Murder at its Finest

XI

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A late update

It's not my fault tho :/

You'll understand if you read my last "message" on my account.

Oh, and this chapter is poorly written.... whelp... I tried. Sorry for this poor excuse of a chapter :/

Renegade snapped up with a groan. Bright fluorescent lights shined in his eyes, making him wish he hadn't opened them. The said teen placed a hand above his eyes to grant his eyes relief. He then looked around to see that he was in the infirmary of Mt. Justice, the one he had been forced to recover in on a number of occasions.

Renegade immediately winced as he felt a strong throbbing pain on his abdomen, bandages covering the injured area. Had he gotten hurt? What had happened?

"You're awake." The said teen nearly jumped out from the bed as a voice startled him. He turned to his left to see the Batman, quietly sitting beside him. Truthfully, Renegade had not even noticed his presence there earlier.

Though as expected, the ebony exaggerated his next actions to emphasize his surprise,"Oh my gosh! I could have had a heart attack and died! I bet you wanted that, huh? And to think we were going to get matching t-shirts! It's fine, I don't need you. You're not even my real best friend anyways. You've been demoted to number 6 on my list, how does that feel? Sucks... doesn't it?" Despite how worn down and exhausted he felt, he couldn't help but joke around anyways.

Batman made a face, and opened his mouth to reply, but was cut off by a gleeful shout.

"Renegade, you're okay!" M'gann happily called out as she entered the room along with the rest of the team.

"Dude, what happened to you?" Wally questioned as he peered at his injured team mate.

Renegade raised an eyebrow as he examined the expressions on all of the team members faces. They were filled with confusion, and even worry.

Renegade blinked,"Uh... well, funny story, I'm not really sure to be honest. Mind catching me up?"

The only added to their fear.

Batman stood from the chair in which he was sitting in,"Yesterday, while completing the mission I had assigned you in Keystone, you were stabbed."

Yesterday? He had been asleep for that long?

"So, what? Getting stabbed is nothing new. Just slap a bandage on me and I'll be good as new."

"It's not just that.... You were.... distracted. Aqualad, do elaborate." Batman seemed to have trouble comprehending the topic at hand.

Their leader stood straighter,"I am unsure of exactly how this occurred, but as you went to apprehend the leader, you suddenly hesitated and began to panic. You fell to the ground, thrashing and screaming... You sounded as if you were calling for someone perhaps.... You were shaking horribly and we were unsure of how to stop it. Before he were able to reach you, the criminal stabbed you, and he had pushed you off of the building. Fortunately, Superboy was able to catch you before you hit the ground. Only then did you calm down, but you had already been injured."