Wow! People liked it! I'm happy now.
Just so you know, the rest of the story takes place around the time of the first season. Everything happened like it did in the episodes, unless stated otherwise; the only thing that's different is Robin. There's more on his new 'character' in this chappie.
Also, I'm not too sure on the details of the series, so if there's anything I got wrong, let me know.
"CONNER!"
Conner flinched at his name, and turned slowly. "…Yes, Megan?"
The alien girl marched up to him and shoved her finger in his face. "Where is the last plate?"
He gulped, but widened his eyes innocently. "Plate? Of what?"
"Cookies! Cookies that I made! For everyone to share!" she growled, glowering at him.
Conner raised his eyebrows. "…Are you implying that I ate an entire plate of cookies by myself?"
Megan gave him a once-over. "…Yes. Yes, that's exactly what I'm implying."
Conner made to answer, but was saved by the arrival of Kaldur into the kitchen.
"We have a mission."
At the Atlantean's announcement, Kid Flash sped into the kitchen. Robin followed at a more sedate pace. "Oh?" the Boy Wonder drawled, raising his eyebrows above the mask.
Kaldur glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, but ignored him except for the slightest twitch. "An escapee from Arkham prison in Gotham, so normally we wouldn't get this one."
"With Batman in the Andes, though…" Megan started.
Kaldur nodded. The Bat had left that morning to deal with a 'situation', and wasn't expected back for another few hours. "We got the call to take care of it.
Megan and Wally cheered, racing off to the zeta beam. Superboy followed, and Kaldur pulled Robin aside.
"Listen…" he started, shook his head, and tried again. "Gotham is your area, we all know that. Would you—I mean, could you help—"
Robin looked up at the taller boy in amusement. "You want me to tell you where to go?"
Kaldur nodded in relief. "None of us have ever been there, and street maps can only do so much."
"No problem."
As he walked away, a thought occurred to Robin. If con is the opposite of pro, then couldn't you just say 'conblem'? But he kept his thoughts to himself.
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Kaldur considered the younger boy on their way through the streets of Gotham. He led them well, with an ease that came of intimate knowledge of the surroundings. The others on the team followed, but Kaldur noticed that they would often look to their leader for confirmation.
It wasn't surprising. Everyone acknowledged that Robin had the most experience of any of them, and he was certainly the most skilled. He always seemed a bit… distant, though. He didn't socialize more than necessary, and generally kept to himself at the base. The acrobat was a mystery, and one that didn't go out of his way to be solved.
They were moving fast, racing across the rooftops. Suddenly, Robin skidded to a halt and pressed himself against the ground, motioning for the others to get down. When they were sufficiently concealed, Robin waved his hand at Kaldur, as if to say, 'all yours'.
Kaldur peeked over the edge of the building. There was the escapee, throwing cars and uprooting lampposts and generally causing havoc. Not too skilled, but the super strength would be a problem, and Kaldur made a note to have Superboy take the first shot.
He glanced around at the team. They nodded and smiled back at him.
"Let's go."
