It was Danny's turn to sigh. "There is going to be an uptick in supernatural phenomena in Gotham soon."
"What kind?" Bruce said his headache was growing by the second.
"The usual. Creepy Fruit loop cult."
"Fruit loop?" Dick asked, but didn't get an answer.
"My team has been monitoring the cult for a few weeks now; many of them are upper-class idiots." Danny paused for a second realizing who he was talking to. "No offence. Most of the rich people I have met have either been stuck-up assholes or egotistical maniacs."
That earned more laughter from the bats as well as a few nods.
"We've all attended galas. We know."
" Right." He opened another portal and pulled out a silver tablet.
"We found out that they are going to be here in Gotham a month from now for your gala. My friends and I will be there to monitor anything that might happen. I believe that more than one of my rouges may be involved." Danny said as he sent the files to Bruce's tablet.
"The first being Plausimius, he is ruthless and will use his powers to gain anything he wants, which is usually power or influence. His main skill set is overshadowing, similar to possession, in that he can take over a person's body. I'll give you any additional equipment to avoid that. He also uses fire powers and many other standard ghost powers. The other ghost is Penelope Spectra. She is manipulative and highly intelligent with a focus on genetics and psychology. Her main power set focuses on stealing any power or energy from other humans or otherwise. Her favourite source of energy is misery, which, no offence, makes Gotham look like an all-you-can-eat buffet. She is narcissistic, and her main goal is to use the energy she steals to maintain her appearance." All of the bats had crowded around Bruce's chair to see the file on the tablet.
"Both of them can appear as humans unless they are forced to reveal themselves or they are detected by special sensors that we will also provide. The files should give you more of an idea of their powers and methods."
"Man, these files are impressive. You have every aspect categorised."
"Thanks, but I can't take all the credit for those. Pharaoh handles all our tech; Belladonna and Red Huntress usually gather intelligence. There are a few others, but they haven't decided on a name, or their ideas are immediately vetoed."
"Thank you for the information, Danny. We can meet at a later date to further go over the plan."
"No Problem. I'm just happy I don't have to explain this twice, given you're the bats. Oh, and Zatanna said she is coming to the gala too."
"tt. Your group needs supervision to complete a mission?"
Danny's eyes snapped to face Damian, glowing the same haunting green as the Lazarus pits. Everyone at the table froze. Everyone had seen eyes like that. But they usually followed a violent, fiery rage. But no, Danny's rage was cold. The bats were staring at those eyes, but Duke wasn't. He was staring at the crystallized crown that glitched in and out of focus right above Danny's head.
"Damian Al Ghul Wayne, that makes sense that you're related to that weirdo. Your Grandfather is a real pain." Danny massaged his temples, closing his eyes briefly. He sighs and looks back at Damian. Now with his eyes back to the normal blue.
" Zatanna had offered her help on this mission. She is not here to supervise. My team and I have been unsupervised from the beginning. We have defended our entire town by ourselves for over a year till the Justice League offered a mentorship or partnership." Danny left no room for argument.
"I'm done here, Bats. Contact us when you are ready to discuss the plan." At that, he ripped open another portal and stepped through.
Noise returned to that dining room once again as each of the bats and birds talked over each other.
Alfred, having just stepped back into the room, silenced all of them with a single raised eyebrow.
"Phantom was here to discuss a cult that is working with at least two of his rouges."
"Father, who was that, and how do they know grandfather?"
"That was Phantom or Danny. He and his team work injunction with JLD. On paper, they are apprentices, but mostly work alone and only in their town of Amity Park. The majority of them are still in high school, hence apprentices." Bruce sighs.
"How many are on his team?"
" Around eleven, but many of them aren't suited for fieldwork. Primarily, six work in the field, with the others working behind the scenes with research, public outreach, investigation and engineering."
Jason gave a low whistle, "Damn, that's organized. What's their on-field skills like?"
"Phantom and Specter are their heavy hitters. Skilled in hand-to-hand combat and weapons training. Ranging from guns to swords. Swordfighting style similar to Greek warriors. Powers are superstrength, flight, invisibility, and the list goes on. Many of them have advanced hand-to-hand combat training and magical aptitude." Tim rattled off, scrolling through several files.
"Tim, how many times have I told you not to hack Watchtower files?"
"I will stop hacking them when they stop being so easy to hack," Tim stated, not looking up from the tablet.
"Father, you never answered my question." Daiman turned back to Bruce, "How does he know Grandfather?"
"Danny, by the rules of combat, had gained the throne of the infinite realms. The infinite realms as Constantine explained them, are the space in between dimensions that houses any and all afterlives. Danny is the prince of the infinite realms until he fully takes the throne. Given that Ra's uses the pits to obtain his immortality. It is apparently an issue that Danny is facing."
"That explains the crown that was floating over his head," Duke says, poking at his now cold breakfast.
Tim continued to flip through the files on his tablet as many others leaned in to look and discuss them.
Behind them, Alfred cleared his throat., "I believe there is a rule at the table that states that no work at the table, civil or otherwise?"
"But....I....fine." Tim gave up the tablet, and others returned to their seats.
"Alfred, is it too late to cancel my meetings for today?"
"Master Bruce, you have already rescheduled these meetings twice before."
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