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章節 141: CHAPTER 133

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[David Lance POV]

I had fucked with Harley.

Not once.

Not twice.

Not thrice.

But eleven times in a single night.

I hadn't planned it. I had seen it coming, sure, but for the first time, I hadn't been prepared for it, so it just sort of happened. One moment, we were watching a movie side by side on our so-called date, and suddenly she was there in front of me with that mischievous grin on her face.

This time, I just couldn't help myself.

I caved.

And I'm ashamed to admit; but I don't regret it.

It was an electric development.

With each touch, sound, and feeling, a shock of pleasure would run through my body, igniting every nerve I had. Harley's lips were soft and full, and her skin was warm, and to make her even more irresistible, she tasted like strawberries and cream.

It was a memorable experience, one that probably shouldn't happen, but I was glad it had.

Now, I had to deal with the consequences.

If I knew Batman as well as I thought I did, it was safe to assume he had my DNA by now, thanks to Harley.

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[Harley Quinn POV]

I skipped on my feet towards Batsy's office with a to-go cup of coffee in my hand and a smile on my face. Harley had scored babyyyyy, and completed her mission at the same time, aren't I just swell?

"Harley," Batman said as he looked up from his computer screen, giving me a tired look.

"You look worse than usual," I said as I sat down on the edge of his desk, swinging my legs a little. "Tough night?"

"Did you get the sample?" Batman asked, completely ignoring my question.

"Of course I did," I said, handing him a vial with the sample "I always deliver."

"A strand of hair would have sufficed," Batman said as he took the vial from me.

"But where's the fun in that?" I asked, pouting a little. "Besides, you have your methods; I have mine."

"Do you even know how old he is?" Batman asked, looking at me with a raised eyebrow.

"Old enough to kick my ass, old enough to tap it," I replied with a shrug, jumping off the desk. "Besides with all the stuff I have done, this might as well be considered shoplifting at best."

"Have you figured out anything useful about him?" Batman asked, getting back to business. Boring!!!

"Not yet," I lied. Sorry Batsy, Doctor-patient confidentiality. I might be crazy, but I still have some principles! "But I'm still working on it."

"I need results, Harley," Batman said, his voice taking on a harder edge. "We don't know who he is or what his goals are, he could be a threat."

"I know, I know," I rolled my eyes, waving my hand dismissively as I did. "I'll let you know as soon as I find out anything."

And with that, I was out the door, leaving a very frustrated Batman behind. Then again, when isn't he frustrated?

He always is, Harley.

Thanks, voice inside my head.

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[David Lance POV]

As Batman worked on whatever sample of DNA Harley had acquired for him, I decided to explore the base a little more to try and find anything that could give me some useful information about the Regime and the Insurgence.

The first thing I noticed was that the base was very clean and well-organized, yet it paled in comparison to any other base I had seen Batman having. The base only had the absolutely necessary and nothing more. No pictures, no personal effects, not even a plant.

Be that as it may, the systems running in the cave looked almost foreign to me, as if they were alien in nature. The machines and gadgets lying around the cave were also unfamiliar to me, which made me think that maybe the Injustice world had better technology than my own world.

I continued inspecting the base until the sound of footsteps caught my attention; someone was coming. Turning around, I saw a figure looming in the hallway, illuminated by the faint glow of the lights around.

My heart skipped a beat as I stared at the woman before me. I hadn't seen her, my version of her, in a while, not since that fateful night, not since Klarion had sent me here. The one standing in front of me was no other than my sister or a version of her.

She looked different from the Dinah I knew, from my sister. She looked tired and wearier. But no matter how different she felt, there was no mistaking those bright blue eyes. This world had done nothing to dull the essence of who she truly was, but it had left clear scars deep within her.

But as shocking as it was seeing my sister, the version of her in this accursed world, nothing could compare to the mind-blowing shock as I stared at the baby in her arms. As she neared, step by step, I could feel my entire body tense as I fought the urge to hug her.

It would be so easy to just hug her, even if she wasn't my Dinah. That was all I wanted. To hug her, to ask about the infant in her arms. To hear her voice and the love, it would normally carry when speaking to me.

But no matter how much I wanted to move, flee maybe, but before I knew it, she was already in front of me, looking at me with those tired blue eyes. That even though they were tired, they still managed to hold a look of determination, a look that said she would fight tooth and nail for the people she cared about.

"Who are you?" Dinah asked, her voice laced with caution.

I was about to answer when I felt something tugging at my heart, and before I knew it, words were already coming out. ~Dav... Black Bolt. That's my name.~ I had almost given her my name, her mere presence alone was shattering my walls like thin ice.

"New to the insurgence, I suppose," Dinah said, her voice taking on a harder edge as she stared at me. "Where did you come from?"

I was about to answer when I saw the baby in her arms squirming, and my sister's grip on him tightened ever so slightly. I could see the love in her eyes as she stared at the infant, and it was here when my suspicions were confirmed.

That baby.

It was hers.

In this world, she was a mother.

Did that mean I was an uncle?

My heart tightened at the thought as I stared at the baby in her arms. This child was the product of love, an innocent soul destined to exist in a world filled with pain and misery, a fate that he didn't deserve at all.

He deserved a chance to live, to be happy, to be free. But without even giving him a chance, all of that was taken away from him the moment he was born into this world.

~I came from Washington,~ I answered finally, grateful that my hands didn't waver. ~And I'm here to help.~

Dinah looked at me for a moment. "Never seen a baby?"

I shook my head, going with the flow. ~No.~

"He's beautiful, isn't he?" Dinah asked, her voice softening as she stared at the baby in her arms with a love that promised to be ever-lasting, unyielding, unstoppable.

I nodded. He was.

Dinah smiled at me. "Wanna hold him?"

As those words left her mouth, my heart started pounding in my chest, threatening to explode as I stared at the baby. He looked so small, so fragile. A part of her, a part of Oliver, a part of two of the people I loved the most.

He wasn't really theirs. Not from my world.

But at the same time, it felt like it was theirs.

How utterly complicated it was to love, knowing you were loving something that didn't belong to you.

Dinah smiled, handing the baby to me without waiting for my answer. "His name is Conner."

My heart skipped a few beats as I took him in my arms, holding him close as I felt his warmth. Internally I was panicking. One wrong move and I would hurt him, right?

As I continued to look at the baby, I felt a lump form in my throat.

"Canary," Batman's voice rang out, causing me to jump slightly.

I turned to see him standing there, looking at me with an expression that was unreadable. "Is everything alright?"

Dinah nodded. "Just meeting the new guy."

Batman's eyes flickered to Conner for a moment before turning to Dinah. "I see."

Dinah smiled at him, giving him a small shrug before she turned her attention back to me. "Can you take care of Conner for a bit? I need to talk with Batman. It won't be for long."

Take care of him?! I stared at her in disbelief as my heart started pounding in my chest. I didn't know how to take care of a baby! I had no training, food, toys, OR DIAPERS! But even if I did, I should be a complete stranger; why was she trusting me!?

As my mind exploded in a fit of panic, Dinah walked away, leaving me there with the baby.

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[Batman - Injustice POV]

As we entered my office, I turned to Dinah, giving her a look. "What was that about?"

Dinah sighed, pausing for a bit before answering my question. "I don't know how to explain it, but it just felt right. He kind of reminds me of Dad. Big eyes unable to hide the truth."

I frowned; so she was allowing a possible threat to interact with her baby because of a hunch? I didn't like the idea of leaving Conner with a complete stranger, no matter how trustworthy their eyes appeared to be.

"I understand your concerns," Dinah continued as if reading my mind, "But I really don't think he's a threat."

More than not, Dinah was never wrong when it came to these things. Perhaps this unknown was a possible ally, or at the very least, someone we could use to our advantage.

"Very well," I relented.

"Besides, look at him," Dinah said, her voice softening as she gazed at Black Bolt in the cameras, holding the baby. His entire body language surprised me. He was ready to protect Conner at any given moment, a baby he had just met, and yet he was ready to shield him with his life if necessary.

I narrowed my eyes.

Something here wasn't right, and I just couldn't put my finger on it.

The way he looked at Dinah.

The way he looks at Conner.

He's displaying clear emotional attachment.

But why?

He just met them.

"Have you ever seen him in your life?"  I asked, my voice coming out harsher than I intended.

Dinah frowned at me, her eyes narrowing. "No, never."

"Are you sure?" I pressed.

Dinah sighed. "Pretty sure."

If they truly didn't know each other prior to today, then the answer to all of my questions lay in his emotional attachment to Dinah. Perhaps the tests I was running on his DNA would yield the answers I was looking for.


next chapter

章節 142: CHAPTER 134

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[Unknown POV - Planet Oa]

Hal Jordan stands before the Guardians, pleadingly trying to make them see sense, his sense. In his heart, he knows that what Superman is doing is right, that he's only trying to protect the planet. But the Guardians don't see it that way. All they see is a man who has toppled governments and created super beings to make an army.

They see a man who is out of control, a tyrant, and they're not going to stand by and let him rule the planet. Hal knows that he's fighting a losing battle, but he can't just give up. He has to try, even if it means facing the Guardians' wrath.

"He allowed grief, anger, and fear to control him," One of the Guardians stated without missing a beat. "He became that which he swore to fight against."

"Earth is better now!" Hal Jordan replied, but it was falling on deaf ears. "Superman made the planet a better place. Under his rule, crime is almost gone, starvation is disappearing, villains are no longer a thing, he's making a perfect world, a utopia."

"A utopia born out of fear, it's like a house of cards, unstable to the very base, and not a real house," Another Guardian replied. "Your attachment to Superman and the planet has made you blind, Hal Jordan. Be that as it may, your blindness will not change our judgment. Superman is a threat, one we cannot allow. The Green Lanterns will stop him, and that is final."

"You are the ones who are blind!" Hal Jordan shouted in frustration, staring at the Guardians as his eyes slowly fixed on the horizon as he noticed every single Green Lantern returning to Oa. They were all coming to Oa, and Hal knew why.

The Guardians were about to start a war.

Taking a deep breath, Hal felt a lump form in his throat. He had failed Superman. He hadn't managed to stop the Guardians, he hadn't managed to convince them that what the Regime was doing was for the better.

As Hal processed this, Kilowog appeared, slowly walking towards Hal. His eyes staring at Hal as his brow is furrowed in a seemingly permanent scowl. He moves with the deliberateness of a warrior who knows his own strength and has no need to hurry.

"I am to bring a squad to earth, and then we are to bring Superman to Oa to face justice," Kilowog states in a monotone voice, his eyes not leaving Hal's.

Hal freezes in place, shock running through his body. "Do you think I will just lay down and allow you to attack my planet?!"

"Don't be stupid, Jordan," Kilowog replied, his voice void of emotion. "You know as well as I do that you can't stop all of us. You're just one man. We are the Green Lantern Corps."

At this, Hal comes to the realization he's surrounded by several Green Lanterns, all of their power rings glowing, ready to fight.

He's outnumbered and outmatched.

But that never stopped him before. Hal was nothing if not stubborn. So gathering all of his Will power, Hal sent out a massive blast of energy around him, pushing out several Green Lanterns in the process before he took off to space at full speed, trying to get to Earth.

He had to warn Superman, the Regime needed to prepare.

However, before Hal can escape Oa, the Guardians put up a shield around the planet, effortlessly trapping Hal on Oa as the rest of the corp apprehends him, overwhelming him in a matter of seconds.

Hal had failed.

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[Hal Jordan POV]

I stared into the wall of my cell. The cold, hard concrete steel being all I had to keep me company. The Guardians had taken my ring, and as the seconds passed, they were moving their troops against Superman, the entire Corp.

I had failed.

I had sworn to protect Earth and its people. And yet here I was, locked up on Oa while the rest of the Green Lantern Corp went to war with my home planet.

There had to be something I could do, some way to escape. As I tried to come up with an escape plan, the door of my cell opened, revealing John Stewart standing on the other side. He stared at me for a few short moments before he spoke in a rough voice. "Here, take it. You're gonna need it."

Before I could question what he meant by that, John tossed me my Power Ring. The Ring immediately started to glow as its power enveloped me once more.

"I'm with you and Superman," John said, his eyes hard. "Capturing you was an act."

"An act?" I snorted. "You stood there as they beat me unconscious."

"I'm a very convincing actor," John replied with a hint of humor.

"I suppose," I smiled before turning my eyes to the horizon. "Let's go; we have a lot of ground to cover. Earth needs us." And with that, John and I took off into the stars, heading towards Earth to warn Superman of the decision the Guardians had come to take.

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[David Lance POV]

The days went by without much happening. Besides me fighting the urge to hug Dinah every time I saw her, things were mostly okay. Batman seemed to trust me more, but with him, that never meant a thing. After all, if you trust nobody, no one can betray you, and that was the unspoken motto of Batman.

Harley and I kept having our "dates". I had already made that mistake once. A few more times would not hurt anyone.

Little Connor seemed to have taken a liking for me really fast. He was a good baby, almost never cried, he had Oliver's smile and Dinah's eyes. It was truly a sight to see.

Other than that, I was still looking for a way out of this universe.

As I continued sitting on my bed, lost in thought, a satellite image suddenly appeared on my computer screen from one of the alerts I had set. In the image, there was Superman standing tall and proud in his blue suit and red cape. And arrayed before him, there were at least a dozen Green Lanterns.

This didn't bode well.

I know Superman destroyed the Green Lanterns in Injustice, but I didn't know how. Those comics were one of the few I never got to read.

I had to tell Batman.

Though knowing him, he probably already knew and was planning around the situation.

As if on cue, my computer dinged, alerting me of an incoming message. The message was from Batman himself, summoning me to the meeting room.

Taking a deep breath, I quickly saved the image to my computer before making my way out of my room, quickly reaching the meeting room, where Dinah was sitting on a chair, holding Connor. On the opposite corner, there was Batman; his eyes fixed on the computer screen in front of him.

Batman turned to look at me, his eyes cold and emotionless. "You said you weren't our enemy."

I nodded.

"Then prove it," Batman said as he tossed me a file.

I caught it mid-air and quickly scanned through its contents. It was a plan to take down Superman, a strategy that included me in the equation.

"This is your chance to earn my trust," Batman continued bluntly. "And this is our chance to end this once and for all."

I gave the file another quick scan. There was no way he had made this plan the moment Green Lanterns had arrived, meaning he had successfully anticipated the Green Lanterns opposing Superman months before it happened.

I originally wanted no part in this war. Not if I could help it. I just couldn't risk my life without going back home. But... Now, I couldn't walk away. This Dinah might not be my Dinah, just as Connor might not be my nephew, but that didn't really matter to me.

Not anymore.

~I will do my best,~ I nodded, giving Dinah and Connor a brief look as I turned around.

The things I do for love.

"You have one day to prepare. We must be ready for when the rest of the Lanterns come," Batman said as I walked out of the room.


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