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Intel gathering? Busy? Arrogance that the earth is full of bugs that are beneath him? Villians aren't known for being the most logical characters.

Could be lots of things but I doubt fear of losing is one of them.
Not fear of loosing to Earth, no.

But I doubt it would be a bloodless victory on the part of his army so others like New Genesis or the Guardians might take advantage of their weekend state to take them out.
 
I'm not finding a daughter of Darkseid named DeeDee, are you talking about Grail?
Yes, Daughter of Darkseid. DeeDee.
Also yeesh, people really don't like grail if my one search on her is any indication. She does look a bit generic I guess.
Can't comment, I only know about her from skimkinh her wiki summary.
That sounds like one of those 'what could have been if DC kept writing comics after Flashpoint' things that I refuse to have anything to do with.
Eh, I've only met her through the wiki.
 
Not fear of loosing to Earth, no.

But I doubt it would be a bloodless victory on the part of his army so others like New Genesis or the Guardians might take advantage of their weekend state to take them out.
Possibly even though the GLC probably wouldn't have a great chance unless Darkseid was out of commission himself. New genesis would be a threat for sure, I hope the 3rd season gets approved so we can get a look at it on screen though.
 
Have I mentioned how much I like this story?
You mean you're not just here to hassle Zoat and his readers?!?
Whom are you replying to?
Unless I'm mistaken, that should either be "To whom are you replying?", or "Who are you replying to?"
Misusing "whom" means that Jamie wins in her attempt to inflict bad grammar habits on you.
Full disclosure: my previous post was firmly tongue in cheek.
Your one and only post that isn't completely and totally serious? Nice to know.
But I doubt it would be a bloodless victory on the part of his army so others like New Genesis or the Guardians might take advantage of their weekend state to take them out.
So they'll attack on a Saturday or Sunday, or do you think they'll wait for a long weekend?
 
"What, Darkseid? You actually let people off for the weekend?"

"Of course. I'm not a barbarian."

"That's...suspiciously nice of you."

"I have them all tortured for the duration, of course. But no work at all on weekends!"
 
Blocking with a sword is not going to help much with the omega beam.



First thought on seeing that picture:

"Uh... my lord, are you sure you don't need..."

"Desaad. You doubt your master?"

"Sire, I would never do that. I merely offer my aid to..."

"This... housefly will feel my wraith. Rest assured of that. It just... keeps... GRRRRH!"
 
Black Reign (part 10)
13th March 2011
17:05 GMT


Diana enters the secure observation room while the rest of us look on through the one way glass. This could well get a bit awkward. Dreamer has almost certainly heard of Mister Free, but I doubt that she'd be able to recognise him by sight. She certainly won't know Diana. Would she recognise this as a Green Lantern Corps facility? Do they even have Green Lanterns in her neck of the woods? If she won't talk to us then we won't be able to either send her back to New Genesis or raid Apokolips to free her colleagues.

Diana takes position near the door while Mister Free removes the most disturbing-looking medical probes. The Sphere has quietened down while-

"Pingpingping."

-the Mother Box is getting even more excited.

"Mra box?" Dreamer's eyes open the tiniest of slits, her irises unfocused. Mister Free takes a step away from the bed, staying in her line of sight but trying not to crowd her. "Wha'?"

"Pingping! Pingping!"

The Sphere warbles joyfully along with the Mother Box as Mister Free smiles down at Dreamer. "How are you feeling?" "You're among friends here."

The moment she hears a voice her eyes snap open, her respiration rate increases and she pulls her legs in, moving to a crouch and watching the two other people in the room like a cornered rat.

"Hey." Mister Free holds up his hands in a placatory gesture. "No one's going to hurt you." I'm not sure whether she's just trembling or shaking her head. "Do you know who I am?"

"N. N. N-n-no."

"My name is Scott Free. When I'm at work, people call me Mister Miracle. But.. you wouldn't know me by that name. I was only given it after I left New Genesis."

"Why did you leave?"

"My father handed me over to Darkseid-" At the mention of the name she cringes, curling up and covering her head with her hands. "-in exchange for Orion." Freedom. Mister Free looks away for a moment. "That would have been about two hundred Earth years ago. Huh. When you put it like that it sounds like a really long time."

Dreamer keeps watching him, uncurling slightly.

"Ping!"

"You have a Mother Box? How-?" The Sphere revs and Dreamer's eyes flick towards it. "The.. New Genesphere…"

Mister Free raises his right eyebrow. "That's not very original. You couldn't call her the 'Ultrasphere' or the 'Trispherecle'?"

"Pingpingping!"

Dreamer slowly lowers her arms, then sits with her knees pulled up to her chest. "I'm really back on Earth."

Diana takes a step forward, immediately drawing Dreamer's attention. "Do you remember how you got here?"

"I-." Her eyes widen again and she starts shaking. "I think they were moving me, from… From-." Her jaw clamps shut.

"Okay." Mister Free holds out his right hand in a warding gesture. "That's fine. You don't have to think about it right now." Dreamer nods. "I grew up in Granny Goodness' Orphanage myself. I remember what it was like." He gives her a moment to settle down. "You said that you'd been to Earth before?"

She nods hesitantly. "Yes. We…" She shudders again. "We came to Earth seeking stolen New Genesis technology."

Diana nods. "When was that?"

"I.. don't know your dating system. Mother Box… Our Mother Box led us to a mountain on the coastline of this world's smaller landmass where she had detected the New Genesphere. But before we arrived she said that she detected some sort of elemental life form which she did not think that we would be able to defeat."

Huh. Smaller landmass being the Americas and the mountain presumably being Mount Justice. Which means that the Ophidian scared them off. Four and a half months ago, then.

"We then went after another New Genosian artefact, the Rescue Drill. It was being used by a group of thieves to break into a vault containing large amounts of gold." Think I remember reading the report. "They were armed with weapons from Apokolips, and were able to fend us off until we summoned Infinity Man."

Infinity Man? Isn't that what Darkseid's brother started calling himself after his attempt to merge with the Omega Force resulted in Desaad and his brother backstabbing him? That makes Dreamer one of those children who swap places with him. I don't really remember much else about him… Wait, wasn't it him who ended up killing all the other New Gods off when the Source went mental?

"Infinity Man. I don't know who that is."

"Infinity Man is a titanic machine that draws power from the Source, making it unstop-." Another wave of shudders. A machine? That's not how it was in the comics. Does that mean no Drax? Or did he build it on that planet he ended up on? "It was.. a powerful force for good."

"What happened to it?"

"After we recovered the stolen technology, we pursued the thieves to an aircraft launch centre. We were ambushed by more Humans armed with Apokoliptian weapons. We fought them, and when they threatened to overwhelm us we once again summoned Infinity Man." She stops, clearly reliving the moment.

Next to me, Canis frowns. "They could not even overcome a small group of Humans without calling upon this 'Infinity Man'?"

Barda glowers at him. "She's little more than a child, Canis."

"And? I led an army to victory when I was her age, and against a far more capable foe."

Mister Free nods sympathetically. "What happened next?"

"Desaad himself was disguised amongst the Humans. He provided them with a Father Box, which they threw at us as we merged to create Infinity Man. It corrupted our connection to the Source with Anti-Life, changing Infinity Man from a warrior for good into an Engine of Destruction loyal to Darkseid." She pauses again. "I am not sure what happened next. When I.. came around, we were bound and being presented to-." Another series of shudders.

Mister Free nods. "Darkseid." "Tyranny." "Who else was taken with you?"

"My friends. Vykin, Bear, Moonrider and Serifan." She looks up at him imploringly. "Please, they are still on Apokolips! You must help them!"

"Pingpingping!"

Mister Free nods. "Mother Box is right. Attacking Apokolips without a lot more information would be very risky."

Dreamer nods. "With your Mother Box, I could open a boom tube to Supertown on New Genesis. I am sure that Highfather-" Mister Free looks away for a moment. "-would offer his aid."

Diana steps forward again, laying her right hand on Dreamer's left shoulder. "We will take that under advisement. For now, try to get some rest."
 
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Aaaand not only did they lose to mundane human thugs in THIS timeline as well, they lost Infinity Man to Darkseid. That's uh... one heck of a screwup.
 
Aaaand not only did they lose to mundane human thugs in THIS timeline as well, they lost Infinity Man to Darkseid. That's uh... one heck of a screwup.

Highfather...*pinches nose* this is like Charles Xavier playing with his X-Men action figures instead of sending in actual professionals.

The greatest loss of this debacle is the corruption of Infinity Man, not these Breakfast Club rejects.
 
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