"Well, look who's calling." Michael says as a request for teleportation is displayed, Raven looks up, her eyes feel funny from staring at a screen for several hours, with all the paper work she'd have to do because of the many missions that's been going on since she joined.

She had often during the time complained that there was too much nid-picking, each time getting countered with some remark about why the question was asked. Lastly she had to detail every fight and event that had occurred, which wasn't a problem for her to remember, it was a problem that she couldn't stop herself from detailing everything. Michael had noted she was taking after Richard's methods to a worrying degree, who she learned is worse than Bruce when it comes to the reports.

"Do you want the honors?" The man asks as Raven identifies the caller.

"Why not?" She shrugs and sets up the correct coordinates before starting the huge machine up and a few seconds later, Wonder Woman appears with two dresses slung over her shoulder. "Diana, please tell me you have come to spring me from the endless stream of paper?" Diana just smiles as she flies up to them.

"That I have sister." Diana says as she takes a look at the current rapport Raven had been filling out. "A bit overly detailed?"

"Can't stop myself." Raven sighs. "Fortunately, that is the last one."

"Well, I could pester you with detailing your encounter with Catwoman." Michael's suggestion is met with two stares, one annoyed and one worried. "But that one was filed by Bruce before he left."

"You will rule your own circle of hell on day Michael." Raven replies dryly. "I'll go get changed."

"As will I, enjoy Mr. Terrific." Diana adds.

"Fortunately, it's the good Captains turn now." Terrific says as he watches them go, spotting the silver coated hero approach.

"You're an ass you know?" Raven asks.

"Nope, I'm terrific." Michael replies in amusement, getting both Amazons to roll their eyes.

"Whatever happen to all the Tamaranians?" Diana asks as she and Raven appears in the driveway of Wayne Manor, in the early Gotham afternoon, it had been discussed in the corridors of the Watchtower if the Tamaranians could possibly help stabilize the League's own teleportation devices, but they were nowhere in sight.

While an invaluable piece of technology to the League, it is still considered a prototype since it is still costly to repair, uses a lot of power and have burnt out on a fair number of occasions. So often in fact that Bruce is still considering scrubbing it all together till it could be improved significantly.

"Heard they had to leave two days after the ritual, something about Galfore being unable to leave Tamaran for too long, think Artemis would have liked him."

"I think you are right, if they didn't try and kill each other first." Diana replies, the League having all spent a little time to read up on Tamaran and its people in Wisdom's library while Raven preparing to bring them all back, while Bruce did have Richard's extensive file on Starfire and her people, Wisdom let them have Raven's first hand experiences.

"They probably would before wizening up and getting drunk together."

"True. So what would become of Blackfire and her syncopates?" Diana asks

"I am not sure, Starfire seems to be the only one Galfore told and she only told me it was severe." Raven replies as they note the different cars parked outside the manor and the open door with the red carpet rolled down the staircase. "Hope Alfred wasn't alone in doing all of this."

"If I know him right, Alfred will have a number of minions tonight." Diana says getting Raven to look at her in surprise.

"Is that… safe?"

"Oh I am sure he has made up a decent cover story, we are personal friends or that kind of thing." Diana shrugs.

"And us?" Raven asks, tapping her left bracelet making a little 'plink'.

"Bruce Wayne and Wonder Woman have met at social events before. You, I imagine, will have been invited due to your appearance at the Presidential Ball. Of course there's no saying that there is any extra help, Richard and Tim could be busy in one part of the house while Alfred is busy somewhere else." Diana replies as Alfred appears the doorway, his face seems to lighten up considerably as they walk up the stairs.

"Miss Diana, Miss Raven. Welcome to Wayne Manor, allow me to escort you to the rest of the guests." Alfred greets before leading them inside.

"So, everything back to normal?" Raven asks, wondering how Bruce was received when he decided to go come back to Gotham.

"Aside from the initial outburst of emotion, yes." Alfred replies without turning. "And if I might add, you must be relieved to have the Master out of your head as well?"

"There are worse people I could think of ending in there. When did he get back?"

"The Master's impeccable sense of timing proved itself again, as Master Richard and Master Timothy decided to go up for a visit. And here we are, refreshments are available if desired." He says as he stands aside and admits them to the garden behind the manor before retreating back into the house.

"Did we miss something in that invitation?" Raven asks as they look out into the garden, finding it containing a host of casually dressed people.

"He's doing it on purpose." Diana whispers.

John is wearing a set of sunglasses along with a tight black T-shirt and gray baggy pants as he sits alone on a bench and enjoys the sun. While Shayera dressed completely in white, T-shirt and pants is playing frisbee with and oddly normal moving Wally in a green polo shirt and washed out canvas pants.

On a bench facing away from the manor, behind a bush, they can see two dark haired women.

Clark is wearing a white T-shirt and blue canvas pants as he stands in the sun while Bruce, who is wearing a light blue short sleeved shirt, sand white shorts and bathing slippers, is sitting under a sunshade, the two sharing a joke by the looks of it. From what Raven manages to pick up, it was something about Clark peeking and Bruce following. The two arrivals talking of course draws the attention of the one being they can see that has super-hearing.

"Hey Diana, Raven. What are you dressed up for?" Clark asks as he greets them, behind him, Wally has the frizz bee hit his head as he gets distracted. Everyone else looks up as well at the new arrivals.

"I believe our invitation read a 'formal' dinner?" Diana says confidently as she walks out into the sunlight. "Am I mistaken?"

"No, you are actually completely correct." Bruce says as he gets up. "But we eat dinner in… four hours." He continues after consulting his wristwatch.

"Yeah, the rest of us brought the formal stuff in the cars." Wally adds.

"I think we have fooled ourselves." Raven whispers to Diana, getting a sigh out of the Princess and snicker out of Clark.

"Don't worry, I took the liberty of requesting for some of your clothes from the embassy, they are upstairs." Bruce continues, sporting a smirk.

"What do you say sister, should we grace these people with our continued presence?" Diana asks.

"I think we get the choice of that, monitor duty or more chores in the quarry." Raven replies quickly, noticing a quick dip in someone's mood, but it was too fast for her to grasp who's.

"Well then, we better go change." Diana says and turns to head back into the house, with Raven following shortly after.

The pair finds a large assortment of clothes in the guest room Diana slept in when she was last in the Manor, offering her a rich selection of clothes. Raven found some in her closet and one snoring dog on her bed that farts before waking up as she enters the room.

"Hey boy, seem like you missed me." Raven notes as the dog jumps off that bed and begins jumping up and down her leg for attention. "No, down boy, I need to use this later." Raven warns, not wanting to have her dress ruined, the dog stops instantly and sits down with a whine.

Patting Cerberus once, Raven changes out of the dress before addressing the dog again. "Ok, now." She says before quickly rolling the dog over and begins scratching its belly, much to its enjoyment.

"So do you feel like we need to get back at them?" Diana asks from the doorway, revealing her to be wearing only her white underwear and the strapless bra she hid under the dress.

"Hmm, that Bruce's orders rarely leave for much creative thinking, yes I think we should. But what are you thinking about?" Raven replies as she stands back up, wondering if Diana was going to suggest that they slip away or something.

"Heard mention that Richard provided your wardrobe?" Diana asks knowingly before walking inside, the gears inside Raven's head begins spinning rapidly trying to guess what Diana was getting at.

The looks the two receive as they come back to the gardens are well worth it, as Bruce's gets his drink down the wrong throat, John lifts his sunglasses to get a better view. Wally, again, misses the catch he was supposed to make, and Clark raises his eyebrows. While the women, try to suppress their amusement at the reactions.

Raven is wearing a loose black T-shirt with three metallic demon-beast heads with tusks and helmets depicted, arranged back to back so only one is looking directly at the viewer, the other two looking to the left and right, while either lava or molten metal is being poured down on them from above, piercing the band name bent over the heads. With the T-shirt, she is wearing a dark pair of shorts that go down to her knees, leaving the bathing slippers she is wearing on her feet visible. The slippers are a new thing for her and she is trying to adjust to wearing footwear that isn't following her feet instantly.

Diana on the other hand, is wearing a pair of black leather pants they had found in the closet, that actually proved too long for Raven to wear normally and that they were a little loose when compared to the ones Sam had made for her. On Diana they prove to be a second layer of skin, due to her being slightly taller and more rounded than Raven is. With the pants, Diana had found a tight black T-shirt with a large white skull covering most of its front. While keeping her usual sandals on her feet which are mostly forgotten.

"Well, this is new." Clark manages, getting snickers out of Linda and Lois who have emerged from their seats. With Lois wearing her purple jacket and white skirt, while Linda is wearing a yellow spaghetti top and white pants. The two Amazons notice the motion too late to react, as she turns her palm revealing a phone that snaps a split-second after the realization it's there. "Lois!" Clark complains.

"Relax, I just wanted a private photo of the pair that shocked the mighty men of the Justice League." Lois replies casually as she watches the photo she took, where Linda quickly joins in.

"A fair few tabloids would pay through the nose for that one." She adds.

"Glad one can still surprise." Diana adds with a smirk as the two join the rest.

"Though I don't remember Richard mentioning anything like that in selection he brought back?" Bruce asks Diana.

"By royal edict she raided mine." Raven replies with mock offence.

"Who would have guessed?" Shayera adds. "So is this a new shift for you Diana?"

"Hmm, maybe." She replies with a smirk.

"Will take a little getting used to." Bruce says before downing the rest of his drink, while his eyes don't budge from Diana. "But I think your mother might disapprove."

"That she might." Diana agrees, but does not sound troubled by it. "So what do we entertain ourselves with till then?"

"Enjoy the sun, since we have been without it for a very long time." Clarks mention has Raven take notice of the actual paleness of the Founders, which stands out when compared to Lois and Linda. "Which I guess is what you have been doing after you got home?"

"No such luck, I'm afraid. My mother desired Themyscira repaired after the extensive damage Raven brought about with her battle with the demon." Diana replies.

"Sounds kinda harsh for a woman who just got her daughter back?" Linda asks.

"Diana decided to let me walk in on Hippolyta alone before revealing herself." Raven adds. "So she got to tag along, thought it was hidden beneath the notion that she had been inactive for weeks. Actually, that reminds me, how did you fly?" She asks suddenly remembering Diana was earthbound if not wearing her armor.

"Hermes' birth gift to me was the ability to fly and I couldn't have us take forever."

"How kind." Raven replies with a smirk, again she is reminded how little semblance Diana seems to have with the princess' girls usually dream of being where their slightest whims are cared for by others.

"Well then, since you are here." Lois says as she puts an arm around Linda and hooking her other around her husband's right arm. "Would the elusive lost Titan care for an impromptu press conference?"

Raven is about to reply before Diana speaks up. "A word of warning, Ms. Lane is quite the equal of Nemesis the goddess when it comes to interviews."

"Well that's true, and even Kryptonite doesn't stop her." Clark adds, getting a sigh out of Raven.

"Ok, ok, I told myself to be more open, but no pictures. I got to have some secrets left."

"And no mention of location." Bruce adds.

"Thought we were in a park?" Linda asks in a teasing tone before the three drag Raven off to a corner of the garden.

"So what's the occasion?" Diana asks Bruce as the others disperse again. "Not that I don't mind the invitation."

"I have my reasons, but spending some time with friends under an informal setting is one of them." The man replies as he picks up the Frisbee before trowing it at Shayera.

"Also we are sending off my ring." John adds as he gets up from his seat and joins them.

"You're parting with it?" Diana asks in surprise.

"Well, it parted with me. Spent most of the time thinking about 'stuff' and I am pretty comfortable about the thought not being a GL anymore. So I brought the battery along so we can send them off."

"You'll be missed." Diana notes as he gets herself a glass of water.

"Didn't say I was leaving the League. Anyways you have Kyle and he's a good kid and he will become a great Lantern one day. If he doesn't get himself killed first." John replies with a smile. "So who else is invited today?"

"We are still waiting for J'onn and Richard is picking up the three other Titans with Tim. Also I am expecting Barbara to arrive shortly. I invited Jason and Zatanna as well, but Jason desired a little alone time and Zatanna has checked herself into a rehab center this morning."

"How is she doing?" Diana asks.

"Not too well." Bruce sighs. "She's got too much happening at once, after she is cleaned out, she is going to hold the funeral for her father. After that she did mention about going into therapy and returning the remains of the guards. She let us know she is still on call if needed, but she wants everything to quiet down around her before considering returning to the stage and active duty."

"She's strong, with time she will pull through." John says. "If she can steer clear of her bum friend."

"I had Richard put a tag on his coat, if it comes within 50 yards of Zatanna's apartment, I'll know." Bruce grumbles, though he wasn't certain the tracker would go unnoticed.

"So is Raven going to step up and take her place?" John continues.

"No, by her own admission and perception, Raven is a novice magician, powerful maybe, but only trained in the basics Azar was able to teach her. Besides, she doesn't want to take anyone's seat. So for the time being, we will have to be more flexible when it comes to magic." Bruce replies. "Which we should be from now on."

"Was that what you were reading in the library?" Diana asks, it had not gone by any of the other Leaguers that Bruce had spent a lot of time there but not said anything about what.

"A book called Self-Perception, detailed how Raven sees herself; also I was reading up on her own knowledge of her powers."

"I hope you didn't read anything… intrusive." Diana asks worried that Bruce might be looking for something other than useful information.

"Wisdom made a point of reading the titles aloud before I picked them." Bruce shrugs before looking up as a two people appear in the doorway. "Barbara, Helena, good of you to come." He greets the two.

"Considering where you have been these last weeks, how could we resist?" Barbara replies as she rolls herself forwards, wearing a white blouse and black pants. While Huntress is wearing a white T-shirt and blue pants, while you can catch glimpses of her bandages under her sleeves. Her ribs were still damaged thought the tissue was healed and Mid-Night had ordered her to take it easy till it stopped hurting.

"I am still trying to figure out why I got invited at all." Helena adds, wincing slightly as she walks.

"Well you did get yourself skewered for Robin's sake." Diana mentions.

"Not for the fun of it, I can assure you. But I can't stand seeing kids getting hurt." Helena replies, before they notice Diana's outfit. "New uniform?" Diana just smiles.

"Borrowed some of Raven's after they arrived dressed for dinner." John adds.

"Where is she by the way?" Barbara asks at the mention.

"Slowly getting roasted over a burning pencil by three reporters." John replies with a smirk at his own joke. "Clark, Lois and Linda."

"Poor woman." Helena says before sitting down. "Pity she can't do bones." She says, grimacing.

"Kinda odd, isn't it?" John asks. "She can mend the rest of a person, but not the bones."

"Her own explanation is that it's because they are denser than muscle's so it will take an enormous effort on her part and an extended period of time to do it." Bruce says.

"So she settles for mending it superficially." Barbara concludes. "So why wasn't Helena's?"

"Well considering where we came from and what Raven had been doing, I'd put it down to being tired." John chips in.

"We were fighting Merlin, Zatanna force-fed her the rage we were all feeling." Diana continues, knowing Barbara and Huntress were mostly in the dark concerning the Shadowpact's actions.

"Should have seen it, we were all trying to get his damn shield down with little success, then Zatanna says a few words backwards and Raven amped up the juice and blasted him to smithereens. Drained the other five mystics completely though." Shayera says as she joins them, having heard most of the conversation.

"Hold up, we are talking about the King Arthur's Merlin and how were you fighting him? Thought you were stuck inside of her?" Huntress asks.

"Yes we are talking the wizard, Etrigans brother actually and Raven was able to let us out down there." Bruce continues. "And I suspect that she unintentionally, drained them of all emotions, not just the rage Zatanna ordered her to, including the will to cast anything."

"Sounds reasonable, but she didn't seem to take to it that well, considering how far back she flew." Shayera continues. "Do you think emotions are like a single door to her? Since she can feel others emotions, if she is forced to feel she has to feel every emotion?"

"That is a very accurate way of describing it." J'onn's quiet voice announced his presence before the others see him walking down the stairs from the mansion, again wearing his 'John Jones' form as he calls the shape he attended the last dinner in while he is also dressed in the white tuxedo he was wearing the last time.

"Good of you to come J'onn, what kept you?" Bruce asks as they shake hands.

"My apologies, I decided to fly from Australia, stopped by Amy on the way." The Martian says, appearing a little saddened at the mention.

After he left the League to learn more about humans and how to connect with them, he had traveled, experiencing many things and seen many sights. Amy was an elderly woman who ran a bed and breakfast J'onn was stopping in, he quickly learned that she was slowly dying of cancer and decided that she shouldn't live alone during that time. She was very bright and the two spent a lot of time talking, especially after J'onn revealed himself to her and later to her grown children. J'onn had tapped into the League's funding to pay for a trip to China for them all, which was interrupted by Darkseid's invasion. Amy lived for six months longer after that and J'onn was there when she passed away. Years later, he still stops by her grave to let her know she wasn't forgotten by him.

"Don't apologize; it's good you remember her." Bruce counters.

"Hey J'onn, all dressed up as well." Wally greets as he walks over as well, having to go find the frisbee Shayerera threw into the forest on purpose.

"Was that not the message?" J'onn asks, noticing the dress of the others.

"Sure it was, just for later. Don't worry, the two Amazons got it wrong as well." Wally continues.

"Which explains the current attire?" J'onn says raising an eyebrow at Diana. "Ravens?"

"It is." Diana confirms. "Only borrowing."

"I'm sure you can borrow some too." Wally says with a smirk that is met with one from J'onn before he transforms into Raven, wearing the same clothes as Diana and replies with Raven's voice;

"I am not sure that would be permitted, much less necessary." Wally just stares in surprise before he blurs slightly.

"Yep, its J'onn, she's still talking to the three." He confirms, getting a light chuckle out of the others.

"Hey everyone, sorry we are late, but midtown traffic is always terrible at this time." Richard says as he emerges from the house, followed by Cyborg, Beastboy and Starfire, all wearing holorings while he is wearing a red T-shirt and brown pants, the three are busy taking in their surroundings.

Without another word Richard walks over to the others and slings his arm over J'onn's shoulder, who is still posing as Raven, which make him raise an eyebrow. "So how's my favorite Amazon?"

"Ah, Richard, I am over here?" Raven says as she walks over, having concluded the interviewing session with the three others following her, making Richard stare wide-eyed at her before noticing everyone around him stifling laughs.

"Eh…then this is…?" Richard asks, too dumbstruck to remove his arm.

"I am J'onn J'onzz, I believe we have met before?" J'onn replies as he joins in the fun by smiling at Richard as he talks in his own voice, but maintains Raven's form. The others break out in laughter as Richard almost jumps away from J'onn.

"Ah jeez, sorry J'onn…I walked right into that one, didn't I?"

"You did, but it was not deliberate." J'onn replies as he changes back.

"Wow Rob you really moved away from this to live with Beastboy?" Cyborg asks, the three just becoming aware of the mirth overtaking the group of people. "What's so funny?"

"Only our illustrious leader trying to woo the last Martian." Raven replies.

"Why friend Robin, I did not know you desired the Martian?" Starfire asks innocently, getting most of the assembly to stare in surprise at her.

"Is she always like that?" Shayera whispers to Raven.

"Nicest way to put it is that she has a hard time understanding Earth humor. We weighted it out with her cooking, usually not something we could digest." Raven whispers back.

"Ahh…no Star, I mistook him for Raven, that's all." Richard sighs. "And please, it's Richard, Tim is Robin now and I'm sure he will begin reminding everyone of that at some point?"

"Not when I have you." Tim says happily. "Nice outfit Diana." He notes.

"Thank you." Diana replies as Richard and Cyborg also seem to notice. "So what were you doing downtown?"

"Getting Star some new clothes." Beastboy replies. "So what's up now?"

"Well since that we are all gathered now, I'd like to welcome you all to Wayne Manor, for now there is no plan other than relax and enjoy the company. If anyone is up for it, Richard will know where garden games are hidden, also we have the pool down there but I prefer if the drain is not getting clogged." Bruce adds the last part while looking at Beastboy, who smiles sheepishly at him before giving him two thumbs up. "Other than that, enjoy yourselves."

"Sweet, Rob, you've just been hired to show us around this place before we get lost." Garfield says before he and Cyborg grab him by the arms and drags him inside again, he actually looks a little despaired as he looks at Raven who follows after Tim, as he suggest they go find a croquet set.

"So you're not going to change?" Bruce asks as he and Diana are left alone, as the others begin determining rules they all need to follow for the round of croquet, mainly aimed at those with special powers.

"Hmm, no? Do you disapprove?" She counters with a smile, Bruce just shakes his head and chuckles before taking her hand.

"Let's join in before Clark breaks the mallets." He says before pulling her along, which she allows.

"I heard that." Clark says as they move towards them.

"I can't believe you live in a place like this." Cyborg says again as they walk through another study.

"It's not that special, just a big house." Richard says as they enter the library.

"Ha! When your apartment can fit into one of these living rooms the perspective is a little different." Victor laughs as they exit it again at the other end. "Actually that place seemed like a place Raven would get stuck in."

"Yeah, bet she has?" Garfield continues.

"Not really, since she appeared again she's hardly had a chance to sit down while here." Richard replies.

"True that." Victor agrees. "So what was that back there?"

"The thing with J'onn? I am not sure. I guess Diana and Raven had come dressed for the evening. Bruce sent me to the embassy to get some of her clothes, so I guess she decided to borrow some of Rae's clothes just to surprise him."

"I bet she did." Cyborg agrees before looking over his shoulder to see the silent Starfire walk along with them. "So what do you think about this place Star?"

"It is big… and old." She replies, sounding slightly awe struck, as they enter the main hall with the stairs leading up to the second floor. "I did not think you lived in such a place?"

"Well I am planning on moving out at some point, it's a bit old fashioned for my tastes." Richard admits. "But Bruce will have to be carried out, it's his parents house and all that."

"From one secluded old mansion built on top of a cave to another secluded slightly less old mansion built on top of a cave?" Beastboy asks with a grin playing over his face.

"Actually I was considering a penthouse apartment." Richard replies as they follow him up the stairs. "And up here is where our rooms are. Mine is down the hall to the first right, Bruces to the left, but don't go in there. Tim's is at the bottom to the right, because he likes loud music and Raven's is the first down the second corridor to the left."

"Whoa, Rae's got a room?!" Beastboy asks. "Thought you guys kept her in the cave with all the other bats?"

"Gar…" Richard sighs. "No wait!" He manages, as he sees Beastboy storm off down the hall and around the second left corridor, swiftly followed by the others.

As the three round the corner as well, they are just in time to see Garfield reach forwards and swiftly turn the door handle before a shadow seems to materialize for just a brief second to swallow him before it disappears.

Author's notes: Whops :)