"Did you say you found a box beneath the tree roots? Can I take a look?" Greed asked.
Pamela handed the box over and said, "Be careful. This thing is radioactive. It might not hurt you, but the flowers and plants in the yard..."
The moment Greed took it, his expression turned shocked. Pamela immediately grew tense. "What is it? Is there something wrong with it?"
"This is a Mother Box—the thing Steel Bone from other universes has. How did it end up here?"
Pamela froze as well. Of course, she knew who Steel Bone was, and she knew he was a formidable Justice League member, but she did not know the specifics. "Is this thing that powerful?" she asked.
"Of course. Both New Genesis and Apokolips are searching for it. It must have been left behind on Earth during the last war. But why was it buried beneath a giant tree? Brainiac, Brainiac!"
"First, I'd like to ask how you know this is a Mother Box," Brainiac said.
"I've encountered Steel Bone from other universes. I mean, Gray Mist did, so naturally he recognized it. If I remember correctly, you came to Earth looking for this, didn't you?"
"Yes and no," Brainiac said. "I wanted to find it because I wanted to alter my life form and make a breakthrough from my Electronic Life form. It contains Origin Energy, which may be what you call radiation."
"Can it do that?"
"I originally thought it could, but if you say this box is a Mother Box, then I'm no longer certain."
"Why?"
"Because there is actually nothing particularly special about this energy. I did not sense any change. Perhaps we used it incorrectly, or perhaps it was never truly activated."
"So there's nothing you can do with it?"
"Origin Energy