71. Journey
Of all the things in Robin's collection of movies and videogames, Spice and Wolf doesn't seem to fit. It's definitely not action oriented. He watches for the characters and their journey together. It reminds him of when he was on the road with his parents at Haly Circus. It was never the destination, but the journey itself that was so much fun.
72. Delusions
What was real and what was the delusion? He couldn't tell anymore. He could hear the woman's voice taunting him. It seemed so familiar, but he couldn't place it. Deep down inside, he knew who she was, but it just wasn't possible, he had to bury his feelings because this woman was trying to kill him, and he couldn't let his emotions get the best of him, no matter who she was.
73. Survival
Pick a point.
John began to fight Ra's Al Ghul, he saw Mary light some of the ninjas tunics on fire. They were going to leave in one piece; they just had to make it to the door.
Build yourself a net.
John kept his eyes on the door of Ra's Al Ghul's fortress. He and Mary had to survive. He kept mentally going over the instructions he had always given them to survive falling should anything happen to them during a show.
He felt the explosion blow him off his feet just as they got away from the Himalayan temple.
Let's hope that rule number three would kick in.
Pray you land somewhere soft.
74. Dates
Dates were important; June 27th was never an easy day for Robin. It was the day his parents had died. But it soon turned into a day of joy, because it was the day that he was reunited with his parents in his city, and now they lived a quiet life, still in the Tower, but out of sight and they stayed in the guest rooms. He had the life he had always wished for, and he would be content with that. But he would always remember June 27th, but for a completely different reason.
75. Promises
Robin had made many promises in his life. He promised his parents he'd be a good boy. He promised Batman he'd uphold justice and do what was right. He promised himself he'd protect his friends.
But today, his father was going to make him a promise.
"Son, if we beat the League of Assassins, we'll go to the World Series, like we had planned, right before we died."
"Sounds good to me!" Robin smiled, charging forward. He wasn't going to die today. His dad was going to keep his promise, and that was good enough for him.
76. Home
Mary Grayson smiled as she stood in the living room of Titans Tower. Starfire came up behind her.
"For your thoughts I will pay six scrubfars."
Mary smiled; the girl was prone to using Tamaranean terms, from what her son told her.
"Oh, I was just thinking about this place. You see, Starfire, I never had a real home of my own. My grandfather ran off to the circus when he was nine. I did try to settle down before, but then I met John and I joined the circus with him. I always wondered what it would be like to live in one place like a real family."
"But now you have a home here with us."
"Yes, I do."
"Mary, you remind me of my own mother."
"Oh really? What happened to her?"
"She died when I was very small."
"That seems to happen to most heroes in stories."
"It is a sad part of who we are."
"I know. But if you ever need to talk, I'll be here."
"Thank you."
77. Love
Love was what had shaped his life for a long time, Dick decided. His mother's love had given him life, his father's love had given him strength, Bruce's love had given him purpose and Starffire's love had given him a daughter and the sense of joy that could only come from being married.
Love was a strength to be relied on, not a weakness to exploit. The bad guys always found out the hard way when he snap kicked their knees after they attacked members of his family.
78. Threes
Life came in threes; John, Mary and Dick Grayson were the first three. Then came Batman, Robin and Joker, he didn't like thinking about that one. Then came Robin, Red X, and Slade, it's a strange paradigm, now it was William Cobb, Robin and Saiko. Sometimes, Robin didn't want to be the center of attention, but it seemed like he always was.
79. Recognition
Mary could recognize her son anywhere. It was part of her being a mother. She knew his face immediately. She wanted to smile. Dick was just as handsome as his father. But when Ra's said that Robin was a target, she knew they were in way over their heads.
80. Happiness
Haly Circus was a place where people could go to be happy and forget their troubles for a little while. John Grayson loved working there, but when he was older, he discovered the darker side of the circus. It wasn't pretty. . But he resolved to make sure that Dick wouldn't know anything about the Court of Owls, they would never get him. Haly Circus would be a happy place for his son, and he'd break the chain of assassins that dictated what the Grayson family was. He wasn't going to be what they wanted him to be and neither would Dick.