Young Justice Deaged

Close Call

-poll: Lois Lane or Ma Kent? asking for... reasons-

"DADDY!" 

"Hi Dickie." Bruce muttered, taking his kid. He tried not to go full mommabat around the league. He sat the baby on his shoulders, and felt Dickie grab the cowl's ears for stability. "How did Cheshire get into the mountain?"

"Southern external entrance" Dinah reported. "She deactivated the PA alarm on her way in, but we caught her on the silent alarm."

"It's clear that the mountain isn't safe for the team." The bat scowled, trying to turn out the adorable babytalk Dick was babbling away.

"We're examining our security measures." Red Tornado stated. "Cheshire managed to only set off the silent hallway alarm when she entered. I am trying to figure out why."

"How long should that take?" Bruce asked.

"I don't know." Hal admitted.

"Roy was the only one who interacted with her." Oliver interacted. "Roy, what did Cheshire give you?"

"A dud, apparently." He scoffed. "But, we still know that someone wants the team, and put out a wanted ad for henchmen."

"Why do they want the team?"

The exhausted teen rolled his eyes. "I wondered that too! She just says they 'want' the team."

"...So what now? At least Cheshire knows and can enter the mountain, if she can do it, who else can?"  Flash asked.

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"Pants pee-er!" Wally taunted.

Conner hugged his book of Wuthering Heights against his chest. "You're in a pullup at night too!"

The redhead didn't know what to say, he stuck out his tongue. 

"Come on!" Artemis whined, they were totally flaking on the game! They were Puppy dogs on a  farm, and it was really frustrating that Wally kept forgetting they were playing and breaking the emersion!

"Play!" M'gann agreed, still on all-fours.

"Okay." Wally dropped onto all-fours, crawling over to them. He woofed a bit, and translated,(as in: "*woof woof* Where's the lake? *Woof bark*"). 

M'gann woofed back, as did Kaldur and Artemis, and they went off adventuring. Conner eventually joined them

"I'm sleepy." The blonde repoted.

"*Bark*Me too."

"No, Stop game!" Artemis ordered. "I feel sleepy!"

Immediately, Kaldur began coughing. The air was so thick and dry, his lungs could barely intake any breath. It was only seconds before the others felt it too: heavy eyelids, slow heartbeats, they could faintly smell something floral...

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"Can I please go home and sleep?" Roy groaned. 

"Fine. But keep your phone on, we might have questions about your little escapade last night."

"Sure, whatever." Roy got up to leave and swore loudly, grabbing his foot. "FUCK. OWAAAHHHHH." He hissed in pain.

"What happened?"

Roy jumped across the floor "Will someone pick up that goddamn playmobil!" He stalked out to get his shoes and overnight bag.

He wandered into the kitchen, where the kids were last seen playing, to say goodbye. But the kids weren't there. "WALLY?" He wandered aimlessly, there was a weird leafy perfume in the air. "ARTEMIS?"

There was a scuffling sound in the next room. They were probably playing hide and seek, or trying to scare him. Roy jogged into the next room tp catch them at it.

He locked eyes (Well, masked eyes) with the man trying to pull a sleeping M'gann out of the air.

There were a solid four seconds of mutual confusion. "WHAT THE FUCK!" the redhead screamed. The man let go of M'gann, letting her float up to the ceiling, reaching for his gun.

Roy had a half second to duck to the side as a bullet roared through the air. Staggering, Roy darted forwards, taking out the man's legs. He wrestled the man's gun away and ran tout the door he'd been trying to exit.

Two more men, currently removing the other four.

"Fuck." One of the man said as soon as they saw Roy.  The redhead jerked the previous kidnappers gun at them.

"DROP THEM!"

The Men drew their own guns on Wally and Kaldur respectively. their were at a standoff, they almost were. Roy felt two hands lock around his throat. Serves him right for not cuffing that first guy. He writhed, dropping the gun.

He had to get out of this. They were going to get the kids! His vision was already clouded by black spots. They were going to get the kids!" He kicked at his capture.  Roy was seconds from passing out when the hands released him abruptly. 

The archer dropped to the floor, struggling to breath. By the time his vision had cleared enough for him to see, Martian Manhunter was taking down and retraining the last man. The children were still fast asleep.

Roy dragged himself up, holding his head. "Are you okay?" Oliver asked, already holding the slowly waking Artemis.

"I'm going home. Fuck this."

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"One bedroom." J'onn reported.

Bats looked at Barry. "Three bed two bath." the speedster said.

"No." Clark said as they turned to him. "One bedroom, one bathroom."

"...no comment." Oliver stated.

"He needs to re-count." Barry jested, earning glares from everyone who wasn't the archer.

"Well, the children obviously can't go with Aquaman." Bats said. "And we won't  be able to watch them."

"Where else could they stay?" Dinah asked.  "What is everyone doing the next few days?"

"Work and hunting down Cheshire." 

"Ditto."

"Me  too."

"I'm still finding a cure for the kids, I swear I'm right on the brink..."

"I'll be locating who did this." Bats said, letting Dick down from his shoulders. "I need to know what they want the team for."

"So..." Oliver started. "We DEFINATELY just lost Roy, who else knows someone who can watch them?"