Friday: Normal POV

It was Friday, meaning six days had gone by since Robin had been captured. No leads had been found, no clues picked up, no hints had been given. Nothing. It was like the boy had vanished into thin air. Around the mountain life had been completely shut out. The rare windows that were carved into the mountain had blinds drawn shut, lights were off, and all the residence had become lethargic and lifeless.

Kaldur sat on the sofa, back straight and body calm. He was reading a bright red book with a picture of a sea monster on it. He wore a light frown as he did, obviously mystified by surface dweller's point of views on the ocean. Artemis sat, cross legged, next to him. Every now and then she would shoot a glare at Wally. They had just had another half-hearted argument; this one on Wally's eating habits. Their arguments weren't that big now. Just a few chosen words exchanged before they both gave up with a few glares. They didn't have enough energy for a real argument. M'gann and Conner sat on another sofa. M'ganns legs were tucked under her, and her hands were limply resting on her lap. Conner sat with his elbows resting on his knees, leaning forward in a depressing way. Wally and Roy were both on the floor; legs sprawled out on front of them and faces aimed at the TV but eyes not watching. No one even realized it was muted. A chair stood empty on the other side of the room. The reason no one sat on it was obvious: Robin's blanket was still piled on top of it, where he had left it before going to the park. No one had moved it, no one had sat there, no one had even looked at the space.

Black Canary watched them sadly. Batman had refused to let them help in the rescue of Robin. He claimed it was the league's priority now. She had wanted to yell at him and tell him that he wasn't making it easier for them. She knew that they already blamed themselves for Robin's kidnapping, they didn't need Batman's rejection as fuel for the fire. Of course, after he had refused their help they had all pretty much stayed in the same place they were now. No one went home, the training they did was short and filled with half-hearted attempts, and no one ever even smiled. Black Canary could tell they desired to help with finding Robin. But Batman had said no, so they would obey him.

Yeah right.

As soon as Black Canary left for watchtower duty the Team sprang up.

"She'll be gone for hours. This is the longest time we've had! Let's go." Wally cried, vibrating in place.

"Stay still Wally or you'll burn another hole in the carpet." Roy ordered, crossing his arms.

"Go where?" Artemis cut in, sounding depressed and hopeless. "We've done everything. Interrogated Joker, questioned civilians, we even double checked everything Batman's checking."

"We could…look around the secret lab we found Superboy in?"

"There's a reason we haven't done that dumbass! The league has already done that. And they cleared

"Oh, yeah, right." Wally mumbled sadly. Artemis looked almost sorry for him.

"Hey, what's that, on the TV?" M'gann asked suddenly, drifting over to the remote and pressing the unmute button.

A reporter stood in front of the camera. Her face carried a fake, tragic expression as she told her news piece. "Here, in Central City a fire is creating havoc. The first building to have caught on fire was a police lab that has already been shut down and evacuated. The fire has already reached a warehouse. Authorities are-"

Kaldur muted it again, still staring at the TV. His shoulders sagged and it seemed the life had been sucked out of him. "You guys want to go help out with the fire?"

"Sure. A simple fire led us to Conner, so maybe this one will lead us to Robin."

"Kid, you cannot expect every building on fire to have a secret underground lab under it." Kaldur scolded half-heartedly.

"Well, it's the only thing we can think of, so unless anyone else has any other bright ideas I suggest we go." He answered stubbornly, crossing his arms.

"Fine"

"Whatever"

"Okay"

"Sure"

"Let's go"

(At Central City)

The warehouse loomed above the team menacingly. The top of it was so far up, they all had to crane their necks to get a look at the roof, which was caving in as fire and ashes burst from the top like a confetti cannon. The few windows that had no flames leaping from them were broken and covered by rotting boards. It looked like it was going to topple at any moment.

"Why is everyone trying to save that?" Kid Flash asked, putting his hands on his hips as he judged the building.

"Local authorities have the fire under control." Aqualad told them, ignoring Kid Flash's question. "If we are going to look inside then this is our chance."

"Are you crazy?" Artemis accused as she threw her hands up in the air. "The whole thing will come down on top of us!"

"We'll be underground, don't worry." Kid Flash said, surprisingly confident that his hunch would be correct, for once.

"And what happens when we don't find anything and we're stuck inside the building?"

"Do not worry. Superboy and I have our strength, Mrs. Martian has telepathy, Kid Flash has his speed, and you and Red Arrow have your…..arrows. We will all be fine." Aqualad started walking towards the building, pulling out his water sticks. "Besides, it will not take long to seek what we are looking for."

"But-"

"Artemis! This is the last chance we have to find Robin. If this fails then we have nothing else to go by. We need to get in there. Whether you come or not is your choice." Kid Flash told her, suddenly standing too close for comfort.

"Of course I'm coming." She growled, pushing him away. Kid Flash, looking a little smug, followed Aqualad. Red Arrow refused to look at anyone as he pulled out his bow as if expecting something else, other the fire, inside. Superboy followed with a blank expression on his face. Mrs. Martian smiled at her comfortingly before following the rest of them.

Aqualad opened the door using some left over water that still layered the road from that morning's rain. He formed a sort of tunnel that kept the flames at bay while the rest of his team walked in. The fire leapt and clawed at their protection. It was a starving wild animal, and they were the only source of food. A few moments of silence passed as they took in their surroundings. Well, at least that's what they seemed to be doing, but in reality, they had no idea what to do next. It wasn't like they had meant to find a secrets underground lab last time.
"Um….What about the elevator? Robin said that last time they were using an express elevator instead of a normal one so-"
"Do you know the difference between an express elevator and a normal one?" Artemis cut in.
"Err no." Kid Flash said, looking down with disappointment.
"We don't need to. We can just do this." Superboy said simply. He walked over to the elevator as Aqualad moved his water tunnel to reach it. With a war cry he pulled the flimsy doors away from the shaft and them into the fire. He leaned forward to look down the shaft and was welcomed with a pleasing sight. What looked like hundreds of levels were stacked up like a cake. "YES! Kid Flash was right." He called. Cheers erupted from behind him.
"We're coming Robin" Kid Flash said quietly so no one could hear him.