Ultron's background check on Combustible would reveal that he was actually a rather low level thug from Gotham. His priors mostly included petty thefts and the occasional bigger heist. Nothing as bad as Firefly in terms of mass arson or straight up murder. He seemed to be known for working underneath another villain known as Oswald Cobblepot - A.K.A. The Penguin.

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Ben's natural talent for key molding would inevitably lead to him finding the right key, and with a loud CLICK!, the door was unlocked... only for Captain Falcon to break it in half completely moments later.

Joel blinked, "Wasn't exactly serious about the key-related powers thing, but..." the man shrugged as he stared at the now empty frame. "At least we're free now-"

Before Joel could leave, however, a noise came from the nearby unconscious hatter. It was a crackling noise, followed by what sounded like a slurred, almost pained grunting sound. The Mad Hatter was still very much unconscious, but as you soon found, it wasn't him that was making the noise. At least, not intentionally.

Those cracking noises quickly turned into several small, controlled explosions across his entire body. Blood spurted out of the fresh wounds from every individual freshly made wound. It flew out, nearly hitting those of you closest to Hatter in the face. The pain alone would've normally been enough for about anyone to wake up in horror, but it seemed like the Hatter was able to just sleep right through it. Not that it mattered, though. Because moments later, his entire body was engulfed in that explosion...

And then, as the smoke cleared?

The Mad Hatter was gone. Not even a single trace of blood was left.



"...shit."

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Shantae wasn't the only one to console the poor little ghost as a few more of the other members chimed in and said something similar, Shantae smiled and attempted to lighten her up again. "See, there's no reason for you to eat yourself up about what you did!" Lilith paused for a bit, part of her felt like they were just saying this for pity reasons but it still felt nice to hear so she thanked them for the thought. "Uh, yeah...thanks" She said hesitantly. Right then, now that the pity party is over, it was about time that they leave and save some more lives. One problem however, the door was locked so they had to find a way to unlock it, luckily Ben and Caption Falcon were able to get it open, though the caption found a more...creative way of unlocking it.

Oh well, at least we can leave now. Oh wait nevermind, there were some explosives attached to The Hatter and left a nasty blast, thankfully with Ben being able to protect everyone from the blow. The weird part however was that after the exposition and the smoke cleared there was no trace of the hatted wacko at all, no blood, no hat, nothing. Everyone must be pretty confused, Lilith and Shantae sure did seem to be. "And to think things couldn't get any more outlandish." Shantae said looking over to where The Hatter previously was. "Well dead or not we should still go back to saving everyone." Lilith mentioned

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Date watched as the weird plug man turned back into a boy, a bit shocked but berit's transformation was a lot more jarring, and he was getting over all this weird shit. With a nod of agreement to Tess. However, at the door being locked he frowned as he looked towards it trying to figure a way to open it, maybe the hatter had a key on him or something? But then, the boy transformed into some weird crystal guy and his finger turned into a key, oh look, how convenient. As well, the man in the helmet and tight outfit broke the door open too, which only had Date with a look of confusion, but whatever, the door was very open now. As he was going to follow Joel out the door, he turned to the noise that was being caused near the mad hatter. Date couldn't believe it as parts of his body exploded, the body unmoving as it just seemed to be wiped completely clean from all the explosions. Date couldn't even say much, just only as much as a "...Yeah, that's a bit much" He stared at where the hatter was, before shaking his head he agreed with ben and lilith. "Yeah, we should get moving, people to save and stuff." He would quickly walk out the door as to go off and find more people that needed helping in the burning building.

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Trevor stood and listened to the questions asked to the...man. As well, his name. He then listened as the man called himself Mister Combustible, as well about this firefly person and how they had wanted the light bulb to hurt people too which he said no. Well then, a thug with a conscious...Trevor could respect that, hell he could even agree with that kind of thinking. However, before anyone else could ask the man another question, Trevor would step up with a finger raised "I may not be much of a person who asks a lot of questions in this way, but this has been bugging me a bit, so if I may ask, what do you know of Lex Luthor?" He looked to the lightbulb man, the thought was bugging him since he also didn't want to work for someone who was throwing them out conveniently to do something for their own purposes rather than for the good of most.

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As the Mad Hatter exploded into dust and fleeting embers, no one save for Yoshikage Kira seemed to understand why.

More to the point, no one except Yoshikage Kira seemed to care. That would make his masquerade a far more leisurely prospect to maintain, and even as a speck of blood arced over the crystalline barrier erected to protect the group and hit Kira's cheek, he only grimaced inwardly and produced a tissue from his jacket to wipe it off. Discarding the tissue and letting its crumpled remains bounce on the floor, Kira turned back to the group, ruminating on whether or not to raise his voice and deciding on the latter. After all, he had done a fine job of blending into the white noise until now. Human perception simply could not account for all of the group at once, and so, as long as he made a point of fading into that static as opposed to forcing his way outward, he would leave this realm with nary a cracked fingernail sooner rather than later.

And so, as the first of the group to open the door did so, Kira made no show of following along as Killer Queen materialized once more behind him, its ruby eyes peering over the slight cloud of soot left by the Hatter for a moment before the Stand disappeared from sight. Inwardly, he couldn't help but smile, at least a little - evidently, Bites the Dust had worked its magic. A foolproof scheme to be sure, but there were more pressing matters to attend to now.

And so, Yoshikage Kira remained silent, following the group and securely patting the comforting weight in his inner pocket as he went.

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It seemed each person took his information as they would. He also got his own answers as to who the guy with the lightbulb for a head was, not wanting to be uninformed. "He's telling the truth, he's just your run of the mill thug with more interest in petty theft than murder." He looked at Mister Combustible directly switching to refer to himself. "Though, considering you work for a Mister Oswald Cobblepot I have to wonder why you're working for some manic pyro, let me guess. He took a liking to that shiny head of yours." Between his 'face' and his name he took it like Firefly was a moth to flame, so keen on getting burnt. Maybe the next time he saw him he'd finish up that ten percent that wasn't crispy.

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The drones watched as All Might handled Voss, still staring at him eerily before a few broke off in favor of focusing on the hero and the diplomat. Though his insult toward them had not gone unnoticed... The dominant drone made a sound of exasperation. "I already told you what I found and I brought back these two idiots. The third one was shot after he failed to prove his use to the group. Now they're interrogating a 'Mister Combustible', guy has a lightbulb for a head." He gestured to the two cocooned thugs. "Initially I thought they might have different info but they're probably useless." The drone quickly took the watches and looked at them. Then began the process of partial disassembly so he could check around for any sneaky kill switches or bugs in the devices.
A new drone took dominance as the other worked, upon hearing the sound the puppet had made a few drones looked at him. He reminded them of Pinocchio, pitifully. Quickly they returned to treating the wounded. "If there's anything I've learned in my rather brief existence it's that people don't like being lied to.... So if people figure Luthor's been lying I think they'd have a bone to pick." Initially sounding forlorn the AI's tone became matter of fact. He himself was eager to put the businessman in his place if he'd crossed him to fight in a battle he wanted no part of.

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“He’s being leased out, then, or it’s a joint operation. From people not even native to this city as well. Obviously, that’s just the slightest bit distressing.”

Otto addressed Mr. Combustible once more. “If you tell us why you were contracted to come here, nobody will place you as a part of this crime. I believe you know how a confidential informant works, Combustible? Think of it like that. Except we have a far better way of enforcing it given our unique skills. Is that clear?”

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"Lex Luthor?" Combustible repeated the name in a confused sounding tone, "You mean the guy who runs Lexcorp?" the thug shrugged, "Not much, really. Just that he and Superman weren't exactly pals or anything before he went crazy." A moment of silence befell the group, and then, "Why do you ask?"

He then turned to face Ultron when he said his lines about his shiny heads, and the stuff about him being a "run of the mill thug". "Hey! I resent that!" Combustible shouted angrily as he pointed a finger at Ultron's chest - although he refrained from outright jabbing a finger into it or anything. "I'll have you know that I'm more than just a 'run of the mill thug'! I mean, how many people with lightbulbs for heads do you know, pal?"

The thug's rant was cut off when Otto interjected. He was quick to comply, holding up both hands and nodding, "You ain't gotta tell me twice, pal!" Combustible gulped and took a step back, clearly intimidated by Otto's sort of half-threat. However, once he did eventually calm down, Combustible slumped forward slightly with a sigh, "Look, he didn't tell me much. I was just brought in by Firefly because he said he needed someone with 'management skills' or whatever. He told me that the job was out here in Metropolis, and I'd be paid more than the scraps Cobblepot leaves me. But what he didn't tell me was that hostages were involved, and when I refused... well..." he thumbed to the closet that was behind him.

"That's the honest to God, one-hundred percent truth," Combustible held up a hand. "Scout's honor."

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The loud clanking of Samus Aran's metal footsteps did not go unnoticed by everyone at the camp. Negan Smith was still watching the perimeter, after all. Well... sort of. He hadn't really been taking his position too seriously. He just didn't want to get caught in the middle of whatever the hell that blonde skinny guy's deal was. Dude clearly had his own beef, after all. Negan didn't want any part in that.

But while the others interacted with each other, Negan couldn't help but notice the heavily armored individual approaching them. He squinted as he got a good look at her, all while Lucille remained rested over his shoulder. Once he was sure that they were approaching, he raised his free hand slowly, all so he could point in her direction.

"So..." Negan spoke loud enough to get the attention of everyone nearby. "The sci-fi space marine's one of ours, right?"

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"About... two weeks, give or take?" Combustible replied to AMAZO with another shrug of his shoulders. He crossed his arms thereafter, only to then lean against the nearby wall once more. "Haven't really been keepin' track, bein' honest."

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An interruption would come to the interrogation, however, as a loud ding sounded out as one of the elevator doors opened. Inside was a teenager with faded red hair and bags under her eyes, looking around at the group with wide eyes. As she stepped out of the lift, her eyes flickered over to the tied up thug. "BDSM is not what I expected when I got in this elevator, but okay..." Perni muttered quietly under her breath as she looked around at the assembled interrogators. Her gaze continued to flicker between the assembly in front of her, wondering what in the name of the gods she'd gotten herself into this time. Waking up and stumbling randomly around this strange building while it apparently came under attack had been bad enough, and now she'd come upon this strange circus troupe of misfits as well. She really hoped missing class wasn't going to tank her conduct grade.

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Location:
Metropolis - Refugee Camp
Mention:
@darkred, @Thatguyinastore, @ProfSpacecakes @RirisStride1 @Attesa @ClownTown @SkiptheKip @ratKing @Pixxieblush

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Mood - Serious
Status - (Slightly) Injured
Interactions/Mentions - @Thatguyinastore, @FactionGuerilla, @QizPizza, @MorgueofCrowz, @TheElenaFisher, @XeroUltra, @Kagebaka, @Lazaro1505, @SomeMekBoy, @Crow, @Jeff Jones, @Lmpkio, @ClownTown

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So... according to the now-named Mister Combustible, Superman was missing for weeks before he started going around and messing everything up. The criminal himself before them works under Firefly, and has more intel on him rather than Superman - and from Firefly, he in extension works for someone known as... The Penguin (at least, according to Ultron)? But listening to the lightbulb man's words, he'd been sent to practically babysit those thugs - and he outright refused to partake in the acts! That's why he was locked up in the closet, for defying 'orders' from the person who hired him... all checks out! Just one problem here - who the heck is this Penguin guy? They already have 'enough' on their plate to deal with, dragging more and bigger names in by connecting multiple people is just going to make it all much worse over time! According to Combustible, Superman was more stable two weeks ago, and the goon himself was roped into work without knowing the full details... But he says Lex and Superman, even prior to this mess, aren't on good terms at all... why?

Though Red dared not say a word as she processed all of this, she's slowly trying to work out an explanation for all of this. The working plan of this ordeal is simple - Superman went missing weeks ago, but not before the two weeks ago period their new 'friend' here mentioned. Then, upon his return, he started rampaging and ended up burning his 'protector' image to the ground like a mindless, mass murderer. Lex has been implied to attempting to ward him off until Red herself and everyone else were pulled into this mess, but there's something Red wanted to quickly ask, before she forgets, though it may not prove valuable to this long-term investigation.

"Hey, hold on. Comprehending all this, Lex and Superman 'aren't' on good terms before this whole incident? Why not?"

Coming flamboyantly towards the refugee camp was a blue shirtless devil, a thief of hearts, The Gunslinging Broken Messiah, athletic and the complete opposite of scraggy. With two horns protruding from his forehead and a happy, devilish smile, he was quite excited to be here. Of course, he would be up to no good, as per usual. He was here for a purpose. Now he just had to find it. Crescent Moon in a clawed hand, the ivory-haired sorcerer gave a wicked smirk towards the rest of the group and a bounty hunter, Samus herself. "..Oh, wow. A bunch of weaklings. You guys think you can protect people? Judging by the place, this is a refugee camp, tee-hee-hee!" Happy Chaos chortled.

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Combustible turned and stared as Perni made her way in. He stared for a long moment in complete silence, before turning to the others in the group,

"Who the hell is she??"

Whether or not he got an answer to his question, the thug proceeded to turn and face Red as she asked her question next. "Uhhhh...." Combustible shrugged lightly, "Pretty sure it's because Superman was always like- toppling his nefarious schemes or whatever." he made a rolling motion with his hand. He was very clearly not very interested in the topic of Superman. "I don't really know all the details - Gotham was always more my forte. Not this place."

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"Woah... woah..." Negan said as he held up both hands. He didn't like the idea of having that giant, over the top canon pointed right at his beautiful face. After all, just about anyone with flesh and bone would be intimidated by the sight of whatever swirling mass of death Samus kept inside her cannon. He gulped, and then looked up to the others. "Look... I don't know what you think," Negan paused and gestured to his chest. "But we're the good guys."

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