"What the hell did just happen?!" Jason cursed as they landed on the ground.
"They were able to mess up with your spell?" Damian demanded worriedly.
"It seems like they did!" John cursed, as concerned as Damian about the fact.
Damian wished he could get a break! He had just come back from a mission to collect the Dead King's Scepter and relocate the Bat-Dragon colony to Lazarus Island. All while waging war against the Darga Clan and rescuing a member of said clan. He should be back in Nanba Parbat helping Suren get used to his new home while being teased by Jason about his adoption problem, which supposedly is similar to his father's, just not limited only to humans. He should not be running away from a bunch of insane and murderous aliens!
"Look what we've got here Red," a psychotic laugh sent shivers down the guys' spines.
"Intruders!" A female voice growled, making the ground shake.
"Poison Ivy's goddamn liar!" Jason cursed, rearing to go.
"Hey, Red, isn't that Brucie's brat? The one that died?" Harley asked Ivy. However, before anyone else could say anything a portal opened, letting Granny and The Furries pass. "Sweet crazy mother of clowns!"
"Just what we needed!" Damian growled. "John!"
"On it!" The warlock got ready to open another portal.
"Oh, no! You are not getting away from us!" Poison Ivy purred, pouncing on them, just as Granny went ahead and messed up with the portal... again.
The world turned upside down, the portal throwing them out in the middle of nowhere. They were in a dark alley, before a pale girl who clearly has been living on the streets for a while.
"Hey, who's that?" John asked, looking at the girl in wonder.
"I don't think this is the goddamn time to ask that?!" Jason shouted at the warlock.
"It does when she stinks of demonic magic!" John snapped back, making the girl flinch away and Damian pay closer attention to her.
"I..." before the girl could say anything the aliens appeared once again.
"Not again!" John growled, calling out his magic. "Third time is the charm, right?"
"No!" The girl exclaimed, eyes widening in horror as her magic mixed with the warlocks. She knew what was going to happen next... and it was nothing good.
The world turned upside down for the group once again, but this time they were not on earth.
"Where are we?" Harley asked shocked.
"The soil!" Poison Ivy wailed, not being able to handle the atmosphere.
"What did you do?!" Jason growled threateningly at the girl.
"I tried to warn him!" The girl exclaimed, shivering in fear. "There's no escaping him now..."
"Where are we?" Damian tried to remain calm and not snap at the girl, but he was starting to lose his calm fast.
"This is... impossible..." John murmured in shock. "That would mean that you..." he turned to the girl in stunned disbelief. "You are Trigon's daughter! That means that earth is next... Oh, bloody hell!"
"Next for what?!" Damian growled, demanding answers.
"Hello! Can someone tell us what is going on?" Harley called out, hugging Ivy, who had fallen to her knees on the deserted ground. "Red is not liking this place very much."
"Now you are mine!" Granny exclaimed victoriously... only to be swatted away by a big red fist.
"What... the fuck... is that?!" Jason cursed, taking a couple of steps back in fear.
The demon before them was huge and the power radiating from him made their knees tremble and buckle under its pressure. They could not face a creature like that!
Let's run while he is busy with them!" The girl exclaimed, taking Damian's hand and dragging her away.
"But..." Damian tried to protest, but even John was in favor of the girl's plan
"There's no time to explain! Move it!" The warlock demanded, running away, dragging Jason with him.
With one last look at the battle raging behind him, Damian decided to follow the warlock and witch. John did not seem to know where he was going, simply following the girl's guidance, which did not help Damian's paranoia. But compared to the monster they left behind, the little witch seems to be a better option. They found a small and bare camp hidden between small hills, the place looked as deserted and barren as the rest of the alien world. No wonder Poison ivy was having such a bad time here.
"Will someone explain now what the fuck is going on?!" Jason growled, eyes shining with Pit Madness. Something that was happening less and less each month, but this whole situation was pushing him to the edge.
"My name is Rachel Roth, we are in my father's kingdom," the witch told them. Damian was still tense, even more on guard when he noticed that the camp was surrounded by runes. In a given space, only the magic user who cast the runes can use magic. This camp will render John's powers useless.
"And who in Gea's name is Trigon?" Ivy asked, finally stopping her wallowing and turning into the murderous rage she is known for.
"Trigon is bad news luv," John sighed, collapsing on some rocks. "He is a sadistic, cruel, dangerous, and powerful demon of inter and extra-dimensional origins. One of the most powerful beings in the universe, having enslaved many worlds. Father of Belial, the demon who overthrew Lucifer himself as King of Hell, and even he is not strong enough to defeat Trigon. He is unable to cross the Divine's barrier that keeps him, prisoner, in his own realm. However, that does not stop him. No, Trigon summons women from other worlds to mate with them and impregnate them, then send them back, spreading his evil to destroy countless universes. Though, it seems that he failed with you..." he turned to Rachel with a thoughtful expression.
"Earth is his next objective," Damian realized grimly.
"We have to stop him!" Harley exclaimed, gaining startled looks from everyone, even her best friend. "What? I live on Earth too, being conquered by a mad power-hungry demon is bad for me as well!"
"I can't believe I'm saying this, but Harley Quinn is right," Jason said, shaking his head in disbelief. "Yeah, that just sounds wrong."
"Hey!" Harley pouted.
"How are we supposed to do that?" Rachel asked, eyes shining with hope, making Damian's heart ache for the young girl.
Yeah, Jason is right. I do have an adoption issue like our father. Damian thought, admitting defeat. I've already adopted her, emotionally at least.
"Well, you've bought us time, luv," John replied. "Here you are the only one able to use magical powers, and while this realm makes Trigon stronger, it makes you stronger too, as you are of his blood. That power will be key to defeating him. I know some nice dark curses that might be enough to buy us some time and stop his movements. If you allow me to add some of my own runes to the camp."
"All we need is a couple of minutes," Damian said, taking out his treasured katana. "We just need him frozen long enough for me to finish him off with a clean swing."
"With Red's powers, it will be easy!" Harley gloated cheerily, making Ivy blush. "She is super powerful!"
"I could make this place friendly enough for a few plants," John murmured thoughtfully.
"Now all we need is a fucking plan and to finish the bastard," Jason smirked viciously.
"Easier said than done," John commented.
"Well, it's not like we've got another choice," Damian grumbled. "We are dead either way."
"He is quite a gloomy one, ain't he?" Harley commented with an uncaring whistle. "Just like Batsy!" Jason died in laughter at that comment.
"We are about to face off against one of the most powerful beings in the universe and they are laughing without any care," Rachel said in disbelief.
"They are Goothamites, none of them are all there, you know?" John replied with a dry chuckle.
Rachel could only watch them in stunned silence. These people she did not know were willing to risk their lives to save their planet, while all she has ever done was run away from her problems. Looking at them, she felt hope bloom in her heart, she made a decision. She will finally face her father and trust her powers to get her through.
When he comes, she will be ready... they'll be ready!