A/N: AU because Jason doesn't follow comic cannon after his death. I made up the age in which Jason died because I couldn't find it anywhere. Sorry if it's wrong. Also Jason might be acting kind of OOC but bear with me.

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters from the Batman Comics or from the show Highlander.


Darkness

That was the first thing that greeted 15 year old Jason Todd as he took in a huge gulp of air and shot up like a torpedo. Looking around Jason could only see darkness..

Where was he? What happened? Last thing he remembered he…no! No…it couldn't be.

- Flashback -

The Joker's manic laughter rang throughout the warehouse as he dealt blow after blow on the already broken bird in front of him. Jason could only shudder in fear as the Joker's words seemed to come true.

He was going to die.

"Please" he whispered as a tear fell down his face. He didn't want to die. He wanted to live, go home. He wanted…Bruce! Oh god, he wanted Bruce.

Somewhere through the thick haze of pain he was in, Jason could vaguely hear the murderous clown say something about explosives as he dropped the crowbar and left.

Explosives? No, his mother was still here! Even after everything he couldn't leave her to die. Frantically he looked around finding her huddled in a corner. Using his last reserves of energy he threw himself on top of her just as the explosives went off. He closed his eyes. This time Batman would not come to save the day.

I'm sorry Bruce, he thought as a flash of light engulfed the room and he fell into a blessed oblivion. His tired, broken body could finally rest as he knew no more.

- Present -

Jason frowned. He was in civilian clothes so how had he gotten out and better yet where was he? A closer look at his surroundings showed he was in a dark room of some sort. As he turned around he froze, he was not alone. As his eyes adjusted to the darkness he could make out a blurry figure just a few feet away from him. He stiffened, hoping that whoever it was hadn't seen him. Of course, the fates were never kind to Jason and that hope was crushed.

The dark figure moved towards him. "They keep getting younger every time"

Jason quickly and quietly stood up; shifting into one of the many fighting stances Bruce had taught him.

Chuckling the man stopped about a foot away from him. Now Jason could see that the guy was only a few years older than him. He appeared to be in his early twenties and stood back with a relaxed stance. "Relax, I am not going to hurt you kid" He told him raising his hands in what was supposed to be a peaceful gesture. Jason relaxed slightly but still kept on alert knowing that it was when you least expected it that criminals struck.

The man sighed. "And people wonder why I never take on any students."

"What the hell are you talking about?" Jason had tried keeping quiet but even in patrol he had never been that good at following Batman's orders to stay quiet.

"It speaks" The man drawled sarcastically. "I was afraid your voice had died along with you in that warehouse." Now Jason could see the smirk on the guy's face.

Angered Jason clenched his fists. "What do you want?" he asked. There was nothing funny about this situation and he couldn't handle the fact that some guy he didn't even know knew about the explosion.

The man now seemed to get sober as the smirk left his face. "Do you remember the explosion?" he asked. Jason nodded. "You didn't come out of it alright."

To say Jason was confused would be an understatement. He was beyond confusion at this point. What exactly was this guy getting at? The guy seemed to sense his confusion and continued. "You died Jason."

You died Jason

The words hit the recently resurrected robin hard. "No" he stated. It just wasn't possible. People don't come back from the dead. It wasn't like those zombie movies this was real life and real life dictated that dead meant dead.

"I'm sorry to inform you that that's not true. People do come back from the dead and live forever. Congratulations you are now immortal."

Congratulations you are now immortal

"No" Jason repeated. "You're lying" He had to be. First he says that he had died and now he's saying he's immortal. What's he gonna say next, that Jason has super powers? Yet as he tried to deny it, the logical side of his brain told him that it was true and was the only explanation that made the most sense. How else could he explain the fact that he vividly remembered the overwhelming pain and the peace that came with taking his last breath? There was also the fact that he had neglected to notice till now. Even if he hadn't died in the explosion he had to have been severely injured or at the very least sore but he was completely healthy and without a single scratch.

The man seemed to sense when Jason came to terms with the overload of information. "It can be overwhelming." Jason looked up at him a curious look on his face. "I know because I have experienced the same thing you have, it was long ago but the feeling of your first death is something one can never forget."

Jason nodded. "What now?" he asked his voice tight with emotion. He was not one to normally display such emotions, but dying, coming back to life and being told you're an immortal can make people do things they normally wouldn't.

The man looked at him sympathetically but not with pity as he softly but firmly stated. "You must live. Grow stronger. Fight to see another day."

That seemed to shake Jason out of his stupor. "Name's Jason…Jason Todd" he answered reaching out to shake the hand of the man who had just turned his life around.

The man looked at him conflicted as if he were debating whether or not to answer before he reached out and shook his hand. "Adam Pierson"

Unbeknownst to Jason, he had just closed the last chapter of his old life and started the beginning of his new life.


PS: Any thoughts, read and review. Next chapter will be Methos' take on it. :)