[Comprehensive British and American] Family Matters

It's not a good idea to approach Batman rashly, but the Bruce Wayne of this universe is obviously the kind of low-key rich man who has no public residence other than the deserted Wayne mansion.Blocking people in Wayne Enterprises is also not practical, because if the Bruce Wayne of this universe is to continue his dual role as president by day and vigilante by night, then the timing of his appearance in the company is absolutely unpredictable.

However, just a few setbacks can't dispel Damian's persistence. Jason really doesn't understand why Damian feels that going directly to The Flash for help is tantamount to the failure of their Bat family.The Flash helped solve the crossing crisis and the timeline crisis a few times ago, so that he could go home smoothly... Isn't it the failure of the Batman?

——Is it possible that this kid really thought that Batman was shocked by the bat body in front of the Flash, and the other party was overwhelmed by the bat spirit and willingly volunteered?How is it possible, members of the Justice League who are not superheroes in their own right, how could they be squeezed by the old man so easily!

Jason tried to imagine Batman staring at him silently waiting for an answer after making a request.

Hey, how could it be possible to be so obedient? Impossible!Damian is indeed still a child, he is still immersed in his father's omnipotent imagination!

Little did he know that Damian, who had become a wayward baby in Jason's eyes, was still trying to get in touch with Batman.I don't know what case Batman is investigating recently, and they don't have their own means of transportation. Even if they listen to the police channel to learn of Batman's whereabouts, they are always one step late with hook guns and two legs.Without supplies from the Batcave, it would be unrealistic to engage in vigilante action directly in Gotham to attract Batman's attention--bat-fishing would take a while, and they don't have the resources to replenish spent toys and repair their uniforms.

Pushed to the brink of poverty, Damian almost tried to attract Batman by smashing bat lamps or directly robbing banks to commit crimes, until Jason showed him something—he had no idea where Jason got it , very old news clippings, the bold headline "Robin is missing, die or quit?" Looks like a great gossip topic in the eyes of ordinary people, and conspiracy theorists can even have an entire "Batman and Robin" out of nothing. Robin is actually the result of the government poisoning people's diets, causing people to collectively hallucinate, and Robin's disappearance means that the government is going to enter the next stage of the experiment." Such and such nonsense.

Seeing the same title, in the eyes of insiders, there are basically only three paths to choose: die, lose memory, or... join the dark forces.

Comparing it with another newspaper clipping from the same period, "Bruce Wayne Loses His Son", basically the two options can be deleted, leaving the last one—the Robin of this world is dead.

If he didn't read that report carefully, Jason would probably roll his eyes and curse God how did the formula "Jason + Robin = certain death" come about, but after reading it carefully, Jason doesn't know how to be thankful for this The universe finally let go of his parallel entity, and it should be sad that Bruce here has super bad luck.

The Robin who died was none other than the one and only Golden Boy - Richard "Dick" Grayson.

The report that Jason found used a lot of space to report in detail the short life of Dick in this universe, including the sudden accident of the family of three in the Harry Circus "Flying Grayson" during the trapeze show, Gray The Sen couple fell off the tightrope and died on the spot. In the news photos at the time, Dick was still a child, looking extremely terrified under the tragic loss of his parents, not at all like the annoying big blue bird Dick Jason was familiar with.

The subsequent development was similar to that of other universes. Bruce Wayne, who was also watching the circus show at the time, adopted the poor orphan Grayson out of kindness because of his similar background. The circus boy became a young master overnight. , a dramatic development that scared the jaws of many.

Even Dick's life was revealed in this report, most of which are the memories of school teachers and classmates, saying that he is such a humorous person, kind and full of sense of justice, no matter what group he joins in the school, he will always be there. In a short period of time, he was automatically crowned as a leader by his friends, and there are still trophies or medals that Dick won in various competitions in the school's trophy showcase.This is a three-good student with good popularity, good study, and even better character—this is like the perfect Dick Grayson that Jason is familiar with.

What a high-quality sunny boy this is!Not to mention that he has a father who is like a money printing machine behind him. Whether he wants to inherit Wayne's family business or "start from scratch" in the future, he is destined to belong to the MVP group among the winners in life.This fairytale ending would never have been possible without that horrific accident.

Don't read the rest, just know it's a story that Bruce made up to deal with the media and the police, Dick Grayson as Robin, dies in a case at the hands of Batman (Jason hopes it's not the Joker, but he doesn't mind it) high hopes).

"Grayson is dead?" Damian looked a little shocked after reading the report about Dick, and he reached for the clipping of Batman in a daze, remembering their tracking during this period, Batman has never been around for the first time Two people, "And father... he never found another Robin."

Jason looked at Dick's smiling face on the yellowed newspaper, and Damian's slightly hurt expression, and calmly took back those old but well-preserved newspaper clippings from Damian's hand: "Yeah, he Didn't find another one. In fact, Robin was originally Dick's, and I don't know if he told you that robin was his mother's nickname for him."

"Oh." Damian paused. From the small movements of his eyes widening, it can be seen that he has not delved into the meaning behind Robin's identity, "I...haven't heard of it. Thank you... for telling me this Important information."

"I know that 'Robin' means a lot to you, and every 'Robin' - even 'Red Robin' - means a lot to me, and I would have given everything in exchange , as long as it allows me to continue to be Robin. But to Dick, 'Robin' is not just the colorful little sidekick next to Batman, the name, the uniform - the terrible color matching and the little things you are very lucky not to experience. Shorts and elf boots—both in memory of his parents, his Robin is unique."

Jason gently put his hand on Damian's shoulder. He couldn't believe that he would say such a thing one day. Sure enough, people can change.

"The name 'Robin' has been passed down, but there is something... at the core, the soul of the original 'Robin', that will always belong to Dick Grayson. Nothing will change that, the skill of being a detective , the proficiency of combat skills, and even the blood flowing in the body, nothing can change this matter-even if you change your uniform and name, Dick is the eternal Robin. Although it makes me feel very Sick, wait, don't blame me if I throw up - Dick's Robin never 'belongs' to Batman, he's a self-contained individual who stays with Batman voluntarily as Batman's sidekick, and is fundamentally different from us .”

Damian grabbed his yellow cloak, and his tone was a little self-defeating: "So this universe lost the original Robin before the concept of a substitute appeared...Of course he doesn't want to put any more Robin around him." A shoddy fake."

"That's not the case. Do you know where these newspaper clippings were found?" Jason raised the documents in his hand. The newspapers from more than ten years ago were cut out and pasted on a thick base plate, and then stuffed into a transparent plastic folder. It’s stored in the store, and it looks like someone has carefully sorted it out. “I went to Drake’s house and found that Timothy Drake in this universe is also a fan of Batman and Robin.”

"Great, now we know that Drake's metamorphosis has crossed the layers of the universe, which is really gratifying." Damian even applauded ironically, "It has nothing to do with what we are talking about ?"

"Of course." Jason remembered the first time he saw 'Red Robin', the anger in his chest was probably comparable to the loss Damian felt now, "Because Tibbo was right, Bat Heroes need Robin."

***

The Timothy Drake of this universe didn't become Robin, he was just an ordinary otaku living a peaceful life.The most exciting thing in his life was when he sneaked out of the house in the middle of the night to take photos of Batman and Robin when he was a child, and then accidentally discovered the secret identities of the two, and watched how Batman changed without Robin. How aloof and gruff, without Dick, self-imposed exile from the crowd—Batman needs Robin, Timothy concludes.

But who else could be the next "Robin" besides Dick?Bruce Wayne is not picking up children on the street all day long.

Timothy swears that if he is older, he will definitely come to recommend himself, but no amount of assumptions can change the fact that there will be no second Robin in this universe. As the days go by, Timothy will gradually Letting go of the pursuit of Batman and immersing himself in ordinary daily life, only seeing these clippings when he occasionally flipped through old things would make him feel a faint throbbing pain in his heart.Timothy thought that no one would mention Robin to him again in this life, until one night, a man with a cat-ear hood appeared at his window, asking him for these old Batman clippings, and promised to be absolutely It will be returned to him with a reward that will definitely surprise him.

By coincidence, Timothy agreed to the mysterious man's request—not for the mysterious gift, but because of an impulse to make him do so.Anyway, it's just some old newspaper clippings that don't do anything.

In a few days, those newspaper clippings returned to his desk neatly, with a small cardboard box (it was still a clean take-out box), which contained things that Timothy never thought about in his lifetime. There is also a chance to see the Robin Dart with his own eyes again. Judging by his professionalism in tracking Batman and Robin, it is definitely a genuine Robin Dart.

A historical site that should have disappeared from Gotham completely.

Who is that man with cat ears?

It's so intriguing!

***

Jason and Damian, who were moving to the central city, had no idea that a Robin Dart, which was a consumable item for them, had actually awakened the detective soul that had been dormant in Timothy Drake's heart for many years in this universe.

But take a step back and think, if Jason knew that the first case that Detective Timothy of this universe was going to investigate was the mysterious Gotham cat-eared man...

Some things are happier to remain ignorant.

Central City wage earner Barry Allen is about to throw his hands up and nod vigorously in a week's time.