Hi everyone! I'm really sorry but this is going to be a shorter chapter than usual. I've gone for a 1000 word chapter rather than a 2500 word. I really didn't want to leave you guys hanging for a fortnight so I thought I would update because some of you asked for it.

Thank you all so much for your kind thoughts going out for my sister, Nalini really appreciates every word and so do I. I haven't left her side yet! I've been here for three days now! Anyway, I hadn't been expecting so many people wishing her well like that and I was quite overwhelmed by it all so really, thank you.

Sairey13: Thank you so much for your support and the kind words, I appreciate it. Sorry that it's a little bit shorter than usual, but the next chapter's there.

Foniko: Oh my gosh, you are seriously accident prone. *fixes everything* Honestly. But hey, read on because I've updated! Don't worry, I found time whilst my sister was sleeping, so I quickly wrote this out and hoped it was up to standard!

soccernin19: Thanks, I'm glad that you're enjoying and I'm hoping to turn the story in a more positive direction sometime soon ahahah!

TheAngelofFate: Connor can be a judgemental one can't he? Oh well, it's just in his nature. You'll have to wait and see what happens if Bats even comes for the Team! Thanks for the review and I'm glad I'm doing the characters justice.

IndiaMoore: Thanks for the compliment and I'm so glad that you are enjoying the story :)

immnony: Thank you so much, I'm glad you like the story. This chapter is shorter, but I thought that you guys deserved an update after all of the support you have been giving me. Thank you for your thoughts.

KaliAnn: Read on and find out! There's not that much revealed in this chapter, but I suppose there is a slight plan forming!

Guest: Thank you so much for all of your suggestions! I can only imagine what Nalini is going through right now because fortunately I have never been in hospital long enough to worry about the things she has to. I have taken a lot of your advice, I even picked up some of her friends from school and drove them to the hospital so that they could see her and you should have seen her face! She looked so happy to see them! Still, thank you for not only sending us your best wishes, but also telling me what to do to give my sister a better experience! I seriously love you for that! Back to the story, yeah, I think we're already starting to see a slight break down of team work! Please read on and see what happens next, sorry for the long reply.

ForbiddenVoid: Thanks! Glad you're liking!

ArkieR: Hello again, I remember you! I know it's a little depressing, but hopefully I can make things turn a more positive way soon! I gave Nalini your best wishes and she says 'Thank you kind stranger!' in a princess voice. That's what she told me to say to you, 'in a princess voice' :D

On to the story, sorry for the replies taking up so much room!

There was silence. Three team members were unconscious in the middle of the Bio-ship and the other three were panicking within their own minds but trying not to let it show on the outside. Aqualad had long since finished bandaging Artemis' head and was now staring at both her and M'Gann: waiting for at least one of them to wake up. Next to Kid Flash, Superboy was sitting with all of the ship's stored first aid blankets wrapped around him and two of the coats that they had been given for the mission. Thankfully, Connor was visibly getting better by warming up and Aqualad suspected that he wouldn't need all of those blankets for much longer.

Kid Flash had his attention on all three motionless bodies at once. This was never supposed to happen, the Bio-ship was supposed to be the most reliable form of travel ever seen on Earth – even if the general public never got to ride in one. So why did this happen? What was wrong with the Bio-ship that it should just fall out of the sky? It didn't matter now because it had already happened, and there were far more important things to focus on. There were three injured and no chance of flying to a hospital or calling for help. He had to think, what could he do? What could he possibly do to improve this situation at all?

"We have to call Batman." Kid Flash eventually broke the heavy silence that had slowly been crushing any flicker of hope that may have been hiding within all three of them. Kaldur looked up at the speedster incredulously and Connor span around with his usual intense glare focusing straight onto Wally's eyes. Wally rolled his eyes at the other boys, "Don't look at me like that, it's the only logical option that I can think of right now."

"Haven't you been paying attention? We don't have any way of contacting him." Superboy said slowly and scathingly. Kaldur didn't chip in but he sided with Connor: how could you contact a man without something to contact him with? It seemed obvious, but Wally didn't seem to be on the same page as the rest of them. Then it occurred to the speedster that he hadn't slowed up enough as usual and he hadn't even gotten around to saying the rest of what he was thinking. It happened often, it was in his nature.

"That's why we're going to go against our natural hero instincts and prioritise." Wally said cautiously. He wasn't entirely sure how the others would think about what he was suggesting, especially given their current location that he had only just figured out after a few mental calculations of miles and minutes and compass points and what not. Kid Flash's words had piqued Connor and Kaldur's interest, but had also put them both slightly on edge. What had he meant by going against their 'natural hero instincts'? Or furthermore, what exactly did they have to prioritise? Wally took the silence as an invitation to explain himself, "What's more important right now at this moment. Don't think before you answer. The lives of our friends, or slightly breaking the law?" Wally said, pinching his forefinger and thumb together at the word 'slightly'.

"That's far too vague!" Kaldur protested at the suggestion of breaking the law and jumped to his feet. The law was everything, if a hero broke the law then where would be the moral high-ground that they used to rely upon? Wally cringed at Kaldur's harsh tone, but he decided that really when he explained himself then the others would probably see things differently – at least he hoped so. He risked a look up at Connor and flinched away from the angry expression that was gracing his face too.

"Look, Batman said that he would expect us back at the latest in four days. That means we'll have to struggle alone for another three days if we don't do something quick and if we don't do something in the next twenty-four hours then Robin for sure is going to die." Wally ranted, copying his leader and jumping to his feet to meet his eye. That temperature of Robin's had driven him to say it, because if they didn't cure him fast then that temperature could only get worse because his body just wasn't fighting it. If the temperature rose much higher then it was likely that Robin would either die or have some sort of brain damage: and both of those options weren't screaming 'pick me'.

"How do you know that? You can't know that! We might get picked up in a few days and Robin might be better by then. Or Batman could make him better when he comes!" Aqualad threw back, raising his voice and furrowing his eyebrows together. Wally was shaking his head all the way through his reply and that only make Aqualad angrier. Aqualad questioned, "Nothing gives us the right to break the law, no matter how small it may be!"

"What like vigilantism? Stop being a child!" Wally shouted. Aqualad blinked in surprise but held the same annoyed expression on his face. Connor simply watched the two as a silent spectator, but even he was shocked by Wally: his usual bubbly demeanour was nowhere to be seen behind those new critical eyes. Wally pointed at the three unconscious people on the ground and yelled, "If Robin's temperature rises again he will die. I won't just sit by and let that happen! We need help, and not from anywhere in this country so we have to call Batman! There's no other way to contact him right now apart from stealing something to talk to him with!"

Just as Kaldur opened his mouth to continue arguing with Wally, Connor jumped in and stopped him, "No. No, Kaldur. He's right." Connor said slowly. The leader of the Team turned to gawp at Connor, but instead Connor turned to Wally and asked, "Do you know where we are? Going out there would be dangerous."

"Yeah, I know. Tomsk, that's where the android sent some of the grenades, isn't it?" Wally confirmed, his expression darkening when Connor merely nodded in return. Wally took in a deep breath and let it go before adding, "But it's Robin, so I have to go."

Thanks so much for reading and I'm hoping that the chapters will be back to normal length next week, obviously if they're not then I'm still preoccupied with Nalini :)

Thanks again!

Varishi x