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At Harley's shenanigans, Ivy only had to sigh and put her palm to her temples. In their duo, Harley was the leader, the 'strategist' and the mastermind, and Ivy... was the brains, the strength and the realist who kept Harley from doing anything stupid. Which is why they both ended up in this asshole. Because Harley decided to hook up with some idiot alien weapons dealer and Ivy failed to stop her.
Harley immediately got the "great idea" to get a gun that would go boom and bam! And all of Ivy's attempts to stop her were unsuccessful. Skeptically wrinkling her nose at their last conversation, Ivy sensed with her heel that her friend was going the wrong way. But she couldn't stop her, because then Harley would have to go alone. And leaving Harley alone would mean dragging her out of Arkham in a couple of weeks, risking her ass. Unless, of course, her favorite friend got torn to shreds by some assholes.
In short, Ivy was just torn with rage because instead of having a nice day off surrounded by her favorite plants, she had to rub after her "Favorite Friend".
"Sometimes I want to nail her with my own hands," Ivy breathed in.
That's why Harley's waist was suddenly encircled by plants.
«No, we're going to do this my way," Ivy said with a curve of her lip, shoving Harley's slender stature toward the stairs. - I'll take care of our problem, and you go get your stupid devices.
Ivy was nervous. All because being here, inside Nyfuch, she was getting a slight shiver every now and then. The plants in the Research Center's garden whispered to her that nature deep underground was crying out in pain. There was something very evil and unpleasant to the earth itself.
It was her duty as Guardian of Life and Plants (which she had labeled herself) to stop it, but the heroes that had appeared made things difficult.
***
"Our job is to stop Harley and Ivy, but the situation gets a little more complicated. After all, what's going on here isn't limited to their crimes," Will thought.
After Ivy told Harley to get out, Harley pouted her black, puffy lips resentfully, and darted around the corner, clearly intent on doing something bad. She looked like a hurt puppy, and she didn't inspire any sense of confrontation. She looked like an offended puppy, and didn't inspire any sense of confrontation.
With one exception, Ivy visibly blocked the path to Harley's receding ass, and covered the hallway with deadly vines.
Raven had her own worries and frustrations about that. Like the fact that Superboy and Damien had gone off somewhere and left it up to her and Beast Boy to deal with Harley and Ivy. And there was another team here... the one they were going to take the mission away from, just because Damien and Superboy were going to rub it in Vanessa and Willard Light's face.
Raven herself didn't give a damn.
«Oh... this is annoying," Raven muttered, knocking Vanessa Vane out of the plant's grip with a brief wave of her hand and throwing her to her feet. - You owe me one, Bat Asshole.
Raven was helping Willard Light's team out of spite, and because she was a little more annoyed with Superboy and Damian than she was with him and her own boyfriend. And she didn't even care about Vanessa from a high mountain.
Behind this whipping of abilities, a scramble of plants and magic began abruptly. Raven defended her friends, while Ivy diligently reached out to get rid of them as quickly as possible. The green whips in a flurry of attack smashed against the magical barriers and bounced against the walls and floors, turning them into flying splinters. And the splintering magic scratched the ceilings and tore through the plants.
With that, Ivy's plants managed to reach even Will and Vanessa, who began quickly exchanging phrases, in discussion of the task at hand. Neither knew why Harley and Ivy had infiltrated the research center, but both knew they needed to run after them while Raven distracted Poison Ivy on her own.
«Superboy and Damian are here too," she threw in.
On a personal connection, Vanessa told Will to run after Harley.
«How? Ivy's blocking the entire hallway.
After reading Will's emotions, Raven silently threw him over the bushes with magic.
Right as Will flew, Ivy's plants rushed to intercept him, but just as they touched him... they passed him by, making everyone but a snickering Raven gasp in surprise. The thing was, her magic was capable of making any object or subject intangible.
«What the hell! - Ivy shouted irritably.
As soon as Will landed on his feet, he immediately tore after Harley before the plants could reach him.
Thus began his pursuit of Harley through the corridors of the Newfitch Research Center.
Based on the information he received before the mission, Will had time to learn that one of the Justice League's heroes, the Golden Arc, had disappeared in this location. Given that Harley and Ivy had been spotted here recently - the Golden Arc's disappearance was clearly not their doing. So there was another unknown threat dwelling in this place.
Then Will decided to delve into the details of the Golden Arc mission. He learned that initially his predecessor's task was something terribly trivial - the guy needed to stealthily infiltrate the Research Center and check it for terrorist organizations and dangerous alien technology that could endanger the world.
What the hell were terrorists doing in a research center? John immediately explained that such facilities were the perfect place to cover for Intergang, a crime syndicate sponsored by powerful and wealthy people supposedly connected to the U.S. government. This very fact hinted that the Intergang were not small-time, but dangerous individuals lurking in the shadows of America, dictating their rules to the world.
It was easy for bastards like that to buy an entire building and build an underground alien weapons base in its place.
Intergang was also a rather mysterious syndicate. The League had raided their bases earlier, and had found occult symbols and fanatics who worshipped a Dark God.
In other words, not only were the rats in the government behind the Intergang cult, but also, potentially, some Dark God.
In Will's mind, the so-called "Dark God" in the DC world could have been anyone, an ordinary person, an alien, or even an actual divine being. This wasn't his world, where fanatics prayed to a made-up dark god - there were real monsters like that here. But he couldn't make out what kind of monster it was, because the DC was literally crawling with them, and even with his head, Will couldn't remember anything.
Something hinted that the alien technology mentioned in the Justice League reports probably belonged to some alien upstart. And Will carefully avoided the idea that it could have anything to do with the Apocalypse.
When Will turned the corner, he found himself in a trap of corridors. The lower floors were an endless labyrinth of offices, offices and warehouses where equipment and other stuff was stored. Will had to go around more than a few corners before he found Harley. She was running along the corridor and... just as Will caught her arm, there was an approaching rumble from the side. The wall in front of his eyes shattered.
The flashes that flashed before his eyes flew in front of him, and crashed into the opposite wall, flying straight into the street through the broken window. Before Will knew it, he jumped backward, or he would have been hit, too. Maybe even killed him.
"Intergang?!"
«Oh, my goodness! - shouted Harley.
The wave of destruction created by the sudden shattering caused the floor beneath Will and Harley's feet to crumble like a sand bridge. Harley began to tumble downward, in slow motion to Will's eyes, and he rushed straight toward her with a swift flash.
Before Harley crashed to the floorboards, buried under a pile of rubble, Will snatched her up among the soaring debris, scooped her up in his arms, and with a sharp jerk, took her aside.
So the two of them were outside the ruined part of the corridor. And then there was another rumble, only outside.
«Oh, my hero! M-wah! - Harley sang in a squeaky voice, and kissed Will on the cheek in her own strange and playful way. There wasn't even talk of sympathy here... more like a whim of the windy and reckless Harley. People with whims were generally not good friends with their heads... -Handsome, did you see what that was?
Will nodded thoughtfully. He remembered two very fast silhouettes clashing in a fight. Of course, a normal person like Harley couldn't follow them, but Will, who was chakra-enhanced, could see them perfectly.
«Saw, there was Superboy and some girl - a strong, busty blonde in a white tight suit," he mentally completed the image.
"Somewhat similar to Kara...could it be her clone?"
It smelled bad. Not only had the girl who looked like Kara shown up here for some reason, but she'd attacked Superboy as if there was a deadly conflict between them.
"What would you call her for now? Kara's clone?"
Out of the hole where Superboy and Kara's clone had come from suddenly ran out, a panting and sweating Demian looking as good as a beaten boxer. Apparently they had stumbled upon Kara's clone as a result of the mission and had probably discovered something else. Will wanted to know what they'd seen.
But Damian looked too shabby. That was clear when he took a step forward, and almost fell into the hole under his feet. At the same moment, he saw Harley and Will (well sort of) hugging cutely.
«What are you doing here?!
«I'm on a mission here too, asshole. See here, Harley's got it," Will grinned.
«Oh... I'm with you, he's a jerk," Harley nodded, shoving the grenade into Will's hands with her fingers, then jumped out of his arms and ran as fast as she could.
«Hey!
Will immediately grabbed Harley by the waist and pulled her against him. She jerked frightened and started screaming, -No, let me go, you madman, or we'll both die! Aaaaaaah!!!
"Harley..."
«Don't worry, I already threw the grenade," Will said, smiling slightly. He probably couldn't have hurt her if he'd wanted to.
And where he threw the bomb... you could ask Demian's feet, which were nearly blown to hell.
«Oops, sorry, it was an accident! - Will shouted cheerfully, tasting a slight revenge on the Wayne family for all their frayed nerves.
This "friendly joke" was surprisingly explosive. But as expected, Damian easily avoided the explosion and jumped aside in time, eyes flashing angrily.
And no, Will wasn't going to kill him. If the upstart Damian didn't have time to dodge, he'd save him at high speed.
«Hey, you're not bad. Are you against these heroines, too? - Harley realized, patting Will on the shoulder.
«Alas, Harley, though I'm a fan of yours, I'm for the 'heroes'," he smiled.
«Hey...do I have fans?!
«And quite a lot of it... but that doesn't matter anymore. Why don't you tell me what you're doing here, friend?
«That's what I told you! Although... maybe I will. Behind the guns that can put a hole in Supes' ass! - she nodded importantly, crossing her arms over her neat chest even more importantly.
«Wow...
And while Will thought and wondered, Harley twisted out of his grasp, and a nimble, swift kick from her foot flew right into his palm. The grace of a gymnast and the strength of a gangster - all this is about Harley Quinn, who had beaten the bogeymen more than once and even survived fights with Batman. That's what she was like in life, albeit a little funny.
Will even felt sorry that the blow didn't go properly, because he wanted to let Harley run away... but seriously, if you catch her, if you let her go, she'll end up on the loose. It's a vicious cycle. The law of the jungle is that all the bad guys who get caught end up free sooner or later. You can't argue with the law!
It was out of the question to kill Harley, because she was too cute and sweet (even though she was a crazy beast, yes), but Will gave weakness here too. Still, when you grow up on cartoons about such girls, you can't help but sympathize with them. And if you become a murderer, they'll throw you in a mental institution. Everywhere you look, there's a downside!
And after all he was constantly surprised how Harley so deftly and well beat, but looking at her in life, suddenly realized that Harley's blows are rather crazy and sharpened by sports training. Strength and flexibility as just the phenomenon of a strong and pumped up body, and a very beautiful one at that. But for Will Harley was not a threat at all, but it was possible to admire this beauty endlessly.
Before they could continue the dance, there was a heavy clap from the side, something resembling a hard impact on a hard surface. Will and Harley froze almost in an embrace (so Will didn't know what to do with his childhood idol) as Superboy and Kara's clone flashed through a hole in the punched walls, right into the street.
«Oh crap...looks like mission failed! I'm going to make a run for it!
Seeing the clash between the two mighty heroes, Harley's eyes went wide and she let loose, once again twisting out of Will's grip.
«Damn it! How does she always do that? Is she training with Batman or something? - Will swore, feeling the emptiness in his own hands in an instant. It wasn't subtle!
"She's going back to the psych ward, so if I let her go, it won't make much difference. And it's not safe for her to stay here," he shrugged and frowned.
«Now we have to figure out what to do with two crazed Kryptonians. Hey, asshole, you got any ideas?
Damian had been watching the Kryptonian battle the entire time. He stood thoughtfully by the huge hole in the wall. One step forward and he would fall five stories straight down into the inner garden of the Newfewch Research Center.
«Hey, why don't you tell me what the fuck is going on here? - Will asked.
«Go to hell, motherfucker.
Of course, the mood between them wasn't even close to friendly, and partnership was out of the question. That was probably why Damian didn't hesitate to punch Will in the nose, but Will, having learned from the past, knocked the bastard out with a lightning-fast punch to the chin. The Batman brat just slammed his eyes shut and started to fall down into the hole with a full face... but Will with a sigh caught him by the scruff of the neck and threw him back into the room.
«I don't think Bats would forgive me if I let you die so stupidly. Now, now we have to get serious about what's going on here. Who the hell is this person?
Vanessa's voice suddenly sounded in Will's ear.
«I hacked into part of the research lab's network. This girl's Kryptonian, just like Kal-El and Kara Zorl-El. Looks like they somehow bent Kara.
«Holy shit. Construction. So they're not building alien weapons here, they're copying aliens?
«It's not clear yet. I need time to get into the lab to understand more," Vanessa explained.
«You're leaving everything to me again?
«Harley and Ivy are gone. You could say we'd blown the mission, so there was nothing left for me to do but move on. It's your fault, too," Vanessa said grudgingly.
Will took hold of his head and exhaled.
"Well... she's right about something."
«So it's a clone?
«Ninety percent probability, the rest is guesswork and speculation.
«Like what?
«...
«Vanessa.
«For example, this girl came from an alternate universe or is a completely different member of Krypton.
Will nodded to himself, in fact, Vanessa didn't see it.
Memories from a past life immediately came to mind, where he knew another Kara Zor El from an alternate universe. She had arrived on planet earth later than Clark because her ship had collided with an asteroid. In fact, it was the same Kara he loved, only from a parallel reality. Will didn't remember how she'd gotten to Earth, but he knew she had huge breasts, short hair with a Kara hairstyle, and a cocky, confident demeanor. Just like the girl who was now fighting Superboy.
In fact, it was an improved version of Kara, and if "our Kara" was called Kara Danvers, then Kara from the alternate universe got her own secret identity and became a programmer Karen Stark. This mature and smarter version of the clumsy and a bit insecure Kara from our world.
One thing Will didn't understand was why Karen was facing Superboy in a fight?
Will put a finger to his earpiece:
«Look, we have to stop them. I'm not sure you got it right," he said.
«I doubt I need to understand more than that. This girl's a clone.
«И...? Let's say that's true. What do you suggest we do?
«Get rid of her while I infiltrate the research center.
«Get rid of it?! You mean kill it?
«That's right.
«Are you kidding me?
«No, I'm serious. A Kryptonian clone is a serious threat to humans. Imagine the destruction and death it would cause. Especially if Newfuche has learned to make clones of Kara, some asshole could create a whole army of Kryptonians, and then it would be the real end of the world," Vanessa hissed, and felt in her head some of her own dislike and hatred for the likes of her. Or the Kryptonians. It was impossible to understand.
«Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Are you kidding me? I thought I was the first paranoid person in the world, but you've gone further than me! It's just a girl, right? Why don't we just call Clark and grab her? Maybe we can negotiate with her.
«I bet Superboy and Damien are already in the middle of 'negotiating with her,'" Vanessa grinned.
Will looked up to the sky where Superboy and Kara's clone were fighting and curled his lips.
"Is everyone here crazy?"
«These hasty conclusions will get you nowhere. First of all, you could be wrong, and secondly, heroes never kill people, even if they are bad.
«She's not human, she's a soulless clone. And I'm rarely wrong, I think Damien and the other titans have come to the same conclusion. It's dangerous to let her live. That's probably why Jon sent them instead of us," Vanessa was about to break the connection.
«Vanessa, wait! Fuck," Will reprimanded, leaving his gaze on the still fighting Superboy and PaverGirl Karen. - Listen to me, Vanessa. I know you're a smart girl and you've been working alone for a long time, and you've done it successfully. You consistently come out on top of the rankings, and I have a lot of respect for you. You've worked hard, and effort alone is not enough. You've done it smart.
«What are you getting at? - She asked glumly and seemed a little embarrassed.
«Please, trust me. We need to get to the lab and study this as best we can. I have a sneaking suspicion that this girl is not actually a clone, but an alternate universe alien.
It seemed that on the other side of the connection, Vanessa was frantic with shock.
«Are you serious now...? I told you there was a slight chance of that, but this is bullshit, Willard Light. This girl is definitely a clone.
«You're contradicting yourself. Ninety percent is not a hundred!
Vanessa was silent. It was a tense silence. And then she cut the connection, and Will whined.
"Holy shit!"
***
And so the situation was such that a girl like Kara could die at the hands of the Justice League. Or more accurately, by the Titans, who were bad with brakes.
"Are only Raven and Beast Boy among them adequate or what?"
And considering the fact that Vanessa used to be a member of the Titans, a certain picture was forming. The main aggressors there are two of the Wayne family and one half-wit, pretending to be Superman (and by the way, very badly).
As a result of complex mathematical calculations, Will came to the conclusion that Kara's clone was not really a clone, but the real Kara Zor El from the alternate universe. But whether it was true or not, he had yet to prove to himself, and then to others.
And a way to prove it immediately came to mind.
"I need kryptonite."
According to comic book history, Karen from the Alternate Universe was immune to that universe's kryptonite - which meant that it was possible to tell the difference between the clone and the original using kryptonite.
"If I put kryptonite on Karen's body and she doesn't react to it, then it's really Karen from another universe. Hell, how the fuck did she get into this world? I'm not the one to talk about that," Will thought.
Superboy and Pavergirl were fighting in flight. Reaching them with his powers was impossible. And for once Will felt powerless. Or how... he had envied Kara's flight on the first day he entered the DC universe, when she floated naked in front of him and laughed, looking into his wide eyes. Still, a hovering beauty is kind of ridiculous and weird.
Reaching the flying opponents was difficult. Will decided to look for the answer in Damian's belt, which held a lot of trinkets. Perhaps one of them could bring the Kryptonian down to the ground, but the belt wouldn't budge. All the pockets were locked, but Will couldn't see any locks.
Pushing harder on his belt, Will heard some sort of snap, and some sort of smoke sprayed into his face. Will managed to bounce back and avoid being hit by it, thanks to his high speed.
«Holy shit, it looks like Batman's got the belt ready for a power hack," Will muttered.
«Hey, what's up, buddy? - Beast Boy asked cheerfully, stopping relaxedly beside Will.
They looked at each other like two fools, Will was utterly surprised, and Beast Boy shrugged and patted him on the shoulder in amused relaxation.
«So, did you have any trouble on your first mission? I understand you need a little friendly support. You can cry to me if you want, I will support you like a real friend! - proudly proclaimed Beast Boy.
«Pahhh...you're just being silly as usual, aren't you? You were supposed to stop Harley and Ivy, "buddy."
«Oh, come on, I just didn't want to lay a hand on the girls," he waved his hand nonchalantly. - So you knocked out Damien after all? Pretty boy. Hmm... listen, does he have any popcorn in his belt, hmm? - he asked, sitting down beside Damian and reaching for his belt.
«Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. What popcorn? Careful, this belt gasses up when you try to break in!
But instead of being startled, Beast Boy calmly unfolded Demian's belt, scratched his ass, pulled a small square out of his pocket, pressed it, and out popped popcorn in a packet.
«Ho-ho! Happy Caramel, my favorite! That's a bummer! Will, you want one?
Will's jaw dropped.
«Are you serious?
«Yeah... why? - Beast Boy slowly pulled back his lip, popped the popcorn with the look of a dorky guy, and started slurping loudly.
«Ah... you know, forget it. I forgot who I was talking to," Will said with a sigh.
And Beast Boy, as if feeling guilty, began to explain how he knew how to open Demian's belt:
«Well... you know, Demian and I live in the same headquarters. It wasn't uncommon for me to wash his clothes, and Cyborg and I hacked and reconfigured his belt for fun. And he lost popcorn to me in an argument when I helped him hit on Raven. Oh," Beast Boy grimaced, "but don't tell him I told you, or he'll get mad. And Raven's with me now...
At that moment, a boulder, formerly a piece of the destroyed gazebo in the garden of the research center, flew right past Beast Boy and crashed into the wall with a crash. The floor shook and began to collapse.
«Holy shit! - shouted Beast Boy, dropping the popcorn from his hands, - M-O-O-O-O-Oh popcorn!!!!
Will managed to grab hold of Damian and jump down with him in seconds. There was a tree below, and he grabbed onto a branch. Unfortunately, the branch couldn't hold two bodies and broke.
«Uh, how are you guys doing? - said Beast Boy cheerfully.
«Quite well, but there's a lot of destruction," Will said.
«What the fuck am I doing here? You piece of shit knocked me out? - Demian hissed, finally coming to his senses.
Will smilingly raised his belt in front of Damian's eyes and waved it.
«Look, I also think you're a jerk and all, but let's be serious at least for now," Will said calmly, tossing the belt to Damian.
«Oh, no, I'm not gonna let it go. You knocked me out when I wasn't expecting it. That doesn't even count as a fight. It's gonna be a real fight between us now, come on, attack.
«Stop it, or everyone will know what happened between you and Raven! - Beast Boy said with a smirk.
«You don't dare, or I'll get rid of you.
«Will you get rid of it? Then Raven won't be happy," he added mockingly, curving his lip.
«Arghg, shit. Okay, but just for now," Demian nervously crossed his arms over his chest and turned to see Superboy and Karen fighting, "and why hasn't he nailed that clone yet? Superboy hasn't been living up to his reputation as Superman's copycat lately," he snorted.
«You're wrong. His opponent is Kryptonian, too," Will added thoughtfully, noticing the Titans' surprised looks on his face.
«I told you she's a clone. A clone of your girlfriend. Don't you hate that there's a clone of her in the world? If I were you, I'd kill her with my own hands.
«That's why you're a-" Will sighed, eating the word 'asshole'.
A heated argument ensued between them, with Damian telling Will about a mission to capture or destroy a clone of Supergirl. There had been a similar case before, and learned from previous experience the entire team of titans decided to kill her, find the culprit and destroy the lab.
Will even wondered who exactly had voted to kill the clone.
Raven didn't care, Damian offered to kill, Superboy for the kill, and Beast Boy decided to decline. In the end, it turned out the way it did.
«And you call yourselves heroes? What makes you think it's a clone, anyway?
«Come on, asshole, it's obvious. Only you're too dumb to realize it," Damien said irritably.
«Do you have any kryptonite with you? - Will asked suddenly.
«Maybe there is, but certainly not for you.
«If you give me kryptonite, I'll know if she's a clone or not.
«I said no. Are you stupid? Besides," Damian put his fingers to his chin, becoming thoughtful, "there was a case earlier when Kara was tried to be copied. That clone's name was Galatea. And Kara got rid of it when she had the chance.
"Or so you thought. Galatea actually survived that explosion, but what became of her in the end I have no idea," Will thought.
«Anyway, I don't care. This clone should never have been born. She's brainwashed and a danger to society. We need to get rid of her.
While Demian was chatting, Beast Boy pulled out some kryptonite from his belt, which he immediately tossed to Will. Will caught it deftly and immediately disappeared before Demian's eyes.
***
Will and Beast Boy climbed the tall tower over which Superboy and Karen were fighting. The air here was straining against their faces, and it was turbulent.
«And so--? What are you trying to pull, Will? No matter how you look at it, this girl is dangerous. You're not gonna leave her alone, are you?
Will only grinned and shrugged at Beast Boy's words. The Beast Boy's trust in him was justified by a trivial friendship, which was enough for both of them to trust each other.
«You know, where I'm from, there's a story about another Kara who came to us from an alternate universe. The kryptonite in my hands will help prove if she's a clone or the Karen I know about. So listen to me carefully, Beast Boy, if this girl takes a fancy to me, tell the League that Kara from another world is immune to kryptonite, because kryptonite from this universe is incapable of affecting a Kryptonian from another universe.
Hearing my important words, Beast Boy blinked dumbly, and scratched the back of his head guiltily.
«So... are you saying that... there are two Cara's...? One likes kryptonite and the other doesn't?
«Okay, forget it. Just say exactly what I told you verbatim. I'm gonna try to stop them.
Surprisingly, the fight between Pavergirl and Superboy made the sky shake with impact. Getting close to them seemed like a deadly risk, after all, the Kryptonian's punch crushed mountains, but Will had no choice. If the League members really could perceive her as a clone (and they could, because they didn't have Will's knowledge), Karen really could die.
Will gathered as much chakra in his body as he could, and then made a sharp jump, right into the path of Superboy and Pavergirl. Unfortunately... they immediately flew off to the side, and Will flew past them. So far that he miraculously flew over the fence of a research lab, then flew across the road and started falling onto the roof of a five-story building from a great height. That wasn't a problem with the Liberty Van suit, but before Will could apply it, someone had grabbed him around the waist and landed him sharply, as if falling on downward acceleration, on the roof. The one who helped him was a tall, pretty girl with really big breasts and a stern expression.
«Hey, are you okay? - Karen asked cautiously, glancing at Will, then frowned, pushing him aside.
Immediately Superboy crashed into her at insane speeds, and together they flew off into the distance, crashing into countless buildings in their path and causing much destruction.
«You gotta be kidding me!
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