A/N: Uh...This isn't the greatest...
Stephanie: You've been sick.
A fever for most of this, sinus infection that STILL hasn't gone away for the end...but, yeah, my writing ends up being...
Stephanie: Crap?
...Shut up. Anyway, it's not as good when there's something wrong with my health...plus, I was a little scripted with this...*sighs*
Disclaimer: Nope.
Black Canary, Martian Manhunter, and Batman were at the Cave almost instantly after Artemis called. Dinah gently herded the shell-shocked teens out while J'onn and Bruce stayed with Dick. The blonde Leaguer brought the kids into the same room they had their therapy sessions in after the simulation-gone-wrong.
"Computer, secure room." This caused some slight surprise from the teens, but no one said anything about it aloud. "Now…What exactly happened?" Wally closed his eyes and fell backwards over the arm of one of the chairs while Megan sat down in the other while trying to hold back her tears from all the emotion. A few more moments of silence before all five teens answered in unison.
"It was my fault."
This caused some surprised reactions, including Wally almost falling out of the chair. Black Canary barely knew what to make of this.
"W-What?" The sidekicks exchanged glances before Wally sighed and sat up.
"I'm his best friend. When I noticed something was up with him, I asked about it, but just let it go when he wanted to. As a best friend, though, I shouldn't have just let it go." Megan shook her head in response to his reasoning as he fell back again.
"I could sense his distress. In fact, I even looked into his mind yesterday to see if that would provide answers to what was going on. He-he thought something about avoiding someone named Bruce, and I found a memory of people falling." Wally's eyes widened in surprise when she said this. "I should have told someone about what I saw before it was too late." Conner came over and wrapped his arms around his girlfriend's slender frame.
"I could hear how strained his heartbeat and breathing were at times. Yesterday, especially, when I came to get him for training. I noticed how he was shaking and clutching the door frame. When asking him about it, I should have pressed him harder for answers." Artemis sighed and leaned against the door with her arms crossed and eyes closed.
"I noticed he had been getting more reckless and resistant to help. He allowed himself to get shot numerous times on the mission yesterday, yet wouldn't let me help him. I should have known something was up with the fact he wasn't acting normal." Kaldur closed his eyes and held a hand up.
"I noticed he had been…different lately. I knew several of the things he had been doing were odd and out of character for him. I should have not acted as if they were nothing." Black Canary closed her eyes as she took in the teens' words. After a moment of thought, she realized what happened and opened her eyes.
"It was no one's fault. You all must remember that Robin's been raised and trained by The Batman for the past four – almost five – years. As a result, some of his tendencies have rubbed of, including hiding emotions and feelings." She looked at all the teens in the room. "I understand that you are all grieving, but please don't blame yourselves. There may not have even been any way for you to stop it. This was something Robin did, but you guys were able to save him." Wally rotated so he was sitting in the chair normally and gripped the arms of it.
"It shouldn't have gotten that far!" Dinah slowly walked to the speedster and knelt down in front of him. "We should have noticed something was off before-"
"Wally, Robin clearly didn't want anyone-"
"I know who he is, and I know why he became Robin!" He gripped the chair tighter and clenched his eyes shut. "I should've known broken he was inside…"
There was a bit of silence as everyone stared at Wally in surprise. He knew Robin's secret identity?
"W-What do you mean by that, Wally?" Artemis looked at the ginger with gentle, curious eyes that seemed more suited on Megan than her. "What caused him to become Robin?"
Wally let out a deep breath. "He…He saw…He watched his…" He took another deep breath. "It's not my story to share."
A/N: Alright...So...Uh...Next chapter is in progress, and I'll post that when it's ready. Alright? Now excuse me while I do that and maybe get something else done (I'm a multi-tasker).
