1. As long as the Ambassador
refuses to allow an attack
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2. on the Justice meat
guarding the Key Chamber,
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3. the Crystal Key is useless to us,
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4. and the Warworld will never
truly belong to the Reach.
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5. Mongul is to blame.
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6. By bring the Warworld to Earth,
he cost us half our fleet.
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7. 67.3%, actually.
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8. Rawr. And alerted the human meat
to our hidden invasion force.
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9. The Ambassador has ways
of handling the humans.
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10. And though we have
endured our setbacks,
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11. the Earth heroes
have lost so much more.
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12. All considered,
things progressed quite well.
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13. Except for one loose end.
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14. That loose end
will soon be cut off.
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15. Arsenal to Team. Come in.
Code Red, Code Red.
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16. Arsenal to Watchtower.
Come in, Justice League.
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17. Arsenal to anyone... come in!
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18. And in addition to our joint
scientific advancements,
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19. the Earth has also gained
a new hero.
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20. One part human individual,
one part Reach technology.
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21. Blue Beetle
is the living embodiment
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22. of the peaceful union
between our peoples.
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23. Plus, he saved us all
from the Warworld.
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24. Not too shabby.
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25. And this is only the beginning.
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26. Just imagine
what the future holds
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27. when together,
we Reach for tomorrow.
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28. Greetings, young one.
Do you have a question?
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29. Uh, I thought the Justice League
protected the Earth.
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30. Why didn't they stop
the Warworld?
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31. I wonder about that, too.
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32. Just as I wonder
why they seem to attract
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33. so many outer space bullies
to your planet.
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34. Maybe the Warworld was a bully
too big for the League to handle.
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35. Good thing your new friends,
The Reach, were here to protect you.
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36. The threat that was the Warworld
is now a new hope for mankind;
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37. a weapon to defend your planet.
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38. We, The Reach, will safeguard
this weapon without boarding it,
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39. until such time as humanity
is ready to assume control.
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40. The Warworld is our gift to you.
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41. Oh, nice one, Tye! You are seriously
getting a handle on your power.
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42. Thanks, Virgil.
But I'd rather get a handle
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43. on the scarab that turned my man Jaime
into The Reach's little blue puppet.
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44. I wonder if The Reach
can appreciate the irony
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45. of their own creations
working against them.
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46. Hey, they did not create us.
They kidnapped us.
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47. And experimented on us
against our will.
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48. And with that in mind, if you truly
want to hit The Reach where it hurts,
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49. I believe
I can show you the way.
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50. Anything?
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51. No. I'm sorry.
I can't sense any of them.
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52. But the Warworld is so big,
they could easily be out of range.
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53. We've been flying this surface
grid pattern for hours.
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54. - And... and you're exhausted.
- I'm fine. I... I can do this.
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55. Of course. But there's no need to over-tax
yourself so soon after your kidnapping.
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56. Besides, we're not giving up.
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57. We'll start over where
the Team first disappeared.
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58. - Look for a new lead.
- All right. If you think it best.
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59. Come on, come on,
you dumb machine!
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60. Just give me an outside line
to the Watchtower,
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61. The warehouse, anywhere!
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62. Great. And me, basically
out of ammo.
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63. Ha! That's what you get.
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64. Now you're just being petty.
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65. You'll never pod me again!
Never!
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66. It's called Father Box.
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67. It can open a Boom Tube, or gateway
to the Warworld and back again.
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68. It has also been programmed
to locate Kryptonian DNA.
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69. Kryptonian? You mean you're
sending us after Superman?
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70. The Superboy, actually.
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71. One of nine young heroes
captured by The Reach.
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72. - Those guys saved us from The Reach!
- Precisely. Care to return the favor?
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73. And in the process, strike
a critical blow against The Reach?
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74. Dude, you're asking us to go inside
the Warworld and rescue superheroes.
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75. If they got caught,
what chance do we have?
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76. I'm in.
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77. There's no way
The Reach expects us.
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78. With the element of surprise
and our powers,
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79. we're the only ones who might
actually stand a chance.
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80. Besides, we owe 'em.
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81. My thoughts exactly.
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82. - Fine.
- You had me at "We owe 'em".
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83. How does work, please?
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84. The Warworld shielding
prevents Father Box
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85. from pinpointing Superboy's
exact location from Earth,
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86. but it can Boom Tube you
within a few miles of it.
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87. Once you're inside, it will lead you
directly to Superboy and the others.
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88. And when you're ready,
it can bring you all home.
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89. Simply ask, Asami,
and it will obey.
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90. The Warworld, please.
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91. Ahhh!
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92. Hello.
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93. Oh, we give up, we give up,
please don't hurt us!
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94. It was stupid to come here!
It was stupid, stupid, stupid!
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95. I knew this wouldn't work!
We are so sorry.
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96. He's right.
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97. We don't want any trouble.
We just want to go home.
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98. Fooled ya.
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99. Hoo-hoo!
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100. Now you gone done
woke up the big man.
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101. Adios.
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102. Ant, Sam, Tye, time to go.
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103. Raw power. Now we're talking
the same language.
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104. And that's what you get
for blasting my board!
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105. Dude, did we know your, uh,
long shadow was laser-proof?
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106. Ugh, more like laser-resistant.
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107. Those beams stung.
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108. Superboy, please.
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109. This way.
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110. Haven't you already scanned
every inch of this place?
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111. Yeah, but I'm obviously capable
of missing obvious clues.
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112. I totally should have spotted
evidence of Blue Beetle's defection
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113. after Green Beetle
fixed his scarab.
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114. That's my fault. You asked
me to scan Green's mind,
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115. and I vouched for him
without delving deep.
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116. I was so afraid to use my powers
after what I did to Aqualad.
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117. I allowed Green Beetle
and his scarab to feed me
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118. exactly what The Reach
wanted us to believe.
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119. So Blue trusted Green
and was turned by him,
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120. then somehow abducted the Team.
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121. All on me.
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122. Except you never would've been
in that position
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123. if I had trusted you have with the
secret of Aqualad's deep cover mission.
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124. I put you, Aqualad, Artemis,
the whole Team, in unacceptable danger.
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125. So, this is our guilt-off.
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126. I say I messed up, then you
say you messed up worse.
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127. Dick, we both made mistakes,
and we both need to get over ourselves.
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128. Save the Team, then save Blue.
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129. As a certain 13-year-old
was once fond of saying,
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130. "That's just what we do."
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131. Sphere! Ha ha!
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132. Can you take us
to Superboy?
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133. I think that's a "yes".
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134. The meat-designated "Arsenal" continues
to elude Black Beetle soldiers.
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135. But of greater interest,
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136. four of our former test subjects
are inside the Warworld
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137. and attacking our patrols.
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138. What? How did they get...
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139. - One minute, Mr. Ambassador.
- I'll be right with you.
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140. Tell Black to terminate both situations,
with extreme prejudice.
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141. And now, an old friend
of our program...
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142. The Reach Ambassador.
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143. - Welcome back to the show, Ambassador.
- Always a pleasure, G. Gordon.
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144. Oh, man.
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145. There they are.
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146. Looks like they're frozen...
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147. They're in stasis.
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148. And you will join them
soon enough.
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149. Guys, I saw this freak take down
all these heroes back on The Reach ship.
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150. Please, don't let that
stop you from attacking me.
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151. I could use the exercise.
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152. Aah!
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153. Please tell me he did not just take
our big gun in three seconds flat.
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154. Scatter!
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155. Aah!
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156. So much for exercise.
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157. All right, meat. Might as well
teleport yourself into a stasis cell
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158. and save me the trouble.
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159. - Gracias, amigo.
- Um, who are you?
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160. The guy who will save your
butts if you listen carefully.
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161. You can't beat
Black Beetle head on,
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162. but keep him off balance and we
might just stand a chance.
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163. So you see, G. Gordon, The Reach
is all about intergalactic brotherhood.
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164. A lovely sentiment.
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165. So, please explain
to the good folks at home
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166. how it squares with the lies
you told us
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167. and the fleet of warships
you hid beneath our oceans!
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168. I think you're forgetting
that those ships
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169. helped Blue Beetle
save the Earth from...
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170. Unfortunately, The Reach
only has this single ship,
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171. designed for peaceful
exploration and diplomacy
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172. and unequipped
with any weapons.
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173. Now, I don't know how you'd call that
on your world, Ambassador,
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174. but on planet Earth,
we call it a bold faced lie!
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175. How many more lies are you
hiding beneath our seas,
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176. and how much more propaganda
will you ask the human race to swallow
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177. and wash down
with a nice, cold Reach?
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178. I am starting to get annoyed.
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179. - Ugh, I really hate that sound!
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180. We're throwing everything we've got at
this desperado and barely holding our own.
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181. Shouldn't we be
freeing some of the good guys?
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182. No.
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183. Ah, amigo, you don't seem clear
on who we're here to rescue.
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184. Trust me, I'm clear.
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185. Mongul!
This is all your fault!
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186. Reach...
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187. You guys free the Team.
There's something else I need to get.
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188. ]
Free Superboy!
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189. Let's go, move!
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190. Ok, get ready.
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191. There's a squad of Reach
soldiers waiting for us.
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192. Hey, fearless leader.
Better late than never.
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193. - Everyone safe?
- For now.
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194. - The crystal key?
- Gone. And we better get gone, too,
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195. before one of them
declares a winner.
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196. Right. Move out.
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197. All aboard.
We're almost home free.
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198. I think congratulations
are in order.
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199. No training, no guidance,
and yet you pulled it off.
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200. When we get back,
after a debrief,
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201. there might be a place
for all of you with the Team.
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202. Wow, really?
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203. So now that
we saved your butts,
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S.T.A.R. Lab's guinea pigs.
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205. Dude, chill.
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206. Before we head back, we need
to talk about Blue Beetle.
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207. - He betrayed us.
- Look who's talking.
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208. Last thing I remember is you blowing
an airlock without warning.
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209. Nearly got us all killed and
absolutely guaranteed our capture!
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210. Hey! After 8 years on ice, there's
no way I was getting grabbed again.
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211. And in case you hadn't noticed,
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212. my escape resulted in you being free
now to stand here and complain.
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213. - So how about a "thank you"?
- You're right, Arsenal.
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214. Thank you.
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215. And after we get back to Earth,
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216. you're off the Team.
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217. - Well, wait a minute!
- If it wasn't for Arsenal,
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218. we wouldn't have rescued anyone.
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219. That may be. But this isn't the first
time he's pulled this kind of stunt.
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220. Intentionally endangering
the lives of teammates
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221. in order to further
his own agenda
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222. or guard against
his own personal demons.
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223. It's unacceptable. So until you
prove yourself a team player,
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224. you have no place on this Team.
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225. now let's get aboard
you and get out of here.
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226. We can discuss this further
when we're not behind enemy lines.
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227. Sounds like there's
nothing left to discuss.
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228. See, we don't need
your help getting back to Earth,
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229. or your offer to join the Team.
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230. We have our own way
of doing things.
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231. What do you say, bro,
want to ride with us?
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232. Sounds like a plan.
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233. - Wait, is that a...
- Home, please.
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234. So, am I right in thinking
congratulations are in order?
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235. - Luthor!
- Ahh...
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236. You brought home a souvenir.
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237. Lex Luthor's got you running
his errands on the Warworld?
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238. This guy's the reason I'm missing 8 years
of my life and my arm! Don't you get it?
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239. He didn't care if you rescued the Team.
He was using you...
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240. As a distraction to lure Black Beetle
away from the Crystal Key
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241. so one of his other pawns
could steal it.
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242. Hmm, Deathstroke's
more of a bishop, actually.
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243. But I'm not sure
I understand the problem.
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244. You rescued the heroes
and dealt a blow to The Reach.
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245. Isn't that exactly
what I promised you?
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246. No more promises.
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