TTAR - The Wayne Family Gathering
Notes: This is another Teen Titans age reverse story. A multi-chapter one where the Teen Titans are introduced to Robin's Gotham family. It's placed after the movie 'Trouble in Tokyo'. This story should explain a little more about the lives of the other Bat Clan members.
Part 1 - Red X kidnaps Robin
Bat Clan Ages:
Damian Wayne (Son of the Bat), 27
Jason Todd (Red X – Jump City), 18
Dick Grayson (Robin), 16
They returned from Tokyo and parked the T-ship before soldiering out. Robin and Starfire wandered out, hand in hand, before heading into Robin's room and curling up in the bed together. They left the door open and Beast Boy snickered as he dragged his suitcase past. Raven teleported everything to her room and went to make tea before bed.
Cyborg jumped out of the driver's seat and plugged in to charge, his bags left in the T-ship.
All was quiet. Under the cover of darkness, an even darker figure slipped into the tower.
Up the elevator and down the hall. He slipped through an open door.
He paused at the sight of the orange woman in purple curled around a red and green figure. He didn't know whether to praise the guy for finally landing the alien chick or sigh at the sight of the black mask over his eyes.
The red and green figure moved with slow and controlled movements.
"It's okay," Robin cooed as Starfire moved. He carefully and with the grace of a trained acrobat, moved over her and onto the floor.
Red X waited until he had been pulled down the hall before speaking.
"Well, that was an interesting sight," he mused with a smile. "When did you two hook up?"
Robin placed his hands on his hips and frowned.
"Not going to answer, huh?" Red X taunted. "That's fine. I'm not here because of that."
"Why are you here?" Robin asked, his voice flat but with a hint of a grumble.
"I've been sent," Red X said, throwing his hands out dramatically. "A certain someone, okay, a lot of certain someones, want you to come to a certain charity function in Gotham."
"Robin doesn't go to charity functions in Gotham."
Red X tilted his head.
"Not Robin."
"Oh, I didn't realise." Robin's face lit up before going completely flat. "No."
"No, what?"
"No. I'm not going."
"You refuse?" There was a certain joy in Red X's voice which made Robin cautious. However, he really didn't want to spend time in a tux and mingling with people who had more money than sense.
"I refuse."
"I was hoping you'd say that." Red X threw something on the ground and only then did Robin realise how close they had gotten.
He coughed and tried not to breathe in but it was too late. His head grew light-head and his eyes rolled up as his legs gave way.
Red X was glad that there were air filters built into his mask. He grabbed Robin's unconscious form before it hit the ground.
"Really should thank the little bat for giving me something which works on little birds," he muttered in a slightly sarcastic manner as he hefted Robin over his shoulder. Even a tiny sixteen year old was still a sixteen year old and Robin felt like all elbows and knees.
He dragged Robin downstairs and out of the tower, where a small and black two-seater car was waiting. He slid Robin into the passenger-side seat and slipped into the driver's seat.
At Robin's feet was a bag containing civvies for both Red X and Robin. Son of the Bat had thought of everything when hiring Red X to kidnap Robin from the tower.
Starfire awoke, cold and alone. She scanned the room, expecting to see Robin sitting at his laptop and typing away but there was no one.
"Robin?" she questioned sitting up. She wondered if he was already awake. She had been tired the previous night so it wouldn't be unusual if Robin had woken up first.
"Good morning friends!" she called out as she entered the common room. The smells and light of the tower and sea beyond were a welcome sight after their time in Tokyo.
It was home.
"Mornin' Starfire," Cyborg greeted cheerfully as he filled the room with the scent of sizzling meat.
"How's Robin?" Beast Boy asked in the tone which Raven had told Starfire was 'idiotic' but Starfire wondered if she meant 'suggestive' instead.
"I do not appreciate your assumptions, Beast Boy," she said, making her eyes glow as she looked down at the fifteen year old.
"Eep. Sorry, Star."
"Wait. Is Robin not here?"
"We thought he was with you," Raven said, having been listening from the couch.
Starfire shook her head and explained he had been gone when she awoke. Beast Boy scrambled while Cyborg pulled up the previous night's security footage.
They watched as Robin and Red X appeared in the hall and started talking.
"No sound?" Starfire questioned, her heart racing as she saw Red X get closer to Robin.
"No. But, Robin's saying no there," Cybrog pointed out with a frown.
"He's not happy," Beast Boy said.
"Would you be?" Raven asked rhetorically.
"Robin!" Starfire cried out. On the screen, Red X released some kind of gas which knocked Robin out. Starfire's heart when still and cold as she watched Red X take her boyfriend away.
"Starfire, Raven, search the city. I'll stay here and try and figure out where they've gone. Beast Boy, see if there's any trail leaving the tower."
"Got it!" Beast Boy saluted Cyborg before bounding away in the form of a wolf.
"We'll find him," Cyborg assured Starfire as Raven got ready to leave.
Dick couldn't feel the constrictions of his uniform or the mask over his face. The last thing he remembered was talking to Red X.
"Maybe it wasn't a complete waste in hiring you."
"Coming from you, that's a complement. Not that I care."
Dick opened his eyes and looked at the older teen in the driver's seat. The white stripe in his dark fringe stood out.
"Jason." Dick glanced at the screen built into the console of the car. A familiar face was also shown on the screen. "Damian. Should I be worried?"
"Oh, you should be very worried, little brother."
He was.
"Todd, there's a no-harm clause in our agreement."
But not because he thought they would hurt him. Oh no. It's because of where they were going.
"I want my uniform back," Dick ordered. He tugged at the seatbelt but it didn't move. Some of the safest car technology in the world and it was keeping him from escaping.
"No dice."
"Sorry, Grayson. Father had requested your presence at this year's Wayne Charity Ball."
"Requested?" Dick questioned sceptically. He really doubted that Bruce had anything to do with this.
Batman would have collected him if he did. Not Jason as Red X.
"He grumbled and attached himself to the computer for hours after Alfred asked whether you were coming."
"What about Jay?"
"Jay-son," Jason sounded out for him in a scolding tone. "It's not that hard to say, Dickey-bird."
"Don't call me that!" The seatbelt still refused to give as Dick pushed and pulled against it. "I want my uniform back! And my mask!"
"Sit still!" Jason ordered, swerving to avoid a stop sign as he tricked to keep his little brother from hurting himself.
"What about my friends?"
"The Teen Titans can handle a few days without you," Damian pointed out. "You must have trained them to operate without Robin acting as leader. Now, Todd is bringing you to me at Wayne Tower. There are spare uniforms here as well as clothes which you will wear to the ball."
"I don't suppose you have a spare room for me too?" Jason asked with a smirk.
"Would you use it?"
A snort.
"No. Besides, I've got a place to stay."
"I must go. I'll be monitoring the car tracker for when it reaches Wayne Tower."
Damian hung up and Jason looked over at the sulking sixteen year old.
"For whatever it's worth, I don't envy you for having to cater to the rich and clueless of Gotham. I'm glad I get a miss. But, we've started a little 'tradition' of meeting up after the party and it feels like we're missing someone."
"Why are you going?" Dick wanted to know.
"I'm not going," Jason insisted, "I'm just delivering you."
"Lucky me," Dick grumbled. With a huff, he turned to look out at the passing scenery. Maybe he would be able to escape back to Jump once Jason drops him off.
Deleted scene - deleted because I thought Dick was a little too out of character for the Leader of the Teen Titans, but it's a good few lines so I'm posting it here:
"Don't call me that!" The seatbelt still refused to give as Dick pushed and pulled against it. "I want my uniform back! And my mask!"
"Sit still!" Jason ordered, swerving to avoid a stop sign as he tricked to keep his little brother from hurting himself.
"You can't take Robin from me! Please!"
"Grayson! Stop acting like a child! You will injure yourself!"
"We aren't going to take Robin from you! Now sit back." Jason was breathing heavily from the strain and Dick felt a little guilty as he curled up in the seat and sulked.