Superman was mentally exhausted. The suns rays rejuvenated kryptonians whenever physical fatigue set in meaning in this case he could not be helped. Turning down to be dropped at home proved his relationship with Lois Lane was still on the line and they needed to sort things out. There was also the issue with doomsday and apokolips.
All the founding members knew darkseid had been the one to send doomsday to earth in prepration for his invasion, luckily he did not take into account the help from ben and the avengers. Thinking of Ben opened up another bag of thoughts. How could a mere watch perfom all those functions and why was it entrusted to a teenager who could be easily overwhelmed by the amount of power it grants him. Having witnessed what that watch can do was simply astonishing especially when Ben turned into a kryptonian and an Asgardian. A thought that soon drew his attention to the avengers and the concept of a multiverse out there with different realities and earths. What could be happening?
Legion of doom headquarters
"What the fuck happened out there? You are all completely useless!" Lex voice was heard in the conference room.
"Hey! Don't you dare blame my babies for this Lex" poison ivy defended herself. "I was not the one who under estimated our enemies"
For the past few hours they were going over what happened through the videos Lexs suit captured of the failed infiltration. Grodd particularly was very interested in the two humans who joined the green being in defending their base. According to the footage displayed, the consensus was she had telepathic abilities being she easily dismantled Grodds illusion. The only telepath known to him apart from those in gorilla city was The Martian thus making her very interesting with the possibility of Grodd creating a weapon out of her. They would be unstoppable.
The green being on the other hand was not a telepath but had an immunity to it since from the start of their clash he could not get into its mind.
Bizzaro was quiet, the fight still fresh on his mind. For the first time his muscles were a little sore from the fight. All the top hitters of the league usually balanced their strength when fighting him, especially superman but the green being was not up for that. Every punch they exchanged was thrown with great effort especially when bizzaro realized it could trade blows on the same level as him.
"Bizzaro was the only one who did what was required of him" Lex was still sore from the loss and without Bizzaro they would be dead as it had been a surprise when the frail human turned out to be the green being that knocked out superman.
"Come on Lex, who knew their base would be guarded by that beast!?" Grodd was tired of the complaints. "You should have done more research to avoid tthat humiliating defeat"
"I knew there would be someone to defend the base but did not expect the green being! He did not battle doomsday for gods sake!" His research showed most of the heroes were in the watchtower.
"No worries, there is always a next time and we wont repeat the same mistakes."
Watchtower
"Jarvis where is everyone?" Tony had been walking around the watchtower for some time now and could not see any of his team members around.
I believe most of the heroes have gone back to earth sir! Black widow whereabouts are unknown as well as hawkeyes. Wanda and Bruce have not left their rooms, Thor is in the cafeteria eating and Captain America is currenly in Washington DC.
"what is he doing in DC?"
He has currently integrated himself as a tourist. Jarvis explained bringing up CCTV footage showing Cap walking along the street.
"what about the league members?"
Most of their whereabouts are unknown as we do not know their secret identities. Superman is currently in the control centre monitoring the channels incase of an emergency. Igniting his thrusters, Tony flew to the control room. Jarvis had access to the live cctv footages and mapped out the watchtower. Cyborgs coding was slightly troublesome for Jarvis to constantly hack into without the league noticing thus he was using a backdoor Trixx had installed into the system giving him a constant feed to the cameras.
It still amazed Tony that when he viewed the glass panels facing the earth, is when he remembered they were in space every time. "Why have I never thought of a headquarter in space?" He asked out loud in his amour. Jarvis gave no answer.
"I thought you would be exploring the earth like your friends and well…you're not batman." Superman was genuinely surprised to see Ironman in the watchtower.
"I am pretty sure that I know all the differences between our worlds. Jarvis mapped out everything the moment I knew we were on different earths." Iron man explained. That was one protocol Tony made sure Jarvis made a priority above everything else. Whenever he went to unfamiliar territory Jarvis would retrieve whatever map of the place exists or take a scan of the whole area for security purposes.
"I figured. You remind me of a person I know." Superman wasn't that surprised. Batman was always mindful of his surroundings, one thing he picked up from the dark night.
"I get that a lot" Iron man replied taking it as a compliment. They both watched the monitors for sometime.
"Who does that doomsday remind you of?" Remembering what Natasha told him about Batmans reference.
"Someone I prefer not to think about" superman answered. He knew it was only a matter of time till Darkseid sets his sight on earth again.
"Well, that sucks. Someone that scares you definitely scares me too. Hopefully we might lend a hand next time" He gripped supermans shoulder in a reassuring way to his nod.
The avengers had read about Darkseids invasion from the articles and videos found in various online platforms and likened doomsday to him. They sympathized because they also know the disadvantages of an invasion, especially infrastructure wise. He saw in the news, clean up of doomsdays battle was still in progress and volumes of people were volunteering to help.
Iron man ejected from his suit and joined superman while also gazing into space. This is a view I must have.
OA
"So I guess you should be thanking me.. or to be more specific, the Omnitrix." Ben spoke up to Hal who flipped him off. The hologram floated to middle of the room and joined the others while Blaze, Ben's Asgardian form and Hal floated close to them.
"Welcome" one guardian spoke up. "As Hal Jordan mentioned, this place was closed off to everyone else as it is our sanctuary and the main hub of OA. Everything that happens must be noted and gotten approved here" the guardian explained the structural differences from all the other buildings in OA.
Blaze and Hal listened keenly with the lantern barely able to hide the excitement in his eyes. Gaining access to this building was something every lantern dreamed off thus significantly elevating his status among the lantern ranks. Upon initial entry into the building, Hal noticed his ring was charged to 100% from having 40% as he hadn't charged it for a long time showing just how powerful this sanctuary was. He couldn't wait to rub it in John Stewart's and Kilowog's face..
"Good to know." Blaze spoke up still looking around the room. They seemed to be the only ones in the room yet he swore Trixx was getting readings from every direction and his Asgardian senses also noticed the powerful aura in the air and the unusual blankets of darkness surrounding them.
"What are your intentions in this universe?" Another guardian asked then all turned to look at Blaze.
"Not to cause trouble while looking for a way back to mine" the answer was simple. A green light lit up in the room.
"Good.. It's all we wanted to confirm" the guardian continued "How long have you been on earth?"
"Come on, we all know Hal told you so what's up with the 20 questions?" Blaze asked slightly irritated. He never liked being interrogated. A red light glowed for a brief moment then disappeared again.
What's the deal with these lights mentally asking Trixx.
They are measuring and recording several of your physiological indicators to determine the truth in your statements Trixx answered displaying all the indicators being used.
I believe the green light signifies you are not deceiving them in contrast to the red one she explained.
So basically a lie detector test, that's going to be a problem He sure as hell wasn't going to give them any noteworthy information only if they could reciprocate.
I can negate all your indicators to provide inconclusive answers Trixx offered.
No need, just intervene whenever sensitive topics come up.
The guardians looked on expectantly waiting for an answer. As the safety of the universe usually depends on them, they needed to determine whether his intentions were pure as earlier predicted.
Hal's head was shaking in disbelief and disappointment at Bens actions. The guardians of OA were highly respected especially when matters concerning the security of the universe.
"Since I landed in the Amazon Forrest but the number of days I cannot remember." He replied even though Trixx had counted the days and projected for him in his HUD.
Hal looked ready to protest the vague answer but the guardian accepted it. Apparently unable to tell when someone was pulling their leg. The room glowed green in acceptance.
"Are you from an alternate universe?"
"Yes" the room lit green again.
"what is the purpose of the Omnitrix and are you a threat when wielding it?"
"It stores sentient DNA samples and I am not a threat…unless you are a criminal. That's all I will answer today." Blaze concluded having grown tired of being interrogated. This meeting was supposed to be an introduction for the two sides and it was starting to feel one sided.
"It is alright. We got what we needed. You are a friend to the green lantern corps" the guardian concluded. Being linked telepathically they discussed and decided he was not a threat although they were still wary of the fact that such a powerful device is in the hands of a teenager.
"My turn" blaze grinned. "Do you know of a way I can return to my own earth?"
The guardians paused whatever they were inputting in the computer and looked at Ben.
Is there a way you can tell if they are saying the truth? Ben asked Trixx telepathically. There is a way but in doing so I will have to hack their system came her reply. After some seconds of debating, blaze decided to trust the guardians word.
"There is one way, but I am afraid we will not disclose it to you as we made a promise to never speak of the subject again knowing what happened the last time that gateway was sort after by the man hunters."
At the mention of their name, Trixx dug up and displayed in blazes HUD everything she could find on the man hunters from the little info he collected while temporarily hacking the guardians and whatever information was in the justice league database. They had become power crazy and wanted to travel to multiple universes to provide law and order even though it was against the guardians policy. An all out war emerged between the green lanterns and the man hunters resulting in the decommissioning of the man hunters and them being locked away somewhere in OA.
"I understand, wanting to bring the multiverse under one rule was insane." Blaze added in support. The guardians and Hal looked to blaze wondering where he got the information from.
Noticing all eyes on him, he supplied " Trixx's research on them" the guardians seem to understand and continued interfacing with their computers.
Hal looked at blazes wrist and marveled at the watch, before knowing the existence of the Omnitrix, he assumed the green lantern ring was the ultimate device as it can bring to life any imagination the user wills. Seeing the Omnitrix and what it can do made him to start doubting that assumption. Come on! A device that can turn you into any alien you want…such power… He shuddered just thinking about it.