Chapter 9: Mental List.

[Nathaniel Hargreeves' Point of View]

Most of you must have been like, 'say wha~?' Well to explain what happened, I kidnapped and cloned Superman and Wonder Woman a while back, I did not forget to put some programming to their decoys in the event that I wanted to make some modifications.

It is basically what I did to Aquaman, I know that Orm is planning on betraying me but what he does not know is that this whole planet will not exist by next year, or if it still exists most of the survivors will wish that it did not.

That is because I plan to leave this reality after I got myself rid of a massive pain in my ass. I plan to go to a reality where there is no Campbell family or a variant of them because that is the kind of universe where I would be free from that pain in my butt.

Quick fake fictional history time, the Campbell family was a well-known and powerful family of sorcerers but what people do not know is that in every SINGLE universe they are in, they always make one single mistake.

Sooner or later they free a Fifth dimensional Imp that was trapped in the second dimension. This allows the Imp to send his avatars into the various three-dimensional universes where he has the opportunity to be freed. Seeing as the Campbell Family freed it first it always tries to use them to free itself in different Universes.

From there, it is a race against time, if one of his avatars makes it to the fifth dimension, he gets his full powers back and that does not end well for many. In most cases, the Campbell family uses most of their powers to seal him in the third dimension right before the witch hunts begin.

There are some cases where he manages to sway the Campbell family to help him but once he gets into the fourth dimension, a couple of fifth-dimensional Imps jump his ass and destroy the avatars that made it there.

Now back to the present and why it is a pain in my ass, one of my variants almost encounter that Imp, he was about to be freed so he did the one thing we would do in his place, throw this problem to someone else by sending it to this universe. How dare he do what I would definitely do?!

Now with what I had, I could have either used all of my resources to seal him again or delayed it until I had everything I wanted and then leaving this universe after finding a better one where I would be left alone... I picked the second with a twist.

Now some might say, how could you do such a thing? I would respond with this, there is a literal infinite amount of possibility both equally real and unreal. My mere presence in this world ensured that there is a parallel world where I was never sent here thus my actions here are meaningless.

I could save a million people and those same people could be dying a thousand times in various universes before you finish reading this sentence. The thing about Kang, Rick, and Azmuth's knowledge is that it gives you a different perspective as a whole.

Kang gives you the perspective of how time works, Rick gives you the perspective of how the multiverse works while Azmuth gives you the perspective of how life works. Each had their own personality which made them use their intellect in the way they did but what I want is to live my life.

I can go on big adventures, conquer galaxies, or establish world peace later on but right now I want to live a quiet life, a peaceful life... while I find and max out my full potential. I still have to discover what my eighth cheat is as well as to awaken the spark and Viltrumite genes.

I rather do that when I am not worried about the planet being overtaken by the alien conqueror of the week. Now you might just say, why not just go on an adventure right now? You know what is better than going on an epic adventure as a level 49 player?

Going on an Epic adventure as a maxed-out level infinity! You might call me a coward but if you saw how some of my variants ended up, you would not want to be left unprepared. The Multiverse, this multiverse is a fucked up shit show, being at the mercy of someone else is not a situation that I want to be in.

[AN: Think of every messed-up DC Character, depending on the plot of the universe, Superman can be beaten by a piece of green paper. I am exaggerating but that is to make you see the point.]

I have the best life secure but I would rather avoid any scenario where I would be defenseless. To make this perfectly clear, imagine you get the powers of your favorite superhero then out of nowhere you lose them and you find yourself tied up in front of the Joker... See what I mean?

Anyway, the super duo went to where Millenium was hiding and obliterated them which technically was the latter's goal to die in a glorious battle. They managed to corrupt the Justice League's mascot, Superman if you have not caught on, since he killed for personal reasons and not for justice.

The Justice was there but it was mostly out of personal reason. Batman and the rest of the league brought them in but the Millenium still had the last laugh since they broadcasted the recording of the Super Duo massacre.

For the past month, the league has been saying that Superman and Wonder Woman are detained in a secure location until they are determined to no longer be a threat. It has been peaceful for me but not for the rest of the world since there has been an invasion every two to three days.

Now you might be wondering, is that my doing? Well, in a way yes. I stopped preventing them. I did say that my variants sent their problem into this Universe, well that includes dozens of interdimensional invasions. Why else would I want to leave this forsaken universe?

I have not been twiddling my thumbs this past month, I finished the last thing I wanted to make before leaving this universe. In my hands was a green and purple cubic box that held a purple button on top of it. I pressed the button and something appeared in front of me.

*POOF*

"I'm Mr. Nimrod! Look at me!"

A more humanoid version of my Nimrod android appeared out of thin air in a cloud of smoke before uttering those words to me.

"Mr. Nimrod, give me a thumbs up."

I commend.

"You got it!"

*POOF*

He says before doing it and then exploding into a small cloud of dust... Yep, I modified a Mr. Meeseeks Box into a Mr. Nimrod Box where each Mr. Nimrod has the abilities of both Mr. Meeseeks and Nimrod.

I am not heartless so I also modified a few things while existence is still painful to them if someone else gives them an impossible order then they will gain the ability to kill themselves. They can also refuse an order if it seems impossible.

If it is an order against me, they will refuse, and I have the ability to command them to die. This is the major modification I have made. I would have finished everything sooner if I was not the only one who had been secretly stopping invasions from reaching Earth every two days.

Now you might be asking yourself, why do I not just spam some Mr. Nimrod and command them to stop the invasions and the trapped Imp for me. I would respond with, you clearly did not listen to what I just said. I want to leave this universe and go to a safer one where I can quietly learn everything I can do in peace.

And this isn't even my original universe- Note to self build an anti-portal traveler reset mechanism. I have to make sure that I do not get sent to another universe due to the mistake of one of my variants.

[Third Person Point of View]

It had been one month since Superman and Wonder Woman had massacred the Nazi Vampiric group called Millenium. At first, Batman thought that it was too easy when saw that Superman and Wonder had effortlessly killed Millenium.

The vampiric group had obviously planned this for a long time yet they were completely obliterated by the super duo without even causing so much as a scratch on either of them. This did not make sense but once he saw the WORLD WIDE footage of Superman and Wonder Woman's action, he understood.

It was a suicide mission and they had succeeded it. To calm the minds of the populace, he had Superman and Wonder Woman be confined by the league until they were cleared of any suspicions that would point at them doing something like that again.

This was accepted due to the victim of the massacre being Nazi vampires from World War Two. Some in fact even advocated for the liberation of the super duo but Batman refused for one reason that he kept to himself even after the several invasions that Earth had faced, recently.

He had bugged Superman and Wonder Woman to keep an ear on them. Old habits died hard and he was the type of man who trusted his instincts, thanks to that, he was able to hear a conversation between Superman, Wonder Woman, and Nathaniel Hargreeves.

The implication of what he learned terrified him. If Nathaniel Hargreeves had both Superman and Wonder Woman under his thumb who else in the League did he have under his control? He asked Martian Manhunter to scan the minds of both Wonder Woman and Superman when they apprehended them after the Millenium massacre.

Martian Manhunter found nothing wrong which led Batman to believe that Martian Manhunter was also under the influence of Nathaniel Hargreeves. This horrified Batman who tested his hypothesis by muttering the key phrase that Nathaniel Hargreeves had spoken to the super duo.

It froze Martian Manhunter, Batman then used this opportunity to learn as much as he could from his compromised colleague. He discovered that the compromised colleagues had no knowledge of them being compromised and as he guessed who else was compromised.

He could not overwrite Nathaniel's authority in the minds of the compromised heroes without Nathaniel realizing it so he did the next best thing. While he searched and found the compromised heroes, he implanted an order that would knock them out upper Batman muttering his chosen key phrase.

After he had finished implanting the order in every compromised hero, Batman snuck into the A.I.M Tower where he was met with a dining Nathaniel Hargreeves.

"Batman? What a surprise?"

Nathaniel said as he put down his fork and knife.

"You have crossed the line for the last time, Nathaniel Hargreeves. I am here to stop you."

Batman spoke confidently as he had tasked his most trusted friend and father figure, Alfred Pennyworth, to monitor his suit and neutralize him then pilot his suit if he was to be compromised by Nathaniel.

"Seventy-three."

Nathaniel randomlly said which Batman proceeded to ignore.

"You are actions have caused the deaths of hundreds of innocent people."

"Forty-five."

"You first set your sight on Aquaman, with him in the palm of your hands you were able to gain Atlantis' support. You also used him to compromise the other members of the league."

"Sixty-nine."

"I don't know why you put the league under your control but this madness ENDS NOW!"

"And ONE HUNDRED! Alfred show him what he won!"

Nathaniel exclaims as he snaps his fingers while standing up. Batman feels a shiver running down his spine as he hears Alfred in his earpiece mutter something.

"As you wish... Master Nathaniel."

Batman's suit is overwritten by Alfred and now he can not move a single muscle.

"For the record, I was counting how many times you have spoken the same lines in this situation. I started a mental list for fun."

Nathaniel's words cause Batman's eyes to widen in pure horror at the implication of what this means.

"I mean, didn't you think it was weird that you tried my key phrase at Martian Manhunter without any precaution? Didn't you think it was weird that you did not overanalyze what I was saying as you would usually do?

Didn't you think that it was weird that you came here all alone by yourself? Well, don't feel too bad, cuz I programmed you to overlook those things since it makes it easier for me. Like how I programmed you, after the fourth time, to stop your recording when you realized the truth and came to confront me, that way you will take more than a day to realize the truth again.

Now since it is the one hundredth time, I feel like doing something special. Something that is going to blow your mind."

Nathaniel said before snapping his fingers. The two of them are immediately teleported inside a room where the bodies of many almost naked Justice League members lay in suspension inside a red liquid with a mask on their faces, covering their mouths.

Batman notes that it must be giving them oxygen since from what he can see they are all alive. His gaze lands on one particular member which causes his mind to race at an incredible speed before he mutters something in a bitter tone.

"I'm a clone. We are all clones."

"Ding! Ding! Ding! But this isn't what is going to blow your mind!"

Nathaniel says as ninety-nine flask with a blue liquid inside them appears behind him.

"Welcome to the first and last Batman's Mindblowers."

[AN: Could someone give me a description of Mark's emperor suit, I suck at describing clothes.]