I feel so bad; I haven't updated this story in a long time. I'm so sorry.
I hope you will all like this chapter thou.
Enjoy!
Superman came bursting through the stone wall and hit the metal floor hard. Soon Superboy came through the hole of the wall and landed a few feet away from the Man of Steel.
"Are you going to stand up and fight me or you just going to lay there?" snarled Superboy.
"I won't fight you." groaned Superman, getting up.
"If you don't fight back you're going to die, not that it makes much of a difference. Or are you just not fighting me because you don't think I'm a good enough for you?"
"What?"
"Well you're wrong, I'm better than you and I'll prove It." snapped Superboy.
"Conner I don't know what you're talking about." said Superman, taking a step towards Superboy.
"Of course you don't, Savage said that you would try and denied everything." replied Superboy.
"Conner, don't you see that Savage is controlling you, you're not thinking straight!" exclaimed Superman.
"Oh I am thinking straight for actually the first time." said Superboy.
Just then Wonder Woman flew into the room. "Conner, stop!" She cried.
"You stay out of this!" he snapped.
"No Diana let me handle him." said Superman. He looked at the boy in the eyes to look for something, anything to show that his son was somewhere still in there. He kept walking until he was standing right in front of the teen. Getting down to the boy's level and placing his hands on his shoulders. "Come on Conner, don't let Savage control you like this." he pleaded.
Superboy pushed the man's off his shoulders. "Nothing you say will help you now Superman." he punched the man in the gut and then elbowed him the neck, causing the Man of Steel to hit the ground. "Because I'm going to destroy you"
With Batman and Black Canary
Batman and Black Canary had just exited out of Lex Corp.
"Can't believe that this whole entire time they have been hiding under Luthor." said Canary.
"I can." grumbled Batman.
She turned her attention to him and the teen in his arms, Robin was still out cold. They needed to get him to the Watch Tower right away.
/"Watch Tower, this is Black Canary."/
/"Dinah, is that you?"/
/"Yeah Ollie it's me, listen we need you guys to zeta beam us up to the Tower. Robin is seriously hurt."/
/"Right now"/ demanded Batman.
/"Alright on it, where are you guys?"/
/"Lex Corp"/
/"Oh of course,"/
/"Something wrong"/
/"We just found out a few hours ago that Luthor had escaped."/
/"We'll worry about that later, just beam us up."/ snapped Batman.
/"Right"/
With Kid Flash
Kid Flash was running through Washington, trying to find Red Arrow who was searching for their friends and teammates. KF hopped that Red Arrow had found something by then. Robin and the others could be going through hell right now. Or they could be...no he couldn't think about that, he had to hope that they were okay, they had to be okay. They're the greatest heroes, they have to be okay.
He found Red Arrow and stopped infornt of him. "Hey"
Red Arrow just then noticed his presents. "Hey kid" greeted the speedster.
"Found anything?"
"Not anything since you last called me." replied Red Arrow.
KF sighed "Well we got to keep trying man, their still out there. Robin's still-"
"Don't you think I know that? I know that they could be doing god knows what to him!" exclaimed Red Arrow.
KF shut his jaw after that; he didn't need to say anything else to piss of the older hero. Just like Wally, Roy was Robin's 'little brother' so it was probably just as hard for Roy as it was for him.
"I'm sorry" mumbled Wally.
"Whatever can we please just get back to looking." snapped Roy.
"Okay"
The two got back to looking for anything that could help them for the search of the others but they might as well have been them looking for a needle in a hay stack.
Wally looked over to see the Hall of Justice a few miles away from them. The place was completely empty now that ever hero had gone up to the Watch Tower. Wally couldn't help but think how much none of this would have never have happened if Dick, Kaldur and him had just stayed put. Then they would have never of have found Conner, became a team, met the girls and pissed off the Light for taking away their weapon.
But part of it was the League's fault too. Maybe if they weren't so controlling than maybe the government wouldn't think that they need to get rid of them. But he couldn't blame them for only trying to be heroes and keep the world safe. And someone like Lex Luthor is not just trying to get rid of the League just for the good of his country.
Just then they got a call from the Tower.
/"Wally, its Artemis."/
/"Artemis, what's up?"/ He asked.
/"We made contact with Batman and Black Canary."/ She announced.
/"Is Robin with them?"/ asked Red Arrow.
/"Yeah, he's with them, Red Tornado is zeta beaming you guys up right now."/
Wally noticed the sound of worry in her voice.
/"Okay, good."/
As soon as they were beamed up Wally raced around the Tower until he found his friends standing outside of the medical wing.
"What happened?" asked KF.
None of them spoke, as if they lost the will to completely. Soon Kaldur was brave enough to speak up.
"Both Batman and Black Canary have returned with Robin-"
"Where is he?" interrupted KF, hoping to not hear the news that he was so afraid to hear.
"He was badly hurt and they had to rush him into emergency treatment." replied Kaldur.
It was just then that Red Arrow walked in and heard the news. "Wait, he's in surgery!"
M'gann then burst into tears and fell to the ground on her knees. Artemis sat down next to her and rubbed her back.
"How badly are his injuries?" questioned Red Arrow, ignoring the Martian girl completely
"We are not sure the League-"
"Hasn't told you anything!" snapped Roy.
"Please Red Arrow, this is not easy for any of us." said Kaldur looking at the sobbing M'gann.
"Wally, you're going to have to be strong." Artemis told him, now standing infornt of him.
The young speedster ignored her and raced off to the door of the medical room. The moment he was close to the door Flash came out and caught him in his arms.
"Whoa there kid, you can't go in."
"Let me go! I have to see Rob, I have to see that he's-"
"Kid, I can't let you go in there. Sorry, I know you want to but you can't."
"Can we at least know the state he's in." questioned Artemis.
"His injuries were worse than Batman had thought." explained Green Arrow walking in.
"What's his chance of survival?" asked Roy.
"Roy"
"Tell me now; we all know how this hero thing works. There's always a life at risk."
Green Arrow and Flash looked at each other before answering the question.
"Doctors are doing everything they can but he has internal bleeding and a major wound to the head. He could go either way."
M'gann's cries got louder as Roy charged to the door to the medical wing.
"Roy please, you can't go in there." pleaded Green Arrow blocking the young man.
Roy pushed passed the man "Don't tell me what to do, did you really think that I was going to just stand here while he's-" The young archer froze at the door when he saw through the window Batman and Black Canary sitting outside of the operating room.
His mask was off and his head was in his hands. Dinah was sitting next to him, her hand on his back.
Ollie walked up next to him and placed his hands on his shoulder. "Roy, for this once please just listens to me."
At Lex Corp
Superboy was still attacking Superman with every bit of his strength and Superman was still not fighting back, refusing to hurt his son. The fight had moved out of the underground base they were being held and into Metropolis city. Wonder Woman was still standing on the side lines watching the battle and trying to decide when to jump in and stop her son from killing his father. Diana was fighting with herself on if she should be a hero or a mother. Clark needed her as a hero right now, but Conner; her son needed her as his mother.
She final decided and flew behind the boy and grabbed him in a bear hug. The boy struggled but she kept her iron grip on him.
"What are you- let go of me!" grunted Superboy.
"Diana, I told you I could handle him." said Clark as he flew over to them.
"I wasn't going to stand there and watch him try and destroy you Clark." replied the Amazon princess.
Superboy tried to get a kick at Superman but Diana pulled him back and Clark caught his leg.
"Conner listen to you me, Savage is controlling you. You need to snap out of it right now!" said Diana.
The teen screamed with rage. "I told you to stay out of this; it has nothing to do with you!"
Superboy used his heat vision and blasted Superman into the Daily Planet building. Next he flipped Wonder Woman off of him and threw her 12 feet away.
"Don't you get it I'm stronger than both of you and it is me that's going to be the end of you so called heroes."
Superman flew back over to where the boy was. "I see that talking alone isn't going to snap you out of the hold Savage has on you." He took a deep breathe. "So I have other choice but to use force."
"Take your best shot old man." remarked Superboy.
Superman charged at the boy and punched in the stomach, sending him down on his knees. Then he punched the boy again sending him flying into the ground.
"You still have a lot to learn before you can take me on kid."
At the Watch Tower
Batman was sitting near is son's bed side now, waiting for the young 14 year old boy to wake up. Had nearly been an hour since the doctor had told him that they had fixed all the serious injuries. Now all they need to do was hope that little bird would pull through. Bruce didn't know what he do if the boy never woke up. Dick was his everything he ever loved; Bruce never realized how empty his life was until that cute 8 year old kid had come into his life. Dick had to wake up, he just had to.
His thoughts were interrupted when a knock on the door snapped him out of it. Barry stood at the door.
"What is it?"
"The kids want to know if they can see him."
Bruce would have said no, but he knew how close Dick was to all of them, especially Roy and Wally. It would be cruel to refuse them to see that their friend, almost their little brother was okay.
"Okay"
Barry nodded and ran out. Bruce put back on his mask and place Dick's on his face before the young heroes came in. None of them said anything; they all just stared at Robin. Roy went straight to the other side of the boy's bed. He looked just as horrible as Bruce did seeing Dick like this.
"This would probably were he would tell us to get whelmed or something." said Artemis.
The others nodded in agreement with the girl.
"B-Batman"
Everyone in the room looked to see Robin eyes open looking at all of them.
"Rob" cried Wally.
Batman sighed seeing those eyes opening. "How do you feel?" he asked.
"Fine, but what happened, last thing I remember was being in Washington and then seeing Conner go down." He asked.
The group was quiet, not sure how they should answer to that question.
"We were ambushed by the Light; they took us to their unground base. From there we escaped and ended up here." explained Batman.
"But where's Conner?"
Now it was Batman's turn to ask the questions. "Where are Superboy and the others?"
The young heroes looked at each other before answering. "They never came back."
"What do you mean they never came back?" asked Batman looking at Flash. He had been so busy with Robin that he had forgotten all about Conner and the others.
"They haven't come back yet, and we can't reach them." replied Flash.
"Are you still trying?"
"We got Hawkgirl and Green Lantern still trying to reach them."
"Then we need to send a search troop out for them." ordered Batman.
Bruce stopped talking when he felt movement on the bed. He looked over to see Dick trying to get up. Roy was holding his shoulders.
"What are you doing lie back down." snapped Roy.
"We need to go and search for Conner." grunted Dick.
"We'll go search for Superman and the others, you will stay here and rest." ordered Batman.
"But-"
"You lie down or I will tie you down to that bed, either way you will stay in that bed." threated Bruce.
Robin slowly lied back down on the bed. Soon Hawkgirl walked into the room, she walked over to Flash and whispered something in his ear.
"Batman." called Flash.
The Dark Knight looked over.
"We found Superman and the others." He announced.
Bruce could tell that whatever Shayera and Barry wanted to say she couldn't in here. He got up from his seat and looked at Roy.
"Keep an eye on him."
"Of course"
Dick followed his father with his eyes until he walked out of the room. He started at the door until M'gann's voice brought him back.
"Sorry M'gann what did you say." He asked looking at her.
"I asked you if you were okay." She asked, worry shown on her face.
"Oh yeah, I'm okay M'gann."
"I only have one thing to say to you dude, don't scare me like that again!" yelled Wally.
Robin laughed and then winced in pain. "Ow, don't make me laugh."
Artemis smacked him in the head. "Ow, sorry"
"It's okay, and I'm sorry to scare you guys like that." whispered Robin.
Robin sighed, it was nice to have his friends here and that they were all okay. But the room still felt empty. The place of Conner was empty and it felt so cold to Dick to not have one of his brothers here.
Dick snapped his attention to Roy. "You know that their hiding something."
"Wait who?" asked Wally.
"He means Batman and the others." said Roy.
"The League is still hiding stuff from us!" yelled Artemis.
"What else are they hiding?" asked M'gann
"Whatever their hiding we will find out." said Kaldur.
Batman then walked into the room and the team went silent.
"Team follow me." ordered Batman.
The young heroes followed Batman, except Roy and Robin who was trying to get up. Roy pushed him down.
"Not you Boy Wonder"
"But"
"Dick" hissed Roy.
"Fine"
The team followed Batman until they reached a room where Black Canary, Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, Hawkgirl and Green Arrow were. But being in the room with half of the League isn't what surprised them. It was what was being broadcast above the heroes' head that shocked the team. Superman and Wonder Woman were fighting against Superboy in Metropolis City.
M'gann screamed with shock and the team began to go into to panic mode.
"Is that Conner?"
"What the hell is going on, why are they fighting each other?"
"Conner"
Just then Red Arrow walked into the room, hearing Miss Martians scream.
"What's wrong I heard a-"Roy froze when he saw the broadcast of the fight. He then glared at the League members.
"Alright what the hell is going on?"
Batman of course was the first to answer. "Were not quite sure, but what we have gathered from Wonder Woman so far is that Superboy is under some kind of control and he's trying to kill Superman."
"We have to help him." said M'gann.
"The Justice League will handle this M'gann." said Martian Manhunter.
"Wait, so except us to just sit by and do nothing." snapped Roy.
"If Conner is under mind control maybe we could-"
"It is because Superboy is under control that you all will stay here. He's not the person you all know him as, and he's not going to see any of you as his teammates." said Batman.
Half of the kids went quiet but Wally still protested. "I thought we convinced you guys that we were able to handle-"
"This is out of your League kids." said Black Canary.
Batman walked out of the room and Red Arrow followed after him.
"You don't really believe that they're going to listen to you and stay put, do you?" questioned Roy.
"No of course not." replied Batman.
"Then let them come with you."
"No"
"Why not"
"I already told you all why, I'm going to be shutting off the zeta beams once all League members are at Earth." informed Bruce.
"So you're keeping them hostage up here."
"I'm keeping you all up here."
"What"
"You're not leaving here either, you are staying here with the others." said Batman.
"Oh I don't think so-"
Before Roy could even finish, Batman had taken the boys arrows and shoved him into a room locking the door behind him.
"Batman, open this door!"
But the Dark knight walked away from the door, ignoring the shouts and noises from the young man. He still had one more thing to do before he could leave.
Dick was lying in his bed trying to get up again and figure out what was going on. The guys had yet to come back from Batman calling them.
Just then Batman had walked into the room. Robin leaned forward. "What's going on?" He demands.
Dick stared at his mentor as the man was silent. But he didn't need words from the Dark Knight, Dick knew that something was horrible wrong.
"Bruce"
TBC
