Chapter 57: Cold My Hand
Flightless Man
Versed in the lewd.
- Joined
- Aug 17, 2020
- Messages
- 1,207
- Likes received
- 21,735
Chapter 57: Cold My Hand
Infinity Island
November 12, 8:04 PM ECT
Jade may have stopped trying to attack anything that moves. But she hasn't regained normal speech and is acting pretty much only on feral instinct.
"Are you sure you don't want us to stay?" Frowning at Paula who still hasn't retracted her armour, I remind her I don't have to rush off to Greenland now. "My schedule has suddenly opened up." Don't need to rush off to Greenland until you find out what Ra's was so interested in.
"I want Jade to have a few days at home to recover and I trust you to make sure that happens." She shakes her head a the knights finish boarding the spacecraft. "Besides, you and Tommy need to wrangle the Gotham cell for me. It's going to take years to get complete control, even with your friends' help."
Ratatouille puffs up his chest as the rats swarm up the ramp. "Charles and I will take care of the Shadows in France."
"Do you have Weather Wizard's number?" I only ask about him specifically, because I know he's been seen in public with Princess Harriet on several occasions.
"I'll have Godiva get in touch with him and his team," A very grim Batman hisses at me and even I can tell how stressed out he is right now. "But we need to leave. I have an investigation to begin." Guess Talia really gave him a hard time.
"Let me know when Jade remembers how to use her words?" I know Paula is going to tease me about what I said in the heat of the moment and am suddenly grateful for Batman's need to leave. "Has anyone every disintegrated your dad before?" Trying to get the attention of me, I draw it towards the glaring Talia.
She doesn't answer for long enough that I almost think she's ignoring me, only for her to finally snarl out a bitter response. "I believe that's a first."
"And hopefully the last." I pretend not to care, when her glare gets hot enough to make even me sweat.
"Stop antagonizing her," Warns Paula, her voice still muffled by the black and blue chitinous face plate.
Rolling my eyes before I turn to face her, I make sure to morph my expression into a neutral one. "Because that's not how good guys act?"
Ted snorts at me and clarifies. "Because Batman can't be watching her while he's flying and it only takes a few seconds to stab someone."
"... Oh." Blinking at the scientists grin, I'm forced to acknowledge a knife in my eye would be just as deadly as it would be for anyone else.
I get a quick explanation about the League not blowing islands up unless it's absolutely necessary, when I ask about the bomb that hasn't moved. He even volunteers to act as the League liaison to Infinity Island, since Silver Scarab has no attached history.
"Lady Shiva will begin training Jade when she recovers." Paula's mask finally retracts when Batman escorts Talia onto the ship, leaving only Ted and Jade with us. "So I need you to check in on her daughter."
"That doesn't sound too hard." Which probably means I'm going to end up fighting a dinosaur or something even crazier.
"And I kind of need you to make her another one of those swords." The smile she gives Ted, includes promises for things I don't want to even imagine.
"But I used almost all of my metal on the suit..." Silver Scarab starts to mutter a protest, only to silence himself when he sees her leering face. "Yeah, no problem. How many you want Darling?"
I know it was my idea in the first place. But I'm starting to have some serious doubts about how possible it's going to be.
"Do you really think you can turn the League of Shadows into bounty hunters?" I'm really starting to get worried about leaving Paula and Ted here and make sure she knows it.
Her face plate snaps back down and the voice that answers is a perfect replica for Ra's al Ghul. "They will listen. It will just take time to inform them all of the changes in operating standards."
"Can you try finding out what got Ra's interested in the other three sites he was sending me to?" I frown at the idea of what other horrors could waiting for the world.
Paula agrees and we make our farewells for now, with the instinct driven Jade following me closely ever since my show of dominance. Which really just highlights how big her daddy issues are and reminds me of my own deep seated ones.
"Sit still." Giving her a firm stare, buckle Jade in once she take a seat at my order. "This feels wrong on like..." I consider the specifics of what is making me uncomfortable. "Four levels." At least that many.
"Follow your own advice," Grunts Batman from the pilot's seat, very anxious to be back in Gotham and his computer.
"You can't give me a ticket Chief." I somehow manage to get my lips to shift into a smirk. "We're not in American airspace yet and definitely not in your jurisdiction."
He's not in the mood for games and corrects me. "The jokes gone on long enough. I'm not Commissioner Gordon and telling people I am is only going to get him hurt one day."
"You're welcome by the way," Talia butts in with a smirk directed at the back of Batman's head. "Father always respected you and didn't want the boy causing you problems. He still hoped you would come back to us."
"I already know one ghost." But I really don't want Ra's haunting me. "It's not impossible."
"People have claimed to kill my father before." Shrugging at my words, Talia rests a hand on Batman's tense shoulder. "I'll consider believing a mere boy pulled it off, when he doesn't return for his revenge on you in the next decade."
"If he does..." I try not to show the anxiety that possibility creates in me. "I'll just stick him on Pluto. This is a spaceship you know."
"And when he finds a way back?" She prods me with intrigue replacing her anger.
I got quite a few ideas from Young Justice, while I was waiting for the Shade's portal to appear at the silo. "Could ask Kyle to leave him floating around a black hole, or I could just get Danette to turn him into sand."
November 12, 8:04 PM ECT
Jade may have stopped trying to attack anything that moves. But she hasn't regained normal speech and is acting pretty much only on feral instinct.
"Are you sure you don't want us to stay?" Frowning at Paula who still hasn't retracted her armour, I remind her I don't have to rush off to Greenland now. "My schedule has suddenly opened up." Don't need to rush off to Greenland until you find out what Ra's was so interested in.
"I want Jade to have a few days at home to recover and I trust you to make sure that happens." She shakes her head a the knights finish boarding the spacecraft. "Besides, you and Tommy need to wrangle the Gotham cell for me. It's going to take years to get complete control, even with your friends' help."
Ratatouille puffs up his chest as the rats swarm up the ramp. "Charles and I will take care of the Shadows in France."
"Do you have Weather Wizard's number?" I only ask about him specifically, because I know he's been seen in public with Princess Harriet on several occasions.
"I'll have Godiva get in touch with him and his team," A very grim Batman hisses at me and even I can tell how stressed out he is right now. "But we need to leave. I have an investigation to begin." Guess Talia really gave him a hard time.
"Let me know when Jade remembers how to use her words?" I know Paula is going to tease me about what I said in the heat of the moment and am suddenly grateful for Batman's need to leave. "Has anyone every disintegrated your dad before?" Trying to get the attention of me, I draw it towards the glaring Talia.
She doesn't answer for long enough that I almost think she's ignoring me, only for her to finally snarl out a bitter response. "I believe that's a first."
"And hopefully the last." I pretend not to care, when her glare gets hot enough to make even me sweat.
"Stop antagonizing her," Warns Paula, her voice still muffled by the black and blue chitinous face plate.
Rolling my eyes before I turn to face her, I make sure to morph my expression into a neutral one. "Because that's not how good guys act?"
Ted snorts at me and clarifies. "Because Batman can't be watching her while he's flying and it only takes a few seconds to stab someone."
"... Oh." Blinking at the scientists grin, I'm forced to acknowledge a knife in my eye would be just as deadly as it would be for anyone else.
I get a quick explanation about the League not blowing islands up unless it's absolutely necessary, when I ask about the bomb that hasn't moved. He even volunteers to act as the League liaison to Infinity Island, since Silver Scarab has no attached history.
"Lady Shiva will begin training Jade when she recovers." Paula's mask finally retracts when Batman escorts Talia onto the ship, leaving only Ted and Jade with us. "So I need you to check in on her daughter."
"That doesn't sound too hard." Which probably means I'm going to end up fighting a dinosaur or something even crazier.
"And I kind of need you to make her another one of those swords." The smile she gives Ted, includes promises for things I don't want to even imagine.
"But I used almost all of my metal on the suit..." Silver Scarab starts to mutter a protest, only to silence himself when he sees her leering face. "Yeah, no problem. How many you want Darling?"
I know it was my idea in the first place. But I'm starting to have some serious doubts about how possible it's going to be.
"Do you really think you can turn the League of Shadows into bounty hunters?" I'm really starting to get worried about leaving Paula and Ted here and make sure she knows it.
Her face plate snaps back down and the voice that answers is a perfect replica for Ra's al Ghul. "They will listen. It will just take time to inform them all of the changes in operating standards."
"Can you try finding out what got Ra's interested in the other three sites he was sending me to?" I frown at the idea of what other horrors could waiting for the world.
Paula agrees and we make our farewells for now, with the instinct driven Jade following me closely ever since my show of dominance. Which really just highlights how big her daddy issues are and reminds me of my own deep seated ones.
"Sit still." Giving her a firm stare, buckle Jade in once she take a seat at my order. "This feels wrong on like..." I consider the specifics of what is making me uncomfortable. "Four levels." At least that many.
"Follow your own advice," Grunts Batman from the pilot's seat, very anxious to be back in Gotham and his computer.
"You can't give me a ticket Chief." I somehow manage to get my lips to shift into a smirk. "We're not in American airspace yet and definitely not in your jurisdiction."
He's not in the mood for games and corrects me. "The jokes gone on long enough. I'm not Commissioner Gordon and telling people I am is only going to get him hurt one day."
"You're welcome by the way," Talia butts in with a smirk directed at the back of Batman's head. "Father always respected you and didn't want the boy causing you problems. He still hoped you would come back to us."
"I already know one ghost." But I really don't want Ra's haunting me. "It's not impossible."
"People have claimed to kill my father before." Shrugging at my words, Talia rests a hand on Batman's tense shoulder. "I'll consider believing a mere boy pulled it off, when he doesn't return for his revenge on you in the next decade."
"If he does..." I try not to show the anxiety that possibility creates in me. "I'll just stick him on Pluto. This is a spaceship you know."
"And when he finds a way back?" She prods me with intrigue replacing her anger.
I got quite a few ideas from Young Justice, while I was waiting for the Shade's portal to appear at the silo. "Could ask Kyle to leave him floating around a black hole, or I could just get Danette to turn him into sand."
Last edited: