Young Justice

[the Justice League is gathered to discuss possible new members]

The Flash:
Still, we could always use more raw power. And Earth has a third Green Lantern - Guy Gardner.

Hal Jordan, John Stewart:
No!

The Flash:
But we could really...

Hal Jordan, John Stewart:
No!

Wonder Woman:
[You] indoctrinated Robin into crimefighting at the ripe-old age of nine.

Batman:
Robin needed to help bring the man who murdered his family to justice.

Wonder Woman:
So he could turn out like you?

Batman:
So that he wouldn't.

[Superboy and Wolf hear an ultrasonic message]

Lex Luthor:
With Superman off-world, only one thing alive with less than four legs can hear this frequency, Superboy, and that's you. Meet me in Washington, DC. East Potomac Park. Come alone. I promise, it'll be worth the trip.

[Superboy gets up to leave with Wolf]

M'gann M'orzz:
Conner?

Conner Kent:
[with a dull affect] Figured you don't want *my* help in the kitchen. Remember the last time?

M'gann M'orzz:
Uh, yeah. But...

Conner Kent:
Just walking Wolf. No big.

J'onn J'onzz:
Another expansion of the League could generate another escalation of hostilities from our enemies. No one needs or wants another Injustice League.

Superman:
Point taken. But the option remains to vote no on all candidates. So, I nominate Icon for League membership.

[a hologram of Icon appears]

Green Arrow:
[chuckles] Why? Because you suspect Icon might be Kryptonian like you did with Captain Marvel?

Captain Marvel:
You thought I was Kryptonian? Cool!

Wonder Woman:
[to Superman] Icon interests me also. As does his proteg?, Rocket.

[Rocket's hologram replaces Icon's]

Wonder Woman:
[to Black Canary and Hawkgirl] Athena knows the League could use more female members.

Black Canary:
Agreed.

Hawkwoman:
Hear, hear!

Aquaman:
[Kaldur'ahm is exposed as a traitor] I had not believed Nightwing until this moment.

Kaldur'ahm:
You did not want to believe!

Superboy:
None of us wanted to believe this! How could you betray us?

Kaldur'ahm:
You dare question me? After all of you let Tula die!

Nightwing:
Kaldur, that was a mission! Aquagirl knew the risks, no one wanted...

Lagoon Boy:
Neptune's beard! Don't coddle this traitor! He has joined forces with our king's greatest enemy!

Kaldur'ahm:
Do you mean the king who hid from me the true identity of my father?

Aquaman:
That was my error of judgement, Kaldur'ahm. No one else need suffer for it.

Kaldur'ahm:
All will suffer if Black Manta demands it. Blood is thicker than seawater.

Wonder Girl:
That was amazing! You just-you just... WHOOSH! And then, and then, and then... BAM!

Wonder Woman:
A little less "fangirl", a little more "Wonder Girl".

Wonder Girl:
Right. Sorry...

Superboy:
How long will you be gone?

Superman:
However long it takes, Kon-El. But we will be back, little brother.

Kaldur'ahm:
[Quietly to Batman] Sportsmaster revealed the possibility of a mole within the team. In light of last night's attack, Red Tornado would appear to be the traitor. But whether he betrayed us willingly or was preprogrammed is still...

Conner Kent:
[Conner launches himself at Kaldur] YOU KNEW? That android and his maniac family nearly killed M'Gann!

M'gann M'orzz:
[Flying towards them] Conner, what are you doing?

Conner Kent:
Kaldur knew we had a traitor among us and *said nothing*!

Dick Grayson:
You knew?

Wally West:
And didn't tell us?

Robin:
Batman, please. Tell me you're not sending us on this joke of a wild ape chase.

Batman:
I never joke... about the mission.

Robin:
You're coming with us?

Captain Marvel:
Sure. We'll have a blast.

Robin:
[to Kid Flash] Translation: he blames us for the red fiasco. [Aqualad walks by] He doesn't trust us.

Kid Flash:
[Kid Flash looks at Aqualad] It's a big club.

Robin:
The three of us started this team because the Justice League was keeping secrets from us.

Kid Flash:
Or did you forget like you forgot to tell us about the mole.

Superboy:
Come on. I'll keep you safe.

Miss Martian:
[Telpathically] You're my boyfriend, Conner. Not my keeper. Stop hanging on me like a character from a 70's sitcom.

Robin:
Thought vultures only ate dead meat.

Kid Flash:
Yeah. These are some very proactive scavengers.

Robin:
Proactive and supersized. You thinking what I'm thinking?

Kid Flash:
Cobra venom? Yeah!

Artemis:
Okay. Nearly drowning two nights in a row is way less fun than it sounds.

Captain Marvel:
Actually, you let everyone split up before communications were set.

Aqualad:
They would not listen

Captain Marvel:
I guess. But back at the cave, Batman stopped everyone from fighting with just one word.

Aqualad:
Because Batman is... Batman.

Kaldur'ahm:
Enough!... Captain Marvel has been captured. And we must act as a team to save him!

Kid Flash:
Heh. Under your leadership? I don't think...

Kaldur'ahm:
This is not up for debate! You all chose me to lead. When this mission is over, if you wish to select a new leader I will happily step down. But until that time, I am in command here!

Artemis:
What are you grinning about?

Kid Flash:
One word: souvenir. [Puts a beret on]

Artemis:
Two words: gorilla lice.

Kid Flash:
Huh? [Kid Flash removes the beret] Oh man!

Superboy:
[about a wolf] Can I keep him?

Kid Flash:
First the sphere, now this beast. Dude, you sure make a habit of collecting strays.

Miss Martian:
Maybe because he's such a stray himself.

Robin:
Look, I need to know, why did you keep the mole intel secret?

Aqualad:
[pause. Everyone stares at Aqualad] The source of the tip was Sportsmaster.

Artemis:
WHAT? You can't trust him!

Aqualad:
I do not. It seemed possible even likely that he was attempting to divide the team with false information.

Robin:
And given how the mission went, he almost succeeded. But you had to consider it might be true.

Aqualad:
Yes, as leader, I did. In which case, I did not wish to alert the traitor.

Robin:
I hate to say it, but it makes sense.

Aqualad:
I am still prepared to step down.

Kid Flash:
[Raising his hand] All in favor of keeping Aqualad as leader. [Everyone raises their hand]

Captain Marvel:
Guess it's unanimous.

Artemis Crock:
Dad. He must have done this. Another of his stupid tests.

Wally West:
What kind of test?

Artemis Crock:
He probably wants me to kill you.

Robin:
OK, better question: what am I doing in Bialya - in *September*? What happened to March? Better radio Batman.

Batman:
[Flashback] Maintain radio silence at all times.

Robin:
Or not.

Artemis:
Seen Kid Flash on the news. He doesn't wear black.

Kid Flash:
Uh, little unclear on that myself. What about you? Green Arrow fixation?

Artemis:
[Noticing her costume] WHO PUT ME IN THIS?

Kid Flash:
Wow. I am not touching that with a 10-foot - uh, so you know how to us that bow?

Artemis:
Yeah, my dad taught me... DAD! He must've done this. Another of his stupid tests.

Kid Flash:
What kind of test?

Artemis:
He probably wants me to kill you.

Miss Martian:
[Telepathically] Don't worry, I'm almost there.

Artemis:
Did you just hear a girl talking in your head?

Kid Flash:
Girls are always on my mind, but they're not usually talking.

Robin:
This must be his. [Gives an S shield to Miss Martian]

Miss Martian:
Yes! Did you see him?

Artemis:
I think we did.

Kid Flash:
Feral boy? Some teammate. He attacked us.

Artemis:
He didn't know who we are. I don't know who we are.

Kid Flash:
[Playing with his stealth suit activator] This is so cool.

Artemis:
We look ridiculous. Quit touching yourself!

Artemis, Robin, Miss Martian, Kid Flash:
Aqualad!

Robin:
Where is he? What happened next?

Miss Martian:
I don't know. That's the last thing I - we remember.

Kid Flash:
We landed 24 hours ago. If Kaldur's been wandering the desert that long, well, that's not good for a guy with gills.

Miss Martian:
[Telepatically to the team] They're testing something - make that someone. - In pain. Hello? Can you hear me?

Psimon:
I can. An open mind is a dangerous thing.

Miss Martian:
Someone's hacked into our link!

Psimon:
Psimon can't see you. Psimon can't touch you. But Psimon can make you all FORGET!

Kid Flash:
So, I'm ninja boyfriend, huh?

Artemis:
Hey. Amnesia, remember? Completely forgot how *truly* annoying you are.

Kid Flash:
Oh and you're the goddess of congeniality.

Robin:
[Entering] Yeesh. Get a room!

Miss Martian:
[Superboy enters Miss Martian and Psimon's mental war] You're here!

Psimon:
[Psimon laughs] You sound so relieved. Is that mindless creature supposed to save your mind?

Miss Martian:
No. I save his.

Miss Martian:
[about Psimon] He's too strong.

Superboy:
You're strong. And I'm stubborn. Together!

Miss Martian:
Together. [to Psimon] Get... out... of MY HEAD!

Jay Garrick:
Uh, Barry? Something you've been meaning to tell us?

Barry Allen:
What? No! This kid is not my grandson from any - uh when. Heck! Iris and I don't have any kids.

Iris West-Allen:
Um, Barry?

Barry Allen:
What?

Iris West-Allen:
I'm pregnant.

Barry Allen:
What?

Iris West-Allen:
I jut found out this morning. I was going to tell you tonight - [Iris glances to side towards Bart] in *private*.

Bart Allen:
[Bart runs to Iris and talks to her belly] Hi dad. Hi Aunt Dawn.

Barry Allen:
Wait! There are two in there?

Iris West-Allen:
We're having *twins*?

Madame Xanadu:
Then Madame will make contact, if fate be kind.

Kent Nelson:
But he so rarely is.

Artemis:
Kaldur's uh, nice, don't you think? Handsome, commanding. You should totally ask him out.

M'gann M'orzz:
He's like a big brother to me. But you know who would make the cutest couple? You and Wally. You're so full of passion and he's so full of...

Artemis:
It.

Kent Nelson:
[Holographic message] Greetings. You have entered with a key. But the tower does not recognize you. Please state your purpose and intent.

Wally West:
We are true believers here to find Dr. Fate. [the team falls through the floor]

Kent Nelson:
The tower may not appreciate trespassers.

Abra Kadabra:
Mute. [Kadabra puts a collar on Nelson]

M'gann M'orzz:
Having trouble. Maintaining altitude... I'm so hot.

Wally West:
You certainly are.

Artemis:
WALLY!

Wally West:
Hey! Inches above sizzling death, I'm entitled to speak my mind.

Klarion the Witch Boy:
Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?

Abra Kadabra:
Tell us how to find the helmet.

Kent Nelson:
Can't. Having too much fun.

M'gann M'orzz:
I don't understand Wally. It's almost like he needs to believe the impossible can't happen.

Kaldur'ahm:
Wally uses his understanding of science to control what he cannot comprehend. Acknowledging magic would relinquish the last vestige of that control.

Wally West:
Right. You're a Lord of Order.

Kent Nelson:
Oh, no. Not me. I'm just an old coot Fate used to put on. Until my wife Inza convinced me there was more to life. Ah, she was a real pistol, that Inza. Anywho, Klarion's after the helmet. If he gets his sticky little mitts on it, he'll turn the planet into his own personal playground of pandemonium.

Wally West:
I have no idea what I need to do.

Kent Nelson:
[dying] Have faith in what you can't explain. Believe in what you can no longer deny.

Klarion the Witch Boy:
[as Wally grabs Fate's helmet] Hey, dumb kid. You put that on, you may never get it off!

Klarion the Witch Boy:
Give it up, Nabu! Order went out of style in the 20th century.

Dr. Fate, Wally West:
This battle is pointless. You sought to take the helmet before it gained a host. But you are too late.

Klarion the Witch Boy:
SHUT IT, YOU OLD FART!

Wally West:
Wait. What happened to you ascending? Seeing Inza?

Kent Nelson:
So you believe now, eh? Don't sweat it, kid. I'll spend a few millenia here then see Inza. That's the great thing about eternity, it's eternal.

Kent Nelson:
Find your own little spitfire. One who won't let you get away with nothing.

Black Manta:
Congratulations, Kaldur'ahm. You had quite a day. Capturing the Atlantean, killing a former teammate, destroying the com-sat.

Kaldur'ahm:
My crew did not destroy the com-sat, Father. It's rocket must have malfunctioned. Our victory was mere luck.

Black Manta:
I don't believe in luck. Which is why I arranged to have a bomb with an altitude sensors smuggled onto the com-sat rocket days ago. This was your final test. To see if you would take credit for what you have not accomplished.

Kaldur'ahm:
And what if I have succeeded?

Black Manta:
Then another test would have awaited. For it is not in success where true character is revealed, but in failure. I'm quite proud of you, my boy. You're ready for the next level.

Batman:
How are they?

Martian Manhunter:
I am still shaken by what you and I have wrought. One can only imagine what these youths fair.

Batman:
I know our virtual reality training simulation went badly, but I'd hoped the team would've rallied by now.

Martian Manhunter:
Trauma tends to linger, as I know you know, my friend.

Black Canary:
You could start by admitting you're not really Green Arrow's niece.

Artemis:
Right. Could you imagine what *Wally* would do with that?

Black Canary:
Interesting. So the person you're most worried about - is Wally.

Kaldur'ahm:
I was a general, but behaved like a soldier, and sacrificed myself. I am not fit for command, and resign as team leader.

Black Canary:
Who do you recommend to take your place?

Kaldur'ahm:
Artemis is too raw and untrusting. Kid Flash - too rash and impulsive. Miss Martian remains too eager to please. Superboy carries too much anger.

Black Canary:
Making Robin the logical choice.

Kaldur'ahm:
But he is too young.

Black Canary:
Kaldur, you're all young.

Kaldur'ahm:
I cannot shake this burden to him - not yet. It appears I must withdraw my resignation.

Beautiful Dreamer:
[about Serifin] He watched a lot of Earth westerns.

Superboy:
Yeah, well, there's a time to go in strong and a time to go in smart.

Vykin:
It is your world, Superboy. We shall follow your lead.

Vykin:
That drill and those carts are the property of New Genesis. You will return them - *now*!

Superboy:
Gold goes back too.

Whisper A'Daire:
Interfer and things get ugly.

Bruno 'Ugly' Mannheim:
I'm Ugly.

Beautiful Dreamer:
These weapons aren't from New Genesis. They are of - the enemy.

Superboy:
What enemy?

Beautiful Dreamer:
*The* enemy. The gods of anti-life. These weapons are of Apokalips.

Superboy:
What was that?

Beautiful Dreamer:
Infinity Man. We merged to become part of the source, and greater than the sum of our parts.

Superboy:
Glad my team's not that close.

Big Bear:
Lower beings tend to fear intimacy.

Dick Grayson:
Hurting? Try traumatized. I finally become leader and wind up sending all my friends to their deaths. I -I know I did what I had to do, but I hated it. When we first started this team, I was desperate to be in charge - not anymore. And - and that's not even the worst of it... You can't tell Batman.

Black Canary:
Nothing leaves this room.

Dick Grayson:
I always wanted - expected to-to grow up and - and become him. And the hero bit, I'm still all in. But that thing inside of him, that thing that drives him to sacrifice everyhing fro the sake of his mission, that's not me. I don't want to be Batman - anymore.

Desaad:
[Handing a box to Ugly] Now mortal deliver the father box.

Superboy:
[Ugly tosses the father box to the Infinity Man] That can't be good.

Desaad:
Kill the boy and his little dog too.

M'gann M'orzz:
It was all my fault. Hello M'Gann. Who else could take a simple exercise and turn it into a nightmare that terrorizes everyone she cares about?

Black Canary:
You've turned white.

M'gann M'orzz:
[M'gann gasps] NO!... Oh, you meant Caucasian. Yeah, I'm fine being Megan, but I can't be trusted to use my other powers.

Black Canary:
M'gann, you're a Martian. Not using your natural abilities is like me refusing to speak. Which, by the way, I tried for a while after my very first Canary Cry. Nearly deafened my entire First Grade class. So I get how you feel. But not being yourself is never the answer. And it won't make your feelings of guilt go away. Learn from what happened. You uncle would be happy to train you. Practice until you have more control, and regain your confidence.

Serifan:
[about Sphere] Why should we leave her with you? To us she lives. To *you*, she's merely technology.

Superboy:
NO! IT'S NOT LIKE THAT!

Big Bear:
Then what is it like?

Superboy:
We bonded, okay?

Vykin:
...In fact, it is. You may keep her.

Conner Kent:
Here's the ugly truth. I wasn't devastated. Even when Superman, Tornado, you: the whole League dead. Even though I didn't save Wolf, watched Artemis and Kaldur die. Abandoned M'gann. I felt - at peace. You see from the moment I first opened my eyes in that Cadmus pod, There's been one more thing that I've wanted and feared. To know what is to be Superman. And I know. So I was - I was happy. Everyone I care about dead or traumatized, and I'm happy. How do I get past the guilt of that? How do I live with myself?

Black Canary:
I don't have any easy answers Conner. But one thing's clear, admitting it is the first step.

Barry Allen:
Wally's fast enough when he wants to be. We're suddenly out of ice cream.

Mary West:
Wally!

Wally West:
[With ice cream still in his mouth] Um, happy birthday.

Orin:
[to Aqualad] Batman has made me aware of your dilema. I know from personal experience it can be difficult to live there and love here.

Computer:
Recognize Aquaman 06.

Orin:
I am confident you will make the right choice.

Batman:
I need to talk to Aqualad. The rest of you, hit the showers and head home.

Superboy:
"Head home?" I *am* home.

Aqualad:
I am sorry you had to intervene. I know the team performed poorly.

Batman:
The team performed adequately. The problem was *you*. You're their leader, and your head wasn't in the game.

Aqualad:
No, you are

[sighs]

Aqualad:
correct. Of late, I am not even convinced I belong on the surface world. For so many years, it filled my every thought. But now that I am here, my dreams are all of Atlantis.

Batman:
Atlantis or someone you left behind? You can split your time between the surface and the sea. But not your mind. Either you're here 100% or you need to walk away. Make a, decision, Kaldur, and make it soon.

Tula:
You look well, Kaldur.

Garth:
Yes, surface life agrees with you.

Kaldur'ahm:
You speak as if I have been gone for years. But it has only been...

Tula, Garth:
Two months!

Kaldur'ahm:
[to Tula] I am considering rejoining you at the Conservatory.

Mera:
You realize - you left your studies - some time ago. Your sorcery skills have not kept pace. You will no longer be in Tula's class, or Garth's.

Kaldur'ahm:
[Looking at Tula] Perhaps I will need a tutor.

Tula, Kaldur'ahm:
There is something I must - [Both laugh]

Tula:
I...

Kaldur'ahm:
Please, Tula. I have made a decision - to stay in Atlantis - with you - because of you.

Tula:
Kaldur, I'm sorry. We wanted to tell you sooner. But Garth and I - we're together.

Garth:
[Checking the Science Building during the attack] You have a plan? [Realizes Kaldur's not beside him] Kaldur?

Kaldur'ahm:
[Two of Manta's men appear. Then Kaldur appears and knocks them out] I too have my studies.

Tula:
Kaldur - I - we - that is...

Kaldur'ahm:
I wish you both, nothing but the best. [Starts to enter the portal] Have you ever wondered what would have happened if I had stayed behind and you had become Aqualad?

Garth:
No. Never.

Kaldur'ahm:
Neither have I.

Prince Orm:
Then it is all a diversion. But with the King away, I must protect the Queen... and the heir.

Queen Mera:
I need no protection. Go!

Prince Orm:
No, Mera. If you suffered any injury, my brother would never forgive me.

Kaldur'ahm:
The Prince is right, my Queen. This battle is mine!

[Kaldur starts to swim off]

Garth:
And mine.

Kaldur'ahm:
[Kaldur stops and turns to face Garth] *Your* place is with Tula!

Black Manta:
[to Kaldur] Such a waste. You really have no ambition beyond serving Aquaman? Aren't schools of others willing to die for their king? This fool, for example.

[Black Manta attack Garth]

Kid Flash:
Hey, Supey, not too late to put on the new stealth tech.

Superboy:
No capes, no tights. No offense.

Miss Martian:
It totally works for you. In that you can totally do good work in those clothes.

Bane:
[Entire conversation in Spanish] You give me back my greatest weapon? What's the catch?

L-1:
No catch. It would hardly be a test of his champion's prowess if you were not at your best.

Bane:
You want my best?

[Activates the Venom feed]

Bane:
You got it!

Robin:
So who's in charge?

Batman:
[Batman and Red Tornado exchange glances] Work that out between you.

Superboy:
Did you hear that?

Kid Flash:
Uh, no... Wait! Is this a superhearing thing?

Miss Martian:
You do have great ears.

Kid Flash:
Okay, Rob, now what?

[Realizes Robin has disappeared]

Kid Flash:
Man, I hate it when he does that!

Bane:
[Robin has disappeared] Has that little fool already been captured?

Aqualad:
No. He just does that.

Kid Flash:
Stay put. I'll get our intel and be back before Boy Wonder. [Runs off]

Aqualad:
Wait. Kid!

Kobra:
Batman must be desperate if he sends his whelp to task me.

Robin:
What's wrong, Koby? You look disconcerted.

Aqualad:
You do have the most experience. But perhaps that is exactly what has left you unprepared. Fighting aloneside Batman, your roles are clearly defined. You two do not need to talk. But this team is new. And a leader needs to be clear, explicit. He cannot vanish and expect others to play part in an unknown plan.

Robin:
Oh, so I'm supposed to hold everyone's hand?

[groans]

Robin:
Who am I kidding? You should lead us, Kaldur. You're the only one who can.

Aqualad:
[Affect being selected as leader] Then I accept the burden.

[to Robin]

Aqualad:
Until you are ready to lift it from my shoulders. You were born to lead this team. Maybe not now - but soon.

Robin:
I know you hate getting your hands dirty.

Kobra:
True. But sometimes even a god must stoop to conquer.

Robin:
[to Aqualad] We picked the right guy to lead. Automatically making you the right guy to explain this mess to Batman.

[laughs]

Batman:
A simple recon mission. Observe and report! You'll each receive written evaluations detailing your *many* mistakes... Until then - good job... No battle plan survives first contact with the enemy. How you adjust to the unforseen is what determines success. And how you choose who leads determines character.

Red Tornado:
I must join the League. We will protect the planet at all costs. But should we fail, the responsibility falls to you.

Aqualad:
We stand ready.

Red Tornado:
Red Tornado to Cave. I fear I am all that remains of the League.

[Red Tornado is disintegrated]

Robin:
RT!

Aqualad:
We are Earth's heroes now.

Superboy:
So what are we waiting for? A theme song?

Aqualad:
A strategy. Earth's weapons are ineffective. And it has been made tragically clear that a direct attack will not succeed.

Kid Flash:
They're dead! Every single alien. If it's the last thing I do!

Miss Martian:
Back to the Cave?

Aqualad:
The Hall of Justice. The human race must know that there are still heroes defending them - there is still hope.

General Wade Eiling:
I don't know who you are, son, and I don't care. But you wear the S, and you got the job done.

Superboy:
I'm not Superman.

General Wade Eiling:
Tell that to the enemy. General Wade Eiling. United States Air Force.

Aqualad:
Aqualad. Justice League. We'll help you salvage as many of the alien cannons as possible. Then we start taking back what is ours!

Aqualad:
[as they're about to use the Boom Tubes to escape] Send the soldiers first.

General Wade Eiling:
Belay that! You six are assets we cannot afford to lose.

Aqualad:
[Throwing Martian Manhunter into the Boom Tube] They need you more than me!

Robin:
Superboy, you'll create a distraction.

Miss Martian:
NO! He's offering you as a sacrifice. Aqualad would *never* do that.

Robin:
You're right. Aqualad would sacrifice himself. A mistake that just cost us our leader. Superboy is the most likely to be perceived as a threat. Motivating the aliens to deploy.

Kid Flash:
Worst case - he's teleported inside and we set him free along with Artemis - and, uh, Aqualad, and everyone.

Superboy:
[Telepathically to M'Gann] It's okay, M'Gann. It's what Superman would do.

Miss Martian:
And though all seems lost, the one thing the aliens cannot destroy is hope.

Superboy:
Hope survives because the battle is not over. Not as long as even *one* of us is willing to fight.

Kid Flash:
It doesn't matter how many fall. For new heroes, will always rise to carry on: bringing on their resources, their skills, their talents to bear to defeat the enemy.

Robin:
The people of Earth will survive this. We will rebuild, and we will thrive. Never doubt and never forget, the Earth will never surrender!

Martian Manhunter:
No, my mind is clearer now. The disintegration beam is exactly that. There is no detention facility. No prisoners to rescue. Our mission holds no purpose.

Kid Flash:
NO! You're wrong. The Zeta radiation proves she's alive. She's...

Robin:
Stop it, KF. I've been scanning for League and team signals since we got inside. They're not here. Artemis is gone. But our mission still holds purpose - to destroy this mother ship.

Kid Flash:
[as Robin is planting bombs] You knew. You knew from the beginning why we were really here.

Robin:
Four minutes. Let's go.

Robin:
[Telepathically] 16 seconds and counting. Manhunter take Miss Martian and go!

Miss Martian:
NO! We won't leave you.

Robin:
That's an order! We'll follow as soon as we blow those doors.

Miss Martian:
[as the mother ship is blowing up] Don't. Don't tell me the mission was a success. The price was too high.

Batman:
As bad as all that?

Martian Manhunter:
Perhaps worse.

Red Tornado:
Yet this is not what troubles you.

Martian Manhunter:
Make no mistake. My niece is untrained and cannot be held responsible for this - for *our* debacle.

Batman:
No one blames her. But clearly we underestimated her abilities.

Martian Manhunter:
You understate it. In terms of raw power, she has the strongest telepathic mind I have ever encountered. Stronger by far than mine.

Dick Grayson:
[to Tim] Dude! Way to get your feet wet!

Dick Grayson:
Tim, you'll be running gamma.

Tim Drake:
Me? Dick, I've never led a squad before.

Dick Grayson:
Making this a good opportunity to get your feet wet as a field leader.

Tim Drake:
Because it's gamma and you're not expecting trouble or because we're stretched thin and you have no choice?

Dick Grayson:
[pause] Just don't die, ok? And no unnecessary risks to the squad. That's an order.

Artemis:
Please... please don't go!

Jade Nguyen:
Sorry sis. Mom's not getting out of prison anytime soon. And I refuse to live in this house with *just* Dad.

Artemis:
Dad, and you *and me*. We have to keep this family from falling apart.

Dick Grayson:
We'll laugh about this one day. [Dick takes a picture with himself and Artemis. Then runs off]

Artemis:
Uh, who was that?

Bette Kane:
A Freshman. Ignore him.

Barbara Gordon:
Dick. What was that about?

Dick Grayson:
Nothing Barbara, just being friendly to the new girl.

Artemis:
Who are we fighting?

Robin:
Don't know, but we're sitting ducks by the tubes. Head for the exit! [They run for the exit and encounter a tidal wave] Or not.

Kaldur'ahm:
I cannot be sure if one exists. And if it does, the team is being betrayed from within. I must investigate without tipping my hand. But perhaps I should tell Batman.

Red Tornado:
Generally, the Batman prefers the team to handle its own problems, but it's your decision.

Robin:
[as they're turning on the water in the showers] Comm is down. At least the water's helping. [the room starts to flood] Or not.

Robin:
There's a secret passage behind one of these bookcases.

Artemis:
Seriously? Cliche much?

Robin:
You should see the Batcave.

Red Torpedo:
Artemis. Robin.

Artemis:
[Comes out from their hiding place] It's Red Tornado! [Artemis encounters Red Torpedo. Red Torpedo attacks. Robin saves her]

Robin:
Yes, on the red. No, on the Tornado.

Robin:
We can access the hangar from here. [a tidal wave appears] Or not

Artemis:
Will you please stop saying that?

Artemis:
[Flashback] Dad will come after you.

Jade Nguyen:
Let him. I'll disappear like the Cheshire cat. You should go too. I'd let you go with me, but you'd slow me down.

Artemis:
Someone has to be here when mom gets out.

Jade Nguyen:
Haven't you learned anything? In this family, it's every girl for herself.

Artemis:
[Present] That might be true about our family. But I've found a new family. And here, it's all for one and...

Red Torpedo:
[Over the loudspeakers] One minute.

Robin:
Artemis?

Artemis:
[Shocked] Robin! I uh...

Robin:
How random that you're in Gotham City, instead of Star City where your uncle, Green Arrow lives?

Artemis:
I'm... uh, here to see my cousin. She was in the state spelling bee. Here... In Gotham... City.

Robin:
C-O-O-L. Did she W-I-N?

Artemis:
N-O.

Robin:
D-R-A-G.

Red Tornado:
I agreed to cover for Green Arrow. He has an interpersonal event with Black Canary. A "hot date."

Zatanna Zatara:
Are you guys having a psychic conversation? 'Cause I can't decide if that's cool or really rude.

Superboy:
All right. Fine. We were talking about Tornado. It's been weeks since his attack and the League hasn't told us anything.

Black Canary:
But Tornado is Justice League. The team is *not* to pursue this.

Zatanna Zatara:
We're not really taking a tour, are we?

Superboy:
No. We're hunting down that robot.

Aqualad:
Yes! We are!

Zatanna Zatara:
Wow. Out loud and everything.

Artemis:
What about the new girl?

Robin:
I'm sure she won't tell.

Zatanna Zatara:
I can't tell. Not if you kidnap me.

Artemis:
Oh she's going to fit in great.

Robin:
Batman is the world's greatest detective. He's searched for Tornado and Morrow in every logical place. If we're gonna do better we need an illogical solution. A truly dumb idea. [Everyone looks at Kid Flash]

Kid Flash:
As a matter of fact...

T. O. Morrow:
Finally, the scientist has built an android that transcends the need to be human. No more Pinocchios.

Red Volcano:
[Red Volcano grabs Morrow by the hand] Hello, father.

T. O. Morrow:
Son, you're hurting me.

Red Volcano:
Yes, but pain is so human, and per your programming, I've transcended any concern for humans. No more Pinocchios.

Superboy:
What's our ETA to Yellowstone? I'm way past ready to stuff Tornado into a trash compactor.

Aqualad:
Are you certain he betrayed us?

Superboy:
Aren't you?

Aqualad:
I am not convinced. And even so, that makes him but a victim of his creator's programming. Certainly he deserves the chance to prove he's more than the weapon others designed him to be.

Aqualad:
I recommend you stay behind.

Zatanna Zatara:
Is that an order?

Aqualad:
No. You must do as you see fit.

Zatanna Zatara:
Good. [Zatanna changes into her uniform]

Red Volcano:
You stand no chance against me humans!

Superboy, Miss Martian:
We're not humans!

Red Volcano:
Apologies, I suppose the properly inclusive term is - meatbags.

Zatanna Zatara:
Tornado never knew my moves.

Robin:
And I bet you've got some good ones. Whoa. Sorry that may have come off a little too Wally.

Zatanna Zatara:
[Zatanna chuckles] I don't mind.

Red Tornado:
We must stop him.

Red Inferno:
Why? One we believe we lived. Now there is only Red Inferno and Red Torpedo. Why should we help save humanity when we are no longer human?

Red Tornado:
The premise of your question is flawed. You were *never* human. but you *were* heroes.

Miss Martian:
Hello M'Gann. You wanted to become more human.

Artemis:
And you couldn't do that with the League. They're stiffs.

Robin:
You're sure not going to learn emotion from Batman. Trust me.

Aqualad:
Then the cave was not a proving ground only for us - but for you as well.

Red Tornado:
I do not know if those statements are accurate - but perhaps they are true. And if I understand the term correctly, I believe I have come to - care about you all.

Superboy:
See? Practically a meatbag already.

Robin:
So, good kidnapping?

Zatanna Zatara:
Actually, yeah. Best ever.

Robin:
[Robin chuckles] First of many, I hope.

Zatanna Zatara:
If my dad doesn't ground me for life.

Zatara:
[Cut to the cave] SHE'S GROUNDED FOR LIFE! "They're good kids, Giovanni." "Don't worry, Giovanni." She's never joining this team!

Dr. Victor Fries:
The Boy Wonder. The Bat sent you to drag me off to prison. Frankly, I'm underwhelmed.

Dick Grayson:
Great, but I'm kinda in a hurry here.

Dr. Victor Fries:
Kids. Always in such a rush. I prefer to preserve these moments... forever.

Dick Grayson:
I'm not talking to you. [Batman arrives]

Man:
Is that Batman?

Woman:
I see Flash and Flash Jr.

Man:
Isn't his name Speedy?

Kid:
No, Speedy's Green Arrow's sidekick.

Man:
Well, that makes no sense.

Wally West:
First time at the Hall. I'm a little overwhelmed.

Dick Grayson:
You're overwhelmed. Freeze was underwhelmed. Why isn't anyone ever just whelmed?

Fireman:
It's whats-his-name. Flash Boy!

Wally West:
Kid Flash! Why is that so hard?

Dick Grayson:
I disabled the door, we're safe.

Kaldur'ahm:
We're trapped.

The Flash:
Stealing ice? Really? Isn't that a big clich? for even Captain Cold?

Green Arrow:
Roy, you just need to be patient.

Speedy:
What I need is respect. They're treating us like kids. Worse, like sidekicks! We deserve better than this.

[to the other sidekicks]

Speedy:
You're kidding, right? You're playing their game? Why? Because you think they play fair? Today was supposed to be the day, step one in becoming full-fledged members of the League.

Kid Flash:
Well, sure, but I thought step one was the tour of the HQ.

Speedy:
Except the Hall isn't the League's real HQ. I bet they never told you it's just a false front for tourists and a pit stop for catching zeta- beam teleporter-tubes to the real thing, an orbiting satellite called the Watchtower.

[Batman gives Green Arrow a look]

Green Arrow:
I know, I know, but I thought we could make an exception. Or not.

Aquaman:
You're not helping your cause here, son. Stand down or...

Speedy:
Or what? You'll send me to my room? And I'm not your son!

Speedy:
[at Green Arrow] I'm not even his. I thought I was his partner, but not anymore.

Kid Flash:
Have all four sidekicks ever been in the same place at the same time?

Speedy:
*Don't* call us sidekicks! Not after today.

Kid Flash:
Sorry. First time at the Hall. I'm a little overwhelmed.

Robin:
You're overwhelmed. Freeze was underwhelmed. Why isn't anyone just whelmed? [They enter the Hall] Oh, maybe *that's* why.

Aqualad:
What else aren't they telling us?

Robin:
I have a better question. Why didn't we leave with Speedy?

Aqualad:
But they said "Stay put."

Robin:
For the blotting out the sun mission, not this?

Kid Flash:
[to Robin] Wait. Are - are you going to Cadmus? Because if you're going, I'm going! [They both look at Aqualad]

Aqualad:
Just like that? We're a team on mission?

Robin:
We didn't come for a playdate.

Kid Flash:
[Finding Superboy in a cryogenic tube] Big K little R, the atomic symbol for Krypton. Clone?

Aqualad:
Robin. Hack!

Robin:
Right. Right.

Kid Flash:
They're making a slave out of - well, Superman's son.

Aqualad:
Now we contact the League.

Mark Desmond:
You realize once we get in there, we can't *ever* let them leave.

Guardian:
Doc, these aren't your typical meddling kids. You don't want to get on the wrong side of the Justice League.

Mark Desmond:
Better than getting on the wrong side of the Cadmus Directors. Believe me.

Kid Flash:
[to Superboy] What? What do you want? Quit staring. You're creeping me out.

Robin:
Uh, KF, how about we not tick off the guy who can fry us with a look?

Robin:
He can talk?

Superboy:
Yes, he can.

Robin:
Not like I said, "it."

Aqualad:
The genomorph taught you.

Superboy:
They taught me much. I can read, write. I know the names of things.

Robin:
But have you seen them? Have they actually let you see the sky or the moon?

Superboy:
Images are implanted in my mind, but no. I have not seen them.

Aqualad:
Do you know what you are, who you are?

Superboy:
I am the Superboy, a genomorph, a clone made from the DNA made from the Superman, created to replace him should he perish, to destroy him should he return from the light.

Aqualad:
To be like Superman is a worthy aspiration, but, like Superman, you deserve a life of your own beyond that solar suit, beyond that pod, beyond Cadmus.

Superboy:
I live because of Cadmus! It is my home!

Robin:
Your home is a test tube. We can show you the sun.

Kid Flash:
Uh, pretty sure it's after midnight, but we can show you the moon.

Aqualad:
We can show you, introduce you to Superman.

Aqualad:
[telepathically] Superboy, you live. That gives you the right to follow your own path. A weapon or a person, the choice is yours, but ask yourself, "What would Superman do?"

Kid Flash:
You here to save us or fry us?

Superboy:
Huh, I don't seem to have heat vision, so I suppose helping is my only option.

[Superboy frees Robin]

Robin:
Finally! Luckily Batman isn't here. He'd have my head for taking so long.

Kid Flash:
Seriously, that's what you're worried about? The whole League will have our heads after tonight.

Mark Desmond:
You'll never get out of here! I'll have you back in pods before morning.

Robin:
That guy is not whelmed. Not whelmed at all.

Kid Flash:
What is with you and this whelmed thing?

Superboy:
I'm falling. Superman can fly. Why can't I fly?

Kid Flash:
Don't know, but it does look like you can leap tall buildings in a single bound. Still cool.

Dubbilex:
Perhaps for the sake of all genomorphs, our brother Superboy should make up his own mind.

Superboy:
It was you.

Dubbilex:
Yes, brother. I set the fire and lured your new friends down into Cadmus, woke them when they were in danger...

Superboy:
And guided me. Why?

Dubbilex:
Because you are our hope, the genomorph hero. You will blaze a trail for all our brothers, showing us the way to freedom. What is your choice, brother?

Superboy:
I... choose... freedom.

Kid Flash:
[to Blockbuster] Got your nose.

The Flash:
You should have called us.

Batman:
End results aside, we're not happy. You hacked Justice League systems, disobeyed direct orders, and endangered lives. You will not be doing this again.

Aqualad:
I am sorry, but we will.

Aquaman:
Aqualad, stand down.

Aqualad:
Apologies, my king, but no. We did good work here tonight, the work you trained us to do. Together on our own we forged something powerful, important.

The Flash:
If this is about your treatment at the Hall, the three of you...

Kid Flash:
The four of us, and it's not.

Robin:
Batman, we're ready to do what you taught us, or why teach us at all?

Superboy:
Why let them tell us what to do? It's simple. Get on board or get out of the way.

Miss Martian:
[to Superboy] I like your t-shirt.

Aqualad:
[as Superboy is fighting] Superboy. The goal is escape. Not to bury ourselves here.

Superboy:
YOU WANT ESCAPE?

Guardian:
We'll cut them off at sub-level one.

Mark Desmond:
We'd better or the board will have our heads - *my* head. I need to get something from Project Blockbuster just in case. I'll meet you at sub-level one.

Aqualad:
[after Kid Flash runs into a barrier] We're cut off from the street.

Kid Flash:
Thanks. My head hadn't noticed.

Guardian:
[to Young Justice] Go. I'll deal with Desmond.

Mark Desmond:
[Entering] I think not. Project Blockbuster will give me the power to restore order to CADMUS.

Batman:
[Looking at Superboy] Is that what I think it is?

Kid Flash:
He doesn't like being called an "it."

Superboy:
I'm Superman's clone!

Batman:
...Start talking.

The Flash:
The League will still handle the obvious stuff. There's a reason we have these big targets on our chest.

Aquaman:
But CADMUS proves the bad guys are getting smarter. Batman needs a team that can operate on the sly.

Batman:
The five of you will be that team.

Robin:
Cool! Wait. Five?

Batman:
[Ms Martian enters] This is the Martian Manhunter's niece. Ms. Martian.

Red Arrow:
Dr. Roquette?

Dr. Serling Roquette:
Tell me you're the advanced guy.

Red Arrow:
The only guy.

Dr. Serling Roquette:
You couldn't bring back up? What? Were there budget cuts?

Red Arrow:
Now or never, doc.

Dr. Serling Roquette:
[about a device] We can't leave this.

Red Arrow:
Look, I take it, or I take you.

Dr. Serling Roquette:
Right. Take me.

Green Arrow:
[about Artemis] Um, she's my new prot?ge.

Kid Flash:
Wha-what happened to your old one?

Computer:
Recognize. Speedy. B-06.

Red Arrow:
Well for starters, he doesn't go by Speedy any more. Call me Red Arrow.

Green Arrow:
Roy - you look...

Red Arrow:
Replaceable.

Robin:
[Entire conversation is telepathic] You might cut her some slack. It was her arrow that saved you against Amazo.

Kid Flash:
What? No. That was Speedy - I mean Red Arrow's arrow, right?

Robin:
Not so much.

Kid Flash:
Hmph. Still not giving her the satisfaction.

Artemis:
You know I can still hear you. [Kid Flash groans]

Dr. Serling Roquette:
I couldn't get the Justice League?

Kid Flash:
[to Artemis] This was all your fault. You were on the perimeter! How'd that Shadow get in?

Miss Martian:
That's not really fair. I was outside too.

Kid Flash:
Outside being distracted by her. Besides I can't be mad at you. [Telepatically] You gave me mouth-to-mouth.

Miss Martian, Aqualad, Artemis:
We heard that!

Kid Flash:
Dang it!

Aqualad:
[Telepathically] Stop it, both of you!

Kid Flash, Artemis:
What?

Aqualad:
I can hear you glaring!

Cheshire:
[to Dr. Roquette] So you've finished the virus. Eliminating the reason for your elmination. Though not your entertainment value.

[Cheshire knocks Roquette down]

Cheshire:
Lucky for you my orders are clear. You live to program another day. After all, doctor, SHADOW may find another use for you.

Cheshire:
[to Artemis] I suppose now you bring me to justice. Let your new friends interrogate me. I wonder if your position's secure enough to survive them learning *everything* I know.

[Long pause. Artemis lowers her bow]

Cheshire:
Didn't think so. So like the Cheshire Cat, I'll just disappear.

Red Arrow:
[to Artemis] Nice move. Almost made me believe you are Green Arrow's niece. But we both know you're not. I'm sure G.A. and Bats had a reason for lying so your cover's safe. But I warn you: do not hurt my friends!

L-2:
Once again the young... heroes interfere. So it's fortunate that we have an operative... on the inside.

Dr. Serling Roquette:
What do you call this? The 'Arrow Boat'?

Red Arrow:
I call it a rental.

Billy Batson:
Wait, are you telling me you turn 18 at midnight? [Amber disappears] I'll take that as a yes.

Billy Batson:
Captain Marvel may have the courage of Achilles, but Billy Batson... has the courage of Billy Batson.

M'gann M'orzz:
He's Captain Marvel.

Wally West:
Yeah, and I'm "Speedy Gonzales". Look, just because he thinks he's Captain Marvel doesn't mean that...

Billy Batson:
Gee, Wally. Do I really have bring you nachos and pineapple juice to get on your good side?

Klarion the Witch Boy:
Well, they sure don't make evil immortal sorcerers like they used to. Fun while it lasted.

Zatara:
Remember, I love you.

M'gann M'orzz:
I feel so silly. Who knew a Martian could be vulnerable to a human virus?

Dick Grayson:
Uh... H.G. Wells?

Dick Grayson:
I left you behind because you know my back story. I didn't want my best pal questioning my objectivity.

Wally West:
Dude, that's what a best pal's for.

Dick Grayson:
[about Superboy and Miss Martian] You know they're a couple, right?

Kaldur'ahm:
I think I knew before they did.

Dick Grayson:
[Wally and Artemis enter] Do we tell them?

Kaldur'ahm:
It is not our place.

Batman:
The Justice League will handle the plants. I have a different job for the team.

Wally West:
Oh, man!

[Artemis hits Wally]

Batman:
With the plants attacking so many locations simultaneously, there must be a central control system. Your mission is to destroy it.

Zatara:
You realize what you're *really* asking them to do?

Batman:
They're ready.

Wally West:
Ready for what?

[Artemis hits Wally again]

Wally West:
Ow! Will you cut that-?

Artemis:
Hello, Wally! If the big guns are fighting plants, who do you think we'll be fighting?

Wally West:
I don't know. I guess we'll

[Suddenly realizes who they're supposed to fight]

Wally West:
Oh.

Wally West:
What's in the bag?

Kaldur'ahm:
Plan B.

Artemis:
No. No way I'm nearly drowning 3 missions in a row!

The Joker:
Poor heroes. Nothing they do is quite enough. - Ain't it grand?

[laughs]

Pamela Isley:
And impressive. How you simultaneously juggle multiple scenarios.

The Joker:
I've had practice. Juggling my multiple personalities.

[laughs again]

The Joker:
With so much power at my fingertips, some might call me a "Control Freak." Others just a "Freak." - either works for me.

Artemis:
[after she loses her quiver] I feel naked, and not in a fun way.

Aqualad:
We will make our own fun, as we have been trained. Maneuver 7!

The Joker:
Children! Children foiled our plan. Inconceiveable. Unacceptable. Retributionable! That last one might not be a word. So sue me.

Aqualad:
[to Miss Martian] Plan B.

Wotan:
[the ship drops the duffle bag, revealing the contents] The Helmet of Fate.

Kid Flash:
No, Aqualad! Don't...

[Kid Flash is attacked. Aqualad puts on the helmet]

Kid Flash:
Oh dude.

Dr. Fate:
Wotan. You are mine!

Kid Flash:
WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? HOW COULD YOU LET HIM PUT ON THE HELMET? Nabu will never release him now. Kaldur will be trapped inside Dr. Fate forever. [Fate removes his helmet] Nabu let you go?

Aqualad:
He almost did not. But your friend Kent was most helpful... He says "Hello."

Batman:
We're done here. This Supervillan Secret Society is neutralized.

[to Young Justice]

Batman:
As for your performance - it was satisfactory.

Roy Harper:
So, "new Roy" goes by Red Arrow. Wow. That's an original name.

Roy Harper:
So, let me get this straight. While I was on ice you found another Roy Harper, the sidekicks formed their own team, aliens invaded the Earth, and Ollie grew that dopey goatee?

Red Arrow:
We try not to call ourselves "sidekicks".

Oliver Queen:
You don't like the goatee?

Red Arrow:
Lex Luthor and the Light, this criminal organization he works with, abducted you. they amputated your arm.

Roy Harper:
Why? To keep me from using my bow?

Red Arrow:
No, they needed an endless supply of your DNA. To perfect their human cloning process...

Roy Harper:
So that's what you are. A clone.

Red Arrow:
Yeah... they grew me, or rather force-grew me. In a matter of months, I looked your age. They programmed me with all your memories and skills... and worse.

Oliver Queen:
Then they spoon-fed me clues to your location. I thought I was doing detective's work, but in hindsight... you've been missing three months. I'd been going crazy, so when I found you- him... I didn't question the good fortune. I had no idea it wasn't the real... the original you. No idea Luthor had stored you on ice all this time.

Roy Harper:
[to Red Arrow] So... what you're saying is, you took my place. You've been living my life for eight years.

Oliver Queen:
And he's been tirelessly searching for you in five of those years.

Roy Harper:
Huh, but not you, Ollie. You gave up on me.

Red Arrow:
I don't want to be the cause of more conflict between you two. I'd understand if you'd never want to lay eyes on me again.

Roy Harper:
I dunno. Seems the clone didn't do anything wrong. He didn't ask to be created, plus he found me. I can't blame him for this.

[to Oliver]

Roy Harper:
BUT I CAN TOTALLY BLAME YOU!

Oliver Queen:
Roy, I...

Roy Harper:
We were partners! Friends! How could you not know I had been replaced? How could you leave me in Luthor's hands for eight years?... And how did I not see how useless you are. Get out. GET OUT!

[Oliver sadly leaves the room]

Roy Harper:
Look, uh "Roy"... I need some time to process all this.

Red Arrow:
I understand.

Oliver Queen:
It's a curse, isn't it. Having me for a mentor. Speedy, Red Arrow... Artemis. The three of you all poster children of the "Stay away from Green Arrow club".

Red Arrow:
I may have not always shown it over the years, but I don't feel that way. Neither did Artemis. And trust me, I know Roy doesn't feel that way either. Not really. You're a good man, Ollie. So get back in there. He needs you, whether he knows it or not.

Bart Allen:
[about the fallen heroes shrine] So, why is this here? I mean, it's pretty and everything, but these people are heroes. In the line of duty and all that. They should have giant statues, big crashing memorials in the Hall of Justice or something.

Jaime Reyes:
Yeah, I asked that too. Captain Atom said the League don't want or need a public shrine to it's fallen. But I dunno. Seems to me they just don't wanna advertise we're not immortal. The handful of regular people who've seen me in action think I'm this guy in a new costume

[points at a shrine of Ted Kord]

Jaime Reyes:
The world will never know of Ted Kord's sacrifice.

Bart Allen:
But you know. And you're carrying on the grand Blue Beetle heroic tradition, right?

Jaime Reyes:
I wish. It's such a total rip. Superboy has Superman, Wonder Girl has Wonder Woman, Robin has Batman, Nightwing AND Batgirl... You've been in this era, like what? Five minutes? And already you have three Flash mentors. One who feeds you junk food. But me... I never even got the chance to meet the guy who should have been my mentor.

Bart Allen:
Heh, I hear that. You know, WE have more in common than you think. Our love of Chicken Whizzies for example? Let me buy ya some to replace the bag I salvaged. We'll hang, it'll be totally crash.

Jaime Reyes:
Uh, sure.

Bart Allen:
Great!... Got any money?

[Roy leaps at Lex Luthor, tossing a detonation cord that wraps itself around Luthor's arm. Roy holds up a detonation trigger]

Speedy:
That's detonation cord, Luthor. The kind LexCorp sells illegally. It's the perfect revenge, I use your own tech to do you what you did to me.

Lex Luthor:
Except we gave you anesthesia. Your method seems tad more... violent.

Speedy:
We reap what we sow, Luthor.

Lex Luthor:
Indeed, but are you prepared for the harvest?

[Roy is surrounded by LexCorp security]

Lex Luthor:
Vengeance is a sucker's game, son. And yours can only be achieved at the cost of your own life.

Speedy:
You think I won't pay that cost?

Lex Luthor:
Honestly? I have no idea. But I might just be dying to find out.

Otis:
You want we should take him out now, Mr. Luthor?

Lex Luthor:
No, Otis. I'm content to wait patiently for young Mr. Harper's decision.

Speedy:
Don't mock me, Luthor! To get my revenge, I'd run any risk!

Lex Luthor:
I don't believe in risk. I believe in preparation.

Paula Crock:
[At Artemis' grave] Thank you for coming, Wally. This has been the hardest two days of my life. Harder than prison, than... losing the use of my legs, and losing Jade to the life... I could not have survive this without you.

[Chesire and Sportsmaster view the grave from afar]

Jade Nguyen:
We had our differences, but Artemis was my sister. And I loved her. I should taken better care of her. Protected her from you for starters!

Lawrence 'Crusher' Crock:
Yeah well, too late for that, little girl.

Jade Nguyen:
But it's not too late to get vengeance on her killer. Aqualad is mine.

Lawrence 'Crusher' Crock:
As usual, Jade, you're missing the point. Artemis' death is an insult to our professional reputations. The son of Black Manta cannot kill Sportmaster's daughter. Not without running it by me first. I can't let this stand, or everyone will think I'm a punk. You can have Aqualad, I want a reckoning with Manta.

Lex Luthor:
Quite the arsenal you brought tonight, Mr. Harper.

Speedy:
You haven't seen the half of it, Luthor!

Lex Luthor:
Oh, I wasn't talking about the weaponry. I myself never go armed. No, the greatest arsenal any man can bring to the party consists of the resources of his own mind. His intelligence, his strategins, his force of will. And you, my young friend, have all of those in spades.

[Seeing smoke coming from the LexCorp building]

Green Arrow:
No, we can't be too late. I cannot have failed him again!

Red Arrow:
No wait, look!

[Points at Speedy emerging from the building, carrying a briefcase]

Speedy:
Hey guys, what took you soo long?

Green Arrow:
Roy, are you alright?

Speedy:
I'm good, well... better than I've been in eight years, anyway.

Green Arrow:
You didn't...

Speedy:
Kill Luthor? No. Not tonight.

Red Arrow:
What's in the case?

Speedy:
Satisfaction.

[opens the case, revealing a robotic arm]

Speedy:
It's not elegant. Won't fool anyone into thinking it's actual flesh and blood, but it's more powerful and versatile than the model he gave his own bodyguard. And it will literally make me a living weapon. No one's putting me on ice again. Ever.

Green Arrow:
Speedy... you sure you're okay?

Speedy:
Speedy died eight years ago. But I kinda of like the sound of... Arsenal.

Superman:
We don't yet know the limits of your powers.

Superboy:
Well, maybe you could, you know, help me figure that out.

Superman:
...Batman's got that covered.

Superboy:
I know, but...

Superman:
[Superman receives a call on his JL communciator] Superman. Wait. Arrow, slow down. What's attacking?... No, I'm definitely available. Coordinates?... Acknowledged; on my way... Sorry, Super... boy. Duty calls.

Black Canary:
[after sparring with Kid Flash] Good block but did anyone see what he did wrong?

Robin:
Ooo. Ooo. He hit on teacher and got served?

Kid Flash:
Dude!

Black Canary:
He allowed me to dictate the terms of...

Superboy:
Oh please. With my powers, the battle's always on my terms. I'm a living weapon. And this is a waste of my time.

Black Canary:
Prove it.

Robin:
If dislike is the opposite of like, is disaster the opposite of aster? See, if things are going wrong, they go right... Uh, clearly you're not feeling the aster. What's wrong?

Superboy:
Canary. And what business does she have teaching combat skills to a guy with superstrength?

Robin:
Taking down stronger guys is part of the gig. Canary learned that the hard way. Same with Batman - and, well - me.

Robin:
Hey. Hey. Switch your ride to Battle Mode.

Superboy:
No point.

[Superboy jumps off his bike and onto the armored car]

Robin:
Or not.

Bruce Wayne:
The boy needs you.

Clark Kent:
No. He needs you. He needs Red. I'm just a constant reminder of what he's not.

Bruce Wayne:
Sorry, Clark, but you're dead wrong. Look, I know he troubles you. But he's here. You have to get over the how and why. Trust me on this. This boy needs his father.

Clark Kent:
I'm not his father!

Professor Ivo:
Since Professor Ivo's magnificent monkeys don't float your boat, maybe my amazing Amazo would better suit you - or better slay you.

Professor Ivo:
Please, my android has the strength of Superman. What chance do you have?

[Superboy attacks Amazo. Amazo counterattacks sending Superboy flying back]

Professor Ivo:
Oh, sorry. Did that strike a nerve? Amazo, strike a few more.

Robin:
So you changed too.

Kid Flash:
You kidding? Ugh. I feel naked in civies. You still tracking the parts?

Robin:
They were heading through Gotham, but they veered. Wait! Dude, they're at my school!

Robin:
Help me disassemble him! NOW!

Kid Flash:
Dude. The guy has no head.

Aqualad:
Don't take any chances!

Batman:
Of course, there's no shame in asking for help. That's why the League exists. Because there's some problems even *we* can't handle individually.

Robin:
Please, if we needed help, wWe'd never get the chance to ask.

[Pulls out an arrow. Green Arrow takes out one of his arrows and compares the two]

Robin:
Look familiar? You were following us. Babysitting! YOU STILL DON'T TRUST US!

Batman:
We didn't follow you.

Robin:
And that's not your arrow... But that means...

Kid Flash:
Speedy!

Aqualad:
He has our backs!

Detective:
Great. Look the NYPD will do its best, but the thief is obviously long gone.

Harm:
[Emerges from the shadows] Let's not rush to judgement. Mediocrity such as this never far from Harm.

Curator:
[after Harm draws the sword] But the legend. Only the pure of heart should be able to summon that power.

Harm:
The legend said the heart must be pure. It never said "pure good."

Zatanna Zatara:
[Quietly to Artemis] So how long have Conner and M'Gann been a couple?

Artemis:
[Artemis chuckles slightly] Couple? No. They're not a...

M'gann M'orzz:
[M'Gann giggles as she helps Conner with his Halloween costume] Would you please stop fidgetting?

Conner Kent:
You are *so* making this up to me later.

Roy Harper:
I'm not convinced. Sure you two, and Kid Flash are above suspicion. But I know Artemis isn't shooting straight. For starters, she's not Green Arrow's niece.

Kaldur'ahm:
What?

Dick Grayson:
Well, yeah. In fact, she's related to...

Bruce Wayne:
Enough. Artemis's relations may indeed make her suspect. But she's entitled to a secret identity. I'm more concerned about Superboy. We still know very little about what Cadmus programmed into their weapon. Conner could be the mole, and not know it.

Zatanna Zatara:
[after Artemis takes down some criminals] There were easier ways to take them.

Artemis:
They had it coming! No harm done. [Their bike suddenly explode in front of them]

Harm:
No indeed. Harm is not done. Much Harm left to do.

Harm:
Their ridiculous garb and rudimentary skills indicate instruction from Green Arrow and Zatara. Harm will study these two to learn methods for killing their mentors.

Zatanna Zatara:
Oh you did *not* just threaten my dad!

Zatanna Zatara:
Thanks for the assist, but - who are you?

Secret:
Secret.

Artemis:
That won't cut it. We need answers. Do you know Harm? Does he have any weaknesses?

Secret:
Secret.

Harm:
[as Harm is fighting Artemis] So unfocused. It struggles with inner demons and can't fight Harm while fighting itself. Harm doesn't fight his demons. Harm embraces them.

Wendy Harris:
Marvin chill. We got the memo.

Marvin White:
No before it was all a prank I pulled. Now it's *definitely* real! The Martians just killed two guys.

M'gann M'orzz:
[Megan, Conner and Wally enter] Which two guys?

Marvin White:
[Pointing to Conner and Wally] Those two guys... Wait- I uh... Oh.

Zatanna Zatara:
[Artemis aims her crossbow at Secret] Wait.

Artemis:
Zatanna, she's his partner!

Zatanna Zatara:
Then why did she help me?

Artemis:
Don't know. Secret.

Zatanna Zatara:
[Reading a grave marker] Greta Hayes. Beloved sister. [Secret rises from the grave. Zatanna gasps] This... this is your grave. This is your secret! This is you!

Artemis:
A ghost? An actual ghost!

Harm:
Ah, it casts another illusion spell.

Zatanna Zatara:
Except I didn't speak. Harm knows it can't cast a spell without speaking.

[Harm gasps realizing who the ghost is]

Artemis:
You asked how we found this place. Face it, Harm. Your secret's out!

Harm:
No! Harm's heart is pure. Harm's not sorry.

[Secret reaches into Harm's chest and pulls out his power]

Harm:
I'm not!

Artemis:
I still can't believe anyone could do that to his own sister. If my...

Zatanna Zatara:
Your what? Artemis, talk to me. Secrets don't stay buried obviously. It's better to bring them into the light.

Artemis:
[noticing a sign across the street] Zatanna look. Must be the last thing Greta ever saw.

Kaldur'ahm:
She's 5'6" and exceptionally dangerous. Do you require backup?

Roy Harper:
Please. The last thing I need is the Junior Justice League.

Kaldur'ahm:
Just our computer.

Lex Luthor:
Lex Luthor vouches for him, Captain. Release the sidekick.

Red Arrow:
*Ex*-sidekick. And I don't need any favors from you.

Lex Luthor:
Lex Corps is a company founded on peaceful enterprise for all humanity.

Red Arrow:
Cut the act, Luthor. I've got intel linking Lex Corp's shell companies to the sale of weapons to both countries. You're profiting from this war.

Kaldur'ahm:
A last name will also be required.

J'onn J'onzz:
Perhaps... Kent.

M'gann M'orzz:
Oh! In memory of Dr. Fate. The late *Kent* Nelson.

J'onn J'onzz:
Of... course.

Conner Kent:
Ok. Sure. I guess it would be an honor or something.

Ra's al Ghul:
The evening's agenda was to create strife between nations -not my assasins.

Cheshire:
[Chesire kneels before Ra's al Ghul] Master.

Ra's al Ghul:
And client. So twice disappointed in your failure.

Roy Harper:
[to his communicator] It's me. I may... possibly... be in over my head.

Conner Kent:
But why are they fighting? They're all humans... I mean Rhelasians, right?

Lucas Carr:
Right on both counts, actually.

M'gann M'orzz:
[Telepathically to Conner] It's no different on Mars. The White Martian minority are treated like second-class citizens by the Green majority. Of course, I'm green but that doesn't make it right.

Red Arrow:
[to Aqualad] Take Sportsmaster. Cheshire's *mine*!

Cheshire:
So territorial. And only our third date.

Roy Harper:
I can't believe we just did a solid for Lex Luthor.

Kaldur'ahm:
Not for Luthor - for peace.

Roy Harper:
Do you really think there's a mole on your team?

Kaldur'ahm:
I cannot rule out the possibility. I will investigate... quietly.

Roy Harper:
Not tell them?

Kaldur'ahm:
I do not want the unit unraveling over baseless suspicions. If there is a mole, I do not wish to tip him or *her* off.

Tommy Terror:
[after a collar is put on him] That don't feel right... My strength - but I done just gone toe-to-toe with Superman.

Superboy:
Congratulations. That's more quality time than he's ever given me.

Amanda Waller:
I am the law of last resort. My name is Amanda Waller. I am not your mother, your maiden aunt, or your friend. I am your warden, and you are my prisoners. The proprietary collars you wear are custom designed to inhibit your specific meta abilities. No strength. No ice. In addition, the collars can and will be used to discipline inmates. A con who breaks the rules gets one warning. [Waller demonstrates] If order has not been restored, the next shock will render the offender unconscious. At the slightest hint of trouble this facility goes into lockdown. Belle Rev's walls are thick enough to hold Superman. We know - we've checked. No one's ever escaped Belle Rev. No one ever will.

Icicle Jr.:
Reeks when your dad is *the* man, you know?

Superboy:
Believe me, I know.

Professor Ojo:
[as he's about to hit Superboy who's undercover] Wait! I know him. He's...

Brick:
[Superboy tosses on of the people holding him at Ojo] Not wise. Not wise at all.

Professor Ojo:
Don't you understand? He's...

M'gann M'orzz:
[Telepathically] He's Tommy Terror!

Professor Ojo:
He's Tommy Terror.

Brick:
He's roadkill!

Icicle Jr.:
I look at her and I think that chick gets me. And that's really all you need. Someone who see you for the psycho you are and likes you anyway.

Superboy:
Yeah. You're like an evil genius.

Icicle Jr.:
Word.

Killer Frost:
Well, Tuppy aren't you just full of hidden talents.

M'gann M'orzz:
[Telepathically] Superboy! I think my cover's [M'gann gasps]

Superboy:
[Telepatically] Miss Martian. M'gann. M'GANN!

Brick:
Too bad you're not wearing the new orange suits we had smuggled in. Microtech units we had sewn into the fabric is keeping us toasty.

Amanda Waller:
Toasty? Before this is over, you'll be toast.

Brick:
Before this is over *you'll* be toast!

Killer Frost:
[to Frost's partner as she's fighting Superboy] Get out of the way. [They continue fighting] Oh fine! I'll ice you both!

Superboy:
Are you -?

M'gann M'orzz:
It's pretty cold where I come from. I'll be- [Superboy kisses M'gann. Icicle Jr doesn't know they're both in disguises]

Icicle Jr.:
Dude! That's your sister.

Icicle Jr.:
[M'Gann and Superboy continue to kiss. M'Gann reveals her true appearance] What?... Wait. Is she? - And are you?... Oh, dad's gonna kill me!

[after Superboy and Artemis revealed secrets]

Wally West:
So, who's next?

M'gann M'orzz:
I am.

Wally West:
I swear I was kidding.

Bruce Wayne:
Tell me if this sounds familiar. You hacked league systems, disobeyed protocol, and endangered your lives. And your initiative resulted in the capture of three escaped felons, proving Warden Strange runs Belle Reve as a cover for criminal activity. Well done.

Brick:
[to Speedy] You again? I'm starting to get insulted. Green Arrow's not messing up my operation.

Robin:
So, Speedy, you in?

Speedy:
Pass. I'm done letting Arrow and the League tell me what to do. I don't need a babysiter or a clubhouse to hang out with the other kids. Your Junior Justice League is a joke. Something to keep you busy and in your place. I don't want any part of it!

Red Tornado:
Mission assignments are the Batman's responsiblity.

Dick Grayson:
But it's been over a week and nothing...

Red Tornado:
You'll be tested soon enough. For the time being, simply enjoy each other's company.

Kaldur'ahm:
This team is not a social club.

Red Tornado:
No. But I am told social interaction is an important team-building excersize. Perhaps you can keep busy by familiarizing yourselves with the cave.

Wally West:
[to M'gann] I'm Wally. See? I already trust you with my secret ID. Unlike Mr. Darkglasses over here. Batman's forbidden Boy Wonder from telling anyone his real name.

M'gann M'orzz:
[Telepathically] Don't worry, Superboy. We'll find you an Earth name too.

Superboy:
GET OUT OF MY HEAD!

M'gann M'orzz:
[Telepathically] What's wrong? I- I don't understand. Everyone on Mars communicates telepathically.

Kaldur'ahm:
M'Gann, stop! Things are different of Earth. Here, your powers are an extreme invasion of privacy!

Wally West:
Besides, Cadmus's creepy little psychic genomes left a bad taste in his brain.

M'gann M'orzz:
I-I didn't mean to...

Superboy:
Just... stay... out!

Robin:
[Flying in M'Gann's ship] Incredible.

Wally West:
She sure is... I-I mean the ship. Which like all ships is a she.

Robin:
Fast with the speed, not so much with his mouth.

Wally West:
DUDE!

Mr. Twister:
I was prepared to be challenged by a superhero. I was not, however, expecting children.

Robin:
We're not children!

Mr. Twister:
Objectively, you are. Have you no adult supervision? I find your presence here quite disturbing.

Superboy:
[to M'Gann] You tricked us into thinking Twister was Red Tornado.

Kaldur'ahm:
She didn't do it on purpose.

Robin:
It-it was a rookie mistake. We sholdn't have listened to her.

Wally West:
You are pretty inexperienced. Hit the showers. We'll take it from here.

Superboy:
Stay out of our way.

M'gann M'orzz:
I was just trying to be part of the team.

Kaldur'ahm:
To be honest, I'm not sure we have a team.

Wally West:
You brought your utility belt?

Dick Grayson:
Never leave home without it. First thing Batman taught me.

Wally West:
Right after don't go to the bathroom without it.

Dick Grayson:
[after M'Gann drops a boulder on Mr. Twister] Don't know how things are done on Mars, but on Earth we don't EXECUTE our captives!

M'gann M'orzz:
You said you trust me.

[Lifts the boulder to reveal an android]

M'gann M'orzz:
That's why I couldn't read his mind.

Wally West:
Cool! Souvenir.

Wally West:
Batman, Aquaman, Flash, they'd all have jumped right in to fix things.

Dick Grayson:
Guess if we're going to have a babysitter, a heartless machine is exactly what we need.

Wally West:
DUDE! Harsh!

Red Tornado:
And inaccurate. I have a heart. Carbon-steel alloy. I also have excellent hearing.

Dick Grayson:
Right. I'll strive to be... more accurate.

Kaldur'ahm:
And respectful.