Fair Enough

"Hey Pretender!" Jason said as he walked into the room. "You're in a Batman Movie."
"Oh no," Tim worried. "I'm not another brainwashed Joker am I?"
"Well-" Jason tried to say but was cut off.

"Nah," Dick said, walking in behind Jason. "We're both in this one baby bird."
"Of course you'd be in it," Jason said.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Dick asked.

"What do you think?" Jason asked. "Batman can always trust Nightwing, so of course you'd be there. Not that he really trusts any of us."

"Jason…"

"It doesn't matter," Jason said, dismissing the topic. "We should just be happy for baby bird over here, huh?"

"I'm an extra along with Flash and Green Arrow," Tim complained. "It's not like it's a big deal."

Tim just shrugged. It didn't really bother him that he was in the movie with other people. Just like it never really bothered him that Bruce trained him harder than Dick or Jason. He just accepted things like this. But still, it would have been good to be the only support that B had. In a sense he was glad that he was part of the movie, and yet he was disappointed because of his role.

"Don't mope Drake," Damian said, striding into the room. "You should be glad that you're in this one."

"Damian," Tim acknowledged the boy. "You aren't mad that I'm in it but you aren't?"

"Of course not," Damian said. "We all deserve our time to shine, and yours was obviously way past due."

"Damian?"

"Because everyone knows by now that the first Robin became Nightwing, there was a second Robin who became Red Hood, and that I'm the current Robin. You should be glad for your part, even if it is just a bit role, because this movie will erase your legacy as the Robin who Joker corrupted."

None of them could really pinpoint when Damian became the voice of reason. All the former Robins looked at the boy in awe. Dick was just about to tackle and hug him when Damian smirked.

"And obviously I want no part in this movie," he said as his smirk widened. "After all, you're still in your Doctor Midnight knock-off costume while Nightwing is in his new red one, I wouldn't want to be caught dead in one of those. And the plot, the graphics, and the animation of the movie seem a bit too geared towards a younger demographic. Have fun with that Drake."

With that Damian left the room, leaving the three older boys to wonder if Damian was trained by Ra's in the art of being condescending or if that was something that came naturally to those of the Al Ghul line.


I wrote this when I saw the Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts trailer around January or February.

Rant Warning: This is FANFICTION, meaning I can choose to write a character however way I wish. Like say, I choose to ignore that Dick was 9 when he became Robin and substitute it with the reboot of him being in his teens. Or I can, I dunno, have the character present as an amalgam of how he was portrayed throughout all the media, I can do that. If you don't like how I write, then feel free to close the tab or I dunno, leave a comment about how I can improve myself, but please try to do it nicely? If you like how I write, but find something off, please do leave a comment.