Chapter 31: Crime-opolis

Darkwing is being held in the center of Midnight City... or I suppose I should say Occupied Midnight City.

Gangs and clones have the city on lockdown. Reaching Darkwing isn't going to be easy.

But it's our job. So we do it and do it fast.

We're making progess, team. But... damn... this is brutal.

Uh... Cecil, I know the team is busy trying to save Darkwing... But we've got a Doc Seismic sighting.

What's he doing?

He's trying to melt down the Washington Monument. Something about how it's a phallic symbol of the patriarchy?

Dammit. The government really likes its monuments.

Pull half the team from Midnight City to stop Doc Seismic.

Are you sure, Cecil?

I don't like it either, but I don't want to get a call from the President complaining to me about a flaccid Washington Monument!

Split the team and figure out who can move to stop Doc Seismic.

You damn facists! You saved your precious monument today, but its days are numbered!

You saved the monument, but stay after Doc Seismic!

We're on it, Cecil.

I hope so.

We lost Doc Seismic underground.

This is going to turn into a goddamn wild goose chase. And we don't have time for that. It's time to get the full team back to Darkwing.

We, the citizens of Crime-opolis, will soon be executing the vigilante, Darkwing!

It will be the end of his life, but the start of a crime empire that will spread over the entire world!

They've got Darkwing in that building. The only thing standing between him and us is...

An army of Battle Beasts... Awesome.

That sucks... But remember, it's just the body of Battle Beast. None of them have his warped mind, thankfully.

I'll take comfort in that while they're pummeling my face.

We're through them! The next stop is Darkwing!

There's no time to lose!

No! How did you get past my Battle Beast army?

Let's not relive that fight...

What's more important is that your reign of terror is officially over.

I...

Thank you.

Darkwing! No, come back!

Dammit, he's escaped into the Shadow-verse.

Let him go, for now.

Midnight City isn't an occupied city anymore, but a lot of the gangs and clones are still out there, so there's still a lot of work to be done.

Darkwing will pop back up again, and we'll be ready to convince him to see the light.

I feel weird saying this, Cecil, but I wish I had your optimism. I'm not sure Darkwing can ever be rehabilitated.