"What happened? Where's Dick?"
A distraught magician enters the Batcave and demands for answers.
"I'm sorry, Zatanna. The Talons were too many and too much to handle and…I'm so sorry"
The archer hugs her friend.
"I know it's not your fault, Artemis. Sorry for my outburst…"
The sorceress feels bad about tricking her friends.
"No! We deserve it, he surrender himself for us. We…I wasn't strong enough"
Oracle was trying to calm Stephanie.
"No, I should've call for back up earlier…"
Barbara punish herself.
"No! It's all your fault! Grayson was part of your team and you let the enemy take him! None of you are competent and do not deserve to be in Nightwing's team"
Damian was fuming with the other heroes and pointed his sword at them.
"Damian! It's not their fault"
Batman scolds his son.
"Then who's fault is? Nightwing is by far the strongest and most skilled but that bar isn't hard but what can I expect from the daughters of two B-listers as Sportmaster and Cluemaster and a guy that got himself kidnapped within just a few day of being a sidekick"
Damian throws poison at them.
"Listen, you little brat…"
Roy was ready to throw hands at Damian but was stopped by Artemis.
"There's not time for this. Damian! Are you going to behave or else…"
"Or else what, father?"
The heroes cringes at the father-son fight.
"You are not taking part on the search mission"
Damian scoffs.
"As if I need the help from the guys that lost him"
"Damian, that's enough!"
The little Wayne turns his gaze towards the magician.
"But Zatanna…"
"Not buts. This happens on a mission, we need to focus on getting him back and we can't do that if you don't stop arguing"
Everyone watches in surprise how Damian controls himself after Zatanna's words.
"We don't know where they are hiding but we have multiple locations…"
The Batcomputer shows a map with multiple locations in Gotham and Blüdhaven.
"But wait…Zatanna, can't you look for him with your magical bond?"
Canary finally speaks, she, Oliver and Conner have been on the sidelines while the rest were too busy arguing.
"No. I already tried, whatever is going on with them…they are working with magic and they are blocking our connection…all I know is that he is still alive"
"And he's staying that way. These guys went into so much trouble just to get to Dick"
Oliver gives his opinion.
"Yeah but why? Why they want Dick so bad?"
The clone asks. Zatanna and Batman look at each other before the woman nods to the Dark Knight.
"The main Talon. The one that took Tigress, Arsenal and Spoiler with such ease…"
The computes show images of the multiple encounters with the assassin.
"His name is William Cobb and it's Dick's grandfather"
Zatanna finishes Bruce's information for everyone but Barbara's surprise.
"If I haven't take in Dick all those years ago…the Court would have taking him under their thrall and he'd be the current Talon…according to them is his destiny"
"And why are we hearing just know this information? We knew that you and Nightwing went a few rounds against these guys…"
Artemis was annoyed by the lack of information.
"It's something very delicate for Dick to talk about. We are telling you guys because of the circumstances"
Zatanna adds.
"Then what are we waiting? We have the locations, let's go a get bird brains back"
Artemis cracks her knuckles and everyone felt a gust of wind inside the Cave.
"He's not in any of those locations…"
Wally, the second Flash, enters the cave.
"I already look for him in all these locations multiple times and all over Blüdhaven and Gotham and there's not sign of him"
Wally speeds over to give Zatanna a quick hug and then to his wife.
"Then it's better if everyone go and get some rest…I'm going to do a search pattern and as soon as I get a match-"
"I'm not going anywhere until I get my husband back"
The magic user interrupts Oracle.
"Zatanna, you need to rest and be fully charged. We don't know what the Owls have between hands…"
Zatanna glares at Batman.
"I'm putting some protection for you…"
Talia comes from the Shadows.
"Mother!"
"Why?"
Conner asks.
"The Court and The League are long time enemies and if they got Richard is not too far fetched to think that they will want his wife, who's the strongest magic user on Earth, to join their ranks as well"
Damian analyze the situation.
"That's true. I'm keeping Zatanna safe"
Damian announces.
"What are you going to do? Annoy them?"
Arsenal picks at Damian.
"Do you want to go a few round with me?"
Canary holds Roy back and Bruce holds Damian.
"This place is too crowded. Those who were on that mission with Nightwing, go home and have some rest"
Stephanie was about to protest but Barbara put a hand on her shoulder and went with her to her room in the Manor, Dinah took Roy out of there after hugging the magician, and Wally took Artemis.
"Zatanna, you have the Arrow family at your disposal, call us if you need anything"
Oliver hugs Zatanna before leaving the Cave.
"I'm going to the premier building and talk with Cyborg to help us with a search pattern"
The kryptonian informs the others before Zeta to the premier building, leaving just Zatanna, Talia, Bruce and Damian in the Cave.
"What now?"
Zatanna asks.
"We wait. Nightwing is going to find a way to get out of there and send us a signal…in the meanwhile we both need to rest"
Zee takes a deep breath before nodding.
"Zatanna?"
Damian calls for her attention.
"Yeah?"
"Do you mind if I stay with you? You are the thing that Grayson loves the most and until he's back…I want to keep you safe"
Zatanna was touched with her husband's little brother.
"Of course. I could use some company"
"Son! Wake up!"
Dick feels the freezing water that was throw at him. His hands and neck were chained to the ceiling, his legs to the ground and his torso to a close wall.
"Don't you guys are rich? Why the freezing water?"
Dick gets punched on the stomach.
"That's no way to talk to your family…to your elders"
William looks at the other Talon on the machine control and sends a discharge on the boy.
"Aggghhh!"
Grayson screams in pain.
"Today your new life starts, today, your training as a Talon starts"
Dick feels once again a shock, stronger than the previous one.
"First, the pain is going to clean you from Batman's thrall then we start the second part of your training"
Dick screams in pain as they keep shocking him, the electricity was stronger every time.
"I hope you do a better job at finding Circus boy that what you did with me…"
Bruce was still working on the Cave as he hears a voice coming from the shadows.
"Do you have any information on him?"
Batman answers without looking away from his computer.
"Not yet but you better not get in OUR way. WE are getting Dick back"
"You better keep in line and follow the rules"
"That's not OUR style and I'm doing whatever is necessary to bring my brother back…and WE are going to keep an eye on my sister-in-law, the kid is not enough even if he's your true son"
"Jason-"
Bruce turns around but the man was not longer there.