Author's note: Hello peoples! I have a new chappie for you guys! I hope you like it. :) Please leave me a review and let me know what you think!
Also, I wanted to post a chapter a ALFB too but I ran out of time. I will probably write & Post it tomorrow. ^.^
Anyway, I hope you like this new chapter; I worked really hard on it. ^-^
Disclaimer: Yes I own my original characters. Sadly no, I still don't own Young Justice. Let's move on now shall we?
Thoughts...
/Link up/
"Talking."
Narration...
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Chapter 2 – The Stage
It was funny really.
They would all face monsters, Aliens (The bad kind), Psychotic villains, you name it. But faced with the Bat-glare and the vengeance of the Dark Knight (The good guy...Kind of), well, that's a different thing all together.
He couldn't stop a smirk from splitting his face at the thought.
They think he's bad now... they've never had to live with him after one sets the Bat Cave on fire. Never, ever, EVER touch the Bat-suit, OR be stupid enough to leave Wally alone with it.
He continued to grin, just contemplating the thought of his team having to live with Bruce for a day... Ha! They wouldn't survive. Or, if they did, they would never be the same again.
Back to reality.
At the mention of the B-Word they had all become alert, at the realization he was on the screen and the sight of him however, they were all on their feet with a slight twitch about them. Of the few that were goofing off and the cause of the "disturbance" were stiff as boards and beads of sweat were beginning to form on their foreheads. Of the few that were blameless in this matter were still nervous, after all, with the look Batman was giving them, even the innocent felt guilty.
Of what crime though?
They didn't know, nor did they care.
Robin was just enjoying the situation; basking in the glorious knowledge that he could use this against them later. Even against Superboy.
Yes, The Boy of Steel was worried, maybe even slightly afraid. He had absolutely no clue as to why but yet, there he was, at attention and looking like a soldier who's harsh commander had just caught him doing a crime against humanity and was now yelling at him.
Undeterred by the strange sight before him and the unfamiliar thoughts of just ignoring the fact that they had muted (accidentally of course) the communications so had had to have his very limited patience tested while he waited to be noticed, he continued to bore into their souls with his gaze even after he began to speak.
"If your not to busy, I have a mission for you."
His words were lased with venom and all in the room visibly cringed as it reached their ears, Robin however was immune. Mostly.
"I want you to capture this man."
The screen reacted to his words and the image of Batman became smaller as a new face popped up. He was a rather intimidating man, his face was gaunt but at the same time, had a air about him that screamed murderous intent. He looked like he belonged in Arkham Asylum, along with all of the other psychos that terrorize Gotham on a regular basis.
"His name is Marco Amravarti, he is a criminal scientist. He served 25 years in prison before being discharged on parole. For his crime, the only way that could be possible is that some higher officials were paid off."
"What was the crime?"
Batman shifted his gaze so that his eyes fell on the source of the question. Continuing to stare right at Wally West he answered.
"Illegal experimentation on humans."
Ignoring the looks of horror this information was greeted with he continued strongly.
"His original sentence was 43 counts of life imprisonment. His supposed reason for being released was that he was 'Once mad but now a valued contributor to society. He is now "cured" of his madness and truly regrets his actions.'"
Batman scoffed loudly at this.
"He is implicated in the suspicious disappearances of 18 people since his release and we have reason to believe he was and has been tied to Cadmus."
The blank stares were reason enough for him to continue.
"We have just received information that in six hours Marco will be acquiring a large shipment of experimental chemicals and he will be over-seeing the pick up personally. Your job is to stop the transaction, apprehend Marco, and find out who is Marco buying from.
Use what ever means the situation demands but do NOT let Amravarti get away, and under no circumstances let anyone know who you are. So in other words, try and handle this as covertly as possible."
They all nodded their agreement and understanding.
"Good, here are your coordinates, good luck."
And with that, the transmission ended and the screen faded.
"Whoa, am I hallucinating, or did Batman just wish us luck?"
"Yes Wally, everything you see before you is a lie, in fact, instead of wishing us luck, The Dark Knight actually just confessed he is really a girl...Yeah right! Of course he did Kid Mouth! Are you now adding deaf to the long list of your stupidities?"
Kaldur stepped in between the two as they started to inch closer together threateningly.
"Enough, both of you."
"Fine." They both said in perfect unison. With a 'humph' and a glare they both spun on their heals to face different corners of the room.
"Yes, yes, we all know you love each other. Now kiss, hug, and make up."
Moving at inhuman speeds they both stared aghast at the small bird.
"We-we do not!" They shouted indignantly, after which they both stared at each other for a moment before looking away blushing furiously.
Before they could say anything else M'gann cut them all off.
"So, um, should I go prep the Bio-ship?"
Looking as though they were about to protest Aqualad answered quickly and silenced them.
"Yes Miss Martian, we will ALL be leaving shortly. To my understanding your ship has already received our mission's destination correct?"
"Hello Megan! I should go check!"
With that she flew off, followed closely by the silent Kryptonian.
After a few minutes Wally's nervous humming, the two 'Aliens' returned.
"She's all prepped and ready to go!"
"Alright then."
The flight was quiet, defining silence surrounding and engulfing them. Most were just staring off into space or like Kaldur, calibrating a battle strategy, Robin on the other hand, was thoroughly reading Marco's file on his holographic computer that Batman had sent to him.
It was disturbing, thoroughly disturbing. This guy definitely did not deserve to ever see the light of day again. His genius Robin could not deny was astounding, terrifying, but all the same, very powerful.
When the silence was finally broken it was by a daring Wally.
"Sooooo, what have you found out about this Amfruity guy?"
"Amravarti, and what I found is not turbing, not turbing at all."
Taking a second to process and try and translate Robin's twisted and opposite wording, he finally replied with much more of a question than a statement.
"So, what you found was disturbing."
"That's an understatement."
Wally's face fell, that couldn't be good. It was Conner who ended up responding though.
"What is so scary about this guy? He looks pretty weak."
Robin shook his head, pausing before he answered it seemed as though he couldn't quite find a good way to word what he was thinking of.
"That's the thing though Superboy, appearances can be very deceiving. Take me as an example."
"Very true, you are one creepy turned to the dark side 13 year old."
After receiving a whack to the head by one of Robin's spare sunglasses he continued speaking, completely ignoring Wally's last comment and his now complaints of what was sure to be a bruise.
"He is a true psychopath. He has done some really horrible things and those are just the crimes we know about. He is very dangerous, we should be especially careful around him. Don't let your guard down guys; we are in for a fight and it's not gonna be pretty."
A new air of seriousness about them, they all nodded solemnly, mentally prepping themselves for what ever was going to happen.
-Gotham City-
-Docks-
-Warehouse 4-
-11:52pm-
As Complete and total darkness surrounded them it made sight without infrared impossible.
"OK, is anyone else wondering why bad guys always use the docks at midnight for shady business? Why aren't the villains creative anymore?"
/Zip it Kid Mouth! We actually don't want to get caught here!/
/Alright, alright, you don't have to be so loud in my head though./ Wally growled back to the archeress.
Using his leader sense and deciding to stop them while he was ahead told them both mentally, 'That is enough you two! Focus on the task at hand!'
After getting them to murmur something along the lines of an apology he gave the signal for them all to move in.
Inside The Warehouse
Hiding unseen behind a large shipment of crates the team began to observe, waiting for the right opportunity and Kaldur's signal to strike.
There were a total of 20 men, all built largely and strange enough; they didn't look like your common lackeys. They looked intelligent, crafty, not easily beaten.
It took a while but they were finally able to locate the reason for their mission.
Overseeing the entire thing from the second floor and looking abnormally calm was Marco.
What happened next, no one was expecting.
Amravarti turned and to every ones shock faced directly at their hiding spot.
His deep voice echoed around on the metal walls in some kind of demented symphony and a refined yet alluring smile spread over the man's face.
"You can come out now children. There is no point in hiding, I know where you are."
Wasting no time they all leapt out of their hiding spot and fell into fighting stances, but before they could do anything the sight before them made them freeze like deer in headlights.
The what one could call average pick up zone had changed into a practiced, trained, and battle ready army.
"Don't look so alarmed children, this is to be expected, after all, there will be no transaction here today."
A full blown toothy smirk split Marco's face as he stared smugly at them.
Robin was the first to speak, stiffening visibly.
"You fed false information to Batman; this was all a set up, just to lure us here."
It was a statement, not a question.
"Yes my dear boy, it was."
Having shaken off the enitial shock they were already adjusting to the new situation.
/GO! NOW!/ Aqualad's voice thundered through their minds and in a blink of an eye, it began.
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