Young Justice

This is no time for you to resign.

I'm not resigning.

Just taking a leave of absence.

Besides, if you need help,

Barbara is more than ready to step up.

Agreed. But, Dick--

I need a break, Kaldur.

You, me, Wally, we...

We founded this team.

Without him...

I understand.

This team has had successes.

But much remains to be done.

Superboy, Miss Martian, Beast Boy, you're Alpha.

B'arzz O'oomm has called from Mars.

He needs help.

Tigress, Kid Flash, Bumblebee,

Guardian, you're Beta.

Lexcorp is bringing out

The Reach soft drink under a new name.

We need proof.

Business as usual.

I'm sorry, Otto. We couldn't find a transplant.

And your sister, Ana...

...her heart just gave out.

(GRAVE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING)

Ot...

Otto.

None of that, now.

Initiating tar protocol.

Otto!

(SCREAMING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

Meta-gene activated.

Let's see what we've got.

Ice, look out!

No worries, Ice.

-(ROARING) -I got you covered.

Lightning, don't let that thing touch you.

I kinda figured.

I'll just zap ugly here into dreamland for a while.

What just happened?

I don't hear a heartbeat.

No, no, no. That wasn't enough juice to kill anything.

It cannot be dead.

She. It is a she.

Or was.

Scans indicate heart failure,

and I'm reading a female,

approximate age 14 Earth years.

-Earth years? -Yes.

I'm sorry.

But this is a human girl.

A child.

From Earth.

Excellent work, Alpha Squad.

Textbook op, truly.

Gamma, you could learn something from--

Recognized. Steel, 3-6.

Black Lightning, 2-3.

Where are they?

Already in the conference room.

Most of them, anyway.

Why isn't Lightning in costume?

Well, that's everyone but the League's fearless leader.

Recognized. Aquaman, 2-7.

(CHUCKLING) And speak of the devil.

They're, uh, all waiting for you.

I am not looking forward to this.

M'gann, as leader of the team,

you are invited to observe.

Do I want to observe?

Probably not, but please come.

I believe I could use the moral support.

You have that, Kaldur. Always.

(SLOW INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING)

I hereby call this emergency meeting

of the Justice League to order.

I see that all of the Leaguers stationed on Earth are here,

either in person, or via hologram.

So, let us get right to it.

My coach here has urgent news from the heroes she is leading

on our various missions in space.

All right, we have confirmation.

Meta-human trafficking on Earth

has spilled out into the galaxy.

On multiple worlds, Earth's meta-humans

are being deployed by the enemy

as weapons of mass destruction.

Among other things, their presence in space

is undermining our efforts to rebuild both Earth

and the League's reputations

after our trial on the planet Brimbor.

Right. That's the problem.

I'm sorry, Jeff.

I... I didn't mean to diminish

the life of that girl.

I know, Diana.

Forget I said anything. It's just...

It's just, we need to know how this happened

and how it got by us.

Here on Earth, our ongoing struggle

with meta-human trafficking has...

Struggle? Try disaster.

Teens and even kids are being abducted

at an unprecedented scale.

They're tested for the meta-gene,

and if they test positive, they're used as guinea pigs

to create new meta-humans.

And even if they test negative,

they're rarely seen again.

Meta-humans are being treated

as the next exploitable resource.

By first-world countries, third-world countries,

rogue nations, corporations...

It's a global pandemic.

And globally, we are faced with obstacles at every turn.

United Nations Secretary General, Lex Luthor

is using our UN charter

to place more and more restrictions on the League.

We have to assume he's working behind the scenes

to turn other nations against us.

He's hamstrung us. I mean, come on!

When that tsunami hit Rolasia,

we couldn't even go in on a humanitarian mission.

We've become removed,

distant from the people

the League was created to serve.

Not by choice.

Perhaps it's time to acknowledge that the League

has outlived its usefulness on Earth.

-Batman. -That's overstating things.

-Don't you think? -No, I don't.

And I'm offering an alternative.

If your alternative is to disband the League,

I think you are forgetting all of the good we do.

Did. Past tense.

Present tense.

The League has its difficulties.

I acknowledge that.

But we still have a positive impact.

And we are an important symbol

for truth and justice worldwide.

Kaldur, symbols are great, but--

But all that matters is the mission.

If the UN is a roadblock to that mission,

then we remove it by removing the League.

Bruce, please.

-You are a founding member. -I'm sorry.

But, I hereby tender my resignation

to the Justice League.

So do I.

Wally.

This was a plan. You, Batman and the others,

you arranged this in advance.

You should leave with us, Dinah.

We can do a lot of good this way.

Well, you're off to a fine start.

You knew I wouldn't be part of blindsiding Kaldur,

so you kept me out of the loop.

-I-- -If you're leaving, leave.

I swear I wasn't a part of this.

But I came here today to

resign in person.

I felt I owed you and the League that much.

It's just...

I can't do this anymore.

I'm sorry.

I understand.

We will have to issue a statement.

-You mean, disown them. -Yes.

So the League won't be held responsible

for its former members' actions.

Hmm.

It's time.