1. Dorsal root ganglia.
Fascinating.
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2. Ahh. Bumblebee,
no touching the ganglia.
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3. Sorry. It's just being here...
Coolest thing ever.
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4. We've reached the site
of the incursion.
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5. Give me
the 600 nanometer emitter.
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6. You see,
most problems can be solved
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7. by reducing them to
their smallest components.
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8. I'm through the first layer.
Increase power by 40 watts.
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9. Ow!
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10. - We're hurting him!
- I know. I'm sorry.
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11. But short-term pain equals
long-term gain.
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12. - It's... Generating its own antibodies.
- Keep working. I'll hold them off.
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13. There are too many!
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14. It's no good.
We have to abort.
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15. Shrink back down. You're too
large for micro extraction.
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16. They're repairing the damage.
We've accomplished nothing.
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17. Atom to Dr. Cross. Prepare
for emergency extraction.
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18. Extraction, now!
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19. - What happened in there?
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20. There were...
Complications.
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21. You were warned, Jaime Reyes.
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22. This scarab could not allow this
tactic to succeed.
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23. What about the scarab?
Can you remove it or not?
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24. I'm afraid its integration with
your biosystem is too complete,
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25. Its defenses, too thorough.
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26. Jaime, I don't believe
that scarab is ever coming off,
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27. Not while you live.
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28. The question isn't whether our world's
finest are the galaxy's most wanted,
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29. it's not whether they've been using
secret, undercover, covert operatives
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30. against targets
of their own choosing.
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31. No, it's not even whether
these interstellar hoodlums have
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32. their own watchtower in orbit
over our planet!
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33. No, old G. Gordon proved
all that a week ago, didn't he?
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34. So the question is this...
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35. How long are you going
to stand for this
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36. and do nothing to check
these lawless heroes?
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37. Well, I'll just wait here
for you to make up your minds.
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38. Take your time. If you're not
in a hurry, why should I be?
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39. Meanwhile, Earth's true
benefactors, The Reach,
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40. have been working openly and without
fanfare for the betterment of all mankind.
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41. Exhibit "A": LexCorp Farms,
where The Reach has partnered
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42. with noted philanthropist Lex Luthor
to increase food production.
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43. Lexcorp and The Reach
are even allowing public tours...
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44. Just openness
and an end to world hunger.
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45. Now, why didn't the Justice League
think of that?
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46. Obviously, any partnership between
The Reach and Lex Luthor is bad news,
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47. So Alpha Squad is going undercover
to recon LexCorp Farms.
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48. - Robin, you'll be running Alpha.
- Me? Run Alpha?
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49. - Uh, right. Who's on the squad?
- Blue Beetle...
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50. Whoa, whoa, whoa.
I should not be in the field, ese.
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51. What if the scarab goes
all Reach Apocalypse on us?
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52. Your scarab has had multiple
opportunities to betray us. It hasn't.
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53. And right now, its connection
to The Reach may be our best shot
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54. at identifying
what they're up to.
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55. There, Jaime Reyes. Listen
to the Nightwing. His logic is flawless.
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56. Well, if Blue's going,
I'm going.
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57. I assumed as much.
And last but not least, Arsenal.
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58. But you'll have to travel lighter
for your first mission...
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59. Nothing that won't fit under
civilian clothes. Any questions?
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60. Just one.
Why are we meeting in this dump?
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61. With the Cave and
the Hall of Justice destroyed,
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62. we don't have many other options.
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63. Except the Watchtower. It's national news
now. You can't pretend it doesn't exist.
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64. Only Justice Leaguers
and senior members of the Team
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65. are authorized
for the Watchtower.
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66. - You don't qualify.
- Good to know where we stand.
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67. Please remain seated at all times
while the tram is in motion.
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68. We've just entered one
of our farm's hydroponics domes,
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69. where LexCorp and The Reach
are growing the food of the future.
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70. This could put the rest
of Smallville's farmers out of business.
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71. No, no. Not at all. The Reach
plans to share their techniques
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72. with the entire
agricultural community.
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73. Please, everyone,
enjoy your choice
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74. of these new vitamin-rich,
reach-enhanced produce.
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75. Genetically enhanced?
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76. There's been no tinkering
with genes, rest assured.
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77. The Reach have ways of drawing out
an organism's full potential.
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78. Oh, my Lord,
this is delicious.
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79. - The flavor!
- Now that's a rutabaga!
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80. - What?
- I'm maintaining cover.
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81. What's in those tubes?
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82. Just water, nutrients,
and a little Reach/Lexcorp love.
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83. Our next stop is
the Pluot orchard.
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84. That's right...
Pluots, in April!
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85. - Time for a bathroom break.
- I went before we left.
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86. Ah, dude, they don't have pluots
in the future.
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87. State your grievance,
Sportsmaster.
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88. The Cape Canaveral op.
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89. Manta's son, Aqualad, killed my daughter
Artemis without my permission.
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90. As the Light's enforcer,
I expect reparations.
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91. We grieve at your loss and offer
substantial monetary compensation.
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92. And normally, I'd be fine with that.
But this goes to the heart of my rep.
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93. Word gets out I took a payoff,
I look like a cheap punk.
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94. Then what do you suggest,
old friend?
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95. You know the code: An eye for an eye...
A kid for a kid.
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96. - No one touches my son.
- Agreed.
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97. The death of Kaldur'ahm
is a non-starter.
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98. Fine. If the minnow's under the size
limit, I'll go fish for the whale.
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99. Deathstroke.
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100. I see you didn't waste any time
hiring my replacement, "old friend".
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101. - Fortune favors the prepared.
- You don't say...
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102. Don't give me that look,
little girl.
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103. Honor demanded I make the request!
They denied it.
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104. Now, I'm free to seal my rep
by killing Manta.
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105. Oh, and you can take your
precious vengeance on Aqualad.
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106. Tell me
that doesn't make you smile.
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107. Ugh...! Can we please
start the mission now?
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108. Fine. Yes. Go.
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109. - You're in the wrong mode.
- Dude, I crash all modes.
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110. - "Stealth mode", hermano.
- Oh, right.
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111. Now, where exactly did I...
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112. Ow! Thanks?
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113. - What's she saying?
- Translating...
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114. OK. Uh, she's warning her technicians
to go easy on the additive. Just a sec.
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115. There, Jaime Reyes. The contents of
that bin are non-terrestrial in origin.
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116. That's it.
That's your additive.
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117. - Where did he...
- Shh!
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118. Got what we came for.
Let's go.
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119. Two guards, one door hack,
and we're home free.
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120. - What?
- Wait for it.
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121. You blew the lab? But this was
a covert op! What were you thinking?
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122. That I'm not about to let Lex Luthor and
his alien space buddies poison the world
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123. just because we don't know exactly
what poison they're using.
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124. Plus, I enjoy
making Lex miserable.
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125. Well, that placid scene
seems unlikely.
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126. I'd say we've been hacked.
Try a frequency override.
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127. Now, that makes more sense.
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128. No, Mercy. No guards.
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129. Guards would be...
Redundant.
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130. Just sit back
and enjoy the show.
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131. All clear!
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132. You just don't get it, do you? You went
off mission. That was a huge mistake.
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133. Funny, I was about to say
the same thing.
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134. I may not move
as fast as you, meat,
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135. but my scarab processes faster than
even you can run, let alone think.
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136. Ohh!
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137. Now, that's just
a waste of good fruit. Unh!
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138. No, that's just
a distraction. Ha!
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139. - Any more tricks, meat?
- Just a few.
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140. Ahh... Nothing like
a warm plasma bath
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141. to calm the nerves and clean
off the tomato stains.
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142. Seriously?
The fruit hurt more.
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143. Trying to suck away my oxygen?
I hardly touch the stuff.
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144. Blue, what gives? Last time you threw
down with this guy, you were hardcore!
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145. That wasn't me!
Scarab was in control.
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146. - So give me control again.
- Believe me, I'd like nothing better.
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147. But I can't risk that, not with Impulse's
prophecy hanging over my head.
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148. Your laser. It's the only
thing that's done any damage.
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149. - My son,
- I've brought visitors.
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150. Robbed of life,
even of a noble death.
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151. I will have my revenge on the
Martian witch that did this to him.
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152. As a father myself,
I understand your pain.
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153. And the opportunity
for vengeance will come.
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154. But in the meantime, let's focus
on making Kaldur'ahm whole again.
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155. I've borrowed Psimon from
Queen Bee for you and your boy.
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156. He'll sift Kaldur'ahm's mind for every
fractured memory, every buried thought.
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157. By the time Psimon's work is complete,
your son will be whole,
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158. and Psimon will know more about
Kaldur'ahm than his own father.
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159. - You're just toying with us, aren't you?
- What gave me away?
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160. - Time to go?
- Yeah. Do your thing.
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161. Go, go!
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162. Did a quick recon.
Want the options?
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163. - Cornfield or cornfield?
- Cornfield.
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164. I know you could fly
out of here.
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165. And you could run about 1,000 miles
before Black Beetle could blink.
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166. If I took Arsenal,
could you carry Robin?
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167. - Sorry. Fast, not strong.
- Well, Alpha never leaves a man behind.
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168. - We'll double back, maybe lose him.
- That doesn't seem likely.
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169. How many colors do these guys
come in, anyway?
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170. Form up. If we go down,
we go down fighting.
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171. I'm betting that sounded
way more inspirational in your head.
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172. Warrior,
you dare attack me?
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173. You scarab rejects are coming
out of the woodwork tonight.
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174. Better to be a reject
than a slave.
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175. - Uh, this guy? Not in history books.
- Then who is he? What is he?
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176. Density shifting, shape shifting,
all the powers of a martian except...
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177. Heroes of Earth, I established this
link to better coordinate our attack.
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178. Telepathy. That clinches it.
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179. This guy's the Blue...
Green Beetle of Mars.
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180. So another alien?
Do we leave them to fight it out?
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181. Move in, Blue. Frontal assault.
Keep Black busy.
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182. Impulse, put out the fire.
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183. Arsenal, use your laser on that plasma
cannon. I want it out of commission.
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184. Right.
Be prepared to move.
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185. Aah!
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186. I was kind of hoping that might
have had a more lasting effect.
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187. Your methods are crude,
but you have the right idea.
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188. Beetle of Earth, fire your sonic
cannon at 27 angstroms precisely.
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189. Uh, my scarab's telling me
that tactic will be ineffectual.
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190. That's a quote, by the way.
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191. For one scarab,
the tactic would be ineffectual.
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192. But tonight, it is not alone.
27 angstroms, now.
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193. Ha! Tickles.
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194. Aah!
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195. Scarab says he won't be
unconscious for long.
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196. - That is true.
- Then what do we do now?
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197. Now, we run.
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198. Dude, what are you doing?
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199. Wherever we're going,
I could totally get there first.
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200. Uh, where are we going?
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201. Thanks for the use
of your barn, Mr. Kent.
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202. Until we check out this Green Beetle,
we can't afford to bring him to our H.Q.
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203. Lost too many of those
already.
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204. Well, he's not the oddest
thing we've had in this barn.
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205. And I'll take any excuse
to see one of my boys.
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206. My name is B'aars O'ohm.
And obviously, I am of Mars.
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207. Obviously. But it's the beetle
thing that's got us wondering.
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208. How are you connected
to The Reach?
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209. I imagine my story
is not dissimilar to yours.
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210. On Mars, I am what you would
call an archaeologist.
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211. Two of your Earth years ago,
I stumbled upon a scarab
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212. which attached itself
to my person.
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213. Yeah. That last part
sounds familiar.
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214. From the scarab, I learned of The Reach
and their plan for the galaxy.
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215. Millennia ago, they sent out one scarab
to every planet sporting primitive life
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216. The scarab bonds with, and takes
full control over its native host,
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217. giving The Reach an advanced operative
for their inevitable invasion.
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218. But my scarab malfunctioned
and didn't take full control.
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219. That's why The Reach wants
to reboot it by killing me.
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220. So, did your scarab
malfunction, too?
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221. No. But it was not prepared
for the martian physiology,
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222. which allowed me to take control of the
scarab instead of the other way around.
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223. Still doesn't explain
how you wound up here.
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224. For decades, the one you call
Martian Manhunter
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225. has sent communications
from your world to ours...
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226. Television signals.
They are quite entertaining.
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227. - All Martians love television.
- Indeed.
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228. But when it became clear that
The Reach were on Earth,
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229. I believed my assistance here
would be required.
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230. The Justice League will need
to confirm your story.
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231. But for now, thanks.
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232. So, other than our new friend
here, how'd the mission go?
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233. Not quite as planned.
Arsenal...
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234. Is a little rough around the edges.
But I guess it all worked out,
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235. And we brought back a sample of
the alien additive for analysis.
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236. Can't ask for more.
Good work.
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237. Forgive this mental intrusion, Jaime
Reyes, but your fear screams out to me.
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238. You fear losing yourself to your
scarab, and so, wish it removed.
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239. But I am here to tell you,
there is another way.
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240. All in all,
the damage is minor.
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241. In fact, the most profitable
piece of the business
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242. was left entirely untouched
and seemingly undiscovered.
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243. The first crops have been
harvested and distilled.
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244. Shipments are already being
distributed to needy nations
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245. and soon will be available
worldwide.
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246. Amazing how one little bottle
contains everything the body needs.
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247. Or more accurately, everything
The Reach needs it to need.
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248. Did the children procure
a sample of the additive?
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249. As anticipated.
The Team was quite effective.
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250. We really must form
one of our own.
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