(Date: Saturday - Time: 16:51- Location: Somewhere in Cadmus, trapped)

"Mrs. Martian, get Ro-" Aqualad was cut off as the alien suddenly swayed in midair (yes, it's possible) then collapsed. She was quickly followed by Superboy, Kid Flash, Artemis, and Robin. He turned wildly, not sure where to turn.

"We were expecting you," a voice called from the shadows.

"Dubbilex," Aqualad said in surprise, taking a step back from the Genomorph who had helped them at the last Cadmus location.

"No. I am Tripplex. A…copy, if you will. Another clone. But that does not matter. Why did you return?"

"They had Robin," Aqualad replied simply.

"Yes, we are aware of that. By far Cadmus' worst plan. They gave Joker the serum, and for what? To have the child's brain fight the control and to rot away the sense instead."

"What?" Aqualad tried to interrupt but the clone wasn't done ranting. He guessed that Cadmus had done a few personality tweaks during the cloning process.

"And of course, the most obvious solution is to kidnap and child to fix him. Thankfully that went well, but instead of let him go or try to mind control him as attempted beforehand, Cadmus tortures him for information. Information he refused to give." Torture? Mind control? What? The words buzzed in Aqualad's head like bees, almost causing him to miss the rest of Triplex's speech. "…-you must never return here. You will not survive your next visit." The genomorph said it not as a warning, but as a promise.

"We understand."

"Then go. Me and my brothers will hold of Lex," Triplex nodded to the team, before turning back to face the rest of the genomorphs behind him (they had joined a moment after the team had collapsed). Horns glowed red, and behind Aqualad the rest of his team was picking themselves up off the ground. In front of him the huge clones were turning around, blocking Aqualad's view of large masses approaching them.

"…Mrs. Martian, get Robin through the roof. The rest of you follow. Go, now." He watched as Mrs. Martian took Robin gingerly, holding him close and carefully before flying up. Superboy grabbed hold of Kid Flash before the teen could protect and jumped away quickly. Aqualad barely noticed as Artemis grabbed his wrist and pulled him up with the help of her arrows. It seemed too easy, too simple. But it was happening. They were free.

(Date: Sunday - Time: 14:48- Location: Mount Justice)

Wally's head jerked up as the cave entrance lit up brightly in blue light. The computer called out Batman's name and number. Jumping up he sped over to man, quickly followed by Artemis, Aqualad, Mrs. Martian, and Superboy. The five looked up at Batman hopefully, eyes wide and non-blinking. If he wasn't the godamn Batman, it might have even been a little creepy. "Well!" Wally asked, making the others jump a little.

"Robin will live," Batman answered in his grave tone, not even hinting at the tiny smile he was hiding. A cheer went out through the cave (even from Black Canary and Red Tornado, who had been listening in on the conversation)

"When will he return to the cave?" Aqualad asked as soon as the cheers went down. "When can he join us on missions?"

"Robin…will not be joining in on any missions." The cheers stopped all together.

"What? Why? It wasn't his fault that Cad-"

"Kid Flash, I know it is not anyone's fault. It is not a punishment. Robin…is paralyzed from the waist down." A shocked silence froze the room with frosty tension. Of all the things…of all the people…

"Oh Robin!" M'gann gasped, putting her hands to her mouth to muffle a small sob.

"When can we-" Wally stopped to clear his throat of a small lump in his throat. "When can we see him?"

"Can you accept the fact that he can no longer be your teammate, but only a friend? Can you accept him?"

"Of course!" Aqualad answered for the entire team.

"Then you can see him in a week," Batman answered roughly. And with that he exited, leaving the cave filled with bittersweet emotions.

I hope you guys like it. I admit the ending was a bit weak. Please review! I had a lot of fun working on this. I'm really sorry it took so long. Again, hope you guys liked it