18. The Plan Revealed 2
"That's where we will find the Dark Sovereign"
Everyone grew silent at the name of their final enemy. Even those who hadn't faced or seen him personally knew about his 'exploits'. It was clear for everyone to see. The Dark Sovereign had spent the last fifteen years 'weeding' out the earth as he had once stated it. That meant slowing killing off all the human, plant and animal life. Already most of South America, US, North and Central Asia had been wiped clean, with the earth's population a mere fraction of what it had been a decade and a half ago. Australia, Atlantis and Themiscyra had been completely destroyed, a wasteland compared to their earlier grandeur.
"So what is your plan?" Flash asked tightly, his eyes hardening as he remembered the horrors he had witnessed.
"Any other questions before I explain any further?" Batman asked one last time, his gaze roving over the other occupants.
Diana raised her hand and repeated her and Flash's earlier questions.
"Is there a reason for us having to attack and destroy those four bases simultaneously? And, how do you propose doing that?"
"There is a reason for us to do it at once, in one go. It is because the four are connected in a way. They are not four different entities, but four parts of one large one. If you attack one, the forces from the other three are instantly moved to that one, making it near impossible to do any harm, let alone destroy it."
Starting another part of the presentation, he gestured towards it. "By attacking it in four different points, that is all four different bases, we will divide their resources, increasing the probability of success four fold."
"Oh," Diana nodded her head.
"But Bats," Flash cut in. "How do you we divide four of them among us, and lets not forget the one on the moon."
"I haven't forgotten or missed anything Flash," Batman almost snapped at the scarlet speedster.
"Anything else?" Batman asked for one last time.
When there was no word from any of the other heroes, Batman pressed a button on his remote and ended the presentation, momentarily plunging the cave into darkness.
"That's all for today," he instructed as the others squinted in the sudden light. "I suggest all of you take some time to go through the files handed out to you."
"Tonight we go to the next stage," he started walking away.
"Tonight, we meet the others."
Note: Sorry for the short chapter. Next one will be longer.