My Second Young Justice Fan Fiction!

Welcome to it! I know it's a popular theme but I would like to revisit "Auld Acquaintances" (S1 x E26) and add a little more... H/C!

Shout out to NoSignalBlueScreen for help with the Kryptonians!

Remember, Klarion is pulling their strings, Klarion is pulling their strings, thought Robin to himself as he prepared to square off against his father and mentor.

Batman stood menacingly up to his full height, stared Robin right in the eyes and cracked his knuckles. It was on.

Robin flew on the offensive first. After tossing three smoke pellets, he threw the first kick but Batman easily dodged it and gave Robin a right hook to the jaw. The bird was thrown off balance and momentarily stunned.

Superboy engaged his own mentor, and the Man of Steel gained the upper hand as he landed three Krypton-shattering punches on the young clone within a matter of seconds.

Then, thanks to protective interference from Sphere and Wolf, Superman was distracted from the fight, giving Miss Martian an opportunity to cure Martian Manhunter and Superboy to regain his footing.

Enraged at the loss of control over Martian Manhunter, Superman attacked Miss Martian, who in her White Martian form was knocked clean off of her feet. This, in turn, enraged the clone beyond measure.

But Superboy's rage unbalanced him, and instead of planning a cunning attack on the Man of Steel, he lunged at him from behind. The sloppy maneuver was easily thwarted by Superman's speed, and the Boy Scout turned and gave his clone a punch with such devastating force, that Superboy plummeted clean through the concrete flooring and two more levels of flooring beneath them.

Robin was still engaged with Batman, trying to evade his attacks and backflip himself onto higher ground. But Batman was able to land a devastating kick to Robin's torso. When Robin painfully skidded fifteen feet away, he took the opportunity to break out his escrima sticks and get back on the offensive.

But Robin was injured and fatigued and his offensive would be short-lived. After several missed swings with his sticks, he attempted a jump kick at the Dark Knight. Batman easily plucked him out the air by his foot, and swung the disoriented acrobat into the wall behind them. When Robin looked back to see where Batman had gone, the Cape Crusader had disappeared.

Robin looked quickly around to locate Batman, but was ambushed by the stealthy Dark Knight from behind. Batman landed an uppercut to Robin's jaw so fierce that the bird was knocked off of his feet and down into the Superboy-shaped hole in the concrete flooring.

Comepletely stunned by the force of blow, the bird fell down two stories to where Superboy lay.

Robin! Thought Superboy when he saw the bird falling toward him, but he was too weak to get up and try to catch him. In horror, Conner watched as Robin came crashing down almost on top of him, executing a less-than-graceful landing.

A dazed Robin realized he was falling and that he had to come up with some semblance of a landing soon or else this fight would be over for him. He was miraculously able to angle himself feet first onto the concrete floor. But it was a sloppy landing at best.

With a crash and a roll the bird grunted painfully and sprawled into Superboy

Robin was in an astounding amount of pain and he could tell that things were broken inside of him. But he and Superboy had to keep going- they had to end this. He rubbed and probed his dislocated jaw and closed his eyes tightly as he gave it a shove back into its rightful place.

After a couple deep breaths he was able to fight through the pain and find his voice again. "Superboy! Are you ok?" he called, trying to pick himself off of the floor. His right leg protested sharply and his ribs were on fire.

"I'm fine," said Conner standing up and steadying the bird. The younger hero couldn't stand up all the way and blood was trickling out of the corner of his mouth on the side where Batman had struck him. "But you're not."

"It's going to have to wait," said Robin watching as the Caped Crusader and the Man of Steel leapt off of the highest concrete level and decended to finish off their protégés for good. "We're not gonna beat them one-on-one! Shot put!"

"Robin we can't! You're in no condition!"

"We have to! Now!" exclaimed Robin getting into position.

Reluctantly, Conner grabbed the small acrobat the arm, spun him around twice to gain momentum,and shot-putted him squarely into the body of the approaching Bat. His aim was perfect. He now he had Superman to worry about.

The Man of Steel came at his clone again with his full Kryptonian strength but Conner was able to roll away out of his deadly reach. He then grabbed the larger man from behind and tried to hold him in a vice grip.

Meanwhile Robin, had collided with Batman mid-air and the two slammed bodily into a concrete wall behind them. Robin reached down to plant a Cure-O-Tech chip on the back of the Caped Crusader's neck, but the older hero caught on and grabbed the bird by his wrist and threw him head first into the floor.

With a sickening crunch, Robin was slammed into the ground, breaking even more bones and dazing himself almost to the point of unconsciousness.

Almost, but not. He turned his head to the side to see that Conner was holding onto Superman with all of the strength that he could muster but that it wouldn't last.

"Robin! Hurry!" grunted the Boy of Steel knowing that he couldn't hold onto his mentor for much longer.

Robin came to his senses and managed to pick himself up again, gave Batman an uppercut and tossed his last remaining smoke pellet. Through the billowing plume he deftly reached up into one of the pouches of the Bat's utility belt and pilfered a small lead box. He then slid between the Bat's legs and ran limping over to where the Kryptonians were engaged in their struggle.

"You sure about this?" asked Robin fingering the tiny lead box and running as fast as his broken body would allow.

"Just do it!" grunted the clone.

Robin opened the box containing the shining green mineral and waited for the Kryptonians to weaken enough so that he could slip in and place the cure onto the Man of Steel's neck. The effect on the Kryptonians was immediate. Both grunted and their faces contorted in matching agony as they both slid helplessly down onto the floor.

Robin slammed the box shut within seconds but it was enough time to weaken the Kryptonians substantially. He crouched down next to the Man of Steel and placed the cure on his neck. After watching it dissolve properly he reached down to his teammate and friend.

"So sorry about that Supey," said Robin glancing Conner over quickly and lending a hand to help him up.

Conner was in a lot of pain from his reaction to the deadly mineral, but he was able to crack his eyes open and look into the masked face of his friend.

"Ugh, Kryptonite," said the clone wincing and rubbing his head. "Ugh, that hurts."

But before he could reach out and grab onto Robin's hand, the small acrobat was pummeled by a dark shape from behind and his body when sprawling like a rag doll ten meters away.

"No!" cried the young Kryptonian trying to rise.

Batman looked at Superboy in his weakened state and dismissed him as a threat. He then walked over to where Robin laid bloodied on the floor and picked the boy up by his throat.

The bird was choking and sputtering and trying to clutch at Batman's arms with his hands but he was too injured and Batman was too strong. It was no use.

Conner saw the Bat slowly crushing the life of out his own protégé and something inside of him strengthened his resolve. He picked himself up and out from underneath the immensely heavy Man of Steel and charged at Batman.

Caught completely off guard by the Kryptonian's swift recovery, a stunned Batman dropped Robin to the ground. The young bird landed in a boneless heap and didn't move.

Now the fight was on between the Boy of Steel and the Dark Knight. Even if Conner was at full capacity the fight would be a challenge for the less experienced younger hero, but he was the last man standing against Savage's evil plot.

Using a move that Black Canary had taught him, he spun and lifted the bat over his shoulders and threw him into a concrete support column.

Somehow, perhaps fueled by adrenaline or fueled by his concern for both his mentor and his Team, Robin picked himself up and crawled over behind the pillar where Superboy had Batman pinned.

He took a wide arc around the two heroes that were locked in combat and went behind the pillar. Conner saw what Robin was up to and held the Dark Knight as tightly as he could.

A gloved and shaking hand appeared from behind the pillar and planted a Cure-O-Tech chip on the Bat's neck. Finally, the last standing infected League member's mind was free from Klarion's techo-sorcery. Sedated, he slid heavily to the floor.

It all happened so quickly that Conner barely had to time to register it. He was panting heavily and sweating as he still felt weak from being exposed to the green mineral. He looked down at the Dark Knight and then at the young hero who had helped him end it all.

The bird was bleeding and coughing and struggling to rise.

"Robin! You did it!" said the clone reaching down to help his friend.

Wiping blood away from his mouth with the back of his gloved hand, Robin smiled up at the clone "We did it. Together."

Just then a yellow blur appeared in the room followed by the other members of the Team. They were tired and bruised but in relatively good shape and relieved to see that all of the members of the League had been cured.

But one member of their Team had not fared so well. As Conner tried to help Robin to stand, the acrobat collapsed back to the floor with a groan.

Conner was unable to get Robin to stand and Kid Flash gasped in dismay when he saw the state of his best friend.

"Rob! Robin!?" said Wally taking a knee next to the bird. "Dude, are you alright? What happened?"

Robin was dazed but he glanced up at the speedster. "We faced off against the big guy and the Dark Knight," began Robin coughing and wincing. "They weren't… whelmed."

Robin's eyes slid shut with one last groan and he fell unconscious.

"Rob!" cried Wally in distress. "Don't worry buddy we've got you."

Megan levitated the acrobat and floated him swiftly to the infirmary.