Title: Start Counting
By: Xmarksthespot
Disclaimer: I don't own YJ
Words: 1,500+
Notes: This was definitely my favourite chapter to write. You'll see why.
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Day – 209
"Hey, I know who you are! You're that circus orphan!"
"…"
"Boo-hoo, no one wanted poor Dickie-boy, so they all jumped to their de–"
"Hey, shut up before I get my dad to arrest you!"
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"Thanks, Babs."
"You shouldn't let those guys bully you like that, Dick."
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"You know what I first thought when I met you, Dick?"
"What?"
"I thought, 'Hey, I know who you are…you're the boy with the beautiful blue eyes.'"
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Day 636
"So…we're good?"
"Oh, we're more than good, Boy Wonder."
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Day 640
"Bat-training 101!"
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Day 642
"Bette, look!"
"Dick and Barbara are sitting together again!"
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"Are they…?"
"They're holding hands? Are they back together?"
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Day 643
"Guys, look at Robin!"
"He's back to his old self…"
"Guess the kid managed to fix whatever was bothering him."
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"We're going to have a new teammate guys!"
"Who is it, Robin?"
"You'll see, hehehe."
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Day 645
"Batgirl's getting really good at this, quicker than I thought it'd be, Bruce."
"She's as natural as she was before her accident. If this goes well, we shouldn't have anything to worry about. We need to make sure she gets more training with the team though."
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"Right, while Barbie's training with Dick, can I finally go on patrol now?"
"Yeah, yeah, go ahead, Jay."
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Day 647
"So your team doesn't know who you are outside of the costume?"
"Nope, and you're not supposed to let them know either. Here are your sunglasses."
"You want me to wear sunglasses inside a mountain?"
"Bats' idea, not mine."
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"Robin, who's that? Is she the new teammate?"
"Finally, another girl."
"We already have more girls than guys here!"
"Guys, this is Batg –"
"BATGIRL, YOU'RE BACK!"
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"I – whoa, Wally? You mean to tell me all this time, Wally was a superhero. Wally?"
"Your emphasis on my name hurts me deeply, BG."
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"Artemis? You too?"
"Hey, Bar – Batgirl… So this is my Soup Kitchen Club."
"Just how many more superheroes have I met without realizing, Robin? Next you'll tell me Roy Harper is one too."
"Uh…"
"You're kidding me?"
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Day 649
"Ohmygosh! So you and Robin are together? Like, dating together?"
"Yeah, we are…Miss Martian?"
"Call me M'gann or Megan. That's so great! We can go on double dates now with me and Conner – he's Superboy, by the way. Oh, but we also have Wally and Artemis too!"
"Oh…Okay. Sure."
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Day 650
"Happy birthday, Boy Wonder."
"Thanks, Batgirl."
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"Gross, do you guys have to do that here? I'm trying to eat."
"No one asked you to be here, Wally."
"Lies."
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Day 652
"Tell me you and Batman didn't lock everyone up in Gotham tonight – we haven't done anything at all!"
"Stay on the lookout, Batgirl, we'll find our targets soon enough."
"Right and while I stay on the lookout, you can flip and hang upside down all you want on those rails."
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"Spiderman kiss?"
"Spiderman kiss."
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"Batman says you two need to stop sucking each other's faces off!"
"Jas – Robin! You're not even supposed to be on patrol while the other Robin's out."
"You're not even doing your job properly!"
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Day 654
"You nervous?"
"A little."
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"Your mission is to observe and report only."
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"Sorry, Batgirl. I forgot to warn you."
"It's alright, M'gann. I just have to get used to this…mind link thing."
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Day 655
"Notgoodnotgoodnotgoodnotgood!"
"What's going on here?"
"Guys, retreat, now!"
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"What was that?"
"Batgirl, lesson number one of being on a covert ops team: it's never covert with us."
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Day 656
"Batgirl, remember that move we practiced a while back?"
"Yeah, I do, Robin."
"Good, on my count..."
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"Congratulations, Batgirl, for completing your first mission with the team."
"Thank you, Aqualad."
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Day 657
"Bette wants to hang out, Artemis…"
"Urgh, I'm too sore from last night's mission. Tell her you're out with Dick and that I have my Soup Kitchen Club meeting."
"You told her that last week…"
"It's a weekly meeting."
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Day 658
"Oh my God… I did it! I hacked into my old phone!"
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'R, meet me at the BC.'
'Can't wait for our date.'
'A says to apply pressure to wound.'
'Miss you.'
'J's on loose. See you tonight?'
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"Dick!"
"Yes, Barbara?"
"Look at this."
"Hey, you got through all of your firewalls, congrats!"
"Dick, why didn't you tell me we were dating before my accident? Or that I was already Batgirl? That's what it was, wasn't it? My accident wasn't because Barbara Gordon was in the wrong place, wrong time, but because Batgirl made a mistake during patrol!"
"I…Yeah. That's what happened – and I wanted to tell you that, I swear, but we were worried that with your accident, it might've been too much trauma to suddenly bring that up."
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"Will you please tell me everything now, instead of keeping it from me?"
"Yeah, definitely."
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"I wish I could just remember all this stuff instead of having you tell me everything."
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Day 659
"I can see you've been doing a lot of training with Batman and Robin, Batgirl, but keep in mind that not everyone on the team can anticipate your moves based on your hand signs and facial features alone."
"I agree with Canary. Also, that disappearing thing you do and then popping out of nowhere? Please don't do that. It's already creepy enough with Rob."
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"Finally, training is over! Time for lunch!"
"I can finally see why you eat all the time now, Wally."
"Yep, super speed equals super-quick metabolism, BG."
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Day 661
"Babs?"
"Yeah, Dick?"
"There are some people I want you to meet today. Would you be free in an hour?"
"Sure, I'm guessing Alfred will be outside of my house then?"
"Obviously."
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"Mom, dad, this is Barbara. Barbara… These are my parents."
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"Your son is the most wonderful person in the world, Mr. and Mrs. Grayson – you don't have to worry about him. A little bit on the short side –"
"Hey, I'm taller than you and they don't need to hear that – mom, dad, I'm growing, I swear!"
"But he's still amazing in every way possible."
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"Thanks, Babs."
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Day 663
"Does Superboy have all of the same powers as Superman?"
"He has some, but not all."
"How about M'gann and Martian Manhunter?"
"She has most of the same powers, but like the rest of us, we're not evenly matched up to our mentors yet."
"Oh."
"Why do you ask, BG?"
"No reason."'
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Day 664
"You're so lucky you don't have to come up with excuses, Dick. I just told my dad that scholarship students of Gotham Academy have a two week long field trip to Jump, so I could get more training done here."
"Hey, if you tell Bruce, he can arrange that for you."
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Day 670
"M'gann?"
"Yes, Batgirl?"
"I don't know if Robin told you this, but I was in an accident almost two years ago…"
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"You want me to restore your memories?"
"Could you?"
"I… I'm not sure. Compared to my uncle, I don't think I –"
"I want it to be a surprise for Robin though! I can't ask Martian Manhunter because Robin will find out."
"Okay, I'll do it."
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Day 671
"So are we good for tomorrow, M'gann?"
"Mhm. Are you sure you don't want Robin to know, Batgirl?"
"Yes, I'm sure. I want him to be surprised when I tell him everything that I've forgotten!"
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Day 672
"Supes? What are you doing here? I thought you had a date with M'gann."
"We did, but she's doing Batgirl a favour."
"Do what?"
"Something about getting her memories ba –"
"What? But Martian Manhunter said… Shoot! M'gann! M'gann, STOP!"
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"AHHH!"
"Batgirl, please you have to – Batgirl, it's me, Megan!"
"Get away! Get away from me!"
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"M'gann, what happened to Batgirl?"
"I don't know! This wasn't supposed to happen, but Batgirl, she – I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!"
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"GET AWAY FROM ME!"
"Batgirl, it's me, Robin!"
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"Shh, Barbara… it's me."
"Please…Please get away from me… Don't touch me!"
"Barbara, just calm down!"
"I SAID DON'T TOUCH ME!"
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"Babs, stop it! You're going to hurt yourself."
"Where am I?"
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"Robin, you have to sedate her! She's terrified and she's going to hurt herself or someone else!"
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"Babs, please. It's me!"
"G-Get away. Get away from me!"
"Barbara... It's me. It's Dick."
"…Dick?"
"Yeah, I'll even take off my mask and show you… See?"
"You…"
"Yeah, Babs...It's me."
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"…I don't know who you are."
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A/N: I decided taking a year's worth of memories wasn't enough...So I took them all away.
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