Shade in Blüdhaven

Shade in Blüdhaven#5: Bijoux

CUT TO: BLÜDHAVEN

EXT. BLACK MASK'S OFFICE - NIGHT

SHADE, NIGHTWING, ROBIN, AND STARFIRE STAND AT THE ENTRANCE OF BLACK MASK'S OFFICE WHILE BLACK MASK HOLDS A SUITCASE LOOKING FOR AN EXIT.

[Nightwing]

Sionis, it's been a while.

[Black Mask]

Not long enough if you ask me. I was really disappointed when I heard that Deathstroke hadn't killed you. And as if things couldn't get any worse, you've got that freak running around with you sticking your nose where it doesn't belong.

[Shade]

Hey, who're you calling a freak? You're the one who looks like a matchstick someone blew out.

[Robin]

Nice one, dude.

[Black Mask]

What did you say to me?

BLACK MASK PULLS OUT HIS GUN, AIMS AT THE GROUP, AND BEGINS SHOOTING AT THEM. SHADE AND THE GROUP EVADE THE INCOMING GUNFIRE. SHADE SINKS ONTO THE GROUND, SCALES THE GROUND TO WHERE BLACK MASK IS, JUMPS UP FROM THE GROUND, AND KNOCKS THE GUN OUT OF HIS HAND. BLACK MASK ATTEMPTS TO PUNCH SHADE BUT SHADE BLOCKS THE ATTACK AND GRABS BLACK MASK BY THE COLLAR OF HIS SHIRT.

[Shade]

You'll get one chance to give up before this gets painful.

[Black Mask]

You like to hurt people huh? I like to hurt people too.

BLACK MASK ATTEMPTS TO HEADBUTT SHADE. SHADE CATCHES BLACK MASK'S HEAD AND FORCEFULLY PUSHES HIM BACK INTO AND THROUGH HIS OWN DESK. BLACK MASK SHAKES HIS HEAD AS HE LOOKS UP AT SHADE.

[shade]

I warned you.

[Black Mask]

You think you're tough shit? You think I've lost, huh? Think again!

BLACK MASK TAKES OUT A WALKIE-TALKIE.

[Black Mask]

At my office now!

SUDDENLY A HELICOPTER ARRIVES OUTSIDE OF BLACK MASK'S OFFICE SHINING A LIGHT INTO THE OFFICE AND TEMPORARILY BLINDING EVERYONE. BLACK MASK GRABS THE SUITCASE, HITS SHADE IN THE LEG WITH IT, AND KICKS HIM TO THE FLOOR.

[Black Mask]

Sorry but I've got a flight to catch!

BLACK MASK THEN RUNS TO THE WINDOW AS STEELJACKET CRASHES INTO THE OFFICE. STEELJACKET GRABS BLACK MASK GETS ONTO THE HELICOPTER WITH HIM AND BLACK MASK GIVES THE ORDER FOR THE PILOT TO LEAVE.

[Shade]

Where are you going?

SHADE CREATES A CHAIN AND ATTEMPTS TO ENSNARE THE HELICOPTER HOWEVER TAPEWORM CATCHES THE CHAIN.

[Tapeworm]

Guess who!

TAPEWORM, JUNKYARD DOG, THE BAFFLER, SOLOMON GRUNDY, AND STEELJACKET MOBILIZE IN BLACK MASK'S OFFICE.

[Robin]

Ugh, you guys again?

[Tapeworm]

Round two baby!

SOLOMON GRUNDY RUSHES SHADE, TACKLES HIM TO THE GROUND, FLIPS ONCE, AND THROWS SHADE THROUGH THE AIR AND INTO A WALL IN THE ROOM. SHADE LOOKS UP FROM THE WALL, NOTICES THAT SOLOMON GRUNDY IS DESCENDING OUT OF THE AIR AND IS ATTEMPTING TO HIT SHADE. SHADE SINKS ONTO THE WALL, SCALES UP A FEW FEET AVOIDING THE ATTACK, JUMPS OFF THE WALL, GRABS A PIECE OF DEBRIS, AND SLAMS IT OVER SOLOMON GRUNDY'S HEAD. SHADE THEN KICKS SOLOMON GRUNDY THROUGH THE HOLE IN THE WALL GRUNDY CREATED.