When I first met Dick, he was annoying. But he was probably my favorite to fight alongside with. I couldn't imagine the team without him. He taught me a lot, taught me how to be human. He told me how he felt about being on the team and that when I first joined, he was jealous. Dick had always been the youngest, the smallest, and weakest. But that's what made him human, he pushes through. I believed that Dick was the strongest on this team.

I believed it even more when he told us who he was, what happened to his family. He was 17 at the time and had decided to officially leave Batman's side. My thoughts didn't last long. Even before I knew, I always noticed how much less fun and kind he became in every fight. He became for serious, darker, harsher, and he was strict. A much different leader then Kaldur but Dick didn't become the official leader till Kaldur left.

We all knew how many secret the dynamic duo kept, how dark they were, how close to the line they got but never crossing it. I had seen Dick show much of his Bat side multiple times before. Criminals feared him. After Jason died, I began to notice just how intimidating (more than he already was) he could be. Kaldur told me after Dick left the team that he fears one day... If Dick were to cross that line, go against us... We may truly be the weakest against him.

After Tula died and Dick became leader, I noticed every day how much more serious and strict he was to older members when not around anyone else. He stopped being our friend. He became nothing more than the leader and our teammate. Mal never liked him much, he was gone, disappearing at inconvenient times. I hated when he would vanish, all 6 years of it. He only got better.

When M'gann got kidnapped and he finally told La'gaan and I about the mission... I was glaring at the new and improved darker Batman going by Nightwing just to prove wrong but he was wrong. His secrets tore us apart, he nearly got almost everyone killed or taken. Yet, M'gann dared blame herself. That kid that would laugh and smile, joke and let me swing to take down a guy, that kid became the worst nightmare of this team. That kid became the near fall, the true dark side to this team. When Kaldur returned, everyone was relieved... And Dick was gone.

In 6 years I learned the truth behind the mask. Everything about him when he was younger was a mask until finally it was torn off by stress. To be fair, Dick's life never was fair. But I hope he never returns to this team... He no longer belongs here. He truly is a creature of the night just like Batman.

Robin was a mask. For Dick, for Jason, for Tim. Nothing more... Nothing less...