Chapter 5: Returning the Favor
"As you all may know Intergang has been committing some rather unusual crimes lately," Superman announced. Currently they, Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Aquaman, and Flash were in the conference room.
"Yeah, them robbing a jewelry store is a MAJOR indication," Flash said. "That's not what they usually do."
"So what could they be planning?" Green Lantern asked. "And why would they only steal certain jewels and yet they left a lot of the ones that have high money value?"
"So that obviously means money wasn't the main objective," Wonder Woman said. "They probably need it for something."
"What do you think Batman?" Superman asked. Batman remained silent and he was looking off into the distance. "Batman?" Batman shook his head to get himself out of his trance.
"Well, like Green Lantern said they left a lot of the jewel with high money value meaning, like Wonder Woman said, money wasn't the goal of the robbery," Batman started. He typed something into the virtual keyboard in front of him and pulled up the security camera footage on the screen in the center of the table. He paused it at one particular spot. "These are all the people involved and they're all male." He pulled up other footages from the other Intergang robberies. "The groups are always male." He then enhanced one of the frames of a footage. "And look at this."
"They've got some kind of substance on them," Green Arrow said.
"A potion of some kind perhaps?" Aquaman suggested.
"Probably," Batman responded. His hand then went to his left ear. "What?" "Okay, I'll be right there." He lower his hand and turned to the others. "I have to go. Emergency in Gotham." Batman walked out of the room.
"What was that all about?" Green Arrow asked.
"Clark, Clark?" Diana said. She was walking into the monitor womb to do her shift of monitor duty only to find the previous person on duty, Superman, asleep. She smirked before she walking over to him and gently shaking him. "Clark. Clark. Clark, Doomsday has Lois." Superman shot up.
"Where!?" Superman exclaimed. He looked up and saw Diana. "Don't do that again! She's alright, right."Diana nodded.
"Lois is fine," Diana said. Superman sighed.
"Dang it! I fell asleep again!" Superman said. "Batman's gonna kill me. This is the third time this month."
"I won't tell if you won't," Diana responded.
"Deal," Superman said. Superman yawned.
"You alright?" Diana asked.
"I'm fine just tired," Superman responded. "I'm not use to late hours. I don't know how Batman and Green Arrow survive." He paused. "Hey have you noticed that Batman acted a bit odd earlier."
"How so?" Diana responded.
"He seemed dazed earlier," Superman said. "He seemed in a trance of some sort."
"You're right," Diana admitted. "Would you mind staying here for an extra few minutes?"
Batman entered the monitor womb and saw Diana sitting in the chair. Diana then spun around to face him.
"I'll take it from here Diana," Batman said.
"Alright, I'll see you later," Diana responded. She walked out of the monitor room but before she left for her room she looked through the crack in between the doors. She saw Batman sit down into the chair and then he picked up the cup of coffee that she left for him. She saw him give the smallest smile, a genuine one. Diana smiled as well.
Wonder Woman joined Conner in the back of the Javelin. Supergirl and Blue Beetle were in the front being pilot and co-pilot and Green Lantern was in the one of the middle seats. Supergirl and Blue Beetle started the plane and they flew off into space.