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I've started a new YJ fanfic called "Turning Back the Hands of Time". Don't worry; I won't forget this fanfic. ^-^ But I do hope you stop by it! Please review after reading! Even if it's just a "nice job"! PLEASE!

Note 1- The italics is Shadow communicating telepathically.

Note 2- The bold italics is Dick's/Robin's memories.

Chapter 13

_Three Years Since His Parents' Deaths_

Time was of the essence.

Dick bit his tongue in concentration as he worked on getting Shadow's shock collar off. He had only a few hours to get it off because the scientists were going to make clones of him and Shadow.

After they gathered enough DNA of him and Shadow, they would kill them. Dick bit his tongue harder. There was no way that he was going to let them win.

NO FREAKING WAY.

Even if he could only get Shadow away from here, then he would be happy. He would be okay with the fact that he never got out of the lab.

Just as long as Shadow got away.

The collar fell to the floor with a thud. He had done it! He silently cheered as he uncovered the small hole he and Shadow had managed to make. It hadn't been used till now because the collars sealed their powers.

"Go, Shadow. Get out of here!" he whispered.

Shadow growled. Not without you!

Dick groaned. "We've been over this! I CAN'T but you CAN. So GO!"

Shadow growled. There must be a way!

"There isn't, Shadow! So, please go! Get out of here before you die too."

. . . I'll get help. I'll be back with help.

Dick smiled sadly. "Okay."

Shadow shifted into the size of a very tiny bug and crawled into the hole, escaping the prison she had been in for so long. Dick smile sadly as she left. He knew that she wouldn't be able to get help. Even if she did, it would be too late.

Much too late.

_Batman POV_

Batman sighed. If only he could find out what happened to Dick Grayson. The boy had just disappeared into thin air, leaving no proof of his existence. Batman took a left turn as he thought about what had happened three years ago.

He had gone to the circus and seen two people die.

Sure, that could scar a person but this was Batman we were talking about.

He was already scarred.

But when he turned his head to see their son up there, staring at his parents' bodies, he didn't see that boy.

He saw himself.

After that, he had been determined to help the boy who had no one. He wasn't going to let that boy face this all alone. Not when Bruce had Alfred to help him through those dark times.

But, as he mentioned before, the boy had disappeared and thus, left Bruce unable to do anything.

Batman took a right turn and noticed a little girl with black hair. What was she doing out this late at night? Batman stopped the Bat-Mobile and got out. He couldn't just leave a little girl out here, now could he?

But that girl wasn't an ordinary girl.

She was . . .

A/N- I know. Totally mean of me to leave it there. I was going to make this chapter longer but I saw this cliffhanger and couldn't resist. -_- Ha ha. Please review!