"Diana will be leading her team on Arkham, to move the prisoners, several clicks to god alone knows where." Bruce said. Something had changed in the past few months in Bruce's demeanour he'd become sharper in tone and less willing to accept compromises. It was worrying.
"Is that not a good thing? After all, the people in Arkham include some of the most dangerous villains that you've ever faced." Selina said.
Bruce looked at her in a manner that indicated he was not best pleased. "They are criminals yes, but they are deserving of a trial. Not whatever Diana has planned for them."
"So, what's the plan then? How are you going to protect them? When Diana has not only herself, but The Flash, Cyborg, Raven, Beast Boy, Damian and Hal all on her side?" Selina asked.
"We have myself, Martian Manhunter, Nightwing, Starfire, John, Huntress and Max Mercury. We're not so outmatched as you might think." Dinah replied.
Selina looked at Dinah, something had changed in her as well. She was no longer the caring considerate type of person that Selina remembered. Instead she'd become hard as nails and rarely if ever smiled or talked. "You could just talk to Superman. Speak to him and get all of this confusion and rage between you sorted. It's not too late."
Dinah snorted. "Clark is too busy trying to rule a kingdom with his son to be concerned about sorting out this mess he's left behind for the rest of us. Diana won't listen to reason. Therefore, she must be removed."
Selina sighed. "Bruce?"
"Dinah is right. You know what you have to do, Selina. Whilst the rest of us are moving for Arkham, I expect you and Harley to make your move toward Star Labs. Take the pills and come back here as soon as possible." Bruce said.
"And if we're compromised?" Selina asked. Harley might not fear being caught, but Selina remembered the image of her friends, their bodies charred and marked by Diana and her goons.
"Then you're to split up and meet at the safe houses we talked about before." Bruce stated.
"Very well." Selina said. She got up, as did Harley, they made their way to the exit, both of them looked at one another then, Selina opened the door and they climbed down into the tunnels. They didn't speak for a while, Selina was too busy following the map that Bruce had sketched for them, whilst it seemed Harley was just content to remain quiet.
As they neared a fork in the road though, Harley spoke. "You know, I've done some really crazy things with Mistah J and for Mistah J, but I don't think I've ever waged a war for him."
"What are you talking about?" Selina asked, glancing up to look at Harley in the dimming light.
"Diana Prince is in love with Superman, I've always suspected it. but they way she's been acting recently has all but confirmed it for me." Harley answered. "She's been more ruthless than Superman, and she's punishing anyone who even so much as questions his beliefs. That only comes when someone is truly in love with someone else. Not the good kind of love either."
"So, she's what? Become some sort of monster to appeal to Clark Kent? I think she's got him figured out wrong then." Selina replied.
They kept walking, coming to a stop before the entrance. But before they got onto the steps, Harley spoke. "I don't think she even realises that she is in love with him. it can be a very subtle change, from seeing someone as a friend, to seeing someone as a love interest. And in someone such as Diana Prince's case, it can often be quite damaging to them. the last person she loved died fighting a God who hasn't died, she's doing everything she can to prevent this new person from dying."
Selina turned. "So, are you saying that we're fighting the wrong person? That Diana, not Superman is the threat here? And that if given the chance she might well kill us all?"
"Yes." Harley said simply, before pushing passed Selina and climbing up the ladder. Selina followed her and as they emerged in Star Labs, she wondered not for the first time, just how much Harley had buried when she worked with the Joker. She took the lead again, looking at the map.
"We need to turn right, and then go left, before turning right again." She said, looking down at the map, and as they followed her instructions, they only had to stop once, as scientists dressed in white lab coats walked passed.
After some time, they came to the room in question. Yet there was an unexpected guest, waiting for them. Harrison Wells, wheelchair bound, turned to look at them. "Ah Ms Kyle, Ms Quinn. I've been waiting for you. Please do come in."
Hesitantly they walked in, Selina keeping an eye on the exit. Wells must have seen her doing so because he laughed. "You need not fear Ms Kyle, security isn't going to come. And if you're worried about the League, they are too busy fighting one another." he turned on a feed and Selina watched as Max Mercury beat the Flash to the ground again and again. As Dinah managed to knock Damian on the ground. As Starfire knocked out Beast Boy. "They're doing quite well."
Selina didn't reply. Harley did though. "So, are you working for them or not?"
Wells laughed. "I am merely a scientist Ms Quinn, who does not want the world succumbing to something that could easily be avoided."
"So, you're just going to let us take the pills?" Selina asked, her eyes narrowing in suspicion.
"I'm going to suggest you take them now." Wells responded, he turned to watch as Diana knocked Dinah out, before being knocked down by the Martian Manhunter. "Before they return." Just then, over the comms the Flash spoke.
"Wells we need some information. Where are the other members of Batman's team?"
Wells didn't waste a breath. "They're approaching from the southern field. Keep a look out."
He turned back and looked at them both. "Why are you helping us?" Selina demanded.
"Because it does no one any good if the League is dying or killing each other." Wells said.
"Come on, Selina, let's get this shit and get out of here." Harley said. Selina moved with her friend, grabbed the boxes, and opened them, saw the green pills then closed the lids and put them in her bag. She turned to Wells and said. "You're going to have to take this." She nodded to Harley who swung the bat and knocked him out. "Come on let's get out of here."
They took the path back, avoiding the scientists, all the while Selina wondered why Wells had been so nice to them, why he'd allowed them to escape with the boxes. She stopped once they got into the tunnel. She took the boxes out of her bag and opened them. She needed to make sure they were the right ones. She took one of the pills, moved toward the wall and swung. The wall crumbled beneath her fists. Harley squealed. "That was cool, can I have one?"
Selina shook her head. "We need to get out of here." She closed the box, and put it and the rest of them back into her bag, and gave some over to Harley. She pressed her finger to her headset and said. "Bruce, we've got them."
"Copy. Get back to the location. We'll see you there." Bruce replied.
Selina gestured to Harley and they moved quickly, arriving in the deep underground lair of the Batcave a few moments later. She threw the boxes down and breathed a sigh of relief. Maybe now things would be easier?