A/N: And hopefully I can get into the habit of updating in a much shorter time period. If I did my math right, then this should be twenty years earlier...I'm pretty sure it's somewhere in the next year after 'Auld Acquaintance.' For more info to help with this chapter, season two never happened, since that would mess everything up, and I think Robin would still be Robin? Or at least, he is in this story. Artemis hasn't cut her hair yet, or settled down with Wally, and it's currently still the eight members at the end of season one.

Disclaimer: Me? Own Young Justice? I'm very flattered and all, but I'm afraid I must disappoint you, beloved readers.

Chapter Five

(20 years ago)

Polished shoes clicked on the sparkling floor as a young man walked through the mansion on the beautiful island. Said household currently hosted a grand party, featuring an open portfolio to reveal a massive amount of sunlight, and several stained glass items to capture and reflect the beautiful view in a dazzling way-perfect for an attack. At least, perfect for them anyway. He strolled through the servants of the house uninvited, and yet they still parted way for him. A few well-placed bribes, some exploited doubts in the one they served...it was carefully planned, anyone could see that.

His wrist was lifted to his ear in a smooth motion so as not to draw attention. Loud music was played near the mansion's entrance and could be heard all the way to the backyard of the building. He idly wondered whether or not someone's ears would explode if they stood an inch away from the speakers-whether or not that could be arranged. His friends with power could probably make that happen, but...it could simply be used as another backup plan.

"This is Timebreaker, immediate team assessment. I'm in position." A man near him held a tray of what he thought was wine, but he was disappointed when he found it to be punch. Just last week he read an article about the wealthy family that lived in this estate. The daughter had been found majorly drunk while partying with friends, and a few secrets that weren't exactly ideal slipped out. They paid the fines that were necessary, but supposedly decided not to take any chances.

The reply came a few seconds after his voice, almost worrying him. This next hour had to go perfect. It was barely audible because of the distractions around him, but he knew which words to expect. "This is R.L., and I've found a good advantage point. Look up Timebreaker, two 'o clock," came the smooth voice as he followed her instructions and finally caught sight of her. 'Timebreaker' finished his glass of punch and handed it to a waiter near him, putting his wrist down after making sure it was connected to the little black comm unit in his ear.

The waiter couldn't have been older than sixteen, and he had a mop of ginger hair on his head that contrasted his vivid green eyes. He seemed much too young to be there, but the handsome man decided it was nothing.His own grey eyes sparkled as he realized the kid was staring, and he probably saw him talking to his watch. Most kids had seen quite a few spy movies in those days, and there was no doubt that he figured it out. He looked smart enough to do so. The man fished out ten dollars from his pocket and shoved it in his hand as they walked past each other, slightly bumping shoulders. The kid's eyes widened, and the man knew that bribing a child was low, even for him. But hopefully the boy understood.

Five dollars for silence, and five dollars for a favor in what he was planning.

The next voice came from the comm in the man's ear, and he didn't have to strain to hear anymore. A pretty young girl in a dress turned and bumped into him, spilling her drink over his suit. She hurriedly apologized, but the man said it was nothing and walked away. Besides, he had better things to focus on than some little klutz. The next voice came from the comm in the man's ear, and he didn't have to strain to hear anymore. "This is Dark Angel, I'm below the entry point in the east Quadrant. Getting ready to shift now..."

But he could have sworn that girl placed something on his wrist...Gah, he was just being paranoid. There was no way that girl could have done something, but just in case, he memorized her features for the future. Long blonde hair, startling grey eyes, thick lips, slightly tanned skin...surely she wasn't a spy or anything right? Because if she was, then they would have to cancel, and he spent a long time planning this. In the center of the room, people danced with friends and stepped to the beat of the song. The man caught glimpses of scarlet hair, light reflected off of someone's sunglasses, high-heeled shoes...One look and he decided that he didn't need to join that mess. Walking backwards, he turned around and strolled back the way he came, doing a perimeter check. Now all his team had to do was wait...wait for the speech, wait for the people, wait for his friends to report in...It bothered him, how much his plans relied on waiting and spoiling precious time, time to do other things. There were very little back-up plans if anything went wrong, and even less reinforcements if there was a bit of resistance from people trying to play hero...

Unbeknownst to him, someone was tracking his movements as he walked. They were expecting him to be a simple thief, robbing everyone of their wallets. It would explain why he was walking back and forth in a straight line...and if not for the watch, that's what they would have assumed. But the archer had placed the tracker on the watch, which was actually a very complex system with a comm unit in it. Very suspicious, and definitely reason to worry. "Uh...this is Robin and we seem to have a complication. Nothing we can't handle, but this is probably a bit worse than we originally thought."

A/N: Sorry about how short and late this was, but I finally found out how to make a line break! Once again, thank you for the reviews, favorites, follows, etc...I haven't given up on getting into a regular updating schedule, but you probably should. Don't expect me to in the near future, you will probably be disappointed...But remember, criticism is accepted, and if you don't mention a problem now, it will never get fixed! Reviews are what keep people writing, especially the ones that help them fix their mistakes!

MusicLyric: Thanks! But like I said before, you should probably forget me updating soon...hehe...

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