"Not quite," Wonder Woman responded. "My Queen received a vision that Wonder Woman was once again needed here in Man's World. Princess Diana's duties prevented her from returning, so Her Majesty held a contest to choose a worthy successor. I won." She smiled briefly. "I am named Artemis."
She looked around. "I was out getting familiar with the layout of the city from the air. I may have been going a little fast."
edited 27th Nov '12 2:15:23 PM by JasonC
"You are my future selves? Am I having a Mid-Life Crisis?" The War Doctor - Day of The DoctorRaven continued her observation of the Wonder Woman flying about in the air. Now that she had a better view though, she was starting to think she had the wrong person. The hair color was wrong from what she had heard and while the outfit had similar colors, it seemed a little off. She decided to keep watching though, as the flying red-haired woman took a turn in a direction with Raven following at a distance.
Eventually she was able to see some figures in the distance, ones that Wonder Woman was heading straight for. One of them flew up and caused the red-haired woman to come to a stop. Raven swooped down to a rooftop and hid behind an air conditioning unit to observe. She recognized two of the figures as Iron Man and Power Girl, but the green-skinned one was new.
It took a while forte Blue Beetle to fly to Gotham city, but when he approached the outskirts, he could almost feel the air growing darker.
The day was overcast over the Dark-Deco State. The city spilled out over the coastline, and seemed cramped and crowded from a distance, despite its size. The buildings were old, craggy and of dark hued stone, but were no less tall and grand for it. There were many new buildings scattered about the landscape, which were made all the more obvious for their glimmering cleanliness. It was, overall, an old place, and one that would look much more magnificent in the dark.
The robust and imposing Wayne Tower could be seen, as could the cathedral, both competing for sheer height and piercing look. Arkham Asylum jutted out over the edge of the water.
And a Strange Figure Emerges.So it turns out that store owners are pretty receptive to getting big checks thrown at them by billionaires in power armor. Enough to cover the television, the break-in, and a few thousand extra to shush and pretend nothing happened, and things were right as rain. Now Tony just hoped those kids really would be able to pull themselves up a bit.
He headed out of the store, trying not to snicker at his boots clanking on the tile on his way out, and started to take to the air, actually planning to return to the tower to maybe make another stab at running that huge company that had his name on it...but hey. Since he'd left, not only had Power Girl and Miss Martian not moved, apparently they'd been joined by another ladies...another hot lady, at that. Well, he'd been gone from the office this long, hadn't he? Besides, he could relay that message about...something...maybe a...TV station or something? JARVIS could play it back for him in a minute.
Tony fired off his repulsors and was back in the air, coming up to the roof and letting his faceplate up as he landed, grinning. "Well, hello, ladies. I see you two made a friend while I was bribing that shopkeep. To whom do I owe the pleasure?"
edited 27th Nov '12 8:45:51 PM by MystyGlyttyr
Easing back into life one step at a timeJaime nodded to himself.
"I think I'm just going to ignore the fact that this place is obviously the devil. If I don't, I might go mad."
Wimp
"Shut up."
He began to fly to Arkham Asylum, hoping to find something to help him pick up the Joker's trail.
edited 27th Nov '12 3:46:22 PM by luckybreak91
Tv Tropes Powers. Activate!!!!!As the cab with the Raccoon drove out of range, Axel stopped feeling its "alien presence" and was instead drawn to look up again. There, in addition to the red-haired Wonder woman and the shadow-bird, were Iron Man and the two girls from before. He saw the shadow fly away to a rooftop and hide (but could feel it was still there.) Just what was going on up there? A superhero party? He wished he were close enough to hear what they were saying.
But at least he could appreciate the sight of the bodacious ladies. ;)
Ororo sighed, landing a few feet behind another kid she vaguely recognized from the Academy. She thought she remembered him from this morning when she'd been sulking on the roof.
"Hey," she called out quietly, hoping to attract his attention.
Avatar from http://x0whitelily0x.livejournal.com/7486.htmlFor a moment Ras Al Ghul frowned as he looked at the various things around the room, taking in the information and storing it in his almost perfect memory.
"It seems that we are not at an understanding Renee, but that is to be expected since you have been in my service for so short a while".
Walking forwards Ras Al Ghul took a closer look at the map Renee had been studying earlier. Obviously Renee was planning something....but it was not he wanted. Ras Al Ghul considered this for a moment, perhaps it would be useful to have Renee continue what she was doing for now so that it could provide some cover for his own course of action.
But Renee could not be allowed to continue on with such false ideas.
"You see Renee, crime is born from humanity itself- the urge to destroy is a part of man himself and this is the instinct that society breeds into the crime that now infests this city".
edited 28th Nov '12 11:29:19 AM by biomechtraveler
"Oh." Internally, Power Girl had been only half-joking about the 'plastic surgery' part; while she did realize that Artemis' sharper, sterner facial features meant she was not actually the legendary Diana of Themyscira, she was also hoping that it was Diana. Power Girl couldn't deny that she was a little disappointed that she wouldn't get the chance to meet such an icon. Still, Artemis was an actual, flesh-and-blood Amazon from the ancient island...
It was then that Iron Man returned from the electronics store, stepping in with a bit of Tony Stark's usual smarm. Power Girl rolled her eyes with a faint grin, before gesturing to each of the newcomers. "Iron Man, Wonder Woman. Wonder Woman, Iron Man. Gotta say, it's good to have another do-gooder wandering around this city now," she said, casually saluting the Amazon with two fingers. "Though we prrrrobably could've used your help about two days ago," she added with a friendly smirk.
edited 27th Nov '12 8:28:05 PM by Demovere
Anna Marie had been debating on what to do with the money... Maybe get Xavier an actual TV rather than that outdated mess they have at the Institute... Maybe she could schedule a date with Jaime... Yeah, that sounds like a much better idea. She still had not been able to get in touch with Tony to hopefully donate to the Brotherhood. However, as she walked out of the electronic store she saw Darwin and Storm.
"Storm, good to see ya, again." waved to Storm, and then looked at Darwin. "Darwin."
Anna Marie had been in blue jeans with a green short-sleeved t-shirt over a yellow long-sleeved t-shirt. She also wore black sneakers and black gloves. It was obvious that she had not been expecting either of them to be here.
edited 27th Nov '12 8:37:10 PM by GameGuruGG
Wizard Needs Food Badly"Oh". Megan said, perfectly echoing Power Girl's "oh" just a few minutes before. "Still, uhm... you're a very important part of human society!... I guess. Must be all those World War II documentaries I watched about your predecessor." She said, shrugging and turning towards Iron Man with a smile. "Shouldn't we call her Artemis? Or is this because of the whole secret identity thing. I mean, wasn't the original Wonder Woman's identity not a secret?"
Storm smiled over, hearing Rogue's voice.
"Hey there. How are you?" she asked, jogging up a few steps to meet the other girl. A small smile was on the dark-skinned girl's face.
Avatar from http://x0whitelily0x.livejournal.com/7486.htmlRenée's eyes wandered. She wasn't eager to object to Ra's in any way. "Well, surely mankind's nature to pollute and destroy can be changed, right? Perhaps I could breed those unwanted instincts out of all those adolescent criminals—No, out of every adolescent in the city. They are not adults yet and their moral fibers are flexible. They can still learn."
She put away the maps after Ra's got to look at them, and sighed.
"No, no, I'm wrong. After fifteen or so years in the department, I think I've gotten the idea that people can change for the better. Please, forgive me."
edited 28th Nov '12 12:45:23 AM by TailsDoll
"@[=g3,8d]&fbb=-q]/hk%fg"Artemis nodded at Iron Man in greeting. "Mr Stark."
She looked back at Power Girl. "I came straight from Paradise Island," She said. "I read about the riots on the flight from Greece. That was not a good situation. Hopefully this Joker will answer for his crimes."
"As for my name.." She smiled briefly again. "Diana was open about her identity because of her status as a representative of Paradise Island. She still used Wonder Woman when fighting however. The Embassy has our Ambassador, Eris but I am as much a representative of our people as she is. I will still be known as Artemis when I am not dressed as I am now. And when I am, I will be calling myself Wonder Woman."
"You are my future selves? Am I having a Mid-Life Crisis?" The War Doctor - Day of The DoctorAxel was starting to get a headache from the 'pressure' he felt in his head, from the Supers' presence. He would have walked away by now, except something worried him: the shadow-bird thing. He could still feel its presence, in a nearby rooftop. Why did it hide? Was it an enemy, secretly watching the heroes? Should he investigate that?
...Nah, he decided. It was way too difficult. He would have to find the right building, then find his way to the rooftop, and that's even assuming they would let him in. And then, how could he even contact the heroes, to warn them?
Besides, he was still half-convinced this was all a dream.
Suddenly, he stared feeling... lighter. Reality seemed to warp itself around him, and...
...A moment later, 18-year old New York student Axel Asher, just... vanished.
By now Xorn was on his way to his duties for the day. Self imposed duties of course but as far as he was concerned there was no greater reason for doing something. One must make his own way in life.
He enjoyed walking the streets of District X. Nobody turned to watch him here, as he was comparatively mundane in his looks. The mask was certainly distinct- old Chinese military tech had a certain look to it after all - but was by no means unusual for a part of town where people regularly needed to resize all the doorways in their house to fit through.
He was headed towards an electronics store in fifth. He'd helped the own some a couple of days before the riot and wished to see how the man was faring. And if he'd actually survived, that was also an important reason to visit.
As he approached he recognised the three figures in front of the shop - students from Xavier's yesterday. He raised a hand in greeting.
Darwin looked up, scowling angrily, as he thought about suicide bombing the Joker. Sure, he'd survive that, right? He'd just need to make sure their was no collateral damage.
He softened immediately at his two classmates, "Ladies." The strange gray skin fellow apparently wasn't going to let his looks get in the way of flirting.
Power Girl nodded in agreement. "Makes sense - keeps the impact of the name, makes it more of a title to be impressed by and feared. Heh, business types would probably call that 'brand recognition'." She shot Iron Man a quick glance and a faint smirk. 'Artemis' would still make a great superhero name, though..."
Tony just grinned a bit at the conversation, not really making a secret of the fact that he was checking Artemis out. "You know, the old records I used to look at that my dad kept, the first Wonder Woman was a knockout too. If not for what little I know about Amazons, it'd be fascinating to study your land and try to learn how it creates so many beautiful warrior women. There has to be something in the air or the soil or water or something. Because seriously. It'd be an honor to buy you dinner some time."
Immediately, the faceplate of his armor slid closed, and he continued in the same playful tone of voice. "I know I deserve the slap, I'm just trying to keep my jaw intact. In all seriousness, though, welcome to New York City, maybe if I'm not utterly repugnant I could have the honor of buying you dinner some time. ...that actually goes for all you ladies."
Easing back into life one step at a timeAs Blue Beetle descended onto the asylum, a nest of blue and white greeted him. Patrol cars were crowded around the entrance to Arkham, and police patrolled every inch of the area. A ring of ribbon stretched all around the crime scene, sealing off the area. A particular amount of attention was being paid to the side of the main building, where a gaping hole was located, shaded in the dim light, and leaking with broken bricks.
In front of the main cluster of cop cars, there stood a man of great respect among the troops. He had greyish hair, a lined face framed by a set of glasses and moustache, and wore a trenchcoat over dark clothes. He'd been talking with another police officer, when both had looked up at the blue armoured figure coming in from above.
And a Strange Figure Emerges.The Blue Beetle landed next to the man wearing the trench coat thinking that he looks like he is in charge.
"Do you mind if I take a look?"
Tv Tropes Powers. Activate!!!!!"Well, I'll be damned." The grey-haired man briefly addressed the other policeman. "Captain, go and check on the men in Arkham West, please."
"Yes, Commissioner."
As the captain went off, the Commissioner addressed Blue Beetle. "You can look, but I'd rather you didn't touch...Have to say, I wasn't expecting a Manhattan vigilante to take time out of his schedule to visit. Blue Beetle, isn't it?"
And a Strange Figure Emerges.

Jaime walked to his backyard, transformed, and began flying to Gotham as he spoke into his communicator.
"I'm gonna fly to Gotham and see if I can catch him."
As he made his way to Gotham he watched the news on the Joker's breakout projected through his left eye.
edited 28th Nov '12 2:22:32 PM by luckybreak91
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