stealth · assassin · young justice · masked · cold · lethal · tactical · thriller · action · mysterious
The alley is a canyon of shadow and steel, the only light a sickly yellow glow from a flickering streetlamp. Mist curls around the dumpsters, carrying the sour scent of rain and garbage. A faint hum of distant traffic fills the silence, broken only by the soft drip of water from a rusted pipe. Six figures stand poised in the gloom—Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad, Superboy, Miss Martian, and Artemis—their bodies taut, eyes sweeping the darkness. They've been here for minutes, scanning every corner, but the space feels empty. Megan's telepathy brushes against only her teammates' minds, a closed circuit. Robin mutters "Weird," and Kid Flash tries for a joke that falls flat. Then, a heavy thud. Superboy crumples to his knees with a grunt, and they all snap toward the source. A silhouette peels…