Chapter 2: Truths
They stepped forward and surrounded him. "So, what is your problem?"
Nightwing smiled, looking a bit guilty, though they didn't know why. "Look, Batman's orders are for me not to tell you guys anything, so…yeah," Nightwing said and nodded confirming his statement.
"Look, all we know is that you fall from the ceiling, get into the rafters, fall on conscience, and then BOO! You're BFFS with the Bats. So, what's going on?" Kid Flash demanded, looking straight at him with narrowed green eyes.
"Well, I wouldn't go for BFFS and all. Really, your flattering, but I can't-"
"If you do not tell us we will force it out of you," Aqualad said. Nightwing muttered under his breath- they didn't hear it -but it was under the lines of, "Man, I don't remember you being this demanding," Superboy's head snapped toward him and Nightwing knew he was in trouble now. They all took a step closer, looking rather menacing until finally Nightwing put of his hands in surrender. "Look, what I'm about to tell you has nothing to do with Batman. So don't bring the whole 'BFF' thing in. My situation…requires his assistance," Nightwing told them.
Nothing.
"I'm from the future," That, as expected, got a response. "Wait, what?" Artemis asked, leaning backward in shock. Nightwing sighed, sounding exasperated.
"I'm from the future. Look, I wasn't supposed to tell you, alright?"
They nodded staring at him.
It was silent for a few moments and no one moved. "No, wait is that why you dropped from-
"-the ceiling? Yes, I was in Time Portal-"
"But that goes against science! I don't believe it!" Wally exclaimed, looking not very whelmed at all. He had crossed his arms over his chest and stood there in front of Nightwing with a proud look in his face. It seemed to be saying, 'Ha! Beat that!'
Nightwing sigh. "Believe it kid," 'But, wait, if your from the future how are you here? How old are you? What time are you from? How-" Nightwing laughed, interrupting Artemis's question rant. "Whoa, whoa, whoa! One question at a time, kay? Kay. Not sure what I'm doing here, I was pushed-sorta-fell in to the time stream. I'm 20 and I'm from 2019." Kid Flash seemed to be thinking. "You're thirteen now!" He exclaimed. Nightwing nodded. "In this time, yeah."
They all seemed to be thinking. "Can you tell us who you are?" Robin asked. Nightwing ruffled his hair and slipped past him. "No-can-do. Sorry," And with that he was gone.
Wally sighed and walked over to the couch, flopping on it. "Ugh! I just can help thinking I know him from somewhere! Anyone else?" The speedster looked from face to face, awaiting their reactions. "Yeah, I feel the same way…," Artemis said and sat down as far as she positively could from him. She had already agreed with me, not like they were friends now.
"Yes, I agree. But we must respect his privacy. Besides, I do not wish to ignore Batman's orders again," Kaldur said, tilting his head upward in a leaders stance. The others nodded but couldn't help the curiosity from biting their thoughts.
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"Nightwing-"
"Yeah?"
Batman turned around to see Nightwing standing there. But, at the moment however, he wasn't in his Nightwing costume. He was wearing dark denim grey blue jeans and a blue button shirt. His hair was tied back into a ponytail, one strand lying over his face. He had on a pair of his usual dark sunglasses. "Your out of costume," The older man pointed out. Richard shrugged. "The kids are in the living room, I'm quiet anyway. They wouldn't hear me anyway," He shrugged once more.
Batman was slightly impressed. He hadn't even heard his ward enter.
"Now, did you call me in here just to tell me off on my clothing or was there a reason?"
"You'll be coming home with me. Robin will stay here. We have some things to discuss," Batman replied, looking back at the screen he was staring at. He heard a silent footstep walking up but didn't react. He felt Richard stand next to him. "Need help?" He asked. Batman resisted the urge to chuckle.
"No, I think I'm fine,"
"Cool beans…uh…can I tell one person? Please?" Richard asked. Bruce made a mistake; he turned and saw those big (Even though Richard was twenty) icy-azure blue eyes. He almost groaned. Of course, young Richard could do it better but this was still pretty darn good.
"Fine but that depends on who-" He looked over but, of course, Richard was gone. He sighed and shook his head, returning to his work.
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Richard snuck through the halls like a ninja.
So, it wasn't tough to get to Zatannas room. Apparently (after he had eavesdropped on the team) they had informed her of him, Wally going into the detail of everything. Zatanna was thoroughly impressed with the whole 'future' thing.
Richard, back in his Nightwing costume, knocked on her door. He had to tell her. Zatarra was… preoccupied at the moment. So, he had to get some help…somewhat anyway. Zatanna was his best shot and, this was the catch, she wouldn't help him if he didn't tell her who he was; the question was on the teams mind.
"Who is it?"
"The ever famous Nightwing at your-"
The door swung open before he finished to show Zatanna in draw-string grey pants and a yellow tank top and fuzzy slippers. "You're Nightwing. Come in. I wanted to meet you," She moved aside. "Sorry about the clothes, I wasn't expecting anyone," She said, blushing slightly.
"No, no. Don't worry, nice room," He commented, looking around. Zatanna mumbled her thanks and closed the door. "Look, so I think you can help me," He said, turning around and shifting position so she could see his face. Zatanna nodded. "That depends, what do you need help with?"
"Getting back to the future," He replied.
Zatanna frowned. "That'll be hard. I'll need to access my fathers magical library, it has a bunch of books with spells, but I need to know who you are first. I want to know who I'm helping," She smirked, knowing she had caught him but didn't know that this was what he wanted and intended on telling her anyway. Nightwing nodded. "Alright, well, take a good guess," He said, smiling back at her.
Zatanna pursed her lips. "By the way you act you seem to know us,"
"Alright," He nodded, making her hesitate.
"Uh, your not cocky your just having fun…," She frowned. "Black hair…can't see your dang eyes, uh, tall-" There was a smirk from Nightwing as she said this. "-and lean. I'm not sure," She shrugged. Nightwing's face fell in mock concern and he made his way to the door. "Oh, well, when you think of it let me know. I'm trying to be all nonchalant about this thing," He grinned and slipped out the door.
Zatanna frowned and looked down at the floor and suddenly her eyes widened and she looked over where he had last been in surprise.
"Robin?"
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"Robin?" Batman entered the living room of the team. Kid Flash was sitting on the sofa, happily eating a bag, sorry, snarfing down a bag of chips. Aqualad was no where insigh Artemis was, of course, polishing her arrows and Superboy was watching a fuzzy TV screen. Miss M was in the kitchen, cooking her heart out and Robin was laying upside down on the sofa, heading hanging off as he watched Artemis clean and polish her arrows.
"Missed a spot," He pointed out.
She shot him a look, snatched the arrow, cleaned it hurriedly and then proceeded to stuff it in his face. Not literally of course, just so he could see it. "Better?" She growled. He grinned. "Much,"
"You suck,"
"You know you love me,"
"I beg to differ,"
"Go ahead, beg,"
Artemis shook her head and went back to cleaning. "Robin." Batman said, finally earning the attention of, not only Robin, but the whole team. "Yeah?" The boy, now clad in civvies, sat up straight and, with little to no effort, flipped over Artemis and her cleaning session and landed perfectly in a kneeling position. "You are going to be staying here for the night," Batman said in his usual monotone. Robin looked at him curiously but nodded. "Good," Batman nodded and left, sweeping out of the room in a fluid motion.
"Hey guys, uh, have you seen Nightwing?" Zatanna asked, walking into the room. She was now in jeans and a t-shirt but her fuzzy slippers were still there. The team shook their heads.
"Looking for me?" Nightwing's voice asked as he stepped into the room back in his civvies. The domino mask though, was the same and his hair was tied back. Zatanna stared at him. "Uh…huh? Oh, yeah. I need to talk to you," She said and grabbed his arm after walking over. "Did you find a solution to his problem?" Artemis asked, looking between the two. "No," Zatanna answered truthfully. "I just need to talk to him,"
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As Nightwing had said the 'nonchalant' part Zatanna had froze. Jut the way he said it made her mind scream ROBIN! And, now that she looked, Zatanna could see a slight similarity.
Now she was pulling him to her room again.
Quickly, she opened the door and slammed it shut after she dragged it in. He stood there and, before he could react, she hugged him. "OH MY GOSH! You're Robin. Aren't you?" She asked looking up. "I was Robin. I haven't heard that name since I was eighteen. But, uh, yeah. You could say I am," He replied. Zatanna stared at him. "I mean, I can't believe it's you! I mean, you're tall!" She exclaimed, stepping away. Nightwing scowled but it was also a humorous smile. "Is that the first thing you can think of? Really?" She smiled sheepishly.
It was silent for a few more moments. "I mean…wow. I just…it's you," She finally said. "You just appeared here," "Yep," He chirped. "Like a boss,"
"Lik'a what?"
"A-. Never mind. Look, I needed to tell you. Really. But, I have to go now. Don't tell the team. Alright, it's a secret. Obviously. They can't know that I was Robin," He said, his voice turning very much like Batman's.
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M'gann eyes widened. She had gone over to Zatanna's room to see if she and Nightwing wanted anything to eat. Now, she hadn't meant to here the whole conversation. She just did.
Nightwing had been Robin. Robin was, going to be, Nightwing.
Was it a lie? Could she really and truly believe this was Robin? She thought for a moment. He sorta sounded like him. Robin wasn't cocky…like this guy but he wasn't shooting anyone else down. He just knew when he was right or else he wouldn't say it.
M'gann slipped back down the hall.
If Robin or, Nightwing actually, wanted it a secret than it would be kept a secret.
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Recognize Robin B-01
Bruce looked up. Richard, future Richard, was appearing from the Zeta Tubes. He was in civvies and looked around. "I haven't been here in a while. I sorta miss it," He exclaimed, looking around as he walked toward Bruce, cowl off. Bruce's eyebrow shot up. "What do you mean 'haven't been here in a while?'" Bruce turned to look at the young man, who shifted his weight to his right foot.
"I don't work in Gotham. I work in Bludhaven," Richard looked down and Bruce's eyebrow went up even further. "Bludhaven?" He asked. "By yourself or with a-" "Sidekick? Partner? Neither. I work alone… I sorta did it to prove I could be on my own to you," Richard wouldn't met his gaze but when he finally looked over. His eyes warned: DO NOT PURSUE THIS CONVERSATION!
Bruce sighed and turned away.
"Master Bruce are you there? Is Master Richard-" Alfred stopped short at the sight of the young man who seemed in his late twenties. "Master Bruce? Who is this man in the cave?"
Bruce turned to face the old butler and smirked.
"Alfred meet Richard Grayson."
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