Ok I am using 's idea for this chapter. Oh and I am probably going to make this the last chapter on this story. Unless I get a ton of ideas of course. Anywho here's the story. It's going to be shortish just so you know. And sorry about not updating for the weekend it was super hot and I didn't feel like writing.
Disclaimer: If I owned Young Justice I wouldn't have to put this here.
Death Knows No Bounds
Wally and Artemis stare at the page in absolute horror. They had looked up tragedy stories to see what popped up but they never thought it would be this gruesome.
"I never want to read another story like that again." Wally says horrified.
"Who would've thought that someone could die that painfully?" Artemis replies.
"I've been scared for life."
"I've been disgusted for life."
"And I've seen so many horrible things that I should be scared for life but I'm not!" Both of them jump at the sound of Robin's voice.
"Oh Robin… hi." Wally stammers. Robin frowns and looks at him suspiciously.
"Hi. What has you scared for life?" Robin asks curiously.
"Read this story then tell me that you are horrified." Wally says shoving the computer into Robin's hands. The raven looks confused but sits down and reads the story.
"Hmm, that's not realistic now is it?" Robin comments halfway through. "Hmm, that could possibly happen though I doubt it." He says at another point. Both Artemis and Wally stare at him in shock as he showed no emotion.
"Well?" Wally says after Robin finishes. Robin looks at him with a smile.
"I agree that is definitely disturbing, heavy on the dis. But honestly it could happen. I mean I've come close to death before in Gotham I don't see why Joker, Harley, Two-Face, Clayface, Penguin, Killer Croc, um… pretty much every bad guy I've fought, joining forces and kidnapping me is mentally scaring." Artemis looks shocked.
"You mean you don't find the concept of being beaten, electrified, gassed, suffocated, drowned, the list goes on, disturbing!" She practically shouts.
"Look, I know it's scary, but I've seen things that would make even the toughest gangster scream for his mommy. I know death." Robin says darkly. Both Wally and Artemis look horrified. Wally knew about Robin's past but he didn't understand how he wasn't affected.
"But how!" Is all he can manage to say.
"Every time someone dies in front of me, I have nightmares, every time someone is shot or beaten in front of me I have nightmares, every time it happens to me I put up with it!" Robin says angrily.
"But Robin, surely Batman wouldn't allow-" Artemis stammers obviously scared of the Boy Wonder's anger. Robin notices this and takes a deep breath in.
"Batman, seriously you're bringing him into this argument!" Wally says annoyed.
"Yes! I mean what person would allow a kid to see that stuff?" Artemis snaps back. Soon the two were fighting again, the argument draws the attention of the rest of the team and they go to the source. What they find are Robin who was banging his head into a wall, and Artemis arguing non-stop with Wally about some topic that the team was at a loss for.
"What has gotten them angry now?" Megan asks concerned.
"Me."
"You? What did you do friend?" Kaldur asks confused.
"I told them about death." Robin says monotonously.
"Death?" Conner asks seriously confused.
"Boy Wonder over here is not reacting to death like a normal person would! Read the story on my computer then tell me what you think about it!" Wally shouts angrily. The team does, and afterwards all of them turn to Robin who had an amused look on his face.
"Oh Robin how do you-" Kaldur starts.
"Deal with those nightmarish circumstances that-" Megan continues.
"Scar people for life in Gotham." Conner finishes.
"I am no stranger to death. In fact I laugh in the face of death, cause nothing and I mean nothing scares me anymore. Death knows no bounds my friends, remember that I have seen so many people die that if I let it bother me I would be induced into Arkham myself. I understand your concern but I can tell you, what we face as a team is nothing that I face with Batman. So don't worry, if you are lucky you will only ever see death when it is your turn to die." Robin says sadly. The team sensed that he was talking about a specific event in his life.
"But how?" Megan asks crying, she was horrified to think that this smiling bubbly child that they knew could have seen so many horrors that many adults themselves had yet to see.
"Truth is that part of me died when I saw my first death at the ripe old age of 9, and I can guarantee that no one would be unscarred after that. My childhood died a long time ago, so now I just suck it up and deal with the consequences of my actions and others. I hope you never have to go through the pain that I did. And gods to I hope you never have to watch me being beaten by Joker, cause you would totally either freak out, throw up, or pass out." Robin says the last park jokingly, but realizes his friends horrified faces.
"Geesh, lighten up. The sun is shining, the sky is clear, and I'm still alive so stop worrying and enjoy life as if it were your last day!" Robin says cheerily. The team can't help but smile, the boy's enthusiasm was contagious and they couldn't help but believe every word he said.
Like I said it would be short, sorry if it's darkish, trust me I am not someone who likes this type of stuff, and no I am not suicidal or a cutter. Sorry but my friend read this and totally freaked out saying that I must be suicidal or a cutter of course I then yelled at her to shut the beep up and leave me alone cause she was close to hyperventilating. Anywho I'm going to stop so I can go calm her down! Feel free to give me your ideas for more stories like this. Yea doesn't have much to do with fanfiction but oh well I'm putting it in Fan What? Since that was where it is supposed to go.