Hi guys!

I'm back, sorry for the slightly longer wait that usual. But this weekend, I had a mixed martial arts competition so I wrote this morning and was then too tired straight the fights to upload it. So I'm literally uploading this just before I go to bed!

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Okay, now on to the story! Enjoy everyone!

"You can see the Bio-ship? Where?" Superboy demanded quickly. M'Gann had her eyes squinted and fixed on some point far away in the distance: but it would take more than the Martian's word to reassure the boys. Despite the freezing cold temperatures and the snow that was all but blinding his vision, Connor's common sense was still intact and he knew that it would be shamefully dim to take only M'Gann's word for it and follow her directions. Judging by the troubled expression on Aqualad's face he was thinking the same way. Their trust in M'Gann was solid – of course – but there were actual lives at stake, and not only Robin's. Kaldur wasn't stupid, he could see that Connor was beginning to feel his human side; he was shivering discreetly and his breathing was slightly more laboured than it had been a little while ago.

"There. It's right there, I promise it is!" M'Gann shouted over the wind excitedly. The Martian pointed to where she could see her ship; she daren't take her eyes off of the splodge of red in the distance just in case she couldn't find it again. The boys followed her arm down carefully, "You can't miss it! It's small, but it's bright red!"

"I can see it." Superboy said disbelievingly. Part of him had thought that M'Gann was simply seeing what she had wanted to see, but he could see it. It was small, but she was right, you couldn't miss it. In amongst the deep white snow that was covering the whole landscape, including the village to their far left that they had come from, there was a small oddly shaped patch of red that just couldn't be anything else but the Bio-ship. Superboy looked to Aqualad to see whether he had found it, Aqualad simply nodded in confirmation and then began to walk to the hill that they had only moments ago struggled up. He kept his eyes on the patch of red and walked in a straight line towards it, from what he could see there were no obstructions so it was ideal.

M'Gann silently congratulated herself for spotting the ship in the first place and then rushed after Kaldur and Connor who were already making their way down the hill. They were walking at as brisk a pace as they could manage, but the deep snow still slowed them down to no end. None of the small party wanted to think about how long they had been away from the Bio-ship now, and nobody wanted to think about the condition Robin may be in when they finally returned. For now, M'Gann was observing Connor, watching how he was moving more than he needed to and how his breaths were coming faster than her own: she noted his pale complexion too.

"Here, take this," M'Gann called to Connor as she unfastened her cloak and held it out to him. For a few silent seconds the Kryptonian stared at M'Gann incomprehensively, but he finally took the offering and wrapped the extra garment about him when the Martian rolled her eyes and coaxed, "Come on, you need it more than I do."

Aqualad was still completely focused on his target far-off in the distance, but he didn't miss what was going on behind him and smiled to himself. Wally was still completely unaware of their relationship, and M'Gann and Connor hadn't exactly let the rest of the Team know yet. But Kaldur knew, because it was obvious really: and on top of that, if he knew then Robin definitely knew. Still, the leader of the Team was just happy to see that they were good for each other, Connor was becoming progressively more pleasant to be around and was handling his aggression better and M'Gann was becoming far more comfortable around others. In turn, due to these changes, the Young Justice team was beginning to function more efficiently.

Connor had taken in the warmth of Miss Martian's cloak and continued trudging through the snow. He hated to appear weak by taking help, but he didn't quite see it that way anymore. Taking that offering of help from M'Gann wasn't a weakness, in actual fact he had taken it to become stronger and keep going. If he hadn't taken that cloak from M'Gann, then there was a good chance that he would need medical help by the time he made it back to the Bio-ship and that would have been selfish. Robin was clearly in more need.

"Look, we're close!" M'Gann announced, starting to move even more quickly at the sight of her ship just a few feet further in front of her. Kaldur, of course, had already known that: having not taken his eyes off of the Bio-ship yet, and had already increased his pace. It was Connor, who was digging deep to find the will-power to keep his cold body moving, who perked up at M'Gann's words. The three of them had finally made it to the Bio-ship's side and sighed in relief at that familiar red that felt like some form of home. Kaldur couldn't help but observe in amazement the way that the snow had basically buried one side of the Bio-ship and had practically abandoned this side. It just showed how shallow the angle of the snowfall was.

M'Gann spoke to her ship in her mind, asking it to open for her so that they could all get away from that place. But the ship was unresponsive. She tried again – unresponsive. Upon the third try, the ship once again didn't respond to her requests but instead she received a mental shove from her Bio-ship. It was as though the ship was resisting her instructions. But that had never happened before, so why should that happen now? Was that even possible?

"She won't let me in!" M'Gann panicked. Kaldur and Connor stared at her in a confused manner, who was she? Surely she wasn't talking about the ship itself? Was she? It eventually sank in that she had meant the ship and she wasn't joking. But then, how were they going to get back inside the ship if M'Gann herself couldn't open the ship and she couldn't communicate with Artemis and Wally to direct them on how to open it manually?

M'Gann felt her stomach tie itself into knots as she walked up to the ship and started to bang on its side whilst calling the names of all of those left trapped inside. Connor went to go and help her get the attention of Artemis, Wally and Robin if he was awake. In the mean time, Kaldur stopped and thought about the situation. Even if they could somehow gain access to the Bio-ship, half of it was buried in snow. So if they ever wanted to take off in the ship, then they would first have to clear that side of snow. Aqualad nodded to himself and then walked over to meet his frantic companions.

"Connor, M'Gann, listen," Aqualad shouted over the sounds of the storm around them. The two teammates ceased their banging on the side of the Bio-ship and turned their attention to Kaldur obediently, hoping that he might direct their efforts down a road that had a positive ending. Aqualad made sure they were both listening before he spoke again, "Even if we get inside, we'll be buried and it would be difficult to take-off. So Connor, since you're the strongest of us all, I need you to go over the other side of the ship and start to dig us out of the snow. I know that you're getting cold, so when you begin to feel unable to continue please notify me and I will take over and you can take shelter from the winds on this side of the ship. Whilst Connor is doing that, M'Gann you will continue to try and gain access to the ship or restore a mental connection with Artemis and Kid Flash. I will try to get their attention by banging on the ship. Now, go."

Each of them knew their job; their leader had been clear, so they all wordlessly went to their positions and started to do the jobs that Kaldur had assigned them each. Since they were all focused completely on their own task, their minds were completely taken off of more dark thoughts of what might happen if they didn't gain access to the Bio-ship soon.

Inside the Bio-ship:

Robin's chest was barely moving, his fever had risen and he wasn't even conscious. It was safe to say that things were getting progressively worse instead of better. It seemed that Robin's body just wasn't strong enough to fight off whatever illness he had contracted. As much as Wally hated to admit it, this was a fight that Robin was losing. Unless he could do something to make him better fast, or unless that doctor got here soon, Robin was going to die. It was a painful thing to accept, but someone had to understand that it would happen. Straight across from him, Artemis was still sniffling after Robin's latest near-death experience.

Wally hadn't meant to be so harsh on her; under the pressure of the situation he had felt that maybe a shock to the system was what Artemis needed to get her head in gear and to help him safe his best friend's life. But he had been wrong; he must have judged her character incorrectly: she was one of those people who just panicked even more after being shouted at rather than focusing. So now, after the moment had passed and Robin was breathing again, the adrenaline had long gone and it had left only guilt in its path.

"Artemis, look, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to snap at you like that. I was just freaking out, but I shouldn't have shouted at you like that." Wally apologised awkwardly. He was used to apologising, but he wasn't at all used to apologising to this particular person and he wasn't sure whether she was going to make fun of him or get defensive. There was a whole range of reactions that he could have gotten, but the one that he did get shocked him completely.

"You're right," Artemis began shakily. She had been crying for the past five or ten minutes. Partially out of pure relief that Wally had gotten Robin breathing again; and partially out of shock when Wally had shouted at her and actually meant it. But she had agreed with every word, she was the one who was supposed to know what to do, and yet she had done nothing. The archer met Wally's eyes mournfully, "You were right though, if Robin had died just then it would have been my fault. How could I have risked him like that? After everything he's done for me! He just, he looked so much like he did that day, when the Reds came."

Artemis burst into tears again after that and Wally felt slightly uncomfortable just sitting in silence listening to her cry. He understood though, he didn't even want to think about how scared she must have been during the Reds invasion when she had seen Robin in a similar position to this one. It was always scary seeing a friend hurt and no-one should ever have to, but this was her second time seeing Robin this way. Unconscious, and fighting for his life. With that knowledge, Kid Flash moved to the other side of Robin's motionless body and put a hesitant arm around Artemis' shoulders.

"There's no shame in what you did. You panicked – it happens to the best of us, okay? I bet M'Gann and the others will be back with that doctor in no time and we can all relax soon. You'll see, everything's going to be alright, Artemis." Wally said soothingly. He didn't even know where the words were coming from himself, but he was glad that he was saying them because they were having the desired effect. Artemis was visibly calming down as he spoke and eventually she wiped the tears from her face and took a deep breath. That was when Wally decided that it was safe to release his grip on her and shuffle away from her a little.

After the brief heart to heart, the two of them were sat in silence for a long while. Just watching Robin intently, to make sure that there was no change in his condition. After a while Wally decided to check M'Gann's first aid box to see what she actually did have in there. But he was disappointed. The first aid boxes carried mainly things for wounds, anti-sceptic, bandages, and gauze. Apart from that she had stored away emergency things that might re-hydrate herself or Aqualad after exposure to hot, dry areas. Or maybe pain medication for a particularly bad wound. There wasn't really anything to treat illness. So, slouching his shoulders in defeat, Wally returned to his spot by Artemis and Robin and watched as his friend struggled for air and his conscious companion struggled to keep her calm.

After informing Artemis of his discoveries, the two of them sat in silence again. The both of them thinking out a thousand different worst case scenarios in the hope that none of them would come to pass. Wally kept on checking the time and thinking that it must have been beginning to get dark out by then, but he decided that he didn't want to know about the time anymore, because it only made him worry about the other half of his team. Maybe that android had caught up to them and had taken them prisoner, or killed them? He had no way of knowing, no way to communicate with them.

That is, until Artemis noticed a faint tapping noise coming from behind her. At first she has taken it to be hailstones or something similar. But the harder she focused on that noise, the more it sounded like deliberate banging. Curious, Artemis got to her feet and walked to the general source of the sound and then pressed her ear to the cold metal of the ship. In total surprise, Artemis leapt back from the wall when she heard Aqualad's voice shouting her name.

"Wally, I can hear Kaldur out there!" Artemis called. Wally raised an eyebrow and joined her at the wall where he listened to Kaldur calling their names out whilst beating his fists against the ship. Artemis frowned, her stomach filling with dread, and turned to Wally, "But why is he doing that? What's happened to M'Gann?"

"Are we trapped in here?"

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