Disclaimer: I don't own anything.

Author's note: The poorly disguised prisons that are called schools are back in session including my own. So I would suspect this is a form of procrastination to get out of trying to find Sumer on a map. So enjoy!

"Is this the place?" M'gann asked getting off the bike.

"Madam Redd's Bar is that building," Robin said pointing to a red concrete wall.

"Looks a bit shabby," Kid Flash commented appearing with Superboy. "Then again I suppose that is good for what we are here for," He added. "Did you two catch a lucky break or what?" He added.

"5 grand is a good sum," Robin replied as a subtle hit that anyone could be watching.

"Oh, I could by a new pair of trainers with that," Kid Flash replied.

"You could buy more than one pair of trainers with that money," Aqualad commented walking out of the shadows shaking water out of his short hair.

"Can I buy a hamburger?" Superboy asked.

"Of course you can," M'gann replied brightly.

"I take it you 5 are the lot Fred picked up," A rough voice said. 3 boys walked out of the shadows, all of them being mostly muscle. The voice belonged to the biggest, and rather ugly, boy.

"And what's it to you?" Robin asked.

"We are going to be working together so I suggest that we don't fight," The skinniest one interjected eyeing up Superboy and Aqualad. "I take it our 9th isn't here." He added twitching.

"They aren't with us," Kid Flash commented picking a piece of trash off his shoe.

"You all here for the take?" The third man asked. They nodded curtly. "So we have a common objective, good enough for me," He added.

"It should be good enough for all of you," Fred said opening the back door of Madam Redd's Bar and stepping out. "Your 9th is already inside come in," He added jerking his head. The team exchanged a look with the three boys before following Fred inside.

"Interesting place," Kid Flash commented. Everything seemed to be covered in red velvet from the floor to the walls.

"Take a seat," Fred said motioning to a large booth in the corner. Everyone slid in.

The rest of the room was filled with a small bar, tables and a large stage. Sitting on the stage was one of the few things not covered in velvet, a large white grand piano. It stood empty, but from the slightly crowded room it looked like someone was about to go on.

"What is all of this?" The skinny boy asked.

"Shhh," Several people hissed.

The team was quiet surprised to see Holly Quinn near the front of the stage. On further investigation they found several other 'sidekick' villains. Robin's eyes widened slightly when he saw Catwoman sitting in a corner booth lapping up a bowl of milk.

"Oh good, she's on," Fred said excitedly.

Their attention went to the stage. The room lights dimmed and a spot light focused on the piano. A woman slid onto the bench, her low red velvet dress scratching softly against the bench. The entire room seemed to hold their breath as the first notes traveled through the room.

"There's a girl, thought she knew,
What her life was going to do,
Then she goes, and falls in love and throws it all away.

But her man, can't decide,
If he's made the right choice in life,
So she comes home one day to find he's gone away.

Put your heart back in your pocket,
Pick your love up off the floor
When your momma says you're stopping,
But girl, let me tell you more:
If he's 95 or 22,
A boy's gonna do what he's gonna do,
He says he don't love you anymore,
So pick up off the floor.

Walks around an empty town,
Sees his face coming around,
Every corner takes on a similar stay.

Love is lost, life can burn,
But your luck will return,
But if you're dragging it down you won't know it's there

Put your heart back in your pocket,
Pick your love up off the floor
When your momma says you're stopping,
But girl, let me tell you more:
If he's 95 or 22,
A boy's gonna do what he's gonna do,
He says he don't love you anymore,
So pick up off the floor.

Put your heart back in your pocket,
Pick your love up off the floor
When your momma says you're stopping,
But girl, let me tell you more:
If he's 95 or 22,
A boy's gonna do what he's gonna do,
He says he don't love you anymore,
So pick up off the floor.

Pick your love, love, love (pick up off the floor)
Oooooooooh (pick up off the floor)

Put your heart back in your pocket,
Pick your love up off the floor
When your momma says you're stopping
But girl let me tell you more
If he's 95 or 22
A boy's gonna do what he's gonna do
He says he don't love you anymore
So pick up off the floor"

The song finished and Holly Quinn was sighing with a sweet smile on her face. Everyone in the room seemed to be filled with the same strange melancholy happiness of the song. The woman finished off the last dying piano cords. She stood up as the piano slowly sank into the floor.

"How are you all feeling to night?" The woman asked turning around. M'gann almost gasped out loud.

The woman was Raven. Her tattoos seemed to vanish in the red velvet dress that gracefully hung on her frame. She wore matching red velvet elbow gloves. Her thick black hair was pinned up under a small red hat, and the rest cascaded down her back in an ever so graceful way. One of the few hints that proved that this opposite of the Raven the team new, was the red velvet eye patch, everything from the way she presenter herself to her fashion was different.

"I know you all have someone special that you like to think about late at night," Raven continued into the Elvis styled microphone. "However sometimes it is nice to not have a care about any one or thing, so here is a song for that," She continued.

She turned being over tore off the long skirt of the dress. She turned wearing a pair of tight leather pants and thick red boots. She caught the instrument thrown to her and sang.

(Warning if you have issues with songs that swear, a lot, just skip down to where the song ends, and yelling at me for using it will not change anything as I am as stubborn as hell)

"If you're havin' girl problems I feel bad for you son
I got 99 problems and a bitch ain't one

Tip my hat to the sun in the west
Feel the beat right in my chest
At the crossroads a second time
Make the devil change his mind.
Its a pound of flesh but it's really a ton
99 problems and a bitch ain't one

If you're havin' girl problems I feel bad for you son
I got 99 problems and a bitch ain't one
99 problems
But a bitch ain't one.

Like broken glass under my feet
I can lose my mind in the sea
Looking for prize but I don't blood
All I wanna drink is drink the flood
You can come inside but your friends can't come
99 problems and a bitch ain't one

If you're havin' girl problems I feel bad for you son
99 problems and a bitch ain't one
I got 99
99
99
99

99 problems
But a bitch ain't one.

99
99 problems and a bitch ain't one."

She finished grinning triumphantly. The entire room had clapped along to the beat. She adjusted the guitar and launched into several other songs each received with welcoming arms from the audience. The team felt tired out watching her run around the stage and messing with the drummer and other guitar players that had appeared.

"Ladies, Gentlemen, Undecided, whatever the hell I missed with those three statements," Raven grinned to the audience. "Our time together has come to an end, I could carry on until I die of exhaustion, but that sounds rather grim. So I am going to finish off with a request song and then anyone is welcome to leave money on the bar for future performances." She added. "So what song shall it be?" She asked looking out at the crowd.

Murmurs when around as everyone exchanged ideas. Raven accepted the water bottle that was tossed up to her. She took a swig as a song was agreed upon. Harley Quinn whispered the song into Raven's ear.

"Should have guessed," Raven said rolling her eyes. "Someone give me a leather jacket, I have to have one while performing this song. It just seems right," She added smiling. She caught the one tossed to her and slipped it on. The room lit up as she played the opening guitar.

"Get your motor runnin'
Head out on the highway
Lookin' for adventure
And whatever comes our way
Yeah Darlin' go make it happen
Take the world in a love embrace
Fire all of your guns at once
And explode into space

I like smoke and lightning
Heavy metal thunder
Racin' with the wind
And the feelin' that I'm under
Yeah Darlin' go make it happen
Take the world in a love embrace
Fire all of your guns at once
And explode into space

Like a true nature's child
We were born, born to be wild
We can climb so high
I never wanna die

Born to be wild
Born to be wild"

"Good night everybody," Raven grinned tossing back the jacket and running off stage.

"Isn't she wonderful?" Fred asked sighing as many of the people stood up and left many leaving 50's and 100's on the bar. "To bad she is under 18," He added sighing. The rest of the group felt immensely grossed out that he had the hots for someone half his age.

"So where is our 9th?" The Leader of the muscle boys asked.

"You just saw her," Fred replied.

"The girl?" The skinny one squeaked.

"That would be me I assume," Raven said appearing lighting up. "Raven, haven't you hear off me?" She asked. The three muscle boys paled.

"You're a good guy though," The third commented.

"I am on my own side, which is mostly who is paying me," Raven replied. "And I need some quick cash." She added picking up the money on the bar and sticking it into her tight leather pants.

"Raven, leave half of that," A woman child. A woman with large frizzy red hair snatched the money out of Raven's hand. "There," She said taking out half. "And drinks are on the house as usual." She added smiling.

"Your robbing me Redd," Raven replied looking at her smaller, but still big, wad of cash. "Harley how you feeling?" She asked greeting Harley.

"Same old same old," Harley replied sighing. "Mr. J hasn't contacted me in two weeks," She added with a sob.

"Hang in there," Raven replied patting her on the back as she continued out. "So to business." She added pulling up a chair and sitting on it backwards.

"Mr. Wayne's 16th century suit of armor." Fred let loose.

"Are you insane Fred Casley?" Redd asked coming over and handing out drinks. "Everyone knows that house is more guarded then the gates to Heaven," she added. "They even say that the house is haunted by an ex-CAI agent who was the best of the best, no one steals anything from the Wayne's or they are dead," She warned walking off.

"That is why I got the best team together," Fred called out after her. A gun shot rang out and Fred Casley fell forward dead.

"Well I suppose that solves that problem," Raven commented lighting up another cig. "Don't have to drug him," She added picking up the glass that was placed in front of Fred and dumping it in a nearby plant. She reached over and pulled out the wallet in Fred's pants. "Your money," She added shelling out the bills to the three boys.

"Wait they were working for you?" Superboy asked.

"Yes Stone," Raven replied, using the nickname she had dubbed him with over their brief week. "Speaking of which can you change your tone yet?" She asked. Superboy looked at her slightly amused.

"We should contact Ba- Baba," Robin covered remembering the 3 boys. He slipped out of the booth and walked of a little bit.

"Baba?" The muscle leader laughed.

"Yes it is there trainer who teaches them how to kill without moving a muscle." Raven said looking at them stonily.

"That is impossible," The skinny one laughed.

"If you stay in the bar for another minute you will get a demonstration," Raven added. The three boys quickly scampered off. "Thank God, I hated those three," She commented.

"Guys, I think we have a problem," Robin commented coming back.

"What?" M'gann asked.

"I can't get in touch with any of the members of the main Justice League," Robin replied. "I even hacked into government controlled satellites and tried, they are not answering." He added. "And no life forms in the space base either," He added. The team exchanged a worried look.

"It looks like we might need your help," Aqualad commented to Raven.

Tada all done. I felt like using songs in writing, as a warning they probably won't reappear. I don't own any of the songs, but all of them are awesome in their own ways. The first is Pick Up Off The Floor by MIKA, the second 99 Problems by Hugo, and the third Born to be Wild by Steppenwolf. Hoped you enjoyed :D.