Green Arrow leaned back in his chair casually. He stretched his arms behind his back, trying unsuccessfully to hold in a yawn.
"Oliver!" Dinah was slapping his shoulder.
"What? I'm tired." He sat up looking around the table at the other members of the league. "Mr. Nocturnal called this meeting and he isn't even here!" Of course Batman chose that moment to appear. He shot Green Arrow the Bat Glare before standing at the head of the table; Oliver rolled his eyes.
"I apologize if the hour bothers anyone else." Batman growled. "This is important."
He pressed a few buttons and brought up a screen capture. Superboy was carrying Nightwing into the bioship. Green Arrow sat up straight, fully attentive now. He pressed another button and the image zoomed into the background; Simon was standing on a rooftop nearby. "Simon was at the com-center."
"I do not understand." Manhunter said. "I did not feel his presence inside Nightwing's mind."
Batman was quiet for a long time. "Batman?" Green Arrow tried to pull him out of his trance.
"He's never frozen like that before." Batman looked around the table; Oliver noticed that he exchanged a look with Dinah. "I know M'Gann is the one who… altered his mind after Artemis fell. But we didn't look into what happened before. Something had to have happened."
"What are you saying?" Green Arrow asked.
"That bomb wasn't supposed to go off for thirty seconds. It went off in fifteen." Batman growled. "All of this was a set up."
"A set up?" Green Arrow was a little skeptical. Gotham is starting to get to Bruce's head.
"Yes!" Batman yelled. "This shouldn't be so hard for you to understand." Half of the League jumped. It was rare for Batman to raise his voice.
"Bruce, calm down." Dinah had stood up.
"Somehow, Simon knew exactly what Nightwing would be thinking when Artemis fell. He knew exactly what memory would do the most harm."
"But how would anyone but you or another member of the League know all of that? The Team just found out about what happened to his parents." Flash was saying.
"I don't know how he knows, but he knows." Batman sighed. "I'm afraid that isn't all of the information he has either. He knows Nightwing's identity."
Author's Note: I realize this is not the most well written piece but I have a hard time writing interactions with a lot of information needing to be delivered. I promise the next chapter will be better. I felt like I needed to get through this so I could get on with the story and bring in new information for the readers. Also a little food for thought: Why didn't Batman tell the League about The Riddle?
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