(Bruce POV)
I stand in front of Wayne Manor in thought. It's been three years since I left. And even though I kept in touch with Sebas, it just hits differently to be back here now. The door opens, and Sebas comes out to greet me. I can see the relief on his face as he sees me, which he masks behind professionalism. His eyes travel over my form, and I can see his recognition.
"It would seem that the journey was fruitful, Master Bruce," Sebas says.
"It's good to see you again, Sebas. How's Gotham?"
"As usual. Still, the massive and all-encompassing darkness and depression seem to infest everything. Just the way you left it. But now, please tell me about your journey."
"Well, it was indeed fruitful, as you noticed. The journey's goal was successful; a sample of Dionesium has been recovered. I got to see many different cultures and learn from them. Just like I told you, I have gathered hundreds of different recipes to cook, and I believe you might also be interested in that."
"Oh? I am indeed interested to see what you learned."
"Great. Then let me get a shower, and then cook something. I will show you a few dishes ... *chef's kiss* ... to die for."
"I can't wait."
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I was standing in the Batgarage. It still looked the same as when I left it. I had designed the Batgarage in a skyscraper-like fashion. Just that instead of up, it went down. The first and highest level, where my car was located, was straightforward. It was there purely for defensive purposes. I created something of a mix between a simple ramp for the car to enter and exit, and a portal gate.
The way I did that was to design my car as a key that would open the portal to this floor. That way, only someone who drove the car could ever enter here. But that was only the tip of the iceberg. The car was what I called a smart car. It was fully equipped with pretty much any function you could think of.
I wanted to make a Batmobile that would be very durable. I wasn't planning to spend money building a new one over and over again. And rather than take it apart and then create new and better ones, the first one had to have potential for improvement.
So I first began thinking about what I wanted to build into the Batmobile before I even considered any design. There were many things that I wanted to have, but I had to wait a while before I built a Microverse that could store everything I needed. I'll do that as soon as possible, though.
So what had to go inside?
I wanted a fuel source that would power all the weapons I would add. So the Nuke Circle was my first thought. But that wasn't optimal. So I worked on creating Concentrated Dark Matter Fuel. That's right, I thought that if I was at it already, then why not cover the chance that I had to travel to space?
So that was the fuel taken care of. After that, I took care of the defences. Apart from using the Atomiser and the Creation tool to make the hardest materials I had seen up to this point, I also had a force field added that was always active. It would flow between the layers of the chassis, making it nigh indestructible.
Then I had to create a powerful engine and advanced suspension systems to enable the Batmobile to navigate Gotham City's streets at high speeds and handle various terrains. And when I say various, I mean any terrain. For example, I wanted the Batmobile to be able to drive through a portal, say we land on a planet made of lava, and then, without problem, just be able to drive like it's nothing special.
So I added an adaptation of the Terrain Tool to the Batmobile. Now, what I did was to add not one, not two, but four different ones on all four edges. This would allow me to drive forward and backwards without any problem. The terrain tool would manipulate the terrain while driving, making it perfect for 4-wheel drive.
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To power this, though, I decided to add the Nuke Circles after all. Having multiple backups in case something goes wrong is the way to go. The way I dealt with the excessive energy was to funnel it into the Microverse Battery I would create later. Which is now.
So we have driving fuel, energy to power the defences and Terrain Tools. After all of that, it was time to add the weaponry. I created something I called smart guns. They did what their name suggests. They were guns that would only hit what I told them vocally.
For that, a program was necessary to aim the weapons. It was either that or program the shells to be smart, and I planned to work on 'smart' shells in the future. Now, apart from smart guns, I tried out various energy-based weapons and found them useful. I even added an energy cannon. I just had to.
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Leaving the guns, I also added a compartment for the Portal Gun. It was necessary to travel anywhere. It worked on high mathematical equations and allowed me to reach any place in the multiverse. I would be the fastest Batman in every scene.
There was an assortment of smoke bombs, sleeping gas, antidote bombs in case the entire city was affected, and various types of oil slicks to help me evade pursuers or create confusion during pursuits.
Finally, I decided to finally create an AI that controlled everything inside the car. All the weapons as well as all the other miscellaneous functions, such as telephone communication, internet, satellite connections and most importantly, the Terrain Tools. It would be too bothersome to control the terrain tools while driving, so that made things much easier.
Now, I added every safety measure to the AI there was and tied its very existence, the code which it was made up of, to my life. Should all the other 283'923 failsafes truly not work, and it goes rogue, it would cease to exist if I died as well.
The reason this worked was that I translated my brainwaves into code and made it the core of the AI code. Basically, it was like an extra line of thought that existed deep within my mind, but wasn't actively controlled unless I wanted it to be.
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So that was the Batmobile for now. As soon as I get more and better metals, I will add those to the car and modify it. It was easy for me to take the car apart and then rebuild it. That's what the second floor was for. The first floor served as a simple garage for my Batmobile and some suits, in case I was out or needed an extra pair.
The second floor was the garage, where I had something I called 'Energy suspenders'. It was a big cube where I could put the car in, and when I used energy, it would begin to float. After that, I could sit at the computer and manually take the car apart however I wished and do repairs or upgrades.
It was a really comfortable feature. Like playing a game or designing your car on your computer, then having it 3D-printed in real time. I could do that as well, but it was just so much cooler this way.
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The third floor is my lab. It is a big floor, expanded with dimensional tech, with all sorts of tools I could ever use. I can work anywhere here, and the entire floor was controlled by a separate program I created to help me with whatever I needed. Not a self-thinking AI, but a very simple machine spirit.
Hundreds of mechanical arms would help me lift things, bring me resources from the fourth floor, and connect me to the news, the internet, and the like. There is a testing ground here as well, where I have mannequins to test various guns, bombs, and the billions of other things I'll create.
I have many things that we will go over as we use them.
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The fourth floor is the storage. And it is actually a separate dimension. I created this since I knew that it was too dangerous to just have a separate floor for this. So while it is a floor, you need a special key to enter the dimension, just like how you need the Batmobile to enter the garage in the first place.
The machines and tools on the third floor are imbued with the right energy frequency to pass through the barrier, allowing me to work from above and affect the floor below without going up and down.
It is an important floor, but since I have made it a dimension, it doesn't take much space.
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The fifth floor is the healing floor. Anything related to healing can be found here. From healing pods for emergencies, should something terrible happen to... someone else, you could enter and be operated on without a problem, to pods to administer special serums or other things.
I also installed a program here to be of help in case I need to do surgery on someone or even myself. But my healing serums are better in those cases. But you never know what upgrades or adjustments I'll administer to myself.
I also do my biological experiments on the fifth floor. It is better this way since I can always use all the medical tools here. The robots and the program on this floor are different from the ones on the third floor. I coded them differently.
Here, I will create clones or decoys. Or experiment with anything biological, chemical and the like.
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And finally, we get to the last floor. The sixth floor is the training floor. Here I will spend my time training in ANYTHING that I wish. It looks like a very technologically advanced dojo. On the wall, there are all sorts of weapons to train with. Swords, Katanas, Sais, Naginatas, spears, guns and many more.
I first wanted to create a virtual reality training environment. I was interested in having my brain go through years of training in a very short time, but since I am who I am and conventional 'mental' training is useless for me, I got rid of that idea.
Instead, I created a Virtual Reality that was 'real'. That is a stupid sentence, but the best way to put it is that I created a virtual reality mode, where I can think of anything, and the program would then form an energy construct the way I imagined. That would allow me to fight anyone and everyone I have seen before.
So, while I am shadowboxing, in a way, the program would perform the damage or the hits that are exchanged by doing damage to me.
I can have the program create Ra's al Ghul, Deathstroke, or even Superman, and learn how to fight them. I can also make them more skilled or stronger than they are originally. The possibilities are endless, just how I like it.
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I am in the process of creating an addition to the first floor, the garage part of the Batgarage. I have already covered all 6 floors with any and all metals that I had access to to protect them. Superman can't see through this, and the energy field surrounding it, well, I doubt he can break through this. But I am unsure for now. I will need more data on the Kryptonian. And I will have to start as soon as possible.
Kryptonite is a must-grab and is at the top of my to-do list right now. As soon as I get one small piece of Kryptonite, I can analyse its atomic structure and then feed it to the Atomiser. After that, it will be an easy process of 'printing' out more Kryptonite. As a protection against the Man of Steel, I have already built numerous radiation guns that could create a dome that mimicked an environment under a red sun.
I leave nothing to chance. For all I know, I could be in a dark universe.
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More research is needed on this.
Now, for the new addition to the first floor, I am talking about the Batcomputer. But not some backwater toaster bullshit that the Adeptus Mechanicus or even the original Batman had. No, I am talking about approaching Planck time-level shit here, to analyse the entire 20th-century internet. No, that is even underestimating this bad boy.
I did this for Sebas mostly. Having a computer of this magnitude was, of course, useful since I want to create more directional Artificial Intelligence and make it as secure as possible. There are thousands of security measures.
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The door opens to the Batgarage, and Sebas walks in with a tray of tea.
"How is the computer coming along, Master Bruce?"
"I am just finishing up. I believe we can start tonight, actually. But I won't be using the Batmobile just yet. Just a retcon mission tonight and then we'll see how well she performs."
"Did you finish the suit, sir?"
"Indeed, I did. I made it just how I wanted. I will replace the protections with something akin to an Edo-sym suit that was made from smart molecules, which I have plans for how to make. I covered the entire face and added various life-saving features. I think it looks something between Batman One Million and absolute Batman, but just more secure and with thousands of features. I am also working on Auramite to have nanomachines made of it and have deployable armour."
"It would seem, sir ... that Batman will be born tonight."
"He's already born, Sebas. He already is."