Sorry this is shorter than the last chapter, next chapter will be short as well.
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Robin sat against the cool concrete wall, eyes closed. He didn't dare make a sound. The last time he did, a cough, the kid had nearly sobbed with fear and only curled in on himself more.

Not a good thing to have happen, not when he needed this maybe-Wally to come with him willingly. His mental state already seemed deteriorated, and scaring him by moving too fast would be a big no-no.

It took about ten minutes for Robin's plan to work. Then, finally, Robin heard the soft movement of the boy looking over at him. Robin didn't open his eyes. Not yet.

He heard when Artemis and Zatanna came running through the hallway. He heard their hushed voices. They sounded panicked, scared. They had reason to be. But he didn't move.

It took another seven minutes for the boy to speak. Robin heard his breath quicken a few seconds before he spoke; he was gathering the courage. Which means he was scared still. Which means Robin wanted to kill whoever had done this.

"I've seen you." His voice was scratchy, whether from overuse or disuse, Robin couldn't tell. The kid coughed weakly after saying those three words, and Robin made a mental note to check for any infection like strep, or worse.

He opened his eyes and looked over. The boy's face was still hidden half-way into the corner, and only one eye could be seen from under his long, tangled hair.
"You have?" Robin asked.

"Yeah." The boy blinked slowly, as if in a dream. "You come when I sleep, but not in the bad way."

Robin shifted to look at him a little better. "What's the bad way?" He didn't mean for his voice to waver, but it did.

The only response he got was when the boy moved his face back into the corner, cutting off what little conversation they had. He didn't reply. That wasn't a good thing.

Robin cleared his throat and the boy flinched. He tried to ignore it. "What do you say we get out of here?" He asked, his voice much more confident now. He slipped into hero mode without meaning to, but it seemed to be the only way to stay clear-headed about this. Whatever this was.
A ghost of a smile appeared on the boy's face for the first time. "I'd like that." He only turned half his face, and the smile was barely there, but it made Robin... glad. Glad to see he hadn't forgotten how to smile.

Robin stood up slowly, no sudden moves, and held out a hand. "Come on. Let's go." He cocked his head to the side and gave his signature grin.
The boy twisted his body around to look at him fully and it was everything Robin could do to not show anything.

His face was dirty and there were marks on it that weren't there before. His hair was longer and a darker shade. And his eyes were different, too. They seemed... Robin couldn't think of any word other than broken. The large, dirty shirt hung off him in every way possible. He was wearing what appeared to be exercise shorts for gym, but at least those fit. Robin wondered what size they were. But it was, without a doubt, Wally.

Wally started to hold out his hand, but hesitated.

Robin gave a more innocent smile. "Take your time."

Wally looked surprised before he chewed his lip, thinking.

With a resolved sigh, he lightly grasped Robin's hand and used the wall to help pull himself up. Robin was almost shocked to see how tall he really was. He was even more shocked at how skinny he was. He'd heard the term 'skin-and-bones' before, but never this literal.

Wally took a step and nearly collapsed if he hadn't held onto the wall. His bare feet shuffled forwards with a strong limp and Robin was patient with him as he told the team telepathically to go get the ship's med bay ready.

''All of us?'' Artemis asked. She didn't sound nearly as fiery as usual. She sounded scared and shaken up.

''Yes, except for Superboy.'' Robin's tone told them how serious the situation was.

They made it to the door in three minutes. Wally nearly passed out twice.

Superboy was waiting and tried to keep his face clear of emotion so he didn't frighten the clearly fragile boy. But then Wally had to let go of the wall. If Conner hadn't been standing there, Wally would have face-planted into the floor. He gave a frightened yelp and tried to push himself off Superboy, to no avail.
Robin was at his side instantly. "Supes, let him sit against the wall."

Wally hissed in pain but laid back against the wall. He had his eyes shut tightly and his teeth were grit.

"Wally. Come on, we're almost there. I don't mean to rush you-"

Wally cut him off. He sounded breathless, like he couldn't get enough air to live, let alone speak.
"Why... do you... call me that?"

Robin's neutral/caring face turned to confusion and horror. "Wha...? Wally, that's your name!"

Superboy's eyes widened when Wally flinched at Robin's raised voice.

"M' sorry... they don't usually call me... by my name... 'm not Wally here..."

"Wally? Wally, look at me!" Robin went into panic mode as his best friends eyes slid shut; his breathing weakened to the point of not existing. "Wally!"
The next bit was a blur. Robin yelled something at Superboy, something about saving him on the ship. That there was an I.V. he could use. And to hurry.
And Superboy did just that. Robin raced on board just in time to see Artemis waving everyone away. Said something about needing air. Robin helped her hold on to Wally as they took off.

As soon as they were in range of anyone, they contacted the League. The Flash answered. Of course he did.

Robin wished there was a Hallmark card for 'Hey-I-just-found-your-long-lost-nephew-but-he-could-die-before-you-see-him,' but no such luck. So he told him the truth.

Flash looked so happy when Robin told him. He hated to break that smile.

"There's a complication... He's not... okay."

Flash's smile broke into a thousand pieces. "Not okay? What's wrong?"

Robin swallowed. "A lot of things." He almost whispered the words, as if not saying them out loud wouldn't make them true.

Flash didn't even reply. He got their location off the computer and called Superman.

The screen went black.

Wally didn't stir once.

Half-way back, Superman showed up and picked up Wally to take him back to the Watchtower, where a score of doctors for the League were waiting.

Robin didn't sleep that night. Neither did anyone else.

Ok, first off, I love you guys. I love that you love this story. If you sensed a 'but' in there, sorry you were wrong. Ya'll are awesome. I do plan on finishing this story, all of it. If I don't, it means I've died or something. But really, I love that you all love this. Reviews are awesome, tell me if I should do anything else, anything at all to make this chapter or the overall story better!