Hello. Hello. Hello. Welcome to When World's Collide: Space. Not much backstory to give. This is the beginning and I will give you a slight spoiler. When it gets to the Marvel Universe, how the world's are selected will be revealed. However, that probably won't be until the fourth or fifth story. There are potentially five stories that will be written. Their order is...
SPACE, EARTH, FIGHT, BEAST, and MAGIC
With that being said, please enjoy and I welcome all feedback.
Into the Vortex
"Mister Luthor, will you be in need of my services tonight?" A man in a full suit and tie asked the balding man, dressed in a forest green suit, as well as a dark violet long sleeve shirt and a jet black tie. Lex was, without a doubt, the wealthiest man in the city of Metropolis, and we was not above letting people know it. Aside from the towering office building to the large mansion style home the privileged male like him owned, Lex was able to build and maintain and fully functioning science lab. Luthor was, by all meanings of the word, a genius. Financially, the genius had taken six different companies when he started and completely turned them around. He was also very technologically and mechanically competent when it came to computers and any technology that was being produced, mostly by his own companies.
Lex's main flaw, if you want to call it that, was the over-sized ego of himself, but only because he was right. Lex wanted to rule the world, but only because he understood it was in such a poor state, he wanted to clean it up and be powerful. He wasn't above himself, per say, but Superman and his Justice League always seemed to get in his way.
"No, Kyle… I won't be needing you tonight. However, can you call Doctor Patel? See if he can meet me in the lab." Lex asked, his eyes not even looking up from his paperwork as he reached by the papers, pulling a glass of bourbon to his lips, taking a long drink, letting out a sigh. "And make sure that man has his glasses. Last week was a disaster with the kryptonite gloves." He told the servant. The male nodded and walked away slowly from the door, the heels of his boots clicking along the floor in a deep, wide toned clack. Lex stood up from his desk, finishing the glass of bourbon and then heading out of the office. His footsteps were light upon the ground as he grabbed his cell phone. He made a check for his texts and calls. Of course, being as powerful as the man already was, he had a few missed calls, more than likely from his father, but he was happy to ignore those.
Luthor made his way down a long hallway, turning into the large room at the end of the hallway. This room was his favorite of all the rooms in his large home; his lab. Lex couldn't help but smile as he looked around his large metallic room. Aside from the empty test tubes and beakers, there was a large computer screen that had nothing more than coding running along it. As he sat down at the large screened computer, he sat down and began to quickly type along the large keyboard that had no structure to it and was more on a projection keyboard. His fingers weren't hitting keys so much as just the image of keys on the table. His fingers moved with precision along the metal surface as an Indian male in a lab coat entered.
"You wanted to see me, Mr. Luthor?" The male asked in his accent, looking at the bald millionaire.
"Yes, Dr. Patel. Is the UniMod available for testing? All I want to do just see if it's successful." He looked to the man and awaited a response.
Raja Patel shook his head and slowly looked down. "We ran a theoretical simulation and it seemed successful, but to actually test this… For you to even step through…"
"I am not looking for your permission. I'm asking if it's ready. That's a yes or no question, and if you can't give me one of those options, preferably a yes, I will be more than happy to dismiss you." His eyes stared into the man's before he stood up and turned the chair to face him. "Start it up, Doctor." He said, in a rather powerful and menacing tone. "Please." He told him. Although using a word commonly known for being a polite way, Raja knew that it wasn't being used to be polite, but demanding obedience.
"Yes sir." Dr. Patel sat down and spun to the computer. There was an area of the wall beside the computer that was squared off in the shape of a door. He typed as quickly as possible, sighing as he worried about the possibility of a failure, something Lex Luthor never rewarded, only punished. "Ready when you are sir." His finger hovered over the enter button and he breathed slowly, awaiting his boss' answer.
Lex began to smile and he moved to the silver wall, the black tape begin their door. He ran a hand along the duct tape and he cleared his throat, stepping back. He looked at Raja and nodded. "Do it."
Raja nodded and after slight hesitation, he pressed the area that was marked "ENTER" by the laser projection. He waited a few seconds as the computer began to process the request. The computing process unit began to whirr and make a sound similar to that of a whirlwind as it began to kick up its processing. Raja stepped back from the computer after standing from the swivel chair, his lips beginning to frown a bit as the area within the tape began to light up in a slightly wavy and white light.
Lex was excited about the possibility of this finally being a success. The light filled the taped off section and he began to breathe slowly as he began to step toward the object of his desire. "Dr. Raja." He called over the sound of the computer. "I will step in for only a few seconds and then step ba-." There was a flash. Only a small one. One that hadn't been projected. The computer began to whirl louder and then, when the flash faded, so did the computer's noise. The light filling the tape-framed area slowly faded and the expression on Lex's face began rugged and from his throat, the billionaire let out a low growl. "What happened, Dr. Patel?"
Raja was slightly shaken as he moved forward and began to type once again. "G-Give me just a-a-a second to find out." He began to type in a rapid fashion that was more out of fear than speed. He let out a slight chuckle which made Luthor turn his attention to the man.
"What's so funny, Raja?" he asked, moving to the table and the screen.
Raja shook his head and the smile immediately left his lips as he focused on the screen "Just a misplaced number in the trans-dimensional shifter of the Steele plane. I'm sorry. "
"Just fix it, and make it fast." With a few clicks, he was ready again and Lex moved back toward the space. "Go." Once again, Raja hit the button.
Unknown to the scientist and the billionaire, a man stood in the corner. The man was slightly swaying, having been dazed by the event that had just taken place. Hearing voices, he turned and watched for a moment to see what had happened. He looked around, unsure of where he'd managed to find himself now. Seeing something odd, this man moved slowly along the floor toward the two men. Before he could speak, there was a white, wavy light that appeared within an area of black tape. "What is that!?" The man spoke loudly, in a somewhat distorted and mechanical voice. Lex spun around as did Dr. Patel, their faces in utter shock from the male.
"Who are you?" Lex asked shocked, moving to grab a weapon from a table.
"Doctor Doom." He reached out a light shined from his hand, pushing the weapon off the table. "And you are?"
"Lex Luthor. You shouldn't be here."
"I know this, Mr. Luthor, but I will take this for my own."
"Over my dead body." He turned to Raja and nodded at him raising two fingers.
"That can be arranged." Doctor Doom spoke out loud, looking to the men. His hand began to glow and Lex moved quickly toward Raja Patel.
"Now, Raja!" he hollered out. Patel pressed a button on the desk and a laser pistol appeared out of a hatch. Lex grabbed it, but he had to move and dodge a blast from the Doctor of Doom. The magical blast of the evil metallic covered man smashed into the computer. There wasn't an explosion like if it would have been from a gun, but the computer began to crackle and whirl even louder. The sound of the whirlwind picked up and the light began to brighten. Lex turned to look at the Indian doctor and then back at Doctor Doom. His breathing picked up and he looked at the portal door as the light began to brighten. "No!" He yelled out, standing to move to the computer. However, there was a large and long flash, the light enveloping the room. Suddenly, there was no more Doctor Doom, no more Lex Luthor and no more lab. In that place, in that room, there was now nothing. Nothing but a wavy light filling the room itself.