Episode 14 #Beeline/A Little step goes a Long way.
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DC superhero girls belong to Hasbro and Kamen Rider W belong to Toei
(Metropolis Docks)
We see the Teen Titans girls (Civilian clothes) are rushing down the streets in urgency "[panting] Come, sisters. The twilight of our struggles is not yet upon us." Diana said as if she was hurrying to battle.
"Hurry! Before it's too late." Kara said as the others rushed just as urgently only for one to fall a bit behind.
"[breathing heavily] Right... behind you." Karen said struggling to keep up as she sluggishly kept pace.
The girls kept running only to stop as a horn they search for the their target and Babs found it "It's getting away!" she shout as she point to a...a ferry boat , Babs slumped down in disappointment " Aw! We missed it."
Kara didn't give up "Nuts to that. We've got places to be." she said before rushing for the ferry the others following except a panting Karen who groan before running too.
"I'm gonna be late for work." Babs said who works at the Burrito Bucket and she has to be their before her shift starts.
"Work? I'm gonna be late for the concert." Kara said as she tries to get to her favorite hangout.
Karen who was close to her limit but she didn't want to give it up "Come on, Karen. You can do it. [grunting]"she psyched herself up as she runs harder.
Diana saw how close the ferry is called out " Ready? Jump!" she shouted getting the girls to jump on but noticing someone missing they turned around when they heard.
"Almost there." Karen said as she struggles to keep up.
Jess seeing how close Karen is shouts out encouragingly " Come on, Karen. Hurry!"
Zee also calls out "You can still make it." Karen kept up until stopping due to the ferry leaving the docks, Zee held her hands out "You've just got to try."
Karen looked down at the growing gap and to her friends holding their arms out "I...I... [exclaims] I can't." Karen said as she steps back dejected by her own fears.
As the girls watch her looking down Babs cried "Use you sup-"
Zee quickly covers Babs mouth before whispering "There are far too many people around for that." once she lets go Babs slumped in disappointment while Zee and Jess pats her head reassuringly.
Jess concern for her friend said "I hope she'll be all right."
Diana put a hand on Jess's shoulder "Fear not, kind Jessica. Karen has great strength, yet undiscovered." said as she points out getting her friends to feel a little confident.
Kara on the other hand was nonchalant about the issue "Yeah, she'll be fine." she said as she text on her phone.
Karen not wanting them to feel bad for her shout out " I'll be fine!"
Kara still not looking up said "She'll catch the next one."
Karen Shouts out "I'll catch the next one."
Kara finally looks up at them "See?" looking back to her phone before seeing a certain text "Looks like Shoutaro finished his case something about a cat."
(Back at the docks)
Karen watched as the ferry is sailing off she looks to the ticket stand only for it to close "Or not. [sighs] Guess I have to take the long way home." she said before making her way to the bridge.
After a while of silent walking she just sighs in disappointment "Why couldn't you just try, Karen? Superheroes are supposed to take can't even jump to a ferry?" she said as she made her way on the bridge looking over the side "Face it. You don't have what it takes to be a hero. You should just turn in your wings." before the lights on the bridge shuts off causing Karen to gasp as she looks around warily.
Karen was now scared before seeing a shadow crawling down a cable, Karen backed away before hearing a rustling noise behind her turning around she jumped away from the vines crawling one over the safety rail, After a few panic hops she ran away from it before a large fist punch up in front of her squeaking in fright she ran for cover.
Once she caught her breath she looks out behind her cover to see much to her dismay "Oh, no. Star Sapphire. Catwoman. Livewire. Poison Ivy. Giganta. [gasps] Harley Quinn." as each villain girls made their entrance only to sigh in exasperation as Harley hops around them laughing like a maniac.
It's been a whole week and the giggling clown girl joined her group and they got tired of her antics Catwoman just pinched her nose in annoyance "Can you please stop with that laughing?" only to lean back in surprise as Harley got in her face.
"Come on, Kit-Cat. You know how this works. Winner of the coin toss picks the night's mayhem" Harley said while Catwoman just looked annoyed "and you lost. Leave it to the feline to go with tails.[laughs maniacally]" Harley bragged as she set down her backpack and pulls out a lot of bombs, she then shoves some rope to Catwoman "Here. You like to climb. Pinky. Greenbean. Sparky. Meathead." then gave some bombs to the rest.
Giganta didn't appreciate the nickname though but Harley ignored her for her detonator a dynamite plunger with the word Boooom! on it " And I saved the best for me. [giggles] Try giving me that math test now, Mr. Johnson. He's gonna be stuck in traffic all day. [laughs] " she laughs out maniacally as she hugs the detonator.
Karen pulls back into cover alarmed by what she heard " [gasps] They're gonna blow up the bridge. Someone's gotta stop them." Karen said before donning on her armor becoming Bumblebee "And I know just the girl for the job." she shrinks down before flying away "Wonder Woman!"
(Metropolis city)
Bumblebee flew around the city before activating her communicator calling Diana after a while she picked up "Diana, it's horrible. Harley doesn't want to take a test, so she's gonna blow up the bridge so her teachers can't get to school."[Hello?] "Diana? It's me, Karen. Can you-" [Hello? Perhaps it isn't loud enough. Hello! All right, let me... [angrily] Speak, you infernal machine!] "Diana, I can hear you. You have to hit the green button." and it was cut off "Hello? [sighs]".
Bumblebee stops thinking on who to call next before hearing some loud music looking down she knew whose next "[gasps] Supergirl." flying in the club and over the party goers she sees Kara having a good time, After changing back she calls for her "Kara! Hey, Kara! Kara, hey!" she tries to push her way through only to be picked up on a unintentional crowd surf "Hey! Whoa, whoa, whoa! Hey, Kara, we gotta go. Quickly! There's a bridge, and we have to go because-" but she was thrown out landing with a grunt.
Karen sighed before snapping her fingers "Batgirl." before flying towards where Babs work at.
Babs in her workers clothes smiles "Hola, welcome to Burrito Bucket. How may I help you?" she said behind the counter until Karen jumps in front of her.
"Babs, you've gotta come with me. There's a-" Karen tries to say but Babs cut her off with a business smile.
"We strive to make sure every amigo has a fiesta in a bucket. Every amigo." Babs said the company slogan and emphasizing the last part as she gestures behind Karen.
Turning around Karen realized she just cut in line "Oh." seeing the disapproving look she got she quickly slinked her way to the back of the line apologizing along the way.
Karen waited awhile as the line grew smaller after every purchase and when it's finally her turn she gasp "Where's Barbara?"
"On break. But she left you something." Babs coworker said before giving Karen two large buckets of burritos for making her wait.
Karen walked out in disappointment only to hear a chant nearby she gasp "Green Lantern!" before running over.
Jess who was chanting across from the Burrito Bucket "Save the cows. Kick the buckets. Save the cows. Kick the buckets." before seeing Karen run up to her "Karen! You're here. Let's do some good. Save the cows-" she said as she pushed a sign in her hands then continue to chant.
But Karen interject "No, Jess. You don't understand."
Jess also agrees but not in the same way "No one understands. They'll never understand unless we make them." she said as she shows a flier before giving Karen a stack of it "Give everyone one of these. Save the cows!"
Karen falling over due to the wait stood back up "They're gonna blow up the bridge unless we stop them!" Karen shouted.
Jess gasped as she grabs Karen "Karen, you're right. We have to save the bridge." Karen perks up " The bridge between man and animal." only to groan at the missed point.
"I mean, there's a bomb on the bridge!" Karen shouts out a little fed up by the miscommunication.
Jess gasped before wiping away a tear " I've never heard it put so eloquently. There's a bomb on the bridge! There's a bomb on the bridge! Hey, you! What's in that bucket? Hey! I have some pamphlets for you, mister. Hey!" Jess than ran after a customer and tackling him.
Karen sighed before perking up"Zatanna!"
(Zatara Home)
Zee was reading her favorite romance novel before a buzzing starts to fly around her, not wanting to be disturbed she shoos it away but it kept buzzing so she kept shooing it until she smacks it away but hearing a scream got her to look up only to gasp at who she just smacked "Karen! I'm so sorry." she crawled over only for Karen to lean in.
"I need you to really listen to me right now and not say a single word until I get everything I need to say out, and don't hand me anything, and just listen to me right now, okay?" Zee looked perplex but gave her a go on gesture giving the okay "There are bombs all over the bridge. Harley Quinn wants to blow it up so she doesn't have to take a test, which is crazy because why didn't she just study? And Catwoman lost a coin toss, so she's there, too. And so is Giganta, and Livewire, and Star Sapphire, and Poison Ivy. And if they succeed, traffic is going to be nuts, and that's no good for anybody. And I have to cross that bridge to get to piano lessons. And, like, I want to spend that much time in a car listening to my dad talk about the '90s? So, we gotta hurry 'cause they're all setting fuses, and I'm sorry people eat cows, but nobody's listening to me! And if we don't get over there right now and stop them, it'll be too late." Zee just sat their astonish by how much she said "Um... That's it." Karen said as she finished her ranting.
Zee smiled as she got off her bed "Well, we've simply got to get over there and put a stop to this."
"Really?" Karen said as finally someone listened to her.
Zee nods "Of course. We can't let this villainy stand. You and me, Karen. Together, we're going to face those maniacs and save the day. As soon as I find my cape. I think I saw it over here yesterday." Zee said due to what happened yesterday at the pier she decides to clean her hero outfit but she might've misplaced it "Or was it over here? Oh! I know where it is." Zee said before poofing away leaving a growling Karen who flew out.
Deciding to go to her last hope she calls for the last person on the list "Double." and after a while he picked up [This is the Narumi Detective agency, you have a problem we're on the case.] "Shoutaro you gotta listen There's a bomb on the bridge and -" [If we aren't at the agency it means we're on another case or not home so if you wish to hire us at a later date leave a message after the bee-*Beep*] Bumblebee having enough screamed as she flies towards the bridge.
After she lands she checked her phone seeing no missed calls before her phone died of low battery "Dead." she mumbled out.
(Bridge)
Harley is laughing up a storm in anticipation as the others sets up the bombs "I'm gonna blow up The bridge
So I don't gotta do math " she sang out as the girls came back to her and stood behind her.
Catwoman looked annoyed "Finished. Let's get this over with so we can have some fun."
Harley just giggled "Trust me, Kit-Cat. This is gonna be 100 different kinds of fun." she said causing Catwoman to roll her eyes.
Karen leaned behind her cover pulling out her necklaces and seeing her own reflection in it "What're you gonna do, Karen? If they blow up the bridge, it will shut the whole city down. But you can't face six of them on your own. You wouldn't stand a chance." she said before looking herself again seeing her scared expression before she change it to determination "The city needs a hero. So, you've got to try." before becoming Bumblebee again.
She jumps out of cover to see Harley getting ready to push down Bumblebee narrowed her eyes before shrinking down and flying towards the laughing Harley Quinn, as Harley got closer to pushing down the faster Bumblebee flew until she was just mere inches from Harley before growing full size and tackled her.
Due to the speed and the sudden growth and the surprise caught the villain girls by surprise not only stopping the bomb but also destroying the plunger rendering it useless.
Bumblebee shook off the dizziness before looking around "Huh? I did it. I did it. I saved the bridge by myself. I really did it!" Bumblebee celebrate her bravery before someone cuts off her brave high.
"Oh, you did it, all right" Catwoman said as Bumblebee saw the villain girls glaring down at her.
Bumblebee gulped but stood her ground bracing herself for whats about to happen next.
As Giganta rears a fist and punch down at the puny bug only for someone to land in front of her and stops her punch "Huh?" before jumping away as bullets of wind blast by her feet.
Bumblebee looks up to see Wonder Woman standing firm before Double land and roll as Supergirl flew in, accompanied by Green Lantern and Batgirl landing on both sides and Zatanna Flew by " Found my cape" she said in a singsong voice before turning around to Bumblebee "Oh, and I found these guys, too."
Wonder Woman moved the cape aside "You have the courage of a Nemean lion, Bumblebee. Well done." she said as she pulled Bumblebee to her feet before leaping to battle.
As the Villain girls got ready to fight they were surprised when Livewire was lassoed away and Giganta was carried off by Supergirl, Zee fired a magic blast at Star Sapphire who blocked the blast with a heart shaped shield before flying up in the air only to be blasted by another magic spell.
Jess flew over and seeing the bombs strapped to the bridge she finally got what Karen was saying " "Bomb on the bridge!" I got it now." she said as she flew over and created a cage to hold Poison Ivy but Catwoman manage to slip out hissing at her before she was blasted by Double who aimed his TriggerMagnum at her.
"What other meaning does Bomb on the Bridge have?" Double said before dodging some flying claws before guarding her slash and pushing her back.
"See, I told them you'd be fine." Supergirl said as she gives her a thumb up on one hand and rapidly punching Giganta with the other.
Batgirl jumps from lamp to lamp "That move was the most amazing move of all time, and you totally need to use it over and over again." she said before seeing Harley pulling out her hammer but left her wide open, so Batgirl drop kicks Harley causing her to daze as Batgirl finish "I'm gonna name it something awesome like... Uh... Beeline!"
Bumblebee thought 'Beeline. I like it.' "Oh, yeah." she said as she got ready to fight.
Harley got up growling as she held her hammer firmly Batgirl seeing this decides to run off "And maybe try it again? Like, now." while Harley wiped dirt off her mouth before smiling in anticipation.
Bumblebee would be intimidated before but now she's got this "Oh, I'm not gonna try. I'm gonna do!" Bumblebee said as the Titans stood behind her.
Harley just Laughs as the Villains stood behind her before they run towards one another to clash.
(Somewhere in Fuuto)
We see the a group of policemen investigating the crime scene showing piles of bodies strewn around the room each bodies looking like thugs with scars here and their but the most glaring issues are their eyes looking glassy, vacant. Hollow 'Another piles of bodies' one man thought as he inspect one of them "Tatsu Hiruma yakuza ka?"
"Superintendent we found a clue sir." one of the officers said getting the mans attention after looking at what he pointing at, stepping closer he saw what looks like a book opening it up he saw it was filled with names and dates 'Looks like one of them is keeping a close eye on his business partners.' he flips through the page until reached some torn page leaving only one word not torn out.
The man made his way to the door "Call head quarters that I'm leaving the country for a bit."
Surprised the officer asked "What? But sir what could you-"
"Don't question me!" the man said before walking out "I'm not gonna let you run."
The man said as he walks out to the street while a shadowy figure looks down as he rode off.
The officer who was stunned hurried to call HQ while he was relaying his superiors order we see the only legible word on the torn page [Metrpol-]