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We run as wolves ran along the ground, our paws gently brushing the earth below us with an eerie silence.

Moonlight glimmers above us, setting off a mystifying glow on the pack. I turn my gaze up towards the midnight-blue sky, and let out a low howl.

Robin snapped awake from the dream as a wolf, sweating and shaking. He felt even sicker than he had before going to bed.

He looked over at his clock. It read 5.00 a.m. He'd gotten to sleep about an hour ago. Well, that was better than last night, when he got no sleep. As a bat, he generally didn't get much sleep with his patrol schedule, and when he did sleep, he could only dream about the wolves any more.

It was better than watching his parents fall to their deaths or watching the Joker above him, grinning, crowbar raised, but knowing he was remembering being a wolf due to the toxins taking their toll and finally killing him was a nightmare all the same.

He slid out of the sheets, knowing his flesh must feel fiery. As he stood, his head started pounding, and he clutched at his nightstand to avoid falling over.

He'd been sick for a while, but it was instinct to not reveal you were injured, ill, or in his case dying. He thought it might be because he was still a wolf somewhere in this body.

With a sigh, Robin pulled on his suit and mask, and attempted to walk straight, ignoring the pounding in his head and the feeling of nausea.


Wally's POV

Wally was bored.

Kaldur and Conner were off sparring, Artemis and M'gann were watching some girly show, and Robin wasn't here yet.

He sighed, and began to entertain himself by counting his own freckles, and then the door slid open and Robin slipped in.

Wally was beside his best friend in a flash. "RobinohmyGodIwassoboredwithoutyou!"

Robin cringed at the volume of Wally's voice. "Slow down, KF," he said, massaging his temples.

"Sorry, I was just so bored without you," he said at a civilian pace. "Kaldur and Conner are ignoring me, and Artemis and M'gann are watching some girly show."

"Shut up, Kid Mouth!" Artemis yelled. "We're trying to watch this."

"Yeah, yeah, whatever," Kid Flash said. "So, Rob, what do you want to do? We could spar, or go running, or go train, or-"

Robin inwardly cringed, but Wally didn't notice. "Sure. Whatever you want."

"Great!" and Wally sped off, leaving Robin to follow him and hope that he could keep up with the speedster, and he didn't mean with speed, he just didn't want to collapse.

But whatever Wally had in mind, Robin would attempt to do. He was not going to reveal that he was dying from the wolf toxins to anyone, not even Batman.


"Robin, are you okay?" Wally asked. Robin had been even more off today in training than he had been yesterday.

"Yeah," his best friend breathed. "I'm fine."

"You sure?"

"I said I was fine, Wally," Robin looked like he was either restraining himself from snapping, or was too tired to.

"Okay, whatever you say," Wally said, though he didn't believe him. He didn't feel like arguing with an angry Robin, and assumed his best friend's usual lack of sleep was finally getting to him.

Wally turned around, and then glanced back at his friend, who was massaging his temples. He blinked at that. Huh, Rob never gets headaches, or even sick.

Wally wanted to question his friend more, but knew that even if Robin were sick, he'd deny it. No, he'd have to take this up with the team, see what they thought, so that's exactly what Wally did.


"Hey, guys, have you noticed anything off about Robin lately?" Wally asked the team when he had gotten them all gathered, minus Robin of course, in the same room.

They all nodded.

"I sensed something off about him this morning, and yesterday," M'gann admitted. "Maybe he's sick?"

"That's what I thought, but Robin doesn't get sick, I mean, have any of you seen him sick before? Cause I sure as hell haven't, and I've known him the longest," Wally said.

"No, we've never seen him sick before, Wally," Kaldur said. He turned towards Artemis. "What do humans usually do when they're sick?"

She shrugged. "Sleep, take some medicine maybe depending on the cold. Ibuprofen usually helps with things like fevers and headaches. But, knowing Robin, he's not going to admit to being sick." Because he doesn't want to be seen as week, she thought. He's like me, without powers, and on top of that, he's the youngest. Artemis was just as concerned as the others, but she would understand if Robin refused to admit to being sick with the circumstances.

"Doesn't matter," Wally said. "We already know he's sick. M'gann even said she felt something wrong with him; if he won't admit it, then we'll make him and force him to let us help."

The entire team agreed with this, even Artemis, who knew why Robin wouldn't want the team to know he was sick, or at least the normal reasons why Robin wouldn't want them to know he was sick. She had no idea about the wolf toxins that were killing him.

"Right, let's go," Conner said. "We're wasting time."

And so the five Young Justice members sped off, with Wally in the lead, to go find and help their little brother, even though there was absolutely nothing they could do to help him.

Only shifting could help Robin now.


AN: Well, good? Bad? I know I enjoyed writing it, I just hope you enjoyed reading it. Again, hope to update this soon. I absolutely loved Wolves of Mercy Falls, and I adore Young Justice and all the Bat characters like you wouldn't believe.

Well, I hope you liked this, feel free to give me your comments through reviews or PMs, and thank you for your review black-belt sleeper.

-DragonsintheMoonlight