Before we begin I just want to thank everybody that left a review it means a lot to me! So without further ado here is the next chapter in my little story! This chapter has some action with the team (a very small fighting scene since I'm not really sure how to write one…) hope I did an okay job with it. Pointers would be nice as long as they aren't too mean!
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Normal POV
"Team I need you to report to this location I'm sending coordinates to Aqualad. Sportsmaster, Cheshire, and a few other assassins were spotted there causing trouble. Don't let them get White Shadow." Batman said in his famous monotone voice.
"Batman it would then seem that we have a problem." Kaldur said. The man of bats just stared at him so he continued. "White Shadow may have run off after we got in a fight with him. We currently don't know where he is."
You could almost visibly see batman tense before he added: "Then once you capture the assassins you will find him and pray to god that he hasn't returned home."
"Why would it be so bad if he went home doesn't he have a family?" Roy asked trying to play dumb.
"Not one that would want him back alive since he disobeyed. Now go." With that being said Batman cut the transmission and they were all frozen for a few moments before rushing into action.
The young justice team was nearing their destination. They jumped out of the bio-ship and ran toward the action. What they saw semi shocked them. They saw the motorcycle that Dick used to escape the mountain. It was bent and damaged looking with some blood on the cement that led up to the bike. A little further over they saw Dick fighting sportsmaster, Cheshire, and a few other assassins that they forgot the names of. They quickly ran into the action and was able to take down everyone except Artemis's dad and sister who managed to get away.
"Hey dude are you ok?" Wally asked.
"I'm fine." Dick replied.
"Not from where I'm standing." Arty added.
"You should come back with us and get that taken care of." M'gann said gesturing to his left side which was all scraped up.
"I said I'm fine. I can take care of myself. Now if you don't mind leaving me alone I would like to flee the area as fast as I can before my dad gets here, because I really don't want to go back there."
"You don't need to leave." Wally said.
"Um yeah I do. Sportsmaster and Chesh got away which means they'll go straight to my dad to tell him where I am and receive a big wad of cash."
"But if you stay with us we can help keep you from him." Artemis said.
"I've been fine on my own for three years I think I'll be just fine."
"No. you're coming back with us even if I have to take you by force!" she yelled before marching up to him, graving his arm tightly, and then stomping off to the bio-ship still holding him.
Back at mount justice
It has been awhile and Batman though that he should check up on the kids. He entered mount justice thinking that they would all be right there. To his surprise they weren't. He followed the voices that he faintly heard all the way to the medical wing of the mountain. What he saw did not please him. In front of him was the team trying to help wrap up Dick's stomach from bleeding and noticed that Dick was also already wearing a black brace on his left wrist. "What happened?" he asked coldly. Causing everyone in the room to jump except Dick. No one wanted to respond because they didn't want batman's furry. They all just kept looking at each other trying to silently urge the other to say something. When Dick realized that no one was going to speak up he decided to take one for the team.
Dick's POV
"It was my fault. I left when they tried to keep me here. Then I was carless and didn't realize what happened until it was too late. I deserved what happened they are just trying to help." I saw batman nod his head then leave, with him went the tension that filled the room. I heard some members of young justice let out a sigh of relief.
"Why did you do that for us? It was our fault that you left and got hurt." Fish boy said.
"Yeah why did you lie? You never do unless it's to save your own ass." Arty added. All I did was shrug my shoulders before exiting the room. I went to my assigned room and noticed a letter sitting on the bed. With my curiosity getting the best of me I reached out for the letter and opened it up. I read it and had to reread it because I didn't believe what was written on it. I just stood there. Not wanting to do what I know I had to. Apparently there is no privacy in this god damn mountain because the entire team managed to sneak into my room. "What's that?" the annoying speedster asked.
"Nothing you need to concern yourself about. I have it under control." I didn't even have to look at them to see their confused faces. I couldn't afford them to get suspicious so I crumpled up the note and threw it out in the mini trash can that was in my room. "So what do you guys do here for fun?" If I was going to hate the rest of my life shouldn't I get one more fun day? The first one to get over the scene they just witnessed was the hyper active teenage boy.
"There are so many things to do here! But I say for today since it's only your first day we have a video game war and movie marathon!" he bellowed.
"Sure lead the way."
Artemis' POV
It was almost ten p.m. we were just about to pop in the movie when Dick said that he needed to go use the bathroom. We were having so much fun! It reminded me of Dick and my old friendship. I was reminiscing on the good old times when Roy's voice interrupted my thoughts. "So was it just me or did he seem really weird when he was reading that letter?"
"Yeah even I caught that. Something has to be up!" Wally declared.
"I could sense he was worried." M'gann added.
"His heartbeat also speed up." Conner said.
"KF go to his room and bring back the letter." I demanded. Wally did as I said within seconds he was back with the letter. Wally read it allowed:
White Shadow,
My son why have you disobeyed me? Did you really think that I couldn't find you? It only took me a while because I was not trying. Now that I have, I expect you to return so I can punish you. You will also need to finish your training and this time will be severely punished if you don't complete it. Don't be like that fool who dresses like a bat and has no one. If you fail to come by the end of the day I will kill all of your new friends and make you watch, then you will come back with me. Part of me hopes you won't so you will prove to me that there is no love for strangers in your heart. Your dead line is 10 p.m.
When Wally finished reading the letter they all had the same worried look. Roy was surprised. I bet that he didn't think that Dick was capable of doing such a caring and selfless thing. Well now he did, he saved all our lives. Wait. That stupid kid! He forgot that we are all supper heroes! We can take care of ourselves we don't need his protection! Especially since he's younger than all of us… it just doesn't feel right. I glanced back up from my feet to look at my teammates again. I didn't need the mind link set up to know we were all thinking the same thing.
We were all silent till Conner spoke up. "We have to do something." Typical whenever he talks it's straight to the point. But that doesn't mean we don't all agree. We went to the bio-ship and informed Batman about what happened. Let's just say he wasn't pleased at all.
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