New York City: Nelander Theater on Broadway

He looked around the empty theater, sitting up on the stage. Another failed show. Max Bialystock used to be the King of Ol' Broadway...and now his grandson was performing off off broadway shows and workshops that couldn't even book two nights of a show. He was really the spitting image of his grandfather tho. Round with a pug face and bad come over.

"The Worst Show in Town" He muttered as he read the small meager review for his show in the Village Voice.

"Maybe better luck next time, Balley." Maureen said in a faux comforting voice, as if she didn't believe it herself as she wrapped her coat around her and started to head for the door. Actors. Psh!!

"IT'S BIALY"He called out as he stood up and shook his head. He took one last look at the set of 'Metro-boys' before heading out. He sighed and started to leave the stage when someone called out from behind him.

"Sam Bialystock?" A feiminine voice called from behind him. He turned to see a sultry woman with soft blond hair pinned back and wearing a rich blue buisness dress.

"What can I do for you my dear?" He said with a sleazy smile.

She smiled back in a much more sophisticated manner. "I'm a fan of yours" She held out her hand for him to shake. "And I believe I may be able to help you out." A lite of malicious intent sparked in her eye, but he failed to see it. "Do you have an office where we can discuss this?"

He looked at his watch as to now appear to interested. "If it's of any importance we can discuss it hear. You have a minute." Though he didn't sound convincing.

"I have an offer you can't...no, won't refuse." She smiled sinesterly and her green eyes glowed.

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(OOC: And let the singing begin! lol. I'll type up Falcons intro/response later. I have huge workload on my desk today <_< )

(I'll probably post tonight, I was just curious if everyone's going to randomly start singing yet or are we just introducing them?)

(Everyones going to randomnly start singing :D I'm having trouble with my post tho, since I have something planned for oyl and haven't made a side story yet, I'm afraid people might no understand some things Falc' says or does.)

(Wow....this looks like a really long post...it's mostly lyrics though...)

Harm sighed as he looked inside at YJ's old Justice Cave. He'd gotten a call from the DEO that there were two escapee metas there. Shadowporting there, he let out an inwardly groan as he saw the two 'level 1' obstacles. One was badly dressed as a pirate and the other as a ninja. And from they money they were literally throwing into the air, they were at least somewhat successful. "The law enforcement in this area must be seriously lacking at the moment if you two got through it. By the way, you do realize there's no 'Horribly dressed wannabe supervillain's base' sign here right?" Harm said, leaning against to wall. "It's a costume! Get him, Pi-rat!" The pirate immediately showed signs of superspeed as he dashed at Harm, who simply tripped him up so he slammed into the wall knocking himself out. "You know...I actually do know a ninja, who'd be laughing his butt off right now." Harm said in a calm voice almost taunting the ninja.

"Heh, you may think you're all that but you know what?" The ninja started, as his pupils turned white. "Oh please, do tell. Considering his name was Pi-rat, let me guess, your names Nin...Jack or something?" Harm said looking at his watch, he probably could have taken the guy out by now but at least this was halfway entertaining.

'Let me introduce myseeeeeeeeelf!
Let me introduce my bad seeeeeeeeeeeelf!
Bea-tin. Up. My. Pirate partner don't mean s#!+ to me! To me!
This ain't no blast! This ain't no blast! This ain't no blast from the past!
Futuuuuuure! Oh oh! This ain't no blast from the past!
Future! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oooooooooh!
No future! Future! Future! Future! Oooooooh!"

At this point Harm's expression was a mixture between confusion and fear. Of all the things he'd experienced working for the DEO, a villain breaking into a song routine was definitely a new one. But through the dance routine he at least found out that the ninja, whose name he was going to assume was Future, was a short range teleporter.

"Your future! Future! Future! Future!
I am the bomb!
I am the bomb, baby! Baby! Baby!
Let me introduce myseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelf!
Let me introduce my bad seeeeeeeeeeeeee-" POW!

Harm pulled his arm back with had just fired a blast, knocking the ninja out as well. "Yeah...enough of that. Hopefully they'll let you sing in the DEO. Pulling out his communicator, he contacted the DEO again. "Got 'em." "We're on our way." The voice said cheerfully.

"*sigh* I'm sick of all these people talkin' out their heads.
I've never understood a damn thing that they said.
From words to actions never knowing what they're about.
I guess I'll have to chew them up and spit them out.

And I'll say!

I walked for miles inside this pit of danger.
I've swallowed down a thousand years of anger.
The weight of the world is falling on my shoulders.
A place where no one follows me I walk aloooooooone!

Yeah!

I walk alone.

Oh Yeah!

Yeah!

I walked for miles inside this pit of danger.
I've swallowed down a thousand years of anger.
The weight of the world is falling on my shoulders.
A place where no one follows me I walk alone.

I walk alone. Yeah!"

Harm blinked a few times after he realized that he'd just broke into song like the ninja had. And he wasn't even going to try and question where that background music came from. "Oooookay...maybe that's a secondary power...either way...I'm gonna go now..." Harm muttered as he shadowported back to the Tower.

(Is anyone else posting in this story? lol Just curious...)

Meanwhile Marx and seemingly Duo at the moment seemed immune to the random singingness that was affecting the others...of course that's only because as Marx was making some adjustments to Electro the two of them were singing at the top of their lungs regardless. Though seemingly after the song ended, the two went into a song of their own.

"I'm not like you..."
"And you're not like me!"
"We're about as different..."
"I know! As diffent can be!"
"We definitely don't look the same."
"We don't act the same."
"We're from different species."
"We're different names"
"You're from another dimension!"
"And you're from Hell!"
"You always wear a hoodie!"
"Sometimes you wear it as well!"
"And we're buds we're buds through thick or thin."
"Side by side."
"Like a bowling pin!"
"Hey baby! Opposites attract!"
"That's right!" "It's a fact!" "Oh yeah!" "We're buds!"

One of Electro's headlights began to lower slightly making the cycle seem to have a skeptical look. "Uh...anyone know where that background music's coming from? I can't 'see' any radio signals...and you guys' dance routine is kinda creepin me out now..."

"I'm not like you!"
"I told you I know!" "And you're not like me."
"No you're not." "Told ya!"
"Well...we must have something in common!"
"Well sure...uh..no...I don't...believe we do..."
"You're so brash and bold!"
"You're so cool and calm."
"I used to live in Hell."
"I used to live with my mom!"
"I'm extremely smart."
"I got that plus I'm hot."
"I like fish fillets."
"I like tater tots!"

At this point Electro seemed to be watching out of sheer curiosity as Super morphed into a vampire.

"You've got great big fangs!"
"They came with my head!"
"Don't know how or why!"
"But it's like we said!"
"We're buds we're buds through high or low!"
"Like Fred and Ricky on the Lucy show."
"Hey Marxy, opposites attract."
"You got that right, sister!"
"And it must be true, look at me and Marx."
"...that doesn't rhyme..."
"Shut up, it's hard to rhyme anything with Marx!"
"We're buds!"
"Da da da da dee da da da da da"
"We're buds!"
"Da da da da dee da da da da da"
"WE'RE BUDS!"

"Wooo! Hells yeah! You guys could go on a show with that act. Do it again!" Electro revved with anticipation as Marx and Duo shrugged as Marx morphed his hand into a mic.

"She doesn't need love potions, number 5, number 9.
She’s what my sole desire for revenge design
Born of such pain
Inconsolable blame
Lies scattered like the pieces of a dream
Blood from my veins brings my venomous strain to life…"

Marx continued unaware of the silent observer above them.

(OOC: Erm....anybody else out there ,other than just me and Marx, interested in joining up in this storyline? Anyone? ...Don't make me drag you over here >:( )

(lol I guess it's just us then. Up to you if you want to continue the story or not, I'm cool with it either way.)

>>OOC:Hm...I think I'm going to repost my intro. I've had some plot changes in Falc's OYL story. )

Rachael stood outside 'The Moon Walk Diner' where she worked. It was getting late and things were starting to slow down, so she took a five minute break outside. Her shift would be over in ten minutes anyway and then it would be Falcon time.

She sighed and looked up at the sky, drawing her long coat over her red and gray waitress outfit for warmth from the frigid weather. She had only been back as Falcon for a couple of weeks now and she wasn't sure if it was a step forward or a step backward. She had started training once again and had built back up some strength, but the added muscle didn't make her tiny frame look any healthier. She would get there tho'. The blonde dye she had in her hair was beginning to wear out and her hair was a dark brown now.

She continued staring at the heavens in thought, toying with the small silver necklace, the one that Victor had gave to her two Christmases ago, that she always wore around her neck. God, she still missed him...And this Falcon thing still scared her. She had given up the mask last time because she almost crossed the line after what happened to Vic. She couldn't stop worrying if she would lose control again--if this was all a huge mistake.

"Penny for your thoughts" A co-worker, Regina, said as she came out of the diner as well, liting a cigarette and trying to make chit chat. She was a woman about in her thirties with strawberry blond hair. She looked at Rachael(who was going by Sophia) with a sort of motherly concern. The kid was young to be out on her own, so she kept an eye on her.

"Just thinking" Rachael stood back up striaght and started to go back inside.

"About what" came to annoying persistint response.

Rachael sighed and looked back up at the sky as she started to sing

"I was staring at the sky, just looking for a star
To pray on, or wish on, or something like that
I was having a sweet fix of a daydream of a boy
Whose reality I knew, was a hopeless to be had
But then the dove of hope began its downward slope
And I believed for a moment that my chances
Were approaching to be grabbed
But as it came down near, so did a weary tear
I thought it was a bird, but it was just a paper bag"

She headed back inside the diner and marched to the counter. She took off her coat as some of the costomers, oddly enough dressed in suits, started to dance.

"Hunger hurts, and I want him so bad, I could kill
And I know I'm a mess,But I don't wanna clean up
I got to focus these hands that are too shaky to hold
Hunger hurts, but starving works, when it costs too much to love"

She climbed up on the counter and walked across it as the people continued to dance.

"And I went crazy again today, looking for a strand to climb
Looking for a little hope
My baby, he couldn't stay, couldn't put his lips to mine,
And a fail to kiss is a fail to cope"

She stopped in the middle of the counter and stepped down, stradling two stools as she moved
"
I said, 'Honey, I don't feel so good, don't feel justified
Come on put a little love here in my void,' he said
'It's all in your head,' and I said, 'So's everything'
But he didn't get it"
She jumped down and started to dance the cheography w/ the others.

" I thought he was a man
But he was just a little boy
Hunger hurts, and I want him so bad, I would kill
'Cause I know I'm a mess and I don't wanna clean up
I got to fold 'cause these hands are too shaky to hold
Hunger hurts, but starving works, when it costs too much to love"

The others danced behind her as she stormed to the front.
"Hunger hurts, and I want him so bad, oh it kills
'Cause I know I'm a mess ,though I don't wanna clean up
I got to fold 'cause these hands are just too-- shaky to hold
Hunger hurts, but starving works, when it cooooosts too much to..."

She got a pained look on her face as she continued back behind the counter and blinked as she came to her senses but continued to sing.

"--love .Hunger hurts, and I want him so bad, I would kill
'Cause I know I'm a mess ,though I don't wanna clean up
I got to fold 'cause these hands are too shaky to hold
Hunger hurts, but starving works, when it costs. too. much. to love."


She hummed lightly as the others continued to dance and the music went on. She back away slowly and quickly grabbed her coat and left before the song was over.

That was just....weird. She shook her head as if trying to rid herself of whatever spell it was that seemed to come over her. Maybe she really was going crazy...

She was unaware, however, of the shadowy figure that followed her out of the restuarant.

(OOC: Well, i'll try gettin' something up here eventually aye! Just...uh...what the heck is goin' on?)

(( Just hop in playing the air guitar. I have no idea what's going on but I do know that a good air guitar solo is always welcome. ))

(Actually if you want to join in, now's the perfect time. Nothing's actually happened yet. Basically a spells been cast where the Titans and everyone else randomly break into song and are probably like..."What the fudge" after it's over. Been meaning to post here again actually)

Shazam was busy taking out Metallo in Metropolis "Why do I always get these missions!!" he thought, it was a day where there was no YJ/TT stuff and he felt he should make his presence known. After making Metallo get arrested, he went to Superman who was on the ground and helped him up "Are you all right sir?" he asked "I'm fine Marvel." "It's Shazam now sir, I changed it." Oh really, well I didn't notice." Shazam looked a little suprised, "Sir I think I know what is going on and I just have to say that I'm glad I can help out when I'm not with YJ "So am I Shazam, so am I." and with that he flew off uinto space

Freddy looked up a little bashed and then flew to the YJ volcano and went to his room, he noticed Super and Duo dancing but ignored it and when he got to his room he also found himself singing about what happened:


I could be mean, I could be angry
you know i could be just like you

I could be fake, I could be stupid
you know i could be just like you

You thought you were standing beside me
you were only in my way
you're wrong if you think that i'll be just like you (just like you)

Chourus:
You thought you were there to guide me
you were only in my way
you're wrong if you think that ill be just like you

You thought you were there to guide me
you were only in my way
you're wrong if you think that ill be just like you

I could be cold, I could be ruthless
you know i could be just like you

I could be weak, I could be senceless
you know i could be just like you

You thought you were standing beside me
you were only in my way
you're wrong if you think that i'll be just like you (just like you)

You thought you were there to guide me
you were only in my way
you're wrong if you think that ill be just like you

You thought you were there to guide me
you were only in my way
you're wrong if you think that ill be just like you

All i own, cause i cant take living with you
Im alone, So I wont turn out like you want me to

You thought you were standing beside me
you were only in my way
you're wrong if you think that i'll be just like you (just like you)

You thought you were there to guide me
you were only in my way
you're wrong if you think that ill be just like you

You thought you were there to guide me
you were only in my way
you're wrong if you think that ill be just like you

I could be mean, i could be angry
you know i could be just like you

A glowing red eye showed from upstairs as Wraith looked down on the dancing couple. They seemed to be having a lot of fun, and though she'd randomly popped up from time to time all year, she knew they liked her but she still felt like a bit of an outsider sometimes, though given the reality of the situation she was. She saw Shazam pass by the two out of the corner of her eye and then turned back as they were still singing and dancing with Electro cheering them on as Wraith began to find herself singing as well

His name is Marxy
I have a dream about him
He rings my bell
We've got sparring in half an hour
Oh how he rocks
In a hoodie, jeans and socks
But he doesn't know who I am
And he doesn't give a damn about me

Cause I'm just a teenage dirtbag baby
Yeah I'm just a teenage dirtbag baby
Listen to Iron Maiden baby with me
Ooooooo!

His girlfriend's real cool
Even I'd have to say she rules
But she'd simply kick
My ass if he knew the truth
I'd lie dead and cold
After she sucked out my soul
But she doesn't know who I am
And she doesn't give a damn about me

Cause I'm just a teenage dirtbag baby
Yeah I'm just a teenage dirtbag baby
Listen to Iron Maiden baby with me

Yeeah dirtbag, no he doesn't know what she's missin
Yeeah dirtbag, no he doesn't know what she's missin

Rose was out on patrol duty, the night going by fairly slowly. Things were looking u however, when she saw a shady looking guy go down an alley known for drug dealers. She followed slowly behind him, taking precautions not to be noticed. She was however, flanked by three men in pinstriped suits who started to sing and snap as she entered the alley.

She walks warily down the street,
With the brim pulled way down low
Aint no sound but the sound of her feet,
Machine guns ready to go
Are you ready, are you ready for this
Are you hanging on the edge of your seat
Out of the doorway the bullets rip
To the sound of the beat

To her left, a door flew open and gunfire littered the air. She was starting to get a bit worried about all this now.

Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
And another one gone, and another one gone
Another one bites the dust

Five men fell to the ground, riddled with bullet holes. But this was not the weirdest part for Rose. That came when the guy with the machine guns started to sing
Hey, Im gonna get you too
Another one bites the dust

Then she started to sing. Quite well actually.
How do you think Im going to get along,
Without you, when youre gone
You took me for everything that I had,
And kicked me out on my own

She lept at the man with the machine guns, knocking them both out of his hands as she pinned him to the ground.

Are you happy, are you satisfied
How long can you stand the heat

The men in pinstriped suits began to sing again as they advanced down the alleway, the flash of the approaching police car's giving them a film noir look.
Out of the doorway the bullets rip
To the sound of the beat

The police started dancing on and around their cars as the pinstriped men lifted Rose and carried her to the center of the congregation and she joined in the signing.
Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
There are plenty of ways you can hurt a man
And bring him to the ground
You can beat him
You can cheat him
You can treat him bad and leave him
When hes down

She jumped up onto the roof of one car and started to sing at the top of her lungs.

But Im ready, yes Im ready for you
Im standing on my own two feet
Out of the doorway the bullets rip
Repeating the sound of the beat .

She finished singing and fell back into the arms of the awaiting three pinstriped men.

Duo and Supersonic collapsed on the couch after their 3rd number. At first it was fun, but now it was starting to get a little exhausting. "Duo...think you could get me a drink?" Marx asked, semi out of breath. "Wait...what? You're a speedster, aren't you supposed to have hyper stamina?" Super gave Duo a look. "Aren't you supposed to have demonic stamina?" Super returned the question. Duo paused before she got up. "Touche, Marxy. You owe me my own song after this though." "Me too! Electro's voice came through the communicator. "And just what did you do to deserve a song?" Marx asked. "I'm recording these songs, you guys keep this up and you'll have an album! We'll be rich!" Both Duo and Marx shook their heads as Duo went to get a drink. Marx watched Duo leave with a sigh as he began to sing again.

"A one-woman man's what I wanna be!
Stay by her side soooo faithfully!
I would if I could...
But it's just no good...
Cuz there's 2 perfect girls for meee...
Hahaha! Alright!

Duo! Oh, Duo! Greta! Oh, Greta!
A one woman's man is what I want to be
But there's two perfect girls for me.

Hey! Oh! Hey! Oh!

Shinigami. Oh, can't ya see.
Whatever you want I'll give it freely.
Secret! Be it Pocahontas or Cinderella 3
If I'm watchin' it with you my knees get weak.
This can't go on! Enough is Enough!
(Enough is Enough)
I gotta pick one no matter how tough.

It's time for eeny meeny miny mo.
But what a second
...wait a second?
What's her name?
Wait a second!
I just gotta know, I just gotta know!

Duo! Oh, Duo! Greta! Oh, Greta!
A one woman's man is what I want to be
But there's two perfect girls for me-"

"Who are the two perfect girls?" Greta asked from behind Marx. "-EEEEEEEEEEEEE!" Super wailed as he turned to see Greta with her head cocked to the side. "Sorry...I didn't mean to scare you. That song sounded really nice, I missed almost all of it though, I thought I heard my name..." Marx's eyes went wide as he thought up the first excuse that came to mind. "Uuuum, of course you did. You and Duo are the two perfect girls for me, Duo's my girlfriend and you're my best friend...." It was one of the few times Marx was glad he didn't have pupils or they would have been frantically looking from side to side so he wouldn't seem nervous.

"Awwwww, that's so sweet!" Greta exclaimed as she clapped. "Heh heh, smooth." Electro's voice came through again. "Shut it..." Marx grumbled as Duo walked in with the drinks. "Oh! Hi Greta, you're in for a treat, Marxy's gonna sing us a song!" She said sitting down with Greta after giving Super a drink as he shrugged and started again.

"Uuum...
Ladies and gentlemen please
Would you bring your attention to me?
For a feast for your eyes to see
An explosion of catastrophe

Like nothing you’ve ever seen before
Watch closely as I open this door
Your jaws will be on the floor
After this you’ll be begging for more

Welcome to the show
Please come inside
Ladies and gentlemen

Boom
Do you want it?
Boom
Do you need it?
Boom
Let me hear it
Ladies and gentlemen.."
(And I know I've been neglecting Harm in this story, there's just so much humor value in Super's posts, the next one'll probably be Harm though.)

(I'm going to do when Waribashi leaves the Magic Council as I think this song will go great!)

Waribashi walked down the tremple with his belongings floating beside him "What's going on?" the "Principal" asked "I'm leaving, like my sister did so long ago!" "Why Waribashi, you're the red mage, you're the best!" Waribashi looked at him and said "You're right about that, and that's why I stayed long enough for you fools anyway!!" "You will not leave!!!" Waribashi dodged his spels and then looked at the principal adn then started to talk in what seemed like a singing fashion:

I'm everything you know, You wonder friend or foe
I'm the burning in your throat when you swallow
And then you spit me out, Your stomach full of doubt
Now you're faking every word out of your mouth
And when you won't let go, It's all about control
Understand I’m born to lead you will follow
Now I don't wanna stay, and I'm running away
Don't you hear me when I say

Goodbye, so long, nice try, I'm gone
If you don't like being second
I don't like being wrong
I won't forget, the way you made me feel
I won't regret, running away from here
So I say goodbye again (x2)

And now it's there to see, you've forgotten me
Ever since I was the prince among the thieves
So you hold me down, Strip away my crown
Can't contain me knowing all the truth I've found
Always thinking small, helping me to fall
Now your jealousy and hate consumes us all
I don't wanna stay
and I'm running away

Don't you hear me when i say

Goodbye, so long, nice try, I'm gone
If you don't like being second
I don't like being wrong
I won't forget, the way you made me feel
I won't regret, running away from here
You think you see the world, but you see nothing (x2)
Time is only gonna make it worse in the end
So I say goodbye again

Don't hit me with your fears, I don't fit with your ideas
You missed what I'm about, I earned my way out
And in the end, I say goodbye again


I won't forget, the way you made me feel
I won't regret, running away from here
I won't forget, the way you made me feel
I won't regret, so I say goodbye again
Goodbye, so long, nice try, I'm gone (x4)
So I say goodbye again


Waribashi finished as he walked out eh door but turned into a child before he said "Try to find me or my sister and I swear that our students will kill your hound dogs! the principal said "WE WILL SEND THE BLACK AND GOLD MAGEW AFTER YOU BOTH!!!" Just try old fool!!" Waribashi said as his eyes went red adn he disappeared in a red poof.

New York
East side
10:35 pm
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Rachael ran up the tenament's steps to her apartment. Unlocking the door to her place, she flung it open.

On the way there she had seen two rock ballads and a very badly performed country song performed by a homeless man. Something was up and it didn't ring with the warm and fuzzies of something all that good either. The detective in her wouldn't let it rest until she had figured out what exactly was going on.

She went to her claset and began to pull out her costume when she hear something behind her near the doorway. She sighed. This again...."Well? are you going to come in or just stand there and have me pretend I don't hear you?" She asked. She heard the soft motions of footsteps and a wheel chair as they came inside the small effeciency apartment. Barbara.

Rachael turned around as she drapped her costume over her arm to see Dinah(the black canary) and Barbara standing there. "Hey there, kiddo" Dinah said in an attempt to break the tension. But Rachael didn't budge and didn't smile. At least she didn't look angry anymore. Nightwing had said when he tried to confront her, that she had ended up throwing glasses at him until he left.

"If your here to lecture me on how I need help and support and that I need to 'move on' and stop running away from my problems, than you should already know that Tim, Dick, and even Bruce already tried that routine." She said cooly as she shut the closet door.

"We're not here to lecture you. " Barbara interjected. "We're just--"

But Rachael interrupted Barbara with a song

"Heaven bent to take my hand
And lead me through the fire
Be the long awaited answer
To a long and painful fight"

Rachael turned from them and looked out her window as it began to rain. She brought a hand to the cold window pain and rested her forehead to it as well.

"Truth be told I've tried my best
But somewhere along the way
I got caught up in all there was to offer
And the cost was so much more than I could bear"

Her face contorted slightly with a look of pain as she remembered everything she had given up and lost. Her hand turned to a fist before she released it.

"Though I've tried, I've fallen...
I have sunk so low
I have messed up--
Better, I should know"

She turned and looked at them.
"So don't come round here
And tell me I told you so..."

Before she could continue, Barbara cut her off and began singing as well. She wheeled herself closer to Rachael.
"We all begin with good intent
Love was raw and young
We believed that we could change ourselves
The past could be undone
But we carry on our backs the burden
Time always reveals--"

Rachael nodded somberly.
"In the lonely light of morning
The wound that would not heal
It's the bitter taste of losing everything
That I have held so dear."
She teared up slightly but looked up for a second to keep the tears from coming out until the urge to cry had passed. and continued.

"I've fallen...
I have sunk so low
I have messed up
Better I should know
So don't come round here
And tell me I told you so..."

She folded her arms and looked to the ground in thought. Truth was, she wanted to let go. She wanted to move on and go home. But this grief--this depression and lonliness wouldn't let her. Her pride wouldn't let her. Not after how she had fought against everyone who cared.

"Heaven bent to take my hand
Nowhere left to turn
I'm lost to those I thought were friends
To everyone I know
Oh they turned their heads embarassed
Pretend that they don't see
But it's one missed step--
I'll slip before you know it
And there doesn't seem a way to be redeemed"

She sighed and looked up at them as she addmitted this. She didn't want to, but the words kept spilling out.

"Though I've tried, I've fallen...
I have sunk so low
I have messed up
Better I should know
So don't come round here
And tell me I told you so..."


There was an odd silence for a moment.

"'Right then.....THATS what we came to see you about." Oracle said with a sigh. At least this was a start, for her. "We came to make you an offer and to see if you would assist us on this....'musical' phenomenome that seems to be spreading."

"Oh..." Rachael said as it hit her.

Shinobi sat perched on his favorite gothic style cathedral, next to the Gargoyle he'd affectionately nicknamed 'Mikey' as he gazed out over the horizon of New York city at twilight.

"I tell ya Mikey, the only thing in this world that ever seems to change is the moon." He said, feeling a little philosophical tonight. "It's like even if we had a hundred Supermans running around...all he could do is slow down mankinds self-destruction. And the little guys like me? Well...we don't even slow down the tide..."

As he was saying that he could hear in the distance the sound of ambulances, and even police sirens...and a fading sound of gunfire.

"Well Mikey, I gotta go and quit being a pessimist for a few minutes. See ya later."

As he leapt from the cathedral, utilizing his tightly knitted cloak to glide, his voice came unbidden from his mouth.


"To this world I am unimportant
Just because I have nothing to give.
So you call this your free country
Tell me why it costs so much to live
Tell me why."

As he dropped down from his 'flight' onto a roof he started running, quickly approaching the lip and simply leaping nimbly to the next one, continuing his path.

"This world can turn me down
But I won't turn away, oh no
I won't turn around."

He jumped again, approaching the street he was looking for, he could still see the man still holding his gun, he jumped at him, knocking the man down as he fell, Shinobi still had to dodge to the side though as he leveled the gun at him with surprising speed, the crack of his gun was heard before he felt the bullet graze one of the parts of the Shinobi costume not protected by kevlar.

All my work and endless measures
Never seen to get me very far
Walk a mile just to move an inch now
Even though I'm trying so damn hard
I'm trying so hard"

Shinobi found himself dodging to the left and the right briefly as he inched closer to the gunman, finally another swift move and he was taken into the concrete.

"This world can turn me down
But I won't turn away
And I won't duck and run
Cause I'm not built that way.
When everything is gone there is nothing left to fear.
The world cannot bring me down
No cause I am already here, oh no!"

Soon, Shinobi was wrestling with him upon the ground, keeping the gun away before finally managing to place his arm into a hold, and breaking two of the gunman's fingers while disarming him...making so he couldn't utilize the gun if he got it back as he tossed it away.

I am already here,
Down on my knees
I am already here
Oh, no, I am already here.
I must have told you a thousand times I am not running away."

As he heard the police finally arriving (great timing...) Shinobi quickly got up to his feet, dashing for a fire escape before pulling himself up into the shadows.

"I won't duck and run
I won't duck and run
I won't duck and run
No I pass away."

He finally crouched briefly on top of the small building, watching as the police handcuffed the man, and forced him into the car...still singing lowly.

"This world can turn me down
But I won't turn away
And I won't duck and run,
Cause I'm not built that way
When everything it gone
There is nothing left to fear
This world cannot bring me down
No cause I am already here."

As the ambulances began picking up the wounded, Shinobi finally stood up, and hopped off to another roof...ready for his next round.

"This world can turn me down
But I won't turn away.
And I won't duck and run
Cause I'm not built that way.
When everything is gone
There is nothing left to fear
This world cannot bring me down
No cause I am already here."

Finally he paused on the roof, remembering a story his grandfather had once told him, about a little girl walking along the beach, throwing Starfish that had washed up on shore back into the water...an old man telling her that she'll never make a difference...there are too many of them...and the little girl just threw another one back in and said 'I made a difference to that one.'

"I guess I am making a difference...sort of...and..." he blinked. "what the HELL was that singing about!?"

(Well, there's Shinobi's intro into this...who wants t'see TL too?)

(Woo for TL!)

(yeah! woo for TL! distract everybody while i think of something to post!)

(Yay! ^_^ Can't wait to see TL's post. BTW, I was thinking...maybe the characters shouldn't have to sing in every post? It makes it REALLY hard to think about what to write next >.< )

Jay was, once more, messing around in Titan Tower, seeing as his own lab did not yet actually exist...and the deposits of advanced technology from alien cultures, future eras, and other such things was to good a chance to miss with his free time. So, he'd flown down to the Tower and was GOING to run a few experiments...but found his mind on a different problem.

Namely, girls. Now, unlike most males, Jay's problem wasn't the LACK of girls in his life...oh no...his problem was more rooted in self esteem: He had a nasty habit of becoming very subservient and attached to women who showed him any level of affection.

"Master of the sciences, but hopeless with emotion. Why does that seem to go together so much?" he sighed flipping through something, he caught a stray fact he'd written in a notebook some time ago, the tempurature at which Sand turns to glass. "Heh, wonder where the sandman is? Maybe he can help me with my problem?"

He blinked a bit, before chuckling out a lyric.

"Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Make her the cutest that I've ever seen
Give her two lips like roses and clover
Then tell her that her lonesome nights are over.
Sandman, I'm so alone
Don't have nobody to call my own
Please turn on your magic beam
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream."

As the first chunk came out, Jay's power ring had been shifting through various super heroines faces before landing on Wonder Woman's (because, as has been pointed out: EVERYONE has a crush on Wonder Woman) before he shook his head and started singing again.

"Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Make her the cutest that I've ever seen
Give her the word that I'm not a rover
Then tell her that his lonesome nights are over.
Sandman, I'm so alone
Don't have nobody to call my own
Please turn on your magic beam
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream."

As this next set of lyrics came out, the faces started flickering again, this time landing on Rose before he started singing again.

"Mr. Sandman bring me dream
Give her pair of eyes with a “come-hither” gleam
Give her lonely heart like Pagliacci
And lots of wavy hair like Liberace
Mr Sandman, someone to hold
Would be so peachy before we're too old
So please turn on your magic beam
Mr Sandman, bring us, please, please, please
Mr Sandman, bring us a dream."

He chuckled as a few other heroines, Capsule, Supergirl, etc, were created in his ring before the lot of them were surrounding him, and he added one final lyric "But first I need to get a spine...so tell her to wait till then and i'll make her mine..."

With the song over, he blinked a few times before chuckling. "Guess i'm an even bigger goof then I thought...I hope none of the security cameras caught my little performance though..." he said, waving away his constructs before using his ring as a blow torch on his latest project.

(...wow, my characters are both oddly depressing lol and good idea Rach, it gets kinda hard to find the right songs without repeating 'em too lol. Besides, even in musicals they can have extended periods without singing right? (Doesn't know, only musical i've seen is 'Pirates of Penzance')

(lol. Yeah. The only musical I know thats almost completely sung through is Rent. :P Most save the music for more dramatic times or use it as inner dialogue(Such as with Spring Awakening)....And meh, my character's songs are depressing to, Shin. So we're in the same boat. Heh. :P )

(ahhh lol, iiiinteresting. And i'm just stating this now so I can make sure everyone knows...since 'Another one bites the dust' has already been used I have dibs on Kung-fu fighting!!!)

(I call 'Show Must Go On' by Queen. Seems only fit we use this song, given the Story title...hmmm. Maybe it can even be used towards the 'finale')

(Woo for no singing in every post! Though I thought up most of this post at work, so it has songs in it purely for humor value.)

"I wanna give in to the woman in me!
I wanna be someone they dont want me to be!
The moral of the story is I got no choice!
I must not chase the-"

"...Will?"

"I wanna go left but they tell me go right!
Dont wanna be the little girl they kissin goodnight!
The moral of the story is I got no choice!

"Wiiiiiiiill?"

"I must not chase the boooooooooooys!"

"WILL!"

Will finally took off his headphones which were blaring too loudly for him to hear Cassie at first. "Oh...hey Cassie, what's up?" Will asked, his expression contrasting to Cassie's confused one. She'd just gotten to the Tower and could hear Will's music and singing well before she got to the door. "Uh...Will, is there any reason you're singing that particular song so...loudly?" Cassie asked cautiously, as Will's cheeks slightly flushed. "Well...I figured if I sung a song the opposite of anything possibly relevant..." "You'd stop singing songs that were!" Cassie finished the thought, suddenly enough that Will's eyes snapped open. "I've kinda been having that issue today too...but...honestly...'I must not chase the boys' was the first one to come to mind?" Cassie gave Will a curious look as he smirked with a shrug.

"I never said it was a good plan." "You kidding? I could have been rich if I caught you singing about being a little girl on film." "Heh, well...I almost started singing 'Promiscuous'." This time Cassie's eyes shot open. "Yeah, that better have been an opposite song Mr. I-know-how-Erin-kisses!" "But...she kissed you too..." "That's besides the point! I wasn't expecting it." Will had already picked up his phone. "Anyway, I have an idea." Cassie cocked her head to the side. "Hey! You can't change the subject! Wait...who are you calling?" "Hi Erin, it's Will." If smoke could have steamed out of Cassie's ears upon hearing that it would have.

"Will!
I'd let you let me violate me!
I'd let you let me desecrate me!
I'd let you let me pen-" *CLICK*

Will immediately closed the phone before Erin could finish the line. "Yyyup, it's not just us having that singing issue." Cassie narrowed her eyes. "...what was she singing?" "Nine Inch Nails...trust me...you don't wanna know..."

Rose stood in the doorway to the Tower looking slightly frazzled. Her hands were on either side of the door frame and she was smiling oddly. As she opened her mouth to say something, another song came out, much to her dismay.

""When the outside temperature rises
And the meaning is oh so clear
One thousand and one yellow daffodils
Begin to dance in front of you - oh dear"

Rose began strutting into the room, spinning and twirling while singing.

"Are they trying to tell you something?
You're missing that one final screw
You're simply not in the pink my dear
To be honest you haven't got a clue"
She started dancing in circles around Will and Cassie, shrugging at each of them by the time she said the word "clue". As she hit the chorus, she grabbed both sides of her head and rolled her neck.

"I'm going slightly mad
I'm going slightly mad
It finally happened - happened
It finally happened - ooh oh
It finally happened - I'm slightly mad"

By now, her face was the picture of confusion as she continued to sing, doing ballet and gymnastics around the entrance to the tower.

"Oh dear!
I'm one card short of a full deck
I'm not quite the shilling
One wave short of a shipwreck
I'm not at my usual top billing"

She draped herself over a chair, putting the back of her hand to her forehead.

"I'm coming down with a fever
I'm really out to sea
This kettle is boiling over
I think I'm a banana tree"

Now there was stiffness to her movements as she tried to stop dancing and her body
continued to ignore her.

"Oh dear, I'm going slightly mad
I'm going slightly mad
It finally happened, happened
It finally happened uh huh
It finally happened I'm slightly mad - oh dear!"

Now she looked like she was on stage doing a Bob Fosse routine. (the guy famous for choreographing thing like Chicago and A Chorus Line and 42nd Street)

"I'm knitting with only one needle
Unravelling fast its true
I'm driving only three wheels these days
But my dear how about you?"

She put a hand on both Cassie and Will's shoulders and looked at both of them, pleading with her eyes to make it stop.

"I'm going slightly mad
I'm going slightly mad
It finally happened
It finally happened oh yes
It finally happened
I'm slightly mad!
Just very slightly mad!
And there you have it!"

With that last line she dropped to her knees, ripping off her mask with a frustrated growl.

"Just what the HELL is going on?!?!?!?!?"

(NO I do not have an obsession with Queen, this song just seemed to fit and I couldn't think of anything else)

(lol, that's great!)

(lol I agree, poor Rose. On a side note, Alice in Wonderland is probably my second all time favorite Disney movie. Might just end up jumping on the Queen bandwagon ;) And I do find it ironic that it's becoming easier for me to find relevant songs after we agreed we didn't have to do them in every post...)

Will's face was a mixture of being worried and being amused as he put his hand on her shoulder. "Easy, Rose. Easy. We're all having the same issue. I'm not sure what caused it, but it doesn't seemed to be localized. Erin's singing and she's in Gotham." "I don't think I've broken into a dance routine yet...should I be worried?" Will looked up slightly as he thought. "Well...I have a theory on that. Maybe we have a little more of a resistance because...We are immortal." "We have inside us blood of Gods...and demons." Cassie replied as Will immediately jumped on the couch striking a pose.

"We have no rival! No man can be our equal!
Take me to the future of your world!
Born to be kings, Rulers of the universe!"

Using her flight Cassie did a slow motion backflip to where Will was.

"Fighting and free, Got your world in my hand!
I'm here for your love and I'll make my stand!"

As Will span around Cassie, his powers instinctively kicked in, causing his civilian clothes to turn into his Harm costume, his cape flowing a bit more than usual.

"We were born to be rulers of the universe!
No man could understand. My power is in my own hand!"

As Harm threw his hand up, he accidentally blasted a hole in the ceiling. "...er...I guess I can scratch that idea..." Cassie tilted her head to the side as she looked at the hole in the ceiling. "Yyyeah...I'd say so...maybe how much we react to the song depends on the emotion at the time?" Harm crossed his arms as he looked at Cassie and Rose. "Are you trying to imply that my ego's big enough for the both of us." "You know I love you sweety, but your ego's big enough for the three of us." "Well...I guess...I should avoid songs about how awesome I am huh?" Will flashed a smile before it turned serious again. "Either way, we're going to need some help." He pointed out as he grabbed his T-Terminal.

"When there's trouble you know who the caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall
TEEN TITANS!
From their Tower they can see it aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall
TEEN TI-"

Will simply gave Cassie a look as she fell into singing which caused her to stop. "Sorry sorry" Cassie leaned back as Will sent out a call to the Titans and YJ and she continued to hum.

"Shin kami dari kari oyai
Okuga san su ika shakai
Omae mo wa nari mounai
Teen Titans, GO!"

Will raised and eyebrow and gave a curious look to Rose before turning back to Cassie. "Were you just singing in Japanese?" Cassie's shoulders drooped as she said in a bit of a whiny tone. "I don't knoooow!"

Shortly after Harm blasted a hole in the ceiling the familiar figure of the Teen Lantern fell from the hole, landing on the floor.

"My kidney!" He groaned.

"I think i'm paralyzed..." He groaned. (must...resist...temptation...to use...paralyzer...) he groaned, "Oh god, I can't feel my legs!" He shouted, running his hand up and down Rose's leg.

(DOOOOOD! Yes! Highlander theme song rocks! Poor Cassie, singing when she doesn't know what the words mean. That sucks.)

Rose watched with amused interest as both Will and Cassie broke out in song and dance. The problem was getting worse but it was just so hilarious to watch. When Will got a little overzealous and blew a hole in the ceiling, she stepped to the side so the falling debris didn't get her on the head. Lucky she moved because the next thing she knew Teen Lantern was at her feet.

""I think I'm paralyzed...Oh god, I can't feel my legs!"

Rose's eyes grew wide as she felt Jay's hand slide up and down her leg. She kicked him off as she shouted.

"JAY! That's my leg! Get your hands off me! And my boots! Because...
These boots are made for walking
And that's just what they'll do
One of these days these boots
Are gonna walk all over you!"

Rose started strutting around in a circle, hands on her hips, around Teen Lantern.

"You keep playin' where you shouldn't be playin
and you keep thinkin' that you´ll never get burnt.
Ha! I just found me a brand new box of matches yeah
and what he know you ain't HAD time to learn."

Rose clamped both hands over her mouth in shock and ran out of the room. A loud slam signified that she had made it to her room and closed the door.

"Well..." Jay said, hesitantly as he rose to his feet. "looks like we're all having the same problem...I'll uh...go check on Rose...and...see if we can't put our heads together and find a way to stop it...you two should try doing the same thing, I mean I can cover the scientific possibilities while you two can handle the magic parts." He pointed out, rubbing plaster off his jacket.

"See ya in a minute." He said, taking off the direction she seemed to go. And although he resisted singing in front of Will and Cassie, he now found himself going along with 'I ran (So far away)' as he chased towards her room.


"I walk along the avenue.
I never thought I'd meet a girl like you.
Meet a girl like you."

'Ah crap!' Jay groaned mentally, here I go...

"With white hair and brightblue eyes.
The kind of eyes that hypnotize me through.
Hypnotize me through."

He seemed to blink during his rather stylized run (which could almost be called a dance number) 'Didn't the lyrics go a little differently?'

"And I ran.
I ran so far away.
I just ran.
I ran all night and day.
I couldn't get away.

A cloud appears above your head.
A beam of light comes shining down on you.
Shining down on you.

As Jay ran, thanks to his ring's benefits for the special effects industry, a light began to shine down on Jay himself, as well as a second one on the door to Rose's room.

"The cloud is moving nearer still.
Aurora borealis comes in view.
Aurora comes in view."

Fortunately, for the moment, Jay's dancing seemed to be relegated to the run...UNfortunately, he was still using his ring to play special effects, making patterns with the lights similer to the Aurora borealis effect.


"Reached out a hand to touch your face.
You're slowly disappearing from my view.
-pearing from my view.

As if to go along with the song, unbidden his ring had created a 3-D representation of Rose's face, and Jay tried to pull his hand back from touching it. 'NOW CUT THAT OUT!' He yelled mentally to his arm, unable to stop the singing.

"Reached out a hand to try again.
I'm floating in a beam of light with you.
Beam of light with you."

Jay suddenly hoped very much that the door to Rose's room was Lantern-proof...otherwise things could get very painful for him if, as with other parts of the song, he attempted to act out that particular verse while drawing closer to the destination.

(And don't worry, Shinobi will return soon! Also, who votes we see Harm sing 'When you're evil'?)

Rose sat on her bed after she changed into a pair of shorts and a tank top. She could feel another song coming on and she tried to stop it, but it was no use, it wanted to come out. She thought Will was on to something about the strength of the spell or whatever it was, was connected to the feelings at the time. And she hated that. She liked keeping things inside that were private. But no, this was coming out.

"He likes me.
I think he likes me.
Does does he 'like me' like me,
Like I like him?
Will we be friends,
Or something more?
I think he's interested,
But I'm not sure."

Rose's face took on a steely determination as she steered the song in a different direction. She was making up her own lyrics now, but she didn't know how long that would last.

"I've got to stop this,
Or something might slip.
I don't want to sing anymore!"

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a bright green glow under her door. "Great, just great. Here comes another one!" she thought as she got up to investigate.

"What's this? What's this?
There's color everywhere
What's this?
There's green things in the air
What's this?
I can't believe my eyes
I must be dreaming
Wake up, Rose, this isn't fair!
What's this?

What's this? What's this?
There's something very wrong
What's this?
There are people singing songs
What's this?

The monsters are all missing
And the nightmares can't be found
And in their place there seems to be
Good feeling all around

Instead of screams, I swear
I can hear music in the air
The smell of cakes and pies
Is absolutely everywhere"

Rose opened up the door to see Jay standing there, his power ring gliding him over to her. "Just what the hell are you doing Jay?"

Jay, who had still been humming the tune to his song spoke up again, and like Rose, his comments were being made in rythum with the music he was hearing (and possibly Rose...depending on her song status).

"I'm finishing my sooooong.
Finishing my sooooong.
Acting the laaaast veeeerse,
So please don't freakin' kiiill meeeee..." it might not have been the best fit, but it was as good as Jay was gonna get in this situation.

Rose looked both horrified and confused as Jay came steadily closer. She didn't know what the last verse of his song was, and frankly, she didn't want to find out with the way he was being all "floaty" and stuff. So she tried to close her door in his face, but the damn thing wouldn't budge. She just had to stand there and wait for it to end.

So please don't freakin' kiiill meeeee..."

"I won't kiiiillll yooouuu
If you don't freak me out!"

Rose's legs acted on their own accord and she walked forward, however stiffly, toward him.

Slowly, the light of his ring brought Rose in an arms length of Jay as he reached out his hand...the exact moment it touched her cheek the glow faded, leaving him to once more fall on the ground.

"Okay...that last verse was DEFINETELY 'floating in a beam of light' and not 'dancing in a beam of light'...and I should invest in air bags for my pants if this is gonna become a regular occurance." The Green Lantern in training groaned.

("What's this"! Awesome song! lol)

Will and Cassie smirked as Teen Lantern went off after Rose to "study" the other aspects of the singing phenonmenon. "Were you able to actually get a call to the Titans and YJ without singing?" Cassie asked to which Will nodded. "Yeah, I'm just trying to keep myself mellow so I can fight off the urge. I couldn't imagine what it must be like for someone who goes from thought to action to begin wh-" Suddenly the door burst open and a mini tornado that was Supersonic came though.

"Well if you wanted honesty, that's all you had to say!
At first it was all fun in games but I tried to stop, it's not better this way!
For all the funny looks, we're all singing even the crooks!
Duo had to stop me when I tried to jump out the second floor!"

Super began spinning sporadically around the room as he simulated jumping off the couch.

"I'm not okay!
I'm not okay!
I'm not okay!
I'm getting worn out me out!"

Will walked calmly to Marx. "Super calm down, as long as it's freaking you out you won't be able to stop it, it's hard enough as it is."

"I'm okay!
I'm okay!
I'm okay, now!
(I'm okay, now)"

Marx ran up to Will and began shaking him frantically.

"But you really need to listen to me!
Because I'm telling you the truth!
I mean this, I'm okay!
(Trust Me)

Will's expression was one of slight annoyance at the shaking. "If you're okay, why are you still singing?"

"...
I'm not okay!
I'm not okay!
Will, I'm not okay!
I'm not o-#$%&ing-kay!
I'm not okay!
I'm not okay!
Okaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-"

The singing was stopped as Will gave Super a hard slap that sent him spinning. To which Cassie looked none too pleased.

"WILL!
It's a shaaaaaaame,
The way you always bully around Marxy!
It's a shaaaaame,
The way you hurt hiiiiiiim!"

Will pointed at Marx who now looked a bit dizzy but had stopped singing. "...oh." "Well...at least Duo should have been able to control-"

"It's out of my hands but stuck in my mind in time!
I find my spine is crooked in design!
I want to sing so much less!
I wanna sing so much-"

Duo pulled out her wings and began flying around.

"Rescue me!
Take this hand, it's too much, I'm not in a band!
Rescue me!
From this world, from myself, before I grow old!
Someone rescue me!"

Will let out a long sigh. This was going to be one of those days.

(lol This was only supposed to have one small song...)

Gotham


Robin blinked as he looked in disbelief down at Gotham City Hall from his high rooftop perch on a gargoyle as scared citizens, who should have been hurrying home to lock their doors and pray for saftey, but no. About eight hours ago, the Joker had escaped from the Arkum Asylum....again. And about an hour ago it was reported that he had stole a high-tech bio-weapon from a government-issue bullet proof truck that had been passing through just outside of Gotham limits. The spreading news had caused panic and while Batman had been expecting all sorts of anxiety wrought outbursts and raids, none of them had beenexpecting this....

"Every day, more wicked!
Ev'ry day, the terror grows!
All of Gotham is ever on alert!
That's the way with wicked -
Spreading fear where e'er he goes
Seeking out new victims he can hurt!"

Robin watched as the town people danced around in a carefully cherograped number. Suddenly, a woman opened up a wondow from a nearby window, and belted out a line:

"Like some terrible demented blizzard--
All of us will surely die--"

A man got out of his car and sung out:
"Holding hostage all of Gotham!
He'll have us begging for our lives!"

Batman arrived on the sceneas he listened on to the Gothamites. A new wave of panic was beginning to spread through the crowd. A different sort of panic as they were unable to stop themselves from singing :

"Our Lives!!!"

They turned to the rooftops as Batman swung over head, singing out their pleas for help.
"Save us from the Wicked!
Shield us so we won't be hexed!
Give us warning:
Where will he strike next?
Where will he strike next?
Where will she strike next!?"

As the number ended, Batman made he way over to where Robin was. He didn't like this. Not one bit. This wasn't the first song he had heard people brake out into today and something about it told him this wouldn't end well. "Robin?"

Tim nodded. "I got a call on my T-terminal about an hour ago. It was Harm. Apparently this....singing epedimic has spread all the the way to the Titans Tower in San Fransico."

Batmans mouth curled down into a displeased frown. He didn't like it. The whole thing smelled of magic.

"Should I head out to the Tower and check it out? see if they can offer any insight?"
Robin asked when Batman hadn't answered.

Bruce nodded. "See what you can find out. I'm going to get ahold of Zantanna and see what she thinks. I'll call you with any updates." Batman pulled out a d-cell line and swung back into the night.

Tim sighed and jumped off of the rooftop, making his way back to the alley back where his motorcycle was.
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New York

Rachael was downtown about an hour later. Oracle had debriefed her on what had been going on and gave her the run down on what they would be doing to try and find the source of the problem.

She was in costume now--her old Falcon costume. It was the only one she left, since she had gotten rid of her others months earlier. It still felt odd to be back, but she kept it out of her head as much as possible. The last thing she needed was for a painful sense of nostaglia to come over her and make her break into song. So she focused on keeping her mind clear of thought and feeling as much as possible.

She needed help on this and needed to get in contact with whomever she could. Still unwilling to call Nightwing or Robin after how she had argued with them before and hesitant to call many of her Young Justice team since she had been AWAL for almost a year now, she called the only person she could think of. She dialed Shinobis ceel number and waited anxiously for an answer as it rang.

"Fifty-five..." Adam had a pair of boots locked in place on a chin up bar, using it as a support for inverted sit ups, however, when 'The Imperial March' started playing, he looked down at his phone, ringing on the shirt he'd laid down.

"Eh?" He made a curious noise, dropping to let his back be parallel with the wall as he picked up his phone noting the number calling him and flipping the top open. "City Crematorium, you kill 'em we grill 'em, how may I help you?" He asked.