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Zatanna's POV:

I left (Y/n)'s room completely exhausted and with my hair a mess. I don't know how he had that much energy left after the constant battles of the previous two days. I turned to face Artemis, M'gann and Raquel walking down the hall. They all started giggling and whispering to each other when they saw me.

Artemis: "You look like you had fun."

Raquel: "I wondered why you were so eager to leave the rest of us."

M'gann: "Oh come on, she practically sprinted with him to his room."

Zatanna: "Okay! I get it!"

My face was bright red and my outburst only caused the girls to giggle more.

Raquel: "I thought you'd be sleeping in there."

Raquel gestured towards (Y/n)'s room and I let out a small sigh. There's nothing I want more than to hold him while I drift to sleep, but he needs his rest and my presence will only further... distract us.

Zatanna: "(Y/n)'s tired and sore, I think I'll just let him rest tonight."

M'gann: "Well, I'm going to bed. I can't keep my eyes open any longer."

Artemis: "Uhh I feel like I could sleep for a week."

Raquel: "Same, that was an exhausting 48 hours."

M'gann and Raquel entered their rooms for the night. After a short walk Artemis and I arrived at my door, I was about to enter when she grabbed my hand.

Artemis: "Hey Zatanna, can we talk for a minute."

Zatanna: "Sure Artemis, everything ok?"

Artemis: "H-have you told (Y/n) you love him?"

The question caught me off guard to say the least, I froze for a moment before answering.

Zatanna: "W-well yeah, of course I have. I love him."

Artemis: "I-I don't know how to tell Wally..."

Zatanna: "That you love him?"

Artemis stayed silent but looked into my eyes. I think I know what she's afraid of.

Zatanna: "Artemis, he does love you. It's obvious, look how he acts."

Artemis: "I-I just don't want to scare him."

Zatanna: "I'm sure you won't. He cares so much about you."

Artemis: "Thanks Zatanna, I'll see you in the morning."

Zatanna: "Goodnight Artemis."

I hugged Artemis before quickly returning to the kitchen to grab a glass of water, then entering my room and getting ready for bed.

I changed into a t-shirt and shorts to sleep. After I turned the lights off I curled up under the blankets and instantly passed out.

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I awoke inside a large office building. I was laying on the floor and could barely get up off of it. My vision is all cloudy and I can't speak. Looking around I can't find anything that would set this office building apart from any other except...

The small groups of cubicles have the names of different countries attached to the top of their dividers. At the far end of the room mounted on the wall, a CIA seal with American flags on either side.

My vision has somewhat cleared now but I can't move on my own free will. It's like I'm stuck watching a movie through my own body. I begin making my way along the window side of the office. I can see large amounts of smoke rising up from the ground but I can't see what is burning. I turn at the end of the room and make my way through the maze of cubicles towards a staircase at the far side.

There are bodies everywhere! Some in combat uniforms similar to (Y/n)'s, they are agents and have the same watch he does. The others just look like office workers. They were all slaughtered. Blood was everywhere and I wanted to puke just looking at it!

Robin and Artemis arrived at the entrance to the staircase just before I did. They look older. Not by much but maybe two years. They both are showing no emotions and don't even acknowledge my presence, they just wait for me to enter the staircase and then follow me up to the next floor.

I arrived at the door, the number 16 was printed on it. I pushed it open and saw Batman jumping over one of the cubicles towards someone I couldn't quite make out. I stepped in the room and got a better view of this person as they threw Batman off of them and fired at him with a pistol. Batman hid behind a flipped table, the table was large enough to stop the small caliber the pistol fired. Artemis took the opportunity to fire an arrow at the distracted shooter.

The arrow hit the shooter and the scream of pain clued me into who it was, I recognized the voice. Agent Kelso, a close friend of (Y/n).

I wanted to scream at Artemis and tell her to stop but I still can't speak. Artemis fired again and Kelso fell to her knees after the second arrow hit. I walked up to Kelso, arrows stuck into her chest, they pierced her body armour like paper. She noticed me standing beside Artemis and with what little strength she had left pointed at me.

Kelso: "W-wh-why....."

I looked down at my chest and saw that the pocket watch (Y/n) gave me hung around my neck on a small chain.

That's when I realized my own body is older, like Artemis and Robin! I wanted to help Kelso but couldn't move at all. I was forced to stand there and watch her slowly die.

Kelso: "H-he l-loved you...."

Kelso collapsed on her side and stopped breathing. I wanted to cry but couldn't.

(Y/n): "KELSO! YOU MURDERERS!"

I spun around to see (Y/n) standing in the doorway leading to the staircase we just exited moments before.

Batman stepped forward and threw a batarang at (Y/n) he dodged it and then fled out the door and went up the stairs.

Batman: "Deal with him. I will complete the mission."

Robin, Artemis and I moved to the roof. Robin stopped at the door leading to the roof and armed himself with several batarangs before violently throwing the door open and jumping out onto the roof.

(Y/n) took cover behind an air conditioner unit and shot at Robin.

(Y/n): "Why did it have to be you three!"

(Y/n) took aim at me but hesitated and Artemis exploited that by hitting him with an arrow. She continued to fire at (Y/n) as he desperately scrambled away. He didn't make it. (Y/n) crawled back to the ledge of the building and propped himself up, using the railing as a brace to hold himself up. He had no weapons or any gadgets to defend himself with. The orange glow on his watch was flickering out. When the light died he finally spoke.

(Y/n): "Heh... Gotta admit... didn't think this is how it... would end..."

His voice trailed off, he was incredibly weak. Artemis had landed three arrows in him and blood was soaking through his shirt and body armour.

I walked up to him and he weakly raised his left arm to defend himself. I brushed it aside and to my own horror pushed him over the small railing he held onto.

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Zatanna: "NOOO!"

I shot up in my bed screaming, my t-shirt was soaked in sweat. I feel hot, like I have a fever. I looked at my alarm clock, 3:34. I felt tears forming in my eyes as my breath quickened, I pulled my legs up to my chest and began to sob. The images ran through my head. The look of betrayal on Kelso's face, Artemis and Robin killing Kelso and worst of all, the look of horror on (Y/n)'s face as I pushed him over the edge.

I heard the electronic sliding of my door opening and the lights turned on.

(Y/n): "Zatanna! Zee are you alright?!"

I turned to see (Y/n) and Wally in the doorway with Artemis not far behind them. (Y/n) entered my room with his pistol drawn and proceeded to check the entire room. Wally went with him and Artemis rushed to my side, her presence did everything but comfort me after what I just saw. After (Y/n) and Wally confirmed nobody else was in the room and nothing was out of place they moved to the side of my bed.

(Y/n) set his gun down on my dresser and moved between Wally and my bed. Artemis had sat down next to me and I couldn't even build up the courage to look her in the eyes. She attempted to hug me but I shoved her away and jumped out of my bed and into (Y/n)'s arms. He staggered back at first in slight shock but quickly returned the embrace and held me tight.

(Y/n): "Hey, hey, it's ok. I've got you."

(Y/n) POV:

Zatanna screaming absolutely terrified me. The horror in her voice sent chills through my spine. I hope I never hear that again.

(Y/n): "What happened Zee?"

Zatanna: "It...it was a nightmare, it was terrible."

A nightmare? What kind of nightmare would make her wake up screaming?

Wally: "What happened in it?"

Zatanna: "I-I don't want to talk about it..."

Artemis "Ok well, we'll let you get some rest."

Artemis led Wally out of the room and gently closed the door after they left. Once Zatanna's breathing returned to a normal level I let her go and she sat on the edge of the bed.

I turned to face the door but Zatanna grabbed my arm.

Zatanna: "Wait, please don't leave."

(Y/n): "Zee I... alright but you need to shower you're shaking, your forehead is hot and you're covered in sweat."

Zatanna: "O-ok, yeah you're right. I'll be right back, please don't go..."

(Y/n): "Zee, I'm not leaving. It'll be alright."

Zatanna went to have a shower and I changed the bedsheets while she was in the shower. I don't know what kind of nightmare could shake her up so much but hopefully it won't happen again.

I heard Zatanna cast the spell that dried her hair. She came out of the bathroom in a new t-shirt and shorts and after she turned off the bathroom light, basically ran to the bed.

I turned off the main light and took my shirt off, leaving my shorts on as I climbed into bed.

Zee wrapped her arms around my neck and rested her head on my chest. It wasn't long before we both passed out.

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I woke up to the sound of ISAC's robotic voice coming from my watch.

ISAC: "Priority transmission revived."

I attempt to reach over and grab it without disturbing Zee but I'm too late. She rolls off my chest and onto her back groaning.

Zatanna: "Ahh, what time is it?"

(Y/n): "8:47. ISAC play message."

ISAC: "Negative transmission is classified."

Zatanna: "What's going on?"

(Y/n): "I don't know, I'll go back to my room, grab my phone and find out what's going on. I'll see you at breakfast."

Zatanna: "Ok..."

I entered my room, I left the light on when I left last night and completely forgot about it. I grabbed my phone from my dresser to find... 5 missed calls from Kelso? What the hell?

(Y/n): "Alright ISAC I'm alone..."

I closed the door and typed in my passcode for classified messages on my phone.

ISAC: "Playing priority message."

I held the phone up to my ear and Kelso started talking. She sounded stressed. Like she was panicking, I soon understood why.

Kelso: "Hey (Y/n) listen we don't have long to act."

Zatanna POV:

I knocked on Artemis's door, hopefully she's still inside. I want to apologize for pushing her last night. I feel terrible about it despite being terrified from the nightmare.

Artemis opened the door fully dressed. It looks like she was just about to leave.

Artemis: "Oh hey Zatanna."

Zatanna: "Hey, can we talk?"

Artemis: "Yeah sure, I'm just on my way to breakfast. Wally and Conner agreed to cook."

We walked down the hall and I didn't waste any time apologizing.

Zatanna: "Look about last night... I just wanted to say sorry for pushing you off. I-I was scared, I-in my dream..."

Artemis: "Hey it's ok, Zatanna. I get it-"

Zatanna: "No you don't! In the dream I watched us kill an entire building full of agents! (Y/n)'s agents! You killed Kelso, the lady from the CIA building and that's not even the worst of it!"

Artemis was in shock and had a look of terror on her face that matched mine.

Zatanna: "Artemis... i-in the dream... I-I killed him. I killed (Y/n)!"

Artemis snapped out of her shock and hugged me. I barely held off tears as we embraced each other in the hallway.

Artemis: "H-hey it's just a dream... it's not real and never will be."

Zatanna: "Y-yeah you're right."

*Small Time Skip*

When we arrived in the kitchen, I sat with Artemis, Raquel and M'gann. Wally and Conner cooked for everyone and it was surprisingly good. I guess someone who eats as much as Wally would be a really good cook.

Conner: "You know, Kaldur told me Robin may be bringing a new team member back with him today."

Raquel: "Really? Who?"

Wally: "I think I know who it is?"

M'gann: "Who?!"

Artemis: "Could it be this Barbara you and (Y/n) have been teasing him about?"

Wally: "Oh babe, you know me so well."

Zatanna: "It wasn't hard to figure out, you three aren't exactly subtle when you're messing around."

Raquel: "Where is (Y/n)? He's in the Cave isn't he."

There was a brief moment of silence before Conner and M'gann who were facing the door stood up with looks of shock on their faces. I turned to see (Y/n) in his full combat gear with his rifle attached to a strap that is sling over his shoulder. On the front of his plate carrier there is a small patch on the top in line with his chin.

The patch is a Phoenix surrounded by the signature orange circle and in the same orange colour, the letters SHD are stitched below it.

His goggles were replaced with night vision goggles mounted on top of his helmet. Instead of his usual backpack that had his SHD gear in it, he has a parachute.

Zatanna: "W-what's going on?"

(Y/n): "Where's Dick? I need to speak with Batman."

My heart stopped. Why does he need to speak with Batman?! What's going on? Is this the start of whatever I saw in my dream? Did my magical abilities allow me to see the future?

I have way too many questions and won't get answers anytime soon and I hate it.

Wally: "Bringing a new teammate, they should be arriving soon."

Conner: "What's with the gear?"

(Y/n): "We found Keener."

There was a brief moment of stunned silence, everyone was shocked. I tried my best to forget about the whole ordeal and have been dreading the moment it would inevitably come up.

Without saying another word (Y/n) walked past us and down the hall leading to the Zeta tubes. I looked around at the team and we all had a look of slight fear on our faces with the exceptions of Conner who looks angry and Raquel, who looks incredibly confused at this whole situation.

Raquel: "Wait, who's this Keener?"

Conner: "A dead man."

Wally: "He kidnapped (Y/n) right out of the cave and tortured him for access to the SHD network. When (Y/n) resisted the torture, he lured us into a trap and took Zatanna, Artemis and I. He tortured us until (Y/n) gave him access."

Artemis: "The league and apparently the SHD have been looking for him ever since."

M'gann: "We can't let him do this alone!"

We rushed after (Y/n) and arrived to find him standing in the center of the main room as Batman and Robin emerged from the zeta tubes. Batman turned to the computer and typed on it and someone else emerged through the zeta tube.

Computer: "Batgirl B-16."

A girl about Robin's age appeared in front of us. She wore a feminine version of Batman's suit. She has long red hair, blue eyes and pale white skin. Apart from that the uniform covered all other identifiable features.

Batman: "This is Batgirl. She will be joining the team."

Robin looked excited and had a wide smile on his face. It disappeared the second (Y/n) talked. (Y/n) looked directly at Batman and didn't shift his gaze to Batgirl, Robin or anyone else. He looked unbelievably pissed off. (Y/n) almost growled at Batman, his voice low and filled with anger. It sent a chill down my spine.

(Y/n): "We need to talk."

Batgirl developed an annoyed look on her face as the Team was still too stunned to speak. .

Batgirl: "Hi I'm Batgirl, pleasure to meet you. Where's the war soldier?"

(Y/n): "It's agent and I need to speak with your boss, alone."

Batman's eyes narrowed as he stared at (Y/n), Robin led the Team and Batgirl out of the main area and back to the kitchen.

Robin: "What was that about?"

Wally: "Dick, they found him...They found Keener."

Dick was in shock but wasn't the first to speak after he was hit with the revelation we all faced moments ago.

Batgirl: "Wait, they know who you are? And who's Keener?"

(Y/n) POV:

Batman: "Talk."

(Y/n): "The SHD found Keener."

Batman: "Send me the location. The Justice League will handle him."

(Y/n): "Aren't you the least bit curious as to how we found him." 

Batman's eyes narrowed at me, I could tell he wasn't amused but I'm about to piss him off even more.

(Y/n): "As I told you Keener was once a Division agent and a good one. After he forced me to give him access to the network we wondered what he could possibly be after. After SHD technician's spent hours upon hours dealing with the virus he uploaded to the network they finally uncovered what was stolen."

I activated my holographic projector on my watch and displayed the file that Keener stole.

Batman glared at the file that read Malaysia 1986.

(Y/n): "When I was first brought to the Cave after being injured by Cheshire, Maxwell went to meet with his old buddy that was in the SAS. Alfred Pennyworth and the met in Wayne manor. Maxwell used ISAC to hack the Batcave and steal these...."

I opened the file and Batman's contingency plans for every member of the Justice League and the team were put on full display around us. The orange tint from ISAC distorted the true couple of the images and cast the same tint over our faces. I lowered my arm and the holographic projection shut off automatically. Batman seemed deep in thought and I'm about to give him something else to think about!

(Y/n): "How the hell could you do this to the Justice League! To your friends! To the Team!"

Batman: "You need to calm down. After the events that took place yesterday you of all people should understand why I made those contingency plans."

As pissed as I am that he would violate everyone's trust like that. He's right. If we knew how to stop Captain Marvel at the 'Toy Store' there wouldn't be 23 agents in the hospital right now.

(Y/n): "I get why you made them, that's why I'm keeping them and not removing them from the network."

Batman was in slight shock at this. At least I think he was, the guy never shows any emotion whatsoever, it's impossible to read him.

Batman: "You need to understand the power those files have. If you let any world government keep them they could neutralize the Justice League at any moment."

(Y/n): "Yeah they could do that. Alternatively allowing them to keep the files would prevent programs like Project Cadmus from being funded in the future. Also we're ignoring the fact that one of the most resourceful men on the planet plans on killing the entire Justice League with your plans."

Batman: "Tell me where he is and the League will-"

(Y/n): "NO! I'm not letting you walk into a trap! He will be waiting and he will be expecting the Justice League. The League can help bring him down but we do it together. I'm supposed to rendezvous with an SHD strike team in Oslo. The Team and the League are more than welcome to help."

Zatanna POV:

We finished explaining the terrible events that occurred the night Keener held us captive. It really wasn't easy for me. The images of (Y/n) tied up and beaten kept flashing through my mind.

Batgirl: "So he tortured you guys.. for access to a network he was a part of?"

Zatanna: "Yeah apparently. (Y/n) can explain it a lot better than I can."

Batgirl: "Oh I thought his name was 'agent' the way he corrected me."

Zatanna: "H-he's just stressed, he's normally very sweet."

Batgirl: "Sweet? What do you mea-"

Wally: "Their dating."

Batgirl: "Wait, really?"

Batgirl shot around to face me with a startled and confused look on her face. I don't know if I should be insulted or not but I'm too worried to think much about it.

(Y/n): "Listen up everyone!"

We turned back around to see Batman and (Y/n) standing in the hallway. We didn't hear them coming, even Conner didn't. They caught us off guard and I can't even understand the expression on (Y/n)'s face. He seems troubled but also determined, I don't know what's going on but I have a feeling I'm about too.

(Y/n): "I've already said the SHD located Keener, since Aqualad is unavailable at the moment I'll be leading the Team on our mission. We will be working with whoever we can round up from the Justice League on such short notice and a Division strike team."

I've never seen him like this before. He's barking orders like it's no problem. I always thought the Division was built on solo operations the way (Y/n) initially described it to me. 'Agents working to save what remains after a mass casualty event' or something like that I can't quite remember. I was busy staring into his eyes when we talked about it.

(Y/n): "Grab your gear! We leave through the zeta tube for Oslo in five!"

I cast my spell that changed me into my magician outfit and walked with (Y/n), Batgirl and Robin back to the zeta tubes. Batman went to call any available Justice League members.

(Y/n): "Listen Barbara-"

Batgirl: "You know!"

(Y/n): "Well yeah, your boyfriend has terrible situational awareness when he's texting. I've walked up to him and have seen you two texting back and forth all the time..."

Robin and Batgirl blushed, I don't think they're actually dating yet but they must like each other...a lot. I wonder if (Y/n) did that on purpose? Oh I'm so bugging them about this.

(Y/n): "...Anyways i'm sorry for being rather rude when you first teleported in. Just thinking about the mission and possible outcomes."

Batgirl: "It's alright, Zatanna told me you're actually really sweet."

(Y/n) turned to look at me and I can tell I'm blushing hard. He let out a light laugh at the sight of me blushing and I couldn't help but smile more.

*Small Time Skip*

We arrived out of the zeta tubes and three black SUV's waited for us. Each with a driver dressed in the same combat gear as (Y/n) just without the parachute. Kelso stood in front of the three vehicles wearing the same outfit as the rest.

Kelso: "Glad you could make it. Let's get going, we don't have a lot of time."

Batman was able to get Martian Manhunter, Back Canary and Green Arrow. They rode in the first car and the team split up to ride in the other two. The agents drove us out of the city and to an airport where three UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters were waiting for us.

I was directed to board one of the helicopters with Miss Martian, Batgirl, Robin and Conner. There are a few other agents with us, I can't see their faces but they have their last names on their vests, Blake, Wilson, Stevens, I don't recognize any of them.

The rest of the team boarded another helicopter with some more agents and the Justice League got in a different helicopter.

Once we were in the air and flying over the North Sea (Y/n)'s voice cut in on the headset everyone on the helicopter was wearing.

(Y/n): "Alright, listen up. 20 hours ago the Eclipse, a DARPA labs satellite launch ship, left Copenhagen. The last transmission we received put them almost 30 degrees off course and heading North, that was 12 hours ago. In the last transmission was a coded distress signal. Additionally, the files stolen from the SHD network are Batman's. They are built with an automatic trace that sends a signal to Batman when opened from any unauthorized computer. That signal pinged from this ship."

I looked around at the faces of Robin, Batgirl, M'gann and Conner. Robin was deep in thought and didn't notice me looking at him. Batgirl nodded at me when we made eye contact, she seemed determined and eager for a fight. Conner stared out the window at the open sea. M'gann had a much more worried expression on her face. One shared by me.

(Y/n): "We've had no contact from anyone on the ship. Your squad leaders will fill you in on your targets."

(Y/n)'s voice cut out as one of the four agents sitting in the helicopter with us shifted his weight, angling himself towards the center and raising his hand.

Delta 1: "Alright our job is to secure the engine room. Those of us that can't fly or land safely from the bird without injury will fast rope in on the stern of the ship. We will then proceed to enter the ship and quickly move down to the engine room. There we will disable the engines and wait for orders."

Superboy: "What about the hostages?!"

Delta 1: "If there are any, the most likely detention facility will be in the cafeteria, team 2 will have the responsibility of finding them. We are team 3. We disable the engines and then wait for further instructions. If all goes according to plan we won't have to do anything else."

Robin: "What do the other teams do?"

Delta 1: "Team 2 is your Justice League mentors  and their accompanying squad. They land in the large midsection of the ship and secure the satellite launch platform and find any hostages in the lower decks. Team 1 is the rest of your team and agent (L/n). He leads Nobel to secure the bridge. Once everyone has done their job we reactivate the ship's security system and the cameras will find anyone else onboard. Simple as that."

Pilot: "One minute to drop! Get ready!"

The agents on either side of the helicopter slide open the doors. I could see the Eclipse. The ship looked state of the art with the sole exception of everything on it being dark. The lights from the helicopter illuminated small sections of the ship in the darkness but not for very long as the three helicopters circled the ship at incredibly fast speeds.

Pilot: "We're go for deployment, good luck in there!"

The first of the agents repelled down. I levitated down using my magic as the second the last agent was landing on the deck, the ropes dropped and the helicopter flew up and away. The helicopters continued to fly around the ship flashing their lights for us as we quickly moved across the deck and into the ship.

Delta 1 opened the door for us and Robin with Batgirl by his side led us down through the ship. We traced further down into the massive ship and arrived at the engine room. The squad spread out and secured the room. Delta 1 spoke into his comm.

Delta 1: "Engine room secure."

We stayed in the engine room for a short while before Batgirl got impatient and wanted to investigate the rest of the ship.

Batgirl: "Oh come on! We've completed the agents mission, they can stay here in the engine and we can look around. Maybe even find out where everyone is."

Delta 1: "No! Everyone sticks to the plan and stays here! Going solo and deviating from the plan is how people get killed!"

Batgirl rolled her eyes at the agents and turned to face us but only paid any attention to Robin.

Batgirl: "I'm not talking to you. Robin, how many psychopaths have we faced together in Gotham? What's a few wannabe pirates with guns gonna do to us?"

Miss Martian: "I don't think that's a good idea."

Batgirl: "Didn't you guys arrest like 6 escaped felons and prove warden Strange was a criminal by going rogue? Oh and you also saved Red Tornado by... guess what, going rogue."

Miss Martian : "Well ya but-"

Batgirl: "Come on! We will be fine if the five of us go."

Batgirl has no idea what she's asking us to do and to be perfectly honest, I'd be fine with just sitting in this room and never seeing Keener again.

Zatanna: "I think we should stick to (Y/n)'s plan and wait. You haven't seen this guy in action, he'll kill everyone if we aren't careful."

Batgirl: "Of course you want to do what your boyfriend said."

Zatanna: "Hey! This has nothing to do with that!"

Batgirl: "Whatever you say. I'm leaving. If you want to solve this mystery and find the missing crew, come with me!"

Robin: "Batgirl wait!.... Damn it!"

Batgirl ran out of the engine room and Robin followed shortly after.

Miss Martian: "Come on! They will need help if they run into trouble!"

Superboy: "Didn't you want to wait here?"

Miss Martian: "Well yes, but that was before Batgirl carelessly left."

Superboy: "Alright, let's go. You coming?"

Superboy looked at me and I hesitated for a moment before agreeing and running with them out of the engine room into the maze of corridors. I have a very bad feeling about this.

(Y/n) POV: (7 minutes earlier)

I was the first to hit the deck. Rocket flew out and landed beside me with Noble squad repelling down just before Artemis and Kid Flash. Doug Sutton, Cecilia Ann, Tony Garzia and Akil Hoopster. Apart, all incredibly capable and formidable agents. Together, almost unstoppable. They made up Noble squad, one of few Division strike teams active. They operated as a QRF for the Division. (Quick Reaction Force)

Sutton: "ISAC says the power is off throughout the ship..."

Ann: "If he's still onboard, he'll know we're here."

Garzia: "Good! I prefer a straight fight."

(Y/n): "Well I'm determined not to give him one so let's move!"

Hoopster: "And the secondary target?"

(Y/n): "Secure the bridge then worry about it! We will leave the team behind to hold the bridge while we complete the secondary objective."

Rocket: "There's a secondary objective? Care to share!"

Artemis: "(Y/n), what's going on?"

(Y/n): "It's Vanguard or agent (L/n) and you don't need to worry about it. There is more going on here than you can possibly imagine."

They really have no idea... they can't know, it's safer for them. They need to trust us and continue to trust the leader of the Justice League. Even if he makes plans to kill them.

(Y/n): "Let's move!"

I led the team up to the bridge. We stopped outside the door and I placed a small explosive on the lock. The circular device no bigger than a quarter broke the lock when I detonated it, giving off a small puff of smoke on our side but shooting a large section of the metal lock into the room. Artemis kicked the door in and I rushed into the room raising my rifle.

We cleared the room and found nothing. The darkness was the only thing out of place. If you turned the lights on it would look completely normal and you wouldn't be able to tell a hijacking was in progress.

Kid Flash: "What now?"

(Y/n): "Now you wait here."

3rd person POV:

(Y/n) and Noble squad left the bridge and went further down into the ship. They began maneuvering down further into the ship when the team that accompanied the Justice League called in.

Agent: "Sir the Justice League left the launch deck moments ago."

Sutton: "Copy that."

Hoopster: "We better get down to the target fast. The Martian could just fly down to it through the floors."

(Y/n): "He doesn't know where it is and he will stay close to the others. He's their muscle for this mission so he won't venture far unless ordered otherwise."

Delta 1: "Sir, your teammates have all left their position in the engine room."

(Y/n): "Damn it!"

The agents continued to move throughout the ship going lower and lower until they reached the last level. There they moved until they were outside a large white door with a biochemical warning sign painted onto it.

Garzia: "So this is it?"

(Y/n): "Remember to watch your fire. One wrong shot and we all die."

The agents threw open the door and tossed several flash grenades into the room.

Meanwhile Zatanna was running with Superboy and Miss Martian. They were chasing Robin who they had lost sight of and were now reliant on Superboy's super hearing to find him.

Superboy stopped after climbing up a flight of stairs that brought them close to the center of the ship. He looked around him taking in the four identical hallways that all converged on the stairs where he stood. Superboy turned to face the girls as they walked up behind him.

Superboy: "I don't hear him."

Miss Martian: "Do you hear anything?"

Superboy: "No it's all... quiet."

Zatanna: "And dark. These emergency lights don't help much."

The magician was referring to the red emergency lights that lined the hallways of the ship. They barely gave off enough light to see three feet in front you. The three had flashlights but still the darkness prevented them from moving as fast as they would have liked to.

Robin and Batgirl trained in darkness like this. The three knew that the lack of light wouldn't slow those two down at all.

Zatanna looked down one of the hallways, using her flashlight to see the end of it. The hallway she looked down was a connector that ran across the ship connecting the main hallways. An odd shaped shadow caught her attention at the end of the hallway but it disappeared before she could move the light to illuminate it.

Zatanna: "Hey I think I saw someone."

Superboy: "Where? I still don't hear anything."

The three looked down the hall. They staged as quiet as possible in order to hear anything but were met with nothing but silence and the surrounding darkness.

Miss Martian: "Should we check it out?"

Superboy: "Sure. Could be Robin or the new girl."

The three started slowly moving down the hall. Their footsteps echoed on the metal floor.

Zatanna: "Robin? Batgirl? Are you guys there?"

Zatanna's voice went unanswered as the three neared the end of the hall. They were all visibly tense now. The suspense getting to them as their lights failed to reveal anything out of the ordinary.

Zatanna: "Shouldn't we call for backup or som-AAHHH!"

Zatanna and Miss Martian screamed as Batgirl, who appeared out from around the corner, fell to the floor wrapped in chains and unconscious. A small green rock also landed beside Batgirl. It was glowing and Superboy collapsed beside it, struggling to move.

Miss Martian: "Superboy! Quick call for hel-Ahh!"

An incendiary grenade went off behind the two women. Miss Martian collapsed instantly due to being so close to the extreme heat. Zatanna was slightly more fortunate but only for a moment. The sparks from the exploding metal set her magician jacket alight. She quickly squirmed out of it and threw the burning jacket in the direction Batgirl fell from.

The burning jacket revealed her worst fear. The man she had feared since the ordeal in Paris was standing in the corner. Wearing the same grey jacket and black plate carrier and jeans as he did in Paris. His boots stomped on the metal floor as he slowly stepped closer to the light of the burning jacket.

Zatanna: "Mrasid ym t-Ahh!"

Keener rushed Zatanna and smashed his knee into her gut before pressing a taser against her neck, knocking her out.

Back with (Y/n) the agents moved through the lab door to find themselves in a small room lined with hazmat suits on either side and a large glass window looking into the main lab. The lab had power due to it possessing a backup generator separate from the rest of the ship.

Ann: "Wait... oh my god! It's the crew!"

The agents looked to where Ann was pointing and saw the crew laying sporadically across the lab floor, motionless and unresponsive.

(Y/n): "Put your masks on, they will filter out the viral contamination from the lab."

The agents put their masks on and moved through the decontamination chamber into the lab. Once inside they split up and checked the bodies of the crew.

Hoopster: "They're all dead."

Ann: "They've all got red veins spidering out on their skin. They cover the entire body but are concentrated on the neck and mouth area."

Ann inspected the various body's taking pictures with a cell phone for analysis later.

Sutton: "Vanguard. What are you doing?"

(Y/n): "Downloading everything from the lab's main computer and wiping it."

Sutton: "Wait what?! Why are you wiping it?!"

(Y/n): "To prevent the Justice League from finding it... done. You got the photos?"

Ann: "Yeah but shouldn't w-"

(Y/n): "Good torch the lab."

Sutton: "What? We were told this was a hostage rescue. Not a black op to cover DARPA's ass over the development of chemical weapon!"

(Y/n): "You were told what you needed to know. My mission was different from yours, I want to find out who ordered DARPA to build chemical weapons. Now follow orders and get out of the lab the charges are already primed. Whatever weapon killed the crew, we can't let it spread off the ship, so we burn everything."

The agents exited the lab and as the door closed the lab erupted in flames as a result of the several nanothermite charges left behind by (Y/n).

The power returned to the rest of the ship as the agents watched the lab burn, erasing all evidence of any chemical weapon development.

Agent: "Team 2 to all points. Power restored throughout the ship. Security feed showing Keener and a group of unknown hostilities heading down to the submarine docking bay. Just confirmed they have several hostages... all the kids from Delta teams chalk."

(Y/n): "Damn it!"

(Y/n) was now visibly worried. He had been hoping that the would follow orders and stay with his agents, they would've kept them safe or at least given them a better chance.

Artemis: "This is Artemis, Kid Flash and Rocket. We have a direct route and will move to intercept!"

Artemis's voice cut out on the comm and the other agents grew concerned.

Sutton: "Did you know that Keener had backup?"

(Y/n): "No... let's move and get there first."

The agents ran through the halls making their way to the submarine docking bay. They rounded a corner and ran into the Justice League.

Batman: "Have you found them?"

(Y/n): "Hostages are dead and Keener must have slipped down this hall before we arrived. It's the only way to get to the sub bay!"

Batman: "Let's move! Manhunter, lower yourself into the water and prepare to follow the sub should it get away."

Manhunter did as he was ordered without saying a word and disappeared through the floor. The remaining heroes moved through the hallway. They opened the door to see Keener climbing down into a submarine that looked a lot like the sub that belonged to Black Manta, however this one was all grey.

The three guards behind Keener opened fire on (Y/n) and Batman who were the first into the room. The pair scrambled behind a large crate for cover as the bullets tore into it.

(Y/n): "I'll force them behind cover, you close the gap and take them out!"

Batman nodded his head in response to the agent's plan. (Y/n) fired at the three unknown gunmen and they retreated behind a small crane as the bullets impacted the wall behind them.

Martian Manhunter had spent the previous moments in the water, clearly hearing the fighting above and decided to intervene. He phased through the wall behind the three gunmen and was about to take them down.

Unfortunately for him, Keener had been waiting for this to happen. An ISAC turret that belonged to Keener was waiting for him. The turret launched a small needle like projectile that collided with Manhunter, sticking into him and causing him to stagger back. As he stumbled back into the wall the gunmen took notice of his presence.

Gunmen: "There we go, just like the boss said."

The gunmen pulled out a lighter and lit it. His mask covered his face but he was almost certainly smiling as he threw the lighter at Manhunter.

Manhunter, distracted by the dart-like projectile in his chest, couldn't react in time to dodge the lighter which upon colliding with his skin caused him to burst into flames.

Batman took down the three gunmen with relative ease and was shocked to see Manhunter burning, struggling to get to his feet. His screams filled the room as the heroes watched helplessly and completely terrified.

(Y/n) and Noble squad were far too preoccupied with the submarine beginning its descent to pay much attention to Manhunter. (Y/n) knew the submarine would be able to head anywhere in Europe without surfacing, making it impossible to track Keener, but more importantly to him, Zatanna. (Y/n) jumped over the railing onto the submarine. He had several explosives in hand and placed them on the conning tower of the small sub as it began its descent. The water filled up to his waist, it was incredibly cold but (Y/n) paid no attention to it. His fear and anger kept him warm enough.

Just before the conning tower disappeared into the water (Y/n) triggered the explosives with his watch. The explosion was muffled by the water and the room shook. (Y/n) swam to the edge where Noble squad pulled him out just as Manhunter jumped in. Manhunter attempted in vain to douse the flames. He was burning under water.

(Y/n): "Sutton, get me the case! Now!"

Sutton and Ann opened a large medical case and took out a needle with the label Aluminum Oxide. (Y/n) took off his plate carrier and put a rebreather on. He then took the needle and jumped back over the railing into the water. (Y/n) grabbed Manhunter and began pulling him up after injecting him with the aluminum oxide. Batman dove into the water as well and the two began pulling Manhunter out of the water.

The three surfaced in the sub bay and were pulled out of the water.

(Y/n): "Get Greystone on the comm! That sub has a cracked conning tower it will have to surface and we can follow it!"

Ann: "Already did boss, he's trailing it. They are heading towards Narvik."

*Small Time Skip*

The hero's loaded up on separate helicopters and flew towards Narvik. They had to wait for new helicopters to arrive as the current ones didn't have the fuel to make the flight.

(Y/n) was visibly worried, he played it off as being concerned with the mission but almost everyone knew the truth. He was terrified, Zatanna was in the hand of a psychopath with the skills of Batman. Of course everyone was worried about Robin, Batgirl, Miss Martian and Superboy as well but at the current moment there is little they can do.

(Y/n) rode with the team and the Justice League in one helicopter while the other SHD agents rode in the second.

Black Canary: "I don't get it. Who did that happen to Manhunter? How did you know to inject him with that aluminum oxide?"

(Y/n) didn't answer but Canary continued to connect the dots on what happened on board the Eclipse.

Black Canary: "We fought our way through several traps designed to counter our abilities... h-how did they know?"

(Y/n) glanced at Batman and the two nodded in agreement.

(Y/n): "Keener has detailed plans on how to kill every member of the Justice League and the Team."

Batman: "The plans were mine."

Everyone but (Y/n): "WHAT?!"

Batman: "They were designed to neutralize any or all members of the Justice League and the Team should the need ever arise."

Green Arrow: "What, did you hand the plans over to him?!"

(Y/n): "No, they were stolen using ISAC and put onto the SHD network. When I was kidnapped, Kenner forced me to give him access to the network. He threatened to hurt Zatanna. He retrieved the files from the network and we just saw them in action."

(Y/n)'s voice was notably grim and Artemis and Wally picked up on it. They all shared concerned looks about what fate awaited their friends.

Batman: "I'm concerned about the gunmen with him. They used Russian equipment and weapons. If we figure out where he's getting his manpower from we can track their movements to him."

(Y/n): "I already know where he is."

Black Canary: "You do?"

Green Arrow: "Where?!"

(Y/n): "The only possible location in Narvik is the old NATO nuclear bunker. After it was decommissioned the Division used it for training. It was sold to a shell company which I'm assuming belongs to Keener."

The team already had a terrible feeling about this. Another dark complex full of winding turns and long hallways, perfect for an ambush.

Artemis: "A-are you sure we should rush in there?"

(Y/n): "Our best chance would be breaking in the service entrance. It's a small 2 car garage approximately 30 meters from the command room, where Keener will be."

Kid Flash: "What about everyone else? Zatanna, Robin..."

(Y/n): "I don't know. But they will have very little time to get from the shore to the bunker before we get there so they won't be able to move them far."

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Zatanna awoke groggy and confused. She surveyed her surroundings and determined she was in the back of a truck, sprawled out on the floor. It appeared to be an old military surplus vehicle. The back was covered with a tarp that acted as a tent for the passengers inside. She was incredibly cold having lost her jacket on the ship. Her hands were bound with rope. She struggled against the rope and thought 'At least they're not behind my back'. Her struggle was cut short by a sharp electric shock that was sent through her body.

Keener: "My dear I wouldn't do that. The collar is programmed to respond to struggling."

Zatanna looked down at her chest and started looking for the stopwatch which was normally attached to a chain in her jacket but she had slipped it into her pocket moments before tossing the jacket away. The gift that (Y/n) gave her also doubled as an ISAC watch. (Y/n) requested the stopwatch built for 'formal events' where his normal one would stand out. However he intended the whole time to give it to Zatanna who had fallen in love with the gift and wore it all the time as a necklace or properly inside of her magician jacket.

(Y/n) had taught Zatanna how to properly send out a distress signal should the need ever arise and that's what Zatanna intended to do now.

Keener: "I have the stopwatch, it's beautiful. (Y/n) has excellent taste. Your friends are in another truck, if I don't radio in every 30 seconds they will be killed. So I hope we can have a nice conversation without any magic."

Zatanna's heart froze. She felt tears beginning to form as Keener sat across from her playing with a knife in one hand and holding her stopwatch.

Zatanna: "W-what do you want?!"

Keener lightly dragged his knife across the face of the watch, leaving a small scrape on the glass. This action made a soft cutting sound that caused the tears to slowly fall from Zatanna's face.

Zatanna: "P-please d-don't... I-I..."

Keener stopped damaging the watch after a few minutes of listening to Zatanna sob. He didn't seem to want anything from her. He only wanted to see her suffer. The truck came to a stop and Keener threw open the back tarp.

Keener: "Everyone out! I've got some guests to get ready for!"

Zatanna felt the cold wind blast into the back of the truck with the brightness of the Norwegian morning blinding her temporarily.

Before she could do anything else Keener put the watch into his pocket and pushed her out of the back of the truck. Zatanna landed face first but was able to brace herself with her hands. She landed in a small snow bank and was violently pulled to her feet before she could get up on her own.

Zatanna watched as Superboy, Miss Martian, Robin and Batgirl were pulled out of another truck. She was the only one conscious. While the others were dragged she walked, occasionally getting shoved just to remind her not to try anything. They arrived at an open garage door built into the side of a mountain.

Zatanna POV:

Gunman: "Move it!"

???: "Relax, they're kids."

A soft feminine voice caught my attention. I tried to turn and face it but Keener shoved me again and kept me walking towards the garage.

Keener: "Alicia, you will find that these kids are far more dangerous than their mentors."

Alicia: "Sure whatever boss."

They dragged me into the control room of this old Cold War bunker. I was placed on my knees facing the door to the hallway attached to the garage. The others were somehow still unconscious. I think I saw one of the guards inject something into them but I don't know for sure. The one guard, Alicia. She gave me food and a blanket to wrap myself in after she noticed that I was shivering from the cold and snow. Which has now melted and soaked me from my hair to my waist.

Alicia: "I'll grab you something to drink shortly, I just have a few small things to tend to."

I couldn't get a good look at Alicia. I can tell she has dark skin and curly black hair but her face and everything else about her is a blur, like everything else.

Zatanna: "W-why are y-you doing this?"

Alicia: "Look... Your team, they're young adults 17-18 years old. You're caught in the middle of a war you don't understand and likely never will. Keener has a plan. Something that the Division is capable of stopping, so he needs to deal with them or at the very least their senior and experienced leaders. Which includes your boyfriend despite his young age."

Zatanna: "W-why target the Justice League? Why target us? H-he could have easily beat them like he beat us."

Alicia: "No not really. Your team is inexperienced compared to someone like Batman. Keener has a plan for the Justice League. Hell, the Light paid him to obtain the contingency plans only he double crossed them and kept the money and the information. That seems to have been his intention from the start."

Zatanna: "W-why are y-you telling me all this?"

Alicia: "Because I know what he has planned and it won't end well for you or your friends, he's been prepping this bunker for months. I'm so sorry."

Alicia stood up and left. The small amount of comfort I gained speaking to someone I thought was human, someone who would care for us and not torture us had just confirmed my worst fear. We are all going to die in this half frozen hell.

I sat on the ground leaning on the main control console with my friends scattered around on either side. I heard footsteps approaching and heard the screaming before I saw him.

Keener: "WHO GAVE YOU THAT?!"

I froze in fear as Keener kicked the plastic plate across the room before ripping the blanket off of me causing me to fall forward at his feet.

Keener: "If I want you to be comfortable and warm I'd give this to you myself! Now who gave you this?! Answer me or I'll smash your precious watch to hell!"

Alicia: "Calm down Aaron! I gave her the food and the blanket. They're 18 and under. You've already got everything you need the extra torture is unessexary."

Keener: "...You know what Coswald. Move them all to the front of the garage. Once their friends get here I'm killing them all! You just guaranteed an explosive death for the witch!"