Author's Note:
Thanks for starting to read my first story. I really am so pleased with the progress I have been making. I am going to continue to add on, with no chapters. I haven't figured out that part yet, so please, read and review! Thanks! :D
-2000-
Dick Grayson laughed as he punched the last thug in the gut. He was officially 'old' enough to be patrolling alone as Robin! OK, he was 14, and he WAS sneaking out. But it was his birthday, and he was officially overwhelmed. He stopped suddenly, as a dark shadow stepped in his way.
"Robin." Batman spoke
"Hi... Eh... Bats?" Dick spoke hesitantly, as tingling started to creep around his body. Dick's body started to shine.'
"Robin. This isn't funny. Let's go. Stop Fooling around! ROBIN!" Batman grew more desperate as Dick's body disappeared, and soon there wasn't anything left where Robin had once stood.
-2006-
Jason Todd growled as he punched a thug in the gut. Nightwing said fighting alone when Robin turns 14 is a tradition. Nightwing also said that the thugs are always lame. Pft, as if. Robin II was fighting for his life! Jason gasped as tingling started to creep around his body. Jason continued to fight desperately. When a thug's hand went through Jason's body, Jason was officially crept out. Not to mention that his body started to shine. When the bright light was gone, the thugs stared at empty air.
-2010-
Tim Drake growled as Batman and he slowly moved towards the gnashing metal knives.
"Isn't this the part where you say, 'You'll never get away with this!'?" Tim asked
"Not unless I am sure about that." Batman growled back
"Oi. We are doomed." Tim spoke, his second mission and he was already freaking his hair off!
"No." Batman desperately looked around
"Well, Batsy! I never thought it would end this way!" Joker's eerie voice cut through the air. Tim started to tingle, and shine just a bit. "YO! Bats! What's happening to... Robin… III?"
"I don't know! I am tied up!" Batman's head turned around to try and see what was going on.
"Bats! Help!" Tim grew more desperate until the room was filled with light. When the light disappeared, Tim was gone, and the ropes were loose enough for Batman to escape.
-2015-
"Batman! I am perfectly fine all alone! It's tradition! Robin I, and II did it. Tim did it last year because he was too inexperienced!" Stephanie Brown cried out, desperately wanting to go out alone.
"Just because you were your own superhero once, doesn't mean you can ride off into the sunset alone! Jason died! Dick grew up, and Tim is grounded. No." Batman growled
"Come on! I can do it!" Stephanie growled back
"No! That's final, Stephanie! Go to your room, and rest!" Batman spoke sternly, and Stephanie walked off.
"He said Robin couldn't go. I will leave as Spoiler, and take off my cape and become Robin. Then I will take the Cape, and come back as Spoiler." Stephanie murmured to herself as she changed into her suit. She started to climb out the window, as tingling over took her. She let out a scream, as she disappeared in light. Batman raced over, but she was gone.
-2018-
Damian growled as he stomped in his room. He was perfectly capable of taking care of himself. Grayson, Todd, and Brown all did it. Drake was too inexperienced to even think about going out as Robin on his 14th birthday! Damian was officially 14, and he wanted to celebrate it like all Robin's did. He was the fifth Robin, and he WAS Batman's son!
"Hello little Demon. Angry about not being able to go? Well, let me tell you. Dickey, Stephanie, Timmy, and I snuck out." Jason/Red Hood's smooth silky voice came through the window.
Damian was way to furious to even think about the tingling, until light started to spill out. He cried out, but light completely covered him, and Jason dove to grab him. When Alfred the Butler came to check on Damian, Damian and Jason was gone. All that was let was a note on a knife that said, "Bats, you really outa take better care of your babies."
-2024-
Carrie Kelley growled in frustration at Batman. She meet all the other Robins, fought many villains, and he still wouldn't let her go out alone. He was too afraid. Psh, she could take care of herself. Her parents neglected her, and she DID save HIM from JOKER. C'mon! She could do it. Carrie snuck out of the Mansion, and slowly crept into the city. Carrie sat down on the top of Wayne Enterprises, when Carrie felt tingling, and soon pain blasted all around her. Carrie let out a shrill scream as she disappeared in light, and no one ever noticed. It was Gotham, and screams are a daily something.
-2030-
Everyone landed in a room, full of sleeping gas. Everyone but Red Hood fell asleep instantly. He snuck out, carefully and quietly. His red helmet gave him fresh air, but not for long. Red Hood leapt onto the ceiling and stared down as he stared at an older Joker with an older Harley Quinn.
"Are all the Robins in the room? Full of sleeping gas?" Joker asked
"Yes, Mister J!" Harley's accent came, and Red Hood grimaced
"Good. Now, give them a big prick. There won't be nothing, but it will trick 'em." Joker smiled evilly.
Red Hood smiled to himself, and spoke, "Guess my dream of killing you will be very fun. It will actually happen."
"Now, I need some coffee." Joker walked off with Harley.
"Joker. You said that the transference wouldn't hurt, but if it took one more than able, it would." Harley giggled
"Yep." Joker spoke with smugness
"Well, it hurt Number 6." Harley spoke
"Oh well. It must have had a default." Joker didn't care
-In the room with the Sleeping robins-
Everyone eventually woke up, and quickly took a peek around. They needed to know where they were, and who those strange people were.
"OK. I need to know this one thing. WHY ARE YOU ALL WEARING MY SUIT?!" Dick exclaimed
"Robin I or Nightwing gave it to me." Jason and Tim chorused
"Guys. Chill. I am Robin the 4th." Stephanie tried to calm everyone down
"I am Robin the 5th. The last one." Damian smirked
"Yeah right. You died, and then comes Robin the 6th." Carrie laughed
"Well, I am the second Robin." Jason looked around him.
"And I am the third." Tim nodded
"I am so glad that you all are joining us. Now, if you haven't noticed, I have taken every Robin around the age of 14." A dark voice echoed in the room
"Great. Now that the slumber party is over, let us go home." Jason sarcastically spoke
"No can do, kiddos. Now, here is how it's going to work. I am going to send each and one of you out of the window. I need some details, and then after everyone came and gone, I will kill y'all." Joker's voice went through the speakers
"Great! Now, can we PLEASE go home? It's like tradition to be HOME at like 4 in the morning." Jason asked, anger evident
"Shut up, crowbar boy!" Damian murmured
"Crowbar Boy? Are you sure that Jason knows his future?" Joker asked
"Tt. I don't care." Damian murmured
"Damian! Shut up! You're the same little demon I remember!" Carrie growled
"OK. Robin I, you are up!" The dark voice growled,
"Wait! I'll go first! But you have to provide a few answers." Jason spoke out loud
"Well… Sure… Come on in, Crowbar Boy." Joker relented, and Jason got up and went through the door hesitantly.
All the Robins waited anxiously for Jason to come back in. Dick didn't know what would happen to Jason, but everyone else knew. They knew how Jason reacted when he was resurrected. Finally, Jason walked in silently, and sat down. No one dared to speak and dare make Jason feel even worse.
"Jason... Are you alright?" Stephanie asked first
"That's why they called me Crowbar Boy. I was killed. I wasn't strong enough." Jason murmured quietly
"Tt. Of course you are strong! Jason! JASON! Jason went through the portal with me!" Damian cried out excitedly
"Of course. He's right here." Dick spoke up
"No! Older Jason! Red Hood! Tim, you know! The one YOU fought!" Damian exclaimed with happiness
"Jason Peter Todd? THE Red Hood? Robin II?" Joker's scared voice cut through the speakers
"Yeah! According to my calculations, he should have been able to get in. The portal should have widened a great deal. Because of so many people, the portal would have allowed Jason to come in!" Damian smirked
"Wait! I don't die?" Jason asked surprised
"NO. You DO die, but my mother resurrects you." Damian looked at him
"I never fought Jason." Tim spoke
"What? Oh yeah, you fought him when you turned 16. Right." Damian nodded
Red Hood watched from the ceiling how young Jason walked into the main room. Young Jason looked around. Joker approached Jason and they stared at each other, before the henchmen grabbed Jason. They strapped in Jason, and Joker pulled out a chair. Red Hood bit his lips while Joker tormented young Jason.
"Remember. When I killed you, you didn't cry. So I expect you to live up to yourself." Joker taunted Jason.
"Bug off!" Jason growled
"Ahhh... You lost the language. Oh wait! You learned when you were resurrected!" Joker laughed
"I am not afraid of a little bleached out clown." Red Hood smirked at his younger self's sass
"But you keep the sass. Now, what's the question?" Joker smiled
"Why did Robin number 5 call me crowbar Boy?" Young Jason growled in frustration as Joker simply smiled
"I have it! I won't tell you! I will just show you!" Joker pulled out a syringe and stuck into Jason's arm. Jason's eyes widen and then glazed over. Red Hood gasped as he realized Joker planned everything.
Jason's eyes finally cleared, and Joker started to historically laughing. The henchman carefully grabbed Jason, and took him to the room where all the Robins waited. Red Hood leaned against the support beam as he remembered all the past memories. When Red Hood blinked back into the real life, the room was empty. He quietly listened and heard murmurs from the room.
"Red Hood will come." Damian's quiet but sure voice cut through the room, and Red Hood smiled.
"How are you sure? We all know that he is an irresponsible criminal! We put in him in jail dozens of times! He's INSANE!" Carrie's voice cut through the door
"Jason may be insane, but he knows family." Stephanie tried to help Damian
"If what I saw is true, my future self is a big jerk. And I will be him soon." Young Jason's voice bitterly spat
"Jason knows! He was worried. He jumped for me!" Damian said
"But Batman was close to me, and he didn't go through the portal." Tim spoke
"But the portal was too small. Jason must have gotten through it. It hurt Carrie because it was too much." Damian tried to explain
Red Hood slowly made his way to the room, slowly. He wasn't sure if they wanted to see him or not. From what he heard, Carrie and Tim didn't believe in him. Dick never met Jason before, and Damian wasn't much help.
"Can I be in any assistance?" Red Hood popped his head into the room
"Red Hood! You came!" Damian ran and stopped right before hugging him
"Nice to meet you, too." Red Hood pulled Damian into a hug
"I am not talking to him." Carrie growled
"Well, nice to meet you, too." Red Hood mumbled
"Thanks for coming, Ja-Red Hood." Stephanie smiled
"That's me?" Young Jason looked at Red Hood, "I like where my life will be going! I think I'm not that afraid to die."
"Yeah… It will be very scary." Red Hood nodded
"So why are you here? Who are you? And do I know you?" Dick asked
"I am here to save the Robins. I am Jason Todd, Red Hood. Your future self knows me." Red Hood spoke
"Aww… Such a nice touch. I can't believe you actually came." Joker's voice came over the speakers.
"Yeah. Well, you know how much I love your parties. They are unforgettable! I loved my 16th birthday party! Let's throw it again, except this time a bit different! I want to beat you up!" Red Hood joked around
"You are just as sour as I remember you! Are you sad that YOUR party didn't work out?" Joker exclaimed
"Nah! You're after party with the worst and best jail security possible made it up!" Red Hood retorted
"Anyways. Red Hood, try comforting your sniveling self. Then, try to take ALL the Robins and find me. IF you can defeat me, I'll send you all back where you belong." Joker spoke
"And if we don't?" Red Hood growled
"I kill you!" Joker answered
"Oh right! I forgot!" Red Hood growled, "You have a common interest to kill people."
"Anyways. Have fun! On your mark, get set… GO!" Joker called out
"OK. Jason, stop crying. You'll be fine. Dami, you got that computer? Hook it to the wall, and get some directions. Dick, calm down. Stephanie, try to help Jason. Carrie, chill. I am actually pretty good. Carrie and Tim, try to figure out how to get out of here. The door locked behind me. Me, work on those stupid speakers." Red Hood started to give out orders and they all started their respective jobs.
Soon the door was unlocked, and Red Hood broke the speakers."
"Damian? Have you got the map yet?" Red Hood asked while helping Jason up.
"Even better. I got the location where the time machine is." Damian smirked
"Good. Now, we got ta get out of here." Jason ordered
"But we are absolutely helpless!" Dick growled
"Not exactly. What was the first thing Bats taught you?" Red Hood snapped back
"How to flirt successfully." Young Jason spoke
"Yeah, well. The second thing." Red Hood smirked
"How to ditch a girl without getting a broken nose." Damian laughed
"No. That's what you taught yourself. Never leave the house or anywhere without your utility belt. Bats has everything stored in his belt. Me? No way. Too dangerous. I hide things." Red Hood spoke up
"Just like you." Carrie Kelley spoke