Ghost in a Shell
I don't own Naruto, The Flash, Young Justice, or any other properties.
Death stared out a window when she heard footsteps behind her. Turning around, she was met by a sharp pain in her abdomen and flung through the building. Rolling on the ground, she stopped then grunted as she pushed herself up. She felt something trickle down her cheek and it off.
"Impossible," muttered Death as she stared at the blood from the cut on her cheek.
She grunted loudly in pain as she felt a burning sensation on her abdomen and looked to see a symbol glowing on her skin. Hearing footsteps again, she looked up at the man wearing a leather jacket and pants but what shocked her the most was that the man's entire head was a flaming skull. The man walked toward Death, who tried to vanish but found that she couldn't. The man stopped and looked over his shoulder just in time to see Reaper sending him flying away from Death. Pulling his pistols, Reaper fired at the man, who shrugged off each shot like it was nothing.
"Who are you?" questioned Reaper as the man stopped in his tracks.
"Vengeance," said the man before he picked up a chain, igniting it with fire.
Reaper grabbed Death and both vanished as Reaper turned into black smoke that flew off. The man glared at them as they retreated and swung the chain so that it went over his shoulder and back up around, tightening around him. Whistling, a flaming motorcycle without a rider on it dashed over to the man, he hopped on and chased after the pair. Pulling off his chain when he saw the flying smoke, he threw it forward with the end wrapping around Death's leg. Pulling her out, Death landed hard on the ground and hacked up blood. Grabbing her by the neck after getting off his bike, he stared into her frightened eyes before Reaper shot him in the head. The man staggered back, dropping Death in the process, as the flames healed his skull. Reaper grabbed Death and hurried up into the sky.
Rio watched with Starfire and Cyborg as Raven went through a training exercise against some robots.
"So, how are things with you and Zatanna?" asked Cyborg.
"It's all good," said Rio as she folded her arms, "She managed to get her soul back and everything is peachy."
"You don't sound happy about that," commented Starfire.
"I'm still pissed off that she sold her soul," said Rio before shutting off the robots, "That's enough for now, Raven."
Raven went over to her team and looked at each of them.
"Who's next?" she asked.
"I guess I'll go," said Rio as she stepped forward.
Just as Rio was about to suit up, Reaper fell to the ground in front of her with Death rolling out of his arms and grunting in pain.
"Help her!" yelled Reaper at Rio, who ran over to Death and checked on her while the rest of the Titans went to help Reaper.
Rio picked up Death and ran her out of the room to the med bay and started a quick physical. Feeling a tremendous amount of heat coming off her abdomen, Rio lifted Death's shirt up slightly and frowned when she saw a sigil burned into her flesh. She then began working on Death's other injuries when the others began helping Reaper in. Reaper removed his mask and his equipment turned into black smoke.
"How's she doing?" questioned Sasuke as he sat on an exam table.
"Besides the symbol carved into her flesh, she's going to pull through," said Rio as she put a cold compress on Death's abdomen and leg.
"What happened to you both?" asked Cyborg.
"Mistress was attacked and I tried to save her," said Sasuke as Starfire treated the bruise on his forehead, "The culprit was a man with a flaming skull."
Raven and Rio looked at each other before Rio shot her a look to remain silent on the matter.
"Are you sure you both weren't dreaming?" asked Raven cautiously.
"If they were dreaming, these wounds wouldn't be real," said Rio as she finished stitching the cut on Death's cheek.
"Ghost Rider," said Death with a sigh, "He's called the Ghost Rider."
"Ghost Rider?" asked Rio with an eyebrow raised.
"He's a human possessed by the Spirit of Vengeance that sends those that commit sin to Hell," explained Death weakly, "But he shouldn't exist here in this dimension. He's not a being of this universe."
"Well, this is an unexpected plot twist," said Rio as she went to work on Sasuke's injuries.
"Why don't you have a soul?" asked Death, causing everyone to look at Rio, who paused.
"None of your business," said Rio emotionlessly after a moment.
"Naruto, tell me," said Death in a stern but still weak voice.
"All you need to know is that Zatanna has hers back," said Rio as she put a compress on Sasuke's head, "I'm going to see if John has a spell to remove that thing from her stomach."
She proceeded through a Boom Tube as Death pushed herself up. She tried to stand up but fell back to the floor. Sasuke and everyone hurried over to her and Sasuke pulled her to her feet with her arm over his shoulder.
"What exactly is that sigil?" asked Raven.
"It stripped me of my powers and made me mortal," said Death as Sasuke helped her back up to the table.
"What do you mean?" asked Cyborg.
"The Endless don't bleed," said Sasuke as he helped Death lie back down, "Bleeding is a sign of mortality. There are very few ways to kill an immortal being and what's happening to mistress is the cruelest way for an immortal to die," he led everyone out of the room and toward the main room as Ace entered the med bay to keep an eye on Death as she slept, "This forces an immortal to suffer and know pain."
"So, how do we protect her?" asked Starfire as Sasuke sat down on the couch.
"We have to make sure she doesn't suffer any fatal wounds," said Sasuke as he tried to get the pain out of his head.
The lights in the med bay turned out and Ace looked around for the source. Turning on his inferred vision he looked up at the vents just as something flew out. It struck him, frying his circuits and shutting him down. The grate was quietly removed and Deathstroke dropped from the vents.
"It was the first time that I'd even been defeated," said Sasuke as he drank deeply from his cup, "The Ghost Rider is perhaps the only person that could actually match me."
"He must be good to get the drop on both of you," said Starfire as Raven tried healing Sasuke's burns.
"I'll give him that," said Sasuke as he drank from his cup, "He…"
He and Raven looked toward the hallway and got up.
"I sense it too," she said and they both ran down the hall.
Deathstroke pulled out a knife as he slowly approached Death when the door flew open. He threw the knife at Sasuke, who dodged it before charging Deathstroke and taking him through a window. Grabbing Death, Raven vanished as Starfire and Cyborg entered the room.
"What just happened?" asked Cyborg.
(Mount Justice)
Kaldur and Robin were currently training when Raven appeared from the shadows with Death next to her.
"Raven, what's going on?" asked Kaldur as he and Robin hurried and took Death from her.
"Deathstroke tried to kill her at the tower," explained Raven, "This is Death, by the way."
"Why would Deathstroke want to kill her?" asked Robin before Kaldur was knocked away by something falling from the ceiling.
Spinning around, Robin saw a girl about two years younger than him wearing what looked like a variation of Batgirl's outfit but with a full face mask with white eyes and no hair showing. The girl charged at Robin and kneed him hard in the gut.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" shouted Raven as she shot a beam at the girl.
The girl threw a glowing ball at Raven's attack and it dispersed the attack with ease. Shocked by this, Raven was kicked in the head by the girl and passed out on the floor.
Override: SS-01, SS-02, SS-03, SS-4, SS-06
"Aw, it looks like the little birdy got his wings clipped," said Harley as she went up to Robin and knelt down in front of him.
"How did you get in here?" said Robin as Harley stood up.
"Wouldn't you like to know," stated Harley with a smile before she smashed her bat on the outside of his head.
Deadshot fired an electric dart at Kaldur, who was getting up and yelled in pain then passed out. Killer Croc picked up the unconscious Death and slung her over her shoulder as a circular portal that was giving off sparks appeared next to him. Ghost Rider walked out of the portal as the girl in the bat costume went up to him. Ruffling her cowl, Ghost Rider grabbed the groaning Robin, who's mask was torn so his eyes were visible. Robin locked eyes with Ghost Rider before screaming in pain. A second later, Ghost Rider dropped the unconscious Robin as the Suicide Squad all headed for the portal.
Recognized: Superboy B-04, Miss Martian B-05
Connor and Megan walked and gasped at the sight as the Suicide Squad left through the portal with Death.
"Hey!" shouted Connor as he charged Ghost Rider.
The flaming skeleton caught Connor's fist without much effort, to the surprise of the Superman clone, then threw some green dust into his face. Connor coughed hard as he suddenly lost all his strength before a wall of flame went up in front of Megan. She fell to her knees as Ghost Rider left through the portal.
"Computer… alert the… League," said Megan as she passed out while the flames and the portal closed.
(Five Minutes Later)
Death groaned as her head throbbed before picking herself off the cold ground. Looking through the cell bars, she stared at Ghost Rider, who was leaning against the wall on the opposite side watching her.
"Why are you doing this?" she asked with a strained look on her face.
"I made a deal," said Ghost Rider before walking off.
Reaper clenched his fists as he looked at the downed Raven and members of Young Justice while Batman, Black Canary, Zatara, and Superman talked about what had happened with Wally, Zatanna, Artemis, Starfire and Cyborg. A Boom Tube opened up between the two groups and Rio looked between Reaper and the heroes.
"How long was I gone?" she asked.
"Long enough for Ghost Rider to take mistress with the help of Deathstroke, the Suicide Squad, and a young girl that effortlessly defeated your friends," said the pissed off Reaper.
"The Suicide Squad managed to gain entrance to the cave and defeated Robin and Aqualad as well as Raven before Ghost Rider came and put Robin in a coma," explained Batman as Constantine came through the Boom Tube.
"It's called the Penance Stare," said Constantine as he looked at Batman, "When the Ghost Rider locks eyes with a target, it forces them to experience all the sin they inflicted in their lifetime. It sears the soul and if done for long periods, it would burn the soul to cinders."
"Are you able to awaken Robin?" asked Black Canary.
"Dealing with souls still inside the body isn't my specialty," explained Constantine as he shook his head, "The only would that could wake him would be Death herself."
"What was your deal?" asked Reaper.
"Sorry?" asked Constantine as everybody looked at Reaper.
"Not you," said Reaper as he kept his gaze on Rio, "What deal did you make with Ghost Rider?"
Rio chuckled and it eventually grew into a laugh before she smiled at Reaper.
"You really think I would make a deal with him?" said Rio with a sly smile, "He would kill me the moment he laid his eyes on me."
Reaper grabbed Rio and pinned her against the wall with his hand around her throat.
"I'm not playing games, Naruto," spat out Reaper, "What was your deal?"
"My soul for Zatanna's," said Rio before she vanished and reappeared next to Constantine.
"What?!" exclaimed Zatara.
"Rio, you promised you wouldn't do that!" exclaimed Zatanna in disbelief.
"He would've noticed the next time he tried to train you since a magic user's power weakens when they have no soul," said Rio before walking off toward the wall.
"Hey, where are you going?" asked Artemis.
"I'm going to do some training," said Rio.
"Are you kidding me?!" exclaimed Wally, "Our friends were attacked and you're just brushing it off like it's nothing."
"I can't get involved," said Rio with a sigh of annoyance as she turned around, "The deal I made with Mephisto forbids me from interfering with the Rider."
"YOU DID WHAT?!" exclaimed Constantine, Zatara, and Zatanna at the same time.
"I think I just went deaf," said Rio as she cleaned her ear.
"You made a deal with the devil?!" exclaimed Constantine angrily, "Are you fucking insane?!"
"WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF THE PERSON YOU LOVE COULDN'T EVEN FEEL THE TOUCH OF A HAND ON THEIR CHEEK?!" yelled Rio in Constantine's face before turning on Zatanna, "AND YOU! SAVITAR MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTROL OF MY BODY, BUT I COULD STILL SEE EVERYTHING! YOU WERE MISERABLE AND I DID WHAT I THOUGHT WAS RIGHT!"
Flames began to flicker around Rio and everybody took a step back.
"I HAVE PUT EVERYTHING I HAVE INTO TRYING TO LIVE HERE AND KEEP MY PROMISE TO THAT GIRL!" yelled Rio as her face began smoking, "BUT CLEARLY, I SHOULDN'T HAVE EVEN BOTHERED WITH HELPING ANY OF YOU!"
Turning into a storm of flames, Rio had vanished when the flames went out everyone stared at the scorched ground where Rio had been.
"Is she… dead?" asked Zatanna.
"No," replied Reaper, "She's just off trying to cool her head," he then looked at Superman, "Mistress is being held in Bulgaria, we should get going."
"I'll contact other members of the League when we get there," said Superman as he, Reaper, the other members of the Justice League, and Constantine walked toward the Zeta Beam platform.
"Yo, what about us?" questioned Cyborg.
"You all will remain on standby until further notice," stated Batman.
"You can't be serious!" exclaimed Artemis, "They hurt our friends and we're not just going to stand for that!"
"You don't have a choice," said Zatara as he went up to the computer and typed in a command.
Lockdown: Engaged
"I'm sorry," apologized Superman, "But we can't have you all go after the Suicide Squad since they're too dangerous."
Constantine and Reaper entered a Boom Tube while the members of the Justice League left via Zeta Beam platform.
"Great!" exclaimed Wally, "Now, what are we supposed to do?"
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"Sorry about that," apologized Constantine as he reentered the Cave on the Zeta Beam platform with Reaper, Cheshire, Katana, Blood, and a large creature made of plants as Deadman came through the wall, "We had to make sure that we wouldn't be disturbed."
"What is all this?" asked Starfire.
"It's something that Rio had been working on in secret," said Raven as she came out from the back.
"We deal with mostly the occult," explained Blood, "We, my dear children, are Justice League Dark."
(Three Hours Later)
Death sat alone in her cell, feeling her stomach growl in hunger when she heard footsteps.
"Enjoying yourself?" asked Destiny.
"Why are you here?" questioned Death of her brother.
"I'm seeing what your punishment is?" explained Destiny, "Pretty fitting for the crime."
"So, I fell in love with Naruto and had kids," confessed Death, "What's so wrong with that?"
"You fell in love," stated Destiny, "A very act that is forbidden to us by mother and father."
"It's not something I intended to do," stated Death as she silently cried, "I had only intended to try and console him on his parents dying. I never expected to have this feeling grow inside of me."
Reaching into her pocket, Death pulled out a faded photograph of two young kids.
"Those first few days, I couldn't get him to even speak to me," recalled Death with a sad smile, "But I grew to understand his pain. For the first time… I understood what Destruction was talking about when he said I couldn't the pain I was causing those who survived to live another day."
"That may be so but you have prevented that human's death far too long," said Destiny as he turned away from the cell, "Now that she has no soul, your power cannot affect her. I hope you have made your peace."
"How could that ever happen when I abandoned them?" questioned Death to herself, "I left without a word. I doubt any of them would forgive me."
"I have a feeling they would," said Destiny as he walked out of sight.
"What do you mean by that?!" exclaimed Death as she rushed to the bars and tried to see Destiny but found he had vanished, "Destiny, get your ass back here! Don't you walk out on me! Get back here!"
"That's it?" asked Cyborg as they looked at the castle that sat in the valley below them.
"I can feel mistress' presence coming from there," stated Reaper, "She's in there."
"Why don't we just go in?" asked Wally, who ran several feet before running into an invisible wall.
"That's one of the reasons," said Blood as Artemis went to help Wally, "Beyond that barrier is a small army guarding that castle, which has the Suicide Squad in there."
"And how are we supposed to get through?" asked Artemis.
"Evomer eht reirrab," called out Zatanna with an echo in her voice.
Cracks appeared all over the large dome that appeared over the valley before it then shattered with a loud crash.
"Was that supposed to happen?" questioned Cheshire before guns began firing on them.
"Looks like we've got company," commented Deadshot as he saw footage from outside on his sight.
"Our orders are clear," stated Enchantress, "We're to guard that woman until he returns."
"I'm getting tired of waiting," said Killer Croc, "Let's just go kill them."
"That wouldn't be wise," said El Diablo, "We have to stay put."
Deathstroke walked out of the shadows and the Suicide Squad turned to him.
"How about we introduce them to a couple of our new friends?" he asked before looking at Harley and nodding.
Harley smiled then pressed a button on a console.
Artemis hid behind a tree to avoid fire from a bunker before aiming an arrow in the opening. She was then knocked off his feet by a blur and looked up at the man in his mid-twenties with white hair and wearing a tracksuit walk by her.
"You didn't see that coming?" asked the man before he sped off.
Artemis tried to aim at him but the man was already gone. She then went down as a bullet went through her hip. Cheshire, having seen this, hurried over to her sister's side.
Katana looked around before being knocked into the air by a blur. She landed on her feet and looked around.
"We have a fast meta in the field," she said urgently.
"Artemis is down!" said Cheshire urgently as the bunker fired over them while she provided medical aid to her sister, "Can someone take care of that bunker?"
Swamp Thing came charging through and tore through the concrete with barely a scratch.
Kid Flash saw the man run by and ran after him. Looking behind him, the man scoffed and shook his head at Kid Flash following him before he vanished from the young hero's sight. Kid Flash was about to stop when he hit a tree before he realized it.
"I hate this guy," he said over the coms.
"Jason, I think it's time to let your better half out," recommended Constantine as he and Blood hid behind some trees.
"I hate to say it but I think you're right," said Blood before he took a deep breath, "Gone, gone the fall man!"
He fell onto all fours as his body was suddenly covered in hellfire before blowing out. His body had become that of a demonic being wearing medieval armor.
"Arise the demon. Etrigan!" called out Etrigan as he got to his feet then breathed fire into his hands.
Pulling a sword from the flames, Etrigan ran over to Artemis and Cheshire then threw Artemis over his shoulder. With Etrigan taking her sister away, Cheshire sprinted through the forest and toward the castle.
Reaper chased after the man in the tracksuit but soon lost sight of him.
"That guy is too fast," said Kid Flash as he came up to Reaper.
"Coral him this way," stated Reaper, "I'll create a portal and you get him in it."
"Got it," said Kid Flash as he sped off.
Reaper turned into smoke and quickly moved in a vertical circle. The smoke turned to sparks with a city beyond the veil inside the portal. Kid Flash ran after the man in the tracksuit and corralled him toward Reaper. Seeing the portal, the man smirked as he made to turn. Cyborg, having measured the man's velocity, fired his arm cannon at the man and sent him flying through the portal. Reaper quickly closed the portal and sighed in relief as he reformed.
Starfire landed inside a cave under the castle when a scarlet wisp of something flew in front of her face. Turning around, she saw nothing out of the ordinary before turning back around and finding herself outside and looking at the bodies of her friends. Standing in the middle of the bodies, was a woman a few years older than her with waist length black hair.
"Komand'r!" yelled Starfire as she flew at the woman in a rage.
What Starfire didn't know was that she wasn't attacking the person she thought she was. Instead, she had her hands on Zatanna's neck and was choking her with her abnormal strength. Zatanna gagged as she struggled for air when Starfire jumped off her.
"Wow," said Starfire with a lot of surprise, "This chick's head is really messed up."
"Thanks, Boston," said Zatanna as she tried to get her breath back.
Deadman exited Starfire, causing the girl to fall unconscious, before he was blasted through a wall of psychic energy. Looking in the direction the energy came from, Zatanna saw a woman with red hair wearing read clothing. The woman threw a ball of psychic energy at Zatanna, who grabbed Starfire and jumped out of the way of the attack. Deadman came back through the wall, possessing the woman. The woman staggered about as Deadman tried to remain in control.
"We've got a problem," said the woman as she grunted, "This girl's a psychic."
Reaper flew into the room and created a portal like he had before.
"Throw her in!" called out Reaper.
The woman broke into a run before jumping toward the portal with Deadman exiting at the last second. Once the woman was through, Reaper dispelled the portal then fell to one knee.
"Are you alright?" asked Zatanna as she and Deadman went over to Reaper.
"I've never done that twice in one day," said Reaper before all of them vanished from the room in a green light.
Everyone appeared in a large room in a flash of green light and looked around.
"How did we get here?" asked Kid Flash.
"Such an ignorant boy," said Enchantress as everyone turned toward the Suicide Squad.
"I'm a little disappointed in you, Katana," stated Deadshot to the masked girl with the sword.
"And I would remind you that I'm not a criminal like all of you," stated Katana.
"Can't we all just handle this like normal, civilized people?" asked Constantine.
Kid Flash was suddenly blasted against a wall and turned to stone.
"I guess that's out of the question," said Cheshire as she removed her mask, tossing it aside.
"Mr. West," said Constantine as he snapped his fingers, turning Kid Flash back to normal, "You and the other children go look for Death. Boston, follow them. The rest of us will handle these people."
"Got it," said Kid Flash as he, Artemis, Zatanna, Cyborg, who had Starfire over his shoulder, and Raven, with Boston following, went down a hall while the Suicide Squad and Justice League Dark, plus Reaper, began their showdown.
Hearing the explosions above, Death raised her head and walked up to the bars. Looking down either end of the darkness, she closed her eyes then turned around. They shot open when she felt a hand grasp her by the throat and stared into the eyes of the Ghost Rider. Her eyes became calm as she didn't even try to fight.
"Go ahead," said Death as tears streamed down her cheeks, "Do it. I deserve it."
Ghost Rider watched Death for a moment before he dropped her. Waving his hand toward the bars, they melted and the Ghost Rider walked out then down the hall.
Katana grunted under the force of Deathstroke's katana while Cheshire was busy dodging Harley's swinging hammar. Meanwhile, Swamp Thing was holding off Killer Croc in a battle of brute strength while Reaper was in the middle of a shootout with Deathstroke. Constantine was currently holding back Enchantress's attacks with the strongest barrier he could muster with El Diablo was also trying to break through.
"What I wouldn't give for Etrigan to be here," commented Constantine before he noticed his barrier cracking.
The barrier shattered, blasting him off his feet and knocking him unconscious.
"John!" called out Cheshire as Harley hit her in the back and sending her to the ground next to Constantine.
Killer Croc tore off Swamp Thing's arms then threw him against the wall. Deathstroke knocked Soultaker into the air the kicked Katana over to her friends. Reaper noticed this and dropped his pistols. Slowly raising his hands with smoke engulfing him, Enchantress pulled the Suicide Squad, plus Deathstroke, to her and put up a barrier to deflect Reaper's lasers. Once Reaper was finished, he fell to one knee in the room that he'd practically destroyed.
"Damn it," thought Reaper as he panted, "I barely have any strength left."
"That was very impressive," said Deathstroke as he walked up to Reaper and put his katana at the man's neck, "But you lack restraint when using that power."
A roar echoed through the room and everyone turned as Ghost Rider came through a doorway. Grabbing the chain from around his shoulder, it ignited then he swung it. Surprising everyone, it wrapped around Enchantress's waist. Pulling, Ghost Rider separated Enchantress from her host, June Moore, then physically grabbed the ghost by the arms. The ghost struggled to get free before staring into Ghost Rider's eyes. Ghost Rider then grabbed the ghost by the neck, forcing it to its knees. Holding up one hand, Ghost Rider threw flames into the face of the screaming ghost as it turn to cinders that burned out.
Ghost Rider let out a low growl as he turned to the rest of the Squad as well as Justice League Dark before El Diablo got between them.
"All of you, get out," he said as he stared into Ghost Rider's eyes, "I'll hold him off."
Roaring, El Diablo was engulfed in flames that turned him into a large Mayan-like deity comprised entirely of flames. Ghost Rider laughed as El Diablo charged and both began shooting flames at the other. Ghost Rider laughed in joy as everything exploded, destroying the castle. Everyone that was inside the castle, minus El Diablo, appeared in the forest outside of the blast radius and looked around.
"How did we get here?" asked Kid Flash before Reaper shoved him aside.
"Are you alright, mistress?" asked Reaper to Death.
"I'm fine," replied Death as she looked at the members of the Suicide Squad.
Before anyone could react, all the members fell unconscious and looked down at them.
"You all really can't do anything without me," said a familiar voice from behind a tree.
They turned to see Moon Knight leaning against a tree with her arms folded.
"I thought your deal said you couldn't involve yourself with the Rider," stated Deadman.
"I didn't use any magic on the Rider," stated Moon Knight as she continued to keep her eyes off everyone, "I used it to get you all out of there."
"What about El Diablo?" asked Artemis.
Moon Knight remained silent and went over to Death. Placing a hand on her abdomen, Death flinched when she felt a sudden chill spread out from where Moon Knight had touched. Removing her hand, Moon Knight walked away and into a Boom Tube. Lifting her shirt, Death saw the sigil was gone before lowering it to look at Justice League Dark, the Teen Titans, and Young Justice.
"Thank you all for helping," thanked Death holding up a hand, "This is the least I could do to show my gratitude."
Snapping her fingers, everyone felt the pain in their bodies vanish as Constantine and Starfire work up.
"Now, I think it's best you all get home," said Death before flicking her wrist, everyone vanishing in an instant.
"What do we do about them?" asked Reaper as he and Death gazed down at the unconscious Suicide Squad.
The sound of several helicopters rang through the air and the pair vanished.
(Sometime Later)
"Not only did you act against Justice League orders but you caused damage to a 500 year old castle," scolded Batman to Young Justice and the Teen Titans before turning to Rio, "And you also went behind the League's back and created a team outside of our scope."
Rio rolled her eyes then sighed.
"First off, everyone did real hero work while you all played politics and I don't see any of you paying for the collateral damage you cause in fights," shot back Rio, "As for my personal team, we've been preparing for and fighting off the arrival of someone far worse than you've ever seen."
"But that doesn't excuse that you went behind the League's back," reminded Black Canary.
"Yawn," said Rio in boredom, "You all seem to forget that being a hero means you sometimes can't follow protocol when saving people in an emergency."
"But you also have to have a plan when you go into a situation," stated Batman, "Your actions nearly got the team killed."
"I've had enough of this," said Rio as she walked toward a Boom Tube, "I'll be with Meena if you need me."
Walking into the Boom Tube, Rio didn't even look back at the surprised looks of everyone in the cave.
Stepping out of the Boom Tube, Rio glared at the small streak of fire heading down the road. Going into a ditch just off the road, Rio flew out on a motorcycle a moment later and sped down the road. Seeing a familiar person in the distance, Rio sped up and soon passed the Ghost Rider. She turned sharply and blocked the Rider's path. The Rider stopped and he and Rio gazed at each other. Climbing off her bike with the Rider mirroring her movements, Rio and the Rider walked up to each other.
"You really fucked up," said Rio to the Rider, "You actually let someone with no remorse get away."
The Rider pulled the chain off from over his shoulder and ignited it.
"I'm not here to fight," said Rio right into the Rider's eyes, "I'm here to make a deal."
The Rider kept his chain ignited but listened.
"Give me my vengeance on Death," said Rio as she tried to stop her hand from shaking, "Help me settle my score and I'll settle yours. All of yours."
The Rider seemed intrigued by this before placing his hand on Rio's shoulder, her body starting to burn in the flames.
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