Zone C -- Megacity One

[Enel]

With Batman’s piece of tech in hand, I reach out with my mantra. They’ve not gone far. I’m livid. Ten seconds head start and they’ve already run. So much for the feat of badassery I’d seen on the Dataverse – these guys were cowards, the kind of dogs who had the audacity to shout at a God and then try to escape their fate. When I find them, I’ll rip them limb from limb. This’ll be my warmup for Omni.

“This way!” I bark, and then take off the ground. I can’t fly here, but I might as well be able to. The streets are barren, there’s nothing inbetween us and them. No trees, no uneven earth. Just distance.

When I catch up to them, I’m pissed off. “You,” I seethe. “Think you’re going to get away from me?”

The white-haired one turns around. “Oh fuck off, you persistent piece of shit. Haven’t you got better things to do?”

“As a matter of fact,” I say, stepping forward, “No. Since you did all the hard work of collecting those items for us, it would be a deep shame to let you walk away with them.” My tone lowers from faux-jovial to deadly serious. “Hand them over. Now.”

As Graowr and Batman catch up behind me, the clown steps in front of his friend. “Get outta here, Straz. I’ll keep ‘em here and then catch up with you.”

“And you!” I snarl. “You think I wouldn’t pursue you? Wouldn’t kill you?” I spit in its direction. “You’ve made your death ten times more painful.”

“What can I say?” he grins. “I ain’t ready to die just yet.”

“Too bad,” I say. “Because you’re going to.”

I turn to Graowr and whisper. “Make that bastard suffer for me. I’m counting on you, Graowr.”

Then I turn back to the horned guy, and I throw the device.

Enel, Batman and Graowr are challenging Gamzee and Strazio. Enel is attempting to use an isolation verse (from Batman) on Gamzee.