[One day (probably next week), Dick will look back on this and claim it as a boasting point for being one of the most ludicrous accomplishments in rescue danger. Or for being the biggest pain in Damian's ass.]

I was thinkin' Apokolips had some nice tropical weather this time of year and I wanted some alone time!

[He jokes, but he's still arguing, his jokes and teasing grown much more sarcastic and biting ever since Bruce had returned to Gotham. Not that he'd been particularly compliant before, but Robin's independent streak had somehow grown in even more, and he made a flap of his hand to shoo Damian's arm away from him while still keeping low and obeying the tacit order, because he knew what he was doing and he could do it himself, thank you very much.]

What was I supposed to do?! Kid Flash hurt his ankle and Aqualad was getting dehydrated! [He stopped only for a moment to swing his remaining escrima stick (seems the other one had gotten lost or stolen through this whole escapade) straight into the nose of one of the monsters obstructing their path.] If someone hadn't stayed they would've just followed and hurt someone else! Or worse

[He didn't know what the big deal was; he was thinking like a leader. He was doing what Bruce and Damian and Tim had taught him to do.]