June and Bart entered the mountain, laughing their heads off. The team sat in the living roomm, and turned to give them confused looks. Still grinning, June hooked up her camera to her holographic computer.

June pressed play. The team looked like they were going to die of laughing to hard. After the video, June turned it off and started to laugh along with the team. Jaime appeared in his regular clothes mud and feather free.

"You actually got the mud off?"

"Yeah and just so you know Caitlin nearly passed out on our way here." June's eyes got all wide. What was going on with her? June then ran towards Caitlin's room and walked in. She saw that Caitlin wasn't in there, but the door to her bathroom was closed with the light on. June walked over to the door and heard water running. So June decided to with for her cousin.

She sat down on Caitlin's bed and waited. June frowned deeply. She needed to find a cure to that mind control soon. Caitilin came in, looking exhausted. Her hair was wet, making June think she took a shower.

"Hey." June said softly.

Caitilin gave her a grumpy look. "Was the sticky mud necessary? It took me a half hour to get it out."

"Well, you're the one who fell for it."

"Well, you're the one who made me think you and Bart were going to do it!"

"Well, you're the one who bugged me."

Caitilin opened and closed her mouth a few times, trying to come up with a comeback. "Okay, fine." Caitilin sighed.

"Cay, I know you're worried for me. But trust me, I won't be doing that for a LONG time. Just trust me, Caitilin." June gave her a soft smile.

Caitlin then gave her a soft smile in return. Then she sat down next to June on her bed and put her arm around her. "I'm sorry I bugged you June. I just feel uneasy for some reason when your with him. I don't know why but it gives me a weird feeling."

June looked at her. She knew what she was talking about. Caitlin felt bad for not being there for her those two years along with leaving her alone. June knew Caitlin had a way of showing she was sorry. It was her over protectiveness that always shown when Caitlin was sorry. It was kind of her way of saying 'please forgive me'. June then hugged her older cousin. She could feel Caitlin slowly put her arms around her. Then it happened again. Caitlin covered her ears with her hands and dropped down to the ground.

"Make it stop!" She yelled. June didn't know what to do, but she decided to go get help. She ran out of the room as fast as she could. June then found Jaime in the halls.

"Jaime!"

"Hey what's up?"

"It's Caitlin! It's happening again." That's all he needed to hear. The next thing she knew he ran off towards Caitlin's room to help her. June then followed him.

June entered the room to see Caitilin had stopped screaming. She still clutched her head, eyes squeezed shut in pain. She knelt beside her cousin, hugging the older girl. June had a bad feeling she knew what was wrong. Caitilin passed out. June and Jaime brought her into bed, before June left.

"Bart!" June grabbed the boy and dragged him off. "We need to go to STAR Labs right now. Those headaches are getting worse, and I think I know what's causing it."

"It won't work." A voice said behind them.

June and Bart turned around to see Matthew leaning on the wall casually. "If I know anything about Ra's al Ghul, it's that he wouldn't have repeated the same mind control device as last time, it'd be way too obvious."

"So you're saying-" June began.

"-I'm saying that the only way to shut off the mind control that's trying to penetrate Caitilin's mind is to shut it off at Ra's home." Matthew finished.

Bart squeezed June's hand. She looked distraught.

"Don't worry, June, we can get it." Bart said confidently, draping an arm over her shoulder.

"Not without me." Matthew argued, "There's no way you two can make it in without me. I know all the passwords and grew up there. I know the entire place."

Bart glared at him. "Thanks for offering, but we don't need any help."

June shrugged Bart off. "What's this 'we' business? Neither of you are going, I'm going on my own!"

"June you don't know any of the passwords or where the guards are at!" Matthew argued. June gave him her best bat glare and Matthew immediately stopped. She then did the same to Bart.

"I'm going alone whether you guys like it or not. Got it?" Matthew and Bart both nodded. June then headed back to Caitlin's room to check on her. When she got back she saw Jaime sitting on the side of her bed, holding Caitlin's hand. June thought it was very cute. Suddenly they both heard a groan. Their eyes got fixed on Caitlin as she started to wake up. Caitlin then opened her eyes.

"Cay!" June said as she rushed over to her older cousin.

"June? Jaime? What happened?" Caitlin said slowly as she brought her hand up to her head.

"You had a headache again and passed out. But don't worry I know what's going on and I'm going to stop it. Trust me." June said as she gave her older cousin a smile. She left the room to get ready to leave for Ra's home.

Her comm. suddenly rang. "Hello?" She asked.

"JUNE WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?!" Bruce shouted over the phone.

June sighed, wincing as her eardrum erupted. "Bruce, who told you?"

"Doesn't matter! this is a league priority as of now, so Stay. Off. This. Case."

"Do I look like I care that it's a league priority?" June demanded.

"Juniper Moore, stay at the mountain." Bruce's voice was strained and cold.

June's eyes flashed. "Make me."

She took out her comm. link and crushed it under her shoe. She headed towards her room and changed into her stealth suit and put her mask on. June left to the garage. June got on her bike and left the mountain before Bruce or any other Leaguer could come and stop her.

June knew that they would try to stop her, but they didn't understand that she had to do this. Her cousin was under the control of Ra's Al Ghul for too long and it is going to end. She didn't want her cousin to be mind controlled again. She just hopes she turns it off before its to late.

With Caitlin and Jaime

Caitlin to squeezed Jaime's hand just a little bit and he looked at her with concerned eyes.

"What's wrong? Are you alright?"

"Yeah I'm fine." She said as she slowly sat up with the help of Jaime. Once she was sitting up all the way, Jaime brought her into a hug. She then wrapped her arms around him until she felt something on his back.

Narrowing her eyes, Caitilin drew back in the hug.

"Jaime, turn around." She commanded. Uncomfortably, Jaime complied and felt her hands touch the scarab.

'Danger! destroy!' The scarab barked into his head.

"Don't!" Jaime suddenly shouted. Caitilin jerked backwards, a little surprised.

"Jaime, what's going on?" She demanded.

"I-I.. Caitilin, the reason I can be Blue Beetle is because of this scarab on my back." Jaime admitted slowly. he lifted up the back of his shirt to reveal a blue bug attached to his back."But it's extremely aggressive and wants things his way."

All Caitlin could do was stare at the scarab.

"Jaime.." Jaime then turned back around and looked at Caitlin.

"Yeah?"

"Why didn't you tell me before?" Jaime then rubbed the back of his neck and looked away.

"I guess cause I really like you and that I didn't want you to get all freaked out."

"Why would I be freaked out?"

"I don't know... maybe because the scarab talks to me and I reply back?" He said as he looked back at her.

"Jaime... I don't care if you talk to the scarab or yourself. I like you enough to see past that alright?" Caitlin said as she smiled at him. Jaime then smiled back.

"And besides," Caitilin continued, "my life is so messed up, this doesn't even surprise me."

Jaime laughed. "That I believe. So how do you feel?"

"Better." Caitilin frowned, rubbing her temples, "I dreamt about June, she told me she was going to fix whatever was happening to me."

Jaime's smile disappeared. "Oh, Caitilin... that wasn't a dream."

Caitilin shot up in bed. "What! Where is she?"

"No one knows, she just disappeared. The Zeta Tubes didn't even ring out." Jaime said. "She erased any information as to where she went,"

"June, you moron." Caitilin growled, getting out of bed.

With Bart and Matthew

"We're going after her, aren't we?" Matthew asked.

"Duh, any more stupid questions?" Bart smirked, zipping away and reappearing in his Impulse uniform.

Matthew then took his shirt off to reveal the top of his uniform. Bart then gave him a look as he look off his sweatpants.

"Why are you stripping?"

"I always wear my uniform under my clothes." Then all of a sudden a hand grabbed Bart's shoulder. It scared him so much he screamed and jumped about 3 feet in the air. Matthew then started to laugh his butt off.

"Geez Bart it's just Caitlin relax." Matthew said as he stopped laughing. Bart then turned around and saw Caitlin standing behind him.

"If you guys are going after June I'm coming with you. Got it?" Matthew and Bart wanted to argue to tell her to get some rest but they knew they would fail, so they both nodded. Caitlin then walked back to her to get her uniform on. She then changed in the bathroom, kissed Jaime on the cheek and left.

With June

June, wearing all black, jumped onto the fence of Ra's island. She balanced easily on it before back flipping off of it. Taking out her bow, she shot darts at them. The guards were knocked out. June snuck into the building, slipping behind guards and knocking a few out on the way.
June opened the door to a pitch black room. She walked in just as the door slammed shut. June whipped back, pounding on the door angrily.

"I was wondering when you'd come, Juniper." a voice said.

That voice...she knew that voice! June slowly turned around and saw Ra's Al Ghul himself.

"I had a feeling you would come to help your dear cousin." He said with a sly smirk. June then realized that she was shaking. But why?

"Why are you doing this to Caitlin?! Your own comrade!"

"My own comrade? Please child I never cared for her. She nearly just a pawn in my own little game." June couldn't believe this! She could feel her fists curling up.

With Caitlin, Bart and Matthew

As they were starting to head to the island, Bart noticed that Caitlin had her mask off and was starting to breathe really hard.

"Caitlin, are you okay?"

"Yeah I'm just having a hard time breathing that's all." Caitlin said as she started to get her breathing right. Matthew gave her a concerned look.

"I'm fine, just focus on the matter at hand." Caitlin waved it aside.

Bart stared at her, a deep frown on his face, but finally nodded and turned back to the steering wheel... Who's idea was it to allow Bart drive a boat?

"I hope June hasn't gotten herself killed..." Caitlin muttered. Bart tensed at the thought.

"She would be lucky enough to get inside." Matthew said. Caitlin had to admit it was true. The security on the island was extremely hard to get through.

A few minutes later they reached the island. They then started running inside, noticing that all the guards posted outside were down. Even the ones in the hallway. But the trail ended at a door. Caitlin and Matthew froze.

The door lead to Ra's Al Ghul's personal training arena. Bart then grabbed both of them and vibrated through the wall. Once they got inside they wished they got there sooner. June was on the ground injured and Ra's was standing over her with a weapon in his hand.

Caitilin threw a shuriken, knocking the knife out of Ra's hand. June, taking the moment of surprise, kicked Ra's in the chest, sending him stumbling backwards. Breathing heavily, she shakily stood up.

Bart supported her. "June, are you okay?"

June uniform was cut up and torn, her mask completely torn off. There was a large gash in her side. Her breathing was labored. "Yeah." She said weakly, her face pale. "Just get me to the gadgetry room..."

"No way, I'm taking you home now." Bart glared at her.

"Bart..." She whispered, "Please, I came here to help my cousin, and I'm carrying through with it."

Bart touched her side, blood still oozing out. "June, you're going to die if you don't get medical attention."

June stood up straighter, limping slightly. "Don't care, are you coming or not?"

"June you are leaving now." Caitlin said with anger in her voice. June looked at her with pleading eyes.

But the look Caitlin had, June knew she couldn't argue. Caitlin then took out a shuriken and charged towards Ra's and he did the same. June, Bart and Matthew watched the fight between Caitlin and Ra's. It was the most intense battle they have ever seen. Caitlin managed to hit Ra's with the shuriken and he took out a sword.

Caitlin pulled out her katana. Their blades met repeatedly. All of a sudden, Ra's managed to knock Caitlin's katana out of her hand and pinned her down easily. She looked like she was losing, badly. June then heard Bart calling for backup on his comm link. Ra's had Caitlin down on the ground, in her back, with his boot on her stomach.

"When you first joined us child I thought you had something special." Ra's finally said as he watched Caitlin struggle. "But it turns out I was wrong. You were a weak stupid child who didn't know where she belonged in the world." He said as he started to press his boot down on her stomach.

He then smirked as he watched Caitlin fight back the urge to scream in pain. He then put his hand on her left ribs, and squeezed hard until her rib broke. Then she finally let out a scream. But it wasn't a canary cry scream. It was a normal scream.

June didn't understand, her scream was loud enough and the strength of it should have been enough to let her canary cry come out. But it didn't. June saw Matthew runs towards Caitlin to help her.

Ra's simply knocked the young boy aside. "I was hoping that I'd be able to raise you correctly." He glared at Matthew.

June's eyes crossed. Her vision was fading, and yellow spots danced before her eyes. Her body felt weak, blood still flowing out of her side. But she fought fatigue. June shoved Bart off her, weak fingers gripping a batarang in her pocket, and just as Ra's was about to plunge the sword down, June threw it.

Ra's turned and narrowed his eyes in a glare at June. "I should have let your father take you."

June didn't reply. Her side burned with pain, but she glared at the villain. "I already have a father." And so fast that even Impulse didn't see it coming, June threw a throwing knife at Ra's.

"June!" Caitilin screamed. June's ears felt covered. Her senses were beginning to fail her.

"Tell Dad I said sorry..." June mumbled, her eyes drooping and her body going limp.

"JUNE!" Caitlin yelled and with all her might she managed to somehow get out of Ra's grasp. Caitlin stood up holding her side where Ra's has broken her rib.

"You..ass.." She said as she picked up her katana again and got in a battle position.

"Impulse."

"Yeah?"

"Did you call back up?"

"Yes the team is on their way." Caitlin then smiled.

"Good." She charged towards Ra's and took a swing. He then dogged the attack and grabbed his sword.

"It seems that I have failed with you both. But which one deserves to die first?" He said as Caitlin clutched her sword tighter. He then gave an evil smirk and looked towards Caitlin.

"How about the girl who has failed me on numerous occasions." He said as he took a swing towards Caitlin, who blocked the swing with her sword, and took a swing towards him. When he went to block the swing Caitlin smirked.

"Your open!" And then she roundhouse kicked him in the side. He then stumbled but went back to his battle position.

"You little brat!"

"Ah, no, that's June," Caitilin smirked at him, "Say goodnight." She charged him, kicking the immortal villain in the temple and effectively knocking him out.

Caitilin rushed to June, who was a scary shade of white. "She's losing blood." Bart reported quietly.

June suddenly groaned, eyes fluttering open. Her breathing was labored. "Cay... I'm sorry." She mumbled. Caitilin squeezed her hand tightly.

"June... it's not your fault."

"No..." She whispered, "I'm sorry for this."

Confusion contorted in Caitlin's face. "Sorry for-" She suddenly gasped, clutching her head. June's hand went slack after she pressed a button on her belt.

Caitilin screamed in pain while June passed out again. Bart looked at Matthew in shock and terror. "What's going on?"

"That button must have activated those earrings further! The reason why June didn't turn it up earlier was because she KNEW the power of the waves coming from her earrings could really hurt her, or even kill her! That's why she must have come here, to stop the mind control before she had no choice but to turn up the waves."

Bart stared at the ebony girl with wide eyes filled with horror. "June... what did you do?"

But June was already unconscious to answer. Caitlin then passed out from the pain and losing some blood after her battle with Ra's. About a few minutes later the team arrived. Jaime looked like he was going to pas out in fright when he saw Matthew trying to make sure Caitlin didn't start to lose a lot of blood from the wound on her stomach she got when Ra's caught her guard down.

He then quickly picked her up bridal style and flew back to the bio ship and Nightwing did the same for June. The team then got back on the bio ship and helped Jaime and Dick hook the girls up to an IV and started to patch up any major wounds.

Dick was shocked when he saw the large gash June had on her side. He started to patch it up as quickly and cleanly as he could. Once he was done, he saw that Jaime had de-armored himself and was holding Caitlin's hand.

"So I guess you and she are now a couple huh?" He asked as he sat next to June.

"Yeah I guess you could say that. How's June? Is she alright?"

"She has a minor concussion and a lot of stray he's and bruises along with a large gash in her side. I need to fix it up and call Dr. Leslie when we get to the mountain." Dick said as he pressed his fingers at the bridge of his nose and sighed.

He can't believe that Ra's Al Ghul did this to his sisters. And he didn't even know why they confronted Ra's in the first place! Man he was going to get some serious answers soon.

Bart squeezed June's unconscious hand. "June... you have some serious questions to answer. I'm sorry I didn't help you, oh lord, why did I just go with you in the first place..." Bart groaned, "I wanted to ask you before," He continued quietly, "but you were so distracted with Caitilin and-and Matthew that I didn't want to put more pressure on you. I suppose it'd kind of pointless now, but I want you to be my girlfriend." his head bowed on the side of the bed.

"Gods, Bart, I was wondering how long it'd take you." Bart's head snapped up, and saw June's emerald eyes opened. She gave him a weak smile.

"June! Are you okay?"

June coughed, wincing in pain slightly. "Never better." She replied, then winked, "And to answer your question, yeah, I'd like that."

Bart was practically radiating happiness. Jaime walked over and clapped his friend on the back, grinning at the amount of teasing he'd be able to pull on the speedster. Dick sighed, he'd hoped his little sister would stay little for a while longer. Then again, he'd began dating when he was her age, so he probably shouldn't be talking...

Jaime squeezed Caitlin's hand, a smile on his face.

Tiredly, June asked, "How's the injuries?" Then she blinked, "And why can't I move my arm?"

"Caitilin has several cuts and bruises, not to mention a broken rib. A sprained ankle too, doubt Bruce will let her go on anymore missions for a while now..." Dick looked pretty relieved as he realized this, "You have a deep wound in your side. It's nothing major, it didn't go in that deep luckily. And about your arm... it sorta broke."

June grumbled, "Always this arm... always!" She yawned. Bart kissed her on the cheek, earning a small smile as June fell unconscious again.

Bart narrowed his eyes at Dick. "Why didn't you tell her?!" He growled.

"What? And worry her more!?" Dick snapped back.

"Tell who what?" Jaime asked.

"That sword Ra's had," Bart began with grit teeth, "Was laced with poison."

Jaime's eyes widened, his mouth hanging open. "So you mean-"

"If June hadn't knocked that sword out of Ra's hand just as he was about to stab Caitlin, she would have either died immediately from the hit or from the poison."

"But-but June was hit by the sword." Jaime said weakly.

Bart glared at June's older brother. "Yeah, we know."