Bethany Ford - A Young Justice Novel (Robin/Dick Grayson Romance) [Completed]

Chapter 3: Meet the Team

Okay! The moment you've all been waiting for!!! The Team is now being introduced this chapter! Just b the way, the * around sentences means that they are talking on the mind link!

Robin's POV - flashback

                "Robin, pull up this mornings news. Channel 9," Batman demanded as he walked out of the zeta tube.

I stopped dodging Superboy's frustrated punches and laughed as I swiftly summersaulted to stand next to Batman. The team gathered around us on the training floor as I swept my hand over the air. A digital keyboard appeared out of thin air and I started typing rapidly.

It had been a quiet day at the cave. KF was in Central City with the Flash doing whatever speedsters do, Superboy was on cave-arrest. In other words, don't offend Black Canary, or you'll have to do a whole week of constant training with Black Canary and the team. Oh, and no missions. Aqualad, Superboy, and I had been sparring all afternoon, while Artemis and M'gann were cooling off from their morning training session, which also included sparring Superboy. They just sat and watched us spar with Superboy. Basically, Superboy got to have his butt kicked all day long. It was just a lazy, quiet sort of day.

I finished typing in the codes and pulled up the morning's news.

"This is Kat Grant from WGBS, reporting straight from outside of a recuperating Bel Reve. It was confirmed that last night, the super villainess, Queen Bee, managed to break another supervillian, named Psimon, out of Bel Reve. Officials said that it was a well coordinated attack led by Queen Bee and followed by a dozen well trained assassins. On their escape, Batman and Wonder Woman were able to subdue one of the assassins and take them to an unknown location. From there,-"

"Turn it off," Batman demanded. The screen immediately disappeared along with the keyboard. I walked over to stand with the rest of the team, who had automatically formed a semi-circle around Batman.

"As you heard, Wonder Woman and I were able to successfully subdue and capture one of the... unfortunate assassins. Somehow, the man was able to resist Wonder Woman's magic lasso. We think that they were using some sort of alien technology. I interrogated him on the nearby Metropolis bridge," Batman informed.

I smiled. Batman? A very high bridge? Interrogation? I laughed inwardly. Batman probably hung the guy over the bridge and threatened him. Upside down.

"There I was able to link the information the man gave me, to recent information that I already had," Batman continued. He swiped his hand across the air in front of him and a large map and picture appeared behind him.

"After your mission in Bialya, many readings have shown up all over the world. Extreme power surges in a ripple effect in each location. Most occurring all over the Middle East," as he said this, blinking red dots started appearing in Bialya, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Egypt, and more.

"They're boom tubes!" Superboy said. HIs voice was a little shaky and his eyes were wide.

"Um, what's a boom tube?" M'gann asked innocently.

"Boom tubes are teleportation devices that instantly transport you anywhere," Batman rattled off.

"But why use them when you have ships?" M'gann inquired, tapping her chin.

"Why use ships when you have boom and zeta tubes?" Batman replied. I could tell he wanted to move on, but M'gann looked as lost as Artemis, but of course, Artemis hid it a lot better.

"What Batman means," I said before Batman could ignore M'gann and move on, "is that boom tubes and zeta tubes are much more efficient than ships. Ships require refueling and maintenance, whereas boom-tubes are a whole lot faster and you can go anywhere in the universe in a flash. While zeta tubes are more restricted, boom tubes allow a mass of people to enter anywhere in the universe."

"Oh, but why would all these boom tubes be opening up?" M'gann continued to ask.

"The answer to that leads us back to the mission," Batman said. "The information that I acquired from the assassin is the following." A picture appeared behind Batman. "First, the boom tubes are being used to transport weapons. The identity of the supplier is still unknown. But one of the most important weapons just arrived. They were testing it out with one of their guinea pigs, Devastation," Batman motioned to the picture on the left. It was of an extremely muscular woman, almost manly. "The captured assassin revealed that there were rumors that Devastation never returned to the rendezvous point, but instead, their scanners picked up an immense power wave in Gotham city. This meant that whatever weapon Devastation had used, had returned. Whether Devastation came back with it is still unknown. So keep an eye out for her."

"What exactly was this weapon, Batman?" Aqualad tentatively asked, almost afraid of the answer.

"A Motherbox," Batman said, narrowing his eyes. Superboy and I gasped. Artemis uncrossed her arms and furrowed her eyebrows. Aqualad whispered a small "what?"

"What's a Motherbox?" M'gann asked shyly, red coming to her green cheeks.

"M'gann, did you not do your homework on Alien Threats last month?" Artemis sighed.

I had already searched the League's database and pulled up the results.

"A Motherbox allows any person or persons to travel not only around the universe, but to different dimensions. Earth 1, Earth 2, X2," I rattled off different Earth dimensions that I had heard of. "Woah! Look at the stats on this thing!" I said pointing to all the bars that were filled more than 100% and blinking red. I heard the team gasp behind me and whispers being exchanged.

"Batman, in the wrong hands, not only could the universe be taken control of, but also the different dimensions!" I exclaimed.

"Which is why you will all be traveling to Gotham City at these coordinated to retrieve the Motherbox before Queen Bee, Psimon, and their assassins get there first. They should also be on their way right now."