Robin pov
Flashback
"Simple I don't miss my son." Manta purrs as the guards grab us.
"No! Let us go! Kaldur!" We all scream at the guards .
"Goodbye Kaldur." Manta points the gun at Kaldur's head.
"NO!" Conner screams.
Normal time
I shut my eyes as the trigger is pulled. I hear a scream and look to see Artemis
with a bullet in her shoulder. Wally sprints out the guards arms and is at Artemis'
side.
"Arty wake up please!" Wally begs over her body with tears fall rapidly down his face.
"How could you allow this to happen to your daughter!?" Kaldur yells at Sportmaster.
"Get them out of here." Torture orders.
"And carry the girl there." Sportmaster says.
"Not after a photo shot." Joker says taking a picture with his camera.
"Let her go!" Megan screams angrily as the guards carry Artemis away.
The guards carry her to the cell and move and push us back to the cell. The throw
Artemis to the floor and push the rest of us in the cell. Kaldur rushes to Artemis'
body and tries to see if he could help her.
"Artemis wake up for me." Kaldur orders.
"Wally." She mumbles opening her eyes slowly.
"I'm right here babe." Wally says.
"Artemis I need to get the bullet out of you ok. Just try to relax ok." Kaldur says taking a clip from her hair and uses his power to make it somewhat sterile.
"Just squeeze my hand if it hurts." Wally says kissing her head.
"Please don't leave me." Artemis begs.
"Not planning on it." Wally promises.
"Ready Artemis?" Kaldur asks as he gets ready to get the bullet out.
"Just do it already." Arty says looking at Wally.
"Very well." Kaldur starts to pull the bullet out slowly.
As Artemis screams Megan and Wally began to cry, almost sobbing at her screams. Tears start to swell in me,
Conner and Kaldur's eyes but refuse to fall. We all hated that we couldn't protect her.
She is like a sister to me at heart. When to screaming stops, the bullet is finally out.
"I need something to cover the womb." Kaldur says.
"Here." Conner says ripping the sleeves off his shirt.
"Thank you." Kaldur says tying the sleeve to make a wrap for her shoulder.
"Thanks Kal." Artemis says sitting up in Wally's lap when Kaldur finishes.
"You are welcome. Wally how are you?" Kaldur asks.
"You haven't eaten is hours dude." I explain to wipe the confusion on his face.
"I try not to think about it." Wally explains.
"All of you try to rest." Kaldur says.
"Fine." Wally says carrying Artemis to the wall to lean on, being her pillow.
"Try and sleep beautiful." Wally says stroking her hair.
"Kay." Arty says shutting her eyes.
"Megan you sleep too." Conner says leaning on the wall.
"As long as you sleep too." Megan says placing her face in the crock of his neck.
"Fine." Conner says rubbing Megan's back, coaxing her to sleep.
"Kaldur." I whisper.
"Yes Robin what is it?" He says.
"Are you scared?" I whisper again.
"I am afraid. Are you Robin?" Kaldur asks.
"A little. Can you..." I drift off from my sentence.
"Come on." Kaldur says opening his arms for me.
I crawl over to him quickly and try to relax in his strong, protective arms. I begin to
cry quietly as he holds me. My tear wetting his skin-tight shirt as he tightens his
hold me.
"Kaldur." I whisper again.
"Yes." He replies.
"Can you sing." I ask.
"I did once for Roy during his intervention. Would you like me to sing to you?"
"Please." I whimper.
"Yeah Kal. Sing to us." Wally encourages.
"Please Kaldur." Conner begs slightly.
"Ok. Let me think of one." He says as he begins to think of a sing.
Watchtower
Aquaman pov
I'm honestly scared to death about the children. especially for Kaldur. I never
wanted this for him. I don't wish this on anyone. I remember Kaldur first coming to
the surface, full of wonder, fear, and curiosity. I remember taking him to the
carnival and having cotton candy, the surprise in his eyes as it "vanished" in his
mouth. And him jumping slightly as the fireworks shot of colors in the sky. I
honestly never seen him so happy. The one thing one fear the most is telling his mother that he is dead.
He is lik- no he is a son to me and it kills me seeing this happen and I can not protect him.
Even if I know he can protect himself. like I hear the computer ring as we get a video call
from none other than Torture.
"Hello justice league. Miss me?" Torture asks.
"Where are the kids?" Batman asks.
"Bad question. Hey Roy better watch your back. You friend here sold you out." Torture says to Roy.
"Shut up you piece of crap. Where is he?" Roy snarls.
"You know the Black Manta has plans for him. All involve him on his back. Oh Ollie how much do you love Artemis?" Torture ask.
"I would kill myself for her. She is a daughter to me." Oliver says with tears in his eyes.
"You might want to get a gun." Sportmaster says playing a clip.
"...what makes you think you will kill me now." Kaldur says.
"Simple I don't miss my son." Manta purrs as the guards grab the kid
"No! Let us go! Kaldur!" They all scream at the guards .
"Goodbye Kaldur." Manta points the gun at Kaldur's head.
"NO!" Conner screams.
Sportmaster pauses the clip.
"My son!" I scream in horror as the clips pauses.
"You should see what happens next." Joker says playing the clip.
The gun is released but land in Artemis's shoulder making her fall to the ground.
Oliver screams as Dinah beings cry and Roy lets put the longest curse in life.
"What did you do to her?!" Oliver screams.
"Relax she's not dead. Thanks to Kaldur by the way. Lets check on them." Torture says showing a live feed.
"Yeah Kal. Sing to us." Wally says.
"Please Kaldur." Conner begs.
"Ok. Let me think of one." Kaldur says thinking.
"Ok how about his one
Papa Can You Hear Me?
Oh God-our heavenly Father.
Oh, God-and my father who is also in heaven.
May the light of this flickering candle
Illuminate the night the way
Your spirit illuminates my soul
Papa, can you hear me?
Papa, can you see me?
Papa can you hear me in the night?
Papa are you near me?
Papa, can you hear me?
Papa, can you help me not be frightened?
Looking at the skies I seem to see
A million eyes which ones are yours?
Where are you now that yesterday has come and gone
And closed its doors?
The night is so much darker;
The wind is so much colder;
The world I see is so much bigger
Now that I'm alone.
Papa, please forgive me.
Try to understand me;
Papa, don't you know I had no choice?
Can you hear me praying, anything I'm saying
Even though the night is filled with voices?
I remember everything you taught me
Every book I've ever read...
Can all the words in all the books
Help me to face what lies ahead?
The trees are so much taller
And I feel so much smaller;
The moon is twice as lonely and the stars are half as bright...
Papa, how I love you...
Papa, how I need you.
Papa, how I miss you
Kissing me good night..." Kaldur sings
During the song Robin moves so his head is in Kaldur's lap, stroking his hair
gently, as Wally and Conner drift off to sleep leaning on the walls. As he sings, he
looks up at the camera, almost looking directly at me. Tears fall from the women
and my faces as he sings. Kaldur bends down to kiss Robin's head softly. I look to
see Batman smile slightly. Roy breaks down in tears at the end when Kaldur
kisses two fingers and move them to the camera. Dinah walks over to Roy and hugs
him tightly. I honestly did not think that people cared about Kaldur so much.
"Torture let our kids go now. If you want to walk away with every bone intact in your body. Let our kids go. Now!" Batman screams with the most evil glare in his eyes.
"I don't think so. I think that Luthor wants a turn with his son don't you think." Torture says teasingly.
"If you lay on hand in him I swear on Krypton I will tear you to shreds!" Clark screams in a protective voice.
"Why do you care like you have ever been in his life?" Lex asks with a grin on his face.
"Until next time justice league." Torture says signing off the feed.
"It's ok Roy. We'll find them. Sh. Sh. Don't cry." Dinah soothes a crying Roy.
"I need- I need- gosh I don't know what to do." Roy sobs loudly.
"What do you need Roy? Tell me." Dinah says.
"Kaldur sang that song for a reason. He sang it to me during my intervention. When I woke up in the middle of the night crying. He woke up and asked me what was wrong and I told him I was scared. He sang that song because he didn't want me to be scared anymore. He told me his mother sang him that sing when he was scared. He told me that he never sang it again after she left. I need - want, I want my best friend back." Roy sobs in Dinah's chest.
"We'll get them back. I promise." Oliver says.
I hope I think in my head. All I want is my son back home. If he is even alive long enough to save him.
