Doom Patrol On A Roll (New Age)/Issue 1

Transcript
The issue begins with a US Military base as a soldier runs to General Wade Eiling.


 * Eiling: What is it rookie?
 * Soldier: It's Lt. Scheffer, sir. I think the effects of that shrapnel bomb is doing something to him.
 * Eiling: What the hell do you mean?
 * Soldier: Follow me.

They do as they see Scheffer tied up as he looks like a monster made out of shrapnel.


 * Eiling: That's not Scheffer.
 * Soldier: It is.
 * Scheffer: G-g-general, help me.
 * Eiling: Get this freak out of my sight.
 * Soldier: To where?
 * Eiling: Drop him in the ocean or something. I just never want to see this Shrapnel freak again.
 * Scheffer: Y-y-y-you're not helping me?
 * Eiling: I am helping you. By having them put you out of your misery.
 * Scheffer: I don't want to die! Don't kill me! Please!

A bunch of soldiers carry Scheffer off. It cuts to Casey Brinke at her average job at the hospital as a man is lying on the hospital bed as Casey grabs two rehabilitators. She shocks them as the man comes to life and gasps. Casey pats herself on the back as she soon walks off as she sees a man in a wheelchair.


 * Casey: Hi sir. Can I help you?
 * ???: No, but you can help me.

The man grabs a spray can and knocks her out with gas. Later. Casey wakes up in a strange room that is all white as the man in the wheelchair is watching.


 * Casey: Where the hell am I?! Who the hell are you?! And why the hell did you knock me out?!
 * ???: No worries Ms. Brinke all of your questions will be explained.
 * Casey: How the hell do you know my last name?!
 * ???: That is a question I will answer too. My name is Niles Caulder but most people call me the Chief.
 * Casey: The Chief?
 * Chief: I am a collector of sorts. I find people who are strange and odd and I recruit them to be heroes.
 * Casey: You must have me confused. I am normal in any way possible.
 * Chief: Oh really?

He drops down a comic book as it says "Space Case" and the person on the cover is Casey.
 * Casey: So someone wrote a comic that miraculously had someone who looked like me.
 * Chief: No. That is you. You are a comic book character.
 * Casey: You're crazy!
 * Chief: You know what else is crazy? A man who can fly and lift more than one hundred pounds. Starfish that can control people by just latching into their faces. A man who can run faster than the speed of sound. This universe is already crazy enough that I lost my belief in something not crazy.
 * Casey: If I am a comic book character. Then who created me?
 * Chief: A sentient street who is currently MIA.
 * Casey: So you are saying that I am a comic book character created by a talking street?
 * Chief: And I want you to be a superhero.
 * Casey: What?! I don't have-

Suddenly she fires a bolt of electricity due to her anger.


 * Casey: (in shock) Superpowers...
 * Chief: You were saying?
 * Casey: M-maybe you're right. This is too weird so me being a comic book character might explain my sudden ability to fire electricity.
 * Chief: I think it's time for you to meet your teammates.
 * Casey: Teammates?

Chief whistles as four strange people walk up.


 * Chief: Introduce yourselves.
 * Robotman: My name is Cliff Steele aka Robotman. I used to be a race car driver until my body got destroyed and I got placed in this body.
 * Negative Man: I am Larry Trainor aka Negative Man. I used to be a skilled pilot until my body became negative energy.
 * Elastigirl: My name is Rita Farr but you can call me Elastigirl. I was once an actress but a volcano's mystic gasses made me able to stretch my body.
 * Mento: And I am Steve Dayton aka-
 * Casey: Let me guess Helmet Man and your face got burned so you have to wear a helmet to cover your disfigurement.
 * Mento: Let me finish! Anyways my hero name is Mento and why I wear this helmet is because it gives me powers. I don't have any tragic backstory or anything.
 * Casey: Oh... I assumed because everyone else has these tragic backstories about how they can't live a normal life again.
 * Mento: It's fine kid. Besides why would I want to leave Rita?
 * Elastigirl: Awww, Steve...
 * Casey: This is awkward...
 * Negative Man: No worries kiddo, you'll get used to it.
 * Casey: I'm 23... (realizing) Crap! I never introduced myself! Well my name is Casey Brinke and apparently I am a comic book character.
 * Robotman: The Chief told us about you Casey.
 * Casey: He did?
 * Chief: I did.
 * Casey: Oh. Sorry!
 * Negative Man: No need to be apologetic bud.
 * Casey: I don't even know who you are.
 * Negative Man: My name is-
 * Casey: Bad phrasing! I mean I only just met you.
 * Negative Man: Phew!
 * Chief: Anyways Ms. Brinke, welcome to the Doom Patrol.
 * Casey: As in the Legion of Doom?
 * Chief: No. They actually stole the Doom part from us. We were made like three months before the Legion of Doom.
 * Robotman: (to Casey) Yeah, don't mention the Legion of Doom to the Chief.
 * Casey: Got it!
 * Chief: Trying this again. Ms. Brinke. Welcome to the Doom Patrol!

It cuts to a few hours later as a fully rusty Scheffer lands on a beach. He walks around terrified and confused. He sees a little girl drowning in the water and nobody is there as he runs and saves her. Suddenly the Girl's eyes turn into terror.


 * Girl: Monster! Monster! Help me!

The girl runs off as Scheffer sits down in tears and tries to relax. Suddenly the military has followed him as he notices.


 * Scheffer: Leave me be!

The soldiers fire missiles at him as the shots bounce right off of him. Scheffer then knocks all of the soldiers out and runs into the city. It cuts to the Doom Patrol HQ as Casey is training as she is trying to master her electric blast.


 * Chief: Come on Ms. Brinke. I know you can do this.
 * Casey: I'm trying!

She fires an electric blast.


 * Casey: I did it!

Suddenly an alert plays as it shows Scheffer, now nicknamed Shrapnel, "attacking" Midway City.


 * Chief: This looks like a perfect test for Ms. Brinke.
 * Mento: Are you sure she can handle it?
 * Casey: I'm pretty sure I can. This dude just looks like an ugly version of Robotman.
 * Mento: Well, if you insist.

They run out and find Shrapnel fighting the military as the Doom Patrol arrives. Mento decides to use his helmet to see his side of the story. He then gasps after he reads his mind


 * Mento: (to the Doom Patrol) Don't artack, I might have an idea. (To Shrapnel) Mark Scheffer! I know how you might feel. Like a freak! A reject! This doesn't have to be this way. Join us and we can teach you to use your powers for good!


 * Scheffer: Are you sure?
 * Mento: Yes I am.

Casey impulsively summons a wave of electricity, harming Scheffer as his eyes turn angry.


 * Scheffer: Liar! You were wanting me to let my guard down!
 * Mento: Brinke! What did you do?!
 * Casey: Wasn't he the bad guy?
 * Mento: The world isn't black and white! He was confused!
 * Scheffer: The military, that little girl and now the Doom Patrol. If the world wants a monster. I will give them a monster!

Scheffer charges at Casey as both Robotman and Negative Man charge at Schaffer, knocking him back. He then summons four projectile claws as Elastigirl stretches her hand to block them. Casey fires a few electric blasts at Scheffer as he roars and heads to scratch Casey. Suddenly, Mento gives Scheffer a massive brain surge, causing him to be immobile.


 * Mento: You can finish him off Brinke.
 * Casey: What?
 * Mento: You started this fight. You should finish it.
 * Casey: Oh!

She summons an electric wave, knocking Scheffer out.


 * Casey: Do we have a prison?
 * Robotman: We do. Since Midway City is improperly equipped to guard this level of supervillain, Chief commissioned an underground vault. One that holds our most dangerous villains. Mento also uses it to try to convince villains to give up their lives of crime.
 * Casey: Interesting. Did his attempts work?
 * Mento: No. They did not. Yet.
 * Casey: Oh.

They grab Shrapnel as it cuts to the underground vault late at night as one of the Doom Patrol's most formidable villains, the Brain, is reading a book. Suddenly a figure comes in who looks similar to Casey.


 * Brain: Who are you and what do you want?
 * ???: Let's say I am an ally and I want to help you. I can easily break you and everyone out of this vault. But I need to wait.
 * Brain: Why?
 * ???: Because, my good template needs to win the trust of the Doom Patrol first.
 * Brain: Let me ask this again. Who are you?
 * ???: Call me, Doodlebug.

She laughs evilly as she vanishes, ending the comic.