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[h2][b][color=firebrick]from B'Wana[/color][/b][/h2][/center]

[b]Two days ago...

Central City, 2:34 pm.[/b]

Mike Maxwell just finished another presentation at the Central City Zoo. The Zoo Tour of America presently was being filmed by some indy filmmakers looking to hit it off big with the Discovery Network or National Geographic. For Mike, it was all about animal rights and preservations. His story about fighting Gorilla Grodd further out west with Green Lantern didn't go over as well with the crowds as he'd hoped. Admittedly, 'the Beast from B'wana' wasn't as well known as some of the other heroes. His physique didn't hide the fact he wore a silly looking helmet and matching loincloth. 

At the end of the presentation the filmmakers packed their gear and told the Beast they'd see him in Metropolis. Both respectable young men, Rudy and Simon. Rudy was the annoying talkative one, while Simon was more quiet and all about getting the right shot on camera. After everything was in their van, Rudy made an awkward moment even more awkward before shaking hands with Mike and getting into his van. 

With the Flash no longer operating in Central City the Rogues were having the time of their lives. Crime was up nearly 40% in the last several days, and that wasn't even the worst city in the nation. Mike hates to admit it, but punching supervillains in the face is addicting. If even one of those punks came through the zoo the Beast would use his power to create a Snakehawk or something to take them down. The Rogues never really had much use for the zoo other than Grodd, and it wasn't like the Beast was the type of hero to go picking a fight with half a dozen of them at once. One or two maybe, but those creeps travel in packs. Even the Angle Man has a posse. The Flash could keep up with that many at once, the Beast could barely keep up with a car on the highway. No wonder Mike never got a call back from that United Nations guy about the Justice League International reforming in the wake of the original League's disappearance. He just wasn't cut out for real superhero'ing on the regular. 

[b]Metropolis, presently...[/b]

Mike was in the food court at the Metropolis Aquarium, also called 'the Ark. The zoo was under construction after a battle between Superman and Livewire weeks earlier before the League disappeared. Rudy and Simon had insisted they get some filming done somewhere and suggested the Ark, but the management and staff had never heard of 'the Beast' and didn't want the pair of filmmakers getting too close to certain areas for fear of contaminating habitats in the floating offshore aquarium. A television was on and Breaking News interrupted the Disney-like kids' shows. 

[i][b]"Reports are coming in that heroes and villains alike are trying to break into Stryker's Island for reasons unknown and it's a war zone..." the blonde reported, "The heroes trying to take the place of the Justice League need all the help they can get..."[/b][/i]

"Simon, Rudy, I don't think this is where I need to be..." Mike said still in full Beast gear.

"Just eat your fries jungle man, me and this charming bastard will make the managers cave and let us bring in our cameras..." Rudy commented while also trying to form a plan to work on the managers.

"If I wanna be in the League I can't be running around across country filming a documentary reality show with you guys!" Mike said a bit louder as if demanding more respect out of the two younger men. 

"You don't wanna make money that's fine, we can find another animal superhero to do this gig. Do you still have the Crimson Fox's number, Simon?" Rudy asked as the Beast was already getting up from his seat and walking into an octopus habitat where a woman was presently feeding the animals. 

"Sorry, ma'am, but I need to borrow this guy..." the Beast said taking the creature and its DNA into a ball of yellow energy before walking into a shark habitat, "And I'm gonna need you too big guy..." he continued taking the largest shark and its DNA into a ball of green energy.

Walking out to the dock where the ferry brought the group of tourists and the filmmakers to the Ark, the Beast continued the amalgamation of the two creatures. 

"Octo-Shark? Nooo... I'm calling you a Sharktopus! Let's go give those heroes at Strykers' a hand or eight!" he screamed leaping onto the creature's back and riding it east towards the island prison. 

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~KL~