*A warehouse on the edge of Gotham*

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It was as though Hayden had willed the cage into existence, and maybe he did. His power levels are somehow now off the charts -- he can do things he's never been able to do, even with the Medusa Mask

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[mrs_dibny]

Sue glances up at him, turns back and says casually to Jordan. She waves a hand in Tanner's direction. "Should I yell, 'son of a bitch, what the hell are you trying to do?' or is it your turn now?"

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"No," says Jordan. "It's definitely mine. You bastard, Tanner. How could you do this? What are you up to?"

"Careful, Jordan," says Tanner, snearing. "You might injure yourself."

Jordan growls. He's too smart to lash himself against the cage, but he wants to. Oh yes, he wants to take this man's head off.

"I mean how. I've known you for years. I know every inch of your background...

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"Is this the part where I get to cackle like a supervillain? Because that always looked fun."

Tanner leans up close to the bars, and Jordan finalyl does thrust forward, maybe hoping to break his fingers. Maybe just to do something.

"I'll tell you a secret," says Tanner, still smirking. "Tanner Kae doesn't exist. I created him from whole cloth nearly forty years ago."

[mrs_dibny]

"Major surprise there," remarks Sue dismissively. Okay, she didn't know, Ralph would have. Still, it's bluffing time. "Care to get that laugh out of the way and explain why destroying creation in favor of salvaging parts sounds like a brilliant idea?"

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Not much longer now. I've seen the signs. The Harbinger will be upon us soon.

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*Hayden is pensive, edgy.*

Yes.

*He turns to Sue. Maybe this is why villains talk so much ... to calm their nerves.*

It started with a harbinger. The Harbinger, actually. On the Monitor's satellite. Those of us she used her powers to bring there were drenched in energy. The same energy we'll be using now.

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*Tanner's in on the villain spiel now, too. THey really can't resist audiences, can they?*

Those heroes and villains gathered were from different times, so most were out of our reach. Firebrand was handy, and Geo-Force was ... isolated. Which helped. Cyborg's too close to Raven right now, and Obsidian is under the Shade's watch, which would have posed too have many problems. And we can't find Blue Beetle at all. Still, two will do nicely.

*And if a small smile has crept onto Jordan's face, it's difficult to say. He has been uncharacterisitically quiet, though.*

[mrs_dibny]

"The hell do you need Beetle and the kid for? They're gadget guys. Unless you can't make spare universes out of spare parts and half the ingredients - which you are doing. How do you know this "end of the world," isn't summoned by your attempts at godhood here?"

Yup, play dumb...keep 'em talking. Hope Ted doesn't do something heroic and stupid.

Who is she kidding? It's Ted.