Chapter 6: Batman Who Laughs and the Dragon of the Forge

156 5 0
                                    

They reach the Control Room to see the Dark Knights waiting for them.

"Finally caught up to us, have you?" The Drowned asked.

"We've recalibrated the Thanagarian's weapon to fit our needs." The Dawnbreaker said.

"The Phoenix Cannon will speed up Earth sinking into the Dark Multiverse." Red Death said.

"Relish the fear growing in your bellies. You cannot fight the darkness!" Stormkiller said.

"Batman always wins." The Merciless said.

"We'll see about that, won't we?" Wolf said as they go to fight them.

"Cover me! I'll use the Key of Atlan to reconfigure the cannon!" Batman said as they distract the Dark Knights from him. The Bad Guys merged their powers together into one powerful beam to knock them away. The Dark Knights retreated back to the Dark Multiverse.

"Done yet, Batman?" Lady Blackhawk asked. The cannon stopped as it is reprogrammed.

"Batman always wins." Batman said.

"Did Batman just make a joke? Maybe it really is the end of all worlds." BlackViper said with a chuckle.

"I've opened a portal to the Dark Multiverse, but we need to hurry. Gather the team. This road may lead to darkness, but now it's on our terms." Batman said as a dark red portal opens.

"Batman, Wonder Woman, and Hawkgirl—who is calling herself "Lady Blackhawk" now - are ready to dive into the Dark Multiverse. Confronting Barbatos on his home turf is terrifying, but we knew the stakes were going to be high." Chester said.

The Bad Guys with the Justice League were enter the portal as they fall into the Dark Multiverse.

"As long as I've known Superman, he's been the most selfless person I've ever met." Wonder Woman said.

"We can find concentrated 10th Metal in the World Forge. It's nearby." Batman said.

"What are we waiting for them? Let's go!" Lady Blackhawk said. They make their way through the darkness as they came across the Batman Who Laughs

"You!" Batman said in anger.

"Hahahaha! Technically, I'm you - but with a more *or any* sense of humor. It's hilarious that you want to fight me in a place where I'm even more powerful. If meeting your doom at the hands of Barbatos is your desire, first you'll have to beat me in a game of my choosing! To make it interesting, let's raise the stakes. One of you must put all on the line! A volunteer on my step into the 'death box'. Oh don't worry, I'll also be in the adjacent box. It wouldn't be fun otherwise." The Batman Who Laughs said.

"I'll do it. This is because of my curiosity. I won't let any of you die here." Batman said.

"Batman, don't be a martyr!" BlackViper said.

"It's my call." Batman said.

"Fine, how do we play this "game"? It's no doubt stacked against us." Lady Blackhawk said.

"Hawkgirl, you wound me! I will play my hand of four cards, and all you must do is simply clear them from the board... with three cards. Oh, and your cards are located somewhere in a pocket dimension of the Dark Multiverse." The Batman Who Laughs said.

"No, not rigged at all..." Wolf said.

"Great! See, this will be fun. Speak to me when you're ready to start! I'll open portals to the pocket dimension." The Batman Who Laughs said. Batman with Wolf and Snake's help to win the game.

"Argh! *sigh* You may have won my little game, but in the end, all roads lead to darkness!" The Batman Who Laughs said as he left.

The Bad Guys and Justice League continue on when they spotted the tower with Superman strapped to it as he was dropped into the Forge of World's pool.

"Superman!" Batman cried out. Suddenly, a giant hawk-dragon came down in front of them.

"I am the Dragon of the Forge!" The Dragon said

Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.

"I am the Dragon of the Forge!" The Dragon said.

"You. Are. Hawkman! And we've loved each other for hundreds of lifetimes." Lady Blackhawk said trying to get him to remember.

"I protect the Forge of Worlds, now and forever!" The Dragon said.

"Guess we have to knock some sense to him." Diane said. The Bad Guys and the Justice League fought Hawkman in order to restore his memories.

"Hawkgirl...?" Hawkman moaned.

"You know me." Lady Blackhawk said.

"I don't recognize the outfit, but I'll always recognize the love of my life... of all my lives." Hawkman said.

"Well, your romantic streak is back. Do you remember you are?" Lady Blackhawk asked.

"I. Am. Hawkman! I can feel myself shifting into my body's original form, but before my transformation is complete.  I will use Barbatos power against him!" Hawkman said.

"Any thoughts on how to do that?" BlackViper asked.

"All things are possible with 10th Metal." Batman said.

"It's the key to defeating Barbatos!" Hawkman said.

"Then let's go get that metal." Shark said. They then headed deeper into the darkness.

The Bad Guys Justice League: Dark MetalWhere stories live. Discover now