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#2001
Old 10-17-2012, 02:03 AM

Some time later Ciara was landing the jet on top of a building in Japan. Just as she was climbing out of it, Batman appeared out of nowhere-as he does.

"Took you long enough" the caped crusader commented as he stepped towards her, "Although there isn't much left to be said about our mystery writer. I just finished tracking down his location, someone's gone through a lot of trouble to hide him although I can't be sure why at this point." he pointed to a building not far from them with a large sign in front of it, "He's a patient at the local asylum, from his records it says he's catatonic at least 23 hours a day and for the rest of it he's impossible to talk to." Batman turned back to Ciara, not really even giving her the chance to say 'hi' in all this, "I'm sorry you've wasted a trip here, although with recent events I suppose you may be wanting to spend some time apart from Genosha anyway. You're welcome to come along with me to visit him."

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#2002
Old 10-17-2012, 02:09 AM

Ciara jumped out of the jet in victory and tried a couple times to get a word in but so enough let him finish his little speech. "Yes well... It's my fault Sinister knows about him. Frankly, ANYTHING to distract me is welcome at this point."

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#2003
Old 10-17-2012, 12:44 PM

"I figured as much" Batman replied in that 'I know everything' kind of way. He shot his hook-line over to the building and offered a hand to Ciara, "Would you like a ride over?"

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#2004
Old 10-17-2012, 02:34 PM

Ciara looked downward a sad expression crossing her face for a moment before she brushed it off. "I'm still a little drained from flying so yes.." She took his hand and got into position. "Bruce..." She whispered softly so only he could hear, "I don't know if he will but if Nate- Sinister shows up... make sure I don't do anything stupid."

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#2005
Old 10-17-2012, 04:48 PM

Batman looked at her, a softer tone to his voice for once and a bit of a smile on his face, "I've already planned for it." he held her close for her to feel secure as he jumped from the building and down to the roof of the asylum. From there it was a few simple lock-pickings and they could get through the asylum with ease. It wasn't long before Batman had them in the room with the catatonic comic writer.

The room was filled with drawings, sketches, pictures-not great work which likely meant he had someone else doing his artwork. The man they were looking for was really more of a girl, a young girl laying asleep in bed.

Batman glanced around, only mildly confused, "Hm. I suppose Shane can be a girl's name as well." he commented.

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#2006
Old 10-17-2012, 05:35 PM

"Of course you have," She smiled back.

Ciara looked around the room, "I never would have guessed she was so young.." She commented quietly before noticing a sketch above the bed. It was a height chart of some kind but there were various versions of the same person. Each had a number under it. All counting upward until it stopped at what looked like..." I think that's me." She commented, pulling out the necklace she got from her father and pointing at the last two figures wearing a similar necklace. The last two looked the same minus the scribbled black lines behind the second last one.

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#2007
Old 10-17-2012, 06:35 PM

"Interesting" Batman noted as he glanced around at the pictures before focusing on the girl. Checking her vitals and whatnot he sighed, "Well the stories were true, she's completely catatonic. There's the odd occasion, once a week or two where she supposedly wakes up for half an hour but it's impossible to know when that happens."

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#2008
Old 10-18-2012, 03:07 AM

Ciara sat down on the side of the bed, "Too bad. I would have liked to ask her a few questions..." She said softly before moving a strand of hair out of the girl's face.

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#2009
Old 10-18-2012, 03:24 AM

The girl's eyes suddenly snapped open as she took in a gasp of air as though she had been holding her breath for days. She shot up in her bed and pulled away from Ciara sharply, staring at her wide-eyed as her heart raced, "You" she breathed with a knowing voice as her gaze shot around the room to see Batman and then fall back upon Ciara, "so... it's my turn... my turn to see, not only watch but see... see... see... see with me" her hands were trembling, reaching to the IV in her arm that kept her alive for the times she was out of it, she tore it from her arm, "No more, nononoNO!" she threw it across the room and then turned back to Ciara sharply, reaching out to grasp the mutant's face in both her hands, "I see you" she whispered.

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#2010
Old 10-18-2012, 04:00 PM

Ciara was a little surprised to see the girl suddenly awaken and not only that but look and speak to her like she knew who Ciara already was.

She placed her hands over top of the girl's and smiled softly, "Yes. I see you as well... Have.. Have we met before?" She asked.

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#2011
Old 10-18-2012, 04:23 PM

The girl tilted her head, looking confused, "Of course not" she replied, pulling her hands away, "that would be crazy. Who are you? Do you know me?"

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#2012
Old 10-18-2012, 04:34 PM

Ciara couldn't help but chuckle at the phase: That would be crazy. "I only ask because of the comic book you've been writing." She pointed at the drawing with all the girls lined up and pulled out her necklace, the same necklace the girl was wearing, "It seems to have a lot of similarities to my life as well as others," She motioned back to Batman. "How do you know so much about us?"

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#2013
Old 10-18-2012, 04:56 PM

Shane stared at Ciara, then at Batman and back to her in confusion, "I... I don't know anything about you" she replied, "I only seem to know everything about the others. I sleep and watch, always watching, never seeing. I wake, write what I watch and sleep again. This world, my world, all nothing. Nothing to me, meaningless, empty." her eyes stared off in the distance, "only the worlds I watch do I know... and they are fading... one by one, gone, gone, gone, never to be watched again. All die, all fade, I die and die and die. Always searching, always mistakes, need to go, need to move on. My world is next. I am next to die. Will it feel different this time? Will it be more real? I don't know real very well..."

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#2014
Old 10-18-2012, 04:59 PM

Ciara listened to the girl speak and tried to make sense of it, "Worlds...Do you mean you can see other dimensions?"

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#2015
Old 10-18-2012, 05:13 PM

"Worlds, many worlds, so many-so similar and so different" she sat on her bed with her legs curled up to her chest, "but every time he touches one it ends in darkness, death, dead and dead and dead" she pointed to each of them, "When the reaper of worlds is upon us"

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#2016
Old 10-18-2012, 05:21 PM

Horatio's voice rang in her ear: I want to make sure none of the mistakes in other timelines are made in this one.,It's very important that I make this the right one for me..., "I don't wonder about that, no. I know what would happen and it's disastrous. That's one scenario you should never want to live

"Horatio...Do you mean Horatio the Time Reaper?" Ciara froze and gripped her head as a series of blurry images flashed through her head and a series of voices all cried out at once all screaming his name.

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#2017
Old 10-18-2012, 05:36 PM

Her eyes began to droop and her headed bobbed wearily, "time... to sleep..." she crawled back into bed, "night night... night of a thousand days..."

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#2018
Old 10-18-2012, 05:50 PM

"W-wait." The voices got louder and louder till she opened her eyes again and found herself surrounded by blackened figures which began to swarm her. "Get away- I can't breathe." Ciara felt something pull her out and opened to her eyes to find Chibi Sinister closing an intense looking door.

"Ci-Ci shouldn't go in there. Too many voices. Too many C-..." He looked up, " Poopie...Times up."

Ciara shot awake, grasping for air.

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#2019
Old 10-19-2012, 02:49 AM

Batman had Ciara by the arm, "Stingray" he called to her, "it's over. She won't be awake for some time again, we should-" he stopped as Oracle cut in on their coms.

"Bat-.... Br-... -code.... vi-...." it was too choppy to make out at first but it cleared up just enough for one crucial word, "VIRUS!"

Batman's hand shot up to his cowl just as something flashed across the screen of his eyes, he barely pulled his cowl away before the glass around his eyes shattered. Hunched over away from any potential watching eye he cleared out the glass and put his mask back in place but now it was his real eyes showing through, "We're going. Now"

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#2020
Old 10-19-2012, 03:14 AM

Ciara shook her head, trying to figure out what the hell just happened and snap back to reality. "No. We can't leave her. If Sinister finds her, he'll..."

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#2021
Old 10-19-2012, 03:24 AM

"Oracle's been hacked" Batman replied seriously, "Take the girl, but we are leaving immediately." his tone left no room for argument.

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Old 10-19-2012, 03:39 AM

"Oh shit..." Oracle... had been hacked?! If that didn't send off warning signals, then nothing would. Ciara quickly picked Shane and hurried off with Batman.

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#2023
Old 10-19-2012, 03:47 AM

They raced out of the building and through the streets, making their way out to a large bridge where Batman finally brought them to the side to stop. "Any of my tech could have been compromised along the way, it has it's own security but it's connected with Oracle's" he explained, "the fact it got into my cowl is bad. We're going to have to use your jet"

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#2024
Old 10-19-2012, 03:53 AM

She nodded, slipping her goggles off and removing the lens. "I didn't think it was possible to hack into Oracle's mainframe... I hope she's ok.... Good, you can fly the jet. I still can't believe I actually flew the damn thing." She said.

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#2025
Old 10-19-2012, 04:04 AM

"One problem" he frowned, "I have to get rid of everything I have on me. We're risking being traced and even listened to. My technology self destructed once it sensed being compromised but there's always that chance... I have to go civilian." he took her goggles from her and threw them off the bridge into the water, "you to."

 


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