Who saves heroes ?

By Scarredbyshallowness

Disclaimer : All of the rights of the things I use aren't mine . Period . End of story .

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Chapter 5

Sacrifice

" What's wrong, Bats ? No sly remark ? No " Justice will prevail " mumbo jumbo ? " Joker smirked as Robin tried to squirm free to no avail . The pain was far too great .

" We're past the point of talking . " Batman seethed as his entire body cried for the Joker's blood .

" Interesting thing about my double over there . He's actually a total carbon copy of yours truly ! Isn't science amazing, brother ? " The psycho clown joyfully beamed to his double as he rose limply off the ground .

" Heh heh . You know what, Batty ? I'm the one who gave that girl the bear bomb . I couldn't resist the gag ! Just like I can't resist doing this ! " The Joker's clone grinned as he pulled out his own toony gun with his unbroken arm .

Taking careful aim, the sadistic work of science sent a bullet blazing through Robin's chest, making the young hero jerk in the spine tingling pain .

" AAHHHH ! " The Boy Wonder screamed as the pain he felt intensified ten fold . He could feel two of his ribs shatter on impact as the bullet left an exit wound through his back, but was stopped by his metallic cape . Ironically enough, it saved the Joker .

" Oopsie ! That was suppose to go through his heart . Oh well, I won't miss this … HACK ! " the copy choked as Batman crushingly gripped the clone in the air by his bloody neck alone .

The Batcave

" AAHHHH ! " Raven suddenly screamed as her empathic powers surged in pain, forcing her to the ground .

" Friend Raven ! What troubles you ? " Star asked instantly, secrectly wishing for any excuse to leave the dreary, scary place .

" Robin … he's in pain . A LOT of pain ! " the dark teen answered as she rose from the floor, shaking in shock .

" I must go and assist ! He is in danger ! " Starfire screamed heartily as she would not lose another member of the family . "And Cyborg has not called . "

" No . Stay here . I'll just warp there and back . " Raven explained as she adjust herself from her recent fall .

" But … "

" No excuses, Star ! " the half demoness snapped as she prepared to transport .

" But …"

" What is it ? " Raven gave in, rolling her eyes . She knew Star wouldn't shut up unless she answered .

" Where is he ? "

The Church's Left Side

" Robin ! " Cyborg instinctively yelled as he heard his leader shriek in horror .

" I wouldn't worry about him, Mr. Stone . You have problems of your own . " Lex quipped as he and Slade removed the bags from their captive's heads . " Like which one of these girls would you like to die first ? "

" No… Bumble Bee and Jinx …"

" I swear to God, Sparky . When I get out of this, YOU ARE A DEAD MAN ! " Bumble Bee declared as Lex placed some duck tape over her mouth .

" Why don't you just fly away, genius ? " the half metal man retorted as Bumble Bee pointed to a blinking collar around her neck that apparently blocked her powers .

" Stone … What did you do ? " Jinx questioned with her cotton candy eyes blaring confusion and care as Slade taped her trap as well .

" My my, aren't they the talkative type ? But I can't help but wonder … " Slade hissed as he looked at his partner in pain .

" …which one do you love more ? " Luthor questioned sternly as Cy, Jinx, and Bumble Bee all blushed from the random request .

" That…that doesn't matter ! Let them free ! " Cyborg glowered as all this was starting to seriously vex the situation .

" Now now, What fun would that be ? Let's play a little game first . Care to explain the rules, Slade ? "

" Gladly . You lift both of your arms 90 degrees, the left to represent the witch, and the right to represent the bee girl . Drop either of them, and their pretty little skulls will be kissed by a bullet . Got it ? "

" You've got to be kidding . " Cyborg yelled in disbelief as the demand seemed more than peculiar .

" I almost forgot . " Slade added with a concealed smirk as pressed a button, initiating a loud hum below Cy as the teen felt extreme tension . " Just for our added pleasure, we have installed a 5 ton magnet below you . Now let me introduce you to our associate, Bane . " the assassin commented darkly as a man in a brown trench coat approached the Titan from the side of the building .

The unknown enemy's entire face and body was covered by a black, metallic material as his above average build posed little threat to the cybernetic one .

" This guy is gonna do what now ? Poke me to death ? " Cyborg laughed to himself as he wondered if he could blast the two powerful men on the roof top fast enough to save the girls .

" Oh ? You aren't afraid of me ? " Bane cocked his head in his surprisingly low voice as he turned a dial on the back of his hand and threw off his coat . Within seconds, the man grew 5 times his normal size as red skin became exposed through the villain's now massive built . " How about NOW ? "

" Oh boy . " Cy gulped as the bulky beast towered over him . And with that, the game initiated as Cyborg raised both of his arms in a snap, despite the pull of the massive magnet .

" Let's see what you're made of, tin man ! " Bane snarled in his new primal voice as his wild yellow eyes scanned the Titan for the perfect target .

The Church's Right Side

" Tick, tock goes the clock . How much longer will little Robby last ? " Joker cracked as Batman held his bloody collar with a vice grip .

" I will stop you . "

" What are you gonna do ? Kill us ? HA HA ha ha ha ha ! " the clowns laughed in unison as the Bat gritted in frustration .

His mind screamed to end Joker's reign of torment once and for all, but before the Dark Knight could actually do anything, the clone raised his gun once again as a bullet released from it's massive chamber .

" I was too slow . " Batman criticized himself as his gloved arm smacked the armed hand away way too late . The bullet landed right into Robin's stomach .

" Robin ! " the Batman hollered in failure as the anguish on his student's face was to much to bare . He noticed that the Boy Wonder's movements were slowing down rapidly as obvious limpness began to gain control of the teen's body . He had to do something . Now !

The Batcave (again)

" Where is that stupid communicator ! " Raven swore as she tore the T-sub inside out to find the tiny device . " AURGH ! " she cried as her empathic powers kicked in once again .

" Are you injured, friend ? " Starfire asked earnestly as she secretly wondered if Beast Boy was even alive now .

" Uh, no . I just hit my shin on the side of the sub . " the cloaked teen lied smoothly . She knewnothing good would be brought from telling the alien the truth . " Robin… please don't die on me … "

And there it was, bathed in a drop of hope, the device stared Raven right in the eyes from under the comforter .

" Thank God …" Raven thought to herself with a sigh of relief . " Hold on just a bit longer, Robin . "

" Did you have the luck aid you, friend Raven ? " Star beamed as she wanted nothing more than to be able to just get out of the place .

" Yes ! I'll bring him back here . Stay put . "

" But maybe I can be of some assistance to … "

" No time . " Raven snapped as she warped instantly to where the communicator blinkingly revealed .

" Ohhh … "

Back at the Church's Left Side

" Tell me, can you feel this ? " Bane smiled as he pummeled Cyborg in a fury of ferocious punches, denting the Titan's armor all around his body .But he refused to give in . Cy never let his arms drop below an inch . A sizzling crack could be heard as Cy's legs gave out on him, forcing him to his knees .

" Grr . Would it even matter if I said yes ? " Cyborg quipped as he felt his body starting to give out on him from the giants consistent attacks .

" Only to feed my own satisfaction ! " the giant roared as he charged back and sent his goliath sized fist right through the cybernetic hero's chest . " Oh, that one must hurt . "

Cyborg's world crashed as time itself seemed to stop . Looking above to see the satisfied grins of both men, he looked over to see the girls, whose eyes were drenched with tears as both tried desperately to break free . Muffles of the word 'stop' could be heard as time picked back up, leaving the Titan with a surge of internal warnings and alarms . Bane had just ripped right through his power core .

" Satisfy THIS ! " Cy screamed as he fired what remained of his energy core directly into Bane .

Outside the Church's entrance

With a crying shape of a omnipotent black bird, Raven appeared in front of the Church as the quiet place seemed hardly likely to be where Robin was being tortured .

" Is this the right …" BOOM ! HA HA HA ! Both sides of the building erupted as the dark teen raised her hood . " This is it . "

Seeing Raven appear near the buildings' right entrance, Batman got an instant idea to solve this dilemma .

" Wait . Don't move any closer until I tell you to . " The Dark Knight hailed her telepathically as she silent nodded in understanding . Seeing some oddly dressed man , or twin or whatever, she felt the instinct to scream as she saw what had become of her leader .

Endless blood flowed from Robin's wounds as his face became less anguished, and more pale . Even paler than Raven . He was dieing .

" I've got to move closer … "

" What are you doing ? " The Bat mentally snapped as he threw one of the clowns 10 feet behind .

" I've got to get closer to Robin . He … "

" This isn't a discussion . DON' T MOVE ! "

" Al … alright . " Raven gave in as she started to understand why Robin left for Jump City .

Church's left side

" Huff … huff . Booyah . " Cyborg exhaled deeply as his power meter read 2 percent .

" Ow . " Cy and everyone on the roof top heard as the unstoppable Bane rose from his prison of gravestones . " That really hurt, tin man . Let me return the favor ! " he shouted intensely as he grasped both of Cyborg's arms .

" Yo ! What are you - argh ! " Cyborg shouted in instant infliction as he felt the very fibers of his being start to break away . Bane was literally ripping his arms off, and he could feel every cringing bit of it .

" GRRR AAAHHH ! " Bane howled as he ripped both of Cy's arms completely off in a down pour of electrical rain . The extensive loss of energy made the teen shut down as all of his thoughts and worries were all instantly forgotten . Humans dream, but machines do not . Game over .

Church's Right Side

" You want me Joker, come get me . I'm not the one hiding behind a child . " Batman taunted as the clown made an unusual frown .

" Now that was just uncalled for . You just don't understand humor Bat bore . "

" Humor . So that's what you call it ? Murder, blood, death . Those aren't signs of a comedian . Those are signs of desperation . Because you know down, deep down, that there isn't a single thing funny about you. You are nothing but a self-glorified, failed wannabe . Heh, now that's funny . " The Bat smirked, feeling the Joker leer him in furious disbelief . For the first time ever, their roles reversed .

" Shut up ! Why not try a little lead, Bats ? It'll do miracles … for me ! Heh ha ha ha ! " the Jokers laughed in stereo as both raised their guns toward the fearless Dark Knight .

" Perfect . Raven ! NOW ! " the Bat commanded mentally as the hooded demoness grabbed Robin's broken body in total surprise from the psychotic clown and teleported the moment the guns were fired .

Seeing his plan come to life, the Batman equipped two metallic bat-a-rangs . He immediately chucked one to his left as the tossed boomerang split one of the oncoming bullets in half . The Dark Knight then contorted his body perfectly so that the two remnants of the metal passed right by him as he used his other bat-a-rang in hand to blindly reflect the second bullet, ricocheting it off a nearby lamp post .

" You missed! " The Joker beamed as he whacked the airborne boomerang heading his way with his surreal gun .

" But you didn't . " Batman quipped the instant both bullets zipped into the clone clowns' forehead .

" Heh…heh… I always knew I would slay me … ha…ha…ha … ! " The fake Joker breathed his last as he was giving the end that fit him best ; death by his own hands .

" Crap ! YOU were supposed to kill him, er me, not … Oopsie . " Joker blurted until a familiar shadow fell upon him as he looked into the omnipotent, leering eyes of the Dark Knight come flying toward him . Immediately engulfing the clown in the darkness that is the Batman .

" You are going to tell me EVERYTHING you know about what is going on . " the Bat roared as he clutched Joker in the air by his scrawny neck…again ( what can I say ? It works ) . " And for every time you hesitate or give me an answer I don't see as helpful, I will break something . And I promise, it will be things that you will miss . " The Dark Knight further explained as he grittily placed his face so close to the Joker's that they practically shared the samebreath . " Start talking . "

Church's rooftop (man this is a crowded church)

" That's too bad . It looks like both of you little ladies lose . " the raspy voice of Slade echoed in Jinx's mind as a stream of endless tears began to fall . Not from fear, not from being left helpless, but for lost possibility .

" Sparky … you can't be … " Bumble Bee thought painfully to herself as her heart broke from the sight before her . Cyborg was … gone .

" Heh hah ha ! NO ONE is stronger than Bane ! I rule --" BAM ! The giant boasted before being sent 500 feet into the air .

"Sorry kid, but unless you are faster than a speeding bullet, say your prayers . " Lex commented acidicly as he and Slade placed their firearms to the girls' temples .

Just as the pair was about to commit homicide, both of their weapons became scorching red hot, forcing them to drop the guns as the unknown force whooshed in the air before them .

Bathed in moonlight, a red cape flapped freely in the wind as the victims' savoir was obvious thanks to the gigantic "S" on his chest .

"She may not be, Lex . But I am . " the hero's eyes glowed a deadly red as his voice echoed like thunder . Stepping into clear view, the duo of death met face to face with the most powerful being on Earth, Superman .


Another chapter written in one sitting, one day . Who rules ? Oh, and I got the entire story worked out in my head, so no more suggestions will be taken . Till next time .

-Scarredbyshallowness