Rushing Forward without looking back (Timminette)

Chapter 8

"Cool your jets babybird, what's got you so wound up? I'm at 36th and West, and I was chasing off Scarecrow down the street. Turns out he was making his goons inject random passerby's with fear toxin, and giving them to gangs. It's a higher level of dosage, and I'm being chased. Hurry up."  Tim had another question about the toxin, but Jason hung up. Tim groaned and ran behind the nearest empty building, quickly changing into his suit. He was about to swing away, but a familiar small blue blur ran into him. Marinette quickly pushed herself away.

"I'm so sorry monsieur, it was an accident, I was running after my friend, and- Red Robin? W-What a surprise. Oh! I have to go after my friend I mean, yeah." she muttered. Red Robin almost laughed.

"It's fine. I suggest you get indoors soon, Scarecrow is on the loose and he's injecting fear toxin into citizens, no doubt about to start fear gas bombs." Marinette tilted her head.

"Would the fear toxin happen to be a light green inside a needle?" Red Robin nodded slowly.

"Yes... Why? Have you seen it today?" she nodded.

"Umm yes. I didn't want to worry my friend but I was injected when we came in contact earlier. We were kind of cornered in an alleyway. I figured it was just some stupid drug that didn't work." Tim's eye twitched under the mask.

"Not to sound rude young miss, but why didn't you tell your friend or alert the authorities? Also, how are you not under the influence?" Marinette flinched at the first part.

"I didn't want to worry him." she muttered, Red Robin sighed. "But I did have a panic attack a while ago." Tim remembered what Tikki told him about quick healing. Red Robin clenched his fist.

"Ok. You will need to take this." he handed her a small needle from his utility belt. "It's the antidote, you'll feel better. In the meantime I have to go help Red Hood. I can check up on you later. I apologize but I need to go." He pulled out the grapple hook and swung away. Marinette stared at the needle.

"I'm doing fine right now." she murmured to herself, and put it in her bag. "I can handle that later." 

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"Red Robin, where the fuck were you?" Red Hood yelled across the roof, Tim dropped to a roll.

"Sorry Hood, got held up." Red Hood crossed his arms.

"You've never been this late. Also, you have the week off. The only thing that could have possibly held you up was- wait. Didn't you and Blueberry have that date today?" Red Robin groaned.

"Yes, and she didn't tell me that she was injected with fear toxin this morning, so she had a panic attack in the middle of brunch and she had to call some guy on the phone to calm her down! What the hell was that!" Hood snickered.

"You a bit jealous there birdie? But really, is Marshmallow alright?" Red Robin shrugged.

"I didn't have the chance to find out. She told my alter ego that she was injected and she didn't want to worry my normal self. I had to get here quickly so I just handed her the antidote and swung away." Jason stared at him, unimpressed.

"You know, Marshmallow is the giving type. That means if she ran into someone on the street who's been infected," Red Robin cursed and pulled out his grapple, Hood stopped him. "It's too late babybird. I can come over tonight and see if she takes the new antidote or something. That's all we can do. Let's stop him from reigning more terror." Hood grabbed the scruff of his neck and dragged him over to the other edge of the building. Red Robin huffed and allowed himself to be dragged.

"I'm not calling her an idiot, but she gets herself into dumb situations. It's almost annoying." Red Hood laughed.

"Wow kid, that's a nice way to talk about your girlfriend. And you're one to talk so don't be getting all high and mighty. We have to go, so hold on." Hood grabbed Red Robin's arm and jumped from the tall building, when the grapple didn't lock on. Hood cursed and tried to grab onto a window ledge but they were too far. A small red blur whizzed past their faces and wrapped around them. Red Robin squeezed his eyes shut. The girl in red stood across from them, and she looked pissed.