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Robin looked over Roy's vitals as the Batplane flew over Gotham. Everything was normal, Roy looked like he was sleeping peacefully, Robin just couldn't get him to wake up.

Finishing up with his first patient, he looked over to where the Man of Steel slept.

"Hey B?" Robin asked. Batman grunted in response, and he took that as his cue to continue. "The Arrows were paired together, right? So where was Superboy?"

"Most likely, Vandal realized that Superman and Superboy almost never work together." Batman said from the cockpit. "I wouldn't be surprised if Clark fought harder against their control when he was paired with Conner."

"Heh." Robin laughed. "For once, Clark's lack of parenting skills helped us."

Leaving the med-bay in the back of the plane, Robin walked up behind his mentor. "So where are we going?"

"The Bunker. It has holding cells that can contain them both, and Alfred and Lucius have the gear we need there as well."

"And after that?"

Batman smirked. "I want you to figure it out."

Robin gaped at his mentor. "Seriously? A test? Now?" he asked incredulously.

"Everything is a lesson Robin, Study what we know and what we've learned. You'll figure it out."

Robin grumbled and sat down in the co-pilot seat. Batman was right, it didn't mean he had to like it. Their silence was interrupted a few minutes later when they heard a loud groaning echoing from the back of the plane. Without a word, Batman set the plane on autopilot and Robin leaped out of his chair.

Roy was the one making all the noise. He was struggling and thrashing against the restraints that held him against the bed.

"Roy!" Robin cried, running to his friend's side. "Calm down! You're safe!" Roy's head snapped towards Robin, but his unmasked eyes showed dilated pupils, and it was obvious he wasn't completely seeing the people in front of him.

"R-rob?" he stuttered.

"Yeah man, I'm-" Robin was cut off when Roy tipped to his side and decided that now would be a very good time to empty his stomach.

"Gross."

"...'Mm sry."

"I'll just... I'll get a bucket."

"Wsss goin on?" Roy asked when Robin placed a small bin next to him.

"What's the last thing you remember?" Asked Batman as he walked in, tactfully ignoring the vomit on the floor.

"Uhh... Think I wss with Jade."

Robin looked at his friend with shock. "Jade. Jade Nguyen. Cheshire? That Jade?"

"Yeah." Groaned Roy. "Damn My head huuurrts."

"Do you remember her touching your neck, at any point?" inquired Batman.

Surprisingly, Roy blushed. "Uhm. ...Well ahhh-Maybe." He stuttered.

Batman nodded and turned back to his partner, but Robin's focus was still entirely on Roy.

"When you say with Jade... do you mean-?" He left his question unfinished, but when Roy refused to meet his eyes, Robin burst out laughing. "Artemis is going to kill you."

Roy groaned. "I'm gonna sleep now." In seconds, Roy was dead asleep again. Still smirking, Robin looked up to his mentor.

"I'm so getting a video of Artemis murdering him."

"What's more important, is that the antidote works." Batman stated. "And if what Red Arrow said is true, then Chesire planted a chip on him before he went to the watchtower."

"That's a relief." Sighed Robin, "Wait. Did you know about Roy and Cheshire already?"

"Have you figured out where we need to go?" asked Batman, completely avoiding the question.

Robin nodded and rolled his eyes at the obvious diversion tactic, but not really caring.

"Explain it then." Batman ordered.

"There's really only one place Vandal would go." Robin began. "His whole deal is superiority, so he's gonna be in a place that makes him feel in control of everything. The controller will also be with him, and even if it's Klarion's magic, There gonna have to be able to monitor all the superheroes under their control, so they'll need to see things around the world." Robin looked to his mentor. "Logically that leaves only one option."

"Vandal Savage is on the Watchtower, with the rest of the Justice League."


Roy's first coherent thought was 'Ow.'

He had never had a headache this bad before, the only thing that had ever come close was when he had gotten a concussion from flying face first out of a window. And even then, the headache hadn't been as bad as this colossal assault on his skull.

He tried to open his eyes, but groaned and quickly shut them again. Everything hurt, and light only made it worse.

Something close to him shifted, and he could hear small footsteps approaching him.

"Roy?" asked a voice that hurt to hear. "Are you awake?"

He groaned in response, because even though whoever was next to him was speaking quietly, sound made his brain feel like mush.

"Roy, open your eyes." Commanded the voice.

Ever so slowly, Roy forced his eyes open. Above him he saw a stone ceiling, and a light that was very inconveniently shining in his face. He struggled to turn his head, but he was rewarded with the identity of the mysterious voice.

"R-rob...?" He groaned.

Robin's face split into a grin, and he reached for a glass of water. "Glad you recognise me." The boy stated, and as he spoke, Roy could feel parts of his brain start to work again. He tried to reach out and grab the filled glass in Robin's hand, but found that his hands and feet were restrained on the medical table.

"Yeah, sorry about that." Robin cringed and raised the glass to Roy's lips. "We had no idea what you'd be like when you woke up. You're not gonna attack me if I unstrap you, right?"

Roy gave him a bewildered look, but shook his head slowly. Seemingly satisfied with his answer, Robin put down the glass and began unstrapping his hands. As soon as he was able, Roy tired to sit up, and again, immediately regretted his actions. The world tilted with vertigo and he resisted his urge to throw up all over the nice clean medical floor.

"Yeah, I could have told you that was a bad idea." Robin mumbled, as he helped him into a sitting position. However, the upright position seemed to help clear his head, and he blearily looked around.

"Where...?" he asked.

"We're in the Bunker." Robin said, as if that was all the explanation needed. "Roy this is important, what's the last thing you remember?"

Roy coughed, either trying to clear his throat or cover his embarrassment. "Why- Why do you need to know?"

Suddenly Batman emerged from the shadows behind Robin, and Roy spun around so quick, another wave of nausea nearly knocked him out again.

Batman growled when he answered. "Because what you say in the next five minutes will determine if you walk out of this room."


After five minutes of desperately pleading to Batman that, No he was not the mole, Yes the last thing he remembers was an intense makeout session with Jade, and a It's possible that she could have planted one of the starro chips on his neck without him noticing, the Dynamic Duo finally decided to let him know what was going on.

Surprisingly, It didn't make him feel better.

However for Roy, the worst thing wasn't the mind controlled Justice League. It wasn't because the public was now terrified of every superhero they came across. It wasn't even the fact that Vandal Savage could have probably taken over the world by now. No, the worst thing for Roy, was Batman's stubbornness.

"What the HELL do you mean I can't help!?" Roy yelled from the edge of his bed.

"Roy, calm down." Robin said, trying to stop Red Arrow from standing up.

"Don't tell me to calm down." Roy pushed the Boy Wonder away and shakily stood up. "You two need my help!"

"Sit. Down." Growled Batman.

Still leaning heavily on the medical bed, Roy faced the Dark Knight. "I can fight! You two are against the entire league! I-" His rant was cut short when Batman suddenly moved with incredible speed and slammed his palm into Roy's chest. Winded, Roy stumbled backwards into an awaiting chair. When he regained his breath, he raised his head. Batman looked as if he hadn't moved, and Robin looked torn between his friend and mentor.

"Sit down. Be quiet." Snarled Batman, and Roy suddenly had no intention to disobey him. "I said you couldn't fight. I didn't say you couldn't help."

Roy clicked his jaw shut. "What do you mean?" He asked, much more subdued.

"On a normal infiltration mission, neither Robin nor I need any extra assistance." Batman began. "However, in this mission, we are going to be taking the Watchtower."

"And the Watchtower is basically a hornet's nest of booby-traps circling the earth." Robin interrupted.

Batman gave Robin a reproaching glare as he continued. "Our current digital assistant is unavailable, as he is gathering the tools we need, so you will have to disable the traps on the watchtower as we progress."

Robin wrapped an arm around Roy's shoulder. "You're our eye in the sky, Roy."

Still not completely satisfied, but realising that it was the best offer he was gonna get, Roy nodded. "I can live with that."


In a secret room, on a secret satellite in space, two figures stepped out of a secret Zeta tube. The room they stepped into seemed to be entirely concrete, and the only possible exit seemed to be the transporter they had just stepped out of.

"I can't believe that this has been here this whole time!" Robin said in a hushed voice, gesturing to the small transporter. "I could have snuck up on the watchtower with this!"

"This Zeta Tube had to remain hidden." Reprimanded Batman, who walked to the other side of the room. "The facets in the rock surrounding this room negate Superman's X-Ray vision, but if you randomly appeared one day, someone would investigate."

"And then we wouldn't be able to get to the watchtower completely undetected, Yeah, I know." Robin said.

Batman placed his hand on the wall , and the outline of a door appeared. The door had about 5 different levels of security and was designed to withstand Meta-level attacks, so it would take a while to open. As they waited, Batman tapped his communicator. "Red Arrow, Do you read me?" He asked.

"Loud and clear, Batman." Roy responded into both of their ears. "and wow, you weren't kidding when you said the Watchtower had a lot of traps."

"Status of the league?" Batman ordered.

Typing could be heard from the other side of the connection. "Heat sensors show that Vandal Savage paired each hero up, and their patrolling different floors. And I've got video surveillance confirming that Which Boy and the Immortal Jackass are in the Monitor Womb. Superboy, Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern, Flash, Hawkoman, and Wonder Woman are unaccounted for."

"Not the best odds." Robin hissed, as he checked his belt one last time.

"Yeah," Roy agreed, "But when has that ever stopped you two?"

Robin was about to laugh, when the door opened with a creak. Together the dynamic duo crept down the hallway until they reached a fork in the path. Batman spared Robin a glance, and put one comforting hand on his shoulder. To Robin, that small gesture of comfort meant more than any words could say.

Giving his mentor a nod and a small smirk, the two parted ways and ran down the different corridors.


Black Canary and Green Arrow walked side by side down the long hallway. Ollie had his bow drawn and loaded with an explosive arrow, and Dinah was constantly looking over her shoulders. Both of them still looked bruised from their previous skirmish with the Bats.

However, neither of them noticed a small pellet dropped at their feet until it started to spray a silver gas everywhere.

Green Arrow lept back from the smoke, but unfortunately, his jump put him right underneath the descending black shadow. Batman landed directly on top of Arrow, snapping his bow, and bringing him hurtling into the floor. Batman placed one of the cures on Green Arrow, and turned to Black Canary.

Black Canary had instinctively taken a breath to use her Canary Cry, but whoever was controlling her had forgotten about the gas, which swiftly invaded her lungs. This proved to be a mistake, as the metallic element of the gas absorbed her scream and reflected it back into her. As soon as she tried, the shock from the amplified sound waves inside of her body threw her into a wall. Before she could stand up, Batman placed the chip on her neck.


Artemis was taking point on their patrol, with Zatanna behind her. The strategy was for Artemis to engage anything they saw until Zatanna could cast a spell. It was a good plan, before Artemis heard a thump behind her.

Spinning on her toes, Artemis turned and pointed her bow down the hallway they had just come down. Zatanna was slumped on the floor, unconscious a few feet in front of her.

Artemis spun around again when she heard Robin's signature laugh. However, she didn't see anyone in the hallway with her.

Drawing her bow, she slowly crept away from Zatanna and down the corridor. Then the lights in front of her flickered and she pointed her arrow directly at the new darkness. She spun around again when the lights behind her went out. Soon, the only light that was still on was the one directly above her.

Suddenly something glowing flew out of the darkness on her right and hit Artemis on the arm. It latched on directly above her elbow, and electricity ran through her body. Her arm spasmed, and she let go of her bow to get the device off of her. She wrenched it off, and saw that the device had not only been electrocuting her, but injecting her with something as well.

Suddenly woozy, Artemis couldn't do anything when Robin appeared in front of her with a chip in his hand.

There was a pinching at her neck, and then she was joining her friend on her floor.


"The Bats are on board!" Whined Klarion from where he was floating. "And they've taken away four of my Toys!" He gestured to the mystical screens in front of him. "Can I bring the others back? I want to crush-"

"No!" Snapped Savage. "Keep them there. Batman and Robin will not get past our other agents. We need the away mission to cause as much chaos as possible, and without Batman or Superman, they will need more time."

"Spoilsport." Klarion pouted. "If they get up here, I can call them back, right?"

Vandal eyed the Witch Boy. "Yes. But it is unlikely they will. After all," He eyed the world he was standing over. "They're only mortals."


"Heads up Batman." Roy warned. "You've got company."

Batman slipped into one of the hangars and crouched down to answer Roy. "Who?"

"Captain Marvel and Kid Flash" Red Arrow answered.

Bruce took in his surroundings, and quickly embedded a small batarang into the floor. it began to beep menacingly, so he slipped into the shadows and waited for his trap to be sprung. He didn't have to wait long, as Kid Flash zipped into the hangar with Captain Marvel right behind him.

While they were distracted with the beeping device, Batman silently slipped out of the room and closed the door. He then opened the airlock, sending all the air and Wally towards the vacuum of space. Just before Kid Flash could fly out of the door, Batman shut it again, and Wally rammed full speed into three feet of reinforced steel.

Kid Flash was down, but Captain Marvel was only on the ground gasping for air. Opening the door separating them, Batman slipped a rebreather into his mouth and ran directly at the downed demigod. Marvel threw a sloppy punch in his general direction, but he flipped over it with ease, and dropped one of the chips onto the Captain. Continuing his momentum, he ran towards Wally, who was regaining consciousness.

Just as he was placing the chip onto Kid Flash's neck, Rocket and Icon flew into the hangar. Cursing at his luck, Batman threw down a smoke pellet. The entire hangar filled with black smoke. Icon lunged forward and tried to hit where he had last seen Batman. His fist only hit open air, and as he rose slowly to look around the smoky room, Rocket hovered slightly above him and tried to illuminate some of the darkness.

Unnoticed by the pair, a small silver ball rolled down by Icon's feet. Icon was the first to notice it when it burst, as pink foam erupted around him and immediately hardened. He struggled to gain any leverage against the strange substance, and he heard a crack when he tried to move his arm. The foam was strong, but it wouldn't be able to hold him for long, but he wouldn't get out in time to help his partner.

Rocket, who had flown up to avoid any excess foam, caught a glimpse of Batman through the dissipating smoke. She flew forward at her top speed to try and grab the disappearing man, and consequently, she didn't see the silver cuffs flying towards her. The two silver devices locked onto her ankles, and the powerful electromagnets inside of them activated. They slammed together, and then they brought Rocket down to the metal floor. As soon as she hit the ground, Batman appeared out of the last bits of smoke and gave her the cure.

A few minutes later, Batman left the hangar, and the four unconscious superheroes, behind him.


"You can't catch me!" Yelled Robin as he dodged yet another radioactive blast. He was currently being chased by Aqualad and Captain Atom down one of the lower observatory walkways. He would have been caught by the pair long ago, had the person controlling the heroes not chosen the pairs horribly.

Aqualad's electricity and water really didn't mix well with Captain Atom's radioactive powers. The two kept getting in each other's way trying to get to the Boy Wonder. This was shown amazingly well when Atom tried blasting Robin with heat, and Aqualad instinctively stumbled back.

However, Robin knew he was overpowered, so he ducked down a pathway and hid behind the corner. When he heard the pair of footsteps running closer, he signaled Roy to activate their trap.

Thanks to Roy, the walls beside the Atlantean and Human Reactor burst into flame. Kaldur was immediately overwhelmed with the heat and dryness, and collapsed. However Captain Atom raised his hands and soaked up the heat. The fires were almost out, when the floor behind them burst into flame as well. He turned again to put the fire out, but in the process, forgot about the boy behind him.

In a now familiar process, Captain Atom fell to the ground when the chip was placed on his neck.

Crouching down to infect Aqualad, Robin signaled Roy.

"Thanks for the help Red." Robin said.

"No problem Bird Boy." Responded Roy. "I've got two Leaguers two levels above you, you up for it?" He asked.

"Are you kidding?" Robin smirked. "I'm completely whelmed."


Batman shoved the pill into Plastic Man's mouth and sprung away before he was caught in the gasses. The pill released a special mixture of chemicals, courtesy of Mr. Freeze, that instantly solidified any liquid it came in contact with. It was fatal for humans, But for Plastic Man, it would only be an annoyance and immobilizer for a few minutes.

Plenty of time to give him the cure.

The problem was the man he had been paired with. The Atom had shrunk down as soon as he had seen Batman, and now could be anywhere in the hallway.

Instead of wasting his time looking around for the tiny man, Batman pulled another canister out of his belt and dropped it by his feet. It hissed open, and to the naked eye, nothing happened. To the Atom, however, it was an entirely different story.

The canister had released millions of microscopic bugs, whose sole programming was to find any lifeform their size and attack it. It had been developed by some eager young scientists who wanted to destroy harmful bacteria, Batman had procured it for another purpose.

Suddenly, a man grew up to normal size a few feet away from The Dark Knight. Whoever was controlling him was causing him to flail around, obviously trying to get away from the bugs that they had left in the microscopic world. However without his shrinking powers, Atom quickly fell.

Placing the cure on the two men, Batman continued on.


"Heads up Rob," Roy warned. "You've got two heavy hitters three sectors ahead."

"Who we talking about here?" Robin asked as he jumped into a vent and continued crawling forward.

"Dr Fate and Hawkman" Said Roy.

"Joy." Replied Robin, with only a tiny amount of sarcasm.

"Yeah, but they're not moving." Roy observed, "All the others have been patrolling the lower levels, these guys look like their guarding something."

Robin peered out of a nearby vent cover. "Yup, I can see them." He stated. "They're in front of a door. Think you can cause a distraction so I can get in?"

"You got it Boy Wonder." Instantly, all three heads turned towards the sound of an explosion a few hallways down. The two mind controlled leaguers immediately flew towards the disruption. When they were gone, Robin slipped out of the vent and through the door.

"Alright, I'm in."Robin smirked and looked around the room. "Let's see-" Robin stopped speaking abruptly.

"Robin? Robin!" Roy immediately assuming the worst. "What's in the room? Robin respond! What's-" He was cut off by Robin's animalistic growl.

"Those monsters." He snarled. "They put Superboy in a pod."

In front of Robin was nearly the exact same scene he, Aqualad and Kid Flash had stumbled onto all those months ago. Conner was in his white solar suit, and three genomorphs were above him in the pod. Robin was so angry he saw red.

"I have to free him." Robin muttered, completely forgetting his comm was on.

"Negative," Batman ordered. "The last thing we need is to fight another Kryptonian."

"The Hell I'm not." Robin snapped. "He's my friend, they could be brainwashing him again! Removing his memories of the team! That's. Not. Happening." He growled.

Robin could tell Batman was grinding his teeth. "Disable the Genomorphs. They won't alter his mind. We'll save Superboy once we take down Savage."

"Fine." Robin said, knowing it was the best deal he was going to get. He threw his birdarangs at the three tiny creatures, and he only turned back to the door when he saw that none of their horns were glowing red.

"Fate and Hawkman are guarding the door again." Roy stated.

"Good." Robin snarled.

The door behind the two heroes slid open, and chips were placed on their necks faster than they could turn their heads. Robin continued walking forward as the two heroes fell behind him.


Klarion was really getting on Vandal Savage's nerves.

"Well, good job. You were completely wrong." Klarion deadpanned.

"Do you never shut up?" Vandal scowled.

Klarion threw his head back and cackled. "Oh you were so asking for it. I mean seriously. Everyone knows in the eternal battle between Chaos and Order, Order always favors the underdogs."

"What?" Vandal nearly yelled.

"Oh did I not mention that?" Klarion asked, with false innocence. "Whoopsies, my bad. Can I destroy the station now?" He asked.

"No." Savage said, voice even once again. "The Light still needs the Justice League. Under our control or not."

"Soooooo, lets go?" Asked Klarion.

Vandal eyed the three heroes in the room that were still under control. "No, not quite yet. I underestimated them, and they proved me wrong. Such a feat should not be rewarded with an empty room."

A deep voice echoed around the large room. "That was your first mistake Savage."

Suddenly, there was a clang by the door and Batman emerged from the shadows behind the fallen Red Tornado. Miss Martian was pulled down by an invisible line attached to the floor, and Robin swooped down on top of her. Startled, Klarion sent Green Lantern flying towards the Dark Knight. However, Hal wasn't able to evade hitting the small pellet that Batman had thrown which splattered his leading hand with yellow paint. The chip was on the flyboy before he reached the ground.

Batman and Robin shifted together when Savage started clapping. "Well done, Detectives." He sneered. "Perhaps I was mistaken in underestimating you. I assure you, it will not happen again."

"There's not gonna be a next time Savage!" Robin barked. "It's over!"

"Not hardly, Boy Wonder." Laughed Klarion. "But we'll leave you some parting gifts!"

At that moment, two portals opened. A red and black portal appeared behind the two villains, while a golden one thundered open meters above the floor.

"Play Nice!" Klarion teased, as the second portal boomed again and six figures appeared and jumped through it. When they were through, Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern, Flash, Hawkoman, and Wonder Woman immediately faced the two humans.

"Klarion, it's time to go." Vandal ordered, and they stepped through their portal. The portals closed, and there was a moment of ethereal silence. Each hero was in a fighting stance and stood as still as statues.

As they continued to stare at eachother, Robin shifted his footing. "Well that solves one mystery." He whispered in a slightly higher tone than his usual voice.

"Don't get hit." Batman stated, voice as hard as ever. But Robin heard everything he didn't say. "They'll try to wear us out. Don't stop moving. Take down multiple targets at a time. Be careful."

Then, as if given a silent order, the remaining Justice League charged.


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