"Yo, has anyone seen the kid?"

Sonar asked, glancing around the breakroom as he made a cup of coffee. It wasn't odd for you to disappear, you liked your alone time and the team knew that but it had been just a little too long without any sight of you. An eerie silence fell over the breakroom as everyone thought and realized the same thing.

"Maybe he's on a mission?"

Punch-up tried to reason as Flambae stormed out of the breakroom and right up to Robert.

"Where's the kid?"

"Huh?"

Robert looked up to find the entire z-team in front of him with varying looks from worried to pissed. He pulled off his headphones, confused.

"What do you mean? He's here, right?"

He asked, glancing back at his screen to double check. Yep, you definitely weren't out right now, in fact, you were in the building.

"That's what we wanna know, Robert."

Sonar added, no nicknames which meant this was serious. Robert stood, his eyebrows furrowed as he glanced at the screen again.

"His tracker says he should be in the gym."

His voice was serious, his words more of a command than a statement.

"We'll go and check."

Malevola said as she opened a portal, Sonar following right behind her.

"I'll come-"

Flambae went to follow but Robert stopped him. He placed a hand on Flambae's shoulder, looking at him with gentle eyes.

"Hey, I know your worried but we need to stay calm. They've got that under control."

Flambae wanted to argue, to tell Robert he was being a bitch and stupid but he couldn't. His hands trembled slightly as he nodded, swallowing his fear. Robert smiled softly at Flambae in an attempt to calm him.

"Okay, good. The rest of you,"

Robert turned to adress the rest of the team.

"Prism, Visi, and Punch-up, I want you three to search the rest of the building, be throughout. Search every closet, cabinet, anything he could fit in or hide behind. Coupe, be on standby to do a fly over of the surrounding area. Golem, go outside and check the perimeter, any strange cars or shady people you stop, got it?"

The team nodded and immediately split up. Flambae stood in front of Robert, his eyebrows furrowed.

"Why-"

"I know."

Robert cut him off again. Flambae would allow it for now but if Robert did it again, he'd get pissed.

"You want to help but we have enough people looking, okay? I want you to know something important."

Robert guided Flambae to Blazers office, shutting the door behind them. She looked up from the paper work she was doing and smiled.

"Robert and Flambae, how can I help you?"

She asked, her happy tone fading as she saw the look on both of their faces.

"It's the kid. He's gone."

She stiffened, staring intensely at Robert.

"We have the team searching the building and-"

A knock on the door interrupted Robert's words. The door opened slowly and Malevola enter, a frown on her face.

"We, uh, found this.."

She murmured, setting down a partially crushed ear piece. Your ear piece. That's why your tracker put you in the gym. Robert, Blazer, and Flambae stared at it in silence.

"Sonar freaked out and flew off."

Robert nodded, shaking off the shock and going into fixing mode.

"No, that's good, I need eyes in the air. Malevola, go tell Coupe she can go."

Mal nodded, leaving the room swiftly. Blazer sighed, rubbing her face.

"It's"

"Yeah."

Flambae glanced between Blazer and Robert. He'd stayed calm to long and felt ready to burst if he didn't get told what was going on.

"Can someone tell me what the fuck's happening?"

Flambae could feel himself getting hot. A helpless feeling washing over him as he glanced at the ear piece again.

"The kid, he... he came from a rough place."

Blazer started, a slight shake in her voice.

"His parents were killed by a group of super villians, supposedly they owed them a lot of money. The kid was put into foster care but everyone quickly realized that wouldn't be enough to protect him. So, they sent him here. SDN was supposed to just watch over him but he got antsy watching all of the other heros. We allowed him to join z team, thought it would be safest but we let our guards down and they must have found him."

Flambae's fists clenched. There was no question now that you were in danger and he wasn't gonna stand around any longer.

"So what the fuck are we doing still standing here? Let's go."

Flambae command as he left Blazers office. Robert followed behind him, rushing to his desk as Flambae broke through a window and flew away. Robert pulled his headphone back on, locking in as he gave command and flipped through security cameras.

"I've got an adress."

He finally said and the team was there in minutes.

It was a dirty, rundown, old warehouse that was by the water. It looked like something out of a horror movie. Visi went in first, taking a puff of her inhaler before disappearing into a propped open door. She could see you. You were tied to a chair but looked unharmed except for minor bruising around your left eye, like someone punched you. She counted four men in the warehouse, three of which had guns. The fourth one stood in front of you, taunting you. She wanted to jump out and kill him but she knew better when there was such high stakes. Robert ordered her to leave once she got a head count and she did. Silently slipped out, back to the z-team.

"There was four guys in there but only three have weapons. The kids fine but he's surrounded by them."

Visi whispered to the team and Robert. Robert thought of a plan as quick as he could.

"Golm, you need to get to the kid immediately, shield him and get him out. Coupe and Sonar, come from the room. It can see there's windows on the top of the building, enter through those. Everyone else, find an entrance and rush them. Distract them from the kid."

The team nodded, falling into their places. On Robert count, they entered.

You were in a daze, barely conscious enough to know what was happening. You knew a few thing through.

One, your head hurt badly. Your temples throbbed and even the dim light in the warehouse made it hurt even more. Two, you had been punched by someone with a metal fist. Kinda adds to one but it was something you knew. You remembered feeling the cold metal of the person's fist against your skin before you felt the actually pain. Three, you were alone. Not technically because there was four people right in front of you, but you were alone. Any warmth you had learn was gone. You imagine Sonar teaching you how to cheat people while playing cards, or Prism and Flambae giving you a spa day, or Punch-Up teaching you how to box. Memories filled your head as you stared at the ground.

You were so caught up by your memories that you didn't even process the crash of Sonar and Coupe flying through the sky lights, or the smell of flesh burning as Flambae torched someone, or the fact Golem had lifted you up and carried you out of the warehouse. You had even realize you passed out until you were in the hospital waking up. You groaned, eyes fluttering open.

"Easy, kid, don't move too much."

Robert voice was gentle, his hand petting your hair. You hummed. Nothing hurt anymore, sure, your head still throbbed a little but nothing like before.

"How are you feeling?"

"Good.."

You mumbled, curling up in the hospital bed. It wasn't the most comfortable but it felt like heaven after being tied up in that chair. Robert smiled, chuckling softly.

"I bet, they got you on all types of drugs right now."

You smiled before looking up at Robert.

"Where's everyone else?"

You asked softly. Robert knew it was coming and sighed.

"It's late, kid, they won't let you have visitors till tomorrow. The only reason they let me in is because I said I was your guardian."

You nodded, pouting a little. You understood but you still wanted to see everyone else.

"I promise you can see them tomorrow. Tonight though, you need to rest."