Batman Beyond: The Legacy Returns

Chapter 8 - The Day Gotham Stood Still

Superman stood over Max as she cowered behind the futuristic looking squad car; her eyes were fixed on the man of steel, as he looked up at the building in a defiant gaze and used his super vision to look into the aging old hospital. Through his eyes we can see the twin sisters DeeDee and a group of men and women all tied up in a circle. They were sitting on the floor and had their heads covered with a black bag. Superman relaxed his vision and gave a calm sigh as he realized this would be a simple matter of taking out the two girls and rescuing the hostages. Superman began to hover above the ground at a very slow pace and as he started to rise up beyond the patrol cars, Maxine shouted at the black dressed superhero.

"Hey! Where do you think your going?"

"To do Batman's old job...relax Commissioner, this will all be over in matter of seconds."

Max didn't like his smug answer, it almost made her want to aim her gun at him and shoot him from behind the ear. Something about superheroes and their egos just grates on her nerves; even Terry manages to tick her off now and then. But it's become more "Now" since he's returned. She stood helplessly as the man of steel continued to take his time to fly up to the building; she shook her head and gave a glib remark.

"I thought he was supposed to be Metropolis's man in tights. What...you're city not big enough?"

Superman turned his head to her and gave a scowl of disapproval. She had forgotten about his super hearing and soon gave an embarrassed smile to him while batting her eyes.

"Oh...ah...hehehe!" She uttered.

DeeDee both watched the man of steel slowly rise up to them and gave a quick gulp in unison.

"Not good DeeDee." The first one nervously said.

"Looks like we're in trouble DeeDee." The second twin shuttered.

The two girls quickly sprinted over to the hostages and stood behind the sitting group. Both took in a deep breath as they gave a comforting wink to one another and pointed their weapons at the hostages' heads. Superman made his entrance known as he pounded through the wall and came floating in with his eyes shining red as they prepared to target the women's guns.

"Not so fast fly boy!" The first twin ordered at him. "Cool them hot peepers of yours."

"Yeah!" The other sister said. "You may take out the guns...but I'll bet we could send a shot out before you had time to stop it."

Superman dims his eyes and brings himself down onto the floor. He folds his arms over like a scolding parent and gives them a stare that would make anyone shiver in their pants.

"You obviously haven't thought this thing through."

In a blurred flash, the man of steel disarms the girls as he uses his super speed to snatch the weapons and return to where he was standing previously in a matter of a few seconds. Holding the weapons in his hands, he crushes them together like silly putty and drops the mangled mess on the floor.

"Uh oh." DeeDees both say with a soft voice.

"Now then..." Superman says as he folds his arms over again. "Shall we do this the hard way...or the easy way? Barring in mind that either choice makes no difference...to me...it's all easy."

The twin sisters huddle together and begin whispering, Superman for some reason can't hear what the two are muttering about, giving him reason to believe the two aren't really talking at all.

"Fun time is over ladies...a year in jail should give you reason enough to change your ways."

Both girls turn around with a devilish look on their faces.