Batman had constantly wondered what was going through Batgirls minds at certain times but this was not how he had wanted to find out, he knew that she would be angry at him for the invasion of privacy but he also knew that he would take her wrath if it meant she was safe.
He also had to admit that the feeling, the sheer thrill of shooting from his own mind into hers was something that he revelled in, it was exhilarating.
He arrived in total darkness. Her mind was full of emptiness, but it was a frightening, sickening darkness that even Batman didn't like.
"Batgirl? Batgirl can you hear me?" J'onn called into the abyss and a figure walked out, Batman had to do a double take to realise who it was.
"Batgirl?" He asked the figure, she was broken and bloody, walking towards him unnaturally, but then she just…fixed herself.
Her bones snapped into place and her costume repaired itself, cuts healed and the blood was absorbed back into her skin.
"Of course I can hear you, you are a figment of my imagination…duh" She scoffed in annoyance but Batman could literally hear the fear in her voice, the sadness, the frustration.
"No, were not. Batgirl we have entered your mind through psychic link" M'gann explained and Batgirl tilted her head to the side in thought.
"Sorry but I don't believe you. No offence or anything but seeing as my mind has been playing numerous tricks on me due to the poisoning of the blood I find myself unable to tell reality from nightmare" She replied casually and Batman sighed in thought, perhaps this could work to their advantage.
"Batgirl, listen to me, and listen carefully" He ordered before J'onn could argue their existence with her and he silenced himself as Batman spoke.
"The spell only affects the people that you used to hate as a child, if you can figure out why you hated everyone then the spell will dissipate, do you understand?" He informed and asked her and she frowned but nodded.
"That's easier said than done" She informed him and M'gann smiled at her gently.
"Think Batgirl, why did you hate everyone?" J'onn tried and she shrugged her shoulders, trying her best to avoid the topic of conversation.
"No, that isn't good enough. This isn't a joke, do you understand? You have been shot, you've got blood poisoning and we can't get anywhere near you to help you! You cannot just shrug your shoulders and pretend this will be alright!" Batman fumed, his voice getting louder and louder as his rant continued on.
"Sure it will, you'll fix it"
Batman was caught off guard by that statement, she couldn't really have that much faith in him.
"No, not this time, I can't do it this time" He told her and she shook her head.
"You will, if you're real, I mean really real, then right now your head for a reason. Which means that you are fixing it, and you the Batman for gods sake, if you can't do it then I'm well and truly screwed" She replied shrugging her shoulders and throwing him that confident grin, the grin that gave him hope.
"Batgirl you may be right, but the point of the matter is that you need to discover for yourself why you hated everyone, because it may be quicker than finding a counter curse" J'onn told her and she shrugged her shoulders.
"I don't know, that was years ago…I grew out of it" She lied, she only recently grew out of it, after she had become Batgirl she didn't get so angry and actually learned to control her temper. J'onn's therapy sessions helped as well though he didn't know it.
"Batgirl, it isn't hard, just tell us" Batman urged, he shouldn't have been angry at Batgirl but he was frustrated that he couldn't do anything, he literally could do anything. And he hated it.
"I just told you I don't know" She hissed in response and Batman strode over to her and grabbed her shoulders and stared right into her eyes with the most potent bat glare he could manage in his frustration.
"Tell. Me" He practically snarled at her and she froze for a moment, totally caught off guard by the anger in his voice.
"Cause you all die"
Roy heard Batgirl mumble something, and he gently replaced the wet flannel on her head with a colder one in order to try and calm her fever. He sighed and sat down beside her and gently pressed an escaped deep red hair back into her mask and found himself brushing the pad of his thump along her cheek.
He was sincerely glad that Flash and Kid Flash had left to see the Justice League and the team. He found it hard to understand that only gingers were unaffected but he really wasn't going to question it, he was quite glad actually.
He figured that trying to murder her might put him in her bad books and he really didn't want that, mainly because he liked her, a lot, but also because he figured she would be the worst enemy to have. Villains are bad, but angry heroes are worse.
She groaned and he hushed her gently, taking her hand and rubbing his fingers on the back of it gently.
"When you wake up, when this whole thing is over, I'm going to take you away courtesy of Ollie and we are just going to be normal. No Batgirl, no Red Arrow. Just two teenagers enjoyed a long cruise somewhere on Ollie's boat" He muttered to her and he could have sworn he saw her lips twitch up into a smile before she returned to her frown, fighting whatever imaginary demons were plaguing her mind.
"You know what, if we do go on this cruise, I'll need to know your name. I'm Roy by the way, but I bet you already know that, if your anything like your partner then you'll know…I guess that means you know Ollie to, but I don't think you've met him officially, maybe Ollie and Dinah can join us…I don't know…maybe I'm being stupid" He continued, suddenly realising how easy it was to talk to her now that she was unconscious.
"Huh, I wonder if you can hear me…god I hope not I sound like a right sap right now…never thought I'd say that" He grunted as the door swung open, he turned expecting to see Flash but it wasn't Flash, and it wasn't good news.
"Hello handsome"
Batman stared at her, his hands now slack on her shoulders as she stared at him.
"What?" He asked in a low whisper and he sensed more than heard J'onn and M'gann come over to join the conversation.
"Cause you all die. Everyone I have ever loved, you just die" She snarled angrily, and the world around them changed in a fuzzy haze.
Hey peeps Tulip here!
Right so this took a while to update cause the net died at my place and I haven't been able to update.
Lionfire, No, it has to be your natural colour, like Question who (In JLU) has dyed black hair but is naturally ginger, he is immune. But if you dye your hair ginger, not immune.
Knightmare, Ah well she does need some relaxation, hence the cruise that Roy keeps babbling on about a cruise courtesy of Ollie (Ollie might be a bit miffed but oh well)
Comic-Surge, again I must thank you and I hope you continue to enjoy the story!
Highlander, Nope, no spell! But he's not exactly going to tell now is he? Besides I have some funny scenes planned out for Bruce and Barbara at some Wayne charity ball cause they now know each other's identities (well not yet but soon, next chapter I think)
Kindleflame, I can see their dream dates being them going out and kicking butt, all the while bantering with each other and tacking the mickey, ahaha.
Read and Review guys!
Tulip Out.