Doctor Destiny stood outside the Cathedral. Maybe his powers were strong enough for his Plan B to work.

Only one way to find out.

Destiny closed his eyes and stuck out his hand against the Cathedral wall. He already absorbed enough power to be able to break through the defenses but he was not sure if he had yet absorbed enough power to hide himself from being detected in the Cathedral. Well he had waited long enough, only one way to find out.

He created an opening out of the Cathedral wall and glided in.

Using his power he levitated, not daring to touch the ground. The bats had resumed their place all over the Cathedral ground. Good, his powers had evolved. He was able to conceal himself. Batman's defenses had no idea he was in the center.

Destiny glided along the Cathedral, heading to the back. Still the bats did not fly away, signaling he wasn't detected.

He was gliding toward the altar at the back, before he paused to stare at the stain glass windows.

The three on the left were shining bright. Green, Yellow, and Orange. He already knew the Justice League had those Emblems.

There were three windows on the right. Red, Blue, and Indigo. Only the Red shone bright. The Blue and Indigo light also shown, but not as bright as the other four windows.

Doctor Destiny then looked at the stain glass on the wall across from him, behind the altar. It was Violet, and like Blue and Indigo, it was dull compare to the other four lights.

He still had a little time.

Doctor Destiny lifted up his hand and aimed it at the altar.

Sparks of energy shot out of his hand at the altar. Doctor Destiny could hear the faint sound of something almost unlocking.

Almost.

Doctor Destiny sighed annoyed.

His powers were not strong enough to open it yet.

He was about to leave when the Blue window began to show brightly.

Doctor Destiny cursed under his breath. They had just gotten another Emblem. He did not have much time before they arrived.

Hopefully his powers would have advanced enough for him to open the altar before they arrived. It was crucial to his plan.

Defeated, Doctor Destiny glided out of the Cathedral, making sure to seal the hole he made in the wall. There was no way he could leave any signs he was here. The element of surprise was crucial.

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The League sat on the bus quietly. Unlike the other times when they sat in silence to reflect on the horrors they saw in the other realms, this was more of an appreciative silence. An appreciation that they were all alive, and close to saving Batman. An appreciation they would win.

Superman's fight had not only won them an Emblem, but their spirit back as well.

Finally Wally decided it was time to speak to J'onn who he was sitting next to.

"So I take it this color is the clue what the next realm is gonna be?"

"Probably," J'onn replied stoically. They were both in the back of the bus, away from the group. Wally always liked to be in the back in the bus because it allowed him to screw around more in school. Old habits do die hard.

But for J'onn, his reasons were different. He still did not feel welcome among the rest and self-imposed himself to exile in the back.

"So what is it then? What color is it? Purplish? Violet?"

"It's indigo," J'onn replied.

"Indigo? That's a color? I thought it was dye."

J'onn sighed with a hint of annoyance.

"Sorry, did I say something?"

"Why are you with me Wally?" J'onn asked.

"What do you mean?"

"Why are you sitting with me while the others are keeping their distance?"

Wally shrugged.

"Because you are my friend?"

J'onn sighed.

"You don't have to sit with me because you feel bad Wally. Don't sit with me if you don't want to."

"Why would I not want to sit with you?"

"Because of what I did. What I had to do. I can see it in all of your eyes; you are still frightened of me. You are still disgusted what I did. And I don't blame you."

"That is not true J'onn. Believe it or not I think you made the right call."

J'onn gave Wally a look of surprised.

"I mean personally I wouldn't have done it, but sometimes you have to do stuff like that. Sometimes you have to make the unpopular decision."

"But is it worth it to commit a wrong for the right reasons?"

"I don't know. You can ask Batman when he wakes up," Wally remarked, still having a look of optimism on his face.

He may have been a little shocked and disturbed by what J'onn did but he did not care. J'onn was his friend still. And he needed someone right now.

"Besides J'onn," Wally remarked. "I don't think everyone hates you. After all you even got Dick to trust you to enter the previous Realm."

"How did you know that? You were unconscious?"

"Dick told me. See if you can get Dick to even trust you, I think you are making progress."

"There is a difference between getting someone to like you and getting someone to trust you," J'onn remarked.

A few seats ahead sat John and Shayera.

"So which emotion do you think is next?"

John looked around.

"I would say this color is indigo…"

"It looks more like violet to me."

John shook his head.

"No violet would be a deeper shade. There is still some blue in this color. This is definitely indigo."

"Is there like an Indigo Lantern Corps?"

John shrugged.

"So far there has only been a Green and Yellow and Violet. There are rumors of an Orange one in the Vega System."

"Wait the Star Sapphires, what about them?" Shayera asked confused.

"They are Violet. You know Love?"

Shayera snorted.

"Star Sapphire has tried to kill us, I wouldn't call it love."

"Love makes people do crazy things," John replied back. "Like marrying you."

Shayera punched him the gut.

"You are going to pay for that later Mr. Stewart."

"Oh no Mrs. Stewart, I'm trembling."

Shayera and John laughed. It felt good for them to just relax and flirt with each other again. It reminded them of happier times.

Diana could not help but smile a little at her married friends laughing to each other. They really did love one another. Maybe she would be like that with Tom. It's not like she really had the chance to flirt with anyone before him.

As if to contradict her, her mind replayed images of Steve.

Diana felt bad. How could she forget him? He really was her first love. But still after him, she never really shared any closeness with anyone before Tom.

Bruce didn't count. They were just colleagues, nothing more.

"Penny for your thoughts?" Superman asked Diana. He was sitting next to her.

"I'm just-uh wondering what Realm is next."

"Well my superhearing overheard J'onn saying something about Compassion. Who knows though? We still got Love."

Diana's faced betrayed her by flashing a nervous look.

"Why are you worried?" Superman asked softly, holding her hand tightly.

Diana sighed; she just couldn't lie to him.

"I'm worried that it is going to bring up false feelings again."

"False?"

"That I am going to get false hope again."

Superman smiled. "There is no such thing as false hope."

Diana smirked a little.

"It's not just that."

"Then what?"

Diana looked away. She couldn't look into his eyes when she said the truth.

"I fear I will not be suited for Lo-that Realm. You saw that memory when I told Bruce he would die alone. I destroyed him. I would probably fail the test."

Superman paused. She had a point. That memory did show Bruce was hurt deeply by her warning.

"Well, you might get Compassion. You never know. Dick might go again. He loves Bruce like a father," he said in an attempt to comfort her while placing an arm around her shoulder.

"I thought we couldn't get tested twice."

"I never heard anyone say anything about that. Anything is possible."

Diana smiled slightly. She felt really tired and rested her head on Clark's shoulder.

Lobo and Dick were near the front of the bus. There was no one in the driver seat since the bus seemed to drive itself. Also the windows were blurry. They couldn't see anything outside the bus.

"What's with them?" Lobo said, pointing to Diana and Superman while looking at Dick.

Dick shrugged his shoulders.

"Beats me. They are good friends."

"Hey has Supes ever done it with her?"

"What?" Dick asked a little taken aback by the bluntness in that question.

"Ya know, done it. When a guy likes a girl…"

"I know what you mean!" Dick remarked. "And no. Supes has a girlfriend."

"He still dates Lois?"

"Yes. I think they are getting married…wait how do you know about Lois?" Dick asked confused. He never even knew who the hell Lobo was before this mission yet Lobo seemed to know a lot about Superman.

Lobo grinned.

"Supes and I go way back…"

"I thought you guys only met like twice?"

"Please. Meetin' the Main Man once is like meetin' a pipsqueak like ya a million times."

"Thanks for the compliment," Dick replied sarcastically. "Why are you so interested what Superman and Wonder Woman do?"

"They just seem really close. I was just wonderin' if she was taken…"

"She's dating someone and she's not your type, 'Main Man!'" Dick said mockingly.

Lobo glared.

"That's what they all say. But trust me bird boy. Girls like Wonder Babe, they like the bad boys. They like someone like me."

"Sure. Especially after she hears that you call her Wonder Babe. Should I go tell you that's what you want to call her?"

Lobo's eyes showed terror for a second.

"Ya wouldn't…"

"Oh I would. You are forgetting, Batman trained me," Dick replied with a smirk.

Lobo was speechless and stuttered before finding his voice again.

"Alright kid. Ya got spunk, I'll give ya that."

At that moment the bus had pulled to an abrupt stop, sending Lobo off his seat because he had lazily been laying down on it. Dick however was in good posture and did not fall off.

"Well it looks like we are here," Dick announced as he got up and walked over Lobo.

The rest of the group got up and followed. Dick exited the bus into a swirling realm of darkness.

Dick could not see anything. He thought they were not supposed to be outside in the darkness again.

He could hear the others getting out and running into each other due to the perpetual darkness.

Suddenly there was a shriek from Shayera.

"Who touched my breast?" she asked angrily and paranoid.

The response was a crude chuckle from the Czarnian which was silenced by the sound of mace hitting face.

"Ow!" Lobo whined. "I didn't touch ya, ya bas-"

"It was me Shay!" Wally replied guiltily. "I didn't mean to!"

Shayera grumbled and muttered under her breath about killing Wally later.

"John can we use some light?" Superman asked, deciding they should be able to see where they were going before anyone else got hurt.

"I'm trying Supes, but my light does not seem to work here," John said. Which was true. The green light from the ring seemed to have vanished.

"Don't expect it to work here, Master Stewart," said a calm but familiar British voice.

Dick turned around. He knew that voice. It couldn't be…

A light turned on. It was an indigo light. Not too far from the group stood an elderly man in a fine pressed suit. He carried an air of discipline and sincerity, but his face showed much care and concern.

"Alfred?" Dick asked nervously.

"Hello Master Richard," Alfred said happily with his arms open.

Dick ran up to hug the old man which seemed to startle Alfred but only for a moment. Dick did not care if this Alfred was not real. He never had a chance to say goodbye.

"I…missed you," Dick said trying to hold back tears.

Alfred gently patted Dick on the back.

"So which realm are you?" Superman asked. He missed Alfred too, but he understood they needed to hurry.

Dick seemed to remember where he was and he broke the embrace.

"I am the manifestation of Master Bruce's Compassion. And here, is the Realm of Compassion!" Alfred said, opening his arms in dramatic fashion.

The group looked around. They were in what look like a circus tent. Why would a circus tent be Bruce's Realm of Compassion?

Dick was in shock.

"Alfred is this…"

"Your circus Dick. This Realm takes this form because it was the first time Bruce opened his heart and showed true Compassion to someone after he became Batman. When he first became Batman, his heart had hardened. He believed he could not allow himself to be emotional again. Btu then not to long after that, he was at the circus and saw your parents fall to their death in front of you. Not even Bruce's hardened heart could stay cold at a sight like that. The immense compassion and understanding he felt toward you opened his heart and that is why a few weeks later he took you in."

"But why does my ring not work?" John asked confused.

Alfred smile.

"Compassion is the feeling of other's emotions. It is the understanding of the pain and joy other people feel. Your ring is powered by an emotion, but it won't work in this realm because it is being absorbed by all the Compassion around. But I don't mean to disturb you, I mean you know harm. Come follow me."

"Where are we going?" Wally asked unsure.

"To have some tea, and to see the real man beneath the cowl," Alfred explained and continued to walk to another end of the tent without waiting for the others to follow him.

What memory will they see? What is Doctor Destiny planning?