I am so, so, so, so, so, so sorry for the wait. I looked up and was like, crap, I didn't post a chapter this week, and I totally should have put this up days ago, and aaaarggghhh. Yeah.
Um... so, unless you guys feel like there's some loose end to tie up, or just really want something else to happen, this will be the last chapter of this story. T.T
So, enjoy the last chappy.
DISCLAIMER: *snore*
Robin looked up when the wall next to him crumbled. His team came barreling in, very not-subtle or covert in any way, despite the fact that they were supposedly a covert team. Red Robin and Red Hood started berating them. None of them noticed Robin watching amusedly.
"Guys, we do not just bust a hole in the wall." Red Hood scolded. "I don't know how your apparently incompetent team does things, but in Gotham, that does not work. You're just lucky that we weren't assaulted by mooks yet."
"And we make a plan first." Red Robin added. "Not just bust in and hope for the best. You guys should probably stay far, far away from Gotham in the future if you are attached to your life and other body parts."
"Can we just find the idiots who got kidnapped?" Artemis grumbled. She knew better.
"Yes, perhaps we should split up to cover more ground. Superboy, you and Miss Martian-"
Robin coughed.
The team froze and turned to look at him. Robin casually finished drying his hands on a towel. "As nice as it is to know that you did actually find us before dawn," he drawled, "was it quiet necessary to punch a hole through the wall of the bathroom? You're just lucky I was done, or I would have been really annoyed."
Megan blushed. The others looked fairly disturbed. Disturbed turned to relief. Relief turned to confusion- he didn't seem worried, or tied up or thrown in a dungeon or tortured or even hurt. He still had his utility belt and everything.
"Is… is something going on here that we don't know about?" Superboy asked uncertainly- or at least, as uncertainly as Superboy got. Robin rolled his eyes. "Come on. And you thought we were the idiots."
He turned and led the Team back towards the main room, smirking. Everyone was completely confused. Was nothing in Gotham the way it was supposed to be?
"Hey, look who finally showed up." Robin called as he entered the room. Everyone else looked up.
"Oh, it's the kiddies." Harley squealed. Ivy rolled her eyes. "They're hardly worth the excitement, Harles, they're not very good."
"Thank god, we ran out of popcorn an hour ago." Batgirl grumbled. "And you can only watch idiots traipsing around your home for so long without getting depressed."
Wally zipped over and pecked Artemis on the cheek. "Hey, Babe." He grinned. "What took so long?" Artemis took a step away from them, gaping, then crossed her arms. "I'm going with mind control."
"Dunno." Red Hood mused. "Might be clones." Superboy growled at him. The boy raised his hands in surrender. "Well, it's a possibility."
Selina sighed. "Is it really so hard to imagine that we all might be on good terms? You didn't seem to have a problem with me."
"This is different." Megan said. "I mean, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy are actual villains, and normally when villains kidnap people, it's more…"
"Torture-y?" Artemis supplied. "I guess that works. Does that count as a word?" Megan frowned. "Well, if aster is apparently a part of the standard dictionary…" Artemis rolled her eyes.
After this, explanations ensued. After the explanations, Selina handed out snacks as most of the people present watched Artemis beating up Kid Flash while the Batkids ganged up on the elder Bats. Although they were annoyed that they had been put through so much, the team appreciated the lesson that they had been taught. When there actually was a hostage situation, hopefully they would perform better.
And stay far, far away from Gotham.
"You do realize that Bats is going to give you a lot of extra training, right?" Batgirl questioned. "Because he was totally watching from the Batcave and is probably disgusted with your performances. Good luck walking for the next month or so."
The team blanched as Robin's signature cackle bounced off the walls.
So, mission accomplished. Team will never, ever step foot in Gotham again unless they are forced to.
I hope you enjoyed this story! Now, I am going to go work on Divided.
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