Back at the fight with Batman, Temblor readied his gauntlets to deliver the final blow to his caped enemy. Batman tried to stand up, but was helpless against the onslaught of wind from Slipstream.
"Say goodbye, Batboy!" Temblor said, lowering his gloves to the ground.
Suddenly, Vicky came out of nowhere and smashed a chair over Slipstream.
"Leave him alone!" she shouted.
Temblor turned to the reporter and his mood quickly soured. "You'll pay for interfering in this" he said, his gloves at the ready.
But he forgot about Batman, who kicked him in the side.
"Thanks for the help" Batman said, before jumping back in the fray to battle Temblor.
Vicky's elation was short lived, as the Ottoman jumped atop her.
"Hurt an innocent chair will you?" she asked, throttling the redheaded reporter.
As Vicky struggled to regain her breath, Yin came from nowhere and kicked the Ottoman off her.
"Hands off lady" Yin replied.
The Ottoman growled "you'll pay for that, detective!" she shouted, rushing forward to fight her.
Though her hands were still manacled behind her, Yin prepared to fight as well as she could.
In the other part of the warehouse, Batman dodged Temblor's punches then jabbed his Batarang in his gauntlets to short them out. A quick punch was all it took to knock him down. Batman heard Gearhead coming up from behind him and flipped him over onto his teammate. By then, Motor Ed and Control Freak had both recovered and Batman had to fight them both off. He was doing pretty well, until he noticed Batgirl fly across the warehouse. That distracted him long enough for him to be blasted as well, knocking him to the floor. Above him, Ember smirked as she watched the carnage she had wreaked.
"That Batman isn't so tough" she said, "and now, it's time to finish him."
"Hold on!" Control Freak shouted, "I was the one who came up with this whole idea. I should have the pleasure of finishing him."
"You, no way dude!" Ed said, "if anyone's gonna kill bat dude, it's gonna be me, seriously."
"Hey, I hate Batman more than you" Gearhead said, "so I get to kill him."
"You wish" Temblor said, "I want the Batman, and I'll destroy anyone who stands in my way."
"Um, excuse me, morons" Ember said, "but in case you all forgot, I'm the one who pulled your butts out of the fire. And since I've already got my guitar aimed at bat boy, I'm taking him out."
"No fair!" Jack whined, "I wanted him!"
The villains continued to quarrel amongst themselves, and the Ottoman couldn't help but overhear the conversation.
"Quit fighting you fools!" she shouted, "if one of you doesn't destroy Batman, he'll have time to retaliate."
Unfortunately for the Ottoman, that distraction allowed Yin to make a move. Crouching down and using her bound arms for leverage, Yin pushed forward with both legs, catching the Ottoman in the back and shoving her into her cronies.
"Hang on Ottoman, I've got yer back" Herring shouted, having just fully recovered.
However, Yin tripped him as he ran over, and the jelly coating from his suit caused him to glide over and crash into Jack. The Sands of Time flew from the jacket of the pale villain.
"The Wu!" Jack exclaimed "catch it or we can't get home!"
Instantly, the villains made a scramble for it, each eager to catch it before it hit the ground. They watched as the Sands fell down closer…closer…closer…and right into a black gloved hand.
"You dipsticks should be more careful with this thing," Ember said, triumphantly holding the Sands "if something had happened to this thing, we'd probably be stuck in this place."
Suddenly, a tiny silver bat shaped projectile knocked the Wu from Ember's hands, sending it crashing to the floor. Ember turned and saw Batgirl, who was smiling sheepishly.
"My bad" she replied.
"That's it bat brat, I'm going to send you on a one way ticket to the Ghost Zone!" Ember exclaimed, pointing her guitar at the tiny crimefighter.
Before she could strum the cords, a light began to emanate from the Sands of Time.
"What's it doing?" Jack asked.
"Something good, I hope" Control Freak added.
As the villains crowded in to get a better look, the light developed into a large whirlwind, that dragged each of the villains into its' powerful grip.
"I knew we shouldn't have come here, I knew it!" Jack shouted before he was sucked up.
"Time to blow this joint" Ember said, but before she could, the swirling vortex caught her hair. "Hey, what's going on hereeeee!" she exclaimed before she too was claimed by the whirlwind.
Then the whirlwind, and the Wu it came from, disappeared without a trace.
Batman & Batgirl stood dumbfounded at the sight they had just seen before them.
"Um, what just happened?" Batgirl asked.
"I'm not sure" Batman said, "and even if I did, I'm not sure I'd believe it."
With that, he went over to Yin and freed her cuffs with a lockpick.
"Thanks for the assist" Yin said, rubbing her sore wrists "any idea who those guys were or where they went?"
"None" Batman said, "but something tells me we won't be seeing them around Gotham any time soon."
Next Time:
Due to the malfunctioning Sands of Time, the Brigade ends up in the year 2773, with virtually no way to get home. Ember takes advantage and sets herself as a singing sensation in the future, only to be stopped by a very 'looney' group of heroes. But the gang also meets a new ally in the person of Weather Vane, a young girl with the power to control the weather. Can these evil villains find a way to repair the Sands and head back to their own time? Or is the future about to receive an influx of evil? Find out in the next story "Th-th-th-that's Evil Folks!"