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Also, Earth-38 Alfred is dead now due to old age. Considering how old Batman is, it makes sense. Sorry to disappoint like that, but it has to be that way.
Chaos Sorcerer: Thanks for the review, buddy. Let's get a 'Holy' here too, lol! Batman will break out some Kryptonite, but Connor isn't that strong or experienced and they do have Donna, Kory and Rachel backing them. No, not all of them will go. Just wait and watch, and as for Watchmen, I do have plans of introducing the movie versions later, just not sure when. I think with how old Bruce is now, Alfred would be dead, sorry about that, but it makes sense. All of them getting a vehicle would be awesome. Oh yes, some footage will be broken out. Yes, you know where I got that from, and glad it was nice. Glad to hear it. Thanks a lot and glad you enjoyed all of those parts from the roast, I had fun writing them too, especially breaking apart his atrocious grammar and lack of education. And my own personal favorite was when I said- "If Fuckrod isn't obsessed with Smallville, then Sasha Grey is still a virgin!" LOL! Imagining that is hilarious and awesome for sure, LOL! Also, I have a one-shot called 'True lovers at peace' and would love your opinion on it. Enjoy the chapter, brother.
Guest 1: Thanks for the review. LOL! Hilarious.
Guest 2: Thanks for the review and agreed. No I haven't seen Stargirl and I'm not in the mood to watch new Arrowverse stuff. I'm not upset, just shaking my head.
Chapter 3- Undoing the brainwashing
Earth-38, Gotham City
Gar, in his tiger form, leapt at Connor, biting his arm, but Connor tossed him away into the air. Gar was thrown away by many feet and his body hit a board before falling on the ground. He groaned in pain, his entire body aching, while people on the streets ran in fear.
Connor turned around to see Donna, Kory, Rose and Dawn marching towards him in their suits, ready to face him.
"Any ideas?" Donna asked the other two.
"Hey Connor!" Kory called out, making the other two women look at her incredulously.
"That's your idea? 'Hey Connor?'" Dawn asked incredulously.
"What an idea!" Rose said sarcastically.
"Gar!"
Gar looked up to see Rachel walking towards him and grunted as she said. "Gar, it's me."
She kneeled near him and asked. "Are you okay?"
As he looked at her in confusion she said. "I know they did something to you."
Slowly moving her hands towards his paws, which he backed off, she said. "But we need you Gar."
Gar suddenly roared and lunged at her, making her back off by a few feet.
"Okay, Gar!" She said, her heart pounding against her chest. "That was not cool!"
Connor glared at Dawn as she wondered out loud. "Why is he looking at me like that?"
"Probably because you're dressed like a giant bird", Donna said matter-of-fact, making the two exchange a look.
"He has no clue who we are", Kory said.
"What was your first hint?" Rose asked her.
"I think you should go talk to him", Dawn said to Donna.
"Why me?" Donna asked.
"I don't know", Dawn shrugged before grabbing Donna's arm, urging her to go to Connor. "He's Kryptonian, you're Themyscirian, maybe you'll relate."
"Nice logic", Rose shrugged sarcastically.
"Okay", Donna said, pushing Dawn's arm away. "Fine."
Letting out a deep breath, Donna walked towards Connor and greeted. "Hi Connor. Pleasure to meet you, I am Donna Troy."
Connor looked at her strangely, while Dawn looked at the scene hopefully, and Kory and Rose looked at the entire thing skeptically as Donna continued. "We haven't officially met but you know, I've heard great things."
Still not getting a response, Donna muttered. "Okay, fuck it."
She then said to Connor. "Look, I don't know whose pulling your strings but you need to snap out of it, okay? From what they say, you're at least half-Superman, so can we please calm down and find that half?"
Still not getting a response, Donna turned around and gave Dawn a sarcastic thumbs up. Dawn gave her a sarcastic look and gestured with her hands for Donna to try again.
As Donna turned to face Connor again, this time, he suddenly punched her, staggering her back slightly.
Panting a little, Donna said. "That was rude."
And with that, she punched Connor on the chest, staggering him back slightly and kicked his face in a spin motion, staggering him again.
As he recovered, she leapt into the air and punched his face, staggering him back once more. Then he recovered and smacked her face, staggering her back.
He tried to attack again but she blocked two strikes before ducking to avoid a third and interlocking her fists, gave him an uppercut on the chin, dazing him.
Then he head-butted her, staggering her back.
The two then punched each other simultaneously, and both staggered back from the impact.
Connor recovered a second earlier and leaping into the air, punched Donna hard on the face, sending her flying off and crashing into a car before falling down.
Then Kory walked towards Connor and said in Kryptonian. "Don't make me regret saving your life."
He tried to punch but she ducked before punching his face, very slightly moving it, and then struck his chest, but he was unaffected, to her shock.
Her powers weren't at their top game right now, unfortunately.
"Fuck, I regret it", Kory muttered as Connor grabbed her by the throat and lifted her into the air.
Then suddenly, Connor gasped and started panting, letting Kory go in the process before he turned around to see Batman and Detective holding up their fists, both of which had glowing Kryptonite rings on them.
Batman punched him on the face, staggering him away before Detective leapt up and elbowed his head, dazing him. Both of them then kicked his chest in a rotatory motion, sending him flying back and crashing to the ground.
As he tried to get up, Batman and Detective once again held up their Kryptonite rings, making Connor gasp before Dick flipped behind him and hit his head with his sticks, knocking him down again as he gasped and panted.
"Perfect timing", Kory said. "Now what do we do?"
"Other than yelling 'Hey Connor?'" Donna asked as she walked back while Kory looked sheepish.
"Now we're gonna need Rachel", Dick said.
"She is still on Gar", Rose reminded.
"Gar, we don't have much time", Rachel said to Gar who sighed. "Do you remember, back when we were in Angela's house? Trigon was trying to turn everyone dark, and you were the only one he couldn't turn. When you touched me, you reminded me of who I really was."
Slowly inching her hand closer to his paw, she said. "So I'm gonna touch your paw…your hand, because I know who you really are. Even if you don't."
He growled as she said. "So please Gar, come back to us."
Producing energy in her hand, she closed her eyes and touched Gar's 'paw.'
And then Gar remembered everything- meeting Rachel for the first time, the good times he had shared with the team, the laughs, the banter, everything, and his hugs with Rachel and Dick.
Rachel felt the paw contracting and opened her eyes to see Gar sitting there, now in his human form, naked, staring at her, panting.
"Gar!" She said in relief with a smile.
"Rachel!" He panted as she took off her shawl and gave it to him to wrap around himself.
Connor punched the ground and the shockwave sent everyone flying off and falling on the ground.
They all groaned as they staggered up while Connor tossed a car away randomly.
As he tried to strike another car, Batman and Detective ran at him together, holding up their Kryptonite Rings.
Batman grabbed him in a chokehold, the ring weakening him as Detective also held up his ring in front of Connor.
Donna then twirled her lasso and wrapped Connor in it.
Connor struggled, trying to free himself but he was only half-Kryptonian and the rings were weakening him.
Rachel then arrived as Dick yelled. "Rachel, now!"
She quickly fired her energy at the restrained Connor. The black, viscous, liquid form the energy took weaved to avoid Batman and wrapped around Connor.
"Dick hurry up, this guy is really strong!" Rachel called out to him.
"You can do this, Dick!" Detective encouraged him, making Dick look at him for a second. His voice sounded…regretful, to say the least.
"It's all you now!" Rachel said.
"It's all us now!" Dick agreed as Rachel fired another blast of energy at him.
"Good luck, Dick", Batman said as Dick was enveloped in Rachel's energy as well.
Dick's eyes opened as he found himself in a dark, pitch black place, and he could hear voices all around him.
He then saw Connor kneeling in a corner, crying.
"Connor!" Dick called out as the young man, who was still a boy at heart, sobbed harder. "I don't know what they have done to you, but you will be okay. You are not alone anymore."
"Her voice…." Connor said in between sobs. "She tells me what to do. I can't…make it stop!"
"What did she tell you to do?" Dick asked.
"Kill them", Connor said as he swallowed a lump in his throat. "Kill them all."
He looked up at Dick with tears in his eyes as the man walked towards him and knelt near him.
"Tell me how I can help you", Dick offered.
Connor looked away in shame and fumbling his hands here and there said. "I can't find any light!"
Dick then stood up, hearing the voices carefully, and walked towards what looked like a wall. As he touched it, he heard Rachel's voice.
"Light!"
"Light", Dick muttered before he punched that part of the wall hard, shattering it, letting bright light seep in.
The light shined on Connor's face, making him widen his eyes as he looked at it almost hungrily. He held out his hand, as if trying to catch the sunlight in his palm.
Dick continued punching the wall till the hole turned into a gap large enough for a human to pass through.
Connor smiled at last as the sunlight covered him. He stood up as Dick walked out of the gap.
Connor held out his hands and closed his eyes, bathing himself in the sunlight as he screamed happily.
Connor's eyes opened and he found himself in a grassy field, sunlight shining down on it.
Connor looked around before spotting Dick next to him.
"I know you", he said.
"I'm Dick Grayson", Dick introduced himself.
"How did you find me?" Connor asked.
"You're part of our family, Connor", Dick assured. "We will always find you."
Connor looked at the ground before looking back at Dick. "Thank you."
Connor then looked at the sky and closed his eyes, bathing in the sunlight once more.
Opening them, he turned to look at Dick with a smile. "You might want to stand back a little."
With a smile, Dick complied, stepping aside as Connor kneeled to the ground, touching it with his fist, and then flew up into the air, unleashing a shockwave.
Dick watched with a smile as Connor disappeared in the sky.
Connor gasped as he looked at everyone.
"Connor!" Dick called out.
"Dick!" Connor said. "Please, let me go, this is over."
Dick looked at Batman, Detective, Donna and Rachel, and gave them nods.
First Batman freed Connor from his chokehold and moved back with the Kryptonite ring, while Detective too lowered his hand and moved back. Then Rachel stopped her energy, and finally Donna unwrapped her lasso.
Connor looked at himself and then back at them all with a smile. "I'm back guys! I am sorry!"
He looked around at the moderate destruction he had caused and said regretfully. "I did this! I know it wasn't me, but I did this! I'm sorry!"
"It wasn't you, you were brainwashed", Batman assured him as he looked at them all.
Donna walked towards him and said. "It's all right, we know it wasn't you. It's good to have you back. And has anyone told you that you know how to throw a punch?"
Connor, the Titans and the two Batmen all smiled at that as the people gathered around, applauding them.
They all stood there humbly as Gar tried to wave but his shawl almost fell off so he had to catch it.
Now hopefully, things could get back to normal.
Wayne Manor
Bruce, Wayne, Bats, Catwoman, Selina, Robin, Deathstroke and Wilson had been left behind as all of them going would be unneeded, and besides, none of them were familiar with Connor or Gar and none of them had the means to take down a Kryptonian. Well, Wilson did but he didn't have it on him currently, unfortunately.
Suddenly, a dark portal materialized in front of them before opening up.
All of them were immediately on guard as Deathstroke and Wilson brandished their swords while the others watched curiously.
Then out of it fell two bodies!
Bruce, Catwoman and Deathstroke were horrified when they realized the bodies looked like the Superman and Supergirl of Earth-38. Both of their faces were chalk white, and red smiles were carved on their faces.
Everyone familiar with more sadistic versions of the Joker looked absolutely mortified when they saw someone stepping out of the portal, and they were even more horrified.
The figure was dressed like Batman, but its suit had a red emblem instead of a yellow around the bat, whose wings actually looked broken at the ends.
His cape was in tatters, as if something had ripped it.
He also had a metal crown on his head with what looked like spikes protruding out of it, and his face was clearly chalk white.
His mouth was wide open in an insane, hysterical smile, which was clearly permanent, and he had a smile-shaped scar on his lips due to having carved it there.
"Who are you?" Bruce growled, immediately noticing how this thing seemed like a combination of himself and Joker.
"I am something twisted and wrong", he said and laughed hysterically just as the two Deathstrokes charged him.
He held out a Joker card and materialized a dark sword from it, using it to block a blow from Deathstroke and then ducked to avoid a swing from Wilson before flipping to avoid another strike from Deathstroke.
As he landed though, Wilson hit his face with his ballistic staff, whipping his head to the other side before Wilson struck his legs in a spin motion, sending him to the ground.
Wilson was about to hit again but the figure held up his card and a dark shield was materialized, blocking Wilson's attack before he kicked him away. His strength was above normal clearly, as Wilson was sent flying back by a few feet before he crashed to the ground.
Deathstroke tried to hit again but the figure side-stepped to avoid and with amazing speed, got behind him before flipping into the air and kicking him on the back of the head, kicking him away.
"Holy, a Dark Knight with a carved smile, Batman!" Robin exclaimed.
"We need to take it down", Bats said.
"But that card!" Robin pointed out.
"No use!" Bats said as they noticed the figure was still looking the other way. "We will run on him and take him down before he does that. That is what a good hero does, Robin, take the opportunity provided."
With that, the two ran at him together but he turned around at the last moment and pointed his card at them and suddenly, the ground started moving back as they ran on it, like a treadmill.
They continued running but couldn't get any further as Robin exclaimed. "Holy grounded treadmill of darkness, Batman!"
"I know, but we must run past it with all our willpower!" Bats said.
Catwoman took out her whip as Bruce took out a Batarang but the figure pointed his card at them.
Catwoman's whip became dark and wrapped around her instead, making her fall down while Bruce's Batarang got unbearably heavy, making him fall down as he dropped it, holding his wrist in pain.
Wayne and Selina were about to attack but he pointed his card at the staircase behind them and the railing elongated, hitting Wayne at the back, knocking him down before wrapping around Selina like a rope, and that, combined with how skintight her suit was, made her pass out.
As they all groaned, Wilson got back up and charged but the figure tapped his card and a blast of darkness sent him flying back, while Bats and Robin continued their jog.
"When the others return, tell the Batman of this Earth to meet me where it all started", the figure said and laughed hysterically. "He is going to know who he truly is."
And with that, he walked back into the portal as it closed, while all the heroes (and one enhanced mercenary), lay on the ground, groaning.
And this is done at last.
So the part with Gar and Connor was the same as in the show, but The Batman Who Laughs is definitely pulling some nice tricks with that card.
You will know more about the card later, but that thing makes him pretty dangerous, doesn't it?
Also, the bodies were actually of the Superman and Supergirl from the Earth of The Batman Who Laughs, and they look like the Earth-38 versions of the characters.
Anyway, hope everyone enjoyed and see you all next time with another chapter. Stay safe from the coronavirus ya all!