Here is chapter 14.
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Never attack in anger, nothing comes good out of it. Self-control is the answer, not matter how angry you are. -Logan Winters
Superman woke up to see Diana sitting at the side of his bed. She looked worried. "What is it?" He asked.
"It's Electric… She used too much power when she and Robin destroyed the Kryptonite. She's unconscious. She was angry and upset when she saw you on the floor, weak." Diana replied.
"I need to get some more sun. Then I'm going to see her." Superman said. Diana nodded and helped him to the teleporter. When they got to Earth, they flew right in to the sun. Superman smiled when he heard the people cheering. People could see him. His cape flapping behind him.
"I'm relieved that he is alright." He heard an elderly woman say.
"It was terrifying to see him on the floor." A man said.
"I don't know what we would do without him." A young girl said.
"Is that Wonder Woman with him?" Another man asked.
"They love you." Diana smiled at him. He kissed her and when he felt one hundred percent better he and Diana went back to the Watch Tower.
When they got there Logan, Ethen, Jason, and Ryan and they father John, and their uncle were already there, their heads were down. Ryan was visibly crying for his sister. John was clutching his daughter's hand, talking to her softly. Robin was in the corner of the room. Electric was hooked up to machines, and tubes were sticking out of her.
Batman was hard to read because of the cowl. But Superman could tell that he was feeling upset, angry, and concerned. He sat there at his girlfriend's bedside next to her father stroking her hair.
Flash was the first to notice Superman. "She managed to destroy all the Kryptonite in one go." He whispered.
"I warned her not to do it in one go but she shook her head and she released her energy." Robin was blaming himself that he could have stopped her.
John turned to him and said. "This is not your fault; she knew what was going to happen. No words can stop her from protecting the people she cares about. And besides… She was poisoned."
Everyone, except his sons, brother and Bruce, stared at him in shock. "Who?" Flashed asked.
"Don't know yet." Ethen replied. "But whoever did it, will pay." He growled.
"When?" Diana was more than angry. She was pissed off. And concerned as well.
"Over the course of a couple of months. She didn't know, because, obviously didn't taste it or smell it when she took it." Ian replied. He did a test on her blood and hair samples.
"Why?" Robing asked.
"Because she is a member of the Justice League." Batgirl said, who has been standing behind Robin in the darkness. She made everyone jump, even Superman, who has been concerned about Electric to notice her.
"What sort of poison is it?" Superman asked.
"We don't know, we tested everything. It isn't any poison we know. The amount of power she used, drained her energy, and that triggered the poison. I think the robberies were to get Superman and Electric out in the open." Ian explained.
Wonder Woman noticed that Batman was being very quiet… More quiet than usual. "everyone, I think we better let Batman have peace and quiet with Electric." She waved everyone out of the hospital wing. Everyone either patted or squeezed Batman's shoulder in comfort. When everyone left, she followed them.
Superman stayed with Batman and Electric. He sat down next to Batman. Neither didn't say a thing for a long time. But then Batman broke the silence.
"She's pregnant, Clark." It was a whisper.
Clark's eyes widened in surprise and shock. He didn't say anything. He couldn't say congratulations, or I'm happy for you and Electric because he could lose both mother and child if they don't find out what the poison is and find a cure for it. So, he just rested a hand on the Dark Knight's shoulder.
"I wish I could say I'm happy for you Bruce, but…" Clark said. "I'm going to lose them, both." Batman whispered.
Clark knew that Bruce never got over the loss of his parents… Now, he might lose the love of his life, and his unborn child. Clark couldn't say anything. He just sat there with his best friend.
"I need to be alone for a moment…" Batman whispered not looking away from Electric's face.
Superman nodded. "Have you told Alfred?"
"No."
"I'll go and tell him." Superman stood up. Without another word from both heroes, Superman left the hospital wing.
He entered the control room, where J'onn was typing away at the keyboard. "I have pulled the surveillance on the cafeteria in the tower and found nothing. She has only been eating with Wonder Woman and Green Arrow. Batman and her brothers said that she has been from Wayne Manor to Wayne Enterprises, here, home, and back here again.
"John and Ian are going home to check their foods to see if any of their food has been poisoned." J'onn explained.
"Good, I'm going to Wayne Manor to inform Alfred, and I'll check the food there as well." Superman said. "Let me know when you find something." J'onn nodded and Superman flew out in to space.
He reached Wayne Manor, but he came through the Batcave so no one would notice.
"Mr Kent." The British butler welcomed him.
"Alfred, I wish I came here to bring you good news, well some of it's good…" Superman started.
"What is it?" Alfred asked in a concerned voice.
"Raine has been poisoned…" Superman explained everything to Alfred. "Oh lord, no, not Miss Winters. How is her condition? How are her family? How is Master Bruce coping?" Alfred looked like he was about cry.
"she is still unconscious. Her older brothers are holding it together as well as John and Ian. Ryan hasn't stopped crying… Bruce… Well… He got some news that is supposed to make him happy… But…" Clark didn't know how to say it…
"Raine is pregnant. Now Bruce is on the verge snapping. He might lose them both, if we don't find what the poison is and find a cure. I need you to go through your food supply, just in case."
Alfred nodded and they went in to the kitchen and started searching. "Nothing, in the manor…" Superman said when they were finished.
"I need to be with Master Bruce" Alfred announced and Superman nodded. "J'onn, teleport Alfred to the Watch Tower." Alfred disappeared a minute later.
Superman went to Wayne Enterprises and checked cafeteria there, but there was nothing. He told Lucius Fox what had happened. "Give me a sample of her blood and I'll see if I can find a cure." Lucius said. Superman sped to the tower, got the sample and brought it back.
"Let Alfred know when you've found something…" Superman requested.
Lucius nodded. "As soon as I find something. Keep me informed on how she is?"
"Will do." With that he sped out of the building and was back at the tower in the cafeteria. He looked around the room and the kitchen. No one said anything, because they saw the look on his face… Superman wasn't happy. Black Canary went up to him. "Green Arrow has taken a sample and has people looking in to it. And I've saved the cup she was drinking from and the plate she was eating from…"
"Good, take them to Lucius Fox from Wayne Enterprises." Superman instructed. Black Canary nodded and ran out of the cafeteria. Superman went back to the control room and went over to the intercom.
"This is a message for the person or persons responsible to the poisoning of Electric… When I find out who poisoned her and I will find out who, they better run faster than the Flash, because I will not so any mercy, and neither will the rest of the Justice League. I'm giving you a chance to turn yourself in, you will face a lighter punishment. You have forty-eight hours to turn your selves in." Superman is not in a joking mood.
Wonder Woman went back to the Island to see if there was any information on the poison. She then went to Athens to look up ancient poisons, but nothing added up. She nearly went to the Underworld to ask Hades not to take Raine. But she didn't. She couldn't risk opening the gates and Hades escaping. Instead she went to Zeus's statue and asked, "please father, help me. I need to find out what the poison is, so I can find the cure, or my friend will die." She never called Zeus, father, only his name. When she didn't get a respond, she went back to the Watch tower.
Superman went in to the hospital wing to find Alfred and Raine's family at her side with their heads bowed. "Anything?" He asked in a gentle voice. John shook his head. "Mr Winters, I need more blood samples to give to Lucius Fox to help him find out what it is…" Superman didn't want to ask but the faster he gets the sample the quicker Lucius can find the cure. John nodded and got the sample and gave it him. As he was about to leave he noticed that Batman wasn't there. But Flash was in the corner.
"Where's Batman?" He asked.
"Went in to the gym…" Alfred replied.
"Flash, get this to Lucius Fox in Wayne Enterprises, fast." Superman handed Flash the sample who nodded and was gone in a flash. Superman went in to the gym and saw Batman punching and kicking the daylights out of a punching bag. This was the anger coming out. Superman went to hold the bag.
"Lucius Fox is helping trying to find a cure, Wonder Woman has gone back to her Island to hopefully find some answers. She was poisoned here in the watch tower… Green Arrow has taken the cup and the plates she used to his specialists for tests. J'onn is looking in to surveillance to see who she was sitting with. We will find the person who has done this." Superman tried to calm the Dark Knight down. But the Dark Knight only nodded in reply and went back to punching the bag.
The two best friends just stood there in silence for a moment. And after ten minutes Batman stopped grabbed his towel and nodded his head towards the door. He led Superman to his room. When the door closed behind Superman, Batman pulled the cowl back to reveal the multi-billionaire Bruce Wayne.
"I love her, Clark." Bruce admitted.
"I know you do, Bruce. And she is going to pull through this, both her and the baby."
"I want to be happy that she is pregnant with my child. But how can I be? When I could lose them both." Batman splashed water on his face and then sat down on the bed. He reached over to the bedside table and took something out of the top draw. It was a small jewellery box. Bruce opened the box to reveal an engagement ring. It was a silver band with a huge egg shaped diamond, with small cut diamonds around it.
"You can ask her when she wakes up." Superman said. "We are not giving up."
Batman and Superman went back to Raine's bedside. "Find the Bastard who did this." Ian said to Batman who hesitated. "Go, we will call you if anything happens." John said. Batman nodded and rested a hand on his shoulder. "Believe me I will." Batman growled.
As they were about to leave. Logan stopped them by saying. "Don't attack in anger, while you're out for revenge. Anger can cloud your judgment and self-control."
As Batman and Superman walked down the halls of the Watch tower other heroes got out of their way. Batman looked even more scarier than usual, his face was hidden by the cowl, but you could tell he was beyond pissed off. Superman's eyes were red which mean he was pissed off as well. (But not as much as Batman is.)
Batman looked over the security footage with J'onn and Superman. When he didn't find anything, so he went through them again, and again and again. He did this for nearly twelve hours straight.
"Go and try and get some sleep." Superman instructed him. Batman didn't answer he just continued with the surveillance. Just then something caught Batman's eye and raced out of the room. Superman, Flash, J'onn, Logan, Ian, John, Ethen, Jason, and Ryan watched from the surveillance cameras. Batman ran in to a small figure that was covered in a cloak. The figure's head was covered by the hood of the cloak. The figure saw Batman running towards him. The figure searched his pockets for the device to get him out of here… But it was too late.
Batman grabbed the strange figure by the throat and banged it against the wall. Batman pulled the hood off the figure's face. It was a man, he looked human, pale skin, brown hair, brown eyes…
"Who are you? And how did you get in here?" Batman growled in the stranger's face.
I'm going to end it there for now. Please forgive me if it was boring.
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