"Unforeseeable Pandemonium"

The Black Manta and Star Sapphire had received their own set of tape recordings from this anonymous source. They were informed of the location of seven weapons that wielded incredible power, the Dead King's Atlantean Weapons. Once the two villains had rallied with one another, they proceeded to raid the site protected by the Atlantean forces. Against the might of the Star Sapphire and the forces of N.E.M.O., they guards stood no chance, even with all their fortitude that they prepared to house these artifacts. Upon entering the vault, the duo spied upon the five out of the seven weapons presented... Atlan's Septer, the Atlantean Helmet, the Globe of Transportation, the Manacles of Force, and the Power Glove. However, once the two villains had breached the vault, the King of Atlantis and Green Lantern had arrived. Star Sapphire proved to be a worthy adversary for the Emerald Guardian, meanwhile Aquaman himself attempted to seize his own rival, who had been using the Globe of Transportation to teleport himself and the weapons back and forth, from the vault, to the manta-sub. Aquaman had been able to distract Black Manta from utilizing the power of the scepter... but only for a short while. Meanwhile, Carol and Hal continued to fight one another, with the hero holding back, hesitant to harm his former lover... Black Manta had beaten Aquaman in a battle of power, and had swiftly dispatched the wounded Green Lantern with his optic blasts. Using the scepter, he caused the vault and the surrounding sea floor to collapse, and used the Globe of Transportation for their swift escape...

Meanwhile in Gotham City, billionaire Bruce Wayne was concluding a tour of the Wayne Tower building where his new employee, Johnson Wilson will be working. As Mr. Wilson was expressing his appreciation to Wayne, the two were interrupted by broadcast from one of the City's parks which had turned out to be one of Wayne's most cunning and strongest foes in his rouge's gallery: Bane. Bane had rallied his men with heavy duty weapons and was simply seeking the attention of the Dark Knight himself, though in the process was harming innocent Gothamites which infuriated Bruce as he watched through the television. Lacking any hesitation, Bruce would command the Batmobile to rush to his destination so he could make his way to Bane and prevent him from causing anymore harm or destruction. As the Caped Crusader arrived at his enemy's location, Bane stated that he only wanted to brawl with the Dark Knight man-to-man or for him to surrender entirely. Batman took his time to weigh out both of his options before choosing to fight Bane and take him down before he chose to fight his nemesis, of course leading to a bloody battle between the two. With exhaustion but rage surging through Batman, he was barley able to subdue his opponent which allowed for the GCPD to arrive on the scene and take both Bane and his men into custody.(edited)

In Washington DC, the Ambassador of Truth stood next to her close friend, Steve Trevor, as they attended a fundraiser held by the Management of the United States Air Force. As a high ranking member of the AF was introduced, the crowd applauded, but to Diana’s disappointment, she was needed elsewhere. Taking her dress off and handing it to Trevor, she made her way out now dawning her suit. After a quick flight towards the Smithsonian, the police allowed her to enter the dangerous scene as the circled all the entrances, trying to find an open moment to rush it. Diana told them they needed to wait and allow her to handle it, and with hesitance, they did so, but were still on standby in case something were to happen. As the Amazonian walked through the museum, blood had splattered everywhere. Whoever this was had murdered at least half a dozen innocents; their bodies laying motionless on the cold tile. The Amazonian was in disbelief as she reached a room and heard a sound.. it was hardly audible, but her enhanced hearing allowed her to pick up on it. Glancing around in attempt to locate the foe, she heard chuckling.. the enemy was taunting her. Suddenly, the enemy warned her she shouldn’t have came here. The voice was a familiar one, Diana instantly recognized who she was now facing. Not to her surprise, Cheetah leapt down towards her. Shifting, she avoided the attack. The two brawled it out, Barbara taking Diana on a goose chase. Catching up with her, they continued to clash once more. Cheetah slashed Diana’s body with her claws, continuing on to even slash her face at one point. The Themysciran tried her best to get Barbara to snap out of it. She knew her old friend was still somewhere within her. Realizing she could no longer hold back, her combat took a step up.(edited)

Despite blood dripping from her face, she eventually managed to subdue the feline, knocking her unconscious. Carrying her in her arms out to the police, she placed her into a squad car where she then left the scene.

Barry and Clark spent time together in Metropolis, discussing things such as life, their foes, and who would be faster in a race. That last part was a lengthy discussion between the two. Being alerted by Aquaman of the situation just as it had began, the two made their way to another Atlantean kingdom in attempt to protect any other artifacts being targeted in case the situation were to arise. With the natives not understanding this was their goal, and them not being notified by Arthur that the heroes were coming because of lack of time, the Atlanteans began to target Barry and Clark. They merely thought they were protecting their home. With it becoming dangerous for the natives and the heroes, Clark and Barry were forced to retreat back. At that point, it was already long after Manta had disappeared.