Author's Note: I don't know if it's just me but is anyone else having difficulties with the Doc Manager? I can only upload documents by using the Copy N Paste method…I really hope they fixed the problem—I emailed them about it so I dunno if it's their bug or if it's mine…BUT let's get going!

Shout Outs: Thanks to Mirkwood0203 for favoring the story.

Summary: Going on her own, Tigress seeks out Luthor, hoping that he would help her find Wally. Meanwhile, Blue Beetle and Beast Boy searches for Bart after Aqualad reveals that something went wrong.

Chapter 10: Infiltration

"It will be only you and me. No one else." Tigress spoke, pleading which is something she doesn't do.

Batgirl bit her lip and she sighed, having her hand go through her hair. "Tigress…"

"Babs, please."

Batgirl stared into the desperate eyes of her teammate. She hasn't seen her this desperate in months and this scares her. She knew where the emotions will take off to.

Tearing her gaze away, she looked down to the ground and shook her head.

"I—I'm sorry but I just can't. I can't go on a mission without letting other people know. I'm sorry but it's just too risky. None of us are familiar with time travelling—the only people who are Barry—whose on retirement—and Bart but he's currently not here. Normally, I don't ignore a person's cry of help but this time…I have to. I'm so sorry."

Tigress made an angry look. If none of the teams want to help her find Wally then fine. She will do it herself—even if she gets lost in Time. Ever since Aqualad had revealed the truth about him, the atmosphere at the WatchTower had changed. She doesn't know how but it did.

It no longer felt gloomy like before. Tigress grunted as she heaved herself up in order to be at the top of the roof. It was nighttime and much to her luck, she used it as a camouflage. She narrowed her eyes as she stared at a tall building up ahead.

The building in white had a huge logo that was at the top which labelled LEXCROP.

If no one wants to help her, then so be it. If she has to go to one of her hated enemies, then so be it.

:(/\):

Aqualad furrowed his eyebrows as he was in concentration, clicking away on the keyboard. He gave a slight growl as the screen kept on saying NOT DETECTED.

Damn it.

They either had a horrible computer scanner or Aqualad just has bad luck with it.

"By the way you look, people will think that you had been fighting with the computer. And that's not a good sign." an amused voice announced followed by footsteps.

The footsteps stopped as it joined Aqualad. Because of the comment, Aqualad gave a glare, indicating that now was not the time.

Catching this, the newcomer gave a sheepish laugh, waving his hands. "Okay, not appropriate." Nightwing responded. He then gave a glance at the screen which still had those red words. "What are you trying to scan?" he raised an eyebrow.

"Bart's signal. Over two hours ago, I've sent him to know more about Wally. He should've been back now." Aqualad growled. "I don't like this. Something may have happened to him."

Nightwing sighed. "Gee, every time you sent the teams out for missions, they either get captured or they go missing for a few hours."

And once again, the infamous death glare look came which made Nightwing scowl.

"I'm starting to think that Batman was a bad influence. You're already acting like him." Dick muttered.

"Very funny."

"Just saying." he mumbled before giving out a cough. "So, uh…do you want me and Batgirl to go after Bart? Batgirl seems pretty pissed off; she could use a distraction."

He shook his head. "No. I want you two to stay here; I will send Blue Beetle and Beast Boy."

"Alright. In the meantime, what do you want me to do?"

"For you to shut up."

Nightwing growled. "Prat."

Aqualad gave him a look, seeing the frown on his face and smirked. He then studied his structure and gave the same old smirk.

"You know…I could probably beat you in a match." Aqualad stated.

Nightwing gave an amused smile, raising an eyebrow and his look clearly saying: "Wanna bet?"

:(/\):

Tigress peeked out of her hiding spot before going back. Last she heard—well, after interrogating one of his henchmen before knocking him out—Lex was seen in a Lab but considering that this was a huge building with many labs, that didn't exactly helped her narrow it down. So with more digging and interrogation, she was able to find out where Lex exactly was.

In his damn office.

Making sure that the hallway was clear, the fighter began to move going quietly but yet quickly at the same time. As she continued to go down the halls, she heard voices, bouncing off and she made a small screech of a halt before sharply going to a corner to hide.

"…the results have come in." one of the men dressed in white lab coats spoke.

"How were they?"

"They're fine…all positive except for one. Turned to be a negative—Luthor isn't too picky about it."

"Do you know what he's doing with it? Why's he suddenly trying to create a new element?"

The man shrugged. "Beats me. One's thing for sure…is that he's a strange man, Luthor. All I know is that he had already given the name of that element. It's called Letos."

"So I see…"

The two men walked away, their voices fading away but because of this conversation, it only made Tigress be more curious about it. Guess it was a good thing that she decided to infiltrate Lex's building. Knowing that Wally is a top priority, she pushed the conversation aside and made a mental note to check it out later.

With the two out of the way, the female skidded across the hall with a swift pace. She eventually found an elevator that would lead up to Lex's office. After checking both sides of the hall, she pressed the button and waited for it to come.

Sooner or later, a soft ding came, indicating that the elevator had reached its destination and two silver doors were open, revealing Tigress with narrowed eyes. She got out of the machine and stared at the large oak closed doors while ignoring the doors of the elevators being closed.

After staring at it, Tigress resumed her walking and once close to it, her hand grabbed the smooth door knob to open it. Little did she know was that there was a quiet alarm that got activated the minute she opened the door—it was too quiet, having her not being able to hear it.

If Superboy or Superman were here, they might've been able to hear it but since neither of them was present, Tigress was pretty much out of luck.

The female had walked only a third before the door was closed shut, startling her.

"My office is rather intriguing, isn't it? With all the mysteries…one might think what secrets lies in here." a voice said.

Tigress twirled around and quickly readied her bow as she saw Lex who was leaning against the wall with crossed arms.

"Easy, I'm not here to fight. However, I am curious why a Justice League member had infiltrated my office?" he asked, curiously.

She narrowed her eyes, studying him before she slightly lowered her guard—not fully—but she did lower her weapon. She closed her eyes for a few seconds before taking a breath.

"I'm here for Wally and you're going to talk."

:(/\):

"Alright! Finally, we're going on a mission!" Blue Beetle exclaimed as they arrived at their destination.

"Tell me about it. Don't get me wrong: staying in the WatchTower is cool but it gets kind of boring." Beast Boy commented.

"I agree with you." the blue Scarab flashed which caught Jaime's attention. "What? No! I—ungh, sometimes I give up with you."

Beast Boy saw the little argument and Jaime blinked after catching the stare. The two stared at one another before Jaime coughed.

"Uh…we're—"

"I know but I still find it odd that you're talking to that…thing and it makes you look insane…"

Blue Beetle scowled as the Scarab flashed. "Gee, thanks."

Once at the destination, the two stared in awe as they gazed at the temple. It had a medium ceiling with walls surrounding at the sides. At first glance, it seemed that nothing was out of suspicious and they can freely walk without being killed or kidnapped.

That was their first thoughts of it anyway.

"Well, I guess we should go." Beast Boy responded, earning a nod.

The two went, not realizing that the hall had booby traps and it wasn't until that Blue Beetle stepped on an unknown button that was hidden in the floor. A click was heard which caused them look one another.

"What was that?"

"Uh…"

Without a warning, a whoosh sound came and it went between the two, brushing past by their faces before the object struck a wall that was behind them.

"Jeepers!" Beast Boy exclaimed.

Followed by the arrow, more came and it started to attack the intruders.

"It's booby trap!" the two exclaimed before they took off, trying to avoid the attacks. Beetle took air while the green one took ground. As they were running to the other side of the hall, Beast Boy made it without any wounds but Jaime wasn't so lucky as his left engine got struck by an arrow.

"Argh, I'm hit!" he yelled, falling to the ground like a broken missile.

He painfully landed on the ground with a hard impact, being a bit dazed. Just as he regained himself back, he turned to the side only to widen his eyes as he saw an arrow rushing towards him.

It all happened so fast since Beetle was only able to make a green blur before he got shoved out of the way. The two of them landed at their sides once they were out of harm's way.

"Let's not comment on how easy things are." Beast Boy replied, earning a nod.

After they caught their breaths, the two continued to walk forward trying to find a wall that had the special button. It did have them stumped but after searching the walls, they finally found it and Beetle pushed it so that it activated the secret room.

The rumbling sound came before the two doors started to slide sideways to reveal the room. Both had wide eyes as they stared at the empty room.

Silence settled in before it irritated Beast Boy and he broke it off.

"Okay…why is it that something special always happens to Flashes?" Beast Boy muttered.

"Because they're special cases, that's why." Beetle grinned. "Just kidding. Anyways…isn't this temple supposed to be their ancestors or whatever…?"

"Uh…sure." the green one paused. "I thought it was left by their great grandfather or something?"

Another silence before a groan came.

"You know what? I'm just going to give up understanding the Flashes' Family Tree." Beetle muttered, having Beast Boy to agree.

They stared at the room for a few short minutes before the changeling spoke again. "Er…what exactly are we supposed to be looking for?"

:(/\):

Lex chuckled darkly. "Going to make me talk, are we?" he laughed. "Sorry kid but you're out of luck. I already told you what you needed to know. I specifically said that the hole was supposed to be sustained by rapid speed not slow. It wasn't my fault that Wally decided to be a hero." Lex coldly looked into Tigress's eyes. "Wally's dead. Nothing more, nothing less. He's gone."

Tigress clenched her fists together, not believing it. Not after what she had just discovered from her teams.

"No."

Luthor gave an annoyed look. "Foolish girl. I know it's hard to accept the cold hard truth but that's exactly what it is. It's the cold hard truth. No one can possibly come out of alive. Barry and Bart made it out of alive because they were fast enough. How many times do I have to repeat that?"

The girl was itching to tell him that he was wrong and that he was alive after Aqualad's discovery. She definitely didn't want to tell him about that news. He couldn't be trusted. But seeing that she was in a tight spot and had no choice, Tigress gave out a sigh before she locked eyes with him.

"Actually, Wally's not dead. He's still alive. He's just been sent forward in time." she revealed.

Author's Note: Ooo Tigress, you bad girl. Going to one of your hated enemies for help :3 what will happen next? Yeah, not a lot of action but some important information I suppose…anyways, I might as well tell now; as stated up at the top of my profile, I will be going on a vacation (June 12-July 24) and I probably won't have WiFi unless I steal my Aunt's :p but that being said, consider this chapter as the "last update" until I get back. So yeah…till then!