Richard Grayson watched as his parents fell from a high wire when he was twelve. He knew the story behind the 'Tragic Accident that hit The Flying Grayson'. They were threatened by Tony Zucco. When Tony discovered Richard was going to tell the police of what he knew, Tony had attacked and Richard hit his head and gotten amnesia. Most of his memories were regained while he was in the Catholic orphanage. Batman adopted Richard, keeping an important secret from him. Three years after Robin leaves Batman's side, the secret is too troubling to keep hidden. What will Batman do when Robin learns the truth? And what will happen with the Teen Titans?
Rated: T for now…
Takes place just after Robin discovers Slade might still be alive. (If you don't know what I'm talking about, it's "Haunted", my favorite episode EVER. Go watch it.)
Warnings: Spoiler alert if you never read the comics. Also contains spoilers of the entire series so…Watch the episodes if you haven't already.
Discusses eating disorders/depression/suicidal themes in later chapters, along with mentions of child abuse.
Any pairings are PG romance at most…
This story throws a lot of anger/hate towards Bruce Wayne, but that's not how it will end so you have to read the whole thing :D
Characters: Robin, Batman, Starfire, Raven, Beast Boy, and Cyborg. With mentions of Slade, Trigon, and a few other villains that you should recognize. Also brings up Tony Zucco, John and Mary Grayson, and Introduces a new character.
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It was just before six of the clock in the morning when Beast Boy woke up. The night before, he had been in Terra's room since eight. When he heard footsteps, he transformed into a fly on the wall. He flew out when he saw her. He did not want to say anything, how could he? He had no idea of what to say. He did not know where she went when she left the room, but she had not pillow, no blanket, not even a flashlight.
When he entered the main room, he was unsure of what seemed off. It could have something to do with the fact that the room was clean, or that he could see the remote on the table, or even that the windows allowed the sunlight to get through, instead of the fingerprints and dust that clouded the view of the world outside. He stopped walking down the steps when he felt something block his foot.
"Um…Hi?" Beast Boy studied the figure at his feet. She did not move. He knelt beside her. "Hello?" He placed a hand on her shoulder.
"I said I was sorry, sir!" She backed away from his hand, rolling down the stairs.
"What?" Beast Boy sprinted down after her, "Are you o-You're bleeding! What happened?"
"Old injury. I'm sorry, I-"
"Why did you sleep here?" Beast Boy helped her up, then walked her over to the couch.
"I know why you don't like me. I knew that me coming to the tower was enough to remind you of her. If I slept in her room, it'd seem like I was replacing her."
"Robin told me about what you said to him. I don't hate you. I don't know you, so I can't really judge. You seem nice, but I can't assume."
"I get it, Raven's thinking the same thing."
Beast Boy smiled, "So do you have any powers?"
"I don't use them unless it's life or death. I prefer combat."
Beast Boy frowned, "Okay. So…"
"Do you usually wake up this early?"
"No. Usually my alarm is the alert." He looked at the blood on her shirt, "What happened?"
"I was betrayed. By someone I trusted my life with."
"Batman? Batman did-?"
"His assistant of all people found me on the streets. He took me to Wayne Manor. That's when I met him. He trained me, helped me recover. Then three years later, he decides he's done. He gave up on me. So I left. Next night he finds me on the street. Stabbed seven times. Not that bad, but enough to do…well, this." She glanced at her shirt, "So last week, Batman looked for Robin. Batman knew about my powers and figured I'd fit in here."
"And so here you are…" Beast Boy's face lit up, "A uniform! You could get a uniform!"
Angie chuckled, "And be…what, exactly?"
"Angel? You could get a pretty sick uniform made up…" Beast Boy grinned.
"Deal. Mind if I make some breakfast?"
"What'd you have in mind?"
"Waffles, maybe some scrambled tofu eggs…"
"You like tofu?" Beast Boy's smile spread from ear to ear, his eyes twinkling.
"Yeah. I'm not really a vegetarian, but if tofu's an option, I go for it."
"Well we've got tofu…"
Angel smiled, then pulled some pans out of the cabinet. Beast Boy watched as she put eggs in one pan and the tofu in another. She was stirring waffle mix when Robin entered the large room. He grinned at the fragrance of real food. Not just steak, not even undercooked pancakes with gummy bears, but actual waffles.
"Breakfast should be ready in five minutes. Did Alfred say if he was going to send-?"
"No. We'll get you what you need. Did you sleep alright?"
"Yes, thank you." She placed six plates on the counter, along with a teacup.
Beast Boy stood up, "I'll go get the others." He ran out of the room, leaving just Robin and Angel.
"You slept on the stairs last night?"
"How'd you know?"
"The carpet's pattern is on your neck. You're that worried about everyone liking you?"
"I know it's stupid. I don't know how long I'll be here for. But while I'm here, I don't want anyone hating me. Think of me as a maid."
Robin furrowed his eyebrows, "You don't want to fight with us?"
"I can't use my powers. Not-"
"You can't be afraid of it. Just accept that you have an advantage over our villains."
"It's not just with villains. I look at you and I see it. Everything to take you down, every weakness, every skill you know and I just see how to overpower."
Robin sighed, "You might not appreciate it, but it's more useful than you think. Apart from Monster, who have you fought?"
"Monster?" Cyborg looked up from his laptop, "You took him down?"
"What monster?" Starfire's eyes lit up with interest and excitement. Neither Robin nor Angel knew they were already in the room.
"No, he's called Monster. Basically the Big Bad Wolf of reality. And I did not exactly take him down. He got out three months ago." She brought Cyborg a plate. He smiled to offer a thank you.
Raven stared at the tea, "Where did you find the blueberry?"
"Behind the TV last night. Don't you guys clean up…ever?"
"Sometimes." Raven glanced at the stack of moldy dishes in the sink, "Then again, closer to rarely."
Angel chuckled, then picked up a sponge. She scrubbed the plates as the others finished their breakfast. She dried off the dishes before washing the plates from breakfast. Cyborg and Beast Boy had already started with videogames when she was done. Robin slid a protein bar to the new girl, "I'm not oblivious. At least eat something."
She nodded, taking the wrapper of the chocolate covered granola. Robin frowned, "You wanna do some combat practice?"
Angel nodded, "Sounds good. Just one second, I'm almost done drying these off."
Robin nodded before sitting at the counter, "Star, Raven, you up for combat?"
"You said we could call it a free day, remember?"
"A free day?" Angel questioned what Cyborg was talking about.
"No combat or anything. If the alarm goes off, we go in. It's been a quiet week, though."
Angel nodded, moving to follow Robin to the obstacle course. He threw her a rubber band, "You don't like your hair in your face. Batman wrote it in your file."
She chuckled, "Tell me what I need to do."
Robin pointed to the beginning of the course. He explained the red blast masters and what they are compared to the blue ones. He then pointed out the machine guns, the pistols, and cannons that would go off. Then he mentioned they would not be where he pointed to, "The finish line is right there. The record is just less than a minute and a half. Feel free to use your powers."
She nodded, then took off her shoes. Robin knew better than to question her. Beast Boy was looking through the window, Cyborg over his shoulder, "Dude, what is she doing?"
"Maybe it's how her powers work?"
Beast Boy put the binoculars to his eyes, "Dude, she's killing it."
She sprinted to the finish line, not trying to dodge bullets, but to deflect them. Robin found himself impressed by her careful steps, and her methods. She tossed a rock in the air, ready to collide with the bullets. She kicked the first red blast master that rose, elbowed the second one. The third to rise was blue. She continued moving until the next red one rose. She threw it at the fifth one to rise, knocking the red obstacles out of the way.
"How long was that?"
"Forty five seconds tops…Who is this kid?"
"I kinda like her." Beast Boy smiled.
Raven gulped, exchanging a glance with Cyborg. He nodded, "Hey, BB, did she say how long she'd be here for?"
"I don't know. Batman tossed her here…By the look on Robin's face, probably long term. Why?"
"We're just worried." Cyborg threw himself onto the sofa.
Beast Boy turned around, "What's there to be-You think she's like Terra? You think she's going to walk out? Turn to Slade? Newsflash, she gave her life to get rid of him. And last I checked, Robin went to Slade."
"THAT WAS DIFFERENT AND YOU KNOW IT!"
Cyborg never yelled at Beast Boy before. Never like this. He remembered when Robin had to work for Slade. He didn't have a choice. Nobody knew what Slade would have done. But then there was Red X. Robin created him, and it spiraled out of control. Robin fought his own team. But he never hurt them. Never intentionally. Right?
Who was he to question Robin? Robin did anything he could for them. Red X was created to try to help them. He wanted answers, he did what he saw fit.
"It doesn't matter, anyways. I'm over her. I know she's not coming back."
Cyborg studied the face of the green teenager, guilt stabbing him in the heart, "All that we're saying is…just be careful. Come on, I gotta see her go against Robin."
"She won't fight him. Didn't you guys hear her? She's terrified of her powers. Unless she's against the bad guys, we have no idea what she's capable of." Raven placed her teacup in the sink, "By the way, am I the only one who sees the creepy resemblance?"
"Between Robin and Angie? I've been wondering if they must be misplaced twins." Starfire giggled as she played with Silkie, unaware of how true her words could have been.
"Maybe that's why Batman took them both in." Cyborg scared himself by his words, and how true they could be. "I'll be back. I gotta recharge."
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