Secret Six

Chapter 7: Into the Deep

Dear diary, I was somewhat unsettled to go back to the Secret Six. I have never been much of a team player, part of why I was rejected from JLA. When I first heard my old team had been sent to the slammer a year ago I felt guilty for leaving them behind but that quickly past over. Until Peter Merkel came to me and asked me for help busting them out. He was so sexy I couldn't say no. We recruited some new baddies for the team. No saying if we keep them once this is all over. Icicle looks like something out of a lame role-playing game, still he is probably the most normal person on this team. Edison the Film Freak is geeky, disgusting and measly out of costume but in costume he is like a raging pedophile with rabies. Either way I don't like him. He has the tendency of going on my nerves. Killer Croc creeps me out. I am telling myself I have seen scarier guys but no one comes to mind. Every time he looks at me I feel like pissing myself. It is harder to break into Belle Reve this time around which might be because last time Amanda Waller lead us into a trap. The prison has a magic aura that prevents any teleportation into the building so I need to get in before I can teleport everyone home but first I have to fight a four-armed god from another planet. If I survive this I will kick Ragdoll's cute butt to hell.

The still demonic Black Alice fights Rip Roar on the bridge. She throws a pair of fireballs at him but Rip Roar redirects them against her, temporarily blinding her. Rip Roar runs up to her and punches her, making her fly several feet.

"Okay I am thru with this demon crap" Black Alice says before turning back into her normal self.

"You are a child, I love killing children" Rip Roar speaks with an inhuman voice.

Black Alice starts changing again. A mask forms around her eyes and a long black flaming mantle grows from her back.

"Thank you Nightshade" Black Alice giggles.

The new god starts running towards Black Alice, ready to kill her off. Alice creates a large shadow in front of her that completely engulfs the Rip Roar. The shadow is actually a transdimensional portal that leads thru a dead dimension where he faces his deepest fears.

Rip Roar ends up in the frozen wasteland of Antarctica. He roars in fear and frustration before the dark portal behind him closes.

Back at Belle Reve Alice smirks victoriously.

At the same time Icicle & Shrapnel was battling each other. The locked fist and Icicle froze his arms but Shrapnel was stronger and broke free after knocking the ice villain dizzy with his head. Shrapnel than punched him as hard as he could making Icicle fall back. The metal man felt an annoying pinch in his side. It was Film Freak that had recently neutralized Lady Shiv shooting at him but his bullets had no effect. An irritated Shrapnel shot a sharp piece of metal at Film Freak, it cut into his hand and he dropped the gun.

"Fuck! This is the second time this night I am cut" Film Freak proclaimed in pain.

Shrapnel considered Film Freak harmless and turned back to Icicle that was now on his feet again. Shrapnel started moving towards him. Icicle shot an ice-blast at the 2,5 meter tall metal man. Shrapnel ones again broke free from the ice.

"You must be one of the dumbest soldiers I ever meet. Haven't you figured out yet that that trick won't work on me?" Shrapnel chuckled.

Icicle gave a devious smirk as a reply to his opponents taunting.

Shrapnel moved closer when he started to feel his arms being heavier and he was becoming slower but he didn't think about it. When he was just in front of Icicle he lifted his hand, ready to tear him down. To his surprise he couldn't lift it, he then fell on his shoulder.

"What, why can't I move"? Shrapnel shouted. He then tried to get up on his feet.

"You broke all the ice on you but not inside of you" Icicle informed him. "My ice also made its way inside of your metal body and right now the extra weight is ripping thru you".

A shivering Shrapnel managed to get to his feet but he couldn't move. Icicle turned his right and into a hammer and with one powerful punch to the jaw he managed to knock out Shrapnel that fell to the ground with a thud.

"Total…Batman…Moment"! Film Freak exclaimed in aw over Icicles victory.

The two was suddenly peppered by a barrage of riffle shots from a group of guards on prison roof. Thankfully they were too far off for the guards to get in a good shot.

Black Alice took notice and teleported up to the roof. Belle Reve's magic barrier only prevented her from teleporting into the place, she could still make her way all around the place.

Before any of the guards could react Alice enveloped them in a shadow portal, she than opened a second portal over the water and the guards fell thru, splashing into the water below.

Alice normally only killed criminals, she only killed civilians if they stood in her way. She already felt guilty over the ones she already murdered so she decided to subdue these ones in a less deadly way plus the Nightshade power didn't make her as ferocious as Etrigan's did.

Alice teleported back down to her teammates. "You guys okay"? She didn't wait for an answer. "Alright, let's make our entrance" she commanded and they moved forward to the prison.

Film Freak went up to Alice. "Hey what happened to your demon outfit? And why are you wearing something out of a Tim Burton movie?"

Alice grid her teethes in annoyance.

Dear Diary, Film Freak is stomping on my last nerve, I fear I might kill him.

Scandal's, Knockout's and Ragdoll's elevator reached the third underground level. Knockout & Ragdoll stepped out of the elevator and Scandal used her persars to open a small hatchet in the elevators ceiling.

"Um, what are you doing"? Knockout asked Scandal as she made her way up.

"I am going to make sure nobody comes after us" Scandal responded.

She went thru the hatchet and stood up on the elevators roof. With one powerful swing she cut of the cable with her blade. The elevator immediately fell down and Scandal jumped off. Knockout cached her in her arms as they heard the elevator crash deep below.

Scandal wasn't sure if there was another way up but she knew that the last thing she and her exhausted friends needed now was another fight. Going blindfolded into danger was what separated Secret Six from all other mercenary teams. They were the only ones that was good enough and suicidal enough to do it.

The hallway was completely dark but Ragdoll managed to find a power switch.

"Let's lighten the mood here my ladies" he said as he pulled the switch.

As the hallway brighten all three gasped. "I think the expression Wow can be used in this situation" Ragdoll commented.

In front of them was a steel covered corridor with big square-shaped cells on each side with glass doors. The three started walking forward.

In the first cell they walked by was an old bearded man sitting in a meditative position. His hands and fetes were chained to the floor and the cell had firing arms in protective glass cubes in each corner. He didn't seem to take notice of the team.

In the cell next to him was a blue haired man in his early thirties. His hands were stuck to mechanical devices that hindered any movement and an electronic headband with wires up to the ceiling was wrapped around his forehead.

The young man smirked devilishly at them. "Hey lassies, looking for you comrade? How about breaking an old jailbird free and help you find her" he spoke with a thick British accent. Scandal raised a distrusting eyebrow at him.

"She is in the room on the other side of the cellblock young ones" the old man spoke with a monotone voice.

"Um, thanks" Knockout said and the three continued forward.

"You old fart, you ruined it" the younger man shouted at his fellow prisoner.

As the team continued thru the corridor they noticed that many of the cells were empty. Most of the prisoners that was there were alien to them. The only one they recognized were Major Force, Captain Atom's evil doppelganger. He was strapped to the same kind of equipment as the young man before and his cell walls were green instead of the other's steel gray. Major Force followed the intruders with his eyes but the rest of his body was absolutely stiff.

The team continued walking thru the corridor when Scandal suddenly stopped in front off one of the cells. Knockout & Ragdoll stood behind her to see the same creature behind the glass wall.

The monster had deep blue skin; gills covering its face and it had big jaws with razor sharp teethes. Small bolts of electricity sparked from its head. Its limbs was trapped in mechanical straps that ejected from the floor & ceiling. It was thrusting its body from side to side and roaring in anger.

"Free me, sacrifice to me. This your god Kamo commands" the monster spoke to them with a deep dark voice.

"Merkel remember our mission in Brazil against the society? Remember that we sprung Firestorm lose as a distraction? I think we can pull the same with this guy." Scandal spoke confidently as the leader she was.

Kamo roared disapprovingly at them. He hated how these lesser beings ignored his commands.

"That won't be necessary. I already got an escape plan" Ragdoll replied and turned to Scandal. "I got Black Alice back and once she is thru this place's magical barrier she will teleport us out of here".

The two girls stared confused at Ragdoll. "What"? Ragdoll asked.

"Well, it's just that your plan is less crazy than mine" Scandal replied still puzzled.

"Oh, that's a first" Ragdoll proclaimed.

"Are you sure you are our Ragdoll"? Knockout asked jokingly as they headed forward.

"Yes, I am the pretty one" Ragdoll replied.

Scandal allowed herself a quick smile. For such a long time she had seen nothing in Ragdoll but a depraved sickly psycho but now she felt nothing than admiration and thankfulness for her multi-joined friend.

The three finally came to a big double door at the end of the corridor.

"This must be the right place but how do we get in?" Knockout asked.

Scandal noticed a locker console. She ripped of the cover and studied the electronics.

"I think I can manage this, guys". Scandal switched some wires around and screws a contact. A green light flashes above the door, signaling the door was now unlocked.

The three opened the door. The large room on the other side was completely dark. The only light was a spotlight at the far end. In the spotlight they saw Jeannette. She was strapped to a metal contraption. Three thick steel wirers wrapped around her legs and body and a steel mask covered the lower part of her face, probably too hinder her banshees scream. She was surrounded by a series of glass doors.

"Jeannette"! Scandal shouted concerned. All three started running towards their comrade. Knockout of course outrun the others and with one powerful punch she broke the nearest glass wall.

The three quickly gathered around Jeanette that stared at them with blood-filled eyes. Ragdoll & Knockout tried to rip of the steel wirers but they were too hard. Scandal gently slid her blades under the bands that hold up the steel mask and slashed them off.

As soon as her month was free Jeanette shouted. "Scandal run! It's a trap."

As on a q several lamps in the ceiling lightened up the room.

Amanda Waller followed by six guards came walking in from a door to the left and four other guards came in from a door to the right. They rather quickly formed a barrier in front of the exit.

The three immediately went into a defensive mode. Scandal raised her blades up to her chest, Knockout braised herself and Ragdoll stood in karate-pose (it's hard to say if he was being serious).

Waller took a few steps towards them. "Mr. Merkel I admit that am impressed with how far you got with this farce but we both knew that you wouldn't succeed defeating me on my own home ground". She spoke as commonly as if she was on a normal business meeting.

"Huh, it was pretty stupid idea know that you mention it" Ragdoll replied.

"If you surrender now you will be escorted back to the asylum unharmed" Waller proclaimed like it was an offer. "As for you two…" Waller continued, turning towards Scandal & Knockout. "I am ready to oversee this insubordination if you agree to my previous offer and join Task Force X."

"We told you already, we won't be your lapdogs" Scandal boldly responded.

Waller sighed. "Why not? You have worked for me before".

"That was different! We chose to follow your orders, we weren't forced or threatened into it" Scandal confidently argued.

"Not to mention that you abandoned us" Knockout added.

Waller bit her lip. She knew she couldn't threaten the Secret Six to bend to her will. They would die before being forced into servitude but she still had one final card to play.

"You all got civilian close ones, it would be in their best interest for you to do as I say" Waller said, her words dripping in malice.

Knockout & Scandal became paralyzed. They knew Waller was referring to Liana. They also knew that Waller was the kind of person that would destroy people's lives for what she considered the greater good.

Ragdoll was also shocked but he did not just think of his stripper friend, he thought about Black Alice's dad. That sweet old man, he wouldn't be able to handle it if Waller put pressure on him. His fear turned to anger towards the woman that threatened his girlfriend's father. He rose up and pointed at the government women.

"Amanda Waller, if you come after our friends I swear I will hunt you down and kill you and there won't be a building on earth safe enough for you to hide in!"

Amanda Waller was first taken back by Ragdoll's death threat but she soon shot him a smug glare. "You won't do any of that Merkel." Amanda hand signaled the guards to take aim at Ragdoll. "Because you won't leave this facility alive".

Suddenly a wall behind the guards exploded and some of them were caught in the debris. Out of the clearing smoke, Killer Croc rushed the guards like a male lion attacking a group of hyenas. He grabbed two guards, he throw one of them at the wall (knocking him out) before biting the other one in the throat. He dropped the guard that desperately clung to his bleeding throat and preceded his rampage. Two of the guards started shooting at him as he was coming. There bullets managed to hurt him but they made no serious injury, Killer Croc suppressed the pain and in seconds he was over them, ripping them to shreds. He turned his attention to the nearest guard that was petrified with fear. The guard dropped his gun, now convinced it wouldn't help him. The reptile man grabbed by the west and was about to bite his head off when Waller shouted.

"Waylon Jones". Her voice was enough to get the killers attention, he looked at her and saw a detonator in her hand.

"May I remind you that you still have an explosive in your skull from your time in the Suicide Squad" Amanda Waller fearlessly spoke.

Reminded of his vulnerability Killer Croc froze. He didn't know what to do, should he comply or risking death by attacking her. He hissed at her in discontent.

Scandal took the chance while Waller was distracted. She runs towards her, wanting to slice her into pieces. Waller quickly reacted and pulled out a gun. She shot Scandal in the foot and Latina fell to the ground. Scandal grabbed her foot and grin in pain.

"I wasn't made leader for the Suicide Squad only for my politics child" Amanda Waller proclaimed as Knockout pulled Scandal back to the group.

"Are you okay Scandal"? Knockout asked her girlfriend in concern.

"I will be alright, love" Scandal responded. Her face was still grinning in pain; the bullet had obviously hit bone.

Waller motioned Killer Croc to go stand with his companions. Not knowing what to do he obeyed, slowly moving towards the others, not letting his sight of Amanda Waller. At least he had won them some time.

Alice, Film Freak & Icicle finally made it to the entrance.

"Edison, now"! Alice shouted. They only had seconds before reinforcements would arrive.

Film Freak threw a small explosive at the door (the same kind that Ragdoll used).

"Fire in the hole" Film Freak shouted right before the door exploded and the three run inside. The second they were in the hallway was overwhelmed by a dozens of guards. Icicle took a jump forward and shoots an ice-blast that covered everything & everyone in the room in ice except for him and his company.

"It's like The Day After Tomorrow in here" Film Freak commented.

Black Alice put on her earpiece. "Ragdoll, were in honey".

"Come any time" Ragdoll answered in tense whisper. It was not the reaction she expected to hear. She concluded that he must be in trouble.

She opened a shadow-portal and engulfed the entire team. During the duration of a few seconds they traveled thru the dead dimension, their minds twisting as they their worst fears was visualized.

Back in the basement level Amanda Waller was dishing out punishments.

"Since none of you will listen to the voice of reason, you two will be sent back to your respective asylums and you three, due to your insubordinations you will all be held in isolation on indefinite time".

"My voice of reason tells me to blow up an ice-cream truck" Ragdoll said.

Jeanette lifted up her head and was ready to say something when Black Alice's shadow-portal suddenly appeared in the room. Alice, Icicle and Film Freak came out of it. Icicle & Alice looked untouched but Film Freak was sweating cold after experience.

Icicle quickly reacted to the armed guards in the room and fired an ice-blast at them.

"Shot the intruders" Amanda ordered but she was too late. She was frozen solid from the neck down. Some of her guards were even worse off.

Alice bend own to Scandal. "Scandal, are you alright"? Alice asked half concerned.

"Well, I 'we been better" Scandal replied sarcastically.

"Hey, ice-guy or whoever, freeze these iron wirers" Knockout commanded and pointed at Jeanette's restrainments.

Icicle put his hands on them and froze them, Knockout could then tear them of Jeanette.

Jeanette almost fell to the floor but managed to stand up, her body was lame after being motionless for so long. She stared at Amanda Waller with intense anger. Nothing was more important to her than freedom and she felt nothing than hatred towards the one that had taken it from her.

Ragdoll laid a hand on her shoulder. "We don't have time for revenge dear Jeanette". He then turned to his girlfriend. "Alice, it's time to get away from here".

Alice simple nodded and engulfed the entire team in her shadowy cloak and in a matter of seconds they were all gone from Belle Reve.

After struggling a few minutes Waller managed to get her right arm free and she put on her earpiece.

"Warden, send a team down to Level three for me." She paused to sigh "Belle Reve has just had a breakout".

Author's Note:

I want to point out that even if Kamo is a character from 52 this series takes place in the pre-52 universe. In this version Kamo is a god but he is not King Shark's father. In the future I will continue to use DC characters from 52, Elseworld stories & TV-Shows but it still takes place in pre-52.

Belle Reve's magic force field is something I made up because I wanted it to be harder for the team to get in (although I have not read much Suicide Squad so it might be described in the comics on how the prison is protected from teleporters).

For those that want to know, the old bearded man was Sensei (Ra's al Ghul's father) and the young British man was Manchester Black (of the Elite).

A big thank you to everyone that has read this story so far.