Justice League Heroes

[One of Brainiac's Controllers intercepts Superman and Batman]

Batman:
I don't think he wants us to go inside.

Superman:
Truly, you are the world's greatest detective.

Wonder Woman:
This isn't the Watchtower.

Batman:
No, it isn't. It's an emergency bunker 12 miles away. Part of my contingency plans.

Superman:
Which you were going to tell us about when?

Batman:
When necessary.

Darkseid:
Brainiac is no more. Tremble before the power of...

Superman:
[surprisingly shocked] Darkseid!

Darkseid:
Greetings, Superman.

Batman:
You tricked Brainiac into freeing you from your extra-dimensional prison.

Darkseid:
I promised him he would unleash power beyond imagining. I fulfilled our bargain. To the letter.

Zatanna:
Yeah, and he was also promised great knowledge.

Darkseid:
And I delivered. What higher lesson is there than is this: Never trust Darkseid.

Superman:
Get off my planet... monster!

Darkseid:
Normally a threat from you is worth considering, but with both the Mother Box and Sensory Matrix Field Generator at my command, I'd rather think you should get off my planet.

Brainiac:
A gift in return for a small favor I require.

Gorilla Grodd:
Fool! With this helmet, your will is mine. Free me!

Brainiac:
Say "please".

The Key:
[opens portal] The vacuum of space!

Green Lantern:
I'm a member of the Green Lantern Corp, mister. Responsible for over 8,000 inhabited planets in my jurisdiction. Been there, done that.

Batman:
You get the feeling we're being led right where they want us to go.

Superman:
Like lambs to a slaughter.

Batman:
Not exactly.

[door slides open]

Brainiac:
Greetings, Superman, Batman. The display of skill and power it took to get this far is impressive. If not all together, unexpected.

Superman:
Brainiac! I was wondering when you would finally show your face. What are you doing here?

Brainiac:
That should be obvious. Destroying you.

Brainiac:
I've listened to your telepathic whispers. I've done what you've asked. Reveal your secrets to me, stone. Give me the power you promised.

Darkseid:
You know well that your labors are far from complete, Brainiac. You'll get your reward when everything is done. Not before.

Brainiac:
As you say. My master plan continues to unfold. It's just a matter of time now.

Wonder Woman:
I don't know how, but you've been misled. If those missiles launch, they could kill millions.

Killer Frost:
And?

Zatanna:
She's a whack job, Diana. No point trying to talk her out of it.

Killer Frost:
She's right. I'm criminally insane. Want to see my note from the doctor?

Zatanna:
No. But if you don't step aside, I'm putting you in the hospital.

Killer Frost:
Funny! I see what you did there. You should get off a good one-liner before you die.

Brainiac:
[to Justice League] Indeed, I wish I had the time to make this encounter more intimate, but my work is at a critical stage. My attention and presence is required elsewhere. In the mean time, I expect you to be a bit preoccupied.

[Doomsday enters Watchtower]

Doomsday:
I'm your problem now!

Superman:
Several sets of doors. Each two feet thick, and made of pure Osmium. The densest metal on Earth.

Wonder Woman:
The rest of the League will be here any second. You need to tell me how you plan to get them open.

Superman:
Pretty simple, actually. I'm going to "knock".

Batman:
You ready to talk to us again?

Superman:
Sure. If by talk, you mean kicking Darkseid's ass into low orbit.

Batman:
Then I think we can do business.

Martian Manhunter:
What's the plan?

Batman:
We attack in waves. Minimize the chance of us all being defeated at once.

Flash:
Once we're committed, we don't stop until it's over. One way or the other.

Superman:
Only one way: Darkseid's going down.

Darkseid:
You can't control me, you can't destroy me, and there is no prison in the universe that can hold me.

Wonder Woman:
I don't believe you're telling me the truth.

[wraps her lasso around Darkseid]

Wonder Woman:
You know the power of my magic lasso. No one bound by it can tell a lie.

Darkseid:
If I were free, I'd tear you limb from limb.

Zatanna:
I believe him.