Chapter Two

Damian waited patiently on the roof for his father, Tim told him that they were wrapping up with Joker and would be on his way shortly. He looked over at Sam who had Damian's cape covering him as he slept from exhaustion. Damian let out a sigh when he felt a presence in the shadows. He looked at the darkness and said "You must be getting old if I can tell you are there Batman."

Bruce walked out of the shadows and looked at the kid before looking at his son. He let out a grunt as he stood at the edge of the rooftop. "I take it Black Mask wasn't there." He said as he looked down at the city that he had protected all these years.

"No, he wasn't. Apparently, he had lackeys do the job for him. Brother Eye said that Sam's mom just turned up at the city morgue. Black Mask took Sam as social services were bringing him to one of the Wayne orphanages." Damian said as he stood next to his father, close in height.

"We can't take him to the cave, bunker, or manor. It's too risky to take him to an orphanage since Mask has his hands in everything." Bruce said as he looked at his son who reminded him of himself when he was younger.

"I can take him to Titans. The tower might have been made a museum but we got a new set-up in Rhode Island. It's secured thanks to Waynetech along with Cyborg's security. The others can help look out for him as well." Damian said as he looked back at Sam.

"You know he'll never be safe with his father out there. There will always be a chance he could grab him and induct him into the family business of being a sadist." Bruce said as he looked at the kid.

"You're right, maybe he needs what I needed at that age. A mentor to teach him how to be good and help people." Damian said as he crossed his arms thinking.

"Well I'm not going to be one, I've been in this for too long and I'm not getting any younger. That's why I sent Helena to train with Diana after Selena left. He needs someone who understands what he's going through. I read about his mother, she was a good person. She put herself through two jobs so Sam could have a good future. Black Mask made sure that future can never happen now." Bruce said as he looked at his son, his cape coving his lower body.

"Robin has never been a hero who trains someone, Robin has always been at Batman's side no matter what." Damian said as he looked at his father.

"Then maybe it's time Robin was passed onto another, Nightwing left Robin around eighteen. Honestly, I thought you would have left 7 years ago when you found Ra's sword yet you held on. Your sister is more than ready to take on the mantle, find your own way and train Sam to become better than his father. I know you can do it." Bruce said as he placed a hand on Damian's shoulder.

Damian gave a smile as he took off his Robin badge and handed it to his father. Bruce gave a smile and nod as he put it in his belt then grappled to the batwing taking off into the night back towards the cave. Damian carefully picked up Sam and placed him over his shoulder as he made his way towards the ground. Once he was on the ground he walked over to the Redbird, an old car that used to be Tim's that he fixed up and added some new features as well. He opened the passenger door and slowly placed Sam inside strapping him in then he slowly closed the door. Damian entered the driver's side and started up the car before he put in the coordinates for the Titans lair then he sped off to the streets of Gotham. Soon he was outside Gotham city limits as he watched the road hoping he could do the same for Sam that his father did for him.

(Timeskip a few hours)

Damian just pulled up outside the entrance to the lair, all that anyone could see is the side of a mountain. Using the console in the car he entered his access code and after he hit sent the side of the mountain opened a tunnel letting him drive through. Once he entered the doors closed behind with the only light coming from the car. The tunnel soon ran out into a large circular room that had lights and monitors all around. He turned the car off and looked over to see Sam still sleeping so he got out of his car and looked around seeing no one figuring they were in the lounge. He walked through the hallways before finally finding the lounge entrance he saw Jon, Emiko, Wallace, Raven, and Jackson enjoying a movie and some laughs. Damian smirked as he leaned against the doorway and cleared his throat to get their attention.

"Hey, Damian's back!" Wallace said as he sped from his chair to where Damian stood giving him a fist pump.

"Hey guys how's everyone?" Damian said as he walked over to the group.

"Not much, what brings the son of Batman all the way from good old Gotham?" Jon asked as he stood up and hug Damian.

"Well about two things there Kent." Damian said as he returned he hug.

"Well from your excitement you have seemed to pass on from being Robin." Raven said as she looked at Damian

"Never can get anything past an empath." Damian said with a dry chuckle.

"Also notice the lack of an R on your chest there."Emiko said with a smirk.

"Yeah that's the first thing, the second thing is something a little different. You guys might want to suit up." He said as he walked back to where he was parked at.

Everyone exchanged looks before Wallace and Raven used their powers to change into theirs, Jon used his speed to change into his, and Emiko after years of practice changed into her suit fairly quick. They all followed Damian out to where the redbird was to see a young boy outside the car with a surprised look on his face as his eyes looked around the room he was in. Sam's eyes then fell onto the young heroes and once his gaze caught them his pupils widen in excitement. Damian walked over to Sam and got down on one knee to be eye level with him.

"Do you know who I am Sam?" Damian asked him as the others watched the interaction.

"Yes, you're that hero Robin. You saved me from those guys who took me from those people that were taking me to my new home. Who were they?" Sam asked as Damian let out a sigh.

"Those men work for a very bad person Sam. That person is going to keep coming after you which is why I am offering you this choice. Either you can stay here until we bring this person to justice or we can train you to be able to always protect yourself." Damian told him as he stood up and walked over to the others.

"Would I be able to stop what happened to my mom from happening to others?" He asked as he walked over to the group.

"We are going to train you so that you can save as many as you can," Emiko said earning a smile from Damian.

"Then I'll take the second option, train me to become a hero like you all." Sam said with a smile.

"First things first, lets properly get introduced," Damian said as he leads him to the lounge area knowing everything was going to be alright.