Sorry for the wait again, testing is coming up and that means I'm drowning in homework so I don't have as much time to write. I've also started a little project for another fanfiction I'm planning. I'll put more information at the end of this chapter.

So I had some help with the fight scene in this one, curtesy of Magpie of Silver, who is also beta-ing this fic. She's awesome and helped out tons so you guys don't have to read my crappy fight scene! Yay! I'll get better, I promise. :)

Disclaimer: I don't own Young Justice. Or a lot of things, really. Like a llama. I don't own a llama. Pity.

M'gann landed the camouflaged bio-ship on the roof of a building next to the warehouse where the delivery was supposed to take place.

"We will surround the building in groups and wait until the venom arrives," Kaldur said before the team left the ship, "Robin and Artemis will watch the front, Zatanna and Superboy on the far side, and KidFlash, Miss Martian and I will take the near side. Miss Martian, set up a telepathic link before we get in position."

M'gann nodded and after a second her voice sounded in the other's minds. Is everyone online? Everyone confirmed and the team moved out to take up their positions.

Is everyone ready? Aqualad asked.

We're good, Zatanna confirmed.

We're set, Artemis said.

Good, now we wait.

Robin settled into a crouch on the roof of the warehouse and started watching the road. Artemis relaxed next to him and glanced at the younger hero before whispering, "So that happens a lot?"

Robin sighed and turned to face the archer. He wished she could have left the cut alone, but he supposed his idea of a big deal was different than the rest of his team's. "Yeah, but usually it's not my face. The Joker just has a twisted sense of humor."

"He does that for fun? I thought that was just a rumor to make him seem worse!" Artemis growled.

"The rumors aren't nearly as bad as the real psychopath," Robin snorted, "He does everything to amuse himself, not for money or revenge. He wanted to give me a permanent smile today."

Artemis seemed lost for words so Robin turned back to watching the road. He didn't see why he shouldn't tell Artemis the truth about the Joker. She did live in Gotham after all, not that she knew he knew that bit of information.

The minutes passed in silence until Robin spotted the headlights of a car coming down the road. By that time night had almost fallen and his muscles were getting sore from waiting on the rooftop.

I think I see the truck. Get ready, he said.

Understood, Aqualad said, Move in on my signal.

The large truck turned to enter the warehouse and the door in front opened to let it in. Artemis notched an arrow to her bow and waited for the order to go in.

Robin, Artemis, now!

Robin and Artemis leapt down from their hidden perch and slipped through the doors before they could close. They were immediately confronted by around twenty of Sportsmaster's men who turned in surprise at finding two young heroes standing in front of them. The shocked silence was short-lived as the windows on either side of the building shattered and the rest of the team joined them.

Robin quickly got to work, he threw a couple of birdarangs, catching two guys by their clothes and pinning them neatly to the wall. Then he turned his attention to the nearest group of thugs, he smashed his fist into the face of the first one and whipped his leg out and caught the second on the back of the knee, sending him crashing to the ground. He spun through the air and landed an elbow in the ribs of the third. That took care of them. Arrows sped past him as Artemis got down to business too. She took out another four in quick succession. Robin was becoming aware of a dull pain from his earlier fight at the party, just what he needed right now.

"Rob, Sportsmaster's getting away!" Wally shouted above the noise, Robin turned from the guy he had just knocked out and glanced around, assessing the situation before him. He saw that everyone else was busy and Sportsmaster was slipping away with a briefcase, Robin assumed it was stuffed full of money. He sighed and headed after the villain, leaping over a few fallen thugs he managed to head him off just before he reached the warehouse door.

Robin tried throwing a birdarang to distract Sportsmaster, it worked, as Sportsmaster easily dodged the weapon and spun to face his attacker. Robin grinned as he ran and leapt at the man, ready to kick when a strong hand grabbed him by the leg and hauled him to the ground.

Robin rolled as he collided with the floor and shifted his momentum to give him some force for his next move. As he rolled to his feet Robin's head began to swim and he realized just how exhausted he was. He shook his head to clear his momentary daze and swung a punch at his adversary. He had two choices, get this fight finished already, or let Sportsmaster get away. Okay, so the latter wasn't really an option.

Robin forced Sportsmaster away from the door with birdarangs and punches until the villain pulled out his gun and began firing. Robin took this distraction to throw an explosive birdarang at the case he had been carrying, now discarded on the floor beside him. Sportsmaster realized his mistake and dove away from the mini explosion, cursing Robin as he crashed to the ground. He growled and shot at Robin again who expertly dodged the bullets by flipping up into the air and spinning out of the way.

As he sailed through the air a bizarre chuckle escaped Robin's lips, in a panic Robin flipped to the ground and was instantly over come by a fierce laughing fit.

The bullets ceased for a second as Sportsmaster hesitated at his opponent's strange behavior. The pause didn't last long, however, and a single shot sounded out above the laughing and sounds of fighting still going on. On instinct Robin reacted to the sound and moved to the side, but his sluggish dodge wasn't enough to prevent the bullet sinking into his arm.

Robin's strangled cry blended into his insane laughter as a wide grin was forced across his face. A heavy foot savagely kicked him in the stomach, winding the Boy Wonder again. He lost track of the villain, more concerned at the moment about fighting for air as he started fumbling with a pocket in his utility belt. Tears built up inside his mask and blurred his vision until they started leaking out around the adhesive. Eventually he pulled a syringe from the pocket, glad that he had taken another one before leaving the batcave. He clumsily emptied the clear liquid into his uninjured arm before dropping it and curling up to clutch his stomach as his laughter continued.

A/N: Oo, another cliffhanger! Haha! I love those things. So awesome for writers! Remember to review if you liked it! If you didn't, review and tell me why!

Now about that project I mentioned. I'm going to write a Young Justice/Hunger Games crossover with young DC heros as tributes in the games. I only used characters that have either appeared in the show or at least been hinted at or confirmed to appear later. I've also assigned districts and am currently figuring out details and mentors.

Now here's the fun part: You guys get to pick the mentors for me. I've made a Tumblr blog for everything and I've been using it for awhile now. Sorry I didn't tell you sooner but I was still trying to figure everything out that I wanted to do. Now that I have a better handle on everything I'm letting you know! The blog is at .com if you want to check it out.

Later on you can sponsor tributes and I might have more voting if I can't figure something out on my own or just want more opinions. All of the information is on the blog so go take a look if you're interested. You don't even have to have a Tumblr to participate! You can ask questions and suggest things anonymously without an account. If you do have a Tumblr and are interested follow me so you don't miss anything!

I'll be posting chapters there once I start writing, but I'll also do it on my account here, so you won't miss anything except the chance to participate! I'll only be using sponsor tallies and ideas from Tumblr just because it's easier for me to keep track of everything. I really hope you check it out and let me know what you think. I'm really excited for this fic and the more people that help me out the more fun it will be for everyone!

Thanks for reading my little announcement, so until next time (or until you say hi on Tumblr), have an astrous day!