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Death in the Family

Robin looked over Jason's wreaked mask, as he clenched it. "Why didn't you tell me?" asked Dick, glaring at Bruce.

Batman sighs and says "You and Jason were never very close, Dick. You know that, and you even hated him for replacing you."

"When did he meet Jason?" asked Beast Boy, confused.

"Remember when I was Slade's apprentice?" asked Robin, as the Titans nod as Tim looked confused. "Well, I went to Gotham to talk to Batman about it."

(Flashback)

It shows Robin on his bird-cycle, and stops in front of a gate in Gotham City. He goes to the fence and presses a button on the monitor, as a voice on the other side asks "Who is this?"

"It's me Alfred, I'm here to visit Bruce." Said Robin calmly, adjusting his mask a bit.

"Alright Master Richard." Alfred said, a chuckle in his tone. "Though someone won't be expecting you here." The gates opened at this, as Robin got back on his bike and rode to the road that lead to a cave-like entrance on the side of the hill.

He got off, as he looked at the old Bat cave; a large lab-like area full of computers, robots, weapons, and even a giant penny next to a bunch of trophies from the old days of Batman. Dick smiled as he walked around.

Then he heard someone ask, "Who let you in?"

Robin turned to see someone against the wall across from him. He had short blonde hair, and looked about the same age. But he wore a black and red version of Robin's outfit, and had a shorter pure-black cape.

"Who are you?" asked Robin, frowning a bit.

"He's Jason Todd." Said Bruce's voice, walking in. "Your adopted brother."

(Pause in Flashback)

"Wait…you said you would know if you had a brother." Said Raven, remembering what he said before.

"I did know about Jason, though." Sighed Robin. "But I never did see him as a brother. Saw him ore as a rival."

(Continues Flashback)

It shows later, at the dinner table in Wayne Manor. The two 'brothers' were across from each other, frowning at one another. Both had their masks next to them, revealing their true eyes; Dick's light blue and Jason's darker blue.

"So…you're the new Robin?" asked Dick calmly.

"Yep." Said Jason. "How did you become Robin?"

"My parents, a couple of circus acrobats, were killed by a crime lord named Tony Zucco." Said Dick, a bit of venom in his tone.

"Hmm. My dad was killed by Two-Face, and then my mom was murdered after that." Said Jason, a deep frown on his face.

"Can you two stop?" asked Bruce calmly, as the two just 'hurmped' and looked away from each other.

Alfred just sighs, knowing this was coming. "So…Master Richard, how have you been?"

"Good Alfred. I got my own team now." Dick said with a small smile to the butler.

"Really now?" asked Batman, curious.

"yeah. Me and some other young heroes teamed up to defeat a group of aliens. But after that…a crime lord came into town." Dick sighed at this.

"What happened?" asked Batman, noting the sad look on his face.

"Listen Bruce…I sort of…failed you." Robin sighed as he sets down the insignia of Slade.

Bruce picked it up calmly, as Jason looked confused. "What. Happened?"

"I think this is better alone." Said Dick, as Jason got up with a frown.

"I can take a hint, Grayson." Jason said with an angry tone, leaving the room. Alfred sighs as he left the room as well.

Bruce then says to Robin "What happened, Dick?"

Robin sighs and says "My friends were being threatened by a villain named Slade, and he even forced me to be his apprentice."

"He made you into a criminal?" asked Batman in anger, standing up in anger.

"Almost did." Said Dick, also standing up. "I was able to trick him into freeing myself and my friends from his virus he put into them."

"But then why bring this up now?" asked Bruce, calmly.

"Because I want to make sure I didn't let you down," sighed Robin, looking at his mask.

"You can never let me down, Dick." Bruce said, his hand on his shoulder. Robin gave him a small smile, as he looked down from his mentor/father.

"Bruce…is Jason a better Robin then I was?" asked Dick, as Bruce just cracked a very small smile.

"No one can be a better Robin then you, Dick. You know that no one can take that spot" Said Bruce, patting his back. Robin smiled at that, relieved.

(End of Flashback)

"I left a bit after that." Sighed Robin, as he asks Bruce "But what happened after that?"

Bruce sighs and says, "A week after you left, Jason seemed…different."

(Flashback)

Bruce was in the Bat Cave, waiting. "Where is Jason, Alfred?" asked Bruce, losing his patience. Alfred just shrugs, not knowing.

"Right here, Bruce." Said Jason's voice, as the two saw Jason walk over…with black hair?

"Uh…why is your hair black, Jason?" asked Batman, as he put on his cowl.

"No reason." said Jason plainly, putting on his mask. The two then went into the Bat mobile.

Then it shows them fighting off some criminals, as Bruce saw Jason was getting a bit to violent with his enemies, actually breaking limbs. "Robin!" said Batman, annoyed.

"What?" asked Jason, annoyed. "I'm just fighting, like you trained me to."

"No Robin, that isn't how I trained you." Batman said in a disproving tone, as he tied up the criminals.

"Why do you have to take the side of that dork?" asked Jason, annoyed.

"Who are you talking about?" asked Batman, now confused.

"The first Robin. You said he was the best!" said Jason, annoyed.

Batman sighs and says "I said no one can take his place…"

"To be the best." Said Jason, annoyed. "I'm gonna prove to you, old man. I'm gonna be twice the Robin that old loser ever was." He then stomped off at this.

"Man, you need to control that kid." Said one of the criminals, who watched this whole thing.

"You have no idea…" sighed Bruce, using his grappling hook

Batman: I didn't know it, but that talk would be the last one I would ever have with Jason…

(Pause in Flashback)

"What happened after that?" asked Robin, as Batman sighs. The group knew he was saddened by something.

"I have no idea. I saw his badge on the ground in a building in south-eastern Gotham next to a used joy buzzer…Joker's joy buzzer."

(At HIVE Five HQ)

Joker and the HIVE five were celebrating with a pizza party, and all of Joker's goons and Harley were there, enjoying the soda and pizza.

"Man, those Titan dorks couldn't even catch up." Laughed Gizmo, falling back in his chair.

"You said it, Gizmo." Seemore nods, agreeing. Kyd Wykkyd nods, agreeing.

"What's up, Mr. J?" asked Harley, seeing that he was looking bored.

"Why didn't we wait for those brats?" asked Joker, standing up.

"Because…you wanted to leave quickly?" asked Billy, confused on why he seemed bummed.

"I didn't really think they would just stand there!" said Joker, annoyed. "That second Robin at least tried to chase me."

"What do you mean?" asked Gizmo, confused. "There was another Robin?"

"Batsy has a third one now." Said Joker.

"What happened to the second and the first one?" asked Mammoth, confused.

"You got the first bird-brain, the second one I took out." Said Joker.

"You mean…" Billy began.

"Yep." Said Joker with a evil laugh. "I took out the second bird boy. Want to know how I did it?"

"Go ahead." Said Gizmo, not believing him.

"It was like a few months ago. Like say…16 months ago. My men and I were in a old storage place…" Said Joker.

"Oh, I love this story." Said Harley, listening.

(Flashback)

Shows Joker and his men packing some boxes into the back of a car.

Joker: The boys and me were loading something into a car. Something…legit.

The boxes were full of explosives, as one of the men says "That's the last of them, boss."

"Good!" said Joker with a chuckle. "This will be a heck of a fireworks display."

"Problem." Said one of the men said, coming back in from outside.

"What now?" asked Joker, annoyed, he didn't want to be bummed now, so what was the problem?

"Bird-boy is coming in." said the man, panting. "He must've heard of the things that happened."

Joker then got an evil look on his face. "Boys, leave me here. I got to teach birdie how to fly."

(A little later)

Jason came in, and saw the tied-up people looking freaked. "Don't worry, I got ya." Said Jason, running to them to help them. He took off one of the gags of a woman's faces, as she looked freaked.

"Look out!" said the woman, as Jason screamed in pain from a lot of volts going into him.

He passed out, as Joker laughed. "I would've thought Bird boy here would be more careful." Said Joker with a chuckle, but got tripped.

"I'm not an idiot, clown." Jason said with a smirk, getting up and slicing the ropes off. "Get out of here, now!"

The hostages nod and ran off, as Joker looked REALLY annoyed. "Alright, fun time is over." Said Joker in annoyance, as he powers up his joy buzzer to 'knock out'. He then grabs his arm, making Jason yell in out great pain.

"GAHHHHH!" yelled Jason, as he got shocked. He then fell down, this time out cold. Joker then got an evil idea.

Joker: After the boy was out cold, I took off his insignia and my joy buzzer and set it down and then I stuffed him into the car after tying up his hands and feet. Just incase he tried to run.

Shows Joker doing just that, smirking a bit as he shoved Jason's body into the back seat with the bombs.

Gizmo: What did you do after that?

Joker: I brought him to a old ware house, knowing that batboy is right behind me.

(Later)

Jason groans as he woke up, and saw he was tied up. "Huh?" he asked, groggy.

"Ah, he's awake Puddin'." Harley said, as Joker comes in with a crowbar.

"Thanks hon." Joker said, smirking a bit. "Wait in the car for me, kay?"

"Got it." Harley said, kissing his cheek. Jason pretended to gag at this.

"Get a circus tent, clowns." Jason said in annoyance. That earned him a smack in the face from the crow bar. "Gah!" yelled out Jason. Harley left at this.

"Shut it boy." Joker commanded. "Now…time for fun." He smirked a bit, as he began to beat the heck out of Jason.

Joker: I beat that kid up for three hours and no sign of the bat. Guess he must've been slow. So I just continued to break his ribs, jaw and cranium.

It shows Jason really beat up, coughing up blood. Joker chuckled a bit and asks "What? No complaint, kid? I thought you would have fun with Uncle J."

"You gasp are…a freak." Coughed Jason, since he had a black eye from the hits. Joker then kicked him at this.

"Ah well, you were fun anyway." Said Joker with a smirk, leaving. "Finish your homework and all that. Also…tell the big man I said…hello." Joker laughed as he walked out, locking the door behind him.

Jason groaned as he tried to get up, but was only able to sit up. "crud…" groaned Jason, as he looked around. Then, as he looked shocked saw there were bombs all around him. "I got to get out."

(Meanwhile)

Shows Joker in his car, smirking evilly. "Harley, the dedicator?"

"Got it, Mr. J." said Harley, giving it to him. Joker, smirking evilly, pressed the red button that had a Joker shaped skull-and-crossbones

(Back at the warehouse)

Jason was now trying to open the door with his foot, but was having a hard time. He then saw the bombs were active. He looked freaked as he tried to move, but he fell over, causing his mask to slip off.

He coughed and whispered hoarsely "Bruce…I'm sorry…" he then passed out, as the timer Reached zero.

(Meanwhile)

Joker and Harley watched from their side-view mirrors as they saw Batman's bat mobile come in.

"Bats is there." Said Harley, seeing that.

"Good! Two flying idiots killed with one stone." Laughed Joker. "I love it!"

KA-BOOM!

Joker's car staggered a bit as he drove faster from the after shock. "I don't think anyone would survive that." Joker laughed, looking at the giant fireball behind him.

(End of Flashback)

Joker laughed as he says "And Batman didn't even chase me. He just looked through that pile of bricks and fire for that brat's body."

"Man. What an idiot." Laughed Mammoth. Seemore didn't seem to like this.

"But…why did you kill him?" asked Seemore, confused. "I mean, wouldn't it make more sense to kill Batman?"

"Ah, kids. They would never know how we grown ups work, right Harley?" asked Joker.

"Yeah." Said Harley with a laugh. "To bad, though. I sort of like that other Robin beta. The newer one is to…bratty. And the old one is to much of a problem as it was."

"You got that right." Laughed Joker. "Might as well…make sure the other two birds are gone." He then gets out a phone and a phone book. He dialed a number and says "Hey Scarecrow…I got a job for ya." His smile appeared on his face.

(Meanwhile)

Batman sighs as he continued where Joker left off from the last Flashback. "I saw the fire, but I was lucky I was far enough way to not get caught in the blast. Jason…wasn't so lucky."

(Flashback)

Batman got out of the bat mobile as he searched the wreckage of the destroyed building. "Jason!" he yelled, looking around.

"What happened?" asked a familiar voice to Batman, as he turned to see a man with nicely combed black hair, dark blue eyes, a blue and red outfit with a large "S" on his chest and a flowing red cape with the same insignia on the back of it.

"Jason was in here." Sighed Batman. "He left and…I'm not sure why I didn't look for him before this happened, Clark."

"Don't worry, we'll find him." said Superman, as he and Batman searched the wreckage.

Batman then moved a piece of timber, and saw Jason's mask was burnt up really bad. "Where is he?"

"Bruce!" said Superman, getting his attention. He moved a large piece of bricks and wood away, as he sighs. Batman came over and saw the sight; a badly burnt Jason…lying on the ground. Dead.

"Jason…" Batman said, in grief.

"I'm sorry, Bruce." Superman said sadly, looking down at the body. "But don't worry…we will avenge him, right?"

"Right…" Batman said, picking up the dead body of the boy he took in, on his knees.

"I'll leave you alone." Said Superman, leaving to go see if he could find out where the Joker went.

Batman (Sadness in his voice): We had him buried in the Gotham Cemetery, next to my parent's graves. I didn't have the nerve to get Dick on the phone, though.

Beast Boy: How did this kid come in?

(end of the Flashback)

Tim answered this question. "I was brought in after my parents were killed by Boomerang man. I took the costume and tried fighting crime. And well…I got my butt kicked badly. Bruce took me in, but…he seemed distant."

(Last Flashback of the chapter)

It shows Tim at the training area of the Bat Cave, doing rather well. He smiled at Bruce, but his smile faded when he saw Batman was looking at the burnt costume of Jason Todd.

Tim: I knew he didn't want to talk about it, but I knew he was bugged. And I knew this; I had to do something.

"Hey Bruce." Said Tim, going over to Batman. "Mind if I go upstairs and take a short break."

"Fine." Sighed Bruce, walking away. The younger Boy wonder looked sad at this, looking at the costume. He sighs as he walked out of the cave.

(End of Flashback)

Tim sighs and says "But when I heard about the villain outbreak, I decided to come here. I didn't know you were back, though."

Robin sighed, because this was a lot to take in. He sighs and says, "I'll…meet you guys in the tower. I need to think."

"Alright, Dick." Batman said as he and the Titans left. Robin looked at the mask, sighing.

Near by, a figure appeared on the roof, seeing this. "The bat is in town, huh?" asked the figure, walking into the light.

He wore a black jumpsuit, a skull-styled mask with a red X-shaped scar-like mark on his mask, and a red x on his gloves, chest and boots.

He smirked a bit, his eyeholes extending. "Might as well wait and see how this turns out." The figure chuckled, leaving.

End of Chapter 3

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