68 File codename: There is no skull

(3rd Person POV)

"I hope this isn't too cramped for you.", Sebas says as he leads Damien into a guest room.

"That door leads to your bath, the other to a game room. And you also have this, for your amusement.", Sebas says and turns on the TV that plays Looney Tunes, "Naturally, you have the run of the mansion."

"Of course, I know that. Prepare some tea, Sebas. Brown sugar instead of white. Fresh cut lemon ... a china cup.", Damian says.

"Perhaps master would like some warm mixed nuts and a moist hand towel."

"Watch yourself Sebas. I'm not so young that I don't understand sarcasm."

"Well I am much too old to care.", Sebas says and turns off the TV. Then he walks towards Damien and looks him in the eyes. The air around him changed instantly. From the friendly elderly man a bit past his prime, to a dangerous man who could fold you like a handtowel.

"I would like to give you some advice for the time that you are here. First of all, Master Bruce has given me full authority to deal with you as I please. This means that for as long as you reside under my roof, you will show the proper respect to anyone living here. Should you not comply with those rules, you will be punished.", Sebas says and then straightens his back again.

"Oh yeah? And what can an old man like you possibly do to me?", Damien replies with an arrogant tone again.

"Try me.", Sebas says and closes the door.

The next day, Bruce comes down to the dining room, where his breakfast and a newspaper are waiting for him. He takes a toast and goes to the window where he sees Sebas 'teaching' Damien some manners.

"ALFRED?"

[The young 'master' has deemed it smart to push his luck and take the sword of your grandfather to do some gardening. Sebas told him to stop and he ignored him. Earning him a few slaps. The arrogant child thought that this action was an 'affront' and decided to attack Sebas. Little did he know that Sebas was more than just a butler and is currently paying the price.]

*SLAP*

"I can see that. I guess he is already setting the stage for the program to start. Did you check the sample I gave you last night?"

[Affirmative. After cross-referencing with your work: 'Genetic template of humans', it appears that the Morty Program is indeed a success. We only need to wait for the triggers.]

"Good. Then let's get to the other bothersome stuff that is happening.", Bruce says as he sips his coffee.

[As you wish. May I inquire what is so important about the current events, dubbed: Trinity War?]

"You may. We are going to create a few files, that we haven't done yet. Simply because they weren't important for now and those that are important already have a contingency file."

[You mean the wizards?]

"Indeed.", Bruce says and goes to the Batgarage to begin his work for the day. Gotham was rather calm and he expected a day of rest from the criminals. He has managed to calculate the tensions in the different regions of Gotham and among the criminal groups, to determine when he could get some time off.

He could also manipulate those times, by going ham on a few nights.

"Open a new file. Name: Trinity War. First chapter: Origin."

[Affirmative. File name: Trinity War, created. Folder: Origin, created.]

"The foundation of the Trinity War begins thousands of years in the past. Back then, the 'Council of Wizards' punished three individuals, who they deemed the greatest transgressors mankind had ever known. They were known as the 'Trinity of Sin'. They were accused of misusing magic in the worst ways imaginable. Those three are Pandora, the Stranger and the Question.

Let's go over each of them.

First: Pandora.

Starting out as a mortal human in Ancient Greece, she found a golden skull in the forest. This skull would later be known as Pandora's box. She accidentally opened it and released the seven deadly sins on the world.

Naturally, those sins started to do what they naturally had to, to corrupt humans and the world. Pandora was brought to the council of wizards, together with two others.

Pandora expressed her remorse and ironically, while she was guilty of opening the box, she didn't know what it was and didn't do it willingly or with malicious intent. So was she innocent? ... that is the question. Today we would probably also find her guilty of negligent actions. If you run someone over with your car, you are also guilty, even if said person runs onto the street and you have no chance to stop.

The Wizards found her guilty. Her sentence was an eternity of loneliness. An eternity of pain. An eternity of being told that she was evil ... because she opened a box. At least, that's what they wanted, the truth of the matter is different, but we don't have to get into much detail in the matter.

For thousands of years, Pandora travelled the Earth as an immortal but unloved being. Initially, She was hopeless and wandered the Earth trying to do something about the seven deadly sins. That was until she met someone. Who that is, is unimportant. What is important, is that she changed her mentality afterwards and decided to not be so passive anymore.

She trained in the magic arts with everyone from druids to Tibetan monks. At first, it was for defence and enlightenment, but eventually, she also started to use it for offensive means and to fight against the seven deadly sins. She has committed to capturing the seven deadly sins.

If we go by what we know from the present day and the most recent history, she has broken into ARGUS and stole back Pandora's box. She has been unable to open it since. Which makes perfect sense if we go by what we know from the scans we picked up on the M-Satellite.

I designed the M-Satellite, or Magic Satellite specifically for those instances, where magic is involved. The contingencies are already in place and with a button, I can remove all magic from this world and universe. But I still needed a way to keep track of everything.

I'm sure you know that since you are the one keeping track. Before he died, the Wizard Shazam appeared before Pandora and apologised for punishing her. Just like the wimp, I know him as.

If you play the interaction between the two, we will find out an important truth of the Pandora's box.", Bruce says.

[Affirmative. Accessing archived data.]

{... We tried to help you ... to imprison the sins. But we failed and now the council is destroyed. I'm running out of time. Dying. But the box ... the box is the key.

You must access the great power within. Only the strongest of hearts or the darkest ... can open the box.}

[End of recording.]

"Yes. That was the Wizard Shazam telling her the truth of the box and what she must do. This of course led to Pandora seeking aid from Superman in trying to use the box's power and imprison the sins again.", Bruce finished.

[Sir, there are a few plot holes. Are those important?]

"No. This is the general gist of things and everything we need to know about Pandora. Her motives are clear and should she change her mind, we have a CJIC ready for her."

[Indeed. Although the file was deleted per your orders, Contingency Just In Case (CJIC): File name: There is no skull. Are you certain that it won't be necessary?]

"There is only one thing for certain, the Trinity War is already in full swing and I don't intend to stop it. It is time that the Justice League understand their place in this dark universe and the reality they live in.

The guests from Out of Universe will open their minds as much as it pains me to not act on such blatant disrespect. I will allow it, just like I allowed for the Trinity of Sin to be- ... well let's stop here."

[As you wish sir. Anything else to add to this file?]

"No, that's enough for now. How about we have a look at the situation at hand? I allowed Amanda Waller to bathe in her delusions for long and her pet project to 'counter' the Justice League. How are things on that end?", Bruce asks.

[Affirmative. Stating the progress of Trinity War:

#1: Despero

A conqueror who was tired of 'boring' planets, has set his eyes on planet Earth, seeking a challenge here, after hearing rumours of our powerful Superheroes.

After arriving in Earth's orbit, he immediately attacked the Justice Leagues Watchtower, therefore committing the greatest of heresy, by touching something which belongs to you.

Interesting to note, is the Kryptonite ring Despero was wearing on his finger since he believed Superman would be on board and assumed Superman would be the only one who could possibly pose a threat to him.

Superman and Wonder Woman were on another mission though and left Despero to battle the reserve Justice League. As was obvious, Despero wiped them out before finally fighting Martian Manhunter. Although it looked as though Despero had the advantage over Martian Manhunter, the Martian, not abiding by usual League protocol, used his telepathic attack at full power, sending Despero into a coma and turning him over to the authorities.

This gave us a chance to gauge Martian Manhunter's full psychic might for the first time. I believe you have already put this into your calculations.

#2 Shazam

The young Billy Batson has finally defeated his arch-nemesis, Black Adam. Batson gathered his ashes and kept them in a jar. Understanding his enemy and even growing to respect him, Billy decided to honour him by burying his remains in Kahndaq.

The young boy doesn't realise that Kahndaq doesn't want Superheroes on their soil, causing their military to attack. By being there, he started a diplomatic incident which called for the Justice League to intervene.

Since the Justice League doesn't know who Shazam is in this timeline, a big Superhero confrontation started. In turn, Amanda Waller used this chance to 'test' her new Justice League of America.

#3 Justice League of America

As stated, Amanda Waller and the US Government have built their own Justice League. You already know that of course. Their Justice League is comprised of heroes who they believe could defeat the members of the Justice League.

The Justice League of America told the Justice League to stand down so that they could escort everyone off of Kahndaq's soil. This in turn caused a fight to break out between the two Justice Leagues. This fight ended after Superman's heat vision went off and killed Dr. Light.

Superman has just submitted himself to the JLA at ARGUS to be taken in. He has no idea what happened to his powers and hopes that at least contained, they could figure it out for him.

This is the current state of events. Would you like to add anything, sir?]

"No, that is excellent work, ALFRED. I think we can move on to the next participants in this 'Trinity War'."

[As you wish, sir. But if I may be so bold, Master Bruce. How do you know of things that happened thousands of years in the past?]

"I can't tell you ALFRED."

[You don't know?]

"I do know, but I can't tell you. Not yet at least. You'll know about it in the future."

[As you wish, sir. Are you going to intervene soon, sir?]

"Not yet. I don't care for the dick-measuring contest between Amanda Waller and the Justice League. That woman needs a reality check and she will get it ... and very soon too. For now, we focus on Project: Morty and wait and see how the Trinity War develops.

I would guess that the dimensional instabilities will soon bring us the unwanted guests."

[Parallel Earth's, sir?]

"Indeed. Now, on to the next participant of the Trinity, The Phantom Stranger."

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