Chapter Summaries

Batwoman and Bobo investigated Earth-16’s deserted city and found evidence that its people had been abducted en masse. They uncovered a gossip newspaper about Earth-16’s Batwoman and Superman, but Batwoman remained focused on solving the disappearance as the chapter ended.

• Bobo searched nearby buildings and found disorder, signs of panic, and no living people, leading him to conclude that people had been abducted at nearly the same time.
• Batwoman searched a trash can for newspapers to look for warning signs before the mass disappearance.
• Batwoman found a newspaper headline about a rumored breakup between Earth-16’s Batwoman and Superman and felt humiliated by their publicity stunt.
• Bobo read the newspaper’s gossip aloud and teased Batwoman, who silenced his laughter with a cold stare.
• Bobo returned to the investigation and asked Batwoman to share his guesses.

Batwoman and Bobo arrived on Earth-16 and discussed contacting Deathstroke, while Deadpool searched Sepulk for the absent Adjutant and amused himself with a ball. The Adjutant returned with another woman and threatened Deadpool over his disruptive antics.

• Batwoman called for a Batmobile, and Bobo argued that Deathstroke might be investigating disappearances on his own world.
• Batwoman and Bobo rode off in the flashy Batmobile after she declared that she knew how to deal with alien invaders.
• Deadpool found the Adjutant missing from Sepulk’s command room and speculated about where she had gone.
• Deadpool ate a burrito and performed basketball tricks while joking about his talent and the Adjutant’s absence.
• The Adjutant entered the command room with another woman and threatened Deadpool.

Su Ming's group broke into an airport's network office to find a shipment connected to a major figure, while they discussed their impressions of modern human society. Strangle found Hit-Girl in the airport surveillance footage, but Su Ming wondered where Kick-Ass was.

• Hermione knocked out the airport staff and guards so the group could investigate without being discovered.
• Su Ming explained that an armored cargo truck had been booked to collect goods, and Strangle searched the airport network for the shipment details.
• Amber admired the cars, Xivandi lamented the suffering plants, and Jaina and Yrel praised the city's buildings and technology.
• Strangle found Hit-Girl in the surveillance footage, prompting Su Ming to wonder why Kick-Ass was missing.
• Enchantress asked if Su Ming knew the world, and he confirmed that it was a world where costumed vigilantes were treated as lunatics.

Su Ming identified the world as a dark, powerless universe where masked vigilantes fought crime and returned to his Deathstroke armor. After learning Hit-Girl was likely hunting the Stolen Skull, he planned to follow her and offer a trade for it.

• Su Ming explained that vigilantes were treated as mentally ill in a world rife with corruption and violence.
• Su Ming transformed back into his black-and-yellow Deathstroke armor, and Hermione accepted that their world existed as stories in other universes.
• Enchantress warned that Hit-Girl might find the Stolen Skull before them, and Su Ming ordered Strangle to stop searching the computers.
• Su Ming proposed secretly following Hit-Girl and offering her the Super Soldier Serum in exchange for the skull.
• Su Ming cloaked the team with Cloak, and they began tailing Hit-Girl invisibly.

Deathstroke and the others watched Hit-Girl prepare to ambush an illegal weapons deal, while Su Ming explained her history and ruthless methods. When the buyer’s convoy arrived at the warehouse, Mindy stayed hidden with a suppressed rifle, ready to exploit the meeting between the two criminal groups.

• Mindy hid her motorcycle in an alley and checked her weapons while Deathstroke and the others watched her invisibly.
• Deathstroke explained Mindy’s brutal childhood training, her father Big Daddy’s legacy, and her reputation as a ruthless Anti-Hero.
• Druid questioned whether someone who enjoyed killing could be a Hero, and Yrel and Jaina defended killing enemies such as demons and pirates.
• Amber spotted a convoy approaching, and Su Ming approved of Mindy’s plan to turn the buyer and seller against each other.
• The armed buyers arrived outside the warehouse, where the sellers emerged to meet them and their leaders began making small talk.

Su Ming and his companions watched Hit-Girl observe a gang deal without intervening, even when the criminals captured another costumed hero. They learned the captive was Pervert-Man, whose cruelty and hypocrisy had made him unworthy of Hit-Girl’s help, and the gang beat him to death.

• Su Ming noticed that Hit-Girl watched the gang deal without taking aim and concluded she was waiting for someone, perhaps a new partner.
• The gang discovered a rooftop spy and dragged out a battered man wearing a costume like Kick-Ass’s, while Hit-Girl switched her rifle’s safety back on instead of helping him.
• Su Ming identified the captive as Pervert-Man, a controversial figure who abducted and abused female relatives of villains before killing them.
• Su Ming explained that Pervert-Man used justice as cover for his own cruelty, and his companions agreed that he was a villain rather than a hero.
• The gang beat Pervert-Man to death as Hit-Girl watched without intervening.

Su Ming disguised himself as Batwoman and ambushed the gang, overwhelming them while Mindy watched in awe. After the last villain fell, Batwoman vanished from view and appeared silently behind Mindy.

• Su Ming changed Deathstroke's armor into a Batwoman disguise while Mindy waited for another Superhero to arrive.
• Mindy decided to attack the villains herself after no partner appeared, but then spotted Batwoman fighting among the gang.
• Batwoman incapacitated the villains with brutal, nonlethal strikes, sending the survivors fleeing in terror.
• Batwoman stopped the last fleeing villain with Batarangs, then appeared silently behind Mindy.

Hit-Girl encountered Batwoman after a fight and eagerly followed her, convinced the silent vigilante cared about her safety. Batwoman reluctantly agreed to let Mindy come along under conditions, leaving Hit-Girl thrilled to join her idol.

• Hit-Girl surrendered when she recognized Batwoman, then followed her after Batwoman dealt with a noisy thug.
• Batwoman searched the gangsters for clues, and Hit-Girl helped by finding and handing over a gold lighter.
• Batwoman told Hit-Girl to go home, but Mindy insisted she was a superhero and begged to join the mission.
• Hit-Girl offered to fill in for Robin, and Batwoman told her to speak properly before agreeing to make a deal with conditions.
• Mindy eagerly accepted the conditions before Batwoman had stated them and celebrated being allowed to follow her idol.

Disguised as Batman, Deathstroke asked Hit-Girl to find an Acolyte’s skull in a warehouse, and she eagerly agreed. Mindy began searching the crates while Deathstroke urged her to hurry.

• Deathstroke, disguised as Batman, asked Hit-Girl to find an Acolyte’s skull in exchange for something.
• Hit-Girl recognized that the skull had been stolen from Italy and deduced it was likely among skeletons shipped to New York as medical-school teaching materials.
• Hit-Girl guessed that Deathstroke had crossed between worlds after reading about Batman’s travels in comics.
• Hit-Girl explained that police would not bother people in uniform, then began sniffing around warehouse crates to locate the skull.
• Deathstroke reminded Hit-Girl to focus on the mission and hurry.

Hermione explained that the Professor was using Hit-Girl to draw out the enemy and alter the universe, while the others waited in hiding. The group stayed on the flying carpet as the druid slept to contact her masters and Jaina asked her to send word to any survivors in Kul Tiras.

• Jaina asked Hermione why they were following and watching, and Hermione said the Professor was drawing the enemy’s attention while Cloak concealed them.
• Amber concluded that the Professor had already known the skull was not in the warehouses and was pursuing another objective.
• Hermione reasoned that the Professor intended to change the world from a “Kick-Ass” universe into a “Hit-Girl” universe to provoke its unseen owner into appearing.
• The druid transformed into a panther and went to sleep, hoping to contact Master Talon and Lady Green Dragon through the Emerald Dream.
• Amber asked the druid to ask Goddess Elune to watch over King Varian, and Jaina asked her to tell any Kul Tiras survivors that she was rescuing everyone.

Mindy searched for the Acolytes’ skulls in the warehouse while chatting with the Dark Man, who answered her questions as though he were Batwoman. The search continued, and Mindy revealed that Kick-Ass had retired and disappeared after his penis literally exploded.

• Mindy asked the Dark Man questions about Batwoman, and he answered that he liked braised pig trotters, already had an army in Gotham, missed Vicki Vale, and favored Jason as Robin.
• Mindy accepted the answers as fitting Batwoman’s dark personality and imagined telling her deceased father about them.
• Mindy talked about wanting to build and fly a simple plane while continuing to search the crates for the skull.
• Mindy used the bones’ appearance and the crates’ smell to distinguish plaster skeletons from real bones.
• The Dark Man asked where Kick-Ass had gone, and Mindy said he had retired and gone missing after his penis exploded.

Mindy explained why Kick-Ass had disappeared and found the skull the gangs were seeking. Batwoman took the hidden parchment map and agreed to follow Mindy to her Safehouse while continuing her investigation.

• Mindy said Kick-Ass had gone to Thailand after villains blew apart his groin, and she had not seen him since.
• Mindy found the correct crate in the warehouse and removed a human skull from an anatomical specimen.
• Mindy checked the skull and handed it to Batwoman, then invited her to stay at her Safehouse in Brooklyn’s sewers.
• Batwoman found a parchment map hidden inside the skull and agreed to go with Mindy.

Deathstroke, disguised as Batman, rode with Hit-Girl to her underground Safehouse, where he learned she had run away from home and noticed how poorly she cared for herself. The chapter ended as a mysterious black figure entered the Safehouse and told her she needed to make changes.

• Deathstroke followed Hit-Girl's directions through the sewers and rode her motorcycle to her Safehouse.
• Hit-Girl opened the hidden entrance and showed Deathstroke her cluttered underground home and collections.
• Hit-Girl explained that she had run away because her stepfather, a police officer, wanted her to stop being Hit-Girl.
• Deathstroke pointed out the dangerous state of her medical area and criticized her poor hygiene and neglected supplies.
• A black figure entered the Safehouse and cryptically told Hit-Girl she needed to make changes.

Batwoman offered Mindy three serums as a path to gaining power and changing the world. After explaining their benefits and risks, she left Mindy to consider the dangerous choices.

• Batwoman moved Mindy to the sofa and placed three vials on the table.
• Mindy admitted she wanted to change things but felt unable to build a hero team and feared disappointing Big Daddy.
• Batwoman told Mindy she could pursue the Way of Transcendence and rule through fear, as Batwoman did in Gotham.
• Mindy compared herself to Injustice Superman and relaxed when Batwoman said killing was a minor choice of path.
• Batwoman described the powers and risks of Mirakuru Serum, SSS Serum, and Perfect Stitched Monster Virus Serum.
• Mindy stared in shock as she realized Batwoman was offering her a chance to gain superpowers.

Batwoman injected Mindy with the Super Soldier Serum, helping her endure a painful transformation that left her taller, stronger, and healthier. After she recovered, he prepared to give her the Miracle Serum for Super Intellect.

• Hit-Girl asked whether she could receive all three Serums, and Dark Man agreed to inject them.
• Batwoman injected Mindy with the SSS Serum and used high-voltage electricity to stimulate its effects.
• Mindy endured five minutes of pain and emerged taller, stronger, and satisfied with her appearance.
• Mindy celebrated her new strength and thanked Batwoman, who told her to rest before receiving the Miracle Serum.

Batwoman and Detective Chimp entered Earth-16’s transformed Batcave and tried to use Brother Eye to search for survivors. After the system rejected several passwords, Chimp suggested Alex, restoring access and leaving Batwoman ready to investigate.

• Batwoman and Detective Chimp arrived at the Batcave and found it had become a superhero nightclub.
• Batwoman tried Martha, Bruce Wayne, and Talia as Brother Eye’s password, but each attempt failed.
• Bruce Wayne lost his temper over Earth-16’s depraved state, then Batwoman regained control and put his cowl back on.
• Detective Chimp suggested Alex, and Batwoman entered it to successfully activate Brother Eye.

Batwoman and Bobo investigated the kidnappings and learned that Damian’s counterpart had proposed to Alex Luthor by changing Brother Eye’s password. After receiving Deathstroke’s plan and the latest intelligence from Adjutant, Bobo contacted Deadpool and asked whether Diana could be sent as reinforcements.

• Bobo showed Batwoman a gossip article revealing that Damian was in a relationship with Alex Luthor and had given her the Batcave key.
• Batwoman resolved to rescue Damian and then punish him for his proposal gesture.
• Batwoman contacted Adjutant and received intelligence about the monsters, the kidnapped people, their prison, and Deathstroke’s plan.
• Bobo asked Deadpool whether he was with Adjutant, and Deadpool offered to send Diana as reinforcements.

Su Ming discussed Detective Chimp’s unexpected decision to join him while Mindy remained unconscious after receiving Miracle Serum. Bobo arrived seeking refuge, warning that he sensed a pervasive evil presence on Earth-16 and suspected it was the enemy’s true target.

• Su Ming learned from Deadpool that Bobo wanted to join his side instead of Batwoman’s, and agreed to let him come.
• Su Ming explained that Hit-Girl was not suited to host a Symbiote and said the chimp could serve as an extra brain.
• Deadpool collected Bobo and brought him to Su Ming, then left to help Batwoman’s group.
• Su Ming had the girls hide inside Cloak as Bobo arrived, dry-heaving from Deadpool’s stench.
• Bobo told Su Ming that he had come for refuge because he sensed a horrifying evil intent everywhere on Earth-16.

Deathstroke, disguised as Batwoman, reunited with Detective Chimp, who revealed that he sensed a powerful presence watching them. Deathstroke injected the unconscious Hit-Girl with a final serum to trigger her mutation, intending to give her powers so she could help change the world.

• Detective Chimp sensed an immensely powerful watcher in the Batcave and hurried to Deathstroke for safety.
• Deathstroke explained that the Cubes contained entire worlds and told Bobo to pretend he had crossed over with him and been separated.
• Deathstroke said he had already given Hit-Girl Super Soldier Serum and Mirakuru, and planned to use a final mixture to grant her powers.
• Detective Chimp advised that changing the world required first gaining power, and Deathstroke agreed he was already doing that.
• Deathstroke loaded the final serum into an injection gun and injected Hit-Girl in the neck, beginning her mutation.

Wonder Woman struggled with Batwoman’s silence while Deadpool tried to comfort her and used the chance to loot the Batcave. Diana stopped demanding answers and decided to wait for Batwoman to speak, while Batwoman continued her investigation.

• Wonder Woman asked Batwoman what was happening, but Batwoman replied that she did not know.
• Deadpool explained that Batwoman and Cousin were investigating separate parts of the supply network and passing messages between them.
• Deadpool told Diana to stop worrying about Batwoman and offered to get her liquor and snacks.
• Diana accepted the offer and said she would see how long Batwoman could stay silent.
• Deadpool went upstairs, intending to loot the Batcave under the pretense of getting drinks.