Hi, so yeah, here's the promised epilogue. It's not as long as the chapters preceding this, but that's ok.. I'm really shocked so many of you enjoy this story. It's been fun to expand on this idea. Hope you all enjoy, let me know if there is anything you want to see; I'll do my best to make it happen, and thank you for the continued support 3

To fill in any gaps: Dick and Bruce both had cooking lessons with Alred. Dick passed, he can now cook decently ie. The food is edible. Bruce, not so much… There are some things even Batman can't do.

In the comics, Aqualad takes Superboy and Miss Martian to Altantis with him. You don't need to know that for any reason other than that I mention two go back again. But just so you know I didn't pull that idea out of thin air.

Epilogue

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"So yeah, after Alfred made us clean up the mess, we still had to make the whole meal." Dick explained. He was sitting with Wally in the living area of MT. Justice, going over everything that had happened in the last few weeks. It felt good to be back, he hadn't seen the team in a while, not just because he was grounded, but everyone was getting busy with school, extracurricular, and spending time with their own mentors and cities. Dick and Bruce had been patrolling more too, Clayface had recently been seen in Gotham and the dynamic duo was on the case.

There was a light clanking sound from the room behind him that reminded Dick of his two remaining teammates in the mountain. Superboy had gone with Aqualad to visit altantis with him and wouldn't be back until later. That left them with M'gann and Artemis in the kitchen. The two were attempting to make some sort of dessert for a fundraiser for M'gann's cheer squad.

"Man, that sounds brutal." Wally answered, before shoving the rest of his sandwich in his face. "ddnd mvh hve to eah if twof?"

"No, once Alfred saw how Bruce's soup was a totally different color, he gave up. Saying atleast he was there to cook and I can pass for making something edible."

"whhaff'ya mnean if waz a diffrnt colof?"

"We were making tomato soup from scratch and somehow his turned out gray after we both followed the same recipe."

That made Wally choke on the rest of his food, sending him into a snuffling frenzy that left him gasping for air. He tried to chug his soda, only for it to end up going up his nose. Causing a high pitch squeal to come out his mouth. Dick couldn't help it, he started balling at the sight of Wally practically die on his food, which only made Wally laugh harder too.

Dick's laugh turned into a cough and so did Wally's. Dick looked up and for the first time noticed how the room was rapidly filling with smoke. Wally seemed to notice the same thing too, just as an ear splitting alarm filled the smoke-filled air. Twin screams soon joined the alarm.

The two quickly turn and look into the kitchen to see the oven in flames with Artemis attempting to put it out and M'gann off to the side doing her best not to pass out.

"Artemis, M'gann, MOVE! ROB, USE A PELLET AND PUT THAT OUT!" Wally yells at Dick. The girls quickly get clear of the area, M'gann holding onto Artemis for support as the move to the edge where the living area connects to the kitchen.

A moment passes but there was no ice block to replace the fiery oven pit. Wally turns to Dick to see what's his deal and stops at the sight of his best friend. Dick looked stunned. Dick stares, mouth open for five seconds before clicking his mouth shut. Under his glasses, he retracted his eyes into a dull stare. Seeing how Robin was not about to do anything about the smoldering fire now attempting to consume the kitchen Artemis bounded over the couch to where she had left him arrows and bow. Grabbing the right one, she drew back before releasing one to the center of the oven, and watched as it was quickly encased in ice as steam filled the room.

There was a pregnant pause as everyone sighed in relief that the worse was over before the boy wonder slid to his feet. He stared one last time at the mess of a kitchen, before turning and calmly walking out of the room, the zeta tube announcing his departure a moment later.

Wally huffed in annoyance, "what was Dick's deal?" he asks, turning to the two girls. Artemis huffed, "You're his best friend, figure it out." Turning, she led M'gann, who was still a little light headed from the heat, back into the kitchen to see what remained and the damage.

Wally grumbled to himself, trying to think of what could have made Dick act like that. As Robin, he had faced so much worse than a kitchen fire; heck, he's probably seen worse just from Bruce! So why did he freeze up? The whole kitchen could've been encased in flames and he was just staring at it as if he'd never seen a fire before. What, had Bruce never set anything in the kitchen on fire yet, was that it?

Determined to find out he found his phone where he had dropped it on the floor in the excitement, and quickly sent Dick a text, Dude, what the hell? Wally looked back towards the kitchen, as Artemis attempted to comfort M'gann about their failed cooking fiasco. His phone vibrated softly in his hand, signaling Dick had text back. Looking back to his phone, Wally opened the text. All he got in response was,

"not this again."