- Dick Grayson: Hurting? Try traumatized. I finally become leader and wind up sending all my friends to their deaths. I-I know I did what I had to do, but I hated it. When we first started this team, I was desperate to be in charge - not anymore. And - and that's not even the worst of it... You can't tell Batman.
- Black Canary: Nothing leaves this room.
- Dick Grayson: I always wanted - expected - to grow up and-and become him. And the hero bit, I'm still all in. But that thing inside of him, that thing that drives him to sacrifice everyhing fro the sake of his mission, that's not me. I don't want to be *the* Batman - anymore.
- Kaldur'ahm: I was a general, but behaved like a soldier, and sacrificed myself. I am not fit for command, and resign as team leader.
- Black Canary: Who do you recommend to take your place?
- Kaldur'ahm: Artemis is too raw and untrusting. Kid Flash - too rash and impulsive. Miss Martian remains too eager to please. Superboy carries too much anger.
- Black Canary: Making Robin the logical choice.
- Kaldur'ahm: But he is too young.
- Black Canary: Kaldur, you're all young.
- Kaldur'ahm: I cannot shake this burden to him - not yet. It appears I must withdraw my resignation.
- Black Canary: You could start by admitting you're not really Green Arrow's niece.
- Artemis: Right. Could you imagine what *Wally* would do with that?
- Black Canary: Interesting. So the person you're most worried about - is Wally.
- Batman: How are they?
- Martian Manhunter: I am still shaken by what you and I have wrought. One can only imagine what these youths fair.
- Batman: I know our virtual reality training simulation went badly, but I'd hoped the team would've rallied by now.
- Martian Manhunter: Trauma tends to linger, as I know you know, my friend.
- M'gann M'orzz: It was all my fault. Hello M'Gann. Who else could take a simple exercise and turn it into a nightmare that terrorizes everyone she cares about?
- Black Canary: You've turned white.
- M'gann M'orzz: [M'gann gasps] NO!... Oh, you meant Caucasian. Yeah, I'm fine being Megan, but I can't be trusted to use my other powers.
- Black Canary: M'gann, you're a Martian. Not using your natural abilities is like me refusing to speak. Which, by the way, I tried for a while after my very first Canary Cry. Nearly deafened my entire First Grade class. So I get how you feel. But not being yourself is never the answer. And it won't make your feelings of guilt go away. Learn from what happened. You uncle would be happy to train you. Practice until you have more control, and regain your confidence.
- Conner Kent: Here's the ugly truth. I wasn't devastated. Even when Superman, Tornado, you: the whole League dead. Even though I didn't save Wolf, watched Artemis and Kaldur die. Abandoned M'gann. I felt - at peace. You see from the moment I first opened my eyes in that Cadmus pod, There's been one more thing that I've wanted and feared. To know what is to be Superman. And I know. So I was - I was happy. Everyone I care about dead or traumatized, and I'm happy. How do I get past the guilt of that? How do I live with myself?
- Black Canary: I don't have any easy answers Conner. But one thing's clear, admitting it is the first step.
- Superboy: What was that?
- Beautiful Dreamer: Infinity Man. We merged to become part of the source, and greater than the sum of our parts.
- Superboy: Glad my team's not that close.
- Big Bear: Lower beings tend to fear intimacy.
- Superboy: Look, I've been remarkably patient, you know, for me. *What* is going on?
- Beautiful Dreamer: The new gods come from two worlds at war. Those of us from New Genesis are gods of life, freedom, and the source. Our enemies from Apocalypse are gods of anti-life, slavery, and degradation.
- Serifan: It's a heist! Come on, pardners, let's ride in there guns a-blazin' and round up them outlaws.
- Beautiful Dreamer: He's watched a lot of Earth Westerns.
- Superboy: Yeah, well, there's a time to go in strong and a time to go in smart.
- Vykin: It is your world, Superboy. We shall follow your lead.
- Vykin: That drill and those carts are the property of New Genesis. You will return them - *now*!
- Superboy: Gold goes back too.
- Whisper A'Daire: Interfer and things get ugly.
- Bruno 'Ugly' Mannheim: I'm Ugly.
- Black Canary: So, you want me to believe that after everything you went through, including your own death from fiery explosion, you're peachy?
- Wally West: I'm, uh, fairly certain I never used the word peachy. But, I think you got the gist.
- Black Canary: So you really have no interest in confronting your extreme reaction to Artemis' death?
- Wally West: [Chokes on the popcorn he's eating] ... I'd rather talk about you, babe.
- Black Canary: Wally, you're in denial.
- Wally West: ...I'm comfortable with that.
- Beautiful Dreamer: This is Desaad, god-scientist and chief torturer of Apokolips. His experiments are pure evil; his works, abominations. His master...
- Desaad: Unspeakable.
- Whisper A'Daire: ...He is seriously creepy.
- Martian Manhunter: [Batman is analyzing the Genisphere] What exactly do you expect to find, Batman? According to Conner, Sphere has proven quite useful. Wally has already rechristened her "the super-cycle".
- Batman: By any name, the Sphere merits further investigation.
- Beautiful Dreamer: These weapons aren't from New Genesis. They are of - the enemy.
- Superboy: What enemy?
- Beautiful Dreamer: *The* enemy. The gods of anti-life. These weapons are of Apokalips.