Before I continue I want to get personal for a second. I don't usually do this but I just have to get this out. For those who might not know I am a extreme environmentalist. I work at a zoo in my local city and before that spent a few years at a animal rehab center. I donate money when I can to environmentalist organizations to help combat poaching and raising awareness about animal conservation. So the news about the devastating wildfires in Australia has struck a nerve on me like one I have never had before. These fires have claimed the lives of hundreds of million animals, possibly wiping out a entire species of rodent and are threatening to wipe out species that previously have never been threatened before. These fires were created by men's carelessness, ignoring burn bans and now nearly the entire continent is on fire. My childhood heroes the Irwin family are doing what they can from the Australia zoo and has saved over ninety thousand creatures but the more these fire burn the more animals are at risk. If you can donate to help Australia with these fires and even if you can't please prey for them, these fires are unlike ones I have ever seen.
Just wanted to share that real quick, back to the story.
Elsa was hoping no one had noticed she was gone, last thing she wanted was for Anna to worry about her again, and with everything going on with the Scarecrow and the fear gas, noticing her gone would send Anna into straight up panic mode. Sure enough though the moment Elsa walked into the castle doors Anna was there along with Kristoff, Olaf, Robin and even Batman. Elsa didn't have a chance to say a word before Anna leaped into her arms and started crying out of concern.
"Where were you? I went to your room earlier this morning to check on you and you was gone. With the Scarecrow after you I thought you had been abducted."
"Don't worry about me Anna I'm fine, I always am."
"What was you doing out there?" Kristoff asked sternly. "You know the Scarecrow is after you."
"So I am supposed to just hide in my own castle like a scared child? I am Queen I will not play the damsel in distress role."
"Well no but until Scarecrow is captured and you have the proper training I am in charge of keeping an eye on you." Robin scolded.
"Well what a fine job your doing right now." Elsa mocked.
"Where were you?" Batman growled.
Elsa sighed "I was getting some training, I will not stand down and hide while my kingdom is being threatened.
"And just who could possibly be training you?" Anna asked "None of our guards is trained for a threat like Scarecrow and Batman is busy looking for Scarecrow."
"It is a group, they are located deep in a far away part of Arendelle. They call themselves the League of Shadows..."
Elsa didn't have time to continue before Batman stopped her "The league of Shadows are here in Gotham?"
"You know these guys?"
"Where are they Elsa?" Batman urged
"I don't know for sure.."
"I don't buy that, where are they Elsa?"
"There's this cave on the East side of Gotham, in the woods, but it's pretty far away and..." Before Elsa could finish Batman was already gone.
"Geez what's got him in a tizzy?" Elsa thought.
"You have no idea who the League of Shadows is do you Elsa?" Robin asked his arms crossed in disappointment.
"No, why should I?"
"Elsa, the League of Shadows, are a group of highly trained Assassins."
"What?" Anna gasped
"Their leader Ra's Al Ghul is a terrorist that has tried to destroy Gotham on more than one occasion."
"Well at least they are trying to give me the training that I need to protect my kingdom, something that you and the Batman have refused to do so far."
"We aren't trying to deny you training Elsa but it has to be done at the right time. You are asking for training while there is somebody out to kill you."
"Yeah so I can defend myself from him."
"So you align yourself with a terrorist organization?"
"I didn't know they were terrorist, geesh you think I'm so desperate I would allow myself to willingly be trained by criminals. I'm not stupid."
"Look Elsa, I understand you want to protect your kingdom, I really do, Bruce does to. That is why he has arranged for you to be flown back to Gotham to be trained under Barbara."
"You are sending me away from my home now? While there is a maniac trying to threaten it?"
"So you can be trained properly like you want, so by the time you return you can properly defend your kingdom."
"Yes and in the meantime I will have proved Scarecrow right that I cannot protect my home from him. Batman will get all the glory and I will look helpless, again."
"Elsa, nobody thinks you are helpless." Anna encouraged. "Not me, not Kristoff, not Arendelle. Everybody knows you are doing a great job in Arendelle. There is somethings though that are just to big for you, and there is nothing wrong with that."
"You don't understand though Anna," Elsa said, her eyes starting to become wet with tears. "I am the Queen, I am responsible for everything that happens in Arendelle. It's safety rests on my shoulders. If I can't protect it from a threat like Scarecrow what will that make me look like to the rest of the kingdom?"
"Elsa look at me," Anna replied putting Elsa's face in her hands as she looked her in the eyes. "Arendelle will not think any less of you just because you are relying to Batman for help. And if anybody does, when you get back to Arendelle, when you are properly trained to defend Arendelle, you will show them just how bad ass you are, okay?"
Elsa sniffed as she wiped away a tear and nodded.
"I'll let Barbara know you are coming." Robin replied "You leave first thing tomorrow morning, no exceptions."
"Don't worry Elsa, this will not change Arendelle's opinion of you at all." Anna encouraged "Now let's go pack your bags, you will be gone a while."
"Maybe Arendelle won't think less of me," Elsa replied under her breath as she gave in, "But I will."
"Ra's Al Ghul is in Arendelle?" Barbara gasped as Batman was filling her in on everything happening with Elsa
"Yes and Elsa was training with him, right after I told her to wait until after I took down Crane."
"She is a Queen Bruce, she technically doesn't have to listen to anybody."
"No, but I was hoping she would at least listen to common sense."
"So do you think Ra's is working with Crane in someway?"
"Don't know yet, though it would explain how Crane got out of Arkham, the only thing I am certain of though is that Ra's is using Elsa, he has some kind of plan for her, and I am going to find out what."
"Careful Bruce, you might be able to go toe to toe with Ra's but he does have one advantage over you and it has nothing to do with his skills."
"I can handle Talia, I have before."
"Tell that to the picture you have of her next to Catwoman at the Batcomputer."
"Don't make me take away your Batcave privileges." Batman than arrived at the cave that Elsa said was where the League was. As he entered the cave he soon found a stairwell that took him directly to the entrance of Ra's lair, where five armed assassins, two female and three male approached him.
"Halt intruder, you are not worthy to enter the lair of the League of Shadows." Batman didn't answer, instead just grabbing one of the male assassins by the back of the head and slamming the assassin's face into his knee instantly knocking him out. A female assassin charged Batman but Batman leaped out of the way, grabbed her by the collar and yanked her to the ground, he then grabbed her spear and swung the back end of it against a male assassin's face. the second female assassin charged at him but he quickly dodged and delivered a punch to her gut, before slamming her face into the front doorway. As the first female assassin got up she took a swing at Batman, who quickly dodged it and grabbed her, throwing her into the final assassin. Batman quickly ran up to both of them before they could get up and slammed both of their heads into the ground knocking them out.
With the assassins taken care of Batman reached into one of the female assassins pockets and grabbed the keys unlocking the front entrance. Once he entered he saw Ra's sitting in the middle of the room on a throne next to Talia, hundreds of assassins approached Batman, heavily armed and ready to kill on command. Instead Ra's just lifted his hand.
"You got to admire their loyalty to me detective, ready in the blink of an eye to protect their leader, willing to go to any lengths for their leader without even a question, something even your team is unable to do."
"You know why I'm here Ra's."
"I do," Ra's replied "I knew that the world's greatest detective would figure out that the Queen of Arendelle had seen me, but I hope you realize that she came to me. Sure my daughter sought her out, but she didn't make the Queen come my way, she did that herself."
"Stay away from her Ra's or I won't come so peacefully next time."
"So you can control me the same way you control the league."
"A man can't gain power if he's not willing to take control of his allies, Batman, after all isn't that what you do with your sidekicks?"
"What do you want with her Ra's?"
"The same thing I always wanted with you, someone I can pass the league to when I'm gone. You always refused every offer I gave you, I even offered you my daughter's hand in marriage, but you always shot down every single one of them. But with Elsa as the new Demon's head, the League could soar to new heights not even I could reach."
"I will make sure that doesn't happen. Last thing I will do is let you turn Elsa into the monster you are."
"I don't think that's your decision to make Batman, you have no control over the Queen, she came to me on her own free will and she will make her own choice. You can't stop her."
"Don't underestimate me Ra's you should know by now that's unwise."
"And you should know the consequences of picking a fight with the Demon's head."
"I'm watching you Ra's." Batman then stormed out of the lair, Ra's didn't say a thing until Batman was gone, then he smiled and chuckled to himself.
"And I'm Watching you Bruce, I always am."