An Angry Mercenary, A Lonely Girl And An Innocent Robin

Chapter 11: To Make Things Right Part 1

A/N: Whats up guys, here's the update you guys having bugging me for, hope it was worth the wait. Also, the art competition is STILL up and running, I'd love if you would try to draw a cover art picture, but no pressure birdies!


Slade simply stared into those impossibly baby blue eyes as he stared at Dick, who still sat curled up in fear and worry from having to fight his inner demons. What could Slade really say though? He couldn't just say 'Forget it, you won't kill, now go home and play patty cake or something with your friends'. No, he couldn't let Dick be alone during this fight with his demons. Sure, he had the Teen Titans, but could a bunch of inexperienced teenagers really help in the way that a trained ex-soldier and an ex-military major could? And even more so, Dick at least had Terra here, so it wasn't like he was the only child here. As Slade mulled this over through his head, Wintergreen stepped forward and helped Dick to his feet.

"Rest child, I will have Slade see you in good time." Wintergreen told Dick softly in a voice Slade remembered from his first few days as a soldier.

Dick sighed. "Okay... sorry about all of this, , sir."

Wintergreen patted the raven haired boys back. "No sorry's child, you are not to blame for your personalities, now rest."

Dick slowly began his slow walk to his room, with one glance from Wintergreen, Terra followed as well. As soon as both Dick and Terra had retreated back to there bedroom, Wintergreen sent a fierce glare at Slade, who would have shivered if he were still a child. Slade knew that look all too well, it meant he had messed up and caused something bad to happen... again.

"Dang it Will, what did I do now?" Slade asked, however he had a few suspicions.

Wintergreen sighed as he glared at Slade. "Slade, I have known you since you were sixteen and still I have to explain everything to you it seems like."

Slade raised an eyebrow under his helmet. "Like when?"

Wintergreen smirked. "Do not remember when you were seventeen and tried to pick a fight with a troop of girls?"

"Yes, sadly. They nearly killed me, the devils." Slade said, seeming to not really fancy that memory.

"And who dragged your sorry butt out of the situation AND out of the girls bathroom when you accidentally walked into there?" Wintergreen asked, his mouth now in a full smile at the memories.

Slade bit back a growl. "You." He mumbled.

"Yes, so please listen when I tell you that you need to start taking bigger steps with the children." Wintergreen told Slade, trying to get to the point faster.

"What do you mean by 'Bigger Steps'?" Slade asked, growing evermore suspicious.

Wintergreen stared at Slade's mask. "That mask for one thing, if you really want the children to see you as a father then you'll need to give them a real face, not a slab of copper." He warned.

Slade looked shocked. "Excuse me, but do I really need the Boy Wonder blabbing about my identity? And also, I'm not there father."

"Maybe not Slade, but your all they have. Terra has been through so much and has lost her mother and brother, then was rejected by her own father. If you would bother to see how she looks at you sometimes... you'd see she already is trying to form that bond with you, even if you keep nearly destroying it. And Dick... he has lost his whole family, and then was raised for years by a man who could never really form a fatherly bond with him. He may try to refuse it, but he also wants a father." Wintergreen explained.

Slade nodded, taking all of this in as Wintergreen spoke. "Will, I know you want to try and help them, but I haven't been a father in years... I messed up last time."

"Exactly! This is your chance... to set things right." Will said to his younger friend.

"You can't change the past." Slade told Wintergreen.

Wintergreen nodded. "You can't Slade... but you can make a better future. The question is, are you willing to destroy your morals to save these children from themselves?"


Terra stared at, who she now saw as her little brother, Robin. He wore a very large white T-shirt that cover him to the waist, wearing shorts underneath as he sat curled up on his side, staring at the wall with an unknown emotion. Before Terra had always known what to do, and what to say, but now... she was clueless. After all, what do you say when someone has Multiple Personality Disorder? Do you say 'Sorry for your loss', 'It'll be okay', 'You will be fine'? It was hard to know how to approach the situation. So, Terra decided to try an approach she only used on sick people.

"Hey, its not gonna suck forever, you'll be better in no time." Terra told Robin, who gave her a half interested look before rolling over.

"Maybe." He muttered.

Terra sat on his bed, fingering the mattress sheets as she gave her bro a heart filled stare. "You know, it really sucks, feeling normal even though your only person with super powers here. I mean, I'm a meta human, but I'm probably the most normal one here besides Wintergreen. Slade's a pyco with anger issues and obvious parenting problems, your a circus orphan with daddy issues, Wintergreen a British nut sometimes and I'm the lonely girl with fancy flying rock powers. Woo." She said, her voice lacking enthusiasm in the end.

Robin gave Terra a sentimental looks, as if he was finally seeing who Terra really was, a lonely girl with superpowers that had only ever hurt her. "You know... I hate being a hero."

"What?" Terra asked, surprised.

"It just sucks, your expected to be this big person who can stop tidal waves, save billions, be the hero... I'm just a twelve year old kid. Do you even know what that's like, being twelve years ld and being forced to be the leader of five other teenagers who are all older then you, fighting villains who won't hesitate to murder you, lose everything... its awful." Dick explained.

"You know what, we need to make things right." Terra announced as she helped Dick to his shaky feet.

Dick frowned. "How?" He asked, perplexed.

Terra smiled. "Richard, do you trust me? Do you believe that I will always protect you and never lie to you unless I mean to protect you?"

"Yes." Dick answered, not even thinking it over for long. "I'll always trust you Terra, you've saved me from falling into depression so many times I can remember the number, you've always gone after me when I've ran from Slade and Wintergreen... I trust you with my life."

Terra nodded with a strong smile. "Then trust me and allow me to try and mend the bonds."

"Which ones?" Richard asked.

"Everyone's." Was her answer before she led the two of them to the kitchen area.


As soon as Slade and Wintergreen entered the kitchen, they were surprised to see Terra and Dick sitting at the table, each with a small cup of tea in there hands and two more waiting on the table that both men assumed were for them. Terra gave them each a very warm smile while Dick ducked his head, sipping on the tea like a lifeline as he avoided Slade's grey blue eye. With a soft nod of appreciation, Wintergreen smiled at Slade.

" , Slade, please, sit down." Terra said as she patted a seat next to her. "WE need to talk, Slade can sit next to Dick and I'll sit next to Wintergreen."

Dick shot Terra a terrified look, but Terra patted his shoulder, calming him slightly. Slade made a note of this, 'Note to self, Dick calms from human touch', Slade thought as he took a seat next to said boy. With a firm nod to from Terra, Wintergreen started this... family meeting? Neither Slade nor Dick were really sure if that was what it was, but Wintergreen and Terra both knew it was a family meeting.

"Well then, I think we all know what we need to do." Wintergreen announced.

Terra nodded in agreement. "Right, we need to start fixing the damage done. Otherwise were going to never be able to stand each other."

"Exactly the point Terra, so Slade... take off your mask." Wintergreen said.

Dick automatically spat out his tea all over his lap as he sputtered, utterly shocked. "W-w-what!?" He yelled. "He would never-"

However, Dick's surprise was cut off as Slade pulled off his helmet with ease, shocking both Terra and Dick completely. He looked younger then Wintergreen but still had pure white hair with a matching goatee, he had a thick black eye patch under his left eye along with a slightly broken looking nose, it had probably been borken way too many times. However, he seemed rather normal looking in reality, especially compared to Starfire or Beast Boy. As Terra simply stared at his eye patch, Dick was more interested in his pure white hair, something about that color wasn't... natural, Dick couldn't quite figure out why he felt that way, but it was so in his head. Ignoring Renegade's laughing at how Slade was an old man and Robin's whispering about mental notes to check out who Slade really was, Dick was stuned and seemed to never break eye contact with the mercenaries face until Wintergreen cleared his throat.

"Really children, its not TOO big of a deal, I've seen his face many times just as you both will from now on." Wintergreen said.

Slade nodded as he pushed his mask aside. "Exactly, from ow on I will allow you to see my face and know the man behind the mask."

Terra smiled widely. "This is so exciting! Oh man, we really ARE gonna be a family!"

"No." Robin growled.

"What?" Wintergreen asked.

Robin glared at Slade, having Robin kick into gear since Dick had let his guard down. "Do any of you really think that removing a mask and pretending to do this 'Huge Change' can really fix the wounds, can stop the nightmares? Well it can't, unless I can learn to trust you, I will always hate and despise you Slade. So if you plan to become some kind of father to me, then forget about it, I don't want or need a father."

"Is that what Dick thinks... or what Robin wants?" Slade asked in a deadly voice. "I want to speak with Richard, Robin."

Robin glared at Slade. "Dick is too weak to face you, he'll break, I can't let you hurt him, he's an innocent bystander in your rampage of destruction."

Wintergreen bit back a smirk despite the serious situation. "Oh yes Slade, you really are on a rampage, how you nearly broke that vase last night sparing was DEVASTATING." he said with such sarcasm it was a bit offensive.

"Shut it!" Robin yelled. "Stop trying to treat me like an idiot, old man!"

Slade stood, his height looming over Robin. "Never call Wintergreen an old man, have you got it?"

Robin growled with fury. "I'm not afraid of you, Slade. Your nothing but a criminal."

"Apologize to Wintergreen." Slade warned. "Or else."

"Or else what, criminal?" Robin hissed.

Slade smirked at the twelve year old. "Or else I'll wallop you."

TO BE CONTINUED...


A/N: Was it bad, good, please R&R!

~Supercasey.