Robin took a deep breath before jumping onto his balcony. He crouched down low and snuck up next to the door. He quietly opened it, holding his breath. He flinched when the lights came on. Bruce was sitting in the middle of the room with Sakura behind him, her fingers running across his neck.

"Where have you been?" Bruce asked, glaring at him. Robin's eyes widened when he saw the dried blood on his face. His shoulder was stitched up, a quick fix until Sakura could get to it properly.

"What…happened to you?" Robin asked, closing the door behind him. "Are you gonna be okay?"

"He'll be fine," Sakura said. "As long as he follows doctor's orders, that is."

"That isn't important right now," Bruce said, turning to glare at her.

"I think it is." Sakura muttered under her breath but gave no more argument.

"I'll ask again, where the hell were you?" Robin grit his teeth and glared at his father, his walls instantly springing up.

"I was out."

"Where?" Bruce demanded, his voice switching effortlessly into Batman's.

"I was just out," Robin hissed. "But why don't you ask Jason? I ran into him and he had a few interesting things to tell me." Sakura's head snapped up at the information, her fingers stilling.

"Like what?" Bruce narrowed his eyes, daring Damian to continue.

"Like how, apparently, everyone thinks that I'm becoming like him," Robin answered. "Turns out, I don't really have a problem with that."

"You know, your attitude is going to get you into a lot of trouble one of these days," Bruce said.

"Says who?" Robin's posture became rigid and he openly grit his teeth at his father. Bruce glared at Damian but his eyes were drawn to something tucked in the boy's utility belt. He grabbed it, and looked at it.

"What is this?"

"That's mine!" Robin reached out for it but Bruce pulled it back. He held it up and Sakura took it, looking it over.

"There's no insignia on it anywhere, so, it's made from this side, that's for sure." She turned it around in her hands and lowered it towards the lit lamp. "There's no telltale mark anywhere, but the craftsman, it's stunning. Whoever owned this spared no expense. And it's light, amazingly so, quick to draw, easy throw, the blades have an even distribution of weight, or at least, I think it does. Sais aren't really my expertise, if you wanted a proper analysis, I'd suggest taking it to Tenten."

"You can't that's mine!" Robin shouted.

"Not anymore," Bruce said, holding out his hand for the weapon. Sakura gave it back to him and stepped back, finished with her healing.

"So now what?" Robin hissed. "You gonna build a dungeon and lock me up? Or maybe a tower would be better. Then again, it might just be cheaper to put bars on the windows! But money's not really a problem now, is it?"

"Damian, despite what you may be thinking, I'm your father, not your jailer," Bruce said. "I don't want to lock you up in here, but keep pushing me and I might."

"You know, a biological accident doesn't make you my father! And it sure as hell doesn't make me your son!" The room grew quiet as Robin's words hung in the air. His eyes widened under the mask and he took a step back, turning away from Bruce. Bruce stood up, giving his son a hard look.

"I have a friend in Switzerland. He's a retired general who knows far more about young boys and disciplinary problems, and he just so happens to run a school. Try a stunt like this again, and I'll send you there for a year." The door slammed shut behind him, leaving the other three occupants in silence.

"I'll go talk to him," Dick said, gathering up the medical equipment.

"Okay, tell him what we told Damian earlier, about us breaking the rules, might change his mind a bit," Sakura said. "And, check up on Hana, while you're out there?"

"Alright." Dick took one last look at Damian before he left, leaving the two alone. Sakura looked at Damian for a moment before sighing. She walked over to the bed and sat down.

"Damian, you were, by no means, an accident," she told him. Damian peeled off his mask and sat beside her.

"Mother drugged and raped him, I consider that an accident," he said simply. "Even if the purpose was so that she could get pregnant with me."

Sakura sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose. "Damian…where did you go?"

"I wasn't lying when I said I ran into Todd," he said. "You said that you guys used to sneak out all the time, so I thought…." He trailed off and sighed, rubbing his head.

"Don't worry, he can't stay mad at you forever," Sakura assured him.

Damian scoffed and rolled his eyes. "You sure about that?"

"Yes, actually," Sakura answered. "Because if he could, he'd still be mad at me."

"Why would he be mad at you?" Sakura laughed and pulled Damian closer.

"Because I kept something vital from him, once," Sakura said. "No one knew, not Bruce, not Dick, and not even my teammates. My secret almost killed them."

"What secret could you have possibly had?" Damian asked with a scoff.

Sakura chuckled. "It's a long story. Maybe some other time."

Watchtower

Recognized Nightwing

Recognized Kunoichi

Recognized Robin

Recognized Hana

"Can someone tell me why I had to carry her through the transporter?" Damian looked up at the two adults who immediately stepped away from him. "Hey! Where the hell are you two going?"

"We don't want to hurt our daughter," Dick said.

Damian opened his mouth to respond, but soon closed it, not able to come up with a response. "...the fuck?"

"Sakura!" The pinkette was nearly pushed into the ground when something ran into her, or more accurately, crashed into her.

"Bart!" Sakura gasped and looked up at the speedster. He now passed her in height, by a couple of inches. "You've gotten taller!"

"Yep!" Bart laughed and pulled back. "It's been so long! What are you doing here?"

"We came to have Robin talk to the Senior members of the team." Sakura gestured to Damian, who flinched back at the speedster's stare.

"Why? He joining the team?" Bat asked. "Oh! That would be so crash if he is! So is he?"

"Cariño!" Jaime flew into the hangar, landing next to Bart. His armor disappeared and he glared at the redhead. "You know you aren't the only one that's excited to see her again, right?"

"True, but I am the only speedster," Bart said.

"Wouldn't be if Wally were here," Jaime said with a sigh.

"No, then I'd just be the faster one."

"Ouch." Dick chucked and pat Bart's shoulder. "Don't worry, I won't tell him you said that." Bart laughed but tensed for a moment, looking at him nervously.

"Wait, you aren't actually going to tell him that, are you?" he asked nervously.

"Jaime, you've grown too!" Sakura smiled and reached up, ruffling his hair.

"What did you expect? We haven't seen you since you gave birth," Jaime said. He paused and huffed. "Yeah, yeah, okay! I hear you! Khaji Da says hello."

"Anyway! You never answered me!" Bart said. "Is Robin joining the team?"

"Absolutely not." Damian flinched as Batman entered the room. "What is he doing here?"

"I thought I'd introduce him to the team," Sakura said. "After all, it's not fair that you're punishing him for all the things we used to do." She and Batman glared at each other, neither backing down.

"I didn't give you permission to bring him here," Batman said.

"Oops!" Sakura giggled and winked. "Too late now, he's already here! Bart, Jaime, do you know where Kaldur or M'gann are?"

"They should still be in the kitchen," Bart said.

"Conner's with them, too," Jaime told her. "He's the one that heard you all arrive. Well, so did Khaji, but Conner's the one that said something. Yes, that was just a jab at you, now shut up."

"Jaime, you're talking out loud again," Sakura said.

"Yeah, I know, he's just so frustrating sometimes," Jaime said with a small sigh. Sakura smiled and walked over to Damian. She took Hana into her arms and gently nudged Damian forward.

"Well then, to the kitchens we go. You coming, Dick?"

"Nah, I was planning on hunting Wally and Artemis down," Dick said. "They said they'd be here today." Sakura nodded and walked away from them.

"Sakura!" Batman called after her, glaring.

"Sorry Bats, can't hear you over all this love and attention from my superhero sons!" Sakura said with a laugh. Bart and Jaime laughed as well. "Take it up with Dick!"

"Hey!"

"Wait, how come he gets his real name revealed, what about the whole secret identity thing?" Damian asked.

"Because I accidentally spoiled it," Bart said, snickering. "Gar's reaction was priceless though."

"How do you know his name?" Damian asked.

"Because I'm from the future," Bart answered smugly.

"Yeah, a future that no longer exists," Jaime muttered. "He came back to stop the apocalypse."

"And I succeeded, thank you very much." Bart shot him a smug look, which earned him an eye roll from his boyfriend.

"Where's Milagro?" Sakura asked.

"She went on a mission last week that mom really didn't want her to go on," Jaime answered. "So she's grounded. No ring. And that means no coming to the tower, or the mountain."

"Oh, poor girl." Sakura frowned as they walked through the base. She placed a hand on Damian's head. "I thought you two might have gotten along."

"I already have Wilkes, that's more than enough friends," Damian said, crossing his arms to glare at her. "One is fine."

"You need more than one friend," Sakura said with a sigh. "Plus, it's nice to have a friend that knows the whole 'superhero' thing."

"Pass." Damian glared up at her, causing her to laugh. She ruffled his hair and pushed him into the kitchen.

"Sakura! You're here!" M'gann flew over to her and hugged her. She pulled back and smiled at Hana, tickling her chin. "And how is Hana?"

"She's doing fine, wanna hold her?" M'gann looked at her in shock.

"Oh! Can I really?" Sakura laughed and passed Hana over, showing M'gann how to properly hold her.

"What are you doing here?" Conner asked.

"I came because of Robin." Sakura smiled and gripped his shoulders lightly. "He's been disobeying Batman lately, and both parties are stressed because of it, however, seeing as how disobeying the League used to be our favorite hobby, I thought we could tell him some stories and cheer him up."

"Oh! What about when Batman found out we knew Dick's identity, he was really mad about that one!"

Sakura laughed at M'gann's suggestion. "That was a funny one, but I was thinking more along the lines of Santa Prisca and the likes."

"Oh, that was a fun one," Conner muttered sarcastically.

"Cherī really did a number on you, didn't she?" M'gann chuckled and walked over to him, kissing his cheek.

"Cheri? Who's that?" Damian looked around them in confusion.

"You haven't told him?" Conner looked at her in shock. Sakura shrugged and sat on one of the bar stools.

"She's been outta my life for so long that I didn't think it was necessary." Damian's eyes narrowed behind his glasses and he stepped closer to Sakura. He looked agitated, but his posture was giving off nothing but curiosity. "Alright, alright, I was gonna tell you eventually. No need to give me that look." She sighed and nudged a bar stool. "Sit down, it's story time."

"No! I don't believe you!" Damian protested, not believing anything they were telling him.

"We are telling you the truth," Kaldur said earnestly. He had arrived sometime during the story telling, and had decided to stay and help revive their old memories.

"Father would never allow it!" Damian said.

"Except, he did," Conner told him. "He wasn't happy about it, but he was forced to agree."

"You went against his orders, broke half a dozen laws, and nearly killed Killer Moth, and Batman let you off scotch free!" Damian shook his head, his brain not accepting the story.

"Hey, never said we were let off the hook," Sakura said. "We were punished, had to scrub the floors of the training room for a few days, but that was it."

"And those are only the stories that Batman knows about," M'gann said.

"Man, you guys really do get into crazy situations," Jaime said, sipping his soda.

"Oh, you don't know the half of it," Conner said.

"Hey, don't you guys have some Batman-defying stories of your own?" Sakura asked, smirking at them.

"Oh, we have them," Bart said with a grin.

"We're just not gonna say them!" Jaime said quickly, glaring at Bart.

"And why not?" Damian asked.

"Because, whenever we defied Batman we got punished big time," Jaime said. "The League might have been relaxed on you guys when you first started, but they weren't the same by the time I joined. And besides, I only joined a couple months before the whole Reach thing started."

"Right, that was when everything kicked off, isn't?" M'gann hummed, remembering the whole ordeal.

"That was way too stressful," Sakura said with a sigh. "First Dick tricks us into think Kaldur's betrayed us, then Kaldur pretends to kill Artemis, so we all thought she died. And then everything happened with Jaime being controlled by the Reach, and the Runaways as well, how are they by the way?" She turned to Jaime really quickly, who shrugged.

"Uh, Tye and Asami are still together, and Virgil's still training under Black Lightning, last I heard Ed was training somewhere as well, don't really know where though," Jaime said. "He's gotten kinda hard to track what with his powers getting stronger and all."

"Understandable," Sakura said.

"Let us not forget what you had going on during the whole ordeal," Kaldur said.

"Ugh! Don't remind me! Stupid fucking marriage contract nearly ruined my life!" Sakura huffed, rubbing her head. "So glad that's all behind us."

"I heard," Damian said. "Grandfather was keeping tabs on everything happening with the Reach."

"He was allied with the Reach," Sakura said. "He was a part of the Council of Light, or whatever they called themselves."

"Yes, he allowed me to sit in on a few meetings," Damian said. "I was able to learn several things from them."

"I hope you don't use those things against us," Bart muttered.

Jaime glared at him, elbowing his stomach. "Cariño!" He hissed.

"Ow! What? I'm just telling the truth!" Bart said. "If he used anything he learned with the Light against us, we'd totally be moded."

"You'd be…what?" Damian looked at him in confusion.

"That's Bart-speak for 'bad'," Jaime said with a smile.

"Yep! The mode is bad, 'crash' is good," Bart said. "You always gotta crash the mode."

"Uh, yeah, sure." Damian nodded his head, acting as if he understood the speedster.

"Don't worry, you'll get used to everything," Sakura told him.

"Yeah right, as if father would allow that," Damian said.

"You never know."

"Oh come on Bruce!" Dick sighed, turning the page in his book. Sakura and Bruce had been fighting for hours about the same thing – Damian. Bruce was trying to ignore her as he worked on some sort of machine in the Batcave. A genius didn't have to tell him that it wouldn't work. No, Sakura is way too stubborn to let something like this go. And he should know, she's his wife.

"I said no." Bruce picked up his soldering iron, turning it on. "Why should I reward him for bad behavior?"

"Because do you really think Damian is going to get any better if he's here all the time?" Sakura shouted. "The only times he's ever gone out of this house is as Robin, or when he went shopping with me! And we all know how that went!"

"Yes, because he's done nothing but disobey my orders since he got here," Bruce said.

"And he's going to keep disobeying them!" Sakura shouted, glaring at the billionaire's back. Dick sighed and looked up from his book. He turned around in the computer chair, glancing at the screen. His eyes narrowed as he saw something dash in front of one of the cameras.

"Uh, guys!" he called. Sakura whirled around, glaring at him. "The cameras just picked up something."

"What?" Sakura walked over to him, looking at the screen. She sighed when the figure came into view.

"Bruce, I thought you said you upgraded the security system," Dick commented.

"I did."

"Then you might want to tell the system that," Sakura said. "Because Damian just left."

"What?" Bruce turned around glaring at the footage.

"Uh, I must confess something, Master Bruce," Alfred said. "I turned the outgoing system down."

"And why would you do that?" Bruce asked, turning his glare to the elderly butler.

"Because, Master Damian has said that he feels like a prisoner in his own home," Alfred explained. "And just as Mistress Sakura said, he rarely gets the chance to leave. Even his outings as Robin are becoming few and far between. I thought that if he tried leaving again and saw that there was nothing keeping him here, then maybe he'd think that you really trusted him, and then he would calm down." Alfred wrung his fingers together. "Master Bruce, sometimes you need to have a little faith that things will turn out right."

"Alfred, since when have you known me to be a man of faith." Bruce tossed his oily rag at the machine, storming away from them.

Alfred sighed, watching his master leave. "He'll get over it, won't he?"

"In my experience, he rarely does," Dick said with a sigh.

"I think he still resents Cherī." Sakura muttered, crossing her arms. "You did the right thing Alfred, Damian'll be back. And seeing that he's free to go, that should help him more."

"How can you be so sure?" Dick asked. Sakura smirked, winking at her husband.

"Bruce may be his father, but that's nothing compared to the intuition of a mother who worked in the pediatric ward," Sakura said. "Children don't benefit from being locked up all day, they need fresh air and space to breathe, to be themselves. They're just kids. He's just a kid. And he could use someone who understands what that means."