The screen was black at first but started to flicker in white. Then an image appeared. The Watch Tower came into focus then the screen flickered to a bright light.
The light gave way to see blood spayed across the a grey stoned building, again the screen flickered and Hawk Girl was shown, everyone glanced at her and then back to the screen. She screamed on the screen as fire engulfed. Shayera gasped at the image of her. Before anyone could say anything the screen flickered again.
Green Lantern turned this time and was engulfed by yellow light, he was torn away into pieces. One by one each Justice League member was shown on screen. Wonder Woman hanging from a noose, Superman in a green glow of kryptonite, Batman impaled on spikes and bleeding out. Finally it showed The Martian Manhunt being attacked by wolves, eventually he fell flat out, his eyes wide and dead.
Each image of them dead flashed up and finally the blood splatter on the buildings. The image of the blood flashed white and each image reversed up and the white light flashed over each.
A monster suddenly appeared in screen. It looked to be made of rock, stood tall and muscular with a huge sword in one hand. Its face was the face of a demon and had horns curved on top of its head. It bared its teeth and roared out, throwing his sword out and yelled to a black portal behind him in which a swarm of monsters came out and charged down to Earth.
The screen changed back to the Watch Tower which exploded outward and the chair they had found flew into the screen, sending it into a white light. The light brightened until seven figures slowly stepped out of it. The light was too bright to distinguish any features of the seven. Finally the light faded to black and the screen crackled with normal TV static.
The group were in shocked silence, unable to look at each other or the screen. Wally slowly looked around the room to find Phoenix. Unable to find her he stood up and went to her bed.
"J'ohn?" he asked.
J'ohn glided forward and read some machinery and frowned.
"She's gone into deep coma." He croaked into the silence. Wally sat down with a thump in the seat and held Phoenix's hand.
"I'm sorry." Wally whispered, tears springing to his eyes. Diana stood up and pulled Wally into a hug, the group moved close together and found that just by sitting near an arm, or holding a shoulder or hand, or placing a hand on a knee was just the small contact everyone needed, so as not to fall apart.
Those around the Tower started asking where the core team where. Wild Cat eventually found them, still in the room in a small mass, sitting or standing where ever they could. Superman had his hand in Green Lantern's shoulder, who had a comforting arm around Shayera, who held Wonder Woman's hand, who was still hugging Wally, who had a comforting hand on J'ohn's knee who was shoulder to shoulder with Batman. The group together looked like they would fall apart if they broke contact.
He knocked on the door after standing unseen at the window for a good five minutes. When he opened the door everyone had sprang apart as if nothing had happened, but they still looked shaken.
"Everything okay?" he asked.
"We think we found out about the chair." Wonder Woman said.
"Good." He waited for an explanation. The team looked around at each other before Batman led him over to the VCR and started the tape off. Wonder Woman, Superman and Shayera took that as a chance to leave while Green Lantern grabbed Flash's shoulder in one hand and led the young hero out to the canteen.
Well? Confused yet?