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Convergence Point – Episode Nine: The Wedding Part Three

By

Celgress

Arkham Asylum Gotham City New Jersey, morning

"I assure you Mr. Dorrance is incapable of mastering minding such an elaborate scheme. His psychological condition is dire. He remains nonresponsive to all forms of treatment. He's at best semi-catatonic on good days." Insisted the current Director of Arkham Asylum Dr. Ashley Kafka while adjusting her glasses.

"Be that as it may Director Kafka, we have reason to believe he poses a potential threat to public safety." Diana Prince-Rogers Wonder Woman said.

After hearing Holly's story Selina contact the Amazon Princess for assistance. Wonder Woman and her long-time partner/husband Captain America were universally beloved and respected by the public due to their activities during World World II. Being official heroes registered with the American Government they carried a tremendous amount of clout with most officials.

"Very well," Dr. Kafka said with a sigh. "You can question him Wonder Woman, but I doubt he'll be responsive."

"Perhaps I can be of assistance?" Emma Frost White Queen offered.

"How so?" Dr. Kafka asked.

"simple, I'll use my psychic powers to probe his mind. I'll soon get to the bottom of this." White Queen said nonchalantly.

"Absolutely not," One of the two guards who stood next to Dr. Kafka said. "We can't subject our patients to cruel and unusual punishment."

"Relax, he'll be unharmed." White Queen said.

"She has a criminal record. We can't trust her. She's the White Queen." The guarded pointed out.

"I don't have a criminal record. My reputation is spotless. I'll probe his mind for the truth if Director Kafka approves." Jean Summers offered.

"Do you promise my patient won't be harmed in any way?" Dr. Kafka asked.

"You have my word," Jean said.

"Director Kafka this is most irregular." The guard said.

"I'll approve of it, but I must be present to observe what happens." Dr. Kafka said.

"Director Kafka I must-," The guard began only to be cut off by Dr. Kafka.

"You can lodge a formal protest when this is over, Ralph." Dr. Kafka snapped at the guard. She turned her attention back to the female superheroes. "Only three of you can attend this session, such as it is."

Wonder Woman, Jean, and Catwoman accompanied Dr. Kafka and her guards to Bane's cell. Meanwhile, the other bachelorette party attendees remained behind in the waiting home. The three female superheroes passed specially designed cells containing a veritable host of baddies of every description on their way.

"I am the ultimate insanity! Cower before my chaotic might!" Carnage ranted bouncing off the microwave shield of his cell door.

"Hi, kitty cat, tell Bats I'm be seeing him soon, hahaha," Joker said taunted Catwoman from his cell door.

"No crowbar motel on this planet can hold me for long. I'll destroy you all when I break free!" Talos the Skrull threatened while pounding on his electrically charged cell door.

"They're fishing for a reaction, ignore them," Wonder Woman advised.

"I thought Talos, Carnage, and the Joker had been transferred to the 'Ice Box'?" Jean said trying her best to ignore Joker's creepy gaze.

"Not yet, that said, most of our high-security inmates will indeed soon be transferred to the new super criminal detention and rehabilitation facility in Antarctica. I'll accompany them as the head of psychiatry. This facility is woefully inadequate to meet our needs. At present, we are winding down operations here. In truth, this antiquated facility should have been shuttered years ago." Dr. Kafka explained an expression of disdain on her face. "Here we are, Mr. Dorrance's cell."

The guards unlocked the cell and Dr. Kafka stepped inside with Wonder Woman, Catwoman, and Jean while the two guards waited outside. Inside the cramped cell a large bald man sat on a cot. His arms were restrained by a straightjacket. He stared ahead blankly.

"Mr. Dorrance, Bane, this is Dr. Kafka. There are people with me who wish to talk with you. Can you hear me?" Dr. Kafka asked. She waved her right hand in front of his face, Bane failed to react.

"Let me try to reach him," Jean said.

"Be my guest." Dr. Kefa said steeping back.

Jean closed her eyes and reached out with her telepathic ability. Bane's mental shields while impressive soon fell before Jean. Her eyes opened and briefly flashed pink. "He's faking his condition. He's also plotting against this facility, Batman, and the family of Bruce Wayne." Jean accused.

Growling like an animal, Bane burst free of his straightjacket. His hand went for Jean's throat while she instinctively shielded her pregnant belly. Wonder Woman moving as fast as lightning stepped between them.

Wonder Woman caught Bane's wrists in her hands. Grunting with effort, she held him fast then threw him against the nearest wall denting it. The Amazon grinned after she pushed Bane away when he again scrambled forward.

"Director Kafka it would appear that Bane has been faking his condition. Furthermore, judging by his greatly enhanced strength, I suspect he must have access to a supply of his chemical enhancement substance, Venom." Wonder Woman said before flooring the charging Bane with an uppercut.

"I'll break you all!" Bane hissed.

"You won't be breaking anyone, Bane. Guards get in here, now!" Dr. Kafka shouted.

One of the guards came inside rubbing his head. "The other guy, Ralph. He must have been working for Bane. He hit me from behind then ran off when Bane attacked you." He said.

"That bitch Holly. She told you my plan, didn't she!? I'll skin her alive, the little rat!" Bane raged. He struggled to get up but Wonder Woman held him down by stepping on his back.

"You won't be hurting Holly or anyone else. It's over, Bane." Catwoman said.

"Fool, it's only begun. My partner will go through all of you if need be to get to the Bat. Just because I'm neutralized doesn't mean you're safe." Bane said with a manic grin.

"Who is his partner?" Catwoman asked Jean.

"No idea, I couldn't glean the person's identity from his mind. I don't think he knows, or he's somehow blocked it out." Jean answered.

"Enough out of you," Catwoman said. "No one targets those I care about without paying a price. My allies and I have stopped you and we'll stop your partner too." She viciously kicked Bane so hard in his face she broke his jaw. "If you'll excuse me, I have a wedding to attend. Two close friends of mine who have been through a lot of crap so they can be together are finally tying the knot. I wouldn't miss their big day for the world and certainly not for a third-rate scumbag like you Bane."

Gotham Cathedral, afternoon

"Do you Bruce Wayne take Selina Cynthia Kyle to be your lawfully wedded wife, to love and cherish until death do you part?" The Bishop a distinguished African American man with a full white beard asked

"I do," Bruce said.

"Do you Selina Kyle take Bruce Thomas Wayne to be your lawfully wedded husband, to love and cherish until death do you part?" The Bishop asked.

"I do," Selina said.

Both Bruce and Selina were grinning like kids in a candy store. They felt giddy. Neither had thought this day would ever come. It still felt like a dream one they were afraid they might wake up from at any moment.

"By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife. Bruce you may now kiss the bride." The Bishop said.

The gathered spectators cheered loudly. The new Mr. and Mrs. Wayne engaged in a long passionate kiss. When they finally came up for air Bruce asked to be given a microphone so he and Selina could address those gathered in the cavernous structure.

"First and foremost we want to thank everyone who has gathered here today. Your support means the world to us." Bruce said. He handed the microphone to his bride.

"Second, will Anna Marie Darkhölme and Remy Etienne LeBeau please come to the alter," Selina said. Profoundly confused Rogue and Gambit in their civilian identities came forward. They stood before Selina, Bruce, and the Bishop. "My husband and I, god I love saying that," Selina said eliciting a laugh from the crowd. "We always honor our debts, and Anna Marie we owe you a considerable debt. So, we know you and Remy have been saving up for a wedding so we thought, why not today. It'll be our treat."

"We've made all the necessary arrangements. The paperwork is ready, if you are?" Bruce said appearing to be genuinely happy for a change.

Remy looked at Anna Marie. "What do you say, mon amour? Do you want this old cajun dog to be your husband?

"How can you ask me that? I want nothing more." Anna Marie said tears welling up in her eyes.

"What are we waiting for, let's do this, preacher man," Remy said to the Bishop.

Smiling from ear to ear, Bruce and Selina stepped aside. "Do you Remy LeBeau take Anna Marie Darkhölme to be your lawfully wedded wife?" The Bishop asked.

"You know it, I do," Remy said.

"Do you Anna Marie Darkhölme take Remy Etienne LeBeau to be your lawfully wedded husband?" The Bishop said.

"I do," Anna Marie said.

"By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride." The Bishop said finishing his second wedding of the day. Rogue and Gambit kissed. Again the crowd cheered its approval.

An abandoned building nearby

Owlman watched the festivities unfold on a hand-held device via a secret video feed. "I should have known better than to place my faith in any version of Bane. No matter which universe he finds himself a part of, Bane will always be an egotistical fool who lacks follow-through." He said in his low monotone voice.

"I still don't understand your plan. Why not simply kill this Bruce Wayne and his family after we forge a will so you can steal his fortune? You'd easily pass a DNA to prove you are his long-lost brother. Keep things simple I always say." Owlman's partner a black-clad alternate version of Superwoman said.

"I prefer a challenge, my dear," Owlman said.

"So, now that Big Bad Baney is out of the picture what if our next step?" Superwoman asked.

"We target the brats," Owlman said his voice betraying no emotion.

"Ah, so we kidnap them and hold them for ransom. A straightforward effective approach. I like it." Superwoman said with a smirk.

"Nothing so pedestrian, my dear," Owlman said. "Utterly defeating the vaunted Batman of this world requires a more, finessed approach."

"I assume you have a plan?" Superwoman whispered in his ear after she walked up behind Owlman. She draped her arms over his armed shoulders and chest.

"I always have a plan for every contingency, you of all people should know that," Owlman said showing no excitement.

"Mind sharing," Superwoman whispered in Owlman's ear.

"In due time, all will be revealed," Owlman said.

Apartment of Wade Wilson and Harley Quinn New York City

"They actually did it, looks like I owe Flash a hundred bucks, just my luck," Deadpool said from where he sat on his musty old sofa a tablet on his lap.

"Huh," Harley said from where she sat in a worn leather recliner.

"I said Batman and Catwoman got hitched, so did Gambit and Rogue apparently, go figure. Damn, I didn't think they'd go through with it." Deadpool said. "Are you okay, Harls?"

"I haven't heard from Red in a few days. I hope she's okay." Harley said scrolling through her phone for any notifications she may have missed. She was deeply concerned about the well-being of her very close friend.

"Ah, I'm sure she's fine," Deadpool said before eating a slice of two-day-old pizza.

Swamps of Louisiana

With a loud wet thud, Jade Goddess landed. "Swamp Thing I have come to challenge you for guardianship of the Green! I wish to assume my rightful position as protector of Earth's planets." She said. When the swamp remained quiet she bellowed. "Come out Alec Holland, you coward! Face me Swamp Thing!"

Swamp Thing slowly rose from the muddy water. "Who dares disturb my slumber?" He roared.

"About time you showed up." Jade Goddess said. "I, Jade Goddess, hereby formally challenge you for guardianship of the Green."

"I sense you are an extraterrestrial abomination created by immoral science. You do not belong to this world or any other. You are unnatural and thus unworthy to become the next Guardian of the Green. I reject your challenge, so-called Jade Goddess." Swamp Thing declared inspecting Jade Goddess carefully by circling her.

"Ha, your arrogant opinion of my supposed lack of worthiness will not prevent me from ripping the green from your shrieking soul." Jade Goddess sneered.

Without warning, Jade Goddess punched her left fist straight through Swamp Thing's torso and out his back. Falling to one knee Swamp Thing gave a strangled cry of pain. Jade Goddess pulled her hand free twisting out part of Swamp Thing's interior torso in the process.

Jade Goddess carelessly tossed away the piece of Swamp Thing. She grabbed his large head in both hands and squeezed down violently. Green slime-like blood ooze from Swamp Thing's eyes, nose, mouth, and ears before Jade Goddess ripped his head from his body which fell to the ground.

"And here I was worried, you weren't so tough." Jade Goddess smirked tearing his head to shreds.

"You should be worried. I'm far from finished with you." Swamp Thing's voice said from seemingly everywhere.

Massive roots surged from the swamp impaling Jade Goddess as they entangled her in an inescapable prison. Glowing green blood oozed from her many grievous wounds. Swamp Thing's head regrew and the hole in his torso sealed as he stood up. He stared coldly at Jade Goddess.

"Do you have any final words before I drain the unnatural life-force from you dissipating it harmless throughout the Green?" Swamp Thing growled.

"That's a splendid idea, but me first." Jade Goddess said.

A dazzling surge of red mixed with green energy along with splotches of black obliterated the vines. A fully healed Jade Goddess sunk her talon type claws into the shoulders of Swamp Thing who discovered he could not break free of her embrace. Her eyes burned bright red. Swamp Thing suddenly felt weak. Rapidly his life force slipped from him, it was somehow being funneled into Jade Goddess!

"No, you can't take it! I won't let you!" Swamp Thing protested feebly.

"Fool, it has never been yours. You were merely a placeholder Alec Holland, nothing more. No human can truly protect plant life. Only a plant understands other plants." Jade Goddess said digging deep into Swamp Thing's psyche. She relentlessly pummeled Swamp Thing with a devastating mental attack born of her Black Mercy origins. She trapped Swamp Thing in a sort of waking nightmare crumbling his resolve to resist as she fed off him like a leech.

Jade Goddess smirked at her waffling victim cruelly taunting him she said. "You should be grateful, Holland. I'm taking away your 'curse'. You and Abby can be together. Isn't that what you want, what you've always wanted?"

His link with the Green severed, Swamp Thing painfully reverted to Alec Holland. "I, must, stop, y-,,," Alec croaked then passed over from sheer exhausted.

"At last, it's mine! I am complete!" Jade Goddess declared triumphantly. Her aura became even more intense green predominating over an undercurrent of red while numerous black splotches continued to dance between the two colors.

Alec Holland's prone form forgotten, Jade Goddess made her way deeper into the vast network of marshes. She had such fun planned. Unnoticed by her Man-Thing who had been watching the encounter from afar retrieved Alec Holland.

Man-Thing knew what he witnessed was not good. The Guardian of the Nexus of All Realities sensed he would need help to set things yet or this Earth would soon be lost. He would contact Dr. Strange or perhaps Dr. Fate at once. He decided Dr. Strange would be his best bet when he recalled that Dr. Fate usually dealt with more universal matters this was not a universal level threat, yet. He sincerely hoped Dr. Strange and the other "superheroes" of Earth could meet the threat posed by Jade Goddess usurping control of the Green and set things right.

To Be Continued

Next up – Green Inferno!

Author's Note One -

I gave Rogue Darkhölme as a maiden surname because she lacks one in the comic books. Also, Mystique was her adopted or surrogate mother so I thought hey Mystique's surname will also be Rogue's in this story.

I gave Selina the middle name Cynthia because I like it and could not find an official name for her.

Author's Note Two -

I decided to use Owlman and Superwoman for Bane's "silent partners" because I hated Flashpoint Thomas Wayne being cast as a villain in the comic books. Plus, I loved this pair in the animated movie "Crisis on Two Earths" so I thought of version of them here would be cool.