Young Justice (2010–…): Season 3, Episode 26 - Nevermore - full transcript
In the season finale episode, things come full circle as the team and the Outsiders return to Markovia for the final confrontation.
My algorithm estimated you'd
be here two minutes earlier.
How long were you
waiting outside?
About two minutes.
Look, I know DeLamb,
Baron Bedlam, staged a coup.
I assume Brion and Tara
are already on route,
and I still care
about both those kids.
I need to know what's going on.
Please, Barbara.
Like I said, expected you
two minutes ago.
Look, as you've
probably guessed,
the League's been sidelined by U.N.
Secretary-General, Lex Luthor.
And, frankly,
by public opinion,
which Luthor's manipulated.
Both sides know a win
for Brion and the Outsiders
will also help
the League's cause.
A loss, on the other hand...
That's why the Bio-Ship's
crossing the Vlatavan border
into Markovian airspace
at this very moment.
M'gann's leading
Gamma Squad,
combing members of the Team
and the Outsiders,
to prevent Doctor X
from executing
those loyal
to King Gregor Markov.
Meanwhile, Beta Squad
is preparing
to boomtube straight
to Markovburg,
to back-up Alpha Squad,
who are taking the battle right to Bedlam.
And you coordinate
all three squads from here,
while keeping the League
and Batman, Inc. informed?
You're the only person
who calls it "Batman, Inc."
But, yes.
- What else?
- What else?
What aren't you telling me?
Well...
The board is set.
The players in position.
And we have the inside track
on their every move.
Then all goes as planned?
Of course.
This will be a complete
debacle for the Outsiders,
proving what I've been saying
in the media for months.
"All heroes and meta-humans
must be registered
and regulated, worldwide."
My own team
of young champions
will quickly volunteer
to register.
And Infinity Incorporated
will supplant
the Justice League.
While the Light
fills its ranks
with meta-humans
under our control.
The current heroes
will be rendered outlaws,
subject to arrest,
imprisonment,
even Inhibitor Collars.
I bet
Waller would love
to get a brain implant
in the Dark Knight.
Indeed.
But how to guarantee
today's "debacle?"
If we use our mole...
Her cover will be blown.
No doubt.
We believe the outcome
worth the sacrifice.
Any objections?
Channel is secure. Proceed.
Deathstroke to Tara...
the moment you've been
waiting for is here.
On our signal,
you are to publicly kill
Garfield Logan.
*YOUNG JUSTICE*
Season 03 Episode 26
*YOUNG JUSTICE*
Episode Title: "Nevermore"
Sync corrections by srjanapala
You!
Yeah. Me.
You were right, G-F.
Beta flushed the Baron right out.
Hello, Uncle.
So, a meta-invasion
of my native land.
An opportunity
to defend the Realm
and cleanse the bloodline
of these weak Orphans.
We're orphans because of you!
I feel the tug
of your power, child.
A feeble thing.
Monster!
Cyborg, do you read?
I know you're in
the thick of it,
but you and I
have a new mission.
Little Prince.
There's no Superboy here
to save you now.
Stop, children!
You're an embarrassment
to the family.
They've got
a new family now.
All equally pathetic.
Cyborg,
help Beast Boy!
Ah, man, that hurts!
Yeah!
Gamma to Beta.
We've rescued the hostages
and taken down Doctor X.
How's it going at the Palace?
Just a...
second.
Jected!
Beta to Gamma.
Vertigo's down. Sending
Tigress and Halo to Alpha.
On our way.
You kidnapped
my sister!
Murdered my parents!
Betrayed crown and country!
Stop.
Stop! I...
I surrender.
Surrender is too easy!
Geo-Force.
No!
The Outsiders
are beacons of hope.
We don't deal out punishment.
Brion is right.
Bedlam caused all your misery.
Do your job,
then nothing can stop you and
Brion from executing DeLamb.
Kill Beast Boy.
Now.
- Uh... Terra?
- Terra, what are you doing?
Do it.
Kill him.
Tara, listen.
You don't have to do
what Deathstroke says.
- Deathstroke?
- How does she...
I thought this channel
was secure!
How long have you known?
Known? Known what?
Since before we found you.
Batman had surveillance
on Slade,
and could tell
from his micro-expressions
that he was lying
when he said you'd washed out
of the League of Shadows.
You knew I was still
a Shadow? Why didn't you...
Busting you upfront would've taken
the decision out of your hands,
which is exactly what
the bad guys have done to you
from the moment
you were abducted.
Don't go soft
on me now, Princess.
They'll betray you.
Like your uncle.
Like Jace.
I have been betrayed
so many times.
But these people risked
their lives to save me.
Treated me with kindness
and respect.
Made me a part
of their family.
Those are the tools
they use to make you weak.
I taught you to be strong.
We wanted to show you
there is a better way.
You can be forgiven, Tara.
The choice is yours.
Damn it, Terra,
listen...
Batman read
your micro-expressions?
Didn't know
he saw me unmasked.
While
I nodded, nearly napping,
suddenly there came a tapping.
Well, we wondered
who else would be
on the other end of this line.
Now, we know,
Mr. Secretary.
Tara...
how could you?
Why didn't anyone
tell me this?
Here he is!
Here's our Prince!
Ambassador Baazovi?
Prince Brion! Is that...
the Princess?
And who are these others?
My Prince,
you cannot let
that war criminal escape!
It is over, Baron.
It will never be over,
Princeling!
Not as long as I draw breath.
Uncle, I believe you.
Is he... Is he dead?
Yes.
Speaking alien language...
Brion is a hero!
Speaks alien language...
Brion sir varonis!
Brion! Brion! Brion!
Brion! Brion! Brion! Brion...
What happened?
Oh, Brion.
Brion!
Brion! Brion! Brion...
Brion!
Brion! Brion! Brion!
Brion! Brion!
Brion! Brion! Brion!
I had to do it.
Don't you see?
You crossed a line
we don't cross.
You murdered
that man.
I executed a criminal,
while you hypocrites
allowed a murderer
to walk free among us!
She was
a vulnerable child,
brainwashed,
Stockholm-Syndromed.
No. There was
no Control Chip
on my neck
when I killed Marlo.
I had a choice.
I made the wrong one.
Sveiks, Princis Briones!
Sveiks!
Sveiks! Sveiks! Sveiks!
We both must
turn ourselves in.
To whom?
Do you not hear the crowd?
They know what I did was just.
And so should you!
Tara, I dedicated my life
to rescuing you,
but you lied to me
and nearly betrayed us all.
You are an assassin!
I am a hero!
Heroes don't do
what you did.
The people would disagree.
Would you condemn
a soldier in war?
No, you'd call him Varonis,
a hero.
And I'd call this hero
Karalis.
- A King.
- King? But Gregor...
Kings make hard decisions
for the sake of their people.
You know I supported Gregor,
but Gregor isn't strong
enough for these times.
Only you have the strength
to rule Markovia.
With the full support
of the Military.
Prince Brion brought down
the tyrant, DeLamb,
who staged a coup
after escaping prison,
after murdering
our King and Queen!
Sveiks,
Briones Karalis!
Sveiks, Briones Karalis!
You are only 16 minutes
younger than your brother.
Admit the truth to yourself.
Sveiks, Briones Karalis!
Sveiks, Briones Karalis...
My brother
is a man of great patience.
But that is not
what our country needs.
Brion, you cannot
betray Gregor.
Unlike you, I betray no one.
Gregor's 16 minutes is
no justification for his Rule.
I've always known
the Crown should be mine.
Markovia
needs a King who is a Hero.
Sister...
I will forgive your crimes,
if you support my Rule.
No, brother. That I cannot do.
Fine. Halo, join me.
Rule beside me
as my Queen.
Violet, please.
I need you now.
So be it.
Nightwing,
take all your heroes
out of my country.
At once!
Briones Karalis!
Briones Karalis!
Briones Karalis!
Briones Karalis!
Briones Karalis!
Briones Karalis!
Briones Karalis!
Briones Karalis!
Despite Terra's
disappointing performance
and Lightning's
pointless little incursion,
things could have gone worse.
Oh, please.
Things could hardly
have gone better.
Grayson's people
in their masks?
A coup on live television?
An Outsider executing an enemy
and declaring himself King?
I can easily frame
the argument now
for heroes to be
registered and regulated.
As far as I'm concerned,
Infinity Inc.
Has already ascended.
As you can see
from the documents before you,
these confidential
files prove
that Secretary-General
Lex Luthor
has defied U.N. regulations
by continuing
to secretly run LexCorp.
Worse, he's exploited
its resources
to operate his own
meta-human trafficking chain.
One that utilizes
the same Control Chip
favored by the infamous
Bedlam syndicate.
Furthermore, Luthor has
used his illegal organization
to create and control
Infinity, Inc.
One day after Lightning's
stunning revelations,
we are live at
the United Nations,
where a crowd has gathered,
calling for Luthor's resignation.
Uh, wait, I'm being told Secretary
Luthor is making a statement.
This is fake news, fake news,
and I resent even
addressing allegations
from unregulated
meta-vigilantes
like the disgraced
Black Lightning.
We will soon change
the international libel laws,
which allow these
so-called "heroes"
to smear my good name
with spurious charges.
Every charge Lightning
and Cyborg laid at your feet
is true, Luthor! And more!
Think about what
you're doing, son.
I'm not your son.
At Project Cadmus,
Luthor bred and enslaved living weapons.
Including me.
I am the Superboy.
A genomorph.
A clone made from the combined
DNA of Superman and Lex Luthor.
I was created to replace
Superman should he perish.
To destroy him should he
turn from the Light.
Lex Luthor's Light.
I'm more than that now.
More than the weapon
I was created to be.
I've come to think
of Superboy as my brother.
You can trust him.
You don't have to trust me.
Test my DNA.
It's all the proof you'll need.
I call for an immediate
vote of no confidence
in Secretary-General
Lex Luthor.
An embattled
Lex Luthor,
now facing multiple
indictments,
has been forced to resign
as Secretary-General
of the United Nations.
I hear rumors Ambassador Troia is
the leading candidate to replace Lex.
- Love that.
- And there's more good news.
Fans worldwide
have kept the Outsiders
and the League trending highly
positive across social media.
I guess Justice
is back in fashion.
My dad reactivated
the Bat-Signal
to actual cheers
from the crowd below.
Wait,
turn the sound back on.
In other news,
the trial of Tara Markov
has ended at The Hague.
The judges of the World Court
have taken the many
mitigating factors
of the Princess'
abduction into account
and released her into
the custody of her brother,
Markovia's King-In-Exile,
Gregor Markov.
As part of her probation,
she will attempt to redeem herself
by doing good works
with the Outsiders.
No, I...
I don't want to see her.
She's made some mistakes,
but she wants to make up
for them by helping you.
Please, Your Highness.
We all deserve
a second chance.
Let her approach.
The Light is satisfied.
Though Lex has some
legal issues to resolve,
the rest of the news is good.
Agreed. King Brion now
leads a puppet kingdom,
thanks in no small part to
our newest member's influence.
Yes, well, I'm no Martian,
but my limited
meta-psychic ability
does come in handy to...
nudge people toward
their own worst impulses.
No need to be modest, Zviad.
Your services
are much appreciated.
Now, I'm sure
you're all wondering
about my recent trip
to Apokolips.
Darkseid and I rattled
sabres at each other
over our mutual
sense of betrayal.
We aired our differences but
managed to find common ground.
And reconfirm
our partnership.
Of course, his search for the
Anti-Life Equation continues.
So we must prepare.
For keeping eyes
on this, Halo,
she could be the key
to our final victory.
Can you hear us
on the Javelin?
Roger that.
You got three Lanterns,
two Hawks, a Martian,
a Captain, a Doctor,
a Devil, Magog, Steel, Icon,
Fire, Ice and Flongated Man.
That's Elongated Man!
Hope you poozers
make it worth our while.
How about
at the Batcave?
Metamorpho here
with Batwoman, Katana,
Hardware, Plaz, Spoiler,
Arrowette and Orphan.
That's just about everyone.
Wasn't sure they'd all respond.
You command more respect
than you realize.
Ah,
starting to get that.
Still, everyone's here except
the one guy I really need.
Recognized,
Pierce-Comma-Jefferson.
G-Zero-One.
Glad you could make it.
Gladder still
you're staying in the game.
Yeah, well...
it's the right thing.
You sure about this?
Oh, yeah.
Thanks for coming, everyone.
Word's spreading fast, so we might
as well get it out in the open.
Batman, Wonder Woman,
Aquaman,
Miss Martian, Oracle,
Robin, and I
have been running
a secret task force,
coordinating all
our Teams and squads
in an attempt to beat
the Light at their own game.
We kept it a secret in a
misguided attempt to protect you.
We've had successes,
failures, compromises,
deceptions and betrayals.
It is now clear, that
despite our best intentions,
we made a mistake.
So I hereby resign as Co-Chair of
the League, effective immediately.
As do I.
I'm stepping down as Leader
of the Team, as well.
Which means
we need a new leader,
one who has consistently acted
as the conscience of the League.
And although I'm not a member,
I'd like to take the liberty
of nominating Black Lightning.
Seconded.
All current Leaguers
present and in favor?
- Aye!
- And aboard the Javelin?
Aye!
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
I don't want this.
Maybe not. But we kinda
need you to take it.
What say you?
I don't have a vote.
Currently.
If I take this,
you're either in or you're out.
There's no half-way.
No behind-the-scenes crap.
If you take this,
we'll fold Batman, Inc.
Back into the League
and the Team,
on your terms.
It's for the best.
For the mission.
I rejoin the Team.
Team works for the League.
I work for you, boss.
We all believe the League
needs course correction,
because we're all afraid
of the same tired old story.
"The hero gets lost
fighting the good fight
"and becomes the very thing
he or she is fighting against."
And, sure, it happens.
Vandal Savage, Teth Adam,
Ra's al Ghul. And now,
sadly, Geo-Force.
But it will not
happen again.
Not to any of us.
Because from here on out,
we will not keep secrets from each other.
We need each other
to know each others' secrets
to keep each other
on the straight and narrow.
No more making decisions
to protect each other
from the choices
we might be forced to make.
In this League, the ends
will not justify the means!
We will not sink to using
the methods of our enemies.
We will keep our covert Team,
not for the sake
of it being covert,
but because it affords
our young heroes
a place to learn
out of the spotlight.
But, otherwise,
like the Outsiders,
we must live
in each others' spotlights.
If we fail while doing right,
then at least we went down
swinging on our own terms.
But in the long term,
we will not fail.
Holding firm
to our principles
will guide us
to an honorable victory!
Now, let's get down
to business.
The Outsiders have posted that
they're welcoming new members,
Terra, Forager
and Superboy to the...
So, you're a public hero now?
It's time.
I guess it's time
I give this back.
I hope not.
If you don't trust me,
If you can't truly
forgive me...
I was hoping
you'd trust and forgive me.
You made hard choices,
and I dredged up old wounds.
I'm sorry.
M'gann, I can't imagine
my life without you.
So if you'll still have me...
Mmm.
be here two minutes earlier.
How long were you
waiting outside?
About two minutes.
Look, I know DeLamb,
Baron Bedlam, staged a coup.
I assume Brion and Tara
are already on route,
and I still care
about both those kids.
I need to know what's going on.
Please, Barbara.
Like I said, expected you
two minutes ago.
Look, as you've
probably guessed,
the League's been sidelined by U.N.
Secretary-General, Lex Luthor.
And, frankly,
by public opinion,
which Luthor's manipulated.
Both sides know a win
for Brion and the Outsiders
will also help
the League's cause.
A loss, on the other hand...
That's why the Bio-Ship's
crossing the Vlatavan border
into Markovian airspace
at this very moment.
M'gann's leading
Gamma Squad,
combing members of the Team
and the Outsiders,
to prevent Doctor X
from executing
those loyal
to King Gregor Markov.
Meanwhile, Beta Squad
is preparing
to boomtube straight
to Markovburg,
to back-up Alpha Squad,
who are taking the battle right to Bedlam.
And you coordinate
all three squads from here,
while keeping the League
and Batman, Inc. informed?
You're the only person
who calls it "Batman, Inc."
But, yes.
- What else?
- What else?
What aren't you telling me?
Well...
The board is set.
The players in position.
And we have the inside track
on their every move.
Then all goes as planned?
Of course.
This will be a complete
debacle for the Outsiders,
proving what I've been saying
in the media for months.
"All heroes and meta-humans
must be registered
and regulated, worldwide."
My own team
of young champions
will quickly volunteer
to register.
And Infinity Incorporated
will supplant
the Justice League.
While the Light
fills its ranks
with meta-humans
under our control.
The current heroes
will be rendered outlaws,
subject to arrest,
imprisonment,
even Inhibitor Collars.
I bet
Waller would love
to get a brain implant
in the Dark Knight.
Indeed.
But how to guarantee
today's "debacle?"
If we use our mole...
Her cover will be blown.
No doubt.
We believe the outcome
worth the sacrifice.
Any objections?
Channel is secure. Proceed.
Deathstroke to Tara...
the moment you've been
waiting for is here.
On our signal,
you are to publicly kill
Garfield Logan.
*YOUNG JUSTICE*
Season 03 Episode 26
*YOUNG JUSTICE*
Episode Title: "Nevermore"
Sync corrections by srjanapala
You!
Yeah. Me.
You were right, G-F.
Beta flushed the Baron right out.
Hello, Uncle.
So, a meta-invasion
of my native land.
An opportunity
to defend the Realm
and cleanse the bloodline
of these weak Orphans.
We're orphans because of you!
I feel the tug
of your power, child.
A feeble thing.
Monster!
Cyborg, do you read?
I know you're in
the thick of it,
but you and I
have a new mission.
Little Prince.
There's no Superboy here
to save you now.
Stop, children!
You're an embarrassment
to the family.
They've got
a new family now.
All equally pathetic.
Cyborg,
help Beast Boy!
Ah, man, that hurts!
Yeah!
Gamma to Beta.
We've rescued the hostages
and taken down Doctor X.
How's it going at the Palace?
Just a...
second.
Jected!
Beta to Gamma.
Vertigo's down. Sending
Tigress and Halo to Alpha.
On our way.
You kidnapped
my sister!
Murdered my parents!
Betrayed crown and country!
Stop.
Stop! I...
I surrender.
Surrender is too easy!
Geo-Force.
No!
The Outsiders
are beacons of hope.
We don't deal out punishment.
Brion is right.
Bedlam caused all your misery.
Do your job,
then nothing can stop you and
Brion from executing DeLamb.
Kill Beast Boy.
Now.
- Uh... Terra?
- Terra, what are you doing?
Do it.
Kill him.
Tara, listen.
You don't have to do
what Deathstroke says.
- Deathstroke?
- How does she...
I thought this channel
was secure!
How long have you known?
Known? Known what?
Since before we found you.
Batman had surveillance
on Slade,
and could tell
from his micro-expressions
that he was lying
when he said you'd washed out
of the League of Shadows.
You knew I was still
a Shadow? Why didn't you...
Busting you upfront would've taken
the decision out of your hands,
which is exactly what
the bad guys have done to you
from the moment
you were abducted.
Don't go soft
on me now, Princess.
They'll betray you.
Like your uncle.
Like Jace.
I have been betrayed
so many times.
But these people risked
their lives to save me.
Treated me with kindness
and respect.
Made me a part
of their family.
Those are the tools
they use to make you weak.
I taught you to be strong.
We wanted to show you
there is a better way.
You can be forgiven, Tara.
The choice is yours.
Damn it, Terra,
listen...
Batman read
your micro-expressions?
Didn't know
he saw me unmasked.
While
I nodded, nearly napping,
suddenly there came a tapping.
Well, we wondered
who else would be
on the other end of this line.
Now, we know,
Mr. Secretary.
Tara...
how could you?
Why didn't anyone
tell me this?
Here he is!
Here's our Prince!
Ambassador Baazovi?
Prince Brion! Is that...
the Princess?
And who are these others?
My Prince,
you cannot let
that war criminal escape!
It is over, Baron.
It will never be over,
Princeling!
Not as long as I draw breath.
Uncle, I believe you.
Is he... Is he dead?
Yes.
Speaking alien language...
Brion is a hero!
Speaks alien language...
Brion sir varonis!
Brion! Brion! Brion!
Brion! Brion! Brion! Brion...
What happened?
Oh, Brion.
Brion!
Brion! Brion! Brion...
Brion!
Brion! Brion! Brion!
Brion! Brion!
Brion! Brion! Brion!
I had to do it.
Don't you see?
You crossed a line
we don't cross.
You murdered
that man.
I executed a criminal,
while you hypocrites
allowed a murderer
to walk free among us!
She was
a vulnerable child,
brainwashed,
Stockholm-Syndromed.
No. There was
no Control Chip
on my neck
when I killed Marlo.
I had a choice.
I made the wrong one.
Sveiks, Princis Briones!
Sveiks!
Sveiks! Sveiks! Sveiks!
We both must
turn ourselves in.
To whom?
Do you not hear the crowd?
They know what I did was just.
And so should you!
Tara, I dedicated my life
to rescuing you,
but you lied to me
and nearly betrayed us all.
You are an assassin!
I am a hero!
Heroes don't do
what you did.
The people would disagree.
Would you condemn
a soldier in war?
No, you'd call him Varonis,
a hero.
And I'd call this hero
Karalis.
- A King.
- King? But Gregor...
Kings make hard decisions
for the sake of their people.
You know I supported Gregor,
but Gregor isn't strong
enough for these times.
Only you have the strength
to rule Markovia.
With the full support
of the Military.
Prince Brion brought down
the tyrant, DeLamb,
who staged a coup
after escaping prison,
after murdering
our King and Queen!
Sveiks,
Briones Karalis!
Sveiks, Briones Karalis!
You are only 16 minutes
younger than your brother.
Admit the truth to yourself.
Sveiks, Briones Karalis!
Sveiks, Briones Karalis...
My brother
is a man of great patience.
But that is not
what our country needs.
Brion, you cannot
betray Gregor.
Unlike you, I betray no one.
Gregor's 16 minutes is
no justification for his Rule.
I've always known
the Crown should be mine.
Markovia
needs a King who is a Hero.
Sister...
I will forgive your crimes,
if you support my Rule.
No, brother. That I cannot do.
Fine. Halo, join me.
Rule beside me
as my Queen.
Violet, please.
I need you now.
So be it.
Nightwing,
take all your heroes
out of my country.
At once!
Briones Karalis!
Briones Karalis!
Briones Karalis!
Briones Karalis!
Briones Karalis!
Briones Karalis!
Briones Karalis!
Briones Karalis!
Despite Terra's
disappointing performance
and Lightning's
pointless little incursion,
things could have gone worse.
Oh, please.
Things could hardly
have gone better.
Grayson's people
in their masks?
A coup on live television?
An Outsider executing an enemy
and declaring himself King?
I can easily frame
the argument now
for heroes to be
registered and regulated.
As far as I'm concerned,
Infinity Inc.
Has already ascended.
As you can see
from the documents before you,
these confidential
files prove
that Secretary-General
Lex Luthor
has defied U.N. regulations
by continuing
to secretly run LexCorp.
Worse, he's exploited
its resources
to operate his own
meta-human trafficking chain.
One that utilizes
the same Control Chip
favored by the infamous
Bedlam syndicate.
Furthermore, Luthor has
used his illegal organization
to create and control
Infinity, Inc.
One day after Lightning's
stunning revelations,
we are live at
the United Nations,
where a crowd has gathered,
calling for Luthor's resignation.
Uh, wait, I'm being told Secretary
Luthor is making a statement.
This is fake news, fake news,
and I resent even
addressing allegations
from unregulated
meta-vigilantes
like the disgraced
Black Lightning.
We will soon change
the international libel laws,
which allow these
so-called "heroes"
to smear my good name
with spurious charges.
Every charge Lightning
and Cyborg laid at your feet
is true, Luthor! And more!
Think about what
you're doing, son.
I'm not your son.
At Project Cadmus,
Luthor bred and enslaved living weapons.
Including me.
I am the Superboy.
A genomorph.
A clone made from the combined
DNA of Superman and Lex Luthor.
I was created to replace
Superman should he perish.
To destroy him should he
turn from the Light.
Lex Luthor's Light.
I'm more than that now.
More than the weapon
I was created to be.
I've come to think
of Superboy as my brother.
You can trust him.
You don't have to trust me.
Test my DNA.
It's all the proof you'll need.
I call for an immediate
vote of no confidence
in Secretary-General
Lex Luthor.
An embattled
Lex Luthor,
now facing multiple
indictments,
has been forced to resign
as Secretary-General
of the United Nations.
I hear rumors Ambassador Troia is
the leading candidate to replace Lex.
- Love that.
- And there's more good news.
Fans worldwide
have kept the Outsiders
and the League trending highly
positive across social media.
I guess Justice
is back in fashion.
My dad reactivated
the Bat-Signal
to actual cheers
from the crowd below.
Wait,
turn the sound back on.
In other news,
the trial of Tara Markov
has ended at The Hague.
The judges of the World Court
have taken the many
mitigating factors
of the Princess'
abduction into account
and released her into
the custody of her brother,
Markovia's King-In-Exile,
Gregor Markov.
As part of her probation,
she will attempt to redeem herself
by doing good works
with the Outsiders.
No, I...
I don't want to see her.
She's made some mistakes,
but she wants to make up
for them by helping you.
Please, Your Highness.
We all deserve
a second chance.
Let her approach.
The Light is satisfied.
Though Lex has some
legal issues to resolve,
the rest of the news is good.
Agreed. King Brion now
leads a puppet kingdom,
thanks in no small part to
our newest member's influence.
Yes, well, I'm no Martian,
but my limited
meta-psychic ability
does come in handy to...
nudge people toward
their own worst impulses.
No need to be modest, Zviad.
Your services
are much appreciated.
Now, I'm sure
you're all wondering
about my recent trip
to Apokolips.
Darkseid and I rattled
sabres at each other
over our mutual
sense of betrayal.
We aired our differences but
managed to find common ground.
And reconfirm
our partnership.
Of course, his search for the
Anti-Life Equation continues.
So we must prepare.
For keeping eyes
on this, Halo,
she could be the key
to our final victory.
Can you hear us
on the Javelin?
Roger that.
You got three Lanterns,
two Hawks, a Martian,
a Captain, a Doctor,
a Devil, Magog, Steel, Icon,
Fire, Ice and Flongated Man.
That's Elongated Man!
Hope you poozers
make it worth our while.
How about
at the Batcave?
Metamorpho here
with Batwoman, Katana,
Hardware, Plaz, Spoiler,
Arrowette and Orphan.
That's just about everyone.
Wasn't sure they'd all respond.
You command more respect
than you realize.
Ah,
starting to get that.
Still, everyone's here except
the one guy I really need.
Recognized,
Pierce-Comma-Jefferson.
G-Zero-One.
Glad you could make it.
Gladder still
you're staying in the game.
Yeah, well...
it's the right thing.
You sure about this?
Oh, yeah.
Thanks for coming, everyone.
Word's spreading fast, so we might
as well get it out in the open.
Batman, Wonder Woman,
Aquaman,
Miss Martian, Oracle,
Robin, and I
have been running
a secret task force,
coordinating all
our Teams and squads
in an attempt to beat
the Light at their own game.
We kept it a secret in a
misguided attempt to protect you.
We've had successes,
failures, compromises,
deceptions and betrayals.
It is now clear, that
despite our best intentions,
we made a mistake.
So I hereby resign as Co-Chair of
the League, effective immediately.
As do I.
I'm stepping down as Leader
of the Team, as well.
Which means
we need a new leader,
one who has consistently acted
as the conscience of the League.
And although I'm not a member,
I'd like to take the liberty
of nominating Black Lightning.
Seconded.
All current Leaguers
present and in favor?
- Aye!
- And aboard the Javelin?
Aye!
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
I don't want this.
Maybe not. But we kinda
need you to take it.
What say you?
I don't have a vote.
Currently.
If I take this,
you're either in or you're out.
There's no half-way.
No behind-the-scenes crap.
If you take this,
we'll fold Batman, Inc.
Back into the League
and the Team,
on your terms.
It's for the best.
For the mission.
I rejoin the Team.
Team works for the League.
I work for you, boss.
We all believe the League
needs course correction,
because we're all afraid
of the same tired old story.
"The hero gets lost
fighting the good fight
"and becomes the very thing
he or she is fighting against."
And, sure, it happens.
Vandal Savage, Teth Adam,
Ra's al Ghul. And now,
sadly, Geo-Force.
But it will not
happen again.
Not to any of us.
Because from here on out,
we will not keep secrets from each other.
We need each other
to know each others' secrets
to keep each other
on the straight and narrow.
No more making decisions
to protect each other
from the choices
we might be forced to make.
In this League, the ends
will not justify the means!
We will not sink to using
the methods of our enemies.
We will keep our covert Team,
not for the sake
of it being covert,
but because it affords
our young heroes
a place to learn
out of the spotlight.
But, otherwise,
like the Outsiders,
we must live
in each others' spotlights.
If we fail while doing right,
then at least we went down
swinging on our own terms.
But in the long term,
we will not fail.
Holding firm
to our principles
will guide us
to an honorable victory!
Now, let's get down
to business.
The Outsiders have posted that
they're welcoming new members,
Terra, Forager
and Superboy to the...
So, you're a public hero now?
It's time.
I guess it's time
I give this back.
I hope not.
If you don't trust me,
If you can't truly
forgive me...
I was hoping
you'd trust and forgive me.
You made hard choices,
and I dredged up old wounds.
I'm sorry.
M'gann, I can't imagine
my life without you.
So if you'll still have me...
Mmm.