<hr/><div class="floatleft">(https://i.gyazo.com/ac8dc6670808f2840c085aedfffe5c25.png)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Batman (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=276885.msg13605226#msg13605226)<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Watchtower — Hallway outside the Armory/Hangar<br/><strong>Date/Time:</strong>Oct. 19, 2017 17:30-ish (Post Monsters Rage in Gotham!)<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Martian Manhunter, Superman, Wonder Woman, Zatan, Open<br/><strong>Content:</strong>(Warnings for gore or sensitive topics. Please don't post smut in this thread.)<br/><hr/>Light flashed, and Batman appeared in the Watchtower mid-stride. Without missing a step, he quietly continued down the stairs from the teleporter and straight for the monitor. A seemingly endless sea of flashing lights, buttons and dials spilled out before him, alongside multiple displays ranging from "System Integrity" to "Orbital Stabilization." Some of them were critical systems, others were dummies designed to throw off any intruders looking to sabotage the League's technical support. He slid his fingers across the shelf and slid a compartmentalized keyboard out of the wall. A few keystrokes later, one of the screens reading "Life Support" flickered and switched to an image of Martian Manhunter.<br/><br/>"J'onn," Batman said, turning his attention away from the screen just as Killer Croc growled threateningly behind him. There was a heavy<em>thud,</em>followed by a snort of laughter. He rolled his eyes and tapped a button on the console. A hydraulic groan filled the room as a series of steel bars began to lower around the teleportation circle. Batman had wanted to install an energy field instead, but there hadn't been time to just yet. "We need a security team to escort these three to the Detention Center. Icon should suffice."<br/><br/>As he spoke, Batman punched a few more commands into the terminal. He wanted to see if J'onn had managed to get the Comms System up and running while they were gone. Croc's refusal to answer his questioning was frustrating, but not much of a hindrance. If he could get ahold of Superman—either by the Watchtower's communications systems or by connecting his own headset to the antenna and routing the signal through what systems were currently active, he could confirm his suspicions that Gotham was merely a feint.<br/><br/>And where there was a feint, there was always a target.<br/><br/>There was a possibility that it was Metropolis, but that would have been a stupid move. Croc, Grodd and Shark were all formidable, but managed easily enough by the likes of Diana and Zatan. That would still leave Superman and Shazam, not to mention other powerhouses like Icon and Starfire. And if Metropolis was a feint as well, it was imperative that the real target was identified. If it<em>wasn't</em>a feint, then it was likely that the two attacks were merely a test run for something bigger. A supervillainous version of a border skirmish before all-out war.<br/><br/>Those implications didn't sit well with Batman. Not at all.