They had flown the Javelin back to the Watchtower and were using the space station sensors to try to locate their parents. After reviewing the recordings of the kidnapping from the Javelin they knew that whoever had taken their folks meant business. It was nearly five p.m. their deadline for finding their parents was eleven p.m. Time was running out.

"How could something like this happen? I mean what are we suppose to do about it? This wasn't suppose to happen. We were suppose to stop the synthoid and return here to complete work on the time gate. Now our parents have been kidnapped, there's bunch of people who are using technology from our time to test us, and were in the deep trouble." Terra berated.

"Getting upset about it isn't going to make the situation any better. We have to try and figure out what's going on and how we can save our parents. Lets put our heads together and see what we do know." Max said calmly.

"Well first off we know whoever were up against knows exactly what were capable of. It's a basic battle strategy. Always know your advisories strengths and weakness so you have an advantage over them." Athena said evenly

"They also have access to our level of technology. That means one of two things. One there either very intelligent and came up with this on their own or two there from our time. From what you described of your attacker you two I say the latter is more likely." Kara pointed out.

"Not to mention their highly organize and efficient. I mean to carry out such a well organized kidnapping while at the same time recording us shows that their professionals. This is something they excel at." Shania stated.

"Not to mention they seem to figure out the relationship between us and the Justice League. If they kill the League most of you seize to exist. What's to stop them from killing my dad or Terry and Terra parents? Or even Max's if they wanted to be thorough." Marina said addressing their worst fears.

Gordon kicked the counsel in frustration nearly smashing his foot in the process. "This doesn't make any sense at all! Why kidnap our parents and tell us to find them, but not give us a clue where to look. If the want us to find them why not give us a hint?"

"Because they want to control everything about this little adventure. That's what gives them power. They have control over every aspect. The synthoid attack, the kidnapping; now this are all part of something much bigger. We have to play by their rules not ours. Which means we better find a way to get around them." Lucas said heavily.

"If only we knew the whole story. Somehow all of these things are connected. Us being stuck in this time and place, the building of the time gate, the attack/kidnapping everything. It's like some kind of puzzle or game. If we could just see the big picture then maybe we could have an advantage." J'osse remarked.

"Yeah, but I don't see how that's going to happen. We need more then just the rules. We need guidance and power. Something that will aid us in our quest to save our parents. But its not like we have that. The only thing we have are these necklaces and they're useless." Terry said sadly.

"Wait a minute! Terry your wrong these necklaces do have special powers. I mean remember how they brought us here? And whenever you hold them or rub them you feel good and warm? They must have some kind special powers." Terra said excitedly.

"Your right sis. I just remembered when that disrupter was aimed at me I just touch the crystal out of habit and suddenly I felt this golden aura surround me. I then melted into the shadows like the old man use to do before he invented the camouflage mode. The disrupter missed me because it lost its lock. It completely slipped my mind when we discovered Wayne was missing." Terry replied.

"Your crystal gave you a power you've never had before? That's weird. Kara's also did something strange." Lucas commented. They all turned to face her.

"I was trying to force open a pair of heavy duranium doors, but I wasn't strong enough. So I was just thinking I needed to be stronger when suddenly my crystal lights up and I feel a new strength flowing through my body. Suddenly my strength was equal to my Dad's and I easily flung the door open." Kara explained slowly.

"You told us your powers are only half as strong as your dad's. That means your crystal doubled your powers when you needed it the most." Flashboy observed.

"Well when that missile was bearing down on Gordon and me I flung myself on top of him hoping my armor would protect us. But what we really needed was a force field to save us and at the last minute a golden force field did appear saving us." Athena told the others.

"These crystals are indeed remarkable. They have a lot of powers, but none as useful as the one that I witnessed." Shania said softly.

"My shoulder was badly burnt and when the crystal tip touched it was instantly healed." J'osse told the others still amazed.

"So these crystals have extraordinary power that are activated when we touch them or think about something we need. Clearly these things are more then mere jewelry. They must have more special hidden powers. But what are those powers, where did they come from, and how can we use this to our full advantage?" Max inquired staring thoughtfully at her crystal.

Marina was examing her crystal necklace closely. The smooth blue crystal was cool to the touch and the gold chain didn't irritate her skin. As she mulled over things she turned to crystal over and was surprised to see her symbol on it. "Hey guys do your crystals have your symbols on them instead of your parents? Because when I first got here the A crest was gold, but now its silver like mine."

The others all looked at their symbols and saw indeed they did match their own. The Bat Twins had blood red bats on theirs, Max had a gold MR, Athena had the two w's with her two stars in the center, Lucas was the Lantern emblem pulsating green energy, Kara's S was her color, J'osse wheel was surrounded by a mist of green, Gordon had his two crisscrossing lighting bolts and lastly Shania's hawk symbol surrounded by flames. What did this mean?

Suddenly they all heard a melodies voice whisper to them gently. It was kind and full of love. "Combine the powers together in the proper order. All your questions will be answered." They all stared at one another in amazement. "We all heard that didn't we?" Gordon asked timidly.

"Yeah and you know what? The voice sounds familiar. I know that I've heard it before, but I can't quite place where from. I don't know who it belongs to, but I don't believe that person is evil." Kara said.

"Yeah I think we should trust the voice. It fills me with a sense of peace and calm. I always get a good feeling when I hear it." Shania insisted.

"But what order does it mean and how do we combine our powers together?" J'osse inquired. Everyone looked at one another thoughtfully wondering the same thing. That's when Max spoke up. "Why not take the necklaces off and form a circle similar to when a witch form a pentagram for summoning? We could then point the tips of the crystal towards the center and call out our superhero names in the order we introduced ourselves in."

They all nodded, that sounded like a reasonable course of action. They all spread out and formed a large circle each about two meters apart from one another. This time there was no resistance when they removed the necklaces and they weren't filled with those strange feelings inside. Each pointed the tip of there crystal inward and focused all their power on the crystal. Then they let it loose. "Batman, Batgirl, Mystic Robin, Wonder Girl, Green Lantern J, Supergirl, Martian Boyhunter, Flashboy, Hawklady, Aquagirl!" Ten different colored tendrils of light shot out from the crystals and converge together in the center of the room. They joined together and started to form into the something or someone, but the intensity of the lights was too much. The brilliance temporally blinded them and all of them had to close their eyes tightly. When the lights died down they all dared to look at who or what they summoned.

Hovering five feet of the floor was a being who seemed to be made out of pure energy or white light. Here and there sparks of rainbow color ran through the body. The figure was feminine in shape and had extremely long hair, glowing white eyes, fairly tall, and was wearing a flowing gown. A shimmering aura surrounded her. She gave off a sense of purity and serenity. Everything aboard the Watchtower seemed to be powered by her. When she spoke her voice seem to come from everywhere and nowhere at the same time. It filled their heads and heart.

"My name is Star. It is good to see you my children. Your ability to summon mean indicates that you are ready for the next level in this stage of the game. I know that you have many questions and I will be pleased to answer them. But let me change into something that you will be able to understand better. Your minds are to simple to comprehend my true form and even in this body I can sense your brains are having trouble grasping who and what I am." She said simply.

She floated effortlessly to the ground and smiled warmly at the ten teenagers who where still in awe of her. She glowed gold briefly and instantly she was a human teenager around their age. She was about six feet tall with tan skin. Her hair was a light blond and fluttered in a nonexistence wind. Her eyes were the color of sapphires. She was wearing purple platform shoes, blue jeans with purple patches, a purple halter-top with gold earrings and a bracelet. "Is this better?" she asked simply.

"Who who are you?" J'osse stammered still stunned to see this girl. He and the other kids drew closer very curious to meet her yet still a little wary. Even though she now looked harmless she still gave off a feeling of enormous power and serenity as well.

"Please don't be frightened of me. I won't hurt you. Like I told you my name is Star the Spirit of Justice, Entity of all Goodness, Creator of Life." Star said proudly.

"That's some job description." Gordon joked.

"Yes, but an accurate one. I am an Entity. A being of both pure thought and energy who can manipulate both time and space. I may seem all powerful to you, but believe me I'm not." Star replied.

"Why did you take the form of a young girl?" Athena asked still suspicious.

"Because in my society I am a teenager all though a pretty important one. I am seven eons old. I have a mother and father just like you. Also I have a little brother and a twin sister. I need to discuss my sister, but right now I need to bring you up to speed on what's going. The truth behind the crystals powers, the kidnapping of your parent, the truth about your own destiny, and what is going on. It's all interconnected. Its time that you learned the truth behind everything. What I am going to show you maybe hard to believe and at times might scare you, but it is all true and its all very important. So please don't resist and relax. Everything will be fine."

The kids looked at each one by one. Should they trust this girl? The answer was yes. They all knew her voice and they trusted her. She gave off a sense of calm and peace. "Alright we trust you Star. Tell us what we need to know." Terra said.

"Hold on tight it's going to be quite a ride." Star smiled mischievely at them. Suddenly the Watchtower just vanished and they found themselves floating in pitch blackness. They were all panicking trying to hold their breath when they realized that they could breath and quite easily. "I told you it was quite a ride. Relax please nothing can harm you as long as I'm around." Star giggled and with a blink of her eyes they found themselves standing on what appeared to be solid ground.

"What is this place? When are we? What happen to the Watchtower? Why can we breath so easily?" Kara questioned her.

"You ask a lot of questions for someone so young. This place is the center of the universe or to answer your next question this is before the Big Bang, before the creation of life. I simply moved us from the Watchtower to this time and set us on another plane so we could safely observe the happenings. You can breath so easily because I created an air bubble around us. Now please no more questions. Just watch the following events it's both educational and a once in a lifetime opportunity." Star told them.

They all turned to watch in amazement as a huge burst of energy pulsed out from the center and suddenly in the most spectacular display of color and pryotechniques the universe was created. Stars, planets, asteroids, every type of stellar matter sprouted up all over the place. But in the center of it all was a planet the size of Earth and they could see on that it was the only world that supported life. They saw with Star's help a handful of people. "This is my home planet of Entara a word that means eternity in my language. The people you see down there are the Council of Four and the elders of my race. My people were created by left over energy from the Big Bang. We took it upon ourselves to keep watch over the universe and help populated it with all sorts of life. A million of years passed and my race grew. Soon the universe was filled with the beginnings of life. That is when we learned that we were not the only life forms created from the Big Bang. Something else was created, a creature who was the opposite of everything we were. A creature I might add that was pure evil some might even say beyond evil, it wasn't even a true life form in a sense. It was an anti life form. We called it the Nameless. It was a huge black shroud of nothingness. It wished to return the whole universe back the way it was before the Big Bang." Star narrated.

They all watched in amazement as the events mentioned unfolded at super speed around them. Lucas and Max pointed out to the others the newer Entities and Marina showed them all where the newest life forms were. They were all amazed by what was happening. It was like they were literally part of the fabric of time and space. But it was Shania with her hawk eyes who spotted the dark shroud that was the Nameless. It was huge and gave off an intense wave of darkness. It blocked out the light of the sun and stars. "Oh my God. Look at that thing!" Athena exclaimed.

"The Nameless was intent on restoring the universe to a state of nothingness. As you can see when it set its sights on something it didn't stop till all life was extinguished." Star stated calmly. They zoomed in closer and watched in horror as the Nameless devoured an entire solar system leaving nothing but blank space in its wake. "My suits picking up no signs of life and but I'm also getting strange energy readings. Its like the very fabric of space is collapsing upon itself." Terry said after examining the area closely.

"Yes that's exactly what was happening. We Entities feared that the Nameless would destroy the entire universe given enough time. Already you can see that reality was threatened. The Council of Four then declared war on the Nameless. It was a strange one. We were instructed to repair the damage caused by the Nameless, keep the universe and all life from being destroyed, and lastly defeat the Nameless. But our task wasn't easy. The Nameless created an army of Killgona's to hunt us done and stop us." Star continued showing them the events.

They witnessed the Council of Four who was comprised of Time, Nature, Wisdom, and Emotion give the proclamation. They watched as four thousand Entities each controlling something different do there best to repair the damage inflicted. Already the large blank spaces seem to repopulated, the fabric mended, and order restored. Then suddenly something happened. J'osse noticed out of the corner of his eye a gigantic pale blue dragon/serpent come flying towards them. He instinctively threw up his arms to block the attack, but it just passed through him. He turned in amazement and watched the creature devour a tiny Entity who had been monitoring the progress of a pulsar. "Was that a Killgona? What is it exactly?"

"It's a creature who can exist on several planes of existence at the same time. That was a Killgona in its true form. They are shape shifters who can strike at anytime. When they travel they do so in their natural form. When they wish to pose as human they look completely normal except for the blue veins running from their temples into their hair, long claw like nails, and sharp pointy teeth. They have powers that are almost equal to one of my kind. There one purpose in life is to kill my kind and give our energy to their master. The Nameless uses it to grow stronger. Killgona means entity eater because they eat us. They only attack when we are sick, injured, or pregnant. I've had my fair share of them." Star said.

"I really wouldn't want to have to face one of those things. They sound way scary. But what does all this have to do with us and how does it help us understand our crystals?" Marina asked urgently.

"Be patient a little while longer and all will be made clear. The war went on for approximately 2 trillion years. During that time the universe suffered greatly. Billions of sentient life was obliterated, millions of stellar matter was destroyed, and the time space fabric began to unwind. Finally when the universe was on the brink of total annihilation we Entities did one last desperate act. I was four eons old at the time barely an adolescence. My brother was two, a mere child. But along with my folks and the rest of my race we combined the full power of our entire race and sealed the Nameless away in an anti universe and scattered his minions across the cosmos. Then we used the remainder of our power to split the universe into a multiverse. Trillions of realities with their own dimensions and planes of existence each coinciding along one another came to be. Each reality vibrates at its own specific energy frequency and that energy keeps up the barrier between realities making it impossible to cross. All the energy together help keep the Nameless sealed in its prison. To ensure that everything would stay safe we moved Entara just outside normal time and space so we could watch over the realities and make sure things proceeded normally." Star narrated showing them scenes from her past. They actually felt the full power of the Entities as they sealed their enemy away. They saw Star with a boy with brown hair and blue eyes working together to use their powers to create a barrier to separate their realities.

"This is unbelievable. No one in their right mind would ever guess that there is both a universe and multiverse existing at the same time nor would they understand all these concepts of realities, planes of existences, and dimensions. It puts our knowledge of physics to shame." Max said absorbing all the information.

"Excuse me but what is a plane anyways? You keep saying that there are planes of existence and that were viewing all this from another plane. I mean look around us. Where floating past several thousands realities in the blink of an eye. Here's one were fairies, witches, and hero's fight. Then there's one where people travel the stars in huge ships, and the one we just went through looked an awful lot like one of my comic books." Gordon said as they appeared in a world where people played a card game with holograms only to disappear to a world where animals dominated Earth.

"A plane is a state of consciences, a place where you exist both physically and mentally. There's the astral plane where our souls exist, there's Heaven, limbo, Hell. All of those are plane of existence. I'm sure that you know what a dimension is and how when you warp reality you can exist in another dimension but with in the same reality. I learned about it from the ancient archives on Themyscira." Athena explained to him.

"I'm curious about something Star. You said that your people took to observing the realities after the battle with the Nameless to ensure that things proceeded normally. Was there any reason they shouldn't have?" Terra asked suspiciously.

"Always the detective I see. Yes you are correct. We found that our seal wouldn't hold forever. Not as long as the Killgona's were free to do their master's dirty work. We tried to imprison them, but because of their very nature it was impossible. They discovered that if a reality becomes extinct or a powerful life form dies they could transmit the energy to the Nameless. When he grows strong enough he can break free. That is why it became necessary to protect the realities. Certain realties as well as planets became very important as you will discover." Star said clapping her hands. Instantly they found themselves hovering over Earth billions of years in the past. It looked so dead and dreary but to their astonishment they could feel life emanating from the planet.

"Earth was one of those planets. In any reality it emitted large quantities of energy that added in keeping the barrier up between realities and thus was also any reality with it in it was nesesecery to keep the Nameless sealed. In order for this to work the first step was to create life on Earth. As the Creator of Life I had already created life on other worlds with the help of the local Gods." Star explained. She created a small window in front of the kids and they watched Star in her light form move from world to world. At full magnification they saw her encourage life to bloom. Soon thousands of dead worlds were filled with the beginning of life.

"This is unbelievable. Most people would classify you as a Goddess or an all-powerful being. But this clearly indicates that you're neither of those things." Shania said earnestly.

"How come if you help start life on all those planets and you've done so many things we've never heard of you until now? I would think that a being like yourself would have some legends based upon you." Kara said.

"There are legends about me, but there very old and not widely known. Sometimes my name has been changed to fit into a story. But that's not important right now." Star told her gently.

"Then what is important right now?" Lucas asked. Star clapped her hands and suddenly they were on Earth, but invisible to the naked eye. They saw people from all sorts of times racing around. Suddenly it thinned out and only people from one time. Star waved her hand and suddenly they saw thin lines of different colored lights. They interconnected with a different person. Stepping backwards they saw that the lights formed a web and that somehow all the lights seemed to balance of power. "Is this what I think it is? Do these lights represent how someone affects a person?" Lucas inquired interested in what he was he was seeing.

"Correct Lucas. Every person has an adversary, a counterpart. Together they form a balance of good and evil, which in turn affects someone else, which in the end affects everyone else. It's the balance that keeps the energy flow of Earth steady. Destroy it and the entire cosmic alignment is thrown out of wack. So in order to keep the balance of power my sister and I chose certain people to protect key planets. Nova chose villains to represent the side of evil and produce that energy. I chose superhero's to represent the side of good and produce that energy. That's where your crystals and your parents come into play."

"How so? How is all this connected together? I like puzzles, but none of the pieces seem to add up to me." Gordon commented on. He prided himself on his ability to solve complicated word problems and he would work hours on finishing 3D puzzles.

"Think about it Gordon. Step back and look at the big picture for a second. We've just witnessed the history of the Entities and the Nameless because it showed how the multiverse is set up. We also just learned how the web of life influences someone else's creating a balance of power. It all connects to one another. Heroes and villains must be a key component in the puzzle and these crystal necklaces must be the piece that holds it all together." Athena told him grinning. She was pleased that she her cleverness had figured it all out.

Star nodded her head. She was very pleased. "As I said before certain realities are more important than others in keeping the barrier up and making sure the seal sticks. Your reality is one of the more important ones because for the longest time this one has produce more influence people across the galaxy then any other. Your parents were only a handful of several teams that I kept an eye on. I helped out where I could encouraging them, protecting them, assisting with certain missions, but never directly interfering."

"How come? I know you're not all powerful, but with your powers couldn't you have created a utopia on Earth without suffering or for that matter any world?" Lucas inquired.

"Lucas think about it. You saw what happened when the Entities used their full power or tried to change the balance of power creating a universe that was totally good or evil. It was a disaster and the universe was nearly destroyed in the process. They can help out in certain ways, ways that are very powerful, but direct interference would spell the end of everything." Max spoke up. Her perception of the situation was uncanny.

"You are right of course. That is the reason we don't interfere, but that didn't mean we abandoned our worlds. On the contrary we found a better way to lend a hand. Tell me do any of you know what a pure heart is speaking both figuratively and metaphorically?" She requested gazing at each of them one by one.

"A pure heart is a person who is kind and selfless and also means our hearts shining brightly inside of us. My father told me all about it." Shania said.

Star closed her hand and then opened them. Three balls of light emerged and floated to the middle of the circle. They shimmered brightly before changing shape till they were three crystals. One was blue, one was black, and one was red. " Every person in the universe whether they are good, evil, or undecided has some type of heart crystal. The crystals are reminiscence of my races power that was used in creating your kind. They contain our purest thoughts as well as our darkest fears. Normally they stay hidden inside of our bodies unable to be seen or felt. But sometimes when a person does an act of great good or evil they emerge. These crystals are a piece of your pure heart made visible. The colors represent what side your on. Blue for good, Black for evil, red for neutral. These crystals are very powerful and can be very dangerous if not handed carefully."

"These crystal necklaces, they came from our parents. That means that they were a piece of their pure heart. Once they gained them you must have been able to present yourself to them like you did to us." Kara said astonished.

"Your parents did all earn their crystals. In fact they already have them right now. They just hid them afraid to show you them. I have aided the Justice League several times and will continue to do so. Your parents gave you their crystals because it was time for you to have them. They just had to evolve for the next owner. You might have notice before you left the station your crystals glowing gold and your parents experiencing a tingling sensation. That was their energy joining with the crystals and allowing for your energy to replace theirs." Star informed them.

"So what kind of powers do these crystals have and why does it hurt to take them off?" Terry asked.

"It hurts to take of the crystals because they are an extension of your soul. They are a part of you and preserve a piece of your soul so when you try to remove it hurts. The crystals have a lot of different powers. More than I could list in your lifetime. I will fill you in on the basics. The most important thing to remember is that the crystals mark you as crystal carriers and show that you are representatives of good. They protect you from basic dangers, but aid you in huge ones. The four most basic of the powers are the ones you experienced. You can gain a power from a former owner including me in times of need, one of your powers can be doubled in strength, a force field can be produced to protect you from harm, or it can be used to heal injuries. Some of its other powers include being used as a lie detector, to change from your costume to your civilian clothes, manipulate energy of any type, or if any evil tries to take it from you they'll receive a nasty shock. They can also be used as emergency transporters and locator devices. You can use them to pool all your powers together in an attack or summon me. But I saved the two best powers for last. They can be used to move through time and space and they play a huge part in keeping people young."

"What do you mean by that?" Kara asked politely. Hearing about all the things her crystal necklace could do frightened her a bit. They were a lot of responsibility and she didn't know if she was up to the task.

"The reason most people from your parents time are still alive and in their prime is because the crystals have a tiny side effect. They release an anomaly in the blood that preserve youth and reverse the aging effect so that they remain younger longer. It was an elegant way to keep our protectors fit and healthy. Batman was the only one who ever lost his crystal and aged because of it." Star explained.

"So that's why are parents were able to have us so late in life and still look like they're thirty when they're really in their seventies or something!" Gordon exclaimed.

"Yes and now we have come to the point where you will learn the truth behind the way you were raised and why your parents have been kidnapped. This will also affect you all in more profound ways then you can imagine." Star said. With a snap of her fingers they found themselves in the Watchtower that was more familiar to J'osse. There were people walking around everywhere talking and chatting. Everyone looked extremely busy. "Follow me and don't get lost." Star said leading them through corridors and passing through solid walls till they reached the main floor. She walked through a set of locked doors like they weren't even there and the rest of them shrugged their shoulders and followed suit. When they entered the room they stopped dead in their tracks. There were two Stars. One invisible to the rest of the world, the other talking to the Leagues.

"What in the world is going on? I don't understand? When are we and why are you talking to our parents?" Lucas asked.

"We are in what is you're past your parents future and will be the present. Or to be more precise exactly twenty years ago your time. I am about to reveal something of great importance to them that will in turn affect you. Let's listen in shall we?" Star said.

"Star why have you assembled us? We have important work to do. There are people who need our help." Superman said.

The past Star sighed and shook her head. "No, not anymore. Superman, Clark everyone listen to me. You have always trusted me in the past and never questioned what I've said. I have helped you in your greatest crises. Now what I have to show you will profoundly affect you. I have had a vision of the future. And I have both good and bad news. Both are important."

"So talk to us. What did you see?" Flash asked.

"The people of Earth must for a time learn to live without heroes. Learn to take care of themselves. They have become too dependent on you and because of that Cadmus was created and nearly destroyed you. That can't happen again. For twenty years there will be no heroes at all and the Earth will both grow in technology and other sciences, but fall in moral and ethics. I know it sounds bad but it must come to be. If ordinary people don't learn to support themselves they'll never grow. You must disband the entire League this time for good," past Star said evenly. She looked at each of them in turn waiting for them to speak.

"You can't be serious. The Earth needs us! How can you ask us to quit doing our job?" Wonder Women demanded.

"Would you deny the next generation the right to exist? You need to have your own lives separate from saving the world. All of you have done the Earth a great service but life needs to go on. Trust me on this. You have to marry and produce the next generation. Let me show you what I'm talking about." She said. She thrusted her hands forward and a small portal appeared in the air. Images flashed by at super speeds. Suddenly they slowed down and became clear. It was scenes from their lives!

"These are your children. Their names are Terry, Terra, Max, Athena, Lucas, Kara, J'osse, Gordon, Shania, and Marina. More commonly known as Batman, Batgirl, Mystic Robin, Wonder Girl, Green Lantern J., Supergirl, Martian Boyhunter, Flashboy, Hawklady, and Aquagirl. They are your children. They are very powerful and very talented. They have two great destinies. One as a group, which will make them the most powerful League ever, and their individual destinies, which are just as great. But the only way their going to come into existence and be the people you see before you is if you disband and follow a set rule of instructions. So what's it going to be?" Star asked

They looked at one another. All of them had the same thoughts rushing through their minds. On the one hand they would have to give up doing the think they loved the most, what made them who they truly were, and the Earth would be defenseless. But they also wanted a chance to lead normal lives, to have families, and most of all how could they deny Star? She had never led them astray before and if she was positive this was the right thing to do who were they to argue? "What steps must be taken in order for your vision to come true?" J'onn asked her speaking for everyone.

"The first step is to disband the League and tell the other's members what I've told you. Gradually over the next year all heroes must seize to exist. Next you must never become your superhero identities again. You may help people as your alter ego's but no more hero business. Also you must not speak, see, or any type of communication with one another for the next twenty years save when Shayera and John meet during Rex's visits. You can meet with and talk to each others spouses, but you yourselves must not have any type of contact." Star said sternly.

"Hey what's with that? Why are you being so strict?" Flash said confused. He could understand some of the other rules, but he didn't like where this was heading.

"I know that sounds extreme, but it's the only way I can think to avoid contamination. In order for the children to reach their fullest potential they must be raised in ignorance of their destiny. Contact between one another might reveal it and your values and principles would greatly influence the way they think. In order to avoid the problem Cadmus had with you they must be able to appreciate a normal beings perspective. That means that when they get their powers you may train them in control, but you must forbid them for using their powers to help people." Star stated

"I thought they were destined to help people. Now you're asking us to train them not to do that. That doesn't make any sense to me at all." Shayera said.

"Not forever mind you. You and your spouses will raise them in caring nurturing homes, but because you will be controlling them and trying to raise them in ignorance a conflict will arise between you and them. This conflict will help form the bases of a foundation that will shape them to be heroes and prepare them for the ultiment task ahead. At age sixteen they may begin their lives as superheroes. That year will be hands on training to for the most difficult task ahead of them. At age seventeen you will give them your crystal necklaces on this date. Then it will be up to them to decide their fate. If they are worthy of their destiny no harm will come to them, but if not then I fear that the repercussions will be most devastating. I have complete faith that everything will work out. I only hope you will heed my words." Star said in a solemn voice.

"We will do as you say Star. We may come to regret this, but hopefully everything will work out in the end. Will we ever see you again?" Superman asked.

"Count on it. Now I must go. See you later." Star said disappearing. The League got up looked at each other with heavy hearts then left the room prepared to do what they had to do. The scene dissolved around them and they found themselves back to the present. Star turn to the stunned teenagers. "I hope you know understand why you were raised the way your were. It was all part of a bigger plan, one to make sure that you were ready for your destines, both your group one and your individual ones. I was a big part of your lives helping your parents out. I was in your dreams, giving you advice, lending a hand in certain situations. I was there the moment each of you was born and I have always kept an eye out for you. Now I showed your parents both your destinies and I think its time you learn them as well." Star said.

"What is our group destiny? Will you tell us that first before you tell us of our individual destinies?" Marina asked politely. Star nodded understanding that all of this was a bit much for them to take in all at once, but they would take it in stride.

"As you wish. As an Entity I have the ability to see timelines and what will become of those lines when joined with others. When the ten of you join together as a team, the Justice League Unlimited, you become a most powerful force. You will save not only this planet from extinction, but this reality as well. It is also predicted that one day you will join with heroes of other realties and help destroy the Nameless once and for all ending the threat of non existence." Star informed them.

"Wow now that is cool." Lucas said impressed that he was part of that. "But what about our individual destinies? Are they just as good and to we have only one?"

"You have many smaller destines that will occur along the way as you walk the path to your most important destiny. These ones are concrete and are impossible to break. I think I'll avoid showing those ones to you and leave them as a surprise. But I will show you each what your main destiny is."

A ball of light appeared in the center. It floated in the air and then came to rest in front of Terry. It glowed brightly and images of his future self played. He saw himself sitting at a desk talking to a lot of people. He was signing all sorts of documents and making calls. "Your future is Terry is the owner and CEO of Wayne Enterprise. The whole company will belong to you and you will use it to help people all over the globe and make sure peace is restored to the planet." Terry's jaw dropped. Him in charge of Wayne Enterprises? How was that even possible?

The ball floated in front of Terra and the images changed. An adult Terra sat behind a desk ordering the police around. She was review cases and cracking down as criminals. "Terra, you are destined to be the next police commissioner of Gotham City. You will bring crime rate down by 80 and you will help push for stricter laws on sex crimes and make sure that no children suffer in anyway." Terra was dumbfounded. Her taking over Barbara's position? It didn't seem likely.

The ball made its way to Max. It glowed brightly before showing a very unusual scene. There was Max surrounded by all sorts of people who looked like they were magical beings but in the background there were computers. "Max as the Chosen One you will be responsible for bringing order to the magical community and teaching it about modern machines."

Max couldn't quite grip that as her destiny.

Athena watched as the ball approached her and showed her on Themyscira. She was Queen and she seemed to be preaching new ideas. "Athena you will bring forth the ideas that men are equals and not so bad eventually leading to Themyscira accepting men on the island and being counted as a country." Athena smiled at that.

Lucas eagerly waited for his destiny to be revealed. What he saw was not what he expected. Instead of him playing professional basketball the globe showed him on an alien world. "Lucas you will aid alien worlds with your inventions bringing peace and new relationships to Earth." That was a surprise.

Kara was nervous as the globe approached her. Did she really want to learn what her future was? What the globe showed her was her dressed in strange robes and next to a handsome man. "Kara as the next ruler of New Krypton you will bring human culture to these people eventually leading to the immigration to Earth where the two societies will merge to one." Kara chewed her hair nervously upon the news.

J'osse stood tall and proud as the globe appeared in front of him ready to display his future. Nothing was going to discourage him. The images that appeared startled him. They were of Mars only the planets held life again. "J'osse your crowning achievement will be restoring Mars to its former glory." J'osse eyes light up in excitement.

Gordon was next and he didn't expect much. I mean what could he possibly have to look foreword to? The globe showed him images as an adult helping kids out. "Gordon you will help children out world wide. The results will be global. Because of you no kid will ever no the pain of being alone." Gordon didn't know what to say to that.

Shania waited patiently for the globe to announce her destiny. Even though she knew what her destiny was she was surprised when the globe showed as an adult using the Firebird force. "Shania as you know you are destined to save Thanagar from destruction but you are also destined as the Keeper of the Firebird Force to heal people with incurable diseases." Shania stumbled backwards upon hearing that news.

Marina waited anxiously for the information on her. She was the last one. The globe showed her images as an adult in Atlantis. "Marina as Queen of Atlantis you will reunite the people of the sea with those on land thus bring force an end to a bitter conflict." Marina was flabbergasted at the news. The globe returned to Star's hand and disappeared.

"The people who kidnapped your parents are aware of your destiny. They don't wish it to come to pass so they are attempting to destroy your parents before you are born. That is why I brought you back through time. You must stop this or none of you will come to be. You are all in danger of not existing." Star urgently said.

Max raised her hand and spoke. "How are me and Marina in danger anyways? I mean why did you bring us here only in spirit and how can we be threatened if none or are parents have been kidnapped?"

"There are two reasons I brought only your souls through time. Max consciencessly you aren't aware of your powers, but subconsciencessly you are aware that you're the most magical being. You have been protected thus far from exposure due to Bruce Wayne watching over for you making sure that your powers don't activate to soon causing dangerous magical beings to come after you. If you had come here in your body to many enemies would have been after you. As for Marina she has weakness. She can't survive out of water for more then three days and every minute she's away she grows weaker. The technology that she needs to survive exists in the future but not in the past so her spirit could survive but not her body. As for your parents do you really think the kidnappers wouldn't stop until they found them and killed them?" Star asked plainly. Max shook her head comprehending what she was saying.

"But that doesn't explain me and Terry. We work for Bruce Wayne, but where not related to him." Terra said.

"Yeah granted if he died we never meet him and we would turn out to be other people but our existence wouldn't be threatened. Why are you shaking your head like that Star? What is it?" Terry asked.

"Yes your existence is threatened because Batman is in danger of dieing." Star told them.

"Why? Why is it threatened?" Terra asked confused as ever.

"Because Warren McGinnis wasn't your father." Star said simply.

"What are you talking about? Of course he was our father. I don't understand what you're talking about." Terry said angrily.

Star took Terry and Terra's hands and held the. They looked at her and saw she was crying. "No you don't understand. Warren wasn't your biological father. Because Bruce Wayne is your real father." She told them gently.

The two teens recoiled from her. They both looked at her as if she was joking but they both saw that she clearly was telling the truth. "WHAT! Our boss, Bruce Wayne, the richest man in Gotham is our father?" The twins said in unison. The rest of the group looked at Star like she had completely lost her senses? Batman having children didn't seem possible. Finally Terry found his voice. In a shaky whisper he said, "How? How is that possible?"

Star's body lit up and a huge burst of energy pulsed out from her body surrounding the group. The room around them changed till they were standing in an underground office. "First off let me say that I believe that you deserve to know the truth now rather then later. Second what were now in is a memory of one Amanda Waller so pay very close attention."

"Don't worry were not going to miss anything. Not after what you said." Terra reassured her. Star nodded her head and then begins to narrate the following events.

"As you all know the Justice League and Project Cadmus had a huge conflict that nearly destroyed the Earth. After the truth behind everything was discovered things changed. Amanda Waller head of Cadmus came to respect Batman. Over the years they became friends and she saw him do amazing things, things that no ordinary human had done before. She was the one who realized that the world needed a Batman and since Bruce had no desire to procreate. So she decided to take matters into her own hands. First step was obtaining Bruce's DNA. That wasn't that hard he left it all over the town. Not that way!" She said after noticing their expressions. "The next step was for her to find a neo Gotham couple who had traits similar to that of Bruce's parents. She found your parents had those and other qualities she was looking for. Then using her connections from the old Cadmus project she created project Batman Beyond and took Bruce's DNA and encoded it onto advance nanites. Your father thought he was getting a flu shot, but actually the nanites were rewriting your father's reproductive codes making them Bruce's. Mind you this was a one time deal because after you were born your father's DNA return to normal, but some recessive traits stayed. That's why your half brother Matt or half sister Madison had dark hair."

"I can't accept this. All of this was done so the world would have a Batman? What about me? If they wanted a boy why did they get a girl and is there any more to this delightful tale?" Terra asked angrily.

"Yes because both Amanda and Bruce were right. The world needs a Batman or in your case a Batgirl. An ordinary being who does what they do with only their skills and weapons in the name of helping protect ordinary people. Now for your other questions Terra you must understand that even with the most advance technology sometimes nature wins. Yes there's more to this tale. It has to do with something that happened when you were eight. You were leaving the movies with your parents happy and content. Nothing could spoil the mood. Unknown to you an assassin is watching from the shadows ready to strike your parents down so you'll start on your path to become Batman and Batgirl. But in the end she couldn't do it. Batman did a lot of things, but never murder. You got to keep your parents." Star said gently.

"So what does that matter? We both still lost our father and Terra lost her mother to violence. We became Batman and Batgirl always wanted. I suspect that Bruce knew all along that we were his kids. That's why he drove us the way he did. That's why were in this mess. What is the point of telling us all this?" Terry said crying angrily.

"It matters because I stopped the assassin from killing your parents age eight. My sister Nova was all ready and waiting for your parents when I stepped in. I became the inner voice of the assassin. I encouraged her to reconsider what she was about to do. I believed that you needed more time with your parents. To help teach you certain values and provide for you in ways only a parent could. But because I intervene you lost your father and Terra her mother latter in life after an argument, which still haunts you even after a year. The point of telling you all this is to explain the reasons behind everything Bruce put you through." Star explained.

"But we don't know who were are! Our whole world has come apart. We find out that some women orchestrated our birth because she thought that the world was in need of a Batman. She messed with our parents and in turn tried to have them killed!" Terry shouted angrily. He pushed himself away from the memory having it dissolve around him and return him back to the normal room.

"Everything you just said shakes the very foundation of who we are! I mean how could it be that our parents were destined to die so we assume the roles we now have? I don't know, but finding out the man we thought was our father was in fact of no relation at all to us and the man who was like a second father is actually are father is and he knew all along the truth, but didn't even bother to tell us is not only wrong, its hurts like hell and confuses me beyond belief! I never want to see him again! You want us to risk our lives for a man that has never shown an ounce of compassion forget it!" Terra screamed.

"Terra, Terry you're being unreasonable. I know finding out that Bruce is your real father is a shock, but you don't have to act like this. Besides Warren McGinnis was your father not Bruce." Max told her friends evenly.

"How can you even say that? You heard Star! We have no connection what so ever to him! Our lives are ruined." Terry yelled at her in her face. "This isn't some kind of wonderful surprise you know!" Terra added.

"Stop this right now! Your friend Max is right you know. Being a father is more then just biology. It's about being there when you fall down and hurt yourself, comforting you when you have a nightmare, teaching you to ride a bike or tie a tie. Its not always the big moments that count. It's the small ones that matter really. In everyway imaginable Warren was your father. He loved you two as his own flesh and blood and he died believing that you two were his kids." Star preached to them.

The twins looked at one another letting what she said think in. It made sense in a lot of ways to them, but they were still hesitant. "What are we suppose to do about Bruce? I mean we can't pretend that we don't know the truth and if he isn't going to even try to care what are we suppose to do? If we truly are his kids what traits to we share?" Terra demanded.

"You both share several traits. Terra you are the living embodiment of Bruce's emotional side and Terry you share several qualities that Bruce pride's himself in. Now that you know the truth it up to you to help your father learn to care. All his life he learned not to get attached or close to anyone. The same tragedy that created the Bat also forced him to give up on his emotions. But trust me Bruce loves you more then anything in this world and he has shown that time after time. Whether it was saving you from Inque or curing you when you got spliced. He loves you two and would never let anything happen to you two. It's up to you now to decide what your next course of action will be." Star said.

"So Terry, Terra what's it going to be? Will you join us in our cause?" Marina asked. She used her empathic abilities to listen in on their emotions. She felt their confusion and anger, but then she felt something knew. If she had to label it was concern for a loved one. Both them nodded they were in.

"Were all in but how are we suppose to help save our parents? I'm not even sure that were the right ones for the job. What makes you so sure that we can succeed at this and come back alive in one piece?" Kara asked Star.

"Because I have faith in you and as long as you believe in yourselves and trust in your powers and listen to your hearts nothing is impossible. You have been prepared all your lives for this moment. It is time to prove that you are ready for your destiny."

"But how can you be so sure? What makes you so confident, I mean we haven't even become a team and we can barely handle the responsibility of being superhero's and normal teens. How are we going to deal with everything you've told us?" J'osse asked nervously.

Star looked at each of them one by one profoundly. Her sapphire eyes were full of life and her hair swished all around her. When she spoke she sound wise beyond her years. The air above them shimmered as images of their lives played above them. "Listen to me and listen well all of you. What I have to share with you is the most important thing that you'll ever hear me say. Take every word I say to heart because it's the truth. We are the sum of our experience. Every obstacle we face, the choices we make, and the things we do help mold us. Our friends, family, and even those who don't understand us help shape us inside as well as the outside. Its all part of who and what we are and nothing can ever take that away from us ever. Whether we are ordinary teenage boy or savior of Gotham City. Gymnastic champion or the heroine of millions of little girls. Heiress to a fortune or the champion of your people. Computer expert and the Chosen One. Basketball star and Guardian's solider. Inspiring writer/artist and your father's daughter. Shy teenager and the last hope for your people. Brilliant student as well as the fastest boy around. Hopeful doctor and Keeper of the Firebird Force. Rebellious teenager and Princess of Atlantis. You are both of these things and they are who you are and nothing can ever change that fact. You are the chosen ones it's up to you now to complete the work your parents started." Star said angelically.

"Right lets do it!" Terry ordered his team. They each nodded their heads and touched their crystals transforming into their civilian wear. Marina had changed back into her gown, but then touching her crystal again changed into a pair of flip-flops, black shorts, a black tankeenie and a pair of sunglasses rested comfortably on her head. "I like this look. We should get going." She said.

"Before you leave I have a few more words of advice to give you." Star said. "Okay shoot what is it?" Lucas asked her.

"First as you know I can't directly interfere so you'll be on your own, but I am never far away. You can always contact me and I can step in if the situation looks very desperate, like the whole universe is in terrible danger. You'll know when the time is right." Star said simply shrugging her shoulders.

"Second remember this; even in your darkest hours there is a ray of hope and you must never give up or stop believing in yourself. Only then are you truly defeated. Third your bond of friendship is very important both to keep the team together and to help one another. Never forget your friendship or let it waver. Lastly the love you feel for your parents is the strongest weapon you have. Hate is strong but love is stronger and can help you succeed in your task at hand. Now I must go. Please be careful and know that I love you all." Star said hugging and kissing each of them in turn before vanishing in a flash of light.

"Well you heard her team. Let's go and save our parents. Those kidnappers are going to wish they never messed with the Justice League Unlimited you hear me?" Terry shouted and the others cheered. They then raced to the Javelin hoping that it wasn't to late for their parents.