A/N Okay people, I'm sorry that my last chapter was a little bit of a cliff hanger… Okay, maybe it was a big cliff hanger! Yeah, anyways I sorry about that… Also, I just want to mention to you guys that I won't be hurting our little bird in this chapter because the evil plot bunny is off for the week , but don't worry he will be back on line soon. I promise!
Wally sat on one of the caves various living room couches. He was still trying to get his head back together; however, that seemed impossible at the moment because all he kept thinking about was Robin.
Wally inhaled slowing still trying to clear his thoughts he then turned his attention towards Megan and Conner who were standing in the kitchen. From this distances Wally could see that Megan had her head buried in Conner's shoulder silently crying.
Conner was trying his best to comfort her, but nothing seemed to fix the Martian's broken heart.
Suddenly Wally felt a soft hand on his shoulder, and the Speedster immediately jolted off of the couch and flipped around to meet Artemis's worried gaze.
"Hey it's just me, take a chill pill. I brought you over a drink like you asked me too." Artemis stated, handing him the glass.
For a minute she just stood there staring, taking in the red heads appearance; she was starting to become very concerned for her teammate. He just hadn't been the same ever since Robin went missing, he looked tired, his cheeks were red and he looked like he had been crying for hours.
"I'm… I'm sorry Arty, I didn't mean to scare you," Wally stammered. He then rubbed a shaky hand through his hair and took a couple of deep breaths.
"It's okay; just drink some of the juice I brought you. It should help you feel a little better." Artemis said, trying her best to stay strong for her teammate.
"What is it?" Wally questioned peering inside the glass.
"It's just lemonade." Artemis declared.
"Oh…" Wally said, feeling slightly stupid for asking what was in the cup. He guessed he was just curious since Artemis and him didn't exactly get along and that she might have put something in else in the glass besides juice.
Artemis gave Wally a weak smile and then made her way towards Aqualad who had just entered the kitchen.
"How is everyone holding up?" Aqualad questioned.
"Well, Megan's has been crying for almost an hour now and Wally is tearing himself apart. Although Conner seems to be okay…" Artemis explained.
"How about you? How are you holding up?" Aqualad asked.
"Me? I'm fine. Why would I be freaking out? I hardly even know Robin… Well, I know him, but not as well as Wally does. I don't think anyone on this team knows Robin better than Wally does." Artemis lied. She did care about Robin and his whereabouts, but she couldn't let her team know that. She wasn't suppose to care about anyone else but herself… Well, that's at least what her dad taught her.
"Yes, maybe so, but that doesn't mean anyone else isn't concerned about him, including you." Aqualad informed her.
"I know, I just guess I'm also worried about Wally..." Artemis then stopped halfway through her sentence before she said anything she would later regret. "I mean… I am worried about the team, not just Wally." Artemis said while rubbing her arm nervously.
Aqualad gave her a puzzled look. He didn't understand; one minute Artemis was ready to kill the hyper active Speedster and now she was acting like they were good friends, but the Atlantean could also tell that the archer had feelings for the red headed teen.
Moving his attention from Artemis to his team, he could tell they were all in distress about the disappearance of Robin. Even he was distraught about the whole situation and in some ways he blamed himself for what happened to the young boy, but he knew beating himself up about it wasn't going to help find Robin.
(Abandoned warehouse)
Batman walked through the old warehouse for what seemed like the millionth time. He was still trying to find some sort of clue or trace that would lead him to the Joker, but he was having little to no luck.
Suddenly The Dark Night heard something from behind him; he quickly flipped around and went into defense mode, but then he calmed himself when he saw that it was only Dinah.
"What are you doing here?" Batman said with his famous Bat-glare plastered across his cowl.
"I came here looking for you; Superman told me that I might find you here." Dinah explained.
"I don't need a baby sitter." Batman sarcastically replied.
"I didn't come here to baby sit you, I came here to see if you needed any help." Dinah simply stated.
"I don't need any help…" Batman advised her as he continued to scan the area.
"You can't keep tearing yourself up about this, it isn't your fault." Black Canary declared to the masked hero.
"I'm not tearing myself up about this…" Batman snapped, flipping back around to face the blonde.
Canary let out a soft sigh. "Robin knew the risks of the mission; he knows that the Joker is a deranged psycho, but you have to believe me Bruce Robin is a fighter. He knows what to do… You of all people should know that, as you trained him." Dinah clarified, now shooting him a nasty glare of her own.
"I know the Joker better then you or anyone else and Robin might have been trained, but that won't save him from what the Joker has planned for him… I knew that I shouldn't have sent the team on this mission. I should have sent Arrow or someone else in to take a look around." Batman stopped yelling for a split second and took a deep breath and then continued.
"If I had just sent someone else in I wouldn't be sitting here right now wondering every single second what might be happening to him and what I could have done to have prevented this." Batman said in a now calmer voice.
"That's not all your worried about is it? Something happened and you're blaming yourself for it." Dinah said in suspicion.
"No…" Batman started to say, but then let out a long sigh and started to open his mouth to continue, but stopped when he noticed something across the room.
Batman walked a few feet across the room and knelt down beside the wall, he slowly rubbed two fingers across something wet and liquidly on the ground; he then slowly pulled his hand back up to his noise and sniffed the odd liquid.
"What is that?" Dinah asked, staring at the strange fluid on Bruce's fingers.
"It's oil." Batman stated, still staring at his fingers.
"How do we know it's from the Joker?" Dinah inquired.
"We don't…" Batman Stated.
"If it is, do you really think that this will help us to find Joker?" Dinah said, hoping to get a straight answer from Batman.
"It's our only clue so far." Batman informed her.
"Not exactly the answer I was looking for, but it's better than nothing." Dinah (Different)
Batman took another glance around, and then turned to Dinah.
"What time is it?" Batman questioned.
"It's almost five in the morning." She stated.
"Great only one more hour before the Joker put's on his little play…" Batman thought to himself.
"There has to be some sort of trace to where the Joker is hiding and we're not going to find it here." Batman said as he started to walk away.
"Where else do we look then?" Dinah asked.
"Are next option is Arkham Asylum." Batman answered.
"Why there?" Dinah queried still unsure why he wanted to go to that mad house.
"Harley, but first we need to get back to the watchtower and get this tested." Batman imparted as he made his way to the entrance of the warehouse.
Dinah watched as the Dark Night disappeared into the dark, and then began to walk towards the door herself, but she stopped for a moment, and took one last look around the warehouse "Please, be okay Dick." Black Canary said to herself and then followed after Batman.
(Jokers Hideout)
"Alright Kiddo, it's time to wake up and get ready for the show!" Joker said, as he gave Robin a light tap on the side of his cheek, but the only response the Joker got was a quit sleepy groan.
"Fine, have it your way." Joker slightly whispered as he pulled out a blow horn from the back of his pocket and then he let it rip.
Robin's eyes instantly flew open, he tried to pull his hands up to cover his ears from the obnoxious noise, but then he realized that his hands were handcuffed securely to a mental poll.
After a few seconds Joker finally dropped the blow horn to the ground.
"Now that's better." Joker stated with a smile.
"God, I hate you." Robin half mumbled to himself.
"What was that Kiddo?" Joker questioned, but Robin didn't reply.
"Alright, now that you're awake, we can get ready for the show." Joker said in delight. "Don't worry, it won't be too bad… Or will it?" Joker then burst out into his famous laugh. Robin knew exactly what was going to happen, and he knew it wasn't going to be good!
"To Be Continued"
A/N: YAY! Wow, I think I listened to Adam Lambert's song "Underneath" like a thousand times while writing this. Anyhow, I finally finished my fourth chapter, now I can do a happy dance. *Starts doing a happy dance.* Okay, I'm back now… Now, I have some good news and I have some bad news, but first off I would like to say that I am sorry it took me so long to update. I have just been kind of tired lately, plus I have been trying to catch up on some of my homework; so I have been a little busy lately… Okay, now for the good news, and for the bad. Good news is, summer break is almost here, YAY! Now for the bad news, the evil plot Bunny is back online, and he will be taking over my next few chapters.
Dedications: This chapter is dedicated to YoungJustice101. You are an amazing author, and I have enjoyed all of your fantastic work. I just hope that you will keep writing, and no matter what anyone says to you, you are an awesome writer and no one will ever be able to tell you otherwise… I love you sis!
Okay before I give the shout out's, I would love to say something to a very special friend: HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY SCARLETT MIST! I HOPE THAT IT WAS FULL OF LOVE AND HUGS!
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