Injustice 3: Rise of the Supervillians (Book 1)

Chapter 42: Back Home

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Supergirl:
"Hey," Dr. Crane says, stomping after us. Hal shoving his way through all of us, he brought up his green ring, Dr. Crane stopping once he saw it. Grabbing Hal by his wrist, I lower his hand. Once down, I look back at the doctor.

"Listen," he start, putting up a finger. "If you, all of you, want out of here, then I'll show you the exit."

"Why Scarecrow," Barry asks.

"Because if you're going to disrespect the man," he yells, "Then you don't deserve his help. Yes, I know he's mean and rude, and apparently, he hate everyone and everything, but you know what else? He's also the one that rescued Supergirl form Stryker's Island. He's the one that came up with a plan to destroy WatchTower before it could fire a single laser!"

Bringing up his arm, he pull down the sleeves and show us his robot hand.

"He's the one that saved me and gave me a purpose."

"Beside scaring people," Barry interrupts. "And making scarecrow gas."

Swinging down his hand, he cover his hand and walk around us.

"The way out is this way," he says. "Let do this quick."

Leading the way, all of us following, I kept on looking around, thinking the man would pop out of nowhere and stop us.

"Are we doing the right thing," I ask, tapping Dinah on her arm.

"I don't know," Dinah reply, examining her suit. "I really don't know. As mean as the guy is, I think we do need him. He's smart, he had a plan, and he's strong. Strong enough to take on your cousin. But I don't want Hal or Barry to be alone either. If they're alone and Superman find them and attack, they won't survive."

"They won't," I repeat, thinking about what would happen if Kal-El did find either Hal or Flash.

"Here we are," Dr. Crane says, waving his hand over a familiar stone wall.

"This is a stone wall," Barry says, looking all over it. "Okay. Where's the button? Or the lever? Or the magic password that open this wall?"

Pounding his clench fist against the wall, a giant, blue, portal then open up, the sudden burst of wind startling a few of us.

"Before you go," Dr. Crane yells, cupping his hands around his mouth. "Give back the suit!"

Barry and Hal turning around to face the rest of us, we all reluctantly surrender our suit and give them to Dr. Crane.

"This should lead you all back to Gotham City! Near Harleen's old base! Hope to never see you again! Any of you!"

Tucking the discos into his pocket, he then nudge his head toward the portal and cross his arms. Not wasting another minute, Barry use his speed and run through the portal. One by one, we all went back, back to Gotham City.

The last to reach the portal, I stop before stepping in to look around the base once more. The last thing I look at begin Dr. Crane, I step through the portal.

Superman:
"Iris Allen West," I say, placing my hands on the table. "This is your target. She is located in Central City, and is married to Barry Allen, better known as the Flash."

Stepping aside to present the picture of Iris and her house, I then turn to face the squadrons of Regime soldiers.

"She is too be taken alive and into custody," I order, motioning for Firefly and Bane to enter the room. "Firefly and Bane will be leading the ground squads while Hawkgirl will be watching for the sky. Any question?"

No one raising their hands, I then point at the exit, all the soldiers file out. Following after the soldiers, Bane and Firefly approach me.

"So why are we after Iris West," Firefly asks, adjusting the flame thrower on his wrist. "I thought she wasn't important. I mean, we watched her house for awhile and no activity with Barry or any other Insurgents."

"That's was before," Diana answer, walking into the room. "Garfield, you best not question Superman again."

"I'm sorry Wonder Woman," Firefly says, putting up his hands. "It's just that I don't understand the plan. What's so special about her?"

"You don't need to understand the plan. You just need to do as order. Go now!"

Standing aside, Firefly and Bane walk pass her, leaving the two of us alone.

"Where is Bruce," Diana asks, "Is he going on the mission with Firefly, Bane, and Hawkgirl?"

"No," I reply, walking away with Diana following after me. "He and Cyborg are still trying to pull up any information on the man."

"The man with sunglasses? Yes, I agree. I believe he is the most threatening at the moment. Even with a yellow ring, you still couldn't defeat him."

"Yes," I says, stopping and bringing up my yellow ring. "Even with a yellow ring, I still couldn't defeat him. Maybe Bruce can built something that can help me. After finding something on the man. We need to know more about him."

Walking into the room where Batman and Cyborg are doing the research, I look up at all the screens, as expected, not one of them showing any picture of the man.

"Anything?"

"Unfortunately no," Cyborg reply, his focus still on the screen. "And I tried everything I can think of. But without a proper picture of him or a name, it's close to impossible."

"Proper picture," Wonder Woman repeats, scanning all the surveillance footage we recovered. "Maybe he's alter it somehow so he wouldn't appear. Have you try restoring it?"

"That's the problem," Cyborg says, pointing at the latest footage. It was in the underground hallway beneath the Hall of Justice. In the video, it show a piece of rock coming up from the ground and flying toward me.

"That is the original, un-alter, footage," Cyborg went on, the footage getting bigger than it took up three full screen. "The servers in the Hall of Justice and recovered from Watchtower show no sign of tampering. As far as we know, he never once came in contract with them."

"What about Wayne Tower," I ask, looking around to see if there was any footage of what happened last night. "Did the servers at Wayne Tower show tampering? Bring up the footage!"

Obeying me, he brought up all the footage from Wayne Tower, revealing to us Harleen, Catwoman, Captain Cold, and Poison Ivy in the building. Watching for a little, we eventually saw where Poison Ivy summon roots to destroy the foundation building. In the shaking, while she and Captain Cold escape with Harleen and Catwoman, Nightwing was left inside to die. Barely escaping with Cyborg and Clayfaces, he is now recovering.

"He recruited pass villains," Wonder Woman says, asking Cyborg to stop at the footage of Poison Ivy and Captain Cold. "Villains who wouldn't join us. Captain Cold and Poison Ivy. Who know who else he recruited?"

Clutching my hands, the yellow ring glowing brighter and brighter, I look at Batman.

"Bruce," I say, Bruce turning around. "I want you to find all pass villains who wouldn't join the Regime. I want their locations immediately. Cyborg, continue with the search. I want something on this man! Something I can use! Even a ghost leave a trail."

Nodding his head, Wonder Woman and I turn around to leave but stop when all of us heard a sudden beeping.

"What is that," I ask, all the screen begin replace with flashing red lights.

"That's an energy signature," Cyborg yells, smiling and typing something on his arm. A map of Gotham appearing across the screen, it reveal a bright red dot.

"Before the man stole the teleporters, I had a chance to study them. They have a unique energy unlike anything I seen before and I was about to track it. According to this, this is where a portal just open."

"Meaning this is where we can find them," Diana says. "Quite possibly all of them."

"Including Kara," I say, quickly walking out. "We're going."