Check In! The Trinity Mother Box!

Link's promise hit Victor Stone's crumbling consciousness like a shot of adrenaline.

He raised his head. Hope rekindled in his one remaining human eye.

"A third... choice?"

"Of course." Link stood and snapped his fingers.

Hum—

With two faint hums, the two Mother Boxes he had obtained from Themyscira and Atlantis appeared out of thin air, hovering on either side of Victor.

The three Mother Boxes answered one another.

In an instant, an energy field a hundred times stronger than before engulfed the laboratory! Space warped. Strange, ever-shifting patterns appeared across the equipment and metal walls, resembling both circuit boards and Divine Script.

Victor let out an even more agonized roar. The Mother Box inside him had gone completely berserk! It sensed the call of its companions and strained to break free of its "cage" and complete their union.

"Lil' Puddin', the big guy's gonna blow!" Far from frightened, Harley eagerly pulled her signature Baseball Bat from behind her back.

"Not yet. It's not your turn."

Link focused. His consciousness had already plunged into the heart of the Mother Boxes' energy field.

"Let me see your source code."

In his mind's eye, three immense torrents of data were converging. They were the ultimate Programs written by the New Gods of Apokolips, governing space, dimensions, and the reconstruction of matter. Ancient and ruthless, they possessed a cold, flawless logic. Any intruding consciousness would be torn apart in an instant.

But Link was no intruder.

"Found it... the Omega Effect's backdoor."

When he had checked in with Steppenwolf's battle axe, he had gained a sliver of insight into Darkseid's power. Like a master key, it let him see straight through the core encryption of Apokolips's technology.

Before their creator's power, the Mother Boxes held no secrets.

"In my name, I break your