Watchtower, December 2, 2016, 2:21 PM
"How his training going?" Batman asked The Flash, as they watched his new protege in the training simulator.
"So good so far." Barry said, "Nate on your left." He called out to him. The boy in Bart's old Impulse suit dodged the laser, and knocked gun out of the robots and and dismantled it.
"Nate, ready for me to crank it up a notch." Nightwing said at the computer. Nate gave him a thumbs up.
"I know it's bad for me to say, but I'm slightly relived I don't need to train both of them." Barry said to Batman.
"His sister still hasn't woken up?" Bruce asked. Barry nodded.
Nate ran up on the drone, he round house kicked one in the face, and the next one he grabbed it's extended arm and shoved his elbow down on its elbow joint, then he decked it across the face. Then gun fire came down on him, he ran out of the way, right up to the snipers and kicked them both in the head. Dick ended the simulator.
"How did I do this time?" Nate asked, lifting the goggles off of his face, Nightwing smirked.
"Very well, score of 119, not bad for your second time." Dick said, Barry shot a look, "Not bad?! That's better than you got your first time!" Barry shouted jokingly. Dick laughed. Bruce just stood there.
"He's decent." Batman said walking out, Barry followed him into the main room.
"Bruce the hell is your problem, you probably crush him." Barry said.
Batman didn't say a thing or turn to face Flash.
"Bruce I asked a question!" Barry said, Batman didn't turn around.
"The team doesn't need another reckless speedster." Batman said, Barry scoffed loudly. Everyone in the room turned their attention.
"You actually think Wally was my fault!" Barry shouted.
"Yes Wallace made his own choice, but you and Bart could not slow enough to take at least half of the kinetic energy attacking him." Bruce said.
"He had 16 seconds!" Barry said, "We can't stop on a dime!"
And you let your nephew die in anguish." Bruce said, anger radiated off of Barry in waves.
"At least I tried to save him, can't say that with Jason can you?" Barry said storming out of the room. The rest of the league and team stood in shock, did Barry really just say that?
TWO YEARS EARLIER: January 26, 2014
Robin, Jason Todd was sat in a chair, he was tied to it. Bound and cut all over his body. His hair covered his face, blood ran from a wound on his temple.
"Now will you be a good boy bird." A man with pale skin asked, holding a crowbar in hand.
"My name is- Jason T-To-Todd" Jason stuttered. The man grinned.
"Good, now who is your big bat?" He asked, Jason lifted his head, stared right into his eyes and grinned a toothless smile.
"Why, who wants to know?" He snarled, the man slammed the crowbar into Jason's side.
"-" Jason whispered, the man leaned in.
"Speak a little louder lamb chop, I think you have a collapsed lung." He said, grabbing Jason's hair pulling their faces close. Jason smirked, and spat blood on the man's face. He hit Jason again.
"How rude, the first boy blunder was way more cordial, had manners, I may have to teach you to follow in his footsteps." He said, wiping the blood from his face.
"Go to hell." Jason whimpered. The man then wracked him again with the crowbar. The chair Jason was sitting on fell over, and he crashed on the floor. The man stepped on Jason's hand crushing it. He waltzed to the door and opened it.
"Now be a good boy and finish your homework and chores, and be sure to tell the big guy I said," The man, The Joker, said,"Hello." The door slammed shut and Jason took out a batarang with his good hand, and cut the rope, and dragged himself to the door, he grabbed the handle. It was locked.
He leaned up on the wall next to the door, his vision faded in and out, but then he saw it. The bomb. 10 seconds.
"Fuck me." Jason said.
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The building came down as Batman drove up, he ran into the wreckage, turning stones and wood over, then he saw him. His soldier.
"Jason." Batman said, Nightwing and Batgirl ran up. Barbra gasped and covered her mouth, Dick broke out in tears as Bruce picked up the fallen Robin in a cradle position. A tear ran down his face.
"Jason." He whined. as Jason bled out in his arms.
Cave Justice, December 16, 2016,
"I don't like it." Spoiler said about the Christmas Tree Bart bought. It was tall and silver.
"Why not?" Bart asked, putting up some lights.
"It's just ugly." Spoiler said. Bart rolled his eyes.
"Steph get in X-mas spirit." Bart said, Stephanie laughed.
"Sorry still don't like it." She said.
"What if we painted it purple." Beast Boy said, Bart snickered.
"Still no." She said.
"But why?" Bart cried.
"It's short, fat, silver, and the entire bottom row of branches are deformed!" Steph said, listing off every reason the tree sucked. "No amount of purple can save it."
Bart and Gar laughed their asses off. Roy ran in the room with a box.
"Okay, this is my only chance to force Bart and Jaime to-" He said pulling out mistletoe, then he saw Bart.
"Force us to what?" Bart said smirking, Arsenal laughed awkwardly, he shoved the plant back in the box.
"Nothing." He said, running out of the room.
"Cas I told you, you look amazing in that dress!" Tim said over the phone as he walked in.
"No! I'm not saying that just because we are together!" Tim shouted, Cassie hung up on him and he collapsed on the couch. Bart sat down next to him.
"What's wrong?" He asked, Tim took in a huge breath.
"I invited Cassie to my school's winter dance, and she is going crazy about making an impression!" Tim said, Bart patted his shoulder.
"Why is Roy putting mistletoe under every door way?" Jaime asked as he walked in the room eating a bag of Cheetos.
"He's trying to force someone to kiss someone." Gar said, grinning at Bart. Bart made a swiping motion at his throat. Steph started to take down the tree.
"Whoa, the hell do you think your doing!" Bart said running over.
"I bought a new one on amazon." She said. Bart moaned, and everyone else laughed. Bart slugged back to the couch and lied down, putting his head on Tim's lap, Tim patted him like a dog.
