I've been meaning to write for Teen Titans for ages. However, I never had an idea.

Now I do.

I do not own Teen Titans.

Robin had a tendency to be stubborn sometimes. This being so, he left Gotham with the intention of not contacting his now ex-mentor ever again. Even though his heart leaped into his throat anytime the news reported a serious incident involving Arkham breakouts, he never called to make sure Bruce was okay. While this made his conscious scream at him in anger, he ignored the letters sent by Alfred that talked about how much both he and Bruce missed him.

However, he did still keep up with Gotham news, just in case something so big would come up that would force him to break his silent pledge and return to the dark city. It was while checking the news website of his old home did Robin see an article that awakened a cold fury inside him.

There was a photo of a young boy, about twelve or thirteen, standing next to Batman with a snarky smirk. However, what first caught Robin's attention was not the boy himself.

It was the costume said child was wearing; his.

Glancing up at the headline to the article, the leader felt his blood boil.

Batman Takes on New Protégé

The title explained everything Robin needed to know. Despite this fact, he still started to trawl through the article itself;

One year ago, Robin, the sidekick to Gotham's infamous vigilante Batman, mysteriously disappeared from the town. Only weeks later he reappeared in Jump City, California as the leader of a team of young heroes called the Teen Titans. At any and all Justice League press conferences, Batman had refused to answer any questions about his opinion on his ex-protégé's new role in the hero community. At the time, everyone assumed he did not want to even think about his absent partner.

Today, however, a discovery was made that counteracts this theory completely. When Two-Face attempted a break-in at the Second National Bank of Gotham, he, as well as any civilians inside the building, was shocked to see not only Batman, but a young boy wearing a Robin costume stop the fiend. Luckily, Gotham Gazette reporter Vickie Vale was near the scene of the crime and was able to get the scoop on the new Dynamic Duo, including a photo of the triumphant pair after the crime was stopped.

The true question is, is this new Robin ready for the world of crime-fighting? Or is he merely a pawn being controlled by a cape-wearing player?

The article was short and to the point. It explained what Robin had feared would happen.

That Bruce really had never cared for him; he was quick to find both a replacement for his spot as Robin, and as Bruce's son.

It was as he was fiercely glaring at the photo of said replacement that a gentle knock was heard at his door.

"Friend Robin? We were wondering if you would like to join us for the eating of pizza."

Looking away from the screen of his laptop, Robin soon answered.

"I'll be there in a sec, Star."

The computer was soon shut down, and abandoned on a paper-cluttered table top as the young hero went off to enjoy time with his team. Surely this would take his mind off the issues in Gotham.

What he didn't know was that if he had stayed on the website just a little while longer, he would have seen the article about the Joker's most recent breakout.

Maybe then Robin wouldn't have been as surprised when the world he tried to escape came to him.

Short, but this is merely the prologue. It is allowed to be short.

Also, before anyone asks; the new Robin is not Tim Drake. He is Robin #3. I'm doing the ACTUAL second Robin for this story...

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