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It really had taken the full two weeks for Eobard to calm down. The job at S.T.A.R. Labs had been botched, and it only succeeded thanks to his quick thinking. Deadshot had been captured by the League as planned.
At most, all they would be able to do is extract a plan from him that involved Time Travel (which was a fabricated lie) along with a microchip that contained the very location of their hideout. Thawne predicted that they wouldn't pass the encryption on the chip within the next few weeks, which meant that his plan had a timer to succeed. There was only one shot, and his associates needed to know it. The rest of the Legion had been gathered upstairs. Finishing off a machine he had devised to absorb the Flash's speed force, He gathered himself, and paced towards the entry of the room after ascending the flight of stairs. The room fell silent as he graced them with his presence. He took a deep breath, and spoke, "I hope our newest members have had the time necessary to settle in." He lifted his right arm, and brought it down in a clenched fist. Class was in session, and they were all about to receive a lesson from the Professor.

"Our little breakout at S.T.A.R. Labs was a disgrace. Lack of co-ordination, betrayal and inaction almost cost us our first mission. If this happens again, you can all wave goodbye to any dreams you may have for this world. I brought you all together because I believed you all to be efficient, ruthless and ambitious. I'm not a man who takes being wrong very lightly." Zoom then put aside his disappointment as he loosened his fist. "--Now, hoping we have learnt from our mistakes, we shall begin our next mission. Circe, you and Parasite will be heading off to Themyscira. You'll be meeting with Ares, he will explain what is needed to be done once you are there, and I trust you will succeed." He nodded at the sorceress. He had no doubts about her capabilities. "--Sinestro, Black Adam, Enchantress and I, we will be meeting with two more potential associates. We're going to require a rather unique item to further ensure that we achieve our goals. We'll be leaving as soon as possible." Thawne broadened his shoulders as he paced at the front of the room before stopping before them all. "The rest of you will be keeping the League at bay whilst we're gone. Given their reputations, It's been decided that Grodd, Savage and another potential associate will be co-coordinating your affairs from here on out until our return. Their word is absolute, and you will follow their orders down to the last detail in order to ensure our plan succeeds. I trust I won't have to repeat myself."

Eobard nodded at Enchantress, giving her the go to help transport those who weren't able to cross great distances with swiftness. Within an instant, crimson bolts of electrical energy immersed Professor Zoom, and his feet carried him off at a tremendous speed as he ran out of the Slaughter Swamp. As he crossed the country, Eobard felt a sudden stunt in his speedforce, shortly losing his footing whilst running and falling off. Sliding across the ground, he growled as he stopped himself. He looked at his right arm as it began to vibrate then stop vibrating, then vibrating again once more. Something had changed in his future. He needed to hurry, time was running out for him. He picked himself up once more, and zoomed off. Where was he going? To a dark cove off the coast of the United States, where he was about to meet with none other than Ocean Master and Black Manta.

"I'm sure you can appreciate the concept of weeding out the undesirables." Grodd replied to the mercenary, pointing out the distinct lack of those members of the legion that would have proven either problematic and down right detrimental to the Legion's overall goal. Atrocitus was time bomb waiting to go off, Deadshot lacked ambition, and the Joker and his pet were simply unpredictable.The Legion itself was still unsure as to where the two clowns had disappeared off of too but that was no longer their concern. Not that most of them had any idea as to what was actually going on. That had been shared by Thawne to his 'Inner Council' which now included Deathstroke. Grodd held a notable hatred for humanity in all of it's forms, but even he could not deny the skills and experience that Slade would bring to the table. He would make a powerful ally and an even more formidable foe to the Legion's enemies.

"Straight to the point then." Grodd noted looking down at the mercenary before trading glances with Savage and other members of the Legion. "The goal is simple, we divide and conquer. Thawne and Circe will be attending to operations within Atlantis and Themyscera, the League will split themselves between the two once our members commence their missions. Our goal is to divide them even further. .." Grodd explained the details of their mission. It was simple but altogether imperative to the Legion's end game. " Our ultimate goal is to either incapacitate or downright eliminate as many members of the Justice League as we can. Those members that would be ill-suited to take on the challenges of either Atlantis or Themyscera."

Grodd’s lips peeled back, canines bared back in anger. It was a natural reaction at this point, such was his disdain for all speedsters, even if he had allied himself with one of them. Grodd had allied himself with Thawne out of a mutual hatred of the Flash and his allies, but he was not foolish enough to trust the man in his entirety. The man was a psychopath even by a villain’s standards. And while he had been wise enough to acknowledge Grodd and the other inner circle members as a step above the common super villain, he knew that Thawne saw them all tools to use in his quest for vengeance. Grodd had to ensure that he remained in the Speedster’s good will. He knew just how expendable all of them were.

“With the strongest members otherwise distracted, the remnants will be easier to break.” Grodd stated. The strategy was that of divide and conquer. With members such as Superman, Wonder Woman, and Green Lantern removed from the equation for the time being, the league would respond with it’s weaker links. Once those were removed, taking down the rest of the League would be all but child’s play. Their temporary base here would be the perfect lure to bait the League and once they entered, their demise would be all but assured. ” Rest assured Thawne. When this is all over, Slaughter Swamp will be their final resting place.”