Wally was the first to react to Robin's comment, his speed giving him lightning fast reflexes. In a matter of seconds, he was on his feet and running towards the door and a quick escape. However, the Lords had already heard of Robin's rebellion against Batman and had been waiting, guessing the kid would try to warn his friends.

Kid Flash made it a few feet before he slammed into Superman, the Man of Steel quickly placing himself between the group and escape. Wally was knocked backward from the impact, falling to the ground with a groan.

Roy and Artemis both raised their bows, ready to release a deadly attack on Superman. Their bows disappeared. The Flash returned to his spot, holding the offending weapons. He grinned at the two.

"Thanks kids." He said.

A blue substance wrapped itself around the bows. Flash glanced over at Kaldur, who had activated one of his Hard Water Bearers into a whip like weapon. A batarang flew through the air, striking Kaldurs hand. Wincing in pain, Kaldur was unable to keep a hold on his weapon as Aquaman grabbed the bows from the speedster, pulling hard on them. Letting go, he reached for his other weapon.

Superboy, having witnessed his mentor knock his friend to the ground, had jumped to his feet. Now he stood in front of the Man of Steel, silently challenging the other Krypton as behind him, Wally groaned.

Robin felt Batman let go of him the moment the Dark Knight attempted to disarm Aqualad. Taking the moments advantage, he turned and attempted to kick his imposter mentor in the chest. Invisible hands grabbed his cape. Robin, his hands still tied behind his back, overbalanced and fell to the ground. He looked up in time to see Martian Manhunter shift out of camouflage. The martian paused for a second, glancing at him before reaching up and grabbing at something. There was a scream of surprise as Megan appeared. Clearly the girl had tried to sneak around her uncle to help her friend.

Aqualad had managed to grab his second weapon and jumped backwards, landing next to Artemis and Roy, the three immediately moving into a fighting stance.

The Lords stepped backwards, all of them suddenly placing their hands over their ears.

There was a scream. The younger heroes groaned as the sound rose in pitch. One by one, they dropped to the ground, over powered by the agonising sound.

The scream stopped as suddenly as it started. From her corner of the room, Black Canary regained her breath, glaring at the younger heroes.

Quickly, the Lords got to work, picking their fallen children off the ground and sitting them down on the couches while the younger heroes were too dazed to fight back. Once everyone was seated, the Lords carefully arranged themselves, preparing for any possible actions the younger heroes could take.

"I believe we owe you all the truth." Superman said. "As to why we are here and what we are planning to do."


I know, It's a very short chapter. The next one will be longer. And I will finally reveal the Lords plan. Yay!