Hey everybody! Sorry about the long update I wasn't feeling too well, but I'm better now. =) Thank you all for the great reviews! I'd like to thank StarGirl26 for giving the idea for this chapter. Shout out to batmanistheshiznit, Cahayafosc, missIF, Ann-b-010, Lloyd RPGFan, Alchemist15 and StarGirl26!

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters below except for Janet.

Hawkman tapped his foot on the ground rapidly as he downed his third cup of coffee. He wasn't sure whether it was from being nervous or the large amount of caffeine in his blood, but right now all he could think about was his son; whether he was hurt or scared or crying for his mommy and daddy to come save him. Just the thought of knowing that Hector was under the complete control of villains who could do anything they wanted to him made him want to puke. If anything of them hurt Hector, I will make sure they'll be eating out a tube for the rest of their miserable lives.

The winged man suddenly heard footsteps walking towards him and looked over to see Black Canary coming towards him. The much younger hero sat down next to him and stared at his grief stricken face.

"You ok?" Dinah asked, with a concerned voice,

"Would you be in this situation?" he asked, taking a long swig of his coffee.

The heroine remained silent and the winged man assumed that she got the point. He glanced over at her and noticed the white bandage wrapped around her left forearm.

"What happened?" he asked, suddenly concerned.

"Shayera scratched me when I told her we hadn't found Hector yet."

"You had to get wrapped up for a scratch?"

"Katar, you know just as well as I do how Shayera gets when it comes to Hector." she said.

The elder hero nodded, internally cringing at the memory of a near homicidal Shayera chasing after him with her mace when he brought the wrong child home from the park. Good thing Janet found Hector before Hawkwoman could decapitate him. He still bruises on his back from that day.

"I'm so sorry."Katar said, somewhat surprised that Shayera hadn't torn her arm off.

"Don't worry about it. She has the right to be angry and so do you." Black Canary said, putting a hand on his shoulder.

Hawkman tensed slightly at her touch before sighing heavily and putting down his cup of coffee. He knew he couldn't keep his emotions bottled up forever no matter how much he wanted to. Maybe talking to her would make him feel just a little bit better.

"I'm not just angry, Dinah. I'm pissed. The Light took one of the most important people in my life and they're using him as their little puppet. I mean Hector's only twelve years old. He's just a baby; my baby." Hawkman said, his voice starting to crack.

"Katar, we're going to find him. I promise." Black Canary said, looking him in the eye/mask.

"You better or the Light won't be the only ones the League has to worry about."

With that, Hawkman stood up from the cafeteria table and walked towards the nearest door, leaving a very concerned Black Canary behind him.

Meanwhile

Hal Jordan sighed heavily as he flipped through the many tv channels on the Watchtower tv. He was trying to distract himself from the situation the League was stuck in and he was failing miserably. All he could think about was the Team, whether they were ok or not and what the Light was going to do next. It made the pilot's blood boil that the Light were going after the people they cared about most. This also made him feel like crap because he knew the only reason the Light knew who they cared about most was because the Light got the information from them. Even though the League was under their control, it still didn't ease their guilty consciences.

The Green Lantern sighed again and started flipping through the channels faster, trying to find something, anything to get his mind off of the situation at hand.

"- and then you add lemon"

Next!

"-I can't do this anymore-"

Next!

"Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!"

Next!

"Kid Flash's attack shocks Central City."

Nex- wait! What?

Hal's eyes widened and he quickly flipped back to the Central City News, nearly breaking the remote in the process. A distraught Cat Grant appeared on the screen in front of what looked like the remains of a building.

"Earlier today, Central City's City Hall was attacked and nearly destroyed. Citizens and officers on the scene were shocked to learn that the culprit behind the attacks was not a villain, but it's one and only, Kid Flash. After several attempts to reason with the teen, officers were forced to take action and tried to detain the young hero. They fought hard, but soon the officers were overpowered by the teen and were forced to fall back. All hope seemed lost until Flash showed up and attempted to reason with his sidekick. After a fierce battle that left the city's hero wounded, Kid Flash stopped his attack and retreated to locations unknown. Before anyone had a chance to thank the Flash for his help, the scarlet speedster sped off and hasn't been heard from since. As Central City recovers from Kid Flash's attack on City Hall, there's one question on everyone's mind. Can the Justice League and their sidekicks really be trusted?"

The Green Lantern stared blankly at the screen for a few minutes with his jaw practically on the floor. The Light not only made Kid Flash attack Central City, but they managed to shake the public's trust in the League. Great. Just great. That's when the reality of the situation hit him like a bus. Where was Barry? According to the news, the attack happened a few hours ago. The speedster should've been back by now.

Hal then got up from the couch and flew out of the entertainment room at a speed that would make Barry jealous. He heard the yelps of heroes who didn't see the Lantern coming, but he didn't care. He didn't have time to stop. Hal then burst into the large meeting room door, startling some of the heroes inside. Batman immediately glared at the man, annoyed that he interrupted him.

"Jordan, we're in the middle of-"

"Kid Flash just attacked Central City and Barry is nowhere to be found." Hal said, cutting him off.

Captain Marvel, Wonder woman and Superman all gasped and Batman's eyes narrowed even further. The Dark Knight swiftly turned on his heels and started typing away on his computer. The pilot didn't even have to look at the screen to know that Bats was tracking Barry's location. After a quick scan, the computer beeped and a large map of Central City appeared in the middle of the meeting room table with a blinking red dot on it.

Hal gave a small sigh of relief when he saw that Barry's signal was coming from inside of a building on the other side of Central City. He's fine. He's probably just taking down some thieves or something and lost track of time. It wouldn't be the first time. The man's relief was cut short when Captain Marvel opened his mouth.

"Uh, shouldn't he be moving or something."

The pilot choked air and stared wide eyed at the much younger hero for a second before glancing back at the unmoving dot. Oh boy. Hal turned and looked at Batman who typing something on his wrist computer. Before anyone could ask what he was doing, Bruce closed the computer and walked towards Hal with a swish of his cape.

"Let's go.

An hour later

The five heroes were flying in the javelin as fast as they could towards Flash's location. Hal was pacing nonstop at the back of the jet with his hands squeezed tightly together. The Lantern refused to sit down in his seat even when his teammates told him to. Barry was his best friend. He was even the best man at Barry's wedding, which temporarily got him on Iris' bad side because he gave his best man's speech drunk. Not his finest moment.

Hal finally got tired of pacing and sat down in the back of the ship. The hero sighed heavily before staring out the window. You better be ok, Barry. The five Leaguers soon arrived at Barry's location and landed the jet just a few feet from the building. GL was the first one out of the jet and he immediately started flying towards the building's entrance. Hal was about to bust down the door when a firm hand grabbed him by his shoulder and turned him around.

The man looked up and saw Superman staring at him concerned with the other Leaguers behind him.

"Let me go Clark. We have to help Barry."

"We don't know what's in there with him, Hal."

"Clark's right. The whole place could be booby trapped for all we know. We need a plan. " Diana added, walking up beside him.

"We don't have time for a plan! He could be dying or worse!" the man exploded.

The heroes were taken back a bit at this. Hal was usually so laid back and easy going so seeing him like this was shocking. The three other leaguers turned and stared at Batman who had been silent throughout the entire conversation. The Dark Knight stepped forward, giving them all an emotionless look.

"We move in, but keep your guard up at all times."

They all nodded and slowly opened the building door. Hal used the light from his ring to help guide their way through the factory. The Leaguers immediately noticed the large dent in one of the walls with a small blood pool on the floor beneath it. Everyone's heart sank a little, but they kept calm. It was small, so Barry could still be alive.

The beeping sound coming from Batman's computer got louder as they neared a long hallway with a door at the end of it. They slowly crept towards it with their hearts beating out of their chests. The heroes soon stood in front of the door and mentally prepared themselves for what could be on the other side of that door.

After a few seconds, Hal put a shaky hand on the door knob and held it tightly. He slowly swallowed the lump in his throat and opened the door. The hero then froze at the sight before him. Lying on the floor of the room was what looked like a body that was covered by white sheet. At the top of the sheet was a fairly large red spot.

The Lantern heard Diana gasp and he slowly walked towards the body. He kneeled down and stared at the body for a minute. Just the thought of his best friend lying under that blanket with pale green eyes staring up at him made him sick. What was he going to tell Iris?

Hal took a deep breath and gripped the thin sheet. He bit his lip and slowly pulled the blanket back. As soon as the face was revealed, Hal's jaw dropped and his eyes widened to this size of saucers.

"It's..not Barry."

Everyone raised an eyebrow before looking at each other.

"If it's not Barry, t-then who is it?" Billy asked.

Hal turned around slowly with a pale face.

"I-it's… Iris."

Meanwhile

Hawkman landed behind the tree a couple blocks from his house dressed in his civilian clothes; a basic t-shirt and jeans with a denim jacket that was specifically designed to hide his wings. He straightened out his jacket before coming from behind the tree and walking towards his house. As he was doing this, Katar could feel eyes on the back of his neck.

The man slyly reached inside his jacket and slowly pulled out his hammer. He then spun quickly and put the weapon in his follower's face. He immediately relaxed when he saw that it was just Dinah.

"Rule number one, never sneak up behind a hawk." Katar said, putting his hammer back inside his jacket.

"Actually, rule number one is to never touch Batman's coffee; specifically his morning coffee."

Both heroes cringed at the memory of a near homicidal Batman chasing around a terrified Green Arrow after he accidently knocked over his morning coffee. They could still hear Oliver's screams as Bruce terrified him until he was as white as a sheep. Katar snapped back to reality and turned back to the heroine.

"Dinah, why are you following me?"

"I'm making sure you won't do anything you'll regret." she said, following him as he went to the door.

Hawkman rolled his eyes as he put the key into the door. He was not a child. He didn't need a babysitter, especially if that babysitter was Dinah. And the last thing he needed was for the neighbors to think that he was cheating on Shayera. Again.

Katar opened the door and sighed at the scene in front of him. Toys and broken glass were scattered on the floor. Furniture was turned over and several pictures were on the floor. The man walked over to the couch and sat down, trying to take it all in.

Dinah's eyes quickly darted around the room as she took in the damage. The living room looked like a war zone and knowing his parents Dinah was positive Hector put up a good fight. Black Canary felt her boot hit something and looked down to see a picture lying on the ground with broken glass on it. She picked it up and smiled at it. It was a picture of Hector when he was about ten or eleven on a cherry red bicycle with Katar standing next to him. He had one arm wrapped around his dad and the other holding him steady. Both males wore smiles that would light up any room.

"I remember that day. Hector begged me to get him that bike for months. And when I mean begged, I mean begged." Katar said, startling her.

"What made you get it for him?"

"He promised he would clean his room, eat his vegetables and go to bed on time for three months."

"Hard to pass up." Dinah said smiling.

"You're telling me. Plus, he was giving me the baby bird look every time we were in the same room."

"Baby bird look?"

"It's like the puppy dog look only cuter and harder to resist. Especially when he does it."

An awkward silence fell between the two heroes and Black Canary slowly handed the photo to Katar. He gave her a small smile and brushed his thumb over his son's face. The thought of never seeing Hector's smiling face or electric green eyes again made Hawkman's heart ache painfully in his chest. He pressed his nails into his hand as he tried to keep calm, but it didn't stop the single tear that made its way down his cheek.

Dinah saw this and put a comforting hand on his shoulder. Then as if a dam had broken, a flood of emotions came pouring out of the man. All the pint up emotions from the last couple hours came pouring out of him like a river. Black Canary didn't know what to say, so instead of trying to comfort him with promises she wasn't sure she could keep, Dinah just rubbed soothing circles on the hawk's back.

"They're dead. Every last one of them. Nobody messes with my son and gets away with it." Katar hissed with pure hatred in his eyes.

Black Canary would've usually scolded him for saying something like that, but the man had the right to let off some steam. Plus she secretly felt the same way. She wanted the Light to pay for what they did and she'd make sure they got what they deserved. Dinah started looking at the damage again and then she realized something.

"What time did Janet say someone broke in?"

"Uh, 2am why?"

"Because she said they were watching a movie when someone broke in. Now even though I don't have kids, I've watched Robin enough times to know that no kid will be able to stay awake at 2am no matter how many times they say they're not tired." Dinah explained.

Katar nodded as he processed the information.

"Why would Janet lie?" he asked.

"Let's find out."

Hawkman nodded and led Dinah upstairs towards the bedrooms. Surprisingly, it seemed more damaged then the downstairs area. The walls had large dents in them from where something impacted with it. It more than likely came from Hector's mace. There were also some feathers on the floor and some blood. Katar tried to stay calm as he walked towards Hector's room. The two heroes immediately noticed the large finger marks from where somebody pried the boy's door open.

Dinah slowly pushed the door open and immediately knew that something went down here. Hector's room wasn't as messy as the other rooms, but a fight definitely happened. There were more dents in the walls and in his closet door. Katar noticed something sticking out from under his son's bed. He picked it up and saw that it was a thick cloth. The Thanagarian smelled it and immediately started coughing.

"What is it?"

"Chloroform. This rag is soaked in it."

"Whoever attacked him must've tried to knock him out while he was sleeping and judging by this mess, he didn't go down easy."

Katar smirked at that and stared at Hector's bed. That's my boy. Hawkman looked at one of the dent and saw that there were hairs sticking out of it. He pulled out one of the strands and glared when he saw that it was long and black.

"Savage. He did this." the man hissed.

"And I don't think he did this alone."

He turned and saw Dinah examining the impressions left on Hector's door.

"This impression wasn't left by a man."

Black Canary placed her hand over the impression and Katar's eyes widened when he saw that the imprint matched perfectly with Dinah's hand. "It was left by a woman."

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