𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗜𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘀

—𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄, 𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡.—

[𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗜𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘀 @NatbugGenius]

❝ 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄’𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙…𝙄 𝙜𝙤𝙩 𝙖 𝙂𝙄𝘼𝙉𝙏 𝙆𝙀𝙉𝙀𝙏𝙄𝘾 𝙃𝘼𝙈𝙈𝙀𝙍.❞

[𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗜𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘀 @NatbugGenius]

“ How does M.E.N.D work?”

[𝙕𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙖𝙡 𝙑𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙣 @KilowattKing_]

“Ain’t no thing. Recently, only major development to speak of is the implementation of a M.E.N.D unit Downtown to better service the people whenever danger does strike. Otherwise, everything is just peachy and safe.”

He shrugged. “I’d have to speak to Mayor Ervin for the other—

[𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗜𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘀 @NatbugGenius]

“ Sounds doable.” She nodded.

“ If you don’t mind though, I will need your help in explaining what has gone down in your city. I need explicit details of any major events, casualties, and how much collateral damage there has been.” She puts out.

[𝙕𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙖𝙡 𝙑𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙣 @KilowattKing_]

“We’d help each other. Share resources, ideas, assets. The Slums of Metropolis ain’t too different from Dakota’s Paris Island, and both areas are better off these days due to our respective companies.”

“Not to mention him and Metcalf are somewhat familiar with one another.”

[𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗜𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘀 @NatbugGenius]

“ Really now?” She says in an amused tone. “I’m sure Uncle John would welcome the idea. But how can Steelworks help Hard Company exactly?”

[𝙕𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙖𝙡 𝙑𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙣 @KilowattKing_]

“Which is something we need to talk about actually. Think it’s time Steelworks and the Hard Company started working together.”

“Anywho, you’re correct. Code black is what it’d fall under.”

[𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗜𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘀 @NatbugGenius]

**files

[𝙕𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙖𝙡 𝙑𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙣 @KilowattKing_]

“It’s a long story that I only know bits and pieces of myself. She possessed both the Anti-Life Equation and Life Equation as well.”

[𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗜𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘀 @NatbugGenius]

“ I’ve felt like I’ve heard of that in the Justice League & Titans. Typically under the most highest & severe threat levels in fact.”

“ I’m usually helping the League these days in the tech department if I have free time outside Steelworks.”

[𝙕𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙖𝙡 𝙑𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙣 @KilowattKing_]

“It’s a long story that I only know bits and pieces of myself. She possessed both the Anti-Life Equation and Life Equation as well.”

[𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗜𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘀 @NatbugGenius]

The way her face changed. “ WAIT WHAT?! How the FUCK does that work?!”

[𝙕𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙖𝙡 𝙑𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙣 @KilowattKing_]

“Darkseid. Miss President claimed him as her adoptive father, among other things.”

[𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗜𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘀 @NatbugGenius]

“ Depends on who it is. You gonna be vague or give the details?”

[𝙕𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙖𝙡 𝙑𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙣 @KilowattKing_]

“Put it like this: when you’re told someone in a high position of power is dealing with someone nefarious, it shouldn’t take you weeks to decide how to handle them.”

[𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗜𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘀 @NatbugGenius]

“ How so?” She raised an eyebrow.

[𝙕𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙖𝙡 𝙑𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙣 @KilowattKing_]

“Thanks.”

“I don’t work with ineffective people who sit around when there’s shit to be done.”

[𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗜𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘀 @NatbugGenius]

“ That’s a lotta shit to be missing……but congratulations on the pregnancy.”

“ Why’d you leave?”

[𝙕𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙖𝙡 𝙑𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙣 @KilowattKing_]

“Ran for president. Lost. My wife is pregnant. And I left all the hero groups I was in.”

[𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗜𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘀 @NatbugGenius]

“ my thoughts exactly. whats been going on with you?”

[𝙕𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙖𝙡 𝙑𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙣 @KilowattKing_]

“Ew.”

[𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗜𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘀 @NatbugGenius]

@SphereGenius “ You ‘bout to find out~.”

[𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗜𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘀 @NatbugGenius]

“Deathstroke.”

[𝙕𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙖𝙡 𝙑𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙣 @KilowattKing_]

“Gotham is nothing new. What assassin are you talking about though?”

[𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗜𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘀 @NatbugGenius]

“ Just Gotham having a weird ass mayor. Although there’s also the assassin thinking he’s hot shit & the new President.”

[𝙕𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙖𝙡 𝙑𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙣 @KilowattKing_]

“Weird how?”

[𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗜𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘀 @NatbugGenius]

“ Your history with the Titans, Secret Society of Super-Villains, and even your own kids speaks for itself.”

[ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴀᴛᴏʀ @OptimalAssassin]

“Particular type of scumbag? My, you’re a bold one, aren’t you?”

[𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗜𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘀 @NatbugGenius]

“ Miss me with that bull. You are not the secret hero of the story. You are a particular type of scumbag at that.”

[ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴀᴛᴏʀ @OptimalAssassin]

“You heroes do the same song and dance regardless of who or what you are, Natasha Irons.

I, however, do not.”

[𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗜𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘀 @NatbugGenius]

“ I know they are because you’re not talking to Batman or Nightwing. You’re talking to Natasha Irons. Director of Steelworks & niece to its owner. That song and dance you’re doing don’t work here.”

“ You got the wrong one.”

[ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴀᴛᴏʀ @OptimalAssassin]

“You sure they’re assumptions?”

[𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗜𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘀 @NatbugGenius]

“ you’re making a lot of assumption for a criminal.”

[ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴀᴛᴏʀ @OptimalAssassin]

“Unlike you, I don’t like being stuck in a loop with the same person.”

[𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗜𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘀 @NatbugGenius]

“ I do. Don’t try to spin this off though.”

[ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴀᴛᴏʀ @OptimalAssassin]

“You cannot tell you that you ACTUALLY have no problem fighting the same bastard over and over.”

[𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗜𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘀 @NatbugGenius]

“ Someone does NOT gotta do that.”

[ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴀᴛᴏʀ @OptimalAssassin]

“Someone has to do the killing since you heroes don’t.”