Next chapter!
Ok, for those of you who do not like Rob x Zatanna, this will probably be the only chapter with anything really romance-y. Just warning you.
Time for the team's reactions! Nightwing's having a blast and Raven's just kind of there. Wally is an idiot. :)
Oh, and I just realized, I've never done this:
DISCLAIMER: I own nothing. I haven't owned anything for the duration of the story, I just forgot to do the disclaimer. Oh, I forgot it in Wayne Manor too...
Young Justice stared at Nightwing. So did Raven, for that matter. Nightwing wasn't exactly acting like… Nightwing. As a matter of fact, he was acting more like Robin, which was completely unfamiliar to Raven. At the same time, his behavior triggered some sort of recognition from the team, although at that moment it was nothing more than a niggling feeling in the corner of their brains, telling them that something was familiar about this person, but they weren't sure what.
Kid Flash looked Nightwing up and down. "20 questions? Seriously?" Nightwing shrugged. "Fine, have it your way. I'm Nightwing, that's Raven. You're at Titans Tower in Jump City. The other Titans are downstairs. The guy who sent those robots after you was Slade. It didn't really have anything to do with you guys, you were just the most convenient choice. It wasn't the Light trying to get revenge on you or anything during your team reunion. Any questions?"
"How did you know we were at a team reunion?" Miss M piped up.
Of course, the real reason was that Zatanna had invited him during one of their over-communicator chats. He didn't tell Miss Martian that though. Instead, he just smirked. Then, he turned towards Zatanna and tossed her something. She caught it and looked down.
It was an identical replica of the communicator that Robin had given her, that she had guarded with her life. The communicator that had been accidentally destroyed in the fight against the robots.
Zatanna had been silently grieving ever since she woke up. She had no idea how she was going to get in contact with Robin now, and had been afraid that he would think that she was abandoning her when she didn't answer. She looked up at Nightwing, wide-eyed. Why did he have one of these?
He smiled gently and held up his own communicator. "I knew that they might get destroyed." He said softly. "So I made some extras and installed a program in them that would alert me if they broke so I could send you a new one. Only two are functional at a time though, the ones that we are holding."
Zatanna took a step back and examined the person before her. He was tall and lean and fit and confident, almost nothing like the short, scrawny ninja she knew. But then he grinned at her, and it was Robin's shit-eating grin, and he was suddenly so familiar and right in front of her after 3 years of only talking over a communicator that she felt tears coming to her eyes. She flung herself at him and he caught her, staggering back slightly, then wrapped his arms around her and held her close. She buried her head in his shoulder and her shoulders shook with silent sobs. "Don't cry." He murmured. "everything's alright." He pulled back a little and looked down at her tearstained face. "Everything's alright." Then her closed the distance between then and leaned down to kiss her.
The team fainted, anime-style, then jumped back up.
The couple finally broke the kiss in order to do other important things, like breathing. "What was that?!" Kid Flash shouted. Nightwing turned to grin at him. "I'm disappointed Wally. You really have no idea who I am?"
"NO!"
Nightwing rolled his eyes behind the mask. That familiar movement was all that Miss M needed, and she gasped as the puzzle pieces snapped together. Quickly, Nightwing contacted her through the link while blocking Wally.
You can tell Kal and Conner if you want, but don't tell Wally. I want to see how long it takes him. Oh, and Artie already knows.
Robin! Miss M squealed mentally. It's you! Really you!
Yup. Hang on.
Out loud, he said, "shame on you Wally. Everyone else's figured it out." Wally looked around; sure enough, everyone else on the team had knowing smirks on their faces. He whirled on Nightwing.
"Who ARE you!"
Nightwing shook his head in mock disappointment. "Anger won't help you." He calmly informed the irate speedster. "I'm truly shocked that you don't recognize your bro. Hurt, even. I don't think I'll cook for you again while you're here. I'll make you eat Star's cooking." In the background, Raven shuddered.
Wally's eyes widened. "R…Rob? Is that you?" Nightwing grinned and bowed mockingly. "At your service. Took you long enough, Kid Moron."
Yup. Definitly Robin.
With huge grins on their faces, the team swarmed forward for a group hug.
After 3 years, they were finally a family again.
Whole.
Unbreakable.
Happy.
Sappy? Yes. Deal with it.
Wally is an idiot. It's worth repeating.
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