Dick awoke brightly, today was to be the day that the Justice League, including his father, would be coming home.  Hopefully.  After all, only yesterday that scary video feed had been sent out to the three young heroes, what just yesterday?

Dick decided on having a positive outlook on the day, choosing a fiery red shirt and small gray shorts.  Those were happy colors, correct?

Dick rushed down the stairs, as fast as his small little legs could carry him.

"Roy Roy Roy!"  Dick called, running into the kitchen.

"Hi Dick.." Roy said somewhat sadly.

"What's wrong?" Dick asked, hugging his arms around his older 'brother'.

"Nothing Dick, wanna pancake?" Roy said sadly, as he brushed a small piece of paper behind the cabinet, hiding it from Dick.

"Sure.." Dick said suspiciously, trying to get a glimpse of the paper,"Where's Alfred by the way?"

"He went outside, he's gonna go get us some groceries." Roy said as poured a thick syrup on his pancake,"Want some syrup?"

"Sure." Dick said as he turned around,"Ima gonna go an fine Wally!"

"Okay, come back, okay?" Roy said, with a twinge of nervous in his voice.

What was wrong with him?

"Wally Wally Wally!" screamed Dick as he attacked the eleven year old.

"Ouch, hey Dick!" Wally gave his younger brother a hearty slap.

"What's wrong with Roy t'day?  He seemed nervous, an' I was kina wondering!"  Dick asked, punching his brother back.

"Did he not tell you about the letter?" Wally said, trying to hide the tears.

"What letter?" Dick asked, now just confused.

"Come with me." Wally said, his voice dropping to a whisper.

The boys rushed into the kitchen, and Wally grabbed the note.

"Um... where do you boys think you're going?" Roy said, grabbing the letter from Wally's hands.

"Dick needs to see it Roy!" Wally glared.

"Fine.  We found it on the Batman symbol the Commish operates." Roy said, as tears fell down his face, Wally took one look at his brother and started to cry also.

Dick looked at his brother and opened the sheet of paper, on it the words read:

Addressed to the young proteges of Batman Superman and Flash:

Hello, young superheroes:

I'm afraid that your mentor are out here in space, captured by the Mafgroa, a sophisticated alien race that is able to read the simple human mind and analyze their next move.  As you can hear from me, it is a very sophisticated matter that only aliens can read.

Anyway, since the earth's heroes are now gone, you are left to withhold earth.  Only you can save it from what's coming next...

DD

Wally sniffled,"See?"

"Yeah." Dick shrugged and tossed the letter aside,"We better get to work then!"

"How are you not shaken by that?!" Roy shouted, with Wally nodding beside him.

"When something bad happens: Ya got three choices, you either let it define ya.  Ya let it destroy ya.  Or ya let it strengthen ya.  I intend to let it strengthen me!  Nothing will knock me down.  We have to save earth!"  Dick shouted,"You guys with me?"

Wally and Roy looked at each other with proud faces,"We're in."