Author Notes: Thank you for your reviews and suggestions, they really help me to improve. This chapter deals with how Batman can proof his theory.

Chapter 4 – Future Past

The realisation left them all perplexed. J'onn tried to scan Batman's mind to find out if he was mentally unstable. Nevertheless, this incarnation of Batman was even more difficult to read than the original, he could only concluded Batman was not deceiving them. So he decided to ask what was in everyone minds:

- How did you reach to that conclusion?.

However, before Batman could answer, Flash interjected:

- Yeah, because you guys don't seem to have any recollection of us and we are quite famous in our time, I believe at least our names will be known in the future. Besides, if this is the same world, how come Diana is not here? She is immortal, so she still be around, right Wondy? - Said Flash looking hopeful at Diana, and now more confused than ever "What is this place? A future without a Justice League? Not cool. And Bats here, is seriously freaking me out! He keeps staring at Wondy in a creepy stalker way"

Batman didn't answer at first. He hated to agree with Flash, but the guy had a point, so he decided to make his case.

- First, you described an uncanny similar situation to the pandemic Earth faced years ago. Second, you mentioned that some beings from this world were attacking your people with advanced weaponry; I bet those attacks were not random, they were target at you.

- How do you know that? - Asked Diana

- Because that is what I would do. If anything, those attacks are diversions, just to make sure the chaos prevails and confound you. Their real targets are you. If something or someone wanted to control your world, you and your friends will be at the top of their list of enemies to take down, and since we don't have any records of you, my guess is they succeeded.

- But how?, I mean Sups is invincible and...-Flash started babbling and Batman interrupted him in his best all business nearly menacing voice.

- Everybody has a weakness. For instance, how did you manage to set the coördinates for the portal?

- We managed to capture one of the beings and track a signal, apparently they were all receiving orders from here.

- Apparently?, Did you not question this being thoroughly? - Said Batman scolding .

- It imploded just seconds after we capture it, I didn't have enough time to read its mind, the only thing I could extract was the Canamera name - Said J'onn.

- Are you even sure that the signal that you received came from here, from Utopia? – "if they couldn't question a suspect properly maybe they track the signal wrong too".

- Completely – Replied Diana.

- You seem very secure –Said Batman with a harsh tone.

- The member of our team that tracked the signal is very diligent - The Batman of her time tracked the signal, and she felt compel to defend him.

- We all make mistakes.

- He doesn't - Diana knew that was an exaggeration, even though Batman was a careful and obsessive planner he had made mistakes, only she didn't want to let his counterpart here to think less of him.

- Really? - He said that with venom. He perceived the defiance in her voice, and a sudden jealousy stong him like a thorn. He repressed the feeling; it was not easy and he curled his fingers to control the anger.

Diana on the other hand, didn't take the last comment well, and moved dangerously closer to Batman with an angry look in her eyes. "C' mon not an another Wondy-Bats fight, those never end well" Flash thought and immediately put himself between them - Guys, we are loosing our focus here - He said almost as a pledge.

- Right - Said Batman growling between his teeth, and move away from Wonder Woman - My theory is an event disrupted the space and time continuity, changing something that eventually created a different sequence of time, a parallel universe.

- In other words, we are in an alternative version of our future, or from your perspective we come from a possible version of your past - Concur J'onn.

- We must find the source that change the past, fix it and everything will be normal again - Said Flash.

- That is a goose chase, unless you can pint point the exact moment of the change, you are going to end up altering the space-time continuity more, and even if you do find the exact event that changed the past, something as subtle as a rock falling could potentially unraveled a chain of events that could end up in another disaster. No, the best course of action is to the remain focus on the project ahead.

- You are aware that if we succeed in this mission, is possible that this version of the future and you may never come to exist - Said J'onn.

- Nothing would make me happier. Now, are we done with the foretelling? - He didn't wait for J'onn to answer that, he was already at the other end of the room, taking a sit behind the keyboard of something that resembled an ultramodern computer.

- What is your plan? - Asked Diana, her anger replaced with concerned.

- I think there is connection between those beings and the pandemic, and considering the fact those beings were sending information to Utopia my guess is the positron lords are involved too, so I'm going to hack into their network, to see if there are any projects with the code name Canamera - After a couple of minutes he found various files with the name of Canamera, however they were strongly encrypted, so he push a hidden button at his cowl.

- Oracle, I need your help to crack a code.

- Ok, send it to me.

After nearly 20 minutes, Oracle said - Finally! That was the hardest code I'd ever cracked, I'm sending the information to you.

- Send it to Nightwing and Robin too, I want them in the loop.

- Oh,oh -

- Oracle, What is it? -

- A squad team is moving fast in your direction, one of the files must had trigger an alarm. You need to get out of there! -

- How much time do we have? -

- 10 minutes tops -

- Thanks Oracle. I will contact you later. Batman out -

Nightwing and Robin entered the room and Batman turned around and started to give instructions.

- A squad of troopers are almost here; we cannot have another confrontation with them, it may compromise the resistance. Oracle has cracked the code, and according to the records, there are another three places currently transmitting a strong signal, all the three have unusual energy demands. Those are the best leads we have, if we want to stop this Canamera project within 24 hours, we need to split into three teams, otherwise we are not going to make it. Oracle is loading all the information we found on the Canamera files into the PDA's of Nightwing and Robin. Nightwing and Flash, you will go to the first the place of the first signal, Robin will go with J'onn to the second, and Diana and I will go to the third. We will be in touch through the intercom link, and we will meet at the safety place Nightwing and Robin already know. Now go!

Nobody argued with Batman about the plan, they all knew it is pointless. He touched fast the screen and instructed the computer to erase all the files and start a self-destruction sequence. Then the lights went off with the sound of an explosion just few yards away.

- This is the Police. We know your are there. Step out with the hands in the air! –

- This will buy us some time – Batman said to none one in particular while pressing fast some buttons. Almost immediately they hear the sound of coughs and a few gunshots on the hall. Afterwards, everybody fleet, each pair went into different hidden doors. As a reflex Batman took Diana's hand while he touched a faint depression on the wall that instantly opened a secret door, and they enter a dark long corridor, while the door closed fast behind them. He had his gloves on, but he could still feel the warm sensation of her bare fingers in his hand. He knew right there he was not willing to let her go.

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