Okay people were coming to an end with The Path of Treachery! YAY! Anyway we only have about two, three, maybe four chapters left. So happiness!
The Path of Treachery
| MT. Justice
The team exited the bio-ship. Their eyes red from crying and their limbs tired. Artemis and M'Gann were still crying. Wally and Conner were trying to help them at the moment. Both of them holding the girls in their arms. They couldn't believe it. First their friend turns dark, then he's killed, and now they don't even know where his body is! Batman was waiting for them in the debriefing room. He had a cold look on his face but the team knew he was heartbroken. He had it the worst of all of them. His son was dead. His only living family besides Alfred was gone.
He looked over them, noticing the absence of Robin's body. He looked at them, and instantly knew that Ra's had Dick's body, and knew exactly what the man was going to do with it.
| Lazarus pit
Ra's knew that bringing the boy back by using the Lazarus pit would drive him insane. Especially sense he hadn't proved himself to be his successor. He couldn't risk losing such a precious mind. That's why he was having a few of his ninjas extract a small amount of Lazarus. A small does seemed to cure most illnesses also mending broken bones, if you had a big enough amount it would help bring back the lost soul of the boy who was now laying in a hospital bed.
The head ninja walked forwards with a syringe filled with Lazarus. Ra's nodded and walked away. The head ninja was following him slowly. He led her into the room where Dick now lay. His body was wrapped up but unmoving. His skin was pale and cold to the touch. No signs of life came from his body. Ra's saw Talia standing not too far away. She was against the idea of bringing Dick back with Lazarus but Ra's had told her it was the only way. She sighed again as she saw the syringe. She turned away unable to look.
The ninja stepped forwards and injected the Lazarus into Dick and waited for it to work. The boy had now been dead for twenty four hours; no life had come from his body for that time. Everyone doubted that the Lazarus would even work now. But still they had to try. The ninja hooked him up to a heart monitor just to see if his heart would start beating again. Suddenly the heart monitor started working. The beats were slow and weak at first, but soon the heart beat monitor was going crazy. Dick screamed and his injures seemed to slowly fade away. He screamed more and his back arched off the bed. His blue eyes opened but they seemed to be crazed, and they were dilated.
He sat up on the bed ready to attack but the ninja held him back. He struggled and screamed, his eyes begging for blood. A small does wouldn't do anything to you except help heal. The slightly bigger amount they gave Dick had driven him into a temporary crazy state. Talia – having handled this several times with her father – walked forwards and slapped Dick across the face. Dick stopped screaming and shook his head. He blinked his eyes a few times and the ninja released him. Dick looked at his hands turning them from his palms to the back of his hands. As if not believing he was alive. He then clutched his hands shut and looked at Ra's with determination in his eyes.
Ra's knew now, that Dick was ready for his final test.
| Mt. Justice
The team was sitting in the recreation area. No one said a word. Just sat there grieving. They didn't mean for their little brother to fall. They didn't mean for Dick to die. But he was and the team could do nothing about it. M'Gann was still crying her eyes out. Conner still having his arms wrapped around her. M'Gann leaned farther into Conner's touch. She sobbed again as the rest of the team sat with their heads bowed.
Suddenly the TV turned on. Batman who was walking into the room to see how the kids were doing froze. Ra's was on the screen. He looked at them all with a small smirk on his face. "Hello Young Justice Team and Detective." The team growled at Ra's. This man was the reason Dick was dead. If he had just left the team alone Dick would still be alive!
"What do you want Ra's?" growled Batman. The team jumped not knowing Batman was there.
"I'm offering a trade. You want something that I have."
The team looked confused but Batman knew perfectly well what he meant. "Where's his body Ra's?" Batman said in a dangerously low voice.
"So Impatient Detective. I'll give you to him. All you have to do is come and get him. I'll be in Gotham tonight. Make your decision." With that the transmission cut off.
Batman growled and started heading out of the room when Wally stopped him. "Robin is- was our teammate too. We should be able to go after him as well."
Batman grunted in response, taking that as an okay the rest of the team followed. Artemis looked at Batman spectacle. "You do realize that this is a trap right?"
"I know." Batman said before stalking out of the room.
For those wondering it is actually true that a small amount of Lazarus will only heal most illnesses and injures. A bigger amount (Depending how much bigger) could drive you temporarily insane. Though I did not throw him into the Lazarus pit because of what happend to Jason Todd, he came back to this world, but he came back broken - Watch Batman: The Animated Series "The Demons Quest part 1 & 2", Watch Batman: Under The Red Hood, Or Play Arkham City and you'll see what I mean - Anyway. See you all later!