Roy really hoped that Oliver had some idea of what was going on, because he really didn't. He had tried to look like he knew what he was doing in front of Wally, but he honestly was just as lost as the speedster was. He needed to put on a brave face for Dick, though.

He didn't know exactly what happened, but he was going to find out.

"Red Arrow to Green Arrow. Where the heck are you?" Roy nearly screamed into the comm. link.

"Jeez, Roy," replied the voice from the other end of it. "I'm in my office at Queen Industries. Where else would I be at nine in the mourning?"

"Sleeping, usually. That's why I checked your house first."

"On a Saturday, that's what I'd like to be doing. But there was an issue, I had to do some paperwork-"

"Look Ollie, I need to talk to you. So just stay there until I can do that."

"Well, sure. What-" Roy didn't stop to listen to the rest of his sentence; he was already jumping into his old pickup to drive to the Queen building.

It didn't take long for Roy to find himself standing inside the executive office, waiting for his former guardian to finish talking to some guys in suits. When they finally left, he locked the door and turned to Oliver, who was sitting behind his overly-large desk.

"What's going on with Bruce?"

"What are you talking about, Roy?"

Roy's patience was at it's end. "I'm talking about Bruce Wayne! How's he been acting lately? Has he mentioned Dick in any way? What about in his other life?"

"Well let's see..." Oliver started to think, still slightly confused. "I guess he's been pretty stressed out. Why do you ask?" Roy struggled for a minute with whether he should tell him or not. He finally gave in.

"He kicked Dick out." Ollie's eyes went wide as Roy continued. "Long story short: they got in a fight, Bruce kicked him out and now he's passed out at my place. Can't you think of anything that has been off about either of them?"

Oliver played with his goatee for a few seconds before answering.

"There's some new baddie running around Gotham. He didn't actually sound all that dangerous, but it's gotten Bruce pretty stressed out, although he would never tell me why. He's definitely been more snappy to everyone lately. But he gets like that a lot, so I didn't think much of it. Besides that, I can't think of anything unusual." Roy tried to think of any time Dick had mentioned a new villain, but he couldn't remember anything.

"Is Dick okay?" Ollie asked, concerned. "I mean, Bruce just can't do that. Once I'm out of here I'll go talk to Bruce. Maybe even roundup Clark and Barry, so that-"

"Don't do that."

"Why on earth not? Bruce has got to answer to what he did."

Tapping his fingers on the desk, Roy tried to explain. "If Bruce is still mad at Dick for whatever reason, I don't want him knowing where he is."

"You're just being overprotective, Roy."

"Maybe I am, Ollie! But up until now I always thought Bruce would never hurt Bambi and look what happened!"

"Alright, alright," Oliver sighed, defeated. "I won't let Bruce know what's going on. But I'm still going to talk to him. And before you can argue," he said quickly, seeing the look on Roy's face, "I'll be discreet about it. He won't know where Dick is. Did you leave him alone, by the way?"

"No, Wally's with him."

"Good. Just keep an eye on him, maybe try to get him to explain a few things himself. I know you. Try not to overreact to anything."

Roy snorted. "Me? When would I ever do something like that?"

By the time Roy got back to his apartment, he felt like he had actually accomplished something. Now his only challenge was going to be getting the boy wonder to talk.

Opening the door quietly in case Dick was still sleeping, he entered the room. Only to find it empty. After doing a quick sweep through the empty apartment, his good mood was officially ruined.

I'm going to kill those two brats. he thought, before spotting a note on his fridge. It was in Dick's handwriting:

~Gone to the Mountain 11:00. Be back later.

Roy glanced at the clock. 12:00.

He glared at the note for a minute more, trying to set it on fire, before throwing it away and heading to Mount Justice.

What's that? You want to know what happens at Mt. Justice? I guess that's a possibility...

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(This is how I'll end each chapter, by the way. In case you haven't figured that out.)