LSH: THE EVIL DR REGULUS
By Bruce Wayne
Based on the plot in Adventure Comics 348 "Target: 21 Legionnaires"
by Jim Shooter
Disclaimer: The characters that appear in this story belong to DC Comics.
I am writing this for pleasure, and sharing it with friends. I am, in no
way, getting paid for it.
CHAPTER 10 - REGULUS GRABS HIS CONSORT
On another part of the tremendous ship, two cautious young women
were making their way slowly down a corridor. Progress had been slow for
Duo Damsel and Phantom Girl.
The two teenaged girls opened a door and then tried to decide
if they should turn left or right down another passageway. Phantom Girl
voted to go right and Luornu agreed.
"This place gives me the creeps," Tinya admitted.
Duo Damsel hugged herself while looking first left then right,
"Yeah, me, too."
"You think we'll be the first ones to reach the top?"
Luornu snickered at the thought, "I doubt it. I think Superboy
and Colossal Boy are more likely to beat us. You know, Tinya, you could
always turn into a Phantom and just fly to the top."
"What? And leave you alone down here?"
"You know I'm never really alone, Tinya."
"You know what I mean."
"I know ... and thanks."
The two female Legionnaires were on the sixth level of the ship.
They came upon a large open atrium-type of area.
"Look at this, Lu, we must be in about the center of the ship."
"Well, we still have a long way up,"Duo Damsel replied. "It looks
like there's at least another fourteen or fifteen levels above us."
Tinya suddenly grabbed Lu's arm excitedly. She pointed to a
nearby catwalk. "Look! There's Rokk!"
Duo Damsel waved her hand high as she called out, "Cos! Over
here!"
Cosmic Boy heard Luornu and looked their way. He smiled and
waved back. He began to move more urgently toward them.
The girls stopped and waited for him.
"Doesn't he look a little stiff to you?" Duo Damsel asked her
friend.
"All I know, Lu, is with all the walking we've been doing, I
feel stiff, too."
"But he's an athlete."
"Former ..." Tinya corrected, "athlete." Then she whispered,
"But don't say that to him -- you know how fragile the male ego is."
The two girls giggled at the joke.
It took a few moments for Cosmic Boy to reach the two young
women.
Duo Damsel was the first to greet him. As she started to
approach Cosmic Boy, he suddenly slammed down a glass capsule that
contained sleeping gas! A cloud of smoke quickly rose from the floor
and overcame the two female Legionnaires. They collapsed to the floor
unconscious.
Interestingly, Cosmic Boy did not succumb to the effects
of the sleep gas capsule. A chilling, but by now, familar laugh
came from "Cosmic Boy." He was, in fact, not Rokk Krinn. This
"Cosmic Boy" was not even human. This was a clever android built
and controlled by Dr Regulus.
By sheer chance, Brainiac 5 had entered the area and spotted
the pink costume of "Cosmic Boy." He watched as the android bent and
picked Tinya up with remarkable ease.
Thinking that Phantom Girl was injured and not knowing that
"Cosmic Boy" was really an android, Brainy started to rush over to
offer his assistance.
The android with the unconscious Phantom Girl in its arms
began walking off with its "prize."
Brainaic 5 called out, "Cosmic Boy! Wait! Let me look at her!"
The android stopped and turned, almost mechanically. As Brainy
approached, the fake "Cosmic Boy" gently laid the girl on the floor.
"What happened to ...? Ughhh!"
A very surprised Brainiac 5 had been grabbed by the throat
by the android. He was lifted off the ground and thrown into a nearby
metal wall.
Though he had been dazed by the attack, Brainy still had the
presence of mind to reach down to his utility belt and turn on his
force-shield. He slowly got to his feet and looked at "Cosmic Boy."
"Cosmic Boy, what are ..."
The android threw a punch at Brainiac 5 but the force-shield
protected the teenager from Colu. Even though Brainy was protected by
the invisible shield, he still felt the blow somewhat. When "Cosmic
Boy" didn't yelp in pain from hitting the hard shield, Brainiac 5's
suspicions were confirmed. This was not the real Cosmic Boy.
Brainiac 5 was not known for his fighting ability. That wasn't
why he was a Legionnaire. He was the "brains" of the outfit, not the
muscle. But that didn't mean Brainy was the type to back down during
a battle. Brainy threw a punch of his own at the android. He landed
a blow square to the side of the head.
The android never flinched.
It didn't take a 12th level intelligence to figure out he had
a problem.
The laugh of a madman came from the lips of the android. "Ah,
I believe they call you Brainiac 5." The voice was nothing like Rokk
Krinn's. It was much deeper.
"Who are you? What have you done to my friends?"
"What? You don't think I'm Cosmic Boy?" the android laughed.
Brainy just shook his head.
"Your assumption that this creation of mine is not your
Cosmic Boy is correct. This is one of my many androids." The Rokk
Krinn lookalike chuckled. "You can call me Dr Regulus."
"Dr Regulus, as a deputized member of the Science Police,
I demand that you surrender to us."
All Brainiac 5 got in reply was a roar of laughter from the
lips of the android. There was a cough and then: "Fool! It is I who
has you! You are the one who should surrender."
Brainy threw another punch at the android and got the same
result as he did the first time -- which was nothing.
"I see you have protected yourself with a force-shield,
Legionnaire. But this time, you have met your match!"
Brainiac 5 looked for an avenue of escape. There was none.
He would have to go through the android. He was cornered and he
knew it.
The android continued to speak, "You see, Legionnaire, this
is no ordinary android. It is sun-powered and I'll ..." there was a
pause. "... there! I've just quadrupled the input power. Now, let's
see if your puny force-shield can stand up to this!"
The powerful android threw a punch into a Brainy that sent
him flying. Brainiac 5 slammed into the wall again. He felt that
one. He could tell that the force-shield was starting to malfunction
and break down.
He got up again, this time desperately looking to get away.
But after taking a couple of blows like he had, he wasn't very quick
and the android easily blocked Brainiac 5's way.
Brainy never saw the final blow. After the android punched
at Brainiac 5's head, the force-shield finally shattered and the
Legion scientist went down for the count. Either unconscious or
maybe ... even worse.
TO BE CONTINUED ....
***
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By Bruce Wayne
Based on the plot in Adventure Comics 348 "Target: 21 Legionnaires"
by Jim Shooter
Disclaimer: The characters that appear in this story belong to DC Comics.
I am writing this for pleasure, and sharing it with friends. I am, in no
way, getting paid for it.
CHAPTER 10 - REGULUS GRABS HIS CONSORT
On another part of the tremendous ship, two cautious young women
were making their way slowly down a corridor. Progress had been slow for
Duo Damsel and Phantom Girl.
The two teenaged girls opened a door and then tried to decide
if they should turn left or right down another passageway. Phantom Girl
voted to go right and Luornu agreed.
"This place gives me the creeps," Tinya admitted.
Duo Damsel hugged herself while looking first left then right,
"Yeah, me, too."
"You think we'll be the first ones to reach the top?"
Luornu snickered at the thought, "I doubt it. I think Superboy
and Colossal Boy are more likely to beat us. You know, Tinya, you could
always turn into a Phantom and just fly to the top."
"What? And leave you alone down here?"
"You know I'm never really alone, Tinya."
"You know what I mean."
"I know ... and thanks."
The two female Legionnaires were on the sixth level of the ship.
They came upon a large open atrium-type of area.
"Look at this, Lu, we must be in about the center of the ship."
"Well, we still have a long way up,"Duo Damsel replied. "It looks
like there's at least another fourteen or fifteen levels above us."
Tinya suddenly grabbed Lu's arm excitedly. She pointed to a
nearby catwalk. "Look! There's Rokk!"
Duo Damsel waved her hand high as she called out, "Cos! Over
here!"
Cosmic Boy heard Luornu and looked their way. He smiled and
waved back. He began to move more urgently toward them.
The girls stopped and waited for him.
"Doesn't he look a little stiff to you?" Duo Damsel asked her
friend.
"All I know, Lu, is with all the walking we've been doing, I
feel stiff, too."
"But he's an athlete."
"Former ..." Tinya corrected, "athlete." Then she whispered,
"But don't say that to him -- you know how fragile the male ego is."
The two girls giggled at the joke.
It took a few moments for Cosmic Boy to reach the two young
women.
Duo Damsel was the first to greet him. As she started to
approach Cosmic Boy, he suddenly slammed down a glass capsule that
contained sleeping gas! A cloud of smoke quickly rose from the floor
and overcame the two female Legionnaires. They collapsed to the floor
unconscious.
Interestingly, Cosmic Boy did not succumb to the effects
of the sleep gas capsule. A chilling, but by now, familar laugh
came from "Cosmic Boy." He was, in fact, not Rokk Krinn. This
"Cosmic Boy" was not even human. This was a clever android built
and controlled by Dr Regulus.
By sheer chance, Brainiac 5 had entered the area and spotted
the pink costume of "Cosmic Boy." He watched as the android bent and
picked Tinya up with remarkable ease.
Thinking that Phantom Girl was injured and not knowing that
"Cosmic Boy" was really an android, Brainy started to rush over to
offer his assistance.
The android with the unconscious Phantom Girl in its arms
began walking off with its "prize."
Brainaic 5 called out, "Cosmic Boy! Wait! Let me look at her!"
The android stopped and turned, almost mechanically. As Brainy
approached, the fake "Cosmic Boy" gently laid the girl on the floor.
"What happened to ...? Ughhh!"
A very surprised Brainiac 5 had been grabbed by the throat
by the android. He was lifted off the ground and thrown into a nearby
metal wall.
Though he had been dazed by the attack, Brainy still had the
presence of mind to reach down to his utility belt and turn on his
force-shield. He slowly got to his feet and looked at "Cosmic Boy."
"Cosmic Boy, what are ..."
The android threw a punch at Brainiac 5 but the force-shield
protected the teenager from Colu. Even though Brainy was protected by
the invisible shield, he still felt the blow somewhat. When "Cosmic
Boy" didn't yelp in pain from hitting the hard shield, Brainiac 5's
suspicions were confirmed. This was not the real Cosmic Boy.
Brainiac 5 was not known for his fighting ability. That wasn't
why he was a Legionnaire. He was the "brains" of the outfit, not the
muscle. But that didn't mean Brainy was the type to back down during
a battle. Brainy threw a punch of his own at the android. He landed
a blow square to the side of the head.
The android never flinched.
It didn't take a 12th level intelligence to figure out he had
a problem.
The laugh of a madman came from the lips of the android. "Ah,
I believe they call you Brainiac 5." The voice was nothing like Rokk
Krinn's. It was much deeper.
"Who are you? What have you done to my friends?"
"What? You don't think I'm Cosmic Boy?" the android laughed.
Brainy just shook his head.
"Your assumption that this creation of mine is not your
Cosmic Boy is correct. This is one of my many androids." The Rokk
Krinn lookalike chuckled. "You can call me Dr Regulus."
"Dr Regulus, as a deputized member of the Science Police,
I demand that you surrender to us."
All Brainiac 5 got in reply was a roar of laughter from the
lips of the android. There was a cough and then: "Fool! It is I who
has you! You are the one who should surrender."
Brainy threw another punch at the android and got the same
result as he did the first time -- which was nothing.
"I see you have protected yourself with a force-shield,
Legionnaire. But this time, you have met your match!"
Brainiac 5 looked for an avenue of escape. There was none.
He would have to go through the android. He was cornered and he
knew it.
The android continued to speak, "You see, Legionnaire, this
is no ordinary android. It is sun-powered and I'll ..." there was a
pause. "... there! I've just quadrupled the input power. Now, let's
see if your puny force-shield can stand up to this!"
The powerful android threw a punch into a Brainy that sent
him flying. Brainiac 5 slammed into the wall again. He felt that
one. He could tell that the force-shield was starting to malfunction
and break down.
He got up again, this time desperately looking to get away.
But after taking a couple of blows like he had, he wasn't very quick
and the android easily blocked Brainiac 5's way.
Brainy never saw the final blow. After the android punched
at Brainiac 5's head, the force-shield finally shattered and the
Legion scientist went down for the count. Either unconscious or
maybe ... even worse.
TO BE CONTINUED ....
***
Come visit me and/or Chris Dee and the other fine writers at Gotham After
Dark Message Board at: http://pub101.ezboard.com/bgothampm
