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Jason screamed as another hour came to an end, and his Robin costume began to slowly morph into a smaller version of the Spectre's outfit.

"No..please no! Don't take this away from meeeeeeeeeeeee!"

The only thing left now was the cowl and mask. Jason didn't know what would happen once the mask formed, but he was terrified that he would eventually find out.

"Please Dick, whatever you are doing please hurry!"

Dick fought to keep the nightwing in his shirt, and desperately looked for somewhere to cage it.

"Hang in there a bit longer, Jason. Look I promise if we get out and Babs and I adopt, we'll name our kid after you."

"Very funny Grayson! Just please, hurry!"

Tim regained consciousness as soon as Dick caged the nightwing. Trouble was, as soon as the cage closed, Dick had an intense headache, falling to the ground with an agonized groan. Jason, fighting his own agony, helped the former Boy Wonder by locking the cage completely.

"You did it." He panted "You did it..."

Tim began to fade, going in and out of Dick's mind, into another realm that seemed to scare him badly, because he began panicking. Jason snarled and groaned. "Why can't they leave us alone?"

Dick was puzzled. "Who? You think the Spectre—"

"I know Hal. Drake interfered in a mind whetre he isn't supposed to be, and he's half-dead anyway."

"You think that he would stoop to-"

"Look, Dick, Drake is dying. In order for Spectre to do anything, the person has to be-"

"Already dead."

"Or close to it. Face it. You are out of the pit now, but Tim is just about to take the plunge ARRRgggAAAAAAH!" Jason fell, his hands covering his eyes

"Not the mask..please Jordan not the mask don't take this from me!"

Too late Jason Todd. I warned youuuuuuuuuuu!

Jason was enveloped in a green light, and lightning struck the boy, causing his skeleton to show for a minute. His screams echoed on the wind long after his body went limp, and when the light left, there lay apon the ground...

"He's a mini Spectre!" Tim gasped, still fading in and out but the shock of the moment kept him there for now.

"A Spectreling." Dick gasped, kneeling next to the smoking boy and laying his hand on Jason's back.

"Oh Jays...I'm sorry. If I had woken up...I'm so sorry..."

He stood.

"Tim, time to go. We have to wake up now. Both of us."