Soon enough, Sinestro and Larfleeze were out on the field. Around the time they made these announcements, Barry was surprisingly sitting by Wally. Even more surprising was the fact that he was not glowing fuchsia. Wally hugged his uncle, and beamed at him.

"Good job, Uncle Barry!"

Barry laughed. "Thanks, though I think that'll be the last time I wear pink. Now, what's been happening? I've been stuck behind the scenes for a while. What did I miss?"

That's when Wally's face became grim, and he pointed at the first contestant out.

"That's what happened."

Barry was shocked when Arthur walked out onto the field covered in orange. He seemed to guard his trident as he walked into the arena, and on his hand was an orange ring. Barry spluttered.

"But...but I... Isn't this tournament only supposed to be for Blue, Green, Indigo, and Pink?!"

Robin looked panicked. "That isn't the worst of it."

Flash almost had a heart attack as the Batman walked out onto the field. The constant glare and yellow highlights to his uniform made the speedster very unhappy. He looked to Robin, who looked even more upset than he did.

"Welcome, Aquaman of the Orange Lantern Corp! Batman of the Yellow Lantern Corp!"

Robin could only stare as the two took opposite sides. He then leaned down to M'gann.

"Hey, can you get inside his head? Make sure he's...he's, uh, still there?"

Miss Martian shook her head. "Robin, the last time I tried to get in his head, which was when I first met him, I was thrusted out of his psych and left with a migraine. Right now? If what's covering his head is the same as Green Arrow's? I couldn't get in there if I wanted to. Same problem if I tried to try Aquaman. Uncle J'onn might be able to, but I'm not even going to venture near either mind."

Robin sunk back into his seat, and Wally looked at him in pity.

The field ended up changing into something that looked a lot like Gotham harbor, and the moment Bruce took to the skyscrapers, and Aquaman to the sea, the battle began.

Aquaman started attacking first, large oceanic creatures, some of which Wally didn't even know existed, barely missing Bruce by an inch or so. All of them had insane amounts of teeth, and the moment that Bruce allowed one to grab him, it would be game over.

Batman seemed to notice that, too, and Robin looked in fear as one grabbed him by the leg. He fell, and curled up into his cape. Aquaman smirked, and suddenly two tentacles grabbed him by the arms. With a strangely sadistic look on his face, Aquaman brought Bruce close to him. Bruce seemed incoherent, and with blood running down his leg, no one was surprised. The King of Atlantis took his trident, and raised it. He then plunged it into the bat. However, Robin noticed a small smirk on his mentor's face.

As soon as the weapon pierced the bat, the man disappeared. It was only too late that Aquaman realized he was duped. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a yellow blur grabbed Arthur, and threw him on the streets. Aquaman, realizing he was powerless if he didn't get back to the ocean soon, ran towards the water, only to be stopped by the Batman himself.

Suddenly, Bruce had no mercy. He started beating the Atlantean into submission, throwing him against walls and cutting him with batarangs. Aquaman could hardly stand, but Bruce wasn't done.

The man ran into an alley, and then bright, yellow light flashed above the city. The heat from it was starting to fry the ocean native. He cried out from the pain, but the light persisted until the man was within an inch of his life. The vigilante stopped, and,reluctantly, the speakers came to life.

"...The Yellow Lanterns win!"

There was no cheering at the show of cruelty, though the other Yellow Lanterns looked pleased. Suddenly, the Batman disappeared.

That's when they rushed to grab Aquaman, but the med team was shocked to see no burn marks. In fact, there weren't any marks at all. However, seconds after they arrived at his side, the man shot up in a panicked fashion.

"Don't let me burn!"

The hysteric king started to struggle so much that they sedated him, and the Justice League was in utter shock. That's when Robin started to speak.

"Fear. Pure, unadulterated fear. He knows."

Barry was confused and frightened by the statement. Guy, who had made his way back, looked at the panicking kid. "What are you talking' about, kid?"

Robin shivered. "A long time ago, before I was a part of this, that was all he wanted to accomplish. He wanted to create fear in criminals. That was his greatest weapon. He knows exactly how to use it, how to twist your thoughts. He knows exactly what you're all scared of, he's cataloged it. Now, he can use it to his advantage. Nothing can stop him."

The other's sat there nervously and silently. Soon enough, Hal floated over with a grimace. "Aquaman was hit hard. It might take him a while to recover."

Kaldur looked at him in fear. "What happened to him?"

Hal looked at the young Atlantean, and shook his head. "Apparently Batman fried him to death. At least, that's what he thinks happened. It scared the life out of him, literally. A little bit longer, and Aquaman would've been brain dead."

Robin shook his head. "He won't kill him."

Hal looked at Robin questioningly. "What makes you think so?"

Robin shrugged. "He can't. His greatest moral principle is his "No-Kill" rule. It's ingrained in him, he can't break it. Besides, what good is creating fear if you can't torture people with the memory of it?"

The Justice League looked at Robin cautiously, and the bird turned away. "It's Gotham. Only the most dangerous, the most fearful survive. There are things about being human, about being in our city, that you can't understand. You have to be feared, or villains have no qualms about killing you. Burying you six feet under. Making sure that your dead."

It seemed that they're Robin had suddenly turned cynical, and had decided to stop sharing. That's when Hal spoke again.

"...Alright. Well, the healers said that J'onn might be able to help him. He seems to be better now that he has the Orange Lantern Ring off. The Guardians have asked Mogo if you can stay with-or more accurately on- him. He's obliged, so you'll be staying with me, Guy, and John on Mogo tonight. The next round will start tomorrow."

It was quiet again, and then Wonder Woman stood up. "Do you know who is fighting tomorrow then?"

Hal nodded. "It's me and Arrow, which leaves Bats with..."

Diana was suddenly scared. "Clark. Has someone warned him?"

"Don't worry, Diana. I saw it."

Clark appeared out of nowhere, with a grim look on his face. Everyone seemed to let go of whatever breathe they were holding. "Is Arthur alright? And J'onn?"

Hal looked at him. "They'll live."

Clark nodded. "Saint Walker said that I could stay with all of you tonight, of course, if that's okay with Hal."

"That might be best. Then we can discuss what we can do about tomorrow." Hal explained.

They were silent again, and then everyone started to gather their things. As Hal was grabbing a few things from Diana, he suddenly got a call.

"Yes, this is Hal...Wait, what?...Oh, no, absolutely not...They're kids! Did you see...But...Fine, fine, fine! I'll ask!"

Hal looked over to Diana. "What was that about?"

The Green Lantern looked away in anger, and then looked at Robin, Roy, and Artemis. He then looked back at Diana. "Sinestro and Atrocitus went to talk to the Guardians. Batman and Green Arrow wish to speak with their proteges."

Everyone became silent. That's when Clark started to speak. "Oh no, absolutely not. Not after what happened with-"

"Yes. We wanna see him."

They turned to see Artemis and Roy staring defiantly at Hal. Clark looked exasperated. "Are you kidding?! Did you see what just happened to J'onn? Does that give you any clue what danger you're in?!"

The archers nodded, and Roy spoke. "We need to see him. Maybe we can do something about it...and let's be honest. If you don't let us go now, then we can always sneak away and do it later."

Diana stared at them with disapproval for a moment, and then sighed. "Fine. I do not like it, but you can go. You'll take an escort, though. You need to be safe."

They seemed a bit unhappy, but nodded at her terms. Clark looked at Wonder Woman like she was crazy. "Diana, you can't-"

"Clark. Do not patronize me."

"...fine..."

That's when Diana looked towards Robin, who was already giving her the "I'm going" look. She nodded. "That's settled. Now, who is taking who?"