Zatanna looked at Bruce in shock.

"You already found out the reasons behind her appearance here?"
Bruce nodded. He called a meeting for the founding justice league members and Zatanna as Dr. Fate was busy with a mission and she was the only other magician in the league that knew about Emma. Emma was being "babysat" by the Question until she was needed.

"As we already know, The Council of Magic is the mystical world equivalent of a government. What we didn't know is that The Council has an ancient spell that forbids them from using their powers to kill."

"If they can't kill, how do they punish people that break their laws?" John asked. Bruce continued.

"Also, there are 12 council members in all, but each of their abilities is manifested in a certain color. 12 members, 12 different colors, 12 different kinds of magic."

"What does this have to do with Dreamscaper?" Flash asked, fidgeting.

"Because they can't use their abilities to kill, they choose a Queen Rose, a female warrior to do their bidding, and if something should ever happen and the Council id destroyed, the Queen Rose will become the most powerful magic wielder of all to keep order."

"When ever a Queen Rose dyes, her powers are transferred to a newborn girl. When this girl becomes 13 years old, her powers appear, and what ever color her powers are, the Council member with the same color becomes her guide. This guide teaches her how to control her powers and helps her find her Warrior, Healer, and Bard, three people that help ever Queen Rose with her duties. The guide also helps her do the Council's bidding."

Diana gasped.

"So this girl is an assassin, this Council's puppet?"

Bruce smirked.

"Not exactly. Emma's powers manifested as blue, so the magician Edgeroc became her guide. Edgeroc helped Emma more then he was supposed to, he revealed that the head of the Council, a wizard named Sath, was misusing his power and the past Queen Roses' powers to keep magic under his complete control. He was using it for his own gain, ordering the deaths of his critics. When Emma was ordered to act as an executioner, she refused. The Council is unable to take away her abilities no matter her actions."

Shayara grinned. "I like this girl already…"

"So, is that why she's here? The Council wants her to become more submissive to them?" Superman asked, slightly confused. Batman shook his head.

"No. Before Emma became the new Queen Rose, her predecessor was murdered. Another Council member named Sebastian grew jealous of Sath's power, and he devised a plan to gain incredible power. An old prophecy states that one Queen Rose will give birth to a child so powerful that they would have no need for the Council. Sebastian was the guide for that Queen Rose, and he attempted to 'bind' the Queen Rose to himself to assure that he would father that child, and thusly, hold all of that power."

Diana seemed perplexed. "How did he know that that Queen Rose was from the prophecy?"

"He didn't. His plan didn't succeed though; that Queen Rose committed suicide rather than give him that power. He was banished from the Council and replaced."

"So this Sebastian…Is he part of the reason Dreamscaper is here?" Zatanna asked a grim expression on her face.

The door to the meeting room opened to reveal Dreamscaper and The Question.

"Thanks, Q that was a very informative discussion." She smiled at him.

"My pleasure, Emma. I hope to see you around sometime soon? Huntress is interested in meeting you."

Emma grin grew. "I'll have to ask, but I think that'd be cool."

Question left and Emma stood at the front of the room.

"To answer your question, Zatanna, he is exactly the reason I'm here." Emma sat down at J'onz empty chair (he was busy with other things).

"It all started a little over a year ago…"

BREAK

Rina watched as Joe attempted to beat the life out of his punching bag. She was glad that Ed was on patrol with Connie Cloud, a reserve member. If he was here, he'd probably say something stupid that would set Joseph off again. Normally the two were close friends, but since Emma left, Joseph was a ticking time bomb.

"You need a break. Why don't you call Velia?"

Joe stopped his assault for a moment, not looking at his team-mate.

"She's mad at me."
She laughed. "What'd you do this time?"
"She said I should stop worrying about Emma."

"Well, Emma is your team-mate…"

"Yeah, but Velia says I'm way too…possessive, or something about Emma."

"Velia is your girlfriend, it's only normal that she be jealous of any girl that has your attention."

"She doesn't complain about you."

"That's because she knows that I'm not interested in you."

"I guess…" He punched the poor bag again.

"I just can't stop thinking about that night, how scared I was, we all were, that Emma was going to die…"

He remembered that night like it was yesterday.

He was overjoyed. Finally, after two years of searching, he'd found Velia. His old girlfriend that had grown up with him in that horrible organization that turned them into child assassins was alive; she had been missing for two years, and after meeting another fledgling team of heroes, he recognized her among the heroes.

He was so caught up in Velia that he didn't realize Dreamscaper wasn't at their head quarters. After he introduced Velia and Ed, Rina rushed in.

"Is Emma here?"

No.

They searched the city. Joe felt like he'd made a huge mistake about something, something he couldn't put his finger on. He felt like this was his fault…

Edgeroc appeared soon after that.

"Emma has done something terrible."

That's when he first heard the name Sebastian, the monster that convinced Emma that he loved her and took her into the magic realms. Emma was now at the mercy of a murderer, a power hungry psycho.

He didn't know why it hurt so much to hear Edgeroc say that. In the end, they were able to save Emma before she was hurt, but Emma wasn't the same after that. That night, she was alone in her room crying. Joe knocked on the door.

"Emma, I…"

Emma hugged him and cried into his shirt.

"The Council s-says t-that I…"

"What?"

She looked up at him, tear filled eyes.

"I'm not allowed to fall in love again, or have any kind of romantic relationship."