A.N.: So, welcome to Wings of Night, Dick's prequel to Searching for a Bird. Tim's prequel, which might go through SfaB, should be started soon. I am eager to write them. I have notice certain tendencies in my writing style when I reread my story. I'll try to focus more on my later style which does not refer to the narrator by name except in dialogue. Instead, Dick will be referred to as He, for the most part, as it will be through his eyes. There will be times when I switch POVs. I will do as I did in SfaB and show when that happens and whose POV it is.

This story will start after Auld Acquaintance; the other episodes will be flashbacks like in SfaB. There will also be continuous tie ins to Tim's prequel once it is started. This chapter begins with the second part of the first chapter of SfaB meaning the talk with Bruce. Some of the wording will be changed to fit my new POV style. *Okay, so I went back to the old style, I like it better.*

Wings of Night will detail Dick's journey from Robin to Nightwing and his quest to find his original self and discover who he really is.

Summary: Dick's Prequel to Searching for a Bird. How does one move on from learning their whole life is a lie? Discovering he was a clone was only the tip of the iceberg. In order to search for the original Dick Grayson, he must let go of everything he knows and learn to fly on his own. He's no longer Robin or Dick Grayson. He doesn't know who he is, just that he's flying on Wings of Night.

Warning: Spoilers for Searching for a Bird, read it first, even though it is the sequel.

Disclaimer: I do not own Young Justice. I do wish I could own Dick though. His sarcasm and chattiness has always captivated me, no matter what incarnation.

Ch. 1: Facing the Truth

January 1, 2011

Watchtower

Dick's POV

Flashback:

He was the mole. Robin trembled in horror as he remembered what he had done. Everything that had happened was his fault. He had almost brought down the Justice League. Burying his head in his arms, he curled up into his bed in his room on the Watch Tower that he had had since Batman had first brought him here, years before the Team was formed. Right now, he didn't know what to think about everything he had learned. He just wanted to forget, like he had after he had watched his family die. He hadn't been a child since that day. Now though, he felt exactly like the young boy who had watched his parents fall to their deaths in front of his eyes. Tears fell from his face as he buried his head into his pillow.

"You're still you, even if you are a clone," a familiar deep voice said, causing him to tense. He felt a familiar hand rest on his back as his adoptive father sat beside him. "You're my son. Nothing can change that."

Robin blinked and turned, staring into the face of Bruce Wayne, not Batman.

"He never even got a chance to really be happy," he said. "He would have still been grieving over his, our parents." He stared at the wall behind Bruce, not looking at him. "He was only nine."

"Yes, but it still happened, Dick," Bruce said.

"Don't call me that!" he exclaimed.

Bruce raised an eyebrow. "I doubt you want me to call you Richard," he said. He reached over and picked up something by him. He held it up to reveal his Robin mask. "and you're not Robin right now. So what should I call you?"

"I…I don't know," he said. "I'm not sure who I am anymore."

"That's okay. That's expected," Bruce said. "What's important is that you keep moving forward and find out the answers for yourself. In the end only you can decide who you are."

Robin finally met Bruce's blue eyes with his own.

"You did a great job today," Bruce said. "I guess I need to repair my as you called it 'Whelmingly penetrable vault.'"

He chuckled weakly. "Yeah, sorry."

"Don't be. From what I can tell that little stunt saved the day and finally accomplished something we've been trying for months," Bruce said.

He stared at him quizzically. "What do you mean?"

"Last I checked two kryptonians were finally having a very much needed talk."

Robin grinned slightly. "Finally," he said. His expression darkened as the thought of his fellow clone brought his thoughts back to the one topic his father hadn't touched on. "He's most likely dead, isn't he?" he asked, already knowing the answer.

"That won't stop us from looking for him," Bruce said. "The Light underestimated one thing when they captured him. If he's anything like you he'll find a way to escape."

Robin nodded. "I hope you're right," he said.

End Flashback

Robin didn't know what to think. In that last moment he had felt a response to their words, as though his clone was answering him. Still, he wasn't going to let hope and desperation take control of him. He needed to focus.

The Light's mysterious plans were troubling. Whatever they had made the six missing Leaguers do for those 16 missing hours, it wasn't good. Savage had obviously expected the starro tech plan would fall through, at least in permanent control over the League. They had achieved what they were hoping for with it though. The question was, what. What would they have a controlled Justice League do if they had the chance that would require Klarion's special/dimensional magic? He frowned as the answer came to him. It was so simple, yet only answered the basics. Savage wanted to use the League to further his plans to evolve the human race. The best way to do that was to discredit them so that Earth and the rest of the cosmos didn't trust them.

He chuckled dryly. Here he was, only 13, and instead of obsessing over the kiss he had shared with Zattana a few hours ago, he was worrying about the fate of the world.

He had been so excited when he learned he was going to become a Justice League member. Now, he wished he had never been chosen. His mind flashed back to that pivotal moment when Batman had given him the news.

Flashback:

November 25, 2010

Batcave

"So, how did the meeting go?" he asked as Batman entered the Batcave.

"Good," Batman replied stoically, but he could sense a smugness and pride in his voice that told him something had gone his way at the meeting. "We decided to allow Captain Marvel to stay and have chosen six new members."

Six, wow. No wonder Batman was happy. They needed all the help they could get and new members would definitely help against the Light. "Did any of the others make it?" he asked, going mentally through the list of possible candidates which included himself.

"Indeed, Roy and one other from the Team were chosen," Batman replied. "There was a lot of deliberation about the second choice, considering his age. He will be the second youngest member after Captain Marvel." So , it was him, Kaldur, Superboy or Kid Flash. It would have to be either him or Superboy as the others had their own mentors who would nominate them and he was pretty sure Batman had chosen this one. Before he could think about it any further, a hand rested on his shoulder and he looked up into the rare grinning face of his adoptive father, Bruce Wayne, who had taken off his mask. "Congratulations Dick. Your parents would be proud. I am."

He gaped in shock. Him, in the Justice League. Sure, he was the most experienced and a leader of the Team and had been trained by Batman, but he was also the youngest. He was only 13, still a kid.

"There you are," a voice said, startling him.

Looking up from his computer screen Robin smiled dryly at the raven haired clone who had found him. "Here I am." He let his smile genuine. "I heard you and Superman finally talked."

Superboy smiled. "Yeah."

Suddenly, the sound of an alarm rang throughout the Watchtower, causing them to jump. Without a word they rushed to the debriefing room. Robin wasn't paying attention to the words the main computer was saying under the alarm. Something bad had happened.

Entering the debriefing room, he and Superboy stopped cold near the entrance when they saw the two familiar figures that the martians and Black Canary were trying to help. Red Arrow was staring at one of them worriedly.

"Guardian! Dubbilex!" They called out at the same time. Robin didn't know why he had done it. He had only met them twice before that he could remember. It must have something to do with his past as a clone.

The two Cadmus workers were startled at the sound of their voices and they turned away from the Leaguers that were helping them to stare at the two clones. There was a look in their eyes that told Robin what had happened. While Dubbilex gave Superboy a sad look, the one Guardian sent Robin was hopeful. Robin couldn't help but remember the two times he had met them.

AN: Hello everyone. I'm back. So, saw the new Young Justice Invasion trailer and *Spoiler* have confirmed that the Partner is actually the Black Beetle. *End spoiler* This confirms my whole Blue Beetle spy thing. However, I still think Darkseid/Galactus will be a big part as well. The Apokolips references in the show are too strong to ignore.

So, next chapter or two will deal with Independence Day/Fireworks and Agenda. I will possibly go back and forth between flashbacks and the present so that the present isn't ignored and we can see Robin's and Superboy's reactions to the news about what happened at Cadmus. Then after that will be Robin dealing with everything and bonding with the Team.

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