The Dark Knight enters

[Todd Ingram]

“My name is Omni. This is not the world you know. This is the Omniverse. You interest me, so I have made you part of it. The Omniverse is a place that reflects the wishes of those who are part of it. But! There are rules. I will explain them only once, so listen carefully.”

Omni hands you a glimmering orb in which all the colors of the rainbow coalesce. “This is Omnilium. It’s what ties the Omniverse together. Without it, you are nothing. With it, anything you desire can be yours. But you will need more than this. If you desire it enough, you will find it. You will find that using it comes naturally. Just think of what you desire most.

“You will not be alone in the Omniverse. There are others. Of course, they, too desire Omnilium. Do not fear death. For as long as you interest me, you will be reborn.

“That’s all you need to know right now. You’ll figure out the rest soon enough. I’ll be watching … and waiting.”

What a scene that was. Bruce opened his eyes and found himself in a vast white area, not the other lab where he had his standoff with Superman. That machine Lex build was suppose to transport the heroes from the parallel earth to their own, something must have gone horribly wrong.

He carefully observed the nearby area, if the machine brought him here, it may also have brought the others. "No-one nearby, best case scenario would be Clark and the others got separated, -if- they were brought to the same dimension I was." His thoughts were going through ideas, attempting to make sense of it all. Last thing that happened before he stood eye to eye with this Omni character was Barbara activating the dimensional transporter, hoping to get backup from a parallel earth to fight Clark's death squad and the dictator himself. Something must've gone wrong. Bruce activated his communication device within his helmet, "Barbara, Kate, can you hear me?" His message was followed by static. "Barbara, Kate?" Another futile attempt, it seemed his com was down. Either that or, he was indeed no longer with his allies in his home dimension.

" If Omni was speaking the truth and this is another world, things would become even more complicated than they already are. With a new player like Omni on the board things will change drastically. That is, if Clark and the others were brought here as well. I need to get my bearings, where I am and how to get back."
 
The caped crusader went through several different scenario's in his head, none of which sat all too  well with him. Especially how the white childlike creature suggested Bruce wasn't alone, that there were others like him. Did he mean prisoners in this world or simply inhabitants. Many questions unanswered. It was not for him, being in the dark like this. He had to get moving and obtain as much information about this place as possible. Even though he hated to admit it, he could use the help of John Constantine right about now, that jackass has more experience with these kind of things. Without much more delay he started to move, without any clue as where he was or where he was heading towards he started his journey in the Omniverse.


Around him he noticed several small structures far away, he could even tell one of these structures had several individuals with it. "lets avoid people for now" He headed in the opposite direction.
In the far distance Bruce notices one of the gates, that are located in the nexus, getting closer. It took him hours before even getting close to one of the gates. During his long walk he noticed other characters passing through the vastness of white. When he came close to one of the gates he noticed two white masked individuals approach him from his right, Bruce tried to ignore them and move along, yet the patrol addressed him, "Halt, who goes there?" One of the stormtroopers called out to him. Bruce tried to ignore it and go on his way. He was stopped by a hand placed upon his shoulder, "I said, Halt!"

With a swift move Bruce grabbed the stormtroopers hand and threw him over his shoulder, incapacitating him on the ground. He looked over his shoulder towards his partner who got his rifle ready and aimed. "Who are you?!" The patrolman asked.


With his deep rough voice he simply replied, "I'm Batman.."

[Todd Ingram]

Bruce dragged both unconscious bodies behind the pillars of the nearby portal. Making sure they were out for the count.  Not knowing how many more were in the vicinity so he had to be careful. Once both storm troopers were stacked together he started to investigate the gate. "Strange structure, no visible tech or runes. This must be some sort of magic." He's seen similar gates created by Constantine and Zatanna. They haven't worked in Bruce's favor in the past, simply walking through an unknown passage was the dumbest thing he could do at this point. He remembered seeing others in this place, one of the structures had guards, perhaps it would be best if he ... asked for directions. He shuddered at the thought, Batman asking directions? Not a chance, if Oliver ever heard of it he would never let bruce hear the end of it. Perhaps it was time to return to his alter ego Bruce Wayne, at least until he knew where these gates lead.

Remembering what Omni said regarding Omnilium he started to think how it could be used to his advantage. Through the natural flow of the omnilium from deep within him he started to summon a normal three piece suit, un-summoning his batsuit. Within mere moments the transformation was complete, Batman was gone and Bruce Wayne made his appearance.  "Not bad." Bruce grinned as he checked out his threads. It's been years since he was able to walk around like this, back in his dimension he had been living 5 years in hiding. Normally he wouldn't walk around like this, but his armor would attract more attention than he could use right now. Strange creatures, soldier patrols and mysterious gates, last thing Bruce needed was getting on someone's radar before he knew what the hell was going on.

The journey through the nexus continued, going on foot it took forever to get anywhere in this place. Being all white it felt as if you never closed in at your destination. He was almost back at the fountain when he noticed another Person, calmly sitting on the edge. It was clear he was using the omnilium. Bruce simply observed. Within minutes a strange floating vehicle was summoned, the energy was used to create something that wasn't there before. The stranger climbed his transportation and took off. The fresh prime knew what to do, sitting in the same spot as the stranger he started focusing. He couldn't summon his Batmobile, it would be too flashy and attract too much attention. Instead he would bring one of his most favorite cars, the Bentley. In mere moments the black classic stood before him.  Stepping into the car he sat on fine Italian leather, this car had it all. Hands gliding over the steering wheel, checking the mirrors, Bruce's mind wandered back to better days. Where there was no fear, no regime, where he could still be Bruce Wayne. Over the years it became more and more clear that Wayne was his alter ego, he became Batman fulltime. This was a nice reminder of what once was, and with this he could continue his journey. Bruce turned the key and the engine revved loudly, pressing the peddle down the car's engine roared as it took off. The millionaire was pressed back into the chair as he raced through the Nexus, he would be at the guarded gate in no time.

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 In the distance the stormtroopers noticed a vehicle speeding their way, nothing out of the ordinary, they witness strange vehicles on a daily basis. Like proper soldiers they stood guard as was their assignment, always weary of their surroundings and making sure no wanted primes entered Coruscant.  The black vehicle stopped a few meters before the gate, the car door opened and non other then millionaire Bruce Wayne got out of the car, not that anyone was impressed. Both stormtroopers simply stood guard and observed as the stranger adjusted his suit before stepping towards both white armored troopers. "Greetings, could you two tell me where this portal leads?" It took a while before Bruce got his answer but finally one of the troopers responded, "You are about to enter Coruscant, ruled by our emperor, the finest verse there is." Was his proud statement.

"What do you mean, verse?"


"Ah, seems like we are dealing with a fresh prime. Currently you are located in the Nexus, each gate leads to a different verse. "

'it seems this world is a whole lot bigger than expected. I need to get more Intel about this world.'
"Does this Coruscant place offer a place where one might look up information about this place?"

"Coruscant is the true capital of the Omniverse, anything you need you can find there. Its a place for primes to climb the ladder of power. Might be interesting for a new prime like yourself"

It was obvious the guard was selling him a story. Bruce was playing along with the scene to stay on their good side. His train of thought got interrupted when one of the guards got a message from within his helmet.

"Be on the lookout for a masked prime dressed in black armor and a black cape, he took out a patrol near the pale moors gate" Both troopers replied they received the message.
"Problems?" Bruce asked.

"Yet another hostile prime in the area, we will have to keep a lookout for him. But don't worry, inside Coruscant you are safe as long as you obey the laws of the verse."
Bruce nodded in agreement, "Alright gentlemen, thank you for your service." As Bruce stepped towards the entrance of the verse he realized he may have went too far with the patrol, its exactly the unwanted attention he wanted to avoid. He just had to be more careful, especially if this verse has more of these clowns. ' Let's hope this place has more answers, especially how to get back to my own earth. The disguise worked, they had no idea that actually, I'm Batman.'

Bruce entered the portal to Coruscant, a new chapter for a fresh crime fighting prime. A vigilante amongst criminals, the nightmare of thugs. The Batman had arrived.