Alcatraz was cracked open and the prisoners spilled free eagerly, but not everyone was spirited off the Rock. Some prisoners had only themselves to blame for that: they were too distracted by the chance to take revenge against the guards or the prison itself to grasp the larger freedom that awaited them across the Bay. As for the rest of the
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He ignores the sense that somehow he is being tested ...manipulated. The images show a task that rings very true to his heart...something he did before getting mixed up into espionage. He races down the hallway, looking for anything that reminds him of the exit or a sign the Titans had been there. Outside, he sees the smoke from the Prison at least this isn't a trick. From his hip holster he pulls out a pair of binoculars and scans the Alcatraz shore line. On the West side of the island you could see alot of fighting and metahuman activity. Mostly overpowering guards and either turn on or helping each other. Coming into view from the east side of the island small yellow life rafts slowly bounce along the waves, overloaded with passengers. If he remembered correctly, the piers on Titan's Island were by Starfire's garden. He takes one more look around the Island for any sign of the Titan's then runs off toward the pier.
Slater throws off the moorings of a jet ski and speeds at the yellow inflatible rafts. Those prisoners will get a choice today, go back to Alcatraz Island or swim back. It would be impossible to regain control of the island alone, but it could be possible to prevent most of them from reaching the mainland.
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"You better get clear of the raft before it wraps itself around you! Hard to swim back to Alcatraz while wrapped in plastic!"
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"Grab the line, I'll drag you back to the beach. Anything funny and I'll leave you in the bay."
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What the heck did he mean...Shark?
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"Take me back," he says, spitting out more water. "I don't mind the Birdman jokes. Not if it means not drowning."
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