1. It was a motley assortmentCopy !req
2. who came to rescue Grayson,
Pierce, and Motherbox.Copy !req
3. Clearly, Earth's various teams
of heroes are cooperatingCopy !req
4. more than they have revealed
to the public.Copy !req
5. [Ultra-Humanite grunts]
So it has always been.Copy !req
6. And I had them all
at my mercy.Copy !req
7. But they escaped.Copy !req
8. Thanks to a Boomtube-Boy
and that Halo-Girl.Copy !req
9. [Ultra-Humanite] You need not
concern yourself with Halo.Copy !req
10. I already have plans
for her capture and beyond.Copy !req
11. Ultra-Humanite
is not the only oneCopy !req
12. to express interest
in the girl.Copy !req
13. Securing her is my operation.Copy !req
14. And per
the Light's traditions,Copy !req
15. that gives me
first rights to her.Copy !req
16. I see.Copy !req
17. And what of the Markovs?Copy !req
18. Slade?Copy !req
19. Easy, Princess.Copy !req
20. What are you doing?Copy !req
21. I could ask you
the same thing.Copy !req
22. See, I know you haven't
reported all you knowCopy !req
23. about either Halo
or Victor Stone.Copy !req
24. Explain yourself, girl. Now!Copy !req
25. Sync corrections by srjanapalaCopy !req
26. Nothing to say?Copy !req
27. You've gone soft
on those people.Copy !req
28. You're soft, Princess!Copy !req
29. That's why
those meta-traffickersCopy !req
30. were able
to grab you so easily.Copy !req
31. But I promise
I can toughen you up.Copy !req
32. I am not soft.Copy !req
33. I didn't report
on Violet or VictorCopy !req
34. because they're both
developing situations.Copy !req
35. I'm still gathering intel.Copy !req
36. I can't tell if you're trying
to fool me or yourself.Copy !req
37. And I can't decide
which is worse.Copy !req
38. You think those heroes
are harmless.Copy !req
39. Goody-two-shoes types
who care about you.Copy !req
40. You've clearly forgotten
how much Brion caredCopy !req
41. when he invited you to London,Copy !req
42. then went clubbing while
you were being abducted.Copy !req
43. How much your parents cared
when they didCopy !req
44. next to nothing
to track you down afterwards.Copy !req
45. How much Jace cared when she
dunked you into Bedlam's Tar.Copy !req
46. You think your new friends
are any better?Copy !req
47. The moment they decide
you're out of line,Copy !req
48. the moment they fear
they can't control you,Copy !req
49. they'll slap
an inhibitor collarCopy !req
50. or a control chip
on your neck.Copy !req
51. Look, kid,Copy !req
52. have I ever been anything
but straight with you?Copy !req
53. Tough, sure.
For your own good.Copy !req
54. But straight.Copy !req
55. So take this.Copy !req
56. Just in case.Copy !req
57. His temperature's spiking.Copy !req
58. Help me strap him down
so he doesn't hurt himself.Copy !req
59. I don't understand.Copy !req
60. I mean, yeah, Granny's X-Pit
was pure torture,Copy !req
61. but I recovered.
Why is Dick in such a bad way?Copy !req
62. I wish I knew.Copy !req
63. His brain is swelling.Copy !req
64. Doctor Jace says we need ice
to bring down his temperature.Copy !req
65. - We're on it.Copy !req
66. Ice is on the way.Copy !req
67. And then what?Copy !req
68. It's a fair question,
Courtney.Copy !req
69. But the three of us
hope we're making a differenceCopy !req
70. by inspiring young metas
everywhere.Copy !req
71. Showing them that
the possibilities are...Copy !req
72. Well, infinite.Copy !req
73. Mother of Goat!Copy !req
74. This Infinity IncorporatedCopy !req
75. is poaching on
the Outsiders' turf.Copy !req
76. Mmm.
Oh, take it as a compliment.Copy !req
77. We inspired them.Copy !req
78. They wanna inspire others.
Mmm.Copy !req
79. And that's a good thing,
right?Copy !req
80. Always looking
on the bright side.Copy !req
81. I need that.Copy !req
82. Frankly, I'd be lost
without it.Copy !req
83. Without you.Copy !req
84. Not in a pancake mood?Copy !req
85. It is difficult to
enjoy pancakesCopy !req
86. when my powers can do nothing to
pull Dick back from death's door.Copy !req
87. Didn't you just say she always
looked on the bright side?Copy !req
88. I think we all feel
a bit guiltyCopy !req
89. we're here enjoying a meal
while Dick is so ill.Copy !req
90. What else can we do?Copy !req
91. Doctor Jace asked us
to give some spaceCopy !req
92. to his oldest
friends and family.Copy !req
93. That reminds me.Copy !req
94. Who is his family?Copy !req
95. Is Grayson's father
Bruce Wayne...Copy !req
96. Look, can we
talk about Gretchen?Copy !req
97. She's the reason Dick's...
Well, you know.Copy !req
98. She almost killed Jeff
and Motherbox too,Copy !req
99. using some serious
Apokoliptan tech.Copy !req
100. You know she's got
something else cooking.Copy !req
101. And I'm not talking
about pancakes.Copy !req
102. We need to take her down!Copy !req
103. His temperature's down.
He's stable for the moment.Copy !req
104. Take a break, Doctor.Copy !req
105. We'll call you
if anything changes.Copy !req
106. - Coffee?Copy !req
107. - You're a lifesaver.Copy !req
108. I think that's your job.Copy !req
109. I'm in way over my head, Jeff.Copy !req
110. I'm here for you.Copy !req
111. Anything you need.Copy !req
112. - Is everything...
- There's no change.Copy !req
113. Alfred's with him.Copy !req
114. Kaldur, M'gann. A word.Copy !req
115. It's a shame
it takes something like thisCopy !req
116. to bring everyone together.Copy !req
117. Yeah.Copy !req
118. A shame.Copy !req
119. I'm sorry, but I herebyCopy !req
120. tender my resignation
to the Justice League.Copy !req
121. Since when are we
working for the League?Copy !req
122. We're not.Copy !req
123. I want nothing to do
with Batman Incorporated.Copy !req
124. The truth is,
I don't trust you.Copy !req
125. Son of a...Copy !req
126. You were all working together!Copy !req
127. Mr. "I Don't Join Teams" Grayson
takes me on a rogue missionCopy !req
128. to Granny's house,Copy !req
129. where we're rescued
by the co-chairCopy !req
130. of the Justice League
and a Bat-Family drone!Copy !req
131. - That's on me.
- I can explain.Copy !req
132. Oh, I'm sure it is.Copy !req
133. And I'm sure you can.Copy !req
134. But it doesn't stop there.Copy !req
135. Or start there,
for that matter.Copy !req
136. That joint op busting
meta-traffickers around the world?Copy !req
137. Dick explained it
all so logically.Copy !req
138. It was intel M'gann
provided to us,Copy !req
139. to the Team,
and to the League.Copy !req
140. But, of course, it was really
the six of you coordinating.Copy !req
141. Just how long
have you been coordinating?Copy !req
142. When I quit the Justice League
and wouldn't join Batman Inc.?Copy !req
143. Did Dick recruit me for Markovia
just to keep me in the fold?Copy !req
144. Holy... When the League split,Copy !req
145. Batman didn't
blindside Aquaman!Copy !req
146. You both planned it
in advance!Copy !req
147. Created that dog and pony showCopy !req
148. to lie to every one
of your fellow Leaguers!Copy !req
149. And why?Copy !req
150. So you could break the law
with impunityCopy !req
151. while dragging me into it?Copy !req
152. It is not as bad as...
As you make it sound.Copy !req
153. Oh, no,
I'm guessing it's worse.Copy !req
154. Everything's a lie!Copy !req
155. Badass Kaldur getting his bad
ass kicked in Brooklin, Maine?Copy !req
156. That was just to make the
Outsiders look good, wasn't it?Copy !req
157. - No!
- That's not what happened!Copy !req
158. You had to manipulateCopy !req
159. - these idealistic kids!Copy !req
160. Be silent, my child,
and follow me.Copy !req
161. I don't understand.Copy !req
162. Should we really be leaving
now, with Dick in such...Copy !req
163. I'll explain in the car.Copy !req
164. Brion? Tara?Copy !req
165. What's going on?Copy !req
166. I have good news, Violet.Copy !req
167. My mentor has found
a cure for your condition.Copy !req
168. My condition?
But they don't...Copy !req
169. It's all right.Copy !req
170. I know you were having troubleCopy !req
171. deciding how to
break the news,Copy !req
172. so I told them.Copy !req
173. And they're here
to support you.Copy !req
174. Right, kids?Copy !req
175. Yes, Doctor Jace.Copy !req
176. I'm so glad you finally know.Copy !req
177. Now there are no more
secrets between us.Copy !req
178. - No secrets.Copy !req
179. That's my boy.
Seat belts, everyone.Copy !req
180. No wonder
you were kidnapped.Copy !req
181. Even with your powers,Copy !req
182. you can't seem
to take care of yourself.Copy !req
183. Look, kid, I got you away
from your abductors,Copy !req
184. which is something your family
and country couldn't do.Copy !req
185. - But we both need to make sureCopy !req
186. no one can ever
hurt you like that again.Copy !req
187. - So try harder!Copy !req
188. We were using bo staffs!Copy !req
189. But in this world
it doesn't pay to fight fair.Copy !req
190. I'm glad you've learned that.Copy !req
191. I'm so proud of you, Tara.Copy !req
192. Didn't we feel
enough of this modeCopy !req
193. when Artemis faked her death?Copy !req
194. Is this how Batman teaches you to
treat your friends and teammates?Copy !req
195. 'Cause I bet
Superman or Wonder WomanCopy !req
196. sure wouldn't approve.Copy !req
197. Uh... Diana's part of this.Copy !req
198. And Cassie doesn't know?Copy !req
199. You never told her?Copy !req
200. Dude, this is gonna
end you two for good.Copy !req
201. You know that, right?Copy !req
202. So your little secret society
of superheroesCopy !req
203. orchestrated events
in Brooklin, Maine?Copy !req
204. No, the Brooklin WarbugsCopy !req
205. and the Reach ship
were real threats.Copy !req
206. We just kinda teed it up
for you guys.Copy !req
207. We didn't need that!Copy !req
208. Look what we accomplished
in Dublin!Copy !req
209. What? You're saying
Dublin was teed up, too?Copy !req
210. But the girl and her dad?Copy !req
211. The girl was M'gann.Copy !req
212. Her dad was Bruce.Copy !req
213. M'gann! You did that to me?Copy !req
214. I cannot believe this!Copy !req
215. The whole point
of the OutsidersCopy !req
216. is to be in the open!Copy !req
217. Give kids something
that's theirs.Copy !req
218. You guys corrupted that!Copy !req
219. Look, you may not
like our methods,Copy !req
220. and maybe we did go too far.Copy !req
221. But you've secretly and knowingly
coordinated the OutsidersCopy !req
222. with the Team and the League.Copy !req
223. - That's different.
- Not very.Copy !req
224. You wanted to go head-to-head
with Lex and Granny in public.Copy !req
225. We were going head-to-headCopy !req
226. with the Light
behind the scenes.Copy !req
227. And we did it in a way
that allowed youCopy !req
228. to preserve your integrity.Copy !req
229. So now you're
mad at us for it?Copy !req
230. Condiment King?Copy !req
231. - All yours.Copy !req
232. You're not even sorry!Copy !req
233. We are sorry we have
made you feel this way.Copy !req
234. That's not an apology!Copy !req
235. I am not going to apologize
for putting the mission first.Copy !req
236. What good is the missionCopy !req
237. if we lose ourselves
trying to fulfill it?Copy !req
238. Jeff.Copy !req
239. I think the person
you're really angry with...Copy !req
240. is me.Copy !req
241. My mentor
should be here any minute.Copy !req
242. In the meantime, lie down,Copy !req
243. and I will prep you
for the procedure.Copy !req
244. Wait. I remember...Copy !req
245. Overlord,Copy !req
246. cerebral-leash, please.Copy !req
247. No!Copy !req
248. Don't want...Copy !req
249. I didn't know
you were bringing a friend.Copy !req
250. Let's call ourselves
associates.Copy !req
251. [Ultra-Humanite] I told youCopy !req
252. trying to sedate her
wouldn't work.Copy !req
253. It was worth a try.Copy !req
254. After all, a control chipCopy !req
255. might or might not
have worked on this one,Copy !req
256. and we couldn't risk
tipping her off beforehand.Copy !req
257. I've fulfilled
my part of the bargain.Copy !req
258. I'm ready to depart with Brion and
Tara, as promised.Copy !req
259. [Ultra-Humanite]
You'll get what you're owedCopy !req
260. when we are good and ready.Copy !req
261. Oh, stop pouting.Copy !req
262. So you're not getting
the Halo-Girl.Copy !req
263. When the time comes, you can have
the Boomtube-Boy to play with.Copy !req
264. I-I don't understand.Copy !req
265. We had an arrangement.Copy !req
266. There's been
a change in plans, my dear.Copy !req
267. But don't let it worry you.Copy !req
268. I feel a great sympathy
between us, Helga.Copy !req
269. You're a mother who knows how
to keep her children in line.Copy !req
270. I admire that.Copy !req
271. Would you care to seeCopy !req
272. what we have planned
for this Motherbox-Girl?Copy !req
273. I admit,
I'm curious.Copy !req
274. Excellent. Motherbox, rise.Copy !req
275. Overlord.Copy !req
276. What... What is this?Copy !req
277. This is an X-Pit.Copy !req
278. We're safe within the Cube,Copy !req
279. which protects usCopy !req
280. from the effects
of the Pit's Ghost Dimension.Copy !req
281. Said effects are
somewhat deleteriousCopy !req
282. to mind, spirit, and body.Copy !req
283. In my proper role as matron
of my master's Orphanage,Copy !req
284. I hone his young warriors,Copy !req
285. and often use X-PitsCopy !req
286. for discipline, correction,Copy !req
287. and to prepare a subject's
brain for reprogramming.Copy !req
288. It's quite effective...Copy !req
289. In the short term.Copy !req
290. But only because my childrenCopy !req
291. fear the consequences
of returning to the Pit.Copy !req
292. My, uh, dirty little secretCopy !req
293. is that the process is flawed
and impermanent.Copy !req
294. Free will has not been
truly eliminated.Copy !req
295. But after seeing a MotherboxCopy !req
296. trapped inside
this organic form,Copy !req
297. I formulated a theory...Copy !req
298. There. Do you see?Copy !req
299. It's a reflex.
She can't help herself.Copy !req
300. She's activated
her healing aura,Copy !req
301. but it doesn't seem to help.Copy !req
302. Overlord, do your readings
confirm my suspicions?Copy !req
303. Yes.Copy !req
304. The Ghost Dimension
has repolarized the powerCopy !req
305. emanating from
the Motherbox's human flesh.Copy !req
306. [Ultra-Humanite]
Meaning what?Copy !req
307. Meaning she's the keyCopy !req
308. to solving
the Anti-Life Equation.Copy !req
309. I wish Jeff understood.Copy !req
310. We were trying to protect him.Copy !req
311. We were trying
to protect them all.Copy !req
312. I know. But...
But what if we were wrong?Copy !req
313. Would you want to be
protected that way?Copy !req
314. I wouldn't need to be.Copy !req
315. - Well, maybe they don't either.
- Maybe.Copy !req
316. But even the debateCopy !req
317. brings the mission
to a grinding halt.Copy !req
318. So you just decide
for everyone?Copy !req
319. Wow, that's
not patronizing at all.Copy !req
320. Barbara, you know
I didn't decide this alone.Copy !req
321. The seven of us agreed.Copy !req
322. We had to fight fire
with fire.Copy !req
323. It's true.
And I'm not absolving myself.Copy !req
324. But have you noticed
your little Illuminati societyCopy !req
325. is made up entirely
of former proteges?Copy !req
326. Proteges accustomed to following
your orders without question.Copy !req
327. - Diana...
- Is out in spaceCopy !req
328. where she only
learns of our activitiesCopy !req
329. as a fait accompli.Copy !req
330. - The mission...
- Whose mission, Bruce?Copy !req
331. The mission or your mission?Copy !req
332. What is this
"Anti-Life Equation"?Copy !req
333. I'd have thought
that obvious.Copy !req
334. Life minus free will
equals Anti-Life,Copy !req
335. but the formula
must be tested.Copy !req
336. [Ultra-Humanite in English]
What just happened?Copy !req
337. Another proof.Copy !req
338. Clearly, Motherbox
is still connectedCopy !req
339. to the Source of all Life,Copy !req
340. but without the unfortunate
technological safeguards MetronCopy !req
341. built into all non-organic
Mother and Fatherboxes.Copy !req
342. [Ultra-Humanite] So Halo's
organics make her the keyCopy !req
343. to this "Anti-Life Equation"?Copy !req
344. With her connection to the
Source of Life repolarized?Copy !req
345. I believe it does.Copy !req
346. The Ghost Dimension plus Halo
equals Anti-Life.Copy !req
347. But one final test remains.Copy !req
348. Do you have truthsCopy !req
349. you wish to share
with your children, Doctor?Copy !req
350. No. I...Copy !req
351. Don't be modest, dear.
Spill your secrets.Copy !req
352. I...
I only wanted to protect meine kinder.Copy !req
353. For Tara
and Brion are mine.Copy !req
354. My creations.Copy !req
355. After Bedlam
abducted the princessCopy !req
356. - and brought her to my lab,
- No!Copy !req
357. ..I destroyed the old
Tara, drowned her.Copy !req
358. What emerged was not
the Markovs' human daughter.Copy !req
359. No. Tara was reborn
as a meta-human.Copy !req
360. A meta-human
I had brought into this world.Copy !req
361. She was now my daughter.Copy !req
362. - Tara!
- No!Copy !req
363. But when Baron BedlamCopy !req
364. stole my girl away from me,Copy !req
365. I swore revenge upon him,Copy !req
366. but need to forge
a new weapon to get it.Copy !req
367. Brion is such a sweet boy
at heart,Copy !req
368. that manipulating him
was child's play.Copy !req
369. I planted seeds,Copy !req
370. subtly leading him to beg
to become a meta.Copy !req
371. When he had second thoughts...
No!Copy !req
372. I took the difficult
decision out of his hands...Copy !req
373. - And brought my son into this world.Copy !req
374. But the Markovs were
hardly my only subjects.Copy !req
375. There was also Gabrielle.Copy !req
376. After the King
and Queen's assassination,Copy !req
377. DeLamb wanted any potential
witness removed.Copy !req
378. Gabrielle was sent to me,Copy !req
379. but she tested negative
for the meta-gene.Copy !req
380. She was useless.Copy !req
381. Bedlam's thug wanted to shoot
her, right there in my lab.Copy !req
382. But that would've made a mess.Copy !req
383. So I put her to sleep
with an overdose of morphine.Copy !req
384. It was a lovely surpriseCopy !req
385. to learn you had survived
to become a meta-human.Copy !req
386. I reasoned your genetic test
had produced a false negativeCopy !req
387. and that the morphine
activated your meta-gene.Copy !req
388. I believed with all my heart
that Gabrielle had been rebornCopy !req
389. as my daughter, Violet.Copy !req
390. Just as Brion had been
reborn as my son.Copy !req
391. But how was I
to stay near you both,Copy !req
392. let alone find Tara?Copy !req
393. So I seduced Jeff,Copy !req
394. used him to reunite
with my children.Copy !req
395. But, after learning the truthCopy !req
396. about Gabrielle and the spirit
of the Motherbox within her,Copy !req
397. I began to suspect
Violet might not be my child,Copy !req
398. my creation at all.Copy !req
399. To be certain, I tested
Violet's hair folliclesCopy !req
400. and discovered my initial
diagnosis was correct.Copy !req
401. Gabrielle never had
the meta-gene.Copy !req
402. The girl was some kind
of sick joke,Copy !req
403. a corpse revivified
by an alien machine.Copy !req
404. And worse, this thing
was dating my son.Copy !req
405. I had to separate them.Copy !req
406. So I lied,
telling her she was dying.Copy !req
407. Even convincing her not to burden
her friends with her illness.Copy !req
408. Anything to keep her
dependent on meCopy !req
409. and drive a wedge between
this pretender and my boy.Copy !req
410. But I knew this subterfuge
couldn't last.Copy !req
411. And now that I was
reunited with my children,Copy !req
412. I was impatient
to create more.Copy !req
413. I contacted Ultra-Humanite,Copy !req
414. and in exchange for delivering
this Motherbox-Girl up to him,Copy !req
415. he agreed to arrange our exitCopy !req
416. and set us up somewhere
I could continue my work,Copy !req
417. increasing the size
of our family.Copy !req
418. I'm sorry about
the control chips.Copy !req
419. But I couldn't take the chance
of losing you again.Copy !req
420. In time, I'm sure they'll
no longer be necessary.Copy !req
421. Of that, I am now certain.Copy !req
422. Overlord, take us back.Copy !req
423. Ah, secrets can be
such a burden, Helga.Copy !req
424. You had to know your wordsCopy !req
425. would make your children
despise you forever,Copy !req
426. but you kept right on talking.Copy !req
427. I suppose you hate me
for that.Copy !req
428. Answer truthfully, now.Copy !req
429. Yes.Copy !req
430. But would you do
absolutely anything for me?Copy !req
431. Yes.Copy !req
432. Such is the power
of the Equation.Copy !req
433. The Light may keep its
Starro-tech and control chips.Copy !req
434. My Master will have Halo,
and through her, Anti-Life.Copy !req
435. [Ultra-Humanite]
You have overplayed your hand.Copy !req
436. Mmm. I think not.Copy !req
437. I think
perhaps you have.Copy !req
438. - [Ultra-Humanite growls]Copy !req
439. We will no longer
be controlled.Copy !req
440. Take this. Just in case.Copy !req
441. Motherbox, protect.Copy !req
442. Violet! No!Copy !req
443. - Tara! Brion! No!
- [Ultra-Humanite growls]Copy !req
444. - Please...
- Stop.Copy !req
445. You're not sorry either.
I'm so gone.Copy !req
446. Where's Helga?Copy !req
447. Uh, she left a while ago
with Violet and the Markovs.Copy !req
448. Yeah, I don't blame her.Copy !req
449. Probably didn't want themCopy !req
450. - to see all this.Copy !req
451. Where's Violet?
Where's Helga?Copy !req
452. We went to a lot of trouble
to place Tara Markov with the heroes.Copy !req
453. [Ultra-Humanite]
There was no wayCopy !req
454. we would honor Jace's terms,Copy !req
455. even in trade for Halo.Copy !req
456. But Jace didn't,
and still doesn't, know that.Copy !req
457. I gave Tara an antidote chip
before Jace could take her,Copy !req
458. so that the Markovs'Copy !req
459. could believably break free
on their own,Copy !req
460. keeping both exactly where
we want them.Copy !req
461. [Ultra-Humanite]
That may soon be immaterial.Copy !req
462. It's no wonder Darkseid
insisted you give him Halo.Copy !req
463. The galactic balance of power
will shift irrevocablyCopy !req
464. once Granny hands overCopy !req
465. this living key
to the Anti-Life Equation.Copy !req
466. We have to rescue Violet!Copy !req
467. But we don't know
where she is.Copy !req
468. This can't be true.Copy !req
469. I am sorry, but it is.Copy !req
470. If my control chip
hadn't malfunctioned,Copy !req
471. Brion and I
would never have escaped.Copy !req
472. - Helga...
- Jace betrayed you.Copy !req
473. Betrayed us all.Copy !req
474. I gotta get outta here.Copy !req
475. - Jefferson...
- Don't follow me!Copy !req
476. Here she is,
as promised.Copy !req
477. The missing variable
in the Anti-Life Equation.Copy !req
478. You'll find her
a very well-behaved child.Copy !req
479. Just as I prefer.Copy !req
480. You were
right about the heroes.Copy !req
481. They betray each other
at every turn.Copy !req
482. They cannot be trusted.Copy !req
483. So,
what do you need me to do?Copy !req