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3rd Person POV

Thursday, October 7th- 10:40 PM

Gotham Warehouse

"I suppose you are wondering why we are all here, Robin," Deathstoke began, speaking directly to Nightwing, whom he still called Robin even after leaving the mantle behind years ago. "The answer is quite simple actually. You see, all of us here have our own goals and aspirations," he motioned to the group of villains around him. "But each time we try to accomplish anything, something always gets in our way, that something being the Justice League. Now, individually, not a single one of us has the power to take down the league, but luckily we all realized that, so this is our response to remedy the problem. You can call us the Brotherhood." The Brotherhood? Basically their far more sinister version of the Justice League, a team of some of the most powerful villains on the planet.

This was really bad. Nightwing knew they stood about as much of chance against them as an injured doe did against a pack of hungry wolves, which is why the entire time Deathstroke was speaking, he was trying to make emergency contact with the league through his headset, knowing they would need a lot of backup, but the signal was jammed. There would be no help coming.

Deathstroke jumped from the rafters, landing on the first floor of warehouse, the rest of the Brotherhood following behind him. "We were hoping that if the knowledge leaked that a massive amount of narcotics infused with fear toxin was coming into Gotham, it would draw the attention of a few Justice League members and we could eliminate them here, but it looks like they sent children to do their dirty work," he said as he slowly approached the Titans, who were frozen in place. "No matter however. You will do fine in sending our message." With that, Deathstoke drew his sword and began to charge forward, the Botherhood following him.

Nightwing gritted his teeth, knowing they were vastly outmatched in every way possible, but they couldn't retreat. There was no choice, but to fight. "Titans, go!"

Nightwing drew his staff and immediately clashed with Deathstoke's razor sharp blade, the two bouncing off of each other before circling one another, looking for an opening on their opponent to strike. They knew how each other fought, thought, and moved, having fought many times in the past, so both were very careful to not make any mistakes. Nigthwing spun his bow staff around his body before throwing a head shot at Deathstorke who ducked under the strike, causing the masked hero to then swing low in an attempt to take his legs out from under him, but the mercenary jumped backwards, avoiding the attack before bring his sword down in an attempt to remove Nightwing's head from his body.

The hero blocked the blade with his staff before quickly leaping into the air, kicking Deathstroke in the chest and knocking him backward and to the ground. Seeing an opportunity, Nightwing charged forward, but Deathstroke rolled to his feet quickly and the two began to battle it out in close combat. Nightwing would throw a knee, which the mercenary would block before throwing a punch, only to be dodged or tossed aside by the masked hero. It was a beautiful fight, and if the situation wasn't so dire, Nightwing would have probably enjoyed competing against someone who was so evenly matched to him. It was almost like fighting himself really, you know, if he were a sword wielding sociopath and all.

while that fight was taking place in the middle of the room, Superboy went for Bane, easily matching his strength before overpowering him. Bane was probably the strongest human on the planet, but there was a large gap in human strength and kryptonian strength,and that was perfectly demonstrated when Superboy tossed him fifty yards into the far wall of the warehouse, before quickly crashing into him again with extreme force.

Troia, having fought Cheetah many times in her days as Wonder Girl went directly for her. Cheetah attempted to pounce on Troia, but the powerful hero tossed her into the air like a rag doll before going airborne, just to slam her back to the ground.

The Flash and the Reverse Flash zipped around the room in a red and yellow lighting, fighting each other furiously, a dance which had been done countless times. The Reverse Flash was the arch nemesis of the Flash and specifically Barry Allen. In fact, he was the one who killed Barry's mother when he was a young boy. Wally inherited him as an enemy when he took over the role as the Flash. Needless to say, he hated him nearly as much as his Uncle Barry did.

Beast Boy turned into a gorilla and tackled Gorilla Grodd, the two rolling across the floor as they battled for dominance, but Gorilla Grodd eventually got the upper hand, pinning the changeling to the ground before pounding him over and over again. Beast Boy, deciding it wasn't the best idea to fight an actual gorilla as a gorilla, quickly morphed into a Sasquatch or Bigfoot and tossed Gorilla Grodd off of him with his now superior strength before turning into a rhino and charging him, managing to ram him before he could get back to his feet.

Starfire and Sinestro flew through air, in a green and yellow blaze. Sinestro's powers ran off the fear of his opponent, but the only issue was that Starfire wasn't scared of him in the least. Her green energy, eventually overpowered him and knocked him to the ground, but before he could even move an inch, she was on top of him, throwing blow after blow, his powers barely shielding him from her insane, Kryptonian level strength. She eventually lifted him off of the ground before tossing him into the air and attempting to blast him with her eye beams, while he was in flight, but he managed to block it and once again the two clashed in mid air.

Aqualad came face to face with his biological father, Black Manta and the two stared each other down for a long moment before they came to blows, Aqualad's normally calm and collected personality gone. He hated his father and everything he stood for. He abandoned him as a child, and not only that, but he committed treason against the crown and the man he considered his real father, Aquaman. Black Manta was a great fighter, but his son was better having been trained by the king of Atlantis himself. Aqualad used his ability to control the water he always carried on him to slice directly through his father's armor, before delivering a vicious blow to his head, knocking him to the ground. Normally he would have stopped there, but he continued his assault, kicking him directly in the side as hard as he possibly could. This was obviously personal for him.

Robin took on Bronze Tiger with his bow staff, managing to get the upper hand quickly. He was just too fast and technically efficient for Bronze Tiger's uncontrolled swings to land.

Blue Beetle, Static, and Bumble Bee, all teamed together to fight Black Atom, who was extremely powerful, far too strong for any of them to handle alone. They all flew at him with their various attacks, most being blocked, but the few that did get through, brought them one step closer to taking him down. Hopefully anyway. In was almost like fighting an evil, far more serious version of Shazam.

Cyborg was left to handle Bizzarro, which was a tall task to ask of the new hero. Though he wasn't quite as strong as the failed Superman clone, he was a hell of a lot smarter and used that this his advantage. Cyborg fired two of his rockets at Bizarro, who attempted to catch them, and was successful, but once they exploded in his hand, it knocked him backwards just enough to give Cyborg time to fire his massive energy cannon, sending the clone flying forcefully into the far wall.

With all their friends occupied at the moment, Raven and Red Arrow stood in the back, picking off as many of the other foes as they could. Red Arrow managed to take down Captain Cool and Mr. Freeze with his explosive arrows and even took out Two-Face, Scarecrow, and most of the lesser known guys with his insane accuracy. Raven on the other hand, focused on containing Poison Ivy and her living plants, a job much harder than it sounded.

The Titans were actually doing surprisingly well. They weren't exactly winning completely, but they weren't losing either. Lex, who stood in the back, watching the chaos unfold, gritted his teeth. How could they possibly defeat the Justice League if they could barely beat a few kids playing hero? "Stop letting them dictate that fight!" he screamed. "Pick smart match ups!"

They seemed to do as instructed because the battlefield quickly changed, all of the Brotherhood shrugging off whomever they were fighting to go against someone they matched up better against. Black Atom grew bored of playing with Blue Beetle, Bumble Bee, and Static and a scowl took over his face. "I've always hated bugs. Such annoying pests." With that he trusted his arms forward and a massive wave of black lightning sent them all flying across the warehouse and into the stone walls. Each bounced off before falling unconscious, leaving Atom to head straight for Cyborg, frying his systems with a powerful electric blast, without the robotic hero even knowing he was behind him.

As Cyborg fell to the ground, Bizzarro went for Beast Boy, who attempted to turn into a falcon and escape, knowing he couldn't overpower the Kryptonian clone with any animal he could change into, but before he could get anywhere, Bizzarro caught his talon and slung him to the ground with such force that he was knocked out on impact.

Superboy was still on top on Bane, pounding away at the villain, but he was suddenly blasted from behind by Lex's kryptonite energy cannon, causing him to spasm and scream out in horrible pain before passing out, blood dripping from his nose. With Bane now free, he joined Deathstroke in his assault on Nightwing. The hero attempted to fight both of them off, but he stood no chance. Bane eventually caught him in his mighty grasp and held him in a master lock, leaving the hero unable to move.

Starfire looked on as Deathstoke raised his sword, preparing to drive it through Nightwing's chest, so she dove toward them, planning to tackle the mercenary before he could do so, but before she could reach him, Black Atom and Sinestro, simultaneously blasted her out the air, causing her to crash to the ground. As she hit the ground, she watched helplessly as Deathstroke brought his sword down. "No," she uttered. She couldn't lose him. He was her best friend. Before she had the time to witness anything else she fell unconscious.

Raven saw the blade move closer and closer in almost slow motion. She looked around the room. Most of her friends were down,the ones who weren't would soon be. Nightwing was about to die and surely everyone else would follow. She had to to do something and do it now. Closing her eyes, she took a deep breath and searched inside herself for the power she needed. "Azarath Metrion Zenthos!" Her eyes went white and suddenly darkness flooded the room.

3rd Person POV

Friday, October 8th - 12:05 AM

Mount Justice

Where was she? She wasn't sure. All that she knew was that her body was aching horribly and that she could hear voices around her. She recognized them, but she couldn't quite make out what they were saying. They all just sounded like mumbles. She tried to think, but it was so hard, her mind was so clouded. What was her last memory? It was of Nightwing, that she was sure of, but did her stomach feel so uneasy? Wait! Nightwing was about to be stabbed! She tried to save him, but she got blasted before she could do so.

Kori shot up with a scream. "Nightwing!" she yelled. It took her a moment of panting and frantically looking around to grasp where she was. She found that she was sitting in the landing bay of Mount Justice, the rest of the team all near her, some conscious, others not so much. Was that all a dream? It felt like one. No, it couldn't have been because, they all had bandaged wounds and some were in casts. The Justice League was even there, talking to various members of the team about what had took place, but she didn't spot Nightwing anywhere. Where could he possibly be? She had to see that he was okay? It was killing her on the inside.

Despite being in pain, she managed to crawl to her feet before limping over to where Troia sat,holding her arm, which looked badly burned. "Donna? What happened?" she asked."Are you okay?"

"Yeah, Kor. I'm fine besides my arm and pride." She looked around the room, seeing the other members of team, most of which were in worse shape than her. "I was one of the lucky ones. Raven pulled us out of there at the last second. If she hadn't, we would have all probably been killed, but it really took a lot out of her." Both the girls looked over at Raven, who laid asleep on the floor, Gar sitting beside her with a bandaged shoulder and leg, running his hand through hair.

"I shall thank her later, but um, where is Nightwing? He is okay?" Kori questioned.

Donna glanced to the open hanger door. "He's outside with Batman. He was pretty upset when I saw him last. He's never been good with dealing with loosing."

Kori nodded. "Perhaps I should go speak with him."

Donna knew that probably wasn't the best idea. She knew Dick quite well and she was positive that he was probably blaming himself for their loss that day, and the fact that the Dark Knight was outside likely lecturing him on all that he did wrong, probably wasn't making him feel any better in the least. Then again, he did seem to have some odd bond with the alien girl that he didn't have with anyone, so maybe she could indeed cheer him up. "Go for it," the amazon girl shrugged.

Kori did as instructed and floated out of the bay to the rocky shore line of Mount Justice, finding Nightwing and Batman standing by the waterfront, talking about something rather serious judging by the looks on their faces. Oh, if only she could only hear them.

Meanwhile, down by the moonlight lit water, the former dynamic duo stood, both stood staring out at the water. "It's all my fault, you know?" Nightwing spoke after a long silence.

"No. I am the one who gave you bad information. I should have looked into it more," Batman retorted.

"They covered it well. The trap was for the league. There's no way you could have sniffed that out without actually being there." The masked hero shook his head. "I should have seen it from a mile away. I shouldn't have rushed in like that. I should have lead them better. If Raven hadn't saved us we'd all be dead because of me."

"There was no chance that the Titans could have won that," Batman eased him. "You did the most you could have with a bad situation. That's all I ever taught you. You went in their with an extremely young team and put up a hell of a fight against some of Earth's worst villains. That something to be proud of, Dick. ...I certainly am proud of you."

Nightwing looked over at Batman, surprised that he would admit such a thing. "You are?"

Batman looked back at him, complete seriousness on his face. "I've always been. I used to fear that once I retired or died, that Gotham would be left to the wolves, but now I know it will always be protected because one day, you're going to dawn this cowl and be a better Batman than I ever could be. That I am sure of."

Nightwing wanted to smile, but he felt that if he did that it would make the conversation less meaningful so he only nodded, a sign of admiration and respect. "What about the Brotherhood? They're going to strike again."

"I fear their numbers will grow and they'll become stronger, but when we see them again, we will be ready. They know we know of them now. I doubt their next move will be an ambush." Batman replied before pausing for a moment. "We will talk later. You have a visitor."

Nightwing raised an eyebrow before turning around to find a hesitant looking Kori standing there, obviously waiting for his and the Dark Knight's conversation to be over. Nightwing was about to turn back to Batman to tell him he would see him later, but he was gone, as if vanishing into thin air like a ghost. Most people would be freaked out, but Nightwing was more than used to it by now.

Shrugging, he turned back to Kori, and motioned her down. She did as instructed and shyly floated her way off the ledge to stand beside him on the rocky shore. "I did not mean to interrupt your conversation with the Batman, but I just wished to make sure you were okay. Are you damaged?" she asked, instinctively touching his armored chest to look for puncture wounds, finding none, which was a huge relief for her.

He offered her a slight smile. "It's fine. He and I'll talk later, and I'm okay I guess. The only thing I can say is hurt is my ego. It looks like everyone came out decent for the most part. A few bumps, burns, scratches, and the occasional fracture. We got lucky. They could have killed us," he said as he took a seat on one of the rocks to stare out at the water.

Kori brushed her hair behind her ear and followed him, sitting only inches away. "I am aware. I was attempting to save you from the man with the sword, when I was blasted out of the air, but I do have a question. Who are 'they?"she questioned. "All of you seemed most worried when you saw them."

"They are some of most powerful criminals and villains the Earth has and the reason the Justice League was formed in the first place, to defend against them," he explained as best he could. "They've never teamed up like this before, so we are kind of in crisis mode right now."

Kori looked at him and gave him a reassuring smile "Well... I just wish you to know, that I shall stand by your side, in whatever conflicts arise in the future because we are friends and friends fight for each other, yes? she reasoned, copying his speech from weeks earlier.

He returned her smile, and somehow they ended up shoulder to shoulder, as if some unseen force in the universe pushed them together. "Yes." They sat their like that for hours, just talking about everything, but in the back of Nightwing's mind, he knew that a storm was brewing. The question was, were they prepared to face it.

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