chapter 19
Conner went wide eyes with nothing but fury. He was suddenly in front of Richard in under a second and he punched him violently without mercy. Dick winced as he felt a rib crack from the force of the blow. He was sent into a wall and the wall cracked on impact. Dick coughed and winced but had no time to react. Conner ran to him and kicked him through the wall.
"WAIT Conner!" Bruce called out.
Megan collapsed onto the ground and shook, holding her wound. Bruce got to her side and scanned the wound only to see it missed every internal organ in her alien body. He was very relieved but the amount of blood she was losing was concerning.
"Wally get her to the medical bay! Now!" Bruce ordered. "And call Martian Man Hunter! STEP ON IT!"
"Y-yes sir!" He picked Megan up and in an electric flash, he bolted through the mountain and into the medical bay to help ease her pain and save her life for the time being.
Dick dodged a blow to the face and growled. He used Conner's weight, and heavily built body against him. He moved fast although Conner was able to keep up. Dick then took an opportunity and tripped him. Conner fell on his back and was stabbed through the shoulder. Conner grabbed Dicks arm and crushed it in his grip. This hurt. Dick winced and let out a yell but contained his pain, he didn't dare let it show it was badly crippling him in this fight. A broken arm in a fight with Conner can mean life or death.
Conner jolted back up to his feet and swung punches at him. Dick then realised he had smoke bombs, and flash grenades on him. He took a flash bomb out and pulled out the pin and threw it at him. Conner caught it as soon as it went off. Dick was deaf but so was Conner. And Dick could work with this. Taking the shocked Conner by surprise he sliced his back up badly and sliced into his calf where he then, prevented Conner from Standing. This was his form of mercy. Besides Bruce was his real target, and speak of the devil, here comes the dark night himself.
"Richard Grayson. You snap out of this right now!" Bruce growled.
"I'm perfectly sane Wayne. I'm myself." Dick growled. "So don't tell me to snap out of anything! Your below me you bat dressing freak!" Dick insulted with no f's given.
Bruce turned his ear piece on.
"Alfred scan him." Bruce spoke.
"Yes sir. On it right now." Alfred replied calmly.
Dick got low to the ground and pulled out two knives. He eyed Bruce, waiting for him to make the first move. Alfred scanned him, his brain, him body, blood, even his cells. And located the problem.
"Dear God. Sir he has an injection mark at his neck. He is drugged. And the drug is something I haven't seen before. But it is similar to the fear drug we had to deal with from Scarecrow." Alfred stated. "I fear when the boys wakes up to see the damage he caused."
"You got to be kidding me." Bruce groaned. "Can you work up an antidote." Bruce asked.
"I can, sir. I have the formula uploaded into the Bat Computer after scanning the drug. It will take some time." He warned.
"Thanks Al." Bruce spoke. "Now it's time to surrender Dick. You will come quietly or I will break all your bones and drag you back home myself." Bruce threatened.
Dick looked at his broken arm. Then the two knives in his good hand. He knew this would be a bit of a problem. Then he remembered the pistol in his utility belt. He threw the knives at Bruce with a huff. Bruce pulled out baterangs and threw them at Dick, after he caught the knives like a badass. Dick dodged them.
"Heh." Dick pulled out his Pistol and stood straight." Do that again and I'll blow your brains out." Dick turned dead serious.
"Dick. You are poisoned! Fight it! Resist it's urges I beg you. I don't want to hurt you." Bruce pleaded.
"THAT'S WHAT YOUR WORRIED ABOUT!? YOU REALLY ARE AN IDIOT!" Dick laughed loudly. (Flowey? That you?)
"..." Bruce charged at him.
And Dick fired his gun.
But the accuracy was beaten by speed. Dick missed. Bruce was on him and he kicked him harshly in the chest and into the wall and didn't give him a second before slamming his head through it. Dick went limp and his eyes rolled and shut. Bruce pulled him from the wall and sighed.
"I warned you." He shrugged.
He threw the teen over his shoulder. Dick laid there, lifeless. Bruce carried him towards the bat mobile when suddenly, from no where Dick opened his eyes with a smirk. He wrapped his legs around Bruce's neck and and his arms hugged Bruce's arms. Bruce growled and fell over, choking. He pulled on Dick's grip but Dick had him in a very tight lock position. Bruce winced at the pain of his arms almost being disconnected. He then went limp and closed his eyes and thought quickly as he slowly ran out of air. He then opened them and he grabbed a grappling gun sense his hands were at his utility belt. A mistake Dick forgot to correct was to make sure the enemy was disarmed.
With a quick pull off a trigger the grapple connected and gripped on to a metal pole. He then launched at it with Dick on him. And he turned his back to the wall and Dick hit it, making him let Bruce go. Bruce whipped around and slammed his head against the cement wall and knocked Dick unconscious. He busted his head open and he sighed softly. Bruce picked Dick up and brought him to the medical bay and laid him down. Wally looked at him and frowned.
"Why did he attack you?" Wally asked.
"He was poisoned. He had no control over his actions. He isn't a traitor. Don't worry." Bruce said faintly.
"That a relief." Wally sighed loudly.
"Is Megan alright? Where is she?" Bruce looked around, not seeing her.
"Martian Man Hunter took her to a hospital on their planet." Wally answered.
"As long as she is safe. I'm okay with it." Bruce huffed. "I will be making a trip to Gotham, to home. Want to tag along Wally? You are Dick's friend." Bruce offered.
"WILL I SEE THE BAT CAVE!?" Wally practically screamed.
"Yes." Bruce chuckled.
"THEN IM DEFINITELY GOING!!!" He yelled.
Bruce picked up Richard and with Wally at his side he hopped into the Bat mobile and placed Dick gently in the back seats and once Wally was inside he sped off towards Gotham.
Wally looked out the window and his grin remained on his face. He enjoyed being in the batmobile. He watched as it converted to a normal car. His eyes lit up with amazement. Bruce's clothes were taken off and replaced with a suit. Wally looked at him and he giggled and turned on the radio.
"Wow! This thing is amazing!" Wally giggled.
"Yup." Bruce smiled gently. "You seem to like it."
"Like it!? LIKE IT!? I LOVE IT!!!" Wally screamed.
"Alright, alright I don't want us all going deaf. Take it down a smudge." Bruce told.
"Yes sir!" He proudly whisper yelled.
They reached Gotham and there they slowly made their way to the entrance to the bat cave. They drove through neighborhoods and eventually got to a tree covered area and drove off the road and down a barely seeable path. Then, the ground opened and they drove in and down the metal road. Up ahead was a waterfall and they drove straight through it and into a large cave. Wally was dead silent as he looked at all the features of the area. He yelled as the car violently came to a stop.
"Work on your parking." Wally mumbled, a little frightened that they almost his Alfred.
"It's fine." Bruce chuckled.
Alfred didn't even bat an eye at the closeness he was to the car. He walked over and gazed at Dick's unconscious body and frowned.
"Is he alright?" Alfred asked, worried.
"Yes, he is just out cold. Did you make an antidote?" Bruce asked.
"Yes. As you requested." Alfred held up the syringe.
"Good." Bruce grabbed Dick and carried him bridal styled towards a metal medical bed and set him down. "The Syringe." Bruce held out his hand.
Alfred gave him the syringe and Bruce looked down at the sleeping Richard. Wally walked over and looked at him. He looked at the syringe and the thick liquid inside it and then sighed. Bruce injected it into Dick. And a reaction that was expected came to be. Richard gasped awake and arched his back and slapped a hand over his neck where the antidote was injected and he shook and looked like he was in pain. He looked at Bruce and he felt the want to kill him slowly go away. He then yelled in pain after feeling the pain in his arm. He accidently held his neck with his broken arm.
"Dick. Do you remember what happened?" Bruce asked.
"N-no. How did I get here?" Dick sat up and held his broken arm.
"You were poisoned. Do you know who did it?" Bruce asked with a serious tone.
Wally and Alfred only stood there, their concerned faces looking at Dick with silence.
Dick was drawing a blank. He then gasped and his eyes widened as the memories flooded he brain. He remembered Slade, Joker, him nearly killing Megan, him hurting Conner. Him almost killing Bruce with his pistol. His constricted pupils looked at Bruce.
"Oh my God." He mumbled. "I am SO sorry!" Dick apologized.
"You remember? Good. Apology accepted. Now who poisoned you?" Bruce asked again.
"I-it was..." He looked down.
He didn't know why, but he didn't want to say, both from fear. And from a feeling of mercy? He didn't know why he wouldn't say.
"I-i...saw a blurry figure. I stood and investigated it but I felt s hand wrapped around my arms and nearly yanked them from the socket. I was in a tight hold. There were two heavy set men. I felt a sharp pain in my neck. And they left." Dick spoke.
"That's it? Do you know what they looked like?" Wally asked.
"No. I was dragged into a dark room, like I said, figures." Dick looked at them.
Bruce growled and slammed his hand on the metal bed and made everyone jump.
"I CAN TELL WHEN YOU ARE LYING RICHARD!" Bruce growled. "This is serious! Tell me! NOW!" Bruce raised his voice to him.
Richard flincthed at the yell. He looked away and huffed. He looked at him and seemed a little hurt and scared at the same time.
"Joker." He spoke. Still lying but only a little.
"The joker?" Wally looked at Dick with concern. "How would he get In by himself? He isn't a hacker." Wally frowned.
"He had another man with him. I've never seen him before, but he was good with technology. He was probably hired." Dick looked at Wally and then back at the ticked off Bruce. "I'm sorry I couldn't stop them. I'm still very sorry for attacking you."
"You were drugged Richard. We forgive you." Bruce spoke. "Now, I have a clown to catch. Wally, Alfred will show you to a guest room upstsairs. Call up Kauldur and tell him the team is momentarily off missions." Bruce made sure his bat suit was secure and he left in the bat mobile.
Wally waved as he drove off and out of the cave. He smiled and looked around widely. "This place is so lit!" He giggled like a little kid." It's awesome!"
"It's something." Dick shrugged. "I think it's pretty ordinary...I've seen too much in my tiny life." He snickered.
He looked at his broken arm and found a sling. He put it on and rested his arm and sighed gently, only to be squeezed by Wally. Dick winced majorly at the tight embrace.
"You at Bruce are so cool!" He shouted.
Alfred walked over and rested as hand on Wally's shoulders. And pulled him apart from Dick.
"Please. Due take notice to his wounds. Try to at least not hurt him." Alfred sighed.
"Oh-heh...sorry Dick." Wally apologized. "Hey Al, got any snacks?" Wally asked.
"Yes sir." He spoke.
"Come on Wally! I want to show you my room!" Dick smirked. "I have a PS4 pro!" He snickered. "And battlefront two."
"Challenge me?" Wally asked.
"Totally!" He snickered.
The two went to the elevator followed by Alfred. Alfred smiled weakly as he saw the two boys enjoying themselves.
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