Instant Kill

Coast City, inside an abandoned factory.

Doctor Hammond, whose entire body had been grotesquely deformed by fear energy, sat in his wheelchair and stared at the unconscious Carol before him, a fascinated expression on his face.

"You're so beautiful. From the first time I saw you, I fell in love with you.

But you always looked down on me.

Since that's the case, I'll turn you into someone just like me."

He took out a syringe, stuck it into himself, and drew out a tube of yellow fear energy. Then, with his mind, he controlled the syringe and suspended it over Carol's neck.

"I can't wait to see you become like me. I can't wait to become one with you.

But I'll wait a little longer. I want Hal, the one you like, to see you. I want him to see whether he'll still like you after you become like me.

I want you to understand that I'm the only one who truly loves you."

Doctor Hammond did not immediately inject the fear energy into Carol's body. Instead, he simply left it hovering over her neck, muttering endlessly to himself.

An utterly twisted smile spread across his face, as if he were imagining Hal's expression when he saw Carol turned into someone like him.

"Huh, you got here faster than I expected!"

As he spoke, he suddenly sensed something and hurriedly turned around, just in time to see Hal and George teleport in.

"Carol!"

When Hal saw Carol floating in the air, he immediately wanted to rush forward, but Hammond threatened him into stopping at once.

"Look at her neck. You'd better not move, or she'll become just like me immediately!"

"No, calm down. Hammond, calm down. I know how you feel. I can understand you."

Seeing the syringe filled