Chapter Twenty-One:

-Watching Over Us-

The sun was low on the horizon when Kid Flash met up with Jayde and Robin. They were just outside of the city limits of Gotham. Robin had decided to shed the civilian looking jumpsuit for his normal red hero gear. While Jayde stayed in the skin tight black leather body-suit.

"See you changed too" Robin said to Kid Flash as the speedster ran between the two bikes. Robin's had been demolished to the point where it was really considered half a bike. But it was designed to work for almost any scenario. Jayde's on the other hand, was still in almost perfect condition.

"You kidding? I feel naked in civvies" Kid Flash responded. "You still tracking those parts?" he asked.

"They were heading through Gotham, but they veered" Jayde spoke up.

"Wait, guys, they're at my school." Robin said after checking his GPS one more time.

"Well, that's fucking weird" Jayde mumbled.

It didn't take the trio long to reach Gotham Academy. As soon as Robin and Jayde dismounted their bikes, Kid Flash zoomed on ahead to survey the area. Jayde shared a look with Robin before following him as fast as they could.

They didn't make it far into the school when they heard a commotion coming from the gym. So that's where they headed with Robin leading the way. Since it was his school.

Peeking into the large room, Jayde saw Superboy fighting off the large android Batman had showed them, whose parts the team was separately transporting.

"'Access Superman'" the android spoke as he began striking at Superboy harder than before. Jayde looked at the speedster, and with a nod, she sent him into the room to retrieve their friend.

And as soon as Kid Flash and Superboy were safely by them, Jayde and Robin fired off their own respective explosives, only to have them go through the android. Jayde could tell it was using the powers of Martian ManHunter. Suddenly, it lifted into the air with a red cyclone circling its lower half and came at them. Much like the power of Red Tornado.

Jayde groaned in pain as the twisting currents lifted her and her friends and tossed them aside like rag dolls. After shaking the starbursts from her eyes, Jayde took out a few of her 'special' throwing knives, each blade rigged with small explosives. As she did, Robin did the same and tossed them to the android. But they were easily deflected.

"Shit" Jayde groaned a moment later after dodging the robotic man's attack. He had mimicked Martian ManHunters power yet again, this time to turn his arm into a long, rubber-like cord which was smashed to the ground.

Suddenly a black and green arrow plunged to the ground between Jayde and Robin. The arrow looked almost like Olivers, but she didn't have the time to investigate it as she drew another knife and rushed at the android with Robin, both throwing their weapons expertly. Only for them to be deflected yet again.

Jayde barely had any time to act as the android turned to the two heroes. It's eyes glowing the same menacing red as Superman's heat vision. The next thing Jayde knew, she was being pushed to the ground. Her head hitting the linoleum with a loud 'thunk.' And then, everything went black.

-Later That Night-

When Jayde finally came to, she was at the cave. Someone, she suspected Black Canary, had changed her out of the tight leather cat-suit and into a pair of loose fitting pajama pants and t-shirt. Both of which belonged to Roy.

Now she stood with the others, feeling light headed as she leaned against Robin's slightly shorter frame.

"The Amazo android's in pieces again," Aqualad spoke, addressing their mentors. "Safely being analyzed at the two separate S.T.A.R Labs. But Ivo escaped and since he originated the tech, he's arguably more dangerous than the android."

"Capturing the professor will be a League priority" Black Canary started, her eyes drifting over to a worn-out Jayde.

"But we understand your mission encountered other complications" Martian ManHunter continued for her. The team all shared a glance as Batman approached them.

"Complications come with the job" he stated. "Your ability to handle them has impressed the League."

"The whole League?" Superboy asked, only those who knew the clone would know that there was hope in his voice.

"Given time, yes" Batman told the teen. "Kryptonians, as you know, have very hard heads." Jayde could have sworn she saw a smirk on Batman's lips. "Of course there's no shame in asking for help. That's why the League exists...because there are some problems even we can't handle individually." Robin just scoffed at his mentor, making sure that Jayde could stand alright on her own before he spoke.

"Please. If we needed help, we'd never get the chance to ask" said the Boy Wonder as he pulled out the arrow that was clipped to his utility belt. "Look familiar?" he asked, holding it up for the Leaguers to see. "You were following us! Babysitting!"

As he spoke, Green Arrow moved closer to them and took the arrow from Batman.

"We didn't follow you" Batman stated simply as Green Arrow held up a sharpened arrow of his own. They were completely different.

"That's not your arrow, but that means…"Robin trailed off.

"Speedy!" Kid Flash said with a smile, his words causing Jayde's heart to thud in her chest as she scanned over the arrow with slitted eyes.

"He has our backs" Aqualad said.

"Souvenir!" Kid Flash said happily as he took the arrow from Jayde's former mentor, causing the female archer to roll her eyes.

Jayed wobbled on her own two feet for a moment before she walked over to Kid Flash and took the arrow from him. With expert eyes she scanned every bit of the arrow. She didn't know who it belonged to, but she knew one thing for sure….

It wasn't Roy's.

AN: SO SORRY FOR THE WAIT! Omg you have no clue how bad I feel about not updating. Honestly me and my laptop are having relationship troubles, so I didn't even touch it at all. But then I remembered that I have posting to do and here we are! So I hope you guys liked this super short chapter and aren't too disappointing in me!

As for the content of this chapter: poor Jayde keeps on getting beat up. But hopefully Roy will be around soon to play doctor with her ;p. Also, of course Jayde would know that the arrow didn't belong to her boyfriend. If anyone would notice that he used different arrows it would be her. And Oliver. But he's doin' stuff so yea lol.

Coming up: beach day for the team. Roy's in the dungeon (lol) and the team gets a new member. So come back next week adn see what happens and stuff! This time I promise I'll post on time!

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