The Espada vs the Justice League Chapter 1, a Justice League + Bleach Crossover fanfic

Batman was walking on the roofs of Gotham surveying the scenery looking for the next villain to subdue; the joker was at large again coursing trouble. Batman was trying to figure out the Jokers next plan. He spotted what looked like one of the Jokers goons attacking a civilian batman swooped down for the attack to take down this individual he was in detective mode(used signify apparatus he is using to detect things). As he approached his special equipment went haywire and it became distorted and impossible for him to see so he missed his target and landed less gracefully than he would usually. The individual looked at him.

?: What's this a man in a bat costume how ridicules you look, what's wrong stayed to close to the belfry for your hearing to cope with. Hmmm your reatsus not that high your just trash like this guy (referring to the destroyed corpse of the penguin only definable by the monocle and tattered remains of a umbrella and penguin suit) although I'll admit you are a little better.

Batman had now come to his senses and regained his sight when he switched off his detective mode

Batman: you don't look like one of the Jokers regulars. Who are you?

?: Joker who the hell is that, as for my name it's not really your business . Not that you will be around much longer to really need to know.

Batman got into a fighting stance with his batarang in hand; the man in front of him leers and laughs at him manically with his half metallically distorted voice his hollow fragment on his jaw area opening wide.

?: You can't be serious you expect that little toy to hurt me such a fo...

Batman has thrown the batterang it clips him on his opponent on his cheek catching him off guard as batman charged at him landing a punch squarely in the jaw followed by a follow up kick to the lower abdomen, however batman did not get his usual reaction.

?: Is that it, is that all you have, oh dear oh very dear, looks like you won't be needin that leg of yours.

Batman instantly recoiled and tried to block the oncoming assault with no success he was punched 150 ft from the person's location a medium part of his suit fractured by the impact of the fist against his chest. Batman's cape was also torn to shreds by the impact with the ground. The tarmac was ruptured into a grazing crater. Batman struggles to get up from the creator he sees the man in a white shatcho walk towards him removing his long black trench coat. Throwing it onto the nearest tall bollard. Batman said to himself get up he's coming, come on you must be ready. It was a little late the man who was now leering intently with his evil grin, grabbed him by his cloaks scruff lifting him off his feet before proceeding to punch him with supernatural speed strength and accuracy to his chest with various different fighting style punches hundreds of times, before palming his face lifting him clean off the ground and kicking him like a kick boxer to the abdomen causing him to fly back even further than hitting the ground flipping from front to back body plant several (7 for those who don't know the definition of several) times before finally stopping in a even larger creator. Batman realising he could die and realising he no longer possesses his communicator does something he has never done in his life before he signalled the justice league for help or to take on this person. Being as his equipment is now damaged he knows it will take them a while to locate him. His mask is now cracked revealing a part of Bruce's face and his uniform is hardly intact on the chest and clock. He begins to stand...

?: trash like you should know when to play dead, trash like you aren't even worth killing. I should kill you where you now stand. However I will be lenient and leave you alive as I see now that you couldn't possibly be a threat to my master.

He vanishes and reappears with his hand cleanly through Batman's lower abdomen and out his left side. Batman slumps to the floor making little to no reaction to the pain now searing through his body.

?: you are truly stubborn (removing his hand) if you survive this and live to fight again prey that you never meet me again and remember the next time we meet I shall kill you this much I promise.

He walks away taking his coat and putting it on, before his back is covered however batman notices a black insignia numeral tattooed on his back the number 7 he photographs this image. He also notices the white bone like fragment on the persons face it covers his lower right side and ear with it extending to encircle his entire neck the horrific jaw shape on his cheek has a large tooth appendage on it he also has what appears to be a horn protruding out of the side of the mask fragment. The person then disappears as batman passes out.

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The joker is sat in commissioner Gordon's chair at the old penitentiary he is reading a news paper, Harley walks in all happy and excited.

Joker: What's the matter Harley did somebody die he he he ha ha ha ha

Harley: hi pudding got a report from one of our goons that the bat just got whacked.

Joker: really (Harley nods and giggles in excitement) so the bats has finally given up the ghost and died hehe ha ha haaaa, so some ones beaten me to it ... (throws his newspaper and 100 year old scotch bottle from the commissioners desk causing Harley to yelp) I wanted to be the one to do it are you sure that the goon was certain bring him here.

The goon was shoved into the room.

Goon: h... h...hi joker wha... what do you want.

Joker: Harley tells me you saw the guy who whacked the bat.

Goon nods.

Harley: Just tell Mr J what you told me deary. (Caresses his chin and grabs him erotically ish she sees the Joker anger) oh don't worry pudding you know I've only got eyes for you... Tell him Flint!

Flint: I was walkin down town minding my own business on my way to the penguin for the supplies like you asked me, when all of a sudden from a distance I saw this guy. (The joker says "guy?") yeah yeah. This guy he basically tore the penguin apart with his bare hands first he stabbed him wit his hands and then tore him a new one. I was about to run and leave when the bat arrives and confronts the guy... I'm too far to here exact details but after a while the bat gets out one of his baterangs and prepares to fight the guy, he attacked But... (he breaks off as the joker is looking mad and he shivers in fear)

Joker: Oh flint my boy(suddenly changing from mad to happy and charming) don't worry or be scared I'm not mad (back to anger) I won't be rapping you in plastic and leaving you in the gutter ...Yet (holding flints head) please continue..

Flint: (composing himself) well like I said the bat attacked him but the guy just stood there like it was nothing. Then he must have said someting cuz the bat backed off. But then the guy the bat attacked sped toward him too fast for me to see. The next thing I know the bat is thrown back, it must have been hard as the bat struggles to get up. The guy in the black and white coat with a weird look-in broken mask takes off his trench coat disappears and lifts up the bat and starts beatin the shit out of him laughing with the scariest laugh I ever heard.(noticing the Jokers sudden impatience) anyway Chunks of that armour of his flies off, the guy then stops and stabs him. I had got closer as I wanted to find out who the guy was for you so you could teach him a lesson (smiles hopefully) I hear him say "trash like you isn't even worth killing" but he disappears and then reappears in front of me I don't know what happened next but I suddenly I couldn't breathe I felt like there was a ocean of water pressing down on me and I collapsed all I heard was "so your just trash too so where is the one my master wants me to kill" that's all I know I'm sorry as the bat was gone when I came to but I mean even if the bat had got away no one could of survived that not even the bat...(he shudders as the Joker moves closer off his seat.)

Joker: that's alright flint you have done well

Flint: your not mad...

Joker: flint I'm hurt I'm heartbroken really I am. Put it there.

Flint takes the hand is suddenly stricken by electricity at high voltage "why" flint whispers as his he dies leaving a smouldering corpse.

Joker: you failed to get what I want from the penguin and I don't accept failure!

Throwing the corpse to the ground

Joker: clean that up...

(Harley goes to his side and looks at him he looks happy)

Harley: why so happy pudding isn't the bat dead.

Joker: don't you see I knew the bats still alive... which mean the plan can go ahead at Arkham. Looks like I can cut you lose Mr Mayor (the joker shoots a cord holding the district mayor suspended over vat of the chemicals that created the Joker in the first place the mayor screams no. The joker rears back and laugh manically)

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Hawk girl is flying to Gotham to go to batman's aid she thinks to herself batman never signals for help he must really be in trouble I have to hurry. With a forceful flap of her wings she thrust forward at high speed across Gotham. She scanning the area she sees thugs looting, raping, and pillaging the streets she quickly realises the level of command and respect that Bruce the batman has she sees him next to a building site and a turned over skyscraper and is horrified by what her hawk eyes can see when she zooms in for a closer look she lands right next to him his helmet phone now detached is ringing with Barbara calling for his name, hawk girl quickly starts observing the damage. She picks up his communicator.

Hawk girl: Barbara

Barbara: who is this and how have you got Batman's communicator.

Hawk girl: I am hawk girl of the Justice League of America. Bruce is badly injured

Barbara: oh god is Bruce alright, what happened who did this.

Hawk girl: calm down Barbara He's alive but he will need medical attention that only the JLA base can provide can you get in contact with them and ask them to send down a jet. As for whom I don't know but whoever it is they are not normal.

Barbara: ok hawk girl I will call them, can you reframe from using his true name he won't want a goon of Jokers over hearing. What are his injuries?

Hawk girl: from what I can tell without moving him his rib cage has been destroyed which may mean he has internal damage as well, along with most of his armour including his helmet; however those aren't his most life threatening injuries even though those are enough to kill him on there own. He has an injury to his right-hand abdomen it were I'm trying to stop the bleeding from a large hole. It appears though the person who did this thrust his hand through batman. Barbara ill speak soon I'll tell you when he's stable. You may have just saved batman's life.

Barbara: thank you hawk girl wonder woman's on her way

Just then wonder woman's Jet flew down and landed. She got out and rushed over with one of that special kind of restraint stretchers accept it was a little more high tech orientated.

Wonder woman: hawk girl what happened, oh god batman... will he live.

Hawk girl: I don't know wonder woman let's get him back to base I've done all I can for him here.

Wonder woman: alright.

They both put batman carefully onto the stretcher and take him on board the jet as it hovers behind them.

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A while later hawk girl is looking at data in on the dash board of the bio tank Bruce was in now with his armour removed and underwear still on for dignity purposes. Bruce's body is covered with severe (like the highest degree of burns) bruises, the scars of past battles still very apparent, his bleeding has now stopped and it reveals a hand shaped hole which is closing up a lot slower than normal she wonders why that is. Just then superman walks in

Superman: How is he?

Hawk girl: not good but I think he will live. The wounds to his chest and head are healing normally but the one to his abdomen is taking a lot longer than it should do. I'm doing a spectral analysis of the wound now to see what might be holding the hole open (I don't know pick any kind of analysis that would analyse for force field like things). At the current rate of healing he should be back on his feat within the next few days but that wound on his abdomen means that I would prefer him to be in there for a further fortnight at best.

Superman: alright but you know he will want to be out before then (she looks down)

Hawk girl: i think this time he will have to make an exception.

Superman: when the soonest Bruce can tell us what happened.

Hawk girl: well from his injuries I've been able piece together a rough simulation as to what happened when. Using the hole in his abdomen I can give a rough approximate to the size shape build and strength of the one who attacked him. (Essentially here from batman's wounds she can set up a simulation that would show what happened to the bat from the start to the end of the fight in semi flashback.)

Superman: alright then see you in the conference room.

Superman goes to leave but hawk girl stops him briefly

Hawk girl: superman who ever these people are they're strong.

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In the conference room of the JLA space station superman, hawk girl, wonder woman, green lantern, man hunter, the flash, green arrow and aqua man. Sat around the oval table with their emblem situated in the middle.

Superman: as you all know Bruce faced an unknown foe and is now in a critical condition. This assailant is dangerous he seemingly targeted and grotesquely assassinated the kingpin of Gotham known as the penguin. Bruce it would have seemed in the first instance was attacked purely on the basis that the assailant remained anonymous however through hawk girl's detailed assessment and analysis of his wounds and through a reconstruction formulated from that data that Bruce became a target the moment he intervened. The assailant motives are unclear but what we do know is that this attack was not a cleanup operation to avoid later prosecution. What you will see now will be a simulated sequence of what happened during the battle with the assailant just before the first injury occurred.

Simulation.

The simulation starts with a simulated shape of two 3d 5 and 7 inch tall characters one blank one in the form of the batman. The batman had recently planted a punch and kick to the person abdomen, the figure didn't move, batman quickly relinquished and turned into a more defensive stance. The person then moves ridiculously fast forward as batman tries to block but is then hit in the chest and is thrown back the equivalent distance across the table into a generated glancing crater. The man in the simulation walked a short while before disappearing and reappearing before the batman stopping breathily before batman starts to get up all of a sudden he is grabbed by the scruff of his cloak before the person brutally assaults batman with a series of machine gun like punches (wonder woman covers her mouth to the horror of it some of the men present look both in shocked awe and shock) palming batman's face before kicking him twice as far as the first hit flipping along the simulated street from front to back. After that the simulation ended with final wound.

End of simulation.

Green lantern: who could have done this?

Hawk girl: the assailant's identity is unknown however we were able to pull two images that Bruce recorded in his equipment.

An image flashed up of the numeral 7 in a very specific tattoo emblem on his back

Superman: we believe that this symbol is a denotation of rank. Does anyone recognise which group this symbol belongs to?

They shock there head.

Green lantern: the only thing I can think of is that the font style is Japanese.

Flash: great that narrows our search down to the whole of Japan and nearly half the worlds comic books.

Green lantern looked slightly agitated by that comment.

The second image was of a white bone like mask fragment which covered the neck and the right hand side of the face with a horrifying jaw structure which had one large tooth on the upper jaw and a horn sticking out of the side of the head which has two yellow line in a fairly narrow band around the midpoint on the horn. Wonder woman suddenly looked scared like this was something out of a nightmare.

The Martian Man hunter: Diana what's wrong why are you so scared.

Wonder woman: that can't be they shouldn't exist.

Green lantern: who shouldn't exist?

Wonder woman: that's no assailant. That looks like an arrancar. If I'm right this is a bigger then we first thought.

Superman: who are they these arrancar

Wonder woman (now composed herself): more important than whom? What are they? In my peoples mythology they are the almost direct result of what happens to a soul who gives into despair and fear, causing the loss of their heart and becoming transformed into monsters of pure instinct. It is said that no normal person can see these monster unless they have witnessed death also it is common however that they appear as nothing more than silhouette in heated air. These nightmarish creatures are said to devour the souls of the righteous and wicked alike, living or dead. Those who become devoured even if they have no regret they become these monster called hollows themselves. In which case Bruce was very lucky. In any case I thought they were just a story told to children.

Flash: wait a second you said this guy who attacked Bruce was an arrancar not whatever these hollows things are.

Wonder woman: (sigh) an arrancar is a type of one of those monsters that the mythology describes. They are far more dangerous than the average hollow and look almost human minus the fact they have a mask and a perfectly cylindrical hole in there chest. To put it another way the arrancar is the panicle of what I believe the stories represent as a form of evolution consisting of 4 stages which can evolve along a linear pattern to an arrancar or jump directly into that panicle stage at any time given the right conditions.

Green lantern: so what are these stages if these stories aren't just stories?

Wonder woman: other than the first stage referred to as hollow, the next three stages is a branch of hollows known as Menos Granda or greater hollow. They consist of Gillian, adjuctas, and vasta lordis in that order. Not much is known about the menos in fact the only image that appears in the myth is Gillian, but these hollows are absolutely huge far taller than the tallest skyscraper in the world. The stories show these Gillian are capable to destroy my people and their settlements with little to no effort. There are images of my peoples warriors being hit by a giant red beam of light with after image looking like a nuclear apocalypse. Other images show the souls of the living existing our bodies and being drawn to its open maw of the creature. At the end of the story in the index there appears to be a foot note scrawled by the Gillian name it said "foot soldier"

Aqua man: if that's true no wonder why there is little to know n about the higher levels.

Wonder woman looks at with curiosity.

Aqua man: think about it if that creature was able to do all that to one of the strongest race on our planet then the only reason there was any knowledge of them is because someone survived otherwise there would be no stories. Therefore the other types may be so much more powerful than these Gillian that there is no possibility of survivors of attacks involving them.

Green arrow: so why would this arrancar leave Bruce alive why not devour his soul. It doesn't fit the picture that story describes of its lesser forms. What is the motivation behind this seemingly senseless attack?

Superman: we can't know not until Bruce has recovered enough to tell us. For now look for any other such attacks across the world and search for unexplained incidence where people have seemingly dropped dead on mass for no reason

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Head captain yamamoto had called a captains meeting with Ichigo, Rukia and his reyoka friends and nel (because she has some form of attachment to Ichigo that no one could break(brothers not included)) as honoured guest, with the 5th and 9th captains missing due to their treachery , captain Amagai taking squad three in place of the (spoiler all though quite why you haven't got up to date with bleach is beyond my comprehension so don't worry) double agent traitor Gin Ichimaro. The head captain was getting annoyed as Nel was making allot of noise with Ichigo and orihime trying to calm her and Rukia getting more and more annoyed as she is trying to keep her pride whilst Nel is trying to disrupt it by constantly shouting profanities and tugging on her shatsho.

Captain Yamamoto: Kurosaki Ichigo will you please, silence that arrancar child.

At this Nel instantly shut up seeing the anger in his eyes there was a breath period of silence in which every captain sighed in relief only to be broken mid sigh by and instant loud cry from nel.

Nel: it chi go the old fart was mean to meee. (she looks up at the man with child like anger peering over ichigoes shoulder for protection)

Ichigo: (after Nel gets down Ichigo kneel down close to her) Nel what old man Yama's trying to say is that you are being too noisy for him to be able to conduct this captains meeting we have been invited so we are guest here so shall we show some respect required of us.

Nel nodded and bolted towards the head captain, Soifon placed her hand on her sword. But Nel stopped in front of the old man and bowed taking a stance years ahead of her age slightly shocking some of the captain's however head captain took this as a sign of respect. Nel then promptly turned around respectfully and trotted back to ichigoes side.

Head captain Yamamoto: it seems that the traitor Aizen sosuke has made his move (all of the captains and guest stared in shock at this revelation) a few days ago squad 12 detected the presence of an arrancar in a city within North America called Gotham city. The arrancar in questions brutally murdered a crime lord known as the penguin (this got a few singers) moments after the hero of that city was attacked by that same arrancar his were about are not known other than he is alive. This act cannot be ignored we need to find out what Aizen was looking for over there. That is why i have requested the presence of the substitute soulreaper and his friends to this meeting. He and his friends are to go to that city and find out what is going on there.

Captain ukatake: captain we can't just send them to a foreign country I believe this may just be a deception.

Head captain Yamamoto: I had considered this but what if we are wrong and it is there that Aizen plans to make his next move and we leave that city un defended, but we are left with the additional problem of not being able to spare anyone from the soul society. However they will not be going alone. Rukia Kutchiki will also be going as well as yoroichi shonen, captain Siofon

Captain Soifon: yes captain.

Yamamoto: you will be our means to communicate, should you observe a need of assistance you are obligated to lend the substitute soulreaper aid where you see fit. Dismissed!

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Ichigo and Rukia were wondering down a dingy street in Gotham in there shimigami uniforms with Nel on ichigoes shoulder, Chad Orihime Yourichi, and udiu ishiada had to desided to stay behind and were setting up a base outside of the city. Ichigo had something on his mind ever since they had got back from huaco mundo, Rukia was worried but felt that he would tell her eventually.

Ichigo: aahh this taking for ever there no hollows, let alone arrancars. All we been able to do so far is perform Konso on 30 people.

Rukia: well head captain wouldn't have sent us to this to be frank rather run down area of town (its worse than the Rukon district; she thought ) for no reason (Ichigo nodded). Anyway it's nice to spend time with you without there being a hollow or an enemy we have to fight.

Just then Ichigo noticed something that looked like a girl wearing a hollow mask in a clown costume. He took off after her to quickly for Rukia to notice when she had noticed his absence she spun around looking for him calling out his name. He also tried his hand at being stealthy leaping from the dishevelled roof tops like batman. They both came to a clearing and Ichigo was perched on top of a gargoyle when all of a sudden she stopped dead in her tracks.

?: Hey Bats, don't you know its rude to stalk a lady... you can come out and off that gargoyle your sitting on I know your there... (Ichigo was daized by being called Bats but thought how she couldn't possibly see him so had decided to stay put.)...have it your way Batman.

The girl quickly spun with a bazooka, Ichigo paused for a moment to consider where she had been hiding that accessory but couldn't think about it for long, by instinct alone he leapt out of the way of the blast (Nel was hiding in a barrel like she had been told to) to the ground directly in front of her. She was taken aback by the sudden appearance of this orange haired man sporting a sword shaped like a cleaver rapped in a white cloth which was the length of his body she wasted no time and aimed her bazooka and took a second shot at Ichigo. He avoided it easily but saw it was heading for reatsu to shield himself and Nel from further damage.

?: hey wait a minute you're not the bat. Who are you it's a bit late for fancy dress.

Ichigo: speak for yourself what kind of ignoramus dresses in a clown costume.

?: tell me who you are before I fire another shot at Ya. You're not the guy who tried to ice the bat are yah. My pudding Mr J would be real interested in meeting you to teach you some manners.

Ichigo: I have no intention of telling you who I am. Besides I imagine you're empty. (a bit angry that she had almost hit Nel with her weapon even though it wouldn't work on her)

She fired her bazooka but instead of another rocket party cracker paper came out and a flag with the sign that said bang.

?: oops looks like I'm all out. ( she raises her hands with the bazooka up and gives a goofy grin Ichigo then lets his guard down for just a second)

But then she aimed her bazooka again and it fired the flag instead, it was a direct hit it wasn't a substantial wound but it had a joker chemical in it and the affect were instant. Ichigo was immediately weakened. Dropping his sword and falling to his knees grabbing his chest as it ached.

Ichigo: what did you do to me?

She smiled again and gave a laugh

?: Looks like you're not the guy. your no were near good enough. But I'll take you to Mr J all the same after I've ruffed you up a bit. This is a gift from Catwoman. (Hoping to strike a chord with the revealing of catwoman's whip)

She fired a round that entangled Ichigo in steal ropes pulling him to the floor. She then dropped her bazooka and proceeded to whip him, Ichigo fell unconscious about thirty strikes of the whips. Satisfied she then picked up his sword and prepared for a killing strike, but as she was about to hit him he grabbed the end of the sword blade and through her over the top of him into the construction yard. Still holding his sword he spun the sword on the end of his cloth like a lunatic laughing manically and scarily as he did it before grabbing the hilt and stabbing the ground causing what she believed to be sparks.

?: (composing herself) how did you get out of those ropes sweat heart, are you batman wannabe. What is this (pointing at his now forming mask which she had not seen until now due to fact he was looking down slightly?)

Ichigo spoke with a distorted and metallic voice

Hollow Ichigo: ak ow it not polite to refer to someone as "this". You Idiot!

?: I will ask you again who are yah

Hollow Ichigo: Who am I? How can you ask such a stupid questions I am who I am.

?: I thought you were just a regular block head

Hollow Ichigo: Ichigoes the only one around here who's regular... I'm stronger... I'm not soft like he is... although I would prefer it if we weren't connected at all it would be awkward if he were to die, so I'll kill you instead.

?: oh my pudding, are yah goanna to put up a better fight than he did.

Hollow Ichigo: Wanna try your luck?

?: Yeah (raising her whip into attack position) come get me I dare yah I double dare yah.

She attacks as he runs forward but he dodges easily

Hollow Ichigo: Too slow (said with murderous malice)...

He runs her through with his sword between her belly button and lower rib cage narrowly missing her heart. She screams in utter spine and blood curdling shock as blood begins to poor out of her. She looks at him. He is still moving pushing her back.

Hollow Ichigo: you're not dealing with Ichigo any more... that weakling! Doesn't even compare to me! Erhhahahahahaha eeerah( he stops moving suddenly slices down in a left curving arch slicing through her kidney and missing her hip by a small margin upon existing. Blood splatters every where including newly partial exposed chest area and up along her cleavage. She stared up at him at his horrifying mask that covered half his face he was grinning and leering malevolently laughing in the most insane, malicious and horrifying manor at the top of his lungs she had ever heard it terrified her she would scream if she could.

Hollow Ichigo: aaaahhhh hahahahahah aaaaahhh ha ha ha ah haahahahahaha ah ha ha ha... (he freezes his right arm grabs his face falling forward as if resisting something) nooo you're are going to interfere with me again, stop... your to week, if you kick me out now you'll die for sure, you're not strong enough eeerrr gggahhh aaaarrah (Ichigo begins to roar with a burst of surrounding blue energy)

Ichigo: herrrraaaaahhhh earaaahhhhhh (he pulls away the mask it comes clean off and falls apart. He then begins to pant falling forward and landing on his face with a load thud. Harley watch him and saw black and gold in his eyes begin to fade as she passed out through loss of blood

Ichigo got up and stammered where he met Nel crying some distance from the area.

Nel: itsichigo what happened nel dwuz scared. The scary lady beat you so bwad, but bwhen you got you mask on you werent you

Noticing the concern Ichigo patted nel on the head and said in a reassuring tone

Ichigo: I'm alright Nel come on let's get out of here and find Rukia.

Nel nods and jumps on his shoulder and runs towards Rukia looking down and depressed.

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Superman was patrolling Gotham helping civilians where needed it he spots girl on the floor hardly moving with a giant slash to her lower body.

Superman: (to himself once using his scope vision to take a closer look) That's Harley Quinn. Better get her back to our base now or she not going to survive for much longer.

He swooped down and picked up the wounded Harley and flew away. A joker goon saw this and decided to run back to where the joker is.

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The goon had just reached the current lair of the Joker he runs in to where the joker is. He then dodges a shot fired from the Jokers gun he hears the jokers laugh.

Joker: where my Harley buck.

Buck: I don't know where she is now all I know is that superman guy just up and snatched her.

Joker: what

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Superman was flying very fast towards the JLA head quarter Harley in his arms with a space suit and life support system on. He opened the entrance to the space station and was greeted by a newly recovered batman who looked down at the person superman was carrying.

Superman: no time for explanations we need to get her to the medical bay.

(Batman had gone to check on his city and had got trapped by the joker like in Arkham asylum but without Harley. He had returned to a stable Harley)

Later Harley was in the bead her tattered and blood spattered uniform by her bed a medical repair unit over her abdomen and lower rib cage she was wearing medical vest and underwear for dignity reasons. She had only just made it after losing allot of blood.

Batman: what happened?

Superman: I don't know I found her like this near to where we found you my guess is the same guy who attacked you is still at large and is continuing to attack seemingly random people.

Batman: if that's true why he has not killed again? the results of the crime don't fit the profile.

Flash (who had suddenly appeared): you profile every case bats.

Batman: always. (A little perturbed by being called bats but showed nothing remaining reasonably stoic)

Flash: Who's the hotty

Batman: don't go there if you know what's good for you.

Flash: aawww why have you called dibs.

Batman: no! her boyfriend is a deranged psychopath known as the joker, you've read the file.

The flash gulps and runs off again superman shakes his head.

Superman: will that boy ever grow up

Batman: probably not

Superman: (chuckles) you might be right. Back to the case at hand the major difference between your attack and hers is that she was squired and slashed by a very large bladed weapon. Hawkgirl came up with this in your absence.

A huge sword shape appeared minus the handle of various possible blade configurations.

We guess that the blade is roughly body length and around a foot from edge to edge. Out of all the option we believe this one to be the shape of the blade that caused the wound.

Batman: looks like an industrial meat cleaver. When will Harley be awake?

Superman: we will be removing the medical repair unit soon to inspect the wound we could try wakening her then.

A little time later

The device had been removed revealing a large battle scar much larger than the one batman has had in the past it was in a crude L shape tissue had ruptured around it causing Harley belly button to become almost invisible. Much of her organs that were damaged were repaired by the machine however the left kidney was completely gone. Her chest was rising and falling, her ample bosoms nipples showing through the medical blouse she had been provided. Batman looked at her with pity. She started to wake slowly but surely.

Harley: hey bats it's the last time I mistake someone for you and dare him to attack. He he he cough he.

Batman: it seems you have a battle scar to rival mine.

She smiles

Harley: I don't think my pudding going to be happy I got all beat up. Looks like my outfits got all ruined. (she gestures weakly to the tattered and bloodstained cloths on display)

Batman: Harley can you tell us what happened.

Harley: well I was looking for you, the joker wanted to know what happened to yah...

Flash back

The girl quickly spun with a bazooka, Ichigo paused for a moment to consider where she had been hiding that accessory but couldn't think about it for long, by instinct alone he leapt out of the way of the blast (Nel was hiding in a barrel like she had been told to earlier) to the ground directly in front of her. She was taken aback by the sudden appearance of this orange haired man sporting a sword shaped like a cleaver rapped in a white cloth which was the length of his body she wasted no time and aimed her bazooka and took a second shot at Ichigo. He avoided it easily but saw it was heading for nel so he jumped in front of it and used reatsu to shield himself and Nel from further damage.

?: hey wait a minute you're not the bat. Who are you it's a bit late for fancy dress. (a bit startled about the fact he had survived a shot to the back from her bazooka).

Ichigo: speak for yourself what kind of ignoramus dresses in a clown costume.

?: tell me who you are before I fire another shot at Ya. You're not the guy who tried to ice the bat are yah. My pudding Mr J (said with a light reflection) would be real interested in meeting you to teach you some manners.

Ichigo: I have no intention of telling you who I am. Besides I imagine you're empty. (A bit angry that she had almost hit Nel with her weapon even though it wouldn't work on her)

She fired her bazooka but instead of another rocket party cracker paper came out and a flag with the sign that said bang.

?: oops looks like I'm all out.

She raises her hands with the bazooka up and gives a goofy grin Ichigo then lets his guard down for just a second, But then she aimed her bazooka again and it fired the flag instead, it was a direct hit it wasn't a substantial wound but it had a joker chemical in it and the affect were instant. Ichigo was immediately weakened. Dropping his sword and falling to his knees grabbing his chest as it ached.

Ichigo: what did you do to me?

She smiled again and gave a laugh

?: Looks like you're not the guy. Your no were near good enough. But I'll take you to Mr J all the same after I've ruffed you up a bit. This is a gift from Catwoman. (Hoping to strike a chord with the revealing of catwoman's whip it didn't as Ichigo had been whipped before and didn't know who Catwoman was.)

She fired a round from her bazooka launching a triple ball and rope device that entangled Ichigo in steal ropes pulling him to the floor. She then dropped her bazooka and proceeded to whip him, Ichigo fell unconscious about thirty strikes of the whips. Satisfied she then picked up his sword and prepared for a killing strike, she said "im impressed most would have fallen on the first few strikes that's some will you have, but is pose it doesn't matter" she launches herself with the blade going in for the kill but as she was about to hit him he grabbed the end of the sword blade and through her over the top of him into the construction yard. Still holding his sword he spun the sword on the end of his cloth like a lunatic laughing manically and scarily as he did it before grabbing the hilt and stabbing the ground causing what she believed to be sparks.

?: (composing herself) how did you get out of those ropes sweat heart, are you a batman wannabe. What is this (pointing at his now forming mask which she had not seen until now due to fact he was looking down slightly?)

Ichigo spoke with a distorted and metallic voice

Hollow Ichigo: ak ow it not polite to refer to someone as "this". You Idiot!

?: I will ask you again who are yah

Hollow Ichigo: Who am I? How can you ask such a stupid questions I am who I am.

?: I thought you were just a regular block head

?: oh my pudding, are yah goanna to put up a better fight than he did.

Hollow Ichigo: Wanna try your luck?

?: Yeah (raising her whip into attack position) come get me I dare yah I double dare yah.

She attacks as he runs forward but he dodges easily

Hollow Ichigo: Too slow (said with murderous malice and venom)...

Hollow Ichigo: aaaahhhh hahahahahah aaaaahhh ha ha ha ah haahahahahaha ah ha ha ha... (he freezes his right arm grabs his face falling forward as if resisting something) nooo you're are going to interfere with me again, stop... your too week, if you kick me out now you'll die for sure, you're not strong enough eeerrr gggahhh aaaarrah (Ichigo begins to roar with a burst of surrounding blue energy)

Flash back ended.

Harley: after he stabbed me I was so scared I don't know what happened to him after he removed that horrible mask I thought I was going to die (Crys in a atypical way for reference play batman Arkham asylum until you defeat Harley that's the cry I mean(she holds onto Batman's shoulder). I look horrible I'll never be able to show my face to my pudding now (sob).

Batman: Harley it's alright you will be fine I will see to that.

Later at the JLA table.

Superman: my friends there has been a second attack, however this time it was one of batman's enemies, the attack in question was on Harley Quinzel or Harley Quinn as she is more widely known but this time from what she has told us the attacker was completely different in both method and appearance and in the way he presents himself. However from what her story states we can infer that this attack was not un-provoked as she attacked first and had apparently the upper hand for half the battle in fact I would even go as far as to say she dominated her opponent likely due to the fact she caught him off guard. In other words the attacker was merely defending himself.

Wonder woman: what happened in the second half how is it different?

Superman: the attacker fighting style apparently changed from one of a logical calculated warrior to a berserker style of fighting. Another difference is that from being caught off guard and then dominated the opposite became true even with the injuries he sustained which were serious enough to incapacitate a normal person. The attack ended with the opponent impaling her with his sword and slicing through her kidney.

An rotating image of the injury sustained by Harley appeared in a holo-projection in the middle of the table showing the scar tissue she sustained. JLA members around the table ether remained indignant or shocked by the image.

Green lantern: that's horrible.

Superman: it gets worse... the attacker seemingly disappeared without a trace even batman couldn't find anything other than indirect evidence of the battle itself and of Harley. We do know that this is not the same person. From what batman told me his attacker was reasonably calm and collected in comparison and a very skilled assassin.

Martian man hunter: then how are they connected.

Batman: because the attacker also had a hollow mask fragment similar to the one who attacked me. However the main difference is that according to Harley he had concealed it right and up to the point she thought he was beaten and as she was going to impale him with his own sword, he revealed his mask catching her off guard. The other difference this mask appeared to grow onto the individuals face. Diana does your mythology have anything that can explain what she has said.

Wonder woman: other than what I have told you no.

Batman: well for now we will have to assume that the person was working for the same group. The following is a rendering of the attacker and his mask from Harley's description so that we can look out for future sightings of this individual.

A mask appeared in place of the previous hollow gram it appeared to be distorted and partially jagged above and below the jaw and eye hole lined extending over the rest of the face. The rest of the mask looked skull like with a pattern of three red stripes running down on what would be the for head with two of the stripes at acute angles from each other and the first. The teeth appeared to be human whilst slightly merged with Canines. The eye sockets in the mask had a twisted almost smiling nature to it. The face of the attacker was of a Japanese ethnic in origin with spiky messy bleached (like Ron Weasily only brighter) orange hair.

(joker sprays Ichigo or one of the characters with joker gas which causes him to laugh ridiculously.)