'Stupid Bruce...Stupid Batman.' Robin thought to himself. He had just reached the window he was looking for, the one that led to the room Tim Drake slept in. But when he got there, Tim wasn't in his bed.
Alfred came in and opened the window Robin was looking in through.
"I do think it would be appropriate if you were to enter Mr. Drake's room, as the rain seems to be getting worse." Alfred called to Robin.
Robin sighed, Alfred was probably the only person in the world who could actually tell when Batman or Robin was hiding.
He jumped into the room from his tree branch.
"Its good to see you again." Robin said, regarding Alfred.
"As it is you, Master Dick. I was just about to start dinner. Shall I cook your favorite tonight?" Alfred asked like nothing had happened, that Dick Grayson still lived in Wayne Manor.
"I'm not sticking around Alfred. I need answers." Robin said coolly.
"Sir?" Alfred asked.
"Why can't Tim be Robin anymore?"
"You never heard did you?" Alfred asked.
"Heard about what Alfred?" Robin urged.
He gestured around the empty room.
"There's a reason Tim's belongings aren't in this room. Master Bruce, Master Tim, and Miss Barbara, were in battle with the psychotic clown."
"The Joker?" Robin asked.
Alfred nodded, affirming it.
"Young Master Tim was brainwashed into believing the Joker was his father. Eventually he ordered Tim to kill Master Bruce. Tim's inner feelings rivaled with the brainwash. Eventually Tim shot the Joker and went mad."
"Mad? Where is he now?"
"A friend of Master Bruce, named Doctor Leslie Tompkins is treating him. She has him in a private clinic."
"Where?" Robin urged.
"No one is permitted to be there other than the doctor. I'm sorry."
"Thanks Alfred. I'll be going now." Robin opened the window and put one foot onto the ledge.
"Sir, you understand the difficulty with you being Robin. For Tim's own good, he must give up the cape. If he knows the original is still at large...what would stop him from rejoining the team?"
"So you think I need a new name too?"
"For Master Tim's own safety."
"Call me... Nightwing." Robin said, jumping out the window.
"Farewell Richard." Alfred said, closing the window part way.
...
"How long?" The figure in the dark asked.
His sweaty assistant wiped his head.
"Depending on how soon I get those crystals... probably 96 hours after I place the crystals in the thruster."
"I sent my minions to retrieve your crystals."
"I am aware. But what makes you so sure, that the Titans will not defeat them?"
"They have more than enough footage of the Teen Titans, to beat them in a fight. Besides we sent the decoy party to lead them off."
"Yes. Have they returned?"
"Yes, old friend. They successfully distracted the Titan's long enough for A-Team to collect the crystals." The dark figure said.
"Where are they?" The assistant was slightly round. But had immense experience in dealing with criminality and certain objectives. He had an incredible mind, once blessed by Hephaestus... until he went bad.
"Kyta, Andro, Ati." He called to his minions.
The 3 figures came forward, carrying a bag of crystals that were worth billions.
"I'm sure Wayne Enterprises won't miss these." Kyta joked, tossing the bag into the waiting hands of her master.
"Well done A-Squad."
"Thank you master Maltrax." Kyta, Ati, and Andro thanked their master.
"Here you go, Vapel." Maltrax threw the bag to his 'friend'. "B-Team. Report."
2 figures appeared out of nowhere.
"Master Maltrax, the Justice League interfered towards the end of the battle."
"How were the Titan's fighting?" Vapel asked, hiding behind a huge thruster, where he was setting the crystals in.
"The leader, Robin, fought opposed us with courage, integrity, speed, and ferocity. The girl Starfire seemed only to concern herself with the safety of Robin. The mechanical one, Cyborg, fought to end the fight. He had no apparent interest in the fight."
"And the others?" Maltrax asked.
"Green Lantern, used only defense. Flash saved..."
"No! The other Titans, Kira." Vapel interrupted, poking his head over the thruster.
"There were no other Titans present at the battle." Kira explained.
"So... Beast Boy, and Raven saw fit to not show up... they must have been spying on... Kyta and the others on A-Squad."
"Impossible." Kyta assured him.
"Until proven otherwise you return to the C-Group. Ati will take command of the A-Squad. Understood?"
"Yes Master." They all said in unison.
Kyta walked over towards the C-Group barracks, but Maltrax stopped her.
"One more slip up...and it will be your head."
"Yes... Father."
Maltrax walked away like nothing had happened.
The villains are OC, they won't be all OC but its hard to have recurring villains when its a crossover.