Both teams had finally made it back to camp outside of Metropolis city limits. Esa, the Wanderer was never found. Batman, the Flash, and Wonder Woman all stepped away from the rest of the group and started discussing what all went down, what Batman had found, and what the next course of action should be. You could cut the tension with a knife. A look of failure was all over the face of the Fastest Man Alive. Barry Allen took full responsibility for Esa's disappearance. After running back into town he returned still empty handed. Where could Esa have wandered off to? Was he enslaved or did he find more survivors? There were still so many unanswered questions.

"Brainiac is keeping survivors in a prison type cell under the Daily Planet and using them for raw materials and labor. The techno-zombie drones we've all been facing are just duplicated of Ditto..." Batman began saying.

"I thought most of them seemed a bit too similar. I think the total number of survivors saved was around sixteen or seventeen including what Marvel flew in. The Wanderer is still MIA though..." the Flash commented looking down afterwards.

"It's part of the job, Barry. Don't beat yourself up..." Wonder Woman responded putting her hand on the Flash's shoulder, "We did a lot of good today, took down one of the drone generators, and I heard one of the kids say you took down Cyborg?"

"Clotheslining my friend's head clean off his body doesn't make me feel any better Wonder Woman. We're fighting a losing battle and the nanobots just keep spreading." the Flash responded to the Amazon. 

"I also discovered Nightwing is still alive. I'm going back in. Tonight." Batman said to the point.

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[b]Several feet away...[/b]

"You see the way Cap and I took down that lava lamp looking drone tower?!? Once we defeat Brainiac I bet I get offered League status!" Superbeast boasted giving his red clad friend a high five.

Many of the members of the teams were getting a little medical treatment for cuts and such they gained fighting drones. A tent was set up for Raven to recover, still knocked out from earlier despite her teams best efforts to wake her. The team could use more help now than ever, would anyone answer Batman's call?

~KL~