I AM BACK BIRDIES! Back and ready to get some shit straight and lay out a plot full of heart wrenching, painfully ironic and mind blowing twists! This one goes out to all of my FABULOUS followers who have enough patience to put up with my ridiculously long periods of hiatus. :( I was very busy with exams and am trying hard to get a job. Also finally got my G1! NOW I CAN DRIVE How great is that!? also i have devised a new way of showing the time! please acknowledge that it is eastern standard time (i live in Canada)

So without further a due~

I OWN NOTHING I AM BROKE AND PLANNING A CONTINENTAL TRIP!

Atlantic Ocean; 2,500 ft. below surface; March 27; 23:05

Kladur'Ahm and Tula walked through the metal hallway, effectively ignoring the wandering staff and hired help of Manta's goons as they made their way to the bridge. According the Black Manta, Kaldur and Tula were to meet some very important people connected to The Light, hired by Savage himself. That thought alone was enough to put Kladur on edge. If Savage thought they needed help, or in other insurance, then he must suspect something. And with the Leagues return almost two weeks ago, no doubt Savage, Luthor and the other Light members had something big planned up their sleeves.

"Any idea who the big secret guest is?" Tula asked him.

"My father only said he would benefit our cause and that he is a man not to be messed with. Though I did overhear something about 'project' that would be put into effect soon."

"Any guesses? Ivo maybe? Or what if it's The Brain?"

"We will just have to find out for ourselves." Kaldur stopped at the door, entered the security code and entered the bridge's long room. A table stood in the middle of the room; no chairs but with several maps and blue prints scattered on the wood. Black Manta, Kaldur's father stood in front of them.

"Ah. Kaldur'Ahm. And Tula. Nice of you to join us. Our new associate and his apprentice have arrived." Manta moved aside and out of Kaldur's line of vision, revealing someone the two youths thought they would never see again.

Deathstroke The Terminator stood before them, tall and deadly, with his arms crossed and his face hidden behind the familiar black and orange mask. The long white pony tail and sword and staff on his back. His single eye didn't even blink as Kaldur took in the situation. Tula nearly gasped.

Next to Wilson was a boy (A/N: remember that Slade is a tall dude and Dick is very much shorter than him, even in the comics. The man can pick him up off the ground like a puppy) . Roughly sixteen with messy raven hair and a half-cowl mask that tied around his head. He was typing on the holo-computer being projected from his glove. His outfit was mostly black, but with a blood red bird-like insignia that fell from his shoulders and half-way down his chest. A utility belt was strapped to his waist and a pair of eskrima sticks were holstered to his back. To anyone else, the boy would only mean that Deathstroke had found some nasty kid willing to help him, but Kaldur and Tula knew better, unfortunately.

"D-"

"Deathstroke." Kaldur cut Tula off before she did something stupid, like show the fact that they knew Robin's, or in this case Renegade's, true identity. "I was under the impression that you were no longer working for The Light."

Deathstroke shrugged his shoulders, "I reconsidered after a promising raise."

"I would imagine." Kaldur looked at Renegade, then back to the older man. "I thought your apprentice was dead."

Again, the assassin shrugged. "You thought wrong. Hey," Slade barked at the boy, raising his attention from the computer screen. "You done?"

Renegade nodded, shutting off the holo. "Securities fine, firewalls have been placed, camera's adjusted for better angles and I replaced the coding for the motion sensors and access codes for the entire sub have been updated and replaced." He pulled out a card key and placed in on the table in front of Kaldur, "And this will open any door without need for facial recognition or voice keys."

Manta looked stunned, "How did you do that!? Our security is one of the best in the world."

Renegade scoffed, "In that case the Gotham mall has better security than you. Anyone with half my skill could have easily decoded the mainframe and placed in a number of bugs before you knew it."

Before Black Manta could retaliate against rude youth, Deathstroke slapped the boy on the head.

"Now that the introductions are over, go scout the place and make sure you're familiar-"

"With the environment," Renegade said rubbing his head. "Yeah, I know, I know." Another slap, this time Tula flinched.

"Don't be a smartass. I'm putting you under Kaldur'Ahm's command you do what he says to the letter." Deathstroke looked at Kaldur. "That fine with you?"

"Of course."

Once everyone had exited the map room, Tula and Kaldur pulled Renegade aside.

"Ow. No need to push." The younger whined.

"What in Neptune's name are you doing here!?" Tual whispered/yelled.

Dick, as Tula saw him now, gave her a look. "Uh, working?"

"I meant with Deathstroke. What happened? You disappear for two weeks and turn up wearing your Renegade costume and working for the man who-"

Dick put his hand over her mouth. "Do you mind? Not everyone here knows about my not-so-secret apprenticeship."

"What are you doing here? I gave you and Conner orders to stay away until further notice." Kaldur asked his friend.

Dick took his hand off Tula's mouth, "Like I said, Slade brought me along for the job. Why does that surprise you?"

Kaldur and Tula shared a look.

"Do you not remember?" Kaldur asked.

"Remember what?"

"Dick," Tula whispered. "Last time you worked for Deathstroke you faked your death. And two weeks ago he almost killed Selina."

The boy was silent for a moment, then shook his head. "Yeah, no. That never happened. I would remember that."

Tula wanted to protest, but Kaldur held her back. "We will discuss it later. For now we focus on our assigned task. In three hours we will be landing off the coast of California. There we will be meeting up with Luthor and other Light members to begin phase one of their plan. We will discuss this after the meeting and only when we are alone. Understood?"

Tula and Dick nodded in agreement.

"Good. Tula, debrief the crew on their new manager. Make sure they are all aware of Deathstrokes new authority." She gave a salute and left down the hall. Kaldur turned his attention to the young mercenary. "Since Slade has put you under my command you will be following me throughout the remainder of our voyage and do exactly as I say. No following your own plans this time."

Dick made a mock salute and smiled, "Aye, aye Captain!"

WatchTower March 28; 08:25

Now that Selina was awake, and well rested Bruce went into interrogation mode. He sat down in front her and began an intense game of Truth or Dare all while Bat-glaring at Selina as she explained what had happened to her the night she was shot.

Barry pulled his right leg up to his chest and hugged it, remembering an old wound. "Deathstroke. God I do not like that guy."

"Do you have any idea where he might be Selina?" Clark asked nicely.

She shook her head, "No clue. Even in the underworld of Gotham, info like that is very hard to come by. Slade Wilson likes his privacy. And no Bruce. I have no idea why he would go after Dick. No one outside of me and Diana knew where he was. And since Diana and the rest of the League are MIA, that left only me."

"Jade knew where you were. Could she have known?"

"God Bruce, no! Jade may have worked for the Shadow's but she's cool now. No way she would rat us out, even if she did know."

"You said that he was looking for his employee, why would he say that about Dick?"

She was silent for a moment, not wanting to answer the question she herself did not like. "I only found out that Dick was still alive in January. I have no idea what he was doing before then."

"Conner might though." Bruce looked at Clark.

The alien's eyes widened. "Bruce you can't be-"

"I am serious. Orin said that Kaldur gave Conner and Dick instructions. Whatever they were, Kaldur is now a suspect and since Dick is not available for questioning, Conner may be the only one who knows what happened before January." The Batman stood up and exited the kitchen, heading to the monitor room.

Selina looked at the floor, her eyes swelling and her body shaking until Clark put his arm around her shoulder.

"Dick will be okay Selina. Conner might know something we don't and if that's the case it might help find Dick and Roy."

"He won't be okay. He's not okay, none of them are okay!" she burst. "You haven't been here these last three years. They changed so much and I still have no clue as to why it happened. The Team fell apart, Gotham got blown away, hero's everywhere started vanishing off the face of the Earth and the ones who stepped up in front of the people were the ones you've always tried to stop. Don't you get it! Luthor took over what little of Wayne Industries remained and is now on his way into a seat in parliament! He's been bothering Conner about being his only heir since the day you disappeared. And Dick will not be 'okay'. He's in the hands of fucking Deathstroke the Terminator! One of the most dangerous, merciless, evil men out there and he'll either be dead or working for the bastard by tonight! So don't you dare tell me everything will be okay!"

And she stormed out of the kitchen, leaving a gob-smacked Kryptonian and Speedster in her wake.

Barry let go of his knee, "She had a point you know. Nothing good can come out of this."

The Man of Steel sighed, "You're probably right. I didn't know about Conner or Lex's takeover though."

"Yeah, that surprised me and didn't surprise me at the same time. It was a good business move on Luthor's part. Bruce Wayne dead along with his ward. No one to take over the dying company except for the rich business man in he next town. Bruce is going to freak when he finds out."

Clark rubbed his eyes, "What are we doing Barry?"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean here we are, sitting around and worrying but doing nothing about it. Every Justice League member is out there right now, either missing or in hiding, and we haven't even tried to make any real contact with any of them. I'm worried about the kids, yes, but I'm also seeing a priority here. They have survived for three years without us. We don't know what they're capable of anymore. But our enemies are still out there making a mess of the world because they think we're all gone."

"You think we need to make a public appearance."

"Exactly."

"You're not worried at all that that may cause an uproar in the public and probably put Dick, Kaldur and Roy in danger? Because, let's face it, they're obviously in the hands of criminals now. Criminals who are probably only keeping them alive since they're young and impressionable and can be persuaded into helping for a different cause than what their deserter old mentor fought for. If we do come out into the public, and those criminals see us walking around with our younger partners, won't that make them doubt the idea of potential successors? And what use is a goody-two-shoes side-kick that will only get in your way?"

"Damn it! Then we're stuck in a corner."

"This is like the Injustice League all over again, but these guys are better. Smarter, stronger, and well financed and protected. Who wants to bet that Luthor is high up in that food chain?"

"We should talk about this with everyone else. When do J'onn and Orin get back?"

"Bruce is probably calling up Conner right now, so after that he'll get the info he wants and call up everyone else."

"I never knew you could be so observant and calculative."

"Hey, my brain runs almost ten times as fast as yours. I'm like a human supercomputer."

"Yeah. Sure." Clark left the kitchen at a super sonic speed.

Barry frowned, "Showoff."

OMG this was longer than I expected it to be! I hope you like it! And please, PLEASE tell me if you have spotted anything at doesn't fit any previous info. I have a hard time taking all my notes in the same place and have to go through my last few chapters!

I FINALLY GOT RENEGADE IN! YESSSSSS! THIS IS FOR YOU MY GLORIOUS FOLLOWERS! Flower crowns for everyone!

Hope you enjoyed the character/plot development. I've been dying to get some serious plot twists out but I can't (sadly) throw them all at once.

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