Back to the craziest of the real world, it's almost like the Christmas holidays never happen. On an brighter note I'm seeing family at the weekend that I haven't seen for ages so I've got that to look forward too...

Chapter Seven

After they hidden the phone they sat huddle together in the cold basement, they were freezing. It was around four in the morning and Roy had fallen asleep and Dick and Wally had stay awake. All was quiet up above then about from the sound of the floorboards creaking as someone was walking around.

"You should sleep too" said Dick he was wiggle around tiring to break free of the ropes.

"I'll sleep soon" said Wally he paused "I think that Roy doesn't think the league will get here anytime soon"

"They will do" said Dick confidently "Just give them time if they can find insane criminal masterminds' they can find reporters easily" Dick didn't mention the fact that the criminal masterminds could also stay under the Justice League radar for months.

"They don't know were we are, we don't know were we are" said Wally the panic was obviously in his voice "And we can't risk using the phone, they could walk in at any moment then shot us" Roy, Wally and Dick had an long talk about weather of not they should risked phoning their mentors so the call could be trace - Dick was all for it, but Roy said were caught with it they were as good as dead, Wally agreed with Roy, they were to play it safe, they were still tied up but on the positive side, they hadn't been harmed yet (Apart from injuries Dick got from his fight near the river).

"Hey Wally..."

"Yeh.."

"Next time I think camping is a good idea, talk me out of it won't you?"

"Sure, maybe next time we should just have an movie night, its been an while since we had an stars wars marathon..."

There was an pause "Wally? Do you still want to be my best friend?"

Wally rolled his eyes, this wasn't the worst situation they had got in, and it wouldn't be the last. It wasn't like Dick had plan it, or wanted it to happen. Wally wasn't cross with Dick or Roy, he was mad at their kidnappers " Of course we're still best buds, but you own me some of Alfred's cookies, and an new shirt..." Just then the door burst open causing Roy to jump wake up.

"Hello boys..."

...

Oliver, Bruce and Barry were all studying a map, the police officer had gone to make phone calls in another room, and the hero were trying to work out were the boys might be. Superman had yet to return an update, and the only useful thing they could do was study the map "So they parked here, and they were camping... About here" said Barry pointing with his fingers "They would of took this route to the river..."

"If they were ambush in this side of the river they would head towards Gotham or Bultheven... Or even as far as Jump" Said Oliver, the police officer walked back in the room silently "But if it was the other side of the river.. Its more rural ..."

"Roy said the Journey was bumpy and the text message said they were in an cabin" said Bruce it made sense keep to an remote location.

The police officer watch them with an rises eyebrow "We watch too many crime shows" said Barry quickly "Way too many..."

"Do we have a name to the phone that the boys used yet?" Asked Oliver.

"The phone is under the name of Peter Anderson..." Said the officer

"An reporter from Star city" said Oliver at once "Tried to sue me about an year ago after he jump in fort of my car...said I tried to mow him down, Would of done too if I didn't have CCTV by the fort gate..."

"You two upset at lot of reporters don't you, is that why Clark is always annoyed with you?" Asked Barry lightly

"Now is not the time for jokes" said Bruce coldly

"some reporters can be good at hacking into people accounts to look for something they could used" said Oliver Suddenly. "and if they saw private online messages between the boys..."

"That could be how they knew were they would be" said Bruce

"I think we need to check their messages" said Barry, he already knew Wally password (as he uses the same one for everything) "Barry looked on the site "He's fiends with a lot of girls..."

"I hate to see Roy's friend list"

"okay private group chat" mumble Barry looking at the different chats Wally has been having, "Group chat with Dick Grayson and Roy Harper" Barry open it "It's them talking about camping, and how to persuaded us into letting them go..."

"Do they say anything else?" Asked Bruce at once the boys all knew not to mention superpowers, or they serect identity online as any good hacker could find out information. But they could of been careless...

"Just normal teenage things..." Said Barry reading the conversation "Dick likes a girl..."

"I think he's a little young for a girlfriend or anything like that"

"He can't stay an boy forever Bruce. And he's thirteen" said Oliver lightly "You might want to give him girl advice though, Wally and Roys aren't that helpful..."

Bruce didn't want this conversation right now, "Dose it say anything about were, they were going camping?"

"No, hold it... It just says ... See ya in Gotham" read Barry, that only ment on thing "They were probably watching the house... Reports are just like fly's alway there and impossible to squash"

If they were watching the house, they would of seen the boys all leave together in Roy's car, which ment "They were followed this whole time..."

...

Ralph was looking at them disappointedly, he stared at them for about an minute which made them all feel uncomfortable "Now we hadn't treated you bad have we?" He finally said " We've feed you, you are more or less unharmed. But you go and steal an phone and message you guardians..."

"What are you talking about?" Asked Roy with false innocents. "We've been tied up for hours, we couldn't of done nothing..."

Ralph stilled looked betray, carried on like he hadn't heard Roy speck "and the video messages... you been giving hints to what is going on..."

"We've been saying what you want us to say" said Dick

"Were is the phone? And don't even think about lying - were is it?" They was an long silences "I'm asking you nicely were is it?"

"You have someone passing on information..." Said Wally at once, that's the only way he could of know about the text, the only way he could of know they have secretly pass on information in the videos.

"Gotham police force is corrupt, has been for years.." Said Dick sharply "Since Commissioner Gordon, its got better, but its still...you got an inside source... A police officer giving you inside gossip..."

"Of course, reporter deal with police on a daily bases" added Roy kicking himself for not thinking about this sooner "If you know the right people..." It's earlier to carry out the crimes, earlier to know if the police was catching up with them...
Ralph laughed darkly "You three are too smart for your own good. My cousin is currently the officer that with your guardians..." That wasn't good at all, and they couldn't warn them either "...But you know too much and this hasn't gone to plan...theres only one way out of this..."

"You're going to kill us" said Roy,

"Sorry boys but that's the way it has too be" said Ralph

Wally, Roy and Dick all shared a look, silently communicating with each other. Now was the time to fight back, fight back with everything that they have got.