Chapter Four:

-Rescue Mission Gone Wrong-

The four young heroes took defensive stances as soon as the elevator doors slid open revealing a room covered in a red, fleshy substance.

"Ew" Jayde said as she looked around. Robin quickly rushed forwards to investigate and clear the room.

"We are already here" Kid Flash said to Aqualad with a shrug as he followed Robin, causing Aqualad to sigh and follow them.

"Which way?" the Atlantean asked as the four of them hid behind a grouping of barrels.

"Hmm…. Bizarre looking hallway one, or bizarre looking hallway two?" Jayde said, pointing to each side of the room.

"Halt!" came a voice from one of the hallways. The group looked over to see a humanoid looking Genomorph. As the man-like creature raised his hand, his horns began to glow and two of the barrels in front of him floated in mid-air. He flicked his wrist sharply, and sent them flying toward the teens.

Quickly the heroes dodges and narrowly missed getting hit. In a flash, Robin through a few explosives towards the Genomorph, while Jayde fired and arrow. But their attempt was futile as the creature stopped them short, causing the objects to clatter to the ground.

"Shit" Jayde muttered as the Genomorph rose a few more barrels and the four teen heroes ran down the hallway.

"They are headed for Project Kr" Jayde heard the man-creature say to someone.

Kid Flash had zoomed ahead of the group, and when Jayde and the others rounded the corner, they saw him and a woman on the floor. And the door labeled 'Project Kr' slowly closing, Thinking quickly, Kid Flash grabbed a barrel and put it between the two doors in order to keep it open long enough for them to get through.

"Hurry!" He said, causing everyone to jump through the still closing doors.

"Aqualad, get that thing out of the door. We don't want them following us." Jayde said, hoping that the door would slow down their assailants. Aqualad nodded and kicked the barrel out of the way, and the door snapped shut.

"I just disabled the door" Robin said a second later. "We're safe"

"We're trapped" Aqualad corrected.

"Uhhh, guys." Kid Flash said "You'll want to see this" he added, pushing a button on the keyboard in front of him. As soon as he did, the lights turned on and revealed a large cryogenic tube.

"Holy shit" Jayde breathed with wide eyes. Shocked and awed by what she saw in front of her. A Superman look-a-like.

"Big 'K', little 'r'." He muttered as he walked towards the tube. " The atomic symbol for Krypton. Clone?" he asked the group.

"Robin, hack" Jayde commanded, slapping the boys arm frantically.

"Oh. Right. Right" he said, shaking away Jayde's hands as he plugged in his USB cord and began bypassing the security. "Weapon designation Superboy. A clone force grown in...16 weeks!" he exclaimed.

"Damn, that's one big baby" Jayde whistled, trying to diffuse the tension of their situation.

"He was made from DNA acquired from Superman" Robin added.

"Stolen from Superman" Aqualad pointed out.

"No way the big guy knows about this" Kid Flash said, Jayde nodded in agreement. There was absolutely no way Superman would condone some company creating a clone of himself.

"Solar suit allows him to absorb yellow sun radiation 24/7" Robin said as he read through the file.

"And these creatures?" Aqualad asked, pointing at the screen in front of him. There were three creatures resting above 'Superboy's head.

"Genomorphic Gnomes. Telepathic, force feeding him an education." Robin told them.

"And we can guess what else" Kid Flash added.

"Poor dude" Jayde sighed. "I meant they're basically making a slave out of Superman's son."

"Now we contact the League" Aqualad said as he pressed the symbol on his belt. Jayde did the same with her belt as Kid Flash pressed a finger to his ear.

"No signal" Robin muttered.

"We're in too deep…" Kid Flash started.

"Literally" Jayde nodded.

"This is wrong" Kid Flash said after a few minutes of silence.

"We can't leave him like this" Robin agreed as they all looked at Aqualad.

"Set him free. Do it" Aqualad said a moment later, looking at Robin who quickly unlocked the cryo-chamber. Jayde held her breath for a minute as the chamber was released and Superboy was set free. Suddenly the boy's eyes snapped open and he was tackling Aqualad in a matter of seconds.

"Woah. Hang On, Supey" Kid Flash said as him and Robin rushed over to where Superboy was sitting on top of Aqualad.

"We're on your side" Robin added while they tried to hold the boy back. Jayde just kept her distance, an arrow trained on Superboy with narrowed eyes. Suddenly, he got his arm from of Kid Flashed hold and pushed him roughly, sending him flying into a large glass container.

Just as he did, Jayde let her arrow fly, but to no avail, Superboy just caught it easily and snapped the shaft.

"I don't want to do this" Robin ground out, pulling a smoke bomb from his utility belt and setting it off in the clones face. As Superboy stumbled backwards, gasping for air, Aqualad took his chance and sent a kick towards his chest, sending him backwards. While Superboy stood, coughing for breath, Robin shot out two electrified wires towards Superboy hoping to easily tase him. But it didn't work as Superboy grabbed the wires and pulled Robin towards him, quickly knocking the Boy Wonder to the floor and stomping on his chest.

"Enough!" Aqualad shouted as he formed a hammer from his Atlantean weapons. He swung it, easily throwing Superboy backwards and off of Robin.

"You okay?" Jayde asked as she helped the boy up. Robin groaned before falling over. "Just me and you" she said to Aqualad, pulling out an arrow. But before she could fire it off, Superboy had approached her, grabbed the bow from her and swung it roughly. Then everything went black.

AN::: well sheee-iiitt, Superboys' all sorts of aggro. you would think he would be more...idk whelmed maybe? i mean the team did just save his sorry butt, lol. anyways guys thank you all for sticking with this story so far! normally this would be the part where i tell you all to check out my profile where i have links to my polyvore collections. BUT since this is a fanfiction based on an animated series, and i have no drawing abilities what-so-ever, there isn't a collection for 'Silver Arrows'. Sad, I know.

well anyways people, here's a little hint for next weeks chapter Jayde wants to beat up Kid Flash. And she has a heart to heart with our favorite Kryptonian clone.

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