A/N: Oh my god guys! There's only a week until Thanksgiving break! Yay! Now during that, I will work a lot on my stories, but I also have two projects to work on. One is due on the 28th so I really have to work on that since I'm only a third through the book. It's actually a pretty gruesome book. It's about that plane crash in the Andes in the 1970s. The survivors had to resort to cannibalism… Well… Here's the chapter!
M'gann was super excited for tonight. It was movie night for the Team, and it was her turn to pick a movie. She had the perfect movie in mind too. Right now, she was busy making a bowl of popcorn for everybody (3 for Wally) and preparing drinks. The others waited in the entertainment room.
"You almost ready, beautiful?" Wally asked. Everyone rolled his or her eyes at the terrible attempt at flirting.
"Coming!" M'gann said. She flew into the room and handed everyone popcorn and drinks.
"What movie have you chosen, M'gann?" Kaldur asked. M'gann beamed at him.
"It's the perfect one! I have never seen a Disney movie before and this one looked so cute!" She held up a copy of The Lion King. Robin choked.
"It's a stupid movie." Roy said calmly, "You'll hate it."
"Yeah," Wally said, "It may look cute, but it really isn't."
"What do you have against Disney, Baywatch?" Artemis asked, "I can understand Angsty over there but you…"
"Nothing." Wally said, "Lion King just isn't that great."
"It is M'gann's turn to choose the movie." Kaldur said, "We will watch what she wants to watch."
"Hey, at least it isn't a chick flick." Artemis said. Roy and Wally glanced at Robin from the corner of their eyes. He was extremely pale.
"Hey! I just remembered that Batman needs me!" Robin said as he got up abruptly.
"No he doesn't." Zatanna said, "He said you could have tonight off."
"But he just called me." Robin said.
"No, he didn't." Connor said confusedly.
"He did! Through the… chip! The chip in my head!"
"…There's a chip in your head?" Artemis asked. Robin nodded quickly as he started walking away.
"Yep! Batman's really paranoid, remember?"
"So he put a chip in your head?" Rocket asked.
"Uh… yeah! That way he could contact me no matter where I am."
"How does he talk to you through a chip in your head?" Kaldur asked.
"Uh- Uh, Batman can send a message via waves. I'm able to… think the message." Robin muttered the last part. Wally and Roy looked at each other, exasperated. The others just looked at each other before dragging him back to his seat.
"You are going to watch this movie, Robin." Artemis said, "Even if I have to tie you up."
Robin just sighed and sat down in between Wally and Zatanna. M'gann put the movie and everyone settled down to await the passing of the next two hours.
During the movie, Robin tried to prepare himself for the coming moment. He took deep breaths and tried to clear his thoughts. He clenched his fists and stuffed them in his lap.
Finally, the moment came when Simba watched Mufasa fall. While M'gann was crying and some of the others looked sad, Robin had his eyes squeezed shut and his fists were clenched so tightly that they were white. He was completely stiff, and he tried not to let any tears out.
Snap!
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Robin shuddered and then went stiff again. Wally and Roy watched worriedly.
The movie ended and Robin did not move. The others finally noticed that Robin was acting strange.
"Robin, what's wrong?" Zatanna asked.
"Are you all right?" Kaldur asked.
Robin shook his head.
"Robin, tell us what's wrong." Connor said.
Robin shook his head again, not trusting his voice.
"Robin…" Artemis said.
"Guys, just leave him alone." Wally said, "He doesn't want to talk about it."
"And what do you know, Baywatch?" Artemis asked.
"I'm his best friend." Wally said, "I know these things."
A tear slipped out of Robin's sunglasses and rolled down his face. Everyone besides Wally and Roy stared at it in surprise.
"Robin-" Robin shot up from his seat and dashed out of the room.
Recognized: Robin, B01
Silence filled the cave until M'gann spoke.
"Was it the movie?" M'gann asked. She looked near to tears.
"It's not your fault, M'gann." Roy said, "Robin likes to hide things, and you didn't know. Just don't watch that movie with him anymore."
"Why?" Artemis asked, "What's wrong with The Lion King that it would make him that upset."
"Like Roy said," Wally said with narrowed eyes, "Robin has many secrets. And that one is not ours to tell."
He and Roy got up and left.
Recognized: Kid Flash, B03
Speedy, B06
"It's Red Arrow!"
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Dick sat on his bed with his knees pulled up to his chest and his face buried in his knees. The tears slowly slid down his face as he silently cried. There was a light knock at the door.
"Dick?" Wally asked softly, "It's me and Roy."
There was no answer so Roy and Wally opened the door and walked in. They saw Dick's and sat down beside him, each putting an arm around him.
"We're so sorry, Dickie." Roy said, "We tried."
"I know." Dick whispered, "It's not you fault. It's mine. I shouldn't let a stupid kid's movie get to me."
"You have every right to." Wally said, "We don't blame you."
"Thanks, guys." Dick smiled, "You really are the best brothers ever."
"Or course we are." Roy and Wally said at the same time, "It's our job."
A/N: Sorry that this took longer. I had a bunch of ideas for the next chapter, but I had no motivation to write any of them. I barely even had any motivation to write this. Then, I started thinking about writing the next chapter of Hush Little Children and was like, "I have to get this done!" Also, I don't like it when an author takes forever so I try to get these out as fast as possible. But I do have a social life people. It's barely there, but it's there. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed the chapter! I know that this idea has been used quite a few times, but who doesn't love this idea? Review!
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