Normal POV
The team arrived in Northbra a few hours after they left the mountain. They found Haley’s Circus fairly easy when they got there and M’gann landed the bio ship in a vacant lot.
“Ok, so what’s the plan?” Artemis asked as soon as they all stepped off the bio ship, that was now invisible.
“We will go and talk to the people of the circus to see if we can find any clues as to where he would go,” Kaldur said looking to her.
“Do we really think they’ll be able to help us?” Conner asked.
“We have to find him!” Wally yelled. The others all turned to him surprised. This was the first time he had spoken since they left the mountain. “Rob’s our friend, our brother. We have to get him back. He makes this team. Without him, we would be dead by now.”
Everyone got quiet after that. Wally was right. Robin was like their little brother. He’s the one who kept the team together. If it wasn’t for him, the team may not have made it through the first few missions.
Yes, he may be a little immature at times, but he’s the smartest one out of all of them, and he’s saved their butts on more than one occasion.
“Wally is right,” Kaldur said. “We will find our friend, our brother. If we do not find any clues here, we will search the city and see if there are any clues there.”
They all nodded then headed for the big tent across the street.
When they got over there, they saw everyone busy packing up and loading animals into trucks. They saw a man in a ringmaster’s outfit and walked up to him.
“Excuse me, Sir,” Kaldur said getting Pop’s attention.
Pop turned to face the five teens. “Sorry, but you missed the show kids. The last one was last night.”
“We did not come to see the show, Sir. We came looking for a boy. Bruce Wayne sent us to look for him,” Kaldur replied before Pop could walk away.
Pop’s eyes went a little wider. “You’re looking for Dick? You mean Mr. Wayne still hasn’t found him?”
“No. Regretfully he…” Kaldur started but was interrupted by the strong man.
“Mr. Haley, where did you… Oh, sorry, I didn’t see you there,” the strong man apologized to Kaldur.
“It is quit alright,” Kaldur said.
Pop turned toward the strong man, and they talked quietly for a few seconds, then the strong man walked away and Pop turned back toward the teens.
“Sorry ‘bout that. So how can I help you find Dick?”
“Well, if you have any information on where he might have went, or if he told you of any place, we would be very grateful,” Kaldur answered.
“Well, I haven’t seen him since he ran away from Mr. Wayne here a few days ago, and he didn’t really say or talk about any places he planned on going to.”
The lion tamer just happened to walk by as Pop was answering. “Uhhhh, excuse me,” she said after Pop finished speaking, “Are you looking for Dick Grayson?”
Pop and the team looked at her, and Wally stepped up to her. “Do you know where he is?” he asked a bit excited.
“Well, sort of. He came to the show last night.”
“What? Why didn’t you tell me?” Pop asked a little aggravated at her for not telling him.
She turned to Pop. “I’m sorry, but he asked me not to tell anybody. He didn’t want to be seen, but I was walking into the tent as he was walking out.”
“Did he tell you anything?” Kaldur asked.
“Not much. When I asked him about why he was here, he told me that he wanted to see us one last time before he disappeared.”
“Disappeared!” Wally yelled.
The lion tamer looked toward Wally a bit shocked
at the outburst. “Yeah, he said, ‘After tonight, I’m leaving and never coming back.’”
“Did he say where he was going?” Artemis asked.
The lion tamer shook her head. “Sorry.”
Kaldur sighed sadly. “Thank you both for your time and help.”
“I’m sorry we couldn’t be any more help to you. I hope you find him,” Pop said.
“So do we,” M’gann said sadly.
With that, the team turned and headed back to the bio ship. Pop and the lion tamer watched them as they left.
“I’m so sorry, Mr. Haley. I should’ve told you, but he begged and pleaded that I not tell anyone,” the lion tamer said as she looked to Pop.
Pop looked back at her sadly. “It’s alright. I’m sure they’ll find him.”
“You know, for someone who was hired to find just some random kid, they looked offly sad.”
“Yes, I saw that as well. Either they know Dick personally, or they just really get emotional with their jobs,” Pop replied as he looked back to the retreating teens and sighed before turning back to the lion tamer. “Come on, let’s finish getting packed up so we can get out of here.”
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The team all sat in their seats quietly and sadly as they flew over the city. No one knew how to handle the news they heard. Dick wanted to disappear, and they all knew he could do it too. He did it on every mission, just vanish.
“Well, what do we do now?” Conner asked breaking the deafening silence.
“We split up. We’ll each take a part of the city and look for him. Hopefully we haven’t missed him,” Kaldur said then turned to M’gann. “M’gann, you will stay on the ship and see if you can spot him from the air. The rest of us,” he said turning to the others, “will start at the airport, docks, and train station. Maybe, if he hasn’t left already, we will be able to stop him before he leaves. If he is not there, start searching that area of the city.”
Everyone nodded then Kaldur continued. “Conner, you will go to the airport, Artemis, the train station. I’ll take the docks, and Wally, you will go around the city and check the cabs. Start at the outer part of town and make your way toward the center.”
M’gann dropped everyone off at their designated areas and went back up in the sky.
“Is everyone online?” M’gann asked linking them up.
“Yeah.”
“Yes.”
“I thought you couldn’t do the link at far distances?” Artemis asked.
“I’m over the city, so it’s close enough to all of you that I can maintain it,” M’gann replied.
“Oh, ok.”
“Wally, are you linked up?” M’gann asked.
“Yeah, I’m here,” Wally replied in a sad tone.
“Don’t worry, we’ll find him,” M’gann said trying to comfort him as best she could.
She didn’t get a response, but she could almost feel him nod.
“Alright, if anyone finds anything, do not hesitate to speak up,” Kaldur said.
He heard them all respond then all five teens began their searching.
They searched for a good ten minutes with no luck. They were starting to believe that they had missed him.
“Guys, I found him!” M’gann yelled over the link excitedly.
“Where?” Wally asked equally as excited.
“He’s five miles outside the west part of town. He’s walking.”
“Wally, run ahead and stop him. M’gann, come pick the rest of us up,” Kaldur said.
“Already on my way,” Wally replied.
“Got it,” M’gann said as she headed to the others.
Wally ran as fast as he could, almost tripping over his own feet twice. He saw someone up ahead of him and managed to run a little bit faster. “Dick!” he yelled when he got close enough for Dick to hear him.
Dick turned around, eyes wide in surprise. “Wally?” he asked when he saw a yellow blur coming toward him.
Wally finally made it up to Dick and grabbed him and spun him in a circle for a few seconds. “Dude, we found you!” he said when he put a dizzy Dick back on the ground, a big smile on his face.
“So I can see,” Dick said a bit disappointed after his head stopped spinning.
Wally noticed the tone in Dick’s voice and lost the smile. Before Wally could say another word, the rest of the team fell from the bottom of the bio ship. M’gann couldn’t land the ship anywhere near where they were because there were trees everywhere.
“We found you!” M’gann said very happy to see him. She then noticed the sad look on his face. “Is everything ok?”
“Fine,” he answered as he turned away from them and started walking again.
Wally ran in front of him. “Whoa, Dude. Where do you think you’re going?” he said as he put both hands out in front of him.
Dick sighed then turned back to his friends and saw their sad, worried faces. “Look, I know why you’re here, but I’m not going back. I’m only a problem to Bruce.”
“No, you’re not,” Artemis said a bit angrily and walked up to him. “Dick, you are so stupid.”
Dick’s eyes went wide and his mouth dropped a little at that. Wally did the same. “Whoa, harsh,” Wally said surprised at Artemis’ statement.
“No,” she replied. “He’s the stupidest person in the world.” Dick lowered his head in shame. “He has a father that loves him and is worried sick about him,” Dick’s eyes went wide again as he looked back up to a very mad Artemis, “friends that care about him, and if he can’t see that then he’s not as smart as I thought he was.”
Dick blinked a few times. “Bruce is worried about me?” he asked shock evident on his face and in his voice.
Kaldur walked up to him and placed a hand on his shoulder. “Why do you think we know your identity, Robin?”
Dick looked up at him then at the others. He backed away from them, tears welling up in his eyes, shaking his head. ‘I made him tell our identity.'
Kaldur took a step toward Dick, his hand reached out. “Dick?”
Dick shook his head and the tears escaped his eyes. He then turned away from them and ran into the trees.
“Robin!” M’gann cried out, taking a step forward.
Wally raced after him, followed by the others, but it was too late. Dick was already in the trees hiding. They knew they wouldn’t find him now.
The team arrived in Northbra a few hours after they left the mountain. They found Haley’s Circus fairly easy when they got there and M’gann landed the bio ship in a vacant lot.
“Ok, so what’s the plan?” Artemis asked as soon as they all stepped off the bio ship, that was now invisible.
“We will go and talk to the people of the circus to see if we can find any clues as to where he would go,” Kaldur said looking to her.
“Do we really think they’ll be able to help us?” Conner asked.
“We have to find him!” Wally yelled. The others all turned to him surprised. This was the first time he had spoken since they left the mountain. “Rob’s our friend, our brother. We have to get him back. He makes this team. Without him, we would be dead by now.”
Everyone got quiet after that. Wally was right. Robin was like their little brother. He’s the one who kept the team together. If it wasn’t for him, the team may not have made it through the first few missions.
Yes, he may be a little immature at times, but he’s the smartest one out of all of them, and he’s saved their butts on more than one occasion.
“Wally is right,” Kaldur said. “We will find our friend, our brother. If we do not find any clues here, we will search the city and see if there are any clues there.”
They all nodded then headed for the big tent across the street.
When they got over there, they saw everyone busy packing up and loading animals into trucks. They saw a man in a ringmaster’s outfit and walked up to him.
“Excuse me, Sir,” Kaldur said getting Pop’s attention.
Pop turned to face the five teens. “Sorry, but you missed the show kids. The last one was last night.”
“We did not come to see the show, Sir. We came looking for a boy. Bruce Wayne sent us to look for him,” Kaldur replied before Pop could walk away.
Pop’s eyes went a little wider. “You’re looking for Dick? You mean Mr. Wayne still hasn’t found him?”
“No. Regretfully he…” Kaldur started but was interrupted by the strong man.
“Mr. Haley, where did you… Oh, sorry, I didn’t see you there,” the strong man apologized to Kaldur.
“It is quit alright,” Kaldur said.
Pop turned toward the strong man, and they talked quietly for a few seconds, then the strong man walked away and Pop turned back toward the teens.
“Sorry ‘bout that. So how can I help you find Dick?”
“Well, if you have any information on where he might have went, or if he told you of any place, we would be very grateful,” Kaldur answered.
“Well, I haven’t seen him since he ran away from Mr. Wayne here a few days ago, and he didn’t really say or talk about any places he planned on going to.”
The lion tamer just happened to walk by as Pop was answering. “Uhhhh, excuse me,” she said after Pop finished speaking, “Are you looking for Dick Grayson?”
Pop and the team looked at her, and Wally stepped up to her. “Do you know where he is?” he asked a bit excited.
“Well, sort of. He came to the show last night.”
“What? Why didn’t you tell me?” Pop asked a little aggravated at her for not telling him.
She turned to Pop. “I’m sorry, but he asked me not to tell anybody. He didn’t want to be seen, but I was walking into the tent as he was walking out.”
“Did he tell you anything?” Kaldur asked.
“Not much. When I asked him about why he was here, he told me that he wanted to see us one last time before he disappeared.”
“Disappeared!” Wally yelled.
The lion tamer looked toward Wally a bit shocked
at the outburst. “Yeah, he said, ‘After tonight, I’m leaving and never coming back.’”
“Did he say where he was going?” Artemis asked.
The lion tamer shook her head. “Sorry.”
Kaldur sighed sadly. “Thank you both for your time and help.”
“I’m sorry we couldn’t be any more help to you. I hope you find him,” Pop said.
“So do we,” M’gann said sadly.
With that, the team turned and headed back to the bio ship. Pop and the lion tamer watched them as they left.
“I’m so sorry, Mr. Haley. I should’ve told you, but he begged and pleaded that I not tell anyone,” the lion tamer said as she looked to Pop.
Pop looked back at her sadly. “It’s alright. I’m sure they’ll find him.”
“You know, for someone who was hired to find just some random kid, they looked offly sad.”
“Yes, I saw that as well. Either they know Dick personally, or they just really get emotional with their jobs,” Pop replied as he looked back to the retreating teens and sighed before turning back to the lion tamer. “Come on, let’s finish getting packed up so we can get out of here.”
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The team all sat in their seats quietly and sadly as they flew over the city. No one knew how to handle the news they heard. Dick wanted to disappear, and they all knew he could do it too. He did it on every mission, just vanish.
“Well, what do we do now?” Conner asked breaking the deafening silence.
“We split up. We’ll each take a part of the city and look for him. Hopefully we haven’t missed him,” Kaldur said then turned to M’gann. “M’gann, you will stay on the ship and see if you can spot him from the air. The rest of us,” he said turning to the others, “will start at the airport, docks, and train station. Maybe, if he hasn’t left already, we will be able to stop him before he leaves. If he is not there, start searching that area of the city.”
Everyone nodded then Kaldur continued. “Conner, you will go to the airport, Artemis, the train station. I’ll take the docks, and Wally, you will go around the city and check the cabs. Start at the outer part of town and make your way toward the center.”
M’gann dropped everyone off at their designated areas and went back up in the sky.
“Is everyone online?” M’gann asked linking them up.
“Yeah.”
“Yes.”
“I thought you couldn’t do the link at far distances?” Artemis asked.
“I’m over the city, so it’s close enough to all of you that I can maintain it,” M’gann replied.
“Oh, ok.”
“Wally, are you linked up?” M’gann asked.
“Yeah, I’m here,” Wally replied in a sad tone.
“Don’t worry, we’ll find him,” M’gann said trying to comfort him as best she could.
She didn’t get a response, but she could almost feel him nod.
“Alright, if anyone finds anything, do not hesitate to speak up,” Kaldur said.
He heard them all respond then all five teens began their searching.
They searched for a good ten minutes with no luck. They were starting to believe that they had missed him.
“Guys, I found him!” M’gann yelled over the link excitedly.
“Where?” Wally asked equally as excited.
“He’s five miles outside the west part of town. He’s walking.”
“Wally, run ahead and stop him. M’gann, come pick the rest of us up,” Kaldur said.
“Already on my way,” Wally replied.
“Got it,” M’gann said as she headed to the others.
Wally ran as fast as he could, almost tripping over his own feet twice. He saw someone up ahead of him and managed to run a little bit faster. “Dick!” he yelled when he got close enough for Dick to hear him.
Dick turned around, eyes wide in surprise. “Wally?” he asked when he saw a yellow blur coming toward him.
Wally finally made it up to Dick and grabbed him and spun him in a circle for a few seconds. “Dude, we found you!” he said when he put a dizzy Dick back on the ground, a big smile on his face.
“So I can see,” Dick said a bit disappointed after his head stopped spinning.
Wally noticed the tone in Dick’s voice and lost the smile. Before Wally could say another word, the rest of the team fell from the bottom of the bio ship. M’gann couldn’t land the ship anywhere near where they were because there were trees everywhere.
“We found you!” M’gann said very happy to see him. She then noticed the sad look on his face. “Is everything ok?”
“Fine,” he answered as he turned away from them and started walking again.
Wally ran in front of him. “Whoa, Dude. Where do you think you’re going?” he said as he put both hands out in front of him.
Dick sighed then turned back to his friends and saw their sad, worried faces. “Look, I know why you’re here, but I’m not going back. I’m only a problem to Bruce.”
“No, you’re not,” Artemis said a bit angrily and walked up to him. “Dick, you are so stupid.”
Dick’s eyes went wide and his mouth dropped a little at that. Wally did the same. “Whoa, harsh,” Wally said surprised at Artemis’ statement.
“No,” she replied. “He’s the stupidest person in the world.” Dick lowered his head in shame. “He has a father that loves him and is worried sick about him,” Dick’s eyes went wide again as he looked back up to a very mad Artemis, “friends that care about him, and if he can’t see that then he’s not as smart as I thought he was.”
Dick blinked a few times. “Bruce is worried about me?” he asked shock evident on his face and in his voice.
Kaldur walked up to him and placed a hand on his shoulder. “Why do you think we know your identity, Robin?”
Dick looked up at him then at the others. He backed away from them, tears welling up in his eyes, shaking his head. ‘I made him tell our identity.'
Kaldur took a step toward Dick, his hand reached out. “Dick?”
Dick shook his head and the tears escaped his eyes. He then turned away from them and ran into the trees.
“Robin!” M’gann cried out, taking a step forward.
Wally raced after him, followed by the others, but it was too late. Dick was already in the trees hiding. They knew they wouldn’t find him now.
