This is a "team-meets-the-Red Hood-and-has-no-idea-who-he-is" kind of story. Just so you know. Yeah, so here it is!
Robin finished tying the four drug dealers together, with the help of Aqualad and Superboy. The team had just finished fighting off a bunch of henchmen, and there was a lot of them. It took a while, but victory was sweet.
Suddenly, a blur of red and yellow rushed by. "KF, what now?" Robin asked, exasperated. The blur came by again and stopped in front of the acrobat. Kid Flash was there, smiling sheepishly. His only response to his best friend's question was holding out a green bow. Sighing and rolling his eyes, Robin turned around and headed for the door of the warehouse.
"Come on," he called to the others. He was followed out by Miss Martian, Superboy, Aqualad, and a very pleased archer. Artemis had snatched her bow back from Kid Flash, leaving him alone on the floor with a slap upside his head. "Try to keep up, Baywatch!" She said with a smirk.
"Wait up!" He scrambled after the group, nearly tripping over his own feet in his haste to get out. "Don't leave me here!"
However, everyone ignored him. Snickering, Robin told the others, "If he's really the fastest boy on Earth, he should be able to catch up at some point." Artemis gave him a high five while Miss Martian nodded. Superboy just kept staring straight ahead.
Aqualad gave a faint smile before turning to the Miss Martian. "Did you call the bio-ship yet?" he asked. She smiled in return. "Yep, she's already on her way." Kid Flash finally caught up to them, stumbling and resting a hand on Superboy's shoulder so he wouldn't fall. After receiving a death glare from the clone, however, the speedster immediately thought better of it.
While they were waiting, Artemis managed to start another argument with Kid Flash. While the two shouted at each other, Miss Martian and Superboy struck up a conversation. Robin grinned when he saw them talking together, then pulled out his holographic computer to keep himself occupied. Aqualad took in the scene, glad they weren't on a stakeout tonight. This loud, it would have been over in a matter of seconds.
Just then, gunshots rang out. They came from inside the warehouse they had been in only moments ago. Everyone stopped what they were doing, and looked around, wary of their surroundings. Miss Martian quickly set up a mind link.
Everyone instantly started talking over the link. Aqualad grimaced, and silenced them. 'We should go in on three.' Everyone nodded at this. 'One...' Weapons were drawn. 'Two...' They got ready. 'Three!' The team ran in through the now open wall, courtesy of Superboy who smashed right through it.
Inside, a figure with a red helmet on his head stood over the four now dead drug dealers, gun in hand. Everyone cringed at the dead bodies.
"Who are you?" Aqualad asked, water bearers at ready. Superboy curled his hands into fists as Artemis aimed an arrow. Kid Flash stepped back to get a running start as Robin pulled out explosives. "I'm the Red Hood." The guy announced.
Kid Flash frowned at this. "But that's a helmet, not a hood." He pointed out. Red Hood bristled. "Deal with it." He snapped.
"Why did you kill those people?" Superboy growled. "They were bad guys. The world's better off without them anyways." Red Hood said dismissively. Just then he seemed to notice Robin. The ninja was standing behind them in the shadows.
"Hey there!" Red Hood called. Robin scowled. "What are you doing out of Arkham?" The little bird demanded. "Why does everyone think I'm some sort of crazy person?" The anti-hero asked. "I'm just helping the world by getting rid of people like them," pointing at the people on the floor at his feet. "Besides, aren't I allowed to come and visit my little brother?"
At this point, the team was beyond confused. "Little brother?" Artemis gawked. Kid Flash looked just as shocked. "He's your brother?" Aqualad asked, not getting how Robin was a hero while his brother was the complete opposite. Miss Martian's eyebrows were scrunched together in confusion. "Robin's brother is a criminal?" She asked Superboy, who only shrugged.
Robin stayed neutral about the whole thing. "Red Hood, why do you have to kill the bad guys?" He whined. "Can't you just throw them in Arkham or something?" The Red Hood just smiled. "Sorry. No can do, little brother."
"I'm not that little." Robin grumbled. Walking forward, the Red Hood ruffled the younger's ebony hair. "Sure you aren't." He said smugly. The team slowly got over their shock. 'Get ready to fight,' Aqualad warned the group over the mind link.
,Their youngest teammate suddenly spoke up in the link. 'No, don't! He'll shoot at you, he's got guns, at least five or something like that.' Shocked at Robin's knowledge, they slowly put down their weapons. Which, actually, was a smart idea seeing as the Red Hood was showing them exactly how many weapons he owned.
"I've got quite a few guns in here, but here's my pride and joy," he was saying, showing them a sleek, shiny gun. It looked incredibly dangerous. "Also, I've got some knives," he said with a smirk, showing them a few long, sharp knives. The teens were obviously getting uncomfortable, he noted with a smile.
Putting his stuff away, he asked Robin, "Do you want to come out with me later?" Robin shrugged. "Sure, why not?" The Red Hood smiled. "Okay, I'll come and find you later." With that, he melted into the shadows and disappeared. The team was just staring at their youngest. "Why'd you say yes?!" Kid Flash all but yelled. "He's like, a crazed killer!"
"Yes, you would want to be careful around him." Aqualad added. Superboy frowned but didn't say anything. Robin smiled. "I'll be careful! Besides he's my brother."
Artemis opened and closed her mouth repeatedly, not being able to find words. She looked like a goldfish out of water. "Why didn't you tell us you had a physcho for a brother?!" The archer finally sputtered.
Robin thought for a moment. "Oops?" He offered, a mischievous grin on his face. With that, he turned and cartwheeled for the door once more. "Let's go home, the bio-ship's here!"
Miss Martian looked outside. "Oh, it's here already? I didn't even notice it." She said aloud. Then she looked back. Her teammates had already left. "Hello, Megan!"
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