The
dust settles within the cavern containing Batman and Old Man Logan.
“Tell
me,” directs Old Man Logan to Batman.
Batman
stands in silence for several minutes before beginning his story.
“After
our team assured itself of a position in the Universe Bowl, Richards, Luthor, Doom
and I held a secret conference. The
meeting was held with only the four of us present. We were a silent cabal within our team,
formed for a single purpose: win the Universe Bowl. We knew that the Universe
Bowl would take the lives of many, but more importantly, we knew that in order
to defeat the Slaves, we needed to focus on their champion, Darth Shemalyah.
“Yes,
the Slaves have Superman, Thunderclash, Fernus, Loki, Wolverine and Spongebob
Squarepants, but it is Shemalyah who has gained the recognition of being one of
the most powerful and practically undefeatable entities within our league. She
has been a force to reckon with throughout the season and we needed to put her
down. With Shemalyah’s death, the Slaves
would be in a state of disrepair such that their spiral could never be
corrected.
“But
how do you destroy something that is indestructible? There were no records of Darth Shemalyah in
the databases at the Batcave. There were
no databases within the FFL records to which I perused. She seems to have come into sheer existence from
a figment of warped minds’ imagination. She
was created from the ether.
“Nonetheless,
the cabal knew there had to be somewhere which would disclose the history of
Shemalyah. I was sent to find the
place. To assure my mission’s secrecy,
we decided to wipe the minds of the remaining cabal members, Richards, Doom and
Luthor. They would remember nothing of
our discussions; they would only know that I had gone missing.
“While the others crafted a strategy in
winning the Universe Bowl, I’m assuming utilizing the Death Star, which Doom
was always fixated on, I traversed the Playoff Planet and the stars surrounding
it for any indication of Shemalyah’s origin.
Through countless interviews and investigations, I discovered a satellite,
nameless, appearing insignificant to all those who pass by. As we all know though, appearances can be
deceiving.
“I
located a Sith Holocron on this satellite, hidden away, no doubt by Darth
Shemalyah herself or her acolytes. The
Holocron miraculously contained the history of Shemalyah. Her birth. Her transition. Her travels throughout the galaxy as a
Jedi. Her transition to the Dark Side. The sacrifice of her lover by her own
hands. The taking of both apprentices,
Landsoh and Nyram. Her power and her
near indestructibility. All of it. All of it was contained within the Sith
Holocron. Although her history will be
discussed another day for we do not have time at this moment, I need to point
out that the Holocron did contain something else: the way to defeat her.”
“What
per chance is that?” questions Logan.
Batman
continues his story.
“There
is an element unknown to man; never discovered until this very day by myself
and witnessed by you, Old Man Logan. The
Holocron contained this information.”
“The
Holocron directed me to this very cavern on the Playoff Planet. This cave contains the essence of a spirit
cube. The spirit cube is what is held in
my hands. The cube, in essence a
crystal, contains the spirits of the lost Sith.
This crystal can be weaponized.
The weapon which utilizes the crystal will not only defeat any Jedi or
Sith in its path by drawing his or her midichloridians from their body, but
more importantly for our team, will leave Darth Shemalyah a mere husk, defeated
and dead. This crystal,” notes Batman as
he looks down at the dark gem in his gloved hands, “is the key.”
“Now I
knew that Richards would eventually look for me and send someone to find me
before the Universe Bowl, I just needed the time in between to finish my plan. When someone found me- - you Logan, I needed
to have everything in place. I do now. It was your mission from Richards to find
me. It is my mission for you to safely
get me to the locker room.
“You see,
I formulated the weapon and it is currently in a secret compartment within our
locker room. No one know but myself and
now you. I need to place the crystal in
the weapon to defeat her. So, like I
said before, you need to get me to the locker room, undetected.
“This crystal is a gem to our victory over the
Dark Lord Shemalyah. It is a key to our
victory over the entire George Washington’s Slaves team.”
Old Man
Logan looks at Batman, “Are you sure, Bruce?”
“As
sure as Shemalyah is now dead.”
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