This might be my last update for awhile because I might not have as much access to my laptop this summer depending on how things go. Hope you all enjoy.

Lois stood next to Mike. All the New Recruits were in a line in the Watchtower Atrium. They wearing the same generic training uniforms, clean of course. J'onn was up front speaking at a podium to the parents and guests. Lois didn't understand the big deal, it was only one week. She saw Ally's parents were pretty much squirming and trying to wave at her, which made Lois grin. She loved to see Ally embarrassed.

She caught sight of her Uncle Wally who was waving frantically to get her attention. She almost let out a snort of laughter. God Bless her uncle.

To the recently graduated New Recruits' sides, stood the five other council members. Batman of course wasn't there, but doing something else like he always did. Lois wasn't really paying attention to his absence; she was more preoccupied with herself. She still hadn't made a decision yet. The talk with the Martian Manhunter had made her reflect on her life.

If she could succeed in the face of adversary and have the strength to overcome self-pity, could she be a hero? Her father and mother were. In fact her father managed to juggle being a reporter and a superhero, maybe she could follow in his footsteps. Plus if she stuck around, she would learn how to control her powers safely…

"…but enough talk. I see very eager parents and guardians waiting to take photos of their recently graduated New Recruits. So without further ado, I now present you, the new Trainees of the Justice League!"

A loud applause broke out. Lois sighed. Staying here wouldn't be so bad now that they had more freedoms and were called Trainees instead of New Recruits.

"Smile everyone," J'onn said while he and the five other council members got a little closer to the group so they could get a photo taken of them.

After the flash went the group broke off intending to find their families. Lois looked around and couldn't find her uncle. She just saw him seconds ago. Probably by the buffet knowing him...

"Miss Kent…" Lois heard a voice.

Lois turned around to find Mister Terrific behind her.

"Congratulations," he said while offering his hand.

"Thank you sir," she said and shook his hand.

"I had a talk with Martian Manhunter and the rest of the council and all of us would really like if you chose to come back next week to continue your training."

"Really?" Lois asked. She had a feeling Batman was a hold out.

"Of course," Mister Terrific said. "We would be very glad to have you on the League and help train you. Trust me; it will be a lot more pleasant experience than this seminar…"

At that moment someone got Mister Terrific's attention so the Deputy Head of the Justice League had to end his conversation abruptly.

Lois felt even more pressure on her shoulders. Almost everyone wanted her to stay…

"Mom! Dad! I like you to meet Lois!" Lois overheard Mike's voice.

Lois turned around to see Mike leading his parents to her. His father was again in costume whereas his mother wore jeans and a t shirt in contrast to some of the formal wear some people were wearing. She was very attractive for a woman a little over forty years old.

"How do you do?" Mike's mother offered her hand to shake.

"Fine Mrs. Sage…" Lois said a little confused that someone as social awkward as Mike would have a mother who looked like a supermodel that seemed very poised and mature. Lois then noticed Mike's father was not even looking at her, even though the faceless mask he wore made it hard for her to tell where he was looking at. Currently he seemed to be staring at the floor.

"Hmm…They installed new floors. I hope they went with plain carbon steel. Many companies that use stainless steel have it covered with nanites…" mused Mike's father.

Lois tried her best not to laugh. That explained a lot about Mike.

"Vic!" Mrs. Sage yelled slapping her husband by the head. He finally noticed Lois was in front of him.

"Oh I'm terribly sorry. You must be Lois!" he said and started shaking her hand eagerly. "Mike was just telling us how you beat the record on the obstacle course. That is most impressive."

"Thank you Mr. Sage…"

"Shh!" Mr. Sage said while looking around.

"In costume, you will call me the Question…" he whispered.

"Vic!" Mrs. Sage cried rolling her eyes.

"Dad it's alright. Lois knows all about the secret identity code. She won't tell…"

"But they could be watching…"

"How's my Lolo?" asked a jovial voice. Lois turned around with a smile on her face.

"Uncle Wally!" she shrieked and pulled him in a hug. She missed him so much. He was in his Flash costume. She could hear her uncle laugh.

"They didn't beat you up too hard?" he teased.

"Hey Wally," Mrs. Sage said with a polite smile.

"Whoa, is that you Helena? You're looking as lovely as ever," Uncle Wally said before hugging her.

"Hello Flash," Mr. Sage greeted while he started to examine the floor.

"So this is your kid?" Flash asked looking at Mike who seemed a little intimidated that one of the founders of the Justice League were looking at him.

"Yes, he's just a little shy," Mrs. Sage explained as she checked her watch. "Don't mean to be rude but we're booked for lunch at a new restaurant in Hub City. See you later Wally."

And with that Lois and her uncle said their goodbyes to the Sages.

"Good couple they are," Lois heard her uncle muse. "Nice to see they moved on."

"Uncle Wally?" Lois asked uneasily.

"What is it?" he responded giving her a look of deepest concern.

"Why are they not in the League anymore?" She remembered Mike mentioning it to her on the first day here but she was so nervous she had forgotten.

Her uncle sighed.

"Mrs. Sage or Huntress back in her day went on a dark path and was kicked out of the League. You know how strict they are on not killing. Well her husband, Mr. Sage, managed to stop her from going that path. He stuck around with the League for awhile but when the schism that happened during CADMUS occurred, he got disgusted with it and resigned. From what I've heard, Mrs. Sage retired about ten years ago due to a back injury and Mr. Sage still operates as the Question but more like a private eye."

"So he left around the same time as you?" Lois asked.

Her uncle shook her head.

"No and I sometimes wish I left when he did. I didn't leave until after CADMUS blew over, right after your parents…"

Her uncle paused there. Lois could tell reflecting that was causing him pain.

She squeezed her uncle's hand.

"I'm sorry Lois…" he said softly.

"Don't be. It's okay to bring it up…"

"Not that. I sometimes think the reason why I volunteered to take care of you wasn't out of compassion but more like I was sad about your parents and wasn't willing to let go…"

Lois squeezed tighter.

"Don't you dare say that. I know you, Wally. You were always there for me and I thank you for that."

Her uncle smiled.

"I'm proud of you kiddo," he whispered as they started walking around the atrium.

"Is that Wally?" Lois heard a female voice.

Both Lois and her uncle turned around to see a woman with wings and short red hair tied in a bun. She had vibrant green eyes that added to her hawkish appearance but her facial expression seemed warm and motherly.

"Shy!" Wally shouted and ran up to her and hugged her.

"Where have you been?" she shirked with excitement. "I haven't seen you in years!"

"I haven't either! How are you? You alright?" her uncle responded, seemingly forgetting Lois was standing awkwardly behind him.

"I'm here to see my oldest. Rex! Come here!"

Lois looked puzzled at that. Rex, the most antisocial jerk ever had a friendly mother like that?

But it was true, Lois saw Rex come up to his mother, although he looked reluctant in contrast to his mother's friendly nature. Immediately Lois realized this woman must've been Hawkgirl.

"This is my oldest, Rex. I'm very proud of him," Rex's mother introduced her son proudly to Wally.

"How you doing kid?" Wally asked and offered his hand.

"Fine…" Rex muttered and not making eye contact but just staring awkwardly to the side. His mother then eyed Lois and her mouth opened in shock.

"Is this Lois?" she asked excitedly. Lois blushed a little.

Wally beamed and pushed her in front of him.

"Yes it is…"

Mrs. Stewart pulled Lois in to an embrace much to her surprise. She just met her.

Lois could tell they were tears in her eyes.

"Last time I saw you, you were in diapers…" she mused sadly.

"Oh…" Lois responded awkwardly, not sure what to say.

"Oh forgive me," Mrs. Stewart said and wiped a few tears. "I'm Shayera Stewart, Hawkgirl. I was one of the founders of the Justice League with your uncle and parents."

"So I've heard," Lois said politely. Something was off to her. Rex was so anti-social and grouchy but his mother was so friendly and cordial. What the hell happened?

"Forgive me for saying this," Mrs. Stewart whispered calmly. Lois could tell she wanted to cry. "You look so much like your father…"

"Except those big blue eyes," Wally pointed out. "Those are Diana's."

"Of course," Mrs. Stewart agreed and noticed the uncomfortable look on Lois's face. "Not that looking like your father makes you unattractive at all! You're like a feminine version of him!"

Lois smiled awkwardly. She hated when people complimented on her appearance.

Pretty soon her uncle and Mrs. Stewart were talking that both Rex and she were forgotten. For awhile the two young adults were avoiding looking at each other. Neither really wanted to talk. Finally Lois gave an annoyed sigh and walked away. She wanted to see if there were other people she could talk to.

She saw Zach introducing his parents to Rodynus's. Lois couldn't help but notice how huge Rodynus's parents were but they seemed to be very friendly and jovial. The sight of Rodynus's father pulling Zach's father into a bear hug made her grin…

"Excuse me miss," Lois heard an articulated voice behind her. Lois turned around and saw a blonde woman in stockings. She immediately recognized her as Ally's mother. It was then she remembered Ally's mother was a member of the League, and ergo her superior.

"Yes…uh…m' am?" Lois asked uncomfortably.

Te woman let out a laugh.

"This is a social gathering so you can call me Mrs. Queen for now," Ally's mother remark. "I'm just here to extend my congratulations. Mister Terrific had told me about your accomplishment on the obstacle course. A no small matter I must say."

"Thank you," Lois said a little amused at the irony. Ally was such a bitch but her mother seemed very polite and nice. Still something was nagging at her.

"Ollie!" Mrs. Queen yelled to her husband who was arguing with Ally. From what Lois could hear, he was mad that Ally didn't want to go to some protest on Wall Street. Her husband came over to his wife with Ally following behind him. Lois made eye contact with Ally for a brief second before ignoring her. She learned from Rex, children weren't always mirror reflections of their parents.

"This is Lois Kent. You know, Clark and Diana's daughter?"

"Pleasure to meet you!" Mr. Queen said offering his hand to Lois.

"Uh thanks sir…"

He shook his head.

"I understand because you're now part of the League you have to think we are your superiors, but at times like these you can call me Mr. Queen. Green Arrow and sir are too formal for my taste."

Lois relaxed a little, forgetting their offspring was the bitch from hell.

"So how are you enjoying the League here? Are you going to stay?" Mrs. Queen asked.

"I…uh…."

Mr. Queen patted her on the shoulder with a sympathetic look.

"I didn't really want to be here either. Especially during CADMUS when things were going downhill, but trust me, it's worth it. I think you'll like it here. Especially now that the seminar is over and the rest of us Leaguers are allowed back up in the Watchtower now. You'll be seeing plenty more of me now…"

At that moment, Mrs. Queen clicked her tongue in disdain.

"Look who's here," she muttered angrily.

Lois and Mr. Queen looked in the direction she was and saw Mrs. Queen was staring at the Sages who were leaving. Immediately Lois was starting to feel anger at the Queen's now.

"Look at them. What are they still doing here? They left," Mrs. Queen muttered with a slight patronizing tone. Lois now understood where Ally got her condescending attitude.

Mr. Queen was of likeminded.

"Why would the League let the kid of a crazy nut be here?"

"Excuse me," Lois said quickly. She didn't want to be around the Queen's anymore. "I got to go."

"Take cares Lois," Mr. Queen said as she walked away.

Lois now understood why Ally was stuck up. The Queen's weren't bad people but they did seem to have this unintentional elitist attitude from them. Made sense though, Ally's father was a billionaire. One thing in life Lois knew, no matter how much you were a "man for the people", if you had money, you were still going to be a little bit elitist.

She sighed to herself and saw that J'onn J'onnz was greeting many guardians and parents. He seemed to enjoy doing it. She wondered for a second that maybe she should bring him over to her uncle and Rex's mother. They were founders together after all…

Lois made her way back to her uncle and saw he and Mrs. Stewart were in a very animated conversation about some mission they went on. Wally realized Lois was next to him again.

"Ah there you are!" he exclaimed. "You always wonder off!"

"Wally!" Mrs. Stewart exclaimed before looking at Lois. "I pity that you had to grow up with your uncle's scatterbrains. Tell me, does he still lose his ring?"

Lois smiled.

"All the time…"

"Hey!"

"What about the fastest car? Does he still have that dream?"

"It's going to happen! Mark my words!"

Lois snorted.

"Yeah. But now I wonder why the fastest man would need the fastest car!"

Mrs. Stewart and Lois laughed, much to the embarrassment to her uncle. Lois turned around to see her uncle blushing as he looked around the atrium. Something had caught his eye and Lois noticed immediately her uncle had ceased blushing and is skin was pale now. Like he saw a ghost. Lois saw his eyes in his costume narrow. It unnerved her.

Uncle Wally never got that angry…

"What's he doing here?" her uncle snapped angrily.

Lois and Mrs. Stewart followed Wally's gaze. He was staring at J'onn J'onnz who was having a conversation with someone. A man in a batsuit…

Mrs. Stewart sighed.

"You didn't know he's still part of the council with J'onn?" Mrs. Stewart asked.

"No," Wally muttered dangerously angry. Lois never saw him get this pissed off before. It gave her a little satisfaction she wasn't the only one who hated Batman. "I wish Holt would've told me that before he came to recruit Lois…"

Mrs. Stewart let out another sigh.

"You are forgetting Wally; he was a founder like us…"

"That doesn't give him a right after he…"

At that moment Wally realized Lois was still there.

"…never mind," her uncle remarked. "He's not worth it."

"What happened?" Lois asked a little angry they were keeping something from her.

Mrs. Stewart placed a hand on Lois's shoulder.

"Batman was a founder like us and your parents. Let's just say he was at least cordial to us founders, including your parents, before the schism happened…"

"Shayera!" Wally complained.

"She's an adult Wally; she has every right to know!" Mrs. Stewart snapped, glaring at Wally fiercely.

"You heard about the schism, well let's just say most of the founders were on one side and Batman and other Leaguers were on the other. After CADMUS ended though, both sides realized the error of their ways and came back together. Many people who are still on the League were on either side. It's a thing of the past. Most people should move on," Mrs. Stewart said while staring at Wally sharply.

"Of course," Lois saw her uncle agree reluctantly. Mrs. Stewart sighed.

"Well, I got to go make dinner for a family of ten. It was nice to meet you all!"

And with that the Stewarts had left Lois with her uncle. Lois was eyeing her uncle suspiciously. He was still shooting dirty looks at Batman.

"So Batman was on the pro-CADMUS side?"

Her uncle shook her head.

"It really wasn't a pro-CADMUS side like the history books teach you. It was more he and other heroes were on the side that feared the League was too powerful and dangerous but didn't trust CADMUS at all and avoided aligning with them. Little did they know Luthor was manipulating them…"

Luthor, Lois almost forgot about her conversation with J'onn last night.

"Uncle Wally?" Lois asked nervously.

"What is it?"

Lois bit her lip; she didn't mean to sound like a frightened girl.

"Do you think Luth-I mean Legion, will come back? Martian Manhunter was talking to me and he said there was a chance."

Sighing her uncle placed both hands on her shoulders.

"I don't know Lois. I forget sometimes you're grown up now and I can't just lie to you. I honestly don't know, but I do know one thing."

"What's that?"

Her uncle smiled and pulled her in an embrace.

"That you will always be my little girl, and I will be there to protect you."

Lois smiled.

"I know."

She then heard her uncle's stomach rumbling.

"You haven't gotten any food yet?" Lois asked, pleased she found a way to change the subject to a more lighthearted one.

"I was thinking we celebrate by going out to dinner tonight. Where do you want to go?"

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Slums of Prague

The shopkeeper groaned as he went over the books. Business wasn't doing as good as it used to be. But then again, being a seller of mystical artifacts and antiques had its drawbacks, especially when only those gifted with magic could see his shop.

Chewing the quill he wrote with, he crossed a few things out. Might have to cut down some prices to attract buyers…

The sound of a bell rang and the shopkeeper looked up to see a hooded figure entering his shop.

"What can I get you?" he sighed annoyed. He was used to seeing his clients coming in and hiding their faces.

The hooded figure pulled back the hood to reveal a feminine woman with purple hair, a pointed face, and bright eyes.

"Hello Maurice," the woman said with a slight accent.

"Tala," Maurice muttered while taking her in. "I thought Faust trapped you in a mirror…"

"I broke out," she explained and began to walk out of the shop. "It took me nearly twenty years, but I finally broke free."

"And the first thing you do is come visit me? I'm touched."

Tala scowled at Maurice, while she looked around.

"I need a book."

"Can you be more specific?" Maurice asked referring to all the books stacked around his shop.

Tala produced a sheet of paper with a strange marking on it. Maurice recognized it immediately and his eyes showed a little fear.

"Oh that one…I…uh…sold it a long time ago…"

"Liar," Tala accused coldly. "Where is it?"

Maurice gave up defeated and disappeared to the back room. He came back carrying a very old book.

"Here it is; the last copy of the Book of Judas."

Tala snatched it from him and opened the book before turning the pages.

"Ah the tale of Legion," she remarked.

"It's just a story…" Maurice said unsure.

Tala glared at him.

"We both know that's a lie," she remarked before starting reading snippets out loud. "'The first sign is a monster from the depths of hell'…'the union of two gods'…'the war on earth'…and 'the rise of Legion'… all of these refer to things that happened in CADMUS. The Doomsday Sanction, the marriage of Superman and Wonder Woman, the schism of the Justice League, and of course the rise of Legion."

"But Legion's gone now!" Maurice snapped. "Why would you be interested in an old book?

Tala just smiled.

"You and I both know better. Legion is alive. Trapped in another dimension by a spell, but he will be free soon, mark my words…"

"And what makes you so sure?" Maurice asked disbelieving.

Tala just smiled even more.

"Being trapped in a mirror allowed me to have contact with other dimensions. They came to me…"

"You actually spoke to Legion?" Maurice asked amazed.

"Yes," Tala said proudly. "They told me everything. All the sorrows and pain of being trapped. I promised if I was freed from the mirror I would find a way to bring him back."

"It's impossible. The spell that the witch used to banish them died with her. No one knows it."

"That's why I have this…" Tala said while holding the book. "There is obviously more to the tale of Legion. It talks about his return…"

"And his defeat again by an orphan who will fly into the stars and save the world by dying," Maurice corrected.

"I wouldn't worry about that. Legion is aware of that part of the tale. We will make sure to avoid that. Mark my words Maurice, Legion will rise again…"

"The Justice League will stop you!"

Tala let out a cackle.

"They are weak now. Useless, an organization passed it's time. "

"I wouldn't say that for sure though," Maurice corrected. "Word has reached around here that the daughter of Superman and Wonder Woman has just joined them. The League is prepared; they are going to train her to stop Legion…"

"And that's why I have a man inside the inner council," Tala explained.

"What?"

"I knew the League would be trouble so Legion suggested I try to find someone on the League who could help us. Surprisingly this council member was very willing to help us, for a price."

"I have a hard time imagining you can buy anyone on the inner council. What makes you sure they aren't double crossing you and pulling a sting?"

Tala turned around to leave without paying for the book. Before she left, she turned around.

"Because eighteen years ago, he helped my master slay Superman and Wonder Woman."