Disclaimer: Neither Young Justice nor anything of the Justice League series belong to me.


Author's Note #1: Unfortunately I am still working out the few details for my Ben 10 and Justice League Unlimited crossover story. I apologize the lapse in my updates. It might happen more unfortunately because of school but I promise to try my best. Please do not hate me, I just write because I enjoy writing occasionally. I post because I feel fans might enjoy the casual story as well.

Author's Note #2: I apologize in advance if I get anything wrong, I am not familiar with the world of comics and all I have are the cartoons and some of the movies to go off by for everyone. Which is why I find that people who portray Batman as an almost over-paranoid hostile suspicious brooding man towards everyone is going a bit too far. I feel that after the explanation from Robin and the matching story of Kid Flash, he would back off a bit and believe them for the time being with guarded strides.


Chapter 3: You're Our What?

The four heroes glanced at one another before Flash spoke up, scratching his cheek, "So what like...you're our sidekicks? Our students?"

Kid Flash scowled at his mentor, crossing his arms with an annoyed expression, "We prefer to be called partners. But yeah, most of us have started out as students of some of the members within the League. You know, helped us learn the ropes and gain some experience. Eventually, we were supposed to be inducted into the League but..."

A familiar, gruff voice shot out from the shadows, making the young speedster jump slightly, "But you were considered too green, too 'inexperienced' and so you were made into a covert team instead." Batman emerged from one of the corridors, a frown on his face as he made his way towards the small group.

Kid Flash nodded, taking a slight step behind Flash, giving the older speedster a wary glance. Flash looked down at the red haired hero with a knowing grin before stepping towards the Dark Knight, "Hey Bats, we were just getting to know the kid a little and had him tell us a little bit about him, about how he got here and what he is. You know, like you asked us."

"I know." Batman fixed a pointed look on Kid Flash who gulped, taking an unconscious step back, "Your teammate, Robin, told me the basis of your origins and how you all got here."

With the mention of a certain Boy Wonder, Kid Flash immediately stepped forward, forgetting his fear of the older Bat and fixed a determined gaze on him, "Rob's awake? Is he alright? You have to let me see him!"

Batman trained another glare at Kid Flash. When he didn't back down, he was slightly impressed with the boy's loyalty to Robin and determination to see him. Before things could escalate however, Superman took a step forward, placing a firm grasp on Kid Flash's shoulder, "Of course you'll be allowed to see your teammate, but for now, I think we should be attending to your unconscious ones. While they fought hard, all of them seemed fatigued and wary from battle. More of them might be hiding injuries like your friend was. Why don't we check them out?"

Kid Flash looked at Superman with wide eyes before nodding, looking back towards a certain blonde haired archer, "Yeah...yeah that would be a good idea." he turned around, zipping away towards his teammates, with Flash and J'onn joining him right away.

As Batman took a step forward with a determined gaze, Superman turned around to fully face the Dark Knight, holding his hand up, "Bruce wait." Green Lantern moved up to stand besides Superman, crossing his arms again.

Batman gave Superman one of those famous 'Bat Glares' everyone joked about, most criminals and even heroes feeling a shiver at the might of such a look. Superman however, was used to this by now after so many arguments the two heroes had over the years. The first few times even Superman felt himself cringe and shrink back at Batman's famous glare, but he felt a little bit of pride as he managed to keep a straight expression this time.

When Superman didn't relent, Batman let out a small sigh, "I will admit. With the description they gave of how they got here and who they are, as well as the explanation of how they had come across such sensitive information about the League, I am inclined to believe their story for the time being. It is a sound explanation, a more sensible explanation I admit than Cadmus super clones or Apokoliptic soldiers. It makes no sense for Cadmus to send such young and obviously weakened clones to the Watchtower at such a random time. Same with Apokolips, it makes no sense that they would send child soldiers in such a weakened state to the Watchtower for no reason. Since Darkseid's defeat at our hands, New Genesis had sent reports on Apokolips to us for a few months afterward. Apparently, civil war had erupted between two armies vying for power. I doubt they would bother or even care about us or Earth. So, the only logical explanation I can come to is that the story that both of these young 'heroes' gave us, are true."

Superman and Green Lantern both stared at Batman with stunned expressions before looking at each other then back at the Bat. Green Lantern shook his head, chuckling a little, "When did you even have the time to think about this? Just a few minutes ago you were so intent on putting them each in a maximum security holding cell. What changed your mind?"

Superman thought about it for a moment before looking up, "It was the injured one. What did you call him? Robin? He changed your mind."

When the two heroes stared at Batman, he barely contained another sigh before speaking, "First, like I had just mentioned not thirty seconds ago, the story both Robin and Kid Flash presented to us is the most logical and possible explanation of their presence here without diving into an overly complicated and overly convoluted theory that would border on the unreasonable and 'paranoid'. Second, the story both of them presented matched exactly. Third, I said I am inclined to believe their story for the time being and with guarded strides, as should all of you. They obviously still guard many secrets. Just like us, they are holding us at arms length right now. This is far from acceptance, it is merely acknowledgment."

The three heroes looked towards the teens in question before two of them focused their attention back on Batman, "So, where do we go from here?"

Batman narrowed his eyes, having already come up with a basic idea of what he planned to do, "We gain more information."

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After listening carefully over the beating of his heart and the humming of a few other machines around him, Robin stood up very slowly. He watched the door of the infirmary for a few moments, making sure Batman's presence was completely gone before swinging his legs off the table. Pulling his breathing mask off, he checked over his own body.

His uniform was ripped on the right side, his wound was stitched up very neatly and efficiently. The thickened, specially made Kevlar vest he had under his suit was torn. Surprising, considering it was made by Wayne Enterprise's R&D department.

His utility belt was disappointingly missing. He suspected one of the heroes, probably Batman, had confiscated it after he passed out. He lifted his left arm, his right hand coming up slowly to touch his wrist. No computer interface, Batman took that too. Not one to get discouraged by disadvantage, Robin carefully got off the table.

The Boy Wonder blinked when he felt no pain, tentatively testing his body as he stretched his arms and legs slowly. He did notice his body was slightly numb and moved more sluggishly than he had anticipated. He was drugged, which explained the lack of pain and why his body was so slow to react to his commands.

First things first, inventory. Robin patted himself down, smirking as he noticed he still had his lock picking tools in his gloves. He had small spare birdarangs hidden all over his body as well as sewn inside his cape. He and Batman didn't wear these capes for looks, they were useful in many ways. Batman always said that people like them, people without super powers, had to go the extra mile to be well armed against any adversary.

He laid what he had on top of the medical table, tapping his finger against his chin. Five birdarangs, two explosive disks, one liquid nitrogen disc, one small grappling hook, and a small emergency medkit.

Not the best set of weapons but he could work with it if he needed to go into battle. Now, for the room.

He had noticed the security camera in the corner of the room but he had no doubt in his mind Batman had installed one or two hidden cameras as well. Wasting no time, Robin checked almost every inch of the infirmary.

He didn't think he was a prisoner but he felt that he wasn't exactly a guest either. Still, he wasn't going to scavenge everything in the room, he just wanted to check it over. A smirk of triumph formed on his lips as he found the hidden security camera, looking right into it before hiding it again.

Moving back over to the table, he gathered his gadgets together before proceeding towards the door. He had no intentions of escaping, but he crouched down in front of the keypad anyways. He reached up, hitting a few familiar buttons before it gave an angry beep, the word 'locked' appearing across the keyboard's screen in big red letters. He figured Batman would have locked the infirmary down. In the same situation, his own Batman would have done the same.

Standing up slowly, he felt his stiff body ache slightly at his movements. He pushed his hand down to check on his stitches, hoping he had not ripped them open while crouching and checking over the room. Smiling as he felt they were still intact, he looked up and did a full three sixty of the room, looking for anything he had missed. No ventilation shaft, no windows obviously. Just machines all around him.

Letting out a small sigh, he turned his gaze towards the medical table. The Boy Wonder perked up slightly, a smirk forming on his lips. Well he was bored out of his mind.

/0/

Kid Flash knelt down next to his fallen companions, specifically a certain green-clad archer who he was poking on the cheek over and over again, much to the archer's annoyance. She reached her hand up and promptly slapped his hand away, letting out a small moan, "Oh...that was not fun... You know when I told you I wanted more excitement on our dates, I didn't mean fighting the League... Maybe, I don't know... Sky diving? Going hiking..." the blonde archer slowly sat up, rubbing her chin, "Hell maybe even going scuba diving..."

Kid Flash grinned at the archer, unable to help himself as he reached his hands out to grasp her shoulders, pulling her close to press his lips against hers firmly. The blonde tensed for just a moment before relaxing, closing her eyes as she leaned into the familiar scent of her speedster.

They broke apart when they heard a high pitched whistle, turning to see Flash grinning at them with his arms crossed, "Dating a fellow teammate. A skilled one at that, props kid. Props."

The archer had the decency to blush, her cheeks turning slightly red while Kid Flash beamed up at Flash, wrapping an arm around the blushing girl as he pulled her into his chest, "Yep, she's my one and only... My Spitfire if you will."

Artemis's face turned a slightly darker shade of red as she elbowed her speedster while Flash let out a heart felt laugh, slapping his hand against his forehead.

Meanwhile, J'onn had knelt down besides the knocked out green-skinned girl, who was muttering in her unconscious state. Feeling the familiar yet slightly different psychic presence of her uncle, she unconsciously turned to her side, facing him.

"Uncle J'onn..." she muttered quietly, but loud enough for the Manhunter to hear. Stiffening, J'onn's mouth had actually fallen open slightly as he gazed down at the girl before him.

Feeling his gaze on her, the girl slowly opened her eyes, her eyes moving up to look into the familiar face of her uncle. A small smile formed on her lips in her daze before her eyes slowly came to a realization. Remembering the events of the past few weeks, she suddenly yelped, scrambling away from the Manhunter.

Taken by surprise, J'onn did nothing but stare at her as she lifted her hands up in an combat stance. Thankfully, having heard his teammates' distress, Kid Flash called out before another fight could start because of a misunderstanding, "Miss M! Wait!"

The girl then froze, her eyes wide and her mouth slightly apart as she stared at Kid Flash, her gaze traveling from her yellow and red clad teammate, to the frozen J'onn, to the three older superheroes standing a few feet away regarding her with wary expressions, and then back to Kid Flash.

He stood slowly, very slowly as he raised his hands, "Whoa there Miss M. It's alright, everything is okay for now. They're...not like the other ones we met. They're good, they're...real heroes."

She looked a bit uncertain as she gazed around before dropping her arms, her right hand coming up to grip her left elbow, "I...I'm sorry I...we've been having a rough time lately...I didn't mean to be so jumpy..." Her voice was soft and bit broken, causing the older heroes aside from Batman, to feel sympathy for the girl.

Flash, breaking the silence, zipped up to the green-skinned girl, "Hey, it's no big deal. We all have our bad days. I mean even Batman gets grumpy sometimes."

Batman, who was only standing a few feet away, narrowed his eyes dangerously and bore his gaze into the older speedster's back. Kid Flash covered his mouth as he barely contained his laughter while the newly awakened girl blinked in surprise at Flash.

Before Batman could retort though, Flash stuck his hand out to the girl, "Hi there! You probably already know me, but I don't know you or the blonde haired archer over there. But let me introduce myself, or rather let me reintroduce myself to you, I'm Flash. Nice to meet you!"

The girl blinked again at Flash. She had seen and met Flash before in their own dimension but she had never properly had a one on one conversation with him before. Heck, she had not properly met him aside from uncle J'onn introducing her. A lot of people often said how Flash's big personality was a bit overwhelming but warm. Energetic, like a puppy. Unable to help the smile forming on her lips, the girl reached out and gently shook the older speedster's hand, "Hello, my name is M'gann... M'gann M'orzz. But you can call me Megan."

Kid Flash smiled as he heard M'gann's voice get back that energetic and happy tone she had before this whole fiasco. Leave it to uncle Barry to lighten the mood.

"And I'm Artemis." the blonde archer spoke up from besides Kid Flash, standing up slowly to test if she was injured. Finding nothing at fault she slowly stretched, limbering up her body carefully.

"Tell me we're done fighting because frankly, I don't feel the need to get gassed by Batman again." the girl in the tuxedo suit sat up, rubbing her forehead as she closed her eyes, trying to get her persistent headache to go away.

"I wouldn't mind round two, except without someone shoving into my mind." the tall brunette with the S-Shield symbol on his black shirt sat up, glaring at J'onn with hatred. He always hated it when someone controlled his will through mind powers. He hated anyone else inside his head period, aside from M'gann.

Without thinking, M'gann threw herself at the brunette, "Superboy!" she tackled the boy onto his back, burying her face into his chest as she wrapped her arms around him.

Taken by surprise, the boy was tossed off balance as he caught his martian, his eyebrows shooting up. Not minding how she was so openly displaying their relationship in front of the people they were just fighting, Superboy smiled a tiny bit, pulling her close, "M'gann...are you alright? When I saw you go down I..."

M'gann smiled, rubbing her face on his chest before looking up at his face, "I'm fine...you shouldn't have let yourself get distracted by me so easily..."

While the couple had a quiet conversation, Kid Flash had made his way towards the dark skinned boy who had yet to regain consciousness. Crouching down and gently placing a hand on the boy's forehead, Kid Flash frowned. When Artemis came up behind him with a concerned look, he glanced back at her with a hard expression, "How long has it been since he had any water? Been exposed to any source?"

Artemis shook her head, leaning down to get a look at their leader, "Too long...yet he still stood up and fought with everything he had... I don't think he'll need an IV drip like he did when we were in Bialya but he needs to get hydrated..."

Kid Flash nodded before standing up, turning to Flash, "Please, our friend needs a lot of water. He's an Atlantian, he's been dehydrated for too long... Just a few bottles will do."

Flash glanced down at the dark skinned boy before nodding at Kid Flash, "I'll be back in a flash." he then turned and zipped away, leaving Kid Flash to let out a very pained groan.

"I can't believe he says that here too..." Kid Flash rubbed a hand down his face, earning a quiet chuckle from Artemis.

"Where's Robin?" the tuxedo clad girl asked, fixing her slightly tousled hair. She walked up next to Kid Flash and Artemis, raising a brow at them.

"He was apparently injured... Not during this fight but I'm guessing during our escape, when the 'army' came busting in. He must have been shot..." at the sudden panicked look the girl gave him, Kid Flash hastily raised his hand, "Whoa Zatanna, calm down. He's fine, they're giving him the best treatment he could get. You know as well as I do how technologically advanced the Justice League is. He'll be getting the best damn treatment in the entire Solar System."

The tension in the young magician's shoulders slowly but surely loosened as she nodded, "Where is he? Can we go see him?" Kid Flash shook his head slowly, his eyes pointing towards the three older heroes standing a little away from him.

As Superboy and M'gann were finishing up their conversation and standing up, J'onn couldn't help taking a step towards M'gann, "I apologize for my blunt statement, but you are a martian, are you not?"

M'gann looked towards the man who psychically felt and talked like her uncle but stared at her as if she were the most surprising thing in the world. She nodded slowly as Superboy wrapped a protective arm around her waist and giving her side an encouraging squeeze. Smiling gratefully at her dear half-Kryptonian, she felt her confidence build before taking a step forward to face her uncle/not uncle.

"Yes...I'm...I'm a martian." M'gann swallowed the slight lump in her throat as she tried to get out her next sentence, hoping to god that her uncle here was just as kind and caring of white martians as her own uncle was, "A...a white martian to be precise."

As soon as the words left her mouth, she waited for judgment, for some flicker of detest from her uncle but found nothing. Without warning, J'onn reached his arms out to very carefully and cautiously wrap his arms around her, pulling her into an warm embrace.

Startled, M'gann let out a quiet gasp while Superboy looked ready to pounce but just barely managed to contain himself. M'gann gradually relaxed, closing her eyes as she wrapped her own arms around her dear uncle. He might not have been the uncle she knew, but he was definitely her uncle. He was warm and kind and understanding. It felt like it had been years since she had been held by some familial figure. And with the chaos and insanity they had faced for the past few weeks, she really needed this.

J'onn had closed his eyes, holding M'gann close as he spoke in an exhausted tone, "M'gann...M'gann M'orzz. A martian...another martian."

While the rest of M'gann's team looked at each other in quite a bit of confusion, J'onn's own team looked at the embracing martians with mixed looks of sympathy and happiness for the Manhunter. Batman just gazed at the two carefully but silently.

The slightly awkward atmosphere was broken by the sound of Flash zipping back into the room, each of his hands carrying a gallon of water, "Special delivery by the fastest man alive! Two gallons of the Justice League's finest water..." he stopped dead at the sight of J'onn hugging M'gann before looking at the others with raised eyebrows, "Uh...did I miss something?"

Finally stepping back, J'onn gently squeezed M'gann's arms as she grinned at him, tears forming in her eyes. She quickly brought her sleeves up to wipe at them, J'onn just smiling at her with the widest smile anyone had ever seen him show.

Feeling the lighter mood and breaking out of his slight daze, Kid Flash quickly moved to take the gallons of water from Flash. Smiling gratefully at the older speedster, he quickly moved to crouch down next to his dark skinned leader. Handing one of the gallons to Artemis, he quickly uncapped the other one and started to slowly pour it all over his fallen companion.

When the water splashed against his face, the fallen Atlantian woke up with a start, letting out a gasp as he sat up quickly. Blinking his eyes, he swept a hand across his face as he took in the scene before him. Assessing the situation quickly and efficiently in a matter of seconds, he relaxed visibly at the sight of Kid Flash grinning down at him, "Welcome back Aqualad. Want a drink?" he held out the opened container of water to the Atlantian who nodded.

Taking the container carefully from Kid Flash, Aqualad took big full gulps as he downed half a gallon in moments before letting out a small sigh of relief. He looked up at Kid Flash as he stood then offered his hand out to the sitting Atlantian. Smiling gratefully, Aqualad reached up and grasped Kid Flash's hand and stood up, "Thank you my friend."

Kid Flash grinned, shaking his head, "You know you don't got to thank me man. We all have each others' backs without saying."

Nodding, Aqualad turned to face Batman, Superman, and Green Lantern. He tested his body by taking a step forward, making sure he was not severely injured or would collapse first before continuing to walk with some strength towards the three. He stopped a few feet away and held his hand out to Superman, "I am Kaldur'ahm, the former protege of Aquaman. I am called Aqualad by my fellow heroes, I am unsure of what circumstances led us to this conclusion, but I find it much more pleasurable than the previous conflict we endured. It seems we owe you all an apology for abruptly attacking you all."

Taking the young man's hand, Superman smiled as they shook, "We heard of your circumstance Aqualad, no need to explain. To be completely honest, we might have jumped the gun a little as well."

Letting go of Superman's hand, Aqualad glanced at the other two older heroes before looking back at his team. A slight frown forming on his brow, he turned to speak to Kid Flash, "Kid, where is Robin?" his voice took on that leader-like tone that they all came to know.

Batman didn't miss how everyone looked at Aqualad for leadership and the way he spoke to them as a leader. He didn't have to think too hard about who was in charge of this team of theirs.

Explaining it for the fourth time so far, Kid Flash waved his hand in the air, "He was injured, apparently before the fight we had here. A bullet wound I think. That idiot must have hid it from us during our escape from the last dimension."

Nodding his head slightly, Aqualad stood still and thought for a few moments before looking at Kid Flash with a grave expression, "What of the Boom Tube generator? Is it safe? Is it functional?"

Kid Flash shrugged, looking towards Green Lantern, "It seems okay based on what I glimpsed but I can't be sure until I get a proper look at it. They confiscated all of our stuff. Including the generator. We...still need to work on a few things." Aqualad looked towards the older heroes before giving Kid Flash a knowing look.

A bit fed up with the waiting and the kind of tip toeing around each other, Zatanna stepped forward towards the older heroes, "Excuse me but while I kind of trust you all when you say Robin is alright, I really want to see him as soon as possible. Like, right now."

The Team all looked at Zatanna then back at the older heroes. In turn all the older heroes turned to look at Batman who just silently assessed the young heroes. Yet again another awkward silence filled the room until the main monitor gave a slight beep. Breaking out of the staring contest, J'onn flew up towards the control panel, phasing through the floor.

A screen came to life below and showed Wonder Woman piloting one of the new Justice League Javelins through space towards the tower, "Sensors detected some sort of large energy surge coming from the tower a few minutes ago. Is everything alright up ther-." Her words fell short as she noticed the smaller, younger heroes standing besides the older ones. Raising an eyebrow, Wonder Woman looked at J'onn, "I guess I'll ask for the details when I get there."

J'onn gave her a small, weary smile, "I believe that would be best. Much has happened while you were not here. There has been an...interesting development."

Wonder Woman nodded, glancing at the younger heroes before looking at J'onn again, "I see that. I will be docking in a few minutes. Wonder Woman out." The transmission then cut out as J'onn turned to look down at his fellow heroes.

Superman smiled and looked at Batman, crossing his arms, "Well now that Wonder Woman is back, we can make a decision as a group on what we should do about this...situation. In the mean time, why don't we get you guys something to eat and then let you guys go see this Robin of yours."

At the mention of food, Kid Flash's stomach gave a rather loud rumble. A slightly embarrassed smile formed on his lips as one of his hands scratched the back of his head, "Sorry about that. I've been running on empty for almost a day now. The mere thought of food makes my stomach ache."

Giving his nephew a knowing grin, Flash placed a hand on Kid Flash's shoulder before starting to walk towards the nearby hallway, "I hear you. I can't go an hour without having at least a foot long sub. Come on, let's all go get something to eat then go see your hacker friend."

Grinning at his uncle, Kid Flash nodded as he trailed along behind the older speedster, followed shortly by Artemis then the rest of the team who were then followed by Superman and the other older heroes. While Flash and Kid Flash energetically chatted in the front about the most random things, Superboy fell in line next to Kaldur while Miss Martian walked next to Zatanna.

Is everyone online? Kaldur's deep voice shot into their heads as M'gann psychically linked their minds together.

Yeah, now what are we going to do? Green Lantern has the Boom Tube generator and Robin is no where to be found. M'gann, have you tried searching for him? Superboy glanced back at M'gann who shook her head slightly, I'm sorry guys I'm still weak from the fight and it's hard for me to try and reach out through the entire station to find him...

Don't worry about it M'gann, Superman promised to take us to him after we get a bite to eat, we'll see him real soon, Wally's now rather energetic voice spoke up in their minds, his gaze having moved from his uncle back to the team.

Artemis scowled slightly at Wally, Um, hello Wally. Have forgotten what happened the last time we trusted Superman? Conner was nearly lobotomized and they almost killed Zatanna! We can't let our guards down yet.

Zatanna raised an eyebrow, Yeah this version of the Justice League may be more accommodating but I have to agree with Artemis on that. Not just because some psycho demon witch and cyborg jock nearly tortured me to death but because almost everything here is unknown to us despite the familiar faces. We need to consider each possibility.

Agreed. While it seems the Justice League of this dimension appear to be heroes, who knows what troubles await us. For now though, we are not to engage in any hostile activity. We do not wish to antagonize those who really mean us no harm. But be careful. Aqualad kept his gaze pointed forward as he spoke, his body on the defensive as he marched.

Flash suddenly stopped, causing Kid Flash and Artemis to stop who then caused the hole train of heroes to come to a halt. When Kid Flash looked at his uncle with a questioning face, Flash raised an eyebrow under his mask, "Are you guys somehow talking to each other without actually opening your mouths?"

The older heroes in the back looked at one another while M'gann suddenly had a look of panic on her face. Conner moved protectively in front of M'gann, blocking her from the older speedster's view. Suddenly J'onn spoke up, realization dawning on his face, "You are all psychically linked together, you are communicating through your thoughts, allowing communication without physically speaking."

Green Lantern and Superman mirrored the slight look of shock that J'onn wore while Flash just looked intrigued, "That's so cool! Whats it like? I mean J'onn never does anything like that with us, well most of the time. I mean we certainly haven't used his telepathy in such a way on a regular basis. Why didn't we think about that?"

Batman scowled at Flash, "Because it's an invasion of privacy, I certainly wouldn't want to hear every little thing you say in your mind."

Flash said a small "Hey!" while J'onn observed his 'niece' more closely. M'gann shifted from foot to foot before speaking up, "It doesn't work like that, the only thoughts we share are the ones we consciously say 'out loud' in our minds. Subconscious thinking is not picked up, I don't pry into their minds like that."

Batman's eyes narrowed under his cowl as he looked pointedly at M'gann, "But you can do that, pry into people's minds and take what information you wanted."

At the suddenly horrified and frightened look on M'gann's face, Superboy stepped into Batman's line of sight and blocked the older Bats view of the martian, a dangerous growl rumbling from his throat, "M'gann would never do something like that, we allowed her into our minds to link us up and anything she sees in our minds is willingly shown. You have no right to accuse her of doing anything otherwise!"

The half-Kryptonian and the oldest member of the Bat family stared each other down, the mood quickly becoming heavy. Just as the silence and glaring became unbearable, the tower's alarms suddenly went off, a high pitched wailing sound filling the tower. The heroes all looked around at the flashing lights in worry before Superman turned to Batman, "Intruder?"

Batman kept his gaze straight before a scowl formed on his lips, turning away towards a nearby terminal, "No, that's the fire alarm." He pressed his fingers onto the terminal screen, bringing up a schematic of the Watchtower before zooming in on a flashing room, "It's one of the medical rooms... It's the one that Robin was being treated in."

The younger heroes faces suddenly became alarmed as they met each others gazes in worry before Kid Flash spoke up, "Take us there!"

Batman turned, glaring at the young speedster and was about to refuse his demand when Flash zipped up next to Wally, "It's this way kid, come on. We'll get there faster." Before Batman could get a word in, Flash and Kid Flash were zipping down the hallway in a blur.

M'gann then turned to her uncle who took one look at his niece's face and nodded, flying down the hall with her close behind him. Zatanna then suddenly shot her hands out, speaking in her mystic voice as she cast a spell on herself, "Etativel dna wollof!" Her body suddenly lifted off the ground then shot down the hallway after the two martians, Superboy, Kaldur, and Artemis running after her. Seeing as how everyone was leaving, Superman and Green Lantern flew off the ground after them, the familiar green glow surrounding Lantern's body. Letting out a small frustrated sigh, Batman started walking after them. It was going to be a long day.


I have not had a chance to properly proof read, so forgive any errors. I will fix them later.