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After Wally West's near death encounter in the arctic, Nightwing is willing to do anything to keep his best friend alive.
When Dick jeopardizes a mission to save Wally's life, Batman is furious. Dick believes he did what was necessary and he had saved the team from potential death but Batman, the League, the team, and even Wally come down on him and tell him he's wrong. Kaldur reprimands Dick and tells him that the team could have taken care of themselves if they had been in danger.
That night, as disappointed, angered, and frustrated voices burn in his head, Dick finally breaks. Late at night, closing in on midnight, Dick attempts to take his own life. He leaves Mt. Justice and runs all the way to Gotham and shelters in an alleyway as fear, anger, sadness, and hurt all crash onto him. Before he can tighten his grip on the trigger of his gun, a well-aimed arrow sends the bullet askew. The bullet draws blood from his cheek--Dick had been aiming for his own throat--and Dick cries out as the recoil jerks his hand uncomfortably and painfully. As he passes out, he sees three figures surround him.
The last thing sees is red