Billy followed the human Merman around as the man calmly went about. He had gone the opposite way of Ocean Waters. Instead he walked up to a Pawn shop going inside before waiting inline. Billy wandered close by before taking a couple of free cookies they had out and stuffing about ten more into his pockets.

After a few minutes the man, Bruce, walked up to the counter placing a couple of certain coins in front of the man who's eyes widened comical and his mouth fell opened. A charming smile was on Bruce's face as he made a deal with the man and walking out with almost a million dollars in a suit case he had to buy. Billy's own eyes widened and his fingers twitched in want.

"Come along now, Billy, we need to make it to the Hotel, than you and I we'll get things ready."

"Get things ready?" Billy asked following the man.

"I'll explain in a moment." Bruce said waving for a taxi. "Now than, since you're an orphan I don't need to worry about you're parents."

"How do you know that? My parents could be looking for me right now."

As the taxi pulled up Bruce opened the door. "If that was true you wouldn't have been a stowaway on a ship nor would you be roaming the beach and agreeing to something for a meal."

Huffing Billy climbed into the Taxi. "Just so you know I can defend myself."

"Of course." Bruce said before giving the driver directions as they drove off.

When Tim woke up he was laying in the skull that Jason liked so much. Blinking he peeked out of the left eyes as he head someone talking loudly followed by splashing. Tim could see the human named Jericho telling his brothers what to do. Both Dick and Jason pretended not to understand most of what he said before preforming the tricks.

Shuffling back into the skull Tim held his stomach. He felt sick. Like his stomach was jumping all over the place. Looking around Tim sighed. He knew he had failed his family. For a few minutes he laid there depressed before sitting up a bit looking at his tail .

'I have to make it up to them.' Tim said to himself.

Using the life he still had stashed away he let his tail transformed into legs. Staying still Tim stared at them feeling his heart rate sped up but he got it under control. Slowly he moved them. testing them out slowly this time rather than jumping up.

That must have been where he made his mistake. He had tried to run before learning how to stand. Now Tim moved his feet slowly in different tests. A few times he moved them as if walking like he had seen the humans do until they ached.

Once that happened he changed back into his tail.

It took him three hours to get used to the different movements but he had to work with the legs for less than five minutes and than rest for half hour. After than Tim let out a deep sigh exhausted. Slumping against the eye socket Tim moaned in pain as his tail ached.

It would take him awhile to get used to the legs.

However it did explain why Bruce told him to take his time. He must have known so maybe... Maybe he hadn't failed his Dad after all. Smiling a bit Tim let himself fall out of the skull into the cold water below before swimming the fake coral so he could rest.

Singing a bit so his fish would come to him Tim smiled a bit when one of his favorite fish came right up to him. Reaching for it he though of how good it would taste when suddenly something pricked him. Before he could scream for help the world dimmed the last thing Tim saw was a net.

"Alright, Red Hood, Nightwing, good job!" Jericho praised. "Perfect show!"

Both the mermaids sat on the water platform both a bit tired. They had started to train since that morning and now the sun was setting. It was strange for Jericho to put them through a long training session but they figured his Father must have been behind it.

"Hey, Jericho!"

The three of them turned to where a couple of spotters came over. One of them had a nice size water turtle. Jericho waved at them. Nightwing cooed happily swimming closer and following the one that had the turtle. Red Hood also seemed interested in it.

"Hey, guys," Jericho grinned. "What's up? And who's your little friend?"

"This is Speedy." One of them said. "She was chosen to be in the tank with the mermaids."

"I see." Jericho petted the turtle who was moving his legs trying to swim. "Aww, I bet she'll be happy in the tank."

Cooing made them turn to Nightwing who was trying to bat at the turtle his face full of excitement. The group laughed at the Mermaid's reaction. They walked onto the platform watching as both the sea creatures got off to bob in the pool waiting.

"Look how happy they are." The woman said setting the turtle down. "Go say hi Speedy!"

The turtle turned away from the mermaids trying to get out of the pool. Nightiwng swam up to it patting it on the shell purring loudly. Red Hood came up to the turtle too sniffing it before cooing at Nightwing who replied something back.

Jericho watched before frowning. "Oh shit..."

Before the others could ask what had made Jericho say that the woman screamed as Red Hood clamped down on the turtle's neck snapping it. Both of them grabbed at the shell tearing it off the dead turtle as they started to eat it.

In shock they all stood there watching at the mermaids ate the turtle. They all backed away as Nigthwing swam over to Jericho who had taken a side on the side of the pool at the end of the platform. The mermaid rested his chin Jericho's knee as he chews on the leg.

No one could miss the purring from both of the creatures.

Jericho could have kicked himself.

Of course Mermaids would eat more than just fish.

"Their monsters!" The woman screamed.

Sighing Jericho shook his head. "No their not. They trained really hard today and though that you were bring them a turtle as a great reward."

"Why didn't you tell us?!"

"I just realized it!" Jericho glared at them.

"You need to train them not to eat the turtles!"

"Ha!" Jericho glared at them as he petted Nightwing head as the blue tail continued to eat. "That's like asking some to stop drinking water or eating! It's what they ate in the sea and you can't Unitarian them not to eat."

Before anything else Wally West came running out. "Jericho, quick, you need to go to the medical room!"

"For what?" Jericho stood up before freezing looking at the skull where one of his mermaids should have been only to see it was empty. "Damn it!"

Bruce fixed his tie as he stood in front of the mirror.

As he did so he could see the small boy asleep on one of the beds in the fancy hotel room fast a sleep. After having the boy cleaned up, fed and some new clothes and burning the old ones in the fire place Bruce had made sure the kid was asleep before getting ready.

Something was wrong.

Tim should have met him five days ago near the water gate. At best it should have only taken Tim two days to get used to the legs. Something happened. So Bruce had lured people to the beach to take their life force. Left them alive of course.

What he wasn't expecting was that boy to be there. The one he had saved form the boats. However that was good since he needed someone to be with him and not having anyone recognizing him. Billy would be helpful and when he found his sons he would find somewhere safe for Billy to live before taking his family back to the sea.

Yet there was something he had to do first. Walking over to the bed he muttered a spell that would keep the boy asleep before leaving. He took a taxi down a long road that lead up a large hill. There he got out walking up to the door with a scowl on his face. Lifting up his first he knocked on the door of the Manor.

The door opened to show a man that was only a few years older than Bruce and the man eyes widened before borrowing.

"Bruce."

Bruce frowned as well. "Thomas Jr."

Tim woke up with a scream.

Gasping and panting he looked around desperately when he saw that man, the one with white hair, a beard and eye patch. He had a grin plastered on his face before he held out his hand over Tim's face. Tim flinched closing his eyes when he realized the someone else was in the room. Peeking his eyes open he saw another man there.

"I assure you that this Mermaid will be put to good use."

Tim wanted to cry out in horror as he stared up at the man who had bought him. Bruce had warned them about this man in great detail. The man Slade left the room chuckling at the money he had made off the small mermaid.

"I am sure that your Father told you about me, hasn't he... Timothy."

"Ra's Al Gual..."

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