NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 12: ‘Good’ Intentions
*Recognised: Batman - 02*
Batman walked through the Zeta tube and onto the Watchtower, Superman had called a meeting for the founding members of the Justice League and while Batman was busy he knew that he couldn't avoid a meeting like this. He needed to get back to work, crime in Gotham never slept and he wouldn't be able to rest easier until he knew their planet was safe from a full-on invasion force.
As he walked through the corridors of the watchtower he couldn't help but narrow his eyes as he saw that it was empty. Ever since he and the others first formed the Justice League they realised that it would grow beyond them and attract like-minded people, however, what concerned Batman was that none of these people were here.
The door to the meeting room was opened and inside stood the core members of the Justice League sat in their seats all with stern expressions on their faces. He felt the palms of his hands itch when he saw them as if his body was telling him to defend himself and already he was formulating plans on who to take out first and in with what. Apart from the Justice League he looked to the side and saw Supergirl, Starfire but most surprising was that Barbara and Dick were there. The latter two had disappointed looks on their face while the former looked like they wanted to rip him limb from limb, it made him automatically reach for the lead container on his utility belt.
"Bruce... please come in and take a seat," Superman said with a stern voice breaking the silence that had engulfed the room. Narrowing his eyes Batman obliged and took a seat at the end of the table though he didn't relax he made sure to position himself in case he needed to make a quick escape.
"What is this about, you pulled me away from some important work" Batman said sternly as he looked at the different members. He makes eye contact with Martian Manhunter who looks away and instead looks to his feet in what Batman recognises is a shame.
"I know you don't like dancing around the subject Bruce so I'll get straight to the point" Superman said and he slammed a lead case onto the table with a bit more force than intended "I'm sure I don't need to tell you what this is Bruce" Superman stated.
"No" he simply replied
"Then I'll ask something else... did you inject me with liquified Red Kryptonite at any point" Superman asked with slight hope in his voice, while he knew his best friend could be secretive and manipulative he was almost certain that he wouldn't have gone this far. Though for longer than necessary Batman did not reply, he only looked at the box and then shifted his gaze to the guests in the room before finally speaking.
"Yes I did," he said emotionlessly.
*BOOM*
Before Batman even blinked Supergirl was in front of him, it was clear she had tried to attack him but Superman had intercepted her and caught her fist then wrapped his arms around her. Kara scowled at Batman "You bastard! You drugged my cousin into killing Mark!!!" She said as she tried to escape the grasp of Superman.
The rest of the league looked on in shock, they knew Batman pretty well and knew he had various plans to incapacitate them but for him to go this far was a shock to them "I'll kill you!!!!" She shouted with her eyes glowing red.
"Kara enough! This isn't you" Superman shouted, he then turned her away from Batman and carried her to the door "Starfire, Batgirl can you please take Kara to the cafeteria" He asked and they immediately nodded, when Superman let go of Kara she shoved him off her and stormed out the meeting room.
"Bruce... I think we are owed an explanation of why you did it" Superman said with a defeated sigh, he did hope that his friend hadn't done it but that was dashed against the floor now.
"Everyone here has gotten too comfortable, with what we learned 10 years ago I'd have thought at least some of you would be more concerned with the possibility of an alien invasion" Batman said sternly as he looked around everyone at the table.
"We have not forgotten Bruce, but the world won't stop for us and there is still a fair amount of evil that needs to be dealt with on Earth" Wonder Woman stated.
"She's right Bruce we often work most of the week to keep the world safe, that's why we agreed to expand the league in the first place" Superman said in agreement.
"It doesn't explain why you drugged Superman, after last time I was willing to let it go but you've crossed the line with this" Flash said as he leaned forward in his chair, he was being uncharacteristically serious as he was concerned with what else Batman would do if he did this to Superman.
"Superman is the only one here that could subdue Mark on his own, with the exception of maybe Wonder Woman," Batman said as he started to speak.
He then looked towards Superman "You are soft, you pull your punches and you often let yourself fall into traps that could be avoided despite being the strongest man in the world"
"If Mark were to free his father and we had two Viltrumites running around, how many of you here could confidently say that we could take them" Batman asked.
For a whole no one says a thing, because they know how difficult it was subduing Omni-Man before "Things are different than 10 years ago Bruce, we have more heroes to fight the good fight" Superman reasoned.
"What about 3 Viltrumites or 4? How many would it take for them to turn our planet into ash or enslave us all!" Batman shouted as he slammed his fist on the table.
He then looks at Superman "I had to be sure you wouldn't let him get away or pull any punches"
"Batman... you got that boy killed for no other reason than who his father was, and I am responsible for helping you by keeping Supergirl and Starfire incapacitated," J'onn said, his voice was heavy with regret and he hadn't looked up this whole meeting.
"I-I didn't want Mark to be killed, it was a mistake and an oversight," Batman said as he clenched his fists.
"And yet he is dead, I can still feel my hand pierce through his stomach and I will have to live with that for the rest of my life," Superman said.
"It begs the question, where do we go from here" Wonder Woman stated, she had not known Mark long but she wished she could have met him properly, she'd never met a man capable of withstanding the temptation a Golden Apple exudes.
"We can't hand him over to the authorities, having his identity compromised would be dangerous for not only him but those associated with both Batman and Bruce Wayne" Flash stated which Superman and the rest nodded in agreement.
However, two people at the table who had not spoken saw things differently "I vote all charges against him be dropped" Hal said shocking almost everyone there.
"Seconded" Arthur boomed out in his deep voice.
"Explain," Superman asked but it was more of a command.
"The Green Lantern Corp has encountered the Viltrumites numerous times in the past and every time we have it's been a slaughter, I've seen the recordings and I've seen one Viltrumite turn an entire planet into rubble, I've seen them cut down a whole squad of Lanterns like they weren't even there" Hal explained.
"I don't agree with Bruce's methods, but I think he's right about us not taking this seriously enough" He continued.
"Protecting one's kingdom comes at a cost, though I would advise against using such methods in the future," Arthur said in agreement.
"Then shall we vote?" Superman said to all of them.
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(1 month later)
"WHERE IS MY RABBIT MARK!!" Harley shouted as she looked through her various drawers and cupboards even looking under the bed.
"How am I supposed to know!!!" He shouted back as he pushed himself up against the bed, he still couldn't move but his upper body had regained a lot of its former vitality, and he actually felt normal again.
Harley jumped on the bed straddling him "You know whatcha did! SO COUGH IT UP!" she shouted as she checked behind him and under his pillow.
Mark pushed her off and she landed next to him on the bed "I can't move Harley how could I touch your stuff" he said as he folded his arms. Of course, he was responsible for throwing away her rampant rabbit but he wasn't going to tell her that, he was sick and tired of watching her masturbate every night, especially since his dick started working again.
Harley got up on her knees and narrowed her eyes at him "I'm watching you..." she said as she pointed at him, she then jumped out of bed with a smile on her face seemingly forgetting about it "Ah well I guess I'll just have to go get a new one" she said as she grabbed her phone from the side and dialled a number on it "Hey Ivy I need ya to look after cockblock over here" she said louder than usual.
"Whatcha mean you can't! Whatcha mean ya busy with his garden!" She shouted.
"I can stay here, just leave me on my own" Mark stated
"I can't leave him alone... I think he's gone through my underwear drawer" she said through the last part in a whisper.
Though Mark still heard it and sighed "I am not looking through your underwear drawer I can't move"
Harley turned around and widened her eyes "I think he has some sorta super ears too" she whispered.
"You're standing at the other side of the bed..."
"Fineeee I'll just take him with me," she said before hanging up and throwing her phone down.
"I'm supposed to be in hiding, you think taking me out is a good idea," Mark said with a raised eyebrow. Harley smirked before running over to her wardrobe and grabbing something out of it, she then walked back to the bed and held two objects in her hands "Are you serious?" Mark said as he ran his hands through his hair.
"Come on! It'll be fine, this will make sure no one finds out who you are" Harley said with a broad smile.
"And how am I supposed to go out, I still can't walk yet" Mark asked, this time Harley ran into a different room and then came out with a wheelchair, though this one was pretty fancy and it had X's on the wheels "Where did you get that from?" He asked.
Harley shrugged "Some baldy was being an asshole so I pushed him out of the wheelchair and took it" she said with a grin.
'About as much as I'd expect from her' Mark said with a sigh "Fine help me out of bed" he said finally admitting defeat. Harley clapped her hands together and quickly walked to the bed.
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Harley pushed Mark in the wheelchair down the streets in Brooklyn, while Harley had dressed herself as flamboyantly as she usually did minus her actual criminal outfit, Mark couldn't help but feel as if she had dressed him this way on purpose 'When I can walk again I'm going to break everything she loves' he thought to himself as he went down the street dressed in a loose tank top with black trousers and combat boots.
The worst part about the outfit wasn't how incredibly loose it was but the part that was used to disguise his face "Aw it's fine Marky you look amaaaaazzing" Mark said mocking her voice. On his face was a Luchador mask, more specifically Banes mask that Harley had stolen from him at some point.
"Huh? Did ya say something Marky" Harley said as she leaned over his shoulder.
"No, I don't say anything" he quickly said as he leaned on his arm. He just wanted to get this over with, at least he didn't have to worry about people mistaking him for Bane, he was in a wheelchair and about 100 pounds too light.
"We are HEREEE!!!" Harley shouted in excitement as she pushed him into the store 'People are going to think I'm a gimp' Mark thought to himself as he was wheeled into the 'Pleasure Store'.
Harley wheeled him around the store with blatant excitement on her face as she looked at the different products on the stand "Marky! Look at that one it's bigger than my arm!" She said as she cackled, though in her excitement she ended up letting go of Mark while she was pushing him sending him down the aisle.
Harley looked at the different lingerie they had on offer and smirked, she grabbed a few different outfits and turned around to say something to Mark only to realise he wasn't there "Marky? Where you at?" She said loudly as she looked around.
She then smiled evilly as she saw him, she skipped towards Mark as he tried to wheel himself out of the store "Nuh uh uh, where ya think you're going Marky, I need someone here to tell me how pretty I look" she said with a grin as she grabbed the handles of the Wheelchair.
Mark silently cursed as he was taken back into the fires of hell 'So close' he thought to himself. She wheeled Mark towards the dressing room and locked the wheels outside "Wait here lemme change" she said and went inside and closed to curtain. Mark leaned on his hand and waited for Harley to finish getting changed, he hoped he'd be able to walk soon even if he wasn't fully healed.
"Taadaaaa!" She shouted as she opened the curtain. She had a black and red silk bra on that had to see through lace veil that split in the middle and went down to her ass, she wore fishnet stockings that had straps attached to her silk underwear "You like it Marky?" She said with a grin.
"No..." He simply replied, though it was obviously a lie, she was beautiful normally but wearing that outfit she looked downright sexy. Her boobs almost squeezed out of the silk bra and her legs were framed nicely by the stockings, though Mark refused to look at her ass... too dangerous.
Harley smirked at him and narrowed her eyes "Oh you don't think I'm beautiful?" She said as she started to slowly stalk over towards him.
Mark looked up and frowned "What're you doing... why are you approaching me" he said to her but she didn't answer she just kept walking towards him with a sultry smile on her face "Please stop" he said as he tried to wheel away but the breaks were locked.
Harley knelt and started crawling towards him showing a large amount of her cleavage as she did. She ran her hands up his legs slowly standing up and rubbing her body against him as she did, she slowly straddled him pressing her body close to him. Mark could feel every curve and found himself almost instantly getting hard, Harley grabbed him by the chin and lifted it up "Are you sure?" She whispered before pecking his nose and grinning as she felt his dick press into her.
"Excuse me you can't do this in the store!!!" An Employee shouted as she walked into the changing room, Harley just scowled and turned her head "Can't ya see I'M BUSY" she shouted at the employee before getting off Mark and walking back into the changing room in a huff.
"Sorry about her" Mark said to the shop employee. The employee looked at him for a second "The whips and butt plugs are upstairs on the left-hand side" she said before leaving. Mark really hated this mask.
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Kara had spent the entire month on the Watchtower, she didn't think she could stay at her and Mark's house for the moment and she also wanted to be here to make sure Batman didn't escape. The league had decided that Batman was justified in his concern that Mark would free Omni-man, however, his drugging of Superman and by extension killing of Mark was not justified and so to avoid his identity being revealed and to allow him to continue his work he was confined to the Watchtower for an indeterminate amount of time.
Right now she stood outside the high-security cell in the Watchtower, she had considered whether what she was about to do was right or not but she felt that she owed it to him. She opened the cell and walked inside, her hand rubbing her stomach which had swelled slightly over the past month. As she approached the end cell she breathed out and opened it before stepping inside.
Inside Nolan was sitting on his bed reading as he usually did, he looked up and saw someone walk inside "You're new..." he spoke out to her his voice echoing across his cell.
Kara felt nervous as she stepped in front of his cell, her hand was still over her belly protectively "You're Omni-Man..." she said but it came out as a whisper.
Nolan put his book down and stood up "I am... and who are you" he said as he approached the glass wall of the cell.
"I am Kara Zor-El" she replied, she felt nervous being stared at by Mark's Father but she steeled herself "I knew your son, he and I were together" she spoke out.
Nolan smirked "What do you want Kryptonian" he asked as he crossed his arms.
"Regardless of what you've done, I thought I owed it to you and Mark to let you know if your grandchild," she said as she rubbed her stomach.
Nolan raised an eyebrow and then looked at her slightly swelled belly, he then started to chuckle "At least Mark was able to do something useful before he died" he replied.
"Excuse me... I don't think I heard you right" she said as she clenched her fists and started to heat up.
"Mark was not fit to be a Viltrumite, if he was then he'd be alive and Superman would be the one in the ground," he stated.
"18 years wasted because of that disappointment, but at least he did one good thing and made another partner for me to conquer this backwater planet with" he finished with a laugh.
*BOOM*
Kara punched the glass to his cell with a vicious look on her face "You won't touch my baby! If you do I'll rip your heart out of your chest!!!" She spat as the glass slightly cracked around her fist. She couldn't stand to see his smug face anymore and so she turned around and left the cell leaving Nolan alone once more.
Nolan floated upwards and drew his fist back and punched the glass, the force was immediately redirected back to him and forced him back, however, the small crack in the glass got slightly larger and Nolan grinned. He turned back around and sat on his bed, he'd need to wait for the right.
(AN: So first Arc is nearly over, I think maybe three chapters? Maybe four. But yeah Mark will be healed by next chapter and he'll be a bit stronger because of it, hope you enjoyed the chapter)
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