Disclaimer:
I don't own YJ that belongs to DC. The song "Open Wounds" is a song by Skillet and belongs to them and their producers.
Robin's head was throbbing by the time he'd made it there. He looked around and saw the window cracked open. He slipped in, only to be greeted by a fist.
"Fuck Wally!" Robin gasped. "What the hell was that for?"
"Robin?" Wally asked.
Wally grabbed his best friend in a tight embrace. He let go and asked, "Where's Jess?"
"You mean she's not with you?" he asked.
"RUN MEGAN! RUN!" they heard a voice scream.
A hauntingly familiar voice filtered in. Robin swore a couple more times.
"Dude…the Joker's here?"
"Fuck the Joker's here?" Wally gasped.
They could hear his laughter as he called, "Ooooooh Pangari! Come out to play sweetie pie!"
Another man's voice came, "Fuck her Joker…We need to keep the hostages safe."
"But I want to play with the little shadow…." The Joker said. "You can keep an eye on them."
Robin froze and looked at Wally. He looked back at Robin and said, "We need to get Renee and Mercy out of here first."
"No…" Renee said. "Just me. Mercy can help you…I'm practically useless."
Mercy nodded and said, "I won't leave you. Get Renee out of here…she'll go get help."
Robin sat on Wally's shoulders and they pushed Renee out the window. She scrambled off the side walk and took off like a bullet.
Pangari ran into the room, followed by Megan. Seeing Robin, Pangari hissed, "GET OUT! THE JOKER IS HERE ARE YOU NUTS?"
Robin shook his head and grabbed her hand.
"Knock it off," he said. "It's you who shouldn't be here."
Pangari and Robin glared at each other for a brief moment.
"ROBBIE!" a voice cackled. "Sooooo nice to see the little bird!"
"Fuck…" Pangari and Robin said together.
Scotty appeared in the doorway.
"YOU!" he yelled pointing at Pangari.
Pangari looked at Robin and said, "You figured out the flowers and the leaf right?"
"Yeah…why?"
"When I was eight years old…Scotty abducted me and Renee from the toy store. He took Kaie and Mercy three weeks after. Lotus: mystery and truth. The mystery was our disappearances, the truth was Scotty needed a brat, but didn't know which one of us fit the bill. He killed Kaie.
The lotus stood for the mystery of our gathering, and the truth behind it all. Chestnut represented the injustice we faced at his hands, and my growing hunger for independence. He had taken us to see which one of us was acceptable. When he found me, he refused me, beat me. The petunia represented my anger and resentment towards Scotty. The anemone stood for my feelings of abandonment, refusal, and forsakenness.
I never stood up to him like I should have…but know I have too."
Joker mockingly wiped an eye.
"How touching Pani…how very touching," he drawled.
Robin looked at her in surprise. She had all right come out and told him, despite the fact that she had refused to tell anyone back at Mt. Justice. She took his hand and said, "Let's kick some ass."
Wally took a position beside Mercy and Megan. The five kids looked at their captors, ready to fight.