They soon went to get going to go and see Tim after a very long time since their last encounter, but with Terry as a brand new different kind of Batman.
"Boy...it's gonna be weird seeing Tim again after all these years," Lionel remarked.
"I think I need to sit down." Cherry replied as she was overwhelmed, but not in a very negative way.
"At this rate anybody would be overwhelmed by how crazy this is getting." Lionel commented.
"Are you gonna be okay?" Terry asked Cherry.
"I'll be fine... I just need to breathe for a minute." Cherry said.
"That's fair." Lionel replied.
"Thanks, Lionel..." Cherry said to him. "I just hope this doesn't end badly like when that Black Velvet chick from the Loonatics adventure tries to corrupt Felicity into being a villain."
"Loonatics, huh?" Terry asked.
"They're the descendants of the Looney Tunes in the year 2772," Cherry told him. "They're very good friends of her and my godniece and nephews from Atticus and Mo."
"Same here.." Lionel replied. "But if she's tempted, I know LJ and Zofia will do their best to help her fight against it."
"You sound like you have a nice family." Terry commented to them.
"Yeah, they're definitely a great bunch." Lionel nodded.
"Uh, sorry for thinking you're just gloomy." Terry said to Cherry.
"Ah, fuggetabout it," Cherry replied. "It happens to everyone who meets me for the first time. Except Atticus, he was insistent on being my friend."
"Same here!" Lionel replied.
"Yeah, you too, I guess." Cherry hid a small smirk.
"And I'm alright with that!" Lionel beamed.
"Could I maybe have a turkey sandwich?" Cherry asked. "I'm suddenly hungry."
"Of course." Barbara said as she went to go get one for her.
Eventually, the trio headed out.
Tim was working as the others snuck around in their Bat family identities. "Might as well show yourselves; I sensed you a mile away." he commented, and Terry disabled his stealth mode.
"You were always the smart one." Lady Gothika teased.
"I'm no Boy Wonder anymore, but that training never goes away." Tim replied.
"You can say that again." Lady Gothika said to him.
"Good to see ya, Tim." Bat-Mite smiled.
"You two haven't changed much," Tim replied. "Especially you, Cherry."
"I wanted to apologize...about what happened," Bat-Mite replied.
"You mean when Cherry got drunk?" Tim asked.
"I was not drunk!" Cherry replied. "I was... Sober challenged!"
"That and not being able to help you..." Bat-Mite added. "I've been living with that guilt for years now."
"Oh, it's all right, no trouble." Tim reassured.
"If you say so..." Bat-Mite replied.
"I was surprised about the Joker's reappearance though, I'll give you that." Terry said as he worked.
"Same," Tim nodded. "Barb told you the gory details?"
"More or less." Bat-Mite replied.
"Look, it's been almost 40 years, but I managed to put it to bed and go on with my life," Tim explained. "And someday, so will you. We ALL did."
"Has it really been 40 years...?" Lady Gothika asked, a little uneasily.
"Almost." Bat-Mite replied.
"Oh, my..." Lady Gothika soon sighed as she suddenly felt old.
"Yeah...anyway, thanks, Tim." Bat-Mite replied as they got back in the Batwing.
"I just hope someday you guys manage to put away your costumes and move on with your lives..." Tim said with a sharp sigh.
"Maybe... Maybe not." Bat-Mite replied.
"We all did," Tim replied. "We gave our best, but in the end, it wasn't good enough."
"Regrets, Mr. Drake?" Terry asked him.
"A few, but not much." Tim replied.
"Would you care to share?" Cherry asked.
"Well, when I was younger, I thought I was gonna go on and on, and someday... Capes and costumes, it was playing Hero, it was kid's stuff," Tim sighed. "Bruce probably did me a favor. In the end, I never wanted to see that stupid Robin suit again."
"That's rough, Tim. But fair." Bat-Mite replied.
"We better go." Terry said to Bat-Mite and Lady Gothika.
"Alright. We'll be in touch, Tim." Bat-Mite replied. "Good luck with Annie."
"Thank you..." Tim replied. "Farewell."
With a nod, the trio left.
"Were all of you that bitter when you left?" Terry asked once they took off.
"It comes with territory," Barbara replied. "Look up Nightwing, he's got some stories."
"I bet..." Lionel replied.
"Drake's clean anyway, I got one more lead to check out," Terry said. "Someone with a definite grudge to hold against Bruce Wayne."
"You mean...?" Cherry asked.
"Indeed." Terry nodded.
"Okay, time's a-wastin'!" Lionel replied.
"Oh, boy..." Cherry sighed. "All right, let's go then."
And so they headed off.
"Do you still get seasick?" Terry asked Cherry.
"Not as much as I used to." Cherry replied.
"Good, cuz we're gonna need our water wings for this case." Lionel replied.
"I should be fine," Cherry said. "I've taken years of pills during adventures at sea, especially with Atticus's family friend, Popeye the Sailor, so I think I've adapted by now."
"Good to know!" Lionel replied.
"I've got some medicine just in case, but I think I'll make it." Cherry said.
"All right, I just heard that you sometimes get queasy." Terry said to her.
"Let's just get this done." Lionel replied.