Babysitting Duty

Chapter Four

This chapter is a mess and I sincerely apologize ahead of time. We are getting into the meat of the story and it probably-most-definitely won't make much sense but this is a fanfic so whatever, my story my rules, right?

Also, I apologize for not updating for over a month, I lost inspiration for the story but I got a random burst and decided to take advantage and write.

Bruce looked down at the screen of his phone, checking the surveillance cameras in his home for the umpteenth time. He sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose when he saw his four de-aged boys hiding from the team in the Batcave as said team scrambled about the manor above, frantically looking for the four young boys.

"What am I going to do with you four...?" He mumbled to himself, quietly so that the other members of the factory tour he was on wouldn't hear him.

He was going undercover on a tour of the factory that he and his sons were at the night of the incident, trying to find clues as to what had happened. So far, he was coming up empty handed.

But there was still a whole section of the factory they haven't toured yet and Bruce was determined to get to the bottom of his sons' ailment.

- - -

"Come out, come out wherever you are!" Artemis called out, peeking behind the curtains in the living room.

"Art, that makes you sound like a killer." Wally chuckled.

"Well, that's what my sister used to say to me when we played hide and seek!"

"Yeah, and what is Jade now?"

"...point taken."

"We have searched this entire place from top to bottom, where could those boys be?!" Conner grunted, looking very annoyed.

- - -

It was at that moment, watching Conner Kent try to keep his cool, that Bruce remembered Wally knew their secret. He watched keenly and discreetly on his phone as he walked down the hallways of the factory at the back of the tour group, waiting to see what Wally would do.

- - -

Wally debated with himself whether he should tell the team about the Waynes' secret. On one hand, he would have an angry Batman to deal with if he told. But on the other hand, if anything happened to his children because he didn't tell, well...Wally didn't even want to imagine that.

Would Dick forgive him though?

What am I talking about? Dick is a child right now, a child that is potentially missing and could be in mortal danger.

Wally took a deep breath, making a final decision. He knew what he had to do.

He looked over at his teammates. "I'll be right back, I need to use the bathroom."

"Ew, TMI."

Wally rushed off, heading for the study, glad that Dick told him where the entrance to the Batcave was. He knew he should check there first before he made such a big decision.

And boy, was he glad he came to that conclusion because huddled around the computer were the four boys his team was searching for.

Wally shook his head in awe, slightly impressed that they had thought up such a clever spot to hide from the team in such a short time. He quickly fixed his expression as he approached the brothers' backs, clearing his throat when he was right behind them.

They all jumped high in the air, whirling around to see Wally with his hands on his hips.

"What do you boys think you are doing?"

- - -

Bruce couldn't believe his eyes. Well, he could, he just didn't want to.

There, in front of him, was the solution to his problem back at the manor.

Now his problem was acquiring it and distributing it to his children so that they would age back to their proper ages.

He would have to return that night in his suit in order to do so, risking his civilian identity was too great of a causality.

- - -

"How did you find this place?" Jason demanded, standing as tall as his seven and half years of age would allow him.

"I know your dad's secret, he trusted me and only me. Now, come back upstairs before I have to tell the team about this place. You wouldn't want Batman getting mad at you, would you?" Wally faux pouted, watching as the brothers exchanged looks.

"He has a point..." Dick sighed. "You win this round, Flash boy."

Oh, how I hope Bruce finds a cure soon. And I hope Dick keeps his memories from being nine again.

"That's what I thought. Let's go."

Wally made sure the four boys went up the stairs before he did and he watched behind him to make sure that none of them slipped back down the stairs.

Satisfied that he wrangled them all into submission, Wally brought them to where he last saw the team. They jumped out of their skins when they saw Wally with their charges.

"Where did you find them?!" M'gann crowed, instantly checking the boys over for injuries.

"They were under the bathroom sink, nearly gave me a heart attack." Wally lied through his teeth to his friends, winking to the boys to let them know he would keep their secret if they cooperated.

"All of them were under the bathroom sink? Really?"

"Yeah, they are some kind of contortionist family, but they managed." Wally shrugged. "Now, how about we check out that movie room I've been hearing about, yeah?"

"Only if I get to pick the movie!" Tim called, running in the direction of the room. He froze, turning around to see if the team was following. "Are you slow bums coming or what?"

Wally, he just called you slow.

And he is literally five, Conner.

And?

...you're right, you are absolutely right. I should challenge an actual child to a fight.

There's the spirit.

You're insane.

Never tried to deny it.