And Injustice For All 2
Chapter 24: Sanctuary, Pt. 1
Paris, France
Years ago
Natasha, aka Steel, answered her phone. It was her Uncle John. Natasha couldn't get a clear signal.
"How's Paris?" He asked.
"It's beautiful. I mean, I still feel guilty leaving you for a vacation, and Paris obviously doesn't have the romance of the steelworks."
"Of course it doesn't. How could the city of love possibly compare with being stuck deep underground surrounded by the smell of burning metal? Listen, there's something happened in Metropolis. The radiation levels are... I'm putting a hard drive in a lockbox. It should be safe. But you're not gonna be able to get down here for a while."
"What are you talking about?"
"Everything you'll need to continue our work is here. My dreams are in these files, Nat. Add them to your own..."
That was the last sentence from him before Natasha lost the signal.
"Nat?" A woman in a white bathrobe called her name.
"Leti..."
"What's wrong?"
Now.
Inauguration Day 11:14 AM EST
"And yet, here you are," said Aqualad. "You don't blame Batman for Metropolis?"
"No. I blame the actions of a madman. And you? You're a long way from Atlantis."
"Someone has to take responsibility. Aquaman will stay in the water, burying his hand in the sand, and our sand is in the bottom of the ocean, so he's burying it pretty deep. He may pretend the surface world's problems aren't his own, but what happens on land will affect us. It's as predictable as the tides."
"The president elect has started walking."
"No sign of trouble?"
"There's a lot of weird looking people, but no one's screaming yet."
Ra's Al Ghul's Underground Sanctuary
At the end of the previous chapter, Connor used the Canary Cry on Fake Batman. At the Amazon Rainforest, Blue Beetle was flying when he heard the scream and flew down to investigate. Inside the sanctuary, Chris and Melody, as well as Dinah, Barbara and Oliver we're still battling the ninjas.
"What's that sound?" Batgirl asked.
"It's Connor!"
"That's your Canary Cry," said Melody.
"Follow the cry, we'll find the kids!" Said Dinah.
Meanwhile, Harley and Connor was about to escape until Captain Cold appeared.
"Quinn, what happened?"
"Wildcat freed the kid, then him and Batman got into it. Batman shot him and was knocked unconscious at the same time."
"Something's not adding up here..." Suddenly, Leonard got ambushed by Chris with a tackle coming through a wall and punched him, knocking him unconscious. Black Lightning finished the job by zapping the rest of the ninjas.
"Mom, dad!" Connor runs towards them.
"Where are my daughters?"
"The Atom took them to the teleporter room," said Harley.
"Who are you two?" Asked Connor.
"This is Chris and Melody Jones of the Homefront Warriors. They came here to help us," Dinah replied.
"I can tell That's not the real Batman," said Chris?
"How can you tell?" Batgirl asked curiously.
"Those UMP45s. Batman hates guns," Melody added.
"Wildcat!" Dinah rushed to him.
"Get to the teleporter room," Batgirl commanded. "Get the kids and get outta here. Plastic Man, Luke and I will see if we can help Batman. And Melody, you and I got off on the wrong foot, but I'll need you and Chris with me to help Batman."
"We got your back, Batgirl."
"I'm coming too."
"What, Harley?"
"He might need me. Plus, I'm kind of his new Robin."
"Really?," Chris was confused. "This will be interesting. Let's go."
Meanwhile, Batman was hung upside down, tied up in vines.
"You risked much coming here," said Poison Ivy. "I'm very angry you set foot in this sanctuary."
"We're not doing this, Ivy."
Suddenly, Batman unleased a type of pink mist he calls Phosphonate, a broad spectrum systemic herbicide, commonly known as the weed killer.
"Tell me where Alfred is, now!"
Stay tuned for part 2 of Sanctuary next week.
