Meanwhile, at Kilmer dock, Jimmy was being tortured by Carla. He was still being suspended by his arms with rope attached to the ceiling. Carla was repeatedly punching him in the gut and face. SO far, he had scratches, bruises, a blood nose, a cut on his lip and a swelled up left eye.
Carla stopped punching Jimmy and grinned. "You know, if Bane didn't want you alive, I would have done a lot worse." Jimmy said nothing and instead, just coughed. "If you're worried about broken bones, don't worry, I made sure not a piece was shattered into dust."
"You're….You're…You're going to be sorry." Jimmy managed to say.
Carla gave a smug smile. "I bet. Stick around Olsen, you got no choice anyway." Carla walked toward the elevator and left Jimmy alone.
Once Carla left, Jimmy looked up to the ceiling with a pleading stare. "Come on, Superman. Where are you?"
Up on the surface, Carla exited the elevator to see Bane walking past looking annoyed. Seeing him this angry got her to follow him.
"Jefe, what troubles you?" Carla asked.
"Hagen and Walker have returned." Bane replied. "David informed how Batman and Superman gained the upper hand."
Bane entered a recovery room where Killer Moth was wearing a cast on his broken hand while Clayface was walking around.
Upon seeing Bane enter, Clayface walked backwards to make sure he wasn't in his way while Killer Moth flinched in terror.
"B-b-Bane!" Killer Moth exclaimed. "Listen, we failed to capture Superman…Bat-Bat-Batman was there."
Bane raised a brow. "Batman? Are they in allegiance with each other?"
"I think so." Killer Moth replied. "He allowed Batman to trick me with the penlight. Also, they spoke like they were working together."
"That's not all." Clayface said. "I think someone is after Superman as well. He tried to shoot him but the Batman used me as a human shield." He removed the bullet from his skin and handed it to Bane.
The terrorist/arms dealer began to analyse the bullet he had lodged in him. "I recognise this bullet." Bane said. "It comes from a sniper I recently sold to a merc. Mr Wilson. I was worried he'd get in my way. Luckily I anticipated this." Bane didn't look concerned, instead, he looked to be analysing the situation. "Hmmm. But Batman on the other hand….Well, that is another story."
"What do we do now, Jefe?" Carla asked.
Before Bane could explain, Livewire, now wearing a full body black leather suit with a lighting bolt symbol on the chest; Burst in the room, dragging someone in. The static villain coughed into her hands repeatedly.
"Willis, what is the meaning of this disruption?" Bane asked.
"I found this little twerp out front." She lifted him up for Bane to see and it was none other than Edward Nashton AKA The Riddler. The young crook seemed nervous to come face-to-face with Bane. "He claims to be Mockingbird." She tossed him on the floor.
When Edward looked at Bane, he began to scurry backwards but was blocked by Livewire. Carla looked down at Riddler with a raised brow.
"This twerp is Mockingbird?" Carla asked.
Killer Moth and Clayface looked at him with their own curious expressions. "This is the guy who is causing Bruce Wayne so much trouble?" Killer Moth asked.
"He looks like a Wayne Enterprise employee." Clayface asked.
Edward adjusted his glasses and chuckled. "Well, at this point, I'm going to be former. And yes, it seems I am Mockingbird."
Livewire laughed. "I don't believe it."
Edward seemed nervous. "What are you talking about?! I am so, Mockingbird! I, Edward Nashton AKA Mockingbird AKA The Riddler is indeed the one who has…"
Livewire grinned. "And the whole question mark motif is related to this Riddler persona?"
Clayface placed his sticky hand on Edward's shoulder. "He looks like a crummy game show host."
"Do not underestimate him." Bane marched towards him. "He might not be physically capable of taking on Batman or Superman, but he has provided us with weapons we need. For now, he has my respect. Additionally, he will have the front row seat for when I will fight Superman."
Edward smiled. "Ooooh, yippeee!"
"I'm glad you're excited." Bane stated. "Right now, I must prepare. Superman will be here soon. Carla, with me." Carla nodded her head and began to follow her boss.
Once Bane left, Killer Moth and Clayface give each other some baffled expression. "He was about to scold us, right?" Killer Moth asked.
"You were the one who told Batman the location so he should have been." Clayface said.
"You two really don't know Bane, do you?" Livewire coughed. "He's a master of improvising. Every new obstacle to him is a golden window of opportunity."
Edward looked worried about the mess he got himself in. "Oh Edward, you should have worked at Queen Industries."
Outside the room, Bane and Carla were walking together where Bane was talking about his plan. "Carla, cuando Batman llegue aquí, asegúrate de que Edward sea detenido por él." (Carla, when the Batman gets here, make sure that Edward is apprehended by him.)
"¿Por qué? el es ruiseñor." (Why? He is Mockingbird.)
"Dudo. El ruiseñor con el que hablé tenía esta aura que proyectaba confianza y habilidad con las palabras. ¿Cómo sabemos que no nos están engañando?" (I doubt it. The Mockingbird I spoke to had this aura that projected confidence and skilled with words. How do we know they are not deceiving us?)
"Por lo que sabemos, el aura que proyectaba era una artimaña para disfrazar el hecho de que no es más que un ratoncito nervioso." (For all we know, the aura he projected was a ruse to disguise the fact that he is nothing more than a nervous little mouse.)
Bane cracked his neck. "Pronto. Pronto. Superman estará aquí pronto. Prepárate para su llegada. (Soon. Soon. Superman will arrive soon. Be prepared for his arrival.)
"Si, Jefe." Carla bowed her head in respect.
Outside the building and the main entrance, Superman had arrived. He hovered over the harbour to analyse his surroundings. He noted how the main building was made from lead so Bane chose his venue wisely.
He also noted a cargo ship known only as The Mullesc docked near the building. Perhaps that might be of something Bane could be planning.
"Hey, Superman!" Superman heard the sound of someone calling his name and looked down. There, he saw Robin giving him a wave.
The Man of Steel hovered down to greet The Boy Wonder and gently landed on his feet. "You must be Robin."
Robin looked kind of nervous to be standing face-to-face with someone he admires. He couldn't even come up with a good sentence.
"Well, I pictured how our first meeting would go but I didn't expect it to be like this." Robin offered Superman a handshake that he pulled back because it felt awkward to him. "Sorry."
Superman offered Robin a handshake. "Don't be."
The Boy Wonder briefly became giddy but then put his stoic composure back on. "It's a privilege to meet you Superman." He shook Superman's hand.
"Where's Lois?" Superman asked.
"She's okay!" Superman saw that his girlfriend had just come out from a bush wiping her mouth with her sleeve. "And she spent the last three minutes throwing up!" She exclaimed.
Superman and Lois approached each other and shared a hug. "Glad you're okay." Superman said. "Did you get hurt?"
"Staff to the stomach never stopped me, Smallville." Lois said.
Robin froze once he realised he hit Superman's girlfriend in the gut. He cringed with embarrassment. "Oh…Dang."
"I also knocked out one of the head crime families." Lois stated.
Superman chuckled. "Yup, that definitely sounds like a you thing to do."
"Where's Bruce?" Lois asked.
"He'll be here." Superman replied. "By the way Robin, has Bruce ever mentioned someone named Talia?"
Robin just froze. "I'm just going to assume she is one of Bruce's many exes. He doesn't get into any details about all of them. But while we wait, I could probably list them. Vicki Vale, Silver St Cloud, Rachel Dawes, Chase Meridian, Selina Kyle, Julie Madison, Vesper Fairchild-"
"That one never went anywhere." Batman's sudden appearance behind her and Superman caused Lois to scream.
"Don't do that!" Lois demanded.
"Did you survey the area, Clark?" Batman asked.
"And what were you doing?" Superman asked.
"Never mind that." Batman replied. "Give me your status."
"There is a cargo ship known as The Mullesc." Superman replied. "There is nothing in there besides some weapons. But that building over there is made from lead. I think Bane could be hiding something in there or perhaps this is his base of operations."
Batman pulled a batarang from his utility belt and tossed it in the air. The projectile began flying up in the air and into the building. Once inside said building, it was recording live footage that relayed into Batman's mask so he was seeing everything.
He saw a ton of armed soldiers surveying the area, Clayface throwing up in a bucket, Killer Moth holding on to his head like he was having a migraine, Livewire was coughing in a napkin, there was a small laboratory with the Meta compound and Venom, Carla walking in an elevator, Edward drinking a cup of water while rubbing the back of his neck nervously while Bane was in his office working out.
Unbeknown to them four, Catwoman was perched on top of a roof, watching them with keen interest. "Well, what do we have here?" She pondered.
Once the batarang returned, Batman placed it back in his utility belt. "Well?" Robin asked. "What did the Batarang show?"
Batman gave his sidekick a hard stare then he narrowed his eyes at Lois. "No. Just no."
"What?" Lois reacted.
"Okay, around 32 armed soldiers, Willis, Hagen, Walker, Edward Nashton, Carla and Bane." Batman explained.
Superman seemed confused. "Wait? How did they get here before us?"
"I wish I knew." Batman replied. "I don't see any sign of Jimmy, Vicki, Lucius or Gordon. But there is an elevator I believe leads to their location. Additionally, there is a small lab with Bane's drug being manufactured. As well as a substance I can only assume is the compound used to mutate Walker and Hagen. If I could get sample, I could probably reverse the effects it causes and administer a cure. Alright, here's the-"
"OKAY! Here's the plan!" Lois interjected. "Batman and Robin will cause some mayhem outside the building in order to get Bane's attention away from the lab and the elevator. There cause some mayhem, pow! Kapow! Wham! While the dynamic duo cause chaos, me and Superman will sneak into the building where I will retrieve a sample of the Meta compound, Superman will take the elevator to rescue the hostages and Jimmy, I get a confession out of Edward and soon, we rendezvous to take out Bane and the rest. Then, once that's over, Batman administers a cure, Clark, Jimmy and I publish the article exonerating Bruce Wayne and putting this chaos behind us!"
Batman cleared his throat, causing Lois to feel a cold shiver behind her back. She turned around to stare at her reluctant ally with fear.
"I have one question: Who put you in charge?" Batman asked.
Superman stood beside Lois and narrowed his eyes at him. "Bruce, I think Lois is just contributing-" Batman just gave him a stare, causing him to be rendered silent. "Alright. Alright. Gotham is your city, it's your call."
"Thank you." Batman said. He took some time to analyse the situation but then looked back at Clark and Lois. "Let's go with Lois' plan."
Superman, Lois and Robin seemed surprised by his declaration. "Am I going mad here?" Robin asked.
"I see why you like to have her around, Superman." Batman gave him a small grin. "I'll give you the signal to enter. Robin, with me." Batman and Robin summoned their hooks and grappled up the wall.
"How will we know what the signal is?" Lois asked.
"At this point, I should just stop questioning him." Superman replied.
Inside the building, Bane was making a phone call to someone. "I don't have a nuclear bomb. If I did, I would have used it right now. If you want a bomb, I suggest you invade a military base." All of a sudden, he was seeing his crew running out of the base with their guns out and firing rounds at whatever was outside the building. Bane raised a brow behind his mask with curiosity. "I'll call you back, clown." Bane hung up and snapped the phone in two.
When he exited the office, he was greeted by Livewire and Edward. "What is going on?" Edward asked.
"Batman and Robin are attacking the base." Livewire replied as she absorbed energy from a nearby desk lamp.
Edward was alarmed by this piece of information. "Batman?! Oh forget this, I'm leaving! I'm leaving!" Bane grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and began carrying him.
"They're here for you." Bane replied.
Once they exited the warehouse, Bane smiled at the intruders, whom were beating up a few of his men. Batman incapacitating one by lifting him by his collar and punching him in the face.
Robin jumped high in the air and tossed a barrage of batarangs to three criminals, knocking them on their backs.
Batman attacked another one with a his cape, disorienting him. He punched him in the face and elbowed a female soldier coming behind him in the face.
"¡Suficiente!" Bane's command made every one of his crew stop fighting and to stand by. The injured ones stood aside while the armed forces aimed their rifles at the duo. But not just the armed forces, Livewire as well had her hands out to emit something shocking.
"Bane." Batman stated.
"The Batman." Bane said.
There was some silence as Robin was expecting someone to say his name soon. "And Robin." Robin mumbled.
"Yes, everyone knows who you are, kid." Livewire stated.
Inside the building, once Bane was distracted, Lois and Superman snuck in at the back knowing that the place was unguarded.
"All clear." Superman declared.
"Uh…But no Edward." Lois whispered. "It's okay, we can deal with that when we can.
We probably have a limited window, so let's make the most of it."
"I got it." Superman held on to Lois and dashed towards the small lab.
Lois quickly grabbed a syringe of the meta compound and put it in her coat pocket. Then, Superman held on to her again and dashed towards the elevator.
He and Lois entered the contraption where he pushed the down button. Once the doors closed, he and her were on their own.
"Okay, I need to understand, how is it you don't throw up when I'm using super speed yet the car is what causes you to throw your guts out?" Superman asked.
Lois shrugged her shoulders. "I don't understand that either. Maybe me and the Batmobile are different."
Superman looked amused by the name. "Batmobile?"
Lois grinned. "Come on Smallville, you know I'm great with names."
Back outside, Batman and Robin were still staring Bane down. The terrorist/arms dealer raised Edward high by the back of his collar. "If you're here for him, Mockingbird is yours."
Edward suddenly became nervous. "Batman! Robin! Listen, I'm not with these guys! You can listen to me and maybe cherry pick my brain, you'll see I'm actually the victim here!"
"You won't have us fooled, Nashton!" Robin retorted.
"Let him go Bane." Batman demanded. "It's you I want."
Bane looked at a device mounted on his wrist and sighed. "Really?" He let go of Edward and turned to face him. "Go back inside. Don't you dare run away from me."
Instead of arguing, Edward surprisingly complied with his command and ran back inside of the building to await further instructions.
"I suppose you expect me to fight you and Robin?" Bane queried as he stood up.
"It would be a challenging fight, wouldn't it?" Robin asked with a cocky grin.
"Seeing as to how easily I beat your boss, you won't be as much as a challenge." Bane replied.
"Well, why don't you find out?" Batman suggested.
Bane raised a brow. "If I recall Batman, you are much more coordinated. You wouldn't go in guns blazing unless you have a plan. And from what I gathered from Walker, Willis Hagen and Nashton you're in league with Superman and that Dailey Planet reporter. Which was the confirmation I needed to know that one of my predictions had come to fruition."
Robin instantly became worried while Batman kept his composure. "What are you trying to get at, Bane?" Batman asked.
Bane began to walk away. "You're nothing but the distraction. I predicted Superman wouldn't want to fight me in order to save Olsen. So instead, he'd send you as a distraction while he…" In that moment, Batman instantly figured out what Bane was getting at.
"You knew?!" Robin exclaimed.
"No. He lead us here." Batman explained. "He was setting Superman up for a trap from the beginning! SUPERMAN! If you can hear me, it's a-" Before he could shout, Livewire electrocuted him. Once she stopped, he dropped to his knees as smoke escaped his body.
"Ah ah ah." Livewire said.
Bane grinned under his mask. "I wish you would enjoy the show, Batman. Maybe next time. If you make it out alive anyway. Willis, Walker, Hagen, do your worst."
Clayface and Killer Moth walked out from the crowd. "With pleasure." Clayface said as he turned his hand into a mallet.
Robin summoned his staff from his belt and got into fighting position while Batman got back up on his feet.
"You can't beat us, Batman." Clayface said. "You don't even have a freeze ray."
"Where's your fire hydrant now, Batman?" Livewire asked.
"You can't let the light hypnotise me this time." Killer Moth said. Then, he cringed and held on to his head. "Uh…My head. Too much light."
Clayface made the first attack and charged towards the duo. He tried to smash the two, but they managed to jump out of the way.
Killer Moth began flying towards the duo with his claws out, in an attempt scratch one of them. He tried scratching Robin, but he quickly hit him in the face with his staff in retaliation.
Clayface turned his hands to blades that he tried to use in an attempt to cut Bat,an. But Batman was dodging every blade by doing front flips, backflips and air spins.
Livewire tried shooting Robin with electricity, but he began spinning his staff which caused her power to deflect back to her.
But instead of knocking her down, she just absorbed it. "I'm powered by electricity, kid."
"But my gloves are made from rubber." Robin managed to punch Livewire in the face due to his gloves. "I know I'm not supposed to hit a woman, but in my defence, you tried to kill me."
Clayface widened his hand size and tried to crush Batman with it. Then, the Caped Crusader tossed an explosive device in Clayface's face. This caused him to be almost blinded by the blast, but he eventually pulled himself together.
Back inside the building, Carla had placed duct tape on the beaten Jimmy's mouth. "There. So that way no one will hear you." Carla began punching Jimmy's abdomen again, causing him to grunt.
Then, Carla heard the sound of the elevator ding and turned around. When the doors opened up, it revealed Superman and Lois Lane.
"Hey!" Carla exclaimed. "What are you doing here?"
Upon seeing their best friend bloodied and beaten like that, it caused Superman intense levels of anger. Then, without thinking, he dashed towards Carla and flicked her on the head, causing her to pass out.
"Jimmy!" Lois cried out happily.
Instead of being relieved, Jimmy was looking alarmed by their presence. He tried to muffle something in order to get their attention, but they ignored his cries since they were so happy to see him again.
Superman burnt the ropes that bind him with his laser vision, freeing him. Just as he fell, Superman caught him and gently placed him on the floor just as Lois arrived.
The two of them had tears falling from their eyes, relieved and absolutely happy that he was okay. "What did they do to you, Jimmy?!" Superman asked once he saw the bruises. "Don't worry, you can answer that later." But Jimmy kept on muffling something.
"Once we get you out of here, we'll get you to a hospital and get the heck out of this city and never return!" Lois declared. "Even if I get a job offer here, I will decline."
But Jimmy just continued to keep muffling. "Let's get this off of you." Superman removed the duct tape from his mouth.
"You shouldn't have tried to find me!" Jimmy exclaimed.
Superman and Lois seemed surprised. "What?!" Lois exclaimed.
"Bane wanted you here!" Jimmy replied. "Capturing me was just his attempt for you to find me which in turn would lead you to him."
Superman and Lois looked alarmed by this piece of information. "How do you know this?" Lois asked.
"Carla, she bragged about it." Jimmy replied. "Apparently, Bane has been studying not just your physical capabilities, but your emotional as well."
"That may be so, but we're going to get you out." Superman assured his best friend.
"Not unless you get past me." Superman and Lois turned to face the corridor they ran down from to see Bane standing there.
Superman stood up and narrowed his eyes at the man who captured his best friend. "Bane." Superman clenched his fists.
"Let's not stand unceremoniously, Mr Kent."
Upon the mention of his last name, Superman, Lois and Jimmy instantly became alarmed. "How?" Superman asked, genuinely afraid of Bane for the first time.
"It took time." Bane replied. "But the glasses are a terrible disguise. You really think the capture of Jimmy Olsen as coincidental? It was the perfect bait. Oh, and give my regards to your parents in Smallville."
Superman's anger finally boiled over and he dashed towards Bane. But what he didn't take account for, was the fact Bane had activated the Venom in his blood stream.
Just as Superman's fist was about to collide with his face, Bane grabbed the wrist and punched him in the face to the ground.
Superman quickly got back up and managed to deflect a series of punches from Bane. When he felt his punches collide with his body, Superman felt that he was getting hit by a large semi trucks. Or, what he thinks getting hit by a semi truck felt like.
Superman retaliated by shoving Bane so hard, he ended up flying backwards into a wall. Then, Bane jumped back up and roared with anger. He was close to tackling Superman, but he grabbed him by the straps and tossed him over his shoulder.
Lois and Jimmy thankfully ducked before the terrorist could hit them. Bane crashed into the wall. But somehow, Bane was still standing as he jumped back up like it was nothing.
Bane grinned under his mask. "So far, you're not disappointing me."
Superman narrowed his eyes at Bane. "I don't wish to fight."
"You will fight or otherwise, your best friend and the woman you love, will die!" Bane stated.
The mention of his girlfriend and best friend being threaten caused Superman, to try and blast him with laser vision. Bane dodged the blasts and tossed a brick at his direction.
When it impacted its chest, it shattered upon impact, but the dust did irritate his eye a little. Then, Bane came towards him with a punch towards his face. Superman caught the fist. Then, Bane tried the other which Superman caught.
Then, while they wrestled over Bane's freedom from the Kryptonian's grasp, they were aggressively pressing their heads against one another's. Due to the intense tension, the ground collapsed around them, creating a small crater.
Back on the surface, Livewire absorbed the energy from a nearby streetlight and projected that energy towards Batman. He dodged the blast and tossed a batarang at her head, causing her to be disoriented.
Killer Moth tried to catch Batman by swooping down, but the Caped Crusader retaliated by punching Killer Moth on his scalp, causing him to slam his face on the concrete.
Clayface tried to hit Robin by stretching his fists toward him, but Robin kept dodging by performing areole jumps and flips.
"Missed me!" Robin said before Clayface tried to hit him again. "Missed me!"
Clayface tried to swing an axe downwards, but Robin jumped backwards. "Are you trying to hit me, Hagen?" He swung his axe hand sideways which Robin dodged by arching his back downwards.
Then, Robin performed a backwards roll and tossed two explosive marbles at Clayface's face, causing him to stumble backwards.
Batman on the other hand was avoiding some electrified punches from Livewire. She then knocked him to the ground by punching his chest.
She electrified her hand, ready to deliver a finishing blow. But for some reason, she began a coughing fit. Batman raised a brow with fascination and intrigue over what he was seeing.
Clayface was about to smash him with his bare hands, but he quickly rolled away and tossed another batarang to his face, causing it to blow up.
"Stop blowing explosives in my face!" Clayface demanded.
Batman and Robin eventually regrouped with each other. Robin smacked Killer Moth away with his staff.
"What do we do?" Robin asked.
"I need you to get Walker away from me." Batman said. "There's something up with them, look." He looked at Clayface, who threw up on the ground. Killer Moth on the other hand, was holding on to his head while his eye twitched. While Livewire was in another coughing fit. "I have to take a blood sample from Willis."
Robin nodded his head. "And Hagen?"
"Let me worry about him." Batman replied before pulling out two Batarangs and charging forward.
Killer Moth was about to tackle the Caped Crusader until Robin hit him with his staff. Killer Moth flashed his sharp claws and tried to slice the Boy Wonder with them, but he either dodged them or deflected them with his staff.
Robin tried to hit back, but then, the mutant grabbed the staff and kicked him in the stomach, disarming him of his weapon.
Clayface roared again and tried to smash Batman with his hand, which had shape changed into a mallet.
Batman tossed an explosive Batarang at Clayface's face, but he clay monster turned his hand into a shield and managed to block the explosive.
"Cheap trick." Clayface remarked before getting hit in the face with another explosive.
Livewire tried to blast Batman, but he dodged her blast and pulled his grapple gun from his belt and shot it at her, hitting her shoulder. He yanked her forward and punched her in the face.
She retaliated with a punch, but he blocked the electrified hit with his gauntlet. While Batman duelled Livewire, Killer Moth was sneaking up on him.
He was intending to pounce on him in order to incapacitate him. He flashed his claws, clicked his mandibles and cracked his neck.
"How ironic, the moth is about to catch a bat." Killer Moth remarked.
"You know robins eat moths as well, right?" Robin retorted before using his grappling hook to attach it to Walker's leg.
Instead of being alarmed, Killer Moth just grinned with glee before flashing his wings and then taking off, his leg still attached to the grappling gun.
Unfortunately, Robin took a long time to realise what was going on. He saw that the rope attached to his grappling gun was following the direction Killer Moth was going.
"Oh, not good." Robin said before he was yanked upwards and was now being dragged through the air by Killer Moth.
Batman punched Livewire in the face before noticing Robin being dragged through the air towards the city by Killer Moth.
"Robin!" Batman cried out before being hit by Clayface's mallet.
Back underground, Superman and Bane were still engaging one on one with their fistfight. Superman punched Bane in the stomach, face and chest, yet somehow, Bane was still invincible against Superman's strength.
Bane retaliated by performing a 360 crescent kick, causing Superman to fall on the floor. Then, Bane performed a body slam on his stomach like a wrestler. The terrorist then got up and was about to stomp on his face. Superman however, grabbed his foot and flipped Bane backwards, causing him to land face first in the floor.
Lois and Jimmy could only watch on, rooting for Clark to beat Bane in the fight. "Come on Superman, you can do it!" Jimmy exclaimed.
"Lois, get Jimmy out of here, I'll follow." Superman commanded.
Lois, instead of arguing, gave her boyfriend a nod and began to carry the weak Jimmy out of the chamber.
While the two out of the Dailey Planet trio were escaping, Bane got back up and charged right towards Superman.
He didn't have enough time to react to Bane tackling him to the floor. Superman kicked him off of him straight to the ceiling. Before he could hit the floor, Superman caught him and tossed him to the floor.
Bane stood up and cracked his neck. "You don't disappoint. This is the fight I have been waiting for, Mr Kent."
Superman narrowed his eyes at Bane. "Whether you wanted it or not, I'm still taking you in."
"You're strong and I know why, your love for your girlfriend and friend make you stronger." Bane said.
Superman clenched his fists in anger. "Don't you dare bring up their names."
"When I was growing up in that Peña Duro in Santa Prisca, the prisoners there educated me that love is both a strength and a weakness." Bane took a glance at the unconscious Carla. "Love motivates you to protect but it can also make you vulnerable."
At the corridor, Lois and Jimmy were closing in on the elevator. "We're almost there, Jim."
"Lois…The elevator…"
"What?" Lois asked.
Back with the fight, Bane pulled a cell phone from his pocket. "What is that?" Superman asked.
"A cell phone, Mr Kent." Bane replied. "I thought you'd have known what it was." He began to dial a number. "You know, what is the worst thing about loving someone? They leave such an impression, that it is a legit shock when they die."
In that moment, Superman heard the sound of beeping coming from underneath the elevator, which was where Jimmy and Lois were heading.
In that moment, Superman dashed to save his best friend and girlfriend. When he got there, he grabbed the both of them and shot out of the ceiling just as the elevator blew up.
When he got to the surface, he landed near the Batmobile and placed them next to it. They turned when they heard the sound of the elevator exploding.
"Well, now he's stuck down there." Lois remarked.
"But the other hostages." Superman said. "Bane still knows where they are."
"Please be safe." Lois said. "Bane was giving you a real beating."
Superman kissed Lois on the forehead. "I will."
He dashed back inside the building right to where the destroyed elevator was. He was hoping Bane knew where the other hostages were because he couldn't find them either.
Just as he was about to hover down the hole to the chamber, Bane suddenly burst out of the hole, hitting Superman under his chin with his head.
The terrorist appeared to be holding on to the unconscious Carla as he jumped out. When he got to the surface, he gently placed her on a chair for her to rest.
Superman composed himself after that unexpected hit to the face, he narrowed his eyes at Bane. "Alright Bane, where are the other hostages?"
"I'll tell you if you beat me." Bane responded.
"I prefer we don't." Superman said.
"I prefer we do." Bane retorted. "Or they will die."
Superman, already getting sick of Bane, began to glare at his opponent with his fists raised. Bane grinned under his mask and raised his fists as well.
After a brief stare down, Superman and Bane charged at each other with their fists raised.
Elsewhere in the city, Killer Moth was flying through the city trying his best to shake Robin off of his leg. He made turns beside buildings in an attempt to knock Robin off.
He made a turn past Wayne tower, causing Robin to hit his elbow against the glass, but he still held on. Then, he made a turn past Elliot Memorial Hospital, Causing Robin to hit a TV dish antenna, but still managing to hold on.
"Let go of me!" Killer Moth demanded.
"Never." Robin said.
Killer Moth tried shaking him off with his leg as fast as he could, but Robin was still managing to hold on.
Then, he made a turn right past Boyle industries. But instead of hitting his arm against something, Robin just ran along the building plus the windows.
Inside the building, there were two security guards talking to each other. "So, you heard about that fundraiser Mr Boyle is starting next week?" One of the guards asked.
"Sure." The other guard replied. "But let's remember to keep him safe from a bullet. Remember that Deadshot guy?"
"Oh yeah. Poor guy almost got killed." The guard remarked.
"Well, he won't have to worry." The other guard folded his arms. "Because I have a keen eye on when things are out of the ordinary." However, he failed to notice Robin running along the window right behind him.
Back outside, Robin was busy still trying to hold on to the grappling gun. Killer Moth growled angrily and dived downwards in order to knock Robin off.
He flew down to the ground so he could probably knock Robin off by hitting some very active heavy traffic. However, his attempt had failed since Robin just ran along either by running in-between vehicles, jumping on the bonnet of cars, roof of cars or just running along vehicles and jumping from one to another.
Inside one of the vehicles, which just so happened to be the car belonging to detective Harvey Bullock, the detective was busy drinking some coffee while answering a call on his radio.
"I'm sorry, what do you mean there's reports of a flying creature in Gotham?" Bullock asked before the said flying creature flew over his car.
Bullock was in disbelief over what he saw that he failed to notice Robin running past his car, still holding on to Walker. The detective grabbed his radio and responded to the call. "Found it."
Killer Moth began to fly upwards with Robin still holding on for dear life. He tried swinging Robin against more buildings again to try and shake him off.
He flew towards more building where Robin crashed against wall and windows. Despite the pain, he was still managing to hold on.
Inside one of the buildings, Barbara Gordon and her best friend, Alysia Yeoh were busy discussing on other topics to take Barbara's mind off the fact her Dad was missing.
"Come on Babs, your Dad's gonna be okay." Alysia assured her best friend. "Batman and Superman have got it."
Barbara sighed. "I guess."
"Okay, okay, let's start a debate." Alysia suggested. "Who is cuter? Robin or Dick Grayson?"
Barbara blushed and hid her head behind a pillow. "Alysia!" She cringed.
"Come on girl. I know you got a thing for the both of them." Alysia said. "And I admit, they're kind of cute. Not as hot as Silver St Cloud, but still hot. But on a scale from one to ten, how would you rate them?"
"I don't know…" Barbara admitted. "…Robin's dynamic, I guess."
All of a sudden, Robin crashed through the bedroom window, causing Barbara and Alysia to scream in shock.
Robin looked around the area he was in. He saw Alysia and gave her a grin. Then, he saw Barbara and blushed at being in front of her. He felt like he was about to be yanked by Killer Moth soon and just gave them a departing nod. "Excuse me." He said before he was yanked out of the room and out the window.
Alysia and Barbara looked at the broken window with wide eyed shock. "Well, that was kind of cool." Alysia remarked.
"Ooooh, Dad better not kill me." Barbara said.
Back with the fight between Batman, Clayface and Livewire. Batman was doing everything he could to try and take a sample of Livewire's blood. But he was having some struggle since Livewire kept zipping from left to right, back and forth. While Clayface was busy trying to squish him under his hands.
Batman however, just kept avoiding his hits and tossed random explosives in his face. Livewire was eventually beginning to find Batman's antics annoying and growled as bursts of electricity traveled around her body.
"Enough!" She used her newfound electric powers to do something that neither one of Bane's goons expected. She disarmed every one of their goons of their rifles, pistols and shotguns and began controlling them herself.
The barrage of guns hovered behind her as they aimed at Batman. The Caped Crusader noticed what Livewire was doing and looked surprised. "Oh sh-"
But before Batman could mutter anything else, Livewire pulled the triggers on all the guns and they each began blasting unprecedented amounts at him. He thankfully had a smoke grenade at the ready and used it to disorient them while he grappled to a nearby streetlight.
Once the smoke cleared, it was revealed to Livewire that Batman was gone. She angrily shattered the guns into pieces as she looked around the dock to find him. However, she couldn't find a sign.
"Come out and fight!" She demanded. "Come on! You were bold enough to fight Bane, so why won't you fight me and Hagen?!"
Batman reached into his belt and pulled out a handful of smoke pellets. He tossed them in the vicinity of Livewire and Clayface.
Upon hearing them make impact to the ground, Livewire shot them, causing them to blow up and releasing smoke all around them.
Soon, the two of them were surrounded by smoke. They looked around the smoke to try and catch a glimpse of him.
Livewire briefly saw a shadow flash past and was about to blast it, but the shadow was gone. She felt some kind of fabric brush up against her shoulder, causing her to flinch.
"Come out and fight you coward!" Livewire demanded. "Clayface, do you see anything?!"
"Smoke?"
Livewire sighed. "Anything but smoke?"
"No…I…."
Livewire gasped. "Stand back, I see him!"
She fired a jolt of electricity at the bat shaped shadow, but instead of hitting Batman, she accidentally hit Clayface. The huge clay mutant collapsed due to the electrical jolt moving through his body.
"Hagen, you alright?!" Livewire asked.
"Not for a while." Batman suddenly appeared behind the electrical crook and grabbed her by the stomach and inserted a strange gun-like device in her neck.
As she struggled to escape his grasp, he began to extract a portion of her blood out of her body. Once he got an appropriate amount, he put the device back in his utility belt.
Livewire held on to her neck in anger. Then, she had more coughing fits while Clayface threw up a puddle of clay from his mouth.
After a brief fit, Livewire's eyes began to glow a light blue as she narrowed her eyes at Batman. "You shouldn't have done that!"
"You'll be thankful if my theory is correct." Batman retorted.
Livewire grinned as bolts of electricity shot out of her body and her skin began to turn blue. But not just her skin changed, her haircut turned into a spiky look that looked similar to a bolt of electricity.
Instead of being intimidated like last time, Batman grinned at Livewire as he prepared to face a new challenge.
Back inside the building, Superman was tossed from one side of the room to another. Bane charged towards the alien but before he could land a hit, Superman kicked him in the chest, causing him to fly into the laboratory, destroying much of the compound that was being synthesised.
Bane narrowed his eyes angrily at Superman. "You're starting to frustrate me, Superman." Bane remarked. "Nashton!"
Edward stuttered. "Yes?"
"Get everything you can and take them to the ship." Bane commanded.
Edward, fearing for his life, followed his commands and grabbed everything he could find and began to run towards the ship.
Just as Bane turned back to Superman, the Man of Steel flew towards the terorist and tackled him up against the wall.
He flicked his fingers against his head. Unlike Carla, this didn't knock him out. Superman looked at his fingers with surprise before he tried again.
However, Bane just glared at Superman, before kicking him so hard, he crashed into another wall. Bane charged towards Superman and was about to kick him in the head. But then, the Man of Steel, grabbed him by his foot and jammed it in the ground, causing it to be stuck.
This gave Superman the opportunity to fight Bane. He began to exchange punches towards Bane, however, the terrorist kept blocked the hits and managed to punch him in the face.
Superman managed to block him before he began punching him in the chest, stomach and face. Bane punched Superman back and kicked him with his free foot in the torso. He tried again, but Superman caught it and jammed it right in the ground.
Meanwhile, Edward was running through the back exit with a lot of the supplies Bane wanted. "Why did you get involved Edward?!" He asked himself. "You should have never gotten that job at Wayne Enterprise."
However, when he got to the exit, he was greeted by a stranger. But not just any kind of stranger, it was Slade. He narrowed his eyes at Nashton, who only stared at the merc in fear.
"Are you working for Bane?" Edward asked.
"I was a client, Mr Nashton." Slade replied as he walked past him. "You're of no concern for me." He removed a gun from his belt and began walking towards Superman and Bane. "You can leave."
Edward nodded at Slade before running off to deliver the shipments to the ship. Slade looked to his intended target and cracked his knuckles. "I can't have you in my way anymore, Superman."
Back with the fight, Bane tried to punch Superman again, but then he blocked it and pushed Bane out of the ground.
Bane, already getting exhausted from the fight, felt something oozing out of his mask. He touched whatever was coming out of his head and analysed his finger. Right there, it was some green ooze.
"No one has made me bleed in a good while." Bane said.
"I'm not here to please you Bane, I'm here for the hostages." Superman said.
"Regardless, once it is over, it will still be the most honourable fight I have ever had." Bane said.
Superman just glared at Bane, intending to finally take him in after the long fight. "You're in my way, Superman."
Superman turned around right behind to see Slade standing right in front of him. But before Superman could react to the gun Slade had in his hand, he was hit by a blinding flash.
Superman screamed in pain as he held to his eyes and dropped to the floor. Bane having recognised what the weapon was, instantly went wide eyed.
He narrowed his eyes at Slade in anger. "You government pet! Do you realise what you did to him you idiota trastornado!"
"I got rid of an obstacle." Slade retorted as he looked at Batman, whom was busy fighting Livewire and Clayface. Then, the government mercenary began walking towards him.
The disappointed Bane walked towards Superman, who looked to be patting his hand everywhere on the floor until he found a table he used to help lift himself up.
But before he could carefully look to find an exit, Bane placed a hand on his shoulder. Bane looked grabbed Superman by his face and began to inspect his eyes.
His eyes were blank white, implying that Superman had been blinded by the flash. "You have not to worry Mr Kent, the blindness will only be temporary." Bane sighed. "I was so looking forward for this fight. Only for it to end so anti climatically. But, you did make me bleed. I suppose, I can get some enjoyment." Bane smashed Superman face-first on the floor.
Meanwhile, Killer Moth was still trying to shake Robin off of his foot as he flew around the city but he was as stubborn as he looked. "Come on, man, just come down!" Robin demanded.
"Get off of me!" Killer Moth demanded as he hovered over the Kilmer Dock.
"Yeah, well I don't think I will." Robin retorted. "You are an escaped convict after all. Hey, I wonder if they'll put you in a petting zoo just for kicks?"
Killer Moth grinned. "Yeah, sounds funny. But they'll have to warn them about my claws." He flashed them at Robin, leading the Boy Wonder to realise what he was about to do.
"Oh come on, man!" Robin said before Walker used his claws to slash the rope that held on to his grappling hook, causing him to fall.
"I thought Robins flew!" Killer Moth laughed before flying away.
As Robin fell, he looked at his broken grappling hook and sighed. Before he could make contact with the ground however, someone grabbed his cape.
He looked to the ground he was hovering over and saw that he was mere feet away from breaking his feet. He looked up as to who saved him. And on top of the roof of the building where Superman and Bane had their fight, was Catwoman.
She grinned at the Boy Wonder. "Well, looks like the cat caught herself a little birdie."
Robin crossed his arms and sighed. "You just had to use that analogy didn't you?"
"You're welcome, I suppose." Catwoman retorted as she pulled him up.
"What are you doing here?" Robin asked.
"A girl's gotta make her living." Catwoman replied.
"Trying to steal from Bane?" Robin asked. "Very risky."
"That's what makes it so alluring." Catwoman retorted just before she and Robin were hearing some noises.
They looked through the sunroof window to see something neither one of them expected. Bane was pummelling on Superman. He was punching him in the face, stomach and back. Throwing him around like a doll. And even was holding on to his cape while smashing him on the floor and wall.
From what Robin was seeing, Superman looked badly beaten. There were cuts, bruises and his own lip had swollen up from all the beating.
"Oh my god." Catwoman said, in a rare moment of legit shock. "He's killing him. Where's Bruce?"
"He's got it handled. I hope." Robin replied.
However, Batman was being hit by bolts of electricity from Livewire. Instead of going down, Batman just tossed a Batarang in her face, disorienting her.
Clayface was about to strike with his mallet hands, but then, the Caped Crusader tossed an explosive right in his face. Just as he was about to toss another, he realised he had run out.
Clayface grinned sinisterly as his hands turned to blades. "You're out of explosives."
"Wanna bet?" Batman retorted before he tossed a Batarang in his eye.
Clayface laughed. "That barely hurt." All of a sudden, the batarang began to beep and then, an explosive electrical burst surrounded Clayface's body.
Killer Moth landed behind him and just as he was about to grab him, Batman just elbowed him in the face without even looking. Then, the neck, chest and performing a back kick to the knee.
Batman, began panting since this fight had been going for too long and was doing a number on him. He had never fought threats like this before and he was very exhausted.
However, this brief moment of exhaustion gave Slade the opportunity to jump up high and barge through the crowd of soldiers with his sword at the ready.
In that moment, Batman did see Slade coming and did everything he could to dodge the blade, but the blade pierced through his left shoulder, causing Batman to scream in pain.
Upon getting up from their attack, Livewire, Clayface and Killer Moth were in shock from what they were seeing in front of them.
"Wilson?!" Livewire exclaimed.
"Surprised, Willis?!" Slade retorted before turning back to Batman, whom was struggling to get the sword out of his shoulder, however, Slade's strength was keeping it in. "Imagine all the pain you caused me. Leaving me to die, ruining my chance of becoming the Demon's Head and killing the woman we loved." He pulled the sound out, causing Batman to drop to his knees while he held to his shoulder wound.
Slade put his sword away while all the opponents Batman fought began to surround him. "Bane's crew and Metahumans, tonight, you are about to bear witness to the death of Batman."
Livewire grinned. "I guess this makes up for the torture you subjected me to."
"I don't know where you came from but I'm glad you made things easier for us." Clayface said.
"Dibs on first blow!" Killer Moth said before kicking Batman on his back, causing him to fall on his face. Clayface smashed his clay mallet on Batman's back before Livewire electrocuted him by shooting bolts of lighting from her fingers. Slade just kicked him in the face as he struggled to get up.
On the building, Robin and Catwoman were in shock over what had transpired. Batman is being beaten to a bloody pulp and it didn't look like he was getting out unless something was done. Robin was in complete shock and horror that tears almost fell from his eyes. Then, he wiped his tears and put on a more stern expression.
"Okay, we don't have long." Robin said. "We gotta rescue Bruce and Superman."
"I'd argue kid, but even I have to help sometimes." Catwoman said.
"I'll rescue Superman while you rescue Batman." Robin commanded.
"That is an insane idea." Catwoman said.
"That's because you're gonna need to armour up." Robin handed Catwoman what looked to be some keys. More specifically, the keys to the Batmobile.
Catwoman looked confused. "How do you know I just won't steal your ride?"
"Because I know you care for Bruce." Robin retorted as he jumped off the building. "But first, I'm gonna get some help."
Standing beside the Batmobile, Lois had placed her jacket around Jimmy since he was feeling very cold. They had been out of the docks for the last seven minutes awaiting for the return of Clark and Bruce.
"I hope Clark's okay." Jimmy said.
"He will be." Lois said, looking at the building with worry.
All of a sudden, Robin showed up in front of Lois and Jimmy. "Lois, Clark is in danger. He's getting handed by Bane."
"What?!" Lois exclaimed. "How bad is it?!"
"Not sure." Robin replied. "But it could be worse if we just stand here. Mr Olsen, you get in the car when you get the chance."
"How?!" Jimmy exclaimed. "Lois doesn't have the keys!"
"You'll see when our…On again, off again ally arrives." Robin said before he and Lois ran off to help Clark. Once they left, Jimmy was left confused.
"I'm sorry, what?" He asked himself.
Just then, Catwoman landed in front of Jimmy, causing him to scream. "Mr Olsen, get in the car." Catwoman commanded as the hood opened and she got in the driver's seat.
Jimmy reluctantly jumped in the backseat while Catwoman fiddled with the controls. "Aren't you Catwoman?" Jimmy asked.
"Yes." She responded as the hood closed.
Upon hearing the confirmation, Jimmy became nervous. "You can drop me off here."
"Believe me, if I wanted to capture you, I wouldn't be stealing Batman's car." Catwoman retorted.
"Should I be concerned how you know how to work these?" Jimmy asked.
"I stole it one time." She responded as the car activated.
Back in the building, the still blinded Superman, coughed up some blood that splattered all over his hand. Bane slammed his head through desk and then tossed him up on the ceiling and coming back down again.
"This would be more satisfying if you were fighting back." Bane said. "But I suppose I'm having too much fun showing how weak you truly are."
Superman struggled to cough up a sentence due to the intense beating he was getting from Bane. But before he could react again, Bane had kicked him on his back.
"Not going to stand up Superman?" Bane asked. "Not even if I have intentions of killing your parents on their farm? You know, a crop fire is an awful way to go."
Superman tried to stand, but Bane kicked him in the face. "Too slow."
All of a sudden, Robin leapt in front of him and hit him in the face with his staff. The Boy Wonder grinned with smugness as he got into a pose. "Slow indeed." Robin retorted.
Bane seemed surprised by the appearance of Robin but then, he smiled. "Your presence is a surprise. But very much a welcome one. Though, I fail to see how a bunch of grown men seem to be beaten by you."
"Wanna find out?" Robin asked.
"Gladly." Bane charged towards Robin, who quickly performed a back flip and tossed an explosive in his chest, however, Bane was unaffected.
Bane tried to hit the Boy Wonder with his fists but he kept dodging them by performing backflips. He performed a somersault over the table and flipped it over so it hit Bane in the head.
Bane held on to the table and tried to smash Robin with it. However, the table snapped against the floor.
"Missed me again!" Robin said before tossing a Batarang toward Bane's direction. The terrorist caught the Batarang in-between his thumb and finger and crushed it.
Robin jumped high to hit Bane in the face with his staff, but then he smacked Robin to the floor.
While this went on, Superman was trying to make an escape by crawling towards the exit. However, he had no idea where the exit was. He had to rely on his super hearing, but all he could hear were the sounds of Robin laughing and Bane grunting.
Then, he heard the sounds of footsteps coming towards him. "Who's there?" Superman asked.
"I got you, don't worry." He heard the voice of Lois.
"Lois?! Is that you?! I can't see." Superman said as quietly as he could.
Lois looked at her boyfriend's face to analyse the injuries, but she felt her stomach sink upon seeing her boyfriend's eyes completely pitch white.
"It's okay…" She held his head close to her chest as a means to comfort him. "…I'm gonna get you out of here. But I'm gonna need your help as well. I'm gonna lift you up and I need your assistance. Okay?"
Superman gave a weak groan that sounded close to a 'Yeah.'
"Alright, three, two, one." And with a mighty lift and with help from Superman, Lois managed to lift up her alien boyfriend with his arm wrapped around her shoulder. With the help of her boyfriend, she managed to help lead him out of the building. However, as she was leading him through the back exit, the syringe of the meta compound she took, fell out of her pocket.
Robin saw Lois escape with Superman and gave a small grin. Bane grabbed him by his collar and lifted him off his feet.
"Did you really think you could face off against me, Boy Wonder?" Bane asked.
"Well, I'm the distraction aren't I?" Robin glanced at where Superman was lying before.
Bane looked at where Robin was looking and exhaled. "No matter. I was saving up for a rematch anyway." He slammed Robin on the floor. Then, The Boy Wonder kicked him in the face as he lied on the ground.
Robin hit Bane in the face with his staff. However, when he saw the damage the staff took after hitting Bane, he saw that it was dented.
"Oh come on!" Robin exclaimed before dodging another punch from Bane.
Outside the building, Batman was lying on the ground completely motionless from the heavy beating he took from his opponents. Slade, Clayface, Livewire and Killer Moth stood over his motionless body over their achievements.
"Is he…Dead?" Killer Moth asked.
"You know, a man with his legendary status, you'd think he'd go out more heroically." Livewire remarked.
"He's not dead." Slade replied. "I can still hear him breathing." Slade span his sword and placed the tip on the edge of Batman's mask. "Before he dies, how would you three like to know Batman's secret identity?"
Clayface grinned. "What a way for him to go."
"If he turns out to be Harvey Dent then Rory owes me a romantic getaway." Livewire said.
"Sounds like a lucky guy." Killer Moth remarked.
"She sure is." Livewire retorted.
Just as Slade was close to lifting Batman's mask off, the flash of headlights suddenly stopped him. "Oh, now what?!"
"The light!" Killer Moth exclaimed. "The light." He tried reaching out for the headlights, leading Livewire and Clayface to stare at him with baffled expressions. "The light."
"What in the name of sanity?" Livewire asked.
Slade looked to Bane's crew and everyone else. "Well don't just stand there, shoot it!"
"We follow Bane." One of them said. "Also, we were going to do it." They each began firing rounds of bullets at the car. However, to their surprise, it was bulletproof.
Then, two pairs of guns poked out of the hood of the car and began firing rounds at the opponents. They hit Killer Moth and a ton of Bane's goons. However, Livewire had formed a protective shield to defend herself against the bullets while Slade performed a ton of backflips to avoid the bullets.
Clayface however stood proud and strong since the bullets weren't doing anything to take him down. He looked at Killer Moth and all the other goons, whom were groaning in pain. Meaning the projectiles were nothing more than rubber bullets.
Clayface grinned as all the bullets went right through him. "You think bullets will stop me?" Then, a muzzle stuck out of the bonnet of the car.
It fired some kind of round into Clayface's chest. As opposed to going through him, it stuck right in him. Clayface wasn't worried until he heard the sound of a sizzling noise. He went wide eyed as he realised what the projectile was. "Oh."
Suddenly, Clayface blew up into pieces of clay. Causing it to splatter all over Slade, Livewire, Batman, the Batmobile and all the other unconscious goons.
Batman groaned weakly as he looked at the vehicle that had just saved his life. "Rob…Robin." Batman grumbled.
The car opened to reveal Catwoman. "You better get in or die." She got out of the car and pulled her whip out from her bodysuit and began whipping it towards Slade, Livewire and the remaining Bane goons. So that way, Batman can get into his car.
Despite being bruised and beaten, he got in the passenger seat right next to the driver's seat. Catwoman returned to the vehicle and began reversing out of the dock.
"Where…Where's Robin?" Batman asked.
"Don't worry, he's rescuing Superman." Catwoman assured him. "We're just about to pick them up."
Batman heard coughing coming from the backseat and turned around to see whom it was. He saw Jimmy Olsen, still beaten, bruised and wearing Lois' coat.
Jimmy smiled. "I'm in a lot of pain, but trust me, meeting you is an honour." Batman gave him a weak nod as a response since had no other way of responding to his comment.
Outside the dock, Lois and Superman had just exited the building. At one point, Superman fell to his knees due to how heavily beaten he was.
Lois briefly struggled to stand him up until the Batmobile parked right in front of her. The hatch opened to reveal Catwoman.
"Miss Lane, get in if you want Superman to live." Catwoman said as she got out of the vehicle. She and Lois helped get Superman in the backseat, placing him next to the window on the driver's side. Lois soon followed and seated in-between the both of them.
"Robin?" Batman groaned.
"He'll be out." Catwoman said. "He had to fight Bane so that way Miss Lane could get Superman."
"What?!" Batman exclaimed.
"He'll be fine." Catwoman said.
"Fine?!" Lois exclaimed. "Look what they did to Superman!"
"Keep calm, Miss Lane." Catwoman demanded before the sound of the monitor beating was heard.
Batman pushed the button, getting a message coming from Robin. "Robin?"
"Hey Batman, listen…" He heard the sound of grunts coming from the radio. "…Listen, I can't make it."
"Robin?"
"Bane's beating me real bad." He heard the sound of someone crashing into a wall. "I don't think I can make it without him coming to you guys. Selina, I need you to drive them to the cave."
"Robin!" Batman exclaimed. "I'm coming!"
"Go! You're badly beaten! I'm going to be fine!"
Batman tried arguing by climbing out, but he felt his sides ache from the pain caused by everyone. "Robin! I'm not leaving you behind!"
"I'll be alright." Robin said before the sound of crashing is heard.
"Found you, Pájaro." The voice of Bane was heard before the feed was cut off.
Lois, Batman and Catwoman were in shock and horror, imaging what Bane was about to do to them. Though reluctant, Catwoman eventually hit the ignition and began driving the car to the location. Regrettably leaving Robin behind.
Back in the docks, Carla had woken from her slumber and groaned. The first thing she saw when she opened her eyes, was her boss picking up the lifeless body of the Boy Wonder.
She stood up off her chair and cracked her neck. "Jefe, what happened?"
"My fight with Superman ended rather disappointingly." Bane explained. "No matter, we move on to Operation Live Show."
Carla seemed surprised. "Live show?"
"We have Vicki Vale of the Gazette don't we?" Bane retorted. "Now, take him with the other prisoners..." He looked at Slade, whom was coming in the building looking smug as ever. "…I have a new obstacle to deal with."
Bane began to approach Slade, whom appeared to pick up something off of the floor. "Mr Bane, is it?" Slade grinned. "I hope you'll be glad to know that Batman is out of your way. He won't be troublesome for you much longer."
"Oh…He won't be?" Bane retorted just as Livewire, Clayface and Killer Moth arrived behind the merc.
Clayface, having repaired most of himself, absorbed the clay stuck on Slade's armour and reformed his arm. "It's days like these I don't miss my human body."
"I hope you're also satisfied with me helping you make defeating Superman much easier." Slade said. "He was my mission, but, perhaps I can persuade my boss to pay you handsomely."
Bane folded his arms. "Oh really? Could they give me anything?"
"Anything you desire." Slade replied.
Bane snapped his fingers and suddenly, Livewire placed her hand on Slade's shoulder causing him to be electrocuted. He dropped to his knees as he seethed in pain.
Then, Bane grabbed Slade by his back and torso and raised him high over his head. "I want you out of my way you hijo de puta." He smashed Slade on his knee, causing the merc's back to shatter with a loud crack.
Slade screamed in pain as he felt Bane's knee come in contact with his back, breaking it in the process. Bane tossed him on the floor all while he screamed in pain.
Bane looked over him as he continued screaming. "I knew you would come after him. That's why I chose to fight Superman. I had no plan to get you out of my way, but I suppose it was fate that planned this moment. I will leave you to die, screaming in pain. Livewire, Killer Moth, Clayface, if these are the names you prefer to be referred to; I command you watch the labs. Batman and Superman might return once they recover and you three are more powerful than my men."
"Yes, boss." Livewire said before she, Killer Moth and Clayface departed.
Bane narrowed his eyes at the screaming merc with a scowl behind his mask. "Nos vemos en el infierno, mercenario."
Bane left the mercenary to scream in agonising pain from the broken back of his.
Slade had no idea what to do, he could barley crawl, he could barley stand and he could barley even bring out a coherent sentence. He could call Waller, but who's to say she wouldn't reprimand him and abandon him due to going rogue.
He did hear about a certain compound. He managed to reach into his pocket and pulled out the syringe of meta compound dropped by Lois Lane.
Not knowing what it would do to him, he reluctantly injected it into his neck. He screamed in pain as he felt the effects of the compound take over. He had no idea what it was about to do to him, but it was a risk he was willing to take.
Then, he felt pain coming from his back. Only this time, it felt like every bone was repairing itself.