Damian could barely swallow around the lump in his throat as he watched Superboy fling aside an entire brick wall to pull Robin out from under the rubble. Hero's face was pale under her golden toned skin, her left arm hanging in a bad manner that Damian could tell was broken. Damian let his training take over, the Bat taking over and barking out orders even as the man fretted. The Teen Titans were quickly regrouping around their wounded leader. Robin set her mouth in a grim line as she order each of her teammates to aid Batman in the battle against a berserk android in downtown Gotham. Superboy gingerly handed Robin over to the newest Speedy, the archer helped the wounded Robin stand as the Kryptonian flew off.

Damian saw a flash of red out of the corner of his eye as an Amazonian battle cry rippled across the rubble strewn battlefield. Wonder Girl charged the android, her fists pummeling its garishly grinning face. Spark flew the glowing lasso at the girl's hip. Superboy joined the fray as Kid Flash zipped between the android's legs. Damian leapt forward the moment he saw Wonder Girl tear away the android's chest plate, a mini EMP batarang lodging into the android's core ended the fight.

As the dust settled, Wonder Girl hovered over the fallen android, eyeing Robin. Reluctantly, the Amazonian lowered herself to the ground before the other girl. Wonder Girl's features were questioning and worried. Damian silently applauded Hero as she stood a little taller, her features unreadable.

"It's good to see you again, Robin," Wonder Girl murmured. Robin bobbed her head in acknowledgment.

"I could say the same to you…sister."

"It's just a broken arm, Donna. Normal kids break their arms all the time," Dick Grayson said nonchalantly but the quaver in his voice betrayed him as he and Donna Troy exited the JLA transporter and entered the Cave proper. Hero was sitting up on an examination table, broken arm cradled in her lap. Damian stood to the side, cowl up, observing his Robin. She was still pale, but she kept her mouth set in a stern line, her eyes set straight forward as Drake took her vitals.

"Don't even start with me, Grayson," Donna Troy snapped. The Amazon princess stopped short as she saw her daughter. Hero raised her chin a little higher, pulling together every inch of her regal bloodline to face her mother's fury. Damian smiled to himself.

Troia's wrath didn't fall to Robin, Instead Donna turned to Wonder Girl, Helena Troy. Helena flinched under her mother's accusing gaze.

"You were supposed to protect your half-sister," Donna snapped.

"I tried mother but we became separated in the battle and…" Helena gasped, trying to defend herself.

"It's not Helena's fault," Hero spoke softly but her voice held weight beyond her age. "I'm Robin and I'm a half Amazon. I'm a warrior born and raised. You cannot prevent every battle wound, mother. And you cannot blame my half-sister for my mistakes."

Donna gaped at her daughter. Damian caught Dick smirking in his peripheral. Tim broke the silence as he cleared his throat.

"Donna, we need someone to set Robin's arm. Her level of invulnerability makes in challenging for us to set ourselves," Drake murmured diplomatically. Donna's eyes looked panicked for a moment but her face remained grim as she moved to stand over her daughter. Hero wasn't invulnerable, per say, not like Superman or Wonder Woman. Hero could break bones and get cut still, but it took a hell of a lot more force to hurt the girl than it would a normal human being. It also meant that it took a meta to set her broken bones.

Donna took her daughter's broken arm into her hands gently. Damian felt a surge of pride as his Robin's face stayed neutral but she locked eyes with her mother. Donna swallowed once and wrenched the bones back into place. The crunching of bones and tendons echoed through the cave. Wonder Girl made a choking sound like she might vomit. Hero didn't even wince. Donna stepped away as Tim swooped in, putting Hero's arm into a sling dutifully. Dick moved forward once Tim had finished. He pushed back his cowl as he gave his daughter a faint, encouraging smile.

"My brave little girl," he murmured before he kissed her on the temple and stroked her back. Damian felt a moment of jealousy for Dick. Damian was never one for affection, he never thought he would be, but Hero was his Robin. That was a bond between them that ran deeper than uncle and niece. But Bruce had made it clear when grandchildren had come into the picture that if they chose to follow the Bat Legacy, they had to earn their way under a Batman that wasn't their parent. This decision hit Dick the hardest out of all of them because he'd been cut off from both of his children. Stephanie's baby was only a few months old and Drake and Damian hadn't had children yet. Damian understood Bruce's logic in separating the children from their parents. The mission would be compromised if Batman was distracted by his natural instincts to protect his child. There were moments though that Damian had to admit, if only to himself, that he wasn't sure if he wouldn't sacrifice the mission to protect Hero or Thomas.

"You don't have to do this, you know," Donna murmured, stroking her daughter's face. "You could come to Themyscira and live with the Amazons. You'll want for nothing in life, Hero."

"But I'm Robin, mother. I don't know what greater honor there could be," Hero replied solemnly. Donna bit her lower lip to hold back what Damian was certain had to be tears and nodded to her daughter. The Amazon quickly turned to Damian, her blue eyes burning. Damian remained impassive under his cowl

"I've lost a child before. I will kill you before I lose another," the Amazon warned. Damian nodded once and turned away, dismissing the meta. Donna and Helena quickly made their goodbyes and left, followed shortly by Drake. Dick moved to stand by Damian, out of Hero's earshot.

"Make that double for me, Little D," Dick growled before he disappeared in a whirl of his cape.