Hello everyone and thank you for being patient! Needless to say having a depressed character sucks when you're trying to get information out of them! Oh well, I finally got her to talk and now have a new chapter for you all!

Thanks goes to Obiwan1022 for his encouraging review! And also to all you readers out there, thanks for taking to time to read my humble story!

A musical suggestion for the majority of this chapter would be 'Krone' from Guilty Crown. Now, without further ado, I present Chapter 11 of Mentors!

Chapter 11

The sun cast its warm rays onto the small white sand beach near the mountain known to a select few as Mount Justice. The beach itself was cut off from the rest of the area by the imposing mountain on one side and trees on the other. Five figures were in the water while their sixth companion sat on the beach gazing out to nowhere.

The red-head of the group called to the lone person on the beach. "Come on, Grava! The water's great! Or are you just too stiff-necked to know what fun really is?"

Grava didn't even grace Wally with a response. Instead, she brought her knees up to her chest, grasped them with her hands, and then placed her chin on her knees. Wally turned to his teammates and shrugged. He received no response from them either but all of them knew what the other was thinking.

"The League traced the original destination for the Cobra Venom and found it to be a New Mexico laboratory which was once under the supervision of Cadmus. Also, the League has received a number of tips about strange experiments being made within the lab's walls. There's currently no proof of the experiments having taken place but with the added fact that they were going to get a shipment of Cobra Venom, we can't throw out that possibility just yet."

The team all looked at each other then Aqualad stepped towards Batman and asked, "It is good that we know the truth surrounding the shipment of Cobra Venom but what do you want the team to do with this information?"

"For now, nothing. The League is going to investigate the claims made on the lab further. However, there's one thing you all can do to help the League."

"And what is that?"

"Keep Grava occupied. If what the League thinks is contained in that lab is verified, we can't let Grava know about its existence."

"May I ask why?"

"Have you ever seen her on a rampage? If you have, you'd understand our reasons."

Wally spoke up, ever the one to get his two cents in. "You mean there's actually something that will get a reaction out of Grava? What is it?"

Batman narrowed his eyes as he stated. "Her sister…"

The air was oddly stale even though it was filled with the briny smell of the ocean. None of the team could speak as Grava suddenly stood up and strode back towards the mountain, all except Wally.

The speedster zoomed ahead of her, cutting her off from the mountain. His voice was strangely soft as he asked, "Hey, you sure you don't want to join us?"

Grava gave him a blank stare as she flatly replied, "Even if I did, there would be no joy in the action."

Wally looked perplexed as he stuck his hands into his board-shorts pockets then tried to look underneath Grava's lowered cowl. "You know, you don't have to keep everything tucked away."

"You know nothing about me. Otherwise, you'd know why I keep everything hidden."

"I know that you care for your-"

Artemis coughed loud enough to catch Wally's attention and allow Grava to slip by him before he could stop her. Wally race after her but rammed into something solid yet invisible. A glow from Grava's hand faded as she strode back into the mountain and locked the entrance behind her.

Wally rubbed his head and turned to the others, who were now staring in his direction. "Sheesh…She can't even let a guy try to care about her, huh?"

No one responded. How could they? Even they were clueless on how to find a solution to the problem that was Grava.

Grava didn't stay long inside Mount Justice. She remained long enough for her to change into some civilian clothes and leave a note for Black Canary telling her trainer she was going to walk around Happy Harbor. She'd hoped to regain a little bit of peace during the small jaunt.

She was wrong. The town and surrounding area was anything but peaceful.

Clouds started to gather and grow darker as she wandered aimlessly through the nearly empty streets. No one paid any attention to her now that she had procured civilian clothes and didn't walk around like a specter in her gray cloak. Before long, a light drizzle fell upon Happy Harbor.

Grava ignored the fact that she was getting wet. Her mind was too depressed to think about anything else except her sister. For three weeks she'd been separated and had no contact with her blood-sister. Her enemies knew she was here on Earth and now most likely knew her current residence, but Grava was still nowhere close to finding her enemy's location.

Thunder and lightning filled the air above her and the light rain soon turned to a downpour. Grava barely noticed the weather around her until she nearly slipped into a swiftly growing puddle of dirty water. Glancing around and thinking it would be prudent to find shelter, she saw a building with stairs leading up to large wooden doors. On the very top of the building, barely visible through the rain, was a metal structure that seemed to be two rods connected at their center.

"The universal sign for a place of healing…" Grava thought as she walked up to the doors. "Perhaps I can get some rest here before I return to the mountain."

Without second-guessing herself, Grava opened one of the large doors. Instead of the many beds and cupboards where medicine would be stored, which Grava had expected for a clinic, there were around twenty long benches set up into rows, leading up to a raised platform. A small upright wooden structure was upon the platform and Grava vaguely remember that J'onn had called them 'podiums', a place where speakers could place their notes.

She had thought the notion of needing notes for speaking was exceedingly foolish. She had the ideology that if there needed to be something said, say it and move on. If you wanted to hide something from someone, don't say anything about it. It was easier and painless that way and had seemed to work for her so far. Especially, when it came to dealing with her 'teammates'.

Grava looked around the large room then sat on the bench farthest away from the podium and closest to the back wall of the building. She leaned back and immediately felt her eyelids descending. The whole room was so…peaceful and quiet. It reminded her of a room on a planet far from this one where both she and her sister lived happily free from 'his' dark reach.

"Are you safe, sister? Have you found a place to stay in safety until I find you? Are you finding a way to provide for yourself?

"Oh, Sage…" Grava whispered as her mind began to reluctantly fall into the steady cadence of sleep. "Please, wait for me…I'm coming…"

Batman crouched on a hill overlooking a fairly large building out in the middle of nowhere. A large barb-wired fence surrounded the facility with only one gate at the entrance which was currently guarded by two soldiers with semi-automatic rifles. The Caped Crusader grinned. His task would be child's play.

It took Batman all of two minutes to infiltrate the building and proceed down the elevator shaft to the sublevels. Once he reached the third sublevel, he found what he was looking for. A large supercomputer laid waiting for someone to begin a program. Cautiously, he made his way down to the computer and began hacking his way into the system.

The contents of that particular computer would have made any sane person's stomach lurch and anger boil to a bursting point. Whoever used this computer was an insane psychopath who was playing around with human and Telmarine experimentation.

A particular file caught his interest and, after making sure he was still alone, Batman opened it. Its contents made even the hardened vigilante pale. He'd had suspicions of the treatment Gravatina and her 'sister' had received but this… This was beyond cruel to any species, human or alien.

His gaze drifted away from the file until he found another file. It was exactly the information he needed to start getting the destruction of this place underway. He was about to leave when he heard a faint scuff of a boot against the concrete floor. He was about to retreat into the shadows when a boy in punk style clothes and spiked white hair walked up and said, "If you thought what Metus did to those girls was cruel, wait until you hear about what he plans to do to them now. If I wasn't so outright scared of the things that guy would do to me, I would have left this loony bin long ago."

Batman didn't respond but the boy wasn't fazed, so he continued. "Mind Stormer wanted to kill the Gravan on the ship before she could even reach this planet but your little 'Watchtower' got in the way of Metus' plans. However, give him the Gravan and I'm sure he'll be at least halfway decent to you in the future."

"Not acceptable."

"Of course not. You took the Gravan under your wing and now are going to use her abilities for your own 'self-righteous' deeds. Just you wait until you all get her so-called 'sister' back, she'll leave you 'heroes' so fast you'll be dizzy!

"Why? 'Cause that's the way the Gravans' roll. They never stay in one place for too long since everyone does the same ol' thing. Use them for their unique abilities then toss them aside once they've finished whatever they needed them for. You humans are utterly predictable that way."

"And you're not human?"

"'Course not! I'm Ravager, telepath and information gatherer extraordinaire! My brother and I were experiments created by Metus, as well. Our purpose is to seek out his enemies, gather whatever information the Master needs, then destroy said enemy's mind."

"Why tell me all of this? Doesn't this put your side at a disadvantage?"

Ravager grinned maliciously. "Even if you think you have some advantage, there's nothin' that stop Mind Stormer and me! And if by some slim chance you did slip by us, Metus would have you in his grasp and turn you into a nightmare faster than you could breathe one final breath.

"So you see Batman, no matter what scenario you play, our side will always be the victor."

Cue *Dramatic Music*!

Yes, yes I haven't gotten to the climax YET but trust me it's coming. I need to get all the set-up done before the crazy stuff begins! And trust me it get's CRAZY!

Thanks again for being so patient with me, I hope to get the next chapter out FAR quicker than this last one! But until then, please tell me what you think!

Until the next update, faithful reader,

~Aurora Shadowglen~