-Three years later-

Scarlet rolled her eyes as her watch signaled the hailing event of her arrival to the Cave. She looked over to her lunch date and smirked a bit. Bruce wouldn't mind her being a little late.

"So tell me, Ray, got any plans for tonight?" She asked, leaning forward on her arm. The man across from her raised his eyebrows above his glasses before smiling himself and accepting the plans for a dinner date.

"Where is she?" Nightwing growled through clenched teeth. He hated Scarlet's lateness, which has been happening quite a lot lately.

"She better come soon because I don't trust any of you until she does." The strange girl spoke as she sat on her duffel bag on the floor. From the point of view of the bat family, she certainly looked and acted like Dick Grayson's old self when he was Robin.

"I'm here, I'm here. Hold your horses." Scarlet's voice was heard after the computer announced Radican's arrival. Over the three years, Scarlet had taken up Radican again and began crime fighting once more. She'd grown into a girl of 5''6 with a lean figure. She was flat on both ends but nonetheless still fairly pretty. Her brown hair was straightened with cropped bangs straight across her forehead. As she walked in, her eyes wandered over to the girl sitting on the duffel bag. Scarlet raised her eyebrow at the girl.

"So now will you talk?" Batman asked. The girl nodded as she popped up next to Scarlet.

"My name is Richie, Aka The Magician. I'm from Earth 17. My mom invented a belt for me to travel dimensions... and apparently time." Richie chuckled as she looked over the young brunette next to her. "Hopefully, my teammates should be coming soon." Richie lost her happiness as she thought about the past events and bit her lip.

"Who is your mom?" Nightwing asked, still angry at Scarlet for being late. That was when Batman stepped in.

"That should all come in due time. For now, Richie, what happened in your dimension?" Batman asked. Richie looked at her feet.

"I don't know." She croaked. "One day me and my teammates were all laughing, all of us. The next we had each separated across the world to contain the villains that had surprisingly gotten the best of the league and took over. Most of us heroes died. From what I know all that was left was me, Damian and Ezra." Scarlet looked at her questioningly before finally her eyes wandered to the large green tattoo peeking out of her hoodie.

"W-what's that on your back?" Scarlet pointed at it as Richie looked up at her, smiling a bit.

"Oh, I got it from my mom apparently. She had the same mark on her back. She was born with it."

Scarlet's eyes narrowed at her.

"Despite Batman's request, who are your parents?" Scarlet growled. Batman stepped forward but Richie waved him off.

"Rad-"

"Holy shit you weren't kidding these do work!" Richie turned her head quickly to see her one and only teammate, Nightingale. Nightingale looked up a little and blushed (it was covered) once she noticed the whole Young Justice team standing there. "Hi."

"Where's Damian? Isn't he coming with you?" Richie turned around quickly. Nightingale's face fell.

"Oh man, I totally forgot. As soon as you said Nightwing and Radican died he went looking for Batman! I tried to stop him but he wouldn't budge. You know how stubborn Damian could be.."

"Great, tick one more dead teammate off the list. I'm just the best team leader aren't I? I let my whole team down." Richie put her hands on her face. Nightwing sort of knew what she was going through so he stepped forward, reaching his hand out and putting it gently on her shoulder. Suddenly his eyes widened as he quickly took a look at Radican who raised her eyebrow at him before her eyes widened.

Just her nightmare. Richie was Richard and Scarlet's kid.

Richie and Ezra glanced at each other then looked back down at their handcuffs which had tied them to the chair. Surely Ezra was thinking of some way out. Ezra was always thinking of a way out.

Richie stared at Ezra taking in her somewhat new appearance. Despite her same old blonde hair that looked greasy, preferably because she's been fighting villains for the past month just as Richie, and fell to just about under her shoulders. Her cold, hard, bright blue eyes staring around the room for any possible escape.

"So, safe right?" Ezra asked sarcastically, obviously annoyed at the fact of interrogation.

"Where are you from?" Nightwing asked the two, glancing at Richie mostly.

"Earth 17 dumbass. Jeez I think this Nightwing gets on my nerves way more than our Nightwing." Ezra snarked looking at Richie with a raised eyebrow.

"Sorry about Ezra here, she's just a little... upset." Richie looked down at her lap and Ezra patted her shoulder with her hand which had mysteriously gotten out of her cuffs. Ezra lent forward and folded her arms.

"Everything we told you is true. Don't believe us? Fine, run a fucking blood test."

"Wait Ezra! They aren't supposed to know!"

"Oh you were about to tell them as soon as I got here." Ezra turned back to Nightwing and raised an eyebrow at him. "But you already know don't you?"

"The resemblance is canning." Nightwing spat, losing his patience with this girl.

"Then help us. Our teammates are dead, your daughter has watched most of them die. She was a great team leader and she deserves to live somewhere peaceful."

"I'm done here for now." Richard swept himself out of the room. Ezra cast a look at Richie who was looking Ezra.

"Damien's not dead is he? He didn't die as far as you know right?"

"Of course he didn't. You know I'd have stayed but Damien forced the belt on me and pressed the button. I thought it would just take me back to his arms because that was where I wanted to be but it brought me here instead.. Damnit." Richie pressed a firm hand on Ezra's shoulder, her blue eyes glancing up at the black haired trickster.

"Damien only meant the best. At least if he dies, which I'm sure Batman will prevent, he'll die knowing that you both did your best to protect each other, to love each other."

"Love. It was like that, as much as I hated the kid, his arrogant ass, I couldn't help but smile when he cracked a joke or laugh when he failed epically. He was just..." Ezra smiled.

"She has your eyes." Nightwing whispered to Scarlet from behind the interrogation glass. Scarlet looked at him with a raised eyebrow.

"But she's definitely your daughter. Look at her. Messy black hair, pale skin, that smile even. Okay this is really weird." Scarlet sighed. Nightwing nodded.

"Freaked?"

"Not really. They are from a different dimension, so that necessarily doesn't mean we'll end up married..." Nightwing and Scarlet both began to cough awkwardly before Nightwing retrieved the girls and they were stood in the main room again.

"So where do they go now?" Nightwing asked with a raised eyebrow toward Batman.

"They'll stay in the cave. Join the team of course." Batman answered with his arms crossed.

"Stay in the cave." Richie repeated looking at her parents questioningly.

"Which means they all don't care enough to take care of us properly." Ezra snarked with a roll of her eyes.

"No it means that those were the arrangements I settled with your mother, from Earth 17." Batman glared at Ezra and Richie. Richie sank down, always having a fear of the Dark Knight. Ezra raised her eyebrows as if saying 'Expect me to cower?'.

"Fine, I'll show them to their rooms." Scarlet offered picking up the two bags and motioning towards the hallway. The girls quickly followed.

"Do you really think they're from a different dimension, not just the future?" Nightwing asked his mentor. Batman simply shook his head.

"I'm sure they're from Earth 17. Don't worry, you don't have to marry Isley." Batman quickly made his exit as Nightwing stood there before following in Scarlet and the girls' leads who were already gone. He walked over to the two empty bedrooms, well two previously empty bedrooms. Ezra's door was already shut and locked but he could vacantly hear the low volume of rock music from it. He walked over to Richie's room which was slightly open and heard the voices of Scarlet and Richie.

"What are these?" Scarlet asked, holding up a photo book and gazing through them. Richie looked up before smirking.

"Mom's. Well your's. She loved taking photos of family occasions. It annoyed the heck out of me and dad but it was nice watching her be happy." Richie walked over and sat next to Scarlet who was gazing at the wedding photos of her and Richard. "Are you guys together in this dimension?"

"N-no." Scarlet blushed. "Richard isn't exactly into relationships I guess. Well he is, since he has very frequent relationships. Just not with me. I'm the same in a way. In fact, I have a date with this guy from my college tonight."

Richie looked at the photos sadly. "I really wish you would get with him... It would be nice to exist on more than one Earth." Scarlet looked at the girl.

"To be honest... I sort of wish I would get with him too. He's a big part of my life and my first love, but I wasn't his. I'm never his."

Richard looked down sadly before walking off, his thoughts focusing on what Scarlet had just said.

"Don't let go of my hand until I start crying. Then I give you permission to kiss me or hug me or do whatever to shut me up."

"Stupid boy wonder..."

"First love..."

Scarlet decided to kick in a quick training session before she rushed back home to prepare herself. She put on her black jumpsuit, the sleeves were now cut off, and her black boots. In the training room, she practiced on the mat. Cartwheels, backflips, triple flips, you name it she practiced it.

At the end she decided to fix in a quick fake fight with a dummy. Punching it, kicking it. Her mind was focused on the dummy being every braud and guy that she and Nightwing had dated in the past years. Why couldn't they just be normal? Get married, have a kid or two, live on a suburban house with a backyard where the kids could run about, have dinner together every night and laugh about Richard's psychotic boss.

"Hot date tonight?" Scarlet turned around quickly as Zatanna made her way toward Scar.

"You could say that."

"So this is your way of prepping, getting all angry and sweaty while muttering 'Dumb Richard,' over and over?" Zatanna chuckled as Scarlet blushed.

"Why are you here Zatanna?"

"I wanted to meet the new members. The girls seem nice, but really familiar." Zatanna chuckled. Scarlet rolled her eyes.

"The blonde is Ezra Nightingale. I know her mother, maybe even her father." Scarlet closed her eyes thinking back to Performing arts High school. "The black haired one is mine and Richard's daughter. Both from another Earth." Zatanna's eyes widened a bit.

"Are you sure they're from another Earth?"

"I hope they're from another Earth." Scarlet spoke, meaning more for Ezra than Richie.

"Who are Ezra's parents?" Zatanna asked, quickly changing the matter at hand.

"Nightingale. The last name of my roommate from High school. Elena Nightingale. She was from London but moved away to avoid her parents. They were harsh aristocrats who wanted Elena to take over the family business."

"Wow..."

"If you don't mind, I'll be leaving now. Before the others get here."

"Are you okay Scarlet?" Zatanna asked, putting a hand on Scarlet's shoulder. Scarlet flinched before turning around to face Zatanna.

"Yeah. Yeah I am." Scarlet looked down for a second before turning back around and walking out of the mountain.

"Hey, Nightwing?" Someone's voice croaked in the hallway. Nightwing stopped in his tracks as he was just about to leave, turning toward the voice he had just heard. His eyes focused on the green eyes staring at him. For an instant, he would've thought it was Scarlet. But he had seen the black messy hair and knew it was just Richie.

"Yes Magician?" He hesitated at the point of her name. He didn't want to call her Grayson, it was too weird. Nor did he want to be too familiar and call her Richie. So he went with her superhero name. Which he quickly sided sounded too awkward. He heard footsteps down the hallway as Richie guided herself in the darkness toward Nightwing, padding her hands on the wall. She stopped abruptly just in front of him.

"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. I-I should've just stayed there! I should have just tried harder. But I had no choice but to come here, I had no choice. I want to go back and help Damian and I want to help Batman too. There's no hope for me anymore, all of my friends died except for Ezra and Damian and I just had no one. When I saw you and mom, all young and stuff, it just. I just want to stay, can I?"

By the end of her rant, Richie was sobbing and her eyes were a scratchy red. Nightwing looked down at his daughter and put a hand on her head.

"You can do whatever you choose, stay here. If you want. But I think it's safer if you do stay here, that way you may train as you please and when you have built up enough strength you can go back and defeat the Joker and his army."

Richie nodded wiping her tears. She stared at her father before wrapping her arms around him abruptly and stuffing her head into his chest.

Radican leaned against the wall, tears in her eyes as she listened to Richie's story. It was horrible knowing she had so many losses and had to keep going in order to survive. To be honest, losing Natalia was nothing compared to Richie losing her parents, teammates, friends, everyone.

Her eyes closed tightly before finally she just turned and began to tiptoe away from the two.