Hey guys. This is the final chapter where Batman explains all to the team. It won't be long but hopefully you'll like it.
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The team sat in horror of what they had just seen. Their mentors hadn't been able to get a word out of any of them. They just sat there, staring.
Megan had tears rolling down her eyes but didn't make a sound and just let the cool salty water roll down her cheek and splash to the ground.
It had been over an hour since Batman had taken Robin away. They hadn't heard the zeta beam announcing anyone's departure so they guessed they were still in the mountain. The older heroes were hovering around the teens getting increasingly worried. J'onn could feel the emotions rolling off each of the teens like tidal waves. If he didn't respect their privacy so much he would have known why they felt this way.
Batman walked in. He looked sad. The older heroes turned to face him, curious of what was happening. Why were the kids acting this way? What was wrong with Robin? What was so serious that even Batman showed some emotion?
Batman stood and assessed the conditions of the teenagers.
"I think I should tell you what you have just seen," Batman said quietly. The teens turned to face him and Batman continued, "You witnessed the death of Mary and John Grayson. They left their eight year old son an orphan"
The older heroes looked at their counter parts in shock. They had had to witness the death of Robin's parents?
"Richard Grayson was adopted by Bruce Wayne and he went to live at Wayne manor. He didn't settle in for a while. Bruce was never around to give him comfort or help. That was all done by the butler, Alfred. The butler then went up to Bruce and smacked him" Bruce gave a small dry laugh at the memory, "he told Bruce to get his act together. Within that week Dick found out Bruce's secret."
Bruce pulled back his cowl. The teens looked in even more shock.
"Dick found out about me. He found out that I spent my nights looking for the man who had cut the ropes. Tony Zucco. He went looking for Zucco. He was beaten badly but still took him down with some help from me. He made me train him and by the age of nine Robin was born"
The team listened to Batman's words feeling more sad every second. Robin had to watch that? They couldn't even imagine how that would have felt, watching those you love screaming your name. Being just out of reach so you can't help them. The sickening crack. Tears cascaded down Artemis's face. Megan cried harder. Wally tried to hold back the tears. Conner tried to understand how to feel and Kaldur sat wondering how Robin could have continued living after seeing that.
"Robin was the name his mother gave him. She said that he reminded her of a little Robin when he flew" Batman could speak no more. It was killing him inside.
Everyone was stuck in their own thoughts. Artemis was thinking about the little boy she knew at school who always seemed so upbeat and cheerful even though he was bullied. He had had to watch that? Wally knew his friend had gone through trauma in the past. He had known snippets of his past but he didn't expect this.
"Where's Dick now?" asked Black Canary putting a supportive hand on Bruce's shoulder.
"Asleep" Bruce said, "I should go. I have to be there when he wakes up. His nightmares will probably be worse from here on out"
Bruce turned away and left.
When he arrived at Dick's room in the mountain he could hear screaming. He hurried in to find his ward squirming in his bed and crying out. Bruce climbed on the bed and pulled Dick into a tight hug. Dick woke up crying and grabbed onto Bruce.
Bruce looked down at the scared little boy. He would always be there for him.
Fin.
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