Mending Wounds Prologue 1

Prologue: The End of Robin the Boy Wonder

Dick's sobs echoed through his room as the memory of Batman's words ran through his mind.

"You almost got killed tonight! You were irresponsible, reckless and worst of all you lost your focus!"

"Bruce please." Tim tried to say as he wrapped his arms around the now shaking 14 year old Robin. Tim and Barbara were sitting beside the injured bird, while Jason leaned against the wall, and Damian stood speechless next to his father. "He was just.."

But Batman raised his hand to silence Tim. He pulled his cowl down to reveal a very tired and angry Bruce Wayne. He rubbed his eyes and let out a tired sigh. "Dick." He paused. " You're fired. Tim, Jason, help him patch up his wounds and get to bed."

Four pairs of wide eyes stared at their mentor, their father. Dick couldn't move, couldn't speak, couldn't breathe.  He just continued to stare with shocked blue eyes at the man he saw as a father for the past six years.

All at once four voices spoke.

"Bruce you cant."

"Common just give him another chance."

"We all make mistakes."

"Bruce."

"Bruce."

"Father please."

"Enough." Bruce said as calmly as he could. "What's done is done. Get cleaned up and get to bed. I have to head out and speak to Commissioner Gordon about this mess." With that said Bruce pulled on his cowl once more, jumped into the bat mobile, and sped off into the night.

Dick couldn't remember what happened next. All he could remember was running out of the Batcave, voices calling his name, tears streaming down his face, running up the stairs, and locking himself in his room. He also remembered the sound of Tim's knocking and begging him to open the door.

As the initial shock of it all passed, reality began to set in.

He was fired.

He was no longer Robin.

He was no longer a hero.

He had nothing left.

What was he going to do now? What were Tim, Jason, and Damian going to say? What would the team say? And worst of all what was his boyfriend Wally going to say?

Would they even love him anymore? After all, who was Dick Grayson without Robin. Just some average rich kid with daddy issues.

After crying for what felt like hours Dick finally gained his composure back.

He knew what he had to do.

He would run.

Run as far away as he could from Gotham. He would relocate and settle in another city just as bad as Gotham. A city in desperate need of a hero. He had to do become a hero all on his own. No Tim, No Jason, No Damian, no Alfred, no Babs, no Batman. Just Richard Grayson and his alter ego, Robin.

Robin was going solo.