3rd Person POV:

Two weeks after the incident on Infinity Island, (Y/n) managed to convince Kelso to grant him some time off. The only condition was he had to be the Division's representative at the U.N for the security summit this week.

As much as he hated the thought of sitting through a meeting with Lex Luthor he assumed it wouldn't be that bad. The summit wasn't supposed to take long and would be over in a day.

"Just get through this day. Don't spill anything about our ongoing operations and don't commit to any new operations. How hard can that possibly be?"

That's exactly what was running through the agent's mind as he walked through the halls of the U.N building in New York.

(Y/n) straightened his tie and sighed as he placed his hand on the door handle leading into the Secretary General's office.

(Y/n): "This better be worth it."

(Y/n) opened the door and walked into the office, he was greeted by Lex Luthor who was patiently waiting for the agent.

Luthor: "Ah, agent (L/n), I must say you're here sooner than expected."

(Y/n): "Mr. Secretary, I apologize for being early but I like to get a jump on things."

Luthor: "Indeed, let's get started."

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Kelso and Ann walked into a DARPA labs facility on the East Coast. The facility was raided last night, the assailant was identified as the Red Hood by ISAC and Division agents swarmed the scene.

As Kelso and Ann walked through the facility they passed the large number of security guards slathered during the break in. Bodies and blood covered the white hallways, turning the sci-fi like facility into a scene from a horror film.

Ann: "What did he steal?"

Kelso: "High tech reactive and adaptive body armour. The only prototype DARPA was able to build. It cost them around $230 million dollars."

Ann: "For body armour?"

Kelso: "Look, I've seen the test footage of this armour getting shot. It's basically bulletproof, and the wearer barely feels a thing. It's completely shock absorbant."

Ann: "So the Red Hood is bulletproof now... great."

Kelso turned around and examined the carnage in the hallway. The situation was rapidly slipping out of her control and she hated it. She rubbed her head in frustration and let out a stress filled sigh.

Kelso: "This is terrible, and we don't have the manpower to cover it."

Ann: "Maybe get Vanguard to take point, or lobby the president for a full activation of the Division."

Kelso: "The suits in Washington don't care about this, they seem to already know about everything I try to brief them on... and (Y/n). He's busy training one of the Justice League's covert ops teams, but that may work to our advantage."

Ann: "What do you have in mind?"

Kelso: "A beach day."

Ann: "Care to explain?"

Kelso: "Just hold the fort here. Wait for the investigation to wrap up and then send me the findings."

Kelso turned and quickly exited the facility, hoping her plan could help them regain their footing and figure out what's happening in the shadows of the Division.

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Luthor: "And that ladies and gentlemen is why we must continue to implement our restrictions on the Justice League and these so-called heroes, who continue to break international law."

The room full of diplomats and reporters softly talked amongst themselves as Luthor turned the page in speech. The Secretary General soon began the next verse, hammering home his position and "solution" to the problem he manufactured behind the scenes.

Luthor: "Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to introduce Division agent (Y/n) (L/n), the man single-handedly responsible for the destruction of the Reach invasion fleet and leading the worlds effort to eliminate the scourge of meta-human trafficking."

(Y/n) sighed and stepped up to the podium beside Luthor. The second he came into view he was met by the onslaught of flashes from the rows of cameras before them.

(Y/n): "Hello ladies and gentlemen."

Luthor: "It's good people like (Y/n), who continue to conduct by the books operations to rescue our children. The Division has had an incredible amount of success in recent months, arresting well over 4,000 criminals related to meta-human trafficking and shutting down over 300 independent trafficking rings."

The agent grumbled as the small army of reporters unleashed their barrage of questions.

"Is the Division planning on replacing the Justice League?"

"Are you supporting the planned expansion of powers for U.N peacekeepers in hopes that they can replace the duties of the Justice League?"

"What steps have you taken to permanently end meta-human trafficking?"

Luthor smiled and stepped back, leaving the agent completely alone to face the merciless reporters.

(Y/n): "Umm... Alright, listen, policy making isn't really our thing. We leave that to places like the U.N and individual governments. The Strategic Homeland Division has done its best to end meta-human trafficking across the world but even we are faced with restrictions, just like the Justice League. I hope that this body will loosen restrictions on the League in the future, it will greatly reduce the stress on our agency and-"

"Are you not in a relationship with the Justice Leaguer Zatanna Zatara?"

The room fell silent as the LexCorp reporter stood up. A tense silence took over before (Y/n) could find the words to respond.

(Y/n): "That's hardly relevant to this interview."

"Well, you are supporting a loosening of restrictions and given your relationship with Miss Zatara, it looks like your position is fairly biased."

(Y/n): "I assure you my position is a reflection of the Division's abilities. We're stretched as thin as we possibly can be, and we're an American intelligence apparatus. We can't be as easily trusted as the Justice League can. No matter where we go or what we do, other nations will still be skeptical of our real intentions, so our best course of action is to-"

Luthor: "Pass the enhanced powers bill, for the U.N peacekeepers. This will allow us to station peacekeepers all around the globe and make organizations like the Justice League and the Division outdated."

(Y/n): "What?"

Luthor: "Face it my boy, your agents leave a trail of destruction wherever they go, they're almost as bad as the League. This way is the future, it's safer and better for every nation."

(Y/n): "This interview is over."

*Small Time Skip*

After the disastrous interview (Y/n) was dragged back to Luthor office for one final meeting. The agent was furious. He went into the press conference thinking he was just going to wave in front of the cameras like he was ordered too. Instead he was a part of Luthor's spin campaign to make the League look bad.

(Y/n) slammed the door shut and stormed up to Luthor's desk.

(Y/n): "Do you really think your spin campaign is going to work?"

Luthor: "It seems to be, the League has been shattered and people are calling for the majority of its members to be arrested on numerous charges."

(Y/n): "Congratulations, but the Division is going to put up a much larger fight than the League. If it's a war you want, we'll take you out or go down swinging the entire way."

Luthor: "Contrary to what you may think, I'm not interested in the Division. I want what's best for the people of the world and the fact is, the Justice League and all the heroes you're so fond of, are all loose cannons. It won't be long before the nations of the world wake up and call for their arrests."

(Y/n) simply scoffed at Luthor and turned around, heading for the exit as the Secretary General stood up.

Luthor: "I wonder, what will you do when your government forces you to arrest your beloved Miss Zatara? That day is coming, and it will be here sooner than you think."

(Y/n) left without saying another word to Luthor.

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*Happy Harbour*

Artemis and Conner are resting on the beach directly beneath what remains of Mt. Justice. When the mountain exploded during the Light's incursion the blast sent large rocks scattering all over the harbour. The rocks created a small isolated beach from the main one in front of the town.

As Conner leaned back, turning on a sports radio broadcast from his phone, Artemis looked over to the water. Brion, Violet and Forager were awkwardly resting by the water. Brion was on his phone while leaning on a large rock, Halo and Forager were both studying a crab as it slowly walked across the beach.

Zatanna: "Sorry we're late."

Artemis and Conner looked over to see Zatanna, Mary and Traci. The three girls were dressed for the beach and had chairs and umbrellas in their arms with Zatanna using her magic to levitate a cooler close behind them.

Artemis: "Wow, looks like you're prepared for training."

Zatanna: "Hey, we've been working hard the last few days. You teach your students your way, and I'll teach mine my way."

Conner: "I think she's just jealous."

Artemis: "Okay fine. Maybe just a little bit."

Zatanna: "We'll set up a little ways away and give you guys some space."

Dick: "Much appreciated."

Dick walked up behind Zatanna and her students while carrying two new super suits for Brion and Violet.

Artemis: "Oh, someone's come bearing gifts."

Conner: "Gather up."

Violet, Brion and Forager slowly walked back to Artemis and Conner. As Dick handed out the new super suits to Brion and Violet, Zatanna pulled Traci and Mary away to a small section of beach just out of view from the others.

Dick: "Violet, one for you and Brion, one for you."

Violet: "Thank you. As you have clothing for action now, so do I."

Brion: "And it's form fitting... as you superheroes seem to prefer."

(Y/n): "Some of us, Conner's super suit is a t-shirt and pants."

Everyone turned to see (Y/n) and Titan casually walking towards the group. The agent is wearing a light grey t-shirt and red shorts. He also has aviator sunglasses on and two footballs under his arms.

Conner: "If it ain't broke."

(Y/n): "Got that right. Is Zatanna here yet?"

Dick: "She just walked around the small pile of rocks. Traci and Mary are with her."

(Y/n): "Good, time for some training."

Artemis laughed but quickly stifled her laughter when she noticed (Y/n) glaring at her.

Artemis: "Okay, okay... what kind of training are you going to do on the beach with a cooler full of drinks, beach chairs, umbrellas and two footballs."

(Y/n): "Teamwork. Come on over when you're done. I even invited Kelso."

Kelso: "Glad I'm not late then."

Kelso came jogging up to (Y/n). She's wearing a tank top and shorts and carrying a backpack full of drinks and food.

(Y/n): "I'm glad you could make it."

Kelso: "Are you kidding? I wouldn't miss this for the world. Remember last time?"

(Y/n): "Yeah, it was the best day of my life."

Dick: "Care to fill us in on the details?"

(Y/n): "The games we're going to play are a Division team building exercise. Kelso was the first person to show me the game. She and a few other agents broke me out of Blake's and Maxwell's "classroom" and took me to the beach for a long weekend. It was my first time leaving headquarters... ever."

A depressed silence overtook the group as (Y/n)'s head slowly sank. The memories of "training" under Blake and Maxwell came running back. The beatings, cigarette burns, being constantly pushed to the extreme. The stress was building until Kelso placed a hand on his shoulder.

Kelso: "You good, kid?"

(Y/n): "Yeah... yeah I'm good. Let's go play some dogfight football."

(Y/n) and Titan started slowly walking away, towards the large barrier of rocks that separated them from Zatanna and her students.

Kelso was about to follow (Y/n) when she was stopped by Artemis. Dick and Conner arrived beside the archer and the group watched the younger agent and his dog slowly walk away.

Artemis: "Keep an eye on him, please."

Kelso: "I always do. He's bottled it up well, almost too well. I don't even know the full extent of what he was put through. He'd been at headquarters since he was six, when I got there he was ten and had already been through more than anyone should in their lifetime."

Dick: "When... when did you get him out?"

Artemis: "It must've been right after you arrived... right?"

Kelso: "I wish. I had regular contact with him by the time he was eleven, but I wasn't able to get him out until he was fourteen. I ran into the morgue that he was hiding in and ripped him right out of Blake's arms." 

Artemis: "That's what M'gann told me... I was hoping. I was hoping you got to him sooner."

Kelso: "I wish I did. I really wish I did."

Kelso slowly started walking after (Y/n) but was grabbed by Conner who had an angry look on his face.

Conner: "This guy, Blake. The one responsible for hurting him. Where is he?"

Kelso: "No. He's a high ranking member of the CIA and has too many friends in the government. You guys are under enough pressure from the U.N as it is. You don't need to piss off the U.S government and have them gunning for you as well."

Conner: "Do I look like I care?"

Kelso: "Don't. Blake's a bastard and will get what he deserves. But what do you think will happen if you go after him? It was his idea to make (Y/n) into some sort of super soldier through rigorous training. You take him out and someone just as bad if not worse steps in to fill his shoes. And maybe the next guy doubles down on the program and has a whole class of kids they treach just like (Y/n)."

Dick: "We can't let this go unpunished. Blake scarred (Y/n) for life."

Kelso: "I know. But the fact is that he's not putting anyone else through the same program, it's been shut down. You going after Blake will give his allies in the government an excuse to reactivate it."

Artemis: "So we can't do anything?"

Kelso: "Trust me, I tried to. I even went as far as planning to kill him. But as much evil shit that guy's done, killing him or arresting him will only make things worse. He's headed for retirement at the end of the year, he's got some insignificant desk job and is just going to coast off his golden parachute for the rest of his life."

Conner: "And we're just going to let him live out the rest of his life a free man?"

Kelso: "Sometimes, there just isn't a happy ending. Sometimes the bad guys win. We just have to make the best out of it and keep moving forward."

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(Y/n): "Hey Zee, sorry we're late."

(Y/n) and Kelso jogged up to Zatanna with Titan running towards laps around the agent, already playing in the sand.

Zatanna: "Hey, glad you two could make it."

(Y/n): "I brought-"

Traci: "Is that a dog?! Do you two have a dog now?!"

Mary: "Oh look at him, he's so cute!"

Titan rushed over to the girls who instantly started petting him. (Y/n) and Kelso laughed as Titan rolled over and started getting belly rubs from the two girls.

Kelso: "Aww."

(Y/n): "Alright, now that everyone is here. We can start."

Mary: "Umm... start what?"

(Y/n): "The best training you'll ever get."

(Y/n) smiled and passed one football to Kelso. The two agents stood side by side as everyone else assembled before them.

(Y/n): "Alright, the game works like this.... Well there isn't much to it that you don't already know, it's football, with two balls. Each team will be playing offense and defense at the same time."

Everyone looked confused. Kelso couldn't help but let a light giggle slip out as she thought of (Y/n)'s facial expression the first time she tried explaining the game to him.

Mary: "What about the line of scrimmage? How do you know where it is?"

(Y/n): "It resets at the midfield mark after every play. The goal is to work as a team, defending against the other team while scoring as many points as possible. It requires teamwork and knowledge. You've got to know where your teammates are and what they're doing at all times or your team will fall apart."

Traci: "Umm... we don't have very many people here? What are the teams going to be?"

(Y/n): "Kelso, Titan and I, against you three. After all, we're teaching you how to fight as a team."

A few minutes later the teams were split up and a large rectangle representing the field was drawn in the sand with a stick.

Traci: "We're in trouble. They've played this game before and their abilities are well you know... more physical than ours."

Zatanna: "Mhmm."

Mary: "So what's the plan, you play quarterback and shift to help Traci on defense after you throw to me? Or should I stay back and defend while you run the ball?"

Zatanna: "Yeah... yeah sure."

Mary noticed Zatanna staring past her at the agents. She quickly turned to follow her mentors gaze and was completely unsurprised when she saw (Y/n) standing beside Kelso with his shirt off.

The agent had taken his shirt and tied it to Titan's collar so it looked like a cute little bib for the dog.

Zatanna couldn't take her eyes off (Y/n), not that she wanted to and by this point Mary and Traci's voices were little more than muffled sounds. She was focused on her agent's body and was completely fine with zoning out.

Mary: "Could you stop drooling over (Y/n) long enough to help us stand a chance in this game?"

Zatanna's eyes widened as the embarrassment set in and she quickly snapped back to reality.

Zatanna: "Right, right, sorry."

She let out a sigh before fully turning her attention back to her students.

Zatanna: "They've got experience and are banking on the fact that we won't know what we're doing. Two of us will take (Y/n) as Kelso's trying to throw to him and the third will run the ball."

Mary: "What about Titan?"

Zatanna: "I don't know, don't get tackled by or trip over him. He's a dog and will probably just run around chasing someone."

The agents soon took their football and got ready at the line of scrimmage. Zatanna and her students sighed before taking their positions. A half second later they started the game. (Y/n) instantly passed the ball back to Kelso and broke into a sprint towards the girls.

Traci managed to block (Y/n), throwing her entire body into him and causing the agent to fall when he tried to slip past her. Kelso threw the ball to Titan who caught it and then started bringing it back to her while wagging his tail.

Mary passed her ball cleanly to Zatanna who started running towards the goal line. Kelso turned on a dime and chased her down but was cut off by Titan who ran with Zatanna into the end zone.

The girls cheered as (Y/n) awkwardly scratched his head.

Kelso: "Whose side is your dog on?"

(Y/n): "He's learning, give him time."

Kelso laughed as the two teams took their positions once again. The girls ran the same play again and this time (Y/n) was ready. He charged towards Mary and slipped past Traci. He was about to catch Mary who had hesitated like a deer in headlights when she saw him coming.

Before (Y/n) could get to Mary, Zatanna stepped in and blocked his path. (Y/n) tackled Zatanna to the ground, wrapping his arms around her as they fell. When (Y/n) opened his eyes he was staring directly into Zatanna's. The pair stayed on the ground as the rest of the play dragged out.

(Y/n) finally pushed himself off Zatanna after she became red in the face after placing both her hands on his chest.

Kelso: "Hey, lovers! Quit staring at eachother and get back on the line!"

Zatanna's face flushed red as (Y/n) groaned in annoyance. The girls started giggling as Zatanna fixed her top then frantically started brushing the sand off her.

(Y/n): "We're losing."

Kelso: "You're not helping much."

(Y/n): "Just run the ball."

Kelso laughed as the two agents took their position, abandoned by Titan as the dog walked to the water and decided to go for a swim.

When the play started Kelso broke into a sprint with Mary and Traci right behind her. Zatanna took her team's ball and started running.

She saw (Y/n) out of the corner of her eye, before she could realize what was going on she was grabbed by (Y/n) and thrown over his shoulder.

Zatanna: "(Y/N)! (Y/N) PUT ME DOWN!"

(Y/n): "Not a chance. Now you know how I feel every time you levitate me."

Zatanna: "(Y/N)!"

Zatanna squirmed the entire time it took (Y/n) to slowly walk to the goal line. He finally put Zatanna down and laughed as she playfully punched his chest.

Zatanna: "I'm still going to levitate you later."

(Y/n) sighed and replied with a quick "I know" as Zatanna smiled proudly.

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Traci and Mary rushed to the water after the group finished their football game. Kelso joined them and the group immediately started throwing the football around in the water.

Zatanna and (Y/n) set up the beach chairs, blankets and umbrellas so Titan could sleep in the shade while the group swam.

Zatanna: "You look good."

(Y/n) suddenly turned as watched as Zatanna's eyes ran up and down his body. He couldn't help but lightly laugh and she quickly became red in the face.

(Y/n): "Why thank you, will you be joining us in the water?"

Zatanna nodded her head and took off her t-shirt and shorts, revealing her new bikini. She had on a blue bikini and a moment later (Y/n) was red in the face as she slowly turned around showing off her body.

(Y/n): "You... umm, you look amazing."

Zatanna giggled at (Y/n)'s flustered state before running her hands up his chest and quickly kissing him.

Zatanna: "I was hoping you'd like it. It's not too revealing, I love the colour and overall I think it's cute."

(Y/n) just hummed in agreement as his eyes continued to run all over Zatanna, earning another cute giggle from the magician.

Zatanna grabbed (Y/n)'s hand and pulled him to the water. As (Y/n) dove into the water, Zatanna put her hair up in a ponytail and quickly dove in after him.

Hours flew by as the group swam and passed the football around. They didn't stop laughing, each having the most fun they've had in a very long time.

Zatanna and Mary soon left the water, walking back up the soft warm sand until they reached the small group of beach chairs and towels spread across the ground.

Mary: "I can't remember the last time I had this much fun."

Zatanna: "It's nice to unwind every now and again. With the amount of stress we all face, we need days like this to help keep us sane."

Mary: "Yeah, no kidding. I can't imagine what you guys have gone through."

Zatanna: "It's not all bad. Why don't we order a pizza, M'gann's been bugging me to try the new pizza place that opened up along the beachfront road in town."

Mary: "Yeah sure. I'll call them now and we can just walk to get it. It's only a few minutes away."

Mary grabbed her phone and went to place an order, stepping a few feet away and behind the umbrellas.

Zatanna started drying off with her towel, wrapping it around her waist when she finished and using a quick spell to dry and fix her hair. She looked out on the water, watching Traci and Kelso playing fetch with Titan, throwing the small football into the water and watching the dog race back to them the second he got it.

With the sun just starting to set, Zatanna's vision focused on (Y/n), who was slowly walking out of the water. Her eyes ran all across his soaking wet body, focusing on his abs and chest before darting to his arms as he ran his fingers through his hair.

Zatanna's face flushed red as she gently bit her bottom lip. Certain inappropriate thoughts raced through her mind as her agent approached, unaware of how her eyes were undressing him. 

(Y/n) smiled when he noticed Zatanna's gaze glued to his chest as he stopped in front of her.

(Y/n): "My eyes are up here."

Zatanna: "R-right, sorry."

(Y/n) lightly laughed then stepped closer and placed a finger on Zatanna's chin, gently lifting her head up so she was forced to look him in the eyes.

(Y/n): "What were you thinking about? Your face is all red."

Zatanna: "N-nothing. Shut up!"

(Y/n): "Aww you poor thing, you're all flustered."

Zatanna playfully pushed (Y/n) but was startled when he didn't move at all. He suddenly pulled her in as close as he could, their bodies pressing against each other as the water from (Y/n)'s body dampened Zatanna's chest.

Zatanna's eyes widened as (Y/n) secured his hold over her. She brought her hands up to his hips and quickly caved into her desires, leaning in and pressing her lips against his.

(Y/n) POV:

Zatanna moaned into my mouth instantly. I couldn't help but deepen the kiss as she pushed herself into me as much as she could.

Mary: "I was gone for two minutes. Really?"

Zatanna and I broke our kiss that second and separated from our embrace. I was a little disappointed to be honest and I could feel my cheeks heating up.

Zatanna: "Mary?!"

Mary: "What?! Don't act like it's my fault, you knew I was here and still decided to start making out. You can't possibly be that hor-"

(Y/n): "Ok, we get it. But do me a favour and go grab the pizza, it'll be ready by the time you get there."

Mary: "Fine."

(Y/n): "Thanks, now I'm going to pick up where I left off with your teacher."

Mary rolled her eyes before smiling at me and starting the short journey to go get our pizza.

Zatanna's eyes widened and she gasped as I pulled her into me and smashed my lips against hers, aggressively devouring her in a controlling kiss.

I moved my hand to the back of her neck and secured my hold over her as we continued making out with the soft glow of the setting sun casting a warming light over the entire beach.

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3rd Person POV:

After dinner the group cleaned up and made their way back to Dick's group. Once they arrived (Y/n) helped Conner make a large fire for the group to sit around.

Conner: "The kids chose their code names a few hours ago and we put them through the basic team maneuvers."

(Y/n): "How'd they do?"

Conner: "Room for improvement but they all exceeded our expectations."

(Y/n): "I guess that's good news. What are the code names?"

Conner: "Geoforce for the Prince, Halo for Violet and well... Forager for Forager."

The agent lightly laughed as he sat down beside Zatanna on a half buried tree trunk. Soon everyone was in a large circle surrounding the fire, either in a beach chair or one of the few tree trunks dragged over and buried to make a bench.

Dick: "So, how was your training?"

(Y/n): "It was fun, I think everyone enjoyed it."

Mary: "You two enjoyed it a little too much."

Zatanna: "Mary!"

Kelso: "Knew it."

Artemis: "I knew there was no way you two wouldn't do something."

(Y/n): "We didn't do anything!"

Mary: "You two were making out under the umbrella!"

Zatanna: "A kiss is not making out!"

Mary: "It is when you spend the previous minute drooling over your boyfriend as he walks out of the water."

Kelso and Mary broke down laughing as Zatanna struggled to come up with a rebuttal. Dick and Conner smiled at (Y/n) and nodded their heads. The agent couldn't keep the smile off his face and simply scratched Titan's head as the dog sat down beside him.

A few hours later, the kids from the two separate teams were chatting the night away, learning about their adventures with their mentors and comparing their most dangerous missions.

Traci: "Well, when I was with the team we went to New Genesis. We fought M'gann's brother but he managed to get away."

Brion: "I'm sure you and your team will get him next time. Now, agent or (Y/n) is it? I've been meaning to ask. My brother and I saw you on the news some time ago, your trial in The Hague and battle against the Reach invasion fleet, that has to be the most dangerous thing you've ever done. Right?"

(Y/n) sighed as everyone turned to face him. Artemis and Zatanna's faces went white, memories of everything the agents fought through rushing to their minds. Dick's eyes widened as (Y/n) took off his watch and ran his thumb across the face.

Kelso: "Kid, you don't have to-"

(Y/n): "It's not exciting. My toughest battle, mission, whatever. It's not full of massive explosions and a daring escape at the last second. I wasn't fighting a god or a supervillain with incredible powers, I was fighting a man. A man who was given too much power and it almost cost me everything."

Mary: "W-what made it that-"

Zatanna: "Mary, please don't push it... it's a very painful memory."

(Y/n): "No, no it's okay. ISAC, this supercomputer... Nobody deserves this much power. We certainly don't."

(Y/n) looked up to Kelso who couldn't bring herself to acknowledge the younger agent. All she could do was close her eyes and think back on her many missions where she used ISAC to do anything she thought necessary to achieve victory, regardless of any law or sense of morality.

(Y/n): "How many times? How many times have we done the wrong things for the right reason? I broke into the Justice Leagues computer system in thirteen seconds with ISAC. I had access to everything. Zeta tubes, the Javelin's computer system, communication records. I could've brought the Watchtower out of orbit before anyone could figure out what was going on. It's too much power."

Kelso: "You're right, but it's what we do with it. It's better we have it than someone who will use it to hurt innocent people."

The group was quiet for a minute, the crackling of the fire mixing with the calm sound of the water washing up along the beach.

(Y/n): "His name was Arron Keener, he was a Division agent. He almost wiped out the Justice League and came extremely close to starting a worldwide pandemic. He was the most dangerous person on earth for months. I still don't know all his secrets, I'm still uncovering stuff to this day."

Zatanna closed her eyes. The memory of (Y/n) sobbing in her arms after Kelso's death, the suicide vest Keener placed on her and how she nearly froze to death in Norway while he threatened to breath her, it all came crashing back. She squeezed (Y/n)'s hand as tightly as she could without letting the kids see the fear that was gripping her.

Dick: "Like what?"

(Y/n): "No. I'm not going there. I don't trust anyone with this information but myself."

(Y/n) simply glared over at Dick who returned the jester, Artemis was about to say something to cool the sudden build in tension but she was too late.

Dick: "Don't you think that whatever you found could be better protected if we worked together?"

(Y/n): "I didn't find anything, he gave me everything."

The fire went silent. The kids on both teams didn't know the details but based on the reactions of everyone else, they knew it was bad.

Conner: "He gave you something?!"

Dick: "What did he give you?!"

(Y/n): "A weapon. That would make me the most powerful person on the planet. I told myself I would never use it. To tell you the truth I don't even know how to turn it on. I've never tried."

Artemis: "Maybe that's for the best."

(Y/n): "It is. I don't want to be the most powerful person on the planet. I don't want to have the ability to cripple nations overnight. I would give it to you, to the League, have them bury it someplace nobody will ever find it... but I can't bring myself to do it. Talking about it risks word of its existence getting out. This is the first time I've talked about it, and it will be the last. I just needed to tell somebody, I have too much rattling around in my head."

Artemis gently placed a hand on (Y/n)'s shoulder and attempted to reassure the agent. Her words fell on deaf ears as (Y/n) zoned out, focusing on the constant sound of the water washing up along the beach.

(Y/n): "You have my word. I will find a way to safely destroy it when I have the time."

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Several hours later (Y/n), Zatanna, Titan and Kelso arrived back at (Y/n) and Zatanna's apartment.

Kelso locked the door as Zatanna unpacked the drinks and food from their bags, using a quick spell to have all the leftovers put away in a few seconds.

Zatanna: "Alright, just toss the towels in the laundry basket, we can wash them tomorrow morning."

Kelso: "Copy that boss, I'm heading home. I'll catch up with you two later."

Zatanna: "Goodnight Kelso."

Zatanna waved goodnight before walking back to the bedroom with Titan following a few feet behind.

As Kelso made her way to the door she suddenly stopped and turned to face (Y/n), motioning him over to her.

The younger agent quickly moved over to his mentor. They spoke in hushed tones as Kelso scrolled through her messages from her field teams on her phone.

(Y/n): "What is it?"

Kelso: "I need your help to confirm my suspicions."

(Y/n): "About what?"

Kelso: "The Justice League. The big break up, it was all a lie. Even Dick is in on it. All the teams are connected, Dick's, M'gann's, Batman's and everyone that's still in the League. I don't think everyone knows, it must be just the team leaders. I've intercepted communications from the Justice League and the Team to Dick. Cheshire's been wounded and the League passed the intel onto Dick, because Artemis is working for him."

(Y/n) scoffed, the small amount of trust he had in the League instantly washed away by yet another terrible call from its leadership.

(Y/n): "What do you need me to do?"

Kelso: "I'm going to give you Cheshire's location. Go there and apprehend her, wait for Dick and his team to show up and then find out how he got the intel on Cheshire's location. If he says anything other than it being passed down from the League, then I'm right. They're all working together."

(Y/n): "Where is she?"

Kelso: "Detroit, small airport just outside the city. She's being treated for a GSW by Dr. Moon, she was shot during a break in at S.T.A.R Labs Detroit branch earlier this evening."

(Y/n): "What did they steal and who am I facing?"

Kelso: "Some Reach device the JTF missed when fishing the Reach warships out of the ocean. Cheshire is being protected by Shade and two unknown meta teenagers code named Mist and Livewire. Shade will be your biggest threat, but all three are under the control of nanorobotics. The nanobots were injected into their bloodstream and effectively enslave the victim to whoever holds the remote issuing them commands."

(Y/n): "I'll have to make up an excuse to cover my absence. I can't tell Zatanna that the League is lying to her unless I'm absolutely certain about it."

Kelso: "Just grab your gear, I'll come up with an excuse before I leave."

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*Detroit*

Two hours later

(Y/n) was overlooking a remote airfield with a small private jet in the only hangar.

The agent checked his gear before calling Kelso one last time.

(Y/n): "You sure this is the place? I don't see anyone."

Kelso: "I'm sure. You're all good with Zatanna, she thinks you're checking up on Sutton and Ann in the hospital."

(Y/n): "Thanks, I'm moving in."

Kelso: "Good luck. I'll meet up with you after you're finished."

Kelso ended the transmission and (Y/n) carefully approached the fence separating the airfield from the forest. The agent took out a pair of bolt cutters from his backpack and quickly cut a hole large enough to squeeze through.

After launching three ISAC drones to find the location of Cheshire's team, (Y/n) quickly moved into the hangar.

ISAC: "Friendly forces detected."

(Y/n): "Great, Nightwing would decide to arrive early the one time I need him to be late."

The agent quickly realized he had an opportunity to sneak into the jet as he saw all of Cheshire's team rushing out to face Nightwing, Black Lightning, Brion, Halo and Forager.

Without wasting another second he rushed into the hangar and managed to climb into the jet through the cargo hold.

Inside the private jet, the cabin was converted into a mobile surgical room, allowing Dr. Moon to travel anywhere in the world and meet his patients' needs.

Cheshire, was wearing a hospital gown as Dr. Moon removed the bullet from her shoulder. The assassin insisted she remain conscious and refused to be sedated for the surgery.

Dr. Moon: "You know Cheshire, most of my patients would prefer to be sedated while under the knife to remove a bullet. One would almost believe you don't trust your physician."

Cheshire groaned in pain as the doctor finally finished the bullet out from her shoulder, dropping it in the metal tray beside him and placing a large bandage over the stitches.

Cheshire: "Then one would be right. But don't take it personally Dr. Moon, I don't even trust myself."

(Y/n) suddenly burst through the door and stormed into the main cabin. The agent had cut a whole through the thin roofing of the cargo hold and climbed into the electronics bay right beside the main cabin of the large aircraft.

Cheshire panicked and grabbed a sai to defend herself. Dr. Moon stepped forward with a knife in his hand but quickly stopped when he realized that (Y/n) wasn't with the group of heroes attacking the airfield.

(Y/n): "Both of you show me your hands. This is your only warning."

Dr. Moon: "You have no right to be here!"

(Y/n): "Shut the fuck up and do what I tell you."

Dr. Moon: "This is insane, I'm a doctor and this is my patient, you can't be in here!"

(Y/n) lunged forward and smashed the stock of his rifle against the doctor's head. Dr. Moon was knocked unconscious instantly and his limp body thumped against the floor.

Cheshire: "Well, it seems the doctor is out. What do you want?"

(Y/n): "From you? Nothing, you're the bait."

Cheshire's eyes widened in fear. She grabbed onto the second sai with her free hand and gripped it as tightly as she could.

(Y/n): "I'm not after Artemis or your daughter."

Cheshire let out a small sigh of relief and relaxed, (Y/n) kept his hand on his rifle but slowly lowered it.

Cheshire: "You didn't come here with Artemis and the others, so what are you after?"

(Y/n): "That's none of your concern, just tell me where the League of Shadows are based out of."

Cheshire: "You must know I have no loyalty to the Shadows, but I do know they are being run out of Santa Prisca. Happy?"

(Y/n): "No. I'd be happy if you went home to see your daughter."

Cheshire recoiled back and was about to snap back with a witty remark, but the words died in her throat. She slumped back and sighed the confidence in her voice and appearance fading rapidly.

Cheshire: "I-I can't... I'm a monster. She's better off without me."

(Y/n): "I never had the privilege of meeting my mother. If she was still alive, I wouldn't care what she was. Your daughter needs a mother and you can't expect Artemis to raise your kid."

Cheshire: "I can't... I just can't. I'll hurt her."

(Y/n): "No. You won't. You're scared, scared of your past and scared of what your daughter will think."

Cheshire: "You don't know a thing about me."

(Y/n): "And neither will your daughter unless you get your shit together. GO SEE YOUR KID!"

Cheshire tried to stand up and groaned in pain.

Artemis crashed through the door leading to the main exit. She froze when she saw (Y/n) standing in full combat gear in front of her sister.

Artemis: "(Y/n)?! What's going on?"

(Y/n): "Following up on a JTF lead. We were tasked with recovering the Reach device your sister stole. I'll give you two some privacy."

As (Y/n) exited the plane everyone was startled to see the agent. They immediately began bombarding him with questions about how he found the hangar and how he got into the jet without anyone seeing him.

Without skipping a beat he gave the same cover story to the rest of Nightwing's team. They all bought it and then (Y/n) popped the question. He was hesitant at first, a part of him didn't want the answer but he knew he needed to find the truth. Whatever game the leaders of the League were playing could land the entire League and Team in prison or worse.

(Y/n): "So, I thought I was running solo on this one. How'd you guys find out about Cheshire and her team?"

Nightwing: "I've been monitoring any and all possible connections to the League of Shadows for months. When I saw the news of the S.T.A.R labs break in I traced Cheshire here."

(Y/n) smiled and casually dropped a "now what" in front of the group, playing it off as a simple conversation of friends comparing notes. Inside, he was fuming. The rage risked boiling over but years of training in espionage helped him contain it.

(Y/n) knew that he and Kelso now have the perfect opportunity to figure out everything and if Maxwell taught him anything, it's that knowledge is power.

(Y/n): "Look I hate to be that guy, but I promised Zatanna I'd be home in time to watch a movie..."

Nightwing simply laughed and told the agent that he was good to go home. (Y/n) smiled as he walked out of the hangar and waited for the JTF helicopter to come pick him up.

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*17 hours later*

Batman, Robin, Nightwing and Barbara were in the Batcave. The group was joined by M'gann and Kaldur arriving through the zeta tube.

Once Wonder Woman was able to send a signal through deep space and connect to the Watchtower, she joined the group via hologram.

Wonder Woman: "Alright, break it down for me."

Batman: "Over the last few weeks we've been able to cripple the Branchwater chain of meta-human traffickers."

Wonder Woman: "Branchwater?"

Batman: "A so-called security firm owned by a series of shell companies that trace back to Stagg Industries and its majority shareholder Simon Stagg."

Nightwing: "Branchwater uses different methods but is easily as bad as Bedlam. It's basically a meta-crime covert ops unit that Stagg used for corporate espionage."

Barbara: "Or corporate warfare. Diana, we had identified three separate links in the Branchwater chain. Acquisition, coercion and utilization."

Kaldur: "Our separate teams each took down a link within the organization."

Wonder Woman: "And what about Stagg himself?"

M'gann: "Conner and I busted him reviving the Reach device Cheshires team stole from S.T.A.R labs."

Wonder Woman: "What does this device do? Why did Stagg want it?"

Barbara: "That's unclear. It was salvaged from the Pacific Ocean after the JTF and the Division's battle against the Reach. The JTF cleaned up most of the wreckage and moved it to an unknown location. This device was all that the Atlanteans could get their hands on. Blue Beetle translated the writing on the device and all it says is "meta-human failsafe."

Nightwing: "We believe Stagg had grown paranoid. Since he was using meta's against others he feared someone might use meta's against him. He thought the machine would protect him against the scary meta-world he himself was helping to create."

Barbara: "And it cost him. I anonymously forwarded all the evidence we gathered to the Division. They and the JTF took him into custody earlier this evening."

Wonder Woman: "So where's the Reach device currently?"

Barbara: "We don't know."

Wonder Woman: "What?"

M'gann: "The Division stopped the S.T.A.R labs transport and took the device. We don't know where they went but we can only assume it's the same place they took all the debris from the Reach invasion fleet."

Nightwing: "I'm more worried about Shade. He was Branchwater's newest acquisition and is still subject to Cheshire's manipulation. She's not about to free him without significant compensation."

Wonder Woman: "So this is a win?"

Batman: "Largely. What troubles you?"

Wonder Woman: "This. All of this. Between the seven of us we're coordinating six teams of heroes, none of whom know we're working together."

Batman: "It's what we all agreed to, to take a page from the Light's own playbook. To fight fire with fire."

Robin: "We're kind of the anti-light."

Wonder Woman: "And that's a good thing? The opposite of light is darkness. Is that what we represent?"

Robin: "Maybe that was a poor choice of words."

Wonder Woman: "Or maybe it wasn't. I don't like keeping the other members of the League in the dark."

Batman: "Worst case scenario they need real deniability. Do you expect Superman to lie under oath?"

Wonder Woman: "Do you expect me to?"

Batman: "If it comes to it, I expect you to use your diplomatic status to avoid taking the stand at all."

Wonder Woman: "And the rest of you? Are you all prepared to lie?"

(Y/n): "That's really something they should've figured out before you started this shit show."

(Y/n) stepped out of the shadows and casually walked off a catwalk down to the main level of the Batcave. Everyone was speechless and the Dark Knight was incredibly angry.

Batman: "How did you get in here!?"

(Y/n): "I walked through the front door and found the entrance in the library with ISAC."

Nightwing: "(Y/n), what are you doing here?"

(Y/n): "Someone's been tapping into your communications, listening in on all your transmissions. We attempted to trace the source of the intrusion and wound up listening in on your comms. We never did figure out who was hacking your system."

Nightwing: "Asking me about the intel... at the airfield."

(Y/n): "I never really cared about Cheshire's team or the Reach device. I didn't want to believe what Kelso told me. Unfortunately she was right. You've been lying to everyone just as I was starting to trust the League again."

Miss Martian: "What do you mean you never cared about the Reach device? Division agents stopped the transport and took it."

(Y/n): "I don't know who stopped the transport, but they weren't Division agents. But don't worry about that. Kelso and I will clean up that mess just like we're constantly picking up the slack from your terrible leadership decisions."

Batman: "You need to grow up. Everyone in this room knows your agency isn't above using the same methods we're using now."

(Y/n): "But we're careful with them. With the amount of hot water you're in, one slip up could cause everything to come crashing down. If the Light finds a way to make it look like you're all coordinating your efforts to break the law, even if the evidence is less than solid, they'll be able to twist the governments of the world against you."

Wonder Woman: "Which is why we must be extremely careful."

Barbara: "(Y/n)... are you going to help us?"

(Y/n): "I shouldn't... I should be furious. I should've been included in your plan from the first day, I shouldn't have to force my way in just to make sure your backs are covered. I'm going to help you, but make no mistake, I'm pissed."

Miss Martian: "We wanted to make the difficult decision and allow everyone else to maintain their integrity."

(Y/n): "Save the speech for the others. They'll find out about this sooner or later. It's inevitable."

Batman: "You need to keep this a secret from the rest of the Division."

(Y/n): "No shit."

Nightwing: "And Zatanna."

(Y/n) glared at Nightwing and the cave suddenly became dead silent. After a brief stardown in which Nightwing blinked, (Y/n) sighed and reluctantly agreed to keep Zatanna in the dark.

(Y/n): "Look, I don't have enough leverage within the Division or the US government to save you guys if we get caught red handed. But I'm willing to work a little harder to keep us in the shadows for the time being."

Batman: "We appreciate the help."

(Y/n): "It doesn't come for free. I want your word that you'll involve me in any future plans of this kind. I can't help protect the League if I don't know everything you're doing."

Batman nodded in agreement and the heroes went back to planning their next move. (Y/n) quickly pressed a button on his watch without anyone noticing, deactivating the recording device that he used to record the entire meeting before he revealed his presence.