<em>Whiplash has remained silent throughout the exchanges, in the shadowy corner, thinking, and, as he wants to be for now, unnoticed. Frustrating, that when he needed those brilliant flashes of insight most, they happen to be beyond his capacity. Unlike most of the others, he is contained slightly differently, as the aliens have learned of his uncanny ability to slither out of most retraints without the use of his powers. As such, his nullifier is something more along the lines of a straightjacket, pinning his arms firmly to his torso and not allowing the vaguest hope of him wriggling free. He recognizes most of the others, either by reputation, or personal knowledge. Haste. A worthy adversary. Humour. One as malleable as himself, though, Whiplash knows, he typically uses his powers in other manners, lacking internal organs completely. Jessie. He finds himself a little surprised. It has been ages... and she's grown. A small part of him wonders in an almost conerned manner about how she got into a mess with this lot. Bast. Doesn't know her personally, but has heard of her. A mercenary of sorts, like himself, though renowned more for guile than honor. The kind with whom association is both very profitable and very risky. Frenzy. A kid who's fought a couple times with Haste, apparently. Phasing, molecular control. Potential, but never really the kind to be taken seriously on a consistent basis... yet, at least. Whiplash has seen some villains grow into their own in his time, after all.<br/><br/>Then the explosion. Followed quickly by weakness and, somehow unsurprisingly, Dr. Destruction.<br/><br/>When this is all over, he'd have to kill him, of course. It would hardly do to have all his plans for getting Mercury back, the heroes back to be foiled-- as they no doubt would be-- by this power-hungry madman. But, for the moment, if he didn't agree, he'd never live to see his plans executed anyway, with no guarantee everything would go right. Only one real choice.<br/><br/>His voice, quiet but clear, rings out, signalling to both the Doctor and his cellmates his presence.<br/><br/>"Yes."</em>