01x11 - Terrors

[bunniefuu]

This is Cat Grant reporting live from New Orleans' historic French quarter...

...where the Martian Manhunter and Superman are in mid-battle...

...against the so-called Terror Twins...

...who have been on a three-state rampage through the south.

[BOTH GRUNT]

Hey!

[POWERS UP]

That don't feel right.

[GRUNTING]

My strength.

But I done just gone toe-to-toe with Superman.

SUPERBOY: Congratulations.

That's more quality time than he's ever given me.

[IN SOUTHERN ACCENT] Got your inspiration, sister Tuppence?

[IN SOUTHERN ACCENT] I believe I do, brother Tommy.

Somebody tell me what's going on?

It's simple, they're under arrest.

[GROANS]

BATMAN: This past Fourth of July...

...four ice villains staged simultaneous att*cks...

...Mr. Freeze, Icicle Jr., k*ller Frost and Captain Cold...

...were all easily apprehended.

Perhaps too easily.

Cold and Frost were immediately sent to Belle Reve penitentiary...

...a federal prison designed to house super-criminals.

The 17-year-old Icicle Jr. Was sent to a juvenile facility.

Mr. Freeze, to his cell in Arkham Asylum.

But Freeze petitioned the court to be declared legally sane...

...and Junior sued to be tried as an adult.

As a result, both await transport to Belle Reve...

...which seems to have been the goal all along.

I'm sending the two of you in to find out why.

Who inside the prison will know their true identities?

No one.

We can't be certain the prison staff isn't compromised.

Dude. Dude.

Your sister is sweet.

[GRUNTS]

Put in a good word for me.

[GROANS]

Sit down. We're here.

Welcome to Belle Reve.

[HONKS]

I am the law of last resort. My name is Amanda Waller.

I am not your mother, your maiden aunt, or your friend.

I am your warden, and you are my prisoners.

The proprietary collars you wear...

...are custom-designed to inhibit your specific meta-abilities.

No strength. No ice.

In addition, the collars can and will be used to discipline inmates.

A con who breaks the rules gets one warning.

[ALL GRUNT]

If order has not been restored...

...the next shock will render the offender unconscious.

At the slightest hint of trouble, this facility goes into lockdown.

Belle Reve's walls are thick enough to hold Superman.

We know. We checked.

No one's ever escaped Belle Reve. No one ever will.

[STRANGE CLEARS THROAT]

Oh, this is Professor Hugo Strange.

He is your maiden aunt.

Actually, I'm the prison psychiatrist...

...and I promise you a sincere attempt at rehabilitation.

Because we know you types are all about sincerity.

[PRISONERS HOLLERING]

MISS MARTIAN [TELEPATHICALLY]: Conner? SUPERBOY: I thought the collars...

MISS MARTIAN: Designed to inhibit Tuppence Terror's super-strength...

...not my telepathy. But your strength is...

SUPERBOY: Not at Superman's level. I get it.

MISS MARTIAN: That's not what... SUPERBOY: Whatever.

[DOOR BUZZES]

Home sweet home. Ugh.

[DOOR CLOSES]

I call top bunk.

[GRUNTS]

[DOOR BUZZES & CLOSES]

Mm. You're cutting into my beauty sleep, little girl.

And if I don't get my eight hours, I'm a real k*ller.

Stick with me, cellmate. I'll show you the ropes.

Oh, who you kidding? You ain't been in Belle Reve before.

You're liable to get me hanged with them ropes.

I may never have been incarcerated here, Tommy...

...but trust me, I know whereof I speak.

For starters, we pay homage to the top of the food chain.

The big dog. The prison capo.

My father. That's your fa... That's your pa?

Yep. Icicle Sr.

Reeks when your dad is the man, you know?

Believe me, I know.

Hey, how many ice villains does it take to screw in a light bulb?

No one cares, Nigma.

Of course not, boss man.

I just thought if you're having a powwow, you might need my know-how.

[BOTH GROWL]

Get a load of Riddler, trying to run with the big boys.

Riddle me this, doofus, who's the biggest joke in Belle Reve?

And it ain't the Joker.

[ALL LAUGH]

[SIGHS]

Here goes nothing.

[GRUNTS]

Hello, Junior. I warned you what would happen next time we crossed paths.

Ojo, buddy, pal, mi amigo.

Get off of him.

[OJO GRUNTS]

Boy, that was not wise.

Uh-uh.

New fish needs to learn.

[GRUNTING]

Free sh*t, Ojo.

Wait, I know him. He's...

[GRUNTING]

Not wise. Not wise at all.

Don't you understand? He's...

MISS MARTIAN [TELEPATHICALLY]: He's Tommy Terror.

He's Tommy Terror.

He's road k*ll. Ugh.

ICICLE SR: Enough.

Kid's got guts.

The kind of guts a father wouldn't mind seeing in his own son.

Ugh. Great to see you too, Dad.

Get over here.

Not you, Terror. Just Junior. Ugh!

FREEZE: All right, Icicle. We're all here.

Now what? Now we put the final pieces in place...

...to bust every single con out of Belle Reve.

Tommy boy, I'd advise putting the new rags on...

...sooner than later.

SUPERBOY [TELEPATHICALLY]: The break is coming sooner than later.

MISS MARTIAN [TELEPATHICALLY]: Updating Aqualad.

AQUALAD [TELEPATHICALLY]: Time to pull you out. Call in the league.

MISS MARTIAN: Icicle would postpone.

We need to learn how they're busting out...

...or they'll just try again.

AQUALAD: Agreed.

We remain on alert.

STRANGE: Here's my concern...

...your anti-social tendencies are a roadblock to rehabilitation...

...and are often the result of a conflict with the mother figure.

Hmm? Hmm?

[SIGHS]

It's really more of a father figure thing.

STRANGE: Interesting.

Expand on that. Or don't.

Healing requires open dialogue, Tommy. Go on, my dear.

Well, he won't admit it...

...but Tommy really wants to be like his... Our father.

Be able to fill Pa's shoes, you know?

But Pa's distant at best.

Refuses to give Tommy the time of day.

It makes Tommy feel unworthy of...

Or maybe Tommy refuses to live in Tuppence's stupid fantasy world...

...where every problem's solved in half an hour.

Excellent. I think we made a real breakthrough today.

These parts came in with the shipment of new prison orange.

[GRUNTS]

Exactly the parts we need.

Cat Grant reporting from Chicago...

...where the Manhunter from Mars has defeated the Headmaster.

That accounts for every leaguer except Red Tornado.

Probably on monitor duty or whatever.

Even if he does show, he can't handle all of us alone.

Don't even think about it, Nigma.

It's fine, fine. No one can say the Riddler goes where's he's not wanted.

Wow, that philosophy must not leave you with a lot of options. b*at it.

[ALL LAUGH]

So how come you ain't sitting with your pa?

Because my pa is a jerk...

...who only wants me around when he needs me.

But I try not to live or die over getting his approval, you know?

So tell me about your sister.

What? Oh, she's a pain.

Why? Dude, she's hot.

You can't see it because you're family. But I look at her and think:

"That chick gets me. " And really, that's all you need.

Someone who sees the psycho that you are and likes you anyway.

Yeah, you're like an evil genius. Word.

FREEZE: That's it, old man.

I'm done genuflecting.

Belle Reve needs a new capo. Unh.

This ain't Arkham, Freeze.

[FREEZE GROANS]

We don't put up with prima donnas. Take him to Waller.

[FREEZE GROANS]

[ICICLE JR. GRUNTS]

There's a glitch. Can't reach Frost. SUPERBOY: Excuse me.

I couldn't help overhearing. That'll happen when you eavesdrop.

Yeah, well, I can help. I got this mind-link with my sister.

I know your stats, boy. Super-strength only. No telepathy.

It don't pay to advertise when they're slapping collars round your neck.

But we're twins, see?

Got the psychic thing in utero.

So you talk to me, I talk to sis, sis talks to Frost.

All right, send the message.

It's going down. Now.

[GROANS]

Move. FREEZE: Freeze.

[GROANING]

[GASPING]

Too little, too late.

We'll see. Voice activation, Waller-1. Lockdown.

[ALARM RINGING]

[SHOUTS]

Stop. Stop. What do you want?

Master control for the collars.

[COLLARS POWERING DOWN]

[MAN GROWLING]

[SCREAMS]

[GROWLING]

[SHOUTS]

[ALL YELLING]

Strength should be back, dude. Right, right.

How things going with Frost?

[GRUNTS]

Please, I have a family.

Oh, beg some more.

It's much sweeter that way.

MISS MARTIAN: No!

Well, Tuppy, aren't you just full of hidden talents?

MISS MARTIAN [TELEPATHICALLY]: My cover is...

SUPERBOY [TELEPATHICALLY]: Miss Martian? M'gann! M'gann!

[GROANS]

The prisoners now control the prison.

That's not the same as escaping it.

Then we'd better get to work.

[PRISONERS GRUNTING]

[BOTH GRUNTING]

Excellent.

At this rate, we'll have our exit in 10 minutes.

Genius, huh? Uh. Yeah.

[TELEPATHICALLY] M'gann, please, can you hear me?

I will reach you somehow. I promise.

Hey, kid. Still in touch with your sister?

Everything copasetic in chick central?

Yeah, copasetic.

Then why you both standing around? We're on it, Dad.

This wall adjoins the women's wing. Uh, oh, yeah.

We work it from our end... Unh!

...while Frost and her ladies work it from theirs.

[GRUNTS]

Then the babes cross over into our wing, and we all walk free together.

SUPERBOY [TELEPATHICALLY]: I'm coming, M'gann. Hold on.

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

Look at them shiver and shake.

Too bad you're not wearing the new orange we had smuggled in.

Micro-tech thermal units sewn into the fabric keep us toasty.

Toasty? Before this is over, you'll be toast.

Unh! Before this is over, you'll be over.

Daniel, stop.

There are a hundred ways this could go down...

...and in all of them, a hostage like Waller is more valuable alive.

Thank him, Wall. He just saved your life.

[SUPERBOY GRUNTING]

[TELEPATHICALLY] I'm getting closer, M'gann.

But I can't save you if I have to fight every con in Belle Reve.

Junior, listen. I just got me a warning from Tup.

Collars are turning back on in women's wing.

Could happen this side any minute. Oh, man, we better tell Dad.

Or you could show some initiative.

Freeze said no one goes in.

Dude, you want your collar to turn back on?

We don't have time for this.

[GRUNTING AND SHOUTING]

Keep an eye on them. I'll make sure collars stay off.

Fool. He's using you.

I remember him now. He's... Aah!

How's it going? It's done.

Dad's gonna love this.

[ALL SCREAMING]

No, no, no! We're almost through.

The greatest jailbreak in history. Is history.

What are we supposed to do now, carry them all out?

[LOCK BUZZES]

Tell me how you did this, or I swear you won't thaw for millennia.

At which point, you will still be in Belle Reve.

No. Unh! Unh!

[GROANS]

You must be kidding me.

[SHOUTING]

FREEZE: I went back to the warden's office.

Hook and Abra were taken out by ice before their collars reactivated.

Your father and Cold were with me the whole time, so...

What are you talking about?

We stopped the collars from turning back on.

Oh, and you're welcome.

Don't you get it? You heard Freeze in the mess.

This is his power play. He's taking what belongs to your pa.

Traitor.

[GROWLING AND SHOUTING]

Amateur.

You can't possibly hope to b*at me at my own game.

How about we trade dance partners? Deal.

No. No.

My suit is breached.

Can't survive unless...

[SHOUTING]

I got mine, but I don't know if that ice will hold them.

Just keep at it. Pile on the ice. I'll finish up.

Well, well, well, it's the brother.

Care to share Tuppy's fate?

[GASPS]

[SUPERBOY YELLS]

[GRUNTING AND SHOUTING]

Get out of the way.

Oh, fine, I'll ice you both.

Dude, what are you thinking?

Oh.

Aw, dude, I'm sorry.

And she was such the total babe too.

Dude, stop. You'll shatter her.

Assuming she's still alive in there at all.

SUPERBOY [TELEPATHICALLY]: M'gann, please don't leave me.

Are you? It's pretty cold where I come from.

I'll be all...

Dude, that's your sister.

[MISS MARTIAN MOANING]

What?

Wait. Is she?

And are you?

Oh, Dad's gonna k*ll me.

STRANGE: Belle Reve will be fully operational by tomorrow.

All prisoners are accounted for Except the Riddler...

...who somehow did manage to escape during the confusion.

Still, you must be disappointed. Me?

After the risk you took smuggling our tech inside...

...you had nearly as much invested in the break as we did.

It's a shame we got b*at, but the main objectives were all reached.

The Light should be quite pleased.