Under the influence of Transcendence Dimension powers, the city had changed. Mister Mxyzptlk had constructed a script in his mind and, through that pen and sheet of paper, rewritten the story of the universe.
The city had come alive—literally.
Not far from Wayne Atmospheric Laboratory, the Daily Planet building began moving like a snake. The golden globe atop it became a head, sprouting a pair of comical little red eyes and a huge mouth full of sharp teeth.
The living building bent over and took one bite out of the laboratory's roof, exposing the world outside.
And Batwoman actually cracked a joke. "Your building ate my building, Superman."
Diana had already drawn her weapon and raised her shield, ready for battle. But Batwoman was telling bad jokes like Deathstroke, which caught her completely off guard.
In the instant she was distracted, Mister Mxyzptlk shouted again.
"Freeze!"
Barry had been planning to use the Speed Force to stop Mister Mxyzptlk's rampage, but Mister Mxyzptlk remembered a Chinese-American co-produced drama he had watched and pointed at Barry.
Barry immediately struck a statue-like pose, unable to move as though he had been hit by a petrification spell.
"Heh, heh, heh!" Mister Mxyzptlk clutched his stomach and laughed. He pointed at Barry, then himself, rolled around while holding his belly, imitated a monkey flipping its wrists, and bounced all over the place.
"In brightest day, in blackest night—"
John attacked from another direction, but the Black Green Lantern clearly had no concept of the Fifth Dimension. Worse still, he had to recite the Green Lantern oath before making his move.
Mister Mxyzptlk casually pulled an Infinity Gauntlet from his pocket, put it on, and snapped his fingers, turning Green Lantern into a pile of black ash. Then he quickly took out his phone and