Opal City Blues

[azure_avenger]

The Bug glides silently through the sky, approaching a warehouse address discovered from leftover technology recovered from an android copy of the Toyman. An android constructed with Coluan technology, as a matter of fact

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[flame_of_green]

"Damn straight I am," Fire said, peering out the window.

[toraolafsdotter]

"Oh yes. " Tora practically has her nose pressed up against the glass, looking out at the scenery below.

[azure_avenger]

He chuckles.

"All right, then. Welcome, ladies, to the fabulous Opal City. I used to come here all the time to pick up rare Justice Society collectibles.."

With the press of a button, a small hatch opens in the side of the Bug as it sets down in an empty lot near the warehouse.

"Be careful, Brainiac is a tricky sort."

[brainiac_lives]

Watching from behind a one-way window, the Jason Todd replicant sneers and then turns to its masters. "Looks like Brainiac was wrong. They worked it out. I'll send the message, and you do what you have to do." He walks up the steel stairs towards one of the little offices and goes inside to operate a computer.

[toraolafsdotter]

Tora's hair stands on end for a brief second before she's able to cut off the flow of ice pellets, and electricity crackles from her fingertips.

"That was... bracing." She flies forward, grabbing Livewire by the wrists, and before she has a chance to struggle, ice forms up and over her hands.

[jla_villains]

Livewire clenches her teeth together as her arms start to get frozen solid. "You r-r-really think I can only channel it through my hands?" She suddenly swings her head forward and cracks her forehead against Ice's nose, channelling several volts through it.

Forcing electricity into her hands as Ice reels briefly, she shatters the ice encasing them and sprints into the factory floor, shooting blasts of electricity backwards as she goes.

[toraolafsdotter]

She does indeed reel backwards, the blood trickling out of her nose quickly freezing. The added jolt of electricity causes her to turn a somersault in the air and come back up facing Livewire just in time to dodge the first volley of blasts.

"Come back here, you... you..." Unable to find an appropriate insult, Tora grimaces and flies after her, into the main warehouse space. The ice cream theme continues along the walls, morphing into much larger stencils on the walls. From somewhere high above comes the tinkling refrains of a pleasant tune, aimless notes in a catchy tune.

[jla_villains]

"You... you...? You, what?" Bolts of lightning fire from Livewire's fingertips as she backs up, away from the metallic ice cream mixers and towards the packing area. Another place with heavy machinery. "You'll never be on air if you can't improvise insults!"

A charged ball of electricity is flung in Ice's direction as Livewire darts through the open door of the packing plant, the tune, now recognisable as "Greensleeves" emanating from within.

[jla_villains]

Parasite whirls to see Blue Beetle on the ground level, "Hyuh, hyuh, hyuhhh... You've got nothin' I need, Beetle. Intelligence is fine, but look at her power... I can taste it." With his enhanced strength, Rudy leaps off of the gantry and tries to grab Fire's legs in mid-air.

[azure_avenger]

Beetle shakes his head - he wasn't really expecting an entire Superman Revenge Squad on hand. He uses the flame retardant foam setting on his weapon arm to keep the electrical fires under control.

"Bea, Tora - a good bit of water can short Livewire out.."

There's no way in hell that Brainiac left these two in charge, though, so he's looking for the proverbial third man..

[brainiac_lives]

While the fight proceeds apace in the packing room, the factory floor is empty. But the back of the warehouse, the storage rooms, have not been explored.

And the third man is in there, making last tweaks on a Huntress replicant. The Jason Todd replicant appears to be part-human, much like the Mid-Nite one from before. Almost like a cyborg. His movements are too natural, but his eyes are blank. Whether there's something living in there... who knows.

"Blue Beetle? You're seeing a master at work, here." The replicant speaks to Ted without turning around. He shuts the hatch on the roof of Huntress's head. "You're clearly a being of some potential. Your mind would be quite a treasure."

Looking up, finally, the replicant sneers. Odd for a replicant to show emotion. "If you try to attack me, the bomb attached to Mammoth goes off. He's in one of those ice cream crates." He gestures with his head. "Would you like to chat?"

[azure_avenger]

"Honestly, sparky, I'd rather kick your ass and be done with it. But since this is a hostage situation, you've bought yourself a few minutes while I think a way around the problem. Are you Brainiac, or an independent intelligence?"