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Poison Ivy summoned grapevines, suffocating some of the agents before she killed more of them with her poisonous kiss and Thawne rushed at the guards in superspeed, snapping their necks in an instant as all hell broke loose in the lower levels of the prison.
"Lockdown! Lockdown!" Lyla ordered as the doors in the lower levels slammed shut.
"What is going on?" Diana asked Steve before she saw on the monitors that Cheetah and other inmates had escaped.
"Go give them hell." Steve said as he turned to her.
Batman, Artemis, Superman, Supergirl, Green Lantern and the Flash went out from the breach with Vibe.
"We need to contain the situation and keep an eye on the agents." Batman ordered.
"Look out!" Superman ordered as he, Batman and the Flash dodged, while from beneath emerged Bane and Cheetah, breaking through the metallic floor.
Superman and Supergirl attempted to engage him before Black Manta showed up, shooting at them with his lasers, knocking them down and Vibe blasted Black Manta, knocking him down.
"This whole place is getting flooded!" Lyla panicked as the water spilled into the corridor.
"Is there a way out?" Ethan demanded, looking around.
"Hey, there." Atom said as he enlarged himself.
"Ray." Steve said happily.
"Hang on tight, guys!" Ray said, blasting through the ceiling as they held onto him, while he flew them up to safety.
Thawne rushed up on the rooftop before the Flash knocked him down.
"No escaping from here, Thawne." Barry said.
"You should've killed me, Barry." Thawne sneered.
"I'm seriously considering doing so." Barry glared.
"I'll make sure you won't get the chance." Thawne smirked.
They began exchanging blows but Barry gained the upper hand and grabbed Thawne and threw him as Thawne crashed to a wall before Barry sped over, punching him in the face before Thawne could recover. While Thawne was a skilled fighter, he relied more on his speed, while Barry had had years of practice and experience in hand-to-hand combat.
Barry grabbed Thawne's arm and slammed him to the ground and pummeled him in the face but suddenly, Barry was knocked down by a beam and ice formed on his chest, realizing it was the Cold Gun as Barry recovered and stared at seeing some mercenaries that were obviously prepared for him.
Bane rushed through the barricade of guards, knocking them down as Cheetah lunged with her claws, tearing some of them apart before she grabbed a guard with her tail, wrapping it around his neck before snapping it. Superman flew in and punched Bane om the chest, making him stagger before Supergirl lifted him in the air and then slammed him to the ground. Wonder Woman blocked with her shield as Cheetah used her claws before Wonder Woman bashed her, knocking her back.
Poison Ivy summoned vines, ensnaring Batman but he cut through the vines with his batarangs before taking her out with a dart that knocked her out.
Suddenly, the heroes were incapacitated by a mental attack as they all groaned, clutching their heads in pain.
"Grodd will stop you!" Grodd shouted mentally. but Superman had managed to break through the mental attack before he flew towards Grodd, punching him in the face, knocking him down.
Suddenly, Nora Darhk appeared, saying some incantation in an unknown language as most of the villains disappeared in a flash of light.
"Who escaped exactly?" Lyla asked.
"Most of the inmates are accounted for, but we know about those, who certainly are gone. Thawne. The Joker. Shadow Thief. Harkness. Grodd. Mercer. Giganta. Bane. Slade's son. Black Manta. Poison Ivy." Steve said before he typed in some commands on the tablet and showed her a security footage. "And take a look at this."
On the footage appeared mercenaries, who were breaking into the prison on Lian Yu, shooting down the guards, accompanied by an Asian woman with stark white hair and wielding karambit knives and a bearded man with a suit as Lyla stared in shock. "China White. Isn't she dead?" She asked.
"I think we should know by now that dead rarely stay dead for long." Barry said grimly.
"Who was behind this? And how did they know our weakness?" Lyla wondered.
"Nora Darhk and whoever she's working with." Ethan said.
"Who's that?" Bruce asked, pointing at the bearded man.
"Dante." Lyla said.
"Who?" Diana asked.
"A terrorist financier. One of the men behind the Ninth Circle. I thought he was dead." Lyla said.
"Apparently, that's not the case." Clark said.
"We need to find them before they kill god knows how many people." Kara said.
House of Mystery
Constantine and Zatanna rushed into Rachel's room as they heard her scream.
"Rachel. Are you OK?" Constantine asked as she was curled to a ball, sobbing.
"I saw… I saw… bad people. Free. Blood everywhere." Rachel said, with tears in her eyes.
"Hey, hey. It was a dream." Zatanna assured her, holding her hands.
"No, it was not a dream!" Rachel snapped, shaking Zatanna. "Where's Roy? I need to find Roy! He's in danger!"
Later, Gotham City
Henry and Sara were in bed, sleeping peacefully, when someone snuck into their bedroom, standing at their bedside.
"You know, for an agent, investigator and an assassin, you two really need to improve on securing your house. More importantly, change your locks here."
Sara yelped, picking up a knife as Henry reached for his gun but they both relaxed, when they noticed, who was the uninvited guest in their bedroom.
"Nicky." Henry sighed as Sara pulled the blanket to cover her breasts. "What are you doing here?"
"You and me. We need to talk. Now. Sara, get out, I'm not gonna fit with you there." Nicole said bluntly as she turned to Sara and jerked her head towards the door.
"You can't kick me out of the bed." Sara protested.
"Actually, I can. It's my house." Nicole said, crossing her arms.
"No, it's my house!" Henry protested.
"Technically, we both grew up here and we both inherited this place, so 50% of this house is mine legally." Nicole pointed out before her voice turned more gentle. "Sara, could you leave me and my brother alone in private, please?"
Sara blushed. "I'm not wearing any—"
"I don't care about your boobs, Lance. Out. Now. Or I'm gonna kick your naked ass out of here, if I have to." Nicole sneered. Sara glared as Henry held her, not wanting to see his sister and girlfriend fight. Sara sighed and relaxed as she got up from the bed, looking annoyed, grumbling under her breath as she blushed in embarrassment and covered her breasts with her arms. "And at least put on my brother's shirt, so that you don't tease the kids here. The last thing I need is you giving Riley and Mia some crazy ideas."
Henry sighed before turning to Sara. "Just go."
Sara picked a blanket from the floor. It was quite small but it was enough for her to cover her breasts at least as she wrapped it around her naked body. "And here I thought that sleeping over on Waverider was a bad idea. I guess I'm gonna make us some coffee, since I'm awake." She muttered sarcastically, grumbling as she left the bedroom.
"Thank you." Nicole said, smiling as she laid down on the bed next to her brother, who crossed his arms in annoyance.
"Just because they're changing the windows at your place, it doesn't mean you can barge in anywhere in this place. I mean, I have my rules in my house, too." Henry grumbled, glaring at her.
"Still better if it's me, rather than a lying Englishman or a kleptomaniacal pyromaniac breaking into your bedroom and interrupting your love life, right?" Nicole said and Henry glowered.
"I hate you." Henry muttered under his breath.
"You've noticed that Mia has been sneaking out again, have you?" Nicole asked and he nodded.
"I know. Fight clubs, vigilanteing or investigating." Henry gave her an understanding look. "I know you don't like it but you'll have about as much luck stopping her as stopping me, when we were back in college."
"I know. It's just that…" Nicole sighed, looking sad. "She grows up too fast. And I don't want her to become too much like you or Dad. I know she's been through quite a lot but… I don't want to lose her."
"Nicky, together, we can figure this out. Besides, we've been helping her as much as we could, you know that." Henry assured.
"I know but… I think she may need a change of scenery." Nicole said as Henry nodded in understanding before his phone rang as he picked it to see who was calling.
"Speak of the Devil." Henry said before he answered the call. "Hey, Dad."
He tensed as Nicole looked worried upon seeing his face. "Uh-oh. I know that look. And it's never good. What is it?" She asked.
Costa Rica
Oliver, Laurel and their daughter Ashley, who was now five years old, were entering their house located at the beach.
"So, how did you like seeing the lizards?" Laurel asked.
"Creepy." Ashley said.
"You know, you need to get used to seeing some creepy stuff, honey." Oliver said before his own and Laurel's instincts turned on, seeing some passersby passing by their house that were… out of the ordinary.
"Ashley. You remember the game we practiced?" Laurel asked.
"Fight or hide?" Ashley asked.
"Hide. Now. And don't go out until we tell you." Laurel ordered as Ashley ran back into the house and went into the basement as Oliver picked his bow and Laurel picked a pistol.
Suddenly, the men around their house opened fire as they drew their guns and Oliver and Laurel took cover behind some crates as Oliver and Laurel shot them down.
Laurel threw a knife as the men reloaded, killing one of them before Oliver shot them down.
Suddenly, they heard Ashley scream and heard a loud 'slam' as they entered the house.
"Ashley!" Oliver cried out but he and Laurel were shocked to see a big hole in the wall and the mercenary was knocked out on the ground.
Tokyo, Japan
Tommy Merlyn was in a restaurant, eating dinner before the policemen surrounded him, drawing guns. Tommy reached for a knife hidden in his pocket before one of the officers threw him a phone as Tommy neared it to his ear. "Hello? Ollie?" He asked, confused before nodding. "I'll be there."
Elsewhere
"What is this place?" Bane asked, looking around what seemed to be like a giant catering room as the escaped criminals and mercenaries saw the giant table with food placed on it.
"An old friend invited us." Joe said.
"Who?" Harkness asked before a bald man in a suit entered.
"Greetings. I'm glad you've accepted my invitation. We have much to discuss." Lex said, smiling politely.
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