Grayson Book 1

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Dying.
Is this was it feels like?
Falling into darkness not knowing what's at the end.
If this is death it's not so bad.
No pain.
Just darkness.
I look down when I saw out of the darkness was light.
And in that light were my parents.
A smile spread across my face as I ran towards them.
"Come home son" my mother said taking me in her arms.

2 weeks earlier

The sun was almost down leaving a orange glow on the beach the waves crashing against my feet as I watched Wally and Artimis in the distance arguing and Megan and Connor laughing.
I smiled wishing everyday could be like this.
"Hey Rob come get in the water!" Wally yelled walking away from Artemis.
"Na I'm good I just want to relax"
Then my feet was pulled and by the time I knew it I was underwater. When I picked my head up I started laughing then pulled Wally under with me. Wally then looked at Artemis then mouthed out sorry. She smiled then pushed Megan and Connor under. Soon we were all splashing water everywhere. Then there was a big wave that sucked us all in. We were now on shore sand all over us. We all looked up to see Aqualad laughing then splashing us with water again taking all the sand off.
I really wish everyday was like this.
But it can't.
I got up and looked to see Bruce And Clark watching us but in their Batman and Superman uniform.
I smiled at Bruce and he smiled back.
Then he turned around to answer a call. I frowned.
"Br-Batman what is it?"
"Nothing good"
We ran to the cave quickly getting into our costumes.
Batman turned the screen on the Joker's face poping up.
Everyone looked at me.

2 years ago

My 11 year old self watched as Batman and Joker fought. I tried to help but Batman stopped me.
The Joker then releases a gas. I covered my mouth and nose. I've trained myself to hold my breath for long periods of time.
Batman though was not so lucky. He breathed it in. He fell to the ground. The Joker bended down.
"I don't want to kill you Bruce I'm nothing without you if I killed you my life will get very boring."
Then he looked towards me.
"But I can kill you"
I was ready.
I doged his punch, but what I wasn't ready for was the gun. It was a gas gun knocking me out.

I woke up tied up on a cold stone chair. It was dark in the room. Then the lights turned on The Joker right in front of me.
"I've always wanted to carve this little bird" he said pulling out a knife.
He pulled up my shirt making the letter J on my side. It was a deep and bleeding. I didn't scream. I didn't want to let him know I'm scared.
When he finished he looked at me.
"I you kid but too bad I have to kill you, but it's either him or you!"
I held my head high as he slowly beat me. The whole thing was a blur I couldn't feel the pain anymore I just let it be. Everything went black.
I woke up my vision a bit blurred but I could still make out some stuff. I could see Batman and the rest of the league talking.
"He's a 11 year old boy Bruce what were you thinking!" Wonder Women said or Dianna.
"We were training!"
"For what! So he could grow up to be like you!"
Batman's eyes grew soft and looked into Wonder Women's eyes.
"No, so he could be better than me"
I looked to my side to see Wally asleep by my side his head on the bed.
"Wally?"
He woke up then smiled when he saw me awake.
"Hey Rob"
"Hey"
"you look terrible"
I looked to the mirror to my right to see that my eyes were purple and black my cheek with cuts all over.
My whole body ached. I pulled up my shirt looking down at the J scar.
Wally's eyes got big tears coming out.
"I'm so sorry Rob"
"It's not your fault Wally it's nobody's fault..."
Even though Wally is 13 years old he was my best friend.
Batman noticed I was awake.
I smiled at him then waved to the league.
"Dick"
I gave him a hug then told him it was ok. Then I felt a sharp pain on my side. Blood started coming out of the cut. Dianna lifted my shirt then when she saw the J her eyes got wide but she quickly stitched it together.
A tear came down my eye Wally reached out wiping it away.
"Ok it's over Dick"
I smiled again then looked up to Bruce.
"Can we go home?"
He smiled to then said
"Yes we can"
He carried me to the car I waved goodbye to everyone then rested my head on his shoulder soon falling asleep.

Present day

I don't know how everyone found out but they did. I acted like I didn't feel their presence and focused on the screen.
"He's back" Batman said,"He's been spreading gas in various homes making the people die in seconds. We think he's trying to make a gas bomb so big that it could destroy a whole city"
"Gotham" I said.
I felt everyone look at me again. I was mad now, and I knew it showed cause they all looked away.

"The Flying Graysons!"
I smiled as I watched my parents go first amazed. I was getting ready for my turn when the line holding them up popped. I screamed out trying to grab my mom's hand.
"Dick" she said reaching out to me.
"Mom!"
But she was to far. I watched as they fell hitting the ground.
I woke screaming tears coming down my eyes.
Bruce came in then rushed over hugging me.
I buried my face in his shoulder.
"I saw them again. Them falling to their deaths and I couldn't do anything"
Bruce hugged me tighter.
"Dick I love you you know that right?"
I smiled and wiped a tear away from my eyes.
"Yes, I love you too"
I fell asleep again and when I woke up in the morning I was still in Bruce's arms. He was asleep still so I slowly got up and walked out.