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Realization:

Nightwing moved to put cuffs on the strange teen, when suddenly, he leaped up and quickly grabbed Nightwing by the neck using dark matter. The Outsiders and Young Justice ran to aid him, but were prevented by a wall of black matter. Mrs. Martian tried using her psychic powers to control the stranger, but he retaliated by pushing his dark emotions onto her, punching her out of his mind.

Beast Boy turned into a Rhino and tried smashing his way through the wall, but the teen was prepared and formed animals out of his black magic and used them to immobilize the younger heroes. Once the teen was satisfied they were secure enough not to attack him he spoke

"Who the hell are you guys and why is there a cheap imitation of Nightwing and my father doing in the Justice Leagues watchtower?" he said angrily.

The Outsiders and Young Justice bristled. How dare this teen crash into their tower and then imply that they were the intruders. And, furthermore, what the hell did this kid mean by cheap imitations? As far as the team knew both Nightwing and Beast Boy weren't clones.

Mrs. Martian, seeing that she wouldn't be able to control him psychically, tried to talk him down.

"Sir please put Nightwing down, we mean you no harm," she said.

The teen turned to Mrs. Martian and raised an eyebrow at her, but put Nightwing down. He did not release him entirely though. Mrs. Martian saw this as a good sign and continued talking

"Look, we don't know who you are but you are in a restricted area. Maybe you've been sent here by mistake?" she asked.

The teen looked at her annoyed

"First of all, Martian, my name is Crow Logan; second of all, you bet your a** there's been a mistake; because you are in the Justice Jerks Tower, and last I checked they didn't let anyone younger than twenty join the league, so spill."

The heroes were taken aback by that statement. What did this stranger mean, the Justice League didn't allow anyone under the age of twenty to join, and how did he know that?

It was Kid Flash who decided to ask that question, despite the fact that he was currently being restrained by an Anaconda made out of black-mass.

"Dude what's your problem? Did the Justice League reject you or something?" he asked.

Crow laughed, " Nope, my team and I work with the Justice League, but we are two separate organizations; which is why I ask why you are in their tower," he said.

Beast Boy then piped up,

"If you're as close with the Leauge as you say you are, then you should be aware of Young Justice and the Outsiders," he said.

Crow looked at Beast Boy with an annoyed expression

" I don't know about Young Justice or these Outsiders, but where I come from there are only the Teen Titans and the League," he said.

Nightwing, who had been silently listening, was suddenly hit with a realization that maybe this teen possibly wasn't from their time or world. He decided he needed to confirm this and asked Crow a question.

"Crow what do you mean by Beast Boy and I being cheap imitations?" he asked.

Crow turned towards his prisoner,

" I meant that you both have to be fakes," he said.

Mrs. Martian seeing where Nightwing was going asked,

" And why is that?"

Crow's voice was dead serious as he answered her,

"Because they're dead," he said.

The heroes were shocked, Nightwing and Beast Boy dead? It couldn't be.

Nightwing had heard enough, he knew what Crow's problem was

" Crow I think you are in the wrong time," he said.

Crow went still, he looked into Nightwing's eyes, and his started glowing white as he read through Nightwing's memories. A moment later, they returned to normal. Crow released his hold on Nightwing and his shadows.

The young heroes were about to attack him, but Nightwing held his hand up stopping them. Crow looked bashful as he apologized to Nightwing.

Nightwing shook his head

"I think it would be better if you told us what happened starting from the beginning," he said.

Crow nodded and began his tale.