Well Hello! I wasn't expecting to return so quickly to update, but I'm close to being finished with chapter 3, and Saturdays used to be my regular update days so . . . yeah.

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For anyone who wants to know, I am planning on covering the creation of Nightwing, and Batgirl, and Jason becoming Robin in this story.

I'm open to constructive criticism and the like, but no flames please guys!

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Disclaimer: *dodges a Batarang* fine Robin! I get it! I kidnapped you and I don't even own Young Justice! I'm sorry! *runs away*

Chapter 1

Gotham City

April 15, 8:00 EST

Jason started getting worried at around 8:00 in the morning. Dick never stayed out all night. Ever.

Tim was pacing and running his hands through his hair distractedly. They'd both come up to Dick's room when Bruce had told them he'd gone for a ride on his motorcycle. They both knew he would expect them to be there when he got back, and they always liked to greet him and Bruce when they got back from a mission.

"He should be back," Tim said, his voice shaking a little. The eleven year old had gotten really close to Dick in the year that he'd lived in Wayne Manor. Jason was only thirteen, but he'd grown up on the streets, and was a bit less prone to worrying than Tim. Of course . . . He was still pretty concerned.

"Let's go find Bruce and Alfred," Jason said, trying to keep his voice calm. Something was wrong. He could feel it. Dick had not been angry enough to worry them this much.

And there was another thing. There were plenty of people who would jump at the chance to snatch the rich ward of Bruce Wayne, as Jason knew all too well. He'd only lived with Batman for a year and a half, and already there had been about ten attempted kidnappings and one success. While he'd lived there, Dick had been through even more. So if someone had seen him, managed to surprise him . . . Bruce said that Dick was injured badly enough to slow him down at least a little in a fight, and if he was surprised . . . Or if his motorcycle crashed and he was injured further . . .

Bruce was waiting for them. He looked as tired and worried as Jason felt, and he was holding his cellphone in his hand.

"I just got off the phone with Commissioner Gordon," he said quietly. "They found Dick's motorcycle in the outskirts of Gotham. His jacket was there too, but there's absolutely no sign of him."

Jason froze, and he heard Tim's horrified cry, and then the two of them were enveloped in Bruce's arms.

None of them were usually very clingy. Hugs were normally brief in the Wayne household. This time though, none of them broke away.

Mount Justice

April 15, 14:08 EST

Wally West had not stopped moving since watching the morning news. He'd run around the house, he'd run to the zeta tube and gone to Mount Justice, and he hadn't stopped running around the mountain since he'd got there. He knew that the others were worried. Everyone had been there when he'd arrived, but no one knew what he knew. They just knew that he hadn't stopped moving and that something was wrong. Artemis had tried to talk to him, but Wally was too worried to even stop and talk to her.

Which was pretty shocking, seeing as she was his girlfriend and they talked about everything.

Or . . . Well . . . Almost everything.

He was the only one on the Team who knew Robin's secret identity. He was the only one who knew that Richard Grayson had disappeared last night. And he was the only one who was freaking out because of it.

He knew that Artemis was friends with Dick at school, but also that she had absolutely no idea of his secret night life as Robin, who she was also friends with.

"Recognized- Batman, 02." At the sound of the zeta tube's recognition, Wally zoomed to the main room in time to see Batman step out of the zeta tube.

"WhathappenedtoRobwhathappenedtoRobwhathappenedtoRobwhathappenedto-"

"Stop." Batman's voice cut across Wally's, effectively stopping not only his words, but even making him come to a stop himself. "Follow me," Batman said coldly. Wally did just that, feeling agitated, and wanting nothing more than to zoom past his friend's foster father, but knowing that Batman was far less likely to tell him anything if he did that.

Zatanna, Rocket, and M'gann were sitting on the couch in the living room, talking cheerfully, while Artemis and Conner were watching the static on the television. Kaldur was watching everyone, a relaxed look on his face. Everyone stilled when they saw Batman, and Wally, and he could tell that they were bothered not only by his worried expression (which they were seeing clearly for the first time since he'd arrived at the cave,) but also the fact that Robin was not with them.

"Where's Garfield?" Batman asked immediately, focusing his question towards M'gann.

She looked kind of confused, but answered readily. "Uncle J'onn has him for the day. They're going to an amusement park Gar wanted to go to."

"Tempest and Aqua-girl?" Batman said, mentioning two of the new members of the team. They'd only joined two months before, creating an awkward tension between Kaldur and Garth.

"They are visiting Atlantis, and Troia is with Wonder Woman," Kaldur responded, answering for the third new member before Batman could even ask.

Batman nodded and picked up the remote to the tv, changing the channel. Wally winced as Cat Grant's face appeared, with the news headline in an image next to her. RICHARD GRAYSON MISSING, it read, leaving absolutely no doubt as to what Batman was about to tell them about. Artemis had taken several steps forward, and her face was pale.

"The search continues for Richard Grayson, the ward of Bruce Wayne. Richard went missing last night after reportedly leaving his home to go for a ride on his motorcycle. His bike and jacket were found near the outskirts of Gotham, but there was no sign of the boy. Commissioner Gordon of the GCPD, the one to find the bike, has said that the engine of the bike was completely destroyed, leading us to believe that this was more than a motorcycle accident."

The scene on the screen cut to show Bruce Wayne, Alfred, Tim, and Jason, heading towards a car, surrounded by armed guards as reporters clamored for their attention. Wally could see the fear on Tim's face, the anger on Jason's, and the worry on the faces of Alfred and Bruce. "Bruce Wayne and his remaining two wards have been placed under protective custody as the police are unsure whether this is another ransom attempt, or something more sinister. As of yet, none of them have been available for comment," Cat Grant continued, and Batman shut off the the television and turned to face the Team. Wally knew that he was vibrating in place, but he couldn't help it. He and Dick had been best friends for years, and now he was missing out of the blue.

"Is-is Robin looking for him?" Artemis asked, her voice shaky.

"No," Batman said shortly. "Now, what I am about to tell you, I tell you in complete confidence. If any of you mention this to anyone, I will make sure you regret it. You may discuss it with your mentors and the other members of your Team, but that is all." The Team exchanged long looks, and Wally could tell they were apprehensive. They knew that something was wrong, far worse than a rich kid getting kidnapped, and they weren't sure if they wanted to know what it was.

"We swear that we will not reveal any secret you tell us," Kaldur said calmly. The others murmured their agreement.

Immediately, and to Wally's shock, Batman pushed his cowl back, revealing the worried face of Bruce Wayne that had appeared on the screen. It was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop. Wally started zooming around the room again, wishing they could just get past the big reveal that he'd known about for several years.

"Wally, stop," Bruce said, and Wally again slowed.

"What happened?" he asked before he could stop himself. "Rob wouldn't have gone out for a ride as Dick unless he wasn't thinking clearly, so what happened?" He knew that the others were probably staring at him, but ignored it as Batman focused on Wally. He looked tired, and Wally was absolutely positive that he hadn't gotten any sleep the night before.

"We got back from a late night patrol last night at around 12:00. Robin had received a glancing bullet wound in a fight, but I wouldn't listen to him when he was trying to tell me how he'd gotten it. He stormed out of the Batcave at 1:00 this morning and went for a ride. At approximately 4:00 I called Commissioner Gordon to tell him that Dick wasn't home yet, and at 7:30 I received the call to inform me that they'd found his bike and jacket. Gordon and I both assume that it could only have been around 2:00 when Dick was incapacitated, as he was heading back home."

"You're Batman," Artemis interrupted bluntly. Her gray eyes were hard, and Wally wondered whether she was angry at Batman, Robin, or Wally himself.

"Yes," Bruce said simply, hid brown eyes examining her.

"And Richard Grayson is Robin," Artemis continued. "Richard Grayson, whose house I've been to a million times in the past year an a half, who is way quieter than I've ever seen Robin be, and who basically adopted Jason and Tim as his younger brothers is Robin."

"Yes," Bruce said again, his eyes softening.

Artemis seemed shocked. She'd met Bruce a few times too, and told Wally about them, telling him how nice he was, which had sort of surprised her considering his reputation. He had an unusual way of being Dick's dad that she liked, and Alfred was more like a grandfather than a butler, no matter what anyone said. Of course, Wally had kept his comments to himself. He knew all of that himself, and probably better. He'd been at Wayne Manor the day that Jason was caught trying to steal the tires off of the Batmobile, he'd helped Dick watch Tim while his parents were gone until the day that Bruce took him in, only three weeks after his father's death at the hands of Captain Boomerang.

He was also incredibly fond of Alfred's cookies, which to this day M'gann still could not beat.

Artemis took a deep breath. "Why are you telling us?" she asked quietly. "I thought that your biggest rule was to never tell anyone your secret identity?" Wally noticed that her eyes flickered towards him for a heartbeat, and winced.

"You are correct, but this is unlike every other time that Richard Grayson or his counterpart, Robin, have been kidnapped, or taken," Bruce said, lifting his cowl back on to his head so as to resume his role of Batman.

"How so?" Kaldur asked.

"Because," Batman said coldly. "This time I can find no trace of him, and there has been no word of a ransom."

Dun dun dun . . .

Anyways . . . . so . . . um . . . yes this is when I think they would have found out about Robin's secret identity. Something big would have needed to happen for Batman to let him . . . and to have Batman tell them himself . . . anyways.

Tempest was the first to join the Team after Rocket, followed by Aqua-girl and Troia. All of them either left the Team or were killed before the events of season 2.

Anyone want to try a guess at who kidnapped Robin?

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