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Post by jedibloo on Aug 8, 2021 0:12:04 GMT -5
"You may be onto something if we had the time but even if we did want to make a deal with the devil, there's no time to track down these criminals down and convince them to help without it resulting in another fight. Let's go ahead and make the call to the Commissioner now. The sooner we get him looped in, the better chance we have at surviving this." Carrie responded to the guys. For her, the idea from Chris was a good one but one that would need time, given how unpredictable Gotham's Rogues are and unfortunately, they didn't have that kind of time.
"Fine by me." Wicz merely responds before making a call out to the Commissioner of Gotham via the Batcomputer. "Hello, Commissioner Gordon."
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Post by venomizer on Aug 8, 2021 14:46:00 GMT -5
Chris nodded his head as he watched as Wicz called Gordon via batcomputer. He also made sure to have the voice disguising software enabled.
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Post by Mr.Silver on Aug 8, 2021 22:32:31 GMT -5
In his office, Commissioner Gordon was sitting down, looking over paperwork while the night was young and his officers were out trying to keep the city safe. Suddenly, his phone rang, prompting him to stop what he was doing to see who it was. He saw that the number was restricted and with a puzzled expression, he answered the phone and held it up to his ear.
"This is Gordon." When he heard the voice on the other side, his confusion grew as his voice didn't sound familiar. "Who is this?"
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Post by jedibloo on Aug 9, 2021 2:40:45 GMT -5
"..." When it comes to talking on the phone, Wicz gets anxious for some reason. Whenever he takes the initiative, everything goes downhill to the point that he needs everyone else to do it for him or else he rambles. "We're the Power Rangers. The ones who worked with Batman to keep Gotham safe. We need your assistance please." He says calmly, doing his best to ease his anxiety.
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Post by venomizer on Aug 9, 2021 16:38:52 GMT -5
Chris signaled to Wicz that he would take it from there. "Commissoner, we have received intel that Ra's Al Ghul is planning on making Gotham a wasteland by any means necessary. He intends to burn Gotham to the ground turning it into a no man's land. What we don't know is how. What we do know is that he intends to do it within the next 24 hours if not sooner and we need your help to coordinate Gotham's evacuation. We will do our best to stop him but if not we want to make sure that as much Gotham citizens are safely transported out of the city." Chris stated.
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Post by mariescott on Aug 10, 2021 17:21:04 GMT -5
"Commissioner we need to do this in a way that doesn't incite panic," Carrie said. "Mass panic would just play into Ra's plans. We have to do it as orderly as possible."
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Post by Mr.Silver on Aug 10, 2021 20:27:08 GMT -5
On the other side of the phone call, Commissioner Gordon was unsure of what to think of this news, mainly because he didn't have the trust in this group as he did with the Bat Family. "Where did you see get this intel from? I need something solid before I can move on evacuating an entire city." He gave pushback as he felt uneasy about simply moving on just faith alone."
"They're telling the truth, Commissioner. We need to move quickly." Bruce's voice rang through, shocking all three of the Rangers. What was even more shocking to them is that his voice wasn't coming from another phone or audio device. In fact, he was standing right behind them with Adrian standing next to him, both still draped in their league attire.
Hearing the Dark Knight's voice caused Gordon to change his tune completely. "You picked a hell of a time to come back." The commissioner responded. "I'll mobilize everything we have. Are you going to be able to stop this mad man?!"
"We're about to find out. Thank you, Commissioner." Bruce responded before Gordon ended the call on his end. The Black Ranger stood there silently, knowing that the trio would have some things to say regarding his shocking return.
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Post by venomizer on Aug 11, 2021 16:34:16 GMT -5
Before Chris could reply, that familiar voice rang and it sent chills down his spine. Chris turned only to see Bruce and Adrian behind them. Chris attempted to say something but between wanting to strike Bruce knowing it wouldn't bode well. He just shot a look at him and shook his head. "Nothing I'm gonna say or do right now is gonna matter because either way I'll get my ass handed to me, but.....God damnit...Why?" Chris stated.
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Post by jedibloo on Aug 11, 2021 23:58:05 GMT -5
The look on Wicz’s face when Bruce appears behind him is something he haven't never thought to see for a longer time. The Red Ranger wants to say something. He really does. But he keep opening and closing him mouth, like a fish, no sound coming out. Then, in one slow motion, he walks over to Bruce and punches him the face. He doesn’t cry, the tears refuse to come, he just breathes heavily while blood drips from his fist.
"You... bastard." The Red Ranger growls, voice full of hurt. He steps back to his friends and crosses his arms. "My faith in you betraying Ra's may have worked, but I can't forgive you for hurting us with your words and sacrifice play." He states before greeting Adrian politely. "By the way, hello again Adrian."
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Post by Mr.Silver on Aug 12, 2021 0:09:32 GMT -5
Bruce gave Wicz that punch as their one freebie. He touched his lips, confirming that he wasn't bleeding after being punched in the face.
"I'm not here for your forgiveness." Bruce's response was chilly. He was giving off the vibe that he really didn't care about their emotions right now and that thought was only partially true. "My goal to keep Gotham safe has never changed and I will what is necessary to complete the task at hand.
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Post by venomizer on Aug 12, 2021 15:28:29 GMT -5
"I'm not here for your forgiveness." Bruce's response was chilly. He was giving off the vibe that he really didn't care about their emotions right now and that thought was only partially true. "My goal to keep Gotham safe has never changed and I will what is necessary to complete the task at hand.
"Well, I see your bedside manner hasn't changed. If anything its gotten worse. By the way, thanks for the vote of confidence. I'm sure that hurt your black heart. So now that we got that out of the way. It seems like you have a plan." Chris said as he wanted to cut through the rough pleasantries.
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Post by Mr.Silver on Aug 12, 2021 16:08:37 GMT -5
"Well, I see your bedside manner hasn't changed. If anything its gotten worse. By the way, thanks for the vote of confidence. I'm sure that hurt your black heart. So now that we got that out of the way. It seems like you have a plan." Chris said as he wanted to cut through the rough pleasantries.
"No, he doesn't get off that easily." Carrie allowed a few tears to fall from her face. While her male counterparts opted for throwing physical and verbal jabs, the lone lady opted for pursuing answers that would hopefully help to quell her and the team's emotions. "Why? Why are you here? Why is Adrian here? How are you here? Why did you do what you did?!" She fired off all of those questions with her voice raising just slightly.
Bruce didn't plan on having this conversation and while time was of the essence, he knew that it may be more difficult to get them in line if he didn't at least provide the basics as to his plan.
"We needed to know what Ra's had planned should he succeed in recruiting me to the League. I knew that it could not be that simple as to bring me into the fold before riding off into the sunset and he wasn't going to be forthcoming with additional intel unless I was on the inside. Choosing to join the league was the only way that I could discover his end game." Bruce started, addressing why he thought of this particular plan.
"But to do that I needed to make it as authentic as possible, otherwise, Ra's wouldn't buy it. As a result, I said hurtful things with the intent on driving you away because had you stayed or tried to come back and rescue me, you all would have died." Bruce spoke. Alfred had already explained the portion a while back regarding Bruce's cruel choice of words and why he said what he said. "Even then, there was still a chance that I would fail this mission and I was at peace with that decision, knowing that if something were to happen to me, Gotham was in good hands with the three of you. As an added measure, I struck an agreement with Adrian since the scheme from Ra's would likely affect him just as much as anyone else and given his criminal history, I made a deal with him. If he helps us through this... I will see to his record being cleaned and he walks away."
Bruce provided further explanation, giving the biggest compliment he can give with him verbalizing that he was truly ready to pass Gotham down to the trio should something happen to him. "In addition, my actions provided you all with additional time to regain your health, train and hopefully master Triassic Mode because you're going to need it. Adrian and I crashed his plane carrying the bombs he was going to use to burn Gotham to the ground and Ra's is not going to take this lying down. That is all."
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Post by jedibloo on Aug 13, 2021 23:53:49 GMT -5
Wicz mulls it over, biting over his lip as he listens to the Bruce's explanation. While it still hurts his mentor does all this, it give him as realization that it brings him and his friends more closer together as a team.
"I see." The Red Ranger starts with a simple two words. "While the pain lingers, doing the missions without you does give us a chance to be independent. We can't keep clinging to you forever." He says. "We're getting better despite our flaws. We manage to master the Triassic Mode and all. So yeah..." He shrugs slightly, rubbing the back of his head with his free hand so he doesn't feel too awkward. "We just have to put our progression into good use, right Carrie? Chris?"
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Post by Mr.Silver on Aug 14, 2021 20:35:02 GMT -5
Carrie listened intently to Bruce's explanation and things all made sense and while she appreciated hearing what Alfred told them come out of Bruce's mouth directly regarding how he felt about the young trio. There were two things that still didn't sit well with her. One, he didn't trust the team with this plan beforehand which would have saved them a whole lot of grief and hurt feelings. The other was that she was surprised that Bruce was willing to put a criminal back on the street with a clean slate and Adrian taking the deal so easily. When she heard Wicz speak, she nodded.
"Right. But to be fair, we haven't completely mastered Triassic Mode yet. It still takes too much out of Chris and I where we can't remain morphed. I feel like we're close though."
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Post by venomizer on Aug 15, 2021 2:00:25 GMT -5
Chris listened to Bruce's explanation and although even with Alfred paraphrasing what Bruce had told him to tell the trio, Chris wasn't satisfied. "So let me get this straight. You had a plan from the jump but didn't trust us with that knowledge. Let me guess, you needed our reaction to be genuine? If I had known, all this would have went down, the training, broken bones, stiches and whatever else, and we still don't get the slightest bit of trust or appreciation, I'd have gave you back the gem. But since we here and we cant go back to the past, nothing else I can do about it and before you start, I'll save you the whole "I had my reasons" speech your about to spill." Chris stated.
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