Clark picked up the billionaire bat and flew him to the Batcave. Careful, he moved fast enough not to be seen and slow enough he didn't kill his unarmored passenger. They changed quickly, Clark didn't use his powers so Bruce's human speed wouldn't bother him. Bruce got in his car and after a moment's hesitation, Clark joined him. Bruce, or Batman said "You'll fly the last stretch so we don't trigger his suspicion too much."

Superman said "You're the strategist."

Cold was just getting on his bike when the Batmobile cut him off, blocking his exit and Superman covered the fire escapes behind him. Batman stepped out, "We need to talk."

As part of his post-initiation training, most of the human Leaguers tested and pushed him. Oddly enough, Batman trusted him the most, training him in the Batcave and fine tuning League countermeasures with him. He asked the intimidation expert, "Why's he blocking my route to the roof? Are we really having this conversation in the open?" Superman drifted away from the fire escapes and followed them up the building. Cold stopped a few floors from the top and pulled out a circular device, "Overwatch, Batman and Superman intercepted me. I'll be late." He finished the climb after Batman. "What do you want?"

Batman said "Turn off your com. It's League business."

"We need the Renegades to come back for a meeting. We can't be distracted arguing." Superman drifted closer, "This storm's a killer."

Cold judged them, Superman was impressed by what the kid did in a few days, after the Flash lost his mind. The Renegades had told them it was a long time coming when they quit after the kid Rogues fell. He said "I'll consider putting it to a vote, we might attend. When's the meeting?"

Batman told him "We have to secure the attendance of Cold and Heat before we call it."

"The Renegades aren't divided. When?"

Superman conceded "Tomorrow at the latest. We need you at the meeting but in a few days it won't matter much."

Cold saw his sincerity, "We'll be there. Keep your people in line, I'll do the same." As he jumped off the roof, the World's Finest shared a look. Something always went wrong and Cold was done playing nice. He'd take the smallest slight as an excuse.

Cold and his Renegades took their seats at the table together, lined up and ready to ditch at first notice. Superman and Batman gave them the room before the meeting. Heat asked "Why are we here?"

"This storm's a killer," answered Cold.

Green Arrow asked "What does that mean?"

"Superman said it. We're here to find out. Along with most of the League, I suspect."

The room fell silent, Cold was the boss and the Renegades didn't question the chain of command. He kept secrets but they trusted him not to leave them blind if he was ever taken out. Superman lead the rest of the League in. Renegades who hadn't been Leaguers sat on chairs the Atom had brought in and resized. Superman took his place at the head of the table with Batman and Wonder Woman flanking him. Kid Flash sat in place of the Flash.

Batman put a weather map onto the projectors around the table, through time lapse it showed the growing storm. Everyone on Earth knew the storm was growing, making way for plenty of superstition regarding the Wizard. Ghost stories and such that hopeful on-edge heroes had been the first to succumb to, engineering the best. The storm started in Central but it was now covering Metropolis, clearly growing. Superman announced "The storm is getting stronger as it grows. In less than a year it will cover the planet. Casualties will come about within a week."

Cold raised his hand, drawing attention as a way to shut up Superman, "You need someone to take the blame for keeping this from those people. I'm guessing a founder discovered it, possibly the smart ones like Batman or Cyborg. Or perhaps one of the many Leaguers without record breaking IQs mentioned it near a genius in one of their superstitious rumors because gossip and false hope are really necessary in the wake of Wes Mardon's death. Either way a genius found out and impeded humanity's capacity to survive this building crisis. Now you need a scapegoat so you can undo the damage you've done. And I've been accused of a superiority complex?"

Batman said "That's right."

"You don't like us leaving the League so you invite us to this meeting to widen your prospects for a scapegoat," Heat barked.

Cold corrected "The League doesn't know we left. We were invited so they could focus on the crisis and ignore our resignation."

Superman stood, slamming his fists down, "Damn right we did. You're right. We made this mess and now the world's people are going to pay for it. Colby,"

"Don't use my first name, Clark. It's Cold to you."

"Double standard, Captain," Atom warned.

"We resigned. Take responded for your actions. We all know what happens when a superhero doesn't. Some haven't been cleared to leave the infirmary but they're here, listening to you tell them how they have to help a founder right another of their wrongs. You wanted us here because you can't fix your own mistakes or even take responsibility. We wouldn't have left if the League treated us fairly. Accountability, that could've saved your precious club. Now you lost your landmark legacy Leaguers, just wait until the world finds out we quit less than a year in. We took a lot of crap from you. But when we tried to stand up for ourselves, we had to calm down, we were a bit harsh, we crossed a line. I never killed. Red Arrow is just as good as Batman but he's not a founder. We'll never be as golden as the great originals. Take responsibility. Let Flash and the new Rogues teach you something for once. It taught me something about the golden monkey." Cold sat down after mimicking Superman's stature.

The League was on the Renegades' side, Superman knew it. During the speech, he began begging, "Please don't do this." After the speech he said "Let's save humanity then we'll pay our penance."

"You'll get leniency. A few bad news articles will be the worst of it. Flash confessed on live TV, he's not in Iron Heights. He tried to kill innocents and you're worried about color scheme. Don't let him look like the little boy Multiplex turned against him. The Thawne boy turned into a superhero." Cold was jaded and everyone understood it. His childhood used to garner sympathy but now it gave him something better, support against the League's hypocrisy. He said "I'll take the hit but from here on out, Hammurabi's code. You mess with our work, we'll wreck yours. You cause some of us serious injury, we'll destroy you. And if a Renegade dies because of your League, there will be war. This is not just a deal, it's a warning. Say the word and we'll give you cover. We will announce our findings and our detachment from the League together in one interview."

Batman stood, when he stood at a meeting, debate was over. He told the Renegades leader, "Where do you want us to announce our crimes? I'll deliver the storm warning."

Cold stood and jumped onto the table, strutting from the center on one side to the far right end. He jumped down and grabbed Batman by the shoulder as Atom calculated for Overwatch to teleport them. Kid Flash ran over to Artemis, who sat with Red Arrow, behind the Renegades, "You were right." He placed his hand on the now standing member of Team Arrow.

Red Arrow warned "You might want to hold on." Before he could ask how Overwatch was evacuating them, he was in Renegades HQ. He looked around and saw an assembly of reformed villains.