Mekanique shows the heroes an image of a child about to be killed in a car accident, and they save her, thus changing the future.

The elite were in danger of being overthrown due to a woman named Maria, who led the slaves into open rebellion.

Mekanique had been given the power not only to travel in time, but to temporarily hold back the effects of the Crisis on Infinite Earths while she changed the future.

She convinces Degaton to help her in her fight against the All-Star Squadron, in exchange for teaching him the secrets of time travel.

[3] By 1947, Degaton, Mekanique, and a new ally, Professor Malachi Zee, have managed to build a working time machine.