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Kid Lantern	By : JessieMundaiFan Category: DC Verse Cartoons > Young Justice Views: 2074 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Disclaimer: This is a fan-made story I do not own Young Justice. If I did own Young Justice do you think I would be writing stories about?
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(Breif Recap)
"Home? No I can't," Kid Flash pleaded as his eyes got heavy.
"Darren."
Then the young speedster, along with his team, fell to the floor of the ship unconscious.
(End Recap)
(General POV)
Wally slowly awoke from what felt like a thousand year sleep. With a huge yawn, he slowly sat up.
Shifting his eyes around, he noticed his teammates were sleeping beside him. They all seemed to be in some kind of resting room judging by the number of beds present.
The only active thing going on in the room at the moment was the television across the room. It seemed to be showing some news channel.
"In today's news, the Central City Space Institute is being sued for around one hundred million dollars by a…"
The door of the room just then slide open revealing the android superhero Red Tornado, walking in as if to inspect the teens.
"I see you have awoken Kid Flash," Red Tornado stated in his robotic voice.
Wally grumbled tiredly and rubbed his eyes, still a little asleep. Once he aftermath of his rest wore of everything suddenly came back to him.
"Darren," Wally eyes snapped open as he ran to the exit of the room.
Unfortunately, Red Tornado moved so he was blocking the speedsters exit.
"Move," Wally demanded, "I have to go and help Darren!"
"I cannot allow that," Red Tornado denied, "the situation with the Ring of Silence is now out of your hands."
"What?"
Wally's loud yelling waking up the rest of team as they saw their teammate and Red Tornado in an argument.
"What the hell are you talking about?" Wally shouted, "I have more right to be out there than any of you. Darren's my boyfriend!"
"Regardless of the emotional bond you and Kid Lantern share, the situation has gotten too dangerous than you can handle," Red Tornado stated, "the Gray Lantern is still on a rampage and attacking planet upon planet."
"And all of you think this is out of our league," Robin finished for the android with narrowed eyes."
"Yes," Red Tornado agreed without hesitation, "this mission is a job for the entirety of the Justice League."
"Of course," Superboy sneered, "we're not good enough to fight with the Justice League."
The team looked to Red Tornado waiting for his reply, however he choose to steer the conversation in another direction.
"We have another mission for you," Red Tornado stated, "since the Batman is not here at the moment I have been assignment to give it to you."
"And what's that exactly?" Wally asked with narrowed eyes.
"Because of his absence, Kid Lantern is unable to return home…"
"No shit," Wally asked sarcastically.
Artemis elbowed the speedster in the stomach.
"The league needs you to inform his mother of the situation," Red Tornado informed the team, "it would not be beneficial for the League if she went to the authorities on his whereabouts."
"Is that all?" Superboy raised an eyebrow at the android, "for a second I thought you were going to assign us trash pickup."
Aqualad decided to do the elbowing this time.
Wally had a blank expression on his face at the mention of this new mission. The speedster looked to be deep in thought. He was staring intently at the news program that was going on about the suing of the Space Institute.
"This is necessary in order to secure the safety of your friend's identity," Red Tornado told them, "do you accept the mission?"
"What kind of question is that? Hell n…"
"We accept the mission," Wally replied speaking over Superboy.
"What? No way," Robin protested adamantly.
Aqualad moved behind the young speedster.
"What are you think Wally," Aqualad whispered to his friend knowing the Wally wasn't one to stop fighting easily.
"I have a plan," Wally whispered back turning his gaze back to the rest of his team, "everyone, just play along."
"Are you certain?" Red Tornado asked.
"Yep," Wally nodded grinning falsely, "we're going to leave the fighting to our counterparts, I'm sure they'll get the job done."
Luckily for them, Red Tornado wasn't one to feel suspicion around people he trusted. With one last nod, the android left the hospital wing of the Young Justice base.
"Come on, we have to hurry," Wally urged running out of the room.
The rest of the team, still looking a little confused, agreed and followed their teammate.
"I hope you have a plan Wally," Superboy demanded, "because I'm not going to quit a mission just because they told us to."
Wally did nothing but smirk in response.
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"Where, where, where," Darren repeated to himself breathlessly.
When the aspiring artist awoke just a couple minutes ago he found himself in a desert, a barren waste land filled with nothing and no one.
Except one other person.
"Give it up Darren," The Green Lantern heard Tobi sigh once again, "you'll never find your way out of here."
"I won't give up," Darren panted running as fast as his feet could take him, "there has to be a way out of here."
"This is pointless Darren," Darren could hear Tobi's foot steps behind him, "just enjoy this solitude with me, you'll be happier."
Darren, due to increasing amount of fatigue, tripped over his own feet falling face first into the sand.
Tobi stopped so he was standing right above Darren.
"Just give it up," Tobi advised smiling down at him blissfully, "it's pointless to go on any further, you've been running for ten miles."
Darren dug his fists into the sand feeling his anger increasing by the second. Swiftly, the Green Lantern moved and used his leg to deliver a swift kick in Tobi's side.
"It's never pointless to try," Darren argued, "the only that is pointless is giving up at time like this."
Tobi watched in mild awe as Darren slowly stood back up on his feet.
"I am a Green Lantern," Darren announced, "we don't give up, I don't give up. I never will."
Struggling with himself, the young Green Lantern continued on his run for an exit.
I have to see them again, Darren thought determinedly.
My friends, my family, and…my Wally.
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*DING DONG*
Hurriedly, Trina Hill rushed to her door as she heard the bell ring. She opened the door desperately hoping it was her son.
"Darren! Darren where have you…"
"Hi," Wally greeted enthusiastically his teammates behind him doing the same, just a little more subtly.
"Oh, it's you," Trina's ecstatic mood decreased, "if you're looking for Darren he's not here right now. I'm afraid he ran away."
Trina's eyes started watering up. By the look of the dried tears on her face, the Young Justice team could determine that this wasn't her first cry in the last hour of so.
Megan, who was getting increasingly saddened at the older woman's mood, stepped forward and placed a comforting hand on her should.
"Darren didn't run away Miss, Hill," Megan denied smiling slightly at the look disbelief Trina gave her.
"But he is in danger," Kaldur informed her bluntly not wanting to waste any time, "and we need your help getting to him."
"What?" Trina looked frantically at the teenagers standing in front of her house, "what are you all talking about."
Dick sighed knowing that this was going to be a long conversation.
"Maybe we should talk inside," Dick suggested.
It took them almost two hours, but the Young Justice team was finally able to convince her about everything. At first she was very skeptic as to whether they were telling the truth, I mean they were teenagers, but after a couple displays of superpowers she promptly sat down on her couch and took in every word the team had to say. They told her every single detail of Darren's short history as a superhero, from how he got his powers, to his battles, and the events that lead to the situation that they were all in today.
"Oh my gosh," Trina sighed shaking her head in disbelief, "this is just too much."
"I know the feeling," Dick nodded in understanding remembering the moment he discovered Bruce was Batman.
"My son is a superhero," Trina smiled humorlessly, "I don't know whether to be proud, angry, or depressed."
"We know it's a lot to take in," Artemis stated understandingly.
"You all said you needed my help," Trina reiterated going back to their initial conversation, "what could I possibly do to help?"
The team looked at each hesitantly.
"The Justice League is doing all they can to stop the Gray Lantern," Wally answered speaking for the team, "but we know they won't win."
"We have a way to stop him," Dick added, "but we just need a way to get to him."
"That's wonderful boys but I have to ask again, what does that have to do with me?" Trina asked in confusion, "I'm just lawyer not some kind of spaceship pilot or something."
"But you can get us access to a spaceship," Wally replied with a grin.
"What?" Trina's eyebrows rose drastically as she looked at the young speedster in shock.
"There is a spaceship at the Central City Space Institute that can be used for intergalactic travel," Dick told her, "it was donated by the league after a failed alien invasion."
"What we need you to do is cause a distraction with the people in charge of the institute long enough for us to swipe the spaceship," Wally explained.
"You still didn't tell me why I'm needed for this," Trina pointed out, "can't you all pull rank and just take it yourselves."
"Because we are not part of the league, we can't take league equipment without permission," Superboy replied bitterly, "we would be turned to the league for trying to take it ourselves."
"The Space Institute is being sued right now, if we could get you to act like you are taking the case, gaining the attention of the all higher ups in the building, then we should have enough time to the take spaceship," Wally clarified, "given that you're a highly acclaimed lawyer they should be practically foaming at the mouth for you."
Trina rubbed her eyes thinking over the plan. It seemed like a really long shot to her, the plan had little guarantee of working (which is something she did not like in her plans).
Darren's mother looked up as she felt a hand on her shoulder. She saw the young speedster who came up with this plan gazing down at her pleadingly.
"Please," Wally begged, "I know I can save Darren, I just need a chance. I promise that I can definitely bring him home."
The look on his face almost cleared Trina of all doubt. The red heads eyes shined with a love that she always hoped her son would have.
Even though this plan wasn't much, this boy loved her son, and that was enough for her.
"Alright," Trina nodded determinedly.
…
Harpo was continuing on with his rampage. With every planet that he passed he infected it with his power stopping all life on it.
The Gray Lantern stopped his flight in space as he felt the approach of several life forces coming his way.
Turning around, Harpo saw a very large amount of spacecraft's and super beings flying towards him.
It was the Justice League.
Lead by Superman in his space suit and Batman in his batship, this army of superheroes charged bravely into the face of danger.
Accompanying Batman on his ship was the Flash, who had an extremely depressed look on his face.
"You did the right thing Barry," Batman reassured his colleague.
"Did I?" Flash asked in a contradicting voice.
"They wouldn't have been able to handle this situation," Batman answered, "it is simply beyond their skill."
"How do we know that?" Flash questioned, "How do we know that if we don't give them the chance to prove themselves?"
"They can prove themselves some other time," Batman retorted sharply, "not when we have an intergalactic terrorist on our hands."
"And when will that be?" Flash demanded, "we always shut them out, always saying that there not ready. When will they be ready if we keep coddling them like children?"
Batman had no direct answer to that. He chose to simply focusing on his steering and on the task ahead.
Flash sighed and mimicked his colleague's movements.
I sure hope we're doing the right thing, Flash hoped to himself.
…...
"Hello officer," Trina greeted the officer at the Institutes door.
"I'm sorry ma'am but I'm afraid we're closed for the day," The officer said, "You'll have to come back and visit some other time."
Trina giggled in amusement. Reaching into her purse, she pulled out a business card and handed it to the officer.
"I'm not here for a tour, my name is Trina Hill," Trina said introducing herself, "I'm an attorney."
"Trina Hill? The Trina Hill," The officer's eyes widen in shock.
Trina nodded trying to keep the smug look of satisfaction off her face at the recognition of her name.
"I want to help with the Space Institutes case," Trina informed the guard politely, "so can I please speak to your superior."
"Of course Mrs. Hill," The officer nodded opening the door for her.
"That's Miss. Hill," Trina corrected as she walked in the door.
Meanwhile, in the tree next to the institute, you could hear voice in the leaves.
"Kid Flash will you calm down," a sharp voice berated.
"I can't," you could hear the speedster protesting in the tree, "this tree is poking me in all the wrong places!"
"That's something I didn't need to here," someone else replied.
"Quiet," Aqualad ordered poking his head out of the tree, "it's almost time."
"Hello gentlemen," Trina greeted the board members of this Space Institute.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Miss. Hill," the head board member moved and shook her hand firmly, "I heard that you would like to help us with our case."
"Yes I do," Trina smiled at the softly, "it's not every day a Space Institute gets sued for so much money."
The board members agreed with her.
"Might we direct you to the board room so we might discuss our case?" the head board member offered.
"Of course," Trina nodded.
Robin used his heat sensor binoculars to scan the building to see where everyone was at the moment.
"Are they all out of their offices?" Artemis asked the boy wonder.
"Yep," Robin nodded putting up his binoculars.
"Good," Aqualad nodded, "because there are four board members, four us have to get the keys to the spaceship room while the other make a clear path for us to the room."
"Why are there four keys?" Superboy asked.
"There have been attempted thefts at the spaceship before," Robin answered, "so the institute has a four keyed lock, all kept by the board members, to ensure that it's safe."
"Is everyone ready?" Aqualad asked.
They all nodded in agreement.
"Go."
As Aqualad, Superboy, Robin, and Artemis went and got the keys out of the board members offices, Miss. Martian and Kid Flash went to ensure that none of them would get caught on their way to the spaceship's room.
Easily, the team was able to get the keys and run to where they already established where the spaceships room is.
Unsurprisingly, the door had a multiple key lock that needed four keys in order to open.
The team handed Kid Flash the key who quickly slipped them in and open the door for everyone to enter the room.
The door opened to reveal a very typical saucer like spacecraft that while looking very frail, was still usable for flight.
"Let's move," Kid Flash ordered running to the spacecraft in front of them.
Trina was barely paying attention as she listening to board member rambling on and on about their case (it was a good thing she had a great poker face).
"And then we decided that…"
The man's speech was cut short as the ground started rubbing.
"W-What's going on?" a board member stuttered holding onto his chair for dear life.
Frantically, they all ran to the windows to see what the commotion was about. The board members all looked on in horror as they saw their prized spacecraft flying off into space.
"What?" The head board member shouted, "how could this have happened?"
Trina looked on as the spacecraft flew into the sky with a fond smile on her face.
Good luck everyone, Trina thought silently.
Kid Flash, who was at the head on of the spacecraft had a look of sheer determination on his face.
I'll get you back Darren, count on it!
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