Disclaimer: I don't own Young Justice, but I do own Andie Kyle.
Andie POV:
This feeling. It hurts. I didn't hurt this much when Selina abandoned me, or the time my skull cracked open. I didn't feel like my lungs had shriveled and my heart was pierced.
I can honestly say, that compared to this, I've never truly hurt.
My grip on Robins costume tightened, as another wave of sobs robbed me of my voice. Behind me, a dull thud disturbed the silence. Turning around, I saw Wally punching into the wall of the Bioship.
"Damn it!" he yelled. "Damn it, damn it, damn it!"
I looked away, unwilling to watch his breakdown. I didn't want to comfort him, or tell him everything was alright. I was alone with my grief; and a part of me was happy that he was alone with his.
I stared down at the pale form of the Boy Wonder; The arrogant, conceited, rude… funny, handsome, brave, Boy Wonder. I bit my tongue as another wave of tears threatened to take over. Then I quickly stood up and turned to Wally, my wet hair stringing together. "We need to report this to Batman."
He paused in his wall pounding and shook his head. "No. I… we can't." He swiveled round to face me, the whites of his eyes had turned red - An ugly consequence of tears.
I looked away and swallowed hard, gathering my resolve. "Our leader is gone. This is something we have to-"
"Oh, shut up!" he yelled. "I can't stand you; brushing this off so easily. Robin wasn't just a leader, he was… he was our friend!" His voice cracked slightly.
I placed a hand to my forehead, silent tears running down my face. "I know that Wally. But it's our responsibility to deliver the news." I took a deep breath, heading towards the computer. "And I don't think I could do it in person."
Typing a few keys, I paged Mount Justice. Looking at the screen, I could see that I'd disturbed Batman's meeting with the other League members. "Sorry for interrupting."
"No problem kiddo. What's up?" Flash answered.
Batman glared at him, then turned back towards the screen. "What is it?"
I cleared my throat and glanced towards Wally. He was huddled in a corner, kicking the wall. No help there. I watched the faces of the Leaguers as they stared expectantly back at me. No doubt I was on a large screen.
Batman glowered, his patience probably waning. "What do you want?"
I winced at his tone of voice, my face paling further.
I change my mind, I can't handle this. Robin's gone, Wally's lost it, and, and….
Robins dead.
Robin's dead.
Robins dead!
I clenched my eyes shut as I began to freak-out. My hands shook violently against the controls and I rocked back and forth on my heels. "Forget it," I croaked, fumbling with the keyboard to turn the computer off.
Black Canary's soothing voice reached me through my haze of grief stricken panic. "Andie, what's the matter? Do you need assistance?"
I glanced back at my teammates. One gone, the other unreasonable. I wanted to buckle under the weight of this pain. I wanted to lie in a fetal position and forget about everyone. I wanted to forget Robin. "Yes. You should… should all come."
They exchanged a look, suddenly focusing their full attention on me. "Why? Has Freeze escaped?" Martian Manhunter questioned.
I shook my head slowly, focusing on the tiles of the Bioship. My body shook violently as a single tear tracked down my face. "No." I looked at Batman, starring directly at his face. "Mission complete."
He clenched his fist. "What happened Andie?" He growled.
I flinched backwards. His words were like a knife to me. I had to answer; to admit it to myself; to accept it. "Robins dead." I whispered.
"Huh? Speak up kid." Flash responded.
I swung my head up to watch the screen. My hands scraped against the metal of the keyboard. "Robin's dead." I hissed. "Can you hear me now? The Boy Wonders DEAD!"
The tears slid down my face, full flow. I covered it with both hands, and shook my head till I felt dizzy. I turned away from the screen and slid down towards the floor as multiple League members questioned me at once. Clutching onto the power cord of the large computer, I yanked it free, instantly shutting down the computer.
"Mission complete." I croaked.
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