What if Damian had night terrors

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Prompt: On patrol with Night wing, Red hood, And Red Robin. Two older siblings learn a little thing about dear old robin.
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3rd person
Damian now in his costume of his alter ego robin was sitting upon a roof top. Along with Red hood, Night wing, and Red Robin (YUMM!).  Dick was tired. So was Jason and Tim. You could tell. The main person that was the most tired was Damian though. He was felt like he was dying. He couldn't sleep. He wouldn't. He didn't want to relive it. Damian knew how to hide it though. Damian hasn't slept in 14 days. He beat Tim. Tim has only made it to 12. Damian beat Tim Drake. THE MAN WHO REFUSES TO SLEEP. And he beat him unwillingly. Tim suggests that we head to the Starbucks around the corner. The people who work their Know Damian's order by heart. Iced Carmel Mocha with 12 shots of espresso. Yes, he may die from this drink. Is he gonna stop drinking it absolutely not. Dick and Jason agreed as well. They swing over there with their grappling hooks over. They land on the ground. Then walked in to be greeted by a employee.
"Hey, welcome to Starbucks" She says
"Hello Can I get a Pink Drink, a Cupcake Frap, and a White chocolate mocha. Under the name Nightwing" Dick says. Pulling out cash to pay but the lady stops him.
"It's already paid for. Someone has a tab that he pays by the end of the month. He said he will pay" The worker said to them.
The worker got this from robin from a simple nod of the head and a thumbs up. They look confused but still gave her a 100 dollar tip. Dick then asks "oh baby bird do you want anything sorry I don't know if you been here or..."
"I already ordered. Before you ask you don't wanna know what I got" Damian replies
"Okay... but when did you order and how did you" Tim asks
"With a nod and a thumbs up. I come here a lot and get the same thing" Damian states.
It was a shock to dick, Tim, and Jason to see there stuck-up, arrogant, never-done-anything little brother to come to Starbucks. And often!
"What do you get?" Jason asks
As on cue the employee who sets the drink down and yells out. "Robin, Iced Carmel mocha with 12 shots of espresso."
The brothers turn their heads to see Damian walk up and grab it like that was normal.
"What" dick says
"The" Tim says
"Hell" Jason says
"Oh we're ending patrol early. And we're going to have an intervention. Tim would drink that. That's bad" dick says.
Jason and Todd nod in agreement.  "Tomorrow. I am done for the night." Damian says taking a sip of his drink. Dick looked reluctant. But looking at the time which was 3:43 am he allowed it. The other boys looked beat so they leave Starbucks after everyone got their drink and swing home.
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They all go to there respected rooms. Tim passed out on his bed after changing into pjs. The same with Jason. Dick doesn't even care. He just fell asleep in his uniform. Damian tried to stay awake. To stay clear of the fears that lurked in the dark. He couldn't stay awake any longer. Darkness consuming him completely to suck him in like a vacuum cleaner.
As the the Darkness fades, Nightmares greet the young bird.
-Damian POV. In the night terror-
I'm chained to a wall. My spine is severely damaged. My mother walked in
"Now son, you have completed your punishment. Your screaming less and less each time. Good. But for now, we must build up your poison tolerance. If we ever need a tester. You WILL be ready" Mother said
I hated this but I must please mother. Maybe one day she will be truly proud of me. I must make her proud I am the heir to the al Ghul crown. As she walks out of the room, I see her motion to someone to come in. It was poison Ivy or Pamela Isley. She comes towards me and inserts a poison in my neck. She whispers to me
"I'm sorry kid, but I owe her. And you know I have to pay back"
Pamela comes back every 2 hours to inject me with another poison. Making me in the most pain I have every been in. I'm not dead yet though which surprises me. I think they put so Water for the Lazarus pit to keep me alive. This happened for 2 days straight. Then my vision fades to black. I am at a time when I was 5. I'm on a mountain in a jacket,joggers, and boots. I am freezing. Mother just drop me off. I have to disappear. If she can't find me, I will be unpunished well, let's just hope I don't. After 2 days of close calls. I found myself hiding where no one could see me. Under the snow. I wasn't here on purpose. I got caught up in a avalanche. I was upside down. I am so tired. I start to pass out when I feel a hand pick me up by my foot. My vision goes black. Now I am on a wall in a dungeon. Where my mother is going to do a lot of bad things. Mother starts scolding me. As she slides a knife down my arms. I scream as I realize the knife was burning hot. She then.....
-Jason Point of View-
I hear a pricing scream. I check in Demon first. Listen even though I act like I hate him he is still my baby brother. My bed is also right next to his on the other side. When I walk into Damian's room saying "yo demon" to find a broken lamp and his bed head board have a huge crack down the middle. And a thrashing Damian that was bloody because of the cuts from the lamp and because he slammed his head open while hitting his head on a head board. I run up to him to try and stop the bleeding with his sheets. I realize that that wasn't gonna work so I need him to come on the floor so it's easier to see how to stop the bleeding. I grab Dami and plop him on the floor plopping him in my lap like a little baby. I take off my shirt so I can at least stop the bleeding when Tim walks in. He closes the door and runs over. He looks at me and I look at his arms while I stop his bleeding on his face head. After about ten minutes he calmed down. Fully. The kid talked "no, Grayson....to.....much" Tim and I looked at each other knowing exactly what he meant. Dick had a lot on his plate so I guess Damian didn't want to add. He then said "no.....worry....go....away.....I...will...be...ok"
He worried about us worrying and stressing out?. I guess he cares for us as well. Tim then says
"We won't tell dick but we aren't leaving you"
He whimpers as he starts to wake up more and more. We all stay in the same position except when Tim went to grab bandages for Damian. Damian eyes were still fairly druppy until he shot them wide open. He jumped out of my lap and moves to a corner by sliding. Knees to chest. "Leave" he demands.
"No" I say
"Please Jason Please" Damian pleases
One I'm shook. Damian pleaded! And he called me by my first name
"How about this baby bird. We will wait for Tim to get back we bandages and you wrapped up, Dick or Bruce wont know" I softly ask
"Fine" Damian says
I scoot closer to him. Inch by inch. Dam where is Tim with those bandages. I scoot close enough to do something. I did some thing I did not think I would do. I hugged him. And surprisingly he leaned into it. I feel wet tears go down my shirt. He was crying. Tim walks in with bandages. He slowly walks in. I move to the side of Damian so Tim can go on the other side and start wrapping his head. Tim softly takes off the bloody shirt. Damian just winces. I keep hugging him. Whispers things like shh. Calm down, your gonna be alright.
-Tim POV-
I walk in with the bandages. To see Jason and Damian hugging in the corner. Damian seemed to be crying. Whatever or whoever made him have terrors like these will pay. I may seem like I hate him But I could never. He's my baby brother. I go on the other side of Damian. I pull Jason's bloody shirt. Damian winces. It must hurt. Jason start whispering soothing things in his ear to make sure he stays calm. I ask softly "Damian, what... what happened"
I finished rapping his head then Jason turned him to me so I can wrap his arms.
"Just silly nightmares. I will be.. Am fine" Damian says in a raspy voice
"Baby Bird they weren't just silly nightmares" Jason says
"Listen just give us a hint. Okay? If we get it right, you will tell us. If we don't you won't have to, Okay." Jason adds
Dami nodded then quickly realized he decision since we were the worlds greatest detective. But I think he knew he needed to tell someone.
"Mother, punish, train, poison " Damian says.
I widen my eyes. I look at Jason and he knew instantly. I think his mother when he was younger did some type of punishment and maybe it included poison or Talia injected him with poison to build up tolerance. I went to speak Jason beats me to it.
"Talia punished you by torcher And  afterwards she injected you with poison." Jason says
Damian nods. We look at him as if to continue. I finished both his arms although.
"When... I was younger, mother decided I needed punishment. So she did her normal routine until she did something different she... she used a burning hot knife... and then Pamela..."Damian trailed off then breaking down. He was remembering all the pain. The pain his mother brought him.
We let him know he isn't alone. We tell him we love him. We let him know that he needs to come to us when something happens. We talked all night and morning until about 6 am when we fell asleep where Damian was in the middle while we were on the outsides of him wrapping are arms around him.
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Sorry for the wait for updates. Just to inform you. I got my phone taken away and my iPad can't update without messing it up on my phone. So this took extra long. Have a great day today/tomorrow!!!
(Number if words in the chapter was 1850. not bad huh)

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