Well after last chapter I felt I had to continue where I left off...Also since this story was created to essentially be a 'public service announcement' about these spam bot farms I urge any and all reading this please PLEASE contact the mods the more of us who do so to pester them about this issue the morel likely something will be done! As entertaining as this story has been for me I remember the whole reason for creating this story was to raise awareness of the issue!
Jonathan Crane now convinced that he wasn't suffering delirious hallucinations due to his illness as this strange Mutant Potbellied Pig knelt down by his bedside...He temporarily forgot his pain as he was too filled with both fear but also a feeling he hadn't felt for a LONG while...The childlike feeling of wonder as he realized he was looking at an actual talking animal!
"A lab animal…" He said quietly looking at the Mutant Sow "...So you really are an animal who's learned how to talk…" Jonathan rubbed his chin as he thought "...I know from the rumors I heard from back when I was a Professor that Dr. Emile Dorian had been talking about wanting to create intelligent talking animals...But...Anyway...How did you become what you are Miss…"
"Buttercup." The Mutant Pig said "The Scientist who adopted me named me Buttercup."
Jonathan stole a quick glance at the hair clip in the sow's human-like hair on her scalp, a little yellow flower that looked very much like a buttercup.
"How quaint a name…" Jonathan said with a wry smile feeling a bit of his typical humor return despite himself "...While I certainly don't have Poison Ivy's level of expertise on flora my country upbringing does mean I know a thing or two about the buttercup! That despite it's name making it sound like it's edible raw buttercups are quite poisonous and can reek havoc on the insides on anyone who eats them! I can't help but think your adoptive father gave you a name as a means to protect you...A bit of what they call 'sympathetic magic' naming a common food animal after a poisonous plant as a means of discouraging well...You know…" He gave a chuckle making the Turtles feel very uneasy
"Sorry…" Jonathan said "...Please continue."
"There really isn't much about my origin story…" Buttercup said "...The scientists found some mysterious 'blue goo' oozing from a gave wall it was like no other substance they had ever encountered...They injected some of it into me when I was just a little piglet and when they came back the next morning they found me standing on my hind legs, I now had thumbs and I was asking for my food in English."
Jonathan's raised an eyebrow as he rested his chin in his hand "That...Just leaves me with so many more questions..."He gave a side-eye to the Turtles…
"So what are they to you?" Jonathan said "They don't look like they came from the same place as you do…"
"No." Buttercup said "I just met them recently...Well I had been talking to the one in the orange mask Mikey online for a while as he's the Turtle Titan of the Justice Force…"
"The Justice Force?!" Jonathan exclaimed "You mean to tell me you brought superheros to one of MY lairs?!"
"Uh…" Mikey said "...Technically I'm the only one who's a superhero...My brothers are just ninjas."
"Just ninjas?" Raph said irritably
Jonathan looked the Turtles up and down "Now that I think about it…" He said "...I think I do recall seeing you four before...On the cover of those trash Tabloid magazines where you seem to show up during alien invasions...Seems regardless of what each of you consider yourselves...I refuse to discuss these negotiations with you four in the bedroom! You four are to leave while I discuss the deal with Miss Buttercup!"
Hey!" Raph snapped "You are in no position to be telling us what to do!"
"Guys…" Buttercup stood up to try to diffuse the situation
"There is no way we're leaving Buttercup alone with a super villain like you!" Leo shouted
"Despite his pain Jonathan rose from the bed with his hands up "I am no physical threat to her…" He said "...She could simply sit on me to overpower me! And as you can see my fear gas spraying gloves are off! And to assure you even further…"
He picked the gloves off his nightstand and tucked them into his dresser…
"We're still not leaving you alone with her…" Leo said
"Guys!" Buttercup said getting in-between them "Will you relax?! I can handle myself here! He's right a scrawny beanpole like him can't hurt me without his fear gas particularly in his weakened state! Besides…" Buttercup looked at Jonathan "...He...He reminds me of my Dad and other scientists I know...Yes he has a dark side but I look at him and...I see he can be...Reasonable."
"But Buttercup…" Leo began to protest
"The Lady has spoken…" Jonathan said with a dismissive flicker of his fingers "...She can handle herself! Now out, out all of you!"
Cowed the Turtles exited the bedroom and Jonathan closed the door and locked it.
Trying to imagine the Justice Force and the Justice League sharing the same universe