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~Gotham General Hospital~

Bruce Wayne sat in his son's room once more. He watched the boy with a sad look on his face. All he ever wanted was to give Dick a better life than he had had without parents. But he had failed to protect the boy. "I'm sorry Dick. I guess I'm not cut out to be a father after all." Bruce looked down at the ground at his feet. Too ashamed to look at the ward in his care.

"I thought you did just fine." Bruce's head snapped up with a stunned look on his face. "So you can be surprised." Dick gave the man a lopsided smile.

Bruce was out of his chair and hugging the boy in an instant. "I'm so sorry Dickie. If I had known-"

"But you didn't." Dick tried raising his hand to hug Bruce back, but he felt really weak. "You couldn't have known this would happen. You're not Batman after all." Dick chuckled thinking back to his last gear transformation. "And you're the best father I could have asked for. My parents are definitely happy it was you."

Bruce leaned back and smiled at the teen. "You grew up quite a bit in there." He gently removed the helmet from the boy's head. "Looks like you're going to need a haircut." He tucked a few stray strands behind the boy's head, Dick now sported shoulder length hair.

Dick chuckled as he blew a piece of hair out of his face. "Yeah no kidding. And I'm going to have to do some intense training. I can't even lift my arms, let alone do a triple twist flip. Or any of my acrobatics." He clenched his fist to test his arm strength, but he doubted his grip could even hold a feather. "Looks like five years took it's toll."

Bruce laid a hand on the boy's shoulder. "I'm sure it won't take much time for you to get back into shape."

Their attention was diverted to the door when a nurse rushed into the room. "My apologies Mr. Wayne. Other children were waking up and we wanted to make sure everyone was awake." The lady gave Dick a smile. "I'll mark Mr. Greyson down as awake. And a doctor should be in shortly to talk to you about the recovery program."

"Thank you Miss Ever." Bruce said to the nurse as she left the room. He raised an eyebrow as Dick chuckled. "What's so funny?"

"She blushed five shades of red when you said her name." Dick chuckled a bit more when Bruce gave him one of his stern looks. "Good to know you haven't change much in the five years I was gone. Otherwise it would have been no different than leaving one hell for another."

Bruce's face softened at the boy's words. Dick had certainly changed in the five years of being trapped in that game.

They were both distracted as the TV in the room turned on. "Breaking News, the wait is over and the victims of the Justice League Game have been released!" The news reporter spoke loudly. "We have received report from all around the world that they have a 100% wake up rate in all of their patients." Pictures of various hospitals flipped onto the screen beside the reporter. "As well upon the completion of the game, player stats were released to the public."

"What!?" Dick shouted as he looked at the screen. "They can't do that!" He was mostly upset because he knew what the stats were going to be, and he didn't want Bruce to find out.

"Dickie?" Bruce held a hand on the boy's shoulder. He was visibly upset. "I'll work on getting the information taken down."

"But it's already out there. It can't be stopped." Dick sighed as a name and picture popped up onto the screen. He knew the player all too well, it was himself.

"Top player is Robin, who also has a second gear of Nightwing, and even got the third gear in Batman. Wow this kid is one good gamer." The reported chuckled as two more pictures joined the picture of Robin. "He stands at top player with highest level, most League member kills, as well as landing the finishing blow on Vandal Savage, the master mind behind the game's creation. But still no word on who the person behind the player is."

Dick wished he could sink into the sheets and vanish. Bruce had always told him killing and violence were never the answer. And here he was, top killer of a game he was trapped in for 5 years. "You did what you had to." Dick was shocked to hear Bruce say those words. "To protect the other players and get them home, you did what was needed of you." Bruce looked over towards the boy he had been raising for 5 years before losing him for another 5. "I'm proud of you, Dick. Or should I call you Robin?"

Dick laughed at Bruce's humor. "Not sure. Nightwing was stronger than Robin. But I did finish the game as Batman."

Bruce laughed with Dick a bit. "Well then, Batman, what do you want to do next?"

Dick looked back up at the TV, the reporter was going off about Vandal Savage and the rest of his associates. "I have friends to find. I have a promise to keep as well."

"What promise?" Bruce asked as he looked at Dick curiously.

"Giovani Zatara." Dick saw Bruce raise his eyebrows in shock. "His daughter was also in the game, Zatana. She died before we even hit the first year mark. She asked me to give a message to her father." He looked over at his father, Bruce had a sad look in his eyes. "Do you think you could help me get a hold of him?" Wayne Enterprise was known for many things, and it's R&D department was known for working with the Justice League.

Bruce nodded at his son's request. "I can do that."

The door opened and a man in a white lab coat walked in. "Good morning Mr. Greyson. I'm Doctor Carl Thompson. How are you feeling?" The man smiled at the teen and his guardian.

"A bit weak." Dick said as he tried to lift his arm, only managing to lift it and drop it back onto the bed.

Doctor Thompson nodded as he watched the boy frown and try to move his body more. "Then let's fix that." He pulled the clip board out from under his arm, it was time to start the road to recovery for these kids.

~Central City Hospital~

Barry was running through the halls of the hospital as slow as he could. The call he had gotten from Iris made him almost run at Flash speed to his nephew's side. But Wally didn't know that Barry was the Flash yet.

Barry burst into the room to find his nephew laughing with red eyes. Iris had probably told him about his parents. "Hey kid."

"Uncle Barry." Wally smiled widely at his uncle. "Still running late I see." He jabbed at his uncle as the man walked over to him and hugged him tightly. His bed was angled up from it's flat position, since he couldn't hold himself up for more than a few seconds. "I'm alright Barry."

Barry held his nephew and breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm so glad to see you awake." He kissed the red head's hair before pulling away. "We were worried about you kid. You ran off ahead and we lost sight of you. And they call the Flash fast."

"It's just my brain that's fast." Wally said as he lifted his arm up and let it fall back onto the bed. "And i'm not gonna be running anytime soon. I can barely even move." Wally sighed as he shifted in bed. "I wish mom was here."

Barry looked at Iris, his wife had a pained expression on her face. He looked back down at his nephew, Wally looked like he was about to cry again. "Wally, your parents wanted to be here. They came everyday to see you."

"But that got them killed." Wally looked at the forensic scientist. "The last thing I told my parents was that I was only going to be five minutes. Mom never let's me play games before dinner." He blinked to try and stop the tears from falling down his cheeks. "But I had been bugging her about the game all week. So she caved and let me play for 5 minutes. And in those 5 minutes I lost them forever."

Barry sat on Wally's bed and pulled the red head to his chest. Wally cried loudly as Barry rubbed his back and rocked him, just like his mother used to. "They aren't lost Wally. They are always with you." Iris joined her husband in soothing the distraught boy. "Family is forever Wally, and I know your parents are happy that you're safe."

Wally nodded as his aunt and uncle comforted him. He took a deep, shaky breath. "I know Barry. Thank you."

A knock at the door interrupted their moment. A woman in a white lab coat stood with a sympathetic smile on her face and a clipboard in her hands. "I'm sorry to interrupt. I'm Doctor Nina Rose. I'm here to go over the recovery program for Wallace West."

"Wally." The three room occupants spoke at the same time. They all broke out laughing as they all looked at each other. Now started the road to recovery.

~Happy Harbor Hospital~

Kaldur awoke to a strange sight. His father stood by the door with a blank expression. A woman with long blonde hair sat in a chair beside his bed. Her head was tilted to the side and her eyes were closed as she slept. Another pair of men stood by the window, they were talking about something. He did not know any of the people except his father.

Kaldur opened his mouth to speak, but he stopped. What did he call the man that had been his father for the past 16 years of his life, 21 years now. He had met his biological father, but what did that make this man. He tried to sit up, but found his muscles failing him. He found a control by his hand to angle his bed.

The bed slowly and silently raised the teen to a more sitting position. He looked around the room once more. No one had noticed he was awake yet.

He looked back over at the woman. She was very pretty, even with the redness around her eyes. He noticed her angled jawline and small nose, they were similar to his own. Her golden blond hair seemed to have lost some of it's shine, but it was still beautiful.

Kaldur took a deep breath before looking back over at Henry Waters. "Father?" The teen croaked out. He guessed it would be normal since he had not used his vocal cords in 5 years.

The reaction was instant. All the adults in the room nearly jumped and turned to the awakened teen. Henry was over at Kaldur's side in an instant. "Kaldur, you're awake."

"Should I go back to sleep?" Kaldur asked with a grin on his face. Dick had certainly rubbed off on him in those 5 years. But the smiles that grew on everyone's faces was a nice picture. "Who are all of these people?"

Henry looked around the room before looking back at the boy. "Kaldur'ahm, I have not been truthful with you. Years ago you asked me who your mother was and I told you I did not know. That was not true." Henry took a deep breath before continuing. "Your mother was in a difficult situation. Your biological father was a danger to you. So to keep you safe she asked me to take care of you."

Kaldur looked towards the woman. She was smiling at him like he was the one thing in the world that made her happy. He gave her a small smile in return. "It is nice to finally meet you, mother."

Sha'lain'a hugged her son tightly as tears fell down her cheeks. "My little Kaldur'ahm." She pulled away and held his face in her hands. "You've grown up so much."

"And look like my father." Kaldur spoke what his guessed his mother had already said to herself. He noticed how everyone around the room started at him in surprise once more. "He was also in the game. One of the people we had to defeat to free everyone."

"What did he tell you?" The blond man in the room asked as he looked towards the teenage boy.

Kaldur met the man's gaze, his eyes were strong. "He said he was my father. He wished for me to join him and bring down his enemy." Kaldur looked back over at his mother. "But I am not my father. I am me."

The blond man nodded. "I am Arthur Curry, a friend of your mothers. It is nice to meet you at last, Kaldur'ahm." Arthur gave the teen a smile before he looked over at Sha'lain'a. "I'll be taking my leave now." He nodded to the others before walking out of the room. He had a manta to hunt.

Kaldur looked over at the last unknown male in the room. "And what does that make you?" He did not mean to sound hostile, but years of worrying about potential player killers had taken their toll.

The man showed no reaction to Kaldur's tone. "I am Calvin, Sha'lain'a's husband." Calvin said as he stood at the end of the teen's bed. "I was the one that introduced your mother and father to each other. As well as introducing Sha'lain'a and Henry."

"Kaldur." Henry placed a hand over one of Kaldur's. "Your father is a dangerous and powerful man. We couldn't let him take you." He met the teens eyes, all he saw in them was understanding. "Now to focus on healing. There is a lot of aquatic recovery programs available."

Kaldur gave the man a wide smile. "When can I start?"

~Metropolis General Hospital~

Clark's head snapped up, Conner's heart beat had changed. Lois noticed Clark's attitude change and looked over at Conner. The boy was stirring. "Conner?" Lois asked as she laid a hand on the boy's arm.

Conner opened his eyes slowly and looked around the room. He spotted his father and mother by his bed. They both looked like they hadn't gotten enough sleep in the past couple years. "Hey." He said as his mom teared up and hugged him tightly. Conner hugged his mom back as he sat up more.

Clark noticed his son's arms start to shake. He sat on his bedside and hugged him as well, holding him up. "Welcome back Conner." Clark pushed buttons on the remote to the bed to change the angle. "Lay back. You haven't used your muscles in 5 years. Don't want to pull something."

Conner laid back with his father's help. "Thanks dad. And I feel fine." Conner clenched his fist. "Feels like I just used it yesterday."

"Well you are your father's son." Lex Luther spoke as he walked into the room. "Feel better being out of those tights?"

"Definitely." Conner said as his uncle walked up to his parents. "Did you just get back? You left before I did."

Luther saw Clark and Lois' confusion from the corner of his eye. "I went into the admin center to try and see what I could find. But it seems this Vandal Savage made sure to clean it of any evidence or clues about him and his organization."

"Well that sucks." Conner said as he sunk into his hospital bed. "After all of that trouble and Hell." He complained.

Clark laid a hand on his son's shoulder. "He won't get away with this, Conner. The Justice League will get him and his organization."

"It's good to see you awake Conner." Luther spoke as he began walking back towards the door. "I will leave you all to have your family moment." Lex waved as he left the room. He had new plans to begin.

Conner smiled as his mom sat on the other side of his bed, they liked to keep him between them. "I missed you both."

Lois kissed Conner's head. "We missed you as well, Kon." She looked over at Clark. He was zoned out. "Your father and I have missed our little strong man."

"Mom." Conner frowned as his mom brought up his childhood nickname. He looked over at his father, Clark was frowning at the ground. "Dad?" He smiled as his father met his eyes. He leaned forward and wrapped his arms around his father, giving him a hug. "Thank you. Thank you for being my father."

Clark wrapped his son up in his arms. "You are the best son I could have ever asked for Conner. I'm sorry I wasn't there when you needed me. But I promise I will always be there when you need me." He planted a kiss on his son's head.

Conner smiled as he hugged his father tighter. "That's all I ever wanted. But I know you have other things you also need to do." He noticed a slight tensing in his father's posture, but he guessed it was cause he was worried what he would say. "Being a reporter and having uncle Lex to deal with is never a constant thing. Just let me know ahead of time please."

Clark sighed a bit. "I promise Kon." He let his son lay back onto his bed. "Now we just have to wait for the doctor and see what type of recovery you are going to need. I doubt you are just going to lay in bed for the rest of your life."

Conner laughed with his father. "Not a chance."

~Gotham General Hospital~

Jade watched her sister impatiently. She had heard nurses and doctors running around for the past few minutes. From what she had gathered, other kids were starting to wake up. "Arty, where are you?" She asked as she squeezed her sister's hand.

Paula held her daughter's other hand. She was surprised as Artemis' hand gave a small twitch. "Artemis?" She watched with a smile and tears running down her face as the blond girl opened her eyes and looked at the two at her bedside.

Artemis smiled at the sight of her sister and mother. "Hey."

"Hey yourself there Arty." Jade smiled as she helped her sister take her TeleGear off of her head. She leaned forward and touched her forehead to Artemis'. "It's good to have you back little sister."

Artemis smiled at her sister and looked over to her mom. Paula was smiling and crying at the same time. "Mom." She squeezed her hand again. All she wanted to do was get up and hug her, but she couldn't even lift her arm up. "I'm so happy to see you again."

"Welcome back Artemis." Paula held her daughters hand and kissed it.

Jade smiled at her family, this was all she needed. "I'm going to go see if I can find a nurse. Let them know you are awake." Jade got up and left the room, closing the door behind her.

"Heard my baby girl was back." Jade spun around and glared at the man towering over her by a head. "How's your sister, Jade?" Lawrence smirked as his daughter glared at him

Jade crossed her arms as she stood her ground. "Get out of here Crusher, or I'll make you leave." She stayed still as he got into her face.

"You and what army, Cheshire?" Lawrence sneered before pulling back to his full height. "Can't a father check on his baby girl?"

"You were never a father." Jade widened her stance by a few centimeters. Ready for anything Crusher might pull. "Now leave."

"Excuse me." Father and Daughter looked over at the man in a lab coat that was walking towards them. "This is a hospital, please keep you voices hushed. I'm here to see if Artemis Crock has awakened."

"She has." Jade kept an eye on her father as she spoke with the Doctor. "This man was just asking where the exit was."

"I can call an officer to show him the way if you would like?" The doctor asked as he stopped beside the pair.

Lawrence relaxed his posture, he didn't need to cause a scene. He was a patient man. "There's no need. The young lady gave clear enough instructions." He turned on his heel and walked back the way he had come. This conflict was far from over.

The Doctor looked from the tall, bulky man to the woman that was glaring daggers at his head. "How are you related to miss Crock?"

"I'm her sister." Jade said as she opened the door to the room again. She found Artemis' bed tilted up and she was smiling and laughing with their mother. "Found the doctor."

"Doctor Carl Thompson, ma'am. How are you feeling miss Crock?" The doctor pulled out a pen to take notes with.

"Weak as a leaf." Artemis said as she tried to move. Only managing to move her head, fingers, and toes.

Doctor Thompson nodded as he took notes. "That's to be expected. You haven't used your muscles in 5 years. But with the right recovery program you can be back to you previous condition in no time."

"Why stop there?" Artemis asked. "If I'm going to do training, I'm going to train to be better. "

Jade smirked as she looked over at her mother, Paula was frowning in concern. "You want to do something there Arty?"

Artemis looked over at her sister. "I want to get into archery. And maybe gymnastics?" Artemis looked over to her mother, she looked worry. "It's all I've known for the past 5 years. It will help me adjust."

Paula nodded at her daughter's reason. "If that's how you feel. I'm sure we can work something out."

Doctor Thompson nodded as he checked boxes off on his sheet. "Alright. Shall we go over options?"

~Jump City General Hospital~

M'gan opened her eyes to an empty room. She looked around the plain white room curiously. A window was open and a slow breeze blew in, bringing fresh cool air into the room. A smile spread across M'gan's face at the calm she felt.

"Sis?" M'gan looked over to see Garfield standing with a bouquet of flowers in his hand. "M'gan!" The green haired boy dropped the flowers and ran at the red head. He hugged her tightly as tears ran down his face. "You're finally awake."

"Garfield." M'gan brought up an arm and half hugged the boy. She didn't have a strong grip, but at least she could move somewhat. "I missed you."

"I missed you too sis." Garfield pulled back and wiped his tears. "How do you feel? You haven't really felt anything for 5 years. Uncle J'on and I certainly had an interesting time getting used to the house being so quiet. But I got better at cooking. But I'm still no where near as good as you."

M'gan ruffled her little brother's hair. "Glad to hear you haven't burnt the house down." She laughed with her brother at their little joke. "And I feel fine Gar. Just a little off. I've been in a digital world for the past 5 years. It's gonna take some adjusting to."

"But you will not be alone." J'on J'ones smiled as he entered his niece's hospital room. "It is good to see you awake once more M'gan."

"It's good to see you too uncle J'on." M'gan smiled as she rolled her shoulders. "Seems I'm a bit stiff from sleeping for 5 years."

"I'm sure it won't take long for you to get back to normal." Garfield said as he sat down on his sister's bed. "But it sure is going to be harder to blend in. Your game has been all over the news."

"I don't want to blend in anymore." M'gan spoke firmly, surprising her uncle and adopted brother. "I want to show the world who I am. No more hiding and no more blending in." She looked over at her brother with a smile. "I want to be me."

Garfield gave his sister a big smile. "Sounds good to me."

J'on smiled at M'gan's confidence. Being trapped in that game had changed her, but change could be good. "Then let us see about getting you discharged." He turned and left the room.

M'gan smiled as Garfield hugged her once more. "Time to start a new chapter." She hugged the boy back as she laughed happily. She was finally home.

It's coming to a close. Only one chapter left. Any guesses about what is going to happen?

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