Homelander: New Legacy

[160] : Searching for Kryptonite

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Once again, Roger found himself introducing himself to Batman and his companions. At this point, he was seriously considering carrying around a recording device dedicated to his introduction. That way, whenever someone asked who he was, he could just play the recording.

Not only would it save him the trouble of repeating himself, but it would also spare socially anxious individuals from the nerve-wracking ordeal of introducing themselves repeatedly.

Although, truth be told, Roger was no longer socially anxious.

"Parallel worlds...?"

Batman eyed Roger skeptically.

The concept of parallel worlds was still far ahead of their time. More importantly, they had never encountered anyone from a parallel world before. Suddenly meeting someone claiming to be from such a place naturally made them doubt his story.

If this were the DC universe from comics or television, this skepticism might not exist.

In those universes, parallel worlds were almost commonplace, with heroes frequently crossing over to create chaos or save the day.

But in the movie universe? The concept of parallel worlds hadn't been introduced yet.

"Well, whether you believe me or not, that's the truth. Now, back to the point..."

Roger steered the conversation back on track, looking at the group and asking, "Why are you headed to Gotham?"

Gotham City, like other cities, had been buried under layers of desolate sand and wasteland.

Other than Batman's Batcave and Wayne family assets, Gotham didn't seem to have anything worth holding onto. Roger was curious why they were heading there.

Hearing his question, the group exchanged glances, seemingly debating whether to tell him.

Finally, Cyborg spoke up:

"The Anti-Life Equation. It's in Gotham."

"What... Wait a second, are you sure?"

Roger was stunned.

Although he hadn't watched the Justice League movie many times, he vaguely remembered the Anti-Life Equation being discovered in a barren wilderness... Had he remembered wrong?

Batman interjected, "We're sure. It's also Darkseid's base of operations now. But that's not our only reason for going there."

"What else?"

Roger had barely asked before Cyborg turned his gaze to Flash.

"We need Barry to go back in time and warn the past Bruce to protect Lois. To ensure Barry can locate Bruce accurately, we need to return to the Batcave."

"Going back in time to change the present."

Roger understood their plan: send Flash back to warn Bruce, altering history to prevent Superman from falling under the control of the Anti-Life Equation.

If successful, Superman could join their side, preventing the deaths of Wonder Woman and Aquaman. This would allow the humans, Amazons, and Atlanteans to unite and form a resistance strong enough to defeat Darkseid.

While Roger understood the plan, he saw a potential problem.

"You mentioned the Anti-Life Equation is in Gotham. Does that mean... Darkseid is there too?"