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"I had no idea that the blue lantern core would be nice to me, thank you for welcoming me to your planet." The emperor stood before some blue lanterns and was so happy to finally not have to fight someone, or get taken prisoner, or yelled at for that matter. "We have heard about this odd red lantern from the green lantern core but had no idea you were so friendly. However, I must know if it is true that you are from another dimension."
The emperor told him the truth that he was, but not why he left. "I think this is going to be a great friendship, thank you." No real drama happened, I mean what were you expecting, it is blue lantern core.
"Okay Hal you can do this just be yourself say hi, how's it going, can we talk that guy scarecrow." Hal was waiting for batman next to the bat symbol with commissioner Gordon. "So, the scarecrow huh. What's got you so worked up about him? I just checked and he is still in Arkham." Hal turned to the commissioner, "It's a personal matter, let's just say his gas needs a counter agent and soon."
"Get out of Gotham, I won't repeat myself." Hal jumped at the voice of batman, and the commissioner gave a laugh to Hal. "Batman, hey Batman how are you doing?" "Let me guess, you're here about the scarecrows fear gas you took after I said no because you can't develop a cure fast enough but you know I already did. So, tell me, how many got exposed." Hal's grin went away, "Two green lanterns got infected, I have the basic medical stuff you would need to help make a cure for them. They got exposed to too much of this stuff to try and overcome it."
Batman took the data and sent it to oracle, "What about you commissioner?" Gordon tossed his smoke and told Batman, "I actually have some good news for once, Bane left Gotham and took his whole operation with him by the looks of it. Otherwise besides that we have the usual robberies, and other crimes. The bad news is we got a tip that penguin has something nasty coming in through the ports." Hal was in complete surprise about how Gordon said that all. "Gordon, you say that like it's just the common life style around here."
"Welcome to Gotham, now get out. I will call you when I have something for the infected, and one last thing. Next time you take something, I'm taking your ring." Hal started laughing before he looked up to say something to Batman "Uh right *cough* well call me soon. I'm just gonna…go hang out with Superman I guess."
A casual night in Gotham later back at the Bat cave, the bat mobile pulled up. "Ah welcome back, had I known I would have made some tea ready for your return." Alfred walked down stairs, but was surprised to see, Hal Jorden, Batman, and a new boy for them to look after. "Oh look, another one, great." Alfred went from slightly happy about master Bruce's early return, to tired and simply not ready. "Alfred, did you finish with the fear toxin cure for the too lanterns? Yes, we have another one." The boy looked around in shock at what he was seeing. "Yes, I have them right here, good to see you master Hal. Here you are." Hal was relieved, "Thanks for the…how do you know my name?" Alfred looked down a little and then back at Hal. "Is that not the name on your jacket?"
Back on the home world of the blue lantern core the emperor had just finished spending 5 peaceful hours learning and understanding all the different cores from the blues, "Thank you very much for the experience, and I hope that my gift works well for you." The emperor got back on his ship and left, "I guess boom tube technology scares most seeing as how it's so hard to get a hold of."
Landing back on the inside the moon he was occupying he was greeted with one of his favorite things to see, food. "Thanks guys, and before someone gets started I didn't try anything with a blue. So, no jokes for you." #3 was standing in guard armor, an armor the emperor forgot why he built. "I finished categorizing and storing all the new weapons, however some are rather useless so I would like to recycle them for scrap if that is alright with you. Also #2 would like to speak with you, she has some concerns about your implants." The emperor finished eating a slider and responded "Alright before you scrap them I want to see, maybe they could be modified into something better, maybe they should be turned into scrap. #2 what do you…wait did you say #2 was a she?"
The base was quiet for a few minutes before the emperor decided to sit them all down and talk. "Alright everyone, what's going on here?" #1 spoke up first "we want personality's and names…sir" the emperor didn't even think about it. "Okay, so who wants to go first?" #2 was the first to respond, "Me, I'm almost done. Please?" the emperor stopped them right there. "Alright listen, you are all quantum artificial intelligence, you want a name or a personality just make it yourself. If you really need help I will, but I think this should be up to you." He took a bite into another slider, "Now I was told you had something for me about my medical status #2."
"Yes sir, I have reviewed the scans and I believe that we can repair or replace most of the implants. But there is a problem, there is only one place we can get the technology from." #2 started pulling up data on a man, Bruce Wayne. "He is the only one on this planet with access to this technology, it's primitive compared to ours but it's all we got with the amount of time we have." The emperor stopped eating and looked up, "Time? Okay so how much in theory do I have left?"
A brief silence filled the base. "It's no theory sir, with all the data we have gathered you only have 16 hours until the nanites stop working. Once that happens you would have at most 10 minutes at most. Which begs the question, how should we acquire them? We ran a few simulations and we have come to two options that would work best for you to break in undetected."
"That won't be allowed, if this is my last act I want it to be a good one. I will ask Bruce Wayne to share his technology with me." All three of them just yelled about how stupid and selfish this was, "Enough all of you, look at this profile you made on him. He funds Batman, this world's greatest detective…in theory. His charity profile alone is incredible, he adopts kids with bad backgrounds to help them better themselves, gives away millions to different charity's, I will not do wrong to him. Unless he says no than maybe I will have to steal them." #2 had to add on, "We also ran a simulation on boom tube side effects, you would probably be best flying down. The side effects won't be very survivable to say the least."
"Okay then, #1 refuel the ship and run repairs, #2 make the medical preparations, #3…download into the stealth armor and prepare for a hard-crash landing, I bet it's a long fall down to earth." #3 downloaded and stated, "You're going to use your ring to soften the landing right…right?"
The emperor stood on the moon waiting for the right moment to jump. "No this is a waste of time, let's just go." They flew down past the hemisphere cloaked to stay off sensors, "Time for that crash part of the plan, here we go." The emperor started nose diving like a plane aiming straight for the ocean. "Sir sensors are picking up a ship, no weapons, over a hundred civilians, we need to slow down now and take evasive action now."
The dive was being performed at incredible speeds, so halting that process in a mere 2.65 seconds would usually put a tremendous strain on anybody. Thankfully the emperor had a lantern ring to help with that and managed to go undetected. "#3 what kind of ship is that, are there really no weapons even for defense?" "Apparently yes sir. The ship is called the golden nugget, owned by…the same idiots that gave a golden nugget to at the place you got a shower from. Hahaha, that's great. #1 #2 you guys won't believe this, the guys at that shower place or whatever it was called took the gold and bought a party boat." The comms erupted with laughter, "How much time do I have left?" A timer got displayed "Good that should leave me plenty of time to get a little rev-ARGH!" Fun fact, the armor works with the implants. The emperor went crashing into the water grabbing the attention of no one since they were all very drunk.
"Ahhhh, rraaa, augh" the pain stopped and the emperor gained control once more. "I thought I had 15 hours at least, what happened?" The emperor was exhausted from the ordeal, it lasted only 16.3 seconds but felt like a weeklong jog to his lungs. "Sir the timer has moved down to 4 hours and 11 minutes. You need to hurry, please." #2 was the most concerned, always felt bad for when she opted to let him bleed out just to secure horde tech.
"It's time to say hi, take me to his home. #2 explain what's happening with the timer." #2 reran the numbers. "I regret to inform you since the nanites are focusing their energy on your now collapsed lungs, your life expectancy without the nanites no longer exists. The new official time is now just 4 hours, you need to hurry. Once that time is up, there is nothing we can do for you and you will die after seconds of sheer agony." "#2 if I survive this we need to talk about bedside manner, also tag the boat. When were done here, I want to talk with those two."
The emperor and #3 arrived at the Wayne manor, and landed on the front porch. "#3 what the protocol for a standard greeting on this world." After a quick search, "A light knocking of the door, followed by a hello, then" "No that sounds like too much time." The emperor knocked on the door lightly in hopes for a nicer meeting than an attempt of being captured.
The door opened and out stood…not Bruce Wayne. "What is the meaning of this?!" the emperor grunted slightly annoyed about what was happening "Look I don't know who the hell you are but I'm here to see Bruce, he is the only one that can save my life at this point. Can I please come in?" The man in a suit looked the emperor up and down, you appear to have me at many disadvantages due the walking armor you are wearing, but since you asked so nicely sure." The emperor stepped in and asked, "So what is name, I can't call you" the emperor was cut off at the sound of gun, "This here is a 12-gauge shotgun, with distance between you and me right now I'm willing to bet your helmet won't withstand that, neither will your skull."
The emperor turned around to face the man. "Look, it won't even crack the visor. I am trying to be a polite as I can but I really need Bruce Wayne's help." A voice sounded behind him, "So why are you wearing that then? Seems like more than a way to do harm not have a conversation." The emperor was taken off guard by the new-found person, but recognized the voice and the look. "Mr. Wayne, I need about 50 of your nanites to replace the ones in my blood stream, so that I won't die in 3 hours and 4 minutes. The ones in me now are expiring and now I need new ones. You're the only one I can get to in enough time to help save me."
Bruce was shocked but didn't show it, "How did you find out about the nanites, only 27 people know about them?" "Well 1, now 29 know me and your friend here 2, because…reasons, and 3 the reason why I came to you, is because the nanite research at Lexcorp, is a disappointing shame compared to what you're at. Also from what I can gather about Lex he's a dick, and you're a king of kindness and charity…I'm sorry hold on."
The emperor placed his left hand over the barrel as the man fired, and was surprised when nothing happened to the emperor's hand. "Sorry, I like most people don't like guns pointed at me." He took the gun by the barrel and tossed it to the side. "Like I said sorry." Turning his attention back to Bruce. "Look I am sorry for this to be so sudden, I wanted to do this some other way but my lungs collapsed and my timer went down to 4 hours and 11 minutes, that was over an hour ago."
Bruce thought for a moment, "If what your saying is true, your nanites are far more advanced than mine to survive in a person's blood stream, and you have need for hundreds, thousands maybe even more, than just 50. What would mine do for you?" The emperor chuckled for a moment "Okay yes that's all very true, however I can modify them and mass replicate them so I can keep on living."
"Look I know you say you're on a timer, but what proof of that do you have of all of this." The emperor grabbed a tablet from a pocket dimension, but before he could even hand it off he dropped it screaming in pain. Gripping his left arm, it felt like it was fire. Once the pain stopped he found himself on his knees panting, the timer on his screen dropped to 34 minutes and 19 seconds. "Mr. Wayne, I regret to inform you that I now have 34 minutes left to live before the nanites fail altogether. I'm going to need an answer now."
Bruce's gaze narrowed, "There is no way I can make a decision that fast, is there some way you can halt the progression?" The emperor coughed, noticing the blood on the inside of his helmet he was coughing up. "Maybe five minutes ago I could have put myself in cryo for a few weeks while you made up your mind, but not anymore. I'm sorry but I can't wait anymore."
The emperor bolted through the door heading straight for Wayne tower, top floor. "#3 prepare for a download, I want everything from the server's no exceptions." As the emperor went crashing through a window, and he quickly plugged in and began his work. "This will take two minutes' sir, in the meantime incoming security, most carrying small arm pistols, a couple of rifle, all in full body armor." The emperor shrugged and used his ring to barricade the door. "Okay problem solved, how much longer?" "I just told you stop asking, I just got the nanite details. Sub level 50, lot of security in the way but shouldn't be a problem for you. Half way done just hang on." The emperor felt the same pain again surge through him, "That brought the timer down to 7 minutes. Thankfully it was just your right foot."
"Oh, really come on, that's bull shit. Stop the download we need to move now." After the unplug the emperor jumped out a different window and dropped 37 floors before breaking through a window past some walls and down through a stair well.
Once they got to the door emperor kicked it down and turned right only to be surprised. "Mr. Wayne called us, here is the 100 nanites you need so badly." #3 and the emperor were both shocked, "Uh right…thanks, tell him I owe him one." A boom tube opened and the emperor walked on through.
Once back on base nearly collapsed, "What's happening to me?" The stealth armor opened and the medical armor helped him up, #2 was waiting. As the medical armor opened the stealth armor helped him in. The medical armor had defense capabilities but it's primary goal was keep the user alive. But #2 knew that armor the best, she was there to help build it.
#2 POV
"Please sir hang on, we just need to slowly hover to the cryo pod." Oh, dam it, is this what panic feels like. This is awful, I mean I knew what laughter, and joy felt like but this is not what I was expecting. This is awful, "Don't worry entering the pod now, prepare for cryo sleep." I must save him, can't almost fail him, not again never again!"
END #2 POV
#3 and #1 were left to modify and mass produce the new nanites. "I can't believe this world think's this is the greatest thing they could invent, they haven't even made it past their own moon yet." #3 was panicking but tried to hide it with complaints about this world. "Actually, I went on the surface for that flag they planted, do you think they took I back with them? I couldn't find it anywhere on the surface."
#1 was the first Q.A.I so he already knew what #3 was attempting. "I know, I scanned the moon's surface and I can't figure out where the flag is yet either." #1 ended the distraction "Try and stay calm the hard parts over, now we must enhance the nanites with horde tech, mass replicate them, and inject them. We can do this in sleep mode…hang on, that's not right."
It was obvious horde protocol when working with foreign technology was to make a security scan, but what the scan found was more than a virus. "There is a self-destruct protocol, Nano cluster emp protocol, and a tracking protocol…and that just the start. This is impressive work, shame I have to get rid of it." The procedure for the nanites took several tries, but when there was only 6 left, #3 and #1 finally made it work. The multiple security protocol's and virus's gone the nanites became outfitted to meet horde standards, and the replicates made.
EMPERORS POV DURING THE PROCESS
Ugh man, I know I can't get drunk but I think I know what a hangover feels like now. Except this is like…everywhere. Fuck me man this is awful. "Hello, why is everything so bright, oh no I'm not dead am I. Listen god I can explain just give me a second." #2 spoke back, "No emperor you're not dead, aren't you an atheist. HA should have gotten a pool started on this. No, you are in the medical armor, and this is the inner workings of your mind. Why is mostly everything out of order, displaced, locked up, or on fire?" I chuckled a bit, "My mind is a wonderful place ain't it. Look #2 I know about what happened you don't have to feel guilty about anything, like I said I was never mad. I forgive you. Don't bother trying to hide it, I can tell how you feel in here. Guess she got further along in the personality thing than anyone could have realized."
"Sir you did but I didn't, I chose to almost let you die so we can secure the area first. I was wrong." So, this will be her personality. Made of guilt and forged in truth…okay then. "You said you wanted a name and a personality, what ideas did you have for a name?"
END OF POV
"#3 we did it, now we just have to wake him. Shutting down the cryo pod. #3 what are doing?" #3 was in a panic "We lost data, entire terabytes are missing. While we were bringing back the emperor, Bruce gained access to the tablet that our emperor dropped and left there. I'm trying to figure out what we lost now, but I locked him out and set the tablet to fry itself."
Back at the bat cave, the tablet was hooked up to a secondary bat computer, when the download suddenly stopped, and was met with a quick beeping before an acid seemingly ate it. "Alfred, head upstairs and call Dick. I think we might be getting some company soon." Alfred went upstairs to make the call while Batman sat looking over the data. "What the hell did I just get into? Hal it's me batman I need you to tell me something." Hal was once again surprised, "How did you get into my ring comms?"
"Because I'm batman, have you met a red lantern who was recently on OA?" Hal couldn't believe it. "Yeah, I have why would you be asking? Just not gonna bother asking how you know." Batman began to brood. "I think I just met him, managed to get some info of a tablet he dropped. If what's on this is true then we all have a problem. Hurry back to OA, I will let you know if something else comes up." As the brooding continued he kept reading into the files.