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Taking out Teacher is both very difficult and so easy to do. With his trial finished and him being sentenced to the Birdcage, I knew they were going to transport him there. Though of course, it's going to be very strict and heavily guarded as the PRT will not tolerate a loose Birdcage inmate.
The PRT's protocol on Birdcage transport is obviously very strict, with many decoy trucks with armed PRT personnel within them, trusted Protectorate capes guarding the actual transport, and PRT troopers armed with tinkertech gear.
Though I'm sure I can take out Teacher, the problem is that I would either reveal myself to the PRT, proving my existence or if I successfully eliminate Teacher, stealthily I would be a target and while the PRT would try and cover it up, it would come out that someone assassinated Teacher.
While I do want to silently take out Teacher, I had to build my reputation as this was currently the best time to do so. As if nobody knows you, then you can't be trusted and will believe your words. There's a lot of positives and negatives for both sides, but I should go the public route to build my reputation.
With me deciding to go the public route, I now needed to identify which transport vehicle contains Teacher. I was currently at the Batcomputer and as I hacked the PRT's database which was easy considering my training with Silver Wolf.
As I hacked the PRT's Databse I found the information I was looking for. There were two capes guarding Teacher along with a squad of PRT Troopers armed with Tinkertech laser rifles and power armor.
The two capes were people I didn't see in canon and they are Ironclad and Convoy.
Ironclad has the power to project modular, mobile containment shells composed of high-density hard-light energy. These shells are airtight, pressure-sealed, and can resist most known parahuman force outputs short of heavy Brute-level assaults or molecular disintegration. She can reshape or move these shells telekinetically within a moderate radius, creating cages, domes, or walls on demand. She's great at containing Parahumans and she's a pretty popular heroine as well. Her threat rating is Shaker 6, Blaster 2 (secondary classification), and Breaker (limited)
Convoy can manifest multiple semi-autonomous "construct vehicles" composed of luminous, solidified energy. These vehicles (motorcycles, armored transports, aerial drones, etc.) are extensions of his will and move as he moves — each is essentially a remote body sharing his momentum and orientation. The constructs can carry passengers and equipment, enabling Convoy to function as a mobile transport fleet by itself. He's also a popular hero and is good at his job. His threat rating is Mover 5, Shaker 3, Tinker-Trump Hybrid (possible classification overlap)
Overall, they're pretty strong and competent capes. Among them, the most troublesome is Ironclad, as her power is line-of-sight, and she can essentially project mini jail cells.
With all the information I needed I just now had to plan.
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(3rd POV)
It was a normal day, well as normal as it would be in Earth-Bet with gangsters with powers, cultists, and giant monsters appearing every few months to destroy a city. It was a special day today, with Teacher who had been sentenced to the Birdcage was currently being transported there.
Inside the Transport van were the heroine Ironclad and the hero Convoy. They were currently transporting the infamous Master, Teacher. He was tied up in a straitjacket with brute-rated cuffs so that he couldn't lift his arms to touch people to make them his thralls, and his mouth was currently gagged so that he couldn't speak. They are taking his security seriously.
Inside was Ironclad as she had a serious look on her face as she looked at Convoy, who was currently quiet, and she asked him, "So, do you think that there are some thralls of Teacher that might try and break him out?" Convoy, who was quiet, started thinking about it and replied, "No, I don't think so. While they might have some skills, they're thralls and can't handle tasks that take too much cognitive planning."
Ironclad seemed to accept that statement and became quiet once more, but still focused and suddenly the transport van was attacked as an explosion was set off all around them rocking the passengers inside and flipping the transport on its side.
Everyone was confused and their ears were ringing as they can't focus. The 2 Protectorate capes managed to recover first and yelled at the PRT Troopers to get back on their feet as they were under attack.
They pushed open the doors and Ironclad manifested walls around them to protect them from incoming fire, while the PRT Troopers got out, with some still in the back to protect the transport.
Convoy summoned some aerial vehicles and some troops got on top of it so that they could survey the area for attackers and provide aerial support, but it's not too high where if Convoy is down they fall to their deaths. Convoy also got on top of his own vehicle.
Though for some odd reason there was no gunfire or powers being used at the people outside and that confused everyone. Convoy used his comms to communicate with the troopers riding some vehicles in the sky and he asked, "Any hostiles?"
The troopers replied, "Negative, no sign of enemy hostiles."
Ironclad had a frown on her face, "Something's not right, we should've have been attacked by now."
Suddenly there was a noise inside the transport and van and everyone's eyes widened in realization that they were after the target all along. Ironclad immediately went to check on the prisoner and the troopers inside and what she was scary and intimidating.
She saw a man in a large suit that looked to be an all black bodysuit with a grey symbol of what looked to be a bat on the chest and the eyes were that of a glowing light-blue and in the dark areas of the van, it looked to be very scary. He was standing over the bodies of the downed PRT troopers and Teacher himself had a large hole in his stomach as if someone punched through it.
Though, Ironclad still had a job to do and yelled, "Unregistered Parahuman, surrender you're surrounded place your hands behind your head and get down of your knees!" The man in the bat costume just looked at them silently and then he made his move.
Before Ironclad could activate her power, the mysterious Parahuman threw down a smoke grenade to block people's sight of him. Then Ironclad started hearing
Biff
Pow
Wham
All around her and when the smoke cleared all she saw was the downed bodies of the troopers on the ground and when she saw there was no lethal wounds, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Then she saw the man again and she activated her power to form a cage around him, but the man managed to roll to the side to avoid being trapped. He tried rushing her to attack her, but Ironclad thinking fast on her feet tried to trap him within a cage, but he always managed to dodge it in time.
She summoned a cage in front of her to protect her from his attack and when she turned around she merely saw a black fist heading towards her face before she lost her vision and was knocked out.
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(MC POV)
I managed to take out Teacher and the troopers on the ground, but before I could do anything, there was an attack from above as a few PRT troopers and Convoy were all driving attack planes and were firing their foam guns at me to capture me.
Seeing as I had taken out Teacher and had my goal accomplished I decided to not stay here for any longer and decided to teleport. I typed on my gauntlet and teleported out of there.
Soon a bright light covered my sight and I was back in my batcave. I breathed a sigh of relief that I just did my first successful debut as a cape and while it has now put me on the radar. I figured it was worth it.
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The sixth chapter of the Batman Zero Year Arc is finished. I'm sorry it took me a while to make this chapter as college has been tough. Though again I promise to upload when I can. Thank you for your support and patience!