I had been 'watching' a business deal go down between Lex Luthor and the League of Shadows. After stalking Luther's actions for weeks, watching him meet with some of the most notorious villains, I found that he was holding a meeting in a secret base. Well not so secret anymore.

I was getting a bit confused, all he was talking about was something called the light. I always mentally recorded his actions, everyone's actions, and they hadn't ever mentioned the topic of the light. What was it? A weapon?

"Luther" The leader of the League of Shadows interrupted harshly, cutting short the CEO's plan of action, something about venom. His face was impassive but his eyes burned in annoyance. "Why do you need to waste are resources to create this venom?"

The CEO just sighed in response like he was talking to a child. He walked away from the master assassin and faced right where my consciousness was placed. He couldn't see me of course, he was a full mortal, but the crazed look in his eyes that could rival the joker's unnerved me.

"Oh Ra's" The man inquired looking back over his shoulder with a small unsettling smile. " Well need to enhance our distraction." The man let out a small chuckle as he walked to the bolted door.

"Soon they will see the light." My eyes mentally narrowed at the man, could he get anymore creepy? I watched as he left the metal room out of the door and Ra's soon followed suit, stepping into the shadows.

I retreated from the room and followed Luther down the long metal corridor. His footsteps echoed loudly against the concrete floor with every stride and he had a smirk on his face like he was about to rule the world, which would be horrible. He continued to glide into a room through another bolted door and took a seat at what could be called a desk, but was more like a high tech holographic slab.

He put his hands under the surface of the hologram and lifted his hands up. As if it was an actual material substance, the hologram lifted up with his hands and viewed a calling screen.

A scowl etched into Luther's features as he answered the call a man popped up onto the screen. The man had brown hair pulled back into a ponytail, sorry I mean man-tail, and wore a large signature white lab coat over a red shirt and brown pants. The surrounding area was lit up by fluorescent light, but was still relatively dark and dank. The place seemed to be carved out of the ground, rock formations hung from the roof and metal platforms hung from the sides about 20 feet in the air.

"Dr. Desmond, what is your update?" Luther asked gruffly and the man through the video call, Dr Desmond straightened his spine like he was trying to look more presentable.

"Project Kr is fully completed, I need authorization to continue with phase 2." The doctor disclosed trying to look confident, but failing, badly.

"Proceed with phase 2, test the behavior of the weapon this time, we don't need another failure." Luther responded harshly to the doctor and he nodded almost shrinking at the CEO'S words.

"Understood sir phase 2 will be completed over the course of a week."  Luther swiped his hand through the call with disinterest. The malevolent man sighed and rubbed his eyes in vexation.

"Computer, show me asset E348 Delta" His voice rang out through the metal room strenuously. The holographic screen pulled back and it showed a white room with someone screaming on the table.

My blood ran cold.

Curly blond hair.

Grey eyes.

Sharp youthful features.

On the table was none other than Annabeth Chase.

"Let me go!" She screamed and thrashed around on the black patted table. She was strapped to it by several overlaying padded ropes. She wore her usual grey dress with swirls and a black cloak. Her usual pendant hung from her neck along with an inhibitor collar and this time she sported a black domino mask, but you could still see the trepidation in her features.

I watched with wide fearful eyes as men in white lab coats came in and approached her with an unseen object. She just thrashed hard and cried out in angst as they got near.

"Get away from me." She screamed at the top of her lungs, it sounded like her cries could break glass they were so loud. "Let me go." She was crying now, tears of anguish falling freely and uncontrollably down her face.

All my focus was on her, until I felt something. It was as if someone had slapped me. I felt it again only this time harder. My consciousness was drawing back to the land of the living, but before the image faded completely I heard something.

"Tell Kronos we have held up his end of the deal." The scientists administered something to her that made her go limp and I screamed, trying to come back but it was already to late as I bolted upright in bed.

I felt a hand go over my mouth as I stared up to the sight of a panicked Luke. He was crouched over me allowing his golden blond hair to fall over his face and the room was pitch black but I could tell it was him by the way his eyes shined.

I gave him a look like 'can you please remove the hand from my face' and he looked sheepish for a moment before pulling his hand away. I threw of my blankets that pooled at my waste and glared at him.

"I-" I cut him off with a hand in the air and he snapped his mouth closed. Technically this was the first time we had meant in person, but he was basically my older brother and he knew that I always knew everything. Maybe he was getting used to it.

Yeah never mind, no one will ever get used to having an 8 ye- well now 9 year old harbor more intellect than them.

"1" I stated putting up one finger, I rolled out of bed and made my way to my dresser. "You should know better than to wake me in REM sleep, I could go into sleep paralysis." I glared at the boy who just seemed to hold a bit of anger, like he didn't have time for my comments.

I pulled out a My Chemical Romance  T-shirt, a black leather jacket and a pair of black jeans and glanced at Luke before pulling my current t-shirt over my head.

"2" I stated pulling the black lowly hanging cloth over my scrawny form, I looked over to the boy who now had his eyes to the ground and pursed his lips in awkwardness. I pulled down my pajama pants and replaced them with the aforementioned jeans hopping up and down trying to pull them over my legs. " I know what your here for, so don't throw a hissy fit, kay?"

I ducked down under my bed and felt around blindly for my pair of black converse. "3" I perked back up to face the now frowning boy and sat next to him on my bed pulling on a shoe. "I need to know what happened on your end." I pulled on the other shoe and ran to the door pulling on my jacket. I turned back around to the dismayed blond, waiting.

"What are you doing, we need to leave, now." I barked and the older teen scrambled off the bed following me out if the door. I turned down the maze of corridors only to stop abruptly and check my watch, it was only 12 am. I almost sighed in relief, Batman would be on patrol still. "Explain." I stated turning to look at Luke who was on my heels.

He sighed and shook his head as I turned back around and started to hack the batcomputer with Leo to show me the location of the batmobile. He fell in beside me and we marched through the manor.

"She called me in the middle of the night yesterday." He began his voice quivering, I glanced at him worriedly.
"She was panicked, taking about how they found her, how she should have never looked into something." He looked down to his feet and my mind churned in thought.

"I should have warned her to stay away from him, maybe if I knew she was investigating her mother's death than she would have never gotten captured." My voice was deep with guilt and I walk a little faster, trying not to let the fear in my eyes show.

"What do you mean?" His voice rang out behind me urgently. I rolled my eyes at his slow working. After getting the location of the bathroom did I answer his question.

"It's a bit obvious, even if you didn't know who she was captured by, which I do, than you could figure out that the only thing she would think of investigating is her mother death. She doesn't know who actually killed her, I think she wants to get her revenge like I do." I glided down the spiral staircase with grace and ran to the door. I had to find Batman instead of going to the cave and calling him back, it's not like I could tell Luke that Batman is my uncle, only Nico knew.

"Yeah that was so clear." Luke stated sarcastically. "Where are we going anyway?" He questioned and I looked back to him with a smirk.

"To get back up of course." I turned back around and ran out of the manor's front door, hopping onto the nearest motorcycle. Luke came by my side nervously and I held out a deep purple helmet that match the shade of the gleaming bike. He took it hesitantly and swung his leg over the vehicle.

"You do know how to drive this thing right?" He asked nervously putting on the helmet. I smirked.

"Lets find out." I reved the engine and took my foot of the break. Looks like I can drive pretty well, he doesn't need to know that.

We zoomed through the streets of Gotham, weaving in and out of traffic. Now I know what your thinking, why did not one stop a crazy 9 year old motorcycle driver? Well I'll answer that question with a question. Who's going to care about a leather clad 9 year old when police are too occupied  shooting criminals in dark alleyways and trying to stop villains from robbing the multiple Gotham banks about 5 time a night? To answer you question no one, absolutely no one cares.

Luke held on tighter to me as I made a sharp turn to exit the main highway, going to the outskirts of Gotham. I sped off down a single road with almost no cars at about 150 MPH  and I almost laughed at Luke's tense form. I stopped abruptly in front of a familiar warehouse and I took my helmet to savor the boys terrified face for a bit longer

"Stay here." I ordered swinging a leg off the bike and sprinting into the ally near the building. After climbing up the fire escape like I have so many times it crawled through the window, dropping down onto the metal platform.

Suddenly I had the urge to duck, like really bad and I dropped to the floor just in time for a knife to be thrown into the area above my head. I looked over to see a drowsy Nico with a bad bed head glaring at me. Then he noticed it was me and he glared harder.

"Nice aim but do you think you can see who it is before you throw, I very much do not want to be decapitated again." I smirked at the boys annoyance as he walked over and pulled his knife out of the wall.

"What do you want Perce I was sleeping." He groaned and I looked him in the eye with nervousness.

"I need your help." I explained and he nodded, now serious.

"I swear Percy if you ran away again-" I cut him off with a glare and he could tell from my expression that I came on business.

"I'm going to cut this short because I don't have time for long explanations."I sighed and jumped out the window, motioning for him to follow. He complied and he followed me down the fire escape.

"Annabeth got captured by a man named Lex Luther." He stared at me startled, he never knew her but I had spoke highly of her on many occasions. He knew of her skill and her importance to me. I hadn't met her in person either but that was for safety reasons, the hunters can sense us more easily were together.

"What do you need me to do?" He replied, his face held no amusement. I checked Leo and saw that Batman had moved to a familiar place on crime ally.

"I need your help to break into his secret facility that not even Bats knows about, we'll not right now anyway, and save her before they do any damage." Nico gulped at my words and I put an arm around his shoulder. "Will you help?" The 7 year old nodded and I gave him the location and told him to stay hidden.

The younger boy disappeared in a burst of Shadows and I was left standing in the middle of the alleyway trying to think. There was no way that I couldn't bring Batman into this, he would just have to suck it up that I was helping Anny. Making my way back out of the ally I saw that Luke was still frozen in the same position, I smirked.

"I'm not going slower you know." I disclosed and he gulped as I placed the purple helmet onto my head. I swung my leg over the seat and revved the engine before taking off, making a sharp turn to go back into Gotham city.

When we pulled up into an ally the batmobile was park a way inside. As I got of the bike Luke stared frozen at the car and slowly turned his head to me and stared at me as if I had just said I wanted to date Poison Ivy.

"Percy is that the Batcar?" He hissed and I found myself smirking once more. I internally groaned at the thought of the very awkward conversation that was going to be inevitable. Bruce better not argue with me much, he knew I was more stubborn.

"Batmobile actually." I corrected and leaned against the ally side. Bruce hasn't let me even see a villain out of my dreams yet, how could I possibly get him to let me tag along.

I thought about the other software I put in my ring, but I didn't want Bruce to know about that yet. What could I even do? I couldn't even fight that we'll unlike Luke who was a majestic unicorn.

I stared up into the darkness of the ally, watching it swirl and seep on the wall like it was a blanket of shadows. Maybe I was useless, I couldn't even take down one monster and it almost destroyed the manor. I don't want to be the wimpy little stalker that can't take care of himself, that run to the hills at the first sign of danger. No doubt I still want to be a stalker, stalking people is awesome, but is it a little to much to ask to want to be something more?

I didn't want to be useless, I wanted, no needed to help.

As Bats and Robin walked over to the batmobile I glanced back to the fearful teen and sent him a silent message to stay the hell out of the way. When I walked into the light both caped hero's went on full defensive mode. The both turned around, tense and weapons ready, until they saw my small form.

"What are you doing here?" Batman questioned gruffly and I just gave him a look. He couldn't scold me like he should be able to, the bat glare still unnerved me but I knew better than to let a simple action waver my face persona. I

I sighed heavily and put finger to my lips to show we were not talking here. He got the memo and ushered me into the Batmobile, not wanting to give away any information I had for him. He knew my look of seriousness, it was rare, I only used it when something was very wrong.

"What is it?" He asked, less annoyed at my sudden intrusion into his nightly outings with boy wonder who took a stance next to the sleek black vehicle.

I shifted a bit and thought about how I was going to explain to him. I didn't want to keep any secrets from him, it would decay any trust he had in me. I wanted to tell him everything, yet I wanted to tell him nothing. I didn't want him to intrude in the life I had set up with the friends I had earned. I didn't want to loose them, but I didn't want to loose him.

I refused to leave anyone.

"I think it would be easy to show you." I explained and he nodded, i had briefed him on these topics before mentally. I reached to his temple and pulled him carefully into REM, not wanting to damage his mind, dreams could be a dangerous place.

As my vision faded to darkness and my eyes glowed white I closed my eyes and opened them again in REM. The scene was the it's normal dark void of my cleared mind, Bruce and me standing on nothing, yet standing next to each other. He was still in his Batman attire so I couldn't see his features changing behind the caw.

I glanced at him nervously before waving a hand slowly in front of me, allowing the scene that I couldn't get out of my mind if I tried to form. It started at the meeting between Lex Luthor and Ra's Al Ghul to which Bruce only raised an eyebrow.

"What distraction?" Bruce muttered as a thought to himself as Lex made his glorious speech about we will she the light. I looked away as I braced myself for the memory to flow through me, last time it shook me to my core.

"That's not what I brought you here for." I glanced at Bruce once more who only narrowed his eyes, barely visible through the caw. I closed my eyes and shifted the view as Lex got the call from the man named Dr Desmond.

"Computer, show me asset E348 Delta." I shut my eyes tight as the the view changed to the room where Annabeth layed struggling to get free of her bonds.

"Let me go." I tried to calm my breathing as I concentrated on showing the memory, trying not to get sidetracked by more... harsh ones.

Finnally the view went dark I was still facing to the side head down? Trying not to show the wavering in my breath. Finnally not giving a dam about if I looked weak I looked up and took a shaky breath, running my hand through my wild black hair. I turned hesitantly to Bruce who looked at me expectantly, this will not be easy to explain.

"Her name is Annabeth Chase." My voice wavered a bit but it held firm and calm. My eyes burned with fire, not being able to hold in my frustration, I truly didn't know what to do. "I have to save her Bruce, she's like family." At this point I had tears in my eyes but I didnt care, the truth of what has happened hit me hard.

What if she disappeared.

What if we didn't save her in time.

What...what if I never saw her again.

I sank to my knees as I began to shake. I felt to weak, to barren, I couldn't hold back my memory's and images began to flash to quickly to see in front of us. I squeezed my eyes shut trying to get a hold of my emotions. The images stopped and I felt a hand on my shoulder. Looking up through shinning eyes Bruce gave me as much as a sympathetically look as he could with blank eyes and a straight face.

"Wi-will you help me." I asked at last in a quivering yet strong voice, my eyes shinning in hope. Bruce looked of into the now pitch black surroundings before moving his gaze back to me and nodding.

I felt fresh tears rush down my face as I crushed him in a hug. His kevlar armor was stiff and pressed up against my form uncomfortably but I could be more relieved. I sniffed and pulled away closing my eyes to open them up in the real world.

My eyes died from there glowing white color and I blinked trying to stop the spots dancing in my vison. I  stared at Bruce for a moment who seemed to be lost in thought.

After i sent the location of the base she was being held at he finnally glanced up and through his steely deep voice he inquired what I had dreaded so harshly.

"Your not coming." I sat there in silence mulling over his words for a millisecond before a fought in protest.

"I already have my help, I'm coming whether you like it or not." I retorted in an explosive tone. Bats climbed out of the high tech car and I followed suit glaring.

"Lex Luther is a dangerous man, I'm not letting you get into his hold." He replied gruffly, almost in the same tone as me.

"Don't you think I know that." I practically screamed, tears showing in my eyes. He wouldn't keep me from saving her. "He has captured what could practically be considered my sister and I want to help, you can't keep me from this." He glared at me from behind his domino caw but I held my ground, fueled by outrage.

"Your not coming and that's final." He spat back motioning to Robin, who was standing of awkwardly to the side trying to ignore the argument, to get into the Batmobil.

"So that's it you speak and you word is law?" I asked miffed, my tone getting more explosive with each pronounced syllable. He lurched into the sleek car next to Robin and before the windshield closed fully he answered in a deep rough inflection.

"Yes"

The sleek car rocketed out of the ally making a sharp turn at when it hit the street and drove out of the city of Gotham at light speed, and me? I was left standing in the wake dust cloud formed by the speeding object the wind ripping at my hair and cloths like it had hands pulling at me.

I bit my lip to refrain myself from letting out a sting of curses in a language that I didn't know I knew. I turned around like as fast as a bullet and punched the brick wall with as much force that I could muster. I didn't feel any pain in my hand as I stared at the now dented brick.

"Nico you can come out now." I called to the child handing in the shadows. He walked over to me sadly and put a comforting hand on my shoulders but I just looked away from his gaze. I led him out to the bike that Luke continued to sit on and neither questioned the events that has just occurred, for which I was grateful.

I swung my leg over the vehicle in front of the blond haired boy and watched as the dark haired boy gave me a nod of confirmation before disappearing into the shadows.

"Were still saving her right?" Luke ask  from behind me, almost worried. I glared at nothing in particular as I put my helmet on and reved the engine, feeling it hum underneath me.

"Hell yes." The tires screeched as I pressed on the gas, not looking back.