Chapter 163
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Note: Robert and Celine are from the movie "a life less ordinary." Warren, Armand, and Gunther are minor villains from "Batman the animated series." John Galt is from the novel "Atlas Shrugged."
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While Lenin recruited bank robbers into his new army, his enemies also recruited bank robbers into theirs. While a covert agent of Evil Lenin had worked with John Galt. Although they had both been athiests, they had different ideas regarding economics. Lenin was a fanatical communist, Galt was just as dedicated to capitalism. But while Lenin had tried to break away from Evil, Galt still served it. Galt was okay with destroying Lenin and his communist revolution. Galt's former lover Dagney was working with him again, might very well become the first lady of this new kingdom. Galt's main enforcer was Ragnar Danneskjold, a former pirate, was once again working as a reverse Robin Hood. At the moment, they were meeting with five others whom they hoped to recruit into this. Celine, Robert, Armand, Gunther, and Warren. Celine was a spoiled heiress, Robert worked for her father's company until he was laid off. In revenge Robert kidnapped Celine. She turned the tables and manipulated him, tried to get her father's money in ransom. When he cut off her credit cards Celine impulsively robbed a bank, not caring about holding an innocent girl hostage. Somehow Celine and Robert actually wound up falling in love and getting away with their crimes, at least temporarily. Armand, Gunther, and Warren were all spoiled heirs to various companies, they ended up forming a gang, the Terrible Trio. They stole from people, even hurt people, just out of boredom. The Batman stopped them, and for all of their money they wound up in prison. Now, Galt was willing to use these people to gain power for himself.
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Galt: My friends, I think we can all agree that Lenin's communist revolution would not be good for any of us.
Warren: Yes, I doubt he would take kindly to those of us born into wealth.
Celine: What do you suggest we do?
Galt: Lenin maintains power in his army by taking in refugees, promising them food, medicine, shelter. We take those things from him, his army turns on him.
Warren: Causing dissension amongst our enemies, makes sense. But what exactly is in it for us?
Galt: We are trapped in Hell, at least for now. We can make the most of it, perhaps even get sent to Earth and be free. Not to mention take the property of our enemies.
Warren: Sounds like fun, I'm in.
Armand: Me too.
Gunther: Agreed.
Robert: So you all wish to steal from starving refugees? Make yourselves more comfortable at the expense of so many others?
Galt: Yes. We are the elite. You see Robert, you and me were both born with nothing, we earned what we had, those refugees did not. Our friends here were born with wealth, and clearly were willing to fight for what they had, not like the moochers who just demanded what we had simply because they "needed" it.
Robert: And you Celine?
Celine: I don't know. We're trapped in Hell anyway, why not try and make the most of it.
Robert: Do what you want, just leave me out of it.