Ok! Time for Chapter 4! (0,0)!
The team sat waiting for their mission. They knew it was coming. It had been two days since Batman had ordered them to stay in the cave. Robin had left after spending one night at the cave. He did come back to stay the night with the team for the second night that they were forced to stay there.
"Good Morning Robin!" Megan greeted him cheerily on the second morning. He was sitting at the breakfast counter reading a book. That confused Megan.
"Um, what are you reading? Would you like breakfast?" Her two questions just came out before she could think about them. "Um… I mean just the-"
"I'm just reading some stuff for school." He answered. "Yeah, breakfast sounds nice. Can you make pancakes?" he looked up at her. She then noticed that he was wearing his civies, and his sunglasses. I wonder what his eye color is… The thought just crossed over her mind before she turned to start the sweet breakfast the Robin had requested.
"OH! I smell PANCAKES!" Wally zoomed into the room and tried to steal one of the freshly cooked pancakes. Robin stepped right into his path and put it on his plate first. Wally started to stutter-step so he could stop. He almost did. Robin didn't move so he bumped into him, hard. Robin barely stumbled from the impact.
"Wally, be careful. You might still be infected. Also, if I had moved, you would have plowed into Megan." Robin scolded the red-head. Wally crossed his arms and huffed.
"Why do you get the first pancake though?"
"I asked for them, and I was here first."
"So! We've been here for 48 plus hours!"
"I don't see what this has to do with-"Megan got cut off as she tried to stop the argument she could feel coming.
"So, I had work in Gotham."
"Don't make excuses! You don't ever have to do what the rest of the team does; just because you're close to Batman!"
"Oh, so because or something I couldn't control I'm a jerk?" The whole time their voices were rising. The rest of the team came while they were arguing. They watched as the two friends argued. They had never seen Robin argue.
"What do you mean? We've been here bored out of our minds while you and Batman are off playing in Gotham! I should have been with Flash doing a few rounds! I DON'T THINK YOU WANT TO BE PART OF THIS TEAM DO YOU!"
"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?" Robin's shout echoed through the cave. "I've been loyal to this team for a year, just as long as you. I love this team. How dare you to even think I might not want to be here." His voiced lowered to a growl. It weaved through the air, each wording stinging.
"You know you'd rather be somewhere else. You've always wanted to go back and make sure it never happened. Well go back! THEY WANT THEIR LITTLE BIRDIE CIRCUS FREAK BACK ANYWAY!" Wally stopped as soon as he heard his words leave his mouth. "Rob, no, I didn't mean it. I'm sorry, I just got so mad."
"Shut up." Robin's voice was a whisper. "I know you didn't mean it. Just, shut up."
Wally looked extremely sad as his friend shoved his pancake into his hand.
"Take the stupid pancake if you want it so badly." He turned and walked towards the training room. Wally stood there as if he had been physically struck.
"What did I do?" he asked.
"I think you just hurt him." Superboy said. Wally glared at him.
"Um, I'll go see if he is ok." Zatanna ran out of the room, only to run in a second later. "We have Batman on the holocmputer. He has a mission for us."
The team stood in the main room of the cave. Batman had just explained the mission.
"Bane has bribed his guards on Santa Prisca to let him go. He restarted his drug trade. Go and stop, without causing national concern." He had then logged off leaving the team standing there.
"Ok, let's go." Artemis said then headed towards the bio-ship. Megan, Rocket, Zatanna and Superboy followed her. Kaldur blocked Wally's way and called Robin over.
"Yes Kaldur?" Robin said. He sounds tired Wally thought.
"I know you two are in a quarrel, but please try to forget it during this mission." He turned and walked away, followed first by Robin, then Wally.
The team arrived around midnight in Santa Prisca. Yeah, nighttime. Great time to do a drug bust. Artemis said through the mental link.
Is Arty afraid of the dark? Wally teased, though his toned sounded a little forced.
Baywatch, spend a night in Gotham, then ask me that. She replied.
Don't you two dare start a quarrel! Kaldur.
Well, it seems my telepathic link is up a running! Megan
Let's go! I really want to hit Bane in the crotch this time. Surprisingly Superboy.
Um, ok. We just have to collect Bane and destroy his product right? Zatanna.
Yeah girl! Rocket.
Where is Robin? Dead silence.
ROBIN! ROBIN! Everyone started to call for him mentally.
Gosh, you know, if this wasn't mental communication, you would have alerted everyone here. Robin answered his snicker echoing in his team's heads.
Dude, not cool. Wally's retort was just habit. No answer.
The team headed out, finding Robin sitting on the roof of the building.
I just turned off the alarms. He informed them. His team nodded.
Head out! You all know the plan. Kaldur and Robin were the first to go; then the girls, in pairs and finally Superboy and Wally.
Robin was ready to start his distraction. He shot a grappling hook into the rafters. The sound alerted guards. He smiled and let loose his signature cackle. The guards when they heard that started shouting rapidly in Spanish. Robin jump out of his hiding spot and swung down. At the height of his upswing he released the hook and dropped behind the guards. They turned to look him.
"Young laddie, our you here to play with us?" the one who looked like the captain asked. Robin smiled.
"Sure!" He did a flying kick. And his distraction began.
