a day late then i wanted but i got busy
well lookie who i dragged back in :)
and i write and update so late/early because when i try to sleep ideas just hammers my head so i can't sleep so i write, messing up the hours of the day...
am i starting to become a bat?
~Watchtower~
"Stupid bats" Wally muttered as he wondered around the room. His speed healing had kicked in hours before and he was now only sporting slight bruises when he got back and taken to this room. Possibly for interrogation.
The door slid open and Wally spared a glance over his shoulder before swirling around in fear "What the-...Wait...Different costume"
"New bat in Gotham, sorry I scared you" Said the 'New bat', Wally shrugged and saw the tray in his hands "Heard speedsters need a lot of food to function, thought you might want some"
"Thanks, haven't eaten since Black Bat nabbed me"
The bat frowned "So I heard...They started to slip when Nightwing died, heard the JLA wasn't in such good terms with him after that Invasion thing"
"Ya, we had been friends for years when we started the Team-"
"Sorry?"
"Oh- Well it's like the black ops for the League since, you know, their faces is always out in the open" Wally took another bite of the burger as the new bat sat down, or more like fell into the chair.
"You're using kids to find out the plans of your enemies?!"
"Well, Me: Kid Flash, Aqualad, Miss Martian, Superboy, Artemis, Red Arrow and...The first Robin, I keep forgetting that they have a 5th now, anyway we were the ones who started the Team and little by little those kids out there came along...And some we lost in the line of duty"
The Bat nodded as he opened one of the water bottles he had brought with the tray "Must be tough being sidekicks-" "Not sidekicks! Why is everyone using that word?" Wally whined and drank from his own water, the Bat blinked for a moment so Wally thought he might share his own thoughts about it.
"See, the year we started the Team, Team Year zero there were four ice villains running wild in our cities, Central, Star, Gotham and the Aqua's were at...Pearl Harbor I think they said, we thought we'd be allowed to join the league but nix nope, 'When you're ready' was all we got!" Wally pouted as he recalled the memories.
The Bat frowned again "I think I remember that...Batman and Robin fought Mr. Freeze at Robinson Park in Gotham and Batman thought that four ice villain on the same day couldn't be a coincidence, heard you demolished Cadmus later that night and found Superman's little brother-"
Wally grinned "His clone *Cowl or not, the shock was visible*, Conner is his clone and at first they wouldn't even look at each other...Uh, I think they started to get along after we managed to cure the whole League from the Light's control. It took a few years for them to reach that brother stage" He then looked at his companion "I don't know if it was Team year 4, 5 or 6 that the 1st Robin became Nightwing but that guy slowly started to become like Batman"
"He became Nightwing when Red Hood came along, trying to steal the tires of THE Batmobile" The Bat ginned as Wally choke on the water "That's how the kid got involved?!"
"You weren't told?"
"Nuh uh, but since you started go on!" Wally finished he plate and sat back, before frowning "Hang on" The Bat's cape wipe in the backdraft as Wally speed out of the room and came back with sodas and snacks...Oh and more water, he wasn't sure if The Bat drank soda.
~Later~
"...And that's pretty much what I know before they dropped contact with me, I kept patrolling Gotham and sent the reports like usual" The Bat recapped his water bottle before checking the time on his wrist computer "Crap, I gotta go. I'm suppose to be on patrol now...Care to join?" He stood up and saw Wally shake his head.
"I'm not going near that place, crawling with Bats remember? These are just healing" He pointed at his face and frowned as The Bat shrugged at him "Well, at least visit his grave? You can't seriously still hate him for saving everyone, be happy he didn't go defect or faked his death just to save the planet" His cape fell around him as he walked out.
Wally sat there for a while before running to the zeta tubes and within seconds he was in Gotham and found a flower shop where he bought a few roses, some blue flowers he couldn't name and some grave candles. He ran to the cemetery but only found the Grayson family headstone that had been there since their funeral but there were no signs of an new adding, so he speeded towards Wayne Manor.
He slid to a stop not far from the gates and pulled out his phone, he had erased every contact that had Wayne but kept Alfred's number.
Just in case.
"Hi Alfred it's Wally, uh...I was wondering if I could meet you at Dick's grave without getting shot at by the security weapons?" He asked as soon as Alfred answered.
Understandably, Alfred took a moment to think about it while Wally checked the bag to see if his things were okay and found his lighter in his jacket pocket. He had everything.
"Very well Mr. West, I'll meet you there"
The gates opened and seconds later Wally stood in front of Alfred, who looked at the bag as Wally started taking out his things "Finally come to your senses?" He asked as Wally fixed the grave, vines and weeds had started to grow around the white stone.
"Uh...Forgiven him but...I might still remind people about it, there done! Thankyouandbye!"
Alfred looked at the now decorated grave and smiled "Hide all you want my boy, I knew you were back when I saw the suit missing"
There was a yelp of surprise from the tree branches and then a black form crashed into the nearby bushes before a head popped up, leaves and twigs stuck in the unkept hair and cowl down "Seriously Alfred?! Are you a meta and haven't told us?!" Alfred chuckled as he walked up to the boy and gently removed the domino mask.
"Do I really have to explain myself Master Dick?"
Richard John Wayne grinned.
"Maybe not"
shorter then i usually go but i haven't updated in 2 days trying to make this
The Watchtower and Manor visits takes place before Tim and Stephanie get back to the cave and Jason spot Dick on patrol
time of note: 03:23