Alone

Summery: After her encounter with the Joker, and Breakup with Robin, Barbara moves to JumpCity, trying to escape her hurt misery. But the past is there already, and she doesn't want to face him again, because now someone else loves him like she did, so she tries to steer clear of him as long as possible. Pairings. Rob/Star, BB/Rae, Cy/Babs.

Note: I'm changing whatever timeline there is in the comics, okay, so just bear with me here.

Chapter One: Leaving Gotham

A howling wind blew furiously as a now wheelchair bound paraplegic Barbara "Babs" Gordon took a last look at Gotham City. She bid goodbye to Bruce, Alfred, Wonder Woman, Flash, and Green Lantern as she boarded a train bound for Jump City. She had to leave; she felt it would do her good to start over somewhere else. Gotham and the life she had had there was too much for her. It began with an encounter with the Joker. It ended with the breakup of her relationship with Robin. Her life spiraled down from there. She watched the countryside fly by her as Gotham disappeared into the distance. Hopeful, she looked forward to a new, better life in Jump City.

There was no one to welcome her, no warmth or smiles for her today. Wheeling herself down the ramp she quietly found a phonebook and looked for an apartment. There was one near a Burger Place and she decided to check it out.

The manager of the apartment said there was a vacancy on Floor 2, Room 627, and she could have it if she paid the rent every month. Barbara agreed and didn't say much as she used the elevator to go up to her new home. The room was empty as she quietly began unloading her meager possessions. The rest was being sent by Bruce once she had an address.

Quietly she sat down at a small table that had been left in the room. Pulling out a scrap of note paper, she began to write,

BRUCE, I FOUND AN APPARTMENT. SEND MY THINGS TO 3265 SEVENTH ST, JUMP CITY, USA 48675

Folding up the letter, Barbara went out to the nearby mailbox. Putting the letter inside, she closed the box with a bang. She was a little hungry so she went to the Burger Place to get something to eat.

Wheeling in, Barbara ordered a burger, fries, and a milkshake. Sitting down, she noticed some little bald midget walk in and say, "Come on, guys let's get something to eat." Noticing her, he came over, "I'll take that!" he grabbed her meal and she glared at him.

"That's mine, give it back," her voice was a low growl.

"What are you gonna do about it? Run me over with your chair?" Gizmo began to laugh. Setting the tray aside, he grabbed her by her shirt and pulled her to her feet. "What's the matter?" he sneered.

"I can't...walk," she said, hating every time she had to say it.

"Look, Mammoth, she's a cripple!" Gizmo laughed out loud. "So she can't fight back if I do anything to her. Like I said I'll take that." He grabbed her tray from her. This was the last straw. She couldn't take it anymore. So, it happened, she finally snapped. Grabbing the tray back she smashed one fist into his face while using the weight of her wheelchair to shove Gizmo back. She literally began to pound him as fast as she could. She couldn't move very far however because of the constraints of the wheelchair. Mammoth came over and grabbed the handles of the chair and sent her spinning back into the wall.

Hitting the ground with a hard thud, pain shot from her legs to her spine, it was excruciating. Just then, the Titans burst in the door. They were originally coming there to enjoy themselves and relax, but then they heard all the noise when Barbara crashed into the wall, and came to investigate.

"So, you guys gonna come quietly? Or shall we take you kicking and screaming like a bunch of little girls?" the voice was familiar. She knew it immediately. And it was the last voice she wanted to hear. It was Robin.

Now she didn't really have anything against Robin for breaking up with her, she didn't hold a grudge. It was just that hearing him again brought back memories of the argument they had, and that was painful. Barbara, not wanting to be seen by the Boy Wonder, quietly, painfully crawled back to her chair and struggled into it. She backed off back of the restaurant, staying in the dark, trying not to be seen.

She was about to leave when she thought better of it. Even though she didn't really want to see or hear Robin at the moment, she couldn't help but wonder what he did now that she knew that he lived here.

"Titans, go!" he shouted. Barbara watched as four other Teens along with Robin charged in. One was half-man-half machine, one had flaming red hair and shot lasers from her hands and eyes, one was green and could morph into animals. And the last one was a girl in black and blue with eerie powers that in a way, reminded her of Batman.

Cyborg began blasting Mammoth with his cannon, Mammoth dodged and grabbed Cyborg by his neck. Flipping him onto the ground. Starfire blasted Gizmo and he began trying to hit her, but he missed. Beast Boy charged in but he missed as he tried to get a hold of Gizmo. Raven hurled tables and chairs at Gizmo, who kept throwing them back. Finally, Robin hurled his bird-a-rangs at Gizmo, sending him sprawling.

Robin grabbed Gizmo by his shirt, "What's going on?" he demanded.

"Nothing, Robin...just having a little fun," Gizmo replied nervously.

"Since when does your 'fun' include picking on paraplegics?" Cyborg asked. Barbara started, how the heck did he know that?

"How the heck did you know that?" Gizmo asked her question for her. Barbara was, well, in a state of shock.

"Well, she was beating the tar out of you, anyway, duh!" Cyborg shouted.

"Where is she?" Robin asked.

"I don't know man; I don't know what happened to her after Mammoth threw her into the wall."

Robin walked over to where the wheelchair had been. Barbara was three feet away from him. Quietly, she made her way out as Robin said, "Star, can you give us some light?" A green light glowed bright as he tried to see where she was. Barbara had just barely managed to squeeze out the back door when Robin caught a glimpse of bright, red hair of a girl in a wheelchair. He couldn't be sure, but he thought he knew who it was, but he couldn't be sure because she was in Gotham. "I don't see anyone," Robin said, turning back to his friends. It couldn't be her; he'd left her a long time ago.