True to his word, Superman managed to talk the rest of the League into letting the Team come with them. The facility, when they arrived, appeared to be nothing more than a rectangular three story structure, with windows lining the upper floors. A handful of lights shown at one end of the building, but the place was officially closed down for the night.

*Is it just me, or does this place look more like Cadmus than a treatment center?* Kid Flash asked.

*I wouldn't know, Baywatch, but it definitely doesn't seem family-friendly.*

*Apollo is right.* Aqualass thought, her eyes narrowing. *Though their records claim this to be a facility for testing and treating various illnesses, I believe we do indeed have another case of something sinister hidden in plain site.*

*Think you guys can hold off on the chatter for a minute? Batman and I are almost in.* Robyn didn't sound particularly annoyed, but the others could recognize when she needed to concentrate, and held off on speaking through the mind link.

"How much longer?" Captain Marvel muttered, rubbing his hands together. The Green Lanterns glanced at him; Hal chuckled, while John just shook his head. The Thanagarians twitched their wings as they waited, Flash and KF quietly bouncing in place. All around a two block radius of the facility, most the League and the Team were poised, ready to go whenever the signal came from those already inside.

* Robyn, J'onn and I have reached the central elevator. There doesn't seem to be any sign of it extending to lower levels.*

*Just hang tight there for a second, Junior, we're on our way.* Suddenly, a wave of startled horror came from both Robyn and Mar'gann.

*Guys, it's a-* The mental link went down.

And the building exploded.

-CC-

I am evil. Very evil; I'm going to be heading out on a road trip for the next several days, with little to no internet access, and here I'm leaving you all with a horribly short post with an awful cliffhanger.

...

Blame Aisling Moon. I think she and I are entering a competition to see who can be the best suspense-builder.

Anyway, I should be back by Sunday night, and will have a new post or two up by Monday night. So, until then, have a Happy New Year!

-Triscribe