The sound of the bubbling Lazarus Pit filtered through the air as the woman standing on the edge, ready to use it.

"Make sure you restrain him when he comes out as the side effects will have him temporarily insane," said the woman.

"Yeah, yeah," said a gruff, gravely voice.

In a flash of light, the Lazarus Pit did its job. Soon, a serpentine-like figure jumped out of the pit and was about to attack the woman until he was restrained by a large blob-like mass.

"Keep him restrained until he calms down," said the woman as she watched the crazed man try to escape.

A few hours passed before the serpentine-like man came back to sanity.

"Hey! Where the hell am I?" he demanded as he noticed that he was in some sort of stone cage. "Let me the hell out of here!"

"Calm yourself and all shall be explained."

The man looked over to see a woman walk towards him. She nodded once and the bars of his prison shifted into the ground, allowing him to leave.

"Who the hell are you?" the man demanded with a hiss.

"I am Talia al Ghul and you should be thanking me for returning you to the realm of the living, Copperhead."

"Realm of the living? Oh yeah, last thing I remember was that I was getting frozen by that bitch Killer Frost. I guess now I can get some payback," said Copperhead with a smirk.

"Your little vendetta with the ice witch will have to be put on hold. I have revived you because I have need of your skills for my little organization," replied Talia.

"What? Oh hell no! I'm not joining up with anymore supervillain teams! I join Luthor's and I get sent to jail. I made the mistake to join Grodd's team and I get killed! No way am I making that mistake again!"

"Even if our main goal is to destroy the Batman?"

That made Copperhead stop. Killing the Bat would make him one of the most respected villains ever to come out of Gotham. He could already see the looks on the faces of some of the other villains like Joker and Two-Face for doing something they never do.

"You got yourself a deal, lady. Who else is on our team?"

Talia hid a smirk. She didn't think Copperhead would be so easy to manipulate. "An associate of mine shall be bringing them here in a moment, but one of them is right behind you."

Copperhead turned around only to see the holding cell he was in. He was about to say something when the cell suddenly started to reshape itself. It was then that Copperhead knew who it was.

"Clayface? Last I heard you were killed by the Justice League because you had joined Grodd's first batch of Secret Society of Villains."

"Hahaha. Idiot, that was that fool Matt Hagen was the one to die. I am the more superior Clayface! I am Basil Karlo!" roared the mud-like creature.

"So there's more than one Clayface? How come I never heard of you before?" questioned Copperhead, not really believing it.

"Fool! I should crush you!"

"Enough!" shouted Talia, glaring at the two. "Our other colleagues are here."

The three turned to the doors to see five people walk in.

The first was a very short man who was wearing a suit, had black slicked-back hair tied into a ponytail, and a goatee. What made him stand out were insane looking eyes he had.

The second and third were a pair of women. The first was what appeared to be a humanoid cat-like creature whose fur was covered in spots, while the other woman was a tall redhead wearing a pink toga-like outfit that had a short skirt.

The forth person was another woman, who was floating above the ground and was surrounded by a violet aura of energy. Her eyes widened in surprise behind her mask when she saw Copperhead.

The final person was a tall muscular man with black hair and beard and wore what looked more suited for a Greek god than a normal person. He was also carrying around a staff with a lightning bolt on the end of it.

"I have returned with our guests, oh great Talia al Ghul!" announced the short man with much sarcasm.

"I can see that, Doctor Psycho and I thank you for bring our guests here without killing them," replied the Daughter of the Demon's Head. She then turned to the people behind him. "Welcome to the Society."

"I don't even know why I agreed to this," growled the cat woman. "This "Society" didn't work the last two times, so why try it a third time?"

"Third times the charm, as they say, Cheetah," said the floating woman with an English accent.

"You sure this is supposed to be the Society, Talia? This is starting to look more like Luthor's Injustice Gang if Cheetah and Star Sapphire are here," said Copperhead.

"You were part of Luthor's gang as well, you slithering reptile!" yelled Sapphire, glaring at the man.

"This is foolish. Come on, Giganta. Let's get out of here."

"But Cheetah, shouldn't we at least hear them out first?" asked the redhead.

Cheetah never got to answer as the muscular man, who had been looking at his surroundings the entire time, interrupted her.

"Why have thou summoned me?" he demanded. "What business have ye mortals want with the almighty Zeus?"

"I am the one to summon you, Lord Zeus, as I had figured you would wish to get revenge on the Batman for defeating you and sending you to Arkham Asylum all those years ago," answered Talia, playing along with Zeus' fantasy.

"I know not of this Batman of which thou speak of and I have no time to waste with ye mortals."

"Is this guy for real?" whispered Copperhead, leaning over towards Star Sapphire.

"It appears that way," she whispered back.

"Lord Zeus, the Batman was able to defeat you by pretending to be your brother Hades. Do you not wish to get revenge on the mortal for pretending to be a god?" questioned Talia, knowing she had won.

"A mere mortal dare call himself a god? He shall pay with his life!"

"Good. Now we must wait for one more person before we can continue," said Talia.

Just as she said that, the doors opened to reveal the final member of the New Society. There stood a man wearing dark purple armor that made him look like a steampunk knight. On his shoulders and forearms were yellow plate armor and he was also wearing a white cape. In his hand he held a large heavy club that looked as if could do a lot damage should it make contact.

"Whoa," was all that Copperhead could say. Star Sapphire, Cheetah, and Giganta nodded in agreement.

"Glad you could make it, Prometheus," said Talia. Hearing the name, Zeus spoke up.

"Prometheus? Who dared to release thou from the punishment I served thou for giving fire to the mortals? Thou shall be punished by my lightning!"

"Calm yourself, Lord Zeus. Prometheus is here to cleanse himself of his sins by helping you find and destroy the mortal who pretended to be your brother," stated Talia. She knew how powerful Prometheus was and didn't really want to deal with a dead wannabe god right now.

"…Does this mortal woman speak the truth, Prometheus? Does thou wish to acquire the good graces of Zeus?"

"Yes, my lord. I wish to serve you in finding and destroying the imposter. Should I fail, then you may have two eagles feast upon my liver," replied Prometheus with a bow.

"Very well then," said Zeus. He then turned to Talia. "What are these plans of which thou speak, woman?"

With a smirk, Talia explained her plans to the New Society. Some of them were surprised at what they were going to do, but when Talia explained why, it made a lot of sense.

"Granted, some of you have your own plans, but I assure you that by following my orders, everyone will get what they want," stated Talia. "You are dismissed for now."

With that, the villains took their leave and decided to see what this hidden base of Talia's had to offer. Prometheus stayed behind though. Talia looked to him and waited to speak.

"Keep in mind, Miss al Ghul, should Maxie Zeus do anything stupid, I will not hesitate to kill him. The only reason I am part of this Society of yours is so I may crush the Justice League."

"I know, Prometheus, but Zeus will be a big asset to our plans, so we need him alive."

With a growl, Prometheus took his leave. Once he was gone, a voice from the shadows spoke up.

"I must say, Talia al Ghul, you sure know how to pick them."

"But of course. These are possibly the only individuals who can help us achieve our goals…Circe."

Her name being said, the witch stepped out into the light. "Are you sure though that it will work?"

"I know how the Batman works. He'll do exactly what I say once the plan goes into motion," said Talia with a smile as she thought about the man behind the mask.

"Whatever you say, sweetheart. For now, I shall stay in the background until my turn comes. See ya."

With that, Circe vanished, leaving Talia with her thoughts.

'Soon, Bruce. Soon you shall me mine and mine alone and that Wonder Woman will not get in my way.'

CHAPTER END

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What exactly could Talia's plans be and what could she in store for our favorite Amazon? Find out in the next chapter.

As for why I chose these specific villains for this fic:

Talia al Ghul – Since this will be a BMWW fic, I figured either Talia or Catwoman would be best to try and get between the Dark Knight and his Amazon Princess. Since Catwoman has been done to death though, I chose Talia, especially since she is much more dangerous than Catwoman. Appearance-wise, Talia in this fic looks like she does in Batman: Arkham City, mainly because I don't remember what she looks like in BTAS.

Copperhead – One of Batman's minor enemies, Copperhead was first introduced in Brave and the Bold #78, June (1968). The plot of the issue was the following: "Batman's plan to trick Copperhead by having Wonder Woman and Batgirl pretend to fall for the Dark Knight backfires when the two women fall in love with him for real." Minus the Batgirl stuff, not only did Batman and Wonder Woman hand Copperhead's first defeat to him, but also he was basically the reason BMWW even started. How could I not include him in this fic after reading that?

Clayface – To those who don't know, Basil Karlo was the very first Clayface, while the Matt Hagen version is supposed to be the second Clayface. I decided to have the Basil Karlo version in this fic because in the comics, he tried to absorb Wonder Woman into him due to the fact that she was made of clay and he wanted that clay to become more powerful. I wanted to implement that plan of his into the fic somehow in the future. Appearance-wise, Basil Karlo will look like he does in his bio picture from Batman: Arkham Asylum to differentiate himself from the Matt Hagen version.

Doctor Psycho – A Wonder Woman villain who, despite being very hateful towards women, has helped Talia al Ghul many times in recruiting villains in the comics. He is also one of the main villains from the graphic novel (I think it's a graphic novel), Bitter Rivals, where he kills a man and makes it look like Wonder Woman is responsible. To find out the truth, Wonder Woman asks for help from Batman to try and solve the case. Doctor Psycho's appearance in this fic is based of his appearance in Bitter Rivals.

Cheetah and Giganta – Originally, these two were not going to be in the story, but were added for two reasons. One, I wanted more female villains and two; I needed more Wonder Woman villains. Without them, it was mostly Batman villains. Though these two didn't have much interaction with Batman in the comics, they did have encounters with other members of the Bat Family, such as Robin, Catwoman, and Batwoman.

Star Sapphire – The only member of the New Society that is not a Batman villain or Wonder Woman villain. As to why I added her in, well like Copperhead, she helped further push BMWW. In the comics, Wonder Woman somehow became a Black Lantern, but she was freed from the Black Power Ring's control by both the Violet Power Ring of the Star Sapphires and her love for Batman. Granted, nothing with the Black Lanterns will be happening in this fic, but Star Sapphire does have plans for our Amazon Princess.

Maxie Zeus – One of the only villains in this fic who does not have any connection to both Batman and Wonder Woman. I added him mainly because I wanted write out some possibilities of what Diana would do should she ever meet the man who thinks he is Zeus. As for how he talks, I have no idea. I had only seen the episode he was in once and that was when I was a little kid, so someone tell me if I got his dialogue alright. His appearance is a mix of his BTAS appearance and his Batman: Arkham Asylum bio picture.

Prometheus – Basically a dark version of Batman. I added him because not only is he technically a Batman villain (and one of the few who could actually beat the Batman), but he's also considered a Justice League villain, which means he's gone up against Wonder Woman. Since he's an evil version of Batman, I could have easily went with someone like Owlman or Wrath, but Owlman seems like the type to take orders from no one, while Wrath has never gone up against Wonder Woman, thus not really giving anything to the story.

Circe – I'm sure everyone knows what she has to do with Bruce and Diana. Like with Cheetah and Giganta, I was on the fence with using her, due to her not really having any interaction with Batman in the comics. I did need more Wonder Woman villains though so Circe brings up the total to four WW villains.

Well that's that. The prologue is done, the villains are introduced, and next chapter is where the real fun begins. So stay tuned to see what the New Society has in store for the Justice League, especially Batman and Wonder Woman.