Had to think of something with this chapter. This is another one of those major injury chapters.

Amazo had been released in Metropolis and the team had to get the android under control. Knowing the android's abilities, they had to devise a plan to take him down without much, if any, contact. It made the fight a little more difficult, but it had to be done this way. Amazo was able to imprint super strength and heat vision into his arsenal already. The area was already showing signs of battle, with debris scattered on the ground.

Wonder Girl and Superboy were starting to get annoyed with the evasion, wanting to smash Amazo. Amazo was being especially difficult and Robin's plan to keep distance was annoying. Superboy lunged at Amazo as Wonder Girl tried to sneak up on him. They were deflected by Amazo and several strong punches sent them flying.

Robin threw himself at Amazo, hopping on his back. He quickly set a bug on Amazo before flipping off of him. Pulling up a screen, Robin activated the bug. It set off shocks, short wiring Amazo. The android collapsed as he powered down.

He stood proud, relishing the victory. Wonder Girl and Superboy were just glad that ot was over. Amazo was out of commission, and he would be for a while. All they had to do now was contact the League so they could take care of the rest.

Something pierced Robin's chest, causing the Boy Wonder to gasp in pain and the others to freeze. Somehow, Amazo mustered up enough strength to pierce Robin with a twisted pipe before officially powering down. Robin looked down in agony, half tempted to grab it. To clench his chest to stop the bleeding.

Adrenaline kicked in as Wonder Girl and Superboy jumped into action. Wonder Girl bolted towards the android, stomping on him several times to make sure the android was out of commission as Superboy approached Robin. He slowly got the Boy Wonder onto the ground before pressing the emergency button on his utility belt. Robin was on his side so the pipe wouldn't cause any more damage by shifting around.

Superboy knew as well as Robin did what could happen if he tried to remove the pole. So removing it was not an option. Superboy just held on to Robin trying to keep him conscious for as long as he could.

"Hold on." Superboy requested. "Help is on the way."

Tim woke up in the med bay. After several hours of work, removing the pipe and giving him a tetanus shot and a blood transfusion, the League requested that he rested. Several stitches crossed across Tim's chest and was covered by medical wrap. It was going to hurt for a while, but sudden, sporadic movement would only make it worse.

Tim's nurse was none other than Conner, who promised to keep him bedridden until he was told otherwise. Conner made sure that Tim got fluids and barely moved outside of what was absolutely necessary. Tim favored lying on his side so that he could look at Conner without much issue. Tim groaned in pain, prompting Conner to approach him.

"Are you okay?" Conner gently asked, lightly placing a hand on the side of Tim's face.

"Chest hurts." Tim complained.

"Need some pain killers?"

Tim nodded. Conner grabbed a small container with some pills and a glass of water. It had been a few hours since he had been given some, so giving Tim a couple now wasn't going to be an issue. Conner slowly and carefully sat Tim up. With an arm behind Tim to support him, Conner gave Tim the pills followed by the water. He received thanks once they were in Tim's hands.

Tim took them with strained acceptance before giving Conner the cup back. Conner set it on the table and helped Tim lay back down. Conner fixed the blanket so that Tim was covered. Tim shivered, clenching his chest in pain for a moment. The pain was troubling, but so was the cause of it.

"I'm sorry." Tim weakly huffed. "I celebrated too soon."

"There's nothing to apologize for." Conner reassured.

"I let my guard down and look what happened."

Conner couldn't be really upset with that. Admittedly, there could have been one last scan, but Conner wasn't going to hold it against Tim for his approach. He was glad that Tim took down Amazo more than anything. Dealing with him was annoying. It always was, even when the team was younger and had different active members.

"Amazo short wired." Conner reminded. "There was no way you could have predicted that."

Tim didn't have the energy to argue. Even if Conner was right. Tim just couldn't argue. Tim shuffled slightly to try getting comfortable. It didn't help much, giving him pain until he found a position that was the least painful, but it was worth trying.

"It hurts." Tim repeated.

"I know." Conner understood. "I'd say get some sleep, but I don't know if you want to."

"I don't know if the pain will let me."

"Then let the medication kick in before you try. Until then, do you want to see a card trick?"

Conner pulled out a deck from his pocket. He smuggled it in in the event Tim wanted to play something while bedridden. Amused by the sudden appearance of the deck, Tim sot Conner a grin. He gave Conner a nod and that was all that Conner needed.

Stabbing and cards. A bit of an odd link, no? XD