This is my first Young Justice story. I have plans for others, but I'm not sure if they will happen. It depends on how school will be. I debated on whether or not to make this first person with Superboy's point of view or use third person. I chose third because if I chose first person, I didn't want Conner to be all-knowing and tell what others were thinking, so I chose third person and I hope it will remain intimate. I'll try to use their actual names when referring to them when they have their moments, but this rule won't be followed all the time. I'm thinking this will be three chapters. I hope you enjoy.


Dreams That Change Us

It was meant to be a simple mission. While Batman was in the middle of business with the League, some trouble happened in his home city of Gotham. He did however make time to debrief the team of young superheros. He believed that it was only a small matter to deal with. If it was bigger, he may have handled it himself, however he trusted his son and the newly-appointed superheros. Unfortunately the situation was graver than expected. It wasn't just any normal men with guns causing trouble; they were led by some of the Batman's worst enemies: the Joker, Two-Face, and the Penguin. Had Batman known these were the villains responsible for the disturbances in Gotham, he would have handled the situation personally. But it was too late. Fortunately, the team of fresh, new superheros, while still young, cooperated with each other very well and expected to end the mission with success as was the usual outcome.

It was late at night. Sections of the team were tracking down their own villain from the nefarious trio. Robin and Superboy caught the Joker on a rooftop to one of the immense buildings in Gotham. "Stop right where you are, Joker. You can't escape!" Robin yelled at the mad clown once he was in sight. Robin and Superboy felt very good about this mission. They knew they made a great team, just like Superman and Batman.

The Joker looked at Robin, studying him. "The Boy Blunder? Oh, if I wasn't in a good mood tonight, I would be insulted. I guess I'm not good enough for dear old Batman," Superboy then caught his eyes. "And over here we have the Brat of Steel. Now I am insulted," His men then started to load their weapons. They didn't appear to be regular guns, so there was a chance they could hurt Superboy. "Fortunately I was prepared to fight fans of spandex tonight, even the mini versions," He then started laughing as his men open-fired.

Robin flipped to the side avoiding a volley of firepower while Superboy dodged them in the opposite direction. "Take care of them; I'll take care of the Joker!" Robin yelled. The Boy of Steel nodded then charged for two of the gunmen, knocking them both out and crushing their weapons.

During the fight with the rest of the henchmen, he wondered if his little friend was managing. He took the chance of being fired at to look over at the Boy Wonder. Robin managed to take down one of the gunmen and was now heading for the Joker, the main objective. "You kiddies shouldn't be spoiling adult's fun, now should you? Here, I'm sure you'll have some fun with these toys," the insane clown said, taking a bag of something out from inside his purple suit. Superboy was able to see what it was with his superior, kryptonian sight. The Joker may not have been an enemy of Superman, but Superboy did know about this trick the fiend used. A bag of exploding marbles.

"Robin, look out!" the Boy of Steel yelled, running over to cover his friend, but he was too late. Just as Robin started to back away for a safer distance, the Joker threw the concealed weapon onto the floor in front of his target. After the explosions, Conner saw his friend pushed by the force of the blast, ultimately falling off the edge of the building. "Robin!" He ran to the edge the bird fell off of and was crushed by the sight he saw. The last thing he remembered was the laugh coming from the bird's insane killer.


Superboy screamed himself awake. It took him a while to take in his surroundings. He looked around and realized that he was in his room. His next realization was that it was only a dream, all too real for his liking. He then folded his arms over his knees and laid his head down to cry, unable to get the images out of his mind. He hardly noticed when the door to his room opened. There was a pause, but then he heard light footsteps approach his bed. "Superboy?" He knew that soft voice, concern was evident as it graced his ears. He didn't look up though; he knew who it was. He only let the tears continue to fall. "Conner, I thought I heard you screaming. Is something wrong?" He said, coming closer, dressed in his night time clothes. His voice was even softer now, almost torturous to the Boy of Steel. The Boy Wonder then sat down on the bed next to his friend. "Conner, it will only get better once you tell me. You know you can tell me anything,"

At that, Superboy lost it and he grabbed Robin's head and held it against his strong, large chest, tears falling at an even faster rate. "I thought I lost you. I… I wasn't good enough to protect you," he finally got out.

"I… I don't understand. I'm right here; I'm alright," he stated, obviously confused.

"Shhh, just be quiet. You're safe now. You're safe here with me. No one will hurt you while I'm here," Conner then opened the covers and then brought Dick down to lie next to him. When Dick was where Conner wanted him to be, Conner brought the blankets back down on Dick, and then he held his small friend in a strong, but gentile grip, bringing the Boy Wonder's head against his chest while he brought his own head down, placing his nose in the soft, smooth hair. Breathing in the scent of his friend, he finally relaxed and was able to fall comfortably asleep.

"Conner?" the Boy Wonder questioned about what had just happened. With no answer, he arrived to the conclusion that his friend had fallen asleep. Seeing that there was no way out of his titanium grip, and realizing how tired he was, Dick closed his eyes and snuggled closer against the big muscular chest of his friend, feeling warm and safe in his arms. It wasn't long before the Boy Wonder joined his friend and drifted off in the embrace of his current protector.


As stated before, I'm planning two more chapters. They will most likely be longer than this one. Thanks for reading.