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"Hey Nightwing?" Bart asked timidly.
Dick looked down on the yellow and red clad speedster with an eyebrow raised, because timid was not quite Bart's style. "Yeah?"
Bart looked downward, suddenly finding the ground interesting, and stuttered out a response: "Can we?" He motioned toward an unpopulated area of the Watchtower, away from the rest of the team awaiting their orders.
"Okay, sure" During their walk there Dick persisted: "What is on your mind?"
Bart stopped suddenly; "I don't wanna be K-F anymore." He swallowed, and summoned enough courage to look at Dick in the eyes. "I can't…" His eyes shifted back towards the floor.
Dick sighed "Bart, We've talked about this, Wally would've wanted-"
"Artemis called me Wally!" Bart interrupted looking defiantly towards Dick, tears forming at his eyes. "She called me Wally…" He looked towards his feet once again. "Its my fault he's dead, and then I just take his place…" His hands raked through his hair, then settled over his face. "I already felt guilty, and this really didn't help." Bart tried to infuse some whimsy into the last statement and forced a smile upwards.
Dick palmed over his mouth and looked down at Bart and sighed again: "Yeah alright Bart" All false looking attributes of Bart's smile dissipated instantly.
"Thanks Dick," Bart let out wiping any tear residue from his eyes. "Thanks for being so crash."
Dick let out a small laugh and patted Bart on the shoulder as they walked back towards the group. The time traveler went towards Jaime and Tim as Dick stayed near the front and assigned missions.
"What'd he say hermano?" Jaime asked Bart Quietly. A smile tugged at Bart's lips and he looked at the older teen who immediately reciprocated the smile. "That's crash esé" Jaime said with content.
Alpha team consisted of the female members of the team as Queen Bee had been causing trouble in southern Africa and Beta was investigating the recent pulses of activity from Apokolips. Teams were assigned until it was just Bart, Jaime, and Conner left.
"You guys are Gamma" Dick assigned. "There has been a couple sightings of a speedster in Central City, I want you guys to figure it out."
Bart gave him a quizzical but sarcastic look.
"Besides Flash…" Dick said playfully exasperated. Bart and Jaime snickered.