Superman vs The Sinister Twelve
Location: Random Warehouse.
Clark investigates an explosion in a warehouse when suddenly an arm raps around his neck and tosses him through a wall suddenly out of the mists the Sinister Twelve stand over Clarks body as Venom walks in ready to take a bite out of him when suddenly in a flash Venoms head disappears only to have smoke rise from it. Suddenly bullets and other energy attacks starts to bounce off Superman who turns to see the rest of the group pounce on him. Shocker jumps towards him raining waves of waves of his air blasts when suddenly Electro joins the waves of blasts hitting Superman they stop seeing that the clouds around them have surrounded the area. Suddenly the two fall with two holes in here heads. Superman stands floating above the rest with only his cape damaged. My Ma made that for me!!!!!!!!!!!
Vulture is suddenly seen tackling Superman only to shatter everybone in his body. Out of no where Sandman and Dr. Octopus trap Superman and have Hydroman surround his head trying to drown him suddenly at high speeds they all fly in different directions only to be found later in space.
Superman wins.
JLA vs Darkseid
PART 7 of 10
Flash, Wonder Woman and Batman vs An army of Parademons
Green Arrow, Black Canary, Aquaman and Zatanna return to the damaged batcave with the unfortunate news that Hal Jordan was captured freeing JLA members. Even more JLA members were killed in Darkseid's invasion of Earth. The JSA and Teen Titans are imprisoned. The Doom Patrol and most of the Outsiders and Freedom Fighters are MIA presumed dead. Batman states that they need to make a daring attempt to free as many members of the JLA from the superhuman prison camp as possible.
Meanwhile at the camp the Flash has just vibrated free of his holdings (PART 6) and makes a bid for freedom. Running fast enough to evade security, he passes Wonder Woman's cell. A power damping collar prevents her from breaking free until Flash vibrates it to pieces.
Just as they break free, an alarm sounds and the prison warden reaches the cell to confront them. The warden is Gorilla Grodd. Several parademons charge at Flash who runs straight at them, bowling them over. Flash however runs straight into Grodd and bounces off his superhumanly durable body. Wonder Woman throws her lasso but Grodd sidesteps it, grabs the end of the lasso and swings Wonder Woman through the wall and outside the building.
Batman's team arrive outside the prison entrance. Batman and Green Arrow enter the building, leaving Black canary to destroy a parademon tank with her scream, whilst Aquaman and Zatanna are surrounded by hundreds of approaching parademon's from all sides, until Zatanna shouts "raeppasid" and the parademons vanish.
Flash runs around Grodd, repeatedly avoiding his punches. He creates a tornado which throws Grodd across the prison hallway and breaking down Hal Jordan's cell. Hal thanks Wally then makes his way to the center of the building, where his power ring is located. Grodd emerges from Hal's cell, grabbing the distracted Flash by the neck and violently pushing him into the ground.
Outside the prison, Aquaman punches over a parademon and then another and another. He tries his telepathy to knock them out but to no effect. The attempt costs him his life as a parademon tank fires at him from behind consuming him in huge explosion. Wonder Woman screams out in fury and picks up the tank throwing it into a Parademon airship. She swears that she will avenge Arthur's death with Darkseid's defeat......
Flash slowly gets to his feet but Grodd grabs Flash into a bear hug and begins to squeeze him. Flash vibrates himself free but is knocked out by a punch from Grodd. Grodd is about to crush Flash with his giant fists when an arrow hits his arm. Stood at the end of the prison hallway is Green Arrow and Batman who is nursing to health an unconscious Superman from his kryptonite lined cell.
Grodd charges at them.
PART 8 of 10 (Batman and Green Arrow vs Gorilla Grodd) coming soon............
JLA vs Darkseid
PART 8
Batman and Green Arrow vs Gorilla Grodd
At the white house, Darkseid sits behind the Presidents desk, in the Oval office. Supergirl is sat on one of the couches reading a magazine. Uncle Sam of the freedom fighters is chained to the carpet with the American Eagle on it. He is battered, bruised and has a couple of broken limbs. A computer monitor beeps to life and a parademon warns Darkseid that the superhuman prison camp is facing a mass breakout. Darkseid clicks his fingers and Supergirl has already left through the ceiling before the magazine drops to the floor.
Meanwhile at the camp, Gorilla Grodd charges at Batman, Green Arrow and an unconscious Superman (PART 7). GA fires an arrow at Grodd's eye but Grodd grabs the arrow before it reaches him. "I just beat the Flash. You don't stand a chance." Grodd states swatting GA across the prison hallway, knocking him into a stairway.
Batman throws a small metal device at the ground where it bounces up level with Grodd's face, it emits a 360 degrees small beam of energy which causes Grodd to scream out in pain. "I've temporarily dulled your telepathy." Batman states. Grodd scream out in pain and hits Batman with an uppercut punch, knocking him flying back. Meanwhile Ollie jumps off the stairway and lands on Grodd's back. He fires three arrows into the back of Grodd's neck. Yelling with rage, Grodd grabs Ollie and throws him into Batman who is again knocked off his feet.
At the center of the prison, several parademons are safeguarding Hal Jordan's Green Lantern ring. Hal bursts into the room and realises he is powerless. A parademon attempts to stab Hal in his already severely damaged face (PART 6) Hal sidesteps the parademon and grabs his spear, tripping the parademon up. Several more parademons run forwards firing shots at Hal, just missing him. Zatanna bursts into the room and fires a spell at the parademons turning them into frogs. Hal thanks Zatanna as he puts on his ring, it's power flooding over him.
Grodd grabs Batman, raising him up into the air, but is hit with an explosive arrow, knocking him over. Batman back flips away from Grodd, throwing several batarangs. The batarangs hit Grodd's shoulder and explode, causing him great pain. Grodd decides to flee, approaching a nearby window. However a bolo arrow hits Grodd's legs causing him to topple over. Batman drops a gas bomb, knocking Grodd out.
At that moment, Supergirl crashes through the ceiling about to turn Batman into mush. She grabs hold of his throat and is about to punch his head off. A red and blue blur pushes her away from Batman. Superman is back in the game.
PART 9 of 10/ The Penultimate chapter (The JLA vs Supergirl) coming soon...........
JLA vs Darkseid
PART 9
JLA vs Supergirl
Supergirl crashes through the ceiling about to turn Batman into mush. She grabs hold of his throat and is about to punch his head off. A red and blue blur pushes her away from Batman. Superman is back in the game.
Superman and Supergirl are locked in a deadly duel, both their heat vision and arctic breath hit each other and they both trade super punches at super speed. The only other JLA member fast enough to keep up with the fight is the Flash. Occasionally offering the odd punch, he is like a fly in a fight of two titans. The fight spreads outside the superhuman prison. A shot from a parademon airship distracts Superman and gives Supergirl the chance to gain the upper hand, pummeling Superman with her fists.
Suddenly Wonder Woman leaps out from nowhere, throwing her lasso. It wraps around Supergirls waist, compelling her to see the truth. Darkseid is controlling her. Supergirl writhes around uncontrollably for several seconds before coming to her senses. Realising she is partially responsible for the deaths of many superheroes and Hal Jordan's injuries (PART 6) Supergirl swears vengeance on Darkseid.
Supergirl reveals that Darkseid has set up base in the White house. The JLA decide to take Wonder Woman's jet to Washington. As they reach Washington airspace, they come under attack from parademon airships. Superman takes down an airship with his arctic breath, whilst Zatanna turns another into a huge helium balloon. Hal Jordan tries to protect the jet with a giant green forcefield but it comes under heavy fire and the jet is hit. Swerving wildly in the air, the jet comes to a crash on the White house lawn.
Hal jordan, Superman and Supergirl start removing the wreckage. All league members are virtually unharmed. Suddenly the white house lawn is flooded with parademon troops.
Batman rolls away from a parademon's spear. He grabs a metal pipe from the jet wreckage and uses it to block another spear attack. He then hits a parademon around the head, knocking it out. Batman trips up another parademon with the spear and then throws the spear at another parademon. Green Arrow fires an explosive arrow which destroys a parademon tank turret. Supergirl grabs the tank and throws it at a troop of parademons.
Suddenly the front of the White house explodes. Darkseid steps forward surrounded by a legion of parademon's. Hundreds of parademons surround the JLA who are vastly outnumbered. The JLA form a tight circle, read for combat. The parademons form a clearing to let Darkseid through, Darkseid stands before them.
"You don't think I wouldn't be ready for you. I am prepared. I have been tinkering........" Darkseid stands to one side and the jLA gasp in horror. Standing before them is an Apokoliptian version of the JLA enemy Amazo. "He isn't as advanced as Professor Morrow's model but he has the powers of Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Flash and Plastic Man. He also has some Apokoliptian enhancements." Darkseid laughs as Amazo sports gigantic blades on his arms.
Superman stands defiant. "We didn't come alone either. We found a couple of friends at the Superhuman prison." He states.
Emerging from the wreckage of Wonder Woman's jet, Hawkgirl, Steel, Huntress, Atom and Zauriel.
As hundreds of parademons, an Apokoliptian Amazo and Darkseid stand around the JLA on the White house lawn, the battle for Earth begins........
PART 10 (THE FINAL CHAPTER)
The JLA vs Darkseid
So for anyone who is interested, in part 1 I had;
Supergirl vs Steel, Plastic man, Green Arrow, Black Canary and Captain Atom
In part 2 I had;
Superman, batman and Wonder Woman vs parademon's and Black Lightning and the president vs parademons
In Part 3;
Superman, Flash and Wonder Woman vs Despero
I also had Hawkgirl, Huntress, Hal Jordan, Red Tornado, Vixen, Dr Fate, Green Arrow, Zatanna vs Deathstroke, Solomon Grundy, Sinestro, Captain Cold, Poison Ivy, Bizarro and Cheetah
In Part 4;
Batman vs Sinestro
In part 5;
Darkseid vs Superman, Flash, Wonder Woman and Martian Manhunter
In Part 6;
Hal Jordan, Green Arrow, Black Canary, Captain Marvel and Firestorm vs Supergirl, Parademon's, Solomon Grundy, Sinestro, Captain Cold, Poison Ivy, Bizarro and Cheetah
In Part 7;
Flash and Wonder Woman vs Gorilla Grodd and I also had Batman, Green Arrow, Black Canary, Aquaman and Zatanna vs parademons
Part 8;
Batman and Green Arrow vs Gorilla Grodd and i had hal jordan and Zatanna vs parademons
Part 9;
Supergirl and parademons vs Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Arrow, Black Canary, Flash, Hal Jordan and Zatanna.
And In my final chapter, Part 10, I will have
Darkseid, Amazo, hundreds of Parademons vs Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Black Canary, Green Arrow, Flash, Hal Jordan, Zatanna, Hawkgirl, Huntress, Steel, Atom and Zauriel......
JLA vs Darkseid
PART 10
JLA vs Darkseid and Darkseid's forces.
The JLA stand on the white house lawn surrounded by hundreds of parademons, Darkseid and his own Amazo robot. Darkseid clicks his fingers and Amazo fires heat vision, sending the JLA scattering everywhere.
Flash turns everything into a snails pace. He punches a parademon, trips up another and clothesline's another. After five seconds he has taken down fifty Parademons and attempts to attack Darkseid, who backhands him into the side of the white house. Superman flies forward to punch Darkseid but Darkseid grabs his arm and swings him down into the ground. He then steps on Superman.
Zatanna throws a fireball at a parademon tank blowing it up. A parademon commander sneaks up behind her, attempting to impale her on his spear but Zauriel flies forward cutting him in half. Numerous parademons flee at the sight of an angry messenger of God. Darkseid pins Supergirl to the ground and is holding her face up by her hair. He attempts to push her face into the ground when Black Canary screams, the force of her scream bowling Darkseid over. Canary takes a breather and begins pummeling parademons.
During the chaos of the battle on the lawn, the Amazo robot spots Batman and Batman in turn sees it. It locks onto him and charges forward using super speed. Batman rolls away from the robot and throws a batarang at it's face. The batarang explodes, ripping Amazo's face in half until the robot uses plastic man's powers to repair itself. The robot turns it's hands into Apokoliptian blades and takes a swipe at Batman who back flips away. The swipe cuts the lawn fence in half. Batman grabs a sharp piece of the fence and shoves it into Amazo's foot, pinning it the the ground. Sticking an explosive to it's side, he jumps away as the bomb takes off Amazo's left arm.
In the white house Green Arrow and Hal Jordan make their way down a hallway clearing parademon's out the way. Ollie fires a tazer arrow which takes down a parademon, whilst Hal creates a green catapult which fires several parademon's through a wall. Ollie kicks down a door and they are in the Oval office. They find Uncle Sam chained to the floor. A huge parademon guard stands in their way. Ollie fires a single arrow which the guard sidesteps. However Ollie was aiming at Uncle Sam's restraints which frees Uncle sam and allows him to hit the guard with an uppercut punch.
Steel hits Darkseid across the face with his hammer. Darkseid laughs. He grabs Steel's arm holding the hammer and rips it off. Steel cries out in anguish writhing about on the floor. Supergirl and Wonder Woman fly forward punching Darkseid at the same time, knocking the villain back against the white house wall. Supergirl uses her heat vision until Darkseid grabs her by the face and throws her over the building.
Amazo grabs Batman by the throat and throws him into the side of a nearby car on th city street. He attempts to stab Batman who ducks and the blade sinks into the side of the car. Huntress jumps on the car roof and using her crossbow fires several arrows into Amazo's face. Amazo is unaffected and uses Green lantern's power to create a giant green hand that grabs her and throws her into the side of a building knocking her out. Hawkgirl swings her mace into Darkseid's head, hurting him. Screaming in pain Darkseid punches her across to the other side of the lawn where she hits a parademon tank. Darkseid then spots the Atom and releases his Omega beams. The Atom begins to run away from Darkseid's beams which are gaining on him. At the last second he reaches Amazo and shrinks down, jumping through the air towards Amazo. The twin beams shoot either side of Atom, narrowly missing his shrinking body and instead hit amazo, erasing the robot from existence.
Several members of the JLA surround Darkseid. Superman uses his arctic breath, freezing Darkseid's arm. Darkseid uses his frozen arm like club to hit Zatanna sending her into a group of parademons. Black canary is surrounded by parademons with no hope of escape until the Heaven sent Zauriel swoops down rescuing her.
Ollie and Hal emerge from the White House with the stolen Motherbox (PART 1) before they can react Supergirl grabs the Motherbox, flying straight at Darkseid. "THIS IS FOR J'ONN AND ARTHUR AND ALL THOSE BRAVE PEOPLE YOU HAVE KILLED!" Superman cries out in protest, being held back by Wonder Woman as Supergirl activates a Boom tube, pushing herself and Darkseid through it. Both combatants emerge in outer space near the source wall. Supergirl flies herself and Darkseid into the source wall, forever merging with it. Darkseid screams out in pain and protest as Kara Zor El drags him with her into the end of the universe..........
The JLA have nothing to celebrate. The begin to round up Parademon's on earth and begin repairs. They mourn the fallen heroes and heroines. Meanwhile on Apokolips Dessad sits on Darkseid's throne. It's good to be the King..............
THE END.............FOR NOW.............
And here is the complete Epic...............
Hitman911 vs. Silver Surfer and Superman 1M!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hitman911
He is both beautiful and terrifying. A being of immeasurable power. After Galactus(the source), Hitman911 is the second most powerful wielder of the Power Cosmic. Raised by Mr. Mxy, Hitman has powers that to the normal villain/hero would seem like magic. There are those who say that his overall power is greater than Mxy because of what has been known as Onyx Divine Power. Little is known about ODP but it is said to greater then ten universes. Hitman declines to use his ODP and mostly fights with magic and PC.
The Battle
Kal and Norrin begin to float up into space to greet this new "stranger".
"Who are you"? Superman says with his usual cocky tone. The stranger doesn't speak.
"You come a great distance. I've watch you from 3 light years away" Surfer says.
The stranger looks sad....
"I.......I'm sorry." he says.
Suddenly he turns around facing the sun. He blinks his eyes releasing a fraction of his Onyx Divine Power. Like a candle being blown out, so falls the sun!!!! Kal and Norrins eyes widen and they let out a collective gasp!!
"You got about eight minutes to explain yourself before you have a dead world and two really pissed of heros to deal with!!!" Kal screams.
Before the stranger could speak Surfer whacked him with his board like he was Barry Bonds. Hitman911 was sent rocketing toward the moon. He struck the moon with great force shattering it completely sending large chunks plummeting toward earth. Superman immediately vaporized any threatening rocks. Surfer tries to speed blitz him as he tries to recover. In the same instant when he it is about to make contact, Hitman moves. He doesn't just move, he moved so fast that the remnants of the moon followed in his wake. In that instant he stood in front of Superman. There are few things that awe the Silver Surfer.
"He......allowed me to hit him.....I came at him as fast as I could and he just...who is this being?" Surfer wondered.
Minute Six
"I did what I must." Hitman said
Superman for the first time in years felt fear. Not for him self, even though this "being" was clearly far more powerful than anyone he's encountered.
"Who are you?" Kal said
"Hitman911. Son of Mxy." he answered.
"SON OF MXY!?!?!?!?!?!?" Superman shouted.
"You should tell your silver friend to calm down." He said while seemingly disappearing.
In the same instant of him speaking did a radiant beam of cosmic destructive force come crashing into Kal.
"My bad Norrin said."
"ENOUGH!!!!!!!" Hitman proclaimed.
Your sun had an evil spell on it. Thus I extinguished it.
"But my power?.......how an I surviving?" Kal answered
"You are being sustained as well as everyone on earth by MY power."
"Why have I never sensed you before?" Surfer asked
"Because you never looked............brother."Hitman said.
"BROTHER?!?!?!?!?!?" Norrin shouted.
"All in good time Norrin all in good time." Hitman answered.
"Now stand back an behold the Onyx Divine Power!!!!" he bellowed as cosmic wind stirred.
The darkness of space suddenly became as with as snow. The stars appeared as black dots. With the clap of his hands Jupiter ignited into a star.
"Jovial One is now your sun" he said as everything faded to black once again.
"I have sworn to protect worlds but your former master has a different view. I must confront him"Hitman said
"You may die" Norrin says with assurance.
"HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! Farewell protectors of earth." he say while disappearing into nothing.
The End?
Next
Hitman911 Vs Galactus!!!!!
This will be an epic battle where all powers will be displayed!!!!
Originally posted by Jack Harkness
Oh shit thats good.You have to become a writer.
Cheers 😄 I'm thinking of doing a Daredevil storyline next 😄
Originally posted by grey fox
Get ready boys and girls, for I have an upcoming tale depicting a marvelous battle between two KMC Homegrown Heroes.....[B] The Big F'ckin Beetle
VS
Charles CammsAmerican versus Brit
Scientist versus Student
Adult versus Teen
Beetle versus KnightBe there or be SQUARE !!!!
😱 😉 😄 😎 [/B]
What the...??? Sounds great 😄
Originally posted by Hitman911
That was er..... random 😄
Daredevil runs the gauntlet.
PART 1
Daredevil vs The Hand
Foggy Nelson is finishing off work late at night in the Offices of Nelson and Murdock. He finishes the last piece and files it. He doesn't hear or see the hand ninjas sneaking up behind him, but Matthew Murdock, who happens to be helping him with the paperwork, senses the Ninjas.
The ninja raises his blade high up into the air. He is about to bring it down into Foggy's back when Matt hits the ninja in the face with his cane. the ninja falls back onto the desk, unconscious. Several more ninjas leap from the shadows, causing Foggy to scream in terror. Matt swings his Cane around tripping a ninja up. Another attempts to stab matt, but he blocks with the cane. After he deflects the attack, he separates his cane into his clubs. Throwing one at a ninjas head, it ricochets off hitting the sword of another, disarming him.
Foggy runs from the room and down the stairs. Upstairs, Matt ducks as a Ninja takes a swipe with a sword. the sword embeds itself in the wall. Matt jumps up onto the sword and before his weight causes him to fall, jumps off of it and kicks the ninja across the face.
Foggy runs outside and across the street. Up in the office, a ninja stands by the window aiming at Foggy with a bow and arrow. he is about to fire when Matt's club bounces off a wall and knocks the ninjas arm, disrupting his aim and causing him to miss Foggy. The ninja is taken down by matt with a gut punch. Matt stands over the unconscious ninjas who melt away due to the Hand's dark magic. Content with his victory, matt goes to his safe and pulls out his Daredevil costume.......
Outside Foggy runs across the street screaming for help. A ninja jumps from the shadows and stabs Foggy in the stomach.........
PART 2 (Daredevil vs Kirgi) coming soon..........
Daredevil runs the gauntlet.
PART 2
Daredevil vs Kirgi
Foggy Nelson runs away from the Hand ninjas and escapes out onto the street. A ninja jumps from the shadows and stabs Foggy in the stomach.
Foggy doubles over and drops to ground......
Daredevil bursts through the window of the offices of Nelson and Murdock, sending shards of glass everywhere. He lands between Foggy and Kirgi, the immortal leader of the Hand ninjas. Kirgi brings down his sword which Daredevil blocks with his clubs. Ducking, Daredevil kicks Kirgi in the legs, tripping him up. However Kirgi lands on his feet and returns the attack by hitting Daredevil in the head with the sword handle.
Daredevil stumbles back and Kirgi kicks him back even further. Turning away from Daredevil, he faces the dying Foggy Nelson, ready to finish him off. Daredevil fire his grappling rope from one of his clubs, wrapping it round Kirgis neck. He then uses his leverage to swing Kirgi into the side a parked car, leaving a huge dent. Kirgi uses his sword to cut himself free, but Daredevil is already on top of him repeatedly battering Kirgi across the face with his clubs. Kirgi punches Daredevil away.
Several more hand ninjas surround Daredevil and he is forced to face them in combat. A ninja attempts to decapitate Daredevil who back-flips over the swipe and throws his club which spins through the air before hitting a ninjas throat. Daredevil notices Kirgi attempting to finish off Foggy and he screams out in protest but several ninjas hold him back, punching him repeatedly.
Suddenly there is a bright flash of light. Kirgi looks down at his stomach to see Iron Fist has punched a hole in his intestines. Luke Cage runs forward tackling the ninjas attacking Daredevil. Kirgi and the ninjas decide to flee into the shadows.
After thanking Danny and Luke, Daredevil attempts to escort Foggy to the hospital before he dies. However Luke and Danny agree to take him instead, leaving Daredevil to confront the man he believes is responsible for hiring the Hand...........
PART 3 (Daredevil vs Kingpin) coming soon............
Thanos vs Blaze w/team-mates Part 1
Blaze is essentially a dual psionic. Omega class Telekinetic/Telepathy, comparable to Nate Grey.
“THANOS!!!!” A character shot out from the middle of the group, both arms flexed, both fists clenched. Psionic energy was pulsating all around him, strengthening him, carrying out his bidding. His powers obeyed his every command. The mad titan was evil, unpredictability incarnate. Anticipating his next move was impossible, Blaze didn’t care. He wouldn’t have won half of his former battles if he had fought with his brains. A giant purple fist formed and Blaze swung it at Thanos, no effect. Blaze backed up and charged once more, this time he didn’t throw a punch , but simply charged straight into the purple behemoth.
The mad titan staggered back, showing a displeasured grimace and raising a hand to his head. It was possible after all, the purple giant wasn’t invulnerable. “If I can hurt you, I CAN KILL YOU!” Blaze shouted and flew at Thanos trying something a little different from a full body tackle this time. Reaching out with both his fist, he put all his telekinesis into forming a sharp edge and flew at Thanos, attempting to cut straight through him. Thanos’ invulnerability was surely going to be put to the test.
“No.” He uttered, quickly sidestepping the mutant’s charge, before grabbing his left foot. Having stopped his opponent, Thanos pulled him backwards and introduced Blaze to his right fist. Smashing straight through powerful telekinetic barriers, Thanos sent him through the wall and out onto the street. As he violently made contact with the concrete, Blaze realized how he was way in over his head here. This was Thanos, the mad titan, death’s reject. There was no beating him, not without destroying the entire planet.
Valiantly Blaze stood up, only to be met with a powerful backhand. It instantly dislocated his jaw and forced him to spit out a good deal of blood, colouring the green, freshly trimmed grass on the mansion’s lawn. Slowly an even more dangerous opponent started taking control over Blaze, one that couldn’t be fought and beaten by the use of traditional means. His fists were useless against this opponent, fear. Slowly it started sinking in, death was imminent. No one had ever stood up Thanos and lived, at least no one at his power level. A more familiar feeling would soon accompany him, pain. The Titan’s strong and large fists grabbed a hold of his neck and started squeezing.
“Fight it, fight it, FIGHT IT!” Blaze mentally ushered himself, trying to the hold Thanos had over him. He had gotten himself out of worse situations than this, he had overcome the odds before. Why would this time be any different?