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Beyondthe52Chapter1

Origin

ByChristopherW.Blaine

DISCLAIMER: This work of fiction contains characters and situations that are 2006 by DC Comics Inc. and Christopher W. Blaine. DC Comics has not given

permissionfortheuseoftheircharactersorsituations.Thisworkisdoneforfanentertainmentonly.Thisoriginalstoryis2006byChristopherW.Blaine.

Thestorythusfar

Yearsago,thetimetravelingvillainknownastheTimeGuardianenlistedtheaidofExtantinordertotryand

recreatetheCrisisevent.ItwasrevealedthattheTimeGuardianwasactuallytheRoyHarperofEarth2,aworldthat

hadexistedbeforetheCrisis.BlamingGodforhissituationandthelossofhisworld,Harperusedhismagicallybased

powers,whichheinheritedbyaccident,totravelthroughHypertimewherehemurderedhisduplicates.

Finally,hegathered togethervillains from thepreCrisisuniverse,usinghispowers topluck them from the

time stream, and with thisarmy he assaulted the true Roy Harper and killed him. By killing Harper before he was

destinedtodie,theTimeGuardianmanagedtoexploittheholecaused inthespacetimecontinuumandhepulled

theCrisis

wave

through.

Anewuniversewascreated,butwhiletryingtomakehisownorder,theTimeGuardianhadmanagedtoalso

buildsomechaos. In thenondimensionofLimbo,Abel,keeperoftheHouse ofSecrets,jumbled togetheragroup

heroesthatshouldhadneverexisted.HeputthemontheTimeGuardiansworld,hopingtheywouldbeabletoset

things correct. Led by the Kryptonian superhero Nightwing, this group, called the TimeWardens, destroyed the

TimeGuardiansCrisisengine,whichshouldhaverestoredtheuniverse.

Itdid,butnotwithoutawrinkle.

The TimeTrapper, a villain from the 3oth century, wanted to see how the scenario would play out and

created a pocket dimension to hold the TimeGuardians universe. While life went on there, a hole in Limbo was

allowing criminals from various ages and realities to spill out into the real world. The Justice League found itself

leadingafightagainstamorepowerfulenemy.

Warwasbreakingoutinalldimensionsbutthecauseofgoodwasnotwithoutitschampions.

At a critical juncture, the original Superman arrived with Alexander Luthor in tow. They aided the

TimeWardens indefeatingtheTimeGuardianandsenthimtotheSpeedForcewherehewoulddonomoreharm.

The universe was set right and the pocket dimension continued to exist. Superman and Luthor returned to their

banishmentoutsideoftime,withnobodyrealizingtheconsequencesofalloftheseactions.

Nobodycouldhaveguessedtheeventualharmthatwouldarisefromthiseventofheroism.

OnEarthT,thenamegiventotheworldinthepocketuniverse,thenewlychristenedWardensdidtheirbest

toserve

the

cause

of

justice.

Their

membership

fluctuated

slightly

as

they

continued

to

protect

the

innocent

from

the

LegionofDoom, ledbyDominus,analternateversionofLexLuthor.Adventureafter adventure molded them into

firstateam,thenafightingforceandfinallyafamily.

InsidetheSpeedForce,theTimeGuardiancouldtellsomethingwashappening,buthewasnotsurewhat.He

triedtousehispowerstoseethefuture,but itwasnotpossible. Instead,hecouldsensethe fabricofmagicbeing

altered. Unknown to him at the time, Alexander Luthor had instigated the Infinite Crisis, his mind warped by the

dreamsofpowerthathadfirstgrippedhimwhenhehadconfrontedtheTimeGuardian.

SuperboyPrime,Luthorsmainaccomplice,wassenttobeimprisonedintheSpeedForcebytheFlashandKid

Flash.TheyoungpowerhousewouldeventuallyprovetobemorethanwhattheSpeedForcecouldhandleandthe

TimeGuardianwasabletoescape.His imprisonment,however,hadgiven thevillaina longtimetoconsiderthings

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andheemergedaverydifferentperson.

Luthorsbaseofoperations,theArctic,Earth

You stole my ideas, the TimeGuardian said as he slowly approached Luthor. Both were clad in armor,

LuthorsgoldenwhiletheformerSpeedyswascrimson.Butyoudidntlearnmylessons.

Luthordid

not

turn

around;

he

considered

the

Time

Guardian

nothing

more

than

anuisance,

aman

of

limited

visionandability.Hadhetrulybeenworthyofrulingtheuniversethenhewouldhavewonwhenhetried.Isthere

somethingthatyouwantedbeforeIdestroyedyourlittlepocketuniverse?

Ifyoucan,youmean,wasthequick,smirkingresponse.Idontthinkyoullwin.

Youwontknowbecauseyouwillbedead,or Ishouldsay,wipedfromexistenceasyoushouldhavebeen

fromthebeginning.Yourpowerswillsoonfadebecausethisageofmagic,theagethatgrantedyouyourabilities

TheTimeGuardiancuthimoff.IamfullyawareofyourmanipulationsoftheSpectre.Thatwouldhavebeen

moreimpressivehadhebeengraftedtoalivinghost.Thesupposedangelofholyvengeancehadbeenrunningamok

duringthe InfiniteCrisis,crushingsourcesofmagic.FreemagicwasgoingtopowerLuthor'smachineforcreatinga

newuniverse.Itstillwonthelp.

DidyouknowyouwerenttheonlyonetosurvivetheCrisis fromyourworld?PowerGirl ishere,Luthor

said,pointingup.Atower,constructedfromtheremainsoftheAntiMonitor,stoodbeforethem.Severalbeingswere

strappedtothetower,likecaptiveornamentsonaChristmastreeofdeath.Onewasanattractive,buxomblondina

whitecostume.

ThewomanwasKaraZorL,thecousinoftheSupermanofEarth2,whohadbeenthemanwhohadhelped

stop the TimeGuardian. In another time and place, he and her would have been good friends, maybe even

teammatesintheJusticeSociety.Youcouldhavetakenherasamate.

Igotthehintthatyouweretheonewithathingforher,hetoldhim.

Luthor

shrugged.

I

have

little

time

to

think

about

sex,

but

if

I

were

inclined

to

participate

in

it

Shewouldmost likelykillyou,The TimeGuardian laughed.Youare a Luthor, not aSuperman. You lack

the

Luthorwhirledaround,hatred inhiseyes.You insect!Youwoulddaremockme? Iamagodcomparedto

you!

Idontthinkso,theTimeGuardiansaidcryptically,hiseyes flashingwithsmall,blueelectricaldischarges.

Theyweresignsofthemagicalenergiesthatflowedthroughhim.Iredesignedrealityoncewhileyouarestilltrying.

Thatsbecausedespiteyourintelligence,youhavenoimagination!Youneverlivedintherealworld,Alex;youdont

haveacluewhatgoodandevilare.

Alexturned

back

around

and

stuck

his

hands

into

aholographic

projection

of

multiple

earths.

He

grabbed

two

ofthemandsmashedthemtogether,mergingtherealitiesintoone.

NewEarth-342

SisterHelenaJoanBertinellijumpedhighandtotheleftasanothervampirehissedandclawedatthespotshe

had been standing in. Behind her, Green Lantern used his power ring to shove back three werewolves that were

attackingwithequalferocity.TheJusticeLeaguehadfoundthisnestofthemonstersquitebyaccident;theyhadbeen

on the trail of the Scarecrow, a priest of a pagan religion that had been committing several human sacrifices in

Metropolis.

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Hal,watch your back! GreenArrow called out, letting loose with a woodenarrow. The shaft pierced the

heartofthevampirethathadbeenattackingHelena,evenasshe landedandrolledaway.Shecameupfacetoface

withanothervampire.Thecreaturescreamedandbaredbloodyfangsather.Shehesitatedforamoment;shedidnot

wanttokillthecreature.

But,shehadbeentrainedtodosobytheVaticananddespitethefactthatshe feltgreatsympathyforthe

monster,shewasnotabouttoletitkillher.Inonemovementshethrewbackherpurplecloaktorevealhergolden

crucifix. The vampire immediately shied away even as twin beams of crimson burned their way through its skull,

boilingtheichorwithinandcausingittoexplode.

SuperWoman landedandfiredoffanotherblastofheatvisionatavampirethatwasarmedwithagolden

sword.TheswordwasmeantforthepreoccupiedGreenLantern,butbythetimeitreachedhisback,itwasnothing

butyellowsteam.Thanks,Karen,GreenLanterngrinnedasheturnedtofacehisfoe.IthinkIcanhandle itfrom

here!

GreenArrow,fromhisrelativelysafespotontopofsomecrates,firedtwomoretimesbeforecallingoutthat

hewasoutofammo.Wevehitthemotherloadhere!

Helenashookherhead.Thisisntright,therearetoomanyofthemhere!Theywerewaitingforus!

Watchand

learn,

Luthor

commanded

as

he

reached

for

another

world.

His

machine,

which

allowed

him

to

pullrealitiesoutofthenothingness,wasalsogivinghimtheabilitytomergethem.

Behindhim,theTimeGuardiansaidnothing,butcreptslowlytowardshisfoe.

NewEarth-1232A

SuperWomanlookedupandwipedasmalltraceofbloodfromherbrokenlip.Aboveher,threehundredand

fiftypoundsofflesh,stuffedintoanentirelytoosmallredandgoldswimsuit,stoodattheready.InWonderWomans

handwasablueberryfruitpie,whichhadcontributedtothecyanhueofhertongue.Soskinny,babyneedstoeat,

theobese

Amazon

said,

waggling

her

tongue

as

she

looked

underneath

Super

Womans

miniskirt.

Burn,SuperWomansaidasshefiredoffalethalblastofherheatvision.ToomanymembersoftheJustice

Leaguehadsuccumbedtothelureofthedesserttreats.WonderWomanandBlackCanaryhadbeenthefirsttofall

andSuperWomanwassurethattheLegionofDoomwasbehindtheplot.Thesugarsthatthewomenhadconsumed

haddestroyedtheirbodies,ruinedtheirteethandhadrottedtheirbrains.

Thebeamsof lightstruckWonderWoman inoneofherfleshychinsandthesmellofburningfruitfilledthe

air. Liquid fat boiled and rolled down the front of her gargantuan breasts as she screamed in pain and fell back.

Vampires,weakfromthebattlewiththeotherheroes,felluponherandsunktheirteethintoherampleflesh.

Hawkgirlspitonthefloorandthrewhermaceinfrustrationfromherperchontopofsomecrates.Nobody

willcomeupheretofightme!shesaidwithanger.

GreenLanternlaughedandusedhispowerringtocreateagiantfistthatpunchedthroughanearbywall.Asit

crumbled,hepickedupthesightoftheirquarry.GottheScarecrow,whowantshim?

Helenajumpedpasthim,hercrossbowinherhand.Hawkgirliswithme!

YourebuildingFatChickWorld!Sowhat?theTimeGuardiantaunted.

Imnot trying torecreate this reality,Luthoransweredhim.Imgoing tohorriblydistortyoursandthen

destroyitwithasqueezeofmyfist!

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