Batcave

The cave grew silent as they all let the knowledge that Starfire destroyed her own communicator, because of her attacker. "Wait, what are you telling us?" Mar'i asked Bruce.

"I saying that whatever situation your mother was in she for some reason kept the League out of it." Bruce answered with a concerned tone to his voice. Batman then rushed to the batcomputor and opened files at the current members of the JL Jamie Reyes A.K.A. Blue Beetle, Lilith Clay, J'onn J'onzz A.K.A. Martian Manhunter, Garth A.K.A. Tempest, Jai West A.K.A. Green Lantern, Iris West Jr A.K.A The Flash, and Jon Kent A.K.A. Superman, Koriand'r Grayson A.K.A. Starfire, Scott Free A.K.A. Mister Miracle. "So looks like we have eight possible leads." Said Batman "Make that one, most of the league have been off planet…" Question walks towards the batcomputer and shows files from S.T.A.R. Labs.

He continues to say "…the only one that's at least flying distance is Iris West who's currently residing in the S.T.A.R. Labs in Keystone City after a run in with Copperhead, wher…" "O.K. I've had enough! Why are you here?" Batman shouted at Question " You seem to know what's going on here, why don't you cut the bullshit and tell us what you really know and WHY YOU'RE HERE DRAKE !?"

Question then walked away from Batman, looked at the bats flying through the cave for a brief second, and said "Very well…yes I most of what you say is true, I knew how she was taken before you did, but as for who I do not know."

"Then why even tag us along why not just do this yourself?" Bruce asked "Because I can't look any further on this, you three needed to see if Damian could handle it." Question explained "But why? What's going on Drake?" Batman said in frustration, but Question did not respond, he just looked at Mar'i and said "Mar'i, I hope you find your mother." the puff of smoke returned and like before started to consume The Question.

Batman didn't try to grab him this time, he knew it wasn't going to work and it doesn't matter, he knew that whatever The Question was up to would have to wait until he could figure out who or what attacked Starfire and what the League might know about it.

"So what do we do know?" asked Mar'i "I'm going to S.T.A.R. Labs to talk to The Flash, you and father stay here." Batman said while walking back into the armory, this time replacing his gloves with high tech gauntlets and taking a small black box and putting it in his belt.

"I not staying here!" Mar'i exclaimed, she continue to say "I can help, like I did with that Snowfire guy back at…." "Snowflame was coked out idiot working with a washed up arms dealer, who ever took your mother are skilled and probably going to start looking for you if your mother doesn't give them what they want." Said Batman with a stern tone.

Mar'I's clench her fist and say in anger "I'm coming with you Uncle Damian, I can't…I will not lose more of my family." Batman say's nothing and just walks to the batwing, Mar'i tries to follow, but is stopped by Bruce who grabs her shoulder and says "Your mother would want to lose you too Mar'i." Mar'i stops and just sees Batman going into the the batwing and fly off thinking to herself "I can help you, like he did."

Keystone City, S.T.A.R. Labs, Medical Wing

S.T.A.R. Labs home to the world's most advanced technology for both the humans, apes, aliens, and metahumans of earth, while occasionally supplying heroes like the Justice League with weapons or in the case of Iris West Jr , the fifth Flash medical help from a fight with the villain known as Copperhead.

She lays in her bed watching the news seeing her father Wally West the third Flash fighting alongside his students from Titans Academy against The Madmen, a group of crooks in colorful costume and face paint using stolen weapons that they barely know how to use.

As she watches she couldn't help, but reminess the days when her and her brother Jai were being trained by their father against The Rouges. It is clear her father and his team would be victorious against The Madmen, but before she could see the final punch the T.V. it turned off. "Seriously Vic?" Iris say's assuming it to be the head scientist of S.T.A.R. Lab Victor Stone formerly known as Cyborg, she is instead greeted by Batman.

"Your father wins the end." Batman says condescendingly. "Oh crap, what's happen?" Iris says knowing that Batman wouldn't come to see her out of the goodness of his heart. "Kori she was kidnapped." Iris has a shocked look on her face and asks in a concerned voice "Mar'i is she…" Batman interrupts and says "She's fine, but that's not you need to focus on West. Kori's apparently destroyed her own communicator before she was taken, do you know any reason why?" "No." Iris answered, she then continue to say "I've haven't seen her since our mission in Ireland, hell I've haven't seen most of team since Ireland and that was four weeks ago."

"Who have you made contact with?" Batman aske "Just Jai three weeks ago , apparently him and most of the team have been working on some project called Stella and that they would mostly need to be on watchtower to keep it protected." Iris explained.

As Batman hears word Stella, his eyes widen, it started to make sense and he knew what he had to do. "Damn it, West I need you to give me your communicator now!" Batman demanded "What?" Iris asked confused. "Damn it now!"

Then without warning Batman is attacked, stunned and knocked unconscious.

S.T.A.R. Lab cell hours earlier.

Batman wakes up in a haze "Well been a while Damian." a voice said outside his cell. Batman looks up and sees tall man looking down at him, and though he looks human it was clear how he stunned him, it was Victor Stone.

Meanwhile in the Batcave

Mar'i, still unhappy that she was being forced to stay is fiddling with a batarang, Bruce notices "It's not a toy." Said Bruce fully of aware of what Mar'i was going through, it was a emotion he knew to well from all his proteges "Look, I know you're not happy with me or Damian, but we…" But before Bruce could finish a portal opens, Mar'i charges up energy blast and Bruce gets ready for a fight. "What is it." Mar'i asked "A boom tube, get ready we don't know what it could be." Bruce says. As they get ready a figure appears out of the it.

A/N So took a bit, but hopefully won't take to long for the next chapter. Next time we reveal of who the big bad is. Hoped you enjoyed.