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Savior Of The Seven Kingdoms Chapter 8
After rescuing the hostages from Steppenwolf it's time for this band of heroes to compare notes. They need a safe place to do so. One Bruce Wayne is all too happy to provide. He takes them to his home, activating a hidden doorway that acts as an elevating platform that will lead them down there below.
Even from this far underground Ariel can feel the water vibrations through the rock, stone, and metal.
Once there the facility Bruce has built is quite large and impressive with a lot of advanced tech on hand.
"Wow! It's like a cave," exclaimed Barry, awestruck, speeding around through the place. "Like a bat cave."
Barry then ran over to sit right in the batmobile, a mind blown expression on his face.
Playtime is over.
"Barry," called Bruce, getting the youngest of them back on track.
Barry obeyed not wanting to get on the Batman's bad side.
"So, Victor, what do you have for us," said Ariel.
"My father called it a change engine. It was found by the British during World War 1. They studied it, but they couldn't even date it, it's so old," said Victor, placing the container holding he box onto a table. "It was shelved till the night Superman died. Then she lit up like Christmas. They brought it to STAR Labs where my father recognized it as a perpetual energy matrix."
"That sounds cool. I thought it was like a nuclear bomb," said Barry.
"A Mother Box destroys as it creates. It's a cycle of life, but a million times faster. My father thought it was the key to unlimited energy," said Victor, stoically. New formulas. Cellular regeneration. But it's too volatile to control."
"He used it on you," said Bruce, figuring out that this is why Victor has this new body.
Nodding, Victor said "I was in an accident. Should've died. My father thought that he could use the Mother Box to rebuild the broken parts of me with a few cybernetic enhancements. Instead he built a living machine that may be stronger than its host."
Shaking his head, Bruce said "Too much. Too much life."
Eyes narrowing as she recognizes Bruce might have something, cocking her head to the side, Ariel said "What's on your mind?"
"Muscles, coordination, basic cellular integrity," said Bruce, listing off the beneficial properties of the Mother Box. "A human being can only absorb so much. The Mother Box was designed to reshape a planet."
Brow furrowed, Ariel pressed "So?"
"So what if you were stronger than a planet," said Bruce, finally reaching the point of this conversation. "Your cells lying dormant, but incapable of decay. If you were in a conductive field, a boost from the Mother Box…"
"Could bring him back to life," finished Barry, coming to the same conclusion as everyone else.
Superman.
"The Kryptonian ship has an amniotic chamber which would be a perfect-," explained Bruce.
Firmly, Diana said "No."
In disbelief, Bruce said "Diana?"
"Bruce, no," said Diana, shooting down the idea. "You have no idea what kind of power you are dealing with."
"I agree. He's been dead now for some time. There's now telling what reviving him after such a lengthy time period might do to his mind. Even if the procedure is successful you may be bringing about an even greater threat than what we're facing now. Think about it Steppenwolf only just showed up once Superman was in the ground. Meaning he and whoever is pulling his strings saw Superman as a huge threat to what they have in store. That does not bode well for us if what you're saying goes south," said Ariel, concurring with Diana.
"Even if there's a fraction of a chance-," said Bruce, persisting.
"That what? That we could raise a monster like Luthor did," spat Diana, not having it.
"We have tech Luthor's never even see," argued Bruce.
"Superman is dead. We all wish he weren't," said Diana, softening a small amount.
"Listen to us," implored Ariel.
"We don't know what state he's in," said Bruce, incredulous. "We know we can't bring him back, but this is science beyond our limits. And that's what science is for. To do what's never been done before. To make life better."
"Or to end it. Technology is like any other power. Without reason, without heart, it destroys us," reasoned Diana, wisely. "You're risking lives. Theirs and maybe countless more."
"We don't have time for a control group. Is it a risk? Yes. But it's necessary," strained Bruce.
"Why, because of your guilt," snapped Diana, out of patience with him. She sighed rubbing her eyes. "Bruce, I was there. You didn't kill Superman. At some point even you have to learn to move on."
Oh so that's it. Bruce wants to revive Superman to correct a mistake he did. Now it makes sense to Ariel why he's pushing this so hard. His reasons are noble, but that still doesn't make them right.
Sneering, Bruce said ""Steve Trevor tell you that?"
Shouldn't have done that.
Diana punched Bruce in the stomach sending him skidding backwards into the platform Barry as standing on.
Ariel Victor, and Barry all got out of the way expecting a fight to break out.
Whoever this Steve Trevor was he clearly meant a lot to Diana and judging by her reaction he's dead too.
Clearing his throat, Bruce said "Superman was a beacon to the world. Why aren't you? You're an inspiration, Diana. You don't jut save people, you make them see their better selves. And yet, I'd never heard of you until Luthor lured you out by stealing a picture of your dead boyfriend. You shut yourself down for a century so let's not talk about me moving on."
A spike of anger surged in Ariel. That last part sounds way too much like that take Atlantis has on everything.
"You know that if she kills you, we'll cover for her," reminded Barry.
"We are not enough," shouted Bruce, giving them a harsh reality check. "Each of us, in our own way, is held back. And, I promise you, Steppenwolf is not out there talking about ethics. He's trying to burn down the world. The way we're going to stop him is by using his power…This power, against him."
Arms crossed, Victor said "I agree."
Well looks like not everyone is opposed to this idea.
"I don't like the idea of reintegrating with the Mother Box, but I was running the numbers while you were being an asshole, and there is a high probability that we can bring him back," mentioned Victor.
"Right, right. But we mean bring him back in like a, 'Yay, he's back!' way, not in like a Pet Sematary scenario," said Barry, fearfully.
That's exactly Ariel's fear as well.
Repeating what she said before, Ariel said "You lose something when you die. Even Superman. Maybe not his mind. Maybe his soul."
"I'll have a contingency plan for that," promised Bruce.
"You'd better or it'll be on your head," said Ariel.
She's not joking about that.
"If he wakes up and you're the first thing he sees you'll need one," cautioned Diana.
This is a bad idea, but, what the hell? If we're all gonna die then might as well go down swinging.
Authors Note:
Wishing you all a Happy 4th of July!
Hope you all like this one! I certainly did while writing it for your vast enjoyment! ;D
I'm glad to have finally gotten back to this after such a long absence compared to some others on my profile. I've been meaning to for a while and only now I've managed to find time and inspiration for it. Still in the beginning stages, but I'm very satisfied and happy about it.
I recently put up a new story called Fish Out Of Water. It's a crossover between the movie Shape of Water and the show Siren. So far I have everything figured out except one little thing. A name for my OC. Basically, since my OC character is in fact a mermaid I want the name to be in reference to the oceans or any other body of water similar to lakes or rivers. I'm more than open to suggestions so like I usually do in situations like this I'm turning it into a contest. The reader who gives me the winning name gets a question answered about the plot of the changed storyline in question. So think long and hard guys on the name and the type of question you'd like me to answer. Because you only get the one until the next opportunity arises for the taking. ;D