Disclaimer: I don't own Young Justice- unfortunately.
MOUNT JUSTICE,
DECEMBER 31.
The team walked down the hallway towards the mission room.
"We have reason to be proud of yesterday's victories," said Aqualad, "but one thing has not changed."
Robin continued, "Somehow the bad guys are still getting Intel about us."
"Yeah but at least we know none of us are the mole," Kid Flash remarked.
They reached the mission room to meet Batman and Red Tornado.
"That's correct," stated Batman, "The mole was Red Arrow."
"Roy?" exclaimed Robin.
"No way!"
"Batman that cannot be, he was Green Arrow's protégé, we have all known him for years," said Aqualad.
Red Tornado replied, "Unfortunately the Roy Harper we have known for the past three years is another Project Cadmus clone."
"We've learned the real Speedy was abducted and replaced immediately after becoming Green Arrow's sidekick." Batman began, "The clone was preprogramed with a drive to join the Justice League, which is why he was so angry over delays to his admission and why he refused to join the team, this Roy Harper had no idea he was a clone or a traitor and his subconscious programing drove him to become league worthy so he struck out on his own as Red Arrow. When he was finally admitted his secondary programing kicked in and he attempted to betray the league to Vandal Savage, fortunately I had deduced Red Arrow was a clone we were prepared."
Continued RT, "Savage was subdued but Red Arrow escaped, he is now a fugitive armed and dangerous."
"If you guys hadn't rescued me from Cadmus," said Superboy.
"What- what happened to the real Roy?" Robin asked sombrely.
"We don't know. He isn't at Cadmus; we have to face the possibility that the real Roy Harper is dead," Batman replied.
Everyone put their heads down.
Dick placed a comforting hand on Robin's shoulder.
"The clone Roy, the team will find him," declared Aqualad.
"Negative, Red Arrow is a member of the Justice League now, leave him to us. I'm needed on the Watchtower, tornado watch the kids."
As soon as Batman leaves Kaldur turns to face the team.
"Clone or no clone Red Arrow is one of us, we will go after him." [Aqualad]
Red Tornado raised him hand up to Kaldur's neck, "STOP!" he croaked as he suddenly shut down.
The team walked over to him.
"Tornado!" [Miss Martian]
"What happened to him?" [Superboy]
"He's totally powered down."[Kid Flash]
"All functions offline." [Robin]
"Guys I'm sensing a low-level mystic force at play, I don't know if it caused his shut down but now that I think about it: I was getting the same buzz off Batman!" [Dick]
"Batman, he called us kids- he never does that." [Robin]
"Look." [Kid Flash]
Wally took something out of Red Tornado's hand.
"One of those bio-tech chips we confiscated off Cheshire." [Kid Flash]
"Something's not right. Robin, Kid, Dick, Rocket see if you can get Tornado back online. The rest with me to find Roy- Red Arrow." [Kaldur]
Superboy, Miss Martian, Artemis and Aqualad raced toward the bio-ship.
"The problems hardware not software but where do we start?" [Robin]
"I have a thought…" pondered Dick as he looked up at Red Tornado's 'apartment'
In Red Tornado's apartment Kid Flash and Robin had hooked Red Tornado and John Smith (RT's android) to a machine.
While Kid Flash began connecting the androids Robin walked over to the edge of the room; she was so overwhelmed by the whole Roy/clone thing that she needed a breather.
Dick saw Robin and walked over to her.
"Hey Robin. You okay?"
Robin looked up at Dick's face, "Yeah just a bit overwhelmed."
"Yeah, well if you need someone to talk to… I'm here," Dick said with a soft smile.
Robin returned the smile, "Thanks Dick."
"Robin! I NEEEED YOOOUUU!" called Kid Flash.
"Download in progress," informed Robin.
"So tornado built this android to party?" asked an amused Rocket.
"Not how he put it but yeah more or less," replied Dick.
"Recognise Black Canary 13."
Black Canary walked through the Zeta-Tube to the team, "Hey guys, wanted to check in, see how you're handling things… WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO RED?"
Wally brilliant as ever replied, "It's not how it looks."
"It looks like you're downloading his consciousness into a new body."
The screen behind Robin and KF beeps to signify the download is complete, "Ok, it's pretty much exactly how it looks."
Suddenly John Smith sat up, "TEAM GET OUT OF THE CAVE NOW!"
Canary tuned on the team. She used her canary cry which ripped John Smith in half causing 'his' torso to take Kid Flash down with it and 'his' legs to knock Dick and Rocket over.
Robin raced towards Canary and they and a flipping match until Canary threw Robin across the room. Canary was about to scream again but she heard a beeping and looked to her shoulder and found a gas pellet. It detonates and Rocket traps Canary in a bubble knocking Canary out.
"Black Canary attacked us?" Dick asked.
"Black Canary is the least of our problems, we must abandon the cave," said John.
The team hears the Zeta-Tube begin to announce an arrival so with John Smith and a bound and gagged Black Canary in tow, they escape the Cave in the Super-Cycle, before Icon, Doctor Fate and Captain Marvel have a chance to catch them.
HAPPY HARBOUR,
DECEMBER 31.
In the Super-Cycle John Smith instructs the team: "not to use their radios and let the Super-Cycle track Superboy because we cannot allow the league to track us."
"Ok one question: WHY IS THE JUSTICE LEAGUE AFTER US?" shouted Kid Flash.
John Smith explains about Vandal Savage taking over the league using Red Arrow and how he was able to stop himself infecting another person.
"Fortunately Starro-Tech is body specific so as John Smith I am now free from outside control."
Robin sat at the front of the Super-Cycle with her hair blowing in the wind, "This 'Starro-Tech' it worked on super-powered humans, four flavours of alien, an android, Doctor Fate defeating all of you without a fight?" exclaimed Robin.
John Smith replied, "Indeed, a remarkable achievement, one not easily countered."
"Miss Martian are you in range?" [Robin]
"Here Robin, liking both squads and de-camouflaging" [Miss Martian]
The Super-Cycle rose through the hole in the floor of the bio-ship.
"Good 'cause we really need to compare notes" [Robin]
THE WATCHTOWER,
DECEBER 31.
"RT did it" [Robin]
The team were gathered around robin in the bottom of the Watchtower.
"Wirelessly bypassed security as soon as he arrived. Savage shouldn't know we're here" [Robin]
"Move out" [Aqualad]
The team began take out the League using a reversal of the Starro-tech chips- Curo [1]-tech.
Miss Martian took Doctor Fate down while Rocket got Icon.
And Dick got Captain Marvel by saying, "Trulb tuo "Mazahs"!" {Blurt out "Shazam"!} This caused Billy to crash into Dick.
"Too bad Curo-tech doesn't work as fast as Starro-tech – we could use these guys!" [Rocket]
Dick walked closer to Doctor Fate and stared at the helmet.
"It is a small miracle that queen Mera and the doctors[2] were able to re-engineer a cure and vaccine at all" [Aqualad]
"Hey if you guys aren't busy…" [Kid Flash]
"On my way, you three rendezvous with Robin and Superboy" [Aqualad]
"I-I'll be right behind you," said Dick.
Miss Martian and Rocket flew off but Billy stayed.
He looked at Doctor Fate and walks towards him and tries to take off the helmet but get shocked so he tried a spell, "Temleh, esaeler ym rehtaf!" {Helmet, release my father!"} But that was in vain as he got shocked again. Billy helped him up.
Robin and Rocket were fighting/curing Hawkwoman and Wonder Woman and John Stewart when suddenly Batman jumps down and flips Robin into the wall then attempts to hit Rocket but she flies out of the way.
Robin stands up prepared to fight her mentor, her dad.
She throws smoke pellets at Batman. She attempted to hit him but she gets hit first. Above them Superboy was fighting Superman.
After being thrown back for the third time Robin got out her escrima sticks and attacked Batman but was again thrown back. When she recovered she turned around only to receive another punch from Batman and fall through the hole made by Superboy.
She landed in a crouch next to Superboy.
"WE'RE NOT GONNA BEAT 'EM ONE ON ONE!" shouted Robin.
"PLAN B THEN!"
They turned towards Batman and Superman who were gliding down towards them.
Superboy grabbed Robin's arm and swung her around then let go. Robin's feet pushed Batman against the wall, hard. As he fell Robin placed the Curo-tech on his neck.
While Superman was distracted by Batman falling Superboy grabbed him and pulled him towards the wall.
"Sure about this?" Robin asked.
"DO IT!" screamed Superboy as he struggled to hold Superman.
Robin opened a box of kryptonite and shoved it towards Superman.
With kryptonite being his weakness Superman fainted allowing robin to Curo-tech him.
Superboy was coming out of a ball, "Kryptonite, it hurts."
"Which is why Batman keeps it in an over-whelmingly, impenetrable vault at the Batcave," said Robin as she helped him up… "Well more like whelmingly, penetrable vault."
Superboy, Rocket, Miss Martian, Robin and Dick joined up with the rest of the team.
"Happy New Year Justice League," announced the computer.
Wally picked up Artemis and held her bridal-style, "I should have done this a long time ago."
"No kidding."
And they kissed.
M'gann and Conner kissed.
Zatanna finally had enough courage to grab Dick and pull him into a kiss to which he was shocked at first but gladly accepted it.
"Liking this team more every day," said Raquel as she kissed Kaldur on the cheek.
"Human accustoms still elude me."
M'gann and Conner stopped kissing and walked off somewhere and Raquel and Kaldur help Red Tornado.
Eventually Robin and Dick pulled away still holding each other.
"Robin."
"Mhum?" asked a dazed Robin.
Dick turned away and began wringing his hands, "I was wondering if you-uh-would-uh- want to-uh- go out with me?"
Robin walked around to the front of Dick and grabbed his hands.
"Dick... Dick look at me."
Robin put her hand under his chin and lifted his face up.
"What's with you being all shy?"
Dick chuckled lightly, "I don't know I just." He sighed.
"Yes."
"Pardon?"
"I answered your question. Yes. Oui. Sí. Có. Ναι. Da."
Dick was shocked, "Really?"
"Of course I just answered you in like five different languages and you're asking me really?"
"Well I just-uh…"
"Just shut up and kiss me."
And of course Dick was happy to obliged
Batman cleared his throat.
Robin and Dick pulled away as red as tomatoes.
"Robin you're needed for a special meeting," said Batman.
"See ya later Dickie!" called Robin as she was dragged away by Batman.
"Something you wanna tell me Robin?" smirked Batman.
"Nothing that you don't already know about."
[1] Wasn't sure how it's spelt.
[2] Wasn't sure of the names.
Ok now the next chapters will be during the time skip then to invasion.
I have two questions for you guys: When Robin/Zatanna is older should she be Nightwing or something more feminine (if so, what?) and when Dick's older should he have a hero name? (If so, what?)
Thank you sooooooooooooo much for reviewing!
Chalant-writer3 :)