The mission had been simple get in get the files and get out. Everything had gone as plan until something tripped the security system.

"He Rob, how much longer," Wally asked as he listened to the sound of guards drawing closer.

"Five minutes," was Robin's only responds. Wally looked back at the young bird who was crouched by the computer console before returning his focus back to the door. A moment later they could hear shouts from guards as they set about trying to open the doors. Connor had destroyed the key pad controlling the door's locking mechanism which for the time being was the only thing keeping the guards at bay.

"I don't think that we have five minutes," Conner called back as they started to see sparks flying from the door. They were cutting through the door and at the rate they were going they had two maybe three minutes before all hell broke loose.

"I'm going as fast as I can but some of these files are pretty damn big," Robin snapped as watch the progress bar of the down loading files on his halo display from his wrist computer. There was nothing he could do that would hurry the process any faster.

By now they were halfway through cutting the door down. Wally threw a nervous glance over to Conner who just stood there readying himself for the impending confirmation. They both stared at the door as the guards continued to cut through the steel doors. At some point Wally remembered thinking that it should not have been this easy for them to cut through, but those thoughts were soon interrupted.

"Here they come," Conner called back to the boy wonder.

"Keep them busy for just a few more min...," the boy wonder started to say but was cut short by the sound of guards breaking through and in to the lab where the three waited. In a matter of minutes at least two dozen well armed men flooded the room some immediately taking on both Conner and Wally while the rest charged at the otherwise occupied Robin. It was almost all the two young heros could do to keep the Guards away from him.

"I GOT IT," Robin shouted at the top of his lungs so he could be heard over the sounds of the fighting.

"ROBIN LOOK OUT," was all the boy wonder heard before turning around to find what looked to be some sort of cannon aimed at him. Before he could think to move out of the way it fired. Not knowing what else to do he braced himself for a hit that would never come. He looked up to see Superboy standing in front of him, or at this point kneeling panting heavily. He could hear a low growl coming for him as he began to charge forward toward the guard. Ripping the weapon from the guard's hands utterly destroying the it in the process before proceeding to throw him against the wall.

As he looked around he saw the guards that had at one point been threading the completion of their mission thrown about the room in varying degrees of consciousness. Some emitting low moans and groans while others were out cold.

"Hey you guys about done in there because we are about to have company out here," Artemis's voice came through the com link.

"We're done with things here and are about to head your way now," Robin answered.

"Just hurry up," was the only response he got before the com went silent again. Looking around Robin noticed Conner was still panting a little harder than he should have been.

"You okay Superboy," Robin asked a little concern.

"Fine," Conner responded while tossing him a somewhat of an annoyed glare "lets just get out of here before they decided to send more guards." With that the other two nodded and turned head out the door. Neither noticing Conner wincing as he turned to leave.

The ride back to the cave was quite. Despite the fact that the security system had been triggered the mission was an overall success. Robin was looking over the files he had collected while everyone else save Megan seem to be sleeping. The boy wonder stole a glance over to the sleeping Superboy. He let his thoughts go back to the events in the lab to the moment Superboy had stepped in front of him and what ever that thing was. Though Conner appeared to be fine he couldn't help but shake the feeling something wasn't right. You could say that he was being paranoid but it still didn't over ride the fact that something felt a miss.

The bioship landed back at the cave just over an hour or so later. The landing seemed to wake everyone who had been sleeping all save Conner that is. Artemis walk over to him and gently laid a hand on his shoulder and gently shook it. At first he didn't respond. Raising an eyebrow at the fact she called his name softly.

"Conner, where back." With that his eyes snapped open causing him to jerk up. The action only cause him to wince slightly as he grabbed his stomach. Robin who had been watching the scene unfold narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Are you alright," Artemis asked knowing that this was not normal for the him to show any form of pain.

"I'm fine," he promised her shrugging off the fact that it was obvious to both her and Robin that he was at the moment in at least some form of pain. Before either her or the boy wonder could say anything else he was up and out of the ship heading to debriefing room where it was guaranteed that Batman would be waiting for them. The two look after him a moment before soon following. If for no other reason than not to keep Batman waiting.

"Hey Supes heads up," Wally called later that night at dinner. Conner looked up sleepily form his plate only to be met with a dinner roll to the face. For a moment the entire table froze not knowing how the normally easily agitated boy would react. To their surprise he only gave a slight growl before turning his attention back to his plate.

"Is everything alright my friend," Kaldur asked noting the apparent abnormality of his behavior.

"Yes," Conner stated flatly ignoring the stares coming form the rest of the team.

"Are you sure cause you quieter than usual," Wally said not bothering to hide the concern in his own voice. The room remained silent for a moment as no one spoke. Finally Conner broke the silence by getting up.

"Yes I am sure," was all he said before leaving and head off in the direction of his room. He made no effort to hide that annoyance in his voice. The rest of the team just stared after him not really sure what to make of the his mood.

"Does anyone know whats up with Supes? Cause he has been acting strange well stranger than normal since we got back," Wally asked voicing what everyone seemed to be thinking.

"No, but let us hope that it is only because the mission was more tiring than he let on and a good night sleep is all that he requires," Kaldur answer trying to put the rest of the team at easy. He did little to that effect because deep down he was starting to have doubts as to whether or not their friend and teammate was truly all right.

After Conner had left to go to bed the rest of the team hadn't remain up much longer before turning in for the evening themselves. The night seem to past without further incident once or twice if for no other than to put there own nerves at easy the team walk past Superboy's door and lingered for a few minutes before going on about their way. At one point Megan thought about sticking her head through the door to make sure he was alright but thought better of it when sure remember how agitated he had been at dinner when they had asked about his well being.

The morning came at last after it seemed like the night would never end. Megan was in the kitchen early just as she always was busy preparing breakfast for the rest of the team. It wasn't long after that Kaldur file into the kitchen. He had spent the night much as the rest of the team had which was somewhat restless. Not long after he sat down at the counter he was joined by Robin and Artemis who had after dinner decided to spend the night. Kaldur looked at them as entered and to no surprised they looked as exhausted as he felt. A little while later when it was apparent that breakfast would soon be ready they were joined by Wally who had also had spent the night.

Megan looked around as she set the table for the breakfast slightly confused "Where's Conner," she asked noticing the time. He was usually up by now yet they had still yet to see him. The rest of the team looked around coming to the same realization as she had.

"I didn't know. Maybe he still in bed," Wally said stating what seem to obvious.

"Why don't I go check on him," Megan said as she set down the last plate of food. The rest of them nodded as she floated down out of the room towards Conner's room.

The rest of the team sat in silence as the waited for Megan to return hopefully with Conner in tow. Artemis eyed Wally almost daring him to begin to start eating before Megan came back with Conner. However all thoughts of food were soon tossed aside when the silence in the cave seemed to be shattered by Megan's scream.

Without sparing a moment they were all in a dead run to reach Conner's room to find out what all the commotion was about. Wally was the first one to reach Megan, and was soon followed by Kaldur, Robin, and Artemis. Who all seem to stop in tracks as the saw what Megan had seen when she first walked into the room.

There on Conner's bed laid the small sleeping form of a child that couldn't possibly be any older than three or four. The child from what they could see had jet black hair, and wore a black Superman t-shirt that was more that apparently too large for him. Despite the fact that Megan had Screamed loud enough to be heard throughout the mountain the child remained a sleep.

The team stood there in shock for what seemed like several minutes. No one spoke nor did anyone move. All they did was stand there staring at the child in not sure to believe what they were seeing. The sound was only broken by the sound of a phone ringing.

Dick looked down to see that Bruce calling him. Taking a deep breath he stepped out into the hallway to answer it.

"Hello," was the only thing that he could think to say still in shock for find what appeared to be a three year old Superboy.

"Where the hell are you? I just got a call from your school wanting to know why you are not there." It was more than clear that Bruce was furious.

"School?," Dick asked not sure he understood what Bruce was saying.

"Yes school, now answer my question. Where the hell are you?"

"Umm...," Dick answered looking at his watch it was 11:25am. When they had sat to breakfast it was just after seven. Had they really been standing there that long? He thought to himself only to have his thoughts interrupted once again by a rather anger Bruce Wayne who at this point was on the verge of turning into to Batman.

"Richard answer me," Bruce demanded.

"Umm...I'm..uh..still at...umm...the mountain," he seemed to completely forget the fact that Bruce was anger with him for not being at school as he tried to think of the words.

Being the great detective that he is Bruce seemed to pick up on the fact that Dick's mind was clearly not all too focused on the fact that he was being fussed at. Nor did he seemed to care "Dick is everything alright there," Bruce asked a few minutes later. Dick was about to answer when he heard sounds of what seemed to be a little boy come from Conner's room.

"Well...I think it would be best if you came to see for yourself," and without waiting a response Dick quickly hung up the phone before rushing back into the room. There her was greeted by a bright blue eye boy.

"Wobin," the boy seemed to ask as if he was unsure if he was in fact the boy wonder.

What seemed to be strange was the fact that Megan's scream had not woken the boy up but the soft buzzing of a cell phone did. Almost as soon as Robin had left the room the boy began to stir. At first all they could hear was soft mummers before at last the boy's eyes began to slowly slide open. Once they were fully open they had no doubt in there mind that this was in fact there teammate and friend.

Conner sat up and began to rub the sleep from his eyes as a small yawn escaped. He looked up at the teens despite the fact that they were standing there staring at him the little boy didn't do anything other than tilt his head in confusion.

"Megwin? Wabbie? Kawbuw? Awtwis?" the little boy who was now clearly Conner stated each name as if he wasn't quite sure who they were. like he knew the faces but wasn't quite sure of the name that went with it "Wobin?" they heard him say. Sure enough the boy wonder had returned from his phone call. When they seemed to confirm who they were to the boy. Conner went into what seemed to be a laughing fit of giggles. Reaching out his hands for one of them to pick him up. Not really knowing what else to do Megan floated over to him and gathered him into her arms.