What It Could Haven Been Chapter 5

[Sweetdreams]

Thank you to everyone who voted. I decided to go with the reader's selection of number one. To answer a question asked to me in the last post, I honestly don't read the comics. So, I don't know how they got together or how they broke up. Two years ago, I just starting watching the cartoon and got hooked. Anyway, I prefer to believe Barbara is Dick's true love. Does anyone agree me? That is how I feel, other people have different ideas and I respect them. But the only thing I don't like is the idea of Bruce and Babs. That is absolutly disgusting! Ew! That is like robbing the cradle with your son's girlfriend. I am sorry I got off topic, but I just had to get that out. It is one of my pet peeves. I am sorry if I offended anyone. And just look at me going on and on. Someone press the STOP button please.

Ok. :deep breath: I am cool and collect now.
Now on with the story.

Chapter 5

Whoosh! Dick turned around to face the open wall. "Do you have it?", he asked quietly.

Tim handed Dick a tiny green vial with a smirk. "I think you deserve a Oscar after that performance, Dick. I almost believed you really wanted to kill that bowhead.".

Dick inspected the vial. "Well, that was partly true. If the truth was to be told, I would say that they are getting worse every year. Do they really think that I am that guillible? I know a posion when I see one. Working with Bruce for over seven years will do that to you . They injected Babs with a sleeping potion. A very common sleeping potion in fact."

Tim shuffled his pajama clad foot on the floor. He looked up at Dick with a dismayed look. "Now what? What are we going to do?".

Dick gave him a tired smile. "I will go back down and handle the Titans. YOU will go wake up sleeping beauty, and stay will her. I have some unfinshed business to attend to."

"But, I want to help!" Tim complained giving Dick a sad abandoned look.

"No, this is between them and me. Bruce, Barbara, and you have no say in what I am going to do!" Dick said ruffling Tim's hair gently.

Tim looked up at him in disbelief. "You are going to help them! Why?".

"I am not doing this for them. I am doing this for whoever needs my help. I will never sink so low again to be their parnter." Dick siad closing his fist around the vial.

"I don't understand what is going on. Will you explain it to me later?" Tim asked meekly.

Dick smiled softly at him. "Sure, anything you want. You deserve it. You been through a lot the pass few weeks and I understand how you feel. So, right now just go and do what I told you to do. But whatever happens, just remember to stay strong. Ok, little brother?".

Tim's face lit up at the words little brother and hugged Dick around the waist. Dick ruffled Tim's hair once more before heading back downstairs.

Back downstairs...

"What is taking him so long?" Kory complained peevishly as she paced around the room.

"Relax, we have two hours before the sceptor rises again." Wally said stopping Kory in the middle of her 20th time around the room.

Suddenly, the front door bursted open Blam! The whole team whirled around to face the door.

Bruce stormed in, followed by Selina and Alfred.

Bruce grabbed Roy by his shirt and threw him against the wall. "Harper! What do you think you are doing?!".

The rest of the Titans winced and shrank against the wall when Bruce turned his eye on them.

Selina watched on impressed.

Suddenly a voice interrupted them.

"Bruce? What are you doing here?" Dick asked annoyed as he descended the stairs.

Bruce immediately dropped Roy to the ground and rushed to Dick's side. He hugged him quickly. Dick's anger turned into confusion as Bruce pulled up Dick's sleeves and inspected Dick's arms and body as if he is looking for any kind of wounds.

"He is fine. He didn't go through the portal yet.", Roy explained, rubbing his neck.

"How dare you put MY son in danger?", Bruce said as fury spread throughout his entire body.

Bruce raised his arm to punch Roy, but before he could finish waht he started, he was interrupted. Superman caught his arm centimeters away from Roy's face.

"What is going on here? What is the fuss all about?", Dick asked exasperated and confused.

Bruce glared at the intruder. "And what do you think you are doing? He is threathening my son's life."

"I sent them to get Dick's help. But this is not the way I expected them to get it." Superman admitted, shooting the Titans a look of disapproval.

"Dick is not going on this mission. I forbid it. He can die and I won't let him. Steel and I made a deal, Dick will not get involved with this matter. Someone else will take his place.", Bruce yelled.

Superman shook his head. "I am sorry, but things changed. Dick has to complete the mission."

"Complete what? What mission, what are you two talking about?", Dick interrupted annoyed.

Both men ignored him. "We'll see about that.", Bruce snapped.

He walked to the middle of the room. "STEEL, get your f****ing ass down here!".

Alfred shook his head in disapproval.

Suddenly a shimmering appeared.

Dick watched baffled at the situation. A man dressed in a black cloak appeared. He pulled off his head to reveal a young looking man in his late twenties, he had blond hair and gray-blue eyes.

"You rang?", Steel asked with a sickly sweet smile.

"We made a deal!" Bruce snapped.

"Yes, we did. But the deal was that your son wouldn't be involved in the matter if and only if he had reached his destiny by now. And he hasn't." Steel said with a evil smile, watching Bruce's face plumment down.

Dick pulled Bruce back before he could jump on him. "Will someone explain to me what is going on here?", he asked impatiently.

Everyone ignored him again.

"Fine, then what is his destiny?", Bruce snapped.

Steel raised his eyes to the stairs. Everyone looked up to see ... Barbara descending the stairwell.

"What? Why is everyone staring at me?", Barbara asked as she reached the bottom of the stairwell, watching them with confusion.

To be continued..... P.S.. Feedbcak is welcome. So, please send me some.

[Coran]

Interesting story Sweetdreams. Keep up the good work. I can't wait to read more.

[Sweetdreams]

Hi, guys! :falling onto her knees: PLEASE give me some feedback, I am begging you. :gets up and brushes invisible lint from her knees:

:more humble: Now, I have another question for you guys. Now, if you don't want any spoliers to the story, don't read on.
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Ok, here is the idea. On his mission, Dick has to go to different elseworlds to collect the keys to the sceptor to stop the acoplaspe (sorry i spelled that wrong). Do you guys want seven worlds with three keys in it each, three worlds with seven keys in each, or 21 worlds with one key each (please don't pick that ). Here is an example of the worlds: 1) married to Babs and have baby Richie, 2) comics- style, 3) my own version of Batman Beyond, etc. You get the drift, they will be in the same year, and time but different contunities. You guys approve? Please answer this guys, it is really important for the story.

Thank you.

Sincerely, Cathy

[The Game]

I'll respond to yours if you respond to mine... J/k

I say go with three worlds, seven keys in each. In fact, I'd go with the three you mentioned. With three worlds, although you might not be able to go with as many crazy variations, you can go much more in depth- see what emotions lie with each possibility. Go three worlds and seven keys! Yay!