61. Request
The wire's broken and he's dying and he knows it. John knows everything happens for a reason. But the terror fills him. Not just that his life is over, but he can see them smiling. Not the crowd, he sees their horror and terror. Tony Zucco, and members of the Court of Owls, they are the gray of Gotham, the elite and dangerous. They've been waiting for him to die for years so they could get Dick, Mary's death just made it better for them. With his last words he offered up a final prayer to the God he would see very soon, a final prayer for his only son.
Dear God, don't let them take him. I don't want my boy to kill people. I want him to use his skills and everything I've taught him to help people and protect them.
God answered that prayer.
62. Gray Son
Grayson, his name meant son of the gray. His legacy as the family who had always been the "middle" that Gotham's very elite refused to acknowledge. The part of the past they tried to bury. It returned to them in the form of an Owl, its talons poised to shred the city. But it also arrived to rescue them in the form of a Robin. There is good and there is evil. The line between them is set in stone.
"In a city of "Black" and "White", there is no "Middle". The line is supposed to be clear but it isn't, Dick Grayson doesn't mind that one bit. It actually makes it easier for him to do what he does. He is the Prince of Gotham, the Gray Son, and he'll wear that title with a sense of pride.
63. Black Sheep
William Cobb battles the Titans once again, and once again he is defeated. Once again his descendant freezes him and locks him away. But he can't help but smile at the lovely redhead as she fights alongside her lover. He can't help but think of Amelia, the woman he loved; looking at Starfire is like looking at a mirror into his past. There is one trait almost all Graysons had; they loved women with red hair. John was an exception, Richard's mother was a blonde, John had always been the black sheep of the family, maybe that was why his son was too.
64. Good Times
They were rehearsing, smiling, laughing. That was how it was supposed to be. For him, everything is a good time, and there isn't a thing in the world that can stop that.
Now that he's older, he wishes he could have that again, but he knows it's not right that his parents aren't there to share the good times with him.
65. Animals
Dick gazes over at the two Elephants, Eleanor and Sitka. They've known him since childhood and they're always happy to see him. Beast Boy transforms into a green elephant and they talk. He changes back.
"Dude, they said they want your peanuts."
Dick laughs and gives them what they want; it was nice to know they hadn't forgotten what he liked to give them as a snack.
66. Dark Horses
Robin really did like that song "Dark Horses". It was very much about the Titans and even heroes in general. Born for the blue skies, we'll survive the rain. Yes, he remembered those words when he'd woken up in a world with no one left, fire all around and stone statues that were once people littered about. He was always reminding himself that the Titans could be down, but they would never be out.
67. Turning Points
The Turning-Point of the show was when everything changed. His life had several turning points, when his parents died, when he became Robin, when he became Nightwing and when he discovered his parents were alive again. Now if he can actually jump the hurdle of proposing to Starfire…
68. Showmanship
Performing and showmanship ran in the Grayson family. From William Cobb to Dick Grayson, they always had a flare for the dramatic and exciting. Beast Boy sometimes sees Robin juggling his Bird-a-Rangs. While on a unicycle on a high platform, in the middle of Jump City.
69. Masks
There are all sorts of masks, he wears a literal one. In his mind it's much easier to discern someone's intentions when he sees they wear a mask over their face. It's much harder to figure out what their intentions are when they mask it with a smile and a friendly gesture. Raya seems friendly enough, even though he hasn't seen her in years. Dick has to wonder what she's hiding behind her friendly mask.
70. Hard Work
Mary Grayson smiles. She finally finished it, the costume she'd designed and sewn together herself.
"What do you think, honey?" she asked John.
"I like it, but I don't think he will," John told her bluntly.
"We'll maybe I'll be surprised," Mary went and handed Dick his costume.
When he had first received his uniform, he hadn't really liked it, but after Dick became Robin, he made sure to take good care of it. After all the hard work his mother had put into it, he wanted it to stay in good condition, so he could still have the last thing she'd ever given him.