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"It was so cute, the whole family back together again!" M'Gann gushed, twirling around in the air above them.

The team had returned to the Mountain, and were now waiting in the living room for the Batman to arrive.

Artemis nodded from her place on one of the leaf green couches beside Wally. "It was." She agreed. "I'm glad they didn't ask about Coyote though, that would've completely ruined the moment."

She sighed. "I still can't believe it ended like that. I can't believe we lost him…"

Kaldur nodded. The Atlantian was seated in one of the chairs, his traditional spot. He quietly rested his head on his folded hands. "I know how you feel my friend."

The team fell silent, realizing what Coyote's death would mean for Kaldur.

He was the team leader, fully in charge of the mission. He was, in essence, responsible for the safety of the team. And though Coyote was not an official part of that team, they knew that Kaldur would see his death as his fault, at least partially.

To their surprise, it was Conner who responded first.

He quietly moved behind Kaldur and placed a hand on his friend's shoulder. "There wasn't anything you could've done." He stated grimly. "We all tried our best. It just wasn't enough."

Kaldur sighed and nodded. "That does not make this any easier to bear my friend." He gave the clone a sad smile and clasped his hand. "I do appreciate your words Conner."

Recognize. Batman. Zero. Two.

The dark knight strode out of the blinding flash of the zeta tubes. He paused, eyeing the teens. The entire team was gathered here in the living room, awaiting debrief.

Kaldur slowly rose. "Batman..?"

He nodded to the Atlantian, his previous experience with Aquaman, and with this teen as well, giving him a good idea what was coming next. "Kaldur'ahm."

"As we discussed, I will assume total responsibility for Coyote's fate."

Batman nodded grimly. He respected Kaldur'ahm for assuming this responsibility. He made a mental note to speak with Orin about his protégé. He seemed to have trained a fine, honorable young man.

"I am aware of that Kaldur'ahm." He answered, motioning for the teens to take a seat.

Not surprisingly, Kid Flash, Artemis, Super Boy, and Miss Martian all took their seats on the couch. Kaldur returned to his chair, and Zatanna took the other when Robin made it clear he would sit on the armrest beside Wally.

"The Sewer King and his hired henchmen have been taken into custody by the Gotham City Police Department, and child services are well on their way to returning the kidnapped children to their families."

He paused a moment to allow comments, if any. When none were forthcoming, he continued.

"The room that housed the Sewer King's…pets, has been drained and the majority of the alligators have been removed. A select few have escaped into the various tunnels, but animal control have assured the commissioner that they will have no difficulty capturing those as well. All animals will be taken directly to the Gotham City Zoo, and shipped out to other establishments from there."

Again he paused, and again only silence answered him.

"One of the specimens delivered to the zoo was found to be bleeding from the nose. Upon further examination, this was found embedded in the inner wall of the animal's nostril." Batman drew a small object wrapped in a plastic bag from his belt and tossed it on the coffee table.

"Does that look familiar?"

Eyes widened as they stared at the small blade lying on the table. Robin slowly picked up the plastic bag. Though none of them had ever seen this smaller knife, they had no doubt that this blade was Coyote's.

Kaldur slowly reached out and carefully took the bag from Robin, seeming almost stunned. "Then, Coyote is…?" He looked to Batman for confirmation.

"We have yet to find a body." The dark knight answered grimly. "Each alligator that has been captured so far has been x-rayed. That small blade has been the only evidence we have found of Coyote's presence. Search and rescue are still searching the surrounding tunnels for any sign of him."

I know it's short! (cringes) I'll upload the last chapter tomorrow, then get the sequel moving! Promise!

Reveiw! Or Superman's gonna continue ignoring Conner. :( (poor clone...)

Until next time...