The Start Of The End Of The World

EDITED

Hello everyone and welcome back! This oneshot was requested by taylovesbevin. I do realize that I still owe prompts to Kira Sema, HufflepuffGleek, IndiaMoore and Lindariddle. Don't worry I am getting to those! Thank you so much for your patients and thank you taylovesbevin for the awesome prompt! I hope you all enjoy.

Summary: It's the anniversary of the death of the Flying Grayson's and Dick is devastated. Wally and Roy have to try their best to comfort him but Artemis is dead set on getting Dick back for all his past pranks and the end result may not be the best.

Disclaimer: I don't own Young Justice.


Big Bros, Girlfriends And Pranks Gone Wrong


Gotham, April 1, 04:30

"No seriously, Bruce! Everything's going to be fine! Just go already! I'll go to Mount Justice like we discussed." Dick smiled tightly at his mentor.

They were in the Bat-cave. Bruce was going off world and he couldn't stop worrying about how Dick would hold up while he was gone… It was the fifth anniversary of the Flying Grayson's tragic fall and Dick was a mess. His eyes were blood shot, his hair uncombed and sticking out in every direction, he was unnaturally quiet and he hadn't slept a wink in the past two days.

"You know I can always stay. All you need to do is just ask." Bruce insisted as he checked his equipment to make sure he'd have everything he needed for the mission.

Dick would do anything to have Bruce stay but he knew that he was needed elsewhere and he wouldn't be leaving unless it was urgent. "No Bruce. The League needs you. I'll be okay." He said, trying to sound as convincing as he could.

"Are you sure? I know how hard this time of year is for you." Bruce said looking up to meet Dick's eyes.

"Yeah, totally sure! Now go!"

"Fine… If you say so…" Bruce wasn't stupid. He knew Dick wouldn't be okay but arguing with him wasn't going to make him feel any better. At least he'd have Wally to keep him company. What could go wrong…? "Yeah… Maybe I should stay…" It was Wally after all.

"What!? Bruce, no! You need to go! I'll be fine! Besides you'll only be gone a week at tops!" Dick started pushing him towards the Zeta. If Bruce was there too much longer he'd give in and keep him at home.

"Fine, fine I'll go… Just promise to call Alfred if anything goes wrong." Bruce said, turning around to look at his partner.

You're an idiot Grayson… Dick thought to himself.

He hesitated, "Yeah… Bruce. I promise."

Bruce studied his ward for a moment, then gently embraced him in one of his rare bat-hugs. "I love you, Richard." The dark knight tenderly whispered into the small boy's dark hair.

"… Love you too, Bruce."

Maybe just… Maybe I might be okay. Dick tried to convince himself.

"Bye, Dick! Take care!" He called right before a flash of light enveloped him.

As soon as the light faded Dick sank to the ground, his smile falling from his lips.

Yeah and maybe Wally can go a day without eating.


Happy Harbor, April 1, 08:30

"Recognized-Robin B01" The female computer animated voice echoed through the mountain.

The entire team tensed at the arrival of their smallest member. Most of them thinking something along the lines like, "Crap!"

It was April fool's day after all and Robin was famous for his strategically planned pranks. Today would be like Christmas for the small bird and hell for the rest of them. They were all dreading his arrival. Knowing him he'd probably spent the last month planning their demises.

But Wally knew better. He tensed and paled.

What the hell was Robin doing here today!?

Rob always stayed with Batman on the anniversary of his family's death. The poor bird was always a disaster this time of year… Heavy on the dis.

Wally quickly pulled out his cell and texted Roy before slipping out of the kitchen to greet his best friend.

Wally: roy get to the cave now! robs here 4 sum reason! plz hurry! 08:30

Wally sped to the training room only to find it empty.

Dammit!

He knew Dick, he knew that he liked to push people away, especially when he was upset; he knew Dick would want to be alone and he knew that he wouldn't want to talk but he also knew that he'd need to talk and to be near loved ones so that they could show him that they would always be there for him.

Dick liked to run and hide so he could face his problems alone instead of asking for help. He also didn't like to see Roy and Wally when he was 'weak'; he knew if he saw them he'd break down crying because he always unconsciously lets his guard down around them-so his only possible answer was to hide and try to tough it.

If Wally had a say in this, and he did, he would not let that happen.

Like he said before, he knew Dick and that means he also knew all of his baby bro's favorite hiding spots.

Wally's phone buzzed… Roy.

Roy: What the hell why!? 08:31

Wally: dunno hes hiding 08:31

Roy: Of course he is… I should have known… 08:31

Wally: its okay i no his favorite spots. i can find him 08:31

Roy: Okay wait for me. I'm on my way. 08:32

Wally: k 08:32

A minute later Roy materialized and was on Wally in a flash.

"So where is he?" Roy demanded.

"Dude you said 'wait for you', I haven't even started looking yet but I've got an idea where he is."

"Then what are we waiting for!?"

"Well 'we' were waiting for your slow ass to get over here!" Wally frowned only to get smacked in the back of the head by Roy.

"Just shut up and lead the way."

"Yeah, yeah. C'mon I think he's this way."


Happy Harbor, April 1, 08:40

I need a plan… Artemis thought as she paced back and forth in her room.

She had been hoping against hope the little brat wouldn't show today but of course he did. It was April fools for crying out loud and he was the king prankster… Well he and Wally were. Those two were always working together on… Well, everything… At least she had something on Wally but Robin on the other hand was untouchable… Damn Bat paranoia…

Wait…! Or was he…?

She opened her eyes and laughed. "That's perfect!"

All she needed to do was get into Robin's room and she was golden.


Happy Harbor, April 1, 08:40

Dick was sitting in his own little cocoon of blankets when he heard a bang from below and then…

"Ow! Roy stop, you're so pushy!"

"Ah… The nest… How did I not think of that…?" 'The nest' was a place only the three of them and a few leaguers knew about. Rob had been sulking in the rafters one day when he had come across a small alcove on the side of the cave's wall. As soon as he found it he came out of his funk and ran to show Wally. The two of them then lugged blankets, snacks and a bunch of other crap up there and practically made it a giant bird nest with perks. The three of them have been going there ever since.

"Beats me. Aren't you the one who's supposed to know this stuff…?" Dick could practically hear the smirk in his voice. "Ow! Dammit Roy! That hurts! Stop it!"

"Then shut up!" Roy growled, then in a softer tone called up, "Hey Dickie… We know you're hurting right now and that you want to be alone but really we want to help. Please don't shut us out…"

Dick sank further into the blankets trying his best to pretend he wasn't there but failing miserably. Giving up he crawled over to the edge and without looking over he pushed the rope ladder down for them to climb up.

Wally's head popped up, "Hey buddy… How are you doing?" He asked as he climbed over the edge closely followed by Roy.

Dick mumbled something incoherently. He was curled on his side facing away from them.

"That bad, huh?"

"Mm…"

Roy sat next to the youngest of the trio and gently rubbed his back and as he did so he felt Dick's shoulders start to shake in the effort to keep his sobs in.

Wally crawled around them and flopped down next to Dick and pulled him onto his chest as he shushed him, tears slowly soaking his shirt.

"I… I keep seeing them fall… I can't get it to stop… I just want it to stop Wally… I keep hearing their-their screams-and… And the sound of their body's hitting the pavement… And it just won't stop… Roy, please! Just make it stop! Make it stop…" Dick sobbed out as he clung to Wally's shirt, tears spilling down his cheeks.

Roy closed his eyes at the sound of his youngest brother's voice… It sounded so… Broken… And it pained him to think that his baby brother was hurting so much. He could sort of relate to the pain Dick felt. Sure his parents didn't die in front of his eyes but he still knew what it felt like, losing your parents-and that was a tragedy that he'd never wish upon someone else, especially his little brothers. He was just glad that Wally hadn't had to experience that pain yet.

"Hey Dickie… I'm not going to tell you that it gets better because honestly, I really don't know if it ever does and I am so sorry that I can't help you with that but I want-no I need you to know that we're here for you. Wally and I… We will never leave you. We'll always be there for you no matter what… Heck I just let Cheshire rob a bank to come over here and help you…"

"What Roy that is not okay!" Wally yelped quickly looking at Roy.

"It's not important."

"Roy that is im-"

"It's not important." Roy interrupted Wally in a matter-of-fact tone drawing a watery giggle from Dick. "What is important is that we love you so much and would do anything for you. I have no idea where I'd be without you and Wally and I need you to know that…" Roy choked a bit. He couldn't help it. Dick crying was too much for him to handle.

Slowly but surely Dick quieted down but was still on edge so they eventually made their way down to the TV where they decided to watch Doctor Who for about a half an hour until Dick had finally fallen into a restless sleep.

"Where the hell is Batman!?" Roy asked furiously as they walked out of the room to let the young bird sleep.

"I think Rob said something about him going off world for a mission while he was er… You know…" He didn't want to say crying. It just hurt to think about it.

"Screw him! What the hell does he think he's doing leaving Dick at a time like this!?" Roy scowled down at his hands.

"I know! He was probably thinking something like, 'It is for the sake of the mission!' Or, "He can handle it.' To justify what he did to Rob so he wouldn't feel guilty about it when he left." Wally joined in, trying mimic The Dark Knight's gravelly voice. "For one of the worlds best detectives he made some pretty stupid decisions." He muttered.

"Wait… Why couldn't he just stay home Alfred…?"

"Oh yeah… Rob told me a while back that he went to England because his cousin was really sick or something… Guess he's still there."

"Damn… Poor kid… I just wish there was something I could do…" Roy muttered dejectedly.

"Yeah…?" Wally asked. "Me too... Did you really let Cheshire rob a bank?"


Happy Harbor, April 1, 09:05

Dang it!

Artemis couldn't find any dirt on the kid in here. His room was so plain and neat. Like, so neat that it even didn't look lived in. It was weird to think that the boy wonder who was best friends with a complete slob was a neat freak.

She had been in here the past five minutes searching for anything that might help her with her ultimate payback prank but she came up with nothing and then finally something on his nightstand caught her eye.

It was a small stack of photographs. The first one was of the team. All of them smiling except Superboy who would sooner be caught dead then with heaven forbid a smile on his face! The second picture was of Wally and Robin, they both had their arms thrown around each other, laughing as if they had just heard the funniest joke ever made. The third was of Wally, Roy and Robin. Roy in the back with a small satisfied smirk on his face and Wally and Rob in the front him, both were holding their heads in pain as if he had just bopped them really hard. The last one was very worn-unlike the other three. The photograph itself was of a young, beautiful, athletic looking woman in spandex. She looked a little older than Robin about… Fourteen? Maybe fifteen? Dark brown hair and the brightest blue eye's she had ever seen.

She smirked. "Aw… Little brat's got himself a girlfriend."

Suddenly an idea popped into her head and you could practically see the gears turning as she formulated a plan.

She ginned. She quickly pocketed the photograph. Her plan was beautiful and all she needed to complete her prank was the cooperation of a certain female Martian…


Happy Harbor, April 1, 09:20

"I don't know… It seems a little mean…"

"C'mon M'gann! He's always pranking us! This might be our only chance to get back at him, and I need your help! Please!" Artemis was practically begging.

"It's just I'm not so sure you should have been snooping in his room. You shouldn't invade his privacy. It's just not fair to him."

"It's not like he hasn't done it! We don't know a single important thing about him and he already knows almost everything about us. That's not fair!"

"I guess you're right…"

Artemis could feel that M'gann was giving in and she knew just the thing to say. "Besides everyone here always plays pranks on April 1st. It's a tradition. If you help me you'll be just like anyone else on earth." She knew she shouldn't tempt M'gann like that but she was desperate and you know how that old saying goes, 'desperate times calls for other desperate...', who cares about what the stupid saying said anyways! All that mattered was that she was desperate and she needed M'gann's help.

"Really…? I'll be like-like you?" M'gann barley dared to hope.

Artemis nodded, "I don't see why not."

M'gann smiled, "Okay, I'm in!"


Happy Harbor, April 1, 10:02

Rob… Robin… It's time to wake up.

A voice gently pulled him out of his slumber. Slowly he cracked his eyes open. A familiar face came into view, dark long hair and startling blue eyes, much like his own…

His eyes shot open as he bolted upright.

"Mom…" He whispered, his eyes filling with tears. It was happening again. He was seeing things, but this time it was different… He had never before hallucinated his mom this young. She had always been in her early thirties but this time she was closer to his age and she wasn't falling like she normally would, instead she was just sitting there smiling at him.

That hit him harder than a ton of bricks, yeah he'd seen her fall about a thousand times in his head but he had never dreamed it this life like and never had she been smiling at him. It hurt him so much to see her smile like that, especially on the anniversary of her death. She shouldn't be smiling! No one should be happy today… It was becoming too much for him to handle. He started shaking as he covered his eyes. Images flashed across his mind but this time, they were real. Everything felt so life like.

The wire snaps. His aunt and uncle reaching for his cousin John, trying to break his fall. His mother and father lunging for each other in midair. Him reaching out, trying futilely to stop them all from falling and somehow catch them. Their bones crunching as they hit the ground. His own screams echoing through the tent. Tears rushing from his eyes, as he tried to run to his parents... The blood... So much blood...

It was getting harder for him to breath and he couldn't think straight. Curling up into a ball he began to repeatedly whisper, "I'm sorry."

Distantly he heard someone say something about Wally but he was too far gone to care.


Happy Harbor, April 1, 10:05

"Wally!"

M'gann's voice intruded his personal thoughts.

He winced. "Ah! Stop that! Babe you know I hate it when you do that!"

"Wally! It's Robin! Something's wrong!"

Immediately turning serious he turned to Roy, "It's Dick and something's wrong."

"We're on our way." He thought to M'gann.

Picking up Roy in bridle style he zoomed off to help Dick, not giving Roy anytime to complain.

When they saw their little bro, fury grew in their chests.

Roy turned on the two girls who were standing a ways off looking lost and guilty as hell. "What the fuck did you do to him!?" He snapped.

Artemis paled, "What makes you think we did anything!?"

At the same time M'gann spilled her guts, "Well the thing is, I wanted to be like you guys so Artemis said playing a prank would make me more like a human, more like her, so she went through Robin's room and took the picture of his really pretty girlfriend so I-I could act and look-"

"What picture!?" Wally cut her off, snapping his head to look at Artemis from where he knelt in front of the small bird, his nostrils flared and eyes wide with rage.

Artemis shifted nervously from foot to foot. "You know the really worn one of his girlfrie-"

"He doesn't have a girlfriend! Let me see it." Roy gave her a glare so intimidating it could easily rival the infamous bat-glare.

She pulled it out of her coat pocket and passed it over to Roy. He took one glance at it and paled.

"You idiots!" He growled. "That was his mother! She's dead!"

M'gann looked horrified and disgusted in herself. Artemis shrank away her eyes widening in shock, "Wha-"

"Get out!" Roy snarled in their faces.

"But-" Artemis tried to start only to be interrupted by Wally this time the look on his face made her go cold.

"Just go. Haven't you already caused enough harm?"

"I'm sorr-"

Wally raised up his hand and looked away from them, "Don't. Just don't. Please go."

Artemis looked like she was going to be sick. Slowly she backed up and ran out of the room quickly followed by a crying M'gann.

"He's hyperventilating, Roy." Wally said making Dick sit up and shoved his head in between his knees.

"Hey, Dickie bird." Roy cooed, "It's okay Wally and I are here. C'mon buddy. It's me Roy."

Wally rubbed Dicks back as he cried, trying to catch his breath. "It'll be alright bud, it was just Artemis and M'gann playing a stupid prank… Shh… I know it hurts, I know…"

Wally and Roy both continued to whisper sweet nothings to him, trying to calm him down.

Eventually his breathing evened out and the tears stopped flowing. "I'm sorry guys I just… Panicked I guess…"

"Dude, you have nothing to apologize about. Artemis and M'gann were the ones who were in the wrong." Wally scowled at the thought of anyone hurting his brothers.

As if Dick read his thoughts he grinned and said, "You planning revenge?"

Wally smirked, "Oh you have no idea…"

Dick's grin grew, he straightened his back and turned to face both of them, "Can I help?"

"Depends… What have you got in mind?"


Happy Harbor, April 1, 12:30

The three boys were sitting in the kitchen when Artemis arrived with M'gann in toe.

"Look Dick I'm so sorry." Artemis began. "I had no idea that photo was a picture of your mom. I never meant to hurt you… It was just supposed to be a harmless prank. I never could have expected that reaction."

"Yeah we're so, so very sorry!" M'gann continued, "We know that it's too much to ask but if you could find it somewhere in your heart to forgive us we would be forever grateful."

They both bowed their heads in shame when they heard a cackle followed by another and then Wally and Roy joined in. Raising their heads warily they regarded the three males. "What…?" Artemis asked eventually as the laughing continued.

"Your faces…!" Wally choked out.

"Priceless!" Robin finished for him.

"What!? This isn't funny we're serious!" Artemis snapped at them utterly confused.

"You-you… You thought th-that you were pranking me! Ha… I-I knew what you were up to… The entire time!" Dick gasped out between his laughs.

Understanding finally passed over her face, turning beat red all the while. "What? How'd you know?"

"You triggered an alarm when you opened my door. I checked the surveillance cameras and saw that you were snooping around in my stuff so we," Dick motioned to himself, Roy and Wally. "Came up with a plan to get back at you." He cackled once more wiping his eyes. "So much better than what I originally had in store for you."

"What I don't understand…" M'gann asked confused.

"They tricked us M'gann. They were just acting… That wasn't funny." Artemis scowled at them.

"Yes it was." Roy countered with a smug smirk.

Artemis snapped. She ran at them yelling and cursing their names. Robin cackled and flipped away using the counter as a spring board he launched himself into the air and landed gracefully on top of the fridge.

Wally darted to the side and Roy hopped up onto the island.

Artemis lunged for Wally who just laughed and ran around the island. She tried to catch him but that just resulted in Wally running at normal human pace around the counter teasing her. M'gann just stood there still confused.

Dick grinned as he watched the scene play out in front of him, and for the first time that week he finally thought that he was going to be alright.


Soooo, I know it's not the best but I'm new at this so don't be too harsh. Thank you again taylovesbevin for the awesome prompt. It was a lot of fun to write and I look forward to writing the others too. Twilight Archangel hurry up and come back! I miss you and your fics! Everyone feel free to correct me on anything and to leave anymore oneshot prompts!

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