*EOTA* Chapter Two is here!

*Red Hood* They can see that.

*EOTA* Just do the disclaimer, or else I'll stick you with babysitting Talia's son.

*Red Hood* Eye of the Abyss does not own Young Justice or Batman.

Mount Justice

The Team stood in the mission room of Mount Justice, glaring at the scowling figure of Batman. Wally was the first one to speak. "Do you mind telling us why we weren't told of this sooner?" He asked, acid dripping from every word. Batman turned to the computer and sighed. "I was trying to preserve his memory. Richard Grayson didn't come back from the dead. A monster, a cold-blooded killer did. He has a confirmed body count of thirty-three, and I suspect a body count closer to fifty. One of the drug cartel members now in prison was interviewed about the Red Hood. When asked how the Hood got their loyalty, his exact words were 'With an AK-47 and a duffel bag full of severed heads.'" As he finished, Miss Martian gasped, while the rest of the Team just looked sick. Batman sighed again. "I should have known he wouldn't let me keep the Team and the League in the dark about this." He whispered miserably. As he tried to trace the signal Red Hood had used to hack the League systems, Wally's phone rang. "Hello?" The speedster answered. "Roy? Yeah, we just found out too. Jade wants to talk to me? Fine. Hi Jade, how's Lian? Good. What did you want to talk about? WHAT? AND YOU DIDN'T TELL US SOONER? Put. Roy. On… Roy? Get to the Cave now. Bring Jade." He ended the call. Noticing the questioning gazes, Wally mumbled something about the League of Shadows, before staring at the Zeta Tubes obsessively.

Tibetan Monastery – Private Airpad
As the Red Hood disembarked from Ra's al Ghul's private jet with nothing but the clothes on his back and the helmet in his hands, Talia al Ghul stepped out of the monastery to greet him. "Richard." She said with a genuine smile, taking him into a tight hug. "Talia." He replied curtly, extricating himself from the hug and walking towards the door into the monastery. Talia sighed. She had hoped that his mood would have improved slightly as he got farther from Gotham, but then again, having his father reject him for the sake of his murderer must have been devastating. She quickly followed him as he slipped inside the building.

Tibetan Monastery – Command Center

"I heard you had a break-in here. They got the original Roy Harper, did they?" Richard Grayson asked as he sipped on a cup of herbal tea. Talia grimaced before replying. "Luthor asked us to make it easy on them. He had a plan for the boy."

"I see. And the Reach?"

"Vandal had second thoughts about allowing them to stay on Earth, a convenient deep-sea earthquake removed them from the picture last year."

"Ah, the tsunami that hit Jump City."

"Indeed. But enough about the Light and the League of Shadows. What are your plans now?"

"Rest and recuperation here to begin with. Afterwards, I think I'll find my own city, perhaps Bludhaven. I'll do much as I did in Gotham, taking control of the drug trade, along with the other aspects of crime in the city. Once I have total control of a city, I'll focus on my next major goal. By the way, how is Damian?"

"Funny you should ask, I was just about to suggest something. Damian needs more specialized training, and he needs a father figure in his life. He has been asking me almost constantly about being your apprentice. Would you at least consider it?"

"I'll consider it carefully."

"Good. The alternative is sending him to Bruce. I would rather not do that."

"It would be an unwise decision to send him to Bruce, considering that Bruce has already failed as a father once."

"Agreed. And you mentioned your next major goal? Anything you need assistance with?"

"Not really. It's relatively simple. I'm going to destroy Gotham."

*EOTA* I managed to type this up before heading to work, so it's shorter than Chapter One. What does Cheshire know I wonder? And how does Red Hood plan to destroy Gotham? Review to find out!

*Red Hood* You said if I did the disclaimer you wouldn't saddle me with the demon brat!

*EOTA* No, I said I would make you babysit him if you didn't do it. I never said I wouldn't have him become your apprentice even if you did the disclaimer. So there!

*Red Hood* I hate you…

*Both* REVIEW!