Many thoughts were going through the teams mind but they all had a common one, 'how could I let this happen' they watched as Batman took the beaten body of the youngest member into his arms and take him back to Mt. Justice, leaving them feeling as though it was someone else's fault but their own, but whose?
Flashback:
The team had just received their mission and was heading out. Upon arriving on the scene they could tell this would be no ordinary mission. Once they found the guy he was strangely calm.
"Let's play a game" He said, "In this game the weakest link plays a major role, one false move and the link causes the chain to break"
"That doesn't make any sense" KF said stepping forward.
"Oh but it does, and you've just lost" the villain said, in an instant he was gone. Just then 5 figures sprang out in every direction.
"Split up" Aqua-lad shouted out running after one of the figures. Each member except one ran after the other figures but upon catching them, they disappeared just as the villain had. In the midst of curiosity all 5 teens heard a scream, the realized something, Robin was in said direction. The villain re- appeared in front of Robin.
"Hmm, It appears they ran of before the real game began" he said as the figures began to circle around Robin.
"What are you playing at?" Robin asked trying to see past the figures.
"Oh I'm not playing at anything; I'm simply following the rules" the man said stepping back, "You see your friend's have made the wrong move, and you play a major role, your friend's have charged the shadows thus making them stronger," He grinned, "and now, you break the chain" he said stepping further back as the shadows attacked. Robin tried to make his punches land but found that he was unable to and simply fazed through them, while all their hits made contact and injured the boy more and more. When Robin felt as though he couldn't take it anymore the man stepped forward.
"And now you lose" He said as the forms evaporated into oblivion, he made his way to the barely conscious Robin and stepped on his chest, Robin let out an ear piercing scream before losing all consciousness. The team ran to the cry and toward the villain, who allowed himself to be captured.
"Even with me behind bars, it will not help you now" the villain said
Flashback ends.
"I should have never given that order" Aqua-lad said with his head in his hands.
"It's not your fault Kaldur, frankly I think it's my fault, I knew I should have read his mind" Megan offered.
"No babe, it's my fault" Wally blurted out.
"Why do you always comment on what Megan says, and it doesn't matter it was my fault any way, I was next to him, I should have never left him alone!" Artimes said looking at her shoes.
"It was my fault, I knew there was something up with those figures, and I should have said something." Super boy said knitting his eyebrows together.
"No it wasn't, besides Wally was right, it's always his fault" Artimes said.
"It isn't always, ever since you joined you've been screwing up the team" Wally said standing up.
"Just because you can't take the fall doesn't mean you can dump this all on me" Artimes yelled back.
"It was my fault, I gave you all the order and I'm the leader, I take responsibility for our down falls" Kaldur spoke up.
"I should have read his mind" Megan was mumbling when an outside voice called over the fight.
"It was no ones fault, but if you insist it was all of yours" Batman said coming into view, every one eyed him as he went on, "Robin has been injured badly and is in a coma, you may see him now" Batman finished, no one wanted to move, they couldn't bare to see their youngest member so helpless when Super boy followed by Megan then Kaldur and Wally and Artimes got up and walked into the room, when the sight met their eyes nobody said a word, robin lay there heavily bandaged, his chest rising and falling with every rigid breath, eyes closed, Batman was by his side now, stroking his hand.
"We can't let this tear the team apart" Megan said.
"Instead of fighting we should be here for Robin" Artimes chimed in stepping forward.
"Agreed" Kaldur said putting an arm around Artimes. Just then Robin slowly opened his eyes; he looked curiously around the room when he spotted his friends.
"Thank you for saving me" Robin managed to say softly, "All of you" he added. The team only smiled, they had won the game!
Ok a little tack ending but an awesome flash back, please review!