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Prelude: Bedlam's Back!
Time Unknown-
Matthew Stewart was sick of the DEO. Every day they would question him, then put him back in his cell and observe him. He had no idea what month it was, let alone the day and time. He had no friends and was abused by kids older than him when they were allowed to socialize. His food was crummy. Well, he was sick of it. All of it. He wanted out. He had already packed his few clothes and was scouring the place for an exit. He got down on the floor and started searching for a crack that would get him out. By now, anything would do…
1 Hour Later-
Matthew had been getting tired of searching when he got to the bed. After feeling under it for a little bit, he moved the bed aside and discovered a crack in the dead center of where the bed was supposed to be.
He tried jumping on it to make it cave in, but nothing happened. He got out his flashlight and looked inside the crack. He saw something golden flash back at him not far into the crack. He found a makeshift chisel and slammed on the floor once. Most of the floor collapsed to the floor below. There. He saw a purple mist floating in a capsule and recognized it instantly. How it got there, he hadn't a clue. He knew only one thing- he had to get it out before the DEO people came. He didn't have much time.
A Few Seconds Later-
"YES!!!"
The capsule was free. Matthew Stewart now held it in his hand. Without second thought he slammed it to the ground and cackled evilly as the purple gas engulfed him and possessed him. He looked up at the awed and scared DEO workers with his purple eyes. With a flash the whole building disappeared. He was left alone in the middle of a big field. All he could do was laugh.
"Bedlam's BACK, all right!"
10:30 AM
Bedlam picked up a local copy of the paper (more like imagined it into existence) while flying down the front walk and causing trouble. The front page headline read
TEEN SUPERHERO GROUP YOUNG JUSTICE SAVES ENTIRE CITY BLOCK
He recognized three of the people in the picture. Robin, Superboy, and Impulse. Ha! They'll be the next to feel the wrath of Bedlam, he decided. He had his master plan figured out in seconds. First, all of Young Justice was going to be zapped into yet another alternate earth with no one there besides them. There, Bedlam would confront them and defeat them for good. A page of the paper flew away as a red car sporting a "R" emblem zoomed by. A devilish smile lit Bedlam's face. He just thought up a better plan.
"I'll take care of Robin after I send all his dorky friends into limbo-land one at a time. Meanwhile, I'll send all the grown-ups and the rest of the kid heroes to another earth so I kill him without anyone else getting in the way. After I defeat him, I'll take down the other four kids without a problem. After all, how good is a team without its leader? Hahahahahahaha!"
Revenge was gonna be sweet…