Titans of Justice Unlimited #99 - “Trust Undone Part 3”
Written, Edited, & Maxi-micros by: Power Guy


The Hall of Justice…

The modern-age Worlds’ Finest team of the Huntress and Power Guy had just arrived on the scene only to find their young allies, the Super Friends lying unconscious on the floor of the Hall’s training room, Joker-gas drifting through the air.

“Great Krypton! We’re too late!” gasped Power Guy as the Huntress put on her rebreathing device. She quickly pointed out, “No, we’re not! Their mouths haven’t started to contort yet. We still have about forty-five seconds left to save them. Can you inhale the gas, take it out into space, and release it?”





Power Guy quickly scanned the air with his microscopic vision, “No can do!” announced Power Guy to an astonished Huntress. “There’s trace amounts of Kyptonite in the gas, most likely to make sure it affected Power Lad. I have an idea. Open the roof and I’ll use my super-breath to disperse the gas into the upper atmosphere where it should burn up.”

Without hesitation, the Huntress hit a button on the wall, causing two large doors in the ceiling of the roof to open wide. Power Guy then took a deep breath and blew the toxic gas high into the sky, neutralizing it from causing his friends any further harm.

The Huntress began digging in her utility belt while she explained, I have some pills that will reverse the effects of the gas if we feed them to the Super Friends quickly.”

“How many do you have with you?”

“Two dozen - when your family deals with the Joker’s family as long as mine has, you keep a bunch on hand for situations like this!”

Power Guy and the Huntress quickly went around the room, making sure each of the Super Friends swallowed one of the Huntress’ anti-Joker pills.


***

Several hours later in the Hall’s medical bay…

Red Robin awoke and his vision slowly came into focus. He noticed that the Huntress, Power Guy, Sonic Boom, and Green Lantern were standing around his bed. Thinking his plan had worked, he shouted out, “Thank God, you guys are back! The Super Friends and I were in the training room when suddenly gas started pouring from the vents. I put my rebreather on but by that time, it was too late. I inhaled enough of the gas that I started to pass out before I could help any of the others. I hope they’re all ok?”





The Huntress responded with a surprising slap to Red Robin’s face. “What in the name of God has gotten into you, Brendon???”

Shocked to hear the Huntress use his real name in front of the other Titans, Red Robin asked, “You……you told them it’s me?” as he tried to get up but quickly realized he was chained to his bed.

“How could I not after I figured out what you had done?” demanded the daughter of the Batman and Catwoman. “You kid two-thirds of our allies in Gotham City and you just tried to kill the Super Friends as well!”

“No! It had to be Punchline or the Joker or Harley, maybe!” insisted the son of Dick and Barbara Grayson.

“You’re sick Brendon but I’m going to do everything in my power to get you back to your right state of mind,” vowed the Huntress. “I’m sorry for slapping you earlier but I feel like all of this death and disaster is partially my fault.”

Just then, Apotheosis entered the room. “Are you guys ready for me?”





“Yes,” confirmed the Huntress. “Go ahead whenever you’re ready.”

“Alrighty…..here goes…..now remember, I’m not the best with magic so I’m not one hundred percent certain I’ll find anything…..” Apotheosis then began using his power-absorbing ability to probe Red Robin’s body. He strained himself quite a bit as the moments went on until he finally announced, “There is something very dark within him. Definitely some sort of sinister arcane force along the lines of that which rests in the Al Ghul family.”

“It looks like Starman’s theory was on the mark……….” pointed out Green Lantern. “Knightvision must have been kept in the Lazarus Pit too long and there must be residual energy from the pit left in his body.”





“Is there any cure for his condition?” asked Power Guy. “A blood transfusion, perhaps?”

“That won’t work,” denied the Huntress. “There is only one things that can balance the effects of the Lazarus Pit: the Fountain of Essence.”

“Well then, let’s bring Brendon to this fountain…..” suggested Green Lantern.

“There’s no need for that,” revealed the Huntress. “My father came across the Fountain years ago during a clash with Ras Al Ghul. He brought some of it’s water back home with him for just a situation like this one.”

“Well then, let’s go to your cave and get it!” urged Sonic Boom. The modern-age Birds of Prey wasted no time in heading to the transporter tube and set the coordinates for the Bat-cave.





Minutes later, the duo arrived in the cave. The air was thick, moist, and cool. The Huntress led the way. “The water should be in the cabinet around this corner…..” The Huntress’ speech came to an abrupt halt when she noticed standing in front of her with the jug of the water from the Fountain of Essence was none other than Kitty Kat!

“How did you find this place and what are you doing here?” demanded the daughter of the Batman and Catwoman.

“I’m not the legacy of the Catwoman because I run a pet shop, dear,” smirked Kitty Kat. “It’s because I’m resourceful and sneaky…….plus I never give my secrets away. Anyways, I was listening outside the door to Brendon’s room when you and the other Titans were discussing the Fountain of Essence and I know how this water will change Brendon’s personality. I’m not letting you take him away from me. He finally loves me and I’m about to give that up!”





Sonic Boom then spoke up, “And to think Nemesis thought you had seen the light! Do you realize how crazy Brendon is right now from that dip into the Lazarus Pit that you gave him? He killed over half of the Bat-Family and almost killed all of the Super Friends! Don’t you realize what type of monster he’s become?”

“He’s not a monster……..he’s just confused and upset over what the Legion of Doom did to him and that trashy ex-girlfriend of his. He’s lashing out. He’ll come to his senses soon,” defended Kitty Kat.

“It’s going to be sooner than you’d like as we’re taking that jug!” declared the Huntress.

“You and what army?” asked a defiant Kitty Kat.

“This one!” shouted Sonic Boom as she took a deep breath and prepared to release her Canary Cry until Kitty Kat’s whip cracked on her neck. Luckily for the blonde bombshell, her choker protected her neck from the blunt of the attack but still, she was unable to utter more than a whisper at the moment. She clutched her aching neck as the Huntress sprung into action.

A well-timed Batarang relieved Kitty Kat of her whip and then the Huntress advanced towards her prey.

“Took my whip from me, huh? That’s fine. I’d much rather claw you to pieces!” Kitty Kat quickly set the jug down behind her and then lunged for the premier vigilante from Gotham City. The two opponents wrestled around for a few minutes until the Huntress kicked Kitty Kat off of her. She then confused the cat-burglar by doing a back-flip and then threw a Bat-bolo around her legs. Sonic Boom knew what the Huntress was queuing her to do so she rammed into Kitty Kat, knocking her over onto her face.

“You selfish witch!” Sonic Boom whispered, as loud as she could as she pulled Kitty Kat’s head up by her hair and then bashed her face into the ground.

While the cat burglar was in pain, that didn’t stop her from noticing she was within arm’s reach of the jug. She reached out and gave the jug a powerful shove, sending it rolling towards the side of a cliff.

“NO!” screamed the Huntress as she raced after the jug. Even though she was running as fast as she could, she couldn’t catch up to the jug in time to stop it from rolling off the side of the cliff so she leapt over the side of the cliff after it.

“Huntress!” Sonic Boom whispered loudly again.

“Hmm……..looks like I got two birds with one stone,” smirked Kitty Kat as she watched the Huntress disappear from view.

Sonic Boom grabbed a nearby piece of rope and restrained Kitty Kat with it and then made her way to the edge of the cliff, deeply concerned for her friend’s safety. Just as she approached the edge, a Bat-grapple came shooting upward with the Huntress in tow, who had the jug in her hand, smiling.

***

Several hours later in the Hall’s medical bay…

“Are you sure he’s going to be alright?” Power Guy asked, first looking at Red Robin, then at the Huntress.

Apotheosis answered for the Gotham crime-fighter with “I’ve done another scan on his body. All of that dark energy I felt before has been neutralized.”

“Thankfully, it doesn’t look like there were any physical effects on him,” pointed out the Huntress. “Thank you again for coming with me Di Di,” she said, giving her close friend a hug.

Starman then walked in the room, “Goldbug and I just handed Kitty Kat over to Nemesis and gave him a full report on what she did today. I don’t think she’s on his good side any more. My guess is that he’s preparing a nice cozy cell for her as we speak.”





“I guess she was just playing nice all of this time to get Knightvision in her bed,” theorized Sonic Boom, whose voice was starting to return. “I knew we couldn’t trust her.”

“Why don’t we all go get some dinner?” suggested Green Lantern. “There’s a wonderful Filipino restaurant downtown that I’ve been dying to try.”

“That sounds like fun,” smiled Power Guy.

“You guys go on without me,” the Huntress said as she sat down on a chair next to Red Robin’s bed. “I’m going to stay here until he wakes up. Something tells me he’s going to have a lot of questions.”

“Call us after you answer those questions and let us know how he is,” requested Power Guy.

“I’ve got your number on speed-dial,” replied the Huntress, giving her best friend a warm smile.


THE END!