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I know you are here,
Boston Brand.
What's the point of being
a flipping ghost
if you can't
even sneak up on people?
For that matter, what's the
point of being a ghost, period?
It's been
over a year since
I caught the man
who murdered me.
So your work here is done.
You are ready to pass on
to the next level?
I don't know what
"ready" means,
but I feel like
I done my time.
And yet, here you are.
"Here you are"?
What kind of lousy wisdom
is "Here you are"?
If you seek knowledge,
you have but to ask.
I've avenged my own death.
Why am I still here?
Your destiny is not to avenge
your own death.
Your destiny is to avenge mine.
What?
Grodd never sends us
anyplace nice.
This humble one
begs your forgiveness,
but to enter this sacred place,
the right must be earned.
[GROANS]
Keep the change.
[BANGING]
YOUNG MONK: This humble
one begs your forgiveness
but no outsider is permitted
in the temple of Nanda Parbat.
That's cute, kid.
Get out
of the way or I'll spank you.
This would also
not be permitted.
[GRUNTING]
[DEVIL RAY CHUCKLES]
Little Bruce Lee's
got your number.
Lucky thing you've
got us for backup.
This humble one would not
presume to fight you alone.
Now things are getting
interesting.
Take them down.
[GRUNTING]
Ah!
Bizarro?
You despise me, right?
Uh-huh.
Bizarro hate Luthor.
Me do anything for him.
Good.
I mean, bad.
Anyway, take care of
those monks.
Okay.
[GRUNTING]
[MEN SCREAMING]
Stand aside
or you're dead.
In the fullness of time,
we are all dead.
This is not the way
to end my life.
Ah!
[GASPS]
Master!
Do not waste your time,
Boston Brand.
This portion of my journey
has come to an end.
But
We will meet again.
I'm gonna make you pay!
[CRIES OUT]
[GROWLS]
[GRUNTING]
Rampage,
what's wrong with you?
She has been possessed.
Out, undead spirit!
[SCREAMING]
What just happened?
This is it.
The heart
of Nanda Parbat.
[GROANS]
We have what we came for.
It's time to leave.
[GROANS]
[SOBBING]
I have done as you ask,
Lord Grodd.
Get off
your knees, woman.
Not until
my master says so.
Excellent work,
my dear.
You may rise.
You're pathetic.
Debasing yourself like that.
I owe Grodd everything.
I would still be trapped in that
mirror if he hadn't freed me.
When Giganta
gets out of prison,
she ain't gonna
appreciate you
hanging on to her
boyfriend like that.
That's her problem.
Giganta's not nearly
enough woman for Grodd.
True.
If you're quite finished
demonstrating
what an
alpha male you are,
maybe you'd care to explain
what you intend
to do with that thing.
Already told you,
but you won't accept it.
You don't believe
in magic.
It's not a matter of belief.
I'm just unaccustomed
to working with something
I don't fully understand.
As long as the amplifier
you built for me works
It does.
Then consider this
an exotic power source.
You don't need to understand
anything more.
You can't produce a carrier
wave of the amplitude
you talk about
with this building's
cloaking field generator.
So you've convinced me.
I don't intend to use
our field generator.
You're planning
to build one?
Luthor, Luthor, Luthor.
Why build when we can
take what we want?
Gentlemen,
shall we go?
Rama Kushna.
Just like you to show up
too late to help.
Your impertinence is
refreshing as always.
But have a care.
The gods are capricious.
What do you want
from me?
The master is dead.
They're all dead.
Do not presume to lecture me
on the nature of reality.
The monks have not yet
passed from this plane.
They're in some kind
of coma?
That is as close
to the truth
as you are capable
of comprehending.
You must retrieve
the heart of Nanda Parbat,
or they will remain in their
current state for all time.
I have spoken.
[BELLS CHIMING]
How the heck am I
supposed to do that?
SUPERMAN:
Is that really everything?
We're done.
All reports filed.
Good.
What you guys say
we get something to eat?
We hardly spend time together
when we're not working.
Sounds good to me.
But I'm
tired of commissary food.
I'd like to, Diana, but I've
been away from Gotham too long.
Come on, Bruce.
I know
a burger place in Metropolis
that has the best fries
on the East Coast.
And the milkshakes
are so thick
[AS DEADMAN]
I need your help.
That's pretty thick.
I'm serious.
I need your help
on a mission of vengeance.
Now, don't be alarmed,
but I'm not Superman.
I'm
A ghost, inhabiting
his body.
Is that you, Boston?
Hi, Bats.
When I'm working,
people call me "Deadman.
"
You know
this ghost?
Yeah, Batman helped me solve
my own *** a while back.
Now I need your help again.
If you hurt Superman,
I'll
Relax.
He doesn't
even know I'm in here.
We can't see
or hear him, otherwise.
Once he leaves,
Superman will be fine.
It's like he says.
Why are you
still around?
I thought once your *** was
solved, your exile was ended.
You and me both.
You know how they say,
"No good deed goes unpunished"?
I guess I shot my mouth off
to the wrong deity.
What's this
about?
A bunch of super villains
busted into Nanda Parbat
and stole a mystic totem
filled with the souls
of hundreds of monks.
And they killed the master.
Batman?
He knew the master
even before I did.
He was one of my
martial arts teachers.
With all the power
in this body,
it'd be easy to punish
the men responsible.
If I could find them.
That's not the master's way.
Or yours.
We'll find them, and we'll see
that justice is done.
Not vengeance.
Yeah.
Fun to think about,
though.
Let's go up to Ops
and see if you can't
pick the bad guys
out of a photo array.
WONDER WOMAN: You're sure
that's not the magician you saw?
Nope.
All the rest of them
are right on, though.
BATMAN: First sign of
Luthor since Shayera
saw him on
Blackhawk Island.
What's he up to?
WONDER WOMAN: This seems like
it might be bigger than Luthor.
Agent Faraday told me Devil Ray
escaped from prison.
And Bizarro
showing up again
And all the odd
teams of
previously
unaffiliated villains
Whose brains have
conveniently been shorting out
when we questioned them.
Do you guys remember
the one bit of information
J'onn was able to
pull out of Giganta's mind
before it shut down?
Grodd.
Think he's put together
a new secret society?
Except this time
he's doing a better job
of keeping
the secret.
So how do we
find them?
I wish I could help.
I can feel the psychic screams
of the souls they stole.
But I can't pinpoint a location.
All I get are images of Africa.
I know.
A continent
doesn't much
narrow things down,
but it's all I can
Gorilla City.
He's gone back home.
Solovar, this is Batman.
SOLOVAR: What a coincidence.
I was just about to call you.
Wanted to give you a heads-up.
We've got reason to believe
that Grodd's headed your way.
You don't say.
That might explain
the armies of super villains
attacking the city.
How bad?
They've all but taken over.
They're holding
the central control building.
We could use some help if you
have any to spare.
Can't chat.
Signing off.
Gorilla City?
A hidden city of super-
intelligent, talking gorillas
with technology far beyond
anything humans have created.
No, really.
You're the ghost
from the Himalayas
having trouble
believing this?
Point.
You know, when they beam down
on a TV show, they never miss.
We didn't miss, either.
It's a force field, but it also
hides the city from prying eyes.
[AS DEADMAN] Looks
like a job for Superman.
[GRUNTING]
You're wasting time.
Go in as a ghost.
Find the central control
building and shut down
the shield generator.
We'll follow
as soon as we can.
Yeah.
Okay.
[AS SUPERMAN] You have
to eat them with a spoon.
What am I doing
in Africa?
[GRUNTING]
[AS DEADMAN] You two, Devil
Ray wants you outside right now.
Go on.
I'll take care
of things here.
You'd think the thing
would be a big red button,
or at least have a sign on it
or something.
The heck with it.
[GRUNTS]
That's our cue.
Skull! What do you think
you're doing?!
I gotta say, I don't have
a good answer for you.
It's the ghost.
He's here again.
But this time, I will
take care of him for good.
[SCREAMING]
[SCREAMING]
I cannot destroy him.
Can you at least get him out
of our hair for a bit?
Yes.
I banish you from
this place, evil spirit.
[GRUNTING]
We lost shield power
for 41 seconds
before the backup kicked in.
We have to assume
GRODD: That the Justice League is here.
[GRUNTING]
They are headed
this way.
We need more time
to complete our work.
Then it won't
matter.
I'm on it.
Bizarro.
Superman is
your best friend.
Do you understand?
Bizarro understand.
Superman am friend.
Bizarro must kill him.
[GRUNTING]
[AS DEADMAN] You killed
my teacher.
My friend.
You'll have to be more
specific, lady.
I've killed a lot
of people.
The old monk.
[GRUNTING]
[GROANS]
What are you
waiting for?
You want revenge? Take it.
No.
That's not what
he would have wanted.
Next time, ask permission!
Tala, we're ready
for the heart.
Good.
Then all
I have to do
is install
this mind control module,
and you'll be able to project
your will over the entire world.
Present company excepted,
of course.
Actually, that's just what
I wanted you to think.
My true plans are
far more grand.
Tala?
Some sort of genetic
reconfiguration matrix?
You show impressive intellect
for a *** sapiens.
Using the massive carrier wave
that, thanks to you,
Gorilla City's shield generator
can now produce
I'm about to send a signal
that will rewrite human DNA.
A devolution ray that
will turn every man,
woman, and child on Earth
into an ape!
[GROANS, GRUNTING]
You okay?
Yeah.
Let's wrap this up.
Oh, come on!
Why am I not
surprised?
[*** GUN]
Don't bother.
It's too late.
Tell me how to stop it.
Get us
out of here, Tala.
[GRUNTING]
[SCREAMING]
[GRUNTS]
[SCREAMS]
[GROANING]
Is everything okay?
Well, I'm sort of missing
Flash's obligatory joke about
how Grodd made a monkey
out of us.
Just couldn't
let it go unsaid.
Obligatory.
That's it, guys.
Yuk it up.
You saved the world,
but I failed.
Everyone in
Nanda Parbat is gone
forever.
We're in your debt again,
Justice League.
If only Luthor and Grodd
hadn't gotten away.
If it's any consolation,
we've picked up nearly a dozen
of his super-powered cronies
with more to come, I'm sure.
[GROANS]
[SCREAMS]
No.
I didn't mean
[GRUNTS]
Bruce, Deadman
took over your body.
It wasn't your fault.
Let me explain.
He would have shot her.
I didn't have a choice.
Boston Brand,
your actions have
led to the death
of another.
I'm sorry.
I
I didn't mean to
Intentions are
immaterial.
You were gifted with power
to be used to balance
the scales of karma.
Because of your actions,
the scale now is unbalanced.
Unbalanced?
Thanks to Devil Ray
and his team,
the master and all
the other monks are dead.
Incorrect.
When the heart
was shattered,
the essences of the monks
were set free.
Even now
their souls
return to
their rightful places.
[MEN GRUNTING]
No one dies
in Nanda Parbat.
But the scales
are unbalanced.
Your work in this world
is not yet done.
Since there's only one monkey
left around here,
I'm assuming that
the Justice League found a way
to stop the carrier wave.
There's more than
one way to peel a banana.
Next time
I wasn't going to do this
for another few weeks,
but seriously
turning all of humanity
into apes?
That was your master plan?
[GRUNTS]
[GROANS]
Listen up.
From now on,
I'm in charge
of this operation.
Anybody got a problem
with that?
No problem at all,
baby.
[PURRS]