Meanwhile at Wayne Manor, Bruce Wayne, also known as Gotham's dark knight or the Batman was down in the Bat-cave wondering what was going on today, It was not like any other day where there was a breakout or crimes to put down, it was all quiet...to quiet. Batman leaned back on his chair and wondered what next when suddenly, The Flash and The Reverse Flash zoomed into the bat-cave. Batman recognized that and stood up to fight.

"Woah! woah! woah! Batman hold it! Thawn's on our side!"said The Flash as he held his arms towards Batman in protest.

"I doubt that" he responded in his grim voice.

"It's true" Thawn said as he took his mask off and set Zoom and Godspeed on the floor gently "I am on your side...I've come to deliver a message...Bruce Wayne".

Batman tried to step forward but the Flash stopped him "Slow down Bruce!".

"did you tell him?!" he growled.

"Bruce I swear I didn't! You know me I'd never do that! and besides...Thawn keeps secrets he knows who I really am and yet he never told anyone...he could have told the Wrecker my real name but no, he let him leave and then he called me by my real name" Barry pleaded as he took his mask off.

Seeing no other choice Bruce took his own mask off, trusting that Thawn would keep his mouth shut.

"what's the message Thawn?" Bruce asked with a guarded expression.

"To put it simple, my future self payed present me and Barry here a visit...but he couldn't come out of the Speed-force as he said that Darkseid was using an Infinity stone to pull him out" Thawn explained.

"An Infinity stone? that's the second one I've heard off today, I sent the Guardians to retrieve what they call the Power stone...it's also an infinity stone".

"that's also what we came here to tell you...the Guardians, according to Thawn's future self, don't return...they die" Barry said.

"we have to get them out of there!" Thawn protested.

Batman pondered that carefully and responded "I'll get them out...Barry if Thawn really is on on our side I'm sticking you with him".

"Bruce...Thawn's future self also said that all speedsters need to team up and despite being an Alpha I still need your approval to form this new team...these Defenders of the speed-force as I'm calling it,".

"Nice name!" Thawn complimented

"very well Barry, gather all the Speedsters that are willing to join, I'll take the case of the impending Darkseid invasion to the League in order to prepare" Bruce said as he put his mask back on and contacted the Guardians,by then Thawn and Barry sped out of the Bat-cave and back to Central City to warn the mayor and C.C.P.D.

"Batman to Guardians! Guardians come in!" said Batman

Meanwhile on the Milano...

Ranger noticed the comm buzzing

"Hey Quill looks like we gotta call" Ranger said

Quill pushed a button on the control panel and a holographic image of Batman showed up

"What's up Bats" Rocket said

"What's up is that you and your team have to get out of there...if you don't you will die" Batman warned

"ooook...not the type of encouragement we were looking for" Quill said as he made a face

"I'm serious..g...et...t.."

"Uh..Batman, come in.." Quill said as he tried the comms again "Damn it! someones messing with the comms" Quill continued

Then the comms came back online, but instead of Batman, Darkseid showed up! He'd found them!

"I suspected that you'd come" Darkseid smirked as a bright light shone on the Milano's cockpit. Quill tried to get them out but they were stuck in a tractor beam, this was a trap.

Back in the Bat-cave, Gotham City...

Batman growled and slammed his fists on the Bat-computers control panel, he thought that it was too late. Then he calmed himself down and made a few calls to the League, informing them of the current situation and as a minor side-note he also mentioned Barry's new team. Since, Batman was one of the three smartest members of the League people trusted his judgement weather they liked it or not, the other two were Bruce banner and Tony Stark. So now, The Martian Man-hunter, Green Lantern (Hal-Jordan) and Thor were out to save the Guardians, unaware that a speedy member of the X-men aka Quicksilver, had stowed away on the Milano for a little adventure and had hidden himself in the cargo hold. So until the rescue party could get there, Quicksilver was the Guardians only hope of ever surviving the Darkseid encounter.