Chapter 4: DCEU: Technical Difficulties
"Are you done?" Barry asked.
"No," Batman (DCAU) said. "As I have said for the last SEVERAL times."
"Sorry," Barry responded. Batman (DCAU) and Cyborg were working on the portal gateway to get him and his Wonder Woman home. It was slow going and they had not made much progress. "Are you halfway done?" Batman (DCAU) looked at him and glared.
"Don't you have something better to do?" Batman (DCAU) asked.
"Not really," Barry admitted. His stomach growled. "Though I am kinda hungry." Barry ran off and went to the kitchen to get a snack. Batman (DCAU) groaned and Cyborg chuckled.
"Getting on your nerves?" he asked.
"Yes, he's almost as bad as mine," Batman (DCAU) responded.
"He does that," Cyborg said. "Well, he and Arthur. Though Arthur gets on your nerve because he's so dang arrogant. You ever had that problem with him in your world?"
"No, but that's because I don't see him a lot," Batman (DCAU) answered. "He's an extended member and he usually stays in the sea."
"So who are the main members with yours?" Cyborg asked.
"Me, Wonder Woman, Superman, Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkgirl, and Jonn'," Batman (DCAU) told him. Cyborg looked up at him and gave him a puzzled look.
"So where am I?" he asked.
"You're with another superhero group," Batman (DCAU) informed him. He smirked when he said that.
"What are they called?" Cyborg asked.
"I don't know if it's a good idea to tell," Batman (DCAU) stated. "I'm pretty sure they don't exist in this world."
"I just want to know," Cyborg said.
"Well, they're called the Teen Titans," Batman (DCAU) responded.
"The Teen Titans?" Cyborg questioned.
"Yes, a superhero group formed and full of teenagers," Batman (DCAU) informed him. "You're one of the founding members along with four others."
"You know them pretty well?" Cyborg asked. Batman (DCAU) nodded.
"So what's it like here?" Batman (DCAU) asked. "All guns and explosions?"
"Not entirely," Cyborg responded. "Though it does seem like that at times."
"How long have you…" Batman (DCAU) began.
"Only a few months," Cyborg answered. "We've…." An alarm was sounded and it cut Cyborg off. Everyone raced downstairs into the cave and headed towards the computer. Bruce (DCEU) reached it first.
"What is it?" Wonder Woman (DCAU) asked. Bruce (DCEU) pulled a video on the screen.
"Hello, everyone," the man on the video said. He had brown hair and eyes, visible chin hairs that did not quite make a beard; he had no muscles, and was wearing a green dress shirt with black question marks all over it. "Remember me? It's your old friend, the Riddler."
"Nygma," (DCEU and DCAU) Bruce said.
"I know it's been a while since you've seen me," Riddler continued. "But I'm back and better than ever. You see I've been bored being locked up in Arkham for all these years with no hope of parole. But then I was made an offer I couldn't refuse and now here I am."
"Does he always talk this much?" Clark asked.
"Yes," both Bruces said.
"He's a narcissist and narcissists love to hear themselves talk," Bruce (DCEU) stated. "But some times it's beneficial. He usually leaves a clue of what he's doing in his rambling all we have to do is listen for it."
"Now here's the game," Riddler said. "Justice League, come to the place where two died and yet one lives. Where life was beaten out and burned and where the ash and destruction of two lives took place. Come alone and no tricks. Or I blow up a part of Gotham. Oh, and I wouldn't go looking for the bomb if I were you. If I catch wind that you are, I blow it up. You have twenty-four hours." The video ended and Nygma's face left the screen.
"And here I thought we were done with Gotham's crazies," Alfred said half sarcastically. "Looks like he's back."
"Apparently," Bruce (DCEU) responded.
"So wait, what was he talking about?" Barry asked. "With the whole, 'go where two died and yet one lives' thing? Is it a riddle?"
"What I want to know is how Riddler has access to bombs?" Batman (DCAU) said.
"And how he got out in the first place," Alfred added.
"Doesn't matter," Bruce (DCEU) said. He turned to the others. "Suit up and meet me back here in five minutes."
They left afterwards and flew off in the same ship they had flown off to defeat Stepenwulf with. Batman (DCEU) had put the coordinates into the ship's auto-pilot and the journey was pretty much silent. No bothered to ask Batman (DCEU) where they were going despite their curiosity. It wasn't until they had almost reached their destination that they saw a large ship hovering over a bunch of building wreckage.
"What is that?" Flash asked.
"Mongol," a voice said.
To be continued! Thank for your review on this story! Also I'm going to disappear for the next few days because of finals! Blah! I really should be studying but I got bored. See you later!