The Joker's Lair That Is So Much Cooler Than a Treehouse [slightly later afternoon]
The Joker was pouting. "Well, that wasn't how it was supposed to go at all," he said, staring at the television. He shrugged and turned around, brandishing a gun. "I suppose I'll just have to kill you. Our intrepid heroes didn't play by the rules."
Shockingly, neither did the Joker. He cackled gleefully.
Jimmy
He'd already said it earlier, but it deserved saying again. "You'll never get away with this, Mr. Joker!"
The Joker
"Oh, of course I will," the Joker replied with a giggle. "You're tied up and I have a gun!"
Danni
"Whatever, I'm not dying because of some Michael Jackson freak," Danni insisted. She tried once again to wiggle out of her bonds.
Jimmy
"Oh, he's MUCH freakier than Michael Jackson," Jimmy assured her.
The Joker
The Joker pouted. "Hey! Even I have some standards."
Superman
There was a crashing sound, a "whoosh" and a blur of blue and red.
And there was Superman standing in the tree house with his arms crossed and looking angry.
"This. Ends. NOW."
The Flash
The Flash buzzed in, "Prepare to be dazzled!"
Then he set off to try to rescue the prisoners while Superman distracted the evil Joker.
Jimmy
Oh, look, their own personal cheering squad.
"You GET 'IM, Superman!!! And The Flash!!!"
The Joker
"Prepare to be dazzled?" The Joker raised an eyebrow. "Really?"
The Flash
"Yes," The Flash responded. "My speed is really quite impressive and dazzling!"
Jimmy
"He's almost faster than Superman!!!" Jimmy chimed in.
...What? It was a compliment.
The Flash
The Flash wasn't sure he wanted to save that one, after all. But he kept this thought to himself, focusing at the job to be done.
Superman
Superman moved quickly (but not quite as fast as the Flash) to grab the Joker.
"You've schemed your last scheme, Joker," Superman proclaimed. "It's back to Arkham with you."
The Joker
"Oh, I don't think so," the Joker said, pressing a nearby button and lowering a hook from the ceiling to snag the ropes around the hostages. With a evil cackle he pushed the second button and opened the trap door under the hostages.
"I'll drop them into that vat of acid," he threatened, "unless you do exactly what I tell you."
He hoped no one noticed it wasn't acid. That stuff had been hard to get on less than 24-hours notice.
Superman
Superman glanced quickly at the trap and glared at the villain.
"All right, Joker," he said grimly. "What do you want?"
The Joker
"World peace, the love of a good woman--" he giggled and reached for two boxes, "--and for you two to open these!"
He pointed his gun at the Flash. "Open it!" he screamed.
The Flash
The Flash didn't hesitate, speeding to the Joke's side and accepting the box.
"What's inside, Joker - more confetti? Perhaps a bundt cake?" he asked.
The Joker
Close.
The Joker scoffed. "Like I'd make you a bundt cake." He pointed the gun at Superman. "You too, supernerd!"
Jimmy
"Don't do it, guys! It's a trap!"
Because Jimmy somehow thought they couldn't figure that out for themselves.
Superman
"It's all right, Jimmy," Superman replied and he went to open the box.
The Flash
The Flash moved to open his box at the same time.
The Joker
After an ominous pause, both presents attacked with spring loaded cream pies.
The Joker cackled gleefully and clapped his hands together.
The Flash
The Flash was fast enough to dodge the pie. "What's with this guy and food traps?" he muttered.
Superman
The pie hit Superman in the face... which did not make him happy.
"He's insane," he said reaching out to grab the clown prince of crime. "And it's time to put him in a place where he can't harm anyone else."
The Joker
The Joker sulked. "I'll only sty there until I get bored again," he told them.
The Flash
"Then we'll just have to find some friends to keep you busy. Or maybe just a nice margarita," the Flash quipped, moving to quickly (because hi, Flash) free the hostages while Superman drug the Joker away to jail.
"Time for everyone to go home. Just, try not to get any Jello on you." He wasn't fond of that shade of green.
[OOC: That's all the crack they wrote, folks! Thanks soooo much to my delightful partners in crime!]
Shockingly, neither did the Joker. He cackled gleefully.
Jimmy
He'd already said it earlier, but it deserved saying again. "You'll never get away with this, Mr. Joker!"
The Joker
"Oh, of course I will," the Joker replied with a giggle. "You're tied up and I have a gun!"
Danni
"Whatever, I'm not dying because of some Michael Jackson freak," Danni insisted. She tried once again to wiggle out of her bonds.
Jimmy
"Oh, he's MUCH freakier than Michael Jackson," Jimmy assured her.
The Joker
The Joker pouted. "Hey! Even I have some standards."
Superman
There was a crashing sound, a "whoosh" and a blur of blue and red.
And there was Superman standing in the tree house with his arms crossed and looking angry.
"This. Ends. NOW."
The Flash
The Flash buzzed in, "Prepare to be dazzled!"
Then he set off to try to rescue the prisoners while Superman distracted the evil Joker.
Jimmy
Oh, look, their own personal cheering squad.
"You GET 'IM, Superman!!! And The Flash!!!"
The Joker
"Prepare to be dazzled?" The Joker raised an eyebrow. "Really?"
The Flash
"Yes," The Flash responded. "My speed is really quite impressive and dazzling!"
Jimmy
"He's almost faster than Superman!!!" Jimmy chimed in.
...What? It was a compliment.
The Flash
The Flash wasn't sure he wanted to save that one, after all. But he kept this thought to himself, focusing at the job to be done.
Superman
Superman moved quickly (but not quite as fast as the Flash) to grab the Joker.
"You've schemed your last scheme, Joker," Superman proclaimed. "It's back to Arkham with you."
The Joker
"Oh, I don't think so," the Joker said, pressing a nearby button and lowering a hook from the ceiling to snag the ropes around the hostages. With a evil cackle he pushed the second button and opened the trap door under the hostages.
"I'll drop them into that vat of acid," he threatened, "unless you do exactly what I tell you."
He hoped no one noticed it wasn't acid. That stuff had been hard to get on less than 24-hours notice.
Superman
Superman glanced quickly at the trap and glared at the villain.
"All right, Joker," he said grimly. "What do you want?"
The Joker
"World peace, the love of a good woman--" he giggled and reached for two boxes, "--and for you two to open these!"
He pointed his gun at the Flash. "Open it!" he screamed.
The Flash
The Flash didn't hesitate, speeding to the Joke's side and accepting the box.
"What's inside, Joker - more confetti? Perhaps a bundt cake?" he asked.
The Joker
Close.
The Joker scoffed. "Like I'd make you a bundt cake." He pointed the gun at Superman. "You too, supernerd!"
Jimmy
"Don't do it, guys! It's a trap!"
Because Jimmy somehow thought they couldn't figure that out for themselves.
Superman
"It's all right, Jimmy," Superman replied and he went to open the box.
The Flash
The Flash moved to open his box at the same time.
The Joker
After an ominous pause, both presents attacked with spring loaded cream pies.
The Joker cackled gleefully and clapped his hands together.
The Flash
The Flash was fast enough to dodge the pie. "What's with this guy and food traps?" he muttered.
Superman
The pie hit Superman in the face... which did not make him happy.
"He's insane," he said reaching out to grab the clown prince of crime. "And it's time to put him in a place where he can't harm anyone else."
The Joker
The Joker sulked. "I'll only sty there until I get bored again," he told them.
The Flash
"Then we'll just have to find some friends to keep you busy. Or maybe just a nice margarita," the Flash quipped, moving to quickly (because hi, Flash) free the hostages while Superman drug the Joker away to jail.
"Time for everyone to go home. Just, try not to get any Jello on you." He wasn't fond of that shade of green.
[OOC: That's all the crack they wrote, folks! Thanks soooo much to my delightful partners in crime!]