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Danny watched in a stunned silence. His thoughts were no-where close to comprehending what he was seeing. It had been a happy day until moments ago. The song that had been sung to him still rung in his ears. Now it was slower and played in an offbeat way. Like a death march. Daniel Adam Grayson didn't understand completely what was wrong when the wires snapped and his parents fell. They continued to fall, but Danny just continued to wait for them to magically fly into the air higher than before like he always believed they could.

His parents were the best flying acrobatics in the world, managing different tricks in mid-air. Danny would join them in one more year. Six. It was the big number he'd wished for this year on his birthday. To get to fly in the air with his parents. To touch the dazzling stars. Then with a loud thump, they landed on the ground like angels who fell from heaven without their precious wings.

The scream of the seven year old next to him startled Danny more than he ever knew. Dick basically flew over the separation barrier and ran to the dead performers. Daniel didn't move. His world torn apart by the simple fact that they fell. He didn't know they were dead, but falling was something they never did. Even Dick was done falling. Danny then heard laughter. A crazy kind of laughter that defined the word insane. So, silent tears fell down his eyes as he ran to his brother and hid behind him, unsure of his whole entire world.

"I'm scared," Danny whimpered. He looked to his parents. "Wake them up Dick, please, wake them up!" Danny whispered frantically. Dick pushed Danny into the corner and stood in front of him protectively. Not a word left his mouth. Not as they waited silently in the hidden corner. Not as they were taken to an orphanage. Not even a word as they fell asleep. That next morning though would be imprinted in Danny's mind more than his parents' death. Richard John "Dick" Grayson was sitting on his bed crying.

Danny stared at him in wonder and curiosity. Dick hardly ever cried. "You were adopted without me!" Dick sobbed. Danny stared at him before crying as well. The two brothers were as close as twins and the bests of friends. When Danny had to wait his turn to be allowed to be taught to fly, Dick taught him what he learned anyway. If one got bullied the other went to protect the other. One left, the other was always bound to follow.

"But brother, I don't want to leave you!" Danny cried. Dick calmed down to look at the time. Six hours until they were separated. Dick made a decision that would change their lives.

"How about a pinkie promise, that ten years from now we'll find each other, and we can be a family again no matter what?" Dick asked with hope shining clearly on his face. Danny looked at him with a new determination.

"Promise?" Danny questioned with a slight doubt as he held out his pinkie up high.

"Promise!" Dick replied with no hesitation and wrapped his pinkie around his brother's.

A few days later...

Dick is standing with Batman in his cave with a decision to make. A hero or not a hero? Revenge or legal justice? All ending with one thought in mind, Danny. They once played super heroes at home. Danny named him Robin and the name stuck as his stage name with his parents. Dick frowned for a moment as he remembered their parents' stage name for Danny, Monkey. Robin nodded to batman. Hero it was, payback could wait, his brother's respect was more important.

A day before the ten years from the date promised...

"No," Danny whispered. Defeat was written all over him. His life was destroyed for the second time in his life. Yet again the same sad tune was stuck in his head as the flame danced. Tears fell down his face as he flew back home. Everyone who ever cared about him was dead. Mother. Father. Sister. Sam. Tucker. Even Lancer. Danny reached home with a terrifying thought. He now legally belonged to Vlad. A shiver passed through his body. That left one choice. Run! Run as fast and far from here as possible. He entered his room and tore down anything that would be useful to him or give away anything. Then Danny went into the Lab.

Down in the lab everything was a harsh reminder of what happened. Danny grabbed any weapons that were easy to carry and opened the high-tech, impossible to break into secret safety vault that was inside the Fenton Vault. Then he blasted off the handle, keypad, and lock combination. The one and only key was going in the one place no one would ever go. Finally, Danny gently placed The Thermos inside. Closing the vault that would then automatically lock and then doing the same to the Fenton Vault.

As he got food and money from the kitchen he caught the calendar in the corner of his eye. The date was circled in black and starred in green. As he flew away, he tried to ignore the gut feeling telling him to stay and the sorrow of what today was.

Happy Birthday again. He thought. Now all he had to do was find Dick. Ten years. It was a promise.

The next night on the date promised...

Robin ran to the house that stood out immediately in the peaceful and comfy town. He froze though when he saw the note on the door. Six years it took to find the right Danny Fenton. Six months it took to gain the courage. Six days it took to get there. Six hours it took to explain to Batman and the Teen Titans why he was leaving without a good reason. Six minutes it took to get pass all the Amity Park civilians.

Closed until further notice, because of family death.

Robin stared shocked. He looked down at his watch with a frown and small tears. Six seconds now had passed and he missed the promised date. He missed Danny. Death seemed to surround him as a terrible thought rumbled through his body. Danny could actually be dead as well. And he… He didn't save HIM… He didn't save his BROTHER.

AN: Hi this is 16ckelemen... yeah I know everyone hates me because this is another story I started and yet I haven't finished the others. So, this was originally by allietheepic7 and I'm continuing it. Yes, it is slightly different. This is not caused by the Ultimate Enemy although it does seem like it right now. This will not have Sammy because the author is using her in the rewrite and asked me not too use her. If you like this then read hers. Hers is the original. Mine will be the same... mostly until where she cancelled and then I'll start doing my own. So... to the commenters who say things that were listed here :P I'm never going to write you back. I would say I won't read, but I am addicted to reading (even more so than writing) So I'll probably read it any way. Flamers... have fun. I will be thinking of you as I write the next part. To those who do comment and actually read and don't just say "You suck", "You don't write enough", or my personal favorite "You don't even care about what your writing or your a really young kid" will be written back and help me write faster. Not updating though because I use the library to update (no wifi at home) and I can't drive yet.

Thanks for reading. Hope you enjoy And have a good day!