A/N: This is my first attempt at a fanfiction for over five years, not to mention my first one for these two or simply for the Young Justice fandom. I'm getting used to writing again, and learning about the fandom as I go. I do hope you enjoy, but I'd also appreciate any constructive criticism.

On with the story~.

Prompt: Laugh

"Superboy. Robin. I have a mission for you two."

The deep voice of Batman spoke smoothly, looking at the two beneath the cowl. He had already thought through the best possible group combinations for this mission, and while it was not severe enough for the whole team to go, it was still too much for a single operative hero alone. So, after thinking through the necessary abilities for the mission itself, it had seemed plain as day that the best choices were the young clone and his very own Boy Wonder. Besides, the two had been deployed on plenty of missions together as partners by now, and they seemed to gain a kind of partnership that he and Clark had long since developed. Maybe they were getting to be even better friends beyond that. Regardless, he had to admit that he'd become quite relieved that they had managed to get passed that original bullheadedness. Not to say that it wouldn't pop up again in the future...

"For the moment, it is simple reconnaissance. Observation and information gathering. You know the drill, both of you. We have reason to believe that a town here," Gesturing to the target on the display. "has started to have a flow a newly created string of venom. We need to know where exactly the venom is being researched here, who is leading that research, and what they know." Superboy would have the upper hand in ability and strength that the mission would need in case of any unforeseen problems, at least enough to get them out safely if that was how things were to unfold, or to keep the situation under control and allow the mission's continuance. Of course, Robin would be the perfect little hacker for it, as he always was. His information gathering was unmatched.

So, with these two paired together for this task, he wasn't the only one who had faith in it's success.

The debriefing for the mission assignment was over like that, Bruce being straight to the point as he always was, wasting no time so that the two boys could get on their way. The sooner that they had the information they needed, the better. Turning, he left the room with only one final comment. "Remain in radio contact only when necessary." But of course, that was a given when they weren't commanded to complete radio silence, right? At least, that was Tim's thought that he did not voice. If Bruce hadn't turned away, probably could have read it on his face. That was how it usually was, though. The kind of "creepy telepathic communication that only twins should have" as Kon had put it. Of course, while a part of Tim had wanted to laugh at that, another part hadn't really understood because for the family of Bats, that was just the norm, not to mention completely necessary and not a bit optional.

"So. Wanna get going?"

Robin just nodded and turned to lead the way for their departure.

It hadn't taken long to arrive at the coordinates that they'd been given in all honesty, but even so, by the time they had touched down, it wasn't just Kon who felt anxious to finally get the chance to move. The town seemed simple enough, and seemed as if it had nothing to hide. But of course, they knew better, especially after their experience with Project Cadmus. Seemed like a simple enough building or project going on, as if it was completely harmless. And if a new string of venom was involved, it wasn't simple nor harmless in the least. But that was a given, wasn't it? The little town was sleepy with the late hour, and knowing just how many residents were around the area, no matter what building would come to contain their target, they would have to be more careful than usual. An explosive situation simply wouldn't do here. Too many people could end up getting hurt.

Hiding out in the shadows on the edge of town where the trees remained thick, Robin had crouched lower to hopefully aid in hiding the light that came from the research he was currently trying to do on the town's contents to figure out their starting point, or even their true objective. Conner, on the other hand, had a different idea. Eyes narrowing in the slightest, he was concentrating his sight from building to building until he came to pause, eyes focusing further on one building in particular before he looked a bit below it and then beyond. "Tim." He murmured, more adjusted to the boy's real name by this point than any alias or nickname that he'd come to know. The smaller boy looked up from his concentration to realize that their objective had been discovered. Kon could have sworn he saw a bit of disappointment or annoyance - maybe a mix of both? - flash across Tim's face. But as soon as that thought had started to cross his mind, it was gone making him wonder if he had really seen it at all.

"Let's go." Robin urged, and Superboy nodded but paused again. "Just one thing." Even behind that mask which seemed to covey nothing had changed, as a "Hm?" in inquiry came from the smaller teen, he could easily read curiosity and confusion. "Don't go disappearing on me, alright?" But this time, mask or not, a smirk of amusement slipped onto the boy's face. "I can't make any promises." And before an argument could be made, Tim was leading their way through the shadows to the building on the far side of town that was one of many that resided near the hills that honestly just ended up looking like dwarfed mountains. The town itself had made no move to build into the hills themselves, probably concerned on what could happen geologically in result. Boy Wonder saw that as a wise move, actually. Few seemed to even consider that anymore - which became clear as they, or Conner rather, had come to discover the tunnels that were built into the hills themselves, and the many other structures. So that's how they were hiding, was it? How had they managed to pull off such construction without drawing attention to themselves? But at the moment, that was neither here nor there. They just needed to get inside and figure out what was going on, and who was running all the workings that they had yet to see.

Breaking into the main building itself was simple enough. Just a matter of hacking the security system at door after door until they found the entrance to the start of the tunnels at the false back door of the elevator that went through the elevator at level 3. Each hack was seamless, quick, and untraceable. There wasn't much worry about movement until they reached the tunnels themselves. The halls were quite well lit, and of course, there was only one way in, and one way out, at least at this point. Tim had downloaded a patch to map out the halls to get them to the main production room, or at least, the largest one at the center (so predictable, honestly) that was a good assumption to be just that. Accessing the high tech gauntlet on his wrist once more to recall the map, he was also sure to highlight the security cameras that would need to be disabled. This is where Speedy's disruptor arrows would have been so very helpful.

But Robin had toys of his own.

Each camera that they remained just out of sight from took proper strategizing to properly hit with his own disruptor discs. He had only one shot to it it right each time, because he had none of them to waste, and he couldn't risk retrieving them if he missed. But of course, with each attempt came success that only dedicated and repeated practice could achieve. Who could be surprised when they knew he was a Bat that had been trained by several different individuals including the Batman himself?

As they reached the final door that stood between them after dozens of hallways (Kon knew that he would have, and could have, gotten hopelessly lost if he hadn't had a map, or Robin himself) there was the final door hacking ahead of them. It took no more than the few seconds it had taken with any door previous to fake the proper authentication. Kon didn't think he would ever quite understand just how Tim was so easily able to pull off each and every hack on any system. But wen you had the personal network of the Batman back in Gotham to practice on, he supposed it... might have made sense. Maybe.

A quiet beep and a click were the signs that Robin had proved successful yet again, and as the doors quietly slid open, they were cautious before they entered. It didn't seem like anyone was close enough to notice them, or was concerned about looking to the door if they heard it at all. After all, if it was a normal enough occurrence, no one might have cared in the least. But once inside, it was clear that the room was big enough that it was very likely that no one heard them at all. It almost seemed like a large warehouse, dozens of machines littering the room with one large vat in the center. If that was filled with venom.. then they were in trouble. That wasn't something that could be left alone..

Once he was done assessing the situation, the door behind him had long closed and he was now concerned with looking to his partner for their decision on what to do next. Conner had come to understand the importance of that by now. Whatever plans they formed together didn't always work, but they'd decided that it was better than nothing. Or he thought they had. For when he looked to his side, Boy Wonder was no longer there. Feeling a familiar irritation bubble up, his eyes narrowed in mirror to the emotion itself. As his eyes shifted to the darker room, trying to look into the shadows that covered most of the area to find the boy that seemed to become one with them, he realized there was an amusement for him in this too, especially as he heard the familiar child-like laugh echo through the area just preceding the sound of several pairs of feet heading his way. That laugh just meant trouble for the enemy because Boy Wonder had been one step ahead of them, and even him too.

"Goddamn it, Rob."

A/N: So! We've reached the end. What do you think? Please review~.