"What do you wish to learn?" asked Raven, while I went to visit her the next night. A rather inappropriate time to visit her. When I arrived, she was meditating and reading a dark book. Whatever she was doing, it was very frightning. I didn't ask her for any questions. But she was floating when I arrived. Her feet was not touching the ground. Rather she was levitating with her legs crossed, and her hood was covering her face. The only thing I saw was her chin with her mouth and her two purple eyes that were beginning to glow. Her forhead which had that small crystal was beginning to shine as well. I cleared my throat before speaking.
"The Red Hood has taken over Gotham. He's finally done it. He killed the Black Mast." I said.
"And you wish to stop the Red Hood on your own?" she asked in a deep monotone voice.
"I want to help my family. They went to face Red Hood last night, but he vanished from the Mayor's office. Gotham is currently without an actual mayor, but as far as the Red Hood is concerned, he's totally convinced he's the mayor and no one else." I replied.
"Then why have you come to me?" asked Raven.
"I need you to find him. Locate the Red Hood for me. I know you have that power. I couldn't ask you last time, but now I'm desperate and I need to stop him." I told Raven.
She blinked in surprise and she gently landed on her feet. She removed her hood and to my surprise, her hair was much longer now. It was short before, but it grew as if months have passed. I sometimes forgot she was magic.
"I will need something that once belonged to him." said Raven.
"I have this." I replied, handing Raven one of Jason's old T-shirts. Raven held it and looked at it.
"Jason had good taste in music. It's a pity he turned to the dark side of humanity." said Raven.
"This isn't Star Wars." I said. Raven chuckled for the first time and she looked at me with a small smile. A first for her.
"This shirt has been worn by Jason many times. The story of this shirt is telling me something very important. You might want to hang outside the hallway." said Raven.
I stepped outside and Jon was waiting for me. "Any news?" asked Jon.
"Raven is working on it." I said.
Jon shook his head. "Are you sure asking her for help is wise. She's not exactly the most friendly Titan." said Jon.
"Who else can we ask?" I asked.
"Well there's Dr. Fate, Zatanna, Etrigan..." said Jon.
"Those are people I don't even know about. Raven was the only person that came to mind." I said.
"Dude, really now?" asked Jon.
"Bear with me this once Jon. If we both want to save Gotham and get you the closure you need, we must start out by looking at all the recources we have right now." I said.
"Closure? What do you mean closure?" asked Jon.
"You want to stop the man who shot your father. We both know it was the Joker." I said.
Jon nodded in agreement. "I don't know if I want to punch his stomach or simply toss him up into the air." said Jon.
"By the way... where's Conner? Wasn't he supposed to be here?" I asked.
"Conner sent me a message telling me he's going to be busy with the league. Apperantly there is something I didn't mention to you at all. Something that is also on Baman's to do list." said Jon.
"What?" I asked.
"You see the league is dealing with an alien tyrant named Darkseid. Before I was born, he tried to conquer the Earth, but the Justice League stopped him. He was put in prison by the Green Lantern Corp. in a very tight facility. However, there are negotiations of having him freed currently. Up in space, there is a whole kingdom of alien life. It's a complicated history, but you see... the planet Krypton's destruction was no accident. It was caused by worshippers of Darkseid." said Jon.
"Your going all over the place with this." I said to Jon.
"I'll make my story brief. Darkseid considers himself a God. He comes from a planet where people worship him for his violence. He's also a very controversial political figure in the Galactic Federation of a Thousand Planets. It's hard to believe this, but senators and politicians actually look up to Darkseid, and they have been suggesting new laws to give him protection and to free him from the Green Lantern Corp." said Jon.
"What? But... what about Krypton?" I asked.
"My grandfather JOR-EL believed that Krypton was destroyed because of the weak core of the planet for it's overuse of energy. That was true. But the final nail in the coffin was when Darkseid arrived to visit and met up with Kryptonian senators. They believed in his violent ways and they played an important part in destroying the planet. In fact, they created the super computer Braniac, and Darkseid laughed as Krypton was put to it's knees." said Jon.
"This sounds like Red Hood." I said, seeing some parallels between Darkseide and Red Hood.
"Darkseid is currently in jail, but he's confident he'll be free. However the Justice League are negotiating terms on extending his time in prison." said Jon.
"And Conner is caught in this?" I asked.
"Conner is going in representation of my father." replied Jon.
"This sounds a lot worse than Red Hood taking over a city." I said.
"True, but Red Hood still needs to be stopped. He's thinking of destroying Gotham. And he's promoting a ton of violence. While the league faces Darkseid in court, we may have to deal with Red Hood on a personal level." said Jon.
"I don't know which is worse. Galactic tyrant or evil self elect city mayor." I said.
"Both. Both are evil." replied Jon.
Raven came out of the room. "The Red Hood is hiding in Wharehouse 93 by the south docks." said Raven.
I looked at Jon with a smile, and he smiled back, nervously but confidentaly.