"Hey Cy." Bart says to the half machine on the screen.

"Yo Kid, how's it going?" Cyborg replies as Steel begins welding part of his left arm on.

"Everything is good here, well, except I want to get a few people together. Me and Jinx asked Raven about the ones we are missing and she's given us the places we should look." Cyborg sighs. "But she couldn't come and help."

"I know, I will send out a message and let you know who is interested, I will be when I got my arms back on."

"Me too." Beastboy says as he enters the workshop followed by Starfire, having heard the last part and guessed the rest. "The Kids are still missing?"

"Yeah." Cyborg sighs.

"I'll go there." Beastboy says firmly. "If Terra is really behind this, I want to see it."

"As will I." Starfire adds.

"I hope you guys know what you are in for if this turns out real?" Kid Flash asks.

"No, and it's probably better." Beastboy says. "If nothing else, Raven deserves to know if they are really gone."

"This should only take a few hours." Steel says quietly.

"I'll go with you when I am ready." Cyborg says to the other two Titans in the room.

"Where ever you are heading, I suggest you inform the local law enforcement." Steel mentions.

"I will find something to bring back Kole and Gnarrk with, I'm transmitting the coordinates, I hope you won't find anything." Kid Flash sighs before turning off, having heard an alarm in the background.

Keystone-Central City:

"Figures you types have to spoil a perfectly good barbeque." Barry complains as he moves out of the way of a boomerang that explodes harmlessly behind him. Jay had gotten well into his old stories, much to Barry's annoyance Raven proved to be an eager listener.

"Well mate, we have bills to pay." The thrower, Captain Boomerang, says.

"Not like we asked you to break up your family time." The Mirror Master adds while keeping an eye on Jay who is trying to escape from the mirror dimension he had been sent to.

"In a way you did by tripping the alarm." Barry counters. Even without Captain Cold to lead them, the Rogues are dangerous lot, considering there is 8 of them, and they rarely operate alone. Jay had fallen into an old trap of a mirror left on the ground, leaving Barry to face down the 8 Rogues counting Abra Kadabra, Heatwave, Weather Wizard, Pied Piper and his host of rats, Trickster who looks uncomfortable in his costume and the Top, while waiting for back up. They are squaring off on the steps in front of Keystone's third national bank, a large marble structure that looks like a Greek temple from the front. "Look, why don't you just give up, you know you can't win."

"Yeah and that will save us some jail time in the Iron Heights?" Heatwave asks.

"No, but it will save you the injuries." Barry says before having to move again as several attacks are made against him, leaving a bubbling hole in the ground where he stood. "Come on, without Cold, you don't have a chance to stop me." Barry says before something blows up next to him, a small top, that sends him flying.

"You always were over confident mate." Captain Boomerang says before throwing one of his namesakes.

"Hey buddy, catch!" Jinx's voice filters through the air before a pink bolt hits Boomerang.

"Ha, didn't even tickle!" The man laughs as his boomerang is avoided by Barry before it returns and smacks its owner on the side of the head, completely missing his outstretched hand. "Hey!"

"Eeep!" Jinx is suddenly forced to quell her remark and leap several times to avoid the ranged attacks coming at her, before she is sent flying by a lightning bolt that comes too close to striking her.

"Hey, that my girlfriend your shooting at!" Kid Flash growls as he proceeds to run the Wizard into a whirlwind.

"What is this? A free for all?" Heatwave growls as he aims his flame throwing pistol at Bart. "WOW!" He yells in surprise as the alley behind him seems to come alive and swallows him.

"Rogues form up!" Boomerang yells as he throws another boomerang, this one cutting into Bart's path, forcing him to drop the Wizard, the others quickly regroup, forming a circle in the center of the road facing every direction "Got some other bogey!" He says the oblivious as a dark shape stands tall on a low roof overlooking the road before it shoots something across the road and swings down with its black cloak billowing behind it like black fire.

"No way!" Bart says as Batman's feet crash into the Tops chest, sending the yellow and green striped man flying into Captain Boomerang who had his back to him, before Batman uses the sudden stop to back flip himself onto his feet managing one word before he moves again.

"Punks." He growls before elbowing Abra Kadabra in the nose as he spins to bring his right boot up to kick away the Pipers flute and thus his means to control his rodents and the minds of others. As a follow up he turns around enough for him to hold his back horizontally and look down into the ground, as Wizard swings his bulky rod at him like a club that passes over Batman. With the rod out of the way, he quickly rises as he punches the Wizard in the ribs with enough force to crack some of them. Not pausing for a second he leaps into backwards hand stand, kicking Kadabra in the head before landing, after a little set off, on Captain Boomerang who had just pushed the unconscious Top off him before offhandedly punching Mirror Master in the face. Eying the Trickster once before Batman quickly disappears down an alley, leaving the two speedsters and the sorceress staring at the group of people on the ground.

"That couldn't have been him." Barry says as he blurs out of sight for a second before reappearing at his previous spot, holding Pipers flute in his hands. "There's no sign of him."

"Let just be cool about this." Jinx says, having guessed who it really was. "So where did the guy with the flame thrower go?" She asks looking around herself as if he should appear out of the ground.

"Back here." Bart says as he looks into the alleyway Heatwave disappeared into, finding the man lying out cold in a dumpster, behind them they hear glass shattering as Jay returns to the real world.

"Seems I've missed all the fun?" He says noticing the Rogues, in the distance Piper just throws up his hands and sits down on the ground.

"Only Batman doing his thing." Jinx adds with a smile.

"I have to get going, sorry if it's like this." Raven sends to Jinx.

"Hey no problem, anyways, nice imitation." Jinx sends back.

"Thanks."

"A little more graceful that I would have done it." Bruce says as Raven makes her way out of town. "But nicely handled even if you left Trickster standing."

"He wasn't going to attack." Raven sends back. "Heard about him, he's a mental patient, not Gotham kind of crazy, but he gets dangerous if he is in his get up for too long. And that usually only happens when the others convinces him to put it on." She is quiet for a second.

"True." He sends back. "You were aware of the meeting?" He asks, arriving at the real reason they are talking.

"Yes, but I made it a point of not listening in, even if I guessed it purpose."

"I figured you would, what irks us is the matter regarding Dr. Light…" He starts.

"Look Bruce, not to be rude, but until you are safely inside your own bodies, I would rather not know what you ended up deciding, on the simple account that some might find it conspicuous if I failed in reviving you all if I knew you were going to kick me out of the League. But if you force the issue, you are still the leaders."

"We do and you need to hear our reasons." Batman says. "But get hold of Guardians and the others first."

"I'll meet with you tonight before I turn in."

"Good enough." Batman agrees.

"Mr. Terrific? It's Raven, any chance you have the teleporters up and running again?" Raven says into her communicator.

"Yup, incoming beam." The man at the other end replies.

The Watchtower:

"Greetings Raven of Earth, Sector 2814." One of the elderly blue aliens greets Raven as they appear on the holographic screen in the main hall. "How can the Green Lantern Corps be of service?"

"I suspect you know of the recent event s that took place here on Earth?" Raven asks.

"We know of the demise of John Steward, he was a good Lantern." The guardian replies flatly.

"This may sound a little strange, but there may be a chance of his return." Raven replies, noticing the speaker remains as blank as ever.

"Hmm, a resurrection of dead flesh is not unheard of, but abominable." He sighs.

"I mean, the person John Steward returning as he was, as a living being." Raven replies while putting her hands on her back.

"Elaborate, please. Our attentions where elsewhere at the time, yet we know of the ring's signals."

"John Steward encountered a hostile force known as the Spectre and was killed by it. But what we call the soul, lingered on this plane of existence. Because of my nature and abilities, I offered him and others shelter within me till it is known if a rebirth is possible or not. I am contacting you for three reasons, one is as a notification in case you didn't know, the second is a question from John if his ring would return to him in such an event."

"The rings choose their wearers, as you know, in the event of death it would begin searching for a suitable replacement. John Steward must be selected again this way, should he return." The little blue man says.

"Well that's just it; no one can confirm that the ring has left Earth as it was reported seized by the one wielding the Spectre." Raven argues as the alien turns to one of his colleagues who's eyes shine for a moment before shaking his head.

"Peculiar, we cannot trace it and it has not been reported destroyed." He says as he returns. "Thank you for bringing this to our attention. You mentioned a third reason for this conversation."

"Yes, as you know John Steward is a member of a prominent team based here on Earth and the presence of a Green Lantern will be sorely missed. So we would respectfully request the presence of one, if only temporarily." The alien nods.

"As you may know, a Lantern has a vast area of space he must patrol and that he answers to the Corp first of all."

"As John Steward and the Justice League used to, we continues to respect your terms." Raven replies firmly, having listened to the longer version John gave her before making the call.

"Very well, luck would have it that Green Lantern of Sector 2814 Kyle Rayner passed his final graduation a few of your planetary rotations ago. Having him assigned to you may prove beneficial to him. But he must remember he is responsible for more than just Earth."

"Although I would have preferred Hal Jordan, at least they didn't choose Gardener." John mentions from the inside.

"We will make sure that he does. Thank you." Raven says. "I have said what I wished to."

"Before I bid you good day, Ganthet whishes you should know that Blackfire of Tamaran was recently collected by a detail from Tamaran bearing the royal seal."

"I thought you held onto people who murdered Lanterns?" Raven asks, for her short amount of interaction with him, Ganthet didn't seem like the sort that would lie.

"We do, but Blackfire proved to have alibis, tagging the actual killings on others while she profited. As you know we release our prisoners to worlds who would wish to pass judgment over them." Raven quirks an eyebrow at the information, but remains calm.

"I understand, but I will hope that she does not find her way to Earth. Good day to you Guardian." She says before the feed closes.

"So we get another GL?" Nightwing asks as he has stood and listened to most of the conversation.

"Yeah, they are sending Kyle. And apparently someone has retrieved Blackfire." She sighs.

"Well let's hope she doesn't come to Earth again."

"Let's, for her sake. So how is the list coming?" She asks

"Well Kyle is the last one on the list, so initial meeting will begin a few hours after he gets here."

"I should begin reading." She says before a yawn suddenly has her covering up. "Excuse me."

"You do look tired, go back to the Manor and rest, I'll handle the meeting. But just be ready in case some of them need the Founders words."

"I think it's that's a good idea." She admits. "I will see you later then."

"Sure."

Wayne Manor:

Alfred and Tim had been quite reasonable, Raven agrees as she sits down on the floor in her room in Wayne Manor. When she had got there, they had almost pulled her off to the kitchen for a bit of supper and a barrage of questions from Tim, while Alfred kept up expressing his hope that Master Bruce would return. For once, Bruce actually kept quiet on the inside. And now, after a bit of thinking and writing down a list of books she would need to ask Dr. Fate about, she is getting ready to face the League in her head.

"Raven? Good you came." Superman says as she opens her eyes in her mind, standing in the conference room of the station.

"Bruce wouldn't let me say no." Raven says with a weak smile as the others filter into the room before taking their seats, Raven makes a chair for herself appear.

"Ok, this is what we have come to call 'the lecture'. " Superman says with a slightly harder voice than normally. "Where we mostly talk and you listen, the reason for this; is your behavior in the field, concerning your actions against Dr. Light." Raven nods at him. "We all saw that first image in Hippolyta's pool, but no matter of what there is between you two, it does not validate your actions. We have all had some time to get to know you and we all agree that you acted completely out of character. I know this sounds cold, but you should have acted differently, the first action should never end in bloodshed. But we want to know your side of this." He finishes.

"Like I said, I wasn't thinking when I acted. As I told you, I have seen what happened to the women Dr. Light gets his hands on and I suddenly had the image of Diana being found, like them, in the dumpsters Light dropped his victims in. Usually they were covered in burn marks and a bold proclamation from him that he did it, usually he did that by burning his name into them along with a cheap joke. I swore that I would never let him get another one after I searched his only surviving victim, but I failed that promise when I found him. The girl was a stray, no more than 14 I'd guess, during the ensuring fight with him, he made a deliberate move to silence her and blew her head off. I know all of this doesn't matter, it shouldn't, but it did. I acted in a way I shouldn't and I have to answer up for it." She says.

"Do you regret it?" Batman asks, Raven seems to think for a moment before replying.

"Yes, because of the consequences it has brought about." She replies. "When you first extended the offer to me, I decided to try and live up to the standards you have set, with this action, I have failed my own ambition as I have broken the law and the unwritten code of conduct that I believe the League follows."

"Did you fail as an Amazon?" Diana asks.

"Yes." Raven replies flatly. "I did not reach you in time. And now you are here because I was not fast enough to reach Luthor. If you wish it of me, I will leave the League and submit to the proper authorities." The others look at each other, except Batman who just shakes his head.

"You misunderstand us; we are not going to kick you out. But we are letting you know that this is one and only time you will be allowed to walk away from something like this, if it happens again, we will be forced to throw the book at you on the grounds that you can be pushed to do it." Batman says. "Have I made myself clear?" He asks with a little menace in his voice.

"Very." Raven says while giving him a single nod, she knows he is being serious, but that he is probably also a reason why she has not been removed already.

"Good, we are done here." Batman continues as he gets up.

"I forgot to mention one thing and it has nothing to do with this meeting." Raven says quietly as she gets up, grabbing the others attention. "I know from the residents of Azerath that when I am asleep, things here tend to get, strange, and dangerous in some cases. I have been told it has ranged from tricks of light kind of things to battles between monsters. Nightmares tend to be the worst of them. If you want to, you can stay in the council room, where none of this stuff has ever come near, according to my mother."

"Considering our potential limitations here, I suggest it may be best if we spend at least one night in a safer area." J'onn says, they had remained in the council room the night before.

"Agreed." Batman says before he walks out of the room as Raven fades from view, it doesn't escape Diana's notice that she was looking very downhearted.

The Watchtower:

"First of all I would like to thank you all for coming." Richard, dressed in the cape and cowl of Batman, says to the seated people at the table in front of him. "Now I want to inform you about the reason for this meeting. Two days ago, the founding members of the League, were killed in action. But they may have a chance of returning to life, which is being looked into as we speak. We are here, because Batman planned for this possibility. And we here represent what he believed would be the best alternative to the original seven, so welcome to the 'Council' and the League, Captain Marvel, Flash, Green Arrow, Jason Blood, Atom, Green Lantern and Donna Troy. Yes Jason?" He finishes as the man raises a hand.

"While I do appreciate his gesture, but why have I been chosen for this? There are other mages, others who are more in control of themselves, others who aren't drowning in the darkness I am." He says.

"Batman left a message for you, as he anticipated this." Richard says as he presses a button, having Batman appear on a screen behind him.

"Jason, if you are hearing this, it means I am either dead or missing, along with the other Founders and Nightwing has summoned you to be in the League's Council. I have chosen you for your capabilities both as a mage and for what Etrigan can bring, remember the Council was never a collection of the most powerful individuals in the League. And with regards to your concern about your worthiness, you have kept the heart of hell within you for eons now, do the same for the world." Bruce says as the clip ends.

"So who gets to lead this shindig?" Barry asks.

"The League never had a solitary leader; it was too much power for one man or woman to have." Richard says. "But we will need to be able to work as a team in the field if needed and…"

"Don't worry kiddo, Old Ollie will lead you all to victory." Green Arrow interrupts while fiddling with his new bow, getting a host of sighs and rolling eyes, mainly because it hadn't taken them long to get an impression of him.

"I think, when it comes to leading teams, Batman has the experience the rest of us lacks." Donna says.

"With the wisdom of Solomon, I agree with Donna." Captain Marvel says, giving Richard a nod of approval.

"As do I." Jason chips in.

"Any of you wanna root for Ollie?" Green Arrow asks in an almost defeated tone at the Atom, Kyle and Flash.

"Sorry Ollie, but I'll stick with Bat's Jr." Barry says.

"Umm, I'll go with the guy with a Bat on his chest." Kyle notes, feeling very out of place as he is.

"How about you Atom?" Ollie continues.

"It will be a little weird, but I don't have anything against taking orders from one that could be one of my students." Ray Palmer says calmly, though he is actually really weirded out by all of this.

"Oh well, I bow to the majority." Ollie finally gives up.

"Ok, I will try my best; it's been a few years since I last issued any orders. Anyways, that is all for now, besides the matter of those of us who are dressing up." He says while looking at Marvel and Donna.

"You will have to settle with me wearing a copy as I have no right to wear her armor." Donna says. "Or we can just say Diana is recuperating on Themyscira."

"Only if you are uncomfortable with pretending to be her. This is purely a matter of symbolism and if everything goes wrong, we will have to inform the world about the truth." Batman says while giving her a nod, knowing from Bruce that the Armor of the Gods was not something an Amazon would just take.

"While I find it peculiar to wear his uniform, I understand the need for it. But I ask that I be allowed to wear my own colors from time to time, or the wizard may begin to grumble." Captain Marvel continues.

"If called out to a League matter, you can wear your own if you have the time to change, but Metropolis would quickly notice the absence of Superman, I'll talk to you later about the people Superman regularly interacts with. But that is all, unless any of you have questions?" Batman asks. "Marvel?" He asks as the man again raises his hand.

"I only wish to have the chance to speak to the one I hear is containing the Founders, it's a request from the Wizard." The big man says.

"I am sure you will get the chance." Batman replies."But I will let you know when and where you can meet her."

Authors Note: And that was it for Scars, besides for one chapter I am currently considering needs to be added or not for a few reasons.

People have been hurt, some have been restored, some are in need of restoring and some are beyond it.

Find out what trials and difficulties Raven and the others need to go through to try and restore the Founders in Raven Rising: A Quest for Rebirth. There might be magic, blood, demons, and army or two and two beings that stand head and shoulders above the Spectre.