Hey people, thanks for giving this a shot and clicking on the link. This is my first story so it might not be that good, I just wanted to have my own shot at a story since I have so many ideas. Anyway, depending on if anyone wants me to continue this, if they do I will update once a week at least until the story is finished. If you do want me to continue it please tell me and I will be happy too. Enough of my rambling, on to the story.
Gotham City 12:03 AM:
Kicking down one more goon, the Boy Wonder backflipped avoiding what would have been a devastating blow. Currently, the team was in downtown Gotham, responding to a Joker alert, and since Batman was on a mission for the Justice League he couldn't take care of this. So far all they had to deal with were a bunch of his goons, and no sign of the Prince of Madness himself.
Robin was quickly brought back to reality when a man came charging straight at him. Smirking, he stood still till the man was right in front of him. Jumping up he landed on the man's shoulders and pushed off of them, causing the man to faceplant onto the ground.
"I think that's all 50 of them." Said a panting Kid Flash who had come up beside Robin, wiping his forehead.
"What do we do with all of them?" Megan asked as she walked up beside the two boys, looking at the bodies that were currently being put into a pile by Conner and Kaldur.
"Just call the Justice League, they'll come and take them to jail." Robin said while putting up the birdarang he was grasping in his gloved clad hand back into his utility belt.
"Although I guess it was a false alarm, the Joker was nowhere to be found." He said while looking around the dark streets of Gotham, just to be sure the crazy clown wasn't planning a sneak attack.
"The League's on the way." Kaldur said as he brushed the dirt off his hands and joined the rest of the team. About 10 minutes later when the team was talking the senior heroes arrived and started loading up the unconscious goons.
"So no Joker?" Flash asked once he ran up to the young and worn out heroes. They all shook their heads no. Noticing how tired they looked, Flash decided to send them all back.
"Good job guys, but we got it from here. Why don't all of you head back to the Cave and get some rest?" No arguments were made from the exhausted team as they all headed towards the zeta tubes. Robin suddenly noticed a red light shining in a nearby alley way and cast a suspicious glance over at it.
"You guys go ahead, I need to check one more thing real quick." Walking away from the team he entered the dark alleyway and squinted, trying to locate the flashing red light from earlier.
"Robin watch out!" He felt himself being tackled by Kid Flash as insane cackles filled the small space. They seemed to be coming from everywhere because of the tight and enclosed space, causing the sound waves to reverberate off of the walls. The last thing he heard was a distant voice yelling out what sounded like his name before the blackness enveloped his senses.
Mount Justice Medical Bay 1:30 AM:
"Will they be ok?" Asked a concerned Megan as she walked alongside Batman towards the Medical Bay. It had been two hours since Robin and Kid Flash had been hit by Joker's laser gun and everyone was worried for the two boys.
"They'll be fine." Said Batman bluntly, shaking his head and muttering under his breath. For the past hour the whole team had been badgering him about the two boys and their conditions. Of course he was worried too but he certainly wasn't gonna show it.
Coming up to the door, he pulled out a security card and swiped it, confirming their entry to the room. Upon entering, the first thing they noticed was the two boys were gone from their beds, and the other that all the equipment was scattered around the room in every place possible. Going over to the closest bed, which happened to be where Robin was, he pulled back the sheets and saw his uniform discarded except for the shirt and his mask, which were missing. Doing the same for the next bed the same thing had occurred the only difference being that Wally's mask was still there.
Narrowing his eyes, Batman looked around with suspicion evident on his face. Hearing a sudden noise his eyes widened and he looked up towards the ceiling where a dark shape was hanging down by two birdarangs. Childish giggling could be heard from the small form while it swung back and forth, causing the birdarangs to loosen their hold on the ceiling. Falling down the figure emitted a loud 'wheeee!' while falling towards the floor.
Jumping forward, he caught the small figure just before it hit the ground, although he landed on his stomach with a grunt. At seeing this the volume of the giggling increased, and the figure clapped its hands.
"Again!" He squealed, bouncing excitedly in his mentor's arms. Standing up carefully, as not to drop the small child, he turned around so he now faced the surprised martian. The small child had dark black hair and was wearing a domino mask on his small face, even though it was as big as his whole face. The only thing perceivable of his features were the excited grin and half of his nose. He was clothed in a red vest with a very visible 'R' on it, going all the way down to his knees.
"Wait a minute, is that Robin?" Megan asked, looking down at the small child, who had suddenly become very quiet. Batman nodded and switched positions, placing the child on his right hip while putting his weight on the left leg. Whimpering could be heard as the small child looked at Megan in fear, as he did not know her. Clutching handfuls of Batman's suit, he quickly hid his face in his mentor's chest.
"Wait, if he's like that, shouldn't Wally be a little kid too?" Soon the said speedster's giggling could be heard and a yellow blur started zooming around the room, stopping to cling onto Batman's leg.
Looking down in annoyance, the bat scowled at the hyper child who was clinging onto his leg while giggling madly. Much like Robin, he only had a shirt on, though it went past his knees a little bit. At hearing his friend's giggles, the child in his arms looked down and grinned at his friend.
"Come on Wally! You can see everything from up here!" Robin said to his friend, beckoning him to come up. Looking up at Batman, he put both his arms out and made grabbing motions. Pinching the bridge of his nose, he muttered under his breath and bent down to grab the hyperactive child.
"Thanks Brucie!" Wally squealed, while excitedly climbing up to the top of the exasperated adults head and clinging onto the two bat ears. Tilting her head, Megan looked over at him before realization dawned on her face.
"Wait, he called you Bruce. Is that your name?" She asked with wide eyes. Robin giggled and looked up at his mentor to see his reaction. Wally blushed and rubbed the back of his neck.
"Oopsie." He said smiling sheepishly at the glaring bat who was looking very annoyed at him right now. Muttering under his breath once more, he turned back to Megan.
"Oooooooooo! Brucie said a bad word!" Both boys chorused, both pointing fingers at the man. Growling, then sighing in defeat, the man reached up and grabbed Wally transporting him to his shoulders before finally replying to Megan.
"Yeah that's my name, and its highly classified information. I expect you won't tell anybody?" He asked, even though it sounded more like a demand.
"Of course not!" She exclaimed, shaking her head rapidly. While the two were talking Wally somehow ended up hanging onto both of the points on his cowl, pulling it back and off of his head. Looking in surprise she noticed that he and Robin both had very similar hair.
"You look familiar, are you famous or something?" Megan asked as Bruce clawed at his back, trying to reach Wally, all while trying not to drop Robin. Yelling out in triumph, he grabbed the giggling child and placed him back onto his hip across from Robin.
"Yeah, I guess it couldn't hurt since you already know my first name. I'm Bruce Wayne, and I think you can figure out who Robin is." At hearing his name the small boy looked up and stopped conversing with his best friend.
"What about my name?" He asked curiously, tilting his head to the side making Megan's heart melt.
"I don't know his name, but he sure is adorable." She gushed, causing Robin to pout and Wally to laugh at his friend's expense.
"Although Wally is pretty cute too." A loud whine of protest came from the red-head and Robin started laughing now that he wasn't the only one who was suffering.
"Well his name is Richard, though everyone just calls him Dick." Bruce said shaking his head at the two's antics.
"Why'd you tell her!" Dick whined," Now I'm not mysterious anymore!" Laughing at his protest, Bruce reached to take his mask off but Dick swatted his hands away.
"Just let me have the mask Dick. It takes up half of your face!" Trying again he failed once more.
"Fine then, I'll just have to use…" He paused for dramatic effect and let a devious smirk over take his face. Putting Wally on his shoulders so he could have a free hand, he started poking at Dick's sides, making the small child squeal with laughter and try to swat his hands away. "The Tickle Monster!" He started making snarling sounds and growling while tickling him ruthlessly.
Dick howled with laughter by the time Bruce stopped for a minute, letting him even his breathing again.
"Ok! Ok! I give in!" Dick panted, while looking up at his mentor. Grinning in victory Bruce removed the mask from the small child in his arms and placed it with the rest of his uniform.
"Anyway, now that they have calmed down a bit what are we gonna do?" Megan asked, looking at the two small kids who were engaged in making faces at each other. Walking over to the door Bruce looked back before replying.
"Well the first thing we need to do is find them some clothes that fit. Then I suppose that we should tell the rest of the team about this. Oh, and don't tell anyone our real names either." Exiting the room, he turned and headed towards the zeta tubes, Megan following behind him.
"Should I come help you or should I gather the team?" She asked, causing him to pause right before he entered them. He mused over this for a second before looking at the two hyper kids currently riding on his shoulders.
"I think I need all the help I can get with these two." He muttered tiredly, motioning for her to follow. A loud mechanical voice announced their departure and with a flash of light they were gone.
Mount Justice Lounge Room 5:30 AM:
A loud yawn rang throughout the otherwise silent room, quickly making the others jerk awake. Gathered on the couch were three sleepy and unhappy teens, all looking like they just woke up from hibernation.
"Why are we here at the ungodly hour of 5:30?!" Complained Artemis as she yawned once again, covering her mouth with her arm. Sitting next to her was Conner, although he was asleep, occasionally emitting a loud snore. Kaldur was on the farthest end of the couch drowsily reading his book, jerking awake once every few seconds.
"I have no idea why Batman would want us here at the cave at such an hour as this, but it must be important since we were summoned on such short notice." He said while closing the book in his hand, setting it onto the table. Artemis sighed and got up, heading to the kitchen. Turning back, she looked at Kaldur and noticed he was trying to wake up Conner with no luck.
"Do you want some coffee? I mean I know I need some, but I don't know if you do." She said, standing in the doorway waiting for his reply.
"Yes please. I hope it will help me wake up a little more. I fear Conner cannot be woken up though.." He said shaking the sleeping boy once more. A loud mechanical voice startled both of them, causing them to whirl around and look at the zeta tubes. The first thing that zoomed out of the tube was a yellow blur, jumping up onto the couch while landing on Conner's stomach. Waking up abruptly he noticed something sitting on his stomach and raised an eyebrow.
It was a little kid with green eyes and red hair along with freckles spotting his face. He was wearing a yellow Flash t-shirt and jeans, along with sneakers. The kid looked to be about 10 and was grinning up and him with an ecstatic smile.
"Wally get back here!" Batman called out while walking into the room along side Megan, holding a small child in his arms. Raising an eyebrow once more, Conner looked back down at the kid who looked like he was trying hard not to giggle.
"Wait, wait, wait. Did you just call that kid..Wally?" Artemis asked confusion evident in her voice and on her face. At the mention of his name he looked up and tilted his head in confusion.
"Who are you?" He asked before jumping down to the ground and zooming over to her to get a better look. Ignoring his comment Artemis looked at Batman expectantly and waited for an answer.
"Yes, Joker's laser did have an affect on Robin and Wally. It has turned them 5 years younger than their previous ages, making Robin an 8- year-old and Wally a 10-year-old. They have no memory of anything after that age, so they don't remember you or any of the things you've done."
Artemis was about to say something else when something clung onto her leg, causing her to lose balance and dig her fingers into the doorway to keep from falling. Looking down with an annoyed scowl she saw Wally grinning up at her.
"Get off my leg, Baywatch." She growled out, shaking her leg for added effect. Much to her annoyance this just made him cling on tighter.
"Not until you answer my question." He proclaimed. Sighing she shook her head and tried to keep herself from killing him.
"I'm Artemis, that over there with the guy who's stomach you jumped on is Kaldur, and the guy you jumped onto is Conner. Now can you please get off my leg?" Complying with her wishes he released her leg and ran over to the couch, hopping up and plopping down next to Conner. Amused at their antics Batman set Robin down next to Wally and stretched.
"I am giving you the task of looking after these two until I can find a cure. I have only one warning for you. Do not, under any circumstances give these two sugar." And with that, he walked out and entered the zeta tubes, beaming out of the cave and leaving the teens and two children.
"Where is Batman going?" Asked a worried and quiet voice from the couch. Everyone looked over and saw that indeed Robin was younger than Wally. He had on dark sunglasses, as usual, a black t-shirt and jeans, with red sneakers on.
"He'll be back in a day or two Robin, no need to worry." Megan reassured him. He looked at her and his face became very distressed.
"But he promised he's never leave me, now I'm all alone!" He wailed, tears forming at the corner of his eyes. Seeing his friend in distress, Wally put reassuring hand on his friend's shoulder.
"Don't worry Robin, you've still got me." This seem to calm him down and he quietly sniffled before sending his friend a grateful smile. Seeing this made everyone smile at their brotherly bond, and caused the girls to both want to squeeze both boys to death.
"So what do you wish to do?" Kaldur asked the boys, trying to lighten the mood. Both boys looked at each other and grinned before calling out in sync "Hide and seek!" Artemis shook her head and sighed. Today was gonna be interesting.