Ok, so I know that this isn't what I promised, but for some reason that chapter's fighting me tooth and nail. IDK why, it's not like I haven't written Nightwing and Slade interaction, but whatever. So, since that one's taking a while, I felt guilty and took an hour to type this for you all. It's kinda silly, but whatever. Hope you enjoy!

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Two weeks after Nightwing's return to Jump:

Jump City Gazette

The Return of Nightwing

written by Bill Williamson

As everyone knows, two weeks ago our city saw the return of one of its favorite heroes- Nightwing. After almost half a year away, many of the citizens of Jump were glad to see him return safe and healthy. At least, I was. So were my kids, who are huge fans of the Titans. A few days later, though, my kids were asking me some questions that I couldn't answer. Questions like where was Nightwing? Why was he gone for so long? Questions that I'm sure more people than just my kids were asking.

The questions kept piling up. Here's another fact that many of you readers probably know; in the past 14 days, various members of the Justice League and other adult heroes have visited Titans Tower no less than ten times. Some villains have been spotted there too, namely Red-X and Catwoman. The last mysterious visitor is a young, sunglass-wearing boy who often visits along with the League. Added to the list were questions like why was the League visiting? Were the Titans being broken up by the League? Why the villains? Who's the kid?

There have been numerous theories on the subject, but no one is really sure. Until now, that is. Nightwing consented to give me an interview, in which many of those questions were answered- and boy, some of those answers will knock your socks off. You see, Nightwing not only answered the questions I asked, but the questions we didn't know to ask. What follows below is an exact transcription of my conversation with him. We met in one of the Titan's main haunts- the Pizza restaurant. To my shock, Nightwing showed up in civilian clothing rather than his uniform, which is what started off our conversation. I'll skip over the introductions and go straight to the first question:

Bill: This isn't on my list of questions, but I've gotta ask- the civilian clothes?

Nightwing: shrugs. I got used to them again while I was away. I've started wearing them a bit more around the Tower, and I didn't want to draw so much attention when I came to the interview. Plus, I didn't want to get mobbed by fans while doing this. grins.

Bill: That brings me to my next question, actually; why were you away? I assume that if you weren't wearing your Nightwing uniform, you weren't on hero business.

Nightwing: Um… no. It started out as a visit to my family, actually, but it kinda got out of hand. A villain got involved, and well…

Bill: Can you tell us any details?

Nightwing: Nope. Sorry. It's over now, anyway, villain's been caught and all that. So, yeah.

Bill: Alright. You said you were visiting family. I know that the general opinion is that you have no family, though, so would you like to set the record straight?

Nightwing: sighs It's complicated. Technically, my family's all dead- I'm an orphan. And then I was adopted. My adopted dad and I got into a huge argument, several actually, and I left. Created the persona of Nightwing, came here, and met the Titans. This is all common knowledge, actually, which is why I can tell you all of this.

Bill: …I'm not sure it is, actually. Care to enlighten us?

Nightwing: It really is, it's just that no one knew where to look. Jump doesn't have much to do with Gotham.

Bill:…. you're just teasing me here. Fine, I'll bite. Why Gotham?

Nighwing: It where I lived for quite a while. Wasn't born there, but I was pretty much raised there.

Bill: Really? I thought you might have been from this coast. Ever see Batman?

Nightwing: *snickers* Yup. Quite often actually.

Bill: Why do I feel like I'm missing something here?

Nightwing: Because you are. Batman's the one who trained me, so yes, I saw him.

Bill: Wait, Batman trained you? I thought he only trained the Robins.

Nightwing: Don't forget Batgirl.

Bill: Right, and Batgirl. So why'd he train you?

Nightwing: *raises an eyebrow* You just answered your own question.

Bill: I don't understand. Again.

Nightwing: I was a Robin. The first one, actually. I'm sure you've heard about the fights between Batman and I, everyone seems to have. I couldn't take it in Gotham anymore, ditched the Robin suit and broke ties with Batman. Completely. Created Nightwing, ran into the Titans, and the rest's history.

Bill: *is speechless.*

A bit of spluttering, stammering, and snickering on Nightwing's part ensued. I think it's safe to say that I was not expecting that. Who would have been? My momentary lapse of coherency was mainly due to the shock of it, although I must admit to being a bit of a Robin fanboy back in the day. My kids loved the first one, and they were pretty upset when he disappeared. So I had to pause the interview until I stopped freaking out. Once I recovered, and Nightwing stopped laughing, the interview continued.

Bill: Sorry about that. Um. I assume that's why the League has been visiting?

Nightwing: Partially. Most of them just come because they want to see me, yes, but Bats and Supes have come in an official capacity too. We're working on making a partnership between the Titans and the League. You know, we handle training the younger heroes who will eventually graduate into the League, we split major disasters, etc. That kind of stuff.

Bill: Still, they've been coming a lot. 10 times in 14 days. There's been tourists all over.

Nightwing: I know, Michael told me. He's the kid who helps out the tourists by the bay, you know? We're friends, and the other day he thanked me for the increased business. He was joking, but I know that even he was a bit overwhelmed by everything. It's nice that they've all visited though; I missed them.

Bill: I thought you didn't like the League. At least, that's the general opinion, though now I'm guessing it's wrong.

Nightwing: I don't hate the League! I never hated them! Seriously, I was just trying to avoid Batman. Jeez.

Bill: Ok. Moving on… while we're on the topic of the League visiting, who's the kid who's come with them?

Nightwing: He's a Robin-in-training. He won't take over from the current Robin for a while, but Bats took him in. Can't say anything else, sorry.

Bill: That's alright, I'm getting more out of this interview than I expected anyway. So, why do Catwoman and Red-X visit?

Nightwing: Catwoman's close to the Batfamily, everyone knows that. And Red-X… well, everyone knows already so I guess it can't hurt. He was the second Robin. He had a fight with Batman too and came out here to bug me.

Bill: As a villain?

Nightwing: *shrugs* I don't condone it, but I haven't really objected either. He's happy, so I'm happy. He usually returns whatever he steals anyway.

Bill: If you say so. This is my last question; now that you've reconciled with the League, what's going to happen with the Titans?

Nightwing: Nothing. We're going to stay as a team and do what we've always done. We might collaborate a bit with the League, but we'll remain independent. I might spend some time in Gotham every so often, but other than that...

Bill: I think I speak for everyone in Jump when I say that I'm glad to hear that. Thank you for taking the time to meet with me, Nightwing.

Nightwing: No problem.

I think it's fair to say that most of these answers were not expected. Better get used to seeing the League around folks, I don't think they're going to stop visiting anytime soon. Personally, I'm glad that they met up with Nightwing again; everyone deserves to be around those who care about them, and it's pretty obvious that they have a close bond with Nightwing. At the same time, though, I can't help but be glad that he returned. Welcome back to Jump City, Nightwing.

So, newspaper article. IDK, I thought it would be different and interesting. What'd you think?

Hopefully I'll get the Nightwing/Slade chapter up soon. Sorry for the delay.

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