His mom and Dad were flying through the air as they were doing their famous trapeze act.

THE FLYING GRAYSONS everybody yelled a voice. A little boy watches his parents with absolute glee knowing he was next to go. Then SNAP the rope went and down went the boy's parents falling as though in slow motion but there was nothing he could do. He heard his parents smash against the hard ground and the crunch of every bone in there body breaking and crushing as they hit the floor. Their bodies were practically in heap on the ground and surrounded by the dark pool of red getting larger. The audience was screaming but the boys scream was heard over it all. He ran down the ladder that led down to the ground. He rushed to his parents side by squeezing through the crow. His parents were covered in their own blood and now the boy was too covered in his own parent's blood.

Come on, a cop said to the boy pulling and pushing him away from the horror scene of his parents.

NO, NO, NOOO! Screamed the boy trying to run back to his parent's dead bodies he wanted to be with them. But now he was all alone in the world, no one there to protect him or raise throughout the rest of his life. Alone he was.

But there was a friend to be in the crowd that gone through the same thing as this little boy around the same age except years earlier and by a madman's gun. That man would never forget what the madman had said to him after he had just killed his parents "did you ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?" he had been asked.

But that small boy who used to laugh was still sobbing when he was brought downtown to find what to do with this small precious child.

The Boy was still covered in blood….

Robin then jumped out of bed shaking off the horrible memory of his past. He got into uniform and headed down the hall to the living room where the rest of his team was watching TV.

Rubbing his mask then stretching.

"What are you guys watching?" He had asked his team

"Some news," said Cyborg

Then Robin jumped over the couch and landed next to Cyborg.

TV- now back to our program it will be exactly 10 years ago tomorrow that the death of the FLYING GRAYSONS occurred.

"Turn it off," Robin said

"Why?" Asked Bb

"Just do it'" Robin said getting up and leaving the room.

But his friends left it on wanting to know why their leader was so upset.

Robin went to his room only to be interrupted by a ringing in the main room.

He ran to the room to turn on the large communicator to see Bruce Wayne appear on the screen.

"Bruce… What do you want?" Robin asked

"DUDE! You know Bruce Wayne?"! BB shouted

"Yeah Batman and I had to protect him a few times," Robin answered not dropping his gaze from the monitor.

"I'm coming to Jump with some people and I need some protection," Bruce said

"Fine!" Robin shouted with tense

"I'll be coming around 8:30 tomorrow morning," Bruce said then the monitor went blank.

It was only noon.

"Dudes Bruce Wayne is coming here," Cy said

"Yeah I'll be on the roof," Robin said

Then their masked leader left the room.

When Robin had reached the roof the breeze was already blowing and he was staring off into the sun.

Why is Bruce coming here tomorrow of all days? He knows how I feel, then he decides to come. It's the anniversary of their…. I can't even say it. Why? But there is another problem my team doesn't know my secret so if trouble happens and suddenly Batman appears my cover will be blown and I will lose any trust that I had. Why?

"Robin?" Asked the red haired alien girl

"Yes Starfire," Robin replied

"Why are you up here?" She asked

"Its calming that's all," he answered

The next morning Robin was very jumpy(in a bad way).

Then the doorbell rang DING DONG.

And they pulled up who was at the door. It was a tall man in a suit with a boy who looked 12 and girl who looked 17, 18. And elderly man standing next to them.

Then Beast Boy ran to answer the door and next thing Robin knew he was on his back pinned to the ground.

"Wow man who's the chick?" BB asked

"Do you mind getting off of me?" Robin asked the girl

"You left, and you never bothered to say goodbye!"The girl yelled slapping him hard in the face

"Ow! I guess I do deserve that," Robin said rubbing the side of his face

Then the girl got off of him while he helped himself up. Then they all headed to the living room were the TV was on.

TV- We continue yesterday's program, as we said it has been a decade today since the incident that claimed two lives and left a little boy alone and orphaned. Only to be adopted by billionaire Bruce Wayne.

"He dude that's you", BB said

"Beast turn it off now," Robin seethed.

"Come on Rob," BB said

TV- Little Richard Grayson is now a 16 year old boy. And it is said that he was sent to go to a boarding school in Russia.

Bruce saw that Robin's face was in pain.

"Could you please turn it off? It makes me think of how much painful this day is for Richard," Bruce said

"Sure man," BB said

Then the TV went blank.

"Robin are you alright?" Asked Raven

"Yes," answered their leader

"Do you want to introduce yourselves? "Cyborg asked

"I'm Tim," the boy said

"And I'm Barbara," the girl answered

"Why did you slap Robin?" BB asked intently

"So that's what you go by?" Barbara said

"Yes it is," Robin said

Then the TV went back on due to BB sitting on the remote.

TV- Mary and John had just begun the finale when the rope snapped due to acid that was eating away at the ropes. Then footage appeared as two people were up in the air then rope snapped and their bodies hitting the ground with a crunch. And blood starting to pool around their bodies. Then the camera went to an image of small boy with wavy brown hair and blue- green eyes running to his parent's side sobbing then having to be yanked from their bodies by cops. Then the boy trying to run back to his parents.

Back to the Reporter- Richard had to be yanked from his parents bodies he was so mortified by what had happened. But we do know who was at fault Tony Zucco.

"Whoa," Bb said muting the TV

"That poor kid…. Having to witness that", Cy said

"That's so awful," Raven said

"Robin… what do you think of this?" Starfire had started to ask only to see their leader sitting on the floor with his head in his hands and he was shaking.

"Robin dude are you okay?" Cy asked kneeling down

Tears were falling down Robin's face. He couldn't get the image out of his head of his parents broken dead bodies.

"I'm fine," Robin said lying through his teeth

Bruce bent over and helped Robin stand up.

"What is wrong Robin? "Starfire asked.

"Nothing," Robin said pushing Bruce away he headed out of the room and went down the hall.

Why? Why? Why? Was all Robin could ask himself.

"Dick," Bruce began to say

"Its Robin," Robin said trying to catch his breath

"You haven't told them? "Barbara asked coming behind Bruce

"No, I left Dick behind when I came here," Robin said slowly

"You should tell them," Barbara said, "and don't think this means I forgive you because as soon as they know who you are I'm going to hurt you."

Robin looked up at Bruce as if for confirmation.

Bruce nodded his head yes.

Then when they reentered the living room all heads were on Robin.

"Rob, what was that all about?" Cy asked

But before Robin could answer the lights started flashing.

"Who is it?" Cy asked

"its Gizmo," Robin answered with no worry

"That's all wow," BB said

"well let's go deal with gadget creep," Robin said as his team headed out

Robin stayed back only for a few moments.

"Batman, Batgirl and Robin stayed in Gotham got it," Robin told the guest then ran towards the door and his team.

He jumped on his R-Cycle and headed to Jump.

"Twerps," Gizmo said as the Titans rained on his parade

And in no time at all Gizmo was on his way back to jail, and the Titans were back at the Tower.

"That was easy," Cy said entering the room.

"it always is," BB replied, "rob were you going to tell us something earlier?"

But before Robin answered Slade appeared on the huge screen.

"Slade," Robin seethed

"Robin.. Robin.. Robin, there is still a chance of redemption and revenge be my apprentice and you can get revenge," Slade slyly said

"NO! I rather die than become your apprentice find yourself another lapdog!" Robin seethed in a shout

"fine the offer will always stand and I will have you as my apprentice one way or another," Slade responded then the connection ended.

"Who was that?" Bruce asked with curiosity and worry

"Slade, he has an obsession with getting Robin to be his apprentice," Cyborg answered walking over to his leader.

"Robin," Starfire said

"what," Robin said still steamed by Slade

"I just realized something," Raven said

"What?" Robin asked turning his head

"That was the first time Slade talked to you without threatening our lives for you to become his apprentice," Raven said with a slight monotone

"So he's getting a soft spot for Robin? BB asked utterly confused

"No," Raven said, "Robin what do you think?"

But Robin had already slipped unnoticed out of the room and was already in his room researching Slade and other means.

"Stop laughing," Robin yelled at his computer were his old team was laughing at him (mostly Kid Flash)

His old team back when he was thirteen. That team had consisted of Aqualad, Miss Martian, Superboy, Kid Flash, Artemis and him. And slightly Speedy(Red Arrow).

"Sorry dude but its funny you go to a different city and he just follows you man," Kid Flash said laughing the entire time

Then there was a powerful knock on the door and Robin closed his computer,

He got up and opened the door. Next thing he knew he was being dragged to the door of the living room then he was released. He went to turn back but there was no way escaping his supposed "captor"

Robin turned to face his "captor"

"I'm not telling them Babs not yet," Robin said then he walked into the room to see Cy beating BB at a video game.