A/n: the last chapter was for another book of a series I'm thinking of writing. This is the significant part of a part earlier in the book. Enjoy!
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"I-I was the mole?" Red Arrow whispered. I stood next to him. Well, kneeled. He looked down at me. "You even infiltrated the team?!" He was shocked and overwhelmed, assuming that I was bugged as all the others were. My heart warmed, knowing I'd finally gained his trust.

Just to be about to lose it again.

Lovely.

Straight faced, I stood. "No," I began. "Not with the tech he used to infiltrate the justice league. See, I work on my own free will."

"You WHAT?!" RA exclaimed, his voice sharp and his face contorted.

My voice stayed steady. "I'm sorry Red Arrow," I told him. "I'm sorry that you don't understand why I did it and that you don't agree with me. Truly I am. But this was my choice." I grabbed his arm, twisting it behind his back so that he couldn't escape. Savage smiled evilly and began laughing manically. I felt a pang of regret.

I hated what I had to do, but I had to do it. This must be the reason I came here. To this time, to this place, to this team. I must infiltrate the Light. She told me I had to. As Savage began to turn, basking in his glory and raving about his success, I leaned close. "RA?" I whispered.

His head barely turned, his jaw hard. "Don't call me that," he growled. "You lost the privilege of calling me that when you stopped being my friend."

"I really am sorry," I whispered, my vice breaking. That seemed to surprise him. "I'm going to tell you to do something and you must listen, do you understand?" I asked, hardening my voice again.

As he spoke now, his face was calmed and he seemed to be thinking a million miles a millisecond. Classic RA. "What do you mean?" He asked me. "Why would I?"

My lips came together, forming a thin line. He had a point. "I want you to hit me as hard as you can and knock me out. Then I want you to run. I want you to get to the team before they're under control of Savage and I want you to explain to them what happened. I want you to tell them that I am working with Savage and tell no one of my helping you. I'm going to let you go so that you may attack me but you have to make it look good."

"I... I don't understand," he whispered, his words choppy and slow and his face contorted I indecision.

My face set. "Do it, RA. Now!" I hissed. I let his arm drop and he spun around, hitting me in the face as hard as he could. I was out cold. "Good job," I whispered more to myself before I passed out, crumbling to the floor.

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When I came to Savage stood over me, looking displeased. "Are you okay?" He growled, glaring.

"I believe so," I grunted, standing. "He-"

"Attacked you. Yes, I know. I can see that. He's escaped but I don't think a team of teenagers can stop us at this point."

Not only does he underestimate the team, he let RA escape. Those two things are all that matter. "Any other news?" I asked him, getting to my feet and then standing straight and looking at him with a calm face.

He thought for a second then shook his head. "No."

"Black Canary has been cured," someone said next to me. I looked over. It was Green Lantern. No doubt under control. I looked back to Savage and he seemed very, very angry.

Savage's fists clenched. "Set up. I'm sure that they will attempt to save the Justice League. This must not happen."

And so we waited. I stood next to Savage. As his guard, it was my job to protect him when the team came to attack us. The Zeta Tube light up and Canary, Red Tornado, and RA came through. I forced myself to stay quiet as an inner need filled my brain. I wanted so badly to tell them to run. To tell them to leave and escape while they could.

So I would die. I was goin to die anyway. As long as they were safe.

But no. I had a purpose and I couldn't let anything ruin it. I had to die, but that death meant someone else wouldn't have to. I couldn't die yet.

When Savage captured the three using Green Lantern's powers, I followed him as he walked, ranting. I happened to look over and saw Black Canary glaring at me with so much hate that I had to look away. She had every right to hate me. I couldn't feel guilty about this. But I did. RA looked at me with mixed emotions. He wanted to hate me. He had every reason to. But I'd saved him and sent him mixed signals and the purple bruise forming on my jaw was witness that I was hiding something from everyone. He had to wonder what team I was on and had to be confused as to what I was doing. I gave away no emotion.

That's when I saw Savage put them under again. I blinked, trying to keep the emotion out of my eye, but RA caught it. He looked at me for a long time and stopped struggling. Then he blinked three, purposeful times. Savage put the chip in his neck and I watched him closely, letting my emotion slip the tiniest bit through my eyes, looking on in pain as the hope I had for the team disappeared, slowly but surely slipping away from me. What would I do now?

Then RA blinked three slow, purposeful times again. I kept my face blank but my chest swelled and I knew.

They weren't under the control of the chips.

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They were here. Yes!

Black Canary blasted us and I flew through the air, landing hard on the ground. I stood quickly and ran to Savage, ready to protect him despite the burning need to kill him.

The team was somewhere in the building and Savage hid behind me as we waited for them to come in and attack us. When they did, they glared all at me. I returned each of their looks without hate or anger. I was a blank slate, my body aching as I thought of the prospect of fighting them. I couldn't die. I couldn't. My eyes fell on Wally and my chest banged as I wondered who I would have to take down before I could get out of here.

"Go fight," Savage commanded. So I did.

I saw Robin fighting Batman and Superboy fighting Superman. I saw M'Gan fighting Green Martian and that's when Wally came up. Our eyes really locked this time and my heart immediately broke seeing the rage that filled his eyes. I wished that it didn't have to be him too, but it did. I got punched in the face and I looked to the side, seeing Robin.

"HOW COULD YOU?!" He yelled.

I glared at him, trying my hardest to keep the villain facade from on the ground. "SAVAGE ESCAPED!" I heard Superboy yell.

My body twisted as I stood and I turned, realizing that he really was gone. He'd left me. My eyes went wide and my blood went cold. "He knew," I whispered. My heart hammered in my chest and I didn't know what to do. He wouldn't have left me if he knew. I was one of his best fighter, if not his very best. I was his protector. I've messed it all up...

Turning back around to face the team again, panic barely not on my face, I saw that everyone was descending on me and I backed up, fighting to hide my fear. I looked over and saw Wally zoom to me, grabbing my arm. "You deserve whatever you get," he growled.

"WALLY NO LET GO OF HER!" Nightwing exclaimed and I internally sighed the second time that night.

My eyes caught RA's one more time and I shot him a tender look that made him stumble back before I looked at Wally, my face hard again. I felt his power absorb into me and I smiled, partly relieved. "Sorry, Wally." I flipped him and turned, zooming away.

Maybe I could explain one day. For now, I was a traitor.