Here is it! Since the last cliffhanger wasn't very nice to put in, I thought I'd update early today! Hope everyone finds this a reasonable rescue ;D

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What happened next, not even Batman could see. One second, the gun was in the man's hand, ready to fire. Then the next moment, it was gone.

And so was the billionaire's son.

Kid Flash was hidden in the worn down kitchen of the apartment. His hands worked fast as he untied Richard. The ropes fell to the ground, leaving behind red and raw skin underneath it.

The speedster stood up all the way, watching with concerned eyes as the raven-haired boy pushed himself up from the sitting position he had been in for so long. There was a small stumbled, but he caught himself and put a hand to his head.

"Thanks Wally." Dick muttered, glancing up at him.

Flash's nephew nodded slowly with the same look on his face.

"Hey!" A shout caught the two off guard. Then turned around towards the door and saw Rich blocking the doorway with a shotgun pointed at them. He looked a little scared, his hands shook wildly, but he aimed and fired a messy shot at the heroes.

The same second he fired, Kid Flash snatched the ebony up while the thug was lifted into the air by Miss Martian, who only showed herself after KF had safely gotten out of the room with the rescued hostage. Her eyes glowed and she slammed Rich down onto the ground, the gun sliding away from him.

An arrow then shot through the air and landed next to him, exploding into a dark gray gas. There were a few coughs before they died down and he lay there unconscious.

Artemis flipped down from the shelf and looked down at him with a glare.

Miss Martian gave a small smile before flying out of the room to help the others.

Aqualad was in hand to hand combat with Dean. He looked like he was winning. However, the fight ended a lot sooner when a table was flung out from the corner of the room and hit the thug in the back, forcing him to his face. He weakly looked up at the Atlantean, who decided to finish the job with a hard kick to the head.

The man then dropped his head, unconscious. He looked up at the corner to see Superboy standing there, wiping the dust off his hands with a smirk.

A yellow and red blur sped by and stopped in front of the team leader.

"'Can't find 'Two Ugly' anywhere." He reported, frowning and pulling his goggles up. He placed his hands on his hips and turned his attention towards the doorway as the two remaining teammates walked over as well.

"He wasn't in the basement." Artemis shook her head with the Martian following close behind.

Thud!

Everyone looked down at the ground in front of them to see Two Face tied up in a cord, unconscious like the rest of them.

They turned to see the Dark Knight standing in front of them. The air got tenser.

"You got my call." He stated in his monotone voice as usual. Nothing was more menacing than the Batman in a rundown apartment in Gotham City. It looked like something out of a video game.

Aqualad stepped in, "Yes, we came as soon as we could." he nodded, standing in front of his team. He then turned to Kid Flash.

"Where is Mr. Wayne's son?" He asked, glancing down at the hero with his usual gentle and kindness. His voice was like something off a record, the way it was smooth, even after the small battle just minutes before.

The speedster dashed off and came back only moments later, holding the small boy bridal style.

"Right here." He said, smirking, before then placing him down. It was gentle, almost like he was afraid to break him.

Batman narrowed his eyes. He knew that Dick had trusted the red-head enough to tell him his secret identity. Although he believed that was a truly dumb idea, he had to admit, the teen was doing a good job of acting like he didn't know him.

"Are you alright?" Miss Martian was the first to approach the boy. She had her hands collapsed in front of her.

Richard was studying Batman's face, like he was being told something although neither of them had spoken a word. His blue eyes then turned to the teen. He gave a small smile and extended a hand.

"Never better. Thanks for rescuing me. Richard Grayson." He introduced himself politely. Even with his messed up and scuffed state, he didn't miss a beat of playing the part.

The Martian met his hand half way with a small smile. She looked pretty happy to have made a new friend.

"Oh I'm-"

The billionaire's son chuckled, cutting her off.

"I know who you are. You guys are the Young Justice team." He said like it was the most simple question he had ever answered. The street lamps in the window reflected off his light blue eyes, making them shine with excitement.

"You heard of us?" Superboy spoke for the first time, looking a little bit confused. Even with that, he kept his gruff persona.

Again, Richard laughed.

"Of course I have. You guys are my biggest inspiration." He flattered, placing his hands on his hips. He then turned to the team leader.

"You're Aqualad, team leader." He explained simply before turning to his right with a smirk.

"You're Artemis, new sidekick to Green Arrow."

"Sidekick?" Artemis retorted, shaking her head with a disgusted look. She didn't want him to realize she was the girl at his school. So she kept her annoyed look.

"Sorry, my bad, you're the new partner to Green Arrow." He corrected himself, flashing a small smile. She couldn't help it; she smiled back.

The boy then turned to Miss Martian again.

"You're Miss Martian. Maybe you could help me with my essay of space." He joked lightly, making her laugh some, before turning to Superboy. The older boy glared down at him, which wasn't hard to do considering he was a lot shorter than the clone.

"I'm going to take a wild guess and say you're related to Superman." The boy guessed, shrugging.

"That's Suppey, don't mind him; he's just a little grumpy he didn't get to bash some faces in." Kid Flash now cut in with a cocky voice. This earned him a glare from the super boy.

Richard did the same laugh.

Artemis looked at her teammates and wondered if she was the only who thought that it was the most adorable thing she had ever heard in her life. She glanced to her right and realized that Batman was now gone. She looked around, confused, before glancing back at the boy.

"And you're…Flashboy?" Dick asked, turning to the speedster with a knowing smirk.

Kid Flash grinned and looked down at the boy.

"Kid Flash, but close." He said before a hand stuck out in front of him. He glanced at the boy to see him reaching out to shake his hand. With a small smile, he met the boy with his gloved hand and gave him a small shake.

The billionaire's son was the first to release before turning to the team with a confused look on his face.

"Wait… there are only five of you. Where's Robin?" He questioned, glancing at Aqualad. The darkness of the room wasn't as bad as before now. It was a little lighter outside and the old apartment had a warmer feel to it.

"Our missing teammate could not come with us today. Batman has informed us that he was resting off an illness." The team leader explained in his usual talking voice. Why was this teen so easy to talk to?

"That's too bad; it would have been cool meeting him too. Well, not like I haven't met him, but it's always nice to meet the people who keep Gotham safe." The ebony-haired boy shrugged before crossing his arms. The team exchanged looks that all said the same thing. They all looked to Aqualad to ask the teen.

"Richard," the team leader started while the billionaire's son was walking over to the window, sticking his head out. He didn't seem at all concerned around anything that had just happened with his kidnapping and it worried the team that he might have suffered a concussion.

"Please, call me Dick. That's what everyone else does." The teen glanced back before sticking his head back out the window.

"Looks like the Gotham Police are coming." He reported in another topic before closing the window with a loud crack. He whipped the dust off his hands with his jeans that were already dirtied.

"You do not seem concerned about your kidnapping." Aqualad intervened, watching the boy with careful eyes. He did not want to upset him, but his head wound was bleeding again. He guessed the rest of the team had realized this because they all inched a little closer, if the boy was to fall from blood lose.

"Of course not. This happens like every couple weeks." Dick confined in the young team.

"You mean you get kidnapped like this every week?" Miss Martian said, worry lacing her voice. She had floated up a little closer now.

"Well not exactly like this. Usually it's a lot simpler. This was one of the more dangerous times." He explained before being cut off by a sharp knock.

"Gotham Police!" The shout barked.

"Thanks to you five, Bruce Wayne's son is safe. Mr. Wayne should here in a few minutes to thank you personally. Good job." The chief of Gotham Police congratulated the teens before walking over to the station truck to make sure Two Face and his two goons were squared away in Arkham Asylum.

The sun was shining brightly and the sky was a light blue. It looked more like Central City than anything. A large crowd had come to see the billionaire's son safely returned to Bruce Wayne. They all cheered whenever one of the young heroes looked at them.

"And I thought Superman had it good." Kid Flash joked before he realized he was standing right next to his clone and inched away with a nervous smile.

"Hey guys," the familiar voice of Dick Grayson came up as the boy jogged over. He wore bandages on his head, forearms, and parts of his legs. He didn't look too concerned though.

"Just wanted to thank you again for saving me," He said with a small smile. His eyes were bright, like a little boy who just received the gifts from Santa on Christmas.

His hair was a little more fixed, but it wasn't as neat as it usual was.

"Anytime, Shorty." Artemis replied, smirking.

Dick smirked back when suddenly he heard a yell.

"He's here!" Someone in the crowd shouted. Right away, people with cameras came from the crowd and ran over the long limo that was now driving up. The crowd wasn't far behind.

The Young Justice team turned with confused faces. The raven-haired boy turned as well but took a couple steps forward, as if that would help him get a better look.

The driver opened his door and went to open the main door. However, it opened before he got there, as a tall, dark haired man stepped out. The flashes of cameras got more intense as he looked around for his son.

"That's Bruce Wayne?" Artemis asked, with widened eyes. The man that had walked out of the limo didn't really seem like the billionaire, play boy type. Right now he just looked like a worried father.

Dick grinned and tore down the black concrete parking lot, towards the man. The billionaire barely had time to look before he was tackled into a hug around his sides. He raised his hands high above the boy's head as the shock of the sudden action stunned him. He then relaxed into a smile and embraced the small form of the boy.

A loud sound of 'Aww' went through the crowd. Then, they started clapping. Even the police were cheering for the two being reunited. Cameras flashed into the two's faces. Bruce turned and led his ward into the limo before glancing behind him, like he forgot something.

The Young Justice team all wore small smiles from the scene in front of them, although they weren't expecting Bruce Wayne himself to walk up to them in front of the crowd. They glanced up at the rich man, not really sure what to do.

"Thank you." Bruce said, reaching into his suit and pulling out a small card. "And if any of you ever need anything, just call this number. I'll set you up with one of my staff members." He explained, holding the business card in between his two fingers.

Aqualad cautiously took the card and studied it, before looking up with a smile. The rest of the team glanced back up from the card too, to see Bruce was already closing the jet black limo door and the driver was already getting into his seat.

"Come." Aqualad said, turning to his team with an accomplished smile.

"Let us go back to the Cave."


There it is folks! The ending to Family Before Business! When I read one of the reviews minichurros123 (hey there!) guessed who was going to save him. It took a lot of strength for me NOT to spoil it then. Anyway, please review with your thoughts on how the story went!

Also, I'll be looking for another Young Justice chapter story, so if anyone has any ideas they would want me to do, please let me know! I'll credit you in the author notes! :D

'Till then, thanks for reading and hope you enjoyed!
AMW