Disclaimer: I do NOT own Young Justice or anything you recognize. If I did, I would let Aqualad & Tula be together!
Kaldur: XD
Me: Buuuut... Aqualad would also be the mole!
Kaldur: Anyone reading your new story can see that; I still do not like it.
Me: Sorry I take forever to update. Unlike during the last two stories, I am working on two others besides this one. A bunch of one-shots, and my new story 'Forgiven'. Speaking of 'Forgiven'... I hope I'm forgiven for my late chapters?
Chapter 4:
"Why should we trust you?" Wally asked, raising an eyebrow at the boy. The brunette turned to him.
"Like I said; you can't find your bird without me." he repeated. "If you would rather search by yourself with no help..."
"No!" Aqualad interrupted immediately. "Thank you. We accept your help." He looked unsure about his decision. He gave his teammates a look that said 'do not argue'.
Matt smiled. "Good. I'm guessing you know where the old Arkham Asylum is-"
"duh."
"-well, that's where they are."
Artemis glared at him. "You're lieing. Superboy just checked there."
He shook his head. "No, not in Arkham Asylum. Under it."
Superboy also glared at the teen. "How are they under it?"
They could see the amusement lit on his face at their reactions. This only aggrivated them further. The temperature was dropping fast, and they did not want to be stuck there when it was freezing.
"Exactly what I mean." Matt told him, rolling his eyes. "They found some old underground thing next to Arkham, that even goes under it." He stopped, and looked around at each face watching it. It was obviously making him uneasy.
Wally mentally grinned at the fact. This was the boy that had tried to kill his best friend. Not to mention he had helped the Joker to capture him, as well. If he was leading him and his friends into a trap, Matt would be in prison before he knew it.
"I wouldn't go alone, though." Matt added, after the silence had enveloped them. "Joker is always watching, ready for you to show up." he explained, before they could speak up. "Honestly, it's best to go during the day. I heard him talking before I decided to sneak away; they're only going to really be careful and on their guard at night. You know, because that's when Batman usually operates."
"We know better than to go alone." Artemis said, rolling her eyes. "The whole team-"
"That's what I mean by alone; bring someone from the League!" Matt interrupted. "At least one person. You would need backup. You're fighting your friend; don't you think that will be hard for you?"
Though they didn't voice it, they all knew he was right. It was now freezing in the old toy factory. Artemis and Roy were obviously freezing. They tried to hide it. He, Aqualad, M'Gann, and Superboy could handle it, but they were only human. The speedster looked over at Redbird, and could tell he was hiding the same thing. Matt had a coat on, and didn't seem that cold yet.
"We can talk somewhere else." Aqualad said, also noticing what Wally had. "Before anyone freezes."
Surprising the speedster, Robin's look-a-like spoke up. "Are we just going to go to the Moutain? I mean, would it be any danger? He's already been there before, anyways..." he trailed off when the team and Matt all had their eyes on him.
Red Arrow replied to what he said before they could. "How do you know he's been there before? You started pretending to be Robin just today, not three days ago."
"Don't you think Batman would have told him?" Artemis asked, crossing her arms and rolling her eyes at the other archer. "He would have to be filled in before he helped us."
He didn't reply, and instead turned away. Kid Flash smirked; it was nice to see the archer being grumpy towards someone else for a change. Then, when the cold started to effect him, though just a little, he realized how cold Artemis, Roy, and Red must be.
Hm... Red... I'll just call him that or something. Kid Flash randomly decided, just as Aqualad started talking again.
"We must return to the mountain anyways; Batman will want to know what happened." he said, and Red Arrow immediately started out. He just heard the archer let out an annoyed, shaky breath as he walked away. He felt better now, knowing Artemis wasn't only annoying to him.
Kid ran to catch up with him. Then raced ahead to open the door and get out first. They all followed in seconds, and they regrouped on the roof. In a moment, Miss M already had her bio-ship in front of them, no longer in camouflage mode.
Matt's eyes widened when he saw it. "Cool! I knew you had some ship, I saw it once on TV. It's so much cooler in real life, though!" he said, as he lost his mature, cool attitude. It was replaced with one of a regular teenage boy who hadn't lost his parents and didn't have to worry about helping the heroes.
M'Gann obviously could't help but to smile. "Er, thanks."
The seven teens boarded the bio-ship, and the martian immediately started back towards the Mountain. M'Gann made an extra seat for Matt, close to Aqualad so he couldn't try anything. He may be helping them; that didn't mean they would trust him.
Wally could just hear Superboy grumbling to himself in the silence that filled the ship; "I don't get why we couldn't just go after Robin..."
Ice cold winds one minute, warm the next. Wherever he was, he didn't like it. In some parts tree's were healthy, and the grass was soft. In others, the tree's were dead and eerie looking. The grass would be sharp on his arms and legs if he decided to lay down. It was just so... confusing!
And dark... quiet...
He remembered a few things now; he remembered Batman. Eventually, he realized that he and Bruce was the same person. Then there was Alfred; he hadn't remembered the kind old man until he had thought about his cookies, though. Gotham City was also thrown into the confusion that was his mind at the moment.
The more he tried to remember, the more desperate he got. He would walk around non-stop. He was restless; he didn't want to pause. It was as if he was searching. Trying to find a way out.
It was infuriating. Wherever he was; it was like it had no end. He wanted to get away! He wanted to escape this nightmare. To find his family; were they worried about him? Were they searching for him, right now?
Robin stooped under a low branch as he walked, deciding he wanted to avoid crashing into a tree. He hadn't seen the younger version of himself since he first met him. Wishing he was still there, he always kept an eye out. Being alone... it was maddening. Over-whelming, to be alone in the huge area. Not one sound echoing around to show him there were others. He just hadn't found them yet.
Freeze was underwhelmed, you're over-whelmed; why isn't anyone ever just whelmed?
The thought came to him, like a bolt of electricity, shocking him. Freeze? Who the heck was that... a friend? Robin tried to remember for a moment longer before giving up and continuing his 'adventure' as he called it. A depressing adventure he was being forced to walk. An adventure he just wanted to finish. Not for the prize at the end, if there was one; solely to get out.
A warm breeze whipped by his face. It swayed the trees around. Then a very faint crackling sound caught his attention. He turned to the source, and saw the tree. The noise grew louder, and he realized why when it started to tip.
Immediately, he jumped out of the way as it gathered speed and toppled to the ground. A few branches landed on him, but he was unharmed.
"You might want to be more careful." A voice suddenly said, shocking the 14-year-old. He tried to bolt upright, only to hit his face on the light branch that had falled on him. "You might get hurt... but I guess that warnings too late." He groaned as his hand flew to his head, and he pushed the branch off of him. No blood, at least.
He looked over and saw... an older version of himself, this time. He was in some outfit; A red tunic. A black cape with gold inside of it. Black gloves, boots, and pants. His hair was a little different from his. And to finish his look, there was a black mask. Despite the differences, he felt sure that it was an older version of himself. If he hadn't remembered his parents' deaths, he might have guessed a brother or even his father. "Are you another me?" he asked warily.
He nodded. No smile; did he just get grumpier or depressed as he got older?
"Yeah, I am; 3 years later." he explained. "I'm guessing you feel like you're going crazy. You want to get out; find out who you are?" he asked. Though Robin couldn't see because the mask, he could see the other was raising an eyebrow at him. The wind turned freezing again, and sliced into his skin, turning it numb. He nodded his head. Was this his way out?
His older self gave him a pitying look. Robin knew what he was going to say a second before he did, and his hopeful expression fell. "I wish I could help. I can't, though. You have to find your own way out."
"That's what younger me said!" Robin complained, as he started pacing again. "Why won't you help me?"
Older-him turned around. "I can't. We're smart; you'll figure it out eventually. I would suggest you hurry, though." he said, and of course, that added something else to his mind. He already knew he had to hurry; this place was terrible. Was there another reason he didn't know of yet? He was busy pondering this, and didn't realize his only company for the moment was gone.
"Wait! Please, just help me!" He called, running over to where he had been before. No reply; only the sound of his feet on the bark of the tree, and his own thoughts.
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-sigh- I'll probably just be updating every Saturday.
For those of you who don't know: I started a new story; about Aqualad this time:
Forgiven:
Just when Kaldur'ahm thought he was going to die... Robin showed up. Not angry or wary like he though, but worried. Thanks to him, he'll rest in peace... even if he had betrayed them. He forgave him, even though he was the mole.
My friend constantly yells 'HE ISN'T THE MOLE!' but I DON'T CARE :p If scarlett mist can write about ROBIN being the mole, I can write about AQUALAD being the mole ;) Check it out if u can! XD
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