Recap: Supermenace III Paladin single handedly knocked out the three Bulettes that
the cat-woman attacked the base with. She however managed to escape as Paladin
called after her to give him her phone number. She did not. She did however
dropped a map of the sewer showing several discreet entry points, the PCs base,
and in the center of the map something called Glove Cleaner. Meanwhile in Metropolis a pair of neophyte super-heroines
showed up at the hotel where the rest of the group was staying. They were sent
by Cassandra Clemons are reinforcements in the pursuit of Superman Eradicator.
Their names are Kismet and Manifold. They make preparations to go see Mr. J,
which included Atticus setting up a direct cell phone link to Paladin so he
would be aware of everything being discussed. When they get to the apartment that the Joker is using
Dee-Dee lets them in and guids them to the living room where they find the
Joker, Harlequin, Woof, and Bonk. The Joker has Harlequin get their guest
drinks. She brings them a fruity drink with a slice of orange on the rim of the
glass that has a slight taste of alcohol. She calls the drink a ‘Suicide’. The Joker tells them that he has Kryptonite, 20 pounds worth
of the glowing material. Joker tells the group the Luthor offered a billion
dollars for the kryptonite but the Joker would rather make a deal where he
could commit (non-lethal) crimes in New
York with impunity. Why? Because he would love to rub
it in the faces of the heroes as they stood by and did nothing to stop him. The Brigade declined the offer but as a counter offer they
suggested they would fight Superman and not use the Kryptonite for 45 seconds
while sending the Joker direct feed of the fight for his amusement. Bonk said they should take Luthor’s offer instead. Joker
directed Harley to explain his world view to Bonk. She knocked Bonk out. The Joker produced a lead ring-box from behind Woof’s collar
and gave it to the group while Ghoul gave the group the frequency to transmit
the fight on. They then parted. Paladin reached the ship. He named the robot crewmen that
Xela’s father provided Hal. He asked Hal about the procedure to use the
stargate in Jupiter’s orbit. The procedure is simple. Transmit the coordinates
you wish to travel to the stargate control computer, transmit the account
information in the amount of 20 (Thalok) Imperial Credit per kiloton to be
deposited in the Imperial Bank. The Stargate by Jupiter is not in the Thalok Imperial Gate
(TIG) network so there is no charge for using it. Earth is Red Zoned, no one
would knowingly come here. Paladin is concerned that the stargate closest to where
Krypton used to be isn’t free to use. He contacts Xela who gives him her credit
information so he can pay any toll for stargate passage within the Empire. Atticus arranges for Luvendir (his alien friend) to come and
provide technical support for the ship. When he arrives he exclaims ‘A GA1 Fast
Courier! I didn’t know any of these were still flying! You people are braver
than I thought.” He checks the Avionics and is impressed that the equipment is
practically pristine. He praises Hal for keeping the equipment is such good
shape. There are no hardware modifications needed on the sensor equipment to
detect kryptonite, he adjusts the computer to filter out the background
‘static’ so the extremely slight emanations from the material can be
identified. In exchange for his help he
only wants 1) A month of Cinemax, 2) A six-pack of beer, 3) a pizza, and 4) for
Paladin to forget he was on the ship, in the hangar, or even on the planet.
Paladin agrees. As he parts the tells Paladin to keep an eye on the Plasma
Interface Intake Junction. They have a habit of going bad on the GA1 and the
only warning you get is when you explode in a giant fireball. Paladin tells Hal
to keep an eye on that! Paladin then calls Professor Hamilton to let him know that
the rest of the Brigade will be coming by in the morning to have the kryptonite
the Joker gave them checked to see if it is real. The Professor is so excited
that he wants to meet them now! He has not has a chance to examine Kryptonite
for years! He is, however, willing to wait for morning. The following morning the rest of the group goes to see
Professor Hamilton at S.T.A.R. The kryptonite is fake. Manifold reveals that
she has the power to open teleport tunnels anywhere on Earth. She opens one
back to the Joker’s apartment. They find the real owners tied up in the closet
of the Master bedroom. They are grateful for the release! They tell the Brigade
that when the Joker conscripted their apartment he has his gang bring in a
large glowing green dragon statue. Joker cut a small piece of the tail off and
put it in a lead ring box. Then he did the same with a pebble that he painted
green with luminous paint. He placed both ring boxes behind Woof’s collar. Placing a video call to Paladin they updated him on the
Kryptonite situation. Paladin decides it would be a good idea if they had their
own supply and dealt with the Joker later. Manifold opened a ER Bridge to Paladin’s location (using the
visual cues from the phone) and the group reunited at the hangar.
Next time…back into space!
