Match 14544 Christopher Chance vs. Ubu

[Guest Dinsdale Piranha]

This is part of an arc; the last chapter is at Dr. Octopus vs. the Golem.

 

This is the wrap up for Lark, Jay and Raven and Penguin vs. Catwoman

 

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Catwoman has stolen the fabulous Coyote Diamond from David Xanatos, not realizing that the theft was part of one of Xanatos' byzantine schemes. She took the diamond back to Gotham and attempted to fence it with the Penguin. When Penguin revealed that he'd already been offered a hefty finder's fee by Xanatos, Catwoman realized she'd been used and decided to take the gem and go. Unfortunately for her, Penguin had his three henchwenches standing by. Now, in a secret office in the basement of the Iceberg lounge, Catwoman finds herself surrounded.

 

The three woman circled closer to Selena, their escrima sticks ready while Penguin leaned back in his chair.

 

"You might as well give up the diamond, my dear," he said. "It would be such a shame to bruise your lovely body."

 

Selena glanced around. As traps went, the room was simple but effective. No windows, only one door, and that was a heavy steel affair that she had heard lock after the last of the henchwenches had entered. The room was dim, lit only by a single hanging lamp over the conference table.

 

Selena smiled and hurled the diamond as hard as she could. It struck the lamp, shattering the bulb and plunging the room into darkness. As her foes stumbled around, Selena silently moved away from the table, pulling her night vision goggles from her purse as she went. She slipped them over her eyes and saw the three woman moving toward the table, searching for her, while Penguin groped on the floor for the diamond.

 

First things first, Selena thought.

 

Moving as quietly as her namesake, she stole up on one of the women, Raven. Before she knew what was happening, Catwoman had snatched the stick from her hand, and kicked her in the stomach. She went down and the other two, hearing the noise moved toward her. Catwoman darted in between them, dropping her captured stick. Lark and Jay turned toward the noise and each other then, sensing each other's presence, attacked. Each caught a couple of glancing blows efore they realized they were fighting each other.

 

In the meanwhile, Selena was stalking Penguin, who had seized the diamond and scuttled to the back wall.

 

"Silly little man," she said softly. "Cats can see in the dark; birds can't."

 

"I thought you might try something like this," Penguin said. He grabbed a knife-switch set in the wall and pulled it down. Powerful floodlights came on, filling the room with intense light. Penguin and his aides were dazzled for a moment, but Selena, with her light amplification goggles was blinded by the glare. She pulled them off and blinked rapidly, trying to get her eyes to function again.

 

A thrown stick caught Catwoman in the back of the head bad she went down. She rose only to have a blurry figure kick her in the face. she rolled and twisted, avoiding the worst of the rain of blows that followed as much through luck as agility. Then a kick caught her solidly in the solar plexus, robbing her of the ability to breathe. A stick smashed across her face and she lost consciousness for a moment.

 

When she woke, Selena found she was being supported by Lark and Raven, who had twisted her arms behind her. Jay stood in front of her, smiling grimly and holding two of the sticks.

 

"What now?" she asked.

 

"I've always been find of you, Selena," Penguin replied, "but I'm afraid I have no choice in the matter. You tried to cross me and I cannot allow that. My ah… 'street cred' would be abysmal if I allowed you to go unpunished."

 

"I crossed you? I came with a straight up business proposition and you sold me out to Xanatos."

 

"That is one way of looking at it," he replied. "However, I'm afraid the people in our circles might not see it that way. No, I'm doing this for business reasons, nothing personal."

 

"What are you going to do to me?"

 

"Ladies, I leave the details up to you. I'd prefer you didn't permanently damage her, but this does need to be severe enough that she will not contemplate crossing me again. In fact, it should be severe enough that no one who sees her will ever contemplate crossing me."

 

"You can't do this," Catwoman said, her tone a mix of anger and fear.

 

"My dear, I must do this," he said. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I do deplore violence."

 

The little man turned and waddled out the door. Then the beating began.

 

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"You wanted to see me, boss?" Sabretooth asked.

 

The big man looked absurd in his tailored suit, but it was a concession he had to make, coming to visit Dominique Destine in her office in the Lexcorp Towers. As he regarded the beautiful redhead on the far side of the desk, he had to admit, she unnerved even him a little.

 

"Mr. Creed, we have a need for more test subjects at the Zoo right away. The colony of homeless you found deep in the tunnels should do nicely."

 

Sabertooth grinned. "Routing those rats out of their holes should be fun," he said.

 

"Be careful," Dominique said. "My ally in Manhattan says he's lost a number of his best men in the tunnels. He clains there are some sort of inhuman monsters guarding the homeless."

 

Creed's grin broadened. "Sounds like fun."

 

"Take some help with you," she said.

 

"Thanks, but there's no--"

 

"That wasn't a suggestion, Mr. Creed."

 

"Sure," Sabretooth said. "Might as well have an audience."

 

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"I think this may be it!" Curt Connors said holding up a vial of clear liquid.

 

"You're gene cure?" Rufus carter asked.

 

"We hope so," Benton Quest said. "In fact, this may be superior to the original version. All that remains is to test it."

 

"I'm injecting this lab mouse with a low dose of the original serum--"

 

"Hold on," Race Bannon interrupted. "You mean the formula that turned you into a lizard-man?"

 

"Yes, Race," Quest said. "It was necessary to reproduce the original serum to be certain the antidote would work."

 

"We've set up the chemical synthesizer unit to create enough of both serums for us to begin testing on mice," Quest said, "but that won't be for several days. While we're waiting, I think we need a break."

 

"A couple of days of sleeping in and catching up on some reading sounds good," Curt said.

 

Race chuckled.

 

"You don't know Dr. Quest very well if you think that's what he means," he said.

 

"Actually, I was thinking of going off to investigate the Mayan ruins," Quest said.

 

"I'm afraid that doesn't sound like my idea of relaxation," Connors said. "You go on, I'm sure Billy will want to go along. I think Martha and I will be better off relaxing here."

 

"Well… I don't like splitting up the party, but I think that should work," Quest replied. "Race and Carter will stay here to give you security."

 

"Leave me behind?" Race said. "Un-uh, Doc. My job is to keep you and the boys safe, remember?"

 

"At the moment, Dr. Connors and his family take precedence," Quest replied. "They're the ones this League of Assassins is after. Besides, there's no place in the world we'll be safer than deep in the rain forest. An assassin could look for a hundred years and never find us."

 

"I don't know," Race said.

 

"Don't worry," Quest said. "We'll take Burt along. Jana's offered to guide us and her friend, Montaro looks like he can handle himself too. We'll be fine."

 

After Dr. Quest had gone to pack, Carter looked over at Race with a wry smile.

 

"That dude ever not get what he wants?"

 

"I think it's a family thing," Race replied. "Jonny pulls that on me all the time too."

 

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Christopher Chance held the point of the arrow to Ra's al Ghul's throat until the doors had closed behind the departing Steel Serpent.

 

"Have you lost your mind, Bronze Tiger?" Ra's asked, his voice inhumanly calm for a man in his situation.

 

"I suppose so," Chance said.

 

"No…" Ra's said, his eyes narrowing. "The real Bronze Tiger's conditioning was too thorough, he could not have broken it. You are an imposter."

 

"Maybe, but you're a dead man unless you do exactly--"

 

Chance's words were cut off as Ra's shot a hand up and trapped his wrist. He struggled to break the grip but that moment was all Ubu needed. the giant bodyguard grabed Chance's shoulders and flung him back against the terrace wall."

 

"Take him, Ubu!" the master of assassins cried. "Only leave him alive, for I have many questions I would ask of him."

 

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Chance is the comic book version of the character. For him winning means escaping from the League's base quickly. That makes things tough because Shen Kuei, Midnight and a whole bunch of assassins are heading up the stairs. Whether he beats Ubu in a fight or not, he has to get past him before the others reach them.

 

Ubu is the version seen in Batman: TAS. He's just smart enough to know that he can't let Chase get past him. He would love the glory of defeating him by himself, but will do anything he needs to stop him.

 

Ra's al Ghul is the version seen in Batman: TAS. Though he is a skilled fighter, he will not fight unless Chance attacks him directly.

 

Merlyn the Archer is in the terrace too, but he's unconscious just now and will not be participating in the fight.

[Callisto]

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Christopher Chance

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Ubu

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[leroypowell3]

Your arc is exactly what CBUB is all about to me. The blending, mixing and interacting of characters that would never ever meet. Plus your story in particular uses a lot of characters that I don't know and you write them well enough for me to get a feel for them.

 

Chance will probably win here, but I going to vote for Ubu (Infidel!) because he most likely will never get a good match ever again.

[Buzz Line]

The deal with assassins is getting people when they do not expect it, so I am going against Ubu, he may be a guard but guards guard usually instead of chasing and most of Chance's opponents will not be traditional combatants or pursuers.

[DSkillz]

Great set-up as usual, Dinsdale. Yep, Sabretooth's definitely going after Vincent's crew and the Morlocks. Their combined efforts might be a bit much for him, though, so it's probably good for him that he's getting some back up. 

 

As for the match, Chance might be able to get past Ubu, but escaping from Ra's's headquarters past his other top assassins may be another matter. Maybe Steel Serpent might repay Chance by giving a slight assist.

[Callisto]

Match Final Results

USER RATINGS

Buzz Line gives it a grade of -

DSkillz gives it a grade of [A] - More great storytelling here!

leroypowell3 gives it a grade of [A] -

SCORE

Christopher Chance: 9

Ubu: 6

FPA: 3.7