Prologue: Independence Day
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Dick drummed his gloved fingers in anticipation on the armrests of his seat,occasionally stealing thoughtful glances at the driver of the car. Noticing these tiny looks,the driver chuckled.

"What's got you so excited?"He mused,blue eyes sparkling.

Dick could all but contain his excitement.

"What do you mean?!This is the day I've been waiting for my entire life!"He beamed.

His mentors soft smile,grew into a wide grin,as he reached over to ruffle his adopted sons hair.

"Don't get too worked up. You'll blow a gasket before we even get there."

"Yeah,yeah." The boy relented,waving the thought off. "Just drive old man."

And so they drove,simple,comfortable chatter floating between ,after all these years,had to have been the best moment in young Dick's life. For three long years he had served under Bruce Wayne,under Batman as his sidekick and companion. For three,long years,they had shared the title of Gotham's "Dynamic Duo" and today was the day he would finally be rewarded.

He was to be inducted into the Justice League. Alongside Superman,Wonder Woman and the others. It was a dream come true,far sooner than he'd thought. The only thing that could've made his day any better,was if the unrelenting rain would clear.

"It should be sunny. This gloom is harshing my vibe." He muttered under his breath,gazing out of the passenger side window..

"It is a bit melancholic,isn't it?" Bruce admitted."But,hey,cheer up. I'll even see if Clark can make it stop raining."

Rolling his eyes,Dick replied."I don't think Uncle Clark can make the rain stop,even if he is the "Man Of Steel."

"You'd be surprised at what your uncle can do,Dick."

And Bruce left it at that,leaving Dick's mind to wonder about all the things his Uncle COULD do,that he'd never seen. He didn't break from his thoughts until the car had pulled to a where they were,Dick quickly undid his seat belt and exited the vehicle,gazing up in awe at the building in front of him. He'd never been allowed into the Hall Of Justice before,even when he and Batman were working with the other Justice League members;But now it was his time,and he was going to savor every last moment of it,despite the pesky,gloomy rain falling al around him.

Bruce pulled him out of his reverie and the two of them walked up the steps,and into the enormous building,Dick taking in everything he saw ,they found themselves walking down a long hallway filled with the statues of current and past members. Dick was memorized as he saw familiar and unfamiliar Superheroes etched in stone,forever cemented in history.

"One day,you too will have a statue,one day." Bruce stated,noticing his young ward's look of longing.

"Really?! My own statue?" Dick gasped,jumping up and down.

Bruce merely gave a knowing look,and continued down the hall,with Dick hot on his heels with newfound motivation. It wasn't long before they had reached the end of the hall,and stood in front of huge,golden french walked to a keypad on the right side of the doors and fiddled around with continuing he glanced back at Dick,who nodded nervously and with that he opened the door. Stepping inside,he motioned for Dick to follow,which he did albeit shakily. The doors whizzed close behind him,signaling for Dick that there was no going back. He closed his eyes in a poor attempt to call his shaky was so nervous that he hardly noticed the adults that had come to see what the matter was.

"Dick,you look like you're going to puke!" A stern voice said to him,tentatively feeling his forehead. "Bruce! Just what kind of training do you put him through?"

"That's the last thing I expected to hear from you,Dinah." Bruce grunted,his voice seemingly coming from right behind DIck.

"That's because I've never seen him look this pale."She retorted. "Hey,little bird~! Are you alright?"
Dick slowly opened his eyes,revealing the figure of a svelte woman in front of him.

"Hey Big Bird, I'm alright." He smiled sheepishly,rubbing the back of his neck. Dinah gave him a once over and went to sit down at the long table,that spanned most of the room, by her beau, an archer clad in green combat smiled at the boy,offering him a thumbs ,guided by Bruce,walks to the head of the table near two very familiar,smiling faces.

"Hello kiddo." One of the faces,a man who looked eerily like his mentor,curtly waved at him. The other face,a proud looking woman stood up and enveloped the boy in a bone crushing hug.

"Aunt Diana..Y-You're crushing m-me…"He choked out,and was immediately released.

"I'm sorry Dick,I'm just so proud of all are." She smiled. The man also stood up,grasping Dick's hand in a firm handshake.

"She's right. We are all so proud of you."He reassured the ,at a lost for words,simply nodded and was guided into his took his seat to the right of him. Diana also took her seat,as did everyone else,until the last person standing was man who had shook Dick's hand. He raised his hand,to signal he was about to speak.

"Thank you for attending this important meeting." He began. " We do have many things to discuss,but first we must acknowledge the addition of a new member:Robin,the Boy Wonder,who certainly is a wonder. He has faithfully protected and guarded Gotham with his life,since the tender age of 12. And with his 16th birthday,marking his fourth year as a caped crusader,who could ask for a better present?"

The room erupts in applause,causing Dick to blush heavily,averting his eyes. The man once again signaled for the room to be silent.

"And as such,I Superman,declare Robin a full fledged member of the Justice League." He continued,turning to the meek looking boy. "You are the future. Remember that,and welcome to the Justice League."

"Thank you,Uncle Clark." Dick whispered. Clark smiled at him,and turned his attention to the screen behind them.

"Alright,with the festivities out of the way,we need to discuss our current mission."He declared.

"Are you sure that this source is reliable? Predicting the future is no easy feat. Just who is this person?" Diana demanded skeptically. "We cannot just believe everyone who comes in here spouting about the end of the world."

"I originally felt as you do, I had J'on interrogate them." Clark gesture to the calm,green skinned martian man a few seats down. "J'on? What did you conclude from your interrogation?"

"This only as "The Seer",seems to be telling the truth." He stated.

"But how can this be?!"Dinah argued,pounding her fist on the table. "How does she know for sure?"

J'on's gaze hardened,not at Dinah,but at the memories that stirred up:The fear in the woman's eyes as she pleaded for him to not let the "mockingbird" this mockingbird was the key to end of the shook the thoughts away and proceeded.

"Because she was there." He said,sadly.

"What do you mean he was there?" Dinah's lover asked,eyes widening. "You don't mean..?"

"Yes. She knows how the future will play out because she was there to experience it. She's a Time Traveler as well as a Seer."

The room fell looked at the faces of all the adults and suddenly felt very out a place. They all looked so...well adult like and world weary. And here he was,wide eyed and out of the loop. The future indeed.

Breaking the silence,Dinah's Beau,Oliver chimed in.

"So what do you propose we do? How does one stop a future like that?"

"By destroying the cause in the past,our present." J'on replied,waving his hand at the screen. The screen turning on,flashed the phrase "Project X" before showing a database filled with different names.

"Those are…" Dinah's eyes widen. "J'on! Those are..!"

"Yes. These are the people who will cause the eventual destruction of our must be eliminated."

Dick's eyes briefly scanned the information on the screen before recoiling in horror,nearly falling out of his chair.

"Dick.." Bruce warned.

"No.." He whispers,voice shaking. "No..no..no..no.."

"Robin,I understand your sentiment," Clark began. "But this has been ruled the best course of action given the circumstances."

"Dick...Please understand." Diana, tried in vain to soothe him,but he cut her off,standing up quickly. He stood there shaking for all their eyes to see,jaw clenched in anger and confusion.

"I will not..hunt down children." He snarled,voice barely above a whisper. "I will not..!"

Without uttering another word,he takes off towards the door,Bruce standing up to go after stops him,however. Merely shaking his head.

"He has made his choice. Open the door and let him go."

Grunting,Bruce activates the holographic interface of his bracer and deactivates the doors,causing them to open. Dick leaves the room,never looking back,not even caring that the doors shut after he had ran out. He nearly choked as re recalled what his supposed Uncle had told him before the terrible plan was revealed.

"You are the future. Remember that."

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And there you have it~! The first chapter of my AU fanfic, "Birds Of A Feather"!
I've been thinking about this whole concept for YEARS but I was too chicken to try to even write it.
But here I am.
And here you are.
Please R&R and I hope you enjoyed!