(Note: I am well aware that there are continuity/story errors made throughout the story. I want to stress that these were made INTENTIONALLY!)
Scenes start in Gotham City.
The Young Offenders are seen conversing with Scarecrow, who is jailed in a cage in Arkham Asylum.
"Why should I join you?" Scarecrow says, unmasked currently. "Now that the Batman's dead, I've done my job. When I get out of here, I can finally manage my empire without any interference."
"If Batman doesn't interfere with you, other heroes will." Talon says. "And if they don't, we'll be assholes and do the job ourselves."
"Trust us, you are NOT the only villain we've been talking to." Novaflare says.
Scarecrow remains defiant.
Talon look at Novaflare and nods.
She melts the cage holding Scarecrow with one of her hands, while pinning Scarecrow to the wall with the other.
"Y'know..." She says. "Straw is very flammable. It'd be a shame if a farm accessory couldn't do it's job."
Scarecrow immediately changes his tune.
"Ok, ok." He says.
Nova drops him to the ground as Talon tosses a card at his feet.
"Meet with the other recruits at this location." Talon says. "If you don't, we'll find you."
The Offenders leave the room as Scarecrow looks at the card.
Scenes shift constantly as the Offenders continue "recruiting" other villains and mercenaries.
The Penguin, Parasite, as well as members of The Flash's Rogues Gallery were all added to the team of recruits.
Slade was hired by Ultraman to assassinate lesser-known heroes, but was eventually thwarted by Supergirl, Krypto, and Captain Marvel along with assistance from Ravager, Slade's daughter.
The Teen Titans eventually went out and helped Canada with repairs from the destruction caused by the Offenders.
Meanwhile, The Justice League, defeated by their dark selves, sleep in an unknown location...
Batman is the first to awake.
He thinks to himself.
"Batman log #2357. I have awoken in a stasis tube in an undiscovered location. Fellow members and friends in the Justice League also sleep in tubes made to house them. I can only assume that we've been here for weeks, if not days at a time. Shortly before I was defeated by my counterpart codenamed 'Owlman,' I managed to send a seperate recording of the fight using the camera built into my utility belt to the Teen Titans, which is being led by my protege, Robin. However, various anomalies are present. It seems that when we fought the Syndicate last, the resetting of their world disrupted the probability scales of the matter and antimatter worlds. It could explain why we were beaten. I can reason that we were beaten because of our weakness from the events in which the dead rose with black rings powered by Nekron, which Green Lantern codenamed 'The Blackest Night.' The stress must've weakened us to a further extent than we realized...I am no exception. Soon I will drift into unconciousness yet again..."
Two days later...
Scenes switch to the locations of the Stasis tubes.
A figure hidden by the sarkness of the room takes out a controller and presses a button.
Lights flicker on as Lex Luthor is revealed to be the one holding the remote.
He presses another button as the stasis tubes open up, the water within gushing out onto the metallic ground.
The League awakens from the events and looks at each other.
"Ughhh...Where am I?"
"My head..."
"Morning, sleepyheads." Luthor says. "Sorry about the horrible accommidations, but the situation required it so."
"Lex!" Superman yells, flying and pinning Lex aganist the wall.
"Relax, Superman." Lex says. "As much as me and you hate each other, I assure you I am trying to help you drive the Syndicate from this world."
"Drive them?" Superman says. "That means, you know how they got here?"
Luthor explains how he made a deal with the Syndicate to have them assassinate Superman in exchange for a reward that was to be discussed.
"Ok, makes sense." Green Lantern says. "They must've betrayed you when they saw their chance." Lantern says.
Superman drops Lex to the ground, but looks at him menacingly.
"Oh, your'e going to help us all right...because if you don't, I'll leave you on their world with them." Superman says. "Just think of how much fun they'll have with you."
Lex nods as he regains his composure and leads them out of the containment room.
"Ok. Now, a lot has happened while you all were in stasis." Lex says.
"...Which you placed us in without our permission." The Flash says.
"Would you have rather died?" Lex asks, prompting a dirty look from Flash.
"Enough bickering." Wonder Woman says. "The important thing now is how to drive the Syndicate from our world."
"Well, Ultraman's the current President of the United States with Owlman and the others as his retainers. Other Antimatter villains did arrive soon after the White House takeover. but were subdued by other local heroes."
"Others?" Superman says.
"Well, according to my sources, Owlman hired some punks called the Young Offenders to come over from his world to cause havoc. Apparently they are the Teen Titans of that world."
"Are the Titans notified?" Batman asks.
"Yes, One of my Canadian trade partners say that the Titans have repaired the damage caused by them." Lex says. "Whether the teams have met or argued as of yet is unknown."
"How do we boot Ultarman from his white throne?" Green Lantern asks. "We can'r exactly knock on the dorr. He's bound to have strong-armed the government into helping him."
"Yeah, I forgot to tell you." Lex says. "In case you all ended up alive, he's placed you all as wanted enemies of the state. Johnny Quick and Owlman have also forced the other continents into doing so. In Layman's terms, you all are as of now, enemies of the world."
"Expected as much." Superman says. "Only cowards hide behind the government."
"What about our base?" Batman asks.
"Untouched. I have Booster Gold and Martian Manhunter keeping guard over it." Lex says.
"The Syndicate must not care about it." Superman says.
"No." Batman says. "The Syndicate conquer for fun. It was to give us a fighting chance. Owlman must've known we'd get by somehow."
"Very resourceful." Lex says.
The gang makes their way to Lex's office overlooking Metropolis.
"Now that the Syndicate is in control, society is changing." Lex says. "Even in the week you all have been asleep, changes have been made. The Syndicate is using people for slave labor. Africa is practically dead already. The heroes range of influence is only so small."
"Didn't know you cared, Lex." Superman says.
"I don't." Lex says. "But you do, nor will you stop pestering me about it if I don't help. Besides, I just want these goons gone. Killing you is my job, Superman. Not the job of some evil clone of you. I thought I could use someone else to do it for me, but I see that destiny declares your death by my hands alone."
"Now...Here's the plan."
Scenes switch to Ultraman, who is currently signing paperwork.
Owlman sits next to him.
"The appointed time has past." Owlman says. "I'm sure the League is well and alive by now."
"Owlman." Ultarman says, turning his chair to face the villain, his hand to his face in an exasperated gesture. "How many times I gotta tell you? We killed the Justice League. They will not be a problem."
"Not exactly. Quick was the only one to issue an actual, broadcast killing blow." Owlman says. "The rest of us merely knocked them out."
"That may be, but they were beaten within an inch of their lives. They probably died off after lickin' their wounds or something." Ultraman says.
Owlman give a sly smirk as he faces Ultraman, eating a small donut all the while.
"Your'e just afraid of facing them again, aren't you Kent?" Owlman says.
"You seriously think I'm afraid?" Ultraman says.
"It's obvious." Owlman says. "You are trying your absolute best to avoid another battle with the League. That, and the fact that you get pissed off as the very mention of their leader, Superman."
"Are you trying to piss me off, Wayne?" Ultarman yells, gettimng into Owlman's face. "BECAUSE IT'S WORKING!"
Ultraman tries to land a punch on Owlman's head, but the evil mastermind dodges too quickly, forcing Ultra to stumble.
"Kent, grow up." Owlman says. "Remember what I told you when we first formed the Syndicate. If we want the world for ourselves, then you need to learn to control your emotions. If Superwoman were here right now, she'd be laughing her ass off."
Ultraman merely leaves the room, leaving Owlman alone.
Scenes switch to Ultraman, brooding over his argument with Owlman.
"I should totally pound that pompous son of a bitch into human paste. But, maybe he's right. Letting my angeer get the best of me isn't the way to run things. I'm a leader. And leaders set examples. If the League really has resurfaced, then it'll become a turf war. But, what if people don't want the League anymore...?"
Ultraman walks down the corridor with an evil smile on his face.
What he doen't see however, is Owlman hanging on the ceiling listening in, a knowing smile on his face as he returns to the main room.