Chapter 3
Robin sat in the building, barely making a sound. Although the building seemed abandoned, he heard people outside very often. Wally would moan every so often, but Robin was able to keep him quiet. They could not be found here. KF could not fight and Robin could not fight and protect KF at the same time. So they had to sit in silence, waiting for the Bioship.
The building was dirty, and because there were no windows -except for on the door- it was cold and dark as well. After they had sat in the building for a while, Wally began to shiver violently. Robin touched his friends face, finding it hot to the touch.
"Oh Wally," Robin whispered. He took of his cape, and wrapped it around Wally as best as he could, and then tried to sit him up more so that his friend could feel more body heat. The shivering did not stop, but it lessened. Wally was also still coughing, but not as badly as before.
There the friends sat, for what felt like days for Robin. It was hard to believe that just this morning the team had been fine, and pumped for the mission. It was just surveillance, nothing more. Now his best friend was hurt, and Robin felt as if it were his entire fault. It was unnatural for the speedster to be hurt, to be unable to move. Wally should be able to move all the time; he should not be stuck in one place.
Wally eyes fluttered open slowly, and he looked up drearily at his friend. "Hey Rob?" he asked softly.
Robin let his eyes settle on the face of his friend. "Yeah KF?"
Wally coughed, and then said "When we get back… can I order pizza?"
Robin laughed quietly. "Of course you can. It'll be a get well present."
KF smiled a weak half-smile. "Good. Can I get whatever I want on it? Because I'll want the works. Pepperoni, cheese, mushrooms…"
Wally started sleepily mumbling pizza toppings, while Robin perked up as he heard a commotion outside. He couldn't tell if it was his team or not. He shushed KF and gently leaned him up against a box.
"I'll be right back," Robin whispered as Wally gave a cough and a nod. Robin crept over to the door, and peeked through the window. Outside was a group from the crime nest they had destroyed, and they were shouting and scuffling with each other. The door muffled what they were saying, but Robin knew that if they came inside it would be game over.
"Robin? Come in, this is M'gann," Robin heard through his mental uplink.
"Finally! Where are you guys?" Robin said, backing away from the door and hiding behind a pile of junk.
"We had some difficulties getting the Bioship out of hiding. People are everywhere and we didn't want to risk being seen. We're headed to you now. How is Wally?"
"He's not fine, if that's what you're wondering," Robin said. "And some goons have surrounded our hiding place. You guys need to get here fast."
"Bioship is at max speed. We'll cause a distraction and get you out," M'gann answered.
"Alright, I'll let KF know. We'll be ready." Robin crept silently back across the floor, back to where the speedster was.
"Wally, Miss Martian is almost here. We're going to have to move fast when she gets here. Are you up to it?" Robin asked quietly.
"Fast is what I do bro," Kid Flash answered. Slowly Robin helped get his friend on his feet, and Robin dragged him to the front. He could tell walking was hard for his friend. The speedster's teeth were gritted in pain, and his face was ashen.
"Almost there buddy," Robin said. KF gave a terse nod, all his concentration on staying on his feet. Finally they made it to the front, and Kid Flash leaned against the wall, his legs shaking.
"Sorry KF," Robin whispered, placing a hand on his friend's shoulder. The speedster looked at Robin and gave a halfhearted smile. "It's… okay Rob," KF breathed. "I'm… fine." He covered his mouth to muffle his coughs. Robin rubbed KF's back.
"We need to get you home," Robin said. He looked out the window in the door, up at the sky. In the distance, he saw a small dot, and it was drawing nearer. "That must be the Bioship," Robin said. He looked at Wally. "Get ready." Wally nodded.
After a few minutes, the Bioship went into camouflage mode. Robin sighed and moved away from the door. More waiting it seemed. But they did not have to wait as long as soon Robin heard a great commotion outside.
"That's got to be them," Robin whispered. He held out his hand to Wally. "Ready?"
Wally took Robin's hand and took a deep breath. "Ready," he said.
Together they walked out of the building, and found their friends, opening up the finest can of kick-butt they had ever seen. Aqualad and Superboy defeated one of the goons, and ran over to Robin and Wally. Superboy picked up the speedster and ran back to the Bioship.
"Finally," Robin thought, "He's finally going home."
Thank you for reading and reviewing my first fanfiction! I really hope you enjoyed it. Hopefully there will be more in the future.
