No pov

As the fire slowly dies, the League fight their way out of the fire. Aquaman and Martian Manhunter struggle to get out. They all get back on the Quin Jet and get back to the tower. They are all rushed to the infirmary and treated for their burns. Aquaman and Martian Manhunter will be fine physically, but Aquaman's mind will not be the same.


Kaldur's pov

After a long hour of quiet sniffles, the room falls silent. I use my thumb to stroke the ring on my finger. It is the only thing from making me break down completely. I look down at my buckle and remember the day I got it. I smile lightly at the memory. I lean my head back as a small tear escape my eyes.

"Kaldur, are you ok?" Mary asks.

"I will be the second I get Matthew and Eric arrested. After snapping their bone." I reply sharply as I stand up and look up at the bar again.

"Can you please-" I begin to ask as the ship makes a hard right.

We fell to the floor due to the force of the turn. I help Paula back into her chair.

"Is everyone alright?" I ask.

"Yes. Why did he change our course?" Alfred asks confused.

"One of two thing. One is that they are low on supplies. And the second one is, someone will be making a deal." I answer hoping that it was the first option.

"What is the probability of the first option?" Rudolph asks.

"Very little." I reply with a heavy sigh.


No pov

Ted Grant is in his home doing his daily exercise when the door kicks in and 6 men in black surround him. Ted gets in his stances ready to fight all of them by himself. One of them holds a picture of Dinah in front of Ted.

"Do anything dumb, she dies." The man explains bluntly.

Ted doesn't have much of a choice. He surrenders and allows himself to be knocked out. When he wakes up his arm is bleeding, his work out clothes are ripped and covered in blood, and he is tied to a chair.

"Welcome back Teddy." Eric says.

"What do you want. What have you done to Canary." Ted demands.

"Don't worry about the girl, worry about yourself." Matthew explains.

"What do you mean?" Ted asks.

"Listen." Matthew says as he plays a recording.

"What ever have you done to him, let him go." Superman voices ordered.

"Not yet. I want something." Eric said.

"What do you want Eric I'll give you anything." Canary said.

"I want the archer." Matthew said.

"Why would you want Green-?" Batman began to ask.

"I said nothing about Green Arrow, or the blond bitch. The Red one will do nicely." Matthew said.

"Haven't you taken enough. First innocent civilians, then my son, and now this." Aquaman asked.

"Enough is never enough." Eric said.

"You will let him go right?" Canary asked.

"Yes." Eric lied.

"You have 2 hours." Matthew said as he ended the call.

"What have you done?" Ted asks.

"Killing two birds with one stone." Eric says as he has a guard tasers him.

Ted falls unconscious as he body is being untied. The guards carry him to where the rest of the prisoners were bring held. They chain the other prisoners to the wall an tosses him inside.

"Who is he?" Kaldur asks.

They don't answer him. They quickly leave the room and slam the door.


At the Watchtower

Black Canary has to choose between her mentor who was like a father to her or the child she basically help raise. Roy could honestly careless. All he wants is to avenge his lost boyfriend.

"Roy, you're not going." Oliver says.

"Why not. A man will die if I don't." Roy asks.

"We can't let you die Roy." Oliver agrues.

"And neither can Ted." Dinah says.

"What about a tracker?" Robin says.

"What?" They asks.

"We'll but a tracker in Roy then when they take him, we'll follow him." Robin explains.

"I'm in." Roy agrees.

They inject the track into Roy and send him to th elocation that was sent to them. Roy waits for about 15 minutes until a van pulls up. They shove him into the van and knock him unconious. They tie him to a chair and rough him up. Matthew walks in the room and throws water on his face.

"Rise and shine Roy." Matthew says.

"What did you do to me?" Roy asks.

"Nothing much. You'll live. I'm sorry that I had to kill your boy toy. It was Eric's idea." Matthew says with a smirk.

"You will pay for that." Roy growls at him.

"He cried for that poor excuse of a king. He realy did love you. Ashame. Let me ask you this, was he a good lay." Matthew teases.

"I will kill you, you son of a bitch!" Roy shouts angrily as he fights against his binding.

"Oh. I'm so scared. He wanted me to give you this." Matthew says as he tosses him Kaldur's ring.

"He didn't have to die." Roy snarls angrily.

"He wanted to. Do you think it was because he was tired of you getting high?" Eric says.

"I've been clean for 2 years." Roy says in shock.

"He watched the bomb go off." Eric says as he punches Roy.

"He didn't even mourn." Matthew says.

"You're lying." Roy says as he spits out blood.

"Really?" Matthew asks.

Roy knows that he shoudln't believe them. But lets be honest here, he isn't the kind of guy you bring home to your parents. Both Roy and Kaldur knew that oneday the other would die, and they both knew that it would be hard. Sure they had their fights but they stilled loved each other. Or at least, Roy loves Kaldur. Matthew whips Roy and kicks down the chair. THe guards cut him loose and leave the room. Roy picks up the ring and puts it in his pocket as he tries to find a way out.


The watchtower

No pov

The League gets another call from Matthew. When they answer it though, all hell broke lose.

"Ma!" Superman and Superboy shout in shock and fear.

On the screen shows Martha Kent chained to the wall and her night gown with blood splatter on it. They are screwed.