So it was mentioned in a comment that Young Justice was far superior to Teen Titans. So I watched Teen Titans for the first time in like, three years.

Kikino, you were correct. Teen Titans was definitely not as epic as I remember.

But their theme song is... catchy.

And I just can't get over the whole 'Raven' thing. I mean, she's an awesome character. Totally amazing.

IT'S A SHAME THAT I DON'T OWN ANY OF IT. NOT EVEN WHAT I'M CURRENTLY WRITING ABOUT. .

Moving on.

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Picking locks was harder than he remembered. Kid Flash and Superboy had been trying to open the main doors to the building for longer than they'd liked, but were nowhere close to succeeding. Superboy had looked around and hadn't found any bombs stuck to the exit, but the locks that had been implemented were almost too complicated for the teenage speedster to handle. Briefly, he sat back on his heels, entertaining the idea of just forgetting the door, letting Superboy smash it, and waiting for the Justice League to show up. Sighing, he plunged back into his work, knowing that Superboy would cause more harm than good, and any thoughts of giving up were squashed by the thirteen-year-old lying injured in the arcade.

They had to get Robin out of here yesterday.

They would have waited for the League, but Superboy had been in constant correspondence with Red Tornado since the explosion, and help was hours away. Robin wasn't going to be able to last that long. Luckily, he just happened to have a best friend with super speed and directions to the nearest entrance to the Batcave.

If only these locks would give!

Kid Flash tried jimmying the lock again, huffing in frustration when nothing happened. Standing up, he turned to tell Superboy to give it a try, but upon seeing the Kryptonian's situation, decided to calm the masses of civilians down first. Needless to say, the endeavor was a losing battle for the introvert with anger-management problems, and he was being ripped to shreds by the angry mob. Seeing this, Kid Flash quickly zipped to the top of the stairs and, cupping his hands around his mouth to amplify his voice, yelled to get everyone's attention.

"HEY!"

Everyone instantly looked to Kid Flash's position, including the irate little granny that had a furious Superboy's collar in her bony hand.

The Flash's protégé looked approvingly to the masses and began speaking, keeping an eye on some of the more volatile-looking civilians, "We are trying to help you get out of here. The least you could do is have some patience and wait quietly for us to open the door. The Justice League is on its way to help, but they won't be here for a while, so you're all going to have to wait." A distraught murmur ran through the crowd and one audacious teen stepped out from the group, addressing the hero on the steps.

"And how do we know that the Superman wannabe didn't cause this?"

Now, Wally thought of himself as a pretty easy-going guy; but despite his laid back disposition, anger raced through his veins and he felt the sudden need to shake the insolent kid until he passed out or got brain damage, whichever one happened first. As it turned out, he didn't even need to do anything; Superboy beat him to it.

The young Kryptonian stomped forward, gripping the kid by his collar and pushing him (gently by Superboy's standards, but the teen was definitely uncomfortable) against the nearest wall. He then proceeded to growl in the boy's face, "You think that Idid this? One of my friends is injured! If you have the nerve to accuse me of doing this, then you've got more than one screw loose, and I'll be glad to knock a few more out for you!"

As he spoke, his fist retracted dangerously before punching the wall next to the kid's head, an effective way of accentuating the severity of his conviction. The teenage boy shook visibly and Kid Flash took pity on him, calmly pulling Superboy back. As soon as he was sure that he wasn't going to get pummeled, the kid ran back into the crowd, disappearing into a different part of the crowded mall.

Kid Flash shook his head and returned to the door, determined to open the stubborn thing. After trying six more times to open their only way out, Kid Flash and Superboy were both getting frustrated, and the latter of the two quickly snatched the pick out of the speedster's hand, shoving it into the lock and turning viciously.

The two boys stood stock still as the sound of shifting tumblers filled their ears and the locks came undone. Superboy looked in disbelief at his hand, which still held onto the pick, before turning to the incredulous stare of Kid Flash.

"Really, Superboy? Did you not think of coming out of the lock-picking closet earlier?"

The embarrassed boy shrugged, "I didn't think it would work. I've never done that before."

They were pulled out of their disbelief by the pressing mob of people, determined to get out of the smoky building. The two heroes let them go, having a rather important matter on their minds. They made their way anxiously to the arcade to help Miss Martian and Aqualad move Robin, arriving to see the telepath lifting Robin before her, halfway out the door. The hacker's lower torso was bandaged up tight, but the end of the pipe that had cut through his flesh was still showing out of his back.

Seeing the speedster's curious gaze, Aqualad explained, "I cut it. High pressured water can slice through even the strongest metal."

Kid Flash nodded and took his place at Robin's side. The small group then made their way to the exit, mindful of their youngest's injuries. About halfway to the door Miss Martian stopped, a look of abject horror sketched onto her features.

"Who's going to tell Batman?"

Kid Flash's eyes widened, and he almost slapped himself in the forehead. Batman was coming to the mall as they spoke. He, Superman, and the Green Lantern had been the members of the Justice League that had answered their distress call. What was he going to think when he got there and half of Young Justice, more specifically Robin, was gone?

Wally was just glad that he was the only one who knew where the cave was, and as such, needed to be with Robin. Superboy, acting as Robin's bodyguard, would need to tag along as well. Neither looked forward to an angry Batman.

To no one's surprise, Aqualad took up the job. "It is my responsibility as leader," he said, "Miss Martian will stay with me and help clean up. I will inform Batman."

Kid Flash nodded sharply, quickly, while Superboy plucked Robin from Miss Martian's telepathic hold. As they turned to leave, Kaldur called to them from behind.

"Be careful, and good luck, my friends."

They'd need it.

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And so much for chapter three. If I'm doing something wrong, please feel free to tell me. Just no yelling, okay?

-Magic