A/N: Thank you to my critics who made me aware of my minor vocabulary mistakes...I went through my entire story and re-wrote Artemis' name in the correct spelling. I sincerely apologize for the misspelling. Honest mistake. I apologize if I missed one or two corrections, I looked as hard as I could. Know I meant to correct it! Thank you for the reviews! You all are amazing 3 Enjoy the newest chapter! P.s. Just a warning for this chapter, there is foul language. Just so you aren't caught off guard. Review lovelies!

Previously in Falcon:

"Heading to the beach…anyone want to join?" I smiled as everyone joyously agreed and ran to get their beach gear on...

Just then, Batman came through on all of their com-links. "Team, mission; Debriefing in 10. Meet in the Briefing room ready to go."

Mount Justice - Happy Harbor - August 25 (Falcon's POV)

At the mention of this, everyone rushed to their rooms to prepare. I flew to my room, paced with Kid Flash. I entered my room and threw on my uniform, made sure my armor and wrap fit well, grabbed my sword and left the room as I threw on my mask; immediately entering warrior mode.

Everyone got to the Briefing room within the 10 minute max. Batman was at the mother computer figuring out the organization of his debrief, and figuring out who would be assigned to what. Once everyone was there, Batman turned around and started explaining our mission.

"Team, your mission is of the utmost importance that you do not get caught. If you get caught, the consequences could be deadly…" He looked straight at me as he said the last part, and I couldn't shake the shiver that ran my spine.

"…Your job is to head to Nebraska. The Injustice League is trying to re-group and organize. Your job is to observe and report. DO NOT ENGAGE. You will report directly back to me and if the league needs to get involved to stop it, we will; any questions?" Silence blanketed us once again as nervousness gathered in the pit of my stomach.

"Now for teams. Team Alpha will be composed of the ground visual feed: Superboy, Artemis, and Kid Flash. Team Beta, you will be in charge of areal feed: Falcon. Lastly, Team Omega, you will be doing your best to infiltrate and get inside feed: Aqualad, Miss Martian, and Robin. If any of you need backup, you are to report immediately. Dismissed." Batman shut down the computer and we all departed, heading towards M'gann's spaceship.

We all headed onto the ship and everyone took their seats as I waited to see where my place would fall. All the seats were taken except for the one right in front of Kid Flash. I didn't waste any time getting into my seat. Although once I sat down, I wasn't quite sure what to expect. Suddenly, as M'gann' took the command seat, the seatbelts automatically zipped over us, and computer platforms swung out in front of everyone. Aqualad sat near the front as he directed a screen, describing what our physical geography would look like so we would know what to expect; this included a description (for my benefit) of each of the members of the injustice league, and their powers. It was near nighttime by this time, so everyone switched into camouflage mode. I felt odd as I was only one of 2 who didn't have a camouflage mode to change into. I shook it off as we all went silent, preparing ourselves for the battle ahead. I pulled out my IPod and put it on shuffle as Kid Flash tapped me on the shoulder; of course. I turned around to face him. I stared at him for a moment before he finally got the hint that I was waiting on him to start.

"Mind if I listen too?" He asked sheepishly as I considered him for a moment.

"Depends; do you have your own headphones and an adapter?" He smirked.

"Yo Rob; can I borrow your adapter?" Robin threw him his adapter and Kid Flash smirked at me. I frowned.

"Very well. But don't complain if I put on songs you don't like." He nodded as I plugged in the adapter and we connected our headphones. I got my headphones comfortable as he waited on me to pick a song. I picked my favorite song at the moment, and set it on shuffle. Whatever he was expecting, Breaking Benjamin wasn't it. His face was one of pure shock.

"I warned you." I said simply as I got comfortable and stared out the window as we continued to fly. After a few minutes of my music, I feel asleep. I couldn't stop myself.

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(3 hours later)

I awoke to Kid Flash shaking my shoulder.

"5 minutes. You might want to get ready." I nodded my thanks and put away my IPod as I prepared for the battle again, sifting through important information.

'Why did Batman put me as the only scout in the sky? Is it because I'm the only person next to M'gann who can fly? Or was there an ulterior motive? Is he trying to get me to prove myself to the team, is he trying to help me prove myself? Either way, I need to think out a strategy..."always plan for the worst, so that if it happens, you remain calm and follow your plan".

Black Canary's advice ran through my head; the best advice anyone's probably ever given me. I continued to battle plan.

'So what's the worst that could happen? Miss Martian, Aqualad, or Robin getting caught would be up on that list. Problem: Aqualad is team leader…Who will command if he is captured? Someone will need…"

My thoughts were cut off by Miss Martian entering my mind.

"Falcon, I'm establishing a team mental link. Everyone can hear your thoughts now, and you can hear there's." I rolled my eyes.

"Thanks for the warning." I mentally heard Robin smirk.

"I need a question answered, Aqualad." I thought to everyone, continuing on my habit of planning for the worst.

"Yes, Falcon?"

"If you get caught during infiltration, who is to take command to organize the team for a rescue?"

"Robin is second in command. The problem is that he is also on team Omega. Therefore, we need one other person whom we can trust, and who is naturally leadership-worthy, with battle experience, and is organized, and above all, keeps the team's safety in mind." Aqualad explained.

"I'm glad I asked….Team, who do you recommend?" I looked at Aqualad; he is still team leader, so his input will be the most influential.

"Falcon, I recommend you." I heard Robin think.

"I second that." Miss Martian put in her vote.

"I trust Robin; my vote is to you…" I cut Kid Flash off mid thought.

"I can't; this is my first mission as part of this team. A few of you may know and trust me, but without the whole team knowing how I operate, and without trust, I leading may only put the team in danger." I explained my reasoning to the team. Aqualad took this and thought a few moments.

"You bring up a valid argument Falcon. However, those points lead to me voting for you as third in command as well. You understand how important trust is within a team, and though this is your first mission with us, you also understand that it is important to have people in positions that use their power to the fullest extent to aid the team. These are values of a good leader." My expression softened under my mask, and I thought to the rest of the team…

"I won't do it if Superboy and Artemis don't want me to." I thought as their eyes lit up in shock.

"You consider everyone's input, and you care about what we have to say. I'll trust you Falcon." Artemis thought as I smiled and nodded my thanks to her. She smiled back.

"Superboy, if you don't want me to, I won't. I won't go against my teammate's wishes, even if you're the only one who doesn't want me to." I thought as he looked at me, obviously analyzing my honesty.

"You DO consider what each teammate says. And though I just met you, you have a spirit about you that makes me want to trust you. I'll vote for you. But do not let us down." He thought to me. I wanted to hug him, but instead I simply nodded my thanks. I looked around and everyone was smiling at me. I blushed under my mask. I just got third in command, all because of being myself. There was only one problem: they didn't know my secret about transforming. And what is a team with no trust? Had I not just said that? But there was no time to tell them; we were at our destination.

We past the drop off point for team Alpha, and I watched them belay out, wishing I had something to say as an encouragement for each of them; however, this wasn't the time for that.

M'gann led us in the Bio-Ship to the team Beta and Omega drop off point. My stomach grew tight as I descended out of the Bio-Ship. I looked out and observed where the other team was, and found them about three-quarters of a mile out from our current position. I took to the skies and started towards the base of the Injustice League. I started feeding a mental link to the rest of the team as to what the base of operations looked like. I fed information to team Omega as to good entrance points, and fed information to team Alpha about good hiding spots, and points covered by guards.

I continued circling as I watched my teammates find their way to positions that covered well. As team Omega entered the premises, my stomach tightened again; but this time, with it came a freezing cold to my senses, and I immediately froze in flight.

'Team Omega, BE CAREFUL. I am not getting a good sense at all about that place; watch every step. My animal instincts are going CRAZY." I thought a warning to each member, making sure even team Alpha knew what was going on. I tried to hide my thoughts, cautious that everyone else could hear them, but I couldn't stop my thought process; I haven't had enough practice with that. So I thought directly to Robin, who I knew would understand, even though everyone else was listening.

'Robin, they won't understand how serious this is…only you will…' I waited until I heard his reply.

'What makes you say that?'

'I haven't felt this cold in my senses since I watched my dad get slaughtered.' I thought as I felt his blood run cold.

'I really hope you're kidding.'

'We know how much I wish I was."

"Guys, don't take this lightly. Falcon is serious. Something isn't right here…Oh God Falcon, you don't want to know what I just found. Aqualad, come to my position; you need to see this too."

"Affirmative, Robin. I'm on my way." I froze. That tone in Robin's voice was not good; I couldn't stop the panic that suddenly consumed me.

'Team Alpha, I'm joining you on ground. Who can I join?' I thought out. I was desperate to stay calm. I was reviewing all the plans I had for each worst scenario I created.

'You can join me, Falcon; I'm down in the northeast corner, by the entrance team Omega used." I heard Kid Flash respond to my demand on a position change for me. No one else knew that it was because I couldn't stand to be alone in the air any longer. I located him on the ground with my enhanced vision, crouched behind a tree, keeping a close eye on the entrance team Omega used. I looked around his area to make sure it was safe to land. Sure enough, a team of 2 guards was sneaking through the forest, honed in on his position. I flew down to the position of the guards, and silently landed on the ground behind them, snuck up behind one, covering his mouth, and drug him back, instantly using a martial arts move to knock him out cold.

His partner suddenly looked back and saw me as I was dropping the guy I just knocked out. Apparently, he thought he had nothing to lose, because he came running at me, thankfully without a battle cry. I caught him by the throat…

Aqualad's thought process hit me like a ton of bricks.

'That's Falcon's father…?" He was just as shell shocked as I was.

'WHAT?!' I heard the entire team freeze and question what Aqualad just processed.

'Kid Flash, is she with you yet? You NEED to keep her calm. She will blow our cover…but BE CAREFUL. Falcon, don't panic, I'm not convinced he's really there. You and I both know what happened to him. Please Falcon, stay calm. Find Kid Flash and LISTEN to him, ok? Falcon you need to answer me.' Robin's voice directed at me brought me back to reality. The guy caught in my death grip on his neck was struggling against my hands, cutting at my arms with a knife I didn't even realize he brought out.

"If you don't stop feebly trying to get me to release you, I WILL KILL YOU." I stated simply as my eyes became slits and my grip only tightened. His eyes widened, and fear was the only emotion I read in his face as he stopped the slash he was creating in my arm mid swipe, the knife staying stuck in my arm. I felt no sympathy for this bastard. Robin and the team were listening through the mental link, and I knew that Robin could feel the ice that started pumping through my veins.

"P…Please….Le…Let me go…I'll….He….Help….y….y…you…"I cut him off.

"Bullshit." I yelled as I brought him a hair's length from the tip of my mask. The fear deepened as he realized I was in no mood to bargain. But as I tensed to finish his oxygen supply, I felt that familiar gust. I looked up right into the face of Kid Flash.

"Falcon put him down, NOW." Kid Flash commanded as I narrowed my gaze, but let the man drop to the ground. I proceeded to move to knock him out painfully, but Kid Flash was too fast. Before I had the man in my grip, Kid Flash was already behind me, talking to the man.

"You picked the wrong girl, and the wrong team, buddy. You better be thankful I saved you." And Kid Flash proceeded to knock the man out.

Robin felt the shift in Falcon's mental state. She was slipping. The animal was releasing, and there was nothing he could do to stop it. He felt the knife in her arm as if it was in his own, but her mind became cold and stopped responding to him. He needed her gain control. He focused on Kid Flash, hoping that the solution that just popped into his head would work.

I couldn't think. I was stunned still. Despite my rage I had just nearly killed someone with not even 10 seconds ago; I was starting to become numb. I looked down at my arm as Kid Flash walked over to me. Blood was running profusely down my arm, past the knife stuck within it, and dripping onto the ground. I removed the knife from the flesh of my arm, and tried to move my arm despite the injury. Frustratingly, but not surprisingly, the only thing I felt was a burning sensation through my arm, which caused me to frown. Despite everything, I used my injured arm to instinctively move and punch the nearest tree with it; I didn't know how else to channel everything I was feeling right now. However, before my fist lodged into the tree (as I was so hoping it would), Kid Flash caught my hand in mid strike and stared at me. Feeling the way I was, I refused to look him in the eye. I just stared at my arm, feeling somewhat calmed at the sight of my blood dropping to the floor. I was convinced for a moment that I could see bone, but I felt a hand reach for my face to move it before I could tell for sure.

"Don't touch me." I said venomously as Kid Flash refused to listen as he grabbed my chin and I ripped my head away, holding the knife out in defense to prove my point.

'Why won't you listen to me, Damn it!? I want to be left alone!' I screamed at him through my thoughts as I turned away and I started to feel tears coming. All the memories and pain re-opened at that second. I couldn't help the sob that racked my body. Suddenly, Robin came into my head…He must have heard my sobs. I fought to control them, but I just ended up snarling slowly instead. I figured that was better than crying, so I let it happen.

'Falcon, calm down and let Kid Flash help you. For me. I need to investigate this, but I'll be there as soon as I can. Let Kid Flash comfort you…And don't you dare say no to me, or to him. DO IT…"

"…Miss Martian, cut off mental link between me and Falcon, as well as Aqualad and Falcon. We cannot have her on the frontlines of this." This, I wasn't about to let happen. I started to feel myself lose control again. I was getting close to a transformation.

'DAMN YOU ROBIN. I WILL NOT LET THAT HAPPEN.' I thought as a huge snarl escaped my lips. It was deep and threatening. I knew that Robin heard it, because he froze for a moment. Then his link was gone. My snarls only grew in length and size. I didn't know what else to do; I took my helmet off and threw it at a tree, followed by the knife that I forgot I was holding. I felt my nails slowly growing into claws as my snarls turned to growls and my eyes started to glaze over. I was so close to a transformation…

(KID FLASH'S POV)

I was watching Falcon, slightly terrified that I was the one left to deal with her. I had no idea what to do; she was growling and snarling like some wolf that was in for the kill. I was in the dark about this.

'Robin, what am I supposed to do to calm her down? She won't stop growling…she just threw her helmet at a tree, as well as a knife. Her snarls just keep getting worse…' I thought desperately, hoping that whatever he had to say would help.

'Kid, this she is only going to escalate if you don't SNAP HER OUT OF IT. And before you ask, I will tell you how to. At this point, she won't listen to words; it will only make her worse. You have to act. Listen and trust me ok? Months ago, Falcon and I were hanging out…The important thing is: she thinks she might have fallen for you. And don't be dense; you know exactly what I'm talking about. Don't ask me how I know and why; I'll explain later. You have to act on that. Use her weakness for you to HELP HER. What you might see next, you don't want to see. Not yet. JUST DO IT.' I heard Robin say as it all sank in. I had to kiss her. That's exactly what he just told me to do. I guess if it was the only way to stop the snarling and calm her down, I would do it. Despite all my instincts telling me to get out and run to Artemis (who was all the while disapproving and telling me not to do anything stupid in my head) and leave her here to deal herself. But, she was my teammate. I had to do something.

I walked over to where she was as she turned around and lowered into a half-crouch position, her teeth (now fangs, I observed) bared. I took no mind to this, and kept walking closer to her. I took her hand in mine (despite the fact that she consistently snarled and fought me), and over powered her to get her to stand up. I didn't want to do this; I had just met her, and I was starting to have a fling for Artemis, despite the earlier argument with myself about it. But this was just a kiss; nothing more nothing less. I was doing it for Robin.

I cupped her face, and her snarling hesitated as I noticed the pupils of her eyes were shaped funny. I shook it off, and took a matter of 5 seconds to stare at her, becoming slightly excited emotionally at the thought of having the chance to kiss a girl like Falcon. I leaned down, and kissed her on the lips. She froze under my grip, but I kept my lips there until she responded.

(FALCON'S POV)

I kept snarling and growling, feeling that sensation in my body that I was right on the edge of a transformation. I was beyond the point of any verbal ability to reason. I didn't care anymore. I was pissed, and I wanted answers. My rationality in my head told me that risking the mission wasn't worth a transformation, but my heart was so torn up about the memories and the rawness of the memory of my father being stripped away from me that I only listened with half interest. I couldn't fight the river of emotions running through me. The part of my head that was thinking, also told me that even though it wasn't worth risking the mission, no one cared if I transformed. It told me that maybe I should: let them be afraid. No one would stop me. Well, that was wrong, because just as that thought came to me, Kid Flash started approaching me. I hadn't even realized how crouched I was. I saw my mask lying on the ground a few feet away, and didn't remember throwing it.

Kid Flash got to me, grabbed my hand, and forced me upright. I was not ok with this, and fought it, but he was stronger than me and there was nothing I could do about that not being in my transformed state. I was still only a mortal, and being half way between my human and transformed state, my physical strength I normally relied on was diminished. He got me standing upright, and I could tell that he was analyzing me, which I found odd, despite my constant snarling in the background. It didn't distract me anymore after all these years. He was staring into my eyes and continuing to hold my hand, and I suddenly wondered what he was doing. In clips, the memories of talking to Robin about crushing on Kid Flash came back, and I ripped off a nasty snarl as I realized what Kid Flash was doing. This was cunning of Robin. It would stop me from transforming, but I didn't want this to happen, not yet. But I couldn't stop it now; his hand was cupping my face. I started to feel my body want to calm down, but I fought it with my head. I wanted to be mad! The next part happened in slow motion for me. At the back of my head as Kid Flash bent over to kiss me, I heard Artemis screaming mental protests to his actions. I tried to stop it, I was ok with running off and hiding until the mission was done. But he wouldn't let me. His lips hit mine, and I fought every calm ecstasy that ran through me. That didn't last long however, and eventually I calmed down. I opened my eyes, and realized that I needed to get him off of me, and I emotionally went from being mad, to being guarded and emotionless to others. I mustered up all of my strength, and threw him off of me.

"What THE HELL?!" I yelled as I ran to get my helmet, and stared at him as I put it back on my head. He looked startled and happy that it was over and that I was back to normal.

"It wasn't my idea, ok? Robin told me to do it to get you back to normal! I didn't want to do it either. But I couldn't let you continue the actions you were doing. Robin said that it would lead to bad things, and things that I wasn't ready to see yet. It would've risked the mission." I was fighting myself. I would think about this more after I got out of here. I faked a command on him and hoped for the best.

"Return to your post Kid Flash. I'm separating myself from the mission until further notice as are orders from Miss Martian." I saw him nod, and I thought to M'gann.

'I need to be put into retreat M'gann. Until this mission is over. I'm too personally involved. Un-establish mental link between me and the others and reach for me when this mission is successful. Pick me up in the bioship when we're ready to go. I'll meet you in the air when we're completed the mission. Falcon out.' I felt her nod, and heard one last thought before M'gann had the chance to cut the communication. It was from Artemis.

'Falcon may not be as trustworthy as we first thought. She did that for attention, just like during the fight with Canary.' I snarled as I heard this, angry that she would make such an accusation, but before I got the chance to fight back, M'gann cut the connection. I sprinted off into the forest to get time by myself until the mission was over.

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I found a nice secluded tree that had plenty of cover. I flew up into it, and just my luck, there was an eagle nest in it. I sighed and found a branch away from the nest to not disturb the birds, but close enough to watch it. I started allowing myself to free think. I was crushed that Kid Flash didn't feel anything, and that he did it because Robin told him to. I was angry and disappointed that Robin revealed that, even if it was for the greater good. I was confused about how to act now. Artimus hated me for something I have no control over, Kid Flash thinks I'm in love with him, and my dad might be coming back into the picture. This fact bothered me the most out of everything. How is it that he wasn't dead? I thought through the images that continuously got fuzzier as I got older. I mustered all of my energy into focusing on the details. I remembered him getting his wings broken, and I thought I remembered him getting his skull crashed in. I would have to ask M'gann to do a memory renewal once we got back to the Cave. I decided to put that on the back burner again, and blanketed my mind with an emptiness that was both calming, and scary. This emptiness wasn't normal; it was void of anything.

Suddenly I heard wings whispering through the air, and I looked over to see one of the eagles that built the nest flying towards me. I watched in bliss as the beautiful bird flew through the moonlight and landed on my branch. It looked straight into my eyes as I stared back. I became entranced in watching it, as it seemingly did with me as well. It was as if we were communicating. All the sudden something strange happened. I held out my bloody arm, as if I expected it to fly and land on it like I owned it. I spoke quietly, a whisper into the wind, but it heard me and listened as if it understood my every word.

"Even if you flew to me, I would never own you. We are free spirits, owned by no one…" The bird caught eyes with me, as a tear escaped my mask. I felt it silently run down my face as the bird awkwardly made its way down the branch over to me. It poked its beak towards my other arm, refusing to climb on the injured arm I currently had held out. I put my other arm out, understanding what it wanted: it didn't want to hurt my arm anymore with its talons. It mounted onto my strong arm and I stared at it and all its beauty. I realized by its features that it was the father of the nest. He likely didn't have a partner if he bonded to me so quickly. He turned as if he felt me staring, and squawked at me as I smiled at him. I squawked back, as he looked away and shook his head and ruffled his feathers. We were communicating again. I reached out to stroke his feathers back gently. He stood quietly and seemingly enjoyed my strokes. I stopped as I looked out at the moon, getting distracted by its beauty. His squawk brought me back to attention.

"What? Did you like me stroking your feathers?" He squawked again and I chuckled, continuing the stroking motion I had abandoned only a minute ago. Suddenly, I felt M'gann at the edge of my mind. I let her enter, and she had news.

'Falcon, mission is complete. We are all in the bioship ready to depart. Meet us in the air at drop point for teams Beta and Omega.' I nodded and got ready to take to the air with my new friend dismounting onto the branch. I took off into the air and looked behind me sending him a look of 'you coming, or what?' as I also sent a squawk. He screeched this time as he spread his magnificent wings and caught up with me. We both took off towards the meeting point. I saw the bioship in the distance, and flew quickly to it. My eagle circled it once as I whistled quietly and held my good arm out. He mounted on as I flew into the bioship.

As I entered the bioship, everyone was staring out the front of the ship. I went to the seat behind Kid Flash this time, since he apparently wanted me to sit in the back. Who could blame him? Taking my seat, my seatbelt clicked over me. The sudden motion scared Eagle and he squawked loudly, scaring everyone. Apparently no one saw him, seeing as it was so dark in the bioship.

"Eagle, quiet down; its ok." I said as I stroked his feathers again. Kid Flash turned around in his seat and caught eyes with piercing yellow eyes that seemingly stared into your soul.

"What's with the bird, Falcon?" He asked irritated.

"This is my new friend. He's an eagle. I'll name him eventually when I find one that we can both agree on." At this, eagle nodded his head in agreement and quietly gave a whistle of approval.

"Huh, well isn't he smart. He responds to talking." He stated this as he went to poke my eagle with his finger. That was a stupid idea. Eagle immediately pecked at his finger and screeched at him as he crawled up onto my shoulder. His talons hurt a little, but it wasn't anything I couldn't handle.

"Ouch, my finger!"

"Not your smartest move. You should never go to poke a bird like that, nonetheless a bird of prey like him. I don't think he likes you too much." I stated simply as I leaned back to relax. Kid Flash humphed, and turned around. I felt M'gann at my mind again, and I allowed her in.

'Robin wishes to talk to you, Falcon.' I glared ahead as my eagle nudged me with his beak. He must have sensed my unease and anger. I stroked him quickly.

'Ok.' I felt M'gann leave as Robin then entered my mind.

'We need to talk.' He stated simply. Could he have been more obvious?

'Like hell we do. What was that bullshit you pulled back there?' I thought venomously as I felt betrayal seep into the edges of my consciousness. I knew he could sense it too. He got tense.

'Max, don't get testy with me. I need you to be serious about this.' I was incredulous. What did he think I was doing, being goofy about it? I decided to just let him feel what I was feeling right now, instead of trying to put words to it. He got the message.

'Not what I meant. I have more observations about what we saw inside the warehouse. I got some samples of DNA from the body in the cryotube. I'll analyze it with Batman back at the cave. He already knows we're on our way back. You know he's going to be upset that you brought that bird back with you…'

'He is not just a BIRD. He is my friend, and my companion. We're going to take care of each other. So don't talk about him like that! And if that was potentially my father, why the hell didn't you bring the tube with you?!' I stated angrily at him as he sighed.

'Falcon, stop being so defensive. You know I am glad that you have him, but we both know how Batman is going to handle it. Nor would Batman agree to us bringing the tube back with us. He said he'd personally launch a mission if the DNA comes back as a match to yours. I already talked to him about it. I am still your friend, you know. I know I haven't acted like it tonight, but we had to keep mission success in mind.'

'I know mission protocol, Robin. Don't talk to me like I don't know. I've played with the big dogs. I know how this shit works.'

'Falcon watch your mouth. I'm just trying to remind you of whose side I'm on. Stop being so defensive! I saved not only the mission tonight! Think about what would've happened if Kid Flash saw you in your complete form!'

'Well now Artemis hates me, and drama has officially started because of me. I'm telling Aqualad that I'm removing myself from 3rd in command.' Robin shook his head.

'Don't bother. He won't allow you to remove yourself. M'gann and I already put Artemis in her place, and Aqualad took our side of the argument, as did Superboy, in fact. If you'd pay attention, you would've noticed her sitting near Kid Flash because he was the only one who saw her part of the argument. You don't deserve him, Falcon. He's judging you, and I'm going to put him in his place tonight when we get back to the Cave…'

'Who can blame him? Maybe Artemis is right. Maybe sometimes I'm driven to transform in front of others for attention. I use to walk around Watch Tower in that form. It was rare, but it happened.'

'Falcon, shut up. You are SO privet about your transformations. And don't try to tell me you aren't. It took you 2 years to transform around me. It took you a whole year to trust my actions towards you while you were in that form. You don't transform for attention, you transform for protection.' Robin stopped the conversation as we arrived at the Cave. I sighed. I hated leaving things open-ended.

'I'm coming to your room tonight. We ARE going to finish this conversation TONIGHT.' I thought to him as he nodded his agreement and approval.

A/N: Just a disclaimer: I only own my OC Max. All else belongs to its original owners.