AU: Both of these events are happening at the same time. Which means as M'Gann is relieved to find Robin, the rest of the Team is JUST finding out 'Rick' is a girl (:
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"Robin!" she cried with relief, temporarily ignoring the fact he didn't know who she was. She rushed to hug him; he was so cold, it was just unnatural. Especially with his bright personality. Nobody should be as cold as the bird was. He flinched away from her.
She looked at him, clearly worried. "Robin, it's be. Megan." she said, sitting down in front of him. His eyes flashed with recognition... but not much. He recognized her; he was just blocking everything out. Only he could snap himself out of it.
He looked at her, as if trying to remember. He looked like he did... but then like he didn't. This place was messing with her head. She couldn't figure out anything at all. She wanted to go back, and retreat... but she couldn't. At least not while Robin needed her.
"Do you remember me? And Wally? Roy?" she pressed, and this time she knew he remembered. He wasn't blocking out those two.
He turned his eyes to the ground, and just stared, as if seeing something she couldn't. "Wally and Roy... they're my friends." he said, his voice cracking. He was weaker than she had ever seen him before. The Joker was the cause of this... but he had done it to himself. He was a Broken Bird... and hopefully, she could help him put himself back together.
She nodded. "Yes, they are. Do you- Do you remember anyone else?" she asked him gently. She didn't get a response. "Robin, you have to pull yourself together."
"No." he said sharply. M'Gann was shocked. Of all the responses she had expected, it wasn't that. "I don't want to. I like it here." he grumbled. She could tell it was a lie, reading his mind or not.
She chose her words carefully. "You can't stay here. This whole place is dying, because you're dieing."
"I don't care." he said childishly.
Her eyes narrowed slightly. "You should care. Please. You have to-"
"NO!" He yelled, before running away. She was frozen with shock for a moment before racing off after her friend. It was easy to keep up; either she had to stop him herself or wait for him to sit again.
A good 5 minutes later, he had tripped and collapsed. Robin never trips. She rushed over to him, to make sure he wouldn't get up and continue running. "Robin, listen to me. All of your friends and family want you back. "Conner, Kaldur, Wally, Artemis, and I need you; you're supposed to be our leader one day. Batman needs you, as Robin, and Bruce needs you as Dick."
"Bruce... my tată" he said. Though she wasn't sure what it meant, she could guess. So, she nodded.
"Yes; you're his son. He'll be crushed if you leave-"
"I don't care." he said, turning away. She sighed. This was very unlike her friend. The Robin she knew was bright, fun, and friendly. The Robin she was seeing was dark, gloomy, and cold.
Suddenly, his looked off behind her, eyes scared. "The monster! It's back... It's after me." he said, shooting to his feet and stumbling backwards.
The martian turned around, to see black coils coming through the trees. She started to back away as well when one of them shot out, and grabbed hold of her. She screamed, though she tried to stop it. She toppled to the ground, and could see Robin's horrified expression. "You have to pull yourself together!" she yelled to him, as she was dragged away
Robin's eyes were wide as he watched the green girl get dragged away. She disappeared into the darkness, and he couldn't help yelling out. "MEGAN!" He started to race towards it, but stumbled backwards when it lashed out at him. He knew that girl... he didn't want to admit it, but he did. She was M'Gann, Miss Martian. Her boyfriend was Conner Kent, Superboy. His best friend was Wally West, Kid Flash, and his 'older brother' was Roy Harper, Red Arrow
He looked around, and saw the other two... hims? Who knows. The older of the two walked down to meet him. "It's now or never. You either go back, while saving your friend and teammate in the process, or you walk away." he said, his eyes narrowed.
Robin hesitated. He wanted to help. So what was holding him back? The older him sighed, and put both hands on the side of his head. He was about to pull back, but he found himself held in place. "Do you want to pull yourself back together and help her?" he asked him.
He hesitated a moment, before narrowing his eyes. "Yes, I do." he said. The older him grinned, before he faded. Shocked at the sudden disappearance, he looked around. He was gone... but he felt more confident. He was going to try his hardest to save M'Gann.
"You need me if you're gonna help." A young voice said. The first him he met walked forward. "Don't lose me like you will when you get older." he said sadly, before running forward at him. He was immediately in a defensive position, thinking he was attacking. Instead, the boy went right through him. Turning around, he saw that he had disappeared, too.
He groaned, and turned back to the black coils. Another one lashed out at him, except this time he didn't pull away. He was going to save his friend. The girl that was like a sister to him.
Determined, he ran forward, right into the dark coils. They immediately wrapped around him, and he felt himself crash to the ground, except the ground never came. He just fell into the shadows surrounding him.
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"Robin... Robin!"
A familiar voice was urging him to wake up. He didn't want to, but when her voice got louder, and worried, he opened his eyes. Miss Martian was kneeling next to him, looking relieved. "What did you do?"
"I don't know... I just ran at it and... I don't know, it disappeared?" he said, unsure. He looked up just in time to see her smiling before she hugged him tightly. "Why-"
"You're back to normal!" she said happily. "I was so worried. You were so pale and cold... I thought you were going to die, like this place was!" she said. Noticing the past tense, Robin looked around. The whole place was entirely healthy.
"So... what now?" The Boy Wonder asked her, standing up.
She smiled. "You have to wake yourself up, Robin. It's just like waking up from a dream. I have to go back now, though." she told him. Robin was about to protest, when she interrupted. "See you in the waking world!" She disappeared a moment later, first looking like she was in camouflage mode, then she was gone.
He groaned, and then closed his eyes, concentrating on waking up. M'Gann would probably wake him up in the real world, but might as well try and get out earlier. It may come in handy in the future.
'Rick' had hair that wasn't much longer than it had been with the wig. It was still the same shade of black, though. It also had blue and yellow highlights in it. Her eyes were blue, except a little lighter than Robins. The expression on her face was angry.
"Well spotted, Kid Idiot." she snapped, snatching the mask/wig out of his hands. He was just watching with shock. "Take a picture, it last longer!" she then said, after he continued to stare for a moment.
Wally looked away, as Artemis walked over. "Why the heck are you dressing up as a boy. Actually, why didn't you tell us you were a girl?" she asked, looking confused and angry.
She rolled her eyes. "One, I was pretending to be Robin. What am I gonna do, be some female Boy Wonder? Yeah, right! And I didn't tell anyone because I didn't think I was ever going to see you again. Also, I thought it might have been obvious, with my voice when we were talking telepathically."
They had been too busy worrying about Robin to notice... or at least care. Now that Wally thought back, it was kinda obvious. Everyone in the room looked surprised, or confused. Roy looked the same as usual: grumpy.
"You knew, didn't you?" Wally asked the archer, and he nodded. "And you didn't tell us?" Shook his head. "Are you going to give us a reason?" The archer just grinned, and shook his head again.
Kaldur and Conner both remained silent as Artemis walked up to 'Rick'. "You might as well stop explaining, or we can just have Robin look something up if he wakes up."
"When he wakes up." Wally grumbled.
Batman was watching from the shadows, and before explaining anything, 'Rick' turned to him. "You already know who I am, don't you?" she asked, and the Dark Knight nodded. "I should have known." she said with a grin before turning back to the others.
"My name is Billy Grayson-"
"Like Robin?" Conner asked, looking doubtful.
She nodded. "Yes: My parents were Karla and Rick Grayson, and my Aunt and Uncle were Mary and John Grayson. My brother was also a John." she explained. "When I was 11, I was sick and couldn't perform with my family. So, I was sitting on the sidelines."
"When Zucco sabotaged the act, they all fell, and only my Father survived. While Dic- Robin was adopted by Bruce Wayne, I was sent to an orphanage." she explained.
Batman spoke up before she could say anything else. "I wasn't aware that he had a cousin, and he never mentioned you."
"We weren't exactly the best of friends that day." Billy admitted. "I had played a prank on him that didn't end well... he was pretty angry. He could have been so angry he didn't mention me, and ended up forgetting."
"If your father is alive, why did you not go live with him?" Kaldur asked her
Billy looked over at the Atlantean. "When he fell, he was paralyzed for life." she told him.
Artemis looked at her curiously. "You said your father had an idea about who Batman and Robin was." she said. "Is that true?"
"Not exactly. The truth is that the man who runs the Orphanage had an idea. I listened in on a conversation with him and his girlfriend, and when I heard who he thought it was, I immediately knew Robin was my cousin. I thought I was an idiot for not realizing it sooner." she told her.
"Why do you not tell Robin who you are?" Kaldur asked Billy curiously.
Roy answered for her. "She thinks it's better to keep the past away from him, since he has a new life and family. I think it's stupid."
Billy glared at him. "I am perfectly capable for answering myself. But what he said is true. That's why the minute Robin wakes up, I'm leaving." she said, narrowing her eyes to all of them, challenging them to argue with her decision.
Everybody remained silent for a while, before Wally smiled at her. "So... will I still be able to see you sometime?" he asked, and Artemis punched him in the arm. "Ow! What!"
She was glaring at him. "Now really isn't the time, Baywatch! Do you do this with every girl you meet?" she asked him.
Wally chuckled. "When I said that to her, I meant to hang out with her as a friend. I can even prove it would be just for that and not to flirt." he said with a grin.
Artemis rolled her eyes. "And how exactly would you do that?"
"Like this." The speedster said, before kissing her on the lips. For a moment, she was obviously shocked, and was about to push him away. She didn't, though.
Everyone watched in amusement. Like they hadn't seen that coming?
When Wally pulled away, Artemis was watching him, shocked and blushing. "Why did you kiss me? You hate me!"
"No, I don't. It's just fun making you mad." Wally told her, amused with her reaction. "I realized how much I cared about you when we were down underneath Arkham." he told her, now looking embarrassed.
She opened her mouth to say something when Conner rushed past her. "M'Gann!"
"I'm alright... just a little dizzy." M'Gann told them telepathically. All of them, except for Billy and including Batman, gathered around the Boy Wonders bed as he began to stir.
Wally laughed. "Dude! Finally, you're awake! Told you he would wake up!" He said, loudly. His teammates rolled their eyes, as Robin grinned. He kept his eyes closed though.
"Be a little louder KF. I don't think people in China can hear you." He said, opening his eyes, but closing them again because of the lights. It took a moment for his eyes to adjust, and when they had, he was being smothered in a tight hug from M'Gann and Wally. "Can't breathe, you guys." he said, and they let him go. Robin grinned at Batman, who was at the end of the bed.
"Hey, Bil-" Wally turned around to find the dark-haired girl, but she had disappeared. A second later, he heard the robotic woman's voice announcing someone leaving. He sighed, and turned back to his best friend. Like she had said she was going to, she left before he woke up.
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