Forthwith this frame of mine was wrenched
With a woeful agony,
Which forced me to begin my tale;
And then it left me free.
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S1 E15Unfinished Business
Since then, at an uncertain hour
That agony returns;
And till my ghastly tale is told,
This heart within me burns.
I pass, like night, from land to land;
I have strange power of speech;
That moment that his face I see,
I know the man that must hear me;
To him my tale I teach.
Well, at least he didn't make me eat my own laser kaleidoscope--
That's a humor! A complete exaggeration. And anyway, it was a laser pistol.
It's like that time I stole an entire train while it was moving. The way people tell it, you'd think the Flash shoved my cold gun--
So, we're the hardest men in town-
WWaitress
[clears throat] What'll it be, boys?
Arnold Palmer.
TTrickster
Cherry cola!
Decaf soy latte.
Milk. [the others stare at him; sheepishly] My ulcer's been acting up.
Oh right, uh, cause it's Flash Appreciation Day. Yeah, it'll be great. I understand if everybody's too busy to come, no biggie. My mom's gonna be there. Let's see, my uncle's flying in. Be great if one of the original seven made it. I mean, okay, yeah, it's the Flash Museum, but to me, the whole League deserves the honor, all of us, like I said no biggie... [sighs sorrowfully]
What time?
Six o'clock. [realizes] Nooooo... You're really coming?! Awesome! You're a stand up guy, Bats! Don't ever let them call you a crazed loner. [leaves]
[to Batman] I can't believe you let that buffoon manipulate you. You'd never catch me at one of those museum openings. [Batman glares at him] ...It's not black tie, is it?
Mirror Master!
You’re quick as ever.
Yeah? Well, you’re... you’re not really all there!
Oh, nice try. If you'd had another minute you’d probably think of a decent comeback. [the disco ball starts firing random lasers at Flash, who evades] Sadly you don't have the time. [one of the blasts takes Flash down] In another minute you'll be dead!
While you're waiting for me to come arrest you, why not take the time and reflect on your mistakes? [walks away] Hey, that was pretty good.
MWMayor Waitress
For his charitable work with the city's underprivileged, his bravery during the Thanagarian crisis, and most of all, for his great help reducing crime in Central City, I proclaim this Flash Appreciation Day!
Thanks, Mayor. Thanks, folks. Wow. You've all been so great to me over the years. It really gets to me, you know? Hope I always make you guys proud. Um, that's all. How's it going? Nice slacks. Thanks. Hey, Mrs. Green. I didn't forget about painting your fence Saturday. Once I get started, it won't take very long. Tom, are we still on for mini-golf Sunday? Oh, don't jump. Mover rings! Clear the area! That should do it. Duh.
Good day, mate. Captain Boomerang here. Seems the Mirror Master wasn't up to the task. Now it's my shot. I'm going to kill you, Ugly Flash, and I want you to see it coming.
[Flash is tied to a giant rocket-powered boomerang]
[To Captain Boomerang] I swear, when I get outta this, I'm gonna find you and hurl all over you!
Touch of dizziness. You might find it useful to fix on one point on the horizon. For instance, that mountain you're set to crash into.
Flash?
Hey, guys.
You're tied to a very large boomerang.
Yeah? What are you guys doing here? The thing isn't for another hour.
Someone means to kill you.
You don't say.
Waller told me that Boomerang left Task Force X. So I did some checking. Three other super-criminals from Central City are off the radar.
Hey, Mirror Master took a shot at me too.
Here's what we're going to do.
Listen, I need to go home and change before the opening tonight.
We're coming with you.
You really don't have to.
We're coming. With you.
[Sighs] Okay! You guys are so slow!
LPLinda Park
The central-keystone area's beloved superhero, the Flash, is on hand for the opening of the new Flash Museum. When we come back, I'll try to get with him. Uh, get to him for an interview Are we off? Geez. He's a total babe. Like the entire track team at once. I can't believe you're not into him, Marla.
MMarla
Okay... Now you're off. [Linda face-palms with her notes in embarrassment]
All clear on my end. And I've removed every mirrored surface in the entire museum.
To enter the building, they'd have to come through us. They'd be stupid to try. [about Flash] Central City builds statues to this fool who makes bad jokes. Who concerns himself with pitiful men like the Trickster. I don't understand.
No, you don't.
LPLinda Park
Flash, hi. Over here. Evening news.
Uh-huh.
LPLinda Park
I'm going live again in about 50 seconds. Can I get a few words from you then?
Huh? Uh, oh, sure.
LPLinda Park
Super. And, uh, here. Oh, uh, thanks.
RReporter
Thirty seconds, Linda.
LPLinda Park
Okay, let me touch up.
Shh. Now!
Thanks, miss.
We'll take it from here.
If we aren't taking turns, let's at least see who hurts him the worst.
Better you than me. Oh, Boomer. Not the Turtle Man display.
Argh! Hey, been lookin' for that.
You are so cleaning this place up.
Make me. Or rather, find me.
Nope. Nope. Nope.
Ugh!
There you are.
LPLinda Park
Time out, time out.
Hang on, lady.
LPLinda Park
Oof! Ugh! I've never seen so many stars. Are we dead?
Those aren't stars. They're millions and millions of mirrors. We're trapped in another dimension. You mind if I carry you?
LPLinda Park
Please. Did it work?
Kinda. We know that isn't the mirror that takes us out of here.
LPLinda Park
We have to try them one at a time? That could take years, even for you.
Where'd he go?
He's gone. Lost forever in a mirror. Time to seek the nearest exit.
That's it? I was all set to crack some bones.
Then brace yourself!
Let's make sure this one don't get up again.
Missed me.
LPLinda Park
Flash, look.
This'll make my rep forever.
Argh!
Gentlemen. Are you sure that's all of the pieces? I demand a full accounting. Where's my lawyer? I know my rights, you obscene caricature of a civil servant!
So don't worry, we took care of the bad guys, and everything's okay now.
LPLinda Park
Flash, what about the new museum? It got destroyed in the battle, and it was our biggest shrine to you. And you're our greatest hero, our greatest hope.
Well, at least I got to be on TV. And you know how much I like that.
Now I understand. You play the fool to hide a warrior's pain.
Dude. Bad guys went down, and no one got hurt. You know what I call that? A really good day.
Is everything okay?
Well, I’m sort of missing Flash’s obligatory joke about how Grodd made a monkey out of us.
Just couldn’t let it go unsaid.
Obligatory.
DDeadman
That's it, guys. Yuk it up. You saved the world, but I failed. Everyone in Nanda Parbat is gone-- forever.
SSolovar
We're in your debt again, Justice League.
If only Luthor and Grodd hadn't gotten away.
SSolovar
If it's any consolation, we've picked up nearly a dozen of his super-powered cronies-- with more to come, I'm sure.
[Devil Ray groans]
[Devil Ray screaming]
No. I didn't mean.
[Batman grunting]
Bruce, Deadman took over your body. It wasn't your fault.
DDeadman
Let me explain. He would have shot her. I didn't have a choice.
RKRama Kushna
Boston Brand, your actions have led to the death of another.
DDeadman
I'm sorry. I-- I didn't mean to--
RKRama Kushna
Intentions are immaterial. You were gifted with power to be used to balance the scales of karma. Because of your actions, the scale now is unbalanced.
DDeadman
Unbalanced? Thanks to Devil Ray and his team, the master and all the other monks are dead.
RKRama Kushna
Incorrect. When the heart was shattered, the essences of the monks were set free. Even now their souls return to their rightful places.
MThe Master
No one dies in Nanda Parbat. But the scales are unbalanced. Your work in this world is not yet done.
[After Gorilla Grodd's plan has failed]
Since there's only one monkey left around here, I'm assuming that the Justice League found a way to stop the carrier wave.
There's more than one way to peel a banana. Next time--
I wasn't going to do this for another couple of weeks, but seriously... [rises from table and draws a gun] Turning all of humanity into apes? [aims weapon at Grodd] That was your master plan?! [Shoots Grodd, then turns to the other villains] Listen up! From now on, I'm in charge of this operation. Anybody got a problem with that?
[No one challenges him; Tala sidles up to him]
No problem at all... baby.
You look well, General. The past few months have been good to you.
Mrs. Waller, due respect, this reassignment is a joke. Never thought I'd become a desk drone.
I can't help you there. Langley all but scrapped Project Cadmus and insisted on your transfer. We're lucky we're not all in jail.
Look, the only mistake we made was trusting Luthor.
Wade. You know better than to dwell on the past.
I'm talking about right now. The Justice League is still the single greatest threat to global security.
I used to believe that too. But remember: we used to say the same about the Soviets. Our enemies are never as evil as we imagine... and maybe we're never quite as good.
Nuts. Don't tell me the bleeding hearts in Congress got to you.
I'd eat them alive.
You would too. You've got some onions, Amanda.
Then listen to me. I'm not the League's greatest fan, but their intentions are good. I can work with them.
What if you're wrong, though? Turns out the metahumans aren't on the side of the angels? We won't have any way to defend ourselves. Look what happened last year: Superman walked into Cadmus and tossed our best men like a salad.
Oh, for heaven's sake.
What's to stop him from doing it again? They're all orbiting us with a space weapon, supposedly decommissioned. That's a much bigger threat than the Russians ever were. If we'd rolled over like this with the Soviet Union, given up our nukes...
We'd all be living under a red flag?
Yes, ma'am, you'd better believe it. After all our work, what did Cadmus accomplish? You get a reprimand, I'm pushing pencils, and the League gets another base here on Earth, that Metro Tower. When one side loses ground and the other side gains, that isn't a truce - it's a surrender!
It's a different world, General. Learn to live in it.
Green Lantern, what's your status?
This sun's going nova any day now. It's worse than we thought. We'll have to deploy twice as many fusion dampers.
You're breaking up. Say again?
The main point is, this is gonna take a while.
Understood. We've got it covered on this end. Check in whenever you can. Watchtower out. Green Arrow, S.T.R.I.P.E., Stargirl, Vigilante and Shining Knight, meet me on the bridge.
SSoldier
[in General Eiling's grip] Don't kill me!
I wouldn't kill you, soldier. You're just doing your job. And now I'm going to do mine...
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