Soaring Eagle

Chapter 14 Scarecrow

I stare at Dick in shock, "What?!"

"Scarecrow has them," Dick explains, "He hacked Aria's television stations and broadcast a message to you. He says you have 24 hours to hand yourself over to him or he'll kill them."

I pale, "I— I can't just give myself up but I can't abandon my friends either."

"I know that, that's why I summoned the team. I was about to contact you, Red Robin and Aqualad when you three came in," Dick replies.

Just then M'gann runs in with Lagan, "Eagle!" she cries, "Are you okay? Nightwing told us your friends are in danger."

"I— I just found out," I stutter.

M'gann hugs me, "Don't worry, we'll get them back."

"Thanks, M'gann," I say and return the hug.

"So what's the plan, Nightwing?" Lagan asks as the rest of the team runs in.

"I have one but Eagle has to agree to it," Dick says.

I nod, "Fire away, I'll do anything to save them."

"Even allowing yourself to be taken prisoner to sneak Beast Boy in?" Dick asks.

I gulp but nod in determination, "Yes, even that."

Dick nods, "Alright then, my plan is simple, Eagle allows herself to be taken to sneak Beast Boy in. Beast Boy will then open an entrance for the rest of us. After that the priority is finding Eagle and her friends and capturing Scarecrow."

"Where are they exactly?" I ask.

Dick pulls out a sheet of paper with an address written on it, "Here."

I quickly read the address, "Oh, I know this place, it's an abandoned military base that I had to clean a gang out of a few months ago. It's just a few miles north of Aria."

"Is it hard to infiltrate?" Batgirl asks.

"No, it's easy to get into if you know how," I reply. I walk over to the holographic display and pull up a map of the facility, "They abandoned it after these flaws were discovered. The air vents are wide enough for people to crawl through and the guard towers here and here," I point them on the display, "These two are completely ineffective because the surrounding buildings block their view from seeing anyone except for people directly below the tower."

"I'll use that to position everyone," Dick says, "If that's everything I would suggest you get going before he decides to start hurting your friends."

I nod, "Understood, come on Beast Boy." Then the two of us run for the Zeta-tube.

A few minutes later I'm flying towards the facility with Beast Boy in my pocket on the form of a mouse, "We're almost there. You ready?"

His muffled voice responds, "Yeah, the team is also in position as well."

"Good," I reply, "I still don't get why I had to start from a ways off."

"We can't let the enemy know about the Zeta-tubes," Beast Boy replies, "That's also why they decided to use M'gann's ship instead of using the Zeta-tubes themselves."

"Oh, now I get it," I say. Then I spot our destination below, "We're here. Once I land you have to stay quiet and be ready."

"Right," Beast Boy agrees and with that I dive down towards the gates of the facility.

Once I land I'm immediately confronted with two armed guards. They point their guns at me and in response I put my hands up, "Don't shoot! I'm Eagle, the one who's friends you boss took. As he requested I'm here to offer myself to him in exchange for my friends safe release."