Rebel Justice
Day 3- Part 1
Robin surprisingly slept through the night after his trip to the city. He woke up the next morning with someone pounding on his door.
"Wake up Rob! If you don't get to the kitchen, Wally'll eat all the food!"
Robin rolled out of bed, threw on some clothes and stumbled out the door. Standing outside was Artemis.
"Give me a minute and I'll be there."
"'Kay, hurry up."
Robin went through his normal morning schedule, and then went to the kitchen. Everyone else was already there, it seemed to be a normal thing. He sat down, and before he say anything was handed a plate piled high with food.
"So, what're we doing today?"
"I have business. You're staying here," Red Arrow said. "You can do whatever you want, as long as you stay inside."
With that, Red Arrow, Lightspeed, Tempest, Ghost, and Sorceress left. Then Robin was alone with Connor, Raquel, Artemis, and R2 (Real Roy).
"What do you want to do Robin?" asked Artemis.
"I don't know. Can we train for a bit? I'm used to training most of the day."
"That's sounds good, let's go."
All of them, except R2, who wanted to work on a private project, headed out the door to the training room. Robin immediately jumped on the tangled wires in the corner to do some agility training. The others just stopped and stared. They were whelmed, no overwhelmed by the little bird.
They managed to tear their eyes away from the sight of Robin training, and started working out themselves. Connor was attempting to manage his super strength, using it with more control. Artemis started throwing knives at targets on the wall. She grumbled every time it didn't hit dead center. Raquel was working on hand-to-hand with a robot in the corner.
Robin noticed that his watchers were all preoccupied with their work, and slipped unseen out the door. He hurried to the main room, he had seen a computer along the wall there and was going to use it to contact the Justice Lords.
But what if that wasn't a good idea? Robin didn't know or care. He just wanted to go home to his dad and Alfred. The world could rot as long as his family was safe.
Your parent's would be ashamed of you. Stupid voices in his head. They didn't understand. He had lost so much, he just wanted to keep what he had with him. He wouldn't let go of the only family he had left.
So, he hacked the computer. On it, were several files detailing the Lords, as well as their powers and weaknesses. There were also files on all the members of Rebel Justice, as well as… him?
The temptation was too great, he clicked on the file.
Name: Richard John Grayson Wayne
Age: 14
Parent/Guardian's Names: John Grayson, Mary Grayson, Bruce Wayne
Birth Date: March 20, 1998
Alias': Dick, Robin, Boy Wonder, Dark Squire
Mentor: Batman
Background: Grayson was a circus performer with his parents at Halley's Circus. The Flying Grayson's suffered an unfortunate accident while performing without a net. Grayson was the only survivor. He was taken in by billionaire Bruce Wayne of Gotham city. Several months after the incident, Robin premiered as the protégé of Batman in Gotham. He was present during the take over by the Justice Lords and is still associated with them.
Powers: None, but has skill in aerobatics, due to living in the circus, and several other skills gained by training with Batman.
Notes: Robin is able to practically disappear at will. He is able to escape from locked rooms with ease. He can hack into any computer system in the world, and has deadly aim.
How did they know who he was? Who Batman was? He would have loved to dig deeper into the files, but he knew the trio in the training room would sooner or later notice he was missing. He took a second to look into the security around the base. There were motion sensors in the vents, cameras everywhere, and a jamming signal that encompassed the base. However, there was no mention of where the door out was, which Robin found odd.
He was in the process of turning off the jamming signal when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
"What are you doing, Robin?"
He stopped his frantic typing and turned around. Artemis was standing behind him.
"I'm turning off the jamming signal so I can call Batman."
There was no point in lying, she'd call him on it anyways.
"Robin, you can call Batman in a few days. You just got here, there's a lot we have to talk about. A lot you have to see."
"Why am I here, Arty?"
"We need you."
That was a slight shock for the Boy Wonder. He hadn't heard from anyone that they needed him, except for Alfred telling him Bruce needed him. But that wasn't the same as someone telling him their selves that they need him.
"How'd you get here?"
"It's a long story."
"I've got time."
"Well, when Green Arrow asked me to be his protégé, it was after he arrested my father. We were working on a plan to overthrow the Justice Lords, bring back the old order. The Lords burst in on us while we were grabbing some plans from Wayne Tech. They beat us, but my father was able to convince them he forced me to help him. I was offered a choice, I could join them or go to jail.
"So, I joined the Lords, but I didn't want to. I figured that if I joined them and helped them, I could get them to let my father go. It wasn't long after that they arrested my sister. She was stealing food so that her and my mother didn't starve. I talked to Green Arrow, tried to get him to understand, but I was shoved down. He told me no crime, even one of necessity was inexcusable.
"I let it go. I told myself they would be alright. That everything would be okay. But then, they tried and convicted my father and my sister. They were sentenced to death. Death for robbery. That's when I decided I had to do something, I had to save them. I tried to get them out, to help them escape, but only my sister got out. They went on a nationwide search for her. My mom, she dressed up, best she could, as my sister and claimed to be her. She, along with my father, were executed. I haven't seen my sister since.
"That's when I decided to leave. I couldn't stay with the people who destroyed my family. I snuck out one night and wandered the country, trying to find a place where I belonged. Somewhere I could formulate a plan to take the Justice Lords down, like my father wanted. I found Red Arrow, and it just kinda stuck."
Robin took a second to let this sink in. He couldn't believe the Lords would do something like this. It was madness.
"Thanks for telling me. I'm going back to the training room for a while."
With that Robin left. He hoped training would help clear his head.
And end part 1. I wasn't going to break this up, but it was getting a little long. Next up, the other three will explain why they left, and maybe we'll get a little insight on RA's plan.
Have a tigerific day,
Shadow