Disclaimer:
I still don't own YJ even after going to DCC to meet Greg Weisman. Beyond that I still don't rule the world… If I did however, you wouldn't know. MAHAHAHA! Okay all that aside.
I have decided that my beloved story All Alone needs attention that I cannot give it. Therefore I am opening it up to a competition! Anyone who wants to write at least two-three chapters to sum it up can have a go at it! You can post it on your own page or PM it to me. If the winner wants I will put up their ending on All Alone and of course give them the credit. I will also give them an internet high five and the imaginary cookies! Also they get to tell me who they want me to write next on Meeting Robin.
Rules:
1) Keep it at max T guys, I really don't want M rated stuff…
2) Minimum of 2 chapters Max of 3.
3) The deadline is the end of July; hopefully a month is enough.
4) PM me if you are entering.
5) You can post your ending to All Alone on your own page or PM me what your submission.
6) HAVE FUN!
7) I will ask a friend to help me pick the first and second place winners, so it won't be just me.
Prizes:
1) First place: Internet High Five and imaginary internet cookies! You have the right to order me two characters you want Robin to meet next on Meeting Robin and how you would like them to meet or if you want to write one that's fine too I'll post it in Meeting Robin for you. And IF I don't get them done within two weeks you have the right to bother me via PM.
2) Second place: Internet High Five and imaginary internet cookies! You have the right to order me which character you want Robin to meet on Meeting Robin. If yours is the same as one of the First places picks you can pick another.
Nightwing groaned as he made it through the window into his Bludhaven apartment. While tailing the drug shipment he ended up outside of Bludhaven, almost to Gotham. And of course Scarecrow was there. By some stroke of luck he had managed to take him out and the police where now taking care of the situation. Luckily he managed to sneak away and there was a zeta beam close by and he managed to somehow to get to his apartment without being seen. Taking off his mask, Dick Grayson managed his way to the couch. The bullet wound he inspected seemed to be though and through. It would need stiches, but that could wait. A dizzy wave of sleepiness over took him.
Dick knew he inhaled the fear gas when he started having flash backs to his parents deaths. Sleeping it off was the next best thing he could do without an antidote. Feeling his eye lids close he attempted to brace himself for the nightmares to come.
X
Robin knew that there was something wrong with Nightwing. His voice was off, shaky. Robin knew he had to find Nightwing and quick. If Scarecrow was there that meant fear gas, and if fear gas was involved… well. Robin started to use his gauntlet to find any recently used zeta beam transports. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary until he noticed a phone booth between Gotham and Buldhaven was used. The Team watched Robin as he worked, wondering why he thought the arrogant Nightwing needed their help. Robin looked up when he was done.
"Okay guys, we need to go. I think I found a general location as to where Nightwing is," Robin said. "Miss M can you fly us here?" he asked showing her the location of where Nightwing had exited the zeta beam. She nodded and brought the bioship towards them.
"Let's go guys," Robin said. The group, except Miss M and Aqualad who were almost on the ship, hesitated. "What?"
"Dude, that guy is crazy," Kid Flash said. "What if he doesn't want our help?" he asked.
"Too bad," Robin said. "He fought Scarecrow guys, that means fear gas. He doesn't know these villains like we do, he needs help," Robin stated again. "Come one lets go," with that Robin got on the bioship the rest of the Team following.
X
Miss Martian made her decent into Buldhaven as close as she could to where Nightwing had zeta beamed in. Dropping herself and the Team off on a roof top she sent the ship into the air. Looking at Robin she wondered what was next.
"Miss M can you scan the area, maybe you can find Nightwing via mind link. If he is sleeping his dreams are going to be messed up," Robin instructed. Miss Martian nodded and started to reach her mind out to the surrounding area. It hit her like a wave, the mental scream.
"I found him," she whispered.
"Where?" Robin demanded.
"Below us, in this apartment, eighth floor area, I can't really pin point a room…" she sighed.
"That's okay," Superboy said. "I just heard a scream."
X
Robin rushed towards the apartment that Superboy told him with Kid Flash and Artemis. Kid had already beat them there and was working on the door.
"Move!" Robin said. Getting in front of the door Robin used the picklock in his glove to unlock the door. Ever hero was entitled to their privacy yes, but screw that when one was in need of help. Robin pushed the door open to see Nightwing thrashing on the floor screaming in agony. Occasionally a few words would escape his lips.
"MOTHER!" he yelled. Robin rushed to his side and grabbed the cocktail drug from his belt and injected it into Nightwing's neck. The thrashing slowly started to stop and Nightwing's breathing started to even out. Slowly his eyes opened and looked at Robin. Kid Flash took a step back at the familiar blue eyes.
"Dick?"
X
Nightwing felt groggy as he opened his eyes. A sudden blinding light caused him to close his eyes again.
"Dick? Dicky?" a familiar voice from long ago coxed. "It's okay, you can open your eyes," the voice instructed. Slowly Nightwing started to open his eyes again to see the unmasked Batman sitting next to him. The room started to register to Nightwing as he realized there was a beeping sound next to him and an IV coming from his arm. The oxygen mask around his face was confortable and he reached to pull it off. "You really shouldn't…" Bruce started but Dick ignored him and pulled it off pushing himself up on the bed wincing. "Never mind."
"What happened?" Dick asked realizing he was in the mountain.
"I should be asking you that," he once mentor shot back. Dick just glared a Bruce and the man caved. "Robin figured you might need help so he went looking for you, found you, gave you the antidote and brought you here. You lost a lot of blood and needed your bullet wound looked at," Bruce explained.
"Great thanks," Dick said. All his hard work to keep his cover secret blown by the replacement, wonderful. "Can I leave now?"
"That's all you have to saw to me?" Bruce roared. "How about why did you leave for six months? Why did you let me think you were dead?"
"I wanted my own life! I was tired of your shadow. And after Two-Face it was never the same!" Dick snapped. Bruce looked at him for a moment and then looked away. Two-Face, the moment he had failed his first Robin. After the creep got him and beat him within an inch of his life… Batman wanted to bench Robin after that, keep him safe. Dick however wanted to continue crime fighting. Bruce had reluctantly agreed and kept a close eye on him since, and it was never the same. Eventually Dick died in an unsolved murder investigation. All the leads led nowhere and it was starting to make sense. The murder was too perfect. Then Jason came into Bruce's life after trying to swipe the wheels off the Batmobile. Impressed he took the boy in as a second son. Bruce looked over his oldest son and saw how he'd grown.
"Nightwing?" Bruce asked finally.
"Uncle Clark used to tell me stories of Nightwing and Flamebird," Dick muttered. Bruce felt a pang at the use of 'Uncle Clark' clearly the boy, no man, still thought of his old family.
"Are you up to meeting Jason?" Bruce asked breaking the silence.
"Jason?"
"The second Robin," Bruce said. "I adopted him after he tried to steal the tires off the Batmobile." Bruce explained.
"Kids got guts," Dick said after a moment of thought. "Sure I'll meet the kid that may or may not have saved my life," after a look from Bruce Dick shrugged. "I could have slept it off," Dick pointed out.
"Right, it was a new drug, you've not encountered before," Bruce said. "Jason saved you," he said. Dick shrugged and Bruce pulled on his cowl and when outside the medical room. Batman walked back in with the new Robin and took off his cowl again, Robin taking off his domino mask to reveal blue eyes.
"I would like a moment alone with Jason if you don't mind," Dick said to Bruce who nodded putting his cowl back on and left the room.
"Hello," Jason said nervously sitting down next to Dick's bed.
"Hey, it's nice to meet you," Dick said. "I hear it's you I owe my life to, so thank you."
Jason was surprised at the thank you and just nodded.
"Heard you stole the wheels off the Batmobile, not many have the guts to do that. Nice job," Dick smiled. "Do you know about how I became Robin?" Dick asked. Jason heard the story once from Bruce and slowly nodded. "So you know what that name means to me," he said. Jason thought for a moment.
"It was a nickname your mother used for you right?" Jason said. Dick just nodded.
"And you are doing a superb job of upholding the legacy of the name. It's your legacy now and it's your job to watch Batman's back and flourish, bringing Robin to a higher level then I ever could. I'm not here to replace you; I have a new name now. And to be honest I don't think I would do the name Robin justice anymore little brother," Dick smiled.
"Brother?" Jason asked surprised.
"Well we are both the sons of Bruce Wayne are we not?" Dick asked. Jason nodded. "I guess that makes us brothers," Dick said. To be honest when Dick had first heard of his replacement he was bitter. What was so different about this Robin then him? Why did Batman choose him? But as the six months went by Dick watched as the team of Batman and Robin flourished again keeping criminals at bay. Dick had to be impressed with the boy and didn't have it in him to be angry about it anymore.
"Doesn't that seem a little informal?" Jason asked.
"Nope! But if you'd like we can properly introduce ourselves. Hello, my name is Dick Grayson, what's yours?" Dick held out a hand.
"Jason Todd, it's nice to meet you," Jason said taking Dick's hand.
X
Bruce watched from outside and smiled as his two boys got to know each other.
X
A week later Nightwing was in the cave with the Team in front of him. He wasn't looking forward to this but it had to happen.
"Hello everyone, I would like to start that I was the first Robin and I faked my death. I am sorry that I caused you all unnecessary pain. I needed to grow as a person and felt I had to do that on my own. After some personal growth and inner realization I realize that I may have approached it the wrong way, so I am sorry," the Team looked at him and Miss Martian smiled.
"I knew I felt you from somewhere before!" she said. Kid Flash looked at him uncertainly.
"So you're back are you going to be Robin again?" he asked.
"No, that title doesn't belong to me anymore, the current Robin is doing a fine job. He is not a replacement, but a new and different Robin," he added. "I would like to ask you all for forgiveness and I realize that may take awhile," Nightwing added. "So let's start afresh. Hello everyone my name is Nightwing and I would like to be apart of the Team."
Nightwing knew it might take awhile to be trusted again, and that was okay. He just knew he was home with his family and that was enough.
A/N:
Me: So that was not what I really wanted it to be, but it's okay…
Robin I: What took you so long?
Me: I had life and school to deal with and then after school life.
Nightwing: Give her some slack please.
Me: Thank you! Robin would you do the honors?
Robin I: FINALLY! Sanurakitkat likes reviews/comments/follows/favorites/cookies/world domination. If you would like to do one of these actions or offer her world domination (please don't) that would be great! Thank you!
Me: Thank you everyone for still reading these! It is fun writing them for you!
