Robin sat on the couch as Bruce Wayne began to explain what Terra had been doing for the past few months. "It's true, Terra trained under me as my Apprentice. I discovered a way to cause her to come out of comatose. I made her my Apprentice, and trained her as I trained Robin."

The Titans were shocked by this revelation. "Dude, you trained Robin?" beast Boy asked.

"Yes," replied Batman. "I trained Robin."

Raven looked at Batman with curiosity. "I heard once that the Dark Knight had an accomplice." She looked at Robin. "It all makes sense, the rumors and stories."

"Yes, it's true, we were partners. But that was a long time ago." Batman sighed quietly.

Robin shifted somewhat uncomfortably. The shock of it had worn off some during the trip home. Right now, Robin wanted answers. Answers that only Bruce could give him; "Like I said earlier Bruce, you have a lot of explaining to do."

"Indeed I have Robin. I suppose I should explain why I'm here and why Terra's my Apprentice." Batman began, "I'm after someone. He calls himself the Terminator, but you all know him as Slade."

"You're after Slade?" Robin demanded, eager for information above all else about his elusive nemesis. "Why?"

"He had you break into Wayne Enterprises," Batman said quietly. The Titans stared at him in shock. How did he know Robin broke in? Did he tell him?

"Did Robin tell you this?" Cyborg asked, curiously. Robin never mentioned talking to Batman at all. In fact he never said anything about him.

"No, he didn't tell me about it. I saw it with my surveillance cameras," Bruce replied. "That's how I know what he did, and that's why I'm involved. Usually, I let Robin deal with him. Usually I don't interfere, but this is a more personal level. And I've fought him before."

"You have?" Beast Boy asked. He didn't know Slade got around like that. He thought he was just the Titans' problem. Even Robin looked surprised. He wasn't expecting that and he wondered what Slade had been doing in Gotham City that he would dare challenge his mentor.

"Why leave me in the dark about this, Bruce?" Robin asked.

"I'm sorry I didn't contact you sooner. I've been busy lately," Batman replied.

"With what?" Robin demanded. "What could possibly so important that you wouldn't take time to send me information about Slade?"

"Reviving Terra; I know about her betrayal and how she redeemed herself. I wanted to give her a second chance, so I made her my Apprentice."

"So, what do we do now?" Robin asked.

"That's your move, Robin. You're the leader of the Teen Titans, remember?" Batman smiled quietly. Robin gave him a funny stare, he was so used to taking orders from him that he was having trouble comprehending that he was giving him the authority to plan the attack.

"You want me to do this?" Robin asked, unsure for a moment what Batman was implying.

"This is your team, you're the leader; I'm just here to attend to my business, which just happens to be someone you have dealt with more than I have. It's your move, Robin. What happens next is up to you." Batman, Bruce Wayne gave him a rare smile in his costume.

"I'm not sure what Slade's planning next but I know that we must keep your arrival a secret."

"I know," Batman said. "Slade probably knows that Bruce Wayne is here because of the reopening to Wayne Enterprises."

"But he doesn't know that Bruce Wayne is Batman does he?" Cyborg asked.

"I don't know if knows who I am or not, but you must promise me you will never reveal my secret identity to anyone. Ever." He gazed at all the Titans as they nodded.

"Well, I suppose we've discussed this long enough," Batman said. "I must go contact Alfred to check up on how things are in Gotham City; I'll be back when I'm done."

The moment he had left the room, the tension mounted. Cyborg was the first to speak. "I wonder why I never put two and two together."

"What do you mean?" Robin asked.

"You and the Batman, I mean, you fight like him, your equipment is very similar, and I kind of hate to say it but you act like him too. Except you're not all gloomy and broody, except of course when it comes to Slade than you do act like him."

"I had always heard he had an accomplice, but I never though it would be you," Raven said. "Why didn't you tell us?"

"Let's say I have some unsettled issues with him, that's all," Robin said simply. "That's all you need to know."

"If you have issues with him then why are you let him help us?" Raven asked.

"He's the only one I know who can," Robin replied. "If you'll excuse me, I need to go think." He left the room.

Cyborg frowned, "What's eating him?"

"You've been awfully quiet Terra, don't you have anything to say?" Beast Boy asked.

"Let me talk to him," Terra said quietly. "I know what he's thinking."

"How do you know what he's thinking?" Cyborg asked.

"I know how it is, living with the Batman, I know what he's been through, dealing with him. And I know how he feels."

She left her friends and went up onto the roof. She wasn't surprised to find him standing there, arms behind his back, gazing out at the city. She stepped behind him. "You really do brood like him, don't you?"

"Why am I not surprised at that observation," Robin's head turned around to face her. "So, you live with Bruce now, eh?"

Terra nodded. "Does he ever…talk about why I left?"

"No, he doesn't speak of you much at all, his work keeps him busy." They both laughed.

"So, has the tide turned for us yet?" Terra asked.

"Perhaps, but with Batman, you never know," Robin sighed. "I always wonder if I made the right choice. I could have turned down his offer and lived a perfectly normal life."

"Yet you chose not to."

"Yes. And I'll always live with that choice. Do you see why I try so hard Terra? I always stand in his shadow; the shadow of the Dark Knight. In the eyes of villains, I'm still the sidekick. I just stand in his shadow…"

"You're not just a sidekick anymore," Terra reassured him. "You're the leader of the Teen Titans. You've proven yourself already and I know he's proud of you."

"He told you so?" Robin asked.

"No, but I can tell you he is," Terra replied. "He doesn't say it, but his actions show it. Why else would he let you lead and not just take control of the situation? He's proud of you Robin. He told me if you could survive his training, I could. He doesn't see you as a sidekick anymore."

"Thanks, I really needed to hear that," Robin gave her a smile.

"Why's that?" Terra asked.

"Bruce isn't one to talk much."

"Yeah, I know."

"How long have you lived with him?"

"Six months," Terra replied.

"Long enough for him to train you."

"Yeah, that was the worst six months of my life."

"Really?" Robin raised an eyebrow.

"I didn't know how much you went through, training under him. It's a lot harder than I thought."

"Yeah, it is. Come on, let's go back inside. We have to rest so we can stop Slade tomorrow."

"Alright," replied Terra. She followed him into the Tower. Now she knew why he had been so surprised that Batman had given him the role as the leader even though he was there.

She knew he would do whatever it took to bring Slade down. And as long as Slade was taken down, she didn't care who did. She, like Robin had been his Apprentice, and like Robin she had managed to get out. They would take him down, and it would be a very personal act of revenge. He had controlled her and used her, now she was going to fight back.