Say When

A/N: What started as an ask box fic became so much more! Please Review! Special thanks to chipofmintchocolate! 3 ya baby!

Disclaimer: I don't own YJ or the characters or the song "Say When" by the fray. :P

Dick was sitting in the The Cave's kitchen, working on the ridiculously easy homework his teachers gave him when the Caves communication system started going haywire. He quickly rushed over to accept the transmission as everyone else was out. GA's unusually frightened face came on screen "Robin! Where's Batman?!"

"Probably in Gotham, what's going on GA?" Robin asked worriedly.

"It's Artemis. I need you to call Batman and tell him to prepare the med bay." GA grimaced. "Tell him to call in a Code 8."

Dick looked up, eyes behind the mask wide with fear. "A Code 8?! What happened? Is Artemis-"

But GA cuts him off, "I don't have time for this! Prepare the Med Bay and try to get Batman. ETA 7 Minutes." And GA was gone.

Robin stared at the screen a second, collecting his thoughts, then rushed into action. He ran into the med-bay and signaled for Watchtower medical assistance and made sure there was a bed for Artemis. Then he called Bats

"Robin to Batman." He said anxiously into the Comm.

"What is it Dick?" Bruce's deep voice filled Dick's ears.

" GA just called in a Code 8 for Artemis, I don't know what happened but he was insistent that you get here." Dick explained quietly. Then he looked at his wrist computer. "Their ETA should be around 3 minutes."

Bruce made an approving grunt and said "Alright, I should be there in 2. No patrol tonight." And the connection dropped.

Dick collapsed into a chair in the kitchen. Code 8's were bad. Code 8 meant-no. He wouldn't go there. RECONGIZED BATMAN 02.

"Is she here yet?" Bruce asks, walking into the Cave.

"No." Dick answers sadly. Batman gives Dick a pointed look through the cowl.

"I'm fine; you should go make sure all the right doctors are here." Dick says stubbornly. Bruce nods and goes to the Med Bay. Dick can hear him talking to the Doctors quietly, and as he gets up to ask a question the Zeta Beam whirrs to life. Dick freezes and turns around, expecting the worst.

RECONGIZED GREEN ARROW 08 ARTEMIS B07.

"Robin!" GA calls, struggling to pull what appears to be Artemis (he can only see her hair-Oh God her hair) through the Zeta Beam. As Dick moves to help, he hears the billowing of a cape and before he can take another step, Bruce is there, lifting Artemis's bloody, beaten body out of GA's hands and rushing to the Med-Bay. GA quickly limps behind Batman and Dick follows. Artemis was put on a gurney and rushed away into surgery. Dick didn't get a good luck at her and thought it was for the best. He heard GA groan in a mixture of pain and frustration. Bruce and Dick both turned from staring after Artemis and looked expectantly at Ollie.

"What happened?" Dick asked angrily. GA sighed, sunk down on the extra gurney and put his head in his hands. A nurse quickly rushed over to look at him and Dick noticed he had a few small cuts and a twisted ankle. Ollie looked up, the guilt obvious in his eyes.

"It's all my fault." He whispered. Dick and Bruce shared a look then turned to Ollie.

"Explain." said Batman, crossing his arms. Ollie ran his hands through his hair tiredly.

"3 days ago (Monday) Artemis and I went on patrol. Everything was fine. I sent her home later than usual, and she said she would call or text me the next day. We both went our separate ways. I got a text from her the next afternoon saying she had a huge test and wasn't able to patrol. Wednesday I got another text saying she was grounded and couldn't patrol. Thursday morning around 9:00 am Paula called to thank me for letting Artemis stay with me the past couple days. I told her I hadn't seen Artemis since Monday. I told Paula not to worry; she was probably hiding out in the Cave. But she wasn't. I ended up having to track her. How HE didn't find her tracker, I don't know." GA paused. "According to the tracker, she was somewhere in Bludhaven. I, of course, went to go find her without backup." He shakes his head, and suddenly his voice is loud and raging with self-disgust. "I was so stupid! I should've known something was going on. I should've made sure she got home safe. I should've-"

Bruce places a hand on Ollie's shoulder. Dick just waits. Ollie looks down sadly. "She-she-" His voice cracks in despair. "She was in one of the Shadow's torture centers." Dick can't control the sound that comes from his mouth; it's a twisted mixture of shock and sadness.

"She was there for 3 days." Dick says accusingly.

Ollie just looks at Dick, heartbroken. "I know."

Bruce gives Dick another look before turning to Ollie. "How did you get her out?"

Ollie shrugs his shoulders, "I don't know. It was far too easy. HE wasn't there; Cheshire was the only operative besides a few guards. She didn't even put up that much of a fight. When I finally got to Artemis, I don't think she was conscious. Her eyes blinked a few times, but that was it. I got a hold of Robin and barely made it to the Zeta ,as I was trying not to hurt her more than I had too. In the process I somehow twisted my ankle. We got to the cave and..." He trails off, staring into the nothingness of the med bay's walls. Dick doesn't know what to do, so he sits in a chair near Ollie.

Bruce stays standing, "Did anyone else know where you were going?"

Ollie shakes his head "No." Bruce nods, he knew this. Dick speaks up, a sudden question forming in his mind.

"Who took her?" he asks with a mixture of curiosity and anxiety.

A/N: Chapter two coming soon Review! Traught/afriends in later chapters as well as intense angst and such!