"Prison Break Pt. 2"
For the JLU2001 Fanfiction Group
By: Brent Lambert
Tossing the last of the guards to the side Kanto stretched his arms wide and yawned. He was standing right in front of the cell of his bounty, Knockout. Bending down to eye the chained Knockout he said, "Well, we finally made it! Took forever to find you."
Knockout tugged on her chains wanting to pounce the assassin of Darkseid, "What do you want Kanto? Do you wish to laugh at me?"
"Babe, believe me it has nothing to do with laughing," Captain Cold commented seeing the visible rage that Knockout had for Kanto.
"Who asked for your opinion you mortal worm?" Knockout screamed growing more and more frustrated at the chains that held her prisoner.
Flipping out his gun Captain Cold pointed it the way of the red hear Fury, "Tone it down a bit before I ice you!"
Kanto smiled at the feistiness of his old and potentially new ally, "My friends lets stay calm and just talk."
Putting away his gun Cold said, "Just keep steroid woman cool and I'll do the same."
Ignoring the horrible puns that Cold was pulling out Kanto reassured Snart, "An easy task to accomplish my friend."
This comment caused Knockout to almost lose control, "You dare think me easy Kanto! I should smash your head!"
An arrogant laughed found its way out of Kanto's mouth, "Ahh but you won't. I have a wonderful offer to make that will quell your anger."
"And unlike me don't take long to respond. Fighting prison guards wasn't on my calendar for today," Captain Cold said as heard the march of footsteps headed their way.
Kanto heard the same sound as Snart, but knew better than to mistake it for footsteps. Someone was banging on something. Before he could express his thoughts the roof ripped open to reveal Starfire!
"You won't have to fight any guards. Just me!" Starfire yelled as she skydived towards the three troublemakers.
"Release me so I can smash this Tamarian slime!" Knockout yelled practically begging to be freed for the chance to fight.
Snart had absolutely no desire to fight an angry alien female so he quickly pulled out his gun and turned Knockout's entire prison cell into easily breakable ice, "Just make this quick! Time is money!"
Knockout smiled and leaped into the air. Her body collided with Starfire's and a loud smack echoed throughout the prison. The inmates cheered on as the two female titans began their struggle. Kanto turned a harsh glance to Snart, "You jumped the gun Cold! We could have taken Starfire!"
"Only in your wildest fantasies whore of Darkseid!" Starfire yelled as she flung Knockout into the ground. Concrete and steel gave way under the tremendous fall. Knockout didn't seem the least bit thrown off by the attack though.
"At least we're whores with worlds to return to," Knockout taunted as she jumped like a rabbit into the air and slammed her shoulder into Starfire's stomach. To the Fury's surprise Starfire grabbed Knockout's hair and flung her over her shoulder. The green clad warrior went crashing through the wall and out into the barren prison grounds.
"Such insults will quickly earn you an early grave!" Starfire yelled her eyes brimming over with energy. Knockout had hit her a very sensitive spot in the Tamarian's life and she would beat her until an apology was given. Though the location of the Yughagi Mancur would suffice as well. Starfire just knew that Darksied's goons knew about the item she sought. Fate was playing out far too much in her favor for it to be otherwise.
Kanto sighed at the destruction before him. He had to fight the urge to slap Cold senseless for his foolishness in unleashing Knockout; "I think we have quite the cat fight on our hands."
"Should I just make them both ice cubes?" Captain Cold asked eager to take out both females and just get the damn deal over with before Superman or Batman decided to show up. Hell, Nightwing would enough of a pain in the ass to deal with.
Kanto grabbed Snart's hand to keep him from reaching for his gun, "No, not yet. I want to see this play out some."
Captain Cold chuckled, "Yea, not often you get to see two barely clothed women go at it Superman style."
Snart could only imagine the type of awful women that Kanto probably had to deal with back home. The thought of it could probably make most men decide to be celibate. He couldn't blame Kanto too much for actually wanting to get entertained by females for a change.
"Carnal desires have nothing to do with this. I want to know Starfire's motives for coming here."
Cold felt that Kanto was thinking this situation through a bit too much. Why did it matter what Starfire was here for? What he should be thinking about is whether or not she has back up on the way. If all the Titans came barreling down on their hands they would have to make a fast break and hope that they didn't get cornered. Snart would freeze his way through some heroes before he let that happen though.
Being so entrapped in this thoughts prevented Snart from hearing the colliding of Knockout and Starfire's bodies as Knockout leapt through the hole she had just created. Delivering a right hook to the jaw Knockout exclaimed, "Strike me with your full power! Not petty taps!"
Starfire rolled with the punch and quickly maneuvered herself behind Knockout and delivered a kick to the back that sent Knockout crashing once more into the ground. The Tamarian woman laughed, "I want to hurt you Knockout. Not kill you!"
Kanto winced at the comment, "Ouch. Knockout set herself up for that one."
Captain Cold threw up his hands in defeat, "And this crazy broad is suppose to help us how?"
Fiery eyes beamed their way towards Snart. With a growl Knockout warned, "Speak ill of me again and I will snap your neck!"
"Side comments just won't work in this fight!" Starfire exclaimed as she barreled towards Knockout and delivered a volley of energy blasts that sent Knockout even further into the concrete of the building.
Knockout leaped up from the rubble created by her opponent and grabbed Starfire's shoulders with a death grip. Planting her feet in Starfire's stomach Knockout managed to flip herself in mid air and sent Starfire right into an unoccupied cell. The sound of the collision was enough that everyone in the vicinity of it had to cover their ears. Kanto's faith in Knockout was beginning to return. He had almost thought that the Fury had lost her touch.
Starfire arose from the mess with a distinct shade of gray covering her body. Dusting her shoulders off the Tamarian moved faster than Knockout had expected her to. With one quick swipe Starfire had a handful of hair and lifting Knockout up into the air. One question burned in her mind and it was finally time to ask it, "Where is the Yughagi Mancur?"
Kanto smiled at hearing the question. He knew Starfire was here for reason and now that he knew it was time to play his favorite game. The game of deception.
The Yughagi Mancur was a weapon formed long ago by a race called the Mancolia. They were a race inserted in all manners of creation. We observed them seeding world after world with life in the hopes that one day their race would be remembered immortally for all their hard work. Sadly, nothing goes as planned and a virus destroyed the Mancolia civilization. Yet, we still watched even as the last remainder of the Mancolia civilization drifted in space. For thousands of years this "gift" stayed in the vacuum of the universe until it landed on a backwater planet. Now the jewel is lost, but it can be found. You must find the searcher if you are to avoid the hunter.
Halo awoke from her sleep. A cold sweat had made its way across her forehead and dribbled into her eyes. Wiping away the sweat the woman possessed of an alien couldn't help but to wonder what the Aurakle was trying to tell. Why was it being so damn evasive and not just giving her the straight answer? Halo smiled at her sudden reaction. Batman had once told her that if you had all the answers given to you at once then you should probably suspect there were more answers to be found.
Getting up out of her bed Halo made her way to the bathroom and looked at herself in the slightly cracked mirror. Sometimes staring into the mirror was a difficult task for the former heroine. She honestly wasn't sure who she was always looking at.
Girl get a grip. It was just a bad dream. You gotta get up for work in a few hours.
Dragging herself back to bed she sluggishly pulled back the covers. Getting into the bed was a monumental task for the former Outsider. Closing her eyes was even more of one. The thought of what she was being told just kept bugging her. She couldn't shake this feeling that someone was about to come knocking on her door.
Stop being paranoid. You let Batman rub off on you too much. Close your eyes. Go to sleep and make this paycheck a little bigger tomorrow. Lord knows you need more food in this place.
The wheels in Kanto's brain were turning even as Knockout and Starfire continued to bash on each other. He would play all of this to his advantage somehow. If he could pull what he was thinking off then he would have all the power he needed to escape the servitude of Darksied and forge his own path to power. Nothing would be able to stop him. Especially not the ever-tiresome New Gods.
"I don't know about this weapon, but you be sure to ask about when you're in the slave pits of Apokolips," Knockout suggested as she dodged a punch from Starfire and tackled her to the ground.
"You act as if they want you on Apokolips," Starfire said as she kicked Knockout in the stomach with her knee and flipped the Fury off of her.
"I've had just about enough!" Kanto yelled as he flung out two microchip-sized discs. One struck Knockout and the other struck Starfire. The two women were frozen in place instantly.
Snart stood his jaw nearly falling to the floor at the display. His shock quickly turned to angry disbelief, "You mean to tell me the whole time you could have just stopped both of these women dead in their tracks!"
Kanto smiled smugly, "Of course I could have, but as I told you I needed to know something. Now I know it. Starfire seeks the Star of Creation."
"You know of it!" Starfire yelled. She was unable to move any muscle below her neck. Kanto probably wanted her to be able to speak for whatever reason. The assassin more than likely wanted to swindle her into some deal to help him. She wasn't going to go for it.
"Yes, the jewel is among Darkseid's many treasures. It would be easy for me to take, but you would have to help me with a little venture I'm going in to," Kanto replied hoping that the look of rage on the Tamarian's face would be overtaken by curiosity. He had failed to see that change yet.
"I will never work for scum such as you! I will just rip the jewel from your master's dead fingers!" Starfire proclaimed wanting with all her might to blast Kanto to ribbons.
Knockout laughed wildly, "Foolish twit! Darkseid has bested the heroes of this world many times. You alone would be no challenge for him!"
Kanto nodded in agreement, "Hence why I'm giving this offer Starfire. Help me and you'll have the Yughagi Mancur."
"You lie whore of Apokolips! All your kind are deceivers and manipulators!" Starfire spat.
"Yes my dear we are all that, but I'm the only manipulator who wants to help you find your missing jewel," Kanto grinned.
There was a long silence before Starfire finally gave her answer, "Just what is that you're looking for?"
"I'm not sure precisely, but I know a certain Aurkale that does."