Chapter 112:

Chapter 112:

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[David Lance POV]

The days drifted by without there being any major occurrences. Beyond Raven and her talk with Batman a few days ago, nothing else had happened, at least nothing worth mentioning or thinking about it.

Of course, this remark of uneventfulness was exclusively from my side, as things from the perspective of my team members were not in such luck of mundanity. This was especially true for Superboy.

Without missions to keep him occupied, his mind had started to wander to a dark corner, at least when it came to Superman and his non-existent relationship with him. It didn't help that Superman was all but avoiding the poor kid like a plague or something perhaps worse, giving Superboy more than a few conflicted feelings.

To make matters worse, a few days ago, Superboy and Superman had a little encounter in Metropolis, so to speak, where he tried to connect with Superman by aiding his city, only to be rejected like a piece of trash.

This encounter took a heavy toll on Superboy, who, after this, was now lashing out more at everyone, behaving in a totally irrational manner more than not. This toll became all the more apparent to everyone when my sister came to train us, resulting in Superboy all but ignoring her.

So, in view of this, I decided to talk with him or try to, at the very least.

~Superboy,~ I signed to him, ~Can we talk for a moment?~

He turned to look at me with an expression that could only be described as 'irritated', but regardless he followed me to a more private spot, which in my book was a win, all things considered.

"What do you want?" Superboy asked impatiently, his arms crossed.

I took a deep breath before answering him, ~I wanted to talk to you about what happened with Superman and also what's been happening lately with you.~

Superboy's eyes narrowed at my words. "What about it? There's nothing to talk about."

I frowned at his words, ~Superboy, I know that you're upset about what happened, but you need to understand that Superman is not perfect and that is not your fault that he doesn't want to talk with you.~

"I don't need your pity," Superboy spat out, his eyes flashing in anger.

-Amazo prioritizes defense over offense, leaving him vulnerable between power switches. He also takes a few seconds between switches, leaving him wide open for attacks,- I replied, recalling the strategy we used to defeat Amazo the first time.

As we continued to talk about Amazo and our encounter with the android a few months ago, something moved around us behind the cover of a cornfield.

-Team, we have company, so get ready,- I warned the team as I pressed the pedal on my bike to reach the van in order to get on top of it. As I did this, a swarm of monkey drones appeared from out of the cornfield, flying toward the vans.

Already on top of the van by this point, I quickly moved to intercept them as they tried to push me off the van.

-Raven, Miss Martian, use your telekinetic abilities to destroy as many drones as you can from afar,- I said, doing my best to hold on as the drones attacked me. -Superboy, Kid Flash, and Aqualad, defend the other van. Robin, you are with me.-

-I hate monkeys- Superboy replied in a low growl as he moved to intercept the drones on the other van.

With the team moving, I changed my focus to the drones, breaking them with ease with a hit or two. However, the moment I broke one drone, two more would appear, taking its place, making this fight a seemingly endless cycle.

If things continued this way, there was no doubt that I would be overwhelmed by the sheer numbers the drones had over us.

-There are too many of them!- Robin cried as he jumped into the van, kicking a few drones off my plate.

-I know,- I replied, punching through a drone as I kicked another one into the van, destroying it, only for one of the drones to laser me in the face, doing no damage, but blinding me for a few seconds, giving a few of the drones enough time to push me off the van.

-I'm tired of this,- Raven muttered, catching me before I could collide with the ground before putting me back on the van.

-I agree,- I replied, seeing as the drones were using their lasers to make a hole in the side of the van to access Amazo. Without wasting time, I darted toward the drones, destroying them one by one in a matter of seconds before hurling some explosive knives at a few that were flying toward the van.

This last act, on my part, seemed to have had some effect because the drones started to fly away.

-They are leaving,- Aqualad said in surprise, watching as the drones flew away.

-It's not over yet,- I said, feeling something was off.

As if proving my point, the drones changed their trajectory and started to fly ahead of us, stopping right in front of the vans before darting forward at full speed, exploding in the tires of the van upon collision before any of us could react. This, in turn, made the vans lose control and fly into the air before crashing down into the cornfields at high speed.

Before that happened, however, I jumped off the van, landing on the road, where I rolled on the street, before coming to a full stop. -Raven, Miss Martian, stop them! Kid Flash, the drivers!-

The drones had played us with that move, forcing us off the vans. Be that as it may, it was still not too late to stop Amazo from coming back online, and I would be damned if I let that happen; the last thing I wanted, ever, was to fight that robotic menace again.