"What exactly did you feed Damian to put him under your spell?"
Bobo sat in Deathstroke's arms atop a ceiling beam. When he came in, he saw Cindy chatting with The Stranger, and at her hint, found Su Ming hiding above the chandelier.
What followed was a fine show from the Bat-Family.
"A spell? No, my furry friend." Su Ming smiled and changed his appearance, turning himself into Daniel Wu. He flew down to an empty patch of ground with the ape. "I merely gave Damian something Batwoman could never give him—family affection and respect."
"It's hard to imagine why you'd do that." The ape held the cigarette Constantine had given him between his lips, lit it, and took a drag. "But I think your methods are a bit like Joker's. Joker kidnaps Batwoman's family with tape or Iron Chain, while you use invisible ideas."
Su Ming smiled, ruffled the ape's head, slung him over his shoulder, and headed toward the upper levels of the tower. He crooked a finger at the girl approaching them.
"I only did it as a precaution. Perfect timing—I'll introduce you. This is my student, Hermione Granger, a wizard. Hermione, this is Bobo, the Patriotic Divine Ape."
"You're the monkey! Your whole family is monkeys!" The ape started clawing at Deathstroke's face.
"Oh, that was close. I thought we were going to be late." Star-Lord wiped the sweat from his forehead. The moment he stepped off the ship, he began grumbling. "You damn raccoon, you insisted on buying that cheap energy converter. You said it could turn seawater into usable energy, and now the ship broke down halfway here. It's all your fault."
For the convenience of batch transportation, the alien guests first had to arrive at certain fixed locations on Earth before Adjutant teleported