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The Pendant

Chapter I: Why we fall

Richard was a quiet 6-year-old boy. When he wasn't sparring in the gym he was reading or studying. That's why today was so different. Today he was playing with Jane, the gardener's daughter. They ran around the huge backyard of Wayne Manor, finding rocks and throwing them back onto the ground.

"Look Richard, look what I found!" Jane exclaimed, holding up a shiny purple rock

"Cool! Let me have it!" Richard exclaimed

"Finders keepers!" Jane said, running

"But you found it in my backyard!" Richard exclaimed, chasing after her. In a matter of seconds he was running on top of a large hole that was boarded up with rickety, rotted wood. In a matter of seconds he fell in to the hole.

"Jane, help!" Richard screamed

"I'll go get Alfred, hold on," Jane said, running off towards the mansion.

In a matter of minutes Alfred was scaling the sides of the ditch, hanging on to a piece of rope held by the house chef. The butler grabbed Richard and pulled him out of the whole and set him down on the grass.

"Now Master Richard, why do we fall?" Alfred asked

"Because of gravity" Richard stated, thinking it was a question of scientific matters

"No Master Richard. We fall to learn to pick ourselves up"…

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16-year-old Robin had done the worst thing in his whole young life. He had yelled at Starfire. It wasn't just the matter of yelling at a teammate. He did that a lot, mainly to Beastboy. No, Starfire wasn't just a teammate. She was his best friend.

It was a windy day in Jump City. It was pretty late. It would probably rain too. Still, Robin had felt like taking a walk. He walked through town square, past the pizza shop and the video store.

Posted to the side of a Deli was a poster for Haley's circus coming to town. Robin ripped it down and threw it into the trash

" Stupid safety hazard," He cursed

Deep inside Robin knew it wasn't. Deep inside Robin knew that it was a perfectly safe and fun place and that his parent's death was caused by a psychotic man who made his decisions based on the flip of a coin, not the clowns or performers. Or acrobats.

Robin walked home. He walked up the steps of Titans tower to his room on one of the top levels. At the door was something he'd thought he'd never see again.

The pendant.

It had been missing for nearly 3 years. Robin picked up the pendant and felt the shape of a Robin in the middle in his hand. There was a note attached to the silver chain. It read:

Dearest Robin,

I am sorry I upset you. I found this and thought it may be yours.

Starfire.

Things like the Pendant weren't just found. Robin knew for a fact that the pendant had fell into a box of some of Beastboy and Cyborg's useless crap. Robin had looked and looked but the box was huge and it had been no use.

Starfire didn't find the pendant. She had searched for it. It had probably taken her hours to find. Robin had mentioned the pendant before and Starfire must have gone looking for it.

"I don't deserve a friend like her," Robin whispered to himself as he slipped the Pendant into a box of things from his past in his room. He then slipped into bed and fell sound asleep.

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8-year-old Richard ran down the halls of Wayne Manor, pulling Jane with him.

"Let's find rooms we haven't seen," he said

"In this huge place? There'll be millions!" Jane exclaimed

"There" Richard said, pointing to a brown door with scorch marks on it "I've never been in this one before"

"That's 'cause you're not aloud, dummy," Jane said

"Too bad" Richard said, opening the door.

Inside were piles of burned books and fabrics, toys and gadgets.

"What are you doing in this room?" Bruce asked, coming up from behind

"Exploring" Richard, replied, picking up a burnt book as the remains tumbled to the floor

"There was a fire here a while ago. We had to rebuild the entire mansion. We decided to leave this one room filled with the memories of the things we lost" Bruce replied

"Why was there a fire?" Jane asked

"The whole city was on fire" Bruce replied

"Why?" Richard asked

"Because someone named Raz 'Al Ghoul thought the city needed it," Bruce said with a frown "And maybe, in a sense, he was right"

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To be continued…

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