Broken Wings
By Angelina
Chapter 4: Alternate Ending
A/N I think I established in another story that I do not do depressing well. So, here is an alternate ending for those who like their little bird alive and flying. If you liked the previous sadness than be warned: this has a happy ending :D
I also have neglected to put a disclaimer on the previous chapters, oops. Hehe…
Disclaimer: I do not own the Young Justice… If I did they would be a lot more of Robin in there.
"No!" Superboy bellowed as he watched Bane hurl his unconscious friend off the side of the 50 story building. Superboy took a running start and threw himself off after the little bird. Fear clenched at his heart as he watched the limp boy hurtling toward the ground just out of his reach.
It was just like the nightmare he had woken up from the previous night. Robin, his best friend, had fallen to his death and Superboy had been unable to save him. But this time was going to be different, it had to be.
The ground was 100 feet away now…
Superboy let out a howl of rage as the two continued falling. Robin was still out of reach.
75 feet away…
Suddenly Superboy was speeding up; Robin was getting closer to him.
60 feet…
Superboy stretched out his arm, just a few more inches!
50 feet…
Robin was in his grasp now. Superboy was hugging the precious bundle close to him as the ground kept coming.
40 feet…
But it was all in vain. Robin's fragile human body wouldn't survive the impact, he would die!
30 feet…
Superboy's mind raced; there had to be something he could do, he would not lose his little bird again.
20 feet…
Superboy positioned himself under Robin and squeezed his eyes shut.
10 feet…
The wind stopped whipping around Superboy and he wondered for a moment if he was dead. But he could still feel the limp form in his arms.
Slowly the clone opened his eyes to see the ground barely five feet below him… Wait, below?
Superboy looked around him, he was suspended in midair, hovering. He had managed to fly.
Slowly Superboy released a breath that he did not realize that he had been holding, and lowered his body to the ground. His knees buckled as his feet touched the ground and he fell to them, Robin still clutched securely in his arms.
Superboy sat in a daze for several minutes before a groan in his arms brought his attention back to the object of his flight. A shifting beneath the acrobat's mask alerted the clone that Robin was opening his eyes.
"Superboy?" Robin sounded confused; however, it only took him a few seconds to put the unlikely conclusion together. "I fell?"
The clone nodded.
"You caught me?"
The clone nodded again.
Robin looked around them, there was no crater. "You flew?" His voice was small, like he didn't fully believe what he was saying.
Superboy nodded.
"Thank you, Conner." Robin said as he wrapped his arms around Superboy's neck.
Superboy just sat there and blinked as Robin hugged him. He had managed to save the boy. His dream hadn't come true. After that the gears in his mind finally started to move again and Superboy hugged Robin back. "You're welcome."
A/N So the previous chapters were Superboy's dream for anyone who was confused. I needed a happy ending so that I would not have to endure my brother's shameless torture for my feminine feelings. Being the only girl of six brothers can be rough sometimes. Hope you all liked the story.
A/N Sorry for any OOC'ness.
A/N Reviews are always greatly treasured and appreciated
