Why had Gotham in this world turned out like this?
Naturally, it had everything to do with Thomas Wayne's unexpected arrival. In fact, just as Barry had guessed, time flowed far faster in this universe than in theirs. In just ten minutes of outside time, Thomas Wayne had already lived here for nearly twenty years.
Many things had happened in those twenty years. First, he had healed his dying parents in Crime Alley, then swept through all the villains in Gotham City with lightning speed, strangling Maroni and Falcone in their sleep. Even Will's little buddy Penguin had not escaped, sinking into Gotham's mud and sand with a wail.
By now, Owlman had long since laid down his weapons and retired. Under the alias Lincoln March, he was preparing to run for mayor.
That was right. Even in this world, Owlman had not abandoned his obsession with ruling Gotham. It was just that, with his childhood trauma healed, he had chosen a gentler approach.
Oh, right! This world's Bruce Wayne had grown up healthy under his parents' loving care. Although he had not become a masked vigilante, his early experiences had still led him down the path of punishing evil and upholding good.
After graduating from the police academy, he had returned to Gotham and inherited the title of "Gotham's One-on-One King" from Gordon.
And with Thomas Wayne deliberately nurturing his talents, this world's Bruce Wayne was still a formidable fighter.
Returning to the present, the two decided to split up for the time being.
Barry sensed unusually strong spatial fluctuations in the area where they had landed, so he decided to collect some signals nearby first while looking for a way back to their original world.
Will's task, meanwhile, was to find Thomas Wayne and bring him back.
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