Telling Hro
Hro had called Shayera into his quarters a few days after for a dinner. She sat at a candle lit dining table while Hro finished gathering a few more items. "So, I assume you found who you were looking for?"
"Yes. In fact, I wanted to talk to you."
Hro took a seat across from her. "Well, here I am. What is it?"
Shayera rested her arms on the table. "Hro, I want to break off the engagement."
Hro took on a concerned expression. "May I ask why?"
"I just don't feel like you're the best thing for me anymore."
"What's changed? So you spent a few years away from home. Nothing you haven't done before."
"But it was spent with humans. Yes, to them I had strange customs. And they had some strange customs to me, but they were understanding and embraced me for who I was. They became my friends, my second family. I've enjoyed my time on Earth more than on any other planet. Observing their ways has made an impression on me as a person and how I look at things."
"So you'd rather leave your daughters for your Earth friends than continue your legacy that your family had worked so hard to build. Don't you remember your titles? Top agent in espionage? Lieutenant of the Thanagarian Army? Or has that Earthling clouded your memory?" Shayera's expression narrowed. "Yes, I know about your little fling with the Green Lantern. I wasn't angry about it. Understanding actually, until you told me you're leaving me for him."
"It's not just about him, it's about me, and if I go, then so do my girls."
"Then, you can all be hunted down as deserters. Not that you would have anywhere to go. Your friends were apprehended this morning."
Shayera stormed out, retrieving her Shayan and Jayda. "Girls, how ready are you to commit treason?" They walked into the prison unit containing the League. The guards were somewhat puzzled at the request to release them, yet followed orders without question. The three Thanagarians led the League out of the Prison and onto a transport vehicle. "Jayda, release them. Shayan, begin take off. I'll disable the security camera and tracker."
"Where're we goin'?"
"The Batcave. I know how to get there if you'd just get us in the air."
Batman stood, "Why?"
"They don't know anything about it which makes it perfect for the time being."
"No. Why are you doing this? Surely with your impending marriage to Hro you'd be set for life on Thanagar. So, why waist your time freeing humans from your fiancé's prison?"
"Exfiancé. I wasn't just going to let Hro torture my friends. No one will suspect a thing until Hro catches wind of it and by then we'll be long gone." Shayera watched the ground below them, spying the cave fast approaching. "Batman, can you open the bat hanger?" A cavity opened up under them which Shayera gently guided the craft into. The girls gazed in awe at the complexity of the cave. "Girls, this is the batcave. This is where we'll call headquarters until further notice."
Upon being released into the cave, the girls scurried to explore the new weapons and tools. "Don't touch." They heard a bassy voice boom behind them. They both spun around to see Batman staring them down. He turned on his heel and went to his perch in front of the computer.
"Geez, that guy is scary."
While the girls explored, the League discussed what should happen next. Shayera's military mind kicked in, "We can't just sit and wait for them to go home. Once they've established rule over a planet, they won't just go home. We'll have to drive them off. We'll need some spies to sabotage and weaken them before we attack head on. We don't exactly have an army to drive them off, so we'll have to rely solely on espionage."
Flash propped his feet up on the table, "Who'd you have in mind?"
"Well some of us can't go out or we'd be recognized too easily. That leaves you, batman, J'onn, and superman."
"Wait, what about the whole secret identity thing?"
Batman yanked his cowl off and pointed as he spoke, "Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, Wally West. Any other concerns?"
Shayera pulled up a map of the earth on the computer. "Okay, the main detachments are here, here, and here," she said pointing them out on the map. "The one over China is purely for security. They're there but not really doing anything. The unit over Egypt is mostly construction and minor security. That leaves Metropolis which is where Hro is. That is where all the higher ups and higher security is. That is where we want to scout and attack." She retrieved a pencil and paper and began drawing out a map of the flagship. "They've been giving tours of the flagship to help build trust. I don't know the tour routes but I do know that if you can get to the bridge, that's where you want to be as far as monitoring goes. It's also the most dangerous spot. The spot to shut down operations is the power room." She pointed to each spot on the hand drawn map. "I'd suggest teams of two. J'onn and Superman target the power room. Batman and Flash target the bridge. We must maintain radio contact for this to work. I want trackers on all of you just in case. With operations down, they have no communication, so they can't call for backup. It would be wise to take out as many troops as possible without drawing attention to yourselves. That means less to deal with later. Batman, while you're at the bridge, take out any and all controls. So even if they get the power back online, they still can't do anything without controls. Questions?" Everyone shook their heads. "Good. Spies go get changed and we'll get you guys on your way."
