This is the first chapter of the Problem, re-written.

Please enjoy and tell me if this newer version is better and worth following through on.

Prologue-

"Just relax, Richard." The 40-ish woman said as she closed the door behind her with the subtle click of a lock sounding. "Just relax."
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The team waited, patently for them, for Robin to give the signal. Minutes went by. Kid Flash was vibrating, letting off a low hum. Artemis was rubbing her bow, and even Kaldur was sending little shocks of electricity down his arms.

Where is Robin? KF mentally whined. They had lost contact with Robin after the alarms had gone off, alarms that were supposed to have been shut down. Just then, the hallway to their left rumbled with footsteps.

Run! Super boy mentally hollered. The team ran as fast as they could through the hallway, KF actually barely trotting to stay up with the team.

Has anyone seen Robin? He asked, really quite worried now. Other members whipped their heads back and forth trying to spot some unusual shadow, or some slight movement behind a vent that would hint that their friend, and comrade, was there.

Dammit Robin! Now is not the time to go ninja! Artemis growled. As the team ran into a large lab, the alarms shut off.

Was that Robin? Zatanna pondered. The team stopped running to look around.

What do you mean Zee? KF asked. Artemis frowned at the affectionate nickname, but held her thoughts/mouth.

I saw movement… Zatanna's words were cut off as the doors in front of the team were torn off their hinges. Rocket, Zatanna, and Megan let out a squeal. Artemis barely held her own squeak in.

The creature in front of them was ripped, literally. His skin was spilt showing muscles and veins, his clothes more like rags. He held a huge flame-thrower like gun in his hands. His skin was green and his eyes small, beady, and black. He had canines the length of a toddler's hands.

Crap, what did he take! Wally piped.

That looks like Blockbuster. Superboy said, narrowing his eyes. The Blockbuster released a gurgled, deep, bark like noise. Then, he pulled the trigger. The team scattered, but instead of flames, green smoke erupted from the nozzle of the flame-thrower. In only seconds the team was gasping on the ground. After about a minute, oxygen was once again the prominent thing being sucked into the lungs of the teenagers. Wally, who recovered first, stood up and looked around.

"He's gone!" Wally yelled. The rest of the team took another five minutes to stop wheezing and coughing, but they were all alert.

"I can't set up a mind link!" Megan cried out. Wally and the others noticed the odd emptiness in their minds where Megan usually connected them.

"How are we supposed to find Robin!" Rocket groaned.

"I'll track him with my magic!" Zatanna said excitedly. She stood still for a moment then recited, "Dnif Nibor!" A glowing string lead the team out of the room, but after a few steps, the line vanished.

"No! That wasn't a hard spell, why did it fail?" Zatanna huffed, looking worried. Kaldur then decided to summarize the situation.

"Ok, we are in a lab, unable to use magic or telepathy. We have also lost contact with one of our teammates." He said with a sigh.

"I hate scientists." Superboy growled. Wally rolled his eyes, but didn't respond, Artemis was grateful.

"I'm a scientist you know." Never mind.

"I hate you too." Megan giggled, but it was nervous, she was too worried about the youngest of the group. The some in the team's ears buzzed. Wally was the first to answer it.

"Guys, don't move, I found your position!" Robin's voice echoed. Wally sighed with relief.

"Wally, watch your head!" Artemis called, just as the ceiling above Wally's head began to crumble. Rocket produced a bubble, but it shattered as the ceiling fell on it. No was injured, but Rocket looked exhausted.

"What?" she huffed. Robin looked down on his team.

"Hey guys! Miss me?" Robin asked, his form blurry from the dust. As the team watched, a large, purple shadow leaned over Robin.

"Rob!" everyone yelled. Robin looked over his shoulder and disappeared for a few minutes. The team hurried up to the next floor. They saw Robin huffing and leaning on the wall.

"Rob!" Wally ran over to examine his friend.

"Guy gave me a good hit to my gut, and ran off. Give me a sec to catch my breath." Wally nodded, but did let his friend up with out help. "Ok, I found a way out. There is a window on this floor."

"What floor is this?" Zatanna asked.

"Um, third, no the fourth story. Wait! We went up an elevator… the sixth floor."

"Robin, very few people like jumping out of sixth story windows…" Kaldur said. Robin chuckled.

"If you guys want to take the long way down, and get past some angry guys in lab coats… feel free!" Robin led the way to the window. The team followed.

When they reached the window, Robin carefully cut a circle in the window. He reached through and put a small, red dot on the camera. The dot flashed rapidly, and then slowed down again.

"O.K. the camera is on a loop, we can go." Robin flashed his team a crazy grin. Superboy shattered the window with his fist. Robin smiled and didn't wait for his team. He jumped out of the window, and lengthened out his body to its full length. He held his arms slightly away from his body. He was angled downwards and let himself fall three stories before the whir of his grappling hook shot out and wrapped around a street light. As the line reeled in, Robin pulled himself forward as much as he could and at the top of his arc, which had climbed so he was five stories from the ground, he released the line and did a layout. His face was of pure joy and gravity held no bindings on this human. He repeated the process, except doing a tuck for his next flip.

The team watched until more footsteps could be heard faintly by Superboy.

"We can enjoy Robin's display from safety." Superboy growled as he jumped out, landing three building tops away. Wally snickered and ran out. Kaldur sighed and jumped to the next building top. Rocket nodded, and flew out a little shakily. Megan and Zatanna followed, and were soon picked up by the bio-ship. Kaldur also bordered the bio-ship. Artemis rolled her eyes and shot a line from the window to the bios ship. She was jerked up and into the ship just as guards began to turn the corner. The line was cut, and the guards had no idea where the intruders had gone.

"Hey, Rob," Megan said into the ear-pieces, "That was beautiful." Nothing but a cackle replied and the team smiled.