Chapter 16.
Hey everyone. Back with another chapter.
This chapter will be a longish one and will involve conversations and revelations between characters so I hope you're all excited. It will also involve a cameo from one of my faviroute shows.
This chapter will also reveal the identity of the one person who knows the identity of the infinite darkness who attacked Jason.
Now following this chapter, we only have 3 chapters left in the Discovery arc.
Thank you to everyone who has reviewed, followed or favirouted this fic so far.
Disclaimer: I don't own Flash, Avengers, Star Trek or any characters and elements pertaining to the mentioned franchises. I only own Jason Stark and any other OC's and worlds you see in this fic.
On with the show.
Razy Riddle: I don't think you read the A/N at the bottom of the chapter properly. This version of Batman is from the DC Animated Universe.
the mysterious Mr.E: Thanks for the review. Glad you enjoyed Cage's Ghost Rider. You will see him in action next chapter.
SupergodzillaSailorCosmos: Thanks for the review. Yes I totally agree. Yes 2011 Thundercats and Netflix She-Ra will be involved. The remaining fandom's that will show up are: Thundercats, She-Ra, Once Upon A Time, Watchmen, Avengers: Earths Mightiest Heroes, Lucifer, Injustice: Gods Among Us, and Young X-Men. By 'Young X-Men', I mean the new films Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique.
Aragorn II Elessar: Thanks for the review. Glad Fury telling Lorca off was awesome. Glad Oliver and A.C are in character. Glad you didn't expect Cage's Ghost Rider to show up. Yes indeed.
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Jason's POV.
So following me winding up inside the Mycelia Network which turned out to be a collection zone for souls, I had met 4 other people from different Earths: Bruce Wayne, aka Batman from Earth-1992, A.C and Oliver Queen from an unknown Earth, and the new guy; Johnny Blaze aka Ghost Rider.
Currently Blaze was explaining to us what the Ghost Rider was.
"Zarathos, was an angel. A spirit of justice, sent to protect the world of men. But he was tricked. Captured. Brought down to Hell. Tortured and corrupted. His mission to protect the innocent was perverted into a lust to punish the guilty. He became the Spirit of Vengeance" Blaze explained.
Yeah and now I think I've seen just about everything.
"That's insane" I commented.
"So A.C tell me more about this Justice League of yours" I invited.
Given how we weren't going anywhere, I thought it would make sense to get to know one another.
A.C and Oliver explained about how on there Earth, they had aided there Earth's version of Clark Kent in the first incarnation of the Justice League alongside Bart Allen aka Impulse, Victor Stone aka Cyborg and Chloe Sullivan aka Watchtower.
All in all, these people sounded very impressive.
A.C had told me about Atlantis and how his Earth's version of Slade Wilson had passed on the Vigilante Registration Act or VRA for short and had resulted in the hero Carter Hall aka Hawkman dying.
So this version of Slade was quite a bastard which was a stark contrast from the Slade I knew who was my friend and mentor.
Oliver then explained how an evil being named Darkseid had attacked and dropped a planet the literal size of Saturn on Earth and how Clark had saved everyone by pushing the planet out of Earth's orbit.
I nearly choked on my own spit when I heard that.
This version of Clark has to be the strongest person in the Multiverse. Even Thor would be impressed by that.
Bruce was the most guarded and didn't open up very much out of all of us but he kept watching me intently like he knew something I didn't.
Blaze then told us about his world and how he had met a demon named Mephisto who had bonded the Sprit to him.
I had heard the name Mephisto once before when Novu had mentioned him as a powerful demon alongside others such as Dormammu and Trigon.
Blaze said that when he had first transformed into Ghost Rider, he had fought 3 demonic entities embodying Water, Air and Earth and had managed to kick all there asses.
He then told us Mephisto's son Blackheart had absorbed a thousand corrupt souls, making him near invincible, but Blaze had used something called the Penance Stare, which burnt souls to nothingness to kill Blackheart.
Then he actually told Mephisto to go 'f' himself.
These guys were damn well impressive.
Every single one of them.
I then took a deep breath and started explaining the major events on my Earth and my involvement in the Chitauri attack of 2012.
"Damn these Chitauri would sure put Zod and his minions to shame" Oliver quipped.
"No kidding. And that wasn't even the worst part. The worst part was that the World Security Council tried to nuke New York" I said.
Oliver and A.C's eyes were wide now.
"How did you stop it?" Blaze asked.
"My dad grabbed the nuke and flew it through the wormhole where it blew up the mother ship. That was a hell of day" I replied.
"What happened next?" A.C asked.
"Well that was when my experiment to travel to other Earths went horribly wrong and I ended up on Earth-1" I explained.
"I thought our Earth was Earth-1?" A.C asked Oliver in confusion.
"Technically any Earth in the Multiverse could be Earth-1, it's just a matter of perspective" I explained.
Oliver and A.C both nodded.
I then explained how I met Earth-1 Oliver and Diggle and nearly died imiadetley after I arrived thanks to damn League of Assassins.
I told of the fight against Malcolm Merlyn as well.
"This Merlyn sounds a lot like Vordigan" Oliver noted.
"Vordigan?" I asked.
"He was my former mentor. He was part of this group called the Brotherhood of Sion and wanted me to become his successor. Obviously as I'm sure you can imagine, I refused" Oliver said.
I then briefly explained the Monitor and what happened.
"The Crisis? We already dealt with the Monitors a while ago" Oliver said in confusion.
"Yeah Novu told me that the Anti-Monitor created all these fake Monitors to deal with a group of heroes on Earth-21 but they defeated the fake Monitors. That was you guys?" I asked.
"Yeah. So our Earth is Earth-21? Interesting" A.C noted.
I then told how I wound up being kidnapped by Ra's Al Ghul and forced to become his Horseman.
"Wow. That's gotta be intense as hell" Oliver commented.
"No kidding" I replied.
So I continued on my story about entering the World Beyond with Nyssa and encountering the statue of Cthulhu.
One thing was still bothering me and it was related to the dream I had with Phantom Stranger.
"Blaze. There was this being named Jeser who said that the Outer God Nyarlathotep was a 'fake god'. Do have any idea what that meant?" I asked him.
"It is because they are fake gods. They are not real gods. They are merely entities who gained enough power so that most people considered them gods" Blaze explained.
If these creatures were not gods, I'd hate to meet actual gods.
"Who are 'real gods' then?" I asked.
Stammets, Bruce, A.C and Oliver all looked at Blaze as well.
"Entities such as Mekhane, Yeldabaoth, Pangloss, Moloch, the Scarlet King. They are all true gods" Blaze said.
"Don't these people have any pronounceable names?" I thought in my head.
"Which creature in this place snatches up souls?" Bruce asked.
"There are two entities that do that: Yeldabaoth and the Scarlet King. I know who Yeldabaoth is but next to nothing about the Scarlet King" Blaze admitted.
"So tell us about Yeldabaoth?" I asked.
"He is the god of flesh and pure instinct. He is a child of the Goddess-Mother and is at war with the god of knowledge and machines Mekhane. Mekhane granted humanity the ability to think and create. Yeldabaoth grew angry at this as he wanted humans to go back to the Dark Ages and fought Mekhane to a standstill, vowing to destroy all dimensions in infinite timelines. Mekhane then shattered himself into a brass cage to hold Yeldabaoth" Blaze explained.
We all listened with interest at this tale.
This Multiverse was some serious messed up shit.
"Which Earth did this battle take place on?" Stammets asked.
"On Earth-Prime. In the beginning, there was no Multiverse. There was only one Earth during which everything and everyone existed in it. But the infinite darkness was going to consume the world, so the Goddess-Mother destroyed Earth-Prime, created the Multiverse and kicked the crap out of the infinite darkness" Blaze explained.
"Do you know who the infinite darkness is?" I asked him.
"No one knows his name. Save one, and I will tell you who she is once we get out of here" Blaze said.
I nodded. That was if we could get out of here.
"Is there anyone who can find us here?" A.C asked.
"The god Pangloss does wander across the Multiverse. He could detect us here and bring us out of this place" Blaze said.
" Yes, Pangloss. I know him" Bruce said all of a sudden.
"How do you know Pangloss?" Blaze asked.
We all looked at Bruce for an answer.
Bruce took a deep breath and started explaining.
Earth-2007, 1 year ago. No One's POV.
Pangloss stood at the edge of a roof, overlooking Pasadena, California. Standing next to him was Bruce Wayne of Earth-1992.
"Bruce Wayne. Thank you for meeting with me" Pangloss said.
"I owe you Pangloss. How can I help you?" Bruce asked.
"The Crisis on Infinite Earths is approaching. I need you to gather as many versions of yourself as possible to help fight it" Pangloss said getting straight to the point.
Bruce nodded slowly.
"That would take a long time" Bruce said.
"I am aware. Especially since some universes like this one tend to force people like you out" Pangloss noted.
"Yes I am aware. Anyone on this Earth who can help?" Bruce asked.
"Possibly given the tight time and circumstances. Dr Sheldon Cooper for instance could help, but he can get under your skin" Pangloss said with a laugh.
"I know. Which is why only when and if neascary" Bruce said.
"Yes. Thank you Bruce. Shout the words 'Save the worlds thy hands have made' if you need help" Pangloss said.
"I will" Bruce said.
Bruce then vanished leaving Pangloss standing alone and listening to Leonard Hofstadter and Sheldon Cooper arguing below.
When Bruce finished telling his tale, I was nodding with interest.
"So all you do is just say those words and Pangloss comes?" Oliver asked.
"Yes" Bruce nodded.
"Well then we should get the hell out of here" A.C said.
"I'm in" Stammets said.
"Me too" Blaze added.
"All right then. Here goes. 'Save the worlds thy hands have made'" Bruce said loudly.
For a few seconds, there was nothing.
Then a cloaked individual walked into the room.
A.C and Oliver got up from where they were sitting and moved into fighting stances.
"Bruce. I'm so happy you called" the figure said.
"Pangloss. This isn't a social call. We need your help" Bruce said.
"I am aware. You wish to escape this world. Easier said than done though. Yeldabaoth himself is here. It won't be easy escaping this place. It's going to be very hard" Pangloss warned.
"I am aware" Bruce said.
"Wonderful. Let's come up with a plan then" Pangloss smiled.
"Jason, before we do and in case I don't make it out of here alive, I will tell you the name of the one who knows who the Infinite Darkness is" Blaze said.
I listened in with interest.
"Who is she?" I asked.
"Her name is Mulan"
And Chapter 16 is done. I hope you all enjoyed it.
First off, I hope you enjoyed the various character interactions and I hope I kept Oliver, Blaze and A.C in character.
Now the big reveal, I hope you all enjoyed the cameo from the sitcom Big Bang Theory. It is one of my faviroute shows of all time I couldn't resist giving it a cameo. So yes BBT is another Earth in the Multiverse.
Now you know about Yeldabaoth, Pangloss and others who are all characters from the SCP Foundation Mythos. And I hope I did a good job merging the SCP Foundation Mythos, Cthulhu Mythos with DC comics.
And yes, the Lovecraftian deities aren't actual gods as was explained.
Let me know in your review if you would like DCAU Batman, Oliver and A.C to participate in the final battle of the Discovery arc. Not Blaze as I have a separate plan for him.
And Mulan is one of my faviroute Once Upon A Time characters and she will be like a sister to Jason.
Personally to rank my top faviroute Once Upon A Time characters, I'd say #1, Mulan, #2, David Nolan/Prince Charming, #3, Killian Jones/Captain Hook, #4, Neal Cassidy/Baelfire, #5, Mary Margaret Blanchard/Snow White, #6, Peter Pan.
Now next chapter will involve a massive battle against Yeldabaoth and escaping back to reality in which there will be a showdown against Lorca so I hope you are all excited.
Until next time, review, follow, faviroute, stay tuned and tell me what you think of this chapter.
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