With This Ring (Young Justice SI) (Thread Fourteen)

Sad. I was already on the bang wagon.

 

I... Don't think they reproduce like that..?

 

Ok....something has just occurred to me.

A couple updates back when they were talking about the place where Morpheus was held, they mention that another mystic had looked over the site.

Now....this is the first mention of Cursitor Doom in the Paragon side. We have seen him and his home show up on the Renegade side of things before.

For those that don't know, Doom and his home aren't nominally DC characters, they're from Albion Comics, which are from various british comics that were later put under the Wildstorm imprint for a while by DC. They're owned but don't really show up in 'standard' DC stuff.

While I can't quite find the reference, as far as I Thought, the bleed over of other comics was side effect of Ambush Bug. I had Assumed however it was limited to Renegade side (since he bypassed all the fun and games). I had also had a vague assumption that this was also the reason for the Other cross overs featured over there, such as Misa Amane (from Deathnote) and of course, the current Pony related shenanigans.

During the ambush bug visit on paragon side, we did see the 'flash forwards' to poking other settings, avatar, ponies, captain planet etc. But, I guess I'd gotten it into my head that this hypothetical Future OL was going out to other universes, rather then them some how blending in with His earth. Much like how currently we have Lord Protector had to leave his Thundercats universe to visit (one of?) Worm's Earth(s).

So....it looks like my earlier assumptions were wrong and there are crossovers going on in Paragon behind the scenes. OL meeting Smiley was still a DC to DC connection, and Cursitor Doom is DC to DC tangent, but.....what else could be going on that OL (and us readers) hasn't spotted yet?

 

Well that was easy. Suspiciously easy. What sort of trap is about to explode.

Still, looks like we will be getting a new member for the team to go on adventures with. Wally and Artemis will be leaving for college soon, Donna as well. Probably Robert and Byrile, they are British so they get to start College at 16 (the lucky ducks). Wow, the list is getting long for the team now. Of course, they need new members with so many going to more "part-time" status.

I am looking forward to seeing how Sandy overcomes the 70 year future shock. I feel bad for him also, almost everyone he knew will be really old or dead. Except for ageless Diana, though she is fully grown now, not the lanky teenager that he knew.

 

You can make it so they do that in your story.

Also Dream magic may work.

 

I think you overthought it a bit.

To call the British heroes revealed in DC sparse would be an understatement.

And of the British heroes shown, most of them are from Knight and Squire, where they don't really superhero as much as just put on costumes to drink at the local supers bar and hang out.

So Zoat slotted them in because he had a niche to fill.

If DC didn't have a bunch of golden age characters, I imagine Zoat would have eyed the Terra Obscura characters like Lady in Red or Future Man.

 

novice?

Nice update!

 

Should "either" be removed? Or maybe replace "and" with "or".

 

- My name is Ilustres -*PAUL*- of the Orange Lantern Corps. Thank you for coming to my TED TALK.

 

Maybe 'have rather sent'

So OL has joined the inventor of the lie detector in being guys that are trying to convince people their invention aren't the solution to every problem.

 

Thank you, corrected.

 

Awww. I'm sad we didn't see the third degree.

Though I'm curious, if Paul was interested . . . How the hell -does- one go about courting an Olympian? Is he -expected- to kidnap her as a declaration of intent?

 

Well negotiating with her father may work, that's how Hades got Persephone.

That giant pile of souls OL gave him is a nice present.

 

Actually it wouldn't be legal.

As has been explained to you multiple times, a state governor can not pardon federal crimes.

 

For a start, there's paperwork. And handing the miscreants over to the appropriate authorities (in this case, packed off back to Morpheus, ideally.) Tending the injured and repairing any significant damage, too, if you're powers lean that way...

Spoiler: Commentary spoilered for length

How appropriate, given what Stsword posted above you. And it's amazing how many people will dress up in long underwear (or leather, spandex or surplus BDUs and kevlar vests to taste.) I bet some of them are reconsidering their choice of 'career' right now. Sure, guys like Superman and the Flash make it look easy. But they're not prone to getting hurt by things like bullets...

Well, it'll help cover the loss of those teens heading off to college or university (delete as appropriate by country). And he's got quite a useful power set, once he gets the hang of it.

Let me guess, arresting them on charges of 'magick most foul' on top of the thefts or something like that. Bet the local cops wanted to make an example of them for other magically inclined persons...

Like say, vital evidence that the case would rely on. Or the perpetrator gets them sued on assault charges. Piss off the cops you have to work with, and they will make your life hell.

The joy of not considering the long-term consequences of your plans properly. Then again, local laws are probably still getting rewritten to accommodate the new wrinkles. And that means you get a choice of two of these three: Fast, Correct or Sensible... If you're lucky, and they don't simply pull a knee-jerk ban or something dumber.

"Look, pal, it says right here, in the manual: Put the cuffs on the wizard. That's all I know, that's all I care about. Take it up with my department chief."

And probably left more than a few of the locals not happy about it. Like the local cops, who see capes throwing their weight around to get their names on the collar, while they're left with the paperwork.

Oof. Yeah, I don't envy you that, OL. I hope you got away before she whipped out chains and thumbscrews. And not the fun kind, either.

I'll bet that was interesting for her. Especially the fact that some prisons aren't government-run... Not something she'd take back to Tamaran.

And if they want to see dead bodies... They may want to get psychological help. Again, I bet more than a few of them are reconsidering the whole vigilante thing now. Especially the ones not in it for 'Justice!'.

They just have to remember that they aren't Superman. Having a flashy costume doesn't make them bulletproof (unless the costume actually is bullet-proof...) Hopefully, they're smart enough to remember that.

So, the entire episode is him recounting an 'average' week in the life of a B-list cape (nothing against OL, but I doubt the public view him on the same level as the League.) Naturally, he was censoring the identities of his friends.

God only knows what the next episode will be like. Hopefully something less esoteric than meeting Morpheus and defeating a couple of rogue Dreams while recovering a lost Golden Age cape.

The joy of Danner formula. Bet she forgot to brace herself. Physics is a cruel mistress.

I see everyone's keeping fit, so to speak.

Never assume an attack is going to go the same way twice, after all. A smart opponent will learn.

Well, all's well that ends well, barring a denouement with Sandy. Another episode in the can, another bit of DC ephemera brought to light. A quick trip to see what Lord Protector Yaul is doing in Worm, and then something new. I can't wait... To see the arguing over Worm power level wankery...

...death rate for novice vigilantes, but…

The tenses involved would suggest 'had' rather than 'has'.

 

Maybe it works a bit differently on Earth 16, at least when it comes to non-mundane crimes.

It's probably not going to be them giving them the death penalty, or anything like that. Maybe just arresting them to show that they can't break the law because they're magical.

And some cops have been making peoples life hell for decades for no good reason.

Paperwork.

The bane of all.

A solution for that could be OL altering his body in a way that makes pain pleasurable.

We know some people have odd tastes.

Tamaran doesn't need the vomit, headache inducing roller coaster that is the American judiciary and legal system. They've suffered enough.

Well the episodes title is 'A Week in the Life of'

Also after the whole thing with the Angels, Mother of Mercy, Manga Khan and all the other things OL has done, his profile may have risen in the public's eye.

 

No, it has literally been in the story, multiple times.

And each time the readers end up having to correct Zoat because he always forgets.

 

The laws regarding supernatural things have been changing apparently, so it isn't exactly a stretch to imagine some other things have changed.

 

What that tells me is that you keep bringing up the same old shit again and again after it has been addressed.

 

Actually if Zoat keeps forgetting about it, then reminding him isn't exactly all that bad.

Yes it has been addressed previously, but if Zoat keeps doing it then he hasn't exactly learned to not do it.

 

Just offer Melinöe some... Pomegranate. I'm sure Persephone will know things are serious...

 

"novice" I think

 

So get Melinoe pregnant and then be forced to marry her, either by Hades or Persephone.

Those types of weddings don't tend to work out.

(in this story Persephone had to stay with Hades because he impregnated her, not because of the whole pomegranate thing, at least according to Hephaestus)

 

True, but given V is ignored and no one else has mentioned what Zoat forgot explicitly...

”A state governor can not pardon federal crimes.“ is the reported mistake. I don’t know if this is a mistake but thought I’d post it where you can see it anyway.

 

Thnak you, correct.

I... Don't remember that?

The police were trying to arrest them for state crimes.

 

But you explicitly stated in story he pardoned them for "any and all crimes".

Which means either you messed up, or Paul was massively exaggerating.

 

Darko is talking about this:

 

Here:

 

They may have only committed state crimes that they can actually be charged with, or Paul could have been just talking in hyperbole.