Wally's childhood had been a hard one, which was why when he got the chance to live with his uncle, he took it. It was why he'd chosen to become his uncles partner. Every time he saw someone down in their luck, he thought of himself as a child.
It was part of why he'd been drawn to Robin. He could see that the younger boy's cheerful act was just that- an act. He knew that when he was younger, Robin had been through something he shouldn't have had to gone through.
Then, as the two got closer, they shared their life stories. Robin had told Wally about how his parents had fallen to their deaths. How they were murdered. How he'd been placed in juvie, and found by Batman.
The one thing Robin never confided in Wally was who he was. But he'd told so much more. Wally understood Robin so much better than anyone else, and had even been taught Romani- Robin's native language.
Which was why he couldn't stand to see Robin like this. Wally knew that Robin was hallucinating thanks to Scarecrows Fear Gas, but that didn't help. He was speaking Romani, which was a blessing to anyone who couldn't understand him, but it scared Wally, because if something scared Robin enough to make him revert to his native language, then they needed to hurry.
Robin had told Wally months before about the effects of Fear Gas getting stronger every time you were exposed to it, but he'd never fully comprehended what it meant until now.
Robin wasn't moving, just babbling, which also scared Wally. Normally Robin could deal with his fear, he could push past it and continue with whatever he was doing, or he'd attack whoever was the closest.
There wasn't anything Wally could do but listen. He'd sent the Team on ahead, promising he would stay with Robin, but he wasn't sure if he could listen any longer. His finger lingered near his comm-unit for a second, before he forced it back down, reminding himself that Batman had ordered radio silence.
He started rummaging through Robin's Utility Belt, before hearing some sort of truck heading in his direction. He stopped, and closed the belt, before scooping up Robin and taking off.
He stopped at a cave-like rock, and he entered, before looking through Robin's Utility Belt again, amazed at all the tech that Robin had. He found vials, each with a label explaining what they counter-acted, all in Batman's flawless handwriting. He looked until he found the one he wanted, labeled Fear Gas, and hesitated before sticking the needle into Robin's elbow, and sending the antidote into Robin's bloodstream.
Slowly, gradually, Robin calmed down. When his breathing had stopped slowing down, Wally looked at his friend and relaxed when he saw that he was sleeping. He looked back towards the entrance to the cave, then to the vial, before placing the vial back in Robin's Utility Belt.
When morning came, and it was still quiet, he ventured outside for a quick run in a one-mile perimeter before returning to see Robin up.
"I'm tracking their GPS signals." The boy wonder informed him, already knowing what was bothering Wally. That was okay, though, because they were brothers.
A/N So, I think this is probably going to be a one-shot, but I can elaborate on what Robin was experiencing during his Fear-Gas induced hallucinations, or just continue, if you want.
So, yea. Oreo out!
~Oreocat155338