...And Injustice For All

Chapter 21: Acceptable Losses

Regime Superman and metahumans are at the Fortress of Solitude discussing plans against the Insurgency.

Wonder Woman (Regime): The Insurgents. They incited insurrection.

Sinestro (Regime): We must suppress this filth.

Black Adam (Regime): Willfulness leads to anarchy. It cannot be allowed to spread.

Superman (Regime): I made them safe. Shielded them, but are they grateful? Do they appreciate my protection? No! They whine, complain, side with those criminals... if they prefer chaos, I'll give it to them. Metropolis and Gotham... I'll flatten them, set an example. Then, I'll find the dimension these duplicates came from. They'll pay for interfering. And that fool and his cronies I met earlier with that gun, I'll finish them as well.

Regimes Flash, Shazam and Yellow Lantern entered, but Regime Shazam didn't like what he heard.

Shazam (Regime): Wait, we're wiping out cities now, invading worlds in other dimensions?

Superman (Regime): You have a problem, Billy?

Shazam (Regime): Well, yeah... it's gone too far.

Wonder Woman (Regime): Man's world is incapable of self-rule. We will preserve order.

Shazam (Regime): No... There has to be a limit. Even for us. Especially on us!

Superman (Regime): THAT'S ENOUGH!

Shazam (Regime): We can't do this. Lois would never...

Regime Superman grabbed Regime Shazam by his throat.

Shazam (Regime): Sha...

Regime Shazam never finished his word as Regime Superman froze his mouth, hen he uses his heat vision on his forehead. Regime Shazam's hood on his outfit was burned as if he has a gaping hole through his head. Regime Shazam falls dead. Everyone looked in absolute horror.

Superman (Regime): Anyone else?

Everyone stayed silent.

Superman (Regime): Cyborg, Raven, take control of all local broadcasts. I want everyone to see this. Wonder Woman, Hawkgirl, Adam, you're with me. Lantern, Flash, get Doomsday ready.

As they left, only Yellow Lantern and Regime Flash remain. Regime Flash holds his late friend one last time.

Yellow Lantern: Take him outside.

Grundy (Regime): Grundy dig hole. Grundy bury.

Flash (Regime): He's right. This isn't what we signed up for.

Yellow Lantern: We did our job. We eliminated crime.

Flash (Regime): Billy wasn't a criminal. He was...

Yellow Lantern: A casualty of war. Acceptable losses.

Flash (Regime): Acceptable? I let myself believe we were making things better, but we're not. I can't do this anymore. I'm done.

Yellow Lantern: You have a death wish? There is no 'done'.

Flash (Regime): Maybe not for you. Goodbye, Hal.

Yellow Lantern stopped Regime Flash with a yellow force field.

Yellow Lantern: You can't leave.

Regime Flash managed to break free.

Yellow Lantern: Barry, do make me do this.

Regime Flash had no choice to fight Hal. However, Yellow Lantern didn't use much of his power for fear of Regime Superman's wrath after what happened to Regime Shazam. Regime Flash surrendered and apologized. Yellow Lantern glad he cames to his senses and suggested he find another solution to his problem. As Regime Flash was helped up, he used his Sonic Uppercut to knock Yellow Lantern out cold.

Flash (Regime): You left me no choice, Hal.

Regime Solomon Grundy rushes to see what was going on.

Grundy (Regime): HEY! What you do to boss man! GRUNDY SMASH LITTLE RED MAN!

Flash (Regime): Don't try it, Grundy.

Calming down Regime Solomon Grundy Grundy would do Regime Flash no good, so he decided to trick him into playing a game. Regime Flash successfully confused him and as he turned to leave, Regime Flash pushed Regime Grundy into a ravine.

Flash (Regime): Never was a big zombie fan!