Alex was very glad that they are on New Genesis, as after a few days, the group was able to recover completely from the fight against that Shuma-Gorath. The hospitality of New Genesis was even amazing, as they were instantly welcomed to New Genesis without any sort of racial tension appearing.

Alex had some form of normalcy when he played around with the kids of New Genesis, along with Rex, M'gann, Wanda, and Ben, with the New Genesis kids playing with his Grandpa Max. But Firestorm simply was helping the New Genesis build a ship to go to Apokolips, and Knockout was simply God-Knows-Wherever. However, right now, the group is at the ship, and is building it with as much speed as they can. In the meantime, Alex is sitting with Bekka, discussing the plan of what happened when they get to Apokolips, and the dangers that will lurk there, should they ever arrive.

Bekka sits down, as she speaks to Alex.

"When you take me back to Apokolips, you should be careful. Apokolips is a very diabolical place, and there are New Gods there that will attack anyone that they know don't belong with the New Gods, such as Kalibak."

Alex turns around, and spoke out.

"You are talking about the eldest son of Darkseid?"

Bekka nodded, as she spoke out.

"Orion may have become Ruler of Apokolips, but Kalibak is still the commander of Apokolips' army. And besides, before Darkseid has killed him, he gifted him with a new power, as well as enhancing his physical body. So he isn't going to be easy when you're going to fight against a son of Darkseid, Alex. Especially since he's the eldest son that Darkseid has."

Alex looks down, and spoke out to Bekka.

"Well, than I wish us all luck that we don't have to fight against him. Will he have someone to fight for him?"

Bekka nodded, as she spoke out.

"Yes. On Apokolips, Darkseid made a special group of New Gods called the furies. They are very dangerous in fighting, and are forever loyal to Darkseid. They may follow Orion, my Husband's orders on some missions he can give them, but they are not totally loyal to him, and are always loyal to Darkseid. And Knockout...she too was once one of the furies."

!!

This caught Alex by surprise, as he spoke out.

"Knockout was a fury? Why is she on our side, then?"

Bekka shrugged, and spoke out.

"Even I don't know. But what I do know is that she had sent herself to Earth after she had to escape her torture from the person who once lead it, and she hid there ever since. I guess she must really have liked the Earth a lot."

Alex looks down for a bit, before he shook his head and spoke to Bekka.

"Well...regardless, if the furies hate her, and we are next to her, than we have a very large problem on our hands. So we do need to get ready for when we fight them."

Bekka nodded, as she stood up, and spoke out to Alex.

"That is what I shall agree with."

As Alex began to stand up, he turns around to see Rex coming towards him, along with M'gann.

"Alex. The ship is ready. We're about to go to Apokolips."

Alex nodded, as he spoke out.

"Okay. where are the others?"

M'gann than took her turn to speak.

"Everyone, even Knockout, they are on the ship. Only ones that didn't join in are Rook, Gwen, Max, and Kevin."

Alex raised his left eyebrow, as he spoke to her.

"Why aren't they here?"

Rex than took his turn to speak to Alex again.

"The New Gods used their Mother Boxes to send them back, as their world is in danger. Ben is still going to help us, so there's that. But we are gonna have to be more smarter when we start to go to Apokolips."

Alex nodded, and spoke out to Rex.

"So I guess that means we are ready to go, right?"

Rex nodded, and spoke out.

"We do...but who's going to drive us? The technology of New Genesis is way to different when compared to the machines that are built by Mekhane, since he found easily drive it. And I'm not sure if my powers will even work on the Ship."

Alex was about o say something , but Bekka spoke out.

"I shall do it."

Bekka than goes forward to Rex, as she spoke out.

"After all, I do know a way for us to get to Apokolips."

Rex smiled and nodded.

"Sweet. Thanks for that, I guess."

Bekka smiled a little bit, before speaking out.

"We should leave right now. The sooner we meet with my beloved again, the sooner we can send you back to Earth. Your Earth."

Alex and Rex nodded, before they began to walk to the ship, and went inside of it. Already, Wanda, Firestorm, Ben, and Knockout are already inside of it. Rex went to another part of the seat Knockout is on, and Alex and Bekka went into the front. As Alex sat down, he looks, and even he spoke out with unease in his voice.

"Woah. I now see why Rex claimed that even he could not operate this ship."

There are so many mechanisms inside of the ship that it is impossible to know which one are the ones to press. But Bekka seemed to know what she is doing, as she spoke out, while also pushing some buttons and pulling onto levers.

"Well, we New Gods have became very advanced in Technology. This, Mekhane, that Rex called him, would in fact be able to drive this thing without much difficult, since he is said to be the embodiment of intellect himself. And also, see that blue button, Alex?"

Alex turned to see a blue button, with the letter S on it.

"This is used to make shields. Only activate the button when we have to, such as when we are about to crash down onto Apokolips.

Alex nodded, as Bekka seemed like she is able to assemble and activate the ship properly.

"Okay, we are ready to take flight. Hang on."

Bekka spoke, as she pulled onto some of the levers.

VWOOSH!!!

"Woah!!!"

Alex spoke, as he held onto the seat with his biomass and tendrils, which wrapped around strongly into the seat. The whip went up with so much force, that Alex thought that she was going to be sent through the chair, and into the back part of the ship, smashing right through the large ship. He gripped his hands onto the arms of the chair...only to see that there...are no chair arms.

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Alex smacked his forehead as he realized how dumb he acted, while Bekka smiled inside of her mind at seeing how stupid that Alex acted. Alex than turns around and spoke out.

"Hey, are you all...okay????"

Alex spoke out the last word awkwardly, realizing what happened. Apparently, the ship didn't have seatbelts, and the group had their whole bodies smacked against the back part of the vehicle, with Knockout as an exception, who's smiling.

Alex facepalmed, and spoke out.

"Obviously, the vehicle doesn't have any seatbelts to hold on to. Hang on."

Alex than stood up, and began to walk over to the back, in order to help them become 'unstuck' to the back part of the ship's wall. Knockout smirked, as she gets to see him struggling to help them out a bit. Alex spoke out to her.

"You know, it would be nice if you would just help out a bit, Knockout."

Knockout smirked a bit wider, as she spoke out.

"I would, but helping isn't in my nature."

Alex sighed, as he spoke out.

"Of course eyes you would say that."

Alex than pulled with all of his might, and got the group out of the back part of the ship, although they landed on the floor in a hard drop. Alex stood up, and spoke out to Knockout.

"And Knockout, there's a question that I want to talk to you with, and...it may sound personal to you, if you don't wanna talk about it."

But Knockout seemed to guess what Alex was about to question her about, and spoke out.

"Let me guess, Bekka told you I was once part of Apokolips, and once in Darkseid's ranks?"

This caught Alex by surprise, as he spoke out.

"Something like that."

Knockout chuckled, as she spoke out.

"Well, admiringly, the reason I have separated myself from them, was because I had seen Big Barda do it. And during a harsh punishment, where I was in chains and all that, I escaped and fell into the fiery pits of Apokolips, and...well...a Boom Tube has opened me to Earth. I've been living on Earth for about 130 years or even longer."

This made Alex's eyes widen up, and spoke out.

"You've been to Earth?"

Knockout nodded, and spoke out.

"Yeah, but not your Earth. It was a different once. And I only discovered yours 10 years ago, when one of the so-called, Anomalies, appeared on an Earth I was living in. I checked it out...and well...I saw how bloody and fun it was to be in this Earth. Heh, I even fought the one that the humans had called Abel, at one point during when he had escaped."

This made Alex surprised. He didn't think that a New God had made a home on his Earth. He later spoke out to the Goddess.

"Who won?"

Knockout shrugged, and spoke out.

"Honestly, nobody did. Abel didn't feel pain, and the blades were very easy to dodge. When I struck him, he hits me back just as hard. But after a little bit...I just decided to go to New Genesis, and remained hidden.. nobody even suspected that I was living there my whole life."

Alex simply looked away, as he began to think of how this would have happened, if he had been the one to meet her, and not Abel, SCP-076-2.

As Alex looked back to Bekka, suddenly, a large Boomtube started to open in front of the ship.

"Oh no. Everyone, get back in the seats, and hang on tight."

Ben than slapped onto the Onnitrix, and changed into a new form.

Ben changed himself into Goop, and when Wanda, Rex, and Firestorm are together in one row of seats, both M'gann and Goop wrapped around them, and stuck themselves to the wall.

"This should hold us from the speed."

Goop spoke out, in a high-pitched wavy tone. Alex prepares to move back to the front again, but Knockout grabbed him and puts Alex on her lap, as she hugged him.

"Oh no you don't, Pup. You joining inside the Boontube with me."

Alex sighs, as Bekka spoke out.

"Hang on"

She than thrusts forward, as they went through the Boomtube. Wanda, this time, closes her eyes and covers her ears, and the ship went inside of the portal, which closed behind the ship. Alex felt a bit nauseous, but unlike before, he is not falling unconscious from the Boomtube, as he simply looks at the windows to see what it was like inside of the Boomtube. Thankfully for him, he is capable of Adaptation. But the others, unfortunately, cannot do the same thing that he can do.

After an entire minute, the ship slowed down, and Bekka spoke out.

"Alright, we are able to get through the Boomtube successfully. Now we shall be able to reach Apokolips within 3o minutes of continuous travel."

Alex nodded, as he spoke out.

"Okay. And let's hope that Apokolips doesn't start to shoot us all down."

Bekka nodded, as Alex began to stand up, only to fall on his knee. Even though he adapted to the travel a bit more, he is still dizzy from having to go through the Boomtube, which is still too much for him.

"I'll be fine. Just need to have rest."

Later...

Alex is in the front seat again, as he has his hands on his face. Trying to smooth his head a bit, he looks around the entire place, as he sees how immensely beautiful the space they are in now. While he has seen what space looks like through telescopes in the Foundation, he has never journeyed this far in his life. And seeing this made him look in awe.

Alex than began to look down to the ground, thinking of what Orion looked like when he saw the picture Bekka had given him.

He was interested with the so called 'Dog of War' which sounds kind of ridiculous, but was also interested in the Astro-Harness, that Orion is riding in the picture. He has never seen Orion in person before, so he might be an interesting person to talk to, once he goes to Apokolips, as soon as they reach the world.

But as Alex looks down at the floor of the shop, Bekka spoke out to Alex.

"We have finally arrived."

Alex and the others than went forward, and look out the window, and saw what Apokolips looks like before them.

Needless to say, they are a bit unease when they look at what Apokolips looks like. A large machine shaped like a sphere, and gigantic volcanic flames spewing out around the size and length of continents. It was so mechanical, one began to wander why it is even called a planet in the first place.

"Woah. I am now beginning to see why it is named Apokolips. The entire place looks like it is in chaos."

Bekka nodded, as she turns to Rex.

"You are correct. Apokolips is a very chaotic and terrible place to be in. You remember what I once said to you when I talked about our 2 worlds, so you all?"

Alex nodded, and spoke out.

"We remember. And from the way it looks like, New Genesis and Apokolips...they seem to be the equivalent to Earth's afterlife of Heaven and Hell. Heaven, where the pure souls go, and hell, where the souls of the damned go to."

Bekka nodded, as if she understands what he is saying. They went closer and closer, until...they finally are inside of Apokolips. But the second inside of it also seems to be a very fatal move to do, because as Bekka continues to drive the ship...

BANG!!!!

Suddenly, the ship got hit by...something. The wing of the ship was blasted off, and the ship began to fall down.

"Woah!!!"

Ben suddenly began to go in the air, as he activated the Omnitrix, and slaps the dial.

Ben transforms into Frankenstrike, as he magnetically places himself onto the floor of the ship. Alex than looks and sees that Wanda has made a forcefield around herself, Firestorm, M'gann, and Rex. Knockout simply doesn't care, as she is seen floating.

"Alex, the Blue Button, Now!!!"

Alex, with the remaining time that he has, than looks to see the blue button. With all of his micro, despite the fall, he slowly, but straining, was able to push the blue button, causing the shield to activate, with the ship being conversed all over the body.

The ship than crashed into serval buildings, with some of the enslaved New Gods running for their lives, as the rubble nearly fell on top of them. The ship than crashed into what seems to be a factory for supplies of some kind, before the ship than finally stopped.

Inside the ship, the group was all over the place. Alex and Bekka are still in the front, but their heads accidentally hit the glass window, causing it to crack. Both began to bleed, although they both healed instantly from the wound that they're given.

Rex and Wanda are on the floor, while also being on top of Firestorm and M'gann. Knockout looks like she has been on a Sunday drive of some sort.

"Is everyone...is everyone still okay?"

"Yep."

"Yeah."

"Yes."

"We're both squashed! How is that alright?!"

"Ehh. Felt fun when we're falling down."

Alex facepalmed at Knockout's reaction, but says nothing about it. Alex and the others slowly stood up from the ground. When they look around, and they got out of the broken ship, Alex finally get a glimpse of what Apokolips looks like when someone's on it.

Alex, needless to say, only has 2 words that he can think of.

"...We're...Screwed."

Later...

Rex than wiped the sweat that is coming down his face. Rex isn't tired, due to the Nanites continuously fueling his body to keep on going, but he is getting very hot. In fact, everyone began to even wander how is it that the New Gods got so used to the heat and not be bothered by the flames.

Alex looks around...and saw...the New Gods of Apokolips, and unlike the New Gods from New Genesis, the ones in Apokolips seemed to be resigned to their fate. It is as if they like to be enslaved. Their hands and feet held by shackles, as chains of rust and ruins rattled into the mechanical world. Alex feels a had touch his shoulder, and turns to see Bekka, with a sad expression on his face.

"They can't be helped, Alex Mercer. They are too far gone and broken to be saved by anyone, even is."

Alex nodded, as they both went forward and continued one to where Orion would be at. But as they continued to go forward, Bekka looks up, and saw a group of familiar figures are on the roof. Thinking quickly, she grabs Alex, and the both of them fell down to the ground, with the others following.

"Bekka, what's wrong?"

Rex spoke out. Bekka turns around, and spoke out to the group.

"Something bad. The furies are here, and they're already beginning to try and search for us."

This made Alex's eye's widen, as he spoke out.

"Than why are we standing around here acting like states. We need to move, now."

But before Alex and the others could move...it was too late. Someone has already found them.

"So...you must be the ones that are sent from New Genesis to our home?"

The group turned around to see a New Goddess, that obviously doesn't look very friendly."

Alex and the others looked very cautious, and spoke out.

"Who are you?"

Alex formed a Blade from his right arm, as he got ready to fight against this Deity.

"I am Bernadeth, I am the leader of Darkseid's Furies."

This made Alex tense at the hearing of the name, realizing that they are caught. Bernadeth than continued to speak out to Alex.

"And as you have heard, Orion killed Darksied, newcomers...but...that doesn't mean we no longer follow his example. We forever are loyal to him, and his wishes alone. And you...you will die in his name."

Than, a Boomtube opened, and out came the furies, which the group was unsure if they were prepared to face them. When they came out and reveal themselves to the group, though...Alex looked in utter disbelief, of what they look like.

(Bloody Mary)

(Lashina)

(Mad Harriet)

(Gilotina)

(Alianna Hubbard)

Alex's eyes twitch, as he spoke out.

"Seriously, it is filled with solely Female Goddesses? I always thought Darkseid was evil, but I never thought that he was a perverse maniac."

Rex facepalmed, as Alex had to say that, while Bekka simply remains silent. But the furies didn't like what Alex has said to insult their master.

"How dare you insult Darkseid's name!!!! Kill them!!!"

Bernadeth shouts out, as the Furies start to attack the group. Firestorm than spoke out.

"You had to open your fucking mouth, didn't you, Alex?"

Alex than snarled calmly.

"Shut up..."

He formed his blade, and than charged forward, and attacked Bernadeth, who clashes with a knife...that's very hot. But Alex, who had endured heat, is not effected and merely had adapted to it. But Firestorm suddenly joined on the fight, and began to fight alongside with Alex, as he spews fire at Bernadeth, who jumps back at the attack. Bernadeth than leapt forward, and stabbed Alex in the chest. But Alex was purely unamused, and grabbed Bernadeth's hand, forcing the knife out of his body, which than instantly healed. But Bernadeth is now much of a person who gives into defeat easily, and charges are Alex and Firestorm once more, with them doing the same. But as Alex began to fight against Bernadeth, suddenly, Mad Harriet came out of complete nowhere, and tried to slice his face off. But Alex formed his Claws, and began to go on a one-on-one right against the utterly insane New Goddess. Alex jumps into the air, and combats against her one-on-one as he tries to keep up with the crazy Goddess' speed. Alex blocks her strikes, but than scratches her in the torso, before forming his tendrils, and wrapped her around in them, making sure that she is going to take a long time to get out of the web trap that he has made for her. But Alex turns to see Gilotina almost stabbing him with her swords. Jumping out of the way, Alex than grabbed onto some large boxes, and began to throw it at Gilotina, who uses her swords and hands to cut the boxes in half. Alex than went forward, and formed his blade in the right arm, as he began to clash against Gilotina. Alex used his claw to grab onto the sword, but he had to dodge another sword, and lets go of the sword in the left hand. Alex than began to use his blade to spin around and try to cut her down to size. But she used her blades to block the sudden attack. But before they can continue to fight, Bernadeth was suddenly thrown into Gilotina, launching them both into a pile of boxes, most likely resources from the planet, and it fell right on top of them.

"And that is why you don't mess with bad assets like us!"

Firestorm spoke out with arrogance in his voice. Alex sighs, but still, he was glad that Firestorm helped out in the end.

Rex, forming his Blast Caster, fights against Lashina, who fights against with her electric whips. Rex formed a Block Party on his left arm, as he struck against Lashina with the Blast Caster. Lashina wrapped around the Blast Caster with her whips, and both begun to use electricity to try and shock the other.

"When I am through with you, you'll be my slave!!!"

Rex smirked, and spoke out.

"I bed to differ, there is only one person that's gonna be taken down: YOU."

Unbeknownst to Lashina, Ben was behind the New Goddess, and as soon as he got the right alien, and than slaps his Omnitrix, now becoming an entirely new Alien.

Ben has changed into an Alien called Brainstorm, a crab-like alone with electrokinetic powers, and since his power is electricity, it works fairly well against Lashina, who uses electricity in her whips.

Opening his head, the brain began to spark out electricity, before it fires, and hits Lashina in the back, hurting the New Goddess very badly. Using this chance, Ben than slaps onto the dial, and turns into a New Alien.

Ben than transformed into Water Hazard, and shoots out Water, short-circuiting the machine that electrified the whips in the first place, and blasting Lashina into a pile of machine, which then fell right on top of her, now incapacitating the New Goddess with the very painful and electrifying whips.

"Talk about going in for a washout."

Rex spoke out, as he and Water Hazard did a fist bump.

Alianna, while originally a human, had ascended into a New Goddess, after she was captured and taken to Darkseid. Due to her unable to feel pain, she was taken as part of the furies that Darkseid has made, and into a part of his ranks.

Alianna walks over to Knockout, who cracks her knuckles, as she smiled.

"You know...even though I have fought against the others, I have never fought you in the past. Let's count it as the first time we do so."

Alianna still frowned, but spoke out.

"Let's get this over with."

Knockout smiled, as she speaks.

"I can't agree more."

Alianna charges at Knockout, who does the same to her. Knockout punches her in the gut with all her might, but Alianna simply grabs her arm, and throws her into one of the structures, causing a hole to appear, and the hot substance to leak out. Knockout, thankfully, got out of the way, as the liquid than burst out of the structure, and Alianna jumps away, in order to catch Knockout. Knockout than began to punch Alianna in the check, in the arm, and than in the gut. But even with all the parts that Knockout is attacking, Alianna still wouldn't feel it. But Knockout doesn't care, and simply kept on punching and kicking the New Goddess and hope that, she can at least tire Alianna out completely. She than tackled against Alianna into a building, as they start to cause a mess inside of this place.

As for Bloody Mary, she is fighting against Wanda and M'gann, who are stuck in a telepathic battle of some sort. Apparently, she has the power to control other people through using her vampirism, but she can also use eye-to-eye contact to control them. But Wanda and M'gann are telepaths in their own way, and are struggling to fight against this one, who is a New Goddess, and her powers in attacking the minds of other beings are stronger, and it is forcing the 2 of them to cause so much strain when they have to fight Bloody Mary, who's just as strained when she's challenging against them.

"Ghhhh...this is seriously giving me a Migraine!!"

Wanda snarled out, as M'gann spoke back to her.

"Don't lose your focus. We need to keep on preventing her from getting inside of our minds!!!"

But even as she is fighting against the 2 telepaths, she is slowly beginning to overpower them. The 2 telepaths, they maybe strong, but they are not at the strength of a New God such as herself.

But before she has the chance to truly overpower both Wanda and M'gann...

BANG!!!!

Bekka revealed herself, deactivated the cloaking device, and shot Bloody Mary in the back, which reigned her concentration, and gave both M'gann and Wanda a chance to attack her Bloody Mary's mind, and knock her unconscious, making sure that she is down for the count. As Bekka looks down, almost seemingly prepares to trap Bloody Mary in something, a sword came out of nowhere, and attacks the gun Bekka's holding.

Gilotina was out of the pile, and was about to throw another sword, but Rex used his Slam Cannon, grabs onto a chunk of Apokolips rock, and fired, hitting Gilotina in the face with it, and knocking her completely out cold.

"Great job. But we need to move to the throne room, and fast."

Everyone nodded, as they began to run towards the direction of where Orion is. Bekka than thought this in her mind.

'Don't worry, Beloved...

I'll reunite with you.'