"Phantom Theif?" Catwoman exclaimed in disbelief. He was a version of batman, the idea that he had been a thief was almost ridiculous.
"The best in the world," KID replied his grin giving nothing away. "It was exhilarating, the danger, the adrenaline. One of the best feelings in the world."
KID stroked one of the cases lovingly, a soft expression on his face.
"Wait what is a phantom theif?" Wonder Woman asked.
"A thief that steals for pleasure not wealth. Usually for a good cause as well," The Martian answered.
Looking at the rows upon rows of jewels (and the occasional odd object in awe Catwoman asked, "You stole all of these?"
"Every one of them," he answered with pride.
Walking over to one of the cases Ivy lightly ran her hand over it. As soon as her finger touched the case everything changed. Snip it's of images flashed around the room. A woman walking confidently across a crowded room with a familiar smirk. A white figure appearing on top of a jewel case with a puff of pink smoke. KID running across a roof, jewel in hand, police on his trail. KID gliding over the city, jewel held up to the moon, with a look of satisfaction and disappointment.
With a gasp Ivy pulled her hand away from the case. Everyone was looking around the room with wide eyes.
"What was that?" Superman asked, breathless.
"That was a few moments of that particular heist," KID answered easily.
"Your memories?" Hawk woman asked startled.
KID looked faintly amused, "Of course, you are in my mind. Did you expect to not encounter memories?"
They could see a few hints of Batman with that sentence. It gave a strange Spence of relief.
"What is your prized jewel?" Catwoman asked completely out of the blue.
"What?" Two face asked.
"His prized jewel. Every theif has one."
At that KID gave a genuine smile. He walked to a case in the corner and opened it. He held the jewel up to see. It was a clear jewel carved to resemble a rose. At first glance there was nothing special about it, then he held it up to the moonlight coming through a window. The room was died a blood red, shapes forming and changing faster than the eye could make out. It was chaos, insanity, beautiful. The group stood hypnotized by the dancing light.
"Stunning isn't it?" KID voice asked softly. "I spent years looking for it. The crying jewel. Named after the one who let sin into the world. Pandora."
After a minute he put the jewel back into the case.
"Let us continue on your journey," he said as he started walking along the rows to the back of the long room. They followed silently.
As they walked they thought about what they had seen so far. Bruce's mind has been strange but so far, despite the warnings they have been given nothing dangerous had happened. Maybe this wouldn't be as hard as they thought. Of course as soon as they thought that KID opened the door.
In front of them was not a Japanese city but a rocky cavern with a bridge suspended over a red river connecting one side with the other.
KID stared grimly at them and yelled over the roar of the river, "This is your last chance to turn around. So far you have seen Kaito the representation of our normal life before I became KID. And me, who despite being a criminal represents childish wonder, joy and adventure. Before that you saw the representations of a mask that we created to play a part, to be the opposite of what we were. To be the serious to our playfulness, the detective to our theif, the moral to our immortality... the hero to our villain."
They stared as KID gave one last heart felt warning.
"The road you will find past that river is a dark and twisted one built with insanity and carved with pain. One you cross that bridge there is no guarantee you will make it back across, and no possibility you'll make it back with your view of me intact. Be warned some things you will see over there will lull you into an uneasy sense of security, don't let your guard down, my defenses won't hesitate to try to tear your mind to pieces."
Green lantern stared down at the red river as he listen to the ominous warning. A suspicion grew in his mind the longest he stared.
"Why is the river red?" He asked.
Dark humor filled KID's face at the question. "Because it's not water it's blood."
With that he disappeared in a puff of pink smoke having delivered the final warning.
They looked at the river with a sense of dread and resignation.
"Do we continue?" Superman asked.
Hawk woman snorted, "Do we really have a choice?"
Stances weary one by one the crossed the bridge to whatever awaited them.
The Joker was the last one to cross. An uncharacteristic frown crossed his face as he gazed down at the bloody river, "None of us are going to like what we find are we?"
In his hand was a wilted rose.