POV: Batgirl

I really miss Dick. He was the reason I became Batgirl in the first place, he was the reason I even joined this Team. After Wally's death he left. I know where he frequents, of course, I'm Batgirl. Everyone else says I'm in love with him, but I'm not. I care about him, I used to have a crush on him, but it's not like my entire life is devoted to thinking about him.

Since he left Aqualad's been keeping me pretty busy, and it's helped take my mind off of things. Unlike most of the others I actually trust Aqualad and Artemis. What they did was necessary, and they should understand that. Maybe it's just a Bat Family thing, but I don't blame them. Ever since Artemis rejoined the Team as Tigress we've started talking a lot more, and it felt good to work with her again. We knew each other when we were just teenagers at Gotham Academy, which was before I was Batgirl, so I had no idea about her secret life.

But Artemis isn't my best friend. That would definitely be Cassie. Ever since she joined the Team she's kind of looked up to me, and it made me feel good. I don't know why she chose me, but I'm glad she did. We hang out outside of superheroing and we have a lot in common. She can be pretty eager (sometimes too eager) on missions, so the others kind of expect me to keep her under control, which I don't mind.

There's one other person on the Team that means a lot to me. Kid Flash. Not Wally, he and I were never close, but it still affected me a lot when he died. No, I'm talking about the new Kid Flash, the one that used to be Impulse. The two of us were partners when we saved Blue Beetle from the Reach, and since he almost killed both of us in plain sight, we kind of formed a bond. Since then, we've worked together on a lot of cases, and he's really not as bad as the others think he is. He's nice, really compassionate, and he can even be funny when he wants to. He's like the goofy little brother I never had. I would think he has a crush on me, if I didn't already think he has a crush on Blue.

Nightwing, Wonder Girl, Artemis, and Kid Flash. Then there's Robin. He's the wild card here. Yeah, we were both Batman's partners at the same time, and I've worked with him even more than I've worked with Dick. He's like a brother too, but he's very distant. I think he wants to be like Batman a little too much. He's young, and he's so full of anger. I know his backstory, and it's pretty bad. I feel bad for him, but he's refused to let me in, despite all the years we've been partners. I'd still take a bullet for him, the thing is, I'm just not sure he'd do the same for me.

POV: Superboy

I'd been so bored the past couple of hours that I fell asleep in the Dining Hall. I was woken up by the sound of the Zeta Tubes activating. My head flew up, and I wiped the scrambled eggs off of my cheek.

"Tigress: B07"

It was now or never. She looked tired, and she probably didn't want to be bothered, but I just wanted to get this over with.

"Hey, Artemis." I heard the words before I realized it was me who said them. She turned towards me and sat down at the table.

"Hey Conner. Did M'Gann already leave?"

"Yeah she left a couple hours ago, but I need to apologize to you."

"For what?"

"When Wally died, you said I was heartless because I didn't cry. I hadn't thought about it until you brought it up, and I felt like an asshole. After you said that, I tried to cry, but it's hard for me. Wally was one of my closest friends. I stayed with him and his parents before I moved into the Cave. Whenever no one else was around, he was nice to me, he always wanted to know how I was feeling. It's hard for me knowing that this guy is gone, and I just don't know how to react. But I should have been considerate of you, and I'm really sorry."

I hadn't been looking at her the whole time I was speaking because this whole apology thing was really embarrassing. When I looked up, tears were streaming down her face, and she hugged me.

"You don't need to apologize for that, Conner. I was so angry that Wally was gone. I wasn't angry at you, I just needed an outlet and you were unlucky enough to be there." After she pulled away she wiped the tears off of her face.

I chuckled.

"Well, you know I can handle it."

She smiled and said "Yeah, I know."

POV: Robin

I hate to admit it, but ever since Nightwing left I can't help but feel… I don't know free. I always kind of liked him better than Batman, but I never showed it. I always just stepped back into both of their shadows and let them take charge. But now that he's gone I feel like I can be my own person. I'm free to be whoever I want to be without needing to get his approval. I feel like Batman monitors me while I'm on the Watchtower, but I don't really care. I spend most of my time with Cassie, so I don't think he'd want to watch that all the time. He's Batman he probably has better things to do.

I was thinking about this as I Zeta'd to the Watchtower from the Batcave. Just in time, I heard Aqualad's voice over the intercom calling for a meeting of any Team members present. As I made my way to the meeting room I grinned at the fact that no one knew I had uncovered Nightwing and Aqualad's ruse. Much like Batman, and probably Batgirl, I tracked Aqualad after he left to make sure he wasn't putting himself in danger. But after a while I'd lost him. When he resurfaced as the Black Manta, the time gap seemed too short that drastic of a change in character. I knew something was up, so whenever I got the chance I looked into the matter and I eventually hacked into one of Nightwing's secret files and I learned everything. I didn't tell anyone because I knew they were keeping it secret for a reason. And now, three months later, no one knows I knew.

When I got to the meeting room the only others were Aqualad, Batgirl, Superboy, Tigress, and Beast Boy. Beetle and KF were probably off being idiots, I honestly didn't care what Lagaan was up to, Cassie was probably visiting her mother, I don't know much about Virgil yet so I can't be certain what he's doing, Karen's probably at the lab with Atom and I bet Mal is waiting for her to finish. Same old same old.

I wonder what Aqualad has in store for us. I've been itching for some action since the "Reach Apocalypse".

"It seems this is all we will get. It will have to suffice." Says Aqualad. I really respect this guy. He's got major balls to go behind the League's back and pose as a bad guy.

"What's the problem, Kaldur?" asked Superboy. He's a pretty cool guy. Whenever I get the chance to talk to him, he kind of reminds me of myself. Stubborn, a little self-centered, but he's willing to do what's necessary.

"My father, Black Manta, broke out of his cell at Belle Reve Penitentiary. Bumblebee and Guardian are investigating how this could have happened," Guess I was wrong about Karen and Mal. "But that is not the main problem. His manta sub has been spotted at the S.T.A.R Labs oil rig just off the coast of Alaska, and he's calling for Aquaman's blood. What he doesn't know is that Aquaman is currently with the other Leaguers battling General Zod in the Phantom Zone, so he's going to have to settle for us."

"Finally, some action!" I say, getting a nervous look from Batgirl. I'm kind of worried about her. I've never been too close with her, despite our history together, but she's a really nice girl, and she spends too much of her time worrying about me. I don't want her to get hurt, so whenever we're on missions together I try not to do anything stupid so she won't have to cover for me.

"Yeah, let's go kick Black Manta's butt!" shouts Beast Boy, who gives me a hi-five. We both then look at Aqualad and shut up. I felt like an inconsiderate jerk for talking smack about his dad right in front of him, but he's a tough guy. He probably doesn't care.