JLA Watchtower (Archive)

Slade arrives in a small-jet he used his considerable funds from his many hits to buy. It looked like an ordinary private-jet, but it had considerable defensive capabilities. As the jet stopped, Slade exited, looking to General Eiling as he removed his mask. "Hello General." He walked towards the hulking man. "Things have been going well. Bizarro is now in the fold, and we have an alliance with the 100."

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Eiling would smile, but his tusks made it difficult.

"Things have gone well on our front as well. I've managed to purchase the services of Atomic Skull, Mammoth, and Girder for use as muscle. Regrettably we could not locate Grundy, though we did learn some rather odd details of his last appearance. Grodd will be here momentarily, but indicated he would be late due to 'complications'." Eiling gives a nod of his head to Bur'Gunza. "The Corpsman and I have been casing our new home and have found a few interesting tidbits."

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"Such as?" Deathstroke asks, raising an eyebrow.

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Bur'Gunza opened his hand, revealing a small surveillance device.

"We found this. It's been recording our activities for awhile now. Judging by its placement, it was here before our arrival. Clearly it was put here by the previous owners of the island."

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Slade looked at the device, pondering what to do. Whoever built this complex surely had some pretty advanced tech, and great resources, but there was no way of knowing if this person was trustworthy. For a fact it couldn't be an informant of the heroes, otherwise Superman and the others would be busting through the walls. "Put some sort of shield around it, stop it from sending or recieving anything. Later we can decide what to do with it once and for all."

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Bur'Gunza nodded and took off to do just that.

Eiling turned back to Slade.

"We also managed to open one of the extra rooms, seems to be some kind of simulated jungle. There's some kind of creature in there. We've kept the room locked for now. I considered putting the thing down, but I wanted to wait for your okay."

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"If it's powerful and we can find some way to control it, it might be a useful weapon." Slade says, sitting down at a table. "Before we get to that, we may have some buisness to discuss."

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"Oh?" Eiling asked, intrigued. He sat in his own custom-made chair, created to support his considerable weight. "What kind of business?"

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"First, remember how Karu-Sil passed by an island and her ring stopped working?" Slade sighs resignedly, "It was Sorrow. He's got a whole fortress set up, army of cultists, and powerful magical artifacts. I've got at least an N.A.P, he might want an alliance."

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"You mean Johnny Sorrow? That psycho that summoned that..what was it called? The King of Tears, that's it! Is he really someone we wanna fool around with? The guy's a straight-up nihilist!"

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"Trust me, I agree, but he could be a valuable asset, and a dangerous enemy." Slade said, "We should try to keep him at arms reach at best, but if we can call on that death-face of his, it's a nice thing to have." Slade leaned back in his chair, "Further more, he has some sort of idol that he claims can destroy anytthing. I'm skeptical, but Sorrow isn't one to mess around. It's a risk I'm not entirely comfortable taking."

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"Keep your friends close, eh? I can understand that, we just need to be careful. Sorrow's proven to be very difficult to permanently destroy." A beep sounded nearby, indicating an arrival in the hanger. "Grodd's arrived."

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Grodd enters the room, and looks like he's been through a war. Various patches of his fur were stained with blood. Several bruises and cuts covered him, some from punches, others with what looked like blades. He pointedly uses his fists for support as he walks toward the table.

"Forgive my tardiness. I was..delayed."

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"Holy shit Grodd, Did you fall through a meatgrinder?" Slade asked, suprised to see the usually suave (by Gorilla standards) Grodd in such bad shape.

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"Let's see," Grodd mutters as he eases himself into another large chair. "First we had to fight way to the Apokiliptan equipment. To do that we had to fight through Steppenwolf and Kalibak. Through my considerable mental prowess, I lobotomized the brute."

After that we confronted Darkseid himself. I attempted to learn what i could of the Anti-Life equation from Desaad." Grodd growled as he indicated the cuts. "The worm used some kind of mental technique that convinced my body that it was being cut, so I was forced to lobotimize him too. After that I had to hold back Darkseid's psionic powers with my own."

Grodd took a deep breath before he continued.

"Then, when I attempted to take my leave, Flash tried to stop me." He in indicated the bruises. "I got these fighting him. We were slatemated until Sentinel arrived. Realizing the enormity of my contribution, he convinced Flash to let me leave. And now here I am."

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"Wow, rough day." Slade said. "Anyway, if you want to know what you've missed, I'm thinking about it right now."

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"Rough day indeed." Grodd takes a brief look into Deathstroke's mind, bringing himself up to speed. "Well, at least things have been productive on your end. There is one matter I'd like to bring up. It's Kutler, he's smarter than he should be."

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"What the hell do you mean? Kutler's always been smart."

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"He did seem off to me in my brief time in Bludhaven."

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"Not this smart. You would have to have been there to understand completely. As a sum up, he understood and processed advanced technologies ad concepts far faster and more thoroughly than he'd normally be capable of. Something is off with him. I'm not saying it's a threat to us just yet, but I felt it was something to be made aware of."

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"Noted" Slade said, "Anyway, I'd like to finish the organization of our Injustice League, so if any thing becomes an immediate threat, we can deal with it. We've definately filled our quota of dumb muscle."

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"Do you believe we need more recruits for our Inner Circle?" Grodd asked.

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"Two. First, we don't have anyone who is combat capable on technology, and no one on magic. That's why I think we should attempt to find and recruit Brainiac, and Circe. I also want a speedster, I've been thinking over that Inertia kid. Furthermore, I think Metallo, Faust, and Cheshire could be good combat support. Prometheus would also be good for a coordination and combat roll. Finally, a little more long range firepower would be nice." Slade said in pretty much one breath. He then paused for objections, or suggestions.

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"Ocean Master and Fadeaway Man can serve us on the magic front. Ocean Master's trident is a powerful long range weapon and Fadeaway Man's teleportation abilitites are considerable. He did transport a blackhole directly into the Watchtower after all." Grodd takes a deep breath as he leans back. "If you intend on recruiting Braniac and/or Circe I advise caution. These are powerful and dangerous egos involved, one of the smartest beings alive and a goddess. The General and I have proven we can put aside our agendas for a greater goal, but they are more..whimsical. They would need considerable incentive."

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