Rebel Justice

Day 7- The Final Day

Today was the day. The day Robin would have to choose. The day the mission would occur. The day that could ruin all that they had worked to accomplish.

Roy prepared for his mission. He would be going alone, he couldn't afford to put the others in jeopardy.

Robin sat in the team's living room. He had to plan what he was going to do once he got back to the Lords. He hadn't told anyone his decision. He was going to tell them his plan after Roy got back.

The rest of the team fretted. They worried Roy wouldn't come back. They worried Robin would leave and they would once again be without their little brother.

Red Arrow left shortly before nightfall. He would arrive in Gotham around midnight. Kaldur was monitoring the locations of police and heroes in Gotham and relaying the information to Red Arrow. They would take few risks tonight.

Red Hood was waiting for him in the warehouse. Robin's blood still stained the floor.

"Are you ready?" He asked.

"Always."

The two, along with a group of thugs, traveled towards Wayne Tower as quickly and quietly as possible. When they arrived, Red Hood signaled the warehouse they had previously used to explode. That would draw any unwanted attention away for a bit.

The thugs ripped through the floors of Wayne Tower, taking out any security and employees. Red Arrow went straight to the top floor, that's where they would be keeping the information he wanted.

Red Hood decided to have some fun, giving the lobby a nice coat of graffiti, and shooting any security guards that got to close. The thugs stripped the place of anything valuable and untraceable, it would be used to fund the rebel movement.

In the penthouse, Red Arrow was having difficulty opening the door to Bruce Wayne's office. The door was locked, and the only way in was to correctly enter a four-digit number on the keypad. The keypad was fairly new, with a three strikes and you're out policy.

"Tempest, I need options. What could his pin be?"

"There are several options. His birthday, the day his parents died, the day Batman first appeared, his bank account number, his social security number, the day he joined the Justice Lords, or any other important day in his life. There is also the possibility that it is just a random string of numbers."

"That's not helping."

Robin's voice cut into the feed. "Try 1711."

"You better not be trying to double cross us, Robin."

"I'm not. It's an important day for him."

Red Arrow had little choice but to try the number. He prepared for the worst, the police showing up, the Justice Lords being teleported into the room, an explosion. To his surprise, it actually worked.

The office of Bruce Wayne was done in black and silver. Everything was neat and clean. On the desk sat a black computer, it would hold the information he wanted.

"Are you sure this will work, Tempest?"

"Yes. Just plug the device into the USB drive. It will copy and transmit all the information on the computer to us here at the base."

And so, Red Arrow plugged the device into the computer. A loading bar showed up on the monitor, and started working. About halfway through the process, everything went to pot.

Sirens could be heard on the street. This was followed shortly by the sound of gunfire. The loading bar was slowly creeping towards completion.

Great. The outcome of this whole mission depends on how fast a loading bar moves, he thought, drawing his bow and an arrow.

Suddenly, the door burst open. Red Arrow spun, aiming for whoever stepped through the doorway. Seconds later, Red Hood stepped through, his arms up as if in surrender.

"Chill. We need to get out of here, the Lords are coming."

"I need five minutes."

"You get three, then I and my help are leaving."

Red Arrow turned back to the computer as Red Hood left. The bar was at 75 percent. A few more minutes…

There was a loud explosion downstairs as the transmit completed. Red Arrow looked out the window. There was a wall of fire in the street, and Red Hood and his cronies were escaping.

Red Arrow grabbed the device. Now was a good time to leave. He took a step towards the door, but found it barred by none other than Batman.

"Stop right there," the Bat growled out.

Instead, Red Arrow turned and ran to the window. There was more than one way to skin a cat. He pressed some Plastique against the window, then ducked behind the desk. Good thing he got a personalized desk like Luthor's. The explosion sent glass around the room. Batman ducked under his cape.

Red Arrow sprinted to the window, sending out an arrow with a line on the way. But his escape was not meant to be. He found his way barred by Wonder Woman, Superman, and Martian Manhunter. Turning around, he saw Batman had been joined by Green Arrow and Aquaman.

"Roy? Is that you?" Green Arrow asked as his eyes grew wide in wonder.

Without answering, Roy shot an exploding arrow with the device he used to hack the computer attached to it at his former mentor. Green Arrow ducked, but he and Batman fell forwards from the impact. Red Arrow tried to make a run for it, but found his path blocked by Aquaman.

"Tempest. Implement plan Broken Arrow."

"Roy, are you sure? That plan is-"

"We have no choice."

Red Arrow took his communicator out of his ear and crushed it beneath his foot. Then he fought as hard as he could against the Lords, though he ultimately failed. Before the world went black, all he could think was that the mission was successful.

Back at the base, the Team was silent. They had lost their leader. They had no direction.

"We must implement the Broken Arrow plan," Kaldur said.

"What's that?" Robin asked.

"After each member joined, a chip was implanted in one of our teeth. This chip, when activated, releases a chemical, which completely wipes our memory. It will keep the Team, the rebels, a secret from the Lords."

"No! You can't do that! The rebels need Roy, they need a leader."

"And what do you propose we do?" Jade questioned.

"We need to get Roy out. The Lords most likely took him to the Watchtower for questioning. I can hack into the systems to confirm this. Then we need to get somebody on the inside, someone who can get into the Watchtower, get Roy, and get out. I volunteer. I'll be the least suspicious."

"Robin, are you sure you can do this?" Kaldur asked.

"Yes. And it's not Robin, not anymore," he turned to the group with a grin. "Call me Nightwing."

And that's the end. If you want, I'll make a sequel. If not, then we're done. I hope y'all enjoyed it.

Have a scrumdidlyumptious day,

Shadow