Okay, this is it, the final chapter of the first arc of the story. Oh, in case I didn't explain, this story will have eight arcs. The first arc is Danny becoming Robin while handling family problems.

The second arc, well, don't wanna spoil it for you guys, hehehe.

So, last chapter, The Bat Family were ambushed by Deathstroke and Damian, trying to kidnap/murder Danny, but they failed. Unfortunately, Batgirl was taken. How will Danny rescue her?

Read and find out!

Chapter 8: Clash of Brothers

The night was over as Dick finished repairing the Batcomputer. Dick sat up, wiping the sweat off his brow.

"Is it working?" he asked, looking at Barbara, who came by when she heard what happened. She was sitting on the chair, typing rapidly.

"…There," she said as the computer turned back on. "We're back online."

"Then can you locate Cassie now?" Robin asked through the comm, the roar of a motorcycle behind him.

"Hang on…" Barbara said as she started typing rapidly. "The damage to the Batcomputer was bad, but luckily, the GPS system is still good."

On the screen, a map showed, revealing the location of everyone associated with Batman. Oracle and Nightwing were in the Batcave, Batman and Ghost were in the Gotham hospital, and Robin was downtown, speeding through the city.

Oracle then saw where Batgirl was located.

"She's located in the abandoned Park Row Theater," Oracle said.

Downtown…

"I'm on my way!" Robin said to Oracle, looking at the GPS on his R-Cycle. He did a U-Turn and increased speed, easily going through traffic.

"Woah! Don't forget about me!" Red Hood said, standing behind the seat, holding on to Robin's shoulder. "Easy on the throttle!"

"Next time, get your own ride!" Robin exclaimed, focused on the road.

Tonight wasn't a good night for him; with his dad being hospitalized, his home invaded, and his friend kidnapped, he was feeling that he needed to punch something, or someone.

Once he was sure Alfred, Dahlia and Cujo were alright, he quickly left the cave and started searching. Red Hood came along to make sure he wouldn't do something stupid, that and he felt awkward being back in the cave.

They finally arrived at the abandoned theater, the doors boarded up, the signs missing letters and the walls dirty and missing pieces. The word 'CODEMNED' was attached on the door, and some rude words and genitals graffitied on the walls.

Robin stopped the R-cycle and he and Red Hood got off the vehicle.

"Know a way in?" Robin asked, looking at the building.

"There's a broken air vent on the roof," Red Hood replied. Robin looked at him with a confused expression. "I've been here before."

The two made their way to the ceiling, and sure enough, there was a broken air vent on the roof, giving them access to the building. They crawled through the dirty, rusty vents until they spotted a big hole. They jumped out of the hole and landed on a crouch, seeing a dirty hallway full of broken bottles, glass, table legs, broken chairs and dirty water.

"Man, the place hadn't changed a bit," Red Hood said before they quickly ran through the hall.

"Wait," Robin said as he spotted something on the ground. He crouched down and saw an almost invisible line. He looked to where the line is connected and saw a wooden plank loose on the wall. He carefully pried it open and saw a bomb.

"Well…that wasn't there before," Red Hood commented as Robin grabbed a small knife and disarmed the bomb.

"We're at the right place," Robin said as they continued walking, checking for traps.

Soon, they stopped at the entrance of the stage. Red Hood pulled out his guns and then signal Robin, who nodded, pulling out his sword. Red Hood silently counted to three before he kicked the doors open and aimed with his guns as Robin, his sword raised, stood next to him.

It was empty, except for the crates and spying gear left on the stage. They slowly walked towards it, keeping their eyes open for traps.

"Seems like they were here," Red Hood said, checking their equipment. "But not anymore."

"But Batgirl's signal is here," Robin said as he checked the scanner on his gauntlets. He followed the scanner and stopped in front of a crate. Eyes narrowing, he opened the crate and saw Bargirl's uniform, gear and a small communicator. "Damn it! They're not here!"

He grabbed the small communicator and he was about to do something that might help him, it turned on, revealing Deathstroke's masked face.

"Hey there, Bat Jr.," Deathstroke greeted as Robin clenched his teeth.

"Where is she, Slade?" Robin growled in anger.

"Wow. Never heard you growl before," Deathstroke said in mock surprised. "The Cain girl is with us. I'd show her, but she's not decent."

Robin clenched his fist in anger, shaking slightly. It took all his might not to destroy the communicator.

"If you want your little lady friend back, then you come to us, alone," Deathstroke said in a serious tone. "Leave the sperm donor and foster brothers and go to these coordinates. And get here within fifteen hours."

He showed some coordinates, which Robin recorded through his mask.

"Oh, and enjoy the present from your big brother," Deathstroke said before he ended communications. Suddenly, the equipment started beeping.

"Get down!" Red Hood exclaimed before the two of them jumped off the stage as the equipment exploded.

Robin's world was a little dazed as all he heard was ringing, his vision a little blurry. Once he regained his bearings, he saw the stage blackened, smoking and smoldering. He saw Red Hood nearby, on the ground and groaning.

He slowly stood up, steadying himself.

"You okay there?" Red Hood asked, a little loudly.

"I'll live," Robin said, rubbing his head to relieve the pain. "We need to go back to the Cave."

The two exited the theaters and went back to the R-Cycle.

"So…you have a brother?" Red Hood commented. "Is he the same douche that stole my old gear?"

"Sorry about that," Robin said as he focused on the road.

"Seems like he wants to kill you."

"To be honest, we're not exactly close," Robin said emotionlessly.

Damian, his older brother, his twin, his opposite in many ways. He was brutal, cold and merciless. He would end a life without hesitation, followed the ideals of their grandfather and wanted to be the new Demon Head.

He wasn't close to Damian, since the older brother didn't like him, but after an incident, he started to dislike Damian.

Flashback…

Six-year-old Daniel was walking to his room, carrying berries for the injured bird he was looking after. He found the little bird a week ago when he was meditating, found it chirping in the bushes, its right wing injured. He took care of it, nursing it back to health in his room. He enjoyed watching over the bird, tending its wound, listening to its musical chirp, whistling along with it.

When Daniel got close to his room, he saw that the door was open. He walked towards it and saw Damian clutching the bird in his hand, which tried to peck at him, frantically chirping.

"Damian!" Daniel exclaimed, dropping the berries as his brother looked towards him.

"What are you doing, playing with this thing?" Damian said in disdain, looking at the bird.

"Let it go, Damian!" Daniel demanded.

"You want it? Then come and take it from me," Damian said.

Daniel charged, trying to get the bird from Damian's grip, but he kept moving the bird out of his reach. Suddenly, Damian gave a vicious kick to his abdomen, causing Daniel to crumple on the floor, gasping for air.

"This is why you are weak," Damian said with a sneer as Daniel looked at him. "You keep yourself distracted by these insignificant creatures. Me? I don't allow these things to keep me weak."

Right before Daniel's eyes, he crushed the poor bird in his fist, causing blood to splatter from his fist to the ground. He then dropped the dead bird to the floor and walked away as Daniel crawled to the dead bird, tears spilling from his eyes as he slowly grabbed the dead bird.

He then saw red.

Flashback End…

He forgot what happened when he saw red, but Damian seemed bitter after that. Their relationship since then became almost tolerable and nothing more. Danny started ditching training to avoid seeing him, avoided being in the same room as him. If he was in the same room as him, it was because their mother required both of their presence.

The drive was uncomfortably quiet as they made it back to the Cave, where Nightwing and Oracle were waiting for them.

"You guys alright?" Nightwing asked as Robin walked towards them.

"We'll live," Robin said as he pulled out his mask and threw it to Oracle, who caught it. "Deathstroke gave me some coordinates before the theater blew up. Can you locate where it is?"

Oracle walked towards the Batcomputer, pulled out a connect and plugged it in the mask. The screen showed a recording of the message. Oracle frowned when she heard the state of her successor, before the coordinates were shown.

She quickly typed the coordinates and a second later, the location was shown, an oil rig in the Scottish coast.

"That's one of Grandfather's Lazarus Pits," Robin said as he put the mask back on his face. "He likes to keep some pits for emergencies."

"If we take the Batstrike, we can get there in a few hours undetected," Nightwing said.

"No," Robin said. "Deathstroke said only me. If he sees me with you guys, he might hurt Cassie."

"We can't let you go alone," Red Hood said, crossing his arms. "There's two psychopaths that want to kill you, painfully."

"But if I don't go, Cassie would get hurt," Robin said in a worried tone. "You don't know what the League do to runaways."

"We can't just go there without a plan," Nightwing said.

"Sorry Nightwing," Robin said as he secretly pulled something from his utility belt. "But there's no time!"

He pulled out smoke pellets and threw it around them, causing black smoke to erupt in the room. Surprised, Nightwing and Red Hood charged through the smoke to tackle Robin, instead they tackled each other.

They groaned before they heard the engine of the Batboat turn on. As the smoke cleared, they saw the Batstrike fall to the water and submerge, diving away.

"He's good," Red Hood commented as he and Nightwing stood up.

"He's gonna get himself killed," Nightwing said as he made his way to the other vehicles.

"Wait, Dick," Oracle said, stopping him. "Like you said, you can't go there without a plan."

"And you got one?" Red Hood asked.

"I do," Oracle said in a serious tone. "We need to wake Bruce up."

Later…

Robin finally reached Ra's oil rig. Since he was underwater, he could see the secret base underneath the oil rig, a process factory to filter the pure liquid of the Lazarus' Pit, making it safe to dip in it.

Seeing no way in under the water, he decided to enter through the surface. He geared himself with a rebreather and exited the vehicle. He swam up to the surface, peeking to the oil rig. He pulled out some binoculars and observed the oil rig. He saw four guards on the corner of the rails, and two snipers on the upper level.

Eyes narrowing, Robin dived back and started swimming towards the oil rig. Once he got close, he started climbing. He sneaked past the guards and went to the snipers. He went to the closest sniper and grabbed him by the neck, and twisted it, causing the man to fall unconscious. He then sneaked towards the second, and when he was close enough, ran towards the sniper, sweep his leg and the grabbed gis head, using the momentum of the fall to smash his head on the metal ground, knocking him out.

Robin then looked below, seeing the guards changing positions. Taking a deep breath, he jumped and glided towards one of the guards, using both feet to stomp his head to the ground. Robin then rolled and started running to the corner, grabbing on a beam to spin, right towards the back of another guard, kicking his back, and then grabbing his head to smash it to the ground. He then ran to another corner, spotting the third guard. The guard heard him and tried to yell, but Robin quickly threw a smoke pellet towards his face, causing it to explode, blinding the guard, giving Robin the chance to hit him in the abdomen, causing the guard to crouch down, and smashing his elbow behind his head, knocking him out. Robin then ran to the last corner, where he saw the last guard reaching his guard point, seeing the first unconscious guard. Robin pulled out a birdarang and threw it as the guard turned to his direction, hitting him on the head and leaning on the rails. Robin then did a jumping knee stroke that sent the guard over the rail and falling into the water.

"…He'll live," Robin said before he walked towards the door, slightly opening it to see if the coast was clear. When it was, he walked in, spotting an elevator door.

He narrowed his eyes as he looked at the door.

Meanwhile, in a cage underneath the oil rig, Cassie was on a hard bed, her wrists bounded on the wall, wearing black undergarments, looking a little bruised. Suddenly, there were people in front of the cage, making her frown in disgust.

"My, you really do look like your mother," Deathstroke commented, not wearing his mask. "She'll be so happy to see you again. She missed you ever since you ran away, saying that no other child came as perfect as you."

"Save your breath, Wilson," Damian said, crossing his arms and glaring at Cassie. "A traitor like her won't change her mind. She's like him, a coward, running away from the League, not understanding our goal."

"Danny…no coward…" she growled, glaring harshly at Damian. "You…silent…thief!"

"Daniel's the thief!" Damian exclaimed. "The right to be the Demon Head was mine, but he took it away from me! All because he was lucky enough to be born of a power Grandfather saw centuries ago! But after I cut off Daniel's head, the right to be Demon Head will become mine once again. And you will serve the League, as a breeding stock. It'll be a waste of good genes to kill you."

"Hm…maybe in a couple of years, I'll help you out," Deathstroke said, musing before he and Damian walked away, leaving Cassie alone as she looked for a way to free herself.

Deathstroke and Damian were walking through the cavern, passing by grunts and workers.

"Still no word?" Damian asked, looking at Deathstroke.

"Keep your shorts on, kid," Deathstroke said as he checked a monitor device. "He'll come. He's that type of kid."

Meanwhile, a couple of guards were in front of the elevator, waiting. The doors suddenly opened, and they entered in it before pressing the up button, causing the door to close and the elevator to go up, unaware that someone was riding on the top before opening an air vent and entering through the vents.

Robin quietly crawled through the vents, using the crates to see if he was close to the prison cells. All he saw were some guards and workers. He stopped when he heard a couple of workers talking. From their gear and uniform, they seem to be hired mercenaries, not trained assassins.

"Man, that Cain girl can really fight. I think she broke a rib."

"What did you expect? She's the daughter of Lady Shiva. Too bad she went rogue, she'd be a looker, like her mom."

"Though I heard the al Ghul kid will use her as breeding stock to make better warriors."

"Too young for my taste. Maybe when she grows a pair of knockers."

Robin clenched his fists and his teeth, glaring at the guards.

"Well, it's my turn to guard the cell. Maybe I'll jerk off in front of her."

"You have a problem, man."

Robin watched the mercenary part ways. He quickly pulled out a small tracker and flicked it towards the guard, manage to hit his ankle.

Robin then started following the guard, using his mask to follow the tracker. When he ran out of vent space to crawl in, he quietly exited the crate and used the pipes to crawl after the guard. The guard stopped in front of a steel door and pulled out a card, swiping it on the security lock, causing it to open.

As the guard entered, Robin quietly landed and followed the guard in as the door slid shut, locking the door. Seeing that he was in the cell room, Robin quickly took down the guard, kicking him on the back of his knees, causing him to buckle down in surprise, and Robin grabbed his head and kneed the back of it, knocking him out.

Robin then grabbed the key card and started searching for Cassie, going from cell to cell.

"Cass!" he quietly called, going from cell to cell. "Cass! Can you hear me!"

"…Robin?" a voice said from a cell nearby. He ran towards it and saw an almost naked Cassie, chained up.

"Cass!" he said in relief before he used the key card to open the cell doors and entered. "Hang on, I'll get you out."

He grabbed a lock pick and opened the shackles, freeing Cassie.

"Thank…you…" Cassie said as she rubbed her wrists. Suddenly, Robin hugged her, surprising her as she felt him shaking.

"I…I was so worried," he said a little shakily.

Cassie gave a small smile before she patted his back in a comforting tone.

"I…okay," she said in a reassuring tone. "You…save…me…"

"Here," Robin said as he let go and pulled out a pack attached on his back. "I brought your gear."

Cassie suddenly felt self-conscious as she blushed. She never felt the need to be embarrassed being seen almost naked but being alone with Robin suddenly made her feel shy. She quickly grabbed her gear and made Robin turn around, much to his confusion.

"Ready…" Cassie said as she put on her mask, happy to have her gear again.

"Let's go before they realize something's wrong," Robin said as he and Batgirl quickly exited her cell and ran towards the exit. They then retraced Robin's step, going back to the vents. When they were halfway there, the alarms suddenly blared.

"Looks like they found out," Robin commented as they started crawling. "We should hurry."

They then reached a split in the vents. When Batgirl crawled through the one Robin came in, the vent suddenly closed.

"What the hell!?" Robin exclaimed as he started punching the closed vent. He could hear Batgirl doing the same on the other side. "Batgirl, you okay!?"

"Me…fine…" Batgirl replied.

"You go on ahead," Robin called as he looked at the other vent. "I can find another way out of here. I'll meet you outside."

"…Please…be…careful…" Batgirl said before she started crawling away. Robin then went to the other vent.

Batgirl kept crawling, hearing the hired guards running through the halls, probably looking for them. She kept moving, when a crate she was one was suddenly torn off, causing her to fall. She quickly rolled on the ground, landing on a crouch.

"Hey! Long time, no see, little Cain!"

Facing her was a man donned in a black, skin-tight suit covering his entire body and head, a pair of goggles, a blacker spider on his chest and head, a pair of black bracers and a black pouch. He was perched upside down on the vents, the crate clinging on his right palm.

"…Needham…" she growled, looking at the spider-themed assassin.

"Aw, you remember me," Black Spider said. "Look, I owe Slade a favor, so how about I just web you up and take you back in your cell. I'll even let you keep your clothes."

Batgirl's reply was throwing a batarang towards Black Spider, who dodged by jumping to the wall, attaching himself on it.

"Guess we're doing this the fun way," Black Spider said before he charged at Batgirl.

Robin was still crawling through the vents, going deeper into the base. He then reached the end, which was glowing green from the other side. He then kicked the crate off, climbing out the vent. He found himself in a dark cavern, which was eerily lit by a green lake at the center.

It was the infamous Lazarus Pit, the source of Ra's al Ghul's immortality that let him live for more than six hundred years. Staring at the green water give him a bad tingle on his spine.

"Mesmerizing, isn't it?" a voice said, causing him to look and see Deathstroke. "The secret to prolong life, just a little dip and you'll be almost immortal. Don't you agree?"

"I don't want to fight you, Wilson," Robin said, ignoring Deathstroke's comment on the Lazarus Pit. "I just want Batgirl back. Let us leave, and no one gets hurt."

"Cute, you just spent a few months with your sperm donor, and you think you can threaten me like he does," Deathstroke said in an admonishing tone. "I owe your grandfather, so I will get you back to him, dead if necessary."

"I prefer to be alive!" Robin exclaimed as he threw smoke pellets around him, covering himself in smoke.

"You really think that'll work?" Deathstroke said before six batarangs flew towards Deathstroke, who pulled out his double-edged sword to block it. "The Bats did the same thing."

"Did he do this?" Robin called from the side, causing Deathstroke to turn, and got stab in the left eye by a batarang.

"Argh!" he exclaimed as he grabbed the batarang, causing blood to spurt. He couldn't react fast enough when Robin charged and used the hilt of his sword to ram Deathstroke on the face, causing him to stumble.

"Bet you didn't see that coming!" Robin exclaimed as he started running to the exit.

"I'm going to kill you for that!" Deathstroke exclaimed as he ran after Robin.

Robin ran through the caverns until he saw a metal, sliding, door. He threw a birdarang on the security lock, breaking it and causing it to open and close uncontrollably. He slid down as the door closed, getting through. He then started running again before he heard Deathstroke destroy the door, which flew passed him, narrowly missing him.

"Geez, you started it," Robin said as he kept running until he found himself in a processing room, where the pure Lazarus liquid was being cleansed. He could feel himself sweating from the heat.

"No where to run, kid," Deathstroke said as he pulled out his sword. "Now be a good kid, or I will make this hurt."

Robin didn't reply, he just pulled out his sword and readied himself.

"Suit yourself," Deathstroke said before he charged.

Meanwhile, Batgirl was dodging blood-red webs that was coming out of Black Spider's gloves. The entire hall was like a bloody lair of a giant, homicidal spider.

"C'mon, let me web you up!" Black Spider said as he kept web throwing, causing Batgirl to somersault to avoid them. "I promise I'll be gentle! And this isn't sexual harassment, so don't report me!"

Batgirl threw some batarangs, which Black Spider dodged and then threw a red orb. Batgirl dodged and grabbed something on her belt, but the orb exploded, causing red web to fly around. Some got on her and she felt herself getting pulled to the wall.

"See? That wasn't so bad," Black Spider said as he started web zipping towards her. Batgirl quickly the pellets she got from her belt, causing smoke to erupt. When Black Spider was close, he went to punch her, but he ended up hitting the empty wall. "Man, I hate it when they do that."

Suddenly, Batgirl appeared on top of him, landed on his shoulders and started punching his head while covering his eyes.

"Gah! Get off me you little spider monkey!" he exclaimed as he tried to get her off him.

She jumped off him with a strong kick, causing him to stumble, before throwing a black orb. When Black Spider got his balance, he turned around as the black orb suddenly exploded, revealing a net that caught him. He struggled, but the net suddenly released a shock that was strong enough to knock him out.

Batgirl looked at him before she continued to the exit. She didn't notice Black Spider quietly freeing his arm and aiming his palm towards her. Just as he was about to fire a web, a batarang hit his palm, destroying his web-shooting gauntlet and covering him in red webs.

Batgirl was surprised before she turned to the direction of the batarang.

Back with Robin, he and Deathstroke kept clashing blades, causing sparks to fly. He had a few torn on his uniform, some bleeding, but not too deeply. Deathstroke had some cuts too, but they were healing.

"Not bad, brat," Deathstroke commented as he and Robin pushed their blades, trying to overpower one another. "How about you quit being a sidekick and be my apprentice instead. I've been looking for someone to train."

"I'd rather be Joker's sideshow than work for you," Robin retorted.

"Too bad," Deathstroke said before he viciously punched Robin's gut, causing him to double over before grabbing him by the hair and slamming him to the ground. "You would have been a good terminator, but maybe once you took a dip, you'll change your mind."

He then stepped on his chest, trapping him. Robin tried to use his blade, but Deathstroke stepped harder, causing some bones to creak.

"Sorry, kid," Deathstroke said as he pulled out a small knife and crouched over Robin, placing it on his neck. "But your luck is over."

"You call it luck, I call it skill," Robin said with a smirk before he spat, hitting Deathstroke's right eye. He backed away as he wiped the saliva off, letting Robin rolled back up his feet, picking up his sword. He then charged, swinging his sword, slashing Deathstroke's chest, causing blood to spill.

"Enough games!" Deathstroke exclaimed in anger and annoyance, the cut slowly healing. He charged as Robin prepared to swing. He caught the sword arm and kneed it, causing his arm to break.

"Argh!" Robin exclaimed in pain as he backed away. He quickly tossed the sword and caught it on his left hand. He charged, swinging his blade, but Deathstroke dodged and block all his attacks. He suddenly grabbed his left arm and threw him behind him, causing Robin to drop his sword. Robin slammed to the pipe, hitting the clear glass. He winced as he felt the intense heat. He looked at the glass before at Deathstroke.

He then stood up and grabbed his right arm. With a painful yank, he got the bone back together. He then looked at Deathstroke, making a 'come at me' gesture.

Deathstroke charged, aiming his sword at Robin, who quickly grabbed a smoke pellet and threw it on his feet. Deathstroke kept running, stabbing through the smoke. When it cleared, he saw Robin leaning on the side before at his sword, which pierced through the glass.

"Shit," Deathstroke said before the glass broke, causing the boiling hot water to blast him off his feet, falling off the platform they were standing on. Robin picked up his sword and jumped towards the beaten Slade, who was slowing kneeling, to weak to move. He removed his mask, showing the wound in his left eye. "Well? Go ahead. Finish me. You know you want too."

"Even if I do, I won't," Robin said as he sheathed his sword and pulling Deathstroke by his shirt until they were nose to nose. "I am not like you, Wilson. I am not a killer. So, leave me and my family alone."

"You can't escape, kid," Deathstroke said with a smirk. "As long as you have the blood of Ra's al Ghul, he will hunt you down with everything he h-ack!"

Suddenly, a sword pierced his chest, and stabbing Robin. He quickly pushed Deathstroke away, causing blood to spurt from his chest. Luckily, it didn't hit anything vital. Though the same couldn't be said to Deathstroke.

He tried to breath, but blood kept spewing out of his mouth as he stared at the sword in disbelief. The edge was facing up, so the sword was forced up, almost bisecting him. He looked behind him, surprise by the one who attacked him.

Damian simply stared at him before he kicked the greatly injured mercenary off the platform, into the ground. He then stared at the injured Robin, who glared at him.

"Look at you," Damian said in disdain as he flicked the blood off his blade. "How pathetic, easily getting hurt like that, allowing yourself to be trapped, refusing to kill a serious threat. Why Grandfather wanted you as his heir, I will never understand."

"Give back the mask and belt, Damian," Robin growled as he glared at his twin. "You have no right to wear that."

"I have as much as right as you," Damian said as he sheathed his sword. "Besides, I only took this to mock you, to show you that I can be a better Robin than you. Wasn't that your dream, to prance along next to our father, running away from the League like a coward, trying to be a glory-hogging hero. Pathetic!"

Suddenly, Damian charged and attacked, viciously throwing kicks and punches. Robin, using his father's training, managed to dodge, block and even counter his attacks while holding his injury.

Growling, Damian waited until Robin attempted to counter. He quickly sidestepped and then strike at the hand holding his wound before striking the wound itself.

"AGH!" Robin exclaimed in pain, letting his guard down. Damian then started punching Robin in his vitals; temples, liver, kidney, before palm striking his chest, sending Robin down to the ground, hitting the hot pipes. He slowly looked up as Damian stood in front of him, pulling out his sword.

"Be grateful that I will end you in a way that won't let you be resurrected," Damian said as he lined the blade on Robin's neck. "You won't shame our family anymore."

"Shame?" Robin said as he glared at Damian in defiance. "The only shame I have is being born an al Ghul!"

Growling, Damian lifted his sword and, with all his strength, swung the blade towards Robin's neck, who only closed his eyes, preparing to meet his fate.

"Don't be like that."

Robin's eyes suddenly widened as he saw the blade caught by his hand, surprising him and Damian. An aura suddenly appeared around Robin as he felt his mind go blank.

With a flick of his wrist, he broke the blade in half before throwing it towards Damian, stabbing him through the arm.

"ARGH!" Damian exclaimed as he backed away from Robin, grabbing the broken blade and pulling it out. Before he could recover, Robin was in front of him and strike him on the ribs twist before kicking him so hard that it sent Damian flying halfway through the platform.

Damian slowly stood up, growling, before he pulled out two batarangs just as Robin appeared in front of him. He threw a stab with his left, but Robin blocked it before throwing a punch to his face. Damian then try to stab him with the batarang on his left hand, but Robin blocked and threw a punch underneath the arm, striking his liver.

Dropping the knives, Damian tried to throw a punch, but Robin blocked and punched him on the jaw, stunning him. Soon, Robin started beating him, throwing punches so fast that it was all becoming a blur. Damian started bleeding from his nose and mouth as Robin kept punching him before sending him on his back with an uppercut.

Damian groaned as he weakly looked up to see Robin coldly glaring at him, picking up his broken sword, aiming it at his chest.

"Well?" Damian said with a scowl. "Do it. Kill me. Maybe for once in your life, you can honor the al Ghul name!"

"He's got a point, sorta. If you don't kill him, he won't stop until he kills you and everyone close to you. C'mon, you can do it. You know you want too."

"…" Robin looked at the broken sword before at Damian before he shouted and raised the sword. Damian closed his eyes as the sword was brought down. There was a stab, but he didn't feel any pain. He opened his eyes and saw the broken sword stabbed on the ground near his shoulder. The aura slowly disappeared as Robin got back to his senses. "No…I am not a killer. I am not an assassin! I am not an al Ghul! I am Batman's son…I am Robin!"

Robin then removed the mask and utility belt from Damian's person before he walked away.

"Tell Ra's that he can send anyone he wants, I'll beat them, like how I beat you," he said.

"Hm…Not how I'd do it, but I respect that…"

Robin looked around, seeing no one there, wondering who that was.

Damian growled in anger and humiliation. He pulled out a trigger from his pouch and pressed it. Suddenly, the entire place started shaking from the explosion. Surprised, Robin turned back to Damian, who was weakly up on his feet.

"Let's see you escape from this!" Damian exclaimed as the platform they were on blew up. Damian rode on the flying platform before jumping off right at the exit, which closes after he left.

Robin cursed as he started running, dodging the debris as he looked for a way out. He spotted another closed door and quickly climbed towards it. He jumped from platform to platform as fast as he can. He finally reached the door and tried to open it, but it was locked from the other side.

"Damn it!" he exclaimed as he punched the door. Before he could look for another way, the platform he was standing on was destroyed. With wide eyes, Robin felt like the whole world slowed down as he started falling, his arm reaching out in hopes of grabbing something.

Suddenly, the door opened, and a black glove quickly grabbed his arm. Surprised, he looked and saw Batman, with Batgirl behind him.

"Dad?" he asked in disbelief.

"I got you," Batman said as he pulled Robin through the door.

"H-how?" Robin asked in disbelief. "You were injured!"

"An experimental regenerative formula," Batman replied before the place shook again. "Talk later. Let's go!"

The three started running as the place was shaking uncontrollably by the explosions. All around the place, the guards and workers were running for their lives, going to the escape pods. Suddenly, water started flowing through the cracks, which widened, filling the cavern with water. The unfortunate ones drowned.

"How are we gonna get out of here?" Robin asked as he water started reaching their ankles.

"Don't worry," Batman said as they neared the elevator. "Our ride is here."

Suddenly, the elevator was torn apart by a small, sleek, black submarine. The hatch opened, revealing Red Hood.

"C'mon! Hurry up!" he exclaimed.

The three quickly entered the submarine, where they saw Nightwing on the controls. Black Spider was also there, restrained inside a holding cell by red webs.

"…You have a submarine?" Robin commented.

"It's a prototype," Batman replied as Nightwing drove the submarine out of the exploding cavern and into the water.

"Oracle, you got the Batstrike?" Nightwing asked.

"Got her under control," Oracle replied. Robin looked out the porthole, where he saw the Batstrike moving on its own.

He then looked back and saw that Batman, Nightwing and Red Hood were looking at him in a stern fashion, causing him to be nervous.

"Um…" he said, looking down on his feet. "I…I can explain."

"You willingly went on your own, knowing full well that this was a trap," Batman said sternly. "Without any backup, without any plans., risking your life…and you saved Batgirl."

The stern voice was softened with a hint of pride. Robin looked and saw that Nightwing was smirking, and Red Hood didn't look stern, at least Robin thinks so, since it was hard to tell with his helmet on. Batman suddenly kneeled and put a hand on Robin's shoulder.

"I'm proud of you, son," he said, causing Robin's eyes to widen. Robin suddenly smiled widely, feeling happy from his father's words.

"Hang on," Robin said, turning to Red Hood, handing him the mask and belt. "Here, I got it back for you."

"Thanks," Red Hood said, getting the stuff.

Robin then turned from Red Hood to Batman, looking confused.

"Um…why aren't you…I don't know…shocked?" he asked his dad.

"Apparently, he already knew I was alive, and he was giving me some space," Red Hood explained, looking at his mentor. "Thanks for that, by the way."

Batman nodded at him. "It's good to see you've calmed down."

Batgirl suddenly sat next to him. The two sat in silence, not knowing what to say. Robin was surprised when he felt Batgirl place her head on his shoulder. He looked at her and heard light breathing, hinting that she was sleeping.

He couldn't blame her. It was a long, stressful and tiring night. Some sleep did sound good right about now. Robin slowly closed his eyes, slowly dozing off.

The three noticed the two fell asleep, but they let them after the night they just had.

"Aw, how adorable, makes me want to kill them together," Black Spider commented before a rubber bullet hit him on the forehead. "Ow! Son of a bitch!"

"Don't wake the kids up," Red Hood said before shushing him. He then pressed a button near the cell, causing it to close, putting sound-proof walls.

Three Days Later…

In Ra's empire, Damian kneeled in front of his grandfather, who had an emotionless look on his face as Damian finished his report.

"I see…" he said as he turned his back on Damian. "You are dismissed, Damian."

"…Yes, Grandfather," Damian said as he bowed his head before he stood up and exited the chambers.

Ra's stood alone in his chambers, thinking. He mused that Daniel's latent abilities were developing faster under the watch of Batman. Perhaps he should let the boy stay with his father, until the power within fully matured.

"Very well, Daniel," he said as he walked to his desk. "You win. I will allow you to stay with your father, for now. It won't be long until you realize your place within the League of Assassins."

Damian was in his room, looking at the healing wound in his arm. He was shaking, feeling both angry and humiliated. To think he was defeated by Daniel, and his life was spared. To him, to be shown mercy, the ultimate humiliation.

"You will pay for this, Daniel," he growled, clenching his fists in anger.

Gotham City…

Standing on top of a tall building was Robin, over looking Gotham City. He suddenly jumped off the building, feeling the wind through his hair and cape. He then pulled out his grapnel and swung towards another building to start his nightly patrol.

He landed on the ledge and started running. He saw Batgirl on another building, nodding at her as she jumped off, swinging to another building. He spotted Red Hood easily beating some thugs that were ganging up on an elderly couple as he jumped to another building. He spotted Ghost, who waved at him before she turned invisible. He saw Nightwing landing on a building, who gave a small grin as he gave a two-finger salute.

He then saw his dad swinging through the air. He jumped and used his grapnel to swing next to Batman, who nodded at him. Robin then swung ahead of Batman before he released the grapnel, falling to the street with a wide grin.

It was good to be home.

And cut! Hope you liked the finale of the first arc! Damn, we learned a lot, from why Danny and Damian dislike each other, the voice Danny's hearing, the Lazarus liquid needing to be processed.

We also saw Danny disown his al Ghul heritage as he resisted the power and urge to kill. We also saw Damian stab Deathstroke on the back, literally, and a surprise boss fight with Black Spider.

Whelp, the story will be on temporary break. Need time to make the second arc. Think of it like how sequels to movies take a year or three to be shown.

But before I go, here's the harem list.

Danny x Cassie Cain, Dahlia (aka reborn Poison Ivy), Valerie, Raven, (secret), (secret), (secret), (secret), (secret), (secret) and (secret).

Bruce x Talia, Maddie, Harley, Selina, Diana, Zanna(some of you already guessed it), Dez (some of you guys know who she is), and (secret).

Dick x Barbara, Starfire, Miss Phantom, and (secret).

Jason x (secret), (secret), (secret), (secret) and (secret).

Well, that's all folks. In the next arc, expect new heroes, new friends, new enemies, some drama, action, family moments and lemons.

See you soon!