Vlativastok, Vlativa
September 20, 2019
9:19
"Let go of me!" Rose shouted as Tommy manhandled her to the ground next to Beast Boy who gave her a sheepish smile which she rolled her eyes at.
"My dear Roselin," Vertigo mused, his back turned to the prisoners whom lay on the ground behind him, all with inhibitor collars around their necks. He turned his head slightly, to look at Rose out of the corner of his eye, "Your father would be disappointed in you."
Rose growled and clenched her fists. Then a hand grasped her shoulder, she jolted around and saw her older brother Grant. The former holder of the Ravager title, he went by Terminator now.
He wore the same outfit as their father, but with a solid dark grey mask and no orange, which was replaced with more black, or grey. He pulled his mask off and shook his head, grinning.
"I knew you were the failure," He mused, "And I looked better in that get up."
He made a choking noise, looked up then back down at her and spat a large loogie onto her face. Infuriated Rose stood up to strangle the hell out of him but was stopped when Grant smugly pressed the controller for her collar on his gauntlet.
Electricity coursed through her body and sent her crashing down to the floor, groveling at her brother's feet. She glared at him as he laughed like an idiot.
"I can't believe you," She mumbled.
"What, that I refused to betray our father, Joey was loyal did his duty," Grant snarled at her, kicking her in the ribs, "Died for dad's cause."
"He was murdered!" Garfield shouted in Rose's defense. Grant pulled his glock from his hip and pointed it to Gar's throat.
"Terminator," Vertigo shouted, "Not yet."
With a click of his tongue and a smirk Grant holstered his weapon. He took one last kick to the chest at his sister and put his mask back over his face. He tapped his earpiece and his eyes started to glow a bright red.
He grabbed his sniper rifle off a table and walked over to the balcony.
Above the throne room Batgirl stood crouched over the window, placing herself perfectly as to not cast a shadow from the pale moonlight. Her blonde hair blew like a flag in the cold, nighttime, European winds.
"Alpha, Terminator has taken a sniper position on the South-Eastern balcony," Steph whispered into her comm. "Get him to the ground."
*How many hostiles inside the throne room?* Flash asked.
"I have eyes on Vertigo, Terminator, Tommy and Tuppence Terror, Red Hood and Inertia," Batgirl reported, "Devastation just left the room two minutes ago, Ravager has been added to the hostage count."
*Copy that* Superboy said.
Above in the clouds Superboy, Flash and the Outsiders waited to drop out of the Javelin. Objective one, get rid of Grid, Terminator and the guards.
"Forager, Cyborg the two and I of you take down Grid, KF and you and Static and Flash shut off the lights, Ed, Arrowette and Wonder Girl you lure out Terminator." Superboy said, he opened the main hatch of the Javelin as Wonder Girl lowered it into the tree just outside the castle.
Virgil groaned about the idea he'd need to piggyback on either Barry or Bart. But before he could say anything Barry grabbed his collar and dragged him out of the ship at high speed.
The three of them reached the main powergrid for the castle. They needed the throne room and dungeon security and lighting off. It was guarded by Deadshot and Icicle Junior.
"Simple enough," Bart said, he and Barry gave each other a nod and ran behind the two, and put their arms and hands over the villains mouths. Virgil noticed the speedsters both had red clothes in their hands.
"Of course," Virgil said, he ran out of the bushes and passed the now knocked out Jr. and Deadshot.
"Just the Throneroom and Dungeon?" Static asked. Barry nodded, looking over his shoulder.
"Got it!" Static laughed, his hand crackled in lightning and he grabbed hold of the junction box. It surged in voltage and two electric lines burst. Exploding immediately.
In the throne room the lights flickered and then shut off. The secondary generator activated and red light engulfed the room.
"We have a breach," Vertigo growled, standing up out of his throne, "Claygirl, you go check on the generator, Terminator go down to the field and make sure no one takes her out from behind."
Claygirl was already in the field so she went immediately, Grant leaped over the balcony and landed on the grassy field below. He barrel rolled and then stood up. He threw the sniper rifle down and then pulled the BR-18 from his back. He put a clip in it and turned on a red light he attached to it.
"Terminator, Junior and Deadshot are knocked out, the junction box seems fine but two of its lines are-," Claygirl started to report on his radio before she was cut off.
"Fucking hell," Grant muttered under his breath, behind gritted teeth. Suddenly a finger tapped his shoulder, he turned around and there was nobody there. "Come out!"
A faint femenine laugh echoed on the area, about twelve yards away, behind him to the North, an explosion destroyed a Chevy Suburban. He turned around and ran that way.
He looked down at the ground to see the remnants of a red arrow shaft.
"Terminator to Vertigo," He said into his comm, "We got company, the Green Arrow kind, might be Arrowette."
*Bring me confirmation, preferably in the form of her head.* Vertigo ordered.
Terminator aimed his gun in front of him, the red light illuminating the already dimly lit yard. He swept it around then turned around at aimed at a five foot seven girl who stood before him.
Wonder Girl, in her red and gold shone like a goddess, a hand on her left hip and a sword in her right hand. She smirked at him, then winked.
Terminator growled and opened fire. Bullets ricochet off of Cassie's chrome plated blade. She spun around slicing at the bullets, counting off each one in her head. At the last one in the clip she sheathed the sword on her back while simultaneously waving her right arm in front of her face.
The bullet fell to the ground after hitting her silver wrist band, smashing itself into a disk no thicker than a quarter. Grant grunted, threw his rifle onto the grass next to him and pulled a katana from his back and lunged at Wonder Woman's apprentice.
Cassie smiled, twirled around and pulled the blade and shield off her back and blocked his attack, a broad swing at her chest with her shield which was held on her right arm. She pushed him off and for a brief moment she looked just like Diana.
Arms spread out to her sides, sword and shield ready. Hair blowing in the wind, blue eyes filled with furry. The gold 'W' on her chest sparkling in the dim moonlight. She then took a defensive stance, with her sword in front of her and her sword behind her.
Before Terminator could attack an arrow brushed across the side of his face, slicing his mask slightly. He turned around to see Arrowette, aiming her bow at him.
Cissie flicked a switch on her bow and it straightened out into a bo' staff. She spun it around and thrusted it in front of her person in a defending position.
Grant growled and wavered his glance between the girls. He drew a second katana and put it underhand as opposed to the one in his right being in a more traditional overhand position in his hand. One blade pointing at Arrowette and the other at Wonder Girl.
May 29, 1453
Constantinople…
"Meínete píso, meínete píso sas daímonas!" A guard shouted outside a dark cavern, he held a spear's blade out before him. Pointing at Mano's chest. Mano grabbed the spear head and melted it in his hand.
Behind him Validus ripped a second guard in half, the man's guts and blood all dropping to the floor.
"Den eímai daímonas, allá to mikró sas myaló den boroúse na katalávei ti eímai, eímai edó gia éna skopó," Mano said, explaining that he was before the guard for a reason. The man quivered and dropped the spear, backing into the rock wall.
"Giatí eísai edó," He asked Mano, who mused. Why was he here, to serve the goal of a master of the man who recruited him for a cause he had little interest in.
"The Holy Lance, O Ágios Lórdos," He spoke, grabbing the man's throat in his left hand, "Eínai se aftó to spílaio, étsi den eínai."
The man answered in a fearful nod, Mano's skeletal mouth curled into a sinister grin. His hand glew yellow at the guard's neck and head melted into goo that spilled over Mano's hand and wrist.
He opened his hand and let go of what remained of the guard's upper spine and the body fell to the ground. The severing point where his head once was, had already been cauterized and singed.
Mano stepped aside and allowed Validus to ram into the wall, breaking the chamber open. Persuader approached dragging a guard's lower torso and threw it to the ground.
"We're in I guess," He murmered.
"We are indeed," Mano said, he waved his left hand forwards and used the glow of the acid dripping from his fingers to illuminate that dark cavern.
The three mercenaries walked into the dark cavern with only the corrosive glow of Mano's hand to light the way to a tomb. A shrine full of artifacts and memorabilia to Christ.
In the center a statue of Christ on a cross with the spear in his ribcage stood. The real Spear of Destiny. It had a faint golden glow. Mano smirked and motioned Persuader to approach.
Presueder pulled his axe from his back and slashed down on the statue, freeing the spear, which he grabbed with his free hand before it touched the ground. He sheathed his axe and held the spear in both hands.
"Now let's go and give this to Zoom," Presuder said, "And get our pay."
The three walked out of the cavern into the now Ottomon Empire just as the siege of Constantinople ended. They approached the small ship and boarded it, warping to the Darkrider.
Present Day, Vlatavastok…
Grid grunted as Vic kicked him in the side, sending the fellow cyborg into the castle wall. Grid transformed his arm into a cannon, which Vic combated by doing the same. The two blasted at each other, red and orange laser blasts clashing with each other.
Vic raised the intensity of his cannon, the red gaining ground. Grid did the same, and his orange laser cut through Vic's blast.
Vic jumped out of the way but not soon enough as his right leg was fried into nothing, and his left foot was also blasted off. Victor tumbled to the ground, Forager ran up behind him and grabbed Vic's arms and pulled him away from the fight as Conner engaged Grid.
"I'm fine, Fatherbox will fix the damage," Vic said as the Fatherbox in his chest started to assess the damage to Victor's body.
"Forager, keep Vic from engaging until he's got two feet again!" Conner shouted.
Conner rammed his right fist into Grid's metal jaw, but not breaking it off. Somehow the collision hurt, and Conner shook his hand and readied himself for a kick to the thigh. He grunted and stumbled.
Conner then cupped his hands together and punched Grid in the chest, breaking open a small chamber of glowing green light.
Superboy fell to his feet and moaned. Suddenly with a sickly feeling. He looked up at a shard of Kryptonite embedded in Grid's chest.
"I might not be Metallo, but still enough to kick your ass!" Grid cackled, kicking Conner in the face.
"Victor Sone, I must assist Conner Kent," Forager said to Vic who waved his arm violently telling him to go.
Forager rolled over to Grid, and rammed his hard shell into Grid's Nynth armor. Grid smirked.
"Alright bug, let's go," Grid said, approaching Forager, "Can't say you'll have four arms when we're done though."
In the throne room, glass fell to the ground over the heads of the villains. Whom all looked up, shocked that Batgirl, and Beta Squad were there.
Batgirl, tapped a button on her gauntlet and sent a signal on the same frequency as the inhibitor collars in the building. Short circuiting them all. Steph then landed on the ground in a crouch and hand in front of her.
She stood up and pulled out her bo' staff, behind her Raven, and Halo floated down to the ground and Tigress, Arsenal, Beetle and Thirteen landed on the ground.
"Batgirl, you look different," Vertigo snarled, standing up.
"What's up?" Steph said smugly.
"Inertia take of them," Vertigo said, sitting back down. Behind them Inertia started to run, but was stopped by Nate running up in front of him, extending an arm, clotheslining the clone.
Inertia got back up and went to tackle Nate who ran off into the hallways, Inertia ran after him.
Red Hood aimed his guns at Tigress who drew her crossbow and aimed it at him. Blue Beetle converted both arms into his sonic cannons, Beast Boy stood up them morphed into a cougar with a growl.
"You're outnumbered." Stephanie said to Vertigo with a smile.
Vertigo screamed in rage and blasted the heroes and his own men with sonic waves, sending them to the ground. He stood up and walked over to the new Batgirl. He glared down at her and blasted her with more waves.
"I don't need numbers bitchgirl," Vertigo snarled…