"Your friend Thomas Dranen told me you were coming sorry I wasn't here to greet you but I had some work to do in the office"
"Yes we know, I'm Thomas Dranen
"The one who found out my identity"
"Yes but I'm also someone else OK guys let's do it"
"Do what?"
They all uncover cloths he's a bit more familiar with, well all Thomas did was put on glasses and take off leg braces Shaeyera unfolded her wings
"Much better"
"Agreed those braces are uncomfortable"
"Why didn't you just tell me? I would've helped fake your deaths"
"Sorry couldn't implicate you in our supposed deaths"
"And yet it's happening anyways"
Those that knew his duel identity were shocked
"Take a look at this"
He shows them the Daily Planet title
"Bruce Wayne accused of killing the Justice League why did he do it?"
And it went on from there
"I ask again have they no shame?"
"Easy Shining Knight, there's more to news than this and I'm sure the Planet hates this just as much as we do maybe more so as he's the boss, but someone must've found evidence against him"
Just then they see the Bat signal which makes Bruce wince though only Clark saw it
"How about some dinner we haven't eaten recently and we're quite hungry"
Which was true they could all feel themselves drained from hunger
"Alfred has food on the table and before you ask I told the League but we decided not to tell the public until we had proof or more information"
"Where are you going?"
"Back to the office"
But he goes to the batcave instead. A few minutes later on a rooftop
"What's the problem Jim?"
(Sighs) "Everything old friend, the Peoples Gang have lost people, and as of an hour ago I've got people missing as well, and the Joker's out loose as well"
"Backup how many officers and People's Gang are missing?"
"Five officers and ten Gang members which means..."
"Which means over half the gang is missing what about the missing officers?"
"All but three don't like you Bullock, Montoya and her partner"
His Justice League comm beeps
"Whoever you are it'd better be good...say what?!...no leave the officers alone unless absolutely necessary...I'm bringing there boss to the tower then...two for teleport"
He grabs Gordon
"Batman what are you...doing where am I?"
"Welcome to the Watchtower" (Sees Vigilante) "How are they Vigilante?"
"Most of them are critical and the one who isn't insists on seeing you and her boss about something"
Batman and Gordon quickly check the officer and sees that she's OK if a bit dazed and enter
"Clam down Montoya you're safe and we're here"
"Batman Commissioner there are Joker, Metallo and Penguin threats on both your lives and Metallo is also threatening the rest of the League"
Gordon and Batman look at each other at that
"You said that it could happen"
"Wonder Woman"
"Yes?"
"Two things get Gordon to his temporary quarters and then we need a founding meeting"
Well fifteen minutes later Batman and Wonder Woman meet
"What's going on?"
"The ten League members are alive Diana and at my house"
"But how?"
"I don't know but we're going to have to think about how to reveal this information"
And so over the next few weeks the missing League members were reintroduced to the hero community and slower still to the public. Daily Planet five months later
(Sighs) "I don't know Clark, maybe the Gang members are dead and we just don't know it"
"Come on Lois I was considered dead yet I'm here aren't I?"
"Yes but...in the corner now"
They go there
"Yes but you're Superman you can't be killed that easily"
"How do you know?"
"Various clues now come on the Detective wants a meting with us oh and Turpin too"
"It's still hard to believe Darksied didn't really kill him"
They get to the station and see Turpin
"Hey Turpin what's going on?"
"Don't know Maggie called it not me"
In the office
"OK here's the deal the People's Gang have people missing and I want to find them and bring them home as one of the best officers and two of the best reporters maybe you can come up with something you should know that this search is unofficial so be careful"
Over the next month the three looked for clues everywhere even helped Gotham Police on one of their searches but they couldn't find a thing and had to stop. Coffee shop
(Sighs) "Maybe they are dead"
"Yeah maybe"
But that's when ten bruised, wet, exhausted Gang members showed up
"Ten coffees and twenty sandwiches please"
"Here ya go, that'll be $50"
They all look at each other and it's clearly obvious that they're broke
"Put it on my tab Loui and I'll pay you Friday which is when I get paid"
"If you're sure Lois"
"I'm sure"
All of them finish at the same time and leave after Dan and Clark pay
"Nice knowing ya but we gotta scram"
"Not so fast you ten have some explaining to do to us your boss and the League"
"How do you know who we are?"
"Easy you guys have been missing for a little over a year now from your jobs and...we know the identities of all the People's Gang members"
"That would do it" (Sighs) "The police station is the only place we'll talk"
"I'll call Perry for both of us Lois"
"OK I'll see you in a bit Clark"
Once at the station they go to Maggie's office and find the original members there
"Seeing as how you've been officially dead for months I'm going to assume you've just come home and didn't know about your deaths"
"Nope we didn't know"
Hours later the Gang went home and the League went to the watchtower. Watchtower
"All that's left is finding the Question in all that rubble from the earthquake"
They get to California where the earthquake happened and started digging using their hands, shovels and powers but found that they weren't really making any progress
"It ain't working to good"
"And I don't want to risk frying him with my heat vision or we'd be half way done by now"
Everyone sighs at that
"What'll we do?"
Just then they hear Mary's voice
"People's Gang at your service Justice League we even have our own shovels"
"I'm sorry but whoever you are I"m gonna have to ask you to leave now"
"Wait! They are allowed to help"
"Metropolis?"
"The ten that have been missing have it OK guys start digging"
Hours later Mary's second-in-command speaks up
"Hey guys I think I got something"
Everyone rushes over and sees a hat
"It's his hat he must be near here"
They start the search anew and rejuvenated and fifteen minutes later hear what they'd been hoping for for hours
"I found him but I need help completely unburying him"
They unbury him completely to find two kids underneath him scared, cold, hungry and scratched up but alive
"OK let's move him gently easy now and...there he's on the stretcher"
Another medic takes the kids to the ambulance while the first medic tries to find vital signs
"Get me the defibrillators"
They give him the lowest shock while the League looks away and they keep trying on the way to the hospital but an hour after all their efforts and the doctors in the emergency room everyone had to admit the battle was lost
(Sighs) "time of death 10:05 pm"
They cover him up and wheel him to the morgue all the energy and vigor drained from them in an instant
"Checking in Question from the League"
"Time of death?"
"10:05 pm"
They put him on ice
"Who gets the honor of telling the League?"
"The doctor does"
Five minutes later she gives a nod to the doctor who sighs and dials the metrotower
"Hello...this is doctor Charles of the California hospital...I'm calling to inform you that, that as of 10:05 pm the Question is dead"
He quickly hangs up and then goes home to cry in private. In the metrotower
"I"ll call the watchtower"
He signals them and gets Wonder Woman
"Wonder Woman Question is dead"
"From the injuries right?"
"Yes"
(Sighs) "thanks for informing me watchtower out"
She hangs up and turns to see Huntress
"Huntress how long have you been here?"
"The entire conversation I was going to ask if there was nay news but that call answers that question"
"Huntress you know I didn't intend on you finding out like this"
"I know requesting a temporary leave of absence from the League"
"Permission granted see you in two weeks"
And so Huntress leaves so she could think. A week later in a coffee shop
"Coffee, Bacon and Eggs"
"One breakfast coming up"
Well in the middle of the meal she hears screaming and explosions
(Sighs) "what now?"
She sees Metallo and a few others terrorizing the town
(Groans) "not these fools again" (Sighs) "guess I'd better stop them before they wreck the town, so much for a leave of absence"
But then she though about and found out how to help without helping so she pays and starts fighting them in civ clothing but was quickly forced to retreat but at least she gave the League and the Gang enough time to show up to minor damage instead of major damage. An hour later