Mt. Justice
“Whatarewegoingtodo, whatarewegoingtodo whatarewegoingtodo?”
“Wally, stop. You're worrying isn't helping any of us,” Erin said.
“How can you be so calm?! You're leader was taken HOSTAGE by a bunch of wackos!!!!!”
“I trust Becca. She will be fine. Besides, remember when we had to free you guys and Becca pulled off that villain routine? I bet she's doing the same thing now.”
“But pretending to be a hostage,” Talia corrected.
“Duh! Thanks a lot Talia. And you Erin! That didn't help at all! We need to do something but what?”
“Pay the ransom.”
All eyes from every member of both teams turned to Robin. His arms were folded across his chest and determination was set upon his face like writing on stone. The mountain was quiet until Wally opened his mouth. Which proved to be the wrong move.
“WHAT?! Are you NUTS?! We are NOT just going to hand over ransom money to a bunch of thieves! They 're villains! And I refuse to give in to them!”
“ And I refuse to let Becca get hurt! Just because we're heroes doesn't mean we sacrifice others to keep our jobs, Wally! No matter what you say, I am going to go through with my plan. Because I will NOT let Becca become a victim of your stupidity!!!”
The mountain filled with a strained silence as Robin finished his outburst. If they hadn't known how much Robin loved Becca before, they did now. All of his hidden emotions were revealed not just by his words, but in his body language. Robin wasn't just determined; he was scared, lonely, vulnerable, prepared, hopeful, worried, and willing. Becca obviously was Robin's entire world. And he was going to do everything in his power to get Becca back.
“Wh-where would you get the money?” Wally whispered.
“I know a guy who'd help me. Lives in Gotham so he also knows Becca.”
“What about the moonstones? Which, may I add, can be used to achieve great power.”
“I know. But I don't care. I'll get the moonstones from the Batcave. Batman has a ton of souvenirs and I'm sure I can get them.”
“You're really going through with this?”
“Yes. I told you, I won't let her get hurt.”
“But what about the millions of other people you could put in danger. Are you going to allow them to be hurt as well? Or is there another way of getting her?”
“No. I thought through every plan, every motive, every detail. I read the paper and I've re-read it over and over about a million times. I'm going to save other people by doing this. Because even if we do rescue Becca, there are thousands of other people. Why hurt more when you can just pay for one? Besides, I almost lost it when Becca was barely alive. I won't be able to control myself if I do loose it. I won't be able to live without her.”
“Whatarewegoingtodo, whatarewegoingtodo whatarewegoingtodo?”
“Wally, stop. You're worrying isn't helping any of us,” Erin said.
“How can you be so calm?! You're leader was taken HOSTAGE by a bunch of wackos!!!!!”
“I trust Becca. She will be fine. Besides, remember when we had to free you guys and Becca pulled off that villain routine? I bet she's doing the same thing now.”
“But pretending to be a hostage,” Talia corrected.
“Duh! Thanks a lot Talia. And you Erin! That didn't help at all! We need to do something but what?”
“Pay the ransom.”
All eyes from every member of both teams turned to Robin. His arms were folded across his chest and determination was set upon his face like writing on stone. The mountain was quiet until Wally opened his mouth. Which proved to be the wrong move.
“WHAT?! Are you NUTS?! We are NOT just going to hand over ransom money to a bunch of thieves! They 're villains! And I refuse to give in to them!”
“ And I refuse to let Becca get hurt! Just because we're heroes doesn't mean we sacrifice others to keep our jobs, Wally! No matter what you say, I am going to go through with my plan. Because I will NOT let Becca become a victim of your stupidity!!!”
The mountain filled with a strained silence as Robin finished his outburst. If they hadn't known how much Robin loved Becca before, they did now. All of his hidden emotions were revealed not just by his words, but in his body language. Robin wasn't just determined; he was scared, lonely, vulnerable, prepared, hopeful, worried, and willing. Becca obviously was Robin's entire world. And he was going to do everything in his power to get Becca back.
“Wh-where would you get the money?” Wally whispered.
“I know a guy who'd help me. Lives in Gotham so he also knows Becca.”
“What about the moonstones? Which, may I add, can be used to achieve great power.”
“I know. But I don't care. I'll get the moonstones from the Batcave. Batman has a ton of souvenirs and I'm sure I can get them.”
“You're really going through with this?”
“Yes. I told you, I won't let her get hurt.”
“But what about the millions of other people you could put in danger. Are you going to allow them to be hurt as well? Or is there another way of getting her?”
“No. I thought through every plan, every motive, every detail. I read the paper and I've re-read it over and over about a million times. I'm going to save other people by doing this. Because even if we do rescue Becca, there are thousands of other people. Why hurt more when you can just pay for one? Besides, I almost lost it when Becca was barely alive. I won't be able to control myself if I do loose it. I won't be able to live without her.”