Son of Jashin (Naruto/Percy Jackson)

Chapter 14: Vacation: Part Two

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2010

Gotham City

September 12, 9:30 P.M.

The aftermath of the Gotham High Massacre was rolling across the world in massive tidal waves. News coverage of the event was extensive, being broadcast across the globe in every language known to man. The Gotham City Police Department was working 28 hours a day to identify bodies, clear out rubble, process evidence, and deliver messages to parents with now-dead children. The Justice League was also there, assisting in doing everything they could.

Every company that had shares exceeding one billion had pitched in several million apiece for relief efforts, charity, donations, and in Lex Corps case, good public relations.

Due to the number of bodies being pulled out, pieced back together, and identified, and the amount of time it took to complete the process, a complete death count was unavailable. However, if you were part of the Justice League, you noticed the glaring absence of one Boy Wonder and a certain archerette.

Batman was unreachable, and, as per Alfred's information, hadn't slept since the Massacre. The Dark Knight had also sealed off his cave from the inside, and wasn't even allowing his faithful butler admittance. There were very few times the League had seen Batman in such a state, and not even the Man of Steel felt brave enough to confront his friend.

Back to the media, reports were coming in from the GCPD regarding surveillance footage in the school, and earlier reports of break-ins at various locations around Central Gotham that all belonged to the now-deceased Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot, aka The Penguin, that the events were connected. Cameras showed multiple pairs of the same preteen-looking children entering the school at various location, dressed in suits and Kevlar armor, with large duffle bags.

"Earlier police reports state that there were five break-ins at location dispersed around Central Gotham. These locations turned out to be caches for the Penguin's illegal weapons and stolen goods. Surveillance of the surrounding area revealed that two children and a large wolf were present at each location before and after the estimated time of the robberies. Here," the news station's footage switched from that of the weapons caches to Gotham High, and the presence of our resident psychos, "you can these same children, a black-haired boy with purple eyes and a red-haired girl with red eyes, and duplicates of themselves, experts say, entering from various locations throughout the building, setting up automated sentry turrets and planting explosive mines on the stairs. Caution: these next images may be too intense for younger viewers."

This time, parents listened to the warning, and all across the globe were little kids moved into a separate room. Social media had blown up with prior information about dead bodies all over the place, and graphic corpses were not something any responsible adult wanted their children to see.

However, it wasn't just at home did people watch the news. Arkham Asylum, Belle Reve Parish, Blackgate Prison, Iron Heights Penitentiary, and every other prison, jail, and holding facility on the earth was given leave to watch the news on the titanium-caged television found in the cafeterias and rec areas. Even some of the most dangerous had nothing to say about so much apparently pointless death. Except for the Joker. The Clown Prince of Crime was watching the news with a sinister grin.

At Mt. Justice, the secret base for the Team, said young heroes, consisting of Kid Flash, Superboy, Miss Martian, and Aqualad, were watching the news channel as well. Kid was trying to crack his teeth, Aqualad watched the images with a stone-faced expression as he kept his emotions in check, and Superboy was holding a crying Martian girl tight to his chest.