A/N: takes place two years after the rimbor trial. Miss Martian and Lagoon Boy are still dating. Wally still died and Mount Justice was not blown up. The timeline has changed dramatically.

Chapter One: Hit the Backroads

"supes you can't mean-"

"but I do Dick, I do mean it. and I don't want you trying to change my mind. It's time for me to move on." Conner admitted.

He, Aqualad, and Nightwing were sitting at a coffee shop on the outskirts of Happy Harbor. It had been two years since Wally's death and the team had gone through many changes. Changes that Conner just couldn't keep up with anymore.

It hurt even worse that Conner wasn't changing either, at least on the outside. He still looked the same. Stuck as a 16-year-old with a 23-year-old mindset. All his friends were changing and starting careers outside of being superheroes. Conner didn't have that.

"conner is this about Megan?" Kaldur questioned.

Conner shook his head and sighed. He never told anyone why he had broken up with Megan. He allowed everyone to think what they wanted about him, it wasn't their business. But he wouldn't lie and say that it hadn't been hard. As soon as they broke up a few days later Megan began dating lagoon boy.

" I won't say it's not hard seeing Meagan with someone else 'cause it is. But what bothers me most is how it's rubbed in my face all the time. She's happy and that's good for her but I want my own life. I want to live my own life outside of being of superhero. I want a career, I want to be Conner Kent..and I'm not even sure about the Kent part. I mean, I'm the only one who lives in the cave now. Half the team has moved on to the Justice League. And the outsiders don't need a nanny. It's time for me to move on. I've been with the team since the day you guys woke me from my pod. And that's why I called you two here. You woke me up that day, and I think it's only fair that you two hear me out about leaving."

"but Conner, why not join the league? I think it would be good for you?" Dick suggested.

Conner shook his head.

"no. The league doesn't need to have another super on their team. Especially a super that can't fly, or have heat vision. I wasn't built like that."

Dick sighed and combed his fingers through his hair.

"conner, I know Supergirl joining the team has been hard but-"

" Dick your not listening to me!" Conner told him firmly " I'm trying to tell you im leaving and im not coming back! Stop trying to reason with me. I want to live my own life out of the shadow of the team or the league. "

"ok. ok, let's all take a deep breath here. Conner, how about we take this slowly? Why not go on the next few missions and see how you feel then?" Aqualad asked.

Conner groaned in defeat.

"fine."

However, after their next mission, Conner packed up his things and flew off on sphere, into the night. The credit card and any other items the league had given him were on his nightstand.

It was time for a clean break.