Description:
Dick Grayson hasn't been doing so hot lately. He's been distracted on patrol, withdrawn as a cop, and floundering in his usually booming social life. All of this has drawn the attention of his family, who are wondering what's up.
One day the acrobat collapses, and doesn't show any signs of waking up. Ever.
Join Batman, Red Hood, Red Robin, and Robin, (Bruce Wayne, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, and Damian Wayne respectively), as they are sent into the mind of Nightwing. Someone who is a son, a brother, and a pain-in-the-neck ray of sunshine.
I mean seriously, does everything he think about have to be expressed in song?
(OOC because it doesn't work if they act like the people they are. Ogres have layers, so do bats).
First few chapters are a build up to the actual story. Skip to chapter 4 if you want to get straight into the music/mind melding chapter.
The POVs will mainly cycle through Damian, Tim, and Jason. Bruce and Dick will appear, but more rarely.
Prologue: Richard
The loud bang! of a gavel breaks through the quiet murmurs in the court room. A man wearing a grey suit stands before a court, his slicked back black hair and somber clothes contrasting with his twinkling blue eyes. "You can't do this to us you know. We have rules. Laws against your actions." Someone from the audience shouts.
"I know." The man responds crisply. "Then why-?" The same person tries to interject before he's cut off.
"Because sometimes rules have to be broken to be fixed. To do the right thing for him, isn't that what we all want?" His question causes some of the people in the sitting in the crowd to protest, a minority starts to nod and shake their heads in agreement.
"That's true but what you're doing is madness. You're endangering us all!"
"If I must do this in order to bring him true peace, then it is what I have to do. I have no choice." Several guards try to rush to the podium, but they're too late. Before anyone can do anything the man in the grey suit is gone, the only thing remaining of him, a mirthful cackle.
Everyone present could hear the bang of two large doors slamming shut in the distance.
"Vaida has betrayed us."
A/N "vaida," is Rom for gypsy chief, according to the Internet. If anyone is more certified in Romani, please contact me to help with future chapters.