After I walked into the bar, I didn't wait for something or stand idly by, I went straight to the bartender and asked:
«Where's Dante Ramon?
The big guy behind the counter gave me a cold stare and snorted:
«Who the hell are you?
«Who am I?" I grinned, and began to increase in size rapidly, to the startled stares of those around me. The bartender stood there shocked and unmoving. Reaching out, I simply grabbed his head and lifted him up:
«Where's Ramon? - I asked more insistently.
The man tried to free himself from my grip, then growled:
«A.G. ...
Immediately, some weird hooded guy came at me. The first thing that caught my eye was his blue scales and sharp claws. Plus a speed uncharacteristic of ordinary humans. He easily jumped over the table, used his claws to bounce off the wall and lunged at me. Of course all this was useless, I just reached out with my other hand and instantly caught the lizard. Thus, the two heads ended up in my hands. I looked at both of them and coldly said:
«You have ten seconds to tell me where Dante Ramone is, or your heads will turn to mush.
The lizard struggled a bit, but his claws couldn't scratch me at all. The bartender gave up completely and gritted his teeth and said:
«Zoom will finish you motherfucker, you'll see.
«Tell me where Ramon is... - I repeated, pushing harder.
«Aaahhhh...! My phone. Take it, it's on there. It has his contacts. I can-- I can contact him.
«No need. - Saying that, I slammed the lizard against the bar, knocking him out and the bartender against the wall. Then I shrunk down and took his phone.
The bar was already empty, but I guess Zoom would find out about me soon enough. I wasn't exactly planning on it, but I don't mind a fight. I'm not gonna kill him anyway. Even those two only survived because I don't want to kill anyone I shouldn't. I'm not used to holding myself back, but it's temporary. Soon I'll be able to hunt for good.
When I left the bar, I took the form of a bartender and found Ramon's number. Then I called.
«Yeah? Lucas? What do you want?
I smiled and then turned on the acting, starting to speak in a weak husky voice:
«Dante, we have, uh. we have a problem. It's very important that you come to the bar, now!
Without letting the person I was talking to answer, I hung up the phone.... Who knows if the news of what had happened would get to Rupture, but hopefully he would arrive. If that bartender had his number, and there was a meta-human here, they might have something in common. I hope Ramon doesn't miss this meeting...
There were a few other gawkers outside, so I decided to dilute the atmosphere. As I looked into their eyes, I decided to play with their minds. Their eyes glittered red as they did. After that, the couple began to lash out at each other. Then they began to fight viciously. With a glance at two more of them, the fight turned into a mass brawl. I grinned and walked back to the bar. Had to wait for my guest....
Oddly enough, Dante came in pretty quickly. When he walked into the bar and saw me drinking, he exhaled:
«Shit, Lucas, what the fuck is going on? There's cops outside, you know that?
I wondered, after which I grimaced:
«Yeah? Well, that's unpleasant. - I guess I shouldn't have picked a fight. Yeah, just kill me and that's it, no fun. At least the bastards didn't come here.
Moving closer to me, Dante said:
«So there's a-- - but before he could finish, he noticed a lizard lying in the corner:
«A.G.?! - Running up to the guy, Ramon began to examine him. I just grinned, and instantly got behind his back and punched him.
*♪ Bang ♪
Dante didn't even realize what had happened, and immediately collapsed onto the lizard. I grinned and emptied my glass of whiskey, threw Ramon on my shoulder, and started to leave the bar.
*♪ Tinkle ♪
The glass went straight into the trash can, whereupon I smiled and walked out.
A couple hours later, at the Chemical Waste Depot.
After emptying the sixth barrel, I exhaled a long breath:
«Damn, now I'm full. - and there were still whole warehouses full of radioactive waste in this town. I was surprised to find out. But that's why I chose this place. It's been a while since I've had a refill, so to speak.
Dante was in the corner, tied to a chair and from the sounds of it, he was already awake. I smiled and began to change rapidly in appearance. I got a little shorter, my hair grew a little longer, and I became indistinguishable from Cisco Ramon. I didn't want his appearance at all, just his voice. Dante has a bag over his head, so he can't see me. But I think I should recognize my brother's voice. I don't need him to definitely see me, but rather have doubts, but also want to confirm them. In canon, Zoom will tell this guy that his brother was killed by Cisko. He then traveled to Earth-1 to seek revenge. I want to set up a slightly different situation, but also frame Ramon. But I certainly don't want to hurt him, I'll make sure the guy doesn't get hurt. I just need Dante to go to my world, after Cisco's head, just like it was in canon. He definitely needs to go to earth, and I didn't want to change much of the canon that serves me so well. After I kill Reverb, I doubt Zoom will blame it on Cisko this time. That's exactly what I needed.
Slowly approaching Dante, he heard me at once and asked loudly:
«Who are you?! - but there was silence, so he got angry and asked more harshly: Who the fuck are you?! Are you Lucas?! Bastard, I knew you were a fucking dog!
«It's not Lucas... - At my mocking voice, Dante flinched and asked incredulously, "C-Cisco? No, impossible... - Shaking his head, Dante growled: - Who the fuck are you! Take that sack off you bastard!
I stepped closer and grinned:
«You don't want to know who I am. I don't really want to see your ugly face. Someone who looks like you really pisses me off.
*♪ Vshuh ♪
Grabbing Ramon's throat, I said coldly:
«Only the strongest will remain in this world, your brother is not part of my plans. Tell me where he is.
Dante snorted:
«Pfft, try harder shithead, I don't know what's wrong with your voice, but I'll dick you around, you better....
«Oh, your phone, maybe there's something here. - I pulled out his cell phone and grinned.
«What?! Don't you dare kill-- *Ramon was knocked unconscious by the blow. I've done everything I need to do, now it's time to find Reverb. I hope my hints were enough to make Dante realize who I am. Even if he didn't, he'd probably want to clear his doubts by meeting the real Cisco. But if he saw me now, who knows what would come of it. Perhaps Zoom would tell him about me. I'm sure he must know some of my powers, but now even he'd have doubts and wouldn't be able to talk Dante out of it. Although, maybe I'm thinking too hard and Zoom will figure it out right away. Screw it, but Dante will probably want to meet a copy of his brother, I'm sure of it.
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