i've been spending about...3-5 days correcting mistakes i found in the chapters and added a few details

why did my brain write a 3rd part of Ice?! i thought i was done with that?!


~Chapter 49: Ice III~

Crack...

Screaming...

Heart braking...

Not moving...

Dead... Dick... Dead.

No...

NO!

*N-not Dickie... Not my son... My son...*

"DICK!"

Bruce tumbled out of the bed and stumbled to his feet, mindful of not ripping the door of the hinges as he blindly ran into the hall and towards the first door to the right. He managed to open it without waking the whole manor and just gasped as he took in the bird in the bed...

Under several other birds and one bat...

He wasn't the only one having that dream then...

Blinking back the tears he quietly made his way to the side that wasn't to crowded and laid down behind Cass, placing an arm on Damian's back and at the same time covering Tim and Cassandra. Cass turned around in her sleep and nuzzled into Bruce's chest, mumbling something about Dick's feet and cement.

Bruce decided to be faster tomorrow.


Same dream...

Bruce flew up and gasped as he tried to blink the dream away, he got up more quiet then last time and made his way to Dick's room... Hoping the other weren't there.

He opened the door and found Dick alone, tossing his head and turning so much his comforter was half off the bed. Bruce closed the door behind him and got into the bed, taking the comforter with him and gently pulled Dick into his arms. The movements stopped instantly but woke Dick.

"D-D-Dad?"

"I've got you," Bruce whispered and proved the statement by kissing Dick's forehead gently before hugging him tighter. "I've got you."

Dick shivered as he snuggled closer. "Next winter... I'm flying south." He yelped when Bruce hugged him even tighter and pressed his lips on top of Dick's head. "You aren't gong anywhere." He grumbled. If Bruce had had his way, none of his kids would leave the manor or the cave.

"I hate the cold."

"How do you think I felt?"

"...Terrified... Angry that you didn't triple check the ice... Desperate... Praying I would make it..."

Bruce sighed as he sat up, running his shaking hands over his face and through his slightly graying hair. "I've buried enough Robins... If you ever died I'm sure we'd throw the 'no kill' rule out the window and just slaughter half the planet." Dick shivered again and pulled him down again, Bruce frowned as the shiver continued. He pressed his lips in a thin line before looking at the door.

"Damian, please get some tea."

"Yes Father."

"You have any... Idea how scary that is?" Dick whispered and pressed close to Bruce, who now got worried.

What happened to Dick when he fell through the ice?

In the end the whole family was awake, Jason got the fire going, Tim and the girls got a few blankets and Damian helped Alfred make tea. Bruce helped Dick into a warmer pajamas and almost panic at his blue lips and that he shivered even more.


"I don't care that you're an alien! Thank you for getting her here!" Damian shouted as he pulled Kori's hand to lead her to Dick, maybe her powers could do something.

"The way Jay-bird sounded? Got no choice really." Roy said as they entered the room. "Holy X'hal what happened to him?!" He exclaimed while Kori's jaw just dropped.

Jason looked up and just deflated. "Talk later, fry now"

"We're suppose to warm him up not barbecue him!" Stephanie slapped his head as Kori flew over, raising her hands over Dick. "You did right in calling, he wouldn't have lasted the night." She increased the heat from her hands and the blue hue started to disappear.

"What happened to him? Did Mr. Freeze get him or-"

Stephanie sighed and sat down by the roaring fire. "We were ice skating at the pond on the manor grounds, Bruce and Alfred had checked it to make sure it was safe and made us wait a few weeks. But close to the middle the ice was to thin and Dick-"

"-Went through." Roy finished. He looked at the bed one last time before leaving the room.


Dick woke up about 3 days later, not remembering that he had been close to die a second time.

Bruce hadn't been on patrol during that time because he was to worried about Dick.

"I seriously almost died? Just by freezing like that?" Dick asked when he was allowed to move around again, currently nestled in a blanket and trapped in Bruce's arms.

"Jason called in the Outlaws, Starfire was able to warm you up again before you-"

Dick didn't have to ask.

He just snuggled deeper in the blanket.


okay Ice arc leave me alone now!