AN: That moment where you mess up a name. Damn you, Harley Quinn!
The Tinkertech device that created the portal sat in one of the Warden's buildings. It was the second version, a recreation created by both Defiant and Dragon in an attempt to head-off Mitosis' clone army. The young Tinker tried to create an army of good clones, and almost made headway until she got too ambitious and recreated Jack Slash.
Contessa may have killed her for succumbing to both Jack's and the Simurgh's manipulations, but the damage was done and a portal was created for the Nine to escape.
The Wardens were watching from a camera in Legend's mask. Valkyrie, Riley, Defiant, Dragon, Narwhal, Miss Militia and Goblin King sat there with a multitude of other staff members and Dragons Teeth, watching the feed.
"We should go to them," Dragon suggested.
Miss Militia shifted and her gun changed form to a knife which she holstered quickly.
Defiant noticed that, and voiced an objection. "No. They should return. It would be an easy way to truly gauge how the capes and governments of this world act."
"Defiant, you aren't suggesting using Legend and Chevalier as bait?"
The cyborg frowned. "No, I'm suggesting that we don't know how they work."
Dragon paused. "Dinah says that there is a 90% nothing bad will happen if we enter the portal."
Valkyrie sighed and placed a hand on the table. "What about a mutual greeting?"
Narwhal reached over and pressed the communicator before anyone else could react. "Tell them that I'm coming through, and possibly the others."
She got up and walked away.
Riley sighed. "We gonna stop her, or what?"
Dragon began relaying a second message to Legend and Chevalier.
"We were facing extinction," Chevalier stressed. "We couldn't risk having people like them around. They made things worse, they killed people who helped. The Endbringers were bad enough alone without people like the Simurgh's victims running around and making things worse."
Superman frowned. "You said it already, Mannequin was a victim of circumstance. You could have helped him."
"Nobody had the time," Chevalier whined. "Half of our greatest capes were killers. Moord Nag, Ash Beast, Val- We did what we could."
"As much as I agree with you on the subject Chevalier, we should change the subject before we go in circles. What about prisons?" asked Waller.
Chevalier shrugged. "We had a inescapable one up until Golden Morning."
Legend nodded at he communication he received.
"Looks like at least Narwhal will be coming through. I'm not sure about the rest but- Wait a second. Okay."
"What's happening?"
"Defiant wants some of your heroes to enter our world help with this 'Legion of Doom' thing. You are obviously more knowledgeable about the specifics of their powers and it would be a great aid in receiving your help."
Superman smirked a little. "He doesn't trust us entirely?"
"There's always a sceptic. " Legend quipped.
Batman came up.
"Batman to Justice League. I have one apprehended interdimensional invader with myself, Wonder Woman and Green Arrow. We also have-"
He was interrupted by an insufferably entertained voice.
"Hey Legend, hey Drag- Wait, no. She wouldn't have gone. Chevalier? Yes, hey Chevalier!"
Superman's incredibly detailed vision saw both Legend and Chevalier twitch and J'onn J'onzz felt a mild psychic backlash of pure irritation.
"How the did you get broadcast- Wait, your powers." Batman made a noise of thought.
"Using that encryption ain't gonna work, bubs. And neither is that one."
"I could always-"
"Five-Seven-Zero-King-Zero-Hopeless-Phi-Delta-Seven-Nine-Watergate," Tattletale rattled off. "Wait, how did I get that wrong?"
"The last part is Kryptonite."
There was a seven second pause.
"It's okay, I just muted the communicator while she was registering that. She's just complaining now."
Superman turned to the Wardens and saw Legend's face buried in his hands and Chevalier patting him on the back sympathetically. A woman who was naked if not for the coating of purple plates from head to toe with a similarly coloured horn on her forehead walked out of the Portal and looked around before seeing Legend and Chevalier. She was followed by a large robotic figure, a man with a staff, a hunchback, a young girl holding surgical tools and a woman wielding a hammer and sickle.
"We decided to join you," a female voice from the giant robotic suit said. "We are the Wardens."
Joker sighed as Killer Frost rapped her fingers on a table. The same table Toyman sat on, playing with a yoyo. Poison Ivy was with Harley Quinn in the next room over.
"So you are saying you want me to join you and a bunch of other crooks on a multidimensional crime spree in a world where there are capes that don't really know how to handle us?"
"That's not exactly the plan, but it's a good enough summery," Joker shrugged.
"Eh, I'm in. Toyman?"
Toyman stopped playing with his yoyo and hopped off the table.
"I think this would be an interesting exercise. I don't really have anything of interest to do as of recent."
