The Family of Bats (DRABBLES)

Younger!

"What happened?" Jason asked as Bruce pulled an unconscious Nightwing out of the Batmobile. 

"He was hit with a ray of energy." Bruce said, laying Richard onto the bed in the Medical Bay.

"I shall see to him right away, sirs." Alfred started to check over Richard.

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Richard woke up before dinner.

He rubbed his eyes, man was he tired!

But didn't he just wake up from his nap?

Oh well!

He better go find Bruce!

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Instead of finding Bruce like he wanted to, Richard found a little Bruce.

"Father, I was not aware that you have adopted yet another child." Damian called out.

"I haven't." Bruce said, coming into the room.

Richard lit up.

"Bruce!" Richard ran and hugged Bruce's leg, "There weird kid here!"

"Weird? I am not weird!" Damian yelled.

"I don't know you, so you weird!" Richard called out.  

"Dickie?" Bruce finally recognized him.

"Hiya, daddy!" Richard smiled brightly, making grabby hand to be picked up.

"Oh my gosh." Bruce gasped for a moment.

"What's with all the commotion dow-oh." Jason stopped as he came through the door.

"HEY TIM, GET YOUR ASS DOWN HERE! BRUCE GOT ANOTHER RUNT!!!" Jason yelled.

"WHAT?!" Tim was down in seconds.

"I didn't get another kid. This is Richard. Although, how he got this, I do not know." Bruce said.

Alfred raised an eyebrow at the now tiny Dick.

"Master Bruce, are you just going to ignore him?" Alfred asked. 

"He's so cute!" Tim smiled.

"Uppy!" Dick jumped up and down a few times. 

Bruce scooped Richard up, "Yes, he's quite cute."

"Aren't you? Oh? What's this? The tickle monster is here! Run or it's ganna get you!" Bruce smiled, wiggling his fingers. 

Richard shrieked and tried to get out of Bruce's hold, but to no results.  

"Nu! Nu! Nu!" Richard lightly kicked his feet and moved his arms.

"The tickle monster got you! Oh no!" Bruce put Dick on the couch on his back and started tickling him.

Richard shrieked and laughed, kicking his legs and arms around.

"Nu! Stop!" Dick yelled.

Slowly, Bruce stopped.

By the time he did, Richard had a full blown smile and sparking eyes. He was panting to get breath back. 

"No wonder he's spoiled." Tim said.

"What?" Jason asked.

"I said, 'No wonder he's spoiled.' He looked so cute as a child! No wonder he got everything he wanted! I mean, just look at him!" Tim said.

"I hungry." Richard said in broken English.

"Lets go get you some food." Bruce scooped Dick back up, walking to the kitchen.

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Dinner was served and Richard ate half his plate, most of it ended up on his face though. 

When desert came around, which was apple pie, Bruce came over to clean his face up.

"You wanna?" Dickie held his fork of apple pie up to Bruce.

Bruce decided to indulge the little one.

He took the forkful of apple pie and Richard's face lit up.

As soon as Bruce handed the fork back, Richard got another bite and held it up to Bruce.

"Why don't you have some?" Bruce asked.

"'cause you need. It make you happy. You need happy." Richard said.

"Well, don't you want to be happy? Why don't you have some?" Bruce asked.

"You need more happy than me. Be happy!" Dick pushed the forkful closer to Bruce.

Bruce blushed.

Even before he grew up, Richard still wanted a happy family.

Something light and happy because why not?

ALSO! I KNOW that Romani and Romanian are different! I'm just using Romanian because it was the language that came to mind. I might use German next time. 

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4/21/17- I realized that I didn't finish this. It was meant to be a one shot. 

"And this will work?" Jason asked.

"Yes." Bruce said.

He picked up the weapon and pointed it at Richard's chest.

He pulled the trigger.

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The next day, Richard woke up in his 23 year old body. 

He smiled. 

He was back.

Which meant hugs from his family!