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Chapter 11
A Face Of Ink
Hours after the fight in the subway, we find the villains within their warehouse. "HA, HA, HAAA, Think of it, men, soon we'll have everything!" Joker states to the others, "No longer will I be called 'Clown Prince of Gotham', soon I will be know as 'The Clown King of the Universes'!" Quan Chi smiles behind the back of the Joker.
"If you survive." Quan Chi thinks to himself. All of a sudden, Shang Tsung stumbles through the door. "Shang Tsung, what happen to you?" Quan Chi questions.
"I met someone in the subway station." Shang Tsung answers.
"Oh, I see." Joker smiles, "So, what's his name? Did he take you out to dinner? Did you let him get to second base?"
"Will you shut up!" Shang Tsung orders.
"Oh, learn to take a joke ya putz." Joker laughs.
"Must everything be a joke to you?" Shang Tsung questions.
"Life is a joke." Joker replies, "You just don't get the punch-line. Anyway, who could have done this to you?"
"A man with an ever changing face." Shang Tsung answers. Joker stand there confused for a second.
"Honestly, that doesn't ring a bell, scary." Joker states, "Freeze, search the names of all the vigilanties in New York." Mr. Freeze searches on his laptop for a moment.
"There is only one." Freeze informs. Joker strolls over to the laptop and reads the name.
"Rorschach?" Joker questions, then clicks on link by the name, "Rorschach: a former member of a group know as the Crimebusters, formed in the early 70s, but didn't last long. He was know for his mask, which was made up of three different kinds of latex. The black blot on the mask always changes shapes, giving the from of Rorschach ink blot tests. He was wanted after refusing to retire by law and became a violent vigilante. Around the year 1985, Rorschach was said to been killed by Dr. Manhattan, only left was his coat and mask. The same year, his journal, found by Seymour Pipes, an worker at New Frontiersman, exposed Adrian Viedt. Viedt destroyed half of New York. He is now named a hero. Now for the past five years, there have been reports of a figure with Rorschach's motive striking down on crime, it is unknown that this "Rorschach" is some copycat, that if he survived and been hiding out or if he's back from the dead."
"And you were defeated by a ghost?" Riddler comments.
"I don't think he's dead, might have survived the Doctor's blast, slight 1:1,000,000 chance" Scarecrow noted.
"He's tougher than I thought." Shang Tsung informs.
"Well, he won't be a problem once we control the universe." Joker states. The door to the warehouse opens, revealing Catwoman. "Goody, you're back!" Joker greets, "Now, where's that stupid lizard?"
"Right here." Riddler replies, pointing his cane at Reptile. Reptile hisses a him. "Oh calm down, just a joke."
"Silence!" Shang Tsung orders Reptile.
"Croc is dead." Catwoman informs, taking a seat, "Burned alive and skull taken, by a ninja in yellow and black, Scorpion."
"WHAT?" Quan Chi questions in shock, "He's here? How could he have gotten here?"
"Don't worry, Quan." Joker informs, "We'll take care of him."
"Master." Sub-Zero says, dropping to one knee, "If it is any concern, I will kill."
"HA, HA, You see!" Joker informs, "You don't even have to get your hands dirty!" Joker strolls over
to window of warehouse. He sees a figure outside. When he looks closer he can see it's a
homeless man in a green suit. The man was holding a sign that read 'The End Is Nigh'. Joker shook his head, "Poor bum." he states, "If only he knew how right he is." Joker smirked as he strolls over to Catwoman, "So, did you learn anything new about the Bat?" he questions.
"No, I didn't get that much information form him." Catwoman replies. All of a sudden, there was a knock on the door. Joker goes over and answers it. He finds the homeless man standing in front of him.
"Look, I don't have any spare change." Joker informs, "But here's an idea, get a job!"
"Don't want change." replies the homeless man, his voice was a little rusty, "Came to tell you that the End is coming. I think it's tomorrow, I'm sure of it." The man had carrot red hair, he was very ugly.
"Look if you don't get out of here now, your end will come shortly!" Joker states, slamming the door on the man.
"Who was that?" questions Luthor.
"Just some bum." Joker replies, "Spoke sorta in a rapsy tone, kinda like Jackie Earle Haley." Shang Tsung who had heard the bum talk to Joker was somewhat confused, his voice sounded familiar, it couldn't have been him. Back outside the building, the man turns around.
"Hurm." the man grunts. He leaves the building. "Fool." he thought to himself.
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