Chapter 12
Back at the Mountain
"It's been two days, and so far nothing." thought La'gaan, while staring at computer screen in the debriefing room at the Mountain.
"Do we have anything on to where the Team is?"asked Wonder Girl making her way over with Beast Boy
"Nothing yet, amigo. But Black Canary said that we can finally interrogate this Red Hood."replied Blue Beetle
"Remind me again, why couldn't we interrogate him after the League patched him up?"
"Because BB," replied La'gaan, annoyed that they had to explain it to him for the third time, "the League wanted to ask him some questions first. They also wanted to give him some time to rest."
"Ohh,"
"Do you know when today we can see him, Blue?"asked Wonder Girl
Recognized: Black Canary A03. Recognized: Guest Red Hood
"I'm gussing, now."replied Blue Beetle who was already walking towards Black Canary.
"BC!! Do you have anything on the Team yet?!"asked Beast Boy in a hopeful tone as he saw Black Canary walk in. She was accompanined by Red Hood, who was bound by a pair of hand cuffs and an ankle monitor.
"Sorry, Beast Boy, the League doesn't have anything on them yet."responded Black Canary looking down at the floor.
"Oh," replied Beast Boy glumly.
"Now for the task at hand," said Black Canary, gaining the attention of the room, "this is Red Hood. He will stay with you for a few hours. At the end of the day, I'll send one of the members of the League to pick him up."
"Wait, You're not staying."replied Wonder Girl stunned
"I would, but the League needs all the help we can get in order for us to find Batman and the others. Speaking of which, I need to go." Black Canary then started to head for the Zeta Tubes, but then turned around, "Remember, only uncuff Red Hood, when he eats, or needs to go to the bathroom. And when he is in the bathroom, I want one of you to wait for him outside." And with that, Black Canary was teleported away.
"Now, we get down to business," muttered La'gaan darkly while cracking his knuckles.
"Wait a minute, BC said that we could interrogate him. Not torture him."reprimanded Beast Boy.
"What are we going to do? I mean, it is easy to imagine stuff like this, but when it comes to the real world, I have no idea what to do. Usually Nightwing and the others know what to do when it comes to this stuff." Impulse whispered.
"If we are going to talk about this now, Hermano, I suggest that we talk privately. In case you don't remember, we have a likely suspect in our midst." Blue Beetle whispered back.
"No, we can talk about it now."retorted Wonder Girl, "La'gaan has a point, we need to get any information about the whereabouts of the Team."
"Yeah, but that doen't mean he had any hand in the Team's kidnapping."countered Beast Boy.
"He also said that he was associated with Batman, and if Batman trusts him, then we should too."defended Impulse
"You fools, I don't give a crap about what he said. What makes you think that he wasn't lying. Hell, he could be working for the other side, and we wouldn't even know it, because you damn fools believed him." La'gaan responded, who was slightly raising his voice.
While the Team was talking, more like arguing, Red Hood started to loose his patience, he was not one who allows himself to be ignored. "Hey Idiots, are you done talking about me behind my back? You do realize that I can hear you, Right?"
"Shut up," retorted La'gaan angrily.
"Let's just question him, and maybe get to know him a little bit. He may not be all that bad." Beast Boy suggested.
"Fine," agreed the rest of the team.
After telling Red Hood about what they are going to do, the Team led him towards the kitchen. "Are you hungry, Red Hood? I may not be as good of a cook as Miss Martian, but I do know how to make some killer empanadas."gestured Blue Beetle.
"I'll eat anything. The Justice League aren't the best cooks, especially that speedster man."
"Yeah, Flash isn't the greatest cook, he mostly just goes around the world and get any type of cuisine."replied Beast Boy with a smile.
"So, what's your purpose here? And what were you doing with Batman, you bastard?"questioned La'gaan in a cold tone.
"Dude, that's not polite."scolded Impulse
"We are not here to have a general conversation, damn it. The only reason why Red Hood is here, is because we need answers about the others. In case you didn't get it through your stupid skull, Robin, Nightwing, Miss M, SB, Artemis, and KF, not to mention two League members are missing! I already lost my parents, I can't loose them too!"yelled La'gaan, who was trying to hold back his tears. "I just can't loose them, not when I nearly lost them during the Invasion!"
"Dude, it's fine that you feel that way, and trust me, you won't loose them. We'll see them again."replied Beast Boy placing his hand upon La'gaan's shoulder.
"Beast Boy's right. You will see Nightwing again."comforted Wonder Girl
"I never said...I'm concerned about the entire team," countered La'gaan
"You never had to. We all know that you see Nightwing as a father-figure, no matter how much you fight."said Bart, who had a smile on his face.
"I hate to interrupt whatever this is," remarked Red Hood, who was pointing at them, "but I have been waiting for at least twenty minutes for someone to give me those empanadas they were talking about."
Letting out a hiss, La'gaan and rest of the team started to get back their original tasks.
"So, what was your purpose with Batman? Are you like his newer protégé, or something?"inquired Impulse taking a drink of water.
"Well, it is kind of a funny actually. It all started when I helped Nightwing."
"You helped Nightwing!"exclaimed Impulse, who spit out his drink towards Red Hood
"Yes, and next time you plan to spit out your drink, turn the other way," muttered Red Hood as he started to inspect himself for any saliva.
"Why were you really in the burning Daily Planet?" La'gaan asked skeptically
"I told you, I was going to help Nightwing and the others."replied Red Hood in cold tone
"So you are Batman's newer protégé." Blue Beetle concluded coming out with a handful a of warm empanadas
"Hell no. I just work with him at times, I would never ever be the a protégé to that bastard."replied Red Hood
"Well then, I guess you have to tell us why and how you helped Nightwing."
"Well, it isn't much of a story, you see, I was a captured by the group of villains that Young Justice was fighting. After I saw that the villain's butts were being handed to them, I made my move. I was able to get out of the cell they had me in, yet before I got away, I saw that there was still some fighting going. As I made my way over, I eventually realized that the Team was in need of help, so I decided to help them. Little did I know that they were trying to save Nightwing. Anyway, I was able to hack into the chip that was in his neck and..." Red Hood was then cut off by Wonder Girl
"Hold on, Nightwing had a chip in his neck," exclaimed Wonder Girl with a shocked expression.
"Yes," continued Red Hood, "but luckily I disabled it. I then left. It was about a year later that they tracked me down. They found me in a old warehouse. They told me that they needed help, and that they were going to the Daily Planet to try to stop some assassin. They also said that I didn't have to help them, and at first I didn't want to help them. But then I felt like I should help them. It took me three hours to get to Metropolis, and when I arrived at the Daily Planet, I saw that the place in flames. Finally, after scaling the side of the building that was not burning, I saw the team fighting Nightwing. I could only assume that the chip somehow was reactivated. Before I could join the fight, a group of assassins must of had the jump on, because that next thing I remember is waking up to that kid's foul smelling breathe." Red Hood pointed to Impulse.
"What? I had some chicken wizzies before we left. Since when was snacking a crime?" Impulse smiled sheepishly, before grabbing his fifth empanada.
"Though that was a compelling story, how do I, or my team, know that you are not lying?"asked La'gaan raising a brow
"Well, you don't. But the least you can do is trust me, if I wanted to hurt you, I would have done it already," and with that here was faint clicking noise, and from behind his back, came Red Hood's hands free from their bonds.
"What the... how did you.."stuttered Beast Boy
"It was simple really, and those cuffs were really tight. Besides how am I supposed to eat with my hands tied behind my back?"
"How are you supposed to eat with that mask on?" Wonder Girl then grabbed a another piece of food
"I suppose this will show you that you can trust me," taking off his helmet, Red Hood was no other than Jason Todd.
"Jason??"yelled the team in shock.
AN: I am soo sorry that I haven't posted in a while. I just needed some more inspiration. Anyway hoped you like this chapter, and I'll tryu to post stuff weekly. Later