Wayne Super Mall

[diamondwolf]

[Northstarwillo]

Lex was there to watch the opening of the new mall as Joan Rivers would interview Bruce before he cuts the ribbon! Lorran was on stage in the mall preparing to sing once the mall is officially open.




Poison walked over in a red dress with Hugo following her in a suit. Which had to be made to fit him personally. As she stood in the crowd to watch.





Guy and Irin got there as they look at Delancey and Guy said after.

"Why did you get four?"

Irin said after.

"True...It does say you can be a plus one, but I passed on it. Gotham always gave me the hibbie jeebies."

Guy said after.

"It's known for a city with a lot of crime is why. Apparently, big for business too to open a mall."




Evan would arrive as he would say to Jonny after.

"It's a event for formal gathering. Least till the opening takes place. People with invitation are first to shop in the mall before it's fully open to the public tomorrow."

Checking his suit as it's not dirty and he said after.

"Poison should be inside already."

[diamondwolf]

Lex was there to watch the opening of the new mall as Joan Rivers would interview Bruce before he cuts the ribbon! Lorran was on stage in the mall preparing to sing once the mall is officially open.


Joan smiled saying..


"Brucey darling can we talk.. This mall is amazing.. Is it true all the guests get to shop for free on the grand opening list tonight? Won't that put a dent in you wallet?"



Bruce waving and smiled to Joan..


"100% True Ms. Rivers.. All guests that have invites tonight can shop for free. Joan dear.. It's only money really?"



As bruce took out huge silver scissors and cut the ribbon saying..


"Please everyone enjoy"





The Party started..






Lorran was on stage in the mall and started to sing once the mall is officially open.










Delancey looked annoyed as she was in a nice dress and heels saying to Guy & Irin.


"My plus one is a no show.. aka Cody. He is to busy chasing NYU Shirts I bet..and it is true.. So watch out for Penguin, Joker, or Catwoman.. or any other rogue groups.."







Evan & Jonny would arrive as they would start inside say to Jonny after.


"It's a event for formal gathering. Least till the opening takes place. People with invitation are first to shop in the mall before it's fully open to the public tomorrow."


Checking his suit as it's not dirty and he said after.


"Poison should be inside already."


Jonny nodded as his shades gave him full read outs of people around then as he could see everything from Mutants, Metahumans, guns, knives and so on..saying with a german accent..


"I see. So Gotham rich people flont their money to get people to come start businesses and attract crime..How unwise..I hope they have things in white that will be pleasing for you and I . I see then 30ft 6 inches infront of us.."



Bart had come with Jun-Michel as his plus one as he hoped tonight would be peaceful saying..


"I am glad you came with me.. I hope this place has stuff we like?"



Tim was walking in with Cassandra was the nodded and waved being Tim was a Wayne...




Conner walked in as he had asked Zinovia to be his plus one. Being her so she could add some stuff to her clothing or more.. Noticing his other Dad and would just avoid him..




Hidden in the wings as security Bruce asked Diana, Emma, and Jeann-Marie to be on stand by just encase trouble or senator Kelly's robots showed up..



As reporting the huge opening was Clark with his photographer Jean-Paul...

[Northstarwillo]

Guy walked in with Irin as they went to look about now. Guy said after.


"So thoughts?"

Irin asked after.

"About what?"

Guy said after.

"Next month you'll be Yoshida."

He would smirk as Irin blinked and giggled a bit.

"It's not bad...I think to keep people confused in this time lining. I'm letting the ones we know watch virtually...The others can be in person."






Jun-Michel gave Bart a odd look as he stared at the mall then back at Bart.

"Why would you invite me here? And to Gotham? It's like the bad city, Ms. Prince always use to tell me all the horrible things that took place here."






Zinovia went with Conner as she found it weird and ask him after.

"Why didn't you go with Tim? You guys have a history. I would guess it would be more of an obvious choice to go with him to his adopted father's event?"






Jean-Paul walked with Clark as he gave Clark a bored look and said after.


"You know you could at least try to look nice. You know what people are going to say me and you? They are going to say who is that gorgeous photographer who is a ski champion! We'd love his autograph...Then they are going to look at you and be like...Why is that nerd with him? I mean...Tell me does your mom pick out your clothes?"

He'd go about to snap a few pictures.






Poison waved to Evan and Jonny coming closer.

"Look, it's Evan! And...His twin."

Hugo blinked and said after.

"Why is the mall this big?"

Evan said after.

"Hello, this store is huge. We can shop for quite some time. The mall is large for promoting more people to come and use money to make better product."

Poison said to Hugo after.

"Just look at it this, money means everything! That's how the world works."

Evan nodded and said after.

"It's true, whoever said money can't buy everything. The correct answer is they weren't being paid enough."

Poison said after.

"How is the twin handling life here?"

Evan said after.

"Seems fine, probably some difference in the states compare to Germany."







Cody ran in there as he went to Delancey, Guy and Irin.

"Hey guys...Got some sort of issue here."

Guy said after to him.

"What?"

Cody explain.

"Well, why I was here I saw some sort of fight but in the sky? Couldn't make it out, but it's definitely coming this way!"

Guy arched a brow as before he could say anything the glass ceiling above shattered as people screamed. Irin's eyes widen as Guy grabbed him and dived under a ledge.

Cody ran off and dived under a different one now as glass came down.






Lex smirked and talked on his phone.

"Remember...Put the blame on Bruce Wayne tonight."

He'd hang up and walk away.





As through the broken glass a yellow lantern drow would dived onto a green lantern asian man.








Jade would be on the roof watching the things with binoculars.

"Rayne you got this?"

She hit her ear piece.

"By the way...they're here."







After the broken glass sentinels flew down to go to capture mutants and meta-humans.







Meanwhile, the mall being so huge, the others haven't notice it just yet.





Note: the lanterns are for you to play. One was trained by Sinestro the other by Hal

[diamondwolf]

Delancey smiled looking to Guy and Irin saying..

"So lets go to the wedding shop and find you both some good things, Right? and if you want i can take off so you two have alone time?"






Jun-Michel gave Bart a odd look as he stared at the mall then back at Bart. Bart sighed softly saying afterwards..


"I just thought you might like some things from here. Sorry.. We can leave if you like? Last thing i wanted was to make you unhappy.."






Zinovia went with Conner gave a fake half smile saying..

"Because he asked Cassandra.. Last think you want out in the news is Bruce Wayne's son likes guys.."

looked to her as this smile was real..

" Besides.. It is a nice mall and free shopping .. you might find something you like? "

as his hearing picked up Bart and Jun-Michel..

" Looks like Jun-Michel is not liking this and kinda jumping Bart for bringing him to Gotham"






Jean-Paul walked He'd go about to snap a few pictures with Clark ashe said after.


"I am wearing a 500.00 suit and look fine. My mother did not pick it out.. If you are so embarrassed then go about shopping and taking pictures while i do my job, Jean-Paul.."




Poison waved to Evan and Jonny coming closer with Hugo .Jonny nodded to Poison and heard Evan answer Hugo as he nodded to Hugo that what Evan said was true saying with a german accent..


"What Evan said is very true Hugo. He is my brother and your's.. So be nice.."

answering Evan & Poison

"Many things are different Yes.. But normal like in Germany. But our Malls was not as huge and goddy"





As through the broken glass a yellow lantern drow would dived onto a green lantern asian man.After the broken glass sentinels flew down to go to capture mutants and meta-humans. Meanwhile, the mall being so huge, the others haven't notice it just yet. But it was not long and the screams would sure inform them..


Guy grabbed Irin and dived under a ledge. Cody ran off and dived under a different one now as glass came down. as did Delancey ..


"WTF?!"


Jonny Grabbed Evan and moved them to a safe spot as Evan saw a chunk of stone hit Jonny's back and bounce off..Jonny told Hugo to get Poison and Protect her...


Conner grabbed Zinovia and shields her as glass falling bounced off him protecting her..


"Stay under me. Your safe.."


Tim and Cassandra tucked and roled to the side to safety with Bruce and Lorran.. Bruce had grabbed Joan as well saying as Joan as a TV host knew this was not Bruce's fault..


" Great.. Lanterns fighting over Gotham and they had to fall in here bringing those damn Robots. They are putting people in danger. "


Bart grabbed Jun-Michel and moved them to a safer spot..


"Crap just hit the fan"







Lois on the phone called in the police that Bruce was hiding mutants and Metahumans in his New Mall as she was reporting it all to Perry White so she could scoop Clark. Jimmy started to say that was a lie as Lois slapped him to shut him up.




Jade would be on the roof watching the things with binoculars. Rayne answered..


"I got it. no worries.."


as he used his psychic powers to be invisible to the Robots..Rayne smirked as he yelled to a sentinels


"Help us! Help Us.. their is a evil Half Alien over there attacking that girl..and there is that Giant Mutant with those two Blondes in White!!



sentinels not turned scanning as one started going after Conner..


Two sentinels started going after Evan, Jonny, Poison, and Hugo...






Yellow Lantern fired a huge saw blade to cut the green lantern as He blocked it with a Green shield and the area was being busted apart.. Lasers from the two blasting holes in the walls and some people being hurt from things falling or balconies brusting making people scream


as the sentinels walked busting the floor with their weigh scanning..


"Unlisted Mutants and Metahumans detected.. Capture.. Citizens move.. "


as people screamed and Clark ran jumping grabbing a little child rolling out of the way as the sentinels almost stepped on her.. Clark stood and looked like he was running to hide.. If Jean-Paul followed he would see Clark move into a changing room .. Moments later Superman came out and flew into the Mall..


The Drow Yellow Lantern saying..


"Why you protecting these round eared fools.. They are to be ruled and controlled not kept as Pets!!"




Asian Green Lantern saying..


" Fear is not the way Yellow Lantern.. Green Lanterns are the guardians and police of space.. You are a criminal.. As i will bring you down and in to face justice for your crimes"




At this point Superman flew out and grabbed a sentinels as he flew out of the mall and threw it into space...



Bruce hit his ear com signaling the backup members..

[Northstarwillo]

Chaos erupted as people ran screaming and a battle has begun.




A sentinel go over to stomp on Hugo as he blinked and Poison said after.

"Look out!"

Hugo held his hands up as the foot came down and he stopped the sentinel. Glaring as he would dig his finger into the sentinel's foot and begin to spin it around. After he chuck it through a store glass window as it shattered apart hitting the floor.

"RAWR! I am number one!!!"

Sentinel would look at Poison as it said after.

"Mutant detected, target capture."

Poison narrowed her eyes as a hand went to grab her as she pulled out her chain whip.

"Love me Chain!"

She would throw it like a bullwhip and slash the sentinel's arm off with it as the whipped glowed for a moment and she swing it again cutting the head off as the sentinel fell after.

"Nice...This is definitely a weapon for keeping."

Evan snuck up behind one getting near Jonny. He reach in his pocket and placed a diamond on the sentinel then moved away as the diamond started to glow. After a explosion of diamond shards puncture into the sentinel making it fall off the second floor and to the first floor as it busted. Evan notice another going for Jonny and him.

"Another one is coming."





Jean-Paul took pictures then notice Clark go and came out as Superman as his eyes widen and said after.

"Wait...Is he really?"





Zinovia notice a couple flying at her as she said after. Her voice echoed.

"!drah ,rehto hcae otni malS"

The two sentinels would fly into each other and shatter apart as one went for Conner and shot lasers out of it's hand at him now.





A sentinel went over to Bart as it toss a knock gas container by his feet.

As another would land behind Jun-Michel as he glanced over and said after.

"Great..."

Holding a hand out he would say after.

"Zap...Hey...Shoot you stupid thing."

He shake his hand as just some sparkles came out of it and that's it. The sentinel went to go step on him as Jun-Michel held his hand over his head.

"STOP!"

A bright white forcefield covered him in raw light as the sentinel stepped on him and it's leg melted off then it would stumble and fall to the ground. Jun-Michel blinked as he flew up in the air and glowing in a light orb of raw light energy.

"What the...What was that?"





Guy and Irin got up as they met up with Delancey and Cody as Guy said after.

"Hey...Lets see what's up with those guys."

Guy lead them as he slashed a sentinel with a energy sword, using his belt to create his futuristic sword and putting it on his back as he sliced another sentinel.

Irin followed with a forcefield of TK on him and the other three.

Cody flew ahead with wind as he looked at the lanterns.

"You guys are causing a lot of @#$%. Quit it now!"

Jade shot a dart into Cody's neck from the roof as she had her Cheshire mask on and Cody blinked as it made him sleepy and he fell out cold on the floor.

Guy paused to check on Cody as Irin mentally scanned about and said after.

"I'm sensing people here, people who do want to hurt us..."

Guy said after.

"Okay, will figure it out...Delancey...Find out what's up with the lanterns...Irin, where is one?"

Irin scanned but notice Jade is running off from the roof.

"She mov-wait..." He pointed near Jonny.

Guy nodded as Irin mentally said after.


Jonny...You have a sentinel I know, but right above you on the next floor is a man with red hair. You may want to deal with him too before he attacks if he does.

[diamondwolf]

Chaos erupted as people ran screaming and a battle has begun.


Evan snuck up behind one getting near Jonny. He reach in his pocket and placed a diamond on the sentinel then moved away as the diamond started to glow. After a explosion of diamond shards puncture into the sentinel making it fall off the second floor and to the first floor as it busted. Evan notice another going for Jonny and him.


"Another one is coming."


Jonny looked as he turned and he held up his hand .. a swirl of silver like tiny beads frew out and into the sentinel as it stopped and twitched. in a german accent...


"I am your master now .. I command you .. Destroy all the other robots.."


as the sentinel turned and his hands came up and it open fired full energy as it started shooting and destroying the other sentinel ..






Jean-Paul took pictures then notice Clark go and came out as Superman as his eyes widen and said after.

"Wait...Is he really?"





Zinovia saw Conner still playing shield as one went for Conner and shot lasers out of it's hand at him now. Conners eyes turned red as he fired his heat vision as he slip the sentinel in half right down the middle.. He then turned it on one trying to come in and land as he split it too..


Before the split parts could fall on people Wonder Woman used her lasso and grabbed them throwing them out and up as Superman punched them out into space to meet the sun..





A sentinel went over to Bart as it toss a knock gas container by his feet. Bart saw the container as he held his breath an speed speed grabbed it and cannonballed it into the sentinel head as the sentinel dropped..Bart looked at the glow yelling..


"OH crash a raw energy light shield.. Rock it Jun-Michel!"






Delancey moved to find out what's up with the lanterns as he touched a ring turning into Vibrainuim and picked up a car in the Mall show room and threw it at them....


"HEY YOU STUPID A-HOLES.. WTF YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING. YOUR ENDANGERING CITIZIANS EVERYWHERE! STOP IT!"


The drow yellow lantern looked at her and fired full power bolt at her ..


"Begone you worthless human!"


as the bolt hit and arched around her and he body absorbed the kenetic force of the bolt..Delancey looked as the Asian green Lantern said..


"He is wanted for murder in 15 galatic areas.. I am her to arrest him..!"


Delancey blinked vibrating..saying..

"Arrest? you two are destroying a area with people endanger! Stop it or i will stop you!"



As she saw she was being ignored.. she took all that kinetic energy and slammed her hands together BLASTING the HELL out of the two making them fall crashing hard into the flooring..


"When i say stop I MEAN STOP!"








Jonny... looked up as the scanners in his shades gave him Rayne's read out and his skin changed to look liquid metal for a moment as he coated his skin with the nanites and jumped up bashing threw the floor over him and hit Rayne knocking him on his back. as Jonny in a german accent said..


"Make my day a-hole.."


Rayne fell back and looked at him like WTF as he pulled a gun shooting jonny as the bullet hit exploding on Jonny's chest doing no damage as two huge guns came together in Jonny's hands as he open fired each bullet hitting Rayne in the head chest gut shoulder face and repeating as he was knocking rayne back making him loose his invisibility to the robots ..


At this point Jonny moved in in full combat mode as he and Rayne started to physically fight..The strength between the two's punches was loud like thunder..Rayne hit Jonny in the chest as he slid alittle as he came back grabbing Rayne's head and used his thumbs on rayne's eyes squeezing as that made him scream in pain..




Cassandra looked up seeing the robots as she crossed her bracers and the it came.. storm clouds as she called lighing to strike the sentinel ..she blinked as far more lightning then she called was striking the sentinel blowing them apart inside as off to the side Lorran's eyes was white calling down nature..




Tim ran up a sentinel on the roof as he pulled out a small gun and fired a bolo are Cheshire legs to tangle her to fall..



"Not so fast Cheshire ! I reconize you to well.."




Bruce to Protect Joan grabbed a live power cable and threw it into a sentinel's leg as the juice just fried it's chips..

[Northstarwillo]

Irin said after.

"Oh got it...!"

He looked to Zinovia as he went to her and said after.

"Hey, try a spell to stop the sentinels from working."

Zinovia thought on that as she said after her voice echoeing.

"!tiucric trohs stoboR"

The sentinels in the mall would short circuit and quit working all of a sudden.






Emma outside said after.

"Well, this part is mine..."

Putting her hands on the sides of her head she would make any normal humans there forget what took place at the mall. She made them believe they just shop a lot, got tired and went home.








Rooftop



Jade fell as she glared and said after.

"Anytime, junior!"

Thaddeus ran over and clothesline Tim now, making him flip in the air and fall on his back. Which allowed Jade time to free her legs.






Evan looked at Rayne and picked up a thought.

"He's a telepath...Great."

Poison said after.

"Well, what now here?"

Hugo wondered if he should help or not.




Let went to the Yellow Lantern and dragged him off now.

"I'll be sure to take him to the authorities."

Guy glared as Irin shook his head at Guy.

If you try to stop him now...I'll be a issue. Will be a target, fight smart not dangerously.

Guy picked up Cody as Jun-Michel landed by the green lantern. Staring at the guy he'd say after.

"And this one?"





Hugo pointed to the roof.

"Is there fighting up there too?"

Poison blinked as she looked upward.

"Isn't that skinny guy up there?"

[diamondwolf]

Inside the Mall



Conner looked at Zinovia and sighed..

"Awesome Job.."

Bart sighed as he jumped hearing a thunder punch

"WTF?"

Cassandra moved to check on her teammates to make sure everyone was okay..

"Everyone okay? And the people are walking out like zombies? Umm okay?"








Emma outside as well as Superman.



Putting her hands on the sides of her head she would make any normal humans there forget what took place at the mall. She made them believe they just shop a lot, got tired and went home.Outside also was seen Superman taking a robot as he was taking it to the JLA Lab to be scanned and checked








Rooftop




Thaddeus ran over and clothesline Tim now, making him flip in the air and fall on his back. Which allowed Jade time to free her legs. As Thaddeus turned he did not expect to meet Wonder Woman's fist as she punched him so hard it sounded like thunder as he went flying like Team Rocket into Gotham Bay.. Tim thanked god for his armored suit under his dress suit as he slowly stood..

"Damnit"




Inside Mall



Rayne screamed from the grip and thumbs crushing his eyes and he kinetically threw Jonny back into a pillar cracking it as Jonny landed on his feet .. Rayne had his hands over his eyes trying to see again as a nanite gun was created in Jonny's hand and Jonny aimed an fired a plasma laser blasting Rayne off the second floor to the main floor with a whoom sound as the floor cracked.. Jonny walked to the edge and aimed again as Rayne used his TK powers and suddenly flew up and bashed through the other end of the glass building and was gone..

Jonny made the gun vanish as he jumped down landing by Evan, Poison, and Hugo..saying..

"American Red Head fights like a Whimpy Boy. He runs ."




Delancey standing by the Green Lantern saw Lex go to the Yellow Lantern and dragged him off now. Her eyes narrowed as she smelled a setup. But had no proof yet..Guy glared as Irin shook his head at Guy. Guy picked up Cody as Jun-Michel landed by the green lantern. Staring at the guy he'd say after.



"And this one?"







Delancey looked to them as well with Jun-Michel wondering what Emma was going to say having a space cop in her place..




Tim moved doing flips and gymnastic moves as he landed near Evan, Poison, Jonny, and Hugo..saying..



"It was Jade aka Cheshire .. She is a Assassin .. Thaddeus showed up and fricken close lined me.. But from what i saw on my back WW punched his ass into the bay..so she got away."




Lorran and Bruce stood looking at the mall and the war zone from one the lanterns and two those damn robots..Mentally thinking to Emma..



~You want one of these damn things to dissect to get information or you leaving it up to Superman and Me?~

[Northstarwillo]

Emma walked in and notice Lex is no where to be found now.


"Of course..."

As she mentally said after.

Give one to Colleen. She'll look like Marilyn Monroe outside.

With that Emma stared at the green lantern as she waited till Diana got her.

"Well dear...Be a doll and remove that ring...Also, take him captive. He's got some questioning."

Irin said after.

"Neither of them looked that old to begin with."

Poison pointed out flatly to that.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah... Which means he's a newbie lantern...Aka the coppers, ugh."

Evan said flatly to that.

"We're capturing a police officer, well isn't that just adoring."

Guy said after.

"She said questioning...Not really capturing."

Jun-Michel said after that.

"Who cares...Lets get out of here...I'm quite done with the mall.




Jean-Paul smirked outside as he checked some photos.

"Alright...nerd's got explaining to do...or black mail...or I can just give it to Perry and be the richest and well known man ever? Hmmmmmm...decisions decisions."

As he walked off from the mall.

[diamondwolf]

Bruce walked out informing Colleen as she smirked nodding and connected to the mansion as she used the same tech as the trasporters the JLA has and beamed a sentinal to the east tech lab bay and locked it down..



With that Emma stared at the green lantern as she waited till Diana got her. Which was just a few moments as Diana jumped down landing by Emma saying..



" I don't know this one.. Asian? He might be a roocky in training? Becareful with that ring. They are majorly powerful.."


Delancey took the ring off him as she then picked him up and put him over her should like a sack of potato..saying



"Lex drag the Black skinned Elf known as a Drow out and i bet he loaded him in the limo and beat it.."



Tim walked over..

"So i wonder how my dad is going to spin the mall being wrecked? What is a Drow .. Wait that was a elf?"


Delancey looks at Tim like we really doing this here look..


Cassandra sighed saying.


"I'm with Jun-Michel.. I am so done.."


Conner stood quietly scanning the area with x-ray vision..as Bart looked annoyed..



Jonny looked about as he was thinking and narrowed his eyes saying in a german accent..


"This is classic setup. Get two enemies to fight but dropping information of one to other.. They fight and in doing so draw the attention of the robots.. Robots then scan area finding mutants and Metas as they come in like bulls in a china shop.. It is a old spy game trick..I have used it a few times to remove a foe."



Diana looked at everyone saying ..


"Colleen is out by my jet.. Lets go.."



Bruce called his insurance company and reported the robots attacking his mall // Lucky it was empty still and is going to sue Senator Kelly for damages. And Alfred was resetting security footage to show them crashing in and destroying the place looking in a empty mall..




Jean-Paul smirked outside as he checked some photos.Clark was leaning on the car watching him walk up as his super hearing picked up every word..

"Yes you could but a low level heat vision can rune your camera too..Making Perry mad because he has to buy a new one..Telling and showing Perry will just make his Paper company richer and get you tickets to the VR-Room for a Elvis VR Concert and 5 yrs free Paper..Black Mailing don't work.. Reporters Paycheck? You won't get much..So lets take the smart rout and you delete those which i will check. Then you just keep my secret..Because you expose me.. You put everyone i love in danger and then i will come after you.."

[Northstarwillo]

Jean-Paul blinked at Clark as they were the only ones there and he said after.

"You...You can't threaten me. And you're not going to nuke my camera! You nuke it and I will so tell Perry you trashed it!" He roared at him.

"And you never mention you were super muscles! That's all your fault, not mine! I don't make mistakes."

He said in his normal arrogant way.

"Don't believe me, ask my sister. She's the same."

[diamondwolf]

Clark smirked..saying..


"Oh you want to play this game.. Okay..Let's Play..
1. I can nuke your camera anytime i want.
2. I never said i was Super Muscles.. That is why it is called a secret Identity. So we can have normal lives like everyone else.
3. You reveal my secret you put my family in danger..
4. I will come for you.
5. Tell Perry.. He will look at you weird on how the camera was nuked when he thinks i am human. I am very good at playing a human.
6. Not my fault you are nosy.
7. Everyone makes mistakes Jean Paul.. Former Superstar skier kicked off the Canadian Olympics for being a mutant and accused of using your powers to win.
8. Former Member of Department H of the Canada's Alpha Flight team with your twin sister. Jeanne-Marie.
9. You want to make me public? I will make you, Jeanne-Marie, and your little brother Jun-Michel Public.. Thin how many enemies you made that can also come for you and your family as well..

So now you have a choice..Try calling my bluff or find out i am being very honest and will do as i say?
Or we can make a deal within reason to keep both of us safe?
Because if you honestly don't make mistakes?
You wouldn't be testing your luck with me right now.."