Insert standard disclaimer here.
Robin sat on the counter in the kitchen at the Cave, watching Wally flirt with M'gann, Conner stare at static, and Artemis chatting with Kaldur. Robin had heard about the League's off-world mission last night, but the Team would be officially notified that day. There had been rumors of unrest on the Earth-like planet Eurytia, and the League was just going to see if intervention was needed. Actually, Eurytia had specifically asked for the League's help, not going into specifics, but the League didn't know that Robin knew that.
M'gann giggled at Wally's antics, and Robin was snapped out of his thoughts. Wally was on the floor, the remains of a burnt pie on his head as Artemis snickered and Conner looked over to glare at the speedster. The red head blushed, picking himself up off the floor and dusting floor dirt off of his shirt. Robin raised an eyebrow before slipping off the counter, unable to hold still any longer and walking silently over to stand behind Wally.
"You really shoul-" Robin was cut off by Wally's shriek as the speedster zipped over to hide behind Kaldur.
"Stop doing that!" Wally protested.
"What?" Robin asked, faking confusion while he was cracking up inside.
"That ninja thing!" Wally exclaimed.
"What ninja thing?" Oh yes, Robin enjoyed messing with Wally.
"You- what?" Wally now looked confused. "How could you not know you're doing it?"
"Doing what?" Robin asked tilting his head.
"Augh!" Wally buried his head in his hands. "It's hopeless!"
Robin snorted in laughter. "What's hopeless?"
"Robin, I think all of us would enjoy it if you would stop messing with Wally," Kaldur interrupted to vicious cycle.
"Okay," Robin replied, slipping over to sit next to Conner on the couch as Artemis broke out in uncontrollable laughs.
"Baywatch, you are just too damn gullible!" Artemis exclaimed.
Wally looked up, horrified. "You mean he was doing it on purpose?"
"Yes, he was," Kaldur replied.
"It was kind of funny," M'gann said shyly.
"Babe, I would sacrifice all my pride just to make you laugh," Wally replied, taking the chance to flirt.
"This is just whelming guys!" Robin interjected.
"You and this whelming thing. It's like you don't understand prefixes," Wally pointed out.
"Prefixes are too unasterous for me," Robin replied.
"Un is a prefix," Conner provided as a not-so-useful piece of information.
"Well, un is a perfectly asterous prefix, so I can use it," Robin replied.
[Team report to debriefing room] Batman's voice came on over the cave's announcement system, and the entire Team –other than Robin- looked at each other questioningly.
"Are we getting a new mission?" Kaldur asked.
"Something like that," Robin replied, cackling and disappearing down the hall towards the debriefing room.
The five Teammates looked at each other, shrugged, and headed down the hall after Robin. Upon entering the debriefing room, Kaldur noticed that Superman and Wonder Woman were there with Batman.
"Why are you two here?" Wally had obviously noticed as well, and looked skeptically at the two brightly clad superhumans.
"We are here to tell you something," Wonder Woman replied.
"Now sit," Batman growled, and the Team took their places next to Robin. "The league will be going off-world for a while."
"Cool! Can we come?" Wally asked.
"No. This is a mission for just the league. We will be gone for about a month, so you will be taking care of Earth for us. Black Canary is currently out of commission with strep throat, so she will not be coming," Superman explained.
"On which planet will your mission take place?" Kaldur asked.
"Eurytia. We wouldn't expect you to know it; it's a fairly minor planet," Wonder Woman replied.
Kaldur nodded, "Indeed. I have never heard of it."
"It's similar in climate to the Earth, and is inhabited by an elven-like race that is well skilled in the working of stone," Batman informed.
"Sweet," Artemis replied. "Be sure to take pictures."
"They will probably be too busy to take pictures," Kaldur told Artemis.
"Oh, lighten up a little Kaldur. Admit it, you want them to take pictures," Artemis smirked.
"It would be nice to see what this planet looks like," Kaldur admitted. "But we can understand if you can't take any photographs of it."
"Just take pictures. I bet it looks breath taking," Robin told the Leaguers.
"Yes, we'll take pictures," Batman growled.
"Good," Wally said, smiling.
"Have fun!" M'gann spoke quietly.
"Come back alive," Conner deadpanned.
"Before we go, Black Canary will also be in charge of assigning your missions while we're off-world," Batman informed.
"Okay, just go already before you miss your jet!" Wally exclaimed, ushering the three Leaguers out, then returning to within the debriefing room. "So what now?" The redhead looked around. "Video games? Go mess around in Batman's city?"
"Not Gotham," Robin replied, shaking his head. "Batman's only leaving with the league because he has to. Two-face escaped Arkham; I'm going to have to deal with him."
"You will need back-up," Kaldur replied.
"That's why I'm dragging her with me," Robin replied, pointing at Artemis and grinning. "If we can't handle it, we'll call Roy. I'd rather not let metas into Gotham within a week of Batman leaving. You guys should worry about protecting your mentor's cities."
"What about Star if Artemis won't be there?" Wally asked Kaldur.
"We'll have to contact Roy and ask him to," Robin replied in Kaldur's stead.
"Excuse me, who died and made you leader?" Artermis asked Robin.
"In this area, Robin has more expertise than I," Kaldur replied to Artemis.
Robin smirked, then looked at Wally, "You'll have to take care of Central. Conner, you can protect Metropolis. Don't worry, I'll go over what you need to know to work in there. Artemis and I'll have Gotham, M'gann can protect Fawcett, and Kaldur you can take care of DC."
The Team nodded, accepting Robin's assignments before starting to head out.
"Kaldur, Conner, M'gann! I need to go over a bit of what you'll need to know when working in those cities," Robin called them back.
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Robin looked over at Artemis, "You might want to go stealth. Two-Face has a sixth sense for when he's being hunted, and green will stand out too bad."
Artemis blushed and switched her uniform to stealth. She should have thought of that earlier.
"Now, a good place to start would be the warehouses in old Gotham. He seems to favor those…" Robin trailed off, casting a line to the building next to the one they were on. Artemis followed his lead, and they were swinging across the dark city towards the run-down warehouses in old Gotham next to the old harbor.
"Okay, Artemis, you take the north end, I'll take the south end. If you find anything, get to a safe spot out-of-earshot and call me, and I'll do the same for you. Got it?" Robin instructed.
"Yeah," Artemis articulated. "Meet up back here in a couple hours?"
"A couple meaning two, yes," Robin replied, slipping into the shadows. The Boy Wonder stalked through the darkness, flipping onto the roof of a warehouse and tucking into a roll, sliding in a vent and then out to look around the room. No one there, so he moved onto the next warehouse.
Artemis shot a line onto the roof of her own chosen warehouse, and slipping into the window, her boot clanked against the ground and she cringed. Stealth was not her strongest trait, but since the Red's attack on the cave she had gotten better. Walking over to the opening in the small room that looked out over the big room, she glanced and saw no henchmen, so she guessed that Two-face wasn't there and moved on.
Two hours passed easily with stealth, and Artemis climbed up onto the roof of the building she and Robin were to meet up on after two hours.
"Nothing for you, either," Robin phrased it as a question but his intonation was that of a statement.
"Nothing," Artemis said, shaking her head.
"Okay, let's check the old police station. Maybe we'll find something there," Robin suggested, and Artemis raised an eyebrow at him. "Hey, you may not do regular patrols, but you should start getting used to it."
"Okay," Artemis sighed, looking back over the old warehouses. "Let's go."
Robin turned, and led the blonde north-east to a nicer part of Gotham, stopping near to a condemned building on top of a newer skyscraper.
"There's our target," Robin whispered. "Ten stories, let's move out. Don't split up." He shot a line, landing on top of the building. Artemis followed suit, landing next to him. The pair headed down to the floor under the roof, looking through the rooms before tip-toeing down to the next floor.
A few floors later, and they found Two-Face. Robin gestured to Artemis, and they went back up to the roof.
"Do you want to get Two-Face tonight, or wait for tomorrow night when we're more rested?" Robin whispered, looking at Artemis with a question on his face.
"Tonight," Artemis whispered back.
"Okay, so here's the plan: I'll go in, and you'll be taking long-range defense. Don't come in close unless I need help in there. Got it? Oh, and watch your back," Robin whisper-told her.
"Got it," Artemis replied.
"Okay, let's go!"
You like? I listened to Skillet- lots and lots of Skillet. Now I'm listening to Three Days Grace, but probably not for long. Hope the cliffie doesn't kill you all… Or me… -hides behind a curtain- I hope the characters aren't too OOC. I actually had this done yesterday, and I have two more done after this one already, too. Happy Independence Day for those of you in the US!