'Okay, Doomsday. Last I remember, the guy was engineered to be Superman's equal in every way with the added addition of spikes around the body for a bit of lethality with every blow,' I thought with gritted teeth as I threw his arm upwards, Titan doing the same before we both landed a heavy double kick that sent it flying backwards.
Yet, Doomsday did nothing but let out a soft hiss as he dug his spiked fingers into the ground, tearing up the streets and coming to a slow stop.
"Doomsday!", The bastard roared as he swung his arms outwards, sending out a shockwave that sent cars flying, but thankfully, most of the people had left after the initial attack so it was just us three and him.
"So, what is your plan?"
"First, we need to get him out of the city and away from any form of civilization. If we don't, we're looking at large collateral damage to any nearby infrastructure."
"So, get Doomsday there away from the city. Got it. Titan, you ready to play some ball?", I asked and he grinned as he nodded before the two of us shot forward.
Accelerating further before coming to a sliding stop right as Doomsday swung at my head, I ducked and swung upwards with everything I got, the blow making the air pop before Doomsday was sent ragdolling through the sky.
It was right into Titan's path as he threw a high kick, catching Doomsday's side and sending his form spinning backwards right at me as I flew upwards.
Shoulder-checking him and stopping his flying form midair, Titan dove in before rolling through the air right as Superman came down and delivered a heavy stomp onto his head.
Grabbing onto Doomsday's leg and stopping him from going to the ground, I flipped with the force of the attack before heaving and throwing him skywards.
Thankful for the fact that this Doomsday was incapable of flight and that he didn't know how to, I surged after him before a red-and-blue blur shot past us as Superman took point.
"Titan! Superboy! Do not let him touch the ground!", he barked as his eyes blazed, punching Doomsday hard enough to make the air rumble, but the monster snarled even as his chest cracked with the blow.
Titan and I looped around with a wide arc from both sides before shooting upwards with both fists forward, driving them into his back and launching him even further towards the upper stratosphere.
"If we're going to beat him, we need to keep him in the air!"
"Got it!", I called back as I rushed upwards, spinning out of the way as Doomsday swung a fist at me before I swung and landed a vicious punch at his chest.
'Kryptonian strength, tactile telekinesis and a solar-charged bloodstream. You have no excuses, Chris!', I shouted at myself as Titan launched past me, delivering a heavy punch at his chest before I continued with a dropkick that was enhanced with my TTK.
For the first time since the battle began, Doomsday gagged and spat out a thick black ichor that looked like oil. However, my eyes widened as he grabbed my legs with one hand, a grin on his face as he was shakily keeping himself afloat.
'Oh fuck!', I quickly raised my arms right as Doomsday swung with his other arm, Match diving in and blocking the blow before I gasped as the force flew through Match and sent both of us ragdolling down to the ground.
Superman was quick to fly past us and block the next kick, making the air crack as I watched the two struggling against each other before I winced as I saw the bruises forming on Titan's arms.
"You okay?", I asked, to which he nodded before shaking his arms as Superman punched Doomsday through the air.
"Titan is good, but Doomsday is hard to hit."
"He is, but I think I have a way to take him out. We just have to launch him into the sun. Yes, it would kill him, but I can't think of any other way to beat him."
"Titan is okay with that," Titan spoke before he shot forward and I cracked my neck before I went to rush after him.
"Superboy, do you copy?", I blinked as I heard Batman's voice in my ear, wondering when the hell I put an ear piece there before tapping on it and speaking.
"This is Superboy."
"How is the situation going?", He asked and I looked at where Superman and Titan were tag-teaming and barely keeping the monster at bay before responding.
"Right now, us three are an even match for it."
"I see. I have done analysis on your opponent and have found that your opponent is weak to Kryptonite just like the average Kryptonian. The only issue-"
"Is that we're just as susceptible to it as he is so we can't use it against him."
"That is why I have called for Wonder Woman to come help, but it's going to take her a minute minimum to retrieve it from Flash and come help you."
"So, we need to buy a minute? Okay, I can do that."
"One minute or a little more. Good luck," He spoke and I nodded before shooting forward, barrel-rolling with a frown as Doomsday let out a shockwave that sent both Titan and Superman flying at me before I stopped and dodged the hook punch at my head.
Flying back and to the side, I slipped under Doomsday's punch before landing a TTK-enhanced punch to his chest, making it gag for air as more black ichor spewed from its lips.
I was not done as I spun under its attempted grab while landing another TTK-enhanced kick to its chest, swinging around and lifting it up by the legs right as Titan flew overhead and landed a heavy lariat.
A deafening boom echoed as the blow had Doomsday flipping through the air as Superman swung it from below, landing a powerful uppercut that sent the monster flipping through the air and towards my hammer fist to its skull.
I could feel the bone breaking before its body was sent spinning to the side, Titan rushing in and driving a double-knee strike into Doomsday's side with a hasrh impact.
"Supes! Bat says that they have a way, but it's going to take a few to get here!"
"How long is a few?!", he shouted back as he dove down to the ground, Titan grabbing Doomsday from behind in a chokehold right as the both of us landed a punch from either side to his ears.
The blow disoriented him just enough for Titan to grab his head and throw him higher, the air now nearly thin as I heard Batman speak out loud.
"Wonder Woman is en route with the sword. Thirty seconds."
"…Keep him up?", I asked, looking at Superman as he grimaced while we looked at where Doomsday was descending with a roar. His body was pulsating and glowing a deep green as muscles and bones shifted, a frown adorning my face when I know all three of us could see his muscles growing denser and denser by the second.
"Supes, the only time we actually do anything is when we hit to hurt him. I hate to do it just as much as you do, but it's either we keep on doing it at this level or we risk one of us getting seriously injured," I spoke with a frown and saw him grit his teeth, knowing he wanted to try and save Doomsday before it was too late like we did with Match/ Titan.
Unfortunately, it seems that Lex had accounted for that and made sure that Doomsday's mind was far gone, knowing that Superman would most definitely had risked his life to take him out had it not been for Match and I being here.
"…Fine, we hit hard and fast and we make sure…that Wonder Woman can finish the job as painlessly as possible, understood?", He asked and I nodded as I shot upwards, pulling my fist back as Doomsday did the same before we both swung as hard as we could.
The air exploded and rippled as our fists connected with the other, gritting my teeth as I felt his spikes digging into my skin before I sent out a wave of psychic energy through his body.
Pleased when I saw his fist bulge outwards and explode into pieces, I ducked downwards as Titan flew overhead with an axe kick that came down upon the monster's skull like lightning.
Before he could be sent far down, Superman came from below with a punch so hard that a sonic boom rippled upwards and into Doomsday's head, scrambling his brain as I flew in and delivered a high kick to his head with another bust of TTK.
It was enough to disorient him even further as we watched his eyes flickering everywhere before I sighed as a silver and red blur flew past him, a flicker of green being the last thing Doomsday saw before his head slowly fell off.
Quickly flying in and catching both his head and his body, I let out a regretful sigh as I floated upwards while Superman took a deep breath before shaking his head.
"There was nothing you three could do, Superman. It was fighting to kill and you three were fighting to rescue," Wonder Woman spoke softly as she sheathed the kryptonite sword while I was not surprised when Superman shook his head.
"There was something I could do. I just…I just don't know what."
"There was nothing we could do. His programming…I don't think they wanted to give him the opportunity to think of anything other than killing us three," I spoke with a frown as I held Doomsday's head in one hand and his corpse in the other, looking at Superman who looked back before shaking his head.
"Still, there is always the chance for every life to be saved."
"But this one was programmed to be a weapon, built and modified to be the end of not only you but also us. Do we regret not having the opportunity to save him? Yes, but it's not just your failure, Clark. It's ours as well and we know that there comes a time where you just have to accept that you couldn't do anything."
"…I suppose that is true. Heh, I'm supposed to be the mentor and here I am being consoled by the two I'm supposed to teach."
"Eh, I just spun your own words around a bit. Honestly, I wasn't even sure what I was saying half the time," I answered and he gave a soft chuckle before I blinked as he floated closer and took Doomsday's body in both arms.
"He may have been a weapon, but…he was still a Kryptonian. I would like to give him a proper burial in the Fortress."
"I'm sure Batman will allow it. I'll return this back to him," Wonder Woman spoke with a smile before she nodded at Match and I and flew away.
The three of us watched her leave before I let out a sigh and finally let the tension fade from my body, ignoring the aching of my muscles and the sting from my wounds stitching together thanks to Doomsday's spikes.
"You okay, Match?", I asked as I looked at him, watching as he blinked before giving a slow nod.
"That was the hardest battle Match has fought."
"Yeah, same. You did good out there, though," I spoke with a smile while nudging him with my elbow and chuckled as Match had a slight grin on his face.
"Match thinks that brother did a better job."
"Let's call it a tie, then," I said, to which Match nodded before I looked to Superman as he began floating away.
"Supes, Match and I will go and take him to the Fortress. I think you're needed elsewhere," Pointing downwards while saying that, Superman looked down and finally noted the destruction that was made from our clashes.
Looking a bit hesitant for a while, he finally nodded with a thankful smile as Match took Doomsday's body from him, the two of us watching him leave before I began flying towards the Fortress with Match following after me.
'Well, at least I know now where I stand.'
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"So, Project Doomsday was a failure, then?", L2 asked with a disgruntled tone, L1 just shaking their head before responding.
"No, it was a success. Project Doomsday was after all still a prototype as I had to release it early from its stasis, but with the information we gained from this, we know that just one is able to face off against both Superman and his two new sidekicks."
"And Project Doomsday was simply the start. With Ivo's and T.O. Morrow's help, we are working on something revolutionary, something that will outshine a Kryptonian," L7 said with a monotone and the other screens didn't say anything before L6 spoke.
"I just want you to make sure Superboy and his crazy twin are still alive when I'm ready to play. The chaos made from their struggle will be exciting."
"Speaking of chaos, how is your latest project going, Six?", L4 asked in an amused tone and a groan came from L6 as they responded.
"So hard. I'm still helping the other buffoons get anchors to put their bodies in the real world, but soon, we'll have a chaotic world to enjoy~ Hehehehe~!"
"As long as the ocean is left out of this, I will let you do as you please," L5 spoke with a growl and L6 just blew a raspberry before they all went as L3 spoke.
"One, when will the next test be ready?"
"In a month's time. Perhaps a bit more"
"You have three weeks and I'm being generous. If the next test is not finished by then, I will expect you to offer your head as compensation. Is that understood?"
"Yes, leader," L1 spoke, but they all could hear the suppressed anger in his tone as L6 snickered while L3 nodded.
"Good. Then, let us make sure that the Light will gather more information in the next bout so that when the time comes, we are able to push away the darkness back to where it belongs."
"I couldn't agree more," All seven screens went silent as a figure walked into the light, L3 narrowing their eyes from behind theirs as a pale-skinned man dressed in a purple suit and wide-grin on his face stood in front of their screens with a smirk.
"Joker."
"Hello~ So, why is there a secret VIP party and who forgot to send me my invite?"
"You did not receive an invitation because we did not deem it necessary."
"Oh, Lexy, you really know how to toy with my emotion. Ghuli, Klar, won't you two be dears and tell Lexy to be quiet while I talk to the savage leader?", Joker asked with a smile and the screens flickered before all but L3 turned off.
"What do you want, Joker?"
"Well, you see, with my dear old friends Croc and Bane in prison, I've been needing a bit of muscle for a little thing I'm about to pull off."
"What does that have to with me?", L3 asked and Joker cackled before he spread his arms wide with a manic grin.
"Wanna help cause chaos and mayhem, Vandal ol' buddy ol' pal?"
A/N: And we're officially going off the railings~! Canon is now gone because who the hell is this Joker and what does he want?
Find out next time~
P.S. the reason this Doomsday was so weak? It was a test subject. Otherwise, this fight would have been a lot more dangerous. Just to clarify that part.
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