Meanwhile, back on Earth-16, Joe meets up with Nightwing in Bludhaven. He told his friend what has happened, and, now, they are just waiting for Skips to phone home.
They don't have to wait long. For a message capsule impales a Porsche parked across the street from the warehouse. It appears that the parachute opened late, causing the two foot long, twenty-eight pound, titanium cylinder to crush the car's engine upon impact. The car catches fire, but doesn't explode...this time. But it's alarm goes off...for a few seconds, before sputtering out.
"Mail's here," Marine X states jokingly.
"Seriously!?! That is the sixth Porsche you owe Bruce, man," Nightwing complains.
They each grab a fire extinguisher and walk out towards the car.
"Stop complaining," Joe replies annoyed, spraying down the engine block. "At least I pay you back, unlike Tyler."
"We do not discuss the Mark I Incident," Dick warns, as he sprays the interior with foam.
"Or else face the wrath of the Batman. I know," Joe replies sarcastically.
After the fire is extinguished, they try to pry the capsule out of the engine. When that fails, Joe tries to open it to get to the hard drive on the inside. He succeeds in doing so, and he pulls out the hard drive.
"Let's see where you ended up this time, Skips," Joe says nonchalantly, as he plugs the drive into the main computer.
He starts typing, as Nightwing just looks at the screen in awe.
"Why do I feel like you've done this before?" Dick asks cheekily.
"Let's just say that that is a long story for another time," Joe replies cheekily.
The Marine stops typing and let's the computer do its thing.
He turns his attention to Nightwing and says, "You've been awfully quiet this whole time."
"Yeah, well," Dick starts, "I just don't understand why you are so adamant that she was sent to another universe. It just doesn't sit right, ya know?"
"Yeah, I understand," Joe responds. "The first time is always confusing."
In response, Nightwing just glares at him--wanting to know what Joe is hiding. Before he gets a chance to ask, the computer chimes. The screen starts to scroll through the message.
"SUBJECT RESIDES AT TITANS TOWER.
LOCATION: 1.3 MILES EAST OF MANHATTAN ISLAND, NEW YORK.
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
PLANET: SOL-3.
UNIVERSE: ZERO."
The screen displays.
"Well," Joe starts, breaking the silence. "I got what I came for. I'll see ya later 'wing. Thanks for helping."
He shuts down the computer and pulls out the drive. He, then, makes his way toward the zeta tube.
"Ya sure you don't want me to accompany you?" Nightwing asks smirking.
"That won't be necessary," Joe replies sternly as the tube recognizes him.
"Recognized.
Marine X.
G One One."
The computer chimes calmly.
"Besides," Joe smirks as he puts on a pair of shades. "Like you said. I've done this before."
The zeta tube energizes, and then highly trained private soldier disappears.
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