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Sending out an SOS

Somebody save me

Somebody rescue me

...

Somebody save me

Somebody rescue me (Rescue me)

...

Oh my goodness

SOS

-S.O.S by Manhattan Transfer


The day would've gone well, if it wasn't for the fact that out of the sea, strange people in suits appear walking towards them.

Kara's eyes narrow as she moves to give Amelia to Robin. " Jason, get them to the Mountain. I'll see what this is about."

"Kara-"

"The kids!" She flies up as the men charges the beach with Jason herding the children along. "Stay away from them!" She uses her laser vision to cut across the sands. "Or you'll regret it!"

Unfortunately for her and Jason, there were more than just a 'few' soldiers.

"There's too many of them!" Robin cries looking around as she held onto Mattie and Lian's hands. "What do we do?"

"Get out." Harper answers, "Bart take Tim with you! Robin, you can fly with Lian and Mattie right?"

"Yeah, but what about you?" Robin awkwardly lifts off from the ground.

"Don't worry! I'm gonna help Jason and the others!" With that the eight year old takes off.

Robin huffs, "Hang on!" She floats up higher, willing herself to go to the Mountain as Bart grabs a hold of Tim and takes off with the boy on his back.

Harper runs as fast as he can on the sand, but it's hard. He sees his brother Apollo and makes a bee-line for him. "Apollo!"

Apollo turns, distract by his brother as he doesn't see the tall man behind him grab him up from the beach.

"Let go!" The six year old struggles hard, "Let me go!"

Kara is blown back into a stand of stores as she hears Apollo's cries over the sands. She hopes that Jason could get them away as she pushes the boards out of her way. "Great, there goes a swimsuit." She mutters getting up. She needs help.

She sends out a signal, hoping somewhere that someone was paying attention.


Jon Stewart, usually is not patrolling this area too often. But when the distress signal from came, he's all too happy to answer it. He's heard stories about the Team's children being kept there. He's curious as to what they look like. However, the sight that greets the Green Lantern is any but happy.

Jason was struggling to evade capture with two of the youngest ones. One kid was hanging off the back of one of the wet-suited men who was holding onto another struggling kid. Kara was busy fighting the overwhelming amount of enemies that were charging to the beach.

It was an utter nightmare.

Without a second thought, he descends and knocks the soldiers that were in Jason's way from them first, clearing a path to the base. Next, he goes to work on the kids.

"Think it's funny picking on kids do you?" He growls. He hates seeing kids get in trouble like this. So he shows little mercy on the soldier when he knocks him back out to sea. "Run you two!"

Harper and Apollo didn't need to be told twice. The two took off running behind Jason. Leaving the Green Lantern to help Kara finish off the rest of those soldiers.


"Alright, "Kara says winded and a little bruised, " Head count. There should be nine!"

Thankfully, all nine children were accounted for. Kara has never felt such a relief in her entire life as she did then.

Similarly pleased, Jason herds them together, "Alright guys, lets go get you changed and we'll see about a story."

"But..those guys." Lian looks at him with worry, "What if they come back?"

"We'll be here to protect you." Green Lantern answers. "Don't worry."

Tim's uncertain glance made Jason pull him closer, "It'll be alright." his brother reassures him.

With the kids off, Kara turns to John and sighs, "Thank goodness you heard the signal. We'd be screwed if you didn't!"

"It's a slow night." He answers, "What happened?"

"I have no idea." she answers sitting down heavily in a chair. "It's..crazy."

"I've dealt with that sort of thing before." the black man gives her a crooked smile, "Just start talking."