Live to Rise

Project Lazarus Part 1

I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING EVERYTHING BELONGS TO DC AND KAI MACIEL THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR OF THIS BOOK
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The WatchTower

November 17, 16:09

Batgirl's call to not destroy the machine was greeted with a satisfied nod from Batman, who immediately began to look over it. It took him almost thirty seconds to crack the password and finally find the contents he was looking for and more.

There was an encrypted video.

"Superman and the others are coming," Barbara said, staring at the monitors. "Black Canary stayed to inform the authorities."

Batman nodded. "And the bodies?"

"We got permission to do an autopsy," Nightwing told them as he entered the room, followed closely by Robin. "It's going to be complicated though... the families are demanding their loved ones back."

"They're hoping they can come back to life again," Batman said flatly. "As soon as they realize they were dead all along, the better."

Nightwing frowned but remained silent. Bruce's coldness unnerved him, even though he knew his mentor was right. Dick couldn't help but feel sympathy for those families, he knew he wouldn't be able to fight his parents' zombies either.

"So... I heard we have a video?" Green Arrow entered the room, followed by the other members of the League and the Team. "Did the zombie puppet master leave it on purpose?"

"Yes. He knew we were going to be dealing with the zombies, find his machine and stop them," Batman explained. "He was either stupid or very confident."

"Then what was the purpose of the attack?" Wonder Woman asked. "Test us against his or hers' creation?"

"Either that or to test the creation on us," Batman answered.

Superman crossed his arms around his massive chest, the cries of those families still echoing in his head. He looked really angry. "Let's see what this person wants us to hear."

Batman pressed the play bottom and the face of a middle-aged, brown-haired man filled the screen. He was sitting in a simple black chair, against a white background.

"Greetings, Members of the Justice League. I see you've managed to not only stop my soldiers but also find this message. Congratulations."

"Soldiers?!" Conner cried out in outrage. "Who does he think...?"

"Hush, Conner," M'gann told him, grabbing his arm.

"I know you will study the remnants of my transmitter device, as well as trying to figure out how it made dead humans come back to life. Well... let me save you the trouble, even though I know you will try to confirm everything I said. My name is Dr. Edward Robb. I'm a scientist with enough resources to create my own army of, if you want to be specific, undead soldiers. The ones you saw were only a mere fraction of my greatest arsenal, which I will be using very soon. There is so much to the human body, even after death. Why waste bodies by burying or cremating them if they can still serve a greater purpose?"

"Bastard!" Wonder Girl hissed.

"I have no doubt that you won't understand the greater purpose. Just as I know that you'll try to stop me, so let me make this clear. You can't stop me. It is too late for that. But feel free to try and humor me. Who knows? Maybe you'll have the honor of joining my soldiers. Until then... Farewell."

Dr. Robb smiled coldly at the camera and the screen went black. Batman rose from his seat and faced his livid companions.

"Find everything you can about Dr. Edward Robb."

Three hours later they had collected a fair amount of information on the 'good' doctor. Apparently, Edward Robb was under FBI investigation for thirty murders across nine different hospitals across the US. His photo matched the man they saw in the video.

Dr. Robb was a brilliant biologist and geneticist, claiming to have developed numerous cures for untreatable diseases. Unfortunately, his oblivious patients always ended up dead. Then, about two years ago, he vanished without a trace.

Through face recognition, they found he had taken several planes right after his escape from the last hospital where he had been. Dr. Robb looked happier and chatted endlessly with the equally satisfied passengers that accompanied him from one plane to the next. A quick check revealed those passengers were all scientists from different fields. It also revealed them as currently missing.

Their final destination: Antarctica.

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-Nightwing-