(POV Robin)
I like the new guy He's like a combination of Me with Batman. Which I never thought possible.
But something feels off like He expected this to happen. His power must be?
Wait! Stop you promised yourself not to be like Him with your future teammates and friends.
"You alright?"
Kid Flash noticed my emotional state. Which I honestly didn't think He'd pick up on. But a lot of things are happening so let's compartmentalize that for later.
Just like Shift claimed He soon came back with Aqua-Lad at His side walking towards us.
After relaying what we found Aqua-Lad became worried.
"We should inform the League."
"Yeah right."
Kid Flash didn't agree with Aqua-Lad not that I could blame Him to them we were sidekicks.
I didn't know much about Shift but I knew He's probably received the same treatment as us.
"A Vote then?"
Our attention was brought back to our mysterious leader who once acknowledged our attention continued to speak.
"To those in favor of going raise your hand. But don't worry whatever this team does I'll take responsibility. So I'll abstain my vote."
I was surprised He was asking us to decide. Kid Flash took the opportunity and raised His hand. I honestly didn't know how to react.
In the end though I raised my hand leaving Aqua-Lad alone. Which He didn't seem to mind over.
"Alright. Robin can you hack the elevator or do we need to pry it open?"
At least to that question, I responded.
"It'll take a while but I can get it open within two minutes."
After speaking Shift looked to Aqua-Lad who understood Him.
Aqua-Lad walked past me with his black tattoos glowing an Ocean Blue seeming to infuse Him with power.
Aqua-Lad with ease then opened the elevator door.
Once opened I used my grapple to propel myself down. Shift simply held the elevator wire with His gloves sliding down while carrying Aqua-Lad. And Kid Flash was just running down the wall.
Until we reached the ground level.
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(POV Josh)
After reuniting the team I gave them a vote I knew the outcome but I needed the team to know I'd stand by their decision so they could rely on me when needed.
I had already told Aqua-Lad the vote beforehand on His perception of it and all He said was 'I understand and agree with your way of thinking.'
My team spirit took a little boost from that little conversation only for it to not last as we approached the ground floor.
This floor resembled a red hallway with weird ass walls resembling a brain with how weird it looked.
Down the hall, I saw a creature walk around the corner. It wasn't human it had grey skin wearing a white robe accompanied by its long horns coming from its head.
"You guys saw that too right?"
Kid Flash instead of waiting for an answer ran around the corner only to seem to be hit by something knocking Him backward.
After being hit I investigated the corner Kid came out from while Aqua-Lad helped Kid up and Robin who stood by me seeing the sight in front of us.
In between the huge halls were giant monstrous creatures with their fists matching a boulder in size accompanied by their huge bodies putting any giant to shame.
On the shoulders of these creatures were smaller creatures that seemed to resemble Gollum from the Lord Of The Rings franchise.
Kid Flash after getting up was beginning to fight. Thankfully Aqua-Lad had a grip on Him stopping Him in place.
"They seem to be ignoring? Us?"
Robin spoke as Aqua-Lad loosened His grip.
After walking past these creatures I saw the one who led us down the hall walk into another room shutting the door.
Everyone looked at me for confirmation which I gave and so we all went to the door where after a few seconds of hacking the door it opened revealing nothing but three pod-like placements in the room.
Past the first two empty ones, I came to a stop at seeing a white man with black hair standing in a sleep-like posture harboring the symbol for hope of Krypton over His chest.
Everyone like myself was confused until one of the pods above it numbering three total holding some of those smaller creature that sat on the giant's shoulders.
Once awakened their eyes began to glow and within a second of a time difference, the Boy's eyes opened as well.
With a scream of anger, the door was ripped off its hinges and thrown towards Robin thankfully Kid saved Him with His speed taking Him out of firing range.
Once out of the way, the soon-to-be-named SuperBoy ran towards me trying to punch my skull off which I dodged.
I kept dodging these attacks while everyone else spoke to the clone telling them about Superman and His deeds.
But their pleas were on death's ears as we fought well mainly dodged on my part until I gave an order.
"Robin take out the grey guys in the pod!"
Robin then swiftly followed the command throwing a set of knockout smoke pellets at the creatures inside the pods.
After breathing in the smoke the creatures knocked themselves out of it releasing the SuperBoy from His mental imprisonment.
The SuperBoy then fell to His knees in utter confusion mumbling something I couldn't hear until the sound of doors opening.
"Pathetic Clone do as you're told capture the intruders!!"
The one giving orders was a man in a lab coat with glasses and like myself had brown hair and eyes.
This man was also being accompanied by two others one was the creature that brought us this far and the other to my shock was Guardian a Leaguer who's in charge of CADMUS development.
I instantly took the thoughts of betraying the League out cause like the SuperBoy had a gremlin on His shoulder.
Sadly though this distraction took all my attention leaving me open as SuperBoy grabbed me and threw me towards the wall.
Upon contact it was as if the wall was sentient it trapped me in its walls while the others were placed in pods I wanted to help but the hit took too much out of me.
But I knew I needed to say something so I muttered to where only SuperBoy could hear.
"Be free."