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At the cave Batgirl and Bullet watched from a short distance as Robin walked backwards away from Bullseye
" Alright come at me" Robin dared as Bullseye shot off a water gun
Robin did a quick back flip to the side and caught she shot of water gracefully in his mouth.
"Come on you can do better than that!" Robin grinned after swallowing the mouthful of water
This time Bullseye shot the water up high and once again Robin caught it gracefully
Knowing nobody else was around Batgirl spoke up "Are you sure you really want to date that?" she pointed a finger at her brother as him and Bullseye continued to challenge each other
Bullet shrugged "What can I say he's sweet and really hot" she said grinning
Batgirl shuddered "Ew! I think I need to go walk off that statement"
As she made her way down the hall she was stopped by an invisible barrier, attempting to walk in the opposite direction she was stopped again. Upon spreading her arms out, she found that the barrier was all around her "Zarro!" She yelled
The auburn-haired boy stepped out from behind the corner, a wide grin on his face "What's wrong BG stuck in a bubble?"
Batgirl sent him her best Batglare
Zarro held his hands up "Okay, okay" he closed his eyes "Gnirb nwod eht ecroe dliehs."
With that Batgirl could continue walking again
Before she could get far though Martian Jr came out of invisibility causing Batgirl to jump
Both boys began cracking up next to each other
"Do you boys just sit around and wait for me to come to the cave, so you can play pranks on me?" Batgirl glared with her hands on her hips
"Yes". "No" Zarro and Martian Jr said at the same time
Batgirl rolled her eyes and was about to speak when there was an announcement over the speakers
"Team please report to the mission room" Superboy said
Once everyone entered the mission room they were met by Superboy
"Scarecrow broke out of Arkham recently, he has been spotted around Gotham and a few months ago when Bullet and Robin cracked down on a drug rink he was the source of the distribution" He turned to Robin "For this mission you will be head of Beta I assigned Bullseye, Bullet and Martian Jr to your squad. Beena, Batgirl, Zarro you'll be on Alpha with me" he explained as he went over to the computer "Batman sent me the coordinates of where he is being suspected to hid out, Beta you'll be patrolling the inside, Alpha we will be on the outside, we will meet up inside when needed"
An hour later at Scarecrows hide out
Robin surveyed the room "Bullet, do a run around, Martian Jr go with her in case she needs assistance. Bullseye and I are going to crawl into the air vents and put in some microphones for surveillance " he ordered as Martian Jr flew above her. Both nodded and went off.
As they climbed into the vents a booby trap was set off causing the vents to fall, Robin and Bullseye swiftly jumped down. When they did though they were met by Scarecrow.
Robin quickly reached for his communicator "We need back up, repeat back up needed"
From there the fight began as more of Scarecrows mind controlled goons came from the shadows to fight the team
24 long hours later
"We can't go back now, we can't just leave them!" Bullet panted while stumbling
Superboy caught her before she could fall and helped support her back up
"Come on Bullet" he said attempting to move her to the bioship, but she continued to refuse
"They're our team " she persisted
Superboy looked around for someone to help him
Batgirl stepped forward and motioned for him to go ahead into the bioship
"Bullet we need to get on the bioship" Batgirl said calmly
Bullet looked at her " How can you say that? They have our team members! Martian Jr., my brother and your brother, my..."
Batgirl rested hand on her shoulder steadying her " I know believe me I'm worried out of my mind. But everyone on the team is exhausted. Plus, we all have injuries including you" she pointed to Melanie's bloody leg that she was struggling to stand up on
"I heal fast" she said holding herself up
Batgirl shook her head "Bullet be rational, we aren't going to make any progress right now in our current states. Our best bets are to go back to the mountain, get patched up and plan our next moves. Besides I'm pretty sure once the League gets word of this they'll be here" she said
Reluctantly Bullet nodded and followed Batgirl into the bioship to join the rest of the team
Just like Batgirl had predicted 5 hours later a few familiar League members arrived at the cave with their missing team members who were passed out
Rushing through the cave Nightwing cradled Robin in his arms, Flash followed close behind cradling Bullseye as well as Batman holding Martian Jr.
They brought them into the med bay with the team close behind
" What's wrong with them?" Bullet asked as they laid the boys in beds
"Fear gas" Batman stated
"They are in a dream like stance that causes them to see their worst fears. It causes increased heart rates and blood pressure levels." Nightwing explained while gathering medical supplies
"Which we need to monitor to make sure it doesn't get dangerously high" Flash explained while hooking Bullseye up to machines
As the day crept into night Nightwing walked into the med bay he jumped back lightly startled to see Melanie in the room lying next to her brother in his bed
"What are you doing in here?" Nightwing asked as he walked into the room and began checking each boy
"I wanted to be here for them" she said softly
Nightwing smiled "You can't be too comfortable crammed in that bed, and if I'm keeping track correctly, you are running off almost 48 hours of zero sleep"
Melanie nodded signaling that he was correct
"Why don't you go home for the night? Sleeping in your own bed might help sweetie." Nightwing said as he stood in front of Melanie
She looked over her shoulder at her still passed out brother, then at Martian Jr. who appeared so small in his bed and finally over at Nathan who appeared helpless in his passed-out state
"What if something happens? Or they wake up." She said
Dick crouched down to be at eye level with her "I've dealt with Scarecrow multiple times in my career, I assure you at this point with the gas in their system they aren't going to have any medical problems and I promise I'll let you know right away when they wake up. Okay?"
Melanie let out a sigh, exhaustion overcoming her ability to argue she nodded her head
Nightwing helped her up out of the bed "I'll call your dad and let him know you're on your way home" he told her
Melanie found herself being shaken awake by her mother
"Mom?" Melanie mumbled as she whipped the sleep from her eyes
"Hey sweetie, how do you feel?" she asked
Melanie sat up further "Well rested, how long was I asleep?"
"About 8 hours" Artemis said
Melanie shot up "8 hours!" she suddenly felt more awake "I have to get to the cave" she said throwing off her pajama top.
Artemis laughed and shook her head "Dick just called, the boys are just now starting to stir, so go ahead and get dressed. By the time we get there they should just be waking up"
Melanie nodded and waited till she walked out of the room before continuing getting dressed
When Artemis and Bullet entered the cave the first person she saw was Zarro
"Are they awake yet?" she asked the younger boy
He nodded "Yeah, Nightwing is only allowing immediate family members in the rooms right now so I haven't seen them" he explained
Bullet nodded and immediately took off toward the Medbay
"Man, she's really excited to see her brother" Bart said stepping up next to his son
Zarro nodded "And probably Robin too"
Impulse looked at him and tilted his head to the side "Robin?"
Zarro nodded "Yeah they're really good friends"
Bart nodded his head and watched Artemis follow her daughter to the Med Bay
When Bullet first entered the room, she saw Mrs. Martian sitting up on the bed hugging Martian Jr. close to her "It's all okay now" she whispered soothingly as she stroked his dark hair. Melanie decided to leave them be and not interrupt their moment
As she went further in she saw her brother and father as soon as Mark saw her he ran forward and hugged her "I knew you were lying next to me while I was out" he told her
She looked at him "Really?"
He nodded "Yeah it was horrible, my twin senses were going off that you needed me, and I couldn't do anything" he said sadly.
Melanie smiled and gave him another hug
"Mark!" Artemis said entering the room with a smile
Mark smiled "Go see Robin, the whole Bat family came to see him. Even though Nightwing said immediate family only they all snuck in here like ninjas. But I'm sure you're the one he wants to see"
Melanie smiled and walked toward the large group of people dressed in colors of Red, Black and Grey
"Robin?" Melanie spoke, not being able to see him over the group of mostly men
"Mel?" with that Nathan pushed himself through the crowd and lunged at Melanie. He picked her feet up of the ground as he hugged her tight and spun her around.
After setting her back down Nathan pressed their foreheads together "Let me look at you" he said softly as he pulled his head back and cupped her face in his hands
Meanwhile the Batfamily looked on at the scene
"Umm, Wing are the two of them a thing?" Stephanie asked curiously
"Honey, if they were a thing I think I would have known about it" Tim cut in
Dick grinned
"Actually, they are a thing" Barbara spoke up
Jason, Tim and Stephanie's heads whirled around to look at the other Bat family members
"Wait Steph and I miss one gala because we can't get a sitter and I miss this!" Tim said
Jason nodded "Tell me about it, I mean I know you guys don't agree with everything I do but that doesn't mean you have to leave out important milestones in my nephew's life"
Batman looked at his children oddly "It's just a girlfriend he's had one before" he pointed
Tim shook his head "Yeah but this isn't just any girl, it's Nightwings best friend's daughter" he said pointing at the two teens
"We are all totally cool with it, well at least Arty, Babs and I are. I honestly don't think Wally as fully accepted it yet" he chuckled
Damian rolled his eyes "We should be the ones worried, with nephew dating her"
Stephanie rose an eyebrow "What's wrong with Bullet? She's so sweet."
"Her maternal grandfather and aunt are bad guys" Damian stated
Everyone looked at Damian
"Like your one to talk" Tim grinned
Damian glared at him "Watch it"
Back with Bullet and Robin
"Your family is watching us" Melanie whispered to Nathan as they continued to stand wrapped in each other's arms
He nodded "I know, so is your dad" he whispered back
Melanie shifted her eyes to see her dad watching from the distance
She leaned forward and rested her head on his shoulder "I want to kiss you so bad right now" she whispered very lowly
Nathan smiled and pulled back slightly "After the nightmare I had I'm sure I want to kiss you more" he said brushing a stray hair out of her face and running his hand down her cheek
Melanie grabbed his hand and ran a thumb along the top of it "What did you dream about?"
Nathan shook his head "It's not important, it wasn't real and I'm awake now" he smiled and pulled her back into a hug.