Summery: It's the story of the big brother Robin forgot he had, who became one of the greatest thieves in the world. This the story of how Mike Grayson became Red X and a member of the ever so criminal Chaos Crew. Chapter 2: The past helps you understand the future, right? So whats up with this Academy?

Disclaimer: I think we've established the fact that I don't own anything TV, Movie, Cartoon, Anima, Video Game, Comic, or Book (except for Blackheart Agents which is a novel I'm in the process of writing. The very very long process of writing)

Claimer: ...but I do own SOME of the characters you don't realize. The other characters you may not recognize could also be CC members. Remember we're still looking for members.

I feel terrible. I had this written about 2 months ago and the sidestory since KH2 came out. But I guess that's what happens when you play KH2 for three days only sleeping and sometimes eating. Then reading lots and lots of KH fanfiction and some Naruto fanfiction. But you can't change the past so... since I'm sure your tiered of hearing (reading) this pointless stuff, lets get on with this story.

Explaining the Past
aka
History Lesson

LAST TIME ON MIKE 'X' GRAYSON...

"As slippery as you mind is can you at least remember how to get back up to you're room and what a shower it. We need to be there by 1 and you're still in your pj's at ... 12:10. You have 30 minuets, 40 at the most to get ready and in the car."

"How are you more like dad than I am when you're not even related to him? Live a little." And with that Chris when up the stairs back to his room. "Ouch!"

"Its pull you moron. Wake up!"

"Shut up!"

"How bout you act your age X"

"Sure, as soon as you act yours Red." Mike heard the bathroom door close and shook his head. Sometimes it was hard to believe he was the 13 year old and Chris was the 19 year old. But that was the way things were now. It was a better life. He had money, he had food, he hand somewhere comfortably and dry to life, but most importantly, he had a family. In a month he would be initiate into that family. It was the family on the line between Good and Evil. This was the Havoc Family." (A/N I changed that a bit from the last chapter)

BACK TO THE STORY...

It had been three weeks since the big Swordcrossing opening. Chris had been distant as of late. His minded was always on something so it was save to say, he was planning something. Mike sat on his balcony's railing. The mansion had three floors and a secret basement only the two resident thieves knew about. His bedroom and thus his balcony were on the third floor. He sighed as he watched the sunset over the treetops. Such a beautiful sight it was. Directly below him was the backyard. Mike sighed as he laid back on the railing and dangled one leg sideways off the edge.

"Beautiful isn't it." A voice Mike recognized as Chris's said from behind him.

"Yeah, I never noticed just how beautiful it looked when I was in the circus."

"What about when you were with Uncle James." Mike nearly fell off the balcony. He hadn't heard, talked, or even thought about his uncle in so long. Well maybe thought. In truth he had just been thinking about the old man moments before. That had been the first time in a while. "Sorry I didn't mean to startle you."

"It's alright. You just sorta read my mind."

"How so?"

"Well, Uncle James and my dad never got along to well. Somehow, my uncle convinced my father to let me spend a year with him in Japan. He had wanted Richard to come with us too, but dad didn't allow it. Rich was always the special one, the favorite son who got most of the attention. Sure he loved me an all, but Richard always came first."

"Why was that."

"Well Richard was the good son, who always listened to our parents and gave 100 at everything." Mike sighed remembering just how it had been before continuing, "I wasn't. I know my father, even though he didn't say it, thought I was a bit… sinful. To him I was corrupted just like my uncle. I played pranks, always late, never responsible and almost got kicked out of the circus because I stole someone's juilry and got caught. I suppose its one of the reasons my father named me Michael James Grayson. He named me after my uncle just like he named my brother, Richard Jonathan Grayson, after himself. I once heard him tell my mum I was my uncle reborn or something like that. I loved my parents, but I knew I wasn't first in there hearts."

"I wish I could do something"

"But you can't, Chris. You can't change the past. Anyway –sigh- I went to my uncle's and met my cousin Alexia. We played together, but that's all I had remembered until lately. When I got home I spent sleepless nights trying in vain to remember everything that happened, but I couldn't. After my parents died, and I started stealing to survive, I started to remember bits and pieces of the trip. I started to remember my uncle teaching me to steal. The night after I stole a gun I remembered how my uncle had taught me to shoot one. I remembered a lot of things he taught me, but not everything."

"Lately I've been wondering," Mike continued, "why Uncle James didn't come looking for me to adopt or anything. I soon thought maybe it was because I hadn't proved myself worthy. It stopped my from feeling horribly guilty when I stole something and made me find it fun."

"Your parents deaths changed you Mike. It made you start to become the son they wanted you to become, responsible, punctual, and more mature. I think it's time I told a story."

"What kind of story?"

"The story of our lifes."

"A history lesson about our criminal families I guess huh."

"Yeah. –sigh- Well the truth is your uncle heard about the tragedy about two months after it happened. He thought you had died so he morned you. About a month later, he decided he wanted to get revenge. You see, about the same week your parents had died, your other cousin, Conner got drunk and died in a care crash. Your other cousin Ian then had an assassination attempted on him a month later as well. He was worried the same fate would happen to Alexia if he didn't figure everything out soon. The first thing he found when investigating your tragedy was that your body was never found and your brother was safe in an orphanage. Of course he knew Richard was to much like his father to become a criminal unless forced to and he didn't wasn't him to be forced or to have to have the burden of keeping the family secret. Plus as you know, Richard had never even met or heard that he had an uncle."

"He had everyone in his control looking for you. I was in Havoc helping Luke, but I'll explain that later. Anyway, no one could find you. I assume you were hiding in Cal's Alleys by this time. Not to mention he didn't have many contacts in Gotham. About 6 months later James fell ill. Some new poison that caused you organs to rot slowly until you died. I went to see him in the hospital. With a bunch of other people. The last thing he said to me was, "Find my Mike… and tell him I love him." It safe to say your Uncle considered you one of his own and loved you as much as Alexia. Speaking of Alexia, she was pulled out immediately after James fell ill. Laura Leo has been taking her around the world for special training since then. James Michael Grayson died only a month before I found you."

Mike sat there in shock. His uncle had searched for him. His uncle had cared about him. His uncle… had loved him… why? Mike blinked and then looked at Chris as he leaned on the balcony railing, but… what he saw wasn't that. He was in an Asian style backyard. Mike found himself in the Grayson Compound in Japan.

"Good job Mike. Wow you mastered that the first time. I'm so proud of you son."

"Thanks Uncle James!" Smiled a hyper 6 year old Mike.

"Now lets see if you can get this next-" the image faded back to Chris leaning on the balcony railing now watching some of the stars appear.

"-move" Mike muttered under his breath to finish his uncle's sentence.

"Pardon?" Chris asked curiously.

"Uh nothing. So this Academy I'm going to. What the story on that."

Chris chuckled a little before saying, "Now that's a long story."

"We've got time."

"You need to get to bed. We're leaving tomorrow for the Academy and its going to be a long ride. We have to be careful so we aren't followed."

"All the more reason you should tell me the story. I need to know about this Academy."

"Ok, ok, ok, fine! –sigh- Before I was born there were a group of friends. James Grayson, Caroline Christian and Julian Rooks were the best strongest criminals in the world. They were simply legionary. Anyway, James had his first son Ian and Caroline had Xavier, me. They started teaching there children early about how to be a criminal. They were to start normal school soon when Julian came up with an idea. He was the youngest of the group and had the most time on his hands. Julian had come up with the idea of a school for criminals. So instead we were home schooled by our parents. My father didn't agree so my parents got divorced and my mum got custody of me. The legendary three then gathered up some of there underworld friends and got them to join up. Stephen Rooks, Julian's twin brother who had taken over the Rooks family business, financed the idea. A school was soon built and simply named the Academy. A few years later Stephen's scientists created a machine that served as a portal. To Julian, only one thing of intrest came out of the portal, Uzumaki Kohaku. He later married her. Soon they had a daughter named Rose. Meanwhile Stephen also got married and had a son named Luke. You were being born around this time, too, Mike."

"Anyway, after a few years Julian and Stephen murdered. Kohaku inherited the Academy and then built as village around it. It was baced on the system of they dimention she had come from. The students were now the children of the village trained to do missions and defend the village as shinobi ninja. Around this time Rose had turned 7 and Luke was not far behind. They were to start school at the Academy, but instead Rose left to train on her own. She's been gone ever since then. Luke on the other hand, attended the Academy and passed with flying colors. He got the title of Hokage shortly after his aunt died and he graduated. As a matter of fact he's the youngest to ever graduate with his grades.

"Hmm," Chris seemed lost in thought for a moment before continuing, there's someone else you should know about I have a half brother named Axel. He was named after his father Alex, except the 'lex' was reversed. Suposidly he's the Christian Protogy. We're friends, but its strained, hes jealous of my inheritance, and I... I'm jealous of his skill. Now go to bed, that's enough info for one night Mike."

"Fine." Mike said getting off the railing and getting into bed.

Chris opened the door to leave, but instead turned around. "By the way, it's rumored Rose Rooks is finally going back to the Academy to graduate. Thought you might wanna know." With that Chris left the room leaving Mike to think.

XXXXXXXXXX

The next morning was full of chickens running around like there heads had been cut off. Or more spisificaly Mike finishing the little last minute packing he had left and then finding Chris hadn't packed at all and was in his room that now looked like a tornado had run threw it in his boxers.

"I thought you said, 'no worries Mike I'm ALL packed.' No worries my ass."

"Shut it Mike. I need help!"

"Yeah you do, mentle help that is."

"Come on," Chris wined like a child at his little adopted brother, "Stop lecturing me I'm not 12."

"Yeah, but you act like it."

"Hey!" Chris said loudly before muttering, "Why do I have to be packed anyway, I'm not staying at the Academy."

"You no perfectly well why. I don't wanna have to smell you cause you couldn't change your clothes for a week."

The bickering between brothers continued for an hour before the two left.

"You sure you undershould all thoughs books? Chris asked on the seventh day of the trip right before Mike would leave him to go to school.

"Yes." Mike grumpled like a child with an overprotective parent annoying him which in a way was sorta happening.

"And you packed all your weapons,-"

"yes."

"-and books,-"

"Yes."

"-and notes,-"

"Yes." The annoyance growing stronger in his voice.

"-and clothes,-"

"Yes!"

"-and clean underw-"

"CHRIS!"

"Huh?"

"I HAVE EVERYTHING ALRIGHT! NOW LEAVE ME ALONE!"

"But do you remember that you have to-"

"-Go to the tree and wait for some girl code named Phoenix to show." Mike finished for him in a calm, but still annoyed voice.

"Alright alright, I'll leave you alone, just... be careful."

"I'm going to criminal school. The need to be careful come with the teritory... but alright."

"Good now... are you sure y-

"YES!"

TO BE CONTINUED...

I wrote this side story at the end of March when Kingdom Hearts 2 came out (great video game) and if your wondering the story had been finished a week before that and only now am I getting to typing it.

TODAY ON CHAOS CREW...

Chaos City, Blacksteal Bar

Wingz: What's going on?

Laura: I don't know.

Ruby: Hey didn't Lionheart and Stryke say something about an S-rank mission?

Laura: I checked the mission board about an hour ago. Not only are there no S or A rank missions today, but there hasn't been one for the past week.

Wiccamewcandy: (Runs in and slams door behind her) Safe -sigh- I thought I was a goner.

Wingz: Why?

Wiccamewcandy: Video gamers stampede.

All (except Wiccamewcandy): (look at each other then back at Wiccamewcandy) A what?

Wiccamewcandy: You heard me, Video Gamers stampede. Lionheart, Stryker, and Red X just got back from their S ranked mission.

Laura: But there-

Wiccamewcandy: Are no S ranks on the mission board. Actually this was a brain rotted, game addicted, video gamers' mission. Those three village idiots are passing out stolen merchandise to all of their followers.

Ruby: What'd they steal?

Wingz: Whatever it is it sounds like it's started a mob or something.

Wiccamewcandy: They stole around 50 new PS2, a lot of video game junk, about 100 copies of Kingdom Hearts II, 80 or so copies of the KH2 walkthrough books, and approximately 100 new plasma TVs. Not to mention I think Lionheart stole her own prize or something. I don't even think I wanna know what it is.

Ruby: How long till its over

Wingz: I'd say about an hour.

Laura: I bet its only 30 minutes.

Wiccamewcandy: You're both wrong. It'll be only 5 to 15 minutes.

Wingz: Oh yeah? Care to make a wager?

Laura: I'm in.

Wiccamewcandy: Me to?

Ruby: Let me guess. Usual stakes of $50 each, a $150 pot, and a $100 gained to the victor?

5 to 15 minutes later...

Mike: (still in his Red X costume walks threw the door) Stryker said to tell you it's over you can come out now and Lionheart wants Hayley to the WSCPR (Work Shop ComPuter Room)(Mike takes seat at the bar)

Wiccamewcandy: Ok. Now pay up I win.)

Wingz: I don't get it. How'd you know?

Laura: Yeah you cheated didn't you.

Wiccamewcandy: Oh I have my ways.

Wingz: And what exactly might that be?

Wiccamewcandy: We'll for starters, no way is Lionheart that patient, and then there's the fact that Vandread starts right about now and Stryker and Lionheart love to watch there anime.

Mike: Not to mention I said I'd be back in 20 minutes when I last saw you before the stampede.

Wiccamewcandy: (Anime sweat drops) YEAH BUT I FIGURED IT OUT ON MY OWN!

Bartender: Here you superhyper chocoholic ultimate drink.

Wiccamewcandy: CHOCOLATE! GIMMY! GIMMY! GIMMY!

Mike: (Grabs drink and holds it out of reach) You are not drinking this. Remember what happened last time. I had to take care you for 10 hours strait so you didn't do anything to stupid. You have to go see Lionheart first. (A/N I think I might add that scene to the story) That Australian hot head will kill me if she thought I let you take even a sip of this... substance. Now go!

Wiccamewcandy: Aww... (walks out of bar)

Bartender: You better pay me this time Mike.

Mike: Oh ok, I will (runs to the door yelling) Put it on my tab!

WSCPR, aka Hayley's Office...

Wiccamewcandy: Alright LH what do you want now.

Lionheart: I got a gift for you. I think you might like it... or well I will.

Wiccamewcandy: I have a bad feeling about this.

Lionheart: (takes out blue prints) Ta da. Now you can build it.

Wiccamewcandy: You gotta be kidding me! How did you manage to get these!

Lionheart: Have you forgotten who I am Hayley?

Wiccamewcandy: This is gonna be so cool. I think I may even have to tweak this.

Lionheart: Yeah, but not too much. Make two or three I say. And don't tell anyone! We can't have demands for this left right and center. One for me, one for you and one for the CCHQ when it's finally out. Make sure the CCHQ is the most like it. And as far as games. I got some designs in mind.

Wiccamewcandy: Like maybe a Chaos Crew game? That would be so cool.

Lionheart: Yeah, alright mate you get started on this. And, oh bloody hell it's that time already damn I missed it. -sigh- oh well. Remember low profile and if you need any help turn to me.

Wiccamewcandy: Yeah, yeah, yeah, now go, oh and you think I could have some of my fav drink.

Lionheart: The ULTIMATE! No way, not unless you get put in a strait jacket and a locked in a padded safe.

Wiccamewcandy: But—

Lionheart: No and that's final. Get to the blueprints

Wiccamewcandy: Aww... (looks down at the blueprints) Playstation 3... this should be fun...

END CC...

Ignore the next part. Just skip down to the last part or you can read both, oh and read the pole.

OK people. Sorry about all that waiting and stuff. And the homework thing... well that was a big emergency. I'm just hopping that I don't get an F in English (I usually don't try so my grades have been slipping) Anyway if you want to be in the Chaos Crew or already are I suggest you check out my forum thingy or contact Wiccamewcandy who I writing a wonderful story. And if you're wondering yes I Lionheart am a proud Australian who lives in America but has a bit of an accent and will have the accent in the story. Stryker, Laura, and Eliza are all Australian too. You'll learn more about them later.

Moving on, the forum has a place were you put in stuff about you and if you wanna be in a story especially this one, I like my characters to have personality and that's easiest when I actually know your personality. I don't wanna make you do things or say things you wouldn't really ever say. Also you can ask questions about the CC.

Ok next time I might (if I remember) put in a little thing that will explain then name and code name of the character. And Mike doesn't start out as Red X. He'll only get that alias later after he steals the suit which will be a long time from now after all this Academy business and an adventure threw a few mudslides and an evil mastermind we all love to hate. And remember the inscription it holds meaning that will reveal itself later.

I might not post this till tomorrow cause I have lots of homework and I need to do some so I don't fail Which in some classes I am or am only a point away from. Sad thing is if I tried I could be like a valedictorian or something. I might not bother to reread or spell check this time. Sorry folks but I'm tired busy and have two much work to do. Not to mention I just got back from a track meet. (This school needs to get a soccer teem. I LOVE FOOTBALL AND I CAN"T PLAY IT ERRR!)

If you read all that you are ether really bored or you care about my like. I'd say it was the bored one.

SO you want a pole?

If you could have any power ( up to three ) which would they be.

A) Elemental if so which one (fire, air, water, earth, lighting/thunder/electricity, or other)

B) Speed

C) Strength

D) Elasticity / flexibility (you know the one which makes you really stretchy)

E) Flight

F) Telacanes... Tellacun...Taleau... err um ability to move things with your minds

G) Power over time explosion whatever like Piper off Charmed has got

H) Premonition

I) I'm tired of listing if its an other or more than one other just tell me without the letter. -yawn-

Ok I think its time to go to bed. I'll tell you my chose after you tell me yours, and picking all of them is no fair (sticks out tough) G'night

Oh and if you're lazy and don't like reviewing press the little purplish button and type a letter. N means not good, and # means your rating it (1-10; 1 as horrible, 10 unbelievable fantastically... way to many complements) and any other letter means you liked it.

FINALLY, I can go to bed.

8/5/06 ok I'm a bit(very) pathetic. I had that typed for, how long has it been now, 2 MONTHS... but if it makes any difference I scraped that yesterday and re-wrote it into this. I am very sorry for the horably long wait. The problem with that is this is probably going to be a long story. So reminders are always apriceated and so are reviews. I'm going to go count up the tallys now on who voted for which. Just a minute... RR, BR,RR,RR,RR (yes you just saw my thinking process.

Ok so thats... 4 for RedxRea, and2 for BBRae (I think and including my vote) basicly this is just for ether Mike and Raven get in a romantic relationship (But never get married cause Mike is not getting married in this fic) and BB marries Terra, or if BB marries Raven. The romance will be little to none and might just be talk later of who married who. And also if Terra gets a crush on Mike which she might or might not anyway unless you vote on it. Of course knowing this you can tell me now more detailed about it.

Remember to check out my forums by clicking on my name (Lionheart wb23) and checking out my profile then clicking on my forum and then Chaos Crew. That'll put ya were you need to be. Enough of my rambling. Just review already.

Yeah I'm posting this... finally! (14/5/06)

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