"This is China in the future?" Kid Flash asked, feigning disinterest. "Not as impressive as I'd have thought."

Robin and Batgirl stared at each other in disbelief.

It looked like a huge maze. Everything was bright in the darkness and lit with red lanterns that floated midair with nothing holding them up. Underneath the jet, there were millions of cars and people, tiny ants in the distance.

Red leaned forward, exposing some cleavage in Batman's direction. Thankfully, they couldn't see his expression of discomfort. "Hong Kong is one of the social centers of the world. Just like New York and Gotham. This is where they started the splicing experiments."

Sword leaned closer to Mila and whispered, "Isn't this the district where Blue Beetle...?"

Mila cut him off, "No. Next one. Stop talking about it. Now."

Sword smirked, "Sorry."

"So..." Wonder Girl started, looking at Batman, "Um, this is very different from Hong Kong in our time. What are those floating buildings?"

Batman looked out the window of the jet and said, "Those are the police stations."

"There are so many!" Beast Boy exclaimed.

Superboy came in from the cockpit, "China is a dangerous place. They need a large police force to keep the gangs under control. It doesn't always work because the police force is so corrupt."

Red barked out a laugh, "Ha. Yeah, this police force is pretty un-shway. I was arrested twice for breaking up a gang meeting. Talk about disrespectful. I was just doing my job," she assured Batman, winking at him.

Batman coughed slightly and told Superboy, "We need to get-"

He was cut off by Robin's voice over the intercom.

It was impassive, as ever, but there was a certain quality to it that made Beast Boy look up from his lap in surprise, and made Kid Flash shiver in anticipation. She said, "Batman. We have a problem."

Batman got up, "I'll be right back," he told the teams.

He went into the cockpit.

"What's going on?" Miss Martian asked, her voice steady as she turned to Superboy.

He was sitting rigidly, his jaw clenched. "Shit," he swore, looking past them, "I know that voice."

Robin came out of the cockpit, and her jaw was clenched too, as she stared at Wonder Girl. "I believe she wants to talk to you," she intoned quietly.

Wonder Girl looked around nervously, "Who? Talia?"

Robin shook her head swiftly, as if she wished it had been Talia instead. "No. Wonder Woman." Wonder Girl looked back blankly, so Robin clarified, "Your future self. She threatened to punch us out of the sky unless you spoke with her."

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