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Madinat Altharwati

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Real Identity: Not Applicable
Appearances (Comics): Foreign Affairs, Metallic Aftertaste, Last Rights, and Yesterday's Children: Memory Six
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A Lexcorp Robotics factory was built in Madinat Altharwati in Greater Bialya. On November 11th, 12:06 PST, Team Year Ten, Wonder Girl, Beast Boy, Nightwing, Oracle, Robin, and Cyborg discussed the true motive behind the kidnapping of Queen Perdita Vladek. The Lex-Bots that kidnapped her were created with proprietary Lexcorp technology. Cyborg recalled he detected Boom Tube activity between the factory and Star City, Markovburg and Krastmala. Wonder Girl deduced the factory was the most likely place where Lex Luthor was holding Vladek. Cyborg opened a Boom Tube for the Outsiders to use to immediately fly to Madinat Altharwati. At 22:33 UTC+2, many Lex-Bots were waiting for them outside the factory. Superboy grabbed one by the neck and punched another through the chest. Wonder Girl used her lasso to swing one into another. Stargirl blasted one with her Cosmic Staff. Super-Cycle blasted one while Terra grabbed another with a giant rock hand she formed. Beast Boy ripped the head off one.

Terra told the rest of the squad to head inside and rescue Queen Perdita Vladek because time was of the essence. She smashed a bot with two boulders. Superboy led the way and punched a hole into the factory. A squad from Onslaught was waiting for them: Devastation, Mammoth, and Shimmer. Superboy pointed out they were motivated and she was outnumbered. Devastation introduced their latest recruit, Match. Terra and Super-Cycle were soon overwhelmed but Mongoose Squad boomed to her and joined the fight. Static and Livewire zapped one each, Blue Beetle stabbed one through the chest, Windfall ripped two apart with a tornado, and Forager bowled two over. Kid Flash spotted even more Lex-Bots were converging on them. Superboy blocked Match's blow but tried to reason with him not to fight. Stargirl tried to blast Shimmer while evading her disintegration touch. Beast Boy took on the form of an elephant but took an uppercut from Mammoth. Oracle tried to hail Superboy on comms to warn him the item stolen off of Vladek was Kryptonite but shielding garbled her message.

To Superboy's surprise, Match collapsed in his arms. He soon realized it was due to Kryptonite poisoning. Metallo called Superboy the world's finest ingrate for no gratitude then introduced himself. At 22:42 UTC+2, Static ordered everyone to keep it together so they could buy Gorilla Squad enough time to rescue Queen Perdita Vladek. He and Livewire electrocuted two Lex-Bots in unison. Sphere and Forager sandwiched a Lex-Bot in unison. Kid Flash and Windfall each generated tornadoes and wrecked two Lex-Bots. One of the other Lex-Bots punched Kid Flash in the back as he ran past. Blue Beetle fired a sonic pulse at the sonic pulse fired by a Lex-Bot. Terra lifted debris out of the ground and sent them into a Lex-Bot. Stargirl was horrified to watch as Shimmer damaged the Cosmic Staff with her disintegration touch. Devastation held Wonder Girl in a headlock and taunted her for failing to save Queen Perdita Vladek and for being powerless to act as Metallo had the weakened Superboy by the throat. Metallo felt satisfied but admitted he thought Luthor's plan was needlessly complicated though he trusted Luthor implicitly then told Superboy about his origins.

Blue Beetle became frustrated with the seemingly endless swarm of Lex-Bots coming out of the factory. Scarab suggested they nuke the building but Beetle stated they were not doing that and not having that conversation. From a cloaked Baby, Miss Martian, also cloaked, flew down into the factory. Miss Martian locked onto Vladek's mind-signature and found her. She shielded herself and the Team from the minds of Psimon and the guards then gave Alpha Squad the signal to make their entrance. Alpha Squad and Red Arrow boomed into the room shortly after. Arrow went to Vladek and blamed himself. Psimon was knocked off his feet but warned Miss Martian she made a foolish error. She warned him not to pretend he could overpower her. He claimed he did not and pointed out he meant the Boom Tube would attract attention. Bialyan soldiers began to attempt to breach the room. Psimon warned he already booby-trapped Vladek's mind and if anyone attempted to enter her mind, her psyche would self-destruct.

Tigress asked if that was true. Miss Martian believed if she had enough time, she could undo whatever he may have done to her. Tigress pointed out they didn't have time and reminded her Superboy was in danger. The door was blown off its hinges by bazooka fire. Halo protected everyone with a force field. Count Vertigo attacked the Team with vertigo waves but teased not to sate themselves on his power because he was just the appetizer. Queen Bee stepped out from behind him and enthralled Red Arrow, Arsenal, and Halo then asked them to kill Tigress, Miss Martian, and Arrowette if they really loved her. They complied. Arsenal fired his laser at Arrowette. Red Arrow fired an arrow into Tigress's chest. Halo blasted a hole through Miss Martian's torso. At 22:48 UTC+2, Vladek regained consciousness in the room and was horrified to see Miss Martian, Tigress, and Arrowette dead. Queen Bee informed Vladek her thralls simply dispatched a few unwanted intruders. Vladek turned to Count Vertigo and blamed him. Vertigo could not take credit but heartily approved of Lex Luthor's genius plan. She wanted to know what he would get out of it.

Vertigo hinted he would use the chaos of the Markovian Border Crisis to start a nationalistic uprising and act as its demagogue. He mused everyone loved a comeback story and that comeback would start with her assassination by a rogue metahuman. Queen Bee asked Halo to kill Vladek. Halo instead blasted Bee, Vertigo, and Psimon, rendering them unconscious. Tigress, Miss Martian, and Arrowette stood up unharmed. They revealed it was all a ruse with Red Arrow, Halo, and Arsenal and they previously planned how to counteract Bee's meta-ability. Tigress was not looking forward to the hours it would take to wash the fake blood off her suit. Arsenal grumbled he would be tasting garlic for weeks. Arrowette realized she was officially a member of the fake-your-own-death club. Tigress mused they would hold the induction ceremony later. Miss Martian wanted to get to Superboy. Tigress volunteered to come along. Miss Martian ordered Arrow, Halo, Arsenal, and Arrowette to take Vladek to Baby. Halo opened a Boom Tube directly to her. Vladek was worried about Miss Martian and Tigress but Arrow reckoned he would worry more about anyone who tried to get in their way. Many soldiers were taken out.

Shimmer rushed Stargirl but was knocked out with a left kick to the face. Mammoth noticed and while he was momentarily distracted, Beast Boy turned from a gorilla into a Ma'alefa'ak then hurled him into Devastation. Wonder Girl got free and tied both up with her lasso. Metallo proceeded to choke Superboy to death with both hands but Miss Martian arrived and used telekinesis to shatter his fingers then rip the Kryptonite from his chest. Devastation called her hypocrite for saving her husband but letting Metallo die. She revealed he could not live without the Kryptonite as a power source. Miss Martian chose to leave it with him. She reached out to Halo for a Boom Tube. At 22:58 UTC+2, Halo told Tigress that Miss Martian reported Superboy would be all right. Vladek was concerned her life was going to be one crisis after another and she would need to be rescued. Beast Boy assured her it would be the last time she was threatened. Tigress wished Wally West a happy birthday and piloted Baby out of Greater Bialya.