Beyond the Night: Beyond Justice
The Baby Robin Flies

Title: The Baby Robin Flies
Genre: Friendship, Humor, Family
Characters: Robin, Roy, Aqualad, Kid Flash, and Superboy, plus Felicity from Arrow, Killer Moth, Kitten
Summary: Roy doesn't know how to deal with Robin. On one side he's a child, on the other, he's a genius. Child genius can be a pain, specifically when they know how to fly planes before they have an actual driver's license.
Notes: Miss Martian's not a part of the team yet in this AU, but nothing in episode three happens. I've been building up Roy's negative opinion of the Teen Titans in "Circus Freaks", "Knowing Secrets, Keeping Secrets" and "Roy Words", but here is an actual twist to Roy's view point. Also, we've got Felicity Smoak as a character in this from the Arrow series. However, while I am drawing inspiration from Arrow, there are many major differences. Felicity is pretty much how she is in that.

~B~

Robin was the youngest member of the team.

Everyone on the team, in fact, knew full well that Robin was the youngest member, and yet at times, this became a forgotten thought due to how intelligent the thirteen-year-old was. In fact, Robin's intelligence and athletic ability impressed Roy quite a bit. In some way's he was a bit jealous, as Robin was allowed to do solo work before he took off on Green Arrow, and he knew Batman was the most open to having a sidekick. Actually, Green Arrow insisted they were partners, which didn't help Roy when he blew up the other day at the Justice League.

Yes, sometimes he forgot that Robin was only thirteen.

After all, Roy wasn't blind to the fact every single member of the Justice League had a soft spot for the kid, but constantly praised him. He was also aware of the fact Robin helped in the Watch Tower's programming, so he knew Robin knew about the Watch Tower, and for that, he was a little stinker. Specifically, Felicity Smoak had visibly cringed upon hearing the name of Batman's sidekick, letting out a rather unenthused mummer of annoyance. In fact, it hadn't been the Green Arrow who let that info about Robin slip.

"Why do you have a problem with Robin? He's a pretty amazing kid."

Felicity simply gave him that look of hers, telling him that he was being stupid. "Oh, you're one to talk. You're so jealous of the fact he's allowed to go on solo missions, but the fact his athletic ability surpasses yours."

"So?" Speedy raised an eyebrow, not at all sure what she was getting at. "Okay, so maybe I've lost it a few times, but I really have nothing against the kid."

"Please remember when dealing with him that he is a kid, okay?"

"Okay…" Roy found the conversation rather awkward, particularly when…

Felicity held out her arms. "Hug?"

"Oh, come…"

"Nope. Hug."

The teen let out a sigh, leaning in so Green Arrow's prized hacker could hug him. He pulled away, his arms crossed. "Now you owe me. Why'd you react the way I did when I brought up Robin?"

Felicity began to do that thing where she worried her lip but didn't hold back. "You know how I can practically hack anything?"

"No. You can hack anything."

"No. I can't." Felicity's words were a bit of a shock. "For example, I can't hack the Batcomputer. I can't hack the Justice League."

"You've got Justice League level privileges, why would…" Roy let out a laugh. "You wanted to know who Batman and Robin were, didn't you."

"Fine. I did, and I do know even though I couldn't hack their system." Felicity leaned back in her computer chair. "And no, I'm not going to tell you anything beyond the fact I too, like the Dark Knight of Gotham have mad detective skills."

"Yeah, but that doesn't explain your negative reaction."

"Well, for starters, Robin can out hack me, and that is saying something."

Roy pointed a finger at her. "So! You're actually jealous of him as well!"

"A little. I'm more concerned with the fact… well, here's the best way to put it. I don't like you and Oli going out, right?"

"Yeah, because we get hurt."

"How do you think I feel about someone as young as Robin doing that stuff?"

The teen let out a sigh. "Fine. You don't like the idea of a little kid getting hurt."

"I don't like the idea of a really cute, and super adorable kid getting hurt. As I told you, I do know who the kid is."

"Then why don't you do something about it?" Roy let out a deep breath. "It's not like you to stick your nose in."

"It's not my place."

"Oh, come on Felicity!"

"Yeah. I know that's not something you expected me to ever say, but as I said, I know who Robin is. You're really lucky, you know. Think about that, huh?"

Roy, of course, didn't know what exactly Felicity had meant about lucky. He did, however, know he'd possibly over stepped when he lashed out at Robin like he had. The youngest member hadn't deserved the comments directed at him, yet it was so easy to do. Surprisingly, neither Kid Flash or Aqualand had figured out that the comments were definite ribs against Robin specifically, but instead took the comments as directed at the whole group instead. Now, he found himself having to work with the guys he'd mocked just to make himself feel better, and that didn't feel good, which in turn meant he was going to lash out again.

Unfortunately for him, Felicity came over to what was supposed to be his secret base of operations and shoved a plate of cookies into his hands before he stepped through the Zeta tube nearby. He couldn't help but remember her response to him quitting, quipping that she wouldn't let him go on missions either, simply because she loved him too much, but that she felt both he and Oli were being stupid morons. She said to tell Robin hello for her, creeping him out a bit.

He arrived through the gate, having forgotten like he had other times that Robin was indeed the youngest member. He noticed Superboy staring at the static on the television, and instead headed into the kitchen, frustrated and a tad jealous of the fact Felicity had a soft spot for Robin. Letting out a sigh, he headed into the den area, wondering when the real action would be occurring. The Zeta tube announced the newest arrival, and Superboy didn't move.

Roy was also met with a stark reminder that Robin was indeed the youngest team member.

One of his eyebrows shot up, noticing the stack of board games in the youngest members arms as he walked over to the coffee table. The stack honestly looked bigger than it really was due to Robin's small size. Roy's mouth opened, thinking to protest like had the other day about inane activities as the youngest set the games down with a thump, the pieces rattling around inside. Superboy payed no mind, but then Robin flashed Roy a grin. "Hi!"

Roy watched Robin shift sheepishly from one foot to another, as if he'd been caught doing something wrong. The older teen thought back, quickly remembering that Robin seemed a tad upset by the conversation regarding the Teen Titans. The eighteen-year-old took a deep breath, wanting to apologize, only freezing when he did so.

Robin's attention turned to the other occupant in the room. "Hey, Superboy. Want to play a board game with me?"

For some reason, the oldest was quite sure that Robin was now personally ignoring him. It was irritating. "Seriously?"

The youngest – unless you counted Superboy – flinched. "Sorry. I know you said this isn't a club house, but…"

Roy's eyes blinked. "That's not what I meant. I didn't mean you couldn't… I meant, you didn't think to ask me. Why?" The answer rattled around his head. "Because you do bone head things like this Roy, so of course the kid's not going to be comfortable around you."

Sure, he might be jealous of Robin, but like Felicity, he also sadly had a soft spot for the kid. He almost rolled his eyes, remembering how Felicity had described Robin as super cute, and super adorable. In some ways, the levels were obnoxious, and yet if one thought about it, the kid made the ideal younger brother for someone with no family, at least none that he could remember anything good about. Robin suddenly grinned, his arms tucking behind his back. "So, I was thinking, maybe we could do a board game to build up SB's social skills?"

And yet Roy hadn't expected that to come out of a thirteen-year-old kids mouth. Realization quickly hit that Superboy was in the room, and yet realization hit that even if Robin hadn't been loud about it, that the boy had managed to say something about someone with super hearing of all things. Roy found himself cringing. "Does this kid seriously have a death wish? It's as if he doesn't realize he's being rude, and yet most kids his age wouldn't even think to help someone with their social skills. That's creepy."

"Sorry." Robin clicked his tongue against the roof of his mouth. "I shouldn't have suggested that. I guess... I'll go make myself something to eat."

Robin disappeared, and once Roy knew he was out of ear shot mumbled under his breath. "I'm the one who should be apologizing to him."

"What for?" Superboy finally acted like there were others in the room.

"Um… just, not knowing how to act around him."

"Join the club, or at least I believe that's the proper use of the phrase."

Roy mentally cursed heroes with super hearing then.

~B~

A few minutes later, Roy found himself faced with another stark reminder that Robin was the youngest member of the team.

To be precise, Robin couldn't go more than five minutes without needing to suddenly fidget. It started with the youngest team member hoping up on the counter attached to the open wall between the kitchen and rec area rather than sitting on one of the stools. They kid eyeballed Roy warily, not that Roy couldn't blame him. The fact Robin came back after obviously getting his feelings hurt was majorly disconcerting though. Two minutes would be Roy's personal estimate.

It was at the five-minute mark that Robin's foot began to twitch while the youngest continued to glare. That in itself was perplexing, as Roy would have thought Kid Flash the most likely candidate not to hold still in any given situation, though this might explain why Robin and the team speedster were such good friends. Roy turned to Superboy, hoping to distract himself from the twitching thirteen-year-old. "Really?"

Superboy turned to look at him. "What?"

"You can't see a picture, you can't hear anything but static. Why do you stare at what amounts to a blank screen?"

"Wait? You can't hear the words?" Superboy's comment elicited a look of surprise from Roy, his eyebrow's shooting up. "Kidding. The static blocks out the other sounds in the cave."

Roy cursed himself, remembering now that Superboy's sense of hearing was heightened. However, after a few minutes, he realized the other teen was no longer focused on the screen, but something behind him, making Green Arrow's former sidekick turn to see exactly what had caught Superboy's attention. He nearly found himself choking. "Robin!"

The youngest member was now performing a handstand on the counter. "What?" It was then that Robin moved form a two-handed handstand to a one-handed one, balancing right on the edge precariously. While Robin seemed to be in no immediate danger, Roy still moved forward, stepping over so his arm wrapped around the youngest team mates member's thin waste to lift him off the counter. "Hey!"

"What? Would you swing from a chandelier if you were allowed to?"

"Yes!"

The response was rather shocking as Roy placed Robin onto the ground. The boy crumpled to the ground, lying on the floor so he looked like he was upside down. A pout formed on his lips. "No acrobatics any place but the ground floor."

"No!"

Roy saw Superboy tense from the corner of his eye, obviously not liking where the situation was going. Roy simply crossed his arms. "Yes, because I say so!"

"You're not my boss! You're not even the team leader!" Robin stood up, practically flipping to his feet with ease.

Roy simply proceeded to poke Robin in the chest when the boy turned around. "And what? You think you, a thirteen-year-old child, could, in fact, lead this team?"

Robin's jaw dropped for a few seconds, before clamping shut. He said nothing as his mouth formed that definite pout little kids made when they were going to cry, something Roy hadn't expected from someone who wasn't only considered a sidekick to one of the league members, but a partner. Finally, Robin snapped at Roy. "I'm going to the bathroom! I'm locking the door, and I'm going to balance on the sink to my heart's content!"

"Sure. You go do that." Roy was sure Robin was really just heading off to cry. For that, he felt guilty and knew an apology was in order. However, he didn't want to bring up the fact the youngest was about to let loose some tears in front of Superboy, let alone confront the younger while he was indeed crying, as both actions would just make things worse.

"That wasn't very nice."

"I'm not sure you're one to talk."

A bit of time passed, and the system announced the arrival of Kid Flash. The yellow flash sped into the kitchen, instantly finding the cookies Roy had brought and started munching on them. "Hey. Where's Rob?"

"That's a good question." Kaldur came from another area, looking like he'd gone for a swim, which was quite likely.

Roy let out a sigh, but Superboy spoke up. "He's locked himself in the bathroom so that he can balance on objects without Red Arrow getting mad at him."

"Say what?" Wally spoke around a mouthful of cookies.

"That's not what he's doing." Roy sighed.

"So, he didn't go and lock himself in the bathroom?" One of Kaldur's eyebrow's shot up.

"No. I meant he's not in the bathroom balancing on the sink specifically." The room went silent. Even Wally stopped chewing the cookies as he stared at Roy. Kaldur's arms folded across his chest, the look on his face reminding him of the look Oli tended to give him when he'd done something wrong that the Green Arrow couldn't believe he'd done.

Superboy finally spoke up, allowing the red-head member of the team to swallow. "Okay. I don't get it. If Robin didn't go into the bathroom to balance on the sink like he said, then what is he doing?"

"Seriously, you're a moron Roy." Wally set the cookies down on the counter. A flash of yellow zipped by him.

"Okay, so maybe I might have messed up a bit."

"You think?" Kaldur sighed.

"Guys. I'm still a little lost here." Superboy let out a sigh. "I'm not getting the implications of what is meant by what Robin said."

"That…" The Atlantean turned to look at Superboy before looking at Roy.

Red Arrow shrugged his shoulders. "I really don't want to explain either." One of Kaldur's eyebrow's shot up again. "Okay. I'll admit I may have messed up a bit regarding Robin just a bit ago."

Superboy snorted through his nose. "A bit?"

"Come on. It wasn't that big of a deal."

"I've the feeling for Robin, it may have been a big deal." Kaldur spoke calmly, the wisdom of his king irritating Roy to no end, and yet lashing out at the younger was a bad idea. Particularly when he'd gotten on every single team members bad side by trying to do right by the kid, only to have failed miserably both times.

Roy simply leaned up against the nearby open wall between the kitchen and rec area, scowling as he did so. Wally soon came back, pushing Robin in front of him. The youngest's mouth twisted into a deep pout, his arms folded across his small chin. He sniffled a bit, rubbing a gloved finger under his nose while the other teen patted his shoulder. "Yup. He was balancing on the sink like he said."

Superboy glanced back and forth between the other members. "That is euphemism for…"

"Nothing!" Robin snapped. The preteen attempted to storm off, only for Wally to drag him into the kitchen.

"Cookies, man!"

"Cookies?" Robin started to become his chipper self again, only to look at Roy suddenly wide eyed. Red Arrow chooses to look away, unsure of how to act around Robin without causing another incident. He swallowed, not liking one bit how he'd messed up so far.

"Yeah." Wally suddenly piped up. "Oh, there's a note with them."

"Leave it to you not to notice a note." The youngest seemed to have forgotten about the incident, a little too easily for Roy's liking.

"It's from someone called Overwatch. You know, that would make a nice title for a game."

"Oh. Her."

"Whose her?" Roy glanced up to see Wally elbow Robin in the ribs. "Girlfriend?"

"The only girls who know where this place is are adults." Superboy piped up.

Roy nearly choked, as the implication of what was said was way to evident. Wally, however, elbowed Robin in the ribs. "I'm just ribbing him. Get it? Ribbing him?"

"Ha, ha. Very funny."

"And anyways. Rob's to young to have a girlfriend. He's only, like, what – thirteen."

Robin's mouth twisted into that sour pout of his again, indicating something wrong had been said again, but Wally didn't seem to notice. Again, Robin brushed it off as if nothing had happened. "So…"

"Whose Overwatch though?"

"I'm not sure I should say." Robin looked right at Roy, leaving the oldest of the team unsure of what the youngest was thinking.

"Oh, come on."

"Nope. Hacker's code."

One of Roy's eyebrow's shot up as a smirk spread across Robin's face. He wasn't at all sure what he was thinking, but perhaps Felicity might know. Of course, she might retort with something like "hacker's code" herself. The computer suddenly drew their attention to their caretaker entering the room. The red robot looked at them, and yet one couldn't tell if Red Tornado was really looking at anybody in particular, nor could one tell what he was thinking.

"Can we have a mission?" Kid Flash rushed over, leaving Robin in the kitchen. The others turned to look at the red robot, but Roy caught the wary look Robin gave him.

"Batman is in charge of missions. The person in charge of your training is also still not yet available for a few days. However, there is a surprise for you in the hanger."

If Robin's eyes were visible, Roy was sure that they would be sparkling, but the oldest of the team members turned his head for only a few minutes before Robin's lighthearted laughter filled the room. Red Arrow sighed, taking off after the ball of energy, only to find himself nearly bowled over by Kid Flash. He arrived at the hanger just in time to see Kid Flash run up, a big grin on his face. Robin was wandering around, his jaw dropped.

"They got us a plane."

"Meaning we'll always have a babysitter." Roy folded his arms, wishing he hadn't joined the group after all.

"What do you mean?"

"Last time I checked, none of us have any experience flying aircraft." His statement made the faces of the others fall. That was, except for Robin who was still focused on the plane.

"Actually, that is not true." Red Tornado piped up.

All of the teens – not including Robin – looked at each other, finally settling on Superboy. The clone finally realized they were looking at him. "What?"

"You wouldn't have had flight experience programmed into that brain of yours?" Kid Flash's eyes widened, the look on his face completely hopeful.

"No." Superboy still seemed perturbed by what Wally had said, only for Robin's laughter to fill the hanger.

Roy took a deep breath, looking around to make sure that their thirteen-year-old companion wasn't now balancing on the plane or something else in the hanger. Instead, Robin had yet again managed to disappear. The back hatch of the plane was down, meaning…

Roy took a deep breath, muttering under his breath. "No, no, no." Superboy's eyebrows shot up, wondering what was bothering Roy, only to watch as the oldest team member stepped into the plane. He wasn't surprised to find their youngest member now seated in the pilot's seat buckling himself in. "What are you doing?"

"What does it look like I'm doing?"

"You're not."

Robin's nostrils flared, but his small fingers flipping switches stubbornly.

"You don't even have a driver's license."

"Doesn't stop me from driving the Batmobile." With the flick of a finger, the engine roared alive as Wally buckled himself in.

"Hey. Don't buckle in!"

"Why not?" Wally shrugged his shoulders as Kaldur and Superboy followed suit.

"Are we really to believe that the youngest of us is the one with the flight experience?"

"Considering I live under the sea, Superboy's only been alive for sixteen weeks, and Kid Flash uses his speed to get places, that leaves you or Robin," Kaldur spoke up.

"Seriously. I've been flying the Batplane since I was, like, ten."

"And that's supposed to make me feel better how?"

"Do you really think I'm on autopilot still?"

"Man. Have a little faith in Rob there." Wally piped up.

Roy plopped down into the last seat, taking in the situation as Robin asked for Red Tornado to open the hanger bay doors. A thirteen-year-old shouldn't know how to fly a plane, and yet here Robin was, knowing exactly how to fly a plane. That honestly didn't sit well with him at all, as they flew through the sky. Roy's fingers drummed the arm of the chair, growing even more impatient with the adult way of doing things.

"Team. There is an incident down at one of Happy Harbor's warehouses. I wish for you to check it out."

"Going into stealth mode to land the ship." Robin chirped happily, finally seeming to be in a good mood.

Roy though had to mumble. "Yeah. You guys do realize that he's just keeping us busy?" A silence fell over the team before the plane direction shifted slightly. Robin landed the ship nearby, letting down the hatch. The sound of a machine gun went off inside, drawing the teens attention to the warehouse. The glass blew out of the windows, shattering as the bullets hit. One of Roy's eyebrow's lifted up. "Wow. How fun?"

"Well, machine guns aren't that hard to take care of, but I bet it's just your normal, everyday stuff." Wally piped up.

A sudden giggle tore through the air, making both Wally and Kaldur blink. Roy recognized the sound as the laughter of their youngest member, and looking around, Robin was now no longer in sight. Letting out a sigh, he moved in before Kaldur could comment about needing to have a plan. A yellow flash sped by him as he hefted himself in through one of the windows on a higher level, peering down to take note of the scene.

A man dressed in a moth costume was the one shooting off the gun, a phone to his ear. "Hey! This is most certainly not what I asked for! How hard is it to not mess up a guy's order!"

A yellow flash passed by the men gunning at the man in a moth costume, not noticing Robin crouched down behind some boxes, to close to Roy's comfort to the ensuing gunfire. Red Arrow lowered himself down just as the warehouse doors were knocked down by Superboy, making the strange freak in the moth costume swing the gun around, causing a line of fire to go off in Robin's direction. Roy pushed the youngest team member down, causing Robin to let out a rather indigent sound.

"Seriously!" Robin spoke in a raspy manner as Roy was on top of him.

"Don't worry Kitten. I promise I'd get…" It was then that Roy realized that moth guy could see both of them. "Who are you!"

"So not whelmed right now," Robin muttered.

"Robin, stay down!"

The man titled his head, the phone still in his ear. "Hold on Kitten. I've got to go." The gun was held incorrectly, and yet he looked right at them. The phone left the man's ear so that he could, of all things, take a picture. Roy stood up, irritated at the man. The man wasn't even really paying attention to them, but instead muttering into his phone. "The Kind Wonder in his civvies. Kitten will…"

Roy cursed, lifting an arrow up. "Seriously. Hand over the phone."

"Uh, no." The arrow shot out with foam in it just as Superboy lunged through the crates, knocking the strange moth guy out of the way. Roy cringed as his companion became encased in foam, while the moth guys machine gun suddenly sprayed bullets again. Roy found himself pushed to the ground by something small. "Bye-bye. I've got to go before I get into any more trouble."

Roy's eyes narrowed, swearing there were moths floating around this crazy guy. Robin let out a groan, before getting up off of the older teen. "Well, that certainly didn't go well."

"Go well?" Roy stood up shaking his head. "You're the one who ran in here as if you knew what you were doing?" This made the boy's eyes narrow as Robin glared at Roy. "What?"

Robin simply turned, letting his utility belt slide out so he could retrieve something from one of the pockets. Superboy looked rather pissed off, before shattering the foam by flexing. Robin sighed. "I guess I didn't need this then?"

Roy caught sight of the arm that held onto the tool Robin had pulled from his belt. There was a scratch from a bullet that grazed his arm. The oldest reached out, grapping the youngster's arm. "You're hurt."

Robin batted his hand away, refusing to look him in the face. Kaldur sighed. "We need to find that… that…"

"Killer Moth." The youngest sighed, trying to tug his torn sleeve down over the injury. "And he's like, one of the easiest to take down. Like, seriously. That's so… not turbing."

One of Roy's eyebrow's shot up, but the looks on the other team members faces said not to ask as Robin continued to mutter something about not being turbed, whatever that meant. They left the place, leaving the culprits to the police, while Superboy seemed to drift off for a few seconds before Kaldur pulled his attention back. The youngest teen finally lets out a sigh after fiddling with his holographic computer, turning to the others. "So…"

"What did those men we captured mean?"

"Huh?" Robin turned to look at Superboy.

"They said this Killer Moth person showed up demanding … what is this The River's Raven?"

Wally let out a curse, while Roy slapped a hand to his forehead. Kaldur glanced between the two. "Honestly, I don't know."

"It's Raven River book series." Robin piped up, not sounding at all thrilled. "It's supper popular among girls, particularly those my age. It's supposedly the new Twilight series."

"The what?"

"Don't ask." Roy covered his eyes with his hand. "And what does that have to do with anything?"

"Well…" Robin took a deep breath.

"I don't know." Superboy folded his arms. "All I know is that some Kitten wanted this… whatever a book series is. Is it like, some kind of antique book collection, because I for the life of me can't think of any other reason why someone would want to steal books."

"About that." The youngest sighed. "Apparently the Killer Moth got the address wrong."

"What?" Wally slid down into his chair. Roy could hear the speedster sliding down, and he couldn't help but hear it. He was thinking nearly the same thing. How much more stupid could things get.

"I hacked his phone. Apparently, someone's been sending him text messages asking him to pick up the newest release of the book, which, again, is apparently coming out to day." Robin's mouth moved as if making a mental note of something he himself needed to do. He shook his head.

"This must be some mistake? I mean, not showing up at the wrong address, but why would Killer Moth be receiving messages regarding a book series which is…" Kaldur paused. "… popular among girls."

Robin flinched, before shaking his head. "Do you really want an answer to that?"

Roy didn't think he wanted to, his eyes drifting to Robin's injured arm. "This is all for a stupid book?" Red Arrow took a deep breath. "No, I actually don't want the answer to that."

"Yeah, but how are we going to apprehend him?" Superboy muttered from his seat.

"Yes, well…" Robin took a deep breath. "I think we should head to the bookstore because I think that's where he's heading. Perhaps we can stop him before he causes a scene. After all, I still think he has the machine gun on him. However, if he manages to enter the bookstore, we need to contact the league. We're supposed to be undercover."

"What about his phone?" Roy asked.

Robin's eyes blinked. "Uh…"

"Of course, Robin can continue hacking it." Wally piped up. "He's the best hacker ever!"

"That's not what I meant. I mean, what are we going to do about this Killer Moth having taken a picture of you in your civvies."

"We'll figure that out when…" Robin found himself interrupted.

"How?" Kaldur let out a sigh. "How did he manage to get a picture of you Robin?"

"Because he went rushing in." Roy folded his arms across his chest, tapping his fingers.

"Look, I get the fact you don't like me, but…"

"I've never said anything of the sort!" Red Arrow snapped, not liking Robin's comment, yet understanding where it came from.

"I can get the phone. And the gun actually."

"Which means Roy, if he has another one of those foam arrows, can trap Killer Moth, right?" Robin didn't look Roy in the eye.

"Fine."

They landed near the shop, watching for Killer Moth, only to hear screaming coming from inside. Robin's mouth twisted into a frown. "Call the league like planned?"

"Actually, I can get the gun away from him, and the phone still. Best to do it, as he may have hostages."

Superboy leaned down, using his vision to look at the place. "I think most people are running out of the place. It's not as if he cares about having hostages." He looked up. "I could smash through the roof."

"No." Kaldur piped up. "Keep damages to a minimum."

"Well, I'll head on in." Kid Flash took off, making Roy want to strangle him, only to slide down to also enter the building. He could hear Killer Moth yelling at Wally.

"Look! All I want is a book. A signed book by the writer."

Roy sighed, aiming his arrow at Killer Moth. This time, the arrow should hit, only Killer Moth moved behind something, ranting about how unfair things were, and all he was trying to do was make Kitten happy. Taking a deep breath, he stepped in closer, only to hear Robin speak up beside him. "What's going on?"

"Seriously kid! Give me back my phone! If Kitten doesn't hear from me, I'm in big trouble."

"Oh…" Robin's mouth formed a circle as if there was something he knew that they didn't. Roy didn't think he wanted to know how Robin's mind worked.

Out of the corner of his eye, Roy could see Kaldur and Superboy coming in. Things were honestly to the public for his liking simply because the Justice League wouldn't like it. Kaldur tilted his head, meaning that Roy could move to another location to hopefully get a better shot. He moved over, Robin following close beside him, much to his irritation. He could see the author staring at Killer Moth, whom he could see.

Quickly, he lifted his arrow up, and shot at Killer Moth, this time the arrow hit. "Seriously. Could things get any more ludicrous."

"There's a back door we can leave by. The police can handle the rest." Robin piped up. Roy opened his mouth to say something, only to hear the giggle which followed Robin disappearing from sight. The kid was certainly mental. They slipped out before anyone could thank them, and headed to the ship. Robin was fiddling with something. "Good thing the security cameras are digital. They didn't even notice we were there. I hope."

The ship flew back, with Roy tapping his fingers. Wally held up the phone, frowning. "So…"

"Fail," Roy said. "And the League knows." Robin looked up but focused on flying the ship back to Mount Justice. When they landed, Red Tornado asked for a report, but no actions were taken. Roy couldn't help but notice how Robin attempted to sneak off. He grabbed the youngest by the arm, before tugging him back over to the medical area. "Come on."

The look on Robin's face was one of utter displeasure. "I can take care of myself."

"Says the person who ran off like he did." Roy shoved him down, sighing upon realizing he didn't know what to do first aide wise. He folded his arms, frowning as he did so. He decided to pull back the sleeve of Robin's cloths, only to find his hand slapped away. "Hey!"

"Not talking to you."

Wally rushed in. "I am so not looking forward to the lecture which is going to be coming. Here's that dude's phone."

Robin snatched the phone, deleting the picture, letting out a curse for some reason, but not telling the others why. He shook his head. "See if you can't get Speedy to trash it now."

"Um, okay." One of Wally's eyebrow's shot up. "Did I miss something?"

"No." Both of the other two team members said.

~B~

"I honestly don't get it!"

Felicity looked up from her computer, tilting her head. "It's nice to see you, Roy. Could you not barge into my apartment in the middle of the night though?"

The eighteen-year-old plopped down on the couch, not at all caring that he'd intruded upon the woman's apartment, let alone the fact she was in her pajamas. "Robin is supper annoying!"

"Now why would you say that? He's absolutely adorable."

"Adorable? He was climbing all over the furniture at the cave! Specifically, he was balancing on the kitchen counter using only one hand!"

"Ahh."

"Felicity! He could have gotten hurt if I hadn't yanked him down from there. I bet you wouldn't think he'd be so adorable if he was climbing the furniture at your place. Well, here!"

"I think he'd be more at home at Oli's place."

"And what? Have a thirteen-year-old swinging from Oli's chandelier and giving his old lady a heart attack? I don't think so."

"He's not that bad. Really, Roy, he isn't."

"And then, when I told him, 'no, you can not climb on the furniture', he runs off to the bathroom."

"You didn't!" The blond-haired woman adopted a rather amused look on her face.

"Hey! I didn't do anything wrong! Not my fault the kid said he'd be going in there to lock the door so he could balance on the sink to his heart's content when he really meant he was going to go and bawl his head off."

"Actually, knowing Robin, he was actually probably balancing on the edge of the sink. Not to say he wasn't crying, or more likely attempting not to lose his temper on him. Seriously, Roy, you shouldn't get on that kid's bad side."

"On his bad side? If I hadn't been there today, he would have gotten seriously hurt instead of the stupid scrape he got today."

"Really." Felicity cleared her voice.

"What do you mean really?"

"Well, besides the fact it seems like you do have a soft spot for him even though you're completely awful at showing it, are you sure he would have gotten hurt more than he did, or did he get hurt because of what you did."

"Oh come."

"Roy." Felicity let out a sigh. "Just be honest with me."

"This is the woman who isn't honest about her crush on Oli." Roy felt the pillow smack him in the face. He batted it away angrily. "Oh, come on! I didn't say I didn't have a soft spot for the kid. I'm talking about it being my fault."

"Okay. What ever you say. Did he like the cookies?"

"I think Kid Flash ate all of them." Roy flinched as Felicity glared at him, before letting out a sigh. "Fine. I shouldn't have come to your place late at night unannounced. Thank you for letting me talk."

"You're welcome. And a bit of advice with Robin. Don't underestimate him, but also… Robin can be just as scary as the Batman if he wants to be."

"Sure he can." Roy headed to the fire escape, hoping things didn't get worse in regards to the team.