Warrior | Dick Grayson ¹

|35| 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚎𝚗𝚍 ✔︎

" Gar can you hear me?" Rachel questioned as she gently shook him.

" What's wrong with him?" Rachel questioned as Harper tried to figure out what was happening to the teen. Her face contorted into concern as he remained unresponsive.

" I don't know" Harper muttered. She was desperate as she held the boy.

They heard a knock from the door downstairs. Harper nodded to the older woman. Angela glanced at her daughter before going to answer the door. They silently prayed that it was Dick.

Harper placed Gar’s head on her lap as she heard footsteps approach the bathroom. A middle aged man entered the room as he looked down at the boy.

" How long has he been like this?" He asked as he placed a hand on Gar’s forehead.

" We don't know" Rachel said  her voice wavering. She gently wiped the blood from his face as Harper gently stroked his hair. Her worry for the teen gnawing at her.

" It's gonna be okay. I'm a police officer." He consoled. He grew confused as he pulled out his cell phone. He started complaining that his cell was down even though he charged it moments prior. Angela had told him there was a landline in the kitchen before he had left.

Rachel sobbed as she looked at Gar’s blood stained face. Harper sadly looked at the teenager. " He’ll be okay. He has to be." She told the girl before leaning closer to the boy.

" You hear me Gar. You're going to make it. Just hold on a little longer. I need my tiger. Just stay with us."

Angela had approached them as she shared a look with Harper. Harper had noticed blood splattered on the older woman's shirt. She was going to question her but Angela just shook her head. " We can't wait any longer. Rachel, you're going to have to help him."

" Me?" Rachel muttered as her glassed eyes met her mother's.

" You can do it. You can heal him." Her mother encouraged.

Rachel shook her head." No. Look at what happened to Kory."

" Rachel, look at me. You have your father’s gifts, and you need to use them now to save your friend’s life." Angela said shooting Harper a look to back her up. She knew Rachel trusted and loved the girl and she knew she would listen to
her.

Harper turned to the girl, she felt suspicious of the woman but for the sake of Gar, she was going to let it slide.

" You can do it Rachel." Harper nodded.

Gar gasped as he struggled to breathe. Harper panicked as she watched his breath slowly falter.

Rachel closed her eyes placing a hand on his forehead.

He suddenly jerked in Harper’s lap as Rachel grew frantic. Harper's heart dropped at Rachel's words.

" He's dying. I can feel it."

Angela shook her head. " No. There’s got to be some other..." she trailed off as an odd look made its way onto her face. " Your father."

" Hell no!" Harper shot back, she grew nervous as Gar continued to shake in her arms.

" He’s stronger than you. He could save Gar. He would do that for you"

" I don't understand."

" He's always been close to you, Rachel. Always nearby, always looking over you. We have to hurry. "

Harper was hesitant before she reluctantly helped Angela bring Gar into the living room.

" You have to open your mind Rachel.  Think about your father. How badly you want to see him." Angela told the girl.

" But I thought he was..."

" This is the only way to save Gar. You have to concentrate."

Rachel placed her hand on his forehead once again. Harper stared at Angela with a sceptical look.

The lights began to flicker as Rachel started breathing heavily.

A black mist formed on the mirror behind the adults. Rachel's eyes turned black as her head shot up to the ceiling.

" Rachel" Harper said as she glanced at the black mist that seemed to be growing as time progressed.

" You did it Rachel. Bring him home." Angela grinned.

Rachel stood up as she made her way to the mirror. Harper watched with wide eyes as she lifted her arm into the mirror. She screamed as black tendrils wrapped around her arm. Rachel yelled as she pulled back. Harper watched in shock as a middle aged man who she assumed to be her father stepped out of the mirror.

" My child" he smiled as his eyes scanned Rachel. His eyes moved past his daughter to Angela. " My love."

Angela walked towards her husband. " All of this was for you. Everything." She spoke as she stood in front of him.

" Your faith has never failed me, lover." He said as he kissed her.

" Our friend is dying." Rachel begged as she glanced at Harper who was still holding Gar. She refused to leave his side.

" Can you save him?"

He made his way to the three, crouching down,  he glanced curiously at the brunette before facing Gar.

His hand hovered over Gar’s head as the boy continued to twitch. " So unusual. Boy or beast?"

Gar shot awake as he gasped for air. Harper let out a relieved breath as she pulled the boy into a hug. His arms wrapped around her waist as he tried getting his breathing under control.    " Thank you" she whispered sending the man a small smile as she gripped Gar tighter.

Rachel stood up before hugging her father.

" I'm finally home."