Beginning Author's Note: Not to worry more of the Secret Society villains are in this chapter as for a few others. The story has more Gotham villains 1) because I'm a huge Batman fan and know more personalities of those villains and 2) its in Gotham so more are around. But never fear… other villains are in on Grodd's plan too. Don't think Grodd hasn't come unprepared, he knows that some of Gotham's "most deadliest" are only deadly to Batman more than the others.

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Anonymous But Eager: Yes I forgot about those episodes and remembered after I posted it (and re-reading it) that that was a mistake. I'm not sure if Giganta will in the plot line. I could never leave her out... but then again I might. I can't remember if she talks or not… I don't think she does… but I can't remember. But Grodd and her are tight ya know? So I can add her in. If you can tell me if she talks or not, that will be helpful I it would be easier for me to add her in, considering that I think I will… I just can't remember in that episode if she does or not. Thanks for the review.

BeetleCat: I'm glad you like the tension between Diana and Catwoman. I always wondered how that would play out if they met. The blurb about the stolen items is actually linked to Grodd. In the first chapter Batman thinks (as they're eavesdropping on Grodd) that Grodd hired Gotham's "deadliest" since they knew the city best. I might have made that unclear but I can always find a spot to clarify it in, which should be in this chapter. Thanks for bringing that up. I want little confusion as possible.

DianaRulz: I'm glad you're enjoying the Wonder Woman vs. Catwoman feeling. It gets more interesting as the story goes along.

The Drewfus: You want Croc, you got Croc. I'll add him in later in the story for ya. He's always a good character.

JuStIcE LeAgUe RoCkS: I'm glad you like it.

Chapter 2: Battle for Time

Batman froze on the spot. Diana noticed the tense look and looked up at Superman who also looked a bit stunned.

"Tim…" was all Diana heard Batman say, his fists clenched.

The villains all looked on, as Robin struggled to get free. They all grinned in satisfaction. Joker still laughing, and pulled out a knife putting it to Robin's throat. Robin head butted the Joker back trying to protect himself, with a glare. Joker stumbled back a bit before he rolled up his sleeves and held the knife tight in his hand.

"Not now!" Two-Face shouted, grabbing the knife from Joker, "Wait!"

"Oh fine… party pooper…" Joker sighed flipping the knife back into his jacket, "But you wait Bird-Boy…" he chuckled, "You wait…"

Robin looked slightly relieved but the look of terror was still plain on his face.

"So," Grodd began, looking up at Robin with some curiously not understanding his importance to Batman, "Shall we begin?"

"Yea…" Joker giggled, "Let's get crackin'!"

"Can I watch Brat-Boy?" Harley said grabbing him off the table to allow Grodd to put the Time-X-Regulator down, "I promise not to touch a hair on his head."

"No!" Two-Face said returning to his watch over Robin by grabbing him, "You'll kill him."

"Hmpf!" Harley said folding her arms over her chest and spitting her tongue out, "You're no fun."

Two-Face grunted and grabbed Robin, keeping the guard over him once again.

Batman shifted his weight uneasily as he watched. His partner… no… his son was in the clutches of mad minds and he hadn't saved him. He could only imagine what Tim was thinking his mind… how horrible he must be feeling.

-Meanwhile-

Catwoman jumped down the stairs with grace. She had seen the Justice League come down this way. She walked down the deserted, hollow Sub Way before she spotted them up ahead, listening in carefully on a conversation.

Taking a few steps backwards, Catwoman nestled herself between two rocks to be unseen. This plan of hers was working out perfectly. Whatever Joker and the gang were up to, she suspected it was big. And she wanted to crash the party.

She licked her lips with eagerness until she saw the Justice League looking tense.

Carefully she leaned her head out to get a better view. Batman seemed to be stirring restlessly as the others tried to calm him down.

-Back to the League-

"I'm ending this," Batman hissed as he started to get up.

Hawkgirl grabbed him, "And ruin the mission! Wait one more minute!"

"They have Robin!" snarled Batman.

"Wait!" Hawkgirl begged, "John said he was coming. Give him some time."

"When did this happen?" Flash asked.

"As we were coming down, I called him for back up," Hawkgirl turned a sorrowful glance towards Batman, "Please wait one more minute."

"We have all the information we need," growled the Dark Knight, "I'm not loosing my partner just because you wanted to wait a few more minutes for John."

"Batman…. she's right," added Superman, "We still need more information on their plan. We have the main idea," he added in seeing the look on Batman's masked face, "And we can use all the help we can get. But we can't be sure… just wait one more minute."

Batman said nothing as he narrowed his eyes and forced them back towards Grodd and the others. Wonder Woman couldn't help but notice how frustrated he had become. True, Batman was never the calmest person, but he was always in check, only frustrated when something was truly wrong. She didn't know a lot about Robin, but Flash had told her about him once during lunch. He had called Robin a partner but she was thinking Robin meant more to Batman then the others knew.

Angrily, Batman forced himself back to their conversation as he heard footsteps land softly behind him. Green Lantern had just arrived, but he could care less. Robin's life was at stake.

"He's here let's—"

"Calm down Bats," the Scarlet Speedster said holding his arm out so Batman wouldn't get up, "We need a plan."

"I can't believe I'm saying this, but Flash is right," Hawkgirl said, John, or in uniform the Green Lantern, was standing right next to her, "We need a plan… you of all people are never this careless."

"His partner's life is at stake… can you blame him?" Diana said, "If one of my sisters was in the same spot I would be doing the same thing."

Batman looked at Wonder Woman carefully and felt his lips ease into a smile almost as she said those words.

"Enough bickering… now Flash," Superman said, "I need you to go in and cause a distraction. John, I want you to get Robin to—"

"Robin?" he questioned.

Superman nodded, "Two-Face has him…" he described Two-Face to John, not sure if the Lantern knew him or not, "I need you to get him out of harm's way. You're ring is the best thing for that. The rest of us, take down Grodd and the others. Destroy the time machine if you can… then we don't have to worry about him going off into the past."

No words were spoken. The silence meant they all understood. Batman still looked murderous at the fact that his ward was in danger but trusted Green Lantern enough to make sure he'd get Robin to safety.

Flash grinned and decided to make his appearance. With great speed, the Fastest Man on Earth zoomed in the room.

"Hey guys," he grinned, "Mind if I crash the party?"

The villains all set glares in his direction and Poison Ivy balled her fist and smirked a deadly smile.

"Crash this!" Poison Ivy shouted sending a giant green root towards the Scarlet Speedster.

Flash gave a quick glance and zipped off around the room as Poison Ivy sent another root crashing his way.

"I liked you better in that alternate Justice Lords universe Poison Oak!" cried Flash.

Poison Ivy gritted her teeth and hurled another root his way, "It's POISON IVY!"

"Whatever…"

Thanks to Flash's distraction, the rest of the League was making their move. Diana flew straight towards Harley who jumped on a pogo stick, preformed a back flip, then flipping her pogo stick up and pulled something on it with a grinning look.

The Amazon Princess stopped dead in her flight as she realized this was not a normal pogo stick. It was more like a pogo stick with a hidden gun feature, something she assumed the insane clown added in. Placing her arms up, she put trust into her magical bracelets to shield her from harm.

She had to have been pushed back several feet; she heard her heels screeching below her on the ground as she blocked the gun explosion. Harley's pogo stick was more of a bazooka.

Harley snapped her fingers in frustration, "Darn!"

Diana again flew towards her, passing Two-Face and Batman in a heated battle.

Throwing a punch, Two-Face ducked the Dark Knight's roundhouse kick. He grinned an evil grin before pulling out a pistol and pointing it at Batman, "I've wanted to do this for a while you know…" he told Batman, "But perhaps I'll wait."

Batman gritted his teeth. At least Two-Face was away from Robin, but now he was merely toying with Batman at the moment as if he was bait of some sort. Ripping out a Bat-a-rang, he threw it at the double-faced man.

Two-Face ran and it soon became a chase as Batman threw more Bat-a-rangs.

"Watch it!" Green Lantern said ducking a few more Bat-a-rangs that bounced off the walls as he untied Robin. Undoing the knots quickly, he soon found Robin small enough to wriggle through the rest. He ripped out his gag and coughed.

"You okay kid?" the Lantern asked.

"Fine," Robin told him, "And I'm not a kid."

Green Lantern wanted to roll his eyes… kids… Batman's kid… "Alright, you're coming with me."

Robin looked back at him, fighting going on all around him, "What about Batman?" he questioned.

"He's fine," John assured the young Boy Wonder, "Now come on."

"I'm not leaving Batman!" Robin shouted.

"Look kid," he said much to Robin's displeasure, "You're coming with me now—"

"LOOK OUT!" Robin shouted gabbing Green Lantern, and with all the force a thirteen year old could muster, pulled him down as a clay glob came hurdling towards them.

On the ground, both looked up carefully to see Clayface, pumpkin like face, grinning back at them. Robin pulled something out of his utility belt and handed it to Green Lantern as they jumped back from Clayface who was trying to pound them with his hammered hands.

"What's this?" Green Lantern questioned using his ring to hit Clayface.

Robin flipped backwards agilely landing behind Clayface and pulled out the same kind of disk he had given John, "Electronic Disk! Throw it at him! Electricity is his weakness! I got the back!"

Green Lantern looked at the disk and threw it. He hoped it didn't involve anything else… he didn't see an ON switch.

Clayface spun around and grabbed Robin before he could throw the disk, "Gotcha," he said in a deep satisfying tone.

"Get this," Robin said grinning as Green Lantern's disk hit Clayface in the back.

Instantly Clayface cried out dropping the Dark Knight's ward, who flipped away from the danger. Clayface soon turned into a mucky pile of clay as the electricity worked.

Green Lantern looked on and Robin smirked, "Yea!"

"Aright now lets get you out of here," Green Lantern said as they started to exit the fighting chaos going on all around.

"AHHHHHHH!" cried Hawkgirl, her battle call been made, mace charged, she flew towards the Joker. He laughed comically then pulled out a small brown bag.

Hawkgirl still charged at him and the Joker simply made a run and threw a baby doll at Hawkgirl, "Here catch!" he laughed.

Catching the baby doll Hawkgirl looked at it as if said the classic, "Mama," before it…

"Whooopppeee!" Joker laughed at the baby girl exploded in Hawkgirl's face causing the Joker a get away.

"Ack!" coughed Hawkgirl as she tried to regain her senses. The baby doll had caused a great deal of smoke.

"Better luck next time toots!" Joker called out to Hawkgirl.

With her frustration rising, Hawkgirl narrowed her eyes, and tightened her grip on her mace. A clown wasn't going to make a full out of her…

Meanwhile, Superman was engaged in a battle with Grodd who was putting up quite a fight.

"Surrender!" Superman shouted punching Grodd into the wall.

Grodd seemed almost amused with the whole predicament. Superman looked at him curiously… something was wrong. It was as if Grodd had expected them to come.

"What is your plan!" Superman shouted. What they had heard when they were fighting could have been a set-up made by Grodd but told no one else. Did he know the League was there? He seemed too confident… almost as if this was following a plan.

Glaring at Grodd he was wanting for an answer.

-Meanwhile-

It was perfect. He had gotten out with out anyone noticing. He was almost home free. Giving a relieved sigh, Penguin chuckled to himself as he held onto the Time-X-Regulator. Grodd had been suspicious of a possible Justice League attack. The rule was, whoever could get out with the machine safe would get a something extra. Penguin, had no idea what he would get, but knew he had to deliver it to the warehouse building on 4th and 5th street. Grodd said someone would handle it until he was ready.

"And where are you off to?" asked a sly voice.

Penguin jumped back. Catwoman was right in front of him, eyes gleaming and she flashed a catty grin.

"Scram cat," Penguin told her.

She ignored him, "What's a little guy like you doing with a big thing like that?" she asked.

Penguin pulled out his umbrella, "I'm warning you. Go!"

"No. The kitty wants to play with your new toy," Catwoman said with a devious chuckle.

Penguin looked at her, and coldly stated, "Go play with Batman."

Catwoman narrowed her eyes and released the claws in her gloved hand. Penguin looked back towards the fighting; if he went in there he might be able to lose her.

And he went for it. Breaking off into a run, he ran back towards Grodd and the others. Catwoman chased him as he disappeared into the room.

"Fat idiot… when I get my claws on him he's— AH!"

Catwoman fell as a punching glove hit the back of her head, slamming her into the floor. She rubbed the back of her head gingerly as someone bended over next to her.

"Joker…" she hissed.

Joker laughed, "Ha! Correct you win the grand prize…" he cackled, "Now what's a sweet little kitty like you doing here? Gasp!" he cried, "Trying to crash the part uninvited! Ha ha ha! How original of you! Not everyone tries to pull that…"

Catwoman started to get up.

"No don't get up," Joker told her, smiling, "Here…" he said pushing her back down onto the ground, "Have a seat!"

Falling back to the ground, Catwoman winced as she hit it. Joker almost seemed to skip around her, "So…"

"So what?" she snarled.

"Tisk, tisk, tisk…" the Clown Prince of Crime told her pointing a finger at her, "Manners my dear."

Catwoman had no time for Joker's game. With a quick glance she could tell Penguin was gone. Angrily, she got back up and with great effort slashed a hole in his purple vest. Joker glared at her.

"And I get all dressed up and my best suit gets ruined…. Oh sob, cry… ha ha!" he said pretending to be upset, "But I'm sure I can replace it…" he said pulling out a knife on Catwoman.

She felt her body tense as he came towards her, she pulled out her whip, ready to strike when suddenly—

—WHAM!—

—Batman's foot suddenly appeared kicking the Joker hard in the face. The Clown stumbled backwards, but made a quick recovery and began a fight with the Dark Knight.

Laughing, the Joker squeezed his flower on his vest and an acid came shooting out. Batman froze and jumped back narrowly missing the deadly acid.

"Plenty more where that came from Guano-Man!" Joker told him with a smile, pulling out what appeared to be a water gun. He squirted it at Batman who again dodged it. And it was a good thing too… the gun was full of acid.

"Let's play tag!" Joker said laughing, "You're it Batman!" he said squirting his the end of his cape.

Catwoman watched Batman jump back as the acid hit his cape. She almost felt a slight butterfly reaction…

Batman reached into his utility belt and whipped out a Bat-a-rang quickly knocking the gun out of the Joker's hand. He growled and then suddenly started taking off in the only insane way the Joker would do.

Thinking fast, while chasing The Clown Prince of Crime, Batman took in the fighting. He had taken care of Two-Face and Diana was finishing up with Harley. Green Lantern, he had seen, take down Clayface with Robin and currently he was supposed to be getting Robin to safety. He didn't see the two so he assumed Green Lantern was taking care of Robin. Hawkgirl had been handling the Joker but she was now helping Superman take down Grodd.

Snapping back to reality, Batman saw the Joker jump over a box of supplies. Batman followed, and with a quick glance towards the box, he knew right away that these, along with many others, were boxes that were stolen and why he was originally out her in the beginning before all the stuff with Grodd had happened. Grodd had asked Gotham's most deadliest to steal to them. The pieces of that puzzle were complete. These were the boxes that he was looking for before any of this.

"Hey Bat-Boy!" called Joker, "Catch!"

Batman halted as the Joker threw a small bouncy ball at him. Grabbing his cape, he backed up allowing the ball to explode and using his cape, he shielded himself from the explosion.

Joker snapped his fingers in frustration and began to run off again.

Batman was growing tired of these games… he threw a Bat-a-rang and it hit Joker causing him to trip.

"Ouf!" Joker shouted as he hit the floor. The Bat-a-rang had ropes in it and had tied his feet up good and tight.

Batman, smirking, walked over and picked up the Joker, "Funs over…"

"Oh… you party pooper… never letting me have any fun…" the Joker sobbed.

With a grin and punch, Batman watched the dazed Joker fall into unconsciousness.

Batman felt satisfied, and a smirk appeared on his face.

"You didn't have to do that you know," said a sly voice behind him.

Batman turned around to find himself looking at a smiling Catwoman, "But thanks anyway," said the feline keeper walking over closer to Batman with an enchanting smile.

For a second, Batman was considering saying 'Your welcome' when he heard Superman shout from a distance.

"BATMAN!" The Man of Steel shouted. He was currently in a battle with Grodd and it seemed almost as if Grodd was putting up a good fight, "The time machine!"

The Penguin was currently trying to escape with the Time-X-Regulator. Thinking quickly. Batman ripped out a Bat-a-rang and readied himself to throw it.

"Look out!" Wonder Woman screamed as she tried to fly over to Batman.

Wide-eyed, Batman turned around to see one of Harley Quinn's bazooka blasts heading straight for him. She obviously had escaped her capture. But Batman had to finish what he started.

With all his effort, he threw a Bat-a-rang towards the Penguin… but unfortunately Harley's bazooka shot hit him first, hitting his arm causing the Bat-a-rang, not to hit the Penguin, but the time machine.

"BATMAN!" Diana screamed as the blast hit Batman into the ground. Catwoman quickly looked over Batman as he grimaced and let out a moan in pain.

As the Dark Knight's Bat-a-rang in-bedded itself into the Time-X-Regulator it was almost as if time was stopped. No body moved. Grodd looked on wide-eyed as his machine started to malfunction. Penguin dropped the machine and took off running. No one bothered to chase him, all eyes fixed on the machine…

"What the—?" Green Lantern said as he flew into the room, green glowing eyes looking at the dropped Time-X-Regulator realizing that something was about to happen. Quickly he pulled out his ring to shield everyone from the on going explosion.

Diana rushed over to Batman's aid and wanted to push Catwoman out of the way so she could see if her Dark Knight was all right. How dare that Feline Fetished Woman look over her hero like that, it was enough to make her want to— well we shouldn't get into that.

Soon a green shield came over the heroes and even the villains, protecting them from the blast that the Time-X-Regulator was giving off. Both villains and heroes looked on as Green Lantern struggled to keep the shield up as the explosion went of from the Time-X-Regulator.

But Green Lantern was struggling… the explosion was to strong… he fell onto one knee… arm still up holding the ring out as the energy the ring was giving out…

With a great explosion from the Time-X-Regulator, the Green Lantern's green shield fell and the room when black…

Wonder Woman fell to her knees… and slowly started to fall to the ground… her eyes were falling and the sound around her started to fade… she looked over at Batman who lay unconscious on the ground… she reached her hand over and clasped her smooth hand over his gloved one as the room went dark.

Closing Author's Note: Okay… so they're not kids in this chapter. Next chapter is almost done and I promise you… they're kids… and trust me… things are about to get interesting… Please read and review.