Chapter Summaries

Andrew recruited Rita and her two companions, upgraded their armor, and used a Bug’s memories to locate a Blue Giant Bug. As his group reached the Bug, Andrew noticed time fluctuations around William and suspected William might be causing the time reversal.

• Barbara bought Andrew’s belt and learned that she owed him forty-five million dollars.
• Andrew recruited Rita and her two companions, then upgraded their Exoskeleton Armor into Power Armor.
• Andrew extracted a Bug’s memories, discovered that a Blue Giant Bug had issued its orders, and built a receiver that located it.
• Andrew’s group followed the signal and found the Blue Giant Bug directing a swarm against Wade’s Suicide Squad and their rat allies.
• Nanawei saved William from the Bugs, then asked to bite him, while Andrew noticed time fluctuations around William and questioned whether he caused the time reversal.

Andrew helped the Suicide Squad fight off the bugs and discovered that William’s ability to rewind time after death came from alien components in his blood. The chapter ended as Andrew sensed that Superman had fallen under Zerg control.

• Andrew sent Barbara and Rita to capture the Blue Giant Bug alive, then protected the Suicide Squad with a Defensive Shield.
• Andrew questioned Wade, learned he had come to this universe after sensing Deathstroke’s death, and allowed him to stay in exchange for keeping the universe’s secrets.
• Andrew offered Wade a dangerous Teleportation Belt in return for future help, then confronted William about his time-rewinding ability.
• William explained that he returned to the moment he fell from the sky whenever he died, and Andrew traced the ability to alien components from the Blue Giant Bug.
• Andrew sensed that Superman had fallen under Zerg control.

Andrew found the Zerg Leader's location and prepared to lead the Suicide Squad there, but only William Cage could reach and kill it. Andrew proposed that William trade the rest of his life for an hour of immense strength, claiming the Zerg Leader's final Time Reversal would restore him before he truly died; William remained unsure whether to trust that calculation.

• Andrew promised William he would protect him and help with the trouble in his body if William followed his orders.
• Wade scattered Battery Bombs among the Bugs, but his Teleportation Belt was on cooldown and the explosion tore him apart before his body regenerated.
• Barbara defeated the Blue Giant Bug and brought it to Andrew, who used a Memory Display to learn the Mimic Zerg's hierarchy and Time Reversal weakness.
• Andrew found the Zerg Leader's location and told the Suicide Squad they would go after it, while offering them a request from Argus as a reward.
• Andrew explained that only William could get close to the Zerg Leader and proposed a wish that would give William an hour of strength in exchange for his remaining life.
• William hesitated over the wish and asked what would happen if Andrew's prediction about the final Time Reversal was wrong.

William used a wish to gain great strength and joined Andrew’s plan to kill the Zerg Leader in Houston. William sacrificed himself in a bomb attack that destroyed the leader, and Andrew recovered a Time Crystal as the surviving Bugs scattered.

• William traded his remaining lifespan for great power, then swallowed an enhanced Liquid Bomb that Andrew gave him.
• Andrew and Cleo sent the Rat Army to draw the Bugs out of the cathedral, allowing the Suicide Squad to fight its way inside.
• Barbara was thrown back by the blue zone, so William entered alone and found himself stripped of his Exoskeleton Mech and clothes.
• William fought the three Blue Giant Bugs while the others battled outside, and Cleo was killed as the Rat Army faltered.
• William reached the Zerg Leader and detonated the Liquid Bomb inside himself, killing the leader and the three Blue Giant Bugs as time rewound.
• Andrew found and took a glittering Time Crystal left behind after the blue zone vanished.

After reversing time and defeating the Zerg Leader, Andrew restored communications, arranged to lure the bugs out of Houston, and returned to space to help the Justice League attack the Zerg ships. He left Raven, Zatanna, and the Atom to plant nuclear bombs while warning Superman about Luthor’s planned ambush.

• Andrew used a signal-emitting flute to send Hancock flying through Houston and draw the bugs out of the city.
• Andrew warned Tony about the monsters’ hidden dangers, told William Cage that the mission had succeeded, and asked General Calvin to send bombers after the bugs.
• General Calvin ordered the bombing of the bugs as officials confirmed that Hancock was leading them out of Houston; Wade claimed Andrew had rewarded the Suicide Squad because of him.
• Andrew returned to the Space Shuttle with Zatanna and Raven, warned the Atom about the Zerg’s defenses, and assigned the team to plant nuclear bombs near the alien ships.
• The Atom shrank Raven and Zatanna, and the two used magic to conceal themselves and speed toward the Zerg ships.
• Andrew warned Superman that Luthor would use a Psychic Crystal and mind-controlling bugs to ambush him, Mary, and Diana.

Andrew and the Justice League defeated the Zerg invasion, while Luthor escaped defeat by forming an alliance with a surviving Brain Bug. After the battle, Andrew claimed the intact Transport Bug and planned to turn it into Earth’s first mechanized war fortress.

• Andrew searched a captured monster’s memories but found no trace of Luthor, then discovered that the Failed-Product Legion could be killed by accelerating its bodily collapse.
• Superman resisted Luthor’s Psychic Crystal and bug ambush, tricked Luthor into believing he was controlled, and used Heat Vision against the Doomsdays.
• Andrew’s gas bombs destroyed the remaining Doomsdays, while Zatanna and Raven detonated nuclear bombs that destroyed the three alien ships.
• A surviving Brain Bug escaped the explosions and offered to cooperate with Luthor and Zod; the heroes then disposed of the alien remains and finished clearing the invasion.
• Hancock lured bugs into a valley for bombardment, while William helped survivors escape and recorded footage for his hoped-for military promotion.
• Andrew had The Atom enlarge the captured Transport Bug and announced plans to convert it into a mechanized war fortress for Earth’s defense.

Andrew recruited Rita and her two surviving soldiers, upgraded their armor, and used a Bug’s memories to build a device that located a Blue Giant Bug. The group headed toward its signal and found Wade’s squad under attack, where Andrew noticed time fluctuations around William and suspected he had caused the time reversal.

• Barbara bought Andrew’s belt for forty-five million dollars, and Andrew recruited Rita and her two companions, upgrading their armor with his Flying Skateboard.
• Andrew extracted a Bug’s memories and learned that a Blue Giant Bug had issued its orders, so he built a receiver that located the Blue Giant Bug.
• Andrew’s group followed the signal and found the Blue Giant Bug directing Mimic Bugs against Wade’s squad.
• Nanawei saved William from the Bugs, then asked to bite him, leaving William wishing he had died instead.
• Andrew recognized Wade and noticed time fluctuations around William, suspecting William had caused the time reversal.

Amanda secured approval for two projects, while Sonic wrestled with whether to become a superhero. Andrew welcomed the first Earth Joint Army personnel to the Space Fortress, and the chapter ended with Flash’s Central City still troubled by superpowered criminals.

• Amanda persuaded Argus’s higher-ups to approve both projects and promised not to repeat her previous failure.
• Sonic watched footage of superheroes, imagined joining the Justice League, and wondered whether he should become a hero despite the danger of being discovered.
• Andrew and Diana welcomed the Earth Joint Army to the Space Fortress, where General Calvin and William arrived with the first personnel.
• General Calvin reflected on being alone after losing his people on Mars and vowed to protect Earth as its disasters continued.
• William asked Andrew about the fortress’s Teleportation Device, and Andrew suggested he use the Holographic Simulation System with Rita to show courage.
• Police officers chased bank robbers through Central City, where Barry still struggled to handle the many superpowered criminals created by the explosion.

Sonic’s reckless attempts to be a superhero caused a massive blackout, and Andrew confronted him in his cave about putting himself before others. The chapter left Sonic questioning whether he had wanted to be a hero only to look impressive.

• Sonic rescued police officers and stopped a gang of robbers, but the gang leader convinced him that he was a criminal facing a huge compensation bill.
• Flash stopped the robbers and chased Sonic, who escaped through a Golden Ring after Flash broke off to help people.
• Sonic unleashed an electromagnetic storm that blacked out southern North America, then fled to his underground cave as the authorities and others took notice.
• Tails and Knuckles sensed the storm, while Andrew left Diana and returned to Earth to investigate.
• Andrew found Sonic and explained that a true hero considered others, prompting Sonic to wonder whether he had become a superhero just to look impressive.

Andrew recruited Sonic to train as a Justice League superhero, brought him to the Space Fortress, and began investigating his abilities and Golden Rings. Meanwhile, Argus sent Dr. Egghead to investigate the electromagnetic storm near Green Mountain Town.

• Andrew offered Sonic citizenship or superhero training, and Sonic chose to train under him despite the demanding standards.
• Andrew told Sonic to compensate for the damage he had caused and offered to buy a Golden Ring, but Sonic gave him one as a gift instead.
• Andrew gave Sonic a Nano Watch, and Sonic used a Golden Ring to take them to the Space Fortress.
• Diana met Sonic at the Space Fortress, then left for Paradise Island while Andrew prepared to train Sonic and study the Golden Ring.
• Andrew took Sonic to the laboratory for tests, while Dr. Egghead and an Argus employee arrived near Green Mountain Town to investigate the electromagnetic storm.

Dr. Egghead discovered that Knuckles had come to Earth searching for Sonic and agreed to help him find the hedgehog. After secretly changing course to his own laboratory, Dr. Egghead planned to use Sonic’s energy-rich spine to power his inventions and obtain Sonic’s corpse, while Argus lost contact with him.

• Dr. Egghead identified the spine from the electromagnetic storm as belonging to an alien and reported his discovery to Amanda.
• Knuckles emerged from a portal, demanded to know where Sonic was, and destroyed Dr. Egghead’s drones before Dr. Egghead surrendered.
• Dr. Egghead offered to build a device to track Sonic and secretly sent footage to Argus, prompting Amanda to prepare a Suicide Squad rescue.
• Dr. Egghead learned that Knuckles liked sweets, analyzed Sonic’s spine aboard the fighter jet, and discovered it held enough energy to power his super fighter jet.
• Dr. Egghead secretly changed the fighter jet’s destination to his real laboratory, intending to obtain Sonic’s corpse and use its energy for his inventions.
• Argus lost contact with Dr. Egghead before its planned ambush could begin.

Amanda ordered a search for Dr. Nick and the missing fighter jet while Flag reported the alien starfish operation to Andrew, who decided to let the potential disaster unfold. On the Space Fortress, Andrew trained Sonic on a superluminal treadmill and explained its role in powering the fortress’s weapon and generating the Power of Time; the chapter ended with Green Lantern reporting that Earth’s victories over two Zerg races had become known across the galaxy.

• Amanda ordered Argus to search globally for Dr. Nick and the missing jet, then told Flag to have the Thinker control the alien starfish as soon as possible.
• Flag warned Andrew about the starfish and the Thinker’s experiments, and Andrew chose to watch events develop rather than intervene early.
• Andrew made Sonic run on the Superluminal Treadmill and arranged for Flash to train him as a future superhero.
• Andrew explained that Flash could use the treadmill to power the Space Fortress’s trump card and generate the Power of Time.
• Green Lantern told Andrew that news of Earth defeating the Mimic Zerg and Arachnis Zerg had spread across the Milky Way, drawing the other Lanterns’ curiosity.

Andrew prepared for alien civilizations to visit Earth while Dr. Egghead tracked Sonic for Knuckles. Knuckles reached Central City and confronted Sonic, demanding to know where the Master Emerald was.

• Andrew arranged for Earth to receive visiting aliens at the Space Fortress, with Superman as its ambassador, and asked Hal to investigate major galactic civilizations.
• Dr. Egghead detected Sonic in Central City and helped Knuckles open a Golden Ring portal there with his super fighter.
• Sonic rescued people from a car accident as Blue Justice, but the crowd praised Flash and reminded Sonic about his debt to City Hall.
• A Teleportation Ring opened over Central City, and Knuckles arrived in his super fighter to confront Sonic.
• Knuckles introduced himself as the strongest warrior of the Echidna Tribe and demanded that Sonic reveal the Master Emerald's location.

Knuckles attacked Sonic to force him to reveal clues to the Master Emerald, while Dr. Egghead trapped Flash and captured him. Tails rescued Sonic through a portal, and Andrew told Superman to wait for Sonic while he considered how to recover Flash.

• Knuckles demanded the Master Emerald clues from Sonic, then attacked and knocked away his disguise, revealing his hedgehog form to the crowd.
• Flash defended Sonic and fought Dr. Egghead, who used a pedestrian as bait to injure Flash and capture him aboard the super fighter.
• Superman flew toward Central City after receiving Flash’s distress signal, but Dr. Egghead captured Flash before he arrived.
• Knuckles overpowered Sonic until Tails arrived, blasted Knuckles away, and escaped with Sonic through a Golden Ring portal.
• Dr. Egghead picked up Knuckles and escaped through a portal before Superman could catch them.
• Superman told Andrew that Flash had been captured, and Andrew instructed him to wait for Sonic while Cyborg asked whether the Justice League should assemble.

Sonic and Tails discovered that Long Claw had entrusted them with protecting the Master Emerald, while Andrew advised them to lure Knuckles with a fake map and gave them a device to block Golden Ring portals. Meanwhile, Dr. Egghead used Flash as an energy source and captured Knuckles, leaving his plans in motion.

• Sonic reunited with Tails, learned Flash had been captured, and found Long Claw’s message pointing them toward the Master Emerald’s key in Siberia.
• Andrew told Sonic and Tails to make a fake map to lure Knuckles instead of searching for the emerald immediately, and gave them a device that could interfere with Golden Ring portals.
• Dr. Egghead drugged Flash and forced him to run inside a sphere, generating electricity for his machines.
• Knuckles confronted Dr. Egghead, but Dr. Egghead used the electricity from Flash to shock and restrain him.

Dr. Egghead forced Knuckles to surrender and learned that the Master Emerald could turn thoughts into reality, then planned to use the Golden Rings to keep the Justice League busy. Meanwhile, Sylvia Luna’s coup trapped Flag’s team at Jotunheim, and Wade was ordered to eliminate the rebel leaders as a last chance to avoid releasing Starro.

• Dr. Egghead shocked Knuckles with his upgraded Chip Bomb, forced him to surrender, and learned about the Master Emerald’s power.
• Dr. Egghead took Knuckles’s bag of Golden Rings and planned to use them to distract the Justice League while they searched for Sonic.
• Sylvia Luna and General Vera overthrew Kotomalta Japan’s ruling family and surrounded Jotunheim with troops.
• Flag told Amanda that the rebels were closing in, and Thinker urged them to release Starro to defend Jotunheim.
• Amanda approved Flag’s plan to send Wade after the rebel leaders, but Wade stared blankly at the ceiling instead of responding.

Wade realized he could have escaped prison with his teleportation belt, but accepted Flag’s mission in exchange for freedom and canceled card debts. Meanwhile, Dr. Egghead released Starro and killed Thinker, triggering the Circular Tower’s collapse as Flag and the others fled.

• Cleo’s question made Wade realize he had wasted months in prison despite being able to teleport, and Flag offered him freedom and debt forgiveness if he completed a mission.
• Wade teleported to kill the new president and the general, while Flag admitted he had lied about playing cards with him.
• Dr. Egghead revealed that Knuckles was his subordinate, destroyed Starro’s Chip Bomb, and ordered Knuckles to break the glass wall.
• Dr. Egghead killed Thinker and gave Starro an instrument to open a portal to its planet, allowing Starro to prepare an invasion of Earth.
• The Circular Tower began collapsing, so Flag’s squad escaped through a hole Nanawei smashed in the wall and rappelled to the ground.
• Flag was still climbing down when the Circular Tower collapsed completely, sending the rebels fleeing through the dust.

The Nightmare Demon King recruited The Serpent and Hela to oppose Odin, while The Serpent began weakening his seal. As alien Kaiju invaded Earth, the Defense Bureau and superheroes mobilized to stop them, but several monsters reached coastal cities.

• The Nightmare Demon King offered The Serpent fear force in exchange for a contract, and The Serpent agreed to work with Hela against Odin.
• The Nightmare Demon King contacted Hela, who agreed to help defeat Odin but insisted that she alone would rule Asgard.
• The Serpent used fear force to erode his seal, while Nick Fury and Hill investigated a mysterious hammer Hydra had found in the Arctic.
• Alien Pioneers sent Kaiju through an undersea passage, and the Defense Bureau ordered coastal evacuations and called in superheroes.
• Tony Stark fought a Trespasser off Los Angeles, warned the superheroes that its blood was toxic, and asked Scarlet to bring Nano Respirators from Wakanda.
• The superheroes intercepted the Kaiju, but several undetected Trespassers reached America's coastal cities.

The Justice League struggled to stop Starro’s monsters from protecting the portal, while Dr. Egghead’s forces captured Sonic and Tails in a lightning-fast ambush. The chapter ended with Knuckles taking their gear as Sonic remembered Andrew’s instructions.

• The President approved General Calvin’s request to send fighter jets and an Exoskeleton Armor corps to support the operation on Kotomar Island.
• Starro’s sonic attack knocked Superman into ruins, and six giant monsters charged toward him while the Suicide Squad fought the rebels.
• Faora teleported beside the portal and activated the Space Interference Device, but Starro’s monsters disrupted it and forced her to fight off a growing siege.
• Starro planted Piranha Plants around the portal device, keeping The Atom from approaching as more monsters emerged and overwhelmed the heroes.
• Dr. Egghead ordered Knuckles to capture Sonic, and the super fighter jet seized Sonic and Tails in the desert before anyone could react.
• Tony learned that Dr. Nick had used Flash’s power to fuel the jet, then sent the team to search Siberia for the keys while Knuckles took Sonic and Tails’s equipment and gave them communication-blocking watches.

Dr. Egghead captured Sonic and Tails, forced them to lead him to the Master Emerald, and reached it first in the underwater palace. Tony and his allies arrived just as Dr. Egghead revealed his plan to eradicate humanity and remake Earth as a machine world, and he raced toward the Emerald.

• Andrew gave Sonic three quills as backup measures and urged him to plan for defeat as well as victory.
• Dr. Egghead revealed that Knuckles had become his subordinate, threatened to kill Tails or Flash, and forced Sonic and Tails to help him find the Master Emerald.
• Dr. Egghead fitted Sonic and Tails with Chip Bombs, then took them and Knuckles to Siberia, where he found the key and learned the Emerald was near Hawaii.
• Tony and his allies followed Dr. Egghead to Hawaii after spotting a green pillar of light, while Dr. Egghead used the key to reveal the underwater palace and its Master Emerald.
• Tony, Zatanna, Raven, Cyborg, and Dr. Egghead's group converged inside the palace; Dr. Egghead announced his plan to wipe out humanity and rushed toward the Master Emerald.