After seeing the unconscious Mera, Batwoman understood. He understood Deathstroke's true purpose, and what that man had been waiting for.
The woman lay flat atop the Final Machine, her green scaled armor still dripping seawater. Arthur stood beside her with a worried expression, while the Dark Knight sank into thought, the corners of his mouth turning downward.
Deathstroke wanted to capture a test subject and see whether someone who had been "correctly" indoctrinated could be changed back.
If he could find a way to save them, Deathstroke would probably use it on a large scale to rescue the universes that CAAT had "devoured" in the past, along with the humans within them.
Yes, definitely only the humans. As for what would happen to the Aliens, based on Batwoman's understanding of Deathstroke, that man certainly would not care.
And if everyone could be freed from the influence of "correctness," it would greatly weaken CAAT, giving Deathstroke a greater advantage in the coming direct conflict.
So everything had been within his calculations? Had he even foreseen that Mera would be sent here?
Yes. If Arthur could notice that something was wrong with Mera, then Deathstroke, who had gone to Lighthouse to drink with Arthur not long ago, must have noticed something then as well.
Had he begun laying out his plans from that moment? What a terrifying mind. Batwoman silently reassessed Deathstroke's threat level and decided to prepare more plans beyond "using Diana against him."
Most importantly, even though he had now figured out Deathstroke's intentions, he still had no choice but to follow his plan. No matter what, saving people was not wrong.
"I'm here." J'onn appeared like a ghost. He was in a terrible state, his face full of misery and his eyes badly swollen. "Why didn't you notify me