The mummified corpse in the black uniform showed no reaction, so Su Ming took that as tacit approval. After all, he had been invited by the Speed Force. Whatever he wanted to do was not for a lackey like this to question.
Deathstroke gave it some thought, then activated his darkness and began filling the void. Since they both belonged to the Negative Energy lineage, it felt a little like patching a black chimney with black mud.
Filling the gap was not difficult. The key was making the story develop with proper logic. That depended on how he spun it.
And spinning stories was no challenge for Deathstroke. He remembered reading this comic in his previous life. While he could not recall every detail, he remembered the general plot well enough.
As for the finer details, once the Timeline flowed freely again, inertia would fill them in automatically. It was not a problem.
He began using Quantum Concepts to construct the plot that came next.
One night, the cruise ship carrying the three of them was attacked by pirates. Bruce transformed into Batwoman at the stern and dealt with some minions, while Clark secretly became Superman at the bow and took care of the enemies there.
Both of them seemed vaguely aware of the other's presence, but since they were complete strangers at the time, neither could be honest with the other.
After the danger of the pirate attack had passed, both began probing the other. That night, the three of them appeared together in the ship's bar once more.
Bruce suggested that since they had narrowly escaped death, they should drink more and celebrate. Clark had no objection and immediately agreed.
Their thoughts were the same. If the other person was also a Superhero, then he definitely had an