A/N: Sorry this chapter is so short; it's actually one of my longer ones, but my stupid computer won't let me upload more than this, so it ends kind've oddly. Sometimes, I think we might have been better off without technology. The next chapter is basically the rest of this one. Second, to the (only) person who reviewed: Umm... thanks? That was really weird, and you kind've did the exact same thing on one of my other stories, and it was really weird, and it wasn't actually a review, and it was really, really weird, but... thanks?Third, if anyone could tell me if i got M'gaan's last name right, that would be great. Okay, on with the show!

Barry Allen, Iris West, the twins, Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Wally West, Bart Allen, Barbara Gordon, Tim Drake, Damien Wayne, Stephanie Brown, Cassandra Cain, and M'gaan M'oorz were all gathered on the Watch Tower, planning who would go where, and speculating about those who were unaccounted for.

Dick spoke up first. "I think we can all agree that the Green Lanterns were recalled before they could be captured, otherwise Oa would have taken a bigger interest in what is happening here."

Wally nodded. "I don't think they really care about our planetary politics; they don't really have an effect on their entire sector."

"That won't stop Hal and John from trying to get help from the other Green Lanterns," Barry pointed out.

Bruce frowned. "We can't rely on their help. The Guardians of Oa won't interfere."

Barbara agreed with him. "At least, not soon enough to make a difference. I can only think of two other groups that may have been exempt from the manhunt, unfortunately. The Atlantians retreated back underwater the moment this started, I think, and Cadmus hasn't been able to convince the Senate to allow them to infiltrate sovereign nations yet to enforce their new law."

"So who's the other group that made it out?" Bart asked.

"Dr. Fate and Zatanna," Bruce said. "They would have retreated to the Tower of Fate."

Dick seemed to relax a fraction at the thought of Zatanna being safe. "Is there anyone else we don't know for sure was captured?"

"I didn't hear anything about Red Hood, and I know that he had Arsenal and Starfire with him. They wouldn't have left him behind, no matter what, and not even Cadmus could have captured Starfire. She's the most powerful alien on the planet after Superman and Manhunter."

Stephanie threw up her hands. "That doesn't exactly help us. Jason won't join up with us for anything."

M'gaan shook her head. "I don't know about that; I mean, we're all in the same boat here, right?"

Damien snorted. "Being in the same boat does not justify helping each other. You don't see us running to help the League of Assassins."

Wally tensed at the mention of it. Cassandra, being the expert of body language that she was, noticed and said, "Why you upset?"

Everyone looked at him, and he sighed. "Artemis. Her Dad and her sister kidnapped her a few days ago; took her to hide with the Shadows. I'm happy that she's safe, but…"

Iris placed a hand on his shoulder. "But she's not here with you."

Wally smiled tightly. "She fought for her family to take me with them, but I eventually helped get her out of our apartment."

The twins noticed his sadness and ran to clutch the legs of their favorite cousin. Wally crouched down and picked them up, settling them on his hips. Dawn grabbed his hair and pulled, causing him to yelp. Everyone chuckled a little at the cute scene.

Wally spoke up about another group. "I think maybe… Red Star is still out there, in Russia. They haven't allowed Cadmus inside their borders yet, and even if they do, there's still 6.6 million miles of mostly empty tundra to search through."

Barry looked confused. "Who's Red Star?"

Wally explained to him. "Like Captain Atom but with less containment suit-ness and more human-ness. He was part of the Titan initiative."

Few people beyond Wally and Dick had any knowledge of it; the only other people who knew were Bruce, because he was, well, Batman, and Barbara because her insatiable curiosity had lead to her hacking the Titan's systems to find out more about it.

Wally wasn't done yet. "Raven, Jericho, and Herald disappeared into another dimension with most of the team when Cadmus broke into Titan's Tower. Some people got captured immediately, and some people like me stayed to fight them off while the other's escaped. Red Star, Donna, Wonder Girl, Superboy and I held our own for a while, but they eventually got to Superboy with Kryptonite. We decided to retreat after that; everyone else had gotten away with Herald. Donna and Wonder Girl left for Themyscira, saying that Wonder Woman had already made it there. I ran here."

Tim released the breath he'd been holding. "So most of the Titans got away?"

Dick nodded. "Yeah, but unless you guys can travel between dimensions, they won't be of much help, either."

Bruce called their attention back to the matter at hand. "We need to decide who's going with who, and where they're going."

"We should also figure out a way to communicate with each other. Or at least a place to meet up after some time. Trust me, " Bart said after seeing the look on Bruce's face. "You'll regret not doing it once you're out there, all alone. In my time, they never even managed to hack the comm systems."

"Yeah, but that was the Reach. This is much different than your apocalypse; the U.S. government will know how to find us better than the Reach. And everyone on the planet was affected in your time. Now it's just us hiding. It's a whole different ball game" Tim pointed out.

"Let's just figure out who's going with who first, then we can worry about that." Dick said.

Barry and Iris spoke up first. "We'll be splitting up. Iris will take Dawn, and I'll take Don. The twin's haven't figured out how to regulate their powers yet, and keeping them together would be too much of a risk."

"I'll go with Aunt Iris, and Bart can go with Barry." Wally volunteered.

Bruce nodded in agreement. "Damien and I will be traveling together."

"I go with father." Cassandra said in her halting speech.

Stephanie gasped. "Cass, are you sure? You… I mean, your Dad will…"

Cassandra nodded. "He called me. Said Ra's will forgive past, if I go and serve."

It was Bruce, surprisingly, who came up and put a hand on her shoulder. "You don't have to do this; you could make it with one of us."

Cassandra smiled up at him, surprising him with a hug. "I'm sure. And," she said, looking at Wally, "I find Artemis. We help each other."

Wally looked slightly relieved at the thought of Artemis having an ally in the Shadows other than her insane family members. Although, Cheshire had become slightly more… was mellow the right word? After Lian was born. Unfortunately, that also meant that she was twice as unpredictable, so again; nice to have an ally.

Stephanie and Tim stepped closer together. "We'll go together." They said in unison.

Barbara coughed delicately. Bruce eyed his adoptive son with something akin to suspicion. Dick was nowhere near as subtle.

"Steph and Timmy, sitting in a tree…"

Tim crossed his arms. "Seriously? We're facing capture/torture/execution by Amanda Waller, and you're worried about us being together unsupervised?!"

Dick grinned. "Hey, nothing's more important than my little bro's virtue."

Tim blushed and stuttered, but Stephanie was slightly more composed. "Oh, like you and Barbara are any less obvious."

Dick's eyes widened slightly, and he waved his hands in front of him. "Oh, no way? Me and Babs would never!"

Barbara looked slightly smug. "And besides, we're both two perfectly legal, consenting adults."

Everybody froze at that thought. Wally coughed, trying to cover up his laugh at his friends antics and gestured to Dick and his totally-not-his-girlfriend partner in crime. "I take it the two pranksters will be traveling together?"

Dick nodded. "And of course, M'gaan will come with us."

M'gaan looked a little surprised. Barbara looked at her. "We wouldn't forget you, or let you go off on your own, ever. Heroes have to stick together."

She smiled, suddenly feeling less out of place here.

Dick went over to the computer, pulling up a map of the Earth, and pointed out the places that would be best to hide.

"The Flash families should stay state-side; they'd blend better. Barry, you guys will be going to Mount Pleasant in Utah. It's a very small town, and there are lots of open spaces nearby. Bruce has a safe house there that you should fit comfortably in. Iris, you'll be staying just outside Hamilton, Montana. There was just a Park Ranger position vacated at the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness National Park, and the living quarters provided are secluded. Both these towns are ideal for hiding out in; no one will think to look for you there."

Barry nodded. "Cool. I love the Salt Lake desert. Great place to go running and clear your head."

Iris smiled sadly. "The mountains are beautiful this time of year. I just wish we could stay together."

Barry came up and placed a hand on her shoulder. "It'll be alright, Iris. This is the best way."

Iris wiped away her tears. "I know, hon, I just… Don isn't going to remember who I am, Barry. The next time we see each other, he won't remember me. And that's if we ever meet again at all…"

Barry hugged his wife, whispering words of comfort as they stood there. Everyone else pointedly didn't look in their direction.