And Injustice For All 2
Chapter 13: Hostile Takeover, Pt. 3
The White House in Washington, DC
"If you could just look over here, Mr. President-elect, and Mr. President..."
"I hate this."
*I promise you..."
"It gets any easier?"
"No. I promise you can't understand how much you're gonna hate this if you have to do this for two terms."
*People, were wrapping this up. The president and president-elect have a meeting. Thank you."
"What meeting? That's not on my schedule."
"Nor mine."
"No, it wouldn't be. This way, please."
"Where are we going?"
"Down."
Inside the elevator...
"I didn't know there was a floor this far down."
"Neither did I and I've worked here for 8 years. I run this country also. What exactly is going here, Irene?"
"You'll understand soon enough, sir."
The elevator door opens...
"Batman?"
"I'm sorry for bringing you all down here. We needed a secure location."
"The situation room wasn't secure?" asked the president.
"Not really."
"That's troubling," the president-elect replied. "Why the need for such secrecy?"
"We'll get to the nuts and bolts but essentially, we're going to change the world."
Inside the next room was Green Arrow and Black Canary in civilian clothing along with three other people. Meanwhile at Kord Industries, Chris and Melody were about to make their move when they see Damian and the gang take Kord away.
"Stop!"
"Who the hell are you?"
"Let him go!"
Deadshot points his wrist Cannon at Chris. "Stay out of our business if you know what's good for you."
Chris swiped it away and fights Deadshot. "I have no patience for mercenaries."
"You obviously never met one!"
They fight. While Melody was taking care of Damian's sister, Chris and Deadshot exchange blows until Chris found an opening by kicking him in the head threw him down then punt kicks him. Damian tried to strike Chris with his sword but instead gets blasted in the face with a backfist. Melody handled herself quite well and snapped Athanasia's arm then pistol whips her.
"Tell me who you are, you bastard!"
"Name means nothing on the battlefield, Damian Wayne. I highly recommend you surrender."
"Then I'll have no qualms killing you."
Chris fights Damian. Although he was trained by Batman and the League of Assassins, it wasn't enough to see him through as Chris defeated him with a ferocious kick to the spine and head. Damian would not take this loss and continues fighting. It was a futile effort as Chris finished him off with a sharp kick to the gut and a few haymakers across the face. Athanasia tried to take Chris out but was shot in the lower right leg by Melody. Chris blasts her with a strong uppercut. Little did they know, Cheetah took Kord away during the battle.
"Damn it!"
"Who took him?" asked Melody.
"I don't know, but we better follow them."
Ra's al Ghul's Secret Sanctuary
Cheetah has Kord in her arms carrying him to Ra's al Ghul.
"The Blue Beetle, Mr. Kord. I had no idea, and I am rarely surprised.'
"Ra's al Ghul. What the hell do you want from me?"
"Oh, this isn't just about you, Mr. Kord. We've taken people all over the world."
At the White House...
"Lucius Fox, you know."
"Mr. President-elect."
"Jackson Hyde (Aqualad) has agreed to represent the oceans. Jefferson Pierce. He's also the hero known as Black Lightning. Oliver Queen and Dinah Lance."
"Are billionaires and also dead. Why are you telling us this?"
"Because we need to trust each other. Ted Kord will be joining us soon as will Professor Irons.'
"How? Steel died in Metropolis."
A hammer struck down. "No."
"Natasha, thank you for coming." This is Natasha Irons, the niece of Steel. She's a African American woman with a dreadlock hairstyle, sort of similar to Master Raven of Tekken.
"Are you really comfortable wearing that symbol?"
"It was my uncle's symbol. I wear it for him."
"We will be meeting with all world leaders over the coming weeks. What we have here is a combination of vast wealth, innovation and a desire to do good. We want to put people before profits. We want to build a finer world. We want to repair the damage Superman inflicted. Now, as soon as Ted Kord gets here we can start."
"Mr. President?"
"What?"
"There's something you all need to see." The secretary turned on the TV. Cheetah has Kord on live broadcast
"The world is watching. Read it."
"I didn't know. I'm sorry."
"Read the statement."
"I didn't..."
"IGNORANCE!" Ra's shouted as he punched Ted in the face. "Ignorance is the excuse of cowards and idiots."
"What do you want?"
"I want everything to stop. Mining, deforestation, drilling the oceans, burning coal for power. I want it to stop globally. Today!"
"You can't be serious! You can't hold us ransom for the impossible."
"You misunderstand. You are, all of you, in charge of the most destructive businesses on Earth. But this isn't a hostage situation, this is a time for change."
"Batgirl."
"I'm watching."
"You're not being ransomed. You're an example of what's coming. Everything you build with the blood of the planet..."
"We need to find where this feed's coming from now."
"Today... it crumbles."
Deadshot, after his defeat by Chris, detonated a series of explosives throughout Kord Industries. Thankfully, Chris and Melody escaped on time before the building imploded completely.
"That was close!"
"No shit! If we didn't make it we'd be part of the rubble."
"Where to?"
"No idea. Whoever this guy is, he can be a big problem."
Ahmedabad, India
"Today, you watch...
Houston, Texas
"...as your empires fall."
Basically every major city in the world fell victim to Ra's al Ghul's amnesty on changing the world.
"All the people..."
"Yes. All the people. That's exactly the problem. Selfishly consuming, destroying, killing. Top of the food chain for too long. We're going to change that. Killer Croc, Orca... FEED!"
AW, HELL NO! Killer Croc and Orca were feeding on the workers.
"It's too well hidden. I can't find the source of the feed."
"Oh, god..." Oliver's stomach was turning at the sight of the fire on live broadcast. Chris and Melody were shocked as well.
"My god!" Melody was looking into her wrist comm to locate the feed, but was unsuccessful.
"I'm so glad I hadn't eaten yet. I would have fucked around and lost my lunch," Chris said as they were heading to the motel. Once the slaughter stopped...
"Hey, Teddy." It was Booster Gold.
"Booster?"
"I'm sorry. I tried to tear apart time for you, but..."
"Jaime... Look after him... Train him..."
"I'm not really the mentoring type."
"Please, you'll need to help each other."
"Man, you can't just... Who am I gonna laugh at now?"
"Just... look in the mirror..."
They now their heads together. "Goodbye, Teddy..."
