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The fluorescent lights in Belle Reve's hangar buzzed like trapped insects, painting the concrete in shades of jaundiced yellow. The air was thick with the smell of jet fuel, stale sweat, and the oiled metal of weapons being readied. A ragged line of convicts stood before their gear crates—Harley Quinn giggled as she tugged on a torn 'Daddy's Lil Monster' shirt, while Deadshot ran a final, silent check over his wrist-mounted rifle. Captain Boomerang flipped a boomerang end over end, catching it without looking. El Diablo stood motionless, eyes on the floor, his fingers twitching as if wrestling an invisible blaze. In the shadows, Killer Croc's scaled hide glistened under the harsh light. Rick Flag stood front and center, an iPad held tight, Amanda Waller's stern face glaring from the scr…