Doom Patrol (New Age)/Issue 1

The first issue of New Age's Doom Patrol that follows Casey Brinke as she learns that her life isn't all that it seems.

Issue
The issue begins in a blank space as a young woman is looking out.


 * ???: Why do I exist?

She moves around the blank space.


 * ???: Where am I? What am I?

Suddenly the blank space transforms into the pages of a comic as she sees a woman who looks similar to her fighting against a giant purple man.


 * ???: Why does she look like me?
 * Purple Man: Well, we meet again daughter.
 * Daughter: Stop this madness Torminox!
 * Torminox: I am sorry, Casey, I can't do that.
 * ???: My name is Casey?

"Casey" walks through the fight as suddenly the comic page transforms into a hospital as a Casey is operating on a patient.


 * Casey: Steve! Give me the forceps!

Steve quickly does so as "Casey" looks through and has an epiphany.


 * "Casey": Did she steal my life?

She screams and starts breaking through the void while Casey has been operating on the patient.


 * "Casey": She did! She did! That bitch stole my life!

Her screaming and breaking soon causes her to fall out of the void and in the middle of the streets.


 * "Casey": So this is what air feels like. Good... Wherever you are Casey Brinke... I will find you.

"Casey" grins and walks off as it cuts to the hospital as the real Casey has just gotten off of her shift.


 * Casey: Damn. Today was rough.

Steve runs up to her and pants.


 * Steve: Space Case! Wait for me.
 * Casey: (chuckling) You still call me Space Case?
 * Steve: It's catchy.
 * Casey: Alright Steve, fine, you can call me that. So.. what's up?
 * Steve: I was wondering, do you want to go on a date?

Casey's jaw drops.

As suddenly Steve starts to gag as Casey looks down and sees a hand through his chest as she screams in terror. Steve's body limps to the ground as Casey sees that the one who killed Steve is seemingly herself.
 * Casey: Are you serious?
 * Steve: More serious than I have been in my life. I've known you since med school, and you're endearing, smart, pretty badass. So will you take a chance on me?
 * Casey: (after thinking about it for a while) Sure. You're pretty cute.


 * Casey: What... what are you?
 * "Casey": What's the matter? Don't recognize your own face?
 * Casey: H-how?
 * "Casey": How is not the concern right now. Your life is.

She removes her hand from Steve's corpse and grins, preparing to hit Casey as suddenly one of her fists becomes a spaghetti noodle.


 * "Casey": HOW?!

Both Caseys turn and see a muscular man in a circus strongman's suit as well as a robot, a man in bandages and a seemingly normal looking young adult.


 * Flex Mentallo: You will not harm Miss Brinke today, you fiend!
 * Casey: How do you know who I am?
 * Robotman: That doesn't matter right now, your life is on the line right now.

The fake Casey groans as her arm turns back to normal as her arms start to generate electricity as she rushes to Negative Man as he just phases through it. Negative Man returns the attack by firing an energy blast to her as she dodges it and turns to the normal looking girl and punches her as suddenly the girl's body turns on fire.


 * Sun Daddy: Big mistake kid.

She returns the attack by firing a fire ball at "Casey." Casey tries to run away as Robotman catches her.


 * Robotman: No worries kid, we aren't to hurt you. In fact, we will eventually explain what is going on.

The fake Casey, realizing she is outnumbered, runs away.


 * "Casey": Next time, Space Case.

Casey gets a good look at her saviors and ends up passing out.


 * Robotman: Flex, grab her.
 * Flex Mentallo: Right away buddy!

Flex Mentallo smiles and grabs Casey's unconscious body. Casey wakes up in a bed as she sees a man in a wheelchair next to her.


 * Casey: Ugh... I had the weirdest dream...
 * The Chief: That was no dream Ms. Brinke.
 * Casey: W-w-what?
 * The Chief: Everything you witnessed was real. My name is Dr. Niles Caulder but everyone calls me the Chief. Those people who saved me are the Doom Patrol, and they are the world's strangest heroes.
 * Casey: I can tell. But tell me why did someone who somehow looked like me try to kill me?
 * The Chief: Simple, you are not real.

Casey gives an extremely confused look.


 * Casey: Okay you're a weirdo. I am definitely weird.
 * The Chief: You are not. And I can prove it to you.

He grabs a comic titled "My Greatest Adventures Vol. 80" which has Casey dressed in a hero costume fighting Torminox with the words "Introducing the Mighty Space Case! A full-length comics thrill you will never forget!" Casey grabs the comic and takes a closer look.


 * Casey: That-that's me.
 * The Chief: It is. A friend of ours, Danny the Street, wrote this comic alongside a bunch of other comics. They ended up being able to bring to life two sides of you. One that lives a normal life, you, and one that is a heroine, which was the Casey that tried to kill you.
 * Casey: Why did a hero version of me tried to kill me?
 * The Chief: She started to grow cynical, dark, so Danny had to banish her to a void stripped of her memories. I have no idea why she only reactivated now, but I feel your powers will activate soon.
 * Casey: POWERS?!

Her shock causes her body to generate electricity.

He smiles and shakes her hand as it cuts to a prison as Torminox, who has become real as well as he is sitting in a jail cell, having given up on trying to escape. He sees the dead bodies of the security guards and then Doodlebug reveals herself whistling.
 * The Chief: Yes, those. Ms. Brinke, I am offering you to join the Doom Patrol. You can't return to your normal life now, this "Doodlebug" will always find you. She may be defeated now but I am sure she won't rest until you are dead.
 * Casey: Since I clearly have no real choice in this matter, sure, I'll join your Doom Patrol.
 * The Chief: Then welcome to the Doom Patrol, Miss Brinke.


 * Torminox: C-Casey? What are you doing here?
 * Doodlebug: Oh, I am not exactly your daughter. And no worries, I am not here to give you some boring lecture about how you should turn good and stop hurting people. I actually need your help with something. And you don't get to say no.
 * Torminox: (giving a deep sigh) What is it?
 * Doodlebug: There is a second Casey Brinke. One who is already on the paths of being a goodie two shoes and has stolen my life. I need your help to kill her.
 * Torminox: I see you're just as twisted as I used to be.
 * Doodlebug: That I am. So, what do you say, dad?
 * Torminox: I'll help you.
 * Doodlebug: Good, there is a problem though. Miss Brinke made some friends, powerful ones. We can't kill her even with your help.
 * Torminox: So you're saying we form a team?
 * Doodlebug: Yes, that exactly.

She grins as she breaks open the cell. It cuts to Caulder's manor as Casey is now out of the bed and sitting on a couch next to her teammates.


 * Casey: So ummm hi, my name is Casey, my friends call me Space Case. Apparently I am a comic book character. So ummm what are your guys' deals?
 * Flex Mentallo: Hello friend! My name is Flex Mentallo and I can change reality by flexing my muscles. Like this.

He flexes his muscles as a cup of coffee appears in Casey's hands.


 * Casey: Wow, thanks.
 * Negative Man: Name's Larry. I am a host of an entity of sorts. Allows me to create energy and occasionally transform to a more destructive state.
 * Casey: Alright, I see.
 * Robotman: I'm Cliff most people call me Robotman. As you can see, I'm a robot. That's all.
 * Jane: Okay, I guess we are doing introductions now. Name's Jane, I have multiple personalities in my head (switches to Scarlet Harlot) like this hot stuff.

She starts to walk seductively to Casey although she soon stops and shifts back to Jane.


 * Jane: Sorry about that, my alters are sometimes hard to control. That was Scarlet Harlot, her deal is she is constantly horny.
 * Casey: O-oh. I see.
 * Flex Mentallo: No worries friend, you will do good on this team.

He sits next to Casey and hugs her as the Chief watches, taking notes.


 * The Chief: (to himself) Yes, yes she will.

He strolls off as the issue ends.