Conner pov
I open my eye to see Megan still sleep along with the other except for Kaldur. With
Robin's head still in his lap he looks on the ring on his right hand. Tear slowly
rolling down his face he brings his ring to lips and kisses it softly.
"Kaldur. You awake?" I ask softly trying not to wake Megan or the others up.
"Yes I am. Did you get much sleep?" He asks in the same soft voice.
"Thanks to your lullaby yes. Thank you for that by the way." I say with tiny blush on my cheek.
"You are welcome. Conner I need you to do me a favor." He whispers.
"What is it?"
"I am going to make a deal with Torture. I will be able to get you all out of here. But the cost is that I will have to stay here as their prisoner. There is a chance that I will die here. You need to get the others off the island as quickly as possible and if I do not meet you at the ship within 2 minutes, then you go without me. Ok. Promise me that you will do that for me. Please. Give a dying man his last wish. Please. You are all family to me, a family I thought I lost long ago. I will die for all of you. Do this for me. But when you come back for my body, which you will, I need you to avenge me. That is all that I wish for." Kaldur begs me with a serious yet depressing look on his face.
"I can't do that. The others would hate me." I reply looking at Megan in my lap.
"They will get over it. I know they will. Please Conner you are their last chance." Kaldur pleads again.
"Ok. But answer me this, who gave you the ring?" I asks.
"The love of my life. Worrying sick about me because I am not home, asleep in his arms." He says looking at his ring with a sad smile on his face.
"Ok. But I'll make sure that you get home to him. Dead or alive." I promise him not at all shocked.
"That is all I ask of you." Kaldur says placing Robins head on the ground gently.
"Thank you Conner. You are a brother to me, along with the others. " Kaldur walks up to me slowly and kisses my forehead sweetly.
"You too Kal. Be safe." I say holding his hand tightly but not tight enough to break it.
"Torture! Get out here!" Kaldur screams softly through the bars.
"What is it Kaldur?" Torture says grinning like Joker.
"You win. I will work for my father. On 1 condition." Kaldur says in a scary calm voice.
"Which is?" Torture asks with a knowing look on his face.
"You let my team go. You have me now, let them go free. And release the archer from his target." Kaldur says looking with determination on his face.
"How do you know I didn't already kill him?" Torture asks with a smile on his smug face again.
"If you did you would make me watch it. Because that is how twisted you are you rotten man." Kaldur spits to him.
"Fair point. But how do I know that you will not lie me?" Torture asks intrigued.
"That is the fun part. You don't. Take my deal." Kaldur orders.
"Ok. But you will have to do something." Torture says unlocking the door.
"Which is?" Kaldur asks raising an eyebrow.
"Come with me and you will see." Torture orders.
"Yes sir." Kaldur says walking out the door.
I watch them leave as I cling to Megan tightly. Hoping and praying he knows what he is doing.
Kaldur pov
As we walk down the corridor of the building I begin to count the guards. Sadly
though they are too many for my team to take on. But I know that they will
manage. I begin to ponder what Roy is doing now. How worried he is about
me? If he still alive. I shake my head slightly, shaking the thought from my
head. I know that I am not going to see him, but my team deserves happiness and
love. I see Manta staring at me hungrily as I walk in the room. I try to calm myself
down as the rest of the evil men stare at me. Joker laughs loudly as he gets the
camera set up.
"Say hi to daddy fish boy." Joker says as chains come out of the wall and grab my ankles and wrist.
"Joker what are you doing?" I hear Roy say through the camera.
"Kaldur over here is making a deal with me. The rest of your kids for his life." Manta says circling around me with a glare in his eye.
"No!" I hear Annex and Roy scream through the camera
"It is ok Roy. I will be fine." I lie to them bluntly.
"In order to bond the terms you must give Manta, a kiss." Torture says with a purr.
I can feel my heart literally stop beating. I can feel my stomach drop all the
down like being at the top of the Chrysler Building and fall in a elevator. I look at Roy with anger written
all over his face but then it turned into pain and sadness.
"Roy turn around." I order looking directly at him.
"No!" Roy screams bluntly.
"Roy Alexander Harper turn around right now." I order with venom in my voice.
"Don't do this, it's not worth it. I'll find you I swear." Roy begs.
"The second the kiss is over you tell me the coordinates to the drop off point." I say looking at Torture with daggers.
"A deal is a deal." Torture says.
"Pucker up fish boy." Joker chuckles.
"Kaldur please- don't" Roy begs with tears fall from his beautiful eyes.
The Manta walks to me slowly grinning like Joker. He grabs my neck tightly pull
me to him and kisses my lips roughly. His taste was awful. His lips taste like
tobacco, wine, beer, and sweat. I try not to fight him in order to get my team safe.
But it is almost impossible. I can hear Roy sobbing slightly and Arthur cursing in
Atlantean. When forever has past, Manta lets go and moves to my ear.
"Not as good as your mother, but close enough." He taunts in my ear.
"The address. Now!" I growl in his ear.
"Fine. The abound shipping port in Louisianan. Down Mill Creek Road." Manta whispers in my ear.
"The abound shipping port in Louisianan. Down Mill Creek Road. Roy I am so sorry, but I am coming with them." I say sadly.
"Kaldur no! You're lying!" Roy screams in denial.
"I am sorry my friend. Please protect my family." I say with tears in my eyes.
"Don't do this. Please!" He screams through his tears, trying desperately to fight them. "I don't have anyone. I only have you."
Roy has never begged for anything or anyone before. I tell myself that I am doing the right thing and keep going.
"I have too. Promise me something."
"Yeah."
"Find this son of a b*&% and make sure he never see the light of day again." I growl lightly looking at Torture.
"I can do that." Roy says.
"Thank you. Now go. I'll be fine I promise. Just live life the way I want you to live it. Happy." I whisper softly as tears swell in my eyes for the 12th time.
"Better hurry justice league. They might be dead if ya don't." Torture teases.
"We will find you you son of a b$%# " Roy growls.
"Catch me if you can." Torture teases as he signs off. "Let him down now please." Torture tells his foot soldiers.
As I fall to the ground I'm able to grab the keys of one of the guards. I place them
at my side inside of my pants. Luckily I have a pocket inside of my pants to catch the
keys. They pull me to my feet and take me out of the room. They toss me to the
ground front of my team and lock it with the key. I move to the corner of the cell
and vomit harshly in shame. I can feel my stomach flip rapidly as I vomit. I can feel
tears roll down my face slowly. I hear footsteps run to me and a gentle hand on my
back.
"Kaldur you ok." Megan asks me rubbing my back slowly.
"I am fine. For now." I reply hoarsely from my pervious actions.
"I remember falling asleep in your lap but then you were gone." Robin says worriedly.
"Shush." I whisper as I move quickly to Conner's ear.
"I have the key. You know the plan." I whisper so quietly that only he could hear.
"Alright." He says nodding slowly.
He takes Megan hand as shows her the plan inside of his mind. She nods slowly and
shows the others the plan. They look at me in shock but then realize they have no
choice. I walk up to Robin and hand him the key and sit by the door of the cell and
waited. The guards pass by and I knock them out by smashing their head together.
I nod to Robin as he tosses me the keys and unlock the door. Let's hope this plan
work.
