It was a normal day. The Team and the League were at the Watchtower. Kaldur was about to go home for the night when he got a call from his husband of 5 months, Roy. This was weird since Roy would know what time Kaldur was going home so he wouldn't have to call him.
"Roy?" Kaldur said in a questioning voice.
"I'm so sorry babe." Roy said as his voice started cracking.
"Roy what is going on? What is wrong?" Kaldur asked worriedly.
"I step away for two minutes. I grabbed my keys and shut the door behind me. I told her to stay inside and I locked the door." Roy said as he started to sob and in a panicked tone.
"Is Lian well? Tell me what is going on." Kaldur demanded.
"Someone came in the house and took Lian." Roy said with a loud sob.
Kaldur nearly collapsed to the floor in shock. Lian was practically his own daughter. Connor saw Kaldur leaning on the wall and ran to him.
"Kaldur what's going on?" Connor asked.
All Kaldur did was release a loud sob and clutched the phone to his heart. His whole body shook with fear as he shakily put the phone to his ear.
"C-come to the tower. Quickly." Kaldur ordered as he hung up the phone.
"Kaldur what happened?" Connor asked again.
"Roy told me that- someone took Lian." Kaldur said as he tried to hold himself up but his sobs were overwhelming.
Connor hugged him tightly, trying to comfort him. The entire Team and the League fell in love with Lian. He told Megan in the mind link that they share what happened. Roy came up to the Watchtower through the zeta and ran to his crying and panicked husband. Connor got Kaldur to sit down in a chair after fighting him for about 2 minutes. Roy was in tears as he hugged his husband tightly.
"I'm so sorry. I should've- I could've- I would've. God what have I done." Roy tried to say but his sobs got in the way.
"Hey, look at me." Kaldur said with a small sniffle.
Roy refused to meet his husband's eyes. He knew that Kaldur hated him for losing her. Kaldur placed his hand underneath Roy's chin to make him look up.
"We are going to find Lian and we will bring her home." Kaldur said to him sternly as he hugged him again.
All Kaldur had to do now was believe it for himself.
The entire League starts the search for Lian. Kaldur stayed with Roy to help him walk through what happened. Canary was getting no where in that department. All it got her was being yelled at by Roy. Kaldur told everyone to leave the room. Kaldur kneeled in front of his frantic husband and placed his hands on his face.
"Have I ever told you the tale of when I was kidnapped?" Kaldur asked trying to change to mood of the room.
"No. When did it happen?" Roy asked while looking at him in shock.
"I was about 7 years of age. Ocean Master took me from my room at the palace and held me prisoner for 4 days. I do not remember what happened to me in that period of time, but I do know that Annex never gave up on me. He never once believed that I was dead even though everybody believed it to be true. Lian is her mother and she is also you, Roy. If there is any hope of her being alive, you need to keep a cool head. Please." Kalur explained as he looked Roy in the eyes.
"I should have never left her in the house." Roy said angrily as he hung his head down.
"In your mind she was safer in the house than she was outside with you. Now, close your eyes and try to remember what drove you to go outside." Kaldur said as he placed his hands on Roy's knee cap.
