Randomkitty101's Request for Dick and Jay to meet Nightwing and Red Hood. (Hope you like it!) If anyone else has any suggestions, message me or comment.
Chapter 21: Into the Future
Jason's POV
Rubbing my eyes, I crept down the stairs and into the Batcave. I had already gotten dressed for bed, but I couldn't sleep. I climbed into the chair in front of the Batcomputer with my teddy bear. I could hear the showers in the cave running. Bruce and Dick were back from patrol.
I yawned and settled into the chair. Suddenly, something weird looking caught my attention. Climbing out of the chair, I walked over to the examination table to check it out. It was weird. It kinda reminded me of some weird futuristic blender with a punch of buttons, wires, and blinking lights. The biggest, red, button caught my attention. I slowly reached out to touch it, but before I could Dick's hand encased my wrist.
"How many times do we have to tell you not to touch stuff in here!" he yelled.
"I was just looking!" I yelled.
"You were not! You were going to touch it!"
"So what! It's not like anything's going to happen!" I yelled while reaching towards the button with my other hand.
"Jay, stop!" he yelled as my fingers brushed against the button.
As soon as I touched it, it felt as if someone had picked me up and thrown me across the room. The room started to spin. Faster and faster we were moving. I shut my eyes tightly. I opened my eyes when the motion stopped. I opened my eyes to find Dick looking down at me, his hand still gripping my wrist. We were… on a rooftop in Gotham?
"Jason. What did you do?" Dick asked while looking at me.
"I… I didn't mean to. I… I don't know." I stammered. "What are we going to do?" I asked nervously.
"Okay. Just calm down. We can figure this out." Dick replied calmly, while looking around. "Jason, look at that billboard over there and tell me what it says." Dick asked while pointing behind me.
"Happy New Year 2014." I replied. Wait, 2014? 2014! Uh oh. This is not good. "Dickie, what are we going-" I started, before his hand covered my mouth.
Holding a finger to his lips, he dragged me over to the side of the roof, where a shadow fell from a taller building, in order to conceal us.
I heard a soft thud come from the roof. Two dark figures started walking towards our hiding spot. The first was really tall and muscular. He wore a red helmet, brown leather jacket, a holster with guns, combat boots, and a solid black costume with a red bat on his chest. The other had jet black hair, a black costume with blue lines on it, carried sticks, a few inches shorter, and he was masked.
"Told you I heard something." The one with the helmet said.
"They're just kids. How do you think they got up here?" the shorter one asked.
"Hell if I know. Try asking them, genius." The taller one replied sarcastically.
The one in blue slowly approached us and knelt down. "Hey, it's okay. We're not going to hurt you. You can come out now." He said softly.
I looked up at Dick. He was biting his lip in hesitation and glanced around us. Finding no escape, he stood up and took my hand, making sure I was pressed tightly to his side. We slowly walked out of the shadows and approached them.
Nightwing's POV
I gasped as the kids walked out of the shadows. Both boys had jet black hair and blue eyes. The older one wore familiar blue pajamas, while the younger boy wore Batman pajamas and carried an extremely well-known black teddy bear with a red ribbon.
"What are your names?" I asked slowly.
The older boy hesitated, while the younger blurted out, "Jason. Who are you?"
"Nightwing." I replied, while standing up. "And this is Red Hood."
"Red, do they look familiar to you?" I asked, turning towards Red Hood.
"No, not really. Although, I have a weird feeling about the short one." He replied.
"I am not short!" The younger boy yelled and took a step towards Red Hood, only to be yanked into his brother's side. "Dick, stop pulling me! I can take care of myself!" he shouted.
"Okay… now they look familiar. What do we do?" Red replied, turning towards me.
"Well… I don't know. But, we can't leave them here." I said as I noticed the boys shiver. "It's freezing and they're barefoot."
"Should we get Batman?" Red asked.
"No. He's with Robin and Red Robin somewhere. We can handle this ourselves." I replied before bending back down to them.
"How do you know Batman?" the older boy asked us, eying me carefully.
"Well, I'm sure you've already figured it out." I replied as Red and the younger boy shouted, "Figure what out?" We both rolled our eyes at our younger brothers.
"Okay. We're going to take you both home now. Red, you take Dick, I'll take Jason." I ordered.
The younger boy looked up nervously at the older boy, who nodded in approval. The two then let go of each other's hands and stepped towards us. Red took the older boy in his arms and leapt from the roof, while firing his grapple. I lifted the younger boy onto my hip and wrapped my arm securely around him. He clung to me and the bear tightly as we approached the edge of the roof.
"Are you scared?" I asked, looking into his deep sapphire eyes.
He shook his head. "No. I don't know why, but I trust you. And Dickie says you're okay. So, I'm not scared." He replied before quickly adding, "Just don't let go."
I smiled at him. "I don't think you're ever going to have to worry about that." I replied before leaping off the roof.
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Dick's POV
I watched Jason's mouth drop open as we pulled into the Batcave. He clearly had no clue about what was happening. The Batmobile came to a stop and I leapt out and turned to find Nightwing lowering Jason onto the floor. The man smiled as Jason ran straight over to me and whispered, "Dickie, we're in the Batcave."
"Okay. We need to know what you two doing were doing before you two showed up on that roof." Red Hood said, while removing his helmet and domino and approaching us.
"Tell them what we were doing, Jason." I replied while staring at Jay.
"Well… I was waiting for Bruce and Dickie to get home from patrol, when… wait a minute, his eyes are just like mine! And his eyes are just like yours!" he shouted while pointing at Nightwing, who just removed his mask. "Oh my God! That means I'm taller than you! Ha!" Jason shouted as the light bulb in his head finally clicked on.
"Yes Jay. We're stuck in the future and we're talking to ourselves. And apparently you will be taller than me." I confirmed. "Now, tell everyone what you did."
"I pressed the red button on the blender because Dick told me not to and we ended up here." Jason replied.
"What?" Red Hood asked.
"He was messing around with object 4791." I replied.
"What is object 4791?" Red Hood asked.
"It looks somewhat like a blender capable of time travel. The Justice League came across it and Batman was running a few tests on it years ago." Nightwing replied.
"Do you remember what happened to it?" I asked.
"It's at the Watchtower in the storage section." Nightwing replied. "Red, you watch them and I'll be right back."
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Red Hood's POV
'I'll be right back.' Yeah right! It's been twenty-seven minutes! How long does it take to find a freaking blender!
I looked over to see the older kid sitting cross-legged in the chair at the Batcomputer, surfing through Bruce's files on the blender. The younger kid is in his lap, curled up asleep. Okay, that's kinda cute. Grabbing a blanket, I walk over to them.
"Here." I say, while offering the blanket to them.
"Thank you." The older one replies, while wrapping the blanket around the younger boy in his lap.
"Kid means a lot to you, doesn't he?" I ask.
The older kid's eyes meet mine and he nods. "He does. It's my job to protect him and take care of him. But, you knew that already."
"Yeah. I guess I did." I replied as Dick stepped through the Zeta Tube carrying object 4791. Huh, it does look like a blender.
The older kid gently shifted the younger kid into the chair and walked over to Nightwing. Then the two nerds started talking about the blender and formulas and science crap. I returned my attention to the younger kid rubbing his eyes.
"Dickie?" he called out sleepily, sitting up.
"He's over there." I replied gesturing to where they were working.
"Oh."
"Did you need him or something?" I asked.
"No… it's just that I woke up and he was gone."
"Yeah, well. He wouldn't leave you. Believe me."
The kid's tone turned serious. "I know he wouldn't leave me. Dickie's my best friend and big brother. He wouldn't let anything bad happen to me… Why aren't you Robin?" he asked, eying my costume.
"I was a long time ago. But, we can't be Robin forever. After a while, we grow out of it and it gets passed down."
"To who?" he questioned.
"Younger brothers, I guess."
His eyes opened in shock. "How many Robins are there?"
"Four."
"I think we figured out a way to get them back." Nightwing calls over to me.
The four of us move to stand beside the blender. Nightwing and I watched at the kids take each other's hands and move towards the blender.
"Do you sometimes wish it was still just the two of us?" I quietly asked Nightwing.
"Sometimes. It was a hell of a lot simpler back then, but I wouldn't trade anything for the way things are now. Although, I almost forgot how cute and innocent you were back then. But, you were really whiny. Never mind, you're still that way." Nightwing whispers into my ear. "Only difference is you're a lot taller."
I shove him away from me in response to his comment. "Yeah, well I almost forgot how short you were and how big of a control freak you were. Oh wait, you're still like that." I growl.
"I am not short. And I am not a control freak. You are such an as-" He growls.
"Thanks for helping us." The older kid says, interrupting us.
"You're welcome." Nightwing replies cheerfully as I nod. "Watch out for each other." He adds.
"We will." They promise.
"Oh and Jason? When Bruce threatens to put you in a child leash, don't piss him off." I add as he gets a confused look on his face.
We watch as the two kids reach for the blender and disappear out of sight.
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Jason's POV
Rubbing my eyes, I crept down the stairs and into the Batcave. I had already gotten dressed for bed, but I couldn't sleep. I climbed into the chair in front of the Batcomputer with my teddy bear. I could hear the showers in the cave running. Bruce and Dick were back from patrol.
I yawned and settled into the chair. Suddenly, something weird looking caught my attention. Climbing out of the chair, I walked over to the examination table to check it out. It was weird. It kinda reminded me of some weird futuristic blender with a punch of buttons, wires, and blinking lights. The biggest, red, button caught my attention. I slowly reached out to touch it, but before I could Dick's hand encased my wrist.
"How many times do we have to tell you not to touch stuff in here!" he yelled.
"I was just looking!" I yelled.
"You were not! You were going to touch it!"
"So what! It's not like anything's going to happen!" I yelled while reaching towards the button with my other hand.
"Jason! How many times do I have to tell you not to touch anything in the cave!" Bruce yells, while coming towards us.
"It's not like anything's going to happen!" I shout, while withdrawing my hand.
Bruce sighs and shakes his head. "Why aren't you in bed?"
"I wasn't tired." I reply while stifling a yawn.
"Come on, Jay." Dick says, while turning to drag me up the stairs as Bruce follows behind us.
I pull my hand out of his grasp. "Race you up the stairs!" I yell while getting a head start.
"Cheater!" he yells while running after me.
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Nightwing's POV
"I thought I heard something." Red says as we land onto the roof, only to find it empty.
"Yeah. You always hear things. Now come on. Let's go home. I'm tired." I reply.
"Whatever… Race you to the Batmobile!" he yells before leaping off the roof, getting a head start.
"Cheater!" I yell, while leaping after him.