His insanity came in waves. One minute of being Robin's semi-normal self soon turned to violent moods swings, which then channeled into physical anger. Or, perhaps, panic. Either way, Wally was always on the receiving end of the boy wonder's condition.

"Ugh, ok, we're still in the desert. You got us lost, and I have no idea where the bioship is." Wally repeated. Again. With each wave, Robin seemed to lose his memory of the past hours. However, he always responded the same.

"It's the plant. You need to take the samples and find out what this…"

"Dude, again, I have no idea where the ship is. Superboy and the girls should be on their way, but that might take hours. Unless you have a lab set somewhere in that belt…"

"Wally." The thirteen year old looked up, and, even with his mask, his eyes seemed so piercing; so sad. "I can't take this anymore. I hate this, and I hate going off at you. Can you just knock me out, now?"

Was this another mood swing?

"What? No! Dude, don't worry about me- I can handle it. I take down grown men for a living, remember?"

Truthfully, Wally was unsure if he could take any more of Robin's kicks, let alone a full on assault. He'd been able to restrain and dodge most of the hits, but one good swing at his face had given him a bloody nose and possibly a black eye. However, if he ever started using his worryingly high amounts of explosives… "Hey, buddy? Uh, Dick?"

The teen had gotten silent, staring back at the red head. With no warning, his facial expression turned from utter disappointment to fear. The fear then magnified to a crippling scream that caused the Kid Flash to wince and take a step back. Robin then collapsed; his hands to his face, he stared back up at his friend, and screamed again.

"Jeez, Rob, it's ok…" Wally took a step towards him, and the other teen moved back. Is he scared of…me?

Maybe the heat combined with that plant is making him delirious, and—

Another heart wrenching scream. Robin was no longer focused on Wally, but curled into a ball in the dirt and rock. And…crying? He shook, and tears seemed to be getting under his mask and falling to the gravel.

For a moment, Wally was stunned. Watching his team mate breakdown in front of him, he tried to decide the best course of action. He had never been a comforting person, but if there was ever a time to start…

The speedster knelt down and spoke softly. "Shhh, hey, we're fine. No one's going to hurt you. You know what? I bet the other's are almost here. We just have to stay put and…stay calm."

"Bruce?"

Wally stopped, and then understood the cause of this behavior: Robin was having a flashback.

"No, Robin- I'm Wally. Kid Flash? Um, you know me, right?" Unsure how far in the past Robin was reliving, the older teen treaded carefully.

The other boy searched his memories. "We've done a few missions together, I remember," he looked around, and got to his feet- keeping his distance from Wally, "I think. Where's Batman and the Flash? Where are we?"

"We're in the desert…On a mission. We got lost, but we need to get back to the…ship."

Robin looked at him suspiciously. "Why don't I remember? What are we doing here?"

"We're just…collecting samples- of plants. Or, you were. If you'll just follow me- Ouch! Jesus! What was that for?!"

The teen had swung at his team mate, striking the right side of his face. Putting his hand up to his ear, he attempted to use the non-functional communicator. "Batman, it's Robin. Come in."

"The coms aren't working, man. Just come with me- maybe we can get your memory- Hey! Stop!"

Robin was now sprinting away- down the current dune of sand they were on. "Don't follow me!" He reached back and released a canister of smoke, blinding Wally and vanishing into the desert.

Not again.

[Wally! We're here…where's Robin?] M'gann swooped down to his position, shortly followed by Superboy and a sprinting Artemis.

"About that. I sort of…lost him."

"You lost him?" Artemis was still catching her breath.

"Yeah, ok? I lost him, but only after he attacked me!" Wally pointed to his still red and bleeding cheek. "He's insane, he thinks he's on a mission with Br—Batman. We need to find him before he hurts someone or himself. Here," he handed Artemis the vile. "You should get these samples to Kaldur; maybe he can analyze it and figure a way to fix this."

She grabbed the samples. "Fine."

"Thanks, Sugar."

Artemis rolled her eyes and began to head back to the ship, but stopped and looked back. "Just be safe, ok?"

Wally wasn't sure if she was addressing him or the group, but he nodded. I'll try.