A/N: There were requests to post in this story when the sequel came out..so I have added the prologue for the sequel, The Ties that Bind here. Hope you enjoy! Sequel will start to go up shortly!

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Prologue: The Ties that Bind

It had been 2 months since the kidnappings, attacks, and only the beginning of the fallout. The League was not only struggling with its public image but now with many of its members openly questioning the decision to hold back for the sakes of Roy Harper and Richard Grayson. Lex Luthor had turned his status as hero and victim into a promising presidential campaign that was gathering a fair amount of support. Ra's Al Ghul had all but disappeared, the Demon's Head and League of Shadows completely silent, something Bruce Wayne began to view with a fair amount of dread…he was planning something big and biding his time.

Though it was Luthor that brought everyone together tonight and he looked up at the men gathered in his study. Oliver Queen, Barry Allen, and Clark Kent sat with tense looks on their faces. "We must do something to stop him" Clark said his frustration evident "he is buying the city up, people are selling to him and rock bottom prices, and who knows what he will rebuild. Even Perry is starting to side with him, refusing to run any of my stories that dare to speak against him".

"His campaign is pulling in millions" Oliver added "he attended an event in Star last week and he may as well have been a 6 year old trick or treating on Halloween".

"We need to slow him down, stop him from building another army or worse until we can bring him down" Clark added. "Bruce, isn't Wayne Enterprises riding a high right now after the adoption…and Oliver, Queen Industries didn't get as big of jolt as Wayne Enterprises but Roy's very public return and work at your side has provided a jump as well".

Bruce stared at the fire for a few moments, revenge foremost on his mind since the moment he learned who had taken Dick. "We take him down piece by piece" he finally said "use our smaller conglomerates to buy as much Lex Corp stock as we can. Publicly we personally go after every single deal, every buyout, and every contract. He will need new capital to keep growing and rebuild what he's lost".

Oliver had a small smile on his face, Roy was going to enjoy this…though Lex's propensity to be a sore looser came to mind "But we must be careful, last time we beat him out he went after the kids".

"And isn't there anything we can do to help" Barry asked feeling helpless "We can't expect your civilian personas to take on so much of the danger".

"He can't he so bold next time, he knows the League is watching him. Barry what you can do is work within the League, I fear there is a mole in our midst". Bruce said grimly. The speedster looked shocked, this was the first he'd heard of this.

Clark continued pulling file from his briefcase "As you know not everyone was happy with how we handled the situation. Last week Batman was upgrading the communications system when he found these" throwing a pile of papers on the table "hundreds of emails about the team, whoever this is feels that Roy or Red Arrow is a prime example of why we shouldn't have partners, they are too big of a liability and the League must be purged of them…"

"What! Purged!" Barry blew, his normally jovial personality gone. Glancing at Bruce and Oliver he could see they had already seen this and were just as livid. "What exactly is this person saying…who do you think it is…who is the person receiving this…why isn't Orin and John here, they have partners too…"

Bruce held up his hand to silence him "Robin is working on tracing both ends, but whoever it is knew what they were doing and it's going to take time. So far no specific threats have been made or sensitive information such as secret identities, just the content is going straight to Godfrey. John has taken Miss Martian off world for more training, her recent encounters with Psimon have tested her abilities and he is working with her to control them better. Orin had a situation in Atlantis with Black Manta to deal with, but he is aware of the situation. I need you to keep your ears open, see what the others are saying. We also have Diana on it, since she doesn't have a partner and is a founding member whoever this is may approach her with their concerns".

"In the meantime watch you and your partner's backs" Clark said thinking of Conner, who had just recently moved to Metropolis part time with him. He now had a whole new respect for Batman and the others, though a huge help he was in a fight he was terrified every moment Superboy was with him. Praying he never wound up in some sort of deathtrap as a means to get Superman's attention…though Lois might appreciate the break.

"It's decided" Bruce said grimly "be careful and keep your ears open".

End Prologue