- Captain Atom: Attention... WarWorld. This is Captain Atom of the Justice League, representing the planet Earth. We wish to open negotiations.
- Mongul: But I am uninterested in negotiations. The Earth under the reach's thumb is far too great a threat to my long-term plans. It must be destroyed. And, quite frankly, if you knew what you were in for with the Reach, you'd thank me for putting you out of your collective misery.
- Blue Beetle: Beta to Watchtower: We've been spotted. The WarWorld knows we're here.
- Guardian: Fine with me, I like the attention. At least a big alien death moon notices when I'm around.
- Bumblebee: Was that a slam on me? In the middle of a mission!
- Guardian: Woman, when are you *not* in the middle of a mission?
- Mal Duncan: It's great we're finally spending a little quality time together.
- [Karen doesn't respond]
- Mal Duncan: Karen?
- Karen Beecher: Sorry, I'm a little preoccupied... with the second moon in the sky!
- Reach Ambassador: Why would he come here? And why now? Open a sub-space channel.
- [Opens link]
- Reach Ambassador: Attention, I am an ambassador of the Reach, and claim the Earth as property of the Reach under Guardian treaty. You are therefore breaching Reach territory. Reverse course.
- Mongul: Request denied. It is because the Reach is on Earth that I am here.
- Mongul: Don't you understand? Your deaths today in the face of the Reach are a mercy. My grand laser emitter would've ended your world in a matter of minutes. Another mercy. But it seems the mercies of Mongul are not appreciated. So we will do this the hard way, and the WarWorld will unleash all it's weapons upon the Earth.
- [Launches nukes]
- Mongul: You're welcome.
- Martian Manhunter: What is the Reach?
- Green Lantern: Millennia ago they were conquerors, and it took the entire Green Lantern Corps to check their advance. That led to a treaty signed with the Guardians of the Universe. Now the Reach can only lay claim to a world if invited. But if Earth *has* invited them, no Lantern may go back there. Ever.
- Mongul: Little Kryptonian. So proud of your powers. Did you truly believe yours was the only race to come from a world with a Red Sun?
- Batgirl: Delta to WatchTower: Bio-ship estimates that Fate, the League, and Delta are neutralizing 64% of the Warworld saturation attack at the source. But that's not going to cut it.
- Aquaman: Watchtower estimates that Earth's air defenses will neutralize a further 13%
- Reach Scientist: [Cut to] But a 23% saturation is enough to decimate a hemisphere, and spoil all Earth's meat.
- Reach Ambassador: Then, to protect the Reach's investment... mobilize the fleet.