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

[Vaermina]

Unless the locals are just so different that it doesn't happen with them.

And the locals may still just not know how to do it.

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You would basically have to be dealing with an entire planet of silicon life, which we already know it isn't.

To be honest it's barely even chemistry, it's just literal shit breaking down in the normal process that would be required for a planet full of carbon based life to have a working nutrient cycle.

 

[Darko]

You would basically have to be dealing with an entire planet of silicon life, which we already know it isn't.

To be honest it's barely even chemistry, it's just literal shit breaking down in the normal process that would be required for a planet full of carbon based life to have a working nutrient cycle.

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It's not like species in comic book universes always make sense.

 

[Mr Zoat]

12th August 2013
22:19 GMT

"Yes?" He steps aside of some of the other prisoner follow the directions of the robot Jor-El has recalled to lead them towards the exterior shelters. "Do you know me-?" He frowns at me. "Are you a-? An orange Lantern?"

"Yes, yes I-." Scan. Okay, the gallery is cleared out already. "One moment."

I tether him and transition us to the gallery.

"I realise that this is a shocking transition and I promise to answer all of your questions later, but-."

"Something's happening, I understand. What do you need to know?"

"Please confirm: you are Non-Du, and you worked under Jor-El?"

He nods. "Yes."

"You are aware that Krypton was scheduled to explode to due the transmutation of the core?"

"Yes. That's.. happ-?" He bites his lip. "Sorry. Carry on."

"You were in communication with Dru-Zod about Jor-El's discovery?"

"Yes."

"What action had he taken at the point you were sent to the Phantom Zone?"

"He…" He considers for a moment, looking around and then.. staring at my sigil. "He wasn't arresting us. I think he was trying to get Jor-El's findings confirmed."

"That's all?"

"Yes."

The alley. That wasn't him. So what did I-? I did brain chirurgy… Didn't I? Or was that just… I wasn't wearing a mindshield at the time, and I… I haven't… Seen Non since I started. But psychics can create illusions, and not just-. False sensory impressions, it's just usually they don't because it's inefficient. Or did I find Lyla and then… She erased my memory of it?

Damn it. I scan him just in case, but aside from a little… Cut in his arm-.

"How did you end up in the Phantom Zone?"

"I don't know. I was cross-referencing some seismic data, and…" He shakes his head. "The next thing I knew, I was there. I did not even know it was the Phantom Zone to begin with."

"Ring, contact Lantern Jordan."

My ring blinks once, and then his face appears.

"What you got?"

"The Non-Du on Xudar is a fake. The real one was still in the Phantom Zone. You need to locate him as quickly as possible."

He smiles wryly. "I got one better. Looks like Lyla was a dominator asset."

…

"Kan-Z wasn't an engineer or physicist. He couldn't-. Gods, how long were they-?"

"Who?"

"Kan-Z was the leader of Black Zero. The people who-."

His eyes widen. "Bombed Krypton."

"Kryptonian society was easily advanced enough to build a bomb like that, I didn't think to ask how he got it. The city-states just used conventional nukes…"

"How long ago was that?"

"Pre-Empire. They had to rebuild from almost nothing."

"Why the change in strategy?"

"The Dominion's been around for a while, but it's hardly a total monolith. Individual high-caste dominators come and go. Or maybe they considered slowing down Kryptonian development to be a success, even if the planet wasn't destroyed." I shake my head. "Or maybe I'm just speculating. Have you found the fake Non?"

He shakes his head. "The starports are in lockdown, the prisoners are secure and we've got people out looking."

"Secure how?"

"Security robots. I figure, they've got no brains, so-."

"She was directly observed by both Har-Zod and Jor-El's sensors. I think she's got better illusions than that."

"The telepath's got better illusions than-. Fine, fine. I'll-. Call Miss Marvel back."

"I thought she was just going with Mary-?" Not the point, focus. "Superboy should have a mind ward-."

"He's not back from her homeworld yet. Not everyone's as fast as you. Actually, how come you haven't just appeared already?"

"I wanted to check that Lyla wasn't in the Phantom Zone-. Long story short, all of the prisoners got released and I'm on guard duty."

"What? How did-?" He stares at me. "Have you called in the League?"

I shake my head. "They're not empowered. I'll call in the Karas when you hang up."

"Get your team, too. It'll be good experience."

"My t-?" Oh, he means… The team, not-. "Will do. Is Superman or Karsta Wor-Ul on the Doomsday?"

"No, Ak-Var's in command. Why?"

"Well, Lyla might want to get away, but equally she might be trying to send a message to her handlers. Dominators can go to ground for a long time if it's useful to them to do so, and I haven't checked the entire Sector for them."

He nods. "They might wanna pick up the Doomsday."

"They do want to pick up the Doomsday. The only question is how highly they prioritise it."

"I'll get Carol to pick up Karsta. Send me anything else you find out. Green Lantern out."

His face vanishes.

Okay.

I look at the somewhat lost-looking Non-Du. "I don't suppose that you know how to use the theta wave state, do you?" He shakes his head. "Does the name Lyla mean anything to you?"

"No. Who is she?"

I point to one of the seats. "It's easier if I explain the whole thing. But first I need to talk to some people. Orange Lantern to Aqualad."

 

[Darko]

some of the other prisoner

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"prisoners"