Chapter 21: Party at Wayne's - Who Was Left Out?
Chapter 21: Party at Wayne's - Who Was Left Out?
[Rescue 12 trapped individuals and gain 24 points.]
After the transformation process, the Omnitrix starts recharging again. The Omnitrix has a built-in, self-renewable, unlimited energy source, but there's a limit to its energy storage. If it exceeds the safe capacity, it could risk exploding. So, generally, only enough energy is stored for ten minutes of transformation.
Quinn's battle-damaged version was even worse. The transformation into the wild magic vine lasted only about 20 seconds. If it weren't for the special circumstances of the battle, it wouldn't have lasted until the end.
"Mana~"
(Yes, The bad girl was knocked down by you!)
Manaphy hugged Quinn, feeling no affection for the Poison Ivy, who kept saying she wanted to protect her but disregarded her own desires and forcibly took her away.
Quinn took off his police uniform and put it on the naked Poison Ivy. Not because it was indecent, but because the Poison Ivy had just been taken out of the forest by Quinn, and her body was restored to human form. There was a bloody gash on her left chest, which looked very scary at night, and someone passing by might easily mistake it for a corpse disposal scene.
Not long after, Damian and Nightwing, who successfully escaped, found Quinn.
When Damian saw the Poison Ivy on the ground, his first thought was that Quinn, that tricky guy, managed to defeat the Poison Ivy, so he must be hiding something again.
Quinn waved his hand, neither denying nor admitting, letting Damian guess. Nightwing's opinion of Quinn further improved; the situation just now was serious enough to call the Justice League, yet Quinn handled it alone.
Nightwing had never encountered Ivy, who possessed the heart of the forest. Otherwise, he would have known that calling the Justice League wouldn't be of much help; they needed a magic-side hero.
"Are we still going to Indian Hill?"
Quinn was exhausted as he spoke, and Damian and Nightwing were in the same state. Fighting wasn't the most energy-consuming thing; traveling was, especially in a forest full of carnivorous plants.
Quinn was fine; the Omnitrix would replace his original body and clothes when transforming, and revert them back when recovering, so his clothes were still intact.
On the other hand, Damian and Nightwing's uniforms were full of torn scratches, indicating they had endured a fierce battle.
"I don't want to go to the forest for a while. Those vines are disgusting!"
Damian had been ensnared by the tentacles several times, leaving him with indelible nightmares. The Wayne family had no resistance to the tentacles.
"I'm afraid Damian and I don't have time to go with you."
Nightwing took out a communicator from his belt: "Damian, Batman sent me a communication nine minutes ago, saying that you acted without authorization after checking the Bat computer's records. He went to the Black Mask Club to find you." Damian hurriedly checked his communication records and saw three communication requests from Batman on the top. At that time, he was still in the secret realm and couldn't receive the signal.
It was precisely because he couldn't get in touch with Damian that Batman hurriedly drove the Batplane and broke into the Black Mask's base camp single-handedly.
Damian knew that Batman was aware of his intentions, and he couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed. But little Robin's heart wasn't that fragile; he knew what to do now.
"Alfred, it's me, I'm in the middle of the intercity highway. Can you sent the Batmobile to pick me up. I'm going to help Batman!" Less than five minutes after the call was hung up, the Batmobile appeared from the shadows with a strong presence and momentum, stopping in front of Damian with a flick of its tail.
Damian saved the co-pilot seat for Nightwing: "Do you want to come along?"
Seeing Damian sitting in the driver's seat without saying a word, Nightwing frowned: "He allowed you to touch the Batmobile?"
Damian activated the Batmobile's accelerator with ease, and his immature face couldn't hide his excitement.
"He forbids me to drive, but I've already memorized the skills of driving this beast."
The Batmobile emitted a low roar, and the injectors behind the car ignited purple flames. The black beast showed restrained ferocity and disappeared into the horizon in an instant.
The only difference between this speed and direct flight was that the wheels were still attached to the ground.
The Robin brothers left to chase the second half of the Bat Family, leaving Quinn alone with Poison Ivy lying unconscious on the roadside.
"I haven't even gotten in the car yet."
Quinn wanted to shout this line, but if he were really asked, he definitely wouldn't get in the car. Quinn wasn't ignorant of current affairs and didn't want to meddle in other people's family activities.
Fighting gangsters was an important part of deepening the relationship between the Bat family, and it needed to be savored.
'Do you think I'd be envious of having an all-round butler like Alfred? I can also call people.'
Making Manaphy invisible, Quinn turned on the phone and saw a bunch of missed calls instantly. His heart skipped a beat.
After clicking on one of the callbacks, the phone was answered in seconds. Gordon gave Quinn a piece of his mind, saying that he left the jurisdiction area without authorization and damaged the property of the police station.
"Where are you now? I'll take someone to look for you right away."
Before Quinn could explain, Gordon had already hung up. Ten minutes later, a motorcade with police lights arrived near Quinn, completely surrounding the area.
Gordon received a report from the public about a police car soaked in water on the coastal road and reported the license plate number.
Seeing that Quinn was alone, Gordon put his gun back into the holster and walked towards him with a stern expression.
"Officer Quinn, please don't leave the jurisdiction area without authorization."
This was a serious dereliction of duty, but the Gotham Police Department's delineation of the jurisdiction area was vague. According to Quinn's police rank, the entire Gotham was within his patrol area. Strictly speaking, Quinn didn't violate the rules.
However, Quinn didn't know the details of this aspect, and Gordon deliberately treated it seriously so that Quinn would remember it better.
Quinn didn't dare to refute. Gordon came quickly, and everyone at the police station was fully armed. They were clearly prepared for a firefight. Quinn was deeply moved.
After giving Quinn a lesson, Gordon turned his attention to the Poison Ivy lying on the ground.
"Is this the person in the black mask?"
Quinn's clothes covered her head, and the road was dimly lit at night, so Gordon couldn't tell it was Poison Ivy.
Gordon bent down, lifted the cover of the police uniform, and saw a beautiful face. He exclaimed, "Poison Ivy?!"
In 0.5 seconds, Gordon completed the three movements of drawing the gun, retreating, and aiming. It was so fast that Quinn even suspected that time had slowed down.
And Gordon aimed at Quinn.
Hearing the sound of a whole block of bullets being loaded behind him, Quinn immediately knelt down and raised his hands, very decisive.
He shouted, "I am not controlled by Poison Ivy. You can check Poison Ivy; she has no energy to control others now."
Poison Ivy could use her lips to secrete psychotoxins. By kissing an opponent and exhaling psychedelic gas, she could control their mind. Everyone in the Gotham Police Department knew about this ability, so Quinn was eager to prove his innocence.
It would be a terrible joke if he didn't explain clearly and got shot down by friendly fire.
As the director, Gordon was the first to act. He removed Poison Ivy's clothes and saw the horrific wound on her left chest. He signaled to the other police officers to lower their guns.
"Did you cause the injury in her heart?"
"If I didn't attack the vital spot, I might be the one who died." Quinn told the truth. Only by cutting out the heart of the forest could Ivy turn back into Poison Ivy, and only then would he have a chance of winning.
Gordon understood Quinn's situation. They had to be extremely cautious when checking documents with ordinary people, fearing they might suddenly pull out a pistol and surprise them, let alone facing a supervillain like Poison Ivy.
"I'll contact the funeral home. Go back to the police station and write me the details in a report."
A policeman who accidentally kills someone will be punished even in Gotham. Well, a week of administrative leave with pay, and then returning to work, is "punishment."
Gordon asked someone to cover Poison Ivy with a white cloth. He sighed, feeling a little regretful. Among the criminals in Gotham, Poison Ivy was the one he thought had the most hope of reforming. He didn't expect her life to end so early.
Quinn's strange voice came from behind, "Boss, when did I say Poison Ivy is dead."
"What?"
Gordon was taken aback, "I saw her heart is gone, are you saying she's still alive?"
"Then she died."
Seeing that Gordon didn't understand Chinese myths, Quinn lifted the white cloth, "People die without a heart, but plants can live. Poison Ivy is no longer human."
Even without the power of the heart of the forest, the transformation process of the green of all things was real. Poison Ivy had completely become a plant.
Gordon looked carefully and found that Poison Ivy's empty left breast was slowly healing.
"Can live without a heart. These supervillains are indeed monsters." Gordon handcuffed Poison Ivy and put on a restraint device.
Gordon looked at Quinn, who was putting on his police uniform, and thought that this one was even more of a monster.
...
Gordon took Quinn, as their original plans were disrupted. The intertwining of two major events had drained their energy, leaving them unable to deal with both at the same time.
In an underground building on Indian Hill, Roman, Falcone and his partners listened to reports from their subordinates.
"Batman fell into the trap. He inhaled the modified fear gas. Even with the strongest willpower, he's still human, and he'll soon be defeated by the Masked Society." Black mask looked at the panting Batman on the monitor, showing a contemptuous smile, "Gotham will be shrouded in our shadow. Hmph, as I said this city is dying, and we must take strong measures." His partner glanced at the monitor screen, "Don't underestimate the bat. He's a hero."
He didn't take it seriously, "After tonight, there will be no more vigilantes in bat suits. What are you afraid of?"
Batman in the picture was cornered. Suddenly, the wall was smashed by a machine gun, and a black Batmobile rushed in. While everyone was distracted by the Batmobile, two young people, one blue and one green, sneaked in from the other side, instantly neutralizing the threat of heavy firepower.
Watching the well-designed trap being broken, Black mask felt like he had slapped his face.
"Although Batman escaped by chance, our goal of distracting Batman has been achieved, and the most critical steps have been completed. The next thing we need to do is to wait and hibernate." He looked at the behemoth in the rear glass, and he did the same.
"Yes, the goal has been achieved."
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