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"EVERYONE SHUT UP!"
The team had been bickering for over an hour deciding how they should tackle the Scarecrow, they hadn't even made it off the ship yet.
"Thank you Raquel," Kaldur nodded to Rocket who grinned, "Now, we are to split off into two groups, both are to sneak in, without being discovered, please, Raquel can you stay on the ship, with your foot you are not to be put at any unnecessary risk, the first group consisting of myself, Superboy and Miss Martian, Robin you will lead Zatanna, KF and Artemis going in from the roof. M'Gann will keep the two teams linked up. Remember we are here for Scarecrow, nothing else. Is that everything?"
"Not quite," Robin grimaced, "Scarecrow carries a specifically engineered hallucinogen that when breathed in causes the victim to either relive or face his worse fear, once its worn off you could of landed yourself in a hospital bed or in a padded room in a straight jacket. Well, you've seen the effects of too much of the stuff." He frowned as he thought of his mentor helpless in between the white sheets back in Gotham Hospital.
"Right, good luck guys, you need any help call me in," Rocket winked.
"No!" Robin snapped, "if the Scarecrow has the tables turned in his favor, we are getting out of there, I am not having you lot traumatized again, except this isn't a training simulation gone wrong, I've seen it drive a man to insanity, even suicide, I couldn't live with myself if that happened to you guys."
M'Gann gave a small smile, "Nothing will go wrong, I'm not in control here."
Robin sighed but said nothing. "We better go," KF laid a hand on his shoulder and M'Gann opened several hatches allowing Robin, Zatanna, Artemis and Wally to land on the roof, and Kaldur, Conner and herself to land by the back exit.
Robin opened a skylight and dropped in silently followed by the others, they watched as the masked man sat in the center of the warehouse sat on a crate at a wooden desk messing with what seemed to be a second scarecrow hood.
"Robin scan Scarecrow," Kaldur ordered down the psychic link.
"Okay so we've got a coat full of gas bombs and darts, knives and I think that's a scythe next to him."
"You think?!"
"Shut up Wally, it could be a sword or something!"
"When have you seen Scarecrow carry a sword?"
"When have you seen Scarecrow?"
"Touche..."
"If you two are done here?" Artemis growled, "I'm creeped out just sat here, it looks like he's constructing a second face down there!"
"Team, surround him, block all exits," Kaldur took control of the situation before Robin retorted with a joke about Artemis's face.
Artemis took out her bow and stood in the shadows near the front entrance, Zatanna not far from her. Wally and Robin stayed on the surrounding balcony Kaldur, Conner and M'Gann snuck in and blocked the exits.
They began to close in on him wordlessly, barely breathing, until a laugh made them jump.
"HA! Welcome Kiddies, how may I provide my terrifying services today?" Scarecrow stood up and flashed them the sharp, gleaming blade of his scythe.
"EVERYONE OUT NOW!"
Before they could move four of Jokers goons jumped out and grabbed Zatanna, Artemis, Kaldur and M'Gann.
"It was nice of Joker to lend me his lackeys wasn't it children? Now they can bring you to me along with the child outside,"
"How did yo-" Artemis began,
"I'm psychotic not stupid, child, now Boy wonder and friend, please join us, I know your up there."
"I'm not coming down Scarecrow."
"Have it your way," Scarecrow gestured to one of the goons to come closer bringing their captives with them, Scarecrow stroked Zatanna's chin, "It would be a shame to put further damage on such a pretty face wouldn't it Robin," Zatanna opened her mouth to cast a spell, "Not so fast witch," Scarecrow quickly taped her mouth, "Now are you going to come and join us or are things going to get fun," Scarecrow held a dart he had whipped out of his jacket close to Zatanna's neck.
A soft thud as Robin and Kid Flash jumped down, their arms in the air above their heads.
"NO! PUT ME DOWN!" The door opened and two men were carrying Rocket in grasping her wrists and ankles, she gasped, "NO! KID, ROBIN! GO!"
"I'm not leaving you here."
"Oh how beautiful Boy Wonder, touching really. It makes me sick. Now enough of this, I want to be in your heads how that little niggling fear you all have works."
"Not gonna happen!" Conner jumped over to Scarecrow and hit him straight in the face, there was a horrific crack then a thump as Scarecrow fell to the ground, smashing all the bombs and darts in his jacket.
"NO!" Robin roared as the place quickly filled up with the gas, he slumped as his eyelids grew heavy, he watched as the goons escaped leaving them, they dropped to the ground, M'Gann was already gone her body jerking like she was being electrocuted, a blood curdling scream from Raquel was the last thing he heard before it all went black.
Raquel opened her eyes, "Hello?"
She was outside her house back in Dakota City, No wait, this wasn't her current house, this was her childhood house... Behind her a police car was parked, its blue and red lights still glowing, flashing. Raquel walked up the steps and reached out to the door, but it was already open.
Strange.
She heard murmurs and clicking of a camera from upstairs, she followed the sound creeping up the stairs. There was nothing on the landing. So where were those sounds coming from? There was a light flickering from the bathroom at the end of the landing.
"Hello?" She repeated as the walked towards the glow.
Rocket rested her hand against the door and pushed gently, the door swung open and she walked in.
Della. (*)
A girl was slumped against the bath, like a limp rag-doll, her eyes clouded over unblinking. Dead.
"NO! NO NO NO!" Raquel spun around to face the door, only to find it had gone replaced with a white wall.
Her eyes widened, as she slowly turned back around, Della had gone, and in her place Icon was lay, motionless.
"NO!" She started banging on the white wall, glancing behind her,
"Terror is a beautiful thing isn't it my dear." Scarecrow was standing over Icon, his scythe in hand dripping with scarlet blood.
Raquel let out a scream.
By the way, a Skylight is a window on a roof, just to clarify.;D
*Also I did my research and apparently Rocket had a sister called Della who died from an overdose of crack cocaine, just in case your wondering who Della is. So I edited the previous chapter when Rocket tells the others her secret in 'unveiled' so its all right now.
oooooooo we're approaching the end of this story, just 2 more chapters, bet your so upset, pftt you'd be lying if you said so;)
I will be writing other stories, some in series 2 and some from my OC's POV, because I want to put in my OC somewhere, so yeah.
