Life can change || Invincible x DC

The Fallen

(Watchtower)
(Two Weeks Later)

Batman sat down in the seat that used to be Clark's, and gathered around the table were the founding members of the league that were still able to be deployed. He looked around seeing Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Cyborg and Martian Manhunter, he breathed in deeply before starting the meeting "J'onn have you got anything to report?" He asked with a slightly defeated tone, he scratched his face feeling the beard that had started to grow unchecked.

J'onn looked positively morose "Arthur is still in a coma, the Atlantians transported him back to Atlantis a few days ago, his Trident managed to slice a gash on his heart it is a miracle he isn't dead" he stated.

"Barry is well but Nolan completely shattered his kneecap, he'll need quite an advanced surgery and lots of rehabilitation to get back into fighting form" J'onn continued.

"Does he not have a healing factor? Should he not be able to heal from that given time" Cyborg asked from across the table, however, J'onn shook his head "There would need to be bones left for Barry to heal, Nolan completely shattered it nearly grinding his bone into powder, the surgery he'll undergo is extremely experimental and involves growing new bone from his DNA and grafting it into his skeleton" he explained and Cyborg nodded in understanding.

Diana turned to Batman "How is Kal doing?" She asked with concern in her voice.

Batman grits his teeth "He is still suffering from the prolonged exposure to Kryptonite, by the time we had taken the piece out he was already experiencing massive organ failure, he is currently hibernating in the solar chamber... I'm not sure when he'll recover"

Diana then turned and looked at Hal "And how have you been Hal?" She asked sincerely. Hal smiled "I'm holding up, at least I don't have to use a prosthetic," he said with a humourless laugh as he showed off his new arm that was created by using his ring but his smile quickly disappeared "You don't need to worry about me... I think I got off easy," he said with a sombre tone.

They were all silent at the meaning of his words, Batman felt them weigh on him most of all "J'onn has Shaz-... Has Billy been buried and his foster family informed?" He asked doing well to hold up his facade of indifference. But in actuality, he took the death of Billy the hardest, not only because he believed all of this to be his fault but because even if he was just a child Shazam was the kind of hero that everyone should've aspired to be and he was a hero till the very end.

"Yes though Miss Marvel has been quite enraged, she's been demanding more information on what happened" J'onn stated

Batman nodded "Tell her everything she wants to know, nothing will make a difference now" he replied in a low tone.

"I believe it's time to address the elephant in the room..." Cyborg said much to the silence of the others "There are a lot of spaces that need to be filled even if only temporarily, Metropolis, Star City and Central have all lost their main protectors, and that's not to mention how the crime will increase with Gotham in its current state, and Arthur was a big part in helping stop Human Trafficking" he continued.

Batman nodded "Connor will handle Metropolis until Superman recovers or Kara can but considering her current condition I don't think that'll be anytime soon, with the rest we will have to rely on members of the junior Justice League and any others that will be able to relocate on short notice" he stated.

He then turned to Hal "Hal do you think you can contact John and see if he can come back, we could use his assistance at the moment" he asked, Hal sighed but nodded "I can try but there's no guarantee he'll be able to" he replied.

Batman then stood up "Things are going to get difficult the next few months, criminals are going to start to realise that something has happened and will get bolder, make sure everyone is on high alert and working overtime I'll pay for any expenses they need," he said to the others who all nodded in affirmation "Then this meeting is adjourned," he said before heading out of the room.