With This Ring (Young Justice SI) (Thread Fourteen)

[Ardy]

You might want to warn Lex about the army of Brother Eye Muderbots given he's usually one of the first one's to end up dead in the Justice Lord situation this is turning into.

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"Oh. No."

 

[Bigking321]

"Well. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I might just know some people who could take up some of the League's burden."

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I knew it! I just knew it!

And I can't even be mad about it. The math checks out.

Time to see how the Light compete in the free market of ideas when given a opportunity to show how they would lead.

This is going to go so very wrong. Lol.

 

[Vaermina]

"Oh. No."

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Justice Lord situations are always worse for the planet in the long term then anything Lex Luthor can come up with.

 

[Ardy]

Justice Lord situations are always worse for the planet in the long term then anything Lex Luthor can come up with.

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It's funny how objectively wrong that is. Luthor was full on fucking over the entire planet, nuclear Armageddon, and that's what pushed the justice lords into taking over. After they took over, the planet was not destroyed.

oh Vae, I treasure our time together.

 

[ShadowScion626]

Did OL seem to stop and break off in his sentences more here? I noticed a lot more triple-period pauses in this chapter then in others. He seemed almost unsure of what he was actually saying and doing.

How badly is the revelation of Earth's true state and the Justice League's actions towards it affecting him to make him this rattled?

 

[Coltsguy]

"Well. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I might just know some people who could take up some of the League's burden."

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And thus the Injustice League was born... Just don't call it that. People will get upset.

 

[Silverias]

You know, I just realized…this is Justice League: doom in all but execution.

Vandal Savage couldn't have come up with a better plan to put the world in a position to appeal to his sensibilities. The only downside is that the heroes are still Alive.

 

[Steelplaza]

And thus the Injustice League was born... Just don't call it that. People will get upset.

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No, no, it's like the Brotherhood of Mutants where they apply "evil" ironically.

"We're the Injustice League because we acknowledge that these measures, though necessary to restore the world, are not fundamentally just and should not be celebrated. Unlike some people."

Ah, who are we kidding. The trouble with the Light is that most of their membership are cackling supervillain maniacs, whatever story Lex likes to tell himself and everyone else.

 

[CrazyNoVa]

And thus the Injustice League was born... Just don't call it that. People will get upset.

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More like the second iteration, but sure.

You know, I just realized…this is Justice League: doom in all but execution.

Vandal Savage couldn't have come up with a better plan to put the world in a position to appeal to his sensibilities. The only downside is that the heroes are still Alive.

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I don't think it will be that simple. If Savage does declare war on the Justice League once more, he'll have a much harder time of it due to Paul helping the League cover their weaknesses and become stronger heroes overall. The decisive outcome will be much more nebulous.

 

[NightmareWarden]

It's funny how objectively wrong that is. Luthor was full on fucking over the entire planet, nuclear Armageddon, and that's what pushed the justice lords into taking over. After they took over, the planet was not destroyed.

oh Vae, I treasure our time together.

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I'd also like to point everyone to the straw that broke the camel's back for Grayven with the Light. Johnny Sorrow, and the risk of the world becoming dimensionally displaced spaghetti.

 

[CrazyNoVa]

I'd also like to point everyone to the straw that broke the camel's back for Grayven with the Light. Johnny Sorrow, and the risk of the world becoming dimensionally displaced spaghetti.

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But the real question is, did it come with temporally distorted meatballs and antimatter tomato sauce?

 

[iamnuff]

"Please try to take over the world, thank you."

 

[Mr Zoat]

Common Sense (part 14)

1st October 2010
20:13 GMT -5

I smile awkwardly, pulling my head away from the celebrant who blows a party blower in my face with a wide grin.

"What's the..? Occasion?"

"You didn't hear?" He looks at me in confusion, searching my face for any kind of deceit. Apparently finding nothing, he continues. "The Justice League finally killed the Joker!"

"Oh! Right, that." I nod. "Yes, I had heard. That-. He was killed."

He pats me on my right upper arm. "Yeah! Killed! How come you ain't smilin' about it? You get dosed with anti-Smilex or somethin'?"

Huh. "Actually, would you consider yourself a representative sample of the Gotham population?"

"Nah, man." He grins. "I don't smell that bad."

"Ah-. Right, yes, but with regard to your opinion on the Joker."

He looks at me as if I've said something monumentally stupid, then gestures in the direction of the landing window. Outside I can hear music, and laughter and screams of excitement.

"Started 'bout the time the announcement happened. Doubt it'll stop."

"So… No concern about a madman being killed by-."

"What, are you-" He frowns, shaking his head in incomprehension. "-his boyfriend or something?"

"No. To quote Will Smith in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, 'I'm the dude that killed him'. I just want to make sure-."

"Who are you supposed to-?" His frown deepens, and he shakes his head. "You're not on the Justice League! There ain't no British-"

Armour.

"-guys onshhheeaat."

"The Justice League assumed that the Injustice League would be keeping an eye on their location. Wonder Woman is my mentor. I was dispatched to deal with the problem at the source." I float slightly off the floor. "I'm just trying to get a sense of how people feel about what I thought could be a contentious action on my part."

He's still staring.

I send my armour back into subspace and land. He's still-. Ring, name?

Jacqueem Fitzgerald.

I click the fingers of my right hand in front of his face. "Jacqueem?"

"Ah. Yeah. Hi…" He blinks, brain getting itself in gear. "Hi… Ah… Sorry, sorry, I don't know who you are."

"It's-" I hold up my left hand so that the face of the ring is facing him. "-Orange Lantern."

"You… Killed the Joker."

"I've got a recording if you want proof."

"You're the guy who killed the Joker and you filmed it?"

"Yes. So do you think that there'll be any blowback-?"

He grabs me by the shoulders. "You're the guy who killed the Joker, and you filmed it?!"

"Yes. The whole thing didn't take long. I just filmed it so that I could prove that he was dead, but I suppose it might be cathartic for some people who he'd attacked before if they could see it."

"I wanna see it." His eyes dip for a moment, and then blinks twice. "Hell, everyone's gunna wanna see it!"

"I set him on fire and then shot him with a railgun. It's not exactly G-rated."

"Well, yeah, the guy dies. But I'm not-" He brings his face a little closer, and I can smell the alcohol. "-talking about a few people getting shown. I'm talking about… Going outside right now and putting it on the biggest fucking screen that you can! Show the whole world that the fucking clown is fucking dead!"

"I'd be concerned about children watching, and-" I hold up the food containers in my right hand. "-I'm supposed to be having dinner with my girlfriend..?"

He gingerly lifts his hands off me. "Okay… Can you give me a copy?"

"Sure. What format?"

"What-? Ah… Something I can play on a phone?"

"Um." What phone-? I connect to the phone in his pocket and create a video file. "There. I'll warn you now-" He pulls it out of his pocket and starts pressing the screen to find it. "-that it's fairly bloody." I start walking towards Paula's apartment. "Have a good evening."

"Hey, ah..!" He tears his eyes away from the screen for a moment. "You should still come to the party. Like… Anywhere. It's your party! Bring your girlfriend too!"

I nod. "I'll see how she feels about it."

He looks down at his phone, up and me, then turns away while staring at his phone and runs up the stairs towards the next floor. He stumbles, falling onto his chest, then scrabbles upright without taking his eyes off the screen.

I shake my head, stroll down the corridor and knock on Paula's door.

Rapid footsteps from inside, then-. Artemis opens the door.

"Arte-."

She steps back, glaring at me. "Get in."

I nod as I follow her inside. Eight o'clock is a little late for dinner. "Sorry for the delay, but I wanted to get a feel for the public response-."

"Everyone's happy. Literally everyone thinks it's a good thing, except Batman."

"And Robin?" We walk through into the kitchen, where Paula is getting plates out of the oven. I put the bags down on the work surface and start pulling the packages out, passing them to-.

Paula reaches out to take one, our hands touching and our eyes-

"Ugh."

Behind us, Artemis quietly gags.

-meeting, and… I'm still not completely sure what to do?

I take hold of her hand and lean down to kiss her. She tilts her head up and-.

"Are we eating today?"

I gently press my lips to hers for a moment, then we part, a faint smile on both of our faces. Paula pulls the container towards her and pulls back the lid.

"Certainly, Artemis."

I return my attention to the bags, rolling the sides of the bags down and quickly freeing the remaining boxes before passing them over.

"I'm sorry I was late. I got tied up with.. the fallout."

"Yes, Artemis said that Batman sent the team to fight the Injustice League. And now the Joker is dead."

I frown faintly. "Ah. Yes. And other members of the League weren't happy about that, and he wasn't happy about me killing the entire Injustice League."

She jerks her head towards me, her face… Unusually still.

Uh? "Is..? That..?"

Her eyes dip, and she shakes her head. "No, but we should talk about it after dinner."

I nod. We probably should.

 

[Darko]

onder Woman is my mentor

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I thought Jordan was his mentor in this universe.