Authors note: Thank you so much for the reviews you guys. It motivates me a lot. Do not be afraid to criticize me, I do wish to get better with my writing. Anyway's here is chapter 2!
"NO!" Robin screamed. He began to run towards the building, but Superboy caught him, holding him back. Robin squirmed and kicked, but the half-Kryptonian would not let him go.
"Let me go! KF is still inside! Let me go!" the young boy screamed, hitting Superboy's arms, trying to break free.
"It is madness to go back in Robin. The building is going to fall any moment," Aqualad reasoned, trying to drive sense into his teammate.
"There is still a chance he can get out. I can still feel him in our connection," M'gann soothed.
"I'm not just going to leave him! Not if I can try to get him out," Robin argued. "I'll just go back in and grab him before the building collapses. "
"It's too risky," Artemis countered. "If he's getting out he's getting out by himself. We cannot go back in for him."
"That's not fair! It was my fault for getting him trapped in there."
"It was Wally's decision," Aqualad said. "Wally could have left with you, and we could have aborted the mission. Instead he decided to finish what we came here for, which was destroying the crime nest. His sacrifice was noble indeed."
"Do not call it a sacrifice! KF is still alive! Why are you giving up on him?" Robin disputed. "We're a team. We are supposed to be able to depend on one another. How will he ever count on us again when he gets out, or IF he gets out? He'll never trust us again!"
Behind them, the building began its primary stage of crumbling. Bricks began to fall off, and any windows that had not been destroyed blew out from the heat. The flames seemed to grow by the second. A decision needed to be made, and it needed to be made quickly.
The team looked at one another. Robin made a good point. There had been many times in the past when the young speedster had saved them even when it was dangerous. Although it was not a wise decision, the team finally broke down to Robin's argument.
Superboy let go of Robin. "Alright, but I'm coming with you. You'll need someone to do the heavy lifting." Robin looked gratefully up at his teammate.
"I will come as well," Aqualad said, placing a hand on Robin's shoulder. "Kid Flash may need assistance getting out."
"I can come help move rubble," Miss Martian chimed.
"Uh, guys, you may not need to do that," Artemis said. She pointed in the direction of the smoking building. "Look over there."
Through the smoke and rubble, a figure had appeared. At first it was hard to tell who it was. It was covered in soot and rubble, and its skin was burned in several places. Its left leg was dragging behind it, and it was barely inching away from the building. But as it moved closer, the group began to see stained yellow, and cracked goggles on his charred hair. A red lightning bolt was barely visible because of the scorch marks.
"WALLY!" Robin shouted, as he sprinted towards his injured comrade. As soon as Robin reached him, the speedster collapsed in his arms. Robin caught him and they sunk to the ground.
"Wally, you're going to be okay," Robin said, stroking some hair out of his friend's face. KF looked terrible. He was covered in burns, cuts, and scrapes, his uniform was scorched and torn, and in some places had burned away completely. His breathing was labored, most likely from smoke and ash inhalation.
"I did it Rob," the speedster croaked, a crooked smile on his face. His face screwed up and he began to cough, trying to expel the toxins from his lungs.
"Shh, don't talk," Robin soothed. They would have to get back to Mount Justice soon, but Wally could not walk to the Bioship, even with Robin's help. M'gann would have to bring the ship to them. And for the moment they could not stay here. The criminals probably did not run far, and Robin could not hold a large group of them off alone. He looked up to his team, which had come up behind him and were looking at their injured partner as if they held his pain.
"Guys, he can't make it to the Bioship," Robin said.
"I'll bring it to him," M'gann said. "But from where we hid it I can't summon it. I'll have to get it out manually. It will take time."
"Artemis and I will accompany you," Aqualad said, "Superboy, help Robin move Kid Flash somewhere safe while you wait."
Superboy moved in to pick up Kid Flash, but Robin held up his hand. "I've got this one Superboy. You go help move the Bioship."
"You can't move him by yourself," Superboy argued.
"I'll be fine," Robin said stubbornly. The truth was that he was still frustrated with his team. Robin had been the one who wanted a recon mission for KF, and it had been his team who wanted to leave their friend behind.
"Fine, Robin get him to safety. We'll be back with the Bioship as soon as we can be." Aqualad said.
"We're still linked, so I'll be able to find you easily," Miss Martian thought.
"Alright, go, and hurry," Robin said. His teammates nodded and ran off in the direction of the Bioship.
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As soon as KF had been able to move again, Robin draped him over his shoulder and practically dragged him along, trying to find a good place to hide. It had been a long process, and the boy wonder had had to stop every so often, avoiding the criminals skulking around.
Soon enough though, Robin came across an abandoned looking building and had led his friend into it. There were boxes stacked everywhere, but they were covered in dust and there were no signs that anything had come by it recently. Robin sat down behind a pile of boxes, laying KF's head in his lap. His friend's face was contorted with pain, and the skin that was not charred was white as a sheet. Robin was worried for Wally. With these injuries he should have already been back to Mount Justice. He felt helpless as he tried to make his friend feel better. What was taking his team so long? Where was M'gann with the Bioship?