Chapter 1: The Grayson Boys

Dick Grayson smiled as he petted the baby elephant Carly. Then Dick's fourteen year old cousin Johnny came up to him.

"Dick it's time for dinner, then our parents and I will perform for the Wayne Tech Charity event."

"Okay."

They both walk back to their trailer. Then they heard their Uncle Jack talking.

"I wonder who he's talking to", Dick whispers to Johnny.

Dick ran to the side of Jack's trailer, kneeling down. Johnny joined him.

"Dick I don't think this is a good idea", he whispered to his younger cousin.

Then two men walk out the trailer. The cousins both recognize their uncle but they saw him with black hair matching eyes and in a suit.

"I truly hope you reconsider my offer."

"I will never be extorted by the likes of you. Now leave", he said as the cousins saw him getting angry.

"Then I hope you have a good show."

After making sure he was gone, Johnny pulled Dick back on the collar of his shirt.

"Johnny, should we be worried?"

"No. Everything is going to be great tonight."

"Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Haly's Circus. Tonight, we will start our greatest performance. The best trapeze act in the world, the only one who can perform a quadruple flip. The Flying Grayson! Without a net!" The ringmaster Jack Haly said it shows the family of six in their red, yellow, and black costume.

The youngest boys watch their parents. Johnny got ready to join in. Dick heard something rattling above. He looked up, as saw the support bars coming off. Johnny about to jump in.

"Johnny no!" he screamed, as he tackled him down.

Johnny groans in pain and looks back at Dick in shock at him.

"LOOK!"

He looked up to see the support bars came off. Both of the youngest boys of the Grayson family watch their parents fall to their doom.

Both boys have tears coming down their faces.

Johnny stares at his father who is now paralyzed.

"Dad, I'm sorry. I promise to take care of Dick", he said quietly as he grabbed his hand.

He looked into his father's eyes and saw gratitude.

Both of the Grayson cousins look at the graves in sadness.

"Hello Dick, Johnny. I'm Bruce Wayne. I'm sorry about your loss and your father", a handsome black haired man said.

"Thanks, Mr. Wayne, for everything. We heard you paid for all this and took care of my father's medical expenses", Johnny thanked him.

"So how are you both holding up?"

"We'll be okay at least that's what everyone's been telling us. I miss them. It's just not fair", Dick said as tears poured down his face.

"Anyway, thanks again", Johnny said, as he and Dick walked back to their trailer.

Bruce and his butler watch the cousins walk away.

"Not only did they lose their parents, but there is a chance they could be separated from each other", his butler Alfred said.

"That is why I decided to take them both in as foster sons. If they are willing to have me. I was lucky to have you, during dark times. They deserve the same."

Both Johnny and Dick stare in shock out the window as the limo pulls up to a huge mansion. Bruce opens the door as they both step out.

"Welcome home, Dick, Johnny."

Later on both of the cousins sat down at a huge table as they ate dinner.

"I still can't believe how big this table is."

"I know. This is three times as big as our trailer."

"Indeed Master Dick. It can seat 22 and sleep half that number. Now, be sure you both finish everything on your plates."

"So where's Bruce? He's never around, is he?," Johnny asked, as he noticed Bruce wasn't here again.

"Unfortunately, his work demands much of his time."

Dick was playing his video game console as Johnny was on the computer.

"Master Dick, Master Johnny, could I see you? Chop, chop", Alfred said, as both of the boys put down their stuff and follow him.

Both of them stare in shock as they stare at a portrait of their parents.

"I thought you both might want to see this."

Johnny smiles at the portrait but Dick glares at the ground.

"One day Alfred, Zucco is going to pay for what he did. I'm going to make sure of that."

"Dick", Johnny whispered.

"We should prepare for dinner. Perhaps Master Bruce will even join us this evening."

"And maybe monkeys will fly out of butt", Johnny whispers as Dick cracks a tiny smile.

Dick screamed as he woke up from his nightmare, then Johnny came bursting into his room.

"Are you okay?"

"I saw them falling again."

"Dick you're okay. I'm right here", he said, pulling him into a hug.

Dick hugged him tight.

"Do you remember when we used to raid the freezer for ice cream?", Johnny asked, as Dick nodded his head refusing to let go.

"I think I saw nine huge tubs of ice cream in the kitchen."

Both walk out and try to find the kitchen, but enter the den.

"I wonder if they have a map", Johnny mumbled, but saw Dick looking at the portrait.

"Dick."

Then they heard some type of noise from the grandfather clock. Both boys hide themselves. They saw Alfred come out of a secret entrance. They saw he turned the time to 10:47, as the entrance closed. After making sure Alfred was gone, Dick turned the clock's hands to 10:47. The entrance appeared again. He stepped inside.

"Dick no!," Johnny whispers angrily as he steps inside with him.

The entrance closed and both saw they were going down. The doors open as they both step out and look in shock at what they saw.

"Batman", Dick said.

"No way", Johnny said.

Both saw the Batmoblie pull up. Both hide as they see Batman appear out of the car. Johnny let out a sigh as he nudged Dick to leave, but stopped as Batman stood in front of them.

"You're..", Dick said, then he pulled off his mask to reveal himself as Bruce Wayne.

Everyone was in the den.

"Under the circumstances' it was only a matter of time before you both learned my secret. Okay, let's talk about what you saw."

"You're Batman, the Dark Knight, the world's greatest detective! That's you!"

"And this makes me double the concerns that you can raise us", Johnny said.

"And it's in large part why you haven't seen a lot of me lately. I don't want your life and his childhood to be consumed by revenge..like me was."

"You're going after Zucco, aren't you? No. That's for me. I wanna make sure he gets what's coming to him", Dick said, as Johnny looked concerned for his cousin.

"Maybe we should finish this in the morning. It's late", he said then left.

"Late for Bruce Wayne 'early for Batman", Dick mumbled under his breath.

After an hour of finding out their adopted father is Batman, Johnny enters his cave looking for Dick. He looks at the computer and sees that Batman is at the circus but sees another person is heading to the circus. He put on the ear piece.

"Hello?"

"Johnny?," he heard his cousin's voice.

"Please tell me you're not going to the circus."

"I'm going to make Zucco pay for what he did."

"Dick, I made a promise to my dad to keep you safe, and I think you going after a mob boss would count as dangerous!," Johnny yelled in his ear.

"Sorry Johnny, but I have to do this", he said, as he pulled out the ear piece.

"Uncle John and Aunt Mary are going to kill me", Johnny said.

After two hours, Bruce and Dick came back.

"You're okay!," Johnny said as he hugged Dick tightly.

He then groaned in pain.

"You're hurt", he said, immediately letting go.

"I'll be okay. I'll get used to this."

"What do you mean you'll get used to this?," Johnny question.

"I decided that I want to do this. I want to help people."

"You're going let him do this?," Johnny said glaring at Bruce.

"It's his choice."

"I thought you were irresponsible before."

He looked into Dick's eyes and saw he was determined to do this.

"Fine. At least teach me how to work the computer and gadgets."

"Fine, but you both need a name."

"Call me Seer", Johnny said.

"Robin", Dick said as Johnny had a gentle smile and remembered his Aunt thought of him as a robin.