A Chance Encounter

Su Ming rubbed his face. Did all these superheroes make a habit of staying up at night? At least Diana seemed to remember nothing. Whatever had happened in that erased world was best left alone for now.

As for the Totality, Su Ming had been transported here before he reached that part of the comics. All he could offer were his guesses. Diana was right, though: there were things Harley could not be allowed to know. Once she went wild, there was no telling how far she would go.

Black liquid spread over his body, and a red glimmer lit the darkness. The Cloak of Levitation flew over from the wall. Diana opened the door and took a look, then beckoned him along. They slipped out one after the other, climbed through a window, and flew toward the moon.

Wind roared past their ears. From the ground, they were no more than two tiny black dots. Diana slowed first and drifted beside Su Ming.

Su Ming raised an eyebrow. "How's Paradise Island?"

"All right. The flood damaged quite a few houses and plants." Diana's long hair streamed in the wind, and the moonlight softened the lines of her face. "With Donna and the others helping, the repairs are finished. A few cars washed up on the island from who knows where, though. We still haven't found their owners."

"Dump them in the sea. Once a car's been completely submerged, a new one costs less than the repairs. How are Donna and Cassie?" Su Ming asked. He did not much like that bat-shaped crater on the moon. It felt as if Batman were watching him.

Diana gave him a curious look, then rolled onto her back and kept flying. "Donna went to sleep after dinner. She never dwells on things. As