Who Is Tanner

by AJRedRobin

Who is Tanner? That is the question. All we know is he was a prisoner of Victoria Devlin when we met him in an earlier story. Now, he's being welcomed into the Manor and staying at the Carriage House on the property. Who is he, and what is the meaning of the medallion he is wearing around his neck? (New Original Character), and what about the children?

5. A Small Mission

A/N:Tanner comes to live with the Wayne Family, but who is Tanner?

Who Is Tanner?

By Alisa Joaquin

Part 4: A Small Mission

Tim followed Bruce back to the Manor.

"Bruce, why do you want me to go to the office. I just got back from Atlantis. And you saw what happened at dinner."

"Dick is being over-protective. And the office was the only thing I could think of," Bruce replied. "I know if I said Samantha needed you, you might check the link."

"So, this is night work related," Tim replied.

"Yes," Bruce confirmed. "Tanner is new to the family. He is not to know. I need you to go to Metropolis and retrieve someone."

"Retrieve who, what's going on?"

"Clark is keeping a witness under wraps, but he needs to be brought back to Gotham without anyone knowing."

"And you're asking me to do that," Tim responded.

"You don't draw attention the way Nightwing does," Bruce explained. "Damian is too young, not that he couldn't do it, it would look odd sending a preteen who isn't supposed to drive suspicious. And Jason would probably kill the guy."

"Why would Jason do that?"

"Because the witness is turning states evidence against one of the crime families in Gotham. And the man was a dealer who sold to kids."

Tim gave out a long whistle. "I'll have to inform Samantha I'm on a small mission," Tim said. "We've barely been back from Atlantis and I haven't spent time with my twins."

"You can have the next week off from patrol."

"Sammie will appreciate that. She wants to take the twins to Atlantis to meet their grandfather."

"So, you did find out who her parents are."

"Yeah, at least who her father is," Tim said. "Her mother is still a mystery."

"Who is her father?"

"Aqua-man," Tim said with a grin.

Bruce's eyes went wide. He didn't expect that. He'll never hear the end of it at the next JLA meeting. However, he had noticed that Arthur Curry had been absent at the last two meetings. He thought there might have been trouble, but Arthur had not called in reinforcements. Then again, Arthur Curry wasn't known for attending meetings very often.

"So, when do you need me to leave?" Tim asked.

"Tonight," Bruce replied. "The person needs to be in court first thing in the morning."

"Person . . . "

"I can't tell you anything more."

"All right, so where is this person?"

"Clark will take him to my Metropolis apartment. I stay there when I am visiting the city on Wayne Enterprise business."

"I know, it's just that Dick probably doesn't want me . . . " Tim replied.

"Dick is not Batman, and Batman is asking you to do this. Now, I stay at the apartment when I have business in the city," Bruce replied. Bruce pulled from his pocket a set of keys and handed them to Tim. "These are copies of the keys to the apartment. Take one of the cars in the cave."

"Does Dick know about this?"

"I'll tell him," Bruce said. "He understands about certain duties. And that grounding was out of line."

"Should I wear my uniform underneath in case there's trouble?"

"That's up to you. The more low-profile you are, the better"

"I'll get myself prepared," Tim said. A low profile means a disguise with uniform just in case.

Tim has been undercover before. Alan Draper was an alias he developed. Alan Draper was a drop out with a small-time record that was difficult to prove. On paper, he had pulled off a few burglaries and shop lifting without getting caught. Alan Draper was also an informant, for the right price. His latest escapade that Tim added was being a runner of a small-time drug dealer whom no one has heard of. It made him more interesting that the drugs the dealer dealt in was stolen prescription drugs, which tend to be a low priority. It looked like Alan Draper would be a good fit for this job. Timothy Drake-Grayson-Wayne's image was getting to be well known, from a high-powered custody battle to the birth of his twins. It was best to change things up. Learning all about Tanner was going to have to wait. Besides, it was an opportunity for Sammie and Tanner to get reacquainted.

'I'm only going to be gone a few hours,' Tim thought to himself. 'What could go wrong?'

Continues with Part 6

A/N: Watch for these future stories – Talon D, Subliminal Death, and Tiny Tim Adventures.