Disclaimer: I forgot a disclaimer on the first chapter... oopsies :P... -clears throat- I don't own Young Justice or any of the characters. Just one of those facts of life. ;)
A/N: Sorry it took so long to write this up. School's been giving me hell lately. :/
Chapter 2
The sound of Robin's characteristic laugh filled the room. Torry sat up and groaned quietly as she rubbed her back. Her blue eyes glared at the Boy Wonder.
"Bite me" she grumbled. The smug grin didn't leave the younger boy's face, however, as he bent down and offered her his hand.
"Go again? Or can your butt not handle anymore whoopin'?"
Torry had the urge to wipe that smirk off his pretty little face. An idea suddenly came to her mind and she grinned. Without a second thought, she grabbed his hand and pulled it roughly down. She then launched herself into the air, performing a flip. Her feet landed on the boy's back and she pushed off him. Robin tumbled, but didn't miss a beat as he was back on his feet in the blink of an eye. The two faced each other, eyes narrowed, waiting for the other to attack.
Batman. 02. Greenwoman. 04.
"Go for her left, Rob. She needs to practice with defense on that side."
Torry turned to give her mentor, Greenwoman, an exasperated look as the training floor deactivated. Robin smirked as he relaxed his position.
"You got a mission for us?" he questioned as he went to stand beside his own mentor. Batman just grunted as he brought up the holographic computer, typing away on it. Torry turned to Greenwoman. She was in her mid-twenties and had blue eyes that were a shade slightly darker than Torry's. Her hair was a natural blonde and her physique was that of any other female hero.
Together, the two often got teased about looking like a Christmas special. Every piece to Laura's costume was the same shade of green. The main body of her suit was dress-like, with slits on the side to allow freedom of movement. She also wore green boots and long green gloves. Her mask was a simple one that just covered the area around her eyes. It didn't seem like much, but apparently it was enough to keep people from realizing she was Laura Rivers, the rags-to-riches wife of billionaire and CEO Lance Rivers.
Torry's costume, on the other hand, was a dark red. Her costume was full body, but slightly off the shoulder. The long sleeves had slits in them that Torry readily admitted were just for the look. She wore gloves and shoes that matched the costume. Her mask was the same design as Laura's.
"Why are you here?" Torry questioned curiously. Greenwoman shrugged, turning her calm gaze from Batman to her apprentice.
"I was in Gotham and thought I'd stop by with Batman and let you know that I need you to babysit on Tuesday."
Torry grimaced. She loved Greenwoman's kid, she really did, but the kid knew how to cry.
"Oh, you got a mission?"
Tornade jumped slightly when Kid Flash suddenly zoomed by and stopped beside Robin and Batman. Batman ignored the young speedster and brought up on the screen what appeared to be the blueprints to some machine. Tornade's eyes immediately recognized the logo in the bottom corner.
They all turned around as the voices of the other team members filled the room. They fell silent at the sight of Batman and what was most likely a new mission assignment.
"A mission?" Kaldur questioned. Batman's reply was a curt nod. Once the entire team was gathered, he began the debrief.
"A couple of hours ago, a prototype was stolen from the Gotham branch of Rivers Industry." Kid Flash stole a glance at Greenwoman and Tornade; he and Robin were the only ones that knew their secret IDs and, likewise, Tornade knew theirs. Tornade had told the team her first name and had walked around the cave in civvies before- without sunglasses, mind you –but her face wasn't one that was recognized by the public. Lance and Laura had made sure to keep their live-in babysitter out of the public eye. "You are to go to the warehouse where it was kept and look for evidence, then track it to where it currently is. When you confirm its location, contact the League immediately. Do. Not. Engage."
"What's it do?" Superboy questioned, raising an eyebrow. Batman and Greenwoman exchanged a glance.
"It's highly experimental, so there's no confirmation if it even works yet," Greenwoman supplied, before giving a slight sigh, "it's supposed to target brain waves and reverse them. Turn around any thought someone has."
A few mouths dropped.
"Why would they build something like that?" Artemis exclaimed in disbelief. She didn't know much about Lance Rivers himself, but from what she had heard, he was just a normal billionaire CEO. As far as she knew, he had no goals of world domination.
"One of Mr. Rivers' inventors presented the idea and he thought it would be best to go ahead, invent it, and then patent it so no one else could make it" Greenwoman replied. No one questioned how she knew this, since Rivers Industry had started up in the city of Rovetown, Greenwoman's city.
"I suggest you get going… now" Batman's command was final and the team scurried off to get changed into their suits. Greenwoman turned to Batman when he cleared his throat.
"What is the likely hood of this device actually working?" he questioned in the deep growl that was his Batman voice. The hesitant look Greenwoman gave him was answer enough.
"Have I ever told you how creepy Gotham is?" Kid Flash questioned, looking out the windows of the Bioship as Miss Martian landed it near the warehouse. Robin smirked and Kid Flash continued. "Seriously, dude, why do you work here? Does the sun ever even shine here?"
Robin shrugged, still smirking. "Who needs sunlight?"
Kid Flash opened his mouth to retort, but was interrupted by Tornade. "Kid, shut up. The place is named Gotham for crying out loud."
Kid Flash paused thoughtfully. "Isn't it kind of weird how the names of the city often reflect the usual atmosphere?"
The rest of the team paused, thinking about it, before nodding and murmuring their agreements.
The Bioship landed and the team stood up.
Establishing mental link, the voice of Miss Martian flowed into all of their minds.
Are we all clear on what we must do? Aqualad questioned, gazing at each of the team members. They all nodded. Good, then let us go.
The Bioship opened and the team quickly exited it. Miss Martian put the Bioship into camouflage mode and then flew over to join the others as they reached the side of the warehouse.
Miss Martian, go into camouflage mode. Just in case.
Miss Martian nodded and quickly followed Aqualad's command. Tornade walked up to the security pad and quickly typed in the code.
How do you know the code? Superboy questioned, raising an eyebrow. Tornade didn't look at him as the door slid open.
Mr. Rivers gave Greenwoman the code so we could investigate.
The team slipped through the door, their eyes instantly adjusting to the darkness.
No one knows we're here, so let's try to keep this quick and be outta here before the work day starts, Robin advised. He opened the holographic computer from his glove and began scanning the warehouse. He hoped that they would find some evidence soon and be able to track down the machine. He had caught the tone of Batman's voice that the others probably didn't even notice. There was a good chance that this machine would be highly dangerous. It couldn't fall into the wrong hands.
You'd think they would've hired better security for a machine like this, Artemis thought as she looked over the area where the machine had been kept.
It was only supposed to be here for a day before being shipped off to a high security facility, Robin said, having hacked into and looked up the file on their way over here.
Superboy was currently using his infrared to see if there were any clues that perhaps the naked eye couldn't pick up. So far, he had no luck.
Robin knelt down and rubbed his fingers over what appeared to be a line of chalk across the floor. His eyes narrowed behind his mask as the chalk rubbed off on his gloved fingers. It was fresh.
Hey, Tor, this usual for the Rivers warehouse? He questioned, gesturing for her to join him. Tornade walked over and knelt behind him. She also wiped her hand across the chalk and examined it. Her brows furrowed.
I'm really no expert on the warehouses. What I'm just wondering is; why would they use it?
Robin opened the computer from his glove and scanned the chalk. It took but a moment. His eyes widened at the conclusion.
It's not chalk.
At that exact moment, there was a hissing sound as a thin smoke started to come from the chalk. A curse made its way from Tornade's mouth as both she and Robin ripped off their gloves. Luckily for Robin, the glove with the material on it had not been his computer glove.
"We need to get out!" Robin yelled, not bothering to use the mental link. He looked around and saw that the material had been laid out in a wide circle, surrounding the team. There was no way out without going through the smoke. The smoke went up and reached the ceiling. It snaked along the ceiling. Once it reached the center of the circle and all ends were connected, it started to slowly lower toward the team.
"What kind of gas is that?" Superboy exclaimed. Robin tapped furiously on his computer.
"No idea. The scan is inconclusive. But something tells me it's not good."
"Oh really?" Kid Flash retorted as he and the team backed up toward the center of the circle. Aqualad took out his water bearers and shot out water toward the wall of gas. The hole it created lasted for only a brief second before closing itself.
"Don't you have a gas mask?" Artemis questioned Robin.
"Not enough for all of us" Robin replied, frowning. Tornade's eyes narrowed in concentration and no later a breeze filled the room. The wind gathered around her and she could feel its energy vibrating in her mind. She closed her eyes for a moment before opening them and shooting her hands forward, sending a blast of air at the wall of gas. It created a hole and she kept the wind going to keep it from closing in on itself.
"Go, I've got it" she said. They nodded and one at a time jumped through the hole. Tornade went last. Not a second after she jumped through and stopped the wind, the hole closed in on itself. The team collectively breathed a sigh of relief.
"Contact the League and have this building immediately quarantined" Aqualad commanded, looking to Robin. The younger boy nodded and brought up his glove computer. They quickly exited the building and entered the Bioship.
"What now?" Kid Flash questioned as he took his seat.
"We follow that lead we just got" Robin replied, smirking. The team turned to him, questioning looks on their faces.
"What lead?" Artemis questioned, hand on her hip.
"The gas," Robin said. He sat up, having previously been sitting back in his chair nonchalantly. "The scan may have been inconclusive as to what exactly the gas was, but it did state that it was very similar to a certain gas I'm familiar with."
They all raised an eyebrow.
"And that would be…?" Kid Flash prompted. Robin smirked some more.
"Fear gas. And I just so happen to know who produces it."
A/N: Again, shorter than I would like, but oh well. :/ Ok, I'm gonna say right now that I don't know that much about Scarecrow. I'm gonna look him up and everything, but it would be nice if someone could tell me the basics of his personality (besides the fact that he's insane, I kind of already know that ;P). Anyway, I hope you enjoyed. Review plz! :D
P.S. I came up with Greenwoman's codename name forever ago. No hatey on the name. xD