A/N - Alright peeps, here's the first chapter into my escape from Apokolips Arc. I'm uploading this now for those of you who are tired of waiting, the second one will be uploaded in about an hour or two if you want to read them at the same time.

Enjoy!

M'Gann was chained to the wall of her cell. The candles had turned pure black in color. Today was her last day to live. She hadn't had any contact with Barda since receiving the note. She hadn't eaten any food and her powers returned just as Barda said they would. But because it was so hot in her room she couldn't try out her mental powers or shift into her true form to attempt to escape. She looked outside the window. It was night time. Night time on Apokolips were actually pretty with the sky a light hue of red and yellow. But it was the only pretty thing on the god forsaken planet though. Desaad had informed her that since she refused to talk that the executioner would be coming tonight to end her. Suddenly M'Gann heard the rattling of keys, footsteps, and whistling. The door flung open and her least favorite person on Apokolips walked through.

"Hello my dear did you miss Granny?"

M'Gann glared at the older woman as she walked in carrying a scythe and a bucket with a metal brush in it. The bucket apparantly had some hot liquid in it because it was steaming.

"If you're planning on killing me, do it now Granny," ordered M'Gann. "The only thing I will be happy about is to have some peace and quiet, and finally be away from you."

Granny backhanded M'Gann causing her lip to split open. "Naughty naughty Martian. You hurt your dear Granny's feelings with those words."

"You don't have feelings Granny, you're just an empty shell."

Granny Goodness threw her head back and roared with laughter and she set the pail and scythe down; then she closed the door. "You have a choice Martian," she said. "Granny can make your death quick and fast and chop your head, or Granny can make it slow and painful and scrape you limb by limb with a bucket of acid."

M'Gann glared at the white haired she-devil. Each one of them scared her, but she wasn't about to give Granny the satisfaction.

"Use the acid bitch," M'Gann spat.

"Oh how I will miss the fire that burns in your soul Martian," whispered Granny. "But I will enjoy dissolving you all the same."

She picked up the brush and lifted it above M'Gann's knee. M'Gann felt the burning sensation of the liquid as it dripped down dissolving her skin but she didn't scream once. Before the brush connected with her skin, there was a knock at the door.

"WHO DARES," screamed Granny Goodness. She walked over to the door and flung it open.

"Apologies Granny," said Barda with a quick bow.

Granny slapped Barda in the face. "I ordered you not to interrupt me Barda," she said. "And you disobeyed me yet again. This is becoming a recurring problem with you which shall not... be... tolerated."

"Forgive me Granny, but I wanted to watch the Martian witch die but I didn't know how to ask your permission."

Hearing those words put a smile on Granny's wrinkled face. "My precious dear why didn't you ask your Granny sooner," said Granny with glee. "Of course you may watch me kill the Martian; in fact if you want you can even help me kill her."

"That would please me greatly Granny."

Granny helped Barda to her feet, The two walked into the room and Barda slammed the door hard. M'Gann was almost afraid but had a sigh of relief when Barda winked when Granny couldn't see her. Granny picked up the metal brush. The teeth were all long and sharp and different sizes. Granny smiled and began scraping it across M'Gann's knee hard. M'Gann shrieked in pain; she could feel the skin being removed and she could feel her knee bleeding. Granny kept this up for about thirty seconds and then stopped.

"How does it feel Martian," she asked. "Does it hurt? Does it make you want to beg for a quick death?"

"Feels better than sex Granny," breathed M'Gann venomously with a smile. "You should give my fiancée Connor some tips on how to pleasure a woman. You're doing a better job than he ever did."

Granny glared at her, backhanded her again, and then re-dipped the brush into the acid vigorously. That was when M'Gann noticed the room had become suddenly darker and that one of the candles was out. She looked over at Barda and the warrioress nodded her head. Granny walked back up to M'Gann with the brush steaming and pressed up against her arm. M'Gann closed her eyes and kept the scream in as she felt the stinging pain once again. Amidst the silent screams M'Gann looked at Barda. She had managed to get two more candles out without Granny noticing. If Barda could get one more out she would probably be able to use her telekinesis.

Granny removed the brush and said," I tell you what Martian as an act of good faith I'll cool you down once more before I end your life. Go and get me a bucket of water Barda." She never once took her eyes off M'Gann.

At… at once Granny," stammered Barda. She left the room in a hurry. Now M'Gann was scared. She had to keep Granny from noticing the candles had gone out otherwise the plan would be ruined.

"You know, Granny haven't you ever wondered why Darkseid keeps you at his side," said M'Gann.

"Of course I know why you pathetic sack of meat. Do you know why?"

"He keeps you because you're a woman."

"Lord Darkseid keeps me for my mind and tactical prowess."

M'Gann laughed. She actually laughed at how ignorant and stupid Granny Goodness was. "You think that's why Darkseid keep you," she teased. She had Granny on the ropes now. "Darkseid keeps you simply because it amuses him. If he wanted to, the same fate that happened to Malkos' wife and daughters could be yours at a snap of his fingers."

Granny Goodness had a look of silent fury upon her face. She walked over to the bucket of acid and kicked it over. It landed on the obsidian stones and they began to steam but not dissipate. She picked up the scythe and placed it against M'Gann's neck.

"I think quick and painless will be better," growled Granny. As she raised the scythe, Barda suddenly walked in with the water bucket.

"Shall I cool her once final time Granny or shall you do it," she asked immediately.

"Give me the fucking bucket!"

Barda passed the bucket to Granny which she snatched. She slowly walked over to M'Gann and dumped the entire bucket on her, and at the same time Barda put out two candles.

"Why do you have these candles Granny," asked M'Gann. Granny Goodness laughed with glee. She thought that she was back in power.

"The candles are our second pre-caution to stop you from escaping," she said. "The first was putting a drug in your food to stop your powers."

M'Gann slowly stood up and limped out towards Granny as far as her chains would allow her.

"So even if I wanted to I couldn't use my powers," she asked in mock ignorance.

"Correct Martian."

"Have Barda put out the candles then."

"With pleasure; do it Barda."

Barda bowed with a smile and said," at once Granny." The Fury walked over to the candles closest to M'Gann and put them out. The room was now only being illuminated by the red Apokoliptian moon. M'Gann put her hands out and try to use her powers but nothing came.

"You see Martian, said Granny. "No powers, no escape, no hope."

M'Gann put her head down and smiled. "Sorry but that was just a show," she said with a smile. M'Gann put her hand out again and telekinetically lifted Granny by the throat. Granny grabbed at the invisible hand at her throat but there was nothing there. She tried screaming but nothing was coming out. M'Gann levitated Granny towards her but continued choking her. "How does it feel bitch," M'Gann whispered in Granny's ear. "Knowing that at a moment's notice I could end your life." M'Gann looked in Granny's eyes and saw true fear. M'Gann swung her arm as hard as she could and punched Granny in the face, then she mind blasted her back into the wall hard. Granny's head hit hard and she slid to the ground.

Barda walked over to here and said," she's still alive."

"I'll regret that someday," said M'Gann snapping her chains off. "Let's go."

The exited the room but not before M'Gann wiped Granny's mind. M'Gann was half limping. Granny's acid treatment had done its job, she was hurting bad right now. After ducking their fourth guard Barda pulled out a pair of shackles.

"If you have these on we won't look so obvious," she said.

"I don't want to ever put chains on again Barda," argued M'Gann.

"I know M'Gann and I'm sorry but we both want to get out of here alive right?" M'Gann didn't answer she just nodded her head yes. "Then can you please put them on?"

M'Gann sighed as the shackles were placed back onto her wrists. Then she linked Barda and herself up psychically.

"What's the quickest way out," asked M'Gann. Barda stopped walked and looked around. "I linked us up psychically Barda that way we can speak without moving our mouths. Just think what you want to say."

"Wow this is weird," said Barda. "But the quickest way out is through the Coliseum. From there we can disguise ourselves as poor citizens."

M'Gann nodded her head and they walked towards the Coliseum. When they got into the Coliseum there were flames burning everywhere.

"Let's hurry said," M'Gann. "The longer we're here the harder it will be for me to use my powers because of the heat."

Barda nodded. Suddenly the Coliseum doors opened up and in came the Furies: Lashina, Stompa, Mad Harriet, and Gilotina.

"Did you bring us a new play toy," asked Stompa walked up to M'Gann and pushing her down hard.

"Stop roughing the prisoner Stompa," ordered Barda.

"Why is she out of her cage," asked Mad Harriet cocking her head to the side.

"She's out here on Granny's order."

"Hmmm that's funny," said Lashina starting to twirl her spiked whip. "We just saw Granny about oh five minutes ago. We were going to torture the Martian before Granny killed her, but we found Granny in her room knocked out. Care to explain that to us Barda?"

"I'm your leader I don't owe you an explanation."

"For this you do," said Gilotina putting a hand on one of her swords.

"Looks like the end of the road for me M'Gann," said Barda.

"No," shrieked M'Gann.

But it was too late. Barda pushed her to the side and charged at the Furies. Lashina flung her whip at Barda which was dodged and Barda countered with a clothesline. Mad Harriet dived on Barda's back and tried clawing at her face with her metal talons. Barda managed to throw her off but then Stompa came and punched Barda in the face and sent her flying into a wall. Barda slammed against the stone hard.

M'Gann…. go now," grunted Barda. "Go before it's too…late."

"I'm not leaving you behind," said M'Gann furiously.

Gilotina pulled out her twins swords and ran at Barda and tried to take her head off. Barda pulled out her sword and was defending herself until Lashina's whip ended around her feet. She fell down tied up and then Gilotina smashed the butts of her swords into Barda's head. The warrioress stopped moving. M'Gann could still sense she was alive through the psychic link. Stompa walked over to M'Gann grabbed her by the hair smashed her face into the sand. M'Gann grunted in pain as her head contacted with the ground and her head started bleeding blue blood.

"I don't know what you did to piss off Granny and get Barda on your side," she barked. "But I am going to end you!"

"Just get on with it," said Mad Harriet in a raspy voice.

Stompa lifted what had to be a size 18 metal boot and prepared to crush M'Gann's head. M'Gann used what energy she could and telekinetically blasted Stompa back into the Furies. She crawled over to where Barda was lying down and took the dagger out Barda kept in her boot. M'Gann stood up and with the dagger in her hand. Lashina laughed at her as she got up off the ground.

"Do you honestly think that you can defeat all four of us," she asked.

"I took out that pathetic old woman," said M'Gann cockily. "You four will be no problem."

"We are not Granny Goodness," snarled Mad Harriet with a smile exposing her sharpened canines.

"We're worse," admitted Lashina.

"ENOUGH," roared Stompa. "Capture her so we can kill her."

"Agreed," said Gilotina.

Lashina flung her whip and Gilotina pulled out a small knife and threw it at her. Stompa and Mad Harriet ran at her. M'Gann knew that this was the end; but she was going to protect Barda until the end.

"I love you Connor," she whispered as she raised the dagger.

Lashina's whip was faster than the dagger but just before it hit M'Gann it was deflected with a twang. One second later the same thing happened to the Gilotina's dagger. M'Gann looked down at what stopped the attacks. Lashina had already pulled her whip back but where it had thudded on the ground there was a Batarang tinged with yellow. Next she looked at Gilotina's dagger, beside it was an arrow.

"It can't be," whispered M'Gann. She looked up to see Stompa jump in the air and as the Fury was about to crush her, a small blur with blond hair flew and punched her in the face. Stompa fell down and crashed into the ground but she instantly rolled back up. That just left Mad Harriet. She dived and was about to tackle the hell out of the Martian.

"Erif nrub nordluac elbbub!"

A large explosion of fire came right at Mad Harriet's position but at the last second she performed a back-flip and landed by the rest of the Furies. M'Gann sank to her knees by Barda and at the same time two people landed in front of her. One of them had a large black cape, the other had a quiver.

"It can't be," whispered M'Gann again.

"You all made a big mistake by kidnapping our friend," growled Artemis stringing another arrow into her bow.

"Don't worry though," said Batgirl drawing more Batarangs. "We promise to be gentle."

"Why make that promise," asked Wonder Girl coming down from the air landing beside M'Gann.

"I am going to enjoy this so much," said a voice above them. M'Gann looked up and saw Zatanna coming down with a magic levitating disc under her feet.

"You guys came for me," said M'Gann in shock.

"Hell yeah we came for you," said Artemis. "The one with the whip is mine."

"I call the big bitch," said Wonder Girl.

"Connor lent me his daggers," said Batgirl. "So sword girl is mine.

"I guess the scary looking freak is mine," concluded Zatanna brushing her hair out of her face.

"You brats don't know who you're screwing with," rasped Mad Harriet crawling towards Zatanna.

"Oh we know who we're dealing with," said Artemis taking a step towards Lashina. "It's who bitches who are outmatched and outclassed at every turn."

Stompa spat on the ground as she stepped towards Wonder Girl. "We are the Furies little girl. We make grown men get on their knees and cry."

"Then please," said Batgirl as she circled Gilotina with Connor's daggers drawn. She ignited them so the blackish green flame showed. "Please do your best to make us kneel before you."

M'Gann took deep breaths as she watched her friends prepare to fight the Furies.

"Get em," she whispered.

Both sides charged at one another and then the battle was on.