Chapter 4- Realizations.

The team and Zatanna along with Zatara, Red Tornado and Batman gathered around the bio ship. Tornado summoned a small red twister to lift the crate filled with supplies. M'gann lifted her hand and a crate started floating in mid air,she took it to the next room. Conner picked one up and proceeded to take it to next room.

" Etativel" the magician chanted. The crate in front of him began to float. He waved his wand towards the door, the crate flew to next room.

Robin picked up two smaller crates, and walked towards the door.

"Let me help you with that" Wally smiled at the boy wonder, he quickly snatched a crate and walked out of the room. Robin smiled at the ginger's retreating form. Artemis stared at the action with a knowing smirk.

"So,are you officially joining the team?" Artemis turned to the young sorceress. She had a look of frustration, Zatanna leaned against the wall and let out a defeated sigh.

"I don't know, Zatara is so protective, I just wish, he'd give me a little space" Zatanna stared at her father.

"Zatara, do you honestly feel she's not ready?" Batman asked the sorcerer. The magician sighed pinching the bridge of his nose.

"My daughter is powerful,but she's so young"

"A golden glow covered Zatara, Red Tornado and Batman. The three superheros start to flicker, a bright flash covered them, when the lights dimmed down the heros were gone.

"DAD!" Zatanna screamed, her crystal blue eye wide.

*alternate dimension*

"ZATANNA!?" Zatara looked around hysterically, for his daughter.

"Robin" Batman ran to the neck room seeing his adoptive son has disappeared too. Rage and panic filled the Dark Knight, he clenched his fist and growled.

" aside from the two of you, there are no longer any organic life forms in the cave." Red Tornado informed the two humans.

"Gnirb eht maet kcab" Zatara chanted, he looked around noticing his spell failed.

"Gnirb ym rethguad ot em" he chanted again, waving his wand again. Tears started to fill his eyes.

"Zatara we'll find them" Batman placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Tornado,run a scan for the signals from Kid Flash's,Aqualad's and Artemis's stealth tech" Batman commanded.

*alternate reality*

Zatanna and Robin were typing away on holographic keyboards, Wally and Kaldur stared at the screens wondering what's happening here.

"In the last hour there has been distress signals from all over the globe, everyone over the age of 18 is M.I.A" Zatanna informed the rest of the team.

"Happy Harbor High, has been turned into a refugee camp, Superboy and Miss Martian are gathering kids and bringing them to safety." Wally explained to his remaining teammates.

"Nobody,in the League is answering the communication channels" Robin growled in frustration. He stared at the holographic screens typing away on the holo keypad.

"I'll take the bioship,to the watch tower and see if any leaguer is left. Kid you assist Superboy and Miss Martian, Artemis go to Happy Harbor High and help with the children, Robin and Zatanna stay here and scan for any adult life" Kaldur commanded the team.

"Good luck guys" Artemis started walking towards the zeta tubes.

"Good luck to you kids aren't exactly your strong suit" Zatanna chuckled to herself. Artemis flipped the girl off as a golden glow covered her.

"RECOGNIZE ARTEMIS B07" the computer announced her departure. Wally stared at Robin for a few seconds, Robin glanced at him before returning his attention to typing.

"You heard Aqualad get going KF" Robin reminded him of the mission. The boy wonder, gasped slightly, as he felt a warm hand over his own.

"We'll find Batman" Wally declared. Robin let a smile form on his lips. The speedster shyly

smiled at Robin a red blush covering his cheeks. Wally leaned in closer as Robin looked up at him.

"Wally" Robin whispered as the speedster invaded his personal space. Zatanna coughed loudly,interrupting the moment.

"Hey um,sorry to interrupt, but there is like 50 terrified kids,out there like right now" she stated.

"Right" Wally realized this wasn't the time. He ran towards the zeta beams.

"RECOGNIZE KID FLASH B03" the computer announced his departure. The black haired girl stared at Batman's sidekick.

"So are you two?" she asked pushing her fingers together" She asked curiously.

"What, could've caused this? Zeta beam radiation levels are normal, and there's no sign of boom tube activity so the issue isn't technological, could it be sorcery?" Robin asked the young sorceress. Changing the subject quickly.

"Magic, of this level has to be cast by an extremely powerful wizard and even than they need a conduit something that can process their power" Zatanna explained.

"We have our fair share,of enemies who use magic, do you think you could locate the conduit?" Robin asked her, he typed in a code, footage of Zatara performing a locator spell, to find the Injustice League, started playing on the big screen.

"I'm, nowhere near my father's skill level, I can try but give me some prep time" Zatanna sighed walking off towards the rooms.

"Robin, the Watch tower is barren"Kaldur said, from the communicator in the boy's ear.

"Zatanna and I have a theory, return to base and i'll explain" Robin informed the leader.

"Understood" Kaldur stated ending transmission, he reentered the bioship.

*Alternate*

"Reports of missing children ages 1-17 have been filed all over the world" Red Tornado informed the men.

"No change in Zeta radiation, no sudden boom tube activity" Batman said scanning his holographic screen.

"Zatara could this be of a magic nature?" Batman asked not taking his attention off the scans.

"Only two people, come to mind with a spell such as this, Dr Fate and Klarion" Zatara glared clenching his fist.

"Giovanni if you can I need you to locate them" Batman explained to him. Zatara nodded, he centered himself.

*alternate*

"Twinkle Twinkle little star….um yes sir,yes sir, three bags full" Artemis sang to the laughing children.

"That's Ba Baa black sheep" a little girl laughed loudly.

"Oh I got it,A-B-C-D" Artemis sang to them again, the little girl once again interrupted.

"That's ABC's" she laughed, memories of intense training came to Artemis mind. She wasn't much older than them at the time. The french-vietnamese american watched as Wally and M,gann brought in another kid. She got up to talk to her friends.

"Did you try home yet?" She asked concerned for him.

"I've been collecting kids all day,I don't need to see my own house empty" Wally looked away sadness filling his eyes. Suddenly the young child started squirming in his arms and crying loudly.

"oh man,come on kid" Wally groaned exhausted.

"He must be scared without his mom" M'gann explained sympathetically

"Let me try" the three gasped seeing Robin come out of the shadows.

"What are you doing here?" He asked raising an eyebrow.

"Things are slow at the cave, Zatanna needed prep time so I came here" Robin explained taking the sobbing child from the speedster.

"Hey it's okay little one, your strong right?" the boy wonder asked the toddler, he only sobbed harder. Robin set the boy on the floor and got on his knees in front of him.

"You'll be okay, You'll be okay, juwes welmi eshmi bhilis." Robin started singing to the kid. Wally raised an eyebrow hearing the boy's sudden accent and language change.

"Say goodbye, to yesterday, 'Cause you're never alone, and I will always be there, You just carry on
You will understand, you'll be okay, you'll be okay, you'll be okay, you'll be okay" the toddler stopped crying and smiled hugging the older male.

Wally stood there mesmerized, he felt his heart skip a beat hearing Robin sing. He wanted to hear it again. Wanted to hear him speak that language again, the accent the song voice, it made his heart melt. Artemis and M'gann exchanged knowing looks at each other.