Hey everybody! This is my first Fanfiction ever so be kind but constructive!

Usual disclaimers here, I don't own Batman or any other characters. A few of the events in this story will be from the Pretty Little Lairs series. Any character not found in Batman or the Pretty Little Lairs series is mine.

Hope you enjoy!


The package had been delivered to the Manor unexpectedly. Had he known she was planning on sending it to him he would have contacted her to tell her to keep it. That was way she didn't tell him about sending it, she just did.

Sari Montgomery knew Timmi Drake far too well. They'd been close once, a lifetime ago, before Payback and before the Jenna Thing. If Sari had to put a name on what or rather who broke up the friendship she'd say Ali. Sari had never really liked Ali or Traci, Ali's main flunky, but she'd been 'friends' with them because of Timmi, whom she'd known since preschool.

Before Payback there'd been six of them. Close, onseperable, brother and sisters in every way but blood or name. They'd all brought something unique to the table which was way they'd ruled for as long as they had. But things had changed and Ali had been the start. The group had documented pretty much everything about their friendship in a book. Ali's idea. All their secrets were in that book, every nasty, horrible thing they did, their legacy. Sari had been the last to have it but as she knew things change.

The book wasn't safe with her anymore and even though they weren't technically friends everyone had a duty to protect what was inside. She knew Timmi had the ability to keep it safe without exposing anything in it to anyone. So one afternoon she went to the UPS store, boxed it, and sent it to the big mansion on the hill just outside of Gotham City.

She felt a little guilty for bringing him back into this. Of them all Timmi had done the least to deserve Payback. He was a good person overall. She however was not and that was why the guilt was small and brief, just like always.


Tim could not believe she had the nerve to send the book to him. He'd never liked the idea of having it around and now it was back to haunt him. of course with the book being in his possession he knew it was safe and was probably best kept with him. Which was what Sari had been banking on.

"Still," he thought. "I can't believe she actually sent it to me. I was pretty clear about never wanting to see it and that I didn't want to talk to any of them ever again."

After the book had arrived, Tim spent the better part of a week typing up the secrets, burning each page as he finished. Reading it and typing it up, Tim realized just how bad the six of them were, how little conscience they had. Not that he could really blame them. They had all been little rich kids with all but nonexistent parents, yet everything handed to them on a silver platter. They'd been in any real trouble and on the rare occasion they'd been caught Daddy had bailed them out. Growing up with nannies who only cared about the paycheck, they'd never been taught things most parents drill into their kids, like the difference between right and wrong.

Tim knew he'd been lucky, he'd gotten out of it all and while Payback had affected him just as much he knew it could have been worse, just look at Ali. Unlike the rest of them he'd been born with a conscience and he'd found being Robin demanded it. Batman had taught him the life lessons he'd been missing and Tim had put the other five behind him.

At least he thought he had but seeing everything they'd done brought up old memories and some of them literally made him feel sick. Putting the finishing on touches on the computerized book, he encrypted the file and powered down. He then destroyed the last of the book and picked up his cell phone to fire off a text to Sari.

The books protected. Y send it 2 me?

The response was almost immediate.

U have power 2 keep it safe. U no that.

I old u a long time ago. I didn't want it.

Then send it 2 Traci.

Yeah like that's gonna happen.

Then stop whining.

Y can't u keep it?

Not as safe here.

Explain?

Some1 wants it bad. They no some stuff they shouldn't. Seemed legit and it spooked me.

Who was it?

Idk

How do u no some1 wanted the book?

they sent me message. Want me 2 foreward?

Yes.

Tim waited impatiently foreward to come through, fearing what it would say and not quite sure what he would do about Sari. Talking with her had seemed effortless, like old times, when they'd been like family. The only family he'd ever really known at that point.

Bzzzz. He looked at the foreward and felt pure shock. This couldn't be happening.

Hello Sari dear. U don't no me but I no u and thats all that matters Im here 2 stay and Im here 2 play Im going 2 expose everything in that book Let the games begin )

-A

A? Tim checked the original number but it was of course blocked. Brilliant. If this A person knew about the book did they also know what was inside? He prayed they didn't, for their sake if anything. Sari had sent the book to him out of fear. Could he keep it safe? That all depended on who A was. With what was inside it wasn't a leap to think that a powerful person or even a supervillian was after it. His phone buzzed again as Sari texted him.

What do u think? Legit?

Idk but treat it like it is

Usound like a cop

Better than a criminal

Was that a joke?

I think u no S

I do T thats the sad part

Whatever

Whatever