"So then we climbed the cliffs! Eeep!" Scarlet cried out in pain and pulled away from where Wonder Woman had been dabbing a her cuts. The rocks had torn up all of their hands, not to mention burns from the fire and general exhaustion.
While no one reacted visibly, they all inwardly cringed at hearing the girl's cry of pain. This was the last thing they'd wanted. The sidekicks had been, yet again,hurt. Batman patched u Dick, while Wonder Woman cleaned the cuts on Scarlet's hands, Oliver smoky sat staring at Roy, and Barry sponged the soot off his nephew's face.
"You mean the cliffs east of the campsite? The ONE HUNDRED FOOT VERTICAL CLIMB!?" Oliver asked, shocked.
"That's the one. Ugh, ugh!" Roy's words were punctuated by a weak cough at the end, the were all still reeling from smoke inhalation.
"You used the grappling guns?" Batman asked.
Dick shook his head. "Too craggy and unstable. We were afraid they'd pull out mid-climb. We free-handed." the boy wonder let his eyes fluttered closed so he was still resting and listening.
"So you just.. climbed? No ropes, no gear, no gadgets?" Barry asked, shocked.
"Yep. Then we had to walk through the valley while it was on fire!" Wally said, slightly less peppy than normal, but cheerful none the less.
"You walked through that without collapsing?" Batman asked. Scarlet, Dick, and Superman were the only ones good enough to Bat-speak to detect the surprise in his voice.
"Sure did." Scarlet said, watching as Wonder Woman tenderly wrapped her now cleaned and dressed hands in bandages.
"Barely." Roy added.
"And you blew up the dam how?" Barry asked.
"Explosives. Never leave home without 'em." Dick said, smiling tiredly.
"Right. And you then walked to the village because?" Batman asked.
"We wanted to make a dramatic entrance." Scarlet said. Dick flushed but they were all covered in soot, so e was sure no one saw it. Their reason for walking to the village seemed pretty stupid, now...
"The league will discuss this. But for now, rest assured we are NEVER dong this again." Batman said, standing. He'd finished treating Dick's injuries and looked over at Scarlet. All the kids looked exhausted, but they'd done incredibly well, considering the circumstances...
"Darn it. And we didn't even get to use the tolite paper." Wally muttered.
"Get some rest- all of you. You have school, Monday." Barry said, A collective moan rose from the group, and the leaguers talk filed out. That was their cue to to and grab a few hours of sleep and heal while they could.
Silence descended on the medbay as the four exhausted children all laid still in bed, contemplating their adventure and triumph. It could've ended in all their deaths, but yet they'd pulled through...
"Hey Roy?, Scarlet asked. She sounded half asleep.
"Yeah Birdie?" Roy asked. He wondered if she was in pain or simply wanted a hug or something...
"I like camping with you guys..." she yawned, and Roy burst out laughing. The kid still loved camping, despite everything... Or maybe she just loved being with them. Roy knew it was most likely the latter, and he smiled.
"Sue you do, kid. Get some sleep."
"G'night, guys." Dick muttered.
"G'night..." Scarlet said, yawning before burrowing under the blankets and promptly falling asleep. Wally was already out cold, and Roy looked from one sibling's face to another, smiling.
"Goodnight."