Ok, I'm back. And this time I am not going to apologise (Everyone was getting angry at me for it.)
Is anyone else excited for Young Justice Invasion? I love it. The moment I realised the time skip had happened and Tim was now Robin was one of the best moments I have had in a long time. I mean, we are going to get some Tim and Dick brother moments on screen for the first time in ages! All they need is Jason Todd as a guest star and I will be in heaven.
Anyway, enough of this. On with the story.
Jade carefully stepped out the fight, watching the Red Hood's movements as the teenager charged towards Ubu. The young vigilante was good. Very good. It was no surprise the Demon's Head wanted the teen for himself.
Cheshire had managed to score a hit earlier, her knife tangling in the other teens jacket and ripping into it. Several knives had fallen at the Red Hood had shaken her off, but he had still managed to catch her in the back, dinting her armour.
The female assassin looked around. The street was littered with debris, the remains of a panic stricken crowed. A green figure lay in the rubble, a fine layer of dust covering blond hair. Laying only feet away was a red figure.
Turning back to the fight before her, Cheshire started to think. Lord Al Ghul had given specific tasks to each of his operatives to complete. It wasn't her fault if Ubu couldn't complete his but she was not going to let his troubles stop her from doing her job. Turning away from the scene, she walked over to the red figure.
Reaching down, she grasped the red tunic in both her hands and pulled, hefting the figure over her shoulder. She grunted at the weight shift.
"Jeeze kid. Eating some more wouldn't kill you." She muttered to the unconscious boy.
Unsurprisingly, the young hero didn't reply.
"Alright little bird. Let's get you to your new home before the big guys show up." Jade continued as she made her way into the side alley.
Carefully scanning her surroundings, the female assassin planned her escape. A long, drawn out crunch filled the alleyway. The assassin froze.
"Put him down and step away now!" A voice growled from the shadows behind her.
With a sigh, Cheshire swung around.
"Didn't your lovely mentor teach you not to sneak up on people?" She asked pointedly, carefully moving her hostage to shield her body. "Or are you so desperate for his attention that you conveniently forgot, Arrow?"
Red Arrow's face froze, his bow trained on Cheshire.
"I don't think you have any right to lecture me, Sports Masters daughter."
"Touché." Cheshire replied, smiling under her mask. She loved the back and forth with the older archer. "How about we settle this like we usually do? For old times' sake."
"How about you put him down? Then we settle this." Roy replied.
"I would love that. Unfortunately lover boy, I don't have the time. But I am sure you will be seeing me again. With this one in tow, of course." She said, indicating to her captive.
Roy released his arrow, forcing Jade to duck out of the way as it exploded behind her. The assassin replied in kind, throwing down a smoke bomb as she ran towards him. Roy ducked, preparing for Cheshire's attack. An attack with never came.
Roy looked around wildly, searching for any signs of Cheshire and Robin.
There! On the fire escape!
Roy reached into his quiver to pull out an arrow. His hand grasped at empty air.
Above him, Cheshire laughed, holding up his weapons.
"You know, I think I am going to like having a little brother." She said, throwing the arrows back down to their owner. Under his mask, Roy's eyes widened. He dived out of the way as the first tip hit the ground and exploded.
Finally safe, Roy looked up at the fire escape. Unsurprisingly, Cheshire was gone.
Activating his comm, Roy looked up at the sky.
"Kaldur, Cheshire is running right towards you. She has Robin with her."
"Found her." Aqualad replied. "Roof top."
"On my way." Roy called as he slung his bow over his shoulder and started running, taking a flying leap and catching the fire escape. Grapping his second communicator, Roy activated it in one hand, using the other to swing himself higher. "Red Hood, Cheshire's got Robin!"
"Hang on." Jason grunted down the line. "Gotta put a stop to Ubu first."
Roy grinned slightly as he hit the ladder, pulling himself up onto the next flight before continuing his talk.
"So you want me to wait for you?" He teased.
There was a crash from the other end of the line, followed by a soft growl. "Just get my brother away from her Arrow Head."
Despite the clear danger, Roy grinned and continued on his journey.
Jason held his arms raised to protect his head as the giant assassin lashed out, blocking each swing as he was forced backwards. His second knife had long since disappeared when Cheshire had attempted to tackle him to the ground. Jason had managed to fend the female off but his leather jacket had taken a beating, weapons hitting the ground around him. Almost completely defenceless, Jason was quickly running out of options short of killing the two assassins before him with his bare hands.
Ubu turned suddenly, his foot catching Jason on the knee and sending the younger man to the ground. Jason grunted as his head hit the concrete. The street swum in and out of Jason's vision as the young vigilante tried to regain his bearings. A foot landed on his chest, pinning Jason to the ground.
Jason had enough sense to grab the foot and prevent it crushing his rib cage as Ubu towered over him. The assassin grinned down at his captive before slowly putting more and more weight on his foot.
In his glove, his communicator buzzed. Pushing hard, Jason managed to rub the device against Ubu's boot, activating it.
"Red Hood, Cheshire's got Robin!"
Pushing hard on the boot, Jason tried to force it off his body.
"Hang on!" He painted. "Gotta put a stop to Ubu first." He replied.
Fighting to draw a breath, Jason became aware of a sticky liquid on his gloves. A dark stain was running down Ubu's leg from the gash in his calf. Reaching up, Jason drove his thumb into the wound.
Ubu screamed like a wounded bull as he moved away, freeing Jason.
The Red Hood gasped for breath. His communicator buzzed again.
"So you want me to wait for you?" Roy asked.
Rolling onto his stomach, the Red Hood only just spotted the dark shadow before Batman crashed into Ubu. The Red Hood couldn't help it. He growled softly.
"Just get my brother away from her Arrow Head!" He barked down the line before turning the communicator off and rolling to his feet. His knee felt like it was on fire and he was sure he could taste blood in his mouth, but Jason couldn't find it within himself to care as before him, his once father and mentor fought against the assassin.
Slowly, Jason's eyes were drawn upwards. A green glow was speeding through the sky like shooting star, heading straight towards the street.
"Brilliant." Jason found himself muttering.
In front of him, Batman was knocked into the wall by a powerful punch, brickwork shattering around the Dark Knight. A red and blue blur hit Ubu as he lunged at Batman, knocking the assassin across the street. Ubu came to rest at the reinforced boots of the Flash, the Speedster grinning down at the figure as more and more League members arrived in the street. On the other side, Superman offered his hand to Batman, intending to help the detective to his feet. Batman ignored the offer, pushing himself up. He turned, his covered eyes falling on Jason for a moment before the Dark Knight turned away, ignoring the Red Hood.
Jason looked around as the League crowded the street, flushing the shadows out from their hiding spots.
Of course, it was the Flash who got the first word in.
"So all of this is great but….where are the kids?" he asked, looking around the street.
Jason rolled his eyes.
"Yeah, you got this." The teenager said before turning and limping into the alleyway.