"The Flying Grayson`s…I think you need a new name kid."
Dick`s gasped as he struggled against Tony`s hand around his neck, holding him over the tall drop below. Little if any air got through to him with the man`s strong grip.
The spot light was hot on them but the tent was empty, except for the bodies of his dead parents below. Tears stung his eyes, what was happening! Just outside he could head the trucks getting ready to move the animals and the equipment. Like nothing was happening.
HELP ME! He wanted to scream but the new fear that was gripping his chest was over whelming and crying out was lost to him. He couldn't help but look down and then dig his gloved fingers into Tony`s arm at the sight of the height, he hated this!
It never happened like this! This never happened to him he never….fell.
The air around him seemed to slow as Tony threw him over the edge. Dick cried out arm desperately trying to reach or something. Then he saw him, in the haze of it all he saw him.
"Batman!" Dick cried out as the dark knight swung from the grappled hook and over to him a hand reaching out to him, Dick reach back their fingers just brushing before Dick fell, and hit the ground, he thought that was over, that was it but his eyes opened and Batman was over him grabbing his hand he held out, he didn't pay attention to the blood lining his fingers.
Desperately he tried to speak but Batman shook his head, "wake up."
Dick blinked his vision becoming cloudy…
"Wake up!"
"Dick you lazy but get up!"
Dick`s eye`s flung open, glad he still had his mask on even though it was Artemis in the room waking him up out of the nightmare.
"Come on, you can't sleep in here." Artemis said smirking a little before frowning at her best friend's terrified expression, "You okay?"
Dick swallowed the lump in his throat, he wasn't going to let some dream make him look like a sissy, it was only a dream and it was over now, he ran a hand threw his cold sweat drenched black hair before smiling charmingly and shrugging, "When I`m I not?"
"Well then come on, Miss M made breakfast, then you and me, were sparing." Artemis ordered, Dick pushed her away, "Please, you can't handle my moves."
"Quit the talkin` and start walkin` wonder bread." Artemis ran out the door as Dick threw the pillow her way. Dick shook his head smiling at Artemis`s silliness. He pushed the vivid dream to the back of his mind and skipped breakfast to take a quick shower before he pulled Artemis away from Wally to spar.
"So…" Dick said throwing a kick to the side of her head witch she blocked with her upper arm.
"So…"She replied back, swinging her leg under his but he jumped over it and kicked her torso making her stumbled back, "When were you going to-" Dick ducked a kick to the head, grabbed her leg and pushed her back making Artemis cringe, "tell me," she punched out and clipped his shoulder lightly before he caught her arm and flipped over her, "your best friend, that you might be leaving with bay watch over there."
"Don't you dare say anything to anyone else!" Artemis warned, "And I didn't tell you because…nothings set in stone."
Dick shook his head, "how could you give this up, you`ve trained for being a hero your whole life."
Artemis summersaulted out of the lock leaving herself on the floor, he didn't expected her to hook a leg behind his and pull his feet out from under him, he fell back saving himself in a roll back to his feet. She threw a punch at him left and right making him dodge, she jumped up to throw kick his chest but Dick fell onto his back letting land behind him, she ran at him and when she got close enough Dick pulled his legs back catching her around the waist as she leapt at him, he threw his legs back letting her hit the floor head first, the moment she was on her feet he swept his foot against hers knocking her on her back.
"Because," Artemis said finally answering him and throwing a punch at him hitting his shoulder, Dick jumped up and threw a kick, hard, into her chest throwing her back and making her hit the floor. He walked over her holding a hand out and she took it, looking him in the eyes, "I`m tired of fighting Robin, you may be able to keep going forever but me…I`m tired of the fighting. What's wrong with a normal life?"
Dick huffed a breath in disbelief, "But you're making a real difference here Arty, we all are."
She frowned, "is that really what you believe Robin?"
Dick nodded, "I do, that's why I`ll keep fighting."
Artemis nodded stubbornly, "Do you really want to die young."
"Who said I would die young," Dick question, "look Arty, all I can say is leaving isn't for me, and trust me, I don't plan on dying any time soon."
Artemis shook her head, "We all aren't like you robin, remember that."
"Hey how did I suddenly become the bad guy?" He growled, "You asked for my opinion-"
"Yeah, your opinion, like I said nothing set in stone so," she said shaking her head, and walking away, Dick took a deep breath before running a hand threw his hair, what a day.
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"Remember everyone must remain calm." Aqualad said making everyone sitting on the couch in front of him in the eyes. Just an hour ago the team got a message about someone new was joining the team and Aqualad, the most level headed person here seemed to be also the most anxious person here at the moment.
M`gann jumped up and hugged Kaldur around the waist, "don't worry we won't do anything to embarrass you."
Conner smirked, "especially not in front of your girlfriend."
Kaldur frowned at Conner`s remark, "Tula and I are…just friends." His blinked and Robin and Zatanna shared a look, knowing Kaldur and Tula might be friends but there was something more.
"Even so, we'll be on our best." Artemis reassured him. Kaldur nodded, "Thank you."
Recognized: Aquagirl
Kaldur mentally seemed to jump out of his skin but covered it well in the act of turning towards the Zeta beam. Every one stood up smiling politely, and M`gann bouncing on her toes as Aquagirl came onto the room glancing around expectantly, Robin smirked knowingly when she saw Kaldur and came over to them.
"Welcome Tula, I`m glad your finally here, team this is Tula, Tula this is Young Justice." Kaldur said gesturing to them, Tula smiled, "Hello, I`m glad to be here-"
"Kaldur has told us so much about you, it`s amazing you're here!" M`gann chimed flying forward and grabbing Tula`s hands, Tula grinned, "Thank you, I apologize ahead for my nervousness, I`m not used to this at all."
Wally grinned, "No need to be nervous were all tied in knots here, your part of the family already!"
Dick stood on the side lines as the rest of the team greeted Aquagirl to the team, Rocket, M`gann and Wally seemed to be the ones swarming her at the moment the other team members smiling politely at the new girl talking only when the over joyed team mates would let them.
He would congratulate Tula when she felt more at home here and not so crowed. Dick just sat back and let the others do that talking.
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"Hey Dick," Zatanna said running up to him as he headed to his room after a long night, he stopped and smiled at his girlfriend right when she stopped beside him, "hey! Look sorry about running out the other night."
Zatanna waved it off, "Don't worry about it, but I wanted to tell you something really important."
"go for it." Dick grinned, he could tell she was at war with herself and trying to force herself to be happy at the moment, but Zatanna was the type of person to weight to pros and cons of curtain situations. So there was a possibility she was looking at it the wrong way.
"Okay, I`m just going to spit this out and then that's it." She breathed. Dick snickered, "Okay."
Zatanna took a deep breath, "Just last week the league contacted a few of us and asked us to join."
"Join?" Dick asked suddenly realizing the situation, "The Justice league?"
"Yeah," Zatanna nodded, "Rocket, me, Aqualad and Wally were asked to join, Wally and Aqualad declined, Rocket accepted, and I asked for a little more time."
Dick raised his eye brow, "Time? Zee this isn't something you need to think about, go for it."
"Really?" Zee asked, "I was kind of thinking of declining, I mean, this place has been my home for four years, and how could I leave my friends, the team, you."
"Zee, we`ll all going to be fine, this is something you might not get another chance at so go on." He encouraged her onward but she was only partly convinced.
"but- wait right now?" she said a bit baffled as he nudged her back down the hall. Dick chuckled, "Yes! Now, there`s always someone left, doesn't matter tell anyone you see that you accept." Zatanna started to laugh at his eagerness at this and nodded pushing him back to stop him from pushing her all the way to the zeta beam, "Okay Okay, I`ll go."
She gave him a quick kiss before running down the hall and out of sight before Dick finally let his smile slowly fade. He was happy for Zatanna, extremely, but it seemed like there was some type of change in almost everyone`s life.
Yet his was still the same. It seemed like nothing was changing for him, he was still Robin, he`d always be Robin, still Batman`s partner, still living in Gotham, still the same kid he was after that new year's day three years ago, he could only ask…when was his life going to change?
A/N: Okay Wow I haven't been on FF in forever and going from updating four times in one day to nothing at all is crazy for me, long story short I didn't have time for the computer or typing sadly with school and getting my grades way up there and I was really focused on that forever but it paid off, anyway I Corrected One Moment, rambled threw my head about the plot for this story and started up again. Sadly I won't be posting as much as I did before like maybe a few times a week. Because sadly I have to start off posting a new story when half aren't even finished, (habit I`m looking to break.) but anyway if you like origin stories and DaddyBats and Tim Drake and the fact I now seemingly out of no where love his character then you should totally check it out. It`s called, Line Of Fire, if you don't see it there then I just haven't posted the first chapter yet. Anyway it`s great to be back and I hope to hear from familiar faces soon. ^^V
