Batman circled in the jet while the others formulated a battle-plan, observing the fight from on high. Something about all of this still didn't add up correctly, specifically he noticed that the tendrils were still almost exclusively targeting Superman. The only other attack so far had been on the news helicopter and that practically reeked of baiting, true the robot could just be prioritizing the strongest threat but Wonder Woman and Green Lantern's arrival both nullified that possibility. Better to conserve ammunition for now, since the 'bigger guns' he'd been stalling for were on the scene and not incapacitated...yet.

He noticed that Madison was attempting to scale the robot, probably as part of one of Oliver's schemes involving an arrow. Oliver needing someone to plant the thing rather than taking the shot meant that he either didn't know exactly where the target was, or it was too difficult even for him. Probably the former, the man's ego would likely never let him admit he might miss. some kind of 'hacking arrow' was the most likely ordinance then, with Madison instructed to find a weakpoint to plug it into. A risky, potentialy stupid plan considering the robot they were trying to hack was entirely alien in origin and no one had exactly had time to analyze it's operating systems so the arrow working would be sheer blind luck, but the girl still jumped right into the fray. It was her first real sortie with the League and she was doing admirably. Bruce had to grudgingly admit she-

was about to be carelessly crushed by a giant robotic fist! Batman dropped the Jet into a dive at the fist, knowing he might not be able to blow it off or halt it in time since it had already been poised to strike, planning on intercepting it physically. Then Aquaman stepped in the way and stopped it with his bare hands. You had to admire that about Arthur, really. The world thought of him as a complete joke, but he still leaped right into danger without a second thought.

Noticing that Aquaman was struggling to hold the fist back, Batman pulled up and armed several high-explosive missiles before firing them right at the elbow joint to blast it off, then immediately fired the last of his 'Freeze Missiles' at the metallic stump to prevent more tentacles from forming.

"Now we're even!" was about all he said to Aquaman over the intercom.