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(General P.O.V)
"It's like a ghost town."
Kid Flash voice came in through the comms as his figure streaked through the ancient buildings.
His blurry form dove inside each building, spending a single second inside and checking the rooms before moving on.
He stopped under the stairs leading to the main building. His fingers tapping the earpiece on his left ear.
"The only guards around are the ones patrolling the edges of the island. I'm moving on to the main complex."
"I got eyes on you."
Artemis voice came through the earpiece. She was perched on the roof of a building with a wide view of the entire compound.
Kid Flash smiled.
"You like what you see?"
He asked.
"Kid, focus. Wait for Robin to reach his position before moving in." Aqualad admonished.
"Doing the fly by now. Ready for drop point c."
Red Arrow informed them as the cloaked jet did another round above the Island.
A rope fell from the jet that was cruising at a slow speed.
A few minutes later, Robin's voice poured through the comms.
"In position."
His figure was nimble and agile as he climbed through a window om the main building.
He clung to the shadows and tapped his ear piece.
"The building is empty."
He frowned as he heard something.
"Wait...I think there's an underground section. Investigating."
There was a bit of static then the comms went silent.
"Robin?" Aqualad called out.
"Robin! Wait for back up."
He received no confirmation.
"Kid, I need you to check for any other points of entries. Then when you're done, wait for my signal before going in."
"I can go be in and out in under 1 second. 1.5 at max."
Kid Flash argued.
"And risk blowing Robin's cover? Not the best idea Kid Flash."
Artemis responded.
"Hate to agree with New girl but she's right. Robin is trained for stealth. You might be fast but you're not exactly quiet. He knows what he's doing."
Red Arrow spoke up.
"Fine."
Kid Flash grumbled before streaking around the building, checking for any secret entrances or exits.
******
'So, this is where they all are.' Robin thought as he tapped the side of his head, turning off the thermal imaging and NVG functions on his eye mask.
He had spotted a number of bodies standing around something through the stone walls.
To get a good look he would need to go closer.
He silently crept down the spiral staircase illuminated by torches along the way.
The stair case opened up to a small hallway with two guards stationed at the end, guarding the entrance to the chamber within.
He could have taken them down with a few smoke bombs but that carried the risk of alerting the shadows inside the chamber.
So instead, he turned his cloak inward and tightly pressed it around his shoulders.
Aided by the Green Lantern Ring, Batman had begun upgrading their tools to cover for different situations.
The equipment Robin had access to was better, smaller and in the case of the cloak, almost futuristic.
The cloak shimmered and Robin disappeared from view.
He passed by the guards and found himself inside a wide room.
At the center of the wide chamber, the league of shadows were gathered around something.
A zip line to the ceiling and he now had them below him. Oh and he could see what they were all gathered around.
"Shit."
Robin cursed out, taking a few pictures with a different function of the eye mask. They seemed to be surrounding a pool of glowing green water.
Robin knew he would need to get even closer to see what they were up to. He understood it couldn't be anything good.
His feet jumped from one support beam to the other, careful not to be spotted as the chanting grew louder.
Closer and closer he inched to the center of the chamber and only when he was confident he was hidden safely, did he open comms.
"I have eyes on the League of Shadows."
Before he could get an answer, a star whisked past the space between his finger and the ear piece.
"And we have eyes on you."
Cheshire told him from below.
"The boy wonder."
A deep voice said as the waters of the Lazarus Pit slushed around his feet.
"Ra's Al Ghul."
Robin muttered, warily watching the man who was walking out of the Lazarus Pit. Ra's didn't look too good though.
His skin was pale and he was shivering heavily.
A shadow placed a cloak above his shoulders and led him out of the pool. The Demon's Head nodded at lady Shiva.
"If the boy is here..."
"Then Batman won't be too far behind. I will handle it"
Lady Shiva answered.
"Good."
Ra's Al Ghul responded, allowing himself to be led away through another door in the chamber.
Then she turned to the League of Shadows.
"Sound the alarm, put the entire Island on high alert. You see any moving shadows, don't hesitate to attack."
"Fuck fuck fuck..."
Robin muttered as he shot a Zipline onto the ceiling, heading towards the entrance of the chamber.
Arrows, Shurikens and kunai whizzed past him as he swung away.
He had to warn the others that they had been discovered.
Unseen to him, a blue shadow appeared through the ceiling and immediately launched itself into him.
Robin's body went stiff. With a glowing blue aura around him, he started levitating in place before turning around and flying to join Cheshire and the Shadows on the ground.
"They're here on a surveillance mission. Just the sidekicks. The Justice League is handling a series of disasters around South America."
Deadman possessing Robin, informed them.
Cheshire made eye contact with Shiva.
"If they don't make it back soon..."
"The Justice League will be knocking on our doorstep."
She reasoned.
"Unless..."
Cheshire begun, eyes locking onto Robin.
"How much control over his memories do you have?"
Deadman blinked.
"You can't be suggesting what I think you are right? Even doing something like this goes against every code I have. What you're asking for is too much."
He refused.
Cheshire crossed her hands above her chest.
"The alternative is the League finding out about Davian. Who knows what will happen if they tried to move him away now?"
Deadman gritted his teeth.
"You're asking me to mess with someone's mind. A kid at that. I don't care, the answer is no."
"I see."
Shiva cut in, unsheathing her Katana.
"Drastic measures it is then..."
She said, stalking towards Robin.
Deadman gulped, raising his hands.
"Wait."
He said, looking like he'd bitten into something sour.
"Fine, I'll do it."
******
Aqualad, Artemis and Kid Flash were all gathered under the stairway, ready to move in when a shadow dropped among them.
Kid Flash couldn't stop the girlish scream that escaped his mouth.
Artemis snickered while Robin raised an eyebrow at his best friend.
"Scared Wall-man?"
"No. I thought...I saw a spider. Yes a spider!"
He replied unconvincingly.
"Robin, where were you?! Your comms went dead."
Aqualad asked, eyes narrowed.
Robin held something up, the remains of his ear piece.
"Sorry, there was nothing in the building. The underground section had traps and one of them managed to tag the ear piece, shattering it upon impact."
"Well that's a bummer. We scoured the entire Island, nothing seems amiss."
Kid Flash stated.
"It is kind of strange."
Robin rubbed his chin.
"However, maybe Batman was wrong?"
The others looked at him weirdly.
"What?"
He enquired.
"Nothing. Though I've never heard you say you think the Batman might have been wrong."
Kid Flash told him.
Robin snorted, walking away.
"Trust me, there's a first time for everything."
They wouldn't know the change his adopted father had gone through recently. Robin didn't exactly trust that ring on his finger.
"Red Arrow, rendezvous at the pick up zone. We're done with the mission. Nothing out of the norm."
Aqualad informed their eyes in the sky.
"Affirmative."
Red Arrow replied.
******
Deadman and Cheshire watched from the side of a cliff as a shimmering form in the sky disappeared further and further into the distance.
The Sidekicks were gone.
"What I did today..."
Deadman begun with a heavy tone.
"...betrayed my morals."
Cheshire watched him from the corner of her eyes.
"What are you looking for exactly?"
At her question, Deadman turned to her, confused.
"Pardon?"
"Look around, you're in the presence of murderers." She shrugged, motioning to the island that was already getting active.
"All of us are selfish people with selfish goals and ideals. You don't belong here unless you're in it for yourself."
She turned to him.
"So why are you here Brand? Why did you help us protect Davian? What are you after exactly?"
Each of her questions weighed heavily on his mind.
Cheshire got up, dusted herself and wore the mask strapped to her face.
"Life."
She said.
"That's why I'm still here."
She pointed towards the training yard, at the unseen jagged crystal housing one of the most powerful beings Deadman had ever seen.
"That guy in there is going to change things. I wanna be along for the ride. You should find out what drives you and maybe the guilt will go away."
Then he felt something cold get placed under his neck.
"But if you stab us in the back... Just know, there's nowhere in the planet that you can hide from me."
With that said, she jumped off the ledge, leaving Deadman to rub the spot below his chin.
20 advance chapters in my Patreon.
Patreon.com/Saintbarbido.
::-------------------------------------------::
(General P.O.V)
"It's like a ghost town."
Kid Flash voice came in through the comms as his figure streaked through the ancient buildings.
His blurry form dove inside each building, spending a single second inside and checking the rooms before moving on.
He stopped under the stairs leading to the main building. His fingers tapping the earpiece on his left ear.
"The only guards around are the ones patrolling the edges of the island. I'm moving on to the main complex."
"I got eyes on you."
Artemis voice came through the earpiece. She was perched on the roof of a building with a wide view of the entire compound.
Kid Flash smiled.
"You like what you see?"
He asked.
"Kid, focus. Wait for Robin to reach his position before moving in." Aqualad admonished.
"Doing the fly by now. Ready for drop point c."
Red Arrow informed them as the cloaked jet did another round above the Island.
A rope fell from the jet that was cruising at a slow speed.
A few minutes later, Robin's voice poured through the comms.
"In position."
His figure was nimble and agile as he climbed through a window om the main building.
He clung to the shadows and tapped his ear piece.
"The building is empty."
He frowned as he heard something.
"Wait...I think there's an underground section. Investigating."
There was a bit of static then the comms went silent.
"Robin?" Aqualad called out.
"Robin! Wait for back up."
He received no confirmation.
"Kid, I need you to check for any other points of entries. Then when you're done, wait for my signal before going in."
"I can go be in and out in under 1 second. 1.5 at max."
Kid Flash argued.
"And risk blowing Robin's cover? Not the best idea Kid Flash."
Artemis responded.
"Hate to agree with New girl but she's right. Robin is trained for stealth. You might be fast but you're not exactly quiet. He knows what he's doing."
Red Arrow spoke up.
"Fine."
Kid Flash grumbled before streaking around the building, checking for any secret entrances or exits.
******
'So, this is where they all are.' Robin thought as he tapped the side of his head, turning off the thermal imaging and NVG functions on his eye mask.
He had spotted a number of bodies standing around something through the stone walls.
To get a good look he would need to go closer.
He silently crept down the spiral staircase illuminated by torches along the way.
The stair case opened up to a small hallway with two guards stationed at the end, guarding the entrance to the chamber within.
He could have taken them down with a few smoke bombs but that carried the risk of alerting the shadows inside the chamber.
So instead, he turned his cloak inward and tightly pressed it around his shoulders.
Aided by the Green Lantern Ring, Batman had begun upgrading their tools to cover for different situations.
The equipment Robin had access to was better, smaller and in the case of the cloak, almost futuristic.
The cloak shimmered and Robin disappeared from view.
He passed by the guards and found himself inside a wide room.
At the center of the wide chamber, the league of shadows were gathered around something.
A zip line to the ceiling and he now had them below him. Oh and he could see what they were all gathered around.
"Shit."
Robin cursed out, taking a few pictures with a different function of the eye mask. They seemed to be surrounding a pool of glowing green water.
Robin knew he would need to get even closer to see what they were up to. He understood it couldn't be anything good.
His feet jumped from one support beam to the other, careful not to be spotted as the chanting grew louder.
Closer and closer he inched to the center of the chamber and only when he was confident he was hidden safely, did he open comms.
"I have eyes on the League of Shadows."
Before he could get an answer, a star whisked past the space between his finger and the ear piece.
"And we have eyes on you."
Cheshire told him from below.
"The boy wonder."
A deep voice said as the waters of the Lazarus Pit slushed around his feet.
"Ra's Al Ghul."
Robin muttered, warily watching the man who was walking out of the Lazarus Pit. Ra's didn't look too good though.
His skin was pale and he was shivering heavily.
A shadow placed a cloak above his shoulders and led him out of the pool. The Demon's Head nodded at lady Shiva.
"If the boy is here..."
"Then Batman won't be too far behind. I will handle it"
Lady Shiva answered.
"Good."
Ra's Al Ghul responded, allowing himself to be led away through another door in the chamber.
Then she turned to the League of Shadows.
"Sound the alarm, put the entire Island on high alert. You see any moving shadows, don't hesitate to attack."
"Fuck fuck fuck..."
Robin muttered as he shot a Zipline onto the ceiling, heading towards the entrance of the chamber.
Arrows, Shurikens and kunai whizzed past him as he swung away.
He had to warn the others that they had been discovered.
Unseen to him, a blue shadow appeared through the ceiling and immediately launched itself into him.
Robin's body went stiff. With a glowing blue aura around him, he started levitating in place before turning around and flying to join Cheshire and the Shadows on the ground.
"They're here on a surveillance mission. Just the sidekicks. The Justice League is handling a series of disasters around South America."
Deadman possessing Robin, informed them.
Cheshire made eye contact with Shiva.
"If they don't make it back soon..."
"The Justice League will be knocking on our doorstep."
She reasoned.
"Unless..."
Cheshire begun, eyes locking onto Robin.
"How much control over his memories do you have?"
Deadman blinked.
"You can't be suggesting what I think you are right? Even doing something like this goes against every code I have. What you're asking for is too much."
He refused.
Cheshire crossed her hands above her chest.
"The alternative is the League finding out about Davian. Who knows what will happen if they tried to move him away now?"
Deadman gritted his teeth.
"You're asking me to mess with someone's mind. A kid at that. I don't care, the answer is no."
"I see."
Shiva cut in, unsheathing her Katana.
"Drastic measures it is then..."
She said, stalking towards Robin.
Deadman gulped, raising his hands.
"Wait."
He said, looking like he'd bitten into something sour.
"Fine, I'll do it."
******
Aqualad, Artemis and Kid Flash were all gathered under the stairway, ready to move in when a shadow dropped among them.
Kid Flash couldn't stop the girlish scream that escaped his mouth.
Artemis snickered while Robin raised an eyebrow at his best friend.
"Scared Wall-man?"
"No. I thought...I saw a spider. Yes a spider!"
He replied unconvincingly.
"Robin, where were you?! Your comms went dead."
Aqualad asked, eyes narrowed.
Robin held something up, the remains of his ear piece.
"Sorry, there was nothing in the building. The underground section had traps and one of them managed to tag the ear piece, shattering it upon impact."
"Well that's a bummer. We scoured the entire Island, nothing seems amiss."
Kid Flash stated.
"It is kind of strange."
Robin rubbed his chin.
"However, maybe Batman was wrong?"
The others looked at him weirdly.
"What?"
He enquired.
"Nothing. Though I've never heard you say you think the Batman might have been wrong."
Kid Flash told him.
Robin snorted, walking away.
"Trust me, there's a first time for everything."
They wouldn't know the change his adopted father had gone through recently. Robin didn't exactly trust that ring on his finger.
"Red Arrow, rendezvous at the pick up zone. We're done with the mission. Nothing out of the norm."
Aqualad informed their eyes in the sky.
"Affirmative."
Red Arrow replied.
******
Deadman and Cheshire watched from the side of a cliff as a shimmering form in the sky disappeared further and further into the distance.
The Sidekicks were gone.
"What I did today..."
Deadman begun with a heavy tone.
"...betrayed my morals."
Cheshire watched him from the corner of her eyes.
"What are you looking for exactly?"
At her question, Deadman turned to her, confused.
"Pardon?"
"Look around, you're in the presence of murderers." She shrugged, motioning to the island that was already getting active.
"All of us are selfish people with selfish goals and ideals. You don't belong here unless you're in it for yourself."
She turned to him.
"So why are you here Brand? Why did you help us protect Davian? What are you after exactly?"
Each of her questions weighed heavily on his mind.
Cheshire got up, dusted herself and wore the mask strapped to her face.
"Life."
She said.
"That's why I'm still here."
She pointed towards the training yard, at the unseen jagged crystal housing one of the most powerful beings Deadman had ever seen.
"That guy in there is going to change things. I wanna be along for the ride. You should find out what drives you and maybe the guilt will go away."
Then he felt something cold get placed under his neck.
"But if you stab us in the back... Just know, there's nowhere in the planet that you can hide from me."
With that said, she jumped off the ledge, leaving Deadman to rub the spot below his chin.
