Chapter 3. I know that the updates have been inconsistent, but I've been very busy. I haven't abandoned this story though. In fact, after the next chapter, I've got a surprise planned for you all. Here we go!

At the Stewart home, John Stewart began pacing, his phone to his ear. The phone rang, then a cocky and smooth voice answered.

"Oliver Queen," the voice said. John smiled.

"Ollie, it's John Stewart," he said. In his office in San Francisco, Oliver Queen smiled.

"John! Well, this is a surprise. There are two members of the League that I never think I'll get calls from, you and Batman. Now, it's just Batman. So, what do you need?" he asked. John sighed.

"One of my old military friends knows a girl that got a power ring. I'm training her, but I just got word that Deathstroke is targeting her. If I could get your help in this, I'd appreciate it so much," he said. No answer came for a few seconds from the other end, then Ollie said,

"Where does she live?" John smiled.

"I'll text you her address. I don't know when Slade will get here, but I'll need you sooner rather than later," he said. Ollie agreed and hung up. Placing his phone back in his pocket, he went to tell the situation to Oliver and Jackson. He needed to explain the situation a few times as Jackson and Oliver were in disbelief that Luanne and the others had hired an assassin to take out Miley. Once the point was across, the two boys agreed to guard Miley's door until he gave the signal. Now, he just needed to wait until Ollie arrived.

~o0o~

A jet black motorcycle sped down Pacific Coast Highway, the rider approaching his desired destination. Slade Wilson frowned.

What's the big man planning on doing with this Miley girl? I know he expressly asked me to bring her to him alive, but I'm not sure that those employers who hired me are going to be okay with that. But, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. Accelerating the speed on his motorcycle, Slade rode down the exit. Pulling out his walkie talkie, he decided to contact his true employer.

"This is Slade. Could you give me an idea of what you want to happen to Miley?" he asked. The voice on the other end spoke with sophistication.

"I want her captured and incapacitated, not killed. I know that contradicts what the children told you." Slade frowned but agreed.

"Understood. I'll capture her and bring her to the rendezvous point," he said. Shutting off the walkie talkie, he twisted the throttle and sped down the exit to Malibu.

~o0o~

Meanwhile, at the Stewart's house, a black sports car pulled into the driveway. John went running out, smiling as a man in a black three piece suit stepped out of the car. He had shoulder length blonde hair, a small, well trimmed beard and black sunglasses. He smiled as John came up, grabbing his arm and pulling in for a hug.

"Ollie. Good to see you," John said, pulling away from his friend. Ollie nodded and opened up the trunk of the car, pulling out his Green Arrow costume, bow and quiver full of arrows. He smiled as John raised his eyebrow.

"What? You told me that Slade was gunning for this girl, so I figured it was best to be prepared," he said. John chuckled and headed back inside the beach house. Oliver and Jackson greeted Ollie, saying that Miley and Lilly were still asleep. He nodded and set up shop. The boys smiled. They had two Justice Leaguers in their house. Things seemed to be looking up.

~o0o~

Night fell and the Justice Leaguers kept a constant vigil. Nothing stirred, there was no sound anywhere. Little did they know that Deathstroke was watching a few miles away. He frowned under his mask. There was no way he'd be able to get to Miley's bedroom with the Green Arrow and Green Lantern watching, so he decided to try a different approach. He noticed a large hedge over to the side of the house, which was completely obscured from the views of the heroes. He saw that he could get in to the bed room from a tree at the end of the hedge. Jumping off the perch he was on, he silently pulled out his katana and slipped in and out of the shadows. After making sure that the two Justice Leaguers couldn't see him, he hopped onto the hedge and sidled across, sheathing his katana. Pulling out his grapple hook, he threw it around the branch and swung from it onto Miley's terrace. Looking into the dark room, he saw two forms in the bed. Sneaking quietly into the room, he got a good look at Miley. Inside his mask, his eye brow raised. She didn't look like a threat to him, but he wasn't going to question direct orders. Watching as Miley let go of the blonde girl in the bed, Deathstroke snuck over to the side of bed where Miley was and very quickly placed a hand over her mouth. Her eyes shot open, and Deathstroke put one finger to the mouth holes on his mask. That's when he noticed that Miley was wearing her ring. A wave of blue energy sent Deathstroke careening backwards, back onto the terrace. Miley leapt from the bed and transformed into her uniform. Very quickly drawing his katana, Deathstroke got into a defensive position. The noise not only woke up Lilly, but also alerted John and Ollie, who burst into the room, Ollie with an arrow strung in his bow and John in his uniform. Deathstroke's eye narrowed. The three heroes waited for him to make the wrong move, but being an expert assassin, he had many ways of escaping tough situations. Throwing a smoke pellet down, shrouding the room in smoke, Deathstroke vanished. John and Ollie ran out of the room and jumped off the terrace, thinking that the mercenary had fled outside, but in reality, he was hanging from the ceiling, directly above Miley. In one move, he landed behind the brunette and prepared to incapacitate her, but Miley whirled around and went to land a punch to Deathstroke's mask. The mercenary grabbed Miley's incoming fist and, after successfully overpowering her, landed an axe chop to the side of her neck, knocking her out instantly. Pulling out his grapple gun and launching up, Miley's ring slid off her finger and landed on the bedroom floor. Lilly was shocked. Launching out of bed, she called to John and Ollie.

"Guys! Come quick! The assassin has Miley!" In an instant, John and Ollie were following the retreating Deathstroke. Sending energy blasts and arrows at him, they watched as Deathstroke flipped off the house and landed on a motorcycle, Miley still unconscious on his shoulder. The motorcycle roared to life and sped down the road, Deathstroke at the wheel and Miley strapped to the back. John and Ollie sighed, ashamed.

"Well, that didn't go as planned," Ollie said. John frowned, nodding in agreement. The thing he was asking now was who had hired Deathstroke to kidnap Miley?

~o0o~

Meanwhile, in the villains hideout, Luanne and her companions received confirmation that Deathstroke had successfully captured Miley. Luanne grinned. She'd had confidence in Deathstroke from the very beginning. It'd only be a matter of time before they got Lilly too. Her ring began to beep, and the Sinestro Corps member answered the communication.

"Luanne here," she said. The voice on the other end was stern and biting.

"What were you thinking, Luanne?! Giving a renegade assassin the task of taking the Blue Lantern, an honor that should have been yours and yours alone!" Sinestro snapped. Luanne cringed. She could tell by the tone of his voice that her mentor wasn't in the best mood.

"Master, we hired Deathstroke to capture Miley and weaken her, so me and the others could get her ready to be devoured by Parallax! I never told Deathstroke to kill her, honest!" she said. Sinestro sighed.

"Alright, as long as you get the Blue Lantern back in one piece, for Parallax to successfully devour her, you are forgiven. I will check up on you again," he said, then the communication ended. Luanne frowned. She glanced at their crooked clock and saw that the confirmation Deathstroke was supposed to send that said he was outside waiting, was late. Luanne sighed. She needed to figure out what was happening, and if the plan had been different from the start.

~o0o~

Back at the Stewart's beach house, Ollie, John, Oliver, Jackson and Lilly were trying to determine who had given Luanne and the others enough money to hire Deathstroke. Lilly was able to figure out that Luanne couldn't have hired him without help, which they all agreed on. Then, John had a thought. Deathstroke's minimum payment, usually, is about 5 grand, and he could think of only one man who had enough money to just give away a sum of 5 grand, and still be insanely rich. He frowned.

"I think I know who gave that money to Luanne," John said. The others turned, their attention now on the Green Lantern.

"There's only one man rich enough to just give 5 grand to a bunch of teenagers and not have it affect him," he said. Ollie frowned. He knew exactly who John was talking about.

"Lex Luthor," he said. John nodded. Before any other words could be said, Ollie pulled the hood up on his costume, slung his quiver onto his back, and ran out to his car, knowing exactly where Lex was. John quickly transformed into his uniform, and then turned back to the teens.

"You three stay here. If Deathstroke decides to turn things hostile, we don't want you getting hurt. We'll get Miley back, I promise," he said. Then, he shot up into the air, a trail of green light following him. Lilly frowned. She didn't know what Lex wanted with Miley, but she was hoping that he didn't do anything to hurt her, or he was going to be on the receiving end of her ring.

Dun, dun, dun! Next chapter, we get the appearance of Lex Luthor, whose evil plan is revealed. (Laughs evilly) Heh, um, stay tuned.