Dick stumbled across the threshold of the Zeta Tube, Wintergreen barely awake on his shoulders.

"Hey! We need some help!" I called, steadying the two.

"What's wrong?" Superboy jogged toward us, Kid Flash not that far behind.

"That's a lot of blood" Wally held the back of his hand against his mouth.

"Can you take him to the medbay?" I wiped my hands against my clothes, likely staining the white material.

Conner immediately slid the man off Nightwing's shoulders, rushing toward the medical wing. Dick sagged in relief, taking a breather against the wall. I set my hands on my hips, mindful of the bloody blade I was carrying.

It was a lot to take in.

"Is that blood?!" That was Miss Martian.

"It's not ours" Dick managed, throwing his head back.

The tv was still playing in the background, a late night news report just loud enough that we all heard it. "And now we're getting reports that a body has been discovered in the wake of the explosion that took place earlier this evening. We warn our viewers that this footage might be gruesome"

I made my way over toward the couch, through the young adults, holding my breath as I watched my father, halfway blown to hell, being dragged out of the flames.

He couldn't heal from that, that fast right?

Anxiety churned my stomach.

Slade should be in pieces right now.

Dick appeared by my side, his hand finding my own.

"Reports indicate the firefighters who saved this mystery man have hope that he will recover despite his wounds."

I closed my eyes, the moment of relief I'd had was gone, It wasn't over. It never would be. Not when he had those enhancements. But how did he survive? That explosion should've killed him.

Unless it wasn't meant to.

Wintergreen

The realization had me stumbling toward the medbay, warning bells going off in my mind.

No.

He couldn't have been the one to betray me.

When I got there, everything was in disarray, one of the beds was messy and tattered, medical supplies were everywhere, but the most horrifying thing was the pool of blood leaking out from the other side of the bed.

"What's wrong?" Dick crept up behind me.

I held my finger to my lips. My grip on the sword tightened as I approached.

Black Canary lay, her throat slit and eyes wide in surprise. She couldn't have been dead longer than a few minutes.

"Who did this? Where'd Wintergreen go?" Dick looked like he might be sick as he searched for Wintergreen.

"We need to get back to your friends" I moved back, grabbing his arm as I shook off my own shock, urgency bubbled up in me. Now wasn't the time for dealing with this death. Wintergreen was somewhere in the mountain and he was going to kill the team. "Now"

He allowed me to pull him until the woman was no longer in sight. "I can't believe she's gone." Dick whispered.

"It was Wintergreen. They planned this. Everyone here is in danger." I gave his hand a squeeze, mindful as we got closer to the super powered young adults.

Dick ran beside me. "How did he kill without anyone hearing?"

"Don't know. He slit her vocal cords and nicked both arteries. She would've been dead in minutes"

The team was seated on the couches, discussing the recent news report. "You all need to leave, now." I'd never been so glad to see them all dressed in their hero disguises.

No leaked identities.

"Why? What's happening?" Aqualad stood.

"Bad guy infiltrated the mountain" Dick tapped at his hologlove. "We can answer questions later, what's most important is that we get you guys out of here, now."

"We're always in danger, it's kinda part of the job." Kid Flash leaned back against the couch.

"You all remember the masked man, yes? Half orange mask?" I crossed my arms. The team grimaced, how could they forget. "The man who's here mentored him, he has the skill set to take you all out."

"It's also important to note that the masked man wasn't actually after us." The zeta tubes opened up and Dick set his hands on his hips. "He was after me"

"Why?" Artemis messed with her bow.

Dick sighed. "I'm sure you all have noticed our friendship" he gestured between us "it was to send a message"

"Regardless." I jumped in before anyone could respond. "Everyone into the zeta tube" I gestured toward it.

"We must stay and fight. This is our home." Kaldur responded.

"No Aqualad. That's a very stupid idea." I argued.

Then the zeta tubes shut down.

Dick immediately began trying to get them back up again. "They're gone. Kid Flash, start getting everyone out" Dick instructed. "Now!"

The overhead com crackled. "I don't think they'll be leaving Nightwing." Wintergreen. "Now you both understand the leverage I have and the lengths I'll go to, I'm sure there's something your dear friend has to tell us"

Dick put an arm around me, pulling me between himself and his team. "You're really going to kill a bunch of innocent heroes?"

"To get what we want, absolutely"

I wanted so badly to scream at the man, to make my betrayal known. He'd been working with my monster of a father all this time. Played the freaking long game. But I couldn't. Not with Dick's friends on the line.

"Who's we?" Megan asked quietly.

I held a finger to my mouth, shaking my head.

"How long do we have?" Dick stared at the cameras.

"Oh probably a day or two" Wintergreen's voice turned threatening. "Don't get any ideas, I still control this place, all your exits are blocked which means no heroes are getting through any time soon."

Dick's jaw clenched. "I won't give her to you."

"That's fine. She'll come to her senses sooner or later. Wouldn't want to spend any extra time in The Room now would you kid"

The blood drained from my face.

I was trapped. Again.

Either I let Dick's friends die or I go back.

There didn't seem much of an option.

Dick turned, pulling me into a hug. "Bats will come with backup" he whispered in my ear.

"He's connected into the cave mainframe. As soon as the mountain went offline, he knew about it."

"But Wintergreen said-"

Dick smiled into my hair. "You really think some tech is gonna stop Batman?"

"The clock is ticking dear boy," Wintergreen warned. "You'd better decide who is more worth saving, your friends or a girl who'd rather betray you than go into a silly little room"

"What's he talking about?" Wally glanced between Dick and I. "What did you do?"

I pulled away from Dick. "I'm really sorry. I didn't have time to tell you with everything that happened."

"Hey, whatever it is, I'll fix it" He assured gently, taking my face in his hands.

"Green Lantern's identity." I closed my eyes. "I figured he'd be off world and safe at least"

Artemis hopped over the back of the couch, looking ready to hit me. "You willingly gave a hero's identity away"

"Shut up Artemis" Dick scowled before turning back to me, worry in his voice. "It was because of The Room right, tell me it was because of The Room"

I nodded. "I couldn't take it anymore" tears slipped down my cheeks without my permission. "He threatened to keep me there longer and you were so cruel"

"Hey" Dick gently wiped away my tears. "Remember what I said the other night at the old phone booth?"

"You mean when we left?" The Titans.

"Yeah, right before you knocked me out." He grinned, still holding my face. "I meant it and the same goes for the team as it did for them"

"What are you talking about?" Conner crossed his arms in frustration. "Stop beating around what you're actually trying to say."

"What are we going to do about..." I subtly gestured toward the cameras, ignoring Superman's clone.

"We could cause a little chaos until Bats gets here" he whispered, a wicked grin on his lips. "Might shove them into the safe room but hey, why not make everyone mad at us"

"As long as we're together."

"We'll make it." He promised.