Chapter Five
"Somehow I remember this being easier last time!" Nightwing grunted as one of the thugs hit his stomach with a punch. He grabbed the thug's fist before he could pull back fully, twisting the man's arm and catapulting himself over the man's head, landing on his shoulder's. He wrapped his legs around the thug's neck, using his escrima stick to knock the thug out by hitting him over the head. "Phew! Now all we need to do is grab the antidote and get out of here."
"Uh, Nightwing? There's a problem." Nightwing turned at the sound of Artemis' voice, eyes widening under his domino mask when he saw what she was talking about. There was only half a bottle left of the cure, meaning only one of his brothers could go back to his right age. Great.
"What do we do now?" Superboy grunted, crossing his arms over his chest.
Kid Flash took the bottle from Artemis, shaking it a bit before a figurative light bulb went off over his head. "We bring it back and my uncle and I can work on duplicating it. While we are doing that, we give the cure to either one of the two and bam! We are in the clear."
"Yeah, but who do we give it too?" Miss Martian questioned, leading the way back to the bioship.
Kid Flash thought about it for a moment before shrugging in response. "Whoever will drink it."
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After the flight back to Mount Justice, the team learned that Batman had gone back home to the manor. So they hopped in the zeta tubes, being greeted by Alfred upon their arrival in the Batcave.
"Hello, Master Dick and company. Master Bruce is upstairs sleeping with your brothers." Alfred led the team of superheroes out of the cave, the team having changed into their own civvies back at Mount Justice. They all stopped outside of Jason's room, Alfred knocking before entering. "They are back, Master Bruce. And they have the cure."
Bruce sat up, the two toddlers on either side of him stirring awake. "Daddy, we play now? No more nap?" Jason asked, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes.
Bruce smiled, kissing each of the two toddlers on their foreheads. "Gimme one minute Jay, I have to talk to your brother. Alfred is going to watch the two of you, I will be right back." Bruce stepped into the hall with the teenaged team, closing the door behind him. "Well? Where is the cure?"
"There is only enough to give to one of your sons, sir, so the Flash and KF are going to work on duplicating the cure. In the meantime, who do you want to give the antidote to? Jason or Tim?" Kaldur explained in a hushed voice, unsure of if the toddlers could hear or understand what they were saying.
Bruce sighed, rubbing the sleep off his face. "How long will the duplication take. Wally?"
Wally did some mental math before replying. "About twelve hours, sir, given the speed my uncle and I move at."
"Then get started." Wally nodded, running off to go back to Mount Justice where he left the cure with his uncle. Bruce turned to the rest of his team, pondering his next words carefully. "Who do you think I should give the cure to first? Or should I wait until both of them can be cured at the same time?"
"Personally, Bruce, I would give it to Tim first. He has never had the opportunity to be older than Jason, plus blackmail." Dick smirked. "But that's coming from a brotherly stand point."
Bruce nodded, a small smirk coming onto his face as he considered his eldest's words. "That would be funny, but you five can never tell Jason or Tim I agreed to this, are we clear?"
"Crystal, sir."
So the group went back into the room and picked up the two toddlers, saying their farewells to Alfred before departing for Mount Justice. Once they were safely at the Mountain, Bruce went off with Tim while Jason stayed with his older brother and their teammates.
"Dickie, where daddy take Timmy?" Jason asked, sitting on his brother's lap while he played with Artemis' phone.
"He is taking him to see the doctor, little man." Wally answered, leaning over Dick's shoulder to watch Jason doodle on some app. "What is that?"
"Its the pretty lady and Supah Boy." Jason said it as if his scribbles were the most clear picture in the world. The team 'oohed' and 'ahed' at them. Jason beamed before he went back to drawing for another ten minutes, the teenagers falling into silence.
Footsteps rang out through out the lounge, making everyone but Jason look up to see a properly aged Tim approach with Bruce. When Tim saw his older 'younger' brother, he burst out laughing, making Jason snap his head up and his eyes bulge out. "Jay, you are so cute."
Jason, still in awe, scrambled off Dick's lap and ran over to Tim, making grabby motions asking to be picked up. Tim obliged, hoisting the toddler up onto his hip. Jason poked his cheek, a confused expression on his tiny face. "Timmy, that you? How you so big?"
Tim laughed again, ruffling the small child's hair. "If only big you could hear you right now."
"What that mean?"
"You'll know soon, Jay." Tim smirked, looking over at that team who were holding back their own smirks. "What?"
"Do you remember anything from being a toddler?" Artemis cackled, thinking back to being viciously hushed by a two year old.
Tim blushed, trying to keep a straight face. "Nope, nothing."
"Liar, of course you do." M'gann tapped her temple. "I don't even need to read your mind for that one."
Jason looked around the group, trying to figure out what was going on. "You from future too?"
Tim nodded, remembering that was the teams' cover story. "Yup, the me from now is taking a nap. Do you want a nap?"
"No. I hungry." Jason whined, pinching Tim's nose. "Pancakes?"
"Sure thing." Tim let Bruce take Jason out of his arms and walk away before he turned to his fellow teenagers. "Oh my god, we are never going to live this down are we?"
"Nope!"
Tim sighed, sitting next to his eldest brother. "How long until Jason is cured, Wally?"
"About ten hours now. So when we wake up tomorrow."
With a nod, Tim felt himself start to drift off to sleep. "Man, I can't wait to see his face when he remembers all the embarrassing stuff he did as a three year old."
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"M'gann, I am so sorry if I made you uncomfortable." Jason apologized for the umpteenth time, hiding his blushing face in his hands.
M'gann just laughed, brushing him off. "Don't worry, it was adorable. You two were so sweet."
Artemis snorted. "Yeah, you should be toddlers more often."
Tim and Jason shared a look before shouting at the same time. "Nope! We good!"
Fin.
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