I read once that Speedy had a drug problem in the comics so this my take.

this is when Speedy is part of JLU

kid friendly.

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"I'm so tired of this" Speedy kneeled armed and ready behind a crate in the Star City warehouse district.

" I know kid, but it has to be done."

The reunited ex PARTNERS! (Not sidekick!) Were staking out warehouse #12.

Apparently there was reason to believe that there was going to be a big drug shipment coming in. For some reason involving peanut butter and PEZ dispensers, Question REALLY wanted it busted.

"I take high, you take low?" Speedy asked into the comlink. "You got it."

The team broke up moving around the perimeter to surround the 9-armed men inside packing storage crates.

2 minutes later he tapped the comlink. This was it.

"FIRE!"

To the druggies inside the felt surrounded and quickly armed themselves firing at anything that moved. However they were poorly trained.

Between Speedy and Arrow 5 of the 9 were down in less than 20 seconds. The rest scrambled for hiding places and getaway vehicles.

2 of them broke off and headed for the left exit as Arrow ran after them and pinned them own quickly.

Speedy on the other hand was having a much harder time. Apparently 1 of the goons had a military background or something.

" I, I CAN'T GET A GOOD SHOT!"

He yelled as the two of them tackled him. However Arrow was too far away to stop what happened next.

" GET OFF!" Speedy yelled. He knew he was in trouble, they had gas masks on.

Before he could react, one of them hit him in the head with the blunt end of a machine gun. He looked around dazedly as one of the men pulled a container out from a crate.

" OPEN WIDE, KID! This will only hurt… actually this will hurt A LOT!"

The man sneered, his voice mangled by the gas mask. Speedy was scared. Suddenly a green mist surrounded them. It burned and tasted like ice melt salt.

" Can't, brea…" He coughed. He used the last once of energy he had to hit the emergency signal on his comlink, before he slipped into unconsciousness. He collapsed on to the floor struggling to even breath.

"SPEEDY!" Was all he heard when he hit the floor.

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ch2 soon!