Wow, I actually titled it "The End". Someone please give me a reward for "the least amount of originality". I will gladly accept it

There were more.... honestly... this is only a few.....

~This chapter is dedicated to everyone who has sent me a death threat due to the last chapter. ~

THIS ONES FOR Y'ALL

Oh yeah.... this is the later chapter...

Gonna start off with some weird sucky narration thing... Bc why not?

Is Dick dead or alive?

Do the fans with the death threats have a reason to threaten me???

Surely he isn't alive, I mean, he shot himself....

But then again..., why would someone kill Dick? He's so lovable

If they wanted to get an expression out of the readers though.......

MWHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH

you all r going to hate me so much

I won't even blame you for it......

Oh and recently I've been reading Nightwing comics and .... I'm so sorry that all of my characters are SO OOC.

RIP

Okay, y'all prob just scrolled to the text at the point.

You just want to know what happened.

So here ya go!

To put it simply, death is inevitable. No matter how hard one might try, it's just impossible to avoid. Whether it happens early on in life, or whether it happens after 100 years of living, it will eventually occur. It's just the way things are. It will occur to everyone, including the people who have sinned horribly all throughout their life, and even the people who have been saints-the people who only did good, by refusing to harm another soul, and going out of their way to make sure others were safe. They would not get a pass simply because they tried. No one got any kind of pass. It just happens, no matter who the person was. Unfortunately, it's just the way life was and there was no changing that.

And Dick Grayson had come to accept this idea when he pulled the gun up to his head. He knew what he was doing and he was okay with it. He knew his friends would be torn, mourning his loss, or maybe they wouldn't. Maybe they'd be glad that he was out of their way. Despite that, he knew that all the amazing people he had met during his time running from the Court of Owls would at least have some kind of reaction to his death, whether it was negative or positive. He just hoped that one day they would all forgive him for what he was about to do.

"I'm sorry." He repeated one last time before forcing his finger to push down on the trigger, accepting death as long as his friends were out of harms way.

Though the loud gun shot never came, nor did the bullet from the pistol.

... He was alive....

(You guys don't even know how tempted I was to kill him.... I should have...)

"What..?" He checked the weapon only to see that there was no ammunition in it.

"You idiot!" Suddenly a fist collided with his face causing him to fall back onto the cold cement floor, dazed.

"Have you learned nothing?" His Uncles voice boomed,"A Talons first kill must be a decision made by the heads of the Court*!" It took Dick a second to realize that his Uncle was scolding him.

He felt a strong kick at his ribs, causing him to bend over, yet he didn't make any attempt to dodge the continuous blows.

"Did you truly believe that I would have broken that rule?"

Dick was practically a mess at this point as he was being beaten senseless, not making any kind of move to block or attack back. He was not really sure why he wasn't defending himself. Perhaps he felt as if he deserved it, so he let it be. It was either him or the team.

"To think I even called you my nephew! To think I have a death sentence because of you!" His Uncle then pulled out a larger gun from his utility belt," That doesn't matter anymore, what matters is that you are a traitor and deserve to suffer the consequences for what you have done."

His Uncle raised his gun, though before he could shoot, a dark blur snatched it from his hand within less than a second.

"Looking for this?" Dick turned to see Kid Flash, holding the weapon, spilling the ammunition on the floor, the bullets bouncing.

Dick looked around to see the team, and a now conscious Superboy, that had somehow released themselves, now taking the upper hand on the other two Talons, highly impressing Dick. It was not a simple feat to fight Talons.**

His Uncle looked infuriated,"I don't need that to get the job done." He pulled out a small dagger. Though before he could even continue, a hand grasped his shoulder, spinning him around, punching him in the jaw, sending him to the ground.

The fist had belonged to Superboy,"Leave him alone."

"I will not lose to children!" He was quick to move, kicking Superboys foot out from under him.

He tossed a dagger at Kid Flash, the ginger barley dodging it.

Just when William was about to pull out another weapon, he was suddenly lifted into the air,"Stop."

M'gann had him in a grip using her telekinesis. And just like they had done with Bane during their first mission together, she released him for Superboy, the kryptonian knocking him unconscious with one punch.

Kid Flash sped over,"You need a hand?"

Dick let out a small smile. He was sure that he had a vast amount of injuries, including broken ribs, but he didn't care at the moment. He was okay, his friends were okay. Everything was perfect....

Well...

Other than the fact that Batman would be extremely pissed.

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"You failed to inform me of what was happening, snuck out without permission, and nearly got the team, as well as yourself killed," The Dark Knight spoke to Dick in the Med Bay. Dick had just woken up after resting due to his vast amount of injuries, and was already being lectured.

"That is true, but... My Uncle has been arrested and so have two other Talons." Dick smiled sheepishly, his head pounding slightly.

Batman remained silent for a while before removing his cowl, making sure the door to the Med Bay was closed,"Don't ever pull a stunt like that again. What were you thinking, putting the gun up to your head?"

Dick lowered his head,"I just figured that if I was gone, no one else would suffer because of me."

Much to his surprise, he was pulled into a hug,"You scared me and the team, Dick. Please, just talk to me next time."

"Of course," Dick paused before continuing,"Y-you're not going to ground me or anything... right?" At this point, he was no longer used to enduring the punishments the Court had put him through, but he knew that he probably could be forced to do chores or something along those lines.

Bruce chuckled,"No, but I'm sure Alfred will find some kind of punishment. You nearly gave him a heart attack."

"Alfred will punish me?" Dick made a small attempt to get out of the bed,"I gotta get out of town- no, out of the country! There's no time to waste!"

The two shared another laugh, Dick pondering over everything that had happened in his life. After his parents death, he had been taken in by his Uncle. Soon finding out about the Court of Owls. He had suffered so much with them, his hope beginning to diminish. Sometimes he thought, he'd never be able to be happy again. Yet here he was, with a family, whether they were blood or not. A true family, that cared for him, laughed with him, every thing a normal family did- well, plus fighting crime. He loved it, and at the moment, he couldn't ask for more.

*So I don't know if you guys remember this, but a couple chapters back I mentioned that a Talons first kill must be a decision made by the heads of the Court so... yeah.

**Yeah I know the rule Court of Owls would have put up much more of a fight but.... y'all know I suck at fight scenes. So..... just be glad Dick isn't dead.

IT HAS ENDED.

AW

I DIDNT THINK ID BE SAD ABOUT IT ENDING.

OKAY

Thank you to everyone who has read this book. To the people who have been there since day one and even the people who are reading this book long after this chapter has been published. Thanks to everyone who commented and every person who likes. You guys are amazing and honestly the reason I finished this book - because, I'm not gonna lie, for a second I considered giving up on it...

Thank you so much!!!

Oh... and I'm writing a new book... expect to see that soon ;))))

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