Chapter 3-Wings Change of Plans

Robin left Fate's tower and with the help of his two loyal Shadowkahn and he was back in his room in Titans Tower packing up his stuff. When he returned he sent one of his shadows to spy on the rest of the team to make sure everything was a go for packing up. The now spying Shadowkahn found all of the Titans sitting in the main room with the giant view of the city. They were all sitting at a round table and though the Shadowkahn could only spy it couldn't help, but hear their conversation about its master. "What will happen when Friend Robin returns Cyborg?" said the girl with red hair with a worried look on her face.

"I don't know Star part of me wants to report this to the Batman and then to the Justice League so they can handle Robin. To be honest this whole situation is way beyond us and since we all have personal attachments to Robin andour judgment is impaired in this matter," said the serious voice identified by the Shadowkahn as Cyborg next to the one known as Starfire.

"Dude maybe it won't be that bad. I mean this is Robin and he would never turn on us like this with those shadow thingies right? I mean those shadow guys could be helpful to us around the tower, fight bad guys, and help me beat Cyborg at GameStation," said the green thing that had spoke and received an angry glare from everyone.

"Robin's powers are coming out in waves and I can feel it growing even further, but for some reason he's masked his presence all of a sudden and I can't sense him," said the final member of the group with purple hair who in the Shadowkahn limited mind could sense the girl cared about its master more then she should.

Quietly the shadow warrior left the massive room and headed back to its master room where everything was packed as possible and ready to be sent through the shadows. Robin turned around to face his Shadowkahn warrior that had now returned to him from spying on his friends. "Are they all inthe main room talking to each other?" said Robin to his Shadowkahn that gave a brief nod.

"They talk of you my master with each one speaking differently of what to do with you in their own way. The strange green colored thing actually approves of us, but only so we may make his life easier. The half metal half flesh one is unsure of you and thinking about contacting the Justice League as well as the one known as the Batman. The girl with red hair seems worried as well as an equally if not greater worried girl with purple hair. It seems the one with purple hair can no longer sense you my master and is troubled by such things," said the Shadowkahn in a dark hoarse voice.

"I'm glad when I had you summoned I gave you the power to speak. As for right now I'm headed home back to Gotham, but not to the Bat Cave as Fate wanted. At least not in the way he wants me to do and just tell Batman about my powers. Since Fate doesn't know I was exile in from Batman I want to keep it that way so you will be moving me into a small apartment complex under an assumed name he set up in case something went wrong and I would need a place to stay. You know the location so take my stuff over to the location now," said Robin to the shadow warrior who had just spoken.

"Yes master," said the Shadowkahn as it took Robin's things in a small pile and vanished with them into a shadow portal.

"As for you my remaining Shadowkahn I need you to stay hidden along the parts of the shadows on the wall. Your job is to bring Raven to me without the others knowing were here. Understand?" said Robin as he sat down and went into a meditative state.

(Brotherhood of Evil HQ)

Slade walked through the steel corridors on the complex slightly please at the discovery of Robin's newly discovered powers. If he could properly restrain Robin while he was reluctantly asking for the help of the Brotherhood he could bend Robin to his will and with a loyal apprentice who is the true son of darkness it would be one hell of a ride. He met in the main conference room with the other key players in this organization as they all sat in their comfortable chairs (three out of four were in chairs) looking at him like he was a soldier reporting to his superior. It was almost too disgusting for his taste as he was smarter, faster, and more skilled then all of them combined. Yet here he was following their orders from all of them like a soldier in an army. To make matters worse he was wrong about Robin not being special in the form of having powers and he knew they would rub it in his steel masked covered face. "Welcome back Slade. I was hoping you would have spent more time in Jump City and freed your loyal concrete body guard Cinderblock and brought him here," said the giant ape that Slade who wanted to kill and turn into a form of clothing while the head would be turned into a mug he could drink out of once hollowed out.

"If you read my report I drafted for you all you would have seen that I tried to make an attempt to free Cinderblock from his prison. Unfortunately the psycho wave emitter I placed on Cinderblock has some minor side effects. Side effects that if the authorities that are treating him don't treat him he will be a concrete vegetable. Also it seems my former apprentice's punch to Cinderblock did a significant amount of damage as well and his entire head is wrapped in a plaster like case," said Slade knowing full well that he couldn't lead a blind metahuman like Cinderblock out of the prison hospital in his condition.

"It makes...no difference...Slade. You did...your job...exceedingly well. You will...be rewarded...as planned...when Robin...is captured," said Brain making his voice as the leader of the organization being heard known.

"Capturing him won't be easy Brain considering the boy's exceptional skills in marital arts and weaponry. I should know since I've tried myself on multiple occasions, but I found out the boy is slippery like an eel. Also you failed to put into consideration Robin's already growing shadow powers enhancing him along with other unknown things about his new abilities, you can't guarantee a 100 chance of capture. No one can," said Slade who was sure if the Brain had a body would have nodded in agreement from the footage he had seen of Robin's escapes from a villains grasp.

"True, but his friends are his weakness and if our master shape shifter Madame Rouge can impersonate someone close to him and immobilize him from calling his powers he would be easier to handle," said General Immortus confidently who every one new was the father of strategy in war.

"There is just one problem with the plan Immortus and that is you have to find him first because it's clear he wouldleave the tower due to his concern for his friends. He would have to go someplace to master his powers without worry that he will be found. As of right now you don't know where that is or have a possible lead as to where he might go. You can't go through with your plan to capture him when you don't know where he is at the precise moment in time," said Slade trying to raise a valid argument.

"Do not worry comrade we have ways of tracking specific types of magic thanks to the relics from the ancient world General Immortus has in his current possession," said the ever shape sifting woman that was Madame Rouge.

"Then I would suggest you activate it and hone in on the boy's frequency now so that his capture can be one quickly before he becomes to powerful for us to subdue," said Slade who hated being put in the dark by others.

"Already...done and...ready to...proceed with...the plan. Slade will...command the...strike force...that captures...Robin," said Brain secretly making the metal masked man that was Slade smile for a moment.

"Good it's been decided then. Let's get this plan underway," said Slade as he spun around and left without another word from his 'superiors' if they could be called that.

(Titans Tower)

Raven walked back to her room for meditation after discussing things with the group about Robin and what he told her, but kept certain pieces of what he said out. She made sure his childhood while in the circus had stayed out her explanation of things as well as the fact that he was enjoying his new found powers. To her such a comment would only drive to create a largely distinct wedge ofdistrust within the team towards Robin that may not be filled over time. 'I hope Robin's okay and that he's not doing anything too rash,' thought Raven as she walked by his door only to stop right after as if sensing something was inside.

Before she could contemplate what she sensed in Robin's room afigure from behind her grabbed her mouth and with one hand pulled back behind her she was sent backwards to the wall. It happened so fast that Raven didn't have time to use her powers as she was sent into a dark room with a hand covering her mouth and hand still behind her back. She was about to summon some of her powers to fight the figure behind her until she heard a familiar voice in the room. "My loyal shadow do you really have to use so much force to restrain her? Let her go now," said the figure in front of her that she knew was Robin.

As ordered the Shadowkahn released her as Robin commanded and walked to its master and kneeled before him at his side awaiting orders. "Robin what are you doing? Why are you back? Where did you go?" said Raven demanding answers from the titan Boy Wonder.

"Well to answer your questions properly I have to do it in the opposite order of your line of questioning. First, I went to see Fate since I knew he would have knowledge of this at his finger tips and I was able to get the answers I wanted right away. Second, I'm here to get my stuff Rae because I have to leave temporarily due to what Fate told me. Third, I going to into temporary exile until after Fate reports his findings about me to the League so they can decide what to do with me. But before that I have to go home quickly for a brief costume change since I can't be Robin anymore," said Robin while his all knowing devil's advocate mentally smiled in approval at such an approach to this new change.

"What do you mean you can't be Robin anymore?" said Raven with sadness in her voice as she had almost gotten used to the traffic light colored formation of his Robin uniform.

"Come one Rae you knew I had this idea for changing my Robin consume in the planning stages for several months now. Beside the great mighty Prince of Darkness and successor to the Shadow King can't be wearing a uniform that makes people think I'm just a living walking traffic light. Also in the sense to change the costume I have to change my name to something that is not associated with the name 'Robin'. Robin's are harmless birds that gets eaten by cats or becomes road kill when they get hit by cars and frankly I'm tired of people laughing at me when they see me in it," said Robin coldly with some anger in his voice at the end.

"You're seeing that now," said Raven in a sarcastic voice out of habit and now wishing she hadn't.

"THIS ISN'T A JOKE RAVEN!" yelled Robin who was furious at her for using that sarcastic voice on him making him do something he now regretted.

Soon he heard foots steps coming his way and he knew who they were so he turned to his Shadowkahn who sensed that his master wished to leave. "Wait! Robin tell me what your future name is going to be so I'll recognize it when I hear it," said Raven who hated to see Robin go.

Robin paused for a second thinking about what name he could use so she would know it would be him in the future. It was then that the word "future" created an idea as he just remembered how Starfire explained to him what he was like in the future and the name he had taken on when he stopped being called Robin. "Call me...Nightwing: The Wings of Shadow," said Robin as he winked with a smile and his Shadowkahn took him to his exiled home.

The door behind Raven opened and the other titan members came in to find Raven just staring at the direction Robin had been in before vanishing through the shadows. "He was here wasn't he Raven?" said Cyborg seriously knowing the answer would be a yes.

Raven didn't turn around so no one could see her small blush from Robin's little wink he gave her and only nodded before she teleported to the roof to breathe. 'What has come over me when I see him do that? Do I like him more then a friend? No I couldn't besides he has Starfire. Also knowing them both they'll wait for each other no matter what and I'll always be alone as usual,' thought Raven miserably.

For a moment she looked at the lonely sea of ocean stretched out before her that mid-after noon day. Then she felt something behind heronly to vanish as it came and when she turned around she saw a note covered under a rock so the wind wouldn't knock it away. Raven frowned as she picked up the paper and threw the rock away down to the ground below. She opened the paper and read the note out loud. "When and if I see you again you owe me a kiss. Signed...Nightwing," said Raven as she spoke his name like it was the name of something sweet.

She carefully folded the paper and put it away in her right hand that was now hidden by her blue cloak as she hoped this would all turn out for the better. She went to the roof entrance to the tower and took the elevator to the floor with her room. She needed to mediate as she intended to originally before some of her emotions like Happy or Brave decided to do something...horrible. She made her way down stairsas sheentered her room and went into meditation only to be interrupted in record time by the cheery alien Starfire. "Friend Raven I wish to speak with you about friend Robin," said Starfire in her cheery voice, but something told Raven that it was just a front for the alien girl to do get some personal information from her about Ro...or rather Nightwing as she had to remember that he changed his name.

"Come in Starfire," said Raven and right after she said those words Starfire came flying in with all the cheeriness that made Raven want to puke.

"Please tell me Friend Raven how wasRobin or helookedwhen you saw him a second time was he different then before?" said Starfire in a pleading voice as the two girls floated in the air.

"Starfire I couldn't really see if Robin's uniform had changed at all since the room was covered in darkness. Also I didn't go in his room intentionally as one of his shadows that he commands grabbed me from behind and pulled me into the room to see him. We really didn't get a chance to talk about anything except that I accidentally made fun of him in a sarcastic way. He got angry at me before you all came running in his room forcing him to leave before we could talk further," said Raven in a half lie hoping Starfire would believe it.

"I see well in that case I shall halt your mediation no more and I shall continue to make more pudding of sadness for everyone since it is once more another time to be sad," said Starfire making Raven shudder at the thought of the pudding as she flew out of the room.

(Bat Cave)

Robin or rather Nightwing now walked through the Bat Cave that had held so many different memories of him training with his former mentor. Of course not all of them were what he would like to call...pleasant. He remembered how Bruce had nearly killed him at one point by pushing him till he could barely breathe from training. Fighting off bad memories and ignoring the rare good ones Nightwing walked over to the workbench. He turned on the light and set it to a low as he went to get to items lying around that he could possibly put together to recreate himself. 'I have to be quiet unless I have Alfred discover I'm here in secret and I'm using Batman's workbench. I would need an army of Shadowkahn to stop Bruce if that were tohappen and I don't think I'm ready for that just yet,' thought Nightwing as he went to an area filled with different spare parts, electronics, and several other components.

Batman usually used it while he was here, but he was away either on the Watchtower, out fighting crime in Gotham, or fighting crime far away from Gotham. Alfred the manors loyal butler that he was, Nightwing knew was upstairs probably tiding up something old or dusting off one of many Grandfather clocks that were older then he was. 'Now is the time for you to become reborn again once more my boy. Here is where Robin the Boy Wonder transforms and evolves into Nightwing the Wings of Shadow!" said devil's advocate in the young man's head.

"Now...lets begin," said Nightwing out loud nodding as he began taking multiple as well as different dark material, tools, and equipment as he began creating what Starfire had described to him when she went into the future with a few alterations of his own design.

(At that moment on the Watchtower)

Batman walked to the top secret conference room for a secret meeting with the other heroes know as the "Original Seven" as they had been dubbed by others in the tower. When he entered the conference room the door shut immediately behind him. He saw the other six original heroes/founders of the League staring at him waiting for him to take his seat. For a short while no one spoke as the room was filled with unnatural silence. At first it seemed to be directed towards everyone until Batman felt it settle only on him as if he was at fault or had done something wrong. "Why are you all looking at me as if I'm not what appear to be? You all looked like you saw the reflection of your own shadow in a mirror" said Batman who didn't know why they were acting as they were.

"Yeah uh about that Bat's its kinda funny that you brought that up," said Flash who was rubbing the back of his red helmeted head nervously.

"What are you talking about?" said Batman who clearly hating this situation all of a sudden as he felt like he was being singled out for some reason.

"I'm afraid I've become the barer of bad news for you Batman in regards to your son Robin," said a voice that was Fate's as he appeared through an Egyptian symbol and met them in the room.

"What are you talking about Fate? Robin is with the Titans down in Jump City and if hewas in trouble I would have been contacted about itthrough one of them," said Batman angrily and some what confused.

He didn't want to reveal he placed his adopted son in exile for the argument the two had that resulted in the boy leaving and eventually led to Robin starting the Teen Titans. "If only that were the case my friend, but I see from the fact that you don't know means that Robin never told you what happened in Jump City," said Fate in a sad voice.

"What? What has happened to Robin? Tell me!" said Batman furiously and was close to become a loud yell.

"You're son Batman...is the descendent of Shadogun: The Shadow King and even as we speak he has left the Titans and is mastering his shadow powers," said Fate seeing the shattered stone face of the dark knight and expression of shock now covering it.

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