When Zatanna returned to the mountain the next morning she felt exhausted and more than a little hung over. Maybe matching magic against Haku hadn't been the wisest move, but it had sure been interesting. Instead of words to direct the magic she used a string of hand signs. She was greatly limited to what she could do, being she could only use elemental forces, but those forces were strong. She yawned as she walked into the main room.

"Long night?"

Zatanna turned to see Megan floating into the room. The girl's whole body seemed to drupe. Dark circles were under her eyes like nasty bruises. What had she been doing all night, Zatanna wondered. Then she noticed the file under the other girl's arm.

"Sorta." Nodding at the file Zatanna asked, "What is that?"

Megan glanced down at it like she suddenly remembered it was there.

"Oh this? You'll see when everyone else gets here."

It took a few minutes, but the rest of the team filed in groups shortly after Zatanna and Megan. Kaldu'ahn and Wally came in talking about when the next time they would spar. Super Boy and wolf strolled in next. Most of the new arrivals came together. Artemis and Bumblebee came in followed by Robin, Batman, and Black Canary. Zatanna looked at Robin and saw he seemed to have gotten as little sleep as Megan. Had they both been up late working on something? Robin stood near Megan when she was about to begin she looked around.

"Is Alexandra coming?"

"I think she's visiting her sister with her family," Robin told her. "Go ahead and start, someone can fill her in as need be."

She nodded, though clearly was unhappy about it. Taking the remote Robin handed her she clicked a button and a picture of their prisoner popped up on the screen. It might have just been her imagination, but Zatanna was pretty sure Robin glared at the picture.

"This, for those who don't know, is Gabriel Creen. He seems to be a fairly strong telepath. Which it seems he inherited from his mother." After she clicked a button a driver's license photo popped up on the screen next to Gabriel's picture. It showed a woman with a very drawn expression, like she had been through a warzone. "She died in a mental health institute five years ago leaving her only son in the care of his father, leaving them with a sizable fortune when he sold her company."

Zatanna saw out of the corner of her eye Robin wince.

"While in Gabriel's mind we discovered that he was not the one originally behind this, it seems his intentions were quite the opposite of what happened. He fell under the control of Psimon." Another click and Psimon's mug shot appeared on the screen.

Wally raised his hand and asked, "Do we know how a man in Belle Reve Penitently is paying for and organizing kidnapping and assassinations?"

Megan looked to Robin for this answer. Robin stepped forward as Megan stepped back.

"I've been tracking the different accounts. Most of them were off shore. All but a few are empty and have been since after Gabriel was captured. That means Psimon isn't working alone in all of this mess."

"Is my sister still at risk?" The Zeta tubes flashed announcing Alexandra's arrival.

Everyone turned to look at her. Zatanna noticed she seemed far more relaxed than she had been the past few days, perhaps she knew when her sister would wake.

"We have no way of knowing for sure, but Megan theorizes that without Gabriel whoever it is behind this can't get into her head. Which makes her currently useless. They may try and target Gabriel again, but he also no longer has a connection to her."

Alexandra seemed to mull this information over in her mind, taking it in slowly before asking, "Does that mean my sister will no longer be protected and cared for?"

Zatanna realized that Jessie's family probably wouldn't be able to afford her care if the Justice League could no longer pay. Robin looked to Batman who had remained quiet and motionless throughout most of the briefing. Batman then spoke directly to Alexandra.

"The Justice League is indebted to you and your sister and will continue to pay for her protection and care. If for some reason the Justice League cannot, I will do so personally."

Zatanna watched as something passed between Batman and Alexandra. It was almost as if he were apologizing to her and she forgiving him. Maybe she would ask Robin what that was all about.

"Thank you."

Megan cleared her throat to get everyone's attention back to the matter at hand.

"There was something else off interest we found." She tapped Gabriel's and his mother's pictures. Under them a picture of their DNA. She highlighted the matching parts. "Gabriel seems to have inherited his power from his mother, making his power stronger than if he had just happened to have it. So when we were sorting around in his memories it struck me as odd how easily Psimon had gotten into his mind. Gabriel has naturally strong mind so it shouldn't have been so easy even if he had a slightly open mind." Before anyone could say anything, Megan pulled up Psimon's DNA. There were a lot of matches to Mrs. Creen; almost half the markers matched. "They are twins."

Everyone stared at the DNA.

"But they look nothing alike," Zatanna stated.

In response Robin pulled up several files. and picked one. "They are an odd case. They are the result of one egg being fertilized by two sperm and then splitting. So a lot of their DNA is the same but a lot is also very different." Robin pulled another file. "It seems Gabriel's mother ran away at age thirteen. Ended up in jail once for petty theft. She got out and started her own PI business, she then married her husband; a lawyer, and started a new firm that dealt with stock trading." He clicked a button on the remote that Megan still held. The company logo popped up on the screen, it was one of the most successful in the world.

"I thought that was run by some blonde woman, Michelle something or other," asked Wally.

Robin shook his head no. "She's just a figure head of sorts." Robin furrowed his eyebrows. "It's odd, you actually you can't find any mention of Mrs. Creen anywhere and no pictures in company records." He searched until he found a video about the press conference the company was having. Mrs. Creen was standing beside Michelle as she spoke about the company's success. He paused it glancing at the time stamp of the video. His stomach dropped; this took place only two days before she had been admitted to the mental health hospital. She certainly didn't look like she was crazy enough to hang herself a week later.

"What's up Rob," Wally asked.

Robin went back through Gabriel's mothers records to before she moved out, then researched police records. There was a startling number of 911 calls and reports of the father abusing his children, and of Mrs. Creen attempting to harm him in some terrible way. Every time her response was the same, "my brother made me do it."

Megan scanned the articles and seemed to come to the same conclusion Robin did. "He was practicing on his sister." She said horrified and angry. "That's how he got so strong."

"That's why she ran and hid, probably not just her, but Gabriel as well." He looked to Batman. "We are going to have to put Gabriel in protective custody. His uncle is clearly more powerful than him, and we can't risk him getting someone this powerful getting recruited under him."

Batman nodded.

"It's already done. He will remain in our custody."

The briefing was wrapped up a few minutes later and Zatanna made her way over to Alexandra.

"Have you decided if you are going to join us or not?"

Alexandra smiled sadly at Zatanna.

"I have, and no, I don't think I will." Alexandra must have seen the disappointment in her eyes because she was quick to reassure her. "I'll still help when you guys need it, but I don't think this is the path that was meant for me. Jessie maybe, but not me."

Zatanna nodded and admitted to herself that this was not a job for everyone.

"So, we can still be friends?"

Alexandra grinned at her.

"Of course, it seems you've been making friends with Jessie anyway."

Zatanna blushed and looked away; she wouldn't ask how Alexandra knew she had visited Jessie in the hospital.

"You are brave to meet with all of them. That can be insane."

Zatanna laughed. It had been fun.

"It was fun."

"Yes, Jessie's head is pretty fun with that many people sharing the space, but no less crazy."

"Not really," Zatanna said after a moment of thought. "You can change into her characters, right? One of them can see the future. Do you think she can tell how this all ends?"

Alexandra thought about it and shook her head no. "I think me and Jessie have sworn off trying to predict and change the future after the last attempt ended with her comatose tell only God knows when. Only time will tell now."