Chapter 4 Search Party
Mount Justice 8:00 am EST
"Dude… Let… Go!" Wally said, throat held tightly by an angry Superboy. An angrier than usual Superboy. Wally had made some insensitive remark about what could happen to the girls while in Haverage's clutches. Needless to say, he was hit by one arrow, two birdirangs, one portal blast, and several punches, plus a choking by the strongest on the Team. Wally was squirming like a fish out of water, and barely hanging on to life.
"That's enough. Supey, release him." Robin said.
"As you wish." Superboy dropped the speedster, who responded by rubbing his throat.
"Jerk." Wally mumbled. Superboy and the others turned to face Kaldur.
"So what are we waiting for?" Superboy was anxious to start the search.
"I have some research to share with you all." Kaldur said solemnly. "Aaron Haverage has done a number of things, most, if not all of which, are disturbing. I did not know such people existed on the surface. I thought they were myths."
The Team stared at their leader in horror. Was he going where they thought he was going? He was. Robin grew angrier and angrier, thinking about Zatanna, and M'gann of course, in the clutches of a mad man. He calmed down enough to say,
"We should start searching." The Team nodded in agreement.
Providence, Rhode Island 8:00 am EST
Haverage backhanded Zatanna. He had searched her and M'gann all over, looking for tracers and bugs. He knew that he wouldn't find anything, but something told him to search anyway.
"You and your friends thought you could take me in?" He asked angrily. "You know you all are the worst trappers ever."
"But you fell for it." Zatanna smirked.
"My client will pay handsomely for you two. I didn't recognize your other teammates, but I knew who you two were. Besides, he told me he'll let me take care of you two for a while. But now the time table's been sped up. I've got to get out of here and to the delivery point fast. Because of you."
"Eh hem." A tall man cleared his throat behind them. He was dressed, weirdly. You'd probably see him at ComicCon as an AT-ST Driver. He was about 5.9, and looked very fit.
"Your escort is here Mister Haverage."
Aaron looked at him. "Oh yeah, you're that Shadows agent they told me about. Mister?"
"Soldier. I'm called the Secret Soldier."
"You aren't a secret anymore. Where is the other one?" Haverage asked.
"Sportsmaster is outside in the van. We will get you to the extraction point. He will, anyway. I'll deal with the Team when they get here."
"When? You mean if." Aaron said.
"No. I mean when." Just then they heard a crash. "Right on schedule. Get to the van. I'll hold them here."
Haverage released the girls and pushed them out to Sportsmaster's van.
As Kid Flash dashed into the room, he was kicked across the face. Kid slipped, rolled over, and fell flat on his stomach. Superboy charged fist first. The Shadow caught his fist mid-air, drew Superboy in, and punched him hard in the chest. Superboy fell down so hard, he made a crater in the floor. Kaldur used his waterbearers to draw water from the first floor bathroom. Flowing into the room from the hallways, the Shadows agent went tumbling into a wall. Artemis grabbed an arrow, notched it in her bow, and fired. Rolling onto the floor, she quickly drew another arrow. She hadn't realized she missed the first time, and her bow was smashed by a punch from the Secret Soldier. She jumped out of his way as Robin threw a birdirang at him. Caught off balance, Kid Flash ran into the Shadow, knocking him down. Superboy jumped up to punch him, but the soldier rolled out and up, and kicked Superboy in the gut.
Portal flew and blasted at him, knocking Secret Soldier into the other room. Artemis ran into the room, followed by Robin and Aqualad. All three flew back into the first room in seconds. Secret Soldier took a stance, waiting for them to attack again. His comlink buzzed.
"Sportsmaster to S.S. Get your tail back here." The Shadow ran out the door.
In the van, Haverage said that his client lived in Gotham, and he wanted to try the girls out for a modeling career. "Honest!" he cried. In Gotham, when they met up with the "client", the girls were even more horrified than anything else. This man was dressed like a scarecrow, with a straw mask and tattered hood.
"So these are my models of fear." He said. "Excellent."
Zatanna had heard of this man too many times.
"Scarecrow."
A/N: The Team's torture is unending. Wally always says something dumb. I would never kill him though. So, who is this new Shadow? The Team's new enemy. He can dance with Superboy. Let's see how the Team and the police catch Haverage, and his allies, in later chapters. Until next time, Read and Review True Believers!