Robin grinned as Mrs. Martian's ship steadily rose into the air. If he couldn't properly fly then this was the third best thing. The second was, of course, flipping through the air using his grappling hook and jumping off incredibly tall buildings. Even Batman shook his head at some of the stunts that Robin could pull off.

"Remember, this is a stealth mission. We only observe to make sure there is nothing suspicious going on." Aqualad's voice, again, pulled him away from his thoughts. Was it just him or was Aqualad talking more? Or maybe Robin was just thinking more…..

"Yeah, because that worked so well last time." Kid Flash said sarcastically. Artemis glared at him but said nothing.

"We will make sure not to repeat our mistakes." Aqualad answered him sternly before turning back around in his seat. Everyone is so not feeling the aster.

-Two hours later-

"Again KF? Seriously?" Robin asked via mind link, his voice two octaves higher due to extreme annoyance. As he did his foot came through the air to kick a huge man as thick as tree trunk square in the chest. Using the man as a leverage his other foot came down on his nose. A loud cracking came as well as the squish of blood. Robin's enemy dropped like a stone in water.

"You're blaming this one on me? Artemis was the one who was about to shoot him, not me!" Kid Flash argued as he tried to take away as many guns as he could from the group of men the team was facing.

"You didn't have to throw her into the lake." Superboy growled, although everyone could pick up the hints of amusement in his voice. The clone was busy throwing men through the air and letting their heads crack against the walls. He had found out exactly how to do this without causing too much damage only a few weeks ago. He found it a productive way to knock out opponents.

"Umm yeah well that was just the moment."Kid Flash thought awkwardly

"When this is over I am going to-" But what Artemis was going to do to the doomed speedster was never determined since at that moment she was stopped as an explosion shook the building they were standing in. The men they were fighting, the ones who had managed to stay conscious, gave each other frightened looks as windows shattered. The trembling that was sent through the floor and up their legs was worse than an earthquake. Bright white light lit up the sky as the occupants of the room collapsed along with half the ceiling and walls.

"Is everyone okay?" Aqualad's voice was the first to break into their minds.

"Yep"

"Fine here"

Yes"

"Great mister fish man" A few seconds of silence then:

"Robin?" Silence.

"Robin? Answer me" Aqualad tried again, his voice sounding desperate. All around him his teammates were pulling themselves out of rubble. Coughs and moans could be heard around the room but Robin's answer did not come. The enemies who had survived and who were still conscious were soon delivered kicks to the temple by a quick yellow clad teenager.

"He isn't in the mind link! He is either unconscious or…." The worry filled silence was enough to answer the sentence.

"No. He'll be fine. He's stronger then you guys think." Artemis's voice, surprising all, echoed through the team's mind, confident and sure. A few nods were given in agreement, lit up by the fire outside. All five teenagers set out to look for their youngest teammate. Worry was the dominant emotion that ran through all their minds.

"Please, be okay Robin,"a whispered voice of a Martian cut through the air, letting out all the pent up thoughts and emotions.

"Found him!" Kid Flash's voice cut through the still falling dust and dirty air this time. He was pulling very large pieces of ceiling and wall off of his fallen comrade. "R-Robin?" he asked, voice shaky as the others joined him.

"It would seem our friend was protecting him from the falling ceiling. "Aqualad said, pointing to an unconscious man. "The ceiling and wall are missing the most from this part, along with a few lights." He glanced at Robin, who was covered with scratches from glass and bruises and brakes from the fallen building. The man on the other hand only had a few bruises on his face.

"He didn't deserve Robin's protection." Superboy growled as Kid Flash's arms tightened around his best friend.

"H-He didn't deserve to die either." The strained voice of Robin washed over them, soothing worry and anger. He was clearly in pain, but at least the little bird was alive. "Wall was going to fall on his head if I hadn't-" his sentence was cut off by a fit of coughing that shook his body. He tried to withdraw into himself, hands wrapping around his chest.

"Robin! Are you okay?" Kid Flash asked, unable to keep out the emotion in his voice. Robin nodded pitifully. Before any further conversation could be continued a voice broke into the air as heavy as the building had.

"You are all so cute. A true family. Funny how you were all so worried about Robin you didn't even notice me come in." Artemis swore a series of colorful words as a man stepped into the light. He was tall with a thin yet muscular body. His face was long and bony with skin that seemed oddly stretched and tightly drawn. His nose stood out crookedly and dark brown eyes were hidden under thick locks of mud colored hair. He smirked at the team as if them being there was part of some sort of a joke.

The team made a protective circle around Kid Flash. He was still holding their injured 'little brother', who was fighting his way through the pain and into complete consciousness. All of them could see it was a battle already lost.

"Go to sleep Robin." Megan thought to him gently. "We can handle him." Shockingly he obeyed almost willingly. Fear gripped her tightly. Robin had never given into unconsciousness that easily. Even when he had been shot that one time! He must be badly injured or at least in a lot of pain. The team's new opponent broke into her worried thoughts.

"Oh do not worry. There is absolutely no need for that." He said, moving his hands in a soothing gesture.

"Who are you?" Mrs. Martian asked, her voice as fierce as she could make it.

"Don't you remember me?" he asked as if insulted. "Oh well, I can't say I'm surprised. You weren't in top condition when we last met to say the least."

"What are you talking about?" She asked but was cut off by a fitting cough that caused her to double over, hands over mouth. The others all copied her as the air in the room became heavier and harder to breath as it tore at their lungs. The last thing they heard before darkness took them over was hysterical laughter muffled by a gas mask.

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