Sometime Thursday, Watch Tower
"I thought this was a JLA meeting," Oliver whispered to Clark glancing at Jason Blood and Zatanna.
"It is an odd group," Clark agreed, carefully studying the fellow heroes in the hall.
"Batman called an emergency meeting," Dinah explained.
"Where is Batman?" Oliver asked looking around.
"No idea," Clark looked for the dark knight.
Bruce was already there, but he's Batman.
"I'm right here," Bruce appeared out of thin air.
"Jesus!" Oliver exclaimed, "every time."
"Hmm," Bruce saw the others, he was waiting to make sure a certain green ring bearer wasn't here.
"That's an odd group," Oliver expressed aloud.
"I know," Bruce answered, "you've all been invited to the Wayne Gala next week."
"If this is about the RSVP, it's in the mail," Jason Blood said irritated, "I've got places to be and things to do."
The heroes exchanged glances, Jason Blood was to be feared, being possessed by a prince of hell and all, but you know, Batman. They all received the invitations, some were normally always invited and for some it was a first.
"It's not just a Gala, it's a job," Bruce explained.
"You're birds aren't working it?" Dinah asked confused.
"They're too close to it, they'll get their tasks later," Bruce pulled out the maps of the ballroom.
"This is about the Clare girl?" Oliver asked.
"Who?" Dinah cocked an eyebrow.
"Roy's new girl?" Oliver said, Dinah nodded, "her bestfriend, she's seeing one of his-"
"Redhood," Bruce clipped back fast not wanting to go into his son's personal life.
"Wait so Redhood's a good guy now?" Someone asked.
"He's always been a good guy," someone snapped.
"Yes it is, her name is Nerissa Clare," Bruce answered dryly.
"Why is the name familiar?" Jason Blood asked innocently.
"She's the adopted daughter of William and Carmen Clare, they were killed in the plane crash 6 years ago," Bruce explained, "it was all over the news."
Jason Blood nodded.
"Is she the girl that I met the other day?" Clark asked.
"Yes," Bruce answered shortly, ignoring the others who felt out of place between the 2 thirds of the trinity.
"What do you need?" Zatanna asked walking to him.
"In the past month, there has been 3 attempts to her life," Bruce continued, "she's believed to be dead-"
"Wait," Oliver remembered, "this is the Adington case? The human trafficking ring you tracked down to Star City 4 years ago?"
"Yes," Bruce started getting really irritated.
"They're heavily protected," Oliver reminded him, "we couldn't find anything on them."
"Who's protecting them and who are they exactly?" Clark asked.
"The ninth circle is protecting them-" Oliver started.
"Not anymore, they've lost a lot of money and are desperate to rebuild, and they are Nerissa Clare's adoptive aunt and uncle," Bruce explained, "she got her own sister killed, because Carmen and William were working with me to shut down the trafficking ring."
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Someone is always watching
Fanfiction"Isn't it obvious hood? I've died once already." After that how can Jason stay away? Nerissa M Clare is a 22 years old artist whose only wish is to be invisible. She starts re-questioning the events of her life after being saved by the Red Hood hims...
