A/N: I went through several different variations of what the 'plan' was before I settled on this one. I had a far more humorous one in mind first involving genderswapping madness but I settled for something more sinister. Perhaps I can use the first incarnation of this to make a oneshot or something in the future.

| New Jersey

| September 8, 23:03 EDT

Kyd was soon dispatched to 'cause a distraction' for the heroes and their little sidekicks who seemed to have formed some sort of team of Junior Justice Leaguers. Kyd was only slightly more annoyed than normal when he realized that so long as he distracted them long enough to move Ivy's pet tree they really didn't care if he was caught or not. And, since most of the big baddies were going to be busy setting up their plan and not helping Kyd, capture seemed inevitable.

It didn't help that Klarion had given him specific instructions. Kyd didn't like this plan. Not even a little. Sure, it would distract a good deal of the heroes. Possibly even all if things got really messy. And it would cause the chaos that Klarion so enjoyed. But, well, Kyd was certain that he was only informed of half the plan. Either that or Klarion's sense of humor was even more twisted than he originally thought because this 'plan' was downright ludicrous. Kyd fingered the amulet in his hand as he watched the oddly shaped ship land behind an abandoned warehouse. It wouldn't be long before the Junior heroes showed up to investigate where Kyd was waiting, as he had been ordered to.

But getting them here was the easy part. Dropping a few hints so that the heroes would send their greatest soft spots out into the open had barely taken Luthor any time at all to do. Kyd had already set up half of the spell he just needed the teenagers that were now headed his way. Kyd sighed and dismissed the summoned orb he'd been peering through. He was not looking forward to fighting all these super powered sidekicks at once.

It was just lucky he could summon fire. That would take care of two of the teenagers. Two others didn't have powers so hopefully if he was smart about it he'd be able to handle them. That left the kryptonian and the speedster. Kyd had planned out something for Superboy with Luthor's help. A couple red sun lamps. Kid Flash, well, he might be tricky as Kyd really had nothing specific planned to take out a speedster.

Kyd supposed that even if he only partially succeeded in this foolhardy plan that it would still serve as distraction and thus he'd accomplish his mission. And go to jail. That would probably happen too. Kyd sighed again and waved his hands over himself. His form shimmered slightly before disappearing from sight. He would need to stay invisible as long as possible, especially since he had a feeling the other teens would be doing the same. Though Kyd's invisibility wasn't as easy to maintain or reliable as some of the other heroes or villains that could do it, it was one of the few abilities he had that he hadn't had to 'fix' after he'd been rendered mute. Klarion had truly dealt him a blow and he still couldn't summon things properly like he used to. Kyd truly hoped that his master reversed the curse soon. He was getting very tired of being crippled magically.

Kyd moved to the roof of the warehouse he had set up as his workshop for this spell and carefully scanned the surrounding area for any sign of the intruders he knew were there. Picking them off one by one seemed the best way to go about doing things but to do that he'd have to actually spot one.

A moment later, Kyd noticed the blonde girl clad in green and carrying a bow kneel down on a nearby rooftop. A lookout then? Well, that meant she was on her own. Kyd just found the first one he was going to deal with.

He took his time to climb up the nearby fire escape instead of teleporting. He wanted to conserve his energy since he still had several superpowers to deal with. Kyd noticed that they weren't communicating through radios. He was a bit worried about that. If that wasn't how they were keeping in touch… how were they doing it?

Kyd shook his head slightly and sneaked up behind the blonde archer. Now that he saw her in her outfit he could easily guess which hero would claim her. Green Arrow. Not one that Kyd was terribly concerned over. He would be more frightened of Black Canary.

The blonde had her bow strung and ready even as her eyes flit around the warehouse and the grounds around it. Kyd glanced around himself and didn't see any sign of her teammates so he pulled his leg back and then kicked forward as hard as he could. The blonde cried out as his foot connected with her temple and she hit the ground hard but she didn't so much as open her eyes where she was laying. Kyd winced, having hoped she'd go down without making noise but he couldn't have everything.

Kyd made sure he was still invisible even as he bent down to check on the girl he didn't want her seriously injured. Just knocked out. Sometimes interacting with things made the spell fail and kicking a girl in the head was sure to be considered interacting.

There was a familiar woosh sound and Kyd jumped back to hover in the air as Kid Flash ran up the side of the building to stop by the archer's side. "Arty? Artemis," he hissed as he shook her gently.

Kyd narrowed his eyes. They had to be in contact somehow. There was no other way for someone to have come here so soon after he'd kicked Artemis in the head. They'd known that they were under attack. That made things more difficult. Infinitely more difficult. Kyd didn't have time to worry about that though as the young speedster whipped around and started looking in the air.

Why was he looking in the air? There should be no reason for him to do that! Not unless…

Kyd blanched when he realized that the redhead did know that Kyd was in the air. Probably due to the Martian, which meant she was nearby. Hopefully, she didn't know exactly where he was but the fact that she knew even a little bit was not good. He'd been counting on catching her by surprise. Kyd looked around but didn't see the green-skinned girl. That's right. Martians could disappear too. And better than Kyd could.

Suddenly, pain slammed into Kyd's senses and if he could he would have screamed as he fell the few feet of air to land on the top of the roof. He clutched his temples through his cowl as he struggled to find some barrier between him and the pain. His eyes widened as he felt his senses begin to overload.

He heard other screaming that wasn't his own even as darkness swept over his vision. The excruciating pain started to fade after a moment, only to be replaced by cold fear.

Kyd opened his eyes, trembling slightly though he wasn't sure why he was so terrified all of a sudden. The ground beneath him shifted to one side and then the other, rolling gently in a motion he was terribly familiar with. Kyd's eyes widened even more and his lungs seemed to cramp as quick breaths of terror failed to fill them fully.

Suddenly, a pair of hands grabbed him roughly by his shirt and jerked him forward in a rough but brief shake. Kyd's grey eyes snapped open and he was met with a pair of furious blue eyes. "What did you do?"

Kyd shook his head quickly. He hadn't done anything! He wasn't supposed to be here! Not anymore!

"Superboy!" Several sets of hands quickly pried the two boys apart and Kyd fell to the ground in a sprawl of limbs. It was only then he realized that he wasn't in his usual garb. All he had on was a pair of thin pajama pants and a t-shirt. It was dark all around but the slow buckling of the ground was very telling. At least it was to Kyd who knew far too well what it felt like to be on a boat in the dark. But it was impossible. This place was gone. Destroyed and never to be thought of again. He'd done everything he could to not think of this place again.

"I don't think he's doing this," Miss. Martian said as she looked around at the pervasive blackness. It was almost like ink in water, moving just slightly to be disconcerting but not giving any indication of what might be lurking with in. "Something's hacked our link but it's not coming from him."

"So how do we get out?" Robin asked even as he lifted his gauntlet. He frowned only a moment later. His equipment said none of them had moved at all. That meant that either his equipment was malfunctioning or they really were in the psychic plane where he wasn't going to be able to just computer magic their way out.

"And where's Artemis?" Kid Flash demanded as he looked around for blonde archer.

The Martian shook her head some those weren't exactly easy questions to answer. "Artemis was already separated from the link by being knocked out. I'll try to separate us but it'll take some time." As her eyes began to glow the boys turned their attention to Kyd who was still sprawled across the gently rocking ground.

"So where are we?" Kid Flash demanded. "You know right?"

Kyd nodded slightly but didn't answer more than that. In the darkness, he could hear the creaking of heavy objects shifting in time with the rocking beneath them. He eyes drifted to look at the darkness even as he swallowed hard and tried to shift away from it. It was everywhere though. He couldn't escape so easily. Superboy growled and picked Kyd up by the shirt again. He had limited patience to begin with and even less when he didn't know what was going on. "Where are we?" he demanded, giving the slighter boy a bit of a shake.

Kyd's lip trembled some as he forced his eyes back to the short-tempered clone. "… hell," he whispered. "We're in hell."