For all who suffer every year on this day. 9/11

Elizabeth stared coldly at Amelia, Nightwing and Robin.

"Elizabeth?" Amelia asked quietly.

"Wow." Nightwing said.

"What's wrong with her?" she asked.

"When Elizabeth was captured," his eyes never left Elizabeth and Valentin. "They must have installed a mind control key word. It allows anyone to say a word and have the person freeze and do whatever they tell them to do."

"Is there any way we can stop it?" Robin asked. Valentin's goons were advancing slowly.

"No. No there is not." Valentin snickered. "Elizabeth darling." Elizabeth turned her head to face Valentin. "Take out the trash."

"Elizabeth no!" Robin yelled. Elizabeth turned back to face them. Then, in a blink of an eye, she turned back to face Valentin. She crouched down low and swept her leg and knocked Valentin and his cousin off their feet.

Amelia stood there in utter amazement.

Elizabeth got up and ran back to her group. "We need to go!" she yelled. Nightwing and Robin grabbed explosives and smoke bombs from their belts and threw them at the guards as Amelia and Elizabeth ran out the hole in the wall.

"Go!" Nightwing yelled to Robin. Robin followed the girls. Nightwing pulled out a bomb from his belt and strapped it to the wall. He pressed a timer and the clock started to tick.

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Nightwing then booked it out the hole. He boarded the Bio-ship.

"Robin!" he yelled. Robin looked up at him from the steering seat. "Fly!"

The Bio-ship ascended into the air and flew at maximum speed away from the building. There was a quick flash of light, followed by a large boom that sent the ship lurching.

"What was that?!" Amelia asked. She looked over to Nightwing.

"Bomb." he said without emotion. "It had to be done."

"What had to?" Amelia stood up and walked over to him. "You killed him Dick." she said.

"Now he won't hurt you. Now," Nightwing grasped her hands. "he won't, he can't, do anything to you." Amelia looked into his mask. "I would kill a man, before I would ever see him hurt you or make you unhappy." he said softly.

"Awkward silence" Elizabeth commented. Nightwing helped Amelia to a seat beside him. She didn't say a word as she placed her head on her shoulder and closed her eyes. A single tear slipped down her cheek.

...

Amelia and Nightwing were asleep. Robin had placed the Bio-ship on autopilot and went to sit next to Elizabeth.

"Hey." he said shyly.

"Hey." she replied simply, not looking from the window.

"How," he took a breath. "How are you."

"Okay, I guess." there was an awkward pause. "Are we really-"

"What happened back there." Robin asked quickly, interrupting Elizabeth.

"What do you mean." she began to play with her fingers.

"The whole "Rose Petals" thing." Robin stared out the window, into the black.

"Oh, that." Elizabeth put her hand on the edge of the window. "When Megan fixed my mind she found that memory. She destroyed it and told me what to do if I ever heard that word." She looked at Robin. "Why?"

"You made me feel something I hadn't felt in years. Fear." Robin didn't meet her eyes. "When you looked at me like that, I thought you were gone and that I wouldn't ever see you again."

"Oh." Elizabeth replied softly. There was another long silent pause.

"I know we haven't know each other for long, but it feels like we've been friends since forever. And I couldn't live if you got hurt or were unhappy.

"Robin-"

"Yeah?" he answered quickly.

"Do you?" she paused. "Do you," she tried again.

"Yes." he said. Elizabeth looked up.

"I didn't even finish what I was going to say." she said.

"I know." Robin leaned in and kissed Elizabeth softly on the lips. She closed her eyes and relished it. They finally broke apart.

"Wow." Elizabeth said.

"Oh, um." Robin stammered. "I really hope that wasn't out of line." he looked down and scratched the back of his head.

"Nah. I get tons of princes and dukes kissing me all the time!" Elizabeth giggled. She smiled at Robin's horror stricken face.

"What?!" he asked, shocked. Elizabeth went in and kissed him lightly on the cheek.

"Only kidding." she smiled and Robin relaxed.

Over on the other side of the ship Nightwing and Amelia stirred.

"Where are we?" Amelia asked sitting up. Robin got up and went to the controls.

"We should be arriving at the cave to get your stuff in twenty minutes." he said.

"Oh, we'll be home that soon?" Elizabeth whined. Robin nodded.

...

When they arrived back at the cave, Megan and Garth were waiting for them.

"Hey! Robin! Nightwing!" Garth said. He waved to Robin and Nightwing as they exited the ship. Amelia and Elizabeth followed behind them. "Hey girls?" he said confused. "Wait, what are they doing here?" he asked sternly.

"Oh, we're just," Elizabeth paused to think of the right word.

"Friends." Nightwing supplied.

"Yeah! Friends." she finished.

"Oh, well... I don't know if they should..."

"Garth, here." Robin pulled out a smushed croissant from his bag.

"Cool!" he said quickly unwrapping it. He turned around to run into the kitchen.

"And Garth!" Nightwing called after the green boy. "It would be best not to tell anyone they're here." Garth nodded.

"Noted." he said before running off.

"So how did it go?" Megan asked.

"Oh, you know." Nightwing said.

"Bad guys, bombs." Amelia said.

"Explosions. Don't forget the explosions." Elizabeth added in.

"I take it you are feeling just fine." Megan laughed. He had gathered their bags. "You'd best return the princesses. Her father has just sent us a message asking for our help in finding his daughters."

"Do we really have to go home and leave them?" Elizabeth pleaded.

Amelia turned to look at Nightwing. Nightwing smiled.

"I'm sure we will be seeing a lot more of Nightwing and Robin in the time to come!" Amelia said. She stood next to Nightwing.

"Sweet!" Elizabeth shouted. Robin looked over to Nightwing for approval. Nightwing nodded and Robin scooped Elizabeth up and hugged her. "You better not do what Nightwing did and leave my sister in the dark for seven years."

"It was only five!" Nightwing protested.

"I would never." Robin said.

The boarded the bio-ship and headed for the girls' home.

Since school is getting harder, I'm only able to update on Monday's now. Sorry guys! Also, I think that I only have enough info to write two, maybe three more chapters. Tell me what YOU want to happen!