I don't own the brilliant DCAU either

Tim loved being able to patrol on his own, he still went out with B or Wing most nights but usually once a week he was allowed to go solo for a few hours. Bruce couldn't have boughten a better birthday present. It had been a slow night tonight: he'd stopped a gang of muggers, strongly discouraged a couple of teens from illegally buying liquor and brought down a dirty cop, nothing too monumental but that fact that he'd done it all on his own made him feel as big as the Bat himself.

He's perched on the top of the Gotham Life building now, it getting close to 3 am which is his mandated time to be back at the cave. He figures he can get in one more swing across town; if he starts now, he can take the long way back to the Cave and be back before anyone can get their feathers ruffled. He pulls out his grapple and enjoys the freefall for a few seconds before beginning his route. Man, this was the best, no other kid got to do stuff like this.

A flash of movement out of the corner of his eye caught his attention. He redirected his swing and rolled gently onto the roof where he saw the movement. Slipping into the shadows, he creeps forward until he spots his target. Some freak dressed up in a purple and black costume, sitting on the roof's edge with a pair of binoculars and a collection of snacks around them. They may have a lousy sense of fashion, but at least they're prepared.

"If you're bird watching, you're only going to find Bats and Robins at this time of night." He teases and delights as the person starts and shrieks quite loudly leading to two surprises. One, the shriek was loud and incredibly high pitched, a girl's scream. Two, the girl wasn't as foolish as he first thought cause she instantly spun around and decked him hard enough to send him flying.

"You scared me half to death you jerk!" The girl said as she gathered up her things. She sounded more angry, no trace of remorse or far, even as Robin is still seeing stars from her punch. "You almost ruined everything! He could have heard us and then I'd have never found him again! Thanks a lot boy blunder!" She shouts as she takes a running leap and jumps over to the next roof. Tim shakes his head and groans in aggravation, who does this girl think she is? Batgirl?

"Who's getting away?" He asks running after her, easily able to catch up to her. She may be spunky but she's not half as athletic as he is. She has no business running around on rooftops in a costume without training, so why is she here? He grabs her arm and forces her to stop, keeping far enough back that she can't hit him again. "Look I'm sorry for scaring you, but with that punch we're even. Now tell me what's up or I'll calling in the big guy and trust me, he's not as friendly as I am."

The girls huffs as she forcefully yanks her arm away but she doesn't look like she's going to run again so he lets her. "Look, I was trying to do this without involving any of you people, but you might as well help me if you're here." She mutters going through her bag until she pulls out a picture. "This is Cluemaster, a cheap Riddler knock-off. He's a total tool, thinks he's so clever but he's just another con man. I uh got some intel that he'd be trying to break into the Gotham bank and since you Bats don't have a 1-800 number, I figured I'd grab him myself. He's been holed up here with his gang for the last three days but I think tonight's the night of the heist, they've been preparing a van and guns all night."

Tim's eyebrows are so high up he's surprised they haven't flown off his face. "So you just magically acquired information about a possible criminal heist?" The girl nods secretively, "and you didn't think of just, I don't know, calling the police like anyone else?" Tim can sense her rolling her eyes underneath her mask.

"It's not like he's the Joker or anything, just another lowlife trying to take the easy way out. The police have bigger fish to fry, so I thought I'd take him out, the hard way." She adds, thumping her fist into her other palm with such confidence, Tim thinks he's a little bit in love with this crazy girl. "You in bird boy, or does the little Robin need to be back at his nest?" She teases as she takes another running start and lands on the roof next to them. She turns back flirtily and poses just for him. He's certain this girl is going to get him killed and he can't bring himself to be all that upset about that.

"What do I call you? I'm guessing you won't give me your name."

"I can't let you have your way all the time bird boy." He hears the girl chuckle lightly behind her mask and cocks her head to the side in mock though. "I guess you could say my name is something of a spoiler, and since we're about to spoil the night of a bunch of lowlifes, why don't you call me The Spoiler." Even with her face covered, he can feel her grinning. "Now are you coming or what?" She teases as she turns and runs across the roof. Tim grins and shakes his head.

"Robin to Batcave," Tim says into his comm unit, "come in Batcave."

"Hey Little Wing, it's nearly 3 and your tracker says you're nowhere near the Cave. You better have a good excuse for not being halfway here already." Nightwing says condescendingly as he's trying to play the big brother role for a change. Tim smirks and leaps off the building and does an impressive triple flip for his new friend, just to show off. The girl gives a little laugh and keeps going in the direction of the bank.

"I have a source that says the Gotham Bank is going to be robbed by Cluemaster. We're going to check it out, tell B I'll be a little late."

"We? Who's with you?" Dick asks as Tim continues to chase after her.

"Oh just me and my date."

Sorry, it's been a hell of a semester. Prompt for this one was 'Stephanie in the DCAU' universe which I quite enjoyed writing. No matter the universe, I think there always ought to be a Robin and Spoiler running around being bros. Hope you like it. EDIT: made Stephanie Brown AKA the Spoiler's identity more clear! Thanks TangyCitrus for the alert, I totally didn't even notice.