Author's Note: This idea came to me last night on my way home from school. You guys think I do too many stories? Anyway let me know how you like it. May change the title later on.
Ardent Support
A young man stood before Nightwing and the rest of his team, after serving on the Titans for several years he decided to call it quits.
"And you're sure you want to do this?" Dick asked.
"You guys have been great taking me under your wing and everything. But I just feel like it's time I leave the team and follow my own path." The youth replied.
"I understand where you're coming from Damien. I had to do the same thing when I was your age." He said. The young man nodded his head in agreement.
Damien Wayne was the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia Al Ghul. Raised by his mother in the League of Assassins, Damien was a boy ruled by the desire to kill anyone that stood in his way. After being dumped on Bruce Wayne's doorstep the Dark Knight tried his best to curb the boy's bloodlust by teaching him the values and virtues of heroism, which proved to be more difficult than even he imagined. Damien was selfish and self-centered, which was further compounded by two things: his desire to be close to dad and his rivalry with Tim Drake. The hero better known as Robin, safe to say things didn't go over too well for either of them. And didn't take long for their animosity to boil over. It seemed as though nothing could be done to quell the boy's uncontrollable rage. Having enough Batman finally enlisted the help of the Titans. Donning the Red Robin identity, Damien adjusted surprisingly well with the Titans. Although he was still increasingly violent in battle, Damien managed to bond with the team somewhat while keeping his distance from them at the same time.
In the following years, Damien lowered his defenses around his teammates and came to accept them as friends. And in the end, discovered it was all he needed. Having matured under the tutelage of his friends and mentors, Damien decided it was time to set out on his own and become a hero in his own right.
"In the wake of recent events, I've decided to retire the Red Robin identity and forge my own identity. I'll leave the costume with you guys, anybody that wants to take it up, can have it." he told him handing them the folded up costume with the chest belt resting on top the crimson jersey.
Nightwing took the uniform from him and handed it off to Wonder Girl.
"You realize your taking a big step in doing this." he said.
"I do." he replied. His older brother smiled.
"Then you have officially become a man." He said.
"Thanks Dick." He smiled.
Wonder Girl came up to Damien and wrapped her arms around the 16 year old's neck.
"We're going to miss you Damien." She said softly.
"I'll miss you too." He told her.
The rest of the team soon took turns congratulating the young Titan. Starfire put her arms around her brother-in-law and wished him good luck while the guys came up and shook his hand. Only Gar was brave enough to hug him, and then after that was Cyborg taking the young man by surprise.
"We're gonna miss you buddy." He said.
"Likewise." He said and popped his neck and shoulders afterwards.
Vic laughed and gave him a 'gentle' pat on the shoulder before turning away. After going through the entire team, his older brother Tim stood before him arms crossed.
"So this is it huh?" he asked.
"Yeah." Damien said holding out his hand.
"It was great working with you." he told him.
Tim looked up and shook his hand.
"You too." He said.
"Guess I'll be seeing you guys." Damien told them.
As the young man turned to leave he saw Terra standing right before him. The young woman smiled at Damien who had become like a little brother to him and put her arms around him.
"I'm real proud of you." she told him.
"Thanks." He said.
"You be careful." She said softly.
"I will." He said rubbing her back.
"Kay." Tara said pulling away from him.
"We wish you the best of luck." Said Nightwing.
"Thanks for taking me in." he said. His brother nodded.
"Your welcome back here anytime." Dick said.
"I'll keep that in mind. Bye." He replied before walking out the door.
"Good luck." His brother said.
Seven months later Damien was on the streets fighting criminals, but one battle in particular had him outnumbered. Going up against King Snake's troops was a foolhardy idea. Going up against his troops without backup was just suicide. Now that he was on his own, he had no one else to fall back on. To make matters worse, since his time with the Titans. Damien had been trained to restrain his urge to kill his enemies thus putting him in the ultimate no win situation. A man grabbed Damien by the shoulder and threw him into a wall. The hero groaned as he slammed into the brick wall and landed on a pile of garbage and seperated from his sword. As the men closed in on him with energy weapons, the former assassin knew it was the end. Little did anyone know a lone figure stood on the rooftop above them and attacked the men before the final blow could be struck. As he looked up he saw a young girl close to his age wielding a katana.
"Your lucky I came across you when I did." she said.
"Who are you?" he asked.
"My name is Sin, I go by the name of Black Tiger. And you are?" she asked.
"Damian Wayne." he said getting up.
"Your Batman's son arent you?" she asked.
"How did you..?"
"My mother's the Black Canary. She's heard stories from your dad on the Justice League Satellite." she said facing him.
Even though they were in shadows, he could make out her features and could tell she was an Asian girl with hazel eyes. For a brief moment he was taken back by her. The young assassin sheathed her sword and addressed him further.
"I've been looking to form a new team, based on your preformance I'd say you need it." she said stunning Damien.
"I can take care of myself just fine!" he spat.
"I'm sure you can." she replied before taking a card out of her pocket.
"If your intrestred, you can hit me up at this address." she said.
After looking at the card, he looked up and saw that she was gone. The teen hero scoffed and shook his head.
"What does she take me for?" he asked.
Author's Note: All right, what'd you think of that? Hope you guys liked it. I'm headed to a friend's visitation tonight, and the funeral is tomorrow. So if you can I'd appreciate if you'd pray for the Levi Tyler family. Thanks.
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