Hey, short chapter guys. You know, trying to get over a lot of things, but I'm coming through :D. Anyway, you know what happens now. The Fall of the Flying Graysons...

Anyway, enjoy!

II.- The Fall (Or The Day I Lost Everything)

The group of friends found themselves behind curtains, as Haly's Circus prepared itself for its most tragic performance. They could feel it. They were inside Dick's mind, so every feeling he had back then, they could sense it. It was if the memory carried the feeling and was overwhelming them. M´Gann was trying to disassociate the feeling and the image but it was proving to be difficult. It was as if Dick Grayson could have predicted what was going to happen.

"Hey guys, there's Dick!" said Tim as he pointed to the other side of the carp, where an eight year old Dick Grayson was stretching and preparing for his performance. Raya and Raymond were there too, each of them preparing to their upcoming performance as 'The Daring Rangers'.

Raya walked towards Dick, and the redhead little girl looked disturbed. "Everything okay, Dick? You look… distraught…"

Dick sighed. "I'm trying to get traught. But I don't know, Raya, this feel strange. I don't like this city. Too much noise and crowded people. It's not like other cities we visit…"

"Yeah, I get that too," said Raymond as he walked forward to Dick. "Don't worry, Dickie, just for tonight… by tomorrow, we'll be on our way out of here…"

Dick nodded. "I hope so…"

Raya smiled and kissed his cheek. "By the way, I love how you play with words. It's adorable…"

The young ebony blushed. "Uh, thanks Raya."

Then the voice of Haly, the Ringmaster, was heard. "And now I present to you, our youngest acrobats in the troupe! The three cutest and yet, most daring kids in the world. Raya, Raymond and Richard! The Daring Rangers!"

As the kids made their way to the trapeze, the group of mind invaders looked sadly.

Zatanna looked down, feeling nostalgic even though it wasn't her memory. "Dick really loved Raya and Raymond. They were really close…"

"I wonder what happened to them," said Conner, watching the amazing performance of the kids. "Dick… he never talks about them…"

Barbara, however, looked down. She was worried. What did Dick Grayson see when she looked at her? Just a reflection of Raya or the true Barbara Gordon? It was a strange gamble. She thought she knew Dick Grayson. Truth was, she didn't know him at all. She didn't know who his friends have been, or his full past. It baffled her.

It baffled everyone. They've just seen two memories and they already knew they didn't know their friend at all. Even Roy was surprised. Why did Dick didn't ever open up? He was the ladies man, the Team leader, but they never really know what drove him, what made him tick. Or what made him break. Nightwing had been putting up a mask for so long.

It was a disaster, heavy on the dis. Heaviest dis ever.

Suddenly, the scenery changed and they found themselves floating above the trapeze.

John was about to join the Flying Grayson's in the final act, but he was kneeling by Dick and ruffling his hair. "Hey squirt. This is the final performance. No net, you know…"

Dick nodded. "I just wish I could do it…"

"One day you'll grow enough to be part of this act, Dickie," said John and kissed his forehead. "Just be patient…"

And they knew, Dick held on to that promise. He was part of the Flying Grayson's, but not ready for the final act. But he had the best seat in the house, where he could see his beloved family perform it. It always thrilled Dick. If only he knew it was going to be the last time he'd see his family perform ever.

And worst, he had the best seat in the house.

"They're going to fall, aren't they?" asked Zatanna, already feeling the terror build up in her spine.

Tim closed his eyes and looked away. "Yes, I still remember it clearly."

"You?" asked Conner confused as he looked at the younger Robin. "What do you mean you remember it?"

The youngest in the troupe breathed deeply. "I was there. I was only four years old. In the audience, in fact, I was not far from Bruce. I never knew that night would change so many lives. I saw them fall, and… that's what started an inner obsession with the Flying Graysons, leading me to stalk Dick for years and slowly come to the conclusion he was Robin and Bruce was Batman. That night, not only did Dick lose his parents, but in a way, set me on to a path that would make us both… Robins…"

Conner looked surprised. So the history of not one, but two Robins, started that night. "I didn't know, Tim…"

"You know, Bat-secrets," said Tim regretfully as he saw the last performance of the Flying Graysons. "If I remember it like a lasting event in my life… I cannot even… imagine… how Dick feels…"

And then it happened.

The trapeze snapped, and a shriek of terror was heard from the audience.

A woman screamed.

And they felt it, an overwhelming sorrow. Each of them felt like they had been stabbed on the heart, repeatedly. Some of them had to kneels as the pain in their hearts was too much.

"Guys," said M'Gann with pain. "I don't think… I can block this…"

Roy gasped, watching the bodies of the Flying Graysons on the ground. His eyes turned to Dick, who was standing in the platform, looking shocked. His eyes were wide and his mouth was agape. The archer looked at the little kid, one hand touching his chest, one hand trying to reach Dick. "Dick…"

"It feels…" began Conner, trying to grasp a control of his emotions. "I…"

"Guys, this is just a fraction of what Dick felt…" said M'Gann as she helped Artemis stand up. "I'm blocking the entire trauma from damaging your minds…"

Barbara looked in pain, the whole scenes was frozen.

Dick was frozen.

He had lost them…

And suddenly, everything started to blur. As if Dick was blocking the memory for them to see. They all looked around; it was like a nebula again, everything was slowly fading away. It was slowly rejecting them, and the pain they felt was so real it destroyed them. Slowly, painfully, they saw the blurry images of the coroner's taking the body…

Raya and Raymond comforting Dick, who was in the arms of Mr. Haly. They were all crying.

And it never went away, the pain.

It just lingered.

Okay guys, next chapter should be way longer. It's called "The Rape (Or The Day I Lost Innocence)". Yes, Dick is going to be raped. He is actually raped in the comics when he is Nightwing, and I've been wondering if I should add that scene in this story. However, this is going to be a starting point.

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