A/N: Okay, I need to know something. In the episode "Things Change" what was the point of Slade being there? Can anyone educate me on that because everything he said made no sense to me. The reason I ask is cuz I don't know whether I should put him in this story, and I'm not unless someone can give a really good reason to.

Oh, and thank you for the reviews, you have no idea how much that made my day.

Although what brings me down from that high is the fact that I don't own any of this. (sigh)

Chapter 4

"Sir, is something wrong?"

Superman blinked. He realized he'd been gaping openly. That couldn't be. This boy couldn't be . . .

"No, um, Sean, nothing's wrong. I'll carry you out," Superman gave him an encouraging smile-- for some reason he felt like smiling.

He gently held the boy in his arms minding his leg. It was hard to stop staring at his face, and especially those blue eyes, to watch where he was going. Well, no harm in making sure.

"You know it's not time for school to let out," Clark said with false casualness," was this some sort of field trip?"

"Yes," Sean said after a moment," We came here from Jump City-- s'pose to be a two day trip," he definitely sounded like Robin. And he lived in Jump.

"How long have you lived in Jump City," Clark asked cautiously, he wondered if that was pushing the "casual conversation".

It didn't seem to bother the boy much, though. If anything he relaxed a little more in Superman's hold," Only about three months," he leaned his head on Clark's shoulder," Where's my sister?"

"I don't know, she had to go off with the paramedics," up until now Clark had forgotten about the girl. He set Sean down on the sidewalk next to the other kids getting treated.

"Is she alright?" He asked suddenly anxious. He had his arms wrapped around himself. It was getting uncomfortably cold outside and obviously none of the kids had had time to grab their coats before getting off the bus. A medic came over and began to wrap gauze around the large gash in the boy's leg. He winced but otherwise sat still. Clark didn't get the chance to answer his question.

"Sean? Sean! Are you okay?" the blonde girl came running over to them with a very disgruntled looking lady medic chasing after her. Her head had been wrapped, but now she looked like a World War 2 survivor.

"I'm fine Jessie, now come over here and sit down before you hurt yourself again," Sean said with a smile and patted the sidewalk beside him.



"You are not fine, you're bleeding!" She said, staying on her feet.

"So are you," He pointed at her head.

"Don't change the subject."

They continued on like that for a while, but Clark wasn't listening. He was trying to figure this out. There was no way Sean was Robin. Obviously, if he was, he would've recognized Clark immediately. Plus this boy had a name and a sister and apparently attended school on a regular basis.

But then, he had only lived in Jump City for three months. Robin had been missing for three months. It was a strange coincidence sure but that didn't mean anything did it?

Superman didn't have time to finish that thought because just then he heard something that made him cringe. The News crews had just shown up. Lois would probably be there pretty soon, too. Ugh, Batman always watched the news.

They were already shooting, too. Oh well, there really wasn't anything he could do about it and not give away something was going on. Batman would pick up on that to.

Then the ambulance driver came up to him and said," We'll have to take this boy to the Hospital, we don't have everything we need to treat him here. Are you finished?"

"Yes," Superman told him," and may I ask which Hospital he'll be at?"

The medic looked like he wanted to ask why Superman would want to know, but decided against it. He gave him the name and loaded Sean up into the ambulance with his sister, Jessie, hopping in after them.

Clark gave a quick glance around to see if there was anywhere else he was needed, and thankfully the police and other emergency people had under control, and flew off.

He landed on one of the tallest buildings and began to pace. There was no way that kid down there could be Robin. It was way too weird. But what proof did he have otherwise?

Suddenly, something dawned on him. Clark looked down at his clothes. Sean's blood was all over them and even some hair where he'd leaned on his shoulder. Robin's DNA would be in the Justice League's system, all he'd have to do is compare the two. Without drawing any unwanted attention.

Unless the media had already done that for him. Well, it still couldn't hurt to try.

In the JL watch tower

This would be a whole lot easier if Atom were here, Clark thought as he stared at all the test tubes and colorful chemicals he had no idea how to use. Atom had shown them all how to handle simple things if he wasn't there, but Superman had never been good at all this science stuff.



He was able to get it through the first couple of stages, but now he was at a loss. He decided to just leave it there for now and take a break, and also to consider maybe bringing in another member on this. Maybe someone who could tell the difference between a milligram and a kilogram.

He walked into the kitchen without meeting anyone else. Thankfully Batman had stopped haunting the halls or else Clark surely would have let something slip. He was still expecting a call any minute about the news broadcast.

There's no way he could hide that. But who knew, maybe Bruce had lost interest television in light of the current situation. If only he could be so lucky.

Superman stayed in the kitchen for a few more minutes making a bottle of water last longer than anyone ever intended. Finally he sighed and began walking back to the lab, trying to dredge up some memory pertaining to Atom's lessons.

But of course, when you were in the watch tower you were never completely alone. When Clark got to the door, his sensitive hearing picked up someone rummaging around inside. He hurried through the door and saw Diana leaning against the counter watching the computer as it sped through numerous systems.

She looked up at him and smiled," I thought that mess was yours. You know you should pay more attention to Atom. I went ahead and finished it for you," then she registered the look on his face," Sorry, I guess I just assumed you wanted to run it through the system . . ." she starred at him for a moment.

Clark was trying to think of what to say," No, um, I mean, yes, I did, but . . ." just then the computer gave a bleeping noise and started flashing a green sign MATCH FOUND.

Clark ran over to stop her but Wonder Woman had already clicked on the link. And her jaw dropped.

Superman was already prepared for what he saw. Robin's profile.

"Clark . . ." Diana was starring at him now," Explain," was all she could think to say.

Clark took a long minute to answer.

Finally," I found Robin."

"So, how are you going to tell them," Diana always knew how to get right to the uncomfortable point.

"Them?" Clark had just told her what had happened and of course Diana was all ready to spring the good news on Bruce. If one could even call Richard having some weird amnesia good. And they were very sure it was Richard, they ran the DNA a dozen times with the same result.



"Yes, Clark, them. Or have you forgotten about the Titans?" Diana raised that one eyebrow like she did every time one of the League was doing something stupid. And in all honesty Clark had forgotten, he was so used to only associating Robin with Batman and the League.

"By the way that Tameranian girl, Starfire talked about him you may want to tell her before you tell Bruce or you may find yourself on the business end of her fist," Diana smiled a little.

"Yeah, well no matter who I tell first there's still no easy way to let Bats in on this insanity," Clark stared down at the kitchen table.

"Clark, let's think about this for a second. If the roles were switched here, and by that I mean you and Bruce, do you really thing Batman would break it to you easy?"

"Heck, no."

"So, then what's the problem? If he doesn't believe in beating around the bush in your situation then why should you? Now be a man and call him," Diana sat back in her chair looking very pleased with herself.

Clark put his chin in his hand," Will you do it?"

"What?"

"You call Batman if you're so sure," Clark folded his arms over his chest and looked at her.

Now it was Diana's turn to stare at the table. A few minutes passed and they just sat there.

Then Diana looked up and said," Maybe we should call the Titans first."

"Oh, but won't Bats get angry for our "beating around the bush"?" Clark mocked.

"We'll tell him he was first, what he doesn't know won't hurt him, or anyone else."

"Sounds like a plan to me," Clark moved toward the computer room, Diana followed.

As they neared the door Diana mumbled," We're both pathetic."

Titans Tower

"So, explain to me again why we're not just calling Superman ourselves," Beast Boy complained.

Cyborg ground his teeth," I've explained this over and over again, B, I just want to know if anyone is going to keep us in the loop, here."



"Well if he doesn't call in the next hour, I'm givin' him a ring," Beast Boy griped," Besides why wouldn't they keep us in the loop? I mean not only was Robin in that accident, but so was Terra! Two Titans, they can't keep this from us."

"I don' think Superman was even aware that Terra was there, we never really mentioned her while he was here with the others. He doesn't even know what she looks like, there was no reason to give any information on Terra," Cyborg explained.

"So, let's call him and tell him!" Beast Boy said impatiently.

"Cyborg please don't tell me this is not just some weird male ego kick," Raven deadpanned from her place on the couch beside Beast Boy," tell me you have a better reason for all this stubbornness."

They had all been very eager to call the Justice League immediately, to see if Superman had really found their missing friend. Cyborg's first excuse was to give the man of steel time to get the proof before they bombarded him with questions. Since then the excuses kept getting lamer and lamer.

Cyborg sighed," No, Raven, this is not some male ego kick, . . . or maybe it is, I'm not really sure," she gave him a quizzical look, so he continued," Do you remember when Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman would talk about Robin while they were here? The way they laughed about stuff he did when he was little? I know they tried to be private about it, but I couldn't help but overhear some of it."

"What are you getting at here, tin man," Beast Boy asked, still impatient.

"What I'm getting at, is that they knew Robin before us, they see him as part of their family. They know who he is without the mask, we don't. I just get the feeling that they're a little more than reluctant to let us into that world."

"Are we not like Robin's family as well?" Starfire asked. She was perched on the back of the couch, " Robin explained to me the families of Earth. He said they are to stay together and help each other in times of great need," she stared at them.

"Not always Star," Cyborg said gently," But even if they don't want us to be involved we're going to be a real pain to get rid of."

"I'd like to see 'em try and get rid of us," Beast Boy grinned.

And the waiting continued, the silence broken every now and then by Beast Boy's comments and frustrated sighs.

An hour had passed and just as he'd threatened Beast Boy was trying to claw his way out of Cyborg's grip to call Superman. Fortunately, Cy was spared having his head bitten off by an alligator when the computer snapped on. It was blinking INCOMING CALL.



Beast Boy shifted back to human form as Cyborg dropped him," Bout time," the changeling said as he raced to click on the link. He hit the button with a little too much force, and Superman's face filled the screen.

"What in the name of everything good and decent in this world took you so long?!" Beast Boy glared at the man of steel. Superman actually looked a little startled.

Cyborg interrupted him then," Uh, what he means is, we saw the News report," he nudged beast Boy away from the screen before he do any real damage," We were waiting for your call."

Superman looked a little discouraged to hear that they'd seen the report," Yeah, I thought so. Um, listen has Batman called you?"

"No, we figured you would want to do that," Cyborg replied," Besides, isn't Batman always up to date. You know that whole great detective thing and all."

"Please, sir," Starfire interrupted," Tell us what you have found," she floated up to the large screen with pleading eyes.

"Well," Superman started out slowly," He's definitely Robin, but that's the only good news," he paused," the bad news is he didn't seem to have a clue who I was."

"We suspected that," Raven spoke up.

"What do you mean," Now Wonder Woman was in the screen looking curious despite herself.

"Do you remember the girl standing next to you?" Cyborg asked.

"Yes, he said she's his sister, Jessie, and she called him Sean," Superman explained.

"Well, she was a Titan too, before she had an accident and we assumed she was dead," Cyborg glanced at Beast Boy as he said this, but the changeling looked calm enough," We found out she was alive not too long ago, and her body was gone, but she has absolutely no memory of us or her life before the incident. We think whatever happened to her happened to Robin. We never even found his body."

The two senior super heroes looked impressed.

"You know, Robin, or, Sean, ugh, whatever said he lives in Jump City. For three months in fact . . ."

"Uh, Superman . . ." Wonder Woman was looking behind her and tapping his shoulder.

"Hang on, just a second we're on to something here," Superman said, he was still looking at Cyborg," So, this isn't just a onetime thing. Meaning something or someone is in the middle of all this."

"That's what we were thinking," Raven said a tiny smile playing at her mouth.

"Superman," Wonder Woman was now tugging at his arm.



"Just a second . . .,"

"You know it's rude to ignore a lady," said a deep, gravelly voice behind them.

The Titans finally diverted their attention to the figure Wonder Woman had already discovered. Superman didn't even turn around, he knew who it was and he knew he was in serious trouble.

Finally he turned," Hey, Batman good to see ya'."

A/N: Wow, longest chapter yet, and we really haven't goten anywhere. oh, well, please review.