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Once again: I DO NOT OWN THIS STORY!!!! I wish I did.

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Chapter 6: Insomnia

12:16…

Dick sighed and rolled over in his bed. He'd been staring at the clock for the past half hour. Thinking about Barbara, he just couldn't fall asleep. He rubbed his sleepy eyes. Dick picked his phone up from his bedside table.

I can't sleep until Ты forgive me. Send.

Dick had sent at least a dozen texts like that to Barbara since he'd lied down in bed. She hadn't responded to any of them. Dick sighed. He folded his arms behind his head and stared up at the ceiling.

Barbara tossed and turned in her bed. Her phone vibrated from her bedside table. She groaned. "Go to sleep, Dick," she mumbled sleepily into her pillow. She rolled over and grabbed her phone.

I can't sleep until Ты forgive me.

Barbara shut her eyes tight and threw her phone aside. She rubbed her sleepy eyes and glanced at her clock: 12:17. She groaned again and turned away from it. She closed her eyes and went to sleep.

Dick sagged in his desk. He tried to keep his eyes open. He leaned his head on his elbow and stared sleepily at the board as Mr. Tucker pointed to it. When his eyes began to drift close, Mr. Tucker noticed him.

"Mr. Grayson!"

Dick snapped up so fast he nearly fell out of his chair. "Mr. Tucker?"

"If Ты could so kindly keep your eyes open," he said, poison laced into his words, "I'd like to continue teaching." Some students snickered at him.

Dick nodded and sat up straight. "Of course, Mr. Tucker," he said. "Sorry."

Mr. Tucker turned back to the board.

Dick's head fell into his hands. From across the room, Barbara stared at him. She tore her gaze away to study the history lesson.

Robin sluggishly dodged a перфоратор, удар, пунш from Killer Croc. He leapt to the side and nearly Остаться в живых his balance. Killer Croc punched him in the chest and sent him flying back into the side of a building.

The Team had been sent to Gotham to stop Croc. He'd been attacking toxic waste trucks to flood the sewers.

Artemis nailed Killer Croc in the jaw with a boxing перчатка, перчатки arrow. Superboy punched him between the eyes. Kid Flash swept past his legs and tripped him. Miss Martian popped open a огонь hydrant and the water blasted Croc in the face. Aqualad placed his hands in the water and shocked him. Killer Croc screeched in pain before falling into unconsciousness.

Robin moaned as he got on all fours. Kid Flash sped over to him. "You alright, Rob?" he asked, helping him to his feet.

"Yeah," Robin сказал(-а) weakly. Kid Flash slung his arm over his shoulders and began dragging him to the bio ship. He shook his head in an awakening way. "I just…didn't get much sleep last night."

"What, the Bats doesn't force Ты to sleep with some magic pill?" Kid Flash joked.

Robin tried a weak smile.

Aqualad looked at the Team. "Well done," he said. They began Загрузка up into the bio ship. "Robin," he said, stopping the Boy Wonder, "may we speak?"

"Sure, Aqualad," Robin said. Kid Flash released him and followed Artemis into the bio ship. "What do Ты want to talk about?"

"You seem…distracted and exhausted," Aqualad сказал(-а) carefully.

"Yeah." Robin stretched his arms and yawned. "Nothing a good night's sleep won't do, though, boss."

Aqualad didn't seem convinced. "Whatever Ты feel is best," he said.

Robin smiled weakly. That's what he liked about Aqualad. He didn't press on things that the other person didn't want to talk about. As they were flying in the bio ship, Robin saw Barbara's house and exhaustion drained through his body again.

Barbara opened her locker to find a note and a small red rose taped to the inside of the door. She pulled the note off and unfolded it.

I miss you. I'm sorry.

Barbara sighed in agony and leaned against her locker. She slowly slid to the floor and covered her face with her hands.

A girl approached her. "Boy trouble?" a familiar voice asked.

Barbara looked up and wiped her wet eyes. "Hi Artemis," she said. The blonde fifteen-year old sat down Далее to her.

"Yeah, boy trouble."

"That's the worst kind," Artemis remarked. "So, who's the boy?"

Barbara hesitated. "Dick Grayson," she finally admitted.

Artemis raised an eyebrow and suppressed a snicker. "The Playboy billionaire's adopted son?" Barbara nodded. "Wow…so, what happened?"

"I slapped him."

"Oh."

"And he apologized and told me he missed me."

"…Sounds bad." Artemis thought of Wally, half of her mind freaking out at herself for doing such. "What are Ты going to do?"

"I don't know," Barbara said. She wiped away a tear and sniffled.

Artemis gazed at her in sympathy. "Tell him Ты miss him," she suggested simply.

Barbara looked up at her. "What?"

"Tell him Ты miss him," Artemis repeated. "I can tell that Ты do."

"How?" Barbara asked. "I've been ignoring him for the past three days. He's been telling me that he can't sleep until I forgive him."

Artemis smiled. "That explains a lot," she said, thinking back to where Dick nearly dropped a гантель, штанга on himself in PE.

"But…why are Ты mad at him, exactly?"

Barbara sighed. "It's complicated," she moaned.

"Complicated 's my middle name," Artemis said. The younger girl would never realize how true that was.

Barbara smiled. She appreciated Artemis' sympathy. Her smile faded. "I found out that Dick was keeping a secret from me for four years," she said. "We're best friends. We're supposed to tell each other everything." Artemis nodded. "But…I was also keeping a secret from him. Not for four years, of course, but still…"

Artemis nodded once more. "It sounds like Ты both need to apologize to each other," she reasoned. "You both care about each other, right? I think that's the right thing to do." She stood up. "Then again, what do I know about relationships?" Artemis shrugged and walked off to her Далее period.

Barbara sighed and leaned her head against the back of her locker.

Dick stared up at the Batcomputer. He'd been monitoring Barbara's house for the last three hours. She hadn't left the house and no one approached. His eyes were heavily lidded, but open.

Bruce walked down the stairs. "Dick?"

Dick barely moved his head. "Huh?" he asked sleepily.

"Dick, what are Ты doing down here?" Bruce asked. He approached the young boy and put his hand on his shoulder. "It's past midnight."

"I can't sleep," Dick сказал(-а) brusquely. He changed cameras and the screen shifted to looking at the house from a different angle. "I've tried."

"Dick," Bruce said. He looked down at the tired boy below him. "Go to bed."

"I can't," Dick сказал(-а) stubbornly. "I have to make sure nothing happens to Babs." His eyes were bloodshot and wide open.

"This isn't healthy," Bruce scolded lightly.

"You do this almost every night," Dick said. He glared, but didn't take his eyes off the screen.

Bruce pressed a button and the screen went black.

"Hey!"

"Dick," Bruce grabbed the boy's shoulders firmly and made him face him. "You need to get some sleep. Your lack of sleep has been effecting your crime fighting. Think about the Team."

Dick sighed. "I can't go to sleep," he сказал(-а) dejectedly. "I can only think about Barbara. I think about her, and I can't sleep because I know she's mad at me. I don't know if…" He turned the screen back on and stared at Barbara's bedroom window.

Bruce's brow furrowed in sympathy. "You don't think you'll get past this fight," he said, not asking a question.

Dick shook his head. "I don't know," he said. He thought back to the fight. Barbara knew his secret identity. "Bruce, I…"

"Go to bed." Bruce turned off the screen and walked towards the exit. "I'll see Ты in the morning."

Dick sighed. He stood from the chair and pushed it in. He looked down at his Robin costume. Barbara knew who was behind the mask. He'd have to tell Bruce eventually. Dick exited the Batcave.

Robin chased after Two-Face. The villain had been working with Scarecrow to try and break into Gotham's largest science and technology institute. Two-Face turned around as he ran and fired a gun. Robin dodged swiftly and threw a birdarang. It snapped the gun from Two-Face's hand.

The Team and the villains were in the institute, in a large main room with several tables set up. Artemis leapt onto a таблица and shot an Стрела at Scarecrow. It expanded into a net and tied him up. He whipped out a нож and cut himself free. As he ran after Two-Face, he threw the нож back.

The нож struck the Стена two inches from Kid Flash's head. "Whoa," he breathed. He pried the нож from the Стена and admired it for a moment. "Souvenir," he said, smiling.

"You want a souvenir that nearly killed you?" Miss Martian asked, flying overhead.

Kid Flash shrugged. "Sure," he сказал(-а) simply.

Two-Face laughed as he ran into the backroom. Robin ran after him with Superboy on his heels. Scarecrow whacked Aqualad with a hammer and followed them.

Kid Flash zoomed around the room, knocking down minions left and right. One had a gun pointed at Artemis and he whacked him in the back of the head with the knife's handle. Artemis saw this. "You owe me big time!" Kid Flash gloated. "You owe me big—whoa!" A 7 foot minion with a giant hammer fell when Artemis' Стрела hit him.

She smiled. "Call it even," she сказал(-а) slyly before hopping off to help Miss Martian.

Kid Flash grinned and zoomed into the backroom. "So," he said, appearing suddenly Далее to Robin, "what's the plan, Rob?"

Robin examined the large humanoid robot drilling into a vault. "Take out the robot," he said. "Then we deal with Two-Face and Scarecrow."

"Sounds like a plan." Kid Flash pulled down his goggled and sped at the robot. He jumped on its back and stabbed it with the knife. Superboy followed up and punched the crack the нож left. The robot's back caved in and the thing exploded.

Two-Face snarled. "I've had enough of Ты kids!" he said, taking out a grenade.

Robin jumped down on him and kicked him in the face. "I've had enough of this mission!" he said. He turned towards Scarecrow and kicked. The villain dodged the blow and several others. He grabbed a large gun from his bag and shot Robin in the face in a squirt of bright green gas.

"Rob!" Kid Flash yelled, both he and Superboy looking up at him in worry.

Robin fell to the floor, twitching and writhing in pain.

Aqualad, Artemis, and Miss Martian burst into the room. Aqualad charged at Scarecrow and slammed him in the face with his water bearers in the form of hammers.

Kid Flash rushed to Robin's side. He shook the boy's body. "Rob!" he сказал(-а) frantically. "Rob, c'mon! Wake up!"

"Get him to the bio ship!" Aqualad ordered.

Superboy picked up Robin's body and the Team ran off to the bio ship.

"Will he be okay, Batman?" The Team was standing in the medical бухта, залив of the Cave.

Wally gazed down at Robin's body, hooked up to different machines that he couldn't name.

Бэтмен checked his сердце rate. "I don't know," he said.

Wally never liked that answer, especially from Batman. He was supposed to know everything.

"What was that gas Scarecrow got him with?" Superboy asked.

"Fear gas," Бэтмен answered, "a toxic gas designed to plague the victim with thoughts and visions of what they fear the most."

"Is there an antidote?" Aqualad asked.

"I'm attempting to formulate one," Бэтмен said. "Until then, Robin will be stuck in a coma-like state."

Robin twitched in his sleep. His eyes were clamped shut from behind his domino mask. His back arched and his hands flexed. His breathing picked up and his pulse quickened. After a moment, it returned to normal and the Team released breaths they didn't realize they were holding.

Dick ran hard in the darkness. He turned the corner and ran into an alley. A dark figure stood at the end, a gun in his hand. Dick gasped. Бэтмен jumped between them and took out a batarang. "Dick, run!" he said. He threw the batarang. The man dodged it and fired his gun.

"No!" Dick screamed.

Бэтмен fell to the ground. His body remained motionless. The man cackled and stepped into the light to reveal the wicked face of Joe Chill.

Dick turned around and ran. He shut his eyes tight and burst through fabric curtains. "Somebody help!" he shouted. "Batman! He needs help! Somebody!" Dick looked around and saw that he was in a circus arena. "No…" he breathed.

"Ladies and gentlemen!" a man announced. "Please welcome The Flying Graysons!" An invisible crowd cheered and the spotlight shined in two people standing high by the ceiling.

"No!" Dick screamed.

John and Mary Grayson leapt into the air and invisible ropes snapped. And they fell.

Dick shut his wet eyes tight and ran. He didn't know where he was going, but he had to get away.

Bruce and Alfred gazed down at Dick. After the team had left about an час ago, Bruce had taken his mask off. Alfred had come shortly after they arrived back at the Cave. He was taking care of Dick while Bruce tried to find an antidote.

"What do Ты think he sees, Alfred?" Bruce asked thickly.

Alfred remained silent for a moment. "His parents, I imagine, sir," he сказал(-а) curtly. "Loved ones, dying before his eyes…I imagine that he'd see you, Wallace, Barbara."

Bruce nodded. He walked over to a nearby таблица and checked on the antidote.

Barbara picked up her phone. She leaned back against her постель, кровати and waited. The other end picked up.

"Hello?" Wally West сказал(-а) into his phone.

"You're Kid Flash," Barbara сказал(-а) immediately.

Wally stiffened. "Barbara?" he said. "What—what do you—how—?"

"Forget that," she said. "I heard Robin got sprayed with fear gas."

"Yeah," Wally said. "He's—"

"Where is he?"

"Easy!" Wally said. "Batman's got him in the med бухта, залив at the Cave, Mount Justice."

"Mount Justice?" Barbara asked. "All the way in Rhode Island?" She groaned and hit her bedpost.

"Well…" Wally said, pausing for dramatic effect.

"Wallace West, if Ты do not tell me what 'well' means right now, I will personally stick Ты in a blender and feed your remains to Wolf."

Wally stared at his phone. "Wow, Ты sound just like Artemis," he said. "Okay, I'll tell you. There's a zeta transporter in Gotham. I'm not sure where, but—"

"That's all I needed to know," Barbara said. "Thanks, Wally."

"Anything for you, sweet cheeks."

Barbara rolled her eyes. "Save it for Artemis, Kid Flirt." She cut off the call and pulled her Batgirl costume out of her secret drawer of her dresser.

Artemis notched an Стрела and aimed it at the jewelry store window. She let it fly and the burglar fell to the ground, unconscious. She smiled in satisfaction just as the cops showed up.

"Nice shot."

Artemis whipped around on the rooftop with her bow pointed at the voice.

Batgirl stepped into the moonlight. "Relax," she said. "It's me."

Artemis lowered her bow. "Batgirl," she said, "what are you—"

"I'm looking for the zeta transporter that can get me to Mount Justice," she said.

"Oh," Artemis said, "you heard about Robin?"

"Yeah," Batgirl sighed. "I need to see him."

Artemis smiled. "You remind me of someone…but I can't remember who."

Despite everything going on, Batgirl smiled. "I get that a lot," she said.

"Okay," Artemis said, "the zeta tube's over—"

Two shuriken stuck in the rooftop by Artemis and Batgirl's feet. They exploded puffs of black smoke and the two girls fell, unconscious.

Cheshire and Black паук landed Далее to their bodies. паук shot out two webs and tied them up. He threw Batgirl over his shoulder. Cheshire looked down at Artemis. "I'm sorry about this, sister," she said.

"No!"

Kid Flash fell. The rest of the Team lay Далее to him, all of them dead on the ground.

Dick fell to his knees and tears fell from his eyes. His hands balled into fists and he pounded the ground in despair. A loud, shrill scream pierced the air like a нож to ice. Dick looked up.

The Joker had Barbara at gunpoint. Two minions held her in place. Joker laughed insanely. "What's the matter, bird boy?" he asked tauntingly. "Your girlfriend doesn't look so good!"

"Robin!" Barbara cried. "Help me!"

"Babs!" Dick tried to run to her, but his body froze. Mr. Freeze blasted him with a freeze gun and laughed. Dick struggled, but he couldn't break free. "No! Barbara!"

The Joker laughed. "Come on, Boy Blunder!" he shouted. "Be like Batman! Save the day! или are Ты not strong enough?" He cackled. "You're weak! Ты don't have what it takes! You're just a pathetic little bird!"

"No!" Dick screamed. Tears flowed freely from his eyes as he desperately tried to break free from the ice. "I'm not weak!"

"Then, save her!" Joker ordered. "Prove your strength! Strike me down, like your mentor! Save the girl and be done with it!"

Dick cried out in desperation. He shut his eyes tight.

"Please," Barbara whimpered. She was crying. "Please, Dick…"

"Barbara," Dick whispered. "I'm sorry."

The Joker glared disapprovingly. "You're weak," he spat at Dick. "You're no hero." He shot Barbara through the spine like it was nothing.

"No!" Dick screamed. Barbara crumpled to the ground.

Joker flipped the gun and pocketed it. "You're pathetic," he said, venom dripping from his voice.

The ice melted from Dick's body and he fell to his knees. He was crying. He crawled over to Barbara's motionless body and took her cold, lifeless hand. "I'm so sorry…" he сказал(-а) weakly.

Dick sat bold upright in his bed. His pulse was pounding and he was in a cold sweat. He panted heavily. "Barbara!" he shouted.

Бэтмен rushed to his side. "Robin!" he said.

Dick felt his face and realized that he had his mask on. Kaldur, Megan, and Conner were standing by his bed, all of them looking at him worriedly. "What…what happened?" he asked, rubbing some sweat from his face.

"You were blasted with fear gas," Бэтмен said. "You've been in a coma for about 16 hours."

"Hours?" Dick asked. "W—where's Bar—Batgirl?"

"Guys!" Wally zoomed into the med бухта, залив at вверх speed. "Artemis and Batgirl are in trouble!"

"What?" Dick and Megan asked at the same time.

Wally flipped on the TV news.

"Superheroes Artemis and Batgirl are being held hostage at the Capital City jail," reporter Cat Grant remarked. "The two were captured last night by Cheshire and Black Spider. The villains, who also include Sportmaster and The Joker, are demanding a ransom of 1 million dollars to release Artemis and Batgirl."

Robin punched the side of one of the medical machines, shattering some of the glass. He stood from the постель, кровати and ripped some cords from his body.

"Robin," Aqualad said, "you should rest—"

"No!" Robin said. He walked to the door. "It's my fault," he said. "It's my problem. I'm gonna fix it."

Cheshire sighed impatiently. She looked around Capital City. It was bright and sunny with many parks. There were houses, apartments, business buildings, Ты name it. She, Black Spider, Sportsmaster, and The Joker stood on вверх of the Capital City jail. Artemis and Batgirl were still unconscious and tied up on the ground at their feet. "They'll be here soon, huh?" Cheshire mimicked.

Sportsmaster glared at her. "Be patient, little girl," he grumbled. "I know that the Justice League will not allow these two to be killed." He nudged Artemis with his foot.

"I don't understand why it had to be these two," Cheshire said.

Sportsmaster chuckled. "Oh, don't tell me you've begun to care about the girl, Cheshire," he mused.

The villainess сказал(-а) nothing. She stared down at Artemis' limp form.

A whir broke through the air and a birdarang struck the ground at Sportsmaster's feet. With a beep, it exploded and blew the villain backwards.

The explosion woke Artemis and Batgirl. They attempted to sit up, but the binds prevented them from doing so.

Robin crashed down on Sportsmaster and kicked him in the chest. The villain pushed him off and grabbed a javelin. He threw it, but the Boy Wonder dodged it. He gracefully threw another birdarang at Cheshire. She knocked it to the side and charged at him. Aqualad blocked her and pushed her back with his swords.

Superboy jumped at Sportsmaster. The two went flying off to the side and nearly rolled off the edge of the rooftop. Miss Martian levitated Sportmaster's equipment bag and launched it at them. Superboy bounded away before the heavy bag smacked Sportmaster in the face.

Kid Flash zoomed onto the rooftop and tackled Black Spider. The villain was knocked off his feet and rolled to a stop. He shot a web. Kid Flash spun, creating a tornado and sent the net flying back at Black Spider. He fell back, tied up.

Joker laughed and pulled a gun from his pocket. He pointed it at Batgirl's head. "You kids think Ты can beat us?" he asked.

Robin kicked him in the back and caught the gun that flew in the air. "Yeah," he said, glaring, "I know we can." He bent down and untied Batgirl. She leaned up and kissed him on the lips.

"Thanks," she said.

Robin smiled at her. "Anytime," he breathed.

Kid Flash quickly freed Artemis. "I'm always chasing after you, huh, Arty?" he joked.

Artemis glared. "Only because you're too slow to catch me," she сказал(-а) slyly. Kid Flash laughed and pulled down his goggles. He grabbed Artemis' bow and quiver from Sportsmaster's bag and tossed them to her.

"You owe me," he said, winking. She rolled her eyes and shot Black паук with an arrow.

Robin kicked Sportsmaster in the face. He jumped back and saw The Joker turn his gun in Batgirl. She was preoccupied with helping Aqualad take down Cheshire. "No!" Robin screamed. He ran at Joker, punched him in the face, kicked him in the gut, and the trigger was pulled.

"Robin!" Batgirl shrieked.

The Joker cackled. Robin fell to the ground, cradling his side. "Finally clipped the bird's wings!"

Aqualad ran at The Joker and smashed him in the face with his hammers. Superboy punched Sportsmaster in the face and knocked him into unconsciousness.

Cheshire looked up as he fell. "I better be going," she said.

"Oh, no Ты don't!" Artemis said. She shot her with an Стрела and trapped her in a net.

Kid Flash spun in a tornado and caught Black Spider. He stopped spinning and the villain flew into the air. After a moment, he fell and hit the ground.

The Team rushed to Robin's side. "Miss Martian, summon the bio ship!" Aqualad ordered.

"Hang on, Rob!" Wally said.

"I'll get him on board!" Superboy volunteered.

"Hurry!" Artemis said.

Robin felt Superboy's strong arms grab him and pick him up. He moaned weakly and saw Batgirl through his hazy vision. "Batgirl…" he whispered before everything went black.

Dick opened his eyes to find himself in a small hospital room. He wore no рубашка due to the large patch of gauze on his wound. He looked to the side and found his shades resting on the bedside table. Slipping them on, Dick sighed. He remembered what happened. He remembered blood. He probably ruined Superboy's T-shirt.

The Joker had a gun pointed at Batgirl. Dick sighed. He remembered running and pain. He ran a hand through his hair. It was scary. He'd never admit that out loud, though.

"RICHARD JOHN GRAYSON!"

That sound…that sound scared him. Dick braced himself for the oncoming stampede.

Barbara Gordon burst through the door with a fierce look in her eyes. "What—in the world—were Ты thinking?" she asked in rhythm.

Dick would've answered, thought he doesn't know what with, until Barbara ran at him and engulfed him in a bone crushing hug. She burrowed her face in his neck and held back a sob. He wrapped his arms around her, mindful of his injury. "Good to see you, too, Babs," he whispered.

"Don't Ты dare joke about this, Dick," Barbara mumbled grudgingly into his shoulder. He chuckled. "I can't believe what Ты did."

"You expect me let Ты get shot?" Dick asked, pulling back and looking Barbara in the eye. He sat up in the bed. He suddenly noticed his lack of a shirt. Taking off his shades, he looked around and grabbed a baggy white T-shirt from the foot of his bed. He pulled it on over his head and shook his head. "I could never let something like that happen to you, Babs," he said.

Barbara rolled her eyes. "Why do Ты always have to play the hero?" she asked in exasperation. She sat Далее to Dick's legs on his bed.

Dick grinned. "Playing the hero is my job," he said, "as Ты now know." His happy mood dipped as his words reminded him of their big fight. "That reminds me…" he took her hand, "I should apologize for…you know."

"You've apologized at least ten times already," Barbara said, cocking an eyebrow.

"Yeah, but not in person," Dick said. He looked her in the eye and took a deep breath. "I'm sorry for keeping my secret from you. I should've trusted you. I guess…that I was just scared. I thought that, if a villain really wanted to know my secret ID, someone would go after Ты and I don't want—"

"Hey," Barbara сказал(-а) softly, interrupting his ramble. She gently placed her hand on his face and looked him in the eye. "I understand. Ты did what Ты had to do. I'm not mad at Ты anymore."

Dick's face lit up. "Really?" he asked.

Barbara smiled and nodded. "Really," she said. "Just promise me something."

"Anything."

Barbara looked at him seriously. "No еще secrets," she said. "Tell me everything."

Dick smiled. "Promise," he said. He held his pinky out. Barbara laughed a little and intertwined their pinkies. He chuckled a little. But his smile faded once more.

Barbara noticed. "What's wrong?" she asked. She leaned вперед until their foreheads were touching.

Dick sighed. "When Scarecrow sprayed me with fear gas," he сказал(-а) slowly, "I saw…things."

Barbara ran her hand through his hair. "Dick, tell me," she persuaded softly.

He looked into her blue eyes and broke. "I saw you," he said. "I saw everyone that I Любовь die before my eyes. The Joker…he had a gun. I—I couldn't stop him! And…he shot you, Babs. He shot…" Dick bowed his head, blinking back tears.

Barbara took his face in both of her hands. "Dick," she сказал(-а) firmly, "look at me." He obliged slowly. "I'm alive," she said, pushing some of his hair back. "I'm here. Nothing happened. It was just a nightmare."

"Barbara," Dick breathed, "it just…it just made me realize how much Ты really mean to me. But I guess I was just too stupid to realize it." He smiled weakly. "I've been blind, like Wally. Barbara, I don't know what I'd do if I actually Остаться в живых you."

"You're not going to lose me," Barbara said.

"You don't know that," Dick said. "I like you, Babs." His face broke out in a grin when Barbara's eyes widened in surprise. "I really, really like you. I've had feelings for Ты for the longest time and I think I just haven't realized it. God, I've been stupid, haven't I?" He laughed. "I care about Ты so much that when you're mad at me, I can't sleep. That's why the fear gas showed me you! My god, I've been so stupid!" Dick looked at Barbara with a twinkle in his eyes. "When Ты glared at me, it reminded me of the way Artemis glares at Wally! That's why—"

Barbara grabbed the front of his рубашка and yanked him вперед to press their lips together. Dick tried not to be too surprised and responded immediately. She moved her hands up to his hair and pulled him closer. Dick wrapped his arms around her waist. After a few moments, Barbara laughed and the two pulled apart, grinning. They rested their foreheads against each others. "Finally got Ты to shut up, Boy Wonder," Barbara whispered.

Dick chuckled and closed his eyes. "You're the only girl that can," he said.

"Don't forget it."

He laughed again before pressing their lips back together.

A knock at the door forced them to pull apart. Bruce walked into the room and smiled. "Hi, kids," he said, leaning on the doorframe. "How are you, Dick?"

Dick smiled up at him. "I'm better now," he said, glancing at Barbara, "thanks to Babs."

"Don't Ты mean Batgirl?"

The two teenagers looked up at Bruce, complete shock in their eyes. "You knew—?"

"Guys, I'm The Batman," Bruce said, smiling, a much too rare occurrence, "I've known this whole time."

Dick and Barbara laughed in disbelief. Bruce nodded and exited the room. The two teens looked at each other and smiled.
"How did I not see that coming?" Dick asked, shaking his head.

Barbara smiled and shrugged. "Shut up and Kiss me," she said. He laughed and happily obliged. And in Barbara's book, it was totally worth waiting four years for.
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" Ты realize we were set up " Robin сказал(-а) looking at Aqualad as Бэтмен and Иконка disappeared in the zeta tube, " yes Riddler and Cheshire were ready for us..." Kaldur said, " not the моль thing again " Artemis сказал(-а) in an annoyed tone. " моль thing again..? " Willow asked, Robin sighed " we had intell that there was a моль on the team ", " mainly Artemis, Lucas, Meagan, Becca, and me " Connor сказал(-а) in an annoyed tone, " it is еще complicated then that " Kaldur сказал(-а) touching Connors shoulder but Connor pushed off his hand and began to walk away, " but your Последнее behaviour has concerned me.......
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Prologue to Chapter Nine- "The Beginning of еще Troubles"



"Delta Squad, check in."

"Artemis, in position."

"Beast Boy in position."

"Batgirl, in position."

"Wondergirl, in position."

"Kid Flash wishing he was at the buffet."

"Good. Maintain your positions. The Показать is about to start. Nightwing out."


"See? This transmission was picked up by security officials at the olympic celebration." G. Gordon Godfrey stepped in front of the image of the celebration in Rio De Janeiro. "Its obvious that this Nightwing was planning something. On вверх of that, Kid Flash admits that he would rather be eating than watching over some of the richest and most powerful men in the world!" Let's watch what else happened that day. See if Ты can find a connection with the heroes, and the murder."
Chapter Five- "Clashes"


"Alright, honey." Revenge says, fastening the other end of the handcuff around a flagpole thirty stories above the hard concrete. "Let's have a talk."

Before the villainess can reply a negative, three shots hit Red Revenge in the chest and knock him into the wall. падуб, holly, холли leaps down in front of him, her green-white domino mask unable to hide the glimmer of mischief in her eyes.

"Warned you." падуб, holly, холли said, grinning.

Revenge growls and pulls the three rounds out of his chest, blood oozing from the wounds.

Holly tosses down the винтовка and Red Revenge can see Cheshire hauling herself...
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Chapter Two- "Second Date"


"YOU PRACTICALLY WENT ON A дата WITH HIM!!!" Wally yelled.

"That was the mission, Wally." Nightwing said, walking into the room and smirking. "Jealous?"

"What?" Wally sputtered. "No! I just don't think she should be going out with a rich piece of slime!"

Nightwing looked hurt.

"Sorry, dude."

"Was and Is the mission." Бэтмен сказал(-а) as the computer recognized his arrival. "Revenge doesn't know how deep this runs. The assassination attempt on Grant was merely a face put on by the League of Shadows."

Artemis raised an eyebrow. "Grant seemed fine for a guy that had almost died."...
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Chapter One- "Assassin"



Sam never saw it coming.

He had ten calmly walking towards the school when the first shot had been fired. A .50 Caliber grazed his neck. Immediately all of the students on the campus ducked for cover.

Sam голубь behind a pillar and quickly took off his куртка to reveal the infamous crimson dagger beneath.

This time, the assassin never saw it coming. The dagger flew through the air and impaled itself in the barrel of her sniper rifle. The assassin saw the dagger and leaped for cover as it exploded.

A moment later, Revenge had grabbed her and swung to the nearest building. Before...
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Revenge или Redemption
Prologue-

New York City
August 14, 23:56 EST

The city was quieter than usual. Yes, it was night, but even then half the city was awake. The silence of an alleyway was disturbed by the sound of a girl running from a dark figure.

The girl was dressed entirely in black. Her boots, jeans, gloves, jacket, and her mask were as black as her pursuer's. She could've slipped into the night quite easily were it not for her long blonde ponytail that waved behind her as she ran.

Her pursuer was the masked vigilante Red Revenge. While his costume did not represent his name, his actions did....
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posted by Robin_Love
Transmission received.

Hello fools. Ты probably thought this was R_L. But instead, it's me, Tigress. I hacked into this computer, knowing Ты wouldn't listen to me. But anyways, I brought a gift. An update on the Герои Ты probably think are all okay.

Becca Stevens- Fatally wounded. She won't last much longer.

Erin Mavis- We caught the little speed demon. Now we get some fun.

Devin Grayson- Currently being....reconfigured. Lots of pain.

Terror-Broken, pained, completely willing to do as I say. Thanks Blade.

I know what you're thinking. We can get them back, we can save the день like the heroes...
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posted by InfinityYJ
“Look me in the eye and tell me Ты don’t care.”
The green met the blue, then switched to the gold.
“I don’t, I really don’t. I couldn’t care even less. I would Любовь to see Ты die.”
Tear spilled out of the gold, which slowly reverted back to a blue. Then they closed peacefully, and the girl let out a long sigh of relief. Nathan grimaced.
“You know I do care, right Delta?”
Danna nodded silently, looking down at her once again out-of-control sister. She was slightly crying too. “You know... this may be the last time we ever see her like this.”
“I know, Delta, I really do....
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posted by InfinityYJ
I can feel it, I can feel that never ending deep drag me in. It contrasts me, like night and day. Ice and flame.
Death is strong.
Am I stronger?
It’s a fight, literally, for my life. I’ve fought this battle before. It’s scary, because even the smallest of slip-ups can Показать me what’ll happen if I were to lose. And it’s tempting. I see Mom, and Dad, and they’re alive. They’re there. Calling, waving. Pleading for me to come home. I can’t, I tell them, Not yet. I can’t.
And every time I do win, Delta and Robin are there, with me, telling me it’s okay. No one else understands why...
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posted by DeltaYJ
I wake up in a soft bed, that’s the first thing that’s wrong. Adrenaline already pumping in my veins, I leap out of the unknown bed. I peer around the room, that’s definitely not Cadmus. Where am I? I ask myself. I realise another thing, I’m really tall. I look at myself in a nearby mirror. This can’t be happening someone else is staring at me through the mirror. I look like a pre-teenager, like Experiment 1535783. What was her image age again?......12? Yeah that’s it, 12 years old in human years. This must be a trick....a test! This is a Cadmus testing unit! Probably to teach...
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Sirens blared, as the four siblings arose. War planes flew overhead and bright lights illuminated the dark house.
"Kaldur! Artemis!" The two oldest sibling immediately got up from and raced to their mother.
"Get up Wally and Zatanna! We've got to get out of here!" Both Kaldur and Artemis nodded in unison and ran in different directions 
"Mommy!" Zatanna cried from her bed. Artemis ran in and grabbed her little sister, the youngest of the siblings. Wally emerged from his room and ran into Kaldur. He grabbed Wally and ran out the behind Artemis, Zatanna, and their mother. 
"Father!" Wally escaped...
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The sun beamed down hard on the city, its warm rays touched everything. Fang или rather Derek at the time was trying to keep his eyes open as the perfect atmosphere made it harder to stay awake. His head sunk lower into his arms as he lent on the bannister of the Central City schools out door stair case. The semester had just begun and he was bunking of 5th period, he decided he had too much going on in his head to go to class.

He became еще awake when the sound of rattling came from near the school entrance; he perked up and squinted at the dark, ill looking figure doing something to the school...
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posted by Mclovin_69
( this Статья is 5 years later)

He walked through the sewers looking for any clues and saw a clump of ash on the ground and picked some up with his fingers rubbing it together, He cried out falling back on the ground and saw Aero behind him who was dragon form and had red scales and white glowing eyes, He grunted in pain as Aero put his paw over him crushing him, He sturggled but got nothing out of it " go ahead keep struggling..... see if Ты gain something...." Aero сказал(-а) in a deep voice, " leave him alone " a voice сказал(-а) and he turned to see Artemis with exploding arrows in her bow pointing...
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posted by NekoTheif
Amara preferred the winter. It was harder for prey to get away and harder for humans to get into her woods. Oh and the snow. She loved it so much. She could remember when her mother made snow Ангелы and snow men in the snow. And then they would drink coco. And she remembers how the snow on her skin would never really melt but it turned her rosy and she loved watching it fall. And then her mother's blood was spilled across the snowy white plains.
She still loved winter.
For her mother and her powers. But she hated the town. She hated every soul in it and if she got the chance ,and maybe she...
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posted by lolfan88
As I looked into her eyes they burned with rage. “Well hi.” I сказал(-а) sourly, wiping the blood from my mouth. I returned with a powerful blow of red magic. She went flying across the room then hit her head on something hard and got knocked out. “Kid, Superboy clear a path NOW!” Aqualad screamed telapahticly it gave me a slight head ache. Superboy and Kid Flash punched guys left and right. The team ran passed them

We all jumped onto the bio ship. “Stop them, Stop them…STOP THEM!! The “Boss” cried. They tried to shoot at us but we were to far up for them to hit us. “I’m going...
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posted by Robin_Love
 Scott-Civies
Scott-Civies
Name: Scott Southern
Alias:Fallen
Powers: Flight, fire, extensive training in all forms of combat, mind control, claws.
History: Scott Southern is the mutant son of Warren Worthington and Конфеты Southern. His father is the crime-fighting X-Men known as ArchAngel. Scott was born with wings and, when he was four, was taught how to fly. Scott used his wings to fly beside his father in times of trouble, despite his parents' wishes. When he turned eight, another strange power developed; fire. Scott had no way to control this power and was sent to Xavier. But he was kidnapped on the way by Mr. Sinister....
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posted by Obscurity98
Harley jumped from the диван, мягкий уголок onto the island counter. Her lips parted with a dangerous smile. Her teeth gleaming, and claws digging into the granite. She stayed in a crouching postition for a moment. или atleast until M'gann turned around, печенье freshly baked. M'gann screamed as she came face to face with Harley, whose eyes looked beyond wild.
Superboy jumped up from his spot on the диван, мягкий уголок eyes no longer looking at static screen. But he made no advancement when he noticed Harley on the counter. "M'gann, dont move. If Ты do,she'll attack you. Just dont Переместить i'll get the rest of the team. try...
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posted by SilverWings13
Worth part IV

"Drop point A has landed," Aqualad reported through his ear-com.
"Copy," M'gaan сказал(-а) back,"advancing to drop point B." The clip lines retracted and I new without seeing it that the bioship was gone. I searched the blue sky through the leaves of the canopy, catching a glimpse of black swooping toward the west. I looked around myself to see the others already heading into the thick trees. I jogged to catch up.

Our troop was mostly silent as we tramped through the undergrowth. I trotted up to Aqualad, avoiding Artemis's glare.
"So," I said,"what's the plan?" He looked down at me (he's...
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posted by Robin_Love
Becca hid inside the vents, following the scent. I'm going to kill him! He kidnapped Willow; he's so dead! She paused for a breath and her phone vibrated. She rolled onto her back and looked at the text. Sorry Dick. Willow first. Becca ignored the message and continued on her way. She could feel Willow getting closer. Good. I'm going the right way. Becca peaked inside one of the rooms through the grates. Nope; just the archer. With a sigh, Becca continued on. She came to another grate. She heard noises. Looking inside, she saw it was her destination. She pulled the grate off and dropped into...
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posted by Dezzylove3
"Reconized,Batman 02" "Valcanis 17" "Reconized,Impulsia po9"


"I sure hope she fits in.........well?"

"Wally,give me my arrows!!!!"

"Not a chance blondey"

"Conner give me my wrist computer back!"


"But I wanted To play Donkey Kong.."

"To bad you'll screw up my system UHHHG!"

"Miss Martian I advise Ты give me my water Оружие back."

"No,Not until Ты give my cookie sheet back!!"

"ENNNNOOOUUGGGHHH AAALLLRRREEEAADDYY!!!!" shouted Batman.

At the soung of the dark nights voice evry body frove...in aquard positions

Robin was on вверх of Conners back holding his hands back in a painful grip.

Artemis had Wallys legs...
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