Falling into Gotham (Dick Grayson Fan Fiction)

Chapter 19

I woke up feeling refreshed and lighter than I ever had before. I sat up and looked around, I was in a bedroom. A pretty nice bedroom. My eyes were sharp, as if I was blind before and now I could actually see.

"Woah, This is weird." I whispered to myself. I slowly got out of the bed and wobbled my way to the door. I felt strange. I was alert but also, wobbly. Maybe the magic did something to my brain to make me feel this weird. I heard some hushed arguing outside the door. Even with my new heightened senses I couldn't quite make out what they were saying.

I slowly opened the door and saw Zatanna and Dick yelling at a smug looking Gizbie. She was floating above them, spinning in little circles while Dick and Zatanna looked pissed.

"You said it would only hurt not make her pass out!" Dick yelled.

"I have never seen an explosion of magic that large before! You could've leveled the entire block!" Zatanna screamed. Gizbie just was spinning in her circle laughing at them and their anger.

"She's fine. Calm down humans." Gizbie chuckled.

"How do you know she's fine?! She passed out and almost hit her head!" Dick was fuming. His face was red and by the way he was clenching his fists I could tell he was trying not to hit her. Donna was sitting on the couch with Clark silently observing them fight. I trudged on over and sat next to her quietly.

She looked at me quickly then back at the scene in front of her. I think it took her a minute to process what she saw because her head whipped back over to me and her mouth hung open in shock.

"Uh guys-" She tried to interrupt their yelling match.

"Not now Donna!" Dick and Zatanna said basically at the same time.

"But-"

She was interrupted again by those two chewing Gizbie's ear off. I scooted closer to Donna and leaned in to whisper, "Why are they mad at her?"

"Uh, well. You passed out after she helped you unlock all of your magic. Dick is worried about your well being, I mean you screamed really loud and then just fell. Zatanna is mad because the amount of magic you had was intense and she said it was too much to release all at once. Um, she said you could've exploded and then killed everyone in a 10,000 foot radius."

"Yikes. Good thing I didn't explode." I mumbled. "Should I stop them and try telling them I'm okay?"

"I think that would be a good idea." Donna said with a grimace when she saw Zatanna's eyes start to glow as she started to speak backwards.

I stood up and made my way over to my magic teacher. I placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. "Z I'm fine."

The fighting stopped and all three of them turned to look at me. I gave a little wave and then was engulfed in a hug by her. "You're alive!"

"Oof! Yes I am." I managed to reply, patting her back awkwardly. Over her shoulder, I saw Dick standing there, looking at me as if he couldn't quite believe what he was seeing. "I appreciate you guys sticking up for me, but I'm okay. I think the pain was just too much and that's why I passed out."

Zatanna let me go and she was immediately replaced by Dick. He hugged me so hard I could barely breathe. But he's cute so I let it pass. Dick slowly let go, but his hands remained on my shoulders, his eyes scanning my face as if searching for any sign of lingering pain or distress. "Are you sure? You looked... I mean, you screamed, and then you just collapsed. It scared the hell out of me."

I gave him a reassuring smile, placing my hand over his. "I'm sure, Dick. I feel fine now, better than fine actually. It's like everything's sharper, clearer. I think the magic just needed a moment to settle."