Hi! This is a crossover between batman and H.I.V.E that I'm writing with a good friend of mine. I wasn't sure about where to put this so I put it here. Enjoy!

Disclamer: No I do not own H.I.V.E or batman but I wish that I did.

Raven and Doctor Nero walked quickly down one of Gotham's many backstreets. The place was deserted.

"I don't like this , Max." Raven said quietly. "It's too quiet. Why can't you just ring the man?"

"Because, " Nero replied impatiently. "Paulo de Paul is one of the most senior leaders of G.L.O.V.E , and if he says the information is too delicate to be passed on through any network , no matter how secure , I can't risk offending him by refusing to meet with him."

"why couldn't he come to HIVE?" Raven objected. "You're in charge -isn't he supposed to do what you say."

Nero frowned. "I don't trust de Paul . " he said in a low voice. "I don't trust any of the ruling council. I will not risk my students by inviting a potential viper into their midst."

Raven sighed unhappily. "So you deliver yourself to one instead?"

"Natalya , please -"

"DON'T MOVE!" the shout came from behind them , and Nero and Raven both spun around , coming face to face with an army of police men. They turned to the direction they were heading , but that too was cut off. Snipers were appearing oin the roof. Raven hissed , and pulled her Katanas from the inside of her boots , where she had hidden them .

"Put those down." some one ordered. It was not a police man. A man dropped down in front of them , and Nero rolled his eyes.

"Batman." he muttered quietly. "Sebastian Trent I can handle. Being captured by an actual save-the-world , defeat - all- evil- superhero? That's just insulting."

Batman simply glared as particles of air were pushed out of the way by a black fist that sent Nero hurtling into darkness as he realised that his suspicions had been confirmed…

He had been set up.