hey everyone first off i'm going to admit I may have screwed up on Nightwings character but the Nightwing I remember did have some resentment towards Bruce/Batman but in the comic multiverse he's been rewritten a few times so I appalogise in advance if I screwed up but please enjoy.

Spider in BludHaven

BludHaven, a small former whaling city turned failed shipping centre only a few hours south of Gotham City over run by crime syndicates. At least it was until Block Buster came to town and took over the criminal underworld not to mention the corrupt police force rumor was BludHaven is worse off than Gotham.

The rain poured down on the city streets as a transit bus pulled away from the bus stop leaving three young women roughly 17-18 years of age. The first one was a petit blond girl with square framed glasses the second was a brunet dressed in higher end clothing, she stood out in crowd and in a city as sick as this one standing out was not safe idea. Finally there was the third one a young red headed woman with a slender athletic build and a sense of purpose burning in her heart. She had come to BludHaven for a reason.

They trekked their way through puddle soaked streets under the dim lights of the street lamps 'Barbara! Can we please find somewhere dry to hide out until this rain passes? I'm starting to feel like a duck!' cried her brunet friend.

"Sorry Cassie I kind of got caught up in my own world, yeah we should find somewhere dry" Barbra replied. Only it wasn't her own world she was lost in Barbra was normally a very focused person paying close attention to every detail but today and the past few months leading to it her focus was on finding one man. A friend who had left her and their home a mere 6 months ago and vanished into BludHaven

The girls started sprinting for the nearest safest looking place to wait out the rain unaware of the deviant eyes of the 6 scummy men stalking them the whole way. "I'm telling you that's Gordon's daughter we off her and we'll be legends…not to mention that fine little body would make a pleasurable trophy wouldn't it?" the one man hissed. Their pace began to quicken closing the gap between them and the young women. Barbra noticed their pursuers she could see 6 from her peripheral vision, she knew the look all too well and what they wanted with her and her friends.

She quickened her pace, not that she couldn't handle 6 low creeps on her own but that would risk exposing to the world what she could do. Barbra took an immediate left but being unfamiliar with BludHavens streets walked into a dead end alley, they were cornered. "Get behind me!" she ordered pulling her friends back. The 6 men who were chasing them rounded the corner blocking the entrance brandishing weapons, she counted 2 knives, a crowbar, a broken bottle head, brass knuckles and one revolver. Barbra began scouting the alley for something to use as an escape route but there were no windows or fire escapes she would have to fight her way out "start with the creep with the gun, he's got six shots but by the shaking in his trigger hand he has arthritis then the crowbar use that to take out the knives and shatter the bottle then finish the brawler with speed and precision" she mentally told herself as she scouted out her tactical plan.

The assailants drew closer their wicked eyes became clear through the pounding rain and concealing darkness "you boys do what you want with the other two but Gordon's girl is mine" the man with revolver ordered. Barbra took a deep breath and readied herself, she would have to be quick and fluid she didn't have her tool belt on her. The men approached closer and she was ready to strike,

The man raised his revolver but before he could pull back on the hammer or even before Barbra could take a single step to stop him a claw attached to a black cable sprang out from the darkness snaring him by his ankles and dragging him clawing and screaming from the alley. "What the hell was that!" one of the others screamed, an attack like that was only ever seen in Gotham used by something terrifying and violent. "It's the freaking bat!"

As everyone in the alley began frantically searching for the alleged bat a baton looking stick whipped through the air bashing the man with the crowbar between the eyes dropping him to the ground out cold and the stick rebounded back into the shadows now panicking and frightened the remaining 5 men huddled together standing back to back with their weapons at the ready. Their hearts racing in their chests "what's the freaking bat doing in BludHaven!"

"What indeed?" Barbra asked herself while this attack was similar to any of Batman's but it lacked the aggressive nature this was more scare and snatch more like this was influenced by Batman's methods "Robin?" Barbra whispered.

A small black blur came whipping around the circle knocking the knives to the ground and shattering the bottle these crooks had enough and ran back for the main street only to have a line catch them all flush at the necks and lift off their feet and drop onto their backs. Finally only the brawler remained and with his fear came irrational thinking sweat running down his face, the pulsing of his pounding heart drowning out his hearing "OK FREAK YOU ASKED FOR IT! YOU WANT ME COME AND GET ME!" he screamed slapping a green icon on his belt. His trench coat began glowing green from the inside out and his body began grossly enlarge "here's the game changer!" his jacket shredded to reveal tubes feeding from the belt into his back and shoulders

Barbra and her friend stared at this thug, the newly transformed thug something she had seen once before in Gotham but the serum was only ever to be used on one man successfully, now she felt she had to intervene when out of the shadows dropped a man in a black suit with a blue bird on his chest and blue trim on his gloves and boots and mask concealing his eyes, leaving white lenses staring back but his hair was a tidy mess.

"First off I'm not Batman, just so we're clear. Secondly I've faced and beaten the guy who first used that stuff so don't think you have the advantage finally and I want this on record…you're ugly" this stranger mocked. The enhanced brute charged like a rampaging bear but the stranger remained calm and stood his ground waiting. But with the agility of a highly trained gymnast he flipped over the brutes head taking a bird shaped object from his belt throwing back towards one of the green tubes slicing it off spewing the green ooze over his back and the ground. His right arm began to shrink to normal size "guess you're not going be as handy as you're used to" the stranger laughed

The brute swung back around with such ferocity that if the stranger hadn't ducked the brutes fist would have taken his head clean off, instead smashed a hole in the side of the building. The stranger pulled twin black batons from his back striking the brute up and down his ribs and delivering a powerful shot to his jaw stunning him. The brute swayed and staggered from side to side of the alley before the stranger ducked and spun around to his back and pulled the tubes from his back and left arm spilling the ooze everywhere and reducing the brute back to his normal stature "W-who are you?" he groaned.

The stranger smiled "my name is Nightwing feel free to spread the word during your stay in prison" he chuckled as the now exhausted and beaten thug face planted the ground and the sound of sirens filled the air Nightwing turned to the 3 girls and shot them a charming smile before pulling what looked like a grapnel gun and disappearing into the night sky.

"Who was that?" the blond asked intrigued by the tall dark hero who just saved them "he was cute"

Barbra walked over and picked up the metal bird shaped object it was a little bigger but almost iconic to her Bat-a-rang there was no doubt in her mind he may have changed his name but there was no mistaking it Nightwing was Robin.

The police arrived and took the 6 men into custody and due to whom Barbra's father is she and her friends were given a generic V.I.P session at the station.

While Cassie and Jennifer were giving their statements Barbra was asking for assistance on another matter.

"Ah here we are Ms. Gordon, Officer Richard Grayson joined the force 2 months ago at the recommendation of…your father. He has an apartment at Haven Heights I can arrange transportation for you and your friends" the officer told her.

Barbra looked over her shoulder to her friends both were still showing visible signs of being freaked out by their encounter it wouldn't be fair of her to drag them to the other side of this crime ridden city. "Actually officer could you arrange somebody to take my friends to our hotel instead? They've had a long day" Barbra replied. The officer nodded and stood up to escort her to Richards's apartment.

The drive was long and on almost every passing Block Barbra could see criminal acts taking place BludHaven was just like Gotham when she was younger. Finally they arrived at Haven Heights a rundown apartment building a much lower scale than mansion life Richard lived in since he was 9. Barbra made her way into the building finding Richards name on residents list and taking the elevator to his room

She was nervous she hadn't seen Richard in 6 months not since he vanished from Gotham but what hurt the most from that was he didn't tell her why he left. Floor by floor her anticipation grew on the final bell the doors parted and she entered apartment 612.

There was a computer, a punching bag set up off to the side along with various posters showcasing a circus highlighting the flying Grayson's. These posters caught Barbra's attention the suits worn by the trapeze artist were similar to the one Nightwing was wearing.

"Please by all means let yourself in"

Barbra spun on her heels to face a dripping wet Richard Grayson with a red and green towel hanging of his hips various scars from previous battles were still visible his hair was tidy and geld he was no longer the boy wonder "you look good Dick…or is it officer Grayson oh wait I forgot you go by another name now don't you!" She snapped without warning she didn't understand where this anger was coming.

Richard however remained unfazed by her outburst and went to the fridge "so I'm guessing there were some hard feelings then?" he asked

"You left! You vanished from Gotham without even talking to me without a reason" Barbra stormed over and shut the fridge on him "why?" she asked.

Richard looked into her eyes, her angry, hurt green eyes he knew he never told her about what happened "he fired me Babs. He fired me and kicked me out so yes I left…to find my own path outside of his shadow" he replied.

Barbra stood to her full height and stiffly pressed her finger into his chest "why Nightwing? Why not stay Robin?"

"Superman once told me a story of a kryptonian who was forced from his home and forsaken by his family who chose to become a protector under the guise of Nightwing not to mention you have to admit Nightwing sounds pretty sweet as for why I didn't stay Robin…Robin would always be seen as Batman's sidekick I'd never escape his shadow" Richard finished.

Barbra's eyes fell to the floor in shame and began tearing up "I'm sorry Dick…but why couldn't you tell me? I…I thought I still meant that much to you" she sniffled

Richard wiped her tear away with his thumb and gently squeezed her hand "you mean a great deal to me Babs you always have, but your place is in Gotham with your dad and friends" an alarm started buzzing from his computer and Richard quickly darted over to it. "I ran a sample of the venom serum from the fight in the alley. He was the 3rd venom juicer I took on this month alone and my police contacts in Gotham…"

"You mean my father"

"…my police contacts in Gotham said that Bane was locked up so the question is where is this new venom coming from? So I ran an analysis on it but so far nothing out of the ordinary and these juicers are getting their brains fried as a side effect so I can't question them either" Richard said. However Barbra made her way into his bedroom to his closet where his police uniform was hanging she couldn't fully understand it the Dick Grayson she remembered was genuine nice guy with a heart of gold and could often make her laugh no matter the circumstance but this guy, this guy was almost like Bruce just… serious. Richard stood in the doorway gazing at her he did still have strong feelings for Barbra he felt bad about leaving without telling her if anything that was his regret. "Dick, I want to see your setup…if you're serious about going at this alone you need a proper working environment" she told him with a bright eyed smile "and maybe if you ask nicely I'll help you"

Nightwing reveals he's faced 3 venom juicers this month alone what's going on?

Barbra has offered to help him setup a better operation and even help him with his mission.

still to come:

Spidey vs Nightwing.

the investigation begins.

the new York connection (the two Wilsons)

please R&R let me know what you guys think