Dick awoke with a splitting headache. His whole body was racked with pain.

"Uhhhhh" he groaned.

What happened? He thought. He couldn't remember anything. In fact the last thing he could remember was talking-in fact arguing- with Bruce then there was a blindingly bright light and then darkness, until now. He looked around at his surroundings. He was in the what he assumed was the back of what definitely looked to be a truck and it was moving he was sure of it; which meant HE was moving. But where? Where were they taking him? He wasn't even exactly sure who "they" were. He decided he had better get some answers quick. He tried to move but found his hands and feet were bound with thick cord. He struggled for a few minutes then thought better of it. He decided to try to reach the knife he kept in his glove or maybe the one he kept in his boot whichever one was easier to get to.

Just then he felt the truck stop and he heard voices outside. Suddenly the door was thrown open and two men were staring at him. He noticed them talking in some language he didn't understand. Then they addressed him in English.

"Oh you're awake."

Dick just looked at them feeling very vulnerable. Who were these men and what did they want with him?

"The driver said he heard some noises coming from the back and wanted me to check it out to make sure our precious 'cargo' wasn't damaged" said the man snickering.

That pissed Dick off. Cargo? He was cargo? He was a person!

"Glad to see you are alright with luck you should make it all the way to Fanidae alive and in one piece."

Fanidae? What the hell was that? A city of some kind? If it was it was one he had never heard of. So that's where they were taking him huh?

Finally Dick found his voice. "Who are you? "where are you taking me?"

The man chuckled. "Who I am is none of your concern. You should be concerned more with whom they are and what they want with you then who I am."

"What do you mean what are you talking about?"

The man just chuckled again. "We are taking you to Fanidae their capital city."

"Who are THEY?" Dick shouted getting annoyed.

The man sniggered and began to close the door to the truck again. "You will find out soon enough" he said and slammed the door.

"Wait!" Dick shouted but it was too late.

Well that had answered some of his questions but raised many more. Who were 'they'? and what did 'they' want with him? He would really prefer not to find out but there didn't seem to be any way out of it. He couldn't get out of his bonds without cutting them and he couldn't reach his knives to be able to cut them. For right now it looked as if he was stuck. He would just have to hope that whenever he got to where he was they were taking him he would have another chance to escape. What seemed like an eternity later the truck stopped again. The door was flung open by the same man who Dick had spoken to earlier. He muttered something in another language that Dick couldn't understand and two men reached in and pulled Dick out of the truck. They stood him up and cut the bonds on his feet.

"We go on foot from here." The man said

Dick looked ahead of him and saw what looked like a massive rainforest in front of him. Where was he? There weren't any rainforests like this anywhere near Gotham not even any in the U.S. which means he was out of the U.S. which meant- Oh God- he could be anywhere in the world. Which meant that Bruce may never find him. oh God oh God. Before he had time to freak out completely at the hazardous situation he was in. The men started pushing him forward yelling at him to walk and move faster. Dick was really scared now he tried to have faith and stay strong but the thought kept creeping into his head. How was Bruce ever going to find him in this huge forest in God knows where?

Back at the cave things were not going well. Bruce had gone over the entire site and everything else within a 5 mile radius and had come up with nothing neither had Clark. Now they were in the cave just trying to think. Think of anything they might've missed anyone who could've done this. It had been hours since the incident and Dick could be anywhere in the world right now. Bruce tried to be upbeat and not think what he was thinking but it just kept creeping in there. What if were the chances of him actually finding Dick? What were the chances of Dick being alive when he found him? The answer came back to him: not good. But he couldn't think like that. So all he could do was focus on the task in front of him and not think about anything else.

"What was it Dick said before he went out?" Clark said suddenly breaking the silence in the room.

"What?" Bruce asked

"Something about some cult you guys were investigating?"

"Yah the Felis Lupus cult. They worship some weird ancient pagan God who was like a mix of a cat and a wolf. Dick and I were investigating them because there had been several robberies in the area lately. They stole a wolf from the zoo, a cat from a pet store and some ancient Egypt artifacts from the museum.

"Makes sense I guess if they worship some weird wolf-cat god."

Yah but we couldn't figure out what they wanted with them that's why we were going to investigate the warehouse because we thought it might be their headquarters and that there might be some clues there. "

"So that's where Dick was heading when it happened?"

"Yah"

"Why would they blow up their headquarters?"

"I don't know. It doesn't make any sense none of this does."

"Are you sure it was them?"

"Who else would it be?"

"I don't know."

"This isn't doing any good we are just going around in circles." The only that doesn't make sense is that they are a poor cult. They've never been a problem before because they don't have the money to do anything but worship their God in their shrines. In fact they only owned that one warehouse until a few weeks ago when they bought a penthouse in downtown Gotham. At first I thought that's why they were stealing things to sell them but now I'm not so sure."

"Someone must be bankrolling them."

"Yes but who? And why?"

I don't know but maybe if we find out who is bankrolling them we will find out where they are located and we can find where Dick is."

"I suppose it is worth a shot"

"Right now I think it is our only shot."

Bruce sighed. "Alright Tim put on a pot of coffee and get prepared to burn the midnight oil. I want everything you can give me on this cult".

"Yes sir!" Tim said enthusiastically.

They had been walking for what seemed like miles. Dick's feet were beginning to get very sore and achy and he was exhausted all he wanted to do was lay down and rest but the men never let him stop even for a moment. He had no idea how to tell how far or long he had walked everything in the rainforest looked the same and it seemed the sun was in the same position as when he started walking. Finally the men stopped and one of them shouted something in some foreign language.

"We rest here tonight" the man who seemed to be in charge said.

He motioned to a tree and then said. "Tie him to that tree."

Dick allowed himself to be led over and tied down to a tree after all he was too exhausted to fight back anyway and there were eight guys he would have to contend with if he did. His feet were bound once again and then the guys left him alone and went over to see about making a fire. The head guy whose name he still didn't know came and stood over him smirking. That really pissed off and he began to struggle in his bonds but to no avail that made the guy laugh.

"You better make the best of this time my friend because once we get to Fanidae there is no telling what they are going to do to you."

"Who is this 'they' you keep talking about?"

The man laughed. "The inhabitants and rulers of Fanidae."

"And they are?"

"Hahahaha. You really think I am going to tell you? It would ruin the surprise. Besides I am sure they will tell you all about it when we get there. They are a very talkative and boastful bunch."

"Were you the ones that set the explosion?"

"Yes but we did not intend for you to be there." He smiled. "That was an unexpected bonus."

This guy was really starting to get to Dick. He wished he could just punch him in the mouth. If only he could get free of his bonds.

"They contracted us to dispose of the building that they had called their headquarters as they no longer had use of it and wanted all evidence of their occupancy there to be destroyed. We did not see you until after the smoke from the explosion had cleared and we found you lying among the wreckage. After finding that you were alive we contacted them told them the situation and asked what they would like us to do. They said that they had need of someone like you and here we are."

"How much did they pay you?"

"Enough"

"I bet I can double it if you let me go and come back with me to the states."

The man laughed uproariously at that.

"Why would I do that?" "I already have all the money I need besides I want to see what they are going to do with you also I do not like to make them angry they can be very dangerous when they are angry."

"How long until we get there?" Dick asked. He had to know how much time he had to escape from these clowns. He had a feeling that once he got to that city they kept talking about he would never get out at all.

"3 days if we keep the same pace as we did today." Good Dick thought that should give me plenty of time maybe I can break free when they are all asleep.

"Anyway I must see to some things before we settle down for the night. "Enjoy yourself" the man said and smiled. Dick struggled for a few minutes after the man walked away from him and then decided to just be still and calm and wait for them all to go to sleep. There was no point in trying to free himself right now anyway. So Dick sat still and thought and planned the best way to escape. Just as he found himself beginning to nod off the leader came up to him flanked by two other men.

"Time to go to sleep mon ami." "What?" Dick said alarmed. Oh God if they knocked him out every night he would never be able to get away.

"We go to sleep now. That means you go to sleep too." "Can't have you running off and escaping in the middle of the night that would make them very angry."

"No wait please you don't have to I'll be good I promise."

"Sorry my friend but we cannot take that chance."

The two men on the sides began to move towards him he realized that one of them had a bottle of he assumed must be chloroform in his hands.

"NO! Dick shouted and tried his best to move away from them and break free but the bonds held tightly and he could not move.

"NO! Dick started to shout but his cries were muffled by a rag which covered his nose and mouth. He tried to fight it tried not to give in, not to breathe but in the end he couldn't help it and soon he was unconscious.

"Quite a fighter eh?" the man said to his companions who nodded in agreement.

"He won't be a problem now just make sure he is up before we start moving tomorrow. We must make haste otherwise they will be very angry." The other men nodded and then went to sit over by the fire.

"Sweet dreams my friend." The man said and then went over to sit by the fire with his comrades.