Summary- Mary and John were the best street racers anyone had ever seen. Until one night they died in a car accident, leaving nine year old Dick Grayson. Now Dick is seventeen and living with Bruce Wayne for the past eight years and carries his family legacy of street racing. But when an accident nearly cost him his life, everyone is worried when Dick jumps head first behind the wheel after only a month after the accident. Will he spiral or can his friends and family save him before it's too late?
" Dick! Your gonna get yourself killed"! Tim shouted as he saw his seventeen year old brother get in his Toyota Supra.
" I'll be fine"! Dick shouted and started up the car and left the garage, the tires screeching and leaving dust.
" DICK"! Jason, Damien, and Bruce shouted
Dick reached 150 miles per hour within a couple seconds and flew down the road to his race.
It was in Gotham at midnight close to the abandoned buildings.
" Well look who it is". Wally West said with the rest of Dick's crew.
Artemis Crock, Connor Kent, M'gann Morgan, Kaldur Water, Roy Harper and Dick's girlfriend Barbra Gordon.
" Hey man". Dick said giving Wally a hug and patted his back
" Dude I'm surprised your here since last month". Wally said
" It was a car accident. They happen all the time. You got the money Connor".
" All two grand". Connor replied and handed Dick the money who gave it to Artemis.
" Your racing". Barbra said shocked
" Babe I'll be fine. Wally your in with me. You got the Honda right".
" Yeah dude always. I see you got your car fixed".
" Tweaked it out. Let's go".
Wally and Dick made their way to the starting line with a guy around nineteen driving a Dodge Charger and another guy around twenty five driving a Subaru.
Dick looked to his left and nodded at Wally who nodded and " GO"! was heard and everyone drove as fast as they could.
Dick shifted to second gear then to third and gave it all he had, Wally right behind him.
Dick won the race with Wally in third and the cops arrived just as Dick got the money.
" Let's go"! Everyone screamed and got back in their cars, speeding off.
" Shit", Dick said as he saw five cops behind him and Wally
" Dude what do we do"!
" Speed up"!
" My car spun out at 135 this morning"!
" Well get ready to jump in"!
Dick pressed the gas hard and went 175 miles per hour and just before that Wally quickly hopped into his best friends car through the window and they both looked at each other before laughing.
" Man this is great". Wally said
" Running from the cops is what you think is great". Dick said with a smirk and didn't see the cops anymore but didn't wanna risk it so he kept going 175mph.
" Nah well maybe a little but I meant having you back after a month man"!
" I barely made it out of house".
" Still on lock down".
" Yes. I snuck out but Tim probably ratted me out".
" Unless Bruce saw you".
" He probably did".
" He's just worried".
" I don't need someone to worry about me Wally. My parents were street racers and they got hurt, recovered well sometimes not all the way, got back behind the wheel, and did it all over again. It's in my family's blood and I'm stopping".
" I worry about you".
" Well your my best friend and my crew. Your the only ones that can worry about me".
Wally started laughing and realized Dick wasn't going to Wayne Manor but was going to his apartment in Bludhaven.
" Dude you gotta go home".
" No Wally I don't. If I go back there it won't be pretty".
" You mean you'll scream at Bruce, he'll scream back, then your grounded, then you'll sneak out and come to my place, we'll have a street race, have the crew over and watch movies like always. Go back".
" Actually that sounds great. Take my car and I'll meet you in my spare car".
" You have a spare car"?
" You spin out all the time in your cars dude. Of course I have a spare"!
" You stole it didn't you".
" I payed for it. The guy wasn't there so I hacked the camera's, took the keys, left the money on the counter and left".
" What kind of car is it"?
" Porsche Cayman".
" Nice choice".
" Alright I'll see you soon. And don't scratch my car".
" I've never scratched your car".
" Let's see you've scratched...".
" Alright fine! I've scratched three of your cars but in my defense it wasn't my fault".
" Sure they weren't and I suppose the one that was crashed into the water wasn't your fault either".
" Shut up".
Dick just laughed and Wally smirked before waving good bye and took off down the road to Central.
Dick stood outside for a moment before going inside and the second one foot was in, Bruce started yelling.
Then everything that Wally had said had happened and Dick snuck out through his window, jumped the fence, and walked a couple blocks to get to his car which was hidden under an old tarp.
" Oh Grayson you are in so much trouble but I don't really care". Dick said as he drove off, unaware Bruce was watching him.
" He left again Alfred". Bruce said and turned to Alfred as soon as his oldest son was out of view.
" It's in his blood Master Bruce".
" I thought I could keep the street racing away from him especially after the car accident last month that nearly cost him his life".
" He's stubborn Master Bruce. Reminds me of you".
" I wasn't that impulsive".
" I beg to differ sir".
" I don't want him to do it Alfred but every time I tell him no he does it anyway. He doesn't listen to a thing I say".
" He's only seventeen Master Bruce".
" A reckless seventeen year old street racer".
" He'll come back sir. He always does".
" I hope so". Bruce said " Did Tim and Jason go to bed? It's awfully quiet".
" I don't believe so sir".
Alfred looked at Bruce and both their eyes widened and somehow knew they were with Dick in the car.
" WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING"! Dick shouted as he arrived at Wally's and saw his brothers in the back.
" It was his idea". Jason and Tim said pointing at each other
" Hey Dick you coming in". Roy said then saw Tim and Jason " You brought the brats"?
" No they brought themselves. Your staying but don't touch anything got it".
Both boys nodded and stepped inside where music was blasting, food was everywhere, and the crew were passing beer around.
" You brought Tim and Jason"? Artemis asked
" They snuck in my car". Dick said taking a beer from Wally and chugged it.
" Whoa slow down Dick". Wally said as his best friend grabbed another beer and chugged that one to
" Damn I needed that".
" Your only seventeen how much stress could you have". Jason said
" More then you think Jay". Dick said and took another beer
" Dick stop". Kaldur said as his leader finish his fifth beer and was about to grab another one
" Fine". Dick said and slammed the bottle on the table
" I'm taking you home. Artemis your following". Roy said
" So I can give you a ride back, you pick up your car, then we head to Star? You got it". Artemis said, grabbed her keys to her blue Nissan Skyline, and followed Roy to Gotham.