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Take Flight

Chapter 10: Find me in my dreams

'Infirmary'

Bruce looked down at Dick's motionless form. His cowl down, as he stared at the boy his face was filled with worry and guilt. A stark white blanket covered from his hips down. Showing his bare chest; besides the bandages that covered him. The boy looked so fragile; Bruce couldn't stand what that man did to his son. He wanted to go to Arkham and show the man what it was like to be tortured, mentally and physically!

When Bruce had seen Dick just laying on the platform; he had thought that he was alone again. Just like Dick had felt when the fear gas was in his system.

Both of their greatest fears, was being alone.

Bruce felt horribly alone at the moment. Seeing Dick on that bed, not being able to move as he slowly slips away. It killed him inside. He couldn't understand why anyone would want to do this. But then again, why would someone kill an eight year olds parents just for a necklace? Or a nine year olds parents for protection money?

Bruce held Dick's hand tightly. Looking at the boy, who breathed against the oxygen mask he had on.

Bruce let his head fall into his hands. He couldn't even believe that this small boy was slowly slipping away from him. His injures weren't that bad! He had had worse, so why were these injuries different? Maybe Dick was just giving up? Why would he just give up when he fought against Zucco to stay alive?

"I'm so sorry Dick," Bruce whispered softly.

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Bruce stayed with his son, one hand holding Dick's pale one; the other covering his eyes. He didn't notice the presence of the team. Slowly they walked up to where Dick and Bruce where. Barbra walked up to him. "Bruce, I need to talk to you." Slowly Bruce got up and slipped out the door with Barbra.

Bruce didn't bother to put his cowl up. He had already known what Barbra had told them. He was the BATMAN after all.

M'Gann walked up to Dick and placed her hands on his temples. She closed her eyes for a second, when she opened them again, they were white.

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M'Gann found herself in a dark place; slowly it changed into a circus tent. She looked around, remembering what Barbra had said about Dick growing up in the circus. Then she remembered that Dick had been injected with fear toxin. Was it possible that that was what was killing him? An overdose maybe? She could hear crying, the tent seemed completely empty though. But when she turned to look at where the crying was coming from she saw a small thirteen year old boy.

He was covered in blood, but the blood wasn't his. Around the boy, were her and the team, along with Roy, Zatanna, Barbra, and Batman. The boy was sobbing into Bruce's chest. He looked so broken. So alone.

She walked up to him slowly as to not scare him. He turned towards her, his stunning blue eyes startling her a little. At first she didn't recognize the boy. Then she realized it was Dick.

"M-M'Gann?" She nodded slowly. "B-but your dead," he said in disbelieve.

"Dick-"

"How do you know my real name?"

"Barbra, she's a good person. And she wants you back Dick."

"What d-do you mean? Barbra is dead!" He screamed, startling her. "She jumped just like you! You are nothing but a figment of my imagination!" The boy started sobbing again. "I'm alone. I've always been alone."

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"Bruce, you got to understand! This could help him!"

"And what happens if she messes something up? What if this kills him?"

"Bruce-"

A scream was heard in the infirmary, Bruce and Barbra ran in to see Dick shacking.

"GET HER AWAY FROM MY SON!" Bruce screamed trying to jump at M'Gann. Conner grabbed him and pulled him back.

Dick kept shacking, his eyes darting everywhere from beneath his eyelids.

"ROBIN!" Bruce screamed. Dick let out another scream. "RICHARD!"

Dick's heart rate quickened, making everyone else worry.

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M'Gann walked over to where Dick sat. She sat with him and hugged him, he returned it. He sobbed into her shoulder. She could see how broken he was. She never wanted to see him ever like this. "Dick, you're not alone anymore. You have us. You don't have to be alone anymore. Come back with me, I'll bring you back to that family."

Dick shook his head, sadness in his eyes as another tear went down his pail cheek. "I can't go back with someone who isn't really there. You're dead, Wally's dead, Conner, Artemis, Zatanna, Kaldur, Barbra, Roy and…Bruce…" The boy shook at the name. "You're all dead."

M'Gann felt her heart drop, the boy truly that everyone he was ever close to was dead. "Where do you think you are Dick?"

"Hayley's circus," the boy simply said, still hugging the Martian girl.

"You're not," the boy looked up at her.

"What do you mean; I'm obviously at Hayley's circus."

"No, you're not, you're safe. You're in a coma Dick. You need to let me take you out of this. You need to let me save you."

Dick looked over to the dead bodies. "They're not dead?"

"No, we're all safe. We're waiting for you to wake up; we want to see you're smile again Dick." M'Gann was sobbing now. "W-we don't want you t-to leave us."

Dick looked at her; his eyes seemed to understand what she wanted.

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Dick screamed once again, his body was shacking more, his heart rate faster than it should be, and his breathing came out in raspy breaths. Everyone in the room looked at the Martian worriedly. Bruce was trying to fight Conner off.

"LET ME GO! AND GET THAT GIRL AWAY FROM HIM! SHE'S HURTING HIM! HE'S IN PAIN!" He screamed at them.

Once again Dick screamed. This one was filled with pain. "DICK!" Bruce screamed as if feeling his pain. Another scream filled the room, this time it was M'Gann's.

No one understood what was happening.

J'onn walked in seeing his niece screaming as well as Dick. Dick's heart rate was dangerously fast. Making everyone's breath hitch, once again Bruce screamed out the boy's name. Everyone saw J'onn trying to figure out what was going on.

Both the young teens screamed again.

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"LET- GO! GET- AWAY- HIM! HURTING! PAIN!

They heard the cries for someone to let go. None of it made sense. The message was missing pieces.

"DICK!"

Dick looked around, "Bruce?" M'Gann looked at the boy desperately looking for the man that had taken him in. "BRUCE!"

Suddenly the whole display of Hayley's circus started to fade. Dick screamed grabbing his chest. The images of his dead friends and family faded. The boy was grabbing his chest in pain. And was screaming; M'Gann felt his pain and screamed as well. Dick was dying she had to get him out right now!

"Dick…we n-n-need to leave, now," they boy looked at her. His eyes were filled with pain and his teeth were gritted as he grabbed his chest.

M'Gann helped the boy to his feet and put her hands to his temples. Her eyes closed, he saw this and closed his as well, she opened them making white light appear in the darkness that was trying to consume her and the boy. His eyes opened as well his white as well.

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"BRUCE!"

They team looked dumbfounded as they heard the boy scream his father's name.

Suddenly M'Gann's closed eyes opened showing white. Dick's eyes snapped open too. His were also filled with white light. His heart rate beat even faster, but the screams stopped. Slowly M'Gann let her hands fall from his temples. She let out a sigh and fell backwards, her eyes their normal hazel color. Conner ran from Bruce and caught her. Dick also let out a sigh, his eyes going back to their normal blue.

"Dick?" Bruce asked worry in his eyes when the boy didn't respond. His heart rate slowed going back to its normal pace.

"B-Bruce?"

Bruce's eyes filled with hope as he ran towards the boy. "Dick." He hugged the boy who used what energy he had to hug back.

"I thought I lost you." Bruce said simply.

"I t-thought I-I lost y-you too." Dick said tears streaming down his face.

Okay. A little too sappy even for my taste. Anyway there should be one more chapter.