With This Ring (Young Justice SI) (Thread Fourteen)

[Darko]

meanwhile, Vandal Savage is running free on New Genesis

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I don't think he came there.

I think he just gave the ship to the Deep Six.

 

[Mr Zoat]

meanwhile, Vandal Savage is running free on New Genesis

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I'd consider that a victory for humanity. There's no advanced technology on the surface, and while Savage is happy enough living as a caveman he doesn't have the knowledge to advanced to the space age on his own.

"done one for"

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Actually, changed my mind on this one. I think that's an acceptable colloquialism.

 

[RoninSword]

@Mr Zoat did Justice Lord superman manage to figure out and reverse the fuck up that Grayven did when he 'healed' Kara (her brain got some Eradicator programming in her I believe?). It hasn't shown up on screen yet so I'm curious.

 

[Lord Ernest]

@Mr Zoat did Justice Lord superman manage to figure out and reverse the fuck up that Grayven did when he 'healed' Kara (her brain got some Eradicator programming in her I believe?). It hasn't shown up on screen yet so I'm curious.

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Wait, why would Justice Lord Superman be involved with that?

As far as I remember, the Kara that got healed and accidentally 'Eradicator'ed was the Kara belonging to Grayven's Young Justice Earth, I don't think there's a Justicd Lord Superman there, just regular Superman.

 

[RoninSword]

Wait, why would Justice Lord Superman be involved with that?

As far as I remember, the Kara that got healed and accidentally 'Eradicator'ed was the Kara belonging to Grayven's Young Justice Earth, I don't think there's a Justicd Lord Superman there, just regular Superman.

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Grayven went back to the Justice Lord world to talk to the local Kara, she was busy so he got Justice Lord Superman to come back to his reality to take a look since he was the next available expert.
He even explained that he brought an 'evil' Superman over to do some work for him to the Justice League so that they wouldn't be confused as to why they may or may not see a 2nd Superman running around Grayven's space territory.

 

[Lord Ernest]

Grayven went back to the Justice Lord world to talk to the local Kara, she was busy so he got Justice Lord Superman to come back to his reality to take a look since he was the next available expert.
He even explained that he brought an 'evil' Superman over to do some work for him to the Justice League so that they wouldn't be confused as to why they may or may not see a 2nd Superman running around Grayven's space territory.

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So we have a Justice Lord Superman in Grayven's universe? Does he have his powers back or no?

Honestly, been so long since we have seen anything but ponies in those segments I barely remember stuff from that timeline...

 

[RoninSword]

So we have a Justice Lord Superman in Grayven's universe? Does he have his powers back or no?

Honestly, been so long since we have seen anything but ponies in those segments I barely remember stuff from that timeline...

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Here is the specific segment

13th February 2013

22:11 GMT

Earth 50



"Oh. It's you."



Kal-El returns his attention to one of the alien animals he acquired from his fight with the Collector, a big purple herbivore of some sort. It gives him a hug with its face tentacles, and he pats it fondly on the side of its neck.



"It's me."



He walks over to check on the feeding station. "Did you want something?"



"Yeah." I sigh. "I wanted Kara's help with something and she's busy with work-."



"And I'm not." He pats the animal again, then makes his way to the exit from the enclosure. "Not that that means I'd want to help you."



"I wasn't expecting you to volunteer, but you have specific expertise that I need and I'm prepared to hire you."



That gets a frown as he wipes the tentacle goo off with a prepared towel.



"What makes you think I'd want to work for you for any price?"



"Have I done something to offend you?"



I mean, yes, obviously, but Kara didn't tell him about the gold kryptonite-.



"Kara didn't tell me about the dust you used on me, but I run a farm here. I do soil sampling to check that the soil chemistry is right for the crops, and I've got air purification systems set up. It started showing up in the filters a little while after you left."



Ah.



"Guess I'm rumbled then."



"What is it? I couldn't tell exactly what it did, but I doubt that you'd have used it unintentionally."



"Kryptonite comes in more than one colour. That was gold. It basically turns off your powers without causing other damage."



He grimaces. "Luthor beat you to the punch."



I shrug. "What, you expect me to trust Luthor?"



He huffs. "I guess not. And that's why Kara was getting sick, until you removed it."



"Yeah. I kind of assumed it would have settled… Or that she was angry enough to have written you off. She's a really nice person."



Perfectly innocent noses aside.



"Nice isn't enough. I thought what S.H.A.D.E. did would have been enough to teach her that."



"I'm-." I frown. "Did you want her to kill you? Or lobotomise you? Because that would seem to be the logical continuation of that thought process."



"If she had, I'd have understood. But I was more hoping that she'd join me after she experienced how bad America's politics are for herself."



"I think it was less personal than Luthor was for you. She hadn't had years of graciously not tearing his head off to regret. So anyway, reason I'm here, is that I'm worried about the mental state of my universe's Kara. She's… Ah, not like yours, and I'm worried that when we fixed her up after she was seriously injured a while ago we got something wrong."



"And you want me to take a look? I do probably know more than most people about kryptonian medicine. And I've still got Brainiac's database."



"I wanted Kara, but, yeah."



"What are you offering? I doubt you'll give me my powers back."



"No, obviously, but I could upgrade your defences, if you like?" I'm definitely not including him in the program. "Get you a universal television receiver so you can watch alien T.V.? Or just more materials for your own projects? Heck, if you really want I can relocate this place somewhere so you don't have to worry about being murdered in your sleep by vengeful government agents."



"That last one sounds good. I'd still need some way to get back to Earth, though."



I nod. "I can build a zeta beam transporter easily enough. It will be point to point, so if the end station gets discovered that's your problem. That all?"



"I hate corrupt governments. I don't have anything against sick young women, and I…" He sighs. "It wasn't ever about taking power myself. It was always about… Trying to help people. Make their lives better. You hit me with that gold kryptonite of yours a few minutes after meeting me. Would you have handled the supervillains we lobotomised any different?"



"I'd have settled for killing most of them. Having them around with two burn scars on their foreheads just harmed your brand. When they stop being capable of evil, anyone who interacts with them is just left looking at a harmless person you harmed." His eyes drift away as he considers what I'm saying. "With a corpse, people would just move on, and they wouldn't have that constant visual reminder of who killed them."



"That's not a bad idea."



"There were actually a whole lot of other things you could have done better, propaganda-wise. Given your background as a journalist, I'm surprised it didn't occur to you to manufacture some consent."



"My journalism classes were about teaching me to spot someone else doing that stuff, not how to do it myself."



"You were in charge of the country. Should have changed the curriculum."



He makes an amused exhalation. "I'll remember that next time."



I smile. "That's the spirit. Anything you need to do, or are you alright to head out now?"



He walks over to a wall panel and presses a button. A few moments later, a… Somewhat weathered Superman robot trudges in and heads towards the next pen.



"It's not that hard to automate things, but I need something to do myself."



I nod. "Right then. Mother Box?"



Ping.



BOOM!



A few animals squawk or grunt, but for the most part they accept the noise and the glowing hole in reality.



I lead the way through, back into Karsta's office in the cloning facility.



"Karsta Wor-Ul, this is Kal-El Fifty." Karsta studies his face intensely, frowning as she does so. "I've asked him to have a chat with Kara, see if he can-."



"Fine. Fine. I don't need to know every little thing you get up to."



"He took over his Earth after their Lex Luthor proved to be an incompetent lunatic. I think you might like him more than our Kal-El."



She takes in Kal-El's farm overalls. "He dresses better."



"I probably used to dress the same way. It's just not really a good idea to wear a cape around farming equipment."



I nod. "Alright, I'll take-."



Ping.



I stare down at Mother Box. "Seriously?"



Ping.



"Okay, ah…" I look at Kal-El and Karsta. "I'm sorry, but it sounds like Atlantis has risen from the ocean and I need to get back to Earth. Karsta, could you please show Kal-El around, introduce him to Kara, that sort of thing?"



She gets up out of her chair. "Sure. Probably-"



Mother Box.



BOOM!



I jog through the portal back to Challenger Mountain.



"-best to start with the healing pod…"

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I was curious as to how much progress had been made.
Edit: someone had been speculating that evil Kal could likely use the opportunity (healing pod should he get it properly fixed) to get his powers back.

 

[Agumentic]

@Mr Zoat did Justice Lord superman manage to figure out and reverse the fuck up that Grayven did when he 'healed' Kara (her brain got some Eradicator programming in her I believe?). It hasn't shown up on screen yet so I'm curious.

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Probably not, perhaps on the account of being evil and not really seeing the problem.

Speaking of troubled young adults, I wonder when this timeline's EradiKara plotline comes to a head.

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Not particular soon. The program knows that it can't rebuild krypton with children, and is happy enough to accept alien servants. This issues will start to come once the clones reach adulthood.

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