" I'm late, I am so late". Wally said as he stepped into the Mt through the zeta tubes
" Your late baywatch". Artemis said with a smirk
" Only by five minutes". Wally protested
" Actually your half hour late". Tim said " But Hood kept Robin waiting at school for an hour before so to me your on time".
" It was one time I left him! I had more important things to do! The kid knows the way home"! Jason defended
" You left your own brother for an hour"? Roy said with a raised eyebrow
" It was only once"! Jason complained
" If your all done bickering we have an assignment for you". Wonder Women said as she entered the room with Black Canary, Batman and Green Arrow
" Your mission is to locate and bring in Nightwing". Batman said and the team all gasped
" Nightwing? The guy that's trained under Deathstroke, The league of assassins, and is a former court of owls Talon?! That Nightwing"! Impulse shouted
" Yes". Green Arrow said " After Barry di...disappeared into the chrysalis last month in the North Pole, Nightwing seemed to resurface after five months of no activity".
" Nightwing also overdosed on drugs two days after Barry disappeared and was found by Red Robin". Wonder Women said and all eyes were on the middle bat
" He needed to be saved". Tim said with a small shrug " I found him in an alley after he fell and knocked over an old trash can. He had a seizure from the heroin overdose and I called 911".
" Did you stay at the hospital"? Artemis added
" I could see his room from the building rooftop across the street with binoculars and waited till he stopped having his seizure. I left thinking he was unconscious but Nightwing was gone within twenty minutes of being there".
" Uncle Barry tried to save him a few times". Wally said " Nightwing's strong but not strong enough to resist temptation. Not to mention the fact that he's tried committing suicide over a dozen times from the age of barely thirteen and twenty one".
" Tough kid". Red Hood said
" Why are we even going after this kid"? Roy asked
" Nightwing has been recently spotted with The Light and its your job to see if he has any Intel we don't have". Batman said " Your splitting into four teams, Team Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta. Red Robin your leading team Alpha with Beast Boy, Impulse, Static, and Artemis. Your location is Romania".
" Sweet"! Beast Boy shouted and quickly composed himself " You were saying".
" Batgirl your leading team Beta with Bumble Bee, Wonder Girl, Blue Beetle, and Lagoon Boy. Your location is Jump City. I will be your contact if something goes awry".
" You got it Bat's". Batgirl said with a smirk
" Aqualad you'll be leading team Gamma. Robin, Miss Martian, Rocket, and Guardian your heading to Bludhaven".
" Red Hood your leading team Delta and...".
" Wait your letting Hood lead a team"? Red Robin said " He's gonna kill Nightwing"!
" I have control idiot"! Hood snapped
" You have no control! You almost killed a guy because the way he was looking at you last week"!
" Almost being the key word here"!
" That's enough"! Batman shouted as he saw his sons were inches apart " Hood is leading Delta with Superboy, Zatanna, Red Arrow and Flash in Gotham! This is not up for discussion! You have five minutes before you depart".
Batman left without another word and Connor pulled Tim into the hallway away from everyone else.
" He's just so..."! Tim started
" Infuriating". Connor said, finishing his boyfriends sentence
" And it drives me..."!
" Insane".
" I could just..."!
" Kill him".
" If anything happened to you under his command...I'd snap". Tim whispered
" Look at me Tim". Connor said and Tim whipped around to look at his boyfriend " Nothing is gonna happen to me okay? I'm gonna be okay. I've been in Gotham with you and I survived".
" Your not gonna be with me this time. Your gonna be with Jason who's reckless, impulsive, dangerous. He's gonna get you killed".
" I'll check in every chance I get okay"?
" Come back to me". Tim said before he gave Connor a deep kiss " I love you".
" I love you to".
Connor gave Tim one last kiss before walking over to Jason and going over the plan while Tim did the same with his squad
" Alright teams time to go. Be safe". Wonder Women said
Tim and Connor shared one last look before they departed. It was gonna be hard being so far apart but they'd manage. They always did.
Linebreak
Nightwing was running. He had to run and never stop. Deathstroke was after him and he wasn't gonna keep the criminal alive this time.
" You can't hide from me Nightwing"! Deathstroke shouted in rage
It was stupid to stay in the same location for so long. He should've known Nightwing would come back and steal from him. Damn kid.
If Nightwing had stole a gun Deathstroke wouldn't be so furious but his stupid protégé had to steal his most important things.
Poisons, explosives, swords, rifles, blue prints and secret files, everything the kid had taken. The reason Deathstroke was chasing the young criminal was because he had taken five out of seven of his bombs.
Bombs that were meant for the Titans and Young Justice team and each of the bombs had something different inside. The black bomb was fear gas, the yellow one was laughing gas, the red was the Jokers venom, the green was knock out gas, and the grey one was a smoke bomb.
" I can try"! Nightwing shouted and threw himself against the wall as Deathstroke fired his gun
" Another is going in your body when I find you"! Deathstroke shouted
Wally was running through Gotham and he had been through alleys, main roads, and even a few yards before he stopped as he heard Deathstroke shout " You can't hide from me Nightwing"!
So Nightwing was in Gotham. But why was Deathstroke after his own protégé Wally wondered.
" I can try"!
Wally sped to the source and saw a shadow leaning against a wall with a small duffel bag over his shoulder a couple blocks away.
" Nightwing". Wally breathed
" Flash"? Nightwing said
" No. Its...".
" Kid Flash".
Nightwing stepped out of the dark corner and Wally saw the criminal had a gun ready to be fired.
" Well actually it's Flash now".
" I got the memo Kid Flash. I don't live in a cave".
" Everyone seems to think after you suddenly vanished for five months. Why the sudden reappearance? Why join the light"?
" Wouldn't you like to know". Nightwing said with a smirk and a wink
" I can see your blood trail you brat"! Deathstroke shouted and Nightwing looked left before grabbing Wally by the arm and continued running.
" Your bleeding". Wally said as he saw the blood dripping from the side of Nightwing's stomach and leg.
" Be quiet". Nightwing said " Just keep up".
" Your talking to a speedster here". Wally said
" A speedster that gets nose bleeds when vibrating his molecules through walls".
" Ugh if he told you he told everyone".
" Oh yeah the whole criminal world knows. Now seriously be quiet. He's close".
Wally for once kept his mouth shut and he silently cursed as his ear piece buzzed. Why now?
" Hey Flashy how's it going". Red Hood said
" Don't answer it". Nightwing snapped and slammed himself against the wall as a bullet whizzed by, barely missing his head
Nightwing and Flash both looked up and took off running. Deathstroke fired again and managed to get a lucky shot on Nightwing's shoulder
Nightwing pushed Flash behind him and he fired his gun at Deathstroke. One bullet hit Deathstroke's hand and the other missed by only an inch.
" When I get my hands of you Nightwing your dead"! Deathstroke shouted
" I have to". Wally said " I'm okay. I ha..". He stopped himself and looked at Nightwing " I haven't found Nightwing. Not a sign of him anywhere. I'll keep looking".
" Alright. Keep in touch. Red Hood out".
" You've said that before Deathstroke! How'd it work out for you the past, let me think, twenty times"! Nightwing shouted with a smirk
" Maybe I should let you kill yourself. How many times have you tried? Fourteen"? Deathstroke said with a laugh and Wally saw hurt flicker through Nightwing's face
" You've tried to kill yourself fourteen times"? Wally said sadly
" Drop it". Nightwing snapped
" Why? Why would you...".
" I said drop it alright! Stop trying to save me Barry! I don't want to be saved! The world doesn't need me"!
Nightwing took a deep breathe and realized what he said. He looked at Wally who was just staring at him in concern.
" I...". Wally started but didn't finish as the criminal suddenly pushed him to the ground.
Nightwing grabbed one of the bombs from his duffel bag and smirked as it was the one he needed. The smoke bomb.
" You...you just saved my life". Wally said as he saw Deathstroke's sword in the ground where he was just standing
" No I didn't. I don't save anyone". Nightwing snapped and threw the smoke bomb on the ground " Don't try and save me. I'm a lost cause. See you around Kid Flash".
Nightwing disappeared through the smoke and Wally heard Deathstroke yell at the criminal in complete rage.
" IM GONNA KILL YOU NIGHTWING"! Deathstroke shouted and took off, not caring about the speedster anymore.