OMG! I'm alive! mostly... Well, I've been super sick lately, and school was insane, but I finally managed to get this down. I'm already started on the next chapter, but I'm not sure when I'll be able to get that out there. I'm so glad you guys like the KF and Robin bonding moments because those two are just so adorable as brothers! Anyway, here's the next chapter, and I will try and add in any input you guys have for the next one! If you have any scenes you want to see, go ahead and leave a review and ill see if I can fit it in.
Robin sprinted as fast as he could through the trees, and he could hear Wally catching up to him. His chest ached and he was gasping for breath. Suddenly, something slammed into his side and he was thrown into a tree. He yelped in pain and shock and struggled to get to his feet. He scrambled backward as Wally growled and stalked towards him. Before he reached him, Wally tensed and stumbled backward, shaking his head violently.
It disappeared almost as soon as it came, but it was just enough time for Robin to dart out of the way. He tried to get farther away, but before he could move more than a few steps, He was slammed to the ground and pinned, staring up at his friend. seeing the panic in his eyes, Robin realized that Wally must still be in there. If there was one thing he knew about Wally, it's that he would never let anyone force him to hurt his best friend, who he considered a brother.
He could feel increased pressure on his chest and neck, making it harder to breathe. He struggled weakly but could do nothing to move the much larger paw off him. Strangely, the most prominent thought running through his head was sadness for Wally, and how this might affect him if he was forced to kill his best friend. Darkness began to creep into the edges of his vision and his lungs screamed for air. The pressure was horrible, but then it was gone, and he was left gasping for breath. He rolled onto his stomach and coughed, his lungs aching.
Before he could catch his breath, the paw was back, and he felt warm breath against his back. He froze when he felt teeth grab him by the scruff of his neck. Unlike before, the hold wasn't careful, and he could feel the teeth pinching his skin. Suddenly he was being viciously shaken side to side, and then he was flying through the air. He crashed into a tree, hard, and it knocked the breath he had barely gotten back out of his starved lungs yet again.
Footsteps approached as he struggled to stay conscious, and he tensed slightly, waiting to be attacked again. They stopped a few feet away, then stumbled backward. He heard a loud crash and looked up in time to see Wally slam into a tree out of the corner of his eye. He struggled to stay awake, but he was so tired... Something soft gently nudged his side.
He looked up, jerking back reflexively when he saw Wally, but the absence of a collar allowed him to relax. His friend was back. Wally nudged him again, probably trying to apologize. Finally, Robin noticed the sound of fighting drifting through the forest. Wally apparently noticed it too, because he carefully grabbed Robin around the middle and sprinted towards the sound. Robin was too tired to protest and just dangled limply in his friends grasp.
He must have passed out, because next thing he knew, he was being set down under a bush, hidden from the battle. He tried to push himself to his feet, but just couldn't find the strength, so he settled for watching while sprawled out on his side. Wally stood between the two groups, his tail lashing. Artemis was bleeding from her left shoulder and Kaldur was favoring his right back leg, but other than that they looked fine.
Conner lunged forward first, his motions stiff as he tried to fight off the control. Wally ducked underneath him, then pushed his shoulders up into Conners' chest, flipping him. Before the dark wolf could get up, Wally jumped on him and sank his teeth into the collar, ripping it off of the controlled teen. As he did this, M'gann stumbled and fell to the ground, writhing in pain. Kaldur and Artemis lunged forwards and tore the collar off, ending her pained spasms.
Robin breathed a sigh of relief and took stock of his injuries. He was annoyed when he felt the sharp pain in his side that signified a hurt rip, and his entire chest hurt. The bushes shook slightly as Wally pushed his head underneath. Robin blinked tiredly up at him and tried to get to his feet, but his ribs twinged angrily and he had to stop. He had no choice but the let Wally carefully lift him up and carry him out of the bush and to the group.
'Are you guys alright?' M'gann's voice rang through their minds, tinged with worry. 'Artemis and I seem to be alright, what of Robin?' Kaldur answered, looking around towards where the small black kitten dangled limply from his friends grasp. 'I'm fine, just... tired.' Wally stumbled slightly at that. 'Fine! You are NOT fine!' Robin bit back a grunt of pain as Wally set him down, but a small whine still managed to escape. 'See!' Robin glared up at him and pushed himself to his feet, ignoring the throbbing in his ribs and slight dizziness the sudden movement caused. 'I'm fine!' he glared back at his friend, refusing to waver. Finally, Wally sighed and glanced away. 'Whatever. Let's just make a plan and get out of here as soon as possible.'
They all decided on moving away from the mountain to avoid being seen, so they began making their way deeper into the forest, trying to avoid being seen by people and causing panic about the cheetah or wolf in the forest. Wally, Conner, and M'gann seemed to be extremely tired, probably from the pain of fighting the mind control. Artemis must have noticed as well because she slowed down so she was walking beside Wally.
They walked in silence for awhile and Robin could still feel Wally's gaze on him as if he was expecting him to pass out right there. Suddenly, Artemis broke the mental silence. 'Thanks.' Robin heard Wally stumble in surprise behind him and smirked. 'uh... you're welcome...?' his footsteps paused for a second most likely due to confusion. 'Why?' Robin glanced behind him to see Artemis looked slightly embarrassed. 'For going through that, the pain of fighting the mind control, and giving us chance to get away.' Wally was staring at her, dumbstruck, so she continued. 'It's just, that seemed really painful, and you willingly went through that, so I just thought I should thank you' She finished hurridly and then moved forward to catch up with the group.
Wally watched her go in utter confusion and Robin stumbled, his laughter turning into some kind of strangled purr. Wally glared at him, attempting to smack him with his paw. Robin leaped out of the way then scampered off towards the rest of the group, not even noticing the slight twinge in his ribs. Wally just jogged after him, easily keeping up with the much smaller feline.
It was a hot day, and they were all tired from the earlier fight, so they found a secluded beach and settled down in the shade to rest and plan out what they were going to do next.
'The league will find us soon, but until then, we have to keep moving.' Robin thought, rolling onto his back and looking up to the sky. 'But where can we go? We aren't all domestic animals. If anyone sees Wally, he's screwed.' Artemis questioned, glancing at where the speedster had collapsed on his side.
'We will have to stay in the forest and bide our time until help can arrive.' Kaldur answered, and the rest of the team nodded. Robin wanted nothing more than to just keep moving, to stay ahead of their pursuers, but everything still ached and he was really tired. After everything that had happened that day, he let himself drift off to sleep.
So this took me ages to write, I just had to keep redoing it because it just didn't feel right, I think this is as good as I can get it, so I hope it was sufficient. Like I said in the authors note at the top, If you have anything you want me to add it, PM me or leave a review, and I will do my best! Until next time, I bid you all a wonderful day/night.
