Nightwing: Generations

Chapter 1: hibernation
Gotham 2001

"Tim watch out!"
Robin turned around too late as Bane's fist cracked into his head. Robin flew 10 feet forward unconscious at batman's feet. Fueled by his rage, Batman launched himself onto bane, who shrugged him off with one arm. Batman wasn't young anymore. He couldn't hold his own the first time he and bane had met, and now years later, the once fearsome dark night was now a mear shadow of himself. and bane had only gotten stronger.

batgirl raiser herself to her feet. dazed she tried to focus on the two as they fought. she knelt next to robin to see if he was hurt badly. robin had a bruise on his forehead, cut lip and broken nose. other than that he seemed fine. batman screamed to her before he was thrown across the roof to the fire escape," get him out of here now!"

Barbara picked up robin, threw him over her back and shot her cable to a near by roof. she leaped off the building clutchng tim in her arms. she turned her head to see batman running at bane. she had an errie feeling that it was the last time she was going to see him again.


Gothan :Present day

Terry woke to the bell ringing signaling the end of another day at gotham high. he stood up and started to walk toward the door. as he reached it, in came commissioner gordon. she stared him down.

"uh-oh. what now. supervillian got a bad hair day. Shreik causing all the kennels to become chaos."

"this is serious Mcguiness. cut the crap. where's bruce? he hasn't answered his phone in 3 days and he didn't show up to his share holders meeting this morning. i even stopped by to the cave to check on him and he changed the code to get in. do you know anything about it?

"no," terry answered quite honestly." i talked to him last night. i noticed he was quiet and keeping to himself. more than usual i mean, so i took a special trip to see him. we hadn't really talked much. he even limited my batman hours to one night a week. crime has been so slow lately. "

"and how was he. when you saw him."

"aggitated. upset. he came just short of demanding i leave. he was like this last year around this time too. what happened? why is he like this."

gordon sighed looking around almost nervously. "nevermind. your story explains why he changed the locks. i'll try him again in a few. until then keep your eyes open. crime has been slow lately and i don't need to tell you what happened last time."

terry blushed remembering the slow two months last year when all of the sudden the jokers , royal flush and powers hired henchmen decided to rob the same museum at the same time. sticky situation which ended making batman the #1 suspect.

Barbara strode out of the room. terry looked at his watch. 3:31. enough time for a nap before tonight. he had a date planned. and since mr. wayne's hibernation he actually had the time for one. but he couldn't help but wonder what secrets were eating bruce and why gordon didn't tell him. but no matter. it wasn't his consern.

Terry laid his head to his pillow. he set his alarm clock for 8( A.M.) closed his eyes and went to sleep. slept sound through his date and woke the next morning at 8 A.M. with a half smile and a ironic laugh. it was a new day.