A/N: So once again pushing the limits of my one week deadline, this time missing it by several days...But again thanks for the reviews, they truly make my day!
Prompt: In an AU plot where Cameron Mahkent (Icicle Jr.), who Artemis has managed to get out of crime, is drugged by The Shadows and 'interrogated' for information on the Justice League. Seat around Year 4 for the Team, during the time gap.
Uncomfortable Truths
The screen turned out, fizzling in and out to static, before the picture cleared to reveal a somewhat dazed Cameron Mahkent, also known as Jr. He was clearly discombobulated.
"Alright is this thing on?" growled one voice, clearly a henchman.
It was always the henchmen who got stuck doing the stupid job, while the likes of Deathstroke got to go have some real fun.
"Yea yea it's on doofus." muttered another one, apparently a subordinate.
If there was anything worse than being a henchman, it was being a henchman's henchman.
"Shut up and get back to work." replied the other one, confirming his status as the 'boss' henchman.
"Ugh...what's happening..." groaned Cameron, coming out of his groggy daze.
"We'll ask the questions kid, now; what's your name?"
"Cameron Mahkent." he replied, automatically.
He looked surprised at the rapid pace at which the words came out of his mouth.
"Good, the drugs are working." said the Henchmen's Subordinate.
"Wha-"
"Shut up, I ask the questions." replied Boss Henchman.
"Tell us about the Justice League. How does their leadership operate?"
"It's technically a 'democracy' where everyone has a fair voice in the direction of the League, but in reality all the main decisions are made by the Founders, behind closed doors with no input from anyone else.
"Tell us ab-"
"I mean, one group of people make all the decisions under a pretense of democracy. Does that sound familiar to anyone? Politburo anyone?" added on Cameron, rambling a bit.
"Tell us about the Watchtower."
"You mean the giant, humongous weaponized spaceship that houses a bunch of superheroes, technically all outlaw vigilantes in their home country? That one place that has the capacity to fend off most attacks a government could bring, while delivering unabashed destruct on to Earth? That watchtower?!" replied Cameron, giving the beginning of an interesting monologue about how the Justice League did not deserve to begin weaponizing space, all the while providing a single detail on the operation or schematics of the space tower in question.
And so it delved into a sort of rhythm: The Henchmen would ask Cameron questions to attempt to gain information, and Cameron would, in his drugged state, reply truthfully..just not with the sort of information the shadows were interested in.
"Batman" groaned out The Henchman's Subordinate.
His 'esteemed boss' had left an hour ago, after they'd gone through the cycle for a third time but received no information of any use from the Icicle villain. Despite the heavy amounts of truth serum they'd drugged him with, it seemed he was somehow immune to spilling out valuable information. Aside from the spandex preferences of the various female leaguers, which while interesting was entirely useless.
"An asshole. Probably a rich one, and with a convoluted ego complex. And if you ask the right people, a ladies man, though I question the reliability of those allegations. I mean, Batman? A playboy? And let's discuss why he won't kill the Joker. I mean come on, even you guys won't affiliate yourselves with that insane clown after what he did to the 2nd Robin, but Batman? Nooo, just toss him back into Arkham every two weeks and wait for him to break out. And let's not get started on his paranoia. The man does not understand the meaning of boundaries, at all."
"Superman"
"Boy scout. No, beyond a boy scout. I'm pretty sure he would blush if someone made an innuendo, and he's always making those cheesy one liners. I sometimes wonder if he isn't secretly a child, I mean the guy could be a virgin for all I know. Definitely, [i]extremely[/i], absurdly over-glorified by the public and the press, though I bet his uh...relations...to Lois Lane doesn't hurt his press coverage."
"Wonder Woman"
"She believes she's a god, and I don't, so right off the bat we've got issues. I mean come on
"Black Canary"
"Well first and foremost, she is hawt. She is a lean, mean, fishnet wearing female Justice Leaguer, in case you haven't noticed. She's a great team leader, probably the only sane person between the Arrow Family, and she is also the... opposite of a cougar? I mean isn't Green Arrow like almost a decade older? How did that even happen?"
"Supergirl."
"One sentence: Nowhere near as innocent as she seems. One night on the town with her and you'll find out that there's a Kryptonian that can dance crazier than Nicki Minaj and hold more alcohol than a 300 pound Irishman. But don't tell Superman: He has this absurdly innocent perception of her, and I feel like the poor guy would go ballistic if he found out. And crush the person who told him in half."
"Nightwing"
"Definitely an asshole. He's got an ego, a superiority complex, demands trust but doesn't trust anyone, and seems to date every girl within a two year range of himself. He's also got a thing for redheads, which is probably to compensate for something."
"Kid Flash"
"A prick, and a gluttonous one at that. No offense to that guy, but he needs to move on from whatever beef he has with me. For the nth time, I am not trying to steal his girlfriend, and he needs to stop stealing my Oreo's and denying it. I mean really, blame the Martian? Really?!"
"Green Arrow"
"A great supervisor, jolly guy, really fun. Put him in the same ten-block radius as any of the Green Lanterns and a couple of bottles of liquor, and you could hold an orgy right in front of them; they wouldn't notice. Then tomorrow, they'd all be so numbed by the hangover you could have another orgy and time enough to clean it up before they'd notice."
The screen turned off as Nightwing press a remote, before turning back to a rather sheepish looking Cameron.
"I uh...I have no recollection of that video."
"That's because they pumped you full of scopolamine, and if not for your low core body temperatures they would have probably killed you via an over-dose." replied Nightwing grimly.
"Huh...so you found me while they were in the process of filming this uh...interview, if you'd call it that..."asked Cameron sheepishly, scratching the back of his head.
"Yes, and for the benefit of yourself as well as the entire league, I am taking the the liberty of deleting this video and ensuring that no copies where made. Frankly, I don't think it would help anyone if this got around, least of all you."
"Oh, well tha-"
Nightwing held up his hand before continuing.
"But unless you want me to get word to Wonder Woman of your 'true' opinion about her, you'll be cleaning the Batcave for the next month." smirked the Dark Knight's protege (or former protege if you asked him), as he left.
"Asshole."
"I heard that."
A/N: Well, there ya go. Leave your opinions on it in a review, it'll make my day :)
