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Titan's Tower – Jump City

One thing was certain. Titan's tower no longer resembled the place the Teen Titans lived in but had been converted into a waypoint for superheroes of all rank and type as they prepared and waited for the inevitable. The sun had just begun to go down and Batman stood on the roof of the T-shaped building watching the last rays catch the Jump City bridge making it spark orange and gold.

Since Robin and the remnants of his team were in Colorado keeping tabs on the Midnight Empress, Bruce, and the Justice League had set up shop at the tower to be closer to the action and to deploy the battle plan once they came up with it. That was the hard part, coming up with a plan to react to a creature that nobody truly understood.

Phil Coulson had shown him the files, recordings of the strange macabre collection of items from other realities. A data chip containing an unknown equation, a blackened stick that held the resemblance of a wand, and even a recording of a man wearing a kind of futuristic jacket and wore a pair of sunglasses explaining what he had learned about Sovereign.

Now, with more heroes coming from the other reality that they had designated the M-universe, Phil was sure they had a way of stopping Sovereign when he came through. Batman was not confident.

"Bruce," called Diana Prince from the hatch to the roof. "Coulson's back and Clark wants us to talk in the common room."

Bruce gave the gorgeous brunette a nod and waited a few more minutes to clear his thoughts before making his way back down. The room he entered was a large, spacious opening with a red couch in the center facing the windows and a giant TV. At present, said television displayed the Justice League logo and the couch that once supported teenage superheroes now held the brightest and the strongest of the Justice League of America.

Superman stood with arms folded to the side with Captain Steve Rogers beside him looking like an odd but matching pair while Wanda Maximova sat on the couch besides Wonder Woman and The Martian Manhunter.

Philip Coulson had just finished hooking up his computer to the monitor that changed over to a bird symbol that Batman had learned with the symbol of SHIELD.

"Thanks for taking time out of your planning, ladies, and gentlemen," Coulson started. "But I think we're may have a way of stopping not only Midnight Empress but also Sovereign."

"Why is this coming up now?" Wonder woman asked. "Why was this new plan put into place before the sorceress opened the portal to Millennium?"

"Because we hadn't even completed the preliminary idea. It was actually Doctor Banner and Doctor Fate who was able to come up with a magical sciency method of pulling off what we wanted."

The screen changed to a large weapon that could only be described as a space bazooka. The shiny metal reflected the computer generated light while the glowing blue nozzle seemed to shimmer and shift between said blue and purple.

"This is what the people in R&D are calling the BQC, Big Quantum Canon."

A few chuckles emanated from the crowd and Coulson let a smile to his face.

"Yes, it's an amusing name but it is actually a cannon that we believe will be able to strip Sovereign of most if not all of his power when he comes through."

"How?"

"In our reality, when the universe was formed, it created six primordial gems that we call the infinity stones. They each contain and represent the power that makes up our world," Phil started as the power point presentation began to shift. We do not have access to all these stones and the experiments we've done on the show that we cannot safely bring them through the reality gap that we are crossing."

"How does that help us?" Hawkeye asked studying the screen.

"Doctor Banner and Doctor Fate were able to come up with a container surrounded by a magical barrier that allows us to siphon off a bit of power from these stones and bring them through. More specifically, energy from the reality stone and the power stone. Sovereign is not of this reality. He's a being that exists outside of it all, in the in-between. We think that if we hit him with a double barrel pulse, we can rip the power he possesses away from him and subdue him. The reality stone's energy will warp him while the power stone will burn the excess energy away."

"Permanently?" Martian Manhunter asked.

"No," Phil shook his head. "We don't think he'll recover fast but he will recover. That's why we will need to move in, subdue him, and destroy him before he regains his strength."

"Are we talking seconds, minutes before he powers back up?" Captain America asked.

"Days, weeks, we might even luck out with months. We won't know until we detonate it."

"The challenge is getting close enough to hit him. We've only got one shot, don't we?" Tony Stark asked wryly.

"Yeah," Phil nodded. "But I believe Superman and Batman have come up with a plan on how to get close."

The Fortress of Desolation - Boulder, Colorado

It had been quite a number of months since Raven had truly taken time to meditate. The world had been moving so fast in preparation for Sovereign's arrival that it had slipped her mind. She actually had not needed it to subdue her emotions since the Archon Ring had pretty much erased her demonic half leaving her half human and half whatever Jason was.

Now, she needed peace in her mind as her own thoughts were clouded with fear and concern that anything could throw off the plan and ruin the chance of bringing permanent peace to the world.

Even with eyes closed and her voice softly chanting, she could sense the movements around her, the emotions and thoughts that made up of people's souls.

"I never realized empaths had to filter out so much."

Raven focused her trance bringing her into the milky darkness that had become a familiar meeting ground. She focused on materializing her dream self that still wore the cloak, the leotard and had soft amethyst eyes.

She could not make out his features, but lately, she was able to make out his form in the darkness, like someone who was in shadow from light. It was childish but Raven was relieved he had a human form.

"It was rougher before the Archon Ring," Raven said matter-a-factually. "I had to meditate for hours a day sometimes just to keep from being overwhelmed."

Raven felt something strange flow through her, like something tugging on her stomach. It was almost imperceptible but it was there.

"You sense it. The realities are aligning. I'll soon be able to break out of this prison they created for me."

"Prison?" Raven asked as a concern shot through her.

"Yes," Jason spat out though the words were only in her head. "The one that was called the Colonel was able to force me in to an interdimensional cell that has kept me from returning until recently. I was fortunate that their knowledge of the void was limited. It was only a matter of time for the prison to dissolve. I would then just need a beacon to home in on."

"Me."

"Yes."

Raven was silent as she contemplated the new facts. She could feel Jason's power as he pulled against whatever was holding him in place and that pull was getting stronger.

"Are your armies ready?" he asked. "I will not be able to bring peace immediately. It will take a few minutes to tune myself to your reality."

"They understand to hold Iris back until you are complete, no matter the cost."

"Not an easy order to give."

"One that is necessary."

She felt him hesitate and Raven reached out gently with her mind. "What is it?"

"I sometimes regret what I had to turn you into to get through."

Raven understood that. She had worked hard to force back the feelings and emotions that threatened every day to spill back in. Her friends, the team that was her family. She had betrayed them all at this stab at peace for the world.

"It is a decision we are long past, Sovereign. Let's make sure it was worth it."