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Chapter I

The bat mobile roared through the streets of Gotham, swerving around traffic and pedestrians. Only moments before, Bruce Wayne had received word of a robbery at the First National Bank of Gotham. He wasted no time. In the past month, banks had been hit all over; from Star City, to Metropolis, to Blüdhaven, to everywhere in between. Now, it was personal.

Batman pulled up to the curb, and jumped out in front of the bank. The police had already arrived, but (though he would never show it) he was surprised to see that many other heroes had showed up as well. He saw Plastic man arguing with Elongated man, Red Tornado just arriving, the Outsiders, Black Lightning, Katana, and Metamorpho, talking with the Blue Beetle, who was gawking at Robin (or Nightwing as he now preferred), and Speedy. The arrow mobile was parked nearby.

"Batman!" exclaimed the Blue Beetle.

"Took you long enough to show up Bats." Joked Green Arrow, walking over from talking to some police officers.

"Why are you all here? Surely it won't take all of us to take down whoever did this." Batman asked as the heroes gathered round.

"Oh, too late for that." Shouted the Flash, having run up from inside the bank.

"They're long gone."

"So there's more than one."

"Ladies and Gentlemen, the world's greatest detective!" mocked Robin.

"Of course, though Arrow could probably tell you more, isn't that right?" he snickered.

"Shut up Robin." Green Arrow muttered.

"Nightwing." Robin, or rather Nightwing, interrupted.

"Enough! Explain what happened. Stopping these thieves is more important than this argument." Batman declared.

"Fine." Arrow said. "I had figured out that whoever did this was going to hit Gotham next, it being such an important city. So I watched the building for a couple days. Finally, I heard the alarm, messaged Speedy to meet me, and busted inside." he continued.

"There are two. They didn't say anything, and were wearing hoods. One was dressed in black, the other white. Sorta looked like ninja costumes. They saw me, through a smoke bomb of some kind and tried to escape through a window. I followed, but…"

"But what?"

Arrow sighed. "… They were too fast. I lost them on the roof tops. Don't know how, but they just disappeared."

"Declaration. No individual can merely disappear." Interjected Red Tornado.

"Yeah, sounds like you just screwed up Green Arrow!" laughed Plastic Man.

"Like you never have Plas?" Green arrow said annoyed. "I doubt anyone of you could have kept up with them. I mean, what's your excuse Flash? What happened to your super speed?"

"Now wait just a second-"Flash cut in.

"All of you stop!" Batman shouted over the bickering bunch of heroes. They became silent.

"We WILL find and stop these criminals. Enough arguing and use your energy to figure out anything we can about them or where they've gone."

"Well, uh, I think I know their names." Speedy said speaking up. All eyes turned on him. "Golly, ha-ha" he chuckled nervously. "I went in the bank to meet you Green Arrow, but you were gone. On the floor next to the smoke bomb, there was, well, it's a business card." He took the card out of his pocket and handed it to Batman. One side was white the other black. On the black side, as the light hit the card, the word 'Shadow' appeared. On the other side, holographic letters spelling the word 'Mirage' shimmered in the afternoon sun.

"Shadow and Mirage." Batman said out loud.

"The names of our perpetrators." Came the police chief's voice. He walked up from behind the group. "We found something else with their names on it as well."

"What is it chief?" Asked Elongated Man.

"Well… um… uh…" started the Chief.

"Told you he didn't know your name. That'll be five bucks!" said Plastic Man.

"Why is it that everyone knows you?!?!"

"Cut it out!" said batman. "You were saying?"

"Yes, well, it seems to be an invitation of sorts. I'll let you handle this one Batman." The chief said, handing over an envelope and walking back over to the other officers. Batman opened the letter and read it aloud.

To: Aquaman, Aqualad, Green Arrow, Speedy, the Outsiders, Red Tornado, Plastic Man, Elongated Man, Wildcat, Flash, Blue Beetle, Robin, and of course, Batman. (Any other heroes who wish to be included may do so)

You are cordially invited to meet with us at 11pm tonight on the roof of the old warehouse on Hampton Street, located in Downtown Gotham City. We wish to discuss some matters which could affect the well being of Gotham, and possibly other cities as well. If you would be so kind as to join us, it would be deeply appreciated. Grazie!

Mirage & Shadow

For a moment, no one spoke. They couldn't think of anything to say.

"It was a set up." Robin said breaking the silence. "They meant for this to happen, so that they could do this." He scowled.

"So what are we gonna do Bats?" Blue Beetle asked. "It's obviously a trap."

"Perhaps… or perhaps not." Batman muttered to himself. He then turned to the others, saying "Does anyone have plans for the night? No? Well, you do now." He turned to get into the bat mobile.

"We'll meet at 10:30 on the rooftop. Don't be late." And before anyone could respond, he sped away.

So.... What do you think of chapter 1? I hope you enjoyed it!