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Chapter Summery: Bruce plays with the boys and has to make an important phone call.

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Chapter 3. Playtime and Phone calls

Bruce's POV

As Tim and I finished entering into the shallower end of the pool which was the side the others had stayed in which is most likely for the better. I didn't think that at that young they could swim well.

Dick began moving himself over to where I was entering. "Daddy, you came in! Yay! Play with us? Please!" Dick exclaimed up at me when he got about three feet away from me. He had put extra emphasis on the last word.

"Play what, Dickie?" I asked him. What would he want me to play with them? Was my thought as I asked the question.

"Splash war! Water tag! Games like that. Ones that we normally play." Dick explained to me in a tone that held excitement but it also told me in his false memories these games were a common thing on summer days like today.

"Tim do you want to play either of those games with your brothers and me?" I asked him to prompt him to do something.

The response I got was a simple nodding of his head no words were spoken. Well, it was better than nothing but why was he not expressing opinion in less he was being prompted.

We ended up playing water tag which was playing tag in the water. I found it kinda boring since you couldn't hide but the boys seemed to enjoy playing it so I went with it.

After we had spent about thirty to fifty minutes playing "water tag" as they called it, I noticed Alfred had come out onto the patio. He had a look on his face that told me that he wanted to speak with me about something.

"Boys, I'll be back in a few minutes I need to speak with Alfred about something. You can continue playing without me." I told them as I exited the pool. They pouted as I got out put they didn't last long.

I looked over my shoulder as I walked over to the patio and saw that they had continued to play their game as if I had never left or been part of it at all. At least they didn't dwell on me leaving the pool.

"Master Bruce, since the commotion of last night has passed from all of us don't you think we should contact Dr. Thompkins to get her opinion of the young masters condition." Alfred told me sternly.

It did not take long at all for me to see that Alfred was right as it had been a good idea to have a doctor look at them. If only to see if there were any other side - effects other than being younger than they should be.

" Of course I shall do that." I told him but when a disbelieving look sent my way I continued, "I will even be calling her right away." And I was going to do that as I needed a medical check on them and she could give a much better one than Alfred or I could.

"Okay, sir." Alfred said as he left and went back into the manor.

I went over to the table that was on the patio or my cellphone so that I could call Leslie right away.

I dialed her number and it didn't take long before she picked up. "What happened? Who's hurt?" She asked in a mixture of anger and concern.

"Lesile, it's the boy's that something happened too." I started with figuring it was safe with starting with who the problem concerned.

"Bruce you said "boy's" as in more than one got hurt from the same thing? Which of them got hurt? How?" She inquired.

"Dick, Jason, Tim and Damian all got affected but I wouldn't say they are hurt. We don't know how this happened to them." I explained to her over the phone.

"Oh, my Bruce all of them. Wait why don't you know what happened? What affects?" She questioned me.

"Justice league mission off world. They all seem to have grown younger to what appears to be five or six years old." I explained what little information about it that I knew to her so that hopefully she might understand what I didn't.

"Leslie could you come over to the manor and see if their are any other effects that Alfred and I haven't noticed." I asked her.

"Of course but it will have to be in a couple hours after my shift at the clinic is since this isn't a life or death situation. So 5 or 6pm I will come to check out the boy's condition." She said finalizing what was going to be done.

"Of course Leslie, that will be wonderful. Thank you in advance for coming to check on them." I told her as good-bye and I ended the call as we were done talking about this.

I looked at my watch which was laying on top of the table. It read that it was only 10am. So early but so much more had happened today than normally it felt so much later. I normally wasn't even up by this time if I didn't have to head into work.

I decided that I would head back into the pool to continue to play with my children. Chances are we would play in the pool till it was lunch time and we had to head inside for the meal.

I headed over to the pool at a quickened pace. Not a run but not a walk more an excited walk. That was it I was excited to go and play a child's game with my children.