Harmless Magic

Chapter 3 'Uninvited Guest'

(Avenging Justice Society's Universe - Large Building the Joker is in)

The walls of the building all seemed to have pictures of costumed heroes all holding a criminal or children in their arms. Joker stopped and looked at the newest picture. He felt through his pockets and found a red marker. Smiling he drew smiles on every one of their faces and then he moved the marker across their necks representing a slit throat. He cackled evilly for a moment and then walked forward. He heard someone shutting off a shower.

"Scott? Scott are you out there? If you are then we are both on the clock and I don't have time to be playing hide in the shower until you go by. So if you are out there close your eyes." a female voice said as a form stepped out of the shower room.

The girl looked at the man dressed like a strange clown. His smile seemed twisted and wrong. His eyes had a sort of malice and evil glare to them. He walked toward her and let out a cackle when he kicked her in the stomach.

"Seems everywhere I go it's the same bad joke!" He laughed as he continued toward her.

Janet looked at him and held on to the towel in one hand and grasped one of the pipes used for the numatic tube message system. She pulled and the pipe came loose.

"I'm going to give you a chance to leave peacefully." She said as she pulled back with the pipe.

"Leave peacefully? No... But I'll let you leave in pieces!" He exclaimed as he held his shirt and a green liquid squirted from his flower. Janet dropped the pipe as she felt the acid that was melting it get close to her hands.

"You're going to have so much fun with me it's going to leave you in stitches." He said as he moved toward her.

(ten minutes after Joker's attack on Janet Hol.)

War Maiden and The Terror walked into the Hall of Vengence and looked to see a form on the floor. Her wings was spread out and held in place by scaples, and her nude form looked beaten and brused. War Maiden ran toward her and pressed a small button on her left forearm. The suit retracted into the two forearm pieces and she stood before the other hero in her armored skirt and Bodice.

"Janet!" She shouted as she neared the fallen Thangarian.

"Hahahahahahahaha... Please... Help... hehehehehe me..." Janet managed to get out between laughs.

David removed the cowl from his head and looked at her. He quickly uncovered a first aid kit and went to work on Janet. He stopped the bleeding and carried her into their medical center. Taking a small blood test he could see she had a reaction to a toxin.

"Whatever did this designed this toxin to kill her." David said.

"HE... he was dressed like a psycho clown..." Janet said before she drifted off into uncounciousness.

"David..." Diana began.

He held his hand up and shook his head.

"Get Scott. I know that the two of them have been living together. He should know what is going on. I'll isolate the toxin and see if I can remove it or find a way of metabolizing it safely." David said.

Diana nodded and went to the monitoring room. Once inside she hit the comm link button for Envision and waited for him to answer.

"Envision here. I'm still about three hours from earth." Scott Stewart said.

"Scott... It's Janet... Someone attacked her here at the hall of vengence." Diana said.

"Oh God... Is she? Is she alright?" He asked.

"David is working on her right now. Scott they tried to kill her. It's someone new... and this person isn't like the others." She said before she disconnected from the communicator.

We'll find him Janet. By Hera we will find him. Diana thought as she walked back toward the medical center.

(Inside of the medical center)

I see... That makes sense. David thinks as he studies the toxin.

He notices how it bonds to the nervous system. The toxin causes the victims muscles on their face to contort and then it causes them to laugh past the point of hyperventilation. If Janet would have been human she would have died. He then looks at another part of her blood test and his face falters. He turns and looks at his wife as she stands by Janet's bed side.

"Diana, come here for a moment." He says.

His wife looks at him a little confused as to what could be more important than standing by Janet while she is in this weakened state. She walks over and looks at him and then at the monitor in front of him.

"She's pregnant. Diana there is a real chance that the toxin will kill the fetus." David said as he looked at Janet breathing shallowly on the bed.

"Great Hera no... Please no..." She said as she looked at her friend.

"I don't know even if I can get the toxin to metablize if we can save the baby. She's about three months along now... Diana... She's going to need our support, but so is Scott." He said as he raised to his feet.

"Is there no way to protect the child?" She asked.

"Through science... None that I can see. I don't believe in any gods Diana, but now might be the time to ask your gods for help." HE said as he took a serum toward Janet and injected it into the IV.

(DC universe Gotham - Selina's Apartment.)

Bruce entered into the apartment to see two cases of beer already gone through and two women now intoxicated. HE rubs the bridge of his nose through the cowl and looks at Captain Amazing who also looks at the two women.

"Is your sex life that pathic?" He asked as he looked at Zatanna and Selina.

"Ooooo Bru... I mean Batman brought our little love toy back!" Selina purred as she moved seductively toward Captain Amazing before falling on her face.

"Captain! I'm reading a high constration of alcohol in the air!" Gear squeaked.

"No kidding." Captain Amazing said as he looked at the two women.

"DId your mask talk?" Zatanna asked as she neared him and then stumbled and fell into Bruce's arms.

"Did you know that you are built like a Greek God Batman? My god I would tear it up so bad if you weren't dating!" Zatanna exclaimed.

"He needs to go back Zatanna." Bruce said.

"Can't! I'm too Drunk!" Zatanna said as she slipped to the floor.