A/N: Recollection was originally written to be the final part of the Re series. However, the author felt that the tone which was set for the series and the tone of this particular story didn't flow well together and so wrote one final part of the story. The prologue for Reflection will be posted right after this epilogue.

Batcave

07:00 PM

Robin had spent the better part of the afternoon playing video games with Kid Flash, then later exchanging stories with Nightwing. He felt like he'd gotten off easy. After all, had things been different, Robin might have been the one eating millet.

Now he was writing a report about the events for the record.

There was a sort of wild satisfaction that came from having defeated Meekus. Sure, there were still monsters on the loose, and it would take awhile to get things under control. But Meekus had told police that Luthor's scientists didn't understand the formula.

Assuming that was true, they probably couldn't refine or recreate it. Meaning it was only a matter of time before the whole mess was finally cleared up.

It seemed like the monsters had been an issue forever, but it looked like things were finally winding down. For Robin, it felt like finishing a good book to have caught Meekus. Now he could look back on all that had happened through the eyes of memory. There was a lot to reflect on, he realized, because so much had happened that he couldn't even really remember it all.

The life he lived was a gift, a curse, but mostly a responsibility. And it was one he had learned to bear gladly. He still missed who he had once been sometimes, would always miss it. He would always have his doubts, his uncertainties, his fears. But he also had something else, something which no one and nothing could ever take away: a reason.

He was startled out of his contemplation by the parrot's sharp rebuking tone as she shouted

"Wipe your feet!,"

Robin looked up and around, and caught sight of Batman, who had just returned from a League mission. The stunned look on his face, which he quickly concealed, was priceless.

"What is that?," he demanded, eying the bird as he stepped further into the cave.

The parrot, perching on the computer monitor, eyed him with disdain. She began to chuckle, and before long it was full blown out of control cackling.

"That," Robin said matter-of-factly "is a parrot,"

That much," Batman growled "is apparent. What's it doing here?,"

"At the moment?. Cackling,"

Batman glared, evidently in no mood for games. Robin returned his gaze defiantly and they both knew the actual question wasn't what the bird was doing, why it was here or where it had come from. The actual question was: is she staying?.

At last, apparently seeing the depth of Robin's feelings for the creature in his eyes, Batman sighed.

"What's its name?,"

Robin started, then looked at the parrot, blinking. Then he looked back at Batman and grinned.

"Her name is... Dixie," he said, then added "can I keep her?,"

The parrot, somehow knowing that she'd just heard her new name, evidently felt the overwhelming urge to say something about it. Her choice of words was, perhaps, not best suited to the moment.

"Bird brain!," She exclaimed brightly, and the proceeded to laugh as if she'd told a very funny joke.

Robin looked at the bird out of the corner of his eye and laughed nervously. Batman, for his part, said never a word, and just scowled.

A/N: For those of you who are wondering, virtually everything that Dixie says is a reference to parrots in media.

Her favorite song "Dixie" is a reference to the parrot in the Red Skelton movie Whistling in Dixie.

The line "Grandpa. Sam. Wait" is a quote from The Real Macaw.

"Wipe your feet" among other lines, is a reference to the parrot from The Adventure Series by Enid Blyton.

There are other references, these are merely a select few.