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NARRATOR: Previously on Justice League:

Five years ago, we secretly sent an advanced agent to Earth...

...to learn about your people and to study your defenses.

FLASH: You mean she's a spy?

She was spying on us.

TALAK: The greatest evil in the universe, the Gordanians, they are coming here.

This will be the fate of Earth unless you accept our help.

Hro and I are promised to each other. It's like being engaged.

SUPERMAN: This generator, when we're finished, it's gonna be the size of a city.

TALAK: It has to be. It's got to sustain a force field strong enough...

...to protect Earth from the Gordanians.

Diana, I was right.

The Gordanians are nowhere near Earth.

The Thanagarians are-- Aah!

Activate force-field projection now.

[GRUNTING]

Don't fight us. We're trying to help you.

Whose side are you really on?

HAWKGIRL: I'm sorry, John.

[GROANS]

OFFlCER: All lCBM commands are reporting zero-fire capability.

All Trident subs inoperative, sir.

General Welles, France is reporting failure of its ballistics systems.

China's lCBMs are all non-responsive, sir.

Russia reports the same.

Long- and intermediate-range missiles are inoperative.

Patch me through to NATO Command.

Gentlemen, we are faced with an unprecedented situation.

There has been a simultaneous catastrophic failure...

...of defense systems around the world.

In the face of the Thanagarian threat...

...we need to form a defensive strategy if we have any chance of--

[STATIC CRACKLING]

Get that line back up.

Can't, sir. It's being jammed.

This is Commander Hro Talak.

In the name of the Thanagarian Authority...

...we claim your planet as a garrison and have instituted martial law.

Your world faces a crisis from which only we can protect you.

But to be effective, we must be free to act and move...

...without interference.

Cooperate and our stay will be brief and without incident.

Stand against us and our wrath will be unforgiving.

DIPLOMAT 2: No one has told us anything.

Commander, we ask that you release us immediately.

"Ask"? We demand.

You have no right to keep us here.

You are the ones without rights. Your militaries are useless.

Your Justice League is defeated.

Your only options are cooperation or death.

Choose wisely.

Now, you are free to go.

You've lived among them. Do you think they'll cooperate?

I think they got the message.

But what about the Justice League? What are you going to do with them?

For special guests, I have made very special arrangements.

Traitor!

[GRUNTING]

Look at them.

Weak.

Useless.

Broken.

It would have been difficult to storm their Watchtower...

...without the access codes you provided.

Also, your analysis of their weaknesses was most helpful.

That one will be the least trouble of all.

He's nothing without his toy.

Don't underestimate them.

You're right.

Perhaps we should make sure they are not a threat.

Better still...

...perhaps you should.

The point of this occupation is to keep peace while we finish our mission.

If we kill Earth's heroes, the natives will revolt.

Our best plan is to build the shield, then go.

Make sure they're well taken care of.

[KEYPAD BEEPING]

How am I supposed to feed myself tied up like this?

Not my problem.

It will be if Hawkgirl finds out you disobeyed her orders.

I know my duties.

Then I guess you'll have to feed me.

Don't be afraid, little man. I won't bite.

Mind your tongue, woman.

I fear nothing.

Eat.

[GUARD YELLS]

Security breach in cell block seven.

BATMAN: Diana, the force field!

Free the others.

[GUARD SCREAMING]

FLASH: I feel like I just ran a marathon on Jupiter.

BATMAN: You can rest later.

SUPERMAN: The lights.

Lean on me.

Here, try this.

Took you long enough.

Behind you!

[ALL GRUNTING AND YELLING]

We're losing altitude fast.

We need to go now!

Commander, there's been a security breach aboard the prison shuttle.

-The Justice League has escaped. -How did it happen?

They're the Justice League, that's how it happened.

Take a strike squad back to the surface.

Search every house, every building, look under every rock.

-Find them. -By your command.

Go!

Onward.

We've gotta move, people.

-Everyone, inside. -Could you give me a hand with these?

Still not back to full strength.

Much better. Thanks.

Diana, cover our tracks.

That x-ray vision working yet?

Just enough to see hawk soldiers still patrolling the skies.

They'll have the whole city covered by now.

Who knows? Maybe they'll get tired and go home.

Yeah, I know.

But a little optimism at a time like this couldn't hurt.

TALAK [OVER SPEAKER]: This is the voice of the Thanagarian Occupational Authority.

Your so-called Justice League is in violation of our martial law.

They are to be considered an enemy and dealt with on sight.

Any person found aiding or harboring them will be summarily punished.

Okay. So much for optimism.

For the time being, we're gonna have to go underground.

How exactly do we hide when the entire planet is looking for us?

They're looking for the Justice League.

Without our costumes, we are merely ordinary citizens.

Hold on a second here.

What about the whole secret-identity thing?

I trust you guys, but I'm not sure I'm ready to--

Wally West, Clark Kent....

Bruce Wayne.

Showoff.

Red hair. It suits you.

-You think? -Change. Now.

We need to split up. They'll be looking for six of us, not pairs.

A rendezvous point?

We're about 30 miles from Gotham City.

We can regroup at my house there. But try and keep a low profile.

Thirty miles through hawk-infested territory.

No problem.

The construction proceeds as scheduled.

We have added humans to the work force.

TALAK: Are they of any use?

They have no technical expertise to speak of.

But they can lift and carry as well as any animal.

We should complete the project by the target date.

Be aware that the Justice League has escaped.

Stand ready for an attack.

Let them come. It would only be suicide.

Keep me informed of your progress. And, Paran, let nothing delay you.

By your command.

Humans working as slaves?

Unfortunate but necessary.

We are on an unforgiving schedule.

And if we're going to finish the hyperspace bypass in time....

Bypass? I thought we were building a force shield.

That was merely the cover story.

So when were you going to tell me your real plans?

Or didn't you think you could trust me?

Come.

For decades, the Gordanian home world has been protected...

...behind an impregnable defensive line.

But this chain of hyperspace bypasses...

...will allow our armadas to jump behind their defenses...

...and make a direct assault on their empire.

Earth is the last link in that chain. Once the chain is completed...

...we can attack and wipe out the Gordanian threat forever.

But if we open a hole in hyperspace, it will destroy this entire planet.

Sadly, yes.

For Thanagar to live, Earth must die.

Lieutenant Kragger, we may have found something.

Maintain your position.

We found these. And the lock on that door was broken.

They were here. The Justice League is trying to pass themselves off as civilians.

Search door-to-door.

Question everyone. Do not let them slip away.

We are here to serve the people of Earth.

We serve the people by making certain...

...that you do what is in your best interest.

What is in your best interest is to do as we say.

Only by obeying us can we serve you.

-Your identification, now! -Hey, leave her alone.

-Diana, no. -You would stand here and do nothing?

-We can't risk a confrontation here. MAN: Hey, bird heads!

Go back to where you came from! Get off our planet!

SOLDlER: Over there. It's the Justice League.

So much for blending in.

In here.

Please. Hurry.

We can't stay here. If they find you helping us....

Here. Sit here.

We're looking for a dark-haired man and woman.

If perhaps you could be more specific.

Has anyone entered here recently?

-No. -What about those two?

The lovebirds. Been here for hours.

Let's move on.

Sorry.

Don't be.

I can't believe Bats is really Bruce Wayne.

You'd think a billionaire playboy could crack a smile every once in a while.

And I can't believe how easily they've taken over.

Look, GL, Hawkgirl fooled us all.

You can't blame yourself for what's happened.

I don't.

I blame her for what's happened to Earth.

I only blame myself for ever caring about her.

Be prepared to show identification or be detained.

I think we wanted the non-hawk-people line.

If we run, they'll see us.

Well, staying here's no good either. If you've got any ideas, I'm open.

-Uh-oh. Trouble. -Too many civilians.

If we help them, someone could get hurt.

SOLDlER: Keep moving. Have your identification ready.

What are we gonna do?

CLARK: Excuse me!

Excuse me. Clark Kent of the Daily Planet.

The Thanagarians are doing construction at a restricted location in the Gobi Desert.

Can you confirm this?

Get that contraption away!

And just exactly how long do you plan on enforcing martial law?

No more questions. Go away, immediately.

CLARK: Can I quote you?

TALAK: What are you looking at?

Nothing.

I have never seen anyone stare at nothing so intently.

I know this must be difficult for you.

Do you?

What is obligation can sometimes feel like betrayal.

But our only true obligation is to Thanagar.

There must be another way.

Can't you reroute the bypass through some uninhabited planet or moon?

Any alteration would set us back more than five years.

And every moment we delay is equaled in the blood of our people.

That still doesn't give us the right.

There are billions of lives down there.

We are at war. Have you forgotten why we fight?

Or what horrors the Gordanians are capable of?

Have you forgotten my long years rotting in their stinking prison camps?

I haven't!

I have forgotten nothing. But this war is no excuse to--

I am your commander! You will not question me!

I don't even know you anymore.

[KRAGGER CLEARS THROAT]

-What is it? -We've lost track of the Justice League.

They've blended with the populace.

It will be difficult to find them.

Unless, of course, you know where they are.

You're a long way from home.

If you ever wanna see it again, then I suggest you tread lightly.

[GASPS]

[PANTING]

She never really answered the question, did she?

[DOORBELL RINGS]

We're looking for Bruce Wayne. We're friends.

Of course. Master Bruce is expecting you.

This way, please.

So, Jeeves, do you come with the place...

...or does Master Bruce rent you just for parties?

I've been in service here since the master was in diapers.

Now, there's a picture.

Your guests have arrived, sir.

-You're late. -Nice to see you too.

Hey, that's a giant dinosaur.

And I thought Batman was the detective.

We were just speculating why the Thanagarians are really here.

Obviously not to protect us.

But if the Gordanians aren't anywhere near Earth...

...why do they need to build that force field?

-lf it is a force field. -Then what is it?

HAWKGIRL: I can tell you.

You've got a lot of nerve showing up here.

We should thank you. It saves us having to hunt you down.

I didn't come to fight.

I came to help.

Hawk people all over the planet, martial law, us getting chased like dogs.

I don't think we can take much more of your help.

The situation is worse than you think.

They're building a hyperspace bypass.

When it's activated, it'll destroy the planet and everything on it.

Here. This has all the information on the project.

Believe me. I didn't know the magnitude of Talak's plans.

We'll check it out. There's the door.

Aren't you going to turn your back on me too?

Last time I let my guard down, you sucker-punched me.

It wasn't personal.

Keep telling yourself that.

I did what I thought was right then. And that's what I'm doing now.

TECHNICIAN: We're triangulating her position from the tracking device on her.

I have a fix on the location.

Ready the strike squad.

This time, they will not escape.

[English - US - SDH]