Young Justice (2010–…): Season 3, Episode 1 - Episode #3.1 - full transcript
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This is no time
for you to resign.
NIGHTWING: I'm not resigning.
Just taking
a leave of absence.
Besides, if you need help,
Barbara is more
than ready to step up.
Agreed. But, Dick--
I need a break, Kaldur.
You, me, Wally, we...
We founded this team.
Without him...
(SIGHING WEARILY)
I understand.
This team has had successes.
But much remains to be done.
Superboy, Miss Martian,
Beast Boy, you're Alpha.
B'arzz O'oomm
has called from Mars.
He needs help.
Tigress, Kid Flash, Bumblebee,
Guardian, you're Beta.
Lexcorp is bringing out
The Reach soft drink
under a new name.
We need proof.
Business as usual.
I'm sorry, Otto.
We couldn't find a transplant.
And your sister, Ana...
(SIGHING SOFTLY)
...her heart just gave out.
(GRAVE INSTRUMENTAL
MUSIC PLAYING)
(THUDDING)
(GROANING) Ot...
Otto.
None of that, now.
(THUDDING)
(WHIRRING)
(GROANING IN PAIN)
Initiating tar protocol.
(GURGLING)
(EXCLAIMING IN HORROR) Otto!
(SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
(SCREAMING IN
FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
(INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING)
(WHIRRING)
DOCTOR:Meta-gene activated.
Let's see what we've got.
(THUDDING)
(HEART BEATING)
(RUMBLING)
(WHIRRING)
(GROWLING)
(ROARING)
(GUNS FIRING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
(THUDDING)
(EXCLAIMING IN AGONY)
(RUMBLING)
(GROWLING)
(BEEPING)
(GROWLING)
(ROARING)
Ice, look out!
(BUZZING)
(ROARING)
BLACK LIGHTNING:
No worries, Ice.
-(ROARING)
-I got you covered.
Lightning, don't let
that thing touch you.
I kinda figured.
I'll just zap ugly here
into dreamland for a while.
(EXCLAIMING IN PAIN)
(HEART BEATING)
(ROARING)
(HEART THUMPING)
(EXCLAIMING IN AGONY)
(CHILDLIKE GASPING)
(CRACKLING)
(THUDDING)
What just happened?
I don't hear a heartbeat.
No, no, no. That wasn't
enough juice to kill anything.
It cannot be dead.
She. It is a she.
Or was.
Scans indicate heart failure,
and I'm reading a female,
approximate age
14 Earth years.
-Earth years?
-Yes.
(SIGHING) I'm sorry.
But this is a human girl.
A child.
From Earth.
(INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING)
(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)
M'GANN: Excellent work,
Alpha Squad.
Textbook op, truly.
Gamma, you could learn
something from--
COMPUTER:Recognized.
Steel, 3-6.
Black Lightning, 2-3.
(SIGHING) Where are they?
Already in
the conference room.
Most of them, anyway.
Why isn't Lightning
in costume?
Well, that's everyone but
the League's fearless leader.
COMPUTER:Recognized.
Aquaman, 2-7.
(BUZZING)
KID FLASH: (CHUCKLING)
And speak of the devil.
They're, uh,
all waiting for you.
(SIGHING) I am not
looking forward to this.
M'gann, as leader of the team,
you are invited to observe.
Do I want to observe?
Probably not, but please come.
I believe I could
use the moral support.
You have that, Kaldur. Always.
(SLOW INSTRUMENTAL
MUSIC PLAYING)
I hereby call
this emergency meeting
of the Justice League
to order.
I see that all of the Leaguers
stationed on Earth are here,
either in person,
or via hologram.
So, let us get right to it.
My coach here has urgent news
from the heroes she is leading
on our various
missions in space.
All right, we
have confirmation.
Meta-human trafficking
on Earth
has spilled out
into the galaxy.
On multiple worlds,
Earth's meta-humans
are being deployed
by the enemy
as weapons
of mass destruction.
Among other things,
their presence in space
is undermining our efforts
to rebuild both Earth
and the League's reputations
after our trial
on the planet Brimbor.
(SCOFFING) Right.
That's the problem.
I'm sorry, Jeff.
I... I didn't mean to diminish
the life of that girl.
I know, Diana.
Forget I said anything.
It's just...
It's just, we need to know
how this happened
and how it got by us.
Here on Earth,
our ongoing struggle
with meta-human
trafficking has...
Struggle? Try disaster.
Teens and even kids
are being abducted
at an unprecedented scale.
They're tested
for the meta-gene,
and if they test positive,
they're used as guinea pigs
to create new meta-humans.
And even if they
test negative,
they're rarely seen again.
Meta-humans are being treated
as the next
exploitable resource.
By first-world countries,
third-world countries,
rogue nations, corporations...
It's a global pandemic.
And globally, we are faced
with obstacles at every turn.
United Nations
Secretary General, Lex Luthor
is using our UN charter
to place more and more
restrictions on the League.
BATMAN: We have to assume he's
working behind the scenes
to turn other nations
against us.
He's hamstrung us.
I mean, come on!
When that tsunami hit Rolasia,
we couldn't even go in
on a humanitarian mission.
We've become removed,
distant from the people
the League
was created to serve.
Not by choice.
Perhaps it's time
to acknowledge that the League
has outlived its usefulness
on Earth.
-Batman.
-That's overstating things.
-Don't you think?
-No, I don't.
And I'm offering
an alternative.
If your alternative
is to disband the League,
I think you are forgetting
all of the good we do.
Did. Past tense.
Present tense.
The League
has its difficulties.
I acknowledge that.
But we still have
a positive impact.
And we are an important symbol
for truth
and justice worldwide.
Kaldur, symbols
are great, but--
But all that matters
is the mission.
If the UN is a roadblock
to that mission,
then we remove it
by removing the League.
Bruce, please.
-You are a founding member.
-I'm sorry.
But, I hereby tender
my resignation
to the Justice League.
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING)
So do I.
Wally.
(BEEPING)
This was a plan.
You, Batman and the others,
you arranged this in advance.
You should leave
with us, Dinah.
We can do
a lot of good this way.
Well, you're off
to a fine start.
You knew I wouldn't be
part of blindsiding Kaldur,
so you kept me
out of the loop.
-I--
-If you're leaving, leave.
I swear
I wasn't a part of this.
But I came here today to
resign in person.
I felt I owed you
and the League that much.
It's just...
I can't do this anymore.
I'm sorry.
I understand.
We will have
to issue a statement.
-You mean, disown them.
-Yes.
So the League won't
be held responsible
for its former
members' actions.
Hmm.
(DOOR OPENS)
It's time.
Time? Time for what?
COMPUTER:Recognized.
Green Arrow, 0-8.
Robin. Tim.
Where are you going?
COMPUTER: ...C-2-8.
COMPUTER:Arrow at P-2-7.
-Robin, C-2-0.
-BATMAN: Join us, Jeff.
I think we want
the same things.
The same things? Really?
(CHUCKLES) Batman,
I just resigned
from the Justice League.
And at least their leaders
were elected democratically.
I want nothing to do
with Batman Incorporated.
The truth is,
I don't trust you.
Especially after
what you pulled in here today.
What? What did he pull?
I'm sorry, Virgil.
Maybe you can
find a new mentor.
One who is less damaged.
KID FLASH:Will someone please
tell me what's going on?
COMPUTER:
Black Lightning, 2-3.
Perhaps Dick
had the right idea.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
(GROANING)
(GRUNTING)
(MOANING)
Intel was
on the money, Oracle.
ORACLE:Of course.
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING)
(SHOUTING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
It's definitely another
meta-human trafficking lab.
ORACLE:But is it Bedlam?
DICK:I'm seeing pods
full of black goo.
ORACLE:Sounds like a match.
Bedlam uses
a substance called tar
as a catalyst for turning
abducted meta-gene kids
into full-on meta-humans.
Assuming the kids
survive the process.
Then let's shut him down.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
(BEEPING)
(GRUNTS)
(EXCLAIMING IN HORROR)
(EXPLOSION)
(FIRE CRACKLING)
ORACLE:Nightwing?
Nightwing, do you read?
You worried about me?
Worried you didn't
get a sample of the tar
before you blew the place.
Way ahead of you.
Sending data now.
Got it. Running analysis.
Okay. This is crash.
A solid lead
to the source of the target,
hopefully Bedlam Central.
Spill.
Tar contains a clay
only found in one place.
Markovia.
Then, Markovia, here we come.
(INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING)
This is Cat Grant
reporting live for GBS
from the Markovian
Royal Palace.
Markovia's King, Viktor Markov
and Queen, Ilona DeLamb-Markov
are about to hold
a press conference on this,
the second anniversary
of the abduction
of their daughter,
Princess Tara.
No ransom demand
was ever made.
She simply vanished
without a trace.
With me now is the Princess's
older brother,
Prince Brion Markov.
Prince Brion, you've just
returned to Markovia
after studying abroad
for the last two years.
Yes, Cat.
After my sister was taken,
I felt the need to get away
to expand my knowledge
of the world
and bring that knowledge back
to serve Markovia.
To serve, but not to rule.
You have a twin brother?
Fraternal twin, yes.
Right.
And Crown Prince Gregor
is heir to the throne
because he was born
16 minutes before you.
How does it feel to be
just 16 minutes away
from the crown?
MAN:Excuse me,
we are ready to begin.
Oh, Prince Brion,
the press conference.
Yes, of course.
CAT:You're looking at
the Queen's brother,
Baron Frederick DeLamb,
head of Markovia's
security forces.
Ladies and gentlemen,
the King and Queen
of Markovia.
(HEROIC INSTRUMENTAL
MUSIC PLAYING)
(CAMERAS FLASHING)
Thank you, everyone.
We'll try to keep this brief.
There has been much debate,
both internationally
and here in Markovia,
about what to do
with Quraci refugees
following the invasion
of Qurac
by the rogue state of Bialya.
So, we will make our position
perfectly clear.
Markovia will not
turn its back
on desperate people
fleeing tyranny.
Quracis are welcome
in Markovia.
But that is not what we came
to discuss today.
All over the world,
children and teens
are being abducted.
The way our daughter
was abducted.
Meta-human trafficking
is an international scourge.
Today, we pledge all
of Markovia's resources
to see that scourge ended.
Dr. Jace.
Prince Brion.
Did the results come back?
Brion, I've told you,
I'm not comfortable with this.
I'm your family's physician.
I'm not some kind
of mad scientist.
Please, Doctor.
Did the results come back
or not?
(SIGHING SOFTLY) Yes.
And yes, you tested positive
for the meta-gene.
-Which means Tara--
-Yes.
Princess Tara would likely
have tested positive as well.
Which explains why
she was taken.
Which might explain it. Might.
Even if your theory
is correct,
how does that help?
These traffickers
obviously have
meta-humans working for them.
How does anyone without
his or her own meta-abilities
fight such people?
Maybe he can't.
But maybe...
Does Markovia have
the technology
to create its own meta-humans?
To what end, Brion?
To fight meta-fire
with meta-fire?
Please answer the question.
It could be of life or death
importance to all of us.
I don't know the answer.
But, I'll try to find out.
Thank you, Doctor.
I don't know what
the Markov family
would do without you.
ORACLE:Bruce did it
last night.
Walked out with Kate,
Tim, Arrow,
Plas and the rest.
Can't worry about that now.
What you got?
All right, two leads.
First, The Markovian
Children's Hospital
in Markovburg
is using substantially
more electricity
than comparable facilities.
DICK:A children's hospital
would make a great front.
And a great source
of test subjects.
(SIGHING WEARILY)
The second lead?
ORACLE:Dr. Simon Ecks,
a world-class geneticist,
currently underemployed
as a simple internist
at the Children's Hospital.
You're going to need backup.
I've run
an analysis identifying--
DICK:Way ahead of you.
(WHIMPERING)
(PANTING)
(ANNOYED GRUNTING)
(GROANING) all right.
I, personally,
am up. (YAWNING)
I'm up.
(SLOW INSTRUMENTAL
MUSIC PLAYING)
-(DOG BARKING)
-(SIGHING SOFTLY)
All right, all right,
I'm coming.
Here you go.
Here you go.
-Coffee?
-Please.
(KNOCKING AT DOOR)
Hey, Roy. I mean, Will. Will.
Sorry, still not used to it.
Well, Richard. I mean, Dick,
Who are you here
to recruit this time?
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING)
(INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING)
(BEEPING)
(LOCK CLICKING)
(GASPING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
(MUFFLED CRIES)
(SIGHING)
(WHOOSHING)
(SCREAMING AND SHOUTING)
(SHOUTING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
Freeze!
(GUNS COCKING)
(GRUNTING)
-(GUN FIRING)
-(GROANING)
(THUDDING)
(SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
(ALL GROANING)
(INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING)
(VOICE TREMBLING) No.
(BIRDS CHIRPING)
ORACLE:The assassinations of
the Markovian King and Queen
have changed
mission parameters.
The pre-coronation
reception tomorrow night
is your last best shot at
getting the intel we need.
But with tightened security,
you'll want
a couple more recruits.
(SNORING)
CONNER: (TELEPATHICALLY)
It's hard to explain.
MEGAN: (TELEPATHICALLY)
Take your time.
CONNER:It's Clark.
Kal-El, Superman.
He's been off in space
so long, I feel more of a--
-Need?
-Burden.
More of a burden here on Earth
to, you know, step up.
You'll do what you need
to do, Conner.
MEGAN:You'll do what's right.
You always do.
(GROWLING)
(KNOCKING AT DOOR)
-MEGAN:Hey, stranger.
-Hi, M'gann.
I need to borrow
your guy, here.
There's a meta-human
trafficking syndicate
in Markovia
that we can shut down
with your help.
It should only take a day.
In, out, no muss, no fuss.
-Okay.
-Perfect.
Um, just a reminder.
This is a non-super-suit op.
I never wear a super-suit.
Sorry, pal, this counts.
I'll send you some
dark wear via Zeta-Tube.
Text you a time
and a place to meet, all that.
Sorry to recruit and run,
but I have one more stop
to make today, so, bye.
-MEGAN: (CHUCKLES) Bye, Dick.
-See you soon.
MEGAN: (TELEPATHICALLY)
I don't want to be that kind
of girlfriend, but--
CONNER: (TELEPATHICALLY)
But you wish I passed.
MEGAN:I just lost
a big chunk of my team
to whatever
Batman's got going.
I was sort of counting on you.
It's just one mission.
And you can always
count on me. I can prove it.
CONNER:I'm carrying this
around for a month,
waiting for just
the right moment.
I figure the moment's now.
M'gann, will you marry me?
Yes. (CHUCKLING) Yes!
(BOTH LAUGHING)
Oh, I can hear you trembling
in your living rooms now.
"But, G. Gordon, martial law?
"Isn't that a bit extreme?"
But martial law was invented
for a reason, my friends.
Isn't that right, Baron?
I'm afraid that is
exactly right, G. Gordon.
My sister and brother-in-law
were assassinated
by a Quraci meta-human.
We need to vet every Quraci
in the country
for meta-human powers.
And that cannot be done
without giving Markovia's
patriotic security forces
the extreme authority
to get the job done.
GORDON:Well, of course not.
Now, what about the throne?
Next in line is your nephew,
Prince Gregor. Correct?
Indeed.
But Gregor is only 17.
So, until he comes of age
next year,
I will be acting
as his regent.
(BOTH SPEAKING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
(VALIANT INSTRUMENTAL
MUSIC PLAYING)
(BEEPING)
Hello, Dr. Jace?
JEFFERSON:Good night,
Jennifer. (KISSING)
Good night, Anisa.
I know it's late.
Thanks for letting me see 'em.
(SCOFFING) Of course,
you're their father.
I'm giving it up, Lynn.
The life, all of it.
-Mmm-hmm.
-Seriously.
Jeff, I'm the sister
of a Green Lantern
and the ex-wife
of a Black Lightning.
I know how this
quitting-the-life thing goes.
You mean it now,
but sticking to it
is something else.
Trust me, it'll stick.
I have no choice.
(SIGHING SOFTLY) No.
Forget it. Don't even start.
It's an entire meta-human
trafficking syndicate
that we can take down
in one night.
When it's all over,
we go our separate ways.
I can't.
I know what happened
on Rann, Jeff.
But we can make sure
something like that
never happens again.
You're not hearing me.
I'm not saying I won't,
I'm saying I can't.
My powers,
they're not working.
I'm useless, broken.
I came for the man,
not the powers.
You're a still a hero,
and I still need you on this.
Midnight at
the Centennial Park Zeta-Tube.
We'll wait five minutes.
I won't be there.
ORACLE:I heard that.
Doesn't sound promising.
No, it doesn't.
And we're running out of time.
COMPUTER:Recognized.
Tigress, C-0-7.
(WHIRRING)
(HEROIC INSTRUMENTAL
MUSIC PLAYING)
-CONNER: This all of us?
-JEFFERSON:No.
Don't give me that look.
One mission only. Agreed?
Agreed.
Time is short,
mission briefing en route.
Let's go.
(ENGINE WHIRRING)
COMPUTER:Recognized.
(SNORING)
(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)
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This is no time
for you to resign.
NIGHTWING: I'm not resigning.
Just taking
a leave of absence.
Besides, if you need help,
Barbara is more
than ready to step up.
Agreed. But, Dick--
I need a break, Kaldur.
You, me, Wally, we...
We founded this team.
Without him...
(SIGHING WEARILY)
I understand.
This team has had successes.
But much remains to be done.
Superboy, Miss Martian,
Beast Boy, you're Alpha.
B'arzz O'oomm
has called from Mars.
He needs help.
Tigress, Kid Flash, Bumblebee,
Guardian, you're Beta.
Lexcorp is bringing out
The Reach soft drink
under a new name.
We need proof.
Business as usual.
I'm sorry, Otto.
We couldn't find a transplant.
And your sister, Ana...
(SIGHING SOFTLY)
...her heart just gave out.
(GRAVE INSTRUMENTAL
MUSIC PLAYING)
(THUDDING)
(GROANING) Ot...
Otto.
None of that, now.
(THUDDING)
(WHIRRING)
(GROANING IN PAIN)
Initiating tar protocol.
(GURGLING)
(EXCLAIMING IN HORROR) Otto!
(SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
(SCREAMING IN
FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
(INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING)
(WHIRRING)
DOCTOR:Meta-gene activated.
Let's see what we've got.
(THUDDING)
(HEART BEATING)
(RUMBLING)
(WHIRRING)
(GROWLING)
(ROARING)
(GUNS FIRING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
(THUDDING)
(EXCLAIMING IN AGONY)
(RUMBLING)
(GROWLING)
(BEEPING)
(GROWLING)
(ROARING)
Ice, look out!
(BUZZING)
(ROARING)
BLACK LIGHTNING:
No worries, Ice.
-(ROARING)
-I got you covered.
Lightning, don't let
that thing touch you.
I kinda figured.
I'll just zap ugly here
into dreamland for a while.
(EXCLAIMING IN PAIN)
(HEART BEATING)
(ROARING)
(HEART THUMPING)
(EXCLAIMING IN AGONY)
(CHILDLIKE GASPING)
(CRACKLING)
(THUDDING)
What just happened?
I don't hear a heartbeat.
No, no, no. That wasn't
enough juice to kill anything.
It cannot be dead.
She. It is a she.
Or was.
Scans indicate heart failure,
and I'm reading a female,
approximate age
14 Earth years.
-Earth years?
-Yes.
(SIGHING) I'm sorry.
But this is a human girl.
A child.
From Earth.
(INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING)
(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)
M'GANN: Excellent work,
Alpha Squad.
Textbook op, truly.
Gamma, you could learn
something from--
COMPUTER:Recognized.
Steel, 3-6.
Black Lightning, 2-3.
(SIGHING) Where are they?
Already in
the conference room.
Most of them, anyway.
Why isn't Lightning
in costume?
Well, that's everyone but
the League's fearless leader.
COMPUTER:Recognized.
Aquaman, 2-7.
(BUZZING)
KID FLASH: (CHUCKLING)
And speak of the devil.
They're, uh,
all waiting for you.
(SIGHING) I am not
looking forward to this.
M'gann, as leader of the team,
you are invited to observe.
Do I want to observe?
Probably not, but please come.
I believe I could
use the moral support.
You have that, Kaldur. Always.
(SLOW INSTRUMENTAL
MUSIC PLAYING)
I hereby call
this emergency meeting
of the Justice League
to order.
I see that all of the Leaguers
stationed on Earth are here,
either in person,
or via hologram.
So, let us get right to it.
My coach here has urgent news
from the heroes she is leading
on our various
missions in space.
All right, we
have confirmation.
Meta-human trafficking
on Earth
has spilled out
into the galaxy.
On multiple worlds,
Earth's meta-humans
are being deployed
by the enemy
as weapons
of mass destruction.
Among other things,
their presence in space
is undermining our efforts
to rebuild both Earth
and the League's reputations
after our trial
on the planet Brimbor.
(SCOFFING) Right.
That's the problem.
I'm sorry, Jeff.
I... I didn't mean to diminish
the life of that girl.
I know, Diana.
Forget I said anything.
It's just...
It's just, we need to know
how this happened
and how it got by us.
Here on Earth,
our ongoing struggle
with meta-human
trafficking has...
Struggle? Try disaster.
Teens and even kids
are being abducted
at an unprecedented scale.
They're tested
for the meta-gene,
and if they test positive,
they're used as guinea pigs
to create new meta-humans.
And even if they
test negative,
they're rarely seen again.
Meta-humans are being treated
as the next
exploitable resource.
By first-world countries,
third-world countries,
rogue nations, corporations...
It's a global pandemic.
And globally, we are faced
with obstacles at every turn.
United Nations
Secretary General, Lex Luthor
is using our UN charter
to place more and more
restrictions on the League.
BATMAN: We have to assume he's
working behind the scenes
to turn other nations
against us.
He's hamstrung us.
I mean, come on!
When that tsunami hit Rolasia,
we couldn't even go in
on a humanitarian mission.
We've become removed,
distant from the people
the League
was created to serve.
Not by choice.
Perhaps it's time
to acknowledge that the League
has outlived its usefulness
on Earth.
-Batman.
-That's overstating things.
-Don't you think?
-No, I don't.
And I'm offering
an alternative.
If your alternative
is to disband the League,
I think you are forgetting
all of the good we do.
Did. Past tense.
Present tense.
The League
has its difficulties.
I acknowledge that.
But we still have
a positive impact.
And we are an important symbol
for truth
and justice worldwide.
Kaldur, symbols
are great, but--
But all that matters
is the mission.
If the UN is a roadblock
to that mission,
then we remove it
by removing the League.
Bruce, please.
-You are a founding member.
-I'm sorry.
But, I hereby tender
my resignation
to the Justice League.
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING)
So do I.
Wally.
(BEEPING)
This was a plan.
You, Batman and the others,
you arranged this in advance.
You should leave
with us, Dinah.
We can do
a lot of good this way.
Well, you're off
to a fine start.
You knew I wouldn't be
part of blindsiding Kaldur,
so you kept me
out of the loop.
-I--
-If you're leaving, leave.
I swear
I wasn't a part of this.
But I came here today to
resign in person.
I felt I owed you
and the League that much.
It's just...
I can't do this anymore.
I'm sorry.
I understand.
We will have
to issue a statement.
-You mean, disown them.
-Yes.
So the League won't
be held responsible
for its former
members' actions.
Hmm.
(DOOR OPENS)
It's time.
Time? Time for what?
COMPUTER:Recognized.
Green Arrow, 0-8.
Robin. Tim.
Where are you going?
COMPUTER: ...C-2-8.
COMPUTER:Arrow at P-2-7.
-Robin, C-2-0.
-BATMAN: Join us, Jeff.
I think we want
the same things.
The same things? Really?
(CHUCKLES) Batman,
I just resigned
from the Justice League.
And at least their leaders
were elected democratically.
I want nothing to do
with Batman Incorporated.
The truth is,
I don't trust you.
Especially after
what you pulled in here today.
What? What did he pull?
I'm sorry, Virgil.
Maybe you can
find a new mentor.
One who is less damaged.
KID FLASH:Will someone please
tell me what's going on?
COMPUTER:
Black Lightning, 2-3.
Perhaps Dick
had the right idea.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
(GROANING)
(GRUNTING)
(MOANING)
Intel was
on the money, Oracle.
ORACLE:Of course.
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING)
(SHOUTING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
It's definitely another
meta-human trafficking lab.
ORACLE:But is it Bedlam?
DICK:I'm seeing pods
full of black goo.
ORACLE:Sounds like a match.
Bedlam uses
a substance called tar
as a catalyst for turning
abducted meta-gene kids
into full-on meta-humans.
Assuming the kids
survive the process.
Then let's shut him down.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
(BEEPING)
(GRUNTS)
(EXCLAIMING IN HORROR)
(EXPLOSION)
(FIRE CRACKLING)
ORACLE:Nightwing?
Nightwing, do you read?
You worried about me?
Worried you didn't
get a sample of the tar
before you blew the place.
Way ahead of you.
Sending data now.
Got it. Running analysis.
Okay. This is crash.
A solid lead
to the source of the target,
hopefully Bedlam Central.
Spill.
Tar contains a clay
only found in one place.
Markovia.
Then, Markovia, here we come.
(INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING)
This is Cat Grant
reporting live for GBS
from the Markovian
Royal Palace.
Markovia's King, Viktor Markov
and Queen, Ilona DeLamb-Markov
are about to hold
a press conference on this,
the second anniversary
of the abduction
of their daughter,
Princess Tara.
No ransom demand
was ever made.
She simply vanished
without a trace.
With me now is the Princess's
older brother,
Prince Brion Markov.
Prince Brion, you've just
returned to Markovia
after studying abroad
for the last two years.
Yes, Cat.
After my sister was taken,
I felt the need to get away
to expand my knowledge
of the world
and bring that knowledge back
to serve Markovia.
To serve, but not to rule.
You have a twin brother?
Fraternal twin, yes.
Right.
And Crown Prince Gregor
is heir to the throne
because he was born
16 minutes before you.
How does it feel to be
just 16 minutes away
from the crown?
MAN:Excuse me,
we are ready to begin.
Oh, Prince Brion,
the press conference.
Yes, of course.
CAT:You're looking at
the Queen's brother,
Baron Frederick DeLamb,
head of Markovia's
security forces.
Ladies and gentlemen,
the King and Queen
of Markovia.
(HEROIC INSTRUMENTAL
MUSIC PLAYING)
(CAMERAS FLASHING)
Thank you, everyone.
We'll try to keep this brief.
There has been much debate,
both internationally
and here in Markovia,
about what to do
with Quraci refugees
following the invasion
of Qurac
by the rogue state of Bialya.
So, we will make our position
perfectly clear.
Markovia will not
turn its back
on desperate people
fleeing tyranny.
Quracis are welcome
in Markovia.
But that is not what we came
to discuss today.
All over the world,
children and teens
are being abducted.
The way our daughter
was abducted.
Meta-human trafficking
is an international scourge.
Today, we pledge all
of Markovia's resources
to see that scourge ended.
Dr. Jace.
Prince Brion.
Did the results come back?
Brion, I've told you,
I'm not comfortable with this.
I'm your family's physician.
I'm not some kind
of mad scientist.
Please, Doctor.
Did the results come back
or not?
(SIGHING SOFTLY) Yes.
And yes, you tested positive
for the meta-gene.
-Which means Tara--
-Yes.
Princess Tara would likely
have tested positive as well.
Which explains why
she was taken.
Which might explain it. Might.
Even if your theory
is correct,
how does that help?
These traffickers
obviously have
meta-humans working for them.
How does anyone without
his or her own meta-abilities
fight such people?
Maybe he can't.
But maybe...
Does Markovia have
the technology
to create its own meta-humans?
To what end, Brion?
To fight meta-fire
with meta-fire?
Please answer the question.
It could be of life or death
importance to all of us.
I don't know the answer.
But, I'll try to find out.
Thank you, Doctor.
I don't know what
the Markov family
would do without you.
ORACLE:Bruce did it
last night.
Walked out with Kate,
Tim, Arrow,
Plas and the rest.
Can't worry about that now.
What you got?
All right, two leads.
First, The Markovian
Children's Hospital
in Markovburg
is using substantially
more electricity
than comparable facilities.
DICK:A children's hospital
would make a great front.
And a great source
of test subjects.
(SIGHING WEARILY)
The second lead?
ORACLE:Dr. Simon Ecks,
a world-class geneticist,
currently underemployed
as a simple internist
at the Children's Hospital.
You're going to need backup.
I've run
an analysis identifying--
DICK:Way ahead of you.
(WHIMPERING)
(PANTING)
(ANNOYED GRUNTING)
(GROANING) all right.
I, personally,
am up. (YAWNING)
I'm up.
(SLOW INSTRUMENTAL
MUSIC PLAYING)
-(DOG BARKING)
-(SIGHING SOFTLY)
All right, all right,
I'm coming.
Here you go.
Here you go.
-Coffee?
-Please.
(KNOCKING AT DOOR)
Hey, Roy. I mean, Will. Will.
Sorry, still not used to it.
Well, Richard. I mean, Dick,
Who are you here
to recruit this time?
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING)
(INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING)
(BEEPING)
(LOCK CLICKING)
(GASPING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
(MUFFLED CRIES)
(SIGHING)
(WHOOSHING)
(SCREAMING AND SHOUTING)
(SHOUTING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
Freeze!
(GUNS COCKING)
(GRUNTING)
-(GUN FIRING)
-(GROANING)
(THUDDING)
(SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
(ALL GROANING)
(INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING)
(VOICE TREMBLING) No.
(BIRDS CHIRPING)
ORACLE:The assassinations of
the Markovian King and Queen
have changed
mission parameters.
The pre-coronation
reception tomorrow night
is your last best shot at
getting the intel we need.
But with tightened security,
you'll want
a couple more recruits.
(SNORING)
CONNER: (TELEPATHICALLY)
It's hard to explain.
MEGAN: (TELEPATHICALLY)
Take your time.
CONNER:It's Clark.
Kal-El, Superman.
He's been off in space
so long, I feel more of a--
-Need?
-Burden.
More of a burden here on Earth
to, you know, step up.
You'll do what you need
to do, Conner.
MEGAN:You'll do what's right.
You always do.
(GROWLING)
(KNOCKING AT DOOR)
-MEGAN:Hey, stranger.
-Hi, M'gann.
I need to borrow
your guy, here.
There's a meta-human
trafficking syndicate
in Markovia
that we can shut down
with your help.
It should only take a day.
In, out, no muss, no fuss.
-Okay.
-Perfect.
Um, just a reminder.
This is a non-super-suit op.
I never wear a super-suit.
Sorry, pal, this counts.
I'll send you some
dark wear via Zeta-Tube.
Text you a time
and a place to meet, all that.
Sorry to recruit and run,
but I have one more stop
to make today, so, bye.
-MEGAN: (CHUCKLES) Bye, Dick.
-See you soon.
MEGAN: (TELEPATHICALLY)
I don't want to be that kind
of girlfriend, but--
CONNER: (TELEPATHICALLY)
But you wish I passed.
MEGAN:I just lost
a big chunk of my team
to whatever
Batman's got going.
I was sort of counting on you.
It's just one mission.
And you can always
count on me. I can prove it.
CONNER:I'm carrying this
around for a month,
waiting for just
the right moment.
I figure the moment's now.
M'gann, will you marry me?
Yes. (CHUCKLING) Yes!
(BOTH LAUGHING)
Oh, I can hear you trembling
in your living rooms now.
"But, G. Gordon, martial law?
"Isn't that a bit extreme?"
But martial law was invented
for a reason, my friends.
Isn't that right, Baron?
I'm afraid that is
exactly right, G. Gordon.
My sister and brother-in-law
were assassinated
by a Quraci meta-human.
We need to vet every Quraci
in the country
for meta-human powers.
And that cannot be done
without giving Markovia's
patriotic security forces
the extreme authority
to get the job done.
GORDON:Well, of course not.
Now, what about the throne?
Next in line is your nephew,
Prince Gregor. Correct?
Indeed.
But Gregor is only 17.
So, until he comes of age
next year,
I will be acting
as his regent.
(BOTH SPEAKING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
(VALIANT INSTRUMENTAL
MUSIC PLAYING)
(BEEPING)
Hello, Dr. Jace?
JEFFERSON:Good night,
Jennifer. (KISSING)
Good night, Anisa.
I know it's late.
Thanks for letting me see 'em.
(SCOFFING) Of course,
you're their father.
I'm giving it up, Lynn.
The life, all of it.
-Mmm-hmm.
-Seriously.
Jeff, I'm the sister
of a Green Lantern
and the ex-wife
of a Black Lightning.
I know how this
quitting-the-life thing goes.
You mean it now,
but sticking to it
is something else.
Trust me, it'll stick.
I have no choice.
(SIGHING SOFTLY) No.
Forget it. Don't even start.
It's an entire meta-human
trafficking syndicate
that we can take down
in one night.
When it's all over,
we go our separate ways.
I can't.
I know what happened
on Rann, Jeff.
But we can make sure
something like that
never happens again.
You're not hearing me.
I'm not saying I won't,
I'm saying I can't.
My powers,
they're not working.
I'm useless, broken.
I came for the man,
not the powers.
You're a still a hero,
and I still need you on this.
Midnight at
the Centennial Park Zeta-Tube.
We'll wait five minutes.
I won't be there.
ORACLE:I heard that.
Doesn't sound promising.
No, it doesn't.
And we're running out of time.
COMPUTER:Recognized.
Tigress, C-0-7.
(WHIRRING)
(HEROIC INSTRUMENTAL
MUSIC PLAYING)
-CONNER: This all of us?
-JEFFERSON:No.
Don't give me that look.
One mission only. Agreed?
Agreed.
Time is short,
mission briefing en route.
Let's go.
(ENGINE WHIRRING)
COMPUTER:Recognized.
(SNORING)
(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)