"Yo, Tommy. What did y'all get arrested for this time?", A pale, lanky guy with an ever-present smirk, spiky white hair asked with a grin, to which the muscular, blonde man in the same prison outfit as the first man smirked and shrugged.
"Well, Icy, Tuppence here got curious 'bout seein' if we could start a fire with nothin' but chewin' gum and a paperclip. It didn't work, so I added a little somethin' extra."
"He mighta overdone it a tad. Would've set the entire block on fire if I hadn't stepped in," Tuppence answered with a roll of her eyes, Tommy hiding his amusement at the irritation dancing in her eyes while Icicle Jr. laughed.
"I hate this."
"Don't worry, Rae. It's just until we learn what all the ice attacks were for."
"What have I told you about calling me Rae?"
"Sounds like you're a real handful, eh Tommy? Are y'all troublemakers or just lucky?", Thankfully, Icicle Jr. spoke up before Paragon/ Tommy could, the smirk staying on his face even as he saw Raven/ Tuppence narrowing her eyes.
"A bit of both. Luck keeps us breathin' happily while trouble keeps us busy."
"Enough of your chattering. You children are giving me a headache."
"Chill, Frostie. You don't have to be so uptight, you know?", Icicle Jr. spoke with a shrug, missing Mr. Freeze's slowly turning his head to look at him while both Tuppence and Tommy decided to stay quiet.
"Repeat what you just said."
"I just said tha-Uh, sorry. My mouth moves before my mind can think about the words," Icicle Jr. spoke with a nervous smile as he looked at Mr. Freeze, who simply turned his head and looked forward.
"Sheesh, talk about touchy."
"You wan' him ta get mad at ya again?", Tuppence asked with a smirk, to which Icicle Jr. glanced at the man before shaking his head.
"I'm just going to stay quiet," He muttered before they looked to the door as the truck slowly stopped.
"Alright, prisoners! Up! Up! It's time to see your new home!", The guard shouted as he banged against the door, Mr. Freeze standing up with the three young people doing the same as the door opened.
"Welcome to Belle Reve, your hellhole away from hell."
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"To you all who do not know me, I am Amanda Waller and this is your home for the foreseeable future," The slightly overweight African-American woman standing on the second floor spoke with a stoic look, her black hair tied back into a ponytail.
I just kept my confident smirk on my face as I stood in between Raven/ Tuppence and Mr. Freeze with Icicle Jr. standing on the other side of the man.
"Belle Reve is a facility designed to contain the worst of the worst, from Metas to terrorists, monsters and even idiots with matches.," She spoke, looking directly at Tuppence and I which I returned with a smirk.
"You may think that this is going to be like your regular meta-human prison, but you will soon that is not the case. You are here because society decided it had enough for you. Belle Reve is not a vacation nor a pit stop or a prison. You will work when told, sleep when permitted and cooperate if you want to keep breathing."
"And how will you make us do that?"
'Stupid,' I thought before grunting as a rush of electricity flushed through my body, the inhibitor keeping me from activating TTK and tearing it apart.
It wasn't enough to actually be painful, but it was irritating, like that of a mosquito that I can't smack off.
"Does that answer your question or would you like another example?"
"N-No. No, I'm good," Icicle groaned from where he was kneeling on the floor, a soft sigh escaping my lips as Tuppence let out a slow breath while Mr. Freeze frowned.
"Next time, sugar, why don't ya leave the rest of us outta your idjit plans, okay?", Tuppence/ Raven spoke with a frown, rolling her eyes as Icicle Jr. just groaned before nodding.
"R-Right. That was my bad," He murmured while I turned my gaze back up to stare at Waller smirking down at us.
"On your necks, you will feel what are known as inhibitor collars. They suppress your meta-abilities and delivering a high voltage shock if you so much as think about acting out. They also detonate if you try tamper with them too much and we do not have full control over that yet, so I wouldn't try that if I were you.
Now, you will be processed into your cells. Any defiance will be punished, attempts to escape will be fatal, but if you behave? Well, you'll still be miserable, but at least you'll be alive. Guards, escort them to their respective cells."
"You heard the Warden. Move it," The guard spoke as he walked up to us and I followed after Freeze and Icicle while hearing Raven speak to me.
"What's the plan?"
"Well, we can't escape unless we know for sure what happened on that day with the ice villains. For now, lay low and don't attract attention, but if something were to happen..."
"Oh, you don't need to tell me," Raven/ Tuppence spoke with a smirk, to which I stifled my soft chuckle as I watched Mr. Freeze being escorted to one side while Icicle Jr. and I were led to another side.
It wasn't long before we entered the main jail of Belle Reve, making our way up the stairs and towards our cell, with me ignoring the shouting of the other prisoners as well as those analysing us two as we stopped in front of a cell.
"Here you two go. Don't try to kill each other."
"Don't worry. Tommy and I are close friends, right buddy?"
"You already got me shocked, Icy. Don't push ya luck," I responded with a smirk as I walked into the cell, to which he laughed before frowning when I hopped onto the top bunk.
"Hey, I want-"
"What?", I asked, embodying Tommy's confident glare as I looked at him, watching as Icicle Jr. held up his hands while sitting down on the bottom bunk.
"Hey, Tommy."
"What's up, Icy?"
"You think you can hook me up with your sister?"
"You want me ta help ya hook up with my sister?"
"Yeah, come on, man~ Look, I'll even help you get a date with Killer Frost if you want. I think she owes me a favour or something."
"Well, if I help you, Tuppence is gonna rip my balls off and then she's gonna rip you in half."
"So, that's a no?"
"You can try, but I ain't helpin' ya. Anyway, why the hell did you and all those other ice-guys attack the cities?"
"Huh? Oh, I don't know. The old man just wanted everyone to gather in one spot."
'Huh, so it's still the same plan to stage a breakout and get that Hugo Strange guy as the new warden? However, didn't they also do this because they wanted Riddler out to use him to steal something during the adult-child dimension split? Why would they do the same plan now if they've already done the dimension split?'
"Yeah, the old man calls and we listen, but I think it's something big?"
"Like a robbery? Those are always kinda fun", I spoke with a smirk and Icicle Jr. shrugged as he leaned back.
"Didn't ask or care to ask. I was just supposed to get arrested and sent to some secret prison, which I think is this spot."
"And now sis and I got caught up in this? Well, ain't that just peachy?"
"Hey, don't blame me. You and your sister were the ones who tried to play MacGyver."
"That was her, not me."
"Uh-huh. How about this? When our break time comes, I'll introduce ya to my old man."
"Won't that just make 'im mad at ya for blurtin' out his secret plan to a random guy?"
"Eh, you're pretty strong and Dad says that he has a good eye for talent. You'll see."
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"That's him. The guy with the gray beard," Icicle spoke up as the two of us walked into the yard, my gaze looking over at the rather well-built guy that he was pointing at.
However, I frowned as I saw two very familiar faces with him, Mammoth letting out a snarl at anyone that got too close while Blockbuster just glared at the rest that ignored Mammoth.
'Right, forgot those two are here,' I thought as I followed after Icicle Jr., but my eyes narrowed at the figure with the black hair and moustache along with a yellow helmet that had black around the part covering the forehead and a red circle at its centre.
"I think that guy's lookin' at ya."
"What gu-Oh, shit. I gotta go."
Ïcy-boy! I told you I would get you back!"
"Hey, Ojo. Can I call you Ojo? I'm gonna call you Ojo. Listen, sorry about the whole robbery thing and freezing you to a wall...and stealing $60k from you, but in my defence, I knew you would get out."
"Oh, it's no longer about the money. No, I just want to ki-!", I slipped in as he was monologuing, adjusting my strength to a little bit above the peak of what a human would be capable of by using Batman as a reference.
The fist cracked into his stomach and folded him over, swinging my leg up to snap his head back before I slipped around and suplexed him head first into the ground.
As expected, that knocked him out cold, but I narrowed my eyes when I saw some of his group along with a red-skinned guy with cornrows glaring at me.
"You just got all of them pissed off."
"Good. Listen up! Any of ya wanna take a swing, come on! I'm right there!", I spoke with a grin and my arms wide, silence hanging in the air before I turned my head as a soft chuckle echoed in the room.
"Hehehe~ I like ya, kid. You got balls, but a warning from an old man. Don't be so eager to get crippled in here."
"An' who's gonna do that to me? The two big oafs there? Ya hear that, oafs? Y'all gonna step up or just keep grumblin' away like a couple'a old coots?", I asked while nodding to the two of them, smirking when Mammoth let out a low growl while Blockbuster narrowed his eyes.
"You really are a ballsy one, aren't ya?", Icicle Sr. spoke with a grin, to which I just smirked and winked.
"Least I ain't hidin' behind nobody."
"That a challenge?", he asked as he stood up, his guys getting out of the way as I pushed Icicle Jr.'s hand off and walked over. Stopping just a few feet in front of him, the two of us stared at each other with glares before I grinned as he laughed.
"Hahahah! I like ya, kid! Much more of a man than that little shit behind ya!", He spoke as he held out a hand, which I shook firmly with a grin.
"Name's Tommy and lemme tell ya somethin', old man. I don't back down."
"Good. That kind of confidence is something most of the fools in here lack. Ain't that right?", He asked out loud and I watched as none of them even dared to deny his words.
'He really is the boss, huh?', I thought as I let go of his handshake before ducking back when he swung a fist at me, swinging my own high kick that made him grin when he blocked it.
"Good. You can back up all the shit you talk."
"Always. Now, what's this I hear about you plannin' a bit of fun?", I asked and smirked as I saw Icicle Sr. turning a glare to Icicle Jr. who gave an apologetic smile.
"I see my kid couldn't keep that big yapper of his shut."
"Eh, Icy likes ta talk and it's just a shame that he can't stop talkin' once he gets goin'."
"Tell me about it. Anyway, why do you wanna know about the plan?"
"'Cause I want out, for me and my sis. Ya think we can get in?"
"That depends. What can you do?"
"Tuppy an' I share a telepathic link that ain't nullified by this damned collar. So, if you wanna get info to the ladies side, just holler an' I'll tell her."
"...Tell Frost that we're going to B. She'll know what you mean."
"Got it. Hey, Rae. You there?"
"Considering that I'm listening to these idiots gossip about who's the hottest guy on your side, yes, please. Tell me something."
"Damn, that bad already?"
"Yes. Now what did you want?"
"Yeah, I need you to tell Frost that Icy Sr. says B is a go. He said she'll know what it means."
"Secret code for something?"
"Probably. You know what? Why don't you just go ahead and read everyone's minds there?"
"I thought it was against the law?"
"No, destroying their minds are, but reading their minds to stop them from doing something evil is not."
"Got it. I'll tell her."
"Thanks, I owe ya."
"Of course you do," She answered with a flat tone and I smirked as I ended the connection before nodding to Icicle Sr.
"She's giving her the message as we speak," I spoke and watched as the man glanced to Captain Cold who glanced at something in his pocket before nodding with a smirk.
A phone or a hidden communication, maybe. Damn, they've really planned this out.
"Huh, not bad there, kid. You wanna come sit with us?"
"Only if he can. Kind of my only pal in this shithole," I spoke with a grin as I wrapped an arm around Icicle Jr.'s shoulder, who looked surprised at my words while Icicle Sr. narrowed his eyes before nodding.
"Fine, the panzy can come sit with us."
"T-Thanks."
"Look alive, fools. You got a new friend!", I blinked at the voice from the intercom before looking over to the gate, but my eyes widened along with that of everyone else when a familiar eerie cackle came from outside.
"Well, well, well~ Looks like someone started a comedy club and didn't invite me~"
'This is a jail for superhumans and meta-humans. Why in the hell is he here?!', I shouted in my mind as a familiar pale-skinned and green-haired Joker with his usual white make-up and wide red grin walked into the yard with a grin.
Everyone else made way as he walked through, a giggle echoing from his lips with every step before he caught sight of me and grinned.
"Paragon, ol' buddy ol' pal! There you are!", He exclaimed with a grin and my smile faded as I saw everyone turning their gaze towards me.
'You know, I just know that this is the Light's fault.'
A/N: And we end it off here~! Thought it would stay the same, but then, the Joke comes in for his own fun~!
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