Three days had passed, and word of what had happened in Fawcett City had finally spread.
The Crime Syndicate, whose lineup and individual members mirrored the Justice League, along with Monarch, who had destroyed A.R.G.U.S., had begun to make many people in this world uneasy.
Shane was invited to attend a United Nations inquiry into the Justice League by holographic projection.
Shane had actually had little interest in a meeting like this, but Martian Manhunter had paid him a personal visit after the incident.
The concealment spell Rachel had placed on the villa had failed to fool one of this world's most powerful telepaths.
Still, Martian Manhunter had shown him every courtesy. First, he had contacted Shane through the Justice League's communications system to explain that he wished to visit, then he had chosen a meeting place above the ocean, far from the villa.
"The Crime Syndicate may have nothing to do with you, but Emperor Zhent has effectively exposed the Viltrumites to the entire world."
"We'll help you, but you can't hide forever. Earth's United Nations isn't composed entirely of ordinary people, as you seem to think. Back in the sixties, they formed a superhero organization that answered directly to the United Nations."
Shane was rather surprised to hear this, because none of what Martian Manhunter had told him appeared in his memories of his previous life.
Perhaps this was another detail from the original comics, but Shane had never been an obsessive lore buff.
Seeing Shane's surprise, Martian Manhunter even handed him a dossier.
"The Global Guardians? Made up of one superhero appointed by each member nation?"
While Shane lowered his head to leaf through it, Martian Manhunter continued.
"The chief questioner appointed by the United Nations this time is the Global Guardians' leader, Doctor Mist. His true