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Dick POV Day After Tim Got Beat Up By Jack
I stared at the papers in my hands, my vision going fuzzy from staring at it so long. "What's that?" Jason asked, looking over my shoulder.
I handed the papers to him silently, rubbing my forehead. "Your planning on taking legal custody of Tim." Jason said, his voice slightly shocked, but mostly some kind of proud-ness.
"Yeah, I mean, I'm old enough to do it, and blood relatives matter more in court. Except, I haven't found my own place yet. I'll need to get Bruce's signature for him to live at the Manor so the court won't question Tim living there." I said, sighing in frustration.
"You're going to have to wait until after the Justice League gets out of Rimbor then. It's just three months Wing, he'll make it. He said Dana was making him go shopping, so maybe we can have him stall." Jason said, shocking me.
"You know, I didn't think you would like him." I said, a smile twitching onto my face.
"The kid isn't that bad. He could be worse. At least he had a reason for the shit he did." Jason said, handing me the papers.
Tim POV July 16th
3 months. 3 months of planning what to do during the summit meeting. 3 months of lying to the Light. 3 months of waiting for us to help the Justice League on Rimbor. It was far too long. But now, finally, we would be able to help them, as long as everything worked out during the summit meeting.
"Tim, are you going to be all right to lead the squad to get into Ra's ninja?" Dick asked behind me, looking at me concerned. Ever since the incident with Jack, everyone's been worried I wouldn't be able to do the mission. But I had to do this mission.
"Yeah, I'll be fine. Besides, I know the man the best. If I don't do it, how will Beast Boy, Blue, Lagoon Boy, Impulse, and Wonder Girl get inside?" I asked, picking up my mask and pressing it onto my face.
"Fair enough." Dick said, staring at me like there was something he wanted to tell me.
Dick didn't give me a chance to ask though, because he walked out of the Med. Bay to talk to the rest of the Team. I followed him, a frown on my face. "For this mission there will only be two squads. Alpha squad will be of me, Kid Flash, Red Hood, Batgirl, Superboy, Guardian, and Bumble Bee. We will go in when Kaldur gives us the signal."Dick said, everyone nodding.
"Beta squad will have Osprey, Impulse, Blue Beetle, Arsenal, Lagoon Boy, Beast Boy, and Miss Martian. You guys will sneak into Ra's Al Ghul's back up ninja, and Osprey will take out a few ninja for you to take their place. Miss Martian will take down Deathstroke, who is supposed to be there, to take his place at the summit meeting. M'gann will wipe the memories of all the ninja. Any question?" Nightwing asked.
"Yeah, I have one. Why is it Osprey taking out the ninja? Can't we just take out our own?" Wonder Girl asked.
Nightwing sighed. We both knew someone would ask why, but explaining it would be hard. "Osprey was trained by Ra's, so he would know all the moves of these ninja. They wouldn't be able to face him because he was taught how to defeat them, and he knows how to take them out without causing a scene. It would be quicker." Nightwing said, though that didn't seem to satisfy Wonder Girl.
"We can do that without standing by for Osprey to do our dirty work." Wonder Girl said, crossing her arms.
My eyebrow twitched, and I stepped up before Nightwing could respond. "Have you ever fought the League of Assassins? They are ruthless killers who wouldn't mind killing you in a second. In fact, they'll probably get a reward for it. So basically, they'll be trying everything in their power to kill you. And since they have the numbers on their side, going in head first with all of us won't be a very good tactic." I said, crossing my own arms.
"Fine." Wonder Girl said, scowling at me.
"If that's it, we can all head out." Nightwing said while I rolled my eyes.
All the people for Alpha went to Sphere, flying out of the HQ when the door opened. "Alright, let's get into the Bio-ship." Miss Martian said, gesturing for us to follow her into the ship.
I sat in a chair, everyone obviously slightly ticked at me for what I said. "You know, you could have worded it better." Bart said, sitting next to me.
"Yeah, I could have. But I'm not really good with people. Besides, it's not like I want to take out the ninja by myself." I said, shocking both Bart and Jaime, who had just sat on the other side of me.
"What do you mean? I would have thought you did." Jaime asked.
"Think about it, why would I want to fight them? Yeah, I turned on the Light, but... it's not that easy." I said, looking out the window.
"... Yeah, I know what you mean." Bart said, looking surprisingly grim.
Me and Jaime frowned, but we both knew better than to ask what was wrong. Admitting things... was hard. Especially when it was something bad or personal. And considering Bart's past, it made since that he wouldn't want to talk about it.
"Hey, Bart. I have a question." I said, startling him from his thoughts.
He replaced the grim line on his lips with a bright smile. "Shoot then." He said happily.
"Did you know about me working with the Light when you came here?" I asked curiously. Honestly, the questions been bugging me for a while. He knew my name, but didn't mention anything else.
He gave me a comforting smile, nodding. "It was one of the biggest things in history that changed. In my messed up time, Nightwing wasn't able to get close to you because Flash died, therefore, you stayed with the Light. But because Flash didn't die, Nightwing was able to get close to you. I was going to tell Nightwing around the time of the summit if you hadn't already told. But you did, so time is all good." Bart said.
I blinked at him, then shook my head. "A sensible person would have told right away." I commented.
"Well, I'm a speedster. Not all speedsters are sensible." Bart said with a grin.
"Well, at least we can all agree to that." Jaime said with a laugh.
I nodded, laughing a little bit myself.
When we made it to the volcano where the summit meeting was, I stood up with Miss Martian. "Will you need help taking down Deathstroke? If you can't take himself, you should take someone else." I asked Miss Martian.
Everyone else seemed shocked by what I said, obviously thinking I wanted to take the enemies down by myself. "Do you think I need back up Osprey?" Miss Martian asked.
I shrugged. "Deathstroke is a very tough assassin. From what the man has told me himself, even Nightwing has trouble beating him. Plus, you've fought him yourself, you know exactly how hard it is to defeat him." I said, waiting for her decision.
"It wouldn't hurt to have back up. Wonder Girl, come on. You'll have to stay hidden unless I do need the help." Miss Martian said, making Wonder Girl smile brightly from where she was sitting next to Arsenal.
I raised an eyebrow at Arsenal, getting a smirk in response. Huh, guess they might just become a thing after all.
The three of us walked out of the Bio-ship, and what we saw wasn't exactly good. Ninja were surrounding the Volcano's hole at the top, all of them doing something different. Some were playing poker, some were sharpening their weapons, the majority were ready for their signal. Oh, and one of them were peeing in a bush that had grown on the volcano. Hey, if you have to go, you have to go, right?
"So, six ninja need to be taken down. I'll make sure to hide their bodies and take their cloths. Good luck taking down Deathstroke." I said before sneaking around the ninja.
I looked around, trying to find the perfect ones to take out as I hid behind another bush. Finally, I saw a group of six ninja talking about how easy this mission would be.
My eyebrow twitched as I tried to hold back my annoyance. It always annoyed me when Ra's ninja said things were too easy, so it only made sense that it was these ninja that I took out.
I struck out at them, making sure to knock them out quickly before attracting attention. Then came the disgusting part. Taking off their cloths.
Yeah, they had underwear and for the one woman, a bra, but it was still disgusting since some of them had tattoos of things I would rather not remember.
When I snuck back to the bio-ship after hiding the bodies, I caught a glimpse of Miss Martian fighting Deathstroke. No one had noticed because they were on a ledge just below the volcano's opening, but it looked like Deathstroke was winning, even with the help of Wonder Girl.
I looked at my cloths quickly before hiding them and went to help them. When I decided to jump in, Deathstroke had Miss Martian surrounded by fire, and Wonder Girl was getting choked. "I would ask you to put her down, but you probably wouldn't listen." I said, pulling out a knife.
"No, I wouldn't. But, sense you know that it wouldn't work..." Deathstroke said, trailing off as he set down Wonder Girl. I frowned, my grip on my knife tightening. Why did he do that?
"Why would you do that?" I asked, getting into a fighting position.
"Simple, brat. It's clear what side your on, and I don't feel like fighting you. While it would be a good match, things have been quiet annoying with the Light lately. They haven't even paid me for babysitting Kaldur. Therefore, I do not want to fight." Deathstroke said, sheathing his swords.
"I see. Does that mean we'll have to worry about you telling the Light about our plan?" I asked, putting my knife up as both the girls looked at us like we were on drugs. Miss Martian must have gotten free by flying out of the circle of fire.
"Why would I do that? Like I said, the Light hasn't paid me at all." Deathstroke said before flipping off the ledge and started climbing down the volcano.
"What was that about?" Wonder Girl asked, obviously very confused.
"It seems like Deathstroke doesn't want to fight me. Let's go, we have to be ready for the Summit meeting." I said, sneaking my way back to where I hid the cloths.
I grabbed them, meeting the others back at the bio-ship. "Here, these should fit. Wonder Girl, this one's yours. Luckily there was a woman in the group, so this one should work." I said as I gave them the uniforms.
"Thanks." Wonder Girl said, shocked that I actually searched for a woman to take out for her.
I slipped the cloths on over my costume, thinking about what Deathstroke did. He didn't say it outright, but since I knew him for 4 years, it was easy to read him. That was him showing he cared, and I have to admit, it left a nice feeling.
Miss Martian transformed into Deathstroke, but the way she acted as him... it made me think it was actually him. Only, he wore the eye patch on the other side. "So, think I'll be able to pass as the real Deathstroke?" Miss Martian asked me since I knew him.
"Just switch your eye patch on your other eye, and you'll be perfect." I said, watching as the eye patch switch eyes.
"So, now what?" Impulse asked impatiently.
"I'm going to the Summit meeting which starts in 10 minutes, and you guys will wait for the signal and follow the others." Miss Martian said before walking out of the bio-ship to meet with the Light.
"This is going to be boring." Impulse complained as he put his mask on and walked out.
I waited for the others to leave before going out last to be with Arsenal in the back. "So, you and Cassie, huh?" I asked.
"Yup. Surprisingly, it's all thanks to you." Arsenal said, shocking me.
"What? How is it thanks to me? Cassie doesn't really like me that much." I said, remembering how she was mad at me during the debriefing.
"She was talking about you were an asshole, and I was saying it could be worse and that you have your moments. Then she said I must be a really nice guy for putting up with you, and then asked me out. So, thanks for being a prick today." Arsenal said, probably smirking.
"Anytime." I said, sitting down on the ground to wait for the signal.
Things must have worked out well in the Summit meeting, because only 20 minutes before we were signaled to go down for back up.
"Well, that was quick." Arsenal muttered before we dropped down into the hallow volcano.
As it turns out, everyone else was here. But it was also complete and utter chaos. Everybody was attacking everyone who wasn't their own, something that reminded me too much of Gotham.
I pulled out my bo-staff, taking out a dozen ninja who hadn't thought to look at me. "Nice." Arsenal commented, who had already taken off his mask.
I took off my own mask, looking up as Miss Martian and Superboy went out of the volcano through the entrance I had come through. The only problem was, a group of ninja were following them.
I pulled out my grapple hook, shooting it at the edge of volcano's hole when I saw they didn't see the ninja. "Osprey, what are you-?" Kon asked, the same time as I kicked one of the ninja down on the way up to the top.
"Making sure they don't follow you. What else would I be doing?" I asked, landing onto the top of the volcano.
The rest of the ninja pushed me backwards, and Superboy and Miss Martian helped me knock them out, but not before I got pushed into Bio-ship by a ninja in a last ditch effort to do some damage.
"I guess you'll be coming with us to Rimbor." M'gann said as she flew ship towards the sky.
"Great." I muttered, walking towards a seat.
"Where's Osprey?" Nightwing asked through the comm link.
"I'm on the Bio-ship with Miss Martian and Superboy. I helped them take out some ninja following them, but got stuck in the Bio-ship." I said into my comm.
He let out a relieved sigh, the sound of a crack following. "Okay, just making sure you weren't gone." Nightwing said before ending the link.
"You know, I think you make Nightwing overprotective." Kon noted from where he sat.
"Really? What makes you say that?" I asked sarcastically.
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