Jason
"Now that's just rude." Bart half yells at me. "You know who I rather be stuck with right now?" He asks
"Robin" I answer rolling my eyes.
"Ya." He answers.
"You act like the answer wasn't obvious." I tell him.
"Hey Wally's a valid answer." He says.
"True but I know for a fact Nightwing is the last person you want to be stuck with."
"Duh! I don't know why he hates me so much!"
"Because you keep hanging out with Wally."
"What? Wally isn't allowed to hang out with anyone?"
"No, he isn't." I tell him
"That doesn't make sense."
"Yes, it does you're dating a member of the bat family you should know." I tell him.
"So all of you are like this? How is that possible if Batman is a playboy?" He asks.
"Damn! You talk way too much! How can Tim stand you?"
"Oh no the forbidden word!" He screeches. "I'm melting" He yells grabbing at his skin. Okay this kid is crazy.
"Would you stop that?"
"Hey it's your family that started the whole keep identities secret thing." Bart tells me.
"So? You don't have to go overboard." I tell him. Then we hear a loud crash.
"Hmm? I need to go check that out here." Bart tells me. He throws me my flashlight and zooms away. When did he get this? I ask myself staring at my flashlight I look around and there's no sign of Bart.
"Hey! Don't leave me alone in here!" I yell running in his direction. I pause wondering where Ginger is. I click the intercom in my ear-
Nightwing
"Static." I say out loud. Now how am I supposed to contact Wally? Red doesn't say anything he hasn't for a while now.
"So how's being a romantic boyfriend going?" I ask Red trying not to get the silence in my skin.
"I'm not really sure I should participate in that." He tells me.
"Why not?" I ask him.
"Well no offense to Wally. But he had a serious crazy moment when he brought it up. One minute he's fighting with Bart over food then suddenly he brings that up. You can't get more random than that." He tells me.
"Figures you're just not romantic." I tell him.
"Why do you ask anyway? Still have a crush on me?" He asks elbowing me lightly in the side. I start to whistle lightly looking at him from the corner of my eye.
"Oh so you're playing the silent treatment on me huh? Two can play at that." He says and then it's completely quiet between us again. Again? I should have just answered his stupid question. All I can hear is the dripping of the dirty water come from the ceiling as it hits the ground. It's weird that this tunnel doesn't have any water on the ground like the first tunnel we were in. I look behind me staring in the darkness. Wally is somewhere in here but where?
"Nightwing." Red says.
"I thought you were giving me the silent treatment?" I ask him without turning around.
"Well I think you want to stop that now." He says I turn my head to find Joker in front of his. He's in his bright purple suit swinging a knife around in his hand.
"Joker" Red says. I wasn't expecting to see him so soon.
"Why hello Cupid. What brings you here?" Joker asks as if he and Red have talked multiple times before.
"We're taking you in. You've been roaming around free far too long." He tells Joker. Joker frowns.
"How unfortunate you're on a mission you can't complete, Cupid." Joker shrugs the knife still in his hand and he swings it around.
"What makes you say that?" Red asks his hand slowly reaching behind him for his arrows.
"Well for starters I have something you need." He says
"What?" Red asks. Realizing that his hand isn't grabbing anything.
"Looking for this?" Joker asks holding all of Red's arrows.
"When did you get that?" Red asks suddenly.
"Hours ago." Joker frowns. "They say you have eyes and ears like a hawk it's sad to know my resources are wrong." Joker says.
"Give those back." He tells him.
"So you can have a fair chance of beating me?" Joker asks he points the knife towards Red. "No thanks."
"You were in the observatory weren't you?" I ask Joker.
"Ah did Flash boy tell you that?" Joker asks. "Of course he did. Turns out I altered his brain in all the wrong ways." Joker says without waiting for my response.
"What else did you do to him?" I ask
"Just that. Well is he still a genius?" He asks.
"Yes." I tell him balling my fist. "He is."
"He wasn't supposed to I wanted him dumb so he wouldn't be able to think for himself. Or he'd run away like he did that last time. That didn't work either." Joker shrugs. "I don't need him anymore though." Joker smiles
"Why not?" I ask.
"Not so fast birdie I'm not the type of villain to tell my whole plan."
"Uh yes you are." I tell him.
"Well not this time around." He tells me. "So you kiddos up for a fight or what?" Joker asks.
"I've been waiting for you to say that." Red says cracking his knuckles.
"Oh no you don't." Joker says shaking his knife side to side. "You're weaponless." He tells him.
"I still have my hands."
"Ah so you knew all you had were your archer skills so you went out and build some muscle. Well I'm sorry cupid but I don't play fair." Joker tells him.
"I know you don't." Red says taking a few steps forward walking towards Joker. If he had sleeves he'd roll them up.
"Wait by fair I mean if you lay a finger on me I'll hurt your lover." He tells him. Red stops in his tracks and Joker laughs.
"Where's Jason?" Red asks.
"Jason?" Joker asks.
"Yes, Jason who are you talking about?"
"Aren't you dating birdie?" He asks.
"What? No! Never!" Red says.
"I'm sorry I disgust you that much." I mutter.
"So you don't have Jason." Red tells Joker.
"Is he in my tunnel?" Joker asks. Red hesitates.
"I'll take that as a yes. Then that means I have him as well. Nothing in here happens without me knowing." Joker says. "Oh good luck finding the real me." Joker says and he disappears.
"That wasn't Joker?" Red asks.
"Apparently not that means he never left the observatory."
"He has my arrows." Red says through clenched teeth.
"I know." I tell him.
"Are you still going to be silent on me?" He asks
"I won't."
"Is the observatory where we're going now?"
"We are."
"Good." He says and he starts to speed walk down the tunnel. I follow him down and bump into his back as he stops suddenly.
"What?" I ask
"Check the blueprints." He tells me. I look down to my utility belt and that's gone.
"It's gone along with my belt." I tell him.
"I knew it! When did he get our stuff?" Red asks sinking to the floor.
"Don't know but we need to get Joker."
"I would love to Nightwing. Only problem is we don't know how." He says
"Can I ask you a question?" I ask him.
"I thought your little crush was over." He smirks at me.
"It is but I want to know something."
"Shoot." He says and his smirk turns into a smile. "Get it? Shoot and I shoot arrows."
"No, moving on you and Joker seemed . . . close why?" I ask him
"Remember 'birdie' when he was in jail I'd pay him a visit to question him? I'd visit him so much that I guess we seem that way." He tells me. Right I remember now. I look ahead of me and in front of us are several tunnels leading different directions.
"Darn I was hoping for a left or right option." I tell him.
"What do we do now?" He asks.
"Flirt." I tell him. "I'm just kidding!" I yell immediately after. "I wonder how Wally's doing."
Robin
"Wally, where are we going?" I ask him as he pulls me along. He stops in front of various tunnels.
"Ah wrong way." He says turning away from them.
"We're going back?" I ask. As he pulls me back the way we came.
"You don't want to go through there. Each tunnel is filled with different types of smoke that takes complete control over your body and mind. They're not to be messed with." He tells me.
"What do they do?" I ask.
"Each tunnel is something different. If I remember correctly one can make you dream, or have a nightmare, or you can become delusional or even crazy. And one can make you fall deeply in love with someone else that you have this uncontrollable feeling to do them. I hope Nightwing didn't go through that one especially with Troy." He tells me.
"I'd be more worried if he went in there with Jason. But Wally how do you know all of this?"
"Flashes. I saw the Joker as he experimented on people using these tunnels. It was horrible I remember seeing one guy scratch his eyes out from a nightmare. Or a woman laughing until she fell over I assumed it was laughing gas but someone went in after her and they just went insane. I remember this couple. They were fighting and then when they walked in they couldn't take their hands off each other and they kept having sex until they fainted. I wish those were nightmares but they're not."
"I'm sorry. I'm sorry that you had to go through so much." I tell him.
"It's fine, this way." He says dodging into a tunnel well we were in tunnels anymore. It was a hallway the whole thing was purple with purple doors.
"Where are we?" I ask him. He opens one of the doors and pulls me in after him.
"I was hoping it would be you." A female's voice rang through the room. Wally released me and slowly walked towards the woman. She wore a short green dress and her hair was all over the place.
"Cheshire." Wally says to her.
"One of the flash boys. There's so many of you now. So I've heard." She says winking at him. Wally stays silent. "Can I help you with something?" She asks.
"I need a favor." He tells her. And she laughs at him.
"You're asking me? We both know I don't do favors."
"I can get you out." He offers.
"Who said I wanted out?" She asks. And Wally smirks.
"You did. About three days ago." He tells her.
"So you have a camera in the place?" She asks raising an eyebrow. "Look this is just a job I'll get out once I'm done." She says raising a knife towards him. "You on the other hand will never leave."
"Before you do hear me out."
"I'm listening" She says bending her head back over the chair. She stares at Wally with a spark of interest.
"Tell me how I can end Joker."
"Without him knowing?" She asks picking her head back up and staring at him. I remember Cheshire wearing a mask but she wasn't wearing one now. My eyes scan the room to find out it's on her lap.
"Yes."
"No thanks."
"The sooner Joker's gone the sooner you can go home." Wally tells her. And she smirks.
"You know I'm one who hates tunnels."
"You are."
"But if the boss is gone I don't get paid." She says.
"I heard you get paid in advance." He tells her. She drops her knife.
"You know too much cutie. And that's a problem."
"Just answer my question and I'll be on my way." Wally says.
"In his office there's a button. Big purple and really hard to miss. Press that and the whole place blows." She gets up and circles Wally then holds his chin. "And this time when the place explodes there will be no survivors" She tells him staring into his eyes Wally stares back calmly.
"How long do I get before it blows?" He asks.
"Well the interesting thing about this button is there isn't a countdown. Once you press this button everything blows. Meaning everyone has to be out of here by the time you press it. Only you should be fast enough to escape it . . . maybe." She tells him.
"Done." Wally slaps her hand from his chin.
"So you're saying you'll do it? Putting yourself at risk? Hey I'm not sure you're fast enough to escape in time." She says.
"I guess we'll find out." Wally tells her.
"Wally you don't have to do this." I tell him.
"Another question. Where's Nightwing?" He asks completely ignoring me. Cheshire puts on a real smile and points to one of the various TVs in the room.
"There." She says. Wally balls up his fists.
"Thanks. I suggest you leave while you can." Wally says turning around.
"I'm afraid I can't let you do that." She says.
"Why not?" He asks.
"I already did my favor by telling you. But letting you is another favor on its own." She tells him she holds two knives in both of her hand and she's swinging them.
"Of course." He tells Cheshire with a tired smile. He turns to me. "Robin?" He calls.
"Yes?"
"Run" He tells me and I take off. I trip over something and when I turn around Cheshire is over me.
Red Arrow
"Man you look sexy." I tell Nightwing.
"Now is seriously not the time for that." He tells me without looking at me.
"Hey you suggested it."
"And I said I was kidding." I tell him.
"What do you want to do to me right now? -Kiss you. -And? =Touch your muscles." I hit the pause button on my phone.
"When did you tape that?" He asks staring at me.
"When you said it." I tell him stating the obvious.
"Why?"
"Don't know." I shrug. "You seemed so cute then."
"Is this some type of blackmail?"
"Like I'd stoop that low."
"You would." He says glaring at me.
"Come on let's go."
"Delete it." He says.
"What?"
"Delete it or we're not going anywhere."
"Nightwing don't be ridiculous. Can we just go?" I ask he stares at me challenging me. "Fine" I hit the delete button. "Happy?" I ask. Nightwing smiles at me.
"Seriously what was the point in taping it if you were going to delete it?" He asks. Because I love messing with people I thought. Then I thought of something better.
"I made a copy." I tell him.
"You've got to be kidding me." Nightwing yells.
"No, as much as I don't mind the Wayne Manor there's nothing better than staying home." I tell him his eyes widen at me.
"What?"
"Let's have a deal." I tell him walking up to him I'm close enough to feel his breath and it hitches at out sudden closeness. "You get rid of Jason's curfew and I won't play this for Wally." I tell him. His eyes dart to the ground.
"You love him that much?" He whispers.
"That much? We both know I love him more than that. I'd do anything for Jason if I have too- no I don't even have to I'd just do it."
"Then what about me?" He asks looking up at me. Huh? I stand there grasping for words to say but nothing comes. I was messing with him he's my boyfriend's older brother and once my enemy. I didn't see his crush as something real just a phase so I played around. Is this not a phase?
"Dick, I thought this was a phase." I tell him backing up. His hand wipes something from his cheek.
"Funny how everyone's saying that." He seems to smirk at me.
"I-If it was serious I'm so sorry for messing with you- it's just fun and I -I don't know what to say." I tell him. I watch as he takes a deep breath. "I'm really sorry. I've honestly only managed to love two people in my life much as like people. I mean I love Connor and Ollie but as family. Wally and Jason are the only people that have ever made me feel that way." I explain to him.
"I'll remove your curfew." He tells me looking at me.
"What?"
"I'll remove it. Jason can come any time you two want but he at least needs to be home for 1-2 hours." He tells me. I take a step forward but he sticks a hand out in front of me.
"Are you okay?" I ask him.
"I should concentrate on what matters. And Wally matters so delete the recordings all copies you've made and let's just go already." He tells me.
"I will." I tell him.
"I say we take the farthest to the left." He says changing the topic and turning his head to face that tunnel.
"Fine by me." I tell him. We take the tunnel and pink smoke surrounds us.
"What is this?" I ask him. I can hear Nightwing coughing. I pull his arm and start running I keep running until the smoke clears. "Okay we're go-." I start but Nightwing slams me against the wall.
"Night-." I stop as he starts to kiss me. His hands planted on my chest and his knee presses against my mid section. Somehow my hands are in his hair allowing him to deepen the kiss. I moan lightly into his mouth and continue kissing him. What was that smoke?
Bart
I lean against the wall because I think I can hear talking I try to listen in closely.
"Come on these are the Allen family's ears Bart. They work better than Superman's." I tell myself. Then I feel a hand on mine.
"Ah!" I scream. And find Jason panting in my ear. "For food's sake soldier what do you think you're doing?" I ask him.
"Scaring you apparently." He tells me.
"This isn't the time for that soldier! If I knew you were going to be trouble I would have left your butt behind."
"You did leave me behind." He tells me.
"That is incorrect soldier I was leading the way."
"Would you stop calling me soldier? What are you doing anyway?" He asks
"Listen." I tell him.
"To your heartbeat?" He asks
"Don't be absurd so- Jason there are people talking and I'm trying to listen."
"More like kissing. Well that's what I hear." Jason says. I stop hearing voices and I tiptoe into that direction only to find various tunnels to take.
"Darn! We're trapped." I say snapping my fingers.
"Can't you just run in all of the tunnels and look to see which one isn't a dead end?" Jason asks.
"Good job so- Jason. I would have thought of that but if I left you I probably wouldn't come back."
"Good I don't want you to come back." He tells me.
"You aren't a very wise soldier." I tell him shaking my head.
"Maybe because I'm not a soldier." He sneers at me.
"Well I got to run." I tell him. I run into one of the tunnels and pass green colored smoke. I start to slow down involuntarily until I completely stop. I fall into a daze and I hear someone calling me.
"Bart" A voice says. "Bart" The voice comes closer.
"Robin?" I ask then I see Robin in front of me. He's pale and he's shivering. His hands brutally rub along his arms he's hurting himself.
"Robin, stop! If you're cold just come here." I tell him. I pull his hand towards me and hug him. "Are you getting warm? Some say my body is like an oven that's never been turned off." I smile at him. My smile disappears as he shakes his head and his teeth start to chatter.
"Tim? Tim, tell me what's wrong." I gently move him off me and look into his eyes- mask. He's still shaking as he starts to smile at me. This isn't the time for code names I tell myself.
"Bart, feel my heart beat." He tells me. He moves my hand to his chest and I can feel my face heat up.
"I-I" I start to say but then I actually feel for his heartbeat my hand moves over his entire chest in a panic. "Tim I don't feel anything." I tell him. He nods his head a tear drop rolling down his cold cheek.
"That's because I'm dead." He tells me. I look at my hands and they're covered in blood.
Nightwing
I wake up staring into Red's closed eyes.
"Red?" I call to him shaking him. He groans and keeps his eyes closed.
"Come on tell me what happened." I tell him.
"I can't remember but I'm in more pain then I was before." He tells me.
"Good you're up." I hear above me. I look up to find Wally and he's doesn't look too happy to see me.
"Wally? Do you know what happened?" I ask him and I start to get up but fall back down. I reach my hand up for help but he ignores it.
"You two need to get out of here. Now." Wally says.
"What?" I ask him.
"I'm going to end Joker by myself. You two need to leave." Wally tells me again.
"I can't Wally I won't leave you." I tell him.
"You already did." He tells me and starts to walk away.
"I need my arrows." Red protests.
"Fuck Troy. Do you really need to have those right now?" Wally asks
"Yes, and Nightwing needs his belt." Red tells him.
"Fine. We have ten minutes to go into the observatory and get your little toys. But after that you have to leave." Wally tells us.
"Wally what's wrong?" I ask him. Red stands up and helps me.
"Nothing." He says and walks ahead.
"I'll take it you know where the observatory is?" Red asks.
"Duh." Wally answers.
"You okay?" Red asks me. I shake my head.
"Wally's mad and I don't know why." I tell him.
"Well that's not hard to find out." He tells me.
"I found Bart but not Jason. Not without going through the tunnels." Robin says coming out of one of them. He's wearing Cheshire's mask on his face and holding on tightly to Bart as he leans into Robin seeming weightless in his arms.
"What happened to him?" I ask.
"Just some smoke." Wally says. "Are you going to follow me or not?" He asks. And we start to follow him again.
"What's wrong with Wally?" I ask him Robin.
"Let's just say he got here before things got really bad." Robin tells me.
"What does that mean?"
"Robin, take Bart out of here. Go through the exit we put Cheshire through."
"Cheshire?" I ask alarmed.
"Tim." Bart says in a hushed voice.
"I thought he was unconscious." I say out loud.
"He is but he keeps saying me name." Tim says smiling up at me. "It's so cute."
"Only kids would think that unconscious people saying their name is cute." I mutter.
"Look you two are running low on time. We need to go to the Joker now. And Tim come back and show them the exit they'll meet you right here in eight minutes." Wally orders. He moves down the hall without even waiting for us. When we make it to him he's standing by the door.
"You guys are slow." He whispers to us.
"Said by the guy with super speed." Red mutters.
"Wally, what's wrong?" I ask him.
"You're looking weak Nightwing." He says smirking at me. "You sure you want to go in?" He asks. I straighten up.
"Wally, tell me what's going on." I urge him.
"Opening the door in 3, 2 . . . 1" Wally says and he opens the door. Immediately after bullets start flying out of the room. Wally stares at them the smirk on his face not leaving.
"Maybe he really is a clone." Red tells me staring at Wally the way I am. Our eyes and mouth wide open.
"I don't have time for this." Wally mutters and he steps right into the doorway.
"Wally!" I yell I move forward completely worried and when I do the shooting stops and there's bodies all over the floor.
"Gee Joker when did you get so boring." Wally asks him.
"Ah if it isn't flash boy. I thought you were scared of me." Joker says. Wally starts to walk forward shaking his head.
"No, not anymore. Not after what I've seen."
"What you've seen? Ah you can see what I do now. Too bad it doesn't work both ways I'd love to see what you do in your spare time." Joker says. Wally smiles and makes a sound that sounds like laughter. I've never seen him look so . . . so evil before well not since that time he beat up the team.
"You know there's something interesting about you Joker. Did you know that?" Wally asks.
"What's that? Is it because I'm the craziest person you've seen in your life or the best villain to live on this planet?" Joker asks. Wally shakes his head.
"Neither. I've never wanted to kill someone as much as I want to kill you." Wally answers.
"I knew you'd say that." Joker says snapping his fingers. Before we know it we're surrounded by guys with guns in their hands. And they start to attack us.
"Nightwing." Red calls to me and he throws something at me. When I catch it I realize it's my belt quickly I put it on and start to fight back. Red's on a table shooting at some of the guys. I start to feel tired well not tired exactly the pain from earlier gets to me and it surges through my entire body. I start to feel weak and dizzy and I feel myself fall.
"NIGHTWING!" I hear someone yell I think its Wally. I turn around to see a guy with a gun to my head.
"Bye Wally." I say silently. And I hear the gun shoot.
"I'm Robin!" I hear over me I open my eyes to find Jamie kicking the guy in the head. She's holding on tightly to a rope and then drops to the ground. She removes batarangs from her belt and throws them at the guys. I stare at her in awe but mostly in shock. When did she get this much training? Wally reaches over and picks her up and then me. He shoves Red outside of the room and puts Jamie in my arms.
"Go." He orders.
"What about you?" I hear myself ask.
"There's something I have to do." Wally tells me.
"Wally, don't. You can't do this alone." Red tells Wally grabbing his shoulder.
"Doesn't hurt to try." Wally smiles at him. "Oh and Red. Just in case I forget" Wally says and punches Red in the gut. Red grunts loudly and falls to the ground.
"Let's not kiss my husband again." Wally says and looks at me. "Take them and go." He tells me.
"Wally I can't leave you here."
"Yes, Nightwing. Yes you can. You already did." Wally says me. "Now take your kid and go." He tells me. And starts to walk away. My kid?
"Wally no! Where are you going? What do you mean I left you? And Jamie's our kid!" I yell after him.
"We need to go." Red tells me his hand on my shoulder.
Robin
"Found you." I tell them.
"Good. Take Jamie and Red out I need to go back for Wally." Nightwing tells me.
"Nightwing? Do you know what Wally's going to do?" I ask him holding his arm back.
"He's going to kill Joker."
"Do you know how?" I ask him.
"Not exactly." He answers.
"He's going to blow this place up. That's why we need to leave."
"Blow it up!?" Red asks.
"Ya like boom!" Jamie says.
"B-but he won't make it." Nightwing tells me.
"Yes, he will. Only he can press the button and make it out in time." I lie.
"Are you sure?" Nightwing asks. I swallow hard and remember what Wally told me.
"Tim, promise me." He urged.
"I can't Wally, Cheshire said even you might not be fast enough." I pleaded with him.
"But maybe I am!" Wally told me
"No, Wally you're not." I told him he grabbed unto my shoulders, really hard.
"I can try Tim. It doesn't hurt to try."
"Yes, it does you can get yourself killed." I told him tears pushed through my eyes as I stared into his eyes filled with determination.
"Please Tim. Please lie to Dick for me. I promise I'll come back. I'll run faster than I ever had before I'll run and I'll make it. So please tell Dick that I'll make it." Wally told me. I remember nodding my head at him and wiped my tears away. He hugged me then and I looked up at him.
"You better come back." I told him. He only nod his head at me.
"Tell my family I love them." He told me and then Dick started to wake up.
"He will make it because he said he will." I tell Nightwing. "Now we have to go now so we can meet him."
"Good idea, lead the way." Red tells me. "Wait where's Jason?" He asks.
"He's already outside." I tell him. We make it out and we're on top of a hill overlooking the park that we entered. I look up at the afternoon sky.
"We've been there all night." Red says out loud.
"And all morning." Jason tells him.
"Jason" Red says slowly.
"Ginger." Jason says he runs into Red's arms and hugs him.
"You okay?" Bart asks me. I nod my head and walk into his arms.
"Wally's an idiot." I tell him softly so Nightwing doesn't hear.
"What do you mean by that?" Bart asks.
"I can't tell you. You might do something stupid too."
"What is Wally doing?" Bart asks losing his grip around me.
"Don't." I command him holding him tightly. "Just don't."
"Tim!" Bart yells in protest but I hold on to him. Bart starts to struggle under me.
"I can help him Tim let me go!" Bart continues to yell.
"Help him?" Nightwing asks. "You told me he'd make it. Why would he need help?"
"Jason!" I yell.
"Sorry bro." Jason punches Nightwing meaning to knock him out but Nightwing just falls over so Jason ties him up.
"What are you doing?" Nightwing asks. "I need to save Wally!" He yells.
"Look I know you want to save him I do too. But I also know how much he needs to do this I would too if I were him." Jason says.
"JASON! I can't let my husband die." Nightwing pleads tears rush down his face.
"I'm sorry." Jason tells him. In the corner of my eye I see Red making a run for it towards the tunnel.
"Ginger n-." Jason stops as the building blows. Fire is everywhere and a giant mushroom of smoke erupts from underground. We all stand there staring at the fire, the smoke, and the debris as it all rises up just looking. Looking for Wally. My heart starts to skip a beat and I stare as red fills the air.
"D-do you see him?" Bart finally asks his goggles are on and somehow he isn't in my arms anymore. "I don't see him." Bart cries. "I don't see him!" The sky changed color to red and I look around scared. Then I hear it. Wailing. I thought it was Jamie but when I look at her she's crying quietly then I see Dick. He looks like a mess. The ropes keep him tied to a tree and he's screaming as he starts to cry a river. His entire face is red and his veins pulse out and show in his face his hair is everywhere. And he's just there crying, screaming, calling Wally's name. Red's crying too his hand over his chest almost as if he's clutching his heart. Right he did love Wally more than anything at some point I remember that. We hear sirens blaze as the police, ambulance, and firefighters drive to the park. We stare at everything as if it happened in slow motion.
"I'm going to go see if they find him." Bart says and he runs away almost in slow motion. Red falls to the ground and Jason runs to catch him also in slow motion. The screams Jason yells as he runs to Red only sound like sounds that have been blocked out by a deep voice. Dick's still screaming but I feel as if I can't hear him. He's just on the tree struggling moving really slowly and he seems angry but very sad. Jamie's clutching onto his leg crying as well. She's saying something too. My ears probably aren't working as well as my eyes. I can't hear a thing and everything I see happens so slowly. The birds rushing away from a tree seems slow too. Bart down at the park looking panicked and asking around seems slow. This may be the only time my super fast boyfriend seems slow to me. The tears falling down his cheeks like tiny slugs having a race. Jason's intense screaming as he pulses his hands down heavily on Red's chest seems really, really slow. It looks as if Red isn't breathing. Could it be that I'm watching him breathe in slow motion? Or did he really stop breathing? I just stand there staring at everything wondering why time is moving so slow.
Nightwing
"Are you still mad at me?" I ask him. His face is grumpy and his hair is in his face.
"Dick, you cheated on me." He tells me.
"That was the smoke! Red broke up with me and I respected that."
"I'm just glad I got there in time . . . before you got any further." He tells me. I hug him tightly in my arms.
"Dick?" He asks surprised.
"I-I thought you died back there Wally." I tell him.
"And miss our very 1st wedding anniversary? Fat chance." Wally tells me.
"But you almost did." I tell him letting him go to look into his eyes.
"I did not almost die." He smiles at me.
"Wally, we're still in the hospital and you've been here for a week now."
"It's been a week? Who knew?" He shrugs.
"I did." I tell him.
"Hey did Troy really have a heart attack?" He asks me
"He did. I almost died Wally! I'm glad they found you when they did."
"Yeah yeah in a river, unconscious. That's so cliché." He tells me rolling his then wishing he didn't.
"Do you need painkillers?" I ask him.
"No, I still can't believe he had a heart attack."
"You know he still kind of loves you. You were the first person he's ever loved. And I know its hard getting over your first love." I tell him.
"Luckily you didn't have to." He tells me.
"Ya but it makes me wonder if he still loves you did he ever . . ."
"Like you?" He finishes for me and I nod my head.
"You know one thing I hated about Troy was the fact he's always messing with people. Purely for his own entertainment." Wally tells me. "Dick, I don't know if he liked you that way but I know he does like you and respect you. And he doesn't want to be your enemy anymore."
"And he's not- not anymore." I tell him holding Wally's hand.
"Umm where's Joker?" He asks and he looks like he's in pain again.
"Prison" I tell him getting the painkillers anyway. I take a bottle of water and the whole container. "Say ah." I tell him.
"I did all of that and he still managed to stay alive." Wally says weakly ignoring the medication I'm offering.
"Yeah I'm sorry." I tell him.
"Don't be."
"I'm not sorry for you. I'm sorry for myself. How could you even think of leaving me?" I ask him.
"Leaving you?" He asks.
"You went in there knowing you might die Wally."
"No, I went in there knowing I might live." He corrects me.
"Hello hello! West family. Ah I see Mr. West is happy that Mr. Impulsive is finally awake I see? It's about time. Mr. West looked so depressed." Roy says walking in with Megan
"Get out." I tell them and they do.
"What was that?" Wally asks looking at the door.
"Nothing. Just rest hmm?" I tell him moving his bed settings to flat.
"Wait, tell me what happened to the others." Wally begs.
"Jason was pretty upset that Red had a heart attack but he's fine otherwise. Bart never left his room until today because he heard you woke up. Tim's case is the same. And Jamie was really sad too."
"Ha I can't believe she's pretty much Robin now."
"I can't believe it's too late to give her a normal life." I tell him. Wally hugs me.
"Let's finalize this."
"Finalize what?"
"The adoption. I want us to keep her."
"What but Wally we've talked about this we can't. You're going to-."
"Jamie needs us just as much as we need her and she doesn't mind being babysat by everyone we know including Bruce. Come on Dick. Please?" He asks.
"Are you really sure about this?"
"I haven't been sure about anything besides marrying you." He tells me.
"Fine we'll finalize the adoption." I tell him and he kisses me.
"Sleep over?" He asks.
"In your hospital bed?" I ask and he nods his head.
"Only on one condition." I say pointing a finger.
"Hmm?" He asks cuddling with me already,
"Don't you ever do something so reckless and dangerous again." I tell him.
"Of course Dick. I'm going to be a doctor not a superhero." He pulls me to lie down and holds me tightly in his arms.
"Good night Wally." I tell him
"Mahal kita, Dick." He tells me.
"I love you too." I tell him and kiss his forehead.
Favorite lines of the chapter:
"He is but he keeps saying me name." Tim says smiling up at me. "It's so cute."
"Only kids would think that unconscious people saying their name is cute."
That was a fun chapter to write. . . I think. Now that Joker's in jail the next chapter will be back on their daily lives. Questions? Concerns? Suggestions? Favorite lines? - Review
Burrito-meat: Another story hmm I don't think I'm up for writing those couples as their own story. But do not fear. My main focus will be on the three main couples. The others are just well there. Ah you skipped that part. I'm not sure if I should be offended by that or not but oh well. What I am sad about is that you didn't say your favorite line in the chapter. You know I love your favorite lines! Lol thanks for staying with me throughout the story.
SPskater411: Hehe yay! Hugs! I love them! Should I call them hugs? Or huggles? Or hugging on the internet? Does it even matter? I'm glad you loved the chapter. I had to research him too! There's at least 3 heroes I added to this story that I didn't know about until I read about them in reviews. Hehe and I'm always sure to stay asterous thank you.
TotallyT: Yay! I'm glad I did a good job with your request. At first I was reading about him to get a feel of what he's like then I told myself maybe I should just create what I think of him so far. From Wikipedia. And hopefully it fits.
BuggyShino05: Ya the scene with Babs and Connor really didn't add to the story it was more of me fulfilling a request than actually adding to the story. It was the best my mind could stir up before Sunday. Haha I love your simile of Roy being like a kid who would throw a rock in a snowball fight. It fits him really well! Same for Wally even though he's beyond that. Where would Red be in this fight? Now that he's different-ish?