The Justice League gathered in the meeting room of the Watchtower. Flash ran in, Kid Flash hot on his heels. The older speedster stopped, then face-planted into the ground when his nephew ran into him. Green Lantern snickered. "Like father like son," he said quietly. Wonder Woman nodded, smiling a little.

Kid Flash got off his mentor. "Sorry Flash."

"No, no, that was my fault," Flash said as he got up. He brushed his suit off. "I should've known better than to stop in front of you."

"You need to teach that kid how to brake," Green Lantern teased.

"We're trying." He grabbed Wally by the back of his suit to keep him from super speeding away. "Did we actually beat Batman here?"

"No," the Dark Knight said, stepping out of the shadows. The two speedsters jumped.

"Way to give a guy a heart attack Bats."

Robin flipped over his mentor, using Batman's shoulder as a springboard. He landed in front of Kid Flash with his arms crossed. "Sup Kid Mouth?"

Kid Flash gasped. "That was awesome! Flash did you see that?!"

"Sure did," Flash called back absentmindedly as he sat at his seat.

"You did not!"

"I've seen him do stuff like that before. His tricks are all pretty much the same." A Bat glare and a mini bat glare were thrown his way. He sighed. "GL I'm getting the Glare again, aren't I?"

Hal nodded. "It's pretty bad."

Aquaman walked in and frowned. "What has Flash done to upset Batman this time?"

"Insulted Robin's tricks," Wonder Woman answered.

Aqualad stepped between Kid Flash and Robin, sensing the small bird might attack the Speedster again. "Good Evening."

"Hey Aqualad," Kid Flash smiled. "You should've seen the flip Robin did earlier! It was awesome!"

Batman cleared his throat. "We should get started."

"Later," Robin promised in a whisper. The three of them dispersed to stand next to their mentors.

"How has it been going with Speedy?" Flash asked, sounding uncharacteristically professional.

"Robin has been successfully making contact with Speedy several times," Batman said. "From the information we have gathered, we can be certain that Green Arrow is physically abusing him."

"I saw him," Robin said quietly. Only Batman and Flash could detect the slight quiver in his young voice. "Green Arrow got mad at Speedy and he punched him. Then he kicked him twice. Last night he grabbed his neck."

Anger rippled through every member of the League. "We need to do something," Aquaman growled.

"Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad, will you three please leave?" Superman asked. The League needed to have tough conversations he wasn't comfortable having in front of the young heroes. Apparently, the three of them didn't want to be around for the conversation either, because they left without argument.

"Superman we have to do something!" Wonder Woman said once she was sure the boys had left.

"We're still back at Square One," Green Lantern sighed frustratedly. "Someone needs to say it, we have no clue what to do! We have the strongest, fastest, and smartest beings on the planet, and then some, in this room, and we can't figure out how to get a teenager away from a vigilante!"

"You know why we can't go take him," Batman growled. Superman put a hand on his arm. He was the only one who could do so without worrying about losing his hand.

"We're all frustrated," the Man of Steel said, trying to diffuse the situation. "We need a solid plan. As Green Lantern said, the most powerful beings on Earth are in this room, let's use it."

"We need solid evidence," Flash said. "Our speculation and what Robin saw isn't solid. It can all be explained away or denied by Speedy. Furthermore-"

"Did you just say furthermore?" Green Lantern asked.

"When we get Roy away from Oliver, he will come after him. Trust me. This is coming from someone who's dealt with this on a personal and professional level. Oliver will try to get Roy back. If he doesn't physically try to kidnap him or intimidating him into going back, he'll try to contact him in some way. We need solid evidence. Something Roy can't deny and can't be explained away."

"Is it just me, or is he making sense?"

"Even a stopped clock is right twice a day," Wonder Woman muttered.

"He's right," Batman said. Everyone stared at him in shock. Hearing Batman say anyone was right was rare; to hear him say Flash was right never happened. "We need something that can we can use to blackmail Queen into staying away from Roy."

"It'd have to be pretty damning," Aquaman pointed out.

"What about a video or recording?" Flash suggested. "Video and audio evidence is almost indisputable."

"How?" Green Lantern asked. "Break into his house?"

"No….?"

"We can't exactly walk in through the front door."

"No, we can't," Batman agreed. His mind immediately thought of something and he looked around. "But Bruce Wayne can."

— —

After they left the room, Robin, Aqualad, and Kid Flash followed the hall into an open space. The three of them sat on the ground in a circle.

"This case has the Justice League very emotional," Aqualad observed. "Even Aquaman has been near the Star City Harbor a lot more than usual."

"It's a crummy situation," Kid Flash muttered.

"It's sad," Robin said. "You should see how scared Speedy is when he talks about Green Arrow. He acts tough but you can tell he's scared."

"Green Arrow is terrifying. I don't know how you can go into Star."

"It's not that bad. He never even knows I'm there." He smiled at the young speedster. "You should come with me."

"No! Flash would be really mad! Oh yeah, and Green Arrow is a psycho!"

"I've dealt with actual psychos, so that's not true. Come on, if we get other kid heroes to talk to Speedy, it might get him to come with us."

Aqualad frowned. "Are you certain it would help?"

Robin nodded. "It's like Batman said. There's a reason he didn't know we existed. Green Arrow controls what he knows about outside heroes. He knows that if Speedy understood what an actual sidekick/mentor relationship looks like he'd know what Green Arrow is doing is wrong. He'd leave."

Kid Flash considered it. "Makes sense I guess."

"So you'll come?''

"I don't know-"

"We'll be there and back before Flash even knows you're gone."

"….Fine. I'll come with you. Only once though, just to show Speedy what real heroes are supposed to be like."

"What about you Aqualad?"

"I am sorry Robin, but I can not disobey my king," Aqualad replied. "I do wish the two of you luck and ask that you be careful."

"We'll be perfectly safe."

"Perfectly safe isn't exactly how I would describe this," Kid Flash muttered. He started tapping his fingers off his knees. "What do you think the League will do if we can't get Speedy to leave?"

"We'll get him to leave."

Kid Flash ducked his head. "It might not be that simple Robin."

"Why does everyone keep saying that?!"

"Because it's true!"

"Peace!" Aqualad interjected.

"All that I'm saying is if this doesn't work-"

"Which it will."

"What will the League do?"

"It is hard to say," Aqualad answered. "I admit I find it very concerning the League has let this go on for so long."

Kid Flash nodded. "I can't believe Flash hasn't done anything before now."

"They would've if they could've," Robin said. "Batman would never leave Speedy in that situation."

"Aren't you upset this has been going on for almost two years and they haven't actively done anything?"

The Boy Wonder nodded. "Yeah. I don't understand why Batman would let something like this happen." He sat up straighter and stiffened. "We won't give up on Speedy though. No matter what, we'll help him." Kid Flash and Aqualad nodded. Batman and Flash came around the corner. Their partners stood up, running to meet them. Kid Flash managed to stop right in front of his mentor, nearly knocking him over again.

"Brakes," Flash muttered as he led his nephew to the zeta tubes. "We need to work on brakes."

"Bye Robin!" Kid Flash called.

"Bye Kid Mouth!" Robin yelled back. He looked up at Batman. "Are we leaving?"

"Yes."

"Patrol then?"

"No."

"Oh…" Robin followed his mentor to the zeta tube dejectedly.

"I have business to take care of when we got home."

"Ok." Robin really missed being on patrol with Batman. Taking down criminals on the bleak streets of Gotham. He knew his current case was important though. Speedy's life was more or less in danger from Green Arrow. A lot was depending on him getting through to the young archer. He walked through the zeta and into the bat cave. He removed his mask and looked at his mentor. "What're you doing?" he asked as Bruce checked something on the Bat computer really quick.

"The League has a plan to get solid evidence against Oliver Queen."

"What is it?"

"I'll explain tomorrow. Go to bed."

Dick sighed. "Fine."

"By the way, you'll be missing a few days of school."

Dick smiled. Whatever this was, it would be good. Both Bruce and Dick changed out of their suits and went upstairs into the Manor. Bruce sat down at his desk in the study as Dick left to get ready for bed. He pulled out his phone and dialed a number he honestly never thought he'd be calling.

"This is Oliver Queen," Oliver said upon answering.

"Queen, this is Bruce Wayne," Bruce replied.

"Wayne? Little late for a call, don't you think?"

"I was up working late. I was thinking about that deal we've been negotiating?"

Oliver sighed. "You mean the one you've been dragging out for an extra two months?"

Bruce chuckled. "You can't blame me for trying to get the most out of this that I can."

"I suppose not. What about the deal?"

"I don't think we need to keep going through lawyers and representatives. Why don't we work this out man to man."

"Hm…."

"Come on. I'll be in the area later this week anyway. I promise my ward I'd take him to the San Fransisco Zoo. We can stop in Star City, and you and I can work this out."

"It would be nice to get this deal signed and sealed…"

"It'll be great! You have a ward right?"

There was a slight pause. "Yes. Roy."

"Well, our wards can spend some time together while we work this out. Everyone wins!"

"I don't think that would be a good idea. Roy is really shy-"

"Come on Oliver. Dick is really friendly and he loves making new friends."

Oliver sighed. Bruce smiled. It would look a little too suspicious if Oliver denied this. "Fine. Sounds like a plan."

"See you in three days."

"Hhm. I'll be in touch." He hung up and Bruce set his phone down.

"Going somewhere, sir?" Alfred asked.

"Dick and I will be going to star City in three days. We're bugging Queen's house."

"Are you sure that's wise?"

"I do. We need evidence."

"Very good sir. Do you require anything else?"

"No, thank you, Alfred."

"I shall retire then sir."

"Good night Alfred." Once he was alone, Bruce sat at his desk for a few minutes. This was dangerous. They were going into Oliver's city and home. Dick had done the former before, but this time with Oliver's knowledge. He stood up and left the room. 'Dick will need to prepped extensively,' he noted. 'We can't let either Roy or Oliver know in any capacity we know what's going on.' He stopped on the way to his room by Dick's door. He opened the door silently, casting a column of light into the room. He could make out the small mop of black hair; dwarfed by the giant bed. The Manor was so silent he could hear Dick's even breathing. It was good. Even breathing meant no nightmares and a good night's sleep for the boy. He shut the door as silently as he had opened it. As he went to his own room, part of him wondered if Roy slept that soundly. 'Probably not. He probably sleeps with one eye open.' He rubbed his eyes. Both he and Dick were getting close to this case. It was dangerous, but he couldn't pull back. Dick connected to Roy and Bruce….Bruce was angered at the bad name Oliver Queen gave billionaire-playboys-who-secretly-act-as-vigilantes. It was hard for anyone in the League not to get emotionally close. Flash due to his and Kid Flash's personal histories with this area. Superman because….well he was the big blue boy scout. Aquaman due to his relationship with Aqualad. Wonder Woman due to her strong views on the protection of children. (Which Batman was all too familiar with due to Robin.) The other members, Green Lantern and Martian Manhunter, due to the League's strong moral pull that made child abuse a heinous offense.

'Or anyone who isn't a degenerate human being.' In this particular case though, he reasoned that emotion could help. They couldn't slack off. Not with the life of an innocent teen on the line. Bruce almost smiled. 'Let's see if Queen can keep up the charade with us around.'