IM SO SORRY! i know, i know, im like 3 weeks late right? Dx sorry things have been crazy lately, school is killing me, lack of sleep is killing me even more, but that's no excuse right? after all i am here to entertain all of you right?

but one of my better reasons for not being able to update is that... My mother just recently had a baby! aha, im an older sister... AGAIN! xD yea, so been busy with my cute lil chubby baby bro! aha, yea.

okii, back to the story!

IMPORTANT! READ!; IM PUTTING A MINOR WARNING FOR THIS CHAPTER, its not as bad as the last, but never-the-less, i still need'a put it for those who don't like dis kina stuff(:

the begining of this chapter is basicly showing the reactions of the people at JM. other then that, thanks for the reviews, you guys are awesome! now, go read!~!

~Justice Mountain~

The team watched in horror as the insane woman tortured Jason, trying to get secret identities out of him even though she must have known he wouldn't answer.

Though they all could see Jason, he couldn't see the team due to the lack of a two-way cam on the communicator on the floor. Many times, individuals in the room tried to call out to Jason, to re-assure him that they would be on their way as soon as they knew where he was, or to shout at the woman to stop, but it seemed that when Jason dropped the communicator when he was electrocuted, the speaker on it had been damaged.

Jason couldn't hear the team. Couldn't hear their enraged shouting at the woman; couldn't know they would come to get him; couldn't know they cared and would avenge his injuries as soon as they had a chance. Even though the team had no idea who Jason was, they all believed even the lowest civilian shouldn't be treated like that. And this 'Jason' seemed to matter a great deal to Batman, Robin, and Nightwing...

Just as the Batglare flashed to the screen again, after exchanging grim glances with Nightwing, the woman dropped the crowbar. Jason visibly relaxed, but the woman wasted no time. She pulled a pocketknife from the pocket of her lab coat.

Tim sucked in a quick, panicked breath, but couldn't close his eyes against the horrible scene; he was frozen in place. The woman grabbed Jason's arm, and, in spite of his weakened struggles, started carving something-words, maybe- with her knife.

Whatever she was 'writing' seemed to anger Jason as well as causing him pain. He started shouting at her, but the Bat couldn't quite hear the shouts; the communicator must be more damaged than they had thought to start out with.

The woman shouted another question at him, but her captive merely shouted back, rage catching fire in his eyes.

The woman frowned, rolled her eyes, and took a remote from her pocket.

Electricity crackled around the collar once more, but this time, it didn't stop before Jason lost consciousness. It just kept going until he couldn't take it anymore, and his eyes drifted closed.

The woman turned and faced the communicator, and the sole of her shoe filled the screen in the cave before it went static.

At this point, M'gann was crying, while Superboy awkwardly embraced her, rubbing circles on her back in an attempt to comfort her. Artemis had a trace of tears in her eyes, and was gritting her teeth, but nothing more. Wally and Kaldur were still somewhat shell-shocked, and Nightwing, Robin, and Batman were silently seething, eyes narrowed behind their masks.

Everyone turned to look at Batman and Nightwing, since they seemed to be the responsible ones in this instance. Artemis stepped forward and spoke, voice angry and grief-stricken at the same time. "You guys have some explaining to do. Who is 'Jason', really?"

Batman sighed inaudibly; it seemed that he had no choice but to tell the truth. He looked at Nightwing, who had clearly been worried for Jason. Dick nodded to Batman. "Your call, Bats," he muttered, swallowing a lump that had been growing in his throat.

So Batman told the team the story of the second bird; how he had found him as a low car parts thief, how he had been Robin for so many years, how he had been murdered and then resurrected as the Red Hood.

Why Batman had never thought he was ready for the team; why he had waited until it was too late for Jason to join the team at all.

~Unknown Location~

Jason jerked awake, pain coursing through him as consciousness returned. He groaned, then turned his head slowly to get an idea of where he was now. He was yet again in a dark room, but this one was different from the last; it was bigger, for one thing, and darker.

He tried to move, but found he couldn't due to something restraining him. Then Jason realized he was bound to a chair. His arms and legs were chained to the legs and back of the chair, ensuring that he would stay put.

But before he could test his restraints, the door burst open, and the woman came back in, to Jason's unpleasant surprise. If looks could kill, she would be a burning pile of ash.

She grinned that horrible grin of hers once again; Jason felt a shiver go down his spine. "Ah, you're finally awake," she said, sighing and glancing back toward the open door.

Jason said nothing. "Aww, don't be sad. I brought an old friend of yours; I'm sure you will be so very glad to see him. He's surely excited to see you."

With that, she moved aside from the doorway, inclining her head as a man came in behind her. Jason's eyes widened slightly with fear, but he somehow wasn't surprised.

Memories from their last meeting filled his head, and he screwed his eyes shut in an attempt to block them.

"Boy Blunder! Ah, its been so long."

Oh-Mii-Gosh! can anyone guess who is THAT!? aha, i bet you can...or maybe some of you cant..? sorry for the cliffhanger...again...as usual... .

did you like the new chapter? i know its short, but as i said before things are crazy here at home, and i simply dont have the time at the moment(:

i will up-date as soon as i can, i promise! Scouts honor!...well...as long as you REVIEWWW! # #$%$

NOW! The Question Of The Chapter Is; whats your favorite thing to do when your bored/your hobby?

Mine would have to be; Skateboarding(: super fun! sept when you get hurt! i just recently healed from a bad skateboarding accident, but im all better now! also Snowboarding but i can only do that a couple times a year, cant always be some where it snows huh? but when i cant do that Drawing/Writing would be my top hobby/thing to do when im bored(:

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