Things Only Get Worse
Meanwhile, Kevin was chained inside a cell at Moreau Cosmetics. He woke up and in front of him was a middle aged man with a bowl cut that made him look like Moe Howard from The Three Stooges. It was Dr. Achilles Milo! Kevin looked at him and said, "Dr. Milo... I thought you died."
"I can neither confirm nor deny that," said Milo, "I was once Dr. Achilles Milo, former assistant to Kirk Langstrom, but to the public, I am Dr. Griffin Moreau, CEO of Moreau Cosmetics!" Kevin scoffed, "it only makes sense that you'd name yourself after two characters from H. G. Wells novels, one of them being foolish enough to play God! Specifically Moreau." Dr. Milo smirked and said, "you're quite the intelligent young man, Mr. Beaumont."
"You knew Dr. Langstrom well," said Kevin, "I heard you made a werewolf that caused Anthony Romulus to disappear." Milo laughed, "you fool, Romulus was the werewolf! I gave him a serum that contained DNA of Alaskan grey timber wolves and other chemicals to enhance Anthony's strength and speed. It also gave him lycanthropy." Kevin glared and asked, "why are you using Langstrom's Man-Bat chemicals for the sake of cosmetic alteration? Especially when you know of what can happen to the user?" Dr. Milo laughed, "why not? The human species is vain when it comes to looks. The most vain people give their bodies unnatural alterations, thinking it will make them look superior. Nobody really cares what they put in their bodies anyway. I got a kick out of experimenting with Romulus. So why not do the same with others? We're all animals deep down."
"You say I'm a fool?" Kevin asked incredulously, "you are sinning against nature, daring to make yourself God with these cosmetics. Did you learn nothing regarding the tragic consequences of men playing God? We do not control nature! Nature controls us. You're a madman playing with dangerous power Dr Milo. Power that makes you no better than Dr. Moreau! It will destroy you, and I will not allow it!" Dr. Milo got out a syringe with a green liquid and asked, "so you think you can expose my work? Good luck with that. But I'm going to teach you a lesson on what happens when someone like you dares to snoop into business he shouldn't be in..." Dr. Milo then inserted the needle inside Kevin's neck, the Splicing chemicals entering inside his body. Kevin could feel his blood boiling, his body altering unnaturally. He screamed in pain, his screams turning into roars.
Elsewhere...
Batman was at the Gotham Hospital. He was inside Barbara's room with Detective Harvey Bullock and Doctor Dennis Kasdan. The doctor was testing Barbara's legs. With fruitless results, Doctor Kasdan sighed sadly. "The bullet cut her spine completely," said Dr. Kasdan, "sad to say, she'll never walk again and will have to use a wheelchair for the rest of her life. I'm sorry." Barbara was supposedly asleep. Harvey bluntly said, "Barbara's neighbor Colleen Reece found 'er there in a bloody state. Top a' that, she was naked. The boys also found a camera cap." Batman asked in shock, "you mean... Joker took pictures of Barbara naked?"
"They didn't tell ya?" Harvey asked, "jeez, I'm sorry, I thought ya knew Bats. It was pretty despicable of him." Batman clenched his fist in anger and said, "yes. Very despicable. Please leave us be..." Bullock nodded, and so he and Dr. Kasdan left the room. Batman looked at Barbara and said, "Barbara? It's Bruce... Can you hear me?" Barbara then weakly said, "Bruce? Where's Kevin?" She slowly woke up. "I don't know where Kevin is," said Batman, "he hasn't answered back. But what do you remember?" Barbara then started to hyperventilate, "oh God... I remember what happened! I remember..." She held on to Batman. "It's okay Barbara," he softly said. "No, no, it's not alright!" Barbara sobbed in fright, "you didn't see his eyes... He's taking this too far... What's he doing to him Bruce? What's he doing to my father?" The shock of it all caused Barbara to faint back on the bed. But Barbara's last thoughts were about her father and Kevin.
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