Confound
After receiving an intelligence
report concerning a robbery at the Federal Reserve Bank of Metropolis, council
members Clark Kent and Bart Allen set up a stakeout of the bank, using advanced
technology to monitor the purported robbery from a distance. Meanwhile Justice
League officers Green Arrow, Huntress, and Black Canary were positioned at
strategic locations near the bank, ready to intervene at a moment's notice.
After an hour of surveillance, Clark and Bart detected minor explosions in the
area of the bank. It was the break-in. Star Sapphire was using her power-ring
to blow a hole through a concrete wall.
The breach in the wall enabled Bart and Clark to conduct a more thorough scan
of the bank. The bank vault was empty. It was a trap, as they had suspected.
The Vanguard were trying to lure them in.
"Ha! Nobody's coming, ya dill weeds!", Bart said. They both laughed.
A few minutes later they detected massive energy readings in the bank. Green
Arrow noticed them in the distance. "What's going on
"It's Jodi.",
"We move?!", Green Arrow said.
"No time!",
Inside the bank Jodi Melville (AKA Stargirl) and Star Sapphire were in a heated
struggle. With all their power they directed their energies at each other.
Star had the upper hand with her weapon, a Zamaron power-ring, but Jodi
wouldn't give up. Jodi feared that if she didn't stop Star she would lose her
friend Greg Arkin forever.
Jodi's persistence only made Star more fierce. In a fit of rage Star hurled
Flex, one of her agents, at Jodi. He flew past Jodi, and through a hole in a
wall behind her, falling five stories to the ground. Jodi's concentration
faltered for a moment, giving Star the upper hand. Star let loose with a burst
of energy that knocked Jodi off her feet. Jodi was unconscious. Star moved in
to finish her off.