Tales from Gotham

On your own part 8(4th of July)

The Event:

Edward walks into the VA center having set up the fireworks, the explosions for VA and the count down center. He walks into the VA center carrying a bag and says he is there to volunteer. There is an hour before the bombs go off and that is also where there is a count down. He walks into the center and smiles. He is wearing a lime green button up, a tan jacket, and pants and black shined shoes and his goofy looking glasses. "Hello, I would like to volenteer some of my time to assisting injured veterans" he says with a smile. The lady at the counter is a young female looking about 18 and wering a nursing outfit and slide over a piece of paper to him. "Sign this sir, and we ask everyone leave in an hour" She says. "Thank you very much.. Miss" he says. She smiles "My names Kelly" She says with a smile. "Only cute boys can use my name though" She says with a wink. "Oh, I sure its a great honor" he says as he winks back at her. He goes to sit down with some veterans and starts chatting and a lot of them talk about War, and how they are missing limbs and how the American people do not appreciate them. Eddy talks back and to someone says "I will make sure, that more people appreciate your presence" Eddy says with a smile and hands them a golden heart. "Thank you so much for your Service" he says. Its a much older man in his 60s. "Thank you young man" He say. "You are welcome" He says. After about 30 minutes Edward decides to leave, and has left his bag of stuff by the man holding the heart. No one notices this and when he leaves he flirts with the lady at the counter some more and everyone has a very good impression of him. "Time, to wait" He says with a smile as he leaves the center.

After which he climbs down the sewer way and pulls out a laptop he hid in a bag he left down there. Killer Croc comes up to him. "Are you preparing for the explosion"? Croc asks him. His gang of notorious criminals come up to him and stand around. PinPiont asks. "You ready yet Boss"? he asks. "Almost, we got thirty minutes" Ed says. "I need you guys to get out of here and hide" He says. "Come back and meet me at the Warehouse, after the explosion is done"Eddy explains. "Croc, I promise to give you a place to hang when this is all done" Edward says. "I know how to be patient" Crocidile says and is towering over Edward.

The Fourth of July celebration:

The Fourth of July count down starts and the ballpark game is being televised on the big screen. They say the national Anthem, and Britney Spears sing the Star Spangled Banner. Then the game of baseball starts to play. When its 20 minutes before 12 AM the screen switches to the count down. After which the fireworks are suppose to go off. The Count down starts and the crowd is counting down to 0 where it slowly falls to the bottom. Edward and the group of the 10 worst Villians in Gotham sit there and just wait. After the count down fireworks start going off. After the Fireworks start the the screen goes all the way back up and three riddles appear. "Who dies so you dont, and fight for hope" and "pressure, pressure, and me blow, I can remove your head and toes", and then "Each want to win, but none will cave, so many meet an early grave" and these sppear across the screen in green font. Suddenly a man wearing a green scarf across face, hat and tan jacket, and green shirt under appears on screen and starts to speak.

"Hello, fine people of Gotham, and really anyone watching. Today your VA hospital was blown up, it was a very clever plan full of all sorts of misdirection. Now many of you might ask why and why is pretty simple, becuase I can, and when smart men hold all the pieces and understand the system its very easy to abuse. Though really our own system has become so corrupt that the vioce of the people really does not matter in the least anymore does it? Each year we have an election for president and hope that he will fix things. Yet, there is a lot more positions in politics and a lot more rather then the president who are more essential to fullfulling your needs and complaints.

A Vote for the president does not matter, since you are only voting for a representive to put in a vote you think will be in your favor. Along with this the people really running the game are those paid to influence things in favor of certien businesses. These is all very much legal, and how overly complex, and corrupt, and abused our system has become. You blame me for the death of these veterans but in reality the goverment has sent them to war, has blown off thier limbs in the name of corporation, and rich figure heads,in the hopes of free education or a job. Usually this is the route taken becuase of tradition or desperation.