Well, here we are. I'm back, with the new Goliath fanfiction! For previous fans, this is not connected in any way to Titans and the Goliath, the character is the same but think of it as a different continuity. For new readers, welcome! This is the story of Goliath, DC's walking punching bag. So, let's just jump into the story.
The Streets of Gotham were normally quiet, but tonight police sirens sounded and the GCPD were on the search for two villains that had just hit a bank.
The laughter of two women rang out as police sirens blared in the distance. The two women rode in a red sports car, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy.
"Thanks Ivy, Mistah J will be happy with this haul!" Said Harley, pointing at a bag of cash next to her.
"Harley, are you sure you want to go back to him? You have a lot of money now…" Began Ivy but stopped and sighed.
Suddenly the car sputtered and came to a stop… They had ran out of gas.
"Harley! I told you to get gas!" Said Ivy as the sirens got closer.
"Um… Oops?" Shrugged Harley sheepishly.
Then they heard a voice from down the street, a voice that was humming happily. The voice was deep and gravelly.
They both turned and saw a large form move into the light of a street lamp.
The form was that of a giant humanoid, standing at nine feet tall with skin of smooth crystal that locked together like armor. Two rectangular glowing red eyes stood out in contrast to the black body. He wore a chain around his waist that supported baggy orange pants that were ripped at the bottoms for giant feet to emerge. He wore no shirt because of spikes that decorated his back and shoulders.
The creature was counting a huge wad of cash in it's hand and stopped when it noticed the two staring at him.
"What? Never seen a monster counting his pay?" He said before he blinked and got a better look at them.
"Harley Quinn? Poison Ivy?" Asked the creature as he stepped closer to the car and he began to hear the sirens.
"Shouldn't you guys be flooring it?" Asked the monster.
"We ran out of gas." Said Ivy warily
"Really? Hold on…" he said as he pocketed the money in his hand and he cracked his fingers.
"Here we go." He grunt and he bent down and heaved, lifted the car above his head and rested it on his shoulders.
"Where to?" Asked the giant.
"Gotham Botanical Garden." Said Ivy and the monster began to sprint with the two villains laughing and whooping as he ran as fast as the car had been going before.
In minutes they reached the garden and Ivy guided them to a secret section filled with exotic and dangerous plants. He set them down and the two got out of the car and stretched.
"Thanks, but you aren't getting any of the dough." Said Harley.
"I don't need it, I can get more money easy." He said as he knelt down to be eye level with them.
"I just wanted to meet Gotham's ladies in crime." He said as a vine wrapped around him and pulled him slowly into the air.
"Sorry, but I can't have you telling anyone where I live." Said Ivy.
"Aw, but I was gonna bring a house warming gift." He said as a flower reached his face.
"Shut up and sleep." She said and spores exploded into his face… and he just blinked and looked down at her.
"I don't breathe. Or use oxygen." He said and Ivy huffed and the vines began to squeeze.
"No! My bones!" Yelled the giant… before he snorted and laughed.
"No, I'm sorry, that doesn't even tickle." He said and Ivy brought him down to them and he gave them a sharp toothed grin.
"Who are you?" Asked Harley.
"Uh, hold on." He said and he freed and arm and a card formed in his hand and he handed it to Harley.
"Goliath's the name, pretty much everything's the game. Security, delivery, weapons testing, private mera-human, tutor, thief, skull knocker, great talker, lover of long walks on the beach." He droned as Harley looked at the card.
"What did you get that cash for?" Asked Harley.
"Weapons testing of Lexcorp weapons." Said Goliath.
"So you're good with guns?" Asked Harley.
"What? No, I prefer up close and personal. I was the target." Said Goliath.
"Oh." Said Harley.
"Are you indestructible?" Asked Ivy.
"Well, nothing's hurt me yet." Said Goliath.
"Even that one time Superman gave me the ole one two." Said Goliath as the vines set him down.
"Wow… what are you?" Asked Harley.
"A chemical burn mutated my skin and turned me into this." Said Goliath.
"Anyway, I should probably go, by now I have several hundred new clients." Said Goliath as he turned to go.
"See ya Goliath." Said Harley as she waved.
"Call me Grim, my friends do… if I had friends." He said as he jumped and soared away from the two.
He landed on a building and stumbled before regaining his balance. He stretched and reached into his pocket and pulled out a large phone that fit into his giant hand.
"He's late." Grumbled Grim as he cracked his finger and pocketed the phone.
"I'm never late." Said a dark form behind him.
"Of course Batman, I was testing you." Said Grim as he turned to look down at the caped crusader.
"What did you find?" Asked Batman.
"You were right, Lex has a bunch of Anti-Metahuman weapons being built here in Gotham." Said Grim as he handed a flash drive to Batman.
"I got pictures and video of the weapons. He has lasers, exoskeleton suits, radiation rays, the whole shebang." Said Grim as he held up his hand.
"Here." Batman said and gave a large roll of cash to Grim.
"Y'know, I could just take out the building." Said Grim as he counted the money.
"Innocent people work there." Said Batman as he turned to go.
"Just so you know, Harley and Ivy hit a bank earlier."
"I know."
And with that, Batman grappling hooked away into the night. Grim snorted and pocketed the money. He lifted his finger to where a normal human's ear would be.
"Yo, Percy. Got a bunch of dough, let's go clubbing." Said Grim as a voice sounded back into his ear.
"I'd prefer not to give people a heart attack from your ugly mug." Said a voice on the other side.
"Just come get me." Said Grim as a loud rumbling filled his ears and he looked up to see a large form blocking out the stars.
"Oh. Hi Percy." Said Grim.
Floating above Gotham was an island made completely out of black crystal, a black fortress of solitude. A staircase descended to him and Grim climbed up and entered a massive cavern. There was a large floor in front of him with three suspended ledges with stairs leading up to them. A red glow could be seen from the center ledge so Grim walked up it to see hundreds of red screens showing cities, criminal records, news reports, and several classified files. Sitting at the computer in a chair much bigger than him was a normal looking African American boy wearing a red hoodie, jeans, and sneakers. He had a shaved head and as he turned he lowered sunglasses to look at Grim with green glowing irises.
"Hard at work finding criminals we won't go after because we aren't heroes?" Asked Grim as he leaned an arm on the chair.
"You know we could be helping people, more than just getting Batman information." Said Percy.
"I prefer not to be a target for super villains." Said Grim as he looked at the screens.
"Dude, you make enemies every single day." Said Percy.
"Heroes don't get paid." Said Grim as he lifted a hand and a chair of crystal rose from the ground and he sat in it.
"We don't even need money. Neither of us need food, clothes, we don't even have bills to pay." Said Percy.
"Paying off government big shots to keep the air force from trying to shoot us down." Said Grim.
"They couldn't bring down the ship anyway." Said Percy.
"It's still annoying. Bad for business too." Said Grim.
"Whatever, you know you want to do something with your life." Grumbled Percy as he tapped on the keyboard.
Grim grunted and reclined in his chair and closed his eyes.
"Whatever man." Said Percy as he got up and walked down the stairs and Grim was left alone.
Grim opened one eye and moved into the computer chair. He typed on the keyboard and a list of jobs popped up.
"Steal Cryo Ray… Protect Starlabs… distract Justice League… oh? What's this?" Said Grim as he clicked a blank job.
A voice began to play through the speakers and Grim sat back.
"Mr. Goliath, I hear that you are the man to go to when the police can't help… I live in Metropolis and my daughter has been taken by thugs who are demanding money… I have nobody else to turn to." Said the voice of a man.
"Let's see… promised pay… four hundred dollars? A little low… But this'll help my rep… Plotting course for Metropolis." Said Grim as he typed on the keyboard.
"I hate Metropolis, let's hope the boys scout doesn't pick a fight… let's engage the cloaking." He said as he pressed another button and to the eyes of anyone who had been looking up the floating island disappeared.
"Let's save a girl." Said Grim as he reclined and closed his eyes for the trip.
END
Well, there's my first chapter. I'm already writing the next chapter so get ready for that… Any questions you have, leave below. Any comments at all just throw down your opinion and I'll read and consider it. Until next time!