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Sure, he seems like a joke. Until he blinds someone... or sends them into anaphylactic shock.
This is the deal. You want us to be part of the Teen Titans, this tower has no more rules. We get enough of them at home. We won't sit on the sidelines. We won't be treated like inferiors.
Get clear and try not to get shot.
And that's what we are-- not just a team, but a family. One day we might be the Justice League-- But for today, we're Teen Titans.
Who uses grenades in close-quarters combat? That guy, apparently.
He's alive. Bruce is alive... He's out there somewhere. I know he is. I know I'm right. Bruce Wayne... Batman... is alive. They think I'm grieving. That I'm in denial. That I've lost it. But he's all I have and he has to be alive. Stay focused. Keep looking. Find the answer. Bruce is out there somewhere. And he wouldn't give up on me. I won't let him down. I won't let him fade away. Please, God, don't let me be crazy.
I only serve one man. And he's not here right now. You need to leave this place right now. Or I can't be responsible for what's going to happen.
Bruce, I want to be very sure you understand what I'm about to say, because I'm not saying it to be a jerk... You've given me a ton of opportunities and you're an amazing role model. There are a lot of things about you that I aspire to. But I don't know that I want to be you. Do you know what I'm saying?
You're a rude punk, and, like most of your kind, you're very, very dumb.
He's one of the most slippery characters I've ever had to shadow. Maybe he's just naturally cautious. Maybe he knows he's being followed. He's doubled back and walked through buildings. I lost him twice already. He's a smart one--thinks on his feet and a natural paranoid. One of the sharpest people I know. I'm glad he's not a criminal. He's just a student at my high school. Sebastian Ives, nerd for hire.
You don't need me. This is a job for... Alfred!
What happened to us out there? We've been ambushed before. But we lost focus. We feel apart. And the worst thing of it all--it's like, every single one of us has seen people die. We've lost people we love. Everyone on the team. We swore we'd work together to make sure it would never happen again. We thought going through all that made us stronger. But it didn't.
The plot thickens. To the Bat-van, Alfie.
I've got wheels again, even if they run on ball bearings, and I can't take Steph on a date with them.
Crouch's house is famous around the area. Every kid knows the place is packed like Santa's workshop.
This is the house that evil built.
We're all blessed with a conscious mind, capable of anything. We can solve all the problems of the world with that mind -- yet you want to get it smashed and ripped and wasted. Well, not me. I want my mind in the best possible condition -- the way it's mean to be -- with me in control. And that's why I'll never take drugs.
The natural order? Exactly how do you define that? In a world where people cheat death every other day? Where magic and science can be turned upside down -- anytime some super-powered alien throws a hissy fit?
I felt myself crossing the line. But is there even a line to cross anymore? Does it even matter? Batman is dead, right? And I'm sure as hell not Robin.
You're right. You're right about everything. I lost my way. I was in a bad place, and I made bad decisions. People got hurt... people got killed. And it's on me. But I'm better now. I know who I am, and I'm going to set things right.
I'm not Batman. I have friends.
I wait for Lynx to come, knowing she can't refuse the challenge. Thinking... this isn't how Bruce would do it -- even Dick... luring out a bad guy to fight them in front of a crowd... just to make a statement -- and to set the "master plan" in motion...
At the end of the day, I have to accept that I can control everything...except the things I can't control
Lynx. Scarab. Steph. Cass and now this. I'm either the luckiest guy in the world or the most pathetic.
This is my mission. And I'm going to do whatever it takes to find Bruce. God help me.
I mean short of Doomsday or Anti-Monitor, there aren't many bad guys I'd want to throw down with less than... Catman!
This place excacerbates all your worst instincts. It's a cancer of the soul.
My Mom was a little religious, my Dad not at all. So when she was killed -- and my Dad was left in a coma -- I didn't have a strong foundation of faith to turn to. By the time my father was killed -- then so many of my friends -- all I had left to turn to was anger. It was easier than believing in a God who had let that happen. But anger solved little and when the world was in crisis -- I prayed. I heard only silence. So I confessed my sins... and realized I had none. How could someone who tried so hard to be good -- did so much for so many people -- be asked to endure so much?
A secret Egyptian society of armored Scarab assassins with a sense of humor.
The worst part: I keep thinking, "Isn't this pretty much how we ended up with Damian?"
I can feel it now, like Batman used to. Electricity and guilt, shadows and sadness, kinetic energy and hope. It's my city now if I want it to be. Not Dick's. Not Bruce's. Mine. But to make it that way...to make it right...what will I have to become? So many choices...but what will be my decision...?
They brought two kids, their children, with them. And those kids died. They died because of me.
You think I don't know?! You think I don't know how it sounds? I lose my parents, I lose my friends. And then I lose Bruce. You made Damian Robin. I can't trust Stephanie. And you're only here because Cassie called you! I know how it sounds. I lose everything, I snapped... I know how it sounds. But I know I'm right, Dick. And I'm going to prove it.
Hesitation... second guessing... self-pity... Leave them behind. They're death now. Use what you know. Remember what you learned. Be smart. Stay alive. Save the girl. Remember what Shiva taught you... what Ducard taught you. Remember how Dick moves so effortlessly. Remember Conner's own special "techniques." Remember what Bruce did. Use it all now. Win the next fight and the one after that before you get there. Remember everything your teachers gave you. Don't be any of them. Be all of them.
Dr. Mid-Nite's probably going to come find me and beat me up. ... I think I could take him.
I've gotten myself in deeper with every lie I've told. I know having a secret identity is kind of a lie in itself, but I didn't expect it to get this complicated.
I'm barely halfway through my teen years and already my life is a complete washout. I get the opportunity of a lifetime and I blow it.
He isn't here. You know, he didn't pick my name out of a hat for this job.
Count to ten. Don't tell him "You trained her!" Dont ask him "How would you understand how I feel about her?!" Don't jump out of the car. Just count to ten.
It's not his lectures I mind, or the punishment details he and Alfred work out for me. I can take those. But when Bruce sometimes gives me that quiet look of disappointment he saves for those times when I really screw up -- that's the part that hurts. I can't stand letting him down.
So, effective immediately, I quit. I'm no longer Robin.
Someone made this personal. It should be up to me to clear this up. Besides, I don't want this situation to somehow lead to you and Dick being compromised. Listen, this whole last year was supposedly about us building trust, you, me and Dick. You taught me how to handle stuff like this. Now you need to let me handle it. Please. You've been accused of murder before. Can you imagine someone else cleaning up your mess for you?
I'm tired of being set up and led around without knowing who's holding the other end of the leash!
Here I'd been worried someday my double life would cost me another really cool girl... and it turned out it had already happened... and I hadn't even known it.
Credit goes to a new hero who couldn't stick around for this. His name's Dodge. Spell it right. And someday, I promise, I'm going to find him, apologize to him, and thank him. I owe him at least that much.
All this time, putting out brushfires, trying to figure out who and why -- I kept my eye on the end game. All this time... pushing buttons, pulling strings... wrestling an urban tornado so it'll touch down where and when I want it to... manipulating it so that everyone will know once and for all... You are done hurting my city!
Gotham City needs someone wearing the cowl. The obvious candidate will step up soon enough. Until then, the city has me.
All-seeing Oracle, we plead with you for your guidance.
I got the job for my sense of caution...not just the way I look in a cape.
Maybe you always thought dying young was kind of cool. But now you're close to it and you don't like it much. Death's easier for you when it's the other guy. Death's never been easy for me.
Aw, man. Go ahead and shoot. I'm too tired to care.
Batman says he needs us back in Gotham--in No Man's Land.
Even next to disease and earthquake and the everyday madness of this city...this is too much. How does Gotham come back from this?
Gotham was never a playground. It's hell on earth now.
I am sick. What's my dad gonna do when I get home? I'm probably grounded into retirement.
Batman always says to turn environment to your advantage. Lots to work with here.
It's my Dad. He's broke.
Look, our job's simple. Find out who the new Star-Spangled Kid is. See what he's like. See if we can count on him when we need a helping hand. But we want to do this subtly. No big fist fights between super-heroes. How many times does that happen?
They say that people live on... That you don't forget them if you talk about them. Tell stories about them. Okay. I get it now...
Sometimes, the more things change, the more they stay the same. We've been to hell and back together, but our bond remains intact. Our love. Our friendship. Our camaraderie. Old. New. It doesn't matter. As long as there are Titans, we will have a tower. Titans Together. Titans Forever.
And that's what we are-- not just a team, but a family. One day we might be the Justice League-- But for today, we're Teen Titans
Just doesn't make sense. Five natural disasters in one day?
Batman trusts that you can handle this on your own. That's his highest compliment, Wonder Woman. I'm still working to earn it...
Smoke capsules — don't leave the Batcave without 'em… !
We know we're right, but what's the point in being right if we're not willing to fight for it?
I apologize for how over-the-top this sounds — but the fate of the world might well hinge on how well I explain this to you ... and what you choose to do with the information once I have.
I can't, no matter how dark things get, let myself become like him.
If you're asking if I plan to continue as Robin, the answer is yes. I'm more determined now than ever. But don't for a moment think I'm now like you, Bruce. I'm not about to let these losses turn me into another copy of you—grim and vengeful and closed off from most of what keeps us human. Steph and Darla and my dad died in a war worth fighting—made even more so because of the terrible price they paid, not in spite of it. I won't squander their sacrifice by quitting again. So, if you'll still have me, I'm Robin, and I'm in it for the long run. But not here. There's too many ghosts in Gotham these days.
A gun? Here I was thinking I turned out to be just like Bruce. But I couldn't have been more wrong.
I'd rather walk away from this now than let you see you made the wrong choice.
Clyde has pushed everything but vengeance aside. Shiva is a homocidal maniac. At least she has an excuse.
Do you ever get tired? Do you ever wonder if what we do makes a difference?
When we went through that rift in time, we assumed we were heading to the right year. We obviously assumed wrong.
Give Raven back her soul, and we walk. Last warning.
Shiva. Maybe she is on their side like Clyde says. I'm learning some hard lessons about the fairer sex tonight.
Of course we're going to do this. I said it looked tough, not unbeatable.
I mean, can you imagine - Gotham without the Batman?
Memo to self: never get a sidekick of my own.
One of the things I've learned is that it gets bad for everyone sometimes. Superman, Batman -- everyone. I remember I'm not alone. I remember things do get better. Sometimes on their own, most times when you work at them. And when I have trouble remembering those things, I find people to talk to.
He...he did it...he...let...him...die.
I can't interfere! I promised! Oh, who am I kidding?
That was low, Bruce. I won't go with you to fight the bad guy so you bring him to me? You totally could have taken that freak on your own.
Captain Boomerang, the son of the man who killed my dad. Supposedly, he's a good guy, one of the Outsiders now. But I'll bet he wants to finish what his dad started. After all, the apple never falls far from the tree... Cassandra's shown me that.
Who cares? Steph Rules. But do stop me if you ever catch me writing that on an overpass.
And now... what if he... if he doesn't wake up? One of our last memories could be... him blaming me... blaming me for all the wrong reasons...
When those women talk about Bruce, it's like looking at Killer Croc.
I think maybe... Batman has gone crazy.
A Gotham City without Batman... will always have me.
Shut up! I mean it! Super or not, I'll deck you if you don't shut up!
Batman and I are different, believe it or not. I have friends. He has... associates. That's becoming more and more clear to me...
Part of me is sad to be leaving the Batcave for what might be the last time. But without Bruce it's not the Batcave. It's just a hole in the ground. A grave full of memories. Maybe a grave for Gotham too.
Jason's problem is his insecurity -- he's the Jan Brady of the Bat-family. (and yes,I know that makes me Cindy)
I don't scare that easily. I've seen Batman eat corn on the cob.
Batman couldn't make it. Sunshine depresses him.
Now I know why Batman stays single...
It's not every day I get to stop a murder that was planned sixty years ago.
You can't be everywhere. You can't do it all.
This one's too big for us, Batman.
Sorry, Dad... but Gotham needs me.
Dick, I remember you swinging down to the ground as your parents climbed the ladder. Your mother went first. Your father followed. And then it happened. Their trapeze rope snapped, and they fell. I turned away. I couldn't watch. Then I heard you crying and I turned back and saw your holding onto them, and I began crying, too.
Batman, if they think they can kill someone like Robin-- who are they going to hunt down next? I don't know why you decided to wear that costume-- but it makes you a symbol. Just as Robin was a symbol. Or Superman, or Nightwing, or the policeman who wears his uniform. And this isn't just a symbol of the law, it's a symbol of justice. When one policeman is killed, others take his place because justice can't be stopped. And Batman needs a Robin. No matter what he thinks he wants.
Gentlemen-- meet the new ROBIN!
When you're fighting for what you believe in-- for what's right-- you find out just how alone you are. Every time you face up to evil, you have to beat it. But you only have one life... and you can't afford to lose it. It's a knife-edge not many can walk. Sometimes... even heroes fall.
You'd rather give your life than risk mine. When are you going to realize... I'm not Jason Todd.
Batman never kills. Life is sacred to him. In his book, life even beats out justice.
How'd I miss this guy? I've got to find someone my own size to fight sometime. I guess that's what comes with being an underdog. Get serious, Tim. This guy's gonna kill you!
I'm getting sick of this, Beast. You want to be ground zero in your own personal apocalypse, then you go ahead... but shut up about it!
But if Bruce taught me anything, it's that you have to have a game plan. For everything. Even for death.
Since that night at the circus when I first saw him swooping down from the darkness... from the point Dick joined him-- Batman and Robin have meant everything to me. I've followed them both... I know them so well. I knew when Dick left to become Nightwing. I knew when Jason came and became Robin... and I knew when Jason died. And I saw how Batman changed without there being a Robin to care about. Look, I never wanted this for myself... but I wanted Batman and Robin back together the way they should be. And if Dick won't become Robin again... someone else has to!
I've been avoiding you. It's... your background. The assassin training and all that. It's just... my childhood's so normal. I mean, Batman and Nightwing had some rough stuff to deal with growing, but... but you -- you were raised to be that guy there, and you turned yourself into one of us. That's... pretty intimidating.
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