Scene: League Stronghold — Inner Sanctum
Quiet in the way that feels intentional.
At its center, the Lazarus Pit glows—green, slow, alive in a way it shouldn’t be.
Ra's al Ghul stands at its edge, hands clasped behind his back.
A shadow kneels behind him.
“Detective Batman has completed his analysis.”
“He believes the boy is… comparable to the Lazarus phenomenon. Internalized. Stable.”
“He has classified the boy as closer to a Lazarus entity than a human.”
He steps nearer to the glowing waters.
The light reflects in his eyes.
“For centuries,” Ra’s says, voice low, “the Lazarus Pits have been a gift… and a limitation.”
The assassin remains silent.
“They restore,” Ra’s continues, “but imperfectly. They demand balance. They take as much as they give.”
He looks down into the Pit.
“…a child walks the world who has surpassed them.”
Flash of Memory — Danny Laughing
“—okay but have you tried not stabbing me—”
“No madness. No degradation. No dependency.”
“To be reborn without cost…”
Scene Shift: Batcave — Same Night
Hanging off the edge of the medical bed with his head dangling toward the floor.
“…I’m just saying,” he tells Damian Wayne, “if gravity wanted me right-side up, it would’ve tried harder.”
Damian is reconsidering every decision that led here.
“This is not normal behavior.”
“Define normal,” Danny shoots back.
From the console, Batman doesn’t look up.
“Stop hanging upside down.”
“Batman will attempt to contain him,” he says. “Study him. Perhaps even protect him.”
“As though one can own such a thing.”
The assassin speaks carefully.
“No more crude attempts.”
“Did you learn nothing from the last encounter?”
“You do not seize a force like that.”
He gestures toward the Pit.
Danny is now poking at one of the Batcomputer screens.
“…so this is, like, your search history?”
Damian grabs his wrist. “Do not touch—”
“…wow, you really do not trust anybody.”
“…hey, why am I labeled ‘Potential Lazarus-Class Entity’?”
Batman freezes for half a second.
Danny looks between them.
A new projection activates.
The moment his eyes flare green—
Ra’s watches it like a man watching destiny unfold.
The assassin leans forward.
He steps closer to the projection.
Reaches out—almost touching the image.
“You see a weapon,” he says softly.
“Batman sees a variable.”
Scene: Batcave — Tension Shift
Danny is still staring at the screen.
“…Okay, seriously, should I be concerned about that label?”
Batman answers this time.
“Wait, does that mean I get, like, categorized with spooky green pool guy?”
Damian: “Do not refer to the Lazarus Pit as—”
Danny: “Spooky green pool guy, got it.”
Back to the League — Final Orders
Ra’s turns away from the projection.
“We do not take him,” he says.
“Appeal to his curiosity. His defiance. His… lack of fear.”
Ra’s gaze flicks once more to the Pit.
“Then we ensure he understands…”
“…that he belongs to something greater.”
Scene: Batcave — Final Beat
“…You know, for a secret underground lair, this place is weirdly cozy.”
Because something has shifted.
He tilts his head slightly.
“…Okay, weird question,” he says.
“…Does it feel like someone just made a decision about me?”
“…Man, I hate when that happens.”
