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Earth-89 - Gotham City
Alexander Knox sat down on the bench at a park. He just sat for a moment before pulling out a Gotham Gazette newspaper from his pocket and read off the headline.
"WayneTech CEO Bruce Wayne to Marry Socialite Selina Kyle"
"Heh. I always thought those two were made for each other," noted Knox.
Before he could read any further, something bizarre happened. The sky turned from black to a crimson red. Knox turned to see the color of the sky as the Bat-Signal started to illuminate on the red sky.
"I hope you're watching, big guy," said Knox.
Earth-9 - San Francisco
Hawk and Robin were patrolling the city, looking for any signs of criminal activity in the area. They had arrived at an old warehouse district and started looking around.
"Are you sure criminals would be here?" asked Robin.
"Of course. Criminals always tend to hide in shitholes like this," said Hawk.
"No offense, but I don't think criminals would be so stupid as to meet in the most obvious sector of the city," said Robin.
"Trust me, Robin. Criminals aren't always the smartest people in the universe," countered Hawk.
Robin simply nodded at the point. Criminals and cops, he's noticed, aren't always as bright as they claim. Perhaps that's why cops and criminals tend to be intertwined, at least back in Gotham. He'd have to investigate on that point at another time.
However, his thought process was interrupted when the sky suddenly turned red. Hawk and Robin both looked at the sky in amazement and curiosity.
"What the hell is that?" asked Robin.
"I have no idea." Hawk pressed a button on his communicator. "Is anyone else seeing this?"
"I'm seeing it," said Starfire.
"What in the world?" asked Beast Boy.
"Raven, is this Trigon again?" asked Nightwing.
"Not that I can tell," said Raven.
Soon, a bright red light started coming towards them.
"J, get down!" exclaimed Hawk.
He shielded Robin from the light as it enveloped them both.
Earth-X - Germany
Ray was flying through the skies of Germany, looking for any Nazi soldiers in the area. He looked around as he turned on his communicator.
"It's all clear in my area. See anything in yours?" asked Ray.
"Nothing here," reported Black Condor.
"Nothing here, either," said Phantom Lady.
"Excellent. That means the Nazis are going underground for the moment. Our work here is done," said Red Tornado.
"Hold your horses, Red. We don't know if, when we leave, the remaining Nazis will surface. I suggest we preform another sweep before-" said Ray.
Suddenly, the sky, much like the skies Earth-89 and Earth-9 before it, turned a crimson red. Ray was surprised as were his teammates if the gasps heard on his communicator were anything to go by.
"Another Nazi plot?" asked Red Tornado.
"I don't know, but let's do this," said Ray.
Ray began firing at the light as his teammates were doing their parts in the other areas. However, things didn't go according to plan.
"My wings, they're malfunctioning. I can't-!" exclaimed Black Condor before screaming.
"My shadows can only block it before I-!" exclaimed Phantom Lady before silence on her end.
"Systems malfunctioning. Rebooting in-!" exclaimed Red Tornado before the sound of destruction came on his end.
"NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOO!" shouted Ray as the light soon enveloped him as well.
Earth-66 - Gotham City
Dick Grayson was having a nice time walking Ace around the city. It was a nice, sunny day in Gotham and it was quite peaceful too. The only thing that would've made it better was if a certain man was still living amongst them.
"Bruce would've loved a day like today, wouldn't he boy?" asked Dick.
Ace merely barked at Dick's question.
"Yeah. It almost makes me wish for the days when Batman and Robin protected this city. Now, this city is too peaceful to need-" said Dick.
Suddenly, the sky had turned a crimson red. People looked up at the sky in fear as Ace barked at the red sky. Dick, however, only had one response.
"Holy crimson skies of death!" exclaimed Dick.