Sorry it's a day late but busy life here. A lot of you believed that Robin was overprotective and clingy well we'll see what Zatanna thinks. Oh I'll be posting my first chapter for a post-endgame story by this time tomorrow.
Now that I think about it, my first story on this site was a post-invasion that was basically the opposite of the actual ending. The invasion took place and everyone died EXCEPT for Wally. The irony.
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Robin and Zatanna were both patrolling the perimeter of Arkham Asylum. They hadn't spoken the entire trip over here and Robin could sense that something was bothering Zatanna.
"What's wrong Zee?" Robin asked.
"What's wrong?" Zatanna responded angrily, "I'm not made of glass Robin. I can take care of myself."
"I'm jus..."
"Yeah you're just worried about me but you don't have to treat me like some powerless little girl who can't defend herself," Zatanna said angrily, "I don't need your protection."
"Zee you just had an accident," Robin said calmly, "You were in a coma. I just don't want you to get hurt."
"So you think you can stop all of the bad guys huh?" Zatanna said, "Well if you really wanted me to be protected you should have let me team up with Kaldur, M'gann or Conner because they could actually protect me unlike you. You can't protect me nearly as well as they could. I mean you are just a fourteen year old boy and they all have superpowers. How in the hell are you supposed to protect me better than them?!"
Robin's eyes began to tear up behind his domino mask. He was hurt by what Zatanna had said, by what his girlfriend had said. She was the girl he loved and she didn't want him around. So he turned and walked away. He went into the Asylum to get to Dr Arkham's office. The worst part of what Zatanna had said was that those were his fears. He always feared that he couldn't be the same as the others. She was right, what could he do that they couldn't? He was just a human while the rest of the Team, except Artemis, had powers. Whenever they had finished a mission he was always the most hurt, the most injured. He was the one who always felt the worst after a failure because he felt that if he had powers they could've succeeded.
Robin walked through the halls of Arkham Asylum making sure that all the inmates were in their place. There was no way of knowing where the threat to Dr Arkham's life might come from. He walked into Dr Arkham's office. Robin couldn't help but see the contempt that the doctor felt for him. He had never really liked Dr Arkham, who would always make it difficult for Batman and him to interrogate inmates. Batman had called Dr Arkham delusional because the doctor believed that the all the inmates, no matter how insane, could be rehabilitated and the doctor also believed that Batman was preventing the inmates from being rehabilitated.
"Dr Arkham where are your guards?" Robin asked.
"They are patrolling the corridors as usual," Dr Arkham replied, the contempt obvious in his tone.
"Dr Arkham you do realize that there is a high probability that there will be an attempt on your life tonight?" Robin asked angry that the doctor wasn't taking the threat seriously.
"Isn't that what you and your friend are here for?" Dr Arkham said with a condescending tone, "Or do you not feel up to the task?"
"Dr Arkham," Robin gritted through his teeth, "You are lucky that my 'friend' and I here to protect you because obviously your security is lacking. Without us you'd probably be dead."
"Don't patronize me boy!" Dr Arkham exclaimed.
"I'm not, Dr Arkham," Robin replied calmly, "I'm just speaking the truth."
Zatanna was patrolling the outside of the Asylum. She was still angry with Robin and how overprotective he was acting but she couldn't help but feel that she had taken it too far. It was true that Robin didn't have any powers but he was by far the most experienced of the Team and maybe even the most skilled. He had been trained by the Batman after all. Zatanna was beginning to feel guilty, all he had wanted to do was protect her because he worried about her especially after her coma but she had pushed him away. She closed her eyes and shook her head violently, he was being too protective though. It made her feel weak and powerless. She could take care of herself, or could she?
Zatanna continued patrolling the outside and once she had completed a perimeter sweep headed into the Asylum to head towards Dr Arkham's office. When she reached the office she saw Dr Arkham sitting in his chair scowling and Robin standing by the window. She didn't know what to do so she decided to be professional.
"The perimeter is clear," Zatanna told Robin.
"Good," Robin replied in a tone that resembled Batman's, "All the inmates are locked up with no chance of escaping."
"So what now?" Zatanna asked.
"Now we wait," Robin said.
Wally and Artemis were standing in Detective Bullock's apartment. They were glad that they had gotten one of the targets who appreciated superheroes and their work. In fact Wally was extremely content because the detective had offered them some snacks which of course Wally finished in a matter of minutes, although he had offered some to Artemis who had rejected the offer.
Artemis was clenching her bow, the new one that Robin had gotten her for Christmas, arrow notched and ready to be fired at a moment's notice. She was not nearly as laid back as her boyfriend was because she knew very well that assassin's can appear from nowhere at anytime. She had been trained to do just that by her father and she knew that her sister had perfected the art. Unlike Wally who had eaten anything that Detective Bullock offered, Artemis had performed a sweep of the apartment checking the windows and any other possible point of entry.
They had been there for twenty-five minutes, Wally was sitting on the couch with Detective Bullock watching the Gotham City Knights play the Keystone Kings, both cheering on opposite teams. There had not been a sign of an assassin which had lead to Wally dismissing the threat as Batman's paranoia but Artemis could just tell, in her gut, that the threat was real. Maybe that was the point of waiting so long. They would grow complacent and the assassin would be able to easily dispatch of them. That's when they heard a crash from the bedroom window.
"Wally," Artemis said, "Go check what made that sound."
"Why me?" Wally asked.
"Just do it," Artemis said with a tone that told Wally that he shouldn't fight. He ran off and came back within seconds.
"No one there," Wally said.
"You sure?" Artemis asked.
"Yes I'm sure," Wally said, "Now I'm going to get back to the game." He turned towards the couch and started walking when someone stepped out of the shadows. The man was tall with a strong build, only slightly smaller than Batman, and he was wearing an owl themed costume.
"Harvey Bullock," The man said, "The Court of Owls has sentenced you to die." He then threw a knife straight at the detective but Artemis shot it with an arrow in mid-flight. Wally ran at the man but the man showed no sign of worry, sidestepping at the last moment.
"Get out of here," Artemis yelled at Detective Bullock before shooting arrow after arrow at the man. The assassin was initially able to deflect them but when Wally rushed at him again he got distracted and one of the arrows hit him straight in the shoulder. He simply reached and pulled it out, the wound healing almost instantly.
Artemis' eyes went wide. This assassin healed incredibly quickly, too quickly for them to counter. They needed to slow it down.
'Wally,' Artemis communicated through the mindlink, 'Keep rushing him, I have an idea.'
'Sure thing babe,' Wally responded before winking at her. Even in the middle of a fight he would flirt with her and honestly it made her blush. She smiled back at him but he wasn't paying attention anymore because he was busy fighting the assassin. She pulled out an arrow making sure it was the right one before nocking the arrow and drawing the bowstring back.
'Wally move now,' Artemis ordered through the mindlink. Wally dodged a punch to the face and sped away. Artemis let go and the arrow flew toward the assassin. It hit him right in the middle of his chest. The arrow was a special cryogenic one and it froze the assassin in place.
"Yeah!" Wally exclaimed, "Way to go babe!" He walked over to hug his girlfriend.
"Wait," Artemis said. The ice began to crack, "We're not done yet."
"Come on," Wally groaned. Artemis drew another arrow and shot at the man again. It hit him in exactly the same place as the last one. The arrow head exploded covering the assassin with red foam that quickly hardened.
"Now we're done," Artemis said as she turned back towards Wally who quickly kissed her.
"That was awesome," Wally said, "So what now?"
Zatanna and Robin were in Dr Arkham's office on opposite sides of the room. Neither had looked at the other, Zatanna was staring out the window to see if there was anyone in the distance while Robin watched the door, birdarangs in hand.
"I'm telling you the threat is not real," Dr Arkham said earning him a glare from the two heroes. Their eyes briefly met but they both quickly looked away but not without the psychiatrist noticing, "Ah I see you're not just 'friends,' no you two are more than that. You are dating."
"Be quiet Doctor," Robin said.
"So I'm right," Dr Arkham continued, "But you two are fighting at the moment. My question is whose fault is it?" Zatanna quickly looked at Robin without meaning to, "Ah so what did the Boy Wonder do? No wait let me guess," The doctor was suddenly giddy, happy to be in the mindset of the boy wonder, "He's being... overly protective."
Zatanna's eyebrows went up, "I'm right again. Poor little Robin, his girlfriend thinks he's being too protect..."
Someone came crashing through the main window. It was a man of average height and build. He was wearing an owl-themed costume with knives strapped onto a sash around his torso. He drew one before speaking.
"Jeremiah Arkham," The man said with a deep voice, "The Court of Owls has sentenced you to die." The man threw the knife with all his might at the psychiatrist. Robin pushed the Doctor out of the way of the knife and threw three batarangs. Each one hit their target but the assassin did not even flinch he simply reached in and pulled them out. He threw a knife at the boy wonder who back-flipped out of the way. Dr Arkham turned and left his office.
"Hsup," Zatanna said sending the assassin a meter back but other than that it did not have an effect. The assassin turned to Zatanna and pulled out two knives throwing both at Zatanna, "Ezeerf," Zatanna said causing one of the knives to stop in midair and she managed to dodge the second one. Her magic still wasn't up to perfection. Robin threw two more batarangs at the assassin's back and again they hit their target. When the man reached to pull them out they exploded knocking him a few meters forward, towards Zatanna. Zatanna moved standing next to Robin.
'Let's do this,' Robin communicated through the mindlink. Zatanna nodded. The man took out another knife and threw it at Robin who rolled out of the way. When he had gotten back on his feet he saw the man throwing two knives at Zatanna.
"Ezeerf," She said stopping one knife and managed to dodge the second but the man had thrown a third and was heading straight towards Zatanna. Robin pushed off hard with his right foot, flinging himself in the air between the knife and Zatanna. The knife went straight into his lower abdomen and he hit the floor. He could feel the cold blade on his skin.
"ROBIN!" Zatanna yelled before looking to the assassin. A snarl was on her face, her eyes focusing on the man with so much hate that they turned white, "WORHT!" She yelled throwing the assassin against the wall with such force that the office shook, "ETATICAPACNI!" The man's body went limp and Zatanna let the unconscious body fall to the ground. Before it hit the ground Zatanna was already kneeling next to her boyfriend.
"Zatanna," Robin said weakly, "Call. Batman."
"I will," Zatanna said. Robin's eyes began to close, "Robin stay with me. You have to stay awake. Robin!" His eyes still closed and she began to cry. She sobbed softly for a few seconds before remembering that she had to call Batman. She put her finger to her ear and radioed the Watchtower.
"Zatanna to Watchtower, Zatanna to Watchtower," She said, her voice weak.
"Zatanna, this is J'onn, what is it?" She heard through the communicator.
"Batman is needed at Arkham Asylum immediately," Zatanna said before pausing, "Robin has been stabbed."
Hope you liked it. I changed this from a gang war between Two-Face and Penguin to the Court of Owls assassination recently so it wasn't very planned. Anyway REVIEW! and read my new story tomorrow that takes place after Endgame. It'll be called Young Justice: Awakening unless you think the title is lame. Remember to REVIEW you all help me find motivation to write.