Shedding Some Light On a Question
Vic Sage walked out of a bar with a tape recorder in hand. Another successful interview out of the way and another lead story for the Hub City Gazette. He had managed to expose two of the biggest crime bosses in the city in one night He had intimidated one of the local lackies into ratting out their own boss. Then again that was easy to do for Vic Sage, especially when it appeared as if he didn't have a face. The mask of the Question.
He walked down the street with his game face still on. He knew full well what he needed to do. The story was second priority to what he had to do. He had to stop Superman. Even if no one would help him he had to stop him. He had gone to far. Vic had no problem with killing someone when there was no other choice, but their were options this time. He now had to fight him. If he was alone fine if he had allies even better.
He walked down the street watching every corner knowing that anyone could be around it. This was not because of Superman, but because he lived in Hub City. The city with the highest crime rate in America. Higher than even Gotham. Now he had even more to worry about. Superman, Wonder Woman, Two of the Flashes, and most recently Hawk and Dove. Plenty to worry about. Then he stopped.
"Hello Raven," he said looking into a black alley, "Why don't you and Speedy come out of there and try and get it over with."
The blackness faded away and a teenage girl dressed in a black cloak tights and a girl wearing a red mask and tights and a yellow hood appeared. Raven and Speedy, two of the active Teen Titans. Two of the four who had not been affected by or had been allowed by President Luther to remain as active heroes.
"So lets get it over with," The Question said looking over at them, "I have a feeling that this will not end well for either of you, but I will stop you and Superman if I have to all by myself."
"Superman didn't send us Question," Speedy said, "Ollie and Batman did."
So the rumors might be true. Batman was mounting a counter offensive. Still it could be a trick. Batman and Superman went back a long way. Would Batman be willing to accept what Superman had done? Would he be willing to work with him? Where these two young ladies sent here to recruit him or eliminate him? All of them good Questions.
"How do I know your not lying?" the Question asked, "You could be here to merely eliminate me."
"We're not," replied Raven, "Look me in the eyes Mr. Sage and tell me yourself."
Vic looked her in the eyes for a few moments. He let piercing eyes stare through him. It took many long moments before he could be completely sure. Moments that were cut short by a blast of light. Raven and The Question turned to see Speedy on the ground with a burn mark on her and Dr. Light standing over her.
"From bad to worse," muttered The Question as he pulled his piece and fired three shots at the Villian.
Light simply put up a force field blocking every shot. He stood there standing over Mia and smiled saying, "I wonder how this lovely taste."
With out saying a word a black bolt of magic took Light off of his feet as Raven stood there energy flowing from her. She had heard what Light had done before. She was not about to let it happen Speedy. She and The Question ran over to her and helped her to her feet.
"Not good," said the Question, "Problem here. No time to stop. Must run now."
Raven looked over at him as they drug held her with her arms draped over them. The Question took Speedy's arm off of him and looked at Raven.
"Did you not here me?" He said more clearly, "You must run now. I'll fight him."
"Are you crazy?" Raven asked, "It took thirty Titans to beat him last time. You don't stand a chance against him alone."
"Be surprised as what can do alone," he said in a broken sentence, "Can do a lot of damage alone. Now run now."
He removed his tie and went back to the alley way. Light had pulled himself up and looked over at The Question. He started laughing.
"You really think you can beat me?" He chuckled out, "You're a mere human, and I'm, well I'm a God."
The Question delivered a punch to Dr. Lights face. Then a spin kick to his jaw. Light continued to laugh.
"Think I'm funny Dr. Light?" he asked calmly.
"You're a joke," Light replied, "How can you consider yourself a hero. No powers. No real costume. All you have is that pathetic mask and your gun. Me I have something else on my side though. I'm the newest member of the Justice League. So, tell me. What have you got?"
Light fired a blast of light at Vic and sent him flying.
"True your martial arts did well for a moment, but what do you really have?" he asked calmly.
Light delivered another blast burning The Questions arm.
"Because from what I can tell Question it isn't much," He continued.
He delivered another pain burning blast that shot the questions fedora off.
"So what do you have?" Dr Light asked one final time.
This time the Question replied with a mutter.
"Say that again. I can't here you," Responded the smug Doctor.
"Friends," replied Vic.
Without worning three arrows flew into Doctor Lights right arm and another three in his left arm. A burst of black magic energy threw him into a wall while a sonic blast shot him across the ally into a dumpster. An atomic energy black shot him to the end of the alley way. The final blow was delivered by the Question himself as he jump kicked Light in the face breaking his jaw.
Light looked up to see The Question standing there with Speedy, Raven, Green Arrow, Black Canary, and Captain Atom. He looked over at light and put a gun to his head as rain began to poor down from the heaven.
"I could very easily kill you," The Question said as he pressed the gun up close to Light's skull, "But instead, I'm going to do what you did to hundreds of women during you life and rape you. I'm raping you of your dignity. I'm letting you live and sending you to deal with Superman. Tell him that there are many answers, and the Questions is no. Tell him that he will no win and that if I have to do it alone I'll beat him myself."
He put his gun up and walked off with the other heroes leaving a barely conscience Dr. Light laying in an alley way alone in Hub City. Not a good place to be when you're hurt. Even if you do have power. Alone in a dark alley in Hub City could mean death. The Question knew this, even if the others didn't.