New one! I'll do another version of this later on.
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Tim's POV
Invisible. I've always felt invisible. Even though people looked at me, they saw right through me. When I was younger, I imagined that it was my superpower. Once I got older, though, I began to hate it. Why couldn't people really see me? Not even Batman saw me… Now, it's ironic. I'd always felt invisible when I really wasn't, but now, I feel like I'm being seen for the first time.
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Dick's POV
It was a normal day at the Manor, the first time it happened… But it wasn't the first time it happened. It was just the first time we saw it. Tim and I were sparring when he suddenly flickered out of existence. I automatically froze, then got tripped. "Why did you stop?" Tim's voice asked.
"Tim, where are you?" I asked.
"I'm right in front of you!" Tim said.
"No, you aren't. There's no one right in front of me." I said. The commotion had attracted Bruce, Jason, Damian, and Alfred to see what was going on.
"What do you mean you don't see me? I'm right here! I'll prove it." Tim said. Suddenly, I felt a hand touch my shoulder. I turned and looked, but nothing was there.
"Tim, I think you're invisible." Bruce said when he saw me jump.
"No. No, no, no, no! Not now!" Tim yelled and I heard him start pacing.
"What are you talking about, Pretender?" Jason asked.
"Recently, I've had times where I just, randomly, turn invisible. I-I can't control it. Usually, it happens when I'm alone or supposed to be going out somewhere so no one has ever found out."
"Why didn't you tell me?" Bruce asked.
"No powers in Gotham and if you found out, you'd make me stop being Robin…" Tim said. "And, at first, I didn't really realize it was happening. No one's ever really seen me, so I didn't realize I really was invisible until Dick walked right past me without even saying hi," Aww, I feel so bad! "and he always does that. I looked in my mirror and I couldn't see myself. I felt exhausted when I finally turned visible again."
"Do you know what is causing your bouts of invisibility?" Bruce asked.
"I have no idea." Tim answered. I felt him sit down next to me and I put my arm around him. Tim turned and hugged me full on so I hugged him close to me.
"You should have told me. You shouldn't have had to go through that alone." I told him.
"I-I was just so scared." Tim whispered. I was shocked when I felt a wet drop on my shoulder and I hugged him tighter.
"We'll see if we can find out what's causing this. For now, just tell me when you turn invisible and then time how long you are invisible. Once we have a better understanding of it, we can work on helping you understand it." Bruce said.
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Tim's POV, 3 Months Later
It was a normal day in Mount Justice. I had just taken a shower after training when I walked into the main room. "Why did that door just open and close?" Impulse asked.
"Probably because I just walked through it." I said, rolling my eyes.
"Uh, where are you?" La'gann asked.
"What do you mean? I'm right in front of you!" I said.
"I don't see you either, hermano…" Jaime said.
I looked down at myself to see that I wasn't there. "Not again…" I groaned before sitting on the empty spot on the couch and setting a timer. "I'm right here, on the couch. It happened again." I said, burying my head in my hands. "I need to call Batman." I said before walking over to the computer and calling Batman. Superboy was following me for some reason.
"What?" Batman growled, not even looking at me. I saw that, to him, it looked like Superboy had called him.
"It happened again." I said.
Batman sighed, "Alright. I'm on my way. Did you start the timer?"
"Yeah, just like I always do." I replied. He hung up and I went back to my seat on the couch.
"I can see you." Superboy said. Even though no one could see me, I still gave him a look. "Infrared vision. I can hear you too."
"I can feel where you are. I can feel where your emotions are coming from." M'Gann said.
"The beetle says it knows where you are too." Jaime said.
"What is going on? How are you invisible?" Impulse asked.
"I don't know. It just happens. I never have any warning and I have no idea how to control it." I said. It took about ten minutes for Batman to arrive.
"Recognizing Batman: B01" The computer said as Batman walked out of the zeta tube. He hit the button on his ear that let him see in infrared and came over to me.
"How long so far?" he asked.
"At least ten minutes, but I had taken a shower so it could've been longer." I replied. He sat next to me. "It's happening more often, isn't it? And the bouts are lasting longer, aren't they?" I asked him. Bruce nodded in response, looking straight ahead of him. "What happens when I don't become visible again? W-what happens when I'm invisible a-all the time?" I heard my voice tremble as a few tears fell down my cheeks. I don't want to disappear.
"Then we'll find a way to make you be seen again. You will not disappear or fade away. I won't allow it." Bruce said, pulling me into a hug as I began sobbing.
Once I calmed down a bit I said, "Y-you know, its k-kind of f-funny." He gave me a confused look. "I always u-used to be inv-visible, even though I wa-wasn't. Now, I a-am invisible but I f-feel more seen than e-ever." My voice still shook.
Bruce brushed some of my hair out of my face, "You have never been invisible and you won't ever be; not really. You'll always be here and you'll always change the people around you. You are never invisible, even if you aren't seen."
"Thanks, Dad." I whispered, hugging him again.
"No, thank you." Bruce whispered back as he hugged me close. When we pulled back, his lips twitch. "You're flickering."
I looked down at myself to see that my body was slowly flickering back into existence. "Thirty minutes." I said as I stopped the timer. "They are getting longer…"
"We'll find a way. Worst comes to worst, there are power-inhibitor collars. With a bit of rearranging, we could make one into a small bracelet. No one would notice." Bruce said. "We'll see if anyone in the League could train you too. There are some Leaguers that have invisibility. Maybe they can help. You won't disappear, though. I promise you that."
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The End!
