"Knives, guns and bombs... alright then" Ben hummed, listing off his ally's skills.
"Sounds like a practical set right? I mean, I can shoot, sure, but I was never a knife guy, you know? I'm more of a punching guy, occasionally a kicking guy... Mostly a webs guy... It makes more sense when you see me do it..."
@Takumi @Yun Lee @Crow @Yellow Team
"Fine" Eli growled. "You're not saying or trying anything I haven't seen or heard before. Just remember: when you start shooting, remember to save one last bullet for... well, I guess you can imagine what might happen to you on an island full of killers. Consider that a friendly warning..."
@Crow @Atomic Knight @Takumi @Red Team
"You're right, Schoolman..." Eli thinned his eyes and letting his machete swing loosely on his belt once again
"We're a 'team', right?" He mimed quotation marks with his fingers
"We'll have to look out for each other... and save the back stabbing until Day... it might give Alice something to look forward to..."
@Crow @Atomic Knight @Takumi @Red Team
"Ah, 'Make sure to call him Superboy'. I got it" Ben teased, tracing the Kryptonian's movements with his eyes.
"Actually... if he's as strong as you say, maybe staying on his good side might be a good idea... or at least staying out of his way. I mean--"
"Hey, got a problem with me, hoodie?"
A voice called from across the clearing
"What? Why would I--"
"Can't seem to keep your eyes off me, pal. Hope you and Blue Bottle aren't plotting something nasty for me over there. Gonna roast me alive or something when you catch me?"
"What? No I--"
"I'm messing with you, dumbass"
"Ah, right"
"I mean, even if you wanted to, I doubt you could take me out; I'm stronger than Bluey says"
"How did you--?"
"Super hearing bud. I can pretty much hear you sweating right now pal. You though it was a good idea to wear the spandex and the hoodie this morning?"
"And you thought it was a good idea to wear the glasses and the jacket? One of the two says 'I'm an Edgelord', but the two of them together just scream 'Help! I got lost on my way back to the 1970s!'"
"What can I say, Scarlo? I like to push the boundaris of fashion--"
"--You can't pretend that the Old Superman did that, right Beets?"
@Yun Lee @Takumi @Crow @Yellow Team @Orange Team
"HopingThere'sRoomForAFlashOnYourTeamTooRightBlue?" Wally stopped himself mid-verse, slowing his breathing and quashing his rushing thoughts. Smoke still pouring from his boots, he continued speaking in a calmer tone .
"Oh, yeah. You're not my Beetle. Guess I ain't your Flash either, but... from what I've seen from the World's I've been to, there sorta seems to be a sorta rhyme... a pattern, when it comes to parallel worlds. The way I see it, a Titan is a titan. Whatever you're planning, I'm in"
@Yun Lee @Crow @Takumi @Yellow Team @Orange Team
"Oh, wow" Terry responded in a daze, a ghostly stare in his eyes
"Kara? I haven't seen you since... well, my Kara since..." He rocked his head from side to side for a moment, forcing the confusion from his head
"Time is complicated. What I'm trying to say is that..." You die horrible in my timeline. Very horribly. "Its nice to see a familiar face"
@Atomic Knight @Yun Lee @York @Pink Team
"Killing... is something that no-one should ever be 'okay' with... I mean... its a disease. Its an infection. It eats you up from the inside. Make you something you're not. Something new, strange, different... bad" He sighed, his thoughts turning to home and beyond.
"But... there comes a time where fate's made up its mind: its says some's gotta die, and its either gonna be you or the guy with his hands around your throat... or the guy who's got his hands around hundreds of people's throats all at once. I mean.. Its never justified... its a last resort. But sometime's you've got to make sacrifices. So other people don't have to. You've gotta to what you've gotta do for the greater good... Not that there's any good here..."
@Atomic Knight @Yun Lee @York @Pink Team
"Ah, right. Jianyu" Terry went silent for a moment, collecting himself "If I'm crossing a line, let me know... but if you don't like the name, why not just... call yourself something else? Pick a new name or something?"
@York @Yun Lee @Atomic Knight @Pink Team
"Oh, don't worry. This thing isn't gonna be over in a heart-beat... well, it will end with one last heart-beat, but I'm sure you get what I mean..." Arcade's cheeks twisted into a sick smile.
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"You know, you'd think this High School Splatter House thing would leave you skinning each other for pelts in the first 5 minutes, right?
But it never really goes that way. Its a slow burn. I'm going to push you. I'm going to push you until you snap then push some more. I'll break every single one of you.
Your moral codes wont save you. Your sense of mercy wont save you. Your parents.Your friends. None of them can keep you safe now.
By the end of the week, the little monsters inside you all will have come scurrying out.
By the end of the week, you'll be murders, and you'll find yourself thanking me for all the fun you've had. And when that time comes, it'll be worth the wait. Believe me, Loa. There will be excitement. I only hope you'll live long enough to see it"
@Minerva @Jeremi @Gummi Bunnies @Green Team
"Oh, no, you're not following. The Vulture is a different guy. Bald. Skinny. Robs banks with some giant green armpit wings? Ring a bell?"
Arcade's smile was unwavering, his eyes still glowing with a childish vanity.
"Believe me, Laura, I'm far more gracious that I used to be; this time, I'm giving you all a chance. I could have killed every last one of you whilst you were in stasis. It would have been easy. Boring, but easy. Instead, I'm letting you sing for your supper. I'm giving you hope, Weapon Hex. You of all people shouldn't be complaining; your odds are far better than say, Loa's. Lighten up. Let your hair down. Wouldn't kill you to smile now, would it?"
@Gummi Bunnies @Hahli Nuva @York @blue Team
"Oh, you sweet talker" Arcade cried through a beam
"I knew I'd like at least one of you. Take out all your fury, Vanitus, and you might just get another shot at your vengeance, and you'll leave with a plethora of new ways to inflict hurt to boot. Keep that in mind once the killing starts; every other team here stands between you and your duty to kill that boy..."
@Jeremi @Minerva @Gummi Bunnies @Green Team
Terry's smile shine through his mask as he made his way towards the Yellow Team.
"I don't know if I have
all the mojo had back in his day, but you can count me in on this whole Alliance thing you've got going over here. We've got a Kryptonian, an Argonian, a Speedster and a Reach. Throw Batson into the mix and we've got ourselves a Justice League. If we can get the other 20ish guys on board, we'd be looking at a Justice
Legion. I don't see this Arcade stopping a coup like
that"
@Yun Lee @Crow @Takumi @Crow @Lucky
"Orange Team's on board" Bucky muttered, clicking the safety off of his side-arm. Rolling a spare clip across the fingers of his vibranium arm, he placed himself along the edge of the coalition's ring.
"I was never one for taking orders to begin with. I'm not about to dance to this guy's tune. My guess is that the Kid's in" He made a vague gesture in Superboy's direction.
"And the Fast One already has his name on the guest list--"
"You in two, Wings?"
"Of course, Ben" Angel muttered, following in the Winter Solider's footsteps. "
I can't bring myself to take another's life. I won't do it. If dying is what it takes to keep that, promise, so be it--"
"Alright, I guess. Bit of a downer way to join the club, but to each his own. Welcome to the Avengers, Warren!"
"We're not the--"
"The name's Summers, pal. Folks call me Scott" The X-Man extended a palm, not surprised by the boy's sudden transformation.
"I'm hardly thrilled to be here, but I'm sure there's gonna be a way out. Some kind of... loop hole. A bloodless solution. Us mutants... we've got to stick together. We've got to protect our name... and I don't see murder as being the smartest way to do that..."
@Alex Azure @dark @Lucky @White Team
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"Shush. Thinking" Amadeus muttered, hammering his temples and letting his thoughts flow unhindered.
"Wait. No. Sorry. I'm Cho. Amadues to those who like a mouthful. I'm not a killer, and hey, I got some smarts. Real smarts. Got anything that could help a guy out here? Like... powers? Or something to drown out the noise? Got a lotta info to take in... lotta factors..."
@Lucky @Alex Azure @dark @Purple Team
"You know? I've had enough of this whole 'let's not kill each other' thing. Its so... lame. If you want peace, go to a nunnery. I mean, I've gone through all this effort to set up this death match and you just don't seem to appreciate it. And you know what? I don't think you respect me, and that's real sad.. because everyone knows that respect is the foundation of any health relationship..."
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"I think you all need a reminder of who's wearing the pants here... Me"
"You're not in Kansas anymore, kids! You're in my domain. I'm the one dealing the cards, and it appears as if you've forgotten that it's that House that always wins.
So you've forced my hand here. You could have just listened. You could have just played along. But no. What happens next is on you"
With a wave of his hand, a ribbon of light erupted from the earth at their feet, whipping up a towering column of dust and dirt in its wake. From wherever they stood in the clearing, they could all feel the heat of the blast on their skin.
"Einey...meenie... minie... mine"
A scream rippled across the island. Arcade's fingers lined up with the
Scarlet Spider's forehead. The intensity of the screams increased as the snake of light writhed its way deeper into his forehead.
"We could have avoid all this mess. Ben here could have lived for another couple of days. His odds of surviving were... middling. I'd say he could have lived to day 3. He could have said his prayers. Though about his family some more. Righted some wrongs. Died for something that would make Uncle Ben proud..."
"Instead, he dies here and now. 6:15am on Day 1. Isn't that just boring?"
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"So this is it, children! One agonizing death! The first drop in the flood! Who will take his place? Who will put him out of his misery? Who will simply watch and enjoy the spray that comes when his body finally explodes?"
@Atomic Knight @Crow @Takumi @Gummi Bunnies @Jeremi @Hahli Nuva @York @Minerva @Yun Lee @Lucky @Alex Azure @dark