The streets were quiet, ever since Superman had instituted Order 20, and Congress had passed it, crime had completely stopped. A small time thief was now being put through school or college, to get a job, whilst murderers and rapists were being executed to ensure that they didn't return to society. In a way Selina thought Superman was doing a good job, but there were things that Superman had ordered that she didn't agree with. The lack of voting was one thing, as was the lack of interviews he did. Other than the odd press conference, there was nothing else. She wondered if he knew how that looked.
She hopped down passed one of the entrance ways and made her way down the empty street, stopping when she found the door. Selina knocked twice, waited then opened the door. She found who she was looking for within a moment. "Roger." Roger Defreites, a man known for his quick thinking and his wit, he'd been a small-time thief when they'd been growing up, before meeting a girl and getting married and going to college. The girl had left him for someone else and he'd fallen on hard times. It seemed he'd done better now, if the décor of his house was anything to go by, with its flat screen T.V. and its PlayStation and other things.
"Selina." Roger replied crisply. "What do you want?"
"Have you been able to do what I asked?" Selina asked.
"Yes, I've managed to hack into the society's software. They're going to be targeting Caitlin Snow again, and this time Grodd and his minions will be leading the charge. They've been outfitted with kryptonite armour, so the boy and his father won't be able to stop them. Whilst they're doing that Poison Ivy and Cheetah are going to be making a hit on Star Labs with troops that they've been given." Roger responded.
"Troops?" Selina asked. "Where have they gotten troops from?"
Roger hit a couple of keys on his computer and brought up an image of a floating skull somewhere far, far away. "From that. Whatever that is, it is providing them with everything they need." Selina stared at it and asked.
"Where is that?" she thought she saw planets, maybe one of those planets that had been a Green Lantern once upon a time, but she couldn't be sure.
"I think it's roughly three hundred light years away from us. Somewhere in the fourteenth galaxy of Mana, but I'm not sure. Whatever the thing is, it is powerful. I tried to get access to its servers and couldn't get more than a few buzz words." Roger responded.
Selina nodded, then asked. "And the other thing that I asked you about?"
"Now that was slightly easier to do. The man has little sense about avoiding proper detection, though one could argue that it has something to do with the fact that perhaps he wants to be found." Roger responded, he typed in a few commands on his computer and an image came up of the man. "He's been travelling in the midst of the chaos, gathering a following. They call themselves The Joker Clan, dedicated to spreading his madness and the chaos that he believes in."
Selina watched as Roger played a video. The man's voice echoed over the speakers. "We are looking at the near destruction of a life of crime. Superman wishes to disrupt the natural order of things. We cannot have that. Crime keeps the world ticking over. He is a fool if he does not understand that. We cannot allow some fool to stand between us and our destiny." There was cheering, gun shots, and Selina could've sworn she saw someone who looked an awful lot like Black Lightning standing there. The man continued. "We shall wreak vengeance on everyone who dares cause chaos within our world and our way of life." There was another pause as the man roared and his supporters cheered. "Now, we have a very special guest. I present to you, Madame President." Selina gasped as a woman in a suit walked on stage.
The President of the United States stepped forward, a smile on her face. Selina watched the video with rapt attention, hardly believing what she was seeing. "I come to you now, knowing that the Joker Clan are the only ones who truly know what it means to be a citizen of the United States. These superheroes are aliens, they fight one another, without caring about the damage that is being done to the homes and the people they leave behind. They want everything to be fair and easy. But as you all know, nothing in life is ever fair and easy. It is a struggle. The Joker Clan knows what it means to struggle. You will free us from this yolk of superheroes." There was raucous applause as the woman stepped down and the mad man spoke again.
"Well, there you go. You have received your marching orders. Prepare for war!"
The video ended there. Selina turned to look at Roger, his face was expressionless. "What the hell? How did he get the President to agree to speak?"
Roger shrugged. "I don't know. But I can tell you this, he will be getting more and more men as days go by. If you're going to do anything about this, you need to act soon. Very soon, otherwise he will grow more powerful. The Society isn't anything compared to what the Joker is capable of. And of course he might get Harley." Selina looked at Roger, she knew he and Harley had been close once upon a time, when exactly she didn't know, but he'd known her before Selina.
"I'll make sure I can get it done." She replied. He nodded, they hugged, then as she was about to leave, Roger spoke.
"Be careful Selina, we don't know what the hell could happen next."
Selina nodded then she left, making her way through the sewers and the craters of Gotham, when she made it back to the Bat Cave, Bruce was there waiting for her. she sat down and told him what she'd seen and what she'd heard. when she was done, he looked at her and sighed. "We must find him and do it now. I'll tell J'onn to keep an eye on Clark."
"And Firestorm?" Selina asked.
"He'll go to London with John and his allies." Bruce said.
"What are we going to tell Harley?" She asked.
"The truth." Bruce responded.