Me: Hello world and all who inhabit it, I'm Shadow 00 Exia, some might remember me others maybe not, but anyways I am here to bring forth a revised version of a story that i posted two years ago and hopefully that will get me back into writing fanfiction again because I really hit a brick wall on every one of my stories.
Richard: True, but you only have yourself to blame; you grew up man and that made you less imaginative. So unlock that hidden mischievous child inside of you and start this fic already!
Me: Alright already man, and for anybody out there curious that chap that just spoke was my early Oc who was demoted to be my load alter ego. Well I'm rambling now so onto the disclaimer that nobody wants to do but have to do because of legal reasons.
I don't nor have I ever owned the DC franchise or any of its affiliations, but have I did own the rights to Young Justice just know that I would of kicked out Tim and put in Jason, because Jason is so much more badass then Tim Drake. Also Nightwing might still be in a relationship with Zatanna.
Now the summary: He was angered, scared, dulled, and most of all, broken. He is a bird who fell when his supporter dropped him, but now it didn't matter, he doesn't care anymore, for now he is free, he shall become a hero that shall install the true emotion of hope to the world, for he is the the earths Bluelantern, its embodiment of hope, and Nightwing, earths personal Dark Knight and his will power strong enough to fully use his power.
Me: Hello world and all who inhabit it, I'm Shadow 00 Exia, some might remember me others maybe not, but anyways I am here to bring forth a revised version of a story that i posted two years ago and hopefully that will get me back into writing fanfiction again because I really hit a brick wall on every one of my stories.
Richard: True, but you only have yourself to blame; you grew up man and that made you less imaginative. So unlock that hidden mischievous child inside of you and start this fic already!
Me: Alright already man, and for anybody out there curious that chap that just spoke was my early Oc who was demoted to be my load alter ego. Well I'm rambling now so onto the disclaimer that nobody wants to do but have to do because of legal reasons.
I don't nor have I ever owned the DC franchise or any of its affiliations, but have I did own the rights to Young Justice just know that I would of kicked out Tim and put in Jason, because Jason is so much more badass then Tim Drake. Also Nightwing might still be in a relationship with Zatanna.
Now the summary: He was angered, scared, dulled, and most of all, broken. He is a bird who fell when his supporter dropped him, but now it didn't matter, he doesn't care anymore, for now he is free, he shall become a hero that shall install the true emotion of hope to the world, for he is the the earths Bluelantern, its embodiment of hope, and Nightwing, earths personal Dark Knight and his will power strong enough to fully use his power.
Parts of Speech
"I'm done being your sidekick!" talking
'I can finally be free and take flight' thinking
(Search around back while I distract them) telepathic communication.
(I am the almighty author)
"Now entering Nightwing, BL-01" Portal
Ch 1. Out of the shadows and into the Blue light
Gotham, 2012, December 13 22:00
We come into the scene of Gotham City NJ, a city filled with crime and injustice. were the people hide in fear and the wicked come out and wreak havok. We come to a warehouse near the docks in Gotham, gun shots can be heard from inside. The warehouse was being used for transportation of illegal weapons by a gang who were black maske's employees. There were three people who were trying to stop them, Batman, batgirl, and lastly robin the boy wonder. They were gothams protectors, and they got a tip from an informant that black mask's goons were receiving black market weapons from russia.
"How are you holding up batgirl?" asked Robin as he and his female partner were hiding behind steel pillars. Batgirl looked at her friend and gave him a small smile indicating that she was alright. Her eyes shown worry though as she seen a large gash on robins arm. that had a small stream of blood spilling out of. "Robin how are feeling right now?" questioned Batgirl as she felt more worry for her best friend. Robin gave her one of his signature smirks as he spoke to Batgirl "I'm feeling quite whelmed Batgirl. besides, this is only a gash not a bullet hole." Batgirl frowned at her friends disregard on his injury, but waved it off as she seen two thugs walking their way.
She turned to face her friend, but seen that he vanished without a trace he was ever there except for the small pool of blood that came from his injury. "Damn it Robin, I hate it when ever you or Batman do that." Batgirl whispered as she prepared to take down the two goons approaching her spot. She then heard one of the mercs yell out then she heard one of the guns fire. The female caped crusader came out from her hiding spot and seen that both of the mercs were down and out of commision. Right beside them stood Robin with a grin on his face that shown he had fun taking down the two men by himself.
Batgirl smiled and shook her head in amusement at her friends antics, but that soon vanished as soon as she seen a large man emerge from the shadows. Robin seen his friends smile vanish and turned around and his smile vanished as well, the man how emerged from the shadows was non other than Batman. He stared directly at Robin who in turn stared at him with an unwavering glare. "What are you doing here Robin,I thought I told you to stay back in the cave?" questioned as he walked up toward his sidekick. Robin was about to speak before he heard sirens coming close to the warehouse.
Robin looked at Batman before he made his exit on top of the roof, followed shortly by batman and batgirl. He landed on top of a roof only a few short seconds before his mentor Batman landed on top of the building, Robin then heard the soft landing of the third member of their family, Batgirl. Robin at this time would of been laughing or congratulating his close friend Barbara Gordon, But not this night, he gave a venomous stair towards Batman, as the seasoned crime fighter gave a glare back. Sure they had their moments when they disagreed, and found a resolution. But this is the mission wear it finally toppled down on their relationship. "Dick you shouldn't have went after the man, in fact you weren't supposed to be here at all." said Batman as he looked at the boy that he seen as a son.
"Batman, you know that I had everything covered, besides I took down the bad guys and only got grazed by one bullet, but yet you still act as if I done the most idiotic thing in my life!" yelled Robin as he stepped closer to batman, never flagging down from the stair the taller and much more seasoned crime fighter was giving him. "That's my point Robin, you got shot tonight and if that man were a better he could've done more damage than this graze." said Batman as he looked down at Robin. Barbara stood to the side, watching everything from the ledge she sat at, she knew the two often argued nowadays, it all began when he was with the Young Justice team, a team that she herself would one day be in.
She knew Dick felt like he wasn't respect as much as Batman, but now every time he tried to do something that would allow him to gain that respect, Batman would just berate him then tell him all the flaws he seen on Dick's part. This time though was more serious than the other times.
"You now what Bruce, I'm sick of this, you never give me the respect I deserve, you all ways berate me, and tell me every time to keep improving my self, while you go out and fight crime, and you know what, it is all a bunch of bull shit! See that signal out there, where is my signal, we have been partners for years Bruce, yet I haven't been once acknowledged by you, the police or even the criminals, they only ever seen me as Batman's sidekick!"
Batman moved closer to Robin to try and calm him down."Richard settle down." Robin turned viciously towards the Dark Knight. "Settle down?! SETTLE DOWN! Bruce I want to live my own life! I'm not that kid you took in from the circus anymore! I'm tired of this sidekick bull! I'm sixteen already, and nearing adulthood! I want my own signal in the sky!" he said as he accusingly pointed at the bat symbol that lit up the sky. "Find yourself a new sidekick who's willing to prance around doing whatever it is you want because this one is done!" said Robin as he turned to leave.
Batman reached towards Robin and placed a hand on his shoulder to keep him from going, "You aren't going Dick, you belong here, you are still part of this team." this was what finally made Robins mind snap. He turned abruptly and swung his right fist at Batman and made a connection to his face. Batman staggered back a bit holding his jaw, while trying to reel in what just happened to him. Meanwhile Barbara tried to calm down Dick, but to no avail failed, he tore of his domino mask revealing his piercing blue eyes to the world, as he dropped the mask he pulled out his grappling gun and turned to look at Barbara who was at Batman's side trying to help him recover from the blow.
Robin felt a twinge of guilt, but he shook his head then stared out at Gotham, he took a deep breath of air, then jumped from the rooftop and swung from building to building, gaining distance from the building where he left his mentor and best friend. The day's events left Robin tired, he needed a place to think and cool down, the only place that really came to mind was the Mountain where he knew only two of his teammates were there. He stopped on top of roof the beneath it on a cracked sidewalk was an old telephone booth, which housed a boom tube to go to either the Watchtower or the Mountain.
Robin Jumped from the perch on the roof and landed in front of the Phone booth, he then entered the machine and looked at the keypad then he punched in the code needed for him to gain access to the mountain. Meanwhile on the other side of the portal was Superboy who was sitting on the couch watching static on the gigantic flat screen, "Now entering Robin, B-01" once Superboy heard the computer call out his friends name he looked at the entrance of the cave, and seen Robin enter, but a confused look befell upon him as he seen that Robin's mask wasn't present on his face, and that he could actually see his eyes.
He knew that his friend was under some sort of stress, but he didn't quite know what to do about it in this situation, or any situation. So he left Robin to do whatever he needed to do and hope for the best that his teammate would brighten up. Robin himself just wanted to relax and so he spotted the flatscreen and decided to go over and lose himself in a movie, knowing that Connor wouldn't mind him taking control of the remote and t.v. "Hey Connor mind if I change the channel?" asked Robin as he jumped on the couch. Connor gave him a grunt and handed the remote to the maskless boy wonder.
Robin gave a soft smile and took the remote from his friends hand and began to flip through channels with Connor sitting silently beside him. Robin finally stopped at an old black and white movie and settled into a his seat. It was about a minute or so later that Megan entered the room and seen Robin "Hey Robin what brings you here?" Robin gave her a side glance and turned his attention back to the movie. Megan was hurt abit that her friend didn't want to talk to her, but she gave a short sigh and moved to sit beside Robin, waiting to see if he would talk with her.
It was about an hour later both Megan and Connor left to their own rooms and left Robin on the couch, who was still watching the old black and white movie. 'Good thing they left, I was starting to feel awkward.' thought Robin as he got more comfortable on the couch. Then he spotted the Mirror at the opposite end of the cave, Robin got up and moved towards the mirror. When he reached the mirror he seen his reflection and looked at his uniform, it was still that same red and yellow, but with the replacement of his old green with black seemed childish to Robin now. He looked at his own face fully and seen how he truly aged and the more he looked at his reflection the more he felt he needed to get out of his uniform be rid of it.
So He left the cave, and moved to where the team kept the ship and as well where he parked his secondary motorcycle. He took out his personal cell phone and called a close friend of his, "Come on pick up already." Robin was just hearing the ringing, but then he heard the call picked up. "Lucius Fox here." "Hey Lucius, it's me." There was a pause on the line and Robin was worried for a bit, but it was laid to rest when he heard Lucius reply "Ah Richard, it's good to hear from you again. Hows school going for you?" Robin gave a small smile when he heard Lucius speak, "It's all going well I'm glad to say that this is my last year at Gotham academy." Lucius gave a small chuckle "You were always a smart one Richard, so talented yet overshadowed by Bruce. So tell me Richard did you just call to make idle chit chat or is it about the plan you and I made."
Robin sighed and remembered his reflection and with a renewed motivation he answered Lucius. "Lucius, it's time to initiate project Nightwing." the old man gave a smile when he heard Robin give the ok. "As you wish Richard, you know where to meet up at." "I know where to go Lucius, and one more thing, thank you for doing this for me." Robin hung up his phone and Turned on his R-cycle, he took one last look around the Mountain and then revved up his R-cycle and Left the cave thru the large entrance where they took out the vehicles.
Bludhaven NJ, December 14 02:15, 2012
Robin rode up to the docks, he stopped by an old warehouse, it looked old and rusted, clear signs that nobody paid it any attention. When Robin got off his R-cycle, he spotted Lucius coming out of the old warehouse, "Robin, so nice to see you again." Robin smiled at Lucius who had his hand extended and walked up towards the man. "It's so good to see you again Lucius." replied Robin as he shook the hand. "Well I suppose it's time for us to get to business then." Lucius turned around and placed a hand on Robin's shoulder and lead him into the doorway entrance to the warehouse.
When they entered the warehouse the interior was all bare, and dust covered everything, Robin had a confused look, but Lucius Led him to a corner in the building. "Now I know what you might be thinking Richard, but don't worry, the top surface is just a decoy, incase if there happens to be any unwanted guests." They reached a concrete pillar and then Lucius place his hand on one of the sides. Then a scanner lit up and verified his hand print, Lucius gave Robin a smile as a door opened from the pillar. "Yep this is a handy device, just place your hand on any side and it will scan your hand print and if it matches you gain access to the elevator, which can house up to four people."
Robin just nodded at Lucius and walked into the elevator, while Lucius followed close behind the young crime fighter. When they arrived to their destination Robin ran out and viewed everything and was astounded at everything he seen. "As you can see here Richard, at the bottom of the warehouse lies the most sophisticated technology known to man, or in this case to Bruce. I have taken the time to create the Jet wing, a new motorcycle, and as well your nightboat, which can also turn into a submarine. There is a tunnel that leads to unused sewer tunnels so you may travel in a faster rate and not be spotted leaving here. The Nightboat exits by turning to submarine mode and exits through an underwater cave. Lastly the Jet-wing is able to cloak and is undetectable to radar, it leaves through the roof of the cave and warehouse."
"Wow, so besides the cool new rides do I also get new gadgets?" asked robin as he inspected the vehicles closer. "Well of course Richard, fallow me and I will show you to your new toys." answered Lucius as he turned around and led Robin away from the vehicles. They moved up towards a table and a cylindrical tube covered by a sheet. "First up is this little guy, I call it a Wing-Ding, basically it's like Bruce's Batarangs, it is made of titanium and also houses a concentrated laser blade on it if you need to go through something other than a rope. Next are your smoke pellets, no explanation is needed about these. Here we have a grappling hook made of Promethium metal, so it will be extremely hard to cut through, or snap. Now onto you best weapon." Lucius placed the grappling gun down on the table and went towards the item the white sheet covered. With a quick tug the sheet fell and revealed a black suit nomex fire-resistant, triple-weave Kevlar-lined material. It has excellent protection against damage, and is also insulated against electricity.
"Richard, allow me to introduce to you, project Nightwing. This suit is what you will be using as your costume, now along with it being fire resistant, it has no cape, so that will free you more so you can move to the best of your abilities. The suit has a back holster that houses two Escrima sticks. These are made of an unbreakable polymer with electrically charged tips, which act like stun sticks. Together, they can generate a pulse of electricity to knock opponents off their feet. They are primarily used for close quarter combat which will allow for quick strikes to both incapacitate or disarm an enemy. I also made some modifications to them that allows you to throw the sticks to be thrown at enemies and have the ability to ricochet off walls and objects to hit multiple targets, then return to your hands. Lastly they have sleeping dart that deploy at the other end of the stick, and if you need to they can come together and form a bo staff."
"Now for the suit itself, it has a utility belt on it which will electrify anyone that it doesn't register as you, but also your gauntlets and boots house compartments of there own and have defenses as well, and speaking of your gauntlets, they have a built in holo computer for your hacking, spying, and research purposes." Lucius Stopped his explanation and turned to look at Robin who stared at the suit with awe and mystification. "This is all amazing Lucius, but one question?" Lucius looked at Robin and nodded his head. "Why did you choose Nightwing as my new name?" Lucius Smiled and looked at the case "You see Richard, ever since you were 8 years old, you went by Robin. The name Nightwing is a signification of you finally being free and spreading your wings, molding the night to suit you. That is why I choose Nightwing as the code name for this project."
Robin smiled and looked at the suit for a brief second and turned to Lucius, "So when do I start?"
That's a wrap everyone, This is the start to a new beginning for Rise of Hope, my last story I just dumped Robin in and didn't give a thorough enough explanation, this I hope sheds light and is much better then my last story try, and To tell you guys the truth I had a lot of fun rewriting this chapter and will be working on revising my second chapter, which will have Robin as Nightwing, so I'll call him either Richard or Nightwing, maybe Dick if He is talking to Wally, Barbra, or Bruce. Also there shall be a Jason Todd brotherly connection, and Nightwing will still be the blue lantern, well that is all see you next time same bat time same bat channel
R&R please and also Lucius in my story is Christopher Nolan Lucius, so basically Nightwing has Morgan Freeman as his wingman. The relationship between the two might be stronger than Nightwing and Batman's, but hey that's a maybe.
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Let the light Guide you to a better world This is Shadow 00 Exia Soaring for a better world.
