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Okay, I've decided to keep my "short" chapters and update like every other day. ^-^ For readers of my fanfic "The Deadly Blast From the Past", I've started the sequel! Please enjoy, read and review!
Chapter 7
_Year: 2008, Location: Justice League Watch-Tower_
Robin sat back in the couch he was sitting on and enjoyed the shocked looks on Superman's and Flash's faces. Of course Batman wasn't surprised. Robin knew that Batman would have it figured out by the time he would get to explain. A smile tugged at the corners of Robin's lips.
"We . . . They . . . Dead? . . . What . . . " Superman slowly said, the shock still fresh.
Flash couldn't say anything. He was speechless for once in his life. He just couldn't believe that the villains had finally defeated the Justice League. He just couldn't believe it. It couldn't be real. It just couldn't.
But it was.
The haunting look in the young heros' eyes was proof enough.
Especially the look in Robin's eyes. They no longer contained the laughter. They now contained a haunting look but it was different from Kid Flash's and Artemis'; it seemed darker like tainted innocence. Flash sadly smiled. That poor kid. He and his friends had to see things that no kid should see.
It just wasn't fair.
Then again, life wasn't fair.
And they were a part of it, no exceptions.
Batman glanced at Flash and Superman, amused at their shock. Oh, he was never letting them live this down. Never. Batman then glanced at Robin, noticing that Robin picked up his drink with his right hand. Batman's eyes narrowed under his mask. Robin always picked up drinks with his left hand even though he was right-handed. He never picked up drinks with his right hand.
He only did that when his left arm was injured.
"Robin," Batman started, "what is wrong with your left hand?"
Robin and Flash stiffened at Batman's words. Artemis raised an eyebrow. There was something wrong with Robin's left hand? He hadn't mentioned anything about being injured. But seeing how Kid Flash reacted, he knew something. Artemis mentally sighed. When was Robin going to stop only telling Kid Flash things? Didn't he know that only made the team worry more?
Batman narrowed at Kid Flash, knowing that he would be easier to scare. Kid Flash shifted under Batman's gaze, his palms slowly starting to sweat. He made sure to not make eye contact with the bat, knowing that if he did, he would crack and tell him everything.
Robin just ignored Batman's glare at Kid Flash. He had told Kid Flash to avoid eye contact with Batman and he would be fine. Robin glanced at his friend next to him. Kid Flash seemed to be slowly cracking. Robin sighed. He had hoped he wouldn't have to tell anyone about his condition but apparently, luck wasn't on his side today.
But that didn't mean he wouldn't try one more time to keep his secret.
Robin shrugged. "It's nothing. Don't worry about it."
Batman turned his narrowed eyes towards Robin. "No, it's not. It has to be something serious to not use it. Even when you had broken it, you still used it. So Robin, answer my question."
Robin sighed, defeated. "It's nothing really. It's just something Poison Ivy had managed to get me with before she died."
Artemis was surprised. Poison Ivy was dead? He hadn't told them that! She glanced at Kid Flash and saw no signs of surprise. Again with only telling Kid Flash! Artemis was SO having a talk with Robin when they got back to their time.
Batman frowned. "I have made cures for Poison Ivy's plants' poisons. So why haven't you taken care of it?"
" . . . Because this is something new of her's and it's not exactly poison. Well, it is but it's not just normal poison. It's machine-like AND plant-like. It's something I've never seen before. But I managed to make a cure for it . . . Kind of," Robin said, shifting his gaze from Batman to his left hand.
"Kind of? What does that mean, Robin? Either you did or you didn't," Batman sternly said, panic slowly forming in his heart.
Robin locked his gaze with Batman's eyes and sadly smiled. "When you put it that way, I guess I didn't. I only managed to extend my time, giving me more time to fix the past."
Artemis gasped at the hidden meaning in Robin's words. Did that mean that he was dying? No. He couldn't be dying! He just couldn't!
Batman caught Robin's meaning as well. "How long do you have, Robin?"
Another sad smile graced Robin's lips. "One day."
A/N- ^-^ I hope you enjoyed! Please review!
