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Log Entry 10
Not many people in Megaville that there is a way to leave the world but it is through same Darkness that destroyed so many worlds and brought them here in the first place. During my research I came into contact with a group that has learned to use the Darkness as a way to travel and even as a way to fulfil their goals. This group has either aided the Heartless in destroying worlds that fail to pay them tribute or protected worlds for some reason. I was contacted by one of their operatives and I soon came into contact with this group calling itself the League of Shadows and their leader, a mysterious known only as Ra's Al Ghul.
According to this Ra's Al Ghul the League of Shadows has worked to ensure balance between the Light and Darkness in the worlds for centuries, ensuring that neither the Darkness or the Light become the dominant power. Due to the heroes who protect their worlds from evil they do not realize that are causing an imbalance with the Light becoming stronger and thus weakening the Darkness to the point that it was only a matter of time before the Heartless became attracted by the great Light and sought to swallow it whole. This Ra's Al Ghul led the League of Shadows to restore balance but he was defeated by someone who used the Darkness to aid the Light, something that is very rare. It was believe with Ra's Al Ghul's defeat that the League of Shadows would fracture and be disbanded but someone stepped in to take control.
A powerful warrior named Bane whose origins I have not yet discovered and has been working to undermine Megaville for years. I offered my assistance in this endeavor in exchange for aid in my research. As of now the League of Shadows is not able to take Megaville but they have sent a forward guard to destabilize Megaville's strength in the form of an individual whose Darkness surpasses almost anything I have encountered. A child with clown like make-up and yellow eyes, giving him the appearance of a demon instead of an innocent child. He calls himself Evil Stewie but because of the make-up people call him the Joker.
This baby, seems to be evil or chaos incarnate because of his actions and I can only imagine what else he will do. I am not sure what exactly motivates this creature nor am I sure that he even has a motivation but I know enough to stay clear and monitor his actions. I still need the Princess of Heart but I cannot risk using this monster in my research as the Darkness substitute. He is too chaotic and untrustworthy to be used so I must wait for the right time. I cannot compromise my dear daughter's after everything I have done to make it this far.
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Harvey Birdman, Rachel and her little brother exited the lift and stopped to see the party thrown in celebration of them catching all the criminals. All three were dressed in formal attire, Birdman and Harvey wearing tuxes while Rachel an aqua blue sundress that went down to her stood in awe of the penthouse and its guests.
"Now I've seen it all: Harvey Birdman, scourge of the underworld, scared stiff by the trust fund brigade." Rachel spotted someone and darted off. "Hey Kuki!"
"Hey sis, wait for me!" Harvey complained and chased after his older sister.
"Hey don't leave me-" Birdman protested but stopped as a familiar man walked up behind him with a tray.
"A little liquid courage, Mr. Birdman?" Birdman turned to see that it was Blue Falcon with drinks on a silver tray.
"Thanks, Blue. Phil is coming right?" Birdman said as he accepted a glass of wine.
"Yes, sir. Of course he running late." Blue Falcon said and left to cater to more party guests, leaving Birdman standing at the elevator, confused.
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"So I said 'It's a school play, Wally! I wasn't actually kissing him!'" Everyone around the girl laughed at her story. "And to this day he won't go anywhere near a school stage."
The girl telling the story was dressed in a pink party dress and was attracting a lot of attention with story and happy attitude. Off to the side a boy dressed in a simple tux with blond hair that fell down across his face in front of his eyes grumbled at the story.
"Oh come on, Wally. It's not bad." The boy looked up and saw Rachel McKenzie standing in front of him with a smile.
"Numbuh 362? You're here too?" Wally asked in surprise.
"I kinda have to be here since I helped catch all those criminals." Rachel shrugged and looked around. "I see Kuki is here with you. Where are Nigel, Hoagie, and Abby?"
"Uh…" Wally looked away and rubbed his head.
"Numbuh 2 is pursuing a lead on Cree, and Numbuh 1 and Numbuh 5 are looking at that Joker nut." Rachel sighed sadly.
"I see. I hoped you'd all be here for this but I shouldn't be surprised. And I see Fanny's not here either." Wally snorted, not really missing the girl with the temper to match her red hair. "I just want this party to be done with."
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"You know you could go to the party, Numbuh 5. I don't mind the extra work." Numbuh 1 walked through the hall of the KND headquarters.
"Nah, it ain't got no candy or soda. Besides you'll want to see this."Numbuh 5 caught up to Numbuh 1, holding paperwork. "That Joker card pinned to the body? Forensics found three sets of D.N.A.."
"Any matches?"
"All four."
Numbuh 1 stopped and turned to face her. "The D.N.A. belongs to Judge Hiram Mightor, Harvey McKenzie, Birdmand and Commissioner Chad."
"The Joker's telling us who he's targeting- get a unit to Hiram Mightor 's house, tell Numbuh 86 to find Harvey- get them both into protective custody. Where's the Commissioner?" Numbuh 1 grimly frowned.
"City hall, taking care of some paper work for Mayor Sebben."
"Seal the building. No one in or out till I get there." Numbuh 1 said, picking up his mustard gun. "Numbuh 5, call Sensei Jack."
"On it, boss."
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Standing at the edge of the balcony was a blond in a simple tux who seemed content watching over Megaville. He turned his head when he heard the open someone walking up behind him and saw it Rachel McKenzie.
"Hey Kenny. I'm surprised you made it." Rachel stood next to Kenny.
"I thought you would be like Nigel and skip the party."
"Nigel was the first to make it to the door and someone has to keep an eye on everyone here." Kenny answered.
Rachel smiled. "I'm glad one of you made it. You all deserve a reward for helping make this city a safe place."
"It's a little too soon to celebrate, Rachel. There is still the matter of the Heartless and this Joker." Kenny stated.
"The city has not weathered the storm yet."
Rachel frowned sadly. "You and Nigel never knew how to take a break."
"Rachel." Kenny looked at Rachel. "I am happy for everyone here, I truly am. But this Joker is out there and he's dangerous, perhaps even more dangerous than whoever put Mandark up to kidnapping Blossom of the Powerpuff Girls."
"You still think it was a set up?" Rachel asked, momentarily forgetting the party.
"Not only does Nigel agree but so do Dexter and Sensei Jack. That's why they're not here." Kenny closed his eyes. "You should be proud of your brother."
"Hm?" Rachel didn't expect Kenny to say that.
"He helped lock up half the city's criminals and he did it without a mask. Megaville needs heroes like that." Kenny said with a small smile. "There's a light at the end of the tunnel yet."
"Kenny." Rachel whispered.
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Two men in suits walked up and knocked on a door of an expensive looking mansion. The door opened and the person who answered was Judge Hiram Mightor. The two Men brought out their badges to show they were cops.
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Numbuh 1 entered through a tight police presence at the doors of Megaville Hall and walked up to Chad's office, followed by Numbuh 5 and Numbuh 86.
Numbuh 1 entered the office to find Chad, flanked by armed cops. "Nigel, what are you playing at?"
Numbuh 1 checked the window before turning to his team. "We're secure. I want a floor-by-floor search of the entire building." He turned to Chad. "I'm sorry, sir. We believe the Joker has made a threat against your life."
"Numbuh 1, you're unlikely to discover this for yourself, so take my word- the KND Supreme Commander earns a lot of threats..."Chad pulled a bottle of soda and a tumbler from a drawer. "I found the appropriate response to these situations a long time ago..."
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The second man was waiting by the Judge's car as he walked down towards. "Numbuh 1 wants me to go right now?"
"These are dangerous people, Judge. Even we don't know where you're going." He handed Hiram Mightor a sealed envelope. "Opens the car door."
"Get in, then open the envelope. It'll tell you where you're headed." Hiram Mightor sighed and climbed in, watching the driver drive the car away.
After a moment he opened the envelope- pulled out a sheet of paper.
It had two words on it: 'INTO DARKNESS'.
Hiram Mightor 's car suddenly disappeared into an explosion of Darkness, throwing a passerby to the ground. After a moment, burning debris fluttered down on him. They were playing cars. Jokers.
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Chad pours himself a glass of soda. "You get to explain to my girlfriend why I'm late for dinner, Lieutenant."
"Sir, the Joker card had a trace of your D.N.A. on it-"
A bang at the door interrupted Numbuh 1 who pulled his weapon, add then opened it, revealing Numbuh 5. "Just the normal number of bad guys in the building- and they're all city employees. Here's a list."
"How'd they get my D.N.A.?" Numbuh 1 looked at Numbuh 5's list.
"Somebody with access to your house or office must've lifted a tissue or a glass..."Numbuh 1, realizing what he said, spun around. "Wait-"
But Chad was already choking, dropping his tumbler onto the desk, the spilled soda sending up a smokey Darkness.
"Get a medic!" Numbuh 1 shouted but it was too late.
Chad screamed as Darkness covered his body and faded into nothing a second later.
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Harvey found Rachel and pulled his into the kitchen, away from the crowd. "You cannot leave me on my own with these people."
"The whole mob's after you and you're worried about these guys?" Rachel said with a smile.
"Compared to this, the mob doesn't scare me. Although, I will say: them gunning for you makes you see things clearly."
"Oh, yeah?" Rachel raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah. It makes you think about what you couldn't stand losing. Soon enough I'll be next head of the Kids Next Door here in Megaville, like you promised me sis." Harvey said with a big smile.
Rachel's smile faded slightly. "Harvey…"
"Come on, I spearheaded the operation that's got those crooks on the run. You can't say I don't have a shot!" Harvey complained, not liking his sister being so hesitant to answer.
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Half the guests were on their cell phones as the elevator dinged.
An assistant DA turned to his colleage. "Hiram Mightor and Chad?"
There was a knock at the front door. Blue Falcon walked over and opened it, finding Detective Hoagie Gilligan who held up his badge to show who he was. Blue Falcon beckoned him in and noticed there was a shotgun at the back of his head held by- Evil Stewie wearing his purple jacket and make-up with a few friends who happened to be Heartless dressed as gangsters. Evil Stewie quickly smashed Numbuh 2 over the head and stepped over him and into the clubhouse.
"We made it." Stewie said with a malicious grin on his face.
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Rachel was looking at Havery with a torn look on her face while Harvey frowned. "I guess no answer isn't 'no'."
"I'm sorry, Harvey. I just..."
"It's someone else who's getting the job, isn't it?" The two did not notice Kenny moving up behind Harvey.
"Just tell me it's not Kenny or Nigel. Those guys are complete-"
Rachel's eyes went wide as Kenny put Harvey in a sleeper hold. "What are you doing?!"
Harvey slumped, unconscious in Kenny's arms. "They've come for him."
From the main room came a shotgut blasting sound followed by screams. Kenny quickly stuffed Harvey in a closet, putting a mop through the handles.
He quickly rushed past Rachel. "Stay hidden."
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Evil Stewie and his thugs pour into the room, weapons raised and racking the shotgun as screams rang out through the clubhouse. "Good evening. We're the entertainment." Evil Stewie said with a smile and moved through the terrified guests. "I only have one question: where are Harvey McKenzie and Birdman?"
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A Heartless appeared in front of Kenny as he moved to get changed, toting a shotgun. Kenny flipped the shotgun around in the creature's hands and used it as a fulcrum to snap its forearm. He then smashed the Heartless in the jaw with the stock without breaking step, field stripping the shotgun and tossing the pieces in different directions as the Heartless vanished into a blast of smoke.
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"You know where the Harvies are? I need to talk to them about something. Really quick. Or I'll settle for his loved ones..."
A distinguished Gentleman steps into Evil Stewie's path. "We're not intimidated by thugs."
Evil Stewie stopped and stared at the man.
"You know, you remind me of my father." Evil Stewie said with a smile before grapping the man's face and had his blade at the man's mouth. "I hated my father."
"Stop!" Evil Stewie dropped the Gentleman and turned to see who spoke: Rachel.
"Hello, beautiful. You must be Harvey McKenzie's big sister." Evil Stewie ran his knfe through his small hair like it was a comb as he slowly walked around her, grinning as she squirmed. "And you are beautiful. You look nervous- it's the scars isn't it? Wanna know how I got them? I had a girlfriend, beautiful like you. Who tells me I worry too much. Who says I need to smile more. Who gambles. And gets in deep with the sharks." Evil Stewie presseed knife into her cheek. " I just want to see her smile again. I just want her to know I don't care about the scars. So I put a razor in my mouth and do this to myself... And you know what?" He started laughing or possibly crying." She can't stand the sight of me... She leaves! See, now I see the funny side. Now I'm always smiling."
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Kenny walked into a suite, seeing Birdman coming back in from the balcony. "What's going on out there, Kenny?"
Kenny didn't answer. He simpled walked over to the wall on the other end of the room and opened a door disguised as part of the wall and slipped in.
"You have got to be kidding."
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Evil Stewie raised his knife from Rachel's cheek and she quickly slugged him.
The psycho baby staggered but smile. "A little fight in you. I like that."
"Then you're going to love me." Evil Stewie turned at the sound of the new voice and Mysterion punched him in the face, spun him down and disarmd him.
The surrounding Heartless jumped him, forcing Mysterion to take them out two at a time, punching and kicking with all the skills he had. Evil Stewie got back up and clicked a blade from the toe of his shoe and jabbed it into Mysterion's ribcage. Mysterion grabbed Evil Stewie and hurled him across the room. He quickly took out the last Heartless that attacked him and turned to face Evil Stewie but stopped when he saw Evil Stewie with another knife pressed to Rachel's neck while standing close to a window.
"Drop the knife." Mysterion growled.
"Sure. Just take off your mask and show us all who you are..." Evil Stewie retorted.
Rachel shook her head at Mysterion as Evil Stewie raised his raygunto the side and blew out the pane of glass next to him. Evil Stewie then dangled Rachel out the window.
"Let her go." Mysterion said, maintaining control of himself.
Evil Stewie look at him like he was stupid."Very poor choice of words..."
With a laugh he let go of Rachel's hand and she fell out onto a sloping glass roof, sliding towards the edge. Mysterion ran past Evil Stewie and dove after her, firing his grapple which snagged Rachel's ankle and activated one wing of his cape. They slowly spun down to the tree as Mysterion enveloped Rachel and they slammed onto the hood of a passing taxi. The driver screamed as Mysterion and Rachel hit the roof and rolled down the windshield, onto the pavement.
Alive.
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The Evil Stewie looked back as his car sped away from the building. He was breathing hard, exhilarated from the battle. He touched the right cheek of his his pale white face.
"What do we do about that brat?" The driver asked.
"I'm a man of my word."
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Rachel opened her eyes and stared into Mysterion's masked face.
"Are you alright?" The masked hero whispered.
"Let's not do that again, okay?" Rachel looked back up at the clubhouse building she had fallen out of. "Is Harvey-?"
"He's safe." Mysterion nodded.
Rachel lied back, breathing heavily and looking up at Mysterion. "Thank you."
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"Nigel, it's over." Fanny 'Numbuh 86' said, sounding more subdued than Numbuh 1 ever remembered.
"As long as they don't get to Windsor, we've cut off their funds." Numbuh 1 pointed out.
"But the prosecution's over, ya idiot." Numbuh 86 ran a hand through her hair. "No-one's standing up in front of a Judge while judges and KND commissioners are getting blown away."
"What about Birdman?" Numbuh 1 asked.
"If he's got any sense, Birdboy's halfway to the moon by now."
The conversation ended when the door burst open and in walked Birdman with fire in his eyes.
"So where do you keep your trash?" Numbuh 1 looked at Birdman with an impressed look behind his sunglasses.
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Windsor looked up as Birdman walked in, holding a bullet proof vest. "You're due in court- I need you alive long enough to get you on the record."
"No way. You can't protect me. You can't even protect yourselves." Windsor retorted.
Birdman threw the heavy vest at Windsor who barely caught it. "Refuse to cooperate on the stand, you won't be coming back here, you'll go to the underground prison. How long do you calculate you'll last in there?"
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Kenny sat in front the video screens in the basement of the KND headquarters, watching them all play Evil Stewie's video with different image treatmens and sound tunnings. "Targeting me won't get their money back. I knew the mob wouldn't go down without a fight, but this is different. They've crossed a line." Kenny stated.
"You crossed it first, Master Kenny. You've hammered them, squeezed them to the point of desperation. And now, in their desperation they've turned to a man they don't fully understand." Behind Kenny was Sensei Jack with a cup of tea in his hands.
Kenny got up from his monitors and picked up his Mysterion outfit. "Criminals aren't complicated, Sensei. We just have to figure out what he's after."
"Respectfully, Master Kenny, perhaps this is a man you don't fully understand, either." Jack closed his eyes."During my travel I came across a remote village a long time ago. My friends and I were working for the local government. They were trying to buy food and water from the local government, bribing them with precious stones. But their caravans were being raided in a forest north of their home by a bandit. We were asked to take care of the problem, so we started looking for the stones. But after six months, we couldn't find anyone who had traded with him."
"What were you missing?" Kenny asked, curious about the man's story.
"One day I found a child playing with a ruby as big as a tangerine." Jack shrugged. "The bandit had been throwing the stones away."
"So why was he stealing them?"
"Because he thought it was good sport. Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money... they can't be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with." Jack's voice became grave. "Some men just want to watch the world burn."
Kenny stared at Sensei Jack and then back at the screen, showing Evil Stewie's face as he laughed. The demonic baby's pale face and yellow glowing eyes literally burned into Kenny's mind as he watched the screen.
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A lonely figure stood on top of a skyscraper, listening with his million dollar earpieces.
From the babble one voicespoke the most clearly. "Your name, sir. Please state-"
"8th at orchard. You'll find Harvey McKenzie and Birdman there."
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A pair of bikes and a squad car screeched to a halt in front of the address given to the dispatcher five minutes ago. Numbuh 1 and Numbuh 5 got off their bikes, leading two police officers into the building. The door was smashed open and Numbuh 1 walked in with his gun drawn, taking in the scene. At the kitchen table were two men who slumped down with crude leers carved into their faces and their driver's licenses were pinned to their chests.
"Check the names." A voice whispered and the two KND agent watched Mysterion energy from the shadows.
Numbuh 1 checked the licenses. "Harvey Crow, a type of bird. Richard McKenzie..."
"Harvey Birdman and McKenzie." Numbuh 5 stated.
"I need ten minutes with the scene before your men contaminate it." Mysterion said.
Numbuh 1 nodded and Mysterion moved past the bodies to the wall, finding an embedded stray bullet. He pulled a sawing device from his belt, thrusting it into the wall and started cutting around the bullet. "That's brick- you're gonna try and take ballistics off a shattered bullet?" Numbuh 5 asked.
"No. Darkness prints." Mysterion answered as Numbuh 5 looked at Numbuh 1.
'Is he serious?' She asked without actually speaking.
Numbuh 1 didn't answer. He saw something on the table and pointed at it. "Whatever you're gonna do, do it fast, 'cos we know his next target..."
Mysterion looked at Numbuh 1 and saw what he was holding: a campaign poster: RE-ELECT MAYOR PHIL KEN SEBBEN. The Mayor's image had a manic clown's grin and "HA,HA,HA" printed beneath him.
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Kenny handed Numbuh 2 a rifle bullet scribed with a grid. He slid it into a clip, then loaded it into a computer controlled gattling gun. The two of them put on ear protectors and Kenny pushed the button to turn it on. The rifle whirred to life, dollying sideways, shooting bullets into a series of iHarveyical brick walls.
"I'm not sure you made it loud enough, Kenny." Numbuh 2 commnted.
As the wall samples were still smoking, Kenny stepped up, carrying the sample from the crime scene, comparing its spread to the new samples. He selected two and carried them to an X-ray scanner. The machine gave the samples a 3-axis scan- HI-RES 3-D imagesof the bullet fragment arrays come up on the screen...Numbuh 2 hit a key and the computer 'reassembled' the bullets according to the grid on each fragment.
"Here's your original scan..." A bullet fragment array pops on screen.
"Here's it reverse-engineered..." Numbuh 2 hit a button and the unmarked bullet fragments were reassembled.
Kenny spun the roughly-shaped bullet puzzle. "And here's a Darkness print."
Numbuh 2 looked at the screen, impressed. "I'll make you a copy."
Kenny examined the Darkness print. "I've run it through all the databases and came up with four possibles." Kenny got up to let Numbuh 2 sit down.
"Cross-reference the addresses. Look for Parkside and around." Kenny opened a hydraulic door, revealing a gleaming MV Augusta Burtale.
As he moved the bike onto the lift...
"Got one. Melvin White, suspected Darkness tampering, moved to Underground Prison twice- 1502 Randolph Apartments, just off State-" Numbuh 2 called out.
"Overlooking the parade." Kenny finish as he and the bike rose on the lift.
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The avenue was blocked off for today's event. Onlookers lined the sidewalks as police marched past them in dress uniform. "With no word from the Mysterion- even as they mourn Commissioner Chad, these cops and KND operatives have to be wondering if the Joker is going to make good on his threat to kill the Mayor today..."
On the buildings above, KND snipers scanned the crowd while down on the street Numbuh 1 keyed his radio. "How's it looking up top?"
"We're tight. But frankly... there's a lot of windows up here." Numbuh 1 looked up at the myriad buildings overlooking the podium.
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Kenny maneuvers the Ducati through the traffic. He pulled up near a parade barricade- dismounted it and slipped into an alley. Xxx Some of the building's hard-luck tenants eye Kenny as he counted doors down the hallway. He stopped upon finding 1502...
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A sea of police officers fills the Avenue. In the center, three grieving families and an honor guard. The Mayor was at the podium with Numbuh 1 behind him. In the meantime Harvey McKenzie was seated with Rachel who looked concerned. "...and as we recognize the sacrifice of these officers, we must remember that vigilance is the price of safety."
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Kenny entered the apartment and found eight men in undershirts, bound, gagged, and blindfolded. A sniper scope on a tripod was at the window. Kenny moved to the first man, and ripped the tape from his mouth.
"Took... they took our guns, our uniforms..." The man whispered, breathing heavily.
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Numbuh 1 scanned the crowd. The Mayor wrapped the flag of Megaville up as the Honor Guard stepped forward, raising their weapons...
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A sniper scanned the windows of the tenement...
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Kenny raced to the window, looks through the scope to see:
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The Honor Guard turned their rifles towards the Mayor. Numbuh 1 saw one of them make a smile, flesh-colored makeup over his scars which were barely hidden. Evil Stewie. Numbuh 1 leapt forward as they fired. Numbuh 1 took a shot to the back as he pushed Phil Ken Sebben out of the way, slamming them both into the ground.
"NUMBUH 1!"
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The Police Sniper spotted Kenny at the window and pulled the tigger. Kenny ducked as shots erupted around the window.
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Pandemonium erupted down on the streets as people screamed from the of the honor guard was tagged in the leg and fell down while the others vanished into the chaos. On the podium, Mayor Sebben rolled Numbuh 1 over as Numbuh 5 knelt down next to him and gasped in horror...
He was not moving.
Harvey McKenzie approached an ambulance sitting in the alley. Two cops jumped out and ran over to their commander and Harvey stepped up into the back. Evil Stewie's thug sat there handcuffed as a Paramedic bandaged his leg.
The Cops ran past, barking orders as Harvey slipped in. "Tell me what you know about the Joker."
Evil Stewie's thug looked at Harvey and smirked. Harvey looked down exasperated before looking back up at Evil Stewie's thug. He spotted something and moved closer to look the man's uniform... his name tag... OFFICER RACHEL MCKENZIE. Harvey, breathing hard, looking around: noticing the paramedic jumping out, rushing to help a fallen officer. Harvey spied the keys in the ignition.
He quickly jumped into the driver's seat...
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The four remaining members of Sector V stood at the door to their Treehouse, scared and horrified as Mayor Sebben and a uniform officer stood in front of them. "I'm so sorry." Mayor Sebben said.
Numbuh 3 started bawling and hugged Numbuh 4 while Numbuh 5 looked down at the ground to hide her tears and Numbuh 2 took his goggles as they started to moisten.
Numbuh 4 stared at Sebben then looked past him as he patted Numbuh 3's back."Are you out there?! Are you?!"
Sebben turned and spotted something- Mysterion, perched in the shadows.
"You brought this on us! This cruddiness! You did! You brought this...!" He was cut off as he buried his head in Numbuh 3's shoulder while Mysterion hung his head in mourning.
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Strobing lights.
Pounding music.
James McGarfield sat in a booth at the side with his aide, Anna and his bodyguards around the table.
"Can't we go someplace quieter! We can't hear each other talk!" Anna said.
"I don't wanna talk." McGarfield said as he took a sip of his soda.
"What?!" Anna said, not hearing him.
One of McGarfield's Bodyguards dropped andMcGarfield looked over. In the strobe lights Mysterion savaged his bodyguards with people running in terror. McGarfield started to get out of his seat but never had the chance as Mysterion landed like a panther on the table in front of him.
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Rachel moves through the chaotic bullpen at the MCU while eyewitnesses, both civilian and cop being questioned.
Rachel's phone rings and she quickly answered. "Harvey, where are you?!"
"Where are you?"
"Where you should be- at Major Crimes trying to sort through all the-"
"Sis, listen to me. You're not safe there."
"This is Numbuh 1's unit, Harvey-"
"Numbuh 1's gone, Rachel."
"He vouched for these agents-"
"And he's gone. The Joker's named you next." Rachel stopped in shock at what she heard and looked around the bullpen, eyeing the operatives. "Sis, I can't let anything happen to you. Is there someone, anyone in this city we can trust?"
"Kenny. We can trust Kenny."
"Rachel, I know he's your friend but-"
"Trust me, Harvey, Kenny's penthouse is now the safest place in the city."
"Okay. Go straight there. Don't tell anyone where you're going. I'll find you there."
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"I love you, Sis." Harvey hung up the phone. He put it away and looked at the guy taped to a chair in front of Harvey- Evil Steiwie's thug, blindfolded.
Harvey ripped off the blindfold...
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McGarfield opens his eyes and saw Mysterion is holding him by the collar at the edge of a catwalk. "I want the Joker."
McGarfield looked down. "From one professional to another- if you're trying to scare someone, pick a better spot. From this height the fall wouldn't kill me."
"I'm counting on it."Mysterion let go and McGarfield fell onto the street while screaming. McGarfield nailed the pavement, clutching at his leg, which is badly broken. Mysterion flied down, landing over him and hauled him up causing McGarfield holler in pain. "Where is he?"
"Don't know, he found us-" MeGarfield answered painfully.
"He must have friends." Mysterion stated.
"Friends? You met this guy?" McGarfield said with a laugh.
"Someone knows where he is." Mysterion grunted.
McGarfield sneered up at Mysterion. "No one's gonna tell you anything- they're wise to your act- you got rules... the Joker, he's got no rules. No one's gonna cross him for you. You want this guy, you got one way. And you already know what that is. Just take off that mask and let him come find you."Mysterion dropped McGarfield."Or you want to let a couple more people get killed while you make up your mind?"
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Harvey showed Evil Stewie's thug a gun with crystal bullets which he loaded into the gun and shoved it in the thug's face. "You wanna play games?" Harvey pushed the gun against the thug's head with real malice on his face. However instead of shooting him Harvey pulled it away and fired, causing the thug to flinch. Harvey put the gun barrel against the thug's temple...
"You wouldn't..." The thug stuttered.
And pulled his lucky coin out of his pocket. "No. I wouldn't. That's why I'm not going to leave it up to me." He showed the thug his coin. "Heads- you get to keep your head. Tails... not so lucky. So, you want to tell me about the Joker?"
The thug was scared but said nothing.
Harvey flicked the coin into the air and slapped it onto the back of his gun hand aiming with wrist horizontal. Harvey showed him the coin: Heads.
The Thug exhaled in relief, shaking from the close call.
"Go again?" Harvey asked, watching as the thug gasped in fear.
The thug started sobbing. "I don't know anything!"
"You're not playing the odds, friend." Harvey tossed the coin again.
This time it didn't land on his hand and Harvey looked up to Mysterion next to him holding the coin. "You'd leave a man's life to chance?"
"Not exactly." Harvey answered.
"His name's Schiff, Thomas. He's a low down crook from the Underground Prison. The kind of mind the Joker attracts." Mysterion moved away from Schiff. "What do expect to learn from him?"
Harvey was now shivering with frustration. "The Joker killed Numbuh 1- and, and Chad. He's going to kill Rachel..."
"You and Birdman the symbol of hope that I could never be. Your stand against organized crime is the first legitimate ray of light in Megaville since it was founded. If anyone saw this, everything would be undone- all the criminals you got off the streets would be released. And Numbuh 1 will have died for nothing." Mysterion handed Harvey his lucky coin."You're going to call a press conference. Tomorrow morning."
"Why?"
"No one else will die because of me. Megaville is in your hands, now." Mysterion said and turned away.
"You can't! You can't give in!" Harvey shouted but Mysterion is gone.
Xxx
Rachel watches Megaville through the window as Kenny entered the penthouse. "Harvey called. He says Mysterion is going to turn himself in."
"I have no choice." "You honestly think it's going to stop the Joker from killing?" Rachel asked with a frown.
"Perhaps not. But I've got enough blood on my hands. I've seen, now, what I would have to become to stop villains like him."
Rachel looked at Kenny, feeling helpless and she was right to feel that way. She cannot help him.
"You once told me that if the day came when I was finished..." Kenny moved toward her. "We'd be together."
"Kenny, I just lost Nigel don't make me your one hope for a normal life-" Kenny took her in his arms. "But did you mean it?"
"Yes." Rachel closed his eyes as they embraced each other tightly. They separated and she looked sadly into his eyes. "But they won't let us be together after you turn yourself in."
Kenny nodded and left. Rachel simply stood and watched him go.
Xxx
Numbuh 2 shoveled documents into an incinerator- blueprints, designs, files.
He paused, looking down at a book. "Even the logs?"
"Anything that could lead back to you or Rachel." Kenny answered.
Numbuh 2 tossed the book onto the fire and stared at Kenny.
"People are dying, Hoagie. We even lost Nigel. What would you have me do?"
Numbuh 2 looked into Kenny's eyes with a fearsome gaze."Endure, Kenny. Take it, if not for yourself than take it for Nigel. They'll hate you for it, but that's the point of Mysterion... he can be the outcast. He can make the choice no one else can face. The right choice."
Kenny shook his head. "Today I've found out what Mysterion can't do. He can't endure this." Kenny smiled ruefully. "Today would have been the day Nigel would get to say 'I told you so'.
"Today, he's not here to." Numbuh 2 was sad but he didn't miss a beat. "Although he did bloody tell you."
Kenny watched the Mysterion-suit sink into the ground and Numbuh 2 closed the incinerator. With everything done they headed for the lift.
"I suppose they'll lock me up as well. Your accomplice." Numbuh 2 commented.
"Accomplice? I'm going to tell them the whole thing was your idea."Kenny laughed.
As they left everything powered down, leaving the bunker in darkness.
Xxx
A capacity crowd of reporters, civilians and cops watched as Harvey stood at the podium. Kenny sat in the crowd next to Harvey Birdman and Mayor Sebben. "Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for coming. I've called this press conference for two reasons. Firstly, to assure the citizens of Megaville that everything that can be done over the Joker killing is being done. Secondly, because the Mysterion has offered to turn himself in-"
"So where is he?!" Someone shouted in the crowd.
"But first. Let's consider the situation: should we give in to this terrorist's demands? Do we really think that-"
"You'd rather protect an outlaw vigilante than the lives of citizens?!" A reporter shouted.
The crowd noisily assented.
"Mysterion is an outlaw..." Harvey said loudly.
Xxx
Rachel was watching the press conference on TV in Kenny's penthouse.
"But that's not why we're demanding he turn himself in. We're doing it because we're scared. We've been happy to let Mysterion clean up our streets for us until now-"
"Since when was he so good at speeches?" Rachel wondered.
Xxx
"Things are worse than ever!" Kenny looked at the heckler and then at the angry crowd.
Harvey leaned over the podium. "Yes. They are. But the night is darkest just before the dawn. And I promise you, the dawn is coming. One day, the Mysterion will have to answer for the laws he's broken- but to us, not to this madman."
The crowd seems moved by his words, then, someone started chanting. "NO MORE DEAD COPS!"
That caused the crowd to almost riot."WHERE IS THE MYSTERION?"
Harvey lost them and he knew it. "So be it. Take the Mysterion into custody." At this, a hush descended on the croud. Kenny is sitting towards the back.
Hungry eyes scanned the room as Kenny started to rise...
Just as Harvey offered his own wrist to the officer next to him. "I am Mysterion."