and I am back! This is the next chapter and there will be some butt whooping courtesy of EVERYONE!
Kaldur and Tula had pulled Conner and M'gann and Dick aside to talk. They sat in one of the many abandoned bedrooms on the first floor. M'gann sat on the bed next to Conner, fiddling with her short hair as she listened to Kaldur. Dick sat on the floor looking better after his small breakdown with Barbra and Roy. He was fiddling with the dirty carpet though, like he was anxious.
"And are you sure?"
"Yeah." Dick answered. "Look guys. Sorry I freaked out up there. It's just... seeing them again after so long. After all we've done while they weren't here. I got scared."
M'gann put a hand on the younger boys shoulder. "But you're okay now. Dick, we are just glad that you are alive. We thought-"
"That I was actually dead? Sorry about that. I had to go under to get away. I had to make it look real. I'm sorry you had to go threw my funeral twice."
"We understand why you did it." Tula said. "But it did come as a shocker. It wasn't part of the plan."
"I had to get out. And I have been out for two months now. Kaldur, I don't know if I can go back. I'm sorry."
Kaldur'Ahm shook his head. "It is all right. I understand your reasoning for not wanting to be placed in that situation again. What you have done is more than enough already."
"Do you mind explaining how you got out? And what happened before that?" Conner asked bluntly.
Dick sighed and placed his head in his hands, then told his friends what had happened two months ago.
Bruce and Clark found everyone waiting in the apartment lobby. Dick, Wally, Barabra, Kaldur, Tula, Artemis and M'gann all sat on couches while Roy, Conner and all the other mentors stood around the front desk or leaned on the wall. Everyone was uncomfortably quiet. Dick was typing away on his holo-graphic wrist computer (Bruce couldn't believe he still had it) searching through police scanners and security footage.
"Trouble?" Clark asked out loud.
Roy gave him a dumb look, "Break in at the museum."
Clark heard Dick mumble, "Like that's never happened before." but ignored it.
"Who's breaking in this time?" He asked instead.
Wally looked at Dick for a second before looking at the Kryptonion. "Apparently it's some guy named Warp. Time traveling thief who has a habit of vanishing before we even get to the crime scene. He's a big time loser though."
Time traveling villan? Maybe that could help send the mentors back home! Clark tried not to get carried away though and stopped his thoughts when Barbra spoke up.
"Have you fought him before? I've never seen him in Gotham before now."
"I had a run in with him in Star last year." Roy said. "He tried to steal an old prototype for zeta tubes from Star Labs. Emphasise on tried."
"But you have not seen nor heard from him since?" Orin asked. He and all the other mentors were thinking the same thing.
Roy shook his head as a negative. Selina looked at Dick, who hadn't even looked up from his computer.
"What's he stealing now?"
Dick shrugged like he could care less. "Some old clock. Not even worth saving if you ask me."
His voice was so void of emotion that it sent a shiver down Batman's spine. Bruce did not like this new Dick Grayson. He was much less happy. Too much like himself...
"If there is crime in Gotham than we should be there to stop it. By we, I mean Batman and Robin."
Dick laughed. Not his usual creepy cackle that everyone had gotten so used to but a solid laugh, one that made it seem like Dick was moking something.
"Yeah not going to happen. Look Bat's, I don't know if you've noticed but I'm not exactly wearing the old 'R' siut anymore. Haven't been for almost two years now and if you think I'm putting it back on just because you say so than we need to explain a few things first. One, I am not going and two, Robin died two years ago. Don't ask about the details."
Needless to say, everyone who had just recently woken up from a three year long nap (and Barbra) was astonished. Petrified, even. Dick Grayson, aka Robin the Boy Wonder, had just told Bruce Wayne, aka The Batman and his legal guardian and father figure, to go take a hike. Bruce was deadly quiet. He had seen Dick be rebellious before, heck he, Wally and Kaldur had started the Team by being rebellious. But this was different. Dick had outright told him that he wasn't going to play by his rules and that Robin was dead. Dick had given up on his hero persona.
Nobody said anything until Selina whistled.
"Well okay then. Dick can stay here with everybody while I go beat up this clock guy." She turned to leave but Bruce caught her arm.
"Just because I've been gone for three years doesn't mean I've forgotten how you work Selina."
"Bruce I have been protecting this city while you were taking your little kitty nap and I'll have you know that I was the one who put Joker, after he had destroyed half the city, back behind bars so I think you should let go of my arm before I put it out of it's socket."
Bruce bat-glared at her but Catwoman sent her own cat-glare right back. Bruce let go of her arm.
"Thank you. Now if anyone sensible wants to join me, I'll be in the back getting ready." And she left the room.
Oliver whsipered into Barry's ear, "Well this is awkward." Barry nodded so fast his face blurred.
Roy streched his arms, "Well, I better go help her. Anyone else?" He looked straight at Dick and Wally. Wally slouched and Dick just ignored him until Roy smacked them both upside the head and dragged them by their collars to the room Selina was in.
"Hey! Come on Roy! I don't want to go!"
"Me neither! Let the Catlady handle this!"
At least somethings didn't change. Both Wally and Dick still complained like little boys. When Roy had them out the door, Artemis, M'gann, Conner and Kaldur all left after them. Barbra smiled,
"So I guess this means we're all going?"
By the time everyone got to the museum, Warp was ready to leave. A white, glowing portal was spinning behind him as he stuffed the old clock, which was the size of a microwave, into a sack. The moment fourteen super heros/ ex-heros smashed throught the roof, came throught the door or appeared out of no where, Warp nearly wet himself.
Batman and Green Arrow were instantly on top of the villan, GA taking him down with a tangle arrow and Bats knocking the man in the head with his fist. Poor Warp never knew what hit him. The armor clad man fell to the ground seeing stars while Batman took the sack with the clock in it.
"That was easy." Oliver joked.
Dick and the others stood by the door, "I could have told you that." He muttered then looked at his wrist computer. "Another break in. This time at Star Labs."
Flash put his hand on Wally's shoulder, "No problem. We can make it back here in no time-"
"Wait. There are three more. What the hell?! Break in's in Metropolis, Chicago and Central. There is no way that these are just random break in's."
Superman and Batman shared a look, before both men nodded in understanding. Superman looked at the old team and their mentors.
"Conner and I can handle Metropolis. Barry, you and Wally head to Central while Green Arrow, Artemis and Roy take Star. Miss Martian and J'onn will go to Chicago with Kaldur, Tula and Aquaman."
Wally crossed his arms like the rest of his friends, "What makes you think you can boss us around anymore? If you hadn't noticed SM, we are adults..." He looked in Dick's direction. "Well, most of us. But just because you're back now doesn't mean we have to take orders from you."
Superman looked at Conner, who wouldn't meet his eyes. In fact, none of the kids were looking at their mentors. M'gann wrapped her arm around Conners, Wally and Artemis did the same as did Kaldur and Tula. Roy glared at them and Dick stared at the floor. Clark knew he wanted to leave. Being around Bruce right now was making the boy uncomfortable. Barbra was staring at him anxiously.
Conner cleared his throat, "Say we did go along with you. You've been gone for three years. Things have changed since then. The bad guys got worse and we had to figure out how to handle them on our own." Ouch that hurt in the feels Kon. "If you were to go out there you would need our help anyways."
"And if you're all off saving stuff," Dick said. "What about us, Batman? I didn't hear Kent mention your plan for you, me and Barbra or Catwoman."
Batman glared at his ward, "While they would be out, you, Barbra and I would be contacting the Justice League."
"And what good would that do?"
"We need to inform the League that those of us who went missing are now back. We need to let them know we are alive."
Dick looked like he wanted to laugh, but he stayed silent.
"I will asume you are agreeing to the plan then." Batman looked at everyone else, Selina included. "So are you in, or not?"
And bam. Done. For now. I know, Warp is lame and I am too tired and stressed to think of anything good right now. I wont bore you with my personal life so please give me some feedback and I promise that the next few chapters will include lots of butt whooping as everyone splits up to help out. I have a few good ideas so bare with me.
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