Re: The Semi-Complete Story of "52" (abridged)... any interest?
Posted by Gnostic85 on 2007/3/3 19:23:57
At long last, part six. I've also updated the previous parts, adding in details which have since become relevent, so be sure to look over those first...
PART SIX:
- At the Everyman Project, Natasha and Jake tail Dr. Laughlin, hoping to get access to his lab and find out how Luthor managed to disable the powers of all of the project's customers on New Year's. Laughlin, however, sets off a bomb in his lab, killing himself and nearly destroying all the data. Turns out Dr. Laughlin wasn't telling the truth when he said that Luthor was ineligible to receive the treatments to give himself powers, and the doctor had hoped to destroy his notes before the truth came out. Lex does find out, however, and sets up a new lab. Natasha tries to stop him, only to be intercepted by Jake, who reveals that he's really Everyman - he killed Skyman a month earlier and ate the poor boy's body in order to impersonate him (the fact that his real name was Hannibal Bates probably should have been a dead giveaway...) Starlight battles Everyman and nearly beats him, only to be stopped by... Lex Luthor, who now has the powers of Superman...
- On Oolong, the Four Horsemen are launched, and the mad scientists all go back to their previous little schemes and pet projects. Dr. Tyme, for instance, is looking for his missing 52 seconds, Dr. Sivana is wondering what has become of his caterpillar buddy Mr. Mind, on whom he had been conducting experiments prior to his being taken to the island, and Dr. Morrow has been looking for the remains of his Red Tornado ever since learning that the head and torso turned up in Australia. Meanwhile, Dr. Magnus' apparent manic episode has been a cover to explain his recent kleptomaniacal behavior. He's been hoarding things like tin cans, mercury thermometers, and a gold watch. People think it's just insanity, but Morrow suspects that Magnus is attempting to rebuild his Metal Men...
- In Khandiq, Osiris is convinced that his powers are making him bloodthirsty and that he will destroy his country unless he gets rid of them. His fears aren't helped by the fact that Khandiq is suddenly going through bad weather, civil unrest, and plagues. Believing that he is the cause of all this, he sets off for the Rock of Eternity...
PART SIX:
- At the Everyman Project, Natasha and Jake tail Dr. Laughlin, hoping to get access to his lab and find out how Luthor managed to disable the powers of all of the project's customers on New Year's. Laughlin, however, sets off a bomb in his lab, killing himself and nearly destroying all the data. Turns out Dr. Laughlin wasn't telling the truth when he said that Luthor was ineligible to receive the treatments to give himself powers, and the doctor had hoped to destroy his notes before the truth came out. Lex does find out, however, and sets up a new lab. Natasha tries to stop him, only to be intercepted by Jake, who reveals that he's really Everyman - he killed Skyman a month earlier and ate the poor boy's body in order to impersonate him (the fact that his real name was Hannibal Bates probably should have been a dead giveaway...) Starlight battles Everyman and nearly beats him, only to be stopped by... Lex Luthor, who now has the powers of Superman...
- On Oolong, the Four Horsemen are launched, and the mad scientists all go back to their previous little schemes and pet projects. Dr. Tyme, for instance, is looking for his missing 52 seconds, Dr. Sivana is wondering what has become of his caterpillar buddy Mr. Mind, on whom he had been conducting experiments prior to his being taken to the island, and Dr. Morrow has been looking for the remains of his Red Tornado ever since learning that the head and torso turned up in Australia. Meanwhile, Dr. Magnus' apparent manic episode has been a cover to explain his recent kleptomaniacal behavior. He's been hoarding things like tin cans, mercury thermometers, and a gold watch. People think it's just insanity, but Morrow suspects that Magnus is attempting to rebuild his Metal Men...
- In Khandiq, Osiris is convinced that his powers are making him bloodthirsty and that he will destroy his country unless he gets rid of them. His fears aren't helped by the fact that Khandiq is suddenly going through bad weather, civil unrest, and plagues. Believing that he is the cause of all this, he sets off for the Rock of Eternity...
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