Disturbingly Inexplicable

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Why, of all the people, Gorilla Grodd, Black Mantra and the Clock King had decided to team up, Dinah cannot begin to imagine. She expects it will come out eventually – these things tend to play out that way – but right now the most important thing is to stop them.

It's the launch of a new communications satellite – a single unit to do the work of a global network – she's not quite sure of the science, but she and her friends are sure that it is to be kept away from villainous control at all costs. So the interest of these three ne'er-do-wells immediately prompts Justice League intervention.

Hal and J'Onn are both off planet. Barry is tied up with Captain Cold, and that leaves Dinah and Arthur to see to this.

Sorry, Dinah, Arthur, and the new kid.
Oliver Queen. Green Arrow.

Dinah's still not entirely sure how she feels about Oliver. She is sure how he feels about her – because he won't shut up about it. He's even started calling her Pretty Bird (Pretty Bird, really?) and not a single meeting goes by in which he's not making some sort of comment about looking out for her, or her legs, or he's just looking. No wonder he and Hal get on so well.

On the other hand - he's cute. And a charming chauvinistic pig. And she is well aware that she spends as much time looking at his butt/chest/arms as he does looking at her. Especially his arms. Damn.

Going on a mission is a relief, really, from the awkward atmosphere at HQ, even without Hal smirking at them.

This was supposed to be a usual mission. Stop the bad guys, come home. Three on three, easy.

Then something goes horribly wrong. A new player - one Dinah doesn't recognise. With some sort of hypnotic power. It's hard to tell, because one second she's hearing music that she shouldn't be able to hear, the next she's fighting Batman. 

Much as it hurts her pride that the JLA needs to be bailed out by an outsider, she's never been happier to see him.

It's a good thing we've got Arkham

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After a Bat-rescue, Dinah and the boys head back to HQ for research into this Music Meister guy.

His name, it turns out, is William Kamala, and his base of operations so far has been New York - whose lack of a resident hero has probably been why he's escaped notice from the caped so far. A string of petty crimes with accomplices that have been quick to turn on him, but without any arrests, thanks to his ability to hypnotize and control all cops who go after him.

But he's attracted notice, now. Not just from the Justice League, but from Batman. Although he also has control of a global communications satellite, and there's no way he can permitted to have that.

Just as they're planning their next move, alarms go off at Blackgate prison - a massive prison wide break out. Arthur and Oliver, adjusting their new ear plugs, agree to go off to clear up that mess, while Dinah, citing her experience as Gotham's other cape, volunteers to find and coordinate with Batman on the Music Meister's apprehension.

At least, that's the reason Dinah gives the boys.

Really, she's just hoping to work with Batman.

This has nothing to do with the ringing in her ears.