AUTHOR'S NOTE: I want to give special thanks to Mirror&Image and their story Crash, for it gave me a new plot bunny to revamp a story I had written more than a decade ago. This story focuses on Dick Grayson. Hope you guys like it!
How Did It Happen?
By Red Blaze 16
Chapter 1The day started like any other, though more beautiful than most. The sun kissed the streets of Gotham with light and warmth. Only mid-spring, the city was a comfortable 70 degrees. The people who call Gotham home found themselves out on the streets to enjoy the day and Dick Grayson was no different.
Having left high school early today, Dick decided to spend some of the afternoon riding the streets on his motorcycle, a gift for his 18th birthday from his guardian Bruce Wayne. Loving the freedom that came with the bike, Dick would spend any moment he could find on it.
I should probably head home, thinks Dick, as he turns down another street.
Glancing down at his wrist, Dick looks through his visor to check out the time. Realizing that he had been driving around for over an hour, he smirks at his behavior.
I'm like a little kid with a new toy, he thinks, shaking his head. A really expensive toy.
Looking around, Dick flies through another intersection on a green light. Passing through two more intersections, Dick turns left and starts to drive out of the city. Getting closer to the city limits, Dick catches movement out of the corner of his eye. Turning his head to look, he watches as a woman is assaulted. Slowing his motorcycle down, Dick looks around to see if anyone is nearby to help the woman. Realizing he's the only one, Dick begins to slow down more, while still looking at the woman.
Wham! All of a sudden, Dick finds himself flying through the air. Crashing down onto the roadway, Dick hears the sound of smashing metal and then his world goes black.