Lunaramblings
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Ted Kord is standing in front of a full length mirror. He adjusts his collar and lapels as he looks at the mirror.
"Right, well, there's one handsome devil."
"If you say so." Came the response from the doorway. Where stands a beautiful blond. Wearing a sleek, short black dress, and high heels.
"Chelle, Lovey. Glad you could come."
"Well Teddy, not like it is everyday a girl gets invited to a party where the majority of Metropolis' most eligible bachelors will be. Besides, you aren't half bad in a tuxedo."
The blond saunters over to Ted and wraps an arm round his shoulder. Smiling she kisses him lightly on the cheek.
"Yeah, well if Michael heard you say that I would already be pickin me teeth off the ground. Shall we?" Ted turns and walks over to the bench he most recently was working on and picks up a small device, about the size of a GPS, and heads for the door.
"You look great Sir. Absolutely stunning. Knock 'em dead." whispers the voice of Skeet from the device in Ted's hand.
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At the new Wayne Tower in Metropolis Bruce Wayne is donning his own tux. He adjusts the cuff links and then smiles at the mirror.
"Really, Alfred, do I have to attend this thing? I hate all these public events."
"Really, sir? With how often you have been in every paper from Gotham to Keystone, to Metropolis recently I thought you might rather enjoy all the attention."
"That's The Batman Alfred, not me. And so far they haven't managed to get a clear picture."
"Yes, well thank the Lord for small miracles then. Could you at least try to be a bit more discreet and cautious. I am about at my wits end with the injuries sir. Far be it from me to talk ill of Mr. Fox and his work, but if you insist on going at this fool's journey, you are going to need to find a suit that won't get you killed."
"I think I have. There is a vigilante here in Metropolis, he goes by the name The Blue Beetle. And I believe I know who he is. I would like to get a glimpse at the armor he is wearing. According to an eye witness, he took a grenade round to the chest at point blank range and stood back up today. And the design is similar to one I saw today."
"You don't suppose Mr. Kord do you?"
"I do. And if he isn't, he knows who is."
"So that is why you put him on the guest list, Sir?"
"Precisely Alfred."
"Interesting sir, but you are going to be late for your own party. I have also received word from Mr. Kord's personal assistant, a Mr. Skeets, that he is regrettably late, but is on his way."
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A few minutes later, just as Bruce Wayne enters the atrium of Wayne Tower, a blue sports car pulls up to the building, flashes are being triggered as Ted Kord escorts his date into the building.
Ted and Michelle make several rounds, shake so many hands. And then they find Bruce.
"Ted! Glad you could make it. And who is this lovely lady?"
"This is an old friend, Michelle Carter."
"You wouldn't happen to be the same Michelle Carter that won this years full contact martial arts competition in Kyoto would you? And your brother would be Michael then?" Bruce inquires as he takes he hand.
"Yes, I would. Do you know my brother?" Michelle looks puzzled.
"In a manner of speaking. I was very excited to hear we were going to sign him to the Goliaths. Unfortunate about that knee injury."
"Right. I remember reading somewhere about you buying into the Goliaths. All for the better I guess. I am more of a Sharks girl myself."
As Bruce lets go of Michelle's hand Ted's phone beeps. Ted looks down at the screen and then looks up at Bruce and Michelle.
"Excuse me. Need to use the little billionaires room. Be right back."
Ted hurries off into the rest room. He looks around quickly, finding a vent in the ceiling he works his way into it and struggles to remove his tuxedo. Revealing the Blue Beetle suit he is wearing beneath it. He pulls what appears to be a flask from his pocket and hits a small button on the bottom. The flask opes revealing a folded mask, which Ted then dons.
As Ted is dropping out of the ceiling there is a loud boom as the front doors to the building are blown inward.
A tall imposing figure enters the room flanked by two enormous polar bears. The man is easily six and a half feet tall. His head covered by a dome of what appears to be ice. A large gun in his hands.
"Good evening. I am Mister Freeze, these are my associates, Notchka and Chokka. On their backs you will find satchels. You will put all of your valuables into these satchels. If you hold out on us... I am afraid my associates will most regretfully, have to eat you."
As Freeze finishes talking several guards gather their wits and attempt to charge him as the Bears move away. However they get only a few feet from him before he levels the large gun and blasts them. They are instantly frozen in place like victims of some sort of arctic medusa.
"If you value your lives, you will do as we ask."
As the bears make their way toward the people Bruce Wayne takes Michelle toward a closet.
"Get in there. Hide. I will get you when it is safe."
Bruce pushes her into the closet and closes the door. He then goes to a small elevator in the back of the atrium. He inserts a key and enters. Immediately the lift begins to move. He is brought to his penthouse office, where Alfred is already preparing his armor.
Ted crawls through the ducts until he is in a duct looking out on the Atrium. As Freeze is gathering his satchels, Ted shoves the grate out of his way and exits. Tumbling as he lands he sprints into the center of the room.
"Oi! Yogi, Boo Boo, Rangah Smith... leave them picnic baskets alone yeah? Lets play." As Ted finishes there is a crash as a figure in black crashes through the glass ceiling. The figure of The Batman.
As The Batman comes through however his repel line becomes tangled on a jagged piece of the broken framing. As he realizes and cuts away, he also sees he caught it to late. The ground is coming rapidly towards his face.
As Ted sees this he reacts immediately. He flings himself forward, tackling the falling figure, saving him from breaking his neck.
"Listen pal, the flashy entrance is great an all but try not to kill yer self. I reckon that would take away from this blokes fun and games." Ted rolls through, bringing them both to their feet. "You this Batman I read abou' in the tabloids? Well, hope yer on my side. Otherwise tha last bit was a bit awkward eh?"
The Batman locks eyes with The Beetle. And he smiles. "Seems I owe you one Mr. Kord." Batman whispers inches from Ted's face.
In that instant it all clicked for Ted Kord. Bruce Wayne did not come to a meeting in place of Lucius Fox for the giggles. He wanted to see the armor prototype. To size up Ted. To see if Ted was trustworthy. Because Bruce had a secret. A secret he needed help with. Ted grinned widely as he looked into the eyes of Bruce Wayne.
"Any time Brucie."
With that last exchange the duo launch themselves toward the now charging bears. As the bears lunge, Ted goes low, sliding under the bear, firing both wrist guns into it's face, over 2000 lbs of pressure from inches away. It would most likely have killed a man. But this was over a ton of muscle and death. Notchka staggers, stunned, the collapses breathing heavy, it would have a hell of a headache when it awoke. Bruce meanwhile goes high. Driving his heel hard into the nose or Chokka. Chokka sneezes and shakes her head violently. Bruce continues over her head. Spinning he lands on her back and digs in with his boots and knees. He wraps both arms around her neck and begins to squeeze. The beast flails, and rears back throwing it's massive form on top of Bruce. Even as he is being crushed he squeezes hard. Focusing his mind. Ignoring the pain. Slowing his own breathing to compensate for the very limited amount of air he is able to draw in. The bear repeatedly throws itself to the floor trying in vain to crush it's aggressor. Until finally it collapses on the floor. Unconcious.
While Batman wrestles Chokka, Ted is moving toward Mr. Freeze. Freeze, enraged at the attack on his pets tries desperately to blast Ted, but he is too quick. He leaps, rolls, flips, and slides avoiding the shots. Until he gets in close. Then he tries to disarm Freeze. Only to find that Freeze is tremendously strong. Freeze head butts Ted, and wrenches the gun free, but he is still in to close for the weapon to be effective. Ted stays on Freeze, peppering him with quick punches and kicks. Then Freeze lands a shot of his own. Using the gun like a battering ram he cracks Ted in the skull.
Ted goes down, dazed. As he looks up he sees Freeze standing a few feet away leveling the gun. He tries to get to his feet but his head is still swimming. Freeze laughs as he pulls the trigger...
Out of nowhere, there comes the lithe figure of a young blond woman. as Mr. Freeze is about to pull the trigger on the ice cannon he has aimed at the Blue Beetle, She launches into the air, driving a hard kick into his chest and wedging the stilleto heel she was wearing firmly into the barrel of his gun. As she lands and rolls away, Freeze staggers and inadvertantly pulls the trigger. There is a tremendous bang as the weapon back fires.
There in the middle of Wayne Towers Atrium, the is now a form akin to an iceberg. The man in the middle unable to move.
As Batman stands from defeating Chokka he sees Freeze get frozen. He moves quickly to Ted and Michelle. He helps Ted to his feet, and takes them each with an arm.
"Hope my exit is better than my entrance." The Batman fires a grappling line through the shattered ceiling and the trio is pulled into the night.
The trio ends up on the roof of a nearby building.
"Right. Well. Guess we should get outta here."
Ted removes his mask and extends a hand to The Batman.
I reckon yer secret is safe wit me there chummie. Now go on. I will see to the pretty lady."
"You... your The Blue Beetle?"
"In the flesh and exoskeleton."
"Goodnight Ted." The Batman shakes Ted's hand before disappearing into the night.
"Come on then girly. Skeet has the car round the corner. Let's go home." Ted slaps Michelle playfully on her ass as he dons the mask and begins to move across the roof.
"Right, well, there's one handsome devil."
"If you say so." Came the response from the doorway. Where stands a beautiful blond. Wearing a sleek, short black dress, and high heels.
"Chelle, Lovey. Glad you could come."
"Well Teddy, not like it is everyday a girl gets invited to a party where the majority of Metropolis' most eligible bachelors will be. Besides, you aren't half bad in a tuxedo."
The blond saunters over to Ted and wraps an arm round his shoulder. Smiling she kisses him lightly on the cheek.
"Yeah, well if Michael heard you say that I would already be pickin me teeth off the ground. Shall we?" Ted turns and walks over to the bench he most recently was working on and picks up a small device, about the size of a GPS, and heads for the door.
"You look great Sir. Absolutely stunning. Knock 'em dead." whispers the voice of Skeet from the device in Ted's hand.
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At the new Wayne Tower in Metropolis Bruce Wayne is donning his own tux. He adjusts the cuff links and then smiles at the mirror.
"Really, Alfred, do I have to attend this thing? I hate all these public events."
"Really, sir? With how often you have been in every paper from Gotham to Keystone, to Metropolis recently I thought you might rather enjoy all the attention."
"That's The Batman Alfred, not me. And so far they haven't managed to get a clear picture."
"Yes, well thank the Lord for small miracles then. Could you at least try to be a bit more discreet and cautious. I am about at my wits end with the injuries sir. Far be it from me to talk ill of Mr. Fox and his work, but if you insist on going at this fool's journey, you are going to need to find a suit that won't get you killed."
"I think I have. There is a vigilante here in Metropolis, he goes by the name The Blue Beetle. And I believe I know who he is. I would like to get a glimpse at the armor he is wearing. According to an eye witness, he took a grenade round to the chest at point blank range and stood back up today. And the design is similar to one I saw today."
"You don't suppose Mr. Kord do you?"
"I do. And if he isn't, he knows who is."
"So that is why you put him on the guest list, Sir?"
"Precisely Alfred."
"Interesting sir, but you are going to be late for your own party. I have also received word from Mr. Kord's personal assistant, a Mr. Skeets, that he is regrettably late, but is on his way."
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A few minutes later, just as Bruce Wayne enters the atrium of Wayne Tower, a blue sports car pulls up to the building, flashes are being triggered as Ted Kord escorts his date into the building.
Ted and Michelle make several rounds, shake so many hands. And then they find Bruce.
"Ted! Glad you could make it. And who is this lovely lady?"
"This is an old friend, Michelle Carter."
"You wouldn't happen to be the same Michelle Carter that won this years full contact martial arts competition in Kyoto would you? And your brother would be Michael then?" Bruce inquires as he takes he hand.
"Yes, I would. Do you know my brother?" Michelle looks puzzled.
"In a manner of speaking. I was very excited to hear we were going to sign him to the Goliaths. Unfortunate about that knee injury."
"Right. I remember reading somewhere about you buying into the Goliaths. All for the better I guess. I am more of a Sharks girl myself."
As Bruce lets go of Michelle's hand Ted's phone beeps. Ted looks down at the screen and then looks up at Bruce and Michelle.
"Excuse me. Need to use the little billionaires room. Be right back."
Ted hurries off into the rest room. He looks around quickly, finding a vent in the ceiling he works his way into it and struggles to remove his tuxedo. Revealing the Blue Beetle suit he is wearing beneath it. He pulls what appears to be a flask from his pocket and hits a small button on the bottom. The flask opes revealing a folded mask, which Ted then dons.
As Ted is dropping out of the ceiling there is a loud boom as the front doors to the building are blown inward.
A tall imposing figure enters the room flanked by two enormous polar bears. The man is easily six and a half feet tall. His head covered by a dome of what appears to be ice. A large gun in his hands.
"Good evening. I am Mister Freeze, these are my associates, Notchka and Chokka. On their backs you will find satchels. You will put all of your valuables into these satchels. If you hold out on us... I am afraid my associates will most regretfully, have to eat you."
As Freeze finishes talking several guards gather their wits and attempt to charge him as the Bears move away. However they get only a few feet from him before he levels the large gun and blasts them. They are instantly frozen in place like victims of some sort of arctic medusa.
"If you value your lives, you will do as we ask."
As the bears make their way toward the people Bruce Wayne takes Michelle toward a closet.
"Get in there. Hide. I will get you when it is safe."
Bruce pushes her into the closet and closes the door. He then goes to a small elevator in the back of the atrium. He inserts a key and enters. Immediately the lift begins to move. He is brought to his penthouse office, where Alfred is already preparing his armor.
Ted crawls through the ducts until he is in a duct looking out on the Atrium. As Freeze is gathering his satchels, Ted shoves the grate out of his way and exits. Tumbling as he lands he sprints into the center of the room.
"Oi! Yogi, Boo Boo, Rangah Smith... leave them picnic baskets alone yeah? Lets play." As Ted finishes there is a crash as a figure in black crashes through the glass ceiling. The figure of The Batman.
As The Batman comes through however his repel line becomes tangled on a jagged piece of the broken framing. As he realizes and cuts away, he also sees he caught it to late. The ground is coming rapidly towards his face.
As Ted sees this he reacts immediately. He flings himself forward, tackling the falling figure, saving him from breaking his neck.
"Listen pal, the flashy entrance is great an all but try not to kill yer self. I reckon that would take away from this blokes fun and games." Ted rolls through, bringing them both to their feet. "You this Batman I read abou' in the tabloids? Well, hope yer on my side. Otherwise tha last bit was a bit awkward eh?"
The Batman locks eyes with The Beetle. And he smiles. "Seems I owe you one Mr. Kord." Batman whispers inches from Ted's face.
In that instant it all clicked for Ted Kord. Bruce Wayne did not come to a meeting in place of Lucius Fox for the giggles. He wanted to see the armor prototype. To size up Ted. To see if Ted was trustworthy. Because Bruce had a secret. A secret he needed help with. Ted grinned widely as he looked into the eyes of Bruce Wayne.
"Any time Brucie."
With that last exchange the duo launch themselves toward the now charging bears. As the bears lunge, Ted goes low, sliding under the bear, firing both wrist guns into it's face, over 2000 lbs of pressure from inches away. It would most likely have killed a man. But this was over a ton of muscle and death. Notchka staggers, stunned, the collapses breathing heavy, it would have a hell of a headache when it awoke. Bruce meanwhile goes high. Driving his heel hard into the nose or Chokka. Chokka sneezes and shakes her head violently. Bruce continues over her head. Spinning he lands on her back and digs in with his boots and knees. He wraps both arms around her neck and begins to squeeze. The beast flails, and rears back throwing it's massive form on top of Bruce. Even as he is being crushed he squeezes hard. Focusing his mind. Ignoring the pain. Slowing his own breathing to compensate for the very limited amount of air he is able to draw in. The bear repeatedly throws itself to the floor trying in vain to crush it's aggressor. Until finally it collapses on the floor. Unconcious.
While Batman wrestles Chokka, Ted is moving toward Mr. Freeze. Freeze, enraged at the attack on his pets tries desperately to blast Ted, but he is too quick. He leaps, rolls, flips, and slides avoiding the shots. Until he gets in close. Then he tries to disarm Freeze. Only to find that Freeze is tremendously strong. Freeze head butts Ted, and wrenches the gun free, but he is still in to close for the weapon to be effective. Ted stays on Freeze, peppering him with quick punches and kicks. Then Freeze lands a shot of his own. Using the gun like a battering ram he cracks Ted in the skull.
Ted goes down, dazed. As he looks up he sees Freeze standing a few feet away leveling the gun. He tries to get to his feet but his head is still swimming. Freeze laughs as he pulls the trigger...
Out of nowhere, there comes the lithe figure of a young blond woman. as Mr. Freeze is about to pull the trigger on the ice cannon he has aimed at the Blue Beetle, She launches into the air, driving a hard kick into his chest and wedging the stilleto heel she was wearing firmly into the barrel of his gun. As she lands and rolls away, Freeze staggers and inadvertantly pulls the trigger. There is a tremendous bang as the weapon back fires.
There in the middle of Wayne Towers Atrium, the is now a form akin to an iceberg. The man in the middle unable to move.
As Batman stands from defeating Chokka he sees Freeze get frozen. He moves quickly to Ted and Michelle. He helps Ted to his feet, and takes them each with an arm.
"Hope my exit is better than my entrance." The Batman fires a grappling line through the shattered ceiling and the trio is pulled into the night.
The trio ends up on the roof of a nearby building.
"Right. Well. Guess we should get outta here."
Ted removes his mask and extends a hand to The Batman.
I reckon yer secret is safe wit me there chummie. Now go on. I will see to the pretty lady."
"You... your The Blue Beetle?"
"In the flesh and exoskeleton."
"Goodnight Ted." The Batman shakes Ted's hand before disappearing into the night.
"Come on then girly. Skeet has the car round the corner. Let's go home." Ted slaps Michelle playfully on her ass as he dons the mask and begins to move across the roof.