"Robin, wake up. It's almost lunch and I'm starving..." Wally spoke first and poked me in the cheek.
"Hey, wouldn't it be better to let him rest? He did come in pretty stressed from his kidnapping." Roy spoke calmly. "I'll stay here for when he wakes up. I ate a huge brunch and don't need an extra lunch."
I heard Kaldur, Conner and Wally leave. I felt for my mask, which was still on my face, and opened my eyes. I sat up, looking at Roy. I yawned and stretched. I looked down, I was still in my uniform. "I should shower, I've been in this since yesterday afternoon."
"Before you do, quick question." Roy looked at me. I panicked, what was he going to ask? "What made you so flustered in the elevator?"
"I had just been kidnapped. Why do you think I was flustered?" I sounded a little more nervous than the tone I was aiming for.
"The kidnapping took place on the 25th floor. The elevator I got on at the 30th floor was just coming back from the roof. I don't think it was your kidnapping that got you flustered." Roy narrowed his eyes.
"It's personal."
"And since when do you openly display emotion? Other than joy, anger and boredom?" he was right there, I never showed sadness. I can't remember if I was sad in front of the team at all. "Robin?"
"I'm not going to answer, I'm going to shower off." I walked into the bathroom, closing the door. About 5 minutes into my shower, Roy knocked on the door. "Roy, I'm not answering anything." I finished rinsing the soap off and hopped out, wrapping a towel around myself. Click. I heard the door pop open. I pasted my mask to my face quickly and turned around, clutching my towel tightly to my chest.
"Did you know the lock on the door is broken and...woah." Roy blushed looking at me "Man, you look girly."
I realized that I didn't have the voice changer on anymore. I looked at him, clearing my throat and trying to deepen it "I know. Now, out." I pointed to the door, my towel slipped. Still enough to cover my chest, but noticeable enough to tell I had something there other than over-folded towel. I scrambled to bring the towel back up to my neck.
Roy lowered it again. "You're a... you're a girl?!"
I felt my face flush hotter, probably visibly red. I heard the door of the room click open. I backed up away from Roy, holding my towel up.
Wally appeared in the bathroom doorway. His eyes went from me to Roy, then back to me. He ran in front of me protectively, looking at Roy. "What did you do?"
"Did you know Robin's a girl?" Roy looked quizzically at Wally.
"Wally, explain to Roy please. OUT!" I pushed both boys out of the bathroom closing the door. I quickly got changed back into my uniform, glancing at the door every so often. I fitted the voice changer around my neck, sighing as I turned it on. I didn't want Roy or the others to find out, especially 'that' way. I walked out of the bathroom, seeing Wally and Roy in an intense death-stare match. Oh, joy.
"Rio!" Wally ran up and hugged me. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine, this room just isn't 'peeping-tom proof'." I looked at Roy. "Sorry for the fright."
"Sorry for barging in while you were still indecent." Roy looked at Wally "Could you please stop staring at me like that?"
I could see anger in Wally's eyes. "Hey, it was an accident." His eyes softened slightly at my tone
"So who else knows your little 'secret'?" Roy sat down on the bed.
"Batgirl, Wally, Batman, Flash and now you." I glared back "Don't tell the others. Batman will be ready to kill anyone who finds out."
"Geez... Alright, I won't tell anyone." Roy muttered "But, why are you hiding yourself?"
"Better secret identity." I glanced back, Wally still seemed to be fuming. "Stop that."
"Or else what? You'll use knockout gas on me?"
"Tempting..." I smiled jokingly
"DUDE!" Wally didn't seem to be able to tell I was joking. There was a knock on the door. He got up, walking over and pulling it open "Batgirl?"
"I need to talk to Robin." she looked into the room at me, pushing past Wally. She looked at Roy. "What's he doing here?"
"After a little incident, Rio has been introduced to Roy." I shrugged.
"Bats is so gonna kill you." Batgirl smirked "Did the weirdo clone here walk in on you?"
"Shut up." I narrowed my eyes "What did you need to talk about?"
"Alfred programed one other uniform into the one you're wearing. Why haven't you tried it out?" Batgirl looked at me.
"Because I'm waiting to get home and try it in case anything goes wrong." I smirked at her "That means you have to wait to see it."
"You haven't even seen it, how will you know it's 'ta-da' quality?" Batgirl mauled me into the bed, wrestling to press my 'R'.
"Get off!" I struggled until Roy pulled her off of me. "How bout I try it out, and you try to find me downstairs at the Con?"
"Alright, sounds like a challenge! LETS GO BOYS!" Batgirl pulled Wally and Roy behind her into the hall, the door clicked shut.
I breathed a sigh of relief. This day was just going to get more awkward, wasn't it? I picked up my backpack, finding a note from Alfred. I read it quietly in my most 'posh' tone, smirking at my pretend-accent. "Dear Mistress Richard. You will find a new uniform in your updated uniform. Take off your cape and press the 'R'. You can think of a name for it later, ~Alfred." I unfastened my cape, placing it on the bed. I pressed the R, seeing it vanish. Suddenly, my whole uniform turned a dark grey, and a blue bird icon appeared across my chest. I checked my utility belt. All my weapons had turned black, and I had somehow gained a pair of eskrima sticks. I looked at my glove, seeing a small button. I pressed it, finding a hidden storage compartment. A note was inside. "To turn back to Robin, press the bird's head. ~Alfred"
I turned in the mirror, then hearing the door click open again. I turned to face the door, seeing Kaldur and Conner come in. I froze, not knowing what to do.
"Who are you?" Conner looked at me, clearly not registering my mask. "What are you doing here?"
I pressed the bird's head on the uniform, the whole thing shifting back to Robin. I think I'll save that uniform for later, it was a little too much for me now. "Conner! It's me, Robin!"
"Who were you a few seconds ago? Are you secretly a villain?" Conner was not the best at guessing. I don't know how it goes with clones, one is smart and the other is... learning...
"I'm not sure who I was a few seconds ago, and I am not secretly a villain." I looked at him, then started to head towards the door. "I have to find Wally, I sent him off to the Con building, alone, and I don't think I should've done that." Suddenly, my cellphone rang (with my Hawk Town ringtone) inside my backpack. I rummaged through my stuff to get it out, dropping it on the floor with... one of my bras. I flushed red, scrunching the undergarment back into my bag and dropping my phone again.
Kaldur grabbed my phone from the ground, answering it. "Hey Batgirl... Trouble?... We'll be right there..." he hung up passing my phone back.
"It's Rion's ringtone and Rion's...bra..." I stuffed my phone into my backpack again. "Meaning, Rion used my backpack last without asking me first. Geez." I tried to make it sound like I was more annoyed than embarrassed.
"It is alright, but now let's focus on the matter at hand." Kaldur looked at me "Another Time Villain has gotten into the convention center. Batgirl, Miss Martian, Zatanna, Artemis, Kid Flash and Red Arrow are holding him off... for now, but they require our assistance.
I looked at Kaldur, standing up away from my bag. I pressed my 'R' turning back into the black bird-suit. "How bout I lead, and who cares what Bats says about it."
Kaldur and Conner exchanged a look. Conner crossed his arms in front of his chest. "Who are you and what have you done with Robin?"
"I am Nightwing."
Yes, I'm calling the Nightwing costume a 'bird-suit'. Comic-con is in the summer, meaning at some point in the year, Rio had her 14th birthday party. I'm not trying to rush Rio becoming Nightwing, but does anyone think she's 'feeling the aster' right now knowing she has another option? THANK YOU ALFRED!
Oh, and also, thanks to the reviewers! Virtual cupcakes to all of you!
Soon, you'll be able to find concept-art sketches on my DeviantArt page for Robyn and my other FanFictions, so check it out! ~RicePoison
