A/N: Hey thank you guys so much for the reviews, favorites, and alerts from the last chapter. They all make me so happy :) Correct me if I'm wrong, I got all my info on gunshot wounds from google and yahoo answers.

WARNING: This chapter contains detail to Robin's surgery. Um… I don't find it disturbing but maybe some of you do, so, yeah… be prepared, I guess.

Disclaimer: I don't own Young Justice :(

Batman sat with his head in his hands on the floor across from Robin's operating room. It was very out of character for him to do so, but he was so worried. Bruce was afraid Robin wasn't going to make it because the nurses had just told him that the wound had become infected. They said it was very serious and it was possible that Robin wouldn't survive. Bruce couldn't handle to lose another member of his family: he'd already lost his parents when he was young. He couldn't lose Dick, not after all they'd been through. Not after all the crime fighting or the rare father-son moments they had shared.

Bruce heard footsteps coming from his right so he looked up to see Kid Flash, Artemis, Miss Martian, Aqualad, and Superboy all in a herd. They clearly wanted to see Robin.

"Batman, is everything okay?" Miss Martian asked the Dark Knight politely.

"The nurses have just informed me of Robin's current situation." He paused. His voice shook uncontrollably. Everyone knew Batman and Robin had a special connection, but it still seemed odd that Batman wasn't unemotional like always. "Robin's wound has become infected. The nurses fear he will not pull through."

A collective gasp ran through the group. The team was immediately silent afterwards. No one spoke, or breathed, or thought. All stood and stared into nothingness. Superboy had never been close to Robin but he couldn't imagine being on a mission and not hearing the Boy Wonder's famous laugh. Miss Martian and Artemis turned to each other. There was never a dull moment when they had been with Robin. He was always full of laughs and smiles; he brightened up their day, especially when Kid Flash was being tremendously annoying. Aqualad looked down at his feet. He didn't want to hear this. He slowly walked away from the group and went back to the common room where the team often hung out. Everyone watched him leave, everyone except Kid Flash. The fastest boy alive had known Robin for many years; the young boy was his best friend. He couldn't visualize a world without him. Although Robin could be aggravating when he made jokes about him in front of Miss Martian and Artemis, he didn't want to lose him. No one deserved to die this way, especially not Robin. He was an innocent soul, he was always happy. Kid Flash was so over come with emotions, he let a single clear tear slowly fall down his left cheek.

Batman's voice broke the silence. "The only thing we can do now is wait." He told the teens.

The doctor turned to his associates.

"His arm is swelling, red, tender, and producing a foul smell. Robin also has a fever of 101.5. It is clear that his wound has become infected. We have failed to clean out his wound well enough therefore causing bacteria to grow. I have also recently discovered that when you all pulled out the bullet a piece was missing. Is this correct?"

No one answered.

"IS IT?" the doctor was growing impatient. Finally one of the shorter nurses, Kelly, stepped forward.

"Sir, we tried to find the missing piece," she paused. "But we failed to do so. We-" the doctor cut her off.

"If you were having trouble with the surgery you should have contacted me immediately! You've put Robin's life in danger! After we've helped Robin, you're all fired, but in the mean time…" the doctor turned and put on his surgical mask.

"What are you doing?" Kelly questioned.

"Well, if you guys won't locate the missing piece, I will." with that he turned to Robin's body. The boy's eyes were closed: he was still unconscious. There was a deep red spot in the center of his tan chest. Near the center it was a darker red; it almost looked black.

The doctor grabbed a camera with special lenses that allowed him to magnify the infected area. He looked up at the screen above him as he moved the lens around. He stopped when he heard a gasp come from the young boy he stood over, he moved the machine so he could see Batman's protégé better. Robin's eyes were wide open; the boy's stunning blue eyes sparkled in the lights. Normally Batman would have demanded that Robin's mask stayed on, but he had made an exception. The boy's breathing was scarce, as the doctor predicted. Robin's eyes were wide with fear he slowly looked around the room and then at the doctor.

He made a movement to get up then yelped in pain. Robin clenched his teeth and laid back down. Suddenly his eyes widened in panic and his wound began to bleed profusely. His eyes rolled back and he lost consciousness but not before he let out a blood curdling scream. He shouted out orders and then put an oxygen mask over Robin's face.

The doctor grabbed his surgical tweezers, scalpel, and forceps. He carefully dug the scalpel into Robin's chest. He pealed back small amounts of skin and discovered a small hole tunneling off in the direction of Robin's heart. The doctor called over Kelly and the other doctor and requested their help. They proceeded to slice open Robin's chest so they could all see his heart. The red lump of muscle pumped furiously. However, the doctor noticed a small black lump wedged into the boy's heart.

"There's your missing piece." He told his medical staff.

Batman and the team (minus Aqualad as he was still sitting off to himself) looked up when they heard a scream coming from inside the operating room. It was Robin's. Miss Martian sunk to the ground and rested her head on her knees. Tears flooded down her cheeks. She hated to hear Robin in so much pain. The rest of the team just stood where they were in silence, all thinking about their fallen team mate.

A/N: Okay, so this is not going to be a three chapter story. I hope you guys liked it :) More is on its way, but in the mean time… please review!