I have to admit that all three chapters of this have been replaced as I was told that there was an age mistake. Please forgive me if you've read this with the wrong ages.

Chapter One

It was just another night of patrol in Gotham, but it wasn't the normal routine. Jason and Tim were the only ones able to protect the city since Bruce was away on Wayne Tech business, and Dick was handling the team since Kaldur's 'disappearance'. The oldest brother was able to come home once in a while, but not often.

Red Hood and Robin were out keeping an eye on their city, when suddenly an explosion about 20 blocks away caught their attention. When the two brothers/heroes reached the spot, they saw what was going on. Turns out the culprit was none other than Joker. The Clowned Prince of Crime was at the zoo near the edge of town.

"Didn't we just lock him up?" The 13 year old Robin questioned.

"Yea, and I know why he's at the zoo; his hyenas are here. That clown wants them back, so he decided to do it himself." The 21 year old Red Hood stated.

"I hate it when he breaks out." Robin stated.

"I know, but with both of us fighting him, he'll be back in Arkham soon enough." Red Hood remarked, hoping to calm his little brother down.

It seemed to work as Robin didn't look as tense as he was a moment ago. The two then got close enough to see that the older was right. Joker was squirting acid from his usual flower in his shirt and it hit its mark on the lock to his 'babies' cage.

"Is it that time already Joker?" A voice said, and this caught the clown's attention.

"Well, I was hoping to see some of the Bat brats tonight." Joker said, recognizing the voice that spoke to him.

Just then Red Hood and Robin appeared so Joker could see them, and the Clowned Prince of Crime's smile got even bigger. It was then that the acid had eaten through the lock on the hyenas' cage and they came out and got right beside Joker. Red Hood and Robin weren't up for any kind of games tonight so they wanted to put an end to this fast.

"It's time you get back to Arkham, I expect Harley's getting a little love sick for you." Robin said.

"Oh but bird boys, that's where your wrong, Harley's here with me, right poo." Joker said, and with that, the familiar female figure appeared out of its hiding place.

"Oh puddin', I'm so glad we came to get the babies, and now we get to have some fun with these two bird boys." Harley said as she came into the light.

"Since your memory is so bad Harley, remember, I go by Red Hood now." The 21 year old said, agitated that Joker still called him bird boy.

"You know you could be considered a villain, since I used that persona once." Joker said then let out his maniacal laugh. "Since we're all anxious to get this over with; let's get this over with."

With that, Harley and the two hyenas went right after Robin, while Joker went after Red Hood. The 21 year old vigilante quickly drew his special knife just as Joker got close enough with a knife of his own. Since Tim had become Robin, Joker took to some karate training not long after meeting the 13 year old bird. He was actually good, but Red Hood started to pull out some of his street fighting skills from before he went to live with Bruce. Joker noticed the change, and decided to get a little devious, whistling for one of his hyenas to come help him.

Robin felt relief when one of the two hyenas helping Harley went to help Joker. This gave the 13 year old a better chance. What he had not expected was that the hyena still fighting him vanished for a moment, and came right up from behind. It jumped and latched onto his right shoulder and was not letting go. The boy screamed out in pain, and this caught his older brother's attention.

"Awww, did the little bird get his wing clipped." Joker remarked, and with that, Red Hood knocked him out with one punch.

The older vigilante then took out the hyena helping the mad man and immediately went and knocked Harley out. They hyena on his little brother still had his teeth sunk in very deep and Robin was wincing in pain with each little movement. Red Hood got to Robin and began searching the boy's utility belt. Soon enough the older brother found what he was looking for; a bird-a-rang with knock out gas in it. Red Hood then held the disc right at the hyena's nose and set the gas off.

Robin covered his mouth and nose so he would inhale the gas, and after about a minute, the hyena fell asleep. The feline then released his grip on the 13 year old, and Robin almost passed out from the pain the bite was giving him, but Red Hood was right there, and kept his little brother from hitting the ground.

"Robin, you okay, I mean besides getting bite in the shoulder by a hyena." Red Hood asked.

"I feel weak." Robin said, so Red Hood took a better look.

When Robin's tunic was moved, it revealed several deep bite marks right where the hyena had been on both the boy's back and front.

"No wonder you feel weak, it's the pain from these bite wounds that's making you that way." Red Hood said, a look on his face.

"Oh crap; Bruce is going to be so mad." Robin said in a low voice.

"Don't worry, he won't be back from Japan for a couple more days. I'll fix you up but we have to protect that so Bruce doesn't know." Red Hood said, and with that, he went to work restraining the two human villains before he put the hyenas back in the cage they were freed from and closed it with a strong zip tie.

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Batcave, 30 minutes later

Tim and Jason were in the cave, luckily Alfred was having some time off, so it was just the two boys. Tim was sitting on the medical table with Jason started stitching up the bite marks. Over the past six years, Jay had picked up a talent for stitching up from watching Alfred stitch up his father and older brother.

"You holding up okay, Timmy?" Jay asked, watching his little brother wince a couple of times.

"Yea, it just hurts sometimes." Tim said, looking the 21 year old in the eyes.

"I'm almost done with this side, and the back will have the same amount it looks like." Jason remarked.

"Okay, I'm just worried that Bruce will find out." Tim stated, this fear still in his mind.

"I'll be sure to put everything back where it belongs, even get the bloody towels washed, and sew up your tunic. Don't worry." Jay reassured the youngest of the Wayne children.

"Okay, thanks bro." Tim said, and with that and his stitches complete and protected, he headed upstairs for some rest.

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The Next Morning

Dick had come home in the early morning hours to spend some time with Tim and Jason; letting Mal and Con-El handle the missions for the day. Before heading to his room, he wanted to check on his youngest brother. The oldest boy opened the door to Tim's room and saw him having a somewhat restless sleep. Being the older brother he was, he went to check on Tim. Dick laid a hand on the boy's shoulder, and this earned a jerk from the 13 year old.

"Tim, you okay?" Dick worriedly asked.

"Yea, just had a nightmare, you touching me woke me up from it." Tim stated, a bit of a stammer in his voice.

Dick attributed this to the 'nightmare' and sat on his baby brother's bed. "It's alright, I know how the nightmares can be. Just go back to sleep and I'll see you later."

With that said, Dick left the room to head to his room.

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Noon, Same Day

Tim was up and about, still looking as pale as when Dick checked on him in the early morning. Jason was normal, but Dick had a feeling something was up. Although the oldest had this feeling, he kept his silence.

The three were eating breakfast, when a surprising voice resonated in the area.

"Bruce, what are you doing home, I thought you'd be in Japan for one more day." Jason said, just as surprised as Tim.

"The deal went through faster than anyone thought, so I decided to come home early." Bruce said, sensing something was up with Jay and Tim being as surprised as they were.

"Well then, we should all go out and do something." Dick said, knowing that the four of them wouldn't be together as a family for long.

"Why not the water park, you three loved the last visit." Bruce said.

At the mention of a water park, Tim really tensed up. He had just gotten patched up a few hours ago, which means he couldn't hide the stitches from his father if they did go. Jason was trying to think of every excuse he could to get him and Tim out of the water park, but nothing was coming to him.

"Sure, why not, we just need to get ready." Jay said as he looked at his little brother, and the two of them quickly headed upstairs.

"I wonder what's wrong with them." Bruce said, hoping Dick had figured something out.

"Not sure, but they sure don't want to go to the water park. Come to think of it, I noticed Tim having a restless sleep early this morning, and when I touched his right shoulder, he jumped and winced; said it was a nightmare." Dick said, thinking back to when he woke Tim through the night.

"You don't think it was?" Bruce said, raising an eyebrow.

"I remember what the nightmares were like for me, and when Tim first came here, he had them. This morning was different, he's never winced like he was in pain." Dick said, remembering back to three years ago.

"You think he got hurt last night, don't you?" Bruce said, actually coming to the conclusion a few minutes ago.

"Most likely, I know that Tim and Jay were out on patrol last night." Dick said.