Chapter Four:
Year Three
June Sixth
The final bell of the day rang and Wally jumped out of his seat, "YES!" He screamed. People turned to stare at him, but it was to late. Wally threw his bag over his back and darted from the room, down the hall, and out the front doors. "SUMMER!" He screamed and off he went.
LIDILIDI
"What do you mean?"
"I mean he is gone."
"He's not gone. You are the one who sent him on that mission."
"Yes, but now he's gone."
"No, someone must of kidnapped him. We have to find him."
Batman sighed, "Raquel we sent him with a tracking device. A lot has happened. His tracking device was turned off. He's gone."
Raquel shook her head, "Why would he leave? Why would Kaldur leave? He had so much."
"I'm not sure Raquel."
Raquel shook her head, "No. No. No," She started to cry, "Kaldur, he can't be gone."
Batman put his hand on Raquel's shoulder, "We will keep looking. I promise. I'm sure he's fine," He said, but in his mind Batman was worried.
A conversation not to long ago:
"Kaldur? Can I speak to you."
Kaldur looks around at the team and smiles, "Sure Batman, what is it?"
"In private," Batman mutters.
Kaldur bits his lip but nods and looks at Raquel. "Go," She whispers and Kaldur let's go of her hand.
Batman leads Kaldur down the hall into an empty room, "Kaldur, you know how we were never sure of who your father was?"
Kaldur nods, "I know. And I am fine."
"No that's not it, we know who he is now."
Kaldur's heart picks up, "Who? Who is he?!" He images a great man, one who does good for the world.
Batman frowns, "Kaldur."
"Who!"
"Kaldur it's not-"
"Just tell me."
"Your father is Black Manta."
Kaldur's face drops, "Black Manta?"
Batman nods, "I'm sorry-"
Kaldur puts his hand on Batman's shoulder, "It's not your fault."
"But this is a lot to put on you. First Tula now your father. I'm sorry Kaldur."
Kaldur puts on a brave face, "I'll be fine. Thank you Batman for the worry."
Batman nods.
LIDILIDI
Now as Batman watched Raquel cry, he wondered, was it all to much for him? And were they even going to find Kaldur in one piece?
LIDILIDI
Zatanna knocked on Nightwing's door. "Come in!"
Zatanna pushed open the door, "Hey."
Nightwing smiled, "Hello Zatanna. How are you?"
"Fine, how's it going as Nightwing?" Batman had finally decided to take a new Robin under his wing and let the old Robin rename himself.
"Good, so what's up."
Zatanna sat herself down on Nightwing's bed, "I have some news."
"Yes?"
"The league expected me."
"That's great!"
"And that means I have to leave the team."
"Oh."
"And start going on missions with the league."
"Oh."
"And I know this is kind of a bad time. With Aqua Lad gone and all. But I think I should take this."
"I agree."
"They'll offer you a place if you want."
Nightwing sighed and stared at the wall, which was covered of newspaper clippings of all the team had done, "I don't know. I feel like I owe the team something. I can't leave they'll fall apart."
Zatanna sighed and wrapped her arms around herself, "I understand."
Nightwing nodded, "I know you do."
"I won't get to see you anymore."
"I know."
"I still love you."
"I know."
"I'll miss you."
"I'll miss you too."
Zatanna nodded, "I still have a week. Then I'll be gone."
"Okay."
"You know maybe you should open the team up again, look for more people."
"I'm not sure that's a great idea, with the team so raw and hurt right now."
"But it could help."
"I'll think about."
Zatanna nodded, "Thank you."
LIDILIDI
Raquel paced the hall outside of Nightwing's room. How to do this? How to do this? How to- "Rocket?"
Raquel looked up, "Nightwing."
Nightwing looked at her, "Do you need something, or are you just pacing outside my room for fun?"
Raquel sighed, "I'm leaving."
Nightwing blinked, "What?"
"I'm leaving. The league offered me a spot, and I'm taking it."
"Rocket, we need you."
"I know, but it's to much with Kaldur gone. It hurts to come here everyday."
"He'll come home Rocket, I just know it."
"Or he won't. I can't deal, the league offered. I'm going."
Nightwing sighed, "Ok. I guess."
Raquel nodded, "Thank you for understanding."
Nightwing nodded, "Okay, now if you'll excuse me. I've got to get back to work."
Raquel smiled, "Sure."
And Nightwing turned and walked back into his room, but instead of sitting at his laptop he laid on his bed and cried. There, before his eyes, his team, his family, was falling to pieces.
LIDILIDI
M'gann was standing in the kitchen working on dinner when Conner came around the corner. "Hi Conner," M'gann said.
"Hello M'gann, how was training?" Conner asked kissing her cheek.
M'gann smiled, "You want to see? I can now erase people's memories! Or I can edit, I don't have to always erase."
Conner shrugged, "Sure show me."
M'gann smiled and focused on Conner and then she reached into his memories and grabbed the one of him walking into the kitchen. Poof, it was gone.
Conner blinked, "Uh how'd I get into the kitchen?"
M'gann laughed, "It worked!" Then she focused again and put the memory back.
"Whoa," Conner whispered, "That's cool."
M'gann nodded, "I know right! I can't wait to get to use these powers."
"You are going have to be careful with them though!"
M'gann shrugged, "Yea. I guess."
Conner shook his head and decided it was time to change the subject, "So can I help you cook?"
M'gann laughed, "So you can end up with eggs all over you like last time? Sure."
LIDILIDI
"WHOOP!" Wally screamed as he raced down the street towards one girl's house. "Artemis!" He cried throwing open the door.
"I'm in the living room!" Artemis called.
Wally raced into the living room and lifted Artemis off her feet, "SUMMER ARTEMIS! SUMMER!" He kissed her.
Artemis laughed, "Put me down Wally West!"
Wally set her down on her feet, "I'm out for the summer! No more stupid test! Just the team, missions, you!"
Artemis shook her head, "How do you know you won't have to go to summer school?"
"Because I made a C, at lest, on all my exams! I'm a genius!"
"Sure," Artemis laughed, "Sure."
"So you want to go to the cave? I'll spar you!"
Artemis shook her head, "I don't think so. I think we should go comfort Nightwing. He called for you and sounded really upset. Zatanna and Rocket are leaving for the league next week."
Wally's face dropped, "Why?"
"Zatanna said just because. Rocket said because it hurts, because of Kaldur."
"They still haven't found him?"
(QUICK A.N. I really don't think Nightwing let Artemis and Wally in on the whole Kaldur thing, till they quit the team. So that's why they are talking like they don't know.)
"Nope."
"That's horrible."
"It is. So let's go and comfort a friend."
Wally nodded, "Let's go."
Author's Note:
Go to Youtube
Search: Demons (Young Justice)
It should be by Gtgrandom.
Have your heart broken.
It helped me write this chapter.
They put together basically everything this poor team has been through and it made me think. Do you guys remember when our team was just the main kids and they loved each other? When the toughest thing was learning to work as a team? Not the fact that Blue Beetle might grow up to rule the world, Aqua Lad is a double (Or triple) agent, and the team is in pieces.
GOSH!
By the end of how ever many seasons they are going to have I want the team together and happy.
Did I crush feels with this chapter?
Ah and the team starts to fall.
-Lidi999
