Prepare for the last chapter of The End. I was originally going to have this be two chapters but nothing was working well so it's only one chapter. Enjoy!
Present day
Tim leaned against the railing that lined the edge of the roof at Wayne enterprises. There were a couple inches between the edge of the roof and the railing. Tim looked down at the road below. There were dots of light as lots cars went on their way even though it was dark out. Tim climbed over the railing and stood on the edge of the roof. He had decided jumping would be the best way to go. Any other way and the others might bring him back, but there was no turning back from jumping. Tim was about to jump when thoughts about his family crossed his mind. What would they do after he jumped? Would they feel pain, sadness, or anger? Would they even mourn for him? No, the emotions they showed towards him were only to make him feel like he had a purpose, but he was useless. Tim shifted slightly closer to the edge preparing to jump
"Drake, stop!"
Tim turned his head and saw Damian standing on the roof about five feet away. Damian was breathing heavily and small drops sweat and what might have been tears slid down his face.
"Damian, I'm not going back. I've made my decision."
"Don't be stubborn. You are coming back home."
"What's the point? You guys don't really care about me. It's all just a mask."
"Drake, you are the biggest idiot ever. You will get on the other side of the railing NOW."
"No! I won't go back!"
"Drake if you jump the world will fall."
"Don't be silly Damian. The world won't end if I jump."
"Yes it will."
"NO IT WON'T!" Tim shouted, "I'm a nobody. Nothing I do will affect the world."
"Drake, if you jump then father will lose all common sense and get himself killed. Todd will go on a killing spree and then in a moment when his guard is down he will get killed. Grayson will become so depressed he will either die during a patrol or he will kill himself. Then when I am the last person left, after my family has all died, I will take up the mantle and become Batman, but I will have already turned back to my origins. My mother will welcome me back into the League. Gotham will be the first to burn, and then the world."
"Nice try, but I know you're lying." Tim turned his head back towards the street once again preparing to jump.
"Drake, please. I'm not lying." Damian said on the verge of crying.
Tim took a deep breath in. he didn't want Damian to see him jump, but Damian had made the choice to come up here.
"Please, you don't have to do this," Damian said tears starting to slid down his face, "Tim, the family needs you."
Tim turned around careful not to fall off the building before he was completely ready, "did you just say my name?"
"I might have."
"Will you say it again… please?"
"Tim…"
Tim climbed back over the railing shakily. He made his way over to Damian and hugged him.
"I'm so sorry." Tim said crying as he hugged Damian, "What have I done?"
"The important thing is what you haven't done," Damian said crying as well.
After a few minutes Commissioner Gordon and a few other cops came into the roof. He was a little shocked at the scene he saw. He thought that from the note Mr. Wayne had found Tim would have already jumped or be about to jump. One of the cops the cops got close to Tim so he could help Tim get back downstairs. Tim panicked and stumbled away from Damian and the cops.
"Stay away," Damian growled at the cops before turning back to Tim, "Drake, its ok. No one is going to hurt you."
Tim nodded and let Damian help him down the stairs and out of the building. When they got outside of the building Dick ran over and hugged Tim tightly.
"Don't you ever do that again," Dick whispered.
Tim was quickly surrounded by Bruce, Jason, and Alfred. Some paramedics headed over after a little while. Tim started to panic when he saw them.
"Tim," Damian whispered.
Tim took a deep breath. He was led over to an ambulance where he was asked some questions. He was able to answer the questions with Damian's help. After all of the questions had been answered one of the paramedics walked over to Bruce.
"Well Mr. Wayne, it looks like Tim developed Panic disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. Is there any chance you know why? I don't think it's because his parents died. Not with his symptoms," the doctor said.
"He had abusive parents," Bruce quickly responded. This was, of course, a lie. His parents just hadn't paid much attention to him.
"That almost explains everything. The last question is why the symptoms showed up know," the doctor asked.
"He started having nightmares with his parents in them," Bruce said. This was also a lie.
"alright, that answers everything. We are prescribing him some medication that will help. I'll make sure your family doctor brings it over to you. We'll let Tim go home with you in a little while." The doctor said before leaving.
Bruce sighed a breath of relief. His cover story had worked. All it took was holding Dick back from going after Tim, Jason forging a fake suicide note, and a couple of well-placed lies. Their secret was safe for now. After a little while Dick and Jason made their way over to Bruce. Dick was wrapped in a shock blanket. Bruce would have thought it was to help maintain their cover if Dick wasn't so pale.
"Is everything alright?" Bruce asked.
"Dick just found out what was wrong with Timmy," Jason said, "Damian is with Tim. The kid won't leave him alone. You should have seen the murderous look he gave when a nurse asked him to step away while they asked Tim some questions. That kid is definitely your son."
Bruce let out a small laugh. He never thought Damian would be so defensive of Tim. They waited a little while longer before Damian and Tim came over.
Tim walked straight up to Bruce, "is what Damian said true? Would the world really end if I had jumped?"
Bruce looked at Damian for help who quickly signed the details. "Yes Tim, what Damian said is true. If it hadn't been him it would have me, Dick, or Jason that caused the end of the world."
Tim looked up at Bruce with a slight smile, "Can we go home now?"
Bruce smiled, "Of course we can."
The end. This is officially over. Don't worry though; Tim will be back, just not in anything related to this story or any of the phobias. Thank you for everyone who favorite, followed, and reviewed this series! Don't forget to review this last chapter. Thank you!
