Okay, back with another chapter! Hope you guys are enjoying the story. I decided to tease you again by adding more names to the list. Not all, but more. But can you guess who they are?

Enjoy!

Chapter 3: The Predecessors

Robin and Batgirl were racing through the obstacle course hidden in the mansion, dodging heavy discs, jumping and sliding through moving platforms. Batgirl slid down before jumping over a hole that opened while Robin jumped over the platform before throwing a birdarang, hitting the moving target.

Meanwhile, Bruce was watching their progress on screen as Alfred served him some coffee.

"Those two seem to be getting along well," Alfred commented, watching the two kids race.

"They motivate each other to go past their limits," Bruce commented as the two helped each other avoid the heavy projectiles. "And help each other overcome obstacles. Impressive."

"Indeed," Alfred said. "But don't you think your pushing them a little, sir? It would not be wise to overexert them. It might endanger them in the next mission."

Bruce thought about that, and admit that Alfred had a point. Overworking themselves might hinder them on missions. He learned that one the hard way in his rookie days. Besides, they were doing great, so they earned a break.

"They can take a break for the rest of the day," Bruce said.

"And what of you, sir?" Alfred said. "Will you take a break as well."

"Can't, busy," Bruce said as he typed something on the computer. "I'm needed at Wayne Enterprise."

"You know sir, Master Danny needs to spend time with Master Bruce, as Robin spends time with the Batman," Alfred said before walking away, to inform the kids of their break.

Bruce watched him go before sighing. He wanted to spend some time with his son, but he was busy as Bruce Wayne in the day, and could only spend time during the night as Batman and Robin. That, and it would put the two at a bad light if the media found out that he had a son outside of wedlock. He told Danny, and even he agreed, though he could see he was not happy about it. Bruce was already doing some papers so he can officially be recognized as a Wayne, and that what Danny was looking forward to.

He sighed as he began to search for recent criminal activity. He hoped he could spend time with his son.

Meanwhile, Robin and Batgirl almost finished the obstacle course when it suddenly stopped.

"Hey, what happened," Robin said as the targets he was punching stopped moving. "I was about to win!"

"No…win…is mine," Batgirl said as the door opened, revealing Alfred.

"Hey, Alfred, who do you think won?" Robin asked.

"As much as I want to debate who beaten whom in this obstacle race, I'm just here to inform you that Master Bruce has given you two the rest of the day off," Alfred informed them, causing the two to looked at him.

"Why?" Robin asked.

"He is worried that he might be overworking you two, and wants you to rest," Alfred said. "Now come along and remove your uniforms so that I may wash them."

Robin and Batgirl removed their masks before walking to the showers.

"Um…will Bruce Wayne be resting too?" Danny asked, a little hopeful.

"Sadly, he is busy with the company," Alfred said with a small frown. Danny sighed, but nodded, understanding.

Cassandra looked at him and frowned, somewhat understanding him. She too wanted a parental figure, but both her parents were assassins, but she found one in her mentor, Barbara Gordon. A lightbulb went on her head as they walked to the showers.

After showering, Danny was lying in his room, mopping as he watched a cartoon about a rabbit outsmarting a hunter to shoot himself. He was dressed in a white shirt, a blue polo shirt and jeans, clothes that used to belong to Bruce. The butler decided to give all of Bruce's old clothes to him, as hand-me-downs.

He sighed as he turned to his back, looking at the ceiling. There was nothing to do, since all he did since getting here was training with Batman and studying with Bruce Wayne, when he has some time, which wasn't often.

Suddenly, Cassandra appeared in his line of vision. Danny sat up and looked at her. She was dressed in a black hoodie, jeans and black shoes.

"Hey, Cass," Danny said.

"You…come…" Cassandra said, grabbing his arm and pulling him off bed.

"Where?" Danny asked as the girl pulled him out of his room, managing to grab his sneakers.

"Out…" she replied before becoming silent.

Danny was then led to the giant garage, filled with all the greatest models of vehicles ever made. She walked towards a motorcycle, grabbing two helmets and passing one to Danny. She put hers on and climbed on the cycle, turning the engine on.

She patted at the extra space on the seat. Danny shrugged before putting on the helmet and sitting behind her, holding on to the grab rail. The two then drove out of the mansion, their destination; downtown.

Later…

Cassandra parked her motorcycle in a public parking lot before dragging Danny to an apartment. The boy just followed her, not sure where they were going. They stopped and Cassandra knocked on the door. They waited for a few minutes before the door opened.

Danny saw a young woman with red hair tied to a ponytail and green eyes, wearing glasses, a yellow polo shirt and blue skirt, holding a walking stick.

"Cassandra?" she said in a pleasant tone. "What a surprise."

"Barbara…" Cassandra greeted with a smile and nod. Barbara then turned to Danny.

"Oh, who's your friend?" Barbara said with a smile.

"Um…My name is Danny, miss," Danny replied with a bow. "Nice to meet you."

"Pleasure is mine," Barbara said. "You must be the new Robin."

"W-what?" Danny said with wide eyes before looking at Cassandra. "Cass, who is she?"

"Barbara Gordon…mentor..." Cassandra said, causing Danny's eyes to widen.

"Then…you're the first Batgirl," he whispered.

"Yeah, but I go by Oracle now," Barbara said with a small smile. "Come in."

The two kids entered the room, a simple room that shows that it was for one person. Barbara slowly walked to the sofa, leaning on the cane. Danny frowned as he looked at her. He heard of what happened to Barbara, how her career as Batgirl ended. She was shot by the Joker and her spine shattered. Luckily, thanks to Wayne Enterprise, they managed to give her surgery to replace her shattered spine with a genetically modified spine made with her old one. She took that operation two years ago and was still in rehabilitation.

"So, why did you come see me?" Barbara asked.

"Just…visit…" Cassandra replied. "Showing…Danny around…town…"

"So, how did you meet Bruce, Danny?" Barbara asked, looking at the boy as Cassandra went to the kitchen to get drinks.

"I'm his son," Danny admitted.

"…What?" Barbara said with wide eyes. "Bruce's son? Who's the mom?"

"Talia," Danny replied.

"Talia al Ghul?" Barbara said, causing Danny to nod. "Huh…Always knew she and Bruce had something."

"She drugged him, actually," Danny said as Cassandra came with three glasses of ice tea.

"Oh, well that explains it then," Barbara said as Cassandra took a seat next to Danny. "Still, I'm happy that you two met."

"Me too," Danny said with a small smile. "Though kinda wished Bruce Wayne wasn't busy for Danny Wayne."

"I know how you mean," Barbara said with an understanding smile. "Dick was like that too."

"The original Robin?" Danny asked.

"Yeah," Barbara said, remembering how Dick would complain about how Bruce was so busy that he didn't attend all the important events he did, like his college graduation. "It was one of the reason he left…But Bruce does care for him. And I know he cares for you, even if he doesn't show it."

Danny smiled at that as he sipped the beverage. He felt better after hearing that. They then spent the next few minutes talking. Eventually, Cassandra decided it was time to leave and grabbed Danny's arm, saying that she wanted to show him around the city. Barbara gave a knowing smirk towards Cassandra. She then bid the two goodbyes before going back to work.

Cassandra then dragged Danny around town, going to places she likes. The first place they went to was a burger place called 'Bat Burgers.' Danny watched with disbelief as he stared at the place, with the Bat symbol painted on the walls, with bat vehicles and a cartoon Bat Family on it. He looked at the workers, dressed up as Batman.

"…Is this real?" Danny said after they ordered, sitting next to a window.

"Yes…very popular…place…" Cassandra said as she looked at the Bat fans, children, adolescents and adults that were saved by the Dark Knight. "And…good burgers."

A minute later, a female Robin rollerblade towards them carrying a pile of burgers, some French fires and two sodas. She winked at Danny before rolling away. The boy just looked at the burgers with wide eyes.

"Are you really gonna eat all that?" Danny asked as Cassandra grabbed her first burger and eagerly ate it. He took one burger and ate it. "Wow, this is good!"

He eagerly ate one burger, then another, then another. Soon, all the burgers were gone in a flash. So were the fries, which he greatly enjoyed, and soda, which was great, despite being so bubbly.

He knew they ate a lot, but with the training they did, they needed it.

"That was delicious!" Danny said with a grin, causing Cassandra to smile. "These sandwiches are incredible!"

"Glad…like…" Cassandra said as she stood up and grabbed his arm. "Walk…not finish…"

"There's more?" Danny said, astounded.

And more there was. Cassandra took Danny to all the popular places in Gotham. First, to the mall, where he saw many people buying clothes, food and a lot of unnecessary things, like toys and magazines of naked women. They stopped at an electronics store, where Cassandra helped him buy a cellphone. He stared at the device in awe. They even went to the clothes store, where Danny bought a blue jacket with a hoodie, something that fit him nicely.

They then walked out the mall and she took him to a movie theater. She took him to see a movie about a robot who was left on Earth before going to space to follow a female robot. He enjoyed the scene on how the two robots would dance in space.

He also enjoyed eating popcorn. He didn't know corn could be so crunchy and chewy, and tasty with melted butter.

Cassandra then finished their outing by going to an ice cream parlor. Danny watched as people eat the frozen cream substance, looking very happy. Cassandra gave him a triple scoop of chocolate, vanilla and strawberry with sprinkles and chocolate syrup.

He took one lick, and his tongue tingled with flavor. He eagerly licked the frozen treat with enthusiasm, causing Cassandra to smile at him. She remembered the first time Barbara took her out to an outing like this, to show her the things she missed during her years with the League of Assassins.

She thought that Danny would like to spend time in the city, knowing the things he missed. And it seemed to be working.

They walked back to her bike, the sky darkening, slurping their ice cream cones. Just as they were about to reach it, their senses flared. They both jumped in the alleyway, to dodge throwing stars. They dropped their ice cream cones and got into a fighting stance. Suddenly, they were surrounded by a dozen assassins, and walking towards them was Ubu.

"To think, I find not one, but two runaway brats," he said, looking at Danny and Cassandra.

"What are you doing here, Ubu?" Danny demanded as he and Cassandra looked around for an escape route.

"I was here for pleasure, but now I can mix business with it," Ubu said, putting on his claws.

"You brought a dozen assassins on a sex trip?" Danny said as he noticed a signal from Cassandra. "Were you planning to have an orgy or a sausage party?"

Ubu did not look amused by that. "Kill the boy, but take the girl alive!"

They attacked, but the two kids grabbed smoke pellets from the utility belt hidden under their shirt. While they were covered in smoke, the two quickly grappled to the rooftops. Once they were up, they started running.

A second later, the assassins were on the roof and ran after them. The two kids kept grappling to other rooftops, but the assassins were still on their tail, with grapnels of their own. Danny, on their third building, turned around and threw four birdarangs, managing to hit four of them, before following Cassandra to the air.

Though the assassins retaliated by throwing stars at the two. Most missed them, but one managed to hit Danny's line, cutting it. He started falling towards the ground, but he kept calm. He just looked to something he could grab on, and spotted a flagpole. He grabbed it, stopping his momentum.

"Wow, can't believe the flagpole thing worked," Danny said, having recently watched his fair share of cartoons on how people falling from the sky would grab on the flagpole for safety. "I thought for sure it'd-."

'SNAP!'

"Crap!" Danny exclaimed as the flagpoles broke, causing him to fall back to the ground. He landed on a canopy, causing him to bounce towards a streetlight, which he grabbed on, causing him to spin to the ground to safety. "And he sticks the landing."

Because of the fall, the hood covered his head, so no one saw what he looked like, which was a good thing since people would talk about the kid being surrounded by eight assassins, who were all aiming their swords at him. Ubu walked towards him, his claws glinting.

"Any last words, brat?" Ubu asked with a sneer. Danny replied by getting into a stance and doing the hand gesture that said 'bring it on.' "Attack!"

The assassins charged at him, but he was prepared. He ducked a swing, grabbed the arm holding the sword, and slammed his knee on their arm, causing him to drop his sword. He then caught the sword and used to deflect a sword strike from behind. He then did a perfect split kick that knocked the two assassins away from him. Three assassins charged, swinging and thrusting their swords at him, but he kept blocking and deflecting their attacks. He then aimed a thrust kick to the first assassin's abdomen, sending him crumbling to the ground. He then spun around to deliver a roundhouse kick to the second assassin's head, before using the momentum to do a sweep kick, knocking the assassin to the ground, causing him to fall on his head.

An assassin then threw a bolo towards Danny, catching him in the arm, tying him up to the lamp post. The remaining assassins, seeing a chance, attacked. Danny tried to get free, but the bolo was on too tight. He looked at the charging assassins. Before he could react, Cassandra suddenly landed between the assassins and attacked them while they were surprised, hitting their vitals, immobilizing them.

Ubu, frustrated that his assassins were being beaten by two children, roared and charged towards Danny. He swiped his claws in attempt to slash him to pieces, but Danny dodged, causing Ubu to hit the bolo instead. Danny, seeing that the bolo was nicked, struggled harder until he was free. He then jumped towards Ubu and straddled on his shoulders, punching the man on the face before performing a hurricana, sending the giant tumbling towards the ground. Meanwhile, the last assassin crumpled to the ground, courtesy of Cassandra.

"You should have left me alone, Ubu," Danny said, pointing his sword at the giant.

"You think killing me will stop the others from chasing you?" Ubu said with a sneer.

"I am not a killer," Danny said with a glare. "Now, crawl back to your master, and don't bother me again."

Ubu glared at Danny as he slowly reached something in his pocket. Once he got it, he threw it towards Danny, who sliced it without thinking. Smoke erupted from black ball Ubu threw, causing smoke to surround Danny. He started coughing and scratching his eyes from irritation.

He then felt a punch to his gut that sent him flying towards the post, causing it to bent a little. He looked through blurry eyes and saw Ubu standing over him. Before he could defend himself, Ubu stepped on him, pinning him to the ground.

"Let…go!" Cassandra exclaimed, noticing Danny being trapped.

"One move, and I pierce his heart," Ubu said, aiming his claw at Danny's chest. Cassandra growled, but couldn't do anything. "Now then, say goodbye, bastard!"

He then swung towards Danny, intending on piercing his chest. Cassandra rushed forward, pulling out a batarang, but she couldn't make it. Danny watched with wide eyes, as he tried to think of a way to escape. Things seemed to move so slowly to the young boy as he watched the claws coming closer to his chest.

Suddenly, Ubu was kicked away by a black figure, slamming him to the brick wall. Danny looked at his savior and his eyes widened. It was a black-haired man about twenty years old, lean and muscular, dressed in a black and blue unitard with a blue bird symbol on the chest, black boots and gloves with some blue on it, a black utility belt and a black domino mask, with ecrisma sticks strapped on his back.

"Nightwing!" Cassandra said in surprise and relief.

"…The first Robin…" Danny muttered as Nightwing looked at Ubu, who was glaring at him.

"Didn't think you'd like chasing little boys, Ubu," Nightwing said with a smirk.

"I will tear you apart!" Ubu exclaimed as he charged towards Nightwing, who just smirked at him.

Meanwhile, Batman was in the other side of Gotham, patrolling. He heard from Alfred that Danny and Cassandra were out on town, which he thought was good for Danny. He just wished it was him showing him around town, though he knew he couldn't, because of the media.

As he watched the police grab the seven bank robbers tied to the ceiling, he felt someone wrapped their arms around him.

"Miss me, Bats?" a seductive voice whispered.

"Ghost?" Batman said, turning his head. He saw a woman about his age, dressed in a white hazmat suit that showed off her soft and bouncy curves, a black belt, black boots and black gloves, and a hood that covered the upper part of her face. "I thought you'd be coming home next week."

"I finished work early," Ghost replied as she turned the Dark Knight to face her before pressed her body towards him. "I thought that you might be lonely, with Selina and Dez out of town. We could have some fun tonight. Maybe even call Zanna and Diana if they're not busy."

She went and kissed him on the lips, something he returned. They stayed like that for a few moments before his communicator beeped. He gently pushed the woman away, causing her to frown, before answering the call.

"Talk," he said.

"Missing something?" a familiar voice said.

"I'm not in the mood for games," he said as Ghost walked towards him.

"I've got a kid here with Batgirl," Nightwing replied. "Says he's your son."

"…I'll be right there," Batman said before ending communications. He then saw Ghost, her arms crossed.

"So, who's the lucky girl, Mr. Always Use Protection," she said.

"I'll explain on the way," Batman said before summoning the Batmobile, jumping towards it, followed by Ghost.

Batcave…

"After all those lectures he gave me about protection," Nightwing muttered. The upper part of his outfit was removed, so Alfred could stitch up the wounds Ubu gave him. His mask was gone, revealing his face. He winced as Alfred stitched another wound.

"Are you alright, Master Dick?" Alfred asked, looking at Dick.

"I took the cut, I can take the stitch," Dick said with a smirk. He then noticed Danny peeking at him with wide eyes. "If you want to say something, you don't have to be so shy about it."

Danny looked at him nervously before walking towards him. Batman wasn't the only one Danny looked up to. He heard about the Boy Wonder, which is why he wanted to be Robin. It was incredible that a boy could work alongside the Batman.

"It's…it's nice to meet you…Robin, I mean Nightwing, sir!" Danny said, mumbling.

"So, you're the new Robin," Dick said, looking at Danny. "You do look a little like Bruce."

Danny mumbled nervously, still avoiding eye contact.

"Kid, you don't have to be so nervous," he said with a small smile. "We're basically family here. Call me Dick."

"Um…Okay, Dick," Danny said, looking at him. "Call me Danny."

Dick smiled before wincing again as Alfred stitched another wound. Cassandra smiled as she watched her friend talk to his predecessor.

Meanwhile, Batman was walking through Blackgate Prison, with Gordon leading the way. Ubu was beaten and was apprehended, with his assassins escaping. A lot of the inmates were jeering, sneering and making death threats to Batman, but the Dark Knight ignored them.

"Here we are," Gordon said as he opened the steel door to their new resident. Sitting on the hard bed with bandages was Ubu.

"I'll take it from here, Gordon," Batman said as he entered the room.

"Don't hurt him too bad," Gordon said as he closed the door.

"Well, well, well, the detective," Ubu said with a sneer. "What do I owe this pleasure?"

Batman replied by grabbing him by the shirt and slamming him to the wall.

"Stay…away…from…my son," Batman growled, glaring at Ubu.

"Or what?" Ubu said with a sneer. "As soon as I return to the master, he will not rest until your bastard is dead, and I will take great pleasure in stopping his heart."

Batman looked at the taunting giant before he grabbed his wrist and broke it. Ubu screamed in pain as Batman let him go, letting the giant kneel on the ground, straddling his arm.

"I'm going to send Ra's a message," Batman said, towering over Ubu, his appearance become like a shadow. "And you're going to help me."

Blackgate was suddenly silent as they listened to the painful screams. A few hours later, Batman and Gordon was walking out of Blackgate, dragging an unconscious and beaten Ubu with them.

"You really did a number on the guy," Gordon said, looking at Ubu. He's seen all the beatings Batman gave the crooks, but this looked more personal.

"I'm just sending a warning," Batman said as he dragged Ubu to the Batmobile, putting him inside the trunk, which was designed as a harness for criminals. "I'll be out of town."

"When will you be back?" Gordon asked as Batman got on his ride.

"As soon as I'm done," Batman said, closing the door and driving away. "…You can stop that now."

The air shimmered before Ghost appeared. She smirked as she looked at the Dark Knight.

"You're the only one who could tell when I'm here or not," she said as she crossed her arms under her breasts, making them bigger.

"Why are you here?" Batman asked, trying not to look at her breasts.

"I came home early to spend time with you, Bruce," Ghost said as she rested her head on his broad shoulders. "And besides, this might be a good getaway for us."

Batman didn't reply, though he was fighting the urge. It didn't help that she was pressing her breasts on his arm. Suddenly, someone was trying to contact him, giving him the chance to distract himself.

"What is it?" he asked as Ghost pouted at him.

"Dad?" Danny's voice said. "Where are you? The Batwing suddenly flew off on its own."

"I'm going to your grandfather," Batman replied.

"What? Why?"

"We're just going to talk," Batman said. "Nightwing's in charge. See you when I get back."

"…Be careful, Dad," Danny said before ending communications.

"He seems like a nice boy," Ghost said, turning to Batman. "Are you sure he was raised by assassins?"

"Danny's an innocent, lost boy, a boy that wants to do good," Batman said. "He reminded me of myself…before that night."

"I see," Ghost said in a sad tone, knowing what he was referring to. "Well, with a dad like you, he's lucky."

"I doubt it," Batman said before he stopped at the docks, where the Batwing was hovering over them. "Let's go."

Well, there you go. Danny sees the small world of Gotham City with Cassandra, gets attacked by Ubu, meets one of his heroes and we meet the mysterious Ghost? Who is she? Only two people know who she is. And you will, in the next chapter.

Well, here's the harem list I promised.

Danny: Cassandra, (secret), Raven, (secret), (secret), (secret), Valerie, (secret), (secret), (secret) and (secret).

Bruce: Talia, Ghost(guess who), (secret) Selina, Diana, Dez(guess who) and Zanna(guess who).

Dick: Barbara, Starfire, Miss Phantom(guest who) and (secret).

Well, that's done. Next chapter, Robin meets the other Robin. And Batman talks with Ra's. See you later!