Disclaimer: I do not own Young Justice
Mount Justice was silent for once. There wasn't even a stray whisper or thought to ripple through the stillness. Just silence.
It was odd and unsettling for anyone who usually frequented the area, but today, today it was to be expected.
Robin was sitting on the couch in the living room trying to waste the time by. He knew today they were finally going to tell him, tell him what happened to Batman. He remembered when he woke up in a civilian hospital.
Flashback
Robin woke up bleary eyed and disconcerted. He had hazy memories of what had occurred to make him end up in here, but he would let the League tell him in their own time. He had just awoken after all and who knew, he probably would remember anyways, since he was still a little out of it.
All Robin knew at that moment was that he had a broken wrist, a few broken and fractured ribs, a concussion, severe bruising all about his body, and trauma. It was what the doctors told him when he first woke up. The strange thing was that he couldn't remember anything. His mind kept coming up blank. Flashes of red and warmth would creep into his vision every time he blinked, but he didn't know what it meant.
Robin squeezed his eyes shut, hoping to have a better picture of what had occurred, but of course, he saw nothing. He sighed and lay back down on his pillows. He looked around his quiet and substantial room. No one had come to see him since he woke, except the doctors. Heck, he didn't even know what hospital he was at. The league wasn't here, Batman wasn't here, and no one was here for him. Just like when his parents died...
Instead of wallowing in his pity for the next few hours Commissioner Gordon decided to open the door at that moment. He saw that Robin was up, gave him a nod, and came to sit in the chair next to his bed.
"Hello Robin," he said in greeting.
"Commissioner," was all Robin said hoping that they could get to the point. He needed answers.
"How are you feeling?" Gordon said instead. Robin huffed and replied.
"I'm fine. Can you just tell me what happened? No one has told me anything, I don't even know where I'm at! I could be in enemy hands for all I know and you could be a figment of my imagination!"
"Robin, you need to calm down. I can tell you that you are at the Gotham Memorial Hospital and that you are in safe hands. No one is here to hurt you," he said in a calming voice, his hands raised in a disarming gesture.
"Where's Batman?" was all he asked. Gordon looked away from Robins piercing gaze, ran his hands through his hair and sighed before answering.
"He's here, but-" Gordon was then cut off by Black Canary, Green and Red Arrow barging through the door. Gordon immediately stood up and went to shake hands which both Red Arrow and Black Canary ignored, moving straight to Dick, while Green Arrow shook hands with the Commissioner.
"Robin, are you okay? We heard what happened and came straight here," Black Canary said enveloping him in her arms and searching his body for injuries.
"We would have been here sooner if he didn't have to stop every other mile to use the restroom," Red Arrow said rolling his eyes.
"Hey, I ate some bad chili," was Green Arrows sharp retort.
"Sure, if that's what you want to believe."
"What happened? They haven't told me anything," Robin finally spoke up. "Where's Batman?" All three looked at each other as if trying to figure out who would be the best to speak. Black Canary won out and looked at Robin, right in the eyes.
"Everything's okay. You and Batman were in an explosion but Commissioner Gordon got you guy's safety out with some League assistance," she explained slowly as if speaking to a three year old.
"I collected that much, but where's Batman? Why haven't I seen him?" he demanded.
"Well, he is in another room, resting, you can see him soon, okay, just rest now and get better," she said.
End Flashback
Robin remembered that day as clear as the day his parents died. That had been about a week and a half ago and he still hadn't seen Batman. He knew they were hiding something yet they chose to coddle him like a child. It was time they learned he was no longer a child.
Commissioner Gordon had been the most understanding. He was sympathetic towards Robin and he was pretty sure that Gordon was about to tell him what happened to Batman when he was interrupted by Robins visitors.
Over the past years Robin and Gordon had gotten very close, they understood each other. Gordon gave them a much needed respect that few others would give them. He didn't even try to find out their identities, he was curious, but he would never break that trust. He didn't even lift Robins mask when he was unconscious.
From Robin's point of view he believed that Gordon probably knew their secret identities, he just didn't care. They took care of things in their own way and wished to keep who they really were a secret, and he respected that. There are reasons why Batman and Robin are secret and Gordon planned to keep it that way.
While Robin was in the hospital other League members came to visit him and only Kid Flash came from his team. He said that the others weren't aloud to, but if they had had the chance they would have been right there, by Robin's side. Robin smiled at that, the three years that they have been a team had really brought them together. They were practically family.
What really confused Robin though, was why he stayed at the civilian hospital for so long? He stayed there a full week before they allowed him to leave and stay at Mount Justice. It was strange and Robin would get to the bottom of it. He would probably find all of this answers today, when they agreed to talk to him.
The announcement of about half the league arriving brought Robin out of his thoughts. He stood up at attention waiting for what was to come next.
Authors Note: Hope you guys like! I meant to post this about a week ago, but as I was going through my documents I realized I hadn't… woops. Please review cause you know how that always makes people days