis & GreenLantern
Art by: Darth_Ennis
Maxi-Mircos by: Power Guy
The secret lair of Dr. Arthur Light, Star City...
“Well, well, here we are again,” announced the monotone voice of Black Lantern Dr. Light. Earlier today, the despicable doctor had captured three members of the Titans of Justice: Dark Arrow, Illumina, and Sonic Boom. He had restrained them and hung them upside down from the ceiling with his light powers in addition to gagging both the modern Black Canary and her brother. “As you may have noticed, I haven’t forgotten about your sonic bellow, Arrow.”
Illumina piped up, “You’re a Black Lantern now but how? Nekron was vanquished decades ago by my mother and the other heroes of her era. Only he had the power to hold back souls from the true death.”
Dr. Light walked over to the Asian heroine and began to rub her left thigh, “Don’t be so expressive in your joy to see me again, my little California roll.”
“Get your hands off me, swine!” shouted Illumina.
“Playing hard to get just like your mother did, huh?” teased the long-time foe of the original Justice League. “Anyways, Nekron was not completely destroyed by your mother and her allies. They were missing the one key element that was needed to rid the universe of him forever. For nearly two decades, his essence lay dormant, healing itself until Black Hand and the Mocker channeled enough death and darkness to revive him completely.”
“So that’s why they needed all of those vampires!” concluded the woman otherwise known as Imako Hoshi.
“Wow,slant eyes, you ARE intelligent,” teased the serial rapist. “Yes, that’s why they needed the vampires and why Black Hand took control of all of the people with darkness abilities. Pretty ingenious plan, huh?”
“This Blackest Night will come to an end just like the last one!” declared Illumina, quite determined.
“I don’t think so my dear,” countered Dr. Light. “This time our numbers are even stronger and your ranks are reduced significantly. Plus the Mocker has your young friend Stellar’s Cosmic Converter Belt which is said by some to be the second most powerful weapon in the universe. Once he absorbs a particular form of light with it, he can redirect any attack by that form of light. The Lantern corps will soon be useless against Nekron!”
Illumina just looked upon her captor with anger in her eyes.
“Don’t look so upset my dear,” began the devilish doctor, “Usually you’re rather flat chested but hanging upside down, it’s a whole different story.
A few feet away, Sonic Boom couldn’t believe her eyes. For nearly a year and a half, she had tormented herself over the fact that she had killed Dr. Light after he had raped her cousin Lian Harper aka Trickshot right in front of her and several other members of the Titans of Justice. Though her actions were manipulated by the power ring she had acquired from the Universe of Evil, she still felt a tremendous amount of guilt although the last thing she was feeling right now was sympathy. She was feeling more horrified than she ever had in her life knowing that Dr. Light was about to take his revenge on her, most likely through her brother and her teammate, Illumina.
Dr. Light suddenly turned and walked over to the daughter of Green Arrow and the second Black Canary. “I know what you’re thinking, my dear. This IS all about you. None of us would be here today if you hadn’t killed me nearly eighteen months ago. You could have beaten me up and sent me off to prison but no, you had to go all crazy and snap my neck. I guess mommy didn’t teach you that there is consequence for such actions but don’t worry, I’ll be more than happy to teach you that lesson. Your actions have driven me to do something I’ve never done before.”
Over a dozen thoughts went through Sonic Boom’s mind as to what horrific act Dr. Light could be about to inflict until suddenly it became clear to her when the sadistic rapist lowered Dark Arrow down to the ground, positioning him on his stomach.
“That’s right, blondie, I’m not going to waste any time exacting my revenge on you!” spat Dr. Light. “I’m going to do it here and now before any of your stupid friends come rushing through the door and interrupt my fun! Though it may be hard to believe, I’ve never had sex with another man before but the personal disgust will be overwhelmed by the sweet ecstasy I’ll get from watching you suffer. Every time he bleeds or screams - it’s YOUR fault. Remember that....”
As Dr. Light pinned Dark Arrow to the ground, Sonic Boom began to shake and tremble knowing what was about to happen. No one in the world meant more to her than her brother and the thought of what he was about to experience was nearly killing her and there was nothing she could do to keep him safe just like there was nothing she could do to protect Trickshot.
“No! Take me instead!” offered Illumina, knowing quite well how it would affect Sonic Boom if Dr. Light had his way with Dark Arrow.
“Selfless and sassy!” grinned Dr. Light. “I like that but unfortunately, you’ll have to wait your turn, geisha.” He then proceeded to unbuckle his belt....
***
San Francisco, CA...
A virtual army of Black Lanterns had captured the Black Orchid. There were so many of them that the combined power of their black rings were able to form chains on her wrists that not even she could break through.
“Don’t like the chains, ‘Venus’?” teased Black Lantern Celsius. “Come on, you used to be a stripper in Vegas. Don’t try telling me that things didn’t get a little kinky after work some times.”
“Let me go,” ordered the purple and black clad heroine.
“After what you did to all of us? Not a chance!” growled the son of Niles Caulder. “First, we’re going to torture you to the point that you want to die and then, we’ll kill you a week later. You’ve got a lot of pain and suffering to do, lady!”
“I didn’t do anything. I wasn’t responsible for my actions,” defended Black Orchid.
“Not only are you a slut but you’re also a liar!” chastised Black Lantern Frost as he put his right hand over Black Orchid’s mouth and filled it with snow, causing her to choke a bit. “Now, keep quiet. The show’s about to begin.”
Suddenly, the Black Lanterns raised their ring-wielding hands in unison and pointed them at the same spot, forming a giant movie screen. Instantly, a scene started playing. One that was all too familiar to Black Orchid. It was the very first massacre she had committed where she had killed such heroes as Guy Gardner, Starfire, Jericho, Gypsy, and several others. As the night bled on, she was forced to relive every single tragedy the Floronic Man had forced her to commit thanks to the events being played back to her thanks to the Black Lantern squad assembled.
***
Gotham City Cemetery, Earth 2...
The Black Lantern Superman of Earth 2 descended to the ground with the Huntress in his arms. He had bound her wrists together with a piece of lead piping. “Here we are!” he said with malicious delight. “Ready for the big show?”
The Huntress stayed quiet with a look of anger on her face as she secretly sawed away at the piping with the file hidden within the index finger portion of her right glove. “I’ve got to get free and stop him before it’s too late.”
“So happy that you’re speechless, huh?” teased the undead Man of Steel. “Well then, I won’t keep you waiting....” he said as he pulled several black power-rings out of his pocket. Within seconds, the rings took to the air in search of their targets.
“Terry Sloan of Earth 2 - RISE!”
“Dinah Drake of Earth 2 - RISE!”
The Huntress’ heart was beating in overdrive as she knew who the next two targets were. She vigorously filed away at her restraints until finally - she was free! She instantly threw a smoke-bomb at Superman in hopes of distracting him for even a brief second and then leapt into the air, coming down right in front of the last two power-rings’ path and snatched up both rings with her hands, holding them closed, tightly. “Thank God,” she thought to herself, taking a small sigh of relief.
Just then, the Black Lantern Superman of Earth 2 dispersed the smoke cloud surrounding him with his super-breath, catching the attention of the Darkknight’s daughter.
“Fool! You’ve simply delayed the inevitable!” scoffed the first hero of Earth 2.
Then, without warning, the two black power-rings zapped the Huntress’ hands with their black beams, forcing her to release them.
“NOOOO!!!!!!!!” she cried out as the two opal colored rings flew away from her.
“Selina Kyle-Wayne of Earth 2 - RISE!”
“Bruce Wayne of Earth 2 - RISE!”
The Huntress watched before her as her nightmare came true. The dead bodies of her parents crawled from their graves, reanimated by the black power-rings they were now wearing.
“No! No! No!” the Huntress whispered to herself as sorrow and a slight bit of fear overwhelmed her senses.
Black Lantern Batman approached his daughter, “Why Helena, you should be happy to see your parents again. This is a joyous reunion!”
“Daddy’s right, dear. Let’s see a smile on that face,” hissed Black Lantern Catwoman.
As upset as the Huntress was with the current situation, she knew she had to shake off her emotions and deal with it. She took a battle stance and cried out, “Come with it, then!”
“Looks like our daughter needs to be disciplined,” taunted Catwoman as she took out her whip and cracked it a few times, while she and the other Black Lanterns advanced towards the Huntress but suddenly, they were stopped dead in their tracks by a green forcefield surrounding the woman otherwise known as Helena Wayne.
From above, the Jade Sentinel called out, “I don’t know who you creeps are but that’s as far as you go!” He then landed on the ground with Earth 2 Robin, Fury, Lightspeed, Superstar, and the sometimes JSU adversary Poker Face in tow.
“Well, well.....if it isn’t the remnants of our the Justice Society,” observed Black Lantern Superman.
“Huntress, what are these things?” asked Lightspeed as he smashed into the small brigade of Black Lanterns, scattering them across the cemetery.
“All I see are reanimated corpses,” answered the Huntress, dryly as she once again prepared for battle.
Black Lantern Superman was the first to recover. He started flying towards the heroes assembled and asked, “Fury, where is your mother? She should be here with us!”, thinking to himself how turning Wonder Woman into a Black Lantern would help ensure their victory.
“She’s in a place where you’ll never get to her,” spat the blonde Amazon as she readied to take on the undead Man of Steel but before she could, Superstar flew past her, meeting his “grandfather” head on. The two Kryptonians collided with an impact that shook the ground below them.
“You’re strong, whoever you are!” commented Black Lantern Superman as he began trading blows with his attacker.
“That’s right. You died before I was even born,” deduced Superstar. “Kara is my mother and while you two are technically cousins, she’s always thought of you as a father. Imagine how disappointed she’d be if she saw you now!” he said as he clocked the former Daily Star reporter in the jaw.
“I should have guessed that by your strength but why are you wearing Sylvester Pemberton’s Cosmic Converter Belt unless.....A.) He’s your father and B.) For some reason you need that to support your powers!” concluded Black Lantern Superman as he ripped off Superstar’s belt and threw it past the horizon.
“Crap!” shouted Superstar. “My powers will diminish in minutes if I don’t get my belt back.”
Poker Face knew Superstar was in hot water and realizing that her own life could soon be in jeopardy, decided to help her somewhat enemy. She then utilized her hologram-generating glasses and made twenty duplicates of Superstar appear in the air around Black Lantern Superman, temporarily confusing him.
“What are YOU doing here anyways,” asked the Huntress, staring at the casino-game-themed villainess.
“She and I were fighting in Metropolis and I didn’t have time to drop her off at the authorities when I got your signal,” Superstar interrupted until he himself was interrupted by Black Lantern Superman grabbing him by the throat. “Your girlfriend’s holograms are cute but none of them have a heartbeat!” he said right before he threw his “grandson” into the earth below. As the undead Man of Steel readied to finish his prey he found himself ensnared by Fury’s magic lasso.
“Leave him alone!” ordered the current champion to man’s world. “I don’t care how strong you are. Not even YOU can break my magic lasso!”
“I don’t need to break it when I can do THIS!” countered Black Lantern Superman as he flew towards Fury at super-speed and wrapped the remaining portion of her lasso around her tightly.
Meanwhile, the Huntress and Robin had their hands busy with the former guardian of Gotham City and his criminal turned straight wife.
“I see that you’re still carrying on for me, Robin,” began Batman as he used his perfect aim to score a direct hit on his former partner’s forehead with a Batarang, “but that doesn’t mean I’ll forgive you for never telling me that Helena was the Huntress.”
Robin quickly recovered and managed to strike his former mentor in the jaw while replying with, “It wasn’t my secret to tell. It was tearing him up inside to have to fight the man he considered a second father for so many years, still, he couldn’t back down.
Catwoman was fighting like a wild animal, lashing at her daughter with her famous bullwhip, just missing her several times until finally, she snagged the Huntress’ left leg with it and forced her off of her feet by pulling her forward.
“Ugh....” groaned the Huntress as the back of her head hit the ground.
“Getting clumsy, dear?” teased the former obsessive cat-burgler. “Mommy knows how to make it all better,” she said pulling out a Black Lantern power-ring from her pocket.
The Huntress took advantage of the fact that Catwoman was only holding her whip with one hand and used both of her hands to pull the whip free from her mother’s grasp and then quickly untangled herself. She drew her crossbow as her mother raced forward towards her. Just in the nick of time, she fired an arrow which knocked the black ring out of her mother’s hand, startling the former mistress of Gotham’s underworld. “Sorry mother, black’s not my color!” The Huntress then did a somersault and finished it by propelling her body into the hair, landing her right boot-heel in her mother’s stomach, knocking her to the ground. The two women started wrestling around with neither one willing to give up until the other was stopped permanently.
Meanwhile, the Jade Sentinel was in hot pursuit of the Black Lantern Mr. Terrific who had ran into a nearby forest. With it being dark out, the grandson of the Golden Age Green Lantern lost his prey within a few minutes of entering the forest. “Ughhhh......where did he go? I was hot on his trail until just a few seconds ago.” The emerald crusader flew downward a bit in hopes of spotting his enemy but was soon ambushed by his foe dropping from a tree above and landing on his back. The Jade Sentinel’s emerald energy protected him from the impact but if offered no defense to what came next, being struck in the head by a large tree branch courtesy of the former epitome of fair play. The son of Jade dropped from the sky like a falling stone, crashing into the ground just as Mr. Terrific leapt to safety.
“There’s no need for exotic devices when wood does the job so well,” smirked the man who had been killed by the Spirit King. “Wouldn’t you agree?”
Between being hit in the head and crashing into the ground, the Justice Society Unlimited’s second most powerful member was groggy and dazed, completely unable to focus his willpower in order to protect him from the advancing Mr. Terrific.
“A few more hits with this,” he said, referring to the branch in his hand, “and you’ll be on our side!”
Back at the gravesite, Poker Face was locked in battle with the first Black Canary. Although she didn’t possess a sonic scream like her successors, she was still deadly fighter and her Canary-amulet contained several weapons at her disposal. Poker Face was doing her best to hold her own against her new adversary but the Black Lantern blonde bombshell was a bit too fast for her, scoring nearly two hits to every one of Poker Face’s.
“Arrrrghhhhhhh....” screamed the love/hate interest of Superstar as the Black Canary drop-kicked her in the chest. “That’s it - no more playing FAIR!” she announced as she fired her cane at her attacker, blasting her with a laser.
“Ackkk...” groaned the woman otherwise known as Dinah Drake-Lance. “Two can play your game!” she said, throwing an acid pellet from her amulet at the granddaughter of the Gambler’s cane, scoring a direct hit and dissolving a good portion of it within seconds.
“My cane!” began Poker Face until she was interrupted by her attacker.
“Is finished....just like you!” declared the Black Lantern Black Canary as she advanced towards her prey.
***
The secret lair of Dr. Arthur Light, Star City...
As Dr. Light proceeded to lower his pants, the wall next to him was blown open as a red light filled the room. He turned in horror to see the girl he had sexually abused nearly a year and a half ago. But this girl was far from ransacked and weak. She was energized with anger and rage. Red Lantern Trickshot was lusting for retribution and only Dr. Light’s head on a platter would soothe her hunger!
TO BE CONTINUED!
Written & edited by: Power Guy
Creative consulting provided by: Darth_Ennis & GreenLantern
Art by: Darth_Ennis
Maxi-Mircos by: Power Guy
The secret lair of Dr. Arthur Light, Star City...
“Well, well, here we are again,” announced the monotone voice of Black Lantern Dr. Light. Earlier today, the despicable doctor had captured three members of the Titans of Justice: Dark Arrow, Illumina, and Sonic Boom. He had restrained them and hung them upside down from the ceiling with his light powers in addition to gagging both the modern Black Canary and her brother. “As you may have noticed, I haven’t forgotten about your sonic bellow, Arrow.”
Illumina piped up, “You’re a Black Lantern now but how? Nekron was vanquished decades ago by my mother and the other heroes of her era. Only he had the power to hold back souls from the true death.”
Dr. Light walked over to the Asian heroine and began to rub her left thigh, “Don’t be so expressive in your joy to see me again, my little California roll.”
“Get your hands off me, swine!” shouted Illumina.
“Playing hard to get just like your mother did, huh?” teased the long-time foe of the original Justice League. “Anyways, Nekron was not completely destroyed by your mother and her allies. They were missing the one key element that was needed to rid the universe of him forever. For nearly two decades, his essence lay dormant, healing itself until Black Hand and the Mocker channeled enough death and darkness to revive him completely.”
“So that’s why they needed all of those vampires!” concluded the woman otherwise known as Imako Hoshi.
“Wow,slant eyes, you ARE intelligent,” teased the serial rapist. “Yes, that’s why they needed the vampires and why Black Hand took control of all of the people with darkness abilities. Pretty ingenious plan, huh?”
“This Blackest Night will come to an end just like the last one!” declared Illumina, quite determined.
“I don’t think so my dear,” countered Dr. Light. “This time our numbers are even stronger and your ranks are reduced significantly. Plus the Mocker has your young friend Stellar’s Cosmic Converter Belt which is said by some to be the second most powerful weapon in the universe. Once he absorbs a particular form of light with it, he can redirect any attack by that form of light. The Lantern corps will soon be useless against Nekron!”
Illumina just looked upon her captor with anger in her eyes.
“Don’t look so upset my dear,” began the devilish doctor, “Usually you’re rather flat chested but hanging upside down, it’s a whole different story.
A few feet away, Sonic Boom couldn’t believe her eyes. For nearly a year and a half, she had tormented herself over the fact that she had killed Dr. Light after he had raped her cousin Lian Harper aka Trickshot right in front of her and several other members of the Titans of Justice. Though her actions were manipulated by the power ring she had acquired from the Universe of Evil, she still felt a tremendous amount of guilt although the last thing she was feeling right now was sympathy. She was feeling more horrified than she ever had in her life knowing that Dr. Light was about to take his revenge on her, most likely through her brother and her teammate, Illumina.
Dr. Light suddenly turned and walked over to the daughter of Green Arrow and the second Black Canary. “I know what you’re thinking, my dear. This IS all about you. None of us would be here today if you hadn’t killed me nearly eighteen months ago. You could have beaten me up and sent me off to prison but no, you had to go all crazy and snap my neck. I guess mommy didn’t teach you that there is consequence for such actions but don’t worry, I’ll be more than happy to teach you that lesson. Your actions have driven me to do something I’ve never done before.”
Over a dozen thoughts went through Sonic Boom’s mind as to what horrific act Dr. Light could be about to inflict until suddenly it became clear to her when the sadistic rapist lowered Dark Arrow down to the ground, positioning him on his stomach.
“That’s right, blondie, I’m not going to waste any time exacting my revenge on you!” spat Dr. Light. “I’m going to do it here and now before any of your stupid friends come rushing through the door and interrupt my fun! Though it may be hard to believe, I’ve never had sex with another man before but the personal disgust will be overwhelmed by the sweet ecstasy I’ll get from watching you suffer. Every time he bleeds or screams - it’s YOUR fault. Remember that....”
As Dr. Light pinned Dark Arrow to the ground, Sonic Boom began to shake and tremble knowing what was about to happen. No one in the world meant more to her than her brother and the thought of what he was about to experience was nearly killing her and there was nothing she could do to keep him safe just like there was nothing she could do to protect Trickshot.
“No! Take me instead!” offered Illumina, knowing quite well how it would affect Sonic Boom if Dr. Light had his way with Dark Arrow.
“Selfless and sassy!” grinned Dr. Light. “I like that but unfortunately, you’ll have to wait your turn, geisha.” He then proceeded to unbuckle his belt....
***
San Francisco, CA...
A virtual army of Black Lanterns had captured the Black Orchid. There were so many of them that the combined power of their black rings were able to form chains on her wrists that not even she could break through.
“Don’t like the chains, ‘Venus’?” teased Black Lantern Celsius. “Come on, you used to be a stripper in Vegas. Don’t try telling me that things didn’t get a little kinky after work some times.”
“Let me go,” ordered the purple and black clad heroine.
“After what you did to all of us? Not a chance!” growled the son of Niles Caulder. “First, we’re going to torture you to the point that you want to die and then, we’ll kill you a week later. You’ve got a lot of pain and suffering to do, lady!”
“I didn’t do anything. I wasn’t responsible for my actions,” defended Black Orchid.
“Not only are you a slut but you’re also a liar!” chastised Black Lantern Frost as he put his right hand over Black Orchid’s mouth and filled it with snow, causing her to choke a bit. “Now, keep quiet. The show’s about to begin.”
Suddenly, the Black Lanterns raised their ring-wielding hands in unison and pointed them at the same spot, forming a giant movie screen. Instantly, a scene started playing. One that was all too familiar to Black Orchid. It was the very first massacre she had committed where she had killed such heroes as Guy Gardner, Starfire, Jericho, Gypsy, and several others. As the night bled on, she was forced to relive every single tragedy the Floronic Man had forced her to commit thanks to the events being played back to her thanks to the Black Lantern squad assembled.
***
Gotham City Cemetery, Earth 2...
The Black Lantern Superman of Earth 2 descended to the ground with the Huntress in his arms. He had bound her wrists together with a piece of lead piping. “Here we are!” he said with malicious delight. “Ready for the big show?”
The Huntress stayed quiet with a look of anger on her face as she secretly sawed away at the piping with the file hidden within the index finger portion of her right glove. “I’ve got to get free and stop him before it’s too late.”
“So happy that you’re speechless, huh?” teased the undead Man of Steel. “Well then, I won’t keep you waiting....” he said as he pulled several black power-rings out of his pocket. Within seconds, the rings took to the air in search of their targets.
“Terry Sloan of Earth 2 - RISE!”
“Dinah Drake of Earth 2 - RISE!”
The Huntress’ heart was beating in overdrive as she knew who the next two targets were. She vigorously filed away at her restraints until finally - she was free! She instantly threw a smoke-bomb at Superman in hopes of distracting him for even a brief second and then leapt into the air, coming down right in front of the last two power-rings’ path and snatched up both rings with her hands, holding them closed, tightly. “Thank God,” she thought to herself, taking a small sigh of relief.
Just then, the Black Lantern Superman of Earth 2 dispersed the smoke cloud surrounding him with his super-breath, catching the attention of the Darkknight’s daughter.
“Fool! You’ve simply delayed the inevitable!” scoffed the first hero of Earth 2.
Then, without warning, the two black power-rings zapped the Huntress’ hands with their black beams, forcing her to release them.
“NOOOO!!!!!!!!” she cried out as the two opal colored rings flew away from her.
“Selina Kyle-Wayne of Earth 2 - RISE!”
“Bruce Wayne of Earth 2 - RISE!”
The Huntress watched before her as her nightmare came true. The dead bodies of her parents crawled from their graves, reanimated by the black power-rings they were now wearing.
“No! No! No!” the Huntress whispered to herself as sorrow and a slight bit of fear overwhelmed her senses.
Black Lantern Batman approached his daughter, “Why Helena, you should be happy to see your parents again. This is a joyous reunion!”
“Daddy’s right, dear. Let’s see a smile on that face,” hissed Black Lantern Catwoman.
As upset as the Huntress was with the current situation, she knew she had to shake off her emotions and deal with it. She took a battle stance and cried out, “Come with it, then!”
“Looks like our daughter needs to be disciplined,” taunted Catwoman as she took out her whip and cracked it a few times, while she and the other Black Lanterns advanced towards the Huntress but suddenly, they were stopped dead in their tracks by a green forcefield surrounding the woman otherwise known as Helena Wayne.
From above, the Jade Sentinel called out, “I don’t know who you creeps are but that’s as far as you go!” He then landed on the ground with Earth 2 Robin, Fury, Lightspeed, Superstar, and the sometimes JSU adversary Poker Face in tow.
“Well, well.....if it isn’t the remnants of our the Justice Society,” observed Black Lantern Superman.
“Huntress, what are these things?” asked Lightspeed as he smashed into the small brigade of Black Lanterns, scattering them across the cemetery.
“All I see are reanimated corpses,” answered the Huntress, dryly as she once again prepared for battle.
Black Lantern Superman was the first to recover. He started flying towards the heroes assembled and asked, “Fury, where is your mother? She should be here with us!”, thinking to himself how turning Wonder Woman into a Black Lantern would help ensure their victory.
“She’s in a place where you’ll never get to her,” spat the blonde Amazon as she readied to take on the undead Man of Steel but before she could, Superstar flew past her, meeting his “grandfather” head on. The two Kryptonians collided with an impact that shook the ground below them.
“You’re strong, whoever you are!” commented Black Lantern Superman as he began trading blows with his attacker.
“That’s right. You died before I was even born,” deduced Superstar. “Kara is my mother and while you two are technically cousins, she’s always thought of you as a father. Imagine how disappointed she’d be if she saw you now!” he said as he clocked the former Daily Star reporter in the jaw.
“I should have guessed that by your strength but why are you wearing Sylvester Pemberton’s Cosmic Converter Belt unless.....A.) He’s your father and B.) For some reason you need that to support your powers!” concluded Black Lantern Superman as he ripped off Superstar’s belt and threw it past the horizon.
“Crap!” shouted Superstar. “My powers will diminish in minutes if I don’t get my belt back.”
Poker Face knew Superstar was in hot water and realizing that her own life could soon be in jeopardy, decided to help her somewhat enemy. She then utilized her hologram-generating glasses and made twenty duplicates of Superstar appear in the air around Black Lantern Superman, temporarily confusing him.
“What are YOU doing here anyways,” asked the Huntress, staring at the casino-game-themed villainess.
“She and I were fighting in Metropolis and I didn’t have time to drop her off at the authorities when I got your signal,” Superstar interrupted until he himself was interrupted by Black Lantern Superman grabbing him by the throat. “Your girlfriend’s holograms are cute but none of them have a heartbeat!” he said right before he threw his “grandson” into the earth below. As the undead Man of Steel readied to finish his prey he found himself ensnared by Fury’s magic lasso.
“Leave him alone!” ordered the current champion to man’s world. “I don’t care how strong you are. Not even YOU can break my magic lasso!”
“I don’t need to break it when I can do THIS!” countered Black Lantern Superman as he flew towards Fury at super-speed and wrapped the remaining portion of her lasso around her tightly.
Meanwhile, the Huntress and Robin had their hands busy with the former guardian of Gotham City and his criminal turned straight wife.
“I see that you’re still carrying on for me, Robin,” began Batman as he used his perfect aim to score a direct hit on his former partner’s forehead with a Batarang, “but that doesn’t mean I’ll forgive you for never telling me that Helena was the Huntress.”
Robin quickly recovered and managed to strike his former mentor in the jaw while replying with, “It wasn’t my secret to tell. It was tearing him up inside to have to fight the man he considered a second father for so many years, still, he couldn’t back down.
Catwoman was fighting like a wild animal, lashing at her daughter with her famous bullwhip, just missing her several times until finally, she snagged the Huntress’ left leg with it and forced her off of her feet by pulling her forward.
“Ugh....” groaned the Huntress as the back of her head hit the ground.
“Getting clumsy, dear?” teased the former obsessive cat-burgler. “Mommy knows how to make it all better,” she said pulling out a Black Lantern power-ring from her pocket.
The Huntress took advantage of the fact that Catwoman was only holding her whip with one hand and used both of her hands to pull the whip free from her mother’s grasp and then quickly untangled herself. She drew her crossbow as her mother raced forward towards her. Just in the nick of time, she fired an arrow which knocked the black ring out of her mother’s hand, startling the former mistress of Gotham’s underworld. “Sorry mother, black’s not my color!” The Huntress then did a somersault and finished it by propelling her body into the hair, landing her right boot-heel in her mother’s stomach, knocking her to the ground. The two women started wrestling around with neither one willing to give up until the other was stopped permanently.
Meanwhile, the Jade Sentinel was in hot pursuit of the Black Lantern Mr. Terrific who had ran into a nearby forest. With it being dark out, the grandson of the Golden Age Green Lantern lost his prey within a few minutes of entering the forest. “Ughhhh......where did he go? I was hot on his trail until just a few seconds ago.” The emerald crusader flew downward a bit in hopes of spotting his enemy but was soon ambushed by his foe dropping from a tree above and landing on his back. The Jade Sentinel’s emerald energy protected him from the impact but if offered no defense to what came next, being struck in the head by a large tree branch courtesy of the former epitome of fair play. The son of Jade dropped from the sky like a falling stone, crashing into the ground just as Mr. Terrific leapt to safety.
“There’s no need for exotic devices when wood does the job so well,” smirked the man who had been killed by the Spirit King. “Wouldn’t you agree?”
Between being hit in the head and crashing into the ground, the Justice Society Unlimited’s second most powerful member was groggy and dazed, completely unable to focus his willpower in order to protect him from the advancing Mr. Terrific.
“A few more hits with this,” he said, referring to the branch in his hand, “and you’ll be on our side!”
Back at the gravesite, Poker Face was locked in battle with the first Black Canary. Although she didn’t possess a sonic scream like her successors, she was still deadly fighter and her Canary-amulet contained several weapons at her disposal. Poker Face was doing her best to hold her own against her new adversary but the Black Lantern blonde bombshell was a bit too fast for her, scoring nearly two hits to every one of Poker Face’s.
“Arrrrghhhhhhh....” screamed the love/hate interest of Superstar as the Black Canary drop-kicked her in the chest. “That’s it - no more playing FAIR!” she announced as she fired her cane at her attacker, blasting her with a laser.
“Ackkk...” groaned the woman otherwise known as Dinah Drake-Lance. “Two can play your game!” she said, throwing an acid pellet from her amulet at the granddaughter of the Gambler’s cane, scoring a direct hit and dissolving a good portion of it within seconds.
“My cane!” began Poker Face until she was interrupted by her attacker.
“Is finished....just like you!” declared the Black Lantern Black Canary as she advanced towards her prey.
***
The secret lair of Dr. Arthur Light, Star City...
As Dr. Light proceeded to lower his pants, the wall next to him was blown open as a red light filled the room. He turned in horror to see the girl he had sexually abused nearly a year and a half ago. But this girl was far from ransacked and weak. She was energized with anger and rage. Red Lantern Trickshot was lusting for retribution and only Dr. Light’s head on a platter would soothe her hunger!
TO BE CONTINUED!