บท 83: Chapter 83 A.M.A.Z.O
At that moment, a mechanical sound was triggered and something with glowing red eyes seemed to sense something that was not supposed to be here, causing it to wake up from its dormancy.
Blar!
Blar!
Blar!
The next thing that happened was comprehensible. Sirens, lights, flashing.....
The base alarms instantly went on with Amari making his presence known.
"Typical". He muttered as he raised his head upward. The blue lights illuminating the room had gone red at this point.
Not surprising.
What was, however, was the fact that all doors in the facility weren't immediately sealed off the moment it was known that an intruder was within their midst.
Then something even more surprising happened.
All personnel, be it soldiers or workers immediately abandoned whatever they were doing and took to their heels, running in the direction of the exit.
They were.... Evacuating?
"Ok... Now that's something you don't see every day". Shouldn't they be running towards his position? Sealing down all areas while trying to find the Infiltrator?
Was this how henchmen of the twenty-first century operated nowadays?
Or was something afoot?
Amari was slightly puzzled.
The red-eyed machine suddenly spoke.
[Access Superman]
Boom!
A boom sounded from within the underground facility, followed by the sound of something tearing towards him at sonic speed.
Amari heard a loud crash from behind him, followed by a gush of wind coming through the now shattered doors.
Fragments of metal and debris flew in all directions as what looked to resemble a tall, muscular bare chested human male came crashing through the heavily secure doors like a bull on steroids.
Bang!
The muffled thud was the result of a metal fist colliding against a fleshy palm.
Amari stood unmoved, his arm stretched out to catch a punch that seemingly appeared out of thin air due to its speed. Seeing the new arrival, his initially furrowed eyebrows greatly relaxed.
"Oh! So that's what's going on".
....
The Royal Palace....
Al-Qawiya, Bialya.
"Reporting, My Queen".
A holographic screen could be floating in the air. The picture showed a bald, pale skinned male wearing a gray trench coat with a hood.
The hood was pulled over his head, revealing only his facial features but anyone who knew him would know that this was just to hide what was beneath it.
"Psimon, report what you have to say".
On the throne of Bialya within the Royal Palace, sat a dark skinned, slender woman with dark blue eyes and long black hair.
Her hair was pulled back and sported a golden diadem on her forehead. She wore golden stinger-shaped earrings and an armband on her right forearm.
Her posture was lazy, and her face was unsmiling.
"I have obtained the information which My Liege and The Light seeks".
He said with a slight bow, before proceeding to pull off the hook covering his head. What was displayed on screen was a human brain..... His brain to be precise, visible through a clear dome covering it with some strips of skin over the dome.
"And?" She asked with interest.
"It appears that your worries are not unfounded. In her weakened state I have peered into the female Kryptonian's open mind. As suspected, she seems to have a deeper relationship with the mysterious Deviant ..... A closer one if you will".
"Oh!" Her eyes suddenly lit up with interest.
"Go on. Do tell me how deep this goes. Does our yet to be determined friend or foe have a little Lover? Or is it one of those ambiguous relationships.....".
If one didn't know that she was the iron blooded ruler of Bialya and a high-ranking member of The Light, one could easily mistake her tone for those aunties who loved to gossip about the lives of their young relatives or neighbors.
"Not that deep, My Queen". He uttered in a low tone.
"Apparently, he was the first living being she saw upon arrival on this planet. And spent a greater period of time within his home base outside Gotham. From what I can tell, her impression of him is very..... Favorable".
"Oh! Is it now?" The dark-skinned female fell into thought, a somewhat sinister smile appearing on her pursed lips.
Despite being a power hungry ruler of a country which ultimately meant that she was a loner who had never engaged in intimate relationships with the same or opposite sex all due to the fact that she saw it as completely unnecessary, she was still a woman.
She understood what it meant when a female had a very favorable impression of the opposite sex.
"And what could possibly prompt him to accept this .... Super girl… Into his territory?"
"Her DNA".
"I see. From her memories, how favorable does Amari's impression of her seem?"
"...". Psimon found it difficult to answer.
This... Why was his being asked? He was slightly confused.
Even if he wasn't, he had no idea how to answer that question.
After all, he was a man with his brain visible to the world as soon as he removed his hood. How well versed could he be in the art of love between the opposite sex?
"Ordinary apparently….". He said while choosing his words carefully.
"But from her memory interactions, he seems to treat her like a friend, maybe even a close one". This was all he needed to say.
"L-0". Queen bee suddenly called out. The next moment, the holographic screen split into two, one side showing Psimon and the other showing a white holographic projection of a little female, presumably in her teens.
"Your orders L-3?" The holographic projection calls out with a soft voice directly displaying its intelligence. This was an AI.
Or to be more precise, the AI Amari had given To Sam Lane. Only reprogrammed to fit the ideals of members of The Light. Its codename was L-0, otherwise known as The Light Queen.
"Carry this information to the others. Make sure you only give it to the "important" members". She said, particularly emphasizing on the word Important.
"As you wish". The AI projection disappeared clearly understanding who Queen Bee meant by Important.
Basically, everyone other than Klarion, The Brain and Ocean Master.
Those three would be informed of the development in the next meeting. Informing them was simply a waste of time. Simply because, The Brain didn't care, Klarion cared even less and it was pointless informing ocean master.
Those who this would truly be helpful to, were Vandal, Luthor and The Demon's head (Ra's al ghul).
Lex in particular because he was the one who specifically requested to check Kara's memories when she was captured.
To achieve this, he even brought in Metallo.
Of course, apart from this piece of information which he had derived due to watching the Parasite incident, he also hoped to gain something else that was equally important.
"The Kryptonian has been apprehended and the information we seek has been extracted, may I ask what do we plan to do with her?" Seeing that she was done, Psimon asked for further clarification.
He had extracted all the information they needed to know. Now what they were going to do with the female was another matter that needed sorting out.
In his opinion, since the kryptonian was no longer valuable, then she should be transported away to a secret Light facility. Cloned and replaced while the original could either be kept for experiments or ultimately disposed of.
No matter which path was taken, Kara Zor-El would suffer a terrible fate.
"Transport her of course". Queen bee tapped the throne's armrest while thinking.
"To the Light research facility in the Amazon. Before the League can possibly react. She can be cloned there. Not only cloned, but she can also make a good bargaining chip". She said with no expression.
As for whether the bargaining chip was meant for the Justice League or someone else, she didn't mention.
"As you wish My Liege. That aside, I have also discovered what could be our most bountiful harvest on this endeavor".
Psimon said, his face stretching to create a sinister smirk.
"Oh, then do tell". Although she knew what it was, she couldn't help but okay along.
"The identity, Of Superman". Psimon's smile grew wider.
"Excellent work".
"You flatter me, my queen. Surprisingly, his true identity is a reporter....".
"Your highness...". At that moment, a female suddenly called out with urgency.
"What?"
Queen bee who sat lazily on the throne with a hint of contemplation etched between her brows frowned, obviously displeased about having her though process interrupted.
"Forgive me, My Queen, but the Android has risen from dormancy". The female bowed with a bit of trepidation and answered hurriedly.
"Is that so? Play me the Android's real-time vision". Seeing that the plan had begun, she instantly lost her lazy demeanor and ordered with a serious look.
There was only one reason why the Android would move without being given any orders.
Someone had broken into the facility.
Concerning this, she wasn't the slightest bit surprised. After all, the Intel they gained stated that a group of meddlesome brats would come to interfere in their matters.
This was both a nuisance and an opportunity.
But the earlier reports from Psimon clearly stated that he had initially handled the situation.
The technology gained from their partners, The New Genisphere was secure and the kryptonian female had been captured by Luthor's new aid, Metallo.
The others, however, were still missing. Metallo stayed behind to suppress the Supergirl with kryptonite and the Bialyan soldiers spread out into the desert to locate and capture the rest.
Project Kr created to destroy and replace Superman had gone rogue. Even with the capture of the new kryptonian, they still planned to retrieve him if they could and make correction protocols.
Could it be that one of them had made their way into the facility? Or, like Lex speculated, could it be someone else more troublesome?
A holographic screen instantly emerged in the distance and what came into view was a dark-haired male with stunning facial features, glowing blue eyes and a raised eyebrow. His eyes seemed to portray his curiosity and desire to understand the situation before him.
"It's actually him?" She asked absentmindedly, her face morphing to form a slight frown.
"Looks like the relationship with the kryptonian isn't as ordinary as we think". She speculated out loud with narrowed eyebrows.
A hint of cunning flashed within those beautiful blue eyes.
This.... Could possibly be used to their advantage.
"L-0, also inform lex of this development. As well as all other high-ranking members of the Light. Make it known that his speculation may be correct after all".
With the information, they had obtained from the cloned spy within the League and sourced out through the Light Queen from Wade and Superman's discussion, Lex had mentioned the possibility of Amari's appearance.
Due to this reason, as well as other various apprehensions that may cause this operation to fail, The Light arranged for The recently stolen Amazo Android to be stationed in Bialya.
Turns out, Lex guessed right.
...
The energy generated from the punch was mostly absorbed. But the shockwave caused upon collision still caused some damage.
Crack!
Crack!
Numerous cracks appeared on the cloning tanks housing the bodies of Sam and Lois.
"Oh! So that's what's going on". Amari said while looking at the orange haired, bare chested Android.
Seeing that its attack was blocked without the opponent moving a single step away from his original position. Amazo immediately made his next move.
The red eyes immediately glowed brightly as it imitated yet another ability of the iconic Man of Steel.
Yet before it could fire, its body was blasted away as an invisible force slammed into it, sending it back the way it came from.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
The Android crashed through all after wall as it was pushed further and further.
Boom!
Then it crashed with a loud booming sound causing the underground facility to tremble.
Seeing the destruction that was caused, Amari put his right hand on his chin.
"So that's why they all ran away. Presumably, the Android would take care of whoever intruded if it could and if it couldn't..... Well, they would rather not get squashed in case a fight ensued in their vicinity".
Amari couldn't help but nod his head. In this crazy world, the bad guys were getting smarter when it came to preserving their lives.
While regular citizens were quite the opposite.
He wasn't surprised about Amazo's appearance.
After all, the Android was what he came here for.
And so, his body dashed towards its location, entirely ignoring the bodies of Lois Lane and Sam Lane, who were still floating in cracked tanks.
...
"Ugh! My head". Robin groaned loudly as he leaned against a giant stone pillar.
On his two feet in the sandy desert, he walked forward with his palm supporting him against the pillar.
Until he got to the end and the rising dust in the distance caught his attention.
Robin's eyes widened.
The dust cleared and a military vehicle with two soldiers could be seen driving towards his direction. One was armed with a gun and the other drove towards the pillar, passing by it and continuing on their way.
The boy wonder who disappeared from his initial position, watched them drive further away as he hung off the higher levels of the huge rock.
"Those are Bialyan Army Republican uniforms. What the hell are Bialyans doing in..... Bialya?" He exclaimed and shook his head as he checked the holographic map hovering above his arm.
"Ok, better question, what am I doing in Bialya?" Then, he noticed the time.
"In September? What happened to March?"
"Gotta radio Batman".
"Maintain radio silence at all times". Fragments of Batman's expressionless face popped up in his mind, filling in an important instruction from his memory loss.
"..... Or not".
Boom.
At that moment, the earth shook. It was slight but he could feel it.
"The ground shaking? Earthquake?" He opened his map one more time and turned on his scanners to check what was going on.
Not far away from his general direction, Amari appeared in front of Amazo in the underground facility.
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