"Knowledge. Knowledge is what shapes our world around us. It gives meaning and purpose to even the lowliest of specimens, even to these humans on the planet, Earth. I have spent my lifetime extracting data from countless worlds with a goal of understanding the complexities that make up this universe, in the hopes of finding a way to unlocking the Multiverse. Once the link is established, I will locate my counterparts to amass our knowledge into one single being, therefore leaving all rudimentary life forms obsolete. There will be no further use of these archaic beings and the deletion process will begin once all samples have been mined. This is the only way to understand the universe, and nothing can stop me from obtaining my goal. Nothing."
-Brainiac
INJUSTICE 2: FALL OF KINGS
Prologue: The Watchtower, Justice League Headquarters. Two weeks after the events of on the alternate Earth.
The floating space station orbited above the Earth quietly, so quiet that it seemed as if the station had been abandoned. Inside the super structure, the members of the Justice League had gathered in the conference room. Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, Green Arrow, and Hawkgirl sat around the circular table, processing the events that transpired on the parallel Earth.
"You think that could ever happen here on our Earth? Is our Joker THAT crazy?" Green Arrow, Oliver Queen, asked the group. He stood up scratching his head. The revelation that his counterpart's fate on the alternate Earth never sat well with Oliver, causing him to periodically glance over at Superman to make sure he wasn't planning on attacking him in some unprovoked frenzy.
"It's crazy to think about, but we must always be ready in case this ever did happen to Clark. That's why we've instituted new safety measures, in case something like this were to ever happen to one or all of us," Wonder Woman explained. She was met with curious eyes begging her to explain what she was talking about.
"We've implanted a remote release kryptonite capsule into my system near my heart, in the event that I were to ever go rogue," Superman explained.
"Well that's comforting, better not let our enemies find that out," Green Arrow insisted, resting his chin in the palm of his hand. John Stewart, one of the Green Lanterns of Space Sector 2814 sat in the chair across from him in place of Hal Jordan. Hal was often too busy for League business, as his presence was often requested in Oa. Shayera Hol, Hawkgirl, was on his right, her Nth metal mace, lay against the round table.
"Maybe it's a good thing that The Joker is locked up at Arkham right now," Hawkgirl said. Her mood a little more relaxed than the rest of the group. She didn't experience what the others had, but she heard enough stories about her counterpart that joined the Regime to make her cringe. Worse, she heard about the fate of her beloved Carter Hall.
"What's weird is that we haven't heard of any disturbances recently since our return from the alternate Earth, doesn't that surprise you?" John asked. The groups demeanor suddenly changed, suddenly releasing this.
"Yeah, I haven't had to lay a good beat down on King Kong-Grodd man in awhile, I'm starting to miss it," Barry Allen, The Flash, joked.
"I too have questioned this, perhaps they plan a full on assault of the League?" said Martian Manhunter. Wonder Woman reacted into the center of the table and pressed a button. It hissed and suddenly a low, gruffled voice enveloped the room.
"What is it?" Batman asked, obviously caught in the middle of something.
"Batman, we've called a Justice League meeting, why haven't you responded to our calls?" Diana asked.
"I'm busy," he replied. The group rolled their eyes, expecting this answer from the dark knight detective.
"We've expressed our concerns about the lack of alerts since our return here, don't you find it strange that we haven't heard anything from Joker, Lex, or any of the others?" Superman asked.
"It is strange. That's why I've started doing some digging. Got a tip from an informant who has an idea as to why they are missing. He was certain that there would be an escape attempt at Arkham after we managed to bring Joker back to our reality. The informant was a former member of Joker's gang and heard Harley planning it for weeks," he explained.
"So, you're on your way to Arkham now?"
"Not exactly, Belle Reve,"
"You're in Louisiana?"
"I convinced them to transfer him to Belle Reve, its security is more reliable than Arkham, and with what we've witnessed from the alternate Earth, Joker is a high security alert right now. I'm on my way to make sure the transfer goes without any problems."
"Let us know if you need anything," Superman concluded. With that Bruce shut off the communicator as the Batmobile made its way to towards the entrance of the super prison. He passed by the large sign "Belle Reve" and made his way inside the parking lot. Belle Reve was the home for super criminals. Batman stepped outside the vehicle and made his way inside the maximum security prison.
Next up Chapter 1: Batman…