So initally I was just going to have Don and Vanessa now calmed meet Jonathan on the way back and maybe have further talks with him, but I still have no idea what the plan to get out of trouble is other than Scarecrow wants to get the chemicals for fear gas so I'm gonna raise the stakes and make things more interesting, I reread the classic Scarecrow story Mistress of Fear where Scarecrow gets the Arkham Guards to release him through words alone at first I was gonna have Jonathan do the exact quote verbatim but then I looked at the caption saying he was using the inner demons of the guards, so it has to be something personal to who he's talking to...Fortunatly Jonathan and Edward have read the papers on the Bad Boys creation
As Don simply sat there with Vanessa as she quietly sniffled and began catching her breath with Don quietly stroking her hair to further calm her down, such intimacy with any female he was not used to, with April she had always been the one touching, caressing them...For Don being the one doing the touching felt quite awkward for him, even if Vanessa was a mutant now the fact remained she had been born a human and still had human reactions to things...
But then the peaceful moment was shattered by the sound of footsteps approaching! And these were not the footsteps of his brothers or even other humans, he heard the distinct 'click click' of what sounds like canine claws on a hard surface! Don leapt to his feet and got his Bo staff at the ready as four large Mutant Dogs approached.
"Well Lookee here..." Chuckled a Doberman Pinscher holding what looked like a large pistol "...One of those famous Turtles we've heard so many urban legends about!"
"What do you want?" Don asked trying to keep calm seeing that these Mutants had actual firearms meaning the situation was VERY dangerous.
"We're gonna drag you back to Proteus to add you to Noble's collection..." The Doberman sneered "...She's probably gonna be thrilled to have one of you!"
Looking over his shoulder to see how scared Vanessa looked Don said "Let her go, she's a former human I'd advise if you don't want any legal trouble..."
"We know full well she's a former human!" The Doberman Snapped "We caught her scent when you all trespassed! So besides experiments Noble wants you all for questioning...She wants to know what the hell you all were doing and what have you learned, if you've learned the wrong thing...She won't bother keeping you around for experiments as you know too much!"
Jonathan was finally catching up to them, wearing only a pair of shoes too large for him and a tranchcoat over the blue speedo...And that's when he heard them...The voices of those Mutant Dogs he had met earlier...He gasped...This could be real trouble.
As the Dogs slowly appraoched Don and Vanessa the Doberman warned "We can do this the easy way or the hard way..."
"ALL RIGHT YOU MONGRELS!" Jonathan yelled as he clumily burst into the drainage junction trying not to trip in his overly large shoes "THAT'S ENOUGH!"
"Oh Frick!" Vegas exclaimed the fur rising on the back of his neck "It's the Scarecrow!"
"Good!" Said Killer the Doberman "We need him also or have you forgotten!"
"I'm warning you you flea-bitten scoundrels..." Jonathan said trying to salvage his dignity closing his coat to hide the fact his was only wearing a speedo underneath "...You put yourselves in great peril tangling with The Master of Fear!"
Killer couldn't help but chuckle "Oh don't make me laugh Pointdexter! I know all about you from your Arkham file, you got no fear gas so you can't hurt us! So you might as long come along quietly with us so you can join your buddy the Mad Hatter!"
Jonathan bristled at the mention of his old comrade, what dangers he might be under Jonathan still had no idea! Now he was determined that he would have one of these Dogs captured and grilled for information rather than the other way around.
And then he grinned when he remembered what he and Edward had learned from the stollen files about the Bad Boys.
"So, Noble wants to know what we know eh?" He chuckled "Funny thing was we learned a lot about you and your creation!"
All the Mutant Dogs bristled, but Sam the Rottweiler became the most alarmed
"Guys..." Sam said quietly trying not to show his growing panic "...Maybe we should back off..."
"Quiet!" Killer barked he narrowed his eyes at Jonathan "What exactly did you learn about us?"
Jonathan chuckled he knew he had to play his cards right otherwise this could blow up in his face "Oh...The details about your mutation...Your growth and development...I remember reading anecdotes about your various Puppyhoods...A cry in the night...Something scratching at your playpen door..."
Vegas was beginning to get the 'heebie-jeebies' from the 'weirdness' again "Killer!" The Briard said "This is some villain weirdness again!"
"Quiet!" Killer barked although it was clear the Doberman was becoming more anxious the more he heard
"And I distinctly read there were...Others..." Jonathan looked at his fingrnails calmly as he said that to give the illusion he couldn't care less about the danger "...Did you ever wonder what happened to them?"
In a blind panic Sam moved to shoot Jonathan dead before he could spill the beans on the Dogs who were culled, however Don had saw what Jonathan had been doing so while the Bad Boys attention was totally on the Scarecrow, Don manuvered himself to get in a good position and when Sam moved to shoot he conked the Rottweiler over the head with his Bo staff knocking him out!
So that was exciting! I normally dread writing fight scenes because I know they have to be carefully choreographed, but this was mostly just talking, a battle of wits until someone cracked!
