I killed them

by Dasthj

I killed them, i didn't mean to, if only i was better... then maybe this wouldn't have happen. Robin reflecting on his actions in failsafe Contains spoilers and you may want to have watched that episode first. Does have small links to my other story 'Hell and back' but can be read as a stand-alone. Robin-centric

Hi! Well, this is my second story it is a bit of carry on from the first one, but can be read alone (though you may not understand the first few lines). Warning contains spoilers for failsafe. I have only watched the episode once and it was a while ago, so any errors please tell me! I did have some major formatting problems, the spaces between paragraphs wouldn't show in the previews, hopefully that is fixed now!

Now without further ado...

I killed them

I visited hell once and now I seem destined for another trial there
Last time I watched my parents die, now?
I watch my new family die
First my father, Batman
He promised he would never leave
He did
He died
And I wasn't there for him
I should have been with him
I should have stopped him from going
But I didn't and now it's too late

Next goes Artemis, shot down without a chance
And it's my fault
I should have moved faster, done something, anything
But I didn't and now it's too late

Then Aqualad plays hero, that's my job
He allows the rest of us to get to safety first
But he stays behind, our leader stayed behind
We needed him, and he went off to play hero
My job, not his, never his
I should have made sure he went first
But I didn't and now it's too late

It was my plan, my plan that killed him
Superboy was young and innocent
And I killed him
I ordered him to play decoy
And he did
And he died
I should have had a better plan
But I didn't and now it's too late

Then there were just the three of us, Kid Flash, M'gann and I
The bomb was ticking
We were in the centre of the mother ship
Where one hit was death
There is no way for me to get out
I know that
So I order the Martians to leave
Knowing they will soon die
There is no way for them to get past the outer beams again
They will die
My plan, it is my plan that will kill them
I should have been a better leader, I better friend
I should have left them behind, let them live
But I didn't and now it's too late

I order KF to run
Maybe he can outrun the lasers
He doesn't even try
He knows that there is no hope
For earth
Or me
So he stays
And looks at me one last time
And I know
I should have been better, more planned,
A better friend, leader
I should have stopped them
But I didn't and now it's too late

As I look at Wally, for one last time
I know
I killed them
I killed them all, every last one
My whole family

I

Killed

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