AN: This story ignores the events in the JLU episode "Epilogue" and is placed before the movie "The Return of the Joker".

Terry awoke to find himself tied up and lying on a table. How do I get myself into these things! he wondered, as he broke the bindings and jumped off the table.

"Batman! He's up!" Robin yelled quickly.

Terry sighed out of frustration. Here we go again. "Look, whatever you guys want I'll give it to you on one condition. That you tell me what you did with Bruce," Terry said when Batman entered the room.

Batman and Robin looked at each other.

"Bruce? You mean Bruce Wayne?" Batman asked, disbelief evident in his voice.

"Yes! Bruce Wayne… What have you done with Bruce Wayne!" Terry repeated, rolling his eyes. "Listen, I know there's no way he'd let you in here willingly. What did you do with him?"

"How do you know Bruce Wayne?" Batman asked curiously.

"Just tell me where he is, alright?" Terry replied, getting annoyed.

"I'm not telling you anything, until you answer a few questions for me first," Batman replied.

"Like what?" Terry replied, wondering if he shouldn't just throw a bola at both of them and just look for Bruce himself.

"Who are you and how do you know Bruce Wayne?" Batman demanded. "Your photograph and DNA doesn't match anyone in our data banks. So, who are you?"

Photograph? Terry's eyes widened when he realized that he didn't have his mask on. Well at least they don't know who I am. Wait a minute why wasn't I in the Bat-computer? Bruce has everyone in there.

"Well?" Batman asked expectantly as he walked closer to Terry.

"I told you and you don't believe me... So, who do you want me to be?" Terry asked.

Batman narrowed his eyes.

Boy does he do a good impersonation of Bruce. Terry thought.

"Fine. Then just tell me how you know Bruce Wayne?" Batman asked expectantly.

"He's a friend," Terry answered quickly.

"And why would you be looking for Bruce Wayne in the Batcave," Batman asked.

"He told me to meet him here," Terry answered.

"Things would go a lot quicker if you'd just tell me the truth," Batman commented.

"I AM telling you the truth. It doesn't matter to me if you believe me or not. Just get Bruce Wayne," Terry answered.

Batman glared at him.

Terry sighed. "Look, you and I both know this is going nowhere, so why don't you just tell me where Bruce is and get out."

"Get out? You're the intruder," Robin said.

"I'm the intruder? If I'm the intruder then what are you doing here?" Terry asked defensively.

"We..." Robin started.

"Robin," Batman cut him off.

Terry quickly threw two bolas at them; before they could react, they were on the ground.

"Now, that's more like it," Terry commented, bending down and grabbing both of their belts knowing that they would try to escape. Terry put their belts down on the table nearby and grabbed his mask and put it back on, on his way back to them.

"Now, let's see who you are," Terry said, reaching down to pull off Batman's mask. As Terry leaned forward, Batman swept his feet out from under him knocking Terry to the ground.

Terry sighed, annoyed, and decided to stay down since he knew he would just end up there anyway. He leaned forward to pull off Batman's mask, but Batman rolled away. Terry groaned in frustration.

"This is not my day!" Terry complained, as he slowly got up. Why can't he just stay in one place! I really don't feel like chasing him around.

Why don't I see who Robin is first? He wouldn't roll around... would he? he wondered, turning around and walking toward Robin who, of course, rolled away.

How do I get them to stop rolling away? Well... Terry smiled. Why don't I get them to roll into a corner or somewhere they can't get out of?

Terry looked around. Batman was pretty close to the Bat-computer, so he went after him first. As he got closer, Batman rolled away, apparently not aware just how close he was to the Bat-computer. As soon as Batman backed into the Bat-computer, Terry bent down and held Batman's legs with one hand and pulled his mask off with the other.

Terry's eyes widened in surprise. He recognized Batman as young Bruce from the photos he had seen. How is this passable? Terry wondered, looking around. He noticed Robin was trying to use the stair's edges to untie himself. Terry quickly got up and ran over to him.He then pulled off his mask.

Terry's jaw dropped. Timothy Drake? How is this possible? Terry sat down, in shock. What is going on here? I almost crash into one of the original Bat-mobiles, I am in the Bat-cave, but it looks... different, and I am with young Tim and young Bruce.

What is going on? It's like I stepped back in time, but that is impossible, right? The last thing I remember that was normal was the ride here... Actually I wasn't paying attention I was too preoccupied with how I was going to 'break the news to Bruce about the dent'. So, the last thing I remember for sure, is the fight with Shriek. There was that weird explosion of light, and when it faded Shriek disappeared... Unless I was the one that disappeared... Terry realized.

Deep in thought, Terry was unaware that Batman had untied himself and grabbed his belt while Robin was discreetly tearing the rope.

Batman threw two bolas at Terry.

Terry instantly broke them and flew to the ceiling, magnetizing his feet to it, knowing that he didn't want to hurt Batman and Robin and that if he stayed on the floor he would either hurt them or they would hurt him.

"How does he do that?" Robin asked, who had just finished tearing the rope and was looking up at Terry.

"He probably magnetized his feet to the ceiling. He won't be up there for too long with the blood rushing to his head. If that doesn't bother him, his suit will eventually run out of power and then he will fall down," Batman replied.

Just great! I have blood rushing to my head. I have a headache, thanks to Robin. I am going to fall down and have an even bigger headache, and then they are going to attack me as soon as I reach the floor... unless I can convince them... What? that I'm from the future? Yeah right, like Bruce will ever believe that! Well, I have to do something to get them to trust me. Well, I guess I could start by telling them my name, but wouldn't that mess up the timeline? The fact that I'm even here messes up the timeline, and I need their help to get back home.

"Terry McGinnis."

"Huh?" Robin asked.

"Terry McGinnis, that's my name," Terry replied.

Batman looked suspiciously at him, then walked over to the Bat-computer and typed in his name.

"It's not going to be in there," Terry informed.

"No matches," Batman confirmed. "Who are you?" he demanded.

"I told you..." Terry groaned. "Look I'll figure out how to get back on my own," Terry said, demagnetizing his feet and flying toward the Bat-mobiles.

"Figure what out?" Robin asked curiously.

"How to get back to my own time," Terry replied, as he landed and started walking to the Bat-mobile.

"What?" Robin asked, not sure if he heard him right.

"You heard me, where I come from I am Batman, Bruce is seventy something years old and you are married and have kids," Terry explained, opening the roof to the Bat-mobile. "I know what you're thinking, and I would be thinking the same thing," Terry commented, jumping into the Bat-mobile, but it didn't turn on. So he tried manually turning it on.

"That isn't going to work," Batman informed.

"And why is that?" Terry asked.

"Because you need this," Batman said, waving a black shiny piece in the air.

"Why did I have the feeling that you were going to say that," Terry said, getting out of the Bat-mobile and walking back to them. "What do I have to do to get that piece back?"

"Answer all of my questions," Batman replied.

Terry sat down on the floor knowing this was going to take a while.

"Who are you?" Batman demanded, again.

"I tol... Can we just skip that question?" Terry asked, not wanting to go through it again.

"For now. How did you get in here?" Batman asked.

"Through the entrance to Bat-cave," Terry replied.

Batman narrowed his eyes. "How did you find the entrance to the Bat-cave?"

"I didn't, you showed me," Terry replied.

"So, you followed me here?" Batman asked.

"No, you showed me when you were showing me the Bat-mobile," Terry replied.

Batman glared at him, it was apparent that he wasn't believing him. "When exactly did I show you the Bat-cave? I'm sure that I would remember showing you," Batman asked.

"No... you wouldn't... You showed me the Bat-cave around 30 years from now," Terry replied.

"Why did I show you the Bat-cave?" Batman asked.

"Because... I well... begged you to and I am the new Batman. I also needed transportation so you let me use the Bat-mobile; so if I use the Bat-mobile I need to know how to get in and out of the Bat-cave," Terry replied.

"Why are you Batman and I'm not?" Batman asked.

"Well, I never got a straight answer from you on that one, but you are around 70 years old... but other then that, I really don't know why you retired," Terry replied. How do I get him to believe me? He needs to see proof that I am from the future, but what? Why don't I ask him?

"What do I have to do to prove that I am telling you the truth?" Terry asked.

Batman thought for a moment. "Tell me something that only I would know," he replied.

"Uh..." Something that only he would know, umm... Think Terry think! "You're secretly in love with Selina Kyle," Terry replied, as soon he remembered.

"What?" Batman was obviously surprised by Terry's response.

"You told me," Terry replied, smiling, confident that he had struck a nerve with Bruce.

Batman glared at him.

"Honest, you told me when I asked you if it ever happened to you. I was referring to falling in love with a criminal," Terry replied.

Batman thought for a moment.

"You don't believe me do you?" Terry paused. "If you looked at all the facts you would know that I am telling you the truth. My DNA isn't in the Bat-computer, my name isn't in the Bat-computer, I know how to get in and out of the Bat-cave, I was calling for Bruce before I took off your masks, I knew about your feelings toward Selina..." Terry pointed out.

"Ok," Batman interrupted.

"So, you believe me?" Terry asked hopefully.

"Just don't make any mistakes," Batman warned. "If I find out you're lying to me..."

"You won't, because I'm not," Terry interrupted.

"How did you travel in time if you don't have a time machine?" Batman asked.

"I don't know, that is why I need your help," Terry replied.

"What is the last thing that you remember before you traveled in time?" Batman asked.

"It might be better if I show you. Bruce, the one I know, has a camera attached to the Bat-mobile for later references, I think to learn more about the criminal's skills and techniques to defeat them easier," Terry replied, getting up. "I'm going to need that piece back now."

Batman looked uncertainly at Terry then handed him the piece.

Terry walked over to the Bat-mobile, opened the roof, and got inside. "Where did you get this?"

Batman and Robin walked over to him. Batman then, motioned for Terry to get out of the car so he could replace the part.

After replacing it, Batman got out of the car so Terry could get in.

Terry quickly got the tape ready for them to see and played it when they were ready. The screen in the Bat-mobile was centered on Terry who was fighting Shriek. "Go! Get out of here!" They heard Terry say. He, then, turned his attention back to Shriek but got blasted into the Bat-mobile. They heard a faint, drawn-out whistling as Shriek walked closer to him. As Shriek lifted his hand to blast him again the whistling became louder; then, there was a explosion of light.

"Wait, rewind it," Batman ordered.

Terry started to rewind it.

"Right there," Batman said, pointing to the edge of the screen.

Terry paused it so he could see what Batman was pointing to.

"The person you where fighting didn't send you back in time, the beam came from the other direction. The person that you told to get out of there was standing where the beam came from," Batman informed.

"But, why would they want to send me back in time?" Terry asked.

"Did you ever see them before?" Batman asked.

"No, I don't think so," Terry replied.

Just then the Bat-computer's alarm went off and everyone ran over to the Bat-computer.

Batman sat down in the chair and pressed a couple of buttons.

"Gotham City Bank," Batman said, getting up and grabbing his mask handing Robin his mask and belt then heading toward the Bat-mobile with Terry and Robin right behind him. "Stay here," Batman ordered, looking at Terry as he put on his mask.

Stay here! Is he crazy? I'm not going to stay here. Besides he's not my boss, at least not yet anyway. "No, I'm not going to stay here, you might need my help," Terry replied.

"No, we can take care of this. You stay here," Batman stated.

"Sorry Bruce, aint gonna happen," Terry replied, hopping into his Bat-mobile.

Batman glared at him. "Just stay out of the way," Batman warned, getting into his Bat-mobile where Robin was waiting.