Dick awoke with a groan, opening his eyes to see his old team looming over him. It took a second to realize what had happened and his hand shot up to his eyes. His mask was still on...they did not remove it. Dick then looked up at the team, before directly at Tim. "What did you see?"

Tim shuffled a bit before speaking. "Unlike you, we consider others. We did not remove your mask." Tim wanted to ask what he said before Shadow passed out, but thought better of it. He was going to do some investigating on his own.

Dick glared slightly, but the imposter did not seem to be lying. However, if the team was here and the collar is turned off..that means..

"I see that you are awake." a deadpanned tone

Dick turned to see Batman standing not far behind the rest of the team. Dick stood up and dusted himself off. "Yo bats, next time give a guy a warning! Talk about shocking." That earned an eyeroll from most of the team.

"You left without mentioning anything." Batman replied cooly

"First of all, I left a note. It's not my fault that you did not read it. Secondly, I have my own life that I do not need a Bat looming over me." Dick shrugged. HOnestly, this whole secret identity thing was a pain. If Bruce knew he was, he probably would be more lenient. Who was he kidding? He would be more suffocating. Daddy Bats has a clinging problem with his wards and that's a fact. "Look here, I am stuck here and you are stuck with me, why not just get over yourselves for a change and notice that I am not here to cause harm. We both dislike each other, believe me, the feeling is mutual." He grinned at the glare Bruce was giving him. "Besides,I am like the mother hen to that little bird that you are hiding in the cave. Oops, was that supposed to be a secret? I am sure 'Robin' over there has already spoke of the demon." Dick glanced at Tim giving him a thumbs up at the scowl that he was forming.

Tim listened as the boy talked. It was so familiar sounding, but he still could not point out what it was. Shadow gave him a thumbs up and it took everything in Tim's will not to throw a batarang at him.

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"I'm telling you, M'gann please!" Tim tried to coax, needing the information he wanted.

"Robin, he would know...Besides, what you are looking for, it is dangerous." M'gann was still shaken up at Shadow's words. He said things that dead stay dead. She asked him if he was Robin, and he said he was dead. Still, the way he talked, his confidence, it was just like their little bird they had all loved so much. Just like Tim, it was eating at her. "I..I need to go...But Robin, please do not look into this." With that M'gann rushed off with the rest of the team, trying to push back the feeling of dread that was growing.

"She is right you know. It is dangerous."

Tim spun around to see shadow leaning against the wall. "I see Batman let you off your leash." Tim scowled deeply.

"Okay that's it" Shadow stepped over. "I am tired of you replacements thinking you are better than me!"Dick could not take this, sure he was letting his old recklessness get the better of him, but it is time he put this brat in his place. "You want to know who I am?" Dick ripped off his mask. "I am the original, I don't you forget it."

Tim stared in horror at the blue eyes that glared at him icily. It took a few seconds to process what he was seeing. "There is no way.." He forced out. " You are dead.."

Dick scoffed. "That did not stop Todd. Matter of fact, he was resurrected the same way I was." Dick grabbed Tim by the collar, a dark smile on his face. "I could have not of asked for a better disappointment. When he went off the deepend, breaking all the rules..I was cheering on the sidelines.

Tim struggled to breathe as Dick's hands crawled up and wrapped around his neck. There was no way this was Dick Grayson! His hero was smart, kind, and stable. The person in front of him was pure anger and revenge. "W...What happened to you?" Tim choked out, trying to reach the distress signal on his belt. However, Dick threw him into the ground and was now looming over him.

"You want to know what happened?" Dick leaned in. "You happened. Imagine the surprise when I risked everything to run back to Bruce, and find out that not even a year after my death I was replaced by a thief, and later a privileged brat that knows nothing about the pain of the real world." Dick cackled a bit, sounding almost insane. "Bats sure knows how to pick them huh? An assassin, a thief, and Mr. Silver spoon...I knew Batman was self-destructive, but this is just ridiculous." Dick released his grip on Tim. For so long he wanted to act out, to take everything Bruce had taken from him, for so long he wanted to get back at them all. But now that it was out in the open, it all seemed ridiculous. He glanced over to Tim who was gasping for air and rubbing his throat. This was not what he imagined his big reveal would be. He knew it was cliche, but being from the circus, he wanted something more... showy? Flashy? He sighed a bit before holding his hand out to Tim. "It seems we all have issues, huh?"

Tim Hesitantly took Dick's hand. Even though just seconds ago he was on the floor being strangled, he was holding one of his biggest hero's hand. " You do realize that I am going to have to tell Bruce...about all of this."

Dick frowned a bit, pulling Tim up to his feet. "Would it be too much to ask if you can wait? I think you know the stories..I love to make a show."

Tim rolled his eyes. "I fear whatever you are planning."

Dick Smirked at that, pulling his mask back over his eyes. He had not felt this good in the longest time. He had finally gotten the cliche 'weight off your shoulders'. It did feel like he could jump higher than superboy, but of course he knew that was impossible and illogical. "So what do you say little bird? Ready to raise a little hell?"

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A/N

Hey there little birdies~

Sorry for taking forever to update. I was just planning the future events of all my stories. Planning is important! -evil laugh- 

Anyways, this is where the fun begins! Good 'ol Dick is going to bring the mayhem. The Team won't see what's coming to them.

Thank you for reading!

~Ringleader_Robin