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M'gann

"M'gann!"

M'gann's eyes flew open with a gasp. Pain, there was so much pain! Her body felt weak, feverish, and it was all she could do to turn her head to the side. A few feet away from her lay Aqualad, who looked as bad as she felt. Around them was a wall of fire; the smoke was so thick she could see nothing of the room that lay beyond.

"M'gann," Kaldur's voice was soft and strained. Sweat dripped off of his skin, and M'gann noticed that his water bearers were gone. "Are you hurt?"

"No," she rasped, her throat dry and burning. "J-just the fire."

"Can you reach the rest of the team?" he asked, his eyes boring into hers.

"I-I can try," M'gann turned her head to face the ceiling and closed her eyes. She tried to slow her breathing, to take in a deep breath, but the heat from the flames choked the air from her lungs. Come on, Megan, focus! She threw out her senses, searching with her mind for the others.

Her reach was weak, and she struggled to hold on. Her mind brushed against Kaldur's, then strained to move past the flames. M'gann's breathing began to quicken, and she clenched her fists. There! Her mind moved through the fire, despite her instincts telling her to flee, and found Kid Flash and Superboy bound, silver collars tight around their necks. Artemis was unconscious, her wrists and ankles tied with some kind of wire.

M'gann jerked back to herself with a pained gasp. She clutched her head weakly, then turned to look at Kaldur. "Artemis is down. Superboy and Kid Flash are awake but they're trapped and have some kind of inhibitor collars on. No sign of Robin."

Kaldur looked grim. "I suspected as such."

"It was a trap, a-all of it. I can't believe I didn't see this coming. Hello, Megan!" she grimaced.

"It was a trap," Kaldur agreed. "But not for all of us."

M'gann's brow furrowed. "What do you mean?"

"Before I went down, I saw men take Robin away. Their leader spoke of breaking him. Whoever planned this set this trap well. Not only did they know exactly how to take us down, but they know the secrets Robin holds in his mind," Kaldur's eyes were tense and worried.

"You mean they're going to torture him?" M'gann gasped. "Kaldur, we have to d-do something. We have to get out of here before they hurt him."

"And before he tells them everything. Not only does he hold the identities and details of himself and Batman, but he helped build the Justice League database and security measures. If they break him…" Kaldur trailed off grimly.

"Everything will be lost," M'gann finished in a whisper.