Here it is, the long awaited finale to this three-shot. There's no real action and in all honesty I don't really like it because I'm bad with Raquel's character, as well as Koriand'r's Outlaw persona. I honestly never read the Outlaws, so I kept her speaking time at a minimum.

Also, since I procrastinated finishing this for a long time, I ended up using a website called "Writers Block" where it literally makes it so you can't exit out of the program until you write a certain amount of words or if you write for a certain amount of time. It's a really cool website. If there are any formatting errors, that's because I transferred this chapter from there onto a Google Doc where I edited it, before moving it to here. So, sorry about that!

Disclaimer: I don't own anything.

I hope you enjoy!


It wasn't until months later that Dick saw Jason.

It wasn't the longest that Dick had gone without seeing his pseudo-brother, but it was quite a while. The only relief was that someone would surely come out and brag if they managed to kill the Red Hood, or, if he died or got seriously injured by some other means, Kory or Roy would be sure to inform him and/or Bruce.

Not to mention, Jason had sent him a card for his birthday.

It was a warm May morning, and the sun was smiling down on Happy Harbor. He and the rest of the Team were enjoying a relaxing day off by walking around town. An hour prior, M'gann, Zatanna, and Raquel dragged Artemis so that they could have a few hours of 'girl time', something that none of the boys could argue to.

Dick had been watching, smirking, as Wally tried to explain a new video game console to Conner and Kaldur when he felt the mental link activate.

"There's something going on." M'gann reported, her voice serious but Dick could hear a bit of confusion. "There are three people chasing this guy. We are following."

"Received. Where are you currently?" Kaldur straightened up and the four of them left the store quickly.

"We are heading southeast, and we just passed the fountain in the center of the plaza." Artemis said quickly, "One of the people chasing the guy looks familiar. He's a young male, caucasian, wearing a hat and sunglasses to disguise his features. Even so, I would bet I've seen him before."

"What do the other two people look like? And the man they are following?" Dick asked curiously as he, Conner, Kaldur, and Wally weaved through the crowd.

"We are turning left down Justin's Way." M'gann reported quickly. "And I can't quite see them, but I think one of the people chasing the man is a woman."

"This way, I know a shortcut." Dick called to the others, who followed him as he quickly took a left down an alley, before the words sunk in.

Two men. One woman.

One familiar.

Could it be?

"They caught the man in an alley just east of the intersection of Justin and Caron. What should we do?" Zatanna asked, but before she could get a reply she added, "Nevermind, they see us."

"Do not try to start a fight. This might just be a misunderstanding." Kaldur said firmly, as the four boys took a right turn.

There was a brief pause, "One of the people following the man was Roy." Artemis informed them, obviously surprised herself.

"What?" Wally burst out.

It's them. Dick thought to himself.

"I thought he was MIA." Conner said, confused.

"He is." Wally told him. "Since New Year's Day. He just left. No one knew where he went."

"He's with a woman and a man, both a bit older than any of us physically. The woman has long, ombre red hair, green eyes, and skin that is almost an orange color. The man has black hair with a streak of white, tanned caucasian skin, and sunglasses." M'gann reported.

Dick took a final turn to see Roy, Kory, and Jason there as well as the girls. The man they had apparently been chasing was unconscious at Kory's feet, and Jason was telling Roy to tell the Team off.

"Roy!" Wally said happily, using a short burst of speed so he was right in front of the archer, "Where have you been?"

"Busy." Roy said curtly, in an almost annoyed tone. Dick could tell that he was happy to see them, even if the ginger archer would never say those words out loud.

"Listen, West, we are working here." Jason said to Wally, "So, if you could all just go, that would be nice."

"There is no need to be rude." Kaldur said calmly. "We are merely curious."

"Ignore him, he probably hasn't had his coffee yet." Dick said mischievously, causing all eyes to go to him.

Kory's eyes lit up when she saw him. "Robin!" She cried happily, moving over to him to give him a tight hug, that Dick would have sworn almost bruised his ribs.

"It's nice to see you too." He managed to say in reply, albeit breathless, before she released him from the nearly bone crushing hug.

"You know these people?" Raquel asked, confusion clear on her face.

"Unfortunately, we do know the Golden Boy here." Jason said, mock annoyed. Dick gave him a large grin.

"Does B know you're here?" Dick asked Jason, although he could probably guess the right answer.

Jason let out a laugh, "I didn't tell him, if that's what you're asking. Although he has probably been tracking me the second we got back to the States."

"Um, excuse me, but can someone please tell us what the heck is going on?" Wally burst out suddenly, looking pointedly at Robin.

"For once, I agree with Baywatch over here." Artemis said. "I don't understand - how do you know these people?"

"These are just some friends of mine, who are passing through for work." Dick dismissed their question, and turned back to Jason. "I'll tell B I saw you in a few days. Will that be long enough?"

"If everything goes to plan, we are going to go tomorrow." Roy said.

Dick gave Jason a look, one that said in what Wally dubbed as 'Bat-Language', which was merely reading the other person's body language and using logic. You're tracking down Vandal.

Jason sighed, and gave a small nod. Yeah.

Dick bit his lip, before looking at him questioningly and tilting his head slightly. Are you going to kill him?

Jason looked away, his face or body language giving away nothing. It was clear that not even Jason knew what would happen if he ever got the best of Vandal Savage.

Dick took a deep breath, before he turned. "Let's go guys. They are fine - friends of mine from the cape community. They are just doing a job."

"Would you like to explain what just happened?" Zatanna asked.

"I will, back at the Cave." He promised, but inwardly he had no clue on how he would explain Jason Todd to the Team.


"So, who are they?" Artemis was the first to ask him back at the Cave.

"The girl was Koriand'r." He said back.

"Is she an alien?" M'gann asked, surprised. From the looks on the others' faces, they were too.

He nodded, "From a planet called Tameran. She's not a shapeshifter. She came to Earth a few years ago. I met her soon after and we became fast friends."

"And the guy?" Conner asked the question Dick had been expecting, but dreading.

Dick paused for a few moments, "He was Batman's first partner."

A few shocked intakes of air. Honestly, Dick expected that.

"Batman has had another partner?" Zatanna asked.

"Yeah. He was never a big spotlight person, and preferred to stay out of the media's eye. I remember meeting him before I became Robin. We were like brothers. He taught me a few tricks." He replied truthfully.

"What happened?" Raquel asked curiously.

"Life." More like death. "He couldn't be partners with Batman any longer and disappeared for a few years before returning. I see him now and then. He and Batman don't really get along anymore." That's an understatement. Dick mentally remarked.

"Why were they with Roy?" Kaldur asked him.

"I know they met a while back, after he reappeared. They are friends in a sense and usually have mutual goals so they work together now and then." Dick answered vaguely.

"Why haven't we heard of these people before?" Wally asked, looking at him pointedly as if saying 'Why didn't you tell me this earlier?'

"They are covert - like us, but a bit better on the 'covert' part." He said humorously, causing a few chuckles.

"That is not our best field." Kaldur agreed, a smile on his face. "But we get the job done."

"Hey," Dick held out his hands in surrender, "No complaints from me." He said.

"So," Wally drawled, "Are there any other top secret members of the Batclan you and Bats have been keeping a secret?"

Dick thought for a moment. "Well, there are Batgirl and Agent A." He admitted.

"Dude! I was joking!" Wally cried, throwing his hands up into the air, "How many of you Bats are there?!"

Dick had snuck up behind him while everyone was focused on his brief moment of drama, and adopted a low tone, "I would tell you, but then I'd have to kill you." He murmured.

He then let out a cackle and disappeared into the shadows before anyone could see.

He could see Wally turn to Artemis (who was the closest) and say, "I honestly can't tell if he was joking then or not. Do you think there really is a Batgirl?"

Dick let out another one of his famous high-pitched cackles.

"No, really, Rob. Is there?"


And there is the very anticlimactic ending to Of Brothers and Circuses! I have like four other versions of this sitting on my computer. In one I tried to write a scene where the Outlaws beat up Vandal, but the OOCness was way to high since I have absolutely no idea how to write Vandal's character or how to write fight scenes.

Thanks for reading this story!

I hope you enjoyed!