That Which We Are, We Are
By AngelQueen
Disclaimer: The characters of Batman Beyond are not owned by me. I'm using them purely for the entertainment of the readers here and no money is being made from this. Standard disclaimers also apply.
Summary: Bruce Wayne is dead. The members of the Bat Family gather to say farewell to the one who created the legacy of Batman.

Timothy Drake-Thank You

I told the McGinnis kid that you probably did me a favor in forbidding me to be Robin again. I felt so bitter at the time. Sometimes I still do.

I wanted to blame you. A part of me thought that if you'd trained me just a little bit better, Harley and the Joker would never have been able to put me through the hell that they did. If only you and Barbara had tried a little harder to find me, I wouldn't have ended up a psychological mess.

But you were not to blame, and neither was Barbara. You'd done your best to protect and train me, but the Joker was determined to get a hold of me, no matter the cost.

Then everything fell apart.

After I left, there was only you and Barbara. She was never specific on what happened to the two of you in that time, but I can read between the lines, hear what is implied, but never spoken.

I guess, even after all that was said, and not said, I just want to say thank you. You did the best you could, just as we did. Even though, in the end, it wasn't enough, you did your best.

And I love you for that.

Thank you Bruce. Thank you.