DC Universe- 2100

Batman rushes from the vents and it outside the Prison shortly before throwing the Penguin into a nearby field before it exploded.

Bat-Girl hears the explosion and tries to contact Joseph. "Batman? What in holy hell was that?"

"A bomb." Batman said. "A wind up penguin rigged with explosives."

"So do we think Deathstroke would've been able to handle being blown to smithereens, Paradox?" Bat-Girl says.

Paradox taks a seat on his cot and crosses his arms. "Someone must really want me dead."

Batman headed back to the cell.

"I think this about confirms it all," Bat-Girl says.  "Penguin must have hired Clue to whack the competition.  Now we just have to find one of them... Paradox."

"I believe this calls for a classic. Riddle me this. What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?"

Meanwhile, someone takes aim at Batman and Deathstroke from a distance.

"A river." Batman said.

"So they're on the river, then," Bat-Girl says.

A couple of arrows dart through the air toward their targets.

Deathstroke smacks the arrow out of the air as Batman dodges the one aimed for him.

Bat-Girl turns around in time to note an arrow whizzing by her and toward Paradox's cell while Deathstroke and Batman are distracted. In reflex, alone, she whips out a batarang and deflects the arrow, causing it to hit the wall beside the cell. "The hell?!"

"Dammit!" Catalyst sneers, reaching for another arrow.

Deathstroke turn and had his side arm drawn and he fired a round right for Catalyst.

Bat-Girl tackles Deathstroke and knocks his gun away.  "Like hell, I'm letting you shoot her!"

Catalyst expands the bullet shield in her bow then retracts it and growls.  She turns and sees Paradox trying to sneak away.  "Where do you think you're going, weasel?"  She aims at him and an arrow lands at his feet.  "Oh wait.  I know the answer.  Riddle me this: The man who made it doesn't need it.  The man who needs it does't use it.  The man who uses it has no idea he has it.  What is it?  Because it sounds a lot, to me, like payback."  Catalyst aims another arrow at Paradox.

Penguin stood in addressing his lieutenants "Someone is taking out my competition. Not that I am ungrateful but this is bad for business. Send out the word, I want whoever is trying to start a war taken out."

Stalker put some restraints on Strongman. Didn't have to come to this. You could have come willingly but you had yo make it difficult and now your dining with ysons anways."
Strongman struggled against the restraints ad they dragged him back to the jet.

Deathstroke shoved Bat-Girl off him with one arm putting her into the wall. "Get out of my way girl." He said getting up firing at Catalyst again as he moved to grab Guess.

Batman grumbled to himself and threw a smoke pellet disrupting Catalyst's view before going after Deathstroke.

"This was an unexpected outcome," Guess says as he follows Deathstroke.

Catalyst tries to run after them but she's tripped up by a Bat-Claw, shot by Bat-Girl. "Girlie, you are SO grounded when we get home."

"It's been one of those nights." Deathstroke said.

Batman dropped down behind Catalyst.

Catalyst cuts the claw line and rolls to her feet. She starts to run off and shoots a flashbang arrow at the feet of the two bats.

Batman shielded his eyes with his cape before throwing a batarang at her than exploded behind her the concussive force knocking her down.

Catalyst presses a button on her belt and rolls forward as her suit converts to flight mode similar to Black Bat's. Then she uses the momentum and rockets off.

Bat-Girl uncovers her eyes and looks around.

Batman spat on the ground and turned walking towards Bat-Girl.

"Well, that could've gone better," Bat-Girl says, dusting off.

"Yes. It could have." Batman said. "Guess and Wilson escaped as well."

"Win some, lose some. They're bad news, but right now I'm more worried about our laughing boy and the bird."

"We'll find them." Batman said.

"We at least have a lead, now. Someone or something is at the river."