Chapter 7: Reunited

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Thoughts

Mindlink


Damian sits silently on the sofa of the Cave in Happy Harbor. His tears had dried up long ago, leaving him staring blankly at the floor. The ex-assassin's green domino mask had been removed revealing his deep, midnight blue eyes, full of agony and despair. Dick sits next to him, holding his hand, squeezing every so often to remind the other bird that he wasn't alone. It had been seven hours. Seven hours without a word from the League on the status of the alternate Bat. The rest of the team huddled in the kitchen, having a mental conversation, trying to figure out just what happened.

Why was the League so upset? Robin seems rather distraught as well…I don't think I've ever seen him this quiet. The archers leans against the island countertop, staring at the two birds sadly.

They seem close. Wally seethes, trying to concentrate on the bowl of Cheetos in front of him. The Atlantian sighs, taking a seat at one of the bar stools.

The only explanation is that Robin knows who this Dick person is…as soon as Damian said his name, Robin froze. The clone nods in agreement, frowning.

Superman was upset…not to mention Batman seemed colder than usual.

The adults probably aren't going to tell us anything…and Robin being a statue is freaking me out…I hope we hear something soon. Artimis thinks, glancing at the computer screen expectantly. It's already been so long…I just feel bad for the brat…I don't think I've ever seen this much emotion from him…it's unsettling to say the least. A beeping from the computer causes all of them to perk up. Superman looks upon the teenagers uncomfortably.

"I'm beaming Damian and Robin up to Watchtower. We've managed to stabilize the other Batman, but he's still in pretty bad shape." Damian glances over at Superman numbly. Dick gets up, pulling the other bird along with him.

"Don't worry…he's alive." Dick squeezing the trembling boy's hand comfortingly. Damian nods minutely, refusing to look at the other bird before the two disappear into a flash of light.


Wonder Woman walks into the hospital room, and sighs, seeing Batman with his cowl off, sitting next to the unconscious Bat. The young man's costume had been removed, replaced with scrub pants. His chest was covered in thick white bandages with the slightest tinge of red. Bruce reaches out hesitantly, and gently brushes a stray ebony lock out of the man's face, carefully avoiding the bandages on his head. "I should have found him sooner…If I would have known…I would have worked harder to find him…this is all my fault."

"Bruce. There was nothing you could have done. You had no idea…" Diana walks up to him, and pulls up a chair next to the billionaire.

"He may be from another universe…but he's still my son. I could have searched harder." The Amazon Princess rests her head on his shoulder.

"You can't blame yourself for everything…what we should be worried about now, is finding the person who did this to him."

"Warp is my prey." The two heroes turn to see Damian standing in the doorway, his eyes trained on his mentor laying in the bed.

"You can't go after him alone." Robin states from behind him.

"Tt. I can do whatever the hell I want." Damian hisses, walking up to the bed quickly. "You're not the boss of me. The only person allowed to give me orders is unconscious." He reaches out, taking his mentor's hand, squeezing slightly. The alternate bird shifts his gaze to Bruce. "He'll live?"

"Yes…we had to revive him a couple of times, but the infection is completely gone now." Damian tenses.

"You should have listened to me! If you started looking when I asked you to, he wouldn't be in this condition!" He glares viciously. "You could have found him sooner if you hadn't wasted time trying to find out who the hell I was! I knew I should have just broken out and looked myself! Because of you, he-"

"Damian." The disgruntled bird freezes, looking down at his brother. Dick smiles weakly, his sky blue eyes warm, just like they always were. " 'S not his fault." Dick slurs, trying to sit up, but two pairs of hands push him down. Bruce and Damian hover over him worriedly.

"You fool! You'll open up your wounds!" Dick rolls his eyes.

"I've had worse." His head lulls back, due to the heavy painkillers. Dick smirks, chuckling softly. "You always did know the best cocktail of drugs, B." Robin makes his way in cautiously, his eyes never leaving his older counterpart. Dick glances over at him inquisitively. "Damn…I was so tiny! Didn't you ever feed me, Bruce?" Diana giggles as Bruce smiles softly; a smile reserved only for his bird.

"I guess I have to get Alfred to feed you more." The billionaire glances back at his Robin, who smirks.

"That's if you can convince him to let me have junk food!" Dick snorts.

"Good luck with that." Damian's eyebrows knit in concern as he curls up on the bed next to his older brother. "Don't worry Little D…I'll be alright." The alternate Bat shifts in the bed, wincing slightly, to make room for his little bird. He runs his hand through Damian's hair soothingly as the ex-assassin subconsciously leans into the touch.

"Don't ever do that again…idiot."

"Not planning on it." Dick kisses the top of his little brother's head, starting to drift off again. Robin moves closer, standing close beside Bruce, seeking comfort.

"Let's go home. It's been a long day." Bruce gets up, ruffling his bird's hair. Robin nods, following his adoptive father out of the room. Before they get to the zeta beam transporter, Robin hesitates, looking up at Bruce seriously.

"If he's Batman…that means…" He trails off, looking down. "Please don't leave me." The acrobat whispers, wringing his gloves anxiously. Bruce kneels down to his level, pulling him into a hug.

"I'll do everything I can to stay with you…I promise." Robin nods, sniffling. He clutches the front of his mentors' uniform. "You were so strong today…you took care of Damian…kept him from falling apart…"

"I had to…but the whole time…I couldn't help imagining what it would be like if it was you who was injured like that…" Bruce drapes his cape around his little bird, wishing he could protect him from the cruelness of the world.

"Try to focus on the present…Damian's mentor is going to be alright…you should get some rest…I'm going to start looking for Warp. No one messes with one of our own and gets away with it." He states darkly. Robin nods in agreement.

"He's going to pay. We should find him before Damian does, though. I have a feeling he won't want to stop at just locking him up."

"Agreed."


FN: sorry about all the fluff! I just loves it! Yay for brotherly fluff and DaddyBats! fluff! ^.^ I think it's much needed after the last chapter lol