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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Angel went straight to the roof following the mission. Robin looked around the recreation room. All of the others were having a blast, what was she doing? Raven was playing chess with Cyborg, Beast Boy was watching a re-run of Godzilla, Starfire was playing with Silkie, as pretty much always.
Robin found himself making his way to the elevator to get to the roof. He had a protein bar in his hand, knowing she needed to eat something. He walked closer to her, "Angie? Are you okay?"
She turned around, snapping back to reality, "Sorry, what's up?"
"You sort of disappeared after the mission. Is there something you want-?" He always asked the Titans if they wanted to talk. Then he realized Angeles may not have wanted to talk, but they needed to. He didn't know if she knew they were actually siblings, "You got a while to talk? I think there's some stuff we should get out there."
"I guess. What's up?"
"Why don't we start with why you're crying?"
She chuckled, "Sort of hoping you didn't notice. Mind Reader and I go back a while."
"Who is he?"
"Did the file mention anything about Damian?"
Robin shook his head, "Who is he?"
"After they died, you got put into that Catholic orphanage place. They sent me to a foster home. The two parents had three sons. One of them, Damian, is the reason I have powers. He found a ritual to give me powers. He wanted me to be able to heal faster so that if I went to school, nobody would know. The family secret, he'd call it. But I didn't know how to use the powers. So they pulled me out of school, claiming I was home schooled. I ran away after a year or two, but Zucco caught up to me. Stabbed me. Batman figured out the powers, gave me the book to learn how to use them. I healed the stab wounds, but my powers aren't strong enough. Damian was missing a part of the ritual."
Robin's eyes widened, unsure of which part to respond to. The fact that she had three idiot teenagers beating her along with the stupid adults, the fact that she knew about the Catholic orphanage, or that Tony Zucco was the one who stabbed her. She shook her head, "I can read minds, remember? Yeah. I've known since you came back that night. I heard you yelling in the hall, added two and two."
"Then as your brother…" He handed her the protein bar, "I'm requiring that you eat this. You always cook, but I know you don't actually eat. You can't fight when you're starving yourself. Everything you see from here, we are in charge of keeping safe. You can't see yourself, but you see me, and Cyborg, and Starfire, and Beast Boy. You've taken care of us like you're our mother, and yet you've only been here for a few days. It's my job to keep you safe, too. Talk to me, let me help you."
"I don't get what you want me to say. I'm sorry, I am. But-"
"What are you saying sorry for? I can't watch you hurt yourself, and I won't watch the bad guys get you down because of what you're doing."
She nodded, "You didn't just come up here to bring a candy bar."
"You still haven't explained why you're crying."
"Mind Reader didn't do anything worse than kicking and punching buildings. He'd throw you in a pit of fire just to laugh at your screams. If I didn't come along, he probably wouldn't have shown up."
"He didn't just punch and kick buildings though, did he?"
"Damian's the Mind Reader. He doesn't just read thoughts, he puts thoughts in your mind until you go insane."
Robin gulped, "What did he do?"
"He made me remember. All of it. I thought I finally locked it away. But now I remember it all. Every hit, every punch, everything he did to me. And I didn't say anything. I didn't do anything."
"You got out, didn't you? It's over. They can't hurt you anymore. Damian's behind bars."
"It doesn't change it. How long is it before he breaks out? He was out for a laugh today, what happens when he's out for blood?"
Robin pulled his now crying sister into a hug, "I'll make sure it doesn't…What's this?" He backed away, watching blood roll down her arm, "Angel, what is this?"
She gulped, "My powers-these should be healed…" She rolled up her white sleeve, "These were healed, I don't understand-"
"You did these? What made you do these?"
"You had Bruce Wayne, Alfred, they helped you through their death. I had them. They didn't get me help, they made me worse. One day I found a knife under the seat in the car. Ever since…"
"I'm sorry Rosella."
Then he remembered that night.
"Robin, go get your sister. It's time for dinner."
"Where is she?"
"She's probably playing around by the beams again." The red haired woman smiled, plates were already filled with food. Richard came back ten minutes later, "She's not there."
Mary turned to her dark haired husband, "Maybe Mr. Hayley already picked her up?"
"To go to the tent outside? She's fine, probably just excited."
Robin stabbed the broccoli with his fork, "She doesn't want to be part of it, why would she be excited?"
John frowned, "She just prefers watching, she doesn't like to watch. Now come on, she's still a part of the Flying Graysons."
"Then how come she's not on the posters?"
"She doesn't like the attention. Don't worry about her. Now eat your dinner, Dick. You can't fly on an empty stomach."
"You were there, weren't you? The night they died."
"Second row."
"I remember. Where did you go?"
"I was there the whole time. Mr. Hayley got into an argument with some guy out back, he told me to stay put."
"There were always two different flowers at their grave when I got there. I always assumed it was Bruce and a friend of theirs. It was you?"
"White roses. Mom used to call me Rose."
"Why didn't you ever come forward?"
"Nobody was looking for me. I hated the attention of the circus, remember? I was always hidden with the piano and singing."
"Mikey and Pete always came by Wayne Manor, talking to Bruce about looking for something. I never thought it was a person."
"We found each other in the end, right? Sort of…"
"That reminds me…" He pulled out a yellow and black device. A large T was printed in yellow, "Welcome to the Teen Titans. Angel."
She smiled, "Thanks Robin."
"Now go back inside. Or go on a date with Beast Boy or something…Just…don't do that anymore?"
She nodded, then grew confused as despair bled through Robin's eyes, "What is it?"
"If it's not healing…What does that mean about your powers? You said he never finished the ritual. What if your powers go away?"
"Then I'll be just like my brother."
He smiled, "Please go inside. I gotta run an errand."
"Send Bruce my best."
Both parted ways. Robin had a myriad of questions racing through his mind. He took one of the T jets, rushing to Gotham. He made it just in time to meet with Batman after his mission.
I've got two more chapters planned out, so I might post three more. Future stories I've got in mind will be posted THE DAY this ends so look for them :D
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