rcy looked at Luthor with a blank stare until he relented.
"Fine, maybe I am. But my plan is to let Waller and her governnt buddies attempt to clone him—or at least succeed in cloning him—before alerting him, as a favour of course," Luthor said.
"You despise Waller so much that you would have her killed for a favour,And besides, he'll do the sa to you if he finds out you also attempted to clone him," rcy replied.
"Well, I just have to make sure he doesn't find out," Luthor answered.
"And all that for a favour?" rcy asked.
"After all these years you still underestimate the importance of a favour. As a businessman, I understand the value of a favour, and I'm sure he does too. After all, he said it himself that he doesn't mind conducting business with if I play my cards right. So I don't doubt that he'll repay the favour—and that is just setting up for the future when the dust settles," Luthor said, clasping his hands together.
"What exactly are you planning?" rcy asked, clearly intrigued.
"Well, I'm planning to pit him against the do-gooders. You see, Tobi will definitely kill Waller when he finds out they've been cloning him—and maybe so governnt officials too. I plan to let the whole world witness every bloody detail, and the heroes will co flocking to him in the na of 'justice'."
"What if they turn a blind eye, after all? Tobi's actions would be a little bit justified," rcy pointed out.
"I highly doubt that. But in the event that they do, I'll have motivate them to pursue him. As for how… I haven't thought of anything yet. And from what we know about Tobi, he won't be taken willingly—and if forced, he might just kill soone," Luthor said, smiling.
"Seems like a good plan… but it could backfire badly," rcy said.
"Well, the risks will be worth it. I am willing to do anything to get rid of the man in red and blue tights," Luthor said, clenching his fist
Washington DC – S.T.A.R. Labs
Green Lantern, Flash, Wonder Woman, Superman, Shazam, Batman, and Cyborg sat around a massive table in silence, waiting for Max so they could begin the discussion. Finally, Hal broke the silence.
"Where is this guy? Did you even tell him we had a eting, Batman?" Green Lantern asked.
"Yes. He said he was coming," Batman replied.
"It's been 30 minutes already," Flash complained.
"We just have to be patient. He's coming," Superman reassured.
Just then, the door opened. Max walked in and sat down.
"Sorry I'm late."
"Where have you been, dude? We've been waiting half an hour," Shazam said.
"I got held up on sothing," Max answered simply.
"Alright, since Tobi is here, let's get this started," Wonder Woman said.
"The reason for calling you all here," Superman began, "is to establish a super-team and for Tobi to tell us everything he knows about Darkseid so we can be better prepared for him."
"Well, I'm cool with being on a team with you guys," Shazam said.
"New threats erge every day. Forming a team seems like the most logical thing to do," Batman added.
"You an… you actually support the idea?" Green Lantern asked.
Batman just stared at him for a while before replying, "Yes."
"You can count in too. How about you, Hal?" Flash asked.
"Yeah, why not? Wouldn't want to miss whatever crap-hole ss cos next," Green Lantern replied.
"Count in as well," Diana said firmly.
"I apologize," Max finally spoke, "but I won't be part of your group."
"Huh? Why?" Shazam asked.
"What—you think you're too cool to form a team with us or sothing?" Green Lantern challenged.
"The hero stuff doesn't suit . I'll leave that to you," Max replied.
"Co on, dude, we need you," Flash tried to convince him.
"Imagine all the good you can do with your power. You can save lives," Diana added.
"No ans no, and there's nothing you can do to convince ," Max said flatly.
"Then can you at least share with us what exactly Darkseid is?" Superman asked.
Max sighed. "Do you believe in the existence of abstract entities?"
"You an… abstract concepts exist as entities?" Batman asked.
"Yes," Max said. "So of them aren't just ideas. They have form, thought, will, and power. They are beings responsible for governing the part of the universe they represent."
"Uh… what are abstract concepts?" Shazam asked.
"Embodints of death, life, ti, space, creation, entropy, and so on," Cyborg explained.
"Ohh, I see," Shazam said.
Green Lantern folded his arms. "You see that right there? That's bullshit. You can't expect us to believe abstract entities exist."
"When gods and magic exist, I don't know how you find it so hard to believe," Cyborg shot back.
"Co on, Vic. You can't bla us. Gods are one thing—but abstract entities? That's sothing else."
"I believe you. Continue," Batman said.
"Ohh co on, not you too, Spooky," Green Lantern groaned, throwing his hands in the air.
"My mother always told there were beings above the gods, though she never specifically ntioned them. I think it might have been them," Diana said thoughtfully.
"Well, believe it or not, they exist," Max replied. "And Darkseid is one of them—a being who exists outside of the physical multiverse. He is the very embodint of evil and tyranny in its purest form, driven by the desire of depriving all life in the multiverse it's freedom.
There was silence in the room.
"All right, that's enough bullshit for one day. I'm outta here," Green Lantern said, standing up.
"Let's just give him a chance, Hal. As absurd as it is, it seems important," Barry said.
"You too, Barry?" Green Lantern shouted in disbelief. He looked around the room, then finally relented. "Fine. Please continue with the fairytale," he said as he sat down.
"Please continue," Superman added.
"As an abstract entity, he cannot descend to the physical multiverse because it would an the end of it, given how powerful and vast he is," Max said.
"Huh, then who was the guy we fought?" Shazam asked.
"That was his avatar, which was not even close to his true self," Max replied, letting everyone digest that information before continuing. "He maintains his influence on the physical multiverse by sending avatars to act in his stead, like puppets."
"Why are you telling us all this?" Diana asked.
"Because you need to know it so that you don't hold back when he returns. Though killing him is inadvisable," Max said.
"I'd be impressed by that guy's tenacity if he returns after the beating we gave him," Shazam said.
"Believe when I say he will," Max replied.
"And why shouldn't we kill him?" Diana asked.
"Because he is a fixed point in ti. In all tilines," Max said. "I think Barry understands this part better than anyone."
They all turned to Barry, who explained, "When sothing is a fixed point in ti, it ans that it must always happen to keep the tiline intact. If it's an event, it must always occur. If it's an individual or object, it must always exist."
"I think you're forgetting sothing, Barry, so I'll add it for you. If this… thing is removed from the tiline, the tiline collapses and resets. That ans all of you would be rewritten and exist again—but it wouldn't be the sa you. Well, that's the best-case scenario."
End of chapter
Hey guys!
Sorry for the info dump earlier, but I just had to get that out of the way. Quick question: should I move on to the plot of the next movie, or keep exploring the current story a bit longer?
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