Chapter 10

Bruce hadn't stuck around. In fact, he had J'Onn beam him and Ra's up to the Justice League's Watchtower. What went on after that was still a mystery to Sportacus. The fact of the matter was that maybe the above-average hero didn't want to know what happened.

When Batman and Ra's arrived at the Watchtower, J'Onn had the prisoner escorted to the infirmary. Then he pulled his friend aside and delivered the bad news.

"Diana (Wonder Woman), Flash, Green Lantern, Shayera (formerly Hawkgirl), and Superman are in the conference room. They requested I send you to them. They want to discuss what happened. I will join you in a few minutes." The Dark Knight's stoic personality had kicked back in. The only indication that he listened to the Martian was a gruff nod of his cowled head.

Once inside the conference room, Batman saw the looks on his friend's faces. They didn't seem to be in good moods, but what else was new.

"Well, what do you want?" The Caped Crusader asked.

"You're a brilliant man Bruce. What do you think we want?" Superman asked.

"You want me to tell you what happened; then you know that I'm not going to say anything." Bruce told the group.

"Bruce we need to know." This time it was Diana, Princess of Themyscira. She had always defended him. The two were close but refused to admit it.

"No, I won't do that to him." Bruce grew angry. There had been times that he did exactly what Sportacus done. His anger had gotten the best of him on several occasions and he knew that Sportacus was not like that.

"I think that the important thing is that justice has been served. From what I understand Sportacus has been having a rough time lately." Shayera said. "Everyone has their breaking point."

"It's obvious that he did a number on Ra's. I would've loved to see that." Flash smiled. Green Lantern was about to say something when Bruce cut him off.

"This whole thing is a joke. You expect him to stand by and watch Ra's take control? Do you know what has happened to Sportacus? If anything like this happened to one of us we wouldn't even be having this discussion. Just because he didn't join the Justice League doesn't mean that he isn't a hero and doesn't want help!" Batman snapped he turned and left the room. Diana chased after him. Grabbing his shoulder she spun him around.

"Bruce, you have to tell us what happened so we can put Ra's away. What happened?" She pleaded with him. His answer was to walk away.

Now sitting in the Batcave, Bruce kept going over the whole confrontation. Something didn't seem right. Somehow the whole fight had been too easy. Ra's was a master at all sorts of forms of combat. No there was no way that Sportacus' limited training was able to defeat him. Then a horrible thought came into his head. It was true that Ra's wanted to destroy the United States and what better way to do it then by using the Justice League's Watchtower as a weapon?

A week passed and the baby's due date drew closer. Sportacus had been actually avoiding everyone, except Stephanie. She had tried to find out what happened but he refused to talk about it.

The couple was just about to enjoy dinner together when the doorbell rang. Sportacus got up and answered the door.

"Hello, sir. I have an urgent message to deliver to you." The messenger handed the above-average hero an envelope. Quickly Sportacus thanked the messenger and closed the door. Then opening the letter, he read it to himself. The short note stated that Ra's had been sent away to a place that was only known to the Justice League and that he wouldn't have to worry about him. Sportacus was about to tell Stephanie when a small piece of paper fell out of the envelope. Picking it up, he read the other note.

"If you want the truth, come to Gotham."

The note was signed with a bat symbol. Sportacus wanted the truth but he didn't know if he could leave Stephanie alone.

"What is it, honey?" Stephanie asked from the kitchen table.

"It's just a message from Bruce. Let's eat dinner and then we'll talk about it." Her husband answered.

To Be Continued…