Author's Note: This story takes place after Batman's ending from the game Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe. In the game, the Watchtower is named the "U.N. Orbital Space Station", so in this Fanfic, it will be referred to as such.
Eventually some Mortal Kombat characters may appear.
Although the sheer amount of universes were practically infinite in number, each one of them were full of both benevolent and malevolent people that either adamantly vowed to defend it or lust to conquer it for their own selfish purposes.
This was an irrefutable fact, proven time and time again by the litany of superheroes and supervillains as they were seemingly locked in a perpetual war for the multiverse's control.
However, thankfully for the civilians living in these universes, their heroes had emerged victorious from each and every one of these grueling encounters by combining their powers and repelling their respective antagonists back into their own worlds.
But this did not mean they were destined to win every time.
Concerned that other universes might once again invade Earth, Batman created an autonomous global security system to monitor any temporal breaches. His system, OMAC (Otherworld Monitor and Auto-Containment), is designed to detect, and trap invaders from alternate universes. OMAC has already discovered a breach in Metropolis...
October 20, 14:24
Flying at velocities nearing the speed of sound, seven OMACs were readily deployed to one location: Metropolis. Their robotic bodies looked almost like Batman but with a far more muscular physiology in order to inspire fear. Each OMAC were nearly 8 feet tall as well.
The OMACs had detected a universal breach similar in energy frequency to that of which six of the original seven members of the Justice League had encountered 6 months before during the World Merge Crisis. Needless to say, if the breach were to be left unchecked, it could potentially lead to a much larger threat than ever before.
Metropolis was one of the largest and wealthiest cities on the planet. During the daylight hours were when most of the villains operated, which in turn, made day time the optimal time for Superman to be out on patrol.
Earth's greatest city had still been recovering from the World Merge Crisis as well the earlier invasion lead by Darkseid. The city's structures were still, if not moreso, war torn since the day of Darkseid's Apokoliptian invasion, and directly following, the World Merge Crisis, as well as countless other battles between the Man of Steel and other villains who were intent on destroying the city and doing anything to achieve their goals.
Downtown Metropolis
Spider-Man was an iconic hero from another universe. Recognized by many due to his trademark form-fitting spandex bodysuit, which from the waist down was blue, except for mid-calf boots with a black web pattern on a red background. From the waist up, the fabric was a red-and-black web pattern, except for his back, sides, and insides of his upper arms, which were blue. There was also a large red spider outline on his back, and a smaller black spider emblem on his chest. The mask had a white one-way mirror type lense rimmed with black.
"Where am I?!" The masked hero wondered, looking around, not recognizing the area or even knowing how he got there.
Just then, the OMACs descended from the air directly in front of the web-slinger.
"UNIVERSAL BREACH!" the OMACs stated in unison.
"Universal breach?" Spider-Man exclaimed, confused.
"ATTACK THE INTRUDER!"
Spider-Man felt a tingling sensation originating within the base of his skull, causing him to automatically duck as one of the OMACs rushed towards him.
The young superhero jumped into the air then shot an alabaster rope-like substance with comparative properties to that of spider webbing from his wrist-mounted web-shooters; both the substance and the device used to fire them were designs of his own that followed his personal theme. The web line stuck to the side of a nearby skyscraper, allowing him to web-swing away from the robots.
"CAPTURE THE INTRUDER!" one OMAC ordered.
On command, each and every one of the OMACs began to chase Spider-Man through the city.
"Stop following me!" The web-slinger exclaimed, noticing the robots were not far behind. 'What's going on here? Why are these things coming after me?'
Elsewhere in Metropolis
Superman was one of the most powerful beings in the entire universe, and Earth's greatest champion of justice. He was the hero that all of Metropolis looked up to and depended on.
At that very moment, the Kryptonian was several kilometres away on the other side of the city. However, his superhuman hearing allowed him to pick up the echo of Spider-Man's words, as if he had shouted them directly in the his ear.
'Sounds like someone is being chased against their will...' the Man of Steel thought to himself. He flew up higher in the air before glancing in the direction of the voice. Using his telescopic vision, Superman was able to see what was transpiring many miles away. 'OMACs, here? I should go check it out.' The Kryptonian sped off toward the disturbance.
Spider-Man continued his effort to flee away from the OMACs, swinging onto the side of the nearest building, using his unique power of wall-crawling to climb the skyscraper.
One OMAC locked onto Spider-Man and began charging its laser. Firing an instant later, Spider-Man, jumped toward the OMAC, acrobatically evading the beam in mid-air, leaving the laser to pierce through the window behind him.
"Hey! Watch where you're pointing that thing! There could be innocent people inside!" Spider-Man shouted. "Obviously they're not as dashingly handsome as I am, but they're still worth saving!" he added as he fell toward the ground.
Spider-Man raised his left hand and shot a web line which stuck to the left leg of one of the OMACs. He tugged on the web line as if it were an elastic band, propelling him up into the sky, allowing him to get behind the OMAC. Then the superhero shot another web line, this time sticking to the back of the machine, again tugging on it, flinging himself onto the back of the OMAC. "Let's see if you can still function with your head detached!" he said as he prepared to decapitate the robot.
Just then, Spider-Man's Spider Sense went off as another OMAC locked onto him. The web-slinger waited until the last possible moment before leaping off, causing the energy beam fired to miss its intended target and hit the other OMAC instead, leaving a sizeable dent in its armour.
Now in free fall, Spider-Man shot a web line at the nearest skyscraper, swinging onto it and sticking to it with his adhesive abilities. He turned around and faced the OMACs, his backside now adhering to the skyscraper.
"Huh?" The young hero saw what appeared to be a fast moving blur in the sky. 'What is that? Is it a bird? A plane?… It's!…'
Superman hovered down to the web-slinger's level, facing him on an equal level.
'...Nope, it's just some geek in a skin tight costume,' Spider-Man thought internally. "Kinda reminds me of myself, actually...'
"Stand down, OMAC, and return to headquarters," The last son of Krypton ordered. "Justice League member. Designation, number 1."
"RECOGNIZED. SUPERMAN OF THE JUSTICE LEAGUE."
In compliance, every OMAC in the vicinity simultaneously powered down, leaving just enough energy to sustain flight.
You seem to be causing a lot of trouble around here," Superman assumed, knowing full well what the OMAC system was intended for.
"You think I'm the one who... you have it all wrong," the web-slinger replied defensively. "These toasters started attacking me first!"
"Who are you?" the Kryptonian asked.
"I'm your friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man, of course!"
"I'm sorry, but I've never heard of you," Superman informed him.
"That makes us even then, 'cause I haven't heard of you either."
Superman stared at the wall-crawler, slightly confused. How could someone on the planet Earth not know about the Man of Steel? It just didn't make sense to him. "Where are you from? Are you from Earth?"
Spider-Man stared back at Superman, equally confused. He as well wondered how he had never heard of him, or even recognized him. "Of course I'm from Earth! And if you've never heard of me, then you must not be... and to further answer your question... I honestly have no idea where I am."
"You're in the city of Metropolis. My name is Superman," he introduced himself. "Why were the OMACs attacking you?"
"The heck if I know! I don't even remember how I got here! All I know is that these 'OMACs' as you call them, just began attacking me for no reason!" the web-slinger explained.
"Well, there is one way I'll be able to know if you're telling the truth or not..." Superman revealed.
"And what's that?" the young hero wondered.
— Can you hear me, J'onn?
J'onn J'onzz - also know as Martian Manhunter - notable not only for being Earth's greatest telepath, but also as the last known green Martian in the universe.
In his superhero form, he was a humanoid green alien creature, somewhat resembling a bald green skinned human, with a red 'X' shaped sash across his body, a red belt, blue trunks, blue boots and a blue cape to match.
At this time he was on the U.N. Orbital Space Station, about to take a sip of hot coffee as he did nearly every morning.
J'onn, almost placing his lips on the edge of the glass, about to take his first sip of coffee, suddenly stopped and placed the java-filled cup down on the table in front of him as he heard Superman's telepathic call.
— Yes, Superman. I hear you loud and clear.
— I have a job for you.
— What is it?
— There is a superhuman being with me. He calls himself Spider-Man. I need an extraction to the Space Station. I'd like for you to read his mind to see if he's on our side.
— Spider-Man? I have never heard of him. Tell me when you're ready and I will teleport you both up here immediately.
After remaining in what he perceived to be merely an awkward silence, the web-slinger decided it was high time he attempting to find a way back into his own world. "Alright, well… sorry to leave you like this, but I have to go and be somewhere that isn't here, so-"
"We're ready," Superman voiced aloud, cutting Spider-Man off, which Martian Manhunter also heard telepathically.
"Ready for wh-" Spider-Man anxiously began before being interrupted yet again.
Just then, the pair were instantly transported out of Metropolis.
The two arrived at the U.N. Orbital Space Station. The space station was in a geostationary orbit far above Earth's surface, and as such Spider-Man awed in the view of the blue planet beyond the space station windows.
Due to the World Merge Crisis that had occured six months ago, the original seven members had come to the conclusion that they could not maintain world order by themselves. Within the short time since the event, nearly a dozen of new honourary members had joined the new and improved Justice League.
The U.N. Orbital Space Station had kept the same design of a massive satellite-like structure but had received several new rooms and additions.
"Incredible. Are these fully functioning teleportation devices?" the web-slinger asked. Though his scientific mind would have liked to talk more of how they pulled off such a feat, Spider-Man knew it was more important to stick to the task at hand. "But y'know, you coulda just said 'beam us up, Scotty' and I would've known what you were doing!"
"Uh... yeah, maybe I should have," Superman tried to be polite about it. "Anyway, welcome to the U.N. Orbital Station."
Taking in his surroundings, the young superhero couldn't help but becoming excited. "Wow, this sure beats the heck out of the Avenger's Mansion!" Spider-Man accidentally shouted out loud, surprising and confusing the last son of Krypton.
Superman thought about asking what this 'Avenger's Mansion' he spoke of was, but ultimately decided against it, until he could find out more about this unusual visitor and where exactly it was that he had come from. "Right this way, Spider-Man."
The two superheroes started walking toward a room which had a sign above the door that read 'Conference Room'.
"Why did you bring me here?" the web-slinger asked.
"Behind these doors, I'll introduce you to one of my fellow teammates from the Justice League."
"Justice League?" Spider-Man began, resisting the urge to poke fun at their name of choice. "I'm looking forward to meeting him," he added with a hint of sarcasm.
The Man of Steel placed his hand on the scanner directly beside the door.
"Recognized. Designation, number 1," a computerized voice was heard before the door opened.
'This security system... It's like my tour of the S.H.I.E.L.D Helicarrier all over again,' Spider-Man thought internally as they entered.
The Conference Room was the most recent addition to the space station. Inside there was a large table with seven chairs, each representing the original Justice League founding members with their respective insignias on the back.
"Are we ready to begin?" Martian Manhunter greeted them.
"Ready to begin what?" Spider-Man replied, answering the Martian's question with another question.
"The mind reading process." the green alien revealed before looking to Superman. "You did not inform him?"
"Well, no, I..." Superman began. "I was going to wait until we got up here before I asked him."
"Woah, buddy! if you wanna get that personal, at least buy me dinner first!" Spider-Man quipped. He took a short pause before he spoke again. He knew they had to get to the bottom of this. "...look, as long as you don't use that trick of yours to discover my secret identity or my personal life, I'm all for it."
"You have my word," the green Martian assured the web-slinger with a seriousness in his voice. He placed his hands about an inch away from each side of the young hero's head. "Stay still. This will only take a moment."
The Martian's orange eyes started to glow brightly as he read Spider-Man's mind. Within seconds, Martian Manhunter now knew nearly everything he needed to.
J'onn expressed a sigh of relief. "Good news. He is not a villain. And he is not a threat to our universe... in fact, he is not even from this universe at all."
"What?!" Superman and Spider-Man immediately reacted simultaneously.
"Allow me elaborate..."
"I'm listening," the young hero said impatiently.
"The memories I encountered while I read his mind were the memories of a man from a different reality. A reality where there is no Darkseid, no Flash, or Green Lantern. There isn't even a Justice League. Instead, there are different heroes and villains populating his Earth," the Martian said to the confused heroes, hardly believing it himself.
"Im-Impossible… how could I have left my universe?" Spider-Man wondered, expecting a logical explanation. 'Aunt May... how is she going to deal with the thought of me missing?'
"I am not sure. That part not even I could determine," J'onn replied. "Would you be open to more mind-reading? I'd need to learn who you are and details of your personal life."
"Sounds fun and all, but I have to go and try to find a way home, so uhh. Maybe next time okay?" Spider-Man objected, moving closer and closer towards the door as he spoke, before not-so-subtly making his way out.
'Aww man, this is bad… wait... c'mon Peter, you gotta be dreaming this. There's no way I'm in another universe!' The young hero was in complete denial. 'What is this, some kind of crossover fan fiction novel?!'
Suddenly, a man with a black cape, clad in a bat-themed costume appeared in the Teleportation Room of the U.N. Orbital Space Station. It was Batman: yet another well known superhero of the universe.
Underneath his mask, Peter looked at the hero with a perplexed look. 'That guy looks just like...'
The bat-themed man wordlessly walked past Spider-Man, glaring at him once, rather intimidatingly along the way. He continued to walk up to the conference room door, scanning his handprint as Superman had done before him.
'That was… scary,' Spider-Man said before mentally examining the teleportation device. 'Now where was I? Right... now how does this thing work?'
Suddenly, the young hero saw the interface had already been pre-set, most likely by the hero he had just saw a moment ago. 'If it's anything like my world, the vast majority of superheroes are stationed in New York... It's worth a shot!' Spider-Man pressed a button on the panel and stepped onto the launch pad.
Seconds later his body dematerialized from the space station.
Spider-Man appeared in a city that resembled New York in many ways. What he thought to be the Big Apple, was in reality, Gotham City.
Gotham was a dark, unlawful place, essentially ran by the vast criminal underworld inhabiting it. Even during daytime, mob bosses, super villains, and even corrupt law enforcement alike caused trouble for the innocent people of the city. The grimy city streets also seemed like a trademark to the community.
'Uh oh… where am I now?' the young hero asked himself. 'This definitely isn't the same city I was just in before...'
Suddenly, a loud alarm in the distance caught the web-slinger's attention. "Sounds like trouble."
Spider-Man lifted his right hand, shooting a web line which stuck to a nearly building, and with a running jump, he leapt into the air, firing off a series of web lines, each propelling him further toward the origin of the alarm.
'Dirty streets, loud alarms going off, crime apparently still happening on a daily basis… I'm home.' he thought as he swung from building to building.
Blackgate Penitentiary was infamous for its escape attempts, and known widely as the leading prison in Gotham, holding several of the city's most notorious criminals that had been deemed sane enough to be locked up there.
At this time, the super villain known as Clayface tried his luck at escaping. The monster-like villain had the appearance of a huge, bulky figure, seemingly composed entirely out of clay, but with a disfigured face.
"Clayface! Get back in your cell, now!" one of the prison guards exclaimed.
"Like that's going to happen!" the clay-monster exclaimed. "Get out of my way!"
Clayface transformed his right hand into the shape of a large fist before punching several prison guards out of his way. He continued punching through the prison walls, leaving a series of gaping holes in his wake until he reached the entrance, injuring many of the men and women who opposed him.
"Don't let the prisoner escape!" the words of the Warden of the prison echoed over the prison's PA system.
"Is the Warden dense or something? Doesn't he realize we don't stand a chance against a monster like this?" one of the guards pointed out.
On the outside of the prison, Spider-Man observed from the top of a nearby building.
'Is that... Sandman?!' The web-slinger thought to himself. In a way he was sort of relived, because he thought he was back in his own universe.
Spider-Man jumped off of the building, lifted his right arm and firing off another web like allowing him to swing closer to the action.
Several police vehicles parked several hundred yards away from the Blackgate Penitentiary entrance.
The members of the GCPD came out of their vehicles and began to make their way toward Blackgate Penitentiary on foot.
Clayface began to flee the premises. Before he had the chance to escape, however, the web-slinger let go of his web line and dropped to the ground, landing some twenty yards away from him.
"Alright, Sandman, I'm-" Spider-Man began, then realizing the villain before him was not who he thought it was. "You're not Sandman! But boy! You are an ugly one!"
Clayface turned to the young hero and transformed his right hand back into another hammer, attempting to crush Spider-Man beneath it, but the masked hero jumped backward out of the way, leaving the villain to strike the asphalt.
"And you're not Batman..." the clay monster uttered, confused to see a hero he'd never seen before.
"And you're not a supermodel, but hey, spiders can't be choosers," he replied.
Spider-Man lifted his arms, firing alabaster-coloured webbing from his wrist-mounted web-shooters, that stuck to the villain's bulky shoulders.
"I'd brace yourself if I were you," the young hero warned. He then turned around, utilizing his superhuman strength to lift the clay monster completely off of the ground, catching him completely off-guard, throwing him several meters away, leaving him to crash face-first into the asphalt.
Clayface stood back up a few moments later and faced the web-slinger.
Members of the GCPD cautiously approached the two fighters, raising their firearms toward them.
Spider-Man noticed the Police Officers, then looked back at Clayface. 'Uh-oh… I have a feeling this isn't gonna turn out well.'
"Both of you! Put your hands in the air!" one of the Police Officers calmly said into his megaphone.
"Stop!" Spider-Man exclaimed.
Clayface merely grinned.
"Open fire!" the commanding officer ordered.
"You'll only make it worse!"
On cue, Spider-Man's trusty Spider-Sense warned him of the incoming danger. "Argh!" he growled in frustration.
Spider-Man jumped out of the way moments before the Police opened fire on Clayface, which only managed to annoy the villain as his 'skin' absorbed most of the ballistic impact.
"My turn..." Transmuting his right hand into a hammer, Clayface prepared to attack. He began swinging at the officer that had yelled out the order.
"Ah!" the police officer shouted, fearful for his life as Clayface's hammer-fist was nearing him.
With only seconds to spare, the young hero grabbed the officer, continuing to web-swing to the top of a nearby building as Clayface's attack smashed against the ground.
On the roof of the building, the web-slinger safely placed the GCPD officer down.
"Th-Thank you for saved me!" the police officer said gratefully. "You have to stop Clayface!"
"Stay up here until it's safe," Spider-Man shot a long web line which stuck to the wall behind Clayface. 'An actual Police Officer admiring me? I could get used to this!' Leaping off the rooftop, he swung himself at a great speed toward the villain.
"Fall back!" the second-in-command officer ordered his fellow teammates.
Just then, Spider-Man utilized his built-up momentum to swing kick the monsters upper body, breaking off a large clump of clay from his body.
"How'd you like that one, Fudge-Face?" the young hero quipped. "I can keep dishin' it if you can still take it!"
"Heheh," Clayface immediately reformed his body with ease.
The white eyepieces of Spider-Man's mask widened. 'Great. He's not Sandman, but he's just as tough to take down as Sandman,' Spider-Man mentally complained.
U.N. Orbital Space Station
"Earlier today my OMAC system discovered a universal breach in Metropolis. Seven of them were dispatched and it appears they had been shut down via voice command," the Dark Knight began. "Only a member of the Justice League could've activated that protocol. Which means that you encountered the breach. Didn't you, Superman?"
"Yes," the Kryptonian answered after being called out. "But your OMACs were attacking an innocent being. I had to intervene."
"What being?" Batman asked with a seriousness in his tone.
"Allow me to handle this, Superman," Martian Manhunter said out of nowhere. "Superman brought me this 'innocent being,' as he refers to it. He asked me to read his mind, and so I did."
"And?"
"We uncovered that he is not from this universe. In fact, he's from another reality altogether," the green alien explained. "Neither he nor I were able to find out where he came from, nor how he even arrived here."
"That must have been who I saw when I arrived up here," Batman deduced. "That means..." Suddenly, the Caped Crusader stood up from his chair, running out of the room and toward the teleportation chamber.
'The last person to use this device transported to Gotham City,' Batman thought internally, examining the control panel interface. 'Gotham won't be endangered on my watch!'
Gotham's protector pressed the start up button on the panel before stepped onto the launch pad.
Spider-Man dove off the building he was on. Falling to the ground, he lifted his right hand and shot a web line toward a nearby building, allowing him the momentum to swing forward towards Clayface as the villain transformed his arm into a hammer before extending it toward him.
The web-slinger let go of the web line and narrowly avoided the clay-monster's strike.
Spider-Man landed beside the villain. "You almost had me there!" The young hero mocked. 'I have to get this guy away from the cops before they get caught in the crossfire!'
Clayface groaned. Transforming his arm into a hammer once more, he attempted to punch Spider-Man, but the hero easily dodged the attack, side-flipping his body out of the way.
Spider-Man jumped back in the air, right arm forward, firing a web line from his web-shooter. "Let's play follow the leader!" the web-slinger exclaimed, swinging away from the prison.
This time Clayface transformed his hand in a saw. "Let's not!" the monster extended his, cutting through Spider-Man's web line causing him to fall to the ground face first.
Spider-Man sat up on his elbows. 'Well, that clearly didn't work. However, ol' mud mouth doesn't seem to care about them anymore,' he said, as he glanced over at the officers, now far enough away from the battlefield that the monster would have to make a solid effort. 'He'll just have to make due with me!'
Clayface walked toward Spider-Man. "Hahahaha!" he laughed. "Nice try, but I've had that trick played on me before," the clay monster said as he transformed both of his arms into hammers. "What, do you think I'm stupid?"
"Well your chosen super villain name does sound pretty stupid!" Spider-Man quipped.
"Grr..." Clayface repeatedly tried to land a hit on the web-slinger as he dodged all of the villain's attacks continuously.
As he evaded the clay monster's attacks, Spider-Man threw several punches at Clayface's mid-section, severing more pieces of clay in every direction, before dodging one last attack by back-flipping away.
"By the way, the hammer thing got old really fast!" Spider-Man mocked as he steadied himself. "Why don't you actually try something useful? Like a drill or a sword?"
"You mean like this?" Clayface said before turned his left hand into a drill, then immediately changing his right hand into a sword.
The eyepieces of Spider-Man's masked widened "Me and my big mouth!"
Clayface smiled. "I'm going to enjoy this," Clayface remained confident, thinking he had the upper hand.
'Sorry, mud mouth but I happen to have a few more tricks up my sleeve,' the young hero thought, placing his middle and index fingers over the cartridge holder on his right-handed web-shooter.
As the clay monster raised his drill, Spider-Man postured up and prepared to react.
Just then, two small blue-coloured grenades bearing the insignia of a bat had suddenly been lodged into Clayface's body.
Clayface looked down. To his horror, he just managed to catch a glimpse of the gadget. "No!"
The grenades exploded, revealing themselves to be a powerful ice bomb. Clayface was now frozen solid in every sense of the word, his body even sporting a blue colouration.
"Huh?" Spider-Man examined out loud before going up to Clayface and knocking on his body to ensure he wasn't being fooled. 'He's been frozen solid. But how?' Spider-Man looked around, and to his surprise, he saw the same hero he had saw before as he had left the Space Station: Batman.
Spider-Man assumed his fighting stance as the Caped Crusader walked up to him.
'Spider-Sense isn't going off...'
Batman and Spider-Man had a speechless stare down, neither hero showing any weakness whatsoever.
"What're you staring at?" the young hero asked, breaking the silence.
Batman continued staring down the universal newcomer. "I have a few questions for you, and you're going to answer them... understand?"
This story is a rewrite of another story on this site called Spider-Man: Alternate Universe.
I was given the chance to rewrite this story from a friend of mine so and I hope I did a good job! I also hope readers of the old version of this story continue to read this one too.
Batman and Spider-Man finally speak to each other, with Batman being intimidating as usual. What does this mean for Spider-Man? Find out in the next chaper.