One: Unknown Curse:

Dick tossed and turned in his bed as nightmares tortured his mind. Normally they were of his parents' death, but for the past week they had involved some kind of beast. This nightmare had stared just like the others with him being with his friends from the team and suddenly seeing them dropping dead. They would be covered in blood and be torn out like some animal clawed them to death. Then the worst be when that voice spoke to him

"You did this to them."

Every time he heard that voice Dick felt the urge to turn to see who it was. Each time it was the same.

The Beast.

And each time he looked the nightmare would end with him waking up sweating. This was no different from last time. Looking out the window he saw the trees that surrounded the Manor. Getting out of bed and into some street cloths Dick figured that a walk would help clear his head. On the way out the door he left a note telling he would be back later. Just before he left he picked up a pair of sunglasses. After all he didn't need someone trying to get mugged knowing who he was.

It wasn't long before Dick found himself wandering the streets of Gotham. It was late, nearly midnight, but the city had a very active night life to it. Deciding that he wanted to be left alone Dick moved toward the industrial section of the city. Old factories and warehouses towered around him. No one else was here as far as he could tell. So he was safe.

How very wrong he was.

In Gotham you're almost never safe. After living in the hellhole for four years Dick should've known better. Those very thoughts were going through his head when about five street thugs decided to have fun after drinking. They saw him and figured that he be worth it. Two had guns, three had knives. Pushing thug 1 and thug 2 in the face Dick leaped into the air performing a double flip and was soon behind his attackers. He then turn tail and ran.

Even thought he could take these guys on and win he wanted to avoid getting in trouble. Looking behind him for a split second he saw that all five of them were now after him. Turning and running in between two warehouses a chain link fence blocked the way. Running, jumping onto the side of the building, and then garbing the fence Dick flipped over it and onto the ground on both feet. With the fence now behind him Dick began running again to put as must distance between him and them.

As he ran he began to slow down. Blood was pounding in his ears; some feeling like claws scratching at his stomach was getting to him. Stopping he looked around and found an empty warehouse. Breaking in through the door Dick went in to try to wait the pain out. However that plan wasn't working to well. The pain was becoming so much that he could no longer stand. Falling to his hands and knees Dick felt worse. The pain was no longer in one place. It had spread to the rest of his body. Not being able to hold it in any longer he began to scream and let the pain go through. Before blacking out the last thing he could recall was the feeling of bones shifting.

Dr. Helen Magus along with Will, and Ashley where going through the warehouses. Two days ago Helen had gotten a tip that a lycanthrope was in Gotham City and now she was looking for him. She had found the death records of one male and one female lycanthrope. So little could be done for them. However she found that there had been a third and was now looking. Henry was trying to find more such as names of the abnormals. So until then they went to trying the old fashion way.

"Where that punk go to?" spoke a drunken voice.

Helen stopped with Ashley and Will right behind her. Looking around the corner they saw a few people go by. Two of them had black-eyes showing they had gotten into a fight. Judging by the way they were talking they were looking for the person who gave them the injuries. She tried not to pay much mind to them. After all she needed to find that abnormal before something bad happened to it.

However she may have been too late.

A scream echo throughout the area. The five people who were looking for someone began running over in hope that it was their guy. Helen followed them in case it was the abnormal. Following Helen Will and Ashley kept their guns ready should the abnormal attack them. Soon the screams stopped only soon to be replaced by more. This time they were different. One of the people who was a part of that group came running back screaming. Something was following him. Yet just two seconds later they saw what was after him. It was a black lycanthrope.

Helen stopped and saw the abnormal that they had been looking for jump the man and began to attack him. Holding up their guns they shoot non-deadly rounds at it. They were able to get it to get off and go away, but it was too late. The man was dead now. As for the abnormal it was long gone.

"We need to find that abnormal before he does more damage!" She said and led Will and Ashley back towards the car. Suddenly her phone rang. It was Henry.

"Yes?"

"Foundoutwhotheabnormalis."Henry reported.

"Who?' Helen asked.

"The dead ones were Mary and John Grayson. Their son is Dick Grayson, He 13."

"I think we just had an encounter then with the boy."

"Howwashe?" Henry asked. He knew what it was like being a lycanthrope.

"He changed and attacked a few people who were after him."

"That's bad; you need to find him before someone like Batman finds him."

"I know that." Helen retorted before hanging up. Gotham was a dangerous city and it was easy to get killed.

She needed to find the boy now.