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Batman/Bruce Wayne ([info]thedarkknight) wrote in [info]dc_heroes,
@ 2010-11-07 10:58:00


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Entry tags:batman, wonder woman

Brother I is watching...
Two days after Batman's meeting with the Justice League, the Dark Knight returns to his headquarters and begins the nightly (or morning, rather) ritual of removing his armor and going over the night's work. The appearance of a new designer drug in Gotham has been his top priority, as well as keeping the family of a visiting diplomat out of harm's reach has taken up most of his attention. Robin has been doing the legwork of watching over the family, but Batman knows he will need to step in soon.

Meanwhile, he finds that the new Wayne Enterprises satellite is working as intended and he notes where Superman, Green Lantern and other members of the new Justice League are as they move about the planet. He couldn't allow this new group to operate unchecked, no matter how much he wanted to believe that Clark and the others would be able keep things in line. Rumors of the Justice League's return were being met overall with triumph, though there was hostility in other places. Across the world, media outlets vocally floated the idea that the time had come for every country to create their own Justice League to keep America from policing them even further.

Batman files away every scrap of information, knowing that it will all be necessary at some point. I

It always is.

Alfred arrives from upstairs, his polished shoes clacking softly against the stone of the steps as he arrives.

"Master Bruce, Princess Diana wishes to speak to you. Shall I send her down?" he asks.

Bruce grunts, and switches to something else on the computer screen.

"Very well. I'll send her down presently." Alfred says, returning the way he came.



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Re: The Following Night
[info]heroes_gotham
2010-11-11 08:18 pm UTC (link)
Scarecrow tries to fight the lasso's influence, but he finds that he can't.

"Gotham Water Department, Tank 42-A. Set to go off in less than twenty-minutes." he says. "You can't reach the bomb in time...especially since the bomb in New York is set to go off in ten." Scarecrow says, laughing.

"The antidote is inside the building in the office upstairs." he chuckles.

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Re: The Following Night
[info]thedarkknight
2010-11-11 08:25 pm UTC (link)
Gotham Water Department is twenty-five minutes from here by speed limit. Even with his driving, Batman knows he'd barely make it there in time.

"Where, exactly, is the bomb in New York, Crane? How is it set up?" Batman asks.

Scarecrow gives the location of the bomb and it's exactly set up, trying to resist Wonder Woman's lasso the entire time.

"Wonder Woman, use the Justice League teleporter and get to that bomb. Contact me the moment you arrive and tell me how it's set. I'll help you disarm it." Batman says.

"As for /you/..." he rasps, looking down at Scarecrow.

"You're fortunate we have other things to do." Batman says, punching the man out cold.

"Go, Diana. I'll diffuse the bomb here while I'm helping you."

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Re: The Following Night
[info]princess_diana
2010-11-11 08:34 pm UTC (link)
With Scarecrow out cold, she releases him and nods at Batman. "Be careful, please." There is concern in her voice as she activates the teleporter and is gone, reappearing in a flash at the bomb.

"Batman...we have a problem."

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Re: The Following Night
[info]thedarkknight
2010-11-11 08:39 pm UTC (link)
Batman handcuffs Scarecrow to a railing outside then races back into the building to confront the bomb. He hears Diana's voice and opens the channel on his communicator.

"Describe it to me." he says, beginning to work on the bomb on his side.

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Re: The Following Night
[info]princess_diana
2010-11-11 08:49 pm UTC (link)
"Standard time bomb. I've got C4 rigged up to a timer...but all of the wires have been stripped to be black, Bruce. All the wires are the same color."

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Re: The Following Night
[info]thedarkknight
2010-11-11 09:15 pm UTC (link)
Batman notes that the bomb on his side has all been stripped to be red, rather than black. It's annoying, but he continues to work, going over the layouts of every bomb he's ever seen in his mind as he works.

"Find the right-most wire, then count two to the left and clip it." Batman says, doing the opposite of what he's telling Wonder Woman on his side.

"Did the count speed up or slow down?" he asks.

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Re: The Following Night
[info]princess_diana
2010-11-11 09:36 pm UTC (link)
Diana did as instructed.

"Sped up. I think that means third wire from the right, but...I don't dismantle bombs as frequently sa you do."

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Re: The Following Night
[info]thedarkknight
2010-11-11 10:17 pm UTC (link)
That was odd. The count on Batman's bomb slowed down when he clipped the wire on his. He'd seen this type of set-up before, by Triad members in Hong Kong, years ago.

The bombs were rigged at the same time, but the wiring was done opposite to fool bomb technicians.

Bruce explains this to Diana as he considers the next move.

"Both bombs will need to be shut down simultaneously or they'll both explode." Batman says.

"Follow what I tell you to the letter." he says next, giving her a set of steps to disarm her bomb while he works out his own.

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Re: The Following Night
[info]princess_diana
2010-11-11 11:39 pm UTC (link)
She followed the instructions to the letter, counting the wires and then picking out the two that Batman indicated. They had to be cut simultaneously.

"I have the two wires in hand, Batman." It was rare, but Diana felt a little hint of nerves and visually examined the device once more. "On your count."

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Re: The Following Night
[info]thedarkknight
2010-11-12 12:36 am UTC (link)
"I'll count to three, then I'll cut." he says, making sure she knows when he plans to cut.

"One. Two. Three." he says, cutting the wire and hoping that Diana was with him on this one.

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Re: The Following Night
[info]princess_diana
2010-11-12 01:20 am UTC (link)
She didn't breathe as she clipped the wires. She hoped Bruce was doing the same thing in concert with her. She hoped that if he wasn't that this was fast and that no one innocent ended up hurt or killed in the process. The wires gave under the pressure of her clippers and she could feel them break apart, the little strands of copper separating and disconnecting.

And nothing happened more than the timer stopping just shy of detonation time.

"Batman?"

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Re: The Following Night
[info]thedarkknight
2010-11-12 01:45 am UTC (link)
"I'm here, Wonder Woman. The bomb on this side is deactivated." Batman says, letting out a breath he didn't know he was holding.

"I'm removing the bomb from the system. The cops are on their way to pick up Scarecrow. Meet me back at the Cave?" he asks.

Both Batman and Wonder Woman are then surprised as a voice comes over the loudspeakers of the buildings they are both currently in.

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Re: The Following Night
[info]heroes_baddie
2010-11-12 01:50 am UTC (link)
"Excellent work, Detective." Ra's al Ghul intones.

"You and your Amazonian partner have foiled my plan this night. As usual, you stand in the way of the progress this world so desperately need to justify your own existences.

But forces work to destroy you, even now, Detective. Forces that I have no connection to. You would be wise to meet with me soon, before you are caught in the grip of an enemy you cannot fathom." Ra's tells him.

"As for you, Wonder Woman...well-played." he says.

The transmission ends.

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Re: The Following Night
[info]princess_diana
2010-11-12 02:02 am UTC (link)
Diana hadn't been expecting that and she was certain Batman hadn't either. Ra's. It answered a lot of questions but created so many more.

"He's not here," she said as she realized that going directly after him might cross Batman's mind. "We need to get back to the cave. I'll be back in Gotham in a minute."

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Re: The Following Night
[info]thedarkknight
2010-11-12 02:13 am UTC (link)
Batman still combs the area for any trace that Ra's was here or where he is. Upon searching the security room, he finds the device that transmitted his voice through speakers. Maybe that will give him something to use in the future.

He heads outside to find Scarecrow gone.

They'd been played.

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Re: The Following Night
[info]princess_diana
2010-11-12 02:23 am UTC (link)
Diana reaturned to the warehouse and meets up with Batman. She, too, sees that the Scarecrow is not where they had secured him.

"This was a setup. They knew. They knew we'd show up. Which means we've stopped nothing." She knelt to look at where Scarecrow had been. They'd left the bindings behind.

"They're going to strke again soon."

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Re: The Following Night
[info]thedarkknight
2010-11-12 02:56 am UTC (link)
"No, I think we've stopped Ra's for the moment. I realized the connection the moment I saw the ninja. One of the chemicals in the list I showed you is found only in a Lazarus Pit, which Ra's uses regularly to prolong his life." Batman says.

"I'll hunt down Scarecrow and Ra's on my end, but I think New York is out of danger. Let's get back to the Cave." he says.

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Re: The Following Night
[info]princess_diana
2010-11-12 03:05 am UTC (link)
Nods.

"I want to help you hunt them down."

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