"We have incoming!"

Sentinel landed on the helicopter with the grace of a drunk elephant. The rogue superhero shoved a fist through the hull of the aircraft, pulling out wires and electronics. The pilots inside the chopper panicked as the Krytponian smashed his way inside the flying war machine, grabbing the pair of airmen and jumping back off the helicopter as it went careening into the ocean below. Sentinel landed back on the island with a loud crash, placing the two soldiers down before leaping off to draw more fire from the encroaching military. Bullets bounced off his broud chest as Isaac rampaged across the Titans' island, defending it from America's own army. This was all Luthor's fault. Isaac vowed to hunt down the president if he survived this, and take him down for all the pain he'd ever caused. Politics be damned, Lex Luthor was the enemy of Superman. The first wave of attackers were thinning as Sentinel dashed around as nothing but a blur, dismantling warmachines and disarming soldiers as he went. Even down here, in the chaos of battle, Sentinel could hear his teammates in the kitchen. Rhea was trying to raise everyone's spirits. Stun Devil seemed confused and perhaps a bit depressed. People's biology betrayed their feelings to Sentinel's super hearing.

Mere moments from dismantling another M1 Abrams tank, Sentinel stopped in his tracks at Pistolera's orders. She sounded serious. Deadly serious. The moment of hesitation was long enough for the tank to turn its cannon on Sentinel and open fire. A shell of depleted uranium exploded as it made contact with Isaac's face. Instead of being obliterated into a pile of gore and blood, Sentinel smiled. Human weapons were pathetically weak. Kid Krypto's heat vision was enough to slice the turret in half and render the vehicle's weapon systems inoperable before Sentinel turned and froze a nearby Humvee with his freeze breathe.


[i]"Whatever good reasons you think you have for attacking the United State's military, forget them. They are not good reasons. We could have gotten out undetected without you smashing the countries defense budget, but as usual you flew off half cocked without a real plan. The team can still get out, but you need to stop before you make things any worse for us. Run now, lose any pursuit, then make a roundabout route to Star City. We'll meet there when I've deemed it safe."[/i]

Isaac had to admit, Simone was right. As usual. He'd attacked U.S troops without considering any other plan of action. But now Luthor had even more ammunition for his mud slinging campaign against the Titans. Typical. Sentinel went and made everything worse in his honest effort to keep other people safe. Was there anything the Kryptonian teen could do right?

[color=6ecff6]"Alright."[/color] Sentinel responded over the communicator. The military continued to waste their bullets as they fired on Sentinel, even as he stood still. [color=6ecff6]"Good luck. I'll-"[/color] Isaac stopped speaking when Eric shouted out his name. Sentinel turned to see Microbat flying out of the tower and towars another helicopter. This one was different from the others, though. That much was apparent. Deciding to investigate, Sentinel used his X-Ray vision to scan the inner workings of the large aircraft. That's when he noticed the Kryptonite tipped bullets. A scowl crossed Isaac's face. [color=6ecff6]"Luthor."[/color] He growled. Of course Lex would arm them with Kryptonite weapons. How else were they suppose to beat Sentinel? Did they have weapons for the other Titans, too? There was no time to check as Eric brought the helicopter down before it could unleash its payload. He'd have to thank the bat for that one later. Sentinel watched as the helicopter fell out of the sky, the men manning it already jumping out and using their parachutes. Isaac dashed into action. If that chopper crashed where it was, the men under it would be crushed to death. Sentinel leaped through the air at the speed of sound, slamming into the side of the aircraft. The force of the Kryptonian's charge was enough to change the helicopter's trajectory, sending it flying into the ocean harmlessly. One quick check for anyone inside confirmed they had all escaped in time. Good.

[color=6ecff6]"Microbat!" [/color]Sentinel called through the communicator. [color=6ecff6]"Fly outta here! I'll keep the helicopters' attention until your clear!"[/color] Isaac placed the device back in his belt before turning back towards the military, firing his heat vision into the air. [color=6ecff6]"Hey! Over here!"[/color] The simple tactic seemed to be a success as the air force turned their weapons back on the invincible Kryptonian. Isaac waited, listening. He wouldn't run off himself before he heard the portal snap shut. He strained to listen as Pistolera whispered, catching the coordinates before she sent Accelerate off and left him here to lead Eric and Isaac. It was frustrating being assigned a babysitter, but could Isaac blame them? Sentinel hadn't made one good choice on his own since he had joined the Titans. That would change today.

[color=6ecff6]"Accelerate. We gotta go-"[/color] A missile exploded around the Kryptonian as he spoke into his communicator, not batting an eye at the raging inferno. [color=6ecff6]"I'll catch up with you in a minute. I have something I need to say."[/color] With that, Sentinel put both of his hands into the air. The explosions and bullets continued to fly for a moment even as Sentinel apparently surrendered. Eventually someone seemed to see and ordered the soldiers to cease fire. There was a tense moment of silence. Nothing moved. All Sentinel could hear was the beating hearts of the men and women in the tanks and helicopters. Sentinel glanced up at an approaching news chopper. This was his chance. Sentinel moved towards a nearby Humvee, looking through it until he found a megaphone. Perfect. The Kryptonian returned to his previous position, a group of marines approaching with handcuffs. He ignored them as they shouted orders for Sentinel to freeze.

[color=6ecff6]"I know you can hear me Luthor."[/color] Sentinel spoke into the megaphone, as calm as he could manage after such a fight. [color=6ecff6]"And I'm sorry."[/color] The soldiers froze. What was he doing? [color=6ecff6]"I didn't know those people could be saved. I thought they were gone...But that doesn't excuse murder. So I'm sorry. I'm sorry to all the people who lost their homes. To all the children who lost their parents. Blame me for all of it. It was my fault." Sentinel paused, before pointing at the tower. "But don't blame them! I'm invincible. I could have held back. But the rest of the Titans? They're people, just like you. They bleed and they...And they die."[/color] Sentinel felt something jump in his throat. All he could picture were the twins as those zombies tore them apart. [color=6ecff6]"My friends were just defending themselves. They had no other choice. Don't blame them. Blame [b]me."[/b][/color]

Then he disappeared, leaving the megaphone on the ground.