The Three Stooges

"Anyone see Robin and Wally today?" Artemis inquired. It was unlike them to be so quiet for so long. Normally, that meant that they were causing mayhem, but all seemed to be quiet. Which in itself was worrying.

"I have not seen them at the cave today, however, yesterday Wally mentioned something about 'bro bonding.'" Kaldur reported evenly. As long as the two boys were not causing trouble, they could do whatever they wanted. As long as their activities did not earn him Batman's ire.

As if reading their minds, the zeta tube went off announcing Robin, Wally, and surprisingly, Roy. The three teens paid the rest of the team no mind as they walked in talking animatedly.

"Dude! Remember that time Supes declared we had to have mentor mentee bonding! He made us go camping! And he insisted on coming with us even though he didn't have a partner to bring!" Robin bounced around and did a front flip. This story was one biggest mentor fails in history.

Roy smirked before innocently saying, "Hey! It was a good thing that Supes came! Ollie got super drunk within the first few hours of arriving and was useless afterwards! Not to mention that Barry ate all our food within an hour!"

"Hey! Uncle Barry didn't eat all the food! Supes was the one who decided that it would be faster to cook the hotdogs using his heat vision and not the fire. Burned the poor things to a crisp. Even I wouldn't touch them. Besides, Bats was the one who was 'allergic' to the woods."

Robin stopped bouncing. "Now that I think about it, they're really lucky we were there. Roy was able to track prey and identify plants we could eat. I was able to make some meds for B using the rare caterpillar silk I found mixed with some berries, and Wally was able to run and find the rest of the Justice League for emergency evacuation."

Roy tilted his head slightly. "It would have been way less embarrassing for them if Supes had not insisted on hiking on an unmarked path in the middle of nowhere. And if he had not insisted on no phones or communicators."

Wally nodded sagely. "This is probably why we never went camping again. Hey! We should go camping this weekend! Just the three of us! If we can fight villains we can go off in the woods alone for a night or two!"

Robin wrinkled his nose. "Dude. You said you guys would come to the party this weekend. Agent A insist that I have an adequate support system. You know how nasty the people there can get. And you know I can't skip. I skipped the last one and CPS came knocking on our door."

Wally shrugged. "You have all your credits for the year right? Let's go during the week. I'm sure B will call you in sick if you use your voodoo magic on him. Ollie will do whatever Roy says and Uncle Barry keeps saying that I need to get more exercise."

Robin shrugged. It was definitely worth a shot. And if he couldn't convince Bruce, Alfred would convince Bruce for him. Besides, he hadn't hung out with Wally and Roy in forever. It would be just like the good old days. Smirking slightly, he said, "Fine. But you'll have to be on your best behavior at the party. You know how the old hags like to gossip. Roy, you too. None of that, 'bad boy' crap. I have a reputation to uphold. Well, B does anyways.

Wally nodded excitedly. "This is going to be so awesome! No mentors, just three bros alone in the woods. What could possibly go wrong!"

Roy's eye twitched slightly before he reached out and smacked Wally on the back of the head. "Way to go Kid Mouth. Now something's bound to go wrong."

Robin clapped his hands together. "So. We going to go to Wally's Science thing or what?"

"It's a science fair, Boy Genius, and Bruce Wayne is a judge, so you'll probably want to go. For security reasons. And Roy, I hear there will be a ton of desperate women there for Bruce. I'm sure that you'll be able to snag one."

The three of them nodded to themselves before they burst out laughing and walked back to the zeta tubes. Artemis looked at the rest of the team in confusion. "Does anyone know what the hell just happened? They walked in here, talked a bit and walked out. Didn't even notice us!"

Kaldur ran a hand over the top of his head. "They are the first three partners Artemis. My King has told me about the special bond they share and how that he hoped that I would one day be a part of that bond. It is my understanding that Wally and Roy are the only two outside of the original members of the Justice League that know both Robin and Batman's secret identities."

Artemis' eyes widened. "You're telling me that Kid Mouth knows the most well kept secret in the Justice League and he has yet to accidently spill the secret?"

Kaldur scanned the shocked faces of his teammates. He supposed that it would be news to anyone that Wally could keep a secret. That he could keep multiple secrets. Kaldur had his suspicions of why the boy lived with his uncle, but he would never say them outloud. "I suppose that we are not always who we project ourselves to be. We all have secrets, some of which are darker than others."

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Dick slid into his place next to Bruce at the Science Fair. He tactfully ignored Bruce's questioning gaze and scanned the crowd of nerds for his best friend. He spotted Roy right away, flirting with a group of girls. Wally was harder to spot, but eventually Dick was able to spot him by the vending machine getting a last minute snack.

Dick returned his attention to his mentor. Time to use his so called 'voodoo magic' on Bruce. "Hey Dad? Wally wanted to know if I can go with him and Roy on a camping trip."

Bruce knew that Dick was going to ask for something that he was not going to like the second he said 'dad.' The kid had learned how to get his way. "Chum, you know how I feel about nature."

"Dad. This trip is strictly for people under the age of twenty. Sorry to say, but you're just over the age limit."

Bruce chuckled. "Calling me young is not going to help your case Kiddo. When's this trip?"

Dick shifted around nervously. There was no way that Bruce was going to be easy to convince after learning their planned departure day. "Well...we were thinking on leaving Monday."

Bruce stilled and turned his eagle-like gaze on Dick. "Excuse me?"

Dick gazed down at his hands before glancing up at Bruce. "I've finished my classes for the year, so you can just call me in sick! And during the week it's less likely I'll be swarmed by the paparazzi! Please Dad!"

Bruce winced as Dick gazed up at him with puppy eyes. He had often wondered if the boy had an unknown meta gene that gave him the power of suggestion. If anyone else were to ask him for half of the things that Dick did, Bruce would unleash the full force of the batglare on them. Under Dick's puppy eyes however, Bruce always found his will crumpling. "Kiddo, you know how bad the press will be if they find out that I called you in sick and you were off in the woods?"

Dick pouted. "Blame it on Ollie then. Tell the press a sob story how you entrusted him with your son's safety and he let us go traipsing through the woods."

Bruce rubbed his temples wearily. "Fine. But don't you dare get caught. And tell Wallace that he owes me one. And that I will collect on it."

Dick jumped up and pumped his fist. Quickly giving Bruce a hug, he dashed off the join his two friends where they were standing by the water fountain. "Bruce said yes!"

Wally jumped up with a loud "Yes!" which led to the surrounding people to stare at them.

Roy on the other hand, narrowed his eyes. "What were the conditions?"

Dick grinned widely before casually saying, "Ollie takes the blame publically if anything goes wrong and Wally owes him one. Oh. Wally, he wanted me to tell you that he intends to collect."

Wally paled substantially. "What? Why did you agree to that?"

Roy shrugged. "Deal sounds good to me. Maybe we should get in trouble. I'd love to see Ollie explain that at a press conference."

Wally waved his arms around wildly. "More importantly, what is Bats going to make me do?"

Dick shrugged before grabbing Roy's wrist. "Dude, I heard that someone made rock candy in the shape of snowflakes and they're handing them out for free."

Wally watched as his two best friends ditched him in his moment of crisis. He was a superhero, one of the first partners, yet he had never been more afraid in his life. He knew that Roy would feel just as much panic if the roles were reversed. He honestly had no idea how Dick could be so nonchalant around Bruce. The man was scary. Granted, Dick seemed to bring out a softer side of him. Nevertheless, he was downright terrified of whatever the man had planned for him.

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A/N: Hey! Sorry for the long wait, but personally I like this chapter, so I hope it was worth the wait! Let me know what you think, and please leave prompt ideas! Happy reading!