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Chapter 4

"So what is it now," said Bruce on the phone.

Tony let out a deep sigh, "Dick's in a coma."

"What," said Bruce shocked.

"I can try to bring him out of it," Tony said, "But it might not work. I just called to ask you since you're his father."

"Do what you want," said Bruce, "You didn't have to ask me. I'm not his keeper anymore." He hung up.

"Stubborn bastard," said Tony as he put away his phone. He turned around and looked out at the bay and Titan's Island, "mrofinU."

Psyche hovered out over the water towards the tower.

"I've tried everything I can," said Vic, "Technologically, there's nothing I can do."

Kory turned to Raven, "Can you do anything?"

"I've been scanning his mind," she said, "Phobia has him trapped in a perpetual nightmare. My powers aren't strong enough bring him out."

Kory fell to her knees by Dick's bed, "Then there's nothing we can do."

"Mind if I take a crack at it," said Psyche as he phased through the wall.

Instantly, Vic's cannon, Kory's starbolt, and Raven's magic were aimed at him, and Gar was shifted into a pit bull, snarling.

"You'd think that by now," he said, "You wouldn't perceive me as a threat."

"What would make you think that," said Kory, "We don't know anything about you."

"True," he answered, "I guess if I want to help Dick, I have to get you to trust me first."

"How do know his identity," asked Vic.

"mrofinU," said Psyche, and his uniform vanished, leaving him in khaki dress slacks and a polo shirt.

"Tony D'Nardo," said Raven.

"The guy from the bank," said Gar, now back in human form.

"I've known Dick since I was fourteen," said Tony, "we both went to the same private school. One day, my powers manifested during school, and he, knowing about metahumans and in particular Homo Magi, introduced me to the Bat. Batman hooked me up with Zatanna so she could teach me. So you see, I owe Dick a great debt, plus he was my first real friend."

"Okay," said Vic, "Say we believe you, that we bought your story. What can you do to help Dick that Raven can't?"

"By myself," he said, "nothing, but if Raven and I pull our powers together, we can enter his subconscious and redirect his nightmares, which could eventually lead to him waking up."

"'Could,'" said Kory, "you mean 'will,' right?"

"No," said Tony, "I mean 'could.' It may have no effect on his comatose state, only make it more peaceful, or he could wake up right afterwards."

"It's better than doing nothing," said Gar. Kory nodded.

Tony turned to Raven, "The catch is, for this to work we have to temporarily combine our powers, meaning, we have to meld our minds. You give me full access to your powers, and I give you full access to my powers."

"That would also give you full access to my memories," she said.

"And you mine," he said.

Raven turned to the rest of the team. She then glanced at Dick, laying on the bed, unconscious. "Fine," she said.

Tony smiled, "Great." He turned to Gar, Vic and Kory, "For this to work, we'll need perfect concentration, so can you guys leave the room."

Vic and Gar nodded.

Kory held Dick's hand. "Will this harm Dick in any way," she asked.

"If it would," said Tony, "I wouldn't have suggested it."

She nodded, "Then I'll leave him in yours and Raven's care."

Before Vic left the room Tony stopped him, "This will take a few hours. In case anything comes up, I called a few of our mutual friends to come over and help you guys out since your two members down right now. They should be arriving soon."

Vic nodded before leaving.

Tony turned to Raven, "Ready?"

She glared at him.

"You still don't trust me do you," he said.

"You've given me no reason to trust you," she said.

"I know what your problem with me is," he said, "You can't peer into my mind to tell if I'm trustworthy. I've conditioned my mind to deflect most psychic probing."

"What about Phobia," she said.

"That's why I said 'most,'" he responded.

She smirked, "I guess we should get started then." He nodded.

Tony and Raven faced each other, standing on either side of Dick's bed. He placed his right hand flat against her left. They each touched the fingertips of their free hands to Dick's forehead.

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