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Chapter summery: Bruce tries to figure out exactly why Dick, Jason, Tim and Damian are acting in this manner.

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Chapter 2. Suspensions and Strangeness

Bruce's POV

Dick, Jason, Tim and Damian were all acting incredibly strange during breakfast this morning. They were not acting at all like themselves.

Questions racked my brain. Were they up to something? If so what exactly were they doing? Were they exposed to some new slow acting toxin last time they were out on patrol? It was a week ago but I've seen stranger things.

"We are going to the cave. I wasn't giving them an option in this matter. If they were hiding something I wanted them close to help me figure out what it was and so they don't do a lot of damage.

As we walked down into the cave I watched each of my children carefully. Today Dick held himself with an air of confidence and superiority that Damian would normally have. Where Jason would normally having an air of anger he had a sense of calm. Tim who was under most circumstances the calm one appeared angry at everything and everyone Damian was bouncy and excitable today and it showed. None of this was normal for any of them

As we got in the cave we all went to get on our uniforms on. This was normal for us but who I found was in which uniform was not.

Dick was wearing the Robin uniform. Jason was wearing the Red Robin uniform. Tim was in the Red Hood uniform and Damian was in the Nightwing uniform.

Why were they all wearing the wrong uniform? How did the wrong uniforms even fit? What was going on today?

"Dick, why are you wearing the Robin uniform? How does it even fit you." I asked as I noticed he wasn't wearing his old uniform but Damian's uniform.

"Bruce I am wearing my uniform." Dick said and the others nodded so I figured they were trying to play with me and it wasn't something to be concerned over.

Ah, they might be pretending to be each other. They were even doing a pretty decent job of it if that is what is going on. It might be something else though, so I should still be cautious though.

"Okay, Robin." I emphasized on the name to see if anyone would break. No one did. There should have been a reaction if everything was normal. Not having one worried me.

"Jason why are you in Tim's uniform." "Tim why are you in Jason uniform." I tried to get both of them with the questions.

"Why would you think that I would wear that and not this, Bruce! I have been Red Hood for a while now. Not that you ever notice!" Tim ranted at me his voice rising with every word till he was shouting at me.

"This is my uniform Bruce. Were you exposed to any type of neurotoxin last night?" Jason calmly inquired.

"I do notice what you do Tim and I wasn't exposed to toxins of any matter last night." I stated both were true but didn't relive either child.

"Bruce could I run some tests on a sample of your blood just to be sure nothing is wrong with you." Jason stated as he grabbed a syringe.

"Yes, Jay you should do that. I want to know if something is wrong with Daddy so we can help him if something is wrong. If something is we will help you all together like a family." Damian exclaimed his voice full of energy, panick and concern.

I sat down on a medical cot so that he could take the blood. With how strange things appear to be it was better to be sitting down. It was beginning to be a bit scary.

Afterwards Jason hooked the sample to a blood sampler on the bat-computer and was analysing it from the high tech computer.

"Tim, could you go and help Jason. You are the tech expert out of all us." I offered the task to him.

"Why Bruce? I have to help for everything do I? How often must I prove myself to you?" Tim started to shout before storming towards the stairs.

Alfred was coming into the cave. Ah, there were cookies on the tray he carried with him. He was bringing down cookies for us.

"Master Tim, I believe Master Bruce wants you to stay down here." Alfred stated to Tim who took a cookie with him and stormed off deeper into the cave.

Time to finish questioning about wearing the wrong uniforms.

I tried Damian this time. "Damian, why are you wearing a smaller version of Dick's Nightwing uniform.

"Daddy, what do you mean Dick's uniform, this uniform is mine. You don't have amnesia do you?" He ran up to me. Were his eyes tearing up? This was not normal it took at alot more to get Damian to cry.

"It's going to be okay Damian." I said as I put a hand on his shoulder. A comforting gesture that had worked most of the time.

He then hugged me as if the touch was a sign that it was a safe thing to hug me. Damian doesn't hug people. That just doesn't happen. What is going on here?

Line Break

"Alfred is there anything about what's going on that you know about." I asked when all of the children were in the other room. If anyone knew what was going on besides themselves it would be Alfred.

"Master Bruce I don't know what you are asking me about. Please elaborate on what the thing that is currently frustrating you is." Alfred continued cleaning the cave as he responded to the question.

"I was wondering if you knew why Dick, Jason, Tim and Damian were acting extremely odd today." I restated my question causing myself even more frustration as I thought about it.

"How were they acting today sir?" Alfred inquired, he must not have noticed or written it off as something harmless

Maybe the others were right and my confusion was due to some kind of poison. No, that couldn't be. I know that something is going on other than having been poisoned the previous night.

"They just haven't been acting at all like themselves today." I explained everything that had happened so far today and how they were all acting. Alfred gave a small smile as I told him what I knew. I wasn't paying close attention so I didn't notice this till later.

"Those are certainly some interesting happenings Master Bruce. That certainly counts as acting strange." Alfred replied as he left the room and I was left with my thoughts.