My spin on what happens after 'Auld Acquaintance,' specifically with Roy Harper. Enjoy! (Not a one-shot)
Ch 1~ Different Opinions
Roy had disappeared.
Well, both the clone and the original, but Red Arrow was now missing also.
He was at the meeting, but other than that, nobody knew when he was last seen, who saw him the most recently, who should go look, or where he would be. Nobody knew anything, but everybody had mixed feelings.
Robin was confused. How did he not notice something so… major? Then again, how could he have known? He had been a clone for three whole years… Robin realized he had known both the clone and the real Speedy an equal amount of time. Roy was a clone, an exact copy; there hadn't been a way for him to uncover such information. But maybe… maybe if he had… no. Batman's protégé was an amazing detective, but he couldn't have expected… this.
Wally was confused as well, but he was battling inside. He felt betrayed by the clone, angry, as if this was all his-its fault. But he also felt… bad. Red Arrow had run away. Had the archer been too afraid to see what they would do, or had he just run out of sheer anger? Clone Roy hadn't known what he was. The disappearance of Wally's friend was not its- his fault. Little did the speedster know, Clone Roy's reasons for running were neither of his assumptions.
Aqualad was looking at this from two sides of the story. On one, he had his old acquaintance, not the clone, Roy Harper… missing. Where was he now? Could they recover their friend? Or was he… Aqualad's brows furrowed. No. He would not think that way. His friend was alive, it was just a matter of where. On the other hand, the Atlantian was thinking about Red Arrow, the Cadmus clone. Kaldur knew that Red Arrow had been created to be exactly like Speedy, but they had changed the clone, adding programming; the two archers were no longer similar, besides appearance. He saw them as two separate people, both MIA. They both needed to be found. With that, he got up from his seat, leaving the cave.
M'gann had trouble sorting out her emotions. Overall, she felt pity for the clone. He was like Superboy; it wasn't their choice to become copies of already existing humans. She glanced over at Superman's son.
Conner was angry. That's what he told himself, but he was really just shocked. Red was a clone like him, would there have been any way for Superboy to recognize Red Arrow as a Cadmus clone? No, he didn't have telepathic abilities like the genomes. He slumped over, resting his head on his fist. Wolf nudged Superboy's foot, letting out a little whimper.
The anxiety in the room was making Wolf nervous. Nobody was making noise, not even his master, who was usually trying to hit the woman with blonde hair and black clothing, the one who screamed. She wasn't here. Wolf lifted his head. Something was missing- no, someone. The red guy. He liked the red guy; he smelled like Superboy. Wolf let out a huff, then rested his head on his paws.
Zatanna wasn't thinking about the present like everybody else. Her mind was in the future. If Roy had actually been a clone for three years, he was, technically, the real Speedy. The real Roy, if he was still alive, would be more inexperienced. She sighed. This was going to be difficult.
Rocket tapped her foot impatiently. She wanted to do something. She may have not known any of these heroes for long, but she could tell that they were all planning. Enough planning, Time to act! She realized that Kaldur was no longer in the cave. Quietly, she slipped out, taking the hallway Aqualad had.
Artemis watched Kaldur leave, Rocket shortly after. She had no idea what to think. Artemis had never met Speedy, only Red Arrow. Were they any different? She had no way of knowing. The archer couldn't help but feel… sad for the clone. Artemis couldn't imagine waking up one day, realizing that you had betrayed… everyone. Speedy needed to be brought back, but she had to find Red Arrow. And she knew where to look. She got up from her seat, and left before anyone could ask where she was going. But all of the teenagers were too wrapped up in their separate thoughts to notice.
Aqualad and Rocket were talking outside of the mountain. Artemis walked up to them, and their conversation halted, the two glanced the archer's way.
"What's up?" She asked, folding her arms. Aqualad's shoulders slumped, and he looked over to Rocket. The heroine shrugged.
"We… we are going to look for Red Arrow." He said. That was unexpected. Going somewhere without the whole team? Not telling anyone? Very un-Kaldur-like.
"Why? What about them?" Artemis gestured to the cave entrance.
"I fear… that some of them do not understand. They want to find Speedy, but are forgetting about our friend." He spoke carefully, trying to make sense.
Artemis agreed. The others seemed more focused on finding Roy, the one who had been missing for three years, but were forgetting Red Arrow.
"This may not be the best plan, but I agree." Artemis glanced over her shoulder.
"We should get going." Rocket said.
"But where to start?" Kaldur pointed.
"I have a pretty good idea." Artemis replied. Red Arrow had said that he wanted to find Speedy. She knew that he needed information, and the green archer knew who he planned to get it from.
A/N: This is going to be so fun to write! If there are any errors, or if it seemed rushed, sorry, I just really wanted to get this out! Next chapter should be pretty fun though!