A/N: This is a story I've been in the process of forming for a few weeks. It's taken up most of my time and still I have more ideas for the sequel than this one. I may have to do like I did in Searching for a Bird and write the sequel first. That said, I will not post the sequel until after I'm done with this so that you readers get the full effect of the stories.

From what I know, this idea is both common and almost absent from this site. It is used for a different alias for Dick and not like this. That being said, I've only read one or two one-shots or small fics that use this specific alias for him because it is one that is not real except for Alternate Universes.

Unlike my last Young Justice story, I will be using the official Young Justice Timeline. This means Dick's birthday is December 1 not March 20th or 21st.

Not that that is out of the way, I have good news. I recently bought Nightwing Volume 1: Traps and Trapezes. For those of you who know what it is about, you have an idea about what this story will be about. Those of you who don't, just enjoy the surprise. Searching for a Bird series followers will most likely like this story and find it and its sequel (Which I have name Renegade Talon *Hint, Hint*) familiar in some ways.

Disclaimer: I do not own Young Justice or any DC related things in this story.

The Grey Son Prologue:

He stared at the boy sitting across from him. He was lucky to be alive, yet he was far from focused on his own life.

"You have to save him," he kept muttering. "They're coming for him."

He knew who they referred to but had no clue who he had to protect from them. "Calm down Son," he said calmly to the boy. "I can't protect him if I don't know who he is."

The boy stared at him as though he should know the answer. "Dick! Dick Grayson!"

That name he did know. He gaped in shock. He recognized the name of the ward and adopted son of Gotham Billionaire and owner of Wayne Enterprises, Bruce Wayne. He was also aware of the duo's nightly escapades. Yet, something told him that they were not after Dick Grayson because of his vigilante activities or his connection to Wayne. No, it went deeper than that. He had done his research and knew that Dick had been raised for the first nine years of his life at Haly's Circus. He had seen the boy and his family perform. There was no doubt why Dick was in danger. They had claimed him and were finally trying to get back what was stolen from them. Anger filled him and he stood from his seat. There was no way he was going to let them take another child and twist them into their tool. He turned to the boy.

"What's your name Son?" he asked.

"R-Raymond," the boy replied weakly.

He smirked as he retrieved the equipment he had kept for just such an occasion. "Well Raymond, I'm Calvin Rose," he said. "I'm like you." Raymond stared up at him in shock as he held out his hand. "Together, I'm sure we can protect your friend."

A/N: Yes, this is a Court of Owl story. It takes place in the YJ Universe (Earth 16) about a few months after Season 1. I'm sorry ahead of time if Calvin and Raymond are OOC for this story. I've only read Nightwing Volume 1: Traps and Trapezes but not the Talon comics. Raymond will of course be different as I had Calvin save him. There will still be certain moments where he's like his comic counterpart. That said, they won't be the main characters, those go to Dick and a mystery character that I'm sure has never been written before. That said, he's not actually an OC, rather a different version of a very famous character.