A/N: Okay, here's YJ Robin's perspective! I probably won't use YJ characters perspectives as often as my AU characters perspectives, but if I do it will most likely be YJ Robin's that I use because only using one character's perspective from another universe is easier than a bunch of characters. Plus Tim is easy to write for some reason.

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Chapter: 11

When Robin stepped through the zeta tube after Talon, he nearly plowed into her on the other side. Apparently the cave was impressive otherwise she wouldn't have stopped. The other Nightwing-Dick- stopped as well, stunned by where they were. Nightwing, his team leader, had left the room—probably off to tell M'gahn they had visitors and to get rooms ready for them or to warn her not to use names. Tim didn't think that was necessary, it was clear they probably knew all their names already.

Talon was the mystery though. He didn't know her, yet she knew of him…well a him in her world…who was taller. This whole issue was concerning. Why specifically their world? Why now? And how did the other Dick convince their Batman, a man so paranoid and dark and angry because of his lost sidekick, that he was not a clone. They looked nearly identical, except for their colors…and the way they talked and walked. The other Nightwing seemed lighter…happier, like Nightwing before Kaldur, Aqualad's betrayal, and Tula and Jason's deaths.

Talon finally got over staring at the cave in wonder and turned to stare at Tim,

"Would you mind if I take my mask off?" she asked, "the glue to keep it on is messed up and it's annoying as hell," Robin blinked at her before shrugging,

"I don't make the rules here," he said, "You'd have to ask Nightwing,"

"And he's in charge here?" Tori asked, "Where is here?"

"Don't answer that," Nightwing said, walking in followed by Garfield and M'gahn. Talon's eyes widened before she looked over at Dick and whispered something to him. To Tim's surprise it was Nightwing that responded in the same tongue, a sly smirk on his face. Tori mirrored his expression,

"Well, that answers that. You can speak Romanian," Talon replied, "Now about my other question, why are we staying here? Why not the—,"

"—Because this is where Batman told you to stay," Nightwing interrupted, "You're in our world and as of now until we know what to do with you two, you'll stay here,"

"We're heroes, you can't expect us to just sit here and do nothing," Dick argued,

"I don't know you, my team doesn't know you. We've worked together for years and we've only just met you. We don't even know your names,"

"You know my name," Dick said. Tim had to agree, it was true, though he didn't voice it out loud,

"He's only saying that because he doesn't know me," Talon said,

"Then why don't you tell him?" Dick said,

"If it reveals my ID I can't let her—," Nightwing started,

"I'm Victoria Crowne," Talon said, pulling off her mask, "I have nothing to do with your ID. Call me Tori," she said, shoving the mask in an almost invisible pouch on a belt around her waist. Tim stared at her. She seemed very familiar, he couldn't quite place it. She reminded him of someone…then it nailed him,

"You two look very similar," Tim blurted. Tori and Dick stared at him, "Without the masks," he added unnecessarily. Tori smiled at him, a brilliant blinding smile that only looked a tad mischievous,

"Well, we are cousins," Tori said. Eyes widened all around,

"What?" Nightwing exclaimed, "That's impossible!"

"No, it's very possible," Tori said, crossing her arms with a smirk,

"No, it's not. My cousin is—was a boy. John," M'gahn stared at Nightwing like she was surprised he was saying anything at all. Dick just looked stunned and confused,

"You can't deny they look alike," M'gahn said,

"Wait, you have another cousin?" Dick asked, looking very confused,

"No! I only had one cousin!"

"I only have Tori as my cousin,"

"She has a different last name!"

"My mother is related to your father," Tori said, rolling her eyes...though they seemed a thousand miles away as if she was thinking about something else entirely,

"So your parents didn't have any other relatives other than Tori's mom?" Tim asked, "They were siblings?"

"Well…cousins actually," Tori said, "We're technically second cousins,"

"This is so weird," Tim said, while Nightwing looked like he was going to ask a question but decided not to at the last second,

"Wait," Garfield said, "You have a twin brother no one knew about and a cousin?" Tim resisted the urge to smack a hand to his face,

"No Gar," he said, "They say they're from another world,"

"Where?"

"I don't know…an alternate world,"

"Really?" both Gar and M'gahn said, with varying levels of enthusiasm,

"Apparently they managed to convince Batman. They're staying here until further notice," Nightwing said, "M'gahn could you show them to—," he didn't finish his sentence because at that moment Wolf leapt into the room, growling menacingly at the newcomers. Tori gasped and leapt back gracefully towards the living room and kitchen, away from the animal. She looked scared, she was pale-well paler-and wide-eyed, her cerulean blue eyes eyed the animal almost with a predatory gaze,

"I don't like wolves," she whispered,

"Wolf," Nightwing said warningly. All others watched on silently, wolf was strong but wouldn't hurt anyone if spoken to the way he had. But the beast still growled at the girl. It was almost too late when Tim noticed the dagger in Tori's hand, almost too hidden by the cloak to see,

"No don't d—!" Tim started to say but it was too late. Tori raised the dagger just as Superboy leapt in front of his beloved animal. And he looked angry, which wasn't saying much. Tori froze in her movement, shock displayed on both her and Dick's faces,

"Intruders!" Superboy snarled,

"Superboy No!" Dick yelled, much too late, as Superboy swiped out with his arm and struck Tori in the stomach, sending her flying into the stone wall. Her head hit the stone with a loud resonating crack. M'gahn gasped and Gar just looked dumbfounded while Dick was already over at his cousin's side. Tim and Nightwing started forward as well but the dark and angry glare from Nightwing's counterpart stopped them. He was mad…and Tim couldn't blame him, his cousin my very well be dead. Superboy apparently realized something weird was going on and he was wrong to attack so recklessly and Wolf had finally stopped growling,

"I—I thought—,"

"Not. A. Word," Dick snarled, "Where's her room?" he asked,

"Third door on the left," M'gahn said, "But—," he didn't listen, he just scooped her up and jogged over to where the rooms were. Tim didn't understand why he would go there and not the medbay—denial? He shook his head…maybe they only thought they heard the crack. While Nightwing was snapping something at Superboy, Tim backed away from the group and silently followed the two alternate worlders.


Dick paced nervously by the bed where he'd put Tori. Sure he knew intellectually she'd be all right, it was just the fact that he'd have to somehow explain why she wasn't unconscious or basically dead from Superboy's attack. Their Superboy had been dead for a while, no one knew if he would somehow eventually be resurrected like so many of their allies, but this Superboy was very alive and got very angry when people messed with his pet wolf. He didn't know why there was a wolf in the freaking superhero funhouse cave, but there was. Also a floating green girl and green boy…weird night for sure.

A hesitant knock sounded on the automatic sliding door. After realizing it wasn't verbally activated on the way into the room Dick walked over and manually opened the door part way to find Tim, younger and in a Robin suit staring up at him, a thoughtful and perplexed expression on his face,

"Is Tori all right?" he asked,

"Do you have ice?" Dick asked, "The impact wasn't as bad as it sounded…she'll be fine,"

"How do you know? Is she up and talking? Does she need medical attention?" he almost smiled fondly and ruffled Tim's hair, but he didn't. He had to remind himself that this Tim, despite being a child was not his little brother and such a gesture would freak him out. He couldn't help wanting to do that because he acted so much like his counterpart when he was this Tim's age,

"I know," was all he said, "I need ice, a change of clothes I'd like to get out of this stinky and sweaty suit. Oh, and an apology,"

"An apology?" Robin asked, quirking an eyebrow,

"From the mutt who slammed her into the wall," Nightwing said crossing his arms, "You should train that super before he does any real damage," so he was kind of pissed at Superboy for going all evil green monster on his cousin, it wasn't unjustified. He shouldn't have done that despite them possibly being intruders, he could have killed someone,

"He's not one for apologies," Tim said, "But we'll try. Nightwing's probably speaking to him now,"

"Great. Please, get the ice pack and clothes,"

"Sure. Right away," Tim said before starting to leave, last minute he turned back around, "Are you sure she's okay? She's just—really still and pale—,"

"She'll be fine. Bruised and sore, but it could be worse," he said, giving a small smile. Tim didn't smile back, just turned on his heel and started for what Dick could only assume as the medbay.

Dick turned back around and hurried to the bed and moved to check Tori's pulse. Yup, it was there. Low and faint but that often happened when she nearly died. She's a Talon, they kind of fall apart easily but heal just as fast…impact injuries take a little while though, especially for newer Talons according to Danbury. He kept in limited touch with Tori who was still new to the whole Talon business. She had no handbook to help her with the transition from fully human to Talon, he was her guide…though his communication had dwindled in the past year.

Suddenly Tori's eyes snapped opened and they glowed a brilliant gold color as she thrust herself up into a sitting position. Dick tried not to wince as her spine cracked back into place. He hoped no on had seen the odd shape of her back or the angle of her head when she hit the ground…he didn't know if Tori wanted them to know she was a Talon assassin yet and the recent incident was almost a clear give away.

Tori's eyes instantly focused on him as they inked back to a sapphire blue before they narrowed in anger,

"That little ass—," she stated, starting to get up only to be pushed down by Dick,

"No," he said firmly,

"He and his mutt tried to kill me!" Tori snapped, trying to rise again, only to be pushed back by Dick again,

"No," he said again firmer. Tori, for some reason, since she was made into a Talon had become a lot more impulsive than she used to be. Maybe it was pent up anger in the fact that despite her agreeing to become a Talon, it really hadn't been her choice. Or maybe it was the Electrum in her veins—a drug—making her act this way, Dick didn't know. He just knew that she often needed second reminders of what not to do, Tori was basically a child in the hero business right now. She needed to know that no, meant no, "He didn't know who you were. Only that you were trying to hurt his pet," Dick continued,

"I was defending myself!" Tori snapped, slumping back and crossing her arms,

"The dog was growling at you. I think it would feel threatened and an animal owner would feel angry and protective of their pet if someone tried to stab it with a dagger!"

"It's a wolf not a dog Dick! A wolf!" Tori exclaimed,

"You like Titus, he's basically that dog's size…maybe smaller, that thing was huge. I don't see why you don't like it. I always took you for more of a dog lover that a cat lover,"

"It's not that I don't like dogs…I just don't like wolves," Tori said, uncrossing her arms and fiddling with her hands as if she didn't quite know what to do with them,

"Why?"

"A reporter once said I had wolf eyes," Tori said,

"So?" Wolves eyes were pretty most of the time, in Dick's opinion…though truth be told he never actually stared one in the eyes before and frankly, he didn't want to…,

"It was after the November incident 'wolf eyes, ready for the kill and only the kill,'" Tori recited bitterly,

"You didn't kill anyone. It was a reporter, they're full of shit,"

"Doesn't matter…it was true. I had nightmares for days…ones I haven't had since I was with the Court," Oh, Dick thought, wolves are bad memory triggers. He filed that away in the back of his mind for the future,

"That wolf probably won't hurt you," Dick said, just as the door was knocked on again, "It's open!" he called. Tim walked in again with an ice pack and two sets of clothes,

"Here," he said,

"Thanks Timbo," Dick said, trying not to smirk as the Robin flinched at the sound of the nickname,

"Hey, not many people know my real name. I'd like to keep it that way,"

"Really? Aren't they your teammates? Shouldn't they know who you are?" Tori asked,

"You're wide awake for someone who just got slammed into a wall," Tim retorted. Tori glared at him while reaching up to rub her head—which they both knew did not actually hurt, she only did it for show,

"Thanks for the stuff. We're good for now," Dick said handing the ice pack to Tori who took it in-between her pointer finger and thumb with a: what the fuck am I supposed to do with this? look in her face. Dick glared at her while Tim started to leave after dropping the clothes off on the nightstand. Glaring back she placed it on her head. Once the door was shut she tossed the thing to the end of the bed,

"Why did you ask for ice?"

"Because you need to actually act like you've been slammed into a wall by a Kryptonian," Dick replied, snagging the pack from the edge,

"You know what cold does to me," Tori replied,

"Yeah, but do you really want to explain all that while we have zero percent of their trust?" he asked,

"Does it really matter if they trust us or not? They only want us here so they can keep an eye on us," Tori said, nodding to the corner of the room. Dick turned and found a security camera in the room. Of course they put them in surveillance rooms. Tori's eyes were really good, the cameras were embedded in the cave wall, too hard to see for any old human, Dick could barely see the little circular dot admit the brown rock,

"We'll figure out how to loop them," Dick said,

"It shouldn't be hard," Tori replied,

"And to answer your question, yes, we need their trust," he stated. Tori scoffed,

"How else are we going to get home?" Dick demanded, "Without them we have no shelter, no money because I definitely can't bring my wallet in my suit and neither did you, and no access to technology short of stealing it…and while you may be inclined to do that, I am not—,"

"—hey!" Tori snapped, "I may be an assassin and trained to do shit like that but I would never act upon my knowledge,"

"I am just making a point. We need them. They can get us home, unless that bionic kid comes back willing to take us back with him, which is very unlikely because we already scared him away,"

"You mean I scared him away," Tori muttered, staring at the ice pack mournfully,

"I didn't say that,"

"You meant it," Dick took a deep breath before handing the pack to her, "Just put it on every now and then. Act like you're in pain and stay here for a bit. I'm going to go make friends," with that said he got up,

"Good luck," Tori muttered glumly, flexing her probably already hardening fingers and curling up in a ball on the side of the bed. He slid out into the hallway and headed back to the main room, trying not to feel bad for snapping at her. She's had a tough two years and not everyone understood that, even members of the family at times. Jason had better luck helping her through her death day than anyone else did. She got crabbier and crabbier the closer it got to the day. It wasn't intentional but they were in a really bad place for her to be temperamental and he knew Tori knew that. Dick just really wanted everyone here to let her have her space…and hopefully he can get the trust they need to send them home faster than it appeared it was going to take.


A/N: Don't know if I veered too far away from Tori's usual character there, but she's been having a rough week and her actions are understandable. Hope you liked this chapter! Some bits of humor, action and references...did anyone get my Hulk reference? XD

Okay, so next chapter on Monday as usual and a short story tomorrow!

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