And Injustice For All 2
Chapter 19: The Hunt For Plastic Man
Batman knocked on the door at I guess a apartment complex.
"You're not pizza," said some guy.
"Luke McDunnagh..."
"He doesn't live here anymore."
"He does live here, and while his shape-changing is impressive, he needs to do a better job at disguising his voice."
The man ran away and Batman followed suit. This man may be Plastic Man.
"I just want to talk. You're the armchair against the wall."
Plastic Man stretched himself to the kitchen and to the outside.
"You're the trashcan."
Plastic Man kept running.
"You're the carpet."
"Damn it!"
"The three empty pizza boxes on top of the stack."
"How the hell are you doing that? I'm just trying to play hide and seek with Batman. What did I think was gonna happen? Fine. Whatever you're gonna do, make it quick."
"O.P.A.T.R.O.F.S."
"Huh."
"Ordinary People Against the Tyrannical Rule of Superman."
"That's a terrible acronym, and why does it have a "f"?
"You were a member."
"Of a terrorist organization? You must have me confused with..."
"You were a freedom fighter, not a terrorist."
"What's the difference?"
"Either being on the right side or winning, preferably both."
"What do you want?"
"I want your help to infiltrate a secret location and stop something terrible from happening. And I want to talk to your father. Where is he?"
Plastic Man spoke on his watch. "Dad?"
"Yeah."
Wait, the original Plastic Man emerges, disguised as a watch! Clever!
"See, son? Your old man can trick Batman!"
"O'Brien..."
*Whatever it is, I'm staying out of it."
"You're a hero, Plastic Man, and staying out of it could mean billions of people die. I need your help, the Justice League needs your help."
"Forget it."
"I'll help."
"No, don't!"
"Thank you, Luke. They killed Ted."
"I know."
"And they took Dinah's son and Jefferson's girls."
"They...? Fine. For Dinah, Jefferson and for Teddy. Just make sure you don't get my son killed. Follow me, I have transport outside."
"That's some ride."
As they are flying...
*You're very quiet. What are you thinking about?"
"How to kill countries."
They both looked at Batman like what?
"What a fun-filled place your head is."
"Ra's will want to kill entire populations. He'll do so without harming the environment or wildlife. That... is not easy. Bombs, poisoning water supplies, chemical warfare, all will lead to the destruction of the environment. He needs to be more surgical."
"So you're just sitting there coming up with your own viable collateral-free mass genocide?"
"Yes."
An alarm sounded...
"What's that?"
"Impact alarm!"
"Impact from what?"
"I don't know, but whatever it is, it came in under our radar."
A figure in light blue jumps into the batplane.
"Blue Beetle!"
"We need to talk!'
Soon they landed on a canyon.
"You're planning something," said Beetle.
"Hey, Yes. Something covert. You are not covert."
"You're the kid Ted Kord was working with?" Asked Plastic Man.
"Yeah."
"Ted was a great guy. He and I once caught up for a game of cards every week. (To Batman) Sorry, Bruce, you weren't invited. You tend to unfun things. You're waaaaaaaay too competitive. What do you want?"
"I only wish to help."
"Sounds like this kid is on the mission of Revenge for a loved one. Anything you can relate to there, Bruce?"
"Follow the plane back with us. You answer to Batgirl. Never step your foot out of line. Understood?"
"Thank you."
"No problem," said Plastic Man. "He really does have a heart buried underneath all that Kevlar and grimace."
Blue Beetle and the plastic men followed Batman.
"You'll need a cover story to tell your parents," said Batman.
"Why?"
"Because I don't know how long you're going to be in South America."
What the hell does he mean by that?