(Flash, Kid Flash, and Impulse are trying to absorb the energy from a M.F.D.)
Earth's magnetic field is stabilizing! But there is a problem, Jaime Reyes. Due to his slower speed, the Kid Flash is acting as a vent for the Crysalis energy. In 16 seconds, he will cease.
"Cease"?..."Cease" what?!
(Kid Flash is getting hit with energy, and each blow makes him fade)
Bart, we've gotta slow down, try to syphen off some of the energy affecting Wally.
It's no good, Barry. Oh, man, Artemis is gonna kill me! And don't even get me started on Mom and Dad.
(He dissovles into dust)
(The MFD is down, and Impulse and Flash are out of breath, Miss Martian helps Impulse stay upright)
Artemis, he wanted me to tell you...
(begins to cry) No, no...
(Artemis breaks down in tears as Miss Martian consoles her).
(The League watches the news coverage of the Reach's departure)
(On holographic TV) Sounds like someone's finally listening to old G. Gordon, the lone voice of reason, calling for the ouster of U.N. Secretary-General Tseng after his disastrous alliance with the Reach! Well, guess what, folks? Tseng finally resigned! You're welcome! Now, his replacement has not yet been chosen, but I think we all know only one man qualifies. The man responsible for saving all our lives from the Reach's MFDs, ladies and gentlemen, I give you...Lex Luthor!
You have got to be kidding me! (Shuts off news coverage)
And on that note, I officially hand over my chairmanship of the League...to you.
(Sarcastically) Wow, thanks so much.
(Impulse is wearing Kid Flash's uniform while looking at his holographic memorial in the Watchtower)
KFKid Flash II
Really? Cause I feel like a fraud.
Well, don't. You're honoring Wally's memory by becoming Kid Flash.
KFKid Flash II
So, you suited up, but as Tigress?
Artemis was Wally's partner. I need some space. Time to see how Tigress works out.
KFKid Flash II
As a hero?
BMBrion Markov
I apologize. I know this mess was all my fault.
It happens. Once upon a time, I had to rescue Robin, Kid Flash, and Aqualad, too.
FForager
Forager met Kid Flash.
That was a different Kid... (sighs) Never mind. Let's make one thing clear, we are not happy. You stole Sphere, disobeyed direct orders, and endangered your lives. You will not be doing this again.
BMBrion Markov
I know I made mistakes, big mistakes. But please, I need your help. I'm not ready to walk away.
FForager
Forager rolls with Forager's hive.
Forager, there's still a place for you on the team.
FForager
Forager has chosen Halo and Brion as Forager's hive. Also, Bio-Ship. Especially Bio-Ship.
BMBrion Markov
I do not believe any of us would fit inside your team.
HHalo
But we can remain outside together.
That's the commitment we were looking for.
BMBrion Markov
Does that mean...
Yep. We'll find a way to make it work. To make this work.
And just like that, you're leading another team.
(groans) Please, don't rub it in.
(Bart is carrying the twin offspring of Barry Allen and Iris West-Allen, Don and Dawn Allen)
Come on, Dad! Stay whelmed.
Oh, uh, right. Spoilers. Sorry, Grandma.
(As she gets the door) And don't call me "grandma"!
And there you have it, faithful viewers. The latest explosive exploits of every punk's favourite heroes, the Outrageous Outsiders! We're here with U.N. Secretary General Lex Luthor. Mr. Secretary, thoughts?
It's wonderful the girl was rescued, of course. But frankly, the local constabulary could have managed that. Instead, these irresponsible super-children rush in, and the predictable result: an explosion, massive property damage. Sad.
Isolated incident or pattern?
The latter, I'm afraid. Take Bwunda, where I personally witnessed the near-death of Kid Flash. He and Wonder Girl and Beast Boy show all the maturity of kids putting on a show in their backyards. It's appalling Flash, Wonder Woman, and the League allow it. I happen to know that the parents and guardians of these teenage Outsiders are not on board with their antics. That's why I call upon the nations of the world to authorize a new hero registry, to catalogue, unmask and regulate all vigilantes, cracking down on them and holding them accountable, even for the actions of their wayward proteges. Something like what we had in the U.S. in the 1950s.
[yawns] You make some interesting points.
I'd call "interesting" an understatement, G. Gordon--
Perhaps "inaccurate" would better suit? Based on recent social media, it seems the Outsiders' parents are 100% "on board". The original Flash, Jay Garrick, even started a brand new media account to post this video.
[in video] No one could've stopped me from being a hero when I was young! So I say...
AFAll Flashes
We are all Outsiders!
Oh, and look! Mr. Garrick must watch our show! Because he just posted this in response to your comments: "Fascist Hero Registry didn't work in 1950s. Won't work now. #WeAreAllOutsiders." And there's more!
[More video posts are shown, with the Outsiders' families and others also declaring "We are all Outsiders!"]
It appears you're on the wrong side of, well, everyone on this, Lex.
[After Lex Luthor's humiliation on Godfrey's show]
Someone should get Superman a print of that. [chuckles] He'll want to frame it!
A publicly annoyed Lex Luthor is... a minor miracle. How was it achieved?
It began with Oracle, who sorted her way through LexCorp shell companies to find the Dublin factory.
Nightwing, Aquaman, and I checked it out and discovered Lex was using it to store his weaponized Spider Bots.
So the six of us devised a plan. Oracle posted the blurred M.O.N.Q.I. image on the Outsiders' feed. I posed as the distraught Matthew Malone.
While I morphed into his missing daughter, Moira.
The Ivo drone and the M.O.N.Q.I.s.?
Those were damaged bots, salvaged from Ivo's last base by Robin, who repaired, reprogrammed, and operated them via remote control.
[concerned] To... fool the Outsiders?
No. Lex will know this was a setup. But knowing and proving are two different things.
Is that your excuse? Don't any of you see how truly compromising this is?
And which side are we on? We're not simply hiding things anymore. We've gone beyond lying to our comrades and the public - now we're staging false events, creating fake news, merely to make our opponents look bad? Or the Outsiders, and by extension, the rest of us, look good? Even with the best of intentions, that is crossing a line. You must see that. You must.
JPJefferson Pierce
Son of a...! You were all working TOGETHER! Mr. "I Don't Join Teams" Grayson takes me on a rogue mission to Granny's house, where we're rescued by the co-chairman of the Justice League and a Bat-Family drone?!
JPJefferson Pierce
Oh, I'm sure it is, and I'm sure you can! But it doesn't stop there - or start there, for that matter! That joint op busting meta-traffickers around the world? Dick explained it all so logically. It was intel M'gann provided to us, to the Team, and to the League - but of course, it was really the six of you coordinating! Just how long have you been coordinating? When I quit the Justice League and wouldn't join Batman Inc.? Did Dick recruit me for Markovia just to keep me in the fold? Holy...! When the League split, Batman didn't blindside Aquaman! You both planned it in advance! Created that dog and pony show to lie to every one of your fellow Leaguers! And why? So you could break the law with impunity, WHILE DRAGGING ME INTO IT?!
KKaldur
It is not as bad as... as you make it sound.
JPJefferson Pierce
Oh no, I'm guessing it's worse! Everything's a lie! Badass Kaldur getting his bad ass kicked in Brooklyn, Maine? That was just to make the Outsiders look good, wasn't it?!
BMBrion Markov
That's not what happened!
JPJefferson Pierce
Not bad enough you manipulate me - you had to manipulate these idealistic kids!
(While Jefferson argues with Bruce and Kaldur behind soundproof glass, and Connor and M'gann also argue telepathically)
Didn't we feel enough of this mode when Artemis faked her death? Is this how Batman teaches you to treat your friends and teammates? 'Cause I bet Superman or Wonder Woman sure wouldn't approve.
Uh... Diana's part of this.
(to Tim Drake) And Cassie doesn't know? You never told her?
(Tim looks away from Beast Boy)
Dude, this is gonna end you two for good. You know that, right? So, your little "secret society of superheroes" orchestrated events in Brooklyn, Maine?
No, the Brooklyn War Bugs and the Reach ship were real threats. We just kinda teed it up for you guys.
We didn't need that! Look what we accomplished in Dublin!
(An uncomfortable silence)
What? You're saying Dublin was teed up too?! But the girl and her dad...!
(sighs) The girl was M'gann. Her dad was Bruce.
(telepathically) M'gann! You did that to me?! (looks back at Barbara and Tim) I cannot believe this! The whole point of the Outsiders is to be in the open! Give kids something that's theirs! You guys corrupted that!
Look, you may not like our methods, and... maybe we did go too far. But you've secretly and knowingly coordinated the Outsiders with the Team and the League.
Not very. You wanted to go head-to-head with Lex and Granny in public. We were going head-to-head with the Light behind the scenes. And we did it in a way that allowed you to preserve your integrity. So now you're mad at us for it?
JPJefferson Pierce
(Jefferson, Kaldur and Bruce enter the room) YOU'RE NOT EVEN SORRY!
KKaldur
We are sorry we have made you feel this way.
JPJefferson Pierce
THAT'S NOT AN APOLOGY!
I am not going to apologize for putting the mission first.
JPJefferson Pierce
WHAT GOOD IS THE MISSION, IF WE LOSE OURSELVES TRYING TO FULFIL IT?!
Jeff, I think that person you're really angry with...is me.
I wish Jeff understood. We were trying to protect him. We were trying to protect them all.
I know, but... but what if we were wrong? Would you want to be protected that way?
Well, maybe they don't either.
Maybe. But even the debate brings the mission to a grinding halt.
So you just decide for everyone? Wow, that's not patronizing at all.
Barbara, you know I didn't decide this alone. The seven of us agreed. We had to fight fire with fire.
It's true. And I'm not absolving myself. But have you noticed your little Illuminati society is made up entirely of former proteges? Proteges accustomed to following your orders without question.
Is out in space, where she only learns of our activities as a fait accompli.
Whose mission, Bruce? The mission, or your mission?
BLBlack Lightning
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 sent 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.
