A/N: I'm back at college now, by the way. So the chapters will be even more sporatic than they have been. Expect a chapter once every 3-4 weeks. I'm sorry, but my grades weren't exactly great last spring so I need to spend more time on my actual school work. Don't worry, I'll keep spitting out chapters. Since this is my story I am choosing to skip a couple episodes, mainly because they don't really focus on the team. Thanks for everything. So let's get on with the story.

Raven's Justice

Chapter 21: Misplaced

Raven's P.O.V.

Adjusting to more people at the cave is weird.

Not only did Garfield, Star Fire, Victor move into the cave but Zatanna joined the team as well. So we were not only learning to adjust to a larger team but a new dynamic all together. There was now 11 people on the team, it's definitely going to take some getting used too.

Back in our universe Cyborg has always had an alpha personality, a natural leader which of course hasn't changed over the journey. So naturally he feels like the leader of the Titans. But now that the Titans have been absorbed into this team the hierarchy has been mixed around.

Before Robin was the second in command and Kaldur was the leader and that was only because of his age and experience. Now that Victor is here he and Robin became the "Co-Captains" of our team. Kaldur was still the leader but this system was working surprisingly well. Kaldur was kept as the leader because he had good connections with the league already. I think we were all kind of thinking also that if it ain't broke why fix it. At least I was.

Even though everyone was physically "okay" after that fateful training exercise, we were most definitely not mentally okay. The two team mates who suffered the most were Artemis and Wally. But it was hard to determine who suffered the most, it was more of a tie between the two. I believe that Wally is upset because he was confronted with the feelings had towards Artemis, which isn't surprising because I always kind of knew that there was something there. Artemis is most likely distorted because of what she felt for Wally, and with dealing with her mortality. It was something that the entire group had to deal with that after that, because everyone saw one of us die or died ourselves. It was extremely traumatizing. But both have decided to not go into it, which makes things very awkward in group settings. And of course no one talks about it.

So that's great.

I haven't even gotten to the issues the Titans have with adjusting to moving and working in this new universe. There things that are slightly off about this universe that take some getting used to. It took me a little while to adjust but Star Fire it seems nearly impossible. She had so much of an issue acclimating to Earth and America's customs when she came here the first time. And now that she has to learn all the differences, it has just been overwhelming for her. But of course she keeps that confusion all bottled up and was her usual bubbly.

This brings me to the conversation that I am having right now with Star Fire. It has been nice for me to have an old friend to talk to. It's not like I haven't tried to bond with Artemis and Zatanna, but there is always something about having your best friend around that makes things seem better.

And right now we are having our first official girl time since she's arrived.

We were both wearing our PJ's and were in the living room by ourselves watching Cinderella on Netflix. I chose Cinderella because I secretly have a huge soft spot for Disney movies, especially the cartoons. Thankfully Star also had the same love as I did. So I made popcorn and we got comfortable on the couch. We both knew that during this time we were going to finally talk so I started off by taking a deep breath and saying "I really need to talk to you about… basically everything."

"Okay, where do you want to start?" She asks as she grabs a pillow and holds it like a teddy bear.

"When I first woke up, I was so confused. I felt an ache in my heart after seeing Dick die right in front of me. I knew something was off because there wasn't a Teen Titans. There wasn't a tower either. So I began looking for anything that was familiar. I knew there was a Batman because Bruce was all over the news with his playboy persona and his alter ego like to make a bunch of the headlines."

She nods. During her time dating Dick she had figured out that Bruce Wayne was Batman. I knew about his alter ego after the first time I met him, he honestly doesn't really hide it very well. But it's more agreeable for him to think he's so secretive and mysterious. Which is fine by me, because he's honestly kind of terrifying.

So I continue "I took a while to get over to Gotham. And when I did I was shocked to find out that the Robin here was a lot younger than the Robin we knew. His outfit was different but I could still tell it's him. You see it right?"

Star just giggled and said "I can see it in every expression. He does that thing with nose. It is hilarious."

"Exactly. But of course I didn't handle my first impression very well." I told her sheepishly, I could feel myself begin to blush. When I think about now it's just so embarrassing.

"What did you do?" Star's eyes were wide with curiosity.

"I kind of stalked him until he was captured on a mission." We both laughed. That's the great thing about having a girl's night out. We were so comfortable with one another, and I missed her so much. It just felt nice to have my best friend back.

I continued on with my story. How I met and fell in love with Connor. All the missions we went on as a team. The team dynamic. Everything. It felt so nice to get everything off my chest. Even about my inability to have children. She talked about life after I 'died'. Star told me about how hard it was too loose two members of the team in one day. But they had managed, and it was just heart breaking to hear about all the pain it felt like I caused. And while I did cause it, it wasn't my fault. I had learned that overtime and I was happy to know that the titans also knew that. During our conversation, over the course of hours we laughed and cried. By the time we were done her legs were on top mine as she lounged on the couch. By now Mulan was playing.

I broke the comfortable silence by saying "Thanks for sitting here and letting vent all these things to you. It feels so great to talk to you again."

"I missed you too friend Raven. I want to thank you as well. While I love Garfield and Victor very much they aren't you." She told me with tears in her eyes.

We hugged it out and finished the movie. Just her presence made me calmer and by the time I went to bed I slept like a baby with my conscious was clear. I didn't know how much I needed to do this until I realized how quickly I fell asleep. It also didn't hurt that I had my loving boyfriend wrapped around me. The funny thing is that when I did come back to our room he was fast asleep and he curled up around me while was asleep.

That just reassured that he love me, and I most definitely loved him.

But before I fell asleep I smirked when I realized that girl's night out was a total success.

[_[-]_]

Connor's P.O.V.

Adjusting to everyone has been exhausting. Beast Boy is just a jumble full of energy. Star Fire also has way too much energy, her niceness can get extremely irritating, but she has a heart of gold which makes her tolerable. Cyborg is honesty great, but his alpha nature will probably get in the way during missions similarly to how mine gets away.

But that I could deal with.

What I can't deal with is all the tension. Whenever we are in a group setting no one says anything. It's extremely awkward between Wally and Artemis. I definitely don't want to get into whatever that is.

On the brighter side Raven has been more at ease lately. She had Girl's Night last night. She also explained in great detail why I could not join her, and why she needed time with just herself and Star. While I was on the fence about it at first I am a complete believer in Girl's Night now. Raven was being more affectionate and smiling more this morning than she has in a long while.

Her mood is still a hell of a lot better even while we unload boxes from the Bioship for Batman, Zatara, and Red Tornado.

She's not exactly smiling but I can tell her mood is better. I just smile thinking about how much better she been lately.

Well I'm not smiling now because I am being used as a pack mule to unload the Bioship and as Raven and I unloaded the last couple boxes Batman asked "Did you get everything?"

Raven responded as she floated the last box out "Everything on your list and we also got some groceries."

We elected to go grocery shopping for the cave, because honestly we work the best together.

"Cookie fixins?" Wally asked while he dug through the industrial sized boxes. Cyborg apparently had the much needed skill of making excellent cookies. And Wally hasn't had enough of them.

"Hey, you got my snickerdoodle ingredients?" Cyborg bellowed as he approached the pile.

"Yep, just like you asked." She said with a slight grin as if she was trying to not smile.

"You're the best Rae." Cyborg said as he took the things that Wally had stolen out of the boxes. Wally didn't even try to fight; he must really want those cookies.

Another voice then asked "What about my tofu? I've been dying here." Beast Boy whined while Star looked at him disapprovingly.

"I got that too, don't worry." Raven she said and was actually smiling this time.

"Thank you friend Raven, he has been on my nerves about this since we have arrived." Star told her thankfully.

Now all the residents and Wally were scrounging through the groceries for their items. We were gratefully interrupted by the arrival Zatanna and Artemis. Artemis was saying "Glad you're back, Zatanna. Does this mean you're officially joining the team?"

I may not pay as much attention to the little things as much as the others do but even I could tell Zatanna was 100% in or out of the team. But I knew that her final decision was coming soon, and I suspect it's now because of Zatara's presence here at the cave.

But to my mild disappointment she responded back with "I don't know. Zatara's so overprotective. I mean, just getting him to let me visit takes a full day's wheedling. I wish he'd just give me a little space." I have no idea when I got so emotionally invested in the team's gossip.

But right as she said that Zatara, Batman, and Red Tornado phased out. It looked like an old television turning off. But they were most definitely gone. The sound of Zatanna screaming "Dad!" echoed through the cave.

Holy Shit!

What the hell is going on?

[_[-]_]

Raven's P.O.V.

I was still in the main room helping the others while they worked on communication, worldwide research, and going through League information. It was only Robin, Zatanna, and I in the room, and I feel completely overwhelmed about all of this. I could feel the tension rise as they continued to look for their fathers and mentors. But the uncomfortable silence was broken when Wally checked in with us and said "We've set up a refugee center at the high school gym. Any luck with…"

"No." Robin replied quickly. I could tell that Robin was barely holding himself together, so of course he was completely immersed into the mission. Robin was never comfortable confronting his emotions. Right now was no different. He's just a uncomfortable little boy looking for his father.

He cleared his throat and continued to say "Can't reach the Batcave, the Hall of Justice or the watch… or any adult hero, even Red Arrow." I'm secretly happy that I'm still considered a 'child' in this scenario. In all honesty I'm an infant due to my status of near immortality because of my father. I'm not entirely sure how much I'll age or even at what rate anymore because of my mother. I guess I'll just have to wait and find out later.

Wally finished his check-in by saying "Guess we're on our own. Kid Flash out."

I glance at Zatanna and we kind of mutually agree to keep the silence away. Because we are the only magical beings on the team we've come to know one another pretty well. We've become good friends, it was kind like two sides of the same coin. I was linked to the darker side of magic the stuff that deals with demons. She was completely human and dealt with that kind of magic. We jokingly had a silent battle of wills on who was going to talk first and I won. Zatanna then told Robin "Traditional media's offline but kids worldwide are all posting the same thing. Every adult, 18 or older has disappeared. The sorcery necessary to pull this off…scary big. How's that Raven?"

I glare at her for bringing me into the conversation. But while they were on the computers I was investigating the more magical side of this dilemma. I was meditating, or at least I was trying to but what I've got so far isn't looking good. "Zatanna's right. But it isn't just one sorcerer, it's many. It kind of has the feel of parallel universe in a way. I need to keep inquiring. I'll let you know if anything changes."

"Keep me updated. But try to identify the source." Robin replied without turning from the screen he was working on.

"Got it." I tell him as I floated back to my spot above them so I could focus on meditating.

But while I was settling back into my mantra I could hear Robin tell Zatanna "I pulled this footage. It's your dad helping us locate Wotan and the Injustice League last month."

I hear the anxiety in her voice when she told him "But the- the words, I mean, that's only part of it."

I then jump back into the conversation as I touch down "What if I helped you with it? It's more stable to have more than one person say the incantation anyways. I'll be your tether. It'll be fine."

I try to smile and reassure her but she just looks frightened.

Robin looks at her softly and tells her "I know it's hard, but try to stay whelmed. We'll find your dad, Batman, all of them. That's what we do."

I wrap my arm around her shoulders as she cries. It must overwhelming just trying to hold it together. I rubbed her arm and she sighs with relief. She must have been holding this in for a while. I soothingly say to her "We'll be fine. They'll be fine. We can do this."

I can see the determined look we all know and love as she wipes her eyes and says confidently "Your right. Let's do this."

[_[-]_]

Connor's P.O.V.

Today's has been so exhausting. I've been looking for kids all day. I'm so glad I'm not a 'adult' right now, I could handle being a parent right now. But it's the job, I'll learn to be around kids later.

This whole has been a blur of kids.

Its sunset now and I was walking down the main street of Happy Harbor which is the town right outside the Cave. I then heard a baby begin cry, it was stuck in a car. I ripped off the car door and carefully got the baby out of its car seat.

I noticed that he was wearing a Superman jacket and when he saw the same insignia on my shirt he smiled and relaxed into my arms. It's the occasional moment when I can see Raven and I having a kid someday. And not talking about by birth but by adoption. I've made my peace about it and I couldn't be happier. As long as she's happy, I'm happy.

I walk the baby over to the high school. That's where we've been congregating all the kids. It's a location we all know and it's large enough to fit everyone.

As I walked through the front gates I saw that Wally was holding another toddler. He was talking to Artemis. And thanks to my super hearing I could hear her ask "Did you call home?"

Wally's normal smile dropped when he said "No answer."

Even though I wasn't really close to any adults I could tell that the situation was getting dire.

Artemis tried to inspire hope when she suggested "You could Zeta there."

"I've been collecting kids all day. I don't need to see another empty house." I just remembered that Wally was the youngest of his family. So there wouldn't even be anyone there. I'm just so happy that none of team disappeared, especially Raven. While we do have the same maturity level our ages are kind of skewed. But apparently were both children, at least in age.

I alerted them to my presence by saying "Got another one."

This is going to be a long night.

[_[-]_]

Raven's P.O.V.

We decide that a broadcast was needed to inform all the kids that there's someone working on looking for their parents. It was also decided that Aqualad, Robin, and Wally were the ones to talk on the broadcast. They were the most recognizable of the group, and the most confident with public speaking.

Aqualad started off by saying "Attention, children and teenagers of Earth I am Aqualad. These are my friends Robin and Kid Flash."

Robin went next and began to explain "We are using Justice League tech to cast and stream to every TV, radio, computer, and smartphone on the planet."

Then finally Wally said "We know you must be scared and angry. We know, with your parents missing there's a temptation to run wild. But, please, stay calm."

Aqualad followed him by saying "We will find a way to bring the adults back but for now, the oldest among you must step up."

Then Robin went after him "Take care of your younger siblings. Take care of kids who have no one."

Then Wally went again and said "Protect them."

Then back to Kaldur as he began to wrap it up "It is up to you."

Wally finished by saying "Please help in any way you can."

Then the broadcast was cut. The mood in the room was at an all-time low. I was still here at the cave because I'm not best with little kids, and I've dealt with them enough today. But I was secretly really worried about my team mates and how they were dealing with the stress of it all. Wally who was beginning to look upset stormed off. I gave a look towards Artemis who also looked upset and I nodded before quickly following him to make sure he was okay. I found him in the souvenir room, and was in front of where the helmet was.

I waited a minute or so before asking "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, it's just hard you know?" He said quietly.

I rub my hand on his shoulder giving him a side hug. "I know. But just don't do anything stupid, like put on the helmet. Let's exhaust all the other option options before we go that. Okay?"

He looked like he wanted to argue but after giving him a stern look he gave in and said "Okay."

We both stayed and there and just looked at the helmet thinking about the helmet and stuff. Our silence was broken when Kaldur came into the room.

"I finally got through to Atlantis. No adults there, either."

We all look at each other before Wally suggests "Just how desperate are we here? I mean, this thing could definitely come in handy."

Kaldur thought about it for a second before responding "Yes, but we both know anyone who dons the helmet and allows nabu to possess him may never be released from being Doctor Fate."

"So… not that desperate."

I jump in and say "Definitely not that desperate. I've already talked to Wally but Kaldur please don't sacrifice yourself. Let's try and used every other option before thinking about doing this. Please promise this, both of you."

"I promise." "Of course." Both of them responded at the same time.

"Well okay. We should get some rest while Connor and I stay up the night watch." They nodded in agreement and we all exited the room. I gave one last look at the helmet before shutting the door.

Zatanna then walked up to me and said "Do you try and locate my father?"

"Yeah sure. I can I just have a copy of the spell to look over for a few minutes." I say while I re-braid my hair, damn I need some coffee.

"Is that enough time?" Zatanna asked looking amazed and curious.

"Yep, spells just come extremely easily to me. I'll let you know if I need more. We won't do the spell until we are both 100%, sound good?" I say trying to reassure her. It seemed as though it had worked because she gave a sigh of relief and led me towards her room. To where I assumed she had the grimoire or something like that.

Up until this point I had never been in Zatanna's room. Since she spent most of her time living with her father it was pretty bare. She had a Houdini poster and black and gold sheets on her bed. But she surprisingly had a bunch of books. About half of the floor to ceiling bookshelf was full. I will definitely ask to look at those later.

She went straight to her desk and opened up laptop and printed out the spell. Wow, things are way more high-tech than I thought, or I'm old fashioned.

She handed me a couple pages. I skim over it and it looks pretty simple. It will probably take me about 20 minutes to memorize it. Zatanna then offered me a seat on her bed, we both look over the spell.

The time went by quickly and in what felt like no time at all we were heading to the rest of the team so that they could witness it. It's always important to have a witness, cause if something goes wrong you need to have someone there. It can be kind of dangerous.

We bring up a projection of the Earth.

We stood across from one another, and raised our hands up towards the projection.

We both repeat the incantation and we instantly see the results. A spot glowed on the globe, and thankfully it was somewhere near-by. Robin who was controlling the computer read "Coordinates locked. Roanoke Island. You guys did it."

I grabbed her hands tell her "We know where he is." She still looked incredibly worried. She gave me a weary smile and said "I'll relax when I have my dad back."

I smile back and give her a hug and say "Okay."

I then went over to Connor and he wrapped his arm around my shoulders and we headed towards the Bioship. We have to get there as quickly as possible. It may seem that the world has a handle on things but we are barely keeping everything together. It's like putting a band aid on something that needs stitches, it won't work for long.

But before we left the room we heard the voice of a little boy say "It works!"

We immediately all turned around and walked quickly towards him. There was a little boy with a red jacket, a white t-shirt, and blue pants.

Aqualad went straight into leader mode. He was the first to ask "Where did you come from? Who are you?"

The boy then turned to me and said "Quick, read my mind."

I nod, and my eyes go dark as I begin to delve into his mind. I get flashes of a man wearing red, and the phrase 'Shazam'. Holy shit this is Captain Marvel.

I tell the group "He's Captain Marvel."

Of course the next person to talk is Wally who says sarcastically "Yeah, and I'm Speedy Gonzalez."

Beast Boy for some reason thought that was hilarious and they do a high five after he says "Nice one." Star fire gave him a disapproving look and hit him lightly on the shoulder. I knew that it was a light hit because he didn't go flying into the wall, and only yelled "Ouch!...Star!"

She said "Raven is telling the truth."

Wally still didn't believe it so he kept saying "Look, just because he believes he's Cap.."

Billy (that's Captain Marvel's real name, Billy Batson) decided that enough was enough so he started to say some things that only the Captain would know.

"Gee, Wally, do I really have to bring you nachos and pineapple juice to get on your good side?"

After that, things went pretty smoothly.

We had to make a new plan. Billy was going to play messenger between us and the adults. Since he was both an adult and a child. After about a dozen flashes back and forth we had decided to meet at Roanoke at the same time so that we can attack at the same time. We can hope that by disrupting the sorcerers that the dimensions can merge naturally back together.

At least that's the plan.

[_[-]_]

When we arrive we see the witch boy standing in glowing circle. He had his familiar with him, the orange tabby cat.

We begin to distract him by throwing a bunch of devices him. Such as arrows and whatever Robin has in his tool belt, and also whatever Star could through at him in a short amount of time.

He just turns around and says "That's the best you can do?"

So he shot a bolt of red lightning at Artemis, Star Fire and Robin. There was a bloom of red smoke that camouflaged where they jumped too.

Then Wally, Kaldur, Cyborg, Beast Boy and Connor went at him at the same time. Just when they approached the circle a red sphere appeared around him which pushes everyone away from him.

Then it was Zatanna and I was up next. We began the incantation in unison. It looked as though someone poked the sphere, but that was our intention.

He just looked annoyed and said "Huh. Baby magic."

Then he began a incantation of his own and that threw we back about 20 feet, but I was able to catch myself before I hit the ground. I didn't see until it was too late that Zatanna was also thrown back but she was caught by Cyborg.

While this was happening Beast Boy was an Ape throwing everything he could get his hands on at the sphere. The witch boy then breathed red fire at him.

Artemis then tried to shoot a arrow at the cat. I remember now that when Doctor Fate fought the witch boy he targeted the cat. Good strategy but he exploded the arrow and changed it into a ball of yarn for his familiar to play with.

Then the witch boy said "Show them what the familiar to a lord of chaos can do, Teekl."

He then transformed 'Teekl' into a larger than human saber-tooth cat like thing. So Connor decided to go at him head on.

I was so distracted by what was happening to Connor I almost missed the witch boy wince and say "So you teamed up with the grownups. Teamwork is so overrated."

He took lightning that seemed to be overflowing from the yellow diamond that was in the center of the circle and shot at Robin, Artemis, Wally, Beast Boy, and Star Fire. They immediately collapsed onto the ground. Robin and Artemis were the closet to me and I rushed to them.

Everything had been happening in a daze that I felt as though I hadn't been working hard enough to keep everyone safe. So I caught the Zatanna's eye and we started to say the incantation in unison. We kept going, stronger and stronger.

I notice that Captain Marvel 'shazamed' over here.

But I was busy working on the magical bubble with Zatanna. So Cyborg immediately went over and caught him before he continued to yell "It's the…"

I assumed that Cyborg told him to don't shout, or something along those lines because Billy immediately shut up. Then Billy whispered to cyborg. Then Cyborg said in the telepathic connection "It's the gem in the center of the pentagram. Destroy it and we win."

I felt Zatanna break away from the spell, and I'm shocked so I actually look as her as she breaks away. I continue on with the spell. I see her go over to where we hid the Doctor Fate mask, and she grabbed it. I turned my attention back to the witch boy.

I hear her mutter to herself "That's all I needed to know."

I then hear Wally and Kaldur say simultaneously "Zatanna!" and "Stop!".

But she didn't listen and she put the helmet on.

She transformed into Doctor Fate and said in a male with Zatanna's voice hidden beneath. "Klarion. This ends now."

I then hear Cyborg yell to Billy "Tell Zatarra, now!" Then a "Shazam!" quickly followed.

Doctor Fate and Klarion shot bolts at each other at the same time.

I continued on with my spell hoping that it would help in the long run. I could feel the shield beginning to crumble down. But my endurance was almost gone. I could feel sweat run down my spine, my hair was falling out of my braid, and my legs were beginning to shake. I hope Doctor Fate finishes up soon. Why does it always seem that I'm the one to drop first?

Things began to blur and I could barely focus on anything but the spell.

I can hear the witch boy say "When the world's divided, the helmet split, too. You're not all here, Nabu. And you're losing hold of that poor soon-to-be-dead girl! She gave up herself for nothing." Wait does that mean that an adult is also wearing the helmet?

Shit.

Doctor Fate eventually said "No, witch boy. Fate decrees her sacrifice will not be in vain."

The shield fell with his final stroke of his golden ray and Klarion was imprisoned in a golden ankh.

"Now Kid!" Kaldur yelled. I didn't even know that Wally wasn't here. Then out of nowhere wally came rushing in. He grabbed the stone and chucked it at the Doctor, and said "Here, catch."

Once the stone was caught he said a incantation and then there was a shake. I can't really describe it but I could feel it in my soul. After that was finished a bunch of adult suddenly appeared, and they were people we recognized. There were also more circles on the Pentagram and there was a person in each one. They all collapsed after the merge.

But our attention was drawn back to Klarion when he said "Boy, they sure don't make evil immortal sorcerers like they used too. Oh well. Fun while it lasted. Teekl! See you later, armadillos. Unless I see you first. Ha ha ha!"

And with that he was gone.

Wally zoomed over to Doctor Fate and demanded "Aren't you gonna stop him?

"To what end? Klarion is chaos personified. He cannot be contained." He replied simply.

We took our time rounding up the villains and the injured team members. And once we were all situated in a circle we all kind of stared at Doctor Fate.

Kaldur just stated sadly "We won, but at what cost?"

We knew that the next person to put on the Doctor's Helmet was going to be stuck as Doctor Fate. Everyone knew this, especially Zatanna and I. Doctor Fate was always more alluring to people who were more magically capable.

But our sorrow was stopped in its track when Zatara yelled "Fate."

Oh no!

Zatara was going to sacrifice himself, to save his daughter.

And that's exactly what he does "Great Nabu, release my daughter."

"No. Hear what the helmet wants in these hours. The world needs Doctor Fate and the girl's natural affinity for the mystic arts makes her the perfect canidate."

We start to jump in to try and negotiate her release. Artemis yells "You can't do that."

Then Robin yells "She has her own life to live!"

The Wally, who has the strongest connection to the Helmet, yells "Kent would never allow you…"

The Doctor cut in and said "Kent Nelson did object strenuously so I released his spirit to the afterlife. He is gone."

We all looked at each other, I knew what was going to happen. I'm not sure what the others were thinking. During this time in question I moved over to where Connor was. Once he saw that I was okay and next to him he grabbed my hand. I lean into his shoulder, and breathe a sigh of relief that he was okay. I see some cuts, but that will go away.

"Take me instead." I whip my head back to look at Zatara. Shit, shit, shit. He continues saying "My skills are already at their peak. My body is physically stronger better able to withstand the strain of your power."

"All true. But if I remove the helmet what guarantee have I that you will don it?" Doctor Fat asked.

Zatara simply says "My word."

Doctor Fate then removes his helmet, and Zatanna was realized.

"Dad!"

"Zatanna!"

They hugged and then Zatara said "Remember…I love you." He kisses her forehead and then takes the helmet from her and puts it on before she could argue.

I ran up to her and wrapped my arms around her. She broke down. She kept muttering about how it was her fault and was asking for her dad. I tried to comfort her, telling her it wasn't her fault and that her dad is still alive and is doing good as Doctor Fate.

As if Doctor Fate was rubbing it in he told the League members "Leave these to the Fate."

He levitated the group of villains and then disappeared in a manner similar to Klarion.

I maneuvered Zatanna back to the Bioship so that she could finally relax. She has a tough road ahead of her, and she's all alone.

Well, not really. She has the team, and we can help move on. Azerath knows that we have had loss in our lives. We will make sure she'll get through it.

One step at a time.

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